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Thursday, January 22, 2004

Center for American Progress - Progress Report - Page: "This year's 'pre-speech spinners told us that the address had two basic goals, to remind voters that Bush is a busy, serious commander-in-chief making the world safe from evil-doers and to show empathy on the domestic issues that polls show he needs help on.' "

Monday, January 19, 2004

Microsoft Palladium: "Known Elements of the Palladium System
The system purports to stop viruses by preventing the running of malicious programs.
The system will store personal data within an encrypted folder.
The system will depend on hardware that has either a digital signature or a tracking number.
The system will filter spam.
The system has a personal information sharing agent called 'My Man.'
The system will incorporate Digital Rights Management technologies for media files of all types (music, documents, e-mail communications). Additionally, the system purports to transmit data within the computer via encrypted paths. "

Microsoft Palladium: "Palladium is a system that combines software and hardware controls to create a 'trusted' computing platform. In doing so, it would establish an unprecedented level of control over users and their computers."

Thursday, January 15, 2004

Dr. King Timeline: "1968
February 12: Sanitation workers strike in Memphis, Tennessee.
March 28: Dr. King leads six thousand protestors on a march through downtown Memphis in support of striking sanitation workers. Disorders break out during which black youths loot stores. One person is killed, fifty people are injured.
April 3: Dr. King delivers 'I've Been to the Mountaintop' at the Memphis Masonic Temple.
April 4:Dr. King is shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. He dies in St. Joseph's Hospital.
April 4-11: Riots erupt in 125 cities around the country, including the nation's capital.
April 7-9: Dr. King lies in state at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. Mourners file by at the rate of twelve hundred per hour.
April 8: Coretta King, Yolanda King, Martin Luther King III, Dexter King, and Ralph Abernathy lead a memorial march for Dr. King in Memphis.
April 9: The funeral of Dr. King is held at the Ebenezer Baptist Church. He is laid to rest at the South View Cemetery. "

Dr. King Timeline: "1967
January: Dr. King writes his book Where Do We Go From Here? while in Jamaica, West Indies.
March 12: Alabama is ordered to desegregate all public schools.
March 25: Dr. King attacks the government's Vietnam policy in a speech at the Chicago Coliseum.
April 4: Dr. King makes a statement about the war in Vietnam at the Riverside Church in New York City.
July 12-17: Twenty-three people die and 725 are injured in the riots in Newark, New Jersey.
July 23-30: Forty-three die and 324 are injured in the Detroit riots.
July 26: Dr. King, A. Philip Randolph, and Whitney Young, Jr., appeal for an end to the riots.
November 27: Dr. King announces the formation by SCLC of a Poor People's Campaign, with the aim of representing the problems of poor blacks and whites. "

Dr. King Timeline: "1966
Dr. King rents an apartment in a Chicago ghetto.
February 23: In Chicago, Dr. King meets with Elijah Muhammad, leader of the Nation of Islam.
March: Dr. King takes over a Chicago slum building and is sued by its owner.
March 25: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that any poll tax is unconstitutional.
May 16: Dr. King agrees to serve as co-chairman of Clergy and Laymen Concerned About Vietnam. An antiwar statement by Dr. King is read at a large Washington, D.C. rally to protest the war in Vietnam.
June 6: James Meredith is shot soon after beginning his 220-mile 'March Against Fear' from Memphis, Tennessee, to Jackson, Mississippi.
July 10: Dr. King launches a drive to make Chicago an 'open city' in regard to housing. "

The day when Viola Liuzzo died: "The town was Selma and one of those heroes and martyrs was a Detroit housewife named Viola Liuzzo."

Dr. King Timeline: "1965
February 21: Malcolm X is assassinated in New York City.
March 9: Unitarian minister James Reeb is beaten by four white segregationists in Selma and dies two days later.
March 15: President Johnson addresses the nation and Congress, describing the voting rights bill he will submit, and uses the slogan of the civil rights movement, 'We Shall Overcome.'
March 21-25: Over three thousand protest marchers leave Selma for a march to Montgomery, protected by federall troops. They are joined along the way by a total of twenty-five thousand marchers. Upon reaching the capitol, they hear an address by Dr. King.
March 25: Viola Liuzzo is shot and killed while driving a marcher from Montgomery to Selma.
August 6: The 1965 Voting Rights Act is signed by President Johnson.
August 11-16: Thirty-five people die in riots in the Watts area of Los Angeles, CA. "

Dr. King Timeline: "1964
March 7: Bloody Sunday. About 650 marchers in Selma were attacked by police wielding tear gas, clubs and bullwhips. The assault, recorded by the national media, left 70 blacks hospitalized and another 70 injured.
Summer: Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) initiates a voter-registration drive, run by black and white students, called the Mississippi Summer Project.
June: Dr. King's book Why We Can't Wait is published.
June 21: Three civil rights workers-James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner-are reported missing after a short trip to Philadelphia, Mississippi. Their bodies are found six weeks later by FBI agents.
July: Dr. King attends the signing of the Public Accommodations Bill, part of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, by President Lyndon B. Johnson in the White House.
August: Riots occur in New Jersey, Illinois, and Pennsylvania.
September 18: Dr. King has an audience with Pope Paul VI at the Vatican.
December 10: Dr. King receives the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway."

Dr. King Timeline: "1963
March 28: Bernice Albertine, the Kings' fourth child, is born.
March-April Sit-in demonstrations are held in Birmingham to protest segregation of eating facilities. Dr. King is arrested during the demonstration.
April 16: Dr. King writes 'Letter from a Birmingham Jail' while imprisoned for demonstrating.
May3-5: Eugene 'Bull' Connor, director of public safety of Birmingham, orders the use of police dogs and fire hoses on the marching protestors.
May 20: The Supreme Court of the United States rules Birmingham's segregation ordinances unconstitutional.
June: Dr. King's book Strength to Love is published.
June 11: Governor George Wallace tries to stop the court-ordered integration of the University of Alabama by 'standing in the schoolhouse door' and personally refusing entrance to black students.
June 12: Medgar Evans is assassinated in front of his home in Jackson, Mississippi.
August 28: In Washington, D.C., the March on Washington is held. Dr. King delivers his 'I Have a Dream' speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
November 22: President Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas."

Dr. King Timeline: "1962
September 20: James Meredith makes his first attempt to enroll at the University of Mississippi. He is actually enrolled by Supreme Court order and is escorted onto the Oxford, Mississippi campus by U.S. marshals on October 1.
October 16: Dr. King meets with President Kennedy at the White House for a one-hour conference. "

Dr. King Timeline: "1961
January 30: Dexter Scott, the Kings' third child, is born.
May 4: The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) organizes the first group of Freedom Riders. The Freedom Riders, intent on integrating interstate buses, leave Washington, D.C., by Greyhound bus shortly after the Supreme Court has outlawed segregation in interstate transportation terminals. "

Dr. King Timeline: "1960
January 24: The King family moves to Atlanta. Dr. King becomes co-pastor, with his father, of the Ebenezer Baptist Church.
February 1: Students in Greensboro, North Carolina launch widely publicized sit-ins which spark a wave of similiar protests throughout the south.
February 17: A warrant is issued for Dr. King's arrest on charges that he did not pay his 1956 and 1958 Alabama state income taxes.
April 15: The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) is founded to coordinate student protest at Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina, on a temporary basis. It becomes permanent in October 1960.
May 28: Dr. King is acquitted of the tax evasion charge by an all-white jury in Montgomery.
June 24: Dr. King has a conference with John F. Kennedy, candidate for President of the United States, about racial matters.
October 19-27: Dr. King is arrested at an Atlanta sit-in and is jailed on a charge of violating the state's trespass law. That charge is dropped but King is still held on a charge of violating his probation in a traffic arrest case. He is ultimately transferred to Reidsville State Prison, where he is released on a two-thousand-dollar bond."

Dr. King Timeline: "Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement"

Martin Luther King - Biography: "Martin Luther King, Jr., (January 15,1929-April 4, 1968) was born Michael Luther King, Jr., but later had his name changed to Martin. His grandfather began the family's long tenure as pastors of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, serving from 1914 to 1931; his father has served from then until the present, and from 1960 until his death Martin Luther acted as co-pastor. Martin Luther attended segregated public schools in Georgia, graduating from high school at the age of fifteen; he received the B. A. degree in 1948 from Morehouse College, a distinguished Negro institution of Atlanta from which both his father and grandfather had been graduated. After three years of theological study at Crozer Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania where he was elected president of a predominantly white senior class, he was awarded the B.D. in 1951. With a fellowship won at Crozer, he enrolled in graduate studies at Boston University, completing his residence for the doctorate in 1953 and receiving the degree in 1955 In Boston he met and married Coretta Scott, a young woman of uncommon intellectual and artistic attainments. Two sons and two daughters were born into the family.

In 1954, Martin Luther King accepted the pastorale of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. Always a strong worker for civil rights for members of his race, King was, by this time, a member of the executive committee of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the leading organization of its kind in the nation. He was ready, then, early in December, 1955, to accept the leadership of the first great Negro nonviolent demonstration of contemporary times in the United States, the bus boycott described by Gunnar Jahn in his presentation speech in honor of the laureate. The boycott lasted 382 days."

Wednesday, January 14, 2004

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The Affluenza Project: "affluenza is a dysfunctional relationship with money/wealth, or the pursuit of it. Individual and cultural symptoms are: an inability to delay gratification and tolerate frustration; a false sense of entitlement; loss of future motivation; low self-esteem; loss of self-confidence; low self-worth; preoccupation with externals. Sudden wealth syndrome and sudden poverty syndrome are both parts of the greater 'dis-ease' of affluenza."

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THE WORLD QUESTION CENTER 2004: "Using is believing."

Segway

Segway Clone Hits the Streets of Vegas: "The Electric Chariot uses a more conventional rechargeable acid battery which can also be swapped out for a freshly-charged model, Wang said. The two 150-watt motors can power the device approximately 15 miles on a single charge, at a maximum speed of 10 mph. A rider steers the scooter using a conventional pair of handlebars; the scooter includes a horn, headlights, and a thumb throttle. 'Security' is handled via a conventional key. "

Segway Clone Hits the Streets of Vegas: "The device is significantly cheaper, however, between $1,000 and $1,200 for the first 24-volt models, which will be sold to mass merchants, such as tourist-minded rental agencies. Global's factory will ship 1,400 units this Monday to its first customer, Wang said. A more expensive, higher-powered 36-volt model will begin selling in April for between $1,500 and $2,000. Amazon.com's Human Transporter Store sells Segways for $4,495 plus shipping and taxes. "

Segway Clone Hits the Streets of Vegas: "The Rad2Go is not a Segway. It does not contain a gyroscope, and uses four wheels to balance itself. Riders stand upright on the scooter, however, and the profile is much the same as the vaunted 'It' device that captivated the media in the closing months of 2001. "

Review: Athlon 64 3400+: "This relationship between clock rate and real world performance in the Athlon 64 line of CPUs is extremely encouraging. Provided that AMD can continue to make 200MHz jumps in clock rate at a good pace throughout the year, the company and their x86-64 architecture should be in great shape.. While the Athlon 64 FX-51 is still a great performer in some benchmarks, the 3400+ has practically made it obsolete as a mainstream CPU. It will take a boost in clock speed and a transition away from registered RAM to really make the FX series pull ahead. Fortunately, both changes are planned early this year. "

Review: Athlon 64 3400+: "It's hard not to be impressed by this CPU. Despite being 'only a clock frequency boost,' the new Athlon 64 3400+ manages to deliver a very good increase in real world performance. We're used to seeing about a 50-60% relationship between clock speed increases and application performance � that is, a 10% speed bump normally nets you 5% or 6% extra performance, if that. With this CPU, the relationship is closer to 80%, sometimes more. Granted, an 8% performance boost doesn't seem like a lot, but it's more than we've come to expect from CPUs that do nothing but step up the clock rate a tick. "

Newest Trojan: Disguised to Do Damage: "Xombe arrives in an e-mail from the address windowsupdate@microsoft.com with a subject line of 'Windows XP Service Pack 1 (Express)-Critical Update.' The attachment is named 'winxp_sp1.exe.' According to an analysis of the program done by Computer Associates International Inc., the body of the message reads:"

Newest Trojan: Disguised to Do Damage: "Known variously as Xombe and Downloader, the program is attached to an e-mail that purports to come from Microsoft Corp. and supposedly delivers security updates to the user's computer. Experts haven't yet analyzed all of the Trojan's capabilities, but once activated, it downloads another executable file from a remote Web site. This file also appears to be a Trojan, which downloads and installs a third program. The third file can vary in name, but immediately begins requesting pages repeatedly from a Web site with a Russian domain, possibly as a denial-of-service attack. "

Newest Trojan: Disguised to Do Damage: "A new Trojan horse program appeared on the Internet Friday, and security experts are worried that its disguise will help it infect a large number of computers rather quickly. "

Tuesday, January 13, 2004

Innovative Nuclear Space Power: "Why Nuclear Thermal Propulsion?
Because of its high performance potential, nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) could be utilized for manned missions and cargo transport to the moon or mars, unmanned explorations of the outer planets, and earth orbit transfers of satellites.
Nuclear propulsion can provide a greater specific impulse (Isp) to reduce the time for a manned mission to Mars from 600 days to about 200 days. In reducing this time, nuclear propulsion will reduce the risk to astronauts from cosmic radiation to say nothing of the other health and psychological benefits from shorter mission times."

INSPI: "Gas Core Reactors"

Friday, January 09, 2004

The BEST way to IMPROVE YOUR CREDITExperian | Improve Your Credit: "Pay your bills when they're due. If you have an overdue bill, unpaid debt, tax lien or judgment, pay it off. You may find it easier to pay one affordable consolidating loan rather than several separate accounts. "

Improve your creditExperian | Improve Your Credit: "Your credit report shows how well you managed your financial responsibilities during a certain period of time. Negative information drops off over time, but the positive information remains. To create a positive credit history:
Print clearly when applying for credit.
Consistently use your complete name. Providing complete, accurate and consistent identification on your credit applications helps set up your credit history correctly from the beginning. It also minimizes the chance that your credit file will be incomplete or mixed with another consumer's file.
Pay your bills on time. Most lenders look at the most recent information on a report. So if you've paid your accounts on time for the last two to three years, the lender may weigh that more heavily than a series of late payments from five years ago.
Set up a budget, and live within it. In the age of self-help and empowerment, managing your finances should top your list.
Review your credit report 60 to 90 days before making a major purchase (such as a home or car). "

Answer:<a href="http://www.cardweb.com/cardlearn/faqs/2002/may/6.amp">Which credit card companies offer 0% interest rate for 12 months on balance transfers?: "Most of the major issuers have 0% offers for balance transfers. However most of these offers are by solicitation only. Check Citibank and Discover as they have several 0% offers in the marketplace. But watch out for balance transfer fees. "

Question:<a href="http://www.cardweb.com/cardlearn/faqs/2002/may/6.amp">Which credit card companies offer 0% interest rate for 12 months on balance transfers?: "Which credit card companies offer 0% interest rate for 12 months on balance transfers? "

Answer:<a href="http://www.cardweb.com/cardlearn/faqs/2002/jun/67.amp">If I do not pay the outstanding balances, will the negative info still get dropped after seven year? (even though i have not paid off the debt?): "The seven rule starts with the date of last activity. If you have been billed during this time, or if it was turned over to a collection firm, it could appear well beyond seven years. "

Question:<a href="http://www.cardweb.com/cardlearn/faqs/2002/jun/67.amp">If I do not pay the outstanding balances, will the negative info still get dropped after seven year? (even though i have not paid off the debt?): "If I do not pay the outstanding balances, will the negative info still get dropped after seven year? (even though i have not paid off the debt?) "

Answer:I need a lower interest rate on a credit card. I'm now paying 25% but, I can't get anyone to say yes to a balance transfer at a lower rate. What is my problem?: "Your credit risk is too high. Likely you have either made late payments, maxed out your cards, and have too much overall debt"

QuestionI need a lower interest rate on a credit card. I'm now paying 25% but, I can't get anyone to say yes to a balance transfer at a lower rate. What is my problem?: "I need a lower interest rate on a credit card. I'm now paying 25% but, I can't get anyone to say yes to a balance transfer at a lower rate. What is my problem? "

AnswerI am thinking about consolidating a couple of car loans which are at 6.5% and 7% and paying them off with an American Express credit card which is offering an interest rate of around 3.9% until balance is paid off. Would this be a wise move?: "As long as you make your payments on time with American Express and not give them any reason to cancel the 3.9% interest rate, this could be a good move. But remember, credit card issuers can change terms and conditions on very short notice. A car loan is usually locked in. "

I am thinking about consolidating a couple of car loans which are at 6.5% and 7% and paying them off with an American Express credit card which is offering an interest rate of around 3.9% until balance is paid off. Would this be a wise move?: "I am thinking about consolidating a couple of car loans which are at 6.5% and 7% and paying them off with an American Express credit card which is offering an interest rate of around 3.9% until balance is paid off. Would this be a wise move? "

L - 2004 Hot News: "01/2004 - Announcing the MACH Athlon64 64-bit Desktop Computer
Based on the revolutionary Mach Series Desktops the new Mach Athlon64 AMD based Desktop Workstation is the world's first 64-bit Personal SuperComputer and the ultimate high-performance computing solution extending the ubiquitous x86 architecture to accommodate future 64-bit processing, while still fully compatible with current 32-bit architecture. It is designed to provide unprecedented application performance for consumers and businesses by tremendously expanding data capacity and removing the memory bandwidth limitations of 32-bit processors. It also offers unequalled investment protection as it is based on the long-established x86 instruction set, as the AMD Athlon 64 processor is built on existing standards enabling investment protection, lower total cost of ownership and development. The AMD Athlon 64 processor has an integrating a DDR memory controller in the processor, revolutionizing the way x86-based processors access main memory. By running at the processor�s core frequency, an integrated memory controller greatly increases bandwidth directly available to the processor at significantly reduced latencies. Additional features include HyperTransport technology, a high-speed low latency point-to-point link designed to increase the communication speed between integrated circuits in computers, servers, embedded systems, networking, and telecommunications equipment for up to 48 times faster than some existing technologies. HyperTransport technology helps reduce the number of buses in a system, which can reduce system bottlenecks and enable today's faster microprocessors to use system memory more efficiently in high-end multiprocessor systems. The Mach Athlon64 AMD based Desktop Workstation can help you tackle even the toughest jobs, while reducing compositing and rendering time. It l"

L - 2004 Hot News: "01/2004 - Announcing the next generation world's fastest PC, the MACH 4.0 Workstation
Based on the revolutionary Mach 3.8 Desktop, announces the immediate availability of the world's highest performance Workstation the new Mach 4.0, continuing its status as the markets ruling PC Workstation with a set of improvements that further enhance all its operational capabilities. The absolutely revolutionary new Mach 4.0 Desktop is the first desktop computer series featuring Super-BIOS (IBPT) Technology and configurable WITHOUT a system Hard Drive. The Operating system and system files reside on a PuRam� flash solid state disk with near zero latency and seek times, with burst transfer rates at up to 8.5GB/s I/O, capable of over 150,000 I/O requests per second, all with an average of 0.0% CPU utilization. This translates into an effective desktop business productivity of up to 1,000 times faster than the fastest available Hard Disk design at any price or configuration. Further breakthroughs include enhanced CacheFlow� memory management technology, a radical new Sub-zero Phase cooling system, accelerated 4.0GHz Pentium 4 Extreme Edition with Hyper-Threading Technology, up to a full 4GB of Dual-Channel DDR566 SDRAM (8.4GB/s memory Bandwidth), multiple additional RAM Drives optional modules for up to a colossal 16Gigs of Memory, 950MHz Front Side Bus Speed, Accelerated ATI Radeon� 9800 XT based Graphics card with up to 256Megs, Nvidia GeForce FX 5950 Ultra with full DirectX 9 support or Professional Multi-monitor OpenGL adapters, up to 2 Terabytes of RAID storage space, and a plethora of configurable options that make the Mach 4.0 the most unique and highest performance workstation ever designed. A 3 x3.5' expansion front panel allows any configuration of up to 3 DVD-RW drives, a larger Multi-information LCD panel, removab"

This is what it means cooling tecnologyL - The Hollywood Laptop - Specs: "Ultra-high performance air duct and FreeFlow� architecture.
Variable speed-fan digital microprocessor control with multiple temperature sensing points.
High-density Multi-stage Methanol Copper Heatpipe CPU heatsink design with precision pressure plates.
Oversized double-blade Q-Fan architecture with adaptive vibration cancelling technology.
Independent Chipset/ Graphics Adapter and critical component Multi-distribution side heatsinks.
HD, DDR, and power supply electrical components independent air ducts."

L - Microsoft WinXP for "L": "Every possible software and driver code communicating with our hardware is methodically resourced, re-matched, and taken to its design limits, to offer the most compelling performance, utmost stability, simplicity of use, and true improved productivity. Most computers traditionally work against you with constant crashes, incompatibilities, slow performance scenarios, and many other typical issues. If you are lucky, usually the best scenario is at best, when computers work with you, as you put up with their limitations and drawbacks, and learn to work around them. At , we make computers that work for you. Our systems are proven machines that think as fast as you do (sometimes faster), react as quickly as your paramount requirements and that deliver the solid tools you need to concentrate on getting the work done instead of waiting over the next technical bottleneck. We understand that every computers system is different from the next as there are an immense amount of possible hardware combinations and scenarios possible (memory chips, motherboards, Chipsets, HD controllers, video, audio, input devices drivers, etc.). Furthermore, even minor design and technical variations among batches of the same product, can quickly compromise the hardware's characteristics and overall performance. At , we dedicate vast man hours on the development of every computer, exactly matching each piece of hardware with the rest, and then fine-tuning each one with the Operating System and third party component drivers."

L - Microsoft WinXP for "L": "Around 97% of all computer users worldwide, use the Microsoft� Windows platform. And at , we have gone to extremes, into making Windows XP Professional, outperform just about any other x-86"

9.5 Features CEC provides a number of recommended features designed to enhance the functionality and interoperability of devices within an HDMI system. A device may implement a sub-set of these features based on its device type and the level of functionality offered. The following list describes the set of features offered: • One Touch Play – A device may be played and become the active source with a single button press. • System Standby – Enables all devices to be switched to standby with a single button press. • Preset Transfer – A device’s presets can be auto configured to match those of the TV. • One Touch Record – A recording can be made with a single button press (e.g. via TV). • Timer Programming – Any device can program a timer recording on a recording device. • System Information – A device can auto-configure its language and country settings. • Deck Control – A device can control (e.g. play, fast forward etc.) and interrogate a playback device (a deck). • Tuner Control – Allows a device to manipulate the tuner of another device. • Vendor Specific Commands – Allows vendor-defined commands to be used. • OSD Display – A device can use the on-screen display of the TV to display text strings. • Device Menu Control – Enables a device to control the menu of another device. • Routing Control – Allows the control of CEC Switches for streaming of a new source device. • Remote Control Pass Through – RC commands may be passed through to other devices within the system. • Device OSD Name Transfer – Devices may request the preferred OSD name of other devices within the system.

:: HDMI ::: "Does HDMI accommodate long cable lengths?
Yes. HDMI technology has been designed to use standard copper cable construction at long lengths. In order to allow cable manufacturers to improve their products through the use of new technologies, HDMI specifies the required performance of a cable but does not specify a maximum cable length. Cable manufacturers are expected to sell reasonably priced copper cables at lengths of up to 15 meters. As semiconductor technology improves, even longer stretches can be reached with fiber optic cables, and with active cable technologies such as amplifiers or repeaters. "

:: HDMI ::: "What are the advantages of HDMI over existing analog interfaces such as composite, S-Video and component video?
Quality HDMI transfers uncompressed digital audio and video for the highest, crispest image quality.
All Digital HDMI ensures an all-digital rendering of video without the losses associated with analog interfaces and their unnecessary digital-to-analog conversions.
Low-cost HDMI provides the quality and functionality of a digital interface while also supporting uncompressed video formats in a simple, cost-effective manner.
Audio HDMI supports multiple audio formats, from standard stereo to multi-channel surround-sound.
Ease-of-use HDMI combines video and multi-channel audio into a single cable, eliminating the cost, complexity, and confusion of multiple cables currently used in A/V systems.
Intelligence HDMI supports communication between the video source (such as a DVD player) and the DTV, enabling new functionality."

:: HDMI ::: "How do consumers benefit from HDMI?
The new HDMI digital interconnect provides:
Superior, uncompressed digital video and audio quality
Simple, user-friendly connector that replaces the maze of cabling behind the entertainment center
Integrated remote control
A popular interface enabling the transmission of high-definition content. HDMI opens the floodgate of digital content from major motion picture producers "

:: HDMI ::: "Who supports HDMI?
The HDMI Founders include leading consumer electronics manufacturers Hitachi, Matsushita Electric Industrial (Panasonic), Philips, Sony, Thomson (RCA), Toshiba, and Silicon Image. Digital Content Protection, LLC (a subsidiary of Intel) is providing High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) for HDMI. In addition, HDMI has the support of major motion picture producers Fox, Universal, Warner Bros. and Disney, and system operators DirecTV, EchoStar (Dish Network) as well as CableLabs."

:: HDMI ::: "What is HDMI?
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is the first industry-supported, uncompressed, all-digital audio/video interface. HDMI provides an interface between any audio/video source, such as a set-top box, DVD player, and A/V receiver and an audio and/or video monitor, such as a digital television (DTV).

HDMI supports standard, enhanced, or high-definition video, plus multi-channel digital audio on a single cable. It transmits all ATSC HDTV standards and supports 8-channel digital audio, with bandwidth to spare to accommodate future enhancements and requirements. "

HomeTech: New Digital Media Interface: "Each HDMI cable can replace all the audio and video cables needed to display a high-definition image with Dolby Digital surround sound, simplifying installation and, once most devices become HDMI-compatible, putting an end to cable clutter. The connectors will also be able to send setup information between devices. For example, if a manufacturer includes the necessary software, the HDMI connection can send a signal from the DVD player to the digital television, telling it that the movie it is about to play is coming in on input 1 and will be in wide-screen format. The TV can then automatically change its settings. "

hififorsale.com's AudiophileCandy: "HDMI stands for High Definition Multimedia Interface and came out of the desire to connect high definition video sources to digital displays (display devices such as plasma screens, LCD TV and video projectors, DLP and DILA video projectors) in a secure manner with an uncompressed digital video stream. "

hififorsale.com's AudiophileCandy: "Physically HDMI is a 29 pin interface with a connector only 21mm across by 5mm high, and whilst current cables are only 5M long, HDMI has been demonstrated running across 20M copper cables and has the ability to run across fibre optic converters allowing cable lengths to be theoretically extended to over 100M in custom installations."

hififorsale.com's AudiophileCandy: "The HDMI interface is a derivative of the DVI (Digital Video Interface), originally developed by the computer industry to digitally connect PC�s to digital displays. Onto the DVI interface was grafted a standard called HDCP (High bandwidth Digital Content Protection), a standard demanded by Hollywood and implemented by Intel to ensure that high definition video content could be transmitted from a source to it�s display without fear of it being intercepted and recorded. "

hififorsale.com's AudiophileCandy: "HDMI, four little letters which will come to have a great deal of meaning to anyone with an interest in high end home theatre over the coming months and years. HDMI is the new digital SCART lead."

Thomson Announces Ultra-thin DLP Projection TV: "Thomson's RCA division today announced an ultra-thin DLP rear projection HDTV. The Profiles line will ship in 50-inch diagonal and 61-inch diagonal sizes in 2004, with a 70-inch diagonal unit being previewed for 2005. The DLP engine, developed by projector manufacturer InFocus of Wilsonville, OR, enables the Scenium Profiles HDTVs to be just 6.85 inches thin. Weighing less than 130 lbs., RCA suggests that these rear projection TVs are thin and light enough to be wall-mounted. "

Sony Maximizes Miniaturization: "Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T1, a credit card-size camera loaded with a whopping 5 megapixels and 3X optical zoom. Capable of recording MPEG-1 movie clips, the DSC-T1 records VGA at 30 fps or VGA at 15 fps at a reduced bit rate. It can also record at 160-by-112 at 8 fps. It offers two macro modes, which are very impressive when closing in at 2 cm and magnifying a close-up image to 3.3 times its normal size for viewing on the 2.5-inch LCD, which takes up nearly the whole backside of the camera. The lens system is only 9-mm deep because it has to fit in front of the large LCD. "

Thursday, January 08, 2004

Omega: "Professor John Alvin Pierce, the 'Father of Omega,' first proposed the use of continuous wave modulation of VLF signals for navigation purposes in the 1940's. Working at the Radiation Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he proved the viability of measuring the phase difference of radio signals to compute a location solution. Mr. Pierce originally called this system RADUX. After experimenting with various frequencies, Mr. Pierce settled on a phase stable 10 kHz transmission in the 1950's. Thinking this frequency was the far end of the radio spectrum usable for navigation, Mr. Pierce dubbed the transmission 'Omega,' for the last letter of the Greek alphabet. "

Omega: "The OMEGA radionavigation system, developed by the United States Navy for military aviation users, was approved for full implementation in 1968 and promised a true worldwide oceanic coverage capability and the ability to achieve a four mile accuracy when fixing a position. Initially, the system was to be used for navigating nuclear bombers across the North Pole to Russia. Later, it was found useful for submarines. "

Phased Array Antenna Variations: "A digital phased antenna array could be made up of many elements of different
positions shapes and sizes. In general, when receiving a signal, every element
would contribute to a positive or negative waveform, so all the elements that
are contributing a positive waveform would be switched to one terminal and all
the elements that are contributing to a negative waveform would be switched to
the second terminal. With many elements, the average voltage from a random
signal would be close to zero, only the one wished for would have a large
signal strength. With some elements pointing in different directions, signals
with different polarizations could be selected for. At the expense of added
complexity, some elements could be left out of the circuit entirely, which
would help ignore noise from marginal elements, this would require a trinary
switch. With switches which in turn choose between different capacitors or
inductors, further discrimination is possible with further complexity. "

RadargrundlagenThe technical principle of weather radar is very similar to that of Primary Surveillance Radar (PSR) and it suffers from many of the same types of problems.

The most important difference consists that an aim only will be detected at a radar unit for the air surveillance (Target visible: yes/no). It will be measured only the coordinates of the aim location. However, at a meteorological radar the echo signal will be estimated. These data finally give information about this, in which intensity and in which consistency reflective objects exist in the observation room.

Several other major operating differences exist. This is often due to the fact that the shape of the „object of interest” is considerably different (weather is normally much larger and more fluid than moving targets for example) and the object velocity is normally considerably less than that of an aircraft or other flying „machine”. Best detection of „weather” objects takes place at different frequencies. (This one having another meaning in the meteorological radar than in a multi-frequency PSR system.)

AntennaeThe parabolic antenna is the form most frequently used in the the radar engineering of installed antenna types of.

Phased Array AntennaA phased array antenna is composed of lots of radiating elements each with a phase shifter. Beams are formed by shifting the phase of the signal emitted from each radiating element, to provide constructive/destructive interference so as to steer the beams in the desired direction.

Understanding is the first step,
And Comunication is the means.

* Re: NON-THERMAL EFFECTS OF EMF ON CELLULAR SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION... (22/2/03): "The Indian military has studied FCG devices in detail because it fears that Pakistan, with which it has ongoing conflicts, might use E-bombs against the city of Bangalore, a sort of Indian Silicon Valley. An Indian Institute for Defense Studies and Analysis study of E-bombs points to two problems that have been largely overlooked by the West. The first is that very-high-frequency pulses, in the microwave range, can worm their way around vents in Faraday Cages. The second concern is known as the 'late-time EMP effect,' and may be the most worrisome aspect of FCG devices. It occurs in the 15 minutes after detonation. During this period, the EMP that surged through electrical systems creates localized magnetic fields. When these magnetic fields collapse, they cause electric surges to travel through the power and telecommunication infrastructure. This string-of-firecrackers effect means that terrorists would not have to drop their homemade E-bombs directly on the targets they wish to destroy. Heavily guarded sites, such as telephone switching centers and electronic funds-transfer exchanges, could be attacked through their electric and telecommunication connections."

* Re: NON-THERMAL EFFECTS OF EMF ON CELLULAR SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION... (22/2/03): "Based on current research on the biological action of EMF from cellular communications, it is the opinion of the Russian National Committee on Protection from Non-Ionizing Radiation that:
1. The Precautionary Principle be a guide. Therefore, they propose the following recommendations to the public:
a. Non-use of cell phones by children under the age of 16.
b. Non-use of cell phones by pregnant women.
c. Non-use of cell phones by persons suffering from neurological conditions or diseases.
d. Limiting the duration of phonecalls to a maximum of three minutes, with a period no less than 15 minutes (minimum) between calls. Mainly, they suggest the use of headsets and hands-free systems."

Typographica. A Journal of Typography.: "Fontifier
David Johnson-Davies, creator of Identifont, brings us a new online type application. Fontifier will generate a TTF based on your handwriting. Just print the template and fill it, scan it and submit it. There’s no charge while it’s still in development."

Fossil: "With the FOSSIL Wrist Net watch with MSN� Direct service, you get the information you need delivered to your watch so you're in the know while on the go. Find everything from a great new restaurant to your next appointment, all at a glance! By delivering services tailored to your interests and location, FOSSIL Wrist Net keeps you on the cutting edge, any time"

yet2.com - TechPak: "The CPU communicates with the components through a controlled area network, either by sending tagged messages to the smart nodes of the components who will pick up the message for them and convert it to physical actions, or by interrogation of the components by the CPU. By interrogation the CPU can extract the component information and therewith send physical data messages. In any case, separate wiring of each component to the CPU is avoided."

yet2.com - TechPak: "Information concerning the function of the machine is stored in the CPU, but information on the characteristics and the controlling functions of the components is stored locally with each component. This local information can be removable, and can be replaced by a service engineer when he changes a component."

yet2.com - TechPak: "Usually the components are connected via an interface board to the CPU. A problem arises when a component needs to be replaced and the new component is of a different type than the old one. In this case the CPU needs to be reprogrammed to take into account the differences. Especially electronic devices can become very rapidly obsolete and need to be replaced by new versions. When components are used in different systems and different locations, the reprogramming and testing the new combinations could become an immense task. The avoidance of the reprogramming is for this purpose alone a huge advantage."

yet2.com - TechPak: "Processor design that doesn't need separate wiring to every component and can be easily and remotely serviced without reprogramming."

Tom's Hardware Guide Business Reports: CES 2004: Blowing Bubbles - Car Satellite: "A phased-array antenna from KVH Industries gives you satellite TV in your car. If you don't know what phased-array technology is, then don't worry, it's a KVH patent-pending technology. The antenna uses an array of 260 antenna elements across its surface. A thing they call a magnetic lens redirects and refocuses the signal on the elements so there is no need for a big old parabolic thingy perfectly perpendicular to the satellite signal. "

Tom's Hardware Guide Business Reports: CES 2004: Blowing Bubbles - There's Gold In CE: "Laptops drove PC sales to grow by 8% last year, and there's expectation for more next year.
Flat panel and rear projection sales drove DTV sales up by 41% in 2003.
In 2003, standalone DVD hardware sales increased 25% over 2002.
MP3 player sales grew by 171% last year.
Even the ubiquitous handset, spurred on by digicams and color screens, saw its sales grow by 13% last year. "

Wednesday, January 07, 2004

FAIR MEDIA ADVISORY: Bush Uranium Lie Is Tip of the Iceberg: "Iraq/Al Qaeda links: When Bush announced the end of hostilities in Iraq in a May 1 speech aboard the USS Lincoln, he said of the defeated Iraqi regime: 'We have removed an ally of Al Qaeda.' While a Saddam Hussein/Osama bin Laden connection was one of the administration's early justifications for going to war, it has produced no evidence to demonstrate this link exists. There is evidence, however, that the administration was deeply invested in proving such a tie, as former Gen. Wesley Clark attested recently on Meet the Press (FAIR Media Advisory, 6/20/03). Yet media accounts of Bush's USS Lincoln speech hardly raised an eyebrow over this attempt to keep the Iraq/Al Qaeda link alive. "

FAIR MEDIA ADVISORY: Bush Uranium Lie Is Tip of the Iceberg: "Aluminum tubes: In the State of the Union address and elsewhere, the White House has claimed that Iraq was seeking to purchase high-strength aluminum tubes to use in processing uranium, tubes Bush said would be 'suitable for nuclear weapons production.' But a report in the Washington Post (9/19/02) months before Bush's address noted that leading scientists and former weapons inspectors seriously questioned the administration's explanation-- pointing out that the tubes, which would be difficult to use for uranium production, were more plausibly intended for artillery rockets. The Post also noted charges that the 'Bush administration is trying to quiet dissent among its own analysts over how to interpret the evidence.' Commendably, some reporters, like NBC's Andrea Mitchell (7/14/03), have questioned the aluminum tubes claim in recent reporting about Bush's State of the Union address. "

FAIR MEDIA ADVISORY: Bush Uranium Lie Is Tip of the Iceberg: "In the January 28 speech, Bush claimed that 'the British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa.' That assertion was similar to claims made previously by administration officials, including Secretary of State Colin Powell (CBS Evening News, 12/19/02), that Iraq had sought to import yellowcake uranium from Niger, a strong indication that Saddam Hussein's regime was reconstituting its nuclear weapons program. "

The Village Voice: Features: Bush's New Federal Math Leaves Kids Far Behind by Sydney H. Schanberg: "The president slashes federal taxes, thus sending the national deficit over $500 billion (a record) only three years after we were showing a healthy surplus; he says this tax relief, the biggest chunk of which goes to the wealthiest Americans, will jump-start the economy by prompting the business community to create scads of new jobs. (Instead, since his inauguration in January 2001, the nation has lost nearly 3 million jobs.) Then, soon after 9-11, he orders our armed forces to be prepared to destroy all enemies, and more recently lays out $87 billion for just next year to subdue and reconstruct only two of these countries where terrorists and others who don't like us are trying to kill us. He describes as 'allies' in that same region such nations as Saudi Arabia and Pakistan that do little or nothing to halt the flow of money and other assistance from sympathizers within their borders to those trying to kill us. "

The Decline of Corporate Income Tax Revenues, Rev. 10/24/03: "Despite these low levels of corporate income tax receipts and recent projections showing massive deterioration in the long-term fiscal outlook, Congress is scheduled to consider more corporate tax cuts this fall. "

The Decline of Corporate Income Tax Revenues, Rev. 10/24/03: "Recent Congressional Budget Office estimates show corporate income tax revenues falling to historically low levels in 2003"

The Decline of Corporate Income Tax Revenues, Rev. 10/24/03: "Treasury Department figures show that actual corporate income tax revenues fell to $132 billion in 2003, down 36 percent from $207 billion in 2000. "

PPI: America at Risk: A Homeland Security Report Card: "In spite of satisfactory results in a few areas, taken as a whole, the Bush administration's efforts to protect the homeland have been surprisingly lax and inadequate, earning an average grade of 'D.' We find that the Bush administration has not brought the same energy and attention to homeland security that it has brought to overseas military efforts. The administration has failed to adequately fund a number of essential homeland security functions. In the absence of presenting a compelling vision of the changes necessary to protect the homeland, the Bush administration has failed to push back on the government bureaucracies that have resisted meaningful change. In short, President Bush has failed to fulfill his promise to make homeland security his top priority. "

SpywareBlaster: "SpywareBlaster doesn't scan and clean for spyware - it prevents it from ever being installed." It is GREAT

Ten Steps for Cleaning Up Information Pollution (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox): "Don't check your email all the time. Set aside special breaks between bigger projects to handle email. Don't let email interrupt your projects, and don't let the computer dictate your priorities. Turn off your email program's 'Biff' feature (the annoying bell or screen flash that notifies you every time an email message arrives). If you're using Microsoft Outlook, go to Tools > Options > Preferences > E-mail Options and uncheck 'Display a notification message when new mail arrives.'
Don't use 'reply to all' when responding to email. Abide by the good old 'need to know' principle that's so beloved by the military and send follow-up messages only to those people who will actually benefit from the reply.
Write informative subject lines for your email messages. Assume that the recipient is too busy to open messages with lame titles like 'hi.'
Create a special email address for personal messages and newsletters. Only check this account once per day. (If you're geekly enough to master filtering, use filters to sort and prioritize your email. Unfortunately, this is currently too difficult for average users.)
Write short. J. K. Rowling is not a good role model for email writers.
Avoid IM (instant messaging) unless real-time interaction will truly add value to the communication. A one-minute interruption of your colleagues will cost them ten minutes of productivity as they reestablish their mental context and get back into 'flow.' Only the most important messages are worth 1,000 percent in overhead costs"

Ten Steps for Cleaning Up Information Pollution (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox): "Here are six steps to regaining control of your day"

Minolta DiMAGE A1 Review: 1. Introduction: Digital Photography Review: "The DiMAGE A1 is the successor to the 'DiMAGE 7' series of digital cameras. Minolta has chosen not to use the '7' name on this camera because they believe it to be such a leap forward in functionality and features."
It is a very intersting camera especially the Minolta's new Anti-Shake technology it's really intriguing

64-Bit Desktop Challenge: "If companies are to seek out the Athlon 64, they'll need 64-bit software to prompt them, and support for these applications depends on the operating system."
Amen!!!!

Monday, January 05, 2004

Purple Medical Blog: "A new study has been started to determine whether an ulcer drug called esomeprazole in combination with aspirin can prevent Barret's Esophagus, a condition associated with cancer of the esophagus."