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Project Development-Final Book Survey

Even though the challenges were somewhat challenging, this was a great learning experience. I do look forward to helping my students achieve success in the future by exposing them to some of things that I have learned this semester.

In my personal learning pathway for global collaboration I have access to twitter, personal learning network, two blog spots, skype, voice thread, wikis, RSS feed, and social media. Through this study, which could be sometimes difficult at times, I have…

Added by Lori Ann Gibson on April 14, 2013 at 1:07pm — No Comments

Challenge 14 Challenged Based Professional Development

E-Learning – course delivery and online conferences

Online course delivery is a practical, convenient, and affordable way to deliver Professional Development (PD) opportunities. This PD method also offers flexible time to finish course and no classroom attendance.  Teacher can start anywhere, at anytime, and from anyplace.  They may also learn independently and at their own pace. Some courses offer expert authors and world renowned authorities on teaching and learning.  Collaboration…

Added by Lori Ann Gibson on April 8, 2013 at 5:07pm — No Comments

Designing and Managing a Global Collaborative Project-Working with Wonderful People!

 I have just finished working with the most wonderful people! They are all pitched in and worked together to get this project off the ground and up and running.  Simply fantastic-hope to work with them all in the future! Thanks to all of you!

  At the beginning of this project one of the main questions that I had was what kind of project do we want to design and implement. I also wanted to know what I needed to do in order to contribute or be a resource for the project. Another…

Added by Lori Ann Gibson on March 31, 2013 at 8:47pm — No Comments

Kaizen refers to improvement of both processes and people. For schools, the philosophy of Kaizen aims at improving all aspects for all time. Thus, is it is never good enough and never ending. Kaizen seeks ongoing improvement and change for the better. Schools and teachers should think about how to do it, not why it cannot be accomplished. In implementing Kaizen, schools will have to question current beliefs and practices, and draw upon the knowledge of many not just one. Administrators,…

Added by Lori Ann Gibson on March 18, 2013 at 1:29pm — No Comments

Celebration! With Prezi

Absolutely, love this! Prezi!  What will the kids think? They will dig in and enjoy it, I am sure! This is so much more than a powerpoint presentation.  It can also get so complicated and detailed.  Only your mind limits you with this tool.  I used to it to present my celebration to a couple staff members.  With all I shared, I had a "can you do a workshop?"  Not so sure that I am ready to teach someone else how to use these wonderful tools we have learned about and with this semester. BUT,…

Added by Lori Ann Gibson on March 17, 2013 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Creation Tech

A personal brand gives others the idea of who you are, what you stand for, and what you have to offer. It also coveys what you value and what makes you creative or different from others. When you have a personal brand, it influences how others perceive you by letting them know who you are different, superior, and authentic.  Your personal brand lets others know what to expect in dealing or working with you.

To develop a personal brand in education one must:

  • Establish an…

Added by Lori Ann Gibson on March 9, 2013 at 4:54pm — No Comments

Project Revisions

Okay, so I aligned my project with standards. Actually, I started with the end in mind-some of the UDL methods that I had learned in a previous class. I worked with four of my students to help plan this project and it will become a part of our BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) Day. We have had to get this approved by our principal and he will bring in a router to insure that we have enough power to run these extra devices from my classroom. I am very excited and so are the children. They will be…

Added by Lori Ann Gibson on March 8, 2013 at 5:34pm — No Comments

Panther Pages Book Recommendation Project

Book Recommendations

Please choose 2 books that you have recently read to recommend to your fellow classmates.

Include the Title of the Book, Author, Call #, number of pages, AR Level, AR Points and your name.

You should also copy and paste a picture of the book.

Write a Summary of the book and why your are recommending it.

Discuss illustrations which represent a significant scene or idea from the book reading.

Point out interesting or important…

Added by Lori Ann Gibson on March 3, 2013 at 12:26am — No Comments

Give Students Choices and Watch Them Shine!

Giving students choices promote feelings of control, purpose, and competence and are more motivating than choices that do not. The students are interested in learning the knowledge and skills that are being offered. Student have power, freedom, and fun. Choices allow students to develop and find success in the real world, as they have practice how to make intelligent decisions.  Students need teachers to value them as individuals who are capable this will make them more likely to complete…

Added by Lori Ann Gibson on March 2, 2013 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Love this assessment site for technology!

I found this wonderful site that contains rubrics for assessing many different technologies such as tweets, threads, wikis, presentations and even blogs.  Hope you will enjoy it as well.

I invite you to comment on my wiki for Challenge 9. Also, I want to thank the website's creator, Kathy Schrock for being so open to share with other…

Added by Lori Ann Gibson on February 23, 2013 at 11:30pm — 1 Comment

Assessments and Technology

I would think that the best assessments for technology would be the outcome of their task or project. Wow! I looked at Prezi, how awesome! Much more than just a PowerPoint presentation. As educators, we sometimes to think that the digital natives know everything already. We do have to really teach them how to use the technology. They are savvy when it comes to click and find, but not as much when it comes to saving, editing, and linking. I have a fifth grade class, they can make a…

Added by Lori Ann Gibson on February 23, 2013 at 6:29pm — No Comments

Collaboration and Cooperation

Differences between cooperation and collaboration? Cooperative and collaborative learning have been used in the educational arena interchangeably and with one another for quite some time. Yet, they are very different very different from one another when we begin to dig and research. I found that cooperative learning, which is something I do regularly in my own classroom, is most often accomplished in a small group setting. In this type of teaching arrangement, children work together on the…

Added by Lori Ann Gibson on February 23, 2013 at 6:02pm — No Comments

Contributions and Collaboration

The three R’s of global collaboration are receive, read, and respond. When we are working in a collaborative environment we should make sure that we are able to receive the information that should. We should check to make sure that the sender’s email is not sent to a spam folder. In whitelisting, we give senders the privilege of sending us important information regarding projects. We may also want to communicate with those who set up our email delivery systems to let them know of specific…

Added by Lori Ann Gibson on February 23, 2013 at 5:08pm — No Comments

Learning from our youth - A positive experience

Reverse mentoring is where the younger generation mentors the older generation. In the area of technology this can be invaluable for those who were born before the 1982. Millennials are born after 1982 and they have grown up with technology. They are digital natives who have grown up with internet service and technology in their daily lives. They tend to be multi-taskers, who are tech savvy and competent.  Knowing that the younger generation possess valuable skills and information, and many…

Added by Lori Ann Gibson on February 16, 2013 at 9:48pm — 2 Comments

Digital Citizenship Awareness Module

  1. Digital Awareness could be defined as the appropriate and responsible behaviors that are used online or when using technology.

Students need to understand that digital citizenship will encompasses the human, cultural, and societal issues that relate to technology.  Therefore, they must keep a positive attitude and open mind towards collaborating and learning with peoples from differing backgrounds, ethnicities, and cultures.  They must be cognizant, sensitive, and…

Added by Lori Ann Gibson on February 16, 2013 at 2:01pm — No Comments

Okay, so I now have a wikispace. I have set up some students and a project.  I am confused though over the response of some parents and school administrators when you ask how they feel about these types of technologies.  Privacy of students is a huge obstacle and we should never compromise that. I also feel that we are scared of things that we do not understand.  Because we do not know how technology works and what types of information about our students can become public, we are hesitant to…

Added by Lori Ann Gibson on February 16, 2013 at 11:00am — No Comments

Communicate with new tools

I chose to use Skype and Voicethread as my two tools for this challenge (and believe me it was a challenge). Not having experience with these technologies made me somewhat nervous but I found they were easy to set up and use.  With Skype, I can access it through my facebook account.  I have had some of my relatives who live out of state wanting me to get a skype account for many years new, so a new way to connect with them is going to be fun!  Here are the links so you can check them out for…

Added by Lori Ann Gibson on February 9, 2013 at 3:50pm — No Comments

Go Mobile!

Okay, we love our smartphones and almost everyone of my students have one.  So, how could I utilize the use of a smartphone in my classroom?  Poll Everywhere would be a great tool to use.  A teacher can quiz up to 40 students for free.  Students register their phone numbers with the teacher and the teacher can track responses for quizes or reviews.  Unlike, clickers and other polling devices, this is easily accessed by students and I can monitor their responses just as easily.  You can…

Added by Lori Ann Gibson on February 9, 2013 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Global Collaboration Life 'Round Here

I chose to look at the Life 'Round Here project because it was within the age group that I teach and it was a writing and publishing activity.  The website seems very friendly and the constraints of the activity something that I could work into my classroom curricula very easily.  Life 'Round here also seemed to be something the children would enjoy as they would not only read the stories from children from other cultures and look for similarities and differences but the stories were to be…

Added by Lori Ann Gibson on February 3, 2013 at 2:06pm — No Comments

Here we go!

Off to another semester at UNA! Last one not so great as I dealt with some personal tragedy, but this time I am looking forward to a wonderful one!  I am a little overwhlemed with this technology course, but I have to realize it is a process.  Makes me a little uneasy.  My students know way more than I do which I find quite entertaining at times. since I go my degree much late in life than most.   I bought two iPads for my classroom in December, my students had them up and running in no…

Added by Lori Ann Gibson on January 31, 2013 at 6:48pm — 3 Comments

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Reviews of Terra Insegura

Terra Insegura

From Ian Randal Strock at SF Scope:

A little bleaker, a little less “gosh-wow” sensawunda (due to familiarity), a lot closer to home, Terra Insegurais the perfect balance to Marseguro: you’ve got to read this one if you read the first. It does stand on its own, but why deny yourself the pleasure of the full literary tapestry Edward Willett weaves with these two?

Willett keeps his characters moving all over the board, but always toward their stated goals (rational or not), which will just happen to intersect in an Earth-shaking conflagration. While I was disappointed each time a story-line chopped off, it brought me back to another I wanted to follow as well. Willett is well able to keep all his juggling balls in the air at the same time.It’s a good story, a great mate to the first volume, but a little dark. It isn’t a tale of victory so much as a story of survival scratched from the jaws of annihilation.

From Fantasy & SciFi Lovin’ News & Reviews:

Terra Insegura is an action-packed thrill-ride that outshines its predecessor…Plot twists, surprise characters, and well-drawn action make this novel both enjoyable and a prime example of why science fiction is still awesome. I find it difficult to complain about this novel, because I had problems putting it down. TerraInsegura has just enough action to keep me fixed to the page, and plenty of suspense (and even a little romance) to make this more than just another book of explosions and space battles. It’s a novel that knows it is good science fiction and isn’t afraid to show it…science fiction at its best.

From Book Chick on Good Reads:

Set in the far future, Terra Insegura and Marseguro are a little window in to the way intolerance (and all kinds of isms) can be taken to a frightening extreme. Even within the Body, though, there is hope for understanding, and this seems to be a major theme of the series – the difference between knowledge and understanding.

Sometimes, there is a reticence to pick up Science Fiction titles unless you’re already a Sci-Fi fan. Willett’s books are kind to the Sci-Fi ‘newbie’…one of the great things about Science Fiction is how, as a genre, it tends to address “really big questions” and ideas. Marseguro and Terra Insegura do this, in a comfortable and approachable way. You needn’t be reticent about these books. Both of Willett’s books in this series have a wonderful, driving pace, which, when coupled with multiple well-rounded characters and fascinating stories, make wonderful, captivating books that deserve to be read over and over.

From arch thinking:

“…Terra Insegura stands on its own very well…a real action-packed science fiction novel….Anyone who likes their science fiction fast and well-written will enjoy Terra Insegura.”

From a 17-year-old reader at Flamingnet.com:

Terra Insegura by Edward Willett is a science fiction novel with a highly original plot. …an engrossing novel that has many unexpected twists and turns…a fantastic, entertaining and at times nail-biting read that readers will thoroughly enjoy. Although the end is satisfying it does come abruptly. Fans of Ender’s Game will find a good read here…

“The characters are quite believeable and the reader is really able to care about them and become drawn into their world. Willett’s use of description is great and involved, making the reader really interested in the events of the story…I would recommend Terra Insegurato all fans of science fiction and even to those who want to try reading the genre for the first time.”

From Errant Dreams:

Edward Willett’s Terra Insegura is a sequel to his Marseguro. As happens all-too-often with reviewing, I haven’t read that previous book. However, that does make me eminently qualified to declare that Willett did an outstanding job writing Terra Insegura in such a way that it makes sense to new readers…

While the world and non-villain characters are highly enjoyable, however, one of the high points of Terra Insegura is Willett’s skill with action. The pacing (other than a slight lag in the middle) is tension-packed, and the action scenes gripping. I was in the mood for some good old-fashioned SF adventure, and Terra Insegura delivered!

From Ian Hecht at Marturia.net :

Willett’s usual moral tale style is in high gear here, with the logical next step of the question he posed in Marseguro, “What makes someone human?”  When the Selkies are forced to confront their prejudices not only of “normals”, but also of a race far more modified than their own, questions arise as to where to draw that line.  How the different characters answer the question ultimately decides their fate for them…

As with all of Willett’s science fiction, the science is well handled, from genetically modified humans and bioengineered viruses, to faster-than-light travel and molecular fabrication.  His light touch lets us know what the futuristic technology can do without bludgeoning us with technical details.  It’s believable enough in the universe that he has crafted.

The moral foundation for the book seems to be that who were are depends on how we react to the poor choices we’ve made – whether we take responsibility for setting them right, divorce ourselves from blame and lay it elsewhere, or detach ourselves from reality and claim that everything that’s happened, good and bad, is predestined and we are all just playing parts.  Willett’s heroes are the ones who step up and do the right thing, and those who refuse to do so get their comeuppance in the end.

From Lilyraines at Night Owl Reviews:

I found the book to have an intriguing take on genetic modification and what could go wrong. It also talks about obsession, arrogance, and a rigidly imposed belief that does not see anything beyond it…

Terra Insegura also shows through its characters how people who may not entirely trust each other can, in the end, respect each other and learn to work together.

A very good read.


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Leo Rainer

Residential Building Systems Group
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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Office Location: 90-3082
(510) 495-2761

Leo Rainer is an engineer in the Building Technology and Urban Systems Division of the Energy Technologies Area at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He has more than 30 years of experience in building energy efficiency including work on building simulation, monitoring, miscellaneous energy use, and building codes and standards. Mr. Rainer is currently one of a small team responsible for the development and maintenance of the Home Energy Saver website.

Mr. Rainer earned his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California at Davis in 1981.

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Diamond, Richard C., Joseph A. McAllister, Leo I. Rainer, Ronald L. Ritschard, and Helmut E. Feustel. Affordable Housing Rehabilitation in Vermont: Energy Savings, Cost-Effectiveness, and Resident Satisfaction In Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Buildings V. Proceedings of the Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Buildings V. Clearwater, Florida, 1992.
Sailor, David J., Leo I. Rainer, and Hashem Akbari. Measured impact of neighborhood tree cover on microclimate In 1992 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings. 19th ed. Vol. 9., 1992.

Diamond, Richard C., Joseph A. McAllister, and Leo I. Rainer. Multifamily Energy Audit for HUD-Insured Multifamily Properties In Document prepared for the Office of Multifamily Housing, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Berkeley: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, 1991.

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Benton, Charles C., M. Warren, Stephen E. Selkowitz, Rudolph R. Verderber, J. McBride, Oliver C. Morse, and James E. Jewell. "A Field Evaluation of Daylighting System Performance." In Advanced Building Technology, 10th CIB Congress, September 21-26, 1986. Washington, D. C., 1986. Abstract  Download: PDF (420.43 KB)
Vine, Edward L., Richard C. Diamond, and Richard F. Szydlowski. Domestic Hot Water Consumption in Four Low-Income Apartment Buildings In The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy Summer Study. Proceedings, the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy Summer Study, August, 1986. Washington D.C., 1986.
Warren, M., Charles C. Benton, Rudolph R. Verderber, Oliver C. Morse, Stephen E. Selkowitz, and James E. Jewell. "Evaluation of Integrated Lighting System Performance in a Large Daylighted Office Building." In 1986 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, August 17-23, 1986. Santa Cruz, CA, 1986. Abstract  Download: PDF (1.08 MB)
Siminovitch, Michael J., Francis M. Rubinstein, and Rudolph R. Verderber. "Fixture Conditions Affect Lamp Performance." In IEEE-IAS Annual Conference. Toronto, Canada, 1985. Abstract  Download: PDF (470.6 KB)
Siminovitch, Michael J., Francis M. Rubinstein, T. Alan Clark, and Rudolph R. Verderber. "A Luminaire/Plenum/HVAC Simulator." In Annual IEEE-IAS Conference. Toronto, Canada, 1985. Abstract  Download: PDF (552.99 KB)
Rubinstein, Francis M., Rudolph R. Verderber, and Mahmut Karayel. "Determination of Optimum Sector Size for Automatic Lighting Controls." Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society 15 (1985): 19-Mar. Abstract  Download: PDF (1.22 MB)
Verderber, Rudolph R.. "Fluorescent Lamp Fixtures and Ballasts." In EPRI Lighting and Utility Seminar. San Francisco, CA, 1984. Abstract  Download: PDF (482.16 KB)
Verderber, Rudolph R., and Francis M. Rubinstein. "Lighting Controls: The Role of Advanced Technology--Past, Present, and Future." In National Research Council of Canadas Lighting Control Symposium. Ottawa, Canada, 1984. Abstract  Download: PDF (1.75 MB)

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What wood of you use for pork butt?

Putting a butt on in the morning. What do you like for smoke? Anyone used peach?

  • Wow. Can't even spell. What wood *do* you use?
  • Chris_WangChris_Wang Posts: 1,253
    Peach is good. Pecan is really good.

    Ball Ground, GA

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  • I use apple. Any fruit wood should be great.
    SBGE December 2012 •  XLBGE December 2013 •  Yoder YS640 July
    Location: Jasper, Georgia

  • BayaradBayarad Posts: 294
    Apple and cherry here and I have some pear from a neighbor's tree that was struck by lightning in May but I haven't tried that one yet letting it age a bit!
  • +1 for Apple and/or cherry

    2008 -Large BGE. 2013- Small BGE and 2015 - Mini. Henderson, Ky.
  • radamoradamo Posts: 362
    Hickory and Apple for mine...
    Long Island, NY
  • bud812bud812 Posts: 1,460
    Apple & sugar maple.

    Not to get technical, but according to chemistry alcohol is a solution...

    Large & Small BGE

    Stockton Ca.

  • DMurfDMurf Posts: 481
    I have always just used Hickory.

    BBQ since 2010 - Oh my, what I was missing.
  • RRPRRP Posts: 16,120
    My choice is hickory chunks - not chips. I only put in 2 or 3 large fist size pieces so that most of the smoking is done after the first hour. Excessive smoke thereafter just lays on the meat and the build up of the creosote turns the bark bitter IMO. BTW your peach is fine, but rather mild...
    Dunlap, IL
  • I either go equal parts hickory + cherry, or hickory + apple
    Killen, AL (The Shoals)
    XL, Small, Minimax, and Mini BGEs
  • I use peach wood for my pork butts and pork ribs.  Love it!

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  • KoskoKosko Posts: 535
    I use about 5 chunks of hickory with my butts. I agree with @Chris_Wang pecan is one of my fav.'s too!
    Peachtree City, Ga Large BGE
  • I have only used hickory so far for butts.
    Albion, PA
  • Peach or Apple have well for me in several comps. IMHO Hickory is way too harsh.
  • shtgunal3shtgunal3 Posts: 2,902
    Hickory or pecan. I have used sassafras and also persimmon. Both of those work well too. I agree that cherry, apple, and peach are great too. I have an abundance of pecan so I use it most of the time.

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  • MickeyMickey Posts: 16,504
    Pecan and cherry mixed
    Salado TX Egg Family: 2 Large and a very well used Mini, just added a Mini Max (I'm good for now).

  • Thanks for the answers! Anyone mixed apple and peach?
  • TjcoleyTjcoley Posts: 3,422
    Cherry or Apple. Sometimes add some Hickory.
    It's not a science, it's an art. And it's flawed.
    - Camp Hill, PA
  • Pecan for me.

    Houston, TX - Buddy LBGE, Don SBGE, Tiny Mini & Shiny Momma Pitts n Spitts

  • Dyal_SCDyal_SC Posts: 2,710
    Just play around until you find what is the best mix for your taste. Everyone has their personal preference, and mine depends in what mood I'm in at the time. :) My current preference for pulled pork is a mix of JD Whiskey Barrel Oak Wood and Cherry Wood. It'll probably change next month. ;)
  • JRWhiteeJRWhitee Posts: 2,703
    I did a couple Butts today with JD Whiskey wood for smoke, it wasn't the best flavor for me. I think I prefer the fruit woods or hickory with pork.

    Large BGE 2006, Mini Max 2014
    Founding Member of the Green Man Group cooking team.
    Johns Creek, Georgia

  • Apple or Cherry, 3 or 4 chunks.
    Ova B.
    Fulton MO
  • If it's pork, it's pecan.

    Dripping Springs, Texas.
    Just west of Austintatious

  • Apple & Cherry combined.
    Cherry Hill, NJ
  • AquacopAquacop Posts: 468
    I'll say I am a fan of hickory, but that's all I have ever used. The pork can easily handle the aggressiveness of the smoke.
    LBGE 2013 Located in Savannah, Georgia
  • I'm partial to Oak
    "Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are."
  • AcnAcn Posts: 1,077
    I've got a turbo butt going, used a combo of pecan and sugar maple.

    Pikesville, MD

  • I combine Pecan and Apple
  • +1 for apple and pecan. you should try different ones in different cooks, some have milder flavors and you may not notice a difference. good luck

    Beaufort, SC
  • Ragtop99Ragtop99 Posts: 1,368
    I use apple for pork butts and ribs.  I use peach for plenty of cooks, generally when I want a milder wood, and would be fine mixing it with apple.
    Cooking on an XL and Medium in Bethesda, MD.
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PalArabs start a forest fire. NGOs, media silent.

A "breaking news" item from YNet that was never expanded into an article:

A forest fire broke out Sunday evening in the Anatot forest near the security fence as a result of Molotov cocktails thrown from the Shufat refugee camp north of Jerusalem.

Four firefighting teams were working to extinguish the blaze, under security since more Molotov cocktails were being thrown from the camp in an attempt to fan the flames.
You know how Palestinian Arabs consider trees to be sacred? How they issue press releases every weekend claiming that Jews cut down their trees, whether it really happened or not?

Well, maybe some trees aren't really that sacred.

After all, these darlings of the Left continued to throw Molotov cocktails while the firefighters were trying to extinguish the flames!

This news is all but invisible in the media. One of the few places that reported it was Qudsmedia, where they happily reported that "young Jerusalemites" from the Shu'fat camp started the blaze.

Every week we see stories blaring in the media and from NGOs, most of them fictional, about how evil Zionists are destroying trees in the territories. But when the supposed tree-lovers actually do real damage to trees - the media turns silent.

Maybe some trees are more important than others. Yeah, that must be it.


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Monday, 29 October 2012

Mpharanyana and the Cannibals (1978)

Today we feature possibly one of the last albums that legendary soul singer, Jacob "Mpharanyana" Radebe recorded with the Cannibals before his untimely death in 1979. He would put out at least one more album with the Peddlers in 1979 (also on Gallo's Soul Jazz Pop label) which can be viewed here at Electric Jive.

The line up for the Cannibals on this LP includes Radebe on lead vocals, Sandra Senne, Johanna Tango and Catherine on backing vocals, Ray Phiri on lead guitar, Richard Shongwe on electric piano, Ephraim Hlophe on bass and Isaac Mtshali on drums. (Allingham)

After Radebe's death in 1979, the Cannibals continued to record and their album Get Funky can be viewed here at Electric Jive. Of course the Cannibals would soon dissolve and Phiri and Mtshali would go on to form another hugely successful group—Stimela—in 1982.

Produced by West Nkosi, the album opens with the title track, Nka Nako Ho Motseba, a Sesotho cover version of Percy Sledge's Take Time to know her; and also features some great soul-disco, including the hits Hlotse and Dihwapa as well as my favorite, Rosie.

Many of the songs also include Radebe's signature coughing. Initially an unintentional problem, as Max Mojapelo reveals in his book Beyond Memory, that caused taping to be stopped frequently during recording sessions, but one that evolved into a stylistic characterisitc after producer Nkosi decided to leave the tapes running.

The track Thakane was later included on Rob Allingham's seminal compilation—The History of Township Music—and in the liner notes to that disc Allingham maintains that Radebe "was arguably the greatest vocalist of the entire local soul-disco era and his impassioned style is wonderfully showcased by West Nkosi's sharp production techniques on 'Thakane'. The American-style harmonies of the female backing chorus, the walking bass lines and Ray Phiri's blazing, blues-inflected guitar licks all combine to produce an atmosphere entirely reminiscent of the landmark Stax label material of US soul legend Otis Redding. A year after this recording was made and at the height of his reknown, Mpharanyana fell ill and suddenly died. A few years later, a television dramatisation based on his life rekindled the public's interest and today Mpharanyana's story constitutes South Africa's most popular legend of musical talent and early demise." (Allingham)

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What can a broken toilet teach you about customer service?

When Tanya Fernandez checked into room 323 at the Microtel Inn & Suites in Colorado Springs, Colo., recently, she was met with an unpleasant but fixable problem: a broken toilet.

Fernandez, a purchasing agent for a flooring company in Sanford, Fla., was in town for the weekend to visit her son, a cadet at the Air Force Academy, and knowing she’d be leaving soon to see him, she decided to give Microtel a chance to repair the bathroom fixture.

It didn’t.

“We came back Friday evening and the toilet was not fixed,” she remembers. “So my young adult children had to come to my room and also use the lobby bathroom.”
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Can this trip be saved? Slipped and fell at a luxury resort — how about a refund?

The Langham Huntington, Pasadena is billed as a five-diamond “iconic landmark hotel” at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains in Southern California. You can’t get a room next weekend for less than $200 a night.

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You call that a perk? The truth about airline buddy passes

As anyone with a pulse knows by now, a passenger flying on a so-called “buddy pass” is suing JetBlue for forcing him to spend most of a flight on the toilet. The JetBlue spin machine is just getting warmed up (I note some pro-blue comments on our sister blog, Tripso that appear to be the work of bluewashers). But there’s a lot more to this story.

My friends over at Jaunted have urged us to take a metaphorical plunger to this piece. So I have.

Buddy passes — those “free” tickets airline employees give to friends and family — are sometimes not worth the paper they’re printed on. It turns out most airlines have significant restrictions on the use of the buddy passes issued to their employees. For example, on American Airlines, it’s often less expensive to buy an advance-purchase ticket than to use a buddy pass, once you factor in all taxes and fees.

One airline this week revised its buddy pass program significantly, turning it from a perk into something closer to the useless goodwill vouchers it doles out to dissatisfied customers. Continental Airlines has upped a “surcharge” on its buddy passes to anywhere from $100 to $400 per ticket, effective May 19, according to an internal airline document I’ve obtained. That’s a whopping 100 percent increase. According to one airline insider:

It’s a big hit for hourly employees. Internal employee stress is increasing. Place a frustrated customer in front of that employee, and you have the recipe for rapidly declining “customer service” just in time for summer travel.

What does Continental have to say about devaluing its buddy passes? Blame oil prices.

Buddy Pass service charges were last increased in November 2002. That increase was also a result of the rising cost of crude oil, which in November 2002 was approximately $26 per barrel.

But wait. It gets better.

As a result of current market conditions, CO is no longer in a position to absorb additional fuel costs for the weight of a Buddy Pass rider’s second checked bag. Like non-elite revenue passengers, Buddy Pass riders will be assessed a $25 service charge for their second checked bag. When applicable, excess, overweight, and oversized baggage charges will still apply.

This is sending a clear message to Continental’s employees: Our elite frequent fliers are more important than your friends and family. What a shame.

So the next time some airline apologist points out that Gokhan Mutlu, the JetBlue toilet passenger, was flying on a buddy pass, it’s worth noting that these passes hardly pass for a perk anymore.


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The Ospreys have secured the signing of ex-All Blacks prop Campbell Johnstone until the end of the season.

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Rosberg was third in the morning but then topped Lewis Hamilton in the afternoon, edging out his team-mate and title rival by 0.06s in FP2. The race pace of Ferrari, McLaren and Williams, especially, looked impressive however and Rosberg believes this is an area Mercedes needs to work on overnight.

"Yep, all feeling OK, it's been a good day today," Rosberg said when asked how Friday went. "The others seem to be a little bit closer so we need work hard today to optimise everything tomorrow.

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KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 -- Search and rescue efforts for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane have been expanded beyond the flight path and the focus now is "on the West Peninsular of Malaysia at the Straits of Malacca," the airline said Tuesday in its latest statement.

"The authorities are looking at a possibility of an attempt made by MH370 to turn back to Subang. All angles are being looked at. We are not ruling out any possibilities," the company added.

"Apart from the search in the sea, search on land in between these areas is also conducted," said the airline, adding that analysis of the debris and oil slicks found at sea so far showed that they do not belong to MH370.

The Boeing 777 aircraft suddenly disappeared from radar early Saturday morning while carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew members from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Among the passengers 154 are Chinese.

The carrier said the plane, delivered in 2002, underwent maintenance 12 days before the ill-fated flight and "there were no issues on the health of the aircraft."

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#qi-hardware IRC log for Friday, 2013-11-08

DocScrutinizer05how do you like new design (and new "stretch-goal") of http://neo900.org/#donate ? (we worked hard to not have any such ill concepts like that mnemonic in it)09:45
wpwrakhmm, i'd emphasize reaching the financing goal. making it clear that "we already got the meal covered. now we're going for dessert !" and maybe add a 500 mark, to make the next step less intimidating ?09:51
wpwraki.e., it's a bit unclear now what your requirements are. so you need the money AND 200 people (before you can do anything) ? at least it could be interpreted that way09:53
DocScrutinizer05we need the 200 users interested in buying a device, or we can't plan for mass production. We already can prepare the "data" to start mass production, but we can't do proper shopping for an anticipated sales volume of 132 devices09:55
wpwrakin any case, i still think it's a bit early to worry about numbers just yet. that is, unless you already plan to (or, worse, be forced to) bulk-order custom parts for the prototypes09:55
DocScrutinizer05please see hover text of "1000"09:55
wpwrakyes, but do you have to start shopping already ?09:55
wpwrakon which of the several 1000 on the page would there be hover text ? don't see any09:56
DocScrutinizer05on the "1000" on the progress bar09:57
wpwrakoh. it needed a reload. wait. now it's different :)09:57
wpwrakokay. much better ;)09:58
wpwrakbut i'd put the hover text also on the "phase progress bar". people are much more likely to find it there09:59
rohfind on hover??10:00
wpwrakthe dashed underlines of the number don't suggest hoverability - they look like a rendering problem :)10:00
rohyou know that tablet users dont see any hover?10:00
DocScrutinizer05wpwrak: good point10:00
rohif its content, put it somewhere to see without hovering ,)10:00
kyakDocScrutinizer05: do you know how much discount i get from donation?10:01
DocScrutinizer05there are a few compromises10:01
wpwrakroh: http://doniv.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/evolution.jpg10:01
DocScrutinizer05kyak: 100% +2%/month10:01
rohwpwrak: hrhr... yep.. well.t hats whyt ive learned over the last few years.. dont want to explain all day? write it down. keep it short, essential. sort by importance. dont get caught on unimportant details early on.10:02
kyakDocScrutinizer05: sorry, i don't get it.. All the money i donate will then be discounted, plus 2% of that amount of money for each month between donation and buyin?10:02
DocScrutinizer05kyak: good point, we actually "optimized" that info out10:03
DocScrutinizer05kyak: simply click on "donate" ;-)10:03
rohand the questions i read in here say 'seems to be not simple enough'10:03
kyakDocScrutinizer05: ah, yeah, i was hesitant to click that before seeing "the rules" :)10:03
wpwraki'd call that financial over-engineering :) on one hand, you have the risk of it all coming to nothing, on the other hand, you have a high-precision discount calculation. those germans are weird ;-)10:04
DocScrutinizer05wpwrak: what's the alternative? 10:05
DocScrutinizer05offering discount based on dice-rolling?10:05
wpwrakDocScrutinizer05: "you will receive a discount roughly in the order to your donation (details to be defined as we progress)"10:06
kyakit doesn't ship to Russia though -\10:07
rohnoone sane ships phones to russia10:08
kyakthat's not quite true10:08
rohkyak: i know quite some small phone vendors, and none of them ships directly to within russia. simply not possible without high risk of getting the device impounded and destroyed10:09
wpwrakroh: are you insulting the mafia ? :)10:09
rohwpwrak: no. not at all. the mob doesnt have that issues. they simply buy abroad.10:09
rohthat only hurts the regular society10:10
rohkyak: its a GOST-R certification which you need afaik. but i dont know the details10:15
DocScrutinizer05ask paul fertser ;-D10:16
DocScrutinizer05it been an endless pain even for Nokia to send that hostmode devel device to him10:17
DocScrutinizer05I can't recall if in the end he been able to claim it from customs10:17
rohwell.. the customers of such devices within russia usually know and let it be shipped outside the country, and then fetch it privately. there are no limitiations on what phones you got in your pockets, just the ones 'imported' as shipment10:18
rohand the russian customs seem to be quite good at their job10:19
whitequarkroh: not sure what you're talking about, people buy phones shipped by mail all the time, including me, several times10:19
whitequarkif you buy *one* phone no one cares. at all10:19
rohwhitequark: well-.. i got told otherwise.10:19
rohbut those guys sell 'special' phones  ;)10:20
whitequarkroh: you can get bad luck with postal service but it doesn't really depends on what you're shipping.10:20
whitequarkthere's a service specializing in helping people get stuff off ebay. the only advice it gives is "instead of iphone write used phone in customs declarations". that's all. it's a regular parcel otherwise.10:21
rohwhitequark: well.. if its a 4-digit priced device they confiscate10:25
whitequarkroh: 4-digit sure, it's over a limit... I think it's $1k or $1.5k10:25
whitequarkphones usually arent that expensive10:25
DocScrutinizer05whitequark: for paul that been quite different. ONE N900 shipped to a commercial addr (since you CANNOt ship to private addr at all), and customs or DHL or whoever first asked for some 150EUR to process, then customs refused to hand out the device since some paper missing or sth10:26
rohDocScrutinizer05: well.. thats why its important to get your paperwork correct ;)10:26
whitequarkin those cases you usually ask the seller to underwrite the price, this also helps with stealing, but if you *want* to do it legally for some weird reason...10:26
whitequarkDocScrutinizer05: how long ago it was? afaik the rules were changed recently.10:26
DocScrutinizer05roh: that paper was sth even Nokia never heard of10:27
DocScrutinizer05whitequark: maybe 2 or 3 years ago10:27
whitequarkhm, strange10:27
whitequarkidk about commercial rules, they're probably much more of a pain10:28
DocScrutinizer05it been endless agony10:28
DocScrutinizer05and THAT'S the reason Russia isn't available on GolDeliCo's dropdown10:29
DocScrutinizer05we dunno how to properly ship10:30
DocScrutinizer05see "Note: ..." on https://shop.goldelico.com/wiki.php?page=Neo90010:30
rohDocScrutinizer05: from my pov: i'd never try direct worldwide salses and shipping again. not like we did.10:33
rohif there would be 'one' webshop, then only when you got a distributor doing the shipping/taxes/money handling for each of the regions and ship within these (and take care of the importing from where you build the product)10:34
DocScrutinizer05roh: asking you about that shipping service is already on my todo list :-)10:35
rohthe regions and paperworks are simply too different.. also tax systems etc.. warranty handling, garbage disposal fees.. so many details10:35
DocScrutinizer05luckily building fab is in Bavaria ;-D10:36
rohso: if you want to sell to $region.. get a regional distributor who already did all of that (shipping, handling rma/customer service, payment) and especially the import into that region10:36
rohthen you are in luck when it comes to europe. the rest gets more complicated... well... you still need a WEEE number and some stuff, but thats about it.10:36
DocScrutinizer05roh: we're currently hoping for a 200 devices to ship10:37
DocScrutinizer05probably the most sane thing is to just say "sorry, please find a way around our limitations, maybe you have a friend in another country..."10:38
DocScrutinizer05Nikolaus already started headdesking while implementing Japan and Brazil to the webshop10:39
rohwell.. weee is madness enough for europe.. and CE and whatnot10:40
DocScrutinizer05kyak: thanks for bringing up the missing rebate note12:56
DocScrutinizer05interim fix implemented12:57
DocScrutinizer05better one later12:57
kyakDocScrutinizer05: np!16:14
wpwrakif you (well, whoever does that page ... dos1 ?) want to go that deep into Web magic, you could perhaps have clickable phases that then show a pop-up with a quick summary of what completing the phase means. 16:20
wpwrakas far as i can see, there's no indication anywhere now what the phases accomplish. so anyone who hasn't been following things from the beginning would now feel a little list16:21
dos1wpwrak: yep, it's already on my list16:23
DocScrutinizer05wpwrak: yep, good point. Alas I have to push dos1 a bit to do such changes16:23
wpwrakhehe :)16:23
wpwrakyou could also have a link "What are these phases ?" to a page with explanations. may be easier.16:24
DocScrutinizer05I also sugested to do a hover-text on the progress bar itself that shows details as of https://shop.goldelico.com/campaign/9603.php16:24
DocScrutinizer05WOW another 700 donation16:25
DocScrutinizer05we're pretty quiet meanwhile, some 3..6 donations per day16:26
DocScrutinizer05still some chances to reach the 200 at least, before we have to rethink the project16:26
DocScrutinizer05and I'm wondering how we could make good use of this one: http://shop.goldelico.com/campaign/9603.php?cmd=statistics16:28
DocScrutinizer05maybe a link "it's more fun to compete!" ? at least that been what users gave as rationale when asking for it ;-)16:28
kyakDocScrutinizer05: could you explain one thing for me? If you return back most of the donated money as a rebate, how will development be sponsored?16:29
DocScrutinizer05the development is included in final price of device16:29
DocScrutinizer05that's one of the reasons why devices get the cheaper the more orders we receive16:30
kyakok, thi makes sense16:30
dos1I don't think reaching 200 will be hard, I even wonder if we aren't already there with all people who just want to wait till real preorders16:30
DocScrutinizer05actually 15k are basically completely R&D16:30
dos1but 1000 is surely a challenge16:30
DocScrutinizer05the remaining 10k to the 25k-goal are used entirely for additional prototypes16:31
DocScrutinizer05at least that's the plan16:32
kyaksay, you released the first 1000 batch. There are no R&D costs for the following batches. Does it mean they will be cheaper?16:32
kyakand what is your plan regarding further batches? Will you gather preorders and then produce the batch?16:33
DocScrutinizer05well, we haven't decided on that yet, but most likely they will get a bit cheaper, but also bring us into the profit zone finally16:33
DocScrutinizer05and yes, we never will produce huge batches in advance16:34
DocScrutinizer05always basically build-to-order16:34
DocScrutinizer05at least for the first few k devices16:34
DocScrutinizer05for the first 1000 this is still a "non-profit" enterprise16:36
DocScrutinizer05i.o.w. when I'd do this under standard commercial conditions (and the other ones involved as well), the device would have to be 3 times as expensive for a batch of 20016:37
DocScrutinizer05or 5 times16:38
kyakok, i see16:38
DocScrutinizer05I already invested 2 .. 3 man-months "for free", and I expect to do another 3 months when getting paid for maybe one of them, if at all16:39
kyakdid you do everything from scratch?16:39
DocScrutinizer05I'm fine with it since I just want to *build* that thing, not get rich with it16:40
kyakthe motherboard part seems especially hard to me16:40
DocScrutinizer05but eventually, you want to think about actually earning your bagels with your daily work16:40
DocScrutinizer05my hopes for that are as low as my hopes for a 1000devices/month16:41
DocScrutinizer05but IF that happens, we will earn some money from it too16:41
kyakthis is going to be the only open source mobile phone in production. Unfortunately, this might be it's only advantage, since the competition is strong16:42
kyakso you can only hope for enthusiasts16:43
DocScrutinizer05well, there are a few other selling points, like e.g. kbd16:43
kyaki agree16:43
DocScrutinizer05which is a pretty strong selling point16:43
kyakit's just that iphone 5s 16 Gb is approximately the same price, and if a humble guy browsing for a new phone see the two, he wouldn't hesitate to choose iphone16:44
kyakbut the keyboard.. yes, it's good! to the hell those touchscreens16:45
DocScrutinizer05we're not interested in that group of customers16:46
DocScrutinizer05Neo900 explicitly does NOT compete to japanese and korean smartphones16:46
DocScrutinizer05Neo900 is *open*16:47
DocScrutinizer05not shiny and fast and cheap16:47
DocScrutinizer05it's just faste *enough*16:48
DocScrutinizer05fast even16:48
kyakthen it is inherently targeted for enthusiasts16:48
DocScrutinizer05since we don't run crappy android that needs 2GB and a quadcore or it will suck donkeyballs16:48
kyakjust remember the Ben, same thing. Targeted for enthusiasts, and it's dead now16:49
kyakwe played around with it, we move on16:49
DocScrutinizer05we also don't want damn "leete multitouch capacitive"16:49
DocScrutinizer05kyak: we had that discussion about a zillion times during last 3 months16:49
kyakbtw, don't get me wrong. I want me next phone to be Neo900 :) i;m just being pessimistic16:50
DocScrutinizer05again: we target at a batch of 20016:50
DocScrutinizer05if we reach 1000 I'm deeply impressed and happy as a clam16:50
wpwrak(compete) you should put the per capita amount for the respective country :)16:52
DocScrutinizer05that's derived values16:52
DocScrutinizer05easy to calculate for dos116:53
DocScrutinizer05(user base) we had such amazing success with the fundraiser since we prepared our complete potential user base for 2 months at least, before we went online with the fundraiser. Everybody was eager to see this happen finally. Once everybody who planned to do had put his pledge, the donations stalled and there we are now16:55
DocScrutinizer05we won't magically find new huge interested communities16:55
DocScrutinizer05the occasional surfer who learned about N900 and maemo via the Neo900 "hype" on media, maybe16:56
rohthe most important point is not to promise and then not deliver.16:57
wpwraki think you even shouldn't try to enlist a lot more people. go with the enthusiasts for now, see how things go. if you hit a snag, they'll be friendly. less stress for you when something goes wrong.16:57
rohdoing what one says counts most from my pov.16:57
DocScrutinizer05and those who followed the adventure since months but currently don't have the money to spare16:57
DocScrutinizer05wpwrak: sure16:57
DocScrutinizer05roh: any indications we might fail to do so?16:58
rohnope. just wanted to address that point.16:58
DocScrutinizer05that been my point #1 from very beginning16:58
rohdo what you say and not change course 10 times on the way is worth a lot.16:58
DocScrutinizer05and the reason it took 6 weeks until we finally opened the fundraiser16:59
rohgtg... bbl16:59
DocScrutinizer05we had to make sure we actually can deliver on 95% of what we promise16:59
wpwrakroh: i couldn't possibly think of an example where frequent course changes would have been a problem ;-)16:59
DocScrutinizer05no way, always is a brilliant idea, wpwrak X-P17:00
kyakwpwrak: how come that you don't take part in this, anyway?17:00
DocScrutinizer05last project that did this went so awesome, I had to leave or I couldn'z stand the awesomeness ;-)17:01
DocScrutinizer05kyak: who knows, maybe he surprises us with a ready-made port of some great OS. How could you tell he won't?17:03
DocScrutinizer05kyak: we also already might have hired wpwrak as our main tester17:04
kyakyou are safe then :)17:05
DocScrutinizer05and obviously we receive a lot of premium-class review of our business model and ... DUH17:05
DocScrutinizer05I hope that wasn't a ragequit? :-o17:05
DocScrutinizer05did I say sth inappropriate?17:07
kyakwell, there is no such word as ragequit in my dictionary, so you might :)17:07
Action: DocScrutinizer05 likes to blame Argentinian usual Friday brownout17:09
DocScrutinizer05or maybe it was *you* who insulted him with your question?17:10
kyakDocScrutinizer05: site mentiones that one can disable GSM modem from software, to really make sure you are not being spyied. Does it mean that you also have control over what's inside modem?17:10
Action: kyak suddenly changed the topic :)17:10
DocScrutinizer05no, but we have quite good indications that there's no micro-plutonum-battery inside our modem module, and that TX doesn't work without power17:11
DocScrutinizer05and when the modem is off, it's off. It's hard to come up with a story how it a) could magically self-summon and b) do so without linux noticing such odd behaviour17:12
DocScrutinizer05plus we plan to make sure that the linux system definitely gets to know when modem starts TX17:14
kyakok.. 17:14
kyakdo you plan to go through any kind of certification?17:14
kyakwith this device17:14
DocScrutinizer05plus we have a way to disable the GPS antenna17:14
DocScrutinizer05CE, and modem is precertified17:14
DocScrutinizer05so it's not entirely illegal ;-)17:15
kyakok, at least it will not fry anyone's brains :)17:15
DocScrutinizer05nah, it should be pretty fine with CE and modem calibrated and certified17:17
DocScrutinizer05networks will only be able to tell from IMEI that it's not a "regular" consumer device17:17
kyakwhat does it mean?17:19
DocScrutinizer05maybe such parameters like SWR or sensitivity are not 100% in line with what a carrier cert would require, so in the end AT&T might not "allow" the phone on their network (afaik AT&T is the only carrier that is that strict with requiring a special cert of all mobile devices used on their networks)17:20
DocScrutinizer05but I bet they don't care as long as you don't tell them the build and brand of the phone you want to use that SIM with that you just are going to purchase17:21
kyakthey definitely don't care in Russia.. There is a shitload of chinese 3G USB modems and nobody cares17:21
DocScrutinizer05sure thing :-)17:22
kyakso it will present itself as just one of those unknown devices?17:22
kyakdo phone manufacturers have IMEI ranges assigned to them?17:22
DocScrutinizer05e.g. Korea (iirc) doesn't allow any "foreign" devices in their network, you need to register IMEI of each device you want to use on their networks and changing IMEI is a real crime there17:23
DocScrutinizer05and yes17:23
wpwrakgrmbl. link dropped.18:27
wpwrakkyak: got my hands full with anelok :)18:27
wpwrakDocScrutinizer05: oh, and what EDA suite will you use for the schematics ?18:27
DocScrutinizer05no idea18:28
DocScrutinizer05so far Nikolaus refused to hand out any schematics project files to anybody18:28
DocScrutinizer05so worst case I will use whatever I like and it's nikolaus' problem to copy whatever I come up with18:29
wpwrakoh, he released no schematics ? that's weird18:29
DocScrutinizer05but we haven't talked about that topic recently18:29
DocScrutinizer05no project files18:30
DocScrutinizer05you're free to guess what EDA used by looking at the schem pdf18:30
DocScrutinizer05kinda looks like eagle to me18:30
DocScrutinizer05but not sure about it18:31
DocScrutinizer05anyway the schematics are not exactly my style, particularly the wired gnd 18:31
DocScrutinizer05makes my head explode18:32
wpwrakheh :)18:32
wpwraki also see a lot of things drawn on top of each other18:32
wpwrake.g., page 6 of http://projects.goldelico.com/p/gta04-main/downloads/get/GTA04.sch.pdf18:33
wpwrakthe descriptions of the caps on the left overlap18:33
DocScrutinizer05oh, the labels, yeah18:33
wpwrakyes, and the labels (the arrow boxes) get even worse18:34
DocScrutinizer05if the project files were available, I had cleaned that up some 2 years ago already18:35
wpwrakyeah, it's eagle. says so in the PDF.18:35
DocScrutinizer05mhm, thought as much18:35
DocScrutinizer05know my eagle ;-P18:35
DocScrutinizer05always looks like XXX18:36
wpwrakpage 11, the resistor on top, R1107, that's an interesting trace below it :)18:36
DocScrutinizer05wired GND, toldya18:37
wpwrakwired and weird :)18:38
wpwrak(certifications) i wonder if you shouldn't sell the thing as a kit. that often lets you dodge ugly regulations that would apply to ordinary consumer products.18:43
wpwrakDocScrutinizer05: you passed EUR 2^15 :)19:40
DocScrutinizer05(cert) Nikolaus evaluated that issue, I won't redo that 19:41
DocScrutinizer05seems GolDeliCo got it sorted for GTA0419:41
DocScrutinizer05anyway he mentioned we need CE19:41
DocScrutinizer05but that's it19:42
wpwrakno crazy things like timbuktu requiring a written instructions in whatever they speak in timbuktu ? :) (like the thing that happened to the pebble in germany)19:47
larscKoyrao Chiini19:53
wpwrakyeah :) and let's not forget the "no power supplies to argentina" rule. actually, what does the n900 use ? some barrel, usb, or proprietary ?19:57
ysionnea1is qi-hardware git having issues? I cannot clone wernermisc.git22:27
ysionnea1it timesout22:27
pcercueiit does that from time to time22:28
ysionnea1I guess I should call it a day :)22:29
qi-bot[commit] Werner Almesberger: cameo/zstack.pl: use the entire number for (x, y, z0) (master) http://qi-hw.com/p/cae-tools/ff5b4a122:33
wpwrakworks for me :)22:33
ysionneaufatal: unable to connect to projects.qi-hardware.com:22:35
ysionneauprojects.qi-hardware.com[0:]: errno=Operation timed out22:35
ysionneausays that to me22:36
DocScrutinizer05wpwrak: using N900 case we're pretty much limited to USB (and inductive charging if user wants to do hw mod)22:47
DocScrutinizer05I'll provide a howto for creating gld plated contacts on backsice for a cradle with charger pogopins though22:48
DocScrutinizer05gold* & backside*22:49
DocScrutinizer05on my todo list for N900 since long time, but awkward due to missing convenient contacts to the charging circuitry. For Neo900 we will make sure it's easy to retrofit22:50
DocScrutinizer05particularly since IIRC TPS65950 has dual-power support22:51
DocScrutinizer05so we wouldn't even need to mess with primary charging via USB22:51
wpwrakoh, usb charging is great. i love it. worldwide standard, easy to find chargers (even if they're called "pcs"), you just need a bit of patience23:18
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DS_Thorpe_LRThis was interesting: a study done by the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) concludes that less than 1 percent of suitable land would be needed to cover the current electricity consumption of the region, as well as Europe. According to Thorpe, Desertec has estimated the cost of achieving this by 2050 at $400 bn. Much of this will be investment in the grid connection infrastructure. Others believe that it would be cheaper to generate the same amount of power closer to home. Although Thorpe presents the arguments for both sides, he doesn’t pick a winner.

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abstract. Interference between channels while operating in two channel 'stereo' mode is investigated for the TIGER Unwin SuperDARN radar. A discretionary mode was run in which channel A cycles sequentially over a number of pre-set frequencies while channel B remains fixed. It was found that for certain values of the channel A and channel B frequencies and for certain beams, the number of echoes received on the fixed frequency channel B depends strongly on the frequency on channel A at the time. For a stereo radar to be operating properly there should be no such correlation effects between channels. This cross-channel interference is observed not to depend on ionospheric conditions, only on the particular frequencies used. Spurious channel B echoes resulting from cross-channel interference exhibit low velocities, an absence of low spectral widths and occur at intermediate ranges. Results of a number of tests will be presented which provide insight into this issue currently under investigation.

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I am reading a play and I have problem with some word combinations, especially with this one: "rib place".

This was from Longhorn's, the rib place. Over on 22nd.

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Sounds like a restaurant that serves ribs, i.e. a steakhouse kind of place. This is backed up by the name, 'Longhorn's', since a longhorn is a breed of cattle.

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The term "rib place" is fairly common where I'm from (Chicago, Midwest), and means a steakhouse specializing in barbecued ribs. It may have come from one of the local restaurants (Carson's, The Place for Ribs). By the way, Longhorn's Steakhouse is a chain of steak restaurants. –  bryanjonker Sep 13 '13 at 13:02

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I've developed an Android application that is used as a Car Home replacement. One of the pieces of information that I return to the user is what I originally called "altitude": the height above sea level the user is currently at while driving.

However, a user sent me an email regarding my use of the word altitude and recommended that I switch it to elevation saying "Altitude is a measurement used to show how far off the ground you are, elevation is used to show how high above sea level you are." I started to believe that what he told me was correct, but after a search I found this interesting comparison of the two. Additionally, Android's API declares this value as "altitude" when returning it from the GPS receiver. Now I'm just confused.

Which word should I be using to express this?

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This might also be a good question for you to ask on GIS. –  Bill the Lizard Mar 17 '11 at 0:33
As a very loose data point consider google: "altitude map" (with the quotes) gives 12K approximate hits, while "elevation map" with quotes gives 126K approximate hits. "Elevation" seems to be favored for topographic information. –  horatio Mar 17 '11 at 16:45
In the US, car drivers are used to road signs like "Elevation 6000 ft" placed sometimes on mountain roads, just to mark a point of specific height. That's why they may think that 'elevation' is more appropriate. –  Artem Mar 17 '11 at 19:47

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Both altitude and elevation are measures of the height of a point relative to some datum. The differences are in how they are derived and what they are normally used for.

Altitude is typically only used to describe the height of an aircraft in flight. It is a barometric measurement expressed relative to the height of a runway or mean sea level in a given location or region (taking into account current local atmospheric conditions), or to an arbitrary standard datum (to eliminate the effect of localised variations in air pressure).

Elevation is usually used to describe the height of the ground, or a feature fixed to the ground. It is a geometric measurement expressed relative to the mean sea level datum established for the region by the national mapping agency.

I would take some care to understand the meaning of a value named altitude obtained from a GPS receiver. At a basic level, GPS can only tell you the receiver’s height above the WGS‑84 ellipsoid, and it cannot be assumed that the surface of the ellipsoid is the same as mean sea level in any given location. Some receivers contain look-up tables to calculate the offset between the two, given a lat/long position, which ought to be incorporated in the determination of ‘altitude’.

Whether to use altitude or elevation for your application is largely a matter of preference, I’d say. Since a moving car is neither an aircraft in flight nor fixed to the ground, I’ve conveniently excluded it from my definitions of the two terms here. As your measurement is geometric rather than barometric, I’d lean towards elevation. Alternatively, you could just keep the terminology simple (if imprecise) and call it height

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+1 for the precision and clarity everybody was waiting for. –  Alain Pannetier Φ Mar 17 '11 at 20:16
Presumably the typical moving car has zero altitude with respect to the ground below it, Evel Knievel notwithstanding. –  horatio Feb 9 '12 at 18:37

The problem with using altitude is that it is a relative measure with a non-standard reference point. Or as wikipedia puts it:

As a general definition, altitude is a distance measurement, usually in the vertical or "up" direction, between a reference datum and a point or object

Since you're not declaring what your reference point is (sea level, ground level, etc.) it's ambiguous at best. Elevation tends not to have this problem, as while it's a relative measure, it's reference point is usually the Mean Sea Level.

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Although the term altitude is commonly used to mean the height above sea level of a location, in geography the term elevation is often preferred for this usage.

If you'd prefer to stick with altitude, you could add the modifier True to indicate that you're referring to the altitude above sea level.

See the Altitude page on WP for more info.

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I don't think this answer helps much. Both altitude and elevation are relative measures. And while I note its mention on Wikipedia, I've never come across the term true altitude. –  Brian Nixon Mar 17 '11 at 18:38
@Brian Nixon - Both are relative, but the reference for altitude varies depending on the type of altitude we're talking about. Elevation varies much less commonly (it can be distance from the center of the earth, but that's extremely rare in my experience, with it being almost always above MSL (or the geoid representing MSL)). And for True Altitude how about a NASA reference: mtp.jpl.nasa.gov/notes/altitude/AviationAltiudeScales.html –  Dusty Mar 17 '11 at 21:38
@Dusty: Noted, and your edit has certainly clarified your point, but to my mind altitude is always a barometric measurement, so including that word in a geometric measurement is potentially confusing. For clarity I would refer to this “true altitude” as height above mean sea level. –  Brian Nixon Mar 17 '11 at 22:29
@Brian Nixon - I disagree that the word altitude has any intrinsic relation to a barometric measurement other than the fact that it is frequently calculated that way in certain domains. It may be very common, but would you suggest that planes using radar altimeters instead of barometric ones aren't actually calculating their altitude? What about the space shuttle? Is its altitude incalculable? –  Dusty Mar 17 '11 at 23:31
@Brian Nixon - I think the fact that it's extremely common in aviation that an unqualified altitude refers to a barometric measurement only implies that it has that meaning in aviation. In other areas which use the term altitude but don't commonly measure it using barometric pressure (let's say something that uses GPS), you contend that they're all actually thinking of it as a substitute for a true barometric pressure altitude? –  Dusty Mar 18 '11 at 2:13

The other answers have covered a lot of this, but I'd like to add another data point that I think is relevant:

In the context of mountaineering, where people generally wish to talk about their height above sea level (since their height above ground level is a mostly constant and very much less impressive value), the term altitude is used.

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"Altitude" is also preferred in medicine, it appears; a lung condition caused by exposure to low air pressure is called high altitude pulmonary edema, not elevation. –  Nate Eldredge Aug 21 '13 at 5:42

The altitude is the height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level; the elevation is the height above a given level, especially the sea level.

The flight data include airspeed and altitude.
It is a network of microclimates created by sharp differences in elevation.

In astronomy, the altitude is the apparent height of a celestial object above the horizon, measured as an angle.

Both altitude and elevation can be used to mean the height of an object from the sea level, but elevation is especially used to mean that.

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Kiamlaluno, you might be a little wrong here, check my answer. –  n0nChun Mar 17 '11 at 6:29
@n0nChun: Then the NOAD is wrong too. –  kiamlaluno Mar 17 '11 at 13:05

I think either one is a completely reasonable choice when referring to a car's height above sea level. Either will be well understood by the user.

I do think there are some contexts in which one or the other is used more frequently, perhaps out of pedantry, but probably mainly out of convention. For example, the height at which a plane is flying is almost exclusively referred to as its altitude. (And I don't believe planes fly higher over mountains to maintain a constant separation from the ground, but rather maintain a steady height above sea level.) Ground-based heights (as for mountain peaks or cities) are often referred to as elevations, though both terms are common for those cases, which is why I believe either could apply to a car.

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There is one particular difference I can pin-point and others should correct me if I'm wrong.

Whereas Altitude is the height of an object above the sea or the ground level, Elevation is the height of an object with respect to any given level, esp. sea level. In that sense, Elevation is more generic. So when you are describing a difference (gain or loss) of height, you may want to use the term Elevation instead of Altitude

There is another flaw in using Elevation , minuscule as it may be.

Say you are at an altitude of 15 feet and you are not specifying the units, say ft.. Now if you say the Elevation is 15, it could also mean some sort of an angle with the horizontal, as it can be interpreted as 15 degrees. This by the way is another meaning of the word elevation.

Though chances of this happening are remote and it's possibility can be avoided in totality, yet this might be thin line of difference you are considering while selecting from the two largely interchangeable terms Altitude and Elevation.

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Altitude should be used, although it is a relative term and must be qualified to be above sea level (ASL) to be an absolute. Elevation can be an angle from a specified point; an example might be a telescope where to look at a particular point, you set an angle of elevation in degrees.

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