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Inspiring pic. I'm getting excited because by the end of next week it should be really warming up here which means I can start building in the garage. I want to get this big cat in the air.
The ESM version has the split flaps. It is also more scale than this one, but is also much heavier, depite being only inches larger. I've heard reports of it being in the 30lb range.
Mike, you should be able to get her going pretty quick, if you work a regular 8 hour job. I belive she can be assembled and ready to go in less than 3 weeks. If you don't fiddle with the gear doors, two weeks wouldn't be out of the question.
I'm doing spring get ready on my other birds right now. I usually get that done before starting on my next bird, but this year I just didn't have the time.
Good luck, and post some pics, especially if you come up with any better ideas.
stagger, yeah, all the esm warbirds are pretty heavy for the size....thats the nice thing about the ASM. i dont have mine yet, but ive checked out jet mang's and i was really suprised just how light the airframe is for the size. only mods i plan to do are the other side of the flaps, and shorten the ailerons obviously. maybe extend the nose gear a tad, as its kinda short for scale. probably go with more scale tires too......and then maybe do a scuff just, and repaint in all dark sea blue. or, atleast do the decals for stock scheme in a more scale size ect. i might try to do some kind of opening cowl doors to get to the packs. i really like how you mounted them in boxes though!
I found that by using a standard allen wrench, ell shaped, the screws come out very fast. Takes about 5 minutes to change batteries. That's remove and reinstall, while talking and showing it off to onlookers/club members. The wiring using the MPI Ultra Deans series adaptors makes plugging and unplugging the batteries super fast, and don't have to fish wiring and connectors.
Got to fly last Tuesday! Annual Safety meeting at work got out early, and the weather was perfect! Loaded all 4 of my big ones in the back of the Explorer and went to the field. There were 8 others out there, also.
Flight 4 on the Tigercat was great until landing time. There was virtually no wind, less than 5mph, and with full flap I almost undershot the runway, as I lowered to much throttle, since there was no wind to slow it down. As I started to flare, the airplane pitched up excessivelly, and I had to hit throttle and execute a go-around. No wingtip drop or anything, just very high nose up attitude, would have hit tail about 8 inches before mains touch. I had put in 60% expo, and it reached the quicker movement point to soon. I brought it in lower with more throttle the next time, and still had trouble. I'm going to remove all the expo and remove some movement on one of the dual rate points on the transmitter. The new Spectrum 8 ch has 3 positions for each D/R switch.
After flying the other 3 aircraft I had brought, basically all trimming flights because they were new to this transmitter, I changed the props on the Tigerkitty from the Master Airscrew 14x9x3s to the APC 15x13.75x3s on 5 cells. First thing I noticed was that it did not seem as fast. It was also slightly tail heavy. Not excessively, and not any harder to handle, just more sensitive to pitch, which really showed up when it came to landing. The pitch up at flare was really bad. The wind had dropped to zero, and the sun had dropped completely below the horizon. It porpoised really bad coming in, and did bounce about 3-4 inches. Only once, tho. Those damped struts really do their job!!!
The 15" props had plenty of clearance, tho. Never touched the ground. Even when taxiing in the grass. The right one did throw some grass up on the fuse, tho. So I'm going to cut the others to 15" inches first, then trim as more is necessary.
Because it was getting late and I still had to dissassemble the fleet, I called it a night, without checking to see if the 15" props would be ok with 6 cells. That will come next time out, which I don't know when will be, since it has turned very cold and windy here, with some rain and snow mixed which is supposed to be thru the weekend and into next week.
Here's some pics of the fleet Tues.
What is the prop adapter/hub set up you have? I know you mentioned you're using tru-turn hubs. Is your motor a 6mm shaft? What dia. hub & what adapter did you use? Your TC looks NICE!! I'm a bit of a slow builder. Just now getting to mounting the motors/cowls. I opted to cut a battery hatch into the side of the nacels, building a little box to contain the battery. Not sure yet as to how I'll attach the hatch. Probably small magnets. I think I'll also move the motors forward a little bit sliding the cowlings forward to get a bit more weight in front of the CoG. Blue skies!
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I'm using the bolt on prop drive adaptor that comes with the Rimfire motors. If a collet type is desired, the shaft is 8mm. Collet type does not come with the motor. Prop shaft size of the bolt on adaptor is 5/16-24. I am using the C.B. Associates,inc. spinner adaptor nuts. The one to fit my setup is number 5227, which comes with a 10-24 tapped spinner screw hole. MAKE SURE YOU GET/USE a STEEL prop nut, if your shaft is aluminum, (nearly all electric prop shafts are.) DO NOT USE ALUMINUM PROP NUTS on ALUMINUM SHAFTS!!! They WILL SEIZE!! Even if only hand tightened!!! It took MORE than 1 time to get that thru my thick skull, by the way. Buying new prop adaptors and nuts/adaptors is a hassle.
The Tru-Turn spinners I'm using are the 1-1/4 "B" style (no shoulder) for the 14" prop (smaller hub) and the 1-1/4 "A" style (with shoulder) for the 16" MAS and 15" APC props with larger hubs. The shoulder is the exact difference in hub sizes of the props. Yes, that's a lot of money, the spinners, (actually hubs, according to Tru-Turn, that's how they are listed,) are $18.99 each from Tower, with a small discount more ($1.70) if you buy more than one at a time. Unfortunately, if you buy two of each type, the discount does not become bigger, because they are different stock numbers. But you do save $3.40 over buying one at a time... You could easily get away with using just one size, I did what I did only because I was buying things a little at a time, not all at once. (Took me all winter to get everything bought.) The spinners/hubs come with a 10-32 screw, but none of the CB ASSOC spinner nuts are tapped for 10-32. Most are 8-32, with the 5/16-24 shaft being the only 10 size, which is 10-24, (also available with 8-32 tap,) so you will have to buy new screws. The one that comes with the spinner is also to long. I got my replacement screws at Home Depot/Menard's. Also got my motor mount screws there.
Don't glue your nose cone on the front of the fuse, use two of the little tiny screws that are used for the canopy. The kit comes with two extras, so you have them right there. By screwing the nose on, you have access to a place for nose weight, if needed. The spinners are 2 oz each, by the way. Without nuts. Oh, and the shaft opening in the backing plate is 3/16", so you need an adaptor like what comes with APC props.
Good luck, and take pics.
Due to weather, I haven't gotten in anymore flights, and it looks like I may not for at least a couple more weeks. Bummer.
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Got another flight in last evening. Wind was quartering from the NE, at about 10-12mph directly quarter to both runways, and blowing directly into pits, which are in sw quadrant of our field. Take-off was fine, but that big rudder needed lots of help to keep her from turning to soon. Trying to keep manuevers lined up with runway was impossible. Landing was the hard part. It wouldn't slow down. Required 4 attempts before I got her down, and then the nose gear collapsed again. I may have to remove the gear door, if just opening the bleed valve on the control doesn't help.
Got a couple good pictures, I hope, of her for our club webmaster. He wants to put the Kitty on the front page. Will post the pics later. Going to go out for awhile this am. Later.
The nosegear seems to be the bugaboo of these big birds. The nosegear collapsed on the ESM TC up at the NEAT Fair. I'm thinking that I'll just bite the bullet and go with the large Eflite etracts for mine. I don't think I'll be able to get the correct forward sweep for the nosegear though.
Found the problem on the nose gear. A touch of oil on the ram slide took all the restriction out, and allows the gear to lock easily. Put a drop on the mains also, much smoother and more positive, now. Also redid the system to hold the cables away from the strut when cycling by using the supplied springs and pulling the cables up and away. They also do not put as much tension on the cables as was there with the rubber band. Won't be able to check the fixes out in flight for awhile. I completed repairs over a week ago, but the wind has been 15mph plus and gusty all week, and is scheduled to remain same for most of next week.
Well bummer. Looks like the Memorial Day Weekend is going to be a complete blow out, literally. Scattered thunderstorms and winds in the 20s plus all weekend. Memorial day winds 30+. Looks like no flying here in Iowa. Cannot check out any of my fixes, yet.
OK, all you guys who are still building yours, and those who have flown them too, need to do some inspections on the rear of the fuse longerons, behind the wing saddle. Check out this entire page on the RCUniverse forum on this plane. Start at the top, and check the pics carefully. http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_90...m.htm#10546647
I just found mine was/is damaged also, while moving the fuse to rearrange my storage area to make room for my next two models. One of my formers is missing the small piece of vertical wood, and the longeron is loose. I am going to make some "[" shaped brackets to epoxy in place. I'm wondering if this wasn't the cause of my twitchyness in pitch on my last landing, now. Gould have been. There is enough movement to possibly cause the overwing hatch to come loose in negative G manuevers, and if aggresive enough, I could see the entire rear of the fuse separating. Will post a pic of mine when I get the camera out to get pics.
Pic of what to look for.
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I have worked at oil refineries before.
I remember this one incident very vividly. This Visbreaker had just been built. It cost 1.3 million dollars. The state inspectors had just check the fire system at the refinery.
The fire safety system has different fire main coming up at different places and was connected to a turret, that swiveled around, so you could aim it at the fire and pull back the handle and watch the water put the fire out.
The Visbreaker caught fire and I grab the turret and pointed the nozzle at the fire and pulled back the handle and a stream of water came out of the nozzle, slightly smaller then a stream of urine. The visbreaker burned up in 15 minutes.
When I think of that, I wonder if the blow off valve on the drilling platform really function and wasn't just for looks, like the fire protection system was.
I think that there needs to be an investigation to see why the valve didn't function.
This one oil refinery was building a new flare stack. The superintendent told the General Foreman who told his foreman to fire anyone who wasn't done with there job when they came down off of the 100' scaffold at the end of the shift. The people on the scaffold caught wind of that. That night, when everyone came down, the foreman ask them if they had finish their job. Everyone said yes. That night, when the operators fired up the new flare stack, fire came out everywhere, but the top.
I also remember this one guard that was hired at this one oil refinery. He was making his rounds and saw some big bullfrogs. He gigged some of those frogs. He was called in the office and told not to gig any of those frogs again. Those frogs were imported from South America and use to show the environmentalist how safe their refinery is.
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More Info: This is my spes cab for the HD2, I do not take any credit for it (that goes to Sébastien Carlier and Christoph Gießelink http://hp.giesselink.com/emu48.htm), I extracted the necessary files and repacked those from different exe/cab files, and have it working on my HTC HD2. It should work on all wm's and can be modified by adding different KLM scrips for different screen resolutions, you will find those and tips at http://www.hpcalc.org.
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Safe from the confines of City Hall, the mayor of London became the most senior Conservative figure to publicly criticise what he described as "blasted reforms" driven by the Liberal Democrats, which he said would leave voters confused.
Johnson used his weekly Daily Telegraph column to rail against measures set out in the House of Lords reform bill, due to be unveiled on Wednesday, which will set out the future of parliament's second chamber.
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On an annual basis, Virginia probably has as much skill position talent as any state outside of the big three of California, Texas and Florida. But this year is a special one for football fans of the state.
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There are not just one or two great players in the state, there are four Virginians who are considered among the nation's top 30 prospects by Rivals100.com and five among the top 100.
"This is the most talented group of top-end players in the last decade," Mike Farrell, who publishes AtlanticEast Recruiting for Rivals100, said. "The top 10 players will all have huge impacts on the teams they choose. But what everybody's buzzing about is the top players. There are a few potential stars in the mix."
Zirkle Blakey, who has covered high school football in the state for 10 years and is editor of the state's most widely recognized website covering high school sports, VirginiaPreps.com, says there's not much difference between this year and previous years in terms of depth. In fact, Blakey says last year's class of seniors may have had more recruiting depth.
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Kristen Bell attended the World Premiere of "When In Rome" last night in LA.
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I love SoulPancake videos. I am a big fan of cuddling up on the couch and getting lost in an internet rabbit hole, typically involving a lot of random YouTube videos. When I found one of the latest mini SoulPancake documentaries, "Burka or Booty Shorts- Why Are You Wearing That?" I was enthralled.
So often in today's culture, we judge the people around us for what they wear. I would be lying through my teeth if I saidthat I haven't done it- I have judged people for what they wear, and I have done it very recently. I have seen girls walking in the mall in tiny shorts and thought they looked so trashy. I have seen girls in super elaborate hair and makeup going to class and rolled my eyes. And then, every week, I write a post for IATG about loving yourselves and others for who they are. Do you see my problem here?
This video definitely caused me to reach deep and think a little harder before judging those around me.
Bita, a host for SoulPancake, is both Middle-Eastern and American. She conducted a social experiment to test the extremes between her cultures: a hijab and booty shorts. The two are as different as any outfit could possibly get: covering yourself almost completely and wearing teeny tiny shorts. She then went around and questioned people, asking them why they wear what they wear. What do you think about hijabs? Booty shorts? Would you rather your daughter wear a burka or booty shorts?
The answers were nothing short of astonishing. The women that were partaking in either of the two extremes answered Bita's questions from the heart: they were wearing what they were wearing because they wanted to. There was no other reason. None.
So why are we so quick to judge those around us for what they choose to clothe themselves with?
Why do we see a woman walking down the street in a hijab and immediately think of cultural oppression? That's not the way they see it. Why do we watch a girl run down the street in spandex and a sports bra and think that they're exercising, but not react the same way if we see someone walking around in spandex and a sports bra?
It's way past time for us to end the double standard we have going on with each other among women. Why can't we celebrate each other- and our fashion choices- instead of rolling our eyes at each other?
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Celebrate the opening of Fiberart International 2010! Dance to reggae and folk—with a touch of country—by the Sim Redmond Band. Relax to the sounds of guitar/harp duo Zach and Lacey Lee. Enjoy a cappella selections by Concentus Women's Chorus. And of course, preview the show before it opens to the public.
Max at the Gallery will also serve dinner from 5 to 9 pm and offer cocktails, coffee, snacks and desserts for purchase throughout the evening.
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Q: i have a 1996 astro it won't start what could be the problem? on 1996 Chevrolet Astro
i had change the fuel pump twice psi above 60,replace the temperature sensor,throttle sensor,ignition coil,spark plugs,map sensor and the sensor in the distributor.can you help me?and still won't start
Does it crank over at all? Do you have any check engine lights on? If so, please post codes. Have you checked the starting motor and starter solenoid? Need a little more info. or take to a shop for diagnosis.
thank you for your help.the problem with my astro van was the ignition timing.the chain was stretched which causes the rotor in the distributor to shift off number 1 spark plug hence causes no start and hard start.
Check your fuses first. You may have a blown ECM fuse. If it cranks, check the basics. You said you have 60+ psi fuel pressure, what about spark? Is there any? If there is spark, do a compression test. Unplug the Fuel Injector connector and use a noid light and see if there is pulse. If you have access to a scan tool (not just a code scanner) watch the engine RPM value while you are cranking the engine. Does it show RPM? You have lots of stuff to check.
the spark is good,fuses are all good the engine turns ok,had the timing it is set but whenever i advance the distributor it start rite up but throw a lot of black smoke probably it is a sensor,i don't have a scan tool.i will have someone scan it for me.
Lots of black smoke would mean it is running waaayyyy rich. There were some serious injector unit issues in those years. After it started, if you help the accelerator pedal down for a few minutes, did the smoke clear up and the van run normally?
when ever the engine accelerate it smoke much more,but whenever the engine runs without the thermostat the smoking stop.with the thermostat in the engine run at normal operating temperature,it is not overheating.what could be the cause?
You could have a few issues. With the thermostat out, the engine will run colder and the coolant sensor will send this reading to the ECM. The ECM has a different fuel and timing control program for Cold Start/Warm Up (OPEN LOOP) operation than for (CLOSED LOOP) Normal Operating Temp operation. If the smoke is there when the van is at normal temp, then you either have an injector leakage problem, or another sensor is causing the ECM to command a higher fuel flow rate than it should. You need a scan tool for diag to see the ECT, TPS, O2 Sensor, MAP/BARO Sensor and RPM parameters. You really need to take it to a shop and have an Injector Balance Test done first, then have it scanned and find out what is reading wrong if there are no injector issues. I will say again though, THERE HAVE BEEN LOTS OF INJECTOR ISSUES WITH THAT SETUP.
i had my vehicle scan and two code was presented.code p0135 and code p1406,code p0135 was for the o2 sensor and p1406 was for the EGR valve.after fixing these problems my van is now working the way it use to.it is starting very easily.thank you very much for your kind cooperation.
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When Apple released their redesign of the conventional earbud style of headphones, they did so with the idea that ears are shaped differently from one another and the design of earbuds should be able to adapt accordingly. It's a nice maxim, and it's hard to refute. But when they launched their "Earpods," it was hard to say they made any actual progress towards their goal.
Enter OwnPhones, a company intent on changing the way headphones are designed and manufactured.
Originally, a fashion designer, company CEO, Itamar Jobani, once created a 3D printed dress with the hopes that its defining uniqueness would catch on. Unfortunately, the market didn't take to it the way he had hoped. He began thinking on a smaller scale. The result, OwnPhones' custom tailored earbuds.
Using an app they developed, OwnPhones is able to take the dimensions of one's ear and build a product accordingly. From there, custom designs can be added on top of the wireless technology to make each order a fashion statement for the customer. And with rumors that Apple will be putting a proprietary audio jack into their future models, wireless earbuds that employ Bluetooth are a breath of fresh air. Wireless earbuds that will actually stay in your ear, I mean.
And because of their flexibility, OwnPhones will be able to be used during various physical activities. Itamar Jobani kept this in mind with his designs. Before scanning my ear, he showed off a model that had LEDs on it. He didn't know this at the time, but I'm a sucker for LEDs.
With the LEDs in place, customers jogging at night will be assured at least one safety measure to stave off potential tragedy. The earbuds will also feature the ability to filter in external noise so if a customer doesn't want to be completely isolated from their environment, whether they're driving or sitting at their desk, they have that option.
The LEDs also boast the ability to communicate to others non-verbally, assuming the product takes off. For instance, changing a setting to "Do Not Disturb," could be reflected by a red LED, whereas a non-busy office worker may be content with a green LED indicating that they are approachable. The design philosophy seems to be largely grounded in flexibility and options.
The product isn't available for purchase yet, but it is already 60% funded. To assist in their Kickstarter campaign, OwnPhones is managing their publicity first. That should be good news to the apprehensive types when the Kickstarter officially launches in July, since this company seems to know what they are doing when it comes to management.


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Mumbai, Sep 6 (IANS) Ruhi Singh, one of the five actresses who have key roles in Madhur Bhandarkar's "Calendar Girls", says there was no rivalry between them and, instead, they shared a great bonding.
When multiple actresses work on a film, there are often instances when they don't get along very well. But as Ruhi pointed out, it was different on the set of "Calendar Girls".
Ruhi told IANS: "I don't know about anybody, but I can tell about myself that I've always been away from competition. For me, there was no victory or loss. I need to perform better than what I did yesterday, a funda which I've carried on from the film's beginning to the end."
Releasing on September 25, "Calendar Girls" also stars Avani Modi, Akanksha Puri, Kyra Dutt and Satapura Pyne.
What Ruhi especially liked about the film's shoot was that the camaraderie between the girls went beyond work, and translated into friendship.
"I like them a lot, and I wish all of them all the best for their lives. I'm fond of them and we're good friends. We enjoyed and had a lot of fun with each other. It was like five naughty kids who have come together, and it was a very healthy atmosphere.
"And when it was about performances, all of us motivated each other," said the Jaipur girl.
Ruhi bonded best with Avani, whom she considers a "friend for life". They would help each other in work, indulge in jokes and pull each other's leg regularly.
The winner of a Miss Universe Peace and Humanity crown in 2014, Ruhi is now only hopeful that her film turns out to be a hit.
"If you indulge in negativity and competition, the final product of film could be affected. And we shouldn't do that at all. Whenever there is a film with an ensemble cast, all of them do their best so that the product is good. So that's what we focussed on from day one," she said.


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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOX) — St. Louis Blues goaltender Ben Bishop was named the MVP of the 2012 American Hockey League (AHL) All-Star Game on Monday, Jan. 30. Bishop made 10 saves on 11 shots while also stopping all four shooters he faced in the shootout, helping the Western Conference to an 8-7 victory.
Bishop, 25, has appeared in 30 games with the Blues' AHL affiliate, Peoria Rivermen this season, posting a record of 18-12-3 to go along with a 2.35 goals against average, .926 save percentage and an AHL leading six shutouts.
A native of St. Louis, Bishop was originally drafted by the Blues in the third round, 85th overall, of the 2005 Entry Draft.
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Jameson & Wotton store employees, Friendship, ca. 1925
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This image from the mid 1920s shows Walter Wotton and three of his employees standing in front of the store on the Jameson & Wotton Wharf. Pictured from left to right are Walter Wotton, Allie Crouse, Vergil Morton, and Dalton Wotton.
Wotton ran the store while his partner Sherman Jameson ran the waterfront, buying and selling lobsters and overseeing the steamboat trade.
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COLUMBUS -- Back in 1989, the Maple Leafs decided to hold their own running of the Bulls at the annual NHL entry draft.
Upon further review, the team's decision to use first-round picks on three Belleville players -- Scott Thornton, Rob Pearson and Steve Bancroft -- has been described by disgruntled Leafs fans as, well, just that ... a bunch of Bull.
Such have been the highs and lows of the Leafs' inconsistent draft history.
In the past 25 years, the Leafs have made 24 first-round picks. And for every stud such as Wendel Clark, there has been a Jeff Ware.
With the '07 draft taking place here in Columbus beginning tomorrow, here is a list of the best and the worst selections made by the Leafs in the past quarter decade.
Keep in mind that the jury is still out on more recent picks such as Alex Steen, Carlo Colaiacovo, Brad Boyes and Nik Antropov.
F Wendel Clark (1st overall, '85): Arguably most popular player in franchise history.
F Vincent Damphousse (6th, '86 ): How can you argue with 1,205 career points?
D Kenny Jonsson (12th, '93): Swedish blue liner named top D-man at Turin Olympics.
F Russ Courtnall (7th, '83): Flowing hair and 297 career goals to boot.
D Al Iafrate (4th, '84): Lived on a different planet than the rest of us, but he was talented.
D Luke Richardson (7th, '87): Nothing flashy but grinded out a two-decade career.
D Jeff Ware (15th, '95): Just one point in 21 career games, and that was with Florida.
D Steve Bancroft (21st, '89): Career lasted only six games, with one assist.
F Brandon Convery (8th, '92): You expect more than nine goals from such a high pick.
F Landon Wilson (19th, '93): Claim to fame was being part of the Clark-Mats Sundin deal.
G Eric Fichaud (16th, '94): Posted a career 22-47-10 record, none with the Leafs.


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It is a myth that the IEEE makes decisions regarding standards, and the importance of opportunities for the industry to gather and drive toward consensus cannot be overstated.
So I get to give a fair number of industry presentations, and one of the recent things I have been trying to explain to people is that it is a myth that the IEEE makes decisions regarding standards. As a long-term IEEE'er, it might surprise some that I would say something like this, but I get it, as do a number of my other colleagues in the IEEE. The IEEE is a forum for the industry to make decisions. Now, it should be pointed out that the real challenge is that those decisions require 75 percent or better approval to move forward (unlike the simple majority or super majority requirements one hears about for Congress and the Senate).
Therefore, the importance of opportunities for the industry to gather and drive toward consensus cannot be overstated.
In my last blog I talked about the Ethernet Alliance's Technology Exploration Forum (TEF), coming up on June 14 in Santa Clara. Given the IEEE 802.3 100Gb/s Backplane and Study Group's progress, where it will be seeking the approval of its project in July, and the call for interest on next generation 100GbE optics, the timing of this event is perfect.
For those of us involved in backplanes, it is easy to understand the debates. What is the channel? What is improved FR-4? How about the cost? And this will go right into the signaling and encoding. Oh, and don't forget about energy efficiency Ethernet, or EEE, and how it applies.
Next generation 100GbE optics? Same story here. How can we reduce power and cost while increasing port density? Million dollar question, eh? 25Gb/s signaling? Re-timed versus non-retimed versus partially retimed interfaces! How about 25Gb/s over multi-mode fiber? A new signaling specification for single-mode fiber? In the 10GbE project there were two reach objectives--one for 2km and one for 10km. One solution was chosen to satisfy these two objectives. How about if the reach was 500m? Something new then?
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Costume was bought from Fantasy Sheep. It's not perfect, but it's cute. My buttons were falling off when I received the dress, but all I had to do was sew them on again.
I used the same wig I've used for my other Azusa costumes -- just braided the pigtails for this version.
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- This movie is so cute and funny and the very reasons for why I love K-On! so much. I especially loved it because I watched it a few months after returning from my study abroad experience in London, and the movie captured London so well! The movie's ending song is catchy, and the outfits are so cute.
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Every year we change up our Christmas feast and make something we've never had before. This year my husband found this description for an Italian dish: Gnocchi al Cinghiale
Fresh house-made potato gnocchi with slowly braised wild boar and a sweet and sour tomato ragu.
I'm sure I can find loads of gnocchi recipes to work with, and I've got the wild boar on order. What I'm wondering is what "sweet and sour tomato ragu" means in this context? I know the basic concept is flavorful things that you braise the meat low and slow in, pull the meat, shred a bit, strain the ragu, then serve them together with the (in this case) gnocchi.
It's the "sweet and sour" idea I'm not sure how to search for, exactly. Anyone have ideas what they mean by that? My husband did find this one: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ra..., but that seems to fail on the "sweet and sour" idea. I am also not especially -married- to the idea of sweet and sour as described above. My husband tends to prefer spicy to sweet sauces.
Just looking for input/thoughts for either the ragu or the gnocchi. :) We do prefer fluffy gnocchi to the denser ones. :) Ideas for preferred recipes on that front would be nice, too. :)
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Do you love trying to fix computer and network problems? Do you pride yourself on being able to find the solution everyone else is missing? If so, this is a great time to turn your natural talents into opportunities at Sanford-Brown. Our Bachelor of Science in Information Technology degree program can help you develop the knowledge and skills needed to implement, analyze and manage information systems.
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Department of Philosophy
The Department is an inspiring and stimulating center for philosophical study and research in Tilburg, the Netherlands. Our undergraduate and graduate students are provided with first-rate expertise across, and thorough training in, a wide variety of philosophical fields ranging from logic, epistemology and philosophy of science to ethics, social, legal and political philosophy, philosophical anthropology and the philosophy of culture. All members of the department share a common interest in the relation between man, society and rationality. More >>
Head of Department
Prof. dr. Wim Dubbink is the new chair of the Department of Philosophy.
Veni Awards NWO for promising researchers
Alfred Archer and Sander Verhaegh of the Department of Philosophy both have been awarded a Veni grant by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). The grant consists of a maximum of 250,000 euro and will enable them to conduct innovative research for three years.
Templeton Awards
Alfred Archer and Bart Engelen are going to participate in two major research initiatives funded by the John Templeton Foundation. The research project titled 'The Moral Psychology of Inequality and its Impact on Well-Being Principal' by Alan Thomas, Alfred Archer and Bart Engelen has been awarded by Saint Louis University grants on 'Happiness and Well-Being'. Their bid for a project on moral excellence in the research initiative 'The Beacon Project', directed by Wake Forrest University, has also been successful.


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Ruppe Is UA's Latest Exec Departure Sources: Braves Lose Multiple Prospects FC Cincy Signs Option On Stadium Site LeBron James To Star In Animated Film Australian Open Getting Shot Clocks At '18 ESPN Unveils Early-Season MLB Schedule Serena Williams Stars In New Gatorade Ad FanDuel CEO Nigel Eccles Steps Down NFL Denies Jones' Request For Another Goodell Vote "MNF" Hits 10-Year Low For Week 11
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Reds Eye Suite Renewals, All-Star Game With $2M Renovations To Great American Ball Park
The Reds in the offseason spent $2M in renovations to Great American Ball Park to "boost revenue and appeal to a broader segment of fans," according to Steve Watkins of the CINCINNATI BUSINESS COURIER. The team is "giving its Machine Room restaurant a facelift, upgrading many of its suites, renovating its gift shop and building a plaza for concerts and other events." But the "most obvious addition" is the Budweiser Bow Tie Bar, located above the visitors' bullpen in right field. The 90-seat bar, featuring a 30-foot sign, is "part of a new multiyear sponsorship deal" with Budweiser as the team's official beer. Budweiser also "gets a 45-foot long, seven-foot high new sign in right field." The Reds have "added a tier above the bullpen that will include a patio," which will be sold "to groups game-by-game." The team also is "converting half of the outdoor patio seating for the Machine Room in left field to make it available for group sales," and "remaking the restaurant's wall facing the field into one that can be completely opened ups." The gift shop "will have an entrance that will face the bars and restaurants at the Banks riverfront development, improving visibility, particularly on nongame days." The Reds "spent big on amenities" in part because "many suite-holders' leases are up for renewal," and GABP will host the '15 MLB All-Star Game. Twenty-seven of 54 Reds suites "will be renovated this year." Reds COO Phil Castellini said that those changes are "mostly cosmetic" and involve "updated decor and painting." The team will "redo the rest next year" (CINCINNATI BUSINESS COURIER, 3/8 issue).
JOE SOMEBODY: In Cincinnati, C. Trent Rosecrans noted Baseball HOFer Joe Morgan was on hand last night at the Reds HOF & Museum for the "unveiling of the Joe Morgan exhibit." The Reds on Sept. 6 will be honoring Morgan with a statue created by artist Tom Tsuchiya. The statue will be the "second of the five statues from the Big Red Machine Reds." Morgan's '76 Gold Glove Award, his Babe Ruth Crown Award and his '72 All-Star Game MVP trophy "stand among several jerseys and bats" on display. Morgan said that his most "prized possession" on display was his '64 Texas League MVP Trophy (CINCINNATI.com, 3/11).
WELL-OILED MACHINE: FS Ohio GM Francois McGillicuddy said that ad space for Reds games "is going quickly," and the net is "on track" to sell out 90% of Reds games inventory by Opening Day. He added that advertising demand has been "so strong" that FS Ohio has been able to "increase ad rates" by an average of 20% from last season (BIZJOURNALS.COM, 3/6).
Taking Flight: ACC To Debut First Branded Restaurant At Raleigh-Durham Airport
The ACC will debut its first branded restaurant in the Raleigh-Durham Int'l Airport early next year through an agreement with HMSHost. The new restaurant will be called the ACC American Café and its walls will be covered with historic photos, player-of-the-week features, real-time scoreboards and live games on the ACC Network. The menu will offer a broad selection with salads, sandwiches, North Carolina barbecue, tilapia with Georgia peach relish and jalapeno-glazed half chicken. The ACC and HMSHost will use a portion of the proceeds to sponsor scholarships as part of the ACC Postgraduate Scholarship program. The scholarships are awarded annually to select student-athletes who intend to pursue a graduate degree following completion of their undergrad requirements. HMSHost also has committed to offer internship opportunities to students from ACC schools.
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In Jacksonville, Ron Littlepage wrote Jaguars President Mark Lamping made "a compelling case" for why the team wants to add two new scoreboards to EverBank Field at a cost of $50M. What the Jaguars are proposing "would be the talk of the football world -- the biggest scoreboards in the country that would be about 52 feet high and 348 feet wide." Lamping said that one of the "keys to success for the Jaguars, besides putting a good team on the field, is fan experience" (JACKSONVILLE.com, 3/10).
REPAVING TOBACCO ROAD: In North Carolina, Owen Covington reported Greensboro Coliseum as part of an $8.5M first phase of renovations has 9,000 "wider, cushioned seats with more leg room." The upgrade is part of an overall $24M package of "upgrades and expansions at the complex" slated to be completed by '16. Coliseum Managing Dir Matt Brown said that the work "was completed on time" for the start of the ACC's men's and women's basketball tournaments (BIZJOURNALS.com, 3/11).
MAKE A LITTLE BIRDHOUSE: In Atlanta, Greg Bluestein wrote Falcons Owner Arthur Blank should "count himself lucky he's on the verge of getting any public funding" for a new $1B stadium. The team's "tentative agreement" with Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed for $200M in public funds "comes amid growing public backlash for using taxpayer support to finance pro football facilities." It "wasn't so long ago that the public picked up the entire tab on many stadiums," as the Georgia Dome was 100% "publicly funded" (ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION, 3/11).
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text: I have a Asus Fonepad 7 Single sim ME175CG. There is no recovery options under back up and reset. It is missing and no option to reset the device should I need to. The hard option is there but is does not wipe out anything. I have updated with the latest firmware from Asus, but same problem. I have also rooted it thinking I could try and resolve it this way, but no additional options.. I dont care about rooting just getting a recovery image working on there. Any ideas?


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Amazon sent out invitations today (screenshot below) to an official press event that will focus on the company's video business, which could have something to with the rumored Amazon-branded set-top box we've been hearing about for months.
The event, which is scheduled for Apr. 2 in New York City, will be led by Amazon vice president of Kindle Peter Larsen. That said, if Amazon does announce a set-top box, it seems likely that the product will feature the Kindle branding.
Previously, Amazon's plans for a set-top box include rumors of an affordable device that would compete with the likes of Apple TV, Roku, and Chromecast. The set-top box is also said to feature third-party apps from major streaming services like Netflix and double as a game console of sorts.
But for now, we're still in the dark as Amazon is waiting until next week to reveal details about its plans to take on the living room.


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Author and journalist who specializes in the U.S. intelligence community. His latest book is "The Shadow Factory: The Ultra-Secret NSA From 9/11 To The Eavesdropping On America," which explores the National Security Agency.
How would you assess the effectiveness of changes made to intelligence agencies after the Sept. 11 attacks?
I think the intelligence community today is in far worse shape than it was pre-9/11. At the time of the terrorist attacks, the intelligence community was in possession of all the information they needed to discover the plot. The CIA knew the first two hijackers were being sent by bin Laden, had active U.S. visas, and flew into California. The National Security Agency also knew they were being sent by bin Laden, and even monitored their phone calls back to Yemen after arriving in the U.S. The problem was not communicating with each other or with the FBI or customs.
But following the attacks, instead of finding out who was responsible and holding them accountable, the Bush administration promoted them and then did its best to hide the mistakes. Then instead of using a scalpel, such as better training, to correct the problems, they threw enormous amounts of money at the intelligence community, created an even larger and less responsive bureaucracy with Homeland Security, the Director of National Intelligence, and the NCTC, and opened the data floodgates with warrantless wiretapping, data mining, and watchlists containing upwards of a million names.
The end result is a bloated, gold-plated, incomprehensible system drowning in useless data. As with 9/11, the failure this time could have been avoided if just a few people did their jobs correctly.
What is one reform you would recommend that might improve information sharing among agencies working to prevent terrorist attacks?
Hold people accountable, streamline the system, increase the training, decrease the data.
Charles Allen
Former assistant director of central intelligence for collection at the CIA and former undersecretary for intelligence at the Department of Homeland Security
How would you assess the effectiveness of changes made to intelligence agencies after the Sept. 11 attacks?
It's no secret that when the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act was proposed I was against that. Once it was passed and signed into law, I of course worked first as an assistant director of Central Intelligence, CIA and then as an under secretary of Homeland Security to make it work.
My issue is not with the National Counterterrorism Center, which I think has grown and matured significantly, my problem is overall with the structure of the Director of National Intelligence, which I think has grown much larger and broader than what I thought it would have at this time. I want a more streamlined, more transparent and more repeatable process for managing the broader community.
I think NCTC under Director Leiter has come together rather strongly. You have to remember there are dozens of CIA officers, FBI officers, I had officers there in the National Counterterrorism Center when I was at Homeland Security, so there is an enormous amount of sharing and a great deal of synergy that's developed day after day, but the amount of information and the shortage of experienced analysts I think really is taking a toll on the process.
What is one reform you would recommend that might improve information sharing among agencies working to prevent terrorist attacks?
I believe the information sharing is never perfect, it can always be improved. Information can flow faster, we can share more sensitive information more rapidly, but I think a great deal of that works.
I really believe that what we need are better intelligence analysts and more experienced ones. I'm talking about having really experienced analysts looking at various forms of information, some from human sources, some from open source, some from jihadi Web sites and some from very sensitive technical intelligence and being able to correlate that as perfectly as you can. Let me tell you — that will never be absolutely perfect, but we can do better by having better trained analysts and more of those analysts.
Ray McGovern
Worked for the CIA from 1963-1990 as an analyst. He helped develop the president's daily intelligence briefing for PresidentsRichard Nixon, Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan. In 2003, he co-founded Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity
How would you assess the effectiveness of changes made to intelligence agencies after the Sept. 11th attacks?
The creation of the post of Director of National Intelligence, the National Counterterrorism Center, and the 170,000-person Department of Homeland Security was the mother of all misguided panaceas.
The election of 2004 was just months away when the 9/11 report came out, and lawmakers and administration functionaries had the felt need to be seen to be doing something.
And they made things considerably worse. The 9/11 commissioners had been wailing over the fact that, in their words, "No one was in charge of coordination among intelligence agencies." They were right, but sought a new "solution" to this where none was needed. By statute, the Director of Central Intelligence was responsible precisely for doing that as the principal intelligence adviser to the president (National Security Act of 1947).
This, indeed, was the main reason why [President Harry] Truman created the Central Intelligence Agency and put the DCI in charge not only of the CIA, but also of the entire intelligence community. The idea was to prevent another Pearl Harbor, where bits and pieces of intelligence lay around with the code-breakers, the Navy, the Army air corps, the FBI, embassy Tokyo, the people monitoring Radio Tokyo, etc., etc. with no central place aware of it all. Truman had learned that, had there been such a place, the forewarning of the Japanese attack would have been a no-brainer.
What is one reform you would recommend that might improve information sharing among agencies working to prevent terrorist attacks?
Hold accountable those responsible.
More "reform" is the last thing we need. The most effective thing would be to release the CIA Inspector General report on the intelligence community performance prior to 9/11.
Accountability is key. If there is no accountability, there is total freedom to screw up, and screw up royally, without any thought of possible personal consequences. Not only is it certain that we will face more terrorist attacks, but the keystone-cops nature of recent intelligence operations -whether in using cell phones in planning kidnappings in Italy, or in allowing suicide bombers access to CIA bases in Taliban-infested eastern Afghanistan – will continue.
Editor's Note: Interviews were conducted via phone and e-mail and edited for clarity and length. This post was updated at 6:48pm ET.


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