| Pool Feed for Broadcasters | 1 |
| Number of Directors | 6 |
| PanAmSats used to send HD signal worldwide | 9 |
| Cities hosting matches | 12 |
| Panels on current FIFA football | 14 |
| Distinct feeds produced by HBS per match | 16 |
| Outside Broadcast Vans | 20 |
| HD Cameras used to cover each match (per stadium) | 25 |
| Microphones covering each match | 25 |
| Length of event (days) | 31 |
| Nations participating | 32 |
| Match officials | 33 |
| Number of matches broadcast in HD for 2002 FIFA World Cup | 48 |
| Interview studios | 50 |
| Total matches played | 64 |
| Number of matches broadcast in HD for 2006 FIFA World Cup | 64 |
| Presentation studios | 70 |
| Number of Fujinon HD Lenses deployed | 100 |
| Worldwide Broadcasters | 180 |
| Players | 736 |
| Length of audio/video cabling | 750 km |
| Unilateral camera positions | 800 |
| Length of cabling in total for 12 venues | 1300 km |
| First year of the FIFA World Cup | 1930 |
| Commentary positions | 2000 |
| HBS staff to produce content | 2000 |
| Hours of feeds produced | 2200 |
| Estimated number of press on scene | 15000 |
| Estimated number of network connections | 45000 |
| Expected visitors per game | 40000 – 60000 |
| RFID embedded tickets | 3.5 million |
| Cost to sponsor the games | $30 to $50 million |
| Estimated cost of voice and data network deployed by Avaya | $100 million |
| Viewers expected to watch the games | 5 billion |
Riya Photo Search
A self proclaimed photo search on the Internet, Riya, just opened shop. But I guess the result is not worth the candle. This link shows what you get when you search for R Kelly (am a Kelly fan).
Teen-only ringtone
NYTimes just reported on a new type of ring tones that is inaudible to adults.
“While most human communication takes place in a frequency range between 200 and 8,000 hertz (a hertz being the scientific unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second), most adults’ ability to hear frequencies higher than that begins to deteriorate in early middle age.”</>
cfdocument is breaking my heart
I have been facing a challenge of using cfdocument to create very nasty and mean looking reports. After boasting about all CF can do, I guess getting reports out on PDF should be as simple as abc. Alas, I think I boasted one more time too many. The cfdocument rendition of anything apart from simple text is pathetic. It is so buggy that I wonder which Macromedia product manager signed off on it. Its processing of CSS styles, positioning, font-sizes are so terrible. Right now, I feel like breaking someone’s ….. My!
Welcome to the World, Baby Kaka
One of my friends just dropped a bouncing baby boy too. He’s Oluwasubomi Oluwaseyi, Ayotomiwa, Oluwakayode, Iseoluwa, Oluwatosin, Oladimeji, David, Emmanuel Kaka.
I use to think my baby has the longest name but am sure this one beats her hands down…
Congratulations to the Kakas.