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Ante up on election reform
Our opinion: The governor's budget offers the opportunity to turn his promises on campaign finance reform into reality. Public financing of campaigns. Independent enforcement of election law. Greater disclosure of elected officials' outside business clients and associates. Stronger enforcement of ethics rules for legislators. Those were the ideas Gov. Andrew Cuomo offered as he wrapped […] [Read More]
It's the money, America
Our opinion: If you think money already buys influence in politics, wait till the personal checks are limitless. Talk may be cheap, but free speech is getting more and more expensive in America. And soon it may be even more costly, if the U.S. Supreme Court removes the last wall between politicians and big money. […] [Read More]
Court cases could shift constitutional law to right
Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy may be the decisive vote on cases addressing campaign finance overhaul, abortion and separation of church and state, and "if "conservative justices hold sway, Americans could find themselves living in a different country," says Eric Segall in the Los Angeles Times. [Read More]
Another loophole in law
Our opinion: Lawmakers should close a loophole in election law, end their abuse of campaign funds and put the money to public good. It was a pretty neat sleight of hand that Jeffrey Klein pulled off, effectively raising more money from contributors than the law allowed and getting away with it, even when a judge […] [Read More]
A New York teaching moment
Our opinion: The 46th Senate District race showed how fragile voters' hold is on democracy. The politicians who say they're for campaign and election reform must get it done this year. It might be tempting for Cecilia Tkaczyk to wonder if she owes her state Senate victory to big donors and lawyers who know how […] [Read More]
Make citizenship a pay to play system
Using an Onion article as her template, Pamela Haag suggests that in a post-Citizens United world, American citizenship should be divided into a number of tiers, mirroring credit cards, starting with "tin" and culminating in "platinum." [Read More]
Learning the lessons of Wisconsin
The failed recall campaign against Scott Walker demonstrates the power of big money to save a damaged candidate, says John Nichols in the Nation. But corporate power does not have to trump "people power," he says, and Democrats need to work on crafting new strategies for more effectively using the resources they do have. [Read More]
Republican wealthy buying the election
Old, white, rich men are buying the election, says Frank Rich in New York magazine. "Inflamed by Obama-hatred" and empowered by an indulgent judiciary system, "an outsize posse of superrich white men will spend whatever it takes to have its way with the body politic and, if victorious, with the country itself," he says. [Read More]
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ISAS welcomes diversity in its membership. A school is evaluated in terms of its realization of its own mission and philosophy and compliance with the Standards for Membership of the Association.
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A measuring apparatus, for instance an analytical balance, can set parameter values for performing specific measuring tasks and/or for effecting communication with an operating person. Sets of such parameter values are stored as profiles. The measuring apparatus is equipped with a recognition device, for recognizing an operating person and activating a stored profile assigned to that person.
1. Measuring apparatus comprising:
means of setting values of parameters for performing specific measurement tasks, and/or for effecting communication with an operating person;
means for storing sets of parameter values as profiles. said stored profiles, being determinative for the specific measurement tasks and/or a way the operating person communicates with the apparatus; and
a recognition device for recognizing an operating person and activating a stored profile assigned to that person, wherein said operating person being one who commands and controls the measuring apparatus to perform the specific measurement tasks.
2. Measuring apparatus according to
means for processing and weighting personally affected signals according to prescribed criteria; and
means for assigning combinations of weighted criteria to certain persons.
3. Measuring apparatus according to
a receiver, which responds to specific transmitted signals.
4. Measuring apparatus according to
5. Measuring apparatus according to
6. Measuring apparatus according to
a transmitter, wherein the receiver responds to specific, person-dependent changes which occur in transmitted signals from the transmitter.
7. Measuring apparatus according to
8. Measuring apparatus according to
9. Measuring apparatus according to
a means of confirming the operating person.
10. Measuring apparatus according to
an input and output device, via which the operating person, after activating a profile, can set and store parameter values, and thereby change the profile.
11. Measuring apparatus according to
12. Method of setting a measuring apparatus to certain parameter values for performing specific measuring tasks, and/or effecting communication with an operating person, comprising:
recognizing an operating person, said operating person being one who commands and controls the measuring apparatus to perform measurement tasks; and
activating a set of parameter values assigned to the operating person in response to the step of recognizing; wherein said activated set of parameter values are determinative for the specific measurement tasks and/or a way the operating person communicates with the measuring apparatus.
13. Method according to
analyzing operating person dependent signals using a recognition device assigned to the measuring apparatus;
classifying the operating person-dependent signals according to given criteria;
comparing the operating person-dependent signals with stored values;
on sufficient match, undertaking assignment of the analyzed operating person-dependent signals to a certain operating person; and
activating a set of parameter values assigned to the operating person.
14. Method according to
15. Measuring apparatus according to
16. Measuring apparatus according to
This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 to German Application 100 39 668.2 filed in Germany on Aug. 14, 2000, and is a continuation application under 35 U.S.C. §120 of PCT/IB01/01438, designating the United States, filed Aug. 13, 2001, both of which are incorporated herein by reference.
The invention relates to a measuring apparatus, in particular a laboratory measuring instrument such as an analytical balance, which has means of setting values of parameters for performing specific measurement tasks, and/or for effecting communication with an operating person, and which has such sets of parameter values stored as profiles.
Measuring apparatuses of the type described are known in a great diversity of embodiments. Depending on the type of measurement, the complexity and accuracy of the apparatus, and the operating convenience offered, they differ mainly in the number of settable, and especially storable, parameter values. Storing sets of parameter values as user profiles is widespread, for example, in the PC world. On measuring apparatuses, however, the settings are of even greater significance: an inappropriate setting can distort the measurement result, or even destroy an instrument. For example, in a laboratory there are often many operating persons working at different tasks, all of whom need to use one laboratory balance. Normally, a balance can be adapted to the respective needs of an operating person by setting certain parameters, i.e. by entering a profile; examples of such settings are, for instance, the stabilization time and vibration filtering—which affect the accuracy of the measurement—the unit of measurement, and the language appearing on an alphanumeric display device. An embodiment of a balance of this type can be found, for instance, in U.S. Pat. No. 4,676,327, which provides a special operating field for entering specific settings before the actual weighing (column 2, lines 53-64), and which is hereby incorporated by reference.
However, even setting only the most important parameters is very time-consuming. For this reason, an operating person prefers to use a balance with its own preset profile. Also in this manner, setting errors can be better avoided. As a rule, high investment costs and extensive space requirements make it infeasible to provide in a laboratory a separate balance for each operating person, or for every frequently-used application. On the other hand, with the electronics available today, saving on one and the same balance different preset sets of parameters for different people or measuring tasks is possible without major additional outlay.
Activation of saved profiles by the operating person requires manual inputs, comprising as a rule depression of several touch keys in succession, which is also time-consuming and subject to error. Alternatively, there can be a large number of keys available, and a profile can be activated by depressing one single key. Although this can be faster, it can involve a large input device, the possible number of profiles can be limited by the number of keys, and the risk of depressing an incorrect key is also present.
The problem therefore presents itself of improving a measuring apparatus with stored user profiles in such manner that for each operating person and/or specific measuring task to be performed by them, the correct set of parameter values for them can be set rapidly and with great accuracy.
The problem is solved by a device assigned to the measuring apparatus which can recognize the operating person, and activate a set of parameter values stored for that person. The set of parameter values can include settings preferred by the operating person, as well as settings necessary for a specific measurement task generally assigned to that operating person.
The proposed solution makes use of the fact that the number of persons and applications for which a profile is stored is indeterminate, but finite, and not large. Because of this, the demands on a recognition device are quite modest. A recognition device can function, for example, as follows. Signals which are present and affected by the operating person are analyzed according to certain criteria, which can take account of uncertainty. The result is a possibly incomplete set of values for the individual criteria. The specific combination of values characterizes the signal and allows discrimination, in other words differentiation, by classification of different signals. For each operating person registered, a unique, specific combination of values is stored. The recognition device compares the combination of the weighted criteria of the analyzed signal with the stored combination of values and, should there be a match, determines from which person the signals most probably originate.
Analysis of the signals becomes especially easy if there are certain transmission signals with specific characteristics to which the receiver especially responds. Because of this, the operating person can carry with them a transmitter whose signals can be identified beyond doubt by the measuring apparatus, or more precisely, the receiver of the recognition device belonging to the means for processing and weighting the personally affected signals. In consequence, the measuring apparatus can with great reliability cause activation of the correct set of parameter values. Such transmitters can be constructed with small dimensions, and designed as needed. They can, for example, be integrated into a badge to be worn in the laboratory in any case, or into a personal object which is always worn, such as a wristwatch or finger ring.
The analysis criteria naturally take account primarily of characteristics which can be used to classify, or differentiate, the signals of different operating persons from each other. Such signals can also originate directly from the operating person, and be emanated by them involuntarily. Examples of such signals are the radiation of heat and its distribution, the silhouette, and the voice. The latter can also be readily recognized at a distance. The analysis is more involved than when receiving an active signal from a transmitter. However, the advantage is that the person themself is detected, not simply an object assigned to them.
An exemplary embodiment envisages the measuring apparatus being provided with a transmitter, a single transmitter being capable of serving several measuring apparatuses. The receiver detects the person-dependent changes in the transmitted signal. This is especially pronounced, and possible with great reliability, if the operating person bears a transponder, a device which modifies the transmitted signal in specific manner and returns it at relatively high power. Discrimination then becomes particularly easy, and validation extremely reliable. Transponders can be passive electric circuits, so that they do not need to be supplied with electric power. With regard to their physical design, the same considerations apply analogously as were described for the individual transmitters borne by the operating person.
Validation of a (personal) object which the person bears is a particularly suitable variant if it is less the person themself than the specific measuring task which is of primary interest, and if the object carried activates the application-related set of parameter values in the measuring apparatus. In this way it is possible, for example, to have available in a laboratory a large number of transponders, each of which is coded for activation of a specific parameter set, which set is itself optimized for a specific measuring task. To perform a specific measuring task, the operating person takes the corresponding transponder and approaches a measuring apparatus selected freely from several present in the laboratory, which after validation automatically makes appropriate settings. The coding of the transponder can also take account of individual circumstances of the operating person.
If it is particularly important that the person actually operating really is the person determined by the validation, and the one for whom a profile should be set, this can be verified by an additional means of confirming the identified person. A common means of so doing is by entering a password, which however only verifies that the operating person has at their disposal the information which gives the validated person access to further actions. If the operating person themself must be identified directly, this makes reading a biometric feature necessary, for example analyzing a fingerprint. The measuring apparatus can provide for considering in the normal case, when the detected signal can be discriminated without difficulty, only validation, but in exceptional cases, when discrimination, validation, and therefore recognition at the first level prove difficult, or special functions require greater security, for requesting verification. Again, given the relatively small numbers needing to be considered, the demands on biometric identification are not very high. It may well be sufficient if validation as well as verification, which take place according to different criteria, are both only moderately reliable, since the probability that both systems identify the person as being the same person who they are in fact not, is in any case very low.
In many cases, occasional incorrect validation may not present a problem, provided the operating person takes note of this and can take corrective action. It should also be possible to change a prompted, or already activated, set of parameter values, if other values are required for the immediate measurement needing to be performed. Provision can therefore be made for dividing the profile into sub-profiles, which are successively activated in dialog with the operating person. Thus, after validation, the measuring apparatus can address to the operating person a message of greeting, from which the validation is apparent, can announce the remaining profile which will be activated—which can, for example, depend on the transponder being used—and can request confirmation. Only after the operating person has confirmed, does activation continue. Alternatively, confirmation does not take place, and the measuring apparatus switches into a mode which allows normal inputs, including changes to parameter values. Moreover, the measuring apparatus can be so designed that it undertakes activation of the set of parameter values on the basis of more than one signal recognition, for example validating the operating person by analyzing biometric data, and making task-dependent settings based on a transponder signal which can be person-independent.
Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon reading the following detailed description of preferred embodiments, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals have been used to designate like elements, and wherein:
The invention so far outlined will now be illustrated by a more concrete description of an exemplary application, but without being restricted thereto.
A representation of an exemplary
In the
The balance possesses various possibilities of setting for specific tasks, some of which will be described for illustration. When a load is placed on the weighing pan, the latter tends to oscillate. If it is desired for the weight to be displayed quickly, and it is accepted that a certain tendency to oscillate remains, and that the measurement is therefore less accurate, less damping will be desired than in the opposite case. The damping can therefore be set. The display of the balance allows the units being displayed (gram, ounce, carat, etc.) to be changed. For certain applications a calculated value is displayed, e.g. the number of pieces or the volume. The mode and the display unit are also settable parameters. Other pre-settings of the balance can, for instance, relate to the way of performing the weighing, such as dispensing weighing, in which individual components are added to a mixture, and after each weighing of an added component, resetting to zero takes place automatically. Another frequently used type of weighing is so-called differential weighing in which, for instance, a moist substance is first weighed, the weighing result saved, the substance dried in its container, and then re-weighed. A further frequent form of weighing for items which are themselves identical is multiple weighing, in which the individual weight is calculated by dividing the total weight by the number of items. Further functions usually dependent on the user and/or the type of their work can be motorized or manual operation of a door of a draft shield, the function of an actuating sensor (open/close draft shield door, tare), or operation of a printer, should one be connected. All these, and other, functions are dependent on the wishes and/or activity of a user, who must frequently set a predefined profile of such parameters for his/her purposes. It is now readily apparent that if several persons take it in turn to use the balance for different tasks, it would be very tedious to have to check after every change of person which settings must be retained, and which newly set.
For this reason, the balance can have a menu item with which the settings of some or all the parameters can be saved as a profile once they have been made (e.g., in a profile storage 118). This can take place many times, with each profile being assigned a designation. Furthermore, the balance according to the invention can administer the users, meaning it can store a list of registered users and assign the defined profile to the user. A single user can call multiple profiles his own.
So that the balance can validate a user, the balance can store the user's "personal characteristics". In the present case, the balance can have stored the response of a certain transponder to the signal transmitted from the balance. For this once-only input, a special menu item is provided which is only accessible to persons with special access authorization. Validation can, for example, be based on proper entry of data (e.g., a password), and/or biometric feature analysis, and/or any desired, suitable validation technique. Exemplary techniques for identification of a user in a manner as described herein are set forth in, for example, DE 195 01 531C2; DE 43 31 300A 1 and DE 40 09 951C2, all of which are incorporated herein by reference.
An exemplary instance of using the analytical balance in the laboratory can proceed as follows, with reference to the
However, the dialog also provides the option of not selecting any of the profiles, whereupon a standard profile is set, and changeover to setting modus takes place. Thereupon, before or after the weighing operation, a newly set profile can be saved as a further profile.
Let it be further assumed that the second operating person does not wish to weigh, but wishes to enter a third person into the balance as user. The second person can be authorized to do this, but only if verified as the operating person. For example, the second person can first use a fingerprint reading system, which grants release.
Although the invention is illustrated by the example of a laboratory, where the operating person remains in the vicinity of the measuring apparatus, it is not limited thereto. Measuring apparatuses, including balances, can be operated from a distance, for example over the Internet. In such cases, validation can take place automatically, for example through speech, if there is simultaneously a speech connection, or through the manner typical for the person in which a mark is traced over the input medium, usually the viewing screen.
It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the present invention can be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. The presently disclosed embodiments are therefore considered in all respects to be illustrative and not restricted. The scope of the invention is indicated by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description and all changes that come within the meaning and range and equivalence thereof are intended to be embraced therein.
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This video installation project uses Google's "autocomplete" function with searches such as "why does, where is, how big, when will, who is", etc. The results of these searches are the aggregate of all searches that have ever been made using these terms. These terms are displayed as text, which float around the screen like "fish food" for animated and programmatic "animals".
Search engines embody the collective mind of whoever has looked up anything on Google… and these animals eat that mind!
This uses some animation elements from some OpenProcessing sketches, and I ended up taking the whole thing into Eclipse for ease of coding. As it turns out, Eclipse is great for coding but keeping Processing elements working correctly in the JAVA wrapper is a little bit tricky. Got it to work with a lot of code cleanup, however. And it was the first time I did multi-threading in JAVA!
The music is from the album "Stuntman" by Edgar Froese.
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Christopher is high powered executive constantly traveling on business trips leaving little time for relationships and even less for sex. On his way to a meeting Christopher sees Topher walking down the hotel hallway, Topher stunning - perfectly manicured, impeccably dressed. A well-dressed man is hard not to notice, seeing Topher DiMaggio armoured up in a business suit is a whole new level of sexy. As they pass each other eye contact is made, but neither of them stop to say anything. Christopher takes a second glance over his shoulder as they pass, turns around and without saying anything looks into Topher's eyes and hands him a business card. Nothing is said and they both continue in the opposite directions. The card couldn't be more to the point, Christophers room number and a time.
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3 hits? really yankees?
yeah our pitching has been pretty solid thanks to garcia and colon. pretty good team ERA. nova and soriano really need to get it together though. i lost all confidence in joba a long time ago. and i would put money on hughes landing on the DL in the next few days - praying its not wang redux. not cool.
and what did i say about burnett? he's an every other year pitcher. i knew he'd be clutch this season.


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Full detailed profile on Shayne Lewis Played by Jeff Branson on Guiding Light Daytime Soap Opera.
Photo Credit: Yolanda Perez/ JeffBranson.com
Birthday: March 10 1977
They go to the park and try to figure out how to do it. She thinks they should just bring everyone into the same room and do it all at once. He suggests they do it one person at a time, starting with his dad. Josh walks up on cue. They explain everything to him. Josh is shocked.
Marina, Shayne, Josh and the baby head to Cross Creek and tell Reva the news. She's shocked. She hugs her son and tells him this must be why she's always gotten along with Henry so well. Shayne insists that Marina will always be Henry's mother. They explain how this happened.
The Coopers arrive at the courthouse to meet Shayne and Marina. Frank jokingly asks her if she's going to tell them that Shayne is Henry's father. "Actually, he is," she says. Frank's jaw drops. Shayne tells the story and Marina explains why Mallet left. Shayne promises to be the best dad he can be. Frank slips out to call Mallet and tell him how sorry he is for being hard on him. Mallet just hopes he did the right thing.
Shayne goes to see his father and apologizes for being a mess. He asks him for a job. Josh gives him one. Shayne is excited to start but he has to do some things first.
Shayne and Marina walk out to the woods. He doesn't want to be insensitive, but he needs to talk about custody. "I want us to do this together," he says. She says that's okay and is relieved that he won't be taking her son away. They hug.
Shayne goes to Cross Creek and finds that Jonathan is packing. Shayne tells him he's been making things better for their mother and compliments him on being a good father. They shake and Jonathan leaves. When Reva returns, she sees the note her son left behind. She talks to Jeffrey's picture again, admitting that she can't keep doing this.
Shayne and Marina take Henry to Cedars for a checkup. "Were going to make sure you have a great great life," Shayne says to the kid.
Mallet tracks down Shayne at the baseball diamond. He thanks him for standing up for Henry and tells him that he wishes he could be the child's father but he can't while Shayne is there. "You're his dad," Mallet says, explaining that he's moved out. He thinks that this is what is best for the child. "It's time for you to step up... Henry's your son and you need to be his dad," Mallet tells him. They shake hands. Mallet chokes on his tears and walks away.
Shayne runs into Marina in the park and asks her if she's alright. He tells her that Mallet was right and he will be there for Henry. She puts the baby in his arms. Mallet watches from a distance and then walks over. He tells them that he just got a job in Germany and is leaving tonight. Shayne offers to leave them alone but Mallet is leaving immediately. He holds Henry and walks him a few feet away to say goodbye. He tells the child how much he loves him and how many positive changes he's brought. "I've just been kind of filling in. Shayne's your dad," he says, promising to come back if he needs help. Mallet weeps and then hands the child back.
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Independents are fleeing from Obama and the Democrats: "Independents who embraced President Barack Obama's call for change in 2008 are ready for a shift again, and that's worrisome news for Democrats. Only 32 percent of those citing no allegiance to either major party say they want Democrats to keep control of Congress in this November's elections, according to combined results of recent Associated Press-GfK polls."
Johnny Rotten is showing more brains and character than what passes for the liberal intelligentsia: ""If Elvis-f***ing-Costello wants to pull out of a gig in Israel because he's suddenly got this compassion for Palestinians, then good on him. But I have absolutely one rule, right? Until I see an Arab country, a Muslim country, with a democracy, I won't understand how anyone can have a problem with how they're treated."
Dore Gold is warning about the Obami's infatuation with the "1967 borders" (in other words, the status quo after the 1990 armistice, a nonstarter for Israel, and another instance of reneging on the Bush-Sharon 2004 letter, which recognized that "it is unrealistic to expect that the outcome of final status negotiations will be a full and complete return to the armistice lines of 1949″). But then this is all moot so long as the PA refuses to get in the room with the Israelis and lacks the will and ability to make a binding peace deal.
The left is reeling from Obama's backtracking on the Ground Zero mosque: "Glenn Greenwald, a lawyer and liberal blogger, summed up the frustration of those on the Left … by tweeting on the microblogging website Twitter: 'Well, it was nice spending a day thinking Obama did something courageous.'" Silly them.
The shills are straining to explain Obama's reversal. David A. Harris of the NDJC: "I applaud his clarion statements on this matter that cut to the heart of what our country stands for — including religious liberty for all peoples and the separation of church and state." The clarion statement praising a mosque on the graves of 3,000 dead Americans or the clarion statement that he didn't mean it?
The Democratic leadership is sounding desperate to shut up not just the public but also the media and even Obama. "Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), who chairs the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and appeared on CNN's 'State of the Union' to talk about the upcoming election, was asked for his personal view on whether the mosque should be built in New York. 'It would be wrong to politicize the issue,' he said, adding that the decision should be 'up to the people of New York' on where the Islamic center should be built.'" The people of NYC don't want it, and Obama made it front-page news, so I think he'll have to do better than that.
Conservative blog readers are putting it together. Here's a particularly apt summary of Obama's behavior on the Ground Zero mosque debacle: "He is a man of the Left, and for him and many others in this country 9/11 was the big comeuppance. There were many people who came out after 9/11 to say America had it coming, and one of them was Obama's old friend and ghost autohagiographer Bill Ayers. In his ideas about America's relationship with the Muslim world, Obama has much more in common with Imam Rauf than with he does with ordinary Americans and he's not afraid to say so; he's just really really bad at handling the blow back."
Obama is still tanking in the polls, reaching a new low in Gallup.
Gen. David Petraeus is struggling to get out from under his commander in chief's troop deadline for Afghanistan: "'I don't find it that stifling,' he said. 'I'm not bowed over by, you know, the knowledge that July 2011 is out there. In fact the president has been very clear, Vice President [Joe] Biden has been very clear as well more recently that this is a date when a process begins, that is conditions-based. And as the conditions permit, we transition tasks to our Afghan counterparts and the security forces and in various governmental institutions, and that enables a quote 'responsible' drawdown of our forces.'"


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Fri, 7 Aug 2015
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Dj Jojoflores (Gotsoul, Cielo, Nikki Beach, Montreal), Kristian Hernandez(NYC), Liz Millar, SteveA & JasonS b2b
It's summer and it's time for the Alliance to kick off their gathering of party people in true lush style - on board a boat, with a few DJs, some deep and soulful tunes and a special view of the city (and Marianne may make an appearance, to keep the skipper entertained.)
Our four hour cruise is for the enduring, seasoned party crew only - so book those baby and dog sitters, and check yourself out for the evening (and morning). Entry to the exclusive after party will be assured and we promise this party will ROCK!
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Let's just say he has GOT SOUL!
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Men's Tennis | Monday, September 24, 2012
Wong Reaches Final, Loses to Malesovas, at USTA/ITA Northwest Championships
BEAVERTON, ORE. -- Willamette University tennis player Joshua Wong (Sr., Hilo, HI/Hilo HS) earned a victory in the semifinals before losing to Colton Malesovas of Whitman College in the final match of the singles bracket at the USTA/ITA Northwest Small College Championships on Monday, Sept. 24 at the Tualatin Hills Parks & Recreation Tennis Center.
Wong, seeded #2, defeated Andy Riggs of Whitman College, seeded #4, in the semifinals, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1. Malesovas, tied for the #13 seed, moved past Giancarlo Battaglia, seeded #7, in the other semifinal match, 6-4, 3-6, 6-0.
Malesovas held off Wong, 6-4, 7-5, in the singles final to win the tournament title and earn a berth in the USTA/ITA Small College National Championships later this fall. Malesovas ousted the #1 seed at the Northwest Championships, Andrew La Cava of Whitman, in the quarterfinals.Although Riggs lost to Wong in the semifinals of singles, he reached the championship match in doubles. Riggs and Matt Tesmond faced fellow Whitman teammates La Cava and James Rivers in the doubles final. La Cava and Rivers prevailed, 6-0, 6-2, and will represent the Northwest Region at the National Championships.
USTA/ITA Northwest Championships
September 21-24, 2012
At Tualatin Hills Tennis Center
Beaverton, Ore.
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& Johnson: Current Market Conditions
1885 Johnson & Johnson has been a premier producer of pharmaceutical,
healthcare and medical products (Johnson & Johnson, 2007), but as this
company moves forward into the 21st century they are facing increasing
competition. By exploring Johnson &
Johnson's market structure and the impact of existing and new competitors
within this market, one can better understand the current factors that affect
Johnson & Johnson. The supply and
demand of medical and pharmaceutical products is the key to understanding other
factors which companies such as Johnson and Johnson base their decisions
on. Cost structures, price elasticity of
demands, pricing, and productivity are all related to the affects of supply and
Market Structure
Market structure is defined as the
"frameworks within which firms interact economically" (Colander, 2004, p.
243). Johnson & Johnson's framework
can be considered a national and international oligopoly. An oligopoly is "a market structure in which
there are only a few firms" and "there are often significant barriers to entry"
(Colander, p. 285). Competitors in the
pharmaceutical, healthcare and medical products industry must take into account
what each other is doing and anticipate each other's responses; this makes them
interdependent. Even though a number of
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model'. As an oligopoly market, with a
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ABC Strategic Plan 2013-16
The ABC is required by Part IVA of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983 (ABC Act) to prepare a corporate plan which provides information about the ABC's objectives, performance targets, and forecasts of revenue and expenditure.
The ABC Strategic Plan 2013-16 is prepared in accordance with Part IVA of the ABC Act, and is a corporate plan for the purposes of that Act. It commenced on 1 July 2013 and will end on 30 June 2016.
Download a summary version of the ABC Strategic Plan 2013-16.
Message from the Chairman and Managing Director
The ABC's strategic priorities for the next three years are outlined in this plan.
Like other media organisations around the globe, the ABC is being transformed by digital technology. The ABC's role in the digital era was affirmed by Parliament's 2013 vote in favour of a Charter change that acknowledges our responsibility to provide digital media services. The reach, impact and personalisation of online and mobile services have deepened the ABC's connections with Australians everywhere and of all ages.
Millions of Australians every week are taking advantage of services unimaginable even a few years ago. We are delivering vastly more to audiences in many different ways. We are seeing dramatic increases in media consumption on smart phones and tablets. Every day, more Australians are coming to the ABC through search engines and social media referrals. This transformation will continue apace over the life of this plan as technology continues to shift power and the tools of creativity to audiences over producers.
Audiences are making individual decisions on what they want to consume, when and on what devices. We are not just distributing content that the ABC has made, developed in partnerships or purchased. This era is seeing a proliferation of content created by members of our audience and reaching vast numbers through its availability on ABC programs and websites.
While the ABC is taking advantage of this new technology to meet audience needs in different ways, many ABC services remain familiar. We still deliver traditional, linear television and radio networks, with scheduled programming that inform, educate and entertain.
We are delivering on our Charter obligations. Our programming contains content of wide appeal and specialist interest. Our news and current affairs team provides high quality coverage of local, national and international issues. We have a commitment to telling Australian stories, promoting the arts and providing a forum for intelligent debate and discussion.
Independent research consistently affirms that Australians overwhelmingly feel that the ABC provides a valuable service. The breadth and quality of ABC programming and its relevance to the lives of Australians makes the ABC one of Australia's most respected and trusted institutions. It is truly a national broadcaster for all of us. Never in its proud 80 year history has the ABC been restricted to filling gaps left by other media organisations.
The values that underpin the ABC's operations remain the same. We show respect, integrity and collegiality in our dealings with each other and the wider community; and we seek to innovate in our programming and services. The key goals of the organisation also remain constant. In fulfilling our functions under the ABC Act, we strive to be values-based and innovative, efficient and responsible, with an adherence to high-quality and audience-focused content.
As has been the case for more than 80 years, a defining characteristic of the ABC will be to treat its audiences as citizens, not consumers. We look to be a trusted place in an era of information plenty: delivering programming of quality and distinctiveness, that promotes understanding and insight and that provides a forum for debate and engagement for Australians everywhere. Furthermore, with secure government funding, the ABC will provide continuity of high quality programming for all Australians, at a time when other media organisations are finding it difficult to cope with the digital era.
The first stated duty of the ABC Board, under the ABC Act, is to ensure the functions of the Corporation are performed efficiently and with maximum benefit to the Australian people. The ABC Board will review the implementation of this Strategic Plan over the next three years. The Corporation will report on progress through its Annual Report, on the Corporate website and to the Parliament through forums including Senate Estimates hearings.
The next three years will see the ABC continue its transformational journey as a public broadcaster of the digital era. The Corporation will look to invest the funding provided by the Australian people efficiently and wisely, ensuring a return that is relevant, engaging, innovative, creative, distinctive and of high quality. For Australians everywhere, we grasp the opportunities of the new whilst holding fast to the great traditions and values of public broadcasting.
Our Purpose and Vision
The ABC's purpose is to fulfil the functions set out in the ABC Act, particularly the ABC Charter.
The ABC's vision is to provide high quality content and services that will ensure the ABC is valued by the community as Australia's most trusted and creative media organisation.
Our Values
The ABC is a truly independent media organisation for all Australians. Our values are the foundation of our work.
We act with trustworthiness, honesty and fairness. We deliver on our commitments and are accountable.
We treat our audiences and each other with consideration and dignity. We embrace diversity.
We work together willingly. We cooperate and share in the ABC's challenges and successes.
We foster creativity and distinctiveness. We encourage new thinking and strive to achieve quality in all that we do.
Our Goals
The ABC has six goals which support its purpose:
- Audience Focused
- High Quality
- Innovative
- Values based
- Responsible
- Efficient
Strategies for achieving our Goals
The ABC has identified the key strategies which will drive the achievement of its goals:
Audience Focused
- Provide relevant content for all Australians that enriches their lives as citizens.
- Build audience engagement with ABC content across platforms, devices and formats.
- Develop and implement a content strategy which maintains weekly audience reach across platforms of at least 70% of the Australian population.
- Implement a content strategy focused on growing international audiences in target markets.
High quality
- Apply high standards to all activities.
- Deliver distinctive content which is independent, balanced and trustworthy.
- Regularly review and assess standards and performance, including identifying appropriate benchmarks.
- Provide appropriate training to meet business needs and build capabilities.
- Foster a culture within the ABC of experimentation and creativity.
- Explore the potential of emerging platforms and devices to offer new and relevant content and services to audiences.
- Build a flexible and agile business capability to anticipate and respond to changes in audience behaviour and the media environment.
- Collaborate with relevant industry and community partners.
- Extend the ABC's reputation as an innovation leader in the Australian media.
Values based
- Emphasise the importance of how results are achieved, not just the results themselves.
- Embrace and promote diversity in recruitment and content strategies.
- Adopt and implement the ABC Reconciliation Action Plan.
- Encourage and recognise ideas and behaviours that embody ABC Values of integrity, respect, collegiality and innovation, both within the ABC and in our relationships with audiences.
- Focus on achieving the highest standards of workplace health and safety.
- Provide responsible and responsive emergency broadcasting services.
- Pursue environmentally and socially responsible business practices.
- Apply best practice standards of financial and corporate governance.
- Support the democratic process by providing programs and services which enable citizens to engage in informed discussion.
- Continuously evaluate activities in order to implement best practice processes and to pursue new efficiencies.
- Ensure the ABC's capabilities across all platforms are aligned with audience strategies.
- Manage and allocate resources efficiently in a way which contributes to long term sustainability.
Pursue appropriate revenue opportunities to maximise investment in content.
Performance Measures
The ABC will monitor performance using a range of measures. Progress against this plan will be assessed and reported using the following ten areas of performance:
- Reach of ABC services across all platforms.
- Levels of audience engagement with ABC services.
- Assessment of content quality.
- Community perceptions and industry recognition of ABC activities.
- Assessment of creativity and innovation.
- Compliance with appropriate and recognised standards.
- Availability and effectiveness of training and development activities.
- Health and safety performance.
- Performance against targets set in the ABC Reconciliation Action Plan and the ABC Equity and Diversity Plan.
- Levels of revenue from non-appropriation sources.
Performance in these areas will be reported in the ABC Annual Report.
Fulfilling the Board's Duties
The ABC Board is committed to fulfilling its duties as set out in s8 of the ABC Act. It does so through well established corporate governance processes.
- The ABC Board holds regular meetings throughout the year, providing the Board with an opportunity to obtain detailed information about management and operational issues, and to make key decisions regarding the Corporation. The Board receives a comprehensive suite of reports, and members of the ABC Executive attend Board meetings as required to answer questions and provide insight into activities and management decision making.
- The Finance Committee meets several times each year, and provides an opportunity for the Board to scrutinize the financial performance of the Corporation, including financial policy and procedures, financial planning, budgets and Treasury activities as well as major business investment decisions. Through the activities of the Finance Committee, the Board is able to ensure the financial performance and efficiency of the ABC.
- The Audit and Risk Committee provides independent assistance to the ABC Board on the Corporation's risk, control and compliance framework, and its external accountability responsibilities. Through the Audit and Risk Committee, the Board is able to monitor the Corporation to ensure that it does not contravene or fail to comply with applicable legislative obligations.
- The ABC Editorial Policies are approved by the Board. The ABC Editorial Policies set out the ABC's approach to a range of important editorial issues. A set of standards apply to each statement of principle, and are enforceable under internal management processes including through the ABC Complaints Handling Procedures. Rigorous application of the ABC Editorial Policies by the Corporation enables the Board to ensure that the gathering and presentation of new and information by the ABC is accurate and impartial in accordance with s8(1)(c) of the ABC Act.
- The ABC Code of Practice has been developed by the Corporation and approved by the Board. The Code of Practice establishes the Principles and Standards which the ABC applies to radio and television programs broadcast by the ABC on its free-to-air television or radio broadcasting services. Compliance with the Code of Practice is monitored by the Board at its regular meetings. The Code of Practice is notified to the Australian Communications and Media Authority in accordance with s8(1)(e) of the ABC Act.
- A Board Protocol which establishes the rights, responsibilities and expectations of the Board has been agreed and adopted by the ABC Board. The Protocol recognises the duties that are owed to the Corporation by Board, and sets out the ways in which Board members will conduct themselves in order to fulfil those duties.
Consistent with its duties, the Board undertakes other activities as required, such as submitting annual reports to Government regarding compliance with the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997; considering relevant statements of policy furnished by Government; and considering and approving broader ABC strategies such as those contained in the ABC Reconciliation Action Plan and the ABC Equity and Diversity Plan.
ABC Services
- Four national radio networks, comprising ABC RN, ABC Classic FM, triple j and ABC NewsRadio (on the Parliamentary and News Network)
- ABC Local Radio, comprising nine metropolitan radio stations, in capital cities and Newcastle, New South Wales, and 51 regional radio stations throughout Australia
- 11 digital radio channels in each mainland capital city, including simulcasts of the four national networks and metropolitan Local Radio services, as well as digital-only services ABC Dig Music, ABC Jazz, ABC Country, ABC Grandstand, triple j Unearthed and ABC Extra, a special events channel
- All digital radio services are streamed online. ABC Dig Music and ABC Jazz are also available on free-to-air digital and subscription television services. The four national networks and some Local Radio services are available via digital satellite subscription services
- ABC1, the ABC's primary television channel
- ABC2, content for a younger adult demographic between 7pm and 2am running on the ABC's second free-to-air television channel
- ABC4Kids, content for pre-schoolers between 6am and 7pm running on the ABC's second free-to-air television channel
- ABC3, a dedicated children's channel
- ABC News 24
- iview, an internet-only catch-up television service
- Local television in each State and Territory
Digital and Mobile
- abc.net.au, providing content available via streaming, podcasting, vodcasting, video-on-demand and content uniquely designed for broadband delivery
- ABC services are also available via SMS, 3G and other wireless devices including a range of smartphones and tablets
ABC Commercial
- ABC Retail, owning and managing 53ABC Shops and licensing 102 ABC Centres throughout Australia. It provides a Customer Delivery Service that processes orders via phone, fax, mail and online through ABC Shop Online (www.abcshop.com.au)
- ABC Publishing, managing magazines and books. It manages a stable of lifestyle and children's magazines as well as a list of adults' and children's books
- ABC Sales and Distribution, responsible for DVD, Content Sales (including international and digital sales), Licensing, Events, Library and Non-Theatrics Sales
- ABC Music and Music Publishing, releasing children's, country, classical and contemporary music from Australian artists including recordings by the Australian symphony orchestras. The group also represents a number of Australian composers and promotes Australian music compositions and performances
- ABC Digital, developing online and mobile applications
- Radio Australia, an international radio and online service broadcasting in eight languages by shortwave, satellite and terrestrial rebroadcast arrangements to Asia and the Pacific
- Australia Network, an international television and online service, broadcasting via satellite and rebroadcast arrangements to 46 nations in Asia and the Pacific
- ABC International Projects, assisting media organisations internationally with strategic advice, training, mentoring and technical support
ABC Subsidiaries
Under the ABC Act the Corporation is required to provide Corporate Plans for its subsidiaries.
As at 1 July 2013, the following are wholly owned subsidiaries:
- Music Choice Australia Pty Limitet
- The News Channel Pty Limited
Both subsidiaries are held as shelf companies and are not trading. Corporate Plans have not been prepared for these two subsidiaries.
Forecast revenue and expenditure
|Australian Broadcasting Corporation
|Revenue ABC Government Appropriations
|Operational Appropriations
|Equity Injections
|Loans from Government
|Total Appropriations
|Other Revenue
|Total Revenue
|Operational Expenditure
|Capital Expenditure
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A "System Error 43-Contact" message will appear in the VFD (vacuum fluorescent display) for the following reasons:
See Mackie Authorized Service Center Locator.
These error messages can be caused by a variety of circumstances but are almost never caused by a hardware failure in the console.
1. For "Control surface not responding" message:
2. For: "Cannot locate DSP card" message.
Occasionally a floppy disk or downloaded file may become corrupted causing a "read floppy error" message to appear on the d8b monitor. Always use floppies that are in very good condition.
See Mackie Authorized Service Center Locator.
his error is generally caused by a missing or bad connection in the DATA cable or sync card. It is almost never caused by a hardware failure.
Check the DATA cable between the console and CPU. Make sure it is connected to the correct port (Console DATA).
Reseat the sync card. If they have the Apogee clock I/O and this doesn't help, put the original sync card back in.
This error is memory related. Usually, this error occurs when the physical RAM memory (.pdf, 64 KB) is different from the BIOS/CMOS last know state. It is likely that the physical memory has been modified (upgraded) and when the CPU is booted, the BIOS is expecting the previous RAM value but does not see it. Rebooting will usually fix the problem, but sometimes it is necessary to enter the mother board BIOS and set the CMOS to scan the RAM upon boot. Once the RAM has scanned (counted) you can go back and disable this option. All righty then.
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Stunning rendition. I wish I could afford it but 50 quid for 5 rolls is steep. 10/10 for innovation though lomography. This film rocks! I can't believe there are photography enthusiasts knocking it in this forum. Are you nuts! Something new and original like this..
Apart from the control dial, it's not really offering me much more than my epl-3, which I love. Looks like I'll be waiting for the epl-8 or maybe getting a secondhand omd5. C'mon Olympus ... It's high time you started innovating again or I might just jump ship to panasonic or Sony.
Agree with all comments. I had to stop watching after 20 seconds as i was feeling sick. If this effect has any merit it would be better deployed with a curved gliding dolly contraption of some kind with a single decent videocam. As an ad for the Nokia phone, this backfires spectacularly.
I've just been to the lomography website and it's only available in Canikon mounts :-( .
I'm a bit less keen now
Oooh.. I want one! I'll probably need to wait 10 years until I can pick a battered one with a dented filter ring on ebay for £100, but the sample pics and videos are just gorgeous. In the meantime, I'll have to stick with my lensbaby composer which gives a very similar effect, and swirl that bokeh in photoshop. This lens appears to give the swirly bokeh right into the sweetspot though - anyone else notice that? Now where did I put that lottery ticket I bought last night..?..
I love the way a 19th century lens could be innovating digital photo/video-graphy, and its getting made in Russia.
There are some very angry and bitter posts on this stream .. lighten up people! I thought the CC pricing structure was pretty parasitic initially, but this latest offer of £8.78/month for PS & LR is just about affordable for me, so I've taken the plunge.
I've never been able to afford the software until now and relied on some very old versions of questionable provenance. Now I'm using the very latest software that I read about in the mags, an ACR that reads my camera's RAW files, and, as I spend about an hour a day in PS, paying about 30p/hour for the privilege. Not a bargain, but not a ripoff either.
Hopefully they won't hike the price too much after 12 months, but if they do, I can always go back to CS2.
I was on a Cornish beach recently and a young lifeguard/surfer dude took an interest in my waterproof camera, a Canon Sureshot A1 35mm camera that I was using while swimming with the kids - £5 on ebay and takes cracking pictures. He asked me if it floats - "of course" I said. Why wouldn't a waterproof camera designed for this sort of thing not float? Apparently the digital equivalents don't. How hard would it be to incorporate buoyancy into these cameras? Just a thought .. sounds like the surfing community would be a guaranteed market.
steve131: I am not against Pentax. I do like Pentax very much!
But honestly, how can MX-1 compete without a viewfinder?
Are we expected to hold the camera in the air with one hand, and focus with the other by looking at the LCD?
Yes, we can use a tripod, but in reality, that's not how we take a photo?
Agree with ihasa. I thought I'd miss the viewfinder when I bought the Oly EPL3 but I just look down at the upturned lcd - shades itself. 8 months shooting every day with this camera, often in sunshine, and not missed the viewfinder once. I think this pentax compact look great.
I recently bought an LX1 off fleabay for 50 quid. It's probably the best compact I've owned for usability and lens quality. A bit noisy above the minimum ISO but it takes fantastic pictures. I thought I wanted an XZ1 next, but the LX1 has hooked me into this model. If I can't afford an LX7 next, it'll be an LX5 which should be much more affordable new or s/h soon. The LX7 looks like just about the perfect compact to me knowing what I know now about how gorgeous an LX compact is to use in the field (and I take a lot of pictures). If the much derided LX1 was this good, how much better is the LX7?!
All this talk below of sensor size and aperture is a bit pointless at the end of the day. There will always be a better camera on the market or around the corner, but the relative differences some folk below seem to be fixated on seem a bit marginal to me when a camera provides so much in such a lovely little package.
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July 2012 - Surprise Me! -Border Challenge
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Re: July 2012 - Surprise Me! -Border Challenge
I've been away for several days - camping with our grandkids! I am super excited to come home and see more layouts here!
Welcome, Vanessa! So glad you stopped in, and we will look forward to seeing you here next month!
Makeeyesup, Love your border! Very unique, and I love how you tucked your photo into the vines.
NathL, You did a beautiful job on your border! It is very unique, with the wave cut-out. I would never have guessed this is not your comfort zone! Beautiful clustering too! All Challenges do run a month, so you have plenty of time. Just check in the first of the month. Most challenges are set up on the 1st, but sometimes we might need an extra day or two.
Beautiful LO and border, CM Silly. Yes, my original idea was to spotlight one photo with a simple border, but creativity cannot be limited. Many of the participants have enjoyed making a layout (rather than using one photo only), just like you did here, and that is okay! Thanks for your ideas. They fall in line, somewhat, with what is planned for next month, so be sure to check back.
Thank you to EVERYONE who participated! I just love seeing how we each see things from a different perspective, and how creative and unique we all are!
Thank you also for wanting to see the Border Challenge continue. I've added a twist to next month's challenge, so please be sure to check in!
Since this is a "Surprise Me" Challenge, please check your PM box within the next day or two for a special surprise from me!
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Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Funny computer prank- Fake warning message in your pc by Message manager lite
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Hello readers, I hope all of you are fine and having a wonderful day. Today i am going to show you another funny Pc prank. You can set up this trick in your friends computer and make them worry for a while. This is just a simple trick by which you can show fake warning message to anyone and make them freak out for a while. The funniest part is that, you can write your own warning Quote which will be more fun.
The instruction:
1. Click here and download the setup file of the software called "Message manager lite". Don't get frustrated that you have to install a whole new software. This software is much smaller than 1 MB file and it doesn't require any installation.
2. After downloading the file , open it and Unzip the file. Your Anti-virus software may warn you that it is a harmful software but actually it is not. As it is a for fun anti-virus software will suspect anything. After unzipping the file click the software then a new box will appear as you can see in the picture
3. Now just write whatever warning message you want to write then set the time for the warning message to pop up and then click OK. As you can see i wrote the message "You computer has been infected by a deadly Zombie virus and it is going to eat your life way" . After 1 message the warning message popped up and my little brother was freaked out ..lol You can see it below in the picture
I hope you have enjoyed the prank show. Thanks for visiting my blog. Cheers


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Bitchie Or Not? Rita Ora In Kim West Latex Rubber Dress
British singer Rita Ora literally looked like she got poured into her dress earlier today while spotted outside of Asprey's in London for the official launch of her new single 'R.I.P'. The track, written by Drake, is currently #1 on Itunes.
For the special launch event, Rita stepped out in a blue latex rubber dress, designed by Kim West and black platform boots.
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