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BRUSSELS (Reuters Life!) - Paul Ilegems, a retired professor of art history, has a vision of heaven. It involves a simple Belgian pommes frites stand where "human souls ascended eat their fries undisturbed."
It may be odd for a man accustomed to appreciating the beauty of art to wax poetic about something as mundane as frites, but to Ilegems, who has written four books about fries, including a volume of poetry, it is essential.
Fortunately the professor is in good company in Belgium, where fried potatoes -- how they are cut, twice fried, salted and served -- is a serious, some would say fanatical, business.
"Frites are something omnipresent in Belgian culture," says a rapt Ilegems, less beat poet than frites poet, when asked to put his finger on how important chips are to the nation.
There are many ways to measure Belgians' passion for fries, but here's one: there are more than 5,000 frites vendors in the country of 10 million people, which means there are 11 times as many stands per capita as there McDonald's per American.
Drive past an open Belgian frites stand at any time of the day or night, rain or shine, and there's a good chance a queue of people will be waiting patiently for their fix.
Belgians consume on average 75 kg (165 lbs) of fried potatoes per person each year, a third more than Americans, and the potato love doesn't stop there -- pommes frites are as fundamental to Belgium's cultural heritage as comic book hero Tintin and the country's famously strong monk-brewed beer.
"Frites are part of the folklore of Belgium," declares Peter Matagne, a doctor and regular patron of Frit-Flagey, a popular frites stand in Brussels that draws a determined crowd despite the owners' reputations for being brusque. Continued...


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The Godlee Observatory on the roof of the Sackville Building, The University of Manchester.
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Ed, The Quitting Playwright
Playwright Ed Schmidt takes the low-maintenance of the one-man show to the highest level. He cuts out all middlemen and performs his plays himself right out of his own living room.
Since October 2010, Schmidt has been inviting strangers into his Brooklyn apartment to experience "My Last Play," a piece in which he tells tales from his more than thirty years in theater and discusses why he is now walking away from it all. He then lets the audience members take a theater book of their choosing from his vast collection, a gesture to help him put an end to his career.
"It's an interesting dynamic to perform in one's home," says Schmidt. "When people walk in, I might be brushing my teeth or turning the ringer off of my phone, and at times I get the clear sense that people think that this is part of the show. That line gets very blurry."
"My Last Play" is performed in Ed Schmidt's apartment in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. The run of the play will end when all of his theater books are gone. At last count, Schmidt still had 1,422 books to go.


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Normally, I don't even mention the umpiring/officiating when putting together these game reviews (unless we're talking about the NBA, where "referee" and "crook" are synonymous terms). But, home plate umpire Dale Scott's performance on Wednesday afternoon at Fenway, especially in the ninth inning, was poor at best; and crooked at worst.
Fast forward to the ninth, with the Red Sox down 3-0 but threatening to score. Kevin Youkilis was on first base after a single, and the white-hot J.D. Drew was at the plate. Normally mild-mannered, Drew turned back to talk to Scott on two occasions during the at bat for pitches well outside the strike zone. Drew has a keen eye, and I'm apt to trust his judgment, but NESN's Amica Pitch Zone clearly showed that both pitches were at least six inches outside the strike zone. Drew, facing a 3-2 count instead of a walk, blasted a run-scoring double over the head of Vernon Wells in center field.
Next up was David Ortiz, who represented the tying run at the plate. Jays closer Kevin Gregg was all over the strike zone (but rarely in it), and Ortiz brought his usual patience at bat. Facing a 3-2 pitch, Ortiz watched what appeared to be Ball 4…but was instead Strike 3 on a pitch at least 6-8 inches off the plate. Instead of having Ortiz walking to first base, the Red Sox lost a baserunner, and Ortiz was nearly ejected for arguing his case.
Now with two outs in the inning, Adrian Beltre stepped to the plate hoping to drive in Drew. During his at bat, he appeared to check his swing, but the umpire (Scott) called it a swing and refused to check with the first base umpire. This brought out Terry Francona, who was immediately ejected for coming out of the dugout during an at-bat. Perhaps with a fire lit under him, Beltre singled home Drew to bring the Sox one run closer. Unfortunately, it was too little, too late: Blue Jays 3, Red Sox 2, Dale Scott 1.
Lost in the umpire drama was the performance of Tim Wakefield, who was spot-starting for the injured Josh Beckett. Wake tried to show the team that he's deserving of a rotation spot, and for the most part, he did. He went seven innings with three runs allowed on five hits and a walk with five strikeouts (he also became the fourth active pitcher with 2,000 career strikeouts).
Wakefield made only one true mistake all game, and it cost him. He allowed a two-run HR to the young Travis Snider, who ended up with the game-winning RBI on that swing.
The Sox had no answer for Jays starter Shawn Marcum, who baffled the Boston bats over seven shutout innings. He allowed just two hits and a walk.
Save for a Dale Scott blunder (Ortiz should have walked in the ninth), and Ortiz would have been 2-3 with a walk. Instead, he finished 2-4 with two strikeouts and was the only Sox bat with more than one hit.
I don't know how much more I can say. Scott was erratic with his strike zone. After the game, Brian Daubach on NESN said that Scott normally has a tight strike zone, so it all just doesn't make sense.
Daubach, in the meantime, deserves the "Dud of the Game" honor too, as he is just unbearable to watch sometimes. He stumbles over simple words and sentences, and just doesn't seem comfortable behind the mic.
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L: Tim Wakefield (0-1)
S: Kevin Gregg (10)
Tags: Brian Daubach, Dale Scott, David Ortiz, J.D. Drew, Manny Delcarmen, Red Sox, Shawn Marcum, Tim Wakefield, Toronto Blue Jays, Travis Snider
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I have a cat that is 1 year old and she bites on everything. If something sticks out, and she can put her mouth around it, she'll bite and chew it, leaving dents, scratches, and even holes in the object, giving it a rough feel. She's even bitten the handle on the side of my recliner. I need to know how to fix this and if it is bad for her teeth.
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At the age of a year, your kitten should be about 3 months past actual teething. But, her chewing habits may have started during her months of teethng and continue on now. Izzie LOVES to chew up newspaper and my daughter's cat cost her $2000 to remove a puzzle piece she'd ingested that blocked her intestine. So, yes it can be bad for her teeth, her digestion and your posessions. If she is such a dedicated chewer, I would be tempted to take her to her vet to make sure she has no health issues such as a parasitic infestation or dental issues. My daughter stopped her cat from chewing by getting a puppy "Kong" toy and filling it with Sophie's favorite treats. It occupies Sophie for so long, she forgot all about chewing things up. But as I said, it could be a medical issue and needs to be checked out. It's a dangerous and destructive habit.
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What was the size of the Germany motor insurance market by value in 2014?
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*The motor insurance market consists of motor insurance for personal and commercial vehicles, including cars, light & heavy trucks, vans, motorcycles and mopeds. The value of the motor insurance market reflects gross premium incomes. Gross premium income is defined as the insurers premium income for the year from its policies, calculated without reduction for reinsurance premiums paid or payable by the insurer. Any currency conversions used in the creation of this profile have been calculated using constant 2013 annual average exchange rates. The motor insurance market depends on a variety of economic and non-economic factors, and future performance is difficult to predict. The forecast given in this report is intended as a rough guide to the direction in which the market is likely to move. This forecast is based on a correlation between past market growth and the growth of base drivers, such as population numbers, GDP growth, and long-term interest rates.
*The German motor insurance market is expected to generate total gross premium income of $32,655.8m in 2014, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.1% between 2010 and 2014.
*The personal segment is expected to be the markets most lucrative in 2014, with total gross premium income of $25,750.4m, equivalent to 78.9% of the markets overall value.
*The performance of the market is forecast to decelerate, with an anticipated CAGR of 2.6% for the five-year period 2014 - 2019, which is expected to drive the market to a value of $37,137.6m by the end of 2019.
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Market value
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Category segmentation
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Buyer power
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New entrants
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R+V Allgemeine Versicherung AG
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Table 1: Germany motor insurance market value: $ million, 2010-14(e) ....................................................................... 8
Table 2: Germany motor insurance market category segmentation: $ million, 2014(e) ................................................. 9
Table 3: Germany motor insurance market geography segmentation: $ million, 2014(e) ............................................ 10
Table 4: Germany motor insurance market value forecast: $ million, 2014-19 ............................................................ 11
Table 5: Allianz Group: key facts .................................................................................................................................. 18
Table 6: Allianz Group: key financials ($) ..................................................................................................................... 20
Table 7: Allianz Group: key financials (Euro) ..................................................................................................................... 21
Table 8: Allianz Group: key financial ratios .................................................................................................................. 21
Table 9: AXA: key facts ................................................................................................................................................ 23
Table 10: AXA: key financials ($) ................................................................................................................................. 24
Table 11: AXA: key financials (Euro) ................................................................................................................................. 25
Table 12: AXA: key financial ratios ............................................................................................................................... 25
Table 13: R+V Allgemeine Versicherung AG: key facts ............................................................................................... 27
Table 14: Talanx AG: key facts .................................................................................................................................... 28
Table 15: Talanx AG: key financials ($) ....................................................................................................................... 29
Table 16: Talanx AG: key financials (Euro) ....................................................................................................................... 29
Table 17: Talanx AG: key financial ratios ..................................................................................................................... 30
Table 18: Germany size of population (million), 2010-14 ............................................................................................ 32
Table 19: Germany gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2010-14 ............................................................................. 32
Table 20: Germany gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2010-14 ........................................................................................ 32
Table 21: Germany inflation, 2010-14 ......................................................................................................................... 33
Table 22: Germany consumer price index (absolute), 2010-14 ................................................................................... 33
Table 23: Germany exchange rate, 2010-14 ............................................................................................................... 33
List of Figures
Figure 1: Germany motor insurance market value: $ million, 2010-14(e) ...................................................................... 8
Figure 2: Germany motor insurance market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2014(e) ................................. 9
Figure 3: Germany motor insurance market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2014(e) ............................ 10
Figure 4: Germany motor insurance market value forecast: $ million, 2014-19 .......................................................... 11
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the motor insurance market in Germany, 2014 ............................................... 12
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the motor insurance market in Germany, 2014 .................................................... 13
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the motor insurance market in Germany, 2014 ................................................. 14
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the motor insurance market in Germany, 2014 ........... 15
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the motor insurance market in Germany, 2014 .................... 16
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the motor insurance market in Germany, 2014 ............................................ 17
Figure 11: Allianz Group: revenues & profitability ........................................................................................................ 21
Figure 12: Allianz Group: assets & liabilities ................................................................................................................ 22
Figure 13: AXA: revenues & profitability ....................................................................................................................... 25
Figure 14: AXA: assets & liabilities ............................................................................................................................... 26
Figure 15: Talanx AG: revenues & profitability ............................................................................................................. 30
Figure 16: Talanx AG: assets & liabilities ..................................................................................................................... 31
R+V Allgemeine Versicherung AG and Talanx AG
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Morocco arrests would-be African illegals to Europe
In Morocco, police authorities have arrested 56 would-be illegal immigrants to Europe in the western Settat region.
Police found 26 Malians, 23 Senegalese, four Ivorians, two Gambians and one Guinean on board a livestock truck bound from Settat to the Atlantic coast city of Tiznit, Maghreb Arabe Presse said Monday.
From Tiznit, the 56 planned to stow away on ships travelling toward the Canary Islands.
The Moroccan driver and owner of the truck carrying the travelers were arrested during the police swoop, as was the trafficker who had offered to get people into Europe.
All three men are set to appear in court on charges of "encouraging or being an accomplice to illegal emigration". The arrested African nationals will be sent back to their respective countries.
The 56, all from sub-Saharan Africa were arrested early Sunday, just hours after another 73 sub-Saharan Africans intent on gaining illegal entry to Europe were arrested in Taza, in eastern Morocco. (Albawaba.com)


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These speeds are attained via the same DOCSIS 3.0 technology that Comcast is in the process of rolling out, and that Time Warner Cable is in the process of withholding in light of its failure to introduce tiered pricing.
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SparkFun Electronics Comments urn:uuid:214d0e4e-f1b1-d287-ce26-ac5b4c9f8249 2017-06-22T23:25:54-06:00 SparkFun Electronics fuxorfly on Parsing GPS with FPGA fuxorfly urn:uuid:81e0673f-949b-78b7-8b81-5dd724f5387d 2011-12-01T15:51:20-07:00
I know, right? I hate having to write in a higher level specification, such VHDL, Verilog, or something even higher like Bluespec. I also like to program my GPU in Cuda bytecode, and the fact that I can't get a reference specification of the implementation of the cache in a modern CPU means that CPUs suck, too. What I hate the most, though, is having to google "netlist specification" and look at the first result, a so-called Xilinx Netlist Format (XNF) Specification. These FPGAs are practically worthless!
 Calif on Parsing GPS with FPGA Calif urn:uuid:7919c87d-2ce1-972d-7f40-e8383e287a38 2011-11-30T17:40:20-07:00
Thought someone finally parsed the baseband data from a MAX2769 on an FPGA to make a $10 RTK GPS solution. Still waiting.
 Customer #167681 on Parsing GPS with FPGA Customer #167681 urn:uuid:09f089c0-9d40-5cd8-c94a-a59888ae2f03 2011-11-30T05:53:18-07:00
FPGA's suck because their netlist specification is not open.
 J.Carrier on Parsing GPS with FPGA J.Carrier urn:uuid:82be9d53-18d2-5276-22bf-e516ec39151c 2011-11-29T22:38:39-07:00
No worries. Dan's my good friend. I will give him a friendly punch for unknowingly trying to take credit for this project. =)

Truth be told I am surprised this project was worthy enough for a news item; I was hoping to have built something on top of this project but I got distracted with other projects that I have been working on.
 J.Carrier on Parsing GPS with FPGA J.Carrier urn:uuid:8ec3919c-da78-b391-c33f-4f052b4799e0 2011-11-29T22:01:31-07:00
Funny you mention QPSK communication that is exactly what I used system generator for back in my senior year when I was taking a VLSI with Signal Processing course. Glad I am not the only one that had those issues with it =)

Man…when we started getting into QAM16 (and I think we barely touched QAM64) I had nightmares about IQ impairments for weeks. Those DSP designs got really ugly. But I guess it would be more manageable in comparison to Verilog or VHDL code.
 BobMcCormick on Parsing GPS with FPGA BobMcCormick urn:uuid:872f4fc1-a9fb-34e4-51a3-4c82ee95a77b 2011-11-29T21:13:41-07:00
The Propeller is a pretty awesome chip, there's no doubt. But if you'd like a good example of the kind of power and versatility you can get from an FPGA, take a look at the Gameduino. Another cool example is this one, where Jeri Ellsworth uses a Papilio FPGA dev board to reverse engineer and replace a burned out chip on a pinball machine.

Speaking of the Papilio, it's a really cool, inexpensive FPGA dev board. I picked one up a couple weeks ago and have been slowly playing with it. I really wish SparkFun would carry them. I also wish they'd carry the Propeller. :-(
 J.Carrier on Parsing GPS with FPGA J.Carrier urn:uuid:c683d548-9980-5bf4-a4cb-536059944ff5 2011-11-29T21:05:38-07:00
I have had plans to post my code a while ago, and seeing this article gives me renewed interest in discussing my code. My plan is first to just discuss my LCD controller code and then go from there. I have an article that is partly written up but I got distracted with other projects. I will try to get this posted in the next couple days.

As I mentioned above, it is for educational purposes and I have had this FPGA for several years so it was only an investment in time for me.
 J.Carrier on Parsing GPS with FPGA J.Carrier urn:uuid:0106ec6f-8569-0a6b-231c-64b9795ecb8b 2011-11-29T20:54:58-07:00
Yep, really nothing special, it is purely educational. I could have done this same thing on my Arduino in 2minutes instead of on the FPGA which took me a couple days to design on the FPGA. An important part of designing big projects is to tackle the small ones first and modularize the results. This project got me a sweet LCD controller module and a data parsing module.
 J.Carrier on Parsing GPS with FPGA J.Carrier urn:uuid:f9a19fc7-aae1-23b5-f042-baf991099954 2011-11-29T20:50:02-07:00
This was built while using ISE11 Webpack but any version should work, there really wasn't any special IP cores that I needed, everything was coded from the ground up.

My FPGA board has an 8051 Cypress chip on it that has an ISP which allows for JTAG programming through USB (there is also an external jtag for cases where this solution does not work, such as chipscope). I can use either the traditional method of using iMPACT or I can use a tool that came with my FPGA board that is very streamlined (FPGAconf). Both methods allow me to write to either the FPGA RAM or the boot PROM.
 two taco on Parsing GPS with FPGA two taco urn:uuid:4462b4b6-6e65-b879-5a92-ffec64895278 2011-11-29T19:11:41-07:00
Not exactly since you have to work with an FPGA environment which can be a bit confusing and hard to learn, but once you get the hang of how they work it goes fairly smoothly.
 two taco on Parsing GPS with FPGA two taco urn:uuid:fd43f6c9-6396-f8ae-7e5b-97ebfb29b554 2011-11-29T19:09:39-07:00
Not to mention you can always build a microcontroller on the FPGA if you want some of both.
 noworries on Parsing GPS with FPGA noworries urn:uuid:61a23b0c-ee78-e189-02eb-1ae549bece06 2011-11-29T19:05:16-07:00
I have tried the gui wusiswug ISE tool for xilinx. It works, to a point. For instance, I fed several signals I was interested into a multiplexer and fed the multiplexer's output signal to an I/O pin for inspection on a scope. That allowed me to build the design in stages while troubleshooting things that did not work as expected. The problem I ran into is that at a certain point in the design, changing which signal I was routing to the scope output changed how some other part of the design worked. Not cool.

I recommend using VHDL or Verilog as well because you may want to re-use a part of a design using another manufacturer's FPGA. If you are using a gui to synthesize the FPGA design, you are locked in to that vendor's parts.

FPGA's are a good tool to have in one's toolbox, but they are not a solution to all problems.

One reason they are used in many designs is that the requirements for a particular design often go through many phases of change. A well thought out design with a FPGA as its center can often "future proof" the design without the need for circuit modification.

They do have a steep learning curve, however.

A common mistake I see when people first start using FPGAs is they run slow signals into various inputs of the FPGA, and get unexpected results from the FPGA. What they fail to consider is that if the FPGA is capable of operating at 200 Mhz, it is looking for transitions at that speed. Small delays in how one slow signal arrives in reference to another can cause race conditions that would otherwise not be seen in other designs.

FPGAs used to be very power hungry, but parts that are intended to be used in battery powered devices are now commonplace.

Xilinx also has released radiation hardened parts intended for use in safety critical applications that otherwise could be affected by radiation in aerospace applications. Given that we are now seeing increasing solar storm activity, these may find their way into some critical Earth based designs as well.
 IllogicGate on Parsing GPS with FPGA IllogicGate urn:uuid:552d6a98-198d-43ac-6991-f2d61742b54e 2011-11-29T18:16:57-07:00
Pretty cool, dude.

On an unrelated topic: my Lenovo S10 has broked on me ;_; I've tried the hardware reset, and I've removed the expansion RAM [probs with the RAM have temporarily bricked my lappy before, and it's got hardwired RAM] and tried hooking it up to an external display. It still doesn't work (WHA!). So I won't be here too often :[
 Yvan256 on Parsing GPS with FPGA Yvan256 urn:uuid:046ff3e3-829b-615f-21b4-746272fa000c 2011-11-29T16:09:26-07:00
Are FPGAs as easy to use as a simple microcontroller such as an ATtiny85 or ATmega328?
 engrstephens on Parsing GPS with FPGA engrstephens urn:uuid:8a7d9a6b-1ed9-7215-b1e5-b44333027332 2011-11-29T16:00:48-07:00
I stayed away from the gui wusiwug stuff in xilinx. It never worked well. But then again, I'd always rather code then using visual editors.
 Emcee Grady on Parsing GPS with FPGA Emcee Grady urn:uuid:0ff6a365-1505-18fa-c82d-cd1a2b91eb58 2011-11-29T15:21:11-07:00
I use the term 'simple' because of the project itself - meaning displaying latitude and longitude data parsed from GPS. That, in and of itself, is relatively simple. I would agree with you that using FPGA is not simple - and that's actually the reason I posted this particular project. If this project only entailed taking the data from a GPS unit and displaying it on a 16x2 screen, I probably wouldn't post it at all. But because Jon used an FPGA, it made it worth posting.

Thanks for your catch - that should be fixed now!
 sgrace on Parsing GPS with FPGA sgrace urn:uuid:290d682d-7704-02f7-dfd9-80bd05786e38 2011-11-29T15:10:23-07:00
For someone who has never heard of them before. In reality, they are easy to learn, because they are really just a vessel for your design.

If you really want to learn how to use an FPGA, learn digital logic and HDL (hardware descriptive language). Most industry professionals prefer Verilog to VHDL (especially when SystemVerilog is slowly gaining ground). Then learn the software on how to use them. My recommendation for software is Xilinx ISE, and it is free.
 rsp on Parsing GPS with FPGA rsp urn:uuid:de304317-293b-e216-e4f1-e94e57c5e381 2011-11-29T15:03:05-07:00
Yeah, well when it becomes a RTOS it'll be something different, won't it? Meanwhile I thought maybe it was more of a classroom exercise or something.

I'm biased towards the best solution to a problem, which includes all technologies that are available.

I still think it would be educational to see the FPGA source code for those of us that aren't already FPGA experts like you.
 mmensinger on Parsing GPS with FPGA mmensinger urn:uuid:6cb04a35-9458-d1ed-627f-fa566fc09b40 2011-11-29T14:56:55-07:00
anyone ever try doing anything with Xilinx System Generator in Matlab/simulink? They get rid of all (most) of the VHDL and make it all graphical/simulink-ish. Although this sounds like a boatload of fun, it made my senior year living hell because of compiler issues, not design issues. +1 for coding this by yourself and not relying on Xilinx System Generator to take out the grunt work. ALTHOUGH, it could do some hardcore filtering once it worked and I eventually got a 50 MHz QPSK communication system up and running. :D happy coding
 mmensinger on Parsing GPS with FPGA mmensinger urn:uuid:c5eef952-8700-2581-fab4-991c75ffe139 2011-11-29T14:51:33-07:00
+1 on the "lines of code" reference.
 Customer #164440 on Parsing GPS with FPGA Customer #164440 urn:uuid:d2c6bea3-268a-f376-21fd-785a4a69e5c3 2011-11-29T14:25:28-07:00
the current consumption of FPGA is still very high, usually a few times higher than a comparable uC-based solution. What is the total power consumption of the project hardware?
 dRudRu on Parsing GPS with FPGA dRudRu urn:uuid:dea8a72b-25cb-5447-6203-abbed5951d84 2011-11-29T14:08:55-07:00
Yep, I enjoy this same power with the Parallax Propeller; 8 cores to play with in a single chip. True parallel processing for $8.
 dRudRu on Parsing GPS with FPGA dRudRu urn:uuid:341d92ed-f461-2e9b-d37a-c1a7876efc4d 2011-11-29T14:07:22-07:00
Uhhh, I am a little confused. FPGAs are rarely called "easy" or "simple", yet are almost always called powerful. Why is such a simple project like this being done with an FPGA? I know it is simple, because I have done the same exact thing with a BASIC Stamp. The "potential" is mentioned, but that is really what needs to be written up. Where is the keypad to enter a desired location so that the FPGA can show off doing some Great Circle math? Bearing calculations? Jon has done a good job documenting this use of an FPGA, so don't get me wrong in thinking his work is not worth mentioning. My beef, I guess, is that I can do this same project with the Parallax Propeller for about a tenth of the cost (the FPGA board he used is $249 and a Propeller Proto USB Board is $29) and with a significantly smaller learning curve. (Propeller SPIN objects are available for everything in the block diagram)
 baum on Parsing GPS with FPGA baum urn:uuid:ecdd3092-fa00-6f6e-18e7-db59a6e6f0ad 2011-11-29T13:50:36-07:00
yes, i can.
 RobK on Parsing GPS with FPGA RobK urn:uuid:765a5595-1fa5-2865-5208-0dc2d62e49ae 2011-11-29T12:38:11-07:00
I also built something like this using the Sparkfun Venus module. Check it out: http://youtu.be/Irvi9_ShTAk
 RobK on Parsing GPS with FPGA RobK urn:uuid:d70b5bfa-865c-608c-b65f-b55b30138203 2011-11-29T12:38:11-07:00
I also built something like this using the Sparkfun Venus module. Check it out: http://youtu.be/Irvi9_ShTAk
 Yvan256 on Parsing GPS with FPGA Yvan256 urn:uuid:c376527f-1e5c-3499-9516-0ea7a52621a9 2011-11-29T12:16:04-07:00
I wouldn't call any project with an FPGA "simple".
 sgrace on Parsing GPS with FPGA sgrace urn:uuid:c81b71b0-cdd9-de94-aa13-6300d9bbe4de 2011-11-29T11:47:48-07:00
I mentioned the benefits of an FPGA for a microcontroller in this reply.

But I will tailor this one to your inquiry.

FPGAs are analogous to clay. You can shape the clay to what you want, and with an FPGA you can build any system you want on it. For most cases, an FPGA is overkill, but if you get enough subsystems developed (GPS receiver, display, motor control, etc) you can basically turn a handful of microcontrollers into an FPGA (figuratively speaking). Lastly, in FPGA development, you don't count the lines of code (it isn't stored that way on the FPGA), you determine the LUT (Look-up Table) and SLICE counts that are being utilized on the chip. I bet you the LCD driver probably took up maybe 10% of the Spartan3.
 sgrace on Parsing GPS with FPGA sgrace urn:uuid:8fa6bff7-5c83-de46-1d69-61373da697bb 2011-11-29T11:44:43-07:00
In a Microcontroller system, can you parallelize your code to handle multiple tasks? What if you need data to be on the output at a certain frequency different from the input?

Don't get me wrong, microcontrollers are very powerful and do a lot, but lacks the ability to handle time sensitive data appropriately. This is why a lot of major communication equipment and standards are based off of FPGA development.

For this project, it is a stepping stone to more RTOS based ideas. He can take in real-time GPS data and be able to send it where it needs to go at the time he wants. This means he can have the FPGA run as fast, or faster than a microcontroller.

I work in the FPGA field, so I am a bit biased towards them. ;)
 Robomaniac on Parsing GPS with FPGA Robomaniac urn:uuid:b24e247a-183c-bac1-c8c1-3f821740de50 2011-11-29T11:41:42-07:00
I think Jon use a FPGA for the educational purpose of learning. It took 600 lines of code to write the LCD driver!

I totally agree that a simple arduino would do the same job in less time.

That would probably be the type of project I would do with a FPGA to get back in FPGA programming.
 fuxorfly on Parsing GPS with FPGA fuxorfly urn:uuid:ea74ffdf-76e3-f546-5eb2-f8d4c392b02c 2011-11-29T11:36:16-07:00
FPGAs are definitely more expensive on a per-unit basis, but for many applications they are the best choice for performance / dollar and total energy consumed, better than equivalent DSPs (which, for those sorts of applications, are far better than any general purpose microcontroller would be). For this application … maybe not :)
 SnOwen on Parsing GPS with FPGA SnOwen urn:uuid:a7ec6e15-42bf-0b96-7d01-1034eb5810e0 2011-11-29T11:33:28-07:00
Uhh, the post is 67% fixed :)
 Emcee Grady on Parsing GPS with FPGA Emcee Grady urn:uuid:fbc887c8-3fc9-c11f-81ae-b0a299fadcb4 2011-11-29T11:25:17-07:00
Right you are! Dan Carrier was the name of a buddy I had in college…guess I had that in my head. Post is fixed. Sorry Jon!
 R0B0T1CS on Parsing GPS with FPGA R0B0T1CS urn:uuid:8b8379e7-6ebd-987a-e70d-33c829d1b36a 2011-11-29T11:22:01-07:00
FPGA's Rock my world! Imagine the ability to run bits of your code in either parallel or series.. mixing it up however you please. No longer must you run every function in your code one-at-a-time. FPGA's allow you to, for example, read 20 different sensors, and dynamically control 10 different actuators, at the same time. Buah-hahaha! Love it. [insidious smile, heart races, crazy eyes] Can you feel the POWER? Can you?
 TeslaFan on Parsing GPS with FPGA TeslaFan urn:uuid:638f4857-9a4f-bd15-287a-635e33582b78 2011-11-29T11:21:30-07:00
I think it's Jon Carrier. Dan is a guy posting in the comments on Jon's blog.

That FPGA is a beast! Are you sure it can handle that task? Heh.
 rsp on Parsing GPS with FPGA rsp urn:uuid:548d5e54-ca6a-ee55-f2e3-495bc66545b4 2011-11-29T11:00:10-07:00
It'd be interesting and educational to see what the source code for the FPGA looks like; how about posting it?

Also I'm sure a few people are curious as to why you'd choose a FPGA instead a microprocessor for this application since FPGAs are much more expensive, consume a lot more power, and have way too many extra pins than a microprocessor would.
 Kevin Vermeer on Parsing GPS with FPGA Kevin Vermeer urn:uuid:73a09a9c-88fa-4750-a4ac-123af5764f45 2011-11-29T10:59:50-07:00
What advantage does this project gain by using an FPGA? 57600 baud NMEA messages and a serial LCD seem much better suited to a microcontroller.

I could understand, though, if it was an embedded host for the raw sampling tool at http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10981. That would be sweet!
 sgrace on Parsing GPS with FPGA sgrace urn:uuid:b9665b60-4051-fd72-ec30-dfaedbd598b8 2011-11-29T10:01:06-07:00
It's good to see FPGAs getting some love. :)

To Jon: What Xilinx version software you using, and how are you programming it?


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#1 Apr 16, 2009
A nattering nabob of negativity post, and one with the word steroid.......original. If the race depends on you, it's history.
The rest of the world will have moved on and will hope for a great race, and a safe race. Perhaps you'll put a positive word in at the end.
#2 Apr 16, 2009
FTG. Champ Car forever!
#3 Apr 16, 2009
FTG-Champ Cars forever!
#4 Apr 16, 2009
There's a reason CART died.
Viva Long Beach. Viva the IRL.
#5 Apr 16, 2009
It died so you idiots who drank the koolaid can have a only oval series!
Oh wait he fooled you idiots into create CART vision stupid.
FTG F the earl!!
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#6 Apr 16, 2009
The worst thing about the split was the endless whining and complaining from people like Bob. For over a decade, they never had to write anything original. Recycle and regurgitate the same complaints (year-in and year-out). Not a single new thought. Thank god for unification!!! Bob is like the two year old that keeps crying even after he gets his toy. Dude, let it go! After reading this article, I am glad I decided to attend Toronto, Watkins Glen, Milwaukee, Chicago, and Indianapolis races.
#7 Apr 16, 2009
We have one open wheel series. The competition is entertaining. Why rehash old news? If you hate the IRL and Tony George there are plenty of other racing series to enjoy. Find another topic Bob, we are tired of hearing about the split.
#8 Apr 16, 2009
Thanks for an honest article, instead of the garbage churned out by writers who know little about the sport other than what they read on IndyCar.com press releases or who are 'encouraged' to write articles that might as well have been (ex: Pete Lyon's piece of pap on AutoWeek.com this week).
I was a Champ Car fan who, with good reason, never cared for Tony George's IRL IndyCar Series for the first 12 years of its existence, and who was not and is not about to suddenly change from that stance simply because IndyCar is the last series standing. Besides hating what Tony George did to the sport, I hate Penske, I hate Andretti, I hated Rahal, and I hated everyone else who took TG's "free money" to jump ship and join his "League", at the detriment of CART/Champ Car. So there's not much to like. If I was a "follower", I would have followed all the ex-CC drivers who moved to IndyCar years ago not just last year, but of course I did not then and I did not last year. And will not this year, on any year.
The only way this sport is ever going to come close to becoming as popular as it once was it to START FRESH.with a brand new series that is not owned (completely) by Tony George. This is what should have happened this year, after a single 'merged' season last year for reasons of practicality). I would have loved to cheer on "our guys" going head to head with "their guys" in a new series that incorporated the best bits of both series. But alas, it was only a dream, and as soon as the 'unification' deal was announced I knew it was a pipe-dream.
Tony may tell everyone it (his IRL visions and revisions over the years) wasn't all about power or control, but he's got exactly what he wanted in 1993, minus a few million eyeballs each week. Like you said, hollow victory.
I'm beyond caring any more. Let him have it, and let him wallow in it.
Halifax, Canada
#9 Apr 16, 2009
nice work Bob....a good un-biased look at a fantastic venue...i was there for the Champcars and won't be back until Tony George takes down the IMS Pagoda in his Sikorsky
#10 Apr 16, 2009
Spot on article.
The only thing more stupid than the idiotic temper tantrum / power play by Tony George that has flat out killed the sport (look at the TV ratings -.2 on Versus - dead series walking) is Danica's F1 aspirations.
I'd recommend going to the ALMS race on Saturday. The ugly, slow, IndyCars aren't worth bothering to stay for Sunday.
#11 Apr 16, 2009
The pathetic 650hp IRL Dallara cars are going to pale in comparison to last years 750hp Champcars. Hurry up and introduce the new turbocharged IRL car ASAP.
United States
#12 Apr 16, 2009
Bob, you've summed it up perfectly. Racing, in some form, will likely survive, but we should never allow the revisionists to erase the memory of what was once the pinnacle of American open-wheel competition. The IRL is a sad, sad imitation of CART, and will never prosper as long as Tony George is in control. The ratings numbers say it all. Thanks for speaking the truth.
#13 Apr 17, 2009
If the IRL is all that is left of a long war for North American open wheel racing then it wasn't a war worth fighting. Long Beach used to host a great race. I won't even bother watching this farce. FTG may have won his little war but his little league of racing still sucks.
I'll keep my memories of CART/CCWS. The Gomers can get all sweaty over Danicant.
United States
#14 Apr 17, 2009
Great article. Tells the story pretty much spot on.
Toronto, Canada
#15 Apr 17, 2009
right on man!!!!
#16 Apr 17, 2009
Great article. The truth hurts.
#17 Apr 17, 2009
The IRL got a 0.2 rating for their first race. That should explain everything to everyone.
Tony George is a moron who has only ran Open Wheel racing into the ground.
He wanted all OVALS all AMERICAN. Of which the irl is neither. 7 Americans and half ovals.
I will never watch an irl event I will never attend an irl event.
It's to bad I love Long Beach! And the Long Beach CART races were the best BAR NONE!
#18 Apr 17, 2009
I won't be there. If you do go, I'd take some ear plugs and some anti-nausea meds.
I can't imagine the horrible sound of those cars echoing thru the buildings....
Tony George is truly a villian for our times. The manipulation of last years race in Japan and then bringing Danica to LB to talk over the broadcast of the Last CC race was truly an insult to this sport.
Anyone who ignores that really is just a "casual" fan of open wheel---- r maybe just a fan of the LB party. have fun- don't forget the earplugs.
#19 Apr 17, 2009
Yes, FTG's hollow victory does nothing for the American Open-Wheel Racing sport, drivers, teams, courseworkers, safety teams, and support staff.
His arrogance is why the IRL is not racing, why Danica is not a winner, why Paul Tracy was told to go back behind the tax evader, and why the "faithful" who follow the series call their sister "honey".
#20 Apr 17, 2009
You guys keep bringing up that motorsports genius FTG. Thanks. It reminded me that the septic system has been backing up lately. The smell is really bad. Of course you .1rl lovers wouldn't mind. In farming we use foul smelling substances to make good things grow. Let me know when the IRL is pushing up funeral flowers.
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whatever u do, stick to the *****. the rest of the city is a literal shithole its the filthiest and poorest place i have ever seen
There's a nice restaurant on a mountain outside of Las Vegas, it would be a good trip to get away and very scenic, I haven't been but was told about it. Ask around if you want to go.
Gawp at the dancing fountains. Go line dancing in Gillies Bar in Treasure Island. Have a fancy dinner in the restaurant in the Eiffel Tower. Get a cab out to Buffalo Exchange and add some extraordinary Vegas pizzaz to your wardrobe. Have a cocktail in the roof terrace bar at Mandalay Bay. Above all make sure you have brunch / lunch in the Peppermill Diner. These are the things that I love anyway.
My pleasure, you'll have a ball. The best way to approach Vegas is to just be in the minute. You can do pretty much whatever you want to do at whatever time you want to do it and the supercasinos are something to see and they're HUGE so just wandering around can be great. Wynn, Paris, Mandalay Bay, Caesar's Palace and the Venetian are all stunning. Down town can be interesting and I like Binnions and the Golden Nugget but you wouldn't want to spend much time in Fremont. The other thing of course is that I haven't been in almost a year so there's probably lots of new stuff. It's not a city that rests on it's laurels. Don't miss the Peppermill out - it's a gem and nice to be in a building that isn't the size of an aircraft carrier every now and again.
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Go see Penn and Teller.
that's nice. congrats. i couldn't answer it but i hope you have fun.
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If you were one of the 36,000 fans who crowded into air-conditioned Tropicana Field this month for the Tampa Bay Rays home opener, take comfort. The Rays paid for your sins. While you sputtered in game-day traffic, greenhouse gases streaming skyward from your tailpipe, the team invested in an increasingly popular form of environmental absolution: carbon offsets.
The much-ballyhooed purchase is, by its very nature, invisible. Instead of spending on helmets or bats — or, say, pitching — the team plunked money down to prevent the release of carbon dioxide, the unseen gas behind global warming.
So how does a skeptical reporter get to the bottom of the greening of the Rays? After all, no one regulates the vast U.S. market in offsets. No one polices the dealers who supposedly plant trees and build windmills on your behalf.
The Rays laid bare their carbon computations for the St. Petersburg Times. In the process, the Times stumbled onto a shortfall worth nearly 900,000 pounds of carbon dioxide. How did the team come up short? And what became of its missing wind?
As Rays spokeswoman Melanie Lenz aptly put it, "The world of carbon credits can be a very interesting one to navigate."
The concept behind carbon offsets is simple. Instead of cutting your carbon footprint, you pay someone else to do it for you. Newly planted trees might absorb carbon dioxide on your behalf, or you might contribute to a new flock of windmills that produce power free of fossil fuels.
Carbon offsets have been around since at least 2001, but surged into the mainstream in 2006. The New Oxford American Dictionary dubbed "carbon neutral" its 2006 word of the year. Americans shelled out at least $91-million that year for projects that promised to soak up 24-million tons of greenhouse gas emissions, according to New Carbon Finance, a leading carbon market analyst.
Although the latest numbers won't be available until next month, the volume of sales more than doubled in 2007 even as the price went up, said Milo Sjardin, head of New Carbon Finance North America.
Critics liken offsets to the defunct Catholic indulgence. Instead of trimming her own carbon footprint, the guilt-ridden polluter clears her conscience by buying dispensation, then rides off into the smog-filled sunset in a brand new Hummer.
The Hummer, in this case, is Tropicana Field.
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The Trop encompasses 22 air-conditioned acres, cooled to a comfortable 76 degrees. It devours more than 62,000 kilowatt hours of electricity on a single game day — enough to power the average Progress Energy household for more than four years.
The Rays decided to offset the power use of the field on opening day, and the fans driving to and from the game. The team also wanted to offset the Trop for an additional six game days, and the daily commutes of its 140 employees.
To help calculate its carbon footprint, the team worked with an environmental engineer and the Bonneville Environmental Foundation, an Oregon nonprofit that has sold offsets since 2001.
Bonneville's oddest offset? Patrick Nye, Bonneville's vice president of sales, had a ready answer: "Hot air balloon ride for Cameron Diaz. In Africa."
Nye mashed together the number of cars the Rays expected, the average fan roundtrip and the fuel mix burned in the state's power plants. At the end of a long string of equations, he came up with the Rays' total: 1.85-million pounds of carbon dioxide. The yearly commutes of the team's staff was by far the biggest contributor, accounting for close to 960,000 pounds of carbon dioxide every year.
But don't worry. The Trop recently installed bike racks.
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About the missing wind.
The Rays initially made a nearly $6,000 purchase of 646 "Green Tags," each equal to a megawatt hour of wind power. That's nearly enough electricity to power Progress Energy's average household for more than 45 years.
Each megawatt hour of wind energy means that much less electricity is produced by burning fossil fuels, Nye explained. Bonneville estimated that a megawatt hour from its wind projects prevents the emission of 1,500 pounds of carbon dioxide.
For those of you without a calculator, that comes to an offset of about 969,000 pounds of carbon — or about half of the Rays' footprint. While Nye patiently walked through his calculations with the Times, he uncovered a glitch. He'd accidentally dropped a rather important zero, he sheepishly noted. In the same breath, he promised to fix the mistake.
Once informed of the error, the Rays' Lenz said it was a "minor hiccup" in an otherwise blissful working relationship with Bonneville. Bonneville quickly provided an additional 589 green tags to the Rays, bringing their carbon absolution up to the needed 1.85-million pounds.
So don a sweater and root for the Rays at the chilly Trop. And the Rays will take care of those 62,000 kilowatt hours burned to keep you cool.
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Carbon footprint:
Tropicana Field uses 62.042 megawatt hours of electricity on a typical game day. • Each megawatt hour produces 1,328 pounds of carbon dioxide. • The Rays planned to offset seven games. • The team also offset 11,500 cars traveling 30 miles to and from opening day, 140 employees commuting 30 miles roundtrip for 250 work days. • The EPA estimates the average car mileage at 21.4 mpg. • Burning a gallon of gas produces 19.564 pounds of carbon dioxide. All this adds up to: 1.85-million pounds of CO2 created
Carbon offsets:
The Trop bought 372 green tags to offset the power use for six games, plus 210 green tags to
offset the Trop power use and fan commutes on opening day, plus 653 green tags for employee commutes. • Each tag equals 1 mega-watt hour of wind power. • Every megawatt hour of wind prevents the release of 1,500 pounds of carbon dioxide by displacing the need to burn fossil fuels. All this adds up to: 1.85-million pounds of CO2 offsets


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By AARON PORTWOOD
The Taylor County Bulldogs will roll into the Class 4A playoffs with some momentum after torching the Hamilton County Trojans, 54-12, in a homecoming blow-out win Friday night at Dorsett Stadium.
Taylor County will try to ride that momentum to a first round playoff win over Florida High in Tallahassee this week, as the Bulldogs are one of only 16 teams remaining with a shot at a state title in Class 4A.
PHOTO: Senior wideout Chance Rodgers (21) breaks loose on a touchdown run during the first half of the Bulldogs' 54-12 victory over Hamilton County. Rodgers scored twice on the night–once on a 21-yard pass and another on a 28-yard run.
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Time to retire: Ford Explorers sold here before November, 1997, are affected by a Firestone tyre recall.
17 August 2000
By STEVE KEALY
THE recall of certain sizes of Firestone tyres in America is becoming a nightmare for Ford, as owners across the continent refuse to drive their vehicles until the tyres are replaced.
A Texas dealer reportedly said: "Customers are saying I am scared to drive my car. What are you going to do to make me feel better about driving this car?".
In many cases the tyres are not from the suspect batch - just three styles of tyres in P235/75R15 sizes from the Decatur, Illinois, plant made between 1994 and 1996. A 10-month strike allegedly caused quality control corners to be cut.
Ford dealers are replacing some Firestone tyres not affected by the recall, as Ford fights to maintain the good name of the Explorer, the company's best-selling sport-utility. Keeping Explorer owners loyal - estimated to be 3.6 million drivers - is a huge issue for Ford which has authorised dealers to fit other brands and is reimbursing dealers 1.2 hours labour for doing so.
Ford is publicly supporting Bridgestone (owner of Firestone) but is reported to be frustrated, saying it took the firm too long to reveal data which showed problems with the tyres.
Reports of tread separation and blowouts in hot-weather operation have been linked to at least 46 deaths in the US, but the problem has been recognised for over a year:
* In August, 1999, Ford replaced Firestones on 6800 Explorers in Saudi Arabia;
* In February, 2000, Ford replaced Firestones on 300 Explorers in Thailand and Malaysia;
* In June, 2000, Ford replaced Firestones on 39,812 Explorers and F-series trucks in Venezuela;
* On August 9, 2000, Bridgestone recalled 6.5 million tyres in America;
* On August 10, Bridgestone Australia announced a similar recall and established a toll-free number (1800-354-864), advising anyone with Firestone Wilderness AT tyres to take their vehicle to the nearest Firestone dealer.
Ford says 3500 Explorers potentially fitted with the affected tyres were sold here and Bridgestone Australia says a further 4800 tyres were imported and sold through tyre fitting outlets.
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Eight Swimmers Honored On All-ACC Academic Swimming & Diving Teams
Six Pitt women made the list, tied for the second most from any school.
Swimming & Diving Programs Named To Scholar All-America Team
Both teams had top-50 GPA's in the entire country.
Pitt Swimmers Claim Speedo Series Super Sectional Championship
Luke Nosbisch was the high-point swimmer at the event, leading his club to a championship win.
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Luke Nosbisch was the high-point swimmer at the event, leading his club to a championship win.
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2014-15: At Georgia Tech/Notre Dame, placed fourth in both the 50 free and 100 free and helped the 400 free relay team capture first ... Finished second in the 100 free and third in the 200 free versus St. Bonaventure ... Against Bucknell, took third in the 50 free and fifth in the 100 free, while helping the 400 free relay team record the fastest time ... At the Pitt Invite, participated in two championship finals and one consolation finals, placing fourth in the 50 free and eighth in the 100 free ... She also helped the 200 free relay team finish first and the 400 free relay team grab second ... Placed fourth in the 50 free at Denison ... Took third in the 200 free and helped Pitt to second in the 200 free relay at the Senior Recognition Meet ... At the ECAC Championships, swam in one championship final and one consolation final, taking third in the 50 free and 16th overall in the 200 free ... Also helped the 200 free relay team place first and establish a new ECAC meet record.
2013-14: Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll ... Finished second in the 50 freestyle against St. Bonaventure... Finished first in the 200 freestyle relay against St. Bonaventure...Finished first in the 50 freestyle against Bucknell...Against Notre Dame and Virginia Tech, she finished third in the 50 yard freestyle...At the Pitt Invite she finished eighth in the 50 free, made the consol final in the 200 free and third in the 400 freestyle relay...Against WVU, she finished third in the 50 free and first in the 400 free relay...Competed at the ECAC Championships where she was a part of the third place 200 free relay...Finished second in the 50 free at the ECAC Championships...Also, finished fifth in the 100 free.
2012-13: Placed first in the 50 free (24.61) and 200 free relay, as well as second place in the 100 free against St. Bonaventure... Finished first with her group in the 400 freestyle relay against Virginia...also swam in both the 50 and 100 freestyle...Placed second in the 50 free (24.52) against Cincinnati...Placed fourth in the women's 50 yard freestyle as well as finishing third in the 400 yard freestyle relay against Notre Dame...She placed first in the women's 200 yard freestyle relay at the Pitt Invitational...also reached the championship final of the 50 yard freestyle and the consolation final of the 100 free...Finished second in the women's 50 yard freestyle and 400 yard freestyle relay as well as placing fourth in the 100 yard freestyle race against WVU.
High School: Qualified for State championship her freshman year in the 100 free...swam at Westmont Swim Club for nearly two years, where she set a team record in the 200 free relay, and the team took third place at the Illinois Senior Championship...named All-America by USA Swimming ...was a four-year honor roll student at Glenbard West High School in Glen Ellyn, Ill.
Personal: Born Alexandra Anne Iwanicki on September 6, 1993...daughter of John and Margaret Iwanicki...has one older brother, Nick.
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ECAC Championships
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My Dog Ate My Carpet
When building a new home or remodeling an existing home, flooring choices are everything. With pets in your Denver home, this becomes even more important, because pets are just as hard, if not harder, than people on flooring surfaces. What are the best flooring choices for pets in the home? Let's take a look at the pros and cons of several types of flooring to help in the decision making process. Consult your Denver remodeling contractor as well.
Hardwood Flooring
Though this is one of the most desired types of flooring in any Denver home, it is not the best choice for homes with pets. Pet urine can stain the hardwood, leaving a terrible smell and a dark spot in the wood. Even if urine accidents are cleaned up quickly after the fact, the urine may still seep into the wood, causing damage. To remove these stains, you may have to go so far as to strip, sand, and refinish the floor. If the stains are contained to one small area, this is hassle enough, but if the stains all over the place, the entire floor may need to be redone. At times, the odor and stain may reappear because of salt crystals left behind from the urine that cannot be dissolved. If this happens, completely replacing the wood may be necessary.
Another thing some Denver pet owners forget to factor in when it comes to hardwood is the pet's water bowl. If possible, place the water bowl on a mat of some sort to help protect the hardwood from moisture when the bowl spills. Quickly dry the spill after it happens, because moisture can soak down into the wood causing it to swell and contract.
Keeping pets nails trimmed or filed will also be necessary to avoid extraneous scratches on the flooring. As pets walk or run across the floor, their claws may damage the surface. While some owners may elect to declaw their pets, it certainly isn't a possibility for all.
If the flooring is coated with a high quality urethane, it will be more scratch and stain resistant. Sweep the floors clean at least once a week for best maintenance.
Bamboo is harder than the hardest hardwood flooring and is one of the best pet-friendly flooring choices.
Laminate Flooring
Due to the hardness of laminate flooring, pet owners may turn to it instead of traditional hardwood. While this may work to provide the décor people want, it can be difficult for pets, especially dogs, because they will slip and slide as they walk or run through the home. This will cause their hips to move in unnatural ways, which may cause costly damage to their bodies. This is pronounced in smooth, high gloss laminate floors and can be mitigated somewhat by choosing a laminate floor with an embossed or textured finish. Laminate won't show scratches as easily as some other surfaces, but because they are so slippery and uncomfortable to lie on, rugs are recommended throughout the home to help the pet.
Bamboo Flooring
Bamboo is an excellent choice for homes with pets, for many different reasons. It's harder than the hardest hardwoods, meaning it will stand up to more traffic. It won't wear out, and it's completely renewable, so it makes a good choice for those who are trying to be green. It is stain resistant, so people don't have to worry about accidents or spills. Due to bamboo's hardness it will save money compared to repairing other types of flooring. For those who are trying to decide between using hardwood and vinyl flooring, choosing bamboo floors is a great compromise.
Cork Flooring
Cork is a green flooring choice good for the environment and the health of the occupants, pets included. Cork is an antimicrobial type of flooring that will reduce the growth of mold and other allergens. Cork is scratch resistant, though it should be swept regularly to prevent scratching from particles of dirt left on the floor. It is an excellent sound absorption option, so as pets walk across the floor, it will not be as loud. While the flooring is water resistant, it is a natural product, so spills should be cleaned up promptly. Discoloration of this flooring will happen over time when exposed to sunlight.
Stone Tile Flooring
This type of flooring is amazing for Denver pet owners because it does not scratch easily, and scratches don't show as they do in other types of flooring. When pets have accidents on the floor, there is much less reason to worry over how this will impact the condition of the flooring. With these two factors considered, this is a good choice for pet owners, but the floors are hard and cold so they are not very comfortable to lie on, unless the floor is heated by radiant heat. Consider using area rugs and pet beds to alleviate this problem. Granite is the hardest of the natural stones and is the best choice for scratch resistance. Softer stones such as marble, slate, and travertine may require somewhat more maintenance than granite, especially if they feature a polished finish.
While most people wouldn't think vinyl to be a very pet friendly flooring choice, the new luxury vinyl flooring is an excellent choice, and it's great for small children, too. The flooring is scratch and stain resistant, low in allergens, easy to clean and maintain, and even quiet to walk on.
When it comes to pets, carpet is likely the worst flooring choice one can make, simply because it is easy to destroy. Even normal wear and tear on carpet in a pet-free home happens faster than with other flooring options. If carpet is the only choice because it is the most cost effective option for home flooring, the best thing to do is choose a carpet without loops as pet nails can snag on the loops and cause the carpet to wear faster.
While budget and ease of installation will be factors impacting the flooring decisions of a home, taking time to consider the best flooring options for pets beforehand may save money in repairs and frustration in the long run. Cutting corners on flooring to save money is not a good choice if the flooring needs to be replaced in a few months or even a year due to the wear and tear from the pets.


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While I was transporting my blog over here, it struck me that I do far fewer book reviews than I used to, so I'm going to try and remedy that.
This book is based on the true story of Edith Thompson, a 27 year old married bookkeeper from Ilford. After having an affair with a younger man, she and her boyfriend were hanged for the murder of her husband in early 1923, in a case that scandalised the nation at the time.
I enjoyed the content of the book, though it was quite disturbing towards the end, obviously, but found the writer's style bit hit and miss; she seemed to ramble off the point at length in parts, which I found myself skimming through.
Part of the Home Office file on the case was sealed until 2022, so perhaps there are still mysteries surrounding it which will become apparent in the future ….


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Awwww breaks my heart, I just wanna fix his teeth and give him a blowjob.
Well, you were never considered a shining example of sobriety anyway
I just want to have sex that doesn't end like a B-rated horror movie.
My date bailed but I got to take a nap so I'm cool with it.
21 Of The Most Impressive Things Ever Seen In Porn
If he doesn't give you the same feelings you get when the pizza guy arrives, he's probably not worth it.
Why did I ever allow that penis to enter my sacred temple?
Ok. I'm gonna smoke some weed and look at some elephants without you then.
I hope so much that you got average or above average dick tonight because I wish you the best
I was trying to remember why my knees hurt then I remembered I was twerking on the countertops.
19 Parents Had Epic Reactions When Catching Their Kids Being "Bad"
If there is a heaven, that's what it will be. Bagel Bites and cunnilingus.
I appreciate that you take the time to fix your typos even while masturbating
So apparently there is enough alcohol to get me to agree to going to a strip club, but when I have enough they don't let me in.
Sunday mornings are confusing. Like. I can't decide if I want to go for a run or start drinking
Just had my very first high conversation with mom
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Resource scarcity is often cited as a reason for military conflicts all over the world, and on today's show we'll look at the impact austerity and scarce resources are having on American politics. Shalom Auslander talks about his debut novel Hope: A Tragedy. The latest object in the BBC's A History of the World in 100 Objects is an ancient stone carving of two lovers embracing. Broadway star Michael Cerveris on his other career as an indie singer/songwriter and guitarist. And, our resident word maven, Patricia T. O'Conner, answers your questions about the English language.


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i went for a piss today and thought i had found a wosit. it was short and curly and covered with cheese. then i pissed outta it luckly i hadn't taken a bite from it though....... edam anyone?
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I was just looking at the Elephants, you really know who your friends are when they shove their nose up your colon & give it a good clear out.
well my sisters knicers are usally on the cheesey side. you bring the wine with your expertise in bevrages i will expect a fine vintage
maybe you should throw a wine & cheese.
Have a sniff around & see what other cheesy things you can find.
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Finally had the time to have a proper look..
Before I did anything else, I decided to do a bit of clean-out (as you do!). While picking up the rubbish from the back seat area, I noticed the carpets were soaking wet even though we've not had rain for over a week. Investigation revealed masses of water under the back seat, carpet in the boot (sorry, trunk) had mold on it although there was little sign of water there. Given that the electrical bits had been immersed for a while, I wonder if this might have contributed to the problem.
Moving on to the original problem...
Did a visual check under the bonnet (erm...hood) and saw nothing untoward. So onto inside the car...
Tried to get the lower panel by the pedals off and managed to see a few things, but not much. Then took the side trim in that area off and much more was revealed. I couldn't see any burnt or pinched wires, although there was one wire that the electrical tape had started to come off. It did look rather like a rat's nest in there though. (Also found something that looks like it might be an second alarm...it doesn't work either!). Oh, and there were 4 wires that had been cut (not burnt!), but I couldn't see the other ends so I assume they were "replaced" by other wiring, maybe for that second alarm thing.
As there was nothing obvious, I decided to replace the fuse and hook the battery back up. No problem. Fuse did not blow.
Then I started the car. The intruments did their thing initially. HOWEVER, smoke was pouring out from under the instrument panel where I had opened it. I didn't want to keep running it to see if the instruments would go "dead" again so switched off the engine. The upside is that the fuse was still good!!
So now the big decision....keep going and rip the dash apart. Or throw $$ at it and call an auto electrician.
I suppose at this point I should mention that I am female (50+ years old), have a bad back and have problems with my eyes!!!
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The Waldo County General Hospital Aid will sponsor its annual blood drive on Friday, Oct. 25, from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Masonic Lodge Hall (behind the Shrine Club) on the corner of Northport Avenue and Wight Street, Belfast.
All donors will be entered into a raffle for a $200 Visa gift card, courtesy of Suburban Propane.
To donate, you must be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds, be in good health, and show a valid I.D. You must also provide a list of any medications you are taking.
After donating, you will be provided with free snacks and a place to rest for about 15 minutes. The complete process from registration to relaxing at the canteen usually takes about an hour.
To make an appointment for the Oct. 25 blood drive or for more information, call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org.
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text: As I embark on my first build- I continue to scrounge the local thrift stores to see what turns up. As luck would have it I've picked up a Jango Fett, Clone Trooper, Stormtrooper and Darth Vader (all in great shape) for the grand total of $10. They aren't for me- but my Nephew loves them! I hear the older Don Post helmets can be used for a decent base for a helmet. Were there different versions? I've seen Classic action and Standard. Is one better than the other? Thanks!


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Iran invitation mires Syria talks
BEIRUT — Syria's main, Western-backed opposition threatened today to sit out a peace conference this week aimed at ending the country's crippling civil war, criticizing the last-minute decision to invite Iran and throwing months of diplomatic maneuvering into question.
The invitation from Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon came after the U.N. chief said he had received assurances from Iran that it accepted the premise of the talks — to establish a transitional government for Syria, which has been led by the Assad dynasty since 1970.
The peace talks are intended to bring together for the first time representatives of President Bashar Assad's government and members of the Western-backed opposition that is trying to overthrow him.
Diplomats and political leaders acknowledge that a quick end is unlikely for a conflict that has killed more than 130,000 people and touched off the worst humanitarian crisis in decades. The battle lines have been largely frozen since early 2013, and the Syrian National Coalition has little sway or respect within Syria's rebellion.
But the U.N.-hosted peace talks in the Swiss cities of Geneva and Montreux this week had raised hopes of at least getting the two sides to talk — expectations that were called into question today.
Ahmad Ramadan, a senior member of the Syrian National Coalition, said the opposition is "suspending" its participation because an invitation was extended to Iran.
Ban said he had issued the invitation to Iran after "speaking at length in recent days" with Iranian Foreign Minister Javid Zarif, who had "pledged that Iran would play a positive and constructive role in Montreux."
The aim of the conference, dubbed Geneva 2, is to agree on a road map for Syria based on one adopted by the U.S., Russia and other major powers in June 2012. That plan includes the creation of a transitional government and eventual elections.
Iran is Assad's strongest regional ally, offering billions of dollars in credit since the crisis began in March 2011. The United States, Saudi Arabia and several countries in the Persian Gulf suspect Tehran is also shipping him weapons.
Invitations to the one-day meeting of foreign ministers at a Montreux hotel had been subject to approval by the initiating states, Russia and the United States, but the two countries had been at an impasse over Iran.
State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Iran must agree to the road map adopted by the U.S., Russia and other major powers in Geneva in June 2012, calling for the creation of a transitional Syrian government with full executive powers.
She said the U.N. invitation "must be rescinded" if Iran does not fully and publicly accept that plan. France's Foreign Ministry today also called on Iran to accept the 2012 road map "openly."
Ramadan, speaking by phone from Istanbul, said the opposition has said before that attending a peace conference that includes Iran was out of the question.
"We consider Iran a country that is invading Syria and sending militias, whether it's Revolutionary Guards or Hezbollah," he said.
In 2012, the chief commander of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard, Gen. Mohammad Ali Jafari, said the unit had high-level advisers in Syria but denied it has fighters there. More recently, however, analysts say that Iranian troops and commanders have taken on a more direct role in the conflict.
Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah fighters openly joined the war in Syria last year fighting along with Assad's forces.
It remained unclear how definitive the Syrian opposition pullout was and what measures it might take to keep Iran away from the talks.
"If the situation does not change, the Coalition will not be" at the talks this week, Ramadan said.
Hinnant reported from Paris.


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From Tokyo banker to J.League mascot: the birth of Koyanon
By Junko Fujita
HIROSHIMA (Reuters) - Kaoru Koyano's unlikely career arc has taken him from dark-suited investment banker to plum-purple professional sports mascot. In between, he was called in to fix the balance sheet of the hottest team in Japanese soccer, Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
When Sanfrecce sealed their second straight J.League title earlier this month with a 2-0 win over Kashima Antlers, Koyano took the field to hold up the banner for fans alongside fist-pumping players, the culmination of an unlikely year of reinvention.
"When I was an investment banker, my focus was to make things happen. I focused on how to win a deal and tried to control as many things as possible," the 50-year-old told Reuters.
"Now certain important things are out of my control - the weather and the game result. So now I would say I am better at accepting things."
After a career at Credit Suisse Group AG, Citigroup and Nomura Research Institute, ardent amateur soccer fan Koyano was hired as Hiroshima's general manager in January for his financial acumen.
His predecessor resigned at the end of 2012 after a string of losses for investors, including Osaka-based home appliance retailer Edion Corp.
At the time, Hiroshima had just won the J.League championship but its losses off the field threatened to undermine its success.
As of this year, any team sustaining losses for three straight years, or those with liabilities exceeding assets, risks losing their J.League license. Continued...