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Seen Here: The PCB all soldered, except the ICSP header (forgot that...)
So, today my PCB for the LED matrix arrived from BatchPCB! For what I paid, the PCB arrived fairly quickly - I ordered it on the 15/02 I believe, and it arrived 11/03 -- 26 days, which is pretty good (they state 19 business days).
The quality is very, very impressive - far better than anything I could pull off at home. The silkscreen and soldermask makes it look really nice, too.
Soldering it was a joy, although there was a LOT to solder and it's all surface mounted.
I had a few problems at first; it wasn't lighting the matrix at all properly but I soon realised with my new design (transistors on the cathodes) I have to write the transistors HIGH to get a LOW on the cathode, so a quick line of code changed to get that working.
Then for some reason the top half of every letter was flipped. It turns out this was my fault: I messed up when making the package for the LED matrix in Eagle, swapping the matrix's 5th cathode for my system's 8th, 6th for 7th, 7th for 6th and 8th for 5th. This was fairly easy to fix in code, however.
Finally USB isn't working to program or communicate, but I can configure the FT232RL chip (after all, it's sending the clock pulse that's driving my ATmega168). I think I have an idea of what's causing this, but I'm not sure yet.
Not everyone is alike and we all have different needs. Thankfully, there are still some interior design indulgences that can be customized to our very own personal taste and requirements. The Denso shelving system is one the most configurable contenders in its category. With several configurations to choose from, the system's versatility allows you to mix and match shelves and accessories until you make your very own customized unit.
Earth (or the Earth) is the third planet from the Sun, and the fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest, most massive, and densest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets. It is sometimes referred to as the World, the Blue Planet, or by its Latin name, Terra.
The London Underground is a metro system serving a large part of Greater London and neighbouring areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire in England. It is the world's oldest underground railway system. It is usually referred to as the Underground or the Tube - the latter deriving from the shape of the system's deep-bore tunnels - although about 55% of the network is above ground.
The earlier lines of the present London Underground network, which were built by various private companies, became part of an integrated transport system (which excluded the main line railways) in 1933 with the creation of the London Passenger Transport Board (LPTB), more commonly known by its shortened name: "London Transport".
The Underground has 268 stations and approximately 400 km (250 miles) of track,[1] making it the longest metro system in the world by route length,[4] and one of the most served in terms of stations. In 2007, over one billion passenger journeys were recorded.
Transport for London (TfL) was created in 2000 as the integrated body responsible for London's transport system. It replaced London Regional Transport. It assumed control of London Underground Limited in July 2003.
The London Underground's 11 lines are the Bakerloo line, Central line, Circle line, District line, Hammersmith & City line, Jubilee line, Metropolitan line, Northern line, Piccadilly line, Victoria line, and Waterloo & City line.
Until 2007 there was a twelfth line, the East London line, but this has closed for rebuilding work. It will be reopen as part of London Overground - part of the National Rail network and eventually connected to its North London Line - in 2010.
The Underground has been featured in many movies and television shows, including Sliding Doors, Tube Tales and Neverwhere. The London Underground Film Office handles over 100 requests per month. The Underground has also featured in music such as The Jam's "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight" and in literature such as the graphic novel V for Vendetta. Popular legends about the Underground being haunted persist to this day.
The Underground currently sponsors and contributes to the arts via its Platform for Art and Poems on the Underground projects. Poster and billboard space (and in the case of Gloucester Road tube station, an entire disused platform) is given over to artwork and poetry to "create an environment for positive impact and to enhance and enrich the journeys of ... passengers".[
The London Underground's 11 lines are the Bakerloo line, Central line, Circle line, District line, Hammersmith & City line, Jubilee line, Metropolitan line, Northern line, Piccadilly line, Victoria line, and Waterloo & City line. Until 2007 there was a twelfth line, the East London line, but this has closed for conversion work and will be transferred to the London Overground when it reopens in 2010.
Transport for London (TfL) was created in 2000 as the integrated body responsible for London's transport system. It replaced London Regional Transport. It assumed control of London Underground Limited in July 2003.
TfL is part of the Greater London Authority and is constituted as a statutory corporation regulated under local government finance rules.[22] It has three subsidiaries: London Transport Insurance (Guernsey) Ltd., the TfL Pension Fund Trustee Co. Ltd. and Transport Trading Ltd (TTL). TTL has six wholly-owned subsidiaries, one of which is London Underground Limited.
The National Disaster Medical System’s medical tents are up in Charlotte County, FL, where 3 out of 5 area hospitals are closed. NDMS responders - including doctors, nurses, paramedics & pharmacists - are seeing patients following Hurricane Ian.
The Los Angeles Surge Hospital, a temporary facility in Los Angeles that will expand access to additional beds and expand ICU capacity for patients who contract COVID-19. Dignity Health and Kaiser Permanente will partner with the State of California and the County of Los Angeles to open the facility, which will be located on the campus of the former St. Vincent Medical Center in central Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles Surge Hospital is expected to open April 13. It will open in phases, ramping up to accept more patients as physicians and staff are hired and supplies and equipment are secured, up to a projected capacity of 266 beds when fully operational.
Dignity Health and Kaiser Permanente, two of California’s largest not-for-profit healthcare systems, are providing expertise in establishing the Los Angeles Surge Hospital and will oversee management at the facility. Operational support will not diminish either healthcare system’s existing frontline capacity.
Governor O'Malley Infant Mortality Rate Press Conference by Tom Nappi at Baltimore Medical System?s Highlandtown Healthy Living Center, Baltimmore, Maryland
I admit I disliked fuji when it started. From the X100 to the XPro1, the camera system, despite its completely seducing color science output, was completely out of sync with my practice in terms of autofocus speed and file. Now the X system has matured into something that I find very hard to match for mirrorless camera photography.
The XT1 comes to solve pretty much all the problems I had with the system: AF and Camera Operations (once u get used to the nobs, hard to go back to menus) are reliable and quick, Lightroom 5.7 renders the file beautifully (with Classic Chrome) and the viewfinder is bigger than that of a full frame dSLR. Not only the camera is now a great camera, the lens system is superb in its consistency: the 14, 23 and 56 are great highly recommended lenses and perform equally marvellously in sharpness, colors and BOKEH while also looking darn good with the Fuji design language. Image quality wise, you get clean files at most of the modern ISOs 200-6400 (you can push the 6400 raw up to 12800 if u want without much penalty or color shifts).
The running cost of ownership is also even more interesting. The body goes for around 1K$ and the rest of the "super prime lenses" (you'd want to shoot prime with this one) go for 1k$ or less each. You can get yourself up and running for less than a full frame camera with equivalent quality lenses.The XT1 ain't still sunshine and rainbow though: It requires the extra grip to enjoy shooting with it, it is not light, the battery lasts as much as a film roll, you can't use exposure compensation on "manual" mode to shift the auto-ISO values, the RAW files are HUGE 30-40mb a piece, low-light AF works fast as long as you have a contrast zone to hunt for but then you also have a magnificent manual focus experience. Classic Chrome (also available in LR 5.7) redefines the fuji photography experience by offering a raw file free of color distorsions and true of natural colors as well as a butt load of great micro-contrast off the file.
All in all, I have to say that I fell in love with it. It is truly the best enthusiast mirrorless system I've come across and it's now well matured.
If you use a full frame dSLR: switching to fuji will depend if you want the premium lenses or the full frame IQ but can't afford the steep 2K$ per lens or 2-4K$ per body, also if you want to sacrifice the extensive "flash system" that dSLRs have.
If you are using a crop sensor dSLR: switching to fuji will depend if you want to keep investing in photography lenses and equipment and don't have to shoot unpredictable fast moving subjects, like birdies.
If you use a Sony: switching to fuji will depend if you are fed up with the teenage identity crisis unpredictability of the system's evolution (new tech = new "test" camera = no "conclusion" camera = less lenses for existing cameras = change the name). The A7 system will flourish to lead the mirrorless trend one day but before that day comes, you have at least until 2016.
If you use a m43 camera: switching to fuji will depend if are willing to drop a bunch of practical technical features: super fast AF (fuji is DARN FAST but m43 cameras are INSTANT FAST), video (I don't shoot video) or image stabilisation or clinical sharpness (fuji images are sharp! but not as pixel sharp as m43... I mean no camera is as pixel sharp as the m43 an) or the touchscreen af point selection... all this for an upgrade in image aesthetics that's a compromise of m43 compactness (somewhat) and passionated lens designs (m43's got good lenses but no "omg wow what the heck" lenses, sorry)
If you shoot film: This is IT. Film nobs, Film look, Film grain, Film output… on digital. This is fujifilm making a camera with the color science they apply on their negatives, all of it.
From Edmunds (http://www.edmunds.com/lexus/gx470/2007/review.html) -
Pros
Rugged and capable off-road, comprehensively equipped interior, luxurious cabin furnishings.
Cons
Very tight quarters in optional third-row seat, side-hinged cargo door impedes curbside loading.
What's New for 2007
A few detail changes to onboard entertainment systems mark this midsize luxury SUV's transition into the 2007 model year. The optional navigation system has been upgraded with "fifth-generation" technology that includes voice activation for many functions, an improved display and an input jack for plumbing in devices like an iPod. The Mark Levinson Premium Audio System that resides alongside the navigation system can now play DVDs while displaying video on the navigation screen when the vehicle is parked. Additionally, the optional rear-seat entertainment system's video screen has been expanded to 9 inches wide.
Introduction
Entering its fifth year of production, the 2007 Lexus GX 470 remains the brand's middle SUV offering, sandwiched between the car-based RX 350 crossover and full-size LX 470. While it's not much larger than the RX, it's built more like the LX with a full ladder frame, a stout suspension and an all-wheel-drive system that includes a dual-range transfer case. In fact, the GX shares its 263-horsepower, 4.7-liter, DOHC, 32-valve V8 and five-speed automatic transmission with the more expensive LX.
The GX 470 is based on Toyota's Land Cruiser Prado platform: the same structural and mechanical base upon which the 4Runner and FJ Cruiser are erected. It's an exceptionally capable and rugged platform that manages the neat trick of supplying excellent on-road comfort and solid off-road performance.
But just because the 2007 Lexus GX 470 shares much of its engineering with the 4Runner and FJ Cruiser doesn't mean it feels like either of them. This is a truly luxurious machine that packs all the creature comforts expected of a Lexus into its body and covers most anything any human might touch in supple, perfectly stitched leather. In fact, it's so overstuffed with luxury equipment that the dashboard can seem overrun with buttons and switches to those who encounter it for the first time. Fortunately that sense of being overwhelmed fades rapidly once the ignition key is turned, the "Optitron" electroluminescent instrument panel fires to life and the engine settles into a barely audible idle.
While the GX packs in all the gee-whiz overkill elements expected of a 21st-century luxury machine, its most impressive technology is really only apparent off-road. The dual-range all-wheel-drive system is among the very best available (the center differential is a Torsen limited-slip unit) and it's complemented by the shockingly effective Downhill Assist Control (DAC), Hill-start Assist Control (HAC) and Active-TRAC (A-TRAC) traction control systems. Throw in excellent four-wheel disc brakes with both ABS and brake assist systems and it takes real effort to get into trouble with a GX 470.
Like other Prado-based vehicles, the GX 470 is a little narrow compared to some of its competition, and the styling is disappointingly generic, but this is otherwise a solid choice for the buyer who wants (or better, needs) the ability of a traditional SUV.
Governor O'Malley Infant Mortality Rate Press Conference by Tom Nappi at Baltimore Medical System?s Highlandtown Healthy Living Center, Baltimmore, Maryland
Governor O'Malley Infant Mortality Rate Press Conference by Tom Nappi at Baltimore Medical System?s Highlandtown Healthy Living Center, Baltimmore, Maryland
Salesforce’s Lightning Design System’s named animations. They’ve made their full style guide publicly available at lightningdesignsystem.com.
Designing Interface Animation: Meaningful Motion for User Experience, Head, Val, 2016. New York: Rosenfeld Media rosenfeldmedia.com/books/designing-interface-animation
Brakes
Already famous, the new sedan combines style and comfort with a dynamic and reliable road behavior. Part of this captivating feeling stems from an innovative Continental braking system, which we will closely examine in the following article
Nicodemo Angì
The new D-segment Alfa sedan has a respectable and sophisticated technical outfit which stems from the fact that the car was designed starting from a blank sheet, or almost. The technical features borrowed from the Group's other brands are prestigious indeed, such as the Quadrifoglio V6 engine created through a collaboration with Ferrari and the front end which greatly resembles that of a Maserati. Not to mention the carbon fiber transmission shaft and, in fact, the integrated MK C1 braking system by Continental. The German group, as we well know, has recently started to add to its traditional activity as a tire manufacturer, a well-diversified portfolio of sophisticated components, such as advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and sophisticated braking systems.
Simulating the system
The MK C1 appears truly innovative and was designed to perfectly equip hybrid traction systems fulfilling the requirements for a regenerative braking system without any additional measures, likely to become more and more necessary to meet the already stringent – but more so in the future - emissions regulations.
This integrated component allows in fact to implement, with relative ease, a drive-by-wire braking system where the pedal is decoupled from the hydraulic circuit, which allows other interesting advantages, such as actuation speed and pedal feeling adjustable via software.
The MK C1 braking system from Continental combines the brake actuation, booster, and control systems into a single braking unit; connections are therefore limited to the vehicle's wiring system, its data network and the pipes that carry the brake fluid to the brake calipers.
Gone, as already anticipated, the vacuum brake booster and its vacuum pump, replaced by an electric pump driven by a brushless DC motor (BLDC). The traditional tandem pump connected to the pedal is still present but, under normal conditions, will intervene only to transfer to the pedal - and therefore to the driver - the load simulator which reproduces the sensations of a more traditional system. The movement of the piston is read by sensors, and the signals are used to drive the working cylinder, operated by the above mentioned brushless DC motor. The conversion of the motor’s rotation into the linear movement of the piston takes place via a ball-and-screw system, a screw-nut screw system perfected by placing steel balls between the two threads: the rolling friction thus obtained guarantees a smooth and fluid movement with reduced resistance.
Failure free
The load on the nut comes from a single direction - from the piston side of the working pump - making it possible to calculate with great precision the relative piston position.
This ball-and-screw actuator is designed to be maintenance-free, but in case of failure (however unlikely) braking is guaranteed by the pump connected to the pedal and the same would happen even in the event of a complete power supply failure. The size of the pump connected to the tandem brake pedal ensures in any event the minimum braking efficiency prescribed by law (6.43 m/s2 with a pedal pressure of 500 N) even if the vehicle should weigh 2 tons or more.
Furthermore, the absence of the bulky shell of a conventional brake booster makes it possible to gain a further 10 cm in the front end of the vehicle, which can be used to increase the depth of the crumple zone in front of the occupant compartment. The system’s compatibility with ABS and ESC systems, which have a flow and return valve for each wheel, is guaranteed and, as far as the MK C1 is concerned, the valve system has been perfected further, just as its sensors.
Tailor-made braking
Decoupling the pressure on the pedal from the wheels has several advantages, such as no reaction to the pedal when the ABS or ESC systems are activated, or the type of braking intervention set by software and therefore easily adaptable to different brands and models. The sensors can even perceive the load the driver puts on the pedal: if it corresponds to a slight braking, which statistically represents about 80% of all braking, the modulation of the force occurs through the pedal stroke. If the driver, on the other hand, suddenly needs much more braking power, direct pressure on the pedal will provide what is needed.
Additionally, this system is ideal also on hybrid vehicles (so probably we will soon see a hybrid versions of the Giulia and the SUV Stelvio), where braking energy recovery is possible only at a certain speed range. The MK C1 system can effectively manage this function, producing the desired deceleration even when the energy recovery system "hands over" things to the more traditional brakes. The system efficiently works on principles of power on demand and, even if the maximum absorption is almost 100 A, it is only for short moments and then falls; if the system is not activated at all, then it will all be reduced to a slight consumption of the electronic part.
The system has shown remarkable readiness, which is essential if the automatic emergency braking system is to function properly and avoid possible collisions and pedestrians suddenly appearing in front of the car. Tests performed at a speed of 66 km / h saw a car equipped with the MK C1 stop after 18 meters while a more "traditional" car stopped after 23 meters and after 18 meters was still moving at 36 km/h.
“Future and complication proof”
This system so compact and efficient has proved so interesting that we wanted to learn more; therefore, taking advantage of Continental’s efficient press office, we forwarded a few questions to the specialists who deal with it.
Asked if the MK C1 was compatible without further modification with existing driver assistance systems (Adaptive Cruise Control, Emergency Brake and the like) we were given an affirmative answer. Not only no modifications are required, but the dynamic pressure is 3 times higher compared to current ESC systems; meaning that the system is also ready for autonomous driving!
Power absorption is not a problem too, since other onboard systems absorb more than the peak 80 amps of this system; Alfa Romeo came up with an electrical system that easily meets the needs with minimal voltage fluctuation.
The last question revolved around the necessary data for the system to function: are changes to bus on-board systems (CAN, Flexray and the like) required to manage the MK C1? The answer was that the system works with commonly available data on both cars and busses and not only; the system is in fact simplified, since the vacuum pump, the switch on the brake pedal and the various piping and assorted ESC support systems have been eliminated.
On Monday, June 6, 2016, Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen spoke to members, guests, and students at a World Affairs Council of Philadelphia luncheon event.
Janet L. Yellen took office as Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on February 3, 2014, for a four-year term ending February 3, 2018. Dr. Yellen also serves as Chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee, the System's principal monetary policymaking body. Prior to her appointment as Chair, Dr. Yellen served as Vice Chair of the Board of Governors, taking office in October 2010, when she simultaneously began a 14-year term as a member of the Board that will expire January 31, 2024.
Dr. Yellen is Professor Emeritus at the University of California at Berkeley where she was the Eugene E. and Catherine M. Trefethen Professor of Business and Professor of Economics and has been a faculty member since 1980.
Dr. Yellen took leave from Berkeley for five years starting August 1994. She served as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System through February 1997, and then left the Federal Reserve to become chair of the Council of Economic Advisers through August 1999. She also chaired the Economic Policy Committee of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development from 1997 to 1999. She also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco from 2004 to 2010.
Dr. Yellen is a member of both the Council on Foreign Relations and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She has served as President of the Western Economic Association, Vice President of the American Economic Association and a Fellow of the Yale Corporation.
Dr. Yellen graduated summa cum laude from Brown University with a degree in economics in 1967, and received her Ph.D. in Economics from Yale University in 1971. She received the Wilbur Cross Medal from Yale in 1997, an honorary doctor of laws degree from Brown in 1998, and an honorary doctor of humane letters from Bard College in 2000.
An Assistant Professor at Harvard University from 1971 to 1976, Dr. Yellen served as an Economist with the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors in 1977 and 1978, and on the faculty of the London School of Economics and Political Science from 1978 to 1980.
Dr. Yellen has written on a wide variety of macroeconomic issues, while specializing in the causes, mechanisms, and implications of unemployment.
The mountain biking in Montebello was brisk this morning.
I found myself pondering last night’s party. A friend of mine, who evolves neuronal simulations, just put together a mind-bogglingly powerful computer (36 teraflops) with $80K of equipment from Fry's.
Gordon Moore happened to be next to us with a gleam in his eye. I had to ask “who would have predicted that in 1965?” =)
The key to this system’s performance is the parallel power of graphics processors, which maps well to cortical simulation. For $499, a NVIDIA board sports 240 cores running at 1.5GHz.
The third annual State of the Schools event featured BCPS Superintendent Dr. S. Dallas Dance both celebrating the school system’s progress and detailing the next generation of ways BCPS will deepen and expand the educational experience and opportunities for students. In addition, the luncheon highlighted student voices, performances, and artistic talents throughout. State of the Schools is hosted by the Education Foundation of Baltimore County Public Schools in conjunction with Achievement/Excellence Sponsor Daly Computers and other business sponsors.
I admit I disliked fuji when it started. From the X100 to the XPro1, the camera system, despite its completely seducing color science output, was completely out of sync with my practice in terms of autofocus speed and file. Now the X system has matured into something that I find very hard to match for mirrorless camera photography.
The XT1 comes to solve pretty much all the problems I had with the system: AF and Camera Operations (once u get used to the nobs, hard to go back to menus) are reliable and quick, Lightroom 5.7 renders the file beautifully (with Classic Chrome) and the viewfinder is bigger than that of a full frame dSLR. Not only the camera is now a great camera, the lens system is superb in its consistency: the 14, 23 and 56 are great highly recommended lenses and perform equally marvellously in sharpness, colors and BOKEH while also looking darn good with the Fuji design language. Image quality wise, you get clean files at most of the modern ISOs 200-6400 (you can push the 6400 raw up to 12800 if u want without much penalty or color shifts).
The running cost of ownership is also even more interesting. The body goes for around 1K$ and the rest of the "super prime lenses" (you'd want to shoot prime with this one) go for 1k$ or less each. You can get yourself up and running for less than a full frame camera with equivalent quality lenses.The XT1 ain't still sunshine and rainbow though: It requires the extra grip to enjoy shooting with it, it is not light, the battery lasts as much as a film roll, you can't use exposure compensation on "manual" mode to shift the auto-ISO values, the RAW files are HUGE 30-40mb a piece, low-light AF works fast as long as you have a contrast zone to hunt for but then you also have a magnificent manual focus experience. Classic Chrome (also available in LR 5.7) redefines the fuji photography experience by offering a raw file free of color distorsions and true of natural colors as well as a butt load of great micro-contrast off the file.
All in all, I have to say that I fell in love with it. It is truly the best enthusiast mirrorless system I've come across and it's now well matured.
If you use a full frame dSLR: switching to fuji will depend if you want the premium lenses or the full frame IQ but can't afford the steep 2K$ per lens or 2-4K$ per body, also if you want to sacrifice the extensive "flash system" that dSLRs have.
If you are using a crop sensor dSLR: switching to fuji will depend if you want to keep investing in photography lenses and equipment and don't have to shoot unpredictable fast moving subjects, like birdies.
If you use a Sony: switching to fuji will depend if you are fed up with the teenage identity crisis unpredictability of the system's evolution (new tech = new "test" camera = no "conclusion" camera = less lenses for existing cameras = change the name). The A7 system will flourish to lead the mirrorless trend one day but before that day comes, you have at least until 2016.
If you use a m43 camera: switching to fuji will depend if are willing to drop a bunch of practical technical features: super fast AF (fuji is DARN FAST but m43 cameras are INSTANT FAST), video (I don't shoot video) or image stabilisation or clinical sharpness (fuji images are sharp! but not as pixel sharp as m43... I mean no camera is as pixel sharp as the m43 an) or the touchscreen af point selection... all this for an upgrade in image aesthetics that's a compromise of m43 compactness (somewhat) and passionated lens designs (m43's got good lenses but no "omg wow what the heck" lenses, sorry)
If you shoot film: This is IT. Film nobs, Film look, Film grain, Film output… on digital. This is fujifilm making a camera with the color science they apply on their negatives, all of it.
Governor O'Malley Infant Mortality Rate Press Conference by Tom Nappi at Baltimore Medical System?s Highlandtown Healthy Living Center, Baltimmore, Maryland
Governor O'Malley Infant Mortality Rate Press Conference by Tom Nappi at Baltimore Medical System?s Highlandtown Healthy Living Center, Baltimmore, Maryland
Navy and Operation Iraqi Freedom Veteran Tracy Collier, a member of the Roseburg VA Health Care System’s Urgent Care Clinic, recently joined the VA as part of the Intermediate Care Technician program here in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Collier, a former Fleet Marine Force Hospital Corpsman and native of Roseburg, Oregon, commutes from her home in Lebanon to Roseburg each week and credits her family and church community for helping on the home front as she serves the Veterans enrolled with RVAHCS. “I love knowing that I am able to help fellow servicemembers again,” said Collier, who served on active duty from 1997 to 2001. “Once I was out of the Navy, I missed my family so very much,” said Collier, a former teacher at North Eugene High School. “Civilians just don't get it. Being back at the VA, I may be young enough to be most of my patient's granddaughter, but we all served.” The worldwide pandemic caused by SARS-CoV2, the disease that causes COVID-19, has brought cheers and tributes for health care workers across the globe. Traditional first responders and ordinary citizens – police, firemen, military and many others – line the streets outside medical facilities and atop balconies from New York City to New Delhi to show appreciation for the difficult work front line providers do each day. (Official RVAHCS Photo by T. T. Parish/Released)
see www.dvidshub.net/news/371546/corpsman-up-roseburg-va-adds...
Governor O'Malley Infant Mortality Rate Press Conference by Tom Nappi at Baltimore Medical System?s Highlandtown Healthy Living Center, Baltimmore, Maryland
Governor O'Malley Infant Mortality Rate Press Conference by Tom Nappi at Baltimore Medical System?s Highlandtown Healthy Living Center, Baltimmore, Maryland
Governor O'Malley Infant Mortality Rate Press Conference by Tom Nappi at Baltimore Medical System?s Highlandtown Healthy Living Center, Baltimmore, Maryland
Governor O'Malley Infant Mortality Rate Press Conference by Tom Nappi at Baltimore Medical System?s Highlandtown Healthy Living Center, Baltimmore, Maryland
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Governor O'Malley Infant Mortality Rate Press Conference by Tom Nappi at Baltimore Medical System?s Highlandtown Healthy Living Center, Baltimmore, Maryland
A strong & powerful storm system/low pressure area brings gusty winds & widespread rainfall to San Jose, CA overnight. Even a high wind warning was issued for our region overnight (from Friday, February 1-Saturday, February 2, 2019) as the storm system's main frontal system passed thru... During the day on Saturday, winds died down with hit & miss showers around NorCal and the Bay Area, along with a few t-storms around the Central Valley. Even a tornado warning was issued around the Chowchilla area Saturday afternoon! Here at home, more widespread moderate to heavy rain was witnessed come early evening... Drive safe out there, everyone! Footage filmed during the post-midnight hours of Saturday, February 2, 2019.
*Weather scenario/update for the beginning days of February 2019:
The strongest storm of the season had battered California with flooding rains, damaging winds & thunderstorms… Following a weak system, a far more dynamically impressive system had followed Friday/Saturday. This event featured a rapidly-strengthening surface low near the North Coast. This kind of set-up had the potential to bring very strong winds to parts of NorCal. Such events are subject to uncertainty right up to the day of the event. Luckily, this event had produced winds that were a bit less severe than expected in the Bay Area Friday evening, though local gusts were still damaging (which caused our neighbor’s dead birch tree to fall on our fence/shed). Some gusts were impressive at least for the standards of my area. In addition to the risk of damaging winds in NorCal, the presence of a favorable jet dynamics have created a rather impressive cold frontal passage. Torrential downpours, strong southerly winds & t-storms have occurred in NorCal during the frontal passage with numerous t-storm activity in the Central Valley areas behind the front due to an unstable air mass left behind especially on Saturday & into Sunday. After this large storm passed, another colder system had dipped south from the Pacific Northwest into our state bringing snow levels down to near sea level in local areas of the Bay Area. The weather was to get quite interesting heading into Tuesday morning…
Gibson Acoustic's master luthiers have recreated a legend.
Gibson’s J-200 Studio proudly maintains the tradition and excellence of Gibson Acoustic’s Super Jumbo line, offering a remarkable combination of features that deliver all the sweet tone, clarity and presence expected from a Super Jumbo. The simple elegance of the J-200 Studio is evident in every detail, including its premium Sitka spruce top and attractive maple back and sides, releasing a rich, full, and balanced high end and grand projection.
Nickel Grover Rotomatic Tuners
Grover’s original Rotomatic tuners are an engineering marvel, with style and performance exactly suited for the J-200 Studio. With a gear ratio of 14:1, the Rotomatics deliver precision tuning in a durable housing that provides maximum protection for the gear and string post. All moving parts are cut for exact meshing, eliminating the possibility of slippage. A countersunk tension screw lets players regulate the tuning tension to any degree. A special lubricant inside the gear box provides smooth and accurate tuning stability.
Crown Peghead Logo
Gibson put the first crown peghead logo on an ES-300 back in 1940, and it has graced the headstocks of many legendary Gibson guitars ever since, including the J-200 Studio. Over the years, it has also been called a “thistle” because of the group of flowering plants with the sharp prickles, though Gibson has preferred to call it a “crown.”
Pickguard
The pickguard for the J-200 Studio is Gibson’s standard plain tortoise Super Jumbo shape, enhanced with an engraved cream-colored border. As with all of Gibson Acoustic’s pickguards, the coloring, inlay, and binding are all done by hand.
Rosette
A rosette is the beautiful, hand-crafted circle around the soundhole, and can be one of the most ornamental elements of any acoustic guitar. It is also one of the most subtle and complicated woodworking decorations on any acoustic guitar. The rosette on the J-200 Studio is a double-ring rosette, with the main ring consisting of seven-ply binding, and the second ring three-ply binding, adding a stylish, understated elegance to the J-200 Studio.
Rosewood Fingerboard with Rolled Edges and Graduated Crown Inlay
The fingerboard of Gibson’s J-200 Studio is constructed from the highest grade rosewood on earth, which is personally inspected and qualified by Gibson’s team of skilled experts before it enters the Gibson factories. The resilience of this durable wood makes the fingerboard extremely balanced and stable, and gives each chord and note unparalleled clarity and bite. The J-200 Studio’s graduated crown inlays are made of genuine mother of pearl, and are inserted into the fingerboard using a process that eliminates gaps and doesn’t require the use of fillers. The fingerboard also sports a rolled edge—instead of the usual right angle where the fingerboard surface meets the neck, Gibson Acoustic’s rolled edge is slightly beveled for an extremely smooth and comfortable feel, enhancing the playability of the J-200 Studio.
Body Tonewoods (back, sides and top)
The top of the J-200 Studio is made from AA-grade Sitka spruce, while plain maple is used for the back and sides, giving the all the deep, rich tone, clarity and presence expected from a Gibson Super Jumbo. Selecting the right wood, and the formula to dry it out, are two of the most central procedures to Gibson’s guitar-building process. Beginning with its first catalog in 1903, Gibson has assured its customers that every guitar would be built using woods with “the most durable, elastic, and sonorous qualities,” and today’s guitars from Gibson Acoustic are no different.
Fishman Ellipse Aura Electronics Package
Gibson’s J-200 Studio comes equipped with a built-in Fishman Ellipse Aura electronics package, which combines Fishman’s most sophisticated onboard preamp design with the power of the popular Aura Acoustic Imaging Technology. The result is acoustic sound that is exceptionally accurate and true to life. Already loaded onto the system are four images that best match the instrument’s natural tonal characteristics. You can make adjustments to any of them using the system’s Pickup/Image Blend or Volume controls, or use the switchable Natural I and Natural II low frequencies for tone shaping. You can also control feedback with the Phase switch and automatic Anti-Feedback device control. The pickup's ergonomic soundhole-mounted design puts slider controls at your fingertips so you can maintain a natural playing position at all times. The Fishman Ellipse Aura is used by such noted musicians as Brad Paisley, Pete Townshend and Travis Tritt.
Bracing
Every acoustic guitar made by Gibson features hand-scalloped, radiused top bracing inside the body, a feature normally found only in limited run, hand-made guitars. By scalloping each brace by hand, the natural sound of the acoustic is focused more toward the center of the body, enhancing the instrument’s sound projection. The lightweight bracing pattern inside the J-200 Studio —the same pattern used in Gibson’s first Super Jumbo in 1937—is constructed to support and strengthen a very large surface, thus allowing the top more freedom of movement to vibrate and project sound. The placement of the braces inside the J-200 Studio also creates powerful, deep lows with full frequency range, producing the incredibly balanced, huge sound Gibson’s Super Jumbos are so noted for.
Features
AA-grade Sitka spruce top with plain Maple back and sides
Hand-scalloped, radiused top bracing
Rosewood fingerboard with rolled edges and graduated crown inlays
Fishman Ellipse Aura Electronics Package
Nickel Grover Rotomatic tuners
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The London Underground is a metro system serving a large part of Greater London and neighbouring areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire in the UK. It is both the world's oldest underground railway and the oldest rapid transit system. Railway construction in the United Kingdom began in the early 19th century. By 1854 six separate railway terminals had been built just outside the centre of London: London Bridge, Euston, Paddington, King's Cross, Bishopsgate and Waterloo. At this point, only Fenchurch Street Station was located in the actual City of London. Traffic congestion in the city and the surrounding areas had increased significantly in this period, partly due to the need for rail travellers to complete their journeys into the city centre by road. The idea of building an underground railway to link the City of London with the mainline terminals had first been proposed in the 1830s, but it was not until the 1850s that the idea was taken seriously as a solution to the traffic congestion problems.In 1854 an Act of Parliament was passed approving the construction of an underground railway between Paddington Station and Farringdon Street via King's Cross which was to be called the Metropolitan Railway. The Great Western Railway (GWR) gave financial backing to the project when it was agreed that a junction would be built linking the underground railway with their mainline terminus at Paddington. GWR also agreed to design special trains for the new subterranean railway.
Construction was delayed for several years due to a shortage of funds. The fact that this project got under way at all was largely due to the lobbying of Charles Pearson, who was Solicitor to the City of London Corporation at the time. Pearson had supported the idea of an underground railway in London for several years. He advocated plans for the demolition of the unhygienic slums which would be replaced by new accommodation for their inhabitants in the suburbs, with the new railway providing transportation to their places of work in the city centre. Although he was never directly involved in the running of the Metropolitan Railway, he is widely credited as being one of the first true visionaries behind the concept of underground railways. And in 1859 it was Pearson who persuaded the City of London Corporation to help fund the scheme. Work finally began in February 1860, under the guidance of chief engineer John Fowler. Pearson died before the work was completed.
The Metropolitan Railway opened on 10 January 1863.[2] Within a few months of opening it was carrying over 26,000 passengers a day.[7] The Hammersmith and City Railway was opened on 13 June 1864 between Hammersmith and Paddington.
It was also the first underground railway to operate electric trains. It is usually referred to as the Underground or the Tube—the latter deriving from the shape of the system's deep-bore tunnels—although about 55% of the network is above ground.
The earlier lines of the present London Underground network, which were built by various private companies, became part of an integrated transport system (which excluded the main line railways) in 1933 with the creation of the London Passenger Transport Board (LPTB), more commonly known by its shortened name: "London Transport". The underground network became a single entity when London Underground Limited (LUL) was formed by the UK government in 1985.[2] Since 2003 LUL has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Transport for London (TfL), the statutory corporation responsible for most aspects of the transport system in Greater London, which is run by a board and a commissioner appointed by the Mayor of London.[3]
The Underground has 268 stations and approximately 400 km (250 miles) of track,[1] making it the longest metro system in the world by route length,[4] and one of the most served in terms of stations. In 2007, over one billion passenger journeys were recorded.[5]
The tube map, with its schematic non-geographical layout and colour-coded lines, is considered a design classic, and many other transport maps worldwide have been influenced by it.
Edited Hubble Space Telescope image of Saturn, taken about one month ago. Color/processing variant.
Original caption: Saturn is by far the solar system’s most photogenic planet, and in this latest Hubble Space Telescope snapshot it is especially so because Saturn’s magnificent ring system is near its maximum tilt toward Earth (which was in 2017).
Hubble was used to observe the planet on June 6, 2018, when Saturn was only approximately 1.36 billion miles from Earth, nearly as close to us as it ever gets.
Saturn was photographed as it approached a June 27 opposition, when the planet is directly opposite to the Sun in the night sky and is at its yearly closest distance to the Earth. Though all of the gas giants boast rings, Saturn’s are the largest and most spectacular, stretching out eight times the radius of the planet.
Saturn’s stunning rings were first identified as a continuous disk around the planet by Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens in 1655. 325 years later, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft flyby of Saturn resolved thousands of thin, fine ringlets. Data from NASA’s Cassini mission suggests the rings formed 200 million years ago, roughly around the time of the dinosaurs and Earth’s Jurassic period. The gravitational disintegration of one of Saturn’s small moons created myriad icy debris particles, and collisions today likely continually replenish the rings.
Visible in this Hubble image are the classic rings as recorded by early skywatchers. From the outside in are the A ring with the Encke Gap, the Cassini Division, the B ring, and the C ring with the Maxwell Gap.
Saturn’s appearance changes due to its seasons, caused by the planet’s 27-degree axial tilt. It is now summer in Saturn’s northern hemisphere and the atmosphere is more active. This may be responsible for a string of bright clouds visible near the northern polar region that are the remnants of a disintegrating storm. Small, mid-latitude puffs of clouds are also visible. Hubble’s view also resolves a hexagonal pattern around the north pole, a stable and persistent wind feature discovered during the Voyager flyby in 1981.
Saturn’s colors come from hydrocarbon hazes above the ammonia crystals in the upper cloud layers. Unseen lower-level clouds are either ammonium hydrosulfide or water. The planet’s banded structure is caused by the winds and the clouds at different altitudes.
This is the first image of Saturn taken as part of the Outer Planet Atmospheres Legacy (OPAL) project. OPAL is helping scientists understand the atmospheric dynamics and evolution of our solar system’s gas giant planets.
Sleeping White Tern on Tern Island in the French Frigate Shoals, Hawaii.
Camera: Olympus OM-1
Lens: Olympus OM-System S Zuiko MC Auto-Zoom f/4 35-70mm.
Film: Kodak Ektachrome E100D Expired 10/20
Developer: The Darkroom
A rainy, gloomy drive through the Central Valley on Thanksgiving Day. I was with my parents, Gretchen & Uncle Reggie at the time. We were headed to Stockton for our annual family Thanksgiving get-together there. Anyway, safe travels everyone! (Thursday afternoon, November 28, 2019)
*Weather update:
Much-needed rain has finally arrived! History was even made on Tuesday (Nov. 26) as a "bomb cyclone" or "bombogenesis" had hit the Bay Area for the 1st time in at least 15 years. ABC7 News Meteorologist Mike Nicco explained that on Tuesday, he said the storm system had started as a cluster of clouds but the low explosively developed, dropping more than 24MB in 24 hours! It was such an impressive storm, it had set an all-time record low pressure for the entire state... Hurricane-force winds have occurred in Cape Blanco, Oregon: a whopping 106 mph! The rain was impressive too. Nearly three-quarters of an inch fell down in San Jose to more than 2 inches in Mill Valley. Even during our weekly evening Bible study at Pastor PJ's place earlier this week, we heard rain fall like never before. There was scattered showers & t-storms Wednesday and, to a lesser extent, Thursday (Thanksgiving Day). The bulk of this system's rainfall had fallen Wednesday with leftover scattered showers seen on Thanksgiving Day... More stormy weather was in store for the upcoming weekend as another system comes in from the Pacific...
It is proposed to use the former tramway system's arrival and departure stations at Randwick Racecourse as the CBD & South East Light Rail's Stabling facilities.
Dr. Grant Schmidt and Tracy Collier work together at the Roseburg VA Health Care System’s Urgent Care Clinic in Roseburg, Oregon. Schmidt, director of the Roseburg VA Health Care System’s Urgent Care Clinic, oversees the staff and providers who serve on the “front line” of the Roseburg VA’s COVID-19 response. Collier, a Navy and Operation Iraqi Freedom Veteran, recently joined the VA as part of the Intermediate Care Technician program here in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Schmidt, who hails from the Bay Area in California, served as an Army radio operator in the 1980s before going on to serve as a physician for the Navy for 12 years. Collier, a former Fleet Marine Force Hospital Corpsman and native of Roseburg, Oregon, commutes from her home in Lebanon to Roseburg each week and credits her family and church community for helping on the home front as she serves the Veterans enrolled with RVAHCS. The worldwide pandemic caused by SARS-CoV2, the disease that causes COVID-19, has brought cheers and tributes for health care workers across the globe. Traditional first responders and ordinary citizens – police, firemen, military and many others – line the streets outside medical facilities and atop balconies from New York City to New Delhi to show appreciation for the difficult work front line providers do each day. (Official RVAHCS Photo by T. T. Parish/Released)
see www.dvidshub.net/news/371546/corpsman-up-roseburg-va-adds...
Engine: Four cylinder diesel
Generator was used at the State Canal system's Waterford, New York facility.
Photo courtesy of Auctions International.
This design shows how the Prestige System's seamless panoramic graphics can look great with a pattern printed across the entire width of the stand. High Level Branding ensures this stand has extra prominence, while integrated showcases are ideal for jewellery and product display.
This is the ferry M/V Columbia, flagship of the Alaska Marine Highway System. She was recently returned to service after an extensive refit.
According to the Alaska Marine Highway System's Web site,
"The M/V Columbia is the largest vessel of the Marine Highway fleet. Launched by Lockheed Shipbuilding in Seattle in 1974, the Columbia is 418 feet long, with capacity for 499 passengers and 134 vehicles (20' lengths). Its 103 total cabins include 44 four-berth units, and 56 two-berth units, 3 of which are wheelchair accessible. The Columbia boasts both a fine dining room and a cafeteria. The gift shop, cocktail lounge, solarium, and forward observation lounge round out the passenger amenities."
www.dot.state.ak.us/amhs/Sailing/Vessels/index.html#columbia
In this photo, the Columbia was en route to Washington State from Alaska with many stops in between.
Here the ship is in the Inside Passage in Canadian waters.
Price AU $159,000
Details Arguably one of, if not the best Salar 40, this vessel has recently undergone a major refit and presents in excellent condition inside and out. Recently back from a Whitsunday Cruise, she is truly a blue water ready cruising vessel that can handle the toughest conditions. Her wheelhouse with opening windows and sunroof provide great protection from sun or rain whilst her spacious lounge and 2 cabin, 2 head layout mean spending time aboard is easy and comfortable with plenty of space and stowage.
Region Queensland
Location Brisbane QLD
Usage Family, Leisure, Cruising
Reference MS1375
Year 1976
Rego Number IL292Q
Rego Expiry 1976
Designer Laurent Giles
Builder Levy Bros (VICTORIA) full fit out by Salthouse NZ.
Length 39' 0" - 11.89m
Beam 3.43m
Draft 1.6m
Displacement 12.36t
Keel / Ballast Full keel with forefoot cutaway with 3630kg of encapsulated lead.
Hull Material Fibreglass/GRP solid fiberglass
Deck Material Laid beach over fiberglass
Engine MD31A 85hp 4 cylinder diesel (installed NEW in 1992) 3 blade fixed prop
Engine Make Volvo Penta
Fuel Type Diesel
Fuel Consumption 3 litres per hour
Max Speed 8 knots
Cruise Speed 7 knots
Genset 2 x alternators
Fuel 800 litres
Water Approx 800 litres
Galley Marine Princess 2 burner stove w/grill
Refrigeration 1 x chest freezer / drinks fridge in the wheel house (under STBD seat), 1 x front opening large fridge by companionway in galley.
Hot Water System Yes
Accommodation Beautifully finished in teak with fantastic carpentry throughout. All port lights and hatches (NEW 2016) open giving great ventilation and light.
Cabins Starting FWD the focsile cabin has 2 x large single bunks with a large cupboard, chest of drawers and hanging locker. A large hatch above and 2 opening portlights.
Moving aft you'll find the head/shower room which is very generous in proportions. Here is an electric toilet which runs through to a NEW saniloo system. S/S sink with hot & cold water and a large vanity cupboard behind the mirror.
The main saloon has a large leather U shaped dinette to port that can convert to make a large single or double. Opposite the linear galley is sensibly fitted with S/S work surfaces, lots of stowage and work top space. A recessed S/S sink with hot & cold water, also a dual carbon filtered drinking water system. At the aft end are 2 x QTR berths.
Moving through the wheelhouse to the aft cabin - here you'll find a single berth to STBD and a double to PORT, there is a large chest of drawers with a fold out bureau / navstation & 2nd head.
Berths 9
Shower Hot & cold
Toilet Electric with Saniloo system (2017)
Entertainment TV DVD system with electric antenna and FUSION stereo with speakers in saloon and wheelhouse (all new 2017)
Covers Tropical covers front and aft (beige). Full boat covers (white) for all hatches, wheel house windows, windscreen etc.
Ground Tackle 1 x Excel anchor to 60m of chain then rode. Maxwell 2200 electric anchor windlass with foot controls. Deck wash on bow.
Safety Gear VESPER AIS transponder (send and receive) with wifi, 2 x liferings.
Bilge Pumps 2 x manual and 1 x auto
Life Raft Yes 4 man (not in current certification)
Epirb 406 EPIRB
Life Jackets Six
Flares Yes
Fire Protection Three
Electrics 4 x 200ah 12v batteries, 2 x NEW (alternators).
Electronics Electronic suite by Raymarine incl wind, clause haul wind, depth, speed and VHF. WAGNER HF radio. TMQ AP4 autopilot.
Sail Inventory Mainsail (2017) in cruise laminate, Genoa (2017) cruise laminate. 2 x spinnakers both in good condition
Mast / Rigging Alloy mast, boom, spinnaker pole and jockey pole. Mast has steps all the way to top. S/S rigging replaced 2007, removed and inspected in 2016.
Deck Gear S/S swim ladder, large teak rear seat on pushpit, solid S/S dorade vents, all exterior portlights re chromed 2016, all hatches replaced in 2016.2 x clear-view window wipers in wheelhouse.
Remarks A remarkable vessel that is both a good sailing and motoring boat with added benefit of the enclosed wheelhouse. A delight to spend time aboard and the best Salar 40 we have seen.
January 2018
Governor O'Malley Infant Mortality Rate Press Conference by Tom Nappi at Baltimore Medical System?s Highlandtown Healthy Living Center, Baltimmore, Maryland
VIEW OF THE SOLAR CONCENTRATOR/COLLECTORS - PART OF THE SOLAR TOTAL ENERGY SYSTEM.
UNIT FOR LATER USE. IN THE EXCHANGER, THE TRANSFER FLUID BOILS AND SUPER-HEATS THE WORKING-FLUID STEAM. WHILE THE TRANSFER FLUID IS RETURNED TO THE COLLECTORS TO REPEAT THE CYCLE, THE SUPER-HEATED WORKING FLUID DRIVES A MULTI-STAGE STEAM TURBINE WHICH IN TURN DRIVES AN ELECTRICAL GENERATOR WHICH PRODUCES ELECTRICITY FOR THE SYSTEM'S ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS. STEAM IS EXTRACTED FOR THE KNITWEAR MANUFACTURING PROCESSES. THE WORKING FLUID EXHAUSTED FROM THE PRIME MOVER IS COOLED AS IT PASSES THROUGH THE WATER-COOLED CONDENSER. CONDENSER COOLING WATER IS THEN USED FOR HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, OR HOT WATER.
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Governor O'Malley Infant Mortality Rate Press Conference by Tom Nappi at Baltimore Medical System?s Highlandtown Healthy Living Center, Baltimmore, Maryland
HMS Duncan starts sea trials Picture: LA(Phot) Stu Hill
Duncan, the Royal Navy’s sixth and final powerful new Type 45 Destroyer, has put to sea for the first time (August 31) for trials where a blend of Royal Navy, Ministry of Defence and BAE Systems personnel will put her through her paces.
Following her departure from BAE System’s Scotstoun shipyard in Glasgow, Duncan quickly set about testing her speed and manoeuvrability, which will see the 7500-tonne destroyer taken to over 30 knots and turning very tight figure-of-eights.
Olympus will soon release the new Micro 4/3 camera which size is only 119 x 64 x 31mm. With the same senor as their E-System model, it enables users to enjoy the same high image quality of the Four Thirds System’s 4/3-type image sensor in a much more compact body. Using a smaller Micro 4/3 mount, it let the camera to use with more small size interchangeable lens. I’m sure a lot of users will love this new camera. Have you got your cash ready?
Governor O'Malley Infant Mortality Rate Press Conference by Tom Nappi at Baltimore Medical System?s Highlandtown Healthy Living Center, Baltimmore, Maryland
Governor O'Malley Infant Mortality Rate Press Conference by Tom Nappi at Baltimore Medical System?s Highlandtown Healthy Living Center, Baltimmore, Maryland
silicon wafer. reminds me of the postal system's such great heights www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMOkfI7wCrI