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A mullion sealing bridge and method for use in a curtain wall system. In one aspect, the bridge is placed at an intersection horizontal and vertical mullions to divert fluid along the curtain wall system. This Abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an Abstract that allows a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain subject matter of the technical disclosure. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
1. A moisture diversion bridge for spanning a horizontal space formed between tongues of horizontal mullions in a curtain wall system of the type wherein the horizontal mullions are secured to opposite sides of vertical mullions such that ends of the tongues of the horizontal mullions are oppositely disposed one from the other defining a space therebetween across a face of the vertical mullion and having front surfaces with substantially identical frontal profiles, the moisture diversion bridge comprising:
a substantially planar top surface for spanning the horizontal space;
a substantially planar bottom surface for spanning the horizontal space;
a front surface including a substantially identical frontal profile as the frontal profiles of the mullion tongues;
a back surface adapted to mate with the face of the vertical mullion;
at least one upper flange protruding on each side of the substantially planar top surface, the at least one upper flange adapted to be positioned over the ends of the oppositely disposed horizontal mullion tongues for providing securement thereto, the at least one upper flange substantially coplanar with the substantially planar top surface and substantially parallel to the horizontal mullion tongues; and
at least one lower flange protruding on each side of the substantially planar bottom surface, the at least one lower flange adapted to be positioned under the ends of the oppositely disposed horizontal mullion tongues for providing securement thereto, the at least one lower flange substantially coplanar with the substantially planar bottom surface and substantially parallel to the horizontal mullion tongues and the at least one upper flange.
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This application claims priority from and incorporate by reference the entirety of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/619,661, entitled "Curtain Wall Mullion Sealing Bridge," filed Oct. 18, 2004.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to building curtain walls and, more particularly, but not by way of limitation, to methods of and apparatus for horizontal mullion bridging and sealing for collecting and diverting fluids, such as water infiltrating into the curtain wall system outwardly therefrom.
2. Description of Related Art
The above summary statement as to the field of the present invention is not intended to represent each embodiment or every aspect of the present invention. The advantages of building curtain wall technology are well known and accepted in the industry. Curtain walls are typically constructed of extruded aluminum frame support having generally U-shaped channels (although other shapes may apply) for supporting a plurality of panel members that serve as the exterior of a building. Such panel members are most often panes of glass, and often double pane glass sections, but other paneled building materials such as aluminum, granite, slate, or concrete are also utilized. Such panel members are often of identical size and shape. However, near doors, opening windows, or other access points into the building, panel members of different sizes and shapes may be utilized.
Curtain walls generally include a plurality of extruded horizontal members intersecting with vertical members. These vertical and horizontal extruded members will be referred to herein as mullions. The horizontal mullions are typically formed with structural body regions and tongue portions extending outwardly therefrom to facilitate the mounting of the panels. For this reason, an open intersection space is generally formed between the tongue portions of the horizontal mullions at the point where the vertical mullions intersect them. It typically is necessary to fill this tongue intersection space with a combination of material and sealant in order to control the collection and flow of moisture emanating from condensation, precipitation, etc. Typical remedies for removing the fluids that collect along horizontal mullions involve apparatus and systems for bridging and channeling the flow of fluid to exit portions of the curtain wall system. Such systems and apparatus often typically require intense manual labor at the job site to adequately provide the necessary seals, subassemblies and alignment of sealant and/or parts therefor relative to assembly of the curtain wall sections. One such relative part or subassembly involves a member referred to as a thermal isolator. The thermal isolator is an elongate, elastomeric member that is typically mounted along the frontal surface of a horizontal mullion. This horizontal surface typically includes a flanged region of the mullion that provides spacing for glass panels, or the like, as well as a means for mounting the thermal isolator therealong. This aspect will be discussed in more detail below.
Referring specifically now to the mullion intersection space, one example of a construction approach sometimes used in the industry and referenced above, is the manual application of sealant around vertical mullions at the intersection of horizontal mullions. The sealant must be manually ramped at an incline to force the collecting fluid out of the intersection and toward the exit portion along the horizontal mullion. With this technique, the quality of the ramping of the sealant is obviously dependent on the skill and care of the laborer. The operation also adds additional cost and time to the project. Furthermore, human error and inconsistency is introduced when vast quantities of labor are required to apply sealant in the curtain wall system. Two patent applications that address these and related water diversion issues are U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/836,081, filed Apr. 29, 2004, and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/833,990, filed Apr. 27, 2004, both assigned to the assignee of the present invention and incorporated herein by reference.
Yet another approach to the problem described above is the use of a preformed barrier plug adapted for positioning at the intersection of the horizontal and vertical mullions. A typical barrier plug may fill the space normally occupied by both the horizontal mullion tongue and the thermal isolator secured therealong. In such configurations, the thermal isolator is generally cut where it engages the barrier plug. The thickness of the barrier plug is that necessary to accommodate the spacing of the flange and the thermal isolator for flush receipt of a pressure plate outwardly thereof. The uniformity and consistency of the mounting of a pressure plate against a thermal isolator is important, and problems can occur when the thermal isolator must be cut and applied in sections. The present invention addresses these problems by providing a method and apparatus permitting a continuous length of thermal isolator material to be secured along the horizontal mullion of a curtain wall and uniformly across the junction of a vertical mullion in association therewith.
The present invention relates to a method of and apparatus for horizontal mullion bridging, sealing and moisture diversion in a curtain wall system. The method and apparatus of the invention comprise, in one embodiment, a preformed, selectively designed moisture diversion bridge constructed with a size and frontal profile that is substantially similar to the size and frontal profile of the adjacent horizontal mullion tongues and adapted for securement at the intersection of the horizontal and vertical mullions. In one aspect, the above-described moisture diversion bridge is placed at the intersection of the vertical and horizontal mullions where the end of a first horizontal mullion tongue and spaced therefrom across the face of the vertical mullion. The moisture diversion bridge is formed to retain and divert fluid such as moisture along the horizontal mullion for subsequent discharge out of the curtain wall system through weep holes by being mounted in and sealed along the intersection of the vertical and horizontal mullions.
In one embodiment of the invention, the weep holes may be formed in a variety of positions along both a pressure plate and a cover plate mounted thereover. The moisture diversion bridge of the present invention may also include a size and front profile which is sufficiently similar to the size and profile of the oppositely disposed horizontal mullion tongues to which the bridge is mounted so that a conventional thermal isolator may extend uninterrupted thereacross. In this manner, a continuous strip of thermal isolator material may be maintained thereover, without cutting around a conventional barrier plug. In this particular embodiment, the horizontal mullion is thus provided with a bridging element that substantially resembles the adjacent regions of the horizontal mullion tongue to the extent that it is adapted for receiving sealing members thereagainst in an uninterrupted fashion. Such method and apparatus thus improve multiple characteristics of the curtain wall system in accordance with the principles of the present invention.
A more complete understanding of the method and apparatus of the present invention may be obtained by reference to the following Detailed Description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying Drawings wherein:
It has been discovered that filling and sealing voids between vertical and horizontal mullions of a curtain wall system can be both time consuming and expensive. It has also been discovered that an uninterrupted mounting of a thermal isolator across horizontal mullions and aligned members secured therewith is advantageous. An uninterrupted mounting means that single strips of material may be installed across horizontal mullions even over intersections with vertical mullions. This permits fewer human errors and more efficiency in assembly. Since reliable sealing of the intersection between the vertical and horizontal mullions is necessary for most applications in order to prevent uncontrolled water passage, the voids created by the intersection of non-planar members, such as the vertical and horizontal mullions of a curtain wall system, present a number of design issues. The previous utilization of rigid sealing members such as conventional barrier plugs with sizes and frontal profiles not adapted to accommodate the continuous mounting of a thermal isolator thereacross has thus prompted attention to this assembly aspect. The moisture diversion bridge and system of the present invention provides a more reliable, less expensive and less time consuming method and apparatus for diverting moisture out of the curtain wall while facilitating receipt of a continuous thermal isolator across the horizontal mullion region.
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Each year one American scholar will be selected to lecture on the topic of US-EU relations at the College of Europe (http://www.coleurope.eu/) in Brugge, Belgium or the European University Institute (http://www.eui.eu/Home.aspx) in Florence, Italy. The universities rotate depending on the year. During the 2013-2014 academic year, the Chair will be located at the College of Europe. In 2014-2015, it will be located at EUI.
Among the previous Chairholders are Professors John McCORMICK, Alan HENRIKSON, Wayne THOMPSON, David L. CLEETON and Glenda ROSENTHAL.
The successful grantee will receive a 3,000 euro/month stipend, along with a 2,000 euro travel relocation grant and a "lecturing stipend" determined by the university.
Strong applicants include current professors of EU studies or related academic fields, as well as professionals from EU-related think tanks. Proficiency in the language of the host institution is recommended but not required. Candidates may not reside in Europe at the time of application. For more information and to apply by the August 1 deadline, US applicants should visit: http://www.cies.org/us_scholars/us_awards/
Watch and listen to Former Fulbright Chair Alan Henrikson speak about his experience.
Approximately two to four one-semester awards for post-doctoral lecturing on EU affairs, US-EU relations, integration and/or political economy at a selected U.S. university will be granted. Successful candidates will be placed in an appropriate institution. Detailed information on the U.S. universities requesting a EU Scholar-in-Residence is available in December of each year. A Fulbright-Schuman grant includes a monthly stipend of the euro equivalent of $3,000, a travel and relocation allowance of the euro equivalent of $ 3,000, health and accident insurance, and visa sponsorship.
For American scholars the deadline is August 1, for American students the deadline is late October.
Candidates must:
- be citizens of the U.S.;
- be professionals (decision makers, policy makers, individuals in industry, the media, politics, academia and public administration);
- have at least two years of work-related experience beyond the bachelor's degree;
- have a doctoral degree or equivalent professional experience and at least two years of professional experience before departure for the United States (research candidate);
- have the necessary university credentials to be accepted into an American graduate program and two years of professional experience (student category);
- have academic/professional experience in at least two different E.U. countries;
- have personal qualities, a proven level of academic or professional excellence as well as outstanding records;
- be proficient in English.
* Please note that current or retired officials of Community institutions are not eligible to apply.
All interested candidates must complete a preliminary application in order to assess their eligibility for the program.
Please note there were no U.S. universities who requested an EU scholar for this award for the academic year 2010-2011.
UACES aims to bring together academics involved in researching Europe with practitioners active in European affairs.
Please read more information about the terms and conditions for the Fulbright grants including important visa information on the following link:
- US citizens living in the EU at the time of application are not eligible to apply
- Scholars who have previously held a J visa in the professor or research scholar category are not eligible for sponsorship again in those two categories for a period of 24 months following the program sponsorship end date.
- Recipients of Commission awards must travel on U.S. Government-sponsored "Exchange Visitor" visas. They may not travel on any other. Please note that anyone admitted as an Exchange Visitor to the United States must return to his/her country for two years before returning to the United States as a permanent resident, temporary worker or trainee, or intra-company transferee.
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Grants are also available for professionals in international education administration from U.S. universities for research in the field of international higher education administration that would be mutually beneficial to both the institutions. Candidates are responsible for arranging their own placement and do not need to hold a PhD. Grants are for a minimum of 2 months and a maximum period of 4 months.
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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment president Martin Tremblay, who manages the Batman, Lord of the Rings, and Lego game franchises, is "very pleased" with the PlayStation 4's $400 price point.
Despite his enthusiasm for the price, a full $100 below the Xbox One's $500 price tag, Tremblay said in an interview with GamesIndustry International that consumers will ultimately vote with their wallets.
"This is spot-on what I think the price point needs to be, and it will energize and make the transition easier," Tremblay said. "That being said, we'll see how consumers are going to go for it. We're building for both platforms. We like both. The specs are amazing on both sides. But I really do like Sony's price point; this is something that can give us a chance to succeed quicker."
Regarding the Xbox One's used-game stance, Tremblay said he was "surprised" by Microsoft's choice to leave decisions about allowing or denying secondhand sales up to publishers
"You've got to listen to your consumers," Tremblay said. "You've got to listen to people playing the game. That's very important. I think I was a little bit surprised, to be honest…Now that we see that coming and we see what people want, just go with it. That's the way I look at it."
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Don't fire up your Blu-Ray player just yet, Kanye! Looks like you'll have to return once again to the original Kim Kardashian/Ray J sex tape in order to get your jollies. You perv. Despite the fact that the 'bloids claim there is a second erotic video featuring the former couple, both Kim and the porn company who owns her first tape deny its existence. "There is no truth to this and there's no tape. Unfortunately the outlet that first wrote about this didn't bother to check their sources or story," the Kardashian rep sighed. "We've already spoken to the third party that brought the first tape to us and, a second tape, or additional footage from the first tape isn't being shopped around or even exists," Vivid Entertainment CEO Steve Hirsch explained yesterday. Oh, also…we've already seen Kim and Ray J having sex. How much more does the world need? How many hours of homemade porn must Kim and Ray J produce before the nation is finally satisfied?
Okay, so HuffPo reports that the alleged footage is much "raunchier" than the first film, but our point remains! The whole internet is full of porn, people. Branch out! Live a little. Now a Kim and Kanye sex tape on the other hand…that would be a different story. Plus you know Yeezy would make it all arty and insane. Bizarre bird women! Ballerinas! A tasteful shout-out to Michael Jackson!
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The Floating 36 Inch Decorative Shelf will liven up any wall with storage and display space. The elegantly curved brackets add depth to this stunning wall shelf and work well against walls of any color. This versatile shelf can be installed upright or horizontal, and its bracket features a hidden mounting system that provides sturdy support for you shelving needs. No exposed mounting hardware gives a clean, professional look to your shelving installation. The floating shelf is available in three attractive finishes and can hold 50 pounds when mounted into drywall or 80 pounds when mounted into studs.
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Do your employees send messages that are easily understood? Do action items jump off the page at the readers? Are email messages sent only to people who need them? Is the message targeted to the reader?These proven techniques help your employees:
- Craft well-organized, effective emails that reflect professionally on the author and convey your message
- Convey the message in a clear, concise and organized manner
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Some typical modules are listed below; the specific modules to be presented are based on the samples submitted by participants, as well as consultation with managers, where appropriate.
- Following proper email etiquette
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- Using charts and graphs to enhance the message, where appropriate
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Do your first-time and front-line supervisors have the skills and training they need to be successful in their new roles?Moving from Peer to Supervisor: Are we still friends?
Moving into a supervisory position can be an exciting and nerve-wracking step. Will my relationships change? What does a supervisor really do? What are my priorities now? These questions and more are addressed in this session. The benefits of attending this session include:
- Learning the five basic management functions and three critical skills needed for you to succeed
- Clarification of your new role and the new responsibilities and accountabilities you now have to your team, peers, managers, and organization
- Completing a SWOT analysis for your organization and your team
- Identifying how a supervisor must think, what they must say, and how they must behave
- Identifying the actions you should take within the first few weeks of being a supervisor and creating a plan for completing them
- Reviewing case studies of actual supervisor situations and determining the best course of action
In addition to learning new ways of interacting with co-workers, new supervisors also need to know basic Federal and State Laws to help protect the employer from litigation. Participants will learn how these laws impact their daily activities:
- Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
- Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
- Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
- Fair Labor Standards Act
- Family and Medical Leave Act
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In today's competitive marketplace, organizations must effectively develop and utilize the staff and resources in place today to achieve the success they desire tomorrow. In "Success through Feedback," participants will:
- Learn practical skills for providing focused performance feedback and coaching using a simple feedback tool
- Explore leadership practices that create and maintain commitment among employees
- See the power in aligning the organization's vision, mission and objectives and creating goals to support this alignment
- Evaluate the impact of managing personal expectations, climate of the work unit, feedback, information and work unit assignments
- Increase effectiveness in giving constructive feedback in both formal and informal coaching and performance situations
- Discover how to implement techniques to help direct reports take personal responsibility for performance improvement
- Learn the importance of developing and implementing individual and unit-wide performance improvement plans
Special Topic: Friday, April 10, 2015 (8:30am-12:30pm) – Understanding Finance for the Non-Financial Manager – Gary Fitzmartin
This half-day program is designed to help Non-Financial managers understand the Reports, Equations, Ratios and Language used by finance managers, bankers and other members of corporate management to describe performance and trends in for profit businesses and non-profit organizations. This understanding will enhance understanding and facilitate communication in all organizations.
Special Topic: Friday, April 17, 2015 (8:30am – 4:30pm) – Lean for Frontline Supervisors – John Potkalitsky
The overall success of a Lean transformation depends on leadership, especially frontline supervision. Supervisors are the critical links between management and the people in the workplace. They are in a key position to lead and create motivation. And, most importantly, the supervisors are expected to change the current culture into a culture of continuous improvement.However, despite these management expectations, most organizations give supervisors limited attention. Supervisors often manage more people than anyone in the company. Yet receive the least amount of training. And, it's not enough to just include supervisors in training. The Lean training has to be designed specifically for the supervisors.
This one-day workshop focuses on the fundamental challenges the supervisors face in leading a Lean culture change. From a supervisor perspective, they will learn how to use practical Lean tools and techniques in enough detail that they can begin immediately to apply them in their everyday work. Also included is an overview of the "softer skills" needed to create and sustain successful change.
Special Topic: Friday, April 24, 2015 (8:30am – 12:30pm) – Training Charisma: Creative Tools and Techniques for the Trainer – Kordell Norton
What are the secrets the world's best trainers use to make themselves charismatic on the way to becoming great teachers and change agents? In this fast paced and highly interactive workshop you will get tools, tips, tricks and traps used by the greatest trainers, teachers and speakers in the world. Come, laugh and learn in the discovery of…
- The seven elements, that when used, will move your presentations past training and make them DRASTIC experiences that create word of mouth buzz for you as a trainer
- How to draw…the simple and easy methods to make those white boards/chalk boards become mesmerizing for your training events. Discover the methods used by Boeing, Bayer and thousands of other companies
- The eight things that trainers must use . . . mandated by Sesame Street and expected by ALL of training participants
- Learn the "First Three Seconds Rule" used by Professional Speakers; and a must for all trainers
- Logistics Magic…the rules of room set up, breaks, handouts, putting video into your PowerPoint so it looks good, microphone mechanics, use of visual aids, leave behinds, and the SQP tool to up your influence
- Why "You-Cans" is the most valuable skill a trainer can ever learn. Discover how "You-Cans" combined with "You" language make your presentations more professional
In addition, you will get cutting edge research into charisma . . . how to make you and your presentations magnetic, influential and personable. Learn how to make your material humorous and engaging. This session is high energy, entertaining, humorous, and jam packed with examples and stories from the world's greatest trainers. Come and glean from Bob Pike, Larry Winget, Zig Ziglar, and even Bert and Ernie. Be prepared, you may get writer's cramp from the banquet of ideas and new skills displayed for you. This is like Disneyland for trainers and is not to be missed.
Special Topic: Friday, May 22, 2015 (8:30am – 12:30pm) – Managing Anger: What to Do when Provoked – Emma Judge
Learning Outcomes
- Understand why we lose our cool and how to find solutions
- Identify one's own common reactions in the face of angering situations
- Develop practical strategies to keep personal balance and respond calmly
Course Content
- What is anger and how does it happen? Definitions – The Anger Cycle
- Bringing my body on board. What happens in the brain? How my body sends warning signals
- Why I am provoked? Discover your triggers and use them in your favor
- Staying calm using my head. How to transform provocations into logic and calm
Additional Materials
- Do's and Don'ts of Anger
- The Five Most Common Reactions
- Pre-Test and Post-Test
- Practice and Role-plays
- Manual and Activities
Special Topic: Friday, May 29, 2015 (8:30am – 12:30pm) – Connecting with LinkedIn – Diane Helbig
LinkedIn is a business-oriented social network service, reported to have more than 259 million users in more than 200 countries and territories. It is an invaluable tool. Whether or not you are already using LinkedIn, join us for this interactive, hands-on program. Learn how to use LinkedIn to connect, prospect and establish credibility. You will learn about Profiles, Research, Groups, Company Pages and more! Bring your laptop and questions.
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A Waitsfield business owner asked the Waitsfield Select Board to work with local businesses on how to better utilize and regulate sandwich board signs rather than simply creating an easier way to enforce existing sign ordinances.
Troy Kingsbury, owner of the Village Grocery in Waitsfield Village, came to the board on July 23 and, during the board's public forum, asked if the board would consider a less draconian measure than enhancing its ability to levy fines and enforce its ordinance.
He said that local businesses were struggling this summer and lacked the money to pursue traditional advertising and marketing. He said that for some, signage, banners and sandwich boards at their businesses were their best bet. He asked the board if the town would consider creating a town-sanctioned sandwich board which could be used a certain number of times per year.
Business owners, he said, could be required to apply for permits for such boards and meet standards in terms of size, readability and length of time they are out in front of businesses. Board members discussed the idea with him but did not make any decisions. His visit came as a result of a July 9 discussion of the board wherein they talked about how to better enforce the sign ordinance -- which prohibits sandwich boards. At that meeting, board member Sal Spinosa brought to the board his frustration with people not obeying the sign ordinance. In particular, he said, sandwich board signs appeared regularly throughout the town, in violation of the ordinance.
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Colleen R. Cahill, digital conversion coordinator, Geography and Map Division, was responsible for overall project production.
Sharon Ann McCarthy, digital conversion specialist, Geography and Map Division, and staff from Systems Integrations Group, Inc. of Lanham, Maryland, especially Calvin Chase, prepared items for scanning and processing.
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4 mobile marketing tips for small businesses
With a variety of new tools and opportunities becoming available daily, keeping up with the digital marketplace has become a full time job for small business marketers. Everywhere you look, another channel has been added to the list of where your message should be disseminated.
Yet amidst the burgeoning additions to the digital scene, a familiar player has continued to grow into a must-have aspect of online marketing: mobile. Mobile has exploded on the global scene and promises to change the way we market forever.
In 2011 there are over 5 billion mobile subscribers worldwide (70% of the world's population), making it obvious that to stay ahead of the pack, you've got to create mobile friendly content.
Don't know how to dive in? Follow these 4 mobile marketing tips:
1. Create content to fit the "8 minute rule".
Empirical evidence has shown that people have difficulty focusing on one topic for more than 8 minutes. To fit that small window of time, mobile content must say more with less.
Combine this aspect with the reality of users on the go who don't even have 8 minutes to spend and it's obvious mobile messaging must do 4 things simultaneously:
With mobile-friendly content, you must shrink every aspect - from headlines to text to graphics - while keeping the message robust.
2. Remember that sharing is caring.
From Facebook and Twitter to email and SMS, mobile is all about sharing information. Take advantage of users' natural affinity for sharing by:
The desire of humans to connect with each other is an innately powerful tool you can leverage with your mobile content. Studies show that the more engaged prospects become, the more likely they are to buy and spend more. Sharing is your entre' to prospects engagement.
3. Make subscribers feel special.
The best way to motivate users to stick with your mobile content is to reward them. You can create any number of reward programs specially designed to grab subscribers' attention and keep them inviting you back for more.
Try incorporating QR (Quick Response) codes into your marketing materials. Subscribers who utilize their smart mobile devices to access your content can receive exclusive rewards and offers.
4. Build friendships via mobile content.
Become a trusted friend to mobile subscribers by creating campaigns that build upon the natural friend-factor of mobile connections:
The best friends don't overstay their welcomes. Be sensitive to subscribers' needs - limit your mobile content to relevant, timely information.
Mobile devices present a multitude of opportunities to market on a more intimate scale. It's no longer "if" you should incorporate mobile into your online marketing but "how". Make sure your message is device-and user-compatible and you'll notice a healthy uptick in your brand's following.
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The WebViewGeoLocation application displays your current location, as returned by EVENT_TYPE_LOCATION events. This example is useful for understanding the basic mechanisms for communicating between JavaScript and C++.
This example is included in the MoSync SDK installation in the /examples folder. For information on importing the examples into your workspace, see Importing the Examples.
You will find the latest version of the source code of the app at the MoSync GitHub repository.
When this application starts up on an Android of iOS device, the main screen is displayed. Touch the Start button to start tracking the current latitude and longitude of the device. Touch the Stop button to stop tracking.
The purpose of the example is to demonstrate how to communicate between JavaScript in a WebView widget and C++ code, by using basic low-level syscalls and events.
(Other WebView examples, such as WebViewTwitter, demonstrate how to use the high-level MoSync Wormhole Library for such communications.)
The application is implemented in C++, HTML and JavaScript. It has an explicit event loop, rather than using a Moblet, to let you see how the basic event mechanism that handle messages from JavaScript works.
The user interface for this application is created in HTML: to keep the example code to a minimum, the example uses only very basic HTML tags and no CSS.
When the program starts, a single WebView widget is created. The HTML and JavaScript code is stored in a text file and packaged with the application as a binary resource. That resource is extracted when the program starts, and the web view is set to display that data. This is done in C++ code, in file GeoLocation.cpp.
The communication mechanism for invoking C++ code from JavaScript is based on the MAW_EVENT_WEB_VIEW_HOOK_INVOKED event (note that in MoSync 2.7, the URL hook mechanism was used, this method is still available, but is not supported to the full extent on Windows Phone 7).
In file Resources/index.html, the following JavaScript code is evaluated when clicking the Start button:
The result will be that a MAW_EVENT_WEB_VIEW_HOOK_INVOKED is posted to the MoSync event queue, and the following C++ code in WebViewGeoLocation.cpp is called:
case EVENT_TYPE_WIDGET: handleWidgetEvent((MAWidgetEventData*) event.data); break;
In the handleWidgetEvent method the following code gets called, which causes location tracking to start, and location events to be sent to the event queue:
if (0 == message.find("StartTrackingGeoLocation")) { maLocationStart(); }
When a location event is sent, the following code is used to communicate the location back to JavaScript to update the web page:
case EVENT_TYPE_LOCATION: handleGeoLocationEvent((MALocation*) event.data); break; void handleGeoLocationEvent(MALocation* location) { char script[512]; sprintf( script, "javascript:GeoLocationUpdated('%f','%f');", location->lat, location->lon); maWidgetSetProperty(mWebView, "url", script); }
Calling maWidgetSetProperty on a WebView widget, with the property "url" set to a string that has the "javascript:" scheme will cause that JavaScript code to be evaluated in the web view.
By using the above techniques, you can communicate asynchronously between JavaScript and C++ code.
The JavaScript object moync.bridge is also defined in index.html. Note that this is a stripped-down version of the mosync-bridge object included in the Wormhole JavaScript Library (wormhole.js).
This example is intended to be a low-level example that illustrates the basic mechanism of communication between JavaScript and C/C++. In most cases it should be much more convinient to use the higher-level Wormhole library, which encapsulates and abstracts away low-level details and platform differences.


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The "no snitching" rule may rule the streets, but it's definitely not in play in politics. Delmar Johnson, former highly paid fundraiser for the Republican Party of Florida, father of former party chairman Jim Greer's godson, partner with Greer in the shell company, Victory Strategies, to which Greer steered the party's fundraising, enriching himself and Johnson, chief witness for the prosecution, and now, a free man. The story reads like a mob tale, with the RPOF operating like little more than a criminal enterprise operating a chain of cheap casinos in Vegas. The SP Times has the taped phone conversation, and it's … well … you just need to listen for yourself …From The Buzz:
Delmar Johnson, the inside source who provided information that led to the indictment of former Florida GOP boss Jim Greer, will not face criminal charges after agreeing to testify.
Johnson, the party's former executive director, agreed to testify "concerning the extent of his compensation or remuneration … attributable to his involvement in the scheme to obtain monies from the Republican Party of Florida," according to the four-page agreement obtained by the Times/Herald.
The deferred prosecution agreement released Tuesday outlines his sweet deal which comes with immunity. "Johnson voluntarily came forward and self-reported his involvement to the Republican Party of Florida and state and federal law enforcement," statewide prosecutor Bill Shepherd wrote.
Johnson agreed to repay $65,093 to the Florida GOP and also agreed to make controlled phone calls as a part of the investigation. Asked about the deal, Johnson's attorney Bob Levinthal said it was fair. "What would the state party auditors and state law enforcement know if not for Delmar Johnson," he said. "Maybe you could equate him with a whistleblower … who gets rewarded for his cooperation."
Listen to the audio of the nervous Greer-Johnson phonecall, which Johnson made at the behest of the fuzz as part of his immunity deal, here. BTW, when the authorities raided Jim Greer's house, they found a box of American Express card bills, including those of in-coming House Speaker Dean Cannon. More from the Herald/Tribune:
The records reveal that the day the investigation was announced, Greer's wife, Lisa, called Johnson to chastise him for snitching.
"The only way they would have gotten the information was from you," she said in an angry voice mail message. "I'm shocked … I can't believe you came in to my home … you're the godfather of my child and acted like everything was fine."
Two days later, Greer sent Johnson another message, trying to reassure him that they had "done nothing wrong" by setting up Victory Strategies "but I do think you should retain a lawyer." Then, he added: "Aidan says hi."
Okay, I revise that "no snitching" comment from the top of the post. One more clip:
Despite the rumors, Greer's tone throughout was defiant, according to the documents. Dozens of witnesses interviewed by investigators portrayed Greer as a power-grabbing leader who needed money to cover bad real estate investments. One major party donor, Harry Sargeant, gave him $10,000 a month "so he did not have to continue hearing Greer complain about his financial problems."
… Greer is also shown in the records trying to capitalize on his influence through a contract with Mardi Gras Racetrack and Gaming Center in Hallandale during the 2008 legislative session to help generate support for a tax break the company sought on its slot machines. Greer was to be paid $7,500 a month to head up a petition campaign to put an amendment on the ballot to lower the tax rate for the state's dog tracks, said Dan Adkins, head of Mardi Gras.
Among the other revelations:
• John Harris, a government consultant for the GrayRobinson law firm, told FDLE he helped Greer set up Victory Strategies and intentionally hid — at Greer's urging — the fact that his name was listed as an owner. Harris said he "has personally known Greer for many years," dating back to when Harris led a state regulatory division that oversaw a hospitality business Greer owned.
• Dorworth, listed as a top priority witness for prosecutors, told Greer legislative leaders such as Speaker-designate Dean Cannon and Senate President Mike Haridopolos wouldn't criticize Greer about party finances if he kept quiet about the secret severance agreement they signed to pay him $124,000.
• Johnson will pay $65,093 in restitution to the Republican Party and testify truthfully, if called, before a federal grand jury. Federal authorities are also investigating GOP finances and improper spending on party credit cards.
• Susan Wright, the party's office manager, said she believed the party was paying the rent for Johnson's Tallahassee residence and rental car. She told investigators that "many of the charges incurred by Greer and Johnson were charges for personal items and not charges that could be legitimately made."
Meanwhile, from Gary Fineout, more on the secrets being spilled from deep inside the bowels of the Florida Republican Party, including the fact that Gov. Charlie Crist is on the witness list:
Among the details:
Crist gave investigators a written affidavit saying he knew nothing about Greer's involvement in Victory Strategies, the company that Greer set up and received money from the party.
A 56-minute phone call between Greer and former executive director Delmar Johnson where Greer says he Crist and Greer talked about Crist's independent bid for U.S. Senate days before Crist went on Fox News and said he staying with the Republican Party.
Greer says on that same phone call that he and House speaker in waiting Rep. Chris Dorworth talked about whether the party intended to use Victory Strategies – the company that Greer used to get payment from the party – as a "blackmail mechanism" to get out of paying Greer a severance agreement.
Johnson – who in May signed a deal that keeps him out of prison for helping investigators – repeatedly reassures Greer on the phone call that he's not turning on him. "You never have to worry about me," Johnson lies to Greer at one point.
Greer talks about how that "idiot Thrasher," a reference to party chairman John Thrasher, will "try to use that anybody as a scape goat." He calls Thrasher, Attorney General Bill McCollum, and incoming Senate president Mike Haridopolos and incoming House Speaker Dean Cannon the "four horsemen."
Johnson on the call says that McCollum "played a much role behind the scenes than we realize."
While some party officials say they knew nothing about Greer's involvement with Victory Strategies, one party employee says she told to "keep quiet" about the arrangement.
Fineout also reveals whose Amex statements were found in a box removed from Jim Greer's home. Hint: one of them is about to be House Speaker. … Read the full story at the Herald Tribune.
Related: Jim Greer, Charlie Crist and the RPOF nightmare
UPDATE: Charlie Crist says he's not worried about the Greer probe, and neither are most Floridians driving by him on the road.


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Had the great chance to support local productions at the 15th Annual San Antonio Film Festival this weekend. I am always amazed by artists who can fight off insecurities and put themselves out in the public. I liken it to strolling around in a bikini. For better or worse, they are vulnerable, showing the world […] [Read More]


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Manchester-based Chase & Status (AKA Saul Milton and Will Kennard first got their name out to the world through drum n' bass and dropped a number of anthems for the biggest underground labels including 'Duppy Man' for Breakbeat Kaos (home of Pendulum's platinum selling debut album) in 2005 and 'The Druids' EP for DJ Zinc's trendsetting Bingo label a year later. Their production work for Jenna G's 'In Love' the same year earned them their first award, 'Best Single', as voted by over 40,000 listeners for the BBC 1Xtra Drum & Bass Awards.
Despite a high volume of releases on Ram Records and constant DJing, Chase And Status managed to mastermind and release their debut album "More Than a lot" in 2008. Packed with the kind of drum and bass anthems that have helped build their reputation, it also features tracks which show the diversity of their work: such as 'Pieces' featuring Plan B and the Radio 1 A-List single 'Against All Odds' featuring Kano. One track from the album, 'Eastern Jam' was even spotted by Snoop Dogg who newly released it in April 2009 as 'Snoop Dogg Millionaire'.
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Roberval 2010, Day 3 (M): Thomas Lurz (GER) captures 6th consecutive gold medal in 5K event
Thomas LURZ (GER) collected a yellow card in today's FINA Men's 5K race and worried that might be the end of his consecutive championship streak in the 5K event. LURZ (GER) earned the warning for running into one of his competitors in the first of two laps in the spectacular venue on the shores of Lac-St-Jean in Roberval, Canada. It wasn't a deal breaker for LURZ. Since winning the 5K event in Montreal at the 2005 FINA World Championships no other swimmer has beaten him at this distance. His first place finish today in a time of 57:42.6 confirms that he is the most successful male open water swimmer, with nine FINA gold medals in his collection. The accomplished German swimmer also has collected two each of silver and bronze medals at FINA World Championship events. But the most important medal is the Olympic bronze medal he earned at the 10K competition from Beijing in 2008.
Today's 20 degree water temperature of Lac-St-Jean was favorable to the German, and was vastly different to the challenge presented by the 16 degree cold water that affected his 10K race on Sunday. LURZ had previously won the 10K event at the 2004 and 2006 world championships but on Sunday could only manage a 6th place. LURZ won both the 5K and the 10K events on Ostia Beach last summer during the 2009 FINA World Championships.
Roberval 2010, Day 3 (W): Eva Fabian (USA) wins first gold medal in 5K for Americans since 1998
Eva FABIAN (USA) was first among the 32 athletes who entered the 19.9 degree waters of Lac-St-Jean this morning following the American's strategy to take it out strong and to finish even faster. FABIAN led the field from the start of the race but ironically she and the silver medalist Georgia CONSIGLIO (ITA) were out faster in the first 2.5K in Saturday's 10K race than they were today in the event that was half of the distance. FABIAN's (USA) margin of victory was .10 of a second covering the two loops in 1:02.01.0.
Eva Fabian (USA) wins in Roberval first gold medal in 5k for Americans since 1998
Eva FABIAN (USA) was first among the 32 athletes who entered the 19.9 degree waters of Lac-St-Jean this morning following the American's strategy to take it out strong and to finish even faster. FABIAN led the field from the start of the race but ironically she and the silver medalist Georgia CONSIGLIO (ITA) were out faster in the first 2.5K in Saturday's 10K race than they were today in the event that was half of the distance. FABIAN's (USA) margin of victory was .10 of a second covering the two loops in 1:02.01.0. This is the first gold medal for an American swimmer in the 5K since Erica ROSE (USA) won this event at the 1998 FINA World Championships in Perth. In that same championship another American Tobie SMITH (USA) collected a gold medal in the 25K event but the American drought of 12 years ended today with a gold medal in the 5K event.
Georgia CONSIGLIO (ITA) earned her second silver medal of the FINA World Championships trying to chase down one American and stay ahead of another American and two Brazilians who were in the group sprinting to the touch pad. Ana Marcela CUNHA (BRA) was 1.7 seconds off the gold medal pace but collected the bronze medal. Her teammate Poliana OKIMOTO (BRA) shared 4th place with American Christine JENNINGS (USA) in today's race, tied at 1:02.02.8.
The FINA 5K event was held under a bright sun and clear conditions, the first day of warm pleasant conditions without the threat of thunderstorms in Roberval (CAN). This was the first year than Larissa ILCHENKO was not competing in the 5K distance. She earned a silver medal last year on Ostia Beach during the 2009 FINA world Championships. More significantly she was the reigning world champion in the 5K distance from 2004 to 2009. ILCHENKO holds 8 gold and 1 silver medals in FINA world championship competition. ILCHENKO (RUS), the Beijing gold medalist in the Olympic 10K event withdrew from Saturday's 10K race due to hypothermia. She was not entered in today's 5K event.
Ekaterina SELIVERSTOVA (RUS) was disqualified for unsporting conduct towards her competitors and asked by officials to leave the race. Seven yellow card warnings were issued to the competitors.
FABIAN, who will turn 17 next August 3, was disqualified in the 10K competition on Saturday after being in the lead pack for almost all race. She was ejected from the course for her violation of the rules when she and another swimmer collided near one of the turn buoys and both swam on the wrong side of the buoy. Her father Jack who is also her swim coach and shared that "Eva was inspired after the 10K disqualification. She swam today's race the way she wanted to. We weren't sure it was going to work and honestly she doesn't have that much experience with 5K racing having swum only her third a month ago in Long Beach, CA (USA) to qualify for the World Championship team. Today she swam a front end strategy and we weren't sure it was going to work, some people told us it doesn't always work and others told us that it never works! Apparently we were lucky because it sure worked today."
Eva FABIAN spoke about her race just after leaving the water. "It was really good today. The start was really fast. I had attempted to make a breakaway a few times but I wasn't able to get away from everyone. I was pretty tired but I made sure I had plenty left for the sprint at the finish. The water was really nice today, a perfect temperature. I made sure that I was on the right side of buoy #4, the one I missed the other day. It was a tough race and I felt the waves give me trouble. Some of the waves were bigger than me, but it was a great race and a great finish. It was my best sprint ever and i am really happy with how I swam today."
USA Head Coach Mike GOBRECHT (USA) said that the success of the American women today was "a result of mental toughness, this race came down to the finish and this is something that Eva has been working on consistently. Her performance today has convinced me that you have to work on your finish in order to be successful. What you do in the last two or three strokes is the difference between earning a medal and not earning a medal. Eva led this race almost entirely, a few times the pack caught up with her, and she took off putting some distance between them and her. I am sure she was thinking that no one is going to catch me. After her disqualification in the 10K event, I can tell you that 'adversity leads to greatness.' This was a great day for American women. Christine raced somewhere between 6th and 8th position but she put herself in a good line for a strong finish and she was in the pack that raced for a medal."
CONSIGLIO (ITA) earned a silver medal in the FINA 10K event this past Saturday finishing just behind teammate Martina GRIMALDI (ITA). This is the third Italian medal for the women and the 4th for the Italian team following Valerio CLERI's (ITA) gold medal in Sunday's men's 10K. The Italian coach Emanualle SACHHI (ITA) said "this lake is very kind to us this week; four medals and three races which is very good for Italy. For Giorgia it was very important to continue to swim strong after her 10k medal, today her race was perfect." The silver medalist offered these comments: "I did everything I thought was possible today. I didn't expect the American to be out that fast. I had decided that i wanted to swim in 4th or 5th position and be ready for a strong finish. The American was faster in the sprint and I wasn't able to catch her."
Roberval 2010, Day 2: Valerio Cleri (ITA) wins 10K mens' event; third medal for Italy
Valerio CLERI (ITA) won the FINA Men's 10K event today, becoming the third Italian swimmer to medal this weekend in Roberval, CANADA in a time of 2:00.59.3. His breakaway sprint to the touch pad was noted by several of his competitors who said that it wasn't possible to catch up with him on the path to the finish line.
Roberval 2010, Day 1: Italy's Martina Grimaldi wins 10K event; silver medal goes to teammate Giorgia Consiglio
The morning of the first race, the women's 10K, opened with bright sunshine and a gentle breeze on the placid surface on Lac-St-Jean defying the predicted rain and thunderstorm forecast for Saturday, July 17th.
The 24C degree water was churned up only by the 38 athletes who dove from the bright blue pontoon starting dock into the competition course for the FINA Open Water World Championships in Roberval. The spectacular venue on the shores of lake St-Jean belongs to the Traversee International du Lac-St-Jean Organisation.
Thousands of Canadians at the Opening Ceremony of the FINA World OWS Championships
The city of Roberval turned out to show its support and appreciation of 132 athletes from 28 nations who are competing in the 6th edition of the FINA Open Water World Championships to be held starting Saturday, July 17th in beautiful Lac-St.Jean. Remarks by Canadian dignitaries and an official welcome by FINA President Dr. Julio Maglione were followed by a tribute to the heritage and the culture of Canada's original settlers.
The lively celebration included a fantastic display of fireworks and a concert on the eve of women's 10K swim. Saturday at 11:30am 37 women will enter Lac-St.-Jean to compete in the same distance that was first contested as an Olympic event in Beijing. The men's 10K competition will also include 37 athletes and will be contested on Sunday at 11:30 am.
2010 edition brings the best in Roberval
The city of Roberval (Québec, CAN) will welcome from July 17-22, 2010 the 6th edition of the FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships, with events of 5km, 10km and 25km, for both men and women. Roberval and its Lac St-Jean have a great tradition in this discipline hosting annual races included in the FINA series of the 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup and Open Water Swimming Grand Prix.
After Honolulu (USA) 2000, Sharm El Sheikh (EGY) 2002, Dubai (UAE) 2004, Naples (ITA) 2006 and Seville (ESP) 2008, this sixth edition will mark the end of these championships as such. The inclusion of the discipline (10km event, for men and women) in the Olympic programme and the FINA desire to enhance the development in the junior age group led to the creation of a FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships, starting in 2012. The "open" competition will from now be limited to the Olympic Games and FINA World Championships (with the remaining aquatic disciplines).
Open water swimmers take the plunge in Japan
The Oiso Long Beach 10km Open Water Swimming Championships were held in a lazy river (i.e. artificially created water current) at the Oiso Prince Hotel in Kanagawa-ken, Japan, on July 4, 2010. Swimmers had to complete a rectangular 500-meter long closed-circuit loop twenty times, counter-clockwise and without turns (two length sides being 250-meter long and two width sides 10-meter long each).
SPEEDO swimmers combine efforts to fight malaria
Thousands of Speedo swimmers, including 14-time Olympic champion, Michael Phelps, have helped combat the spread of malaria in Africa by teaming up to raise an astonishing 193,647USD as part of World Swim Against Malaria on June 25, 2010.
Phelps and fellow Olympic Gold medallist Rebecca Adlington were among the 9,917 athletes, staff and friends of the world's leading swimwear brand who took to the pool to raise money to purchase vital bed nets offering defence against malaria-carrying mosquitoes, ensuring that 76,322 children will be protected from what remains one of the world's most deadly diseases.
As well as raising much needed funds for World Swim Against Malaria, the efforts of Speedo swimmers also amounted to a total distance of over 40,074km - the equivalent total distance of a round the world swim.
Busy July ahead for Japan
All Japan National Teams (Swimming, Diving, Water Polo, Synchronised Swimming and Open Water Swimming) are busy preparing for their July schedule. The swimming national team, with – just to name some – Kosuke Kitajima, Junya Koga, Ryosuke Irie, Takeshi Matsuda, Shiho Sakai, Aya Terakawa, Marie Kamimura and Rino Hosoda, counts 49 swimmers, who are training hard for the upcoming the Pan Pacific Championships to be held in California (USA) on August 17-21, 2010.
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When I was growing up, my childhood was spent reading books about 'Robin Hood' and the 'Outlaws of the Marsh'. Then there was that movie starring Emilio Estevez – Young Guns. Then I fell in love with books written by Mario Puzo such as 'The Godfather'. The first film of the trilogy starring Marlon Brando is one of my favorite movies.
A few years ago, I chanced upon a series titled 'Hustle' produced by the BBC. In recent weeks, I learned that the chinese video hosting site tudou.com had all the episodes up to season 4. To find the first episode in season one, type 'Hustle s01 ep01′ as the search query. To find subsequent episodes, just change the number in 's01′ and 'ep01′ to indicate the season and episode you are seeking. Each season has only six episodes. I also learned of another series produced by the BBC – The Real Hustle. This show is a documentary that teaches you how cons are pulled.
There is something about such stories that I find so alluring and captivating. The brotherhood among the characters. The importance of family and its protection. The honor among thieves. Living by one's own code. Not serving the Man. Sticking it to the Man.
Why do we have government? Why do we subject ourselves to laws, rules and regulations? Why did our ancestors allow themselves to live under a ruling system?
Whatever the reasons for the taxi drivers in Singapore breaking the rules and regulations of the taxi companies, they have some measure of my sympathy. As always, Don Corleone says it best.
"I work my whole life, I don't apologize to take care of my family. And I refused to be a fool dancing on the strings held by all of those big shots. I don't apologize for that. That's my life. But I always thought that when it was your time that you would be the one to hold the strings."
The story of Mickey Bricks' father is one that resonates with me. The fate of the father is one that I hope never befalls any Singaporean.
Sadly, it seems inevitable that it would.
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Popcorn Hour A-400 pictures and hands-on
By way of an introduction, if you haven't heard of it before the Popcorn Hour range of media streamers aims to offer a way of playing back pretty much any kind of video and audio. When Syabas started making the A100 - the first-generation device - there was almost no hardware that could extract video from MKV files. Now, of course, everything from TVs to mobile phones can play most of these formerly exotic formats.
The latest in the line-up is the A-400: it differs from the previous models in some ways, and is identical to them in others. One thing that is new is the case, which now feels like it could make it through a war as some sort of bulletproofing. A large sticker on the top warns that the unit will get hot during use, because it uses passive cooling. There's also the suggestion that you should give it some space to take care of business.
The user interface isn't much changed since the C-200. That's a mixed bag, because it has always been quite good, but elsewhere things have moved on. Look at Plex, for example, which runs on phones, computers, tablets and even some TVs. It's a fully featured media management system that produces well-organised media and numerous ways to sort, and thus access, your videos.
Of course, the A-400 has a rich media interface available too, which you can opt to use over the plain text system. On older players, this interface was a bit sluggish, but the A-400 has a new dual-core processor, and a dedicated video processor. It's here that the company wants to get you hooked, because its attention to the hardware in the Popcorn Hour devices is one of the things that sets it apart from a laptop or media centre PC.
Pretty much every type of video or audio format is supported, as with previous models. For example, you can easily play 1080p video in MKVs, but there's support for most types of MPEG video and data rates can be high, and the A-400 won't get out of its depth. HD audio is also supported, so you can get those glorious 7.2 channel soundtracks reproduced perfectly too.
It's not all plain sailing: for example, there's no support for HEVC (high efficiency video coding) yet. As the standard isn't set, that's not a surprise, but it would be nice to see it supported on the Popcorn Hour via an update. HEVC is likely to be a big deal this year, as everyone looks to save a bit of space otherwise swallowed by bulky video.
There's an app store too, although we've never found it especially appealing, as there isn't a huge number of useful apps, for a variety of reasons. If you're looking to watch Netflix on this little beauty, get ready for some disappointment.
Media can be accessed either from your network - there's gigabit Ethernet - or from USB devices and, if you prefer, an internal hard drive. You'll have to provide this yourself, but it allows you to upload video to the Popcorn Hour and play it without any risk of stuttering playback. We have previously enjoyed this when our home network wasn't capable of delivering high-bitrate 1080p video.
A full review is coming in the next few weeks. We'll look in more depth at the picture quality, user interface and how to get the best out the device.
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Welcome to the home page of the LGN Visual Prosthesis Project.
¤ The fundamental idea we are pursuing is to provide restoration of sight to the blind. We hope to accomplish this by implanting multi-wire electrodes in the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN), the part of the thalamus that relays signals from the retina in the eye to the primary visual cortex at the rear of the head. In leading causes of blindness, the eye ceases working as a light-sensitive organ, but the remainder of the visual system is largely intact. By sending signals from an external man-made sensor such as a digital camera into the brain through carefully implanted electrodes in the LGN, we hope to provide a crude approximation to normal vision and restoration of sight to the blind.
It is important to understand that we do not anticipate restoring vision that is in any way close to normal. Our best guess is that a visual prosthesis will provide the patient with an improvement in their quality of life, being able to navigate more easily through familiar and perhaps unfamiliar surroundings. We hope that it will allow the patient to distinguish and identify simple objects, perhaps even help recognize people. But, it is important to understand that these hopes are some time to come. There is a tremendous amount of work to be done before we have even the crudest initial experimental device temporarily implanted in a human.
¤ We have published a scientific paper describing our first high-profile results:
J. S. Pezaris and R. C. Reid, "Demonstration of artificial visual percepts generated through thalamic microstimulation," Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, 104(18):7670-7675, May 1, 2007 [PDF]
¤ Here are a few selected examples of the press coverage on the paper:
The Economist
¤ The following illustration depicts a schematized version of an initial device
and shows the basic elements of the design.
¤ The first of two small movies accompanying the article and press coverage helps understand what the animals are doing in this experiment.
¤ The second of the two movies helps us understand what prosthetic vision might appear like to the patient. This could be called an artist's rendition of the experience. There are numerous assumptions that underly the simulation, many of which are likely incorrect; this movie should serve only as a guide.
¤ We have published a second scientific paper showing progress on the design parameters of a device:
J. S. Pezaris and R. C. Reid, "Simulations of electrode placement for a thalamic visual prosthesis," IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 56(1):172-178, 2009 [PDF]
¤ We have published a scientific paper discussing possible modes of bringing signals into the brain, specifically using a thalmic visual prosthesis as an example of the larger field of computer-to-brain interfaces:
J. S. Pezaris and E. E. Eskandar, "Getting signals into the brain: Visual prosthetics through thalamic microstimulation," Neurosurgical Focus, 27(1):E6 2009 [PDF]
¤ Recently, there has been an effort to simulate how prosthetic vision will appear to the eventual recipient of an implant by using virtual reality technologies. We developed a simulation and used it to assess the visual acuity that would be available using a suite of different designs:
B. Bourkiza, M. Vurro, A. Jeffries, and J. S. Pezaris, "Visual Acuity of Simulated Thalamic Visual Prostheses in Normally Sighted Humans," PLOS ONE, 10.1371/journal.pone.0073592
¤ Continuing in that line of research, we adapted the simulation so that it could be used to test reading ability. Reading is one of the standard activities of daily living, and lends itself to easy measurement and analysis, as is detailed in our most recent publication:
M. Vurro, A. M. Crowell, and J. S. Pezaris, "Simulation of thalamic prosthetic vision: reading accuracy, speed, and acuity in sighted humans," Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00816
¤ Finally, there is a longer video that describes the current state of our research. If the movie does not play, it can be downloaded as a WMV file by clicking here.
¤ Support our work. We rely on donations from individuals and foundations to support our important research to restore sight to the blind. If you are interested in making a tax-deductible gift, visit https://secure.massgeneral.org/dr-pezaris-research-at-mgh. Any amount helps. Please inquire with your employer's HR department if they match chartiable donations. And thank you.


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Below is the poem entitled How To Find A Missing Friend which was written by poet
Perks. Please feel free to comment on this poem. However, please remember, PoetrySoup is a place of encouragement and growth.
Read Poems by
Leanne Perks
I am sad because I'm missing a friend so precious a
Rare jewel that shines like the brightest star in the
Sky, I am wondering where you are and why I'm not
There too, a piece of my heart breaks each day
As I sit here thinking of my friend it hurts too much
For me to bear, but I am hoping soon I will
Find my dear friend waiting
At rainbows end and this will help heal
And mend my broken heart and
I promise we will never be too far apart
In this world, as I carry you always in my
Heart so we will always be
Together even when miles apart


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I saw these codes somewhere, and the demo showed a moving circle.
I copied the codes and quickly created an html document and pasted the codes inside
var x = 20;
var speed = 3;
var draw = function() {
background(202, 255, 97);
fill(66, 66, 66);
ellipse(x, 200, 50, 50);
x = x + speed;
It looks like JS, you're probably missing some library that defined those functions.
It could be:
I believe it is JS, but it's not all of it. It would be easier to say for sure if the entire code was there. Yes, this is only a part, not the full script. It's the size and speed of an oval being filled with color, however there is no mention of an event behavior, so maybe a possible animation of some sort…
It won't do anything because there is no trigger, listener, event of any sort specified.
Here is the [source](http://www.khanacademy.org/cs/if-statements/836708402 "")
Looks like it's a series. It'd probably make more sense if you start from the first tutorial, where ever that is.
There are using this: http://processingjs.org/, as explained in some hard to find [introduction video](http://www.khanacademy.org/cs/welcome-to-computer-science/882454257)
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