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Melting Watch still tells the time

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melting-watchNow this is a rather weird design, as though it is something that hails from the mind of some sort of fiction writer. I am referring to the $12.49 Melting Watch, where as its name suggests, will still be able to tell the time, save for the fact that it does so in a style unlike any other than you have seen before. While there is a saying that goes something like this, that “Time is fluid”, which makes the Melting Watch a suitable addition to your weird timepiece collection. Trippin’! Definitely a conversation starter that doubles up as a decent timepiece for sure.

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An exceptional strong wind marked the first day of my visit to Sara, which resulted in some nice images on the beach and a free sandblasting treatment for my skin. However, I was mainly there to capture Sara her training to become a nurse amidst very realistic looking dolls.

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West Ham have £31m bid for Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette rejected, club owner reveals

21 May

Olympique Lyonnais have turned down a bid worth £31million from West Ham for Alexandre Lacazette, club owner Jean-Michel Aulas has revealed.

Aulas told French newspaper Le Progres the offer from the Hammers was the biggest so far tabled for the striker.

The 24-year-old has been a prolific scorer for Lyon in the French league for three seasons, with 23 goals in all competitions recorded last term.

Aulas was asked if Lyon had received offers for Lacazette, and said: “Yes. Many, the most important being that of West Ham for 40 million euros (£31million) which we’ve refused. I want to keep him but I’m not certain because it’s he who will decide in the end.”

Aulas detailed Lyon’s position, telling the newspaper: “To have a sale, you need all three parties to be in agreement. We hope to keep him. Now, if there are offers…

“Last season I expect Monaco wanted to keep (Anthony) Martial (who moved to Manchester United).

“What I don’t want is that, by August 28, when we’ve qualified for the Champions League, we find ourselves in the same situation.

“If there’s an offer he can’t refuse, he’ll come to see me.”

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...Today in metro Denver weather history...

20-27 In 2002...lightning sparked a wildfire near Deckers.  Extremely
        dry conditions and very strong winds the following day
        allowed the fire...known as the consume 3850
        acres before it could be contained.  Thirteen structures
        were destroyed...including 4 homes...resulting in 2.2 million
        dollars in damage.
21-23 In 1876...snow changed to heavy rain over the city...resulting
        in widespread flooding along Cherry Creek and the South
        Platte River...nearly as great as the flash flood of May
        19-20...1864.  However...damage was greater because the city
        had grown much larger and there were more bridges for the
        flood waters to destroy.  Precipitation in the city totaled
        6.70 inches from 10:00 PM on the 21st through 3:00 AM on the
        23rd.  The greatest precipitation ever recorded in Denver in
        24 hours...6.53 inches...occurred on the 21st and 22nd.  Small
        buildings and bridges along Cherry Creek were washed away
        by the flood waters.  Bridges over the South Platte River
        were damaged.  The city irrigation ditch was damaged and
        rendered unfit for service.  Strong winds at speeds of 30
        to 40 mph drove the heavy rain through brick walls 12 to
        16 inches thick.  Many sheep and cattle were either killed
        by lightning or drowned...including some 100 head of cattle
        in Jefferson County alone.  There was immense damage to
        railroad tracks...especially the Kansas Pacific line to the
        east of the city.  The Colorado Central suffered estimated
        damage of 10 to 15 thousand dollars.  In addition...the
        heavy rain caused extensive flooding on Soda and Bear Creeks
        in the foothills.  Flooding along Boulder Creek inundated
        farm and pasture land in the Boulder valley and damaged a
        few bridges.  Rail travel had to be suspended in the area
        for several days.
22-23 In 1933...high winds and gales overnight caused considerable
        damage in and near the city.  Much greenhouse glass was
        broken...which caused damage to sheltered plants.  Great
        numbers of plants growing in the open were damaged or
        killed by wind-driven sand and soil.  Fields were eroded
        by the wind and a few trees were uprooted.  West winds
        were sustained to 38 mph with gusts as high as 65 mph
        in downtown Denver on the 22nd.
23    In 1916...southeast winds were sustained to 43 mph with
        gusts as high as 52 mph.  The winds were strong for
        several hours during the afternoon.
      In 1965...thunderstorm outflow wind gusts to 59 mph were
        recorded at Stapleton International Airport.
      In 1987...slow moving thunderstorms bombarded metro Denver.
        One inch diameter hail was reported in south central
        Denver.  Torrential rain caused widespread street flooding...
        stalling traffic throughout the area.  Rainfall totaled
        2.10 inches in just 25 minutes in extreme southeast Aurora.
        Many other locations in Aurora and east Denver reported 1 to
        1 1/2 inches of rain in about 30 minutes.  Thunderstorm
        rainfall totaled 1.33 inches at Stapleton International
        Airport where 1/4 inch diameter hail was measured and north
        winds gusted to 40 mph.  A man was slightly injured by
        lightning near Stapleton International Airport.  Lightning
        also started a fire that severely damaged a house in Aurora.
      In 1990...a microburst wind gust to 52 mph at Stapleton
        International Airport produced some blowing dust.
      In 1991...thunderstorms moving from southwestern sections of
        metro Denver to the east of Denver produced large hail up
        to golf ball size.  An estimated 5 thousand homes and
        8 thousand cars received considerable damage.  Early
        estimates placed damage costs around 60 million dollars.
        Three funnel clouds were also reported...two by personnel
        at Buckley Field and the other by a storm spotter.  Heavy
        rain produced street flooding in Aurora where hail
        accumulated to a depth of 6 inches.  As the storms moved
        to the ball size hail was reported at Strasburg.
      In 1997...hail to 3/4 inch diameter fell in Broomfield.
      In 2002...a very strong microburst near Strasburg swept a
        woman into a swirl of dirt and carried her about 150 feet.
        The woman was in an open field...corralling a yearling horse...
        when the incident occurred.  Fortunately...she received only
        minor injuries.
23-24 In 2002...a Pacific storm system brought much needed snow to
        the mountains and foothills with a mix of rain and snow on
        the plains.  The most snow fell from central Jefferson
        County northward.  Snow totals included:  13 inches in Coal
        Creek Canyon...11 inches near Evergreen and atop Gold Hill...
        10 inches near Blackhawk and Conifer and atop Crow Hill...
        9 inches near Rollinsville...and 8 inches near Genesee and
        Golden.  Rain was mixed with snow across the city.
        Precipitation totaled 0.61 inch at Denver International
        Airport.  Snowfall was less than an inch at the site of the
        former Stapleton International Airport.  The storm brought
        unseasonably cold air to metro Denver.  Three temperature
        records were set.  Low temperature of 31 degrees on the
        23rd was a record minimum for the was the low of
        32 degrees on the 24th.  The high temperature of only 48
        degrees equaled the record low maximum for the date.

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.SHORT TERM...(Today through Tuesday night)
Issued at 338 AM CDT Sun May 21 2017

Drier air will continue to slowly ooze east into the region today
as high pressure gradually builds into the Southern Plains. Skies
will gradually clear from west to east...though it may take til
later this afternoon for the Pennyrile areas of western KY to
clear out. lowering sfc dew points and light northerly winds will
bring a much cooler night tonight. A few locations along the I-64
corridor may even see temps dip to near the 50 degree mark.

Monday should be a pleasant day as high pressure continues to
build east into the Ohio River Valley. Most of the region will see
highs in the mid 70s with very comfortable humidity levels.

An upper level trof and associated weak surface front are
forecast to approach the region as we head into Tuesday/Tuesday
night time frame. This will result in a return of of shower/isolated
thunderstorm chances, though nothing of the magnitude some locations
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.LONG TERM...(Wednesday through Saturday)
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Quite a large change in the upper-level pattern will occur during
the long term. The 500 mb map will start off with a deep trough over
the Mississippi Valley on Wednesday, then transition to a broad
ridge in the same area by Friday. The resultant change in our
sensible weather will be large. Details follow...

On Wednesday, a cool northwest surface wind will be associated with
the deep trough aloft. There will likely be considerable cloudiness
due to the cyclonic low-level flow and cold air aloft. The models
are not especially moist in the low levels, with surface dew points
near 50. Even short periods of sun would bump up temps to near 70,
allowing for some weak diurnally-induced convection. Isolated
thunder is possible in the afternoon, but mainly showers are

On Thursday, subsidence will increase as the trough moves east and a
500 mb shortwave ridge moves east across the Plains. There will be
less cloudiness than Wednesday, but a persistent northwest wind will
not allow temps to get much above 70.

The shortwave ridge will move across the Lower Ohio Valley on
Friday, accompanied by a warmer and increasingly humid south
surface wind flow. The models indicate there will be strong warm
advection aloft on Friday and Friday night, with 850 mb temps
rising about 10 degrees Celsius over 48 hours. Some elevated
instability will develop by Friday afternoon, and a few elevated
showers and storms are possible through Friday night.

By Saturday afternoon, our region will be under a southwest flow
aloft in the wake of the mid-level ridge. A surface low will develop
over the Plains, placing our region in a broad warm sector covering
the mid-section of the country. There will be mcs activity within
the moist and unstable warm sector, but the models vary with respect
to the timing and location of each mcs. The first part of the
Memorial Day weekend looks rather warm and humid, but there is not
much model agreement on precip chances. The forecast will contain
slight chance pops for day 7, which conforms to the multi-model

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Pesky MVFR cigs will persist over eastern portions of the forecast
area this morning, possibly well into the afternoon far eastern
locations. Thereafter, high pressure will bring clear skies and
light/variable winds tonight/Monday morning. West winds today will
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Yahoo! Inc. Will Not Spin Off Alibaba Stake

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) will no longer pursue a spinoff of its stake in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA). A person familiar with the matter says the board remains skeptical of the tax risks associated with the deal. Instead, the embattled search giant will look to offload its internet business. CNBC also reports the company is considering a number of options for its stakes in Yahoo Japan.

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO)

Concerns over Huge Tax Bill

Pulling out of the sale of the Alibaba stakes is a significant change in the executive’s stance. Initially, they had stood by the deal even when asked if the deal would incur taxes.

Yahoo has not yet gotten an approval from the US Internal Revenue Service on its proposed tax-free status. Carrying out a spin-off without the IRS assurance of a tax-free tax transaction could result in a huge tax bill of about $10 billion.

Yahoo’s core internet business is already attracting interest from media and telecommunication companies. Robert Cool birth an analyst at CRT Capital Group believes the business could fetch as much as $3.5 billion. Others, however, value it at less than $2 billion.

Mayer’s faltering Turnaround Plan

A spin-off of the internet business would be an admission by the board that they no longer believe in CEO Marissa Mayer and her turnaround plan. Having taken reigns in 2012, Mayer has struggled to revitalize growth in the company much to the concern of investors as well as the board at large. Mounting activist investor pressure is also making it hard for the company to stick entirely to its turnaround plan.

Mayer is against spinning off the internet business. Instead, she has proposed a plan to spin off Alibaba stakes in a transaction she believes will not involve a huge tax bill. Spinning off the stakes according to the executive, will help prop up Yahoo stock price. As it appears, she might not get her wish as activist investor Starboard is against any deal that involves offloading stakes in the e-commerce giant.

Yahoo has substantially lost ground in the Internet business. Google and Facebook have dented its prospects in digital advertising, considerably affecting the value of its core internet business.

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Saturday, March 19, 2016

blue eggs (nearly Easter)

This is in my occasional series of Egg Photographs (if the eggs are lucky, they're turned into digital negatives and thence, appropriately, into albumen prints).  These were elegant eggs; Araucana eggs; eggs from birds that may go back to pre-contact hens (originating in Chile) - which would make them the only eggs from chickens originating in the Americas.  But.  These eggs are a delicate, extraordinary, pale blue.  This is the result of a DNA retrovirus that occurred sometime early in domestication.  It's really hard to capture this blue, it turns out ... and I can't go back and rephotograph these eggs: I cooked with them.

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How about these little guys? they look good enough for 1 amp at 5volts.

Mosfet Type: P-channel
Current Rating: 2.6A
Rds (On): 40 mOhm
Voltage Rated: 12V
Package: SSOT-3

Mosfet Type: N-channel
Current Rating: 4A
Rds (On): 100 mOhm
Voltage Rated: 60V
Package: SOT-223

They are much smaller than the ones I actually ordered (from the previous post). but they look like they exceed my needs, take up less space, and are even less expensive. These seem much better than what I ordered, but maybe they are not?

Im trying out TLC5940 chip on the SMT RGB LED cube, I have it wired up with 3 Chips, each have a 2k resistor, and I used 1 10k resistor, but the schematic didnt show any decoupling caps, so I didnt put any in.

Im trying it with the BasicUSe example software (just one plane of of 16 RGB LEDs, no multiplexing), and on Usb, it starts out really bright all on full, and after about a minute, it dims, and flickers each individual LED, but looks weird, and im pretty sure, wrong.

When I run it from 5v power supply, its similar to on USB, but its not bright at all, just flickering each individual led.

I know that I have some solder issues, since all the LEDs are not working (I buggered them up while soldering the wiring on the backside of the board.

Im using the info at:
and I wired it up like the example.

Heres a picture of the wiring, I havnt done the stuff for the planes, but I run a wire from the 5v to one of the common plane wires.

I worked on this again tonight. I repaired the some wiring on the middle chip, now all the LEDs light up in order, but they are pretty dim. I also put .1uf caps on each 5940, and its a little brighter, but nowhere near as bright as they should be.

Im just running one plane at a time with a 5v wire to the plane, and the software running the 5940s. The cubes gotten kinda beaten up being knocked around my bench for the last month or two. I will need to replace some LEDs I think :(

This is sort of an old topic, but I straighten my wire for cubes by grabbing both ends with needle nose pliers and stretching it. You will feel it stretch and then its perfectly straight

I tried that too. I used a vice, and vicegrips. The copper wire (24 gauge) breaks really easily, then springs out of control. The steel wire (19 gauge) did get straighter, but it was very difficult to stretch. I was able to do it, but when relaxing the wire, it still had curves in it. I also tried pulling real hard on the wire while smacking the wire with my hand, it didnt work either. I got straighter wire, but I couldnt get the curve out entirerly. I was working with about 6' of wire at a time, trying to get the longest section of straight I could get, but it just never got straight enough for me. I have some 22 gauge steel wire, but I havnt tried straightening large sections of it.

How were you doing it, how long and what gauge wire?

There is also a technique where you twist the wire, I actually got the best results with that technique, but when you look close, you could see the twist, even from 10 feet away, you could kinda see the twist. What you end up with is a wire that has very consistent tight twist to it that is roughly straight and rigid.  After a few days of trying things, I ended up going back to the original gentle uncurving metheod.

I was looking at the music wire that I had used on the charliecubes, and its got some rust on it, so its not stainless steel, its hardened steel.

Yea i was using a vice and needle nose pliers. And I think 22 gauge copper wire

I found the copper to be the most difficult. Thicker and harder were easier to get straighter, and I was spending a lot of time bending wires. My copper was a little smaller than yours, and my steel was a lot thicker.

How long of sections did you do? did you cut 4" sections, or many feet at a time? I wasnt able to completely remove curve, but if you spend enough time with it, it gets fairly straight. When using the music wire, its very straight, and doesnt get bent while working with it. But its very difficult to solder, comapred to copper or gavlanized steel.

I re-uploaded a new sketch, and hooked it up again, and its doing something!  :D

Right now I am only controlling one plane by connecting it to 5v.
The ICs are wired up like the example in the TLC5940 tutorial:
except that I have decoupling caps on each chip.

Its running the Useprogmem example program, it just lights all 16 RGB LEDs in a plane, and turns them off in sequence. I think it may do some PWM while its turning it off too.

Its not as bright as I had hoped, but maybe with some experimentation, i can make some improvements. I ran the same LEDs on shift registers and resistors, and I seem to remember them being considerably brighter, but maybe that just my imagination.

The smt cube is going to wait until i can figure out a good way to source 5v to each plane. Im assuming a mosfet would be the best way, but I have to figure out what part I need, and order them, and wait for shipping...

I setup a test fixture with some charliecube spires, and I have 3 different resistor sizes. no resistor, 150, 100, and 50 ohm (I didnt have any 50 ohm, so I doubled up on the 100s). No resistor is visibly brighter, but the others light up pretty well. Im thinking of modifying one of my cube with 100 ohm resistors.

It seems to me that there are two viable ways to introduce resistors. I could put on resistor on each of the i/o pins, or I could put one resistor on each of the 64 leads on the 16 spires.

More resistors typically means more evenly controlled, but I think in this case it may not actually make any difference, because It seems to me that the LEDs are being lit ONLY one at a time. Since there will always be 2 resistors used (one on the high pin, one on the low pin), There will always be 2 resistors being used to light any single LED. If I use 100's then Im doing 200 ohms which should mean my LEDs never get anywhere near 20ma.

Measuring what is actually going on would be best, but measuring is going to be difficult to impossible for me, a few calculations only takes a few minutes, and is relatively easy.

If you want really straight wires try heating the wire to a low red heat while applying tension to the wire. Allow the wire to cool naturally and you will have annealed the wire.. No more bends or gentle curves in the wire. This also is useful to relieve work hardening of copper and alumininum as well.

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That seems a bit excessive, I would have to heat it, to soften it, to straighten it, then harden it to help keep the structure of the cube. I certainly wont be heating up galvanized wire till its glowing red.

If i were to heat wires, I think I would use music wire, but use a lot of heat to tin them (like with a solder pot, or small torch.)

I really like the look of the copper, but its too soft for cubes, they really think they need a bit more durability than copper or aluminum provide. The music wire is also small enough that you can barely see it.

I think i have worked out controlling the columns on the cubes, but I need some help with controlling the planes. One cube sinks(Shift register/resistor cube) the planes, the other cube sources(constant current cube).

It looks like the mosfets that I purchased are totally not appropriate for what theses, which kinda sucks, but moving on, I need to figure out a good way to sink, and source 5v upto 1 amp.

Based on what i've read, it seems like there are basically 2 viable options, Darlington arrays and Mosfets. It sounds like mosfets are a better option, because they waste less electricity.

So, it seems I should get an N channel mosfet or maybe I could use a couple ULN2803 chips for sinking the planes on the shift register cube.

How about sourcing 5v?, should I use a P channel mosfet? What are other options?

I understand that I want a fet with low RDS, typically measured in millionths of an ohm, What are all the factors I need to consider when shopping for mosfets?

Crossroads posted a way to sort through the mind boggling inventory at digikey, That is a good start. I tried to apply the concept at mouser, but that didnt work out well. Ebay, Thaishine, and Tayda all seem too difficult to figure out what part I want.

Newmark has a good looking search interface, but Im unsure exactly what things to select. I was able to knock the list down to 100 parts for both n and p channel at 1amp.

I think i also need the parts to be logic-level, that is to say, they can be switched with 5v.

Jameco has lots of parts, but the search interface is kinda difficult.

If I knew exactly what i was looking for, and exactly what specs I should be looking for would make it easier,

I am also uncertain about packages. for 1amp at 5v, I dont think i need any heatsinks, but I would rather buy a part that wont need one, if that is an option. Smaller  (as in takes up less space), is better than bigger. SOT23 isnt too hard to solder, so even that isnt too small.

I've modified one of my charliecubes to use 100 ohm resistors, and it is noticably dimmer, Im going to try to measure some LEDs with a few different resistors sizes and calc the current use, and try to get them closer to 20ma. Nearest I can tell, I will have to settle for less current on the blue/green, If I drop to 50 ohm, that should put the blue/green at about 20ma, but the red should be over 20ma. Because of the layout, you can only use one size resistor and keeping red within spec means putting blue and green considerably lower current than red.

If you are considering trying music wire, I have found that for this size cube, 015 is too delicate (you can do it, but its very difficult), and 025 is more than sturdy enough, so Im going to try 020, I think it could be the ideal size for this size cube.

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Jan 19, 2013, 12:36 am Last Edit: Jan 19, 2013, 12:45 am by Tom Carpenter Reason: 1

I understand that I want a fet with low RDS, typically measured in millionths of an ohm

I think that is mOhm, or milliohms, i.e. thousandths of an ohm.

These are what I chose for my 12x12x12 cube. I ended up with 72 of them, and each one supplies 2 rows of 12 RGB LEDs, totalling 24*3=72 diodes per transistor = 1.44A peak current.

I chose them for (a) price, (b) size, and (c) they are rated at 2A drain current at a Vgs of -4.5V making them suitable for 5v logic levels.

Ideally one with a slightly lower on resistance (these are 0.1Ohm at -4.5V) would be better, but these were a good price and I only lose 0.144v which would have been lost over the PWM constant current sources I have wired to the Cathodes. In my case theThe power lost is 1.44^2 * 0.1 = 200mW, which is well withing the power dissipation the transistor can support.

Ah, now that you mention power dissipation, I remember reading something about power dissipation, I think it was nick. He mentioned a bunch of things that were a bit over my head, and hard to comprehend. There is something about gate capacitance or some such thing that I should also consider?

I think nick also posted some nice tiny FETs that were rated at 4amps, which seemed very surprising to me that such a tiny thing could handle such current.

So, it seems i will get the best results with a mosfet in both circumstances?

I decided I should test and measure the current on the common cathode LEDs that im using on the charliecube. I would like to find ideal resistors for them, by my calculations 200 ohms should keep the LEDs safe, but you dont know unless you measure. I soldered some resistors on to some LEDs, and hooked them up to a 5v power supply. I found that the blues were running at 20.9mA. I measured the power supply, and found that it was actually 5.25v.

I tested the test fixture running off usb, and it was 4.17v on the Vin pin, but a little higher on the 5v pin. I tested the cubes running on 500ma, and 850ma power bricks, and they were both different too. and both well under 5v. The highest voltage reading I got was on the 850ma on the 5v pin at 4.8v

If the LEDs are getting 4.2, then they need much smaller resistors than if they are running at 5, but since every way that I power them, they run at different voltages, i cant figure out the right size resistors, other than,200 ohm more than enough. At 5v, 200 ohms (2 100 ohm resistors) should be limiting the current to 14mA on the red. At 4.2v, those same resistors are limiting the LEDs to 10mA. If I change to 50 ohm resistors(100 ohms), and the LEDs are only getting 4.2v, they should be at 20mA, and the blue and green will be well under 20ma. but if they are getting 4.8v, then 100 ohms will only limit them to 25mA, but the blue and green will be down to 12ma.

Somehow, i dont think these LEDs are going to ever see 5v, no matter what.

Yet another crazy cube idea. one of the nice things about this setup is that you dont use too much current, and you dont have to worry about mosfets, It does require more parts than the charliecube, but its only 16 transistors. Because it only lights up 12 LEDs at a time it only uses 240 mA, but it has a duty cycle of 4%, so it wont be very bright.

Here my modification of a 5x5x5 transistor cube (thanks crossroads), that I changed to 4x4x4 RGB. I didnt quite draw all the lines in, but hopefully enough is there to get the right idea.

At this rate, I may never get the original cube SMT constant current cube finished, or the shift register-resistor cube built.

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I am currently running into a condition where my sketch will not complete uploading to my Arduino. The upload never seems to complete (even after 30min or so).

There are 4 commented lines in the attached code that appear to cause the problem. Removing the comments will cause the trouble readily. With those lines commented (and it appears to be the if specifically) the sketch uploads just fine.

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int CurrentMin = 1345;
int Alarm1 = 1355;
boolean Alarm1Triggered = false;

void setup() {
 Serial.begin( 9600 );

void loop() {
 delay( 5000 );
 CurrentMin = CurrentMin + 1;
 Serial.println( CurrentMin );
 Serial.println( Alarm1 );
 if ( Alarm1Triggered == false ) {
//    if ( CurrentMin == Alarm1 ) {
//      Alarm1Triggered = true;
//      Serial.println( "Alarm has gone off!!!" );
//    }

Please note that this sketch is just a sample to demonstrate the problem and is actually a very simplified subset of a bigger sketch. I am basically a beginner with the Arduino so maybe I missed something simple.

So can someone tell me what I am doing wrong?

Jan 08, 2011, 09:05 am Last Edit: Jan 08, 2011, 09:07 am by yeroddyn Reason: 1
You can try tu update your software. or recup an more old version. have you rightly selected your board?

I just tried uploading the code to a Duemilanove, after uncommenting the lines. It uploaded with no problems. It even works.

The numbers that are printed should have some identifiers in front of them, to define what they are, but that is all that I see is wrong.
The art of getting good answers lies in asking good questions.

I am using Arduino IDE 0022, so I already have the latest. I have my board selected correctly (Arduino Mega 2560) from the Tools - Board selection.

It is very odd. If I comment them everything uploads fine but with them uncommented it does not work. I tried adding the identifiers but that did not affect it at all. I wonder why it works differently on an Duemilanove (ie: it works). Are you using Windows or a different OS?

What is most frustrating is that without those lines it works fine. I have a whole webserver input/output sketch I have made that works fine and can be uploaded without trouble but I really want to have an alarm timer built in and this if statement is making that look doubtful.

I'm using Windows 7, 64 bit.

The identifiers a trivial. Whenever I print a number, I always print some identifier in front of it, so I can tell what the number means. I prefer that other people do that, too. If you don't want/need to, that's fine.

The only other thing I can think of that might explain the difference is that maybe one of the variable names is some sort of reserved keyword on the Mega, but that's really a stretch. You could try changing them to see if it makes any difference.

Perhaps someone else with a Mega 1280 or Mega 2560 could try uploading the sample, to see whether it uploads.
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Ok. So no difference in OS (I am using Windows 7, 64bit also). I renamed all the variables and did a search on the site for any matches to those names (no hits for exact matches). Still failing.

I think if someone has a Mega 2560 to check this on it might be useful. I would not think it is a flaw with the bootloader... BUT I was in software QA and I still have that wonderful computer aura of what can go wrong around me at times.

Here is the latest "failing" code. Note: Problem is not commented at this time. If someone DOES have a Mega and has the problem, comment out the if statement for the IncrementingInteger == AlarmTriggerInteger and see if it still fails.
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int IncrementingInteger = 1345;
int AlarmTriggerInteger = 1355;
boolean BooleanAlarmTriggered = false;

void setup() {
 Serial.begin( 9600 );

void loop() {
 delay( 5000 );
 IncrementingInteger = IncrementingInteger + 1;
 Serial.print( "Incrementing integer: " );
 Serial.println( IncrementingInteger );
 Serial.print( "Alarm trigger integer:" );
 Serial.println( AlarmTriggerInteger );
 if ( BooleanAlarmTriggered == false ) {
   if ( IncrementingInteger == AlarmTriggerInteger ) {
     BooleanAlarmTriggered = true;
     Serial.println( "Alarm has gone off!!!" );

Hi, I've tried your code on my 2560 and I get a 'avrdude: stk500_2_ReceiveMessage(): timeout' error. This is on OSX with version 22 of the arduino IDE.

If I delete one of the exclamation marks it works. Seems that the compiler doesn't like strings containing more than 2 exclamation marks in a row!!!

Hope that helps.

That was it?! I just tried it and sure enough it works just fine. I would say this is a definite bug for the 2560. Might be something in the bootloader. Fairly minor problem overall but who would think of it? I will check the problem lists to see if there is anything about this yet. If not I will submit it. Thanks very much for the help.

I had a similar problem and found this thread. After removing the exclamation marks in my code uploading works again.

I also tried your code. With the exclamation marks it won't finish uploading. Always displaying the following:
avrdude: stk500_2_ReceiveMessage(): timeout

Without the exclamation marks uploading works.

I'm using an Mega 2560 with an EthernetShield. And Ubuntu 10.04 with Arduino 0021 64bit.

I meant to say IDE instead of compiler, but the same error on three different systems points to a bug specifically with the Mega. As you say, definatly a wierd one!

Jan 09, 2011, 03:47 pm Last Edit: Jan 09, 2011, 04:19 pm by fillibar Reason: 1
I created this thread in the Bugs & Suggestions category:

I will edit it to add the point about you trying with Ubuntu and using 0021. I do not know if anything would result from it but it does not hurt to include all the details.

Does anyone reading this have an Uno they could try this out on? I am curious about whether it is a Mega 2560 problem or both of the new Arduinos being affected.

just tried it on a UNO
works fine
uploaded ok and serial monitor is showing

Alaarm trigger integer xxx
Incrementing integer xxx
Alarm has gone off!!!
there are only 10 types of people
them that understands binary
and them that doesn't

Excellent, thanks for the input about the Uno. So as much as can reasonably be tested this is a Mega 2560 specific problem.

Did anyone try with longer strings??? replacing the exclamation mark with another character and trying again?

It might be something else than an exclamation mark...
This... is a hobby.

Jan 12, 2011, 02:09 am Last Edit: Jan 12, 2011, 02:38 am by fillibar Reason: 1
I tried with a variety of strings including many that are longer (since I have many debug strings built in as I learn) but I have not tried other specialty characters. Something to check... I will come back with some results.

Edit - Tried with sets of the following characters and all succeeded:
` ~ @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) - _ = + [ { ] } | ; : ' , < . > / ?

Obviously using the following will not work (and yes I tried to prove it):
\ "
And the infamous !

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Hello :)

I want to know whether it is possible to control RS160D with Arduino? There is not much documentation available on RS160D! As per the manual released by robot-solutions company, it can be controlled only using computer or laptop through RS232 port!

Any help regarding RS160D will be appreciated. Thanks in advance :)

You could indeed use an arduino - control from a PC is simply through use of a terminal program to manually send commands via the serial port. The arduino could do this for you, but note that you will need to convert your 5V signals to the RS232 levels required. A MAX232 is often used for this.

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    Ehh i hoped ziggler gonna lose MITB(Tough have no idea what cena would do with it) and then would win RR. Other then that, i have no credible idea. Ryback(Tough he probably gonna feud with Shield), Chris Jericho(Highly doubt he would return so soon),ADR(tough unlikely to do this so soon after his first win especially since he is still rather fresh in WWE), Cena, Randy Orton.I guess it's just gonna be some shocker, like Undertaker(which is mentioned in post above).
    I believe he will fued with Shield til EC is over. Big Show vs Ryback is likely going to be the matchup we will see at Mania. Than again, I wouldn't be disappointed if Ryback faced Lesnar.

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    A waste to put the WWE title and the streak in one match IMO.

    I see Cena winning and challenging The Rock for the title.
    I'd rather it be someone new to win the Rumble. Not a fan of guys winning the Rumble more than once.

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    Chris Jericho!

    Big Show vs Jericho at WM. However I don't think that Big Show will be champion that long...
    If Jericho is going to be at Mania, I'd much rather see Jericho vs Daniel Bryan!!

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    It will be the miz or kofi kingston but i hope its ryback
    I had the same idea, but with a Ziggler cash in, and Triple Threat between the 3 of them. Bringing 3 past feuds into one.

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    Who will win the 2013 Royal Rumble?

    Simple question.

    For me, it comes down to three people, and all of them would be gunning for Dolph Ziggler and the World Heavyweight Championship.

    Choice #1 - Ryback

    Ryback gets one more shot at beating CM Punk for the WWE Championship in a TLC match during the first Raw of 2013, but that's only because CM Punk couldn't compete at the TLC PPV. Expect that upcoming match to be a watered-down version of what we would've seen had it happened last Sunday. But of course, CM Punk is going to face The Rock at the Royal Rumble, so Ryback's chances of becoming WWE Champion in two weeks are zero to none.

    However, if WWE planned on keeping Ryback in a world title picture, they made shift his attention to Dolph Ziggler, who will likely cash in his MITB contract at the Royal Rumble and become World Heavyweight Champion. In all these scenarios, Ziggler will no doubt survive The Big Show at the Elimination Chamber. Ryback would win the Royal Rumble, go on to face Ziggler at WrestleMania...and probably win.

    Choice #2 - John Cena

    John Cena just finished facing Dolph Ziggler at TLC, with the MITB contract on the line. Cena lost due to AJ costing him the match. Since then, Cena has found himself dealing with AJ's bodyguard, Big E. Langston, every time he tries to get a little bit of revenge. It's highly possible that Cena vs. Ziggler, which has already been going on for over a month, will play out all the way to WrestleMania, where Cena will get a world title shot by winning the Royal Rumble.

    The build-up to their Mania match post-Rumble will play out essentially the same as the Ryback scenario, and like Ryback, Cena will probably win the title at WrestleMania, and finally get some revenge. Oh, and he'd also become a world champion again without interrupting CM Punk and The Rock.

    Choice #3 - The Miz

    The Miz is the wildcard choice of the trio, but his chances of winning the Royal Rumble are just as possible as John Cena or Ryback. The Miz confronted Dolph Ziggler and AJ about what happened at TLC, and ended up getting attacked by Big E. Langston for mocking them. If you've read next week's spoilers for SmackDown, you'll know that Miz and Ziggler have a match, which ends with Ziggler getting a dirty win thanks to Langston. Miz, however, continues to taunt AJ after the match.

    While this may or may not be the start of a world title feud at WrestleMania, if WWE wanted Ziggler to actually beat an opponent and retain the world title at Mania, then The Miz should be their go-to guy. Winning the Royal Rumble would enough of a victory for The Miz, whose movie comes out during the Road to WrestleMania.

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    Not sure where Ziggler would fit in to all this, then again dirt sheets are dirt sheets but we know how much WWE (or Triple H more specifically) loves Sheamus and want to continue pushing him as the second top face of the company (don't know why but I think Ryback will fizzle out sooner rather than later, even though I don't mind him at all)

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    To hell with insincerity. Fuck you!

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Posde, for exactly that reason.  I am away from home for extended periods and want to keep the temp low in order to save energy.  It takes a long time to bring the temp back up to a comfortable level.  It would be nice to be able to remote in and raise the temp a couple hours before I get home.  Know what I mean?  :)

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Hello all, I am about to embark on building my first LinuxMCE system. I am very excited to get a system up and running.  I am building primarily for climate control, lighting control, and security through Z-wave using the Tricklestar dongle.  I have about 12 years experience working with Linux as an OS, so I am fairly comfortable in the environment.  With that said, all else held equal I'd rather work with hardware that works out of the box rather than having to do lots of hacking and tweaking.  I am hoping the community can point me in the right direction.

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  1. imhungry4444 Well Liked Heavyweight

  2. Good scrap. Always excited to see Siver fight.
  3. KZUFCchamp2013 Well Liked Cruiserweight

    Think Siver wins this without much trouble
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    I agree. I see multiple spinning kicks to the ribs in Manny future.
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    Manny is a tough style to go up against. Won't be an easy win for Siver by any means IMO
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    This fight should go the same way as G-Sot v Siver where I see Manny trying to clinch up and take him down, with Dennis using angles to out strike him using all kinds of punching, spinning kicks and Shitt. Horrible fight for Manny IMO
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    I think this is an exciting match up. I'm going to have to say that I give the advantage to Siver, his kicks are solid.
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    If this fight happens, and that is a big if with all the injuries Gamburyan gets, it will be a good fight. A big step up for Manny and right where Siver should be right now.

    I see Siver wining this fight pretty easily though. He has improved TDD, enough to keep it standing, and Siver's striking is way ahead of Manny's.
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Re: Newo Shooter - wii homebrew game
April 05, 2011 01:44PM
Updated to 1.77 - I think I have fixed allot of the ship movement issues. I find the Gamecube none dual-stick controlls to be the best but some people may not think this. I never liked dual stick however both options are now in game (switched in the options). I need to figure out how to implement proper dual stick cursor movement.
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April 11, 2011 04:24PM
So far I have only gotten only one report of it randomly crashing. It really should not crash - AT ALL. Unless you take the SD can out of the wii. I have not tested it in any emulator. I doubt it will work in an emulator because of the files I load at runtime eitherway I can not test it in a emulator, all I have is my 4.3, 2007 wii. If you can outline a crash scenario that would be helpful.
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@Aruskano thanx, I thought I'd never get any feedback!
I turned down the crashing damage in release 1.77a because people kept flying into the ground in stage 4 & 5 and getting instant deaths, lol. I am thinking of taking out those stages because EVERYBODY seems to die because of the ground damage - at least on the first play through. Once I add more enemy types and harder levels further down into the game it should balance out the difficulty - hopefully. Or maybe longer levels. How did you feel about the level length? are they too short or too long?

Next time you get a chance try using the gamecube/classic controller with the Pointer option set to "no" in the options. Its the more "traditional" control scheme.

Not sure how I can fix the sense of dept thing though. I have major fears of trying to add lights and shadow, only god know what that would do to my frame rate. I do plant to reduce the clutter in some of the stages though.

Any thanx for the feedback! kudus!

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That lack of participation is a problem within this forum. There's people using their time to insult (unkindly answer, if you preffer) starters of "stupid" (I do agree sometimes those threads are really stupid but that's still not a good reason) threads instead of using it to contribute other way.

I could not kill many enemies with those controllers but those feel good too. Do not worry about depth, it is good already.

Go on!
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April 24, 2011 03:20AM
I barely played the game and well.....I LOVED IT!!! This game i actually really enjoyed unlike other homebrew games where i test and if i dont like it i delete it...but this game is awesome.

The controls are easy to use...and the aiming is easy.

The score isnt really important to me...maybe advancing further into the game like to a ending boss or something really makes me want to play not the score.

and it did not crash....

Overall this game is awesome, nice graphics too! :D

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@11ssims Thank you for playing, I designed the game to be simple and easy to play for a wide range of people. Since it is my first game I did not want to make it too hard and confusing.

Yes, I need to fix the scoring system, I think I got 1 billion points the last time I played. lol. I will work on the bosses next month, I imagine it will be really difficult but i will not give up as yet.

I was thinking of making another game but games take along time to make. I think there are 4 or 5 major features I have to add before I can finish this game. Slow progress is good. Plus I think I need to add about 10 more stages because at present you can play through the whole game in about 15 minutes.

@Aruskano I understand. It does appear that things have slowed abit

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May 07, 2011 06:22AM
Do not worry about that air break. I like to kill every enemy and that's why having a way to slow down would be nice to me but it is not necessary.

I have not had the time to test your new version. I'll do it as soon as possible.
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May 09, 2011 04:37PM
@Aruskano it is ok, take your time, most of last month was spent working on getting different background textures for stages example; flying over planets, under planets, planets with multiple moons, mountains in the distance, etc. So the game mostly looks prettier than before and has prettier explosion effects.

Apart from that I now have 14 stages and it takes about a minute to complete a stage. So the game takes me about 15 minutes to complete which is good in comparison to other homebrew games. I think the game can hold up to 30 stages before I run out of space.
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June 28, 2011 09:46PM
I've started working on this game again after about a month long hiatus. I've finally gotten someone to create the 3d models. A new build is coming in the next couple of days for testing.
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August 16, 2011 12:03AM
Kinda quiet around the testing boards. Anyone interested in testing a early pre-pre-release version of the game?
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August 19, 2011 08:20PM
I'll be glad to try it out (possibly over the weekend. More likely Monday) and feedback. I'm not exactly technically skilled though, so if there's anything you're particularly interested in, let me know :)
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    As I needed/wanted a small tablet to mainly read mail and browse while travelling I got myself a tab2 7.0 but am running into some issues. For starters I find it impossible to type any responses on a userforum as the keyboard keeps blocking the textbox basically making me type blind.Coming from Windows Phone where this is not an issue at all and having used the Surface RT which also does not have this problem having read all the comments from android users in the past I wonder I must be missing something. This experience is just horrible sofar. Last time I used Android was on an HTC Desire and I would think that this device should have a better and more intuitive interface.

    Also I have yet to find a mail client which will properly sync my Hotmail and Outlook folders. The basic client does a shoddy job at best and I do own Maildroid which in my memory used to be great, but it's basically the same clunky interface.

    Now I am not looking for the mine is bigger than yours somments as I do like the formfactor and want this to work, but sofar I have no clue what to do or get. I would appreciate any help I can get on this.

    Also if there's any apps you would suggest me to get to improve my experience that woudl be great. This tablet is not for gaming although the occasional game is fine. I am lokoing for apps that will make the tablet work smoothly with my Microsoft based cloud storage (have skydrive). The OneNote app I got does not seem to work well either. At this point I am getting more done on my Lumia 800 which kind of was not the idea. Mind you I will not trade my Lumia for anything but I was hoping the TAB would get my a better browsing/mail experience at least.

    I obviously can't turn the tab into a windows tablet, that's not what I am after but I do find that I must be missing some things as so far it's a clunky and jerky experience I would like to improve on so please don's give me the Andoid religion speech. Again any serious and constructive comments are more then welcome.

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PCSX2/ePSXe without console
I was always wondering,is this something normal or there is something wrong here(I have the same problem on ePSXe).
If I don't enable the console,the only way to exit the emu is by pressing Esc(even if I don't use full-screen)and exit from the X on the GUI.If I press the X on the game window,the window will close but the emu will still work in taskmanager and I have to kill the process.

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Well the X button when you're playing a game is the window of the graphic plugin not the emu itself I think, yes it is normal Tongue

You can enable the options "Exit on window close" or "Send Esc on window close" on lilypad if you want them to behave differently. You could also enable "Esc hack" in the speedhacks options if you want to close the emu with the Esc key instead.
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What I just do is: in-game I just press ESC to take me back to the Pcsx2 menu and then press the X on the window. That'll close it.

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Re. Superman's achilles heal....
There have been many iterations.....

My preference.....
1. There is only green Kryptonite.
2. It is extremely rare on Earth.
3. It immediately incapacitates Superman with severe weakness. Making it impossible for him to use any active power, but it does not strip him of his powers. He is still invulnerable. Prolonged exposure results in death.
4. Lead shields it.

This discussion should also involve magic........

My preference......
1. Superman is not vulnerable to a person or weapon that is generically magic, he is vulnerable only to the specific nature of the enchantment.....i.e. .... a singing sword will not cut Superman.....a sword enchanted to cut anything and everything that physically exists.... will.

Therefore Captain Marvel has no advantage over Superman merely because his powers are magical in nature.
See, I'm glad someone actually brought magic into this, that makes me happy, and what about the countless enemies that are just as strong as superman? I'm tired of people bringing supes down. have someone go toe to toe with superman with no "handicap" on supes part.

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Default Re: X-Men 3...seriously fans/people--WHY all the hate?

-Professor X dying
-Cyclops dying unheroically
-short running time
-Juggernaut wasted and simply being the muscle of the group
-unresolved cliffhanger ending after the end credits

-badass music, the best of the three
-Wolverine unleashing his fury with Juggernaut
-Magneto lifting the Golden Gate bridge
-again the excellent music during the Phoenix/Wolverine stand-off

I'm not saying Brett Ratner is a king among directors but he did the best he could, I think he gets more flack because of his Rush Hour movies.

A few of the Marvel Superheroes are somewhat niche characters that aren't extremely versatile, thus they don't have a lot of longevity potential. For example, Namor is a water guy, Silver Surfer is a space guy, Dr. Strange is a magic guy, and so on.
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  1. Hello,

    I'am looking for a way to place several pictures in a row below the header image.
    This will be 'buttons' to external links.

    I do not need the menu structure, but if I can use it, i am fine with it. At least I do not make static pages next to my main page with posts.

    Hard coding is not a problem.
    I tried some things putting HTML code as href to an image, but I have problems to get my code in the right 'box'. It does not align with the header and stuff, but is fixed thight to the left side of the screeen.

    Where to start?

    The list of home, coaching, etc. is placed using a widget in the side bar.
    the upper 'home' is directly coded in header.php.
    I think I have to create a box between #header and #access, looking at this
    or can I use a predefined area like #access?

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    I've been trying for the past several days to figure out how to do the same thing. I also searched for several hours for any information on using image navigation in any template in WP - no luck.

    I don't think it's possible using the WordPress Dashboard with a plugin, or wp_menu code because all navigation seems to run on CSS ul and li links. In my Thematic Child Theme I was able to place one background image in one ul link but as soon as I went to ul ul and li li the second image would not show up. I had all kinds of problems with 'no-repeat' as well - either not working or repeating the same image twice and bypassing the link to my second image.

    There's too much backend code to trace (for me to spend the time) to figure out where this menu is being generated. And there are so many CSS menu levels with defaults for every conceivable type of behaviour that just turning it all off was becoming problematic. And to add to that the problem with the WP hierarchy is that if you just remove one piece of code (comment it out) it falls back to the parent code so you have to actually rewrite everything to turn it off or remove the function call all together.

    In my case I don't need to worry about adding additional navigation later in the Dashboard. The navigation images are actually in my header (a row of nav images across the bottom with a background image behind them) so I'm going to just hack it and do it the old fashioned stupid way. Apologies to the code masters who would slap me for doing this:

    1. Comment this out in functions to kill the WP menu
    <?php //wp_page_menu('exclude=24,27,28&menu_class=menu menu-primary'); ?>

    2. Comment this out too in styles.css - it builds the menu and the 'skip to content link':
    #access {

    3. Create an old fashioned linked line of images with hrefs

    4. Add the nav code to header.php file or get fancy and put a function in there to call it from somewhere else

    5. Create the pages in the Dashboard and use the generated URLs in my hand made navigation.

    I hope that works. This is a real limitation of WordPress, it seems to me. There is always the assumption that everything will be CSS built. I often have to use good old fashioned images for unconventional navigation.

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  3. if you are trying to make a custom menu then you should check out the exhaustive sticky i wrote on the subject.

    within is an example of another member's totally custom image menu.

    btw- the menu is being generated by the function thematic_access()

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  4. I have no pages, so the wp menu is not showing up.
    I made buttons (jpg pics) and used html code to let them link to external pages.
    Put all html code in a new function I placed in function.php
    and filtered/replaced it to a hook below the header.

    works for me.

    slowly slowly I start to get the system.

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    Thanks so much for the "exhaustive sticky"!!!! BRILLIANT! Finally got image navigation to work with your code. If I have further questions I'll start a new thread or post it on that one as suggested.

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04-15-2010, 02:35 PM
Hey, I know there's a few of these out there but I'm looking for someone who will play prologue without running through trip lasers, make excessive noise, or use shooting as their tactic when CQC/krav maga is the better way to go.

And it's sad to say that all that matchmaking offers are those who want to rush through the map and interrogate Rebko.

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Hey, I have you on XBL. Send me a message sometime because I play pretty stealthily and want to get through co-op too. I like taking out lights and duals M&Es though, they are pretty fun to execute. But the last thing I'll do is manually shoot guys and run around all the time.


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Katzenberg Brings Hollywood to Obama

When DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg was 21, he handled the finances for John Lindsay’s New York City mayoral campaign. Literally, that meant carrying a briefcase full of thousands of dollars around the city and paying expenses as they arose.

Katzenberg is reprising his role as a campaign moneyman this year, albeit on a somewhat different scale. In 2012, the Jewish movie mogul’s political giving in support of Obama’s re-election is on a level practically unequaled among Democratic donors.

If Newt Gingrich has gambling and Mitt Romney has private equity, Obama has Hollywood. And in Hollywood, Obama has no more important supporters than Katzenberg and his former DreamWorks partner David Geffen.

This spring, Katzenberg might be the best hope for Obama’s struggling super PAC to catch up with its Republican rivals — much in the same way that Geffen boosted the Obama campaign in 2007 as its highest-profile Clinton defector.

And while Geffen has assumed a less active role this electoral cycle, taken together the two Jewish billionaires have been among the most important backers of the Obama presidency.

Before they were members of the elite circle of top Obama supporters, however, the DreamWorks men were major donors to Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton, and even friends of the first couple. Bill Clinton visited both Katzenberg’s and Geffen’s houses. The decision to found DreamWorks was made after a dinner at the Clinton White House, attended by Geffen, Katzenberg, their partner Steven Spielberg, and Russian President Boris Yeltsin, according to a 1998 New Yorker profile of Geffen. Geffen spent that night in the Lincoln Bedroom.

Founded with great fanfare in 1994, DreamWorks represented a sort of Jewish Hollywood supergroup. Among its first big films was “The Prince of Egypt,” an animated retelling of the Exodus story. Spielberg, director of such classics as “Jaws” and “Jurassic Park,” is perhaps the most identifiably Jewish of the executive trio. His various foundations are major supporters of Jewish causes. But Katzenberg serves on the board of the Simon Wiesenthal Center and has given to other Jewish organizations, and both Katzenberg and Spielberg had some of their foundations’ funds invested with Bernard Madoff, the massive fraudster who preyed largely on Jews.

Geffen, for his part, was born to immigrant Jewish parents and grew up in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Boro Park. He went on to represent some of the biggest names in music, founding Asylum Records and Geffen Records before turning to film.

Geffen’s disillusionment with the Clintons reportedly came at the end of Bill Clinton’s second term after the president declined to pardon jailed Native American activist Leonard Peltier, whose release Geffen had supported. Geffen took particular exception to Clinton’s controversial pardon of Marc Rich, an indicted Jewish commodities trader hiding out in Switzerland.

That frustration became public in February 2007, when Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign woke to a startling attack. Geffen had told New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd exactly what it was that he didn’t like about Hillary and Bill.

“Everybody in politics lies, but [the Clintons] do it with such ease, it’s troubling,” Geffen explained.

In the interview, Geffen expressed particular revulsion at the idea of a Clinton dynasty. “I’m tired of hearing James Carville on television,” Geffen said, referring to the omnipresent Clinton political adviser.

Katzenberg’s eventual move toward Obama seems less a matter of fury than it does the culmination of a lifelong trajectory: The former Disney executive has a history of falling for bright young politicians.

Born to a wealthy New York City Jewish family, Katzenberg attended the Ethical Culture Fieldston School, a private New York prep school with a strong contingent of secular Jews. He was in a class a few years ahead of Jill Abramson, executive editor of The New York Times. In 1965, Katzenberg was kicked out of summer camp for gambling, he says for M&M’s. Returning home, he volunteered on the first mayoral campaign of Lindsay, a liberal Republican in the Rockefeller mold.

A charismatic and idealistic young congressman, Lindsay ran for mayor on a progressive platform that won over young New York Jews like Katzenberg. In an interview for a 2010 public television documentary about Lindsay’s mayoralty, Katzenberg drew a connection between Lindsay and Obama. “I think that those early Lindsay years were ones of extreme exuberance and very much about hope, and about engagement and change,” Katzenberg said. “All the things that we hear today were things that he represented in 1965.”

Katzenberg continued working for Lindsay through high school. “If you needed six cups of coffee at 3 in the morning, Squirt could get them,” Lindsay told The New York Times in 1988.

It’s likely politicos don’t call the slender, bald Katzenberg “squirt” any longer. Since the beginning of 2010, Katzenberg has made $2.1 million in political donations, all of it to Democratic causes. His $2 million donation to Priorities USA Action, the pro-Obama super PAC, accounts for one-third of all contributions received by the group. His is also the largest contribution to a Democratic-leaning super PAC, and he’s a top-tier bundler for the Obama campaign itself.

“Mr. Katzenberg contributed to Priorities USA as an expression of his concern over the attempted hijacking of the elections by Karl Rove, the Koch Bros., and extreme right wing special interest money,” wrote Andy Spahn, Katzenberg’s political adviser, in an email. Spahn is a former DreamWorks executive and an Obama bundler.

Katzenberg himself did not respond to a request to be interviewed for this story. Spielberg, who has given $100,000 to the pro-Obama super PAC and who is currently editing a movie about Abraham Lincoln, also could not be reached.

DreamWorks split in 2004. Katzenberg took DreamWorks Animation, a publicly traded firm that is now the largest animation studio in the world. Geffen and Spielberg remained to helm DreamWorks Studios, a privately owned company that specializes in live-action films.

Geffen left DreamWorks in 2008, just before that year’s November election. He now owns two of the 20 largest yachts in the world and reportedly spends less and less time in Hollywood. He acquired the newer yacht, a $300 million ship called the Pelorus, from the ex-wife of Russian businessman Roman Abramovich in 2011.

Meanwhile, both DreamWorks Studios and DreamWorks Animation are facing business troubles. Spielberg’s Studios is seeking new financing in a tough market, while share values in Katzenberg’s Animation are down 30% over the past year.

The trio also has some cause to be frustrated with the Obama administration. Much of Hollywood was miffed when the administration issued a statement in early January that expressed some reservations about the Stop Online Piracy Act, a movie industry-backed piece of legislation that was intended to protect intellectual property on the Internet. The legislation eventually fell in the face of grassroots protest. Insiders and industry publications say that Hollywood had hoped the administration would step in to back the proposed law.

DreamWorks Animation is not a member of the Motion Picture Association of America, the leading trade group, but the Hollywood Reporter said that MPAA President Chris Dodd, a former senator from Connecticut, tried to use Katzenberg as a conduit to the White House during the crisis.

And though Geffen is no longer running a studio, he also has well-known political interests that have not been entirely fulfilled by the Obama administration. A prominent supporter of same-sex marriage, Geffen is a primary backer of the legal effort to overturn California’s Proposition 8, which barred same-sex marriage in the state. Though the Obama administration has reversed Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, which effectively barred gay men and lesbians from serving openly in the military, and has said it won’t back the Defense of Marriage Act in court, gay rights activists remain frustrated that the president has not openly stated that he is in favor of same-sex marriage.

Geffen is not thought to be actively holding back from funding Obama, and a spokesman said that he remained an Obama supporter. But he is the only top-tier Jewish Obama bundler from 2008 not to be fundraising for the president’s re-election in 2012, and he has not donated to the pro-Obama super PAC.

Still, Katzenberg appears to be taking up the slack. In addition to raising money for the campaign, Katzenberg hosted a March event for the pro-Obama super PAC and seems key to its future.

Priorities USA Action has raised only $6 million as of the latest filings, putting it $12 million behind Gingrich’s super PAC and a startling $37 million behind Romney’s super PAC. The pro-Obama super PAC did not respond to a request for comment.

The March event, attended by top White House aide David Plouffe, was intended to drum up Hollywood support for the committee. Plouffe’s presence suggests that the Obama team is banking heavily on the effort.

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Seinfeld Gives for Sandy

Celebs are still thinking and talking about Hurricane Sandy:

Jerry Seinfeld has added an extra show to his current New York area stand-up tour. The comedian will donate the proceeds from that show in Long Island, along with those from two other sold-out shows planned for Brooklyn and Staten Island, to Hurricane Sandy relief.

Bethenny Frankel, who likened the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy to “a war zone” during an appearance on Ellen DeGeneres’ show, has donated $50,000 to Red Cross relief efforts and invited others to join her in giving.

In leftover elections news:

As would be expected, Judah Friedlander wore one of his signature trucker hats to Comedy Central’s Indecision 2012 Party.

Obama strategist David Axelrod won his election-related bet with Morning Joe’s Joe Scarborough, saving Axelrod from having to shave off his signature moustache. We thought this meant that Scarborough was going to have to grow a moustache, but it turns out he got out of it by promising to make a sizeable donation to epilepsy research instead (Axelrod’s daughter suffers from the condition).

And in other news:

Italian Tenor Andrea Bocelli told The Telegraph that his favorite country to visit is Israel. He was last there in 2011 for a performance at Masada.

Adam Lambert will perform at the VH1 Divas special this year. The event, which will be aired live on December 16, is a tribute to dance music and its divas and will benefit VH1’s Save The Music Foundation.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt tells what is was like working on “Lincoln” with Daniel Day-Lewis, who remained in character the entire time — off camera, as well as on. Even when the cameras were not rolling, Day-Lewis, who plays the 16th president, addressed Gordon-Levitt, who plays Lincoln’s son Robert, only as “Robert” and never as “Joe.”

Why can’t they just leave poor Anne Frank alone? The most recently broadcast episode of “American Horror Story” had a plotline even more bizarre than usual. It involved a woman who claimed to be Anne Frank who ended up at The Asylum after attacking some men with a broken beer bottle for using an anti-Semitic slur. It’s rather a convoluted story. If you’re interested, you can read the recap here or here.

Famed cartoonist Jules Feiffer has had it with the city. He has put his Upper West Side apartment on the market for $4.395 million and plans to move permanently to his spread in Southampton. He says he’s tired of New York’s “abrasiveness” and the way it forces you to “cope” the minute you get up each morning.

We’re sure you’ve always wanted to get to know designer Jonathan Adler better. Well, now you can…by reading this amusing interview he did with The Daily Intel.

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New Arrival: Schacht Model R Runabut

by Willy Vinton
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Another special car arrived at the museum this past week--a 1910 Schacht highwheeler formerly owned by the AACA Museum. Pronounced "Shot," the marque was named for brothers William and Gustav Schacht, producers of bicycles and horse-drawn carriages in Cincinnati at the turn of the 20th century. Their entry into the automobile production industry began in 1904 when they decided to attach a two-cylinder, 10-HP gasoline motor to one of their buggies. They would go on to produce 362 runabouts that year.

The company's slogan for this well-built automobile was "The Invincible Schacht." Unlike most other highwheelers of the time, Schachts were equipped with steering wheels and were water cooled. The runabouts were marketed as the "Three Purpose Car" or "The 3-in-1 Schacht," because they could be changed in five minutes from a runabout to a four-passenger car or delivery car by the addition of a rear seat or wagon box. Despite its attractive price ($680 in 1908), Schacht struggled to compete with the Ford Model T and General Motors. Winning a respectable 5th place in the 1912 Indianapolis 500 race wasn't enough to boost sales, and by 1913 the company stopped making automobiles and began producing trucks.

Although not a flashy automobile, we acquired this rare Schacht in large part because it is all-original, unrestored condition. We do not plan to restore it. Any old car can be restored to showroom condition, but a car can only be original once. It is very impressive how well this Schacht's original upholstery and body have held up over 103 years. Its top is a bit tattered, but that just adds more character to this old vehicle.

Our car is equipped with a rumble seat ($20 extra) but the original buyer didn't spring for the pneumatic tires, which would have added $30 more to the price. There is not much room in the rumble seat, which looks like it would be a little scary to ride in.

The car is powered by a 24 HP, 183-cubic-inch two-cylinder engine. It is a little different to put the crank through the right front fender to turn the engine, but with the crankshaft going across the car from side to side there was no other option. It won't take much for me to get this car running again. I don't know how long it has been sitting, but it hasn't been run for many years. The oiler is almost done and working like it should.
Here's a view of the engine from the left side of the car. The large flywheel includes the clutch assembly that provides power through a large drive chain to a transaxle in the rear, then to two chain drives to the rear wheels.

We're not sure how many Schachts still exist, and we've found fewer than 40 listed in American car club directories. We are looking forward to hearing and seeing this one come to life again.

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  1. I am working on a 1909 Schacht delivery wagon for a friend. It has a dual ignition system (battery start and magneto run) I am having trouble figuring out the wiring to the coil box in the dash. Can you suggest anyone that can help me? Gordon Speakman. email :

  2. My great grandfather Dr. Moses H. Eades owned a Schacht in 1910 around Bethany n New Hampton, Missouri. How can I try to find if someone somewhere owns it , please.

    1. Without a serial number it will be hard to confirm, but if you send me an email I can give you a name of another Schacht owner that might be able to help. info@fountainheadmuseum. com

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