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Digging to America
"Digging to America succeeds on many levels - as a satire of millennial parenting, a tribute to autumn romances, and most important, an exploration of our risible (though poignant) attempts to welcome otherness into our midst." (Atlantic Monthly)
"Handling time with a light touch, Tyler creates many blissful moments of high emotion and keen humor while broaching hard truths about cultural differences, communication breakdowns, and family configurations. This deeply human tale of valiantly improvised lives is one of Tyler's best." (Booklist)
Two families, who would otherwise never have come together, meet by chance at the Baltimore airport: the Donaldsons, a very American couple, and the Yazdans, Maryam's fully assimilated son and his attractive Iranian wife. Each couple is awaiting the arrival of an adopted infant daughter from Korea. After the instant babies from distant Asia are delivered, Bitsy Donaldson impulsively invites the Yazdans to celebrate: an "arrival party" that from then on is repeated every year as the two families become more and more deeply intertwined. Even Maryam is drawn in, up to a point. When she finds herself being courted by Bitsy Donaldson's recently widowed father, all the values she cherishes - her traditions, her privacy, her otherness - are suddenly threatened.
A luminous novel brimming with subtle, funny, and tender observations that immerse us in the challenges of both sides of the American story.
Digging to Americaに寄せられたリスナーの声
- Everett Leiter
- 2006/08/20
Life in transition
If you (or someone dear to you) has ever felt like a permanent outsider in another culture, you are sure to find this book fascinating. By coincidence, two families happen to meet at a Baltimore airport. They are both there for the same reason. Each is adopting a baby arriving on a flight from Korea. One family is mainstream American (the Donaldson-Dickensons) and embraces multiculturalism, even if somewhat clumsily and offensively at times. The other family (the Yazdans) are Iranian-American. The baby's grandmother, Maryam Yazdan, is attractive, stylish, and somewhat elusive. She, in particular, seems caught between trying to blend in and not wanting fully to blend in with aspects of American culture that might make some of us cringe. Each character in the story presents with a unique predicament around the theme of cultural transition: Maryam's son, born in America, but uncertain about Iranian customs; the two babies, each brought up aware of their Korean origins, but minimally interested in that fact; garrulous Bitsy Dickenson (or is it, Donaldson?) who embraces her child's Korean birth and welcomes the Yazdans' Iranian background with occasionally overbearing curiosity; etc. This is a warm, sometimes funny novel about all kinds of transitions, including growing up and growing old. Like most of Anne Tyler's writing, "Digging to America" is effortless to read (or listen to). She seems keenly to have observed her characters, rather than to have invented them. Blair Brown's reading is superb.
- Kassie
- 2007/02/01
A Must Read
I loved this book! Once again Anne Tyler has written a wonderful and engaging novel. Definitely one of her best.
- Book and Movie Lover
- 2006/05/31
Enjoyable Listen!
This was an enjoyable audiobook. Starts off in an airport, where two young American couples are meeting their adopted Korean baby girls for the first time. One couple is of Iranian descent while the other is very "American". Their chance meeting leads to annual reunions which eventually lead to a close friendship between the families. The book wanders through cultures, through life stories and through time, often going back and forth in an easy way which entertains and offers insight into the lives of the characters and into their cultural heritage. It's an easy listen, relaxing and good for a rainy weekend.
- Amazon Customer
- 2015/09/17
Strong Ending
Last chapter made this occasionally slow moving novel seem worthwhile. Good characters but story sometimes lagged.
- Diane
- 2006/05/25
Tyler is in top form
As a longtime fan of Anne Tyler, and a former 15 year resident of Baltimore, I found her latest volume her best in many years. With a light, observant style, she explores a variety of engaging themes: adoption, modern parenting, assimilation, cultural identity and American-Iranian culture. Her wry asides about Baltimore neighborhoods and middle class culture are always a treat. Blair Brown captures the Iranian phrasing and lilt beautifully too, so it's a pleasure to listen to.
- Kindle Customer
- 2006/05/09
Warm and Charming
As a lover of all of Anne Tyler's books I probably have a predisposition coming in but I felt this book was wonderful. The characters are so real and believable. Blair Brown's reading really makes the story come alive. I didn't want it to end.
- Maureen Darmanin
- 2011/02/23
Loved It!
When I read some of the reviews of this book, I wondered if the reviewers had listened to the same book I had. I enjoyed it as much as any of the other Anne Tyler books I've read/listened to. Blair Brown did an excellent job with the narration.
- 2011/02/13
The immigrant experience
Interesting that this book generates such divergent reactions. I was one of the people who enjoyed it and found the characters and their day-to-day lives realistic and, in the end, touching. I recognize that, at times, it was a bit trite, but the struggle to fit in to a strange culture and to make real friendships with people across cultural lines was, for me, quite convincing. I also thought the narrator did an excellent job, including the names and words in Persian (not that I could judge their accuracy).
- Carl Smith
- 2009/09/11
did not get into this one
I read the other reviews and generally agree that the characters didn't become important to me but that if I were going through cultural changes, the book would probably mean a lot more.
I just wonder if Tyler's characters are sometime too real for me -- the normal stuff of daily life and relationships but not people who make me think or wonder about things. I loved the Accidental Tourist but that might have been because George Guidall narrated it exceptionally well.
- Diane
- 2006/08/05
Usually my favorite author
Although it was OK, I found Digging to America disappointing when compared to other books by Ann Tyler such as A Slipping Down Life or Accidental Tourist. Her strength is the depth of her characters. You feel you know them personally. The characters in this book seemed shallower and although her stories are usually not as strong as her characters, this story was weaker than her norm to me.


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are you interested in specific technical comments?
I think DIRECT implies other things but i can't think of anything to change it to
Perhaps you want to mention the point that double is acting with the same precision as a float but presumably is there in case double is added with full precision in the future.
It's almost as bad as things like 'proper time'... but I can live with DIRECT - makes sure people read your documentation I'll let you know if I find any actual issues with it rather than me nitpicking


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On View: February 14 - June 30, 2005
The historic fate of two separate groups of people, Jews and African Americans, distanced by a span of three millennia, are linked together through the artistry of Leslie Golomb Hartman and Louise Silk. These two renowned fiber artists have created a series of quilts depicting the linked story of a Jewish slave-owning family, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Lyons Moss, and their runaway slave boy. The inescapable parallel between the Jewish Exodus from Egypt, as related in the Passover Haggadah, and the flight to freedom experienced by the boy are visually linked with symbolic images and text.
The artists, using actual motifs from historic quilts sewn by slave women and indicating the route to safe houses along the underground railroad, also borrow text from the Haggadah, patterns from contemporary African trade textiles, and the recognizable form of the matzah. The use of mid-nineteenth-century silhouettes to depict the family members, is echoed by the recurring profile of the boy.
Hartman and Silk have received numerous awards for their collaborative work, including the Art of the State Award, given by the State Museum of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Fellowship in Crafts for 2002. Their work has appeared extensively in diverse publications.
For a PDF of the exhibition catalog, please see click here.
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Museum One West 4th Street (between Broadway and Mercer Street) Manhattan, New York
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Museum Hours: Mondays- Thursdays, 9 am - 5 pm; Fridays, 9 am - 3 pm; Selected Sun., 10 am - 2 pm, Oct. 3, 17; Nov. 7, 21; Dec. 5, 19; Jan. 9. Admission: Free. Photo ID required, www.huc.edu/museum/ny. Curated Tours for reporters/editors, group tours, and additional information: (212) 824-2205


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|"The Great Global Warming Swindle" on Google Video
|Are you green? How many flights have you taken in the last year? Feeling guilty about all those unnecessary car journeys? Well, maybe there's no need to feel bad.
According to a group of scientists brought together by documentary-maker Martin Durkin, if the planet is heating up, it isn't your fault and there's nothing you can do about it.
We've almost begun to take it for granted that climate change is a man-made phenomenon. But just as the environmental lobby think they've got our attention, a group of naysayers have emerged to slay the whole premise of global warming.
The Great Global Warming Swindle
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Police: Underage drinkers found on Elkin candidate's property
DA declined to charge candidate, juveniles
A total of 15 juveniles were detained by the Elkin Police Department on Sunday, Sept. 8 after a 911 call alerted authorities to an alleged underage drinking party.
Police responded to 357 Ivy Circle in Elkin at 12:57 a.m. where they witnessed an alleged party in progress on the property.
The property address is the residence Jeffrey Eidson. According to the Surry County Board of Elections, Eidson is a candidate running for Elkin's Board of Commissioner position in November.
"It was determined that several of the juveniles had been drinking (alcohol)," said Captain Kim Robison of the Elkin Police Department.
"The 15 juveniles were detained and turned over to their parents at the scene," said Robison.
Robison confirmed that Eidson was home during the party, but was inside the house. The teenagers gathered on the side and rear corridor of the property.
Police did not know how the party developed, how many attendees originally attended the party, or if any minors had left the party after consuming alcohol.
Captain Robison said all of the guests were invited to the scene and had not crashed the party.
According to the captain, the kids would not say where the alcohol came from and the Eidsons did not know how the alcohol was provided to them.
No charges were filed against the property owner.
"We did not have any direct evidence to prove that the homeowner willfully and knowingly provided alcohol to minors," said Robison.
No charges were filed against any of the juveniles.
According to Robison, the responding officer did not feel that turning the minors over to the juvenile detention center was in the best interest of the minors.
"State law allows discretion for an officer at the scene in these matters. It was determined that turning over the kids to their parents was best. That was done," said she said.
Robison also indicated that the case was presented to the district attorney's office.
"Prosecution was declined," she said.
The names of the juveniles involved in the incident were not released. State law protects the privacy of juveniles charged with a crime unless they are 16 years of age or older.
Calls to Jeffrey Eidson's residence and to the district attorney's office were not immediately returned.


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NEW YORK — Electronics retailer Radio Shack plans to close as many as 1,100 stores — or nearly 20% of its locations.
The company said Tuesday that the closings will leave it with more than 4,000 stores, including 900 operated as franchise locations.
Radio Shack also reported that sales at stores open at least a year fell 19% in the last quarter, which included the important holiday shopping period. It blamed the drop on traffic declines and weak sales of mobile devices such as cell phones. Its net loss in the period roughly tripled.
Radio Shack has one of the largest footprints of any U.S. retailer, with about 5,200 locations in the United States. Company filings say that more than 90% of the U.S. population lives within about a five-minute drive of a Radio Shack location.
It has 27,500 employees worldwide. The number of jobs that will be lost in the store closings was not disclosed, nor were the locations.
Radio Shack has also publicly admitted its current stores are out of date and in need of a massive overhaul. Its Super Bowl ad this year was a self-deprecating acknowledgment that its stores are stuck in the 1980s.
Brick-and-mortar retailers, especially those in electronics such as Radio Shack and Best Buy have faced particularly tough competition from online retailers such as Amazon in recent years. Shoppers are likely to engage in a practice known as "showrooming" in which they go to a brick-and-mortar store to look at a product, but then purchase it online, generally at a lower price. Best Buy is also in the process of closing stores as part of its own cost-cutting effort.
Shares of Radio Shack plunged more than 20% in premarket trading on the news.


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In 2009 and 2010, the Public Archaeology Facility conducted intensive excavations in downtown Binghamton, at what is now the Binghamton Intermodal Transportation Terminal.
In 1938, a Greyhound Bus terminal was built over the remains of a block of buildings dating from the late-19th and early- 20th centuries. Asphalt parking lots covered the site.
When the city of Binghamton wanted to update and renovate their bus terminals, and turn them into the Binghamton Intermodal Transportation Terminal, archaeologists from PAF were brought on site to investigate the archaeological remains that were to be disturbed. Archaeologist Maria O'Donovan, PhD., led the team.
Several features were uncovered during excavations, including privies. The artifacts from one of these privies are currently being analyzed in our laboratory. Today, lab assistant Erin G. carried on with the ongoing analysis of this project.
PAF has been doing a lot of urban archaeology in Binghamton, New York. Maria O'Donovan and our laboratory staff have spent several years working on the analysis of these sites in downtown Binghamton, such as BITT, and Binghamton Mall (which is now the location of the Binghamton Downtown Academic Center) . Today, Maria spent much of the morning doing research at the Broome County Clerk's Office, to find out more about the people who lived at the BITT site from historic deed documents.
The results of another one of these large urban projects – the Binghamton Mall Site – was the basis of an exhibit on display at the Roberson Museum called "Our Invisible Past: The Archaeology of Everyday Life." This exhibit was part of our efforts to bring the results of our excavations to the public.
Some of the artifacts from this excavation are now on display at Binghamton University's Downtown Academic Center, which was built over the site. In addition to displaying the artifacts, the locations of the features from the site were incorporated into the floor design in the new building; the exact location and size of the features were represented on the floor of the building's lobby to give the public a way to conceptualize the layout of the site.


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Ram Makes a Truck for the Boss to Drive
The top-of-the-line Ram Laramie Longhorn Edition truck is aesthetically silly, says Dan Neil, but there's one highly competent hauler beneath the bling.
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Students Selected for Prestigious Wright Scholar Program
Five students will spend their summer working directly with professionals in the Air Force Research Laboratory as part of the Wright Scholar Research Assistant program. The select program is a paid internship that gives students the opportunity to work at the AFRL and participate in workshops, lectures and tours of STEM related jobs.
Phillip Hawthorn '17, Jasmine Hughes '18, Katie Kohnen '18, and Stephen Leik '17 are participating in the program for the first time. Austin Fuchs '17 is returning for a second year.
"I will be working in the GRILL (Gaming Research Integration for Learning Laboratory,)" Hawthorn said. "I am looking forward to learning about the project that my group will be working on throughout the summer."
Leik will also be in the GRILL.
"The section I will be in relates to what I will be studying in college," Leik noted. "This is because it has to do with engineering; I want to major in mechanical engineering which needs some knowledge in all parts of engineering."
"I am going to work in the Human Performance Wing," Kohnen shared. "I'll be working with a biochemist who has done work with drug interactions, effects on medicine at high altitudes, and genetics."
Hughes said, "I will be working in the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate section this summer."
Fuchs will be returning to the Aerospace Engineering section for a second year.
"I felt I learned a lot last year and decided I wanted to learn more," Fuchs said.
CJ has been well represented in the Wright Scholar Research Assistant program in the past with eight students being selected in 2016 and seven in 2015.
"I am most looking forward to gaining experience and becoming more comfortable with the technology used in genetic research," Kohnen reflected. "Having a formal internship will allow me to see inside the careers within the Human Performance Wing."
Hughes added, "I am looking forward to applying what I have learned in my chemistry and Project Lead the Way engineering classes to the research I will be doing this summer."
"I am looking most forward to learning more about engineering through the Wright Scholar Research Assistant program this summer," Leik shared. "I am glad to have the opportunity to be in this program."
You can learn more about the Wright Scholar Research Assistant program here.
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Most of you know that I think Seattle has a great bus system. Buses here work for me because:
1) I have spent time learning the routes I use regularly, and
2) I do advance research to figure out how to get places I've never been before.
Buses here don't necessarily work for:
1) Tourists.
2) People like Jonathan Kauffman, Seattle Weekly writer and newbie Seattleite. (Brad from First Hill, a former newbie Seattleite, sent me this essay Jonathan wrote about Seattle's buses.)
Jonathan thinks Metro should have a comprehensive system map that is easily available at major bus stops.
But every time I want to get on a bus, I have to call Mama Metro to tell me which one to take–there's no way for me to get to know the city on my own terms or my own time. All I need, I've been telling anyone who dares offer help to a guy staring up at a bus stop with bewilderment and rage on his face, is a good map: just a street map of Seattle with the bus lines printed on them. That's it. Portland, Vancouver, and New York have them. You can pick up a street/bus map at every El stop in Chicago or find one posted at every major bus stop in San Francisco. Never felt lost in those cities.
I do, too.
Metro's current system map is reasonably useful for figuring out which routes go to which parts of the city, but it's not easily available, and it doesn't include most street names (key for effective navigation).
What do you guys think? Does Metro need a more extensive system map, or are you happy with Trip Planner and the maps at stops and in schedules?


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Newtown victim Daniel Barden's father reacts to warrants
NEWTOWN -- Just over three months after Adam Lanza killed Mark and Jackie Barden's 7-year-old son, Daniel, 19 other first-graders and six adults when they should have been safe in school, Mark Barden saw enough in the warrants unsealed Thursday to reinforce his primary mission.
"That this guy in less than five minutes was able to shoot off 154 rounds" is reason enough to ban high-capacity magazines, Barden said of Lanza, who in a few minutes on Dec. 14, 2012, unleashed one of history's worst school massacres at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
If a gun owner can't hit what they need to with a 10-round clip, they probably shouldn't be shooting, Barden said.
"I cannot fathom a valid argument for the existence of 30-round magazines, and ... the evidence" contained in the warrants "certainly supports it," said Barden, a professional musician -- a guitar player -- who lives in Sandy Hook.
For the most part, the information contained in the warrants, aside from some added detail, "was common knowledge," said Barden.
Why talk?
Barden said he does it to keep the issue in front of people so it eventually will result in change that will make what happened at Sandy Hook on Dec. 14 less likely to happen in the future.
He said he never gets tired of people telling him how sorry they are for what happened.
"What would really hurt would be if people forgot about it" and returned to their normal lives and let the issue -- changes in society to make some future Dec. 14 less likely to occur -- fade away, he said.
"If this doesn't do it, I don't know what will," Barden said of the current moment and the opportunity that exists for change. The image of 20 children and six adults gunned down by someone who shot his way into the safety of their school, painful as it is, "is an image that people need to think about," he said.
And while changes in the law to better regulate guns are among the things Barden hopes for, they are not the only thing.
He also hopes to see changes in the way mentally ill people are treated and a removal of the stigma attached to seeking mental health treatment.
After reading the warrants, "I think there's ample evidence that this individual was deeply troubled and I think his mother could have made other choices in terms of how to spend time with her son," Barden said.
But people suffering with mental illness shouldn't need to feel embarrassed about seeking treatment, he said.
"People are not ashamed to say, 'I'm seeking treatment so that my heart can be healthy,'" Barden said. "Why can't we say, 'I'm seeking treatment so that my head can be healthy?'"
From the warrants and from everything else he knows, "I think that this kid was allowed to exist in such isolation," Barden said.
In an odd way, that makes him think of his late son, Daniel, who was known even during the short time he spent in school, for befriending the kids who might otherwise have been alone or on the fringes, Barden said.
"When I think about the stories they tell about this kid's life -- the shooter's life -- and how reclusive and isolated he was ... it makes me think that my son, Daniel, who was killed by him ... if he noticed someone that was sitting alone, he made an effort to go over ... and comfort him and sit with him," he said.
It makes him wonder whether, had Adam Lanza known someone who acted "in the spirit of what my little Daniel was known for doing," things might have turned out differently.
"So I can't ignore this connection between this kid, who it seems was so isolated for so much of his life, and my son," Barden said.
Barden's niece in Maryland has set up a Facebook page as a memorial to Daniel Barden, called "WWDD," or "What Would Daniel Do."
"It's nothing more than a simple platform to promote" Daniel's message of kindness, Mark Barden said.
The page, which as of Thursday night had 18,258 "likes," is at www.facebook.com/WhatWouldDanielDo.
"If we can influence a little positive message in our culture through that site, that would be great," Barden said.
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Things to Keep in Mind When Designing Your Steering SystemFiled under Tech Tips
We receive a lot of the same questions and hear from customers who are experiencing the same problems when designing and installing their steering system. To help identify and answer some of these issues, we've compiled a list with the proper solutions regarding column installation, column electric and wiring issues, clocking and installing the canceling cam and horn functionality, and universal joint installation.
Steering Column Installation
- Incorrect Column Angle - When the angle of the column going through the firewall or floorboard is not taken into consideration, it can affect the entire steering system. The biggest effect will be in your steering linkage (universal joints and intermediate shafts). With a column at an incorrect angle, it can cause binding due to extreme angles, which can turn a relatively simple two u-joint system into a three or four u-joint setup. Inside the vehicle, an incorrect column angle can affect driver comfort by having to constantly adjust the tilt position of the column. In extreme cases, the column can be out of position and alignment with the dash, causing the driver to have to "short arm" or fully extend their arms to drive.
- Incorrect Column Length - Ordering the correct length steering column can make or break the way a car feels. Having a column that is too long inside the car can affect driver comfort and make them feel cramped or crowded while driving. If it's too long and goes through the firewall too far, it can cause extreme angles and cause binding in the universal joint system. Along the same line, a column that is too short and does not extend far enough through the firewall will interfere with the ability to properly connect and engage the steering linkage.
Column Wiring
- Connecting the Wire Harness - One of the most common errors happens when someone is replacing a stock OEM steering column. They will remove the factory original column without verifying the wire colors and what they relate to in their vehicle's electrical system. Customers sometimes incorrectly assume that their car is original and the previous owner did not modify the wiring or electrical system. Taking a couple of minutes to verify what color wire operates front and rear turn signals, brake lights, horn function, etc. will save you a lot of headaches when you install and wire in a Flaming River column. All of our columns come with a 4-1/4" GM wiring connector and a wiring diagram. We also sell a female wiring connector kit to adapt any existing wiring harness to the wiring plug on a Flaming River column.
- Erratic Electrical Problems - An improperly grounded column can cause the horn and turn signals to work erratically or not at all—especially in fiberglass bodied vehicles. Checking to make sure the column is grounded, or attaching a ground strap from the column to the vehicle chassis will often eliminate this issue.
- LED Lighting - When using a LED style lighting for your turn signals and brake lights, a standard flasher can not be used. LED style lights do not pull enough to cause the flasher to open and close the circuit. A special LED flasher must be used for correct turn signal operation.
Clocking the Canceling Cam
- Properly Clocking or Timing the Canceling Cam - The canceling cam has two functions: First, it acts as contact for the horn and second, cancels or turns off the turn signals as the steering wheel comes back to the straight-ahead position after a turn. When the canceling cam is not clocked or timed properly, the turn signals will not cancel (turn off), or they will cancel too quickly. To properly clock or time the canceling cam, look at the top of the column as if it were the face of a clock. On the canceling cam itself, there is a stem that sticks up approximately 1.5" - imagine this stem as the hour hand on a clock and place it approximately at the 10:30 position (between 10 and 11). This will ensure that the turn signals cancel every time.
Universal Joint Installation
- Dimpling the Steering Shaft - The most common error made when installing a universal joint is not dimpling the steering shaft. The ends of the set screws provided with the universal joints have a cupped point and do not sit flush on a flat surface. If the shaft is not dimpled, the set screw may feel tight, but will eventually loosen itself with use and will result in play in your steering system. By dimpling the shaft, you increase the clamping force of the set screw, allowing it to "bite" into the surface and creating a tight fit between the universal joint and steering shaft.
- Installing the Universal Joint - One of the most common errors made when installing a universal joint is putting too much shafting into the yoke. On any universal joint, you only want about 7/8" of shaft in each end of the yoke—this will place the shaft flush with the yoke itself. Too much of the shaft through the yoke can cause interference with the bearing cross in the center of the joint, which will make it feel like the joint is binding up. Note: Always use red thread locker on the set screws to ensure that they do not loosen from road vibration.
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The DLM3000 builds on Yokogawa's oscilloscope legacy with new features focusing on quality, flexibility, and usability to increase our users' productivity and meet the advanced needs of today's mechatronics designs. Integrating the latest in touchscreen operation, solid-state storage, and high speed signal processing, the DLM3000 enhances productivity by providing clean signals, extensive processing, and ease of operation. The DLM3000 touchscreen oscilloscope provides productivity at your fingertips.
Yokogawa is committed to measurement quality, and the DLM3000 features lower residual noise, extensive voltage ranges and a variety of real-time lowpass filters to ensure the fidelity of your signals.
Channel count and memory depth options combined with optional Power Math and serial bus features including major automotive buses ensure an oscilloscope can be configured for a variety of needs.
The combination of a touchscreen with a traditional panel of oscilloscope controls allows users to seamlessly transition, while communication and storage options make it easy to access large data sets.
Observe fine details captured by the completely redesigned analog front end, offering lower volts per division settings down to 500 μV/div and lower residual noise. Select one of 14 real-time low pass filters to reduce noise displayed on-screen and stored in memory. Four-channel models include a selectable 8 bits of digital input for capturing mixed signals. Push a single button to change channel four into an 8-bit digital analysis channel for a total 11-channel mixed-signal oscilloscope.
Long memory is standard with 12.5 Mpoints (repeating acquisition) or 125 M (single interleave) to capture cause and effect relationships. Options up to 50 M / 500 Mpoints are available. Choose a 2-channel or 4-channel model to meet your technical and budgetary needs. Select from 200, 350, or 500 MHz bandwidth to capture the fast transients of your systems. Add Power Supply Analysis or Serial Bus options to get more done inside the instrument without the added step of an external PC.
Gigabit Ethernet and USB 3.0 data transfers are standard, making it easier to work with large data sets. Optional internal 60 GB SSD stores more waveforms than ever. The faster internal communication rates enable higher memory and faster update rates so you never miss a signal. Switch seamlessly between tapping, pinching and dragging the touchscreen or using the precise, tactile hardware controls so you can personalize the interaction that's best for you.
Save time by performing on-board measurements. Twenty-nine common waveform parameter measurements are included. Automated measurement of up to 30 simultaneous measurements is available to provide more insight directly inside the instrument.
An independent zoom processor rapidly zooms into data even at the maximum of 500 Megapoints. Dual zoom makes it easy to see events separated in time, choose specific input channels to display, and even auto scroll forwards or backwards in time. Zoom Search finds edges, patterns, pulsewidths, or timeout conditions for easier location of interesting data.
Perform up to 2 simultaneous FFT functions, using the current waveform or a running average.
A new completely digital triggering system enables lower timing jitter and improved vertical level accuracy for precise response. Trigger modes available include:
Determining cause and effect relationships is a daily task for design and validation phases of mechatronics projects. To provide the necessary extensive data sets, Yokogawa oscilloscopes take advantage of the large internal storage to retain data from previous capture events. Because the actual waveform data is stored, these events are available for browsing, visualization, measurement and searching using the History feature. Up to 100,000 previous captures are available depending on the record size and sampling rate.
Displaying the History List shows all available captures with timestamps. Click on any entry to display the data on the screen for interaction.
When visualizing all captures in history memory, it's easy to see an outlier waveform. Using the search box and the touchscreen, it's easy to draw search conditions directly on the waveform and isolate the occurrence.
The search box (white box) is used to isolate signals falling within its boundaries, making it easier to deal with thousands of data sets simultaneously. Here, two glitches are highlighted for Search.
Now the List view shows only the two waveforms matching the Search results, allowing the user to locate them in time or perform further measurements.
Single measurements are very informative, but many projects require statistical measurements across a large data set. The DLM3000 can also perform measurements across the entire history memory, providing statistical analysis of maximum, minimum, mean, and standard deviation. For inspection of unusual measurements, the List function displays all values, indicating maxima and minima with arrow symbols, and tapping or selecting any measurement opens that historical data set for further observation.
Executing History Statistics reveals the maximum, minimum, mean and standard deviation of all calculated measurements. Count displays the number of waveforms evaluated.
The Power Analysis option enables automatic calculations for Safe Operating Area (SOA), I2t and Switching Loss. The switching loss feature automatically detects switching cycles and relevant regions of switch mode power supply (SMPS) signals to calculate several parameters.
Communication between electronics control units (ECU's), sensors and actuators is especially important to ensure proper vehicle performance. Rapidly troubleshoot and validate popular automotive serial buses with CAN, CAN FD, LIN, SENT and CXPI options. Simultaneously plot physical layer and decoded data, search for specific data values or use data items as a trigger condition. Yokogawa's proprietary auto setup function analyzes the input signal and complicated trigger / decode settings such as bit rate and threshold level are done automatically. This feature not only saves time but also is a very powerful feature that allows you to start parsing quickly even when bit rates and other signal conditions are unknown.
List view displays the timestamp and the data of each packet within the capture, and clicking on any packet immediately zooms into that packet for inspection. This is especially important when combined with Yokogawa's long Time/Division capabilities, when numerous frames are visible on a single screen.
SPI, UART and I2C options are also available for general purpose and consumer device communication applications.
Up to four serial buses can be configured and inspected simultaneously, for systems integration and complex control schemes.
The totally new CPU platform of the DLM3000 is equipped with Gigabit Ethernet and USB 3.0 (file transfer) as standard communication interfaces, handling data faster than ever. For example, DLM3000 is 10 times faster at saving to internal storage and about 10 times faster when transferring to a PC (when SSD internal storage and USB 3.0 file transfer are used).
Get answers faster, even with large data sets.
For full model information and available options please download the brochure.
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|500 MHz
|4 / 3 + 8-bit logic
|500 MHz
|350 MHz
|4 / 3 + 8-bit logic
|350 MHz
|200 MHz
|4 / 3 + 8-bit logic
|200 MHz
Four-channel models feature switchable fourth channel that converts into an 8-bit logic analyzer input with a push of a button.
Passive Probe, 600Vp, 500MHz, 10:1, 10MΩ, 1.3m
Supplied standard with DLM3000/DLM5000.
Passive Probe, 400Vrms, 500MHz, 10:1, 10MΩ, 1.3m, 'Miniature Passive Probe' w/ accy kit.
Optional probe for DLM3000/DLM5000 series.
Can also be ordered as a substitute for the standard probe when ordering DLM3000 series.
Passive Probe, 1000V(DC+ACpeak) CAT II, 200MHz, 10:1, 10MΩ, 2.5m.
For use with DLM3000/DLM5000 series.
Not for use with CAT III or CAT IV measurements
Passive Probe, 1000Vrms, 400MHz, 100:1, 50MΩ, 1.2m, 'Mini'
For DL1700, DLM2000, DLM4000, DL/DLM6000,DL9000 and SB5000.
See also 701945 for 250 MHz version of this same probe.
Passive Probe, 1000Vrms, 250MHz, 100:1, 50MΩ, 3.0m, 'Mini' with extra-long 3m lead. Compatible with DL1700, DLM2000, DLM4000, DL/DLM6000, DL9000 and SB5000. See also 701944 for 400 MHz version of this same probe.
Differential probe powered by Yokogawa Digital Oscilloscopes, ScopeCorders, external power supply or internal battery.
Differential probe powered by internal battery.
Differential Probe, 12Vp Differential, 30Vp Common-Mode, 500MHz, 10:1, 100kΩ, w/ built-in power cable (LEMO lead)
Bandwidth: DC to 100 MHz (-3 dB)
The 701922 is a 10:1 Differential Probe rated at 20Vpeak differential voltage input and 60Vpeak Common-Mode input with 200MHz bandwidth (-3dB). This probe is recommended for CAN bus and can be used with virtuallly any oscillscope with an internal 50Ω termination or use the external 50Ω 700976. This probe is powered via a built in pig-tail LEMO lead. This probe can be powered with Yokogawa scope option /P2 or /P4, or an external power supply 700938-3-D or 701934-D. The probe is supplied with one each pinchers, B9852MF black and B9852MG red and a 50cm ground extension.
The PBDH1000 (701924) is a 25Vp Differential Probe powered by the Yokogawa Probe Interface. This probe can be used only with the Yokogawa DLM2000, DL6000, DLM6000, DL9000, and SB5000 series oscilloscope.
High Voltage Differential probe powered by Yokogawa Digital Oscilloscopes, ScopeCorders, external power supply or internal battery.
The 701927 is a 50:1 or 500:1 high voltage (1400V peak) probe with extended bandwidth covering DC to 150MHz, This probe provides a balanced differential input, to be used with oscilloscopes with single-ended inputs (1 MΩ Input Impedance). This probe works with DLM2000, DLM4000, DL6000, DLM6000, DL9000 and SB5000. This probe is conveniently powered by the Yokogawa Probe Interface.
Active Probe, 10Vp, 900MHz, 10:1, 2.5MΩ / 1.8pF, 1.5m, FET Probe w/ LEMO power pig-tail
Frequency bandwidth: DC to 50 MHz
Maximum continuous input range: 5 Arms
Functions with Digital Oscilloscopes, ScopeCorders and other waveform measuring instruments.
Frequency bandwidth: DC to 120 MHz
Maximum continuous input range: 5 Arms
Functions with Digital Oscilloscopes, ScopeCorders and other waveform measuring instruments.
Current probe front-end powered, recognized automatically and adjust zero position from the operation of the DLM2000, DLM3000, DLM4000, DL6000/DLM6000, DL9000/DLM9000 and SB5000 series.
Current probe front-end powered, recognized automatically and adjust zero position from the operation of the DLM2000, DLM3000, DLM4000, DL6000/DLM6000, DL9000/DLM9000 and SB5000 series.
Current probe powered by Yokogawa Digital Oscilloscopes, Scopecorders or external power supply.
Current probe powered by Yokogawa Digital Oscilloscopes, Scopecorders or external power supply.
A power supply for current probes, FET probes, and differential probes. Supplies power for up to four probes, including large current probes.
The B9852MJ cable supplies power to the 700924, 700925 and 701921 differential probes* from the DL probe power con-nectors. (The probe power option is re-quired on the DL unit.)
* Cable only works with newer 700924, 700925 and 701921 probes that indicate "6VDC or 9VDC"at the probe input power connector.
Improve switching-loss measurements by eliminating skew. The 701936 Deskew Correction Signal Source accommodates both clamp-on current probes and through-type 'CT' Current Transformers.
701988 (PBL100) Logic Probe
100 kΩ input resistance, toggle frequency of 250 MHz
Attached to the tips of logic probe (701988 or 701989) or mini-clips (B9852CR), the IC clips can be used to clip contiguous 0.5-mm pitch terminals. A total of 10 clips are included.
Logic probe accessory kit for use with 701989.
A clip set designed for 701937, 701938, 701939, 701943 (PB500) and 700939
For 701937,701938, 701939, 701943 (PB500) and 700939.
1000 Vrms-CAT II, 1.8 m long
Safety BNC(male) to safety banana(female) use in combination with 701959, 701954, 758921, 758922 or 758929.
Set contains one black and one red clip
1000 Vrms-CAT II
2 pieces (red and black) in 1 set
Connected to the 758933, 758917, or 701901
Length: 0.3m
Applicable for DL750/DL750P, SL1000, SL1400
Connected to the 700929, 701947
Maximum input voltage: 1,000V (DC + ACpeak)
Length: 0.26m/0.3m/0.4m
Applicable for DL750/DL750P, SL1000, SL1400
Set contains one black and one red clip.
1000 Vrms-CAT II.
This DC block can be used to remove the DC component from an incoming signal. Use this block if you want to remove bias voltage from reaching the PBL5000 probe.
Adapters for fitting a 4mm banana plug to a fork terminal. Set contains one black and one red clip. 1000 Vrms-CAT II.
Rated at 300 V. Attaches to the 758917 test leads. Sold in pairs.
Rated at 1000V. Attaches to the 758917 test leads. Sold in pairs.
A set of 0.8m long red and black test leads, used in combination with a pair of optional 758922 or 758929 alligator-clip adapters.
Two adapters to a set for 5 A current
(screw-fastened type using B9317WD)
Screws for B8200JQ, D-SUB connector
A clip set designed for the 700988, 700960 and 701940 probes.
The B9852HF contains the following eleven(11) kinds of accessories: Insulation cap, IC cap, BNC adapter, Rigid tip, Spring tip (Ø: 0.80 mm), Spring tip (Ø: 0.38 mm), Ground spring, Adjustment tool, Pincher tip, Standard ground lead, Color coding rings. PBL5000.
BNC-BNC 1m. For connection to simultaneously measurement with 2 units, or for input external trigger signal.
BNC-BNC 2m. For connection to simultaneously measurement with 2 units, or for input external trigger signal.
A 1 m long BNC-alligator clip cable.
Use only for circuits having voltage levels no greater than 42 V.
Applicable for DL750/DL750P, SL1000 & SL1400
A subassembly of 1.2 m long test leads with alligator-clip adapters.
Use only for circuits having voltage levels no greater than 42 V.
Applicable for SL1000 & SL1400.
This cable is used to connect an external device, however, do not use this cable for purposes other than DL750/1600/1700/1700E/7400 GO/NO-GO judgement.
BNC-Banana-jack (female) adapter. Use for circuits having voltage levels no greater than 42 V.
Banana-plug (male)-BNC adapter. Use for circuits having voltage levels no greater than 42 V.
T-adapter for BNC connectors. Use for circuits having voltage levels no greater than 42 V.
For 701937, 701938, 701939, 701943 (PB500) and 700939.
Quantity of 1 unit: 10
For 701937,701938, 701939, 701943 (PB500) and 700939 Standard accessories include: Adapter, red wire (3), black wire (3)
Safety-terminal-binding-post adapter. Use for circuits having voltage levels no greater than 42 V.
For conversion between BNC and female banana plug
Applicable for DL750/DL750P, SL1000 & SL1400.
Using a probe stand with a flexible arm and heavy base to hold and stabilize probes can simplify circuit board testing.
Quality paper for the DLM2000 /DLM4000 /DL850 /DL6000 /DL9000 and DL750
Three pockets are provided for storing accessories and the user's manual.
Soft Case for Accessories
This training module covers the following topics:
The Yokogawa DLM3000 oscilloscope features a brand-new computing platform and available power supply analysis functions.
The DLM3000 Automotive Serial Bus features can display up to four simultaneous serial buses and decoded data.
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I can't believe how amazing you look! I am 33 weeks and I feel like a giant hippo! I have been making list and I feel like every time I have things checked off, I suddenly have a new list- LOL! This is my first so I may be a little, umm...frantic :)ReplyDelete
You look so beautiful. I'm amazed at how productive you are while being so pregnant! You're a superwoman! Congrats on being almost there. xo, rvReplyDelete
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TLC Suspends Show, But Blasts Jon Gosselin's Cease-and-Desist Order
The network says it is "deeply disappointed at his continued erratic behavior"
On the heels of news that Jon Gosselin is trying to shut down production of Kate Plus 8, the network that made him famous is firing back with claims that his latest legal move is purely in his own self-interest.
RELATED: Jon Dropped from Jon & Kate Plus 8
"We are aware of Jon Gosselin's recent statements, and remain deeply disappointed at his continued erratic behavior. He and the family were shooting as recently as last Friday, without incident, and his latest comments are grossly inaccurate, without merit and are clearly opportunistic," TLC said in a statement to PEOPLE. "Despite Jon Gosselin's repeated self destructive and unprofessional actions, he remains under an exclusive contract with TLC. Direct filming of the children has been currently suspended, pending further conversations between both parents."


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Government, academic and private-sector cybersecurity experts are establishing a research agenda they hope will affect America's developing cybersecurity approach.
Government, academic and private sector cybersecurity experts met last month at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) headquarters to establish a research agenda that may affect America's developing cybersecurity research approach.
The Cyber Security Research Alliance (CSRA) and NIST hosted a two-day workshop on April 4th and 5th in Gaithersburg, Md., focused on addressing the threats and vulnerabilities in technology that supports critical infrastructure operations like the country's food, power and communications networks.
The alliance has collaborated with NIST, a division of the U.S. Department of Commerce, since 2012 to help organizations in multiple sectors prioritize their own threat research and mediation tactics. The workshop was the latest step in that mission.
"It's the beginning of the beginning, and clearly, what we hope to come out of this workshop will be an agenda and identification of high priority initiatives that could be undertaken in the research arena to address these barriers to cybersecurity that exist in legacy systems today," said Lee Holcomb, CSRA president.
The collaborators hope to publish their agenda by the end of May. From there, members from academia and the public and private sectors will help define specific actions that adhere to that agenda. Neither Holcomb nor any of this colleagues told Government Technology about any specific actions on that agenda, as those details were still in development.
"How we do that is still somewhat ill-defined and will evolve during the year," Holcomb said.
The CSRA's cybersecurity strategy seems to be evolving even as the White House inches toward a coherent strategy of its own for national cybersecurity, a process that hasn't gone smoothly so far. President Obama was compelled to issue an executive order on cybersecurity earlier this year after Congress failed to pass its own legislation in 2012, but some media outlets argue that the order is vague. Most recently, the House of Representatives passed another cybersecurity bill, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), on April 18, in spite of White House threats to veto it for being too invasive. But just days ago, the Senate said it wouldn't even consider the legislation.
No one from the CSRA spoke of the political implications of the agenda, but they feel that the government is making good progress in the cybersecurity area.
"I think there've been some very good steps put forward in terms of a long-term research agenda by the government," Holcomb said. "What we bring to the table is an industry perspective on that agenda."
Their agenda promotes public-private collaboration for greater security among all sectors -- a relationship that at least one government participant favors.
"These complex, IT-driven systems pose unique security challenges that will only be met through the combined effort of the commercial, academic and government sectors," said Chuck Romine, director of NIST's Information Technology Laboratory in a CSRA press release.
These "complex, IT-driven systems" include self-driving cars, smart buildings, advanced manufacturing systems and intelligent medical devices — all controlled by technology that's vulnerable to hacking and corruption if it's not properly secured.
But unfortunately, many of these machines aren't designed with security in mind, and they've been outpaced by software's rapid evolution, and the evolution of the malware that threatens it.
"There's a huge spectrum of systems out there, from very simple sensors to large control systems. In general, they tend to have very long lives," said Ron Perez, a founding member of the CSRA. "There's this huge legacy base out there. They haven't been designed with the current threats in mind either."
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Former space shuttle pilot Bill Oefelein, famous for being the man at the centre of the romantic rivalry between troubled astronaut Lisa Nowak and air force officer Colleen Shipman - which led to the astonishing nappies, mace and car-park fracas sensation of 2007 - has suffered a mishap at the controls of a small floatplane in Alaska, according to reports.
The AP, quoting federal aviation officials, reports that Oefelein was piloting a six-seat Cessna 206 floatplane on 15 September when it came down in some alder bushes near Judd Lake, some 50 miles from Anchorage, the largest city in Alaska. None of the three people aboard the Regal Air craft were hurt, but the plane was damaged and an official investigation is underway.
Oefelein has an impressive record as a pilot, as a graduate of the US Navy's famous "Top Gun" fighter school and a qualified test pilot before being selected to fly the space shuttle. He went into space as pilot of the shuttle Discovery in 2006.
However the dashing stick-jockey had a complicated personal life, reportedly enjoying the affections of fellow astronaut Lisa Nowak - while she was still married to a brother navy flyer - and then US air force captain Colleen Shipman simultaneously, perhaps concurrently with those of his then wife.
Matters came to a head in 2007 when mother-of-three Nowak made a non-stop transcontinental road odyssey to intercept Shipman in a Florida airport car park. There she squirted pepper spray at the younger woman through the window of her car before Shipman made good her escape and police intervened.
The cops later stated that Nowak had made her trip wearing space nappies in order to avoid the need for restroom breaks, had mounted her attack disguised in a wig, sunglasses and a trench coat, and had been packing a knife and a hammer in addition to her pepper spray.
Nowak's representatives vigorously denied that she had worn nappies, at one point contacting the Register to point out that none had been seized as evidence in the case. The astronaut's lawyer has stated that nappies seen by police in the astronaut's car had actually been normal child-size ones, not astronaut ones, and that they had been worn by Nowak's children as the family fled Hurricane Rita over a year before the car park incident. At that point her youngest would have been four years old, according to a speech Nowak gave to a Catholic girls' school in 2006.
The ensuing legal proceedings dragged on for some time, with Nowak eventually agreeing to a plea bargain which saw her sentenced to two days' jail - already previously served - a year of supervised probation, community service and anger management classes. She and Oefelein were both drummed out of the astronaut corps, and Oefelein subsequently left the US Navy to settle in Alaska with Shipman, now his wife.
The circumstances of last month's Cessna crash are as yet unclear, though the AP reports that federal officials were impressed at Oefelein's skill in setting the plane down with passengers unhurt. However it is also reported that the aircraft had stalled prior to the crash, and that no problem with its engine have been found by investigators. Nonetheless no blame is being attached to Oefelein's handling of the plane as yet.
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Tyrepower is an industry leader in tyre retailing and associated automotive services. We offer the best brands, expert advice and the most competitive prices in the Australian market
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The Tyrepower group was established in Australia in 1977.
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I am a new immigrant plan to arrive U.S in june for the first time ( in san francisco)and want buy health insurance before travel.
I have some question about your plans.
thanks for answers:
1- Is difference between a traveler and an immigrant? because it is first travel i dont have green card yet?I want buy PATRIOT PLATINUM AMERICA plan.
2-If i get sick is it possible to bring me back to my home country in IRAN?Is the plan include that?
3-Is it important where i buy it online?for example from INSUBUY.COM or IMG site directly?
4-With choosing express mail ( 20$ is price)could i receive insurance card within 3 weeks in Iran?( DHL works here)
6-How i can find international providers?In search page for international providers(First Health network) need enter an ID that i dont have yet. my travel is from DUBAI and LONDON . How can i sure about that?although i am not old(34 years old)and have pass a full clinic health examination in immigration process but want know exactly what happen for example i get stomachache.
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by Mirwais Harooni and Jessica Donati
KABUL/KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Afghanistan's presidential election closed on Saturday amid relief that attacks by Taliban fighters were fewer than feared for a vote that will bring the first-ever democratic transfer of power in a country plagued by conflict for decades. It will take six weeks for results to come in from across Afghanistan's rugged terrain and a final result to be declared in the race to succeed President Hamid Karzai.
This could be the beginning of a potentially dangerous period for Afghanistan at a time when the war-ravaged country desperately needs a leader to stem rising violence as foreign troops prepare to leave.
"Today we proved to the world that this is a people driven country," Karzai, wearing his trademark green robe and a lambskin hat, told his nation in televised remarks.
"On behalf of the people, I thank the security forces, election commission and people who exercised democracy and … turned another page in the glorious history of Afghanistan."
One of the eight candidates will have to score over 50 percent of the vote to avoid a run-off with his nearest rival.
Thankfully, the Taliban threat to wreck the vote through bombings and assassination failed to materialise, and violent incidents were on a far smaller scale than feared.
Turnout was seven million out of 12 million eligible voters, or about 58 percent, according to preliminary estimates, election commission chief Ahmad Yousuf Nuristani told reporters.
That was well above the 4.5 million who voted at the last election in 2009 which was marred by widespread fraud.
"I am here to vote and I am not afraid of any attacks," said Haji Ramazan as he stood in line at a polling station in rain-drenched Kabul. "This is my right, and no one can stop me."
The United States could point to the advance of democracy in one of the world's most violent countries as a success as it prepares to withdraw the bulk of its troops this year.
It has spent $90 billion on aid and security training since helping Afghan forces to topple a strict Islamist Taliban regime in 2001, but U.S. support for Afghanistan's fight against the Taliban has faded.
When the last election was held, the Obama administration had viewed Afghanistan as the "good war" – unlike Iraq – ordering a 'surge' of over 60,000 additional soldiers to be deployed.
Yet as U.S. troops get ready to go home, the Taliban threat and uncertainty over neighbour Pakistan's intentions leave the worry that Afghanistan could enter a fresh cycle of violence, and once again become a haven for groups like al Qaeda.
During Saturday's election, there were dozens of reports of minor roadside bombs, attacks on polling stations, police and voters. In the eastern province of Kunar alone, two voters died and 14 were wounded, while 14 Taliban militants were killed.
Interior Minister Umer Daudzai said nine policemen, seven soldiers, 89 Taliban fighters were killed in the past 24 hours across the country, adding that four civilians were also killed.
Dozens died in a spate of attacks in the preceding weeks. A veteran Associated Press photographer was killed and a senior correspondent of the same news agency was wounded on Friday when a policeman opened fire on the two women in the east as they reported on preparations for the poll.
Most people had expected the election to be better run than the chaotic 2009 vote that handed Karzai a second term.
The constitution barred Karzai from seeking another term. But, after 12 years in power, he is widely expected to retain influence through politicians loyal to him.
Former foreign ministers Abdullah Abdullah and Zalmay Rassoul, and former finance minister Ashraf Ghani were regarded as the favourites to succeed Karzai.
More than 350,000 Afghan troops were deployed, guarding against attacks on polling stations and voters. The capital, Kabul, was sealed off by rings of roadblocks and checkpoints.
In the city of Kandahar, cradle of the Taliban insurgency, the mood was tense. Vehicles were not allowed to move on the roads and checkpoints were set up at every intersection.
Hamida, a 20-year-old teacher working at a Kandahar polling station, said more than a dozen women turned up in the first two hours of voting and added that she expected more to come despite the threat of an attack by the Taliban.
"We are trying not to think about it," she said, only her honey-brown eyes visible through her black niqab.
Raising questions about the legitimacy of the vote even before it began, the election commission announced that at least 10 percent of polling stations were expected to be shut due to security threats, and most foreign observers left Afghanistan in the wake of a deadly attack on a hotel in Kabul last month.
In some areas of the country voters complained that polling stations had run out of ballot papers. The interior ministry said six officials – including an intelligence agent – were detained for trying to rig the vote, and elsewhere several people were arrested for trying to use fake voter cards.
If there is no outright winner, the two frontrunners would go into a run-off on May 28, spinning out the process into the holy month of Ramadan when life slows to a crawl.
A long delay would leave little time to complete a pact between Kabul and Washington to keep up to 10,000 U.S. troops in the country beyond 2014.
Karzai has rejected the pact, but the three frontrunners have pledged to sign it. Without the pact, far weaker Afghan forces would be left on their own to fight the Taliban.
The election is a landmark after 13 years of struggle that has killed at least 16,000 Afghan civilians and thousands more soldiers. Nearly 3,500 members of the U.S.-led coalition force have died since deployment in the country over a decade ago.
Karzai's relations with the United States became increasingly strained as Afghan casualties mounted. He also voiced frustration with Washington over a lack of pressure on Pakistan to do more to stop the Taliban based in the borderlands.
Although his departure marks a turning point, none of his would-be successors would bring radical change, diplomats say.
"Whether the election will be the great transformative event that everybody expects is, I think, delusional." Sarah Chayes, a South Asia expert at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace told a media briefing on the eve of the vote.
(Additional reporting by Hamid Shalizi in KABUL and Sarwar Amani in KANDAHAR; Writing by John Chalmers and Maria Golovnina; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore) Reuters


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Planning Your Vegetable Garden
Spring is upon us, so it is time to start planning your vegetable garden. Vegetable garden planning may feel like an overwhelming job but it can be made easier by following this helpful advice.
Why Grow Vegetables
Starting a vegetable garden at home is an easy way to save money -- that $2 tomato plant can easily provide you with 10 pounds of fruit over the course of a season. It also gives you the pleasure of savoring a delicious, sun-warmed tomato fresh from the garden. In almost every case, the flavor and texture of varieties you can grow far exceed the best grocery store produce.
Plus, growing vegetables can be fun. It's a great way to spend time with children or have a place to get away and spend time outdoors in the sun.
Deciding What to Grow
It's best to start small with your first garden. Many gardeners get a little too excited at the beginning of the season and plant more than they need -- and end up wasting food and feeling overwhelmed by their garden. Keep in mind that vegetables such as tomatoes, peppers, and squash keep providing throughout the season -- so you may not need very many plants to serve your needs. Other vegetables, such as carrots, radishes, and corn, produce only once so you may need to plant more of these.
Determining How Much Space You Need
Once you know what you want to plant, you can figure out how much space your garden will need. Keep in mind that you don't need a large space to begin a vegetable garden. If you choose to grow in containers, you don't even need a yard -- a deck or balcony may provide plenty of space.
Picking the Perfect Spot
No matter how big your vegetable garden is, there are three basic requirements for success:
- Full sun. Most vegetables need at least 6-8 hours of direct sun. If they don't get enough light, they won't bear as much and they'll be more susceptible to attack from insects or diseases.
- Plenty of water. Because most vegetables aren't very drought tolerant, you'll need to give them a drink during dry spells. The closer your garden is to a source of water, the easier it will be for you.
- Good soil. As with any kind of garden, success usually starts with the soil. Most vegetables do best in moist, well-drained soil that's rich in organic matter (such as compost or peat moss).
Testing Your Soil
It's best to test the soil before you begin digging. Check drainage by soaking the soil with a hose, waiting a day, then digging up a handful of soil. Squeeze the soil hard. If water streams out, you'll probably want to add compost or organic matter to improve the drainage.
Next, open your hand. If the soil hasn't formed a ball, or if the ball falls apart at the slightest touch, the soil is probably too sandy. (Add organic matter to improve sandy soil.)
If the ball holds together even if you poke it fairly hard, you have too much clay in your soil. (Organic matter improves clay soil, too.) But if the ball breaks into crumbs when you poke it, your soil is good to go as is.
Digging Your Beds
Loosen your soil before you plant. You can either use a tiller or dig by hand. Once the soil has been loosened, spread out soil amendments (such as compost) and work them into the soil. Avoid stepping on freshly tilled soil as much as possible. Otherwise, you'll be compacting the soil and undoing all your hard work. When you're done digging, smooth the surface with a rake, then water thoroughly. Allow the bed to rest for several days before you plant.
Choosing Varieties
Once you start picking out varieties, you'll probably notice that the possibilities for a vegetable garden are endless. There are thousands of tomato varieties alone! When selecting varieties, pay close attention to the description on the tag or in the catalog. Each variety will be a little different: Some produce smaller plants that are ideal for small gardens or containers, others offer great disease resistance, improved yields, better heat- or cold-tolerance, or other features.
Once you narrow your choices to types of vegetables, pick two or three varieties that seem promising. That way if one variety doesn't perform well, you'll have other plants to make up for it. Next year, grow the best performer again, and choose another to try.
Care and Feeding
Most vegetables like a steady supply of moisture, but not so much that they are standing in water. About an inch of water per week is usually sufficient, provided by you if Mother Nature fails to come through. Water when the top inch of soil is dry. For in-ground crops, that may mean watering once or twice a week; raised beds drain faster and may require watering every other day.
Weeds compete with your vegetables for water and nutrients, so it's important to keep them to a minimum. Use a hoe or hand fork to lightly stir (cultivate) the top inch of soil regularly to discourage weed seedlings. A mulch of clean straw, compost, or plastic can keep weeds at bay around larger plants like tomatoes.
Fertilizing your crops is critical to maximizing yields. Organic gardeners often find that digging in high quality compost at planting time is all their vegetables need. Most gardeners, however, should consider applying a packaged vegetable fertilizer, following the directions on the box or bag. Don't apply more than recommended as this can actually decrease yield.
This is what it's all about, so don't be shy about picking your produce! Many vegetables can be harvested at several stages. Leaf lettuce, for example, can be picked as young as you like; snip some leaves and it will continue to grow and produce. Summer squash (zucchini) and cucumber can be harvested when the fruit is just a few inches long, or it can be allowed to grow to full size. The general rule: If it looks good enough to eat, it probably is. Give it a try. With many vegetables, the more you pick, the more the plant will produce.
Resources: BHG.com, eHow, Squidoo, vegetablegardeningtips.com, mastergardeners.org


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Address: 451 Colony DriveNeighborhood: Farm ColonyAsking: $369,000Assessment: $392,900Year Built: 1976Size: 3,298 finished sq. ft., 500 unfinished sq. ft.Land: 2.07 acresCurb Appeal: 8 out of 10Listing Agent: Erin Garcia, Loring Woodriff Real Estate Associates - 434-981-7245
A Google search of Farm Colony, Stanardsville, VA produces a link to an article that calls the area "Greene County's best-kept secret." For those who aren't in on that secret, here's the skinny:
Farm Colony was purchased as a working farm in 1976. Of the 285 acres, 95 were allocated for homesites, 70 were retained as a mountain preserve with horseback and hiking trails, and the remaining 120 held the farm operations, which continued as a cooperative after the sale. There are 48 lots and approximately 20 families living in the development now, with each homeowner being granted a share in the farm and assisting in the upkeep of the roads and buildings.
The post-and-beam house at 451 Colony Drive dates back to the inception of the cooperative, but wears its age well. The log exterior is complemented by the wood floors, exposed beams and soaring ceilings inside. An entry leads to the living room, which is flanked on one side by a brick fireplace with raised hearth and on the other by double sliding doors that afford a stunning mountain view.
The floor plan is mostly open with a cased opening leading from the living room into the combined kitchen and dining area where sliding doors open onto a new rear deck and offer views of the rabbit hutch and turtle habitat in the backyard.
Located at the far end of the house off the kitchen, the master bedroom has two closets, lots of windows, and plenty of built-in storage. An attached office, which could double as a nursery, and bathroom complete the master suite. At the opposite end of the home sit two additional bedrooms and a shared hall bath.
Pull-down stairs offer a surprise– a fully floored and insulated attic with a large window that allows lots of light and helps ventilate the area. This space is perfect for storage and has even been used as a guest room in a pinch.
The laundry facilities are in the basement, along with a one-car garage, lots of shelves for storage, a full mother-in-law apartment with separate entrance, and an attached greenhouse/solarium.
The grounds are enhanced by a koi pond, several carefully tended gardens and a number of specimen trees including mulberry, oak, hickory, walnut, pecan and dawn redwood.
Those looking for glitz and glamour won't find it here, where the emphasis is on function rather than fashion. The bathrooms are small and feature single vanities and the kitchen, despite its stainless appliances, tile floor, and flat-surface cooktop, lacks the sleek finishes many of today's buyers have come to expect.
But this isn't Glenmore; it's Farm Colony, where the houses complement rather than compete with the natural beauty of the surrounding landscape. The focal points out here are the bee hives, fishing ponds, stables, chickens, goats, geese, alpacas and the community garden.
There's not a lot of turnover in this community; the last residential listing traded in January, 2011. Though there are several lots available for purchase, this is the only existing home currently on the market in Farm Colony, and it certainly has a unique appeal. For those who hanker for farm life without the concomitant costs and responsibilities, what's not to like?
Twice a month, a brave local seller invites the Hook in for a candid, warts-and-all review. Email to schedule yours today.


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City considering duplex regulations
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- Published on 09 February 2012
The Mount Vernon City Council will be considering allowing duplex housing in residential areas at a Tuesday, Feb. 14 meeting. The council discussed several options at its last workshop, but did not come to a final decision. See the details in the February 9 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald.


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Optimizing Codons
Building weighted items for the Knapsack through codon variation of the TetA gene led to Foundational Advances
Characterizing Cre/Lox
Foundational Advances were made as 11 novel lox sites for Cre recombination were built for randomly choosing Knapsack objects
Measuring Gene Expression
Design and construction of a Knapsack biological computer required Foundational Advances in the measurement of gene expression
iGEM Davidson – Missouri Western 2010:
Foundational Advances in Biology and the Knapsack Problem
The Davidson/Missouri Western multidisciplinary team is using synthetic biology to address a mathematical problem in Escherichia coli. Specifically, we are addressing the Knapsack Problem, an NP-complete problem that asks, "Given a finite number of weighted items, can one find a subset of these items that completely fills a knapsack of fixed capacity?"
In our design, weighted items are represented by versions of TetA genes that confer measurably distinct levels of tetracycline resistance. We have altered the codons of the wild type TetA gene, optimizing and de-optimizing several segments of the coding sequence. Each TetA variant is coupled with a distinctive fluorescent gene, and each pair of genes is flanked by lox sites. In the presence of Cre protein, the lox mechanism either inverts or excises the coding sequence, yielding different combinations of expressed TetA variants. An expressed variant corresponds to an item being placed in the knapsack. Over-expression of TetA results in cell death, which represents exceeding the capacity of the knapsack. Under-expression of TetA causes the cells to stop growing due to tetracycline in the growth medium, which represents not completely filling the knapsack. Surviving cells correspond to cells within a certain range of TetA production and the fluorescence tag allows for comparative measurement within this range.
The team is also working to develop software tools relevant to the specific project and applicable to projects in the wider synthetic biology community.
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Luke Bryan Reacts to Being Chosen as Blake Shelton's ACMs Co-Host
The ever-humorous Luke Bryan once again displays his confidence and tongue-in-cheek humor as he reacts to being chosen as Blake Shelton's co-host for the 2013 Academy of Country Music Awards, replacing the lovely Reba McEntire. While no one could ever replace our favorite redhead, we can see lots of laughs ahead as Bryan takes the microphone.
Bryan hilariously documents his reaction to being the ACM's choice in this must-see video, found at ACMCountry.com. The clip shows Bryan seated in a lavishly-decorated office, attired casually in a black t-shirt and baseball cap. The country star explains why the ACMs made a great decision, all while maintaining a straight face amidst his obvious jesting.
"I kind of feel like the ACMs really knew what they were doing when they chose someone like me," Bryan says. "Someone well-spoken, from the south, someone that's maintained their country roots."
At the end, he showcases some witty one-sided banter, saying he will be able to "pick Blake up … keep the show rolling for when it may be slipping away from him!" Before he signs off, he grins broadly saying, "Good job ACMs!"
If that doesn't make you excited for the 2013 ACMs, we don't know what will. We'll be glued to the television screen on Sunday, April 7, with our popcorn in-hand, ready for a night full of laughter.


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Wow, my AVR ATtiny USB tutorial here I got featured in Hack a Day! Motivated by the influx of readers, I decided to find out how to make a USB HID (human interface device) mouse.
V-USB examples already contain an example of this, so I digged in to see what is different in
usbconfig.h compared to the one we finished in my tutorial. It seems only a few things need changing:
USB_CFG_HAVE_INTRIN_ENDPOINTneeds to be set to have an additional endpoint
USB_CFG_INTR_POLL_INTERVALset to 100 ms instead of 10 in template
USB_CFG_IMPLEMENT_FN_WRITEis not needed, nor is …FN_READ (define both to 0)
- Device ID and name need to be changed. I'll just use the same ID as they did
USB_CFG_DEVICE_CLASSis set to 0, not 0xff
USB_CFG_INTERFACE_CLASSset to 3 instead of 0
USB_CFG_HID_REPORT_DESCRIPTOR_LENGTHdefined to match the structure's length
That's it! So here are the defines I changed:
#define USB_CFG_HAVE_INTRIN_ENDPOINT 1 #define USB_CFG_INTR_POLL_INTERVAL 100 #define USB_CFG_IMPLEMENT_FN_WRITE 0 #define USB_CFG_IMPLEMENT_FN_READ 0 #define USB_CFG_DEVICE_ID 0xe8, 0x03 #define USB_CFG_DEVICE_NAME 'M', 'o', 'u', 's', 'e' #define USB_CFG_DEVICE_NAME_LEN 5 #define USB_CFG_DEVICE_CLASS 0 #define USB_CFG_INTERFACE_CLASS 3 #define USB_CFG_HID_REPORT_DESCRIPTOR_LENGTH 52
OK. So what about
main.c? Turns out the changes are rather straightforward:
- Report descriptor is defined for our HID device, outlining a simple mouse status report
- The described struct for the report is implemented
- Make the device to respond to a few required request
- In the main loop, when ever USB interrupt is ready, send our report buffer
That's actually it. The V-USB example uses a nice 10.6 fixed point sine and cosine to draw circles with the mouse, but I chose to have some erratic motion with a pseudo-random number generator. Note that with a bit of extra motion and erratic mouse clicks, you could really drive a user insane!
You can find the complete main.c (as well as usbconfig.h and the schematic) from this project zip file and study the
usbHidReportDescriptor (just a string of numbers) and
usbFunctionSetup() (really straightforward) on your own, but here's the "meat" of the code – report structure and new main function inner loop:
typedef struct{ uchar buttonMask; char dx; char dy; char dWheel; } report_t; // ... int main() { int rand = 1234; // initial value // ... while(1) { wdt_reset(); // keep the watchdog happy usbPoll(); if(usbInterruptIsReady()) { // if the interrupt is ready, feed data // pseudo-random sequence generator, thanks to Dan Frederiksen @AVRfreaks // http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_congruential_generator rand=(rand*109+89)%251; // move to a random direction reportBuffer.dx = (rand&0xf)-8; reportBuffer.dy = ((rand&0xf0)>>4)-8; usbSetInterrupt((void *)&reportBuffer, sizeof(reportBuffer)); } } }
Thanks for reading! I might do a USB keyboard tomorrow, so I do recommend checking back soon or subscribing to the RSS feed. :)
Update: I didn't make a USB keyboard tutorial after all, but opted instead to make a USB password generator. However, I recently stumbled upon this nice post that covers USB keyboards with V-USB and Arduino, so it might be worth to check it out: