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qwert wrote:i belive that i find best option ,who are accepted for high and low ranked players,and give chance to everybody. Alos i belive that have enough support to be submited. To be implemented, well i not decide that,these decide lack,and other high ranked MOds. If you have some sugestions,please post, so wecan discused.
qwert wrote:"and another point, its not likely to base this on a real over the month earned rank points,m because this would mean players would intentionally try to loose poins, so a reset is the only thing that could work."
i dont quite understand what you mean with these?
"Now there is only 1 way I see this working and that is in a tournament. A fixed amount of players, maybe even a fixed amount of games, but then we have this already and it is rewarded by the GA award!"
Tournament? how you think to create tournament for 20000 players, to be fair competition? Dont forget ,for these MVP tittle, everybodu need to have equal chances to compete.
If you read first page ,first post, mine idea,its that everybody start equal, with equal rank,and equal number of points, its hard to find any other option who will give chance to everybody. If some people want to farming, then they all ready farming in all other medals.
LB Ninja wrote:Would it be possible to say have a group of 5 or so mods that only deal with this? A group that can vote at the end of each month, and decide If the person on the top of this list deserves the medal or not? Most players have a general idea of what would be considered farming but not technically against the rules of "farming". I think this would be a great Idea and new thing for CC if we could come up with a system to correctly give this achievement away.
SirSebstar wrote:this suggestion is not perfect. it should not be implemented as such. I do like the base idea, but then more thought in how to set this up should be taken... in short, this suggestion should not pass into reality
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Fourier Analysis [MA4064] - SS 13News Timetable Course Material People Fourier series and the Fourier transform play amazingly many different roles in maths, science, and engineering: they are
- powerful tools in solving mathematical problems which seem unrelated to Fourier analysis (e.g., to solve partial differential equations),
- output data of interest in their own right (experimental X-ray images are essentially optical measurements of Fourier transforms, and the human ear essentially Fourier-decomposes acoustic signals),
- important paradigms of more general concepts (such as diagonalizing transformations of differential operators in functional analysis, or decomposing maps into group homomorphisms in algebra and number theory)
- and even a basic part of fundamental models (they underlie the notion of ''momentum'' in quantum mechanics).
Newsback to top
- 25.09.2013: The repeat exam will take place on Friday, 27.09.2013 from 14:00 to 15:00 in MI 02.08.020. Please be on time.
- Please bring a photo identification, your student identification and black or blue pens (pencils, red and green pens are not allowed).
- The use of any means of help is not permitted. In particular, you may not use any written notes, textbooks or electronic means of help (calculator, mobile phone, notebook,...).
- 07.08.2013: The results of the exam have been published in TUMonline. You can take a look at the graded exams on Wednesday, 14th of August, 2013, in 03.08.011 from 10:00 to 11:00. Please, bring your student ID.
- 31.07.2013: The exam will take place tomorrow, Thursday, 01.08.2013 from 10:00 to 11:00 in Interims Hörsaal 2. Please be on time.
- Please bring a photo identification, your student identification and black or blue pens (pencils, red and green pens are not allowed).
- The use of any means of help is not permitted. In particular, you may not use any written notes, textbooks or electronic means of help (calculator, mobile phone, notebook,...).
- 25.07.2013: Note that a summary of lectures 18 to 20 is now online.
- 17.07.2013: Please learn the proofs of the following three results from the lecture for the exam. One of these (or part of it) will be asked in the exam.
- Lemma 1.1 (Riemann-Lebesgue lemma)
- Theorem 3.1 (Basic properties of the Fourier transform of distributions) (You may use the corresponding results for Schwartz functions)
- Theorem 3.3 (Shannon's sampling theorem) (Without derivation of the Shannon reconstruction formula)
- 17.07.2013: There are no exercises this week (17.07. - 19.07.13).
- 24.06.2013: The exersice group this Thursday, 27.06., will take place at a different time and place: 00.09.022, 16:15 - 17:00.
- 24.06.2013: The exam will be on Thursday, 01.08.2013, 10:00 - 11:00.
- 08.05.2013: Since Thursday, 09.05.2013, is Ascension Day (Christi Himmelfahrt), please try to visit one of the exercise groups on Wednesday and Friday. If this is not possible for you, please write a short eMail to juestelma.tum.de.
- 26.04.2013: There is no problem class next week (29.04.13 - 03.05.13).
- 22.04.2013: There will be a fourth exercise group every Thursday, 10:15 - 11:00, 03.08.011.
- 16.04.2013: You can choose your preferred dates for problem class in the following doodle: http://www.doodle.com/u8wdt35wswef6sqr . This week, problem class will take place on the dates below, plus an additional problem class on Thursday, 18.04.2013, 10:15 - 11:00, 03.08.011.
- 16.04.2013: Please note the information on problem class.
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|12:00 - 14:00
|Group 1
|15:00 - 15:45 (14:15 - 15:45)
|Dominik Jüstel
|Group 2
|16:00 - 16:45 (16:00 - 17:30)
|Dominik Jüstel
|Group 3
|10:15 - 11:00 (10:00 - 11:30)
|Dominik Jüstel
|Group 4
|09:00 - 09:45 (08:30 - 10:00)
|Dominik Jüstel
|Thursday, 01.08.2013
|10:00 - 11:00
|Interims HS 2
|Repeat Exam
|Friday, 27.09.2013
|14:00 - 15:00
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|Week 1
|Lecture 1:
|Introduction; plucked string example (analysis meets number theory and music).
|Lecture 2:
|Riemann-Lebesgue lemma.
|Problem Class:
|No induced 7ths.
|Sheet1 solution
|Week 2
|Lecture 3:
|Proof of convergence of Fourier series for Hoelder continuous functions.
|Lecture 4:
|Counterexample of a continuous function whose Fourier series diverges at a point.
|Problem Class:
|Gibbs phenomenon.
|Sheet2 solution
|Week 3
|Lecture 5:
|What is the probability that a number is not divisible by a square?
|Lecture 6:
|L2 theory of Fourier series: linear algebra aspects.
|No class
|Week 4
|Lecture 7:
|L2 theory of Fourier series: analysis aspects.
|Lecture 8:
|Some basic mathematics of string instruments.
|Lecture8 Movie of waveshape
|Problem Class:
|The ideal plucked damped string: Fourier analysis; experiments with synthesized sound as well as real instruments.
|Sheet3 solution
|Effect of changing the frequency 440-1-1/7 (2/3)*440-1-1/7
|Effect of changing the plucking point sintone 440-1-1/2 440-1-1/7 440-1-1/20
|Week 5
|Lecture 9:
|Smoothness and decay of Fourier coefficients.
|Lecture 9
|Lecture 10:
|The Fourier transform: definition and basic properties.
|Lecture 10
|Problem Class:
|More about regularity and decay of Fourier coefficients. Basic properties of the Fourier transform.
|Sheet4 solution
|Week 6
|No lectures
|(Bank holiday -- Pentecost)
|Problem Class:
|Heisenberg uncertainty.
|Sheet5 solution
|Week 7
|Lecture 11:
|Proof of the Fourier reconstruction formula.
|Lecture 12:
|Fourier's original motivation for introducing the FT: Solution of the heat equation.
|Lectures 11-12
|Problem Class:
|Why e^ikx? Algebraist's viewpoint and the notion of characters.
|Week 8
|Lecture 13:
|The Fourier transform on L^2.
|Lecture 13
|Lecture 14:
|Distributions and their Fourier transform. The Dirac delta function and plane waves as examples of distributions.
|Lecture 14
|Problem Class:
|Getting acquainted with distributions. L^p-functions as distributions.
|Sheet7 solution
|Week 9
|Lecture 15:
|Periodic arrays of delta functions and the Poisson summation formula.
|Lectures 15-17
|Lecture 16:
|Fourier calculus for distributions.
|Problem Class:
|The wave equation on the line in one dimension.
|Sheet8 solution
|Week 10
|Lecture 17:
|Fourier calculus for distributions (proofs).
|Lecture 18:
|X-ray crystallography, 1: Far field approximation of outgoing radiation is given by FT of electron density.
|Problem Class:
|Plane waves on plain weaves.
|Sheet9 solution
|Week 11
|Lecture 19:
|X-ray crystallography, 2: FT of a Bravais lattice of delta functions.
|Lecture 20:
|Comparison theory -- experiment: Von Laue images.
|Problem Class:
|Sheet10 solution
|Week 12
|Lecture 21:
|Proof of Lemma 3.1: Schwartz space is invariant under the FT.
|Lecture 21
|Lecture 22:
|Digital music technology, I: Shannon sampling.
|Lecture 22
|Problem Class:
|Digital music technology, II: Undersampling.
|Sheet11 solution
|original undersample15 undersample35
|Week 13 [NOT EXAM RELEVANT]
|Lecture 23:
|Free Schroedinger equation and a pedestrian look at the celebrated Feynman path integral.
|Lecture 23
|Lecture 24:
|Brief summary of course. Preview of seminar 'Fourier analysis and synthesis of optical and acoustic signals', WS 13/14
|Lecture 24
|Problem Class:
|The phase problem.
|Sheet12 solution
|Week 14
|Lecture 25:
|Discussion of the exam / answering your questions about the exam.
Text Booksback to top
|Lectures on Fourier Analysis
|Lecture Notes
|A guide to distribution theory and the Fourier transform
|CRC Press
|Reed, Simon
|Methods of Modern Mathematical Physics II: Fourier Analysis, Self-Adjointness
|Academic Press
Peopleback to top
|Dominik Jüstel
|Wednesday, 14:15 - 15:00, MW2050
|Gero Friesecke
|lecture break and after the lecture


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BBC News
- Coronavirus: Risk of death is higher for ethnic minorities
- Coronavirus: Government criticised over use of testing data
- Coronavirus: Durham County Council accused of 'increasing' deaths
- Massive queues as McDonald's reopens Scottish drive-thru restaurants
- Drug gangs on 'recruitment drive' during lockdown
- Coronavirus: Discrimination row over MPs queuing up to vote
- Clara Amfo praised for emotional anti-racism speech on Radio 1
- Coronavirus: Public told to cut water use amid surge in lockdown demand
- Lockdown 'breach' Liverpool deputy mayor suspended over gathering
- Frankie & Benny's owner: Some sites won't reopen
- House hanging over Eastchurch cliff edge collapses
- Liverpool burglars steal elderly man's food from home
- Paraglider dies crashing into power cables in Stroud
- Coronavirus: Evening update as report finds ethnic minorities are at greater risk
- Coronavirus: Deaths at lowest level since March
- Coronavirus: Ministers 'looking at ways to relax travel quarantine rule'
- Coronavirus: What are the UK travel quarantine rules?
- Jurassic Coast beach crowds 'showed shocking disregard for area'
- Lockdown break-ups and job changes boost rentals
- England's lockdown in pictures
- Coronavirus: How dangerous is lifting lockdown?
- Coronavirus: The London hospital hit by a 'tidal wave' of patients
- Coronavirus: What powers do the police have?
- In pictures: Back to school in England
- Coronavirus: When will shops open and what will the rules be?
- Coronavirus: What might swimming pools be like after lockdown?
- The Infinite Monkey Cage: BBC radio show trials virtual audience
- Coronavirus: What's it like to be laid off over Zoom?
- Coronavirus: What is the future of religious worship in the UK?
- Cleddau Bridge disaster: 50th anniversary of fatal collapse
- Coronavirus: Which schools are reopening for pupils?
- George Floyd death: Why US protests resonate in the UK
- Coronavirus: School return plan 'like a jigsaw puzzle'
- The women who ran a WW1 military hospital
- The amateur footballer who woke from a coma speaking French
- Massive queues as McDonald's reopens Scottish drive-thru restaurants
- NHS test & trace: Does contact tracing stop coronavirus?
- Hussain Manawer's poem in tribute to coronavirus victims
- 'Some anxiety' for returning Bury St Edmunds primary school pupils
- England lockdown eases: First meeting for grandparents and new grandchild
- Coronavirus: Royal Papworth Hospital patient walks after 54 days
- The Papers: 'Joy' over prospect of summer holidays for Britons
- Teenage boy's body found in River Irwell
- Coronavirus: Two charged after 60-mile trip to climb mountain
- Coronavirus: NI health minister announces an £11.7m package for care homes
- Coronavirus in Wales: New lockdown measures 'may be needed in winter'
- Coronavirus: Council rejects call to close Blackpool to visitors
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UltraKey Online Enhanced for iPad Use
March 24, 2017 by Art Willer #UltraKey Online iPads0
The latest release of UltraKey Online, build 85, has been released for all current subscribers, and trial subscribers, automatically adapting to the iPad platform.
In the process of research, Bytes of Learning has added other useful elements to the UltraKey Online application now playing on Mac, Windows, Chromebook and iPad devices using any HTML5 compliant browser such as Chrome, Mozilla, Safari, and Edge.
Keyboard Responsive
UltraKey Online teaches keyboarding skill. To encourage users to keep their hands on the keyboard, and to rehearse different points of instruction, the program asks the user to strike keys or complete keyboarding exercises. Like other mobile devices, the iPad only expects keyboard input when a form is being filled, or a message is being composed. UltraKey Online works around this limitation, enabling users to operate the application as if they are operating a conventional computer.
Menus are also operable by keyboard on the iPad, with the exception that arrow keys and the Escape key cannot be sensed under any condition.
Physical Keyboard Required
UltraKey Online can be operated using the virtual screen keyboard, but the program does not teach tap-typing. A physical keyboard must be used for instructional effect. In practice, people who have excellent touch-typing skills, readily transfer those skills when an on-screen keyboard is used.
Starts and Presents like an Installed iPad Application
UltraKey Online is a web-based application, so the app does not have the same local control as an installed iPad application has. However, for all intents and purposes, UltraKey Online operates like it is an installed app, which gives customers decided advantages! There is no installation to complete, and no subsequent updates to download.
To make setup easy, UltraKey Online directs the user to make the home-screen startup link on first login. Thereafter, startup is as easy as tapping any other app's home screen link. Customers can pre-install startup links using their mobile device manager.
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Load carrying capacity
The load carrying capacity of a housing depends on many factors:
- the housing material and design and, where applicable, cap bolt strength
- the direction of the load
- the strength of the attachment bolts and support structure
- the condition of the support surface
SKF provides static housing load limits, either in the form of breaking loads or safe loads, for most housings. Where values are not provided, the load carrying capacity is higher for the housing than for the bearing.
Breaking loads can be used to calculate a permissible load, based on a selected safety factor. Safe loads already include a safety factor.
Special attention is required for split housings subjected to cyclic loads or dynamic imbalance. Under these conditions, cap bolt and housing cap strength (P180°) should be analyzed carefully. For additional information, contact the SKF application engineering service.
Breaking loads
For most SKF housings, guideline values for the breaking loads P are provided in the relevant product section. To obtain the permissible load for a housing, the guideline value should be divided by a factor based on the safety requirements and operating conditions of the application. In general engineering, a safety factor of 6 is typical. The permissible load can only be exploited if the housing is mounted properly and all bolts are tightened to the specified torque values. For split housings, the strength of the cap bolts should also be considered. A minimum safety factor of 2 against cap bolt yield should be used.
The load Pa is the axial breaking load of the housing. If the incorporated bearing is mounted on a sleeve, check the permissible axial load for the sleeve (refer to Axial load carrying capacity for bearings on a sleeve, below).
Safe loads
In some regions, safe loads are used instead of breaking loads. These guideline values have been established using accepted engineering practices, taking safety and ultimate tensile strength of the materials into account. They reflect a safety factor of 5 against housing fracture, and where applicable, a minimum factor of 2 against cap bolt yield. The safe loads can only be fully exploited if the housing is mounted properly and all bolts are tightened to the correct torque values.
Axial load carrying capacity for bearings on a sleeve
When using a bearing on a sleeve on a plain shaft, the axial load carrying capacity is limited either by the bearing, sleeve or housing.
For the axial load carrying capacity of the bearing, refer to Bearings, units and housings. For the sleeve, the permissible axial load to safely prevent slippage on the shaft is determined by the friction between the shaft and sleeve. Provided the bearing is mounted correctly (→ skf.com/mount), the permissible axial load can be calculated from
Fap = 0,003 B d
|maximum permissible axial load [kN]
|bearing width [mm]
|bearing bore diameter [mm]
Information about the axial load carrying capacity of the housing is provided in the relevant product section.


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July 18th, 1984, fell on a Wednesday. Day 200 of 1984. Decade: 1980s.
35 years, 10 months and 20 days have passed since July 18th, 1984.
Events that occurred on July 18th, 1984:
Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on July 18th, 1984:
What movie was on top of the box office?
Trending news stories and fads that were prevalent throughout this time period. These are news stories and events that would have been in the media on July 18th, 1984.
Between the 22nd of September, 1980, and the 20th of August, 1988, an armed conflict was being fought between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Iraqi Republic.
"What's Love Got to Do with It" by Tina Turner would go on to win a Grammy for 1984's Song of the Year.
Peter Ueberroth was named as the Time Person of the Year in 1984. Ueberroth received this acknowledgment for his role in organizing the 1984 Summer Olympics.
"Amadeus" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1984.
Movies released in 1984 included Beverly Hills Cop, Ghostbusters, The Terminator, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Gremlins, The Karate Kid, Police Academy, Footloose, Romancing the Stone, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Red Dawn, Splash and A Nightmare on Elm Street.
Strappy sandals, Keds, kitten-heeled sandals and pumps were popular footwear in the mid 80s. Fashion become more colorful during this period. Popular clothing included long wool coats, long and bulky sweaters, jumpsuits, large scarves, beanies, leather gloves, long flared skirts, slim miniskirts, slightly tapered pants and stirrup pants.
Popular music artists in 1984 included Prince, Tina Turner, Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson, Kenny Loggins, Phil Collins, Van Halen, Lionel Richie, Yes, Culture Club and John Waite.
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Queries have the ability to pack result data into a custom result
class. You might use this feature for anything from populating data
transfer objects automatically, to avoiding the casting and other
inconveniences involved in dealing with the
Object[]s normally generated by multi-valued
projections. You specify a custom result class with the
setResultClass method.
public void setResultClass (Class resultClass);
JDO populates result objects by matching the result class' public fields and JavaBean setter methods to the expressions defined in the query result string. The result class must be public (or otherwise instantiable via reflection), and must have a no-args constructor.
Example 11.20. Populating a JavaBean
public class SalesData { private double price; private int copiesSold; public void setPrice (double price) { this.price = price; } public double getPrice () { return price; } public void setCopiesSold (int copiesSold) { this.copiesSold = copiesSold; } public int getCopiesSold () { return copiesSold; } } Query query = pm.newQuery (Magazine.class); query.setResult ("price, copiesSold"); query.setResultClass (SalesData.class); List results = (List) query.execute (); for (Iterator itr = results.iterator (); itr.hasNext ();) processSalesData ((SalesData) itr.next ()); query.close (results);
The example above is simple enough; the names of the projected fields are matched to the setter methods in the result class. But what if the names don't match? What if the result expressions contain aggregates, mathematical expressions, and relation traversals, all of which contain symbols that can't match a field or setter method name?
JDO provides the answer in the form of result expression
aliases. An alias is a label assigned to
a particular result expression for the purposes of matching
that expression to fields or methods in the result class. To
demonstrate this, let's modify our example above to populate each
SalesData object not with the price and
copies sold of each magazine, but with the average price and total
copies sold of all magazines published by each company.
Example 11.21. Result Aliases
Query query = pm.newQuery (Magazine.class); query.setResult ("avg(price) as price, sum(copiesSold) as copiesSold"); query.setResultClass (SalesData.class); query.setGrouping ("publisher"); List results = (List) query.execute (); for (Iterator itr = results.iterator (); itr.hasNext ();) processSalesData ((SalesData) itr.next ()); query.close (results);
Earlier in this chapter, we mentioned that the default result
string for a query is
distinct this as C, where
C is the unqualified name of the candidate class.
Now, finally, the meaning of this default string should be clear.
But just to make it concrete, here is an example:
Example 11.22. Taking Advantage of the Default Result String
public class Wrapper { private Magazine mag; public void setMagazine (Magazine mag) { this.mag = mag; } public Magazine getMagazine () { return mag; } } Query query = pm.newQuery (Magazine.class); query.setResultClass (Wrapper.class); List results = (List) query.execute (); for (Iterator itr = results.iterator (); itr.hasNext ();) processWrapper ((Wrapper) itr.next ()); query.close (results);
In this query on the
class, the default result string is
distinct this
as Magazine. Because our result class has a
setMagazine method, the
query can automatically populate each
with a matching magazine.
Whenever the specified result class does not contain a public field
or setter method matching a particular result expression,
the query looks for a method named
that takes two
Object arguments. If found,
the query invokes that method with the result expression or
alias as the first argument, and its value as the second argument.
This not only means that you can include a generic
method in your custom result classes, but that any
Map implementation is suitable for use as
a query result class.
Example 11.23. Populating a Map
Query query = pm.newQuery (Magazine.class); query.setResult ("title.toUpperCase (), copiesSold"); query.setResultClass (HashMap.class); List results = (List) query.execute (); for (Iterator itr = results.iterator (); itr.hasNext ();) { HashMap map = (HashMap) itr.next (); processData (map.get ("title.toUpperCase ()"), map.get ("copiesSold")); } query.close (results);


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'Fine French Desserts' it said underneath the words 'Les Deux Garcons'. As an adopted Londoner, Malaysia to me is still Land of Street Foods like Nasi Lemak and Char Kuey Teow. Great foods no doubt, but on the other end of the spectrum to fine french desserts. So imagine my very pleasant surprise when inside lay six perfectly formed truffle macarons.
That arresting waft of truffle always stops me dead in my tracks. I held one up to my nose and was like a sniffer dog on crack, finding crack. How a heady, savoury flavour can translate so well into a typically sweet biscuit is beyond me. What I liked the most was the cream filling being truffly enough and not overly sugary.
Like the rest of the world, KL has been hit hard by this macaron epidemic. I hear lots about Natalie's Gourmet Studio and Baby Cakes Sweet Shoppe (here's a good summary by Masak-Masak about macarons in KL), but not so much about these two gentlemen behind the green and gold box. From the little I know they operate out of Taman Desa and have an order ahead policy. Sounds like a Hungry Female inspection is in order.
I would also love to try their wasabi macarons. My mind starts dreaming up all the amazing Malaysian flavours one could put into these almond meringue wonders. Teh tarik, pandan or mangosteen perhaps? Till those come along, it's all about the truffle ones for me. Thank you K and C for introducing these to me!
Les Deux Garcons
16, Jalan 2/109E, Taman Desa, 58200 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: +603 7980 0200
Visit their Facebook Page here
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text: Last night I was working on the car and got everything back together to get her moving again. It was late and for some reason the colors on my battery are backwards, red and black are switched. So not paying attention I hooked the positive to the negative and negative to the positve. I was wondering why there were sparks, lol. Anyway I did this on my sport bike before and it popped out a breaker switch or relay I forgot what its called. But instead of blowing fuses it deactivates the electrical system to prevent harm. Is there something like that on the e30?? If not how do I start my car? BTW car wont get any power now at all. So chances are someting is probably fried. Im going to check the fuses.


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We all have choices, as Linda Lambert Pestana knows only too well. At a young age she joined the Sisters of St. Joseph, and throughout her 40-plus-year journey she faced soul-searching, difficult decisions that would ultimately lead to happiness and fulfillment.
We all have choices, as Linda Lambert Pestana knows only too well. At a young age she joined the Sisters of St. Joseph, and throughout her 40-plus-year journey she faced soul-searching, difficult decisions that would ultimately lead to happiness and fulfillment.
In her recently released book, "Voices of the Heart: A Journey of Faith, Hope and Love," Lambert Pestana shares her compelling and inspiring story.
"It's a story about choices. Some aren't easy and others are very difficult, but we do have control over how we look at what happened: Do we choose to be bitter or better, to blame or to bless," she said.
Lambert Pestana's autobiography unfurls in her early childhood in a large family in poverty-stricken rural Maine amid alcoholism and spousal abuse. Her mother, a devout Catholic with seven children and very few options for supporting herself and her children in the 1950s, at one time considered killing her children and herself as the only means of escape. Her mother's brave decisions, unwavering faith in God and lifelong kindness and generosity served as a role model for Lambert Pestana and cemented the bond between mother and daughter.
"She was a woman of beauty and grace. I look at those experiences and I will never say they were a blessing, but they blessed my life," she said. "It made me what I am today. I understand what it's like to go through hardship."
In the book, Lambert Pestana explores her own journey as a nun with the Sisters of St. Joseph that would lead her to teach, minister to troubled teens and, after the death of her mother, to become a chaplain with the pastoral care team at St. Anne's Hospital in Fall River, Mass.
"Through my experiences of walking through the darkness of death I came in touch with the need to be with the dying. I was able to be with them and hold them," she said. "The greatest gift was just to be with them."
Before she made her own difficult decision to leave the Sisters of St. Joseph, Lambert Pestana said she was the kind of person who wore a mask of cheerfulness and optimism. At times she was also the self-deprecating humorist while avoiding the questions of faith and Catholicism that simmered beneath the facade. But her 25-year struggle to bring about changes in the religious order and her own self-described quest for perfection eventually led to Lambert Pestana's departure from the religious order and her chaplain position at St. Anne's Hospital.
"Leaving religious life was the hardest decision I ever had to face. A piece of me was dying, and I needed to make a choice," she said. "I had to face the fear within me and what others were going to say. But no one else can make decisions for us. We have two voices we can listen to: fear or love."
Lambert Pestana, married for 14 years now to her husband, Louie Pestana, and a mother to Pestana's daughter, Jenn, and her granddaughter, Julia, said she's found a happiness she never expected.
"I never, ever thought I'd get married — it's not what I intended," she said. "Louie Pestana's my hero and the love of my life."
A bereavement and spiritual counselor in private practice today, Lambert Pestana said she hopes the book as well as a CD recording of a song she wrote, sung by Morgan F. Llorens, will inspire others to face their choices head on and live life to the fullest.
"When we fall we don't believe we can get back up. But we can," she said. " I have a real passion for life and for living and celebrating every moment. I think a lot of people get caught up in the business of life and they miss the moment."
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A fire in a garment factory in Bangladesh killed eight people, including a top official in the country's powerful clothing manufacturers' trade group, as the death toll from the collapse of another garment building passed 900 on Thursday.
The fire Wednesday night raced through the lower floors of the 11-story building housing the Tung Hai Sweater Ltd. Factory — which had closed for the day — as well as apartments, fire official Nazrul Islam said. Fire officials said the cause of the blaze was not yet known.
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The fire burned parts of the first and second floors, which housed the factory, and parts of the third, which housed apartments.
By early Thursday, firefighters had confirmed the deaths of eight people, Islam said. All the dead had been found in a stairwell, apparently trying to flee the building.
The dead included the factory's managing director, Mahbubur Rahman, who was also a top official with the powerful Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association. A police official was also among the dead, according to fire officials.
It took more than three hours for firefighters to get control of the blaze, which began soon after the factory's roughly 300 workers had gone home for the day, officials said.
The country's powerful garment industry has been plagued by a series of disasters in recent months, including a November fire at the Tazreen factory that killed 112.
However, last month's collapse of the eight-story Rana Plaza building, which housed five garment factories, stands out as the worst tragedy in the history of the global garment manufacturing industry.
More than two weeks after the collapse, workers with cranes and other heavy equipment were still pulling apart the rubble and finding more bodies. On Thursday, authorities said the death toll had risen to 912 and it was unclear how many more people remained missing. More than 2,500 people were rescued alive after the April 24 accident.
Maj. Ohiduzzaman, an army official who uses only one name, said 100 decomposing bodies have been kept at a makeshift morgue at a local school ground and were to be sent to hospitals in Dhaka for DNA testing to identify them.
A total of 648 bodies have so far been handed over to the families, he said. Some of those who authorities have been unable to identify have been buried by the government.
The European Union's delegation to Bangladesh urged the government Wednesday to "act immediately" to improve working conditions in the country's $20 billion garment industry.
Abdul Latif Siddiqui, head of special Cabinet committee to inspect garment factories that was formed days after the Rana Plaza collapse, said the government has closed 18 garment factories in recent days for failing to meet work and safety standards. He did not say whether the closures were temporary or permanent.
Authorities also began disbursing salaries and other benefits to workers from the Rana Plaza factories, after they protested demanding compensation.
About 2,000 people gathered at a military athletic field in the Dhaka suburb of Savar on Wednesday to receive their salaries, but the process was slow because many had no identity cards, said Faruk Hossain, an inspector for the Industrial Police.
He said factory supervisors were helping identify workers who did not have ID cards or other proof that they were employed by the five factories.
Rafiqul Islam, an official with the garment manufacturers' association, said the disbursement would continue in phases.
The workers, many of whom made little more than the national minimum wage of about $38 per month, are demanding at least four months' salary.
Local government administrator Yousuf Harun has said no salary remained unpaid except for the month of April and there was an agreement for the workers to receive an additional three months of pay.
Officials say the owner of Rana Plaza illegally added three floors and allowed the garment factories to install heavy machines and generators, even though the structure was not designed to support such equipment.
The owner and eight other people including the owners of the garment factories have been detained.


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Ruth Kinzey
Contributor, Supermarket News
Ruth Kinzey, MA, is founder and president of The Kinzey Company (www.kinzeycompany.com). For the past 30 years, Ruth has helped organizations protect and enhance their reputations through communication strategy development and implementation. Spending a third of her career in grocery retail, she most recently served as Senior Vice President of Communication and Public Affairs for Stop & Shop/Giant-Landover. Ruth possesses experience in corporate social responsibility, consumer affairs, community relations, government affairs, media relations, internal communication and investor relations. Ruth is an author, serves on the College of Charleston's Communication Advisory Council, and is a guest editorialist for the U.S. Chamber's Business Civic Leadership Center. The Business Journal carries her monthly column on corporate reputation.


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Michelle Smith necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 909 diseños de 188 diseñadores freelance.
American Consolidated Media
American Consolidated Media is the corporate headquarters of 100+ newspaper publications across the United States. Our collection of newspapers serve smaller communities in daily news and community events in print editions as well as online.
ACM, as it is commonly known, is a relatively new company (less than 20 years old) and is directing the future of newspapers with tenure of more than 100+ years in their community!
Do not be mistaken by the word "newspaper", ACM is run by people who believe in the power of what newspapers provide and while still focusing on print, are creating our own destiny on the online world. We hope that your design will follow us into that new world!
In terms of the "personality" that we're trying to get across, the majority of the people that will see the logo will be the newspapers we serve as well as fellow industry leaders. It will be important to have a well rounded logo that communicates our print as well as online versions.
Again, our corporate headquarters provides strategic direction to 100+ newspapers across the United States. It will be important to have a logo that communicates moving into the future as well as "strategic leadership".
We're the company - You're the artist....... Feel free to be creative!!
Prefer to have the name American Consolidated Media as well as the ACM lettering. A design with an American flag is generally what a designer would come up with but not preferred.
In terms of color, the bolder the color the better - no faded colors or pastels. Previous logo was blue and gold.
Descubre cómo funciona un concurso de diseño u obtén más información sobre nuestros servicios de diseño de logo.


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Saa7162 devices
In March 2005, Philips Semiconductors announced "the industry's first integrated PCI Express dual global video and stereo decoder for digital home PC desktops and notebooks" (press release). The new analog decoder chip, the saa7162, uses the increased bandwidth of the PCI Express bus to capture to two simultaneous analog channels of live tv or baseband video (cf. product flyer) or up to four independent simultaneous digital TV streams (cf. Philips/NXP SAA7162 product brief).
In Oct 2006, NXP created a saa7162 product page that includes, amongst other information, an 18 page "preliminary short data sheet" for download: SAA7162 Product Description.
The PCI-SIG lists SAA7162 (dual A/V decoder) and SAA7160/SAA7161 (multimedia A/V bridge) as PCIe devices.
Supported Cards
According to Philips' reference design, Philips themselves have produced a Linux driver. In May 2007 Richard Dale finally succeeded in obtaining the v1.0 driver set. The good news is that the code is under the GPL license; the bad news is that it's not yet in decent shape. Check up on Richard's site for updates.
This means there's still no released Linux driver for the saa7162, but support for PCIe cards incorporating the sa7162 chip is getting closer.
Examples of saa7162 Based Cards
DNTV PCI Express cards
- DNTV Live! Dual Hybrid PCI Express (a rebadge of the FlyTV Express X1 MST-T2A2EX)
- DNTV Live! QuattroS PCI Express
For now, to get the low-level driver, one need to "contact local NXP representative to arrange the non disclosure agreement".
FlyTV Express cards
Philips PCV290
Dual DVB-T and Dual DVB-S Reference Design
Uses 2xTDA8263 DVB-S Tuner, 1 x TDA10093 Dual Channel DVB-S channel decoder, 2xTDA8275A DVB-T Tuner, 2xTDA10046A DVB-T channel decoder, 1xSAA7162E TV video/audio decoder/PCI express interface)
KWorld PCI Express Hybrid
An early example of a card that uses the saa7162 decoder chip is this hybrid card, which also supports Intel's serial digital video out (SDVO):
See product page.
(Someone needs to tell them it's hybrid, not hybird!)
ViXS Diamond Reference Design
In August 2005, ViXS Systems announced the Diamond PCI Express TV tuner reference design. The design provides for analog and hybrid (analog/digital) video processing, combining ViXS' XCode II-L Dual MPEG Encoder with Philips' SAA7162 Dual Video Decoder and Philips' TV tuner (press release).
Pinnacle PCTV Dual Hybrid Pro
Tuner cards from Pinnacle with PCI Express, e.g. PCTV Dual Hybrid Pro PCI-e


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Are you listening? Yes, we are horrible horrible horrible bloggers, neglecting this baby for a long time. Lets just say we were extremely busy with senior year, and I guess we kind of lost inspiration and motivation to write. And its not like you want bloggers who aren't like... 100% willing to blog...thats just dishonest blogging. But I might just be trying to justify our lack of blogging.....
Thats all that matters yes? (Just agree)
So, who remembers when we blogged about Simon Curtis? Well, back in March of last year, we blogged about him here, Now, what did we say about him getting popular? Well, WE WERE RIGHT (insert super snobby "I told ja so" look here)
Ladies and gentlemen, Simon Curtis, is going be debuting at the freaking ROXY. Opening for 'Glees' Cory Monteiths band, Bonnie Dune. So it is literally confirmed that Simon Curtis is one step away from being the first boy Robot to shimmy his way into stardom. Here at Mustart, we always thought so ever since we scrammed to download his 8Bit album. He converted our hearts to Robot material after his album was available for download, and now we are forever faithful fans---I mean, robots.
Recently, Simon collaborated with another up and coming artist, Ro Danishei, in this song:
Fellow bloggers, do not deny the obvious kickassness that is this song. Simon and Ro will both be at the Roxy, so if you're in and around the LA area, GO. January 9th people!
This song, has 885 plays on my iTunes. Ridiculousness. People, download Simons album, check him out on twitter...Simon Curtis will make it BIG.
You can still download his first album, 8Bit Heart, for FREE, here.
Visit his twitter page here.
Mark our words, Simon Curtis is the first Robot to step out on the scene in this new decade.
Much loving for the Mmustart side,
Forever promising to never neglect again


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Cochin Port Trust is committed to fight corruption in all spheres of its operations. To uphold an honest, transparent and efficient organizational culture, through awareness, system improvement and preventive measures, the Vigilance Wing of the Port Trust is functioning under a Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO).
Functions of Vigilance Wing include,
Handling of complaints.
Investigation into verifiable allegations.
Collection of intelligence about corrupt practices.
References to CVC for advice on disciplinary matters, etc.
Port Users, and also general public, may please be aware that, if you have any information on corruption in the Port Trust, or if you are a victim of corruption in Port Trust you are welcome to lodge your complaint with the Chairman, Cochin Port Trust or the CVO, Cochin Port Trust or the Central Vigilance Commission, New Delhi.
The Contact Details are :
Dr.M.Beena, IAS
Cochin Port Trust,
Cochin - 682 009.
Telephone : 0484 2668200/2668566 (O)
Email : firstname.lastname@example.com
Smt.S.Uma Venkatesan, IRS
Chief Vigilance Officer,
Cochin Port Trust,
Cochin - 682 009.
Telephone : 0484 2582020 (O), 0484-2668041,
Fax : 0484-2666478
Email : email@example.com
The Secretary
Central Vigilance Commission,
Satarkata Bhawan,
GPO Complex, Block A, INA,
New Delhi - 110 023.
The Superintendent of Police
Kaloor P.O.
Cochin - 682017.
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Complaints can be lodged with Vigilance Office of the Port Trust by a person/employee/vendor/contractor who has/had dealings with CoPT and can be against officials belonging to CoPT only. Full name and complete postal address and contact phone number of the complainant must be given.
Complaints received through E-mail which are downloaded and printed and taken up for further action as above. Complaints received through E-mail which do not have the name or complete postal address are treated as pseudonymous and are dealt with as per the guidelines of complaint handling process.
'Whistle- Blower' Complaints to CVC
1. The Government of India has authorized the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC or 'the Commission') as the 'Designated Agency' under the resolution on public Interest Desclosures & Protection of Informer (PIDPI) to receive written complaints for disclosure on an allegation of corruption or misuse of office and recommend appropriate action.
2. The CVC shall, as the Designated Agency, receive written complaints or disclosure on any allegation of corruption or of mis-use of office by any employee of the Central Government or of any corporation established under any Central Act, government companies, societies or local authorities owned or controlled by the Central Government. Personnel employed by the State Governments and activities of the State Governments or its Corporates etc, will not come under the purview of CVC.
3. The CVC while accepting such complaints has the responsibility of keeping identity of the complainant secret. Hence, it is informed to the general public that any complaint, which is to be made under this resolution, should comply with the following aspects;
i) The complaint should be in a closed/secured envelope.
ii) The envelope should be addressed to Secretary, Central Vigilance Commission and should be superscribed "Complaint under The Public Interest Disclosure". If the envelope is not superscribed and closed, it will not be possible for the Commission to protect the complainant under the above resolution and the complaint will be dealt with as per the normal complaint policy of the CVC. The complainant should give his/her name and address in the beginning or end of complaint or in an attached letter.
iii) Commission will not entertain anonymous/pseudonymous complaints.
iv) The text of the complaint should be carefully drafted so as not to give any details or clue as to his/her identity. However, the details of the complaint should be specific and verifiable.
v) In order to protect identify of the complainant, the CVC will not issue any acknowledgement and the whistle-blowers are advised not to enter into any further correspondence with the CVC in their own interest. The Commission assured that, subject to facts of the case being verifiable, it will take the necessary action, as provided under the Government of India Resolution mentioned above. If any further clarification is required, the Commission will get in touch with the complainant.
4. The identify of the complaint will not be revealed unless the complaint himself has made either the details of the complaint public or disclosed his identity to any other office or authority.
While calling for further report/investigation, CVC shall not disclose the identity of the informant and also shall request the concerned head of the organisation to keep the identity of the informant a secret, if for any reason the head comes to know the identity.
In the event of the identity of the informant being disclosed in spite of Commission's directions to the contrary, it is authorised to initiate appropriate action as per extant regulations against the person or agency making such disclosure.
5. If any person is aggrieved by any action on the ground that he is being victimised due to the fact that he had filed a complaint or disclosure, he may file an application before CVC seeking redress in the matter, wherein Commission may give suitable directions to the concerned person or the authority.
6. If the Commission is of the opinion that either the complainant or the witnesses need protection, it shall issue appropriate directions to the concerned government authorities. The Commission shall be authorised to call upon the CBI or the police authorities, as considered necessary, to render all assistance to complete the investigation pursuant to the complaint received.
7. In case the Commission finds the complaint to be motivated or vexatious, it shall be at liberty to take appropriate steps.
8. CVOs are required to take the following actions with respect to the complaint forwarded by the Commission under this resolution:
9. The Commission shall not entertain or inquire into any disclosure in respect of which a formal and public inquiry has been ordered under the Public Servants Inquiries Act, 1850, or a matter that has been referred for inquiry under the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952.
A copy of detailed notification is available on the web-site of the CVC http://www.cvc.nic.in
Amendment 12-09-2013- Download- 96KB
DoPT OM dated 16.04.2014 about Amendment to PIDPI Resolution- Download- 708KB
Citizen Empowerment To Report Corruption
On the International Anti-Corruption Day, observed world over on 9th December 2010, the CVC launched Project VIGEYE aimed at providing an interface for citizens with CVC to lodge complaints / disclosure regarding corruption. It is a platform through which information on bribery and corruption flows freely from our common public, including whistleblowers and government agencies, to the CVC, making it possible to achieve a quantum jump in the image of nation fighting corruption. Citizens are encouraged to stand up against corruption by becoming a VIGEYE.
Who are VIGEYEs
VIGEYE refers to a person who is a public spirited citizen, a volunteer and one who comes forward to help the CVC by reporting corruption and fighting it. VIGEYE volunteers can file complaints and grievances relating to corruption with supporting evidence to CVC. One has to register first, before filing a complaint.
How to register as a VIGEYE
A Vigilant citizen can be a VIGEYE by registering either through web or through mobile. For registering through web, please visit CVC website (www.cvc.nic.in or www.cvc.gov.in or www.vigeye.in) and click the relevant link of VIGEYE and fill the online registration form by providing details such as name, email and phone number etc. For mobile registration a blank SMS or "VIGEYE"can be sent to 09223174440 through mobile phone and an SMS containing a registration link will be received.
What are the features of VIGEYE
VIGEYE facilitates real-time submission of complaints in confidence. Oral and documentary evidence or explanations can be recorded on mobile media and attached in the form of photo, audio record, video record, notes etc. Complaints along with supporting media /data can be uploaded via mobile /GPRS or Wi-Fi networks and CVC will further take appropriate action on such complaints.
Visit for more details.
Requirements for registering complaints through Mobile
1. GPRS facility enabled mobile phone.
2. Citizens having a suitable mobile (see the list of supported mobile phone models can lodge complaints through mobile phone, after downloading the mobile software.
How to Register for VigEYE application through Mobile
1. Send a blank SMS to 09223174440.
2. A registration link will be received on your mobile
3. Clink the link.
4. Enter name, address, mobile number, mobile model, email (Optional).
5. System confirms the request and sends mobile application link, with login and password as SMS to mobile and email, if provided.
6. Download the application by clicking on the link received in the SMS.
7. Application automatically prompts for installation after download.
8. Permit the application to be installed on the mobile.
How to submit a complaint on mobile phone
1. Login with the user-id and password provided in the SMS earlier.
2. Lodge the compalint with Category, Complaint type, Organisation, Region in first screen.
3. Press Next.
4. Reference-Id will be displayed on the screen.
5. Uploading option is available for attaching Photo, Video, Audio, Notes with teh complaint.
6. Press Thanks for submitting the complaint.
7. Login with registered mobile number and password to see the status of the complaints lodged.
How to Register for VigEYE application through Internet
1. Can also reach this site through CVC website www.cvc.nic.in)
2. Under the tab "WEB COMPLAINTS" register by further clicking either the "Web Complaints System" or "Register Web" links appearing on teh first two lines in the content of the page.
3. A "Web User Registration" Screen appears.
4. Register with your complete details like Name, E-Mail, Address, Pin Code, State, Mobile Number and press Submit.
5. System sends user name and password at the email and an SMS provided during registration.
How to submit a complaint through Internet
1. Login using the provided username and password
2. Fill up the textual complaint in the web form. Up to 5 files may be uploaded with the complaint.
3. Complaint ID will be given by the system once complaint is lodged.
4. Login with registered user name and password to view the status of the complaint.
Compendium of CVC Guidelines for Public Procurement
1.1 Public Procurement can be defined as the procurement of goods, works and services by Govt. Ministries, Departments, Agencies, Statutory Corporations and Public Sector Undertakings in the Centre,States, Municipal Corporations and other local bodies and by Private Sector Undertakings providing public services.
1.2 Public procurement is like an extension of personal procurement characterised by two key words i.e. transparency and fairness. When we take up any construction work for ourselves or make personal purchases or hire any services, we always try to ensure that we get value for money, good quality and timely delivery. In case of public procurement we have to go a little further i.e. ensure that procurement is done in a transparent, fair, and equitable manner.
1.3 The canon of Public Procurement is to procure work, material, services of the specified quality within the specified time at the most competitive prices in a fair, just and transparent manner.
1.4 In brief, the watchwords in this context are
1.5 Adhering to the canons of public procurement is in fact a tight rope walk involving balance between transparent and fair action on one side and achieving timely delivery of quality goods at competitive rates on the other side. It is indeed more demanding to perform with the implementation of the Right to Information Act 2005,by which all actions and decisions are open for scrutiny by public at large.
1.6 During Intensive Examinations of public procurements done by central public authorities, the CTEO, under CVO have observed a number of irregularities indicating that canons of public procurements have not been adhered to. Some of the irregularities are common in nature which can be easily avoided by being alert and vigilant through out the process. Towards Preventive Vigilance, the Central Vigilance Commission has been issuing guidelines/instructions from time to time.
1.7 CTEO, CVC has published various instructions, guidelines, circulars and booklets enumerating various irregularities observed during intensive technical examinations. All these circulars and publications are available on the CVC Web Site (http://www.cvc.gov.in).
These instructions / guidelines have been compiled in to some categories given below which can be downloaded.
|1. APPOINTMENT OF CONSULTANT- Download- 158 KB
|2. SPECIFICATIONS- Download- 92 KB
|3. PREQUALIFICATION CRITERIA- Download- 134 KB
|4. NOTICE INVITING TENDER/PREPARATION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS- Download- 219 KB
|5. PURCHASE PREFERENCE POLICY- Download- 118 KB
|6. RECEIPT OF TENDERS- Download- 118 KB
|7. BACK TO BACK TIE UP/AWARD ON NOMINATION BASIS- Download- 146 KB
|8. TENDER NEGOTIATIONS- Download- 167 KB
|9. CONSIDERATION OF INDIAN AGENTS- Download- 98 KB
|10. ADVANCE PAYMENT- Download- 116 KB
|11. ACCEPTANCE OF BANK GUARANTEE- Download- 98 KB
|12. POSTING DETAILS OF AWARD OF TENDERS ON WEBSITE- Download- 136 KB
|13. LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY- Download- 158 KB
|14. DELAY IN PAYMENT TO VENDORS- Download- 190 KB
|15. E-TENDERING/E-PROCUREMENT- Download- 203 KB
|16. IT PROCUREMENT- Download- 154 KB
|17. MISCELLANEOUS- Download- 282 KB
|18. REPORTS/RETURNS- Download- 114 KB


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Beware the "one device fits all" policy in use-of-force continuum
By Sgt. Ozzie Holshouser
Charlotte-Mecklenburg (N.C.) Police Department
The past 20 years has provided a number of changes and additions in use-of-force options for law enforcement personnel. Most of the changes and additions are because of departments wisely seeking alternatives for use-of-force options in a litigious society. But some of it may be a result of "dumbing down" personnel and a heavy reliance on the tools, not the hands.
As a pressure-point-control-tactics trainer, you know the use-of-force continuum and the force variables ad nauseam. When examining use-of-force continuums, we "categorize" them along with departmental policies, as "Total Control Theory" and "One-Plus-One Theory." The results of implementing use-of-force policies that invoke "one device fits all" can result in such incidents as the Rodney King beating, where the Los Angeles Police Department used the side-handle baton to solve all problems. Departments worldwide switched to the collapsible baton, some as a result of the LAPD incident. (The thought was that the public associated the side-handle baton with bad police behavior. This was extremely difficult for Aubrey Futrell, one of our staff instructors, as he is the side-handle baton guru). Most departments sought an option for officers who would not carry a large baton system, especially smaller officers. Few departments trained officers on tactics and techniques to enhance the use of the batons, especially what to do after striking the subject, such as arm-bar take downs. (I was told: "Just show them how to use it. That way we can fill up the classrooms easier, we won't need to put down mats, and people won't run into each other.")
Shortly thereafter, the OC-spray bandwagon reached its capacity. Many organizations, including my own, used research conducted by an FBI agent, who later was convicted of charges related to recommending a particular brand of OC and one of its distributors. While OC is a valuable tool, many departments revised their policies to allow its use for any level of resistance, regardless of the variables associated with use-of-force option selection. Some OC salespeople were telling department heads that the use of OC would decrease or eliminate the need for defensive tactics training. For many organizations, OC was placed lower in the use-of-force continuum, ignoring the medical implications, the potential failure rate, and the inability to decrease the combative actions of the subject. (One police attorney I spoke to stated that the department could place OC anywhere in the continuum as a "matter of strategy" without increasing the department's liability.) Many departments replaced the collapsible baton with OC because it saved space on the belt and it saved money. "Look, spray, decontaminate, handcuff and transport" became the norm. Again, little or no time was spent showing officers follow-up techniques. Many departments also chose not to expose their officers to the product, meaning that if the officers felt the effects of OC for the first time in the field, they may not have known what to do. (The argument was "We don't shoot officers to show how guns and bullets work, so why expose them to OC?")
The latest gift from the Police Gods is the electrical conducting weapon, or ECW. Touted as a safe alternative to empty hand strikes, batons and OC (no decontamination), departments are buying the small, handheld devices that momentarily incapacitate subjects. They seem to work very well when the probes penetrate and the wires aren't broken. (I have felt the effects several times and can attest to the effectiveness). Again, it takes the place of something, such as a baton, but research from unbiased sources on the safety of these devices is scarce. Many departments, including my own, allow officers the option of carrying an ECW or collapsible, but at least one of the two must be on the officer's "Batman belt." Again, the department provides training on the basic use and related policy, but I have found few organizations that combine the basic training for the device with techniques and tactics associated with its use, associated failure drills and follow-up control techniques.
Where does this leave defensive-tactics trainers such as us? Some would say we complain about the lack of training hours for DT because we have spent training time on the use of these new toys. We are accused of turf-protecting, like the horse and buggy dealers when the Model A was marketed. Many of us are the pack mules when training occurs. We get sent to the schools because we are touted (rightfully so) as the use-of-force experts. We are the first ones videotaped receiving the OC or shock for demonstration for the administration. When it comes time to plan training, and we specify the time needed to complete the training, our bosses' and peers' eyes roll in their heads when we dare suggest to accompany the training with physical skills (to include — gasp — failure drills.)
"There you go again," they say. "You always have to include something to hurt people."
Sound familiar?
How do you combat this response to your audacious behavior? You must respectfully remind them that we do failure drills with the pistol, why not with other equipment? You must respectfully remind them that the force continuum is "a graphical representation that illustrates an appropriate officer response for a specific level of subject resistance." This includes the tactical, legal and medical implications of the levels of control. Respectfully remind them that if the continuum jumps around from a higher level of control to a lower level of control, and the matter goes to trial, a jury will get confused. Encourage them to speak to other experts in the field (you can't be a prophet in your own backyard) to get "another opinion." Remind them that all physical skill training is money in the bank when it comes to defending employee actions post-incident. Then, document what you have suggested, including dates, times, names and faces so that you can say you told them so. I also keep boxes and other packing materials handy in case they transfer me because I would not change my stance.
Sgt. Ozzie Holshouser has been with the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department in North Carolina for more than 26 years. He has been a PPCT IT for several years, an associate staff member for more than two years and has worked full time and part time at his department's academy for more than 22 years. Holshouser is a certified firearms instructor, SWAT instructor, and has taught more than 7,500 police personnel across the country on a variety of use-of-force topics.


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When Sarah Risty-Davis was growing up, while other children went to water parks with their parents during the summer, she was going to historic sites with hers.
The lifelong passion for history for the New Bern-area native led her to immediately select history as her major when she entered UNC Wilmington, and later to a career with N.C. Historic Sites.
�I grew up with parents who are historians, and so it was just always there,� she said Monday.
For Risty-Davis, Monday marked one week on the job as site manager for the CSS Neuse Civil War Interpretive Center and Gov. Richard Caswell Memorial in Kinston.
She came to Kinston after four years of working as the assistant manager at Somerset Place, a historic plantation in the Washington County town of Creswell.
�It's a wonderful site,� she said of Somerset Place.
Before taking on her full-time job, Risty-Davis worked part time as an interpreter and tour guide at Tryon Palace in New Bern and Ft. Fisher outside Wilmington.
Her parents were teachers for Craven County Schools � her father taught computer science and her mother taught history
She took the job in Kinston because of her passion for local history and her desire to be closer to her roots.
�This was a community that I spent a lot of time with and I wanted to come home,� said the Havelock High School graduate.
Risty-Davis will supervise a five-person staff, including Operations Manager Morris Bass, Historic Interpreters Holly Brown and David Stone and two maintenance personnel.
She said she plans to bring the community to the CSS Neuse and Caswell sites through expanded programming.
�I think it�s really important to draw in as much of a diverse audience as we can and I think we can do that with programming,� Risty-Davis said.
The CSS Neuse museum is scheduled to have a limited opening early next year with temporary exhibits. Visitors will be able to see the remains of the gunboat from the mezzanine level while construction workers are installing permanent exhibits on the lower level.
The museum is expected to fully open by next fall. The exhibits are designed to tell the entire story of the Civil War in Eastern North Carolina.
Keith Hardison, director of the N.C. Division of Historic Sites and Properties, said Risty-Davis was hired because of her enthusiasm, her ability to �work with a variety of individuals, a variety of groups� and her experience in working a museum and historic site setting.
�We have to have somebody who is familiar with not only the site operations, but a bona-fide museum operation. � She seemed to be, if you will, the natural fit for this community and for this project,� Hardison said.
Risty-Davis will be filling the shoes of the late Guy Smith, who had been manager of the Caswell and CSS Neuse sites. Smith passed away in late May.
She said she had not worked closely with Smith, but said he was warm and friendly during managers� meetings.
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Intel Corp. formally announced its first 45nm SoC at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF), its second swing at a device aimed for TVs and other digital living room systems. The CE 4100 aka Sodaville marks a significant stepwise upgrade in Intel's efforts to be part of the rapid evolution of digital TV.
"User experiences on the TV have been frozen for the last 10-15 years," said Erik Huggers, a BBC developer who created a novel Web player for the broadcaster's content, speaking in a video clip at an IDF keynote. "The TV can be a gateway to infinite choice" with the right Web links, he said.
"We need innovations in technology, user experience and business models to deliver an Internet-enabled digital TV experience," said Eric Kim, general manager of Intel's digital home group, introducing the new chip.
The CE 4100 is a follow on to Intel's first SoC for TVs, the Canmore chip announced last year at IDF. The new chip replaces an 800MHz Pentium M core with a 1.2GHz Atom, increasing L2 cache from 256- to 512Mbytes.
Sodaville will dissipate between 7W and 9W, down from 9.8W for Canmore. But it will have about the same performance at an estimated 3600 Dhrystone Mips.
In terms of media, Sodaville adds a hardware accelerator block. It is capable of decoding two simultaneous MPEG2, H.264 or VC1 streams at 1920x1080-progessive pixel resolutions at 60fps. It also has two 533MHz audio DSPs.
High-end versions of Sodaville bump graphics data rates to 400MHz. They also have a 36bit A/V in capability for passing through HDMI signals.
The chips boost serial ATA support from the 1.5- to 3Gbit/s version. It also supports both supports DDR-2 and -3 memory and includes NOR and NAND flash controllers. It does not support PCI or Express, but uses two USB 2.0 connections as an expansion bus.
The chip fits in a 27mm x 27mm package and runs a variant of Linux that will migrate over time to Intel's Moblin. Three ODMs will have reference four- and six-layer board designs available by the end of the year.
In one presentation, an Intel marketing engineer suggested the company will roll versions optimized for IPTVs, cable STBs and other consumer electronics devices when it delivers 32nm versions sometime next year or later.
The Intel CE 4100 includes a 1.2 GHz Atom core and an optional 400 MHz graphics accelerator. (Click on image to enlarge.)
Kim said he has design wins both for Sodaville and last year's Canmore but can't name names because consumer OEMs don't like to pre-announce systems.
Malachy Moynihan, a video strategist from Cisco Systems, said the former Scientific Atlanta group is testing Sodaville chips but "we aren't ready to make any announcement yet." The Cisco set-top group develops its own Sparc-based SoCs and uses merchant processors from Broadcom and others.


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Warren Goodman is a family man. As a husband and father, it's his job to make sure the household remains happy. When shopping for a vehicle with Mrs. Goodman, they decided the Audi Q5 would suit their needs. But after a few months on family duty, the vehicle was deemed too small and its future was in question. But being a car enthusiast, Warren's gears started turning and an idea for a fun family vehicle was born. Selling his 2014 Audi S4, Warren took over the little 2014 Audi Q5 TDI S-Line SUV and this interesting project began.
To kick-start the Audi Q5 TDI S-Line build, Warren turned to his second family—Canadian VW/Audi specialists RPI Equipped. They took the Audi Q5 into the workshop, and it was soon hoisted onto a lift and disassembled. Warren wanted to bag the SUV but still wanted to use it for activities such as mountain biking. So in order to retain the factory suspension options, an AccuAir B8 Sport kit was purchased and installed. This kept the factory dampers, allowing the driver to retain the Audi Drive Select modes, while giving Warren the ability to adopt an aggressive stance and tuck the wheels when needed.
The next step was to transform the appearance of the family truck with a 10-piece Caractere widebody kit. It included four fender flares to give the vehicle some much-needed aggression, as well as a front spoiler, hatch spoiler, and a rear hatch blend. The latter eliminates the step between the tailgate and rear bumper, giving the tail a smoother appearance.
Initially, the Audi Q5 also wore a set of 21x9.5-inch Caractere CW1 wheels with Dunlop Sport Maxx tires. More recently, however, Warren decided to change things up with a set of 22x10.5-inch Rotiform LHR wheels. Finished in black and with deep lips, they lend the Q5 TDI a more intimidating stance on the road. They are fitted with Nitto NT420S tires in a generous 265/35 R22 size.
Since the VW/Audi scene loves its roof racks, and the Goodmans were looking forward to family road trips, Warren decided a Thule Atlantis roof box was the perfect storage solution—as well as an interesting style addition. And after color-matching the box to the Audi's paint, it was installed on the roof for all to see.
The extra luggage space up top compensated for the reduced trunk space once the AccuAir air tank was installed behind the rear seats. It's neatly mounted above ground, while the air suspension's twin compressor and management system are mounted in the spare wheelwell. The cover for these was coated in Dynamat to reduce the sound from the compressors when they're filling the air tank.
Since the 2014 Audi Q5 TDI S-Line would be putting some miles under its belt, and modifications are limited for the 2.0L TDI motor, it has remained unmolested for now. But they didn't resist the opportunity to add some interior sparkle with Audi's carbon-fiber dash trim. The team also equipped the car with a start/stop button and pedal set from the sporty Audi SQ5.
The only other interior addition was the AccuAir e-Level touchpad that is mounted on the center console, within easy reach of the driver. With this remote control, Warren can raise or lower the ride height according the conditions or to clear any obstacles.
We have to concede that Warren has created a highly individual interpretation of the family SUV, one that still retains a great deal of practicality, while adding a dash of style and performance. It certainly makes you realize there are plenty of fun alternatives to the family minivan!
Tech Spec2014 Audi Q5 TDI S-Line
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My friend Alan Ezzati discusses impact of changes with Google Analytics happening right now... String Automotive is one of those dealership suppliers that kind of snuck up on me over the years. For 7 years I have watched them innovate and fly under the radar in the car business. It is time for them to get on the dealer website supplier shopping lists for more dealerships. Watch this video and then check String Automotive out on http://stringautomotive.com/Google_Partnership
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cool piece, though - i'd love to be a fly on a google wall
google is the biggest thing to a 'big brother' to ever originate. to the extent that matt and chip are correct, I think eventually, some serious privacy advocacy will start trying to shoot them down. they already know:
I was with Cadillac when onstar launched, and the older crowd was paranoid of the government tracking them - I reminded that if the FBI had cause to track them, it would be done with or without onstar (and I had helped them do just that when presented with a warrant). If people only had a CLUE as to how much of their lives are being archived. . .
The simple thing is, it's not all Google data, or better put, it won't all originate as Google data. All it takes is cross-sharing of data and then combining the data into a useable, instant reviewable platform. The other data gathering platforms need Google and now vice versa. The only thing needed by data companies to track from device to device or source to source is one piece of identifiable info tied to the unique ID of the given device (MAC ID, DUID, IMEi, ect...) . Cross-correlation of the these ID's to identifiable info makes multiple sources and multiple devices relativley easy. As the much maligned TrueCar puts its, data simply needs to be complied in way that it can be understood and used.
I'm still not drinking the Kool-Aid.
Unless Google is going to be able to track somebody who goes to a website, and then opens another browser tab and types in an address directly, we've still got a huge hole. Not to mention the time frames involved. 30 days of tracking isn't going to cut it. And are they going to tell me it's the same person accessing my site from multiple sources and search techniques from multiple devices. Home and work?
Don't get me wrong, I think it's a huge step forward.
But until Google can plug all the holes, it will still be an indicator, not the whole truth...
I had the pleasure of speaking with Alan on his recent trip to Miami. He is one of the most intelligent people I've met in the auto industry. He shared insightful information on google and it's immediate and relevant effect on dealers. String Automotive and Alan Ezzati will be a major contributor to dealer's success in 2013 and beyond !
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eBay just rolled out a new look for its homepage. It's a big disappointment.With a tiled layout many have compared to Pinterest, the redesign, dubbed the "Feed" internally, features photos of listed items based on specified "interests"—keywords, really.
It's not so much a personalised homepage, like eBay's marketing copy promises, as a visual display of saved searches.
There are two problems with that.
It fails to deliver on the promise of "social discovery," an e-commerce industry buzzword which means the serendipitous display of items you didn't know you were looking for but want to buy. You're just seeing photos of things you already told eBay you want, displayed slightly differently.
A lot of the photos on eBay are—how do we put this delicately?—hideous. Taken by ordinary consumers or semiprofessional sellers, the photos in listings are indifferently composed and lit, often overlaid with funky typography. They don't look any better when arranged in a Pinterest-style layout. If anything, the new Feed highlights how ugly they are.
We aired these concerns on Twitter Monday night to Jack Abraham.
Abraham is the founder of Milo, a local-shopping engine he sold to eBay in 2010. Until recently, when he announced that he would leave the company, he ran eBay's local-commerce business. He also led the Feed redesign project.
The good news: It sounds like eBay is on the case—and Abraham is remaining an advisor to CEO John Donahoe, so there's a good chance his ideas might still get implemented.
Abraham told us that soon you would be able to follow people, not just keywords:
@owenthomas yep. I actually have that as an interest (rare old maps I think) and its pretty awesome. Of course soon u can follow ppl 2 dscvr
— Jack Abraham (@jackabraham) February 19, 2013
eBay does have some ways of following people on the site—watching individual sellers, for example—but they are extremely kludgey, and buried in a "My eBay" section that's not integrated into the new homepage at present. Abraham's tweet suggests they will be in future iterations.
What would be really compelling for eBay to do is let you follow other people and let their interests and actions shape what's displayed in your feed. That might surface items you never knew you wanted.
The issue I had with ugly listing photos is a chicken-and-egg problem. eBay's current listing format seems to encourage garish photos with big type. As sellers become aware of how bad their photos look in the new homepage, and how that affects sales, they may improve their photography over time.
Abraham agreed, and said that there were new "seller incentives" on the way:
@owenthomas don't disagree there. Much better than a few years ago though and more seller incentives coming
— Jack Abraham (@jackabraham) February 19, 2013
It's unclear what those incentives might be. But eBay has dramatically improved the listing tools in its mobile app, which might improve those photos.
eBay would be well-served to take a page from startups like Airbnb and HotelTonight, which have actually done their own professional photography for the lodging they sell.
That might not be economical for every category of eBay listings, but at the very least, eBay could set up a marketplace for product-photography services—perhaps at subsidized prices.
Anything's better than the cascade of visual misfortune eBay's new feed is serving up today.
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