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Nokia's Ovi Store is officially open for business, bringing Nokia users an App Store-like interface to download third-party software. The available applications range from fun to practical, and while some cost money, many others are available for free. With Nokia's extensive reach across the globe, the company has the potential to grow the Ovi Store to Apple App Store proportions—as long as it fixes some UI quirks and appeals to the developer community.
Though the Ovi Store is technically available on a wide variety of Nokia devices, not every available app works on every device—the selection for less-capable devices will undoubtedly get better as more developers release software for the store. You can find out which apps work with which phones by selecting a specific Nokia device on the main Ovi Store page.
Like other mobile stores of its kind, the Ovi Store offers selections in a variety of categories, such as games, music, social networks, entertainment, utilities, and more, and users can search for content based on keywords as well. There's also a section for "Recommended" apps that will pull a selection of downloads made specifically for your device and tailored to your specific location—a handy feature when you're traveling.
As can be expected, the Ovi Store has had some hiccups upon its worldwide launch. The Ovi team has already acknowledged the store's slow performance on the Web after 2am ET this morning, though apparently the Ovi Store device client is performing "very well." Other hiccups include a number of apps showing up twice on the store's listings and in keyword searches, and general UI confusion. For example, clicking on a particular store category on the page after performing a search will not just go to that category—it will try to perform your search on that category, often resulting in zero results. You can only see everything in a category after clearing out your search terms manually or going back to the home page.
Despite these issues, however, the Ovi Store has been a long time coming for Nokia fans, even if it's a "me too" after the launch of Apple's App Store, Android Market, and BlackBerry App World. The current UI burps can be annoying, but they're not dealbreakers for anyone looking to add software to their Nokia devices. If more developers join the program—and we can't see why they wouldn't, with the potential to reach massive numbers of users—the Ovi Store will have a plethora of apps to cater to every need (whether that includes fart apps, however, remains to be seen).


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Meme Generator is graphics generating engine. Users can select from numerous backdrops and characters that are Internet memes and add humorous captions to them. Images from around the web and from users' personal files can also be uploaded. Resultant creations can be shared by means of a link. The RESTful Meme Generator API exposes the site's primary functionality, allowing developers to access, resize, and create memes.

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We seem to have lost our bearings and our sense of direction.
A young academically excellent person applied for a managerial position in a big company. He passed the first interview; the director did the last interview, made the last decision. The director discovered from the CV that the youth's academic achievements were excellent all the way, from secondary school until the postgraduate research, never did he have a year when he did not score highest marks.
The director asked, "Did you obtain any scholarships in school?"
The youth answered "none".
The director asked, "Was it your father who paid your school fees?"
The youth answered, "My father passed away when I was one year old, it was my mother who paid all my school fees".
The director asked, "Where did your mother work?"
The youth answered, "My mother works as a washer of clothes".
The director requested the youth to show his hands.
The youth showed a pair of hands that were smooth and perfect.
The director asked, "Have you ever helped your mother wash clothes?"
The youth answered, "Never, my mother always wanted me to study and read more books." "Furthermore, my mother can wash clothes faster than me."
The director said, "I have a request. When you go back today, go and clean your mother's hands, and then see me tomorrow morning."
The youth felt that his chance of landing the job was high. When he went back, he happily requested his mother to let him clean her hands. His mother felt strange, happy but with mixed feelings, she showed her hands to her son. The youth cleaned his mother's hands slowly. His tears fell as he did that. It was the first time he noticed that his mother's hands were so wrinkled, and there were
so many cuts and bruises in her hands. Some bruises were so painful that his mother shivered when they were cleaned with water. This was the first time the youth realized that it was this pair of hands that washed other people's clothes everyday which had enabled him to pay his school fees. The bruises in his mother's hands were the price that the mother was paying for his graduation, academic excellence and his future. After cleaning his mother's hands, the youth quietly washed all the remaining clothes for his mother. That night, mother and son talked for a very long time. Next morning, the youth went to the director's office.
The Director noticed the tears in the youth's eyes, asked: "Please tell me what you did and what you learned yesterday?"
The youth answered, " I cleaned my mother's hand, and also washed all the remaining clothes."
The Director asked, "please tell me what you felt."
The youth said,
The Director said, "This is what I am looking for to be my manager. I want to recruit a person who can appreciate the help of others, a person who knows the sufferings of others to get things done, and a person who would not put money as his only goal in life. You are hired." Later on, this young person worked very hard and received the respect of his subordinates. Every employee worked
- Number 1, I know now what appreciation is. Without my mother, there would not be the successful me today.
- Number 2, by working together and helping my mother, I now realize how difficult and tough it is to get something done.
- Number 3, I have come to appreciate the importance and value of family relationships.
diligently and as a team. The company's performance improved tremendously. A child, who has been
protected and habitually given whatever he wants, will develop the "entitlement mentality" and would
always put himself first. He would be ignorant of his parent's efforts.
When he starts work, he would assume that every person must listen to him, and when he becomes a
manager, he would never know the sufferings of his employees and would always blame others.
This kind of people, who may be good academically, may be successful for a while, but eventually would not find achievement. He will grumble and be full of hatred and fight for more.
If we are this kind of protective parents, are we really showing love or are we destroying our kids instead? You can let your kids live in a big house, give them a Driver & Car for going around, Eat Good Meals, learn to play the Piano, Watch a Big Screen TV. But when you are Cutting Grass or cleaning the car or working, please let them experience it. After a Meal, let them Wash their Plates and Bowls together with their Brothers and Sisters. Tell them to Travel in Public Bus, It is not because you do not have Money for Car or to Hire a Maid, but it is because you want to LOVE them in the right way. You want them to understand, no matter how rich their parents are, one day their hairs too will Grow Grey, same as the Mother of that young person. The most important thing is that your kids learn how to appreciate the efforts of their parents and others and experience the difficulty that goes into giving them every luxury and learn the ability to work with others to get things done.
You would have forwarded many mails to many and many of them would have mailed you too ... but try and forward this story to as many as possible ... this may change somebody's future ...


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Now that the results of Malawi's recent election have been made public, the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged all parties to continue to call for calm among their supporters and to work together to consolidate democracy in the country.
"The Secretary-General has been following closely the electoral process in Malawi and has taken note of the developments in the past few weeks, including the announcement of results on 30 May by the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC)," said a statement issued last night by his spokesperson.
Peter Mutharika has reportedly been sworn in as Malawi's president after the High Court rejected a request for a recount following allegations of vote-rigging in the 20 May polls. Outgoing President Joyce Banda had alleged ballot fraud but has now admitted defeat, media reports say.
Mr. Ban urged all parties to continue to call for calm among their supporters, exercise restraint and respect the Constitution "at this critical juncture."
"The Secretary-General calls on all candidates, political parties and their supporters to pursue any complaints or disputes arising from the electoral process through the existing legal mechanisms," said his spokesperson.
"He reiterates his call on political leaders to urge their supporters to work together to consolidate democracy and maintain stability in Malawi."


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The ETC Group and sympathetic reporters from the Guardian newspaper have orchestrated a mini-scandal timed to coincide with deliberations about the CBD moratorium currently taking place at the eleventh Conference of the Parties (COP11) in Hyderabad, India. On Monday, the Guardian published a story alleging that Russ George, one-time head of disgraced ocean iron fertilization (OIF) company Planktos, tricked Canada's Haida tribe into supporting what it believed was a salmon restoration project, but was in reality an illegal scheme to generate offset credits for sale on the international carbon market. According to the story, George manipulated the native community on the island of Haida Gwaii, off the coast of British Columbia, into setting up the Haida Salmon Restoration Corporation (HSRC) and used tribal money to fund the release of 100 metric tons of iron sulphate in the northern Pacific last summer, designed to cause phytoplankton blooms over a 10,000-square kilometer area. The release is described as a "blatant violation" of both the CBD and LC/LP moratoriums. The Guardian credits ETC group with uncovering the scheme.
For the moment, it is unclear what actually happened. The fact that this story was published by the Guardian warrants skepticism about its accuracy, completeness, and fairness. The Guardian has earned a deserved reputation for biased, sloppy reporting on geoengineering that renders any story it publishes on the subject dubious (see More Questionable Reporting from the Guardian, 7/19). The Guardian alleges that George received assistance from NASA for his experiments, but there is no evidence of this. Nor is there evidence of any intent to convert Haida OIF activities into carbon credits, or indeed how this could be accomplished in the absence of any recognized international offset methodology. These assertions may turn out to be true, but the Guardian long ago lost the benefit of the doubt when it comes to reporting on geoengineering.
The prime source of information for this story appears to have been the ETC Group, which is unapologetic in its opposition to all forms of geoengineering. The ETC Group is present at COP11 and has even released its own program of action for the meeting (see ETC Group Lays Out Wish List for CBD COP11, 10/10). The publication of this story was clearly timed to advance the group's stated goals in Hyderabad by attempting to associate any geoengineering research with the questionable past and present activities of Russ George.
George has his own agenda too, although its content remains fuzzy. In a briefing attributed to HSRC, the project is described solely in terms of salmon restoration, with no mention of carbon sequestration or offset credits. But George's checkered past cannot be overlooked, and there is justified suspicion that these experiments are nothing more than OIF repackaged as fish restoration, purportedly intended to revitalize the cultural and economic life of an indigenous people. Just as the Guardian has forfeited any assumption of reliability when it comes to geoengineering, Russ George's earlier Planktos antics make any current claims of ethical, responsible behavior impossible to accept at face value.
With the facts unclear, it is also impossible to determine whether any "violations" of the CBD or LC/LP took place. As the ETC Group intended, the Haida controversy has quickly become a topic of conversation in Hyderabad. In all likelihood, the story will have little substantive impact on the outcome of the conference, as there does not appear to be a consensus in favor of tightening existing decisions. But such meetings have been known to take unexpected turns, and the ETC Group is unquestionably savvy at playing politics within the CBD.


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Swimming Pool Caulking and Expansion Joints
by John, December 26, 2008
Almost all in ground pools have an expansion joint. The pool expansion joint is the gap in between the coping stones and the pool deck. Usually filled with caulk, this joint allows for movement of the pool or pool deck without cracking either. If the concrete were to be poured right up the coping stones, the coping stones and concrete deck would crack and break when the deck expands with warm weather.
That's why we have expansion joints around the pool, to allow for expansion of the pool and deck. If your pool is new, you may see a foam strip installed when the deck was poured, separating the deck from the coping stones. This is your "perimeter expansion" joint. If you have an expansion joint that runs from the pool "out" then that is your lateral "expansion" joint.
Why Do We Caulk Our Pool?
One of the strongest forces of nature is ice. Basically, nothing can stop it. When water freezes, it will expand with great force. Ice can break steel, concrete, rock and just about anything else that gets in its way. So, if you have a slab of concrete and water gets under it, freezes and turns into ice, that slab will rise.
To protect your pool investment, it is necessary to seal all gaps that water can penetrate. If water gets behind coping, and the tile band, and freezes, the tile and coping can become damaged. The pressure of the ice can push the tile out, cracking it. This can be very costly.
Another reason to caulk the pool is that without a barrier, the expansion joint will eventually fill up with sand, grit, etc. Sand has very little compressive ability. When the expansion joint is full of sand, guess what? Very little expansion can take place. So, if you were ever in doubt about whether to caulk the pool or not, do it. It can save you money in the long run. So, get out there and caulk the pool, before the harshest winter weather sets in.


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Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones played through his ankle injury Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals, but he couldn't make it to the end of the game.
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Jones caught three passes for 33 yards before limping off the field at the end of the third quarter after aggravating his ankle injury. He wasn't on the field on the following drive and didn't return to the Falcons' 23-19 win.
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Richard Pryor's Widow Says He Did Sleep With Marlon Brando
Richard Pryor did indeed have lots of sex with men and women, including Marlon Brando, in the '70s and Pryor's widow, Jennifer, can confirm the wild revelation, which was made in Quincy Jones' must-read interview with Vulture.
TMZ caught up with Jennifer, who confirmed the wild news, saying, "It was the '70s! Drugs were still good, especially quaaludes. If you did enough cocaine, you'd f*** a radiator and send it flowers in the morning." Jennifer also revealed that Richard would have had no shame in Quincy's comments as the comedic staple was actually quite open about his bisexuality with friends. In fact, he even documented it in diaries, which the widow plans on publishing later this year.
In his Vulture interview, Quincy held nothing back by talking about Brando's wild sex life."[Marlon] Brando used to go cha-cha dancing with us. He could dance his ass off," he revealed. "He was the most charming motherfucker you ever met. He'd f**k anything. Anything! He'd f**k a mailbox. James Baldwin. Richard Pryor. Marvin Gaye."
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A bus driver who was photographed texting and talking on a cellphone by a passenger while driving his bus has to have a conviction because of the seriousness of the situation, a judge says.
Grant Gordon Banks, an Auckland-based driver, who had been driving a Naked Bus Co vehicle, appeared for sentencing in the Whangarei District Court this week after earlier pleading guilty to a charge of careless driving.
The police summary of facts said Banks was driving his bus north on State Highway 1 in Northland about 11am on May 6 this year, with 10 passengers aboard.
As the bus passed Hikurangi, he was seen by a passenger sending or receiving text messages on a cellphone.
He put that cellphone on the dashboard and got another cellphone out and started talking on the second phone. A passenger took a photograph of Banks using the phone while driving and reported the matter to police.
Defence lawyer Shaun Russell asked for a discharge without conviction for Banks, saying the consequences of a conviction would be out of all proportion to the offending.
Mr Russell said Naked Bus provided its drivers with a company cellphone and would text updates to the drivers if they needed to make specific changes to pick-ups or drop offs.
He said the drivers were to check before leaving, but quite often messages came in while they were on the road and the drivers checked them while driving.
"He accepts he was using the work phone but he never texts on them," Mr Russell said.
A conviction would prevent Banks from continuing his career as a professional driver, which he had been doing for more than 40 years, Mr Russell said.
A disqualification would also affect his ability to retain his licence to carry passengers. Banks had no previous convictions.
But Judge Simon Maude said the summary of facts, to which Banks pleaded guilty, made it clear that he was using a cellphone while driving and this was supported by the photograph taken by the passenger.
Judge Maude said the matter was too serious to discharge Banks without conviction.
"The use of a cellphone while driving is rightly regarded by the public as a serious risk. The seriousness, in my view, heightened when the driver is in charge of a large vehicle and, significantly, is a professional driver for members of the public," the judge said.
"It's aggravated by the use of two cellphones over a relatively prolonged period. It was a conscious act. It was wilful and careless and exposed members of the public to risk."
Judge Maude said a disqualification was necessary so that when he reapplied for his P licence the authorities could evaluate whether he was a fit and proper person to drive a vehicle with members of the public in it.
He sentenced Banks to a $100 fine and disqualified him from holding or obtaining any driving licences for six weeks.


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Named as one of the most influential people in banking and a top 5 Fintech Influencer to Follow, Jim Marous is an internationally recognized financial industry strategist, co-publisher of The Financial Brand and the owner and publisher of the Digital Banking Report. Marous advises on innovation, portfolio growth, customer experience, marketing strategies, channel shift, payments and digital transformation within the financial services industry.
Jim recently took time to discuss emerging trends in the banking industry for 2016.
Early this year you published a report on digital banking trends. Of the 10 trends highlighted, which one do you feel is the most critical for banks to get right?
When we surveyed close to 100 global financial services influencers, the most mentioned trend was the future partnership of traditional financial services organizations and Fintech films.
This is a significant change in an industry that as recently as last year viewed Fintech firms as competitors. The reason for this paradigm shift is because new Fintech start-ups lack the scale, capitalization, reputation of security, ability to navigate complex regulations and the product scope of traditional financial firms. Alternatively, traditional banking organizations are hindered by legacy operating systems, capacity to innovate, agility and technology expertise.
While the partnership of Fintech and banking was the most mentioned trend for 2016 by our international crowdsourcing panel, I believe the most important trend for the banking industry is the need to simplify processes and remove friction from the consumer journey. From the time a consumer starts their shopping process for a new product or service, most banks and credit unions have roadblocks that make the buying process difficult. This can be as fundamental as a product landing page that lacks a shopping tool—to a new account opening process that is not optimized for mobile devices.
The consumer is no longer patient with firms that make their buying or banking process difficult or do not leverage the insight available to make engagement intelligent and simple. From the design of online and mobile banking apps to the digitalization of documentation, the consumer wants their financial partner to be integrated with their daily life and to be easy to access. They want real-time advice based on transactions and behavior, and are unforgiving when their bank or credit union does not know them, look out for them and reward them.
At the recent Accenture Efma Digital & Marketing Innovation Awards, you talked about what banks can learn from top innovators like Uber, Amazon, Apple, Airbnb and Tesla. What specifically are these companies doing that banks can learn from?
All of the firms mentioned have optimized the ability to engage through the use of technology. Leveraging the power of mobile devices, advanced analytics, personalization and contextual offers, Amazon, Uber, Apple and Airbnb have simplified the buying process in ways that were not possible only a few short years ago. Integrating products and payments, these firms are the gold standard of how to design for the mobile-first consumer.
Similarly, Tesla has brought a new level of innovation to the automotive industry beyond their battery-powered engine. Unlike any car in the past, enhancements or product recalls are delivered as a software update. New enhancements and partnerships with the financial services industry could bring a new meaning to the phrase "mobile banking," thanks to advanced dashboard capabilities.
All of these firms are also masters of simple design. Whether on a mobile device or through physical stores, the consumer experience is the focus. In all channels, there is a desire to deliver a highly personalized experience.
And how serious do you think is the threat from the Pure Plays—Google, Amazon, Facebook, Alibaba—and the smaller Fintechs—Lending Club, TransferWise, even Uber—which are approaching from a different angle: Digital culture, "open" platform, strong user experience?
The degree of threat from Fintech start-ups, "challenger banks" and even technology companies like Google and Facebook will be determined by how well banks do in defending their traditional turf of a large, loyal consumer base that values safety, trust and personalized service. As I mentioned, our crowdsourcing panel believes that both traditional and non-traditional banking organizations can benefit from a "coopetition" form of engagement in the future. This is because both Fintech/technology firms and legacy banking organizations have strengths and weaknesses in their models.
That said, the benefits of scale and a somewhat lethargic customer base won't hold off competition forever. If banks and credit unions do not answer the call for improved digital solutions that mirror the experience received at non-financial firms like Amazon, Uber and even Starbucks—there will be significant disruption in the industry.
I believe the banking industry of the future will be dominated by banking organizations that can bring together the benefits of a Fintech start-up or technology company with the advantages of a legacy bank. I envision traditional banking organizations that will maximize the power of advanced analytics to deliver an array of highly personalized, "owned" and "purchased" best-in-class financial solutions from an array of providers.
This structure will provide the customer with a simplified—yet expanded—selection of services from a single provider who will understand their overarching needs better than in the past. The structure will also cut the costs of traditional banking organizations that no longer need the back-office operations to support a complete product line.
What parts of banking do you think will be most affected and why? What can they do to overcome this challenge?
I believe the biggest challenge will be for smaller organizations that may lack the culture, funding and innovation capability to respond to a rapidly changing consumer and competitor battlefield. In several recent customer surveys, it has been found that larger financial institutions are improving their satisfaction scores far faster than smaller firms. The primary reason for this phenomenon is the power of digital channels on satisfaction scores, and the difficulty for smaller firms to invest to the same degree as larger firms in these channels.
Combined with the onerous level of investment required to respond to government regulations and the difficulty in upgrading legacy back-office systems, it is more challenging than ever for small banking organizations to compete with larger firms. Even the historical differentiator of more personalized service provided by smaller community-based banks and credit unions is being challenged by the high level of customization and personalization possible with digital channels.
While it won't be impossible for smaller banking firms to compete, it will require strong leadership and a vision for the needs of a rapidly changing consumer.
As we kick off the New Year, what one or two predictions would you put at the top of your "2016 Predictions for the Banking Industry" list?
As mentioned, I believe the increased focus on partnering with Fintech start-ups and a continued emphasis on removing friction from the customer journey will be the most important trends for 2016.
Unfortunately, while there will still be a lot of "buzz" around mobile payments in 2016—as there has been for the past three years—we will not reach the tipping point around digital wallets—primarily due to a lack of acceptance by merchants and the inability for the banking and payments industry to agree on a narrow range of options.
Read more of Jim's trends and predictions in his latest report, "Top 10 Retail Banking Trends and Predictions for 2018."


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The Volusia County associate medical examiner whose testimony during George Zimmerman's murder trial was criticized has been fired and now wants to sue his former employer for ethnic discrimination and wrongful termination, the doctor's attorney said.
DELAND — The Volusia County associate medical examiner whose testimony during George Zimmerman's murder trial was criticized has been fired and now wants to sue his former employer for ethnic discrimination and wrongful termination, the doctor's attorney said.
Victor Swift, a Stuart attorney, said Dr. Shiping Bao, a native of China who performed the autopsy on Trayvon Martin, is being blamed for mistakes in the state's case against Zimmerman. Bao, who lives in Port Orange, earned $176,000 per year.
"Why should the Chinese-American guy get fired and all the white people who worked on the case, none of them got fired," Swift said.
Documents from the county indicate that officials had expected him to resign. When Bao did not, he was terminated.
County spokesman Dave Byron said the county would have nothing to say on the matter.
"Because this is a personnel matter, the county as a standard practice will have no comment," Byron wrote in an email.
County officials met with Bao to discuss the "status of his employment" on Aug. 7, 2013, about a month after his testimony, and gave him 30 days of personal leave to find another job, which was consistent with other employees leaving the county, according to a letter dated Aug. 23, 2013, from George Recktenwald, the county's director of Public Protection. The meeting was requested by Medical Examiner Dr. Marie Herrmann, according to the letter from Recktenwald, who wrote it was also attended by Deputy Director Terry Sanders.
It was agreed that Bao was going to submit a letter of resignation "on or before" the 13th day, Recktenwald wrote.
"In the absence of a letter of resignation your employment will end on Friday, Sept. 6, 2013," Recktenwald wrote on Aug. 23.
Recktenwald wrote the action cannot be appealed.
Swift said the county told Bao he was being fired because of poor communication skills. Swift said no one had complained about his communication skills when he was hired.
Swift also said that Bao's workplace started to become hostile once he began work on the Martin case.
Bao started working with the county on July 30, 2011, and his last evaluation on record covered a one-year period ending July 30, 2012. Bao received a score of 87 which placed him in the "Exceeds Expectations" range of 80 to 95.
The evaluation signed by Herrmann and Recktenwald said that Bao cooperates with co-workers and completes assignments in a timely manner.
"Dr. Bao is thorough in his casework and formulates logical and defensible cause of death opinions; researches the literature as needed on unusual findings," the evaluation states.
It also states that at the time Bao had not yet had any cases go to trial locally but that he routinely explained his findings to law enforcement and attorneys.
Swift said that, since the firing, attorneys have filed a complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Bao's behalf claiming ethnic discrimination and wrongful termination. Complaint documents were not available Tuesday.
Bao received national attention, including a short-lived popularity on Twitter when he testified during George Zimmerman's trial on second-degree murder charges for killing Martin. Zimmerman was acquitted.
During the trial, defense attorney Don West questioned Bao about his findings in Martin's autopsy. Bao had initially estimated that Martin lived from one to three minutes after Zimmerman shot him. But on the stand in July, Bao said he had changed his opinion and that Martin had lived from one to 10 minutes.
Bao interrupted West at times.
"Today you said that it would be one to 10 minutes so your opinion has changed . . ." West said.
"Opinion always can be changed," Bao said.
Judge Debra Nelson told Bao to let West finish his question. But a few moments later Bao lectured West about opinions.
"First, I need to explain to you what is opinion," Bao said. "OK, opinion can be changed. That's why you ask jury to be open minded to have open mind. Opinion there is no truth or false, just right or wrong, if you have new information, if you have new experience, if you read a new book, you are changed opinion. If someone never change opinion, you can call mental retarded. You never learn, right."
Bao told West he had changed his opinion three weeks before the trial because of a more recent case similar to Martin's.
"Did you contact the State Attorney's Office to tell them that you had changed your opinion on that important matter?" West asked.
"No, I did not," Bao said.
Swift said on Tuesday that Bao had eight points he wanted to make during the trial but was blocked by prosecutors from State Attorney Angela Corey's office of the 4th Judicial Circuit in Jacksonville. Swift said Bao wanted to testify that Martin was not on top of Zimmerman. He also wanted to say that the amount of marijuana in Martin's system would have made him less aggressive.
Corey's spokeswoman, Jackelyn Barnard, wrote in an email that "The State Attorney's Office has no administrative responsibility for the office in which Dr. Bao worked."
Swift said Bao was stunned by the firing.
"It was quite a shock to him," Swift said.


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Anime Introduction
Japanese animation, also known as anime, has expanded its popularity throughout the globe. The extremely creative stories told through anime have no boundaries. Individuals that can imagine and are willing to open their minds are in for a magical ride. Quite literally! The vast range of creative stories put even Hollywood to shame. Where else can you find stories where the character's side kick is a juice box with straw legs? How about a story where a young boy's right hand has a living, breathing, miniaturized girl on it? There is just so much you can write a book on outrageously imaginative things that go on in anime. Then of course on the other side of the spectrum are the series that are so moving and touching, they can move you to tears. Simply put, people everywhere in the world are becoming fans of anime, and if you aren't already, you will become one.


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Destination: Subaru IRONMAN Canada in Stunning Whistler
Built on the legacy of the 2010 Winter Olympics and offering athletes a majestic course in a world-class destination, Subaru IRONMAN Canada is the place to race in 2014.
Representing almost 30 years of IRONMAN racing, Subaru IRONMAN Canada debuted last summer in Whistler, British Columbia. It might have been a new venue, but the race is steeped in history—the first North American IRONMAN qualifying event was held in 1986 in Penticton, B.C. The event has found a new home at a venue all-too-familiar as a host to world-class events—long known as one of the world's premier ski resorts, Whistler was home to the Olympic Winter Games in 2010.
Big enough to have all the amenities of a world-class resort, Whistler enamored IRONMAN competitors and their families with its unique mountain culture and hospitality. The vibrant base Village, hiking trails, epic skiing and snowboarding, four championship golf courses, restaurants and bars, along with accommodation to suit every budget, make it a perfect venue for a full-distance event.
Check out our race day photo gallery.
Whistler: from fishing lodge to world class resort
In 1914, Myrtle and Alex Philip set up a fishing lodge on Alta Lake, which quickly became the most popular resort destination in the region. By the 1950s other lodges opened in the area, taking advantage of the abundant fish stocks. In the early 1960s a group of Vancouver businessmen decided to create a ski site that might be able to host the 1968 Winter Olympics. The resort was opened in 1966 and, by 1992 Whistler, along with Blackcomb Mountain, was named the "Number One Ski Resort in North America" by Snow Country Magazine. Hosting the Olympics in 2010 has left Whistler with both a spot on the world stage and legacy centers including Whistler Sliding Centre, Whistler Olympic Park and Whistler Medals Plaza as well as the Mountain Bike Park and the record-breaking PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola. Now, adding to the international flavor and prestige of the area is the oldest IRONMAN event on mainland North America.
A spectacular course
Carrying on in IRONMAN Canada fashion, the challenging course showcases western Canada in all its beauty. Competitors will race past glacial-fed freshwater lakes, streams and rivers framed by the majestic Coast Mountain Range.
The day begins begins with a two-loop swim in Alta Lake. The 112-mile bike takes athletes along the Sea-to-Sky Highway before climbing into the Callaghan Valley, site of the Nordic skiing events during the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. After descending back to the highway, athletes pass through Whistler on their way north to Pemberton and T2. The marathon run follows the meandering valley trail, allowing spectators to reinvigorate athletes with a return through Whistler Village at the halfway point of the run. The two-loop run course finishes among cheering crowds, adjacent to the Whistler Olympic Plaza.
Things to do:
Athletes and their families can enjoy a myriad of activities in addition to taking in the spectacular scenery. Some options include:
Rocky Mountaineer
Discover the dramatic beauty of the Sea to Sky Corridor from onboard the Rocky Mountaineer Train. You'll enjoy front row seats to the endless array of breathtaking ocean views, waterfalls and mountains as you travel through canyons and up steep climbs. More information here.
Whistler PEAK 2 PEAK Alpine Experience
The PEAK 2 PEAK Alpine Experience allows you to access both Whistler and Blackcomb mountains. Marvel at the views from the surrounding mountains, lakes, glaciers and forests and Whistler Village. Choose from short, family-friendly strolls on wide paths to more advanced hikes to lakes, glaciers and alpine meadows. All ability levels are welcome. More information here.
Scandinave Spa Whistler
The Scandinave Spa combines rustic elegance with majestic scenery in a tranquil, secluded setting. Renowned for their energizing and relaxing properties, the Scandinavian baths cleanse the skin, improve physical conditioning and promote a sense of well-being. Not only does Scandinave provide a Scandinavian baths experience, but also Swedish, Sports, Hot Stone and Thai Yoga massages. More information here.
Other fun activities
There's so much to do in Whistler in the summer. From high adrenaline activities like ATVing and white water rafting to scenic experiences like ziplining and trail biking to one of Whistler lakes, it's all waiting for you to come and explore. More information here.
Kona qualifier
Subaru IRONMAN Canada offers 40 qualifying spots for the IRONMAN World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i.


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At a London conference in November 2010, a Canadian study reported that about 1 out of 5 people who got the facial filler called Bio-Alcamid experienced infections at the site of injections. The filler is often used to treat the loss of fat in the face, called lipoatrophy, most often in HIV-positive people outside the U.S. Lipoatrophy can result from various reasons, including HIV itself and certain drugs used to treat HIV disease.
As a polymer gel, Bio-Alcamid works by making the body produce natural collagen that eventually enwraps the gel to keep it intact in the face. Many doctors use the gel because it lasts longer than other facial fillers and perhaps in larger quantities.
The medical files of 263 HIV-positive people were reviewed, all of whom were treated with an antibiotic during and after treatment. Despite the antibiotics, 19% had an infection at the injection site some time after the procedure. The reasons for infections were "clearly due" to the Bio-Alcamid in 5% of patients and "probably due" in 14% of others, while many were due to trauma near the site, such as getting dental work.
Given these results and growing concerns over the past few years about infections with Bio-Alcamid, people may want to explore using other types of facial fillers. Moreover, people may want to be more diligent on noticing any symptoms of infection, especially when dental work is done sometime after getting the filler. For more information on facial fillers, go to AIDS Meds.


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With energy efficiency of prime concern and federal legislation initiating the demise of certain types of lamps, lighting is undergoing a rapid and extensive change in technologies and performance characteristics.
Lighting ballasts continue their march in the war against waste. With the T8 lamp fast becoming the standard, manufacturers produce economically priced T8 ballasts that are more efficient than the previous generation.
Dimming ballasts now combine the long life and energy efficiency of fluorescents with the controllability and full-range dimming capabilities of incandescents. Several manufacturers codeveloped new technology for metal halide systems.
Ceramic arc tubes, replacing quartz, combine the high efficiency and long life of high pressure sodium with the benefits of metal halide "white light."
New metal halide ballasts use an ignitor to pulse-start ceramic arc tube lamps, improving efficiency, lumen maintenance, lamp life, color, and restrike time.
A new fluorescent dimming ballast operates on standard incandescent wiring - it even senses, and adjusts for, the system voltage (from 120V to 277V). Retrofitting has never been easier.
Compact fluorescents maintain their momentum in the development of smaller lamps and ballasts, continually expanding an already vast array of applications. Now, there is a screw-in adapter that allows a four-pin fluorescent to operate in a two-wire incandescent socket. This past year saw particular progress in the adapter/ballast portion of the lamp, and not just in size.
Metal halide lamps (high lumen/watt ratings) and halogen lamps (bright white light and low wattage) continue to be technologies of choice. The trend in fluorescents is to use higher quality phosphors that allow manufacturers to produce more efficient lamps with higher color temperature and higher CRIs (Color Rendering Indexes).
A new lighting controller allows you to create multiple lighting scenes for as many as 24 zones at once - with a single wall control or a handheld wireless remote control. Manual override allows temporary changes, and power failure memory protects the program. The new features don't end there; fade buttons set time intervals for light levels to change between scenes. The fade effect can last from just seconds to a barely perceptible change taking place over a full hour. An RS232 interface allows control from a wide variety of audio-visual equipment, like a projection screen or a PC. Imagine giving a presentation in which the lights change automatically at the beginning, at key points throughout, and at the end.
For residential lighting, consider a whole-house system. Control lights from a wall-mounted unit, by computer, telephone, or handheld remote. Some "road warriors" may want to call home from, say, Tibet to change the lighting. Others can use the vacation mode and not call at all. The system can be integrated with home security, motorized window shades, projection screens, climate controls, or even the backyard sprinkler system. It can, for example, create a path of light from the entry to a particular room at a certain time of day. The applications are limited only by the imagination. The manufacturer offers easy-to-use designer software - a timesaver in both the functional layout and the cost-estimating of the final project.
Color has taken on a new meaning with the advent of painted vapor lights, which now come in almost any specified color - perfect for special effects.
Category Nine
These items have appeared over the past year in EC&M's Product News section and received the highest reader response in their category.
High output compact fluorescent lamp
The 42 Dulux T/E compact fluorescent lamp joins an existing family of three lamps (18W, 26W, and 32W). The 42W version produces 3200 lumens, which is significantly more light than a standard 150W incandescent bulb. An important new feature of the family of four lamps is their ability to operate in high-temperature locations while maintaining light output.
Osram Sylvania
Automatic wall switch
SuperSwitch Mini fits neatly into the cutout of a designer-style wallplate. It is an occupancy sensor with a flush silhouette. Electronic design ensures lights remain on, without interruption, in occupied rooms. Lights can be turned on automatically or manually depending upon preference. Two-level lighting control is also provided. Will control fluorescent and incandescent lamps at either 120V or 277V, and is compatible with electronic ballasts.
Fluorescent control system
The new integrated HLI fluorescent dimming system provides control of fluorescents while reducing energy costs. Works with a manual dimming switch, photosensor, occupancy sensor control, or time clock. When connected to a photosensor, occupancy sensor, and time clock, all three are continuously monitored. And the input device requesting the least amount of energy is selected.
Hubbell Lighting
Sunlight-simulating lamp
Production has started on an energy-efficient, sunlight-simulating (5000K), high color-rendering, 32W T8 (1 in. dia) fluorescent lamp. Product meets EPACT standards. With a lumen output of 3000 and a color rendering index (CRI) of 85, the Aurora V lamp provides the cool, crisp look of sun-and-sky daylight. Operates on all T8 magnetic, hybrid, and electronic ballasts.
Fast starting compact fluorescent
The Soft White Dulux EL is a bright and fast-starting compact fluorescent lamp. Ratings are 15W, 20W, and 23W. This new product registers a 3000 [degrees] Kelvin color temperature, producing a white, bright, clean light that is similar to halogen lighting. Produces a brilliant white color that exceeds the "truer" lighting quality of incandescent bulbs. The unique product has instant start with no delay and lights as quickly as an incandescent bulb. Lamp has a life expectancy of 10,000 hrs. The design of this new compact light features unique triple-u-turn tubes.
Osram Sylvania
Multivoltage ballast
This new Sense-A-Volt multivoltage ballast is available. Through microcircuit technology, this product will automatically perform at either 120V or 277V. In addition, it operates as a single or dual lamp configuration, further minimizing inventory requirements. The ballast properly operates 26W to 32W compact fluorescent, 4-pin lamps as well as T8 linear fluorescent lamps; and it features a high power factor and low total harmonic distortion.
Category Nine
Electronic light bulbs
Electronic light bulbs operate at 15W, 20W, and 25W. Lamp types EFD15LE-UHD; EFD20LE-UHD, and EFD-25LE-UHD have a high power factor rating of 98% and total harmonic distortion of less than 10%. The product line offers lumen output, color rendering, and color appearance competitive with 60W, 75W, and 90W incandescents respectively and is rated to provide an average service life of 10,000 operating hours.
Metal halide fixtures
The Arclite line of downlights, accent lights, and wallwashers uses the new metal halide PAR-38 lamps that are five times more efficient than incandescent PAR-38 lamps. Available in 5-, 6-, and 7-in. apertures. They use 70W, 100W, and 150W lamps, with a life as long as 7500 hrs and color temperatures ranging from 3000K to 4000 K.
Edison Price Lighting
Emergency fixture
The EBB series of emergency battery backup lighting fixtures has three individually adjustable lamps. UL-listed for applications in Class I, Divs. 1 and 2, Groups C and D; Class II, Divs. 1 and 2, Groups E, F, and G and Class III environments.
Killark Electric Mfg./Hubbell
Decorative trims
Introduced is LightCharms, a foursome of trims for use with 4-in. aperture low-voltage downlights and accent lights. Product lets the focused light of MR-16, AR-70, and the new TAL MR-16 lamps pass through a minimal 1 1/2-in. opening. LightCharms are designed to replace conventional open downlight and accent light reflectors. The polished aluminum trims provide powerful pin points of low-voltage light.
Edison Price Lighting
Lighting components
The EZ-Flex Series of flexible wiring systems includes a 30A industrial lighting system and is UL-listed and complies with Art. 604 of the NEC. Components are rated for 30A at 120/208V, 277/480V, or 480V. Has full size grounding conductors and injection molded housing.
Dual-Lite/Wiring Products Div.
Corrosion-resistance fixture
The Champ line of industrial lighting products now includes a new, nonmetallic HID and fluorescent fixture. N2MV and N2MVF fixtures offer a higher degree of resistance to severe corrosion and greater performance than traditionally coated metallic and nonmetallic products. Suitable for use in hazardous and nonhazardous environments as well as wet and marine locations.
Crouse-Hinds Div./Cooper Industries
Compact fluorescent ballasts
Four electronic compact fluorescent ballasts are for use with 40W long twin tube (TT%) lamps. Available in 2-lamp and 3-lamp models, these ballasts feature less than 20% THD, high power factor above 95%, and parallel-wired configuration. The 2-lamp and 3-lamp models are available in 120V and 277V versions.
Portable hazardous-duty purge lamp
The 1060PLX, a portable, fluorescent, hazardous-duty lamp, is designed for use in Class I, Div. 1, Group C and D locations. Product is OSHA-compliant and self-contained. Electronically monitored multipurge process delays lighting until after hazardous gases are out of the lamp. Features four 40W biax fluorescent bulbs.
Daniel Woodhead
Ballast current controller
The Heavy Duty Switchpack controls high inrush current to electronic ballasts when combined with the firm's occupancy sensors. Zero crossing circuitry reduces relay contact damage. Relay contacts also disengage at the zero crossing point when the load is deactivated.
Electronic ballasts
This two-lamp rapid start, normal light output compact fluorescent ballast supports the operation of 26W CFL lamps. High-performance features provide a power factor greater than 0.99 and THD of less than 10%.
Low-profile fluorescent
This line of low-profile fluorescent fixtures provides efficiency and long-life of an instant-start white-light fluorescent, plus the high-lumen output of an HID over a wide temperature range. The Merc-master III compact fluorescent couples a high-output, high-efficiency amalgam lamp with an electronic, high-power factor ballasts.
Appleton Electric
Decorative lighting
Offered are decorative ceiling lighting fixtures and wall sconces. Lamps feature hand-painted shades. Gothic, crackle glass, and other decorative lighting styles are offered in a wide range of colors, shapes, sizes, and price points.
Meyda Tiffany
Compact fluorescent fixture
This nonmetallic, vaporproof compact fluorescent lamp fixture, with a fully electronic integrated ballast, is designed for use in wet or corrosive conditions.
MiTor Industries
Fluorescent lighting fixture
The DMVF fluorescent lighting fixture uses single-ended PL/BIAX fluorescent lamps that use less energy while providing the same light output as comparable incandescent lamps. Available with seven different mounting modules that come equipped with integral hub set screws for vibration resistance and integral conduit stop and bushing.
Crouse-Hinds/Cooper Industries
Floodlight fixture
The housing depth of the NS Series Micro Flood has been increased by 3/8 in. and offers options such as 70 and 100W metal halide lamps with dual-tap 120/277V ballast, high power factor ballast for metal halide, and 50 and 70W HPS lamps with dual-tap ballast.
Ruud Lighting
Fluorescent task light
New line of cool running, durable, long-life fluorescent machine lights includes three models, 13W, 27W, and 40W, all of which are equipped with an easy mount bracket for fixed use or with an optional magnetic bracket for portable applications.
Daniel Woodhead
Compact fluorescent ballast
Just developed is a new "Energy Engineered" compact fluorescent electronic ballast that is designed for CFQ26w/G24q lamps. It features a soft rapid start, shutdown circuit, and total harmonic distortion of less than 10%. Available as 120V and 277V models.
Wastewater facility products
Electrical products designed for use in hazardous, wet, and conductive environments, such as wastewater treatment plants, meet UL, CSA, OSHA, and NEC requirements for low voltage and GFCI protection. Includes wet-location portable lights, fluorescent or incandescent hazardous-duty portable hand lamps, handlamps, portable cordsets, portable power outlet boxes, and extension cordsets with wiring devices submersible to 6 ft.
Daniel Woodhead
Dimming system
The SCRimmer Stik is a new low-cost, lightweight, portable SCR-based dimming system. Based on the "dimmer-per-lamp" concept, the product features four channels (four outlets) to connect up to 600W per channel of incandescent or quarts lighting loads. Various output connector types are available.
Electronics Diversified
Fluorescent lamp
New improved versions of the Trimline T8 fluorescent lamps contain a patented proprietary coating system that offers excellent lumen maintenance and delivers color rendering index (CRI) of up to 78 for the SP series and up to 86 for SPX series.
GE Lighting
Sloped ceiling recessed downlights
This new downlight is designed for slope ceiling inclines from 2/12 (9 [degrees]) to 12/12 (45 [degrees]). Has adjustable lamp angle. Features a prewired junction box and an adjustable lamp socket that slides to accommodate short-and long-necked lamps.
Hubbell Lighting
Flexible lighting system
Chan-L-Wire Pro Series, a flexible lighting system, saves up to 40% in labor hours and 15% in installed cost compared with a conventional pipe-and-box installation over the life of a system. Rated for 277/480 and 120/208V, 4-wire service.
The Wiremold Co.
Low-voltage lighting
This line of low-voltage recessed lighting includes a broad variety of trims, housings, and accessories. Shown is the new HR232 recessed unit, which is a miniature fixture operated with a remote electronic transformer and allows shallow installation depth. Accommodates 20W to 50W MR-16 halogen lamps.
W.A.C. Lighting
Lighting controller
The controller, Model LC 200, can turn sign lighting on at one ambient light level and parking lot lighting at a different level, for example. A small electronic control with dual outputs allows for independent turn-on adjustment from 2 to 100 footcandles for each of two circuits. This is accomplished by interacting with a single photocell. Model2000, for automatic on-at-dusk/off-at-dawn, features a weatherproof sealant that prohibits water from entering.
Halogen PAR38 lamps
Per EPACT legislation, there is now a 100% Halogen product family of PAR38 lamps. Includes varying wattages of Standard Halogen, Halogen Plus and Halogen-IR lamps. Operate without diodes, allowing flicker-free performance.
GE Lighting
Lighting controls
Flexible control of store lighting, including general lighting, perimeter lighting, and accent/showcase lighting, is available using Total Lighting Controls (TLC) Softwired Contactors. Operate on 115 or 277V AC power (347V in Canada) and include two 40VA transformers with transient protection. Available in 12, 24, 36, and 48-relay panels.
GE Total Lighting Controls
Fluorescent fixture
The Mini-Wrap energy-efficient fluorescent wrap-around fixture measures only 4 3/4 in. wide and just over 2 1/2 in. high. Available with one or two lamps in cross section in lengths up to 8 ft and can be ordered in master/satellite combinations. Product uses electronic ballast.
EUA Nova/EUA Cogenex
Corrosion-resistant floodlights
The Corroflood 250/400 line of floodlights is ruggedly constructed of high-grade 316 stainless steel and features advanced corrosion-resistant design. The luminaries comply with NEMA 4X requirements, and are UL-listed for Class I, Div. 2 hazardous locations, as well as for marine and salt water locations.
Appleton Electric
HID lighting
WLB series of HID lighting products for hose-down applications is enclosed, gasketed, and UL 1572 listed, NEMA 4, washdown approved.
Ceramic metal-halide lamps
A new category of metal-halide lamps uses ceramic material to form the arc tube body. This technology replaces the quartz arc tube with a ceramic arc tube to deliver improved color performance, higher CRI, and increased lumen output. Ceramic Metal Halide (CMH) lamps offer a wide variety of options. Ratings from 70W to 150W.
GE Lighting
Digital time switch
This time switch uses an LCD to show users the timer countdown. The display is back-lit with electroluminescence. The InteliSwitch TS-200 automatically turns lights off after a preset amount of time.
The Watt Stopper
High- and low-bay lighting
These fixtures, a total of 16 different products, are available in either 250W or 400W high pressure sodium or metal halide, each with a multitap ballast. Each fixture is available with an optional hook, cord, and plug assembly for mounting to an existing loop, or with an optional junction box for mounting to standard 3/4 in. conduit. Features flow-through ventilation of the ballast box to help keep the fixture cool.
NCI Products
Hazardous-location light
This new hazardous location, NEMA 4X rotating light (Electray Model 225x) is rated for Class I, Div. 2, Groups A, B, C, and D; Class II, Div. 2, Groups F and G; and Class III.
Signal Div./Federal Signal
Exit sign retrofit kit
The green UL 924-listed LED exit sign retrofit kit is appropriate for for buildings in states where green exit signs are required. Takes minutes to install.
Specification-grade fixtures
The Innovation! Series of fixtures combines T8 lamp, electronic ballast, and reflector technologies with aesthetically pleasing hardware. Many profiles are available, with fixtures that are constructed of high-quality formed steel or aluminum extrusions. You can choose fixtures with direct or indirect lighting, and many can be ordered with both. There are 15 designer colors as well as precise color matching.
Eua Nova/EUA Cogenex
Control sensor
The LightAlert Smart Adapters, using motion-activated sensors include SmartBox, a 180 [degrees] sensor that controls 5A of outdoor lighting; Hi/Lo SmartBox, a 180 [degrees] sensor that controls 100W of incandescent lighting; and SmartSwivel Mini-Sensor, a small outdoor motion detector.
RAB Electric Mfg.
The UltraFlood 75 and UltraFlood 77 heavy-duty floodlights have two-piece, die-cast aluminum housings, easily removable doors, heavy-duty terminal blocks, and plug-in starters. Available in 150 to 1000W HPS, 175 to 1000W metal halide, and mercury vapor in two sizes.
Thomas & Betts
Lighting pole
Introduced is the new Atlanta Series of traditional lighting standards for walkway, roadway, and site lighting. The poles consist of an extruded 12-flute, flat fluted steel shaft with two-piece decorative base cover in cast iron (available in two sizes).
Pinckneyville Lighting Standards/TrimbleHouse
Fixture for sloped ceilings
The Allslope downlight is a recessed light fixture for sloped ceiling installations that accommodates ceiling pitches from 2/12 (10 [degrees]) up to 12/12 (45 [degrees]). Includes socket aiming mechanism that swivels and rotates.
Cooper Lighting
Lamp carrying case
For fluorescent lamp change-out, this lightweight, self-contained carrier tool for 4-ft lamps offers a convenient means for transporting lamps. The Tube-Tote holds 10 new lamps and an 11th slot is provided for the first expired lamp.
Square Peg Enterprises
Vaportight fixture
The Roughlyte II HID vaportight is designed for severe service in nonhazardous, nonclassified locations where low mounting heights and restricted mounting space are required. Operating capabilities range from -40 [degrees] C up to +55 [degrees] C ambient. Uses medium base lamp up to 150W HPS and 175W metal halide lamps.
Stonco Lighting
Exit signs
Light-emitting diode (LED) Light Stick technology is the light source for the 3000 series of exit signs and the 2000 series of exit sign retrofit kits. The LEDs contain no fragile filaments and are resistant to shock or vibration. These products consume nearly 96% less energy than a standard incandescent two-lamp system and up to 85% less energy than many fluorescent exit signs.
Wall switch dimming ballasts
The new Mark X electronic dimming ballast is controlled by a wall dimming device. Provides continuous dimming down to 5% direct from the power line with a compatible, two-wire, phase-cut style dimmer; and requires no additional control leads.
Advance Transformer
Utility light
This utility light withstands high temperatures and corrosive surroundings. UL-listed for damp locations. Choice of globes are available for incandescent or energy-saving fluorescent bulbs.
Engineered Products
Centralized control emergency lighting
The Spectron II Plus emergency lighting system is the latest in a series of "smart" self-monitoring, self-testing emergency lighting and power products. The system provides an easy-to-use monitoring network that automates testing, reporting, and maintenance functions.
Dual Lite
Two-wire stringlights
These two-wire molded stringlights come assembled in 50-in. and 100-in. lengths with 10-in. socket spacing. Full-threaded screwshell supports lamp and ensures solid contact. Nonconducting snap-open lamp guards and shatter/crush-proof molded sockets take work-site abuse. Clear shields are available to protect bulbs from moisture and debris.
Ericson Mfg.
Security lighting
The HI-Dim Sentry, a dimming HID security wall pack, saves money by dimming up to 70%. Has built-in occupancy sensing, producing full light output when motion is detected. When no movement is detected, the product dims as much as 70% for maximum energy savings. Perfect for parking areas, perimeter lighting, and schools.
Conservalite/Enerex Technology
Dimming ballast
The Ballastar line of high-frequency dimming electronic ballasts for F32T8 and F25T8 lamps is available in 1- and 2-lamp versions in 120V and 277V. Features rapid starting while dimming continuously through the full range of 20% to 100% light output. Performance specifications include total harmonic distortion level of less than 10%, a power factor of greater than .95, an A+ sound rating, and a five-yr warranty. All UL-listed and CSA-certified.
LED exit fixtures
The new family of Pathfinder LED exit signs combines excellent visibility, energy efficiency, and easy maintenance. Product's 5.0 foot-lamberts average letter luminance is more than 200 times the minimum Code requirements.
Hubbell Lighting
Building management controlled dimming ballast
The new Mark VII Controllable Electronic Ballast is operated by building energy management systems or daylight sensing units. The product provides a dimmerable output and serves 1,2, or 3 F32T8 rapid start fluorescent lamps.
Advance Transformer
Lamp coating
Toughcoat products have a protective envelope that confines broken glass under severe conditions. The coating resists breakage from vibration, shocks, and weather.
Supreme Lighting
Better color metal halide lamp
A new metal-halide lamp with superior color rendering and color stability qualities, the Designer Series of Metalarc Pro-Tech lamps, comes in both a PAR-30 shape in 50W and 70W and an ED bulb shape in 70W and 100W. The lamps incorporate the Pro-Tech technology.
Osram Sylvania
Light control
The Spacer Personal Space Light Control can dim or switch lighting from anywhere in a room via infrared (IR) wireless remote control. Consists of a 600W, 120V dimmer with built-in IR receiver and IR wireless remote control transmitter.
Lutron Electronics
Infrared wall switch
The passive infrared wall switch for dual 120/277VAC operation, with a choice of Automatic-On or Manual-On operation is available. The WI-200 turns lighting systems on and off based on occupancy and ambient light levels.
The Watt Stopper
Exit sign retrofit
Encapsulated in a standard T-6 1/2 glass lamp envelope, LED Lite Stix produce optimum light output at a fraction of energy use. Two of these lamps per exit sign require just 2W as compared with 40W for incandescent lamps. Suitable for practically any single or double-faced exit fixture up to 13 in. x 9 in. x 3 in.
Cooper Lighting


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When I recently asked Kevin, a sixteen-year-old high school junior, what he needed to do well in history class, he had little doubt: "A good memory."
"Anything else?"
"Nope. Just memorize facts and stuff, know 'em cold, and when you get the test, give it all back to the teacher."
"What about thinking? Does that have anything to do with history?"
"Nope. It's all pretty simple. Stuff happened a long time ago. People wrote it down. Others copied it and put it in a book. History!"
I've spent nearly 20 years studying how high school students learn history. Over the years I've met many Kevins, for whom the life has been sucked out of history, leaving only a grim list of names and dates. When confronted with the term "historical thinking," many students scratch their heads in confusion, stumped by an alleged connection.
The funny thing is that when you ask historians what they do, a different picture emerges. They see themselves as detectives searching for evidence among primary sources to a mystery that can never be completely solved. Wouldn't this image be more enticing to a bored high school student? It would, and that's one reason why thinking like a historian deserves a place in the American classroom, the sooner the better.
To historians, history is an argument about what facts should or shouldn't mean. Even when historians are able to piece together the basic story of what happened, they rarely agree about what an event means or what caused it. Historians argue about the past's meaning and what it has to tell us in the present.
But, you may ask, if history has already happened, what's there to argue about? Plenty. Was the American Revolution a fight against tyranny or an attempt by the well bred to maintain their social status? Was the Cold War really a conflict of democracy versus communism or a struggle between two superpowers for dominance?
Divergent opinions swirl around these questions and other matters of unsettled history – opinions that get students talking, and thinking, and learning. But while everyone is entitled to an opinion, not every opinion deserves to be believed. In history, a persuasive opinion is one backed up by evidence.
It would be easy to conclude that historians simply know more about American history than high school students do. But this isn't necessarily the case. Beyond highly specialized areas of concentrations, even doctoral level historians don't possess factual knowledge about every topic. What historians do have is a "historical approach" to primary sources that is often taken for granted by those practiced in it. However, this approach unlocks a world closed to untutored readers.
For example, before approaching a document, historians come prepared with a list of questions—about author, context, time period—that form a mental framework for the details to follow. Most important of all, these questions transform the act of reading from passive reception to an engaged and passionate interrogation. If we want students to remember historical facts, this approach, not memorization, is the key.
How can teachers help their students to begin thinking like historians? Teaching a way of thinking requires making thinking visible. We need to show students not only what historians think, but how they think, and then guide students as they learn to engage in this process.
Consider introducing students to several specific strategies for reading historical documents: sourcing, contextualizing, close reading, using background knowledge, reading the silences, and corroborating. Each strategy is defined below, followed by teaching ideas.
Select a historical document, such as a diary entry, letter or memo, and provide students with copies. Model for students how to scan the document for its attribution, often at the end, as a first step instead of reading the text from beginning to end. Demonstrate how to begin questioning the source by posing questions to the class: Who created this document? When? For what purpose? How trustworthy might this source be? Why?
Encourage students to brainstorm the document's historical context, piecing together major events, themes, and people that distinguish the era or period in which the document was created. List students' responses for the class to add to and refer to during close reading.
Teachers can model this strategy with a brief (90 seconds) "think-aloud" while reading the document to students. Try to verbalize every thought that comes to mind, no matter how trivial, as you try to make meaning of the document's account. For example, you may notice interesting words or phrases ("I've never heard that expression before"), consider contextual clues about time, place or people ("Hmm, that may be a reference to…") or question facts, opinions and perspectives ("I wonder if that's what really happened?").
Encourage students to practice this strategy by pausing to ask as they read: What else do I know about this topic? What other knowledge do I possess that might apply?
After reading the document, ask students to think about what they did not hear. Prompt class discussion with questions: What is the document's author not mentioning? Whose voices are we not hearing in a particular document or historical account? Which perspectives are missing?
Ask students how they could proceed with this historical investigation: What questions arise, after careful reading and interpretation of the document? What other primary sources might corroborate or refute this interpretation? Have students discuss their responses in pairs and then share with the class.
You can also apply these strategies to reading textbooks. Textbooks offer an interpretation of history, but none gives us the final word. For example, textbook authors try to combine perspectives but they can never escape the fact that textbook is written by people living in a particular time and place. As such, textbooks record our contemporary (and unrecognized) assumptions, biases, and blind spots. One way to teach for historical thinking using a textbook is to have students compare its story of a historic event with evidence from primary sources. Another idea is to compare a current textbook's account of, say, the Spanish-American war with a textbook version written fifty or hundred years ago. Get students thinking with this question: "If history already happened, why does it keep changing?"
Any teacher's goal (and his or her students' goals) in reading and thinking like a historian should be to treat with skepticism any account that claims to present a full story of the past. Achieving this goal requires students to:
Students need to be taught to "think like historians" not because they will become professional historians but precisely because most won't. The goals of school history are not vocational but to prepare students to tolerate complexity, to adapt to new situations, and to resist the first answer that comes to mind.
When a video uploaded from a cell phone in Tehran can be transmitted to San Francisco in half a second, history reminds us to start with basic questions: Who sent it? Can it be trusted? What did the camera angle miss? There's no shortage of forces telling students what to think. In this daily avalanche of information, students have never been in greater need of ways to make sense of it all.
Kevin's right: Without thinking, history is meaningless. But when you add thinking, especially the specific skills of "thinking historically," the past comes to life. In the end that is what reading, and thinking—and I would add, teaching—like a historian is all about.


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A One-of-Five Super Drag-Pak Boss 302 Eliminator
An amazing confluence of events—a perfect storm—combined to leave the muscle car hobby with a Boss 302 Cougar Eliminator, vintage 1970, fitted with a Super Drag-Pak option and appearing here as the lowest-mileage known example of its type in the world. Mercury assembled five Super Drag-Pak Boss 302 Eliminators with four-speed transmissions for the 1970 model year.
If you are like me, you are wondering what a Super Drag-Pak is. Every Ford enthusiast has heard of Ford's Drag-Pak. There is a Super Cobra Jet, but Super Drag-Pak? Is this term for real?
I was taking pictures at Bob Perkins Restoration in Juneau, Wisconsin. Perkins, known as The Big Boss Man for his collection of low-mileage Boss Mustangs and N.O.S. parts, had just finished detailing this Cougar for the new owner, Wayne Schmeeckle of Fort Morgan, Colorado.
Most collectors think '69-'70 Mustang when they hear "Boss 302." Of course, it's no secret that Mercury built a Boss 302 in the Cougar line for 1969 and 1970. What is controversial is Drag-Pak and Super Drag-Pak as applied to Boss 302s. Basically, there was no such thing. Or was there?
This car came with a Lois Eminger invoice, which resembles a window sticker. Eminger worked for Ford and saved untold numbers of new car invoices from the '60s and '70s that Ford was going to destroy. These invoices contain the itemized wholesale and retail costs of the vehicle and options. The Eminger invoice for this Cougar reveals the Super Drag-Pak retailed for $207.30. Wholesale price was $163.94. The Eliminator package sold for a mere $129.60 retail and $102.46 wholesale.
The presence of the Super Drag-Pak on the Ford invoice piqued my interest. I wanted to investigate Boss 302 Drag-Paks and Super Drag-Paks. In the process, I could take pictures and write copy on a Mercury that is most likely the lowest-mileage original-paint, Super Drag-Pak Boss 302 Eliminator in the world.
Wayne considered this Boss 302 Eliminator a significant addition to his collection. He owns about 50 muscle cars from the '67-'71 model years. "The Eliminator was the best of the Mercury world," he said. "You can find a lot of these cars restored, but this Eliminator has original paint and great paperwork."
The fact that this low-mileage original was a real Super Drag-Pak Boss 302 Eliminator added to this Mercury as an important car in the hobby.
To help explore the Cougar's provenance, Wayne got me in touch with the man he bought the car from, a Mr. Kurt Artinger from Belleville, Illinois. I hoped he was the original owner. He bought the car in 2010.
"I had taken my Super Bee to a local shop," said Kurt. "The transmission was out. The guy at the shop told me about a Boss Cougar on the way to his shop."
Kurt already owned a couple of muscle cars: a 440 Six Pack Bee and a 428 Cobra Jet Mustang. He's a collector. So, the Cougar really intrigued him, especially when he found out the car was in an estate and would soon be sold. He wanted to buy the Mercury, but the man handling the estate did not know how valuable this car was.
The original owner had passed away at an early age, somewhere around 20 years earlier, and left the car to his older brother. The older brother didn't drive the car much or perhaps not at all. The last tags on the car dated to 1988.
The car had not been touched in forever
In 2010, the older brother passed, and now the car was for sale in his estate. Negotiations dragged on for six months, but Kurt finally bought the Cougar. Kurt said, "The car had not been touched in . . . gosh, forever. There was something like a heavy film on the body. You couldn't really tell if the paint was going to be any good or not. And the engine hadn't turned [over], so they had put some Deep Creep in the cylinders and were getting ready to start it. I contacted the guy and told him I'd be more interested in buying it just as it is."
Kurt said he "took the gas tank out, took the master cylinder out, bled the brakes, took out the radiator and had it flushed, had the carburetor rebuilt, and continued with the Deep Creep in the cylinders."
The inside of the engine appeared to have no rust or issues. With a fresh battery, the 302 Boss fired up after "just a five second crank."
Kurt spent 80 hours hand-buffing the paint and soon was looking at what appeared to him to be "a gem."
He networked with other Cougar owners. He found several Boss 302 Cougars with original paint, but those low-mileage Cougars had three times the 20,000 miles on this Cougar's clock. Kurt felt he had the most original Cougar Boss 302 Eliminator of all, and his Cougar was a Super Drag-Pak "without a speck of rust."
Kurt put a mere 240 miles on the odometer and described the ride as "like a brand-new car." Fearful that more driving would diminish the car's originality, he decided to sell his rare Eliminator to a collector. Wayne was the happy recipient.
Before adding the Merc to his collection, Wayne engaged Bob Perkins to check over the Eliminator. Perkins installed a battery, cleaned the paint with a hand glaze, and changed the spark plug wires to correct ones, drawing from his treasure trove of N.O.S. parts.
The radiator hoses did not need to be replaced. They were still serviceable and in good condition.
"You've got to shoot this car," Perkins told me. I got the impression he felt the Cougar was so historically significant it should be featured in MCR. Perkins is the head national judge for the Mustang Club of America as well as the one of the leading restorers in the world of vintage Mustangs, with an emphasis on '69-'71 Boss Mustangs.
I realized the importance of this Cougar over and above the Boss 302 option and the Eliminator package. I needed more facts about the term Super Drag-Pak. Perkins kept his explanation simple: "See, in the Cougar world, a 3.91 is a Drag-Pak, and a 4.30 is a Super Drag-Pak."
Kurt spent 80 hours hand-buffing the paint
Basically, he felt the difference between Mercury and Ford was one of marketing terminology. I wanted to know, then, if any Boss 302 Mustang was ever called, by Ford, a Drag-Pak.
"Not according to the window sticker," Perkins said.
However, a Boss 302 Mustang with a 4.30 gearset also had an engine oil cooler, same as the Super Drag-Pak Cougars. Mechanically, then, there was no difference from the Mustang Boss 302 to the Cougar Boss 302.
But there is controversy among Boss 302 Mustang enthusiasts about the Drag-Pak name. So it was very interesting when Perkins said, "Internal Ford memos refer to the 300 engine code as a Drag-Pak."
What's the 300 engine code? The "300" is stamped into the engine coil tag on 4.30-geared Boss 302 Mustangs.
To back up his Super Drag-Pak claim, Perkins has a photocopy of the 1970 Build Sheet Decoder book, published by Ford. Next to the "300" engine code the book reads "Drag-Pak." The caveat is that very few people have a copy of this factory reference.
The factory build sheet and the Eminger factory invoice reveal the high-performance truth. Mercury did offer a Super Drag-Pak option on its Boss 302 Cougar Eliminator. Analyzing the build sheet reveals the owner opted to delete the rear spoiler from the decklid.
How rare is this Mercury? A Marti Report reveals that dealers ordered 2,267 '70 Cougars with the Eliminator package. Exactly 469 of those came with the Boss 302 engine, of which 323 had a four-speed manual transmission. A mere 5 of those four-speed Boss 302 Eliminators had the Super Drag-Pak option.
We have to believe most of those Super Drag-Pak Mercurys got hot-rodded and drag-raced to an untimely detour to the local salvage yard. An exception is this central Ohio Super Drag-Pak Boss 302 Eliminator. For some reason, this Boss Cougar stayed rust-free in barn storage for the last couple of decades. It was a perfect storm.
At a Glance
1970 Cougar Eliminator
Owned by: Wayne Schmeeckle, Fort Morgan, CO
Restored by: Unrestored original
Engine: 302ci/290hp Boss V-8
Transmission: Ford Top Loader 4-speed manual
Rearend: W27 aluminum center with 3.23 gears and Anti-Slip
Interior: Black bucket seats
Wheels: 14×7 inch slotted steel
Tires: F70-14 Goodyear Polyglas GT
Special parts: Front & rear spoilers (rear spoiler delete on this car), side racing mirrors, blackout grille, black hoodscoop and black center hood stripe, full-length "Eliminator" side stripe, "Eliminator" black decals on rear quarter panels, competition suspension with heavy-duty shocks and springs and rear stabilizer bar, Super Drag-Pak with engine oil cooler and 4.30 Detroit Locker rear axle, power front disc brakes, tinted glass


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I have an 04 R1150RT and have been having starting issues which I had been attributing to a weak battery and cold temps.
It is now to the point where it won't rotate the engine at all.
I have tested the 2 year old battery for voltage and load testing which it has passed both tests. When trying to start the engine the voltage across the terminals drops from around 13 to around 5.
I removed the starter tested it on the floor using the battery in the bike. It seems slow and weak to me but I have nothing to compare it to. I also hooked it up to the battery in my truck and got identical results. So, I don't feel the battery is the issue.
I realize this also leaves the starter relay, but I wanted to rule out the starter before I replace the relay. All connections look good and corrosion free.
Here is the link to the video I made of testing the starter on the floor.


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Bill Henningsgaard, identified as the pilot of the plane that crashed Friday into two houses in East Haven, worked for Microsoft for about 14 years and later became heavily involved in local social service and philanthropic efforts.
Henningsgaard was traveling to Connecticut with his son, the Daily Astorian newspaper of Oregon reported, quoting Astoria Mayor Willis Van Dusen.
Social Venture Partners, a Seattle-based organization of nonprofits and philanthropists with which Henningsgaard was affiliated, issued a statement saying that Henningsgaard and his son, Maxwell, were on a trip to visit colleges in the East.
Henningsgaard, a resident of Medina, Wash., was married with three children.
He is listed as the registered agent of Ellumax Leasing, LLC, in Medina, according to the Washington Secretary of State's Office corporations website. Ellumax is the registered owner of the plane that crashed, according to Federal Aviation Administration records.
At Microsoft, Henningsgaard had worked as vice president of sales for the Western U.S., Australia and New Zealand, the Seattle Times reported.
After leaving Microsoft, he helped start Eastside Pathways, a nonprofit based in Bellevue, Wash., which works to support the area's youth from "cradle to career," the Seattle Times said. He has also served as board member and past board chairman of both Youth Eastside Services and Social Venture Partners, which works to connect philanthropists and strengthen nonprofits.
"He is an incredibly good, real, honest man, for the community, for his family, for this world," Paul Shoemaker, executive connector with Social Venture Partners, told the Seattle Times about Henningsgaard. "The guy has already done so much for the world. And he was going to do so much more."
Working with children and young adults was "so wired into him," Shoemaker said. "He knows he was lucky and was given a lot of gifts in life, including family. And he was just going to give it all back."
"Godspeed to the family with those two little kids in the home," Shoemaker said. "Bill's life has been all about helping kids."
Social Venture Partners' statement said: "Many of you know firsthand how the extraordinary and visionary leadership of Bill Henningsgaard was visible all over this community. He worked tirelessly to build partnerships and facilitate efforts that put us on the path of engaging the community to actively support every child, step by step, from cradle to career. Bill walked the talk to make our community stronger. ... One of the true losses is how much more he had to give, but his legacy is one of authentic, caring commitment to this world."
Henningsgaard's mother is Edith Henningsgaard-Miller, the former mayor of Astoria, Ore. His brother is Blair Henningsgaard, who is the city attorney for Astoria.
Bill Henningsgaard had made a crash landing in 2009, while flying to Seattle with his mother, ending up in the Columbia River. The Columbia River Bar Pilots rescued the pair, according to the Daily Astorian.


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Well, Randy Seaver at Genea-Musings has a lot to account for, as far as I'm concerned. He's gone off and got me started on a new obsession. Number 21. It started off as "innocent" Saturday Night Fun for him, but it's turning into Sunday search, search, search for me. Well, OK, I'm actually having fun.
Number 21 on my ahnentafel list is Martha R.S.C. Monk, who was my great-great-grandmother and the first wife my great-great-grandfather Joseph Madison Carroll Norman. The other Norman researchers I am aware of refer to her as Rebecca, which could be correct based on her initials. Her name is given in the marriage records for Talladega County, Alabama:
Joseph M. C. Norman married Martha R.S.C. Monk on 4 December 1851 in Talladega, Alabama by John Hubbard, M.G.
The only other documentary evidence I have seen of her so far is on the 1860 census:
1860 US Federal Census, Northern division, Talladega, Alabama, 26 Jun 1860
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J. C. Norman 26 M Farmer $150 $230 AL
M. Norman 23 F AL
E. Norman 4 F AL [Cynthia Ann]
H. Norman 2 F [sic] [William Henry]
L. Norman 1 F AL [Leathy]
Joseph Madison Carroll Norman is reported to have had 26 or 27 children (I can account for 21) and three wives. Rebecca apparently died before 1870, possibly as early as 1862. Other researchers have attributed 7 children to her; I have Cyntha Ann, born 1856; William Henry "Jack", my great-grandfather, born 15 March 1858; Leathy L. (may stand for Lucinda), born 1859; Josephus James "J.J.," born 1 May 1861; and Thomas F., born 1862. The other two may have died in early childhood.
Rebecca's parents may have been Silas Monk and Nancy Dunn. I have seen claims that that Rebecca Monk married an Ervin Roden, although I have also seen some doubts among those same researchers on that score.
So the history of Martha Rebecca Monk, my #21, seems to be pretty murky, with hard facts few and far between: one entry for a marriage and one scant census record. That doesn't seem right. I am starting to feel that familiar itch to find our more about her. To be continued….
P.S. Randy asks whether we can recite all of our eight great-great grandmothers. Unfortunately, I cannot. That's because another one of my obsessions, my great-grandmother Susan Elizabeth Smith Bonner Brinlee, is my great brick wall and I don't know who her mother was.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
My Number 21 - A New Obsession
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Durango library to host holiday music series
Durango Public Library will host a series of music hours next week featuring holiday and chamber music. At 10 a.m. Monday, Ruth Cutcher will perform classical guitar pieces. A flute ensemble from Fort Lewis College will play at 1 p.m. Tuesday; Wednesday will feature Jeff Solon and a jazz ensemble at 10 a.m.; and an FLC clarinet ensemble will conclude the weeks performances at 1 p.m. Friday.
For more information, visit www.durangopubliclibrary.org.
Givon to be featured at Ignacio party
The Dancing Spirit Community Arts Center will host author Tom Givon for a holiday party from 6 to 8 p.m. today at 755 Goddard Ave. in Ignacio. Givon will introduce and sign copies of his new translation of Lao Tses Tao Teh Ching (Book of the Tao).
There will also be a performance by the Mataholla Moon Belly Dancers and a Fill Your Bowl for the Arts fundraiser with soups, stews and bread.
For more information, call 563-4600 or visit www.dancingspiritcoop.com.
Choral Society to give Christmas concert
More than 100 singers from the three Durango Choral Society choirs and members of the Durango Jazz Combo will present A Traditional Family Christmas at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College. The concert will take place during the Holiday Gala, a silent auction that will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. in neighboring Jones Hall. Margi Coxwell will perform during the auction, which is the societys largest fundraiser of the year.
Tickets cost $18 and $15 for adults and $6 for students and children, and are available at www.DurangoConcerts.com, by phone at 247-7657 or at the Welcome Center box office at Eighth Street and Main Avenue.
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Coming from a guy that has been on fire more times than I'm willing to admit… (when I was young and foolish of course.)
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My Mouser parts arrived today, and the ST-70 board went together in about 45 minutes. The amp is working and sounding great. One strange thing I'm trying to figure out is the bias. I put 10 ohm resistors from the cathodes of the 7591's to ground, but I only get 1/10 the voltage I should at the 4 test points. 50 mv instead of 500 mv - verified on 2 meters. The balance pots on the driver board work as expected, and the takeoff points on the board read -35 volts. The 7591's are running very cool to the touch.
What am I missing here ?
By the way, I went with a 40 mfd 500v off the 5AR4, then a Hammond 156R choke, 100 mfd 450v (Transformers connected here) then a 1.5 K resistor and 40 mfd (Screens here), 5.6K resistor, 40 mfd (driver 350 v), 22k resistor and 40 mfd to the driver 300 v... No hum at all, with no filament balancing resistors. The B+ is pretty high - 500 volts either side of the choke. Nothing running hot or exploding yet, but I need to do something about it. I tried one of those big Chatham 5R4WGY's which are supposed to have like a 60 volt drop, but I still got 500 volts.
Sorry for the long winded post, I'm just at a loss here - the amp sounds good and is nice and loud. I guess the next step is to take some measurements. Yes, they are 10 ohm resistors, not 1 ohm ! haha
Thanks for all of the help along the way.
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... tom