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What is FLV?
The .flv format, known as Flash Video, is a container file format that is widely used to stream and deliver media content through the internet using Adobe Flash Player 6 to 11. While it is considered as an entirely separate video file on its own, it can also be embedded in an SWF file. This format is perhaps one of the most popularly used video formats, since .flv video files are usually freely accessed in almost all streaming websites and web services like Youtube, Vimeo, Netflix and Hulu.
How do you convert PowerPoint presentation to FLV?
You may be dazzled by a huge range of PowerPoint-to-FLV choices. To make it simple, here we are to introduce the most frequently used method of converting PowerPoint to FLV video.
Using third-party PowerPoint to video conversion software
PowerPoint to Video Pro is a standalone software program that enables you to capture all the sounds and frames from your PowerPoint presentation and save to any video format like AVI, WMV, MPEG, FLV, MP4, VOB, 3GP, 3G2, MOV or DV.
To save PPT to FLV video with the magic software, perform these 5 steps:
Step 1 Launch the software to add PowerPoint files
Once the Best PowerPoint to Video is installed on your computer, run it and click Add to import a PowerPoint file for conversion.
Step 2 Specify a directory for the output FLV video
By default, the output style is set to FLV at the first use of the software. Set an output folder for the video file to be generated.
Step 3 Make advanced settings in the Profile interface
Click the Settings button next to the Profile field to enter the Profile field. Make advanced settings for audio and video parameters there. Then click OK to save the current settings.
Step 4 Customize for the output video
Click Customize to make custom settings for the output FLV file. Set any tab of Timing, Music, Audio, Slide and Conversion as necessary.
Step 5 Start converting PowerPoint to FLV video
Click the Start button to start converting the presentation to FLV video. Leave the final task to PowerPoint to Video and get yourself a cup of coffee.
Once is converted, click Finish to view the FLV video in the specified folder.

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Extension Educator
Karen Wobig, Extension Educator
444 Cherrycreek Road
Lincoln, Nebraska 68528-1507
Lancaster County Cooperative Extension serves community residents with educational programs and materials that are unbiased and research-based. It provides an important linkage to the University of Nebraska, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources and United States Department of Agriculture in Washington D.C. Areas of focus include:
- Agriculture / Acreage
- Community Development
- Environment and Natural Resources
- Family Resources
- 4-H / Youth
- Horticulture
- Nutrition
- Pest Management
Individual consultation, workshops, newsletters, fact sheets, radio, videotapes and advanced delivery methods using satellite and Internet technology are means of extension delivery. Linkages with numerous agencies and organizations within our community also help to develop and deliver educational programs related to economic, social and environmental well-being of Lancaster County Residents.
Over 14,000 Lacster County youth (ages 5-19) are involved annually in 4-H sponsored activities that develop life skills and a sense of community. Along with Extension staff, over 3,200 Lancaster County youth and adult volunteers dedicate their time and expertise to make it all happen.


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UPDATE: Escapee Captured in Sioux Falls
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According to reports from KSFY, the escapee from Huron was captured Tuesday night in Sioux Falls and is in custody. After receiving several tips form the public regarding a vehicle that matched the description, officers arrived and made the arrest.
The Beadle County Sheriff's Department says Charles Beeney escaped from the Huron jail early Tuesday and is armed with a makeshift weapon. Huron schools were on lockdown status as a precaution.
The 45-year-old Beeney is originally from Lansing, Kan. He was arrested last December on an aggravated eluding charge after leading law officers from five counties and the South Dakota Highway Patrol on a chase through Jerauld County. The chase ended when he crashed the pickup truck he had stolen in North Dakota.
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Beeney in 2006 was sentenced to five years in the North Dakota State Penitentiary for stealing a pickup and escaping from the Richland County Jail.
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My name is Greg aka southx. Just a curiosity question. You have over 32000 rounds through your pm9. Now just how much maintence has your baby required (Replacement parts or tweaks) over the years.
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White Dwarf Star Yields Key to Planet's Mass
Three unlikely companions - two burned-out stars and a planet - orbit each other near the crowded core of an ancient globular cluster of more than 100,000 stars. Only one companion, however, is visible in the images. In the image at right, taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, the white arrow points to a burned-out white dwarf star. Radio astronomers discovered the white dwarf and the other burned-out star - a rapidly spinning neutron star, called a pulsar - a decade ago. The third companion's identity was a mystery. Was it a planet or a brown dwarf? The object was too small and too dim to image.
Hubble observations of the dim white dwarf helped astronomers to precisely measure the mass of the mystery object (2.5 times larger than the mass of Jupiter), confirming that it is a planet. In fact, it is the farthest and oldest known planet. Hubble's Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 resolved individual stars near M4's densely packed core [right] and pinpointed the white dwarf.
The image at left, taken by the National Optical Astronomy Observatory, shows the companions' home, a 13-billion-year-old cluster called M4. The green box marks the location of Hubble's close-up view.
The Hubble observations of the white dwarf held the key to discovering the identity of the third companion. Astronomers used Hubble to measure the white dwarf's color and temperature. By knowing those physical properties, astronomers then calculated the white dwarf's age and mass. They then compared that information to the amount of wobble in the pulsar signal, which allowed astronomers to calculate the tilt of the white dwarf's orbit as seen from Earth. That critical piece of evidence, when combined with the radio studies of the wobbling pulsar, allowed astronomers to determine the tilt of the planet's orbit and subsequently its mass.
The cluster is located 5,600 light-years away in the summer constellation Scorpius. The Hubble image was taken in April 1996.
Hubble image: NASA and H. Richer (University of British Columbia);
Ground-based image: NOAO/AURA/NSF


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When I first saw the poster for Julie & Julia, I literally went 'meh'. A drama with Meryl Streep and Amy Adams as the two leads? I enjoyed Doubt (which they starred in together in 2008) but this so didn't look like my type of movie.
However, I later found out that the film was about food. And that it was based on not one, but two intertwining true stories. And most of all, the book upon which the film was based arose out of a blog! That was when the aspiring writer inside convinced me I had to watch it.
I don't like to spoil the plot, but in this case it helps to provide a bit of background. Julia Child (Meryl Streep) is a famous American chef and author (pardon my ignorance), and Julie Powell (Amy Adams) is an average woman who attempts to cook every recipe in her cookbook in a year while chronicling her experiences in a blog. The movie somehow manages to switch seamlessly between the two women – Julia in the 1950s as she learns to cook and piece together her cookbook, and Julie in 2002 she develops her blog project into a web sensation.
So how was it?
Written and directed by Nora Ephron (who last worked on Bewitched in 2005, but also did Sleepless in Seattle), Julie & Julia is very much a relationship drama that seeks to appeal to a predominantly female audience. The main male characters, Julie and Julia's husbands (played by Chris Messina and Stanley Tucci, respectively), are portrayed as virtual saints who are completely devoted to their wives. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but it made me wish there was more tension in their lives than just burnt stews in the oven.
To be frank, it still wasn't my type of movie. The stories of the two women were somewhat interesting. The food appeared to be absolutely divine. The performances were superb (as you would expect from Streep and Adams). Some bits were quite humorous. And yet, it didn't do a whole lot for me. It's not that it was bland. It's just that I wasn't as absorbed as I thought I would be. Maybe it's just me.
On the other hand, the inspiring climb to success of both women was pretty cool. There's just something about watching other writers 'make it' that gets me all excited.
So to sum it all up, a good movie, but not really for me.
3 stars out of 5!


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So what does that mean?
Chinkuchi (Hogen): "Chin" (muscle); "ku" (bone); "chi" (power and control). Chinkuchi ("Chinkuchi-nai [he doesn't have chinkuchi]!) is a composite of bone, sinew, and chi for an energy that is manifested through body mechanics.
"The mind (heaven), body (earth), through breath (spirit) is harmonized so it all works together to bring out chinkuchi. Sanchin is nothing but prolong chinkuchi.
Hmmm....no better there....
How 'bout this one from Bing:
Chinkuchi (focus, instantaneous and relaxed outpower)
.....why can't anyone agree?
This tidbit is interesting:
I have a t-shirt . . . yes, that's right! Been there, done that, got the t-shirt Very Happy . . . with the kanji for chinkuchi on it. It was written by Tokumura Kensho, an Okinawan Goju stylist. Most people think the t-shirt actually says "chin-ku-chi" or "bone, sinew, control" but it doesn't. It translates to "Destructive Power" or "Power to Destroy."
How 'bout this:
During this trip, I was determined to come off the island with martial arts related calligraphy that could hang in the dojo. I especially wanted calligraphy of hte katakana or kanji for hte Okinawan Hogen martial arts term, "Chinkuchi." When I asked some of our knowledgeable Okinawan friends, they sort of laughed. They found it very odd that someone would want this physical martial arts philosophy printed on paper. We then asked Sensei Tokomura. He was shown katakana for the term that we had and promptly said he had someone who worked for him on base that could probably do it for us. He said he would also have the person print the kanji for the martial virtues that he has hanging in his dojo: COURTESY, FIGHTING SPIRIT, and PATIENCE. The next visit with Sensei Tokomura, he did have these gifts for us. The calligraphy for "Chinkuchi" was very interesting. Chinkuchi was written in katakana (from my understanding the older writings of Okinawa), next to it were the writings for "impact" and then a large display of kanji which reads "destruction power" (Chinkuchi). Many times during this trip, as we would be socializing with Sensei Tokomura and others, he would call my attention and demonstrate and shuto moving slowly to his other open palm. When his shuto reached approximately a 5-6 inch distance from his other hand, it accelerated at great speed, obviously hitting with much impact. He would say that, "Chinkuchi destruction power," then show a measurement of about 5-6 inches with his hands."
source: http://www.isshinkai.net/history09-tomonokai.html


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Activision released a collector's edition version of Spider-Man 3 for the PlayStation 3 that includes an exclusive playable character and a few bonus videos; it added $10 to the price, and the content couldn't have cost that much to produce and add. Collector's editions are an easy way to raise the profit margin, in other words. Activision is doing the same thing with the upcoming Transformers game, and now we know what will be included in the $70 Collector's Edition:
- Two new Cybertron levels, one for both Autobots and Decepticons
- Interviews and behind the scenes videos, including the voice of the original Optimus Prime and Megatron
- Making of the game video
- Prequel comic book
- Explanation of back story
- Special packaging
The package will also be a GameStop exclusive, so preorder now to make them all happy. If you're interested in the Transformers game, is this a compelling package for you?


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Emanuel willing to talk budget alternatives with aldermen
Mayor Rahm Emanuel said today he's willing to discuss alternatives to his proposed budget after a majority of the Chicago City Council fired off a letter expressing concerns about social service and public safety cuts in his spending plan.
The letter, signed by 28 of 50 aldermen, said cuts to libraries, public health centers, graffiti removal teams and the city's 911 centers must be averted.
"I understand as a former congressman the desire to put your name to a letter on some issues," Emanuel said. "Having signed a few letters during my time as congressman, not all signatures are created equal."
While Emanuel said he is open to different approaches, he's "not open to changing where we're going."
"None of the aldermen are talking about going back to what we used to do," Emanuel said. "They're not talking about not dealing with the structural deficit (or) trying to use one-time fixes."
Aldermen said they are concerned about plans to close six of 12 mental health clinics, scale down graffiti removal teams and cut the number of police and fire emergency dispatchers and call takers. The missive also stated aldermen "have reservations" about plans to increase the cost of vehicle stickers by $60 on 184,000 SUVs and larger cars.
In the letter, aldermen asked to sit down with top administration officials to discuss the budget.
Four aldermen who signed the letter — John Arena, 45th, Ricardo Munoz, 22nd, Nicholas Sposato, 36, and Scott Waguespack, 32nd — met with Budget Director Alexandra Holt and other administration officials on Wednesday afternoon.
They discussed the issues in the letter, talking about potential ways to reverse some of the cuts and lessen the impact of vehicle-sticker fees before agreeing to meet again Friday, aldermen said. That's just a few days before another committee meeting on Monday at which budget amendments will be offered.
"She was real receptive," Sposato said, referring to Holt. "I felt it was a real good meeting. She was a pleasure to meet with. It wasn't like, 'No, no, no.' "
Ald. Joe Moore, 49th, who was invited to the meeting but had another obligation, said he believes the administration is looking for ways to soften cuts to the library system. "They've heard the concerns from the library folks loud and clear," he said.
Aldermen can offer amendments to the mayor's $6.3 million budget proposal before the final vote, which is slated for Nov. 16.
During a lengthy public budget hearing today, aldermen heard from dozens of library backers, mental health center patients and emergency dispatchers who were all worried about how the cuts would affect Chicagoans.
"This is not a joke, this is my life," said Helen Morley, who said she sees a psychiatrist at the Beverly — Morgan Park mental health center. It's one of six, among a total of 12, that is slated for closure. Patients there would go to Roseland mental health center.
We cannot let this happen," Morley said. "Don't close the clinics. It's the last thing to do."
Robert Wislow, chairman of the Chicago Public Library Foundation, talked about how the city's public libraries helped him get ahead in life, and the many reasons people go there. They are used as community centers, places to access a computer and even cooling centers during hot summer days, he said.
"Nearly 1 million people visit our libraries every month, and over 1 million people access our Web site, making Chicago Public Libraries the single most used public facility in Chicago," Wislow said.
Jimmy Lago, chancellor of the Archdiocese of Chicago, asked aldermen to reconsider Emanuel's plan to start charging non-profit institutions for water and sewer service, saying that the diversion of children into Catholic schools saves taxpayers more than $550 million a year.
"The relief requested is a very reasonable accommodation to our parishes and schools," Lago said, adding that they would pay more than $2.1 million a year.
But Gerald Roper, president of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, praised Emanuel's spending plan.
"While there are plenty of sacrifices and tough choices to be made in this budget, we believe it accomplishes the goal of getting Chicago's house in order, which is essential to keeping us competitive in the global economy of the 21st century," Roper said. "This is the strong medicine . . . that the city really needs."


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I posted this around on a forum or 2 including the "Painter Factory" in 2007.
Wish List for Painter
Hopefully none of these functions exist already....
Smoother Opacity
It seems like anything above 30-40% for most brushes is nearly the same as 100%. Or at least it seems to get really difficult to control, like the pressure ramps up as you push harder.
Merge layers in one step---think this has been added, I haven't tried Painter since the 11 demo...
Custom Brush Icons.
I want to be able to create a folder for my favorite brushes and create a custom palette from them and be able to tell them apart. Ideally it would be great to make your custom palette, make a bunch of 30x30 pixel images and just drag and drop them on your palette, replacing the image but not affecting the link to the brush. Or make it easier in SOME way.
Include the brush tracking you set up when you save a custom brush.
Real time transforming so we can see what we're doing.--this exists now I think but it's was lagging like crazy when I tried it.
Easier color/value tweaks like using 'Hue/saturation" in PS
and now for my biggest want:
A real perspective tool!
Manga Studio has a great perspective tool...
When you draw on paper you define your vanishing points and hold one end of a ruler on one point and move the other end around your image, drawing all lines back to the vanishing point. On the computer we get a grid we can try to line up our strokes to, like if we couldn't put the ruler on top of the paper but could just light table over top of it and try to draw straight lines freehand. I can't believe neither Adobe or Corel has come up with a way to constrain your stroke to a vanishing point. I envision it something like this image: You zoom way out of your image and then open the perspective palette. The 1st thing you do it define your horizontal and vertical axis/ horizons (have the lines rotate but snap to vertical or horizontal) . Then you click on one of the perspective point buttons (the more the better, I drew 6) and click somewhere on one of the axis and then back on the button to set it. Set as many as you want then zoom back in. Minimize the perspective palette and it should dock somewhere where all you can see are the buttons for the vanishing points. The buttons toggle on and off. Another way to define points, if you were trying to match the perspective in a photo for instance, would be click the little "2 lines" box (or whatever you want to call it) and then click and drag two non-parallel lines and the program will figure out where they cross and set the point.
(Sketchbook Pro has a nice ruler and ellipse tool)
On a similar note is a usable method for confining your stroke to an ellipse. You could click and drag like the circular marquee tool but then it goes right to a transform mode. Transform real quick, double click to set it, draw your strokes, delete the path, continue on.... You should also be able to set the degree, size and angle numerically. An automatic saving of the last few would be useful, like the brush tracker.
Why is the distance between the fibers on a brush called "feature"? How about "fiber spacing"? This is a very useful function, and shouldn't be hidden in the manual, it should be obvious from within the program.


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It all began during a thunderstorm. Administrators at a high school noticed momentary power interruptions followed by smoke emanating from an electrical room, which housed the main power switchboard for the building. They immediately called the school district's maintenance department, and the lead electrician responded.
Upon arrival, the school district electrician recognized that an abnormal event beyond his expertise had occurred within the switchboard, so he called in the help of an independent electrical contractor that had performed work for the school district before on its main service equipment. Electricians for that contracting firm opened the covers on the still-energized switchboard and found evidence of a failed surge suppressor mounted in its service entry section. That evidence included indications of dielectric oil ejections from the suppressor onto internal components of the switchboard, including copper bus bars and the insulation of the incoming power cables.
At that time, it was early afternoon on a Friday, so the contractor and school district personnel agreed that the switchboard could remain in service for a few more hours — until school recessed for the weekend. The electric utility was called to shut off power to the switchboard after teachers and students had left the building. The service entry setup at this school included a utility pad-mounted transformer that delivered 480/270V through approximate 20-ft lengths of underground rigid metal conduit, which served a 20-yr-old, 3,000A four-section switchboard (Figure).
Setting the stage
After utility personnel pulled the transformer's primary side fusing to disconnect power, the contractor's electricians removed the damaged surge suppressor from the switchboard along with its bus connection wiring (Photo 1). Next, they cleaned and inspected the switchboard interior. Based only on a visual examination of the equipment, they determined there was no damage to any of the switchboard's internal components, including the bus bars, insulating parts, and visible ends of the incoming power cables.
The contractor believed the suppressor had failed due to exposure to a utility-side electrical transient or "surge," possibly due to lightning activity. However, his crew did not test the power cables between the transformer and switchboard to determine the condition of the insulation hidden from view within the underground conduits. In fact, with the compromised suppressor fully removed and all visible contaminants successfully cleaned, the contractor's lead electrician told the school district representative on-site that the switchboard could be returned to service. He did recommend obtaining and installing a replacement suppressor at a later date, given the fact that this was potentially a long lead time assembly due to the switchboard's age. So that Friday evening, the electric utility crew was directed to re-energize the pad-mounted transformer.
The incident
During the de-energization process (prior to repairing the switchboard), the contractor's electricians had opened the main breaker and all 22 downstream feeder breakers within that assembly. After the utility crew re-energized the transformer, the contractor performed voltage and phase checks at the switchboard connections. The contractor's electricians then closed the switchboard's main breaker and began reclosing the feeder breakers one at time, as school district personnel confirmed appropriate loads were being restored.
During this time, one of the contractor's electricians began reinstalling the front covers on the switchboard service entry section. Just after closing one of the feeder breakers, a fault event resulted in an arc flash, sending a fire and pressure wave that emerged from the switchboard service entry section of the switchgear. The electrician, who was still installing covers, was positioned directly in the path of the blast. However, the large steel cover he was holding in front of his head and torso largely shielded him from the thermal effects of the event. Luckily, he was only knocked down, and suffered minor injuries.
At the time of this event, the utility crew had already closed up the transformer and left the site. The fault event also exhausted fire and a pressure wave into the transformer secondary side compartment, resulting in burning of insulating components, breaching of the transformer tank, and an oil-fueled fire that largely consumed that assembly (Photo 2). The initial fault event on the secondary side of the transformer was possibly terminated by opening of the transformer fuses, and utility primary side protective devices upstream of the transformer eventually opened.
Equipment examination and recovery
Examination of the switchboard after the second event did not reveal any fault damage — only accumulations of soot that were removed by cleaning procedures. The ends of the incoming power cables and their bus connection within the switchgear were found in similar condition. After the school district asked the switchboard manufacturer to inspect this equipment, one of its representatives determined that the assembly condition was satisfactory for short-term return to service. However, he indicated that it would need to be retired as soon as a replacement unit could be manufactured, shipped, and installed.
Examination of the transformer after the event revealed severe fire damage fueled by consumption of the oil tank contents. Observation of the primary and secondary side cable connections did not reveal any indications of significant fault damage. The transformer cabinet doors had been deformed by pressure buildup within the enclosure.
The power cables connected between the transformer secondary side and the switchboard could not be removed by pulling due to the fault damage. Therefore, the conduits and cables were removed by excavation. The removed cables evidenced fault severing and copper conductor melting near mid-length (Photos 3a and 3b). The cables exhibited fire damage to the insulation at the transformer connection ends, and minimal damage at the switchboard ends.
To restore power to the school as soon as possible, the electrical contractor worked overtime all weekend to fully clean the switchboard and replace the underground power cables and conduits. During that time, the utility installed a replacement transformer, and power was restored to the school before Monday morning.
Engineering evaluation
I was retained by the insurance carrier for the school district to evaluate the accident and visited the school the week after the incident. The information documented above is based on statements made by involved personnel as well as photographs taken by the electrical contractor.
The switchboard exterior conditions appeared normal for a 20-yr-old installation, but (for safety reasons) I declined to examine the interior in an energized condition — because it had been exposed to a fault event. Plans were made with the school and the insurance client to perform that exam at the time of planned replacement of the switchboard approximately one month later.
The surge suppressor removed from the switchboard exhibited failure conditions typical of age and accumulated stress from exposure to multiple transient events. The cables and the transformer (inspected at a utility storage yard) exhibited the damage described above.
The equipment conditions observed and reported clearly indicated the event initiated with faulting near mid-length of the power cables while the switchboard loads were being reconnected. I determined that following the initial surge suppressor failure event, the cable insulation was probably in a compromised condition due to a combination of age and exposure to the various transient events, which eventually caused the suppressor failure. I further reported that had the electrical contractor performed insulation integrity testing prior to re-energizing the installation — after recovery from the initial suppressor failure event — the cable's degraded insulation conditions would have likely been detected. This should have led to cable replacement and prevention of the second more severe and dangerous fault occurrence.
The failure to test and then replace the distressed power cables after the suppressor failure led to much more costly damage. This included replacement of the utility transformer, excavation, and replacement of the underground conduits — and eventual replacement of the switchboard. In addition, the electrical contractor was extremely fortunate that one or more of its electricians did not suffer severe arc-flash injuries due to the occurrence of the secondary fault event. This, in part, was due to their failure to fully install all switchboard covers prior to reconnecting loads to the switchboard.
Codes & standards
The specific editions of the codes and standards in effect at the time of the accident include:
- The American National Standard Recommended Practice for Electrical Equipment Maintenance, 2006 Edition (NFPA 70B) indicates that preventive maintenance, including electrical testing of insulation, is the best way to ensure continued reliable service from electrical cable installations. Further recommended is a testing interval of one to three years (reference Chapter 11 and Appendix I).
- The American National Standard for Maintenance Testing Specifications for Electrical Power Equipment and Systems (ANSI/NETA MTS-2007) specifies that low-voltage (600V maximum) power cables in service should be tested for insulation resistance every 36 months. The specification calls for testing the cables for 1 min. at 500VDC (reference Sec. 184.108.40.206.2 and Appendix B).
- The American National Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace, 2009 Edition (NFPA 70E) specifies that current-carrying conductors shall be maintained to conduct rated current without overheating, and their insulation integrity shall be maintained to support the voltage impressed (reference Secs. 210.3 and 210.4). In addition, Chapter 1 of this standard requires a hazard analysis when performing work within the arc flash protection boundary of energized equipment.
During depositions, the electrical contractor's representative stated that the firm did not advise the school district to have electrical tests performed on the cables between the transformer and the switchboard after the surge suppressor failure event. Why? Because they felt the recovery time delay and costs to perform the tests weren't merited. The contracting company did have the test equipment and trained personnel needed to perform those tests.
In rebuttal, an independent experienced electrical contractor (retained as an expert by the school district insurer) testified that the "standard of care" for electrical contractors was to perform insulation resistance testing when circumstances (such as the failed switchboard surge suppressor) indicate the insulation on the incoming power cables may have been stressed. School district maintenance personnel testified that the cables powering this switchboard had never been electrically tested since their original installation; the electrical contractor representative's testimony indicated they were aware of this situation.
The electrical contractor's failure to recommend or perform cable testing was not in accordance with the standardized practices specified in the American National Standards listed above with regard to proper maintenance activities and safety. The lawsuit eventually settled before going to trial, with the electrical contractor and its insurance carrier paying a significant portion of the damage recovery costs resulting from the secondary fault event. These damages were in excess of the original fees invoiced by the electrical contractor.
Lessons learned
Electrical professionals can learn many things from this case. For starters, electrical maintenance contractors in today's environment need to be prepared to completely inspect and test malfunctioning or damaged equipment they are requested to service for any hidden conditions that may affect safety or reliability.
When an electrical fault, transient, or surge occurs, it should be assumed that all current-carrying conductors and insulation systems in the event path may have been distressed, until proven otherwise by appropriate evaluation techniques. If there is a concern that any additional inspection or testing needed to assure that no problems exist may strain the customer's cost constraints, then the contractor needs to fully explain why the additional evaluation is needed. This explanation should include not only the fees for that extra work, but also the possible costs (including safety risks), if a failure occurs due to an undiagnosed weakness in the electrical equipment.
The contractor should not assume any special knowledge on the part of the customer nor expect that customer to request additional evaluation service, even if they have their own staff electricians. If a customer should refuse evaluation work needed to assure equipment safety, then the contractor should document the situation in writing — and refuse to re-energize the equipment if significant hazard potential exists. In situations where life safety is at risk, the contractor may need to involve the local inspection authority for proper resolution.
In the example presented in this article, the electrical contractor failed to take the extra steps needed to assure the safety and integrity of equipment it had been charged with restoring. The testimony of the contractor's employees indicated they were less than fully cognizant of the applicable industry standards addressing the need to verify integrity of electrical cable insulation at appropriate intervals. But instead of taking the opportunity to provide and bill its customer for an additional valuable service, this contractor ended up entangled in litigation that resulted in probable significant negative impact to its bottom line and reputation. The electrical contractor was also fortunate that allowing its employee to perform work in front of an open energized switchboard cabinet did not result in a tragic injury or fatality when the arc flash event occurred.
Shiver is a registered professional engineer in nine southeastern states. He serves as president of the consulting firm Chris Shiver, P.E. LLC in Roswell, Ga. He can be reached at [email protected].


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Bethel College and Seminary
Office of the President
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Ebenezer Baptist Church
401 Auburn Avenue, N. E.
Atlanta, GeorgIa
Dear Doctor King::.
November 8, 1960
We are looking forward to the, privilege of having you on our campus as a guest on
December 1 and trust that you will be able to be here. All of us are sorry for the
renewed controversy that has swirled around you in recent weeks and the personal
inconvenience to which you have been subjected. We trust, however, that it has been
used of God to intensify the Christian spirit you have demonstrated so often in the
past and to make it a more powerful force for righteousness in our land.
As you know, you are scheduled to bring two addresses, on the campus, one to our
full student body at 10:00 a.m. in the morning and the other to an evening audience
at 8:00 p.m. I would assume that both groups will be about the same size. The
evening audience may be somewhat larger because of the influx of friends of the
school to hear you, but this will be offset somewhat by many students who have to
work in the evenings and will need to be absent. On both occasions we anticipate
large crowds. Some years ago I heard you bring your address on "Paul's Epistle
to Twentieth Century Christians" and would be happy if you could bring that again
at the evening occasion with any modifications it may have had through recent
months. The group you will be addressing in the evening is not likely to have
heard this. In the morning you are free to bring us anything that you think would
be helpful to a college audience in the whole field of race relations. We would be
delighted also to plan on having you for lunch on the campus to meet informally
with interested students and faculty members. Then perhaps you can let me know
what other appearances, if any, you might like to work into your schedule during
that day, such as an informal presentation to one of the classes deeply interested in
the Christian approach to the race problem. If you think two appearances and a
luncheon meeting will more than tax your energies, please do not hesitate saying so.
At the same time you might indicate your transportation plans and hotel needs so
that we can make adequate provision for hospitality while you are at Bethel.
Please know of our prayers on your behalf during these critical days and of our
deep concern that the Lord may be pleased to use men like you in helping the
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - Page 2 November 8, 1960
Christian forces of America find an adequate solution to the race problem .
Sincerely in Christ,
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The bike industry, always in search of the next big thing, stumbled upon it a few years ago in the form of hundreds of underground events and races being held on gravel back-country farm roads throughout the Midwest and the Great Plains. These "gravel grinders" are now everywhere. Naturally, so is a new category of bikes specifically built for them — and everything else, it seems. Like road bikes on steroids, gravel grinder bikes are built to go fast and handle abuse, with disk brakes, burly frames, taller handlebars (for an upright riding position), wide tires (for better traction on dirt and gravel) and a design with lowered cranks, a longer wheelbase and slacker head angles (for better long-distance comfort and stability). Not surprisingly, they turn out to be good at just about everything: touring, commuting, riding around town, some mountain biking — and even for cyclo-cross, multi-surface races that use similar but slightly more agile bikes. In short, if you want a go-fast, long-haul, indestructible, any-terrain bike, look at a gravel grinder, even if you're miles from a gravel road.
Bicycle reviews: An article in the June 7 Saturday section comparing new "gravel grinder" bicycles incorrectly listed the website for Giant Bicycle Inc. as www.giant.com. It is www.giant-bicycles.com/en-us/. —
Total package
Giant Revolt 2: The aluminum-framed gravel grinder has a carbon-fiber fork, disk brakes with top-of-the-bar brake levers (in addition to normal hood brakes) and lots of clearance for wider tires.
Likes: Terrific value, safety, style and versatility. The Revolt's top-of-the-bar "sissy" brakes distinguish this bike, allowing you to brake while keeping your hands in the most-used riding position instead of switching to the hoods. The sporty frame design (with lower rear-seat stays) allows clearance for 2-inch-wide 29er mountain-bike tires to handle true off-road riding. The 700-by-35c semi-knobby tires are standard. The 16-speed Shimano Claris drivetrain is low budget but works great and even has helpful built-in gear-indicator windows. With a vibration-dampening carbon-fiber fork and threaded frame holes for front and rear racks, this is a great deal and the best bike of the bunch, even though it is far less expensive than the rest and is at the low end of Giant's three-bike Revolt line.
Dislikes: None
Price: $1,050. www.giant-bicycles.com
Versatile comfort
Specialized AWOL: This steel-framed and -forked gravel grinder has disk brakes and huge tire clearance.
Likes: Super comfortable. I loved the riding position. That's due to three things: a high, short head tube and handlebar (an inch taller than the Giant), which means less bending over; a steel frame, which has more shock-absorption than harsher-riding aluminum tubes; and cushy, extra-wide 700 x 42c tires, which are smooth on asphalt and handle well on gravel. It's versatile too, with huge tire clearance that makes it able to accommodate 2.2-inch-wide 29er mountain bike tires (a bit more than the Giant) and a frame design that allows you to convert the bike to a single-speed or a belt drive. The basic AWOL model has a 27-speed Shimano Sora drivetrain, with a higher-performance 20-speed SRAM X9 in the higher-end AWOL Comp.
Dislikes: No top-bar sissy brakes (like the Giant's), which would add comfort and safety. Also, no carbon-fiber fork (like the Giant and Niner), which would further reduce road shock).
Price: $1,350 (AWOL), $1,950 (AWOL Comp). www.specialized.com
Art on wheels
Niner RLT 9: The aluminum-framed gravel grinder has a carbon fork and disk brakes.
Likes: Beautiful. The flow from the oversized fork into the massive headset is aethetically pleasing, with the look enhanced by hidden-in-the-frame shifter cables that keep the grit out of the shifting system and make for easy setup and low maintenance. The bike's ride is just as smooth. Those interested in electronic shifting will appreciate the built-in seat post wiring port, which will allow you to upgrade to an integrated Shimano Di2 setup.
Dislikes: No sissy brakes (although you can set it up that way, since the bike can be ordered as frame and fork only). The tire clearance is a half-inch narrower than the Giant, which is ironic considering that Niner has previously made only 29er mountain bikes. Unlike the shifter cables, the rear brake cable is not internally routed through the frame. The frame is drilled with only two water bottle bases, not the other bikes' three.
Price: $1,049 (frame, fork, headset and seat collar) and $2,999 for the bike as shown, with a SRAM Force 22-speed drivetrain. www.ninerbikes.com
Racy feel
Kona Rove: The steel-framed and -forked gravel grinder includes disk brakes.
Likes: A great ride due to the natural comfort of steel. Includes front and rear rack and fender mounts, 20-speed SRAM Apex-X9 Type 2 drivetrain, and 700 x 35c tires. Has a slightly more nimble, aggressive feel that might make it a good option for people who want to do some cyclo-cross racing.
Dislikes: No sissy brakes. Rear frame spacing only 11/2 inches (a 42c tire), restricting the bike's off-road capability.
Price: $1,699. www.konaworld.com
Wallack is the author of "Bike for Life: How to Ride to 100."


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The GeoDataPlacemark is the class representing a placemark in Marble, with GeoData classes following kml specification. There are basically 2 kinds of Placemarks: Point Placemarks, and Placemarks containing a Geometry class inheriting GeoDataGeometry.
The MarbleModel provides registration of Placemarks within a GeoDataTreeModel. The tree model stores multiple GeoDataDocument corresponding to the data they hold.
It is used currently by 3 frameworks:
The FileManager performs file reading and then signals that files have been added/removed. It registers its document in the tree model. The role of the FileManager is:
The MarbleRunnerManager is a framework to query external servers for placemarks thanks to Placemark search plugins. The user types the query in the search line of the ControlBox widget, and then the MarbleRunnerManager provides the resulting Placemarks in the tree model.
The PositionProvider class has a document to display the current position, as well as the track stored of past positions. That document belongs in the tree model.
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Hey ladies, it is that time again for another July 2013 Ipsy Bag Sneak peek! You can check my other blog posts listed below for items #1 #2 and #3 for more spoilers! Please comment down below, and let me know out of all four products what you are most excited for! Just to recap so far we have seen a spoiler for the Pop Lip Crayon, The Coola's Face Moisturizer, and Benetint by Benefit. Hope you enjoy the sneak peeks please remember to like and follow, and thanks so much for reading love always Pearlsnheels ❤
Sneak Peek #4:
BH Cosmetics California Collection Eyeshadow Sample
I wonder what colors we will all get! Hopefully this eye shadow palette will be for everyone! 🙂
Sexy hair brand, and is said to be either the beach spray or heat protectant!
I Love when they include hair styling products!
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Please join us Tuesday evening, April 13th, for the opening of the new Southern Folklife Collection exhibit Jimmie Rodgers: The Father Of Country Music, celebrating the music and legacy of Jimmie Rodgers, one of the most popular and influential musicians of the 20th century.
The event starts with a reception at 5:00 PM, followed by a 5:45 talk by Jocelyn R. Neal, author of The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers: A Legacy In Country Music. Dr. Neal will be delivering a talk based on her research, "The Secrets of the Songs: Jimmie Rodgers and His Legacy."
Following the talk, old-time musician Matt Kinman will be performing songs originally popularized by Rodgers and his contemporaries.
The opening event will be held on the 4th floor of Wilson Library on the campus of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and is free and open to the public. Hope to see you there!


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How To Create A Personal Development Plan: Improving Self Esteem
2014 is the year for change. It's time to create a personal development plan and improve your self esteem. It's the beginning of a fresh start and you're no longer the person you were yesterday.
The exciting thing about starting a new year afresh is the fact that you have an excuse to re-invent yourself and become the person you've longed to be. Now is the time.
So what is a Personal Development Plan?
A personal development plan (It has also been shortened to be a PDP or an IDP – Individual Development Plan) is basically a call to action, a written plan to develop new goals and aspirations.
Goals can be for personal relationships, career, work, education, self esteem; in fact whatever it is you want to look at and improve within your life.
PDP's are often used in business with empolyees to make sure they are happy and working towards their targets.
It's interesting though how often in our personal lives, we don't make any plans what so ever, and hope and pray that everything will turn out the best for us.
It doesn't have to be this way any longer. Make a start and begin to write up your own PDP.
How Do I Create My Personal Development Plan?
1. Firstly, think about what exactly you want tobe improved in your life.
What would you like to change? If there are a few things you would like to change, you may want to break it down further into groups of items.
For instance you might have one list is for improvement in self esteem, another is for a healthy body and yet another one may be work related.
Let's go with the improved self-esteem as an example.
You begin by writing "Self Esteem Plan" on one page and underneath add your resource list – what you're going to need to make this improvement. an example might be:
A. Find books on self esteem
B. Find great affirmations to use to promote a healthy self esteem
C. Support person to help me through tough times.
Whatever it is you might need to help you with your esteem, write it down in this list.
2. Next, mark it in the calendar as to when you will begin to work on these ideas. For example;
Wednesday 3-4pm Read books on self esteem
Friday 6pm – 7pm – Practise my affirmations
Monday – 12pm – 1pm – Go out with friend for lunch
No matter how trivial this sounds, write it down. It's all a part of the larger plan.
3. Keep A Journal Of How You're Goals Are Going
A really important step is to start a journal and write in it each and every day. Try not to skip one entry.
This is not only a great idea to look back later and see how far you've come, it's also a place where you can speak safely about your fears.
Write in this journal like no one is watching and will read it. This is your space and your notes. Don't foget to express how you feel as well.
4. Take Action
Write down the steps you will need to take to reach your goals.
For instance, you may want to write down that you will be going out 3 times per week to the gym. Who are you going with? How will you get there? How long will you stay and what will you do?
Write down these in an ACTION PLAN. So you can be sure of what you are going to do and how you are going to do it.
Time To Celebrate!
5. Celebrate Success
Each time you work towards a goal, celebrate it! Give yourself a reward. Take yourself out for a treat.
Go and visit a friend. Do whatever it takes to reward yourself.
Rewards are important. This is a part of the plan to get you where you want to be. Reward times are fun times for you!
Want Your Own Personal Trainer To Keep You On Track Of Your Goals?
Here is one software program that is ideal for your personal development goals. How do I know? I've got one and use it often.
It's called MindZoom and is a great affirmation software program that you can use on your computer to help you achieve whatever it is you want to achieve. And it is all done subliminally!
That's right, you use a software program that you can adjust and set as you would like to play subliminal affirmations to help you with all aspects of PDP's such as weight loss, give up smoking, self-esteem, relationships and more.
Whatever it is you want to achieve, this software program can be like your "buddy" to help you get there faster.
It is $47.00 (at the time of writing this article) and comes with a full money back guarantee too. If it does not do what you would like, simply write to the creators for a money back guarantee! That easy!
Please note that if you do purchase this program, I will be given a small commission fee.
This only helps me to keep researching my work and to be able to offer free recordings each month on my site. I only promote products that I have and that I BELIEVE IN. Otherwise I won't promote them at all.
Not only will you now be able to create a personal development plan, but you will be improving your self esteem as well. Go for it!
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Carlos Avila Gonzalez, The Chronicle
With the annual March Madness college basketball tournament poised to begin next week, employers from sea to shining sea are already cringing in anticipation of the productivity that will be lost as workers obsess over which teams will advance through the NCAA brackets to the national championship game on April 4.
John Challenger, president of the Chicago outplacement firm, Challenger, Gray and Christmas, has tracked this event from year-to-year. He recently estimated that "workers distracted by March Madness could cost employers as much as $1.8 billion in unproductive wages during the first week of the tournament, alone, based on 20 minutes of daily time wasting."
Timing plays a role in this epic of distraction. About half of the 32 games on the first two days of the tournament, Thursday, March 18 and Friday, March 19, are played during business hours.
Technology doesn't help. As Challenger notes, CBS Sports and the NCAA now offer March Madness on Demand over the Web, and last year the service attracted 7.52 million unique visitors, up 75 percent from 4.92 million in 2008 — and Nielson web ratings found that 92 percent of fans who watched games online in 2008 did so from work computers.
A survey on office pools by Spherion Staffing Services echoes the potential cost to employers in lost productivity at a time when firms are focused on cost-containment.
But the survey also found that participation in office pools may have a positive effect on camaraderie and employee morale. "That said, employers that fear time wasted should clearly communicate their Internet usage policy throughout the year, as well as policies related to office pools and gambling," said John Heins, senior vice president of SFN Group, Spherion's parent firm.
The Spherion report also hints at why so many workers take part in annual rituals like picking March Madness winners. "A full 51 percent of workers have won an office pool," the report said. Tough to beat those odds!


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Kind of charming, eh? I swear none of these photos were posed. He has been clutching it for days, and pity the fool who tries to take it away from him.
Here is the precious thing itself (aren't you jealous he found it first?). Shouldn't be too hard to spot as we go about our daily activities:
Hanging out with dad:
Don't touch my spoon, lady.
On a walk:
On the changing table:
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Discover! Simulations
The Atmosphere and Beyond
1. Get Set to Explore
- axis: An imaginary line that passes through Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole; Earth spins on its axis.
- constellation: A group of stars that forms a pattern in the night sky.
- horizon: The line where land and sky seem to meet.
- rotate: To spin or turn.
Building Background
- Review the vocabulary words and their definitions with the class.
- Show the class a globe and ask volunteers to use the globe to show how Earth rotates on its axis. Review the cause of day and night.
- Have students use a U.S. map to locate the two cities featured in the simulation: Boston, Massachusetts, and St. Augustine, Florida. Then have students locate where these cities would be on the globe. Explain that the simulation will show them what the night sky looks like from both of the cities on a particular day of the year. They will compare the positions of some of the stars.
- Review the appearance of these constellations: Ursa Major, which contains the Big Dipper; and Ursa Minor, which contains the Little Dipper. To do this, you may wish to show the picture on Student Edition page D78 or other pictures of constellations in the night sky.
- Write the Discover! question on the board. Encourage students to work in small groups to discuss how to figure out the answer. You may wish to give the hint that the answer is related to the movement of Earth. After three to five minutes, let students share their ideas with the class. Write the ideas on the board to refer to later.
2. Guide the Exploration
- Tell students to launch the Discover! Simulation and to listen closely to the introductory text and to the question. Guide students to realize that the stars appear to circle in the night sky because Earth is rotating on its axis. Let students revise their ideas on figuring out which star doesn't move in the night sky.
- Direct students to choose a location, using the globe in the right corner of the screen, and to watch how the stars move in the night sky.
- Encourage students to use the cursor to identify the Little Dipper in both locations and to watch the stars in this constellation carefully. The star at the end of the handle is the North Star, also called Polaris. It is the star that doesn't move in the night sky in the Northern Hemisphere.
- When students finish viewing Step 2 of the simulation, ask them to identify the star that didn't move. The correct answer is the North Star, also called Polaris. Encourage students to explain how they figured out which star didn't move.
3. Review/Assess
- Review Step 3's Wrap-Up text with the class. Reinforce that the star that doesn't move is directly above the North Pole, which is aligned exactly with Earth's axis.
- Introduce the Extension questions. If necessary, have students return to the simulation to verify that Polaris (the North Star) appears higher in the sky farther north, in Boston, than in St. Augustine, Florida.
- Let students work in small groups to formulate answers. Guide them to understand that a person at the North Pole would be looking 90 degrees straight up at Polaris. Because Earth is a sphere, the angle of the ground changes relative to Polaris; that is why Polaris appears lower in the sky as you go south. At the equator, the plane of the ground is parallel to Polaris, so the star can no longer be seen above the horizon.
If time permits, present children with the following questions:
- Inquiry Skill: Predict Imagine you were visiting Raleigh, North Carolina, which is about halfway between Boston and in St. Augustine. Where would the North Star appear in Boston and St. Augustine? Answer: The North Star would appear lower in the sky in Raleigh than in Boston; it would appear higher in the sky in Raleigh than in St. Augustine.
- Critical Thinking: Synthesize No star is situated directly above the South Pole. Why would this have made navigating more difficult for sailors in the Southern Hemisphere? Answer: They wouldn't have had a pole star to tell them which way was due south; other stars would appear to move.
4. Reaching All Learners
On Level: Visual Learners
Encourage visual learners to make several sketches that show why the North Star does not appear to move in the sky. Their pictures should show the location of the North Star, the location of other stars relative to the North Star, and the Northern Hemisphere.


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REMINDER: Our Annexation Forum is Just One Week Away from Tonight!
REMINDER: South King Media's Town Hall Forum on the proposed annexation of North Highline will be held one week from tonight – Tuesday night, Oct. 2, starting at 7 p.m.
We're putting this on with our sister site The B-Town Blog in the multipurpose room of White Center Heights Elementary School, located at 10015 6th Ave SW, in White Center, just a few blocks east of McClendon Hardware.
The annexation issue will appear on the Nov. 6 General Election ballot.
This free forum is open to everyone, and will be presented in a style similar to the numerous Candidates Forums we've held, run by a neutral Moderator and with proponents of the issue on one side, and opponents on the other.
Panelists, who were just confirmed, will include:
- Judge Judith Eiler
- Barbara Dobkin (President of the North Highline Unincorporated Area Council)
- Jerry Robison (Burien City Councilmember)
- Debi Wagner (Local Activist)
- Mark Ufkes (President of the White Center Chamber of Commerce)
We are still taking questions now from readers such as YOU, which we will consider asking our Pro and Con participants Oct. 2. This is especially relevant for Readers who may not be able to attend our forum, yet still have questions for either side.
So put on your Critical Thinking Cap and come up with some Edward R. Murrow-style insightful, probing inquiries and send them to:
Remember, ballots go out in just a few weeks. The people who will decide Yes or No on annexation are the voters who live in the proposed annexation area, which is essentially that chunk of land just south of the Seattle border, home to around 17,000 people.


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Nokia: What to do with our euro BEELLIONS... Eh, let's spaff some on connected cars
Finns change their minds - to the tune of $100m
Nokia has just announced that one of the things it is going to do with its newly acquired money mountain is to invest $100m of it (€71.7m, £58.9m) in connected cars.
This is a bit of a change of heart for the Finnish firm, which six years ago sold its automotive business to the German VC Novero.
But these are different times and Nokia has been doing some interesting things with its HERE mapping software, which includes the satnav division DRIVE.
The bit of Nokia which is piling in the cash is Nokia Growth Partners, but while the VC part of some companies often has little contact with the rest of the business, NGP is looking for businesses which offer "promising auto tech and local services companies in collaboration with HERE, a Nokia company, to grow the ecosystem around HERE's mapping and location products and services."
After divesting itself of its handset division, which it sold off to Microsoft last year, Nokia has three businesses: intellectual property, mapping and networks & infrastructure. The $700m growth fund looks to work across all of them.
The company quotes Paul Asel, Partner at Nokia Growth Partners: "For the last few years there has been a surge in innovation that has brought technological advances leading to safer, cleaner, increasingly connected, intelligent and more affordable vehicles.
"Vehicles are becoming a new platform for technology adoption very similar to phones or tablets."
Historically Nokia has been pretty acquisitive around mapping, notably with the $8.1bn purchase of Navteq in 2007, but it also dropped an undisclosed amount of cash on 3D mapper EarthMine; slurped route-planning software house Gate5 for a rumoured $250m ; and bought location-based social networking bod Plazes and location services firm MetaCarta in 2008 and 2010 respectively, both for undisclosed sums.
We know who you are, we know where you drive...
"NGP's Connected Car fund underscores that connectivity is rapidly reshaping what is possible in the car environment," said Michael Halbherr, CEO of HERE. "We believe that connected cars equipped with precise location-awareness and sensor data can become powerful devices capable of helping drivers make sense of the world around them.
"With more than 25 years of experience in creating automotive grade maps for the automobile industry, we look forward to working with promising companies in NGP's new fund to create a whole new class of services that keep drivers safe and connected."
Areas where the growth fund is particularly looking to invest are smart travel, consumer services, systems and enablers.
Under the smart travel banner, it looks to car sharing, ride sharing, taxi booking, routing and ticketing. The consumer services include insurance, entertainment, local real-time services, driver assistance, points of interest and coupons, The systems branch of the investment is looking to fund innovations in the areas of intelligent driving, driver assistance, sensors, UI, telematics, security safety and communications while the targeted services and enablers are connectivity, fleet management, analytics, advertising, mapping, payments and asset tracking.
The fund is typically looking at investing sums of between $5m and $15m into companies which have shipping products and revenues of a few million dollars.
One area where the mobile industry often has issues is that its technology goes from cool to stale in 18 months. A car takes twice that time to get from concept to ship and then spends between five and 10 years being sold. The 17-inch touchscreen in the electric five-door liftback Tesla model S might be the height of technology today, but before the model is replaced, it is going to look distinctly eight-track.
Longer-term issues of supporting the old technology in the field will also be huge. Getting a new camshaft for a 1935 Lanchester Light Six isn't as taxing as finding a Motorola MicroTac to go with your 1989 Ford Scorpio. ®


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Integrated nanophotonics devices for high-bandwidth, ultra-low energy photonic data links
Integrated nanophotonics devices for high-bandwidth, ultra-low energy photonic data links offer solutions to the increase in energy consumption from computation and communication systems that has come with the rapid growth of information technology in the 21st century. Data transmission starts to consume even more energy than data processing in microprocessors, servers and data centers due to resistive losses and RC delay in electrical interconnects. Optical interconnection, on the other hand, does not have bandwidth limit or resistive losses as its electrical counterpart, thereby providing an idea solution to high bandwidth, ultralow energy data links. Our research aims to integrate nanophotonic devices monolithically on silicon chips to achieve electronic-photonic synergy, combining the merits of photons in data transmission with electrons in data processing. Recent research focuses on low-temperature (<450C) integration of nanophotonic devices such as photodetectors and photonic modulators with back end of line (BEOL) CMOS technology.
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I tripped over the body of Dusty Routt sometime after 10 o'clock on the evening of October 19. . .
The New York Times bestselling author cooks up a knockout treat featuring the irrepressible caterer Goldy Schulz.
Goldy Schulz has a lucrative new gig, preparing breakfasts and conference room snacks for a local law firm. It's time-consuming, but Goldy is enjoying it—until the night she arrives to find Dusty, the firm's paralegal, dead. The poor young woman also happens to be Goldy's friend and neighbor, and now Dusty's grieving mother begs Goldy to find out who murdered her daughter.
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