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While such functionality is done in software, there is a "CPU hit" to run it, notes Radloff. Early voice recognition systems ran using 100 MIPS processors. That number was up in the 500 MIPS range in the mid-2000s, to where today more capable processors are ranging from 800 to 1,500 MIPS. Radloff sees this key enabling technology up to 2,500 MIPS around mid-decade. These numbers are more toward the trailing- than leading-edge of processor development because the devices must be made robust enough for the temperature extremes and EMI of the taxing automotive environment.
So what will automotive speech recognition technology be capable of with such power? Greater processing power will enable more natural language interfacing, says Radloff, using less-structured phrases like, "I want to hear Van Morrison." There will also be 3G connectivity to the car and the off-board migration of some voice recognition features to servers in the "cloud," he adds (see page 3). "You can run very sophisticated applications then such as [Nuance] Dragon dictation for SMS texting," which is currently being demonstrated and should be operational in about 18 months. Here, a voice message is sent to a server that sends out the text message.
By going off-board, voice recognition is not "grammar bound" by a fixed vocabulary as with the memory and CPU limits of an embedded system in the car. "SMS is 'general' grammar [i.e. any combination of letters]. So if you have the connectivity, take advantage of it" to do the processing needed off-board, notes Radloff. Cloud-based service also keeps navigation system points-of-interest (POIs) and construction site data up-to-date.
Using cloud-based services, no onboard navigation system is needed to deliver turn-by-turn navigation, via voice commands, to the driver.
More insight into the nuances of microphone installation is provided by Scott Pennock, senior hands-free standard specialist, Hands-Free and Speech Technology, for QNX Software Systems, which partners with Nuance and provides acoustic processing middleware in creating speech interfaces. One QNX focus is delivering better voice signals to the speech recognition system.
"Vehicle noise is diffuse, the same throughout the cabin," Pennock says. "The challenge with the far-field mics comes about because if you double the distance to the speaker (driver), you take a 6 dB hit in the signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio." Thus it is better to install a microphone in the headliner, about 12 inches from the driver's mouth, rather than on the rearview mirror, up to 24 inches away.
As for adding another mic for beam forming on the driver, there is also a S/N benefit, adds Pennock. But this is only a 3 dB improvement because the "noise floor" is raised by 3 dB (i.e. the second mic not only picks up speech but noise as well).
Two or more microphones using audio processing can form a sensitivity "beam" to pick up the driver's voice and reject sounds from the background-talking passengers.
In developing speech recognition systems, Pennock cites another challenge that may not be all that obvious. A system is specified with a required accuracy rate, but determining if that rate has been achieved can be daunting. This task was easier when systems used set commands rather than natural language. Systems are now pitted against natural utterances as people speak normally.
Testing may be done with live subjects, which is time consuming, and sampling may still not be large enough for today's increasing grammars to ensure all accents are adequately covered, Pennock notes. It is better to build a library of utterances that can be played back more efficiently. The utterances should be collected in a vehicle noise environment, where people tend to talk louder at a higher pitch. Interestingly, a person speaking a string of familiar phone number digits in a natural cadence produces a higher recognition rate than deliberately slowing, Pennock says.
Voice systems need to be tested under different operating conditions. These can range from idle to 70 mph with climate control fans on high; during rain, where the noise is not steady but a dynamically varying signal; and riding over louder concrete or quieter asphalt.
Good speech-recognition user-interface design is more than just high recognition rates, however. How a system recovers from errors has to take into account both expert and novice users, notes Pennock. A re-prompt from the system when a phrase is not recognized may at first be, "Did you say xyz?" By detecting response pauses, the system can assume the user needs more verbal prompts to perhaps learn phrases, where as an experienced user will just confirm or repeat a request. The system then transitions a user over time to a more expert level.
Pennock concludes that with the multimode user interfaces available today, it seems speech is most effective to input more complex "information in a user's head" (such as requests for POIs, audio selections, or phone calls) with more natural language interaction without resorting to distracting touch scrolling. Whereas a single, simple action (climate mode selection or temperature increase) is done effectively with a quick touchscreen/switch stroke.
Similarly, Brigitte Richardson, Global Voice Control Technology/Speech Systems lead engineer for Ford notes some fans of voice recognition want to expand its use for such functions as seat adjustments and window control—applications she feels are an overuse of the technology because these simple tasks are handled adequately now with familiar, basic switches.
But one trend is apparent—speech recognition is an increasing enabler for interacting with new automotive features, and user devices' connectivity, offering ease of use in a minimally distractive, safer manner.


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God's mercy is great! One of the Mothers at my church died yesterday from Cancer. Though the pain of missing her is there.....her one son that attends church (there are 6 grown children total) had a peace in his face. For he knew that she went to Heaven. Now I think the difference along with believing Christians who looses a believing Christian loved one....they have hope to see their loved one again. You can see hope and joy once the pain is not present. This to me proves beyond any doubt that God does exist!
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Not content to just fight zombies with his fellow survivors on AMC's "The Walking Dead," Daryl (aka Norman Reedus) is breaking loose and starring in a new movie with "Walking Dead" creator Robert Kirkman, who is producing. The film is currently in production and is directed by videogame director Christian Cantamessa, making his directorial debut.
"Air" co-stars Djimon Hounsou and Sandrine Holt, and finds Hounsou and Reedus playing "two custodians who struggle to hold onto their sanity living in an underground bunker with cryogenically frozen people meant to re-populate society."
You can read an interview with Kirkman about the movie here.
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Jim Ray Journal Sixth Installment
Jim Ray rides across America Day 21 | May 24, 2004
I can't believe we are only 85 miles away from St. Augustine, Fla. What an incredible journey, and in one more day we will have reached our goal–coast to coast from San Diego, Cal., to St. Augustine, Fla. When we started this journey, I thought we were insane. Now I realize that lofty goals can be achieved with a lot of hard work and rock-solid determination.
We started the day early because the Florida heat and humidity can be brutal. Our goal today was to get to Lake City, Fla., and we made it without incident. We ditched the Adventure Cycling maps again and opted for the straight shot via Highway 90. This probably saved us a day of riding. The drawback was the traffic on Highway 90 was intense and, at times, there was very little shoulder to ride on. It was worth it, however, to save a day of riding. Whoever said there were no hills in Florida was badly mistaken. We had rolling hills all day as the pictures will show. I didn't find any animals or trains to take pictures of today, so you're stuck looking at pictures of Jim.
Tomorrow we will again start early to beat the Flordia heat and roll into our final destination, St. Augustine. You can't imagine the sense of accomplishment. We wish you could all be there to meet us and help us celebrate.
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- There are many different ethical issues surrounding teen pregnancy however one has to ask, what is Ethics and what is considered Ethical? According to Freegard (2010, p. 31) ethics is defined as "…Moral philosophy and the study of what should or should not be done in order to have a peaceful society." But to simply put it, it is based on an opinion, what an individual, and what a society believes is okay or "Ethical".
- The many Ethical issues surrounding Teen pregnancy are things such as abortion, Underage sex as well as sex before marriage, adoption and doctor patient confidentiality. Many people believe it is unethical for women to have an abortion as life starts at conception. The pope of the Catholic Church stated that "Abortion is a crime of aggression not only against the unborn but also against society."(Wooden, C, 2005)
- While pro-choice Australia have declared that they are "Interested in ensuring that a women's reproductive rights and access to reproductive health services are protected and enhanced in Australia" (Reproductive Choice Australia 2010) Pro-life Australia, along with the Pope of the Catholic Church, "Will strongly campaign against IVF, euthanasia, and embryo stem cell research." Right to Life Australia. (2010).
- Underage sex is something that is heavily frowned upon by society and is something that is deemed as wrong. The age of 16 in majority of Australia is seen as the legal age for consensual sex as well as the age to fully comprehend actions and consequences. Being that Emily is under this age society would view it as unethical for her to have had sex and fallen pregnant.
- Sex exclusive only to marriage however is something that usually only people who follow religion or have faith in a religion follow. Society has deemed it as ethical and okay to have sex before marriage. Adoption is another ethical issue that is seen as just and right in majority of society's eyes, and if, somebody was to give up a child for adoption society would view this as okay and possibly the best choice for a teenage mother.
- The doctor who examines the pregnant teenager has a legal obligation to privacy of the patient however they also have an obligation to the parents of the teenager. So, what begs the question, does a doctor protect the pregnant teenager or tell the parents?
- Ethics is a fine line to walk; there is no definant answer as to what is okay and good and what is bad. Ethics is based on a personal opinion that is grouped together as a majority that make up the society's view. These are just some of the ethical issues surrounding teenage pregnancy however I'm sure there are many more.
- Our fourth group member Belinda has left this class on late notice as of last week so the following will be a short summary of her question: "The impact teen pregnancy has on the life of the person, family, and friends"
- Teen pregnancy has a huge impact on everyone involved but none more then the family itself. It places immense emotional and mental strain on the family as they come to terms with the idea that a new family member could be about to join them. Emily or the pregnant teenager would have to endure similar emotional and mental stress as to whether or not she should tell the father, and whether or not she should keep the child.
- The friends could choose not to associate with the pregnant teenager anymore for fear of the things that could be said. However the friends may also be the ones doing the name calling and slandering. All in all, teenage pregnancy effects everyone involved in the situation directly or indirectly.
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by Deagol4 on 2008/4/8 14:20:45
I happened across the answer to this question the last time I visited the A&U archive.
The Allen & Unwin and Houghton Mifflin copies were printed and bound at the same time in the U.K. The only difference between the two editions is that the Houghton Mifflin copies have the price on the front flap of the dj in dollars rather than shillings.
Due to a mistake by the binder, 2,000 A&U copies were sent to the U.S. instead of 2,000 HM copies. The cheapest solution was to re-price each dj. I guess A&U opted to use stickers rather than clip them.
If you could supply a photo or scan that would be great.
I think that the impression number on the dj is a slip by A&U - 3rd Impression copies usually come in a 4th Impression dj, and 4th Impression copies come in a 5th Impression dj.


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Bought this in Toronto because I couldn't resist the cute packaging; I mean, c'mon, a popcorn box for tea? Love it.
The tea is delish. Unfortunately, it's a little too light for me—which is saying something considering I am the QUEEN of light, barely-steeped teas. It needs to be steeped for quite awhile and I really just don't have the patience.
Naturally sweet and a nice little night cap. I've definitely sipped while watching movies more than once!
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Procurement Strategies: A Relationship-based Approach
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Woman robbed at knifepoint offered new World War medals
Members of an online forum have offered to pay for replicas of medals stolen from a 90-year-old woman at knifepoint.
The four medals were taken from a house in Debdale Road, Northampton, on 22 December.
The 1914-15 Star, British War and Victory medals belonged to the victim's father, and a World War Two Burma Star to her late husband.
Her son, Nick Durant, said he was "delighted" with the gesture from members of the Military Trader forum.
He said his mother had been "traumatised" by the robbery, which police said was carried out by a masked man between 08:30 and 09:00 GMT.
'Global response'
"It was terrible," Mr Durant said. "You hear these things but never think they're coming your way, it's not good at all.
"They were treasured possessions."
He said nothing could be done to replace the original medals but he was touched by the offer of the replicas.
Nigel Flitters, of Military Trader, said users of the forum had been "horrified" by the incident.
"There was a lot of response from our members all over the world - Argentina, America, Europe," Mr Flitters said.
"It's a terrible thing that has happened and hopefully we can help restore her faith in human beings."
The medals will cost about £170 and should be presented to the victim within the next few weeks, Mr Flitters said.
Northamptonshire Police said a man had been arrested in relation to the theft, but no further action would be taken.
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Aerros Technologies, LLC Awards Manufacturing Agreement
Aerros Technologies, LLC, an electronic vaporizing device company, has announced a manufacturing agreement with a Connecticut-based biomedical manufacturer.
March 8, 2014 (Newswire.com) - Aerros Technologies, LLC, an electronic vaporizing device company, has announced a manufacturing agreement with Connecticut-based biomedical manufacturers; United Ophthalmics, LLC & MicroSpecialties, Inc. The strategic alliance allows Aerros to meet its strict in-house quality standards, producing products consistent with ISO, FDA and CE criteria. Aerros will be in full scale production in its Connecticut manufacturing facility by year's end.
Additionally, Aerros announced the names of its Governance Board.
JD DeMatteo - Board Chairman of DeMatteo Industries, LLC
Daniel DeTuccio - Chief Marketing Officer
Jeffrey Horn, P.E. - Chief Operations Officer
Dr. Rajan Shanti Sadanandam - Director General, Dubai Heart Centre, U.A.E.
Michael Geffrard - CEO, LIATI Capital, LLC New York, New York.
Rod Brandstedter
Sandra Kelsey, Esq. - General Counsel
Steve Levesque - Chief Executive Officer, MicroSpecialties, Inc.
Aerros provides a smokeless alternative to conventional cigarettes and their line of vaping products have no odor, no tar, no smoke or other known harmful substances that are found in conventional "analog" cigarettes.
The company has stated that they embrace and welcome FDA regulation of the industry to eliminate the stigma of electronic cigarettes being harmful, as many manufacturers and suppliers have proven to manifest these beliefs by distributing products that contain harmful ingredients. Inexpensive or poorly designed products are detractors to this emerging high growth industry. Aerros has supported efforts that ensure the structural and performance integrity of the delivery system, as well as the certified content of the e-liquids utilized. The company advocates proposed regulations and has implemented policies for age restricted sales.
At present, the company operates primarily through its e-commerce platform and as a wholesale supplier to retailers.
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A host of athletes from Cazenovia and neighboring areas will be headed for Buffalo next week for the renewal of the Empire State Games.
After not being held in 2009, the games resume from July 21-25 as, once again, athletes from six regions (Central, Western, Adirondack, Hudson Valley, New York City and Long Island) vie for medals in more than 20 sports.
Here is who, and where, local athletes will be going:
Field Hockey – Belle Hoagland and Tori Widrick, two players chiefly responsible for Cazenovia's recent run of Section III Class C championships, join the Central scholastic side playing at the University at Buffalo's Walter Kunz Field.
Ice Hockey – Kollyn Jones, from Cazenovia, and Hamilton star Alex Brink are both skating with the Central scholastic men's team in the ESG tournament at the Amherst Audubon Ice Facility.
Lacrosse – Gabby Jaquith, a long-time standout for the girls lacrosse Lakers, will be a key player on the Central side as it heads to Niagara University.
Wrestling – On the scholastic side of the ESG meet at Buffalo State College's Ice Arena, Brad Lucas and Ryan Cook represent Cazenovia. Three stars from Chittenango — Wes Blanding, Cody Carbery and John Regan — are going to Buffalo, as are a trio of Oneida wrestlers that includes Matt Fisher, Lon Palmer and Connor Russ. Canastota's Tyler Sirota will be a medal contender, too.
The large local contingent also includes two former Morrisville-Eaton stars, Ryan LeBlanc and Alex Meyers, in the open division.
Track and Field – In scholastic events at UB Stadium, M-E's Austin Hirsch will try to handle the 1,500-meter run and 3,000-meter steeplechase, while Oneida's Jimmy Moyer will endure the 10-event decathlon. Hamilton's Sage Hurta is in the scholastic women's 800 and 1,500 events as Chittenango's Andrew Foxenberg stretches out to the 10,000 on the open men's side.
Volleyball – Both Caenovia's Lizzy Reed and Oneida's Paige Pendleton take the court for Central's scholastic squad at UB Alumni Arena, while Hamilton's Kristin Fiorillo and another Oneida standout, Phil Pendleton, have spots on both of Central's open teams.
Baseball – On a Central side that will split games between the Amherst Audubon complex and Erie Community College's North campus, Vernon Verona Sherrill standout Tyler Mautner promises to be one of the team's top hitters.
Basketball – Benn DeRocker emerged as a star on Oneida's boys basketball team last winter. Now he will play on the Central scholastic men's team at Canisius College.
Cycling – Dan Fitch, a past ESG participant, is back on the bike again, part of a Central team that will compete in everything from road races to time trials.
Gymnastics – Hailing from Chittenango, Ahshinnhare Tarbell will make his first ESG appearance with the Central scholastic squad at Buffalo State Sports Arena.
Soccer – All the ESG soccer matches, men and women, will take place at the Amherst North French Soccer Complex, where Cazenovia's Bryce Martin joins the Central open men's team and Chittenango goalie Brigid St. Leger is expected to see action in the scholastic women's tournament. Cazenovia graduate Mackenzie Moore plays with the Central open women's side.
Softball – Beth Kann, the pitcher who led Oneida to the Section III Class A championship in 2009, could see the pitcher's circle again at the Amherst Audubon complex for the Central open team.
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I already have 2 of the best huskies in the world and I love them dearly but they love to be outside most of the time. I try t get them to come in and chill with me on the couch but they just love the outdoors. I have always wanted a great dane, becuase thier temperment is so calming and I just think these dogs are so amazing. I am definenty a dog lover and they are spoiled rotten.


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In a world where the exploitation of the Church seems to be the norm; as scandals involve the Senior pastor and his wife, messy church deacons, unsuspecting church members, and congregations full of strife; it's high time that you began to hear about the real social norms and lifestyles that are more the norm than the celebrated glamorized lifestyles of so called A-list pastors.
The truth is that the average size church in America has less than 100 members. Most pastors have a second vocation and struggle to meet the demands of a church membership that wants the pastor to do it all. During this season of "love in the air" and the celebration of Black History Month, my desire is to let the world know that there are pastors and wives who are happy, in love with Jesus, and each other.
I have been a Pastor's wife for 20 years and like most marriages, we have had what I call the Three T's of Marriage: tests, trials and triumphs. After four children, two churches, fortunes gained and lost, new business ventures, and new friendships; it has been a fun and interesting ride to say the least.
To other leaders who dare to support their spouses in the church, I give you this advice: learn your spouse, learn your church, and know the difference between the two.
What do I mean? Everything that may be wrong in your marriage may not have anything to do with the church at all. For many church leaders, the church can become an easy scapegoat or a barrier to hide the real dilemma that is lurking around the corner. My husband and I strongly suggest that all married couples have a counseling session with a Christian marriage counselor or attend a marriage boot camp as a healthy checkup of the marriage relationship at least every 3 years. Divorce among Christian clergy nearly matches the national average of 52% which is not a good parallel . But more importantly, what does that say about our faith, our God, and our choices in choosing a mate?
As Christians, we must protect our marriage and use the Word of God against those who dare to become the "fourth party poison" of our marriage. Remember there are three: you, your spouse, and God. The three of you are the only legal participants in a Christian marriage union. The entire 35th and 109th Psalms are good scriptures to use for spiritual war against those who desire to see the end of a marriage or ministry. Satan desires to destroy the Church and oftentimes, he starts with the marriage.
I have learned after 20 years of marriage that we should seek to rediscover everything about our mate all over again from time to time. Humans evolve and change, so it's important to continue to fall in love all over again. Don't become alarmed if it seems you may be growing apart, but instead use this new depth of emotion to seek to learn and study each other again. Rediscover each body part, each new gray hair, new interests, and also discover challenging things that the both of you can do together.
Remember, we are flesh and we evolve over time. We must embrace God's love, learn His statues, and surrender to His will to truly know what real love is and how we can demonstrate His example in our marriages. Be careful not to buy into Satan's strategy of feeling that you "just grew apart" or that you don't love your spouse anymore. How would we feel if God said that to us? This is why we must embrace God's love and His example in our marriages.
God allows us to change, evolve, and make mistakes, yet His love for us is constant, forgiving, and unconditional. I write this not as a perfect spouse, but as a Christian spouse striving for perfection, because if I strive for perfection in my marriage, I will catch excellence and one day hear my God say, "Well done My daughter."


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HOUSTON -- Case Keenum was 30 of 37 for 304 yards and three touchdowns in just over three quarters to lead Houston to a 56-3 win over East Carolina on Saturday night.
Patrick Edwards caught 12 passes for 133 yards and two touchdowns, Charles Sims rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns to lead Houston (6-0, 2-0 C-USA). Houston had 572 total yards.
Dominique Davis was 13 of 23 passing for 169 yards and three interceptions andLance Lewis caught five passes for 73 yards for East Carolina (1-4, 1-1 C-USA).Torrance Hunt had 64 yards on 11 carries for the Pirates.
Keenum passed former Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell for second on the NCAA all-time passing yards list and now has 15,895 yards. He broke out of a tie for third with former Heisman Trophy winner Ty Detmer of BYU on the all-time touchdown passes list and now has 124 for his career.
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The radio is reporting that a record storm with winds topping 60 mph has swept over Minnesota overnight, leaving trees down and power out for tens of thousands of people. A full blown blizzard is raging over North Dakota and much of northern Minnesota. There are snow flurries in Minneapolis and temperatures in the 30s.
They are calling it the amazing "Land Hurricane of 2010."
Here my windows are wide open as the morning sun warms our desert home. Sometimes I miss Minnesota, but not today. Yesterday someone at the Grub Shack was actually complaining about how warm it was overnight. Not me.
One thing that especially warms me is that there are friends Up North who will be thinking today about making a visit soon to sunny and warm Estrella Vista.
Their weather is my friend, too.
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What started as rumor has now finally come true, as Canon introduced its latest professional DSLR camera model, the EOS 5D Mark II Digital SLR camera. It might have taken Canon three years to update its highly popular EOS 5D released sometime in 2005, but it looks like the three long years of wait may be well worth it. Improving on its predecessor's features, the 5D Mark II features a full-frame CMOS sensor coupled with HD video capture. This may not be the DSLR industry's first camera to have this feature since Nikon has introduced it with their recently announced D90 DSLR, but it is certainly the first Canon DSLR camera to have it.
Aside from the HD video capture, the EOS 5D Mark II is packed with great features and functionality that would certainly please professional camera users. These include; a 21.1 megapixel full frame 24 x 36mm CMOS sensor, DIGIC 4 imaging processor and an ISO sensitivity range of 50 to a whopping 25,600. In addition, the 5D Mark II also has a 3.9 fps continuous shooting capability, 15-point Autofocus with nine selectable AF points, a 3-inch clear view LCD, optical viewfinder with 98 percent coverage and a 150,000-cycle shutter durability.
Want to know some more features? Well, the EOS 5D Mark II also features peripheral illumination correction, a function which was previously done through post-image processing. This corrects brightness across image field and provides for a well-toned picture quality and reduces light fall-off at the image edges. It also has auto lighting optimizer, creative auto mode, silent shooting in live view mode and of course Canon DSLR's popular EOS Integrated Cleaning System.
HD video capture is the one feature which received some not so good remarks for Nikon's D90 coming from digital camera purists who thought that videos have no place in the DSLR market. Either you despise this feature or you embrace it as the new direction where DSLRs are heading. For those who wouldn't mind having this feature in the 5D Mark II, it allows 16:9 full HD video capture at 1920 x 1080 pixels and a 4:3 standard TV quality (SD) video capture at 640 x 480 pixels at 30 fps.
Canon promises to ship the EOS 5D Mark II by the end of November. The body-only configuration will have an SRP of $2,699 while the kit version, which includes an EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM zoom lens, will retail for $3,499.
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OMICRON's new VOTANO 100 is the first voltage transformer testing and calibration system to combine mobility (total weight less than 33 lbs /15 kg) with the highest level of accuracy (precise calibration of voltage transformers with class 0.1).
Voltage transformers in energy supply networks need regular tests and calibration in order to perform their protection and metering duties correctly. These tests, based on operator directives or national regulations, always required very complex and heavy test equipment in order to be accurate. This made the tests very time- and cost-intensive.
Precise mobile testing
With its software-guided measurement VOTANO 100 can test protection and metering voltage transformers in less than 20 minutes. In a single pass, winding resistance, short-circuit impedances, transformation ratio, and the magnetic characteristics curve of inductive and capacitive voltage transformers are determined. During this process, VOTANO 100 assesses voltage transformers with up to five secondary windings – both for no-load and standard load operating conditions. The measured results are automatically assessed in accordance with international standards.
VOTANO 100 and VBO1: a powerful and safe combination
The VBO1 voltage booster comes with VOTANO 100. This amplifier supplies the primary side of the transformer with a maximum reference voltage of 4 kV for the transformation ratio measurement. The VBO1 is positioned near the test object, while the test engineer operates VOTANO 100 in a secure area outside of the high-voltage environment. The compact dimensions and low weight guarantee easy and convenient transport. The combined total weight of both devices is less than 33 lbs (15 kg).
Ultimate accuracy
VOTANO 100 examines the voltage transformer as an electrical model that is captured and then mathematically simulated. This electrical modeling method was developed on the basis of OMICRON's successful CT Analyzer.
The measurement method offers an impressive degree of accuracy. VOTANO 100 achieves measurement tolerances of 0.02% to 0.05%. This allows voltage transformers with class 0.1 accuracy to be precisely calibrated on site with regard to their transformation ratio and phase error.
Please come by our booth #2739 at the IEEE PES T&D Conference and Expo for more
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VOTANO 100 and VBO1: a powerful and safe combination
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OMICRON is an international company serving the electrical power industry with innovative testing and diagnostic solutions. The application of OMICRON products allows users to assess the condition of the primary and secondary equipment on their systems with complete confidence. Services offered in the area of consulting, commissioning, testing, diagnosis and training make the product range complete.
Customers in more than 140 countries rely on the company's ability to supply leading edge technology of excellent quality. Service centers on all continents provide a broad base of knowledge and extraordinary customer support. All of this together with our strong network of sales partners is what has made our company a market leader in the electrical power industry.


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Lovely three bedroom cottage on the North Fork/East End of Long Island available for weekly rental during the months of June , July and August. Approximately 950 square feet, with one full bath and fully equiped kitchen. Sleeps six comfortably. One bedroom has a queen sized bed, the other two bedrooms each have two twin beds. This is a clean, bright, newly-rennovated cottage conveniently located right off Rte 48 and near all local atrractions.
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September 5, 2013 BY Patrick Johnson
We recently gave you a preview of the coveted upcoming collaboration between Boston shop Bodega and the ever-ubiquitous New Balance 577 HYPRCAT, a sneaker inspired by the cult-classic videogame StarFox and 90s pixelated graphics. Action Bronson is a cult figure by himself, and the Queens chef turned rapper stopped by the launch event to sculpt his biceps while making time for an interview and to perform a few tracks from his upcoming mixtape Blue Chips 2. Be on the lookout for the Bodega x New Balance 577 HYPRCAT to release this Saturday, September 7th and check out the preview video of Bronsolino putting in work at the launch event after the click.
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Apple agrees to support P.A. Semi processor
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SAN JOSE, Calif. Apple Inc. has informed the U.S. Department of Defense it will supply for at least three years the PowerPC-based processor its acquired with startup P.A. Semi. The DoD investigated the merger following reports the startup's CPU had been designed into a number of military applications.
Apple sent a letter to the DoD saying it will assure production of the 1.8 GHz PWRficient processor for three to five years, said one source who saw the letter but asked not to be named. The letter suggests Apple will explore selling the designs to a third party after that time.
Engineering samples of the CPUs are now going out to a handful of board makers who have designed single-board computers with the parts. Production of the chip is expected to start in September.
A number of military systems contractors will proceed with their designs thanks to the agreement, the source said. However, others have decided to shift to other processors that will have an ongoing road map of updated parts.
Apple acquired P.A. Semi Inc. for a reported $268 million. The deal officially closed within the last two weeks, according to the source.
To date, Apple has declined to comment on the P.A. Semi acquisition.
On April 21, P.A. Semi informed its customers it was being acquired and it could no longer guarantee supplies of its chips. The startup said the acquiring company was not interested in the startup's products or road map but purchased the 150-person company for its intellectual property and talent.
At that time, P.A. officials did not identify Apple but said the acquiring company may be willing to supply the chip on an end-of-life basis, if it could successfully transfer a third-party license to the technology. The license in question is probably a PowerPC architectural license that P.A. Semi has with IBM Corp. that allowed the startup to design its own PowerPC chip from scratch.
P.A. Semi launched its PA6T-1682M in February 2007. The dual-core 64-bit PowerPC variant consumes as little as 15W while running at up to 2 GHz. Cards using the chip delivered significantly greater performance than their competitors while shaving power consumption by as much as 30 percent.


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You have expressed your interest in becoming a ThyCa Person to Person Network volunteer. Thank you! As a volunteer and a thyroid cancer survivor (or spouse, partner, parent or friend of a thyroid cancer survivor), you are willing to share your experiences related to thyroid cancer with others with thyroid cancer that may ask that you contact them.
While we do not require you to be a member of ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association, we certainly encourage you to join ThyCa.
Please provide the following information in an email so we will know how best to match you:
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- Indicate if you'd like to be contacted by the ThyCa Volunteer Coordinator
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After the ThyCa Person to Person Volunteer Coordinator receives your information, you will receive a copy of the ThyCa Volunteer Enrollment Agreement. This agreement must be signed and on file before you can participate in this program.
In addition, the Volunteer Coordinator or another ThyCa representative will contact you for further discussion and to answer any questions you may have. You will also receive further guidelines on how the Person to Person Network volunteers can best support those who request our services.
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Learning-based Image Analysis for Industry and the Life Sciences
Vast numbers of images are now routinely acquired to explore complex spatially organized processes in areas as diverse as biology and industrial quality control. We develop algorithms to solve real-world image analysis problems from these domains. Beyond conventional images, we often deal with data where a multitude of observations are available for each element, such as multidimensional or spectral images.
Whenever reasonable, we use techniques from statistical or machine learning to build such automated diagnostic systems. Our ambition is to make the machine learning process as robust and user-friendly as possible: we hence develop algorithms for active and semi-supervised learning that can benefit even from small or partially annotated training sets while exploiting spatial context. We seek to make state-of-the-art algorithms available to practitioners in the guise of ilastik.
We enjoy and cultivate very close collaboration with our experimental partners from biology and engineering and are grateful for the constant flow of challenging problems and constructive criticism they provide. A long-standing partner and sponsor of this group is the Robert Bosch GmbH, for whom we have developed and implemented a number of systems that successfully run in a production environment, 24/7 and all year round.
- 17.10.2016: Winning the CREMI segmentation challenge. Constantin Pape, Nasim Rahaman, Thorsten Beier and Anna Kreshuk were key to this success.
- 28.01.2016: We are now on top of the Connectomics Challenge Leaderboards both for the ISBI 2012 and the SNEMI 3D challenges. Congratulations to the whole team, and Constantin Pape in particular!
- Alumni Bjoern Menze and Bjoern Andres have won the "Medical Image Analysis Best Paper Award 2015" - congratulations! In addition, Bjoern Menze has won the "Young Scientist Publication Impact Award 2015" for his 2010 work on Brain Tumor Segmentation.
- The Minerva Weizmann Workshop on Computational Challenges in Large Scale Image Analysis brought together a number of excellent scientists.
- Workshop on Probabilistic Graphical Models
- Anna Kreshuk will advise her first own PhD students thanks to funding she won from the Baden-Wurttemberg "Elite PostDoc program". Congratulations!
- Jens Kleesiek, Gregor Urban and others win the 1st and 3rd prize at the MICCAI BraTS (Brain Tumor Segmentation) Challenge.
- Two orals at CVPR 2014
- Alumnus Bjoern Menze now Assistant Professor at TU München
- Workshop on Ca imaging analysis on Sept. 24th/25th
- Bjoern Andres is starting his own group at MPI Saarbruecken. Best of luck!
- GCPR 2013 award for K-smallest spanning tree segmentations
- Papers at NIPS, CVPR (x3), ICML, ECCV (x3), UAI, ICPR
- Xinghua Lou and Luca Fiaschi have won the best paper award at the MICCAI-Workshop on Machine Learning in Medical Imaging. Congratulations!
- Alumnus Bernhard Renard is starting his own bioinformatics research group at Robert Koch Institut, Berlin.


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MONTREAL - For a league-high sixth time this season, the Islanders went into overtime to earn a point, but they failed to secure their second win of the season as they fell, 3-2, to Montreal at Bell Centre last night.
Trailing for the majority of the game, the Islanders twice tied it on goals by Jeff Tambellini, who has scored three goals in the past two games after being scratched for five straight games after playing the season opener.
"It was such a great effort tonight," Tambellini said. "We fought so hard in a hostile barn when we were down twice. We're taking positives away from everything tonight. That's what this team needs."
Tambellini scored both goals on the power play to erase one-goal deficits, but former Islander Roman Hamrlik scored the game-winner at 1:32 of overtime to give Montreal its fourth win to complete a six-game homestand.
Hamrlik slipped home a saucer pass from Tomas Plekanec. "Nice pass, nice shot," goaltender Martin Biron said. "Guys with a lot of talent like that make those type of plays."
Biron had an impressive game, making 28 saves against a team that has begun to find its offensive rhythm. "Martin Biron stood on his head tonight," Tambellini said.
Montreal went up 1-0 at 13:34 in the first on a sharp centering feed from Glen Metropolit to Jaroslav Spacek, who got his first goal of the season.
The Islanders had two power-play opportunities in the first but were disjointed and indecisive with the man advantage, forcing Biron to make two saves on shorthanded attempts.
After a third failed power- play attempt, Tambellini tied the score late in the second period with the man advantage. Kyle Okposo chipped the puck out from down low to connect with Tambellini, who drove hard to the net, cut in toward the crease and jammed one through to beat Jaroslav Halak at 18:18.
Given the way the Islanders played the majority of the game, it was only a matter of when the Canadiens would re-claim their earlier lead.
Mike Cammalleri spun along the left goal line and threw the puck at the net, finding the stick of Travis Moen, who gave the Canadiens a 2-1 lead at 7:44 in the third period.
Tambellini tied it on a power-play goal at 15:44 to send the game to overtime.
"There isn't a single guy in here who isn't giving it everything he's got,'' Biron said. "That's how we have to continue to play.''
But like the other overtime losses the Islanders have experienced this season, they couldn't escape with the second point.
"We're close to breaking out and getting some wins," John Tavares said. "We may not be getting the bounces in the shootouts or the overtimes, but hopefully it will help out in the end."
Notes & quotes: Doug Weight missed his third straight game with the flu . . . Bridgeport goaltender Mikko Koskinen, who was selected in the second round of this year's draft, is out eight to 10 weeks with a torn labrum.


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Coming off the back of betrayal from Nutella, Zara and IKEA, another one of our trusted favourites has also hit us with a pronunciation-themed surprise: ASOS.
Before you ask—no, it's not AY-sos. According to the 'About Us' section on their website (which we have, funnily enough, never stumbled upon due to the fact that we were, you know, browsing the clothing section), it's actually pronounced 'ACE-oss'.
"People often ask where our name comes from (usually straight after they ask us how to pronounce it – it's ACE-OSS, by the way)," reads their website.
Oh, and by the way, it stands for 'AsSeenOnScreen'.
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The book may not be a sequel to "The Hunger Games" series or a new John Grisham thriller, but to Carson Palmer it's a must-read.
It's the new Raiders playbook, put together by new head coach Dennis Allen and offensive coordinator Greg Knapp, and Palmer gets his own copy Monday, the first day it's available to players under the new collective bargaining agreement.
Palmer, who came over to the Raiders in a trade with Cincinnati during last season, had to absorb the team's playbook under former coach Hue Jackson. Now, months later, he'll have to learn whole new schemes and variables in a West Coast offense, something he's never run before.
But, he's eager to get started.
"I am fired up to get my new playbook," Palmer told the San Francisco Chronicle's Vittorio Tafur. "We have a lot of work to do. We have a new offense and a new defense. New terminology. But we're very excited. Personnel-wise, we have as good an opportunity as anybody to win the whole thing."
Palmer's enthusiasm about the Raiders' chances may not seem realistic at this point, after an offseason of change. Under a new GM, Reggie McKenzie, the Raiders have been busy cutting salaries and dumping players. Gone are running back Michael Bush, tight end Kevin Boss, pass-rush specialist Kamerion Wimbley and both starting cornerbacks, Chris Johnson and Stanford Routt.
Palmer even agreed to renegotiate his contract, saving the Raiders about $9 million of cap space in early March. According to ESPN, Palmer, who was supposed to receive a $12.5 million salary in 2012, agreed to take a $11.68 million roster bonus and an $825,000 base salary instead.
Now, after saying goodbye to so many players after a disappointing 2011 season, the Raiders are starting to gear up for 2012. The draft is later this month, two more players were acquired in recent days – free-agent outside linebacker Philip Wheeler and running back Mike Goodson (in a trade with Carolina for offensive lineman Bruce Campbell) – and now the playbook is open to Palmer and his teammates.
It's time to get down to work.
Palmer told Tafur he's been watching a lot of film of the Houston Texans offense and has been talking with Texans' quarterbacks Matt Schaub and Matt Leinart. Knapp has been the quarterbacks coach at Houston the past two seasons.
"I am excited to see how our personnel fits into this offense I have been watching," Palmer told Tafur.
Palmer has been working out and throwing in the Los Angeles area this offseason. He told Tafur he's been working hard on his footwork in anticipation of being in the more fluid West Coast system that uses a lot of moving pockets and play-action passes.
Though the Raiders are thought now to be the weakest team in the AFC West – behind the Broncos with Peyton Manning, the Chargers and Chiefs – Palmer says he likes the players on the Raiders roster and is excited about getting started.
With running back Darren McFadden anticipated to be back and fully healthy, and some play-making receivers in Denarius Moore, Jacoby Ford and Darrius Heyward-Bey, Palmer believes the Raiders will be able to move the ball.
"This is a different team now," Palmer told the Chronicle. "Reggie and Dennis are making a lot of changes, and it's exciting."


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:Ten Years Later:
"so Shadow where are we going this time I hope its some were we stay for once" Shadow was staring at his only friend and finally said "let me look at the map and let's see ah here we are it's a small town call pony-ville and we're not that far at all so let's go there and start over and a new life to boot" some where a pink pony had a feeling some-pony is come to town. "how many times do I have to tell you Dark I'll tell you when we get there k" *sigh* "fine just wake me when we get k Shadow". Shadow made it to a sign what *welcome to pony-ville* and a smile on Shadow face "Dark wake up we're here" Dark open her eyes and yawn "finally your back so uncomfortable to sleep on ever" *sigh* "well if you don't like sleeping my back then get off and fly for a bit k because you to keep your wings in shape and later if your good I'll let you eat your favor gem sound fair hmm" Dark thought about it for little bit "fine its a deal"
both friends made it in to town then out of nowhere a pink blur hit Shadow on his back then the pink pony said "HI I'M PINKIE PIE I NEVER SEEN YOU IN PONY-VILLE BEFORE BECAUSE I KNOW EVERY-PONY IN PONY-VILLE BUT SENSE YOUR NEW I GET TO THROW YOU A WELCOME TO PONY-VILLE OK BYE"
Both Shadow and Dark we're watching as pinkie bounded away "so that happen anyway we should look for the mayor to get a house to live at" Shadow look at Dark to see what she was look at to seen another dragon on a purple unicorn walking there way to both Shadow and Dark the purple unicorn said "hi my name Twilight Sparkle and this is Spike but I never seen a dragon like her before can you Mr.uh..hmm.. I'm sorry what's your name" "oh my name is Shadow Dust and this is my only friend Dark light she is a light darkness dragon a rare and last of kind i found her egg when i was a colt while i travail by myself all over of Equestira and what makes her rare is she has wings of a demon and an angle and can do light and dark magic plus her kind have been hunted for their scales because there harder then diamonds and can cut gems like butter" the look on Twilight and Spike had a look of sadness and happiness because I found her egg then Spike said "what kind of pony would hunt a cutie dragoness like you Dark"
Dark was blushing from Spike calling her cutie. I just sinker because its the first time to see her all embarrass and her first comment from a boy dragon then Dark smack Shadow in the back of the head "oh come on Dark you know I'm messing with you plus its the first time in ten years to some-pony nice and some-dragon that is not trying to attack or eat us i mean remember what happen to us when that hydra try and make a meal out off us until i cut its heart out to save us" *ahem* I turn around to see Twilight look at me of horror and fear "you killed a hydra the only ponies that can do are the royal guards and a Alicorns but your not a guard so that would make y.yo...YOU AN ALICORN!"
my eyes widen in horror she found out my secret i was hiding *sigh* "yes I'm the last male Alicorn the others where my grandpa and great-grandpa and I'm named after them my full name is Shadow Eclipse Dust the Dust part is a family name the Eclipse from my 4th grandpa Eclipse Blood Dust but the rest of my family are unicorns or Pegasuses only the male are luck to be Alicorns so when I mean last I mean it" every-pony heard everything you said to Twilight and Spike who where dumbstruck and so are every other pony as well *sigh* "no every-pony I'm royalty at all so just go on with you business" I look back to Twilight "so Ms.Twilight what brings you to pony-ville anyway if may ask"
Twilight snap out off it "ah yes I'm here to check on everything for the SUMMER SUN CELEBRATION" I was think for a bit and said "you know i think this my first time to go to Summer Sun Celebration ever ain't that right Dark" Dark snap out of her love look at Spike "uh oh ya we haven't one at all sense we left the dragon country all ten years ago"
what Dark said cot Twilight's attention was the word Dragon Country "your both from the Dragon Country no-pony ever lived there well maybe dragons but ponies how did live there with getting eat at all" I snicked "oh that's easy my family lived in the forbidden lands of Dragon Country because no dragon goes there because of the bone dragons we keep as pets"
I finish with a smile Twilight was surprise she has read about bone dragons but never knew they were real at all "so your family is protect by bone dragons i thought they were a myth" i tolled her they are real and really nice and very protective of my family because my family run a bone dragon hatchery.
Shadow said "now excuse me Ms.Twilight me and Dark got to get going the Mayor's office so later" Twilight watches them leave for bit "Spike later remind me to write a letter to the princess to tell her i meet a male Alicorn today in pony-ville and Spike i saw the way you were looking at Dark all love struck *hehe*".


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What Market Research Software Really Costs
It is no secret that there has been continued downward price pressure in the market research industry since its inception. The industry has, for decades, sought technology solutions that help deliver more and "better" data, with faster turnaround times, and at lower cost. The trend continues to be evident to this day; from the biggest DIY players such as SurveyMonkey to the newest and most powerful entrant, Google Consumer Surveys, companies demand technology and software that cheaper, faster and easier to use. Software suppliers that provide more feature-rich, end-to-end market research solutions (such as Kinesis) feel this pricing pressure as well. Ongoing development and maintenance of highly advanced survey and panel management platforms naturally require significant time and cost investments, and setting pricing models are among the most pivotal strategic decisions faced by each supplier.
Perhaps downward pricing pressure is felt deepest by the market research firms. With clients who continue to demand that more data and richer insights be delivered on smaller budgets and timelines – and the constant DIY threat looming – traditional researchers may feel as though they work inside of a pressure cooker. One of the most critical tools that can determine their projects' success or failure is the software solution(s) used to execute and analyze the research. Often market research companies realize that their current software no longer provides the functionality and usability necessary to achieve success, but the initiative of changing software platforms seems like a massively daunting task. Or, conversely, they utilize a solution or set of solutions that serves the purpose, but is no longer realistically priced based upon the expectations of end clients. Either scenario prompts a reevaluation of the solutions landscape.
For these reasons, we thought this is an appropriate time to review the true costs of market research software acquisition. Points of consideration include:
- Evaluation: evaluating various solutions often requires a team approach and can last for several months. To shorten the evaluation process, it is often easiest to come up with a list of "must have" features that are submitted to each vendor under consideration.
- Retraining: no matter how intuitive the solution, all platform changes require training. The retraining initiative will involve not only staff, but outsourcing partners as well. Time to train differs significantly based upon the platform.
- Migration: ongoing trackers and panel data will require a thoroughly planned conversion or reprogramming, and the larger the data sets, the more headaches involved (see Kinesis' whitepaper on migration issues for detailed information). Make decisions early-on regarding what historical data must be retained and what must be migrated, and negotiate it as part of the overall onboarding price (or at least factor it into the budget).
- Reviewing points of integration: some companies have many integrated solutions that must be considered – third-party reporting tools, in-house project management and CRMs, and other third-party solutions. These costs should be factored into the budget as well.
The greatest cost, however, is always related to the people required to use the software. The time that it takes to program, launch and analyze each project is the most expensive portion of the project. The implications are that any evaluation that includes cost reduction as an element of its objectives should conduct side-by-side comparisons of the time needed to complete certain tasks (e.g. programming a complex table grid or nested quotas, or developing a survey for dual mode desktop/mobile delivery). This comparison is not easily accomplished and requires a time investment, since familiarity levels with the tools will vary, but is an absolutely essential metric when calculating the true costs of a software platform change.
As all of the various players within the market research industry continue to feel downward pricing pressure, we must routinely examine the processes, solutions and available functionality utilized by our businesses – and the ROI each delivers. This may also be the time to evaluate other core strategies such as whether to control processes in-house or outsource, and to shore up any business practices that are currently not working to our company's advantage.


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Mitel Corp. said Friday it will sell off its communications systems business - along with its trademark name - to companies controlled by founder Terence Matthews for $350-million.
The deal - expected to close in February - makes Ottawa-based Mitel a pure semiconductor business, signalling a "fresh page" in the company's operations.
Under the transaction, Mitel will get a combination of cash, notes and a minority stake in the business. It didn't say how that payment will breakdown or which companies controlled by Mr. Matthews would be making the acquisition.
"With this announcement, we are taking a significant step in our evolution and sending a clear signal that we will focus on the opportunities and challenges of the communications semiconductor market," Mitel president and chief executive Kirk Mandy said.
"We turn a fresh page on our future knowing that both businesses will be well placed for success."
Mr. Matthews, one of Canada's most successful technology industry entrepreneurs, founded Newbridge Networks Corp. and co-founded Mitel with Corel Corp. founder Michael Cowpland. Both companies now post more than $1-billion in annual revenue. He is also chairman of embattled CrossKeys Systems Corp.
Mitel said it will report the results, assets and liabilities of its communications division as discontinued operations for the third quarter ending Dec. 29.
In announcing the sale, Mitel also said it expects semiconductor sales for the quarter to be about 10 per cent lower, from the $194.3-million reported in the second quarter.
"The decline is principally due to a reduction in the orders normally booked and shipped in the same quarter, and to order rescheduling and cancellations, both resulting from market uncertainties," Mitel said in a release.
"These factors have reduced semiconductor's backlog from $280-million at Sept. 29, 2000, to aproximately $249-million."
Mitel will release its third-quarter results Feb. 1.
"Mitel Semiconductor continues to benefit from a significant amount of design wins, but is currently adversely affected by customer inventory adjustments in its network access business," Mr. Mandy said.


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Decrease in pay reports support
Shareholders were more likely to vote against pay reports at company annual meetings in 2012, but the trend has dropped off this year, according to a new study.
The TUC said its annual study of voting records of fund managers, pension funds and voting agencies showed there was a drop last year in support for remuneration.
Returns from 28 organisations revealed that the number supporting most pay reports fell from three in 2011 to just one last year.
But the union organisation said the number of reports on pay being voted down had fallen from six last year to three.
The report said there was a growing influence of overseas shareholders at AGMs, which the TUC believes will increase.
General Secretary Frances O'Grady said: "For corporate Britain to be more accountable, more needs to be known about the way investors vote. Shareholders need to be prepared to challenge proposals from the boardroom more frequently.
"Last year when company AGMs were feeling the heat of the shareholder spring, it looked as if investors were at last beginning to curb some of worst excesses of corporate Britain.
"But sadly 2013 has failed to live up to expectations. Only three reports have been voted down this year - and none of them were FTSE 100 companies.
"Shareholders who fail to make use of their voting and engagement rights fuel the argument for other stakeholders to play a role in corporate governance. If worker representatives were allowed to sit on boards, they could improve decision making provide an effective challenge to management."


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The Making of TechnostorksDocumentary on in-vitro fertilization shot with Panasonic miniDV and edited in Final Cut Pro
In-vitro fertilization is often the last resort for couples who wish to have a baby of their own. While there are countless books that explain assisted reproductive technology, there wasn't a film that discusses virtually all aspects of the procedure, as well as the mental and physical, and not to mention monetary toll it can take on those who choose to embark on the journey in an effort to have children. So documentary filmmaker Andrei Kirilenko, together with his wife Shelley, who went through the process to conceive, made Technostorks, a 51 minute film that sheds light on many aspects of in vitro fertilization, the physical, the emotional, as well as the scientific. Kirilenko followed three couples through the process in his film, which was made with off the shelf software and mini DV camcorders. Below, he discusses some aspects on how the film was made.
DMN: When and why did you decide to make a documentary on in vitro fertilization?
Andrei Kirilenko: Shelley and I went through six year of infertility and multiple fertility treatments. We spent endless hours researching what was happening to us, only to realize that information about infertility and reproductive treatments is either very dry and technical (both of us have PhD's and we could not get it) or sensationalist. We both wished that we could have a one hour film that we could just watch in the privacy of our home, which would explain to us in an honest and entertaining way what lies ahead and what others are going through. We wanted to become better educated patients, so we could understand how to process the avalanche of information that hits you in the process, and be able to make more informed decisions. We could not find such a film. So we went ahead and made it. We were inspired by the creation of our son, Luke, who, against all odds, was conceived four years ago through in vitro fertilization.
DMN: How is Technostorks a departure from your six narrative films?
AK: Technostorks is a departure from my narrative films in a number of ways: genre, length, logistics to name a few. Unlike the narrative films, we did not have a full-length script before we went into production of Technostorks. There were no professional actors. It took place in real time. We had no choice over production locations, lighting or sound, and what people said or did not say. Technostorks is also much longer and hence logistically more complicated than my previous projects. It is a feature-length (51 minutes) documentary, while my narrative films are at the most 8 minutes long. Logistically, because the production dates and times were determined on short notice depending on how the couples' medical procedures were unfolding, I had to use several crews which I put together out of a pool of freelance professionals who were available on an as needed basis. Having many shooters and sound people posed a possible consistency problem in terms of the look of the film, so my directorial responsibilities were always quite intense.
DMN: How long did you work on the script and was it difficult to find the three couples who are in the documentary?
AK: I put together a draft script based on the project's synopsis before we went into production. It was only about four pages long, but it already had the three act structure that I wanted to use to tell the story. Being married to a writer and having directed several short films, I was quite familiar with the three act structure of narrative films and wanted to apply it to the documentary. The goal was to make an entertaining, cliff-hanger film based on the true life stories of several couples. I felt that the three act structure is very suitable for that. I also felt that having a tight structure would help solve several potential problems. First, since assisted reproductive technologies that the couples are using are very complicated, quite a few things would need to be explained. In order not to be boring, the timing and scope of these explanations would need to be carefully considered within the structure. Second, since the stories unfold over several weeks, the structure would be instrumental in moving the story along and assuring that the viewer wants to find out what's going to happen next. Finally, since we have three couples telling their stories, half a dozen experts highlighting the key points, and the voiceover explaining things, the point of view jumps around a lot, so the structure - the backbone of the film - is critical in keeping the story together.
However, when we went into production, I knew what structure I wanted to follow, but did not know how the film would look like within the structure. Only after we had shot all the footage, did I go back, watch all of it and start putting together the actual script. That took about three months. Having a structure in mind was absolutely critical for being able to link different pieces of the footage into a coherent story. It was like knowing that your puzzle is of a rectangular shape, while not really knowing what the final look of it is, how many puzzle pieces there are, or of what shapes they are. But, knowing that it is rectangular and not round or star-shaped is very important, because it eliminates a lot of possibilities. You start on the edges (beginnings and ends of the three acts) and keep building until it fits together.
DMN: What cameras did you choose to work with?
AK: We used Panasonic DVX100 miniDV cameras. We shot everything in 24p progressive scan.
DMN: What about editing systems? Over the course of how many months was the editing done on the film?
AK: We edited in Final Cut Pro 4 and Final Cut Pro 5. In order to control the cost while maintaining the desired level of quality, I decided against using one post house to do everything and instead hired several editors with varying degrees of skills and experience (and prices). An assistant editor working part time under the supervision of the senior editor logged 35 hours of footage in low resolution using FCP4. It took him about three weeks to do that. I viewed all the footage and decided on the segments that were usable (based on a draft script that I had written beforehand). Viewing the footage and identifying these segments took another two to three weeks. We ended up with about 12 hours of usable footage, which my associate producer transcribed while I was working on successive iterations of the script. Getting the script to be fairly tight took about three months (and 6 iterations). The script included the time code consistent with the logged footage which was a great help to the editors. Once the script was pretty tight, I hired a junior editor and we put together first a long cut (about 1 hour 30 minutes) and then a rough cut (about 1 hour 15 minutes) using FCP4. It took us a couple of weekends to do that. There were still a lot of holes in the rough cut that needed to be filled with graphics, animation and canned footage; the picture and sound needed a good clean up; the scratch track needed to be replaced with a studio recorded voiceover; the score was not even written yet; but the structure of the picture was already in place and it enabled me to start working with the senior editor in a state-of-the-art post production house to get to the final product.
We used FCP5, Motion, Adobe After Effects, various royalty free canned footage and animation to lock the picture at about 51 minutes. We then used Magic Bullet to give it the "film look." All in all this took about two months. Another month was spent on cleaning up the audio, putting in the voiceover (narrated by Shelley) and the score (composed by Eric Weinberg). Cleaning up some loose ends took another week or two. So, altogether it took about eight months to do the post. I closely supervised the entire editing process.
DMN: How many people were involved in the production of Technostorks and what were their job functions?
AK: Here is the crew that worked on Technostorks:
Produced by Andrei Kirilenko and Shelley Kirilenko
Written and Directed by Andrei Kirilenko
Narrated by Shelley Kirilenko
Edited by Beezhan Meezan, Scott Stewart, and Marc Stoecker
Directors of Photography Thomas Beach and Andrew Schwartz
Original Score Composed, Conducted, and Recorded by Eric Weinberg
Associate Producer Kiley Kraskouskas
Production Manager Hannah Chismar
Production Assistant Erica Huffman
Camera Operators Thomas Beach, Beezhan Meezan, Tim Fabrizio, Andrei Kirilenko, Alan Riddle, Andrew Schwartz
Sound Mixers and Boom Operators Lawrence Contratti, Patrick French, Shelley Kirilenko
Gaffer Michael Yodel
So, we have 16 people: Andrei Kirilenko, Shelley Kirilenko, Beezhan Meezan, Scott Stewart, Marc Stoecker, Thomas Beach, Andrew Schwartz, Eric Weinberg, Kiley Kraskouskas, Hannah Chismar, Erica Huffman, Tim Fabrizio, Alan Riddle, Lawrence Contratti, Patrick French, Michael Yodel.
DMN: How did you approach the medical professionals and Specialists with regard for your desire to make a film on This sensitive topic?
AK: I contacted the public relations office of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine - the national Association of professionals who work on infertility and Assisted reproductive issues - told them about the project And asked for suggestions. They put me in touch with Leading professionals in the field. They also accredited Shelley and I as media for the Society's annual meetings Which happened to be taking place not too long after our Initial contact. I contacted the professionals they Suggested with requests for interviews, put together a Schedule, and conducted (on-camera) interviews in the Course of two days that the meetings were taking place. Additional interviews were arranged directly in or around The press room. We ended up with about 10 hours of footage, Of which about 15 minutes ended up in the film. Since the Doctors we interviewed were incredibly articulate, there Was no need for follow up interviews. Most importantly, at The end of each interview I asked the doctors if they would Help identifying patients for the film. Most of them Tentatively agreed and that's how we started our search for The couples to be filmed. Which is a whole another story. For more information and to view the trailer, visit http://www.technostorks.com/ViewTheTrailer.htm
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Sabres showing faith in McBain
In Ted Nolan's everyone-gets-a-chance first month as the Buffalo Sabres' interim coach, the only player who seemed to be buried was defenseman Jamie McBain.
Nolan wanted to see youngsters like Mark Pysyk and Brayden McNabb play. He wanted to see how much Alexander Sulzer could contribute. And he kept trying to see if Mike Weber could snap his funk.
As Nolan admitted recently of McBain, "He had the least amount of problems at the beginning. We had to fix the other guys."
McBain, 25, played in Nolan's first four games here, then sat as a healthy scratch for four straight before finally getting a chance as the calendar turned to December. All of a sudden, he's playing big-time minutes on a top-four defensive pairing with Christian Ehrhoff.
"I feel good, very confident in my game and very confident now in the fact the coaches are giving me an opportunity to play those bigger minutes," McBain said after Saturday's 2-1 overtime loss to Calgary in First Niagara Center. "Especially playing with 'Hoff,' he's obviously a great player who gives you that chance. Being able to play those kind of minutes alongside of him has been a lot of fun for me.
"It's put my confidence where it should be. I feel good with the puck, I feel good in our ability to work together and get pucks up to the forwards."
McBain played 24 minutes, 3 seconds in Saturday's game, including 6:17 of power-play time. He's averaging 23:20 in the last five outings, with a career-high of 26:16 set in Thursday's 2-1 loss at Ottawa.
Acquired during the draft in June for Andrej Sekera as part of the trade that saw the Sabres move up in the second round, McBain has two goals and four assists in 21 games. He played back-to-back 76-game seasons for Carolina in 2010-11 and 2011-12, and played 40 games in last year's lockout season.
Considered largely a power-play specialist, McBain has surprised Nolan in recent games with his five-on-five play and is trying to show he can be counted on as a regular.
"I want to be a go-to power play guy but at the same time I pride myself a lot on defensive responsibilities," he said. "I'm making sure I'm taking care of my end first. I want to have a good stick, good body position and hopefully that's showing in my play."
McBain was disappointed to be on the ice for both Calgary goals Saturday, including Matt Stajan's overtime winner.
"He kind of came off the bench and when that happens, it can be tough to sort out defensively," he said. "No one is chasing that man when he's suddenly in the play and there he is."
Still, McBain is part of a defensive crew that has been much improved in recent games. The Sabres are still basically not scoring at all, but have points in four of their last seven games while only allowing 27 shots on goal against in those games.
That number had been over 36 for much of the season.
"It's the mentality Teddy brought in. It's making sure everyone is accountable in the D zone," McBain said. "The talking and communication has been a lot better and that makes a big difference in this stretch."
The Sabres were off Sunday and return to the ice today to prepare for Tuesday's visit by the Winnipeg Jets.
The Jets, in their first season in the Western Conference after spending the previous two years in the East, are coming off Saturday's 6-4 loss to Lindy Ruff-led Dallas.
Winnipeg will be without forward Anthony Peluso, who was suspended for three games Sunday for a boarding infraction against Dallas defenseman Alex Goligoski.
The Sabres have scored two or fewer goals in 11 of their last 12 games. They have scored just 18 goals in Nolan's 13 games and are 3-8-2. … The Sabres killed all four of Calgary's power plays and have gone 15 for 16 in that department in the last seven games. The power play, however, went 0 for 5 and is 2 for 27 in the last nine games. … The Sabres are just 2-9-1 against Western Conference teams. The only East club that is worse is Ottawa (1-9-2).
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