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The Chiefs traded a second-round pick for Matt Cassel and signed him to a $63 million contract to be their quarterback of the future, but the move isn't paying off.
Chiefs bench Cassel in 44-13 loss
texasPHINSfan says: Dec 6, 2009 4:46 PM
I think it's safe to say the problem isn't Cassel, but the talent (or lack of) surrounding him. Cassel did just fine in New England when he had a solid team around him.
sullijo says: Dec 6, 2009 4:51 PM
Seriously, when is the NFL going to step in and take over this "franchise?" What a joke.
They've won 9 games in 3 years. Denver has won 8 games this year already.
The Chiefs haven't won a playoff game since 1993…..1993!!!!!!!
They haven't played in a Super Bowl since the Vietnam War ended.
They are so far from being competitive….what a disasterous franchise…..
WCRaider says: Dec 6, 2009 4:55 PM
They should have stuck with Thigpen.
aaronp says: Dec 6, 2009 4:58 PM
Geez… Did they really think it was a bad idea to let him PLAY OUT the season before the fat contract? Yeah maybe they would have went 13-3, he could have thrown for 4200 yds. and 37 TD's and then signed a fat contract somewhere else. Oh look Elin is here to give me some of that fat new prenup money…
Which one is more believable to you?
matthoover says: Dec 6, 2009 4:59 PM
At least 12 drops by Chiefs receivers today. Cassel has been inaccurate, but his receivers are absolutely terrible. Bobby Wade, Leonard Pope, and the rest of these castoffs are killing what confidence this QB had coming off of a good year, and it's going to be Todd Haley's biggest task yet.
Chasehunterj says: Dec 6, 2009 5:04 PM
The Chiefs have hard luck when it comes to paying big for players. I sure hope Cassel doesn't continue down this path towards bustdom.
TommyEhrlich says: Dec 6, 2009 5:07 PM
I think a lot of people will be with me when I say this…KC traded their best QB to Miami.
ToddHaleyKicksASS says: Dec 6, 2009 5:12 PM
Cassel wouldn't have been pulled if his goddamn pathetic excuse for WRs could actually CATCH THE FREAKING FOOTBALL. Jesus Christ the Chiefs' WR corp sucks complete ass!
stefanovich says: Dec 6, 2009 5:12 PM
Cassel is the only reason the Chiefs have won 3 games this year.
Alzado's Vein says: Dec 6, 2009 5:17 PM
Saw this one coming. Can you say – Rob Johnson?
csloan99 says: Dec 6, 2009 5:19 PM
How 'bout them Broncos?!?!!
Ca_Viking says: Dec 6, 2009 5:25 PM
Idiot coach is the reason for the losses.
going for it at the begining of the second half on your own 28.
RaiderChile says: Dec 6, 2009 5:33 PM
Too much talk at the beginning of the season regarding Cassel thinking he was a Brady clone having a good year on a good team with lots of talent.
Turns out, he's just another clipboard QB and should have stayed in New England.
Well Chef fans, we have Jamar-sucks on the bench and your guy is there too! HA hah hahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!
rockotica says: Dec 6, 2009 5:39 PM
a few things….KC would still be in a very sticky situation even if Cassel played this year w/ franch tag. They still would have signed him I know it, but a for a few mill less g'teed but w/ all the cap space they have, no biggy. ALSO, Cassel obv has an awful OLine protecting him AND very very average WRs, but Cassel has been very inaccurate and has made bad decisions. KC should not give up on him at all, but he needs a really good QB coach, 4 new OLineman, 2 more WR's. Any1 who writes off Cassel after this 1st year in KC is a foolish football watcher.
rockotica says: Dec 6, 2009 5:42 PM
and the Thigpen talk is pathetic and ridiculous too….He's so great? Yeah thats why a rookie QB [P White] is ahead of him on the chart and Thig is inactive alot of games. Come on ppl….use rational logic.
spliffbunker says: Dec 6, 2009 5:43 PM
Bobby Wade deserves a game ball…Cassel may have ended up with pathetic numbers but he sure didnt get any help
meanwhile the Colts tremble…
chc36 says: Dec 6, 2009 5:46 PM
Exactly WCRaider, Thigpen was the future…
sullijo says: Dec 6, 2009 6:10 PM
All 56K Chiefs fans that showed up today were pissed off.
csloan99 says: Dec 6, 2009 6:16 PM
You really think Wade deserves a game ball? I mean, you could try to give it to him, but chances are he'll drop it.
shabadoooo says: Dec 6, 2009 6:20 PM
colts looked very, very good today.
TheWizard says: Dec 6, 2009 6:59 PM
Cassel obviously isn't the problem in KC.
He'll be there long after most of this roster is turned over.
Tdk24 says: Dec 6, 2009 6:59 PM
Ha ha, the chefs have the new Scott Mitchell.
bbq says: Dec 6, 2009 7:00 PM
sullijo said:
-"Seriously, when is the NFL going to step in and take over this "franchise?" What a joke."
The Chiefs had a great coach who retired, and subsequently hired Herm Edwards, who ran the franchise into the ground. Because he's an idiot. I don't think that's grounds for the NFL to "step in".
-"They've won 9 games in 3 years. Denver has won 8 games this year already."
Detroit didn't win ANY games last year, and they've only won 2 so far this year. Against scrub teams. The Chiefs' wins this year are against teams that are at least somewhat competitive (Redskins, Raiders, Steelers).
Not to mention that there are definitely worse teams in the league, with worse records.
-"The Chiefs haven't won a playoff game since 1993…..1993!!!!!!!"
Neither have the Cowboys.
-"They haven't played in a Super Bowl since the Vietnam War ended."
The Eagles have never won a Super Bowl, the Saints have never made it to a Super Bowl, and Texans have never even made the playoffs. Those examples are just off the top of my head.
"They are so far from being competitive….what a disasterous franchise….."
They competed with the Super Bowl champion Steelers pretty well a couple weeks back.
Look, just because you're probably a Raiders fan or one of the Chargers' three fans, and trashing the Chiefs for no apparent reason apparently gives you a hard-on, that doesn't give you license to spew complete rubbish.
Yeah, these past three years have been bad. We all know that. The year before things went so downhill, however, the Chiefs made the playoffs and lost to the eventual Super Bowl champion Colts. The year before that, they went 10-6 and barely missed out on the playoffs due to a strong conference. The year before that.. a 7-9 record.. BUT, one of only about 4 teams in the history of the league to average over 400 yards of offense a game and still have a losing record. The year before that? 13-3 with a 9-0 start.
The 90s? Only the single best winning percentage during that decade.
Don't pretend for a second that the Kansas City Chiefs are one of the league's consistent bottom-dwellers year after year after year. Every team goes through rough patches in their history, and I hope you learn something when it happens to your team.
VoxVagina says: Dec 6, 2009 7:02 PM
When this trade happened I was surprosed. Thigpen was great for them last year. It was a bad move to get Cassel. Most people could tell that Cassel was the product of the Pats system. I guess the Chiefs could not
PUR-D33 says: Dec 6, 2009 7:17 PM
Fan or not, Cassel is not the issue. I had a good bit of respect for Hailey before this but come on. You have QB that will win with a good team, too bad you only have one of the two. Not a knock on KC, but this was a dumb move.
SmyDChargers says: Dec 6, 2009 8:54 PM
The Chiefs are in the same shoes as the Bears, they trade their current average QB who wins them games for a QB that boosted 4200 passing yards or won 12 games. Then they sign their newly acquired QB to a huge contract and they're not winning games. Then the fans blame the QB, no one seems to understand that you could have the best QB on a sub-par team and the QB not going to preform as well as he did with his old team because he doesn't have the talent around him. How does that surprise anyone?
Marvin Berry says: Dec 6, 2009 9:29 PM
Cassel is mediocre at best, period end of story. No way in hell that dude is worth $64 million.
Good luck KC cuz you're stuck with him for the next 2-3 years. Better sign some talent and draft wisely in 2010.
Don't get me started on Haley. Jesus.
Orange&Blue says: Dec 6, 2009 11:04 PM
BBQ- If you're going to call people out on having their facts straight, perhaps you should get your ducks in a row as well.
1. The Cowboys HAVE won a playoff game since 1993. In fact, they won Superbowl XXX in '96.
2. The Chiefs did NOT have the best winning percentage in the '90s. San Francisco and Buffalo have them beat.
The point you are missing is……The Chiefs SUCK!!! And they have for a long time. Even with promising regular seasons mixed in, they have been a model of mediocrity. Sorry Bro, sometimes the truth hurts.
texasPHINSfan says: Dec 7, 2009 3:00 PM
Cassel didn't "suck" when he was in New England last year.
just sayin'


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World Cup: Costa Rica show the merits of teamwork
Costa Rica managed to shackle Uruguay and Italy through hard work, belief and discipline. Daniel Storey describes this World Cup's greatest good news story...
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Despite the overwhelming disillusionment of Thursday evening, Friday morning brought inexplicably-renewed optimism for England fans. If Italy could do us two favours and we beat Costa Rica next Tuesday, England would have an undeserved lifeline to keep us believing for yet another match.
It seems that we are footballing sadists, clamouring for more intense distress - it's not the disappointment that kills you, it's the hope.
However, those still clinging to any semblance of optimism were drastically under-estimating the performance, fight and quality of the forgotten team in England's group. Jorge Luis Pinto's Costa Rica team sat top of the group going into their second match against Italy, and yet had been treated almost like a fly on a hot summer's day, a feint buzz of annoyance easily swatted away and silenced. With England's plane now sat with engines running, perhaps now we can give the Costa Ricans the praise they so rightly deserve.
This is a team the polar opposite of England. The coach is an explosive and demonstrative character, and his side is one not exclusively made up of domestic stars but instead spread liberally across world football, globetrotters spread as far east as Russia, north as Norway and west as Ohio - clubs from eleven different countries sent players to Los Ticos' World Cup team. Rather than established stars, Pinto instead relies on a powerful team spirit and work rate in order to make the team greater than the sum of its parts.
It was summed up perfectly by midfielder Celso Borges before the tournament: "Most bookmakers will have Costa Rica coming bottom of the group," Borges told Reuters. "I understand it, but I don't accept it. Once the game starts, if we have a good game plan it's about strategy and about will. If you really want to prepare in an international manner, you can do it. The highest demands you can have are of yourself. It doesn't matter which league you play in." Amen to that.
We had been warned by their impressive victory over Uruguay, but were still left astonished. Unlike England, Costa Rica were able to strangle the Italians, utilising a high press in midfield from the off, harrying Andrea Pirlo, Daniele De Rossi and Thiago Motta in possession in an attempt to cut off the danger at source. Such a tactic did leave room in behind for Mario Balotelli to run behind, but the striker missed his two first-half opportunities as the Costa Ricans rode their luck - Los Ticos were always going to need their share of fortune.
Most impressively, Costa Rica managed to stifle the usually irrepressible Pirlo. The midfielder made 108 passes against England on Saturday, but in Recife managed just 33 passes during the first half, as Borges and Yeltsin Tejeda continuously aimed to suppress his majestic passes. Of course one or two escaped through, including a wonderful lifted through ball to Balotelli.
Just before the break, they took their deserved lead, a wonderful cross from Junior Diaz finding the head of captain Bryan Ruiz, who scored with the help of the crossbar and goal-line technology. Just five minutes beforehand, Joel Campbell had been taken down by Giorgio Chiellini, Chilean referee Enrique Osses inexplicably turning down vociferous appeals. Justice is rarely served so quickly.
Assists from full-backs (Serge Aurier, Ricardo Rodriguez and Daley Blind all have more than one) have very much been a feature of this tournament thus far, and Diaz's cross was as good as any, making the defensive might of Chiellini and Gianluigi Buffon look foolish.
If the neutrals expected a second-half resurgence (and England fans prayed for Italian response), they were left disappointed. Italy looked blunt and ineffective despite Cesare Prandelli's early substitutions, and the Costa Rican defence kept a wonderfully disciplined line, catching an Italian offside on ten different occasions, more than any other in this competition so far. Even as the unthinkable finishing line came into view, a collective determination kept any danger at bay.
This has been no smash-and-grab, no plucky effort, simply a team outperforming those of infinitely greater reputation and standing. Forget Messi's goal, Robin van Persie's diving header or the worshipping of Neymar, for this is the story of the World Cup so far. Even England fans cannot deny that.
In the build-up to the Italy match, Costa Rica coach Pinto expressed his disdain for the disrespect shown to his side quite beautifully: "At the beginning, some people said that we were the worst and that we wouldn't even get one point. Other people said that Spain would play the final against Brazil. That will not happen now.
"Yes, we are in the 'group of death' and that's because the four of us are really good. We are thinking about ourselves and what we can do, how we can improve our tactics, our play with the ball, our transitions and our mistakes from the Uruguay game. That is all."
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Truce in Vatican Radio battle
Italy and the Vatican have reached an uneasy truce in their running battle over electromagnetic radiation from the Vatican's radio station.
Vatican Radio has said it is satisfied with the decision.
Residents near the Vatican's transmission centre say excessive electromagnetic levels - dubbed electrosmog by the media - have caused an unusually high number of cases of leukaemia in the area.
Cabinet compromise
But Prime Minister Giuliano Amato overruled Mr Bordon, raising speculation about a damaging cabinet split.
Health Minister Umberto Veronesi - himself an eminent cancer specialist - further muddied the waters by questioning the relation between electrosmog and an increase in cancer.
The cabinet's decision, which forces the Vatican to comply with regulations but gives it more time to do so, is seen as a compromise between these divergent opinions.
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Hillary Clinton accused her rivals of "throwing mud" in a heated debate last night, marked by sharp clashes with Barack Obama and John Edwards - her main challengers for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination.
After previously choosing to ignore direct attacks on her record, the former first lady decided to retaliate in her first face-to-face encounter with other contenders since a debate two weeks ago when her candour and credibility came under fierce attack.
She began the evening by saying her outfit was made of asbestos and by the end had delivered what her handlers felt was a fireproof performance.
As a begrudging Republican admirer recently said of Mrs Clinton, she is not only smarter but meaner than her opponents.
The New York senator was in the spotlight after a faltering performance in the last debate, when she failed to take clear stands on some questions about immigration and social security.
That shaky performance gave hope to opponents trying to narrow her substantial lead in national polls and beat her in Iowa, which in seven weeks opens the state-by-state battle in each party to choose nominees for the November 2008 presidential election.
But she had clearly used the interim to rehearse her own counter-thrusts.
When Mr Obama, the Illinois senator who has the best chance of beating her, accused her again of lacking clarity she snapped: "He talks a lot about stepping up and taking responsibility and taking a strong position, but when it came to the time to step and support universal health care he decided not to do that."
She went on to criticise his health care plan for leaving 15 million people without insurance, prompting an extended bicker that left Mr Obama struggling to get his point across.
Later in the debate, Mr Obama then stumbled on the same question of driving licences for illegal immigrants that had tripped up Mrs Clinton two weeks ago.
Pressed repeatedly for a yes or no answer, he finally produced a long-winded 'yes, but…' response.
In the post-debate 'spin room', where campaign advisors meet the press, Mrs Clinton's handlers could hardly conceal their glee.
"It was a very good evening. She retaliated to strong attacks and Obama stumbled - inexplicably. He just didn't have an answer ready," said Mandy Grunwald, senior media advisor to Mrs Clinton.
When former senator John Edwards, who has become a virtual anti-Hillary candidate, identified her with a "corrupt and broken" system in Washington and accused her of doublespeak, she said: "I don't mind taking hits on my record on issues, but when somebody starts throwing mud, at least we can hope that it's both accurate and not right out of the Republican playbook. It detracts from what we are trying to do tonight."
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"I am not exploiting anything, not playing the gender card, I am playing the winning card," she said.
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Spend a day at any Partners In Health site and there's a good chance you'll hear a phrase you're unfamiliar with. Perhaps it's a clunky acronym or polysyllabic drug name. But don't worry: Keeping up with the ever-evolving world of global health is hard, even for insiders. In Need to Know, we cut through the complexity and deliver the most pertinent and interesting information on a single subject. Today, we fill you in on the Malawi Household Chart.
What is it?
The Household Chart seems pretty basic at first glance. It's a two-page, paper form that looks like a simplified medical chart. But this chart—and the data it collects—has revolutionized the way PIH's village health workers (VHWs) in Malawi do their jobs. The Household Chart is a data collection sheet that helps VHWs gather information about the health and social conditions of the families they serve.
Why is it important?
Because VHWs live among PIH's patients and visit them regularly, they're able to closely monitor the pulse of the community. If a pregnant mother gets sick or a river floods homes that are nearby, VHWs are among the first to know. VHWs use the Household Chart to collect information during monthly visits to each household in their village. The chart prompts questions such as, "Have you been tested for HIV?" and "Have you been coughing for the past weeks?"—questions that allow us to identify patients who are at increased risk and provide social assistance or medical care where needed. PIH uses the combined information from hundreds of VHWs to monitor the health of entire communities. If they require services, PIH will refer or accompany them to the nearest health facility so that they receive the care they need.
Where does it come from?
The Household Chart was developed by the PIH team in Malawi based in part from lessons shared by the PIH team in Rwanda. Working with VHWs and clinicians, the Malawi team identified the information that VHWs could collect, and then designed the Household Chart forms to be as easy as possible to use.
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Accurately collecting, summarizing, and using large amounts of paper-based data is a huge undertaking. When summarizing figures from hundreds of different charts into an electronic database, it's easy to introduce errors that make the data unreliable and less useful for making decisions about PIH's programs.
How do you know the data collected are accurate?
We partnered with researchers at Harvard Medical School to apply an approach called Lot Quality Assurance Sampling (LQAS) to evaluate the quality of Household Chart data. LQAS is a technique used in manufacturing to evaluate the quality of, for example, a batch (or "lot") of T-shirts that a factory produces. Instead of having to look at each T-shirt to determine its quality, LQAS allows the manufacturer to take a sample of T-shirts and determine if the quality of the lot of T-shirts is acceptable. PIH uses the same approach with Household Chart data. Using LQAS allows PIH staff to examine only a few Household Charts from a health center (the lot) and decide whether the summary data quality from dozens of VHWs is statistically good enough to produce reliable results.
Does it work?
Yes. The LQAS quality control efforts have made the Household Chart data more accurate and usable, according to peer-reviewed findings published in Public Health Action. Before LQAS started, four out of PIH's five household chart areas had low data quality; after eight months of using LQAS to identify poor data quality and focus data quality improvement efforts, all five areas had high data quality. The results have been so positive that we're now exploring ways to use the Household Chart and LQAS at other PIH sites around the world.
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POLAND, Ohio -- President Obama brushed past a gloomy jobs report today, saying that the economy has created 4.4 million new jobs in the past 28 months.
"That's a step in the right direction," Obama told some 350 supporters packed into an elementary school gym. "But we can't be satisfied."
Obama spoke just a few hours after the Labor Department reported only 80,000 jobs in June, not enough to keep the economy growing -- a point quickly made by Republican candidate Mitt Romney and other GOP lawmakers.
Noting that the unemployment rate remains at 8.2%, Romney blamed Obama economic policies and said: "It doesn't have to be this way. America can do better and this kick in the gut has got to end."
Obama, wrapping up a two-day bus trip of Ohio and Pennsylvania, reminded supporters that he inherited the worst economic recession since the Great Depression. Obama said he knew it would not be easy to rally, but the economy has made "steady progress" on his watch.
"It didn't happen overnight," Obama said. "We weren't going to turn it around overnight."
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POTUS entered the plant, a large beige building in a suburban office park, and met with Tom Zidian, the company's president and CEO.
The plant produces and cans spaghetti sauces. Your pooler spotted a stack of labels bearing the Mario Batali brand.
Zidian andPOTUS met first with Summer Garden employees Richard Coradini and Brian Zidian at an assembly line (it was not moving) on which cans of red pasta were arranged -- no labels on the jars but the lids were marked with a Phil Stafani Tuscany brand logo ("tuscanysauce.com for recipes"). ...
As Obama walked onto the factory floor, he asked the Tom Zidian what they were making.
"I smell a little oregano around here or something," Obama said.
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The fresh produce they use in the pasta sauce here is mostly local, POTUS was told.
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Applicant claims the benefit of the earlier filing date of U.S. application Ser. No. 60/202,899, filed May 10, 2000.
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(1) Field of the Invention
The subject matter of the present invention relates to a method and an apparatus utilized by an "Application Service Provider" which is hereinafter called "LiveQuest", and, more particularly, to a method and apparatus utilized by an Application Service Provider adapted for providing remote access to software applications, via the internet and the extranet, data generated and used by the software applications, and knowledge generated by the software applications.
(2) Description of the Related Art
including information disclosed under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98.
Today, oil and gas companies are requesting services that enable them to take advantage of the current electronics communication revolution in their day-to-day work practices without the overhead of acquiring and supporting the necessary hardware and software applications. Therefore, there is a growing market for "Application Service Providers". The concept of an Application Service Provider, or "ASP", is to essentially move the customer's server room to an offsite location. The LiveQuest ASP initiative described in this specification involves the secure delivery of LiveQuest software suites to a worldwide customer base, via the Internet. This approach also enables a company or customer using these applications to outsource the management of the applications and the hardware environments they require.
Oil and gas companies are requesting a wide range of innovative business solutions to support a revolution in day-to-day electronic communications and work practices. As a result, there is a growing market for application service providers, or ASPs. The business model driving ASPs is essentially to move the bulk of the customer's Information Technology infrastructure to an offsite location. To do so, the ASP must provide secure delivery of software suites to a worldwide customer base, via the Internet and/or dedicated lines. This approach also enables the ASP customers to outsource the management of the applications and the hardware environments they require.
Within a given E&P company, a traditional computing environment includes a central room full of powerful servers that maintain files and databases. These servers are linked to user desktop computers in multiple offices, with support provided by peripherals such as printers and plotters. Conceptually, a secure-network ASP moves the server room to an offsite location, in essence stretching the network cable. Since the hardware resides outside the client's premises, the resulting network must include the proper data encryption and firewalls to ensure security and protection of proprietary information. This specification discloses an ASP service, called LiveQuest, which merges software, infrastructure and skilled personnel deployed from LiveQuest data management centers.
At the ASP's offsite location, additional hardware is employed so that existing software products can be run in their native environment. Displays are pushed across the network to a simple Web browser. With software now running on remote servers, the user's desktop environment becomes platform-independent. The user only requires a processor equipped with one of the standard Web browsers, like Netscape or Internet Explorer. This allows delivery of a vast range of software products and solutions to client users without the need to mount applications on individual machines. Such an approach can be applied today for the vast majority of software products offered by companies like Schlumberger Technology Corporation. In the future, remaining highly sophisticated applications, particularly 3D visualization that requires top-end graphic accelerator boards at the desktop, will be available in a similar fashion.
This full-service provision is the end-point of a number of options that LiveQuest can offer. Since the know-how is available to offer full service, clients can be assisted with a spectrum of customized solutions to any problem, ranging from design and implementation, to operation and hosting. For example, Schlumberger Technology Corporation, the owner and operator of LiveQuest, may advise a company on the software, hardware and process requirements necessary to efficiently pipe a major application to PC desktops through that company's Intranet.
The benefits of this approach are numerous. There is a major economy of scale to be gained through broader application of information technology tools. Software pricing becomes more adaptive. Collaboration is improved within and between disciplines. Access to specific applications and software solutions anytime, anywhere, on any device leads to greater efficiency, productivity and more rapid implementation, with fewer problems.
Since the decision to entrust this level of responsibility to an ASP is non-trivial, the Application Service Provider (ASP) must be able to set the client's mind at ease on several potential concerns. The choice should be based on reputation, the spectrum of applications delivered, the quality and consistency of support services, pricing, and hardware capability. Proper selection of people and use of the latest technology is mandatory by the ASP to ensure security, with all confidential information handled responsibly. While stretching the network link between users and provider can potentially increase the possibility of network failure, a dedicated, professional data center operated by a credible ASP can achieve reliability ratings of 99.9% uptime or better. Performance of the applications at the desktop must be equal to or better than what the user is already receiving.
Accordingly, a need exists to provide a service known as an "Application Service Provider" (ASP), including its associated method and apparatus, wherein customers or users may access, via the Internet and the Extranet, the ASP's server and other hardware implementations in order to purchase access to and utilize the ASP's software applications which are resident on that server.
Accordingly, it is a primary object of the present invention disclose and provide an Application Service Provider (ASP) including a method and apparatus which allows customers and users to access, via the Internet and/or the Extranet, the ASP's server and other hardware owned by the ASP for the purpose of purchasing access to and utilizing the ASP's software applications which are stored in the ASP's server.
In accordance with the above object of the present invention, an Application Service Provider (ASP) is a service, which will hereinafter be called "LiveQuest", that allows customers or users to access, via their PCs and the Internet, a remote website owned by the LiveQuest ASP. When the LiveQuest remote website has been accessed, the customer will use a "smartcard", which has previously been issued to that customer, to gain access to certain software applications that are stored in the LiveQuest ASP's server. The smartcard authenticates that customer as being an authorized user of the LiveQuest ASP software applications. The customer is charged based on the amount of time that customer has accessed the software applications stored on the LiveQuest ASP server.
Bearing in mind that LiveQuest is owned and operated by Schlumberger Technology Corporation, the assignee of this application, the LiveQuest application service provider (ASP) solution gives the customer/user easy Internet access to Schlumberger software and information management services. As a LiveQuest user, the user can quickly and easily connect to exploration, geology and geophysics, production engineering, reservoir simulations, drilling, and economic and risk analysis applications, via the Internet, using a standard Web browser without having to install the software on your workstation or personal computer. User data is securely colocated with the application and is managed by skilled information technology (IT) staff with petrotechnical expertise. In accordance with the present invention, the user can create its own ASP environment, choosing from a spectrum of customized solutions, ranging from design and implementation to operation and hosting. For example, Schlumberger personnel can advise another company with regard to the software, hardware, and process requirements which are necessary in order to efficiently connect a Schlumberger UNIX application, such as the GEOFRAME� integrated reservoir characterization system, to the other company's PC desktops through and by way of that company's intranet. The goal of LiveQuest is to make the management of Information Technology (IT) transparent and reliable.
By using the LiveQuest Application Service Provider (ASP), reliable connectivity is achieved through careful carrier management and the latest router equipment. Network security, and application and project access are founded on sophisticated technology, including digital certificates deployed via smart cards. When someone is identified as a trusted user, his entitlement privileges will be verified against his user profile, as stored in a central directory. Once entitlement privileges are established, the user is selectively granted access to specific LiveQuest services including applications, consulting services and even access to other e-business web sites. An application tracks entitlements versus usage both for ordering and billing purposes. Twenty-four hours a day, client support is provided through a call center and on-line help. Software upgrades and performance tuning of applications are included as part of the overall software installation and management process. The infrastructure allows for data loading and quality control, one-on-one training in various applications and consulting, including workflow analysis. This type of outsourcing allows oil and gas companies to focus their efforts on core competencies while, at the same time, gaining the benefits of improved access, greater flexibility and higher reliability.
Although described herein in terms of a system available from the assignee of the present application, Schlumberger Technology Corporation, for access to exploration, production, economic, and risk analysis software via the Internet using a standard Web browser, those skilled in the art will recognize from this disclosure that the invention is not so limited. The invention is intended for use in any environment in which the applications reside on the provider's server for remote access by users. Specifically, the present invention provides a method by which the application service provider (ASP) need not administer all users of the application; instead, the ASP provides user access to specific programs by empowering the user's manager and the user's manager then provides use privileges to individual users by a system of entitlements that give access to specific programs residing on the ASP's server for specific periods of time.
According to a further aspect of this invention, there is provided an application service provider apparatus comprising a server capable of providing a plurality of identified application services, the server being adapted to receive control signals from an operator or user, and to respond to the control signals such that when the server receives subsequent predetermined control signals, the server provides a selected group of services selected from the services that the server is capable of providing.
According to another aspect of this invention, there is provided an application server provider apparatus, the apparatus comprising a server, the server being capable of providing a plurality of identified application services, the server being associated with a discriminator to receive and discriminate predetermined signals, and also being associated with a memory adapted to store the identity of selected services of said plurality of services, and a parameter relating to a selected predetermined signal, the server being adapted to be connected to a computer and adapted to receive a predetermined signal from the computer, the discriminator being adapted, on receipt of that predetermined signal, to actuate the memory, to enable an operator of the computer to introduce, into the memory, the identity of services selected by the operator of the computer from the plurality of services, and also to cause the memory to store a parameter relating to a further selected predetermined signal, the server then being adapted, in response to the further predetermined signal, to enable the server as far as the selected services stored in the memory are concerned.
In a practical embodiment of the invention, the server and the associated memory are at one location. The server may be connected to a computer, for example through the Internet, or through an extranet. Thus the computer may be at a remote location from the server and the memory. Am operator may operate the computer, the operator may be a manager who is authorized to operate the computer. The manager may be able to display her authorization by providing a password, or a password in association with a user name. Alternatively, the manager may be able to demonstrate her authority by means of possession of a machine-readable card such as a smart card, and may further have to introduce a specific number or "PIN" in order to complete demonstration of authority. As the manager performs the appropriate routine to demonstrate her authority, the computer that the manager is operating will send a predetermined signal, that signal being received by the server, and being identified by the discriminator present within the server. When the discriminator has confirmed the authority of the operator, the operator may then effect control on the server so as to gather groups of services, and to associate those groups of services with a signal relating to a further operator of the server. Thus the manager may gather together a group of services and then provide signals representative of a password, or may gather together the group of services and introduce a further smart card into a smart card reader so that signals representative of that smart card may be associated with the group of services.
When the further operator then wishes to access the predetermined group of services, the further operator sends the appropriate signals to the server, be it by providing the password or be it by introducing the smart card into a card reader, and the server then enables the selected group of services.
In this way, the first operator of the computer can effectively configure the server so that, for each of a number of selected operators, an appropriate group of services will be enabled whenever the appropriate operator accesses the main server and provides the appropriate identifying signals, such as password or smart card signals.
Preferably the plurality of identified application services include at least some items selected from: computer programs, computer software, one or more computer databases, hard-drive space, and processing capability.
Conveniently, the provider is connected to a computer, the computer being provided with means to generate said predetermined signals. In one embodiment, the means to generate said predetermined signals comprises a keyboard adapted to generate a password signal and/or the name of the user signal. In an alternative embodiment, the means to generate said predetermined signals comprises a reader adapted to read a machine-readable card. Conveniently, two readers are provided, each adapted to read a machine-readable card. In using an embodiment of this type, the first operator may use one smart card reader for her own smart card, so that her authority is demonstrated to the server. The first operator may introduce a second smart card, which is to be the smart card of the person who is actually to access the services provided by the server, into the second smart card reader while identifying the group of services to be enabled when signals from the particular smart card are again forwarded to the server.
It will be appreciated that while each reader is adapted to read a smart card, each reader may be adapted to read any type of machine-readable card carrying optical or magnetic information. However, in the preferred embodiment, the apparatus is in combination with at least one smart card, the smart card itself incorporating memory, the memory containing data readable by the smart card reader.
Conveniently, the server is associated with a further memory, the further memory being adapted to contain a credit value, means being provided to decrease the credit value in dependence upon the identity of the service enabled, and the duration of the enablement. The further memory is thus of a credit meter and the first operator may introduce an appropriate credit level into this further memory. As the authorized user then accesses the various services, appropriate credits may be subtracted from the total contained in the memory depending upon the precise operating parameters of the server. Credit values may be subtracted, for example, if a particular service is accessed for more than a predetermined period of time, or other charging structures may be utilized.
It will thus be understood that the server is adapted so that when the memory has been actuated in response to a predetermined signal, the server is responsive to signals from a computer to introduce a credit value into the further memory, and to associate the said further memory with the said memory which is adapted to contain the identity of the selected services, and the parameter relating to a further selected predetermined signal.
It will be understood that the said memory is adapted to store a plurality of groups of identities of services, with each group being associated with a parameter relating to a respective further selected predetermined signal. In this way, the first operator is enabled to configure the server so that the server will operate in a satisfactory manner when accessed by a plurality of different operators, each requiring access to a different combination of services on the server.
According to a further aspect of this invention, there is provided a method of providing an application service comprising the steps of establishing a server facility configured to provide a plurality of application services, and providing predetermined signals to the server such that when the server receives further predetermined signals, the server will enable selected services from the services that the server is capable of providing.
According to another preferred aspect of this invention, there is provided a method of providing an application service, the method comprising the steps of establishing a server facility, and configuring the server to be capable of providing a plurality of identified application services selected from computer programs, computer software, one or more computer databases, hard drive space, and processing capability, and comprising the steps of providing a computer operator, who has access to the server, with means to enable the computer operator to provide predetermined signals to the server, thus identifying the operator, and configuring the server so that when the server is accessed by an operator in this way, the operator may select one or more groups of services from the services available through the server and to associate, with the or each selected group of services, a further identification signal to identify a further operator, the server further being configured so that when in receipt of a said further signal, the server provides access to the thus-identified operator to the appropriate selected group of services.
Conveniently the server is additionally configured so that the first operator may associate, with each identified user, a credit value, and the server is configured to subtract from that credit value when predetermined services are used, by that operator, for predetermined periods of time.
Further scope of applicability of the present invention will become apparent from the detailed description presented hereinafter. It should be understood, however, that the detailed description and the specific examples, while representing a preferred embodiment of the present invention, are given by way of illustration only, since various changes and modifications within the spirit and scope of the invention will become obvious to one skilled in the art from a reading of the following detailed description.
Referring now to the figures,
The primary purpose of an Application Service Provider (ASP) is to encourage customers or users to use a vendor's software without selling the vendor's software to the customer and storing the software on the customer's workstation or personal computer. In addition, it is necessary to allow the vendor to control which user can gain access to which particular ones of the vendor's software. In addition, it is necessary to enable the vendor to determine: (1) when a particular user logs into the vendor's website to use the vendor's software, (2) when the particular user logs out from the vendor's website, and (3) what system resources belonging to the vendor were used by the user. This type of information is required by the vendor because the vendor will be billing the customer or user for the customer's use of the vendor's 'service'. Whereas in the prior art, the customer would buy the software from the vendor, now the customer will be buying the 'service' from the vendor on a time basis. During that 'service', the customer will be allowed to gain access to and use the vendor's software. Consequently, the Application Service Provider (ASP) of the present application will enable the vendor to control what software the user/customer actually uses, and to give the customer/user the decision making ability to determine which ones of the vendor's software to utilize.
In the prior art, the customer would purchase a license from the vendor to use the vendor's software, the customer sends a purchase order to the vendor, the vendor, using certain ones of his 'middle-men', processes the purchase order, and sometime later, the customer receives a CD-Rom from the vendor containing the purchased software. If the customer decides to make a change (i.e., he decides to purchase additional or other software from the vendor), the above process must be repeated. Therefore, in the prior art, the customer is the decisionmaker, but the customer is not the one who is initiating the steps necessary to gain access to the vendor's software. Rather, the vendor is initiating those steps. This is not an efficient procedure in view of the new e-commerce or 'Internet' based systems in use today.
However, by using the Internet based systems in use today, the Application Service Provider (ASP) of the present invention will allow the customer to be both the decisionmaker and the one who is initiating the steps necessary to gain access to the vendor's software. That is, by using the ASP of the present invention, the vendor's 'middle-man' is by-passed. Thus, a more time efficient, e-commerce-based method and apparatus is disclosed in this specification, in the form of an 'Application Service Provider' or ASP. The ASP of the present invention allows the customer/user himself to implement and take all of the steps which are necessary to access the vendor's software without, simultaneously, requiring the customer to purchase the software from the vendor and store the vendor's software on the user's workstation or personal computer.
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The manager 14 now gives the user A's smart card 26 to user A (who could be, for example, a geologist). The user A, having received the user A's smart card 26 from the manager 14, sits down in front of a user A's personal computer, and then user A places the user A smart card 26 into a card reader attached to the user A's personal computer. The user A swipes the user A smart card 26 through the card reader of user A's personal computer. This action connects the user A (who is sitting in front of his personal computer) to the Application Service Provider 24 in
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The offering of Local Application Service Provider (LSP) solutions also represents an opportunity for the ASP to provide a set of Information Technology (IT) services. By designing customized ASP inside solutions to specific customer requirements, the ASP can ensure a smooth transition from their legacy infrastructure and offer
Assessment & design services—The objectives for the assessment and design phase are:
Encryption is the process of using a mathematical algorithm to transform information into a format that can't be read by eavesdroppers. Decryption is the process of using another algorithm to transform encrypted information back into a readable format.
In the preferred embodiment, LiveQuest uses a 128 bit encryption based on a protocol called Secured Sockets Layer (SSL). The SSL protocol sits between the transport layer (TCP) and the application layer. An encrypted SSL connection requires all information sent between a client and a server to be encrypted by the sending software and decrypted by the receiving software, thus providing a high degree of confidentiality. TCP packets are encrypted using a "public" key located on the server and decrypted by the matching "private" key located on the client. This unique match between public and private keys ensures the privacy of the communication. Authentication 90 is the process through which the identity of every party involved in a transaction is made known to the other parties. It is the second step after the establishment of a secured connection. The present invention contemplates at least two methods for authenticating users. Username and Password will be available to customers, but Digital Certificates are preferred as the more secure method. These methods are listed below:
Because the storage of certificates on hard drives would restrict users to a single machine and contradict the philosophy behind the present invention, smart cards are used as the recommended medium for storing certificates. A smart card is a highly secure computing platform and data store. It can be used to store user name and password, along with certificate information. Various commands and any standard digital ID can be stored on the smart card. In the case of smart cards available from the assignee of the present invention, the smart chip, which is embedded on the smart card, has a RAM of 32K, and can be personalized according to specific requirements. The use of public key infrastructure (PKI) in conjunction with smart cards will bring the following benefits:
The Data Center provides physical hosting for the LiveQuest infrastructure. Security features can include the following:
For the purpose of defining responsibilities and privileges, LiveQuest adopts a three-tier user structure comprising of managers, project managers and basic users. In the preferred embodiment described herein, the entitlement process is accomplished in two ways, depending on the authentication method that the client has selected.
By the use of the term "entitlement," it is intended to refer to the process through which user privileges are defined (e.g., via a policy server 96 as discussed with respect to
Through the Shopping Cart 92 authorized customers will be able to construct bundles and select software modules for designated users and for specific subscription periods.
Through the User Administration Interface 94 authorized users will be able to perform the tasks described in the previous section according to the type of user management implementation chosen.
Authorization is the process through which one party of a transaction grants permission to another. When a logged-on user wants to use a new application, the InfoStore database is queried to verify his subscription information, and grant him access accordingly.
Monitoring—In a preferred embodiment, the ASP will have built in monitoring functions that will automate the collection information at different levels in order to serve multiple purposes. The collected data will be stored in the InfoStore (10 of
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Billing information gathered by the monitoring module, shopping cart 92 and user administration interface 94 is stored on the InfoStore (10 of
The present invention is also compatible with thin client architecture computing methods. Thin client architecture is a form of remote computing in which the central server performs all application functionalities. In this configuration, the local machine (client) (e.g., personal computer 102, laptop computer 104) only manages a few local resources such as mouse, keyboard and display adapter. While the application runs on the server, only its visual output is compressed and sent to the client. On the other side of the network connection, mice movements and keyboard strokes are captured and sent back to the server. Because the amount of data traveling back and forth is relatively small, the application can be used over the Internet 106 with good performance levels. Many software packages are available today to "web-enable" applications (i.e., access through a web interface 100). Among the most popular are METAFRAME™ from Citrix Systems and TARANTELLA from The Santa Cruz Operation. METAFRAME™ is a trademark of Citrix Systems, Inc. located in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. TARANTELLA� is a registered trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. located in Santa Clara, Calif.
In the following paragraphs, an implementation of the method and apparatus of the present invention is described having particular application to the users of the services provided by the assignee of the present invention, Schlumberger Technology Corporation, which provides a full range of oil and gas exploration and production applications. All of the trademarks set out in the following paragraphs are utilized in conjunction with Schlumberger proprietary products.
Although the inventions described herein are described in conjunction with the preferred embodiments that are illustrated in the figures, certain variations in those embodiments which are equivalents are intended to fall within the scope of the following claims.
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Dale Robinson - Senior Research Scientist
Phytoplankton Physiology and Ecology, Bio-optics, Ocean Observing
Research Interests
My professional interests include the phytoplankton ecology of coastal systems, phytoplankton photophysiology, the bio-optical properties of marine and estuarine waters, and long-term monitoring of coastal and estuarine waters. My current research examines the strategies that phytoplankton employ to adapt and acclimate to variable light fields. This work has been conducted at regional scales using satellite remote sensing, with field studies in the marine and the sea ice ecosystems of Antarctica, and with detailed laboratory studies. At present we are using fluorescence and optical techniques under controlled laboratory conditions to examine photoacclimation to static and dynamic light regimes at the level of the photosystems.
In addition, I am the local coordinator of the CSU Coastal Observatory System for the central and northern region of San Francisco Bay. My interests here include developing an integrated data management system for the Bay Area (http://sfbeams.sfsu.edu) that incorporates data harvest from multiple providers, automated quality control procedures, well formatted metadata, and data delivery using the standards implemented by the National Data Buoy Center (NDBC), Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC), and the Open-source Project for a Network Data Access Protocol (OPeNDAP).
Selected Papers
Arrigo, K.R., M.M. Mills, G.L. van Dijken, A.C. Alderkamp and D.H. Robinson. 2010. Photophysiology in two major Southern Ocean phytoplankton taxa: Productivity and growth of Phaeocystis antarctica and Fragilariopsis cylindrus under constant irradiance. Integrative & Comparative Biology: DOI: 10.1093/icb/icq021.
Kropuenske, L. R., M. M. Mills, G. L. van Dijken, A.-C. Alderkamp, G. M. Berg, D. H. Robinson, N. A. Welschmeyer, and K. R. Arrigo. In Press. Strategies and rates of photoacclimation in two major Southern Ocean phytoplankton taxa: Phaeocystis antarctica (Haptophyta) and Fragilariopsis cylindrus (Bacillariophyceae). Journal of Phycology.
Mills, M. M., L. R. Kropuenske, G. L. van Dijken, D. H. Robinson, A. C. Alderkamp, G. M. Berg, N. Welschmeyer, K. R. Arrigo. 2010. Photophysiology in two major Southern Ocean phytoplankton taxa: Photosynthesis and growth of Phaeocystis antarctica and Fragilariopsis cylindrus under simulated mixed layer irradiance. Journal of Phycology: DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2010.00923..
Kropuenske, L.R., Van Dijken, G.L., M.M. Mills, D. H. Robinson, Arrigo, K.R. 2009. Photophysiology in two major Southern Ocean phytoplankton taxa: Photoprotection in Phaeocystis antarctica and Fragilariopsis cylindrus Limnol Oceanogr. 54, 1176-1196
Robinson, D.H., K.R. Arrigo, M.P. Lizotte, and G. DiTullio. 2003. Extracellular carbon production by Phaeocystis antarctica during a bloom in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. In Biogeochemical Cycles in the Ross Sea, G. R. DiTullio and R. B. Dunbar (Eds.). Antarctic Res. Ser., 78:77-109.
Arrigo, K. R., D. H. Robinson, R. B. Dunbar, A. R. Leventer, and M. P. Lizotte. 2003. Physical control of chlorophyll a, POC, and PON distributions in the pack ice of the Ross Sea, Antarctica. J. Geophys. Res.108 (C10): Art. No. 3316
Arrigo, K. R., D. L. Worthen, and D. H. Robinson. 2003. A coupled ocean-ecosystem model of the Ross Sea: 2. Iron regulation of phytoplankton taxonomic variability and primary production. J. Geophys. Res. 108 (C7): Art. No. 3231, 10.1029/2001JC000856. U.S. JGOFS Contribution Number 959.
DiTullio, G.R., J. Grebmeier, K. R. Arrigo, M. P. Lizotte, D. H. Robinson, A. Leventer, J. Barry, M. VanWoert, and R. B. Dunbar. 2000. Rapid and early export of Phaeocystis antarctica blooms in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. Nature 404:595-598.
Arrigo, K.A., D. H. Robinson, D. L. Worthen, R. B. Dunbar, G. R. DiTullio, M. VanMoert, and M. P. Lizotte. 1999. Influence of Phytoplankton Community Structure on the Drawdown of Nutrients and CO2 in the Southern Ocean. Science 285:366-367.
Robinson, D.H., K.R. Arrigo, M. Gosselin, Z. Kolber and C.W. Sullivan. 1998. Evidence for nutrient limitation in the platelet ice algal community in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. J. Phycol. 34:788-797.
Riegger, L. and D.H. Robinson. 1998. Photoinduction of UV-absorbing compounds in Antarctic diatoms and Phaeocystis antarctica. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 160:13-25.
Robinson, D.H., Z. Kolber and C.W. Sullivan. 1997. Photophysiology and photoacclimation in surface ice algae from McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. Marine Ecology Progress Series 147:243-256.
Zeebe, R.E., H. Eicken, D.H. Robinson, D. Wolf-Gladrow and G.S. Dieckmann. 1996. Modeling the heating and melting of sea ice through light absorption by microalgae. J. Geophys. Res. 101:1163-1181.
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An adoptive father in Ohio who could spend the rest of his life in prison for raping three boys in his care pleaded guilty Thursday to another child rape charge and agreed to testify against a man he allegedly allowed to rape one of his adopted sons. The 40-year-old man, a long-time foster parent and youth basketball coach, pleaded guilty to one count each of child rape and complicity to rape in a Montgomery County court in Dayton. Under a plea agreement, prosecutors dropped five other charges against him in exchange for his testimony against a co-defendant. Sentencing was tentatively set for Feb. 26. The plea agreement calls for a total sentence of 50 years to life in prison
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ALESCO CORPORATION - down six cents, or 3.0 per cent, at $1.94; DULUXGROUP - up six cents, or 1.9 per cent, at $3.28: DuluxGroup has finally won over garage door maker Alesco Corporation in its long-running $210 million takeover battle.
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Epson Brightlink Pro 1410Wi Interactive Projector Review
This page considers the measured brightness of the Brightlink Pro 1410Wi in its different color modes, as well as discussing audible noise.
Epson Brightlink Pro 1410Wi Projector - Brightness
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The Epson Brightlink Pro 1410Wi's performance seems essentially identical to the Brightlink 485Wi education projector. Both are rated 3100 lumens of both white, and color lumens. As an added bonus, uniformity of the image which we've seen be a problem on some other ultra short throw projectors looks pretty good. Above, a stock image of the 1410 Wi. Note the Control Pad mounted to the right of the screen.
That brings us to a challenge – which is measuring the brightness. If you think about it, when you consider how close the projector is mounted, you realize that the projector has to put out more brightness to parts of the white board or screen, furthest away, to have proper evenness of illumination. The angle of the light meter therefore also affects the measured brightness.
One needs to approach the measurements keeping in mind what's reflecting back to the audience.
So, we've played with measuring several different ways. I can't say that our solution is close to perfect, but we do get numbers that make sense when you consider everything. In this case that means tilting the meter based on the angle of the light to the point on the screen where you are holding the meter.
I mentioned Color and White lumens. Last year's SID (Society of Information Display finally established a Color Lumen standard, which helps explain what we've been talking about in reviews for more than a decade. A projector with more white lumens than color, can provide an inaccurate relationship between whites compared to color so that whites that should be nicely bright compared to a red area, might be blindingly bright instead. The more color lumens the better. If you have a few minutes we created a video which explains, and shows you the dramatic differences between projectors with high color output and low color output, but with similar white lumen brightness.
When we were all done with our less than perfect measuring system, the final number for brightest image was in Dynamic mode. I conclude that:
The Epson Brightlink Pro 1410Wi in Dynamic mode measures as 3259 lumens.
It's always nice to see a projector beat claims, but then our methods in this case aren't that accurate. Still, we've previously compared ultra short throw projectors with conventional throw projectors to be sure we're not way off.
Tthe best combination of good color and lots of brightness, and punchiness to deal with lots of ambient light is:
Presentation mode. The Epson Brightlink Pro 1410 Wi measured 2613 lumens in Presentation mode.
Other color modes (white lumens): Theatre: 2307 lumens Photo: 2122 lumens sRGB: 1908 Dicom Sim: 1923 lumens Considering this projector is designed for screens up to only about 100″ diagonal and typically around 80″ diagonal, (due to the interactivity) that's a lot of lumens, even for reasonably bright rooms! Switching to eco-mode you are looking at a fraction over 40% reduction in brightness. We find that most Epson projectors seem to be around 35%, so this is a little more drop than most. Using Eco mode will stretch your lamp life, and make the projector quieter.
Epson Brightlink Pro 1410Wi Color Modes
There are plenty of modes which can be adjusted and will remember the changes, plus there's a "savable" user memory- Customized mode, at least as far as color settings go.
A bit more on Color Lumens vs. White Lumens
We do not measure color lumens separately for each projector. except in when originally considering the impact of color lumens and for the color lumens video we created. At one point we measured a half dozen projectors using single chip DLP, 3LCD, and LCoS designs. We used Epson projectors for the 3LCD projector group and does produce essentially the same number color lumens as white lumens with minor variation. The primary area where there's a difference is when a color wheel is present (single chip DLP projectors), and that color wheel has a clear slice on it, in addition to RGB (and possibly other filters). The net effect – is that projectors relying on a large clear filter on their color wheels (not all single chip DLPs), will not have very good color anywhere near brightest measurements. Again, check out our Color Brightness video, if you would like to learn more: Bottom line: Presentation mode on the Epson Brightlink Pro 1410Wi looks really fine for business presentations with photography, videos, and other visuals, with many DLP's you would need to give up about 50% of brightness, not just 20%, from maximum to have colors and the presentations they are in, look that good.
Epson Brightlink Pro 1410Wi Projector - Audible Noise
The 1410Wi's noise levels are pretty reasonable for a conference room projector, claiming 35db at full power. That's only 2-4 db louder than many home theater projectors running at full power, so pretty darn good. Per Epson's claim, Eco-mode will drop you down to 29db, that's quieter than their own flagship home theater projector running at full power.
With the projector either mounted above the whiteboard, or on a table right next to it, the Brightlink Pro 1410Wi.is away from any audience. Better still, if you go with the deluxe Brightlink Pro system with the cosmetic projector "shield", that's going to be blocking part of that noise to make the Brightlink Pro 1410Wi quieter still.
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The Bantams lost 2-1 in their second leg at Villa Park, but become the first fourth tier side to reach the League Cup final since Rochdale in 1962 thanks to their 3-1 first leg win over their Premier League opponents a fortnight ago.
Christian Benteke had given Villa a first half lead before Hanson levelled the scores early in the second half. And a late Andreas Weimann effort resulted in a nervous finale but the Bantams held on to reach Wembley where they will face either Swansea or Chelsea.
Villa almost went ahead on six minutes when Matt Lowton got on the end of a Benteke flick on to head just over from close range, before Benteke headed straight at Matt Duke from six yards on 16 minutes.
Fabian Delph lashed a strike over the bar and Gabby Agbonlahor's turn and shot in the Bradford box was straight at Duke.
However, Villa took the lead on 24 minutes when Joe Bennett's excellent cross from the left was met by Benteke in the centre and the Belgian hitman coolly volleyed into the net from close range.
Stephen Ireland had the ball in the net moments later following more good play by Bennett but the offside flag denied him, while Charles N'Zogbia's fierce drive was tipped over by Duke on 32 minutes.
Villa continued to press for the second goal that would have tied the game at 3-3 on aggregate before the interval but Ireland's delicate chip was tipped over by Duke on 38 minutes, before Benteke bundled the ball past the back post.
After all of Villa's attacking play, Bradford could have equalised on the night in first half stoppage time. Nahki Wells picked up the ball just outside the area and curled a strike inches wide of Shay Given's far post.
Villa started the second half brightly with Benteke again heading just wide on 47 minutes, but Bradford exploited Villa's inability to defend set-pieces on 55 minutes as Hanson powered in a header from a Gary Jones corner.
Villa boss Paul Lambert then had all of his attacking players on the pitch in search of a way back into the contest.
And, when Weimann got on the end of a Darren Bent flick on and went around Duke to make it 2-1 in the 89th minute, the Villa fans had some hope that their side could grab a third and take the tie to extra time.
But Bradford held on through four minutes of stoppage time to record one of the biggest cup stories of all time and seal their place in the history books.


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I have been going through the LEED process and have noticed what I think is a missing piece in the process. They discuss sustainability, lower energy usage, lower water consumption, material recycle, and lower material waste. But, what I find interesting is there is little to no mention of the huge paper trail that is associated with each project. Take a look at the design submittal process, or the construction documentation, or even the facilities life cycle, reams of paper are used here and it seems to be overlooked! I believe that to be a truly "Green" structure, it starts with design through facilities, to the grave to rebirth. Acrobat 8 Professional and Acrobat 3D with PDF and metadata can help slay the "Forrest" of paper that is used during these processes


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Ajith's veeram is an action-masala entertainer starring Ajith Kumar, Tamannaah, Santhanam, Vidharth, Bala, Pradeep Rawat and Abhinaya.
The film is directed by Siva, produced by Bharathi Reddy while the music is composed by DEvi Sri Prasad.
Veeram official trailer hit the Youtube on 1st January 2014, received immense response from fans and audience.
Ajith's Aarambam grossed around 10.20 crores on its opening day of release and Veeram is expected to break the collections records on 10th January 2014.
Veeram first 3 days box office collections are predicted below as per the early analysis of the film.
Veeram box office collection prediction for 1st day (Friday): Rs 11 to 12 Crore approx.
Veeram box office collection prediction for 2nd day (Saturday): Rs 13 to 14 Crore approx.
Veeram box office collection prediction for 3rd day (Sunday): Rs 9 to 10 Crore approx.


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Antique 1800s Cresson & Co Black Cast Iron Cooking Pot
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Antique, 1800's, Cresson & Co., cast iron, primitive cooking pot. This pot is very old and we have not been able to find much information about it or the Cresson & Co. The pot is marked on the bottom, "Cresson & Co."; there are other markings found on the bottom of the pot but we can only make out an "L". The inside of the pots lid is marked "1". This item has some surface rust, overall wear found throughout, and the bottom of the inside of the pot is very sticky and will need a good cleaning. The lid to the piece may be made of tin but we are not sure of this. Not including the handle, this item measures 10" x 7" x 7". Please see pictures for more details.


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The 2007 Chrysler product line is highlighted by an all-new Sebring and a completely-new sport utility vehicle. Designed and built to convey a highly-refined family sedan, the 2007 Chrysler Sebring is offered with three engines choices. The new Sebring boats standard front side impact and side curtain airbags as well as an available infotainment solution with navigation system. The new Chrysler Sebring will be introduced only as a sedan for 2007. The new convertible version of the car is slated to return in 2008. Chrysler brand's first truck-based product, the 2007 Aspen is derived from the Dodge Durango as an upscale sport utility vehicle. Both the new Sebring and Aspen wear hoods with sculpted streaks. Chrysler provides an exterior refresh to the Pacifica crossover wagon for 2007 consisting of a new front end and revised wheel design. An extended wheelbase body style is now added to the Chrysler 300 line-up. After selling more than a million examples of the radical, vintage-themed compact, Chrysler adds only minor changes to the PT Cruiser wagon for 2007. Limited edition Signature Series models of Chrysler vehicles will present generous equipment and badging with the name Walter P. Chrysler.
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2007 Chrysler Pacifica
A six-passenger crossover that receives some updated styling for the new year, the 2007 Chrysler Pacifica is available in a handful of trims, all of which utilize a new six-speed automatic transmission.
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A retro-inspired wagon, the 2007 Chrysler PT Cruiser is a five-passenger people mover that is now available with keyless entry.
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A seven-passenger minivan with a long wheelbase for increased interior volume, the 2007 Chrysler Town and Country LWB is loaded with top-notch standard equipment.
2007 Chrysler Town and Country SWB
The 2007 Chrysler Town and Country SWB is a seven-passenger minivan similar to the Dodge Grand Caravan but with more up market standard equipment.