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By Shannon L Bauer, USACEJune 13, 2012
ST. PAUL, Minn. (June 13, 2012) -- Corps employees and retirees, river residents and those affectionately known as river rats lined the banks of the Upper Mississippi River to see the Dredge William A. Thompson make its final voyage, June 12-13.
The Thompson left the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers service base in Fountain City, Wis., around 11:30 a.m. yesterday and is expected to arrive at its final destination in Prairie du Chien, Wis., around 6 p.m. today.
There, a nonprofit group, Community Development Alternatives, Inc., will accept the dredge from the Corps and make it a permanent static display.
The Corps' St. Paul District used the Thompson to maintain 850 miles of the Upper Mississippi River, 335 miles of the Illinois River and other inland rivers from May 1937 until May 2005, well after its projected life of 50 years. While in use, it was the largest of its type and meticulously maintained throughout its working life.
"There's a lot of Fountain City history going down the river right now," said John Sagan, Fountain City resident and Fountain City Historical Society member, as he watched the MV General Warren tow the Thompson away from the Corps' dock.
"It was a big piece of this town," he explained. "A lot of people here worked on this boat. It helped keep this community going."
Mark Krumholz, Corps navigation program specialist, worked for several years to find the Thompson a new home, not wanting to see the vessel scrapped.
"The Dredge Thompson is an icon on the river. It's known to all as the big banana boat," he said. "It saw the transitioning of the Upper Mississippi River from steamboats, Mark Twain and lead lines to state-of-art diesel-electric power and a new era of channel maintenance by the Corps of Engineers.
"I started my career with the Corps on the Dredge Thompson as a deckhand on the midnight shift in August of 1974, so to see it sold to someone who is going to take care of it is extremely rewarding," he added.
The dredge was named after William A. Thompson, a Corps employee from 1878 through 1925. In 1896, he was appointed to the position of assistant engineer, responsible for improvements on the Mississippi River between Winona, Minn., and the mouth of the Wisconsin River at Prairie du Chien, Wis. He held this post until his death.
The Dravo Corporation of Pittsburgh built the Dredge Thompson for the St. Paul District in 1936 for nearly $900,000, or $1.3 million with contract modifications. It was christened in Pittsburgh in March 1937 by William Thompson's granddaughter, Louise, and first sent to New York, where its galley, mess and quarters were fitted. It was then returned to Pittsburgh, where crews completed its construction.
In May 1937, it made a 1,700-mile trip down the Ohio and up the Mississippi rivers, arriving at its permanent station in Fountain City, May 22, 1937. Through nearly seven decades of service, the Thompson's original design was only slightly modified. In 2005, it was replaced by the Dredge Goetz.
"The city is sad to see it leave, but we're glad to have it go to a good home in Prairie du Chien," said Fountain City Mayor Peter Schaffner.


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Rockport is the site of Jenkins Post 254 American Legion Post. The city boasts a population of some 2,500. The post membership is 477, which qualifies as a mid-sized Indiana post.
Jenkins Post also has 101 Auxiliary Post members and a Sons of the Legion affiliation. The total membership supports various charities and sends students to Boys State and Girls State summer programs. Whenever a local group needs financial or helping hands, Jenkins Post and its members are always there. In fact, Jenkins Post is the backbone of southern Spencer County.
But nowhere does Jenkins Post standout most as on the baseball field with the longest lasting top program in the state.
Post 254 provides the finances and the labor of members to produce one of, if not, the most successful American Legion baseball program in the state of Indiana.
If nothing else, the stability of the local program is the best in the state. Rockport's program has been on the scene for 51 consecutive years.
During that time, only three men have coached the teams (Charlie Jones guided the team in 1941). The records produced along the way are amazing.
Bill Evans was the architect of the program after arriving in Rockport in 1955 as a teacher and coach at Rockport High School. He guided the team from its 1957 resurrection until giving up the reigns after the 1966 campaign. His high school record was 139-66 and American Legion record 250-155 Evans'teams won two Legion state championships, two state regionals, and four sectionals.
"During my years we had a strong program with a lot of great people involved," Evans said. "We had the best umpires in Kay Wright, Ed Lautner, Hargis Gibbs and Elvis Hall.
"Hargis was a great umpire, but when Hall hit the scene it was something else. He was the best ever."
Bill Gibbs headed the local program in 1960, while Evans was away earning his Master's. Gibbs had served as Evans' top assistant in 1959 and 1960. His 1960 team finished 24-10 and won the District title. The team dropped two games to Jeffersonville in a losing effort in regional play.
Jim Haaff, a member of Evans' 1959 state championship team, assumed leadership and remains in the dugout today. Haaff's record stands at 921-553 and counting. His teams have won five state crowns, 13 state regional titles, 30 state sectionals and three national Great Lakes Regional championships. His 1974, 1984 and 2007 teams played in the American Legion World Series. Jenkins Post 254 is the only team to make more than one trip to the World Series.
After four straight losing campaigns, Haaff's teams posted 19 straight winning seasons from 1971 through 1989. Only eight of his teams have suffered losing season.
Rockport has field two teams with over 40 wins, the 1961 team that finished 42-14 and the 1962 team with a 42-15 mark. Post 254 teams have won 30 or more games 11 times.
Bill Gibbs took over the Jenkins Post 254 program in 1960, when Bill Evans spent the summer at Indiana University earning his Master's. Gibbs had served as Evans' top assistant for the 1958 and 1959 teams. Rockport captured the state title in 1959.
Rockport finished with a 24-10 mark under Gibbs. Post 254 captured the District championship with a 50 mark, including 4-2 and 4-3 triumphs over arch-rival
Evansville Funkhouser. Rockport scored 47 runs in the tourney, downing Mt. Vernon 16-6 and topping Tell City 11-6 and 12-2.
Rockport dropped a pair of games in losing the regional. Post 254 defeated Shelburn 5-3 and lost to Jeffersonville 6-3 and 6-5.
Gibbs left the playing field to take over as team business manager during 1961 and 1962 seasons and continued to help the program in various capacities for the next 20 years.
William Joseph "Bill" Gibbs migrated to Rockport in 1921 at the age of 1½ years when his family moved from Attica. His work took him many places around the country but he always considered Rockport his home.
He served his country in World War II from 1942 to 1946 and in Korea from 1951 to 1953.
His employment as a telephone plant engineer with various contracting companies necessitated his being temporarily in other parts of the U.S. and the world. But his interests and loyalties remained firmly in Rockport, particularly in Jenkins Post, where he was a 35-year member.
Bill Gibbs
The 2005 team registered 30 consecutive wins before losing one game in the State Tournament. The 2006 team started the season 1-4 and ran off before racking up 27 straight victories before dropping a pair of games to Terre Haute during the championship round of the State Tourney.
The first team ever was fielded in 1941 and was coached by Charlie Jones. That team won the District title with three victories. Post 254 topped Bedford 10-4 in the first Region 1 state regional before falling to state runners-up East Chicago 4-3. The team folded after the United States entered World War II.
In 1957, Evans joined forced with Richard "Pepper" Walker to get the Rockport program back in operation. Evans and L.G. Jolly had started the local youth baseball program in 1955. After only two years of play, Walker and Evans decided it was time to field a Legion team.
"It was Pepper's idea to start a Legion program," Evans said. "Pepper was on the first Legion team in 1941. After we put a team together, Walker handled the business affairs."
Evans added, "Charlie Roberts was a coach the first year and "Buck"
The 1957 Legion Team – Rockport's 1957 American Legion team was the first since the inaugural team in 1941. The program was scrapped after the beginning of World War II and was dormant 16 years. Team members are: Front Row (L-R): David Matthews, Gene Vincent, Mike Chinn, Richard Hedrick, Jimmy Boyd, Kenny Lindsey, Asst. Coach Charlie Roberts. Back Row (L-R): Manager Bill Evans, Paul Jolly, Wayne Boultinghouse, Damon Vincent, Larry Zimmermann, Jim Haaff, Charlie Cannon, Business Manager Richard Walker.
Erwin was a coach the second year. Then Bill Gibbs took over as my assistant and remained through 1961. Paul Dunker replaced him and stayed until I resigned."
Rockport went 4-6 in 1957 with lefty Haaff posting a 2-3 record on the mound. "We got thumped a few times," Evans said. "But boy we had a young team. Gene Vincent and Charlie Cannon were just out of the 8th grade. Damon Vincent, Mike Chinn and Haaff were just out of their freshman year."
More opponents were added in 1958 and the team finished with a 7-10 with Haaff again 2-3 on the mound. "We did better in 1958," Evans recalled. "Funkhouser beat us in the final game of the District Tourney. Umpire Hargis Gibbs called David Matthews out at the plate with the winning run. It so obvious David was safe. I threw a bat through the screen. Princeton manager Jim Pegram told me David was safe and said we got a bad call.
That was the start the rivalry with Funkhouser."
Evans and the Rockport program burst on the state scene in 1959 with a first ever state championship for any local athletic team. Post 254 captured the state with a 29-14 record. The team won its first sectional, regional and state crown before finishing second in the Great Lakes Regional to World Series champ Detroit. But Detroit was denied the crown after it was detected as using and ineligible player. Since the season had ended before
the violation was discovered, the title was left vacant.
In that Great Lakes Regional, Rockport topped Columbus (Ohio) 11-9, Murphysboro (Illinois) 4-0 on Haaff's shutout and Detroit 8-7. Rockport lost a pair to Detroit by scores of 2-1 and 8-2.
Rockport was to remain a state power from that year forward.
The teams have played 1,902 games in the last 51 years.
In that span, Jenkins Post has captured 35 sectionals, 15 state regionals, seven state titles and three Great Lakes Regionals.
Rockport has phenomenal records along the way. Rockport has won 150 games and lost only 43 in sectional play (including 1941), is 72-42 in state regional competition (including 1941), stands at 32-22 in state finals, is 24-1 in Great Lakes Regional action and 2-6 in World Series action.
The three trips to Legion World Series highlight the overall history of Post 254.
After winning the state crown in 1974, Rockport dropped the opening game of the Great Lakes Regional played at Stevens Point, Wis. But the local bounced back with four straight triumphs to advance to the World Series in Roseburg, Ore.
Eleven years later, Rockport was back in the World Series in New Orleans. But this time Post 254 did not win the state title. Rockport dropped two straight in the state finals at Richmond. But Rockport became the smallest city to ever host a National Regional and as a result was awarded a berth in the Great Lakes Regional. Rockport again advanced out of the loser's bracket to defeat Mt. Prospect, Ill., twice on Sunday to earn the World Series' trip.
Haaff's 2007 team reached the World Series in Bartlesville, Okla. It was the third Series appearance for Post 254. Rockport dropped heart-breaker to eventual Series champ Columbia, Tenn., 6-4 in a first-round game and fell to Bellingham, Wash., 17-8.
"Our program is set up different from other programs," Haaff said. "We get a lot of help from a lot of people. The Legion supports us financially and with physical help. A lot of other teams are amazed about the support we get from our many volunteers. People are aware of who we are."
Mixing talents from a host of different schools each season requires a lot of savvy from Haaff and his staff. "There are a lot of kids who come here to play for us," Haaff said. "We aren't the easiest people to play for. But on the other-hand we try to be fair. We have two rules – show up and play hard and if you can do that we don't need you. We don't worry if a kid is going to miss a game or two. We try to be more worried about who is going to be
there than who is not. As long as we've got 10 kids and a couple of pitchers, we're going to play.
"One of the real neat things about coaching Legion baseball is the people you get to know. How would I have ever known Katy Pappano and witness all of the things she has contributed to this program. How would I have ever met this lady? How would I have ever met her husband, her son?
"This has been true all through the years. Associating with the moms and dads of all these kids have proven how great people are. Just because we spend our high school days trying to beat each other doesn't mean we can't get together to try something in common.
"We've had a lot of response out of the county. Some nice things have been written about this kind of thing. Maybe we ought to have a few more projects in this country where we work together rather than try to work against each other."
Highlights along the historical trail include:
- The 1941 team's trip to Indianapolis for the Region 1 regional tourney. Because of a lack of money, the team was forced to sleep in on the bus and on the grounds of the city park the night before the tournament.
- The resurrection of the program in 1957.
- The first state championship in 1959 and the great outpouring of fans greeting the players on their return to Rockport.
- Jimmy Boyd's 350-foot homer over the leftfield fence and across the street to give Rockport an 11-inning 6-5 victory over South Spencer in the 1961 state title game.
- The 1961 and 1962 teams posting back-to-back 40 season triumphs.
- Bill Evans retires after 1965 season and Jim Haaff named new head coach.
- Evans returns for 1970 season while Haaff attends summer school at Western Kentucky to earn his Master's degree.
- Haaff back in charge in 1971.
- The no-hitter fired by Jimmy Harris in a 1-0 gem over Jasper in the 1969 sectional.
- The first trip to the World Series in 1974. Rockport beat Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and lost to Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, and Lake Oswego, Ore.
- Rockport third baseman Greg Tooley winning the Big Stick Award in 1974 for the most total bases (25) in regional and World Series play despite only playing three games in the Series.
- Rockport pitcher Jim Schmidt posting an 8-1 record in 1974 and a 7-0 mark in the 1975 for an overall record of 15-1. Included was a 3-0, four-hit victory over Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in the World Series.
- Catcher Kirk Hudson played in four State Finals from 1971 through 1974.
- Upset loss of state regional in 1975. With most of the 1974 team returning, the team fell 5-1 to Jasper and 9-8 in 11 innings to Princeton in the regional. Rockport had split with Jasper during the regular season, losing 11-10 in 10 innings and winning 5-2. Post 254 has whipped Princeton in three regular season meetings by scores of 17-6, 2-0 and 41.
- After entering the final day of the 1983 Great Lakes Regional as the only undefeated team, Rockport was beaten twice by Worthington, Ohio, 5-3 and 6-4.
- The 1984 team returns to the World Series after losing two straight in the State Finals. As the host team, Rockport was in the Great Lakes Regional field and battled from the loser's bracket to top Mt. Prospect, Ill., twice on Sunday. Rockport beat Millington, Tenn., and lost to Brooklawn, N.J., and Las Vegas in the Series.
- Rockport becomes the smallest city to ever host a national regional. Overflow crowns jammed Joe Allen Hargis Athletic Field to watch Post 24 win the crown.
- Left-hander Brad Fella completed his three-year stint on the mound for Rockport with an overall record of 23-4. His great pitching in the national regional propelled Rockport into the World Series.
- With Norman Hall and Larry Schweizer at the microphone, WBNL carried most of Post 254's games during the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.
- Ferman Yearby with his camera in hand at almost every tournament Rockport played in provided a living history of local Legion baseball. Thanks to him and his wife, Joyce, many of those photos appear in this book.
- The fantastic 2005 season when Rockport posted 30 consecutive wins before falling to Terre Haute in the State Finals. Post 254 bounced back to win the state. The team four straight wins in the Great Lakes Regional at Moline, Ill., before dropping a pair of contests to Woodbury, Minn. The team finished with the best season ever for a Rockport team at 36-3.
- Ian Reinhart's masterful 1-0 win over Terre Haute to seal the 2005 state title.
- The 2005 season would produce the first time three pitchers to each win nine games in a season. Kerrick Cron, Jeremy Kuester and Shawn Larsen all won nine outings.
- The unexpected spectacular record of the 2006 squad. The team lost four pitchers who won a combined 31 of the 36 wins in the 2005. After losing four of the first five games of the season, Rockport racked up 27 straight victories. After beating Terre Haute in the opener of the state finals, Rockport advanced to the final round as the only undefeated team. But two losses to Terre Haute brought an end to the great run. Terre Haute would go on to finish as World Series runners-up after losing two games to Metairie, La.
- Jay Cutler, who played three years for Post 254, was the 2006 top draft pick of the Denver Broncos and became the team's starting quarterback before the season ended. The Heritage Hills High School product played shortstop for Post 254 from 1998 through 2000. He caught a 12-yard TD pass from Cole Seifrig, another Rockport Legion player, to left Heritage Hills past Zionsville 27-24 in overtime for the Class 3A football title in 2000. He was All-State in football and basketball and honorable mention All-State in baseball.
- Blake Monar won the Most Valuable Player Jay Cutler award in the 2007 Great Lakes Regional. He won two games and struck out 24 batters. He allowed only three earned runs in 18 innings on the mound.
- 410 young men have played baseball for Post 254.
- Mike Chinn (1957-1962), Randy Miller (1959-1964) and Gene Vincent (1957-1962) played six years for Post 254.
- Eric Ayer (1961-1965), Jimmy Boyd (1957-1961), Charlie Cannon (1957-1961) and Mark Lutz (1958-1962) played five years for Post 254.
- Matt Boyd (2004-07), Bill Buxton (1970-73), Steve Dunker (1962-65), David Erwin (1964-67), Larry Garrett (1961-64), Bill Hesson (1959-62), Kirk Hudson (1971-74), Todd Martin (2004-07), Jacob McGrew (200407), Jerald Nickens (1959-62), Tom Purcell (1976-1979), Steve Smith (2000-03), Terry Tullis (1964-67), Eddie Ward (1979-82) and Eddie Wroe (1962-65) were four year players for Post 254.
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Burning ambition: 300 GW/a
300 GW of new installed photovoltaic capacity a year by 2025: Let's make it happen!
Supported by experts, and now set by pv magazine and Solarpraxis AG, that is our target. Corresponding to a 10-fold increase in current annual additional installations, this goal will not happen on its own. Indeed, it will only become reality if we join forces to convince policymakers and the public that renewables and photovoltaic technology are necessary, useful and affordable; and if we together ensure that renewables are given genuine, equal opportunities, by abolishing the direct and indirect subsidies for fossil fuels and nuclear power. Moreover, this goal will only be achieved if the learning curve progresses, if costs are reduced even further, and PV efficiency continues to improve. Scroll down for more information.
300 GW/a podcasts
This first edition of the 300 GW podcast series was recorded at the launch event of the 300 GW initiative, at the recent EU PVSEC trade show and conference. It includes interviews with industry veterans and experts from Renewable Analytics, First Solar, Hanwha SolarOne and 300 GW initiative partner Hellmann Worldwide Logistics.
Over the coming months pv magazine will be regularly producing podcasts investigating the theme of 300 GW p.a. with interviews and opinion from industry leaders. Spread the word and share both the podcasts and other 300 GW materials on your social networks!
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lorenzo colacicchi from taipei | http://www.ergonsolair.com
Friday, 30.11.2012 11:25
I think that if we want to reach this goal we need to redesign the way players within the industry interrelate with each other, and create innovative partnerships between the industry and the governments of nations where these installations will be done.
For such extreme goals we cannot afford to consume resources in competing between each other, we have to all focus on one competitor, coal.
The industry needs to mature in its relationships within its own category and progress to the point where there is only one commodity we sell, Solar kWh's.
Felix Krause | http://www.milkthesun.com/eng
Monday, 08.10.2012 17:01
Thank you very much for starting such important initiative. We will do anything we can to support this!
Eiji Sakai
Thursday, 27.09.2012 11:48
Thank you for launching this audacious but yet doable initiative. I strongly believe that photovoltaic energy will be by far the cheapest among all the energy sources because the solar insolation is abundant almost everywhere and PV facilities require little maintenance work. I am thrilled imaging how the societies will change around the world when this distributed and sustainable energy source becomes a pillar of the world energy supply.
Donald Osborn from Elk Grove, CA | http://www.spectrumenergydev.com
Thursday, 20.09.2012 19:21
Important Inititive, thank you for leading the charge. Just 10 years ago we at SMUD (Sacramento, CA) had about half of all the grid-connected PV in the US -- that was just 10MW! The 300 GW/yr goal is doable if we have a level playing field and the full benefitas of clean, distributed generation is accounted for. Perhaps the real import of this initiative is showing how far we have come and what we as an industry can do. That is more than 300 nuclear or large coal plants a year.
Pavan Gupta from Dubai | http://www.omangtech.com
Wednesday, 19.09.2012 11:50
300GW is possible and shall happen sooner or later. The key enablers to make it happen fast are Efficient Energy storage, Good integration of IT for remote diagnostics, weight reduction for Solar panel, Higher Efficieny for the Solar cells and plug/play installtion kits, the rest shall follow autoamtically. The commercials should not require any government support and should provide payback of about 5-7 yrs time. As we progresses on each of the above, we shall be moving to a step closer to 300GW. Good luck and let us all work to make it happen faster.
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Interview: Since launching the 300 GW p.a. initiative in September 2012, pv magazine has shone a light on the future of the PV industry, in becoming a major pillar of world energy by 2025 and beyond. As a part of the initiative, Applied Solar's Charlie Gay joins the conversation and makes the case for PV to strive forward and take its place alongside major energy players, including natural gas.
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Last month pv magazine launched its 300GW/a initiative at the EU PVSEC. Speakers such as the Fraunhofer Institute's Eicke Weber and the Lemoine Institute's Christian Breyer addressed the theme in a breakfast event at the trade show. This month, NREL's Greg Wilson addresses the goal and argues that as the effects of climate change become apparent, the case for such a goal to be realized will become compelling.
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pv magazine, 09/2012
While the production side of the current PV industry sags under the weight of surplus supply, talk of long term optimism and big goals for future capacity may seem to be nothing but hot air. However, in an energy market where things are changing rapidly, we are tackling the idea of whether 300 GW/a of installed PV generation can be added globally in the year 2025 and beyond.
PV as a global energy pillar
pv magazine, 09/2012
While 300 GW/a may give hope to a PV industry facing many challenges, Christian Breyer believes achieving the number is vital in realizing a worldwide energy transition. With colleagues at the Reiner Lemoine Institute, Breyer is creating a multifaceted model for a 100% renewable future. pv magazine found out what it would mean for PV.
Industry comment
Professor Martin Green
"A PV market of 300 GW/a by 2025 definitely seems possible, corresponding to an installed capacity of about one TW by the end of that year and producing about 6% of world electricity — about the same level as in Germany in 2012. The economics will be very favorable for residential and commercial systems with the German experience showing that such penetration levels pose few problems. Increasing resistance from market incumbents, such as we are now seeing in Australia, is likely to be the main impediment. On the technology front, I would still see silicon maintaining its dominance, with polysilicon prices continuing to drop, directionally solidified ingots becoming larger and also largely monocrystalline, sawing costs decreasing and efficiencies on the resulting very thin wafers approaching the UNSW lab record of 25%. Perhaps some of the newer technology our group is now working on, aimed at growing thin film crystalline tandem cells on top of standard silicon cells, will have found its way to the market by then, providing a path to above 40% efficiency."
Greg Wilson, director of NREL's National Center for Photovoltaics
"I think it's doable, certainly doable with the current capabilities with the silicon-based industry one would fairly easily conclude that it can be scaled another ten times by 2025. That date is 13 years away and given the rate of growth that we've, in the PV industry, it seen it's certainly conceivable. Because I work in the research and technology end of things, I do firmly believe that we'll see other cell technologies, what would be scaled would be quite different from the current industry footprint that we see today. In 13 years, I do believe that silicon will be a major player, but I don't believe that it will be the only technology; I also don't believe that in 13 years that we'll be building PV manufacturing fabs that will look like the ones that we see today. I don't believe that we'll be cutting wafers with a saw, I believe that we'll have moved to a more efficient use of silicon and plants that are more sophisticated."
Winfried Hoffmann, EPIA president
"300 GW/a is certainly not out of range. Of course it depends on some boundary conditions in a number of countries in the coming years. If you look to the growth needed, of course that's realistic. If you look back at the average growth rate was between the years 2000 – 2010, the average growth rate in this decade was more than 50% p.a. Now I would not expect 50% p.a. for the next 10 years, but 20% growth is very realistic. So my clear answer, would I be surprised? Definitely not. Here in Europe, especially over the last 10 years, we have contributed to the growth of the PV industry by more than 50%, and that is due to the FIT. Will these support schemes continue for the next 10 to 15 years? Definitely not. There will be a transition time where we will see amendments to the support schemes – priority access to the grid, is very important on a global scale, that should be discussed and implemented to make best use of renewable kWh."
Germany: 200 GW campaign
Alongside pv magazine, sister publication pv magazine Deutschland is launching its own initiative. The aim? To reach 200 GW of installed PV capacity in Germany – 4 times the 52 GW target recently set out by the government. Visit pv magazine Deutschland to discover more.


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prepaid SIM card for use in Germany, but shipped to USA?
I will be traveling in Germany for a week soon, and will need a cell phone while there. I won't be able to use my personal cell phone (incompatible with Europe) but I have an unlocked GSM phone that I've used in Europe before. Please help me find a SIM card (with German phone number) that I can order now and get delivered to the US before I leave for my trip. [more inside]
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Big 2 Garden game (java, motorola E365). What the hell are the rules?
I have a Motorola E365. One of the Java games it comes with is a card game called Big 2 Garden. The idea appears to be to get rid of your cards by playing them according to some rules. What the hell are the rules to this game? There's a review of the phone which includes a screenshot of this game here.
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DALHART - There used to be three stuffy tin buildings standing in a group near Rita Blanca Lake.
Now, thanks to a $725,000 face-lift, the Rita Blanca Coliseum complex presents a more glamorous appearance and beautifies the lake area, officials said.
"It (the coliseum) just stands out really nice," said Hartley County Judge Ronnie Gordon.
The City of Dalhart, which owns the lake property, will have an open house of the newly-remodeled Rita Blanca Coliseum from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday.
The coliseum, used for stock shows, meetings and XIT rodeo dances, now has updated heating and air-conditioning, new bathrooms, an expanded and remodeled kitchen, and new flooring, doors and windows, said Greg Duggan, Dalhart city manager.
"We're real proud of it," he said.
Gordon said the first thing he noticed was the new stone veneer entrance, and instead of plain painted walls in the foyer, there's now a mural depicting life in Hartley and Dallam counties, which the lake straddles.
City officials took over the lake property from the counties in 2001, intent on making improvements. The city later received a $400,000 Texas Parks and Wildlife grant to build pavilions, a playground and a walking trail.
The city floated the idea of renovating the Coliseum in 2002, with a $1.5 million plan using economic development funds. Some in the community criticized such a high expenditure, asking city officials to use that money elsewhere.
Officials scaled back the project and began renovations in March, using Dalhart and Amarillo contractors, Duggan said.
Community members couldn't wait to use the updated facility. It's already seen a wedding reception and the facilities are booked through December, Duggan said.
The project adds to a continuing effort to beautify the lake. The city has repaved the roads, added four new picnic pavilions and four miles of hiking and biking trails. Future improvements include installing new playground equipment and planting trees, Duggan said.
Gordon said all those improvements are worth it for the pride of the community.
"It's just beautiful out there now," he said.
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A special park for dogs opens today at 6 in Fuengirola.
Fuengirola will open the largest park for dogs in the whole Andalucía today at 6pm. For the opening there will be a dog skill exhibition and dog owners who come with their pet get a present! Also specialist commercial stands will be put up for the opening of the site.
The park, called "Guau-Guau" is located between the motorway and Calle Alcalá Galiano in Los Pacos and it has 5,400 square metres for the dogs to enjoy. There are different areas - for muscular development, playing, running, and section being called 'pipican'. The Mayor of Fuengirola, Esperanza Oña, kept their electoral promise and added that it had been designed and developed with the advice of experts and the parks costed 42,000 €.
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We are an english couple who have run a large pet care organisation in the UK and are looking to move to the Marbella area within the next couple of months.
We have operated home boarding,dog walking and day care services in the UK over the last 5 years with great success and are looking to see if there is a demand for this type of reliable service in Marbella and surrounding areas. If you have found us by searching for this service could you drop us a line using the form below and we will be in touch.
We have a non trading website for feed back setup at www.dogwalkingmarbella.com
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Come on! Now it's Marbella's turn! Where is our dog park? :-D
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The recently ousted chief executive of Mothercare has received a severance package of £5 million.
Ben Gordon's golden parachute includes £658,000 for loss of office and £3.97 million from a long-term incentive plan that vested when he left "by mutual consent" in October.
The payout is unlikely to please staff at the chain, which is shutting 111 stores in cutbacks that will cost 830 jobs after Mothercare slumped into a £92 million loss in the past year.
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Keeping a Handle on Your Debt
I was reading a BMO press release, and it explained that over 25% of Canadians are living from paycheque to paycheque, and that one in every three Canadians are living at or beyond their needs. What we all need to remember is that it is important that we maintain a healthy credit rating, and to do that we have to ensure that we are not affected by excessive debt.
What can I do to keep my debt from increasing?
There are several things you can carry out to ensure that your debt is at manageable levels. I have compiled a few tips that can help you do so:
1. Create a Budget
You need to create a budget outlining your spending, and expenses. The goal is to spend less than you make, and take the excess money to put into your savings on put down on your debt. In some cases, if you are looking to decrease your debt a lot, then you may want to forgo a good portion of your savings and put the majority of any excess money down on your debt. Now a budget is only as good if you carry it out; do not spend the time creating one and not using it. Trust me, you will be surprised at how efficient it can be.
2. Pay down your credit card debt
If you have credit card debt, even worse, if you have debt on several credit cards then you may want to consider consolidating the debt onto one low interest card and begin paying down the debt. Capital One offers a great credit card – the Capital One SmartLine Platinum Card. It gives you a low interest rate of 5.99% on balance transfers, which can be beneficial for anyone carry a high balance on several cards.
3. Always have a backup plan
It is realistic to say that not everything we do goes the way we plan it. You could be following your budget perfectly, but then something unexpected comes up, causing you to fail to meet your financial obligations. This is where you need to have a backup plan in place to cushion any unforeseen circumstances. The easiest way to prepare for these kinds of situations would be to have an emergency fund. Creating an emergency fund would allow you to meet your financial obligations, in the event you have unforeseen costs, such as loss of work, or even damage to your car, and more. The only problem with this is that if you are trying to lower your debt, it would cause the process to go slower, but at least you will be covered for the payments in the event you need to be.
4. Become mortgage free faster
You may want to consider cutting your amortization to 25 years, and possible increasing your monthly payments. This will help you pay down your mortgage faster, and also let you save a lot of money in interest costs.
By following the tips above, you are sure to keep your finances in check, especially your debt. Who knows, you could possible eliminate your debt sooner than you may have thought possible.
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Buying a 36g bra can be such a chore if you don't know where to look. Since shopping malls and local stores usually have a limited supply of available bra sizes, women with big busts are left with buying the wrong sizes.
Unfortunately, if you are going to wear the wrong size of bra, you run the risk of having health problems like back aches and neck pain. Don't let this underwear trouble happen to you – be smart enough to buy the right 36g bra size for you!
I don't know about you but if you want to be like me who isn't bothered about overflowing breasts, unsupportive bras and (place all your bra dilemmas here), then heed these helpful suggestions that I have:
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Before buying a bra 36g try to first measure yourself up. I have always taken this advice very seriously because I also know that this is very important. If you are really that serious too of finding the appropriate bra for you, use this advice of the experts: take the right bra measurement. Don't you know? According to studies 2/10 women are wearing the wrong size of bra.
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If you are unsure of the measurement, talk to a bra specialist or pay a visit to a doctor (preferably an ob-gyne specialist). An expert in the field can give you more details and recommendations.
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Bras come in different kinds depending on their use. For instance, there are 36g sports bras bandeaus, push-up bras, 36g nursing bra or maternity bras and the like. Usually, if I will go shop for a bra, I already have in mind the style that I'm going to buy. In this way, I am saving myself some extra effort.
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If I am going to shop online for bras, I don't let myself be fooled of the pictures shown. Most of the time, the pictures posted online do not really present reality. A bra may look good on the model but not for me. Plus, a 36g bra may fit well for the model but not for me – so what I do is that I really check on this with the manufacturer or supplier or better yet, I check for bra reviews online.
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Another reminder when buying bras online, there are different sizes available for women across various races. Yes, your race also determines your size (except for some cases), so if you are Asian, it is good to ask from the supplier if they have a bra for Asians (the same is true for Americans and British women).
Buying a 36g bra size is not really that hard as compared to buying bras of higher sizes like 40a bras. However, I'd like to highlight the fact that there are a lot of things that a woman should consider before buying an undergarment for her breasts – she needs to be aware that a bra that does not only have a good design or style but offers support and comfort is a good find.


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I was reading the news about the Stimulus Watch as they are calling it. It kind of gets me upset how the republicans fought against any true solutions and now set themselves up as a watch group as if they cared about Americans. It is time for a truer understanding of how many in this country are treated, the invisible group of minorities that no one sees or cares much about, the Indigenous Americans.
If we could somehow get these people concerned in this article here called STIMULUS WATCH: $25 check may cost you food stamps and somehow get them to see that stories like one called Promises Promises are caught in a much worse situation then we can begin to change things in a real way.
In this article it mentions how the Indian Health Service Clinic diagnosed a little 5 year old girl with depression when she quit eating, walking, and complaining of pains in her stomach you can begin to see where the anger and the feeling of being Invisible comes from.
Compassion begins when you can see another person or race as real people too with real feelings and real lives. So many in America need to develop this truer understanding and realize the anger stems from there being no reason it started in the first place except as a group you made a choice, a bad choice whose consequences are very real to those forced to live with this lack of true vision where the horror they are experiencing for the first time is daily life for others.
You can help make them visible again by contacting your Congressmen, your local papers, your friends and family, your coworkers, etc. and exclaim loudly that you support Indigenous rights and demand they do too. It is the start needed to change things for the better.
Thanks for reading about something that I feel needs to be spoken of every day until real change occurs...
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If more people opened their hearts to the reality the article you mention shows, this would not be such a cruel reality. I wish everyone who reads this can take the actions you mention.
If there is any way people from outside the US can help, let me know.
Thanks for sharing.
Jacqueline Patiño FundActiva Tarija - Bolivia South America www.jap21.wordpress.com
Did you like my "Invisible" picture? The girls thought it would wow everyone.
For other countries, I think the best approach is to have your leaders learn about the issues facing Indigenous Americans and point out that if they do not deal with us honestly how can they be expected to trust them and that they would like to see more real change for them as a good faith gesture. Something like that I guess.
I loved your interview with Dando but am not sure if we are supposed to respond on the posts or not so haven't been.
Here are some links to follow if you want to study more about the Worlds Indigenous Population
The Global Summit of 2009 for Indigenous views on Climate Change INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' GLOBAL SUMMIT ON CLIMATE CHANGE
The Indigenist Intelligence Review is a part of the Intelligent Aboriginal News Service and contains many articles and links to other sites of interest to Indigenous peoples. The Indigenist Intelligence Review
WiserEarth helps the global movement of people and organizations working toward social justice, indigenous rights, and environmental stewardship connect, collaborate, share knowledge, and build alliances. WiserEarth Site
WiserEarth Groups Page WiserEarth Groups Listings
Center for World Indigenous Studies and offers a variety of resources and Educational programs you might find interesting Center for World Indigenous Studies
Here is an article about those in Peru: http://laborrightsblog.typepad.com/international_labor_right/2009/06/hum...
And an important site, the home for the International Labor Rights: http://www.laborrights.org/
I wasn't aware of the 25.oo extra dollars pushing people over their limit, thus eliminating their food stamps. It's inevitable that huge packages such as the stimulus package will have some unforseen consequences- now the question is what is going to be done about it. Thanks for making me aware- one of the many, many aspects of WP that I love.
Hope this finds you well!
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Sonic the Hedgehog 12"
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Sonic the Hedgehog burst onto the scene in 1991 and in super sonic speed went on to become Segas mascot. Sonic is full of speed and attitude and spinning abilities that allows him to out-maneuver and stop Dr. Robotniks evil plans of world domination.
Our Sonic the Hedgehog statue has been painstakingly recreated from the official artwork from the classic games to bring a perfect representation of the fastest thing alive.
The base of the model has been inspired by the first level in the first game, the Green Hill Zone, complete with a grass top and recognizable checker board base.
Comes in deluxe full color packaging, hand numbered base, and includes an Authenticity Card which allows you to purchase the same number of the model next in the Classic Sonic the Hedgehog series.
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Grizzlies' Allen, Heat's James headline 2012-13 NBA All-Defensive First TeamMemphis Grizzlies guard Tony Allen and Miami Heat forward LeBron James, winner of the 2012-13 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award, headline the 2012-13 NBA All-Defensive First Team, the NBA announced today. Here are the NBA's All-Defensive teams : Joining … (more)Source: nba.com
NBA All-Defensive Team released, featuring one knockout Memphis Grizzlies defenderThe All-NBA Defensive Team is the perfect honor for a player like Tony Allen. In the grand history of Bobby Jones, T.R. Dunn, and Scottie Pippen, Allen is the type of all-world defender that will never probably win a Defensive Player of the Year award. …Source: yahoo.com
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"The X Factor" premiered its second season Wednesday evening, and one group of singers really stood out above the rest. L.A. Reid, Simon Cowell, Britney Spears and Demi Lovato were all in awe after one performance, and its definitely a group you'll want to keep an eye out for. So, who had the crowd standing up and dancing and all four judges saying 'yes?' Emblem3!
"L.A. told the group, "I don't like you, I love you." Britney Spears told them they were funky and smooth. Demi Lovato began to flirt with the group, telling them they were cute. Some banter with Simon Cowell ensued about her crush. Simon followed with some high praise, telling them he loved the audition from start to finish and predicted, "big things for you guys going forward." Four yeses followed for the young group."
"Best performance: A teenage male trio sang an original reggae-tinged hip-hop song that got a standing ovation from almost everyone in the audience. I could tell that Cowell wanted to sign the group to a record deal right then and there."
"I was given the go ahead to find a band, who was up for an award, that appealed to me – these guys are it. Sure there have been bands with a similar sound in the past but these guys do it right. Their hooks are perfect especially in their song "Sunset Blvd" that I've been humming for the past couple weeks. "
"Emblem 3 named the winner of the Rock N Road OC's 4th Battle of the Bands...They're catchy."
"Emblem's fusion of rhythm and rhyme make this Long Beach band the new heir to the Sublime throne."
"Frontman Wes Stromberg displayed lightening-fast fingers-his guitar licks compare to a young Eddie Van Halen, fans said. The Sequim based crowd pleasers showed just how sizzling hot they can be."
"Sequim teen rock band gives a benefit performance during Music Aid Northwest at the Upstage in Port Townsend for Music Matters, a nonprofit organization founded to keep music in schools." (with Alan White, legendary drummer of Yes)
"Students and filmmakers of "The Day Dreamer" - Ted McColl, Jack McColl and Wes Stromberg were second place winneres at the Sequim Education Foundation 2008 Student Film Festival April 18." (pictured for Original Song "Shine On")
"They were one of the best bands they've heard of their age group in a long time."-Ashley Oden, reporter "We are scholars of rock music, we're American and we're free. We are the American Scholars." Wes Stromberg, frontman
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"A&R connections selected the Sequim band from hundreds of hopefuls to appear in a showcase of young talent tonight at Studio Seven, a south Seattle rock club." (pictured with The American Scholars)


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- Textbook or Notebook (one per student)
- Piece of paper cut to fit a size smaller than the surface area of the book or notebook
- Lead students through a series of four mini-experiments. Have students make a hypothesis as to what will happen before each experiment and have the students explain to each other why they think the way they do. It is very important for students to explain their thinking and debate about it in order to correct it.
- Experiment 1: Have the students hold the book and the piece of paper side by side and simultaneously drop the book and the piece of paper as shown in the diagram below.
- Ask the students, which will fall at a faster rate, the book or the paper? Have them write a hypothesis, share their ideas, and then try the experiment. Ask them why they think the book fell faster. Most of them will say that the book is heavier and heavier things fall faster, which is incorrect, but do not correct their thinking just yet.
- Experiment 2: Now tell the student they are going to put the piece of paper underneath the book and have the students answer the question which will fall at a faster rate, the book or the paper? Again, have them write down, explain, and share their ideas before they try the experiment. Many will think that the paper, being lighter, will fly up from underneath the book fall at a slower rate. This is incorrect, but do not correct them.
- Have the students try their experiment and then explain their results. The paper will stay under the book. Many students will still hold on to the miss conception that the paper must fall slower because it has less mass and will explain the phenomenon by saying that the book pushed the piece of paper down. This is incorrect. At this point you will have some students that are starting to get the idea and will argue that mass does not affect the rate at which something falls to the ground. Let the students intellectually debate this.
- Experiment 3: Have the students place the piece of paper on top of the book and again have the students predict which will fall at a faster rate, the book or the paper. Set up experiment as shown in the diagram below.
- The paper will fall at the same rate as the book and appear to stick to the top of the book. Some students will explain this as some sort of suction, in fact students might believe there is something sticky on the top of the book. Have them check to make sure there isn't anything sticky.
- Experiment 4: Have the students drop the book and the piece of paper again side by side, this time crumple up the paper into a very tight ball. Be sure to discuss that the mass of the paper does not change by crumpling it up, it still has the same "heaviness". Again let the student predict what will happen by answering the question which will fall at a faster rate, the book or the paper. Have the students explain their reasoning.
- The book and the piece of paper will both hit the ground at the same time this time. Have the students debate why the book and paper fall at the same time.
Discussion questions
- What has more mass, the book or the paper?
- Does the mass effect the rate at which something falls? Use the information you collected from the demonstrations to back up your answer. Be sure to write in complete sentences.
- What is air resistance?
- Does air resistance affect the rate at which things fall? Us the information you collected from the demonstrations to back up your answer. Be sure to write in complete sentences.
Mass does not effect the rate at which something falls to the ground. Assuming no air resistance, all objects accelerate towards the ground at a rate of 9.8 m/s2. The reason the paper fell slower the first time is because air resistance was pushing up on the paper resisting its motion. Since the paper has less gravitational force acting on it than the book, the upward air friction force effects the acceleration due to gravity the greatest, causing the paper to accelerate slower than the book.
In the second and third experiments, the air resistance of the paper is blocked by the book. The piece of paper on or under the book acts the same as all the pieces of paper inside the book. They fall at the same rate and act as one object.
In the last experiment, the paper is crumpled into a tight ball. Decreasing the surface area of the paper will decrease the air resistance and the paper is now allowed to fall at nearly the same rate as the book.
Reinforcement Activities
Have students accurately measure the acceleration due to gravity using photogates, spark timers, or electric timers for greater accuracy. A list of products available to do just this is provided below.
For students who need more reinforcement of the above activity have the students play with the Galileo's Experiment Apparatus. This apparatus simultaneously releases two different massed balls and show that they both hit the ground at the same time. Quick and easy to use, this device also allows students to explore size and density variations in fall objects as well.
Eliminate the effect of air resistance all together by dropping a penny and a feather in a vacuum tube. Also an excellent conceptual knowledge check to the above activity, have the students predict and explain what happens when two objects fall on earth without air resistance acting on them.
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Your father decided to go out and send a mail. It so happens that he enjoys sending mail for real and not through the internet as everybody else insists on doing these days. He is simply too practical and creative for that. He is not back yet, so there is really no point in worrying about him at the moment.
Not that you know that, of course.
==> Carry on. Without worrying about Dad too much.
Gavin I mean the brother that you do not know, does not seem to be bored of his exotic magazine yet. The toilet also happens to be a pretty good place for reading such a thing.
==> Better let him... take his time and keep focusing on Vieve instead.


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I wonder if each lateral edge of a pyramid can be perpendicular to one of base's edge? The base is a tetragon. (If it is possible what a tetragon should it be and if it is not why)
Can you help me, please?
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"each lateral edge of a pyramid can be perpendicular to one of base's edge"
The base is a four sided figure.
It doesn't mean that perpendicular straight lines has to cross themselves like it is required on a facet. Though, they should be perpendicular to one of base's edge. Each lateral edge should be perpendicular to one of base's edge. In space two lines can be perpendicular even if they aren't crossed in a drawing.
I think it is possible, but I was trying so many times with no result. Surely, it can't be a square. I was trying with a trapezoid, but as I wrote, I didn't find a correct one.
You consider too obvious cases. Each lateral edge won't abut to a perpendicular (to it) base edge. But they will be perpendicular in space.how would it be possible for a lateral edge to be perpendicular to a base edge?


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EurWORK European Observatory of Working Life
Quality of work and employment, industrial relations and restructuring in Turkey
Despite the rapid economic growth of recent years, Turkey has not been successful in translating this growth into the creation of sufficient numbers of new jobs. Employment grew by only 1.2% in 2005 and by 1.3% in 2006, increasing slightly to just 1.8% in the third quarter of 2007. The country's unemployment rate has remained at about 10%– 11% for each year since the start of the economic recovery in 2002. Unemployment is particularly high among young people aged 15–24 years, reaching 19% in recent years.
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Reference No:EF0915
Published on:27 April 2009
Theme:Working conditions
Topic:Quality of working life
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Post Doctoral Position - Optics and Ophthalmology
The University of Ottawa Eye Institute is seeking applications for a
post-doctoral fellowship (2 years) in the application of wavefront
aberration measurements and adaptive optics to clinical and basic research
in ophthalmology. The successful candidate will have a doctorate in Visual
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Hello from a new A2er
Just received my A2. The purchase was a little concerning, when the seller had their account closed by ebay (they had been hacked) Then I found out the item I had bought from the UK (cardiff) was actually shipping from the States..... but it did arrive, and there was no duty to pay, so all's well.
and then i see the US 120v charger.............. seeing the manual said 120/240 and knowing it's a switch mode I went searching in the internet, and found this forum
I took the advice here, and powered it up. no explosions followed so that's a good start.
I was looking for a player for one reason, regular flights on ryan air - and the clincher for me is the battery life. The other thing that looked good was the direct recording from an AV source. results so far are not good, i get a blank area 10mm wide or so across the top of the screen updating the firmware didn't sort this. will go to the correct section to ask about that though.
I see the general advice is to rip and encode, so will do reading on that, but i want a quick easy way to do it - like cd's are really easy to convert to mp3
so, it's looking pretty good so far. my boss likes the look of it, so he's gonna get one too
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Congrats on buying the best one out there still and its a few years old. You may kick yourself that the a3 is being released next month, but you wont go wrong
|01-12-2007, 04:59
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that's the way of all things digital though, isn't it? This years state of the art is next years paperweight. But if we wait for the ultimate version, we never buy
All you can do is look at what's out there right now, and decide.
I hadn't even heard of cowon or the A2, don't think they are in any shops in the uk, which is strange, we're not exactly remote from the US (or anywhere else really)
only one i saw was the creative mobile player. so nearly bought it, but a bit of research showed the wide screen version, and then reviews compared it witht he A2 and a few others.
as i said, it's battery life that really sold it for me. the fact the screen is big enough to see is a plus point too, and being oldish, at least it's developed, and has support like this forum.
owned it 2 days, and i don't regret it yet
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I had the same dilemma that grim had,first i was looking to buy the zen vision m, i even purchased it from Dell but for some reason (fate maybe, lol) it got backordered, so i had to wait another 2 weeks. I decided to cancel the order. Since my interest to watch videos became greater, my next choice was the zen vision w. I looked at different players on ebay including the archos and cowon a2, but it was a quick look, so no reviews were involved yet. I thought the cowon was a copy of the top players that would break in less than a year, so i skip it.
I was so ready to buy the ZVW, so i started to read a lot of reviews about it, including comparisons. To my surprise the cowon was mentioned in every review for media players, and it was some of the top choices. After I looked at all the features the cowon offer, i was sold. I immediately bought it and i have owned for 2 months. You won't regret it.
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old thread bumpage alert, but as it's my thread...........
Customer "it's died. dead"
Cowon Service "maybe it's pining for the fjords."
Customer "'it's not pining! 'it's passed on! This A2 is no more! He has ceased to be! 'E's expired and gone to meet 'is maker! 'E's a stiff! Bereft of life, 'e
rests in peace! If I hadn't nailed it to the desk 'e'd be pushing up the daisies! 'Is electronic processes are now 'istory! 'E's off the twig! 'E's kicked the
bucket, 'e's shuffled off 'is mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisibile!! THIS IS AN EX-A2!!"
well it won't turn on. red led never comes on, either with usb or wall adaptor (which is still working). when connected to the pc, it isn't seen either.
so i took it apart, as you do. no obvious dry joints. 5V was on the power socket but the battery only had 1.3v on it.
I am going to charge the battery seperately from the unit, and see if it fires up. If it does, i may well just hack into the battery lead, and add another jack, for manual charging. if it works will post photos.
this may posibly invalidate the warranty, but that ran out years ago.
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