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Editor's Note: This story was updated at 2:54 pm ET to reflect new information about the Twitter feed from the U.S. Embassy in Cairo.
The protests and killings in Cairo and Benghazi have sparked a political clash between Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and the Obama campaign. Romney, citing a statement from the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, has accused the Obama administration of making the equivalent of an apology to protesters after they breached the embassy grounds. A timeline of events suggests that the embassy posted its statement hours before its grounds were breached.
The White House, State Department, and U.S. Embassy in Cairo declined to answer questions about the timeline. Here is the sequence of events based on e-mails, websites, and Twitter. All times are Eastern.
July 2
Sam Bacile (possibly a pseudonym), a 56-year-old (possible) Israeli living in California, posts the trailer to a two-hour movie he made criticizing Islam and the Prophet Muhammad. Bacile says he believes that "Islam is a cancer."
Sept. 10
Ali Gomaa, the grand mufti of Egypt, releases a statement to AllAfrica.com condemning the film. "Freedom of speech does not warrant desecrating sanctities," he says.
Sept. 11
4:53 a.m. — The U.S. Embassy in Cairo, apparently trying to head off violent reaction to the Bacile movie, tweets that "Respect for religious beliefs is a cornerstone of American democracy."
6:11 a.m. — The embassy tweets a link to an extended statement on its website headlined "U.S. Embassy Condemns Religious Incitement." It says, in part, "The Embassy of the United States in Cairo condemns the continuing efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of Muslims — as we condemn efforts to offend believers of all religions."
11 a.m. — Roughly 2,000 protesters start demonstrating outside of the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, Al Ahram reports. Protests begin to turn violent after protesters set off fireworks, which sound like gunfire to observers. At one point, Egyptian military personnel intervene to contain demonstrations. Similar protests break out in Libya.
12:45 p.m. — Word is out at the State Department that protesters have breached the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, according to a department spokesman.
1:43 p.m. — CNN reports that protesters have scaled the walls and hung a black flag where the American flag once flew. Thousands of protesters are gathered outside the embassy.
6:30 p.m. — The embassy tweets that "This morning's condemnation (issued before our protests began) still stands. As does our condemnation of unjustified breach of the Embassy." This tweet may be Romney's basis for saying the administration was wrong to "stand by" its initial statement after the breach. Buzzfeed reports that this tweet and others were later removed.
9:39 p.m. — The State Department announces on Twitter and on its website that a U.S. Foreign Service officer was killed in Libya. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton declines to identify who was killed, but condemns the violence.
10:10 p.m. — The Romney campaign issues a statement, embargoed for midnight, criticizing the U.S. Embassy in Cairo for its reaction to the protests. "I'm outraged by the attacks on American diplomatic missions in Libya and Egypt and by the death of an American consulate worker in Benghazi," Romney says. "It's disgraceful that the Obama Administration's first response was not to condemn attacks on our diplomatic missions, but to sympathize with those who waged the attacks."
10:25 p.m. — The Romney campaign lifts the embargo on the statement by the Republican nominee, despite pledges by both campaigns not to invoke politics on the anniversary of 9/11.
Sept. 12
12:09 a.m. — Obama campaign spokesman Ben LaBolt accuses Romney of bringing politics into a tragedy. "We are shocked that, at a time when the United States of America is confronting the tragic death of one of our diplomatic officers in Libya, Governor Romney would choose to launch a political attack," LaBolt says in a statement.
6:18 a.m. — The Associated Press reports that Libyan officials confirmed the death of J. Christopher Stevens, the U.S. ambassador to Libya.
7:22 a.m. — In a statement, President Obama confirms that Stevens and three other embassy staff were killed by Libyan protesters.
7:39 a.m. — Clinton confirms that one of those killed was Sean Smith, a Foreign Service information-management officer.
9:58 a.m. — Clinton delivers remarks on Stevens' death. "This was an attack by a small and savage group, not the people or government of Libya.… Let me be clear, there is no justification for this. None. Violence like this is no way to honor religion or faith."
10:16 a.m. — Romney stands by his decision to criticize the president and his administration for making "an apology for American principles." "The embassy in Cairo put out a statement after their grounds had been breached," he says in Jacksonville, Fla. "When our grounds are being attacked and being breached," he says, the first response of the United States "must be outrage.… "
10:22 a.m. — The Obama campaign says in an e-mail that Romney misstated the timeline on the embassy statement: "The Embassy had not yet been breached when they issued the statement he's criticizing."
10:42 a.m. — Obama, speaking at the White House, pledges to increase security for embassy personnel across the globe and seek justice for the killers. "There's absolutely no justification for this senseless violence. None," he said. He did not address Romney's criticism.
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Roman Polanski racing documentary revs up for new run 40 years on
By Patricia Reaney
NEW YORK (Reuters) - "Weekend of a Champion," a documentary about British Formula One driver Jackie Stewart, went unnoticed for about 40 years until the London film lab where it was stored was closing and asked its producer, Roman Polanski, what to do with it.
The Polish-French filmmaker, 80, had all but forgotten the 1971 behind-the-scenes film that detailed a weekend he spent with his close friend Stewart as the champion driver attempted to win his second Monaco Grand Prix.
"It was an accident, a pure accident," Polanski, the director of films such as "Rosemary's Baby" and Oscar-winning "The Pianist," said about rediscovering the documentary.
"I looked at the film and I liked it after 40-odd years and I decided I would give it a new life," Polanski told reporters in New York via Skype from Paris.
Polanski fled the United States in 1978, fearing he would spend years in jail for a sex crime conviction, and has never returned.
The documentary had a limited release in England and Germany in 1972 but had never been shown in the United States.
With Stewart's approval, Polanski re-edited the film which was shown at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year and will be released in U.S. theaters on Friday.
He also added new footage showing the two friends reunited in the same hotel suite in Monaco, where Stewart had stayed decades earlier, joking about his sideburns and reminiscing about the sport and themselves. Continued...


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Now the team behind the Connectify Hotspot tool has introduced Connectify Dispatch. This new networking software promises to combine 3G/4G, Wi-Fi, Ethernet and all other available Internet connections at the same time, combining their speed and reliability. Even more, the team wants to make this a market-ready product, and has launched a Kickstarter page to help get the product on shelves.
"While Connectify has the core technology for Dispatch working, the company has decided to use the popular crowdfunding site, Kickstarter, to prove that there is widespread demand for a fully-featured Connectify Dispatch consumer product," the company said on Wednesday. "Along the way, Connectify's Kickstarter backers can gain unprecedented access, watching as the development team transforms Dispatch from working source code into a powerful, yet easy-to-use application."
Connectify Dispatch works by using two networks simultaneously. As an example, a laptop in a coffee shop can connect to the local Wi-Fi network and the user's 4G mobile connection at the same time, using their combined speed and reliability. When any one available network fails, Dispatch seamlessly moves traffic onto the working connections until additional networks become available again.
"With Connectify Dispatch, you can even use two different Wi-Fi networks at the same time," the company said on Wednesday. "Just connect a secondary USB Wi-Fi card, in addition to your laptop's on-board Wi-Fi card, and Dispatch does the rest. At the click-of-a-button, you'll be cruising the web at warp speed, using the combined throughput of both wireless networks. Even if you lose connectivity on one of those networks, Dispatch keeps you online, seamlessly moving all of your traffic onto the working connection until both networks become available again."
According to Connectify, a pledge of $10 or more to the Kickstarter project gets backers a six-month license of the company's flagship software router, Connectify Hotspot PRO, while the first 200 backers will receive one-year licenses for both Connectify Dispatch and Connectify Hotspot PRO for only $40. All other backers will receive Dispatch and Hotspot PRO for $50, half the price of the projected $99.99 retail value.
Once backers pledge to the Dispatch campaign, they will gain access to an exclusive website where they will receive up-to-date details on product development, Connectify said on Wednesday. Certain backers will also have early-access to the Dispatch API, giving them the opportunity to integrate Dispatch into their own applications.
"While just about anyone using the Internet can benefit from our groundbreaking technology, Dispatch is especially beneficial to the millions of people already using BitTorrent and other peer-to-peer file sharing platforms," said Alex Gizis, founder and CEO of Connectify. "With each additional Internet connection, Connectify Dispatch can double, or even triple, the speed of torrent transfers."
For more information, visit www.backdispatch.com. Also here's a list of features provided by the Connectify Dispatch data sheet:
Connection aggregation technology
Use all of your Internet connections for their combined bandwidth. Dispatch supports all common Internet connection types including Wi-Fi, 3G, 4G, Ethernet and Dial-up.
Analytics Dashboard
Detailed statistics and graphs show you which Internet connections you are using, and how fast they really are.
Set priority levels for Internet connections so that more expensive connections like 3G/4G will only be used when cheap or free connections become slow or disconnect.
Share Dispatch Connection with Mobile Devices
Dispatch is full-integrated with our flagship Connectify Hotspot software router, allowing users to share their aggregated Dispatch connection with iPads, smartphones, and other mobile devices.
Enterprise Functionality at a Fraction of the Cost
Similar dedicated hardware solutions can cost thousands of dollars.
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Meet Howard Holmes.
The best detective in the San Francisco police force.
While complaining about a late night homicide investigation, Howard stumpled on a strange phenomena that not even he could explain. After much investigation he finds no lead and is left stumped.
But it doesn't stop here. Within the next twelve months Howard Holmes will take on a series of cases that will defy explination.
And what makes matters worse is that each phenomena will continue to repeat itself every m
Case 1
Location: Golden Gate Cinema in San Francisco
Time: 11:10 PM
Date: June 21, 2009
Analysis: Suspected homicide
Just outside the old and poorly kept "Golden Gate Cinema" theater a Sudan pulled in. The car passed the police tape that blocked the city streets and parked next to the clump of cop cars that crowded the front of the building. The car door opened and detective agent Howard Holmes stepped out. With his signature brown over coat and black fedora, Howard irritatingly stormed into the entrance.
As he entered he noticed some cops spread around the lobby. They were either asking employees about the situation or surveying the building. One officer approached Howard and directed him to the main theater screen.
He then followed the man's directions and went inside. Yellow police tape nearly covered the old, run down theater. It seemed as if theses seats haven't seen maintance in years, Howard thought, and the ceiling doesn't look like it could hold for much longer as well.
"Detective Holmes!" a young officer called out as he approached Howard. "Thank you for coming. Have you read the reports?"
"No!" aggravatingly, "I was enjoying my time off when the Chief called me twenty minutes ago for some late night homicide investigation. And the city of San Francisco isn't the most pleasant drive at this time of night, either. So let's just make this quick so I can spend the next three hours of my time off trying to sleep before I have to wake up and arrive at the police department before four in the morning!"
"I'll just let Ms. Rose inform you about the details then." Then the young officer scampered away.
Howard is not what some might depict as a modest man, however he does like to speak his mind (whither or not he cares about being a gentleman). He is 35, but sometimes acts like a 70 year old grouch. Though the man does love his job, even if he doesn't express it, and he is the best detective in the city.
"Howard!" a familiar voice called from the front of the theater. "Howard come up here!"
It was Dona Rose. An old friend and much respected coworker of Howard. She is a very kind hearted young woman and her hair is as red as her name would suggest.
Howard walked down the aisle and up to the projection screen.
"You know you don't have to scare the new comers like that. He was just trying to inform you about the case and all you did was yell at him like an old grouch."
"Sorry Dona, I don't have much sympathy for newbies."
"Please, you don't have much sympathy for anyone. Now come on I'll show you the corpse." She then lead Howard to the back of the screen and presented the fallen employee. The body just laid there in a small but noticeable puddle of dark red blood. His neck was dislocated and his limbs were twisted in all the wrong ways.
"He fell" Howard blurted, "What more do you need to know?"
"We know that, but the issue is that we believe that this is a homicide, not an accident."
"What makes you believe that?"
"Well," Looking at her notes. "It is believed that a local gang likes to do business in the theater and they aren't too fond of the employees that work here. Mostly because they complain about their shady buisness. The owner, Mr. Itori, isn't aware of the gang's actions and doesn't completely believe the other employees when they complain about the deals. Now that this has happened (pointing at the corpse) Mr. Itori and the rest of the workers now immediately suspects one of the gang members pushed the man off of the metal walkway (pointing up) because of some feud and thereby killing him... Any thoughts?"
Howard paused and looked up at the metal walkway and then bent down and observed the corpse's neck and jawbone.
"Homicide doesn't look like the possible reason." Howard finally stated, "Why would a gang, which works in the shadows, kill in the same location that it does business? That would just be idiotic since the police would now have higher surveillance of the area. Also, look at the neck and jawbone. The fall is roughly 20 feet, which is enough to break the jaw and the spinal cord of the neck. However if someone were to push the man off, then the additional force would have been enough to shatter the jawbone and spine. "
After a few moments of double checking Howard's observation Dona and the other members of the investigation team, one finally shouted in amazement, "Unbelievable!"
"Good job Howard" Dona praised, "You once again solved yet another myst-" Right before she was able to finish her sentence, Howard left her sight.


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Home › Forums › General Forums › General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion › Unwritten Rules of Backpacking with Buddies
Dec 7, 2009 at 3:15 pm #1243334
First person to the campsite gets first grabs on tent site selection. Is that fair?
If I pack in some cold beverages I am going to drink them. I did not pack in four 24oz beers for my friends to drink.
You must relieve yourself very,very far from the camp….Not just outside your tent.
There has to be more:
Oh Yea-Pick up your trash Dude!
What other unwritten rules are there?Dec 7, 2009 at 3:21 pm #1551213
Cayenne RedmonkBPL Member
@redmonkLocale: Greater California Ecosystem
I wait for slower people at trail junctions, and places where the trail is hard to follow.Dec 7, 2009 at 3:27 pm #1551217
I always carry in all the food for the family.Dec 7, 2009 at 3:55 pm #1551232
JJ MathesMember
@jmathesLocale: Southeast US
everyone in camp helps with gathering firewoodDec 7, 2009 at 3:56 pm #1551233
Lori PSpectator
@lori999Locale: Central Valley
Learn to navigate yourself so when I fall off a rock and knock myself silly you can go for help….
Carry some of the fuel instead of assuming I brought enough for you too, and don't be asking me to boil water for you only when we are setting up ten miles from the car…. It's called planning ahead. You were supposed to do that too.
Don't leave the $%^&# bear canister open!Dec 7, 2009 at 4:11 pm #1551238
Jim W.BPL Member
@jimqpublicLocale: So-Cal
Even if your wife laughs at lightweight gear you had better carry a lot more group gear then her.
Don't be too obvious reminding her that you can pee in 30 seconds while still wearing your pack.
Pretend you have as many mosquito bites as her (who refused permethrin clothing treatment and DEET in favor of lemon-eucalyptus oil)
Man does all the cooking and cleanup.
Your wife might not think the same dish is appropriate for every dinner. Especially if it's mostly made of dried refried beans and dried cheese… if you know what I mean.
Don't let the children get eaten by a puma.Dec 7, 2009 at 4:17 pm #1551240
Backpacking food causes a lot of Gas—-Just let it rip–Hold nothing back…Farting is almost a right of passage on the trail– it moves you along.Dec 7, 2009 at 4:24 pm #1551243
Diplomatic MikeMember
@mikefaedundeeLocale: Under a bush in Scotland
Don't agree if she asks if the new hiking pants she is wearing make her ass look big.Dec 7, 2009 at 5:13 pm #1551258
Dig the cathole for the wifey.Dec 7, 2009 at 5:19 pm #1551260
Ken T.BPL Member
Remove ticks from anywhere. Don't say anything other than OK got it.Dec 7, 2009 at 6:36 pm #1551300
stefan hoffmanMember
@puckemLocale: between trees
Once in cross country, a teammate accidentally spit over his right shoulder….directly into my mouth. NOT COOL. so watch where you spit, especially if its windy.
Warn the group if you are going to be bathing nekkid in a nearby stream, and do it well downstream of camp.
People who snore like a chainsaw….denial doesnt cut it, and its not funny. Camp far away, or get your tent dropped on you at 3am. :)
If you bring some insanely tasty and aromatic food, and your buddies are eating unseasoned beans and rice, be descrete. Cook the bacon downwind, or share.
Nobody wants to smell your feet/socks/shoes after an 8 hour day of hiking. Especially if sharing a tent. Do what ya gotta do.
Digging a cat hole for your wifey….for real?Dec 7, 2009 at 6:45 pm #1551302
Nick GatelBPL Member
@ngatelLocale: Southern California
I backpack alone. No buddies is the rule.Dec 7, 2009 at 6:48 pm #1551304
Unknown abcMember
When your 2 friends are going with their Dad and sharing a tent, bring the smallest tent possible for yourself so that when you arrive at the rocky campsite and the trio with the 3-man tent takes the only flat, non-rocky spot within a radius of 2 square miles, you have the most chance of being able to sleep that night LOL (true experience)
Edit: yeah I know what you're going to say, bring a hammock. well those don't work to well above the treeline lolDec 7, 2009 at 7:15 pm #1551322
ben woodMember
@benwoodLocale: flatlands of MO
if 3 men are forced into a 2 man tent; what happens on the trail stays on the trail.
so…of course i haven't done that.Dec 7, 2009 at 7:36 pm #1551335
Piper S.BPL Member
@sbhikesLocale: Santa Barbara (Name: Diane)
Be flexible. People will often have little paranoias about the woods that you don't have, so just try to accommodate them rather than argue about it.
Don't say anything about your buddy's packweight, especially if yours is really light and can be lifted with one hand and they have to hoist their pack to their knee first before struggling into it. Let the ease of your movements be the quiet advertisement and leave the evangelizing until they actually ask you a question.Dec 7, 2009 at 8:32 pm #1551360
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Great thread, Jay.
Jim, I hope you aren't speaking from experience: "Don't let the children get eaten by a puma."Dec 7, 2009 at 8:35 pm #1551362
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"everyone in camp helps with gathering firewood"
…and then double the amount. It always seems to run out at 0300 hrs.Dec 7, 2009 at 8:37 pm #1551363
Mary DBPL Member
@hikinggrannyLocale: Gateway to Columbia River Gorge
I'm with Nick–go alone and avoid all these problems. I do take my dog–he adjusts his pace to mine (slower) and keeps my feet warm at night!Dec 7, 2009 at 8:46 pm #1551369
josh wagnerMember
please put friends on notice with a simple call of "wang out" or something similar when changing boxers, taking a dump, etcDec 8, 2009 at 2:53 am #1551443
James ByrnesSpectator
@backfeets1Locale: Midwest.... Missouri
Is that ben wood or bent wood :)
I usually prefer one person tents. I suffer anxiety over gear damage from my friends style/lack of experience in equipment care especially in rain/muddy situations. Also avoids gas, snore, pee issues. I am usually the only one that owns the appropriate gear for the trip. For people that aren't familiar with the shelter configuration,wakening in the night to exit and do their business, gear can get damaged. The gear I provide my friends is a little more robust and thus heavier so no worries. I carry more of the food/group gear to equal the pack weight.Dec 8, 2009 at 7:36 am #1551482
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Ya know, you always read about guys whining about how the wife won't come along. If a guy needs to do things for her to hike with him, suck it up and be a man. It is like killing bugs at home – that is a man's job. In all honesty, when we backpack together (the husband and I), I do the cooking and cleaning (I like to do it). Part of being a team.
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Be nice and share?
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I'm with Craig re. sharing.Dec 8, 2009 at 8:33 am #1551499
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You can't bring in a treat like beer and not share. It isn't done.
I've only once had a guy in the group pack in beer and not share. We all agreed that the guy was very uncool.
Never really liked that guy much anyway.Dec 8, 2009 at 9:28 am #1551522
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Yeah, that is just rude and poor form, you picked the site because it was a good decent location, then spoil it with tinkle for the next hiker to come along and sleep in or on it. Use a urine bottle then dispose of properly in the morning or take a few extra yards to get away from the campsite—can't tell you how many times I hear the call of nature literally at all hours car camping in Yosemite on the valley floor. It is a wonder the Merced River isn't yellow!
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|10th February 2010, 05:20 PM
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noob with a perplexing problem.
Hello I have a perplexing problem and am hoping someone may be able to shed some light on the matter. First of all I am an electronic and computer engineer mainly specialising in digital design, occasionally dabling into analogue when I need a power supply for something. Analogue was never my strong point and BJTs always seemed a bit like black magic!
Any hows here goes...
I have a peavey pvx-125, schematic here: http://www.geminidj.com/disc._prod_m...25/PVX-125.pdf
When the amp powers up it goes strait into protect. Now as I am aware this is either due to a problem with the DC bias or a problem with one of the output transistors supplying the rail voltage strait to the speakers.
So my first step was to test all the output transistors. They are 'SC3281' http://datasheet.octopart.com/2SC328...eet-101323.pdf
Now as far as I am aware to check an npn transistor with a multimeter on diode mode you would check base(b) to (=>) Collector (C) then b => emitter (e). Both should read around 0.5 to 0.8 v.
I have checked the output BJTs they are (on the schematic) Q112, Q111, Q113 and Q212, Q211, Q213. I get the same result on each and every BJT. whn measuring B=>C I see 0.509v. When measuring B=>E I get 0.136v.
Are these values too far out? Is every single output transistor toasted here? They all have almost the EXACT same value.
I have also checked Q107 and Q207, I believe these are the DC stabilising transistors. They are 2sc3421:http://www.toshiba.com/taec/componen...c//66/7767.pdf
When measured in the same way (B=>C then B=>E) they show a good healthy 0.752v each. I see from the schematic that Q107 and Q207 are in a darlington pair configuration with Q106 and Q206 respectivly. There companion transistor read B=>C 0.8, B=>E 0.8v (the same for both).
In addition to this, I see that there is a potential difference of around 0.6v on each speaker output channel. (2 channels).
At my disposal I have a trusty old crt oscilloscope, a very nice function generator, multimeters and some power supplies.
So I am a little stumped. What could be going wrong? Bear in my mind I that this is the first time I have tried to repair an amplifier of this complexity. I have done plenty of work with small battery powered D class amps, but this is a whole other league! So please any suggestions no matter how obvious they may seem.
Thank you
|10th February 2010, 06:12 PM
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You can't reliably measure the parts still installed, you have to take them out.
Before that you should measure how much DC you actually have on the output and measure also other working points.
I'm a little short on time right now to have a closer look, sorry.
Have fun, Hannes
|10th February 2010, 06:16 PM
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Just had a very quick look at the circuit... as h_a hints at, those 270 ohms paralled across B-E will stop you reading them correctly.
|10th February 2010, 06:23 PM
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Measure and report the DC voltage on R122 and R222... this is the true output of the amp... what does it read ?
Measure on both ends of each resistor... as they could be open circuit.
|10th February 2010, 07:38 PM
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Thank you for your suggestions.
R122 has a PD of 204mV.
R222 has a PD of 123mV.
This is with speakers disconnected, the outputs switched of and nothing on the input.
I apologise for the time it takes for my responses to get through but my posts have to be moderated as I am a new member.
|11th February 2010, 07:12 AM
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I just noticed you measure 0.6V DC on the outputs; seems to me that you only need to readjust the offset. 0.6V DC does not indicate that something is blown.
On the other hand I'm stumped by your last post; if it's really true that you read these values across the 0.1R resistors, bias current is 2A and 1.2A respectively. In that case the outputs are close to blowing up as they don't stand 80W idle power dissipation for a long time - do they become hot?
Have fun, Hannes
|11th February 2010, 07:20 AM
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I meant from ground, and then measure to each end of each resistor. Is that what you have done. If one were OC you would have many volts difference end to end.
Perhaps you could also measure across each as well and see what the voltage is (and calculate the current). As Hannes asks... "are they hot" ?
If the output of the amp is at essentially zero then I can't see why the protection has tripped.
|11th February 2010, 09:35 AM
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Apologies I should have been more explicit about what exactly I measured. I have found 4 test points, one at either end of those resistors. Those resistors are massive by the way 1/4"*1". Anyhow I have measured the voltages with respect to what I believe to be the ground rail. That is where the black wire from the transformer attaches to the PCB point labelled GND. As I power up and power down the amp the readings start at these values and slowly count down as I measure them.
R122 = 13.8mV
R222 = 82.9mV
I see these are vastly different from what I measured before and I can only assume as I was trying to press the probes against the resistor leads I didn't take very accurate readings. The voltage is exactly the same at either end of the resistor and measuring across the resistor shows no voltage difference. Measuring the resistance R122 and R222 shows an exact resistance of 1.3ohm.
The resistors are cool to the touch.
So if my ohms law is correct the current across those resistors should be
R122 = 10.6mA
R222 = 63.7mA
Does that seem somewhat...unbalanced?
When I quoted the value of 0.6v on the output it would seem I was WILDLY out. I have re-measured this morning. When the output is switched off there is a potential difference of:
left = -2.5mV
right = -1.6mV
When the output is switched on:
left = 109.1mV
right = 11.2mV
Sorry for the madly incorrect information . That is the potential difference between the - and + output terminals for the speakers.
I am having difficulty figuring whether it is the left or right channel that corresponds to the output stage which has a higher voltage than the other.
When I say there is no input I mean there is nothing connected to the amplifier input. The speaker channels 1 and 2 both have on/off switches. They are both set to off.
|11th February 2010, 11:56 AM
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Those readings seem fine.
Just to confirm, read also R124 and R224 on ohms (0.15 ohm) as these are in series with the output to the speakers. Sure to be OK.
It's not easy following a circuit on a PC screen
First thoughts... check the protection circuit... there may well be nothing wrong with the amp as such. These stand out as "typical failure" looking items due to the way they are used. Worth a quick check... if that shows nothing you start at the protection LED and work back, finding why it is being turned on.
|11th February 2010, 01:19 PM
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What bothers me more is that completely contradicts your first post where you say that you find a DC offset of 0.6V. Your above readings say DC offset is 13.8 and 82.9mV, respectively. That's generally too small to trip the protection.
If unsure, measure with one lead attached to the enclosure (if metallic). Enclosure must be grounded.
Have fun, Hannes
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Astoria's Liberty Theater has won a grant from the Oregon Cultural Trust. Funding will be used to restore and preserve the exterior historic wooden windows on the second-floor level.
Clatsop County Manager Scott Somers announced his resignation Wednesday.
Somers has accepted the position of city manager of College Park, Maryland. His last day with the county will be on or before Sept. 30.
Lt. Tom Condit relieved Lt. Scott McGrew as commanding officer of Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment in Ilwaco, Washington, Monday.
The Astoria Warrenton Chamber has sent a message to Goonies fans offering alternatives to visiting Astoria's most popular movie house.
Seaside's new medical marijuana growing and production ordinance is up for adoption at Monday night's meeting. Before the commission votes on fnal adoption there will be a last opportunity for the public to comment on the new rules that establishes a city licencing procedure for those businesses that may legally grow and produce marijuana for a certified dispensary.
Clatsop County's new proposed Tsunami Hazard Overlay is complete and is scheduled for review at two public hearings.
The county Planning Commission will conduct a hearing Tuesday, Aug. 18 at 10 a.m. The Board of Commissioners will open a hearing Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 6 p.m. Both hearings will be held at the Judge Guy Boyington Building, 857 Commercial St., Astoria.
The Astoria City Council is asking citizens to undertake some voluntary water conservation measures. Public Works Director Ken Cook told the council this week that water supplies are 95% of normal for this time of year so did not recommend the city enact mandatory conservation. Cook said he is concerned that it may be necessary if Astoria doesn't get enough rain over the next two months. He said it's better to encourage conservation now and offered some tips citizens can use to save water.
Three crews continue to work on a fire that broke out Monday evening in the jetty area of Fort Stevens State Park and this morning report the fire 50% contained. Spokesperson Ashley Lertora had just finished running more water supply out to the crews working in the area that run's from jetty area C to area D and told KAST News that there is progress being made and it looks like hose lines are just about completed around the 27 acre fire which she says doesn't appear to have grown in size since Tuesday morning.
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) has prepared a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Oregon LNG Terminal and Pipeline Project (Oregon LNG Project) and Washington Expansion Project. FERC's environmental staff concludes that construction and operation of the projects would result in some adverse environmental impacts. However, most of these impacts would be reduced to less-than-significant levels with the implementation of minimization and mitigation measures proposed by Oregon LNG and Northwest, and the additional measures recommended by the FERC staff in the draft EIS. Although many factors were considered in this determination, the principal reasons are:
The Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife Division is asking for the public's help to identify the person(s) responsible for the mid-July unlawful killing of a bull elk on Quartz Creek Mainline in Clatsop County.
There is a deal in the works by the partners who redeveloped the Union Fisherman's Packing Company building located west of the Maritime Memorial to sell that building. The developers say it will likely sell at a loss.


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Featuring: Kevin Delaney, Jose Fernandez, Terry Kidwell, Shaun Palmer, Tim Windell, and more…
Unreel Productions presents Snow Daze – Sims Snowboards 1989
Featuring: Kevin Delaney, Jose Fernandez, Terry Kidwell, Shaun Palmer, Tim Windell, and more…
Camping, it's simple enough, just go *outside and stay outside until morning. Is sleep required for your outdoor activity to be called camping? That's for you to decide. As easy as going outside and staying there until morning may seem, there's a few items that will make it more enjoyable. Check out the list below:
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Ok, ok, yes, it's great that summer has arrived. Flipflops are spectacular, sand between the toes feels amazing, and dipping feet into lakes,rivers, and oceans is a nice reprieve from boot-bound winter months. A suntan(burn) on skin other than my face from nose to chin is a pleasant reminder that shorts and t-shirts are the seasonal uniform. BBQs, beach volleyball, slowpitch softball, boats, sunny hikes, SUPing, biking, climbing, coffee on Main Street, tubing…; the summer activities list is endless, the gals are sunkist, and everybody smells like Coppertone (mmmm…sunscreen is the best perfume.) However, I find myself daydreaming about the white room, graupel laden wind blowing sideways, hiking in single digits on frozen scree fields to get to the goods, the initiation of the turn…ahhhhh. It's an undeniable fact of my existence: I love winter. I love to ski. I love the snow.
I take solace knowing I am not alone. I am surrounded by winter loving, mountain day dreaming ski and snowboard *bums here at The House. We find it easiest to deal with our drifting minds by laughing at the stereotypical remarks found on every hill. These two clips are oldies but goodies. Laugh, high5, and dream of next winter my friends. It'll be here before you know it. Until then, we call next on bocce…
*Bum, when in reference to an avid skier or snowboarder, is a term of endearment like Bro, Brah, or Mi Amigo/Mi Amigs
The Wild One herself is at it again. House Rider Alex Taran (@alex_taran), our very own skiing version of Patti Smith, is by far the gnarliest chica on two planks on any side of the Mississippi. This past March while California's winter drought was sucking up the passion from "normal" skiers, Alex ventured deep into the Sierra backcountry to chase winter down. Along with her was everybody's favorite skiing vegan, David "Cruchy Granola" Steele (@davidpowdersteele). The duo had to constantly change plans and routes due to adverse weather, bulletproof snow, road closures, and every other curve ball under the sun life offers up when a mission is in progress. Hardship? Ha, no way. These two rolled with the punches and ski'd some killer lines including "Hole In The Wall" by Mammoth Lakes. The trip was so much fun in fact that it was hard to control bodily functions…they don't call her Sh*tshow for nothin'.
Even after watching this video 3 times my thoughts about pogo sticking are relatively the same, it's pretty weird. From the looks of the edit, the Cooligans take pogo sticking very seriously. Imagine the countless number of hours it took to learn those tricks.
On another note what do the Cooligans say to each other when they want to pogo stick? Go stick? Go sticking? I'm at a loss here.
If you happen to enjoy sticking make sure to wear a HELMET.
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Garden Nut wrote:
> Just bought a hosta called "Kabitan". What can someone tell me
> about this. I don't find it in Aden's book.
I found it in Aden's Book on page 31. I have always wanted one of
these, that's why I knew where to look in the book. I have the soft-bound
2nd edition.
I think the problem is that the front part of the Aden's book is not in
the index at the back.
I also see a photo of Plantaginea on page 30. Well then, my
grandads "no-name" hosta is not Plantaginea......
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Chapter 16 - Richard
It turned out that rather than made Corinne's birthday special, Richard had ruined it. He saw the evidence of this in her gloomy aura which she carried throughout the day, even during the tea party he had organised for the little girls of Periville. Fortunately they had a good time, not noticing Corinne's misery because she still tried her best to be kind and well-mannered.
It was more than he could bear for her to feel this way. He threw away the rose he had intended to present to her that evening and gave the servants a day of freedom, performing their chores himself to distract him from thoughts of the amazing kiss and Corinne's depression.
A few days later, Corinne was still wandering the manor in a melancholic mood.
Richard, so in love with Corinne that his heart was broken whenever he saw her in this state, was quite desperate to bring a smile to her face. He had only one idea of how this could be achieved now that the single incident of a kiss had been shown to do nothing to improve matters. But it posed a great risk to him, threatening to force him to become closer to Corinne in the way that he so didn't desire to.
Nonetheless, he found himself journeying to a local jewellery store on a bleak November morning with the intention of buying a diamond engagement ring. An hour later, he was at the manor again and he hurried to Corinne's room and knocked on the open door as if she had recently announced that she would leave if he did not ask for her hand.
Corinne's slow, graceful rise from her bed made Richard seem like a sprinting hare. She walked towards him as if in a dream.
"My lord?" she inquired, dropping a curtsey but refusing to look into his eyes.
Richard was in such distress that he didn't even reproach her for calling him her lord.
"Corinne, I'm sorry," he told her, his words rushing out at such a speed that they were barely comprehensible. "I did not mean to spoil your birthday. I hate to see you so dejected and distant. I love you and I keep hurting you and I don't know what to do."
He dropped painfully to one knee and opened the small wooden box which he held in one shaking hand that was painted the traditional black for formal purposes.
"So, with this ring, I ask if you would marry me."
Corinne blinked at the sight of the sparkling stone set into the elegant silver circle and glanced up into Richard's eyes.
"You said we were not marrying," she said, her tone a little confused.
"I was wrong. I would do anything to make you happy." In quite some despair, Richard blurted out, "Don't destroy me, my lady. I beg of you - spare a thought for the enamoured young man being driven insane by your unhappiness."
Corinne regarded him with concern.
"Are you well, Richard?"
She placed the back of one hand against his brow. It was cool and Richard closed his eyes so he could focus on the glorious feel of her skin against his.
"I am fine," he whispered, not caring if he would be distraught later.
Corinne removed her hand and he opened his eyes to see her biting her lower lip.
"I still love you, Richard," she told him carefully. "And I do wish to spend my life with you." She hesitated and blushed a little. "But will you really marry me, my lord?"
"I will," he promised. "There will be garlands of flowers and all of Periville shall be invited and we will belong to each other. I love you, Corinne."
Corinne's expression slowly changed from embarrassment to amazement to one of tearful joy.
"Then yes, I shall marry you, Richard!" she exclaimed. "It would make my dreams come true."
Richard slowly stood up, sliding the cool metal over Corinne's delicate finger. He kissed her hand then gazed into her beautiful eyes.
'What in the world am I doing?' was what he thought, but what he said to his wife-to-be was, 'You are so wonderful, Corinne.'
Richard lay awake in bed until quite a late hour that night, unable to find sleep. Everyone was happy about the fact that he and Corinne were going to be wedded: Corinne, Keris, the staff...: everyone but him. He saw the necessity for Corinne to be happy: he would not have done this otherwise; but he could not help but feel unease. Spending his life as her man would be difficult - he was unsure if he could treat her the way she wanted to be treated, if he could make her happy every single day. His love for her was not a problem, no. The problem was his past. And Richard was very worried that past events would interfere - moreso than they already had done - with his life.


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It's their way of protesting high diesel fuel prices which are threatening to put some of them out of business.
Don Hayden, who owns a local trucking company says some of his rigs will be repossessed at the protest, because he can't afford to pay for them as well as the price at the pump.
Hayden has been hauling logs from the Maine woods for the last thirty years, but the rising cost of diesel fuel is forcing him to make changes.
":It costs us $700 a week more per truck than it did in 2006 when I bought these trucks.": Hayden told TV5 Thursday. ":If you figure that out for the seven trucks we're running all winter long and you do that for one month, that's $19,600 extra.":
Hayden, who has already had to lay off three employees, now faces losing five trucks to non-payment, but not without a fight.
He says he's reached an agreement with the repossession company to have three of the trucks taken back while in front of the statehouse in Augusta Friday.
Hayden plans to be at the state house by eight o'clock Friday morning, and he'd like others to join him.
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