We can't begin to over emphasize that if high quality pictures are your goal good video is not available in a "plug-and-play" format. As much as convincing you otherwise is in the interest of mass market television, it just doesn't work that way. One of the reasons most of you have invested in the LaserDisc and DVD mediums and some level of home theatre is the potential for superior picture quality. Getting that quality out of either of these formats requires more than just a good player and a properly calibrated display system. The environment of the display is as important as any of the electronic elements.
Proper environment for a display device is among the most missed parameters in setting up video.
If you've tried making the Brightness and Contrast adjustments, you already know that when a CRT based display device is calibrated to deliver the best possible picture, there isn't much light available. The display device probably isn't bright enough to compete with any ambient light hitting the surface of the screen. In obtaining the best possible contrast ratio, no ambient light or reflected light from the set itself can hit the face of the screen. That's rule number one and it applies to all display devices.
If most sets won't produce a good contrast ratio with ambient light falling on the surface of the picture, why not watch television in complete darkness? In the case of a large screen home theatre, where the picture occupies a large percentage of your field of view, complete isolation from ambient light is often necessary—a totally dark room. In other circumstances, where the picture occupies a smaller part of your field of view, some ambient light is required to make watching that picture comfortable.
The study of what is needed for ideal viewing conditions is a study of Human Factors. The requirements of the environment are based on the way we see light. The environment becomes a large part of the visual interface between the display device and our eyes. As an example, if there is light in the room, which is needed when watching most direct view monitors and many bright rear screen sets, the color of that light and environment become important. A quick review of some of these human factors is in order.
A person's absolute perception of individual colors is not very good. The same holds true for hearing. Very few people have perfect pitch. On the other hand, most people are good at determining small differences in both sight and sound in an environment where the differences can be directly compared. Put two slightly different colors next to each other and most people will be able to see the differences between the two. If the two objects are separated by a larger distance than the field of view of an individual, it will be very difficult for the average person to distinguish the small differences in the objects.
Extending that beyond two objects to an object and its environment, a person's perception of the color of an object is somewhat dependent on the environment of the object. A case in point, if I were to wear a cyan (blue-green) shirt with a green sport coat, the shirt would appear to be blue. If I were to change into a blue sport coat, the shirt would appear to be green. The color of the shirt hasn't changed, the environment of the shirt changed; along with your perception of the shirt's color. What does all of this have to do with watching television? Viewed from the proper distance, which will be covered later, a television picture makes up about 20 percent of a person's field of view. The other 80 percent of the optical input, the environment of the monitor, can have a significant influence on the perception of the color coming from the 20 percent, the monitor.
Conclusion? The 80 percent of the field of view has to be tightly controlled if the 20 percent is going to convey the desired information. What's involved, how much control is necessary? We've already mentioned the idea of eliminating all light in the 80 percent of the field of view. There are two difficulties with this approach. The perception of individual colors by the viewer is going to be totally dependent on the rest of the picture content. More important is the problem of eye strain that will result from a totally dark environment.
Studies of viewers watching a 19-inch monitor at 30 foot-Lamberts peak white light output in an otherwise totally dark environment show fatigue occurring within 30 minutes.
If a small amount of ambient light is placed behind the set, biasing the irises of your eyes closed down a bit, you'll have less difficulty dealing with the changes of light in the program. The fatigue factor jumps from less than 30 minutes to more than 8 hours with this minor change.
In an 80 percent black environment, the iris of the eye is wide open, the eye is trying to collect any light it can get. Along comes a bright picture from a particular scene in the program and there is instant overload of the optical nerve. The constant change in brightness from the picture can cause significant eye strain. Moving closer to the monitor, trying to duplicate the theatre experience, doesn't work because of the course line structure of the television system and the higher light output from the CRT.
In a motion picture theatre, the image on the screen can represent a much larger percentage of the field of view. In terms of picture height, most movie viewers sit much closer to the screen than television viewers should sit from the monitor. That's all right because the resolution of a projected motion picture image is much better than a television image. Another important point is that the light output from the motion picture screen is not anywhere near as bright as from a television set. Most theatres still use two bladed shutters.
In an effort to get around the problem of the eye's iris being wide open, ambient light is added to the environment. The eye's iris is biased by the ambient light. It is closed down a little, and better able to handle the very bright picture transitions while still having enough dynamic range to allow the person to see into the dark areas of the picture. The need for a "bias" light has been clearly established by much research into human factors. This light introduces an environment around the monitor, which will influence the color perception of the picture coming from the monitor. The conditions of this bias light become significant.
What are the major considerations of introducing this light? There are some obvious points. The light needs to be in the environment of the display device. It shouldn't be positioned where it can shine directly on the display or the viewer or be reflected back to the viewer by the display device. Ideally, that means that the light should be behind the display aimed in the opposite direction of the viewer. The color perceived by the viewer of the light and environment in combination is the next consideration.
Staying with the point that a person's perception of color is dependent on the environment, is it possible to specify a single environment that will assist in properly determining the entire color spectrum capability of the television system? Yes. Just as the "color" of gray on the monitor itself will effect all the other colors, it turns out that a neutral surround gray, which contains all colors, is the right choice for the environment. Ideally the gray in the environment has to match the properly calibrated gray of the monitor.
What about intensity of the light? The SMPTE Recommended Practice document says the level should be less than 10 percent of the peak white level on the viewing device. How much less? Most viewers in the professional world settle in at around 5 percent.
Be prepared! The initial reaction of most interior decorators not familiar with the requirements of television is going to be "off the wall." These people have unknowingly managed to destroy proper perception of color in the process of creating a "warm, friendly" environment. They must be made to understand that there are times when the viewer needs to properly see information the system is trying to present. The warm, friendly colors they are used to using in other rooms are not very warm and friendly to proper color perception.
Keep in mind that, with a little creativity, gray does not equate to "drab." In reality, the background grays should have shades, relief, texture, and/or design. There is a great deal of room for creativity within two basic parameters. The maximum level of light coming from any point in the back ground should be no more than 10 percent of the peak white level of the display device, as measured in the plane of the display device; and the background color should be neutral, the same color of gray as the gray scale of the properly calibrated monitor.
When watching a video display, it is desirable to see the entire picture as a picture rather than seeing elements that make up the picture. If the observer sits close to the display, the horizontal line structure making up the display becomes as much a part of the perceived information as the picture. Some display devices, such as the consumer version of the Trinitron®, have their own structure that can become an observed part of the picture if the viewer is to close to the display.
In the 525 line display system, most "trained observers" have to be eight times the picture height dimension away from the monitor before the line structure is no longer a factor in the picture. If there were more lines making up the picture, the observer could be closer to the display without seeing the line structure. In a motion picture theatre, the observer needs to be far enough away from the screen so as not to notice the film grain. In some special film formats, that dimension, in terms of the picture height, is so small that the projected image extends beyond the field of view of the observer. The observer's entire optical environment is filled with the motion picture image. In short, the size of the structure making up the picture, relative to the entire picture size, is the principle factor in how far away from the image the observer must be placed.
There are several human factors reasons that a dimension less than eight times the picture height can be considered for 525 line television images. In real life this dimension is not practical. People that are not trained to look for the horizontal line structure, or are good at ignoring it, can sit closer and still see the picture instead of the elements of the picture. In a working environment, such as a video post-production house, the minimum distance between the monitor and viewer should be four times the picture height.
In a standard viewing environment, such as a quality control area, the minimum distance should be five times the picture height. The minimum distance of five times the picture height also holds true for viewing a CRT display at home, although eight times is better.
Viewing distance from a large front screen projection device will probably have to be less than five picture heights. Many projector manufacturers recommend a minimum viewing distance of 1.5 to 2 times the picture height. That can be made to work if a high quality video processor is driving the projector, minimizing the appearance of the line structure.
The proper viewing angle is within 15 degrees on either side of a center line coming out from a CRT-based display device. The total wedge shown in the "Ideal Viewing Environment" section of Chapter 5 in A Video Standard is 30 degrees. Light fall-off and color changes can become significant at angles greater than 15 degrees from center. These numbers can change depending on the type of CRT. Flat surface CRTs are usually better than curved CRTs as an example. The curve in a CRT will often distort the geometry of the picture as you go off axis in addition to changing luminance intensity and color.
The proper viewing angle can change radically when looking at projection systems. Here, the quality of the screen becomes a large factor. This is particularly noticeable in many rear projection television systems where the gain of the screen is greater than one. Rear screen and curved front screen projection systems have screen gains as high as 15. In their case, any movement away from center, in any direction, will cause a noticeable shift in both light output and color. Here the acceptable viewing angle could be less than 1 degree off axis. In a properly set-up home theatre, the viewing angle should be large enough to accommodate the audience. That will most likely mean that a flat CRT based viewing device will be needed or a low gain screen in the case of projection systems.
The principle reason for placing a monitor out away from the wall is to help reduce eye fatigue. When viewing the monitor in its free standing environment, only the monitor is in focus. This keeps your attention focused on the picture, which is the primary objective, and provides another plane of focus when you want to pull your eyes away from the set. Even in an ideal viewing environment, eye strain will occur. Having a second plane of focus will quickly relax the eyes, yet keep them in a properly calibrated color environment. You won't lose your color perception capability in the process of relaxing for a moment: Having the monitor designed in the wall is actually an advantage. It makes the focus transition much easier. The free standing position of the TV set has another advantage. Speakers are usually brought out to the plane of the monitor. In doing so, most speakers will sound better.
Usually the depth of a smaller monitor, in the order of 19-inches, will place it 1.5 to 2 times the picture height away from the wall. The extra distance required to get to the minimum of 2.5 times the picture height away from the wall is accomplished by making room for the wires to be connected to the set. As direct view sets reach consumer size, 27- to 35- inches, obtaining the minimum 2.5 times the picture height distance becomes much more than allowing room to make connections behind the set. It involves making room for you to walk behind the set.
When setting up a system around a large rear screen projection set, there often isn't enough space to pull the set more than a few inches away from the wall. Enough space should be provided to get a light behind the set, aimed at the wall.
Just accounting for fatigue and color perception alone, it should be clear that you'll have to control the amount of light, its location, and its color. In an ideal world, the environment of the display device would be set up before moving the TV set or large screen projection system into the room. Unfortunately, few room designers outside the world of home theatre under stand the need for tightly controlling the environment of a display device. Worse yet, most rooms used for watching video serve multiple functions, often at the same time. That can be made to work if you're just casually watching TV. If your goal is to get involved in a program, as you would in a movie theatre, the house lights must come down.
Our perception of luminance and color are dependent on the environment of the object being viewed. We've illustrated this in Video Essentials. You'll find that area of the program just after the montage of images. In the LaserDisc, it's on Side 2, in Chapter 15, Index 8 or at Frame 45,103. In the DVD, you can find it as Item 8 in the Title 15 menu or go directly to it in Title 19, Chapter 3.
The demonstration opens with an example of luminance perception. Two gray fields of the same level are surrounded by different backgrounds. They appear as if they are different levels of gray because of the background. The two fields of gray are then joined to prove that they are actually the same. It may take you a while to see that as you've already convinced yourself that they are different. You may want to pause the program at the point where they are brought together. That sequence is followed by changes in color. We start out with both sides of the picture at gray. We change the left side of the picture, making it slightly plus red, taking it back to gray, then making it slightly minus red. The right side of the picture remains fixed, although it also appears to change in color. These two examples are designed to clearly illustrate that our perception of an object is dependent on the environment of the object. It is designed to help you understand why the environment of the display is so important to what you see from the display. A quick view of that is found in the "Ideal Viewing Environment" section of the program, Chapter 1, Index point 3, Frame 6,808 in the LaserDisc or Title 1, item 3 on the menu or Chapter 5 for direct access.
In the home environment, neutral gray plus elements that are close to gray, if desired, are usually good enough for the field of view in which the monitor is located. The choice of other colors that may be used with gray should be limited to what Munsell calls "Nearly Neutral." Munsell is an organization that defines colors of pigments. They provide samples to the art, fabric, and paint industries as references. The use of fabric and/or texture is encouraged.
Several examples of background elements are being provided here to help get the creative thought process going. They are not intended as anything more than examples.
Paint the wall behind the monitor any desired shade of matte gray, anything from a deep gray to white. Hang gray vertical blinds on the wall. They can be gray fabric or gray plastic. The gray in the blinds may provide a contrast to the gray on the wall. The gray fabric may contain elements of nearly neutral colors. The vertical blinds might be covering a window or sliding glass door or made to look as if they were. The light behind the set, which will be detailed in a moment, is aimed at the blinds. The amount of light reflected back into the room is controlled by rotating the blinds open or closed. The cost of this mechanical level control of the ambient light may be in the same order of magnitude as electronic control.
The picture monitor does not have to be placed against a flat wall. If it fits better out away from the corner of a room, and the sound quality is not compromised, there is no problem in using that configuration. Some very creative things can be done with lighting in a corner.
The correct color of light is known as "Daylight" in the lighting industry. There are several colors that have the name Daylight attached to them. They range in color from about 5400° to 6500° Kelvin. In consumer applications, any of them will work well enough, but D6500 or 6500° Kelvin is the best choice. It is the same color of gray as is set on a correctly adjusted TV set. In the program production world, it is important to adhere to the D6500 parameter as closely as possible.
We've just discussed a range of colors that might be acceptable in the consumer world. Why would it be any less stringent than in the professional world? If the object of the room setup is achieving an ideal viewing environment, there is no compromise, but most of us aren't required to make critical judgments about the color quality. Something close to correct won't alter our perception enough to make a noticeable difference.
D6500 lamps are available in all sorts of shapes and sizes, but often require a bit of searching to find them. You might start with stores that specialize in fluorescent lighting. Ask for brand names such as Duro-Test, Lumichrome, and Ottlite. We suspect there are at least several others, but these are the ones that surfaced in our search. Prices for these bulbs have ranged from $10 to $30.
"Soft white" fluorescent lamps, which are much easier to find, can be filtered to about 5500° using Rosco's 3202 filter material. Lee and GAM also have filters that will do the same thing. These filters are common in the motion picture and television industry. They should be avail able from lighting supply places that work with these two industries. The filter material is inexpensive.
Filtering "soft white" lamps is presented as an expedient option as it took us a long time to find a store that stocked D6500 lamps. Much of our business in this area is done via mail order. The soft white lamps are also available in many sizes and shapes. The lamp/ fixture combination can be small and easy to fit behind the monitor in addition to being inexpensive. The light output of a 15 watt lamp is usually about right after being filtered. That light level would otherwise be high unless the environment is a deep gray. Depending on the light absorbing quality of the surface behind the set, a 2 to 5 watt fluorescent bulb is all that is normally necessary in a single monitor application. If needed, neutral density filters can be used to bring the light level down further when using the correct color of lamp with a higher light output.
You may also want to be concerned with the Color Rendering Index (CRT) of the lighting used. CRT is a measure of how continuous and consistent the light spectrum of the bulb is over its entire visible light spectrum, violet through green to red. Said another way, the color rendering index is a measure of how well pigments will be rendered recognizable to human beings. The overall color of light is only a small part of CRT. A daylight fluorescent bulb could have a poor CRT while an incandescent bulb would have a high CRT. On the other hand, given equally high CRT values, say near a peak value of 100, color fidelity will be better if the color of light is somewhere in the daylight range of 5400° Kelvin.
In terms of light, the color white is obtained when all colors of light are equally added together. Fluorescent lamps produce colors of light that include the primary colors—red, green, and blue—plus other colors in the visible spectrum. In most cases, the light output of any particular color is more or less than others in the spectrum. While a fluorescent lamp may look white to you, it can be almost void of particular colors in the visible spectrum and have high amounts of others. It is seldom uniform in its light output across the entire spectrum. If the light source is lacking the particular color of a surface, the surface color won't show up correctly.
CRT becomes important in the combi nation of lighting and pigment color resulting in a D6500 look. If the light source has a CRT below 80, the chances are good that a multi-pigment back ground will look different in color than when lit with a bulb having a CRT near 100. In critical environment conditions it is important to use the ambient light source when evaluating the color of background material. You need to find a combination that will equal D6500 in appearance.
Fluorescent lamp colors are given names. In several cases there is consistency in color of light among manufacturers for a given color name and sometimes even consistency in CRT. Knowing the approximate color of the bulb, proper filter material can be chosen to correct the bulb color to the desired 6500° Kelvin, if you are having trouble finding D6500 bulbs directly. Some of the names, with colors and CRT5, are provided here. Two incandescent lamps have been included for reference.
The name "Warm," as used to describe color of light, is usually below 3500° Kelvin while "Cool" colors of light are usually much above 3500° Kelvin.
The CRT has a scale of 0 to 100 and is the qualifier of the entire spectrum content for a given color of "white." The index number specifies the degree which pigments will be rendered recognizable. Any "color" of white can have a maximum CRT of 100.
Use of incandescent bulbs is less than ideal as a neutral color light source. While their light output is easily controlled and the CRT is high, the color of the light changes dramatically as the light output is changed. The heat generated by these lamps is rough on the filters needed to make them the right color. The wattage of the lamp is also a determining factor of color.
In many situations, it will be desirable to have control over the light output from the bias or back ground lights. Fluorescent lamps can be dimmed to about 25 percent of their full light output without flicker or change in color. That makes them ideal for use in highly controlled ambient light applications.
Controlling the light output of a fluorescent lamp is not quite as easy as putting a dimmer on an incandescent bulb. The fluorescent lamp quickly starts to flicker when dimmed from a standard fixture. There are special ballasts for fluorescent lamps that will allow a very large range of control of light output without flicker. A professional righting supply center or contractor may have to be found in order to get information on dimmable ballasts. That application won't reach the consumer market until energy conservation becomes a bigger issue. Dimmable ballasts for fluorescent fixtures do exist and are in common use in many video production and post-production facilities. At the moment, they are still expensive. Our sample units were well over $100 each.
Fluorescent lamps with a high CRT, that produce the proper color of light, without being filtered, are most easily available in four foot or 18-inch lengths. They require a large housing that will hold a dimmable ballast. The four foot bulbs produce much more light than is normally needed in a home environment. There are a variety of fixtures available that can accurately control the area being lit. As lighting fixtures go, these are among the more expensive, in the order of several hundred dollars including the dimmable ballast. Even at that, they represent a small fraction of the total investment in audio and video equipment. They are like interconnecting cables, a necessary part of making the entire system work properly.
A note of caution to the viewer in this new environment is in order. From experience in working with post-production facilities that have made dramatic changes in monitor gray scale and room environment all at once, it can take up to two weeks to get used to all of the changes. The picture will look completely different when the monitor gray scale is changed from blue to gray and the lights and background changed from orange to gray. Not everyone will see the change the same way. There will be comments about being able to see green for the first time from some people, and seeing much more red from others. Within one or two weeks there should be a general consensus of perception among all the viewers, the pictures look a lot better and far more consistent. During this transition period in particular, share ideas with other viewers about the changes being noticed. Use the CIE diagrams in the disc(s) to help analyze the changes everyone is seeing. You'll learn a great deal about color in the process of making these changes.
Placement of the monitor and viewer within the room is well defined in the "Ideal Viewing Environment" animation in Chapter 5 of A Video Standard. The information in the LaserDisc, taken from the SMPTE Recommended Practice document for Monitor Environment, evolved out of the human factors research mentioned earlier. Many of the dimensions are specified in terms of the height of the picture being watched. This way, the specifications can easily be applied to individual circumstances. A different look at the same topic can be found in Chapter 1 of Video Essentials.
Seemingly, major changes to these rules will be made for front projection video systems and well setup rear screen sets. Knowing the reasons behind the rules of the ideal viewing environment will help make these apparent discrepancies easy to under stand. Viewing distance and light output from the display device are the keys to the changes. In high quality, line doubled front or rear screen applications, the picture makes up a large portion of your field of view. You are no longer subjected to the small light spot in the middle of a dark environment. The light output from a large screen projection system is also fairly low, say in the order of 10 foot-Lamberts or less. This light level is usually not high enough to cause problems with fatigue.
When putting together large rear screen viewing systems, without line doubling, provisions may have to be made for a bias light on the wall behind the system. This could also be true if light levels from any front or rear screen system are above 15 foot-Lamberts. Once again, the size of the picture, as a percentage of your field of view becomes important.
While D6500 lighting is ideal, almost anything in the daylight range is good enough for anything but critical viewing applications. Keeping the intensity below 10 percent is critical.
There are times when other lighting in the room will be necessary. The color of that lighting should be nearly the same as used behind the set. Its intensity should be just enough to accomplish the task of reading or seeing controls. The directivity of the lighting should be away from the display screen. Down lighting on a surface angled away from the display is a good approach.
If there is room for compromise in the color of light in consumer applications, is there also room for differences in the pigment? Well, maybe a little. When discussing the color of the surface, anything that is defined as Nearly Neutral will work just fine in non-critical applications. Certain combinations of daylight lighting and nearly neutral surface colors can skew the environment too far away from the aim point. You will need to be careful in making compromises.
What we've covered so far, amounts to an introduction to the role the environment plays in picture quality in television. In reality this information applies to any display format. As we've seen, some of the numbers will change based on picture detail, amount of light, and color of gray used in the display device. Properly setting the gray scale and viewing environment of a computer monitor is just as important as it is with watching video. If this type of information were more widely known, our television system would appear far better than it does today. Getting the best picture quality from your investment in any video format requires more than spending money and pressing PLAY.
Any future television system will be subjected to the same problems we are currently encountering with our "Never Twice The Same Color" system if we don't pay attention to the environment of the picture.


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Brooklyn Park Couple Indicted For Murder Of Foster Child
Filed Under:Brooklyn Park, Child Abuse, Crime, First Degree Murder, Hennepin County
Bryce Dirk, Sherrie Dirk(credit: Hennepin County Sheriff's Office)
BROOKLYN PARK (WCCO) – A Brooklyn Park couple has been indicted for first-degree murder in the death of their 3-year-old foster child.
Sherrie Dirk, 33, was arrested Thursday evening and is expected to make a court appearance at 1:30 p.m. on Friday. Bryce Dirk, 31, was arrested late Friday morning, but his court appearance has not been scheduled. Bail is set for $2 million each.
(credit: Hennepin County Sheriff's Office)
According to a petition to terminate the parental rights of the Dirks' four other children, police were called to the couple's Brooklyn Park home on Nov. 6 because the 3-year-old was not breathing.
Police said Sherrie Dirk had wrapped the girl with three sheets between 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. and left her in a room with the door closed. The child was left unattended until just before the 911 call at about 6:30 p.m., when Bryce Dirk entered the room. One of the sheets was found around the girl's neck.
When police arrived, the child was found severely dehydrated. Police said since the girl had arrived at the couple's home, she lost weight and gone from the 98th percentile in weight to the 13th percentile weeks before her death.
A Hennepin County Grand Jury indicted the couple for first-degree murder while committing child abuse and second-degree murder while committing underlying felonies of neglect, child endangerment and malicious punishment.
Brooklyn Park Police removed the other children from the home the night the girl was found dead. They have been placed in protective care, and the Hennepin County Attorney's Office filed a Child in Need Of Protection and Safety petition so the county could have immediate jurisdiction over the children and keep them in protective care.
The petition was later amended to a termination of parental rights petition after further investigation by police and Hennepin County Child Protection.
A GoFundMe page for the girl was also created the day after her death, which raised $5,441.
No additional information has been released at this time.
So we take a child away from someone by force and give her to these people who then kill her.
What the heck is wrong with Hennepin County Child Protection? Why did they want this child killed?

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Vennture is a fast-growing and innovative faith-based social enterprise focused on significant, substantive, sustainable initiatives that make a tangible difference for people facing significant challenges. As a key part of their communications strategy, they commissioned us to produce a series of films showcasing their growing pipeline of projects designed to support people from a whole range of backgrounds. The films would also be a training resource for Vennture's growing team of carefully recruited and rigorously trained team, while always reflecting the organisation's values.


German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who faces off with Angela Merkel in next month's parliamentary elections, has pledged to create millions of jobs. It is drawing sharp criticism from rivals.
Things are not looking particularly encouraging for Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who's heading the Social Democrats' (SPD) ticket during next month's election. The SPD is lagging about 10 percentage points behind Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) and their Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), in opinion polls.
In a bid to boost his flagging election campaign, Steinmeier will present his so-called "Germany Plan" on Monday outlining his views on creating new jobs in the renewable energy, healthcare and services industries.
"We will show that with smart policies Germany can create a total of four million new jobs in the next decade," Steinmeier wrote in a detailed, 67-page paper, excerpts of which have been published in Der Spiegel newsmagazine.
"We want to conquer unemployment by 2020," said Steinmeier, whose center-left SPD has been in a grand coalition with Merkel's CDU for the last four years -- an arrangement neither party is happy with.
So while the Christian Democrats are enjoying a summer break ahead of next month's polls, Steinmeier is seeking to strengthen his bid to unseat Merkel with his ambitious employment plan.
The pledge to create four million new jobs also comes at a time when economists are predicting that the global economic downturn will push the number of jobless in Germany to four million by the end of the year, and to five million by 2011.
Steinmeier's strategy is not going down well with the CDU-CSU alliance. German Economics Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg of the CSU has sharply criticized Steinmeier's pledge.
"People are tired of being bombarded with election campaign promises. They expect concrete ideas but there's little of that in the SPD's proposals so far," he told the Bild am Sonntag newspaper.
Dirk Niebel, general secretary of the Free Democrat Party (FDP), with which Merkel's CDU hopes to form an alliance, described Steinmeier's promise as "an act of desperation" as the SPD seeks to regain lost ground just weeks before the election.


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An ultra-high quality laptop with the best screen in town, the Samsung Ativ Book 9 Plus is a seriously impressive Windows 8 Ultrabook. Although regarded as the best ultrabook in 2013, it also has some unavoidable problems such as battery issues, login password loss trouble. In this article, we offer some useful solutions for you to reset password when you forgot Samsung Ativ Book 9 Plus login password. Just keep reading.
An educated guess is a guess based on evidence or knowledge you already have. Trying all the possible passwords that used frequently or used on other events sometimes is a helpful solution.
An administrator account has the privilege to manage the password of all the users in Windows 8/8.1. If you have other accounts on your computer and one of them has been setup with administrator privilege, ask him to change your forgotten password.
Log into your Ultrabook as administrator.
Press Windows + I to open the settings window, type user accounts in the search box, and then click on User Accounts in the search results.
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For everyone that hasn't seen a BMPCC4K freak out, I finally managed to record mine in action. The camera did this several times prior to the firmware upgrade to 6.1. I had hoped that the firmware upgrade would fix the screen glitching problem. Unfortunately, as I was setting up for a shoot the other day, the camera freaked out again with the 6.1 firmware. I managed to grab my phone and record before the camera did anything harmful, like formatting the T5 drive again.
Note that the camera was turned on and not being touched in any way when this started. You can tell when this problem is starting because it is like someone is tapping the screen to change the focus point. It will eventually open the menus and start going crazy, as you can see in this video. This happens with no apparent pattern. It has done it on the last two shoots. But, after restarting the camera, it didn't do it again, despite the camera running one of the days for 5-6 hours straight.
I spoke with BM about it yesterday and I am sending the camera in for repair tomorrow. The problem is apparently uncommon, as the BM tech support person said that he had never heard of it happening before my report. I know that someone on here commented that their camera had also had this problem. I think he said it was a bad digitizer. If your camera does this, contact BM right away.
I ordered Nov 30th so you have to be getting close!
Stoked I haven't experienced this! Hope they "resolve" it for you.
This happened to me back in October and they replaced my unit 3 days later. Haven't seen it with my replacement model gladly. But that they had never seen it before is BS, my thread and video is still on the BMD forums where BMD people are responding to it.
Does anyone have a flickering histogram?
It is no different with the P4K as it is with other MFT mount cameras so in terms of quality and performance whatever videos you've seen with other cameras will apply really.
Things to be aware of are that all lens control is done from the adapter so the aperture wheel on the camera will have no effect and the current aperture will not show up on screen. This will have an impact if you use the Auto Exposure function (which is no big deal really) but more importantly you must remember to have some charge in the interface otherwise you will have no aperture control. If you are just going to use it as a dumb focal reducer to manual lenses via additional adapters then of course that isn't an issue.
The other aspect to be aware of is that its is only 0.75x reduction which, whilst a bit of a downer on other MFT cameras, actually works to your advantage with the P4K as it means the Sigma 18-35mm for instance will not vignette as it can do with adapters with a greater reduction.
Ultimately though, if you want to be able to have any electronic focus control of an EF lens on a P4K (even leaving aside the very nice A/B controller interface stuff) then until/if Blackmagic make changes to enable it on the other smart adapters then the Lens Regain is the only game in town.
For $199 (I note B&H now have them in stock) then its a bit of a steal in my opinion.
I can't ask for more. Please take your time. If it's possible could please you shoot something with white colour? I found white subject seems to suffer the most.
OK, a bit quick and dirty but here we are.
Slightly complicated by the only non-reducing EF>MFT adapter that I have on hand being a Fotodiox Lens Throttle which always has a certain amount of ND even when set to clear which, coupled with the light advantages of the focal reducers, means a bit of an exposure modification for that one.
No big deal really as its only there for reference anyway.
I shot this so view that you would have plenty of white wall and with focus set on the wine bottles so you also get some detail into the edge of the frame with white surrounding it and some potentially glowable stuff on the fridge.
Obviously the Metabones 0.71x reduction to 0.75x of the Aputure gives a wider FOV but its also got a very slight sharpness edge.
@BTM_Pix great test, you are always one of the most helpful and considerate members of this forum.
Does IS from Canon lenses work through the Lens Regain?
why there is a shadow noise in the black areas?
Is the Metabones noticeably sharper?
Maybe the best solution is to have all of 3 options (Regain-Metabones-dumb adapter) for various circumstances, which is a plus - for having the options and a minus - especially for people like me that detest adaptors.
I'm not sure if this test between two Prores HQ results was posted before. If yes, sorry for repeating, if no, to someone may be useful, it seems simple and balanced, there's also link to the written notes from the tester.
The footage is underexposed, the contrast range of the scene exceeds that DR of the camera, the shadows have been pushed too far in post, it's shot in RAW with no NR applied.


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Rock me Amadeus é uma canção que foi particularmente popular em 1985, cantada por Falco, cantor austríaco, notória por ser uma das 7 canções em língua estrangeira a atingir o topo da Billboard Hot 100. Era inspirada no filme Amadeus (1984), de Milos Forman.

A banda alemã Megaherz, de Metal Industrial fez um cover deste som em seu álbum de 1998 intitulado Kopfschuss.

Em 1985 a canção foi incluída na trilha sonora internacional da novela "De Quina Pra Lua", exibida pela TV Globo entre 1985/1986.

Recentemente a banda de Power Metal alemã Edguy adicionou este cover ao seu álbum intitulado Space Police: Defenders of the Crown, lançado em abril de 2014.

Regravada em 2003 pela dupla alemã feminina Missterious.

Letra
A canção conta a história de Mozart, sua popularidade e suas dividas. Uma versão mais longa intitulada Salieri Mix apareceu na versão inicial do álbum Falco 3, lançado nos EUA. Para liberação dos EUA, foi remixada com uma sobreposição em língua inglêsa, embora, não haja uma versão completamente gravada em língua inglêsa.

Impacto
Com Rock Me Amadeus,  Falco tornou-se o primeiro artista de língua alemã com um single na parada de sucesso.

Videoclipe
No videoclipe, Falco usa uma jaqueta do século XX, e está rodeado por pessoas do século XVIII. Depois, ele caracteriza-se como Mozart, e aparece numa motocicleta. Depois, ele começa a fazer uma verdadeira algazarra na corte, junto com os burgueses presentes. Também aparece no videoclipe a sociedade contemporânea e no final ambas se misturam.

A mistura entre os elementos dos séculos XVIII e XX, é a principal característica do clipe, que está registrado como um dos mais notáveis.

Versão do Br'oZ

Foi feita também uma versão em português da música intitulada "Amadeus" do grupo pop brasileiro Br'oZ. A canção foi lançada no álbum de estreia do grupo, e, embora, não tenha sido lançada como single, teve sucesso. A letra se assemelha à original de Falco, contando a história de Mozart sob um olhar moderno.

Canções gravadas por Falco
Canções gravadas por Megaherz
Singles de 1984
Canções de 2003
Representações culturais de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart


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Twitter for business marketing in Australia
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Twitter has 5.8 million users in Australia, which is 16% of the population. Most Twitter users in Australia are expected to be male (54.2%), while females make up 45.8% of the total user base. That's a vast potential audience for businesses to tap into customers.
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There are several ways businesses use Twitter to market their products or services. Twitter help to build brand awareness, generate leads, or drive sales. Brands can also use Twitter to create content that educates and informs their customers.
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Twitter helps you build relationships with customers and potential customers.
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Also used for running marketing campaigns and promotions.
You can use Twitter to drive traffic to your website or blog.
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Twitter helps to build customer loyalty and brand advocates.
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Twitter is essential for small businesses in Australia, as it provides a level playing field against larger companies. Twitter is also used to humanize a business and make it more relatable to customers and potential customers.
In a globalized world, customers increasingly interact with businesses online, and Twitter provides a perfect platform for this interaction. Through Twitter, you can build trust and credibility with potential customers.
Overall, Twitter is a powerful tool that businesses in Australia can use to reach new customers, build
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What is the 80/20 rule on Twitter?
The 80/20 rule is a simple guideline to get the most out of Twitter. The rule states that 80% of your tweets should be about other people or things, and only 20% should be about yourself.
This rule is a great way to ensure that you're providing value to your followers and not just tweeting about your life all the time. It's also a great way to build relationships with others on Twitter. By tweeting about other people and things, you'll be more likely to get retweeted, mentioned, and followed. So if you're looking to get more out of Twitter, remember the 80/20 rule.
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Twitter is a powerful communication tool for various purposes, including business marketing. In Australia, Twitter is one of the most popular social media platforms, with 16% of the population using it regularly.
There are many advantages to using Twitter for business marketing in Australia. Twitter is a fast-paced platform for sharing news, updates, and promotions. It is also a great way to build relationships with customers and followers. Twitter is free to use, making it a cost-effective marketing tool. Lastly, Twitter provides businesses with access to a large and engaged audience.
Some of the top advantages of using Twitter for business marketing in Australia include
1. Twitter is a fast-paced platform perfect for sharing news, updates, and promotions.
2. Twitter is a great way to build relationships with customers and followers.
3. Twitter is free to use, making it a cost-effective marketing tool.
4. Twitter provides businesses with access to a large and engaged audience.
5. Twitter drives traffic to a business's website or blog.
How do businesses use Twitter for marketing?
With over 313 million monthly active users and 16% potential from Australia, Twitter provides businesses with a large audience to reach out to. But how can companies use Twitter for marketing?
Here are some ideas:
1. Use Twitter to create a positive buzz about your brand.
Make sure your tweets are interesting and engaging and use hashtags to spread the word about your brand. You can also use Twitter to offer special deals and promotions to your followers.
2. Use Twitter to connect with customers and build relationships.
Make sure you respond to comments and questions from customers. It will help build trust and loyalty. You can also use Twitter to connect with influencers in your industry, which can help make your brand's reputation.
3. Use Twitter to drive traffic to your website.
Make sure your tweets include links to your website. You can also drive traffic to your website by having links in your profile and your tweets.
4. Use Twitter to create valuable content.
Make sure your tweets are informative and offer value to your followers. You can also use Twitter to share blog posts, infographics, and other content that interest your followers.
5. Use Twitter to monitor your brand's reputation.
Make sure you are monitoring what people are saying about your brand. It will help you stay on top of any negative sentiment and address it quickly. You can also use Twitter to find out what people say about your competitors.
6. Use Twitter to generate leads and sales.
Make sure your tweets contain links to your website or blog so people can learn more about your products or services. You can also use Twitter to promote special offers and discounts.
7. Use Twitter to build relationships with influencers.
Ensure you follow the influencers in your industry and engage with them on Twitter. You can also use Twitter to connect with other businesses in your industry.
8. Use Twitter to stay up-to-date on industry news.
Make sure you are following the news outlets and publications in your industry. You can also use Twitter to follow relevant hashtags for your enterprise.
9. Use Twitter to connect with customers and clients.
Make sure you are responsive to the people who are tweeting at you. You can also use Twitter to reach out to people discussing your industry.
10. Use Twitter to find out what people say about your industry.
Monitor the relevant hashtags to stay on top of the latest industry news and trends.
Twitter hashtags for small businesses
Creating a hashtag for your business can make it easier for people to find and follow your business on Twitter. Hashtags are also used to help promote special events or product launches. And if you use popular hashtags, you can reach a larger audience beyond your existing followers.
If you need help with hashtags, check out this guide for your small business. We'll show you how to create a hashtag, find popular hashtags, and use hashtags to promote your business on Twitter.
Some most used hashtags(#) on Twitter in Australia.
#win
#smallbusiness
#smallbusinessmarketing
#smallbusinesssupport
#smallbusinesslife
#smallbusinesstips
#smallbusinessaustralia
Twitter marketing strategy in Australia for 2023
As more and more businesses flock to Twitter, it's becoming increasingly difficult to stand out from the crowd. But with some thought and creativity, your Twitter marketing strategy can help you cut through the noise and engage with your target audience.
Here are some tips for creating a successful Twitter marketing strategy:
– Use Twitter Lists to segment your audience and target them with relevant content
– Take advantage of Twitter Ads to reach a wider audience
– Use Twitter Analytics to track performance and measure results
– Use Twitter influencers to amplify your reach
– Plan and schedule your content in advance using a tool like Hootsuite
– Be responsive to your audience and keep them engaged with @replies and @mentions
– Keep an eye on trends and jump on relevant hashtags
– Use images and video to add visual interest to your tweets
– Use Twitter polls to add interactivity and encourage engagement
Is Twitter better for B2B or B2C?
If you have a business selling products or services to other companies, then Twitter may be an excellent platform for sharing your content and connecting with potential customers. On the other hand, if you have a business that sells products or services to consumers, then Twitter may not be the best platform for you.
But no matter what you decide, remember to focus on creating quality content that will engage and inform your audience.
Is Twitter better than social media for marketing?
With the proliferation of social media, it can take time to know which platform is right for you. Let's start with Twitter. This microblogging Social platform has been around since 2006 and now has over 321 million monthly active users. That's a pretty impressive user base, and it's only grown in recent years. Twitter is especially popular with young adults, with 24% of 18-29-year-olds using the social media platform.
How do I create hashtags for my business?
Create a hashtag for your business by creating a clever and concise phrase that captures the essence of your brand.
Make sure to research to see if the hashtag you want is already in use. Once you've selected a unique and memorable hashtag, promote it on all your marketing channels to help get the word out.
Tool to generate hashtags for Twitter
Hashtagify.me. This free online tool lets you enter a keyword or phrase and instantly generates a list of related hashtags. Simply enter your keyword, select the type of hashtag you're looking for, and click generate. Hashtagify.me also provides valuable insights on each hashtag, such as how popular it is and how often it's used.
How many hashtags should a business use?
There's no one-size-fits-all answer to this question, as the appropriate number of hashtags for a business will depend on the specific industry and social media platform. However, as a general rule of thumb, companies should use 1-2 hashtags per post on Twitter, 3-5 hashtags on Instagram, and 5-7 hashtags on Facebook.
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The New Strong Willed Child Workbook
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This workbook will equip parents, either individually or in a small group setting, with practical skills so that they can competently raise their strong-willed child. Parents will be encouraged through real-life examples and case studies and will learn how to apply the knowledge and guidelines found in Dr. Dobson''s new book The New Strong-Willed Child. FEATURES: Getting It Started—an introductory section that presents the main focus of the lesson as well as review of the... Show More
This workbook will equip parents, either individually or in a small group setting, with practical skills so that they can competently raise their strong-willed child. Parents will be encouraged through real-life examples and case studies and will learn how to apply the knowledge and guidelines found in Dr. Dobson''s new book The New Strong-Willed Child. FEATURES: Getting It Started—an introductory section that presents the main focus of the lesson as well as review of the previous lessons Laying It Out—a summary section presenting key teaching points Thinking It Through—a discussion section with questions to help parents internalize the lessons Taking It Home—a weekly assignment section to help parents apply what they have learned and provide accountability Show Less
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James C. Dobson, PhD, hosts the daily radio program Dr. James Dobson's Family Talk. A licensed psychologist and marriage, family, and child counselor, he is a clinical member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. For fourteen years Dr. Dobson was an associate clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of Southern California School of Medicine, and he served for seventeen years on the attending staff of Children's Hospital Los Angeles in the... Show More
James C. Dobson, PhD, hosts the daily radio program Dr. James Dobson's Family Talk. A licensed psychologist and marriage, family, and child counselor, he is a clinical member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. For fourteen years Dr. Dobson was an associate clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of Southern California School of Medicine, and he served for seventeen years on the attending staff of Children's Hospital Los Angeles in the Division of Child Development and Medical Genetics. He earned a PhD from the University of Southern California (1967) in the field of child development. He is the author of more than fifty books, including The New Dare to Discipline, The New Strong-Willed Child, When God Doesn't Make Sense, Night Light, Bringing Up Boys, and the New York Times best seller Bringing Up Girls. Heavily involved in influencing governmental policies related to the family, Dr. Dobson was appointed by President Ronald Reagan to the National Advisory Commission to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. He has also served on the Attorney General's Advisory Board on Missing and Exploited Children, the Department of Health and Human Services' Panel on Teen Pregnancy Prevention, and the Commission on Child and Family Welfare. He was elected in 2008 to the National Radio Hall of Fame, and in 2009 he received the Ronald Reagan Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Dobson has been married to Shirley for sixty years, and is the father of two grown children, Danae and Ryan, and the grandfather of Lincoln and Luci Rose. He resides in Colorado. Show Less


Discussion in 'iPhone Tips, Help and Troubleshooting' started by WestonHarvey1, Oct 15, 2012.
So, I've been Googling for an answer to what seemed like a simple question - and don't really feel like going on hold with AT&T for an hour if someone has a quick answer.
When you're up for a free upgrade to the iPhone 5, *which* one are you eligible for? Is it only the lowest model (16GB), or is it based on what you bought last time?
I have a 32GB iPhone 4, does that mean I'm eligible for a 32GB 5?
When you're up for an "upgrade" you are eligible for any phone as long as you pay for it and you also sign a 2 year contract. There's no such thing as a "free" upgrade unless you're getting those phones that AT&T will give you for free if you sign up for a 2 year contract.
This doesn't really answer my question. I realize that I have to sign a new 2 year contract, and pay the $36 upgrade fee. My question is which storage option does that include, without having to pay anything extra.
That doesn't seem correct. Then it seems everyone would buy lowest storage device one time, and then request the highest storage one every time they were eligible.
I think you're getting confused here. The iPhone 5 is not free at all with a 2 year contract, it's subsidized on all carriers. The only free iPhone model out there is the iPhone 4 8GB model I believe.
To get the iPhone 5 you'll have to pay up $200, $300, or $400 for 16 GBs, 32 GBs, or 64 GBs, respectively with a 2 year contract.
I dont think you get it. There is no FREE upgrade. You still have to pay for the phone. What do you mean pay extra?
You can pick any storage amount you want.
That's your decision. But the higher the storage the more expensive the device is. $199 for the 16GB iphone 5 model, $299 for the 32GB and $399 for the 64GB. Those prices are all with a 2 year contract.
Ah. I don't know why I thought that. I think I was confused by the text messages from AT&T - the "full" upgrade message suddenly stops mentioning the price.


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The Producers' has sex-crazed grannies, flamboyant Hilters, Nazi pigeons
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Lyric brings a bevy of Broadway stars to the Civic Center stage for its production of "The Producers."
The Tony Award-winning musical is based on the 1968 Mel Brooks film of the same name, about scheming theater producers Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom, who embark on a scheme to bilk their investors out of millions of dollars by purposely staging a flop called "Springtime for Hitler." Things get complicated when the show turns out to be a huge success.
This production is directed and choreographed by Bill Burns. After three years of staging the show all over the world, he said he still enjoys its rewards.
"It's fun for me to see when the cast gets it, and for the ensemble to realize that all these wacky characters have value. So many of them have little moments where they get to shine," Burns said.
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Lyric's production will feature five actors returning to the roles they played on Broadway, including Lewis J. Stadlen as the conniving Bialystock; Larry Raben as the nervous accountant turned producer Bloom; Lee Roy Reams as flamboyant director Roger DeBris; Sarah Cornell as Ulla Inga Hansen, the aspiring Swedish actress who captures Bloom's heart; and Jennifer Smith as one of the investors.
"I think with this production, we've been truly blessed with some terrific leads. You're going to see your local talent rising to the occasion and stepping up and holding their own," Burns said.
Among the local talent is Vince Leseney, playing the "Springtime" playwright Franz Liebkind, and Matthew Alvin Brown as DeBris' assistant, Carmen Ghia.
Since this is the world of Brooks, Brown said he is certainly playing Carmen over-the-top, but that there's more to the character than caricature.
"Carmen is swishy and elegant and completely devoted to Roger, and to the theater," Brown said. "There is such a sweetness to the devotion that Roger and Carmen have for each other, so it's never mean. We aren't making fun of anything "? we are having fun with everything."
He said the opportunity to be so submerged in the craft makes the demanding schedule worth it.
"It's wonderful. It's like taking a master class every day," Brown said, adding that audiences are in for a lot of laughs. "It's really one of the funniest shows I've ever been a part of. There are sex-crazed grannies dancing, flamboyant Hilters singing, Nazi pigeons and some of the best talent from all across the world and from right here in our hometown. What's not to love?"
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To strengthen the research in the division of BioTherapeutics we are hiring a full PROFESSOR OF BIOTHERAPEUTICS DELIVERY, who:
Has a strong and established research line in the delivery of biotherapeutics (such as therapeutic proteins, antigens, oligonucleotides, advanced therapy medicinal products) and a vision complementary to existing research lines of the Division of BioTherapeutics.
Has a proven ability to attract external research funding from funding agencies and industry.
Has a well-established international network and research profile with a number of relevant high-quality publications.
Has the ability to build a strong team with our partners from the Medical Centre to establish a preeminent international position in the field of Pharmacy.
Is an inspirational academic teacher, supervisor and research leader
The research on biotherapeutics in the Division of BioTherapeutics builds on knowledge of drug delivery combined with translational research into the treatment of autoimmune disorders. The lines of the present principal investigators in our division aim to translate fundamental research into clinical applications.
We focus on advancing innovative (bio)pharmaceutical concepts to intervene in inflammatory and auto-immune-like disorders into a clinical application. We concentrate on identifying druggable immune checkpoints and aim for new ways to selectively manipulate these checkpoints, using biologics such as vaccines and therapeutic proteins (e.g., monoclonal antibodies). To identify new targets in immune-based diseases such as atherosclerosis, we apply systems immunology, immunotherapy and therapeutic vaccines. The ideal candidate should design technologies to administer these biologics using various delivery routes, and aim to target the site of disease and maximize the desired therapeutic effect.
The Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR) is a centre of excellence for multidisciplinary research on drug discovery and development. At LACDR, we develop innovative scientific concepts in fundamental and translational research underlying the discovery and optimization of drugs, and personalised medicines. We aim to optimise the route to novel drugs that are both efficacious and safe, and therefore our research focuses on drug and target discovery, bio-therapeutics and systems pharmacology. State-of-the-art expertise and infrastructures ensure that we are strategically positioned in (inter)national collaborations, thus further strengthening the development of novel concepts and their application in a clinical and industry environment.
LACDR has close on-going collaborations with the Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC) and the Centre for Human Drug Research (CHDR). More information about the LACDR can be found at https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/science/drug-research.
Research at the Faculty of Science
The Faculty of Science is a world-class faculty where staff and students work together in an international environment. It is a faculty where personal and academic development are top priorities. Our people are driven by curiosity to expand fundamental knowledge and to look beyond the borders of their own discipline; their aim is to benefit science, and to make a contribution to addressing the major societal challenges of the future.
The research carried out at the Faculty of Science is very diverse, ranging from mathematics, information science, astronomy, physics, chemistry and bio-pharmaceutical sciences to biology and environmental sciences. The research activities are organised in eight institutes. These institutes offer eight bachelor's and fourteen master's programmes. The faculty has grown strongly in recent years and now has more than 1,300 staff and over 4,000 students. We are located at the heart of Leiden's Bio Science Park, one of Europe's biggest science parks, where most companies have its focus on drug research. For more information, see www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/science and www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/working-at
We offer a full-time temporary appointment for a period of 5 years with a view to a permanent contract depending on good performance and funding. Salary range from € 5.441,- to € 7.921,- gross per month (pay scale H2 in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities). Leiden University offers an attractive benefits package with additional holiday (8%) and end-of-year (8.3 %) bonuses, training, career development and sabbatical leave. Our individual choices model gives you some freedom to assemble your own set of terms and conditions.
Candidates from outside the Netherlands may be eligible for a substantial tax break. Diversity Leiden University is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from members of underrepresented groups. For more information: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/science/about-faculty-of-science/diversity
Enquiries can be made to prof. dr. Hubertus Irth, Scientific Director LACDR, h.irth@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl, telephone: +31 71 527 4341 or prof. W. Jiskoot, Professor of Drug delivery technology, w.jiskoot@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl, telephone +31 71 527 4314.
To apply for this vacancy, please send an email to prof. dr. H. Irth, h.irth@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl.
Please ensure that you attach the following additional documents quoting the vacancy number:
Curriculum Vitae and list of publications
Motivational letter
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The PM5126 is a transistorised LF generator covering a range of 10 Hz to 1 MHz. A really useful instrument for the electronics workbench.
The PM5126 is a transistorised LF generator covering a range of 10 Hz to 1 MHz. It delivers an output voltage of 0-12 V on two outputs: a 600 Ω and a low-Z output. The output signal is a low-distortion sine was or a square wave. An output meter indicates the output voltage. The oscillator also has a synchronisation input. Though I didn't find any production codes on the components, I suspect it dates from the early seventies. The documentation I found is from 1972. My specimen has a test & maintenance sticker that refers to a date in 1978.
The PM5126 seen on the back, power transistor on back panel.
I assumed that it would be a Wien bridge oscillator like many other AF generators. When I set out to fix this generator and read the schematics, I was surprised, by the circuitry. Philips had used a different type of RC oscillator. No doubt, at the time they have patented this circuit to gain an advantage over manufacturers of "ordinary" Wien bridge oscillators. This is not an oddball circuit, though. It works well. The oscillator consists of three amplifier sections each consisting of three transistors in a Darlington arrangement. Two stages are used for tuning. A phase shifting RC member is connected between the emitter and collector of the output transistor of these stages. The output signal of the third stage is taken from the collector, so this stage is inverting and has an amplification of more than 1. At the oscillating frequency, the two phase shifting amplifier stages give a phase shift of 90 degrees each. With the 180 degrees of the inverting stage, this adds up to 360 degrees. The loop gain is regulated by an NTC resistor in the collector load of the output stage of the third amplifier. This is yet another difference from the classical Wien bridge oscillator, where usually a small incandescent lamp is used as a PTC resistor in the feedback loop of the oscillator.
Simplified diagram of the PM5126 oscillator.
All amplifier stages are DC coupled. A zener diode (not in the diagram) is used to bias the stages such that the output transistor has enough headroom.
The power supply (except for the power transistors).
The frequency range switch and attenuator switch are mounted to the front and under the circuit boards.
Measurements of the signals on the oscillator board.
I bought this generator through an Internet auction site, together with a PM5100 valved LF generator and a PM2454 LF voltmeter. At first sight my PM5126 seemed to work fine, but after some time I noticed it was a bit unstable. This became slightly worse over time. Every time I changed the frequency setting, the output meter swung wildly and the oscillator often stopped working for tens of seconds.
Fortunately, somewhere in a corner of the Net there was a manual. First I checked the bias of the transistors in the oscillator but could find nothing. I exchanged the electrolytic (not in the diagram) that serves as a coupling capacitor and keeps the DC component of the output amplifier from the NTC resistor. That didn't make any difference. I started to fear that maybe the NTC was bad, which would be quite an awkward situation as the chances of finding this very special component were close to zero. Finally it dawned to me that the frequency range switch might be corroded. I sprayed some contact cleaner on a Q-tip and cleaned the switch. Black goo. I dried the switch using some more Q-tips and carefully applied some contact lubricant. After this, the oscillator worked fine! The meter still went to the right hand corner just after power-on and changing frequency, but that was just the overshoot of the control circuit around the NTC resistor. The oscillator didn't halt any more.
Now my PM5126 was ok and I had a decent, reliable LF generator.


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Song Yonghua, rector of the University of Macau talks to China Daily in a one-on-one interview. [PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY]
The University of Macau (UM) is determined to take the lead in higher education and research in the western Pearl River Delta, university Rector Song Yonghua said during a one-on-one interview with China Daily.
The leadership role is one the university must take to contribute to the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, which comprises 11 cities along the Pearl River, he said.
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Of the six Bay Area cities mainly on the west bank of the Pearl River, Macao is the only Bay Area core city.
The University of Macau enjoys a strategically important status and advantage among universities on the west bank, so the school should take as its mission leading the higher education and research corporations on the west bank of the Pearl River, Song said.
The UM is the only public comprehensive university in the special administrative region. It ranks among the top 400 universities in the world and No 47 in Asia according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Three state key laboratories are established inside the university, focusing on microelectronics, Chinese medicine and the internet of things for smart cities.
The university has already taken the first step to achieve its goal. In August, the UM initiated the Alliance for Technological Innovation and Talent Development in the Bay Area. The university plays the role of president in the alliance.
Jointly established with Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College in Zhuhai and Wuyi University in Jiangmen, the alliance has so far been joined by 17 universities and colleges on the west bank of the Pearl River.
"It is the university's efforts to grasp the opportunities brought about by the development of the Bay Area and to support the SAR government's strategic plan," Song said during the alliance inauguration ceremony on Aug 19.
Song said the alliance will prioritize several areas that will benefit the economy and people's livelihood on the west bank, such as data science for smart cities, and advanced manufacturing and robotics.
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Whenever UM is brought up in a conversation, the change in its size will be a talking point.
Establishing in 1981, the university was originally situated on Macao's Taipa Village, covering only 5.4 hectares. In 2014, UM has expanded to 20 times its original campus size as it moved to a leased site on Zhuhai's Hengqin Island.
Covering 1.09 square kilometers, UM's Hengqin campus enables the university to accommodate at least 15,000 students, larger than its original student capacity of under 10,000.
The Macao SAR government is authorized by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress to exercise jurisdiction over UM's new campus on land that is part of the Chinese mainland.
"UM will not achieve new development heights with its original size, and it is difficult to find a plot of land as large as the Hengqin one in Macao," said Song, attributing the reason for UM's promising prospect to the "one country, two systems" principle, by which the SAR is governed.
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On the 20th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland, Song said his university is ambitious to become a world-leading university and making a greater contribution to the nation's overall development.
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Song also expressed his best wishes for the Macao SAR. He hoped the new SAR government, which will take office on Friday, will continue the efforts to diversify Macao's economy.
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Extensive genetic selection and implementation of on-farm technology has given Gooramma clients the edge with their prime lamb operations.
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Mark your calendar for a very interesting exhibit coming to Morton, MN July 4-31, 2012.
Why Treaties Matter Exhibit ~ Self-Government in the Dakota and Ojibwe Nations will be hosted by the Minnesota Valley History Learning Center & the Dakota Wicohan.
The exhibit is presented by the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, the Minnesota Humanities Center and the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C. These 3 entities partnered in 2010 to create the exhibit you will see this July here in Morton, MN.
This is a traveling exhibit that explains the relationship between the Indian Nations and the US Government. It explores the 20 most significant treaties between Dakota & Ojibwe with the US Government. Explaining how these treaties affect the lands and the life ways of the Indigenous peoples of Minnesota, and explains why these binding agreements between Native Nations still matter today.
You will learn through a video presentation and banners that feature images of the people of this place.
To find out more about Minnesota Valley History Learning Center click here.
The Minnesota Humanities Center is committed to helping people tell their story through video interviews. Watch Minnesota tribal community members speak about American Indian treaties, their history, and how they still affect people's lives today. Click Here to visit the MN Humanities Center Indian Treaties Home Page.
Making plans for the rest of the summer?
Visit the links below for all of the events for 2012 with in the Tatanka Bluffs Corridor.
Minnesota Valley History Learning Center play this video to learn more about the river, the rock and Morton's MN Valley History Learning Center!


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