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G-Val drops a tight banger in “It’s Too Late”
G-Val’s new cut “It’s Too Late” is lean and clean. There isn’t some message buried between the rapid flows and tight punchlines. It’s just a banger. There’s nothing wrong with that because the world always needs more of those. The Bay Area flavor radiates in this one and you’ll become a fan of it and G-Val’s no-nonsense style of rap.
Listen to “It’s Too Late” below.
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Over the past few years, Southern California rapper BBKnight has been actively building an engaging fanbase and a strong catalog. Bursting on the scene in 2017 with his Lonewolf directed video, “Zines,” he’s since followed that up with another video with Lonewolf, an array of well-received singles and his acclaimed 2020 full length, Industry’s Unaccepted, which featured BigBabyGucci and ILYHOOK. Looking to solidify the buzz that’s been surrounding his name, he returns to the forefront with his long-awaited new album, Beautiful Boy.
Check out Beautiful Boy below.
San Francisco rapper GVAL unveils the release of his new project, Still Here—listen HERE. The eight-track offering boasts features from Made Jones, Shy 291, and fast-rising Bay Area star Lil Bean.
Speaking on the new project, GVAL shares, “Still Here was about surviving 2020. Since the year started I have lost a lot. real close friends as well as family! It took a lot out of me and this EP was me letting out those emotions. Very therapeutic you would say.”
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@SantaSallet Drops “Just Another Tuesday”
Santa Sallet releases his new single “Just Another Tuesday” produced by Nemizzo. The track will appear on his upcoming album titled Plutography. “I was driving home from work chatting to Nemizzo when he played this beat. I spit a freestyle and knew I had to get home and finish this track before my genius escaped me. For you, this may be a hit, but for MSP, it was Just Another Tuesday.”
Santa Sallet, real name Yannick Sallet, is a rapper and producer based in Washington, DC. Nostalgic for hip-hop’s golden era, and inspired by a worldly upbringing, Sallet’s sound is confident, versatile, and playful. Unified by a consistent flow and anecdotal lyrics, his self-produced mixtape “Plutography” is experimental and eclectic, blending salsa beats, southern trap and eastern jazz with classic and conventional rap samples.
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Bolivia On The Brink
By Darrall Cozens in La Paz, Bolivia
Today "my people", the pensioners, were on the streets. They blocked one of the major crossroads, Avenida Mariscal Santa Cruz and Calle Ayacucho, near the centre of La Paz. Slogans such as "Por culpa del ministro estamos en la calle" (It is the minister's fault that we are on the streets), rang out as traffic snarled its way down side streets.
Why should about 200 men aged 50 and over block one of the main arteries of the city? Victor Castro, President of the National Committee of Pensioners, an organisation that is active in all geographical departments of Bolivia, explained.
Here in Bolivia men can retire at 55 and women at 50. (Sounds good when compared to the UK but the average life span here is 47.) However, the Social Security Code states that if you want to, men can retire at 50 and women at 45. If this option is chosen then for each year before the official retirement age that you retire, you lose 8% of your pension. So if a man chooses to leave work at 50, he will lose 40% of his pension. The code also states that once you reach the official retirement age, the 8% lost will be restored.
The government says that that interpretation of the code is correct, but has refused to pay back the 8% for each year. In response the pensioners took to the streets in September and October of this year. They then went on a 9-day hunger strike. The Minister of Finance and the MAS deputies in the Constituent Assembly promised talks if the pensioners called off the hunger strike.
The pensioners agreed and talks started but very little progress was made. Eventually the pensioners asked the civil servants they were negotiating with to sign an agreement. The bureaucrats stated that they did not have the power to do so. Eventually the pensioners agreed to meet the Minister of Finance but he kept on postponing the meeting. The pensioners now began to feel as if they were being made a joke of.
So now they are back on the streets and will stay there until Friday. If no progress is made, they will begin the hunger strike again next Monday. Some 21,000 pensioners across Bolivia are affected.
While this protest was going on, just 100 metres down the avenue on Santa Cruz, a group of miners had blocked the entrance to a large building. They had banners and placards saying that they were from the Himalaya pit and had had their work stopped since October. They were there to stay until the minister responsible ensured that they got their jobs back. If that did not happen, they were threatening to take even more drastic action without specifying what it would be.
A few days ago, on Monday, the women stall holders outside San Francisco cathedral had blocked all entrances to the cathedral and were facing up to the riot police in a bid to get their contracts renewed so that they could carry on selling. The same day saw a march up Santa Cruz by about 200 youngsters aged between 9 and 15 carrying banners they were demanding the right to work. The constitution here has clauses that outlaw child labour and guarantee access to education for children. The reality however is that if children do not work, then their families will starve. So children of all ages are on the streets shining shoes, selling everything that you can think of and begging - and being abused in the process.
Whilst all of this is going on the country is falling apart. Last night I was discussing with a MAS deputy from Sucre who has to return to her home this weekend from Las Paz on a 12-hour bus journey, but who has been told that the situation there is very tense and dangerous for anyone connected with MAS. I was told that there is a crisis on three levels: economic, political and social. What is even worse was that in the opinion of this deputy, the Morales government did not have an answer.
The Constituent Assembly (CA) here has just finished ratifying a new constitution that will be put to the electorate in a referendum at some time around April next year. The vote will be in two parts: one vote will be on the statutes in the constitution and the other will be on the government proposal to limit landholdings that are unproductive to 10,000 hectares.
You can imagine the furore that this has created amongst the bourgeoisie. They are trying to prevent a referendum taking place on the basis that the way the CA approved the draft constitution was illegal. If the referendum does take place, and the constitution is approved, the bourgeoisie in the Eastern Crescent regions of Santa Cruz, Pando, Beni and Tarija is threatening to break away and form a new state. They have already held open air parliament meetings (cabildos abiertos) of up to a million people that in the manner of a plebiscite vote have agreed to secede if Morales does not back down. If the referendum is lost, this will encourage the bourgeoisie in different parts of the country to break away, to balkanise Bolivia, so that they can directly control the areas that are rich in natural resources, such as gas and oil.
The oligarchy, with the help of imperialism, have skilfully used issues like the capital city status for Sucre and the question of autonomy to build a basis of support in the Eastern regions of the country. They have backed this up with the organisation of armed fascist gangs (Unión Juvenil Cruceña) to intimidate workers and peasants who support the MAS government. Every concession of the government is interpreted as a sign of weakness by the oligarchy and used by them to increase their demands.
In these conditions the strategy of the Morales government seems to be based on making more concessions (for instance including the issue of autonomy in the proposed constitution) and appeals for negotiation, combined with putting the different issues to a vote in a referendum "in order to gain democratic legitimacy".
The crux however is that at this juncture the opposition could win. There have been no plans drawn up to ensure a MAS victory. Most of the MAS deputies are relying on the personal authority of Morales. Just as in Venezuela, the idea of actually going out to the natural constituents of Morales (the indigenous people, the workers and the peasants) and explaining in a language that they can understand what the practical implications of the new constitution are, has not been thought of.
Furthermore, the oligarchy will not be impressed by any democratic vote in a referendum. In Venezuela the Bolivarian movement has achieved plenty of democratic victories in elections and referenda and this has not stopped the ruling class and imperialism from using extra parliamentary undemocratic means (rioting, sabotage of the economy, a military coup) to try to overthrow the democratically elected government of president Chávez. In Bolivia they have already said that they would not participate nor recognise the validity of any of these referenda.
Let me give a practical example. It gets cold here at night at 3,600 metres and I have summer clothes. Yesterday, I went out to buy a coat in one of the many stalls that are run by indigenous people, mainly Aymara. During the transaction there was obviously a conversation along the lines of who are you, where are you from, what are you doing here, etc. When I explained that I was not here as a tourist but to find out what MAS was doing and what people thought of socialism, the old lady in the corner, one out of 4 women on the stall, asked me point blank, "What is socialism?" I was taken aback because here was a natural supporter of Morales, yet the MAS movement at a grass roots level has done very little to raise the level of political understanding of core supporters, never mind actually carry out policies that would benefit these core supporters and get their children off the streets and into schools.
The lady explained that she and many others could not read nor write, so any kind of political "socialisation" (the term used here to sell the new constitution) would have to take place at a level that people can understand - verbal, pictures, DVD, etc and that would mean that all the grassroots organisations of the MAS would have to be mobilised to go out and win others to the vote. For Morales to win and take the movement forward, his supporters have to be convinced of the benefits of the changed laws so that they will turn out and vote. They cannot be taken for granted. Look at what happened in Venezuela. A defeat for Morales will embolden the bourgeoisie here to take even more drastic measures to throw back the MAS project, the movement towards socialism.
It is said that 8,000 soldiers have been mobilised to move on Sucre should there be any more disturbances there. Previous activities have led to deaths and injuries within the past few weeks. The impression given in private conversations from those at the heart of the MAS project is that the country is slowly falling apart and within the MAS there is no coherent political programme along socialist lines to actually carry out a change in society. Unless serious changes are made within the MAS the likelihood of a defeat is on the cards, that is if the bourgeoisie does not use its economic power to scupper the actual vote. Only a serious campaign of mass mobilisation can safe the Bolivian revolution from a defeat which would have serious consequences. And this is the one thing that has not been organised.
Darrall Cozens in La Paz, Bolivia
Labels: Bolivia, constitutional referendum, Evo Morales, La Paz, MAS
Graeme said...
Morales is in a tough spot.
I believe that the bourgeoisie live in the area that is rich in natural resources as well. A break-away would be bad.
Interesting how only worker-led movements are supposed to respect the opposition's "right" to subvert any real changes. They need to get the vote out and if the rich don't recognize democracy, they can go live in Miami with the other terrorists.
It is very worrying, please keep us posted.
LET'S STOP ALL THIS MASQUERADE!!!!!!
Justice Minister Pedro Carreno became the subject of widespread criticism and ridicule by local media this week, when a journalist asked if it wasn't contradictory to attack capitalism while sporting a $180 Louis Vuitton tie and $500 Gucci shoes. Apparently caught off guard, Carreno stammered unintelligibly for a few seconds before responding: "It's not contradictory because I would like Venezuela to produce all this, that way I could purchase things produced here instead of 95 percent of what we consume being imported
The VIDEO here
Little Pope: The Chavez movement has defects, the opposition has no virtues.
It looks bad, but it's not an important issue.
Jobove - Reus said...
explendit post congratulations
, The crux however is that at this juncture the opposition could win. There have been no plans drawn up to ensure a MAS victory.
Interestingly candid admission. Darrall Cozens reveals his totalitarian sympathies by criticizing Morales for not being a Stalinist dictator.
Thanks Ren, for reminding me once again who is good and who is evil...
Little Pope: I changed my mind. He should be recalled.
Sonia: , The crux however is that at this juncture the opposition could win. There have been no plans drawn up to ensure a MAS victory.
You are misreading what he said. He meant that Morales has no strategy to win.
I think any governor calling for autonomy, should be arrested. I think the autonomy movement, should be handled like Confederency was handled here.
So much for federalism as a basis of legitimate government.
Why even have state "governors". Just call them "lackies" instead.
It's a "statesman's" job to weave the peplos, and NOT pit left versus right. This is where the Chinese got it right (the three represents) and the Chavistas and Morales idiots have gone wrong.
Darrell: ensure a MAS victory.
Ren: You are misreading what he said. He meant that Morales has no strategy to win.
A winning strategy, no matter how clever, cannot "ensure" a victory. The only way a victory can be "ensured" is to send the "bourgeois" opponents to the gulag and/or exterminate them.
Morales refuses to be such an oppressor, and Darrell denounces him for it. He is an evil Stalinist.
This debate isn't about a revolution, but about the costs of a revolution. Those who believe that a revolution is worth any cost in blood and human misery, are Stalinist psychopaths. And they need to be denounced as such.
troutsky said...
Thinking beyond this particular vote, the breakaway region is in an untennable position to survive "autonomously".The real movement of history is obviously in favor of the indigenous majority, on the whole continent,and whether Chavez or MAS got out in front of it politically for a while it will not change the eventual outcome.The lowlands have valuable soil and natural resources underneath but they have no value in isolation.Their main trading partners will have nothing to do with a "breakaway" confederacy.Love how the rightwinger Farmer sides with those who reject the will of the majority and re-distributive justice.
The myth of the Indigenous people. LOL! Troutsky, didn't they ever learn ya that THERE ARE NO AUTOCHTHONOUS people... but then again Marxism ALWAYS requires a "victim" and a "cause", doesn't it.
Somebody call the Mermidon's, for Troutsky thinks himself a new Achilles! OMG, I think I can see Jason sewing the dragon's teeth and armed warriors springing from the soil right now!
Marxism is just sooooooo pathetic!
And yes, I reject BOTH the will of the majority and re-distributative justice. I'll take "negative liberty" and plain old simple JUSTICE any day of the week. I've got no need for the interference of bribe swallowing lords...
My advice for Bolivia's poor oppressed "indigenous" people...
Hesiod, "Works and Days"
(ll. 202-211) And now I will tell a fable for princes who themselves understand. Thus said the hawk to the nightingale with speckled neck, while he carried her high up among the clouds, gripped fast in his talons, and she, pierced by his crooked talons, cried pitifully. To her he spoke disdainfully: `Miserable thing, why do you cry out? One far stronger than you now holds you fast, and you must go wherever I take you, songstress as you are. And if I please I will make my meal of you, or let you go. He is a fool who tries to withstand the stronger, for he does not get the mastery and suffers pain besides his shame.' So said the swiftly flying hawk, the long- winged bird.
(ll. 212-224) But you, Perses, listen to right and do not foster violence; for violence is bad for a poor man. Even the prosperous cannot easily bear its burden, but is weighed down under it when he has fallen into delusion. The better path is to go by on the other side towards justice; for Justice beats Outrage when she comes at length to the end of the race. But only when he has suffered does the fool learn this. For Oath keeps pace with wrong judgements. There is a noise when Justice is being dragged in the way where those who devour bribes and give sentence with crooked judgements, take her. And she, wrapped in mist, follows to the city and haunts of the people, weeping, and bringing mischief to men, even to such as have driven her forth in that they did not deal straightly with her.
I love the way I call for the Bolivian leaders to become "statemen" and "weave the peplos" and am immediately accused of "taking sides".
But then, why should I be surprised? That's all Marxism has to offer... pitting rich against poor... worker against proprietor. Immigrant of 500 years standing versus "indigenous" person. Never did Marx ever have to try and compromise. It was always "his" way, OR active subversion. And Marx's way was always to align himself with the poor, for he always found "justice" in poverty.
Anok said...
Random fly-by commentary...I will be around to debate things with you and Sonia! But first, a fun game. Then debate.
You've been tagged!
See blog for details. If you don't want to play, thats OK too.
Memet Çagatay said...
I'd be appreciated if you explain us how did you arrive the conclusion that Marxism dignifies the poor and poverty?
For instance Marx said:
"It is true that a controversy now arises in the field of political economy. The one side (Lauderdale, Malthus, etc.) recommends luxury and execrates thrift. The other (Say, Ricardo, etc.) recommends thrift and execrates luxury. But the former admits that it wants luxury in order to produce labour (i.e., absolute thrift); and the latter admits that it recommends thrift in order to produce wealth (i.e., luxury). The Lauderdale-Malthus school has the romantic notion that avarice alone ought not to determine the consumption of the rich, and it contradicts its own laws in advancing extravagance as a direct means of enrichment. Against it, therefore, the other side very earnestly and circumstantially proves that I do not increase but reduce my possessions by being extravagant. The Say-Ricardo school is hypocritical in not admitting that it is precisely whim and caprice which determine production. It forgets the “refined needs”, it forgets that there would be no production without consumption; it forgets that as a result of competition production can only become more extensive and luxurious. It forgets that, according to its views, a thing’s value is determined by use, and that use is determined by fashion. It wishes to see only “useful things” produced, but it forgets that production of too many useful things produces too large a useless population. Both sides forget that extravagance and thrift, luxury and privation, wealth and poverty are equal."
Dignify? Please. Heroicize.
How many Marxists today are NOT of the vulgar variety? How many don't immediately take up the cause of poor and oppressed indigenous but completely transient hunter-gatherer over his slightly more sophisticated but equally transient but slightly more productive domesticated animal herder, over his slightly more sophisticated and productive, but lame footed, peasant farmer, over his slightly more economically sophisticated and urbanized and productive proletarian industrial worker? The lower one's position in the social and economic pecking order, the more "just" his cause.
Sorry, but I've no time kneel with vulgar Marxists at the altar of the Roma or indigenous Bolivians and rant and rave against the luxurious life of the large landowner or capitalist who's effort supports the lives of 100,000 urban citizens/workers. How many Marxists today don't accuse the farmer for "stealing" the primitive hunter-gatherer's land or the capitalist for having stolen his capital?
And today, what vulgar Marxist wouldn't march in support of indigent, the more useless and non-productive, the more ardently would he condemn and work to subvert "the system" which does not provide the hobo and drug addict with luxuries: flat-screened TV sets, educational opportunities, access to capital... gratis, each according to his "needs"? Isn't it the epitome of Rawlsian Justice to measure a social system by how greatly it empowers it's lowliest citizens?
In Plato's "Republic" Socrates begins to describe the "just" state. But then Glaucon throws in a need to provide "luxuries" (a relish), which compels Socrates to describe a state in a "fevered heat" from which "injustice" can arise... and this tale results in the Republic we associate with the "noble lie"...a kind of "utopic dystopia"?
Marx and Socrates may have been able to contemplate this idyllic socially harmonic point, but few humans are satisfied with the simple "necessities". Huxley's "Island" always has neighbor with the desire to "take" those "necessities" for themselves.
And your vulgar friends are NO exception.
JDHURF said...
When Democracy Now had on James Petras to discuss the then looming Venezuelan referendum they also discussed Bolivia, it was an excellent little piece:
AMY GOODMAN: Professor Petras, I wanted to ask quickly about Bolivia, the proposed constitutional changes there. On Wednesday, opposition groups staged a general strike in six of Bolivia’s nine provinces against the government-backed changes. Bolivian President Evo Morales says the plans will give Bolivia’s indigenous and poor communities a greater voice in running the country. The proposals will go before a national referendum in the coming months. This is President Morales speaking from the presidential palace in La Paz.
PRESIDENT EVO MORALES: [translated] I hope that tomorrow morning these five governors are here to have a dialogue. I hope that in five or nine of our departments that we can lay down new social policies together for Bolivia, because this is a government for all Bolivians, not a government for just one sector of them, as some of our companions have said.
AMY GOODMAN: Professor Petras, Bolivia and Evo Morales, do you see similarities with what’s happening in Venezuela?
JAMES PETRAS: No, because Morales has adopted a policy of conciliation with the elites, hoping that he could construct what he calls Andean capitalism, in which there’d be subsidiary benefits for the Indian communities, largely creating greater degrees of autonomy. But the autonomy issue has been taken up by the states, the rightwing states, and it’s become a trampoline for a secessionist movement. And I think these measures of autonomy have been reinterpreted by the extreme right, and they have assumed the leadership in five of the nine provinces. And they’re heading for a major political and constitutional confrontation.
And let us be absolutely clear what this is all about. The oil and gas wealth is precisely in the states that the right controls, and they are in favor of secession, in which they will control Bolivia’s wealth, even though they may be less than a majority of the population. So this is just like in the United States. This is the equivalent of the Confederates, and they’ve been running roughshod in their states on opposition.
Let me give you just one quick example. They have been assaulting the delegates at a constitutional convention. The government of Morales has not intervened with the military to protect these people. In fact, they’re holed up now in a military school, where they’re carrying on their constitutional deliberations. And we’ve had other cases of assaults on Indian groups in Santa Cruz, in Beni and other provinces that are associated with the secessionists. And it’s both a racial issue once again, as well as an oil and gas issue, and it’s all hung around the issue of a secession, a white-dominated confederacy in which there will be no land reform. The wealth will continue to be shared between foreign corporations and the oligarchy.
AMY GOODMAN: James Petras, I want to thank you for being with us, Professor Emeritus of sociology and Latin American studies at Binghamton University.
JAMES PETRAS: Keep up your good work, Amy.
AMY GOODMAN: Thanks very—
JAMES PETRAS: It’s extremely helpful to all of us researchers and scholars and students of Latin American and world affairs.
AMY GOODMAN: Well, thank you for your work, as well, Professor James Petras in Binghamton.
Actually, just today Democracy Now had a piece on the situation in Bolivia:
AMY GOODMAN: The Bolivian President Evo Morales formally received a copy of the country’s new draft constitution Saturday, as tens of thousands of supporters marched through the capital La Paz.
The new constitution would increase the power of Bolivia’s indigenous majority. But four of Bolivia’s wealthiest regions have declared autonomy in protest of the plans. The four lowland provinces contain much of Bolivia’s natural resource wealth and most of its large natural gas deposits. In Santa Cruz, tens of thousands of people marched to celebrate their self-declared “autonomy.” They object to the new constitution, which would redistribute wealth to the poorer highland areas of Bolivia.
Opposition leader and president of Santa Cruz Civic Committee Branco Marincovic spoke at a rally on Saturday.
BRANCO MARINCOVIC: [translated] Mr. President, Evo Morales, stop discrediting this autonomy. I propose you read our statute. I propose you read our statute, so that you can realize that this is an autonomy of unity and not a separation.
AMY GOODMAN: Meanwhile, President Evo Morales opposed the autonomy move and has vowed to defend Bolivia’s unity, saying, “We’re not going to let anyone divide Bolivia.” All the legislation has to be submitted to referendums that are expected to take place early next year.
Jim Shultz joins us now, executive director of the Democracy Center in Cochabamba, Bolivia. He writes a blog on Bolivia that can be found at democracyctr.org. He joins us on the phone from Cochabamba. Welcome to Democracy Now!, Jim.
JIM SHULTZ: Good morning, Amy. Thanks for having me on.
AMY GOODMAN: It’s good to have you on. Can you tell us what’s happening?
JIM SHULTZ: Well, I think as your listeners and viewers know, Bolivia has been going through a huge political transformation for the last year and a half with the election of Evo Morales, the country’s first indigenous president. One of the big initiatives that that movement has been pushing has been to rewrite the constitution through a constituent assembly elected by the people just over a year ago, to rewrite the nation’s Magna Carta.
And that’s all come to a head in the last few weeks, and the opposition to Morales and MAS has worked for over a year to try to sidetrack that process. They don’t want most of the things that Morales has been pushing for and that MAS and the indigenous groups have been pushing for in that constitution. The meetings that were held in Sucre were disrupted to the point where for two months, the constituent assembly wasn’t able to meet. Finally the backers of Morales and MAS actually met in a military facility behind police guards to initially approve a constitution in a session that the opposition boycotted. All of this has just snowballed into what we have this last weekend, which you described, which is the highland areas, where the support for the new constitution is very strong, delivered the constitution symbolically to Evo Morales in La Paz, and the lowlands, where opposition to Morales is equally strong, on the other side, have declared autonomy.
It’s about a lot of issues all at once. It’s about race. There’s certainly a racial divide between the highlands and the lowlands. It’s about oil and gas. By the luck of geology, the oil and gas wealth in the country is in the eastern lowlands, and the people in the highlands, where there isn’t oil and gas, want that to be a national resource, and the people in the lowlands, in the same way that you see in Chad or Cameroon or all over the world, are looking for the oil and gas to be within their control. So it’s about race, it’s about power, it’s about oil and gas, it’s about regional divisions. And it’s all come to a head in this endgame over the new constitution.
AMY GOODMAN: Well, with these four areas declaring autonomy, do you see the breakup, a possible breakup of Bolivia?
JIM SHULTZ: I think that there’s certainly a fear of that here. I think that’s unlikely. I think that there is a lot of tension. I think that there’s some very hard negotiations to happen in this country. But remember, Bolivian politics always plays out in two forms at the same time. It always plays out simultaneously in political institutions and negotiations and on the streets, as people flex their street muscle.
I think there are two big issues that autonomy relates to. One is land, and one is oil and gas. On land, I think that the autonomy movement is potentially very strong. I mean, the national government is not going to send in troops to enforce land reform. So I think the autonomists there have a strong hand to play. On the other hand, the oil and gas contracts the Bolivia has are largely with the governments of Brazil and Argentina. You know, the governments of Brazil and Argentina are not going to suddenly cut side deals with these conservative governments in Santa Cruz to deliver the gas and oil revenue. So that revenue is still going to go through the national government.
AMY GOODMAN: Jim Shultz, are any foreign governments or corporations backing these four states declaring autonomy?
JIM SHULTZ: Well, certainly, overtly they’re not. There is always suspicions here that there are some foreign oil companies with their hands in the movement to try to get more autonomy for these eastern regions. But again, the players are the governments of Argentina and Brazil. I think it’s highly unlikely that Lula is running around behind the scenes to try to topple the Morales government or weaken it. There’s certainly always, you know, conspiracy theories here about whether the US government and the US embassy has a hand in this, and Morales has certainly made that accusation. My experience with the US embassy here is that they’re a lot more incompetent than they are conspiratorial.
AMY GOODMAN: And the draft constitution, what does it give to the indigenous people of Bolivia?
JIM SHULTZ: Well, it’s very important for the indigenous people here in a lot of ways. And it’s important to remember, Amy, that this dream of a new constitution and of a constituent assembly did not get born with Evo Morales and it did not get born in 2005. This goes back two decades with this vision of, you know, really trying to write a constitution that rises above the history of colonization here. So, for the first time, this constitution recognizes the thirty-six indigenous peoples that are a part of Bolivia. It includes things like the recognition of community justice, in which indigenous pueblos in the highlands, for example, instead of bringing cases of theft and that kind of thing to a court system far away, communities can have systems of justice where people have to make amends through helping build a school or that kind of thing. It also grants other kinds of autonomy to indigenous communities so that people, for example, can elect their leadership through traditional means, as opposed to just adopting a quote/unquote “Western model.”
AMY GOODMAN: And so, what happens now with the draft constitution?
JIM SHULTZ: Well, we’re going to have a lot of elections in 2008, that’s for sure. The draft constitution has to go to a vote of the people. It has to be approved by a majority of 50% plus one. There will be a separate article of the constitution that did not receive the approval of the full assembly needed, that’s on land reform, that will be voted on. As part of the standoff between the regions, President Morales has called for a referendum, in which there would be an up-or-down vote on whether he and the governors would continue in office past 2008. So I think we’re headed for an awful lot of elections. I frankly think that the MAS government is in a politically weak position to win approval of this constitution.
AMY GOODMAN: Jim Shultz, we’re going to leave it there. I want to thank you very much for being with us, executive director of the Democracy Center in Cochabamba, Bolivia, writing a blog on Bolivia that can be found at democracyctr.org.
Gee, Morales circumvents Constitutional procedure by turning a 2/3 majority vote requirementfor changes into a 50-50 majority vote and his citizens threaten to secede. I can't imagine why... actually, I think I can.
Fulfilling a campaign promise, Morales opened on August 6, 2006 the Bolivian Constituent Assembly to begin writing a new constitution aimed at giving more power to the indigenous majority[6]. Problems immediately arose when, unable to garner the two-thirds votes needed to include controversial provisions in the constitutional draft, Morales' party announced that only a simple majority (50%+) would be needed to draft individual articles while two-thirds needed to pass the document in full. Violent protests arose in December 2006 in parts of the country for both two-thirds and departmental autonomy; mostly in the eastern third of the country, where much of the hydrocarbon wealth is located.
Hmmm. I wonder how many Americans would support Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi re-writing OUR Constitution on a simple majority vote. Zero's my guess.
Farmer John:
You're such an hysterical reactionary that you are virtually a caricature.
CUSCO, Peru - It began as a long march by indigenous people through the Amazon jungle in 1990, shook the streets of Bolivia in 2003 and 2005, brought down two presidents and elected the first Indian president of Bolivia in December 2005.
On July 2, the people of Bolivia will finally begin the process which indigenous groups and social movements have been demanding for 15 years: the rewriting of Bolivia's constitution.
Two hundred and fifty-five representatives will be elected, with a quota of women, who will draft the new constitution over the next year. Simultaneously, Bolivians will vote on a referendum for greater autonomy for the country's wealthy eastern region.
In the four months he has been in office, Bolivian president Evo Morales has cut his own salary and the salary of other government officials, nationalized Bolivian oil, begun ambitious land reform and literacy programs, and imported Cuban doctors to work in poor, rural communities.
Now, in his proposal for the new constitution, Morales reframes Bolivia, which is 65 percent indigenous, as a state based on ''plurality, equality, and the dialogue between cultures.'' But as the elected representatives add their own ideas to Morales' proposal, he will be challenged not just by conservatives who opposed his election but by some Indian and campesino organizations who say they have been excluded from the constitutional assembly process.
''Refundar Bolivia,'' a document released by Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) in May, specifically mentions the struggles of Andean indigenous heroes.
It lessens the power of the Catholic Church by redefining Bolivia as a lay state with respect for all religions and beliefs. It makes the Wiphala, a flag that has been a symbol of Latin American Indian unity and resistance, the official flag along with the current one. Aymara, Quechua and Guarani are named as official languages along with Spanish, and Bolivia's indigenous population is ensured the right to their political systems, cultural traditions and natural resource management. The coca leaf, as a cultural tradition, is guaranteed protection by the state.
Several campesino and Indian organizations are mentioned as having worked on the MAS proposal, including the Confederacion Sindical Unica de Trabajadores Campesinos de Bolivia (CSUTCB) and the Consejo Nacional de Ayllus y Marqas de Qollasuyo (CONAMAQ).
But in April, some of the leaders of CONAMAQ, a nongovernmental organization headed by Martin Condori, took to the streets and burned papers representing agreements with MAS, officially ending the relationship. They claimed that MAS had not given them enough representation in its selection of candidates for the constitutional assembly. Vice President Alvaro Linera responded that MAS could not give them more without excluding other groups.
''Evo is one of our sons,'' said Jaime Perez Castro, one of the mallkus, or authorities, of CONAMAQ, ''but is he paying attention to his ancestral culture?''
Castro says CONAMAQ will present Morales with its own proposal, emphasizing indigenous forms of political organization.
''We're not interested in communism or capitalism,'' he said. ''We want to return to the system of Ayllus we had before the colonization.''
Leaders of CSUTCB, which was once headed by Felipe Quispe, Morales' opponent in the 2002 presidential elections, have also expressed dissatisfaction with Morales, ranging from accusations that he is still surrounded by too many members of the previous government to charges that his proposal is ''too European'' or that Hugo Chavez is wielding too much power in Bolivia.
Quechuan activist Marta Orozco, who worked with Morales before his presidency, said some of the dissatisfaction from Indian groups is because ''Morales is a syndicalist, not an Indianist. But it's all healthy self-criticism, a necessary part of the process.''
Faustino Aricagua, Mallku of the indigenous group El Consejo de Suyus Aymaras y Quechuas del Qullasuyu (CONSAQ), emphasized the need for unity.
''Evo is working hard to incorporate all 36 of our national indigenous cultures,'' he said.
''What we need to do is change the cultural self-esteem of every single Bolivian,'' said Aricagua. ''This can't happen in three or four months.''
One of the major criticisms from indigenous organizations and social movements has been that the hurried deadline for gathering signatures made it impossible for them to present candidates, essentially handing over the assembly to political parties and excluding other organizations.
Democracy Center Director Jim Schultz has commented in his Web blog from Bolivia that this may be one of the reasons for the relative lack of enthusiasm for the constitutional assembly elections compared to the presidential elections of December. Without the enthusiasm MAS was able to generate in December, he said, Morales may end up with a majority of assembly members from opposition parties, who have opposed his land reform project and seek greater autonomy for the wealthy, largely European area of Santa Cruz.
Those within MAS see the constitutional assembly as ''the beginning of an important change'' for the indigenous people of Bolivia.
''The peoples of Bolivia, the Guarani, the Aymara and others, were excluded from the writing of earlier constitutions. Now it's our turn,'' said Lorenzo Mamani, Aymaran director of unemployment for MAS.
Mamani said the MAS proposal is a work in progress, and authorities from indigenous communities will continue to be consulted in its development.
He took the criticisms of Morales and MAS in stride. ''You are never going to be able to satisfy everyone,'' he said. ''There will always be criticism.''
In La Paz, women in traditional Aymaran clothing mingled with university students in blue jeans and office workers in suits and ties, at a meeting of Santucos or ''busy little devils,'' a grass-roots MAS group, which has sprung up separately from the MAS leadership to organize for the new constitution on a community level. There, organizers spoke of how to gather suggestions from people on the street to add to the MAS proposal.
''It's not the job of MAS to preach to the people,'' said one organizer, ''it's our job to find out what kind of Bolivia they want.''
Oh wow, that is such a travesty, obviously that would be exactly like Reid or Pelosi rewriting the constitution themselves, perfect parallel../sarcasm.
What was wrong with following the established Constitutional process in Bolivia?
Just like the "Omnibus" spending bill that just passed our Congress, Morales is afraid people will discover the Greeks hiding within his little paper horse. LOL!
The ruling classes and their wannabees are all for nationalism until the moment that their stolen wealth is threatened in the slightest. (Esp. if those threatening that wealth have a different skin color!)Then they are for dismembering the country or acting as Quislings for the Empire. Let's hope the Bolivian working classes and the Indigenous peoples kick their asses all the way to Miami where they belong.
ren - how can you say the opposition is inert in the castro debacle? do those people have no right to a voice?
you are a selectivist - it's not about what the majority wants with you and your cohorts, it's what you believe the majority SHOULD be thinking!
shame on you. every society yearns to be free - and that includes free of inclusive "government"!
do you really have the desire to be TOLD what is right?
p.s. only 372 shopping days left until CHRISTmas 2008~! woo-ooh!
oops! i meant "chavez", not "castro" - although if the foo shitz!
p.s. - in a government you condone, we'd not have this avenue to discuss the events of the day - think about it, ren. you will not be immune.
I'll reply to comments tomorrow. Just came home from a movie screening, of "The Great Debaters," directed by and starring Denzel Washington. That movie will open Christmas.
nanc:
What the hell are you talking about? The opposition in Venezuela not only had the right to a voice, but, they voiced it in the referendum.
Unless or until you specify what the Greeks hiding within the reforms refers to - most likely illusory bogeymen - then I will ignore your trifling posts. For, that which can be presented without evidence can be dismissed without evidence.
...and until you tell me what the suitcase w/ $800,000 in cash (US) from Hugo Chavez was for, I think I can ignore YOUR trifling posts as well.
A military Venezuelan C-130 lands in the jungles of Bolivia. Thinking that the plane is full of illegal arms, the "local indigenous people" attack the plane with stones. The C-130 pilot immediately takes off, but not before allowing a single Venezuelan passenger disembark with a valise containing $800,000.
I guess Hugo is financing Morales as well. I wonder if the Venezuelan people know where all their oil money is going.
...but I guess suitcases full of cash going from Hugo Chavez to Morales in Bolivia or from Hugo to the finance the Argentininan election isn't "Stolen wealth", right GAMBONE? No... and Hugo's "Bolivarian Republic" won't be an "imperialist" empire, either...
Watching Hugo and his useful idiots (that's YOU Gambone) is like watching an episode of the 3 Stooges. Don't these idiots know how to use "diplomatic pouches"?
I guess the Benianos who stoned and chased away the Venezuelan plane weren't really indigenous people either, since they're from the plains/jungles and NOT the Andes mountains, like Mr. Morales' indigenous supporters...
JDHURF: I like what Petras has been saying lately. He was real good on the referendum in Venezuela.
that which can be presented without evidence can be dismissed without evidence. I'm going to use that argument.
Nanc: I don't get what you are saying. In Venezuela the opposition won the referendum. They got their message across.
In Bolivia Morales background is only as a parlimentarian. That is why he is overwhelmed by the militancy of the opposition. He has done nothiing but offer compromise. To the opposition that is seen as weakness.
Farmer: If Chavez wanted to channel money, he could do it easier and smarter than using a private plane.
In Argentina the poorest are always paid to vote by the ruling party.
The US is violating Argentine sovereignty.
Argentine sovereignty... bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha!
What was Chavez violating?
There is no proof of a government to government transfer.
Chavez could bring $$ by himself, without inspection.
The captured courier was a Venezuelan soldier in uniform...
btw - Is Michael Vick coordinating the Morales campaign against autonomy in the breakaway Bolivian state of Santa Cruz? (CAUTION - EXTREME IMAGES of Animal Cruelty)
I'll give one thing to Morales, he's really trying to remain true to his indigenous roots.
All he needs now are a few Waldo's to disembowel and throw off the top of Machu Pichu... instead of a coupla measly dogs.
Farmer John has degenerated from a laughable caricature of a reactionary to a repugnant racist. After having posted the hilarious propaganda that Chavez flew a suitcase of money to Argentina and not being able to support that with any serious evidence - because none exists - he has now resorted to waging a vitriolic ad hominem attack against Morales which is based upon explicit racism.
I picture "Farmer" John sitting behind his computer screen typing away draped in white bedsheets with a framed picture of Nathaniel Bedford Forrest on the wall.
Go to the links I've posted above and click them. You're confusing Chavez's captured suitcase full of money that went to Argentina with Chavez's "other" captured suitcase full of money that went to Bolivia.
And is the NFL and US government racist because they are persecuting Michael Vick? Since when is it "racist" to denounce senseless dog killing? If my attack seems "racist" to you, then perhaps there is perhaps some "good" in "racism" after all... although I think you'll discover that what you're calling "racism" is simply my disgust with certain "indigenous cultural practices"... like sensless dog killing.
btw - In your fantasy of me above... are you tied to a bed naked and begging me to come spank you?
STOP fantasizing about me, pervert!
Farmer “the white supremacist” John said:
Go to the links I've posted above and click them.
The blog links? Lol!
Certainly not, but, it is a bit more than revealing that you have conjured this little scenario up. Mark Foley, anyone?
perhaps there is perhaps some "good" in "racism" after all
First of all, you only need one “perhaps” there buddy. Second of all, I rest my case. You are a racist white supremacist. Shame on you.
...and racists make you HOT, don't they?
Keep livin' the fantasy JD. Maybe, one day, you'll find a real Klansman to spank you.
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LUIS BARRAGAN: CHAPEL OF THE CAPUCHINAS
LUIS BARRAGÁN: CAPILLA DE LAS CAPUCHINAS.
"...the words beauty, inspiration, enchantment, magic, sorcery, charm and also serenity, silence, intimacy and amazement have disappeared at an alarming rate in publications devoted to architecture. All of them have found a loving welcome in my soul, and even if I am far from claiming to have made them complete justice in my work, they have never ceased to be my beacon. "
Luis Barragan, acceptance speech for the Pritzker Prize
My kind hosts, the Perez family, drove through the treed, pretty cobbled streets which, away from noise of the Mexican metropolis, form the Colonia Tlalpan.
"We're going to a chapel which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and where I made my First Communion," says the eldest child. Intrigued, I figured we'd go to one of the magnificent colonial churches that form the outstanding Mexican cultural heritage. I was very surprised when we stopped at a gate set in a modest wall that constituted a very simple and anonymous facade.
Behind this austere facade an architectural gem hidden inside. Photo courtesy of peaks.
To my surprise, after the wall I discovered the famous Chapel and Convent of the Capuchinas Sacramentarias, a masterpiece by the most renowned Mexican architect Luis Barragán . Barragán along with Oscar Niemeyer, is the only architect to have won the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize in Latin America. In fact, when Jay A. Pritzker awarded the architect, he considered that Barragán had dedicated himself to architecture "as a sublime act of poetic imagination."
Details of the pool and the reflection of the lattice. Photo C. Zeballos
Deeply religious, the master filled his works with peacefulness and serenity, using a clearly Mexican formal vocabulary, the expressive tectonic nature of the materials, the sublime use of light and an elaborated yet simple treatment of space.
However, the production of Barragán is not very prolific, mainly because for a good period of his life the architect was very selective in accepting his commissions. However in 1953, he gladly accepted the project for the expansion of the cloister and the chapel of the Capuchin sisters.
"We wanted Barragán to do the project, but we had no money, so we went to his office and talked to him." tells us the sister who is guiding us. "He not only willingly agreed to do the project, but also to finance part of its construction."
Layout of the complex, courtesy of Pete Lackey
To carry out the work, which lasted 7 years to complete, the architect dedicated much enthusiasm and passion to define the many details that compose the building.
"We did not know what he was doing, but we trusted him completely, until one spring morning in April 24, 1960 the chapel was opened. To us, it looked amazing, beautiful, austere, almost without images, ahead of the Second Vatican Council " recalls the sister.
3D plant and the chapel, courtesy of Pete Lackey
Upon entering, we get to a small semi sunken courtyard, with white walls, in one of which a monumental cross is embedded.
As a counterpart, a serene pool, in whose waters white flowers float, gives human scale to the space. To the right, a yellow frame lattice accompanies a stairway leading to a secondary chapel that we will mention later. The simple but powerful detail and color of the yellow grid reflecting on the black-stone pond is simply overwhelming.
At the other end of the pool is the entrance to the chapel, which we accessed after a short climb up stone steps. A long single wooden bench seems to float perpendicularly to the wall, but is actually held by invisible metal brackets.
Details of the "floating" bench adjacent to the wooden wall. Note the austere character of the floor.
Once in the room, the nun opened the doors (one of which, curiously, revolves around 30 cm from its end) to let us note one detail: the use of a pink glass, rare at the time, that illuminates the environment with a special tone of light. On one side are the private areas of the convent, arranged on a long plot. Towards the other side, we entered the chapel.
3D representation of the interior lighting of the chapel, which illustrates the interplay of light and shade but does not reproduce the colors of the windows, walls and wood. Image courtesy of Pete Lackey
The light passing through a yellow glass located on the extreme of the choir floods the space turning it of a caramel-color and reveals an austere chapel with hardwood floors and with rough textured walls of vivid ocher tones. The altar is a sculptural work, the golden rectangles by Mathias Goeritz.
I am filled with deep sense of spirituality that conveys in this simple but warm space. Just the color of the wall causes the light to produce shades that suggest feelings of peacefulness and serenity.
To the side, a freestanding cross receives lateral illumination. The effect is dramatic, due to a triangular wedge that is embedded in space (see the plant layout).
Effect of lateral illumination of the cross. Pink hue changes according to time of day. Photos courtesy of the Barragan Foundation
"Tadao Ando was here" he says the sister proudly "and he was amazed by this effect of the light." Tadao Ando, Frank Gehry and Rem Koolhaas among other famous architects have been fascinated and influenced by the mastery of Barragán’s works.
To the right, separated by a white wooden lattice-shaped grid, is a side chapel that is often used by families of the nuns.
View of the side chapel. Photo courtesy of the Barragan Foundation
From above, a hidden slit bathes the ambient with generous, warm light, while discovering the enormous height of the walls, a triple height that gives monumentality to the chapel.
Quick Sketch showing the detail of the light slit on the side chapel.
Exquisite details featured in the small corridor adjacent to the chapel, such as a window whose yellow light is drawn on the wooden wall (the picture shown is taken from outside the window), the confessionary, furniture and doors, demonstrate the thoroughness that the Mexican master put in this work.
Detail of a wall, whose layout has been intentionally distorted. The illumination inside produces on a dramatic character.
The tour ends back in the small courtyard, in the hallway next to the pool, separated by the yellow lattice and with the bench that seems to be levitating.
Religion and Myth
How to understand art and the glory of history without religious spirituality and without the mythical background that leads to the very roots of the artistic phenomenon? Without any of those we would not have the Egyptian and our own Mexican pyramids, there would be no Gothic cathedrals or Greek temples or the amazement that the Renaissance and the Baroque left, not the ritual dances of the so-called primitive peoples and the inexhaustible treasure of popular artistic sensitivity of all nations on earth.
I would like thank the fine courtesy of architect Francisco Perez, his wife Carla and their children Erika, Diego and Ximena, without whose generous help my visit through Mexico and its architectural gems, and in particular building, would probably not have been more than an unaccomplished dream.
RELIGIOUS CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE.
Chapel in Mt. Rokko, Kobe. Tadao Ando.
Church on Water, Tomamu. Tadao Ando.
Church of Light, Osaka. Tadao Ando.
Jubilee Church, Tor Tre Teste, Rome, Italy. Richard Meier
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Bigmutt February 28, 2014 at 3:15 AM
Nice article & photos ... but you provide no information about days, times, procedures involved for visiting this beautiful chapel.
While it is indeed a World Heritage site, this chapel is located within a cloistered convent that houses a small group of aging nuns. Visits therefore need to be organized around their daily routines. A Mexican government website suggests that visits can be arranged only by appointment; visits will generally be scheduled between 10 and 12 and 4 to 6 pm, Monday to Thursday. The website says that the phone number for making an appointment is 5573 2395. Be prepared to pay a small fee for the tour and to perhaps purchase some other products made by the nuns; the rely on this revenue to cover their costs of living. It's perhaps a bit inconvenient to make these arrangements, but it's worth it.
ortizcheesetris September 1, 2015 at 2:00 PM
tendran los planos en autocad?
For a visit one must also be rather silent, and respectful of the quiet life of the nuns, and taking no photos.
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John Labbe, 53, of Plymouth, alleges that the late Rev. George St. Jean molested him for four years, beginning when he was 9 and an altar boy at St. Brendan’s parish in Colebrook.
Labbe’s lawyer said he did not realize until last year that St. Jean was one of 26 New Hampshire priests who had multiple complaints filed against them for alleged sexual abuse. The state attorney general’s office released the list in March 2009.
Labbe alleges St. Jean told him he was doing “God’s will’’ and used threats to keep him silent.
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“We can’t offer any comment on the suit until it’s been reviewed by counsel,’’ Donovan said. He added that he believes St. Jean died in 1982. The lawsuit was filed in Hillsborough Superior Court North.
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The new system offers alerts that come after ferreting out fraud across all channels – “everything from active criminal trading of account data, to identification of cards being tested prior to being used for fraud, to account data that appears at-risk but without sufficient evidence to declare an account data compromise event,” said the company. “This provides issuers with alerts on a much broader set of at-risk accounts, potentially six to 18 months ahead of traditional alerts.”
In an interview with PYMNTS’ Karen Webster, Bruce Rutherford, senior vice president of Security Standards & Solutions at Mastercard, said that the early detection system was something Mastercard had been at work on for three years before its official launch. The solution had been piloted through two issuers, one in the U.S. and one in Latin America, and is now available globally with the Wednesday announcement.
Looking at the world from a cybersecurity vantage point today, he said, and surveying data compromises and fraud losses, “there is no single silver bullet in all of this.”
An effective, layered approach to security is necessary to catch fraud as it occurs and reduce compromises.
But the latest Mastercard offering is one that Rutherford said “bridges a gap in the ecosystem,” where analytics-based models give the firm the opportunity to proactively identify what might be at-risk accounts.
“We can give issuers advanced early warning about accounts that we believe have been exposed and become fraudulent over a period of time … that is what early detection systems are all about: being predictive and going forward,” said Rutherford.
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Rutherford said that in looking at data breaches, both the reported ones and the ones that have been under the radar, so to speak, “at the end of the day, of those accounts that have been compromised, only about three to five percent actually see fraud occur in them.”
Being predictive on risk upfront, so to speak, would be of great value here, the executive said, as it saves costs to all parties involved.
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Mastercard’s traditional data compromise detection process will continue unabated – identifying possible risk at common points of purchase analysis, confirmation through forensic investigation and then notification of the issuer.
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December 17, 2013 | By Dina Overland
Despite all the attention the federal health insurance exchange website, HealthCare.gov, has received, confusion and misinformation abounds.
Just the other day, my mother-in-law called me based on some news coverage she watched on TV. The reporter in the news segment said that everyone in America is required to have insurance under healthcare reform. Although that's technically true, it's a confusing and misleading statement.
My in-laws are both retired and already have health coverage through my father-in-law's old employer. They don't have to change a thing under the healthcare reform law, unless they want to. But if they're happy with their health plan--which they are--then there's no need for action.
The situation would, of course, be very different if my in-laws had received a notice of cancellation from their insurer. But fortunately for them, their plan already complies with the reform law's essential health benefits, making it available for them to continue receiving coverage.
I love my mother-in-law dearly, but she's a classic example of the American healthcare consumer. She has followed the news about the reform law in general, but isn't aware of any of the specifics. And, more importantly, she can't parse out truths from exaggerations or even downright misstatements.
Fortunately for my mother-in-law, she has one amazing family member who dedicates her work days to reading about and reporting on the reform law and all its requirements. With one quick and easy call to me, she was able to discern the accuracy of the news report, plus she chatted with her granddaughter, to boot. Not a bad combo.
But others aren't in a similar situation. To avoid countless misinterpretations of the law, they need to be reached out to in a clear and concise manner.
What's more, 47 percent of uninsured consumers--the exact people the reform law was created to help--say they don't know where to turn for information on the law. How can we get better information to this population group? We are a nation plugged into our phones, TVs and computers practically 24/7. How is it possible that we're failing to reach enough people to communicate with them?
Plenty of insurers are taking action, such as Independence Blue Cross's retail on wheels effort and UnitedHealth's 10-minute guide to health reform. But other insurers have opted to not even talk about the reform law or the exchanges in their TV commercials.
And of the insurers that have addressed reform, a wide variation in marketing strategies exists--some hope to spread the word about exchanges to recruit millions of new members, while others fear the politically-charged reform law and exchanges is too controversial and unpopular.
The Obama administration also bears some responsibility in failing to provide accurate information to the public amid the glitch-filled exchange rollout.
It's understandable that with all the political fighting surrounding the exchanges, insurers don't necessarily want to jump into the fray and advocate for one side over the other. However, without reform education, insurers could miss out on the huge opportunity of enrolling millions of new consumers through the exchanges.
Clearly, something has got to give. Consumers can't sign up for plans if they don't understand their options--or even know those options exist. They can't educate themselves about a topic they're unaware of. Since insurers could be one of the biggest beneficiaries of the exchanges, I would suggest they take the message into their own hands, determining themselves how to frame their messages about exchanges and educate consumers about its advantages. At this point, I don't think it could hurt. - Dina (@HealthPayer)
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Result Release|UIA-HYP CUP2020International Student Competition in Architectural
Competition Topic: City Puzzle & Puzzle City
Over the course of the century, there has been an alarming surge in the global urban population.The surprising similarities of modern cities across the planet earth deems it is necessary to consider the impacts of growth on people and on the environment. The analysis and understanding of the interaction between cities, architectures and inhabitants; and how we chose to shape our cities, buildings and public spaces will indeed determine and relate to many other facts that will help determine our approach to future cities. Under such circumstances, it makes people think what shall be the true concern of man in general, and what shall be the concern in architecture profession in particular? This is a question worth pondering.
In this year’s UIA-HYP CUP 2020 International Student Competition in Architectural Design, the subject “City Puzzle & Puzzle City” was proposed, aims at searching and constructing human space with a spirit of place, four squared plots were chosen as the competition area, each plot 200 meters by 200 meters. Participants shall design mixed-use buildings per plot for around 8.000-32.000 inhabits in Yangliuqing, Tianjin, P. R. China. With relatively high density, the area’s function shall be focused on Media and Culture, contributing to future urban typologies and stimulating design creativity as well.
A total number of 448 works from home and abroad were submitted to participate the competition. The designers gave full play to their design talent, broke through the limitations and bottlenecks of existing urban design development, and interpreted the new city in their eyes from different perspectives. After several hours and multiple rounds of the review, the result was finalized. 1 first prize, 3 second prizes and 8 third prizes and 14 honorable mentions were selected.
AWARD-WINNING WORKS
The increasing demand for highly mixed urban functions diversifies the building and urban density, which, as a result, symbolizing the Pennant Puzzle liked fun urban place in the city. The varied building density, when integrated with diverse building functions, makes complexes that can cater to varied needs. The uncertainties of city puzzle are challenging people’s understanding of the city, but they also bring endless opportunities and possibilities, creating a puzzle city to be revealed.
First Prize Work: Oldcity Pacemaker
Students: HUANG Luyao, WANG Jupeng, LIU Jixin, ZHENG Xiaoqi
School: Wuhan University of Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Hebei Engineering University, Quanzhou Normal University
Adviser: WANG Shiliang, LI Jingyi
First Prize Work Oldcity Pacemaker © HUANG Luyao, WANG Jupeng, LIU Jixin, ZHENG Xiaoqi
Design Interpretation:
The design is based on the narrow streets and low density of the ancient city of Xi'an, trying to transform and innovate the city plan with a new perspective and an unique architectural design method. In terms of residential building design, in order to create a familiar atmosphere for the original residents in a new city, the original urban texture is extract for the design of the new building plans, gray space design and space stacking design are also used to solve the problems caused by the narrow streets. In terms of the city design, according to different groups of people have different needs for the environment and functions, different residential groups are formed according to the original city texture. And each residential group is reasonably distributed on the entire city texture to complete the division of building functions.
Comment from the Jury Chairman: Wolf D. Prix,
Although the design proposal has a rather conventional way of thinking on urban planning, yet it proposed the possibility for combining both high-density and low-density structures in the city. It shows the possibility how to design a future city, namely offering the potential to implant and increase diversities into the otherwise always mono-functional urban situation. Moreover, the design proposal somehow refers to Yona Friedman's urban planning utopian idea, makes the proposal even more interesting.
Second Prize Works and the Design Interpretations
Li-long Revival
The design consists of modular components which can plug together in any required arrangement. It has 6 modules; Residential Duplex, Residential-Commercial Hybrid, Residential-Cultural Hybrid, Towers, Metro and Farms. The presence of the Towers allow for this rich collective mode of living to occur as they absorb the majority of the population whilst taking up minimal ground space. The farm modules focus on aeroponics and use recycled rainwater.
Brick, concrete, steel and glass are the only materials needed to develop these units. The homogeneity of simple materials for easy assembly make these units affordable and viable for mass production which provides a fast and easy solution to the rapid population growth of Shanghai.
Concession Cloud
Guanlan Antique Market is a special and important historical and geographical node in Shenzhen. Not only is there the only wooden arcade street and alleys in Shenzhen Hakka, but also the unique and social Hakka Street Ancient Ruins in Guangdong. The ancient market survived the drastic changes of the times, surrounded by noisy contemporary commercial districts, forming a "huge and complicated" space that needs to be reintegrated.
Due to rapid urbanization, Shenzhen is a very collage place, and the urban-village in Shenzhen is the most typical place for collage. If collage represents a form of freedom, anti-capital, and suitable for growth. Then a continuous and ultimate utopia will be collaged in the Guanlan Ancient Market and the surrounding urban-village area.
It is a new drifting network that is malleable and has many public spaces, superimposed on the old spatial order; so it will be a cloud form. We can set the material framework of the spontaneous city (the “building assembly” designed) based on the existing scenarios and relics of Guanlan, given the background environment and opportunities for spontaneous growth (policy, economy, ecology, supplements, etc.); Form a collectively created society.
Derived Settlements-Inclined Alley and Folding Houses (10* space)
The group planned an urban settlement in the form of local original ancient town settlements with the original subway station as the center. The hollow shape of the settlement group and the overlapping of the short bridge enclose the space atmosphere with special light and shadow effects. Through the changes of concave-convex shape and the combination of space components in the settlement make it a comprehensive derived settlement with photovoltaic panel electricity, hydro-energy self-sufficient system and multifunctional clusters.
Third Prize-winning Works
The final review meeting was hosted by KONG Yuhang, Dean and Professor of the School of Architecture, Tianjin University. Six international juries joined the final discussion session online and evaluated the final entries with the attending 9 juries on site. After one-hour active discussion, winning works were finally selected.
UIA-HYP CUP 2020 International Student Competition
City Puzzle & Puzzle City
Prize and Award
First Prize (1 team)
Certificate and 100,000 RMB (approx.15, 000 USD) (before tax);
Second Prize (3 teams)
Certificate and 30,000 RMB (approx.4, 500 USD) (before tax);
Third Prize (8 teams)
Certificate and 10,000 RMB (approx. 1, 500 USD) (before tax);
Honorable Mentions (several teams)
Certificate and 6-month free subscription of UED magazine;
Advisors of prize-winning projects will also be awarded with certificates.
Hosting Organizations: School of Architecture, Tianjin University, Urban Environment Design (UED) Magazine
Co-hosting Organization: The School of Architecture of Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT)
Jury Chairman
Wolf D. Prix
Co-founder, Design Principal and CEO of COOP HIMMELB(L)AU
Executive Jury Chairman
CUI Kai
Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering; National Engineering Survey and Design Master; Honorary President and Chief Architect of China Architecture Design Group
Organizing Committee Chairman
KONG Yuhang
Dean and Professor of the School of Architecture, Tianjin University
ZHUANG Weimin
Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Domestic Engineering Survey and Design Master; President and Chief Architect of Architectural Design and Research Institute of Tsinghua University
Ilaria Valente
Dean of the School of Architecture, Polytechnic University of Milan
LI Zhenyu
Dean, Professor of the College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University
Murray Fraser
Associate Dean, Professor of University College London (UCL) Bartlett School of Architecture
ZHANG Tong
Dean, Professor of the School of Architecture, Southeast University
Sandra Hofmeister
Editor-in-Chief of DETAIL Architecture Magazine
SUN Yimin
Distinguished Professor of Yangtze River Scholars, Dean and Professor of School of Architecture, South China University of Technology
Nieto Sobejano
Founder of Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos, Winner of 2015 Alvar Aalto Medal
SUN Cheng
Dean，Professor of the School of Architecture, Harbin Institute of Technology
Founder of Estudio Carme Pinós
Chief Editor of Urban Environment Design (UED) Magazine; Guest Professor of the School of Architecture, Tianjin University, Director of CBC (China Building Centre).
GONG Jun
Chairman of the Board and General Manager of HYP-ARCH Architectural Design Consultant CO., LTD.
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Interview with Bud Smith
Waddell, Calum (2012) Interview with Bud Smith. In: The Exorcist: Studies in the Horror Film. Centipede Press, pp. 119-124. ISBN 1933618965
Interview with the Academy Award winning film editor Bud Smith for the compendium 'The Exorcist: Studies in the Horror Film'.
Film editing, Film Studies, Film production, William Friedkin, Horror Film, Science Fiction Film
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P Mass Communications and Documentation > P303 Film studies
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Emergence of Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase (blaKPC-2) in members of the Enterobacteriaceae family in Palestine
Rawan Liddawi
Issa Siryani
Raed Ghneim
Rula Al-Dawodi
Afaf Abu-Diab
Riyad Ghneim
Madeleine Zoughbi
Abed-El-Razeq Issa
Randa Al Qass
Sultan Turkuman
Lucia Corradin
Hiyam Marzouqa
Musa Yahya Hindiyeh Bethlehem University, Bethlehem
Background: The global spread of carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) has limited the physicians’ antimicrobial treatment options of infected patients. CRE’s which carry the Klebsiella pneumonia Carbapenemase (blaKPC) resistance mechanism have been rapidly spreading in many parts of the world, and have been responsible for high patients’ morbidity and mortality.
Methods: Two protocols recommended by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) were followed to detect CRE’s in Palestine. In addition, the antimicrobial sensitivity patterns for several antibiotic classes were determined for the isolated CRE’s by the disc diffusion method according to the clinical and laboratory standard institute (CLSI) M100-S22 guidelines. The Minimal Inhibitory Concentrations (MICs) of the carbapenem, ertapenem, imipenem and meropenem were determined for all the CRE’s by E-test. The isolates β-lactam resistance mechanisms were further investigated by analyzing 31 different types of β–lactamase genes by polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
Results: Four bacterial isolates, 3 Enterobacter cloacae and 1 Klebsiella pneumoniae, were determined to be non-susceptible to one or all of the carbapenems (ertapenem, imipenem and meropenem) tested. All isolates which carried the blaKPC-2 gene showed an extreme drug resistance profile. These isolates were resistant to all β-lactam antibiotics, co-trimoxazole and gentamicin, while susceptible to only amikacin and colistin sulfate. Different combination of plasmid encoded b–lactamase genes (blaTEM, blaSHV, blaOXA-1, blaMIR-1, blaGES-23 and blaKPC-2) were present in these isolates. Of interest, was the isolation of the first E. cloacae strains co-producing the blaKPC-2 and a novel blaGES-23 β-lactamase.
Conclusions: The presence of all these plasmid encoded b-lactamase in Palestine is alarming and mandates actions to be taken to control antibiotics usage and the activation of hospital infection control programs in order to prevent the spread of these extremely drug resistant bacteria.
LIDDAWI, Rawan et al. Emergence of Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase (blaKPC-2) in members of the Enterobacteriaceae family in Palestine. The International Arabic Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, [S.l.], v. 2, n. 2, aug. 2012. ISSN 2174-9094. Available at: <http://imed.pub/ojs/index.php/IAJAA/article/view/465>. Date accessed: 16 jan. 2021.
blaKPC, blaGES, Carbapenemase, Palestine
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How it will feel to wear Google Glass
By Pete Pachal, Mashable
updated 1:15 PM EST, Wed February 20, 2013 | Filed under: Innovations
Google's Glass headset is capable of taking photos, recording videos, looking up answers on Google and other tasks.
Google has posted more information about how its Glass product works
Google Glass is a Web-connected wearable headset that can shoot photos or video
Commanding the headset is as easy as uttering the words "OK, Glass"
Google also launched a contestseeking creative uses for Google Glass
(CNN) -- What would it be like to wear Google Glass? Google
(CNN) -- What would it be like to wear Google Glass? Googleanswered that very question Wednesday morning, posting a lot more information about Project Glass, including the user interface, through a series of photos and videos.
You can see the UI and some of the features of Glass here, although the images don't quite capture the exact experience. The headset doesn't actually have lenses in front of your eyes, just a small screen (viewable via a mirrored glass block) above and to the right of the wearer's right eye.
As such, the point-of-view images that show a large action window in the center of the field of view are a little misleading.
Still, the photos, posted on Google's Project Glass website, show more about how Glass works than any photo of the hardware could convey.
This video shows even more: Commanding the headset is as easy as uttering the words "OK, Glass," a clever use of real-world speech to engage the device's listening mode.
Google Glass won't likely be available to consumers until 2014.
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Once engaged, Glass is capable of taking photos, recording videos, looking up answers on Google, showing reminders (such as for a flight) and sharing whatever you're looking at — either via messaging or through a Google+ Hangout.
As Google co-founder Sergey Brin himself revealed previously, Glass will also have anautomatic picture-taking mode, snapping pics at a preset intervals (such as every 5 seconds).
Google also launched a contest with its own hashtag (#ifihadglass), challenging anyone to come up with creative uses for Google Glass that can be explained in 50 words or fewer. Winners will get the chance to buy their own, along with developers, when they become available. The price: $1,500, plus tax.
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8 Tips & Tricks on Windows 8
Written by Peter J. Bruzzesse infoworld.com | Feb, 14 2013
Microsoft's forthcoming PC and tablet OS has lots of good stuff for those willing to look
We're just a few months away from Windows 8's final release. A new operating system can be overwhelming, and not all the changes and additions will appeal to you, but a lot of good stuff in Windows 8 is getting lost in the complaints about what Windows 8 doesn't do so well.
I've found eight cool new features in Windows 8 worth celebrating, and I've found eight tips and tricks to make using Windows 8 even nicer. Plus, there are some keyboard shortcuts and hot-corner capabilities you should know about to make using Windows 8 easier.
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8 cool new features in Windows 8
First, here are the eight new capabilities I believe you'll quickly warm up to:
1. The charms bar: I'm finding the charms bar (which appears on the right side of the screen if you click or swipe there) to be much more helpful than I'd originally thought. For example, click or tap Settings, then Power to put the computer to sleep. The charms bar has icons for setting preferences, searching, sharing, and switching between the Metro environment and the Windows 7 desktop.
2. Microsoft Store: I love that I can get Metro apps from the store for my PC now just like I do for my Windows Phone.
3. Windows Reader: With this built-in app, I can open a PDF and highlight paragraphs or use the stylus on a tablet to make notes in the file. Speaking of PDFs, you can also bring PDFs into the forthcoming Word 2013 and work with their text in Word.
4. Live syncing: I like that you can log into your Windows Live account when logging onto your PC and have your personalization settings follow you from one device to another (assuming they use the same Live account).
5. Storage spaces: This feature helps to protect you from a drive failure by letting you can pool multiple drives, à la RAID redundancy.
6. File history: This new, simplified way of saving copies of your files lets you get previous versions back if the current file is lost or damaged, similar to OS X's Time Machine utility.
7. The new task manager: The revamped task manager provides a more detailed, more readable view of running processes. Admins and power users will love it.
8. Windows to Go: With the Enterprise Edition of Windows 8, you can put your Windows environment on a USB thumb drive and take it with you for use on any PC compatible with Windows 7 or 8. IT can manage these Windows to Go images via Windows Server.
1. Start screen search: Do you need to find a file or an app fast? Head over to the Metro Start screen and begin typing. Windows will automatically search for what you type and show you the results quickly. There's no need to open a search box.
2. "Power user" menu: Place the cursor in the lower left of the Windows Desktop screen (a hot corner) -- to the left and below any application tiles -- and right-click the thumbnail image that appears. You can now open the new "power user" menu that gives you quick access to some of the most used features in Windows for techies and enthusiasts. Note: You can also press Windows-X to bring up this menu, but there is no touch gesture to invoke it on a tablet.
3. Shutdown and sleep: One of the most confusing aspects to Windows 8 is how to shut it down or put it to sleep. From the charms bar, click or tap Settings, then Power in the pane that appears. You then get options to sleep, shut down, or restart. If you have a physical keyboard, you can also press the traditional Ctrl-Alt-Del to bring up these options.
4. Picture password: On touch-enabled devices, you can choose a picture and a gesture (or mouse movement) you apply on it to be your password. To set that picture password, choose Settings in the charms bar, click or tap Change PC Settings, and select Users in the pane that appears. From the charms bar, select Settings > Change PC Settings > Users, followed by Create a Picture Password.
5. Show admin applications on the Metro Start screen: In the Metro Start screen, open the charms bar, click or tap Settings, and select Tiles. Move the Show Administrative Tools switch from No to Yes. Now, your Metro Start screen has tiles for all those admin apps!
6. Organize Metro Start screen tiles into groups: You can "semantic zoom" (using a pinch gesture on screen or mouse pad, or using your trackball) out of your normal Smart Screen to view all app groups. You can move your groups around as a block. Right-click the block and give your groups a name.
7. See what's running: From the Windows 7 Desktop, press Windows-Tab to see what apps are running. For more details, press Ctrl-Shift-Escape, and select More Details for an improved view.
8. Get the Start orb back: There's no built-in way in Windows 8 to get this missing feature, which makes it a lot harder to access commonly used applications in Windows 8. (Tip: Pin those apps to the Windows 7 Desktop's task bar so that you can open them from there.) Or download Stardock's free Start8 utility to get a Start orb.
Windows 8 keyboard shortcuts and hot corners you should know
Working faster usually involves some kind of shortcut. Windows 8 provides a bunch of shortcuts using the Windows key (which means you need a physical keyboard to enter them), as well as hot corners you can click with a mouse that make other features available.
Here are the essential shortcuts:
Windows: Pressing just this key toggles among the Metro Start screen, the last-run Metro app, and the Windows 7 Desktop.
Windows-C: Displays the charms bar.
Windows-D: Launches the Windows 7 Desktop.
Windows-E: Launches the Windows 7 Explorer.
Windows-F: Opens the File Search pane.
Windows-H: Opens the Share pane.
Windows-I: Opens the Settings pane.
Windows-K: Opens the Devices pane.
Windows-L: Locks the PC.
Windows-Q: Opens the global search utility.
Windows-1, Windows-2, and Windows-3: Open the first, second, and third open apps on the Windows 7 taskbar, respectively.
If you hover the mouse over or right-click the four corners of the screen (called hot corners), you get these quick-access options:
Lower left and upper left: This shows a thumbnail preview of the Metro Start screen, the last-opened Metro app, or the Windows 7 Desktop; click the thumbnail to switch to the item. If you scroll down from the upper-left corner's thumbnail or up from the lower-left corner's thumbnail, a pane appears with all open Metro apps, the Windows 7 Desktop, and the Metro Start screen; click the desired thumbnail to open its item.
Upper right and lower right: These hot corners open the charms bar.
On a touchscreen PC or tablet, you can accomplish the same functions that the hot corners provide via a mouse. For example, slide one finger from the left side of the screen to switch to the next open application, the Windows 7 Desktop, or the Metro Start screen (whatever Windows 8 sees as "next" in its list of running apps). To see the thumbnails of those running apps, slide your finger to the right from the left edge; when the thumbnail for the "next" app appears, slide to the left until your finger approaches the screen edge. Just don't release your finger when doing the motion reversal! To open the charms bar, slide one finger to the left from the right side of the screen.
There are certainly many more features in, as well as tips and tricks for, Windows 8. I'll share those as Windows 8 nears and is released, building on the essentials revealed here.
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Google's private jets could get $US82m complex
Salvador Rodriguez
Mineta San Jose International Airport officials announced their plans to recommend the approval of an $US82 million facility, shown in this rendering, that would be used by Google and other companies in Silicon Valley. Photo: San Jose International
Mineta San Jose International Airport officials are urging the city to approve construction of an $US82million ($79.5m) facility that would house jets flown by Google executives.
The proposed 29-acre facility would sit on the airport's west side and accommodate Google's and other clients' jets. It would be developed and managed by Signature Flight Support.
The facility would include an executive terminal, hangars, ramp space and aircraft servicing facilities.
Another rendering of the hangar. Photo: San Jose International
According to a San Jose Mercury News story, Google's top three executives have at least eight jets, including a twin-aisle Boeing 767 passenger jet that is commonly used by airlines for transcontinental flights.
Airport officials said they are recommending approval of the facility because it would help pump up the local economy and the airport.
If the facility is built, Signature Flight Support would pay the airport $US2.6 million each year and $US400,000 in annual fuel fees, according to a release by the airport. Additionally, the project would create 36 permanent jobs and 150 to 200 temporary construction jobs.
An additional 370 direct and indirect jobs would be created as a result of the project. The airport estimated that the facility would generate $US70,000 in taxes annually in its early years and more than $US300,000 on its fifth year and beyond.
Google Street View adds 250,000 miles of roadways
By Doug Gross, CNN
updated 3:37 PM EDT, Thu October 11, 2012 | Filed under: Web
Taroko Gorge, in the Taroko National Park in Taiwan, was part of 250,000 miles added to Google's Street View in an update.
(CNN) -- With fallout still swirling from Apple's decision to replace Google Maps with its own mobile mapping, Google on Thursday announced the biggest upgrade ever to its Street View tool.
The update adds more than 250,000 miles of roadways in 17 countries, said Ulf Spitzer, Google's Street View program manager, in a blog post Thursday.
The Street View feature on Google Maps lets users see a real-world, 360-degree view of locations. Showcasing Google's global reach, the new coverage areas include parts of Macau, Singapore, Sweden, Thailand, Taiwan, Italy, Great Britain, Denmark, Norway, Canada and the United States.
Since launching in 2007, Google Street View had captured 20 petabytes of data in 48 countries. The company uses cars, trikes, snowmobiles and people outfitted with custom cameras to capture 360-degree images around the world.
In the new update, Google also added a spate of "special collections" to the feature, providing virtual tours of attractions around the globe.
"Street View, as you know, is a useful resource when you're planning a route or looking for a destination, but it can also magically transport you to some of the world's picturesque and culturally significant landmarks," Spitzer said.
The new spots include Catherine Palace and Ferapontov Monastery in Russia, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taiwan and Stanley Park in Vancouver.
Google Maps has been on the minds of many since Apple decided to replace it as the default mapping system on iOS 6, the latest version of its mobile operating system. The update coincided roughly with the release of the iPhone 5, meaning millions saw the new product for the first time after getting their new phones.
Early reviews have not been kind. Apple's mapping software has been a spotty mess, missing huge chunks of the globe and, at times, placing notable landmarks in the wrong place, sometimes humorously so.
The release was bad enough that Apple CEO Tim Cook issued a rare apology, saying in an open letter that Apple is "extremely sorry for the frustration this has caused" and promising to improve the feature.
Google has been officially silent on whether it plans to release a new Google Maps app for iOS 6, which runs on iPhones, iPads and iPods. Reports suggest that it's doing so, but there's no guarantee Apple would approve it. In the past, the company has turned down apps that it deemed compete with its own features.
That's a fact Google CEO Eric Schmidt acknowledged Wednesday, speaking at an All Things Digital conference, where he declined to confirm that a new version of maps is in the works for Apple mobile devices.
"Apple should have kept our maps," Schmidt said, according to GigaOM.
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7 Ways to Dress Up Your Company's Facebook Page
By Eric Geier , PCWorld
PCWorld's Facebook page without custom tabs (upper left) and with tabs added (lower right)Facebook can be a great marketing tool and communications outlet, but there is only so much that you can say in brief status updates and plain-text fields on your About page. If you really want to put Facebook to work for your business, you'll need to explore the option of adding tabs—clickable images of extra pages—to your profile. Done creatively, tabs encourage visitor engagement and showcase your content. They let you post quizzes and polls, and they can display your content from other social networks, such as Twitter and Pinterest.
1. Iframe AppsIf you lack the coding skills to create custom tabs using Facebook's development platform, the following Facebook apps can help. Some enable you to apply fully customized Web pages as additional tabs—a great way to add content about your products, services, and company culture.
The IFrame App is among the simplest for dressing up your Facebook presence.Iframe Apps is one of the simplest custom tab wizards, letting you add two tab pages to your Facebook Page. You can either specify an existing URL or insert text and HTML to display on your custom tab, and define a specific frame height to fit the length of your content. The "fan gate" feature lets you display an image or custom text to encourage visitors to “like” you before viewing the main content.
Keep in mind, though, that to insert HTML code with images or videos you’ll need to upload the files elsewhere since Iframe Apps doesn’t offer online storage.
The free service displays its logo on your page footer. The premium services, starting at $9.90 per month after a free 7-day trial, allow you to remove ads.
2. FanBuildr
Hosted iFrame offers a WSIWYG editor.FanBuildr is a more advanced app that lets you add up to ten tab pages to your Facebook Page. The free service is available to all pages with 25,000 fans or less, and shows a small promo on the footer of your custom tab page. Its premium services, starting at $5 per month, remove ads and let you create unlimited tabs.
When inserting your text or code for the custom tab, you can define different content to display to visitors, depending on whether they "like" your page. A WYSIWYG editor lets you format text and add links or images, with both code and visual views. You can upload up to 25MB worth of files per page—or 250MB and beyond if you subscribe to the premium services. You can also enter your Google Analytics code to track traffic to your Facebook tab.
3. Static Iframe Tab
Check out Static Iframe Tab for adding 20 or more tabs.The Static Iframe Tab from Wooboxlets you add over 20 tabs to your Facebook page. The basic functionality is free, and free of Woobox branding.
What do you want to display on a tab? You can choose a URL, an image, or HTML code. You can also specify a nonfan page source. A WSIWYG editor enables formatting and edits, letting you switch between the code and visual view. The free service includes visitor analytics to display stats for page views, visits, and likes, segmented both by fans and nonfans who view your tab.
Their premium services, starting at $10 per month, allow you to limit access to the tab page—for instance, you can require users either to fill out a form or to have a certain number of Facebook friends who like your page.
4. Extended Info
Extended Info lets you add a tab that’s similar to and alongside the usual About page, but with more details—so you can display things, such as products, with text, HTML code, or videos. You can organize the content via bulleted, numbered, or paragraph lists, each with a custom heading name.
5. Twitter Tab App
Extend your tweets to Facebook with Woobox.Need to publicize your Twitter presence to your Facebook fan base? This free app from Woobox adds a tab to your Facebook Page displaying your Twitter Profile and Tweets, with a small ad link on the bottom of the tab.
In the Twitter tab settings you can choose to display all tweets or only those containing a given search term. You can also optionally hide Tweets that start with @ and hide your Twitter profile background. Additionally, you can enable the fan gate so only Facebook users who “Like” you can see your Twitter tab.
6. Pinterest Tab
Here's a great way to share your Pinterest content to Facebook users who aren’t on Pinterest. This free app, also from Woobox, puts a tab on your Facebook Page showcasing your Pinterest boards and pins, with only a small ad on the bottom. Facebook visitors can browse your Pin boards, and click on them to view your Pins inside your Facebook tab page. When they click on a Pin it opens a new browser window to the Pin on Pinterest.
You can choose to have your Pin tab show all or only select Pin boards—and enable Facebook Like & Send buttons on Pins, to encourage visitors' sharing to their Facebook friends. The Fan Gate feature allows only Facebook users who "like" you to see your Pinterest tab.
7. Fan Appz
This free platform helps you add content and analyze your Twitter and Facebook traffic. Fan Appz lets you post updates to both social sites at once, target specific countries and languages, schedule posts in advance, and create and publish quizzes and polls. Image-based polls let you give users a list of images—maybe of your products—and they can share their preferred top five.
The premium services, designed for larger fan pages, let you create and publish promotions, including special offers, sweepstakes, challenges, and rewards. You can create a gift store and games, and manage your Places and Events. You’d also be able to view the analytics of your posts, engagements, and promotions—all with support for Google Analytics.
Eric Geier is a freelance tech writer. He’s also the founder of NoWiresSecurity, which provides a cloud-based Wi-Fi security service for businesses, and On Spot Techs, which provides on-site computer services.
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Comparative review of portable microwave devices Arinst vs Anritsu
Started by Kitdze, August 15, 2019
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An independent review was conducted to test two of the compact radio frequency measuring instruments developed by the company, Kroks. The devices consist of a spectrum analyzer with a built-in signal generator and a vector network analyzer (reflectometer). Both devices cover a wide frequency range from 35 (23 for reflectometer) MHz to 6.2 GHz.
My objective was to determine the utility value of these meters, and to better understand the manufacturer’s comment that the device is intended for amateur radio use, since it is not a professional measuring tool. The word “amateur” hints that the devices may be closer to a display meter as opposed to a comprehensive measurement device.
It should be noted that these tests were conducted as an amateur user who would lack a thorough understanding of metrological studies of measuring instruments, or the basis of the standards of the state registry and related subjects. Radio amateurs are more interested in looking at comparative measurements of devices that are often used in practice (i.e., antennas, filters, attenuators), as opposed to theoretical “abstractions” commonly explored in metrology (i.e., mismatched loads, inhomogeneous transmission lines, or short-circuit lines).
To avoid the influence of interference in the comparative measurement of antennas, an anechoic chamber or open space is required. In view of the absence of the first, measurements were taken outdoors. All antennas with directional radiation patterns “looking” into the sky were mounted on a tripod to avoid displacement in space when changing instruments.
Low quality, Chinese-made adapters were not used due to the frequent lack of repeatability of contact during reconnection, as well as the shedding of the subpar antioxidant coating used instead of the usual gilding ...
To obtain equal comparative conditions, the instruments were calibrated with the same set of OSL calibrators before each measurement, in the same frequency band and current temperature range. OSL is “Open”, “Short”, “Load”, which is a standard set of calibration measures: “open measure”, “short circuit measure” and “matched load 50.0 Ohm”, which are usually calibrated vector network analyzers. For the SMA format, the Anritsu 22S50 calibration kit was used and normalized in the frequency range from DC to 26.5 GHz, a link to the datasheet (49 pages):
https://www.testmart.com/webdata/mfr...COMPONENTS.pdf
For calibration of the N type format, respectively Anritsu OSLN50-1, normalized from DC to 6 GHz.
The measured resistance at the coordinated load of the calibrators was 50 ± 0.02 Ohm. The measurements were carried out with proven, precision laboratory-grade multimeters from HP and Fluke.
To ensure optimal accuracy and equal conditions in comparative tests, a similar bandwidth of the IF filter was installed on the devices--the narrower the band, the higher the measurement precision and the signal-to-noise ratio. The largest number of scan points (closest to 1000) was also selected.
A link to the illustrated, factory set of instructions, will help to better understand the functions of the reflectometer:
http://arinst.net/files/Manual_Vector_reflectometer_Arinst_VR_23-6200_ENG.pdf
Before each measurement, all mating surfaces in coaxial connectors (SMA, RP-SMA, N type) were carefully checked, since at frequencies above 2-3 GHz, the cleanliness and condition of the antioxidant surface of these contacts begins to have a rather noticeable effect on the measurement results and stability their repeatability.
It is very important to keep the outer surface of the central pin clean in the coaxial connector, and the inner surface of the collet mating with it in the mating half. All the same is true for “braided” contact. Such control and necessary cleaning is usually possible under a microscope, or under a high magnification lens.
It is also important to prevent the presence of crumbled metal chips on the surface of the insulators in the mating coaxial connectors, because they begin to introduce a stray capacitance, significantly interfering with the performance and signal transmission.
An example of a typical metallic clogging of SMA connectors that are not visible to the naked eye:
According to the factory requirements of manufacturers of microwave coaxial connectors with a threaded type of connection, when connecting, it is NOT possible to allow the central contact of the collet entering it to be turned. To do this, it is necessary to hold the axial base of the screw-on half of the connector, allowing rotation of only the nut itself, and not the entire screw-on structure. This significantly reduces scratching and other mechanical wear of the mating surfaces, providing better contact and extending the number of switching cycles.
Unfortunately, few amateurs are aware of this procedure or the damages caused by scratching the already thin layer of the contact’s working surfaces. This is evidenced by the large number of YouTube videos from the so-called "testers" of new microwave equipment.
In this test review, all the numerous connections of the coaxial connectors were made strictly in compliance with the above operational requirements.
In comparative tests, several different antennas were measured to check the reflectometer readings throughout different frequency ranges.
Comparison of the 7-element Uda-Yagi antenna of the 433 MHz band (LPD)
Antennas of this type always have a rather pronounced back lobe, as well as several side lobes.
To maintain the purity of tests, all environmental conditions of immobility were especially observed--up to locking the cat in the house—while photographing the different display modes. This will assure there is no movement that ends up in the coverage area of the black lobe, thereby introducing indignation into the graph.
The figures contain photos of four modes from three devices.
The top image is from the VR 23-6200, the center from the Anritsu S361E, and the bottom from the GenCom 747A.
VSWR Charts:
Charts of the return loss:
Volpert-Smith Impedance Charts:
Phase graphs:
As reflected in the images, the test graphs are very similar, and the measurement values have a dispersion within 0.1% of the error.
1.2 GHz coaxial dipole comparison
VSWR:
Return Loss:
Volpert-Smith Chart:
Likewise, and according to all three devices, the measured resonance frequency of this antenna were within 0.07%.
3-6 GHz horn antenna comparison
An extension cable with N-type connectors were used which slightly introduced a non-uniformity in the measurements.
The task was simply to compare the devices--not the cable or antenna.
If there was a problem in the path, then the devices should show it accordingly.
Calibration of the measuring plane taking into account the adapter and feeder:
VSWR in the band from 3 to 6 GHz:
Comparison of the circular polarization antenna of the 5.8 GHz band
Comparative measurement of VSWR of the Chinese LPF filter 1.4 GHz
Filter appearance:
Comparative feeder length measurement (DTF - Distance to fault)
I decided to measure a new coaxial cable, with N type connectors:
Manually measured 3 meters 5 centimeters with a mechanical meter.
The devices showed:
Here, as they say, comments are superfluous.
Comparison of accuracy of the built-in tracking generator
On this gif picture, 10 photos of the readings of the frequency meter CH3-54 are collected. The upper halves of the pictures - the readings of the test VR 23-6200.
The lower halves - signals from an Anritsu reflectometer. Five frequencies were chosen for the test: 23, 50, 100, 150 and 200 MHz.
If Anritsu served the frequency with zeros in the lower digits, then compact VR served with a slight excess, numerically increasing with increasing frequency:
Although according to the technical characteristics of the manufacturer, this cannot be a “minus”, since it does not go beyond the declared two categories after the decimal sign.
Pictures collected in a gif about the internal "decoration" of the device:
The advantages of the VR 23-6200 are its low cost, portable compactness with full autonomy which does not require an external display from a computer or smartphone, and its fairly wide frequency range displayed in the marking. This is not a scalar meter, but a fully-fledged vector meter. As demonstrated from the results of comparative measurements, VR is somewhat equivalent to the larger, reputable and expensive devices. In situations that require climbing onto the roof (or mast) to clarify the condition of the feeders and antennas, its compact size makes it preferable over a large and heavier apparatus. FPV racing equipment (radio-controlled flying multicopter and airplanes, with on-board video broadcasting to glasses or displays) using the 5.8GHz frequency bands could benefit largely from this meter for selecting the optimal antenna (from a collection) or reconfiguring (straightening and/or adjusting) an existing antenna damaged following a crash. The “pocket-sized,” meter with its low end weight (which can easily hang on a thin feeder), makes the device convenient for many field applications.
Small cons are also noticeable:
1) The greatest operational drawback of the VR 23-6200 is the inability to quickly find the minimum or maximum markers on the chart, not to mention the search for the “delta”, or the auto-search for subsequent (or previous) minima / maxima.
The LMag and SWR modes also lack a marker management capability that is often useful. The marker must be activated in the corresponding menu and manually moved to the minimum of the curve in order to calculate the frequency and magnitude of the SWR at that point. Perhaps the manufacturer will add this function in a subsequent firmware update.
1 a) The meter appears not know how to reassign the desired display mode for markers when switching between measurement modes.
For example, I switched from VSWR mode to LMag (Return Loss), and the markers still show the value of VSWR, while logically they should display the magnitude of the reflection modulus in dB, that is, what the currently selected graph shows.
The same is true in all other modes. In order to read the values corresponding to the selected chart in the marker table, it is necessary to manually reassign the display mode for each of the 4 markers. It seems to be a trifle, but I would like to see some “automatism”.
1 b) In the most popular VSWR measurement mode, the amplitude scale cannot be switched to a more detailed one, less than 2.0 (for example, 1.5, or 1.3).
2) There is a small feature in inconsistent calibration as if always “open”, or in “parallel” calibration.
That is, there is no sequential ability to record a calibrator measure readout, as is customary on other VNA devices. In the calibration mode the device successively prompts itself which one the (next) calibration measures should be installed and reads it out for accounting.
ARINST, at the same time, grants the right to choose all three clicks of the measure record which imposes an increased requirement of attention from the operator when carrying out the next calibration stage. The need to press a button that does not correspond to the end of the currently connected calibrator may be confusing for some users and introduces the possibility of making an error.
Perhaps in subsequent firmware upgrades, the creators of such an open "parallelism" of choice, "changes" the same in the "sequence", to exclude a possible error from the operator. After all, it is no accident that large instruments used precisely a clear sequence of actions for calibration measures to exclude such an error from confusion.
3) Very narrow calibration temperature range. If after calibration, Anritsu is provided with a range (for example) from +18°С to +48°С, then on Arinst it is only ±3°С from the calibration temperature, which may be small during field work (outdoors), in the sun, or in the shadows.
For example: when calibrated after lunch and working with measurements until the evening, the sun has gone, the temperature has dropped and the readings are now inaccurate.
A stop message should pop up stating the need to “recalibrate due to going beyond the temperature range of the previous calibration”. Instead, erroneous measurements begin with a biased zero, which significantly affects the measurement result.
For comparison, here's how the Anritsu reflectometer reports this:
4) The room is normal, but for an open area a very dim display.
On a sunny day, nothing is readable on the street, even if you shade the screen with your palm.
Display brightness adjustment is not provided at all.
5) I have the desire to solder the hardware buttons to others, since some do not respond immediately after being pressed.
6) The touchscreen in some places is unresponsive, while in other places too sensitive.
Conclusions on the VR 23-6200 Reflectometer
Overlooking the few minuses when compared with other budget, portable and freely available solutions on the market (i.e., RF Explorer, N1201SA, KC901V, RigExpert, SURECOM SW-102, NanoVNA…) the Arinst VR 23-6200 appears to be the valued choice—due to the expensive pricing schemes of other devices, their non-universal and limited frequency bands, and a toy-like display screen. Despite the modesty low price, the VR 23-6200 vector reflectometer turned out to be a surprisingly decent and portable device. If the manufacturers had modified the minuses in it and slightly expanded the lower frequency edge for short-wave radio enthusiasts, this device would occupy the global sector podium and offering affordable coverage from 2 MHz for SW (160 meters) up to 5.8 GHz for FPV (5 centimeters) --preferably without gaps in the entire strip as shown in the RF Explorer example:
We will most likely see cheaper solutions in the future to accommodate the wide range of frequencies.
At the time of this review (July-August 2019), I believe this Arinst reflectometer to be the best portable, non-expensive, and commercially available devices in the global marketplace.
- Part two
Spectrum Analyzer with Tracking Generator SSA-TG R2
The second device is no less interesting than the vector reflectometer.
It allows you to measure "through" the parameters of various microwave devices in the mode of 2-port measurements (type S21).
For example, you can test the performance and accurately measure the gain of boosters, amplifiers, or the amount of signal attenuation (loss) in attenuators, filters, coaxial cables (feeders), and other active and passive devices and modules, which cannot be done with a single-port reflectometer.
This is a full spectrum analyzer, in a very wide and continuous frequency range, which is far from common among inexpensive amateur equipment.
There is an additional built-in tracking generator of radio frequency signals (also in a wide range) and a help to the vector reflectometer and antenna meter.
This allows to check for carrier frequency deviations in the transmitters, spurious intermodulation, clippings and others.
The inclusion of a tracking generator and a spectrum analyzer when adding an external directional coupler (or bridge), makes it possible to measure the same VSWR antenna--though only in the scalar measurement mode--without taking into account the phase, as it would be on the vector one.
Link to factory instructions:
This device was mainly compared with the combined measuring complex GenCom 747A, with a limit on the upper frequency to 4 GHz. In addition, a new power meter of the precision class Anritsu MA24106A participated in the tests, with correction tables wired at the factory for the measured frequency and temperature, normalized to 6 GHz in frequency.
Own noise shelf of the spectrum analyzer, with a matched “dummy” at the input:
A minimum of -85.5 dB (with Att -20dB) was in the region of the LPD (426 MHz).
Further, with increasing frequency, the noise threshold also increases slightly, which is quite natural:
1500 MHz - 83.5 dB. 2400 MHz - 79.6 dB. At 5800 MHz - 66.5 dB.
Measurement of the gain of the active Wi-Fi booster, based on the XQ-02A module
A feature of this booster is an automatic switch that, when supplied, does not immediately keep the amplifier in the on state.
Experimentally sorting out the attenuators on a large device, we managed to locate the threshold for turning on the built-in automation.
It turns out that the booster switches to the active state and begins to amplify the transmitted signal only if it is more than minus 4 dBm (0.4 mW):
For this test, the small device simply did not have the output level of the built-in generator, which has an adjustment range documented in the technical specifications from minus 15 dBm to minus 25 dBm. It is already minus 4 dBm which is much greater than minus 15 dBm.
Yes, it is possible to use an external amplifier but the task would be different.
With a large device, I measured the gain of the “switch on” booster which turned out to be 11 dB in accordance with the performance characteristics.
The small device then managed to find out the amount of attenuation on the “off” booster with the power supplied.
It turned out that a de-energized booster 12,000 times attenuated the transmitted signal to the antenna.
For this reason, once flying and forgetting to supply power to the external booster in a timely manner, the long-range hexacopter flying 60-70 meters stopped and switched to auto-return to the take-off point.
There was then a need to know the magnitude of the pass through attenuation of the turned off amplifier. It turned out to be about 41-42 dB.
1-3500 MHz noise generator
A simple amateur-made noise generator, Chinese production.
A linear comparison of readings in dB is somewhat inappropriate in view of the constant change in amplitude at different frequencies which is caused by the very nature of the noise.
Nevertheless, both devices managed to find very similar, comparative graphs of the frequency response:
Here the frequency range on the devices were set equally, from 35 to 4000 MHz.
As for the amplitude, one can see quite similar values are obtained.
Feed-through frequency response (measurement S21), LPF 1.4 filter
This filter was discussed in the first half of the review. There it measured the VSWR.
Here, the frequency response of the transmission is clearly visible to include what attenuation is missed, as well as where and how much is cut.
Here it is shown in more detail that both devices almost equally removed the frequency response of this filter:
At a cut-off frequency of 1400 MHz, Arinst showed an amplitude of minus 1.4 dB (blue marker Mkr 4), and GenCom minus 1.79 dB (marker M5).
Attenuator attenuation measurement
For comparative measurements, I chose the most accurate, branded attenuators—other than the Chinese version in view of their rather large scatter.
The frequency range remains equally from 35 to 4000 MHz. Calibration of the two port measurements were carefully performed with the obligatory control of the degree of surface cleanliness of all contacts on the mating coaxial connectors.
0 dB calibration result:
The center of the specified band (i.e., 2009.57) was used as the median sampling frequency.
The number of scan points was also equal, 1000 + 1 each.
One will notice that the measurement results of the same instance of the attenuator at 40 dB are only slightly different.
Arinst SSA-TG R2 showed 42.4 dB, and GenCom 40.17 dB, ceteris paribus.
Attenuator 30 dB
Arinst = 31.9 dB
GenCom = 30.08 dB
A roughly similar small variation in percentage was obtained when measuring other attenuators.
But to save reader time and space in the article, they were not included in this review, since they are similar to the measurements presented above.
Min and max track
Despite the portability and simplicity of the device, the manufacturers have nevertheless added useful options such as displaying cumulative minimums and maximums of changing tracks--which is in demand with various settings.
Three images are displayed in a gif photo using an LPF filter of the 5.8 GHz band as the example into the connection of which switching interference and disturbances were deliberately introduced:
The yellow track is the current curve of the extreme sweep.
Red track - the maximums from past sweeps collected in memory.
The dark green track (after processing and compressing the pictures is gray) - respectively, the minima of the frequency response.
Antenna VSWR Measurement
As mentioned at the beginning of the review, this device has the ability to connect an external directional coupler (Direct coupler), or a measuring bridge offered separately (but only up to 2.7 GHz). The OSL calibration is programmatically provided to indicate to the device a reference point for VSWR.
A directional coupler with phase-stable measuring feeders were shown that were already disconnected from the instrument after the VSWR measurements.
Here it is presented in an expanded position so one can ignore the discrepancy to the apparent connection. The directional coupler is connected to the left of the device, but inverted marking back.
Thereafter, the supply of the incident wave from the generator (the upper port) and the removal of the reflected input of the analyzer (the lower port) will be correct.
The combined two photos show an example of this type of connection and removal of VSWR in the previously measured above circular polarization antenna type "Clover", in the range of 5.8 GHz.
Since the possibility of measuring VSWR is not one of the main purposes of this device, it can nonetheless be viewed from the picture of the readings of the display, while there are still reasonable questions. A hard-set and unchangeable display scale of the VSWR graph includes a large value of as much as 6 units.
Although the graph shows approximately the correct display of the VSWR curve of this antenna, it is shown with a numerical value.
The exact value on the marker (i.e., tenths and hundredths) are not displayed. Only integer values are shown (i.e., 1, 2, 3 ...). As such, it remains an understatement of the measurement result which is acceptable to generally understand a suitable antenna or on damage—although it may be more difficult to use for fine-tuning and antenna.
Integrated generator accuracy measurement
Similar to an VR 23-6200, two decimal places are declared in the technical parameters.
It would be naive to expect from a budget-pocket device that there is a rubidium frequency standard on board. *smiley smile*
The inquisitive reader will nevertheless be interested in the magnitude of the error in such a tiny generator.
But, since the attorney precision frequency counter was available only up to 250 MHz, he limits himself to viewing only 4 frequencies below the range, just to understand the error trend, if any. It should be noted that at higher frequencies, photographs were also prepared from another device.
But to save space in the article, they are not included in this review since the numerical confirmation of the same percentage is a percentage of the error in the lower digits.
Four photos at four frequencies were collected in a gif picture to also save space: 50.00; 100.00; 150.00 and 200.00 MHz:
The trend and the magnitude of the available error are clearly visible:
50.00 MHz has a shallow excess of the generator frequency, namely 954 Hz.
100.00 MHz, respectively, a little more, +1.79 KHz.
150.00 MHz, even more +1.97 kHz
200.00 MHz, +3.78 KHz
Further up the frequency was measured by a GenCom analyzer, which turned out to be a good frequency counter.
For example, if the generator built into GenCom missed 800 hertz at frequency of 50.00 MHz, then not only the external frequency counter showed this, but the spectrum analyzer itself measured exactly the same:
Next, one of the photos of the display, with the measured frequency of the generator built into the SSA-TG R2, using the example of the midpoint of the Wi-Fi range of 2450 MHz:
To reduce the space in the article, I also did not upload the other similar photographs of the display, instead they briefly squeezed the measurement results over the ranges above 200 MHz:
At frequency of 433.00 MHz, the excess was +7.92 KHz.
At a frequency of 1200.00 MHz, = +22.4 KHz.
At a frequency of 2450.00 MHz, = +42.8 KHz (in the previous photo)
But nevertheless, the two decimal places declared in the factory characteristics are clearly maintained across all ranges.
Signal amplitude measurement comparison
In the following gif picture 6 photos were collected where the Arinst SSA-TG R2 analyzer measures its own generator at six frequencies randomly selected.
50 MHz -8,1 dBm; 200 MHz -9,0 dBm; 1000 MHz -9,6 dBm;
2500 MHz -9,1 dBm; 3999 MHz — 5,1 dBm; 5800 MHz -9,1 dBm
Although the declared maximum amplitude of the generator is not higher than minus 15 dBm, other values are actually visible.
To find out the reasons for such an indication of the amplitude, measurements were taken from an Arinst SSA-TG R2 generator, with an Anritsu MA24106A precision sensor with calibration zeroing at a matched load, before starting measurements.
A frequency value was entered each time for measurement accuracy, taking into account the coefficients, according to the correction table included from the factory for frequency and temperature.
35 MHz -9.04 dBm; 200 MHz -9.12 dBm; 1000 MHz -9.06 dBm;
2500 MHz -8.96 dBm; 3999 MHz - 7.48 dBm; 5800 MHz -7.02 dBm
The amplitude of the generated signal by the SSA-TG R2 integrated generator shows the analyzer measurements are very worthy (for the amateur accuracy class).
The generator amplitude displayed at the bottom of the instrument’s display, as it turns out, is simply “drawn”. In reality it produces a higher level than it should in adjustable limits from -15 dBm to -25 dBm.
A level of doubt creped in as to whether the new Anritsu MA24106A sensor was malfunctioning until a comparison was made with another laboratory system analyzer from General Dynamics, model R2670B.
The discrepancy in amplitude was minimum and within 0.3 dBm.
The power meter on the GenCom 747A similarly showed the available excess level from the generator:
At the level of 0 dBm, the Arinst SSA-TG R2 analyzer slightly exceeded the amplitude indicators from different signal sources with 0 dBm.
At the same time, the Anritsu MA24106A sensor shows 0.01 dBm from the Anritsu ML4803A calibrator
It seems an inconvenience to adjust the attenuator attenuation on the touchscreen with your finger.
The list ribbon skips and/or returns to its extreme value.
It seems to be more convenient and accurate to use the old-fashioned stylus for this task:
When viewing the harmonics of a low-frequency signal of 50 MHz and over practically the entire working band of the analyzer (up to 4 GHz), a certain “anomaly” was encountered at frequencies around 760 MHz:
With a wider band at the upper frequency (up to 6035 MHz), the Span turns out at exactly 6000 MHz add the anomaly is also noticeable:
At the same time, the same signal from the same built-in generator in SSA-TG R2, when applied to another device, does not have such an anomaly:
Since this anomaly was not noticed on another analyzer means that the problem is not in the generator, but in the spectrum analyzer.
The built-in attenuator for attenuating the amplitude of the generator, clearly attenuates in steps of 1 dB, all of its 10 steps.
Here at the bottom of the screen you can clearly see the stepped track on the timeline, showing the attenuator performance:
Leaving the generator output port and analyzer input port connected, I turned off the device.
Turning it on the next day, I found a signal with normal harmonics at an interesting frequency of 777.00 MHz:
In this case, the generator was left turned off which was confirmed in its the menu.
In theory, nothing should have appeared at the output of the generator, if on the eve it was turned off.
I had to turn it on at any frequency in the generator menu, and turn it off there.
Thereafter, the strange frequency disappears (and will no longer appear) until the next time the device is turned on.
Surely, in the subsequent firmware, the manufacturer will fix such a self-inclusion at the output of the generator while in the off position.
If the cable between the ports is missing, then it is unnoticeable that something is wrong--unless the shelf of noise is slightly higher.
And after forcibly turning the generator on and off, the noise shelf slightly becomes lower, but by an inconspicuous amount.
This is a minor operational minus, the solution of which takes an extra 3 seconds after turning on the device.
The interior of Arinst SSA-TG R2 is shown in three photos collected in gif:
Comparison of dimensions with the old Arinst SSA Pro spectrum analyzer to a smartphone display (top):
As in the case of the Arinst VR 23-6200 reflectometer, which was reviewed previously, the Arinst SSA-TG R2 analyze is the exact the same form factor and miniature dimensions--but it is a serious assistant for the radio amateur. Unlike other SSA models, it does not require the use of an external display such as a computer or smartphone.
A very wide, solid and uninterrupted frequency band, from 35 to 6200 MHz.
I have not investigated the exact battery life, but the capacity of the built-in lithium battery should well accommodate a long battery life.
A rather insignificant error in measurements for an instrument of such a miniature class which is more than enough at the amateur level.
Physical hardware and firmware (and repairs if ever needed) are fully supported through the manufacturer. It is already widely available for purchase and ready to ship--as may not the case with other manufacturers.
Cons were also seen:
Unaccounted for and not well documented is the spontaneous supply to the output of a signal generator with a frequency of 777.00 MHz.
I somewhat expect this to be eliminated in the next firmware release.
When a user is informed of this feature, it is easily eliminated in 3 seconds by simply turning the built-in generator on and off.
The touchscreen requires a bit of getting use to since not all virtual buttons turn on immediately with a slider if you shift them.
If you immediately poke into the final positon without first moving the slider, then everything works as intended.
This is probably not a minus, but rather a “feature” of the drawn controls, specifically in the menu of the generator and the slider for controlling the attenuator.
When connected via Bluetooth, the analyzer, as it were, successfully connects to the smartphone, but the frequency response graph does not output, such as the outdated SSA Pro.
When connecting, all the requirements of the instructions were fully complied with, described in section 8 of the factory instructions.
It was thought that once the password is received, a confirmation of the connection is displayed on the smartphone screen, then this function is possible only for upgrading the firmware via the smartphone. But no. Clause 8.2.6 clearly states:
8.2.6. The device will connect to the tablet / smartphone, a signal spectrum graph and an information message about connection to the device Connected to ARINST_SSA will appear on the screen, as in Figure 28. (c)
Manual: http://arinst.net/files/Manual-Spectrum_Analyzer_Arinst_SSA-TG_R2-ENG.pdf
Yes, confirmation appears, but the track doesn’t.
Repeatedly reconnected, each time the track did not appear. And from the old SSA Pro, right instantly.
Another disadvantage of the notorious “versatility”, due to restrictions on the lower edge of the operating frequencies, is not suitable for short-wave radio amateurs.
For that, for RC FPV, completely satisfy the needs of amateurs and professional, even more than that.
In general, both devices left very positive impressions, since in essence they provide a complete measuring complex, at least even for the level of advanced radio enthusiasts. While pricing policy was not addressed, it is nonetheless noticeably lower than its closest analogues on the market with such a wide and continuous frequency band.
The aim of the review was simply to compare these testers with more advanced measuring equipment, and to provide readers with photo-documented displays and enough information to form their own opinions.
This review is not intended for the purpose of marketing or advertising.
It is simply a third-party assessment and publication of observation results.
Products webpage: http://arinst.net/arinst_vr-23-6200.php
Sale eBay: https://www.ebay.com/usr/arinst
Sale Aliexpress: https://www.aliexpress.com/store/907723?spm=a2g0o.detail.1000061.1.2a38254cx8hk0J
Sale in Japan: http://shop-online.jp/ElectronicsDIY5/index.php?body=spec&product_id=1202524&category_id=149110&PHPSESSID=fba6b223f76a00c0c757da8f97009856
Sale in Russia: https://kroks.ru/shop/network-equipment/
Sale in China and Taiwan: http://www.ts-corp.com.tw/telecom/arinst-ssa-tg-r2
Thank you for looking.
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