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Thursday, April 10, 2008
For years, I had heard/read that the Sleeping Beauty's Castle drawbridge was only lowered two times...on opening day and then at the Fantasyland rededication; my photo from July 18, 1955 disproved that one. Today, I had an email from a reader who sent this photo of Snow White from the Snow White Dark Ride, circa August 1972. What makes it so amazing is that everything I have read about this Dark Ride claims that there was no Snow White figure until after the 1983 Fantasyland remodel, and that previously guests were confused because there was no trace of dear Snow on the ride at all. Warren (my new best friend) also says that he remembers this figure being located in a turn right before the Evil Queen's dungeon. Tomorrow I will return to the 1956 series, unless someone happens upon a photo from the Sleeping Beauty walk-through or an interior shot of Mineral Hall. Anyone...anyone...
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- Chris Merritt said...
Hi Dave -
So my assumption (and I could be wrong here) is that your reader took a snapshot from Walt Disney World, not Disneyland. However, everything I have read about Florida's SW attraction is that the intent was also to have you assume the role of Snow White, and that she too was absent from this version - so let me do some digging!
- Major Pepperidge said...
MUY MYSTERIOSO! I was going to suggest that this was from Florida, but Chris' comment put that one to rest. It's hard to tell, but maybe she is standing in the "scary forest" (although her expression is pretty bland).
I hope somebody can solve this one!
- Vintage Disneyland Tickets said...
Clueless here... But is she pointing at us? Or ready to grab the apple?
- Davelandweb said...
My first thought was Disney World in Florida, too, but this guys lives in California and I would think he'd know the difference between the two. He also has other photos from the same trip that he is going to send, so that should help as well. Updates to come...
- Biblioadonis aka George said...
It looks like she wants to pinch me.
Which might be kinda fun!
- Rob Fendler said...
That Snow White was probably the scariest part of the whole ride! Whats with the discombobulated eyes?
- Chris Merritt said...
Well - Dave followed up with more evidence - I'm convinced this is California now... Very odd! I will have to ask a few of the "old timers" here if they remember her addition or who may have done it. Nice work!
- hauntedone999 said...
The photo is most definatly from WDW. I have seen the original ride layout from the Disney archives and there was no Snow White till 1983... in fact 3 dimensional figures were pretty non existent in the dark rides till the fatasyland rehab. Alot fo people get the parks mixed up just like how everyone always argues with me about the hall of presidents being in the opera house, or the tiki room actually being a restaurant.
- Davelandweb said...
Sorry haunted, you are most definitely wrong on this one; the guy never went to WDW until 1979, and this slide is stamped 1972; I have also seen other slides from this batch, and he was at Disneyland. Snow White also had plenty of 3 dimensional figures, most notably the dwarves, even before the 1983 rehab.
- Chris Merritt said...
Even a lot of the trees in the 1955 version of Snow White were dimensional, as were the original dwarves... Here's a good photo of that from a vintage postcard:
- Chris Merritt said...
Damn blogger and their cutting off of links!
Paste this: http://sorcerersworkshop.org/images
then this: /postcards/postcard_fldwarfscrop_dlpc.jpg
Jeez Blogger - please fix this!
- FoxxFur said...
It's most assuredly not the Florida version; I rode it a few times before it was refurbished and despite having strange furniture, a zillion witches, a mine cart loaded with diamonds determined to run you over and a nihilistic ending where the evil witch kills you with a falling diamond, it didn't have a Snow White figure.
It's possible that this figure was added later on in the ride's history. There's two areas in the Disneyland original this could've been: before you go into the Witch's castle after passing the dwarfs' cottage or in the haunted forest scene. Whatever it was, she looks surprisingly good, doesn't she? Clearly just a dressed up mannequin but the costume is well done.
- Progressland said...
On page 51 of The Nickel Tour, we find: "Inside [Fantasyland], the designers were already becoming aware of a serious conceptual problem. In a memo written to Joe Fowler on August 12, 1955--less than a month after the Park opened--George Whitney (who had now become manager of Fantasyland) expressed concern that guests coming out of the dark rides were 'confused at not seeing Snow White, Peter Pan, or Mr. Toad.'
"Remember, the designers meant for the guests to be the stars of the show--as you rode through the show, you were Snow White, you were Peter Pan, you were Mr. Toad. But George knew this concept was a pretty obscure one for the already overwhelmed Disneyland audience to pick up on. 'Since it is almost impossible to convey this thought properly to the people,' he continued, 'it might be best to put an animated Peter Pan or appropriate character in these rides.'
"George had sensed the problem quickly, but it would be more than thirty years before a solution was found."
And on page 315, we find this: "In 1973, Tony Baxter and Brock Thoman took it upon themselves to re-think the original Fantasyland at Disneyland. Tony came up with a whole new show, Pinocchio's Daring Journey, while Brock set out to recreate Snow White's Adventures....
"And so, under Brock's tutelage, Snow White's adventures would become Snow Whites [sic] scary adventures. And, even more radically, Snow White herself would actually appear in this version of the attraction. This addition would eliminate some confusion that dated back to 1955 when the designers tried to convince the guests that they were Snow White. The guests were never convinced."
My point for quoting so much is that there are several points of confusion here. Whitney's memo indicates that in 1955, at least, there were no main characters in the Fantasyland dark rides. Later, in the 1970s, they seriously considered adding them (or actually did so).
Bruce Gordon worked on the New Fantasyland project and surely Tony Baxter read through this portion of the book before publication. Wouldn't they have noticed if there were character figures when they were ripping out the attraction??
Though the attraction's name didn't officially become Snow White's Scary Adventures until 1983, it did become known as Snow White's Adventures (scary) in guidebooks circa 1973--coincidentally the date given in The Nickel Tour for the redesign of Snow White's Adventures. Is it possible that Brock's recollections were actually about a change made at that time and mistakenly attributed to the New Fantasyland of 1983?
Another piece of information that might or might not be relevant here: One of the reasons that "scary" was added to the attraction description was complaints from an Orange County organization (quoting a friend) "regarding the 'supernatural' and 'terrifying' aspects" of the attraction. Is it possible the figure was added around the same time, as an attempt to make the attraction less terrifying?
I realize that the photo is circa 1972 and that these events above are later, but they're all suspiciously grouped in the early 1970s!
- Vintage Disneyland Tickets said...
Fascinating "Stop the Presses" mystery!
I can confirm the "(scary)" part being added to the "C" ticket in 1973.
Great info everyone!
- Davelandweb said...
Progressland - To piggyback on your story...in a 50th Anniversary Commemorative Book, Disney describes the Swiss Family Robinson Tree as being 60' tall; in the very next sentence they refer to it as 80' tall with 40' roots. Go figure...thanks to all for the great additional info!
- Progressland said...
Additional info from my friend Huck, who worked at the Park in the 1970s:
"My recollection is that there was a July '72 rehab which introduced a Snow White figure just before the Queen's dungeon business (complete with strung sash-cord which grabbed more than a few pair of glasses!). Right around that time (or early the next year) "scary" was added to the attraction's name."
- Chris Merritt said...
That's what I was waiting for - a recollection by someone who was there. another myth debunked!
How is Huck, anyway?
- Progressland said...
Oh, now he tells me he didn't get enough sleep and this is more correct: "The SW rehab was in June (not July) of 1972. They used to do the dark rides right before summer and Snow White was always the last one (for some strange reason)."
Chris - busy! (from what I can gather)
I can assure you all that this photo is definitely NOT from WDW. I have never been to Disneyland, only WDW, as I live in Florida and have been going since 1972...Snow White was NEVER present anywhere in the ride until they refurbished it(and ruined it, in my opinion) in the 90's. I really miss the original version where you were experiencing the scary adventures through Snow White's POV. The ride as it stands now, is really bad and nowhere as fun or scary as the original version. One more attraction that Disney execs have desecrated and ruined.
- Kenneth Sundberg said...
Somewhat fascinating is that this Snow POSES almost exactly the same way as her '83 & '94 counterparts in the dark rides. In DL, TDL and DLRP dark rides she holds a candle in her outstretched, left hand while holding her dress with her right hand. The '94 WDW version Snow (inside the ride) has undoubtedly been created using the same mold, but an apple replacing the candle (and with slight changes made to her facial features). -- So I find it definitely both odd and fascinating that this Snow has an mirror image of the same pose, with her right hand outstretched (and holding a bird) and left hand holding the dress. However, these rags on Snow (with ripped sleeve?) don't impress me much. I prefer the 1983 "statue" version more...
Real or not, it was a good thing this curious Snow surfaced and attracted some long-time sleeping beauties. Thanks to Warren and Dave!


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Road access to the two San Pedro Valley County Park (SPVCP) trailheads is via California's famous Highway 1.
Navigate from your starting point to SPVCP with Yahoo! Maps. Quickest access from Highway 1 is via Linda Mar Boulevard.
If you are without a car, or planning to do a through-hike which begins or ends at another trailhead, public transportation options are quite convenient. The San Mateo County Transit Authority offers weekday-only bus service to within 500 feet of the SPVCP entrance. Route info for the bus from transitinfo.org. Get off at the intersection of Linda Mar Blvd. and Oddstad Dr.
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Click on the thumbnail image to the right to view the vicinity of this hike. The red "P" is the parking area for SPVCP. The red trail marked on the map is the "Montara Mountain Trail". It is well maintained, even during the wet winter months, and climbs 1080 feet over 2.5 miles until it meets the main Montara Mountain Access Road. San Pedro Valley is in the shadow of two large mountains, and receives much rain and little sun, so the vegetation at the base of the climb is quite thick. Beautiful groves of eucalyptus (imported), redwood (native but replanted), and fir help you forget yourself. As the trail climbs, the flora gives way to shorter trees, like the bright-red-barked Manzanita(?) tree, as well as to flowering shrubs taller than a man. By the time the trail meets the Montara Mountain Access Road, the vegetation is predominantly low, thick brush.
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We have been going spear fishing every weekend so far. Well, Andre has been spear fishing and I have been frolicking in the sand. The weather has been perfect here: sunny, blue skies, high 80s with a light breeze. Lucky live Hawaii!
Andre has been getting pretty serious about diving and it is exciting to see how enthusiastic he gets every weekend. He's been keeping track of the surf forecast during the week so we can decide which part of the island to hit. Since it is "spring" (there really is no spring here, just winter and summer weather), the waves are dying down in the North and picking up in the South shores. We hit up Mokuleia again this past weekend.
Within the first two hours, Andre speared a pretty red uhu, or parrotfish. The uhu is interesting because it starts as a red female and it will turn into a blue male when it gets older. They can get rather large and their mouths resemble the mouth of a parrot, hence their namesake.
We cooked the fish for dinner tonight by steaming it in the oven with some vegetables and sausage. The fish was perfectly cooked tender and turned out better than expected. We also topped it off with some sauce heated over the stove after pulling the fish out of the oven. Amazing.
Also, while I was playing in the sand, I saw a few sea turtles and watched them for a few minutes. I caught one poking its head out of the water to get some air. Excuse the poor quality of the picture as it was taken with my iPhone when it was cloudy. It takes better pictures when it is sunny or there is a lot of light, as you can see from the uhu picture above.
Ok, now for the uhu recipe…
(Andre's recipe)
Freshly caught uhu, scaled and gutted
7 cloves garlic, half to bake in the fish and half for sauce
2 stalks of celery, chopped
3 carrots, chopped
½ cup of Portuguese sausage, chopped
½ onion, sliced
1 piece of ginger, about thumb-sized, sliced
½ cup chicken broth
Pepper to taste
Vegetable oil
Sesame oil
Green onions, chopped
1. Place the fish on a plate. Using a knife, make diagonal slits in the body on both sides of the fish. Place garlic and ginger in between the slits. Sprinkle some pepper on both sides for some seasoning.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a large dutch oven with aluminum foil. Place a layer of onions on the bottom and pour chicken broth in the pot.
3. Place the fish in the pot and cover the fish with the rest of the onions, carrots, celery, and sausage.
4. When the oven is ready, cover the pot and place into the oven. Cook for about 35 minutes.
5. Right before the fish is done, in a saute pan on medium high heat, add the vegetable oil, sesame oil, garlic, and mirin. Heat until the sauce bubbles.
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Stay safe out there! Best of luck.
Thanks for reaching out to us. Considering all the other things you probably have (way) higher up on your TODO list after Sandy, it means a lot. Glad everybody is safe and dry.
The health and well-being of the Adafruit team is paramount. Secondary is the integrity and security of your facilities. You have dedicated and patient customers that will be here for you once you can get back in business!
My order can wait until things return to normal. Stay safe, folks!
Yiiiiiiiikes!!!! Sending some good RoboBrrd energy your way! Hope it gets better soon! =)
It is good to hear that everyone is ok and the shops are fine. Thank you for continuing to communicate with us. This is why I have been a huge fan of yours. Not only open products and tutorials but open communication. You are all fantastic. Take care, not only now but when spooling business back up to speed. Don't burn yourselves out.
Would you prefer that people hold off on ordering until things are running again or go ahead and order with the understanding that it will take a while for business to be returning to normal?
Try to stay warm Adafruits!
I say be safe; I recommend taking it easy and enjoy the downtime 😉
As someone with an outstanding order I can say I don't mind this in the least. Even if USPS and UPS were picking up I can wait a few more days while adafruit gets back to normal.
Glad to know everyone at Adafruit is okay after Sandy. Take your time and dont work too hard , everyone should understand. I placed my order before Sandy knowing it would be delayed. Will be happy when all in the area have power again.
I am glad to hear that everybody is safe and sound.
The orders can wait, we will follow and support you even after this disaster… Best of luck, guys!
That was some storm. Glad to hear everyone is safe.
We're watching the news with trepidation. Be safe.
Happy Halloween!
I KNOW that everybody at Adafruit loves nothing more than doing their work there, but sometimes you just have to take advantage of those "school closed" days while you can!
The whole country is behind you.
Damn Hurricane sandy!
It's good to have some news about you people.
It seems to be you're ok, so hope everything would be ok now.
Take the time you need, no rush need here! 😉
Don't forget to give some news.
Pleasant day.
JoyLabz is sending you guys good vibez, For some reason hurricane time is making me think of this video (I grew up in Florida and hurricanez were yearly)
Hope everything works out for you all?
Take care and kindest regards,
God bless you guys for all your efforts! Take your time with recovery. I can't imagine what you are going through, I also have no power, but we have hot water so it isn't quite so bad. Your hard work is always appreciated, you have earned a break.
Keep safe. My order can wait. Don't kill yourselves trying to catch up. I understand.
Now that I have kids almost grown up, I have time to get in touch with my inner tinkerer.
So from a 50+ year old engineer – Lady Ada, you are my hero. Thanks for all you are doing to promote electronics education, curiosity, and innovation.
Wow! The new street looks awesome! Was a trench when I was there a while back.
Glad you guys are safe. Thanks for keeping us up to date. Best of luck for a speedy return to normalcy.
Stay Warm, Stay Safe!
Great to hear you are safe. We're thinking of you all.
I still remember 12 days w/o power here during Katrina, not good. Stay safe and hope to see you up and running soon.
Good luck.
I hope you're well provisioned and I hope you see you up and selling soon.
I wish I could mail batteries for the mintyboosts you probably have but this probably means no mail too 🙁
And I'm very far away from NYC as well *sigh*
You guys are awesome. I have just discovered this site recently in my quest for knowledge and experience, but I am already a huge fan. Love the attitude, the drive, the contribution to knowledge and the community.
Stay safe
Stay safe Ladyada and give us new project ideas.
I was coming to impatiently check the status of my order — oh my gosh, I'm an idiot. Somehow I didn't realize you guys were in New York… stay safe, the world is with you. <3
I thought something must be wrong, you guys are usually so quick…but yeah, the package can wait. Glad to hear you're not worse off…Best wishes (to you and everyone up there!)
I'm glad you guys are safe and everything is secure. Adafruit was one of the first "Oh, sh&t," thoughts I had when I heard that Manhattan had lost power.
Please count me among the many who all of a quick return to some comfort.
This too shall pass.
We are glad to hear at the staff is safe. Adafruit will continue to thrive. For now recover and help everyone you can locally. All the best, we can't wait to have you back online. Stay safe and be well.
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Stephen, MN, Family Gets Much-needed Support After 4-year-old Killed in Fire
GRAFTON, ND (WDAZ-TV) - A rural Stephen, MN, family is getting some much-needed support after losing their son in a fire that also destroyed their home. People in Grafton and Stephen both held fundraisers Saturday for the Field family.
4-year-old Mathew Milhem died on April 20 in the fire that destroyed this home just outside of the town Stephen. Since that time, the community has rallied to support the family with supplies and a temporary home in Grafton until they can recover from this tragic loss.
"We have a furnished place to live because of the surrounding communities, especially Stephen. Stephen is actually holding a benefit for us tonight; they are doing a Mexican dinner," Barbara Field said.
You also could hear the support for the family rumbling through downtown Grafton, where a motorcycle run started for the family.
"I wanted to do a bike run for quite a while but never had the motivation to get it started and this was it," bike run organizer Charla Olson said.
Olson worked with Mathew's father David Field in Grafton and organized the run.
"I would hope that someone would do the same for me if I needed it," Olson said.
"Everybody has come out so well to help and support. It's been amazing," David Field said.
Bikers like Larry Greicar, from Grand Forks, rode into Grafton not knowing the family, only that it was a good cause.
"About the only thing I can say is it's the right thing to do and at the same time we enjoy it," Greicar said.
About 50 bikers took part in the 100-mile ride stopping in several small towns on the way. It's estimated that Saturday's ride will raise about $1,000, all going directly to the Field family's expenses.
Many local businesses in Grafton donated food and supplies to make the motorcycle ride possible.


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LA-based English makeup artist Kate Lee created the most gorgeous look for Sienna Miller at the Met Ball in New York this week – I haven't seen Sienna look this good for a while. Not that she isn't always gorgeous, but here she looks jaw-dropping. The inspiration was her navy blue gown, and they decided to channel Brigitte Bardot. Kate says "I used navy colours to make it a little more modern". Here's what Kate used:
Skin – Prepped with Chanel Hydramax+ Moisturiser
Blush – Chanel Rose Bronze Joues Contraste blush
- Chanel Marine pencil liner, wetting the tip and applying in a sharp 60's shape.
- Chanel Quadra Eyeshadow in Bleu Celestes, pressing the navy over the pencil liner
Lips – Chanel Rouge Allure in Mythic


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In what one member called a "head-spinning" move, the Poway City Council on Friday activated a new Housing Authority and transferred millions of dollars worth of assets from the city's redevelopment agency, dividing them between the authority and the city.
The council approved the actions with a 4-0 vote in an early-morning, fast-paced special meeting aimed at keeping redevelopment and housing assets under city control.
Councilwoman Merrilee Boyack was unavailable to attend the meeting, which lasted about 45 minutes.
The session was seen as a pre-emptive strike against Gov. Jerry Brown's budget proposal to eliminate redevelopment agencies inCalifornia.
Brown has criticized redevelopment agencies for starving schools and other state-funded programs of much-needed revenue, but cities have said redevelopment is the No. 1 way they generate economic activity, create jobs and pay for low-income housing.
Designed to help close a $25 billion state budget deficit, the governor's plan would extend temporary Department of Motor Vehicles fees and sales and income taxes enacted two years ago, shift responsibility for some state services to California's counties, and transfer about $1.7 billion in redevelopment money from cities to the state's general fund.
Poway began trying to protect its redevelopment agency's assets several weeks ago. The council created the Housing Authority on March 1 but waited to see if it would be needed before activating it.
On Friday, redevelopment law attorney Murray Kane, who has been advising the city on redevelopment issues, told the council the city was running out of time because state senators were placed on a four-hour alert Thursday in preparation for a vote on the state proposal.
If approved, the proposal would immediately go to Brown for a final signature, the attorney said.
"Once that is carried out, you will no longer have the power" to protect the redevelopment agency's assets, Kane said.
The transferred assets include:
-- $23 million from a housing fund the Poway Redevelopment Agency maintained.
-- $7.7 million in notes receivable and promissory notes the agency held.
-- $9.2 million in debt service and day-to-day operating accounts for the agency.
-- Ownership of 75 real properties ---- including the land beneath half a dozen affordable-housing developments --- was also transferred.
City Manager Penny Riley said the value of the combined properties could not be estimated accurately without appraisals.
The council also approved multiple cooperative agreements between the city and the redevelopment agency, the city and the Housing Authority, and the redevelopment agency and the Housing Authority. Kane said the agreements would enable the city and/or the Housing Authority to continue the redevelopment agency's activities and collect property tax revenue that previously went to the redevelopment agency.
Riley said Poway's increment has a total value of $610 million for capital projects and $346 million for low- and moderate-income housing.
She and other city officials have characterized the state proposal as an unfair "grab" by state officials who have managed California's finances poorly and want to use funds that well-managed cities saved up to help fix the problem.
Councilman Jim Cunningham reiterated that viewpoint Friday when he thanked the city's staff for its "Herculean" efforts to find a way to protect Poway's redevelopment assets.
"This is head-spinning work," Cunningham said. "Again, the failure of leadership in Sacramento (is why) we have to do this ---- rush in here so early in the morning to do this."
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But thereâs another, more recognizable face pushing abortion in the U.S. â liberal billionaire Warren Buffett. The so-called âOracle of Omahaâ has donated more than $1.2 billion to abortion organizations from 2001 to 2012.
Thatâs equal to the cost of roughly 2.7 million first-trimester abortions â more than twice the number of abortions that occur in an entire year in the United States. Unlike Gosnell, however, everything Buffett has done has been entirely legal. But Buffett does share something else in common with the abortionist. Both their stories ...
Mike wrote:True. So why call them by the euphemistic name they give themselves, pro choice, rather than what they are, pro death? Or even the milder sounding pro abortion?
But, yes, I have very serious doubts about the amount they said that Buffett gave. So called moralists and again I will add, The Inadequacy of Moralism, in religious and political areas lie as good as any Leninist. So, one just gets use to ignoring them, rightfully. Any amount that Mr. Buffett gave would be damnable...
Something more positive---The Ridiculous Grace of AdoptionThe above an interesting story, below an organization to check out. Birthright International Something positive to pass around.
Great question. Propaganda is used to deceive and not to be truthfull and the dumb goats keep falling for it. (refer matt 24:24)
Jim I don't doubt he has contributed this ammount at all. No ammount is too much for the wealthy to hold on to their power and delusion on,the earth
Another reason you need to stop supporting liberals and their causes Jim.
If sin and Satan ever had to be proven of their existence then this murderous evil industry of western nations does so effectively.
The statistics of western nations murder of the unborn infant far outweigh the numbers murdered at Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp. - Yet the satanic philosophy behind them is the same.
Come Lord Jesus, come soon.
Jim Lincoln wrote:I would seriously doubt Warren Buffett gave that much money to pro choice groups. It would even be a large amount for him. However, he has given to pro choice groups there is no doubt about that. See Warren Buffett and the Pampered Chef. if he gave 1 dollar to such groups ; it would have been too much


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Qualcomm Reveals New Flagship Snapdragon 808 and 810 64-Bit SoCs Coming In 2015
Subject: Mobile | April 8, 2014 - 07:47 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: SoC, snapdragon, qualcomm, LTE, ARMv8, adreno, 64-bit
Qualcomm has announced two new flagship 64-bit SoCs with the Snapdragon 808 and Snapdragon 810. The new chips will begin sampling later this year and should start showing up in high end smartphones towards the second half of 2015. The new 800-series parts join the previously announced mid-range Snapdragon 610 and 615 which are also 64-bit ARMv8 parts.
The Snapdragon 810 is Qualcomm's new flagship processor. The chip features four ARM Cortex A57 cores and four Cortex A53 cores in a big.LITTLE configuration, an Adreno 430 GPU, and support for Category 6 LTE (up to 300 Mbps downloads) and LPDDR4 memory. This flagship part uses the 64-bit ARMv8 ISA. The new Adreno 430 GPU integrated in the SoC is reportedly 30% faster than the Adreno 420 GPU in the Snapdragon 805 processor.
In addition to the flagship part, Qualcomm is also releasing the Snapdragon 808 which pairs two Cortex A57 CPU cores and four Cortex A53 CPU cores in a big.LITTLE configuration with an Adreno 418 (approximately 20% faster than the popular Adreno 320) GPU. This chip supports LPDDR3 memory and Qualcomm's new Category 6 LTE modem.
Both the 808 and 810 have Adreno GPUs which support OpenGL ES 3.1. The new chips support a slew of wireless I/O including Categrory 6 LTE, 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.1, and NFC.
Qualcomm is reportedly planning to produce these SoCs on a 20nm process. For reference, the mid-range 64-bit Snapdragon 610 and 615 use a 28nm LP manufacturing process. The new 20nm process (presumably from TSMC) should enable improved battery life and clockspeed headroom on the flagship parts. Exactly how big the mentioned gains will be will depend on the specific manufacturing process, with smaller gains from a bulk/planar process shrink or greater improvements coming from more advanced methods such as FD-SOI if the new chip on a 20nm process is the same transistor count as one on a 28nm process (which is being used in existing chips).
The 808 and 810 parts are the new high-end 64-bit chips which will effectively supplant the 32-bit Snapdragon 805 which is a marginal update over the Snapdragon 800. The naming conventions and product lineups are getting a bit crazy here, but suffice it to say that the 808 and 810 are the effective successors to the 800 while the 805 is a stop-gap upgrade while Qualcomm moves to 64-bit ARMv8 and secures manufacturing for the new chips which should be slightly faster CPU-wise, notably faster GPU-wise and more capable with the faster cellular modem support and 64-bit ISA support.
For those wondering, the press release also states that the company is still working on development of its custom 64-bit Krait CPU architecture. However, it does not appear that 64-bit Krait will be ready by the first half of 2015, which is why Qualcomm has opted to use ARM's Cortex A57 and A53 cores in its upcoming flagship 808 and 810 SoCs.
These are to fill in the time gap between availibilty of these SKUs and the arrival of Qualcomm's Custom Krait ARMv8 ISA based CPU/s. Apple's custom wide order superscalar A7 Cyclone CPU, sure got the led out of the competition's custom ARM ISA based roadmap, and Nvidia has Its Denver cores announced. These announced Qualcomm CPUs are based on the ARM Holdings' refrence designs, but with some extra tweeking, according to some tech websites. There is still much confusion when reading about ARM based CPUs built around Arm Holdings' refrence designs and Custom designs like the Apple A7, Nvidia Denver, and the Qualcomm Krait, as the custom designs are mostly only made to execute the ARMv8 64 bit ISA, and are completely designed by their respective companies. This is basically the same thing that AMD did with the x86 16/32 bit ISA, and AMD basically invented/created the x86 64 bit ISA. There in no telling what Apple, Nvidia, Qualcomm, and soon AMD/others will do once the custom CPU market Built around the ARMv8 ISA, and future ARM ISA based custom designs begins to take off, be very afraid, Intel. I see rapid development starting with these ARM ISA based custom designs, with the possability of custom ISA instruction extentions appearing beyond the ARM holdings Standard ARMv8 ISA, coming from companies like Apple, Qualcomm, etc. The mobile GPU market is about to begin a new technological arms race that should provide plenty of rapid improvment, starting with imagination technology's powerVR Wizard, and hardware raytracing, and Nvidia's full desktop GPU based microarchitecture on a Mobile platform(K1).
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As for me I'll continue to use my D2 in hand-held candid situations
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Hi David,
I am entirely in agreement with you. The LC1 is great at what it does well. We should leave it at that, and not try to have it as "all things to all men". One add-on leads to another, and a look in the old pre-WW2 Leica catalogues can show us where that takes us - well into terrtory now better covered by other camera types and systems.
The LC1, to me, is now my main "take everywhere" camera, and even though it is bulkier than a P&S, it gets such great images that I don't want to spoil it with any attachments, especially if it throws the camera out of balance.
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Bishahra: After registration of an FIR against Mohammad Akhlaq's family in the Dadri lynching episode, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad has demanded death penalty for the family.
According to a report published in The Hindu, a meeting was held on Monday in Bishahra, which was attended by Senior VHP functionary Jugal Kishor and other VHP activist .
Kishor put forward the demand of death penalty of Akhlaq's family after UP police registered an FIR against them under the U.P. Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 1955, and the Animal Cruelty Act .
"It has been our long-standing demand that those who slaughter cows should be given the death penalty. We demand the same thing in this case where it is proven now that a cow was slaughtered by Akhlaq and his family," Mr. Kishor said.
"We will demand the arrest of Akhlaq's family and will also ask for death penalty," said a local VHP leader who attend the meeting.
Locals stayed away from the VHP meeting, with the village head even condemning the "attempts to communally polarise the village."
Kaushalya, the new village head condemned the attempts to disturbed communal atmosphere in the village. She told The Hindu corespondent that no villager had invited the VHP leader.
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|30th May 2008, 06:39 PM
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|30th May 2008, 07:34 PM
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Couple things Mike,
You find my acquiring engineering samples perverse? Since there is a single( and uncooperative ) source of the blueprints, how else should it be done?
I don't recall bidding on any S240's and certainly none wound by you, I have one original already and I only need one to unwind. Second the S258 is the only one I have two of, and that is because I was nearly given one of them. I do have two of yours, the 16446( 2? ), and I'll be taking them apart too, unless you'd care offer some reason why I shouldn't.
quote--Of course I own and control Peerless exclusively--- within the confines of the laws which govern businesses and commerce.
Of course you realize that does not in any way cover the details of the designs themselves? Given your behaviour and claims I do have to wonder...
As to the rest of your claims surrounding Heyboer and those output's designs I have had them extract, I can only classify them as fantasy, forged by yourself to continue with this Urban Legend you have created.
I never said you didn't buy something from Altec, what I said was that what you bought cannot possibly be all you've claimed it to be, specifically you do not have exclusive rights to the designs. That is about it. Give it a rest man, if there was ever some use of the name in commerce, I'd of course refer to it as a trademark held by your wife. Of course that requires no mention of you or your TX company.
Sorry I mis-spoke on the Altec cans, the can stickers say Peerless is a part of Altec...didn't you say that is who you paid for your 'P'? It is the same sort of idea that I'd use to refer to my Mercury Sable as a Ford. Semantics more or less.
Either way, I have no interest in extracting any revenge upon you. Get a grip, and behave; quit making up stories. It will be a hole lot more productive for both of us.
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|30th May 2008, 10:19 PM
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Wow, I see that in my absence, a strawman was constructed and burned in my honor
But I see the concern here is over a DIYer making copies (for personal use) from a 50 year old Peerless transformer that he legitimately acquired. Chances are, he would have been an annoying customer, asking for nickel laminations and all sorts of weird taps -- you should be grateful to have dodged that bullet
And, now, we aren't even talking about Peerless transformers, but an Acrosound transformer!
It would be unfortunate to see anyone making new Magnequest clones, or Electra-Print clones, or illegal Aikido preamps etc... not that there would be much market for something so blatant. The devices in question were built 50 years ago, and thousands exist to be done-with as the owners please. It is amazing, and perhaps unfortunate, that there aren't more copied "generics" available at this time.
If I want to build a triode Williamson running 18dB of global negative feedback, my "new" options are Sowter, or possibly a Peerless S-265. If I only have $300 to spend, but do have a shorted Stancor A8054, wouldn't it be better for me to reverse-engineer it and have two copies made? Or, to request a Williamson from a textbook design? Or, am I not entitled to build a triode Williamson because I cannot afford an existing $6-700 pair of transformers?
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Hey.... I'm really happy for you and dougie.... seems like you could find a new home at edcor!!!
Actually I respect Edcor. And I mean that sincerely. They design and build their own products without ripping off any other companies or riding on any other companies coattails. I'll always respect that.
And compared to the cost of knockoffs.... you could probably save yourself a heck of a bundle of money if you went with Edcor.
Heck--- the cost of shipping the first donor tranney to a chop shop will actually go a long ways toward purchasing one of the two Edcors that you would need for a stereo amp---- then, add in the accrued savings from having some person slave over a teardown (which are notorious for their errors anyway) and you could be well on your way to the necessary savings for the cost of a second edcor.
So---- here I think you have your answer--- a great transformer (from your quoted source) for $62 and change each. (for both the CXPP50-8-3.4K and CXPP60-8-10K).
Both of you should be rejoicing!!!
Dougie liked the Hammonds better than the Acrosound TO-330's--- and you've quoted a solid endorsement of the Edcor's which appears to better the Hammonds performance wise.
I'm happy to see that perhaps you have found an alternative to the consideration of counterfeits of other companies products.
And from what I read Edcor will consider doing customs so you can get all the primary taps you want---- and they should be able to do custom designs for you since they have in-house design capability.
|31st May 2008, 01:36 AM
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--And compared to the cost of your knockoffs (lil birdie talked to me).... you could have saved yourself a heck of a bundle of money if you had went with Edcor right away.
hi again Mike, just in case you have not figured it out yet, it isn't about money. With the potential proceeds of selling the S271S I found, I could have bought what ever OPT I wanted. What I wanted was to know what is inside.
What sort of pricing has your 'lil bird' given you? Have you called Heyboer, claiming to be a friend of mine, given license to discuss my designs again? So what if it is more expensive than an Edcor, it is certainly less expensive than one of yours by at least a factor of two, and more likely three...
--Heck--- the cost of shipping the first donor tranney to a chop shop will actually go a long ways toward purchasing one of the two Edcors that you would need for a stereo amp---- then, add in the accrued savings from having some person slave over a teardown (which are notorious for their errors anyway) and you could be well on your way to the necessary savings for the cost of the second edcor.
same as above..., but your claim now about errors seems to be a reflection of your own attempts. I'll find your post on the subject when I have time to look. It's not something you've entirely ignored either, specially when your archive turns out to be missing some of the designs. I understand your motivation...if it isn't done by you it is wrong....good luck there, and thanks.
--I'm happy to see that perhaps you have found an ethical alternative to purchasing counterfeits of other companies designs.
You really need to get of this counterfeit/knock-off thing. It is illetigitimate/unethical since it is not you is not a supportable position. The designs are and have been public domain since the first one wound up in a customers hand before you were born. Just because nobody had to go to the trouble and expense of getting it has nothing to do with it. The 'tm' and naming thing is enforceable and likely has been, and I have no wish to encroach upon it.
Give it a rest, or give me a call if you'd care to...I forgive you, and I'll listen respectfully.
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Regarding the first passage quoted above. Funny that you can put a price tag on a product of ours that is not even offered retail in the US. The particular product that you are most likely referring to has principally been made as special editions for several of our overseas customers--- and I dare say that our bill of materials that goes into those special editions far exceeds the knockoff cost numbers I've seen you banty about. But you get what you pay for. Of course if we wanted to build to a price point as opposed to a performance level we could. But that is not my style for these products. And our genuine Peerless products deserve this high level of craft and build quality.
Your mention of our archives--- I don't recall ever seeing you at our archives? So how you could fathom a statement about the completeness of our archives---- or even know it's size (how many designs for instance it holds or how many supporting docs are embodied in the archives)---- this is just more malignant blustering on your part.
Now counterfeit---- sorry you don't like the term that describes your activities---- perhaps the following etymology might assist your understanding of the term.
****Middle English countrefet, from Anglo-French cuntrefeit, from past participle of cuntrefere, contrefaire to imitate, from cuntre- + faire to make, from Latin facere****
A counterfeit is simply an unauthorized copy, knock-off, or clone of something.
For example--- perhaps an example will help---- many diy'ers are active in the community and publish construction articles and schematics--- generally you will see that they wish to restrict the benefit of their work to non-commercial uses--- but according to the logic that you and some others have offered--- such a request is itself not legitimate IF the schematic or article does not enjoy patent protection.
So--- suppose we have folks who build clone boards for different projects authored by say Peter Millet or say John Broskie. Suppose it to be a dead balls copy or clone of the work of one of these two ndividuals--- no patent here--- are you saying that this behaviour would be acceptable and not have any ethical dimensions to it?
I'm more than willing to say that if you rip-off or convert Millet's or Broskie's work to something other than they have granted permissioin to---- that in fact your ripping them off. If you build unauthorized circuit boards with embodying their designs---- yes--- I am more than willing to call that a counterfeit product.
And this mention of age---- that if X is older than Y---- which appears to be completely arbitrary and capricious---- since it does not take into account whether or not that part is still an active part in the market---- nor does it consider whether the author\designer of that product still makes his living off of his work (whether purchased or generated by himself).
What age criteria would you propose for a product or schematic to be deemed in the "public domain" even if it is contrary to the author's intent or wishes?
also consider--- and actually Broskie has written about this on his own board--- how much heartache the cloners bring back on the original designers---- from dissatisfied customers borne by the
counterfeiter who then demand that Broskie "right the wrongs" or hold Broskie responsible--- dig up and read Broskie's post on this. Very illuminating as well as disheartening.
It's people like Millet, Broskie, Tubelab and many others who make worthwhile contributions---- should these contributions then be fari game for any counterfeiter to exploit for their own gain? Should it be allowed here on the diyaudio forums?
Once you start burning these contributors and allowing the counterfeiters free reign---- how long do you suppose they might continue to create, share and publish?
counterfeiting goods is bad audio karma.
|31st May 2008, 02:46 AM
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-And compared to the cost of your knockoffs (lil birdie talked to me).... you could have saved yourself a heck of a bundle of money if you had went with Edcor right away.
and Dougie responded:
hi again Mike, just in case you have not figured it out yet, it isn't about money. With the potential proceeds of selling the S271S I found, I could have bought what ever OPT I wanted. What I wanted was to know what is inside.
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just out of curiosity--- since you've stated that the Hammond 1650R is better than the Acrosound TO-330 (which itself enjoys an immense performance reputation in many circles)--- and since Jon suggests that the Edcors are superb performers----- perhaps even better than the Hammonds and, since, your stated interest (quote above) is pedagogical in nature---
then I'm curious when you might be tearing down some Hammonds and reverse engineering them and then moving on to the Edcor line and cloning them as well--- or at least tearing them down so that you can document their construction for eternitity. Heck--- with such high praise by yourself and Jon---- these two brands should be at the top of your tear-down list it seems.
Or is your interest (as seemingly demonstrated over a long period of time) only extend to counterfeiting Peerless transformers since I own those designs?
|31st May 2008, 12:18 PM
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Just in case you have not noticed, you don't own the designs. It does bear repeating...you don't own the designs. An original copy of some of them, but that is where it stops.
As to tearing down a Hammond, I can call them and buy what ever I want from them, same as Edcor. What happens when I call the number listed for you? Now since I wished to do that first experiment with a modified Peerless design...who in the hell are you to attempt control over something that is not controlable, that being the design itself?
Again with this urban legend creation...give it a break, it isn't real.
As to fathoming the depth of your archive...well, I'll just have to say it like you did, 'a lil birdie told me'. And as well to note you haven't denied it either.
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|31st May 2008, 12:41 PM
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I have split these post from from the cloning an hf-60 thread.
If you can see the speaker cone move...it's not hifi.
|31st May 2008, 04:48 PM
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From Mike:Heck--- with such high praise by yourself and Jon---- these two brands should be at the top of your tear-down list it seems.
That would be the case if current production, modified to spec were not available. Either way, go and write your set of rules, create your legends on what you own...
Your definition of counterfeit is missing a few critica bits too. Nothing I have used has been represented as authentic, or even offered for sale.
What I have is an output that is wound with a coil that matches the engineering sample I provided. What sort of protection would prevent me from writing that I have had this done, and from what source? I don't expect an answer, for there is none that would do anything but confirm my point...
The sonics are not altered by the stamp applied to the covers. The sonics are dependant on construction. Getting this information is not as impossible as you'd have us believe. The details taken from an actual wind are far more complete than any print could be, especially given that it was common practice to neglect and omit details.
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After two years away from the game, a defection to the U.S., multiple showcases for professional teams, Heredia on Wednesday jogged onto fields at the Mariners' spring-training complex as a member of a Major League Baseball organization.
PEORIA, Ariz. — He waited two years for the opportunity, but had spent a lifetime dreaming of it.
Early Wednesday morning when many of his teammates were still wiping the sleep from their eyes, Guillermo Heredia already was in a Mariners uniform eagerly awaiting the start of their workout. He couldn't put the uniform on fast enough.
After two years away from the game, a defection to the U.S., multiple showcases for professional teams and waiting the past few days for his contract to become official, Heredia jogged onto fields at the Mariners' spring-training complex as a member of a Major League Baseball organization.
Mariners 7, Padres 0
Notable: The Mariners banged out 12 hits and clubbed three homers (by Chris Iannetta, Franklin Gutierrez and Stefen Romero) in their Cactus League opener at Peoria Stadium. Mariners hitters struck out just two times. James Paxton looked strong, pitching two scoreless innings without allowing a hit. The only baserunner came on a walk. He threw 39 pitches with 19 strikes. Robinson Cano looked healthy, lining a single in his first at-bat and turning a nifty double play with a backhand glove flip to Ketel Marte in the third inning.
Player of the game: Iannetta belted a two-run homer in his first at-bat, yanking a 2-2 slider over the wall in left field off right-hander Luis Perdomo. In his second at-bat with one out and runners on the corners, Iannetta hit a deep fly to center, which allowed Adam Lind to tag up and score.
Quotable: "We did exactly what we wanted to do — use the middle half of the plate. The big emphasis was throwing strikes down in the zone. With a guy of his caliber, it's not hard to do. You just have to put an emphasis on it. With that mentality, we are going to be in a good spot." — Iannetta, on Paxton's performance.
On tap: The Mariners will face San Diego Thursday at Peoria Stadium, but they will be the visiting team. Right-hander Nathan Karns will get the start. San Diego will go with right-hander Phil Humber. First pitch is set for 12:10 p.m. PT. The game will be broadcast on radio only, by ESPN 710 AM.
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His smiling face had a look of satisfaction. Everything on the first day was special — the fly balls, batting practice and meeting his new teammates.
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"This is a very big deal for me," Heredia said through interpreter Fernando Alcala. "I've prepared a long time for this. I thank the Seattle Mariners organization for giving me this opportunity to start this long journey I'm going to have."
Heredia's journey has been well-documented in the past 10 days after reports of an agreement surfaced.
An All-Star player in Cuba, Heredia decided to follow in the steps of Cubans such as current teammate Leonys Martin and defect.
Rumors of an unsuccessful attempt in 2014 led to a four-year suspension by the Cuban National Series, Cuba's professional league. Then Heredia defected in January 2015, establishing residency in Mexico to pursue free agency.
He has lived in Miami the past year, working out and preparing for showcases for MLB teams. Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto watched one in Boca Raton, Fla., during the GM meetings in November. He was intrigued by Heredia's speed, defensive ability in the outfield and plate discipline.
The Mariners signed Heredia to a major-league contract for the minimum salary of just over $500,000.
"It's obviously a lot of sacrifice," Heredia said of his journey. "A lot of things have happened between then and getting here. It's a new opportunity. I see this as a new phase in my life. I'm going to work hard to reach my objectives."
Heredia had no self-doubt about the lengthy procedure and the time away from the game.
"I never regretted it," he said. "I knew it was a process. I was focused on the future and getting here and focusing on baseball in the future."
After two years away from formal competition, the 25-year-old Heredia is happy to be part of a team again.
"It was difficult being away but not impossible," he said. "Obviously it's hard being away from the game. It's two years, and sometimes there are things that you just have to step away from, even the game."
Returning to form will require hard work. He played 1,400 games in the CNS from 2009 to 2014, posting a .285 batting average and .376 on-base percentage. Mariners scouts and baseball-operations staff believe in his ability control the strike zone and his approach to get on base. He drew 141 walks and struck out 143 times in his CNS career.
But Heredia knows the pitching he'll face is better. He knows many scouts have doubts about whether he can hit big-league pitching.
"I really focused on the hitting this last year," he said. "Obviously the speed of the game here is a little faster, guys throw a little harder, so I'm just trying to get up to speed with that."
But he knows what makes him a good player.
"A player that is a contact hitter that has some speed and plays defense, an agile player," he said.
Heredia flashed some speed and defensive skills in early drills Wednesday. Both he and Martin are graceful and efficient in running down fly balls.
"I'm excited to see him," manager Scott Servais said. "Our scouting staff was really on him. I've been involved with signing international players before, so I do know the anxiety level and nervousness of what it's like for that young player to come up for the first time, especially in major-league camp. I think we probably need to slow-play that a little bit."
The Mariners have told Heredia not to try to make up for the time away in the first days of camp. He likely will be in the first round of cuts and sent to the minor-league side when games begin there.
Heredia is not expected to join the big-league club this season. He probably will start at Class AA or Class A.
"We'll give him some time to get in and break him in easily," Servais said. "I don't know where our minor-league people see him going. It's probably High-A or Double-A setting. He just needs to play. It doesn't really matter where, just play."


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do you know an anime char that you wished he/she was furtherly improved or he didn't die by the mangaka?
i have some
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do you know an anime char that you wished he/she was furtherly improved or he didn't die by the mangaka?
i have some
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ive got 1 atm.
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well yes i remember him, i did write his name down on a post above yours
and ahh. i just noticed. this is an anime char thread. mx0 was a manga sorry.
in that case it would be ichigo and ishida's dads. im betting they had a relationship pretty close to what ishida and ichigo have.
how about hiro from soul eater? that guy is cool for the very first person to wield excalibur
I thought it was slightly disappointing how they didn't even show all the "Knights of Round" in Code Geass.
Even though they were supposed to be the world's most elite pilots, some of them just died after less than a minute of total screen time. What a waste of potentially epic characters.
I've got another one from BLEACH. Tatsuki... I mean, isn't she like the national Karate champion or 2nd or something. And they showed her starting to see hollows... I just feel she'd make such an awesome support heroine. (as Orihime gets on my nerves way too much.) She has a lot of potential!
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she need to be more younger T_T


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Comprehensive survey on the situation of children and women in Moldova shows many improvements in recent years, but disparities remain
UNICEF and Ministry of Health launched today the results of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS), which monitors the situation of children and women in Moldova
MICS is an important national representative survey providing disaggregated data on a range of topics affecting children's rights to survival, development, health, education and experience of life
A similar survey – Demographic and Health Survey (DHS), was conducted in Moldova seven years ago – in 2005
Chisinau, April 17, 2014 — Situation of children and women in Moldova has improved significantly in recent years in a number of areas, yet several indicators show discrepancies between the poorest and richest households, those living in urban and rural areas, and between boys and girls – the results of the recent Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) launched today in Chisinau reveal. The Survey was conducted in Moldova in 2012 on a national representative sample of 12,000 households collecting information on the households, women and men aged 15-49 years, as well as children and youth.
During the survey, disaggregated data was collected on a range of topics affecting children's rights to survival, development, health, education, and experience of life. Fieldwork teams also tested the salt used for cooking in the households for iodine content, observed the place for hand washing, measured the weight and height of children under 5 years of age as well as the haemoglobin levels in women and children.
According to Nuné Mangasaryan, UNICEF Representative in Moldova, MICS results show that Moldova has made remarkable progress in many areas, such as health, education and nutrition. Still disparities remain. "We hope that the recent disaggregated data obtained through MICS will help the Government of Moldova and partners to focus efforts on addressing disparities and reaching the most vulnerable families with children", she added.
The Deputy Minister of the Republic of Moldova, Tatiana Potîng, expressed the gratitude for the support to MICS implementation in Moldova and noted that the Government will ensure the adoption of policies and laws benefitting the harmonious development of children. "Children represent one third of the population of Moldova, in a few years they will become active citizens and the future of our country depends on their growth and development," she added.
The Head of the EU Delegation to Moldova, Pirkka Tapiola, attended the launching event of MICS results together with his staff and their children and stated: "Moldova is the only country in the Eastern Partnership which has a chapter on child rights. We don't want it to remain a dead letter".
The MICS results show that the situation in health has improved compared to 2005. At present 21% of children suffer from anaemia, compared to 32% seven years ago. Anaemia in pregnant women has almost halved – from 40% in 2005 to 26% in 2012. The levels of general vaccination of children remain high – 89%, especially in the rural areas: eight out of ten children from urban areas are vaccinated against preventable childhood diseases compared to nine out of ten children in rural areas.
Six per cent of children are stunted (they are short for their age due to chronic malnutrition) compared to 8% in 2005, but the discrepancies are high – children from the poorest families are affected by stunting nearly four times more than children from the richest families. At the same time, children from wealthy families are twice as likely to be overweight compared to poorest, which is also alarming for their health.
Children in Moldova continue to be affected by migration – every fifth child has at least one migrant biological parent. Violent discipline is present in most families – 75% of children aged 2-14 years are subjected to physical punishment or psychological aggression. Interestingly, even though adults do not consider it necessary to use violent methods for disciplining children, they do it, which shows that parents lack knowledge on positive non-violent methods of discipline and need parental education on this.
Discrepancies exist in sanitation – in rural areas only 9% of households use flush toilets compared to 75% in urban areas. Improved sources of drinking water are available to 86% of the population.
MICS was conducted in Moldova in 2012 by the National Centre of Public Health of the Ministry of Health and supported by UNICEF, with additional contribution provided by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and the World Health Organization. The survey did not cover the region of Transnistria. Data collection took place over a three months period between April-June 2012.
More about MICS in Moldova:
Video spot on MICS data collection


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Thousands turn out to celebrate Cubs
Fans pack Daley Plaza hungry for World Series championship
By Marc Zarefsky / MLB.com
An estimated crowd of nearly 20,000 converged at Daley Plaza at noon for Rally Monday, and as if on cue, just minutes before the festivities were scheduled to begin, the rain went away.
"It's a great sign," said Lisa Niebergall of Lansing. "It's a sign of good things to come."
That is what Cubs fans throughout the city and around the world are hoping. It has been 99 years since the Cubs last won the World Series, and 62 years since the team won the National League pennant. Cubs fans have grown accustomed to being identified with an ever-optimistic mindset of loveable losers looking toward greater success in the future.
Not anymore.
"Let me say to some of those pundits and prognosticators, to those nay sayers and doubters who time and time again kept telling us, 'Wait 'til next year,'" Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said. "Guess what -- next year is here."
The 2007 Cubs clinched the Central title on Friday in Cincinnati to become the first team in the Central to ever go from worst to first in just one season. With their National League Division Series matchup with the Arizona Diamondbacks set to begin on Wednesday, the team traveled straight from Cincinnati to Arizona, and was unable to attend Monday's celebration. Those fans at the rally had one common message to send to the Cubs, who will play their first playoff game in Chicago since 2003 on Saturday.
"We'll see you in the World Series," said Amy Mahon of Lincoln Hills.
Rally Monday was established by Major League Baseball in 2004 as a way for playoff-destined teams to celebrate their position as one of eight contenders vying for a world championship, while at the same time recognizing the fans for their loyal support throughout the season.
The Cubs felt that support all year long, as a franchise-record 3,252,462 fans showed up at Wrigley Field, marking the fourth straight season the team drew more than 3 million fans at home.
"To our great fans of the City of Chicago, you deserve this," said Cubs president John McDonough on Monday. "You deserve this, and much more. Your unwavering support of this franchise justifies the title for all of you as the greatest fans in professional sports.
"The National League Central Division championship is a good first step, but that is not the ultimate goal going forward."
Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley joined Blagojevich and McDonough at the rally, and announced a friendly wager of food and merchandise he made with Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon.
"We've put together such a great package of Chicago food items, and it's too bad Mayor Gordon will never get to taste them," said Daley, who said he had a great feeling about the turnaround the Cubs made in 2007. "Remember, last year they won 66 games and finished last. This year they won 85 games and finished first. The arrow is pointing in the right direction.
"I think everybody in this plaza feels that this is the year."
Players from the last four Cubs teams to reach the playoffs, as well as Hall of Famer Billy Williams, also took part in Monday's celebration. Doug Glanville represented the 2003 Central Division champs, Mickey Morandini attended as a representative of the 1998 Wild Card winners, and Tim Stoddard was there representing the 1984 division champs. Andy Pafko received one of the largest ovations of the afternoon as the representative of the 1945 team that was the last Cubs group to appear in the World Series.
Also included in the ceremony were replays of the Cubs clinching the division title in 1984 and 2003, highlights of the 2007 season, and video messages from Hall of Famer Ernie Banks, former Cub Andre Dawson, WGN Radio's Pat Hughes, fan-favorite Ron Santo, and a number of current Cubs players.
"Thank you for being the greatest fans in the world," Hughes said. "If ever a group of fans deserved a world championship, it is you."
Although he was not at the rally, Santo said in his message that he knew what the fans were feeling.
"I'm happy as you are, because I'm one of you," the former Cubs third baseman and current WGN Radio announcer said. "Go Cubs, we love you."
Fans began arriving for Monday's rally as early as 8 a.m., and by noon the plaza was filled with Cubs hats, jerseys and flags. Signs carried varying messages from "It's gonna happen," to "99 years is enough," to "How do you spell belief? CUBS."
There was even a custom-made Chicago Cubs wedding dress designed by David Gaffke of West Dundee and modeled by Angela Schapiro of Oak Park during the rally.
It was one year ago to the day that McDonough was named team president, and vowed that it was time for the Cubs to win the World Series. They are 11 wins away from that goal, and although Cubs manager Lou Piniella preached a one-game-at-a-time mentality all season long, fans at Monday's rally were looking forward to gathering together once again in a few weeks to celebrate the world champion Chicago Cubs.
"It's nice to see them in this position," said Bill Saveley of Clarendon Hills. "This city would go bananas if they won."
"It'd be a dream come true," said Chicagoan Steve Kottra. "The City of Chicago would love it. It would be the biggest party in 99 years. "
Marc Zarefsky is an associate reporter for MLB.com This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Area judges have pledged to help cover the court calendar of former Jackson County State Court Judge Jerry Gray, who died unexpectedly last week, until a new judge is appointed or elected.
Gray was scheduled to attend a conference this week, hold arraignments and a calendar call next week and criminal trials the week after that.
"We're going to try to keep as much of (the case load) on track as we can," said Tracy BeMent, district court administrator for Georgia's 10th Judicial Circuit.
"These are the times when fellow judges - Superior Court judges from other circuits and even retired judges - really rally around each other to make sure cases continue to flow through the courts."
Gray died Friday after a short illness. He went to the hospital with stomach pain a week ago and was admitted to Athens Regional Medical Center. But he was doing well and had been expecting to go home over the weekend and return to work this week, said Jackson County Clerk of Courts Camie Thomas.
The judge heard about 5,000 civil and criminal cases a year.
Since Gray was hospitalized Sept. 30, Superior Court Judge Joe Booth and Barrow County Senior Judge Penn McWhorter have covered his case load, and other judges most likely will step in to cover trials until someone is found to fill his seat.
The Jackson County State Court hears mostly nonfelony criminal cases - including bad check and DUI charges - but also hears a growing number of civil cases. Most lawsuits, except for divorces and property disputes, can be heard in State Court, Jackson County Solicitor Don Moore said last month.
Gray was midway through a two-year term, and BeMent still is waiting to hear from state officials as to whether the governor will appoint an interim replacement until a special election can be held, he said.
Gray and Moore appealed to the Jackson County Board of Commissioners last month to give the county's State Court enough funding so that it could be a full-time court.
Gray, who received part-time pay, already was working a full-time schedule, he told commissioners.
The court's scheduling crunch was expected to worsen this fall when the court was asked to hear a series of 14 malpractice suits filed against BJC Medical Center and former Commerce surgeon Keith Ash.
The plaintiffs, whose cases were separated into 14 suits by the Georgia Court of Appeals this summer, alleged that Ash talked them into procedures they may not have needed or botched needed procedures.
The suits also allege that BJC continued to allow Ash to practice even though the administration knew about the complaints.
The suits first were filed in 2008, about the time Ash resigned from BJC.
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