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Nickelodeon (сокращённо Nick) — детско-подростковый американский кабельный и спутниковый телеканал, принадлежащий подразделению Paramount Media Networks компании Paramount Global. Впервые вышел в эфир 1 апреля 1979 года. Штаб-квартира канала располагается в Нью-Йорке. Канал ориентирован на аудиторию в возрасте от 0 до 14 лет.

Канал был впервые протестирован в 1977 году как часть QUBE, ранней системы кабельного телевидения, транслируемый в Колумбусе, штат Огайо. На канале «C-3» в эфир выходило обучающее шоу «Pinwheel», разработанное Вивианом Хорнером. «Pinwheel» хорошо зарекомендовал себя у абонентов QUBE, и Хорнер стремился расширить свою программу до полноценного канала на национальном телевидении. Канал был назван «Nickelodeon» и был запущен для новой общенациональной аудитории 1 апреля 1979 года с первой программой «Pinwheel». Канал изначально был бесплатный и не показывал рекламу до 1984 года. Основателем был Warner Communications (сейчас как WarnerMedia, владелец телеканалов: Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Adult Swim и HBO), в конечном итоге продал Nickelodeon вместе с дочерними каналами MTV и VH1 компании Viacom в 1986 году.

На протяжении всей своей истории Nickelodeon вводил дочерние каналы и тематические программные блоки. 4 января 1988 года появился Nick Jr, дневной блок предназначенный для детей дошкольного возраста, позже 2 февраля 1999 года был запущен как телеканал. 11 августа 1991 года появился ещё один блок — Nicktoons. Вскоре в 2002 году, Nicktoons в конечном итоге был представлен как отдельный телеканал. В 1999 году Nickelodeon в партнёрстве с Sesame Workshop запустили Noggin, образовательный канал. Два блока, предназначенные для подростковой аудитории: TEENick и The N были объединены в отдельный канал TeenNick в 2009 году.

По состоянию на сентябрь 2018 года, канал Nickelodeon могли принимать около 87,167 млн домохозяйств в США.

История канала

1977—1979: первые годы
В 1977 году подразделение Warner Cable Communications от Warner Communications запустила первую систему двустороннего интерактивного кабельного телевидения под названием QUBE в Колумбусе, штат Огайо. Система QUBE предлагала множество специализированных каналов. Одним из таких специализированных каналов был развлекательный канал «Channel C-3», который начал тестироваться с 1 декабря 1977 года. На нём каждый день эксклюзивно транслировалось шоу «Pinwheel» с 7:00 до 21:00 по восточному времени, созданное Вивианом Хорнером. Nickelodeon был не единственным каналом Warner Cable Communications, который тестировался перед запуском: дочерний канал MTV также сначала был протестирован как «Sight on Sound».

Изначально Nickelodeon считался убыточным каналом для тогдашней материнской компании Warner Cable.

В 1979 году подразделение Warner Cable Communications было переименовано в Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment.

1977—1984
Первоначальный запуск был запланирован на февраль 1979 года, но канал был запущен 1 апреля 1979 года, как первый детский канал у Warner Cable по всей стране. Первые шоу для Nickelodeon были «Pinwheel», «Video Comic Book», «America Goes Bananaz», «Nickel Flicks», и «By the Way», все они были созданы на студиях QUBE в Колумбусе. Шоу «Pinwheel» было настолько популярно, что его транслировали от трёх до пяти часов в день в собственном блоке.

Вивиан Хорнер попросил своих коллег помочь составить список возможных имён для канала. Сэнди Кавано (продюсер Pinwheel) предложила «Nickelodeon». Первый логотип канала и оригинальное название рекламной кампании были созданы креативным директором/дизайнером из Нью-Йорка Джозефом Иоцци.

Nickelodeon быстро расширил охват аудитории, сначала на другие кабельные системы Warner по всей стране, а затем и на других провайдеров кабельного телевидения, также через спутник RCA Satcom-1. Несмотря на свою предшествующую историю как часть системы QUBE, Nickelodeon определяет 1979 год, как год официального запуска канала.

Канал транслировался 13 часов каждый будний день с 8:00 до 23:00 и 14 часов по выходным с 8:00 до полуночи по восточному и тихоокеанскому времени. Дочерний канал Star Channel (позже переименованная в The Movie Channel в ноябре 1979 года) работал в нерабочее эфирное время на частотах Nickelodeon.

14 сентября того же года American Express достигла соглашения с Warner Communications о покупке 50 % Warner Cable Corporation за 175 миллионов долларов. В результате было создано совместное предприятие, которое было зарегистрировано в декабре 1979 года, Star Channel и Nickelodeon были объединены в Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment (позже Warner Cable Communications).

В 1980 году вышли несколько новых шоу «Dusty's Treehouse», «First Row Features», «Special Delivery», «What Will They Think Of Next?», «The Third Eye», «Standby…Lights! Camera! Action!», «Mr. Wizard's World» и «Livewire».

В 1981 году был представлен новый логотип, состоящий из диско-шара, на который наложен разноцветный текст Nickelodeon. В конце того же года на канале вышел канадский комедийный сериал «You Can't Do That on Television», который сразу стал хитом.

Зелёная слизь, изначально показанная в этой программе, была позже использована Nickelodeon в качестве основного элемента многих своих шоу, включая игровое шоу Double Dare.

12 апреля 1981 года время вещания сократилось на несколько часов и теперь он вещал с 8:00 до 21:00 по восточному и тихоокеанскому времени, семь дней в неделю. К этому моменту Movie Channel стал отдельным круглосуточным каналом, и Nickelodeon начал делить частоту с каналом Alpha Repertory Television Service (ARTS), принадлежащей Hearst Corporation.

1984—1996
В 1984 году канал стал убыточен из-за некоторых шоу, которым не удалось получить популярность в течение нескольких лет, в какой-то момент Nickelodeon занял последнее место среди всех кабельных каналов США. После увольнения руководящего состава, президент MTV Networks Боб Питтман обратился к Фреду Зайберту и Алану Гудману (они несколько лет назад заребрендили MTV), чтобы «оживить» Nickelodeon, что привело к «золотому веку» канала.

Компания Зайберта и Гудмана — Fred/Alan Inc., объединилась с Томом Кори и Скоттом Нэшем из рекламной фирмы Corey McPherson Nash для ребрендинга канала. Логотип «пинбол» был сменён на новый с разнообразным оранжевым фоном с надписью «Nickelodeon» с использованием шрифта Balloon. Fred/Alan Inc. также обратился за помощью к аниматорам, сценаристам, продюсерам из The Jive Five для создания нового оформления. Ребрендинг прошёл 1 октября 1984 года и в течение шести месяцев Nickelodeon стал доминирующим каналом с детскими программами и останется таковым на протяжении 26 лет, даже в разгар конкуренции в последние годы со стороны других детских каналов, таких как Disney Channel и Cartoon Network. Nickelodeon начал продвигать себя как «Первый детский телеканал» из-за своего статуса, как первый американский канал нацеленный на детскую аудиторию. Nickelodeon начал принимать традиционную рекламу.

Летом 1984 года A&E объявила, что с января 1985 года станет отдельным круглосуточным каналом, после того, как A&E перестанет вещать на частоте канала. Nickelodeon через некоторое время также стал круглосуточным каналом. Питтман поручил генеральному менеджеру Джеральдину Лейборну разработать программу для вечернего и ночного времени, чтобы помочь с идеями, Лейборн также привлёк Зайберта и Гудмана, те придумали идею классического телевизионного блока, смоделированного по образцу старого радио формата «Величайшие хиты всех времён». 1 июля 1985 года Nickelodeon запустил новый ночной блок Nick at Nite, который работал с 20:00 до 7:00 утра по восточному и тихоокеанскому времени. В 1986 году, Warner Communications покупает свою долю в Warner-Amex у American Express, которая в мае 1986 году также продала долю сеть каналов MTV Networks (организованная в июне 1984-м) включающую Nickelodeon, MTV и VH1, компании Viacom за 685 миллионов долларов, что положило конец Warner Communications в области детского телевидения до тех пор, пока они не приобрели Cartoon Network в 1996 году. В 1988 году канал начал транслировать первую церемонию Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards (ранее известная как The Big Ballot), телепередачу в духе «Выбор народа», также был представлен образовательный программный блок под названием Nick Jr.

7 июня 1990 года Nickelodeon открыл две студии Nickelodeon Studios и Universal Studios Florida в Орландо, Флорида, где снимались многие ситкомы и игровые шоу. Канал также заключил многомиллионное маркетинговое соглашение с Pizza Hut.

С начала 1990-х годов канал начал производить собственные мультсериалы, до этого канал закупал у сторонних производителей. 11 августа 1991 года был запущен дочерний канал Nicktoons с тремя оригинальными мультсериалами: «Даг», «Ох уж эти детки!» и «Шоу Рена и Стимпи». Три мультсериала добились успеха к 1992 году, когда «Шоу Рена и Стимпи» в какой-то момент стал самым популярным телешоу. Это привело к созданию четвёртого мультсерила «Новая жизнь Рокко», который также имел успех.

15 августа 1992 года появился утренний блок SNICK, на котором были представлены новые телешоу, такие как: «Боишься ли ты темноты?» «Кларисса», «Шоу Аманды», «Кинан и Кел».

В 1994 году Nickelodeon запустил «Большую помощь», которая породила дополнительную программу «Большая зелёная помощь» в 2007 году. Программа предназначена для активности детей и сохранения окружающей среды. В том же году канал убрал из сетки вещания «You Can't Do That on Television» (шоу завершилось ещё в 1990-м году, однако на Nickelodeon ещё четыре года показывали повторы) и заменил его новым скетч‐шоу «All That», который положил начало в карьере нескольких актёров: Кинана Томпсона, Аманде Байнс и Джейми Линн Спирс. Дэн Шнайдер, один из исполнительных продюсеров шоу, будет создавать и продюсировать многочисленные сериалы для Nickelodeon, включая: «Шоу Аманды», «Дрейк и Джош», «Зоуи 101», «iCarly», «Виктория-победительница», «Сэм и Кэт», «Опасный Генри» и «Игроделы» вплоть до начала 2018 года. Также в 1994 году вышел мультсериал «ААА!!! Настоящие монстры», который тоже стал хитом канала.

1996—2005
13 февраля 1996 года Херб Сканнелл был назначен президентом Nickelodeon, сменив Джеральдина Лейборна. Примерно в то же время был запущен дополнительный канал TV Land. В 1997 году Альби Хехт стал президентом отдела кино и телевидения Nickelodeon, а к 2003 году ушёл и стал президентом сети Paramount Network (ранее Viacom TNN).

Nickelodeon выпустил свой первый полнометражный фильм в кинотеатрах в 1996 году, адаптацию в Louise Fitzhugh романа Гарриет Шпион в главной роли Мишель Трахтенберг и Рози О'Доннелл. Фильм заработал вдвое больше своих 13 миллионов долларов. Через два года после успеха, Nickelodeon представила фильм «Карапузы», который собрал более 100 миллионов долларов в США и стал первым анимационным фильмом, не относящимся к Диснею, который превысил эту сумму.

28 апреля 1998 года Nickelodeon и Sesame Workshop объединили свои усилия, чтобы вложить 100 миллионов долларовв создание образовательного телевизионного бренда для детей и подростков в возрасте от 6 до 12 лет. Noggin был запущен 2 февраля 1999 года и транслировал программы как из Sesame Workshop, так из архивных библиотек Nickelodeon.

1 мая 1999 года сразу после вручения награды Kids' Choice Awards на канале был показан анонс мультсериала «Губка Боб Квадратные Штаны». Он стал самым популярным в истории канала и остаётся очень популярным по сей день.

В марте 2004 года Nickelodeon и Nick at Nite были разделены в рейтингах Nielsen и в общем дневном рейтинге из-за разницы в программах, рекламодателях и целевых аудиториях этих двух каналов. Это вызвало споры среди руководителей, которые полагали, что это манипулировало рейтингами, учитывая, что Nick at Nite занимает лишь часть расписания Nickelodeon. Nickelodeon и Nick at Nite в соответствующие периоды считают только часы, в течение которых каждый из них работает в рамках общего дневного рейтинга, хотя Nickelodeon оценивается только для дневного рейтинга: это связано с постановлением Nielsen в июле 2004 года, согласно которому каналы должны программироваться 51 % или более продолжительности суток, чтобы претендовать на рейтинги для определённой части суток.

14 июня 2005 года Viacom решила разделиться на две компании в результате снижения показателей её акций, что, по словам Самнера Редстоуна «было необходимо для реагирования на меняющийся отраслевой ландшафт». Обе полученные компании будут контролироваться National Amusements, материнской компанией Viacom. В декабре 2005 года Nickelodeon и оставшаяся часть подразделения MTV Networks, а также Paramount Pictures, BET Networks и Famous Music (звукозаписывающий лейбл, который был продан в 2007 году) были выделены в новый Viacom. Первоначальная Viacom была переименована в CBS Corporation и сохранила за собой CBS и другие вещательные активы: Showtime Networks и Paramount Television, рекламную фирму Viacom Outdoor (которая была переименована в CBS Outdoor), Simon & Schuster и Paramount Parks (который позже был продан).

Студии Nickelodeon закрылись в 2005 году и были преобразованы в Blue Man Group Sharp Aquos Theater в 2007 году. Канал переместил свои сериалы в студию Nickelodeon on Sunset в Голливуд, Калифорния. В 2005 году состоялась премьера анимационного сериала «Аватар: Легенда об Аанге», который стал хитом канала.

2006—2018
4 января 2006 года Херб Сканнелл ушёл из Nickelodeon. Сайма Заргами был назначен на его место президентом недавно сформированной Kids & Family Group, в которую вошли: Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, Nick Jr, TeenNick, Nicktoons, TV Land, CMT и CMT Music.

В 2007 году Nickelodeon заключил четырёхлетний договор с Sony Music о создании музыкальных телешоу для канала, помощь в финансировании и выпуске дополнительных альбомов, а также создания оригинальных саундтреков, которые можно было бы выпускать как синглы. The Naked Brothers Band — сериал, рассказывающий о подростковой рок-группе, возглавляемой двумя реальными братьями, которые пишут и исполняют песни, транслировалось с 2007 по 2009 год: был успешным для детей от 6 до 11 лет. К февралю 2007 года песня группы «Crazy Car» попала в Billboard Hot 100, а альбомы саундтреков первых двух сезонов, каждый из которых был подписан на Columbia Records, также попали в Billboard 200. Единственный сериал, получивший «зелёный свет», выпущенный в рамках партнёрства Sony Music — «Виктория-победительница», выходил с 2010 по 2013 год. Аналогичный ситком на музыкальную тему был «Big Time Rush», выходил с 2009 по 2013 год и был заключён в партнёрстве с Columbia Records, однако Columbia Records была вовлечена только в музыкальное шоу, а Sony Music участвовала в производстве в первом сезоне сериала. Это стало вторым, после «iCarly» телешоу, которое стало успешным на Nickelodeon за все время. «Big Time Rush» смотрело 6,8 миллионов зрителей во время премьеры 18 января 2010 года, установив новый рекорд, как самый высокий рейтинг в истории канала.

В 2008 году был запущен Nickelodeon HD с одинаковой сеткой вещания как у основного канала.

Новый логотип был представлен 28 сентября 2009 года на Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, Nicktoons, вместе с недавно запущенными TeenNick и Nick Jr. Логотип был создан для единого внешнего вида для всех детских телеканалов MTV Networks и разработан креативным директором/дизайнером из Нью-Йорка Эриком Зимом.

Новый логотип был также представлен: в Великобритании 15 февраля 2010 года, в Испании 19 февраля 2010 года, в России 1 марта 2010 года, в Юго-Восточной Азии 15 марта 2010 года, в Латинской Америке 5 апреля 2010 года, в Индии 25 июня 2010 года и т.д. 2 ноября 2009 года была запущена канадская версия Nickelodeon в партнёрстве между Viacom и Corus Entertainment.

В октябре 2009 года и сентябре 2010 года, соответственно, Viacom купила две франшизы Черепашки-ниндзя и Winx Club. Студия анимации Nickelodeon выпустила новый анимационный сериал про Черепашек-ниндзя и новые сезоны Winx Club. Оба мультсериала включали в стратегию Nickelodeon по перезапуске двух известных брендов для новых зрителей: TMNT был предназначен для мужской аудитории в возрасте от 6 до 11 лет, а Winx был нацелен на ту же возрастную группу только для женщин. В феврале 2011 года Viacom выкупила треть Rainbow SpA итальянской студий, которая владела Winx Club. Покупка была оценена в 62 миллиона евро (83 миллиона долларов США) и привела к появлению новых шоу, совместно разработанная Rainbow и Nickelodeon, включая My American Friend и Club 57. Кроме того, в 2011 году, вышел сериал Обитель Анубиса (основанный на Het Huis Anubis от отделения Nickelodeon Netherlands и выпущенный в 2000-е годы). Созданный в Великобритании, это также был первый оригинальный сериал американского канала, который снимался полностью за пределами Северной Америки.

В 2011 году рейтинги канала начали снижаться среди всех детских каналов, к концу года аудитория резко сократилась в пользу Disney Channel. В том же году MTV Networks была переименована в Viacom Media Network. 17 июля 2014 года телеканал начал транслировать новый конкурс Kids Choice Sports, спин-офф конкурса Kids Choice Awards, на котором участие приминали спортсмены.

С 2016 года канал начал производить телевизионные фильмы на основе своих старых мультсериалов, таких как «Легенды затерянного храма», «Эй, Арнольд!», «Новая жизнь Рокко» и «Захватчик Зим». Первые два транслировались на канале Nickelodeon, а премьера двух последних состоялась в августе 2019 года на Netflix.

2018—
В июне 2018 года Сайма Заргами ушёл с поста президента Nickelodeon, после 33 лет работы на канале. В октябре 2018 года Брайан Роббинс сменил его на посту президента Nickelodeon.

В августе 2019 года Viacom приобрёл студию Paws Inc. и начал транслировать Гарфилда на дочерних каналах Nickelodeon, также планируется создание нового мультсериала.

В середине ноября 2019 года Nickelodeon и Netflix подписали многолетнее соглашение о производстве контента для создания нескольких оригинальных анимационных сериалов и телесериалов на основе персонажей Nickelodeon, которые будут конкурировать с новым потоковым сервисом Disney +. После повторного слияния Viacom с CBS Corporation с образованием ViacomCBS, в конце 2019 года большая часть контента Nickelodeon была перенесена на стриминговый сервис Paramount+ (ранее CBS All Access).

В рамках повторного слияния Viacom и CBS в 2019 году, подразделение Viacom Media Networks было переименовано в ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks.

4 марта 2021 года вышел мультсериал «Лагерь «Коралл»: Детство Губки Боба» (спин-офф Губки Боба) и фильм «Губка Боб в бегах». ViacomCBS объявила, что другой контент, основанный на классических сериях телеканала, будет выпущен на Paramount+ в будущем, включая адаптацию The Fairly OddParents, перезапуск Ох эти детки и Icarly.

CBS Sports начала сотрудничать с Nickelodeon в освещении Национальной футбольной лиги, позволив детскому каналу имитировать молодёжную версию игры плей-офф Wild Card в начале 2021 года, выпущенную CBS. Позже Nickelodeon также начнёт освещать CBS Super Bowl LV в этом же году, а специальные программы и интернет-контент, относящиеся к самой игре, будут связаны с брендом Nickelodeon.

4 марта 2023 года был произведён ребрендинг, который включал обновлённую версию логотипа и новое оформление.

Nickelodeon Россия

Nickelodeon Global

Программные блоки
В настоящее время в эфир выходят блоки Nick Jr. и Nick's Saturday Night.
 Nick Jr. — программный блок, ориентированный на детей дошкольного возраста и выходящий по будням с 8:30 до 14:00 (EST) (летом с 7:00 до 10:00). В 2016 году в этом блоке выходят Вспыш и чудо-машинки, Команда Умизуми, Даша-путешественница, Гуппи и пузырики, Щенячий патруль и другие.
 Nick's Saturday Night — двойной блок, выходящий в эфир по субботам: утренний блок анимационных сериалов с 9:00 до 13:30 (EST) и блок в прайм-тайм с 20:00 до 22:00 (EST). В утреннем блоке транслируется «Губка Боб Квадратные Штаны», «Черепашки-ниндзя», «Могучие рейнджеры: Дино Ярость», а в прайм-тайм — «Грозная семейка» и «Опасный Генри».
Ранее в эфир выходили:
 SNICK (сокр. от «Saturday Night Nickelodeon») — первый субботний прайм-тайм-блок, выходивший в эфир в вечернее время и ориентированный на зрителей подросткового возраста. Блок начал вещание 15 августа 1992 года. Основу сетки вещания составляли «Кларисса», «Боишься ли ты темноты?», «Шоу Рена и Стимпи» и другие сериалы. В основном, в блок включались телесериалы, но периодически могли транслироваться и мультсериалы. Блок SNICK был закрыт 28 августа 2004 года.
 Nick in the Afternoon — летний дневной блок, выпускавшийся с 1995 по 1997 год.
 U-Pick Live (в 1999—2001 годах U-Pick Friday) — предвечерний блок, выходивший в эфир с 17:00 до 19:00 с 14 октября 2002 года по 27 мая 2005 года.
 TEENick — подростковый блок, выходивший в эфир с 6 марта 2001 года по 2 февраля 2009 года по воскресеньям с 18:00 по 21:00.

Особые трансляции
 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards — полуторачасовое ежегодное шоу-премия, проводимое в последнюю субботнюю ночь марта. Победителей шоу выбирают голосованием зрители телеканала.
 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Sports Awards — спортивное шоу, спин-офф предыдущего, проводимое в июле по аналогичной процедуре голосования.
 День, когда пора играть  — ежегодное событие, проводимое субботним вечером в конце сентября — начале октября или в августе, направленное на увеличение подростковой активности на свежем воздухе.

Родственные телепроекты
 Nick at Nite (nick@nite) — блок, ориентированный на взрослых, выходящий в эфир в ночное время.
 Nicktoons — цифровая кабельная и спутниковая сеть, вещающая как старые мультсериалы, сериалы и шоу, так и новые.
 Nick Jr. — цифровая кабельная и спутниковая сеть, ориентированная на детей дошкольного возраста.
 TeenNick — цифровая кабельная и спутниковая сеть, ориентированная на подростков и молодёжь.
 NickMusic — цифровая кабельная и спутниковая сеть, ориентированная на вещание видеоклипов и музыкальных передач для целевой аудитории канала Nickelodeon.
 TV Land — базовая кабельная и спутниковая сеть, основанная на блоке Nick at Nite, транслировала классические телесериалы 1950—1970-х годов, а с 2004 года — сериалов 1980—1990-х и позднее — до 2000-х годов. С 2008 года канал производит собственные сериалы.
 NickRewind — цифровая кабельная и спутниковая сеть, вещающая старые мультсериалы и сериалы. Выходит в эфир на канале TeenNick.
 Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids (Nickelodeon GAS, Nick GAS) — бывшая цифровая кабельная и спутниковая сеть, транслировавшая детские игровые и спортивные шоу, а также прочие соревновательные программы Nickelodeon. Прекратила вещание в 2007 году.
 NickMom — программный блок, выпускавшийся в эфир на канале Nick Jr. до 2015 года. Блок был ориентирован на молодых матерей.

Прочие медиапроекты
 Nick.com — основной веб-сайт сети Nickelodeon, запущенный в октябре 1995 года как часть канала Kids Only компании America Online. На сайте можно найти видеоролики и полные эпизоды мультсериалов Nickelodeon. Популярность сайта быстро росла, и в марте 2001 года Nick.com был наиболее рейтинговым сайтом среди аудитории 6-14 лет. В 2001 году Nickelodeon вместе с партнёрами Networks Inc. начал выпускать сетевые видеоигры для Nick.com.
 Nickelodeon Movies — подразделение Nickelodeon для производства художественных и мультипликационных фильмов, основанное в 1998 году.
 Nickelodeon Magazine — печатный журнал, выпускающийся с 1993 года. Включается в себя нехудожественные информационные блоки, юмор (включая пранки и пародии), интервью, рецепты, комиксы и прочие разделы, ориентированные на детскую аудиторию. Издание журнала было прекращено в декабре 2009 года, но с июня 2015 года оно было возобновлено в сотрудничестве с издательством Papercutz.
 Nick Radio — сеть радиовещания, запущенная 30 сентября 2013 года при сотрудничестве с iHeartMedia. Вещание происходило в основном через веб-платформу и мобильные приложения iHeartRadio, а также на сайте Nick.com и нью-йоркской городской радиостанции WHTZ. На Nick Radio можно услышать поп-музыку, интервью с известными персонами, чарты (Top 40) и прочие развлекательные передачи, ориентированные на целевую аудиторию Nickelodeon.
 Nick App — бесплатное мобильное приложение для смартфонов и планшетных компьютеров, работающих на платформах компании Pier и Android. Запущено в феврале 2013 года. Как и Nick.com, предоставляет возможность для просмотра отдельных эпизодов мультсериалов в сети.
 Nickelodeon Toys — занимается производством детских игрушек на основе мультсериалов и шоу канала Nickelodeon.
 Nickelodeon Rewind — дополнительный бренд для реализации DVD-дисков, цифровых материалов, телевизионных блоков, футболок и прочих товаров, имеющих отношение к программам, которые ранее транслировались на канале.

Nickelodeon в других странах
С 1993 по 1995 год Nickelodeon открыл международные каналы для Великобритании, Австралии и Германии. Через год сеть осуществляла вещание уже в 70 странах мира. С середины 1990-х и начала 2000-х годов Nickelodeon как бренд существенно расширился, выпуская каналы с учётом языковых и культурных различий для различных стран и территорий по всему миру, включая Европу, Азию, Океанию и Канаду, а также лицензировал некоторые свои произведения на английском и прочих местных языках. В 2017 году компания Nickelodeon создала звуковые дорожки на латышском, литовском и на эстонском для Латвии, Литвы и Эстонии. В 2022 году компания Nickelodeon начала телевещание в Казахстане под названием Nickelodeon HD.

Nick Jr.

Nick Jr. — детский телевизионный канал. Начал своё вещание 4 января 1989 года как блок на Nickelodeon. 2 февраля 1999 года телеканал запустил своё собственное отдельное телевещание на всей территории США. В основном транслирует мультсериалы своего производства для самых маленьких детей от 1 до 7 лет, такие как «Щенячий патруль», «Вспыш и чудо-машинки», «Даша-путешественница», «Расти-механик», «Шиммер и Шайн», «Нелла, отважная принцесса», «Санни Дэй», «Крылатый патруль», а также другие мультсериалы стороннего производства «Три кота», «Телепузики», «Свинка Пеппа» и другие. В 2009 году телеканал запустил своё HD-вещание, а в 2010 году перешёл на широкоформатное вещание 16:9. Также телеканал вещает на территории Великобритании, Франции, Германии, Австралии, странах СНГ и ряда других стран мира.

Осенью 2000 года телеканал перешёл на круглосуточное вещание, а в 2009 году прекратилось вещание блока на Nickelodeon, хотя несмотря на это, мультсериалы Nick Jr. продолжают транслироваться на Nickelodeon, но логотип Nickelodeon больше не адаптировался под логотип Nick Jr. 2 февраля 1999 года был запущен телеканал Noggin. Сначала он вещал на одной частоте вместе с телеканалом Nick Jr., но только в 2002 году получил отдельное круглосуточное телевещание. В 2005 году Noggin впервые провёл Парад на День благодарения в Детройте, штат Мичиган, а в 2006 году телеканал перешёл на круглосуточное вещание. Также с 2004 по 2011 год эти каналы вещали и как блок на телеканале CBS.

Время вещания
 С 2000 года, как телеканал — круглосуточно.
 С 2018 года, как блок на Nickelodeon — 8:00-15:00 (будни), 7:30-9:00 (суббота), 7:30-8:30 (воскресенье).

Nick Jr. в других странах
С 1993 года телеканал Nick Jr. начал вещание в Великобритании, а потом распространился по всему миру. 1 ноября 2011 года телеканал Nick Jr. был запущен на российском телевидении и в странах СНГ.

Киберспорт
29 июня 2017 года Nickelodeon инвестировал 15 миллионов долларов в компанию-организацию «Super League Gaming». «Nickelodeon интересуется киберспортом, потому что игры — важная часть жизни для детей сегодня», — сообщил вице-президент цифрового бизнес-подразделения компании Мэттью Эванс (Matthew Evans).

Примечания

Литература

Ссылки
 Официальный сайт
 Официальный сайт

 Официальный сайт телеканала «Nickelodeon-СНГ»

Телеканалы на английском языке
Детские телеканалы
Телеканалы США
Viacom
HD-телеканалы

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method of exchanging digital messages between people over a network
(Redirected from Emails)
The at sign, required character of the e-mail address.
a e-mail account full of spam e-mails
Electronic mail (or e-mail or email) is an Internet service that allows people who have an e-mail address (accounts) to send and receive electronic letters. Those are much like postal letters, except that they are delivered much faster than snail mail when sending over long distances, and are usually free.
Like with regular mail, users may get a lot of unwanted mail. With e-mail, this is called spam. Some programs used for sending and receiving mail can detect spam and filter it out nearly completely.
To send or receive an email in the traditional way, one needs a device (computer, phone etc.) connected to the Internet and an e-mail program (simply called mailer). Several formats exist for email addresses. The most common, called RFC 2822, looks like user@domain.com. E-mail messages are sent mostly by text, and sometimes by HTML style.
Some companies let people send and receive emails for free from a remote website. Gmail, Hotmail and Yahoo! are among the many that do this kind of "web mail". Webmail does not follow the pattern below exactly because the webpage is a web application and takes care of many details by itself. The traditional way uses a mailer, as is usual with smartphones.
Microsoft invented its own "communication protocol" (or set of rules) for sending and receiving mail, called "Exchange". Exchange protocol works entirely differently from the traditional method and is not explained here.
Traditional methodEdit
This diagram gives an example of what happens when email is sent from one person to another using the traditional method. In this example, Alice is sending email to Bob.
First, Alice writes a message to Bob in her e-mail program. Her e-mail program puts the message together along with some other information, such as her email address, the address of the person she is writing to, the time at which she is sending her message, and so on. When it is ready, Alice's mail program sends the message to a central computer called a mail server (or a Mail Transfer Agent) using some rules called the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.
The mail server that Alice is using to send her message (smtp.a.org) takes Alice's message and looks at the address to see where the message is being sent. The mail server then goes out on the internet and tries to find the mail server that Bob is using. It does this by talking to a Domain Name System (DNS) server, which keeps records about how to find different computers on the internet, including mail servers.
The DNS server gives Alice's mail server the proper address for the server that Bob is using to receive his email (mx.b.org).
Alice's mail server sends the message to Bob's email server, which puts it into Bob's mailbox.
Bob opens his e-mail program and downloads his messages using one of two sets of rules—either the Post Office Protocol (POP) or the Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP). His messages include the new message from Alice.
Other FeaturesEdit
You can send files along with your emails by using the Attachment feature. This is a common way of sending longer documents, spreadsheets, photographs etc. to other people
The CC (Carbon Copy) function lets you send a copy of the email to other people
the BCC (Blind Carbon Copy) function also lets you send a copy of the email to other people. This function hides the names of the recipients from each other
RFC 2822 Internet Message Format. April 2001
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package commands

import (
	"strings"
	"testing"
)

func Test_refineProviderType(t *testing.T) {

	var mapEmpty map[string]string
	mapTypeMissing := map[string]string{"otherfield": "othervalue"}
	mapTypeFoo := map[string]string{"TYPE": "FOO"}
	mapTypeBar := map[string]string{"TYPE": "BAR"}
	mapTypeHyphen := map[string]string{"TYPE": "-"}

	type args struct {
		t          string
		credFields map[string]string
	}
	tests := []struct {
		name                string
		args                args
		wantReplacementType string
		wantWarnMsgPrefix   string
		wantErr             bool
	}{
		{"fooEmp", args{"FOO", mapEmpty}, "FOO", "WARN", false},       // 3.x: Provide compatibility suggestion. 4.0: hard error
		{"fooMis", args{"FOO", mapTypeMissing}, "FOO", "WARN", false}, // 3.x: Provide compatibility suggestion. 4.0: hard error
		{"fooHyp", args{"FOO", mapTypeHyphen}, "-", "", true},         // Error: Invalid creds.json data.
		{"fooFoo", args{"FOO", mapTypeFoo}, "FOO", "INFO", false},     // Suggest cleanup.
		{"fooBar", args{"FOO", mapTypeBar}, "FOO", "", true},          // Error: Mismatched!

		{"hypEmp", args{"-", mapEmpty}, "", "", true},       // Hard error. creds.json entry is missing type.
		{"hypMis", args{"-", mapTypeMissing}, "", "", true}, // Hard error. creds.json entry is missing type.
		{"hypHyp", args{"-", mapTypeHyphen}, "-", "", true}, // Hard error: Invalid creds.json data.
		{"hypFoo", args{"-", mapTypeFoo}, "FOO", "", false}, // normal
		{"hypBar", args{"-", mapTypeBar}, "BAR", "", false}, // normal
	}

	for _, tt := range tests {
		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
			if tt.wantErr && (tt.wantWarnMsgPrefix != "") {
				t.Error("refineProviderType() bad test data. Prefix should be \"\" if wantErr is set")
			}
			gotReplacementType, gotWarnMsg, err := refineProviderType("foo", tt.args.t, tt.args.credFields, "FOO")
			if !strings.HasPrefix(gotWarnMsg, tt.wantWarnMsgPrefix) {
				t.Errorf("refineProviderType() gotWarnMsg = %q, wanted prefix %q", gotWarnMsg, tt.wantWarnMsgPrefix)
			}
			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
				t.Errorf("refineProviderType() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
				return
			}
			if gotReplacementType != tt.wantReplacementType {
				t.Errorf("refineProviderType() gotReplacementType = %q, want %q (warn,msg)=(%q,%s)", gotReplacementType, tt.wantReplacementType, gotWarnMsg, err)
			}
		})
	}
}

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Home » Celebrities » Prince Harry's Ex Will Probably Attend Princess Eugenie's Wedding
Prince Harry's Ex Will Probably Attend Princess Eugenie's Wedding
Princess Eugenie's upcoming wedding to Jack Brooksbank is expected to feature celebrity guests like Robbie Williams, David and Victoria Beckham, and Elton John. And one big name who will likely attend is the bride's close friend Cressida Bonas—who just so happens to have dated Prince Harry.
Eugenie and Cressida have been close friends for many years, and have been pictured attending many high-society events together since at least 2013.
Eugenie reportedly introduced her cousin Harry to Cressida in 2012, but the two broke up two years later so Cressida could focus on her career, BBC reports. Cressida is an actress, and most recently performed in the play The Dog Beneath the Skin, in which she played a dog jealous of its owner's fiancée.
Cressida usually refuses to speak about her past relationship to the press, and instead prefers to keep the attention on her acting work. These days, she is dating another Harry—Harry Wentworth-Stanley. The two have posted photos of their travels together.
?Jodhpur ? @cressida_bonas_
A post shared by Harry Wentworth-Stanley (@harrywent) on Oct 26, 2017 at 9:52am PDT
A city built by Angels and Giants ?? #jodhpur #india #travels
A post shared by Cressida Bonas (@cressida_bonas_) on Oct 26, 2017 at 7:19pm PDT
This Harry has a royal connection, too. Back in June, he met with Prince William as he opened James' Place, "a non-clinical centre for men experiencing suicidal crisis," according to its official website. The center is named in memory of Harry's older brother, James, who died by suicide at the age of 21.
A huge honour to have Prince William officially open @jamesplaceuk today. The first of its kind in the UK, James' Place will provide face-to-face therapeutic support for men in suicidal crisis. Mum's vision has become a reality and will save lives in James's memory. Proud of Mum, Dad and all who've been involved and that we could fund it through our crazy plan of Row For James. Immensely grateful for all of the support we've received along the way ? @tfenwicke @sam_greenly @rorybuchanan @kensingtonroyal @trippettspolo #rowforjames #jamesplace #suicideprevention #liverpool
A post shared by Harry Wentworth-Stanley (@harrywent) on Jun 19, 2018 at 9:50am PDT
Eugenie also posted about the charity and William's appearance at the opening, praising Harry and James' mother, Clare.
What an amazing achievement for this incredibly inspiring woman Clare. Her vision of a place where men in suicidal crisis can get the face to face help they need in a non clinical environment has become a reality this week. This will inevitably save many lives in her son James' memory who we miss every day. So proud of you all. @jamesplaceuk #jamesplace #suicideprevention
A post shared by Princess Eugenie (@princesseugenie) on Jun 23, 2018 at 4:46am PDT
Given the couple's royal connections, the run-in with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex is unlikely to spark any awkwardness. In fact, Cressida was a guest at Meghan and Harry's wedding back in May. She even wrote about the experience afterward—though only about the stress that came with having to choose a hat.
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A so-called R-gene renders the yellow-striped flea beetle Phyllotreta nemorum L. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae) resistant to the defenses of the yellow rocket Barbarea vulgaris R.Br. (Brassicacea) and enables it to use it as a host plant in Denmark. In this study, genetic markers for an autosomal R-gene, inherited as a single, dominant locus in flea beetles from the Danish locality "Kværkeby" are described, and a genetic linkage map around this particular R-gene is constructed, using the technique of AFLP (Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism).


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X_X at MOTR Pub
Courtney Phenicie
Friday, January 8, 2016, 1:55am
Smog Veil Records' band X_X announce The Blowtorch Tour to promote their new album titled, Albert Ayler's Ghosts Live at the Yellow Ghetto. The record dropped on November 20, 2015 and is available in digital format as well as CD and vinyl LP. The LP version is on blue vinyl and contains Byron Coley liner notes. The band is touted as "the only band that matters" by cognoscenti the world over.
X_X (pronounced "ex blank ex"), was a short-lived Cleveland punk band led by guitarist John Morton of the Electric Eels—an equally warped prepunk combo that injected serious sonic damage into art-rock in the early 70s. X_X existed for a mere six months in 1978 and released just two singles, both for the Clevo underground imprint Drome, which also released some great early material by The Pagans.
The band is John Morton on guitar, vocals, Theremin, didgeridoo and electric sitar; Andrew Klimeyk on guitar and vocals; Craig Willis Bell (Rocket From The Tombs) on bass; multi-instrumentalist Lamont "Bim" Thomas on percussion.
We sat down with John Morton, founding member of X_X prior to the show at MOTR on Saturday, January 23rd!
35 years is quite a hiatus! What prompted the comeback?
People have FINALLY caught up with us. We've been patiently waiting... yes, for 35 FUCKING YEARS... & not really a comeback. All four members of X_X have been pursuing music, Obnox, Rocket from the Tombs, New Fag Motherfuckers, Scarcity Of Tanks, Down Fi, Dunking Swine of Chelsea among others.
How have things changed since your last tour?
We all got older. We now have the services of Lamont "Bim" Thomas on skins making us officially a Super Group. I mean, come on . . . it's ALL there
Obviously using technology for getting the word out about shows has improved. Do you feel this is an advantage or hindrances for bands?
It is what one has to do. Old dogs have to learn new tricks otherwise you are a fucked old dog. SRSLY . . . we only LOOK old, but we think 'Pepsi Generation!' (Hey wasn't that the ad slogan from1963? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepsi_Generation) ok, ok We look old, but we think "It's the Real Thing!' (1971)
What can one expect at a live X_X show?
You can expect to get your lil fucking mind blown by the only band that matters. We got punk, we got free jazz, we got artsy crap with just a smidge of stage violence thrown in for the old school punk (no moshing allowed PLS!!!).
What is next for X_X?
The End - No, we are not gonna cover "The End" even though it's a great song. But SRSLY (ok not SRSLY) Why don't we just... wait here for a little while... see what happens? Best defense, good offense. No harm no foul. Why don't we just send it up the fucking flagpole and see who salutes it?
In other words, we don't know. We'll just do the next thing whatever it turns out to be. . . But I can promise you it won't be dull . . .
Courtney Phenicie is the Editor in Chief of CincyMusic and an alum of Northern Kentucky University. She enjoys singing in the car, pizza rolls, red wine, and The Golden Girls. If you can't find her roaming around the city with her daughter Josephine, check The Southgate House Revival or Casablanca Vintage in Northside.
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Business|J.P. Morgan Fires Broker Accused of Excessive and Unauthorized Trading
J.P. Morgan Fires Broker Accused of Excessive and Unauthorized Trading
Documents that Tracey Dewart amassed while studying how a broker handled her father's account with J.P. Morgan Securities. The firm confirmed this week that it had fired the broker.CreditCreditSara Naomi Lewkowicz for The New York Times
By Tara Siegel Bernard
J. P. Morgan Securities said this week that it had fired a broker accused of making unauthorized trades in a customer's account — and reaping fees that were 10 times the typical amount — three months after settling with the customer and several weeks after The New York Times reported on the dispute.
The broker, Trevor Rahn, was discharged on Sept. 17, according to a regulatory disclosure filing that cited "unacceptable practices" related to the "timing and size of orders entered and resulting transaction charges in a client account."
The filing, available through the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's BrokerCheck tool, also said Mr. Rahn had marked some of the orders at issue as authorized by the customer.
J. P. Morgan confirmed on Monday that it no longer employed Mr. Rahn, but declined to comment further. Mr. Rahn could not be reached for comment.
He continued to work at J. P. Morgan for three months after the firm settled a complaint by Tracey Dewart about Mr. Rahn's handling of a brokerage account, belonging to her father, that she and her sister were overseeing. The Times detailed Ms. Dewart's concerns about Mr. Rahn's actions in an article on Aug. 24.
The settlement, dated June 13 and listed on Mr. Rahn's BrokerCheck report, indicates that a customer had accused him of conducting unauthorized transactions from August to September 2017.
But Ms. Dewart said she had discovered what she considered questionable trading that stretched back further than the one-month period reported by J. P. Morgan.
By working with a forensic consultant, she said, she learned that her father's account, which was worth about $1.3 million when 2017 began, had been charged $128,000 in commissions that year, about 10 times what many financial planners would charge to manage accounts that size.
In August 2017 alone, Ms. Dewart said, Mr. Rahn sold two-thirds of the portfolio, or about $822,000, and then reinvested most of the proceeds, yielding about $47,600 in commissions, according to monthly financial statements and an analysis by Genesis Forensic Consulting.
Excessive and unauthorized trading are among the top complaints in customer arbitration cases, according to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
A version of this article appears in print on , Section B, Page 6 of the New York edition with the headline: J. P. Morgan Fires Broker After Settling With Client. Order Reprints | Today's Paper | Subscribe


> > Evidently, it hasn't been tested for much time. but here you have.
intended. How do I define the backquote key in XK_blah notation?
I'm using XK_Tab now and it's actually quite handy too.
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Before the IPL bonanza, the youngster had picked up 41 wickets in the 2016-17 Ranji Trophy season, playing a pivotal role as they entered the the knockouts.
"I would like to thank Bharat (Arun) sir who believed in me and motivated me to do well in the Ranji Trophy. My IPL experience was also crucial and I got to learn a lot from Bhuvi Bhai (Bhuvaneshwar Kumar) and Ashish bhai (Ashish Nehra)," added Siraj. While he has been picked in the T20 squad, Siraj is hoping to represent the country in all three formats. " I don't have a preferred format. I like playing in all formats and as long as I get to represent India, the format does not matter," he pointed out.


Costly hiring mistakes for key positions.
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Existing Outpatient Surgical Hospitals seek the same efficiencies and quality care long associated with ASCs. To accomplish those goals, ASC development and management companies are often sought after for their expertise in ensuring the availability of advanced treatment options and the delivery of excellent patient care.
Hospitals have realized the value of operating their Outpatient Departments with the same efficiencies as surgery centers and look to proven ASC management companies like NSP to manage those departments within the hospital setting.
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Freestanding Emergency Rooms are growing in popularity throughout the country in response to the growing number of dissatisfied patients visiting overburdened hospital emergency rooms. These healthcare facilities offer the highest quality of emergency medical care in state of the art facilities in numerous neighborhoods throughout the U.S.
Freestanding emergency rooms are revolutionizing the delivery of adult and pediatric emergency care for both major and minor issues. Facilities are fully equipped with diagnostic (CT, Ultrasound, and X-ray) and laboratory services.
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NSP understands that the needs of the marketplace can rapidly change, requiring a rapid response. We will develop, coordinate and implement a marketing plan tailor-made for your center and measure its effectiveness of those initiatives.


Engineers have developed an electrically conductive hydrogel that could give people with paralysis greater control over electronic equipment, or give voice to those with speech difficulties.
Developed by researchers at KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology) in Saudi Arabia, the material is claimed to take stretchability, self-healing and strain sensitivity to new limits.
"Our material outperforms all previously reported hydrogels and introduces new functionalities," said Husam Alshareef, professor of materials science and engineering at KAUST.
Smart materials that flex, sense and stretch like human skin could have many applications including biodegradable patches that help wounds heal to wearable electronics and touch-sensitive robotic devices.
The material – a composite of hydrogel and MXene metal-carbide – can stretch by more than 3400 per cent and quickly return to its original form. It also adheres to a number of surfaces, including skin. When cut into pieces, it can quickly mend itself upon reattachment.
"The material's differing sensitivity to stretching and compression is a breakthrough discovery that adds a new dimension to the sensing capability of hydrogels," said first author, Yizhou Zhang, a postdoc in Alshareef's lab.
According to KAUST, this new dimension may be crucial in applications that sense changes in the skin and convert them into electronic signals. The team has found that a thin slab of the material attached to a user's forehead can distinguish between different facial expressions, such as a smile or a frown. This ability could allow patients with extreme paralysis to control electronic equipment and communicate.
In a similarly assistive application, strips of the material attached to the throat can convert speech into electronic signals.
"There is real potential for our material in various biosensing and biomedical applications," said co-author Kanghyuck Lee.
Further medical applications include flexible wound coverings that can release drugs to promote healing. These could be applied internally, on diseased organs, in addition to adhering externally to skin. The team also envisions developing a smart material that could monitor the volume and shape of an organ and vary drug release according to signals produced.
In robotics applications, the material could be used in touch-sensitive finger-like extensions for machinery.
"There is great potential for commercialisation," said Alshareef.


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Great gadgets for summer fun at home or on the go
June 15, 2020 at 6:16 am Updated June 16, 2020 at 1:39 pm
By Gregg Ellman
Tribune New Service
Summer is here, whether we're stuck at home or not. To ensure your fun in the sun has perfect sound, is well-charged and is stocked with perfectly chilled beverages, we compiled five great gadgets that can be used at home or as far as you're willing and able to venture.
Ultimate Ears Hyperboom
The Ultimate Ears Hyperboom ($400 at ultimateears.com) is ready to party — even when your guests are a safe 6-feet apart — with the most powerful sound I've seen from a portable wireless speaker. Yes, it's big, at about 14-by-7.5-by-7.5-inches, but a carrying handling makes the 13-pound speaker more easily portable.
With booming bass, is has a wide dynamic range to bring music to all ends of your yard or house. During my testing, trust me that my neighbors heard Jimmy Buffett playing loud and clear several houses away.
The USB-rechargeable, 24-hour battery charges in 2.6 hours, and the speaker has adaptive EQ so it reads the environment and automatically adjusts the sound to best fill the space.
With the latest Bluetooth, it can store and remember up to eight paired devices so playlists can come from many sources. A splash-proof IPX4 lets it sit poolside, and the BOOM app lets you customize the sound and more.
A top-side one-touch control button changes the music, controls the volume and accesses music services. Covered ports include a USB charge out, optical input, aux input and power.
The Jabra Elite 75t true wireless earbuds ($180 at amazon.com) deliver powerful and simply fantastic sound with innovative features.
The company's new HearThrough technology lets you use a slider to adjust how much of the outside world you want to hear. It's pretty amazing how easy it was to use and how well it worked in different environments.
The durable earbuds, with 6-millimeter speakers and passive noise cancellation in each side, are fully waterproof up to 1 meter, so workout sweat and splashes are not a problem. With the included storage USB-C charging case, they will last for up to 28 hours of playback, which is also aided by a low-power Bluetooth 5.0 chipset and an intelligent power management system.
Auto power on/off and auto pause music are some of my favorite features. Four built-in microphones make them great for handsfree calls. Access to voice assistants is done with a touch of a button on an earbud. There's also an option (for an additional $30) to add a wireless charging case.
Kanex GoBuddy
A great low-priced gadget for the summer season is the Kanex GoBuddy ($4 at amazon.com). It's a bottle opener surrounded by a USB cable with a standard USB-A port on one end and an Apple-certified Lightning ChargeSync cable on the other.
When the cables are not needed, they tuck away in the perimeter of the opener. The tangle-free cables extend to 6-inches and a carabiner clip is included for attaching the gizmo to a belt or backpack.
Pelican Dayventure Tumbler
Pelican Products — yes, the same company that manufactures elite, high-performance protective cases — has launched a line of rugged tumblers designed to withstand the rigors of everyday life.
The new Pelican Dayventure Tumblers ($20–$30 at pelican.com) are available in three sizes and five colors, with a sweat-proof powder finish. Each will fit 99% of all car cup holders and will take care of your beverage's cold or hot retention.
They're made with pro-grade stainless steel, and are vacuum-sealed and double-walled to withstand the bumps and drops of everyday life and to meet the standards Pelican is known for. A built-in loop makes for easy backpack attachment.
myCharge Adventure H20 portable battery
Portable power is a must when traveling, and there's none more ready for sand, water and adventures than the myCharge Adventure H20 15000 mAh portable charging battery ($60 at mycharge.com).
With an IP 67 waterproof rating, it can withstand water to a depth of 3 feet for up to 30 minutes, and it repels dirt and dust. The exterior is built with a shockproof rubber finish, and a built-in carabiner keeps it within reach.
The battery has 15000 mAh, providing up to eight extra charges for the average smartphone battery. It can power wireless speakers, tablets, watches or anything else needing some power on the go. There are two built-in USB ports and 2.4A of output for power-hungry devices.
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If you're like most international students, the U.S. college admissions process seems extremely complex and confusing. Don't worry! There are actually just a few parts to the college admission application. Understanding them, and the process, is the first step toward getting into the U.S. college of your dreams! The college admission process is simple. Basically, you fill out an application and get it in before the deadline, with any required fee.
You arrange for essential information such as evaluation letters, test scores and secondary school transcripts to be mailed to the college. You complete an interview if required. And, the college lets you know result. With just a little luck, you'll be accepted! What do colleges look for when accepting students? First, most colleges require an entrance exam such as the ACT or SAT. However, this isn't the most important factor in choosing students.
Does that surprise you? In the UK, Canada and several other nations, test results are the primary criteria that universities use to select students. A student who earns high test scores gets in. A student who gets low test scores doesn't go to college. It's not like that in the U.S. Test scores are just one factor that a U.S. college will consider. And, they're not the most important factor. Most admission officers look just as closely at other factors including the application, evaluation letters, the essay, the interview and the student's grades. They also consider any awards the student has earned, their work experience, their leadership skills, and special talents.
Of all these factors, often the student's grades in secondary school are the most important. Why? Admissions officers, like employers, believe that "past performance predicts future performance." That means that if you were a good student in the past, you'll likely be a good student in the future. Above all, the college wants you to succeed at your studies. It does no one any good for a college to accept students who can't make the grade.
A student with high test scores but low grades may seem lazy to admissions officers. The student is obviously bright, or they wouldn't have such high test scores. But, their low grades suggest that they don't work hard. Most colleges would rather have a student of average intelligence who works hard, than a brilliant student who won't study. What can you do if your grades in secondary school were less than spectacular? This is a great topic to address indirectly in your admissions essay. Maybe your essay will discuss how hard it was for you to focus on your studies after your brother died in your second year. Or maybe, you'll talk about how you learned to take education more seriously during the last two years of secondary school.
If your grades support your remarks, you may well be admitted in spite of low grades. Don't try to earn high marks by taking only the easiest classes. Colleges are aware of this strategy, and it will work against you. It makes you appear lazy. Getting a slightly lower grade in advanced mathematics is better than getting a high grade in basic math. This applies to all subjects. Most American colleges value uniqueness and competition. Anyone who stands out from the crowd has an advantage. Schools, especially the top schools, want students who have showed their leadership abilities. It may seem rude or arrogant to "boast" about your awards, honors and achievements, but that's exactly what you need to do, to get into a good school.
Take a minute to write down everything spectacular you've ever done, and make sure it gets on that application somewhere. If you received the highest marks in your science class, write it down. If you were the best cricket player in your school, write it down. You already have one positive going for you as an international student. Colleges recognize that only the most motivated students consider studying outside their native country. In the admissions officer's mind, you are already ahead of most other students. One area that's often overlooked by students is the application itself. Make sure that it is filled out completely. If the application is not done on a computer, it should be typed or neatly printed. To the college, the application is an example of the type of work that you produce.
Have a trusted advisor look over the application to make sure you haven't forgotten anything. Double check your spelling and grammar. Colleges want evidence that you can succeed outside the classroom, as well as in it. They prefer students who are active in extracurricular activities. These might include music, art, or a job. You might volunteer to tutor younger students or compete in a sport. Maybe you're active in your community. It's not so important what you do outside the classroom, but it is important that you do something to show you are "well rounded." evaluation letters are important.
Ask teachers or community leaders that you trust to write the letters for you. Check in advance to see what the college's policies are on letters from international students. Some require that evaluation letters be written in English. Others will accept a letter with an English translation. Usually, it's better to avoid evaluation letters from relatives or members of the clergy. Most colleges realize that no one from those groups is going to say anything bad about you! Be sure that your evaluation letters list your most spectacular accomplishments. Many international students are terrified by the admissions interview, but they really shouldn't be. For many colleges, this is the least important factor. Many schools even forget about the interview for international students.
Or, they may ask you to interview by phone or answer a series of questions by email. If an admissions officer has decided to reject you, but you ace the interview, that may change his or her mind. If an admission's officer has decided to accept you based on your application, letters of evaluation and essay, the interview is probably not going to change his or her mind. The admissions process may seem intimidating, but it's really easier than you think! Once you are accepted into a U.S. college, you'll forget all about the time you spent on admissions.
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Chronicles of Laser Pointer Forums
History of the Hobbyist LPM
Thread starter Trevor
The History of the Hobbyist LPM
With madmacmo's recent posts about LPF's history, I thought it might be interesting to do some research about the history of the hobbyist laser power meter. Information is pulled primarily from LPF and PL. Price figures have been pulled from LPF, PL, ebay, and my memory.
Everything is accurate to the best of my knowledge; please point out any mistakes!
First, a breakdown of the major players in the hobbyist LPM arena, in order of appearance:
die4laser - die4laser started it all with the die4thing. I don't really know a whole lot about him, really.
Kenom - Kenom introduced the original Kenometer in January of 2008. It was followed by the Kenometer Lite in November of 2009. Finally, in January of 2010 the Kenometer Pro and Kenometer USB were announced.
lasersbee - By far the most prolific of the players in the hobby LPM game, Jerry runs a company in Quebec, Canada (#2264987852) called J.BAUER Electronics. He has designed and produced something on the order of ten models of LaserBee LPM. This is made even more impressive by the fact that J.BAUER Electronics is a sole proprietorship with no employees, according to the company registration (current as of 2013). This one-man band delivers impressive usability in equally impressively lightweight packages - both with digital and analog LPM's
MarioMaster - MarioMaster entered the LPM arena when he worked with Kenom to bring the Kenometer Pro and Kenometer USB to market. Later, he formed Radiant Electronics with Spyrorocks and sold the Radiant Alpha.
Trevor - I started working on the hobby LPM scene in January of 2010 with the Kenometer Pro and Kenometer USB development team, working on the PC-side datalogger, Luminosity. Later, I rewrote the firmware for both the Kenometer Pro and Kenometer USB and offered upgrades for both meters. I wrote two additional PC interface utilities - one more sophisticated, as of yet unreleased utility, and Peregrine. I have worked on the LaserBee and have partnered with Radiant Electronics and with ARG to develop products.
nospin - nospin showed up in April 2010 with his Ophir 20C-A based LPM. I don't know a whole lot about his origin story.
Spyrorocks - Spyrorocks teamed up with MarioMaster in October, 2010 to form Radiant Electronics.
ARG - ARG got into hobbist LPM development through OpenLPM. He started to prototype an open source LPM hardware design for OpenLPM in mid 2012 and after 9 months released his designed publically and sold LPM's based around the Ophir 20C-A head.
Moving on, let's look at the timeline of LPM releases.
Here's a graphical representation of what I'm going to outline below:
Correction: The LaserBee I is still available.
die4thing
Relevant URL: D4Thing micro hotplate controller and laser power meter display
Novel Features: TEC controller, low cost, TEC as a low cost sensor, datalogging
Predecessors: n/a
The Die4thing really started it all with regards to hobbyist laser power meters. It was the first successful thermal hobbyist LPM, and pioneered the TEC-glued-to-a-heatsink design that has persisted since its March 2007 release. Not only was it a 3W laser power meter, it was also a TEC controller. It offered datalogging via a firmware update.
Kenometer
Relevant URL: http://laserpointerforums.com/f39/fs-laser-power-meters-150-sold-out-24438.html
Novel Features: Use of surplus professional sensor
The Kenometer was, as far as I know, the first hobbyist LPM built in any significant quantity that was based around a professional radial thermopile sensor. It was introduced in January of 2008 and was briefly available. The sensors they used were capable of reading to 10W, but the circuitry inside only supported reading up to 2W. Jerry of J.BAUER Electronics wrote a tutorial for users to modify the LPM to achieve its full 10W potential.
LaserBee I
Image from J.BAUER Electronics' website.
Relevant URL: Products
Novel Features: Low cost, mass production
Predecessors: die4thing (form factor, sensor design)
Introduced in May of 2008 at a price point of approximately $170, this laser power meter was J.BAUER Electronics' first foray into the world of hobbyist thermal LPM's. It followed in the footsteps of the die4thing, using the TEC-glued-to-a-heatsink design and a simplified, user-friendly interface. It could measure the output of lasers up to 1W. As of June 2008 they were calibrated using a Coherent LaserCheck, but in July 2008 the website description was updated to reflect that a Newport 1825-C power meter had replaced the LaserCheck. For an extra fee, the LaserBee I could come in an enclosure - known as the 'Deluxe' version. Datalogging could be purchased as an additional option. The LaserBee I was to be the longest lived LaserBee product. It is still available new, today.
Kenometer Lite
Image courtesy of J.BAUER Electronics.
Relevant URL: n/a
Novel Features: n/a
Predecessors: Kenometer (same family)
In November 2009, Kenom returned to the LPM market with the Kenometer Lite. It followed the same basic design as the original Kenometer, but used the Ophir 20C-A sensor. It could measure the output of a laser up to 5W - at the time, the highest to date in a turnkey hobbyist LPM. Its release was plagued by electrical issues, requiring many users to open their LPM and modify it.
Kenometer Pro
Relevant URL: http://laserpointerforums.com/f44/kenometer-pro-usb-screenshots-build-updates-47621.html
Novel Features: Graphical LCD
January 2010 marked the announcement of the Kenometer Pro at a price point of $450. It was available only briefly, due to a shortage of the Ophir 20C-A and the expense of building them. It was the first and, so far, only production hobbyist LPM that used a graphical LCD and had onscreen graphing. The Kenometer Pro offered datalogging standard and could measure up to 5W lasers. They were well received, but had trouble with jittering readings due to improper filtering of their switching power supply. This was addressed in a later, optional firmware update. No hardware fix was ever provided. Jerry of J.BAUER Electronics proposed a solution, but for undisclosed reasons did not post the specifics publicly.
Kenometer USB
Novel Features: Small form factor, low cost, USB-only functionality
The Kenometer USB was introduced at the same time as the Kenometer Pro, as a lower-cost alternative at $250. It was the first hobbyist LPM to offer USB-only functionality in a small form factor. It could measure up to 5W lasers. Like the Kenometer Pro, it suffered some initial issues with read noise, but it was later addressed through a firmware update. The Kenometer USB (and Pro) came packaged with Luminosity as its display for readings streaming from the LPM.
LaserBee II
Predecessors: LaserBee I (same family)
The LaserBee II was introduced in April 2010 at a price point of $240 (though since then the price has risen to $360 on ebay and $320 on the J.BAUER Electronics website). It is an update to the LaserBee I using a new amplifier and resistor configuration, a different ADC located in a previously vacant spot on the board, a contrast potentiometer, and additional thermal mass on the sensor heatsink. The board, however, remained basically identical to its predecessor. The changed components allowed the LaserBee I design to measure up to 3.2W. The decreased development cost allowed it to be much lower cost than its competitor, the Kenometer Pro. Around the time of the release of the LaserBee II, improved interface software, EagleEye, was released for the LaserBee series. For an extra fee, the LaserBee II can come in an enclosure - known as the 'Deluxe' version. At the time of writing, the LaserBee II has been selling for 39 months - making it the second longest-lived product on the hobbyist LPM market, second only to its predecessor, the LaserBee I.
nospin LPM
Relevant URL: http://laserpointerforums.com/f64/sale-5-watt-laser-power-meter-nospin-50231.html
The nospin LPM was introduced in April 2010 for $280, eventually rising to $400. It stuck around as long as the supply of inexpensive Ophir 20C-A sensors lasted. They were easily available for 5-6 months after the initial release. They were very well reviewed.
Limited Edition 5W LaserBee
Relevant URL: Heads Up... Limited 5Watt LPM + Data Logging
The Limited Edition 5W LaserBees have been sold since as early as August 2010. They use the same Ophir 20C-A sensor featured in many other LPM's and thus could measure up to 5W. They were introduced a price point of approximately $300 (without a $100 datalogging option), but as sensor prices rose from $50 to $200, the price of the Limited Edition 5W LaserBee soared to over $650, but finally came to rest at $580. An optional datalogging board could be added to the meter for $99 (at its introduction). Though uncommon nowadays, these LPM's received many good reviews.
Radiant Alpha
Relevant URL: http://laserpointerforums.com/f41/i...ctronics-radiant-alpha-power-meter-56689.html
Novel Features: Low cost slow sensor, extremely low cost
MarioMaster and Spyrorocks introduced Radiant Electronics and the Radiant Alpha LPM in October 2010. Its main selling point was being an extremely low cost power meter - at a price point of $99 (though by the end of its life it had risen to $125). It was the first hobbyist LPM to introduce a slower, but much less expensive, large TEC as a sensor. They could measure up to a 2W laser. They were wildly popular, but due to demand, they could not be manufactured fast enough. Many people closely monitored the sale page, and new batches of meters would immediately sell out, allowing competitors to use stocking as a selling point. The Radiant Alpha also lacked a usable zeroing control. Several solutions were proposed, but none worked. Radiant Electronics was no longer a major market player by August 2011, though used Radiant Alphas could be had at least as recently as into 2012.
LaserBee I-X
Image from J.BAUER Electronics' ebay profile.
The LaserBee I-X, like the LaserBee II, is a variation on the LaserBee I. It uses a different opamp configuration and firmware, extending the LaserBee I range to 2.1W. They surfaced as early as December 2010 at a $205 price point, and today sell for $280.
LaserBee 2.5W USB
Images from J.BAUER Electronics' ebay profile.
Relevant URL: http://laserpointerforums.com/f64/f...tt-usb-only-data-logging-stock-now-61644.html
Predecessors: Kenometer USB (form factor, USB-only functionality), Radiant Alpha (low cost slow sensor)
The LaserBee 2.5W USB launched in mid-March of 2011 at a price point of $120. It came behind the Radiant Alpha to fill the empty market position of a budget laser power meter. In its early days it achieved impressive market penetration because it offered datalogging for very little money. It used a slow-responding TEC as a sensor, in the same style package as the Kenometer USB. Over the next year as competition in the market fizzled and died, the price rose as high as $240, holding there for about a year before dropping to $220, where it holds today. A $25 discount is available to LPF members.
LaserBee A
Image from J.BAUER Electronics' sale thread.
Relevant URL: http://laserpointerforums.com/f64/all-sold-fs-5pc-new-2watt-laserbee-laser-power-meter-68597.html
Predecessors: Radiant Alpha (form factor, low cost slow sensor)
After the Radiant Alpha faded from the marketplace, the LaserBee A was released. It launched at a price of $170 (shipped) in November of 2011. It is a 2W fully analog meter - it has no microcontroller nor does it datalog in its standard form (though it is available as an option). It uses much the same design as the Radiant Alpha - a slow-responding TEC hooked up to an opamp circuit, feeding into a digital panel meter to display the laser's power. Since its release, the price has varied - spiking over $250 before settling at $219 at the time of writing.
ARGMeter
Relevant URL: http://laserpointerforums.com/f70/argmeter-open-source-laser-power-meter-80606.html
Novel Features: Open-source
Predecessors: Kenometer Pro / USB (Arduino-based)
The ARGMeter launched in February 2013, as the laser community's first complete open-source laser power meter. There were two versions offered - a TEC (3W) version and an Ophir 20C-A (5W) version. The TEC version was $125 and the Ophir version was $85. The low prices were unprecedented for an LPM that had a screen and offered datalogging, but stocking issues hurt sales. The TEC version had very limited availability. The Ophir version fared somewhat better, but as of May 2013 neither version was easily available. They were only available as bare PCB's with no enclosure.
LaserBee AX
Predecessors: Radiant Alpha (form factor, low cost slow sensor), LaserBee A (same family)
The LaserBee AX is a 3.1W variant of the LaserBee A, ostensibly with a higher thermal mass heatsink and a different opamp configuration. It is currently listed for $250. It had no discernible launch, but the first mention of it was in May 2013.
Relevant URL: http://laserpointerforums.com/f64/f...att-usb-eagleeye-logging-stock-now-80627.html
Predecessors: Kenometer USB (form factor, USB-only functionality), Radiant Alpha (low cost slow sensor), LaserBee 2.5W USB (same family)
The LaserBee 3.7W USB is a recent development, having launched in February 2013. It launched with a price of $280, with LPF users given a $35 discount. It appears to be nearly identical to the LaserBee 2.5W USB - with a different configuration of resistors in the amplifier, an FTDI-based USB-serial adapter, and a higher thermal mass heat sink.
So, folks, that concludes the history lesson! I think I've hit all the major points - both influential designs and designs that achieved widespread distribution.
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Great UNBIASED review / post.
Thanks Trevor.
Trevor said:
The nospin LPM was introduced in April 2010 for $400.
Afaik most of them were around $270 when Nospin introduced and sold them. Would have to look up in my PayPal history.
Greta thread :wave:
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lasersbee
Nice work compiling the data Trevor....:gj:
A few things jumped out at me or did not as I read your
compilation.
1) The original Kenometers also used the chopped off surplus
gain amplifier PCB that came with the used Coherent Heads.
IIRC it was drlava that designed the PCB modifications for the
Kenometer.
2) The LaserBee I is still available on our website.
Your graph should also reflect that.
3) The LaserBee II sells for ~$320 on our website not $360 as
you state.
4) The nospin LPM did not and does not come with Data Logging
nor did nospin want to offer it. I asked at the beginning...:yh:
5) The 5W LaserBee is the only hobbyists 5W LPM that uses the
OPHIR 20c heads that has a meter Zeroing Control feature. That
would be considered a feature.
6) The 5W LaserBee now sells for ~$580 on eBay and it includes
Insurance and Tracked Shipping costs to the USA and Canada not
$650 as you quote. And the price includes the Data Logging.
7) The Alpha Last sold for ~$125.00 on the Radiant website. That
was the last price not $99.
8) The LaserBee A and LaserBee AX use a split supply circuit that
allows True zeroing unlike the Alpha single supply design that was
plagued by not being able to zero the display when the small heatsink
became warm from testing. We solved that problem by deigning a
proper split supply circuit and is considered a Feature.
9) The LaserBee 3.7W USB is a completely new design and not
an "electrically nearly identical to the LaserBee 2.5W USB" as you
10) about the quoted prices...
{a} If the LaserBee LPM is bought off our website the prices quoted
DO NOT include the Shipping costs.
{b} If the LaserBee LPM is bought off eBay the prices quoted DO
include the Shipping costs to the USA and Canada.
11) My company does not have any Full Time employees but
I do frequently hire people to work in the shop when the need
arises. That makes the use of Us and We and Our correct in
referring to my company and part time employees since it is not
a full time solo operation.
We actually did a lot of research on those Sensors we use on
the entry level LaserBee A... LaserBee AX... LaserBee 2.5W USB
and the LaserBee 3.7W USB. We must have spent ~3 months
buying close to 75 different types of 12mm X 12mm and the
15mm X 15mm sensors and tested them all to see which ones
would give the best and fastest response times.
The ones used on the Alpha gave a typical 100% response time
of over a minute.
The ones we chose for the entry level LaserBee LPMs give a typical
100% response time of only 35-45 seconds.
Thought it should be stated that all slow sensors are not created
I've stated it before but we started designing the 1st LaserBee
when we wanted to purchase a Di4tghing from Robin the designer.
We were told by himself he could no longer make them due to
unavailable components and would not make any more.
Necessity definitley WAS the mother of invention in this case.
Most of the our other LPMs were designed when the supply of other
seller's LPMs dried up or there was a need for a higher power LPM.
lasersbee said:
Thanks! And good job doing all you've done solo... I was surprised to see that you don't actually have anyone working for you...
I pulled the LaserBee prices off of your ebay profile (because that's how you sell to LPF members mostly nowadays); I tried to standardize them the best I could... I'll go back through and fix anything that needs fixing. Because on many models shipping was listed as "FREE" on ebay, I used that price unmodified.
With regards to the original Kenometer, that is actually mentioned in the thread I linked - though I'll update its description.
Most of the other LPMs were designed when the supply of other
Why no answer to the Kenometer Pro? I know a lot of people would like to see something that advanced come back to LPF... perhaps in a more reliable package.
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I was editing my post when you posted...
The employee thing is covered there...:beer:
We have been working on a replacement as well as two
other new LPMs. As you may already know we will only
bring a new LaserBee LPM product to the marketplace
AFTER we thoroughly field test it.
I won't post about it here until a product is ready to be
BTW... here is a pic of the 3.1W LaserBee AX...
LB-AX Grn-s.JPG
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ryansoh3
Great write-up! :beer:
Isn't there also the Bluefan LPM?
Thanks; OP updated!
ryansoh3 said:
Right! I knew I forgot something. I'll gather some info.
Great thread Trevor! I learned some new things about hobbyist LPM's. I didn't know the die4thing had datalogging.
The Data logging for the Die4thing was a Firmware upgrade
by Robin the designer a few months after he stopped selling'
them...
BTW... Trevor you haven't made all the changes to your opening
post that I outlined in Post #4 above.
I've also edited it to add some more relevant info.
Here's a pic of 3 Kenometer Lites that I bought from Kenom
that you could use if you don't find a better one...
Keno Lites-s.JPG
AJ Pierson
Thanks for compiling and putting some semblance of order to all this, Trevor.
Seeing it all in timeline format really puts the whole progression into perspective. There really has been an impressive amount of work done in this area, in a relatively short amount of time.
Okay... let me explain why some of the changes were not made or were made a certain way.
While the datalogging option came out for the die4thing after production stopped, it still existed and was offered as an upgrade.
The LaserBee II price was pulled from ebay, so it is accurate. I will, however, note the website price.
I know the nospin LPM had no datalogging. That is why it was not mentioned.
Zeroing is not listed as a feature for the 5W LaserBee because it is not novel. Plus, at least one other LPM also offered it long before, and zeroing is not a market-changing feature.
The $650 price figure is actually $659.98 and was pulled from ebay, I mentioned that price as the peak that prices soared to (one of the most novel attributes of the 5W LaserBee). They went for $300 (without the $100 datalogging board) when sensors were $50, and rose to $660 when sensor prices went up to $200. I updated the description for clarity.
The Alpha price was from memory. I know they sold for that used (when there were none on the market), but that's not the right figure to use here. I've only listed new prices. If you can find reference to Radiant selling them for $125 it will be updated.
Adding zeroing to the LaserBee A and LaserBee AX has not had any impact on the hobbyist LPM market. Thus, it is not a novel feature for the purposes of history and was not included.
The LaserBee I, I-X, and II are currently sold for hugely different prices, and are all electrically nearly identical. Based on that, logically, the rest of the families of LaserBee products likely work like that. I'll pursue getting an image of the inside of a LaserBee 3.7W USB so that I can update the description if necessary. EDIT: I see that it is different... welcome to the world of FTDI, Jerry...
You are the sole operator of the lasersbee account and the only employee of consequence. "We" may be technically correct but you still sound like Gollum. :na:
I don't have access to any of your research regarding slow sensors. I've never noticed an appreciable difference, so I did not note one in this thread. I'll try to track down a Radiant Alpha owner and a LaserBee 2.5W USB owner for comparison purposes.
I didn't want to quibble, but since you asked again, does that answer your questions?
And thank you, I suppose I'll add that photo. Since it was such a short-lived and fairly non-influential product, I wasn't going to worry about it. Since I have one now, that sort of makes the decision.
EDIT: Also, DJNY, I updated the price to ~$300... though I'm still working on figure out the exact original price. Thanks!
offroadfreak8582
Awesome thread! +1 for the effort trevor! Is it also interesting to add hobby made personal lpm's?
EDIT: wow am i the only one that thinks that the orginal kenometer and kenometer lite were kinda uggly for an commercially targeted lpm?
greetings,,
If you think they were ugly on the outside you'd hate to see the insides
offroadfreak8582 said:
I didn't include my own personal build, on grounds that I didn't build it and sell it. But... why not post it in here in the replies anyway?
This is mine:
With regards to the Kenometers... yeah. I don't think any of them ever had a PCB fabricated for them. Dremel'd project boxes with DPM's and point-to-point wiring inside. Even the Kenometer Pro was pretty messy. Those were well reviewed, but not well constructed...
The prototype (hopefully the messiest of all) got reviewed here: Kenometer Pro Review
And Jerry cleaned it up here, which was one of the more legendary threads in the saga of Kenometer vs. LaserBee drama: http://laserpointerforums.com/f42/kenometer-laserbee-pro-mods-51455.html
I suppose that's another part of the history of hobby LPM's... in the age of hobby LPM's I think the only person around now who's been in it since day one is Jerry, but the drama somehow never changes. Must be something inherent with LPM's...
madmacmo said:
LPMs =
) Legendary PMS
) Largely Promote Membership Stress
? . . . :shhh: :beer:
...sounds about right... :crackup:


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The case for growth by brand acquisition is driven by hotel brands' unquenchable thirst for rapid and significant growth and, in some cases, public capital markets' rewards for delivering this growth. Relative to other sectors, and even after recent headline-grabbing M&A deals such as the Marriott International/Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide combination and the AccorHotels/Fairmont Hotels & Resorts combination, the hotel industry remains highly fragmented without a single player having significant global market share. Market analysts estimate that the top hotel chains only account for approximately 33 percent of traditional hotel rooms on a global basis. This fragmentation will likely drive continued M&A activity in the hotel brand sector. While not without challenges with integration of multiple operating platforms and corporate cultures, growth through brand acquisitions is generally viewed as more efficient than growth by organic development efforts.
Beyond sector fragmentation, there are both offensive and defensive drivers spurring hotel brand M&A activity. The race for earnings and market-share growth is a key offensive driver. As hotel brand companies pivot away from ownership of the bricks and mortar and now define themselves by their brands, brand acquisitions immediately broaden and deepen loyalty program participation while increasing scale and customer touchpoints, which all accelerate earnings and market share growth.
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Pictured: The Fairmont Grand Del Mar in San Diego.
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Value of existing management and/or franchise agreements.
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- September 18, 2018, 11:58 AM
Within days, the U.S. Army is expected to release a formal request for proposal (RFP) for prototypes for a future attack reconnaissance aircraft competitive prototype (FARA CP) that it hopes to fly by 2023 and have in production by the 2030s. FARAs are intended to replace the Army's fleet of decommissioned Bell OH-58 Kiowa Warrior armed scout helicopters, a mission now being flown by Boeing AH-64 Apache gunships and MQ-1C UAVs.
The Army is looking for between four and six conceptual designs and then plans to settle on two design teams by 2020 with a fly-off in 2023 and a program award in 2024. The FARA is intended to complement the medium lift aircraft that will result from the upcoming Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstration (JMR-TD) competition between the Bell V-280 Valor next generation tiltrotor and the Sikorsky-Boeing SB-1 Defiant compound helicopter.
Army officials already have hinted that they want the same 200-knot-plus speed offered by the Bell and Sikorsky-Boeing JMR-TD designs. What they don't want is the mass, preferring an aircraft small enough to easily operate in a dense urban environment; one that can carry a crew of two, one, or none, the latter with fully remote piloted/autonomous capabilities. It would also need to integrate with UAS and be able to launch its own UAS. Off-the-shelf designs that are believed to come close to meeting the FARA requirement include Sikorsky's S-97 Raider and Airbus X3 compound helicopters or the Leonardo AW609 civil tiltrotor. Bell officials have also noted that the company's V-280 design is "scalable," pointing to the unmanned V-247 tiltrotor concept it has proposed for the armed forces.
In a draft solicitation for the program released this summer, the Army made its case for FARA, noting, "Army Aviation must operate in highly contested/complex airspace and degraded environments against peer/near peer adversaries capable of an advanced integrated air defense system. The Army currently lacks the ability to conduct armed reconnaissance, light attack, and security with improved stand-off and lethal and non-lethal capabilities with a platform sized to hide in radar clutter and for the urban canyons of mega cities. To close this gap, the Army envisions an optionally manned, next generation rotorcraft with attributes of reduced cognitive workload, increased operational tempo (OPTEMPO) through ultra-reliable designs and extended maintenance free periods, and advanced teaming and autonomous capabilities."
FARA would be the Army's fourth attempt to devise a replacement for the OH-58 over the last four decades, having abandoned the pricey RAH-66 Comanche program in 2004 after spending $7 billion and building just two prototypes; the less ambitious ARH-70 Arapaho, a military variant of the Bell 407, in 2008 after per unit costs ballooned to $14.5 million; and the Armed Aerial Scout program in 2013, after estimated program costs grew to $16 billion.
https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2018-09-18/army-expected-release-rfp-new-scout-helicopter