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USC and its fans head to the Bay Area once again, this time with revenge in mind for Stanford.
The consensus No. 6 USC Trojans (8-1, 6-1 in the Pac-10) make their final trip outside of Southern California in the 2008 regular season this Saturday, November 15, to face the Stanford Cardinal (5-5, 4-3) at 4 p.m. (PDT) at Stanford Stadium and in front of a Versus network national cable TV audience. This is the 87th meeting between USC and Stanford in a series dating to 1905 (the Cardinal are the Trojans' oldest rival) with Troy holding a 58-25-3 edge. A season ago, Stanford recorded one of the most stunning upsets in college football history, beating the 41-point favorite Trojans, 24-23. In the previous meeting on the Farm, in 2006, USC pounded the Cardinal 42-0, in what was – at the time – the Trojans' fifth consecutive win over Stanford.
A week ago, the Trojan defense added another notch to its belt of domination in 2008, silencing the California Golden Bears, 17-3, at the Coliseum. USC's defensive performance in 2008 – should it be sustained through the final three games – would have to be considered one of the most impressive in modern college football history. The Trojans are now allowing just 206 yards and fewer than seven points per game. Meanwhile, the Cardinal's hopes of clinching a bowl bid just two seasons after finishing 1-11 were dashed with six seconds to play, as Oregon rallied for a closing touchdown in a 35-28 win in rainy Eugene. The Cardinal had rallied from an early 17-3 deficit to take a 28-27 lead with just over two minutes left in the game.
Trojan Coach Pete Carroll will coach is 100th game for USC on Saturday. He is in his eighth season (84-15, 55-10 in the Pac-10) having led the Trojans to six consecutive Pac-10 crowns, 11-win seasons, BCS bowl appearances and top-4 national finishes, including two national championships. Meanwhile, Stanford headman Jim Harbaugh (9-13 at Stanford, 7-9 Pac-10, and 39-19 overall as a head coach) is in his second season in Palo Alto. Harbaugh announced his intentions to turn the Stanford program around quickly a season ago, going a surprising 4-8, including wins over USC and rival Cal. Now, he has the Cardinal on the precipice of their first bowl appearance since 2001. He's done it with a smashmouth rushing attack on offense and a high-risk, high-reward attacking style of defense that leads the conference in sacks, but is susceptible to big plays.
Stanford Offense
Offensive coordinator David Shaw's unit has become a run-first, run-second and run-it-again attack in 2008. The Cardinal are averaging 207 yards per game on the ground, second in the Pac-10 and 17th in the nation. A year ago, Stanford averaged just 111 yards rushing. The Cardinal are also incredibly efficient in the red zone, scoring on 33 of 35 opportunities, good for fourth nationally. However, while Shaw and Harbaugh have definitely played toward their strength by running the ball early and often, one could make the case that Stanford has had to step up their rushing attack because it just doesn't have a reliable passer. Junior Tavita Pritchard has improved his completion percentage from a season ago (to nearly 60 percent in 2008), but has thrown as many interceptions (nine) as touchdowns. Stanford's 134.9 yards passing per game is last in the Pac-10 and a big reason the Cardinal rank just sixth in total offense in the conference. Sophomore Alex Loukas has seen time in eight games behind Pritchard – most extensively in the past four weeks – but is more of a running threat, averaging 5.5 yards in 30 carries, but completing just four-of-13 passes.
A big part of the Cardinal's struggles on offense is the lack of a reliable deep threat or an experienced, physical presence. The loss of Richard Sherman to a knee injury in September really hurts. In his stead, 6'2" sophomore Ryan Whalen has become Stanford's leading receiver, with 34 grabs. However, he has just one TD and averages less than 12 yards per catch. Classmate Doug Baldwin is the only other wideout with more than Sherman's eight catches – he has 18, including three scores. He is a big play threat, with six plays of more than 35 yards in 2008 – but only two of those came on receptions. He is a threat on reverses. At tight end, junior Jim Dray is a big-time blocker, but both of his catches this season have gone for TDs. Senior Austin Gunder and freshman Coby Fleener have combined for 23 grabs from the TE spot.
The big numbers have come from the Stanford rushing attack, which has accounted for 23 of the team's 33 touchdowns. Junior Toby Gerhart has become a physical force in 2008, rushing for 932 yards and 13 TDs so far. He's on track to record Stanford's first 1,000-yard season since Tommy Vardell in 1991, and has hit the 100-yard mark in six games. He's also caught nine passes, but his day was cut short a week ago in Oregon by a strained right hamstring. He's questionable for Saturday. If he can't go, senior Anthony Kimble is a solid backup. Kimble has 650 yards and five scores in 2008, and notched 106 yards at Oregon in Gerhart's stead. He's had three 100-yard outings in 2008, and also has 11 pass receptions. Fullbacks Owen Marecic and Josh Catron do not have a carry this year, but are solid lead blockers and catch a pass from time to time.
Part of the credit for the emergence of Stanford's rushing attack has to go to a maturing and improving offensive line, led by senior center Alex Fletcher, an awards candidate who returned to the spot after earning second-team all-conference kudos as a guard in 2007. The group has also limited sacks, allowing just 16 through 10 games. Flanking Fletcher are sophomores Chase Beeler and Andrew Phillips, at left and right guard respectively. Both have missed a game or two to injury, but are healthy for Saturday. Junior RT Chris Marinelli has performed well, and even served a utility role, filling in at both guard spots when injuries arose. Senior Ben Muth has started every game at left tackle in 2008. Sophomore Bert McBride and junior Matt Kopa provide the most experienced depth at all spots.
Stanford Defense
Much like the offense, Stanford's defense, led by co-coordinators Andy Buh and Ron Lynn, has also improved in the rushing facet. The Cardinal are fifth in the Pac-10, allowing 126.6 yards per game on the ground, a big step in the right direction (they were ninth a season ago in departed Scott Shafer's 3-4 alignment). Stanford's defense has also been extremely opportunistic in recent weeks, posting a +8 turnover margin in the past two games (after the Cardinal were -9 through eight games). Against the pass, however, it's been a different story. While the Cardinal are tied for the conference lead with 30 sacks, showing their love for pressuring quarterbacks from all over the field, that high-risk plan has left the Stanford secondary open to attack. The Cardinal pass defense has allowed nearly 250 yards per game in the air, ranking last in the conference and No. 113 nationally. They've allowed more than 345 yards in the air three times, and have notched only six interceptions.
Up front, the Cardinal's 4-3 is led by senior defensive end Pannel Egboh and junior counterpart Erik Lorig. Lorig has 33 stops, including three sacks, while Egboh has 25 including 3.5 for loss. Redshirt freshman Tom Keiser and junior Tom McAndrew have been revelations in the end rotation. Keiser has six sacks and McAndrew three in reserve duty. In the middle, another rotation featuring senior nose tackle Ekom Udofia, junior nose tackle Brian Bulcke, sophomore tackle Sione Fua and redshirt freshman tackle Matt Masifilo has performed decently. Udofia is the vocal leader and has 23 tackles, while Bulcke leads the interior linemen with three sacks.
Stanford's real defensive leaders are senior weakside linebacker Pat Maynor and junior strongsider Clinton Snyder. Maynor leads the Cardinal with 64 tackles, including 8.5 for loss and four sacks. His size (6'2", 225) belies his physicality. Snyder, meanwhile has 50 stops, three sacks and three forced fumbles. The one issue here has been so-so play from the MLB spot. Sophomores Chike Amajoyi and Nick Macaluso have shared time – Macaluso has battled injuries all season. Amajoyi has 39 tackles, while Macaluso has 20 in just six games.
Part of having a struggling pass defense means that your secondary is going to record a lot of tackles – and with its current starting foursome ranked among its top six tacklers, Stanford is no different. Junior cornerback Kris Evans has 61 tackles and two interceptions, while his counterpart on the left side, senior Wopamo Osaisai, has 57 stops and 7 pass break-ups. Junior strong safety Bo McNally is having a solid season, tying Evans for second on the team with 61 tackles and adding three interceptions and two fumble recoveries. Redshirt freshman Sean Wiser took over starting free safety duties from Taylor Skaufel in game five and hasn't let go – he has 44 tackles as he learns on the job. Freshman Michael Thomas, a natural corner, sees plenty of time in nickel situations and has 36 tackles and a pick.
Stanford Special Teams
Senior placekicker Aaron Zagory has made 12-of-14 field goals and 32-of-33 PATs, and hasn't missed from closer than 42 yards. Zagory also took over kickoff duties from freshman Travis Golia midway through the season., but has just one touchback in 30 kickoffs. Redshirt freshman punter David Green averages 40.5 yards per boot, but Stanford's 37.8 net yards per punt leads the conference, as only 11 of his 41 punts have been returned. Baldwin is a threat as a punt returner, with two returns of more than 35 yards. He averages just less than 10 yards per. On kickoffs, freshman receiver Chris Owusu is averaging 23.5 yards per, while freshman running back Delano Howell averages over 26 yards.
USC Offensive Gameplan
Quarterback Mark Sanchez must have spent a good portion of last Saturday evening's game confused about what exactly the Trojan offense was trying to accomplish vs. California. After doubtlessly hearing all week from Steve Sarkisian, USC's offensive coordinator, that he must remain patient against an interception-happy Golden Bear defense, who could blame Sanchez if he felt he was getting mixed messages as the evening unfolded. After all, it appeared that Sanchez was perfectly capable of executing a patient, workmanlike game – until, repeatedly, the Trojans' play calling got needlessly greedy and in the way. USC's rushing attack battered the Bears for 173 rushing yards, yet was left by the wayside, time and again, as a series of apparently ill-advised passing plays helped hamstring one USC drive after another.
After three seasons of various personnel at every offensive position, many of the issues the Trojan offense has faced (and they've been kicked around ad nauseum by many surrounding the program) since the end of the Leinart-Bush era remain the same. It doesn't seem to matter if the quarterback is a perceived game-manager type, like John David Booty, or a gunslinger, as many have called Sanchez. It doesn't seem to matter if USC is experienced at receiver and running back – or green. It doesn't seem to matter if USC has a veteran offensive line, or if it's a young group. When the personnel changes, and the hiccups remain the same, there's only one place to look – coaching.
That said, Sarkisian is USC's offensive coordinator – and it appears he will remain so until he finds a head coaching position elsewhere. And, while there have been consistency issues in USC's offense – in personnel packages, play selection, in-game adjustments and the like – there are games where Sarkisian shows his growth as a gameplanner and playcaller. However, with the track record being what it is in recent seasons, the questionable decisions become magnified every week he doesn't have a "growth" game.
This week, against a Stanford defense that does everything it can to get after the quarterback — but doesn't have a ton of athleticism in pass coverage from its linebackers and depends its secondary to do the nearly impossible — the Trojans' penchant for opening the game with its passing attack should pay dividends. The four interceptions by Stanford against USC a season ago – thanks to Booty remaining in the game and throwing with a broken finger – would be two-thirds of their total in 2008. Stanford's secondary most often plays a loose cover-two, trying to keep from giving up big plays, but suffers breakdowns thanks to the blitzing it does. The Trojan offensive line will need to be on its game in pass protection. That's not to say USC can't have a nice night on the ground – the Cardinal gave up more than 300 rushing yards to Oregon last week, and 233 earlier in the season to TCU. But don't expect USC to stick by the running game too much – based on recent history and the Cardinal's struggles against the pass.
USC Defensive Gameplan
The story on the defensive side of the ball for the Trojans is completely different. Many have heard the nation-leading statistics. But there are a couple of notes that are, perhaps, even more unreal: USC has allowed one touchdown at home this season (against Oregon on Oct. 4); and USC has allowed only two second-half touchdowns in 2008 (on drives of two yards – Oregon State – and 15 yards – Arizona – thanks to turnovers). In the offense-happy 21st century, those numbers are simply hard to believe. And it continued a week ago, as a Cal team that was averaging 36 points and 171 rushing yards per game left the Coliseum with three points and 27 rushing yards.
This weekend, the Trojans will face an interesting test, rarely seen in the Pac-10 – a team focused on a power-rushing attack. In fact, Stanford's offense reminds one most of a traditional Big Ten offense, with a pair of solid running backs (one physical, one quick) and a game manager at quarterback. The problem for the Cardinal here, then, is two-fold: one, we've seen what USC has done with Big-Ten style offenses in recent seasons (Iowa, Michigan, Illinois, Ohio State); and, two, Stanford's passing attack is even weaker than those exhibited by those recent Big Ten opponents.
Lost in the talk about Stanford's stunning upset a year ago is the fact that the Cardinal offense did absolutely nothing against the USC defense until the final two drives, after Booty had already thrown three of his four picks. Sure, the Stanford offense is improved in 2008 and Pritchard has plenty of experience under his belt that he didn't have a year ago. However, the defense USC put on the field last October pales in comparison to the group that's out there right now. I expect the Trojans to absolutely bottle up Gerhart and Kimble (don't be surprised if the Cardinal insert Loukas, hoping to have some success similar to what Ohio State enjoyed on a limited basis earlier this season with Terrelle Pryor). And Pritchard, who is still not overly efficient, is likely to struggle without a presence like Sherman to put any pressure on the USC secondary.
The Pick
By all rights, this game simply should not be close. Of course, that's what everyone said in 2007, as well. I, for one, not only picked a big USC win a year ago, but a spread-covering 52-point victory. And I was not alone. So, the knee-jerk reaction here is, really, to look for ways for Stanford to – if not pull off another upset – at least keep this one surprisingly close.
Of course, the obvious answer there would involve the inconsistent USC offense. After all, it was the Trojan offense – and a number of the decisions made by the USC coaching staff about the offense – that earned more than its share of the blame for Stanford's upset win a year ago. And, with recent outings at Oregon State and Arizona – as well as last week's game – trust me, the urge to pick this game as "USC 7, Stanford 3," has crossed my mind more than once.
However, thanks to last season's debacle, Carroll should have no problem getting his troops emotionally ready for this game – another problem that has festered at times in recent seasons. Add to that a risk-taking Stanford defense that opens itself up to those big play opportunities that Sanchez (and Sarkisian) love, and you get another bounce-back performance in what has truly become an up-and-down season for USC's offense. Finally, toss in a Cardinal offense that plays right into USC's biggest defensive strengths (even if Gerhart is 100 percent), and – again – it looks like the Trojans should win big.
USC 38, Stanford 6
Tom Haire has been writing for USCFootball.com for eight years. He is the editor of a monthly trade magazine in the advertising industry. He grew up watching USC dominate the Pac-10 and the Rose Bowl and ended up a Trojan journalism school alum ('94). He's traveled from Honolulu to Palo Alto to South Bend to New York to Miami to watch college football, and has also covered the Pac-10 for both PigskinPost.com and CollegeFootballNews.com. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The FAA's release of an updated Advisory Circular 120-76B covering electronic flight bag (EFB) guidelines is raising concerns about possible increased scrutiny of Part 91 Subpart F operators of business jets that weigh more than 12,500 pounds. The AC applies to Part 135, 125, 121, 91F and 91K (fractional) operators "who want to replace required paper information with an EFB." Naturally, much of the interest surrounding the updated AC involves how it applies to tablet computers such as Apple's iPad, which has gained a huge following among pilots in all segments of aviation, as well as Android devices. Companies that require an OpSpec for EFB use will need to follow the AC guidelines closely.
While there is no overt requirement that pilots flying under Part 91 must carry charts nor do they require authorization to use an EFB, Subpart F includes a rule (91.503) that mandates accessibility of "pertinent aeronautical charts." Whatever form the charts are in must therefore meet FAA requirements, and this appears to be an avenue for FAA inspectors to be able to check that EFB-using 91F operators are complying with applicable standards as outlined in AC 120-76B.
The AC gets into more detail regarding 91F operators, pointing out, "Any Type A or Type B EFB application, as defined in this AC, may be substituted for the paper equivalent. It requires no formal operational approval as long as the guidelines of this AC are followed." While this doesn't mean that 91F operators need formal FAA approval, says Scott O'Brien, NBAA senior manager of finances and tax policy (and formerly part of the Operations Service Group), "It's in your best interest if you're 91F to make sure you're complying with the [AC requirements such as] a battery maintenance plan, a backup, decompression testing and non-interference testing. Our position is there is nothing inherently wrong with the guidelines; it's all to increase safety."
O'Brien suggests that Part 91 operators using iPads or tablets in the cockpit "be prepared to document what your mitigation strategies are," even though this isn't required by regulation. "It's in your best interest to document what your plan is. Using the guidance here, you can do that pretty easily." Not having a documented EFB process could open the door to the FAA asking some tough questions during a ramp check, if a 91F operator is using only iPads or tablets to meet all aeronautical chart requirements. Of course, one could always simply carry a backup set of paper charts, but that eliminates the benefit of simple EFBs, getting rid of all that paper.
Industry Welcomes AC
Despite the possibility of increased FAA scrutiny of iPad-using pilots, industry experts are mostly happy about AC 120-76B. "It's pretty reasonable guidance," said O'Brien. "I think the FAA is moving in the right direction. This is an Advisory Circular; it isn't a regulation. Certainly [operators] can come up with an alternative."
"All in all we view AC 120-76B to be a major improvement over the former iteration," noted Luke Ribich, managing director of Aviation & Systems Integration Group (ASIG), which helps commercial operators gain approval for iPad use.
"I'm impressed that the policy has moved in a solid, healthy direction," Rick Ellerbrock, Jeppesen Aviation director and chief strategist, told AIN, "and give credit to [FAA] leaders Steve Morrison [since retired)], his replacement Brian Hint and Brad Miller, who have shepherded this document through a difficult process during a time of great technological changes and strong global user opinions and desires, across aviation market spaces. This is no small feat."
Las Vegas-based corporate pilot Keith Gordon also appreciates the FAA's efforts to help the industry keep safe. But he also worries that the FAA's growing interest in applying the AC's guidelines to Part 91F operators is going to obviate the reason that pilots use iPads, elimination of that heavy bag of approach plates. "In the final analysis, to go paperless, we're going to need a lot of paper," he said ruefully.
Considerations for Operators
Part 91F and commercial operators will have to consider a number of elements in adopting commercial off-the-shelf tablets as EFBs, among them:
• The iPad can be considered a Class 1 (not mounted) or Class 2 EFB (mounted and could be connected to a power supply, external antenna and data source). Class 1 and 2 EFBs can run only Type A and B software, although there is a provision to run Type C software per AC 20-159, to show airport moving-map display (own-ship on airport surface) information on portable EFBs. Type A software is non-interactive material such as manuals, weight-and-balance documents (not calculators), logs and so on. Type B includes more sophisticated applications such as performance and weight-and-balance calculating software, dynamic interactive electronic aeronautical charts "but without display of airborne aircraft/own-ship position," datalink weather and so on. These are the apps that iPad and Android tablet users are flying with, such as Jeppesen Mobile FliteDeck, Aircraft Performance Group, Arinc, EFB-Pro, ForeFlight Mobile, WingX, Garmin Pilot and Flight Guide iEFB.
• The FAA wants users to evaluate the accuracy of Type B applications such as performance and weight-and-balance calculators to verify that they accurately replicate the original data. "Type B applications require a validation period to ensure the reliability of the EFB functions before the removal of the applicable paper documents," the AC noted.
• Lithium batteries get significant coverage in the new AC. "The language allows the operator to pick from a few [options] to prove goodness, including reference to Underwriter Laboratories credentials as one option," according to Jeppesen's Ellerbrock. The FAA also wants operators to document lithium battery maintenance procedures. "All replacements for rechargeable lithium batteries must be sourced from the OEM and repairs must not be made." (An iPhone 4 that burned during the landing phase of an airline flight in Australia had undergone an improper repair, in which a loose screw was caught between the battery and case.)
• Testing of tablet-type computers is another key issue for the FAA, which wants operators to ensure that they cause no electromagnetic interference and will not suffer a malady during a rapid decompression. An interesting change in AC 120-76B, however, is that the FAA now recommends representative testing, not a test of each unit to be used. Jeppesen has done decompression testing of each iPad model and makes the results available to Jeppesen customers so they don't have to obtain costly testing elsewhere. Ellerbrock told AIN that Jeppesen sequesters tested iPads and doesn't allow them to be used anymore, in case the decompression testing harms internal components. The AC recommends this.
Other sources of decompression testing include PaperlessCockpit, which sought donations to pay for the testing and provides the test results for a donation, and Aviation & Systems Integration Group (ASIG). Luke Ribich, managing director of ASIG, doesn't agree with the FAA's recommendation allowing representative testing. "If I were a traditional avionics systems manufacturer, I would be asking myself what the ramifications of this [recommendation] are as it relates to my current and future products. Or, at the very least, looking for ways to abate some of the FAA's environmental testing requirements for my products. ASIG does not believe sampling in general to be an effective tool in mitigating failures; rather, we believe one-to-one testing is the safest form of rogue unit isolation," he said.
• The AC emphasizes the advisory nature of datalink weather delivered on tablets, something that is important for pilots to understand and that is under growing scrutiny. The NTSB released a Safety Alert on June 19, warning pilots that Nexrad information can be as old as 20 minutes, yet the displayed time delay may be as short as a minute. According to the NTSB, "the age indicator displays the age of the mosaic image created by the service provider. Weather conditions depicted on the mosaic image will always be older than the age indicated on the display."
• The contentious issue of display of own-ship position remains in AC 120-76B, and the FAA is adamant that own-ship display not be used while airborne. "In-flight depiction of own-ship position is classified as a major safety effect and cannot be formally authorized for use on a Class 1 or Class 2 EFB." Most iPad apps include a means of switching off own-ship display on charts and approach plates, but the likelihood of a pilot turning that capability off if the FAA isn't looking is slim. Pilots have a hard time understanding why the FAA considers datalink weather an advisory capability, but not own-ship display on an iPad. If own-ship display can add to situational awareness, then why should pilots not use it? "The thing I find tragically disappointing," said corporate pilot Keith Gordon, "is not allowing own-ship to be displayed. A flight crew that is operating an aircraft with FMS in an Rnav environment, feeding their MFD in the panel, they have certified nav data being presented. I see no reason not to allow the supplement of moving maps [on an iPad]."
matt (not verified)
July 5, 2012 - 11:40am
Wait until a crash occurs that some bureaucrat from NTSB or the FAA blames on an EFB with the usual lawsuit ridden aftermath and then Apple and all the other EFB makers will dramaticly increase prices or simply advertise that their device is not for aviation use.
Also the FAA with their stand on own-ship display is nuts. I'm suprised that the NTSB hasn't said anything on this obvious safety and situational awareness issue.
Blake (not verified)
July 6, 2012 - 9:39pm
You can't pull the Garmin GPS out of your car; and "suction cup it" to the wind screen of the airplane and use it for navigation. Thats basically what you're doing with the ipad. Lets be honest, the Ipad was never intended to be used in an airplane, for nav purposes. The Ipad uses an internet connection (wifi) which creates a delay. Its my belief FAA doesn't like the "own-ship" is because of the delay. If you're going 0.7 mach (roughly 7 nm a min.). It takes a min or two for the Ipad to refresh, you've already gone 7 - 14 miles. Not to mention its not installed, as part of the Aircraft Certification. The nav systems on airplanes use things like IRS, DME/DME, GNSS, systems to calculate its position down to a nats eye leash, instantaneously. Sure its not presented nice and neat on a moving map (older airplanes), but if pilots can't read lat and Long, they shouldn't be pilots.
Dave (not verified)
July 24, 2012 - 12:36pm
Own ship on the iPad is not wi-fi, wi-fi only models must use an external reciever to display GPS info, however the 3g versions all have an internal gps reciever. This technology is termed assisted GPS and GLONASS, the assisted portion only describes the fact that when available the unit will use wi-fi and cellular towers to enhance the speed of aquiring initial position. I don't think anyone is talking about using them as primary navigation, but mearly allowing ships position to enhance situational awareness. It's not that you can't lat/long or vor radial your position, it's mearly an ease of doing it thing.
Loren (not verified)
August 9, 2013 - 1:09am
He's right, the iPad has its on GPS (unless it is wi-fi only). In two years of flying with certified Garmin GPS, the iPad and the Garmin never varied by more then 1 knot GS or 1 degree track and generally read the same.

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The unemployment rate in California in April was lower than the 8.1 percent rate in March.
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I am writing a conversion formula to conversion from 10-digital unique id to 8 digital id and verse vice.
Can somebody advise me where to find the solution.
What do you mean by n-digital ?
Assuming that by this you mean converting a number with n digits to a number with m digits, given n > m, while maintaining uniqueness, I'm afraid this is not possible, since there are more unique numbers that can be formed with n digits than can be formed with m digits.
If you may lose uniqueness in the conversion process, have a look at the various hashing methods. The easiest solution probably would be modulo operations, which essentially cut off the highest-significant digits.
If you mean something else, please provide some more details on what you would like to do.
Or do you maybe mean base 10 (decimal) to base 8 (octal)? (just a guess)
Thanks for roel and Wernaeh replies.
There is a database using 10-digital length as a unqiue identifier for records. However, it requirs to link (as a key) with other old object which only allows 8-digital length identifier. I need to maintain the uniquenss both in 10-digital & 8-digital data.
I think roel's suggestion base 10 (decimal) to base 8 (octal) will work. Please advise where to find the conversion formula.
Do you mean 10 digits, 10 bits, base-ten or something else entirely? "10-digital length" is nonsensical. Try reading these articles and rephrasing your question.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit
EDIT: This one may be handy if Wernaeh's interpretation of your question is correct: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hash\_function
Thanks for roel and Wernaeh replies.
There is a database using 10-digital length as a unqiue identifier for records. However, it requirs to link (as a key) with other old object which only allows 8-digital length identifier. I need to maintain the uniquenss both in 10-digital & 8-digital data.
I think roel's suggestion base 10 (decimal) to base 8 (octal) will work. Please advise where to find the conversion formula.
No, I don't think this will work. Essentially, regardless of the actual representation of your data, and regardless of the base used, the number of unique entries is determined by the length - in digits - of the unique identifier.
I think the easiest solution to your problem would be to reserve a range for old objects, and add all new objects to other ranges.
Say, your digits are numbered as 0000000000 up to 1111111111 (assuming by digital, you also infer a binary system, but the same scheme easily extends to other systems). Then, reserve a certain prefix for old objects, for example, the prefix 00. All old objects (i.e. old IDs 00000000 to 11111111) are then stored as 0000000000 up to 0011111111. All new objects then use the remaining range from 0100000000 up to 1111111111, i.e. have a prefix that is not 00.
Hope this helps.
Thanks for giving more information as reference.
If the condition allow us to treated 8-digital id as 8 alpha-numerical length id and the 10-digital id can be treated as 10 numerical length id, is it possible to work out the conversion.
I recall in the old days, we used DOS operation system which only allows 8.3 character length for a filename. Whist a file created in NTFS file system which has filename longer than 8.3 character can be viewed in DOS operation system in 8.3 format. Can this method be used in the above situation.
If you take e.g. a hex system (base 16) then the biggest number you could display with 8 digits is FFFFFFFF witch is 4294967295 in a decimal system.
So if you define a base using all caracters from the alphabet you would get a base of 36 (0 - Z). Then the biggest number you could display with 8 digits becomes ZZZZZZZZ. This should be bigger than what you could represent in a decimal system with 10 digits (9999999999).
If I didn't misunderstand your problem, I would say this works. You should be able to do it.
Thanks for moe.
You have solved the problem.
:lol: I'm completely confused. What just happened in this thread? :wallbash:
My guess is the poster had a database with 10-digit numeric IDs and another with 8-character alphanumeric IDs...it seems that representing 10-(decimal)digit numbers using 8-digit base 36 values lets him keep the two in sync.
Or alternatively someone is confused, makes a solution that seems to work, but breaks totally couple years down the line. =)
Earlier in this thread it has been established that you can not put a bigger number into a smaller one if the bigger number is more than the system with smaller values can handle. I think the problem was to convert the 10 digit into an 8 digit number. Since he usese alpha-numeric values for the 8 digit number he can represent a bigger value in the 8 digits than he can in the 10 digit numeric value.
As long as nelsonyam1935 is aware that the biggest number he can use is the biggest value from the one system, witch is capable to hold the smaller biggest value, he should be fine. (That was a confusing sentence ).
He mentioned that the newer Database is using the 10 digit numeric value. Therfore he should be pretty safe, as you can assume you rather get new values from the new database and convert it into the old one. Hence, you convert the 10 digits decimal into a 8 digit with base 36. (smaller into bigger). However, you are right, without a check not to use an invalid number, he might run into a problem down the road.
Also, I mentioned I was not sure I got the problem right It was just a suggestion...
I'm going by the thread title here: conversion of 10-digital id to 8-digital id Only one directional conversion not backwards
Edit: I felt like I need to be more specific. If you assume the new database delivers the new values you never get one bigger than 9999999999. So the backwards conversion from the old db into the new one will only be for sync reasons. You could assume that this number already fits into a decimal system. Even so the 8 digital alpha-numeric value theoretically could hold a bigger number. One directional conversion for the new values and two directional conversion for sysc-ing the two db's.


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OLIVER SMALLEY, 13, from Cirencester has beaten some much higher ranked players to qualify for the national finals of the HSBC Road To Wimbledon U14 championships to be played at the home of tennis itself in August, writes Danny Hall.
Oliver originally came through the Tennis Plus Modern Tennis Academy's (www.tennis-plus.co.uk) qualifying event at Chalford TC and then on Saturday he won the county final at Oxstalls Sports Park in Gloucester.
Oliver, a pupil at Marling Grammar School in Stroud, started playing the sport less than two years ago.
He has attended the Tennis For Free sessions held in Cirencester's St Michael's Park along with squad sessions there at the Tennis Plus Modern Tennis Academy run by coach Ioan Evans.
Evans said: "This was a fantastic result for Oliver as he wasn't expected to win the event – it usually goes to Gloucester or Cheltenham-based youngsters.
"As a relatively late starter to the game Oliver has made fantastic progress in a short period of time.
"I was fortunate enough to watch his final and he played some great tennis."
Oliver's favourite player is Rafael Nadal – 'because he never gives up' – and the Cirencester youngster will need that indomitable spirit when he takes on 47 other boys from around the country on the hallowed turf at Wimbledon from August 11.
The signs are good: last week, playing for Cirencester TC, in an U14 match against Beckford TC, Oliver came through an epic singles clash which lasted 2hr 20min.


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With the LUV cleaned up as much as it's going to get at this point, the time to tear into it has finally come! The initial plan of attack was to 'bag the truck and set up the suspension, and with the frame and suspension sitting where we want it, move on to the bodydrop. But a funny thing about plans—they rarely work out how you want.
To start things off, the seized engine and tranny were both pulled, then off came the rusty bumpers and the bed. With that, we had our first look at what we had to deal with. The frame was far from laying out, up front was the strut rod crossmember, and along the frame there were two other crossmembers holding everything up. A couple hours of cutting and grinding would take care of this problem and put the frame on the floor. A floor jack was then placed under the control arm to eyeball the situation, and it was immediately obvious that the ol' LUV wouldn't just lay out. The upper ball joints were locking up way too early, and as anyone who's worked on most older minis knows, there's not a lot of real-estate available up front for 'bags, so a bit of clearancing was in order.
At this point in the game, a lot of us are tempted to just order a set of tubular control arms and be done with it, but a quick glance in the wallet brought us back to reality. We had to find another way. A couple of strategic slices on the upper control arms and we had the extra travel we needed. We then did what every minitrucker would do by throwing on a wheel to see how things looked. What we found was that another 1 1/2 inches needed to be cleared. Rather than monkey with the control arms for that last bit of extra room and possibly lose more precious room for the front 'bags, we decided to Z the front frame. Although it's a bit more work, the Z allows us more breathing room for the 'bags and lets us leave the control arms the way we've already set them up. With that, we hung the fenders, bolted on the wheels and set the LUV back on the garage floor.
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Emergencies can happen in a blink of an eye and force producers to act quickly to save their farms and in some cases reputations. From fire to flood, tornado to undercover animal activist video, are you prepared?
The Pork Checkoff has two tools to help pork producers plan and prepare for such events.
Emergency Action Plan
The first, an Emergency Action Plan, is focused more on the operations side of an emergency.
In a recent "PorkPod" broadcast, Cindy Cunningham, Assistant Vice President National Pork Board, pointed, "If there's a natural disaster, if there is a situation where a person is injured – how do you deal with an emergency on the farm? And that is actually part of our Pork Quality Assurance Plus program."
To complete the plan, producers are led through four steps to better analyze and describe their individual operation and situation. They are also advised to go over the plan with each employee.
In addition, to comply with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations, an employer must have a printed copy of an emergency action plan readily accessible to all employees.
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The Pork Checkoff's latest tool, the Farm-Level Crisis Response Plan, focuses more on situations that could impact a pork producer's reputation.
For example, in 2010, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) released an undercover video of a Smithfield/Murphy-Brown breeding facility in Waverly, Va. The video, released to the media, claimed to document the "inhumane treatment of sows." If your farm ended up on a similar video, would you know what to do next?
This plan, available on the Pork Checkoff website or by calling 800-456-7675. It walks producers through building a crisis plan.
"It talks about assembling the team and who needs to be on that team. What kind of information those folks are going to need to deal with the situation," Cunningham said in the PorkPod interview. "Who all needs should be part of that response – be it management on the farm, potentially local law enforcement, your legal counsel, if there's some public relations needs, communicating with your employees, communicating with your community. Really helping you to make sure you can still return to business as usual after the situation you've gone through on your farm."
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As Cunningham points out, being prepared for both the expected and unexpected can pay off for producers.
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Velocity – the resident speedster of the Cyberforce crew – was the first character I decided to debut at SDCC 2010. I already had her in mind during the convention the previous year, even before finding out about her timely return to comics via a solo book releasing at the show.
The costume description for this one is fairly short, as I realized almost instantly that my meager sewing skills wouldn't be enough to pull off the complex patterning in the spandex body suit. Making Elektra's leotard was enough of working with that treacherous fabric for a lifetime. With this in mind, I had the cosplay experts over at Limebarb.com take care of the suit for me.
I'll admit it was a nice change of pace to shoot off some money and have a completed costume returned to me. It was infinitely higher quality than anything I could have pulled off, and I had more time to focus on my other costumes.
Everything fit nicely – the bodysuit and the arm pieces – when they arrived. I eventually had to take in the bodysuit a bit the night before I left because I lost a bit of weight, but that was easy enough to do.
My additions to the costume were the wig, which I purchased overseas on eBay, the belt, and the shoes. The belt is made out of silver banding that I bought by the yard and custom button covers glued onto silver shower rings. This is one of those instances that I wandered around JoAnn Fabrics for an hour, not knowing exactly what I was looking for until I found it. The belt is held up with snaps sewn onto the costume.
For the shoes, I raided a few local Goodwill stores to find something that looked very athletic and streamlined. When I did, I used various fabric paints and glitter glue to match them to the outfit.
The look really didn't come together until Thursday of SDCC, as the bulk of Velocity's character comes from the Kevlar coated skin that gives her a white wash. Hydred Makabali, one of my favorite makeup artists who we hire every year to help us pull off our SDCC costumes, did a fantastic job on Velocity's look. She started by painting the green lightning bolt across my face, then used a white cream to even out the rest around the sides. For the rest of my body she used a white spray, which made the process significantly easier and faster.
As far as costumes go, Velocity was one of the most comfortable I've ever worn. Considering that I worked out for months prior to slipping on the spandex suit, I wasn't paranoid running around in it, and the sneakers were an unprecedented treat for walking the show floor. The only real catch was making sure I didn't touch my face and smudge Hydred's hard work.
I made sure to stop by the Top Cow booth to take pictures with Ron Marz and Kenneth Rocafort, and got them to sign the exclusive SDCC 2010 issue of Velocity #1. As I was walking back to the hotel to change, I ran into Marc and Bridget Silvestri, a funny coincidence as they were popping onto the show floor for the first time as I was leaving it. Some photos with them were the perfect way to wrap up debuting Velocity.
The costume itself got a decent amount of publicity. I ended up with a photo on the LA Times website, and in a video with Raychul Moore for USA Today. You can watch the video here. Pay close attention for the amazing look Raychul gives me when I answer their question in an unbelievably nerdy way. It made my day.
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To the untrained eye I might appear to be just a disc jockey, but those in the know understand that I am a paid observer of life. Of the many things these wise old eyes and ears have had the opportunity to observe over the years is television. As Kenny Rogers would say, I know when to hold 'em and know when to fold 'em, at least as far as when a great TV show is about to go belly up. I call it the Brady Curse and I will explain.


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There was a time when the Chicago Bulls were considered the biggest threat to the Miami Heat's dominance of the Eastern Conference. At least for the time being, those days are done.
When the Bulls were in position to challenge the Heat, Derrick Rose was at full strength and the Bulls' reserves consisted of an entirely different cast. As much as things have changed in Chicago, they've stayed the same in Miami. LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh have improved as a trio and so has the Heat as a team.
Rose is the only player not named LeBron to win MVP in the past five years, a clear indication of the level James has played at in recent years. He's only getting better, and for Chicago, that's bad news. Here are a few questions that are sure to determine just how badly things can go for the Bulls.
With Luol Deng ailing, who draws the task of guarding LeBron James?
In these playoffs, James has averaged 24.5 points, 7.8 rebounds and 6.8 assists and missed only 22 shots in a four-game sweep of the Milwaukee Bucks. Predictably, teams have trouble figuring out how to defend James.
The Bulls have been one of those teams. Each time Chicago faces off with the Miami Heat, Luol Deng's number is called. He guards James about as well as one possibly could. And even with Deng doing an admirable job, James averaged 28.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists in four games against the Bulls in 2012-13.
Deng will not travel with the Bulls to Miami when his team kicks off its Eastern Conference semifinals series against the Heat, and is listed as day-to-day and is unlikely to be at 100 percent if he does play.
If he doesn't, the Bulls have a choice to make. The job of guarding James would probably fall to second-year man Jimmy Butler. He has proven himself to be a solid young defender on many occasions. James will present a new type of challenge, though.
Where does the Bulls' overall health stand?
The Bulls have easily faced more injury than any other team in the NBA playoffs. From foot injuries to vomit-inducing flu symptoms, they've played through hell to reach the second round and will be rewarded with a date against the Miami Heat. How cruel.
As they were in a Game 7 win at Brooklyn, the Bulls will be shorthanded when their second-round series kicks off. Deng is recovering from complications to a spinal tap for viral meningitis, Kirk Hinrich can barely walk and Joakim Noah has performed through plantar fasciitis.
Chicago played through a drag of a seven-game series that ended Saturday, while Miami has been out and awaiting its next opponent since April 28. Health is always an issue because of the length of the NBA season. For the Bulls, their season has been defined by it, whether it was because of Rose's torn ACL or this recent rash of injuries.
How will a series with the rugged Bulls affect the Heat's title prospects?
When one thinks of the most physically gifted teams in the NBA, the Miami Heat immediately come to mind. James is an athlete unlike any the league has ever seen, Dwyane Wade is a physical guard and their supporting cast is flush with high-flyers.
The Bulls have traditionally lined up against the Heat without trouble in that department, matching length with length on the wings and pushing around the Heat's small interior players.
The rugged nature of Chicago's makeup could have been a problem in year's past, but the Bulls are at a large talent disadvantage without Rose, their most physically gifted player.
If the skill to compete isn't there, then the physical matchups don't matter as much. The disparity between the ability of the Heat and Bulls will be clear to see in this matchup.
Prediction: Heat in 5
Miami has been the prohibitive favorites to win the 2012-13 NBA title since they took home the Larry O'Brien Trophy last year. Chicago, viewed as the toughest competition in years past, is depleted. The Heat, on the other hand, are at the height of their power. They'll dispatch of the Bulls in five games.


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THE mother of murdered Becky Godden-Edwards offered her support to a new Swindon-wide charity campaign yesterday.
The campaign is intended to keep young people safe on the streets at night-time.
Karen Edwards joined staff at mental health organisation SUNS as they launched wristbands featuring the number of the charity's Listening Line in Tesco.
The glow-in-the-dark bands have been commissioned by SUNS, run by Ann Mooney, to encourage young people to text the helpline if they ever find themselves stranded or in a potentially dangerous situation.
The charity will respond swiftly and call their parents or the police depending on the circumstances.
Becky disappeared in 2002 after living on the streets and her family believed she was still alive until her body was found in a field in Gloucestershire.
Karen, 53, said she hoped the campaign would help prevent young women like Becky or Sian O'Callaghan, who was abducted and murdered by mini-cab driver Chris Halliwell on the streets of Old Town in March 2011, from being victims of crime.
"If there had been something like this to help Becky and Sian, it might have been a completely different scenario today," she said.
"All youngsters are vulnerable at night-time especially when they have had a drink. This will help protect our children.
"Nothing hit Swindon like the murders of Becky and Sian to such a tragic level and it makes it even more important for charities like SUNS to help young and vulnerable people."
Texting seemed like an ideal way for young people who may have run out of credit and are unable to make a call, to get in contact with SUNS. If they wish, or are able to do so, they can call the helpline directly.
"Young people can call or text and ask someone to call them back," said Ann.
"If it's urgent they should write 'urgent' so the operator knows they are at risk.
"We really want to raise awareness and protect young people so that what happened to Sian and Becky does not happen again."
As the wristbands are funded entirely by the charity, they cost £1 each.
Youngsters who cannot afford the amount will be able to pick one up for free from SUNS office at 163 Victoria Road and Tesco Extra in Ocotal Way.
The Listening Line service operates from 6pm until midnight and handles calls from people with a range of needs, including loneliness and depression.
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Supervisors Schedule Press Conference for June 4
Supervisors Gerry Hyland, Dana Kauffman and Gerry Connolly have scheduled a press conference to discuss the future of Inova Mount Vernon Hospital. This press conference will be held Wednesday, June 4, at 10 a.m., at the Mount Vernon District Governmental Center, 2511 Parkers Lane, Alexandria.
The purpose of this press conference is to demonstrate their support for the continuation of Mount Vernon Hospital as an essential medical facility serving the needs of citizens in the Mount Vernon and Lee districts. Inova will be asked to take all steps necessary to improve, enhance or add services to Mount Vernon Hospital to ensure its economic viability and its continuance as a valuable resource to this community.
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Liberty lands a total of 11 players on the NWOC all-star team, including six talented underclassmen
A rash of late-season injuries hampered Libertys football team this fall, but the upshot of those bumps and bruises was that the Falcons learned they have some promising weapons in their arsenal for 2014.
Libertys injury woes forced a number of younger players into action this year and those youngsters stepped up big time, helping the Falcons land 11 players including six underclassmen on the All-Northwest Conference football team, which was released at the end of the regular season.
I think we had the most underclassmen of any school recognized as all-league, Liberty coach Eric Mahlum said. Obviously were excited about that for the future. The guys worked hard this season and I definitely felt like they were deserving of the recognition.
Leading the way for the Falcons was junior Byron Greenlee, who was a two-way selection to the All-NWOC first team. The 6-foot-3, 205-pound Greenlee was honored as both a wide receiver and defensive back. He was joined on the all-league first team by sophomore linebacker Devin Thompson and senior defensive lineman Javier Picard, who was also a second team pick as an offensive lineman.
Libertys other second team all-league selections included senior offensive lineman Austin Krieck, senior safety Kyle Rose, junior linebacker Austin Mason, sophomore quarterback Blake Walker and sophomore running back Devin Kaneshiro.
An injury against Sandy on Oct. 11 cut short Walkers promising season. To that point, the sophomore had completed 64 percent of his passes for 883 yards and six touchdowns while rushing for three more.
Senior running back Matthew Langbehn, an honorable mention all-league pick, also had his season limited due to injury. He finished the year with 691 total yards and eight touchdowns, but eventually yielded carries to Kaneshiro, who exploded onto the scene late in the year.
Kaneshiro, a 5-7, 160-pound running back, was called up from the JV team in late September and rushed for 373 yards and five touchdowns in the Falcons final four regular-season games, averaging 7.9 yards per carry.
Devin was absolutely explosive, and I think the other coaches recognized the fact that almost any time he got his hands on the ball, there was a chance he would break one, Mahlum said. He started the year at JV and it showed that if you keep working hard, it will pay off.
Libertys honorable mention picks included Langbehn, senior linebacker Hunter Dehlin, junior defensive lineman Zane Chitwood and junior wide receiver Austin Mason.


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Coaching staff likes Kiermaier's aggressive play
ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays and their fans have embraced the way Kevin Kiermaier plays. The rookie outfielder's hair-on-fire style of play has been a breath of fresh air. He's made diving catches and thrown out runners ever since joining the club. On the flip side, he's been burned by his aggressiveness on occasion.
In that vein, Kiermaier is working to become a smarter player.
"Just try and pick your spots," Kiermaier said. "When to be aggressive and when not to be. Those balls hit right at me, when it's tough to have backup even if guys are sprinting right over, I've got to be aware of that and know that if I do miss it, the guy's going to probably get a triple because anything I don't keep in front of me on this turf is going to go to the wall. It plays really fast."
Kiermaier has an awareness about being wiser, but he doesn't intend to curb his obvious enthusiasm for playing the game.
"For me, big situations in games, I want to try and make that play for our pitchers," Kiermaier said. "And you know I have been over-aggressive at times, but there's been other times where it's paid off for me. [Manager] Joe [Maddon] and the whole staff are always telling me, 'If you're going to make a mistake, make an aggressive one.'"
Outfield coach Dave Martinez, who played superlative defense during his playing days, noted that Kiermaier is "starting to realize a little bit about when to back off."
"Myself, I love the fact he's aggressive and ready at all times to throw the ball," Martinez said.
Martinez allowed that the coaching staff doesn't want to tell Kiermaier too much, because they don't want to curb the aggressive way he plays.
"That's why we don't," Martinez said. "I remember as a young player, taking pride in my defense. You want to try and catch every ball. You want to try and throw everybody out.
"You start learning the league. You know when to back off. When to throw at the right time. I think he's starting to do that. Slowly but surely he'll learn, what balls he should [go for], what balls he shouldn't in certain situations. Where he can go a little harder than in others or a situation when he needs to back off. But he's done phenomenal, and it's a joy to watch him go out there and play."
Bill Chastain is a reporter for MLB.com. Adam Berry is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @adamdberry. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Posted: August 19, 2009
It's summer 2004, and Stan Neckar, Dave Andreychuk and other members of the recently-crowned Stanley Cup Champion Tampa Bay Lightning hockey team are out on the town celebrating their victory, and ready to fire up some celebratory cigars. One problem: no smoking inside the establishment.
"It was when we were out in the parking lot with the cigars that the idea [of the Mobile Cigar Lounge] just made sense," recalled Neckar, who has smoked cigars since 1994.
The Mobile Cigar Lounge was conceived by Juan Guillen, a former tobacco grower. He approached Neckar and Andreychuk with a simple idea: If cigar smokers are forced to smoke outside, why not smoke in style?
The Mobile Cigar Lounge is housed inside an original 1961 Airstream, a camper popular for its distinctive aluminum exterior. The Airstream has been gutted and replaced with a beautiful interior designed by Neckar himself to feel like an old-style cigar lounge.
It features include ostrich leather seating, flat screen TVs with satellite reception, parquet floors, granite countertops and, of course, a humidor full of cigars.
"We stock our own brand, rolled by a Cuban who lives in Ybor city and uses Oliva tobacco, plus anything that the client wishes," said Neckar.
Although the company is not licensed to sell alcohol, clients can bring their own spirits, wine and beer and use the wine cellar and beverage refrigerator to keep them cool.
The 270-square foot interior, which can comfortably accommodate 20 people, is climate-controlled and has a ventilation system to whisk away smoke. For additional seating, the company will set up a red carpet outside the entrance with chairs, tables and umbrellas for shade, if needed.
The Mobile Cigar Lounge is ideal for events such as weddings, company outings, or golf tournaments.
So far, the company only services central Florida, but has plans to begin franchising and expanding throughout the country.
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Beyond the Process Variable
Rosemount President Tom Moser Talks on the New Frontiers of Process Instrumentation
The global process industries have never been under more pressure. Plants are expected to meet new standards of safety and environmental compliance even as they are pushed to explore new operating limits. Asset utilization is connected so directly to corporate profits that planned turnarounds are ever shorter and further apart, and a single unscheduled shutdown can negate a whole year's worth of optimization effort. People and processes must operate more efficiently and productively, even as industry must bring a new generation of less experienced workers online. In the face of all this, how will the process industries continue to manage?
Tom Moser believes that instrumentation is a big part of the answer. Moser, president of the Rosemount Measurement business unit of Emerson Process Management, offers as evidence the ongoing evolution of instrumentation capabilities as well as the application revolution enabled by wireless technology. Control's Keith Larson caught up with Moser at the 2012 Emerson Global Users Exchange in Anaheim, Calif., to hear his views on how instrumentation is helping users boost plant performance across a range of important metrics. Read on for the highlights of their talk, or visit ControlGlobal.com/moser to watch the full video version of their conversation.
Q: Today's process instrumentation is capable of doing far more than just reporting back a process variable signal. What are some of the new instrumentation capabilities that Rosemount is bringing to bear on behalf of its process industry users?
A: At Emerson, we've been measuring pressure, temperature, level and flow for quite a long time. And as the industry has moved from a traditional 4-20mA signal into smart instrumentation, it started to bring in more information from those devices and we have begun to do many more things with that information, such as provide instrumentation diagnostics.
We're looking at ways to take our existing measurements and apply them in more kinds of applications as well as looking at additional measurement technologies. A few examples enabled by wireless in just the past several years include the monitoring of pressure relief valves, safety showers and steam traps. These new applications are allowing instrumentation to help address key business drivers that really have been there all long: plant safety and energy efficiency. Wireless instrumentation can make it more economically feasible for facilities to come into compliance with new regulatory requirements, too.
Instrumentation also is being used for statistical process monitoring: measuring not just the static variable, but understanding the dynamics of the process itself. If you know you have a good pressure or temperature measurement that's well coupled to the process, the noise level of the measurement can tell you a lot. Customers are starting to find some very unique ways to apply that capability. But the foundation is still the fundamentally reliable measurement for which Rosemount products are renowned. Bring that together with fast I/O and signal processing capabilities and you can begin to capture more transients in the signal and gain a better understanding of what's happening in the process.
Q: Smart instruments are in widespread use today, yet many have been installed without the ability to continuously communicate the additional information they posses. Is the time at hand to finally put those diagnostics to work?
A: One of the early functions of smart instrument diagnostics was to quickly determine if there was a problem with the loop. Is the measurement itself okay? If the instrument can tell you that the measurement itself is good, the maintenance technician can start to move downstream, to more quickly find out the root cause of a problem. For HART-based transmitters already installed with straight analog 4-20mA wiring, our Smart Wireless THUM Adaptor provides an easy, cost effective way to extract that HART diagnostic data and send it over a wireless network.
But today, looking at applying instruments in new applications, it's really about taking the core measurement itself and allowing that to be a diagnostic for a piece of equipment. If a pressure relief valve goes off, you want to be able to find it quickly and determine what caused the release in the first place. I think that diagnostics will continue to be increasingly important, along with applications like our AMS Suite and its online monitoring to bring them forward.
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Bergdahl could collect 5 years of back pay, benefits
By Andrew Tilghman Jun. 6, 2014
The Army owes Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl a lot of money.
It's not just the standard paycheck for about $1,400 that he's due on the 15th of this month.
Technically, the Army owes Bergdahl a lump sum check for back pay covering his five years in captivity.
That would probably be nearly $200,000 because, according to Army regulations, a soldier freed from captivity is entitled to not only his accrued basic pay but also housing allowance, food allowance, hostile fire pay and even some per diem payments.
But it's not clear when — or even if — Bergdahl will see any of that money.
Bergdahl's Taliban captors released him June 1 as part of a controversial prisoner swap. Since then, he has been at a military hospital in Germany, where he's listed in stable condition.
After Bergdahl returns home and completes the "reintegration process," Army officials say he will face an investigation into allegations that he left his post in Afghanistan without permission. That could lead to criminal charges of being absent without leave or desertion.
In Washington, Bergdahl has swiftly become a lightning rod for President Obama's critics who say the commander in chief should not negotiate with terrorists and who question whether Bergdahl was worth the trade that simultaneously released five Taliban captives from the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
The Army was unable to provide details about Bergdahl's pay as Friday afternoon, but a spokeswoman said the service was pursuing answers to Miltiary Times' questions. While his official status was changed from "missing/captured" back to that of a normal sergeant, officials were also unable to say whether his paychecks will be processed or back pay provided.
The top brass repeatedly has said Bergdahl is innocent until proved guilty, so military law experts say the Army has no reason to withhold current or back pay.
"He is entitled to that money," said Greg Rinckey, a former Army judge advocate who practices military law with his New York-based firm Tully Rinckey.
"At a later date, the Army could go back and try to recoup it, but at this point, he is due his pay," Rinckey said in an interview Friday.
Army regulations suggest that Bergdahl's back pay could be held in an interest-bearing account at the Treasury Department. Treasury officials did not respond to a request for comment Friday.
"Are they just going to hold [the money] in abeyance until they do an investigation?" wondered Larry Korb, a former Pentagon personnel chief who is now a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress.
An internal Army investigation into Bergdahl's disappearance was completed in 2010 and found that he most likely left his small combat outpost intentionally and in violation of orders, though it remains unclear why and whether he intended to leave permanently.
Nevertheless, during his captivity Bergdahl was routinely promoted twice, in accordance with the standard practice for captured soldiers. That bumped him up from a private first class in the E-3 paygrade when he first disappeared to his current paygrade of E-5.
"They've known about all this for years, and they promoted him twice anyway. So I don't see any reason why they'd hold up his pay now," Korb said in an interview Friday.
Technically, decisions about Bergdahl's pay land on the desk of Army Secretary John McHugh. Yet given the sensitive politics surrounding Bergdahl, it's likely to go higher than that, Korb said.
"They're all going to want to make sure their bosses are OK with the decision," Korb said. "I'm sure [Defense Secretary] Chuck Hagel, having been a former senator, if this comes to his desk, he's going to say, 'Mr President what do you think about this?' "


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I'd love to hear insights about nutriment if anyone is inclined to share some.
The thought crossed my mind as I was listening to a talk by Ajahn Brahm on my mp3 player, while he discussed upadana, often translated as clinging. But he said a nuance of the word is that it's like drawing on a source of fuel, like the flame of a candle does. So upadana is involved as the flame draws the wax up. Upadana. A great way to remember that term.
This struck me as a good description of nutriment, and when I looked here at the , the relationship seems to be discussed in some detail. One application might be the Fifth Precept, which gets some debate over whether the precept means total abstinence from alcohol or just not getting drunk. Well, in the context of upadana, if one regards alcohol as a kind of nutriment, then the precept could be seen as a practice of being aware of the nutriments we are introducing into our experience. Just a little bit of alcohol, just a little bit of delusion, just a little bit of anger. Why introduce that kind of nutriment in the first place?
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Nice!Originally Posted by SoupIsGood
And how do you know he has shriveled grapes?Originally Posted by SoupIsGood
Shrivled Grapes sounds better than raisin.
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No man! I eat grapes every day for lunch, have you never had one of those saggy, rotten, smallish grapes that you inexplicably leave for death by gargage receptacle at the bottom of the container? Those are the John Edwards.Originally Posted by Frank Slade
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I know what your talkin about! that was dirty but really funny!Originally Posted by SoupIsGood
I'll have to say that more often , " Eww you have some John Edwards on your tray!!"
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Resolutions 2006 - Custom Truck Show
30 Years In The Making And Still Kickin'
Resolutions has been kicking around for a few decades now. This three-day run that usually takes place before or during the New Year has a long history in the Southern California show scene. That may be for the simple reason that you get to camp, hang with friends, and party all night. But, whatever your reasons for going, you're bound to have a good time, especially if you get to witness or participate in the crazy activities after the show hours.
Although the venue for the show has changed several times, they have picked a winner with the new grounds. Last year's show was the first to be held in this new location. Though the Colorado River Fairgrounds in Blythe, California, is a distance for some enthusiasts from the Los Angeles area, it is a central point between California, Nevada, and Arizona. And because it brings a crowd from all those areas, you get to see trucks you've only seen pictures of on the web.
Despite the fact that it is one of the last-standing runs in the area, it still hits hard and gathers some of the best vehicles around. And we're not talking about your normal count of under-construction vehicles or aisles of Lambo doors. There were some of the major players there with fully finished rides that we were in awe of. Everything worth seeing was piled inside the circle track, and it was overflowing with quality rides. It felt slightly nostalgic to see an older show bring it like it was back in the day when three-day runs dominated the scene.
On that Friday, people started showing up and the run began. Many participants arrived that day and stayed the night. Then, on the following morning, it was show time, and all the entrants cruised into the center of the circle track and prepared for the show. The show went on for the better part of the day, and afterward, it was on like Donkey Kong. It was time to down your brew and party like the world was ending, or at least like it was the end of the 2005 year.
In the past, Reso is known to be a good show but the kind you went to and froze your ass off at night. Since it's always in the desert, in the winter it can get mighty cold out there. We have heard many a story of how shockingly cold it has been at past shows. Anything from freezing temps, rain, wind, and snow to just flat-out miserable weather could be expected. But, like the Postal Service, nothing can stop this show from going on. No matter what, folks just keep showing up and participating, year after year.
This year's show was more rewarding than those of the past. The weather was decent, there was a good amount of people, and the rides were worth seeing. It made for one of the coolest shows yet and proved to be more kick-ass than ever.