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Thu Jun 1 01:06:39 PDT 2006
Tom & others
I do a two hour Traditional Jazz radio program every fortnight and one of
the things I love doing is "crossing" tunes. I will announce a tune as a
"jazz standard" and then play a country version of it e.g. Chinatown by
Speedy West and Jimmy Bryant. I also will play something along the lines of
"Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" by Wendell Brunious or some other "country
standard by a jazz (why are mainly "New Orrleans style") band.
Listeners will ring in and ask (for both types of band/song) "Where did you
get that from. I've never heard that before". They are so closeted that they
won't listen to another sort of music unless it is thrust on them.
The late great Roger Janes had a band in a Sydney pub for years and
interspersed traditional jazz, rhythm & blues and country songs all the
There is so much good music (and so much more crap) out there that we should
at least not write something off until we have heard it.
I know in the hit parades of my younger days (daze??) there were some good
songs (and not just in my opinion); they are still being played. The crap
has been forgotten.
A good jazz band should be able to play tunes that had their roots in
country, rock, rhythm & blues etc. Jazz is not a song list. Jazz is a style
of playing songs.
But the again you all know that. :-)
I am often asked what sort of music I like. My standard reply is "Music I
can listen to with my feet."
I've had my little rave.
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The 2021 Home Run Derby was everything fans signed up for … and more. And while Athletics first baseman Matt Olson didn’t walk away with the trophy, or spinning necklace, his performance did give us a spectacular moment from a fan.
The first-time All-Star wanted to make sure he gave back to the fan who literally tumbled over a railing to try to catch one of his home runs.
Because of the sacrifice he made trying to catch one of his homers, Bennett Lloyd was tracked down by Olson thanks to the powers of Twitter, and will be receiving a ball and bat.
Lloyd was very appreciative of the gifts.
“No way,” Lloyd tweeted on Thursday. “You are the absolute best! This means so much to me. You have made an impact on the game of baseball, on and off the field. I can’t thank you enough!”
Lloyd said during the derby that he wanted the ball, and he “wanted it bad.”
That was obvious.
The short-lived experienced for Olson still gave fans plenty to cheer about. He lost to Baltimore Orioles slugger Trey Mancini in the first round, but still hit 23 long balls in the process.
Olson showed that he's an All-Star on, and off the field.

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With September auto sales now in the books, and anticipated reports from auto makers due over the next 24 hours, it is all but certain that Sirius XM (NASDAQ:SIRI) needs to adjust its 2012 subscriber guidance from the current level of 1.6 million.
Sirius XM started off the year with subscriber guidance of just 1.3 million subscriber additions for 2012. This would have marked a disappointment following the 1.7 million that the company delivered in 2011. Sirius XM CEO Mel Karmazin was cautious with 2012 guidance in part because the company had just raised prices of the service as 2012 began.
As the months of 2012 began to roll by, and as the company was seeing the new pricing generate widespread acceptance, Sirius XM raised the bar to 1.6 million subscribers in 2012. Now, with two quarters already reported the company has already added 1,026,000.
It is anticipated that Q3 auto sales will be strong enough for Sirius XM to announce a pretty big subscriber number for Q3. In fact, a subscriber number north of 500,000 would put Sirius XM on the cusp of current guidance with another quarter to go. Clearly, the current guidance of 1.6 million should not be taken seriously anymore.
As auto sales headlines for September begin to roll in, they will likely include some refined outlook for 2012 that has final auto sales coming in above 14 million, perhaps even well above 14 million. It is anticipated that the auto sector will be at about 10.9 million vehicles sold through three quarters. This leaves us just short of 3.1 million vehicles shy of 14 million.
Traditionally, Q4 has been the second strongest quarter of the year in terms of auto sales. So for this year, Q1 offered sales of 3.4 million, Q2 had sales of 3.8 million, and Q3 is anticipated to approach 3.6 million. A reasonable and conservative assumption is that Q4 can deliver at least 3.6 million. Essentially, it is time for Sirius XM to raise subscriber guidance.
While many feel that Sirius XM will beat 1.6 million in Q3, I do not quite see that happening. While car sales have indeed been brisk, getting the 575,000 needed to pass the current 1.6 million guidance would be very aggressive. Simply stated, the level of auto sales, churn, etc. do not support that lofty of a number. Personally, I feel that the company will be 35,000 to 65,000 shy of 1.6 million when it announces the Q3 numbers. That being said, it is crystal clear that new guidance is not only needed, but warranted.
Looking ahead, it seems clear that Q4 should easily be able to deliver another 500,000 subscribers. That would put the company north of 2 million for the year. This would represent a very good milestone for the company.
While there is no way to predict exactly when Sirius XM will announce subscribers or new guidance, it is clear that it should come any day. The low guidance is essentially screaming for an adjustment and should force CEO Mel Karmazin's hand in the issue. With that, it is my opinion that we will hear something from Sirius XM very soon. That means investors should be ready, because positive news is headed down the pipeline. It is only a matter of time.
Should this news be delivered today we can expect Sirius XM to test some new highs.
Disclosure: I am long SIRI. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.

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Kath Collins and Carmen Dillon from Family Lives
Submitted by Kath Collins
Charity, Family Lives are delighted to have won Hertfordshire’s 2020 Valuing Volunteer Management Award.
The award, supported by the Herts Community Foundation and the Herts Volunteer Centres, demonstrates excellence in welcoming, training and supporting volunteers and the recognition of the value of volunteers.
The High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, Henry Holland-Hibbert and Carmen Dillon from the Welwyn, Hatfield Community and Voluntary Centre presented Kath Collins and Sandra Hiller from Family Lives in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, with the award at an online ceremony recently.
Sandra Hiller said: "What makes this award so very special to us was that nominations could only be made by volunteers.
"We are so humbled that our volunteers took the time to nominate us and to see so many other charities receive glowing reports from their volunteers about how they are appreciated.
Today more than ever, volunteers are providing essential practical and emotional support across Hertfordshire communities at a time most needed."
If anyone is thinking about volunteering and really wants to make a difference get in touch with your local volunteer centre or with Family Lives on 01163 666087.
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Director Anil Ravipudi heaps praise on the leads of his latest film F2 – Fun and Frustration, Venkatesh, Varun Tej, Tamannaah Bhatia and Mehreen Pirzada.
While Keerthy Suresh has joined hands with Mahesh Koneru for a woman centric film, Prabhas starrer Saaho is eyeing a place in the record books.
Jersey teaser: After the successful multi-starrer Devadas, actor Nani will be now seen as a cricketer in the upcoming sports drama Jersey. The makers of the movie unveiled the teaser on Saturday.
Actor Venkatesh is glad the he got a chance to exercise his comic chops in Anil Ravipudi directorial F2 – Fun and Frustration. The movie also stars Varun Tej, Tamannaah Bhatia and Mehreen Pirzada.
Ram Charan, whose Vinaya Vidheya Rama has hit the screens, talks about his latest release, SS Rajamouli's RRR and his production venture Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy.
The distributors of Petta’s Telugu version rue the lack of screens in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The Rajinikanth film will hit screens on January 10.
Sharwanand will be seen in two different avatars in an upcoming action film. The Sudheer Varma directorial also stars Kalyani Priyadarshan .
Vinaya Vidheya Rama actor Kiara Advani is quite upbeat about the upcoming film as she says it gave her the opportunity to dance her heart out along with her co-star Ram Charan Teja.
In the first look of Ismart Shankar, directed by Puri Jagannadh, Ram Pothineni is seen in a rugged yet stylish new makeover. The much awaited actioner is all set to commence its shoot this month.
Bellamkonda Sai Sreenivas, who is now gearing up with the yet-to-be-titled film directed by Teja, chose to celebrate his birthday with industry bigwigs and fans.
In Vajrakavachadhara Govinda, Saptagiri is essaying the lead character named Govind in the film and he will be seen as a funny thief.
KGF cinematographer Bhuvan Gowda discusses his partnership with director Prashanth Neel and what to expect in the second part of KGF.
Naga Chaitanya and Samantha starrer Majili's first poster featuring the lead pair was recently shared by the makers and the stars on social media. The film marks the fourth onscreen collaboration of the real-life couple.
Actor Yash is elated with the success of Yash in Telugu states. The film, which hit screens on December 21, has crossed the Rs 100 crore mark worldwide.
Nandita Sweta plays the character of Avani in Bluff Master, which will hit screens this Friday. The actor made her Tollywood debut with Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada.
Padi Padi Leche Manasu director Hanu Raghavapudi opened up about his writing process, his fascination for romantic films and how he deals with his failures.
Actor Varun Tej is confident that Antariksham 9000 KMPH will find takers in the Telugu states. He says it will be a new experience for the Telugu audience.
While Gopichand launched his film with director Thiru on Saturday, Nandamuri Balakrishna announced his third project with Boyapati Sreenu.
Sharwanand, who has films like Prasthanam and Run Raja Run to his credit, is confident about his latest release Padi Padi Leche Manasu.
Aditi Rao Hydari will be seen next as an astronaut in the space thriller Antariksham 9000 KMPH. The film will hit screens on December 21.

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On January 2, LIC acquired a GST discover of Rs 806.3 crore
LIC shares fell one p.c in early commerce on January 12 because the state-owned insurer acquired two demand orders price Rs 3,528.75 crore from the earnings tax authorities in Mumbai.
As of 10.03 am, shares of LIC had been buying and selling at Rs 833, decrease by 0.12 p.c.
For the AY 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20, the Earnings Tax Division has issued an intimation for a refund of Rs 25,464.46 crore, following an order from Earnings Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT).
The Earnings Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) had directed the assessing officer to look at LIC’s utilization of surplus, associated to an interim bonus talked about within the evaluation order. After reconsideration, the assessing officer disallowed the interim bonus, resulting in a tax impact of Rs 2,133.67 crore.
Equally, for AY 2015-16, LIC has been issued a requirement discover for Rs 1,395.08 crore. The Life Insurance coverage Company of India will file an attraction earlier than the Commissioner (Appeals), Mumbai, towards the stated orders.
There isn’t a materials influence on financials, operations or different actions of the company, in keeping with LIC.
On January 2, LIC acquired a GST discover of Rs 806.3 crore from the Maharashtra deputy commissioner of state tax for varied compliance-related shortcomings in FY 2017-18. The demand discover contains Rs 365.02 crore of GST dues, Rs 404.7 crore of penalty, and an curiosity cost of Rs 36.5 crore.
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Dr. Jeffrey M. Schussler graduated from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in 1995. He works in Dallas, TX and specializes in Cardiovascular Disease. Dr. Schussler is affiliated with Baylor University Medical Center and Medical City Dallas Hospital. He speaks English and Spanish.
Years in Practice: 20 Years
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Graduation Date: 1995
Specialties: Cardiovascular Disease

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This is the costume I made for my sister for Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party. She has wanted a Squall Leonhart costume for awhile now & since we were going to Disney she asked for the Kingdom Hearts version.
I modified the Emily pattern by:
*cutting the sleeves short
*cutting the body across at the waist mark
*removing the collar, & adding to the collar stand
*adding a zipper down the button facings in the front
My sister made the stencils for the jacket & brushed red screenprinting ink on once it was done.
For the pants, I pressed back the seam allowance on the sides and used that as facing for the 36" zippers.
top: Denim blue twill, red screenprinting ink, stencil, 4 studs, 22" metal separating zipper
pants: black twill, 2 – 36" zippers, 1- 7" zipper, button
Burda Style (Emily #8153 & Janina #8087)
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Not too long from now, chip giant Intel (INTC 0.58%) is expected to launch its eighth-generation Core processors for the personal computer market. These products are expected to be manufactured on a third generation of the company's 14-nanometer technology, known as 14-nanometer++, which promises to deliver performance and power improvements over its 14-nanometer+ technology that's being used to build the bulk of its products today.
What's also interesting to note is that with its eighth-generation Core chips, Intel is planning to increase the number of processor cores within its notebook and desktop personal computer processors.
The Kaby Lake-U Refresh part -- which is expected to replace the company's current Kaby Lake-U processors for mainstream notebook personal computers -- is expected to include four processor cores, up from the two cores found in today's Kaby Lake-U.
For high-performance notebook as well as for mainstream desktop personal computers, Intel is expected to replace Kaby Lake-H -- a quad-core processor -- with Coffee Lake-H, which is a six-core processor.
For mainstream desktop personal computers, Intel is expected to launch chips with up to six cores, a bump from the maximum of four cores on the current mainstream desktop personal computer chips.
While the additional cores should help Intel improve performance and even create a potentially interesting selling point, there's a question worth asking: Will this increase in core count hurt Intel's gross profit margins?
What affects chip margins?
Many factors affect a product's cost and, ultimately, margin structures. However, for the sake of simplicity, there are two major factors that impact a chip company's gross profit margin on a chip.
The first is the chip manufacturing cost, which is itself essentially a function of the manufacturing technology used to build it, the complexity of the packaging technology, the yield rate of the chips, and the size of the chip.
The second is the chip selling price. The more a company can charge for a chip, the higher its margins at a given selling price.
As a quick example, if a chip costs $20 to make and it can be sold for $40, then the gross profit on the sale is $20 and the gross profit margin percentage is 50%. If a chip costs $30 to make and sells for $40, then the gross profit is just $10 and the gross profit margin is merely 25%.
Circling back to Intel's eighth-generation Core
So, with Intel moving to higher-core count processors with its eighth-generation Core processor family, we know that the chip sizes will go up a bit (based on a leak from BenchLife.info, the move from the quad-core Kaby Lake-H to the hex-core Coffee Lake-H should drive a roughly 18% increase in chip size).
Now, an increase in chip size should -- assuming all else equal -- mean higher chip costs. I suspect that Intel's 14-nanometer yield rates have gone up year over year, so that improvement (which, all else equal, would increase the number of salable chips produced on a silicon wafer) would partially offset the increased costs from the larger chip sizes.
However, I don't think that improved yields could completely offset the chip size increases.
If Intel winds up selling these larger, higher-core count chips for roughly the same prices that it sold its previous products for, then the company could see some level of gross profit margin erosion. However, if the addition of processor cores allows Intel to increase its average selling prices generation over generation, then the company shouldn't see much, if any, of a negative impact to its product margins from the generational product transition.


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NEW YORK (MainStreet) – Monday is Labor Day, and a lot of people will use the day to hold the last cookout of the season. There’s just one problem: In many parts of the country, it’s forecasted to rain that day.
According to Weather.com, the New York City area is due for scattered thunderstorms on Monday, with a 40% chance of precipitation. Accuweather is even more pessimistic, predicting rain for most of the day and a thunderstorm at some point. Weather Underground, yet another service, gives a somewhat sunnier outlook, but still says that there’s a 30% chance of rain that day.
Regardless of the predictions, don’t go canceling your barbecue just yet. While the science of meteorology has come a long way, weather is still very hard to predict if you try to peer too far into the future. And when you get into the business of predicting weather conditions a week or more in advance, the crystal ball gets very hazy indeed.
“Once you get out to the seven-plus-day range, the specifics are often difficult to pin down,” says Jon Nese, a professor of meteorology at Pennsylvania State University. “In general, the farther out you go, the less certainty you have.”
To test this out, we printed out the 10-day forecast for New York from Weather.com on the Friday before last, then observed how well it matched up to actual weather conditions. While some forecasted “isolated thunderstorms” did not materialize on Saturday, the forecast was otherwise spot-on for the next four days. It wasn’t until day six that things broke down: Thursday was forecasted to be partly cloudy but was rainy, and Friday was supposed to have isolated thunderstorms but was instead a clear day. And this past weekend, forecasted a week in advance to be cloudy with a slim chance of precipitation, instead saw New York hit by Hurricane Irene.
Nese says that it’s fair to give the Weather Channel a pass on the weekend, as hurricanes are singularly unpredictable events; while hurricane tracking is also much better than it used to be, he says that even 72 hours in advance there’s still a margin of error of about 200 miles when projecting a hurricane’s path. So it’s hard to criticize the Weather Channel for not seeing it coming more than a week in advance.


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In excess of 300 vehicles in Nottinghamshire were stopped and seized over the past two months, either because he driver had no driving licence or that they had no motor car insurance for the vehicle in question, industry experts report.
Officers discovered that 119 motorists had gotten behind the wheel of cars without even securing discount car insurance last month alone. An additional 57 had been driving without a licence in January as well, police say, while December saw 77 uninsured and 62 unlicensed drivers stopped, their vehicles facing seizure for the offence.
Nottinghamshire police have been running an initiative called Operation Rustproof since 2004 in order to put a stop to motorists who fail to comply with legal requirements to purchase cover from car insurance companies or neglect to obtain a driving licence. The police force has the power to seize vehicles from anyone suspected to be driving without a licence or valid insurance under Section 165 of the Road Traffic Act, experts say.
Penalties for being caught out without a licence or insurance can be steep. Driving without insurance could potentially disqualify a motorist, see them fined as much as £5,000, and having at least six penalty points placed upon their licence. Motorists caught driving without a licence can also be fined and disqualified, and ordinarily face at least three penalty points, while police officers can also issue fixed penalty notices at the scene as well.
Vehicles are seized and towed to a local duty garage if there is no one else present with the vehicle who can drive it legally. The vehicle’s owner then has just 14 days to provide valid documentation before it can be released.


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Zesco United have an opportunity to go top of the FAZ Super Division log and open a two point lead on Wednesday when they host Nkwazi at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola.
Zesco are currently second with 22 points, one behind leaders and promoted Prison Leopards from 12 and 13 games played respectively.
The hosts head into the match in fine form armed with a seven match unbeaten run with four victories and three draws and stretching back to November 25 when the lost 3-1 away to Zanaco.
Zesco’s good spell includes a 2-1 away win in Kitwe over defending league champions Nkana on January 17.
“Of course it is a good motivation to the team going seven games without a loss, they are doing a commendable job,” Numba said.
“It is something that we appreciate from the players so we just need to keep encouraging them so that we try as much as possible not to drop points.”
But Nkwazi head to Zesco with a win and draw in their last two meetings and have lost just once to the latter in their previous four games.
“I must say it will be a tough game playing a determined and well organized Nkwazi FC, they play as a unit so for us to get a victory we really need to work hard,” Numba said.
However, Nkwazi have collected just two points from their last three games so far this season that have seen them hovering at the top four part of the relegation zone.
And in Wednesdays other rescheduled fixture, third from bottom Napsa Stars host Forest Rangers at Woodlands Stadium in Lusaka.
Napsa will be hoping to bounce back from a two match winless round in which space they have summoned just a point while Forest are bruised following a 2-0 away loss at leaders Prison last Saturday in Kabwe.


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Publication Date: 1975
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Public Testimony on Public Schools.
National Committee for Citizens in Education, Columbia, MD.
This book reports on public hearings that examined issues related to the question "Who controls the public schools?" The hearings concerned the citizen's role in the establishment of policy and in decision-making in the operation of the public schools. Hearings were held in Minneapolis, St. Louis, Portland (Oregon), Atlanta, and Los Angeles. Testimony was also taken from citizen activists from Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, and South Carolina. The book also includes chapters on the major governance issues and offers a governance plan claimed to be "a first step toward returning control of American schools to the people they serve." (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Accountability, Citizen Participation, Collective Bargaining, Decision Making, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Governance, Nontraditional Education, Policy Formation, Political Power, Power Structure, Public Opinion, Public Schools, Teacher Associations
McCutchan Publishing Corporation, 2526 Grove Street, Berkeley, California 94704 ($11.00, Quantity discounts)
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LEFT: Phone was held below chin and shooting upwards. Don't do this. Creates the illusion of a double chin, shows shadows, fine lines, and imperfections.
MIDDLE: Phone was held straight on to face. Looks ok, but there's a better option
RIGHT: Phone was held just slightly higher than my eyeline. It opens the eyes more, defines the jawline, and lights the face better.
I hope this is helpful!
Go practice this! Take a shot below, straight on, and then above to compare.
You will be amazed!
P.S. - no filters or photoshop used. Keepin' it real ya'll. Shot in a bathroom. 😊
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We are no strangers to the concept of DIY, and for very good reasons. Maybe you find yourself a little short on cash, maybe you want to get rid of some of the old things that have collected over the years, maybe you want to repurpose things, or you simply want to give a gift that was made by your very own hands.
Another aspect that we should keep in mind is the fact that we here are all dog lovers, and we all see our dogs as more than just pets. We see them as our friends, our companions, we celebrate their birthdays, we feel happy for them when they achieve something, we pretty much see them for what they are, an integral part of our lives.
That being said, it is perfectly normal to want to make something for your dog, invest the time, the effort but more importantly the love into it and give it to your canine friend as a present, knowing full well that your dog is wearing something that was made for him or her.
Not all of us, however, are accustomed to DIY projects, and how to make a dog collar tends to elude the vast majority. We all have sort of an idea what a collar should be like, and what it should do, however we didn’t exactly go around dissecting dog collars in order to see how exactly they are made.
Don’t worry though, making a dog collar is easier than you might expect, and truth be told, it’s a neat little project that will have you smiling while making something for your furry friend.
The proper dog collar for the proper purpose
First and foremost, you will have to figure out what type of DIY dog collar you will be crafting. Yes, there are more than one type of collars out there, and each of them is made to serve a purpose.
- Glamour dog collars, designed solely for their appearance and to beautify the dog
- Strength collars, designed to help you control your dog
- Elastic do collars, if you want to make sure you are not accidentally choking your dog when tugging on the leash
- Various other variations between the three
So you can pretty much make any type of collar for any type of dog, however you have to understand that each dog is different, and while a certain type of collar is exactly what one dog needs, it’s most likely that it is not what the rest of them need.
Generally, the collar needs to be strong enough so that your dog does not break or snap it when pulling with its maximum power. Goes without saying that DYI dog collars tend to get a bit tricky when making them for powerful dogs like the Pit Bull, the Rottweiler, the Dogo Argentino, etc.
They all do share some aspects though. Regardless of what collar it is, you will need the following:
- A D-Ring on which to attach the leash
- A locking mechanism, either a plastic slide lock or a belt buckle made out of metal
- A way of adjusting the collar.
- A way if attaching the name tag, either through a hole or a smaller D-Ring
Do keep in mind that your dog will be wearing this collar constantly. It’s not just for show, it’s not something temporary, but rather something that your dog will have around his or her neck all the time, so make sure you pay close attention to your dog’s comfort level and try to make it as comfortable as possible for him or her.
Ideally, stay away from rough edges, test and see if your dog is allergic to the material that you had in mind, and make sure that the collar itself will help the dog feel calm and not cause him or her to get all agitated over it.
Making a DIY dog collar for toy dogs
Toy dogs are not exactly the strongest, meanest or the most pretentious of dogs. To be completely honest, toy dogs are made to love and to be loved. They are generally playful, obnoxious from time to time, hyperactive and they tend to love life itself.
You don’t need much strength to handle them, and you don’t need the strongest of collars for them. That being said, for a toy dog, you can make a DIY dog collar out of pretty much anything, however the most popular with these dogs are the glamour collars. A neat example is the shirt collar.
Simply grab an old shirt that you will never wear again and give it a good wash. After you are done washing the shirt, grab a pair of scissors and cut the collar off right on its seam. Make sure that it has a button on the collar first; you will want to button it up for that nice classy look.
Once you have cut the collar off, grab some glue or any kind of adhesive or hardener and spread it evenly among the seam. This will help it stay intact and not unravel as the dog is wearing it.
Once that is done, grab the scissors again, measure the collar and in the exact middle, cut a small hole in the collar. That is where the D-Ring for the leash will come through later.
Now you can either grab the dog’s current collar or an older collar and simply slide it into the shirt collar, making sure that the D-Ring for the leash pops out through the designated hole, or make an entirely new collar yourself.
If you chose the latter, you will want to grab a strip of nylon or leather. Make sure that it will fit inside the shirt collar without sticking out, and then measure it around your dog’s neck.
Ideally, you are looking to have a full loop around the dog’s neck plus another quarter extra. Cut the collar to size and slide the D-ring for the leash on. Don’t worry about fastening it, that’s what the shirt collar is for.
After that is all said and done with, you will want to attach either he buckle or the slide lock and adjust the collar to make sure it will not be too loose or too tight around your dog’s neck.
Using either a small metal ring or a bit of excess material, create a small loop next to the locking mechanism in which you will then fit the smaller D-ring for the dog’s tag.
After you have finished the collar, simply slide it into the shirt collar making sure that the leash D-ring pops out through the hole in the back of the collar.
Use a bit of glue to tack it into place, then run a threaded needle through it, making sure that you lock the collar in place while still giving it that shirt collar aspect. The best way to run the threaded needle in this case is through the top; however you will need a rather strong needle and a hand to match, so you might want to consider using the sewing machine.
If you have done so, you will then obtain a dog collar that looks like the collar of a shirt, with the excess dog collar coming neatly over the button and back in through the opposite fold.
Making a DIY dog collar for small dogs
Small dogs are slightly bigger and stronger than toy dogs, and a lot more active and playful. In their case, the collar will have to be a bit more durable, however still able to match their cuteness and overall good looks.
One suggestion that comes to mind is the denim collar. It is exactly what it sounds like, a dog collar made out of denim and it is quite easy to make as well.
Note that with this collar, there are certain things that you will not have the luxury of taking as an option but rather as a given. Start by getting hold of some denim fabric. Ideally you are looking for a rectangle about 4 times the width of the collar, but the exact length of the collar.
Start by folding it 4 times sideways, this should result into a rather thick strip of denim, the exact width of a dog collar.
Run the strip through the sewing machine and sew it using a dark brown threat on all 4 sides. This will give it that jeans look that you are trying to achieve.
Here is where things get interesting. You will have to grab a buckle, like the ones hound on leather belts but much smaller, attach it to one of the sides and roll the side over. Stitch it up afterwards to lock it into position. Make sure that the buckle can still move freely, if the buckle is stuck firm in place it will be too uncomfortable for the dog.
Then grab the larger D-ring, the one that the leash will be attached to, and slide it until towards the middle of the collar, then using some extra denim fabric, sew it in place on the inside of the collar. This bit of fabric should come into contact with the neck of the dog; however it will not be uncomfortable.
After that is all said and done, grab a hammer and a thick nail, and drive some holes into the collar. You will do so on the end opposite to the buckle, and using small metal rings (which you can find in most hardware shops) define the holes and seal the rings shit around the holes by tapping them with the hammer.
Next, grab the same nail, the hammer and another small metal ring and do another hole, but this time next to the buckle. Through that hole you will drive a small C-ring on which the dog’s name tag will sit.
Feel free to add extra decorations, like metal studs, squares, etc.
Do make sure that these decorations are on the outside of the collar otherwise they will be incredibly uncomfortable and annoying for your dog.
Making a DIY dog collar for medium and large dogs
The reason why these particular collars are suited for both medium and large dogs is because of the fact that the majority of medium dogs are just as strong as large dogs.
Dogs like the Pit Bull, the English bulldog, these are medium dogs, but they have enough strength as a big dog, and so these collars apply to them as well. With these dogs you have to keep one thing in mind, they are powerful, and they are not afraid to use their power.
They will test the strength of the collar to the limit, which is why you need a rather strong and durable one. The best solution here is a leather collar, just like a leather belt that you would use yourself, however in miniature size. So, how do you go about making a leather dog collar?
First of all, grab an old belt, one that is either too small for you to use, or one that you don’t want to wear anymore. Don’t go for the degraded ones or ones that have already been snapped, you might find that it might not be enough or that you cannot avoid the problem areas and the dog collar will have weak points.
Make sure that the belt is strong and that the leather is able to withstand the strength of the dog. Using a pencil or a pen, trace the outline of the dog collar on the inside of the belt and with a cutter or a fine knife, cut out the dog collar from the belt.
Using a sewing machine, sew all 4 sides in order to make sure that the leather will not be damaged by extensive wear, just like a normal belt is.
Just like the denim belt from earlier, grab a buckle, wrap one end of the collar around the base of it and sew it into place. Make sure that you use either a double or a triple stitch, the last thing that you want happening is the collar snapping at the buckle.
Grab a piece of leather and the D-ring for the leash and just like on the denim one, slide the D-ring onto the exact middle of the collar and sow the piece of leather on the inside of the collar, locking the ring in place.
Make sure that the ring is not too big; you don’t want to make the collar uncomfortable for your dog.
After that is all said and done, grab the hammer and a thick nail and drive some holes in a line on the opposite side of the collar in relation to the buckle.
Usually, the metallic buckles come with a built in either leather or metallic strip on which you can attach a smaller D-ring for your dog’s name tag, however if the buckle you have chosen does not come with one, then grab the hammer and the nail from earlier and make another hole, next to the buckle and drive a C-ring through it.
This ring is where you will attach the dog’s name tag, and seeing as it will be right under the dog’s muzzle it will be clearly visible.
Usually, when it comes to leather dog collars, there are not many decorations that can be added to it without making it look tacky.
If it is a black one, then you can feel free to add spikes or studs, maybe a few metal squares and triangles along the side to make your dog look that much tougher.
If the belt is brown or dark brown, you might as well go for a more elegant look and not add any decorations onto it.
Another thing to note here is the fact that it is imperative that you test out the strength of the belt before you start cutting. If it is a thin leather belt that you have doubts about, then you might want to leave that aside and fid a thicker and more durable one.
Making a DIY dog collar for your dog is not the hardest thing in the world. It will require you to pay a bit of attention to it, put a bit of effort into it and probably fiddle around with it quite a bit until you get it right, however it is all worth it in the long run.
Yes, you will have to scavenge and look for certain things, you will find yourself second-guessing your choices and changing your mind quite a bit, or even dragging the project a bit more that it should be dragged, however the end result will make it all worth it.
At the end of the day, your dog will be wearing the collar that you have made for him or her, adding that extra bit of character and that extra bit of customization to your canine friend.

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Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse made it a point to join his players and kneel during the national anthem as a protest against racial and social injustices.
Nurse has said in the past, and recently, how much he was inspired by former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who was the first athlete to kneel in peaceful protest.
"I saw this, kneeling for the anthem, as a tribute to him," Nurse said Saturday while being interviewed during the Raptors' win over the Los Angeles Lakers. "I think it has nothing to do with borders or flags or anthems or disrespecting anyone, military or governments. It's about attention to systemic racism and police brutality.
"That's why I wore his shoes tonight. I wanted to honor him."
Raptors head coach Nick Nurse on honoring Colin Kaepernick by kneeling during anthem "I think it has nothing to do with borders or flags or anthems or disrespecting anyone, military or govts, it's about calling attention to systemic racism and police brutality" pic.twitter.com/jOX4x5MmBX— gifdsports (@gifdsports) August 2, 2020
Nurse wore a pair of Nike Air Force 1 Colin Kaepernick shoes in honor of the former QB.
Kaepernick, 32, hasn't played in the NFL since 2016, the same season he began kneeling during the anthem. Athletes in all sports have been inspired by Kaepernick, using their voice more often when it comes to social and racial injustices, and have continued to find ways to peacefully protest.
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In electronics, an Amplifier is a circuit which accepts an input signal and produces an undistorted large version of the signal as its output. In this tutorial, we will learn about an important configuration of an Op Amp called the Non-Inverting Amplifier. In Non Inverting Operational Amplifiers, the input is fed to the non-inverting terminal and the output is in phase with the input. An Operational Amplifier or more commonly known as Op Amp is essentially a multi stage high gain differential amplifier which can be used in several ways.
Two important circuits of a typical Op Amp are:. A non-inverting amplifier is an op-amp circuit configuration that produces an amplified output signal and this output signal of the non-inverting op-amp is in-phase with the applied input signal.
In other words, a non-inverting amplifier behaves like a voltage follower circuit. A non-inverting amplifier also uses a negative feedback connection, but instead of feeding the entire output signal to the input, only a part of the output signal voltage is fed back as input to the inverting input terminal of the op-amp. The high input impedance and low output impedance of the non-inverting amplifier make the circuit ideal for impedance buffering applications.
From the circuit, it can be seen that the R 2 R f in the above picture and R 1 R 1 in the above picture act as a potential divider for the output voltage and the voltage across resistor R 1 is applied to the inverting input. When the non-inverting input is connected to the ground, i. Since the inverting input terminal is at ground level, the junction of the resistors R 1 and R 2 must also be at ground level.
This implies that the voltage drop across R 1 will be zero. As a result, the current flowing through R 1 and R 2 must be zero. Thus, there are zero voltage drops across R 2 , and therefore the output voltage is equal to the input voltage, which is 0V. When a positive-going input signal is applied to the non-inverting input terminal, the output voltage will shift to keep the inverting input terminal equal to that of the input voltage applied.
Hence, there will be a feedback voltage developed across resistor R 1 ,. The closed-loop voltage gain of a non-inverting amplifier is determined by the ratio of the resistors R 1 and R 2 used in the circuit. Practically, non-inverting amplifiers will have a resistor in series with the input voltage source, to keep the input current the same at both input terminals.
In a non-inverting amplifier, there exists a virtual short between the two input terminals. A virtual short is a short circuit for voltage, but an open-circuit for current. The virtual short uses two properties of an ideal op-amp:. Although virtual short is an ideal approximation, it gives accurate values when used with heavy negative feedback.
As long as the op-amp is operating in the linear region not saturated, positively or negatively , the open-loop voltage gain approaches infinity and a virtual short exists between two input terminals. The electronic operational amplifier is a commonly used component in signal processing and signal conversion.
There are two types of non-inverting input and inverting input in common. The typical circuit is as follows:. For the non-inverting amplifier, since the feedback loop reaches the inverting end, its amplification factor has nothing to do with the input signal. Even if the internal resistance R of the input signal changes greatly, it will not affect the amplification factor of the op amp. But the inverting amplifier is affected by the internal resistance of the signal.
However, the non-inverting amplifier also has certain inconveniences: If the zero adjustment is performed on the inverting terminal of the non-inverting op amp or an addition circuit is added, the impedance of the signal source will change to affect the gain. Generally, when using a non-inverting amplifier, the inverting end does not connect other circuits except for the feedback circuit. A common application of non-inverting amplifiers is voltage followers, following is the voltage follower circuit:.
In this circuit, R7 is a protection resistor, which is used to prevent a large current from flowing into the clamp diode of the operational amplifier and burning the component. Generally, a phase compensation capacitor is required when using a non-inverting amplifier to make the system stable, usually a large phase compensation capacitor. So the voltage follower with a phase compensation capacitor is often used in the condition that the input signal rises slowly and the conversion rate is small.
When processing signals with high rise speed and large amplitude, the emitter follower or FET source follower designed by transistors or a dedicated voltage follower operational amplifier are generally used. When using a voltage follower, if self-oscillation occurs, the first thing that comes to mind is phase compensation.
Reduce the electric shock by moving the pole position. As for the first method, the RC circuit is connected in series at the non-inverting and inverting ends of the operational amplifier, as follows:. Another method is to connect a resistor in series between the load and the voltage follower the load behaves as a capacitor. At this time, it is necessary to confirm that if the load is non-capacitive through calculation, oscillation will not occur.
In addition, the effect of this method is not very obvious because of amplifier oscillation. In the electronic circuit design, usually, the circuit becomes oscillating due to carelessness to the characteristics of the load. At this time, we should pay attention to the load. Normally, when the load is capacitive and less than pF, the oscillation can be eliminated by connecting a small resistor in series with the output of the load and the op amp.
The compensation capacitor C2 and the feedback resistor R3 form an advanced compensation network, forming a new zero point, which offsets the new pole formed by the capacitive load Cl and the op amp output resistance R1, thus achieving the purpose of eliminating oscillation. When using a non-inverting amplifier, it is necessary to care about the voltage range. If the voltage exceeds the rated voltage of the op amp damage will be caused to the device, then the commonly used limiting circuit is required.
When the voltage signal is input through the resistor R15, the signal input to the non-inverting terminal of the operational amplifier may rise slowly due to the influence of the amplifier's own input capacitance and other stray capacitance.
If this happens, the bootstrap circuit may also be used.
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Op amps are used widely in electronic devices today, including a vast array of consumer, industrial, and scientific devices. The op amp is one type of differential amplifier. Other types of differential amplifier include the fully differential amplifier similar to the op amp, but with two outputs , the instrumentation amplifier usually built from three op amps , the isolation amplifier similar to the instrumentation amplifier, but with tolerance to common-mode voltages that would destroy an ordinary op amp , and negative-feedback amplifier usually built from one or more op amps and a resistive feedback network.
The output voltage of the op amp V out is given by the equation. The magnitude of A OL is not well controlled by the manufacturing process, and so it is impractical to use an open-loop amplifier as a stand-alone differential amplifier. Without negative feedback , and optionally positive feedback for regeneration , an op amp acts as a comparator.
If the inverting input is held at ground 0 V , and the input voltage V in applied to the non-inverting input is positive, the output will be maximum positive; if V in is negative, the output will be maximum negative. Because there is no feedback from the output to either input, this is an open-loop circuit acting as a comparator. If predictable operation is desired, negative feedback is used, by applying a portion of the output voltage to the inverting input.
The closed-loop feedback greatly reduces the gain of the circuit. When negative feedback is used, the circuit's overall gain and response is determined primarily by the feedback network, rather than by the op-amp characteristics. If the feedback network is made of components with values small relative to the op amp's input impedance, the value of the op amp's open-loop response A OL does not seriously affect the circuit's performance.
In this context, high input impedance at the input terminals and low output impedance at the output terminal s are particularly useful features of an op amp. The response of the op-amp circuit with its input, output, and feedback circuits to an input is characterized mathematically by a transfer function ; designing an op-amp circuit to have a desired transfer function is in the realm of electrical engineering. The transfer functions are important in most applications of op amps, such as in analog computers.
Equilibrium will be established when V out is just sufficient to pull the inverting input to the same voltage as V in. Because of the feedback provided by the R f , R g network, this is a closed-loop circuit. Another way to analyze this circuit proceeds by making the following usually valid assumptions: . An ideal op amp is usually considered to have the following characteristics:  .
The first rule only applies in the usual case where the op amp is used in a closed-loop design negative feedback, where there is a signal path of some sort feeding back from the output to the inverting input. These rules are commonly used as a good first approximation for analyzing or designing op-amp circuits.
None of these ideals can be perfectly realized. A real op amp may be modeled with non-infinite or non-zero parameters using equivalent resistors and capacitors in the op-amp model. The designer can then include these effects into the overall performance of the final circuit.
Some parameters may turn out to have negligible effect on the final design while others represent actual limitations of the final performance that must be evaluated. Bipolars are generally better when it comes to input voltage offset, and often have lower noise.
Sourced by many manufacturers, and in multiple similar products, an example of a bipolar transistor operational amplifier is the integrated circuit designed in by David Fullagar at Fairchild Semiconductor after Bob Widlar 's LM integrated circuit design. A small-scale integrated circuit , the op amp shares with most op amps an internal structure consisting of three gain stages: .
Additionally, it contains current mirror outlined red bias circuitry and compensation capacitor 30 pF. The input stage consists of a cascaded differential amplifier outlined in blue followed by a current-mirror active load.
This constitutes a transconductance amplifier , turning a differential voltage signal at the bases of Q1, Q2 into a current signal into the base of Q It entails two cascaded transistor pairs, satisfying conflicting requirements. The first stage consists of the matched NPN emitter follower pair Q1, Q2 that provide high input impedance. The output sink transistor Q20 receives its base drive from the common collectors of Q15 and Q19; the level-shifter Q16 provides base drive for the output source transistor Q The transistor Q22 prevents this stage from delivering excessive current to Q20 and thus limits the output sink current.
Transistor Q16 outlined in green provides the quiescent current for the output transistors, and Q17 provides output current limiting. A supply current for a typical of about 2 mA agrees with the notion that these two bias currents dominate the quiescent supply current. The biasing circuit of this stage is set by a feedback loop that forces the collector currents of Q10 and Q9 to nearly match. Input bias current for the base of Q1 resp. At the same time, the magnitude of the quiescent current is relatively insensitive to the characteristics of the components Q1—Q4, such as h fe , that would otherwise cause temperature dependence or part-to-part variations.
Through some [ vague ] mechanism, the collector current in Q19 tracks that standing current. In the circuit involving Q16 variously named rubber diode or V BE multiplier , the 4. Then the V CB must be about 0. This small standing current in the output transistors establishes the output stage in class AB operation and reduces the crossover distortion of this stage. A small differential input voltage signal gives rise, through multiple stages of current amplification, to a much larger voltage signal on output.
The input stage with Q1 and Q3 is similar to an emitter-coupled pair long-tailed pair , with Q2 and Q4 adding some degenerating impedance. The input impedance is relatively high because of the small current through Q1-Q4. The common mode input impedance is even higher, as the input stage works at an essentially constant current.
This differential base current causes a change in the differential collector current in each leg by i in h fe. This portion of the op amp cleverly changes a differential signal at the op amp inputs to a single-ended signal at the base of Q15, and in a way that avoids wastefully discarding the signal in either leg.
To see how, notice that a small negative change in voltage at the inverting input Q2 base drives it out of conduction, and this incremental decrease in current passes directly from Q4 collector to its emitter, resulting in a decrease in base drive for Q On the other hand, a small positive change in voltage at the non-inverting input Q1 base drives this transistor into conduction, reflected in an increase in current at the collector of Q3. Thus, the increase in Q3 emitter current is mirrored in an increase in Q6 collector current; the increased collector currents shunts more from the collector node and results in a decrease in base drive current for Q Besides avoiding wasting 3 dB of gain here, this technique decreases common-mode gain and feedthrough of power supply noise.
Output transistors Q14 and Q20 are each configured as an emitter follower, so no voltage gain occurs there; instead, this stage provides current gain, equal to the h fe of Q14 resp. The output impedance is not zero, as it would be in an ideal op amp, but with negative feedback it approaches zero at low frequencies. The net open-loop small-signal voltage gain of the op amp involves the product of the current gain h fe of some 4 transistors.
The ideal op amp has infinite common-mode rejection ratio , or zero common-mode gain. In the typical op amp, the common-mode rejection ratio is 90 dB, implying an open-loop common-mode voltage gain of about 6. The 30 pF capacitor stabilizes the amplifier via Miller compensation and functions in a manner similar to an op-amp integrator circuit. This internal compensation is provided to achieve unconditional stability of the amplifier in negative feedback configurations where the feedback network is non-reactive and the closed loop gain is unity or higher.
The potentiometer is adjusted such that the output is null midrange when the inputs are shorted together. Variations in the quiescent current with temperature, or between parts with the same type number, are common, so crossover distortion and quiescent current may be subject to significant variation.
The output range of the amplifier is about one volt less than the supply voltage, owing in part to V BE of the output transistors Q14 and Q Later versions of this amplifier schematic may show a somewhat different method of output current limiting. While the was historically used in audio and other sensitive equipment, such use is now rare because of the improved noise performance of more modern op amps. Apart from generating noticeable hiss, s and other older op amps may have poor common-mode rejection ratios and so will often introduce cable-borne mains hum and other common-mode interference, such as switch 'clicks', into sensitive equipment.
The description of the output stage is qualitatively similar for many other designs that may have quite different input stages , except:. The use of op amps as circuit blocks is much easier and clearer than specifying all their individual circuit elements transistors, resistors, etc.
In the first approximation op amps can be used as if they were ideal differential gain blocks; at a later stage limits can be placed on the acceptable range of parameters for each op amp. Circuit design follows the same lines for all electronic circuits. A specification is drawn up governing what the circuit is required to do, with allowable limits. A basic circuit is designed, often with the help of circuit modeling on a computer.
Specific commercially available op amps and other components are then chosen that meet the design criteria within the specified tolerances at acceptable cost. If not all criteria can be met, the specification may need to be modified. A prototype is then built and tested; changes to meet or improve the specification, alter functionality, or reduce the cost, may be made.
That is, the op amp is being used as a voltage comparator. Note that a device designed primarily as a comparator may be better if, for instance, speed is important or a wide range of input voltages may be found, since such devices can quickly recover from full on or full off "saturated" states.
A voltage level detector can be obtained if a reference voltage V ref is applied to one of the op amp's inputs. This means that the op amp is set up as a comparator to detect a positive voltage. If E i is a sine wave, triangular wave, or wave of any other shape that is symmetrical around zero, the zero-crossing detector's output will be square. Zero-crossing detection may also be useful in triggering TRIACs at the best time to reduce mains interference and current spikes.
Another typical configuration of op-amps is with positive feedback, which takes a fraction of the output signal back to the non-inverting input. An important application of it is the comparator with hysteresis, the Schmitt trigger. Some circuits may use positive feedback and negative feedback around the same amplifier, for example triangle-wave oscillators and active filters. Because of the wide slew range and lack of positive feedback, the response of all the open-loop level detectors described above will be relatively slow.
External overall positive feedback may be applied, but unlike internal positive feedback that may be applied within the latter stages of a purpose-designed comparator this markedly affects the accuracy of the zero-crossing detection point. Using a general-purpose op amp, for example, the frequency of E i for the sine to square wave converter should probably be below Hz. In a non-inverting amplifier, the output voltage changes in the same direction as the input voltage.
The non-inverting input of the operational amplifier needs a path for DC to ground; if the signal source does not supply a DC path, or if that source requires a given load impedance, then the circuit will require another resistor from the non-inverting input to ground. When the operational amplifier's input bias currents are significant, then the DC source resistances driving the inputs should be balanced.
That ideal value assumes the bias currents are well matched, which may not be true for all op amps. In an inverting amplifier, the output voltage changes in an opposite direction to the input voltage. Again, the op-amp input does not apply an appreciable load, so. A resistor is often inserted between the non-inverting input and ground so both inputs "see" similar resistances , reducing the input offset voltage due to different voltage drops due to bias current , and may reduce distortion in some op amps.
A DC-blocking capacitor may be inserted in series with the input resistor when a frequency response down to DC is not needed and any DC voltage on the input is unwanted. That is, the capacitive component of the input impedance inserts a DC zero and a low-frequency pole that gives the circuit a bandpass or high-pass characteristic. The potentials at the operational amplifier inputs remain virtually constant near ground in the inverting configuration.
The constant operating potential typically results in distortion levels that are lower than those attainable with the non-inverting topology. Most single, dual and quad op amps available have a standardized pin-out which permits one type to be substituted for another without wiring changes. A specific op amp may be chosen for its open loop gain, bandwidth, noise performance, input impedance, power consumption, or a compromise between any of these factors.
Hence the voltage gain of the circuit Av can be taken as:. This was because the junction of the input and feedback signal V1 are at the same potential. Then using the formula to calculate the output voltage of a potential divider network, we can calculate the closed-loop voltage gain A V of the Non-inverting Amplifier as follows:. Then the closed loop voltage gain of a Non-inverting Operational Amplifier will be given as:. If resistor R2 is zero the gain will approach infinity, but in practice it will be limited to the operational amplifiers open-loop differential gain, Ao.
We can easily convert an inverting operational amplifier configuration into a non-inverting amplifier configuration by simply changing the input connections as shown. It is often necessary to know the input impedance of a circuit. For most circuit applications this can be completely ignored. This is a significant difference to the inverting configuration of an operational amplifier circuit which provided only a relatively low impedance dependent upon the value of the input resistor.
In most cases, it is possible to DC couple the circuit. This can be achieved by inserting a high-value resistor, R3 in the diagram, to ground as shown below. The value of this may typically be k ohms or more. If this resistor is not inserted the output of the operational amplifier will be driven into one of the voltage rails. When inserting a resistor in this manner it should be remembered that the capacitor-resistor combination forms a high-pass filter with a cut-off frequency.
The cut-off point occurs at a frequency where the capacitive reactance is equal to the resistance. A non-inverting amplifier using an op amp forms an ideal voltage follower. The very high gain of the op-amp enables it to present a very high impedance to the signal source whilst being able to accurately follow the voltage waveform.
An op amp is configured in its non-inverting amplifier format, linking the output directly to the inverting input and applying the input signal to the non-inverting input. From the gain equation. Normally op amps are configured to use dual supplies — the chips are intended for use in this way. However, this is not always feasible if only one rail is present. To enable the op amp to run with just one power rail, the positive and negative rails have to be simulated by operating the amplifier half way between the rail and ground, and ensuring the decoupling is sufficient in all the required areas.
This is often referred to as a virtual ground technique. This type of circuit is often very useful when only one supply line is available. Often it is more convenient to adopt this approach that provide an additional supply rail. Skip to content. Dhirendra Yadav. Non-Inverting Amplifier Circuit using an op-amp: Operational amplifiers can be used in two basic configurations to create amplifier circuits.
Non-Inverting Amplifier Circuit Basic: The basic non-inverting amplifier circuit using an op-amp is shown below.


Chess with AI Player
Authors: Aziz Sonawalla, Yiyi Liu, Cynthia Zhou
What is the problem?
To build a Chess engine in Haskell and an efficient AI opponent so that users can play against the computer using a command-line interface. The Chess engine will setup the game between the human player and the AI, as well as enforce the rules of the game (eg. which pieces can move where). The human player will be shown an ASCII text chessboard and can make moves using algebraic notation (eg. d2 to d4).
What is the something extra?
The AI player will leverage the Min-max algorithm used by Deep Blue in 1997 (albeit a simpler version) and test how deep the AI player can traverse the game tree efficiently between moves.
What did we learn from doing this?
There are primarily two things we learnt from programming this project in Haskell:
The first is that the functional nature of Haskell makes it extremely easy to concisely represent a rules-based game like Chess in the language. For example, we were able to enforce the rules around how the King can move by simply writing them out as a series of cases. This is a far more concise way of writing the engine compared to an Object-oriented language where the King would be a subclass of the type ChessPiece and it would require several methods to achieve the same goal.
Secondly, Haskell proved to be extremely efficient (computationally) for both the Chess engine and the AI opponent. Without any caching or pruning, the AI opponent was able to build an analyze a game tree of depth 4 under 3 seconds - short enough to be able to integrate it seamlessly into the game without significant delays. For reference, Deep Blue usually searched a depth of 6-8 moves. While we aren't sure if this efficiency should be credited to the fact that Haskell compiles to low-level C/assembly or the fact that it uses lazy evaluation, it is a significant asset in designing a computationally intense project such as this.
One downside that we experienced while developing this project is that Haskell specifically has a fairly immature development environment. It is extremely tedious to setup, code and test large projects with multiple dependencies, and the GHC compiler slows down significantly as more dependencies are added. Repl servers used for code analysis and suggestions within IDEs constantly crashed and thus most of the time we were coding blind.


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From this description, the reader can understand why Sammy has dubbed this character as the leader of her trio. Furthermore, the reader can infer that the Queen is sassy, fierce, and confident. Additionally, Updike’s literary method not only aids the story in character development, but also depicts the severity of the girls’ actions by wearing bathing suits into a supermarket. Through Sammy, Updike explains how the girls startled shoppers by their attire, “You could see them, when Queenie’s white shoulders dawned on them, kind of jerk, or hop, or hiccup,
Sammy was just impressed by how the girls had the decency to walk in a grocery in bikinis, it made his day. “The one that caught my eye was the one in the plaid green two-piece” (Updike). He never spoke to the girls, he only stared like a deer in headlights. These statements explain how
“A&P” by John Updike is written through the eyes of a young grocery store clerk named Sammy. While working, a group of girls walk into the store, wearing their bathing suits, causing all the workers to drool over them, but when they come to check out the manager Lengel tells them that what they are wearing is against policy. As the girls leave, embarrassed, Sammy courageously quits his job due to this incident, hoping to impress the girls, but as he walks out of the A&P he realizes that they are gone. Post-Structuralism, also known as Deconstruction, is a school of literary criticism where the reader “focuses on the inherent, internal contradictions in language and interpretation” (deconstruction).
For example, he says, “The one that caught my eye was the one in the plaid green two piece” (Updike 294). He is supposed to be working but he cannot help but think about the girls. He then begins to focus on just one of the girls that seems to be the queen bee. He does not know these girls, but he called the leader of the group Queenie. He describes her in his head as “The queen.
Protagonist vs. Antagonist in Updike’s “A & P” The protagonist vs. the antagonist in John Updike’s story “A & P” is highly debatable. However, there is much reason to believe that Sammy is the protagonist and Lengel, Sammy’s boss, is the antagonist. Sammy is portrayed as the sweet and naïve boy next door.
One sunny day, a young girl by the name of Beth traveled one day to “Mitchell Gail’s,” which is her “go to” store. Beth needs to purchase clothes for her Uncle Al’s birthday party. As she browses through clothes she meets a friendly employee whose name is Hannah. Hannah offers hold on to Beth’s belongings while she goes into the changing room to try on clothes. As soon as she steps out of the changing room, she is caught by Madge P. Groton who is the head security guard of the store.
When I was writing my response, I thought of the word gender but nonconformity never came to mind when I read the story. Non-conformity is a good way to explain why people are distracted by the girls since it doesn’t follow the norm of the community. Do you think Sammy might be a little embarrassed for the girls since he explains in paragraph ten, “… the women generally put on a shirt or shorts or something…”? Another good point you brought up is stereotypical view.
When we visit groceries, we pay attention to our groceries because we don 't encounter awkward situations where the females wear clothing which would distract us from our groceries. Our normal task in the grocery would be to walk in and buy our necessary goods and leave. The story A and P by John Updike focuses on a grocery shop where three female characters walk in wearing their bathing suit and catches the worker’s attention including the manager. Sammy, a employee in the grocery store observes the females and shows his interest towards the girls. This story is taking place in small town where people know each other and often judge each other on their appearance and their personality.
Having these details helps the reader understand the young man’s perspective and add to the setting. In Updike’s “A&P” the title itself gives the setting, a small-town grocery store the narrator works in and the setting also helps set its own tone. Details like the main character and narrator Sam stating, “I forgot to say he thinks he’s going to be manager one day, maybe in 1990” (Updike, p.748) when talking about a young coworker, help add to the setting explaining the story takes place in a time when three girls in bathing suites outside a beach setting may draw scornful
He works at a suburban grocery store (A&P) and judges every person that walks in. One day, when three girls walk in the A&P in nothing but bathing suits, he puts label after label on them in his head observing everything they do, “(do you really think it’s a mind in there or just a little buzz like a bee in a glass jar?)” (Updike, 1). Sammy thinks of himself as a superior to everyone else, even these girls that he’s practically obsessed with. His manager doesn’t think so highly of them.
People tend to go out of their way to impress someone else, even if it means they have to do something they will regret in the near or distant future. As Sammy is at work, a group of three girls walk in the store. He is in awe of the head of the group, Queenie. He is so observant that he even speaks about the pattern of her bathing suit and the details of her tan lines.
The first girl that went through Sammy’s mind was the “chunky kid, with a good tan and a sweet broad soft-looking can with those two crescents of white just under it, where the sun never seems to hit, at the top of the backs of her legs” (157). Sammy pays very close attention to the girl’s every move. Sammy seems to have no interest in his job but he shows that he is concern about the girls. His eyes stay on the girls throughout the store. “All three of them went up the cat-and-dogfood-breakfast-cereal-macaroni-rice-raisins-seasonings-spreads-spaghetti-soft-drinks-crackers-and-cookies aisle” (159).
How would feel to be in a town with mostly old and Lethargic community of people with traditional behavior and believes? Sammy is a Cash Register at the A&P supermarket near the beach in Boston. Everyday, he sees new tourists visiting the beach but one day, three girls with very inappropriate/attractive dress came inside. Perhaps, it is rare to see people like that because the town has traditional people with appropriate clothes. Sammy observes the girls very Meticulously as if they were aliens from different planet.


Piers' MailOnline column on the surprise release raised eyebrows, with many - including Jamelia - unhappy with the fact he said he preferred Beyoncé when she was “less inflammatory" and "agitating", adding that he feels she’s “played the race card” on her latest visual album.
Jamelia was quick to put Piers in his place, in a blog posted on The Huffington Post UK.
“As a black woman, I am deeply offended by your lack of due care when writing this article,” she wrote. “But I would like to take this opportunity to help you out, and assist you in making the whole 'Lemonade thing' a little less bitter for you.
"You are a middle aged, British white man, you have no idea, I repeat, NO. IDEA.
“What it is like to be a Black Woman, and furthermore, the sacrificial, struggle-filled, tongue, mask-wearing fight it is to become a successful one.”
Piers has now - yes, you guessed it - hit back via Twitter, directly responding to Jamelia and a number of other critics, and even suggesting that she was being racist:
Despite Piers’ disdain towards ‘Lemonade’, fans around the globe have been glued to their screens since the hour-long visual album was made available online.
One person who is loving 'Lemonade' is James Corden, who was even inspired to create his own masterpiece based on Bey's work.


The recently held Sokoto retreat of the Kano chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was unique in so many ways. Unlike previous retreats which was the exclusive preserve of top technocrats and government officials in the state, this particular one was all inclusive as it accommodated grassroots politicians from across board.
The retreat which was the first of its kind which took place at Giginya Coral Hotel, Sokoto from October 27-29, was attended by over 600 party officials across the 44 local councils of Kano State.
Among dignitaries in attendance were Kano State governor, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, his Sokoto State counterpart, Alhaji Aminu Waziri Tambuwal who hosted the historic event, the national chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie- Oyegun as well as the party executive members from Kano state led by its Chairman Alhaji Abdullahi Abbas,
The Kano State deputy governor, Professor Hafiz Abubakar, members of the Kano State and National Assembly as well as other party officials from the ward, Local Government and the state levels were also on ground to grace the retreat aimed at institutionalising capacity-building through effective management of party administration.
Other party dignitaries who graced the event were the vice chairman North-west, the vice chairman South-south, Prince Hillard Eta, Alh. Kawu Sumaila, the Senior Special Adviser to President on National Assembly Matters, the National Organizing Secretary of the party, Mr Osita Izunaso, the National Women leader, Hajia Ramatu Tijjani, and the party Youth Leader, Ibrahim Dasuki Jalo-Waziri among others.
In all, a total of twelve (12) papers were presented by reputable academics and prominent APC party leaders. Their presentations covered areas such as party leadership, the role of political party in policy making, duties and responsibilities of party officials, internal and external party communication networks, and political party financing, political party leadership in economic recession and the role of political party in balancing between policies and aspirations of the electorate.
After exposing participants to the art of modern political party management skills, they were resolute on the need to depart from the past way of doing things with the resolve to privately finance the construction of the proposed Kano APC State Secretariat complex building through the party’s Board of Trustees (BOT).
One of the most telling aspect of the event was the remarks by Odigie-Oyegun who expressed his deep gratitude to the state chapter of the party for the noble initiative even as he called on party officials at all levels to support the policies of the federal government and abide by the constitution of the party.
A much more striking lesson from the retreat came from its convener, His Excellency Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, who stated in unambiguous terms the need to bring the diverse party officials of the APC and its various organs together to reflect on the activities of the party with a view to developing the skills of participants in the management of the affairs of the party.
For Ganduje, an exponent of internal democracy, it will be disgraceful and unacceptable for party officials to keep running cap in hand to collect handouts to be able to move around the country to make ends meet.
At the end of the two days event, decisions were taken that could impact positively on the party, Kano State and Nigeria as a whole.
Participants were unanimous in their support for President Buhari’s resolve to tackle the problems of insecurity, corruption and the economic downturn besetting the polity just as they overwhelmingly passed a vote of confidence on Ganduje as the leader of the party and reiterated their confidence on the existing party leadership under Alhaji Abdullahi Abbas.
A huge takeaway from the retreat was the resolve to prevent abuse of executive, legislative and public offices through greater accountability, transparency in the scheme of affairs in the corridors of power.
In the Kano chapter of the party just like in other states of the federation, there are bound to be disagreements within the ranks of the party and participants were conscious of that fact during the retreat. This was why the members hammered on the need by party officials to always maintain harmonious relationship with the government in the state to continue to be responsive to popular demands.
Conscious of the need to sustain the 100 percentiles winning streak of the party in Kano, the participants also stressed that political party discipline should be kept at the high and lowest levels of the party’s structure in order to promote unity and preserve loyalty among its members, aside the fact that party officials at all levels should be familiar with the party’s constitution and comply with its provisions in their conduct of party activities.
The retreat observed the need to increase the capacity of political party officials to meet the challenges of managing political party affairs in a state with high population across the 44 Local Government Areas and 484 wards, maintain a disciplined and cohesive party organization with strict adherence to internal democracy.
It stressed the need to sensitize members of the APC in the state to adhere to the party’s constitution in their daily affairs, consolidate inclusiveness between the party officials and the chief executive of the state on the one hand, as well as between the party members and their officials on the other hand for the smooth running of the state and party and the need for regular interaction between the government and the people of Kano State.
In addition, it was resolved that political party officials should foster both horizontal and vertical communication networks among members and party’s organization at various levels to ensure effective internal democracy. It was further resolved that the party should undertake continuous party registration of members, hold regular meetings of the executives with members and keep records of all its activities as well as develop mechanisms of safeguarding its integrity uniqueness, coherence and prudence in its use of resources.
Participants underscored the role of finance in strengthening the party and resolved to see fund raising as a critical activity in beefing up the resources of the local chapter for effective democracy. Furthermore, it was resolved that the party should pay attention to the development of a strategic plan with clear vision and mission to guide its activities and mobilizational capacities and that the party should maintain its cordial relationship with state and national legislative members .
The need by the party to understand the role that research, documentation and publication plays as a resource base for party activities was also underscored by participants during the retreat. For better understanding of the work of political party officers, it was agreed that there was the need to translate the constitution of the APC into Hausa language just as women leaders at all levels of party structure need to be engaged in the mobilization drive of the party in order to promote women participation and support.
- Yakassai is Director-General, Media and Communications to the Kano State governor.


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SEI Named To Deloitte's 2009 Greater Philadelphia Fast 50
Company Named For Second Year
OAKS, Pa., Oct. 28, 2009 – SEI (NASDAQ:SEIC) today announced that it has been named to the 2009 Greater Philadelphia Fast 50, Deloitte’s ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology, life sciences, and cleantech companies in the Greater Philadelphia Region. This is the second time SEI has been recognized by Deloitte for its technology and growth. SEI was also name to the Fast 50 in 2006. Rankings are based on percentage of fiscal year revenue growth during the five year period from 2004–2008.
“With its impressive five-year growth, SEI has earned its position among the fastest growing technology, life sciences, and clean technology companies in the Greater Philadelphia region,” said Michael Purcell, partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP. “Deloitte is proud to honor SEI for its achievement.”
Overall, the 2009 Greater Philadelphia Fast 50 award winners had growth rates ranging from 80 to 4,984 percent over five years, with an average growth rate of 458 percent.
In order to be eligible for Greater Philadelphia Fast 50 recognition, companies must own proprietary intellectual property or proprietary technology that contributes to a significant portion of the company's operating revenues. Greater Philadelphia Fast 50 award eligibility requirements also include base-year operating revenues of at least $50,000, and current-year operating revenues of at least $5 million. Additionally, companies must be in business for a minimum of five years, and be headquartered in the Greater Philadelphia Region.
SEI (NASDAQ:SEIC) is a leading global provider of outsourced asset management, investment processing and investment operations solutions. The company’s innovative solutions help corporations, financial institutions, financial advisors, and affluent families create and manage wealth. As of September 30, 2009, through its subsidiaries and partnerships in which the company has a significant interest, SEI administers $383 billion in mutual fund and pooled assets and manages $156 billion in assets. SEI serves clients, conducts or is registered to conduct business and/or operations, from numerous offices worldwide. For more information, visit www.seic.com.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (WDTN) — Nearly five months after a Springfield businessman was shot and killed, a man has been indicted.
Court documents show that 20-year-old Daniel J. Taylor, Jr. was indicted for the murder of Thomas Gill.
Gill was the owner of a neighborhood butcher shop, Gill’s Quality Meat Market, which is now operated by his family.
He was shot and killed near the intersection of Kenton Street and Burt Street on Jan. 5, 2023, while Taylor was reportedly out on parole.
Taylor is now being held in a prison in Northeast Ohio and is facing nine new felony charges, including two counts of murder.

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black swan treads water, cold white eddies swirl and spin, greyness steals the sky
chromium tinged ant, cogs and legs articulate, seed machine alive.
red kite prowling high, a cricket balls soaring arc, end extremely nigh
Under the hot glare, the grass begs a cloud to rain, spiky cactus smiles.
Angels dance on pins, blood trickles down from the sky, roses in full bloom.
Shadows underground, a shard of sunlight peeks through, brown mole tries to sleep.
Sunlight wakes the sky, fish slowly surface to feed, crane casts a shadow.
fine mist sprays the night, light of a thousand candles, a gentle rainbow
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Does one exist?
I have done some searching to no luck. What I want is a software EQ program ( Windows) that runs as a deamon but only for a specific USB port/device. I want to do BSC and HP, but only for my desktop speakers, not the other audio devices I use for testing. I would just build an active filter, but I am using a USB DAC/Amp so there is no easy access to the analog. It should run regardless of the application, but always for a specific device.
This is not for high fidelity music server, just to put a bit of balance in the desktop for bings and bongs, news, lectures etc. I hate to stuff $50 worth of passive parts into a 1L box with $14 dollar drivers.
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The Philadelphia Flyers have moved quickly in getting players locked up in the past couple of weeks, as both Wayne Simmonds and Scott Hartnell signed new contract extensions to remain with the club for the foreseeable future.
Now the extension front will turn to Claude Giroux. Being a free agent following the 2013-2014 season, Giroux can’t sign an extension with the club until after July 1st of 2013. But it’s something that Paul Holmgren is already likely thinking about. What might an extension like that cost the Flyers?
Giroux took his game to an elite level in 2011-2012, finishing with 93 points on the year, including 28 goals and a fantastic 38 points on the power play. He established himself as a top notch two-way center and should be one of the top few players in the league by the end of next year, if he’s not already.
There’s no doubt that the Flyers will want to lock him up long-term, and barring any total meltdown in the negotiating process or his play, he’ll be a Flyer for a very long time.
A lot of what Giroux ends up getting paid is going to depend on a new CBA and what max contracts are going to be allowed to look like. The word right now is that owners want to limit max contracts, in terms of years, to just five years, which is a far cry from where they currently are.
Dollar-wise, it’s a bit easier to project. I’d expect something up in the $7 million a year range as far as his cap hit goes. The term will obviously depend on the new CBA, but his deal might not look so different from what Anze Kopitar received in his contact with the Los Angeles Kings when he signed a seven-year deal a few years ago, if not a bit more pricey.
I don’t see Giroux’s deal as something that will break the bank, but having already extended Hartnell and Simmonds and a new deal coming for Giroux next summer, it’s probably a good thing that the team wasn’t able to sign Shea Weber.
We should have a better idea of numbers after the season, but this is a deal that will get done eventually. I wouldn’t be surprised to see a deal announced on July 1st, 2013 as the Flyers are expected to lock Giroux up for as long as they can, whether it’s for five years or for 10.


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The thought of looking into George W. Bush's mind is a scary prospect but I wonder if someone had been able to that in 2003 what they would have found: Would the president honestly have thought the war in Iraq would still be raging five years after it started? While even the biggest optimist couldn't have honestly expected a "quick and surgical" war, most of us probably hoped for something other than what we have: a "long and drawn out" one.
But yesterday Bush again declared victory, or rather, said the recent troop surge "opened the door" to victory. The door's open, but it seems to be jammed with a lot of corpses.
My own newspaper's editorial board has never quite abandoned its support for the war or its belief that Bush is doing the right thing, as in today's editorial. Contrast that with this editorial from the Guardian, the first sentence of which lets you know what it thinks: "The invasion of Iraq was a monumental miscalculation, whose dimensions are still coming into focus five years to the day after it began."
Both papers agree on one thing: We're presented with a lot of bad options and the trick now is to pick the least bad one. Of course, an anniversary is a time for looking back as much as for looking ahead. So what can we say about the last five years?
I'm reminded of an experience my father told my brother and me about when we were boys. He was a young Air Force pilot about to go TDY, which meant taking his plane on a cross-country trip. He and his navigator were going to a base in Nevada, putting them close to Las Vegas, whose casinos they planned to visit. Before they left, they hatched a "plan": They did a little homework on winning at blackjack and brought a modest stake. In my childhood imagination I see them parking their plane on the runway and heading straight to the casino still in their flightsuits, but I'm sure they changed before they went. However they were dressed, they headed to the blackjack table and quickly lost almost their entire wad. Chastened, they decided to regroup. They went to the craps table, hoped for the best and were quickly rewarded: With a few rolls of the dice they got back nearly all their original stake. At which point they went back to their blackjack "plan" and promptly lost all their money.
I don't know if my dad told us this as a cautionary tale about the dangers of gambling. It's more likely he just thought it was a good story and didn't mind coming off badly in it. The biggest impression it made on me, though, was to foster the belief that blindly sticking to a pre-conceived plan is sometimes the worst thing you can do.
Okay, at least Dad had a plan, which seems to be more than can be said of Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld and the others who prosecuted the invasion. I'm willing to believe they believed they were doing the right thing. It's just that they've botched it every step of the way since then that is inexcusable. And the worst thing of all is that some--Cheney mainly--still insist that the war in Iraq has something to do with 9/11 and the war on terror. (Afghanistan did, remember, and that war doesn't seem to be going any better.)
Reading all the Iraq war coverage can be fatiguing. And except for the fact that Americans--and Brits, and Iraqis (mainly Iraqis)--are still dying one would be tempted to just turn the page. But that would do a disservice to all those who have lost their lives there. I recommend this Iraq anniversary package from Reuters. The five-minute introductory movie is ostensibly about how dangerous it is for journalists working in Iraq (seven Reuters staffers have died there, the vast majority killed by U.S. troops) and yet how vital it is for them to be there. But the film also shows us the horrors of war, horrors that in their specificity don't often make it to our front pages. It's also a sobering reminder of the great toll taken on the Iraqi people. Broken by Saddam Hussein they may have been, but it's hard to see how the last five years has
helped them heal.
And what of the next five years? Blackjack or craps? Or just walk away from the table?


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