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Mitchell, with his stubbly beard, mullet haircut and dazzling array of patriotic neckties is a documentary supervillain up there with George W. Bush in 'Fahrenheit 9/11'. He flaunts a colossal ego as he delivers a torrent of highly quotable faux pas ('No matter what I say, it draws controversy. It's sort of like the abortion issue.'). You could hardly call it a paragon of impartial filmmaking, but this is still a compelling and immersive glance into the nature of competitiveness and the corrupting aspects of fame.
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
Mitchell, with his stubbly beard, mullet haircut and dazzling array of patriotic neckties is a documentary supervillain up there with George W. Bush in 'Fahrenheit 9/11'. He flaunts a colossal ego as he delivers a torrent of highly quotable faux pas ('No matter what I say, it draws controversy. It's sort of like the abortion issue.'). You could hardly call it a paragon of impartial filmmaking, but this is still a compelling and immersive glance into the nature of competitiveness and the corrupting aspects of fame.
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|79 mins
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So the hipster guy is the super villain like George Bush? And the lame family guy is the good guy? I think you got the roles reversed there mate.
The film was a fraud in many ways. Mitchell's record had been broken by another guy in 2001. Weibe was the recognized champion for several years. Agree the whole lot of them are quite sad.
lovely film and the triviality of the pursuit has got nothing to do with anything. most of what we call games are deeply trivial. it's the way personality is revealed through these trivial pursuits that is instructive and deep.
"a low scoring portrait of human vanity"...how about a gutwrenching realistic portrait of human diversity...one that transcends generations and brings nerds, jocks, push-overs, and buttheads together.... your credibility has been flushed down the perverbial 'Bubbles' drain.
I am convinced that the only reason you panned this movie was to increase the number of hits your page gets. Are you getting kickbacks from the advertising department? Kudos to you, it worked. I would have never heard of this "publication" without your ridiculous review of this movie on rottentoamtoes.com. I suggest you re watch this movie. If you happen to stick by your initial review, then well, you sir are a retard.
Stephen Garrett must really suck at Donkey Kong.
This is a film about people who are stuck in 1982 I think. Billy Mitchell has held the world record Donkey Kong score since 1982 when record keeping began and he has barely changed his hairdo since then. Perhaps that was hot in '82, but a dude in his 40s can't quite rock that hairdo. Right back to the documentary - mostly I was struck by how pathetic the people in this film are. Steve Wiebe, trying to overtake Mitchell's record, won't stop playing long enough to wipe his own kid's poo covered butt, and he's told outright by his daughter that he's ruining his life to get this record. There's Micthell, who besides a bad hairdo and a wife with a really bad boob job, won't show up in person to defend his title. There are the guys who are Mitchell's geeky goon squad, determined to prove anyone besting Mitchell is a cheat of some kind, and there's Mr Awesome who really has to be seen to be believed. This film took a while to bring me into this geek heaven because it was all so foreign to me - in this regard, the film did not do a good job introducing those of us who have not spent time in an arcade to those who virtually live there. By the time I was drawn in, it was the pathetic quality of these lives which kept me watching, and that's not necessarily a good thing. It's sort of like a bad car crash that you don't want to watch but keep looking at - the major difference is that an ambulance will take the injured to be helped and no one is coming to rescue the poor souls in this documentary.
I'm not sure what movie you saw, but it wasn't "King of Kong"! All you have to do to prove that you have any credibility at all, is make a movie yourself. As it is, your review of the movie is getting "panned" while the movie itself is getting stellar reviews.
HaHaHa Ha Ha!!! This so-called movie critic "Stephen Garrett" MUST be on either Silly Bitchell's (a.k.a Billy Mitchell) or Brian Kuh's payroll or something?!?! THE ONLY REASON that this film got a 98% freshness rating (as opposed to 100%, which is what it rightly deserves) is because of this Mr. Foolio Disgracias "film critic" extremely LOUSY review..."what a Maroon" (as Bugs would say). I don't often get angry at film critics...I simply don't care what they say...unless I've watched a thoroughly enjoyable movie that's actually worth my ten F***ing dollars! YOU REALL PISS ME OFF, YOU SILLY FARRETT!!! (or was that Garrett?).
Poor Stephen Garret was unable to understand anything... And so, he was kidnapped by ninjas. Are you a bad enough dude to save the President?
This was an amazing movie, the characters could not be any more rich. I don't see how you were not entertained or even brought to the edge of tears with how heartbreaking this movie was. You obviously did not watch this movie or were distracted by something like your new iphone the whole time, managing to miss one of the best movies of the year,
Haha. I know it's your opinion, but what is your idea of a good movie? Shrek 3? You must have some weird taste in movies. Because this movie, is a great movie. It's funny, and I cannot wait for the fictional remake.
You're a funny little movie critic Mr. Garrett. Your seemingly incomplete review is fuzzy and nearly indicates that you have not viewed the same incredible film that the rest of us did. This movie superbly stands on its own strengths -- it's not supposed to be "Chasing Ghosts". Perhaps you are a Billy butt-kisser...I would rather be a Steve butt-wiper! That's obviously saying something about my respect for the humble guy who wants to play fair.
I myself can't imagine an objective more trivial than that which drives a pretentious New York movie critic.
"Presenting these lives as a parable about the merits of good sportsmanship is even more of a stretch." Did you even watch the movie? How could you possibly think that this statement is true?
33% my arse.
It's time to quit your job as a film critic. The trivial nature of their goal and the intensity with which they pursue it is exactly what makes this movie so great. You have missed the point of this film completely. I suggest your boss re-check your credentials before allowing you to review anything else.
Wait a minute, "Stephen�, if that is your real name. Your review sounds like it was written by Billy Mitchell himself. Describing this utterly engrossing film as "moderately entertaining� would be like calling the Bible fairly popular among religious types. The character arch-types that play out are classic. The quotes throughout are unforgettable. The twist and turns of the seemingly in-coincidental plot is amazingly fascinating. But you continue to say that "their present-day core objective is so deeply trivial, and yet their hunger for recognition is so desperate�, and you'd be absolutely right. My present-day trivial objective is in-proportionate to my desperate hunger for recognition.... yours too, and probably 90% of the entire world are stuck in these worlds that, in the long run, are pointless and trivial yet we still strive away our hardest to achieve to become masters of these skin-deep realities. That is life. That is humanity. And that is exactly what makes this documentary worth watching, and even more, captivating.
Wow, you simply could not be more wrong. This is probably one of the funniest films I have seen in years, certainly more entertaining than 99.9% of documentaries. By focusing on something most people consider deeply trival, KING OF KONG shows you the lengths that people will go to in order to have a 'world record", even if that record is in Pac Man or Donkey Kong. These guys go at it as if they were trying to get a gold medal and their focus is absolutely affecting and kind of hilarious. This is ultimately a very human comedy, pitting a lovable underdog (possibly THE most lovable underdog) against a total dinosaur from 1984 and it has funny in spades.


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The NASA article appears at "Down the Lunar Rabbit-Hole" with Alice, the Mad Hatter, and the White Rabbit.
See images of some of these holes and caverns on the before-mentioned July 12, 2010 NASA Science article.
These caverns were first hypothesized back in the 1960s when the United States was exploring the Moon for its manned Apollo missions.
One such hole'"a pit within the Marius Hills on the Moon'"is described by NASA as 'big enough to fit the White House completely inside.'
Now that NASA has proven that these tunnels and caverns exist under the Moon, the U.S. space agency wants to explore them.
Dr. Mark Robinson, from Arizona State University and a LRO principal investigator, states, "They could be entrances to a geologic wonderland. We believe the giant holes are skylights that formed when the ceilings of underground lava tubes collapsed."
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Students to draw attention to plight of homeless, hungry students
Posted: October 16, 2012
The Hearts and Hands Pantry operated by Antelope Valley College's Associated Student Organization is using this week – Homecoming Week – to focus on the plight of homeless and needy students.
Sandra Govin, student trustee, estimates there are hundreds of AVC students that "go from couch to couch" at different homes or live in their cars.
"They're the invisible population," she said. "The shame connected to it is the reason that most students don't acknowledge it."
In response, Govin and other students have organized Camp Coming Home, Oct. 18-19. Organizers are looking to expand the reach of last year's event, which drew approximately 100 participants, including those who slept overnight in a cardboard box village erected between the Library and Gymnasium on the Lancaster campus.
Govin helped establish the Hearts and Hands Pantry on campus in 2011 as a way to provide food to needy students.
The series of events as part of Camp Coming Home get underway at noon Thursday with a peanut butter and jelly sandwich assembly project outdoors west of the Library.
Students are encouraged to take part in a Build-a-Shelter Contest utilizing cardboard boxes and then to sleep in the makeshift shelters near the library Thursday night. Students are further urged to "come hungry" and to not bring any personal electronic devices such as cell phones and laptop computers.
At 7 p.m. Thursday, college President Dr. Jackie L. Fisher Sr. and a representative of Grace Resource Center are slated to take part in a "Faces of Hunger" panel discussion outdoors west of the Library.
On Friday morning, students and community volunteers will join with Kids Against Hunger in the Student Lounge (Student Center Building) from 8 a.m. to noon to package 10,000 meals to be distributed locally and internationally. Interested volunteers need to be on hand for the orientation at 8 a.m.
Members of the AVC Marauders football team are expected to take part in the meal assembly project Friday.
Then, at Saturday's 7 p.m. football game at Brent Carder Marauder Stadium, people can donate five cans of food in lieu of a ticket and get into the homecoming game against West Los Angeles College. Govin asks that donors make sure the food hasn't expired. Suggested canned goods include tuna, soup, peanut butter, chili, fruit and vegetables.
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Joined: 2/14/12
I've always been a loner in games. I don't know if it's me or if I just don't have friends who play games. But so many games these days require the use of community (clans, guilds, etc) and it's hard for me to enjoy any type of MMO cause I am always that person who wants to rely on myself rather than a group.
Is anyone else here in the same boat as me? It's a little depressing because I love games but just cannot ever seem to make friends. I feel like I am a normal guy you know, I live with my girlfriend and have a few friends but the online aspect is something I can't seem to grip.
I guess I'll follow up with some questions:
1) do you have friends that play with you?
2) how do you make friends online?
3) do you have to reach out to people or just develop relationships over time?
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Joined: 11/05/11
"Kill me, my man kills you, that's how you lose."
Play games that arent WoW, AoC, Rift, SWTOR.
Play games that grouping is more required so you actually meet new people... eventually you will run into people you enjoyed doing stuff with and group again... possibly join guilds etc.
"I see they watchin' me and takin' notes on my moves, Run up on me it's all I want I ain't got nothin' to lose."
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Joined: 8/14/04
I've always been introverted at heart, I learned to reach out to people out of necessity and because i knew I had something to share. Well, in games ,the groundwork is all laid out for you, I think it's as simple as saying "Hi". Be prepeared to have people ignore you, or reject you after talkin for a minute, it might happen. Kinda like finding a girl, gettin cut down can happen but eventually you mix n mingle with the people n u find one. Really, it's a game, everyone is there to have fun. Some people avoid contact or are shy but really they want to play with others somewhere in there mind. maybe not, but almost all people i think. So just say hello, see what happens, tell em what quest your on or what your farming or whatever.
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Joined: 3/04/12
What game are you currently playing?
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Joined: 2/14/12
Originally posted by Jenosyde
Well most games I am put off by the community's immature attitude, that's why I posted here cause this site seems to have a mature group. But I've played all types of games.
I suppose the longest game I have played was WoW but that was years ago. My peak was in the BC era and was in a raiding guild on a small server, but even then I did not personally connect or know anyone, I was just some other person.
Most recently... Diablo 3.. made some friend contacts but they all quit... and eventually I did also.
GW2... joined a guild where everyone knew each other already so felt out of place.
I play a crap load of browser games as well but never connected with anyone.
I reverted back to World of Tanks, been playing it for over 2 years and joined 2 clans but ultimately did not enjoy the experience.
I actually really want to play WoW again as a rogue cause I always loved infiltrating cities but I just can't support that game anymore after being hacked twice with no compensation. Kinda put me off to it, not to mention the bot farmers that plague every MMO out there.
I just wish I had friends that played games lol.
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Joined: 11/05/11
"Kill me, my man kills you, that's how you lose."
I have actually randomly met someone I knew a few years before. Was in the same guild as them... both of us played the same class... we were working on our epic, started to help each other.
Eventually found out I use to live in same town as he did (was a very small town). Turns out I knew the person. Odd how it worked, we actually played MMO together for many years before we got bored with the games coming out.
"I see they watchin' me and takin' notes on my moves, Run up on me it's all I want I ain't got nothin' to lose."
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Joined: 2/18/11
i suppose the real question you should be asking yourself is: "Why do I play an MMO if i don't really connect with others?"
there have been many reasons put forth (almost dissertation-length) as to why someone might seek out company without the desire to connect...or inability to do so. sometimes it's as simple as the same kind of person who likes to have the television on while at home alone, even though there is no interaction. maybe playing an MMO can provide companionship without having to actually speak to anyone. i don't know what your case may be.
to be perfectly honest, many single-player games provide much greater depth, graphical prowess, and freedom (Skyrim, for example) than many MMO's. most play multi-player games to either interact with others in sharing a common goal, or gain something from competition with another human being you can't get in single-player games.
if you want to play MMO's and would rather lurk on the periphery, i suggest you join a large player community, where it is easy to get lost in the masses, but still receive many of the benefits of companionship. i don't know what else to suggest. i can offer my own personal experience, however.
there are MMO's i can play where i can involve myself as much or as little as i like. if i desire no interaction, i can play Skyrim (or as of today XCOM)..if i want minimal interaction, i can play something like World of Tanks against real humans...if i'm feeling social, i can play TSW with my online friends...or GW2...or STO (all perfectly solo-freindly to a point).
there are simply too many alternatives for you not to find what niche appeals to you. find it, and then go with the flow. after years of not knowing what it was i was looking for, a year ago i finally found it in a global gaming community (50k members) that allows me to play as i wish...even if i choose not to talk to anyone for as long as i like :)
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Joined: 6/22/06
Originally posted by stygianapoth
1. I use to have, now not really, sometimes i got 1 or 2 friends to play game like TL2 or D3.
2. In today themeparks, simple answer is, i dont. These games are solo driven and there is not really a point to make friends. In games like FFXI, i dont have a choice to do so if i want to progress. So to make friend i search on games forums for a guild, and i try it, simple has that. Trying is the key, if that doesnt work, just keep looking.
3. Both, at first i have to reach them by finding a guild, after that you develop some sort of a gamer friendship by playing with them. Now again you need a games where you need others gamers to do things, because if not you will just be playing alone most of the time and you will feel disconnected with peoples.
If you really want to try a real mmorpg, where you really play and having fun with others and not just seeing peoples running in your front of your screen with no reason to talk to each others, you need to find a games where peoples are needed. For me this is FFXI, but im sure there is others games like this.
Advanced Member
Joined: 9/07/08
Wipe yourself off, U DEAD!
I played Counter Strike in a server with a really awesome group of people. We all became really good online friends in the game, in other games and thru chats and such. Over time everybody faded away a little at a time and I even found myself away from gaming for a short period.
I never made that connection with any other guilds/groups I was involved with after that and currently I play solo and have done so for quite a wile now. So I know exactly how you feel.
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Joined: 11/05/11
"Kill me, my man kills you, that's how you lose."
Originally posted by Deathenger
CS was fun. I actually started playing CS when I played EQ... like 10 people from the guild all started playing together. I eventually ran my own server since it takes about 3mins to set 1 up... hours to make it what you want it to be lol.
"I see they watchin' me and takin' notes on my moves, Run up on me it's all I want I ain't got nothin' to lose."
Novice Member
Joined: 3/06/12
I'm also a loner in-game. I get to experience interacting with others only for transactional or party purposes. Other than that...Nahhh
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This is really, really similar to this thread, created the same day, just earlier: http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/thread/366847/The-Art-of-Finding-a-Guild-or-clan-or-corp-or-other.html
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A planar hybrid optical amplifier is fabricated on a single crystal substrate. The components that are common to a variety of optical amplifier circuits are mounted on the substrate and the planar device that results is readily interchanged in various applications. In one embodiment the multiplexed signal consisting of light from a pump laser and an optical signal are introduced into a rare earth doped fiber which amplifies the input signal through stimulated emission of radiation.
1. An apparatus for amplifying an optical signal, comprising:
(a) A substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface, and a selected thickness between said top and bottom surfaces;
(b) A first groove at a first end of said substrate and a second groove at a second end of said substrate, said grooves having optical fibers disposed therein;
(c) A optical waveguide optically connecting said optical fibers;
(d) A laser mounted on said substrate, said laser connected to said optical waveguide by a first coupling waveguide; and
(e) An optical detector mounted on said substrate, said monitor optically coupled to said first coupling waveguide, whereby light from said laser is transmitted to said waveguide and at least one of said fibers and a portion of said light is transmitted to said detector for monitoring said laser.
2. An apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein said first fiber transmits an optical signal, said optical signal is multiplexed with said light from said laser and said optical signal and said light from said laser are transmitted into said second optical fiber.
3. An apparatus as recited in claim 2, wherein said multiplexed optical signal and said laser light are transmitted into a gain medium, whereby said optical signal is amplified in said gain medium.
4. An apparatus as recited in claim 3, wherein said gain medium is a rare earth doped optical fiber and said laser light serves as a pump source for said doped fiber.
5. An apparatus for amplifying an optical signal, comprising:
(a) A substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface, and a selected thickness between said top and bottom surfaces;
(b) A first groove at a first end of said substrate and a second groove at a second end of said substrate, said grooves having optical fibers disposed therein;
(c) A optical waveguide optically connecting said optical fibers;
(d) A pump laser mounted on said substrate, said laser connected to said optical waveguide by a first coupling waveguide;
(e) An optical detector mounted on said substrate, said monitor optically coupled to said first coupling waveguide;
(f) An input optical signal transmitted via said first optical fiber to said waveguide; and
(g) A multiplexer for multiplexing said light from said pump laser with said optical signal, said multiplexed signal transmitted via said second waveguide to a gain medium external to said substrate, whereby said pump laser light pumps said gain medium and said optical signal is amplified via stimulated emission resulting from said pumping of said gain medium.
6. An apparatus as recited in claim 5, wherein said multiplexer is an evanescent coupler made of a section of said waveguide and a section of said first coupling waveguide.
7. An apparatus as recited in claim 6, wherein said gain medium is a rare earth doped optical fiber and said laser light serves as a pump source for said doped fiber.
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/269,408 filed Jun. 30, 1994, now abandoned.
The invention relates to the use of silicon waferboard technology to make a low cost, passively aligned optical module that provides the basis for various applications of optical amplifiers. The module can be interchanged as the needs of a user changes.
The advent of silicon waferboard technology has provided the vehicle by which accurate, passive alignment of optical components, both passive and active, can be accomplished with the additional benefit of reduced cost. The use of silicon bench technology to produce optoelectronic modules is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,904,036 to Blonder, incorporated herein by reference. Blonder discloses the use of a single crystal semiconductor base on which are mounted optoelectronic chips to create a modular transceiver, for example. Blonder discloses the use of v-grooves for holding optical waveguides and chips in well defined positions. The etching process to create the v-grooves is mature, and is disclosed for example in U.S. Pat. No. 4,210,923 to North, incorporated herein by reference. The Blonder further discloses the integral formation of silica waveguides on the base of monocrystalline material by chemical vapor deposition. Finally, the Blonder reference discloses the use of a waveguide to couple the evanescent wave of the main waveguide to a photodiode to monitor assembly functions or circuit operations. U.S. Pat. No. 4,989,935 to Stein, incorporated herein by reference, is another example of the fabrication of an optoelectronic device on a silicon wafer. The Stein reference discloses the use of a silicon wafer to forman integral optoelectronic transceiver with a laser chip functioning as a source and an optical receiver, a Schottky barrier diode. Further disclosed in the Stein reference is a wavelength multiplexer/demultiplexer which functions as a wavelength selective beamsplitter in the transceiver function. Finally, v-shaped grooves formed by anisotropic etching and dielectric waveguides formed on the silicon are also disclosed. Shown in FIG. 1 are the key components of a typical rare earth doped fiber amplifier. Generally the components of this type of amplifier are in bulk form, and the circuit is connected with a glass optical fiber to effect optical signal amplification. The particular example shows input optical isolator, output optical isolator 2, forward and reverse pump lasers 3 and 4. Wavelength division multiplexers (WDM's) for coupling pump laser into a common waveguide as well as for filtering residual pump energy from input and output leads are also shown. Finally, tap couplers 5 for monitoring the pump laser power and tap coupler 6 for monitoring amplifier power output power are shown in this amplifier circuit. The use and function of each of these components will be discussed herein. To effect the amplification of an optical signal in a rare earth doped fiber amplifier, the input signal to be amplified is chosen to be between 1520 and 1580 nm. This is the frequency range emitted from the stimulated emission of the coiled length of the erbium doped fiber 7. To effect stimulated emission, a signal from the pump laser 3 is chosen to be either 980 nm or 1480 nm from an appropriate source. The input signal is multiplexed with this pump signal, and then fed into the erbium doped fiber. The pump signal excites electrons in a lower energy state in the doped fiber to a higher state. In time this would effect the population inversion needed to permit lasing, in a proper laser cavity. Population inversion is achieved by pumping to excite electrons to a higher state. The electrons then decay rapidly to a metastable state (in many cases) with a longer lifetime, thereby enabling the required inversion. In an amplifier, this inversion is not utilized n the same way as in a laser, but rather is utilized to effect a more precise amplification frequency. This is clear from a consideration of Heisenberg Uncertainty, where the longer lifetime (greater uncertainty) makes the uncertainty in the energy (and hence the uncertainty in frequency) smaller. The input signal is then chosen to effect the stimulated decay of higher state electrons to a lower energy state. These quanta of light created by stimulated emission are of the same frequency and phase as the input wave, and thereby serve to amplify the input wave by constructive interference. This coherence effect is due to the coupling effect of the incident light pulse with the electrons in excited states in the doped fiber. The emitted photons are of the same direction of propagation as well. It is precisely this coherence of phase, frequency and direction of propagation that makes this kind of amplifier feasible. However, through the process of pumping and the introduction of the input signal to the erbium doped fiber, spontaneous emission occurs. Spontaneous emission of photons in the amplifying modes can adversely affect the amplification of the input signal through the introduction of noise. This noise is due to the fact that quanta of light emitted in the spontaneous emission will be of random phase and propagation direction. This light will destructively interfere with the light emitted through stimulated emission, and reduce the overall performance of the amplifier. Coherence is useful for various reasons. The first reason is that coherence makes feasible a greater variety of modulation and detection techniques, thus providing the system designer with more options. Coherent communication systems have a greater potential for better performance than do incoherent systems. For phase and frequency modulation, coherence is critical. Coherent detection techniques, for example heterodyning, require the phase of the received carrier and that of the local oscillator to be well defined and stable, so both light waves must be of a great degree of coherence. Clearly, it is of great importance to minimize as much as possible the spontaneous emission of light. For further details on the use of a rare earth doped fiber to effect amplification of an optical signal, see U.S. Pat. No. 5,056,096, incorporated herein by reference.
However, optical data transmission systems can differ greatly in their required components. As a consequence, for certain applications, the components shown in FIG. 1 may be necessary for some systems, and not needed for others. Often, an amplifier will require a single pump laser. The pump and signal may either be copropagating or counterpropagating, as determined by the relative importance of signal to noise ratio and output power requirements. Further, applications may not require two optical isolators, or, in some instances, even a single isolator, depending on the magnitude of signal reflections. System level design requirements can be established that can eliminate one or both of the isolators. In a similar manner, the use of a WDM to remove residual pump power is also a system consideration, and in some instances, such a pump filter may not be necessary. Finally, an output tap coupler is likewise a system issue, which for many signal branching applications will either not be required, or could be accomplished by other means. What is desired is a modular type device that incorporates the essential devices to effect amplification of via a gain medium such as a rare earth doped fiber, virtually independent of particular system requirements. FIG. 2 show the schematic of those components which are common to all designs of amplifiers. Specifically, the pump laser 23 is monitored by a tap coupler 25, and a WDM efficiently couples the input and pump signal to the gain medium (not shown).
What is needed is a multi-functional module that has formed or mounted thereon the essential components needed for optical amplifier systems. Such a device would allow the use of a such a module in a variety of applications, thereby enabling interchangeability as well as versatility, a worthwhile "off-the-shelf" consideration.
It is an object of this invention to provide a low-cost, highly accurate passively aligned module for optical amplifier circuits. Particularly, the invention discloses the fabrication on a monocrystalline substrate a pump laser the output of which is coupled via a multiplexer with the input signal to be amplified. The multiplexed signal is then coupled to a rare-earth doped fiber amplifier, external to the module. The configuration of the amplifier can vary, but the module is capable of functioning with the various configurations.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of typical optical fiber amplifier with multiplexing/demultiplexing.
FIG. 2 is a schematic of the present invention showing the components common to all amplifier circuits.
FIG. 3 shows the present invention fabricated on a single crystal waferboard.
Turning to FIG. 3, we see the planar implementation of the optical fiber amplifier shown schematically in FIG. 2. By techniques well known in the art, v-shaped grooves are etched into the monocrystalline substrate 31 to hold the optical fibers 32,33 which function to couple the input signal 34 to the amplifier circuit (not shown). The planar silica waveguides 35,36,37 are fabricated by microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition and reactive ion etching. Mode matching is usually required throughout the system, and can be effected, for example, by fabricating the silica waveguides in an approximately semi-circular shape such that the semi-circular core surrounded by a lower cladding and an upper cladding. The semi-circular core is fabricated to match the mode in the waveguide to that in the fiber 31,32. The cladding can be formed by oxidizing the silicon substrate and the core by deposition of phosphosilicate. This is but one means to create the waveguides, and is disclosed in the reference to Blonder above referenced. The end facets of the waveguides are cut by using a diamond saw, the groove created by such cuts are shown at 38. Standard single mode optical fibers or polarization selection single mode optical fibers 32,33 are positioned in the v-grooves and are thereby passively aligned with the waveguide 35 at 39. Finally, at the junctions at which the waveguide 35 couples the fiber, the fiber is cleaved at an angle consistent with the cut of the end facet of the waveguide 35, thereby reducing greatly the back reflections at the junction of the fiber to the waveguide. Also within the purview of the invention is the use of index matching material at junctions and laser welding and fusion arc welding may be employed to attach the fiber to the waveguide 35.
In order to effect multiplexing at the junction of the coupling waveguide 37 and the main waveguide 35, principals of evanescent wave physics are employed. In order to optically multiplex the pump light source with the input optical signal, the hope is that a great amount of the pump light is coupled into the waveguide 35, and a negligible amount of the input signal lost through coupling to the coupling waveguide 37. As is known in the art, there is a direct proportionality between the wavelength to be coupled and the length that the two waveguides are close and parallel. In this application, by keeping the length at which the waveguides 35 and 37 are parallel (at 314) short, there is great coupling for the pump light (roughly 980 nm) and poor coupling for the optical signal (1520-1580 nm). This configuration will also minimize the ill-effects of oscillation between evanescently coupled fibers. It is also conceivable that a slot could be cut in the junction between the fibers and a HOE be set therein for effecting multiplexing.
The configuration of FIG. 3 assumes the gain medium is externally deployed in conventional fiber form. Typically, such fibers derive improved performance by using a small mode field to maximize pump field intensity. As a consequence mode matching between the gain medium and connecting fibers or waveguides becomes a very important consideration. This can be effected by various techniques such as first splicing the gain medium to a standard single mode fiber with thermally expanded core fusion splices, then attaching the standard mode fibers to the v-grooves of the substrate. Alternatively, the ends of the main waveguide sections may be tapered to allow mode matching with direct attachment of the gain medium. Another consideration for the designer of such an amplifying is pulse-spreading which can occur if the amplification of the optical signal requires multiple traversals through the gain medium. The use of a loop fiber doped with a rare earth metal such as erbium which is pumped as described herein serves to enable amplification with as few as one pass through the loop. Finally, fiber to waveguide mode matching can be effected as described earlier. If it is desirable to deploy the gain medium on the planar substrate directly, waveguide tapering may again be used to allow direct coupling to standard single mode fiber in the v-grooves.
The pump source 310 is butt coupled to a single mode planar waveguide 37, that may be flared or otherwise modified to improve coupling efficiency. The end of this waveguide 37 may be angle cut to reduce back reflections, but is nonetheless cut with diamond saw to effect the but coupling as was previously described in the discussion of the coupling between the fibers and the planar waveguides at 39. The pump source 310 is driven by laser drive 311 and circuit control 312. The pump waveguide 37 guides pump power to the main waveguide 35, coupling most of the power to it, possibly in a polarization dependant manner. The coupling waveguide 36 allows for a small fraction of the pump power to be guided to the monitor detector 313. The substrate has an angled surface (not shown) with a reflective coating thereon underneath the monitor-detector to provide means for coupling the light from the waveguide 36 to the monitor-detector 313. This angled surface could be cut by a diamond saw or etched by conventional technique.
In addition to the amplifier driver circuit shown in FIG. 2, the same planar technology can be employed to design ring laser configurations where the active medium is located in a fiber external to the planar device. Further by suitable doping of rare earth elements in the main waveguide 35, direct pumping of the gain medium can be accomplished. Various devices can then be realized. For example, by disposing reflective gratings on the main waveguide 35 in regions adjacent to or in the active medium, linear laser cavities can be made. Tuneable lasers can then be fabricated in this simple, low-cost arrangement. Other means of tunability can be realized by external devices coupled to the gain medium through the v-groove alignment means. Typically, only a single, broad optical spectrum grating would be disposed on the main waveguide 35, and an external wavelength selective reflective member would provide a broadband tuning mechanism over the optical gain bandwidth of the gain medium.
Various modifications will become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art. All such variations which basically rely on the teachings which this invention advances are considered within the scope of the invention.
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Since you are a student, one of your biggest challenges aside from examination is to not run out of money. Yes, not before the check from Mom or Dad comes in to your account. Now to help you out, we will work on how you can extend the life span of your pockets. Here are some tips for young guys like you.
1. Learn how to say no
Young people love to go out, have some fun, drink, eat and be merry. Sometimes, these things that they want to do are not for free. Another fact is that, they can't do it alone most of the time. This is where they will invite you and you will feel bad to say no.
Joining your peers once would be fine but frequently would hurt your budget. If you don't want this to happen then learn to say no in a nice way. Think of good excuses such as important family gathering, due projects or part time jobs. With this, you won't lose friends and you won't lose money.
2. Avoid renting
Why spend money on a dorm if you could stay home? Kids/Teenagers always want to try going and living on their own. Ooops, you don't want to be called a kid aren't you? With these reasons, they are ignoring the idea that they could save a lot by staying with the family.
3. Stay at home
Going outdoors to watch some movies with friends can be a lot expensive. The same goes with eating in a nearby restaurant. Instead of going out, stay at home and get everything for free. You can save money because of free snacks and drinks inside the refrigerator to your Dad's movie collections.
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Let's face it. You are a student and you've got a problem on how to make your money last. With this, can you afford to have a Credit Card and face its disadvantages? Remember, every time the credit card is swiped, the bank bills are going to bite.
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If you will notice, people spend if they are out doors. Here are the things that could tempt you in the streets.
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Yes. The examples above are food and water which can be found inside your house. Eat and drink to your heart's content. On this way, you won't need to buy and spend money while on your way to school.
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The US Soccer team will resume its CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers this September. The team returns to the Hexagonal after capturing the 2013 Gold Cup and defeating Bosnia-Herzegovina in a friendly match.
The Stars and Stripes will face Costa Rica and Mexico during this month. The first match will be against Costa Rica at the Estadio Nacional in San Jose on September 6.
The second match against Mexico will be celebrated at the Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio on September 10. It is not going to be an easy Hexagonal for the United States.
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The beginning of the year saw Costa Rica lose to the USA in Denver, Colorado. The Costa Ricans lodged an appeal against the US alleging irregularities affecting their players.
The irregularities were secondary to the snowstorm brewing during the match. FIFA rejected the appeal since it was lodged more than two hours after the match ended.
It is expected that Costa Rica will use this encounter to extract revenge against the USA. Costa Rica might exert pressure on America with the predominance of its supporters in the stadium.
While the two teams will not play at Estadio Saprissa, the weather can be a factor in the match. The US Team may suffer from climactic change in the stadium unless there practice methods take it into account.
The climactic changes could be heat along with the type of turf on the field. On the other hand, this might have been resolved.
Costa Rica is currently in second place in the Hexagonal with 11 points. The Central American country has three wins, one loss, and two ties.
It has seven goals for and three against for a differential of seven.
Mexico might be at a disadvantage taking into account the home field advantage favoring America. El Tri will probably use the match to prove that it is not finished in the Hexagonal.
El Tri is under pressure to deliver results after its performance during the Hexagonal. Mexico is currently in third place with eight points.
They have one win, no loss and five tied matches. Its only victory was against Jamaica and three of the tied matches were scoreless.
Its manager Chepo De La Torre is under pressure to perform and gain a victory after barely surviving a vote of no confidence from Mexico. El Tri might be tempted to go on the offensive since there is nothing to lose.
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The US Soccer team must not underestimate Costa Rica and Mexico. They must go for everything with a strong and organized defense as well as midfield.
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fail·ure ˈfālyər/
lack of success.
|synonyms: nonfulfillment, defeat, collapse, foundering
|the omission of expected or required action.
In less than 2 weeks, our trip around the world will be at an end. 214 days,
6 continents, 29 flights, 22 countries, 33 couchsurfing hosts (twice as many invitations),
6 godwinks (this will have its own post), 5 wonders of the world, numerous acts of
kindness received and given, and too many new friends to count! All in all it's been an amazing trip! Quite the accomplishment! But…… We didn't do all that we set out to do!
Our original goal was to volunteer in each of the countries that we visited. I picked the countries and the boys looked up NGO's and charities in each one where we could
give a helping hand. We did not have success in that part of our mission. We failed!
The men who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than
those who try to do nothing and succeed. ~Lloyd Jones
A man that I consider to be a mentor, taught me that it is important to give! Not give back, just to give! This is what I'm teaching my sons! We are fortunate that we had opportunities to do just that. In London UK with the Salvation Army, we spent an evening feeding the homeless. In Nairobi Kenya with the Mathare Foundation, we volunteered in one of the largest slums in Africa. In Bangkok Thailand, we helped with a fundraiser for a NGO called "In Search of Sanuk. In Cebu Philippines, we went and saw the impact that a Liter of Light has on communities with no electricity. When we couldn't give or be of service, we tried to inspire. In Paris France, Nairobi Kenya and Bogota Colombia I had "conversations" with students asking the question "If you knew you could not fail, what would you champion with your life?", hoping to inspire the next generation to think outside the box and dream big! Seeing the impact we had in these interactions, makes me wish that we could have done more. That we could have spent more time with people who need a hand, or a push for their dreams. I failed to make that happen in most of the countries we visited.
Notice the difference between what happens when a man says to himself, "I have failed three times," and what happens when he says, "I am a failure." ~S.I. Hayakawa
In the days we have left, we are looking to spend time with an NGO in Costa Rica. And though the first couple of weeks we spend in Jamaica, will be rest time, there are 2 organizations we will be working with this summer. Stay tuned for information about those!
There is no failure except in no longer trying. ~Elbert Hubbard
As you've been reading this you might have been wondering, "Is there anything I could do?" If you haven't, ask yourself this question now! The answer is YES! Of course you can! Maybe it means just volunteering your Time Talent or Treasure at your local school, church or hospital. Maybe it means giving your neighbor's kid help with some homework, or doing some random act of kindness. Whatever works for you, put it in your heart just to give something of yourself. The Salvation Army is a worldwide organization, find one near you. Here is a link to one in London http://www.salvationarmy.org.uk/. The Mathare Foundation has put together a Indiegogo campaign which has 48 hours left https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/help-mathare-foundation-in-slum-to-raise-funds-for-school-room-rent-equipments. In Search of Sanuk is always in need of donations and volunteers, check them out here http://insearchofsanuk.com/. To learn more about the Liter of Light project go here http://aliteroflight.org/. If none of these pull at your heart strings, look below for the list that Isaiah and Junior put together. I'm based in Denver CO, and can point you in the direction of many local NGOs and charities, send me an email. Do your own research, make your own list. Grab a friend or a family member and do some good in the world! Smile! Check out this excerpt from an article about the ripple effect of giving:
Without a doubt, generosity and gratitude are contagious, with far-reaching ripple effects. "When someone shows me such unexpected thoughtfulness, it restores my faith in the love and compassion of the human spirit and I want to join in on the fun," one study participant explained.
So, the next time you give to an organization or an individual, know that your gift may actually have a much larger impact than you realize. And the next time you are the recipient of someone's generosity, think of the principle of upstream reciprocity and look for ways to pay the kindness forward to others — strangers you may not even know. Being aware of the secret ripple effect of gratitude and intentionally looking for ways to use it can transform our entire community — and increase your own joy in the process.
You can read the whole article herehttp://www.noozhawk.com/article/cynder_sinclair_gratitude_secret_ripple_effect_on_community_20131126.
Failure sometimes enlarges the spirit. You have to fall back upon humanity and God. ~Charles Horton Cooley
Yes we failed at what we originally set out to do. Maybe we are not done failing! But we are not failures! Though our trip is almost over, we will always look back on the lives that have impacted us, and those that we have had an impact on. Fall Down 7 Times, Get Up 8: Teaching Kids to Succeed comes to mind. We adults need and can use these same lessons!
Supposing you have tried and failed again and again. You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing we call "failure" is not the falling down, but the staying down. ~Mary Pickford
We look forward to you journeying with the Jobsons!!! Check out our FaceBook page and our profile on CouchSurfing.org:
Here is the list of NGO's and charities that the boys put together:
France- UCPA- http://www.ucpa-vacances.com/
Poland- Tatra volunteer search and rescue- http://www.topr.pl/
Germany- Heavens Above- http://www.heavens-above.com/
Greece- Tree for a Kid- http://www.linkedin.com/company/tree-for-a-kid
Israel- Poem for Rent- http://www.technion.ac.il/~gever/shir.htm
Ethiopia- Circus Ethiopia- http://www.circusethiopia.org/aboutus/index.html
Australia- Healthy Kids School CanTeen Association- https://healthy-kids.com.au/
New Zealand- CanTeen- http://www.canteen.org.nz/
Columbia- Pies Descalzos Foundation- http://www.barefootfoundation.com/
Panama – Fundacion El Hacedor- http://www.elhacedor.org/
Costa Rica- Nature Kids- http://www.naturekids.org/
Jamaica- Ocho Rios Charity Serving Poor Children's- http://www.breadbasketministries.com/
UK- Kids Company- http://www.kidsco.org.uk
Germany- Heavens Above- http://www.heavens-above.com/
Poland- TOPR- http://www.topr.pl/
Greece- Elati environmental league for animals in the Ionian- http://www.charity-charities.org/Greece-charities/Kefalonia-1463560.html
Israel- Poem for rent- http://www.technion.ac.il/~gever/shir.htm
Nigeria-Tafarki foundation- http://thetafarkifoundation.com/PharmacistForAfrica/index0.html
Ethiopia- SOS children in Ethiopia- http://www.sos-childrensvillages.org/Where-we-help/Africa/Ethiopia/Pages/default.aspx
Mozambique- Imagine Mozambique- http://www.imaginemozambique.org
South Africa- Food for Africa's Orphans- http://www.foodfororphans.org/about.php
India- Vibha- http://sites.vibha.org/
Philippines- Community and family services international- http://www.cfsi.ph/
Australia- CARE Australia- http://www.care.org.au/
Costa Rica- kids saving the rain forest- http://www.kidssavingtherainforest.org/main.html
Jamaica- The Animal House- http://www.theanimalhousejamaica.org/
Panama- Water charity- http://watercharity.org/taxonomy/term/12
Colombia- Pies Descalzos Foundation- http://www.barefootfoundation.com/


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Hundreds of employees were temporarily evacuated from the 500,000-square-foot AGI In-Store facility in Forest City, following a report of smoke coming from a manufacturing building on Thursday morning.
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Carson said the junction box, which is kind of like a breaker panel, had an electrical issue but the cause is uncertain at this time. She said no other damages were caused by the electrical short.
There were no injuries but two maintenance men were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation.
Dennis Tarlton, recently retired Vice President of Operations at AGI In-Store, was at the plant Thursday morning during the electrical short and said it "sounded like something had dropped."
"The fire departments responded real quickly and did a great job. We appreciate that," he said.
Assisting at the scene were firefighters with Forest City Fire Rescue and Ellenboro Fire Department. Firefighters cleared the scene around 11 a.m.
Following the incident, the power to the manufacturing building was cut off by Duke Energy. Electricians worked through Thursday morning and restored power later that afternoon.
"Everyone evacuated exactly how they were supposed to, and we're just glad everybody got out okay," Carson said.
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Liam, 23, of Broughton, married his partner Alice in October in a dream wedding made possible by the generosity of local businesses and Scunthorpe Telegraph readers.
He was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, an aggressive form of bone cancer, in August 2011 and the couple brought forward their plans to marry after his health deteriorated.
Writing on social network Facebook, Alice, 21, said: "He was a real diamond and a fighter. I love you soooo much sweetheart and I hope you're not causing too much trouble up there :) rip babe I love you xxxxxxxxxx"
Friends of the couple also posted messages on the website.
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Austin-based writer and 1999 U. Texas graduate Jeff Metzger's first published book, "The Rogue's Handbook: A Concise Guide to Conduct for the Aspiring Gentleman Rogue," details how male readers can become better gentleman rogues.
He dissects historical examples of "g-rogue," a term a friend coined, from Jack Sparrow of "Pirates of the Caribbean" to Lord Byron, noting their mix of stealth and suaveness. Metzger could very well have included himself, considering how he has smoothly continued to include writing in his life.
Although he received a marketing degree from the McCombs School of Business, writing has always interested him, and eventually he decided to minor in English. After taking a job in phone sales at a major corporation after college, he found himself in a warped "Office Space" nightmare and decided to pursue a career with a small business.
However, as he strode into the interview room of an Austin-area spa with absolutely no understanding of the mechanics of spa treatment, his knowledge of literature and writing came in handy.
"I noticed my interviewer had a British accent," Metzger said. "I asked her where she was from. She said the U.K., and I asked what part. She answers, 'Swansea,' and I go, 'Where Dylan Thomas is from?' And she gets all excited, and I begin to recite Dylan Thomas' 'Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night.' I was then offered the position, even though I was grossly unqualified."
Now he works with a student housing real estate company but regularly keeps a block of time on Saturdays just to write whatever inspires him. Three years ago, that inspiration came as he was flipping through a book at a friend's house on how to be a gentleman.
He felt that the book was too serious and decided to write his own handbook. Instead of the serious tone, he would inject some playfulness, and instead of simply the gentleman, he would describe the gentleman rogue, an archetype made distinctive in the intrigue he possesses and that had interested him for years in books and movies.
Although he has written two manuscripts before, "The Rogue's Handbook" is his first to be published by a major publishing house, Sourcebooks. It has been a long process of editing, revising and publicizing. The experience also showed him how much growth he has made as a writer since his time as a UT student.
When Sourcebooks returned his manuscript to him with formatting revisions, Metzger was more than willing to make the changes; a stark contrast from his 19-year-old self. During his sophomore year at UT, he and a friend sent an article to then-fledgling Maxim magazine. Maxim wanted to publish it but with some slight changes.
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Now, after that exhausting three-year process, "The Rogue's Handbook" has finally been released. Already, Metzger is working on a manuscript of a novel that he first started as a student that includes Cuba, prostitution and culture shock. It is an ambitious work, but given the "g-rogue"-like skill Metzger has shown in continuing his writing career, he should have no problem finishing it.


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Australia batsman David Warner on Thursday apologised to Joe Root after punching the England batsman in a Birmingham bar during the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy.
David Warner told a news conference: "I am here today to put my hand up and apologise to Joe. I've let my team-mates, family and everyone down".
David Warner said he had exchanged text messages with Root and that his apology had been accepted.
Earlier Thursday, David Warner has been suspended until the first Ashes Test match for an alleged attack on England batsman Joe Root in a bar.
David Warner, was also fined £7,000 (AU $11,500) after the incident, which took place in Birmingham on Sunday morning. He will now miss the remainder of his country's Champions Trophy campaign.
David Warner will also be absent for tour matches against Somerset and Worcestershire, but can play in the first Ashes Test on 10 July.
England and Australia players were in the Walkabout pub in the early hours of Sunday when opening batsman Warner is alleged to have struck England batsman Root.
The Australian, who has played in 19 Test matches for his country, was dropped for Australia's Champions Trophy game against New Zealand on Wednesday as a punishment.
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Why Agile Project Management?
by Jim Highsmith, Director, Agile Product and Project Management Practice
I was recently rereading one of my earliest e-mail Advisors from this Agile Project Management Practice (it was actually e-Project management then). The Advisor was about why this different way of managing projects was so important. After reading it, I decided it was time to revisit and update that issue.
One company struggles with a large project with critical time constrains and ever-shifting requirements. One and one-half million lines of code -- in a cell phone, and that's just the beginning. "My project has critical time constraints and the requirements are evolving constantly (brought about by changing industry standards) during the project, because of turbulence in the wireless telecommunications market, so that generating and maintaining the range of documentation required for a typical corporate project would doom this one."
A company with an extensive human resource product line struggles with growth (over 500 engineers), rising complexity, and demanding customers. A functionally oriented organizational structure (product management, development, QA) and expanding feature requirements limit necessary collaboration and lead to slipping schedules and quality issues.
A worldwide, multibillion-dollar media company struggles with new product introduction as Web-based delivery platforms evolve and competition requires innovative and easy-to-use new products.
Innovation, complexity, change, size, uncertainty, growth, globalization, and more are factors that software development organizations must deal with today. Historically, development methodologies dealt well with one or two of these dimensions but not with all. Traditional methodologies dealt well (sometimes, at least) with large size and complexity, but not well with innovation and change. Rapid development methodologies of the early to mid-1990s dealt well with innovation and change but not well with size and complexity.
A software development methodology is actually a strategy for success, and as such must prioritize objectives. An agile approach builds on a common framework of principles and practices, but even more important, one of those principles encourages us to adapt to change; to adapt to different objectives and constraints on a project. However, given the business environment today, there are certain challenges for which agile development excels.
The number-one challenge of agile project management is creating a culture of innovation -- everything else pales in comparison. Agile projects often attempt to implement the new, the untried, and the nearly impossible -- this is not the problem domain in which controlling tasks to achieve a fixed plan will succeed. This is a problem domain that demands the innovative exploration of possibilities.
The underlying assumptions of traditional project management are predictability and control: project managers expect progress to mirror the plan, and they expect to exert firm control over that progress. Whereas traditional practices focused on the mechanics of scheduling, task planning, and monitoring, agile project management focuses on innovation, collaboration, decision making, knowledge management, fuzzy planning, and exploratory development.
In that earlier Advisor, I defined agile projects in the following way:
Agile projects are large projects that must be delivered rapidly, that are both research-like and mission-critical, and that have to be managed in a turbulent business and technology environment.
The statement is as valid today as it was five years ago. There are quite a few significant words in the statement: rapidly, large, research-like, mission-critical, and turbulent. Each requires some elaboration. First: rapidly. There is no question that the pace of business has accelerated. While many bricks-and-mortar companies don't necessarily have to be first, they can't lag too far behind. There are still great demands on schedule. But, we are learning that if we focus exclusively on schedule, bad things tend to happen as quality is sacrificed. Agile projects are teaching us that the right focus points are customer value and quality -- within predefined timeboxes. Meeting a schedule with poor quality and unwanted features is hardly a success. Agile projects have changed our views about what is an objective (value, quality) and what is a constraint (time).
The second issue raised by the above definition is size. In the earlier days of agile development, smaller projects were the norm. Today, companies are tackling all sizes of projects -- even the very large with hundreds of people -- with agile concepts and practices.
The third issue is research-like. Research projects are characterized by risk and uncertainty -- risk relating to things that you anticipate might go wrong and uncertainty relating to things that might go wrong that you don't even know about. Research requires exploration rather than a fixed plan. Research is synonymous, at least for our purposes, with innovation, and innovation today is focused on the top line of business: the revenue line. Innovation has become the hot topic in business in 2006 and this focus should continue. Agility is one key to achieving high levels of innovation.
The final issue in the above definition is turbulence, which causes projects to acquire research-like characteristics. For example, SOA concepts and technology are emerging, there are many competing vendors, and experience in doing SOA projects is limited. SOA may change business models -- or maybe new business models will change SOA. Web 2.0 may be the next wave of Internet-based business models or it may just be a technology that suffers for lack of a problem to solve. There is one TV commercial in which a store morphs from one business to another in moments as one business model succeeds another in real time. Turbulence, and change caused by that turbulence, continues to be a major factor in business in this decade.
High speed, high quality, and high change -- with a dollop of uncertainty thrown in -- define a type of project that agile project management addresses well. These projects may be similar in some ways to traditional projects, but they require more innovation than optimization, more discipline than formality, and more adaptability than control. The fundamental business environment that produced the need for agile project management five years ago is as valid today as it was then.
-- Jim Highsmith, Director, Agile Product and Project Management Practice
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If you think that the use of lye is circumscribed only to soap making and domestic cleaning, you maybe wrong. Lye or caustic soda has an array of industrial applications too. An essential ingredient in multifarious industrial processes, lye is normally produced by the chlor-alkali process which involves use of brine solution. When manufactured through this process, caustic soda or lye is produced along with chlorine and hydrogen. Some of the impurities that are found in such industrial lye are: sodium chloride, sodium carbonate and sodium sulfate. All these impurities are removed and only 100% lye is present in the caustic soda supplied by your soap making or chemical supplier.
Let's take a look at the various industrial applications of lye:
1. Paper industry: Lye finds the greatest usage in the pulp and paper industry worldwide. It is used in the de-inking of waste paper and water treatment during pulp and paper manufacturing process. It is also a raw material in the pulp bleaching process. Many manufacturers produce and supply lye only as an essential ingredient for this industry.
2. Textile industry: Lye is used to process cotton and other synthetic fibers like nylon and polyester. Though otherwise caustic on fabrics and surfaces, as a manufacturing ingredient, it finds importance in textile industry.
3. Bleach production: Lye's popular usage is that of a domestic bleach and cleaner. It is widely used in the bleaching industry, which has consumer applications like mold and mildew control at home or microbial or other infection control in swimming pools, hot tubs, tanks etc.
4. Petroleum production: Lye is used in the processing of petroleum and natural gas. As caustic soda, it removes unwanted odors from petroleum products. Lye is effective in eliminating objectionable smells caused from materials like hydrogen sulfide and mercaptans.
5. Production of aluminum: Lye is used in dissolving bauxite ore, an essential raw material for aluminum production.
6. Feedstock in chemical processes: Lye is used as a basic feedstock for a wide range of products. This includes solvents, plastics, fabrics, adhesives, herbicides, dyes, inks, pharmaceuticals, coatings etc.
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WASHINGTON, July 23, 2012 Fifteen public and private-sector employers have been chosen to receive the 2012 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award.
The award represents the highest recognition the U.S. government provides to employers for their support of employees who serve in the National Guard and reserves.
The recipients are:
-- Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Bismark, N.D.;
-- Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, Ill.;
-- Citi, New York;
-- Crystal Springs United Methodist Church, Crystal Springs, Miss.;
-- Delta Airlines, Atlanta;
-- Gary Jet Center, Gary, Ind.
-- iostudio, Nashville, Tenn.;
-- Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety, Kalamazoo, Mich.;
-- L-3 Communications, New York;
-- Nyemaster Goode, Des Moines, Iowa;
-- Port of Seattle;
-- Siemens Corp., Washington, D.C.
-- Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, Tenn.;
-- Uniform Color Co., Holland, Mich.; and
-- Verizon Wireless, Basking Ridge, N.J.
The Freedom Award was instituted in 1996 under the auspices of the National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, a Defense Department agency, to recognize exceptional support from the employer community.
Guard and reserve service members, or family members acting on their behalf, submitted 3,236 nominations for this year's awards. The winners will be honored at a banquet in the nation's capital in September.


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Sleep Too Much Prior To Diagnosis Of Celiac
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Posted 23 March 2006 - 12:16 PM
Nope, you're right, the body isn't absorbing the nutrients needed and so he sleeps a lot. My fatigue and lethargy finally cleared up when I got rid of the last of the gluten in my diet. I had ignored the four letter word malt in my cereals and alcoholic drinks for years - I should have known better. Anyhow, celiac is an autoimmune disorder and progresses differently for everybody and everybody's healing occurs at different rates. But generally speaking - once ALL of the gluten is out of his diet, things should start improving. But many factors affect the healing rate - how long sick, how much damage, how well he is maintaining the gluten-free diet. Is he having other foods bother him? A lot of the time diary is hard to digest until the intestines have healed enough. Just focus on the gluten-free diet, and beware of cross contamination and hidden gluten sources in meds, toiletries and such. Good luck and keep us posted!
My boyfriend has just been diagnosed with Celiac disease. Up until this point he sleeps up to 20 hours a day and just can't get up. Needless to say, this affects him tremendously with work etc. Did anyone have trouble with this prior to going gluten free and did it get better once gluten free? I see a lot of posts that fatigue is worse after going gluten free. Is it going to get worse for him? I theorize that maybe he is so tired because he has not been getting the proper nutrients because of the disease but maybe I am wrong?
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Posted 23 March 2006 - 12:29 PM
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"Life is what happens while you're busy making other plans"
"When people show you who they are, believe them"--Maya Angelou
"Bloom where you are planted"--Bev
Posted 23 March 2006 - 01:00 PM
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Diag. Celiac Disease by positive blood test 2/03/2004
Allergies - corn, soy, casein, egg whites and wheat
Morphia Scleroderma
Hypothyroid and Hperthyroid
Essential Tremors
Fibromyalgia - diag. in 1978 when they called it Fibrositis
PAD Peripheral Artery Disease
Angina and Atrial Fibrillation
Gluten Ataxia
Scoliosis of the spine (caused by malabsorption and it is horribly painful) This would be enough reason for someone to go gluten free.
Ocular Myastenia Gravis
Posted 23 March 2006 - 03:58 PM
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"Not all who wander are lost" - JRR Tolkien
Posted 23 March 2006 - 04:43 PM
This forum saved my life....there is so much information here. Your first instinct will probably be to go to Whole Foods, but be warned, I had a breakdown the first time there, as many people do, I hear. It's overwhelming but it DOES get better. If you have a Trader Joe's anywhere nearby, that is fantastic. And, there are some great recipe threads on here to look into where wonderful people have taken the time to post great foods.
blessings -
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"I like nonsense. It wakes up the brain cells." ~Dr. Seuss
Posted 23 March 2006 - 05:04 PM
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What does not kill you makes you stronger.
Nobody cares about losers and quitters never win. If you fail with the cowards then what's the message you send?
Can't get it right, no matter what I do. Might as well be me and keep fu@$ing up for you. - Brian Thomas (Halloween, the greatest metal band ever!)
Ian Moore. Self diagnosed at 36 because the doctors were clueless.
Started low-carb diet early 2004, felt better but not totally gluten-free. Went 100% gluten-free early 2005 and life has never been better.
Posted 10 April 2006 - 08:31 PM
I just got diagnosed with Celiac about a month or so ago. So i'm still working out all my symptoms.
I thought i was just lazy, but maybe my celiac had alot to do with it.
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Posted 11 April 2006 - 03:15 PM
Oh, and also significant, is that I sleep better. I use to wake up tired and did a lot of tossing and turning, and just yuck sleep. Now I sleep restfully and for far less time; I awake feeling refreshed.
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Posted 11 April 2006 - 03:44 PM
When I finally went gluten-free about 6 months later, I was able to go off the wellbutrin within weeks. I still need more sleep than the average person (like 10 hours at night) but generally the only time I need to nap is when I'm glutened or it's just a good nap day.
You asked about finding the hidden gluten. Companies now clearly list wheat (major allergen) but you still have to look for rye, barley, oats, malt. There's a list of forbidden ingredients on this website that I printed out when I first went gluten-free and carried around with me. Also, there's a big 70 page list from the Delphi gluten free forum but it's about a year old now.
For shampoo, soaps, etc. 2 companies that will clearly list wheat are Dove and Neutrogena.
He will eventually need less sleep, but like everyone else said, we all heal at different rates so it might take awhile.
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"Life is what happens while you're busy making other plans"
"When people show you who they are, believe them"--Maya Angelou
"Bloom where you are planted"--Bev
Posted 15 April 2006 - 04:56 AM
I was DX with FM/CFS 5 years ago and have hypothyroid..can't get my numbers down even with the synthroid
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Posted 21 April 2006 - 06:37 PM
OH MY GOD!!! That's just what I thought too! (If I had a dolar for every time I have said that....)
I thought i was just lazy, but maybe my celiac had alot to do with it.
Thank god for the miracle of the internet & forums...
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