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Ways & Means/Budget Committee Agenda
Standing Committee of the City Council, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Regular Meeting
Monday, March 7, 2011
1:30 p.m. - Room 317 City Hall
NOTE: All cellular telephones, pagers and BlackBerry devices to be switched to a non-audible function during Council and Committee meetings.
Committee Members Present: Council Members Hodges (Chair), Schiff, Colvin Roy,
Glidden, Hofstede, Tuthill (quorum 4)
Council Committee Coordinator: Anne Roth (612) 673-3130
Consent Items
City Clerk
1. Statements of Economic Interest (SEI):
Approve list of City positions subject to the SEI filing requirements.
Action Taken: Approved
Staff reports: SEI RCA; Report
2. Elections Judge Reimbursement Contract:
Authorize contract with Hennepin County for Election Judge Expenses incurred at the 2010 State Recount in order to accept an amount not to exceed ($15,000); and Approve appropriations.
Action Taken: Approved
Staff Report: Election Judge Recount Contract RCA
Convention Center and Procurement
3. Bid:
OP #7398, Accept low bid of Egan Companies, f/k/a Collisys, for an estimated expenditure of $100,000 to furnish and deliver telephone installation and removal service as called for during the period April 1, 2011 through March 31, 2012 at the Minneapolis Convention Center.
Action Taken: Approved
Staff Report: OP 7398 RCA
4. Copper Roof Repair and Remediation:
Authorize amendment to contract C-27110 with John A. Dalsin & Sons, Inc. to increase the contract by $150,000 and to extend the contract end-date to September 19, 2011 to provide additional dome repairs at the Convention Center. No additional appropriation required.
Action Taken: Approved
Staff Report: Copper Roof Repair RCA
Community Planning & Economic Development (CPED)
5. St. Anthony Falls Historic District:
Authorize the following: a) Acceptance of a St. Anthony Falls Heritage Board grant in the amount of $52,000 to be used for the development of historic district design guidelines for the St. Anthony Falls Historic District; b) Amend the 2011 General Appropriation by increasing the Community Planning and Economic Development agency local grant fund (01600-8900420) by $52,000; c) Increase the 2011 Revenue Budget for the Community Planning and Economic Development agency local grant fund (01600-8900420) by $52,000; d) Execute grant, subrecipient and/or disbursement and related agreements for these grants; and e) Execute contract with Winter & Company as the preferred consultant.
Action Taken: Approved
Staff Report: Design Guidelines Grant RCA
Finance Department
6. Convention Center Bond Refunding:
Approve resolution requesting the Board of Estimate & Taxation and Interim City Finance Officer to issue refunding bonds for the presently callable series of Minneapolis Convention Center debt, a portion as taxable and a portion as tax exempt.
Action Taken: Approved
Staff Reports: MCC Bond Refunding RCA ; Resolution
Referred by Public Safety, Civil Rights & Health Committee
Police Department
7. Criminal Justice Data Communication Network:
Authorize pay the 2010 annual costs of $85,843 to be billed on a quarterly basis to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety for user access to the CJDN Network.
PSC&H Committee Action: Approved
Action Taken: Approved
Staff Report: Criminal Justice Data Communication Network RCA
8. 2010 Homeland Security Grant Program:
Execute grant agreement with Minnesota Homeland Security and Emergency Management to accept $100,002 for use by the Bomb Disposal Unit for planning, training and equipment.
PSC&H Committee Action: Approved
Action Taken: Approved
Staff Report: Homeland Security Grant RCA
Fire Department
9. Emergency Medical Service Training:
Amend contract with Hennepin County Medical Center EMS Education Department to extend the contract for a six-month period, ending December 31, 2011, at current rates.
PSC&H Committee Action: Approved
Action Taken: Approved
Staff Report: EMS Training RCA
Department of Emergency Preparedness
10. Urban Area Security Initiative:
Accept the following grants to enhance Twin Cities regional preparedness by strengthening local response capabilities through planning, operations, equipment, training and exercises
a. 2010 Homeland Security and Emergency Management grant, in the amount of $1,487,377; and
b. 2007 Homeland Security and Emergency Management grant, in the amount of $6,881.52; and Approve appropriation.
PSC&H Committee Action: Approved
Action Taken: Approved
Staff Reports: Urban Area Security 2010 Grant RCA; and 2007 Grant RCA
Referred by Transportation & Public Works Committee
11. Prospect Park Area Phase II Street Resurfacing Project:
a) Order the City Engineer to proceed with the work and adopt special assessments in the amount of $64,935.24 for the project; and
b) Request the Board of Estimate and Taxation to issue and sell assessment bonds in the amount of $64,940 for the project, with the bonds to be paid for from special assessments.
T&PW Committee Action: Approved
Action Taken: Approved
Staff Report: Prospect Park Area Resurfacing RCA
12. Broadway St NE Phase II Street Resurfacing Project:
a) Order the City Engineer to proceed with the work and adopt special assessments in the amount of $135,874.70 for the project; and b) Request the Board of Estimate and Taxation to issue and sell assessment bonds in the amount of $135,875 for the project, with the bonds to be paid for from special assessments.
T&PW Committee Action: Approved
Action Taken: Approved
Staff Report: Broadway NE Resurfacing RCA
13. Parking Ramp Sanitary/Storm Separation Project:
Approve Change Order Package 1 to the contract with NAC Mechanical & Electrical Services in the amount of $21,361.76, for a revised contract total of $283,161.76, for additional work beyond the bid scope; and authorize the proper City officers to execute an amendment to the contract. The project is complete and no further change orders will be required. No additional appropriation required.
T&PW Committee Action: Approved
Action Taken: Approved
Staff Report: Ramp Project RCA
14. Traffic Signal Control System Project:
Approve Supplemental Agreements 2, 3, and 4, and Change Orders 1, 2, 4, and 5 to the contract with Egan Company in the sum total of $65,327.54, for a revised contract total of $2,935,130.29, for additional work on the Traffic Signal Control System Project. Contingency funds will be used and no additional appropriation is required.
T&PW Committee Action: Approved
Action Taken: Approved
Staff Report: Traffic Signal Control System Project RCA
15. Agreement with University Board of Regents:
Authorize an agreement with the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to allow Public Works to use University laboratory facilities to perform sludge analysis.
T&PW Committee Action: Approved
Action Taken: Approved
Staff Report: Agreement with U of M Regents RCA
16. Bids:
a) OP 7385, Accept low bid of Concrete Idea, Inc., for an estimated expenditure of $1,872,300, to complete the construction of sidewalks, curb and gutter, alleys and drive approaches for the Paving Division;
b) OP 7388, Accept low responsive bid of CM Construction Company, Inc., for an estimated amount of $333,500, to complete the renovations for the Public Works' Aldrich Facility;
c) OP 7390, Accept low bid of Midwest Energy Solutions, LLC, for an estimated expenditure of $98,900, for the Re-Lamping Project at the LaSalle, 10th and Hennepin, and Federal Courthouse Parking Ramps; and
d) OP 7396, Accept low bid of Magney Construction, Inc., in the amount of $119,879, to furnish and install two above-ground reinforced fiberglass tanks to store liquid chloride for the Water Division.
T&PW Committee Action: Approved
Action Taken: Approved a, b, and d; and sent forward without recommendation item c.
Staff Reports: Bid 7385; Bid 7388; Bid 7390 ; Bid 7396
17. Hiawatha Trail Extension Project:
a) Accept Non-Motorized Transportation Program funds from Transit for Livable Communities (TLC) for the Hiawatha Trail Extension Project; b) Receive and accept the final costs of various capital projects and adjust the capital appropriations as necessary;
c) Increase the appropriation and revenue for the Hiawatha Trail Extension Project by the amounts received from TLC and the excesses revenues and Net Debt Bonds from the closed-out capital projects; and
d) OP 7375, Accept low bid of Max Steininger, Inc., in the amount of $1,095,000 for the construction of the Hiawatha Trail Extension and authorize the execution of a contract for said construction.
T&PW Committee Action: Approved
Action Taken: Approved
Staff Report: Hiawatha Trail RCA ; Bids
Receive and file
Finance Department
18. 2012 Initial Budget Schedule:
Receive and file.
Action Taken: Received and filed
Staff Report: 2012 Budget Schedule RCA
Set Public Hearing
Referred by Executive Committee
19. Civil Service Commissioner:
Set Public Hearing
Executive Committee Action: Approved
Action Taken: Set public hearing as indicated
Staff Report: Macey Wheeler Reappointment RCA
Postponed Items
CPED and Finance Department
20. CPED and Finance reports to Ways & Means/Budget Committee in response to:
Approve plan. 12/13/10 Budget Footnote "s": "CPED, with the assistance of Finance, should develop a plan to fund ongoing development activities, including prioritizing the services CPED provides. CPED should report back to the Community Development and Ways & Means/Budget committees no later than March 1, 2011."
Upcoming Item - April 11, 2011
Regulatory Services and Finance
21. Nuisance Abatement Revolving Fund:
a) Increase 2011 revenue and expense appropriation for Regulatory Services - Licenses & Consumer Services Fund by $360,000; and
b) Increase 2011 expense appropriation by $5,300,000 for Regulatory Services - Licenses & Consumer Services funded from revolving account balance.
12/13/10 Budget Footnote "x": "Regulatory Services and Finance should report on the nuisance abatement revolving account within the general fund and develop fund balance policy recommendations for the account and report back to the Ways & Means/BudgetCommittee by February 1, 2011."
W&M Action Taken 2/7/2011: postponed
2/7/2011 Staff Report: Revolving Fund RCA
Notice: A portion of this meeting may be closed to the public pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 13D.03 or 13D.05.
Next Regular W&M/Budget Meeting: Monday, March 28, 2011
Next City Council Meeting: Thursday, March 10, 2011
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Issues of concern to people who live in the west: property rights, water rights, endangered species, livestock grazing, energy production, wilderness and western agriculture. Plus a few items on western history, western literature and the sport of rodeo... Frank DuBois served as the NM Secretary of Agriculture from 1988 to 2003. DuBois is a former legislative assistant to a U.S. Senator, a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Interior, and is the founder of the DuBois Rodeo Scholarship.
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Ranchers, enviros and officials seek a middle path on public-land grazing in Utah
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This is a great article. What do you think about this effort Frank?
- Frank DuBois said...
My experience has been that if you can get the enviro on the local level, not their DC or San Francisco office, to go out on the land and visit with the rancher, many times they have similar goals. Once trust is built, many times agreement can be reached on how to reach those goals. Its also my experience that its usually the more wealthy ranchers who do this, because they can afford the risk and absorb short term sacrifices that may be necessary. Its much harder for a small cow-calf operator to do this. Also it depends on the open mindedness of the enviro...what works in one place may not work in another because of personalities.


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Benedict Cumberbatch stars as Peter Guillam in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, a young MI-6 agent who helps the principal spy, Smiley (Gary Oldman). Cumberbatch is excellent in the film, brooding and brutal.
In this interview, we talked about:
*** His interest in working for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
*** Working with Director Tomas Alfredson
*** How he researched the role of Peter Guillam he went to Africa!
Here's more on "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" from Yahoo:
The time is 1973. The Cold War of the mid-20th Century continues to damage international relations. Britain's Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), a.k.a. MI6 and code-named the Circus, is striving to keep pace with other countries' espionage efforts and to keep the U.K. secure. The head of the Circus, known as Control, personally sends dedicated operative Jim Prideaux into Hungary.
Genres: Adaptation and Thriller
Running Time: 2 hr. 8 min.
Release Date: December 9th, 2011
MPAA Rating: R for violence, some sexuality/nudity and language.
Distributors: Focus Features
U.S. Box Office: $879,548
Cast and Credits
Starring: Gary Oldman, Kathy Burke, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, John Hurt
Directed by: Tomas Alfredson
Produced by: Tim Bevan, Robyn Slovo (II), Eric Fellner
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The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has announced that ninety-seven scores from eligible feature-length motion pictures are in contention for nominations in the Original Score category for the 84th Academy Awards.
According to the Academy, to be eligible, "the original score must be a substantial body of music that serves as original dramatic underscoring, and must be written specifically for the motion picture by the submitting composer. Scores diluted by the use of tracked themes or other preexisting music, diminished in impact by the predominant use of songs, or assembled from the music of more than one composer shall not be eligible."
If you read the second part of the eligibility requirement, that's probably the reason why Cliff Martinez's "Drive" score was not eligible because it was diluted by the use of tracked themes, the retro-'80s synth pop. Gosh darn it, it was soooo good! And I was rooting for the ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers and Captain Beefheart drummer to score a nomination!
Oh well, at least "Hanna" by the Chemical Brothers is still eligible! And I love that one too!
Nominations for the 84th Academy Awards will be announced live on Tuesday, January 24th. That's when we'll find out which of the 97 eligible scores will be the final nominees.
And of course, winners will be announced live for the 84th Academy Awards on Sunday, February 26.
The eligible scores along with the composer are listed below in alphabetical order by film title:
"The Adjustment Bureau," Thomas Newman, composer
"The Adventures of Tintin," John Williams, composer
"African Cats," Nicholas Hooper, composer
"Albert Nobbs," Brian Byrne, composer
"Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked," Mark Mothersbaugh, composer
"Anonymous," Thomas Wander and Harald Kloser, composers
"Another Earth," Phil Mossman and Will Bates, composers
"Answers to Nothing," Craig Richey, composer
"Arthur Christmas," Harry Gregson-Williams, composer
"The Artist," Ludovic Bource, composer
"@urFRENZ," Lisbeth Scott, composer
"Atlas Shrugged Part 1," Elia Cmiral, composer
"Battle: Los Angeles," Brian Tyler, composer
"Beastly," Marcelo Zarvos, composer
"The Big Year," Theodore Shapiro, composer
"Captain America: The First Avenger," Alan Silvestri, composer
"Cars 2," Michael Giacchino, composer
"Cedar Rapids," Christophe Beck, composer
"Conan the Barbarian," Tyler Bates, composer
"The Conspirator," Mark Isham, composer
"Contagion," Cliff Martinez, composer
"Coriolanus," Ilan Eshkeri, composer
"DAM999," Ousepachan, composer
"The Darkest Hour," Tyler Bates, composer
"The Debt," Thomas Newman, composer
"Dolphin Tale," Mark Isham, composer
"Dont Be Afraid of the Dark," Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders, composers
"Dream House," John Debney, composer
"The Eagle," Atli Orvarsson, composer
"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close," Alexandre Desplat, composer
"Fast Five," Brian Tyler, composer
"The First Grader," Alex Heffes, composer
"The Flowers of War," Qigang Chen, composer
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, composers
"The Greatest Miracle," Mark McKenzie, composer
"Green Lantern," James Newton Howard, composer
"Hanna," Tom Rowlands, composer
"Happy Feet Two," John Powell, composer
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2," Alexandre Desplat, composer
"The Help," Thomas Newman, composer
"Hop," Christopher Lennertz, composer
"Hugo," Howard Shore, composer
"I Dont Know How She Does It," Aaron Zigman, composer
"The Ides of March," Alexandre Desplat, composer
"Immortals," Trevor Morris, composer
"In Search of God," Rupam Sarmah, composer
"In the Land of Blood and Honey," Gabriel Yared, composer
"In Time," Craig Armstrong, composer
"Insidious," Joseph Bishara, composer
"The Iron Lady," Thomas Newman, composer
"J. Edgar," Clint Eastwood, composer
"Jane Eyre," Dario Marianelli, composer
"The Lady," Eric Serra, composer
"Like Crazy," Dustin OHalloran, composer
"Margaret," Nico Muhly, composer
"Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol," Michael Giacchino, composer
"Mr. Poppers Penguins," Rolfe Kent, composer
"Moneyball," Mychael Danna, composer
"Monte Carlo," Michael Giacchino, composer
"New Years Eve," John Debney, composer
"Norman," Andrew Bird, composer
"One Day," Rachel Portman, composer
"Puss in Boots," Henry Jackman, composer
"Rampart," Dickon Hinchliffe, composer
"Real Steel," Danny Elfman, composer
"Rebirth," Philip Glass, composer
"Red Riding Hood," Alex Heffes and Brian Reitzell, composers
"Restless," Danny Elfman, composer
"Rio," John Powell, composer
"Rise of the Planet of the Apes," Patrick Doyle, composer
"The Rite," Alex Heffes, composer
"The Rum Diary," Christopher Young, composer
"Sanctum," David Hirschfelder, composer
"Sarahs Key," Max Richter, composer
"Senna," Antonio Pinto, composer
"Shame," Harry Escott, composer
"The Skin I Live In," Alberto Iglesias, composer
"The Smurfs," Heitor Pereira, composer
"Snow Flower and the Secret Fan," Rachel Portman, composer
"Super 8," Michael Giacchino, composer
"Take Shelter," David Wingo, composer
"The Thing," Marco Beltrami, composer
"Thor," Patrick Doyle, composer
"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," Alberto Iglesias, composer
"Tower Heist," Christophe Beck, composer
"W.E.," Abel Korzeniowski, composer
"War Horse," John Williams, composer
"Warrior," Mark Isham, composer
"Water for Elephants," James Newton Howard, composer
"The Way," Tyler Bates, composer
"We Bought a Zoo," Jon Thor Birgisson, composer
"We Need to Talk about Kevin," Jonny Greenwood, composer
"Win Win," Lyle Workman, composer
"Winnie the Pooh," Henry Jackman, composer
"X-Men: First Class," Henry Jackman, composer
"Young Adult," Rolfe Kent, composer
"Your Highness," Steve Jablonsky, composer
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Here's more on "Prometheus" from Yahoo:
In the distant future, two superpowers control Earth and fight each other for all the solar system's natural resources. When one side dispatches a team to a distant planet to terraform it for human colonization, the team discovers an indigenous race of bio-mechanoid killers.
Genres: Thriller, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Action/Adventure
Release Date: June 8th, 2012 (wide)
Distributors: 20th Century Fox
Cast and Credits
Starring: Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, Sean Harris
Directed by: Ridley Scott
Produced by: Ridley Scott, Michael Costigan, Mark Huffam
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It's Steven Spielberg vs Steven Spielberg at the box-office this Holiday weekend, his drama "War Horse" is racing against the animated tale "The Adventures of Tintin." Which one is my pick of the weekend? Check it out:
"The Adventures of Tintin"
The unquenchably curious young reporter Tintin and his fiercely loyal dog Snowy as they discover a model ship carrying an explosive secret. Drawn into a centuries-old mystery, Tintin finds himself in the sightlines of Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine, a diabolical villain who believes Tintin has stolen a priceless treasure tied to dastardly pirate named Red Rackham.
Genres: Kids/Family, Action/Adventure, Animation and Adaptation
Running Time: 1 hr. 41 min.
Release Date: December 21st, 2011 (wide)
MPAA Rating: PG for for adventure action violence, some drunkenness and brief smoking.
Distributors: Paramount Pictures
Cast and Credits
Starring: Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Produced by: Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Peter Jackson
"War Horse"
GENRES: Action/Adventure, Adaptation, War and Drama
IN THEATERS: December 25th, 2011 (wide)
MPAA: PG-13 for for intense sequences of war violence.
The friendship between a boy and a horse who are separated but whose fates continue to be intertwined over the course of World War I.
Cast & Crew
Tom Hiddleston -- Captain Nichols
Benedict Cumberbatch -- Major Stewart
David Thewlis -- Lyons
Emily Watson -- Rose Narracott
Toby Kebbell -- Geordie
Jeremy Irvine -- Albert
Peter Mullan -- Ted Narracott
Geoff Bell -- Sgt. Sam Perkins
DIRECTED BY: Steven Spielberg
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Here's more on "Wrath of the Titans" from Yahoo:
Five years after his first adventure, Perseus rules Argos with Andromeda at his side and a newborn baby as their heir. But in the shadows lurks Calibos, the cursed demon thought dead, and now out for revenge.
Genres: Action/Adventure and Science Fiction/Fantasy
Release Date: March 30th, 2012 (wide)
Distributors: Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
Cast and Credits
Starring: Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Édgar Ramírez, Toby Kebbell
Directed by: Jonathan Liebesman
Produced by: Basil Iwanyk, Polly Johnsen, Jon Jashni
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I'm back with some more coverage by Stephanie & I from the Lowrider Magazine Las Vegas Super Show. We spent most of Sunday indoors out of the Las Vegas heat. It was not very hot but nothing beats looking a show cars in an air conditioned building.
Premier Car Club's triple threat looking great from the top. Johnny, Jose and Chris showed strong as always.
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Around the outdoor areas of the show.
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That's it for this post. I'll probably do one more post of Super Show photos in the next day or so. Stay tuned!
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With the lack of an offseason clearly impacting conditioning levels and the newly-signed free agents only able to practice with the team since last Thursday, it's not surprising that not everyone is up to game speed.
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Up to this point in this series, we have examined the operational amplifier (op amp) and its use in several applications. To emphasize the diversity of the entire signal chain, this article opens the door to the world of analog-to-digital converters (ADC) where we cross over into the digital world.
To appreciate the transition from analog to digital, we need to define a few terms unique to the digital area. These concepts form the foundation of the analog-to-digital transform and are independent of the method used to digitize the signal. It is necessary to understand that a digital representation of an analog signal is an approximation. The analog signal can assume any value within a range while the digital signal is constrained to distinct values.
As the output from the converter is a digital word it is characterized by the number of bits it contains. This defines the resolution available, but does not speak to the accuracy of the conversion. Resolution is commonly considered in terms of the least significant bit (LSB). For any converter this is calculated by:
For example, a 16-bit converter operating with a full scale range of 5 V would have a LSB calculated as:
The various accuracy terms are usually expressed in terms of the LSB value. To understand the accuracy versus resolution exchange, consider the graphic in Figure 1, which shows four possible combinations that can come from these options.
Figure 1: Accuracy versus resolution
Target A shows low resolution and poor accuracy. There is a large distance between shots and they are not near the center of the target. Target B shows good accuracy as all of the shots are around the center of the target, but the space between the shots indicates low resolution. Target C and Target D show a much higher resolution as the shots are in tighter groups. The shots in Target C are in a tight group, but they are not in the center ring compared to Target D, which has the highest accuracy, since all shots are in the center ring.
Another term necessary for understanding the digitization process is quantization noise, or quantization error. Figure 2 shows the ideal transfer function for a three-bit ADC.
Figure 2: Ideal transfer function for an ADC
The straight line through the origin going to the upper right represents the transfer function for an analog-in and analog-out system. The independent variable is the continuous analog input voltage. It may assume any value along the X-axis. The dependent variable is the output code. It is constrained to one of the discrete values along the Y-axis.
Since the output must assume one of the discrete codes, a deviation from ideal will exist whenever the input is not at the exact value of a code. This error is shown in Figure 3:
Figure 3: Quantizing error
With this figure in mind, one can imagine the errors that could be created if the code transition values were not ideal. We will revisit this concept in a future installment and develop a mathematical model to predict the impact of this noise on the overall performance of an ADC.
In the next installment, we will examine different techniques used to render a digital value for an analog input.
William P. (Bill) Klein is a Senior Applications Engineer with the High Performance Analog group at Texas Instruments. Bill joined TI through its acquisition of Burr-Brown in August 2000. His experience as an analog circuit designer covers over 40 years in fields ranging from mineral exploration to medical nuclear imaging. One current role Bill has is hosting the Analog e-LAB Web Cast, presenting real world solutions to real world problems in analog circuit design. In addition to a BSEE from Arizona State University and registration as a Professional Engineer in the State of Arizona, he has authored numerous magazine articles, application notes and conference papers.
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- "SIGNAL CHAIN BASICS Series (Part 2): Op Amp--Basic operations", www.planetanalog.com/features/showArticle.jhtml;?articleID=203101699, click here
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My pneumonia symptoms and the last bit of a scratchy throat are officially gone! Hooray! That was getting pretty annoying.
I saw my pediatric rheumatologist! It went...drumroll please...well!!!!!!!!!!!! I know, you're surprised. I have to admit that I was, too. He's starting me on Enbrel on top of my methotrexate, which he feels is the absolute best medicine for JRA. While it does mean three shots a week when you add it to my methotrexate (collective awwww), I'd say it has a pretty good chance of making me feel better. Even though I was disappointed with the methotrexate, I still have hope for this one. But let me just say, if it doesn't help, I am going to be extremely frustrated.
He (my pediatric rheumatologist) felt active arthritis in my knees and wrists. I have to say, I find the whole "active" thing a little creepy. It's weird to think that at this very minute unnecessary fluid is collecting in my joints and my own body is attacking itself.
People are so annoying. I'm sorry for such a general statement, but really. I mean, if I actually go out on a limb and TELL you I have arthritis opposed to just saying, "It's none of your business", which I generally try to avoid saying, don't fire back with an, "Oh, I think I have that too." No. I'm not saying that nobody else has arthritis, but I'm not talking about arthritis caused by sports and injuries or old person arthritis. I am on dangerous medications to control my autoimmune disease. Don't judge so quickly. I usually manage to keep my mouth shut in these situations (thank goodness!), but sometimes I speak up.
I'd also like to go ahead and mention that there are two types of people who say that. First, there are the people who honestly just don't understand. I'm fine with these people. I typically just explain a little deeper. I don't want anyone to feel bad for saying that if the intentions were good. I wouldn't even consider that something I have to forgive. It's just a misunderstanding. No big deal.
Then, there are the people who are really being quite rude and say it in a "suck-it-up" type of tone. That's when I have to keep my mouth shut and walk away or breathe and then speak. I know, I know, it's an education opportunity. But I'm only human.
I feel like the people who actually understand my arthritis, the excruciating pain, and what is does to me are extremely limited. In fact, the only people who fully know everything are other kids/teens with arthritis. It's sad in a way, but it's almost like a little mission. Still, I don't want to complain, because that's just pointless. It's hard to find the line.
I still feel so misunderstood about my arthritis, even though I've tried to open up and teach people about it. It just feels so alone sometimes. While I can sit and talk to someone about my arthritis, they'll never truly understand. But I'm going to meet TONS of kids with arthritis this summer at a conference! That sure will be fun.
So I read that arthritis is nicknamed "The Invisible Disease" because no one can see the pain. I confirmed my suspicion of multiple "invisible diseases" when I typed "The Invisible Disease" into Google and came up with a range of diseases from depression to FAS to fibromyalgia.
Our chorus field trip went well. The bus ride wasn't too bumpy, so my back only ached a little. Plus, I had a stool to sit on instead of standing the whole time, especially since I was in a particularly great amount of pain due to my appointment the previous day. To my chorus teacher: Thank you for all the work you always put in to make sure that I was going to be able to reduce my amounts of pain. It is very much appreciated.
Speaking of particularly great amounts of pain, the last few days have been pretty much miserable. My knees and ankles hurt awfully and there was a interval of about twenty minutes yesterday when I got home from school where I could barely walk without my right ankle collapsing on me. Hopefully school will be okay tomorrow. Shall it be a Henry day?
I really wish I could have done girls' lacrosse at my school this year. All my friends are doing it, and every time is comes up I just feel like I failed at my goal. Maybe there's some truth to that. Maybe I didn't say all that I needed to say to my rheumatologist. Maybe I didn't learn fast enough.
Or maybe I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be. Maybe it's all part of God's plan for me to feel pain and desperation so that I can go out into the wold with a greater knowledge. Maybe it's all a gift.
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WWE Champion CM Punk and R&B singer Chris Brown are currently involved in a war of words on Twitter, which is generally where wars of words between famous people who have never met occur. If you're wondering why Punk, a pro wrestler, and Brown, a pop star, are at the point where they're making physical threats via social media, we'll provide some context.
Chris Brown beat up then-girlfriend Rihanna back in 2009. He didn't push her away, or bump into her, or commit some other physical act of ambiguous interpretation. He full-on beat her up, punching her in the face repeatedly, almost choking her out, and all the while threatening to kill her. For that, he got five years probation and 1,400 hours of community service. Nobody (besides these people) likes Chris Brown.
Despite all that, he seems to be fully back in the music industry fold after a brief blacklisting, getting a warm ovation at this year's Grammys after lip-syncing and doing some backflips on stage and generally doing whatever it is that Chris Brown does. Which angered a lot of people, including Punk, who tweeted, "I would like @chrisbrown [to] fight somebody that can defend themselves. Me curb stomping that turd would be a #wrestlemania moment."
Brown responded by asking Punk to contact his assistant and accusing him of taking steroids. Which is how we got to the following video, which was posted last night on Punk's Twitter account. In it, Punk challenges Brown to an MMA fight (and asserts that Brown is not an actual man), with the proceeds going to a women's shelter of his choice.


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Alabama resisting 'warm and cozy' feeling heading to Fayetteville
What looked like one of the big games of September had a different feel two games into the season when Arkansas was upset and star quarterback Tyler Wilson's status became highly uncertain as Alabama steamrolled to 2-0 and No. 1 in the nation.
The Crimson Tide's trip to Arkansas Saturday doesn't seem like a big deal any more, not after the Razorbacks' embarrassing second half meltdown in an overtime loss last week against Louisiana-Monroe.
And with the possibility that Wilson -- officially day-to-day -- might not play after being knocked out last week, there wouldn't appear to be any realistic scenario under which Alabama could lose this one, even though it's a road game in the Southeastern Conference.
Just don't waste your time trying to sell coach Nick Saban on that concept.
"Nobody here should be feeling warm and cozy about the other team's circumstance or situation," he said. "We need to be thinking about what we need to do to be successful. Regardless of who plays in the game, they have a lot of players that are very capable of making plays and having success."
While that might be true, it's also a Razorback team which had trouble in its opener against FCS opponent Jacksonville State. A forced coaching change from Bobby Petrino to John L. Smith appears to have been a step backwards and Arkansas appears to be no better on defense, which was its one weakness of sorts last year.
The Tide also come into this one looking to correct a spate of errors in last week's 35-0 shutout of Western Kentucky. Quarterback AJ McCarron was sacked six times and although all those weren't the offensive line's fault, you've got to think they'll be motivated to improve that performance.
Although there are now depth concerns at running back, where Eddie Lacy is not 100 percent because of an ankle injury and Jalston Fowler is done for the year with a knee injury, Saban isn't about to entertain excuses from anyone about anything.
"How you progress through the season is the most important thing," he said. "How you improve through the season. The challenges are going to get greater all the time. That's what we want our players to focus on and do."
--The Crimson Tide have taken care of business in their SEC openers over the years, winning 20 in a row, dating back to 1992. The streak includes four straight over Arkansas, as well as a dozen victories over Vanderbilt. The last loss in an SEC lidlifter was in 1991 at Florida.
--If recent history is any indication, Arkansas shouldn't count on doing a whole lot against the Alabama run defense. In the last 16 games against Football Bowl Series foes, the Tide have allowed only 703 ground yards, or 43.9 per game. Only Penn State (107) and LSU (148) have climbed over 100 yards in that span.
--Last week's shutout of Western Kentucky marked the 35th time in coach Nick Saban's five-plus seasons that Alabama has limited an opponent to 10 points or less. It's the 18th time since the 2010 season started that it has kept the opposition to 10 or fewer points.


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Suspicious fire damages Alexandria antique business
A fire - described as a possible arson - caused extensive damage at Off Broadway Antiques at 201 6th Avenue East in Alexandria last night.
It also triggered evacuations and left the tenants in two upstairs apartments without a home.
At 11:06 p.m. Thursday, Alexandria police and fire departments responded to a call about a fire in a bathroom located in an apartment above Off Broadway Antiques (across the street from Koep's Korner).
When firefighters arrived, they found the main floor of the building fully engulfed. They determined that the fire had actually started on the main floor of the business and had spread to the ceiling or upstairs floor of the residential apartments.
The two apartments were evacuated, along with numerous other apartments located in the 200 block of 6th Avenue East.
The fire was contained to the Off Broadway Antiques building and did not spread to any of the other businesses on the block.
No one was injured in the blaze and tenants have been displaced. Their housing and other needs are being met by the local American Red Cross.
Authorities described the smoke, fire and water damage as extensive.
The Minnesota Fire Marshal was called in to assist in the investigation, which determined that the fire is a "possible arson," according to Alexandria Police Chief Rick Wyffels.
The police department and the fire marshal are continuing to investigate the cause and origin of the fire.
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Canon Project 1709
It seems like everybody's jumping on the social media bandwagon (some more logically than others). Canon's decided to take a shot too with their curiously named, cloud-based storage service Project 1709.
Currently in beta testing, this online photo warehouse places heavy emphasis on UI and sports the ever-popular tile layout (cough, Flickr) for quick viewing, editing and sharing with Facebook, Google and others. Where it really adds appeal for Canon customers, though, is its display of camera settings for each image, allowing you to see and catalog exactly how you captured every photo. While it's only available in the U.K. for now, serious photographers and professional Instagram-ers only have to wait until February 2013 for a full launch.
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In the human body, a bone forms the lever and the fulcrum is a joint where a bone can move around the pivot point. The effort force is provided by muscles and is applied to the lever system at the point where the muscle's tendon attaches to the bone serving as the lever. The load or resistance in anatomical lever systems varies by the specific case, but always refers to the mass borne or moved by the bone. For example, the atlanto-occipital joint in the neck bears the mass of the head, while the elbow joint moves the forearm and any mass held in the hand, like a dumbbell.
First class lever systems provide a way for the body to change the direction, speed, and strength of movement at a joint. All first class levers reverse the direction of movement like a seesaw, so that applying force in one direction results in the load moving the opposite direction. This arrangement is useful in the neck and limbs, where it is advantageous to place muscles closer to the trunk or center of the body. Less muscle in the extremities means less muscle mass to move, resulting in faster and easier movements. This also explains why the thighs and upper arms are more massive than the forearms, hands, legs, and feet.
Also, first class levers can either multiply the speed of muscle movements in exchange for decreased strength, or multiply the force of muscles in exchange for decreased speed. The position of the fulcrum in the lever system determines the balance between speed and strength. When the fulcrum is equidistant between the force and load, the lever system only changes the direction of movement. As the fulcrum approaches the load, the load's range and speed of movement decrease. This decrease in speed is balanced by an increase in the distance moved by the muscle and the relative force applied to the load increases. The net result of this arrangement is a force multiplier and a speed divider. Conversely, when the fulcrum is located closer to the effort force, a small muscle contraction moves the load a long distance. This setup multiplies the speed of the movements in the lever system at the cost of decreased strength.
In both the atlanto-occipital and elbow joints, the first class lever system is designed to increase the speed of the system at the cost of muscle strength. Small contractions of the trapezius muscle in the neck pull on the occipital bone of the skull, causing it to pivot at the atlanto-occipital joint. The downward pull extends the head and raises the face superiorly. In the elbow joint, the triceps brachii muscle attaches to the olecranon process of the ulna posterior to the elbow joint. When the triceps contracts, it pulls the olecranon process proximally, swinging the ulna distally and extending the forearm. Because the olecranon process is so much shorter than the forearm, very small contractions of the triceps result in a large range of motion and speed in the hand and forearm.
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Good Guns for Small Hands (please read 1st post carefully!)
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Okay, thanks guys.
I'm trying for data as objective as possible, from as many people as possible. Not having a lot of luck really.
gb, deanadell, would either or both you guys be willing to tell me
perception of the relative recoil of your wife's gun? It's the one thing that can't be checked while standing at the counter in the gun store; since your wives don't have "normal" pain perception, it'd be helpful if someone who did gave some feedback on relative recoil. Thanks.
Don't need to be female to answer the questions above, BTW. If your hands fit inside a ladies' medium garden glove (even if you'd never be caught dead wearing one!), you qualify.
Basically, I'm hoping to hear from people who are willing to take the "as objective as possible" standard above and give us some real data. I weary of being told (for example) that ___ is "good for small hands" when I don't know the poster's hand size (body size does
tell hand size!), and when the poster doesn't necessarily explain whether he is speaking from
experience, or simply heard it on the internet somewhere.
Worse, some of the "good for small hands" guns I have seen listed on various websites and discussion boards are,
in my experience
, lousy for the small handed people I have seen shooting them, and don't fit my hands well either. But I am only one person, a rather opinionated person at that, and I am by no means the measure of all small hands in the world (mine are medium-small rather than small-small, and it makes a difference; furthermore, I have more flexible tendons than most and that makes a difference too.)
Nevertheless, I don't know how some guns get on
one's "good for small hands" list. It is entirely possible that they are out there simply because someone's wife (with big hands for a woman maybe even?) managed to shoot one well, and thus the gun becomes "a good girl gun" to that guy & his buddies, and girl hands = small hands in most minds, so whenever someone asks that guy or his buddies for small hand recommendations that gun is named, and if it's named online it is easily copied from one list to another, by people who don't have small hands themselves or who don't know how to check gun fit and who assumes the first guy knew what he was talking about. Or maybe I'm just all wet, I don't know. I've been wrong before, and probably will be again. Which is why I started this thread.
I'd sure like some data to work with ...
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Urban Meyer's decision to take a leave of absence at Florida, instead of resigning, has removed a potential distraction for the Oklahoma Sooners as they prepare for the Sun Bowl.
When Meyer announced Saturday he was resigning because of health concerns, Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops immediately was mentioned prominently as a candidate to replace Meyer, even as the Sooners were arriving in El Paso, Texas, to prepare for Thursday's game against No. 19 Stanford.
Meyer reversed himself Sunday before the speculation tilt-a-whirl began spinning out of control. So instead of fielding questions after the Sooners' practice about whether he had any interest in the Florida job, Stoops instead talked about the pressures of coaching college football, which Meyer had cited in making his original decision to step down.
"You just deal with it the best you can," Stoops said. "In the end, I hope things work out for him. More than anything, I hope he's healthy and he'll be OK. ...
"The stresses of it are always gonna be there. You either win them all, or there's problems. But that's the nature of what we do."
Oklahoma hired Stoops, then Florida's defensive coordinator, before the 1999 season, and the Sooners won the 2000 national title, launching Stoops into the coaching stratosphere. He's since taken Oklahoma to three more BCS title games, losing each time, including last season to Meyer's Florida squad.
After the 2001 season, Steve Spurrier stepped down as the Gators' coach and Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley traveled to Norman to woo Stoops, who turned him down. Ron Zook eventually landed that job. After Zook was fired three years later, Meyer was brought in, although not until after Stoops had issued a statement denying interest in the Florida job.
Stoops is among the nation's highest-paid coaches. His contract, updated in June, will pay him more than $30 million through the end of 2015. He was scheduled to earn $3.675 million this season, including an annual "stay" bonus of $700,000.
Stoops said increased media coverage in recent years has raised pressure levels for coaches.
"Even when you're successful, there's something to criticize," he said. "So in the end, that's just part of it.
"As a coach, I just always understand (and try to stay) very grounded on what is true in what you know about your program and what isn't. Just because something is written or said, (it) doesn't mean it's so. In the end, you have to know in your own program what the foundations are and be OK with it."


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Vinod Kumar
Devil - Poem by Vinod Kumar
>Take the Beautiful sky and earth
I don`t want
Stay in the Beautiful Worship places
I don`t want
Enjoy the Devotional songs
I don`t wan`t
Receive the day flower and night candles
I don`t want
Hear the Beautiful bird songs
I don`t want
I want only a small place
In the conjusted human heart
And all buried place darks
And ugly garbage mountains
And hear ear breaking noise
And view eye breaking blasts.
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Adeline Foster (7/18/2011 3:32:00 PM)
Could this be a poem to the Biblical dragon? If so, he does not want a little place; he wants it all. He is merely working behind the scenes. Why do you think the world is in such chaos? The real reason for my query is the sixth line, is there not a problem? I am not aware of such a word. Also, perhaps you meant these lines to read 'want it'.
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Nivedita Bagchi SPC UK (10/13/2010 1:11:00 PM)
'And view eye breaking blasts. '~ Uncommon sensing excellent …flavor and texture is novel and noble … thanks for sharing Hon'ble Poet Vinod-ji
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Linda Hepner (8/18/2010 1:48:00 AM)
I don't want... how many times we all say that to ourselves... rejecting the goodness and wishing for violence. You got it, Kumar, there's the devil in us. (Report) Reply
Shashendra Amalshan (7/5/2009 11:10:00 AM)
well this is a nice one indeed sir.. very creative, i looked at the title and expected some thing else, then i found this one..the theme expressed in a very unique and different manner sir! ! ! good one10++
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Howard Kern (4/15/2009 6:35:00 PM)
I think the Devil is a punk also. I think you poked the devil in the heart with a verbal sword. well done! (Report) Reply
Fiona Davidson (1/21/2009 1:20:00 PM)
Good expressive poem Vinu...thank s for sharing it (Report) Reply
Subbaraman N V (1/4/2009 8:44:00 AM)
There is no need to feel miserable! A nice creation! (Report) Reply
Whitney Nicole Albright* (12/31/2008 1:31:00 PM)
This is great, vinoduk. I feel the same way. Great write thanks for sharing.10. (Report) Reply
Kesav Easwaran (12/27/2008 2:07:00 AM)
your last line tells it all... tells why life is that bad aound us here...a line 'blasting out' heavily on dark minds...good write good concern yours, Vinod...10 (Report) Reply
Dr Hitesh Sheth (12/25/2008 5:15:00 AM)
I only want a simple thing
to live life with peace and zing...........
Good work................ (Report) Reply
Danny Archer (12/20/2008 9:38:00 AM)
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Michael Pineda is not a cheater
What Michael Pineda did last night was not cheating. It was certainly against the rules, but to call it "cheating" is excessive and literal in a way that ignores the realities of today's game.
While the Yankees brass and the player himself apologized for showing poor judgement, everything about the Michael Pineda pine tar situation is weird.
The best way to describe Red Sox manager John Farrell approaching the umpires about the substance on Pineda's neck is "sheepish." The overriding concern about the gunk the big Yankees hurler painted on his neck is not that he's destroying the fabric of society by loading up the baseballs, but that's he flaunts a rule so openly.
A representative quote runs along the lines of "you can't be so blatant" when breaking a rule that everybody agrees is different in spirit than in application. All pitchers use something to improve their grip. The long-held practice of "mudding up" baseballs makes them difficult to grip.
No pitcher loads up the baseball to gain a competitive advantage by adding spin on their breaking ball. The rate at which baseballs are switched out in the modern game makes any doctoring of the balls futile.
On Tuesday night, the Toronto Blue Jays bench requested the umpires check the glove of Orioles pitcher Miguel Gonzalez in another AL East tilt, as the O's hurler went to his glove and then his arm after nearly every pitch. Nothing substantial was found in this strange break from protocol.
O's manager Buck Showalter met with a small collection of media before Wednesday's game and ended up on an extended rant about the practice of mudding baseballs and the use of rosin. In the veteran manager's mind, the process of mudding balls is an artifact from a bygone era, noting in Japan balls are treated with a sticky substance and game ready right out of the box.
Showalter, tongue firmly in his cheek, recalled taking the baseball from a pitcher he was removing from a game and barely being able to get the thing out of his hand, so coated in rosin and pine tar or whatever the pitcher used to ensure a firm grip.
This isn't the 1980s and we aren't talking about emery boards and thumbtacks poking through bandaids. Pitchers need to grip the baseball. Sunscreen and pine tar and whatever else helps them do so. Everybody does it, which is to say the culture of baseball permits the practice even if the rules as written do not.
It isn't cheating but it isn't legal. The grey area of speeding on the highway or logging into an unlocked wifi signal. A victimless crime, really.
Victimless as it might be, Michael Pineda will pay the price, both with his wallet and the increased scrutiny sure to follow him in the coming months. The unwanted attention on Pineda will only encourage players to bend the rules as history allows - under cover of darkness, away from the prying eyes and HD cameras. It's a tradition as old as the game itself.


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It's always fun when new shooters are introduced to the sport.
Alex Etchison and Sawyer Lang shot sporting clays for the very first time Saturday, at Ancient Oak Gun Club.
Ed from Ancient Oak gave them safety instructions and shooting tips. The boys shot both 20 and 12 gauge.
"Alex was nailing the 'rabbit' when the rest of us couldn't," said Sawyer's dad Mike, our Director of Photography. "The boys had a great time!"