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1934 Ford roadster Pickup - Heller's HaulerWritten by Eric Geisert on September 1, 2011 Jim Heller's '32 Ford roadster pickup
Enthusiasm for the hot rod hobby comes in many forms. You can attend and/or organize events, go on rod runs, blog your deepest anonymous thoughts on the Internet, or even spend your time (and money) building a car.
But you know you're dealing with someone who has been around the block once or twice when, after they start on a project, you realize it would be better in the long run to start over with a totally different approach rather than spend valuable assets (again, time and money) on beating a dead horse. Jim Heller is of the former camp.
Jim, who lives in Southern California in the beachfront town of Seal Beach, had bought a 1934 Ford roadster pickup years ago and, when it needed some paint repairs, found Tom Rodriguez of Cypress Auto Body to do the work. Rodriguez, whose business has revolved around providing hot rodders with exceptional paintjobs for the past few decades, was able to do what Jim wanted, and soon Jim came to trust Rodriguez's expertise.
So a few years ago, when Jim had bought a '30 roadster pickup and wanted to add a Kugel IFS and a Jaguar rear, and took it to Cypress Auto Body to see if Rodriguez could bring life back into the project. Rodriguez consulted Kugel Komponents (La Habra, California) about their IFS/IRS systems for the Model A frame, and it wasn't long before everyone concurred it would be easier to start over with a new independent chassis rather than try to work the old one into submission. The decision was made easier after Jim discovered Brookville Roadsters had started marketing a full-fendered '32 roadster pickup out of their factory in Brookville, Ohio, so he kept the IFS, engine, and transmission out of the roadster pickup, then sold it to make room for the new project.
Kugel Komponents, a company most well known for their independent front and rear suspensions (as well as brake system parts, reservoir kits, a line of shop tools, and more) for most any hot rod, isn't readily known for building entire cars for customers, but they certainly have the talent. Part of that is due to Chris Smith, who had stayed with his previous employer, Boyd Coddington, until that business folded, and had recently been brought on board to expand that side of the Kugel's empire, so it worked out great for everyone involved.
Brookville's roadster pickup is not a faithful reproduction of Ford's personal utility truck but rather a customized interpretation of it. The cab is little longer (because it needs to be) and the bed, even though it's shorter than stock, has a lot more curves to it when compared to Ford's version, which can only be described as a rectangular metal box.
Starting with 'rails from ASC, Kugel's added a tubular centersection and crossmember pieces that would support their independent 9-inch rear and front suspensions. The rear uses a hub width of 55 inches while the front measures 56 inches wide, and the wheelbase was dialed in at 106 inches. Stainless steel tubing was used for all of the chassis plumbing, and Wilwood disc brakes (controlled by a Corvette master cylinder) are found on the front and GM calipers on the rear. Chrome-plated Real Rodder wheels—15x5.5 in the front, 16x8 in the rear—were shod in BFGoodrich Traction T/A radial rubber (195/60R15 and 235/60R16).
The small-block Chevy motor is basic, but dressed up with a 16-inch Billet City radiator fan and lots of chrome and polished aluminum pieces. A 200-R4 Chevy transmission was used along with a driveshaft from Drive Line service of San Diego, California, and a Lokar shifter.
Along with the aforementioned factory body mods found on Brookville's roadster pickup package (which includes a windshield kit that has a factory 2-inch chop already in place), Kugel's also modified the rear framehorns (tucking them closer to the body). After the louvered three-piece Rootlieb hood was attached, Rodriguez painted the car its Rodriguez Root Beer Brown, and the owner, who used to build kitchen cabinets, stained the bed box wood its special shade. Chrome bumpers from Rock Valley were also added, as was a custom gold leaf lettering job on the tailgate by Jones Custom Lettering & Striping.
Ron Mangus got the call to supply the rod's threads, and Dynamat insulation went down before the color-matched square-weave carpet went in. Magnus used pleated brown leather on the Glide Engineering bench seat as well as the door panels, and saved a little extra to wrap the banjo steering wheel that was bolted to a Flaming River column. Classic Instrument gauges were then fitted to an oval gauge insert, and controls and vents for the Vintage Air A/C system are located on a smaller sub dash that runs just below the factory dash.
Once completed, Jim was able to roll up 600 or so miles on the odometer, plus take it to a few local car shows. At night it's parked next to the '34 roadster Jim still owns, as well as a '57 Chevy 210 and a '67 Mustang. But Heller likes driving his cars, and says this roadster pickup drives as nice as it looks, and considering how the finished product appears that's really saying something!
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Heller went to Billet City for one of their 16-inch Starbase fan shrouds that is made from two milled pieces of 6061 billet aluminum. It uses a SPAL fan, which works with the polished aluminum radiator from Mattson's Radiator to cool the small-block Chevy V-8. More aluminum is found on the motor, from the valve covers to the air cleaner, though the headers are coated steel and the exhaust is polished stainless steel, leading to twin Magnaflow mufflers. A single four-barrel carb feeds the Edelbrock manifold.Normally there is not a lot of space in the cockpit of a roadster pickup (especially when the top is up), but Jim will be comfortable in this one as Brookville Roadsters designs their bodies as extended cabs, which offers a few more inches over a stock-bodied roadster pickup dimensions. Ron Mangus used Dynamat insulation under the square-weave carpet and pleated brown leather over the door panels and the Glide Engineering seat base. And though it's a true roadster, Jim did want air conditioning, so a Vintage Air system was installed and its vents were added to a lower dash panel along with the controls. A simple layout of five Classic Instrument gauges (with wiring handled by both Kugel Komponents and Chris Smith) in an aluminum dash panel, complements the color-matched banjo steering wheel mounted to the Flaming River column.


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CGE Firmware Help
Posted 22 April 2009 - 12:14 AM
I just obtained a new V4 flash upgradable HC for my CGE so I can take advantage of the new All Star allignment proceedure. I downloaded and installed V 4.15 to the HC. I just want to confirm that this is the correct version for the CGE. Also, will the HC work with my CG5A-GT as well? Lastly, should I install the latest motor firmware? Just want you to note the magnitude of my ignorance!
Posted 22 April 2009 - 12:41 AM
Yes gem 4.15 is the release for the CG5, CGEM, and CGE ... and I think the CGEPro as well. Yes your HC will now work on any of those scopes.
Have a look at Mike Swanson's site www.nextstarsite.com for the firmware info (he lists the changes in each release) ... then see if you need to upgrade your MCs as well.
Posted 22 April 2009 - 12:44 AM
Posted 22 April 2009 - 02:46 AM
Once you have the HC upgraded to 4.15, you can update the motor controller firmware using the same cable used to update the HC (the cable tht conect directly computer and HC). With 4.15 is no longer need the other cable (direct from computer to mount) to upgrade motor controller.
When use the cable "computer to HC" to update the motor controller, the HC will display "LOCK".
Update the motor controller will take you a couple of minutes. As easy as update the HC, just follow the steps that the update program indicates.
Posted 22 April 2009 - 07:27 AM
The Pro, At least mine, is running version 4.16.
I've updated my CGE firmware to 4.16 as well. I'm in the northern hemisphere but couldn't stand knowing I was a version behind while running 4.15. I've tested 4.16 and all is well. Me? I'd recommend installing 4.16. By the way, the current downloadable NexRemote now includes 4.16 as a version selection. Seeing Bobby's CGE Pro at NEAF, and my experiences with Celestron firmware has me thinking that the big C has finally got all their ducks in a row.
Posted 23 April 2009 - 12:55 AM
Thanks! I did go to the Nexstar site (what a great site for us Celestron owners!) and did install the latest MC firmware. Need it to use the PEC Tool software. It is nice to be able to use the HC with both mounts. Now I'm ready to rock!
Posted 25 April 2009 - 08:37 AM
After reading this thread I checked my relatively new CGE's version, and it was 4.12. Went ahead and updated a couple of days ago all the way to 4.16. Clear skies last night so I tried out the mount with the new firmware (C11 mounted on the GCE).
Powered up - entered my lat and long, correct time (dst and eastern us time zone) and date. Picked Arcturus as first alignment star - telescope slewed that direction from the switch position, but stopped well away from that star - couldn't even see it in the 9x50 finderscope. Finally centered Arcturus and went to second alignment star, Dubhe. Again, not even close - couldn't see it in the finderscope. Centered it - hand controller told me "Alignment Successful".
Then tried the Polar Alignment Routine using Procyon. Slewed the telescope there, again, not in the finderscope. Decided to stat all over. Turned off the power - back on, and let the mount go to the switch position. Double checked my latitude and longitude, time, etc and date - all checked out. Used different alignment stars. Same problem. Started over a third time - same thing.
By now, it was after midnight, but I decided to go back to version 4.12 of the firmware. Reloaded 4.12. Re-entered all the information. Picked Arcturus as the first alignment star - there it was near the center of my finderscope and at the edge of the 40mm ep on my C11. Centered it, went to a second alignment star - nearly perfectly centered. Did the Polar Alignment Routine using Polaris (as was surely meant to be) - no problems.
Aligned again - two alignment stars, four calibration stars - no problems.
Checked out a few targets - goto was spot-on. Dew drove me inside about 2:30am.
Guess I'll stick with 4.12 a little while longer.
Posted 25 April 2009 - 09:57 AM
Am curious - for those that use this mount and can see Polaris to do the Polar Align...which version do you prefer and and which do you find gives better results?
As an aside I've always pa'd my mounts - just like the better gotos even when not an imager
Posted 25 April 2009 - 10:07 AM
Regarding PA on Saturn, the All Star routine just picks the last object that you've used with goto as the PA object. My routine after doing the physical setup is this:
- Set up time/site information.
- Do a two star alignment.
- Calibrate with all 4 stars.
- Do a goto to a star near the celestial equator in the south.
- Go through the polar alignment routine.
If I have to re-align for some reason and haven't unmounted the OTA since doing the above, I repeat the above steps - except that I skip the calibration. I've heard that the calibration stars are used for cone error correction and that it only needs to be done once after mounting an OTA. My experience has been that this works fine.
GeorgeNC, you say that you did a two star alignment and then polar alignment. Did you run through the calibration stars before doing the polar alignment? If not, that could account for all of the slews being off. Also, it's a good idea to do a factory reset after a firmware update (or whenever you get bad goto performance.) That's also been known to clear up problems like this.
Posted 25 April 2009 - 11:27 AM
GeorgeNC, you say that you did a two star alignment and then polar alignment. Did you run through the calibration stars before doing the polar alignment? If not, that could account for all of the slews being off. Also, it's a good idea to do a factory reset after a firmware update (or whenever you get bad goto performance.) That's also been known to clear up problems like this.
Hi Wade, thanks for the input.
No, I didn't do a 2 + 4 before I attempted the polar alignment. The CGEM instruction manual seems to say do only a 2 star alignment before the pa. I guess that could make a difference, but when I went back to 4.12 without making any adjustments to the mount, the four calibration stars were almost centered indicating almost no cone error with my set-up.
IF I ever go back to version 4.15, I'll try what you suggested. Right now I'm perfectly happy with version 4.12.
Posted 25 April 2009 - 11:37 AM
I was just a bit surprised that it would allow a planet to be a candidate for a PA object - but I suppose if a planet would work then it is not a bug? I dont see how it could work, but maybe if someone was real, real good at getting all those screws undone and done...
I'd add to your PA list the following,
-unsync from chosen PA'd object (otherwise mount slew will be off by adjustment needed to PA)
-redo the two star align (although the instructions say only one star is necessary?)
what do you think?
Posted 25 April 2009 - 10:10 PM
As for redoing the two star, I haven't been doing that. I do the PA with my ST-10 and have crosshairs on the screen. I'm very careful to put the alignment star right on dead center.
After doing that (and not redoing the two star), the mount puts targets in the center of my CCD all night long. When I'm done for the night, I put the mount in home position and shut it down. The next night, I power up and pick last alignment and it still puts targets on the CCD all night long.
I guess that's the most immediate benefit that I've seen with the All Star alignment: I don't have to realign after doing the PA.
Posted 26 April 2009 - 12:30 AM
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Posted 26 April 2009 - 07:48 AM
Regarding NexRemote, my old version won't load on Vista and I'm sure I need a newer version anyway. So I went to Celestron's site and downloaded what is labeled "30 Day Trial" version, but after installation the program required a serial number to start. Without a serial number a window pops up with the old "you are not authorized" number.
Had the same problem here. Had to call Celestron to get a serial number. "They never sent one with the program when I bought my CGE". Don't know if you have lost yours or never recieved one. A phone call never hurts....Unless you get put on hold.....
Posted 27 April 2009 - 01:25 AM
Do you no the latest version number for NexRemote. Also, the NexTour portion of the download would not install on my Vist 64 bit notebook. I just ordered the disk from Adorama, who seems to have a good price, but they don't indicate the version number.
Posted 27 April 2009 - 07:29 AM
Do you no the latest version number for NexRemote. Also, the NexTour portion of the download would not install on my Vist 64 bit notebook. I just ordered the disk from Adorama, who seems to have a good price, but they don't indicate the version number.
Hi Daryl,
The current version is 1.6.25 (date on executable in the downloadable ZIP is 4/15/2009) and can be found HERE. Click on the [Support/Files] tab then on the "NexRemote v. 1.6.25 (30 day trial)" to begin the download of the ZIP. Don't worry about the "30 day trial". If you already have a registration key from an earlier version, it will work just fine.
I have some bad news for you regarding your 64 bit OS: Celestron Link
Posted 28 April 2009 - 01:22 AM
Thanks for the info. Yeah, I have had to overcome some issues with 64 bit system. I downloaded NexRemote and it installed OK. I tried the serial no. from my old version and it didn't work. Since I have ordered the new version, I assume it will be OK. Thus far, I have had no problems with software I need, though I was fortunate that SBIG put an online 64 bit driver for my ST8-XE camera just in time, because there was none for 64 bit machines. I am veery careful now buying hardware re compatability. I have a Tuocam web camera and that company says they're not going to bother with a 64 bit driver. Frustrating and I advise anyone thinking of buying a new computer to avoid 64 bit for awhile.
Posted 25 May 2009 - 06:15 AM
So, having excused myself in advance, and for the benefit of the many other 'intermediate level' learners like me, can I summarise things:
(1) Each time I should do a 2 star align, and ideally a full 4 star calibration
(2) as most of my visual sessions involve taking a least a few DSLR photos, I should also polar align using a star on the southern side of the meridian
(3) Unsync the star used for PA
(4) After getting a perfect polar align (0 0' 0"), I should realign on the two original alignment stars
(5) It's not necessary to bother with additional cone error correction by calibrating again.
The bizarre thing is that after step (4) above, the 'Display Polar Alignment' step shows that I'm not polar aligned perfectly any more? The values are no longer all zero. Does this mean that my mount is not perfectly polar aligned? I would have thought that as I have not physically moved the mount since perfect PA, it should stil show (0 0' 0") and the act of two-star realigning shouldn't confuse people by affecting the displayed PA value.
I wish Celestron would write something definitive on this instead of letting us assemble facts from a combination of CGE manual, CGEM manual and forum.
One last thing...
I'm rather confused about the "Mount Calibration" routine that was mentioned prominently in my old CGE manual but which is now missing from the CGEM manual - can anyone tell me what it does and when and how I should use it?
Posted 26 May 2009 - 12:23 PM
Does this mean that my mount is not perfectly polar aligned?
The polar alignment routine is only as accurate as the GOTOs are. If the GOTOs are off then the polar alignment will be off.
Posted 26 May 2009 - 02:01 PM
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Posted 26 May 2009 - 08:22 PM
I thought that the polar alignment was a physical alignment
Yes it is. Maybe I was not clear enough about it. The location of the NP is determined by the Nexstar pointing model. The same pointing model is used for GOTO's. That's why I said the polar alignment is only as accurate as the GOTOS are. When you realign on stars, a new pointing model is built and the presumed location of the NP changes.


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James Thompson (16-14) looks at Mariusz Pudzianowski (3-2) and sees a reminder of a mistake he once made. A very big reminder.
Now on the eve of his second fight with the former "World's Strongest Man," Thompson isn't sure whether Pudzianowski has learned the lesson that bigger is not always better. But he doesn't really care.
"At the end of the day, I got offered to fight him again," Thompson told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio). "I thought, 'Why not?' I'll beat Mariusz up again."
Thompson submitted Pudzianowski with an arm triangle when they met six months ago in Poland's biggest MMA promotion, KSW. Even before he finished the choke in the second frame, Pudzianowski's hands were at half-mast, and it took little effort for him to take the fight to the ground and coax a tapout.
A few minutes earlier, Thompson had been knocked out on his feet by a flurry of punches from Pudzianowski. But he had the gas to go longer, and his opponent did not.
"When I saw him coming into the sport, I just knew he was going to make the same mistake I have," Thompson said. "And I've watched, him and he has made the same mistakes I've made, but on a higher level. With more people watching him and more attention."
The two are now scheduled to meet a second time at KSW 17, which takes place Nov. 26 on Pudzianowski's home turf in Poland. Thompson gets a chuckle out of the promo videos for the event, which don't paint him in the best light.
"I watched that trailer, and I was like, 'Did I win that fight?' he said. "I'm sure I won the last fight. They just had clips of me getting beat up. But if it gets the views, then that's the way they promote it."
Thompson, a former debt collector from Rochdale, England, can relate to his large opponent. He's thrown around a few barbells in his day, but when he got into fighting some 10 years ago, he quickly realized how much of a liability big muscles were.
"I just thought I'd get bigger and bigger, and it doesn't work like that," he said. "It really doesn't. I suffered a few losses and gassed out numerous times."
Pudzianowski stands at 3-2 since leaving the strongman circuit for a career in MMA. While he's managed to draw plenty of curious onlookers with maybe only a surface knowledge of the sport, he hasn't been taken seriously by hardcore fans.
Likewise, Thompson's MMA career isn't much for front-page news these days. He participated in what's now the second most-watched MMA fight of all time when he fought Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson three years ago on CBS. But that time in the spotlight is shadowed by long losing streaks that have prompted fans to write him off.
Sunday's fight isn't much more than a footnote for most. But Thompson said he's still committed to the sport and believes he can make an impact, and with a new training camp, he said he's found a group of people in Bristol, England who care about turning around his career.
"I've had a lot of ups and downs just with life in general that I wouldn't begin to bother you with," he said. "I've had some bad losses, and in turn I haven't trained as well…you get into kind of a repetitive circle, and it hurts your confidence.
"That last win, I was committed. I had six weeks for the Mariusz fight. I still looked terrible, but I was physically fit. With that win, it gave me that confidence. I was taking it one fight at a time, and I'm thinking, I've got this one coming up, I'll do it and see what happens next. Just get into the habit of winning. Because that's what it's about, getting into the habit. It's much better when you're on the winning side of things."
While a win over Pudzianowski probably won't get him a title shot any time soon, it will build Thompson's confidence, and that's a good enough start.
"Maybe he's improved massively and he's going to try to kick my ass," Thompson said. "I don't know, but there's only one way to find out."
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Revolutionizing Surgical Care
When patients today check into the Center for Joint Success to have a knee or hip replaced, they know exactly what will happen.
Before they even enter the hospital, they've been educated on a process that includes detailed information about what to expect during their surgery and an individualized plan for recovery that will likely get them back home in about three days.
It is no accident that this specialized program addresses every aspect of recovery, from physical therapy to nutrition to the management of prescription drugs, says Mary Ryan, the registered nurse who serves as director in orthopedics and neurology. As she walks through the center she points out the office where a social worker makes a phone call to line up post-operation care for a patient. Just down the hall, another patient is learning to walk again the day after surgery, taking steps with the help of a handrail while his family members look on.
"We were able to develop something that works uniquely for us. It was something completely different," said Ryan. "By using a multi-disciplinary approach, we can offer the best kind of care."
A team approach
A team of Sanford employees from a variety of areas, affectionately dubbed the "A-Team" by organizers, worked together to create this new approach to joint replacement in 2003. And the results show their dedication and expertise, Ryan said.
Rather than just purchase a program for the new surgical unit, Ryan and others did research and traveled to other hospitals to be able to revolutionize this specialized type of care. While using the newest developments in technology and patient care and applying them to the specific needs of Midwestern patients, they quickly overhauled the system, setting new standards in the region for joint and hip replacement surgery.
New system of delivery
Their plan included a comprehensive look at the way that patients were prepared for surgery and cared for during and following their time in the hospital, including:
- Education sessions for the patient and their family members that explain everything from surgical techniques to the type of care they'll need before returning home.
- Consultation with social workers who help determine whether the patients will have the type of support they need and arrange for any special services they'll need following their hospital stay.
- A program of physical and occupational therapy that starts the day after surgery and addresses not only their physical recovery but the skills they'll need for daily life in the following days, such as getting in and out of the car.
- Family involvement in every step of the process, to provide the physical and emotional support they need to get home faster and be better able to return to their normal schedule and lifestyle.
- Coordination between every area in the hospital that cares for the patients, making sure that medications, nutrition and even scheduling are done to help get them feeling better and recovering sooner.
Dr. Brian Aamlid, the surgeon who was part of the program from the start, said that the hospital learned quickly that patients had better medical outcomes and were generally more satisfied with their surgeries with this approach.
"Everyone knows what's happening at the same time," Aamlid said. "If you have an all-encompassing program, the outcomes just tend to be far better."
Constantly evolving care
Today, other hospitals and surgical centers are emulating this approach because it works, said Kevin Lampe, the Sanford Health Vice President who helped oversee the project. As medical care continues to evolve, the group that designed the program continues to address and change their system to improve it, he said.
"This group really owned this," said Lampe. "They developed and continue even today to modify things and update things to make it the best experience for the patient."
Even today, employees in the center are excited to be on the forefront of patient care, said Ryan. Research is showing that nationwide, the demand for knee and joint replacements could grow as much as 35 percent over the next decade as the baby boomer generation ages.
"We're always going to be looking to do better and to get ideas for how to best serve the patient," Ryan said. "When you're part of something like this it's rewarding and a great challenge."
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Former Chancellor to Present Commencement Address at UU
URBANA, Ohio (December 3, 2013) - Mr. Roderick G. W. Chu, Chancellor Emeritus of the Ohio Board of Regents, is the keynote speaker for the 122nd Urbana University Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, December 14, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. in the Warren G. Grimes Center gymnasium. Christopher Workman, from Troy, Ohio, is the valedictorian. He will graduate summa cum laude with a bachelor of arts degree in English and communication arts. Thirteen graduates and eighty-four undergraduates will receive diplomas. Mr. Chu will be awarded an honorary doctor of humane letters during the ceremony.
Chu served as chancellor and a member of Governors George Voinovich's and Bob Taft's cabinets from 1998 to 2006. He is a former managing partner of Accenture and was New York State's Commissioner of Taxation and Finance under Governor Mario M. Cuomo. At Accenture, he was responsible for its government practice worldwide and a member of the firm's 30-member Global Management Council. In his years as tax commissioner and chancellor, he was the highest-ranking Chinese-American in government and education in the U.S.
Since leaving the Board of Regents, he has served as Interim President of the Education Commission of the States and on the boards of the College Board, the Cornell University Council, State Farm Bank, Peace Lutheran Church, and the Board of Scholars and Councilors of the University of Southern California's Center for Enrollment Research, Policy, and Practice. In the education realm, he served in numerous leadership roles including president of SHEEO (the national association of state higher education system heads), trustee of the SUNY system, and member of: the U.S. Dept. of Education's National Post-secondary Education Cooperative's Executive Committee; Ohio's Commission on Higher Education and the Economy, Third Frontier Commission, Workforce Policy Board, and Educator Standards Board; and the Midwest Higher Education Commission.
A native of New York City, Chu holds a bachelor of science in mathematics and physics from the University of Michigan, a master of business administration with distinction from Cornell University, and several honorary degrees.


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Hello everybody.
It is now clear that family mailboxes have been removed from Zimbra 8.
I think Im not the only one who is disappointed by this move from Zimbra (Even if according to their spokesman this was only marginally used by their customers and is replaced by the new advance sharing functions in Zimbra 8)
In our company we have a massive use of family mailboxes. Its vanishing is now a clear blocker for our migration to Zimbra 8.
Has someone worked out an efficient way to use sharing or whatever function there is in Zimbra to give an approaching experience for our users?
Ive heard about multi-account but havent found much documentation about that.
Well Any help would be appreciated.
Having to revert to Exchange would really be a bad move after 5 years of Zimbra and a lot of work for our ~1000 users.
Thank you for your help


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Is anyone else having a problem with Android devices and email attachments?
Once our hosting provider upgraded from 6.x to 7.1 we are now having a problem with email attachments. What happens is that you go to download the attachment and it says "fetching" or shows the progress bar for downloading for a second or two then the bar or message disappears and nothing happens. No download, no error. Try again and you get the same. It is very random - some attachments will download fine. No correlation between file type - sometimes a PDF/JPG etc is fine, sometimes not. No correlation between internal/external, Zimbra/non-Zimbra sender. We've had the exact same attachment from the same person not download on the phone one day but if we resend the next day it's fine. We have around 30 Android phones - HTC, Motorola, Samsung - all have the problem.
We never had any problems with attachments before version 7. Anyone else having issues? Any ideas?


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That's a good start. Note that you can attach an image directly to a post rather than having to host the image on a 3rd party site. To do this make sure you are using the advanced editing window for posting (by clicking the reply button, or hitting the Go Advanced button from the quick reply window). Then click the paper-clip icon in the tools above the reply box. This opens up the attachment manager. There you can upload an image from your computer.
When you are back in the message editor, get the cursor to the place where you want to insert the image. Click the paper clip again and you will see the name of your image in a drop down. Click the name of the image you want to insert there and a thumbnail of the image will get included in the text. Any attachments you don't add in this way will be included at the bottom in a separate box.
As for the map, looks good so far. you are right about the bevel on the floor. How are you using the map in a game? Is it for use with a virtual tabletop program?


text: Home Culture Steve Harvey: TV Relationship Guru? His messy past could be the right training for his new role as love adviser. By: Kristal Brent Zook Posted: Sept. 28 2011 12:14 AM 0 Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Steve Harvey Foundation Comedian Steve Harvey, who has made Family Feud the fastest-growing program in syndication, recently shot a pilot in Stamford, Conn., for his own syndicated daytime talk show to debut in late 2012. If sold, NBC Universal Television would distribute the show, which would be produced by Harvey and his longtime business partner Rushion McDonald. It will be a relationships show, focusing on Harvey's unique brand of humor about what makes women and men tick. And why not? Harvey has had a powerful run of good luck with the topic lately. His book Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment, topped the New York Times best-seller list for 44 weeks in 2009. It was quickly followed in 2010 by Straight Talk, No Chaser: How to Find, Keep, and Understand a Man. The two secured Harvey's place among dating gurus. Even Oprah glowed with approval as he sat on her couch dispensing counsel, and there were rumors that Harvey was at one time being considered for a talk show with Winfrey's own venerable Harpo Productions. A Movie in the Making To add to the frenzy, production on a film version of Act Like a Lady began this summer: A romantic comedy about a relationship expert with dating problems of his own, the film features recording artist Chris Brown (no kidding) in a leading role. But for all the love Harvey is currently getting from fans (Harvey claims that his advice has led to marriage for several grateful readers), he has also had his share of criticism. Some berate him for pathologizing, yet again, single black women. Others wonder how it is that a man with two failed marriages and some nasty accusations coming from wife No. 2 (abandonment, adultery, "physical and mental" abuse) can be taken seriously as a relationship sage. (Harvey denies the accusations made by his second wife, Mary Shackelford, in a widely circulated YouTube video last February.) And yes, he's retro, firmly rooted in a 1960s "nation-building" ideology. Such as when he advises women to let men know they're still the "head of the household" when things get rough financially. Speaking From Experience So why, despite these shortcomings, do Harvey's teachings resonate? Simply put, he speaks from a place that's deeply familiar. We know this guy. We've watched him run games on women for years. Yes, Harvey has a messy past. But that's part of what gives him "street cred." A visual image may help here: As host of the ninth annual Hoodie Awards earlier this month, Harvey brought a down-home sensibility that was the perfect match for categories such as "best fried chicken," "best car wash" and "best nail salon." What Harvey is really telling millions of women is how to avoid hooking up with that guy -- the one he used to be. His message isn't for the happy-and-single crowd, clearly. They should ignore him and his books, along with his television shows and movies. But for those who are interested, some of Harvey's musings may actually be worthwhile. He isn't the first to say these things, and he may not even be the one who says them best. Still, they sometimes ring true. Like when he says that men actually don't mind strong, independent women as partners. "What we do mind is feeling like we're not needed," he writes in Straight Talk. "What turns us off is when your personal seams are sewed up so tight we can't see where we can fit in and what role we can play in your life. You leave us no room to be men." Harvey has said that he hopes his new talk show will be "empowering" and "insightful" for women. He used those exact words. Which made me pause for a moment. Women come into their own power in very different ways. And feminism, such as it is, can sometimes be an imperfect road map when it comes to matters of the heart. "I'm not saying to go skydiving without a parachute," writes Harvey, "and I'm not telling you to chain yourself up, submerge yourself in a tank full of water and try to escape. I'm just asking you to consider thinking about relationships in a different way." So what if Harvey can show a few unhappy single women (again, the happy ones should ignore him) how to avoid the losers that he apparently knows so well -- and be funny to boot? That could be a message worth tuning in for. Kristal Brent Zook is the author of Black Women's Lives: Stories of Power and Pain. She is an associate professor and director of the Master of Arts in Journalism program at Hofstra University in New York. Like The Root on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. Get what we're watching delivered to your inbox everyday! Sign up for our daily video newsletter below. Page 1 of 3 NEXT PAGE > Powered by Livefyre 0


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Alpha Protocol
Alpha Protocol Summary
Alpha Protocol Review
Obsidian's promising espionage RPG, Alpha Protocol lives up to its name for all the wrong reasons. (PC, Xbox 360, PS3)
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Obsidian "continue to call up" publishers for RPGs, "any opportunity" for Star Wars
A Skyrim-sized RPG from Obsidian Entertainment? Co-founder Feargus Urquhart would love that kind of project, and it's why publishers continue 'making sense' for those types of games as they cost tens of millions.
Barring Star Citizen, crowd-funding just can't funnel that kind of money into huge RPGs. Urquhart admits the studio keep badgering publishers for work on big names.
Obsidian Entertainment job ad for "next generation game"
Pillars of Eternity developer Obsidian Entertainment has a "next generation game" project in the works, according to a job ad for a 'Junior/Intermediate UI Artist', and requires experience on a AAA title.
Obsidian has teased they're working on a licensed property and are looking to Kickstarter again for approval. It will not be Alpha Protocol 2, that much is sure.
Obsidian's next-gen title "already looking great," teases CEO Urquhart
Something next-gen is cooking over at Project Eternity and South Park developer Obsidian Entertainment, but CEO Feargus Urquhart "can't really talk about" what it is, including whether it's a new IP or not.
The studio boss confirmed they're "around 100" developers, with "around 15" of that working on Project Eternity. Urquhart couldn't really breakdown numbers for their "other projects" on the go.
Alpha Protocol 2 is "not something we could do through Kickstarter", says Obsidian
Alpha Protocol 2 isn't going to happen according to Obsidian's Chris Avellone. The studio has just funded Project Eternity through Kickstarter, but Avellone says the same isn't going to happen for an AP sequel.
Talent agency reveals Obsidian working on "leading animation franchise"
The corporate profile of Digital Development Management lists Dungeon Siege III, and Fallout: New Vegas developer Obsidian Entertainment among their 'exclusive clientele'.
They spill the beans that the studio is "currently developing" an unannounced project for a "leading animation franchise". What is the RPG house that built Alpha Protocol up to?


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Thousands told health policies will end
On June 28, 2012, shortly after the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama said Americans would be able to keep their health plans if they liked them.
But, as the act reaches full implementation, thousands of people in San Diego County, and many more across the nation, are learning that their individual health plans will expire at the end of the year despite the president's promise.
The health reform law protects only those policies signed before the law passed on March 23, 2010, granting them "grandfathered" status as long as they remain unchanged. There is no requirement that insurance companies keep offering policies issued after that date, and many are deciding not to renew them when they expire.
Faced with the new provision that they cannot exclude patients with pre-existing conditions, and a slew of other new regulations, insurance companies are eliminating most non-grandfathered policies.
About 2 million people in the state now buy coverage on the individual market, according to the California Healthcare Foundation. An additional 26 million get their coverage from their employer, a public agency or Medicare and are not affected.
It is not clear how many have received a policy expiration letter from their insurance company. A Blue Shield of California spokeswoman said the company has sent notices to nearly 10,000 individual customers in San Diego County, and a Health Net representative said "thousands" of its customers in the region were affected. Anthem Blue Cross and Kaiser Permanente, the area's other two large insurers, did not respond to queries Tuesday.
Kaiser told Kaiser Health News that it had sent notices to 160,000 people across the state, which amounts to about half of its individual policy holders.
Mia Campitelli of Blue Shield added that policies are not simply canceled. Policyholders are notified that their current plan will expire, and they will be automatically enrolled in a new plan that complies with the Affordable Care Act, if they take no further action.
"It's important to understand that they're going to be mapped into a comparable plan that is ACA compliant for 2014," Campitelli said.
But that new plan, she added, is not guaranteed to cost the same as the old one.
Pat Johnston, president of the California Association of Health Plans, said that's because insurance requirements change in major ways next year.
For example, starting Jan. 1, 2014, all plans must offer 10 essential health benefits. All must also cover at least 60 percent of a patient's medical bills and none are allowed to deny coverage based on a pre-existing condition. The ACA also requires insurance companies to offer plans based on standardized geographic regions and to charge older Americans premiums that are no more than three times as much as those charged to young adults.
These changes, Johnston said, make today's plans unworkable for insurers.
"The companies must close them down and transfer customers to new policies that meet the new requirements," Johnston said.
While insurers must offer a comparable plan, they don't have to offer it at the same cost, a fact that is very familiar to Walter Niles of La Jolla. Niles, a self-employed biotechnology consultant with a doctorate in neuroscience, said he received a cancellation letter from California Farm Bureau Federation on Sept. 27.
He said he has looked at the plans listed in the state's new health insurance exchange, and at the policies available on the individual market through his insurance broker, and has found that he will have to pay $100 to $150 more a month for coverage.
He said his income is too high for him to qualify for a premium subsidy from the federal government and added that he remembers the president's promise that he would be able to keep his health plan.


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The American Concrete Pipe Association (ACPA) presented its 2005 Annual Safety Awards at the Manufactured Concrete Products Exposition (MCPX) earlier this year in Anaheim, Calif. Listed below are the winners in three of the categories. For more information on the association, visit www.concrete-pipe.org.
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Americast Concrete ProductsAshland, Va.
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50,001-75,000 Hours-Canada
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text: LEXINGTON, Va., March 26, 2013 – Over the summer, researchers at VMI and Washington and Lee University began delving into a unique line of research that will seek to determine the role that the praying mantis plays in area ecosystems.Maj. Pieter deHart, assistant professor of biology, and Larry Hurd, Herwick Professor of Biology at W&L, combined their knowledge and expertise to establish a lab population of mantids and determine elements of their diets by analyzing proportions of carbon and nitrogen in their bodies using an isotope-ratio mass spectrometer. "As with all science, we answered a few small questions and posed dozens more," said deHart. "We've laid the groundwork for moving this forward for many years in the future, which is great."Analyzing the diet of mantises will give an idea of what role they play in the ecosystem and how they affect the populations of their prey species, which include both herbivorous insects like crickets as well as carnivorous insects like spiders and other mantids. The ability of mantids to consume other predators puts them at a high trophic level: a few links up the food chain from most other insects."We're really interested in what effects mantids have on the ecosystem, given that they are a very high-level predator. No one has really established what they eat in the wild," said deHart. "They may be controlling other populations of insects, or they may just be another player in the grand scheme of things."In addition to preying on insects, mantids are known to feed on pollen. Research done by Hurd determined that mantids feeding solely on pollen can grow and develop normally, albeit at a slower rate. "We know that this is possible in the lab, but one of our goals is to discover how much this is actually occurring in the wild," said deHart. "The main way we can address all these questions is by looking at stable isotopes. That is, finding the biochemical composition of tissues and comparing that with their prey sources." Around 200 samples were sent to the isotope ratio mass spectrometer at the Central Appalachians Stable Isotope Facility in Frostburg, Md. DeHart is currently sifting through the results to find meaning in the data, comparing results from mantids raised in captivity to those found in the wild."We want to find out in what scenarios they will switch their diet," said deHart. "The even bigger picture is if environmental conditions change with global climate change, is this something that we're going to have to worry about?" It is likely that mantids are playing an important role in balancing other insect populations, and if their diet preferences change due to environmental changes, that could have a significant impact on a given ecosystem. "So, in the lab we're raising these things; they're eating a certain diet, and we can select from those populations and run them for their own biochemical compositions," said deHart. "We have a very controlled setting in the lab, and we know what their carbon and nitrogen isotopes look like. We can compare that whole picture with the samples we're getting from mantids in the wild."Results so far are promising. At the outset, the concern was that there wouldn't be enough variation among samples to provide insight into the predators' behavior, but already results are showing major differences depending on environmental variables. "One of the things we found thus far is that there is a large variation in their diet in the wild," said deHart. "You can clearly see trophic level, or food-chain, distinction of prey items in captivity, and we're seeing distinction in the wild so they're falling into different groups according to region or time of year."In the future, deHart would like to use a more advanced method of spectrometry that not only measures levels of nitrogen and carbon, but hydrogen and oxygen as well. "The more information we have on each sample, the more we're going to be able to piece together these puzzle pieces," said deHart.The line of research is likely to provide years of opportunities for interested cadets to participate in field and lab work. It is currently supported through grant-in-aid funding, and deHart is applying for a Jeffress Memorial Trust Award to further the research. That award would fund a collaborative project with math professor Maj. Geoffrey Cox."It's our full intention to establish another lab population this spring and into the summer," said deHart. "I would definitely like to get cadets engaged in this project. The possibility for involving cadets in this research and expanding our research endeavors is just huge."–John Robertson IV


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UPDATE: Shealy Returns, Butler Says Goodbye…for now
Just wanted to spread the news that first baseman Ryan Shealy is returning from his rehab assignment in Omaha today. Shealy has been on the 15-day D.L. since May 1. We're all glad Ryan is back and we're looking forward to him returning in better form than before. To get Shealy back on the active roster though, the Royals optioned outfielder Billy Butler back to Omaha.
In the short time Butler has been here (May 1), he has batted .243 (9-for-37) with a pair of doubles and four RBI in 10 games. He had one walk and seven strikeouts during his first taste of big league action. Butler's move back to Omaha probably wasn't a huge shocker for anyone given that he has not been in the lineup since May 12. But, don't start packing away any of those Royals jersey's with his name draped across the back yet – the young 21-year-old is still seen as one of our best prospects.
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I'm glad he's back too, Butler is going to be one heck of a hitter, but what are we going to do about Gordon's slump?
I agree Butler is going to be a good hiter and needs to be playing. I also believe that the Royals need to get some pitching coaches, as they never have had any and they sure can ruin a pitcher. Look at all of the pictchers in the Majors that have been on the Royals Roster. I can't believe that when a pitcher is doing well they pull him after pitching an inning or less, just to pad saves record, which is so overated.
ya'll are ******! we're letting shealy get some at bats to try and deal him so Gload can play first. we only have room for one out fielder and that is billy butler! I watched the kid in wichita and he was crazy good. if the royals don't think that double A stats are as good what is Gordon doing up. i'm a fan of both but they called it a year when we were one and one. Shealy, Sanders, and hopefully Sweeny while be gone by trade deadline. All good sticks, but lets go to the future all ready and stop wasting time. AAA and AA pitching is not that different. Pitching is the deepest part of the line up for a reason. let them get some at bats. We're already eating some money. **** Angel Berroa has swung at more pitches outside of the strike zone than anyone last year. (Sports Illistrated) nice contract! lets let some one have two good years before we sign them long term and big bucks! ie David DeJesus had onbase above 350 for two years!


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DBK 21AU618.AS vs Mallincam
Posted 28 March 2013 - 06:23 AM
- DBK 21AU618.AS and Mallincam have the same Sony ExView HAD CCD sensor
- long integration time of up to 60 minutes for both cameras
- live DSO viewing ability
- up to 36db manual gain increase for DBK 21AU618.AS
- resolution quite similar
- C-mount adaptation
- no IR filter.
- much cheaper DBK 21AU618.AS
- Mallincam has double pixel size than DBK 21AU618.AS
- 1/2" sensor (Mallincam) vs 1/4" sensor (DBK21) => bigger FOV for Mallincam
- lack of active cooling for DBK 21AU618.AS in contrast with Mallincam
- DBK 21AU618.AS better for planets due to smaller pixel size
- DBK 21AU618.AS easier to operate from in house PC via USB cable extension.
For exposures of maximum 1 minute I see no important advantage for Mallincam other than double light gathering capability due to double pixel size. Considering the big price difference I can cope with half sensitivity and FOV of DBK 21AU618.AS.
Are my assumptions correct?
Does anyone know how much noise DBK 21AU618.AS has at maximum gain and 1 minute exposure?
Posted 28 March 2013 - 06:39 AM
Imagine using a F/1.5 focal reduction (like mattlastro's reducer from another post) with the DBK 21AU618.AS without vignieting or significant optical aberrations visible!
Maybe with DBK 21AU618.AS an SCT user can use a cheap 1.25" x0.5 reducer after a Meade x0.33 reducer and get down to F/1.7 without vignieting or significant optical aberrations visible due to its diagonal of only 4.5mm!
Posted 28 March 2013 - 09:30 AM
Posted 28 March 2013 - 09:58 AM
- Mallincam has double pixel size than DBK 21AU618.AS
- 1/2" sensor (Mallincam) vs 1/4" sensor (DBK21) => bigger FOV for Mallincam
- lack of active cooling for DBK 21AU618.AS in contrast with Mallincam
You do not mention what your main interest are such as planetary or deepsky observing? The DBK 21AU618.AS is more suited for planetary and lunar where as the Mallincam is superior for deepsky.
This topic is flagging a dead horse and it has been discuss over & over. At the current time you just cannot beat a Mallincam for it's value, built quality and sensitivity for deepsky observations.
Chris A
Posted 28 March 2013 - 10:08 AM
Also you have already lost the sensitivity by having much smaller pixels for DSO and now will lose the benefits of resolution when dramatically reducing your focal length.
Chris A
Posted 28 March 2013 - 12:02 PM
I have to disagree with you regarding DSO size when using a strong focal reducer. In fact, in my humble experience, a 1/4" sensor will "magnify" the image 2 times more than a 1/2" sensor.
Lastly, maybe for you such topics are like dead horses because you have lots of money to spend on astro gear and already have a Mallincam. Lucky you than!
I'm not interested in Mallincam's value or built quality but just in its price/performance ratio.
Posted 28 March 2013 - 12:51 PM
Posted 28 March 2013 - 01:49 PM
Secondly Samsung has AGC which must be kept on Low to avoid washing out the image.
Otherwise a Samsung SCB-2001 seems quite attractive for the money and having a Sony Super HAD II CCD sensor.
Mallincam sensor has a sensitivity of 1400mV.
DBK's sensor has a sensitivity of 1000mV.
SCB-2001 has a sensitivity of 2250mV.
In my understanding 1000mV=6dB.
DBK has manual gain adjustable between 0-36dB.
Considering you have to keep AGC on Low on SCB-2001 than DBK will equal Samsung's sensitivity after a 7dB gain increase and after this it has a gain advantage of roughly ~25dB (or a 4000mV sensitivity gain) without washing out the image and keeping the colors.
Posted 28 March 2013 - 03:09 PM
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Posted 28 March 2013 - 03:59 PM
Clear skies, Ed
Posted 28 March 2013 - 04:13 PM
As an owner of such a camera your opinion is valuable. Thx.
Posted 28 March 2013 - 05:54 PM
Posted 28 March 2013 - 07:03 PM
and to me that includes value & built quality.
When I said flagging a dead horse is because it seems to come up often comparing a certain camera to a Mallincam for DSO observations and they all have their pros and cons.
Chris A
Posted 30 March 2013 - 10:57 AM
Posted 30 March 2013 - 12:12 PM
Ed, could you post a single exposure of 20s of Running Man nebula with your DMK21AU618 and WO66ED with AGC Max?
This way I'll be able to compare it with mine taken with ST80 and my CCTV at 20s exposure.
PS: I agree 15s is not quite live viewing but Mallincam owners go up to even 2 min or more. Problem is current video technology available to us is has it's shortcomings and needs prolonged exposures. I'm ok up to 30-60s.
Posted 30 March 2013 - 06:33 PM
The Mallincam starts with a sensor that's 60% more sensitive (comparing an EXView HAD in both cameras) ... and the sensitivity comparison only gets worse if you want color images. The larger fov from the larger sensor in the Mallincam also makes for a more enjoyable viewing experience.
The DMK is an 8 bit camera, the Mallincam is a 12 bit. The gain circuitry in the Mallincam is optimized for low light operation. Then there's the built in cooling. All of which means much better sensitivity and signal to noise ratios in those low light conditions. It's also part of the reason why the Mallincam is almost 3 times the price of the DMK.
To answer your question ... the Mallincam would actually be more appropriate for live viewing. The better sensitivity means shorter exposures to achieve the same image density, and the shorter exposures mean more accurate tracking. Yes you have to handle a more complex setup (video through a frame grabber, separate control and power connections) but you're getting substantially better sensitivity as the trade off.
What would be more interesting to me is a comparison between the $500 video cameras with their shorter integration times and the DMK. High quality planetary cameras like the DMK have come a long way (especially when using the great Sony sensors) and are certainly much more versatile than the older webcam derived technologies ... but just because they can perform longer exposures doesn't mean that they're comparable to cameras specifically designed for that type of work.
Posted 30 March 2013 - 08:05 PM
Huh? Where did that come from? Does exposure time determine live viewing vs AP? If it does then most of the cameras that are discussed in this forum aren't live viewing either. Live viewing with an Imaging Source camera is like live viewing with any other camera; spontaneous and in real-time.
Is the DBK21 'better' than some other camera? One would hope that a camera costing many times as much would be 'better', but no one can make that judgement for someone else. This vs that is an invitation to compare and contrast, not to pontificate which is 'better'.
There are any ways to participate in camera-assisted observing. The DBK21 is certainly capable and it would be interesting to give it a thorough testing in this role. It would be neat to be able to offer this as an option for someone on a budget (my hand is up). In contrast, the Mallincam is purpose-built for this activity and by all accounts it does a fine job.
So much to try, so few clear nights...
Posted 30 March 2013 - 08:32 PM
Posted 31 March 2013 - 01:57 PM
"that is not live viewing its AP"
Huh? Where did that come from? Does exposure time determine live viewing vs AP? If it does then most of the cameras that are discussed in this forum aren't live viewing either. Live viewing with an Imaging Source camera is like live viewing with any other camera; spontaneous and in real-time.
A while ago I would have said the main difference between live viewing and astrophotography was the image processing involved in AP. A live or near live viewer just sees what the camera sees.
A few recent developments have changed that idea somewhat. I use Deep Sky Stacker Live to stack images as they are downloaded from my Universe. The stacking acts like a filter to clean up noise generated by the camera. I watch the stacking process on the screen as it take place. I'm viewing near live but with some image processing taking place between the camera and the screen. Where does that fit into viewing? It's not video but I view it as though it was video. It's not AP because I don't save the images and post them for all to see.
If that wasn't enough to cloud the issue there is software available that processes live video as you are viewing. Similar to the type of processing done by the astrophotographers but the processing is taking place as the image is being viewed. No longer just seeing what the camera sees but using processing to see the video image the way you want to see it.
It's called Video and Electronically Assisted Astronomy. At what point is it no longer video but electronically assisted viewing. Personally I don't care what it's called, I just enjoy it more and more with every new development.
Posted 01 April 2013 - 10:59 AM
Yes, the new DBK21 with ExView sensor is 60% less sensitive than Mallincam and is only 8bit vs 12bit. But neither the price is the same. For a 60% difference Mallincam is 3-4 times more expensive which is too much for me. Nobody says Mallincam is not the best for live video astronomy.
So Mark don't be so surprised we are comparing DBK21 to Mallincam under these circumstances. Nobody said DBK21 is better or the same with Mallincam.
But don't forget that price is very important for some of us and the planetary bonus DBK21 has.
The question is how much worse is DBK21 compared to Mallincam considering the big price difference.
I know there is more noise with the new DBK21 than Mallincam due to lack of cooling especially but I wonder how much more noisy is in practice DBK21 after 1min exposures.
I just feel the new DBK21 has DSO potential for the money but I don't know how much. That's all.
Don't forget that due to smaller sensor one can use stronger focal reduction with the DBK21 than Mallincam without vignetting and DBK21 can recuperate its sensitivity handicap this way.
John could you help us with some answers regarding:
- for live viewing on my laptop of DSOs with DBK21 at exposures of say 1 min each, do I have to record movies on my HDD or that's not mandatory?
- could you show us some images or an Youtube movie of Running Man or M51 (or other faint DSOs) taken with 1 min exposure and maximum Gain to see how much noise the camera generates?
Posted 01 April 2013 - 12:42 PM
I think it is very valid to question "how much better" or "how much noise" and to look into actual comparisons.
Your point about the smaller sensor being able to handle more aggressive focal reduction is a very valid point for small objects. This would be very apparent on smaller galaxies for example.
I don't think John said it would do a "good job on DSOs", he did say he was "impressed" and that it's "not at all shabby" ... but he also said he wouldn't suggest buying a DBK specifically for DSO work. But if the DBK capabilities worked out for you I think that would be great because I think we need more DSO cameras in this price range.
I'm totally in line with your desire for a reasonably sensitive, easy to use camera with a 30-60s maximum exposure capability that priced in the $500-700 range. I see this as a really under served "sweet spot" in the market. There are tons of alt az goto or small gem mounted scopes around that were purchased by folks who have very restricted budgets (for example high end Mallincams are out) but would still love to do near live viewing. This would be a very strong market for a good 30 second camera at a reasonable price.
I'm also very curious about the upcoming Starlight Xpress SX Video camera.
Posted 01 April 2013 - 08:13 PM
Posted 02 April 2013 - 08:18 AM
But getting back to the idea of a cheaper alternative to the Mallicam (great camera), has anyone tried the ASI120MM camera? Specs say it has a resolution of 1280x960 @ 35fps. Exposure range up to 1000s (16 minutes). It is USB and sells for less than $300.
Here is a link to the specs:
More interestingly, here is a link to actual images. While most are lunar/planetary, there are several DSO images that look very impressive (middle of the page):
I am just curious whether anyone has any DSO experience with this camera (which is priced at 1/6 of the Mallicam)?
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Congrats on an awesome buck. Looks great on the wall for sure.
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