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Financial Services Executives, Jobs & Vacancy in Officer at Life Insurance Corporation of India, Delhi Apr 2012
Job or Vacancy Description:
Approximately 48 Financial Services Executives are proposed to be engaged for 2012-2013 by various Divisional Offices of Central Zone (M.P. & Chhattishgarh) on Contract basis for 3 years (renewable depending on the performance) under the jurisdiction of Zonal Office, Bhopal as per details below :
Name of Division Number of Posts
Bhopal 8
Bilaspur 4
Gwalior 5
Indore 5
Jabalpur 9
Raipur 7
Satna 7
Shahdol 3
Total posts : 48
Qualification : Applicant shall possess the Bachelor's Degree of a University in India established under a statute. Preference may be given to those applicants who possess the Bachelor Degree or Diploma in Marketing /Management. Good working knowledge of English and also one Regional language preferably local language is desirable. Knowledge of soft skills such as Power Point / Word / Excel would be additional advantage.
Age : The applicant shall have completed 21 years of age and not more than 35 years of age as on 01. 03. 2012.
Candidates satisfying the conditions of eligibility as on 01.03.2012, shall submit their Application in the format given below which shall be either hand-written in bold capitals or typewritten on foolscap size paper only. The Application should be properly signed.
The following shall accompany the Application :
1. Demand Draft of Rs 100/- drawn in favour of LIC of India Payable at Divisional Head Quarter towards application fees.
2. Attested Photocopy of Caste Certificate in respect of SC/ST candidates.
3. Attested Photocopy of Qualification Certificate and Age Proof.
4. Attested Photocopy of Discharge Certificate in respect of Ex-servicemen.
The candidates are advised to keep ready with them the originals and a set of attested photocopies of each of the certificates listed at item numbers 2, 3 & 4 above for verification at the time of Interview if they qualify in the written test.
APPLICATION FEE (Non-Refundable) :
For all candidates (other than SC/ST category) : Rs 100/-.the Application Fee shall be paid by Demand Draft only (valid for six months), favoring "Life Insurance Corporation of India" and payable at Divisional Head Quarter. Candidate's name and date of birth should be written on the reverse of the Demand Draft.
Last date for receipt of Application Form together with Demand Draft towards application fees will be 09.04. 2012. Application Form completed in all respects with enclosures should be posted in a closed cover with a superscription on the cover "Engagement of Financial Services Executives, _________ Division, to the concerned Divisional office address :
The Sr. Divisional Manager,
LIC of India,
Divisional Office________
General Instructions:
(a) Candidates should ascertain, before applying, that they satisfy all the eligibility conditions as stipulated in the notification. Candidates who do not satisfy the eligibility conditions are liable to be disqualified at any stage of selection.
(b) Corporation takes no responsibility for any delay in receiving the Application Form or loss in postal transit.
(c) Application Form not in the prescribed Format or incomplete/unsigned or received without the Demand Draft for application fee wherever applicable or Caste Certificate in case of SC/ST applicants, shall not be considered and are liable to be rejected.
(d) Application fee once paid will not be refunded under any circumstances nor will it be held in reserve for future recruitment. The eligible candidates will be intimated separately about the exact date & venue of the examination.
(e) Decision of the Corporation in all matters regarding eligibility, conduct of examination, other tests, Interview, selection and allotment would be final and binding on all candidates. No representation or correspondence will be entertained by the Corporation in this regard.
(f) In case more than one application is received from an applicant for the same Division and/or different Divisions and/or different Zones then, the first application received from the applicant as per entry made in the register maintained by the corporation shall be treated as his only application and all the other applications shall be treated as invalid. In case of any doubt or dispute, the decision of the Zonal Manager shall be final and binding on the applicant.
g. Selection will be made on the basis of a written test if necessary, followed by an Interview of candidates who qualify in the written test. Written Test will be of Objective Type covering Test of Reasoning, Numerical Ability and General Knowledge. The date and venue of the written test, if to be conducted, will be communicated to the eligible candidates individually.
h. The selected candidates may be allotted anywhere during the period of engagement based on business requirements. The selected candidate will have to undergo Theoretical Training, pass an examination conducted by the IRDA and obtain a license to procure Life Insurance Business. After procuring the license, if the candidate is found suitable for selection in accordance with the scheme, may be engaged as a Financial Services Executive on Contract basis subject to conditions framed by the Corporation.
Tentative Last Date:20-04-2012
About the organization:
Every day we wake up to the fact that more than 250 million lives are part of our family called LIC. We are humbled by the magnitude of the responsibility we carry and realise the lives that are associated with us are very valuable indeed. Though this journey started over five decades ago, we are still conscious of the fact that, while insurance may be a business for us, being part of millions of lives every day for the past 52 years has been a process called TRUST.The story of insurance is probably as old as the story of mankind. The same instinct that prompts modern businessmen today to secure themselves against loss and disaster existed in primitive men also. They too sought to avert the evil consequences of fire and flood and loss of life and were willing to make some sort of sacrifice in order to achieve security. Though the concept of insurance is largely a development of the recent past, particularly after the industrial era – past few centuries – yet its beginnings date back almost 6000 years. Life Insurance in its modern form came to India from England in the year 1818. Oriental Life Insurance Company started by Europeans in Calcutta was the first life insurance company on Indian Soil.
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Life Insurance Corporation of India LIC
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A word of caution as you browse the Web: even reputable sites are not immune to being compromised in order to be used as a means to infect visitors with malicious content.
This past week, the news magazine, BusinessWeek, became the latest trusted site to fall victim to SQL injection attacks, according to reports.
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Joy Foster is the Information Specialist for the Office of International and Academic Affairs (OIAA) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). She joined NIST in December 1991 as a Clerk-Typist for the Executive Office of the Information Technology Laboratory (ITL, formerly Computer Systems Laboratory). She then joined the Computer Security Division of the ITL in May 1994 as the Secretary to the Systems and Network Security Group. In April 1996, she transferred to OIAA as an Administrative Office Assistant and was promoted to Information Specialist in December 1998. Ms. Foster's primary job function is to administer the NIST Foreign Visitor Program. She plans, coordinates and organizes with individuals of international travel coordinating agencies, other government agencies, U.S. and Foreign Embassies, and NIST staff regarding short-term visits of foreign nationals. She serves as the primary point of contact for international visitors to NIST. Ms. Foster also develops and maintains the OIAA internal and external web sites. She provides IT support to the division, serves as the division property officer, prepares visual graphic presentations and coordinates and supports conferences, seminars and workshops in support of the OIAA mission.
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Here is my entry for the diyphotography.net "Build a Softbox Contest". My requirements for the softbox were:
You should be able to find all of the material required to build the frame at Home Depot or any other general hardware store. Total cost for these items will be approx. $6.
You will require the following materials to make the frame of the softbox:
4 x wire clothes hangers
4 x 5/16" x3/4" Long bolts (or similar)
4 x 5/16" plain washers
4 x 5/16" fender washers
4 x 5/16" rubber washers
1 x Downspout Coupler (plastic)
The fabric and velcro required for the softbox cover can be easily obtained at any fabric store. You should not require any specialty or hand to find items. Total cost for these items will be approx. $8.
1 x safety blanket (alternatively you can use tin foil)
18" x 18" white nylon fabric for outer diffusion panel (or any other white fabric)
8" x 6' blackfabric for outer cover (or any other suitable fabric)
Optional: 7" x7" white rip stop for inner baffle
1" wide velcro approx 5 feet (sticky back or sew-on type if you can sew)
1 can spray adhesive
The frame of the softbox is what holds everything together and needs to be lightweight and sturdy. The downspout coupler will serve as the base of the frame and also acts a type of speed ring that fits snug over the flash.
The frame assembly should now be complete. You can test it out by placing your flash through the downspout.
-Remove the outer diffusion screen by unhooking the velcro
-Take the side panels off of the frame
-Loosen the wingnuts and disconnect the hangers
Photos taken using softbox only. Only 1 Nikon SB600 Flash was used inside the softbox to show effectivness of the softbox. The lighting diagram is below. The softbox was placed close to the subjet and either placed slightly above and to the right or left of the subject.
Photos using bare flash only (for comparison to softbox, - note shadow under chin & spill into background)
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The Media and Idea Lab, in collaboration with the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts, the National Association of Latino Independent Producers, and the National Latino Arts, Education, and Media Institute, recently released The Latino Media Gap, a comprehensive report on the state of Latino inclusion in mainstream English-language media and the Internet.
The illustrated report consists of a detailed executive summary and seven sections that focus on key issues, including rates of media participation, stereotyping, ownership and leadership, diversity policies, economic impact of diversity, Latino advocacy, and Latino Internet innovation.
The Media and Idea Lab, in collaboration with Hispanics in Philanthropy, recently released a short video titled "Small City, Big Change." The video, directed by Frances Negrón-Muntaner, shows how the Latino leadership of Chelsea, Massachusetts's smallest city, proved to be decisive the historical passing of the state's Transgender Equal Rights Bill in 2012.
The video is based on the policy brief "Small Steps to Big Change: Why Support for Local Latino Groups is Critical to LGBTQ Organizing," also by Negrón-Muntaner. The brief analyzes the advocacy effectiveness of LGBTQ campaigns with national repercussions since 2008. The brief found that LGBTQ campaigns were 35% more successful when they engaged Latino LGBTQ and Latino communities.
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The GPU has its own DMA engine allowing it to access RAM without the CPU even noticing it. That's where the IOMMU comes into play. If it's properly set up it will intercept such unwanted access. But if it's not you can program the GPU to access memory regions that the CPU can't.
My guess would be that this is because of the very limited amount of RAM and because Linux runs only on the not so spectacular PPU. The dual PowerXCell 8i blades sold by IBM also don't break any speed records running Linux as long as no SPEs are used by programs specifically optimized to do so.
Well - the OtherOS bootloader stored in those 4MB of flash doesn't have anything to do with HDD encryption since the OtherOS partition on the HDD isn't encrypted.
kboot and Petitboot are basically just small embedded Linux systems that load the "real" (second stage) Linux kernel via kexec. You can inspect otheros.bld - it's an image consisting of the kernel and an initrd (use a hex editor to search for the gzip magic 1f8b for the initrd).


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Friday, August 12, 2011
FASHION FIX: Galina Voskoboeva in ellesse
So she got blitzed by Victoria Azarenka. Who hasn't been this week?
A tired Galina Voskoboeva was dismantled by the Belarussian bomber 6-1, 6-2 in the quarterfinals of the Rogers Cup today. The 26-year old from Kazakhstan had a stellar week, though, upending the likes of Marion Bartoli, Flavia Pennetta and Maria Sharapova, someone she admits "cheering for" in the past (I can see Shrieka's reaction to that quote already, "And??"). Not bad for a qualifier ranked outside the Top 100.
She also looked pretty good working this ultra-fem white ellesse tank dress with black piping, a Peter Pan collar and frilly skirt. It certainly borders on being more of a cocktail number than something for the tennis court but it's the Italian brand's way. Besides, they've done a lot worse.
Speaking of worse, we should all be REALLY thankful Nadia Petrova didn't get a hold of this one. Double phew.
[Photo(s) credit: Chris Trotman/Getty Images]
Labels: dress, ellesse, fashion, Galina Voskboeva, style, tennis, The Rogers Cup
Thursday, August 11, 2011
SIGHTING: Drake watching Serena Williams at the Rogers Cup
Labels: celebrity, Drake, gossip, Serena Williams, tennis, The Rogers Cup, Toronto
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
FASHION FIX: You reach No. 1 and all you get is this lousy, recycled outfit
Maybe it's the tough economy. Or maybe they ran out of ideas. Or MAYBE it's Kate Middleton's sartorial influence.
Whatever the reason, Sergio Tacchini deserves a major red card for recycling this outfit for Novak Djokovic's first match as the top baller in the world. And it's not the first time they recycled it. He debuted it during the spring clay-court season and then, shockingly, showed up wearing it at Roland Garros. But even if the outfit was AMAZING (and it's not) it still wouldn't be okay to have him wear it again. You're lucky he won his match, ST.
The same could be said for adidas by Stella McCartney and Caroline Wozniacki. They recycled the much-maligned blue ruffle dress she debuted at Indian Wells at Roland Garros and today she appeared in Toronto for her opening round match (which she lost) in a similar outfit to the one she wore starting at Charleston in the spring. The skirt is the same but the tank top was the orange of her sports bra, not white. Same diff to me.
These companies have the opportunity to outfit the top-ranked ballers in tennis and this is the best they can do. I mean, REALLY. These spots are kinda high visibility. Get it together.
[Photo(s) credit: Getty Images]
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Let's not talk about 'The Big Four' anymore
I think it was last week when I heard something that made me spit my soda. It was during some live coverage of some ATP match (clearly a very innnnteresting match) on the Tennis Channel when I heard one of the commentators remarking on "The Big Four" - Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray. THE BIG FOUR??! Cue the spittage.
C'mon guys. We're living in a post-Wimbledon 2011 world where Nole owns three majors and the top ranking. And we know all the hardware Rafa + Fed have hauled over the years. So how the hell can anyone think Muzz fits into this group anymore, especially after today's 6-3, 6-1 loss to Kevin Anderson at the Rogers Cup in Montreal (as a 2-time defending champ no less)? He was barely hanging on by a ginger thread before Wimby and even less afterward. And now this loss. I'm stunned by the 'The Big Four' talk, which is kinda the way Muzz looked today. So let's not.
P.S. Is it my uber-critical eye or is he starting to lose his locks? If he is, nobody mention it. He's probably not going to take it well today. Just a thought.
[Photo(s) credit: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images]
Labels: Andy Murray, Montreal, tennis, The Rogers Cup
Monday, August 8, 2011
VIDEO VAULT: Nothing gets between Nadal and his Armanis (you wish)
Here's some behind-the-scenes footage of Rafael Nadal shooting another ad campaign for Emporio Armani and Armani Jeans Fall Winter 2011 and 2012 collections.
So I guess the ad has something to do with Rafa running in a full tux while being chased (by some rabid Rafanatics, no doubt) followed by a strip down to - what else? - his Armanis. And there's some other stuff I couldn't be bothered to figure out. I mean, HE STRIPS DOWN TO HIS UNDIES. That really is all.
[Via: RafaUpdates]
PHOTO OP: Feeding time
|"Just a nibble, k?"
Li Na looks good dressed up as shark bait, eh?
The Roland Garros champ was swarmed by the media during the WTA All-Access Hour for the Rogers Cup in Toronto today. I guess I could handle it to if it meant I could snuggle up to $42 million in endorsements when I got home. And, before you laugh, I'll let you know I look good wearing a Rolex, stuffing my face with Haagen-Dazs and taking out life insurance, too. She's not the only one.
[Photo(s) credit: Chris Trotman/Getty Images]
Labels: endorsements, Li Na, media, photo op, tennis, The Rogers Cup, Toronto


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Lake Country, British Columbia 4.96 miles SW
Vernon, British Columbia 10.86 miles NE
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Older park which needs an upgrade. Electrical plugs were 15 amp and voltage suspect as my converter hummed more than usual. Access to marina and small beach by crossing a railway track, although only heard one train while there. Access road fairly steep so no good for big rigs. - Onemoretrail


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TC Electronic's latest innovation is a dual-channel mic amp with comprehensive digital processing. Hugh Robjohns finds out whether the Gold Channel is worth its weight.
Best known for their elaborate range of digital signal-processing products, including industry-standard delay lines, multi-band dynamics controllers and state-of-the-art effects units, TC Electronic have recently turned their attention towards the front end of the recording chain and have addressed the 'tweaky' area of microphone preamplification. But, as might be expected, they have not forsaken their beloved digital technology!
Build quality.
Sound quality.
Superb range of facilities.
Excellent ergonomics.
Total recall of all settings.
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A powerful signal conditioner with all the benefits of TC's renowned user interface, advanced digital signal processing, and excellent build quality. The Gold Channel is far more than just a voice channel!
The digital signal processing is both comprehensive and familiar. The machine provides an impressive range of selectable facilities, including an expander, a compressor, a de-esser, a dynamic equaliser, TC's own 'Digital Radiance Generator', an RIAA replay equaliser, a pair of MS matrix encoder/decoders, and useful time-alignment/delay facilities. The elaborate multi-band dynamics facilities of TC's Finalizer models are missing, but little else is! The best bit of all is that although the A-D and D-A stages are restricted to 44.1 or 48kHz operation, the rest of the digital signal path is capable of supporting 88.2 and 96kHz processing (albeit with a reduction in overall DSP resources), with all the expected sonic advantages.
Guided Tour
The front panel of the Gold Channel is very characteristic of the TC product line. The 1U rackmounting metal case is painted in a silvery grey colour (not gold!) with a combination of clear black and white-on-black legends. The controls and facilities are grouped in five distinct areas. Starting on the left is an illuminated push-button to activate the unit or put it into standby mode, together with TC's standard PCMCIA card slot supporting an optional 999 user-memory removable RAM card.
The next two blocks provide independent input controls for the two channels, which I'll return to in a moment. These are followed by the usual TC-style backlit LCD screen, and finally a pair of rotary encoders and associated buttons to navigate the screen menus and alter processor settings.
Unfortunately the review machine was dispatched without a user manual, but it is a testament to the usability of the machine that I was able to discover all of its facilities and operations very quickly. I am in the fortunate position of being pretty familiar with several other TC products, all of which share a very similar operating regime, but, even complete TC novices should be able to figure the machine out without too much trouble, and I expect the Gold Channel's manual to be every bit as well written and helpful as those supplied with their other products.
The Details
The input-stage controls occupy a large proportion of the panel real-estate but, despite the number of facilities, retain good ergonomics and are easy to use. Each channel is equipped with a single knob, eight small buttons, four large ones and three bar-graph meters. The knob determines input sensitivity (as would be expected), but there are no scale markings around it at all. Instead, when either knob is moved the LCD automatically shows a pair of virtual knobs with pointers equating to the position of the real controls, together with numeric readouts of the gain applied to each channel. (This page can also be accessed by selecting the 'Setup' display mode with a button to the right of the LCD panel.) Input source selection is determined by a small push-button below the gain knob, repeated presses cycling through the three options of Mic, Line and Digital, the choice being indicated on green LEDs.
For microphone inputs the gain spans +40 to +70dB, with selectable pads of 20 or 40dB. The input pad is controlled by another small button to the right of the input selector and a menu option enables a further step of 60dB if required (illuminating both the 20 and 40dB LEDs). With a line input selected the gain range extends between -22 and -2dB, and the pad circuit is disabled. In both cases an automatic gain-setting mode is available, with the user simply choosing the amount of headroom required (between 0 and 12dB in 3dB steps) and which channels are to be adjusted -- the machine takes care of the rest!
The next button on the bottom row selects a high-pass filter and its turn-over frequency. With no LEDs illuminated the filter is bypassed, but on each press of the button the filter is engaged, with sensible turnover frequencies of 60, 80 or 120Hz. The last of the bottom four buttons introduces a soft limiter to reduce the likelihood of nasty noises from an overdriven A-D converter stage. A green LED shows when the limiter is in circuit and an orange one flashes when it is forced to act. Personally, I preferred the sound of the machine with the soft-limiter disabled.
The four buttons in the top row have only a single option each, with status indicated by adjacent LEDs. The first button activates 48V phantom power, the next introduces a polarity reversal, the third mutes the signal, and the last reallocates the input bar-graph metering to the output. This metering consists of a horizontal row of miniature LEDs spanning a 60dB range, the top half providing 2dB increments down to -12dBFS.
To the right of these controls, four larger buttons activate the various signal-processing facilities -- Expander, Compressor, EQ and Tools. The first three are self-explanatory, but the last includes functions such as the de-esser, dynamic equaliser, Digital Radiance Generator, and RIAA equaliser. There are two options for each of the other processes too: the expander provides an 'Easy Gate' or 'Advanced Expander', there are 'soft' and
Insert Recycling
A very useful facility, seen on other TC products, is the ability to re-allocate unused I/O as an insert point. For example, when you're using the digital ports for the main input and output, the analogue interfaces can be configured to provide an insert point pre or post the signal processing. Conversely, with analogue inputs and outputs, the digital I/O can be used as an insert point, or as a direct feed, for example.
I am pleased to report that the Gold Channel provides permanent gain-reduction metering associated with each channel, unlike far too many digital signal processors currently on the market. Two meters are provided, in fact, one for the expander (orange LEDs) and a second for the compressor (red), and these are located just to the left of the processing selector buttons on each of the channel input controls. The meters are crude, offering only four LEDs each to show when the gain reduction reaches 3, 6, 10 or 18dB, but extremely useful nevertheless.
The controls to the right of the LCD panel are dedicated to the business of setting the machine up. Four wide black buttons select the operating function: Program, Edit, Setup or Utility. Program is the normal operating mode, Edit allows the signal processing blocks to be configured, Setup determines the input gain, output gain, signal routing and clocking options, and Utility accesses parameters such as the LCD viewing angle, input pad range, memory protection, a range of subtle user-interface options, and the comprehensive MIDI utilities.
The first of the two rotary encoders (both of which have a detented action) scrolls around the various options displayed on each menu page, while the second alters the highlighted parameter. Above the two knobs are three more small buttons plus another wide one. The first two small buttons are cursor controls to select sub-pages in the menus. Each of the four prime functions listed above has three or four menu pages in all, and each of these can have up to about 12 parameters. This may sound daunting, but it is actually very well thought out and easy to find your way around, and uses a friendly combination of simple graphics and text. The last two buttons are labelled Exit and Enter: the former leaves a menu level and the latter confirms requested actions.
The Back End
The rear panel is as busy as that of most TC products. Starting on the left, a miniature rocker switch provides mains power isolation and is accompanied by a standard IEC mains inlet. There are no accessible fuses or voltage switching -- the unit incorporates a switched-mode power supply capable of operating on voltages between 100 and 240V, drawing a modest 20 Watts.
Next along are four XLRs, two female for the balanced analogue inputs and two males for the outputs. In the centre of the panel a pair of TOSlink connectors provide S/PDIF optical digital inputs and outputs (these ports can also be reconfigured via the menu system to send and receive data as channels 1&2 in ADAT format). A lone phono socket provides a word-clock input and is sited between the optical and wired digital ports. Next are a pair of XLRs providing AES-EBU input and output and a pair of phono sockets for S/PDIF connections. The usual trio of DIN sockets will keep the MIDI fraternity happy, and the panel is rounded off with a quarter-inch jack socket for an external output fader control signal.
Internally, the unit is a work of art. The power module is carefully screened to one side, with the large motherboard covering the majority of the remaining floor area. Surface-mount components are used extensively, and the overall build quality is exemplary.
Signal Processing
The Gold Channel offers a wide range of signal processing, as already mentioned, which makes it a very useful general-purpose tool to have in the rack. The big advantage of digital signal processing, of course, is that the arrangement of individual processing blocks is virtual rather than physical, and so these notional processing blocks can be re-ordered as required -- allowing EQ pre- or post-compression, for example. In fact the two matrix conversions are absolutely identical -- both involving nothing more than sum and difference combinations to create the alternative signals. With either version of the matrix selected, inputting M-S signals will result in a decoded L-R output, and L-R input signals will generate an M-S encoded output! Similar matrix facilities are provided on the output and when the two are used in combination, the Gold Channel can be used to process conventional L-R stereo signals as mid and side, allowing frequency-conscious stereo width adjustments, for example. The output processing includes panning and time-delay facilities as well as the M-S matrix, and a correlator (showing relative phase relationships between the two channels).
Mid Side Story
The Gold Channel's input and output processing is notable in that it offers matrix conversion between two different stereo formats, M-S and L-R. For those not familiar with the concept, M-S (standing for Mid and Side) is an alternative method of capturing or recording stereo signals which offers a number of advantages in certain circumstances over the conventional left-right format more conventionally used. I was intrigued to find that the Gold channel offers three options: off, M-S to L-R, and L-R to M-S.
In fact the two matrix conversions are absolutely identical -- both involving nothing more than sum and difference combinations to create the alternative signals. With either version of the matrix selected, inputting M-S signals will result in a decoded L-R output, and L-R input signals will generate an M-S encoded output! Similar matrix facilities are provided on the output and when the two are used in combination, the Gold Channel can be used to process conventional L-R stereo signals as mid and side, allowing frequency-conscious stereo width adjustments, for example. The output processing includes panning and time-delay facilities as well as the M-S matrix, and a correlator (showing relative phase relationships between the two channels).
When the Gold Channel is in basic operating mode at 44.1 or 48kHz, up to four processing blocks can be chained for each channel, with the order of expansion, compression, EQ and miscellaneous Tools being left to the user to determine. If required, the input from channel 1 can also be routed to channel 2 as well, either pre or post channel 1's signal processing -- a useful facility allowing parallel or serial processing configurations.
When the machine is switched to operate at 88.2 or 96kHz (valid for appropriate digital input signals only) the limited DSP resource can be arranged to provide two channels with a single process in each or, alternatively, up to three processes for a single channel.
The Processing
The 'soft compressor' processing mode provides conventional controls for threshold, ratio, hard- or soft-knee, attack and release times, output gain and the side-chain input (itself or the other channel). The ability to use the second channel to process the side-chain signal opens a whole world of possibilities in frequency-selective compression amongst other weird and wacky ideas! The alternative compressor mode -- 'vintage' -- is rather simpler and only presents controls for input drive (instead of threshold), output gain, ratio, attack and release times. This makes the Gold Channel generally a much faster and easier device to set up, if somewhat more crude! If the machine is set up with the same processing option in the same place on each channel, the units can be stereo-linked and adjusted in unison.
The expander options are similarly well specified. The Easy Gate mode provides threshold, 'max damping' (ie. range), 'mode' (fast or slow options which effectively set the ratio between gating or a 1:2 expander), and selection of the side-chain source. The Advanced Expander option offers parameters for the threshold, ratio, attack, hold, release, hard- or soft-knee, max damping, and side-chain selection. However, the side-chain processing goes one better, by including a filter with selectable bandwidth and turnover frequency, as well as a facility to monitor the side-chain while adjusting it.
There are two equaliser processors available. The first is the 'Easy EQ' designed to mimic the classic valve equalisers of yesteryear. It provides top and bottom filters, swept low and mid bands, and a shelf at the top end. The Advanced Equaliser is a far more complex beast with five parametric bands, each having controls for gain, frequency and bandwidth. The top and bottom bands can also be configured as shelf equalisers with slopes ranging from 3 to 12dB/octave. There is also a global output-level control and a soft-clipper function.
In the Tools category, the de-esser provides facilities for selection of the turnover frequency and threshold, along with the usual side-chain and monitoring options. The dynamic equaliser provides parameters for the threshold (with relative or absolute settings), frequency, bandwidth (or shelf option), ratio, attack and release times, and the familiar side-chain facilities once more. The Digital Radiance Generator essentially adds small amounts of second- and third-order distortion, and the only controls provided are a drive level and a positive or negative 'curve' selection (to determine the polarity and audible effect of the induced non-linearity). The RIAA equaliser has a single parameter to define the response as mimicking the curve defined in 1964, or an updated version laid down in 1987!
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Used mine for the first time this past weekend at a family gathering with my ipad2. I took a few remotely just to demo the WU-1b to family but most were shot with camera downloading after each shot. It was faster downloading that I thought but if you turn off the camera you will have to go through the reconnecting process again.
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This season, Seattle has taken seven of its eight games down to the wire. Believe it or not, this is a team built for close finishes.
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"You can't help but to feel the pressure and the anxiety," said receiver Golden Tate. "This is the last few seconds. If I catch or drop this ball, it's going to determine the outcome of the game."
Welcome to crunch time in the NFL. Of the 119 games played so far this season, 67 have been decided by eight points or fewer, which amounts to one possession. Seattle has been involved in seven of them, tied for most in the NFL.
That's a product of the way these Seahawks are built — from the emphasis on running the ball, to the fact they are the second-to-last rated passing offense, to their unyielding defense counted on to keep every game close and often uncomfortable.
Pressure makes diamonds, but it also busts pipes, and the way a player responds in those moments is a defining trait in this league.
"It's one of my favorite parts of the coaching part of this business," coach Pete Carroll said. "Teaching guys how to feel confident enough to believe in what they've been prepared to do and believe in what they can do."
Composure. Poise. Clutch. They are buzz words we use for the ability to come through when the stakes are highest, but the truth is that in football, success in those moments often comes down to something no more mysterious than practice, patience and a resolute determination to treat the final play of a close game the same as the first.
"There's a peace to it, I think," said Russell Wilson, Seattle's rookie quarterback. "You have to bring that peace to the game when everybody else is kind of getting frantic and getting nervous."
Practicing to be perfect
Seattle has rehearsed the situation more than a thousand times.
That's not a figure of speech. It's an actual estimate for the number of times Seattle has practiced its two-minute drill. Carroll counted. For a while anyway.
"I lost count after when we got around 700," he said last month.
When 2011 ended, the Seahawks looked back and counted six games they had a chance to win at the end. They went 0-6, so they headed toward this season with an eye toward improving that part.
They added quarterbacks, first signing Matt Flynn and then choosing Wilson in the third round. They changed their practice schedule, with an emphasis toward end-of-the-game situations.
"The idea is you prepare and you practice at your highest clip, as much as you possibly can, and then you hold onto that," Carroll said.
Sounds like an assembly-line formula to manufacture results? Well, that's the idea.
"I don't think really a lot changes," center Max Unger said. "You kind of get a little bit more of a sense of urgency, but what does that mean? You can't get all freaked out."
The biggest thing that changes at the end of a close game is the pace. The offense can't afford to waste time, but how fast a team goes from one play to the next will depend on the situation. End-of-the-game offense comes in two flavors: four-minute and two-minute.
With four minutes remaining there's time to both huddle and to run the ball. In fact, the goal isn't to burn rubber down the field, but move methodically. You want to consume as much of that clock as possible before scoring, leaving the opponent too little time to respond.
With two minutes left, the quarterback stands on the accelerator. Huddles occur when the clock is stopped, plays get sent in with substitutions and the quarterback is given two, even three plays in advance.
The challenge is to communicate clearly in the midst of the escalating pressure. Plays are shuttled in from the sideline or given over the quarterback's headset, which is wired to a coach for the first 25 seconds of the play clock. That makes Seattle offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell the equivalent of air traffic controller.
"I try to pride myself on staying flatline," Bevell said in a monotone, "if you can't tell."
No need to shout. The offense tends to get quiet. No one wants to distract the quarterback. For the offense, the game comes down not to a single play so much as the ability to string multiple plays together. There's no time for inspirational speeches, let alone jokes.
"Usually, when you're in that situation, you don't even want to break it with humor," guard John Moffitt said. "You want to get it done, focus in."
Reckless abandon
If an offense tries to remain consistent, the defense tries to build to a crescendo.
This is it. Closing time.
"We cherish that moment," rookie linebacker Bobby Wagner said. "We can't wait. There's kind of an excitement to the challenge."
A challenge that Seattle's defense has met in the final minutes of two different games this year, stripping the ball from Carolina's Cam Newton on the road in Week 5 and forcing New England's Tom Brady to turn the ball over on downs a week later.
"You've got to kind of enjoy the moment," cornerback Richard Sherman said. "Because you don't get those moments all the time."
But sometimes, those moments can avalanche out of control. That was the case last week when the Seahawks defense was on the field for five minutes to end the game as Detroit ran 16 plays — 15 of them passes — and drove 80 yards for the game-winning touchdown.
It was the NFL equivalent of a blown save.
"It was in our hands defensively," said defensive coordinator Gus Bradley. "We didn't come through."
That was clear to anyone who watched the game, and that transparency is the other side of playing in a tight game. In a league where players speak in generalities and coaches have to watch the tape, coming up short in a close game puts a microscope on accountability.
And in those critical moments, it's not about rising to the occasion as much as a staring contest to see who blinks.
"You don't have to play over the top," Carroll said. "You just need to do what you're capable of doing, and most of the time — because of what's going on, the elements that are added up — teams make mistakes."
Closing argument
It was 30 years ago that Joe Montana saw comedian John Candy in the crowd at the Super Bowl. It was during a television timeout in the fourth quarter, Montana's 49ers trailing the Bengals by three points when Montana pointed Candy out to teammate Harris Barton before leading the team to the go-ahead score.
The moment came to symbolize Joe Cool, Montana a quarterback so unfazed that even on the biggest of stages, he not only remained calm but was able to say the one thing that would defuse the tension among his teammates.
Wilson has not pointed out a comedian yet. He has not given a speech that's worthy of a movie script. But eight games into his NFL career, perhaps the most remarkable thing about this rookie quarterback is the fact that he has been so utterly unremarkable even as the clock has ticked down.
"He's the same guy every single play," Tate said. "He's the same person."
That's important because the quarterback is not only the team's rudder at the end of the game, but he also must serve as the keel in those critical moments.
"That's when you have to be razor sharp and just focused in on what you have to do to excel," Wilson said. "I like those moments. I wait for those. That's what this game is about, and that's the National Football League, every single week comes down to the last minute."
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On Nov 27th til' Dec 3rd, we all went over to London to check out the Gumball movie premiere. Tony, Bam, Mike V., Missy and Me stayed at the St. Martins Lane hotel right next to Traflager Square. We were there about a week, I spent the last few days alone. Sadly, I spent most the time sleeping, but I ventured out a few times and shot some photos. Heres some shots from the week...check out more in the photo gallery!


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World number one Rafael Nadal won a record-equalling sixth French Open title when he beat Roger Federer 7-5 7-6(3) 5-7 6-1 in a pulsating final at Roland Garros. Nadal, who turned 25 on Friday, joins Bjorn Borg in getting his name on the Coupe des Mousquetaires for a sixth time, just one day older than the Swede when he achieved the feat in 1981. The victory also means that the Spaniard will retain the number one spot when the new world rankings are released on Monday morning, holding off Novak Djokovic, who had threatened to overtake him.
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An on the record skeptic of tuition increases, Governor Rick Scott has a big decision to make. And these university presidents want to help him make it.
The fate of a bill to allow FSU and UF to raise tuition above the 15 percent a year cap is in the governor's hands. Thursday Scott listened to university administrators make a case for signing the bill.
"If I'm losing faculty it's harder for our students to have classes and it slows down their ability to finish. That's a waste of state dollars and that's a waste of student dollars," said FSU President Eric Barron.
Barron says his school is hurting. State budget cuts have cost the university 300 professors in four years. Many are leaving for better paying jobs.
"If you want innovation, if you want STEM jobs, you can't do that by teaching people in a 300 people classroom," Barron added.
If the governor signs the bill FSU administrators says tuition would only go up modestly next year. The big increase would come in 2014. UF has different plans.
"We will take a year to get our plan together, get it approved by the board of governors and we will only start with incoming freshman," said UF President Bernie Machen.
A half dozen students sat in the back row hoping to speak out against the bill.
"We feel as though the student voice wasn't heard today. The students had no opportunity to speak. That is definitely problematic," said FSU Senior Michael Sampson.
Students have sent thousands of emails and letters asking the governor for a veto.
"You want to make sure that families in this state can afford a great education and you want to make sure it's a great education," said Scott.
Scott is promising a quick decision. Business groups were on hand today to support the tuition increases. They say the extra money will make the universities better, the workforce smarter and will attract high-tech businesses to Florida.


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I was wondering if there's any way at all to justify a lake going over a cliff and creating a waterfall that spans and entire coastal cliff. Maybe 10-20 miles long or so. The lake would be very shallow throughout. Probably about 2-8 feet deep.
The source for this lake would be a mountain range that has very frequent a large storms, and the entire portion of the landmass that the lake would be on would be at a downward slant towards the cliffs, so all the water would drain into that area, but I'm not sure that would be enough considering how much friggin' water would be flowing over that 20 mile long waterfall.
Another option would be for the lake to be farther inland and have a river that run out of it over the cliffs. When the lake floods, it would burst the boundaries of the river coming out of it and flood over the cliffs, creating that massive waterfall afore mentioned. This seems more realistic, but not as awesome.
I've attached a pic of roughly what I'm thinking. I don't mind if it's highly, highly improbably, but impossible is probably a deal-breaker. I really love this feature of my world, so I want to find a way to make it work.


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Airmen from the 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron assist loadmasters in loading three pallets onto a C-17 Globemaster assigned to March Air Reserve Base, Calif., March 29, 2013, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The pallets included nearly five tons of surplus equipment that can no longer be used in Kansas due to its age or changes in state regulations, and is being sent to the Corps of Volunteer Firefighters of Paraguay. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katrina M. Brisbin)
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Chain-hotel restaurants are not exactly known for cutting-edge cuisine. To keep the clientele from leaving the property, they've got to offer something for everyone. That usually translates into a make-no-waves menu that spotlights the usual inoffensive suspects, prepared in ways that won't confound any palates. Roast chicken, grilled steak or salmon teriyaki, anyone?
So you've got to salute the courage of Kimpton, a boutique hotel company with about two dozen outlets. Each of its restaurants is one-of-a-kind and chef-driven. That's why it would be misleading to call the Hotel Palomar's Blue Hound Kitchen & Cocktails in downtown Phoenix a "hotel restaurant." It's a restaurant that just happens to be in a hotel. What separates it from the pack, hotel or otherwise, is that at times it's quite a good one.
The credit belongs to chef Stephen Jones, whose last Valley gig found him putting diners to sleep with snoozy hotel fare at the Latilla, the Boulders' fine-dining room. Now, no longer hemmed in by corporate directive, he can show off his scope and skill. Nobody is nodding off at Blue Hound.
The playful fare leans to regional Southern, with contemporary American touches. For us Arizonans, it's different, but accessible. And someone had the great idea to offer just about every dish in half-size portions. That way, two people can mix and match their way through five or six dishes without leaving broke or bloated.
Most restaurants are lucky to develop a single signature dish. Blue Hound has two: barbecued beef ribs and Kentucky fried quail.
The striking Kobe-beef short ribs ($27/$17) look like they came from a mastodon, furnishing he-man pleasure. Smoky, juicy and tender, they're gloriously lacquered to a crisp with a not-too-sweet sarsaparilla glaze, accessorized with blue-cheese grits and pickled peaches that just about sing "Dixie." Get the full order: The leftovers taste even better the next day.
Kentucky fried quail ($16) outranks anything Colonel Sanders ever produced. No 11 secret herbs and spices here, just buttermilk-dipped quail fried to a golden crunch served with foie gras cornbread draped with red-bean and sausage gravy. It's a little bit big city, a little bit country and all good. Almost in the same class is the grilled trout ($26/$16), whose delicate ying is countered with the yang from a zippy Louisiana maque choux, a blend of corn, green pepper, tomato and onion.
You could, however, make a first-rate meal out of the starters without ever reaching the main-dish list at all.
Jones practically turns roasted cauliflower ($9) into a destination dish by ornamenting it with currants, capers and pistachios. You get the sweet, the tangy and the crunchy. And apparently inspired by America's state fairs, he's come up with battered zucchini corn dogs ($8/$5). This deep-fried treat on a stick is even better after a dip in green goddess dressing.
If you're into spuds, Jones is your man. Both the creamy tater tots, accented with smoked ham ($10/$6) and crisp, Parmesan-dusted fries ($10/$6) slow down conversation, as your tablemates focus on getting their share. He also has a knack with other carbohydrates, especially the knockout mac and cheese ($11), which gets a one-two flavor punch from smoked ham hock and Dijon bread crumbs. Basil risotto ($16/$10), smoothed with a pool of tomato confit, is just about as good.
The rest of the menu, although generally solid, doesn't quite achieve turn-your-head levels. An overdose of sugar mutes the power of two potentially vivid starters: Cheddar scallion biscuits with a too-sweet bacon jam ($16/$9); and pork-belly sopes ($10/$6), whose sweet pasilla jam masks any trace of spicy bite. While the three meaty grilled prawns with the tabbouleh salad ($16) are all they should be, the bland tabbouleh is close to lifeless. And seafood appetizers like hamachi ($15/$10) and ceviche ($13), though pleasant enough, don't approach distinctive or distinguished.
Meanwhile, I expected more from a main dish whose ingredients sounded fabulous: chile braised pork neck, with cabbage, hominy, avocado, pickled onion and fried egg ($17). Somehow, the desultory total was less than the sum of the parts. I also expected something more from the mussels ($17/$11), whose underseasoned broth made almost no impression. And both the flatbreads ($12) and ho-hum mini patty melt ($14/$10) seem to be aimed at unadventurous conventioneers.
Instead of nothing-special desserts ($9) like doughnuts with chocolate sauce and a dry brownie with a Nutella shake that doesn't taste as if there's any Nutella in it, have another cocktail. The bartenders know their craft, from the classic old-fashioned ($11) to the fanciful Golden Gate Ecstasy ($10), a potent blend of rye, Fernet Branca, Cynar, celery bitters and brown sugar. The youthful servers also strike the right tone — agreeable, without being overly friendly, and knowledgeable about the food.
I'm less smitten with Blue Hound's generic modern design, which features a forest's worth of wood, a see-through kitchen window and pictures of anthropomorphized dogs that not-so-subliminally remind you you're in a restaurant called Blue Hound (a breed of Louisiana hunting dog). The room gets noisy, too, and tuneless, thumping piped-in music adds unwanted decibels. Your best bet: Ask for a table by the floor-to-ceiling windows. Now you can be distracted by gazing out at the big-city skyline or the treadmill crowd exercising across the way in Gold's Gym. Or eat in the lounge, a sleeker, more engaging space.
For decades, locals never ventured into downtown Phoenix after dark except to attend a show, concert or ballgame. But times have changed. Blue Hound's fare isn't merely the preliminary to an event. At its best, it can be an event.
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The trees also provide shade and cover for wildlife. In the area surveyed deer, porcupines, rodents and reptiles were seen; and bird numbers have also grown – an important finding considering Israel is a nexus for millions of migratory birds
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The Object of NSC Strategy is to mobilize a coalition which will enable ammendments to the Constitution so that government actions will reflect solutions:
(1) to the needs of the country at large,
(2) that address the important issues of
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(b) health
(c) national security -- including the failure or incapacity of the UN
(d) Economy
(e) Immigration
The Major Tactic is to Drive toward A Constitutional Convention in Each State. It is not important that a Constitutional Convention actually occur. It is important that the major political parties and the Congress see the threat of action and respond by correcting the current issues and problems of the country. Constitutional ammendments are required but the can be accommodated outside a Constitutional Convention. A Constitutioonal Convention is however the only tent large enought to house the many coalitions demanding change and thus marshall a signaificant effort.
The lesser Tactics are to modify the current system are:
1. Engage change organizations and indivuals in a value neutral presentation of the major issues similiar to that of Wikipedia.
2. Refusing to be forced to vote between two unacceptable political candidates of the major parties.
3. Involve "change agents" attracted to the site in creation of individual Wikis, Blogs and "cloud" somputing sites with the attraction of connecting of their individual efforts to the main effort
4. Putting "none of the above" on every ballot as a major NSC objective in countering the major parties .
5. Promote efforts like Unity08 that are activly trying to change the political system
6. As a way to bring acceptable morality to many public sectors, make development of specific industry and public service creeds, and performance standards, a function of each public entity. The object in doing this is to avoid supporting creation of more government laws for moral offenses. Where organizations refuse to develop creeds or standards we will press for public generation and acceptance of such standards.
7. Use the web and the input of each individual participant to develop a balanced database of opposing viewpoints on current political and moral issues. By basing our selection on fairly developed issue papers we will become a "trusted source" which continuously improves.
Tactics to be avoided are just as important as ones to be endorsed
1. We will avoid the historical failure of third parties by refusing to become a single-issue party that the two major parties can co-opt. We will welcome major party co-option of our issues based on the fair evaluation of alternatives.
3. We will avoid the failure of "personality" focused third party efforts by avoiding the selection of NSC candidates. We will organize to endorse outstanding people in any party, or even private citizens, but they will not be part of an NSC "party" organization. At some point we will supplement funds for identified quality candidates; however, they will not become "our" party candidates.
Funding Tactics and Strategy
1. The initial funding is covered by individuals use of "cloud computing" free sites.
2. Funding of the Major NSC site will initially be covered by the initiator of that site and will be mainatined until a viable structure can be mainatined which can be transitioned to a major Wiki with funding from grants and possibly net advertising.
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The primary means of expanding and popularizing the effort will be to use each participant's support on the social networking sites. The ability to set-up links pointing to NSC or participate in the fora of social networking offers an excellent way to bring attention to and expand our effort
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We got another use out of our park pass this week so we've hit 4 visits, just 6 more and we'll break even on the cost. I see us hitting that mark in 2 weeks or so. I am enjoying the using my pass too. Every time I can pull up, park and just get out and go I feel so great. It's annoying to have to stop and pay 3 bucks and fill out their little slip and all that.
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I also found this adorable little Dakin stuffed reindeer and a little red sled. Why? A month after Christmas a local thrift just had them tossed in with random junk. They were 50 cents and too cute to pass up.
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In today's column, I said Bill Segal was heavy on politics and light on public policy. Just got this e-mail…
As a native Floridian, Gator, and BBQ aficionado I enjoy reading your column each week…
However, I am writing to you today because I think you've got Bill Segal pegged wrong.
I am an urban planner by trade and as you know we shamelessly promote more compact, less-auto dependent development on a daily basis; usually to deaf ears. A couple months ago I attended a Home Builders Association meeting where Commissioner Segal was the "featured government speaker". Usually this time slot is reserved for 15 minutes of pandering from local elected officials (Democrats and Republicans alike), however this morning was different. Bill took the opportunity to tell this group of developers, that times have changed and the days of developing large tracts of single family housing on outskirts of town was over (paraphrasing).
That short talk has stuck with me for two reasons. First, that as an elected official actively campaigning for office and with no media in attendance he decided to send a message that many in the room did not want to hear. Secondly and perhaps just as important, he was an effective messenger. Because of Bill's experience as developer, he was not written off as some pie-in-the-sky Peter Pan liberal instead they respected him as someone who has been in their shoes.
Bottom Line: He had an opportunity to leverage his reputation and position to deliver an unpopular message that is in the public interest and he did it. It's a far too rare occurrence these days (in politics or anywhere else) and it got me excited about his candidacy. Don't pass judgment on Bill just yet…He's in this race for the right reasons. He has a vision as well as the will and ability to make Orange County a better place.


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Dalai Lama Touts Compassion At Sold Out Santa Clara EventThe Dalai Lama bought his spiritual message of compassion Monday to about 4,000 people inside an arena at Santa Clara University as about 100 protesters made noise outside.
Tibetan Holy Leader The Dalai Lama To Visit San Francisco, Berkeley, Santa ClaraThe spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, arrives in the Bay Area on Saturday for a series of public lectures about happiness, compassion, and business.
Bay Area Tibetans Get First Community Center In RichmondTibetan Buddhism has long been a popular spiritual practice in the Bay area, but the region's 1,500 Tibetan-Americans are just now getting a community center to call their own.
Dalai Lama Visits Children in the South BayThe Dalai Lama will be spending some time Wednesday with critically ill children at Ronald McDonald House in Palo Alto. Before that, his Holiness will visit an inner city school in East Palo Alto.
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Video games are a big part of lives, they are affecting our lives in many ways, some unexpected. One of the most intriguing and controversial ways is called Gamification. In this lecture I will explain what Gamification is, present some examples for it and talk a bit about game design theory to allow you to understand how you can use insights from game design theory in applications that are not games.
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Jeanne H. Quinn, Conley's choir singer
Jeanne H. Quinn, 83, of Millsboro, formerly of West Chester, Pa., went home to be with the Lord Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, after a gallant battle with cancer.
Jeanne was born in Drexel Hill, Pa. Dec. 16, 1930, daughter of the late Austin Vincent and Ada (Orem) Harvey. She was an administrative assistant with DuPont Company in Wilmington before her retirement.
Jeanne was a member of Conley's United Methodist Church in Lewes, a member of the Cape Henlopen Senior Center and belonged to the Lewes Historical Society. Her true passions in life was singing in the choir at Conley's, studying American history and traveling. She will be remembered as God loving woman who supported missions and was deeply devoted to her family.
She is survived by five children, Thomas Michael (Carol) Quinn of San Diego, Calif., Timothy James (Betsy) Quinn of Novato, Calif., Carol Q. (David) McCarthy of Peoria, Az., Kevin John (Pam) Quinn of St. Charles, Ill. and Christopher Joseph Quinn of New London, Wisc.; a brother, John (Sharon) Harvey of Guatemala; longtime friend, Lew Jobes of Lewes, and 10 grandchildren.
A celebration of Jeanne's life will be held at 3 p.m., Tuesday, March 4, at Conley's United Methodist Church, 33106 Jolyns Way, Lewes. Interment will be private.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions in Jeanne's name to Conley's United Methodist Church at the above address.