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im going to panama with a buddie on April. the whole month. Ive Heard its a Little bit early on the season for panama? need advice on where to go, im in between bocas, morro negrito and santa catalina.. where would you go? any other info gladly taken.. thanks
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need panama advice
Well, if you pay for my trip I will try my best to be your tour guide.
Jan 10, 2014, 06:42 PM #3
DO NOT got to morro negrito
check forecast and go to bocas or catalina depending on swell
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April is NOT the swell season for Bocas. If you go to Panama in April, you will probably be better off on the Pacific Side.
MIS: why do you recommend against Morro Negrito? I went about 5 years ago and found the waves and the camp to be pretty decent.
Jan 10, 2014, 07:02 PM #5
April is cusp of Bocas season, but I went to morro negrito 10 years a go and found the food, service, and waves wanting
food= terrible UNLESS they caught a fish that day. I am sure I ate goat at one meal.
waves= burgers, nestles isnt even a wave, pland and lefovers can deliver, however they are all boat waves and the drunk losers they have ferrying people out dont do afternoon runs, there is an inside wave (by the camp) 'emilys' that is a good log wave, but I didnt bring my log and he (steve) wanted an extra 25$ for me to use one (beat up BIC). I surf 6+ hours a day on surf trips and one 3 hour boat trip in the morning didnt do it for me. the 'sandbar' is a complete piece of sh!t wave and the 'the point' didnt fire while I was there
it was ok, but there are WAAAAY better spots in panama. Maybe I expect too much, but I have been to latin america a half dozen times and MN was the worst spot I went to.
just google Morro negrito sucks and see what you find
1st- pay for dune's trip, heard he is a great tour guide... I think he has had experience with tours in Belmar, NJ.
2nd- head straight to santa catalina... a great break in a great little town... but its totally a little local town...
3rd- you'll get swell, even if your not right in the middle of rainy season.
4th- watch what you eat there... I got seriously sick there one time. I think I had a parasite or something- lost tons of weight and could not really digest food properly for like 3 months (read- diarrhea, 'the runs' )
5th- waves are not as good as they are in Belmar, NJ... I would just book a trip there instead
Jan 10, 2014, 07:39 PM #7
April is the end of the season in bocas, you may score a few dasy at the begininig of your trip there, and its the begining of the season on the pacific side. If i were you just watch the swell forecast, if you are there for a month I'd start on the carribean side and then go pacific.
I LOVE BDT!! spent two months there jan/feb 2012, 47 days of head to overhead surf, 13 days to party hardy...totatally awesome town, food, people, I felt right at home on my first full day there. Cant wait to go back, but unfortunately i totaled my car in sept and need a new one so im saving for now. maybe ill find a way to get away this winter
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thanks everyone.. i think im heading straight to santa catalina. Heard teres only 1 break there, santa catalina beach.. is this true? any nearby breaks with boat or walking Access?
Jan 10, 2014, 07:42 PM #9
avoid the beef in panama, i had the same stomach issues, bring acidopholous to ease the transition to real organic food, takes a little while but i know once my stomach adjusted to the food , i had more energy and felt better every day than when im back here in ny, all of the food here is treated with hormones that keep you down..
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Instead of getting an afternoon session that day, all six of us surfers and two or three guides spend a couple hours hitching ropes to the sunken boat and pulling it up onto the beach inside the cove moving the boat about five feet inshore one swell at a time. The guides were making fun of Steve's ****ty fishing boat the entire time.
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I have a bass combo amp, swr superredhead, that has an issue that I cannot really tell if its a preamp issue or power amp / section issue.
Distortion at low volumes. If I turn the amp up, it gets almost as loud as it should, and its cleaner, but she aint "off the shelf" sounding yet. Here is what I have done so far.
1. replaced the only tube in the amp. a 12ax7. this does not solve the issue. ANd I have reason to believe that the preamp section is okay. Replaced some of the preamp caps and resistors. More of the tone im looking for, but the power still is lacking a little.
So, what would you check? Caps? Resistors? Power transistors? Those are 2SC3264's. 4 of them for a 350 to 450 watt ourput. I have the trannies on order, should show up this week.
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Hi Mike,
I can't say anything about your tube side with knowledge on these lacking but if I were to guess I would suspect input connectors, cables and look at solder joints on preamp cboard. Have you eliminated possibility of pickups by using another instrument?
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Are you using a passive bass plugged into the lower gain active input? That might explain the lower than expected volume.
Can you get either of the preamp clip light to come on? Your bass may have low output pickups.
Ditto the recommendation to check input conction solder joints. Even if they look OK, reheat them.
If you can post a link to a schematic, we'd be able to be more helpful. Google didn't turn one up.
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Ill retouch the solder joints on the preamp board, then the other sections and test as I go. I wont give up on this baby. She didnt work at all when I bought her for 250. Had to replace the speakers and some fuses/fuse holders.
this is a simple issue, thats my feeling anyways.
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Check the pre-amp voltages. there should be +/- 15VDC for the preamp. If one side measures 7.5Vdc then look at the power supply board. SWR uses a pair of 7.5V zener diodes in series with a paralleled pair of 5 watt resistors to drop the +/- 70Vdc from the output stage down to +/- 15vdc in most of there amps. the 5 watters in parallel have about 7.5 watts across them. the leads of the resistors are twisted together get HOT real HOT and they will melt the solder right out of the joint causing one resistor to disconnect. when this happens, the preamp voltage on that side drops to 7.5Vdc about and will cause the pre-amp to oscillate driving the output stage to full power oscillation! Its a nasty problem. and it common to all pre fender models.
I ALWAYS replace the 5 watt white coffin resistors with a pair of 10 watt Dale Aluminum houses resistors mounted to the side of the chassis with 18 gauge wire wrapped around the terminals tightly before soldering to form a solid mechanical connection. there isn't enough room in most chassis to put a small transformer, rectifiers and caps or i would have taken that route.
The speaker failure issue is very common in these models. the eminence Delta's are a much better replacement and keeps that stock sound. a very common upgrade for these.
Other SWR issues relate to the PCB standoffs on the output boards being too long. the Bias transistor leads are stretched tight and will fail internal to the transistor due to heat flexing. I cut the stand offs down 1/8" and shorten the screws the same amount. you MUST shorten the screws or they will bottom out and snap off. don't ask me how i know!
The 3264's are a very very commonly counterfieted transistor. lots of info about these make sure you get real ones! 9 out of 10 seem to be fake.
Do NOT use generic anything in these amps. they will not survive with NTE/ECG generic crap. these were very high performance amps. the output stage is flat out to 40K and the same branded parts must be used.
Fuses should be added to the secondary side of the transformer as well. SWR elected to leave them off to cut cost's and because of the slight sonic degradation that could cause. However with no B side fuses, when the Bias transistor or output transistor fails, it will smoke the PCB board into charcoal.
On the SM-900 models i always upgrade the PSU caps from the stock 6800uf caps to 15,000uf caps and it make a huge difference to the bottom end. lots more punch and 5th string sustained notes are much better.
Most of these amps were hand built and they are prone to lots of bad solder joints. I have repaired over 50 of these amps and not once have i ever had to repair a preamp stage. issues are almost always related to the front end power supply or bias transistor failures.
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My Hero!!!!!
dude that gives me pretty much all the info I need.
I just won an sm900 off ebay and I am going to do the same to it.
thanks everybody.
I modded the preamp a little and will continue..NO NTE crap here!
OPA 2604's to replace the tlo72's. same manu on the output trannies. Solen caps in the preamp section. I like them more than wima.
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So far so good. The amp gets a little more volume to it and I changed the preamp tube to a 12AT7, wich doesnt seem to change the gain too much, but it is a little cleaner as I push it.
Hey Zero,
10 watt Dale Aluminum houses resistors ..where could I find these?
Also, the 15,000uf caps, are they the same voltage 75 or 80 volt or do you use a larger voltage rated cap as well?
I changed the opamps to 2604's and they do sound cleaner and a little more crisp..which is nice. Less noise too..never thought I;d notice, but I do.
I gig with the amp tomorrow night so Ill let you know how it goes.
The voltages off the diodes for the opamps is 14.85 volts. Now, is this good or do I need to be like a pc guy( thinking ram voltages ) and get it as exact as I can?
You also mention the Delta 10" series as replacements, Have you tried the legend series speakers? I have 16ohm in there for 8 ohm, but think I want 2 8ohm in there. That IM not too sure of yet.
The only thing I get is a peaking squeal if I hit the amp hard. But I feel this might be a little normal, if not is something oscillating?
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14.80-15.20 is about normal for the outputs of 7815 regulators. have you checked the bias current on the output transistors? no bias usually results in low level distortion that goes away at higher signal levels.
you could have a bad solder connection that acts up when you whack the side of the amp causing that squealing noise (hence the old term "out of whack")
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Generation 5 continued
Phoebe Katherine5 Herrington (William4, William3, Charles2, John1) daughter of William Herrington, Jr. and Cynthia Grantham was born 1836.
She married William Myrick, son of William Myrick and Elizabeth Pierce.
Children of Phoebe Herrington and William Myrick are:
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He may have a daughter named 'Oree' Myrick Berry in Louisiana or Mississippi
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24th Annual Marianjoy Golf Invitational and Benefit Dinner: A Hole-in-One!
July 17, 2012 (Wheaton, IL) – The 24th Annual Golf Invitational and
This year, the golf season started early with
Celebrity Bartenders, a fundraising event at Ivy of Wheaton, featuring Marianjoy CEO
The day of golf was followed by an evening of fun, including a cocktail reception and a gourmet dinner.
A special thank you to all of our golfers, dinner guests, and generous sponsors who made the day a great success. In addition to our premier sponsor, G&W Electric, other sponsors included the Robert R. McCormick Foundation; Scheck & Siress; Advanced Orthotics & Prosthetics; Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP; Packey Webb Ford; and Fitzgerald Lighting Maintenance.
Next year's event on July 15, 2013 promises to
be just as spectacular!
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Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital is a nonprofit teaching hospital in Wheaton, Illinois, dedicated to the delivery of physical medicine and rehabilitation programs including stroke, neuromuscular, orthopedic, brain injury, spinal cord injury, and pediatrics. Marianjoy's $60 million, 120 private room replacement hospital is a state-of-the-art facility designed to enhance the naturally holistic approach to rehabilitation. Founded in 1972, Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital maintains an extensive network of inpatient, subacute, and outpatient sites and physician clinics throughout the Chicago area. Marianjoy is a member of Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare.
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Mets Fans Open To Trading Reyes or BeltranAugust 14, 2009
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Twitter Question: Sensitive Question Mets Fans: If the team can fill multiple needs (say LF & Starting Pitcher) would you be open to trading Reyes or Beltran?
Twitter Responses:
- joewhitmarsh – Yes. It's time to mix things up.
- kranepool – trade Beltran keep Reyes
- MaxwellRomero – maybe reyes but not beltran and ONLY for a solid SP one bat (short of Pujols) won't cure our lineup problems.
- darknova306 – I'm doubtful of Reyes' long-term leg health, so he should go while he's worth something.
- Citi_Field – I would give up Reyes. Not Beltran. I'll give up Fernando Martinez instead of Beltran.
- csball2000 – Would definitely trade Reyes to fill needs. Team has too many holes.
- ayshneck – trade reyes for a new medical/training staff!
- swirlywand – I don't want to trade Jose a) we don't have another short stop b) I fear he would go on to be a star
- dave_doyle – Keep Reyes! Good player, better contract.
- RDevinHughes – I'm not a Mets fan…but heck no.
4 Responses to Mets Fans Open To Trading Reyes or Beltran
WHAT?!?!? Heck no I wont trade none of those players. 1 becasue Jose Reyes is to young to trade and he is going to be a star in the future. He is the face of this organization along with David Wright. I wont trade Beltran either becasue he is our best player right now and there is not a lot of people in the majors with beltran's talent. Beside I dont think there's a lot of teams out there that can afford to pay Beltrans contract..so I say no dont trade none of those players.
Thanks for the comments and I understand your point. It is difficult to let go of core players but at the same time answer me this: If we don't trade any of them, how do the Mets go about filling needs such as LF, Starting Pitching, Catcher and 1b?
Just look at the Free agents that are going to be out there in 2010. Victor Martinez is going to be a free agent so the Mets can sign him to be a cacther…The Blue Jays are going to be willing to trade Roy Halladay. So we can give them some good prospects (not core players) but prospects. Also if im not mistaken I think Jason Bay is going to be a free agent as well so he can also be our left fielder. I know we cant get them all but those are guys we can get without trading none of our core players. I hope I answered your question.
I doubt Boston will let Bay go but I do have my eye on him For anyone looking for a list of up coming free agents, check: MLB Trade Rumors


text: First off let me say that these forums are great. I've been perusing around and can see that there's a lot of knowledge. I do have a few questions that I'm sure some of you folks on here will be able to help me with. I'll admit up from that while I own several suits I don't know a whole lot about them, especially when it comes to tailoring. Let me start off with my situation. I'm one of those federal agent types that is in a suit everyday but is also wearing a ridiculous amount of equipment around my waist (gun, radio, handcuffs, etc.). I've generally always worn Jos. A Bank suits because value-wise they're not bad. I know I can drop $1500 on a beautiful suit and be very happy, but that's just wasted money because my suits get used and abused like you wouldn't believe. If they last longer than a year it's more sheer luck than anything else. The main problem that I run into is with the fit. I'm 6'1", about 190, and normally wear a 42L or 44L jacket, measure about 34-35" in the waist, and wear a 16.5"/35" shirt. Normally I don't get my jackets tailored because they need to stay big to hide my gear, but pants is a while different story. With a 42L jacket I'm usually looking at 36" pants, so they get taken in. However, I wear my pants around my waist because I'm usually wearing 10+ lbs. of equipment and they'll wind up there at some point anyway. The tailor will usually take in the crotch as well but it always seems like my pants are just too bulky. They fit fine in the waist/hips, but from there on down I feel like I'm wearing MC Hammer pants. If I get a 44L jacket then the pants are 38" and I hear the magic word "recut." My main question is - is there a way to get the pants tailored so they have a slimmer fit or do I need to find another brand that generally cuts those clothes slimmer? I normally consider myself to be an average build, but in the world of suits it seems that I'm definitely not. I own several brands of athletic cut shirts and I find that many of those are still too baggy when I wear them. The most disappointing was my recent purchase of a few Jos. A Bank tailored fit shirts. The waist is a bit narrower but it seems like I'm swimming inside the shirt. The cheap, Van Heusen athletic fit shirts I bought fit much better. So that's my story. If anyone has any suggestions - better places/brands for slim fitting wear, dress shirts, tailoring suggestions, etc. - that would be great. My only requirement is that I need to stay relatively on the cheap. I know that makes things difficult, but it would be just wrong to subject an expensive suit to the type of abuse I put them through. Thanks all!


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Pre-game notes courtesy of the NYR:
NEW YORK RANGERS at PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
Saturday, Mar. 16, 1:00 p.m.
CONSOL Energy Center – Pittsburgh, PA
Rangers: 13-11-2 (28 pts)
Penguins: 20-8-0 (40 pts)
The Rangers will complete their four-game road trip when they face-off against the Pittsburgh Penguins at CONSOL Energy Center (1:00 p.m. — TV: MSG Network; Radio: ESPN 98.7), in an Atlantic Division matchup. The Blueshirts currently rank third in the Atlantic Division standings, and rank ninth in the Eastern Conference, with a record of 13-11-2 (28 pts). The Rangers enter the contest having been defeated by the Winnipeg Jets, 3-1, on Thursday at MTS Centre, and are now 5-3-0 in the last eight games. The Penguins enter the contest with a 20-8-0 (40 pts) record to rank second in the Eastern Conference, and have won their last seven games. Following today's contest, the Rangers will return to action when they face-off against the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday, Mar. 18, at Madison Square Garden (7:00 p.m.), in the first game of a back-to-back set.
RANGERS vs. PENGUINS:
– All-Time: 117-102-23-8 overall (65-50-9-3 at home; 52-53-14-5 on the road)
– 2013: Today is the third of five meetings this season, and the first of two meetings at CONSOL Energy Center. The Rangers are 0-2-0 overall (0-2-0 at home; 0-0-0 on the road), following a 3-0 loss on Jan. 31 at Madison Square Garden. Rick Nash, Taylor Pyatt and Ryan Callahan have each tallied a goal for the Rangers, while Brad Richards and Derek Stepan have recorded a team-high, two assists apiece in the series. Henrik Lundqvist is 0-2-0 with a 4.71 GAA and .851 Sv%, and Martin Biron is 0-0-0 with a 1.95 GAA and .950 Sv%.
– Last Season: New York was 2-4-0 overall (1-2-0 mark at home; 1-2-0 mark on the road). The Rangers penalty kill was 15-17 (88.2%) in the season series. Brad Richards led the team with four assists and six points, while Marian Gaborik (two goals, three assists) and Carl Hagelin (two goals, two assists) tied Richards with a team-high, two goals apiece. Henrik Lundqvist was 2-2-0 with a 2.28 GAA and .931 Sv%, while Martin Biron was 0-2-0 with a 4.54 GAA and .857 Sv%.
– New York ranks 21st in the NHL with a 4-6-1 (9 pts) record on the road; Pittsburgh ranks 17th in the NHL with an 8-4-0 (16 pts) mark at home
– The Rangers are 4-4-1 vs. the Atlantic Division this season; the Penguins are 7-4-0 vs. the Atlantic Division this season
– New York lists one former Penguin on their roster: Arron Asham (2010-11 – 2011-12)
– Pittsburgh lists one former Ranger on their roster: Pascal Dupuis (2006-07)
INDIVIDUAL CAREER LEADERS vs. PENGUINS:
– Henrik Lundqvist — 44 GP, 22-17-5, 2.47 GAA, 2 SO
– Martin Biron — 36 GP, 13-17-3-2, 3.05 GAA, 2 SO
– Brad Richards — 35 GP, 8-28-36
– Marian Gaborik — 26 GP, 10-12-22
– Ryan Callahan — 30 GP, 9-7-16
– Dan Girardi — 38 GP, 1-11-12
The Rangers' power play has tallied a goal in eight of the last 14 games (9-40, 22.5% over the span), while the Blueshirts' penalty kill is 44-50 (88.0%) in the last 17 games. New York has posted a record of 8-4-1 when not allowing a power play goal.
– Power Play: The Rangers did not tally a goal in one power play attempt (0:06) on Thursday at Winnipeg. New York ranks 23rd overall (13-84, 15.5%) and 24th on the road (4-33, 12.1%). The Rangers are 2-8 (7:46) in five-on-three situations (last – 3/3 vs. BUF), and 1-1 (0:21) when four-on-three (last – 3/7 at NYI). Shorthanded goals allowed (3): 2/19 vs. MTL (Diaz, EN); 2/21 at OTT (Silfverberg); 3/3 vs. BUF (Gerbe).
– Penalty Killing: The Blueshirts surrendered one goal to the Jets in two power play attempts (0:18) on Thursday at Winnipeg. New York is tied for ninth overall (76-91, 83.5%) and eighth on the road (29-35, 82.9%). The Rangers are 5-5 (5:52) in three-on-five situations (last – 3/10 at WSH), and 3-3 (4:19) when three-on-four (last – 3/3 vs. BUF). Shorthanded goals for (2): 1/20 vs. PIT (Nash); 3/12 at BUF (Stepan).
– Four-on-Four: New York did not tally/yield a goal in one four-on-four situation (1:54) on Thursday at Winnipeg, and are now minus-1 in 16 four-on-four situations (31:16) this season. Four-on-four goals for (1): 1/23 vs. BOS (Gaborik). Four-on-four goals allowed (2): 1/20 vs. PIT (Letang); 1/23 vs. BOS (Horton).
Rick Nash is currently tied for the team lead with nine goals, having tallied his first eight goals of the season in the third period. Nash is the second player in NHL history whose first eight goals of a season were tallied in the third player, while fellow Ranger Arron Asham is the other to have accomplished the feat, in 2003-04, as a member of the New York Islanders.
Marian Gaborik has been among the league's goal scoring leaders since joining the Rangers in 2009-10. Last season, Gaborik became the fifth player in Rangers history to record 100 goals in his first three seasons with the club, and became the third Ranger in franchise history to register multiple 40-goal seasons with the team. Entering this season, his 105 goals from 2009-10 to 2011-12 ranked seventh in the NHL, while his .48 goals per game average ranked third (behind Steven Stamkos and Alex Ovechkin) over that time period. Including games played this season, Gaborik currently ranks seventh in the league with 113 goals scored and is tied for third with .46 goals per game since the beginning of the 2009-10 season.
The Rangers rank second in the NHL in hits (794) this season. Rangers' captain Ryan Callahan leads the team and ranks eighth in the NHL with 90 hits, while Brian Boyle ranks second on the Rangers and is tied for 10th in the league with 88 hits.
The Rangers rank among the Eastern Conference leaders in several statistical categories…
– 3rd (7th in NHL) in GAA — 2.38
– 3rd (7th in NHL) in FO% — 51.7%
– 1st (2nd in NHL) in Fewest PIM/G — 10.8
– 2nd (2nd in NHL) in Hits — 794
– T-3rd (T-8th in NHL) in Blocked Shots — 412
– T-2nd (T-5th in NHL) in OT wins — 2
– T-4th in +/- Rating — +3
– The Rangers did not surrender a power play opportunity against on Mar. 7 at Long Island, marking the first time the Blueshirts did not have a shorthanded situation in a game since Jan. 10, 2012, in a 2-1 shootout win vs. PHX. The last time the Rangers did not allow a power play attempt against the Islanders was Jan. 7, 1989, in a 5-1 win at Long Island.
– The Blueshirts have had 13 players make their regular season debut with the team this season
– The Rangers' power play has tallied a goal in eight of the last 14 games (9-40, 22.5% over the span)
– The Blueshirts' penalty kill is 44-50 (88.0%) in the last 17 games
– New York has registered a point in eight of 10 games when scoring the first goal this season (7-2-1), and are 6-9-1 when allowing the game's first goal
– The Blueshirts have posted a 6-0-1 mark when leading after the first period, and are 7-0-0 when leading after the second period
– Henrik Lundqvist — has held opponents to two goals or less in 12 of his last 19 games (10-8-1, 2.04 GAA, .927 Sv% over the span)
– Rick Nash — has tallied a point in 10 of his last 12 games (seven goals, nine assists over the span)
– Derek Stepan — enters the contest with a three-game point streak (two goals, one assist over the span), and has tallied a point in seven of the last eight games (four goals, five assists during the stretch)
– Ryan Callahan — enters the contest with a three-game point streak (two goals, one assist over the span), and has recorded six points (four goals, two assists) in the last six contests
– Carl Hagelin — 13 points (six goals, seven assists) in the last 16 games, including four assists in the last five contests
– Ryan McDonagh — 11 points (two goals, nine assists) in his last 16 games, including six assists in the last eight contests
– Marian Gaborik — five points (one goal, four assists) in the last seven games
– Ryan Callahan — 3 assists from 100th NHL career
– Michael Del Zotto — 1 point from 100th NHL career
– Steve Eminger — 3 points from 100th NHL career
– Rick Nash — 2 goals from 300th NHL career; 4 games from 700th NHL career
– Brad Richards — 3 points from 800th NHL career
– Marc Staal — 3 points from 100th NHL career
– Anton Stralman — 3 points from 100th NHL career
– John Tortorella — 3 wins from 400th NHL career
– Michael Sauer (concussion, 12/5/11) — 26
– Arron Asham (injured, 2/19) — 11
– Marc Staal (injured, 3/5) — 5
Total Man-Games Lost: 65


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Auditions starting soon – but where are the boys?
Auditions starting soon – but where are the boys?
Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity for New
Zealand Children
to Star in International Production Of the Sound of Music
Casting agents will this weekend begin the first stage of their search for young stars to play the Von Trapp children in one of the biggest and best-loved musicals of all time, THE SOUND OF MUSIC, is coming to New Zealand in September.
About 1000 young actors have registered online to audition for this spectacular show and of those registered, the girls outnumber the boys 5:1.
Agents are particularly keen to see more boys register to play 14-year-old Friedrich and 11-year-old Kurt in the Andrew Lloyd Webber production that opens at Wellington's St James Theatre on 12 September and The Civic in Auckland on 3 October, featuring a stellar international cast in the principal roles.
"New Zealand's strong sports culture has seen boys shy away from performing arts," says Shane Cortese, a star of TV and stage. "It's OK to be a sportsman and an actor too. Performing isn't a sissy's sport. It's cool and lots of fun and can be a very good career. New Zealand has a lot of very good natural performers who, for whatever reason, are reluctant to take those first steps. Give it a go boys. You may actually enjoy it."
Pre-registrations will be held in Wellington on Saturday and Auckland on Sunday. More details at www.soundofmusic.co.nz.
This lavish and critically
acclaimed West End production features seven children that
form the Von Trapp family, and the producers will cast six
of these children in New Zealand.
Two male and four female roles will be auditioned for in Wellington and Auckland over the next few weeks and children who fit the character brief outlined below.
The roles the producers are looking for are:
Friedrich – height
1.52m (5' approx), playing a boy aged 14
Louisa – height 1.49m (4'11 approx), playing a girl aged 13
Kurt – height 1.44m (4'9 approx), playing a boy aged 11
Brigitta – height 1.4m (4'7" approx), playing a girl aged 9/10
Marta – height 1.32m (4'4 approx), playing a girl aged 7
Gretl – height 1.2m (4 approx), played by a girl to be no younger than 6/7
Producer of THE SOUND OF MUSIC and Chief Executive of Lunchbox Theatrical Productions James Cundall said, "This is an exciting opportunity for local talent to star in an international and West End blockbuster. We are looking for 18 children in total to play six roles in this family musical and encourage aspiring young actors and actresses of the right height to come along and audition."
With its unforgettable
score THE SOUND OF MUSIC touches the hearts
of all ages and brims over with some of the most memorable
songs ever performed on the musical theatre stage, including
My Favorite Things, Do-Re-Mi,Climb Ev'ry
Mountain, Edelweiss, The Lonely Goatherd,
Sixteen Going on Seventeen, and of course the
glorious title song The Sound of Music.
THE SOUND OF MUSIC tells the uplifting true story of Maria, the fun-loving governess who changes the lives of the widowed Captain Von Trapp and his seven children by re-introducing them to music, culminating in the family's escape across the mountains.
The original Broadway production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC won six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and was Rogers and Hammerstein's biggest success. The 1965 movie starring Julie Andrews as Maria won five Oscars, including Best Picture, and remains one of the most popular movies of all time.
This dazzling production from the home of West End musical theatre – the famous London Palladium – is produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Company and David Ian Productions, and is presented in New Zealand by Lunchbox Theatrical Productions and David Atkins Enterprises.
WELLINGTON – From 12 September – St James Theatre
AUCKLAND – From 3 October – The Civic
Tickets on sale in June.
Headed by James Cundall, Lunchbox Theatrical Productions is one of Australasia's leading producers of live entertainment, and over the last two decades has created a reputation for bringing top quality international productions to audiences across five continents.
Since 1992, Lunchbox Theatrical Productions has produced a wide array of live entertainment including musicals (Annie, Chicago, Cats, We Will Rock You, Chicago, Miss Saigon, Les Miserables, South Pacific, Mamma Mia, West Side Story, The Phantom of the Opera); spectaculars (Cirque du Soleil's Alegria, Riverdance); boutique shows (Les Ballet Trockadero de Monte Carlo, Stomp, Circus Oz, Potted Potter, Slava's Snowshow); musical concerts (ABBA Mania, The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, The Bootleg Beatles); international artists (Elaine Paige, Bryn Terfel, David Helfgott, Clive James, Ricky Martin); concerts (The Last Night of the Proms for the Hong Kong Handover, The Grimethorpe Colliery Band); plays (The 39 Steps, The Woman in Black); children's shows (Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, Barney the Dinosaur); as well as The Imperial Ice Stars productions of The Sleeping Beauty on Ice, Swan Lake on Ice , Cinderella on Ice and The Nutcracker on Ice to name just a few.
Lunchbox Theatrical Productions is based in the UK with companies in Hong Kong, Singapore, The Philippines, Australia and New Zealand. www.lunchbox-productions.com


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X3 vs Q5 - quirky key decision
I've spent the better part of a week going back and forth between the Q5 and the X3. I've been leaning towards the Q5.I currently have a 2010 A3 TDI, and want something a little less pokey. (Hey where is the A3 when I need it?)
Q5 pros: more comforable seats, quieter, nicer lines, adjustable arm rest, nicer wheels, closer dealer, $1000 loyalty, USAA pricing, 19" wheels
Q5 cons: no radio buttons, 4 spoke wheel, armrest covers cupholders, bad all weather mats, no start/stop 2.0
X3 pros: 3 spoke wheel, nicer dash and layout, radio buttons, more horsepower, better gas mileage?, faster 0-60, lighter, 4 year maintenance, made in USA, passenger lumbar, larger rear opening, weathertech mats, larger nav screen, $1000 holiday cash, USAA pricing, Spartenburg delivery
X3 cons: less attractive exterior, black body cladding, further dealer, run flat tires, 18" tires
But, crazy as it seems, my BIGGEST HATE of the Q5 is that I cannot just simply and quick change between the two or three radio stations I listen to. It seems crazy that this should be a deciding element, but unless I get some sense that is will not be a five step process, I feel I will spend years being frustrated over this simple item, and should go to the X3.
I expect I may get the 3.0 on both, but I felt that the 2.0 on the Q5 was MUCH quieter and smoother than the 2.0 on the X3. Am I way off base here?
Any thoughts on whether to NOT get the 3.0 on either?
Thanks in advance!
I don't know if this helps but when I read the "pros" list for the X3 I was smiling and nodding while for the Q5 I was like "ehh."
My 2 cents would be that this X3 is the best vehicle I have ever owned (my 4th BMW). I can't believe I get 23mpg with 300HP in an SUV and I have a lead foot. I would also add that while I hated the run flats in my 3 series cars, I don't mind them at all in an SUV. They don't don't punish you like they do with the low profile tires.
If it helps, I'm trading my 2010 Q5 Prestige in tomorrow and heading to the PDC on the 20th for a new X3. I really thought the Q5 was cool when I bought it 3 years ago and it's pretty much loaded to the gills, but it's just feeling so ho-hum these days that I decided it was time for some change. That, and my warrantee is toast due to mileage...
Good luck with your decision.
Three radio stations? That's so 20th century! You could find one and stick with it. Or you could stream via bluetooth from a smartphone.
Or you could get the better car. The dealer may be less convenient, but you won't be there often.
OP, take both vehicles out for an extended test drive and decide which is best for your needs. In general, both vehicles are very good with pros-n-cons. BMW is the better overall performer but Audi has strong points.
Regarding the maintenance plan, it is standard with BMW, optional with Audi with their AudiCare.
I was prepared to commit to ordering a Q5 (for my wife). Had some extra time two weekends ago and took at X3 28i for a test drive. Overall, my wife like it better. Still need to look at option packages (Sport Activity, Premium Sound and DHP) but otherwise planning for PCD in April.
I cannot do anything with sports seats. Do to my wife's shoulder issue, anything with a bolster like that cause lots of pain. She does find the regular seats comfortable in both the Q5 and the X3.
You need to know that I've been driving Japanese Bullet Proof vehicles for years. So, I decided to take a chance and buy a BMW which I've always found to be THE most fun vehicles to drive. I have many friend's that own and have owned various models.
Road in a friend's Q5 3.2Quattro (fully loaded) last night for the first time and I was really impressed. For context, I have a 2006 BMW X3 (3.0i, manual, m-sport, etc. fully loaded). The Q5 is strikingly attractive, compared with the X3. The current X3 has always left me saying "meh" in terms of styling. It's fine, but... I have not driven either, but the Q5 is in my opinion a more coherent, put-together package.
I do agree with your gripe though: For the number of buttons in the Q5, why is the radio so difficult to manage??? It's like Audi had a Button Fiesta or found a huge, going-out-of-busienss sale at Discount Buttonville for the number of buttons in there! :) All of that said, if I had to buy a mid-size SUV today, I would take the Q5 over the X3. But since neither is available with a manual transmission, this is just an opinion.
San Francisco, CA
2006 X3 3.0i (manual, m-sport, premium, xenons, premium stereo, PDC) (currently with 43K miles)
2006 BMW 330Cic (manual, m-sport, premium, xenons, HK stereo, PDC) (sold)
2006 Mini CooperS convertible (manual, sport, premium, xenons, HK stereo, PDC) (sold)
1998 Audi A4 2.8Q (tiptronic, premium, bose stereo) (sold)
can't decide :(
love this thread! i started off thinking i wanted the Q5 but with time it lost it's appeal and i was still drawn to the BMW brand. X3 is a good alternative but the look of the Q5 is nicer. i actually now am seriously considering the X1 because i like the look of it better than the X3 proportionally.
any thoughts on the X1? don't really need something of SUV size so considering the smaller X1. thanks everyone, appreciate any insight you can give :)
I was leaning heavily to the X1, then I drove the X3. The interior quality is night and day.
Owned an Audi and crashed it. There was no nice BMW Assist person to help coordinate the police and the ambulances. I loved my Audi but won't go back into them until they support telematics like OnStar, mBrace, or the like. Q5 is nice, nice interior and nice ride.
I recently had an x1 loaner and found it cramped and the steering felt overly heavy for a 7/8 sized x3. The x3 with the same n20 engine also felt more nimble which is counterintuitive given the larger dimensions. Neither car had enough power for my tastes as my car is a 35i.
Prosgal, take a look at the Infiniti EX37! Smaller (by a bit) than the X3 but a very nice car with great performance and exceptional reliability without the "bionic Cheeta" look of the FX series. For fuel economy the new MB GLK will be running a diesel next year. Again a smaller car than the BMW but very nicely appointed inside and a solid platform. There are others as well out there so look around -- while you are looking check out the Porsche Cayenne just to see how great these cars can really be -- a benchmark if you will.:rofl: Good luck!:thumbup:
Personally, living in San Francisco, the smaller size of the X1 is a huge benefit. But then I'm single without kids. The shorter length helps with parallel parking and the width helps in tight garages or supermarket parking lots. To my eye, the proportions of the X1 look just right where the X3 looks a little off. I drive a 2006 X3, so clearly quality of interior materials was never high on my list of criteria. The new X1 is a step up from my '06 X3.
San Francisco, CA (and Seattle, WA)
Start/stop function is crap, people hate it.
thanks everyone
thank u for the great insight from everyone! so much to consider. wanted to take advantage of the december deals but don't know if i'll be able to decide in the next couple of weeks although i've been pondering for the last 6 months :) a tougher decision since i won't be leasing and want to buy, more of a long term commitment. leaning toward the X1 but that start/stop function is annoying...i'll ck out the infiniti ex and mercedes glk. porsche cayenne? nice! but out of the price range! thanks! happy holidays!
I dont get the issue with the radio and stations, all you have to do is program in settings and it's less than a click away, ask your dealer to show you. the MMI on the Q5 is very different from the A3 nd it's a lot easier and more functional to scroll through. In my opinion and I own both an A4 which has a similar interior to the Q5 and an X3, and let me tell you the controls in MMI are more interesting than the idrive, the radio is easier to work it, the nav is better, you can actually control auto lamps delay were you have a lot of complaints in x3, in terms of sirius radio you can actually see song title and artist when you highlite station no need to select unlike the x3, and the audi is a lot easier to code if you like to change more advanced settings. The facelift on the Audi is really nice BMW's comingg very soon, the new 3.0T engine on the Audi is also one of ward's top ten. In terms of gadgets and electronics it's audi hands down, but I give the drive to BMW. but again I haven't tried the 3.0T engine with the 8 speed.
Wally, if you need a shorter/smaller car then why not look at the new Ford Focus ST! Only available in a stick and it is shorter and smaller than the '06 X3 -- probably the X1 too. Another choice for a stick is the Mini if you want to stay "foreign". Both would be great in the city, what with all the hills and all -- which by now you have mastered I am sure!:D
My wife and I need a larger ride so we bought the X3. :thumbup:
There are multiple ways to change radio stations on the X3, but my favorite when I know the exact station that I want is to use the voice command. Simple as saying 'FM 91.3'.
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The validity of put options with reference to the FDI Policy has not specifically considered by courts, they are a standard feature in investment agreements by foreigners. However, the wording of the put option clause differs in each investment agreement. Corporate lawyers are also known to structure the option in a crafty way so that it is not in violation of law. The following discussion captures the legal issues surrounding put options:
1) Put options on shares of public companies impose restrictions on the transferability of their shares, by restricting the freedom of the shareholder to sell the share to the person who exercises the option. Under Section 111A of the Companies Act, 1956 shares of a company are freely transferable and restrictions on their transferability cannot be imposed (even in a private contract between shareholders). Hence, put options on shares of public companies were considered to be invalid, from a strict enforcement point of view. However, the Companies Act 2013 contains specifically permits enforcement of contracts for transfer of securities privately amongst shareholders (or between shareholders and third parties).
2) Put options on shares of public companies are violative of the Securities Contracts Regulation Act (SCRA). This is because they are derivative contracts, which, as per the SCRA, are valid only if they are listed on a stock exchange. Second, as per a Central Government notification issued pursuant to the SCRA, only specific contracts where the transfer of shares occurs almost simultaneously (or within a very short time) with the agreement coming into legal effect, and which are executed within the framework prescribed by a stock exchange are valid. These contracts are known as spot delivery contracts or contracts for cash or hand delivery or special delivery. In the case of put options granted to investors, however, the right to purchase is exercised much after the options agreement is legally effective – hence, it is understood to be illegal as it does not meet the above requirements.
The only exception to this is the options that are themselves listed and traded on the exchange.
3) Put options granted to foreigners could be violate Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) - The Foreign Direct Investment Policy circular of the Central Government issued in 2011 had initially contained a clause stating that in-built options in investment transactions are not permitted (which appeared to include put options, as per the view taken by legal experts). However, the clause was later withdrawn through a corrigendum issued by the government – which came as a relief to corporate lawyers.
However, certain put options purport to promise a guaranteed rate of return – e.g. a minimum internal rate of return of 25 percent. It is possible for such options to be considered as similar to debt – in that case, they will constitute external commercial borrowings (ECBs) and will have to comply with the provision of ECB Regulations. ECB Regulations are relatively restrictive and it many investment transactions may be in violation of them if ECB Regulations are attracted.
Those who are interested in further reading can go read the following:
- MCX Stock Exchange Limited v. Securities & Exchange Board of India & Ors. 2012 (114) BomLR 1002
- Naresh K. Agarwalla v. Canbank Financial Services Ltd. (2010) 6 SCC 178
- SEBI's letter to Cairn India, available at url: http://www.sebi.gov.in/takeover/cairnlof.pdf, last visited on 3 October 2011.
- SEBI's informal guidance to Vulcan Engineers, CFD/DCR/16403/2011.
- Nishkalp Investments & Trading v. Hinduja TMT Ltd. (2008) 143 CompCas 2004 (BOM)
- Bhagwati Developers v. Peerless General Finance and Investment Company Limited, http://judis.nic.in/supremecourt/imgs1.aspx?filename=40558
News items
- http://www.ibtimes.com/private-equity-exits-india-double-it-it-enabled-services-sectors-lead-exits-1398469
- http://www.dnaindia.com/money/1887172/report-weak-rupee-hampers-private-equity-exits
- http://www.dnaindia.com/money/1648134/report-deutsche-bank-exits-lodha-with-55pct-returns
- http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-08-19/news/41425277_1_indiabulls-real-estate-entire-stake-realty


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- 5 cups chicken stock or low-sodium broth
- 1 cup pearl barley, rinsed
- 4 small red potatoes, each cut into 8 wedges
- 2 bay leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 small onion, cut into 1/2-inch dice
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 cup frozen baby lima beans
- 2 plum tomatoes—halved, seeded and diced
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 cup crumbled queso fresco or farmer cheese (6 1/2 ounces)
- 1 tablespoon chopped flat-leaf parsley
In a large saucepan, combine the stock with the barley, potatoes, bay leaves and cumin and bring to a boil. Simmer over moderate heat until the barley begins to soften, about 15 minutes.
In a skillet, heat the oil. Add the onion and garlic and cook over moderately high heat until they begin to brown, 7 minutes.
Add the lima beans, onion and garlic to the barley and simmer until the barley and potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes. Add the tomatoes, season with salt and pepper and simmer until piping hot, about 2 minutes. Discard the bay leaves. Ladle the soup into bowls, top with the cheese and parsley and serve.


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Contrasting InvenSense (NYSE:INVN) & Zebra Technologies Corporation (ZBRA)
InvenSense (NYSE: INVN) and Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) are both technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitabiliy, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
46.5% of InvenSense shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Zebra Technologies Corporation shares are held by institutional investors. 14.2% of InvenSense shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Zebra Technologies Corporation shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
This table compares InvenSense and Zebra Technologies Corporation's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
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|Return on Equity
|Return on Assets
|Zebra Technologies Corporation
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares InvenSense and Zebra Technologies Corporation's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
|Gross Revenue
|Price/Sales Ratio
|Earnings Per Share
|Price/Earnings Ratio
|Zebra Technologies Corporation
|$3.59 billion
|$602.00 million
Zebra Technologies Corporation has higher revenue and earnings than InvenSense. Zebra Technologies Corporation is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than InvenSense, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility and Risk
InvenSense has a beta of 2.58, suggesting that its stock price is 158% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zebra Technologies Corporation has a beta of 1.62, suggesting that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for InvenSense and Zebra Technologies Corporation, as provided by MarketBeat.
|Sell Ratings
|Hold Ratings
|Buy Ratings
|Strong Buy Ratings
|Rating Score
|Zebra Technologies Corporation
InvenSense presently has a consensus price target of $11.14, indicating a potential downside of 14.22%. Zebra Technologies Corporation has a consensus price target of $96.83, indicating a potential downside of 3.17%. Given Zebra Technologies Corporation's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Zebra Technologies Corporation is more favorable than InvenSense.
Zebra Technologies Corporation beats InvenSense on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About InvenSense
InvenSense, Inc. (InvenSense) is engaged in designing, developing, marketing and selling of sensor system-on-chip (SoC), including accelerometers, gyroscopes and microphones for the mobile, wearable, smart home, gaming, industrial and automotive market segments. The Company delivers solutions based on its motion and sound technology; focused on solutions, such as smartphones, tablets, wearables, console and portable video gaming devices, digital television and set-top box remote controls, fitness accessories, sports equipment, digital still cameras, automobiles, ultra-books, laptops, hearing aids, stabilization systems, tools, navigation devices, remote controlled toys and other household consumer and industrial devices. Its motion solutions detect and track an object's motion in three-dimensional space.
About Zebra Technologies Corporation
Zebra Technologies Corporation designs, manufactures and sells a range of automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) products. The Company's AIDC products include mobile computers, barcode scanners, radio frequency identification (RFID) readers, wireless local area network (WLAN) products, specialty printers for barcode labeling and personal identification, real-time location systems (RTLS), related accessories and supplies, such as self-adhesive labels and other consumables, and utilities and application software. The Company operates through two segments: Enterprise, which comprises its mobile computing, data capture, RFID and WLAN products, and services, and Legacy Zebra, which comprises barcode and card printing, location solutions, supplies and services. The Company's products are used in automatic identification (auto ID), data collection and personal identification applications.
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The study reported here deals with the exploitation of perfluorinated graded index polymer optical fiber bandwidth to add further services in a home/office network. The fiber properties are exhibited in order to check if perfluorinated graded index plastic optical fiber (PFGI-POF) is suitable to support a multiplexing transmission. According to the high bandwidth length of plastic fibers, both at 850 nm and 1,300 nm, the extension of the classical baseband existing network is proposed to achieve a dual concept, allowing the indoor coverage of wireless signals transmitted using the Radio over Fiber technology. The simultaneous transmission of a 10 GbE signal and a wireless signal is done respectively at 850 nm and 1,300 nm on a single plastic fiber using wavelength division multiplexing commercially available devices. The penalties have been evaluated both in digital (Bit Error Rate measurement) and radiofrequency (Error Vector Magnitude measurement) domains.
Nowadays, the plastic fiber technology remains one of the challenging solutions for small office/home office network deployments as compared to the glass fiber technology. In fact, polymer fibers are less brittle and more flexible than glass and should reasonably restrict their use to home/office applications where their easy handling should aid the "
To the authors' knowledge, the combined transmission of high data rate (10 Gbps) digital baseband signal with radiofrequency signal, using low cost wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) devices and PFGI-POF fibers, is reported for the first time. To this end, PFGI-POF should be fully characterized as a multiple transmission media both at 850 nm and 1,300 nm. The methodology used to demonstrate the multi-services concept is described in this review manuscript. The first part will report the PFGI-POF properties of the commercially available fibers able to support the multi-services distribution (description of the core and cladding material, numerical aperture, mode field diameter, attenuation and bandwidth). Then, results obtained for the 10 GbE transmission over the PFGI-POF at 850 nm are reported in the second part, in which the advantages and drawbacks of each PFGI-POF will be highlighted. In a third part, Radio over Fiber system based on PFGI-POF will be presented. Finally, the multi-services distribution deployed on PFGI-POF is demonstrated for home/office network with a great robustness against the transmission of several radiofrequency standards which clearly demonstrated the bandwidth capacities of such optical fibers.
The first part clearly describes the PFGI-POF physical properties aiming to demonstrate the potential of such fibers for high speed and dual transmission scheme.
Thermoplastic PMMA (Polymethylmethacrylate) has been the first material used for POF fabrication. Known under the acronym Plexiglass®, the PMMA is an organic compound based on a polymerized material with an amorphous structure and a glass transition temperature (Tg) close to 100 °C. The Plexiglass® is composed of several MMA monomers, each of them showing 8 C–H bonds as described in
By replacing the hydrogen atoms with fluorine atoms inside the fiber core, it is possible to reject the absorption bands (C–F bonds) of the used material to the infra-red spectra, far away from the telecommunication window (850 nm–1,550 nm). According to the available [
Nevertheless, even if the fiber attenuation decreases to 15 dB/km at 1,300 nm ( the interfacial gel polymerization technique; the centrifuging process and the combined copolymerization/rotating methods; the combined extrusion of the core and the cladding materials.
the interfacial gel polymerization technique;
the centrifuging process and the combined copolymerization/rotating methods;
the combined extrusion of the core and the cladding materials.
During this process, the formation of a gel layer is done in the inner wall of the tube (polymer gel phase) and the smaller size monomer diffuses from the edge of the preform to the center in order to form the graded index profile. The graded index profile is correlated to the dopant distribution inside the preform. This fabrication process is applied to fabricate the fiber preform at Asahi Glass Company (AGC): the obtained fiber is known under the Lucina acronym.
Owing to the density difference between the two monomers, the centrifuging method [
The PFGI-POF is then obtained by using both the fabricated preform and classical means able to draw the fiber.
The Chromis fiberoptics company lead by W. White has performed the fabrication of POF based on the CYTOP® material with the use of the co-extrusion process (no preform fabrication has to be done). Two extruders, containing respectively the CYTOP® material for the cladding and the CYTOP® fluoropolymer including dopant for the fiber core, are used to fill a heated tube (
The fiber length inside a building is generally limited between 50 m and 300 m [
This fiber has a 120 μm core diameter and a numerical aperture close to 0.185. Since April 2009, AGC Company has proposed Lucina-X PFGI-POF that includes a double cladding in order to decrease the sensitivity of such fibers to bending effects. Since 2005, Chromis Fiberoptics used the co-extrusion process to fabricate the PFGI-POF. This process is well adapted to mass production as no preform is needed. The core diameter of the Chromis Fiber Optics PFGI-POF varies from 50 μm up to 120 μm (
The evolution of the PFGI-POF numerical aperture (far field measurement according to the standardized procedures [
The evolution of the mode field diameter inside the PFGI-POF core has been evaluated as an important parameter. In fact, mismatches between photodetector active area and fiber core diameter may cause excess optical losses [
Contrary to the single mode fiber (SMF), the frequency response of the multimode fiber strongly depends on the spatial distribution of the power within the fiber and therefore on the modal launching conditions. This spatial distribution is correlated to the number of propagation mode inside the fiber core: the intermodal dispersion is the main limitation of the fiber bandwidth. Depending on the index profile and the wavelength, mode groups propagate at different velocities and the difference in propagation time between the fastest and the slowest modes groups is known as the Differential Mode Delays. Even if the PFGI-POF have been optimized to reduce these delays (graded index profile), the DMD should be minimized in order to provide a high bandwidth/length product suitable for high speed communication.
The measured DMD are well correlated to the fiber bandwidth measurement (
The "
To confirm the high potential of the PFGI-POF to a misalignment, optical losses measurements (
We have shown that the four presented PFGI-POF exhibit some interesting properties: acceptable fiber attenuation, high fiber bandwidth, core diameter and NA suitable to be compatible with commercially available devices such as 850 nm VCSEL and large active area (#70 μm) photodetectors. Moreover, the PFGI-POF remains a very challenging solution for home office/small office networks due to their ease of connection. No expensive tools are required to provide a clean facet of the fiber, contrary to the glass fiber world. Clip-on connectors have been developed by Nexans and Chromis Fiberoptics to be fixed on the external coating of the PFGI-POF which favor the
A preliminary study dealing with lower data rate (1.25 Gbps) has been performed according to the Gigabit Ethernet standard (GbE). The transmission has been demonstrated through the large core diameter Lucina fiber at 850 nm (length: 100 m up to 300 m). The Bit Error Rate (BER) has been measured as a function of the received optical power to exhibit the power dispersion penalties of the PFGI-POF at 1.25 Gbps (
In order to vary the optical power inside the PFGI-POF link, a tailormade optical attenuator (
The eye diagram of the fiber link is depicted in
In [
The transmission of a 10.3125 Gbps baseband signal over the four PFGI-POF (GigaPOF50-SR, GigaPOF62-SR, GigaPOF120-SR and Lucina) has been performed (
The BER values from the measurements performed on the GigaPOF50-SR PFGI-POF did not provide any good results and a concentricity mismatching between the fiber core and the cladding is suspected. The exhibited power dispersion penalties are summarized for a BER = 10−9 in
The main conclusions are summarized in [
An increase of the transmission length as well as the data rate are reported which clearly demonstrated the enhancement of the PFGI-POF performances. The 40 Gbps transmission over 30 m of the GigaPof-50SR both at 1,550 nm and 850 nm has already been reported by [
In 2007, an interesting comparative study between glass and PFGI-POF has been performed regarding the sensitivity of such fibers to the offset launch, for data rate close to 40 Gbps and link length of less than 100 m [
The previous section of the paper has clearly demonstrated that the PFGI-POF is a suitable candidate for high speed baseband signal transmission up to 10 Gbps with fiber length close to 100 m. This length value is compatible with an in-building network. Before describing the RoF technology, the CATV over POF is introduced as the transmitted signal is of the same nature as those used in RoF transmission. The feasibility of transmitting analogue CATV signals over a combination of singlemode and POF links has been demonstrated [
The RoF technology allows the transmission of the radiofrequency narrow band or ultra wide band signal (RF) from a central office to several picocell access points able to provide RF coverage in shadowed areas. Of the POF available on the market, only the perfluorinated CYTOP® based plastic fiber is used for the distribution of radio signals over optical multimode fiber (RoF), mainly owing to its relative low attenuation in the infrared domain (contrary to the PMMA based POF). In [
The results show that the Lucina fiber constitutes without any doubt a promising candidate in RoF system using commercially available components manufactured for glass fibers. Moreover, because of its higher core diameter, POF does not induce modal noise penalties as in glass multimode fiber links [
It has been clearly demonstrated that the PFGI-POF could be a challenging solution—not only for the high data rate baseband transmission (reasonably up to 10 Gbps) but also for the deployment of a RoF system—each of these subsystems being tested with fiber length from 50 m to 100 m. The high bandwidth capacities of the PFGI-POF both at 850 nm and 1,300 nm could be exploited to transmit simultaneously the two desired signals over the same fiber. The coarse wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) devices available in the glass fiber world are used to achieve dual transmission and to address the multi-services concept with PFGI-POF (
The evaluation of the penalties owing to the mismatching between the WDM devices and the PFGI-POF wass proposed and realized by using the test setup depicted in
From the devices used, the lowest cost infrastructure currently achievable with components off the shelf is obtained. This photonic system appears to be a costless evolution from a typical 10 GbE network that offers the transmission of different services that potentially have overlapping spectra: only the low cost wavelength multiplexing devices are then needed to add a further service (radio signal) to a typical 10 GbE fiber network. The penalties and the performance of the developed system are then exhibited for the digital (850 nm path) and the radio over fiber (1,300 nm path) signals. The WDM devices used in these experiments have already been characterized and reported in [
It is clear that the GigaPOF62-SR (length: 100 m) could minimize the BER in such a system compared to the Lucina-X PFGI-POF.
A BER value close to 10−11 is then achieved with the fiber produced by Chromis Fiberoptics. The best BER value obtained with the Lucina-X fiber (length: 100 m) is 10−4. The core diameter and numerical aperture mismatching, between the Lucina-X plastics fiber (120 μm) and the WDM devices based on 50 μm core diameter glass multimode fiber, induce a mode filtering at the photoreceiver part resulting in additional penalties. A decrease of the fiber length close to 50 m obtains a 5 × 10−8 BER (
Better results are obtained with such patchcords because the insertion losses of the WDM devices are not taken into account in such measurements. This last experiment demonstrates without any doubt that the penalties are due to the core diameter and numerical aperture mismatching between the WDM devices based on 50-μm glass fiber and the PFGI-POF. These penalties have been evaluated respectively close to −9 dB and −2.4 dB for the Lucina-X and the GigaPOF62-SR.
The Radio over Fiber (RoF) analyses done at 1,300 nm are reported in
The paper has highlighted the capacities of the PFGI-POF able to support both the transmission of the high data rate baseband standard (up to 10 Gbps) and the radiofrequency signal with RoF technology. It is clear that the fiber length is restricted to 100 m owing to the multimode behavior of the PFGI-POF which limits the fiber modal bandwidth both in the radio and digital domains at 850 nm and 1,300 nm. The penalties inherent to the fiber have been exhibited in the two domains and high transmission quality has been obtained for the transmitted signal. The multi-services concept has been demonstrated with such fibers. Even if the 120 μm based PFGI-POF seems to be penalized due to the core diameter, the simultaneous transmission of a 10 GbE signal and a RF wireless signal respectively at 850 nm and 1,300 nm, with commercial off the shelf devices, has been achieved through 100 m of PFGI-POF (Lucina X and GigaPO62-SR). The results obtained with such topology clearly demonstrated the bandwidth capacities of the PFGI-POF for the deployment of small office/home office network based on the multi-services concept.
Multi-services concept based on PFGI-POF and deployed inside a building.
Molecular geometry and bonding of the Plexiglas® (
Spectral attenuation of the graded index POF as compared to glass fiber [
Interfacial gel polymerization method used by Koike
Manufacturing processes used by Chromis Fiberoptics (co-extrusion process [
Optical backscattering measurement of the PFGI-POF.
Far field measurement of the PFGI-POF.
Evolution of the mode field diameter inside the core of the GigaPOF-120.
DMD scanning of the four PFGI-POF at 850 nm (length: 200 m). (
Optical Fiber modal bandwidth measurement as a function of the transverse offset launch. The measurement has been performed in a restricted mode launch condition (200 m).
Material dispersion of glass and polymer fibers [
Optical losses measurement owing to a lateral offset.
BER measurement as a function of the received optical power.
Description of the designed attenuator.
BER measurement as a function of the received optical power: (
10GBase-SR mask testing and isoBER measurement applied to GigaPOF62-SR.
EVM variation as a function of fiber type and length for UMTS signal (
In Phase/Quadrature (IQ) constellation diagrams ((QPSK Quadrature Phase Shift Keying) and Dual Carrier Modulation schemes) and evolution of the EVM as a function of the fiber length (GMMF: glass multimode fiber
Overview of the test setup used to evaluate the performance of the multi-services concept on PFGI-POF.
Overview of the commercially available POF.
Measured DMD as a function of the fiber type.
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Measurement of the power dispersion penalties (dB) of the optical link.
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This work was supported by the ERDF (European Regional Development Fund) and by the Nord-Pas-de-Calais Region (France).


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So when is Best Buy South opening? Sept. 12
Best Buy South in Rochester's Shoppes on Maine development is obviously close to opening.
But how close? What day will it open?
Since I posted this item speculating about an opening date, I got word that the date is Sept. 12. Not sure if that is the first days doors open or if that is a grand opening or if it is both.
But you should be able to buy me a gift from Best Buy on Sept. 12. Heh.
Thanks to Josh Banks, our Rochester 2.0 correspondent, for this pic.