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Daimler Buses North America unveiled the new Setra TopClass S 417 at this year's UMA Motorcoach Expo in Las Vegas with more than 30 new features and innovative developments.
Safety features were central to the development concept and the new Setra TopClass S 417 takes this aspect to a level previously unprecedented in North America. From now on, the vehicle will be equipped with a Front Collision Guard (FCG). The FCG functions as an underride guard in accordance with the ECE-R 93 European standard and also meets the requirements of the pendulum impact test used to assess the crashworthiness of a vehicle framework structure in accordance with ECE-R 29.
In the event of a front-end collision, the FCG module with its integrated impact-absorbing structure pushes the driver's area rearwards. Installing FCG lengthens the front end, which caused Daimler to reshape the rear bumper to maintain its 45-foot length.
Improvements were also made to active safety elements with the result that a new light element in the front section illuminates the junction area ahead of the vehicle when turning. The integrated front fog lamps thus fulfill a cornering light function when an indicator is activated. Furthermore, this three-axle vehicle is now equipped with light and rain sensors that respond to changes in lighting and weather conditions and automatically activate the headlamps and windscreen wipers when necessary.
Additionally, to comply with the U.S. emission standard on nitrogen oxides and particulates, EPA 10, the Setra TopClass S 417 is fitted with the redesigned OM 471 LA engine, which develops 336 kW at maximum torque of 2100 Nm. This engine is combined with an Allison WTB 500 automatic transmission. New insulation for the engine compartment cuts heat dissipation while also reducing noise to the vehicle interior.
So that there is still room for the powertrain unit the enlarged cooling system, which now directs the air that is drawn in down and rearwards, has been moved to the right-hand side of the vehicle. The exhaust system has shifted to the rear left. This is also where the new air intake system can be found as moving this from the area above the rear axles to the rear left corner of the vehicle has two advantanges: the designers were able to shorten line paths to the engine and there is now room for additional stowage space over the axles.
A wheelchair lift is available as an option and can be installed in the luggage compartment area on the right-hand side of the Setra TopClass S 417, which also has a new look at the rear courtesy of a new engine compartment flap.
Installing the new, ecofriendly engine with its special emission control system also meant changes were made to the fuel filling system. The filler neck remains on the left-hand side of the vehicle but access on the right has been modified. To meet EPA 10 requirements, an extra tank for the Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) for the emission control system has been integrated into the existing tank compartment. The tank capacity of the Setra TopClass S 417 is now 180 gallons without having any impact on the loadspace for luggage.
New interior appointments include a leather multifunction steering wheel with integrated button functions and a new cluster instrument with a clear 3D effect and multifunction display, an ergonomically designed cockpit and a driver's seat with three-point seat belt.
The passenger seats have also been completely redesigned to ensure comfort that is kind to your back when travelling and will be available from autumn 2010 when the new touring coaches with EPA 10-compliant engines are launched.
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The list goes on as you step further into Roditis' tiny, cluttered rowhouse shop on the 1700 block of Eastern Avenue. The block may not yet have joined the latest Baltimore renaissance, the one changing the face of neighboring Fells Point, but Roditis is undergoing a renaissance of his own--not one tied to property values, but the old-fashioned kind that sprouts art in all directions.
Step past the army of sewing machines (from 1980s Singers to an iron-cast '20s model), the figurines, the plush display of vintage cameras (yes, he repairs those too), into the back of the shop. The room is cluttered with dolls--Barbies stuffed into an aquarium, Victorian-style figures staring from shelves, all being saved, Roditis says, for his granddaughter. There's a shelf dedicated solely to iron typewriters, another reserved for '70s-vintage stereo receivers. Somehow he's squeezed a couch in here. In another corner, surrounded by his paintings, is his music studio, outfitted with keyboards, synthesizers, drum machines, a trumpet, and a guitar. At heart, Roditis is a composer, working under the name Theo el Greco.
"Music," he says, his hands gesturing before him, as if the word itself is sufficient to make his point. "I like to express the problems of life and the world. Plus I like my music. It's like quality food. No trash."
Nearly 30 years after he emigrated from Greece, Roditis' English is still pretty spotty, his sentences swimming against the current of a thick accent as he explains himself to a visitor.
"All this stuff you see around here, I invest my money." Once a week, this mustachioed shopkeeper puts on his fedora with the decorative buttons and goes out in search of treasures in antiques stores. "This," he says, clutching a small sewing machine that he bought for $300 and now is worth nearly $2,000, "is my stock market."
Everything Roditis does--the investing in antiques, the repair business--goes to support his music and painting, the latter a playful blend of innocence and strangeness that could make him a candidate for the "visionary artist" label.
Roditis pulls out a notebook of clippings from Greek newspapers. His music is still performed in Greece, he says. That wasn't always the case; in the early '70s, when Greece was ruled by a military junta, his music was banned because he sang pro-democracy songs. Although the junta was overthrown in 1974, Roditis remained disillusioned with his homeland; he also had fallen in love with an American woman, which led to his emigration in 1972. He worked in a series of plants repairing industrial sewing machinery before retiring 10 years ago to start his own business.
Roditis says he repairs 15 to 25 sewing machines a week in his unnamed shop, plus the occasional old-fashioned typewriter from patrons who have avoided the revolution of clacking plastic keyboards. In between the Singers and Smith-Coronas are small figurines Roditis has encased in mosaics of crushed colored glass, which he buys from a neighbor who sweeps the street. He designs lamps built from china bowls, cups, scraps of old parlor fixtures. And he mixes his own colors for the paintings that have turned his back room into a gallery--landscapes, dancing children, nudes, all depicted in gauzy textures.
While his paintings are inspired by memories of his childhood in Greece, Roditis says the source of his music is the world around him now, be it the news on television or the view from his window. One of his songs is about the Oklahoma City bombing; another urges women to stop wearing black so much.
"For me, black is only used for memorial in my country," he says. "When somebody died you use black color. . . . The fascists use black color too."
No matter what the subject, Roditis' music chimes euphorically in synthesized layers, like carousel music without the waltzing rhythm, or the meandering of a music box. He has never performed publicly in the United States, although he says he regularly gigged in Greece. "I don't go around [saying] this is my music," he says.
Rather, Roditis lives by the code that true art isn't something you put a price on--at least "not today." His paintings of landscapes and fishing boats aren't for sale; he'd rather make a copy for someone than give up the original. A sign stating lamp masterpieces not for sale hangs in a window full of them.
He hopes to eventually sell his lamp designs for production in factories, but in the meantime he'll continue to fix sewing machines, make music, and paint in the rear of his rowhouse. "All this art around me makes me interested," he says, "makes me happy."
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Rock City is renovating several sites at its gardens and is adding terraced seating near the edge of its famously advertised view, Lover's Leap.
The project started last week and is slated to end by March 1, kicking off the park's often-busy spring season.
"Now you walk out there and it's a place you can look through binoculars, you can look through telescopes. But it's a place you hike to, look, then hike back," said Jeff Raabe, Rock City's director of operations. "The difference will be you'll hike out there and have a place you can go and lounge."
Lover's Leap's 60 to 75 seat terraces will regularly host live musicians and serve food and drinks.
Last year, about 375,000 people visited the gardens. Over the next year, Andrew Kean, president of See Rock City Inc., plans to expand the food options, polishing off what he hopes will be a space that will bring repeat visits to the tourist attraction.
"There was a perception of wanting more opportunities to enjoy our premiere view," he said. "I hope people will say, 'Man, we want to come back. This was a great experience.'"
The construction will create a gathering place, Kean said, allowing visitors to have a more interactive experience both with the live musicians and one another.
That interaction has been increasingly important to the tourism business.
"People don't want passive experiences where they stand there and look. They want hands-on experiences where they do," said Dave Santucci, vice president of marketing for the Chattanooga Convention and Visitors Bureau. "Attractions have to remain dynamic and changing. Rock City's been around for 80 years, but they've always added music and festivals and dining, something to keep people coming back."
Several Chattanooga-area attractions regularly update their exhibits, Santucci said. This year, the Tennessee Aquarium will open a River Giants exhibit, the Chattanooga Zoo will open a Deserts and Forests of the World section and the Creative Discovery Museum will feature Tinker Toys in its summer exhibit.
In addition to the Lover's Leap update, the building through which visitors enter and exit Rock City will be signficantly updated. This renovation project will in many ways bring the building back to basics, exposing the original stone walls and a stone fireplace.
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So we didn't exactly stay at the Savoy last night, but we did end up there at ridiculous O'clock this morning for the Maria Grachvogel show. And what a surprise – two of our total faves, Mel Arter and Kenna manning the hair and makeup stations for MAC and GHD respectively.
On the menu today? A good dose of well considered, conceptual beauty. This season Grachvogel girls are aloof, enigmatic, mysterious creatures. Mel conjured up a plump aubergine lip (which we'll be trying out later) with MAC Bordeauxline Power Point Eye Pencil and a dash of Steel Blue Pigment dabbed into the middle. A powerful blocked brow gave the girls a tougher edge.
Kenna, meanwhile, told us that he had enjoyed injecting "a good dose of London cool" into the girls' hair with the high buns and graphic antennae shapes (created with GHD stylers) – the perfect foil to Maria's soft, draped shapes.
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This season Train-This has grown enough to be able to sponsor some races with money! That's a really great feeling. This sport has given me so much….. I believe that each of us should give back in some way. A few times a year I volunteer my time, and so do the athletes I work with. It's the Train-This gang that works the transition at the Musselman annually, we were able to sponsor Du The Lakes Duathlon, we happen to help the gang our at Score-This and I am very proud to announce we will be supporting the first annual Rochester Kids Triathlon!
Here are the details!
Who: kids, age 6 to 17; maximum of 200 participants
What: A kids-only triathlon! There will be 2 distances:
- 50 yard swim, 2.3 mile bike, 0.5 mile run
- 100 yard swim, 5 mile bike, 1 mile run
Where: Genesee Valley Park. The swim will be in the pool; bike course on the bike paths (primarily the river trails); run on the paths and sidewalks west of the pool/rink parking area.
When: Saturday, July 30 at 8:00 AM; packet pick-up starts at 7:00 AM
Why: to have fun, promote healthy living, and introduce kids to the sport.
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As I have told you so many times before, my son has been competing since the age of five. This is where he feels normal, he's a kiddo ont he spectrum and he's got a fan club bigger than he understands.
As a triathlon family we are ever so cautious….. we don't want to push Luc into something he's not interested in. For a long time because he is a kids who is considered to have special needs…. he was restricted as to what he could do. In addition to triathlon he just earned his yellow belt in Tae Kwon Do, just passed the Minnow level in swimming. He takes a kid's agility class that has connected him with an amazing coach at the Ymca.
What is important…. is that he's healthy. We as parents want him to play as many sports as he can and realize that fitness is lifelong. Too many athletes stop at graduation, or when they are done with college. We hope to teach our son that life is about being fit and being well, no matter what your circumstance.
He's got a slew of medals in his room and on the days where things don't go so well…. he has those to remind him of what he has accomplished. Triathlon, and sports….. you know I am a broken record on this…. they are metaphors for life.
The body is truly the gateway to the mind….. if we can find new limits physically…. be that running a 5K for the first time, learning to play tennis, hiking one of the peaks, then we are able to reach deep inside of our minds.
For Luc…… it allows him to be part of a world that isn't always fair. The special education system, while it's good, it's also good at separation. There are the general education kids and then there are the kids in the self-contained classes (unless you are lucky to go to a school like we do, but getting there means a fight). In triathlon…… in all of the activities we do…… we are all just people together.
That's what the real world is. People of all abilities and sizes and shapes. There is no special classroom for that.
So rock on kids, get your triathlon gear on, and come out and join us for the 1st annual Rochester Kids triathlon. We definitely need volunteers, so please come on down and help. Think of it this way: volunteer for Ironman and you are out there forever. Volunteer for a kids race….. and you get to cry your eyes out doing it!


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Jazz Feature for May 21:"The Stan Kenton Orchestra at The Tropicana"
Stanley Newcomb Kenton (December 15,1911-August 25, 1979) was one of those rare individuals: the leader of a big band that prevailed long after the "big band era" was over. Kenton, Woody Herman, Count Basie and Duke Ellington all kept their bands relevant and fresh even though the big band days were history. Stan Kenton began his career in the 1930's as a pianist with bands led by Gus Arnheim and Vido Musso but it was soon apparent that he would be a bandleader. He formed his first big band in 1941 and called it "Stan Kenton's Artistry in Rhythm". During the 1940's he had some major hits and lucrative long term gigs and a recording contract with Capital Records. Kenton wanted and achieved a sound that not only was danceable and appealing but he also presented more "concert-style" selections designed for serious listening. He loved a deep sounding rich saxophone section, sonorous trombones and powerful trumpets that could whisper and scream in the high register for dramatic effects. He loved Latin music and frequently added timbales, bongos and congas to augment the rhythm section. In the late 40's he called his music "progressive Jazz" and it was obvious that he was moving further and further away from being a dance band. He took a year out in 1949 and came back in 1950 with his "Innovations in Modern Music Orchestra". This was a 39 piece behemoth with a string section and a huge horn section that put the accent on colourful serious orchestral virtuosity rather than straight swinging. It couldn't last as it was too big so Stan pared the band down to 19 pieces and hired writers like Gerry Mulligan, Bill Holman, Bill Russo, Gene Roland and others to spice up the sound. The band featured a whole variety of wonderful soloists like Lee Konitz, Charlie Mariano, Bill Perkins, Sam Noto, Conte Candoli, Sal Salvador and the list goes on. Kenton survived in the club and concert circuit right up until his demise and led one of the most innovative and distinctive bands in Jazz history. His repertoire was rivaled only by his close friend, Duke Ellington. Kenton's band in the 70's became a training ground for young players coming out of colleges. Stan also formed his own record company and contributed mightily to the music education system. His death brought an end to a "one of a kind" human being.
Tonight's Jazz Feature is an in-person recording of a great (there's that overused word again) edition of the Stan Kenton Orchestra. It was done in February 1959 in Las Vegas at The Tropicana. Las Vegas was in those years full of wonderful music played in a variety of styles for a ready-made audience. This Kenton edition boasted the talents of Jack Sheldon and Bud Brisbois as two of the five trumpets and Archie LeCoque (great name) and Kent Larsen as two of the five trombonists. Lennie Niehaus(alto) and Richie Kamuca and Bill Trujillo (tenors) and Billy Root (baritone) were four of the five saxophone players. Kenton used two bass trombones and two baritone saxophones to add power and depth to the sections. The mighty Red Kelly is on bass and he also does a funny vocal on a novelty tune that breaks up the set. Jerry McKenzie pushes and swings the band from behind his drumkit. Then there is Mr. Kenton who not only plays piano and conducts but introduces the tunes in a sometimes humerous and ironic way that is very appealing. Many of the arrangements are by the unheralded Gene Roland, who was one of the very best writers for this band. This is a set that I would use to introduce a younger listener to the world of Stan Kenton!
The Kenton Jazz Feature will begin at 11pm and I'll be introducing it at around 10:50pm. Please come by at 9pm and wrap up your Victoria Day long-weekend with some Jazz. See you then.......................
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Christine "Martha" Latane Darby of Tappahannock departed this life on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012, at her residence.
She is survived by two daughters, Christine Darby Johnson (Larry Sr.) of State College, Pa., and Sylvia Darby Allen (Alfonso) of Tappahannock; three grandchildren, Larry A. Johnson Jr., Anthony H. Johnson and Teresa Y. Johnson; three great-grandchildren, Anthony H. Johnson Jr., Jaylen N. Johnson and Lalia S. Johnson; one sister, Vivian Latane; a devoted niece, Anita Latane; and other nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
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(Editor's Note: Chris Ceruti is Director of Athletics, Physical Education, Health and Family & Consumer Sciences for the Carle Place School District.)
Over the past decade, the Carle Place High School Wrestling program has struggled; getting enough student/athletes interested in the sport to put a respectful team on the mat was a challenge.
This year's team had to change their focus from not only filling weight classes and increasing participation, but to also win team matches while doing so. It was very refreshing to see that 34 boys came out for the team this year and the majority of them finished the grueling season and managed to win their share of individual and team matches. As a team and individually, Carle Place turned some heads at tournaments and dual meets. The community and the spectators were interested in Carle Place wrestling once again.
The sport of wrestling is typically divided into three seasons: the regular dual meet team season, the team tournament season, and the individual county/state tournament season. It would be safe to say that we fared well in all three. The team wrestled very well and it was evident that this year's wrestlers were willing to work hard and losing was not an option. Carle Place's season opened against a very tough Westbury Dragon team.
Unfortunately, Carle Place had to forfeit one weight class due to injury, and it made the match very close. The team was losing going into the final 285 pounds match and Carle Place's wrestler won. This was the start of a successful season.
Following the Westbury match, Carle Place continued its success with wins over Plainview, Oceanside, Manhasset, a forfeit win over Roosevelt, Wheatley, Southside and Oceanside again, finishing the dual meet season 8-4. This, combined with place winners Anthony Amalfitano, Stephen Fay, Rich Alfaro, Josh Callirgos, Anthony Suppa, Chris Barbosa, Donald Bruschi and Ricardo Salinas in the Hank Paris and Wheatley tournaments, enabled Carle Place to be ready to fare well in the "post season" team and individual tournaments. A marked improvement from years past.
During the NIT tournament season, our team was seeded second out of 16 teams. After two days of a grueling team tournament, Carle Place finished in our original starting position, second. The Frogs defeated Wheatley, Manhasset and Port Washington, but met their match against a very well-coached and tough Valley Stream North team.
Despite the loss, the team came together and each wrestler was equally invested in his team.
Finally, during the individual Division II County Tournament, eight Carle Place students-athletes placed in the top four spots, and five wrestlers wrestled to all-county honors. Both Stephen Fay, at 135 pounds, and Anthony Suppa, at 160 pounds, placed second; sophomores Donald Brushci, at 215 pounds, and Ricardo Salinas, at 285 pounds, placed third; juniors Rich Alfaro, Josh Callirgos and senior Joe Wengler placed fourth; and Chris Barbosa, at 171 pounds, was a runner-up.
Congratulations to all 21 student/athletes who entered the county tournament and finished a very tough wrestling season. These young men worked extremely hard and showed what passion and hard work can do for a team and individual student/athletes.


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Today I sprinkled last year's onion seeds onto wet paper towels, marked the variety and date and slipped them into individual Ziploc bags. I'll start checking for germination in a couple of days and every day thereafter. Last year I forgot about them for a week. By the time I checked, their growing tips had threaded through the paper towels. I managed to tease most of them free without too much breakage, but then I compounded the error by planting them upside down, mistaking the growing tip for the root!
While February is the month to plant onions, celery, parsley and celeriac, early March is the month to plant anything that says "Indoor Germination: 8–10 weeks before transplanting outdoors in spring." This includes many perennial and annual flower seeds.
There are three principal things to consider when you are starting seeds: the medium you use, the container you fill with that medium and the way you treat the seeds you are planting. Since I'm starting a huge number of seedlings, I generally buy a bale of Pro-Mix or some equivalent medium. I have splurged and bought a bag of Vermont Compost Company's Fort Vee for my onions and shallots, one of the very few long-growing seedlings I do not transplant.
Your rule of thumb is to use a growing medium that is sterile, retains moisture and has enough nutrients to get your seedlings started. You will eventually need to fertilize, particularly if as is the case with onions, you are going to leave those seedlings in their original medium to grow in. Most of the seedlings I grow do eventually get transplanted. At that point, I will often mix in some soil or compost since I am no longer concerned with damping off or any of the other fungal diseases that can affect delicate seedlings. There are many different fertilizer regimens. I use a slurry of worm castings, but if you don't have worms, watering every two to three weeks with dilute solutions of liquid kelp and fish emulsion is a good regimen. As long as the leaves are a deep green and your plants are stocky, you don't need to worry that they are not receiving enough fertilizer.
If you are looking at gardening centers and catalogs, you can get overwhelmed by the choices of containers. My attitude is to go with what is cheap and durable. All you are looking for is something to hold the medium, retain moisture and encourage healthy root development. A friend did some experiments last year with paper cups, peat pots and plastic pots and found that plastic was hands down the best material in terms of seedling growth and health.
You also want to suit your container to the crop. The cucumber family prefers not to be handled. I start those in late April or May in four-inch plastic pots and leave them until they are ready to set out. Others, like tomatoes, peppers and the Brassica family, will grow pretty quickly and need some depth and enough room to grow as seedlings before you transplant them. Many of the flowers I'm seeding start out really tiny and are slow growers. I sow them in shallow flats and eventually prick them out (a fancy word for transplanting tiny seedlings) into individual plastic six or eight packs.
Regardless of what container you use, make sure there is drainage! For years I've sowed onions in shallow trays that are actually meant to hold six packs and therefore have no drainage holes. I make X-shaped slits in the bottom and then line the trays with plastic into which I've poked holes. Offsetting the drainage holes in this way seems to keep them nice and moist for the three months they'll be growing in there.
When you've seeded your trays or pots, cover them with plastic. I use grocery bags slipped over each side of the tray. When the seeds germinate, take the bags off. Over the years I've learned that it is penny-wise and pound-foolish to start different kinds of vegetables in the same container. Even seeds of the same kind and variety of vegetable will germinate at different rates, but when you combine, for example, tomatoes and peppers or cabbage and cauliflower, you just complicate things unnecessarily.
Seed treatment can vary from overnight soaking (highly recommended for parsley and celery) to scarification (nicking the hard seed coat) to freezing and chilling. Usually the seed packet will give you recommendations for this as well as the best temperature and conditions for germination. Some seeds like to be cool (lettuce) and some like warmth (tomatoes and peppers).
Gardeners tend to have their own ideas about timing when it comes to seedlings, learning from experience what works best for them. I will say this. I tend to jump the gun, starting everything a bit too early and then having to juggle like mad to find space under lights, in cold frames and greenhouses, covering plants set out a bit too early and so on. I make no apologies. That is how I roll. Whichever way you roll, don't panic. If your tomato seedlings are leggy and look bedraggled because you started them in early April instead of mid-April, they will still produce like crazy. And if you waited a bit too long and your plants are tiny when you set them out, they will also produce like crazy. Nature is amazingly forgiving.
Happy gardening!
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Guides to mobile money in Malaysia and Singapore from Shift Thought
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The Mobile Money Asia Conference and the competition are now over. But the briefings on Mobile Money in Malaysia and Mobile Money in Singapore from Shift Thought's Charmaine Oak are still available as a free download. Click on the links above or below.
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Guides to mobile money in Malaysia and Singapore + Chance to win tickets for Mobile Money Asia Conference
The good folks at Shift Thought and Mobile Money Asia have sent in two background briefings by Charmaine Oak, Shift Thought's practice lead on Digital Money on mobile money in Malaysia and Singapore, to help everyone get in the mood for the conference that takes place on January 28-31, 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Malaysia guide was published December 2012, so is right up to date. The Singapore guide was published a year ago, but is still worth a read. Download them by clicking on the link above or below.
The organizers have also donated two conference tickets to give away in a competition. The winners will be the first two readers to send us the correct answers to the questions below.
According to the Malaysia guide:
Q1) The report describes Malaysia as the "Turkey of the East", because both countries: A) Are great places to run mobile-money pilots; B) Have a similar numbers of mobile subscribers; C) both famous for belly dancing?
Q2) The Maxis Aircash Wallet allows customers to send money from their mobile phone to which counries: A) Philippines, Indonesia and Bangladesh? B) China, India and Indonesia? C) India, Indonesia and Singapore?
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Q3) Singapore was one of the first countries to introduce a nationwide standard for electronic smartcards to ensure consumers only need one card for micropayments nationwide whether for transportation or retail. This standard is called: A) SEPASS; B) CEPAS; C) SHERPAS.
Q4) The Singapore Government pledged that there would be how many retail points and taxis accepting mobile payment by mid-2012: A) 5,000; B) 10,000 or C) 20,000?
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The above list includes a great number of works of art from the PELMAMA PERMANENT ART COLLECTION received from THF Basel during April 2006, as an outright donation to the Oliewenhuis Art Museum (D2006). Likewise, a large collection of fine art books on international artists was received.
At the same time the OAM received as an outright donation a few works from a private collection in Basel, not being part of the PELMAMA Permanent Art Collection:
As the Oliewenhuis Art Museum funded all costs relating to the packing, air transport and transit insurance from Basel to Bloemfontein during April, 2006, it was agreed that all works which had previously been on temporary loan to the OAM were henceforth considered to be on permanent loan to the OAM.
Works of art from the PELMAMA PERMANENT ART COLLECTION at the Oliewenhuis Art Museum on YOUTUBE
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The exhibition of the collection of works from the PELMAMA Permanent Art Collection at the Oliewenhuis Art Museum, Bloemfontein, was officially opened on 9th July, 2007, by Mr Vusithemba Ndima, Chief Director: Heritage, National Department of Arts and Culture (see PDF for stills).
A DVD was made of the opening party - copies can be ordered from the Museum's office, at a nominal cost of ZAR60 each, including postages.
On this occasion, a richly illustrated catalogue (56 pages with 126 illustrations in colour) listing 348 works, was published by the Oliewenhuis Art Museum, in an edition of 300 only, and can be obtained directly at this link from the Museum's office.
For previous information relating to this exhibition, you can also see this link to view the invitation and the advance notice which was published in "Ditaba" Issue XI, November 2006 - January 2007.
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text: HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn June 5, 2010, about 1600 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 150M, N2990V, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain during a forced landing, following a partial loss of engine power during initial climb after takeoff, in Pahokee, Florida. The certificated flight instructor and certificated private pilot were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight which departed from Palm Beach County Glades Airport (PHK), Pahokee, Florida, destined for Palm Beach County Park Airport (LNA), Lantana, Florida. No flight plan was filed for the instructional flight conducted under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91.According to the flight instructor, during the accident flight he was giving the private pilot a flight review. The flight had originated at LNA where the airplane was based. It departed between 1420 and 1430, and then stayed in the traffic pattern for one circuit, after which, the private pilot performed a landing before proceeding to PHK. After arrival at PHK the private pilot performed a "soft field landing" on runway 35. After the landing, the airplane was then taxied back to runway 35 and the private pilot performed a "short field takeoff", made one circuit of the traffic pattern, and performed another "soft field landing" on runway 35. The airplane was then taxied to the ramp and was refueled. A total of 15 gallons of 100LL fuel was added. After fueling, a preflight inspection of the airplane was performed, and the fuel tanks and fuel strainer were checked for contaminants. None were found. Afterwards, the airplane was taxied to the runway where an engine run-up was performed. During the run-up when checking the right magneto, the rpm drop was approximately 200 rpm. The mixture was leaned, the engine was run-up, and then afterward, the rpm drop for the right magneto was less than 150 rpm.The private pilot then performed a "short field takeoff" and applied full power and released the brakes. After taking off, at approximately 150 feet above mean sea level, the engine began to lose power. The engine was "running smoothly" but would not develop full power. Carburetor heat was applied, and the engine rpm increased slightly then decreased. The flight instructor then took control of the airplane and maneuvered the airplane towards a levee. He hoped to land on it but was unable to reach it. Instead he landed in sugar cane at the edge of a ditch. After making contact with the sugar cane, the airplane's nose gear separated from its mounting location. The airplane then yawed to the right, and the left wing tip made contact with the ground.PERSONNEL INFORMATIONAccording to FAA and pilot records, the flight instructor held a commercial pilot certificate with ratings for airplane single-engine-land, multi-engine-land, and instrument airplane. His most recent application for a FAA first-class medical certificate was on February 10, 2010. He reported 587 total hours of flight experience.According to FAA records and pilot records, the private pilot held a private pilot certificate with a rating for airplane single-engine-land. His most recent application for a FAA third-class medical certificate was on March 4, 2009. He reported 225 total hours of flight experience. AIRCRAFT INFORMATIONAccording to FAA records the airplane was manufactured in 1974. According to airplane maintenance records, the airplane's most recent annual inspection was completed on October 8, 2009. At the time of the inspection, it had accumulated 8000 total hours of operation.METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATIONA weather observation taken about 9 minutes after the accident, at Okeechobee County Airport (OBE), located approximately 30 nautical miles north of the accident site included; wind at 140 degrees at 7 knots, visibility 10 miles, scattered clouds at 4,400 feet, temperature 35 degrees C, Dew point 26 degrees C, and an altimeter setting of 29.98 inches of mercury.WRECKAGE AND IMPACT INFORMATIONExamination of the wreckage by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspectors revealed that the left wing and left horizontal stabilizer were substantially damaged. There was no evidence of any preimpact malfunctions or failures of the engine, or airplane. The engine's crankshaft could be rotated by hand, and continuity was established throughout the drive train. Both magnetos were functional, the spark plugs appeared normal, and fuel was present in the fuel system.TESTS AND RESEARCHAt the time of the accident the temperature in the local area was 35 degrees C and the dew point was 26 degrees C. Application of these temperatures to a carburetor icing probability chart did not reveal any conclusive evidence that carburetor ice may have contributed to the accident.Post recovery examination of the carburetor by a FAA certificated airframe and powerplant mechanic also did not reveal any anomalies. The throttle control worked smoothly, the mixture functioned properly, and there was gas in the float bowl. Further examination also revealed that the float assembly and the needle valve functioned properly, there were no contaminants in the carburetor, and there were no leaks in the gaskets.


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Ever wonder what to do with all that broken china or those beautiful bottles you once cherished, or how about those wine bottles collecting on the back porch waiting to be recycled? Let's use them to create a sculptural stained glass piece! Learn to recycle broken china, serving plates, wine bottle bottoms, sea glass, stemware bottoms and faceted stained glass jewels into beautiful stained glass art pieces.
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Students will learn to work with a pattern, safely use cutting tools, select and fit the glass to the pattern, foil the glass and solder the pieces together. Learn the steps to finish an 8"x10" project or choose two smaller projects. Your project may require work outside of class time to complete your piece.
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Use those small strips of leftover glass to create a beautiful scene with a flock of birds or any scene with small shapes. Use copper sheeting to create small shapes to enhance a small piece of glass. Connect them using wire, giving the piece a 3-D element.
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Wellcome Images was recently interviewing for a researcher to join their small team and asked the shortlisted candidates to select from the picture library a range of pictures which History Today might choose to illustrate an article on vaccination. I was both flattered and amused to hear this, delighted that the range of specific historical subjects we use each month is recognisable and distinctive. It would have been much easier to source a stock image of currants (the main commodity traded) for James Mather's article 'The Levant Company' on Turkey merchants (May 2011), rather than delving deep into the history of the Levant Company to identify more interesting illustration ideas. But what would the reader learn from a picture of dried fruit? 18th-century paintings of merchants at Constantinople and photographs of their surviving houses in Aleppo tell us so much more.
Wellcome Images boasts a huge variety of objects and books from the collection of Henry Wellcome. He was a man of broad interests, an eclectic collector of medicine, art, science and more, who made his money as co-founder of a multinational pharmaceutical company. You would expect the collection to include early examples of dentures and toothbrushes such as those photographed to illustrate Lucy Worsley's article 'Oral History' (May 2011), but it is more surprising to find John Thomson's original glass negatives of China and Siam from 1866, including one of the first king, Mongkut (played memorably by Yul Brynner in The King and I).
I discovered this back in July 2000 whilst researching pictures for Tony Stockwell's article 'Thailand's Modernising Monarchs'. At the time, we also used a Thomson photograph of crown prince Chulalongkorn's coming-of-age tonsure. To illustrate Anita Guerrini's article 'Roast Beef and Salad' (February 2011), Wellcome located several obscure 17th-century cookery books in their library and scanned the title pages for me – all within a week. Unexpected bonuses to a medical picture library employing well-qualified and experienced researchers.
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Can Adrian Peterson Rush For 2,000 Yards?Posted by on November 19, 2012 – 7:31 am
In football, team goals always trump individual accomplishment. That is certainly the philosophy Leslie Frazier employs in guiding the Vikings, which is why the focus in Minnesota is squarely on the upcoming opponent – the Chicago Bears – and a final stretch of games that includes four of six on the road and four of six within the division.
But when you have a player the caliber of Adrian Peterson, and when you're coming off a bye week, it's fun to take a moment to appreciate greatness and wonder how far it can go. Consider this: Adrian Peterson has 1,128 rushing yards through 10 games, which puts him on pace for a career-best 1,804 yards. We all know he's set a goal for himself to rush for 2,000+ yards in a season. So that begs the question, can Peterson rush for 2,000 yards this season?
I think he can. And that would be an unbelievable accomplishment, for several reasons.
First of all, there have been just 6 players in NFL history to rush for 2,000 yards (OJ Simpson, Eric Dickerson, Barry Sanders, Terrell Davis, Jamal Lewis, Chris Johnson). Second of all, and more amazingly, Peterson is on pace for his career-high in rushing yards and is pushing for the 2,000-yard mark in the same season he's come back from a severe knee injury that he suffered in Week 16 of last season.
To reach the 2,000-yard rushing mark this season, Peterson needs to rush for 872 yards over the final 6 games, which averages out to 145.3 yards per game. It's insane to think someone could average 145.3 yards per game over an extended stretch, especially considering Peterson himself has averaged over 100 yards per game just one other time (2008) before this season. But we must also keep in mind that Peterson can accomplish insane things (see: comeback season, 2012). Also, Peterson has averaged 157.2 rushing yards per game over his last 4 contests and that pace would put him well over the 2,000-yard mark after 6 more games.
If Peterson gets to 2,000 yards, he will most certainly have earned it. The Vikings have 2 games remaining against the NFL's 5th-best rushing defense (Chicago) and they face the NFL's 2nd-best rushing defense (Houston) on the road. The other 2 opponents – Green Bay and St. Louis – rank 11th and 17th against the run, respectively. While these teams have generally done well against the run this season, there have been times of weakness. Both Chicago and Houston allowed Chris Johnson to run for 141 yards against them and St. Louis permitted 118 to Marshawn Lynch and 127 to Stevan Ridley.
Some may call it a stretch, but Peterson is within reach of 2,000 rushing yards. It would require an unbelievable final 6 games by Peterson to get there, but we all know #28 is certainly capable of accomplishing the unbelievable.
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The Residence 'La Madonnina' is a spacious, completely new built house with three comfortable apartments. The house is situated on an extensive and totally calm privat ground in a very green surrounding. The 300 steps to the lovely natural beach on the Ionian coast can easily be done in a few minutes. The three apartments offer all kind of comfort: 1 or 2 bedrooms, each with an own bathroom, living room, modern kitchen with dishwasher and oven, furnished sun terraces. From the roof terrace of the 'Madonnina' you have a beautiful view on the Ionian Sea in front of the house and behind on the huge natural domain of the Count of D'Ayala.
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Hull Tanking – My Most Elite Certificate Preserved December 17, 2013Posted by Wilhelm Arcturus in entertainment, EVE Online.
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Let it never be said that CCP does not have a sense of humor.
I noted a while back that, as a bit of a laugh, that I have managed to earn the coveted "Hull Tanking Elite" certificate.
However, with Rubicon, the whole certificate system went through a revamp, in an attempt to give it more focus. So now we have mastery system that comes up with each ship… which is different, though I am not sure it is any more accurate. Under the old system, I was pretty sure I was elite with the Drake. Now I am not so sure.
So the old certificates were washed away with the excess bits once Rubicon came out… except for one.
I was claiming my items from the EVE 2013 Advent Calendar… which you should go do as well because… free stuff! And you can claim prizes from the days that have passed, so you can still catch up.
Anyway, amongst the items that I claimed was a special edition commodity… a copy of the now obsolete hull tanking certificate to keep as a reminder that I once achieved such a silly thing.
That has CCP written all over it.
My Most Elite EVE Online Certificate February 18, 2013Posted by Wilhelm Arcturus in entertainment, EVE Online.
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In EVE Online, certificates are something between an achievement, a diploma, and a tool. As CCP puts it:
Certificates are a tool for EVE pilots to allow them to, at a glance, identify which skills or set of skills are recommended for a ship, item or activity the certificate is associated with. They allow for easier skill planning and help pilots to keep tabs on what skill sets they already possess. Pilots may also choose to allow anyone to view their certificates on their character sheet so no one can doubt their ability and the skills they possess.
In theory, certificates should thus be a way for a pilot to see if he has the skills required for a given ship.
For example, due to there being a new fleet doctrine in the CFC, I have been training up to fly the Oneiros, the Gallente logistics cruiser. It is the armor repair version of the Minmatar Scimitar. Why CCP chose to use the term "logistics" for repairs, I have no idea. They seem to use the term differently elsewhere. Still not exactly correctly to my mind, but whatever. Anyway, training for the Oneiros will let me play "space priest" and heal in the new fleet doctrine.
Towards that end I dropped 200 million ISK on an Oneiros with the required fittings for the fleet. In the information about the ship, it shows the recommended certificates if one is thinking of flying it.
Standard level Core Competency, Logistics Chief, and Armor Tanking certificates are shown.
Now, if I were designing this window, I might show the user what level they have attained. For example, I have the elite certificate… the levels are basic, standard, improved, and elite… in Core Competency, which is related to capacitor and energy management… so why not just call it that, right? Go see my comment above about logistics.
I also have standard certificates in the other two and thus should be well on my way to flying the ship. Of course, then there is the prerequisites tab, which shows the actual skills I need to just fly the ship.
That is a little more detailed and, in many ways, unrelated to the recommended certificates. And it also shows me which skills I have already via the green check mark. I look to be set for the Oneiros, don't I?
Except, you will note above, I said I was "training" and not "done training." This is because of the ship's fittings, which are sort of touched on by the recommended certificates and completely ignored by prerequisites, but which are required for the ship to be of any use. I am still working on a skill in that regard related to armor maintenance bots, which are, in fact, logistics drones, but which everybody seems to call repair drones or repair bots.
Seriously CCP?
Anyway, to me this illustrates how certificates are less of a tool… having the recommended ones helped a bit I suppose… and more of a diploma, a method to recognize that not only have you trained up a pile of skill points, but that you have trained them in specific areas. Though, even that isn't as instructional as one my hope.
I have, as noted above, the standard certificate for Logistics Chief. I looked to see what it would take to get the elite certificate. (There is, for some reason, no "improved" certificate for Logistics Chief.) This is what the certificate planner shows me:
Shield emission systems I have covered. Remote armor repair systems I will have covered soon. I only stopped on that when I realized I couldn't use the repair drones I had. And then there is energy emission systems, which involves the transfer of capacitor energy from one ship to another, and which is not used in any of our subcap fleet doctrines currently, and so I am unlikely to bother training it. Thus I remain with the standard certificate.
All of which is a round about way to lead up to another one of my elite certificates, which is for hull tanking.
The description for this certificate reads:
This certificate represents an elite level of competence in the infamous practice of "hull tanking". It certifies that the holder can fully use all modules relating to hull tanking. The holder is aware that "real men hull tank", and also that hull tanking is really dumb. With this certificate, you've maximized your ability to rely on your structural systems to absorb damage, although hopefully you're smart enough to know what a daft idea that is.
Which sounds a lot more like an achievement than a tool or a diploma. Which makes me wonder if CCP really knew what they wanted with this feature in the first place.
Of course, a random, half-baked, over-complicated feature tossed into the game and left to stew for a few years… that sounds like the standard CCP process.
They probably have a certificate for achieving that.


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Clark Cummings, FirstBank's senior vice president and director of risk management, has been reappointed to the position of chairman of the Banking and Financial Services Council for ASIS International.
ASIS International is responsible for educating members on global security issues and strategies, ensuring the security of information and safe practices of corporations internationally. The organization comprises more than 37,000 security professionals in more than 31 industries worldwide.
The Banking and Financial Services Council serves to further inform members specializing in banking and financial industry security, loss prevention, and risk management about current trends and best-business practices specific to their industries. In addition, the Council provides educational programs to help supplement security professionals' knowledge.
Cummings will serve another one-year term as council chairman, following his term as council chairman during the previous fiscal year. Before his appointment as chairman in 2012, Cummings had held the position of vice chairman for two years.
"I feel privileged to serve another year as ASIS' Banking and Financial Services Council chairman," Cummings said. "As chairman, I will continue to represent FirstBank and the banking sector, and will work to ensure that ASIS remains the premier organization for security professionals."
Cummings has been a member of ASIS International for the past 15 years. He has maintained his Certified Protection Professional certification through ASIS since 1999. CPP certificates require an intensive qualification and testing program that teaches best-business practices and security solutions.
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FirstBank is the third largest Tennessee-based bank, with 45 locations across the state. The bank, headquartered in Lexington, Tenn., serves every major metropolitan market in the state and, with more than $2 billion in total assets, has the resources to provide a comprehensive variety of financial services and products.
FirstBank follows a community-banking model adopted by its charter, Farmers State Bank, more than 100 years ago in Scotts Hill, Tenn. As Tennessee's premier community bank, FirstBank is committed to its role as a leader in the communities it serves. That commitment is reflected by the Ayers Foundation Scholars program, a scholarship fund established by FirstBank Chairman and sole shareholder James W. Ayers to advance higher education for young people in Tennessee.
To learn more about FirstBank, a wholly owned subsidiary of First South Bancorp, Inc., visit www.firstbankonline.com.
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Founded in 1955, ASIS is dedicated to increasing the effectiveness and productivity of security professionals by developing educational programs and materials that address broad security interests, such as the ASIS Annual Seminar and Exhibits, as well as specific security topics.
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The problem of antinomianism is not a result of taking the gospel too far, but of not taking it far enough. After treating the subject of justification, Paul anticipates the question, "Shall we then sin so that grace may abound?" His answer: "No—may it never be!" How, then, do we make those necessary strides in holiness? By adding a dose of fear or by being exposed to the wideness of the gospel? Those who are united to Christ are not only justified but are renewed and transformed. Unfortunately, many people throughout history have been falsely charged with advocating antinomianism simply for preaching the gospel of free justification and imputed righteousness.
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THE CAR AND ITS OWNER 1965 Studebaker Daytona owned by Bob Andreocci
WHAT MAKES IT INTERESTING For more than 100 years – from 1852 to 1966 – venerable Studebaker kept Americans on the move with a succession of popular vehicles, from horse-drawn wagons to pioneering electrics to gasoline-powered sedans and sporty cars. Hurt financially by the Great Depression, Studebaker soldiered on with some...Read more »
Autoseum Car Show, Mopars and more Long Island auto shows
Sunday, Nov. 17: Autoseum Car Show to benefit Toys for Tots & food drive; 9 a.m.-4 p.m., spectators free, suggested $5 museum admission donation; 100 County Seat Dr., Mineola; info: www.autoseum.org
LI Mopars Car Show; 11 a.m.-3 p.m., spectators free; Auto Zone, 6100 Sunrise Hwy., Massapequa Park; info: www.longislandmopars.com
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WHAT MAKES IT INTERESTING With their "Coke-bottle" rear fenders and serious power, these second-generation Chargers built from 1968 to 1970 are among the most attractive and coveted of vintage American muscle cars. The 1969 version would gain fame as the rubber-burning ride of the Duke boys in the "Dukes of Hazzard" TV show.
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Long Island model car challenge kicks off weekend events
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PJM would dictate grid expansion, even if not needed for reliability, and then push the cost of the upgrades on those who use them the most.
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FERC risks going overboard in easing penalties for generation imbalances.
filed Nov. 1, 2004.)
How could regulators let this happen?
Alas, in the real world, control area operators must keep generation constantly in balance with load over small time intervals, to regulate voltage and cycle frequency on the grid. Thus, as instructed by the North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC), grid operators must maintain an average ACE (area control error) within a specific limit for at least 90 percent of the 10-minute intervals that occur in a given calendar month. This activity is known as the ancillary service of "regulation," and it can be costly to provide, perhaps even requiring a second set of generation resources to offset the volatility in output of the wind turbines. To minimize this need, FERC prescribed the 3 percent dead-band and $100 penalty in Order No. 888 as a matter of "good utility practice."
Of course, Order No. 888 and the pro forma tariff assumed that all generation was dispatchable—that generators could forecast and control their output in real time. The $100 penalty seemed reasonable to guarantee a smooth-running grid, for scheduling plant deliveries, as well as for promising ratepayer load at the receiving end.
But what good is a penalty that does nothing to deter the crime? For wind turbines, generation imbalances are caused primarily by variations in weather. Even if these imbalances are indeed a bad thing, no $100 penalty will make them go away.
Also, much has changed in the decade since FERC issued Order No. 888. Wind power has made tremendous inroads. Spurred by complaints from the wind power industry, and by technical analysis such as provided by TAPS, FERC has come to believe that the current regime of penalties for generation imbalances amounts to rate discrimination against wind power, discouraging investment in turbines farms. And so FERC now has sought to craft a remedy.
Accordingly, on April 14, FERC proposed a new rule for the pro forma tariff, applicable only to "intermittent resources" (IRs), as defined by the rule. This proposal, designed to put wind power on par with thermal plants, promises to reduce the seemingly harsh penalties for generator imbalances.
First, FERC would kill the $100 death penalty. Second, the commission would create a broader 20 percent dead-band, the greater of 2 MW or plus or minus 10 percent above or below schedule. For deviations within the dead-band, wind turbine owners would make up the difference at cost. They would buy back the imbalance shortfall at the transmission provider's incremental cost, and receive credits for excess deliveries at decremental cost. Only those imbalance amounts exceeding the dead-band would incur a penalty, calculated at only 10 percent. In other words, wind would buy back these outlier deviations at 110 percent of incremental cost for shortfalls, and would "sell" the surplus at 90 percent of decremental cost. (See FERC Docket No. RM05-10, notice of proposed rulemaking filed Apr. 14, 2005, and industry comments filed through July 7, 2005.)
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AVG revamps free security scanner
Norton? Bah! Gimme AVG.
I had it some years ago. "Upgraded" it and lost my internet connection. Eventually discovered that the upgrade made it incompatible with my old Win98. Nortons recommended fix was to change my O/S, & Microsoft recommended removing Norton. I followed the latter advice.
My current PC came with another AV pre-installed, which seemed fine for a while, then one day, after it had downloaded an update, it started blocking my internet connection. I reversed the update, & it worked - but wouldn't update its virus database unless I re-installed the update.. Their helpdesk wanted me to do about half a days work collecting evidence before they'd even look at the problem. At any reasonable valuation of my time, I was better off buying something else, so I told them that (they didn't seem to get it) - and while considering what to buy, I installed AVG, on the reccomendation of a friend. Still using it. I occasionally scan my PC with it & other tools, but so far, I've found only the viruses (3 last time) it's caught & quarantined. No false positives, no sign of it clagging up the PC, & nothing has got past it yet.
AVG? I love it.
Culture matters: Why i-mode failed
Misunderstandings about Japan
I've visited Japan several times, & been inside a lot of Japanese homes, having a Japanese partner. Not one of her family or friends has a house or flat with movable walls, even the country cousins with an almost unmodernised traditional house (a lovely building,BTW), & I can't see the level of earthquake proofing demanded by current building standards permitting it. In any case, most rooms are too small to be subdivided by movable partitions.
Among the families I know, every teenager has his or her own room, with a television & computer in it.
My partners family are probably better off than average, & have correspondingly more living space, but even taking that into account, I'm sure the author of the article has a mistaken view of how most Japanese live. I've been in exactly one Japanese dwelling (the aforementioned traditional house) which didn't have at least as many western (chairs, tables, beds etc) as traditionally furnished rooms.
Bedroom TVs in Japan
I forgot to say: small LCD-screen TVs for small bedrooms seem to be very popular in Japan. My partners somewhat technophobic mother has one, for example. There are swivel mounts for headboards, so they don't take up space on bedside cabinets.
Calif. firm sues Sony over the way it makes Blu-ray disks
Prior art
It doesn't matter if he invented it before Sony (or anyone else), as long as 1) Sony (or whoever) didn't copy it from him & 2) were in the market before his patent.
1) is evidence of it being obvious, or a logical development of existing technology, & therefore not patentable (see the recent US Supreme Court decision).
2) is evidence of prior art (as long as they didn't copy from him).
A patent must be novel. If it isn't, then it has been wrongly granted & is not valid. If discs were being made using the process, & sold, before the patent application was filed, by other firms, which had arrived at the process independently, then the process is not novel (there is prior art), & the patent has no validity.
Patents are often (in the majority of cases, IMO - especially in the USA)granted wrongly, so I'd take the existence of the patent merely as a starting point for examination, not as significant in itself.
I reckon what's needed is a much more thorough patent examination process, financed by a fat fee for failed applications. But keep the fee low for successful applications. Should discourage time-wasters.
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