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<title><![CDATA[A Bridge Too Far]]></title>
<link>http://medicalmicroblog.wordpress.com/?p=35</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:45:32 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Vijay</dc:creator>
<guid>http://medicalmicroblog.wordpress.com/?p=35</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Medscape Radiology. A Bridge Too Far: Too Soon to Consider CTA for Screening of Healthy Individuals ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Medscape Radiology. <a href="http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/577857" target="_blank">A Bridge Too Far: Too Soon to Consider CTA for Screening of Healthy Individuals</a> <em>[Registration required - Free]</em>. In one of the first studies to examine the utility of computed-tomography angiography (CTA) as a screening tool for the detection of coronary artery disease (CAD) in asymptomatic individuals, South Korean researchers conclude that it has the potential to provide good insight. Dr Eue-Keun Choi (Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, South Korea) and colleagues report their findings online July 21, 2008 in the <em>Journal of the American College of Cardiology</em>. But after weighing up the pros and cons, they say it is far too soon to recommend this as a strategy. "On the basis of our results and considering present radiation-exposure data, we cannot recommend that CTA be used a screening tool for this population at this point." They advocate that further studies be done.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/577857" target="_blank"> </a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Senior Civil/Structural Designer, Milton Keynes, UK]]></title>
<link>http://energyrecruitment.wordpress.com/?p=149</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:17:56 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nuclearrecruiter</dc:creator>
<guid>http://energyrecruitment.wordpress.com/?p=149</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Senior Civil/Structural Designer
Reference: 1216115563
Edit | 15th July 2008 at 10:52 BST by Nikki A]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1>Senior Civil/Structural Designer</h1>
<h3>Reference: 1216115563</h3>
<p class="datetime"><span class="edit"><a title="Edit this entry" href="http://nuclearenergyjobs.co.uk/vacancies/edit_entry.php?/2008/07/15/senior_civilstructural_designer/index.php&#38;media=vacancy"><span style="color:#738127;">Edit</span></a> &#124; </span><span class="date">15th July 2008 at 10:52 BST</span> by Nikki Ambler. <a title="Permanent link for ‘Senior Civil/Structural Designer’" rel="bookmark" href="http://energyrecruitment.wordpress.com/vacancies/2008/07/15/senior_civilstructural_designer"><span style="color:#738127;">Permalink</span></a>.</p>
<p class="synopsis">Our client is seeking a Senior Civil/Structural Designer based in Milton Keynes.</p>
<h3>Location</h3>
<p>Milton Keynes</p>
<h3>Salary</h3>
<p>Competitive salary depending on qualifications and experience</p>
<h3>Job Responsibilities</h3>
<p>Senior Designer responsible for CAD modeling and drafting activities within the Civil/Structural Department.</p>
<p>Duties include ensuring quality and uniformity of all drafting work produced in the department, setting up and maintaining systems and work flows, maintaining standard details, training, mentoring etc.</p>
<p>Contact ERS on +44 (0) 1454 203 460 or submit your CV to <a href="mailto:CV@energyrs.co.uk">CV@energyrs.co.uk</a> to register your interest or apply for this position.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Senior Civil/Structural Designer, Milton Keynes, UK]]></title>
<link>http://energyrecruitment.wordpress.com/?p=149</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:17:56 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nuclearvacancies</dc:creator>
<guid>http://energyrecruitment.wordpress.com/?p=149</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Senior Civil/Structural Designer
Reference: 1216115563
Edit | 15th July 2008 at 10:52 BST by Nikki A]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1>Senior Civil/Structural Designer</h1>
<h3>Reference: 1216115563</h3>
<p class="datetime"><span class="edit"><a title="Edit this entry" href="http://nuclearenergyjobs.co.uk/vacancies/edit_entry.php?/2008/07/15/senior_civilstructural_designer/index.php&#38;media=vacancy"><span style="color:#738127;">Edit</span></a> &#124; </span><span class="date">15th July 2008 at 10:52 BST</span> by Nikki Ambler. <a title="Permanent link for ‘Senior Civil/Structural Designer’" rel="bookmark" href="http://energyrecruitment.wordpress.com/vacancies/2008/07/15/senior_civilstructural_designer"><span style="color:#738127;">Permalink</span></a>.</p>
<p class="synopsis">Our client is seeking a Senior Civil/Structural Designer based in Milton Keynes.</p>
<h3>Location</h3>
<p>Milton Keynes</p>
<h3>Salary</h3>
<p>Competitive salary depending on qualifications and experience</p>
<h3>Job Responsibilities</h3>
<p>Senior Designer responsible for CAD modeling and drafting activities within the Civil/Structural Department.</p>
<p>Duties include ensuring quality and uniformity of all drafting work produced in the department, setting up and maintaining systems and work flows, maintaining standard details, training, mentoring etc.</p>
<p>Contact ERS on +44 (0) 1454 203 460 or submit your CV to <a href="mailto:CV@energyrs.co.uk">CV@energyrs.co.uk</a> to register your interest or apply for this position.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Pengenalan CAD ]]></title>
<link>http://cadcaecam.wordpress.com/?p=4</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:25:01 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>cadcaecam</dc:creator>
<guid>http://cadcaecam.wordpress.com/?p=4</guid>
<description><![CDATA[CAD pada mulanya diartikan sebagai Computer Aided Drafting atau dalam bahasa
Indonesia berarti pengg]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align:left;"><strong>CAD</strong> pada mulanya diartikan sebagai <strong>Computer Aided Drafting</strong> atau dalam bahasa<br />
Indonesia berarti penggambaran berbantu komputer karena fungsi CAD yang benar-benar dapat<br />
menggantikan meja gambar tradisional. Pada zaman sekarang ini CAD biasanya diartikan<br />
sebagai <strong>Computer Aided Design</strong> atau dalam bahasa Indonesia berarti merancang berbantu<br />
komputer yang mencerminkan fungsi peralatan CAD modern yang melakukan berbagai hal<br />
lebih dari sekedar penggambaran. Dalam dunia rekayasa (engineering) CAD sangat membantu<br />
dalam merancang, mengembangkan dan mengoptimalkan fungsi suatu produk. Secara lebih luas<br />
CAD juga digunakan dalam merancang berbagai peralatan dan komponen-komponen dalam<br />
industri manufaktur, mulai dari rancangan konseptual, layout produk sampai pemasangan serta<br />
analisa produk yang telah dirancang dan yang akan diimplementasikan. Dalam dunia rekayasa<br />
bangunan, CAD digunakan untuk merancang berbagai bangunan mulai dari skala yang kecil<br />
(rumah) sampai skala komersial (perkantoran) dan perindustrian (Pabrik dan Rumah Sakit).<br />
Dalam dunia rekayasa CAD menjadi teknologi yang sangat penting karena kemampuannya<br />
yang dapat menyelesaikan perancangan produk dalam waktu yang relatif singkat dengan<br />
berbagai peralatan penunjang yang ada pada program CAD yang dapat menggantikan semua<br />
peralatan yang digunakan dalam menggambar secara manual. Biaya pengembangan produk<br />
yang telah dirancang dapat diminimalisasi seefisien mungkin. Dengan menggunakan CAD,<br />
seorang desainer atau drafter (penggambar) dapat merancang, menggambar dan<br />
mengembangkan produknya hanya melalui sebuah layar, mencetaknya dan menyimpannya<br />
apabila diperlukan pengeditan pada suatu saat sehingga dapat menghemat banyak waktu.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Colorir os 7 anões e a Branca de Neve]]></title>
<link>http://colorirdesenhos.wordpress.com/?p=75</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:23:32 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>blogye12</dc:creator>
<guid>http://colorirdesenhos.wordpress.com/?p=75</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Greenback Spikes To 8-Day High Versus Canadian Dollar]]></title>
<link>http://forexroom.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/greenback-spikes-to-8-day-high-versus-canadian-dollar/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>fvarga</dc:creator>
<guid>http://forexroom.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/greenback-spikes-to-8-day-high-versus-canadian-dollar/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The US dollar extended its recent uptrend versus the Canadian dollar in late morning deals on Tuesda]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p align="justify">The US dollar extended its recent uptrend versus the Canadian dollar in late morning deals on Tuesday. The pair climbed an 8-day high of 1.0097 by about 11:40 am ET, compared to today's early Asian session's low of 0.9998. As of now, the dollar-loonie pair is trading at 1.0091.</p>
<p align="justify">Statistics Canada released its report on retail sales in the month of May on Tuesday morning. The report showed that retail sales rose 0.4% in May following an unrevised 0.6% increase in April.</p>
<p align="justify">The growth, which marked the seventh increase in eight months, came in slightly below economist estimates of a 0.5% increase.</p>
<p align="justify">&#160;</p>
<div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="scid:0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:a78b6d08-c052-421e-909e-269ad49b3a93" style="display:inline;margin:0;padding:0;">Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Forex" rel="tag">Forex</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/CAD" rel="tag">CAD</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/fvarga" rel="tag">fvarga</a></div>
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<title><![CDATA[Them Franchise Boys @ Microsoft]]></title>
<link>http://haloism.wordpress.com/?p=458</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Cabby</dc:creator>
<guid>http://haloism.wordpress.com/?p=458</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I wonder what they&#8217;ll come up with next 

(Cliccie for larger piccie)
Found here, created on 1]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I wonder what they'll come up with next <a href="http://s13.photobucket.com/albums/a251/Bad_Lieutenant/?action=view&#38;current=piwink.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a251/Bad_Lieutenant/piwink.gif" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://haloism.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/080722b.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-462 aligncenter" src="http://haloism.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/080722b.jpg?w=237" alt="" width="237" height="300" /></a></p>
<h6 style="text-align:center;">(Cliccie for larger piccie)</h6>
<p>Found <a href="http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/index.php" target="_blank">here</a>, created on 14/09/2007.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Design Impact:  Materials &amp; Processes]]></title>
<link>http://cadcraft.wordpress.com/?p=114</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:26:35 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jamal</dc:creator>
<guid>http://cadcraft.wordpress.com/?p=114</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The role of fabrication process &amp; choice of materials is one of significant impact on any given ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Georgia;">The role of fabrication process &#38; choice of materials is one of significant impact on any given design. With the advent of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_printing" target="_blank"><span style="color:#ff9900;">3D printing</span></a>, a <a href="http://www.moldmakingtechnology.com/articles/040001.html" target="_blank"><span style="color:#ff9900;">rapid tooling or prototyping</span></a> process, it is sometimes even more critical since this approach is an additive process -- building up material instead of removing it, as in a machining process. It is also significantly different from molding or casting since there is no <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_%28manufacturing%29" target="_blank"><span style="color:#ff9900;">die</span></a> or 'container' present for support in critical areas. For those coming into CAD from rendering tools like 3D Studio, Maya, etc., or from virtual world environments, the significance -- and subtleties of these issues may not be readily apparent.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Georgia;"><!--more-->When designing for a regular machining process, one of the key considerations is the space allowance for the tool to be able to get in toperform its task. This is why various forms of <a href="http://www.rely.co.za/rely/process.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color:#ff9900;">casting</span></a> or molding are used in certain instances, particularly for metals. With most plastics, this mode of fabrication is primary. When designing for casting or molding operations, some specific design considerations include <a href="http://www.sfsa.org/tutorials/ice_cleat/icleat_08.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color:#ff9900;">draft angles</span></a>, split lines, set backs &#38; the avoidance of 'captive features' -- a feature on the part which, once molded, cannot be removed from a rigid mold without damaging or destroying the mold. This is the purpose of such things as draft angles. It should be mentioned here that for special situations where such constraints as 'captive features' cannot be avoided, there are other molding/casting methods which inherently sacrifice some elements of the die, or mold. This technique is generically referred to as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Investment_casting" target="_blank"><span style="color:#ff9900;">investment casting</span></a><a></a>, and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost-wax_casting" target="_blank"><span style="color:#ff9900;">lost wax</span></a> method is a very ancient form of this.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Georgia;">In Fig. 1 below, there is an image of a part which would be very difficult -- and expensive -- to machine out of a solid piece of material. There are certain features which may seem, at first glance to contravene the rule I just mentioned about 'captive features. The upper lip and the lower ring create a situation where this part could not be effectively cast.  This ring would therefore be added after the rest of the part was molded.</span></p>
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[caption id="attachment_131" align="aligncenter" width="270" caption="Figure 1 - Front section view"]<a href="http://cadcraft.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/ribs-bosses-stiffeners-example-sect-front.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-131" src="http://cadcraft.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/ribs-bosses-stiffeners-example-sect-front.jpg" alt="Figure 1 - Front section view" width="270" height="200" /></a>[/caption]
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<p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Georgia;">However, this brings us to the issue of materials, and, specifically, material thickness. The primary thickness for all features except the bosses is .06. For most plastics, this part would be insufficiently stable without the ribs shown, to provide wall stiffness. There are 8 ribs, equally spaced about the diameter, As shown in Fig. 1-4. As mentioned above, there is also a bottom ring which provides to important services: it provides greater lateral stability, augmenting the vertical/crush strength of the ribs while also providing a surface for the mounting bosses, one of which is visible above. The upper lip also provides stbility &#38; strength at that end. </span></p>
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<dt class="wp-caption-dt"><a href="http://cadcraft.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/ribs-bosses-stiffeners-example-sect-1.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-121  " src="http://cadcraft.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/ribs-bosses-stiffeners-example-sect-1.jpg" alt="Figure 2 - Oblique section view" width="270" height="200" /></a></dt>
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<p style="text-align:left;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Georgia;">These bosses are simply areas of thickened material, in this case to provide an anchor for a threaded insert, allowing for the securing of this part to a support framework using loose hardware. Obviously, you cannot effectively thread most plastics with any significant reliability, particularly if you are using metal screws. In this case, the screws would be mounted from below, using a locking threaded insert, eliminating the need for washers or nuts. </span></p>
[caption id="attachment_126" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Figure 3"]<a href="http://cadcraft.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/ribs-bosses-stiffeners-example-2.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-126 " src="http://cadcraft.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/ribs-bosses-stiffeners-example-2.jpg?w=300" alt="Figure 3" width="300" height="222" /></a>[/caption]
<p style="text-align:left;"> </p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Georgia;">This approach of providing ribs &#38; stiffeners is a standard design practice facilitating the use of thin materials. This approach is used with metals as well. It should be noted that most rounds and fillets are produced in the molding/casting process, though they may be 'cleaned up' afterwards in the final machining process, even with durable plastics</span></p>
[caption id="attachment_119" align="aligncenter" width="270" caption="Figure 4"]<a href="http://cadcraft.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/ribs-bosses-stiffeners-example-1.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-119 " src="http://cadcraft.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/ribs-bosses-stiffeners-example-1.jpg" alt="Figure 4" width="270" height="200" /></a>[/caption]
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<title><![CDATA[Tutorial, ¿Cómo dibujar un clip con Autocad?]]></title>
<link>http://lalejacreativa.wordpress.com/?p=127</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:23:14 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Juanma</dc:creator>
<guid>http://lalejacreativa.wordpress.com/?p=127</guid>
<description><![CDATA[
 He realizado un tutorial para dibujar un Clip con Autocad 06, donde se pretende coger práctica y]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://lalejacreativa.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/clip.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-130" src="http://lalejacreativa.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/clip.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="192" /></a></p>
<p> He realizado un tutorial para dibujar un Clip con Autocad 06, donde se pretende coger práctica y soltura con diferentes herramientas. Se supone que para realizar este tutorial tenemos unos conocimientos mínimos de autocad, ya que aunque explico o trato de explicar todo paso a paso, no digo por ejemplo donde están las herramientas que vamos utilizando, pero sí digo cuales son y que símbolo o botón tienen.</p>
<p>Espero que sea de vuestro agrado y me gustaría leer vuestras opiniones sobre qué hay mal en el tutorial o qué debería de corregir para futuros tutoriales.</p>
<p>Gracias, </p>
<p>Juanma </p>
<p><a href="http://www.juancarlosruiz.es/juanma/Tutorial%20Acad%2006%20-%20Clip%20by%20Juanma%20Dominguez.pdf" target="_blank">Descargar Tutorial</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Demise of the Dollar: The Truth Behind Price Increases]]></title>
<link>http://wakethefuckup.wordpress.com/?p=65</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:02:30 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>wakethefuckup</dc:creator>
<guid>http://wakethefuckup.wordpress.com/?p=65</guid>
<description><![CDATA[We hear it when we&#8217;re kids: &#8220;You need to learn the value of a dollar&#8221;. But what ex]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We hear it when we're kids: "You need to learn the value of a dollar". But what exactly <em>is</em> the value of a dollar? Did they ever teach you this in school? Did you ever learn on your own?</p>
<p>One way of looking at the value of the dollar is by comparing it to other currencies:</p>
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="512" caption="Number of Euros Needed to Purchase $1 Over 5 Years"]<a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/currency/convert?from=USD&#38;to=EUR&#38;amt=1&#38;t=5y"><img src="http://ichart.finance.yahoo.com/5y?usdeur=x" alt="Number of Euros Needed to Purchase $1 Over 5 Years" width="512" height="288" /></a>[/caption]
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="512" caption="Number of Canadian Dollars Needed to Purchase $1 Over 5 Years"]<a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/currency/convert?from=USD&#38;to=CAD&#38;amt=1&#38;t=5y"><img src="http://ichart.finance.yahoo.com/5y?usdcad=x" alt="Number of Canadian Dollars Needed to Purchase $1 Over 5 Years" width="512" height="288" /></a>[/caption]
<p>Another method is to compare it to gold, which remains relatively stable in value over time.</p>
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="Number of US Dollars Needed to Buy 1 Ounce of Gold Over 8 Years"]<a href="http://www.kitco.com/charts/"><img src="http://www.kitco.com/LFgif/au00-pres.gif" alt="Number of US Dollars Needed to Buy 1 Ounce of Gold Over 8 Years" width="450" height="270" /></a>[/caption]
<p>If your dollar is becoming worth less and less over time, why do you think the prices are going up over time? Why do you think gas prices are over $4 per gallon? Why do you think food prices are up?</p>
<p>What I want to know is why the White House Press Secretary, Dana Perino, would be fired for talking about the value of the dollar:</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/_MugHx9wEao'></param><param name='wmode' value='transparent'></param><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/_MugHx9wEao&rel=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='transparent' width='425' height='350'></embed></object></span></p>
<p>Maybe it's time we all try to heed our elders and learn something about the value of the dollar before it's "not worth a Continental".</p>
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<title><![CDATA[FuMP on CAD]]></title>
<link>http://blahblahblahger.wordpress.com/?p=120</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>blahblahblahger</dc:creator>
<guid>http://blahblahblahger.wordpress.com/?p=120</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Recently Ctrl+Alt+Del had a news article about Tom Smith, one of the people on the FuMP. The article]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Recently Ctrl+Alt+Del had a <a href="http://www.cad-comic.com/news.php?i=1686">news article</a> about <a href="http://filkertom-itom.blogspot.com/">Tom Smith</a>, one of the people on <a href="http://www.thefump.com/">the FuMP</a>. The article (“Benefit and Video Contest", the second post on the CAD page I linked to) says that Tom Smith has hurt himself and the people at FuMP are putting together a benefit for him.  I just want to add what little weight I have on the internet to helping Tom.  I don't know him personally, but I love his music, and pray he get's better soon.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[New CAD web site]]></title>
<link>http://scays.wordpress.com/?p=46</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:01:42 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>scays</dc:creator>
<guid>http://scays.wordpress.com/?p=46</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I had an Email sent to me recently introducing this web site, http://designreform.net/ its worth a ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I had an Email sent to me recently introducing this web site, <a class="aligncenter" title="Design  reform" href="http://designreform.net/" target="_blank">http://designreform.net/</a> its worth a visit, just to trawl through the past blogs and information, check it out.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Dollar Moves Back Toward Parity With Loonie]]></title>
<link>http://forexroom.wordpress.com/2008/07/18/dollar-moves-back-toward-parity-with-loonie/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>fvarga</dc:creator>
<guid>http://forexroom.wordpress.com/2008/07/18/dollar-moves-back-toward-parity-with-loonie/</guid>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p align="justify">The dollar edged slightly lower versus the loonie Friday morning after official data showed the value and volume of Canadian wholesale trade rose in May, due in large part to higher global demand for agricultural chemical products.</p>
<p align="justify">According to Statistics Canada, current dollar wholesale trade rose 1.6% to $44.2 billion in May, the fourth gain in the last five months. When removing the effect of price changes, sales in constant dollars increased by 0.7% in May.</p>
<p align="justify">The buck slipped to 1.0020 versus the loonie, giving back its gains from the previous session and moving back toward a multi-week low of .9977 from earlier this week.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[l'innovazione possibile]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:28:10 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>roccoiemma</dc:creator>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span>In un articolo apparso sul quotidiano Calabria Ora del 6 luglio 2008, a pagina 28 dell’edizione di Catanzaro, Crotone e Vibo Valentia, Valerio Colaci solleva con forza e comprensibile allarme la questione del negato accesso alla banda larga di buona parte della provincia vibonese, in particolare delle aree più decentrate e interne.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span>Questione che non può che indurre a qualche preoccupazione, non solo per il destino di intere fasce di popolazione attualmente escluse, in piena era digitale, da modalità di comunicazione e trasmissione , da fonti di studio e di informazione, ma anche per il presente e il futuro prossimo di un’economia di micro, piccole e medie imprese già in sofferenza e che rischiano di pagare ulteriormente e a caro prezzo l’impossibilità di percorrere la via dell’innovazione, dell’internazionalizzazione e dell’abbattimento di costi e tempi: si pensi alle zone industriali e ai relativi comprensori, ai servizi connessi al turismo e all’artigianato.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span>Il problema, in verità, non è certo nuovo a livello nazionale, soprattutto in rapporto a quanto accade nel resto dell’Europa, e la mancata connessione adsl o superiore rappresenta solo uno dei fattori che hanno generato e allargano ogni giorno di più quel digital divide geografico e non solo di cui molti cittadini e molte imprese della Calabria e della provincia di Vibo Valentia sono vittime.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span>Qualche cifra può essere utile a rendere meglio l’idea della gravità della situazione generale e della sua complessità.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span>Secondo il Rapporto del Digital Divide Forum della Commissione Europea, nel gennaio 2005 l’Italia presentava un tasso di penetrazione della banda larga pari appena all’8,5% delle utenze, collocandosi al di sotto della media dell’Europa a 25.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span>La copertura delle aree rurali era inferiore al 40%, mentre la media europea era del 62%, a fronte di casi come quelli della Gran Bretagna, che in dodici mesi passava dal 40% all’80%, e di Belgio, Olanda, Danimarca e Lussemburgo, che già all’epoca erano coperte al 100%.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span>La Relazione della Commissione Europea sui mercati europei delle comunicazioni elettroniche presentata nel marzo del 2008 pone l’Italia al quindicesimo posto su 27, con un tasso di penetrazione del 17,1%, corrispondente a circa 10 milioni di utenti, in crescita ma inferiore alla media europea, che è del 20% rispetto al 16,3% dell’anno precedente, e inferiore ai tassi di Gran Bretagna, Lussemburgo, Francia, Belgio, Danimarca, Olanda, Finlandia e Svezia, che arrivano a punte di penetrazione del 30% nel 2007.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span>Il 30% degli 8 mila Comuni italiani non è raggiunto e nelle zone rurali italiane la penetrazione è di 2/3 inferiore rispetto a quella europea e di molto inferiore a quella che si registra nelle aree urbane.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span>Ancora più di recente, un Rapporto dell’Osservatorio Banda Larga, sia pure alla luce di alcuni rilievi appena confortanti, ha posto l’accento sul ritardo e sui vincoli strutturali dell’Italia, aspetto a più riprese sottolineato da Assinform nei suoi Rapporti, che registrano un trend costantemente negativo degli investimenti.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span>Ma rilevante è anche che ben 14 milioni di famiglie siano prive di connessione veloce, dato da attribuire alla mancata dotazione di infrastrutture, a una scarsa alfabetizzazione informatica e ad una bassa percezione dell’impatto positivo della banda larga, con un uso domestico delle connessioni attraverso telefonia cellulare in aumento e, a ciò correlata, una preminenza della comunicazione privata e dell’informazione passiva su ogni altro tipo di attività on line.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span>Nelle ultime settimane, il Rapporto eGov.Impresa 2008 redatto da Retecamere ha evidenziato, da un lato, una maggiore attenzione delle Pubbliche Amministrazioni verso le potenzialità della digitalizzazione ma dall’altro un grave ritardo nella fornitura di servizi al di là dei contenuti meramente informativi e, soprattutto, un forte divario tra Nord e Sud dell’Italia: solo il 15,4% delle risorse e del contributo medio all’e-government al Sud, contro il 58,7% al Nord.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span>Altri dati interessanti sono quelli che rivelano che appena la metà delle imprese italiane sfrutta i servizi di transazione on line contro il 78%, per esempio, di quelle finlandesi e che appena il 5% dei siti pubblici e il 3% di quelli privati sono rispettosi delle norme in favore dell’accesso agli strumenti informatici e alla rete da parte dei soggetti disabili, come segnalato anche dal CNIPA all’ultimo ForumPA di Roma.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span>Queste cifre, apparentemente disorganiche e certamente non esaustive di un complesso statistico ben più ampio, profondo e variegato in numero di fonti e livello di analisi, compongono nel loro insieme un quadro articolato, nel quale si inserisce il particolare svantaggio in cui versano parte del Mezzogiorno e della Calabria; e non possono non venire in considerazione le difficoltà e le contraddizioni di una fase di evoluzione e di riorganizzazione dell’agire amministrativo in Italia, che ha i suoi passaggi principali nell’auspicata effettività dei diritti del cittadino-impresa nei confronti della Pubblica Amministrazione, nella realizzazione di un federalismo telematico efficiente attraverso il Sistema Pubblico di Connettività e, tra gli altri, nell’abolizione progressiva della carta quale premessa all’informatizzazione integrale di servizi e procedimenti.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span>Ma dato che a nulla di positivo conduce l’attesa messianica dei miracoli del mercato e della tecnica e che la storia recente insegna che non c’è innovazione imponibile dal centro e imposta dal destino, ma solo un’innovazione tecnica sempre più veloce e dinamica alla quale occorre adeguarsi qui ed ora nella norma e nella pratica, cifre ed esperienza quotidiana devono anche indurre a un ribaltamento di prospettiva.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span>A oltre dieci anni dall’affermazione normativa del documento informatico, a tre anni dall’entrata in vigore del Codice dell’Amministrazione Digitale, è forse giunto il momento che la rivoluzione tecnologica e l’innovazione, nei casi in cui di esse non vi sia che la speranza, muovano dal basso.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span>Si deve quindi concordare con Valerio Colaci, quando denuncia la scarsa apertura del mercato che si cela, neanche troppo, dietro la mancata dotazione di banda larga a vaste zone della provincia di Vibo Valentia, ragioni che peraltro il Commissario Europeo Viviane Reding sostiene da anni tanto in riferimento alle dorsali principali quanto in riferimento al local loop, e ancor di più quando invoca l’azione dei Comuni, invitandoli a tutte le necessarie e possibili pressioni.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span>Ma v’è da aggiungere che un intervento esclusivamente politico e di tipo rappresentativo può non essere sufficiente e che i modelli che si affermano sul territorio nazionale possono invece fornire quantomeno uno spunto d’azione agli amministratori delle aree discriminate delle province calabresi.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span>Si pensi all’accordo raggiunto nei giorni scorsi tra Regione Umbria e Telecom, che consentirà una copertura del 92% entro il 2008 e del 100% nel 2009 con il coinvolgimento dei Comuni; oppure ai piani predisposti da regioni come la Toscana, all’avanguardia e per molti versi anticipatrice in materia di innovazione della Pubblica Amministrazione.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span>Si faccia l’esempio, ancora, delle tante iniziative di cooperazione tra amministrazioni diverse che, insieme, a costi ridotti e con maggiore potere contrattuale sono riuscite in varie zone del Paese a far giungere la banda larga fino alle case dei propri cittadini e alle sedi delle proprie imprese, attraverso sistemi di ponti e hot spot.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span>Si valuti la via percorsa dal Trentino-Alto Adige, che solo poche settimane fa ha ottenuto l’autorizzazione della Commissione Europea al finanziamento con fondi pubblici provinciali della copertura delle zone montane, sotto forma di aiuto di Stato e per un ammontare di circa 7 milioni di euro.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span>Il presente, in sintesi, è realisticamente nella cooperazione e nell’investimento pubblico-privato, e soprattutto nello spirito di iniziativa degli enti locali delle periferie.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span>La best practice locale, che già buoni risultati ha prodotto in materia di e-democracy e di e-government anche in Calabria (basti ricordare da ultimo l’avvio di Reggio Calabria Wireless, poi i successi nazionali dei siti del Comune di Catanzaro e della Provincia di Crotone, l’innovativa piattaforma “Cittadini digitali” predisposta dai comuni silani del Pit 12 e altro ancora), offre cioè varie ipotesi operative e opportunità che vanno colte al più presto e prima che il divario digitale sia conclamato e irreversibile.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span>Tanto sul piano nazionale quanto su quello comunitario, con l’attuazione in corso del programma i2010, tralasciando l’enfasi di qualche annuncio e di qualche auspicio, l’attenzione alla diffusione della banda larga quale vero e proprio diritto dei cittadini è massima, al pari della sensibilità verso progetti meritevoli.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span>Dove questo segnale non dovesse giungere, può essere un segnale di senso inverso a prevalere: siano i cittadini a pretendere dalla Pubblica Amministrazione servizi on line e siti internet accessibili e concepiti secondo le norme del Codice dell’Amministrazione Digitale e della Legge Stanca; siano i soggetti economici a trascinare l’innovazione; siano i Comuni e gli altri enti locali ad attivarsi con formule di cooperazione e di finanziamento, con la valorizzazione di competenze e lo studio tecnico e giuridico della fattibilità e mediante accordi con proprietari e fornitori delle infrastrutture e della banda; sia, in conclusione, una rivoluzione culturale, che prenda le mosse dall’acquisita consapevolezza da parte del cittadino-impresa, portatore di un interesse apprezzabile, utente e soggetto di diritti, della convenienza e delle enormi potenzialità offerte da un’innovazione nient’affatto impossibile.</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span>In questa ottica, che sia finalmente la stampa locale a tentare di scuotere le coscienze dei più attenti e meglio predisposti, è già di per sé una buona notizia.</span></span></p>
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4 minutes - that&#8217;s all it took for me to create a decent 3d model of an apartm]]></description>
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<p>By:<strong> <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Vincent Z.</span></strong></p>
<p><strong>4 minutes -</strong> that's all it took for me to create a decent 3d model of an apartment building, complete with satellite, individual windows, elevator shaft and a rooftop gutter. Oh yes, it's also textured with bricks and cement.</p>
<p>I've used Pro/DESKTOP and autoCAD previously, and hell I had a seriously hard time trying to cover the basics. But one thing to note is that the 2 aforementioned CAD modellers are <em>much more</em> advanced than Google's SketchUp. So do not expect advanced functions commonly found in SketchUp's commercial counterparts.</p>
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<h2>Notable Features:</h2>
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<p><strong>Extreme ease of use</strong><br />
To create any 3D models, all you have to do is to select one of the planes (<em>x, y, z </em>axis) and start to draw. Say you want to create a cuboid. Simply draw a square and use the [Push/Pull] function to pull it into 3D.</p>
<p><a href="http://freewareaddict.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/sketchup-warehouse.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-359    alignright" src="http://freewareaddict.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/sketchup-warehouse.png?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="196" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Sharing of user-created models<br />
</strong>You can search or upload your designs onto SketchUp warehouse. The best I've seen there is a fully detailed V12 engine model. Wonderful.</p>
<p> <strong>Painless Accuracy</strong><br />
Remember drawing equally spaced out squares (be it on a wall or etc). Normally it's going to be a tough process because you'll have to estimate using your eye-power, with the complements of constant zooming in and out. Fortunately SketchUp provides drawing cues which allows you to draw with relative ease without the compromise on accuracy.</p>
<p><strong>Google Earth Integration</strong><br />
Google Earth is going to dominate the whole world. Now with sketchup's integration, it's going to back my statement further. Draw and place your model anywhere on the map! How cool <em>is that</em>? Now everyone's going to see your art-sy creations!</p>
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<h3>Final Word<br />
Google SketchUp is a truly idiot-proof way for many to create their own 3D models. Chances are that on your first try, you won't impress anyone. But spend more time on it, you'll find yourself improving, with the actually useful help dialogue. A good alternative to pirating expensive CAD softwares!</h3>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Supports</strong></span><br />
Windows 2000 / XP / Vista, Mac OSX</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Official Site (tested v6.4.112)</strong></span><br />
<span style="text-decoration:underline;"><a href="http://sketchup.google.com/download/">http://sketchup.google.com/download/</a></span><a href="http://www.pictomio.com/Default.aspx"></a> (32.5mb)</p>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:37:35 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ArqMania</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Em vez de 1 fabricante, vou postar o link para 3 deles. Eu não estou organizando em uma página sep]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Em vez de 1 fabricante, vou postar o link para 3 deles. Eu não estou organizando em uma página separada os links para blocos de AutoCAD ou famílias de Revit, alguém querendo é só postar nos comentários que eu monto outra página. Mais tarde eu coloco um livro sobre cantaria que eu tenho porque já buscaram isso no blog.</p>
<p>Incepa - <a title="Incepa" href="http://www.banheirosincepa.com.br/downloads.aspx?Idioma=P&#38;TabIndex=3" target="_blank">http://www.banheirosincepa.com.br/downloads.aspx?Idioma=P&#38;TabIndex=3</a></p>
<p>Tigre - <a title="Tigre" href="http://www.tigre.com.br/pt/downloads.php?rcr_id=11" target="_blank">http://www.tigre.com.br/pt/downloads.php?rcr_id=11</a></p>
<p>(Necessita cadastro na Tigre, tem bastante material inclusive catálogos dos produtos em pdf)</p>
<p>Celite - <a title="Celite" href="http://www.celite.com.br/index_site.html" target="_blank">http://www.celite.com.br/index_site.html</a> (Clicar em Downloads)</p>
<p>E eu ainda desenho usando gabarito que custa caro, agora na onda "AutoCAD"  tudo grátis. Espero que em breve eles convertam os blocos para Revit também.</p>
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<link>http://kaonazhie.wordpress.com/?p=168</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:06:16 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Kaonazhie</dc:creator>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ah you can't get enough of Zhou Yu, if I'm not very much mistaken. I am also the kind of person who randomly spouts quotes from.. well 10 years+ in the past, some examples of my favourites: (I'll try put them in order roughly)</p>
<p><em>YOU LIE, MY MASTER DEMANDS THE TRUTH</em> - From LOTR audio drama, trust me, if you heard it within the first minute of listening to LOTR when you were 6-7, you'd remember it too.</p>
<p><em>DO YOU INDEED, ____DALF THE GREY?</em> - Pretty self explanatory that one, the guy who voiced Sarauman was awesome, the way he said THE GREY made it sound like that's a BAD thing, sheesh.</p>
<p><em>I AM ____ OF MANY ____S</em> - Originally "I am Sarauman of <strong><span style="color:#993300;">M</span><span style="color:#0000ff;">A</span><span style="color:#ff00ff;">N</span><span style="color:#ccffcc;">Y </span></strong><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">C<span style="color:#008080;">O</span></span></strong><strong><span style="color:#003300;">L</span><span style="color:#ffff99;">O</span><span style="color:#800080;">U</span><span style="color:#800000;">R</span><span style="color:#99cc00;">S<span style="color:#000000;">"</span></span></strong> but it's an awesome versatile quote.. you know.. I AM LANT OF MANY CONSOLES.</p>
<p><em>YES, ALRIGHT THEN, I ACCEPT THE POSISTION OF ___________ </em> - Yuan Shao, DW3, it's Grand Commander, too.</p>
<p><em>YOU FLAMING IDIOT/S</em> - really doesn't need an explanation, Zhang Bao (?) from DW3.</p>
<p><em>DO NOT PURSUE ______</em> - do not pursue Lu Bu, Yuan Shao.</p>
<p>That's the main ones, granted, as I've no doubt said before I have a terrible memory and probably forgot my main one that I spam constantly.. but you get the idea, I do that with more or less everything I've heard that stuck with me within the last 10 years. EAT SHIT AND DIE. Woops, that one slipped out.. yeah that can be bad when I quote Gears of War in the middle of London randomly, oh well. MMM JUICY.</p>
<p>&#60;Apachai&#62; <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">FUCKING CUNTSLOSHAS</span></strong></span></p>
<p>He has that to say. I concur.</p>
<p>Right.. so E3 didn't really reveal anything amazing and new, just some neat stuff, see the previous post for that.. uuhh.. I'm still watching Yakitate Japan! I like it in a Kenichi way, in that it's fun to watch.<br />
Oh right, here's a new comic, I'm sure many people have experienced this in some form or another, it's common on the internets.</p>
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<p>In regards to the filename, yes, yes it does.</p>
<p>That IS a girl, it's not just some bishounen style guy with long hair.. then again it's hard to tell from my drawings perhaps?</p>
<p>Naturally I don't mean anything bad by that, Achira's an awesome guy.. girl..guygirl. Same way I don't mean anything by calling Frahlo a FUCKING COCK SNORTING SHITGOBBLIN' HORSE WHORING PENISPUMPING BANDIT-TWISTER. <span style="color:#ffffff;">Only I <strong>do</strong> mean that, dirty swe.</span></p>
<p><a href="http://kaonazhie.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/e32008.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-175" src="http://kaonazhie.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/e32008.jpg" alt="" width="510" height="214" /></a></p>
<p>I've got a few more to update in future posts, I'm wondering if I should make a fantastic website for them at which point when I become even remotely popular I can make them serious business when Adam suddenly has a miscarriage; the baby soars out of his mouth and decapitates Uska. VIDJA GAMES COMIX HAHA.</p>
<p>That's another point I should either label the characters or give them more.. distinguishing features, but here's a rough description for you:</p>
<p>Adam: generally the angry one.</p>
<p>Fed(eres): The one who loves Achira, or looks very old and complains about his job.</p>
<p>Uska: the one with huge eyebrows who mentions KFC alot</p>
<p>Jonkel: the swe-nazi</p>
<p>Batos: the MASSIVE one.</p>
<p>It's sort of hard to distinguish people because I can't really add glasses and stuff because it ends up looking horrible and like their face is a harpoon. There'll no doubt be more characters later on, such as Roogle and Gorrgut. Maybe even Hydrofizz.</p>
<p>Hmm.. is there anything else I need to add/mention? Probably, I'm me though, I forget.</p>
<p>So to wrap it up I'll randomly insert my attemt at another vector, after not doing any for like a year, beware, if you have a very old computer, there's a strong chance firefox will explode upon viewing.</p>
<p><a href="http://kaonazhie.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/dontputonrukias-copy.png"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-170" src="http://kaonazhie.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/dontputonrukias-copy.png" alt="" width="510" height="370" /></a></p>
<p>You can check out my Deviantart if you want, it has the wallpaper version which is more reasonbly sized.</p>
<p>Hmm.. bye!</p>
<p>OH, I forgot, Naruto this week looks TERRIBLE, I'm amazed that I still even bother to look at the spoilers, but hey, what can a guy do. Bleach looks alright, suprisingly I've managed to avoid CG spoilers all week due to my heavenly powers or something.</p>
<p>I wish Soul Eater eps would come out faster, or rather, I wish Rumbel'd speed up.. grrr.. but if that takes away from Gintama.. double grrrr.</p>
<p>Once I'm done with Yakitate I'll probably just stream Tadashi'  SE eps on Veoh and then download Rumbel for HD and archive, shrug.</p>
<p>Being on holiday is wierd, I can sleep whenever I want.. it's.. interesting.</p>
<p>Plus.</p>
<p>I need to add a poll to this thing so I can ask awesome questions. YAY.</p>
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We can understand big enterprises implementing PLM. we have also lear]]></description>
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<p>We can understand big enterprises implementing <strong>PLM</strong>. we have also learned the need and the will to <a href="http://mikiblueeyes.com/2008/07/01/plm-for-smb-who-are-those-companies/" target="_blank">implement <strong>PLM</strong> in <strong>SMB</strong> companies</a>. But when we have a single designer working in a <strong>CAD</strong> system (and even two or three)... why do we need <strong>data management</strong> for them? they do not really need to collaborate (especially if it is a single designer :-) ).</p>
<p>If we look at software development you will not be able to find any company today where it's developers working without any software configuration management system (source safe, clear case etc.).</p>
<p>Why is it clear for software development and not clear in design engineering?</p>
<p>Did you knew that ~80% of the CAD users around the world working file based?</p>
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<h1>Design Data Management - I need it NOW</h1>
<p>Let's have a look at the challenges the designer is facing while working file based without <strong>design data management</strong> system:</p>
<p><strong>Challenge #1.</strong> Inefficient manage voluminous Design Data:</p>
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<li>No naming convention for files</li>
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<li>No revision management</li>
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<li>No representation of design structure</li>
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<p><a href="http://mikilumnitz.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/image7.png"><img style="border-right:0;border-top:0;border-left:0;border-bottom:0;" height="315" alt="image" src="http://mikilumnitz.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/image-thumb7.png" width="507" border="0"></a> </p>
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<li>“Reinventing the wheel” – no data reuse</li>
<li>Duplication of data</li>
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<blockquote><p>The implications of Inefficient manage voluminous Design Data would be:
<ul>
<li><strong>No standardization</strong> - File names as opposed to company policy</li>
<li><strong>Time wasted finding</strong> the desired design revision</li>
<li>Working on outdated designs, which leads to <strong>errors and delays</strong></li>
<li>Expends time &#38; resources on <strong>redundant work</strong></li>
</ul>
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<p><strong>Challenge #2.</strong> Impact Analysis:</p>
<ul>
<li>I have no impact analysis when changing a component</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://mikilumnitz.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/image8.png"><img style="border-right:0;border-top:0;border-left:0;border-bottom:0;" height="382" alt="image" src="http://mikilumnitz.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/image-thumb8.png" width="490" border="0"></a> </p>
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<blockquote><p>The implications of not having the ability to analysis impact would be:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Design errors</strong> due to local changes that widely affect the design</li>
<li><strong>Errors in derived documents</strong> (drawings, NC) as a result of the change</li>
<li><strong>Time wasted on understanding</strong> the scope of the change</li>
</ul>
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<p><strong>Challenge #3.</strong> Keep data secured:</p>
<ul>
<li>Data is not secured - risking in not protecting your IP and in the other hand not be able to share the data easily when needed</li>
</ul>
<blockquote><p>The implications of not having your data secured would be:
<ul>
<li>Prevent efficient <strong>collaborative</strong> work</li>
<li><strong>Unauthorized people access</strong> protected data</li>
<li><strong>Time wasted</strong> on handling data in order to <strong>share</strong> only authorized data with <strong>suppliers</strong>.</li>
</ul>
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<p><strong>Challenge #4.</strong> Multi CAD:</p>
<ul>
<li>If the company is working with several different CAD systems, Each one is managed (file based) separately. Having that managed in PLM system enables a single environment to manage all CAD systems</li>
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<p><strong>Challenge #4.</strong> Supply chain:</p>
<ul>
<li>Everybody today are working with suppliers or they are suppliers. so when working file based with your designs:</li>
<ul>
<li>How do I <strong>receive/register</strong> data from the OEM, or from your suppliers?</li>
<li>How do I <strong>exchange</strong> data?</li>
<li>How do I <strong>reconcile</strong> received updated data back into my design?</li>
<li>How do I <strong>control</strong> my exchanged data?</li>
</ul>
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<p>For a quick and easy to use solution for <strong>design data management</strong> look at <a href="http://www.3ds.com/campaign/enovia/sde-for-multicad/overview/" target="_blank">Design Express</a>.</p>
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