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Len I've looked at your use case and think that there are several things going on. IT's A PRIVATE BUSINESS PROCESS Firstly, the use case is written from the perspective of the supplier. Who has several sets of relationships a) with the buyer, and b) with each manufacturer. Secondly, only the supplier has relationships with other other roles, i.e. the manufacturers don't talk with any other manufacture nor the buyer, and the buyer only talks to the supplier. Thirdly, the Supplier is in complete control of all the interactions once he receives the initial request for quote from the buyer. These characteristics: one-on-one relationships and control by a single role, are all the characteristics of a "private business process" which is ideally defined by a language like BPEL. IT's SEVERAL CHOREOGRAPHIES COMBINED That said, there actually three choreographies going on all under the control of the supplier: 1. The negotiation protocol between the buyer and the supplier, 2. The request for quote protocol that takes place between the buyer and supplier once the negotiation has successfully completed, and 2. The price and availability protocol between the supplier and the manufacturers to gather the information to put in the quote. I also think that there are benefits all round if these choreographies are defined separately as it would allow different choreographies (i.e. message exchange sequences) to be used depending on the capabilities of each participant. SEPARATE "QUALITY OF SERVICE" FROM THE CHOREOGRAPHY DEFINITION You also mention in your use case that "some of the key features that must be accounted for in the choreography include: . Contract provisions, including . Service level agreements . Security provisions . Privacy provisions . Non-repudiation" Although these are important to a specific implementation, the actual service levels, security, privacy etc that are used could vary from implementation to implementation and even from instance to instance. If the sequence of exchanging messages and these "quality of service" attributes are combined into a single "choreography definition" then the number of choreography definitions you will need will explode because of the variation of "quality of service" attributes that will necessdarily occur. I think a better approach is for the choreography defininition to define *just* the sequence of exchanging message. The quality of service levels can then be added when that choreography definition is "bound" to a specific implementation. Thoughts? David -----Original Message----- From: email@example.com [mailto:email@example.com] Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 9:45 AM To: email@example.com Cc: firstname.lastname@example.com; email@example.com Subject: Re: quote use case Robert wrote: Len Greski posted the interesting Request Quote use case. I have some questions and comments: 1. Is this use case based on actual practice? It has a realistic air about it (unlike some use cases) but are all the details from actual practice? If so, then I find it even more interesting. If not, does it represent something like desired or to-be practice? Yes, this use case is fairly close to actual current practice. 2. You wrote that in this use case, "the contractual relationships between Supplier and Manufacturer roles are already in place." I assume that means the contractual relationships between Supplier and Buyer are *not* in place, and the use case is the opening of contract formation between Supplier and Buyer? Correct. The request for a quote begins the process of contract formation, as the Supplier makes a commitment that the quote is valid for <n> days. The fact that a quote is offered, however, does not obligate the Buyer to purchase. 3. Jumping around a bit, you wrote, "Need to distinguish the idea of a contract between services ... from a legal contract." Tony Fletcher and I collaborated on a paper about a somewhat related use case in trying to harmonize OASIS-Business Transaction Protocol and UN/CEFACT Business Collaboration Protocol: http://www.supplychainlinks.com/UNCEFACT-papers.htm In that paper, we distinguised between: * Economic Contracts, about commitments to exchange economic resources, e.g. products and money; and * Transaction Contracts, about the rules of engagement for doing electronic commerce. Whether you buy that terminology, the distinctions in the paper might be useful. Economic Commitments can be defined precisely. Contracts can contain both Economic Commitments as well as Transaction Contracts, which is where the going gets muddy. Thanks for the reference, I'll take a look at your paper. On the teleconference last week, we had some discussion were we used the word contract. The term means different things to different people, and we need to distinguish what it means for the choreography specification, versus its business meaning (a legal agreement between two parties blah blah blah...). The distinction in your paper, economic vs. transaction, may be useful in helping us clarify our use of the word. 4. Getting back to the scenario, I don't see where the Buyer accepts the Quote. In other words, I don't see where a contract between Buyer and Supplier is legally bound. The Quote appears to be binding on the Supplier for some timespan, and presumably if the Buyer accepts it they have an Economic Contract. But not until? I specifically left out the activity where the Buyer and Supplier convert the quote into a contract. In many situations the relationship between Buyer and Supplier is relatively informal, i.e. the Buyer can buy off the quote for a specified period of time without entering into a formal contract. In other situations acceptance of the quote triggers more elaborate contracts process. 5. Might the Buyer be getting quotes from many Suppliers, and accepting the best one? Yes, this is possible. I scoped the use case at a relationship between a single Buyer and a single Supplier, because this is complex enough to cover the key features that must be handled by the choreography specification (contract provisions, service level agreements, security provisions, privacy provisions, non-repudiation, escalation procedures, exception handling), without being overly complex. 6. "The Supplier may reject one or more terms requested by the Buyer. To handle the negotiation of terms, there may be multiple request / response sequences between Buyer and Supplier." Very difficult to present as a linear event sequence, and I see that you did not try to do so. How would you handle that negotiation? If this use case is from actual practice, how *do* you handle it? There's a saying, "everything is negotiable". I think that means in a business conversation, every point of agreement may resolve into a negotiation. I know how it happens in "meat space", but haven't figured out how to handle this electronically. We'll have to think about this further because most electronic negotiation models that I know about are require some kind of human interaction (e.g. auction sites), or are very restricted in the parameter(s) being negotiated (e.g bid/ask on securities). Hopefully one or more of our erstwhile colleagues on the list will provide an answer to this one... regards, __________________________________ Len Greski Director eBusiness Architecture & Development W.W. Grainger voice: (847) 793-5185 fax: (847) 793-5019 cell: (847) 366-1376 mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com on Tuesday, 24 June 2003 11:24:06 UTC
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Action Quotes and Sayings
Action without thinking is worthless.
– Dr T.P.Chia
Action is the father of success or failure, happiness or misery.
– Dr T.P.Chia
Self- defeating action must be stopped before it starts.
– Dr T.P.Chia
You cannot always wait for the perfect time, sometimes you must dare to jump.
Letting go of your ego opens the door to taking a new and creative course of action.
– Suzanne Mayo Frindt
To get anywhere you must first start somewhere.
Human beings must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.
– Albert Einstein
Action is the foundational key to all success.
– Pablo Picasso
What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
After actions and thoughts of anger comes regret.
Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.
– William Shakespeare
Concern should drive us into action and not into depression.
Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action comes, stop thinking and go in.
– Napoleon Bonaparte
Action will overcome hesitation.
A journey of thousand miles must begin with a single step.
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Demeter, Attila and Biczók, László and Bérces, Tibor and Wintgens, Veronique and Valat, Pierre and Kossanyi, Jean (1993) Laser photolysis studies of transient processes in the photoreduction of naphthalimides by aliphatic amines. The Journal of Physical Chemistry, 97 (13). pp. 3217-3224. ISSN 0022-3654
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The photoreduction of N-phenyl- 1,8-naphthalimide and N-phenyl-2,3-naphthalimideb y aliphatic amines has been studied by laser flash photolysis with transient absorption and transient conductivity methods in different solvents. Analysis of transient time profiles establish for most systems the occurrence of a fast primary and a slower secondary reduction process. Primary reduction is ascribed to the reaction between a triplet naphthalimide and an amine, while secondary reduction is assigned to the reaction of an amine-derived \alpha-aminoalkyl radical with a ground-state naphthalimide molecule. In polar solvents, with aliphatic amines both primary and secondary reductions proceed by electron transfer. In solvents of intermediate polarity, hydrogen atom transfer (primary reduction) is succeeded by electron transfer (secondary reduction). Finally, in nonpolar solvents, only primary reduction by hydrogen atom transfer is found to occur. Rate constants are obtained for most of these processes by computer modeling of the transient time profiles. In polar solvents, reaction AH(2)+ + AH(2) - AH + AH(3)+ (where AH(2) and AH are the amine and \alpha-aminoalkyl radical, respectively) is a key reaction in which the \alpha-aminoalkyl radical is formed. Its rate constant is found to decrease by more than 4 orders of magnitudes when AH(2) varies from tertiary, through secondary, to primary amine. This is explained by the significant change in the dissociation energy of the C-H bond in the \alpha-position to the nitrogen. The electron transfer between the \alpha-aminoalkyl radical and the naphthalimide molecule is found to occur in polar solvents with a rate close to the diffusion controlled limit, whatever the type of the aliphatic amines.
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Former Strikeforce women's champion Cris Cyborg has signed a multi-fight deal with Invicta FC, and will debut for the promotion at Invicta FC 5 in April.
Cyborg (10-1) will meet Ediane Gomes, with the winner squaring off with another ex-Strikeforce champion, Marloes Coenen.
The bout will be part of the main card from the Ameristar Casino Hotel in Kansas City.
"We are thrilled to welcome Cris Cyborg, arguably the top pound-for-pound female fighter in the world, to our rapidly growing roster of world-class athletes," said Invicta FC president Shannon Knapp. "Cris' incredible performances in front of national TV audiences over the last few years have helped put women's MMA on the radar of the masses."
Cyborg was recently released from her UFC contract, as she cited a desire to compete at featherweight instead of bantamweight.
"I am excited to finally get back in the cage and to have the opportunity to fight for Invicta Fighting Championships, which has shown a tremendous amount of commitment to furthering the growth of women's MMA," said Cyborg. "I will be ready on April 5 for Ediane and I plan to dominate my competition as I've done in the past."
Julia Budd, who was originally scheduled to face Gomes, will now meet Fiona Muxlow on the card.


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Former Super Eagles striker and current Super Eagles assistant coach, Daniel Amokachi has said that the Super Eagles will not be worried about the form of Zambian striker, Collins Mbesuma but will have to be prepared for the whole Zambian team, who are the Africa Cup of Nations defending champions.
"Any coach that prepares for just one player has already failed," the Super Eagles coach said on a programme on continental television SuperSport.
"There are 23 players in a team so we will be prepared for the whole team but they will be also worried about the fire power that we are taking to South Africa."
Though he added; "When a striker is deadly like Mbesuma, we will treat him with caution and we must ensure that that he doesn't have a shot at goal."
Amokach was clearly insinuating on the good form of players like Brown Ideye, Emmanuel Emenike, Ahmed Musa, Ikechukwu Uche and Victor Moses, who will likely spearhead the team's attack in January.
Mbesuma scored against South Africa in the Mandela Challenge Cup last month and scored for Orlando Pirates in Friday's hugely televised game against Kazier Chiefs. The Zambian has scored four goals this season for his club.
"All the players making the trip for the Nations Cup know how important they are to the success of the team," Amokachi added.
Nigeria have a better head to head record against Zambia and the last defeat suffered by the Chipolopolo at a Nations Cup match was inflicted by the Eagles at the 2010 tournament in Angola – where the Eagles won on penalties.
The Super Eagles also recorded a 2-0 win over the Zambians in a friendly match in Kaduna in November 2011 as the Herve Renard's men were preparing for the Afcon which they eventually won. The new instalment of their battles takes place on January 25, 2013 in Nelspruit in a Group C encounter.


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Witnesses describe 'deliberate attack' on London Muslims
At least one person has died in an attack outside a London mosque on Monday in what is being described as a deliberate attack on Muslims. Rough cut (no reporter narration).
ROUGH CUT. NO REPORTER NARRATION. A van ploughed into worshippers leaving a London mosque on Monday, injuring 10 people in what witnesses said was a deliberate attack on Muslims. One man, who was already being given first aid at the scene before the vehicle was driven into pedestrians, has died but police said it was not clear whether his death was directly linked. Eight others are in hospital, with two in a very serious condition. The incident was being treated as a potential terrorist attack said Prime Minister Theresa May, which if confirmed would make it the fourth since March in Britain and the third to involve a vehicle deliberately driven at pedestrians.


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I associate Carmel with Monarch Butterflies, Pebble Beach, and Cannery Row. I know that may be more Pacific Grove / Monterey, but Carmel is still the best place in California to vacation for a weekend! Beautiful! Oh yes, and the shopping... :)Quote:
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Homer, Alaska, huh? Is Homer a town small enough where everyone knows one another? An old friend of mine is rumored to have moved to Homer -- I believe he's lived there for 10-15 years -- maybe you know him :lolQuote:
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My hometown is the Birthplace of Ralph Nader. We've seen him recently buying batteries at CVS and a baked potato from Wendy's. My daughter's reaction when I pointed him out to her...."Who?"
ETA.....I almost forgot, Walter Wick also used to live here. He is the author, photographer of the beautiful children's book series " I Spy"
Where i was raised: A kid named Scott Williams who won rings with MJ while on the Chicago Bulls. It's also famous for that Buddhist Temple where Algore (the guy who invented the internet) got that illegal donation from.
Where I live: Will Ferrell.
(it's also the town that guy who stole the gal from Adam in the first 'Average Joe' season lives)
Born and raised: Milwaukee WI
Miller High Life
Gene Wilder
Golda Meir
Woody Herman
Charlotte Rae
Spencer Tracy
Usingers Sausage
the Milwaukee "P" trap - (the thing under your sink that holds water so the sewer gas doesn't get into your house)
Milorganite Fertilizer
the Edmund Fitzgerald
Harley Davidson
Master Lock
Allen- Bradley (Rockwell)
Gertie the Duck (from WWII) (go ahead and google it)
Americas Black Holocaust Museum
Summerfest (or from the old days Bummerfest)
My hometown is not famous for anything I know of, except that the novel "Gone With the Wind' was set in the same county. (Not Atlanta, but Tara, Twelve Oaks, all that stuff)


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"Magic and Comedy are the perfect fit with one another and that's why it fits in every type of event."
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The anticipation of who may be drafted first round at this year's NFL Scouting Combine is at an all time high. Young future NFL stars while focused on impressing their future employers need time to relax and be entertained. To help the future stars of the NFL relax and have fun, Comedy Magician Indianapolis Jamahl Keyes was called upon to put smiles on the faces of the future NFL stars.
"A comedy magic show fits any crowd big or small, everyone loves magic because of our inner suspicion of wanting to know how things work," explains Comedy Magician Indianapolis Jamahl Keyes, who's comedy magic show has been featured on The Statler Brothers Show, Reba McIntire Show and Ben Vereen Live. "Magic and Comedy are the perfect fit for one another and that's why it fits in every type of event, laughter is a natural cure for stress and the theater of magic makes people believe in the impossible and that's what the doctor ordered for these future NFL stars at the NFL Scouting Combine."
Comedy Magician Indianapolis Jamahl Keyes Magic In Motion stage show will be featured for a private corporate engagement at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, his show includes making coins appear out of the football players he invites on stage in a piece he calls Big Spender and a up beat fun interactive piece where he seemingly vanishes a drink from a banquet table in a newspaper proving to only trick us because the drink pours back out into the glass in a piece he calls Minnie The Moocha.


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In line with the upcoming film Guardians of the Galaxy, Dragon has added the 3 main characters to their ever popular Action Hero range to continue the action and thrill of the movie in 1:9th scale!
Introducing ROCKET RACCOON,the diminutive stature and raccoon-like appearance possesses a remarkable mastery of munitions and battle tactics.
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A hybrid between a display figure and a kit, Dragon brings you the best of both worlds. Our many years of experience in 3D technology and manufacturing techniques allow us to reproduce the fine details and sharp lines to maximize the intricacies of the various movie stars. Pre-painted and within their own diorama environment, each vignette comes in their own unique pose that is often difficult to achieve and hold with traditional action figures. Plug and display in just a few steps, Dragon's Action Hero Vignette is a must-have for all Marvel collectors!
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Explaining how a modern GPU works in completeness would take a book. Or two. Per class of chip. Per vendor. They're extraordinarily complex pieces of engineering and production, and the end result contains more transistors than multiple modern x86 processors.
Date Issued: 14th Jun 2008
Whether the broadcasters are going HD or not, TV sets and projectors are arriving thick and fast which claim to support higher resolutions than regular telly. But HDTV is far from just one standard – it incorporates a couple of different resolutions, two different scanning modes, and a number of different frame rates. In this article, we present a guide to what all the terms actually mean.
Date Issued: 14th Jun 2008
There's a lot more to High Definition than just having the ability to run your screen at the right resolution. With more than one type of connection available, and the thorny subject of signal encryption to contend with, just because your monitor and graphics are capable of 1,920 x 1,080 or better does not necessarily mean they will be able to display HDTV in all its glory.


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The HK PSG-1 is a German sniper rifle designed and manufactured by the German company Heckler & Koch. The PSG stands for the German words "Präzisions-Scharfschützen-Gewehr". In English, the German words mean "precision sniper rifle". The sniper rifle is a semi-automatic weapon.
This sniper rifle is noted to have been designed and developed in response to the Munich Massacre at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The West German police units were unable to commandeer the terrorists with enough time and efficiency to prevent them from killing the hostages. HK was commissioned after this even to create a large shot capacity, high accuracy, semi-automatic rifle for military and police use. The result of the commission has an outstanding and long reputation as an extremely high performance and reliable rifle, commonly associated with elite sniper units.
Due to the weapons relatively high cost ($12,000-15,000 USD per rifle) and extreme government import restriction, the amount of PSG-1's in the United States is as of 2005 less than 400. Most of the weapons are owned by wealthy private collectors. Very few law enforcement agencies in the United States use the PSG-1.
The Heckler and Koch PSG-1 is mechanically based on the G3 rifle and features a low-noise bolt closing device (similar to the forward assist on the M16A1/A2/A3/A4). Its expected accuracy is below 1 minute of arc (MOA) and it is considered to be one of the most accurate semi-automatic sniper rifles, capable of putting 50 rounds of match ammunition inside an 80 mm circle at 300 meters. (3.14" at 328yds)
All HK PSG-1s are free of iron sights but come mounted with the Hensoldt 6×42 scope with illuminated reticle, a heavy free-floating barrel and adjustable stock. The HK PSG-1 stock is of high impact plastic, matte black in color can be adjusted to fit anyone. It is adjustable for length, pivoting butt cap and includes a vertically-adjustable cheekpiece. The forend is fitted with a T-way rail for sling swivel or tripod.
The weapon also features a removable and adjustable trigger unit, for further individual fitting of the rifle. The trigger of the HK is adjustable for pull and is removable from pistol grip. The pistol grip is of a target-type with an adjustable palm shelf.
Another unique characteristic of the HK PSG-1 is, after firing, the bullet casing is ejected with substantial force, reportedly enough to throw it approximately 10 metres sideways. While this is generally not an issue for law enforcement snipers, it greatly compromises the military use of the rifle, because it would easily give away the sniper's position. The brass is also difficult to find for clearing the area of usage marks afterwards.
The PSG-1A1 was released by Heckler & Koch in 2006, and features two major changes. First, the cocking handle was relocated a couple degrees counter-clockwise. This was due to the fact that when locked rearward, it often physically interfered with the long scopes often used on sniper rifles. The second change is the replacement of the Hensoldt 6x42 scope. Non-police users often have found the scope's 600 meter range limitation and simple crosshairs inadequate for their needs. In addition, the rechargeable batteries are difficult to recharge, and to find replacements for. A final fault is that Hensoldt does not repair this scope in the United States. For these reasons, the PSG-1A1 has been outfitted with a Schmidt & Bender 3-12x50 Police Marksman II scope, mounted on 34 mm rings.
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I will always be a fan of this beautiful,yet aging, sniper rifle.
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One thing i always strive for is accuracy and the PSG-1 delivers on that 10full. Give me a PSG-1 and a 357 and or 44mag and I will have a grand old time thats for dam sure!
of choice always respect the PSG-1
My HK G3 - Poor Mans PSG-1
My G3 is as close to A PSG-1 as I can afford, but it is an awesome rifle.
the best sniper rifle I own I would not get rid of it for anything.
Used this gun a lot, it doesn't get more reliable than this baby. The PSG-1 defines accuracy.


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Posted: October 14, 2002 at 1:00 am, Last Updated: November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am
The Graduate School of Education (GSE) offers career-counseling sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting Oct. 17 and Oct. 22. Sessions begin at 4:30, 5:30 or 6:30 p.m. in Robinson Hall, Room 353.
The goal of this program is for advanced graduate students to offer professional and structured career counseling to members of the community at a reasonable cost. It is aimed at students who are seeking help with career and educational planning or goal setting. Adults wishing to resolve career-related decisions would also benefit from these sessions. Participants will receive one intake assessment session and six 50-minute individual career-counseling sessions. Counseling sessions include assessments of personality characteristics, interest, work values, skills, and an exploration of options compatible with personal preferences and characteristics.
Cost of the session is $25 for George Mason students, faculty, staff, and their family members; 50 for George Mason alumni; and $85 for individuals outside of George Mason, ($70 for registration by Sept. 16). Fees are nonrefundable. Verification of affiliation with George Mason or other schools is requested.
Registration details and forms are available on the GSE web site. For more information, contact Diana Gibb at (703) 993-2087.


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SRO Sports Bar closes after 27 years
Published 5:14 pm, Monday, February 25, 2013
SRO Sports Bar, which has catered to exuberant fans for 27 years, has closed.
The bar went out on a melancholy note Sunday night when it hosted the Norma Zenteno Benefit and Tribute Concert, which drew hundreds of fans, friends and family of the local musician who died last week.
"It was bittersweet," SRO owner Carol Neatherton said. She said with the U.S. 290 widening project impacting the future of Northwest Mall, it "was just time" to close.
SRO was known for its size, its diverse clientele and the way it catered to alumni groups.
As for the future, Neatherton said, "I'm going to take a deep breath. Twenty-seven years is a long time. I'm just going to see what doors open up."


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A friend of mine, Lindsay Bontoft, recently started working at the Museum of Inuit Art (MIA). It is a very small museum in Toronto, Canada with three full-time and one part-time staff as well as an Executive Director. Yet they have managed what many larger museums have not – a wide array of both online and onsite digital projects.
The projects are created and managed mostly by Alysa Procida, the Associate Curator and Director of Education. After Lindsay gave me a tour of the museum pointing out the digital projects, I sat down with Alyssa to discuss how these projects were accomplished.
When Alysa first arrived the museum only had a basic website and a mediocre Facebook page. Boy have things changed since then!
Online projects
1) Skype Conversations
These are conversations between artists and Alysa discussing objects on display. These conversations are on the MIA Blog and on the museum's Pinterest page. Lindsay, when recommending I look at the Skype Conversations, described them as "one of the key ways that we can connect with the community/artists that we are representing. It's also a way for us to incorporate their voice into the museum space via QR Codes."
2) Virtual Tour
This is based on the Google Art Project. MIA, like most small museums, was not going to make it onto the Google Art Project so they decided to be proactive and make their own version. Another motivating factor has to do with a specific exhibit (the subject of the virtual tour). Jessie Kenalogak, an Inuit artist, was unable to make it down to Toronto to approve how her paintings were hung so Alysa decided to create a virtual walk through of the exhibit for Jessie to see her work and give feedback. Alysa also decided that it was a great opportunity to open the gallery space up to the online public. Creating the virtual tour involved using open source jQuery code and writing some of their own. It will be launched on the MIA website soon and the new code will be shared with the open source community.
3) Blog
Alysa introduced an MIA blog where staff members can give personalized voices to the museum.
Onsite Projects
1) Game
SCVNGER is a game Brittany, an intern-turned-part-time-staffer, introduced to MIA. SCVNGER is a pre-existing game that the museum uses. MIA have an account with SCVNGER and have added their own content to the game. Users can download it to their iPhone or Android device. Points can be earned by the player. When they reach 5 points they get a free membership to MIA.
2) Augmented Reality
Augmented Reality is found in the temporary exhibition Christian Morrisseau: New Directions 2010-2012. It uses Junaio (which I mentioned in my previous AR post as one of the options for user friendly AR creation). Visitors can download the Junaio app to their smart phones and then go to the MIA channel to access videos of the artist working, audio clips of the artist explaining their work, or images of other related works by the artist.
3) QR Codes
QR codes are found throughout the MIA's permanent collection exhibits. They don't just link to the website but go to additional content directly related to the object in front of you in the gallery (the same things as the AR i.e. a video of the artist working, an audio clip of an interview, and other related works by the artist). Visitors without smart phones can borrow them from the museum.
Accessibility Drives Digital
When speaking with Alysa and Lindsay it became clear what drives this small staff to work so hard on these digital projects – the desire to make the museum and its collection accessible.
This goal is always important for a museum but it is especially important for the MIA because of the nature of their collection. Most of the artists reside in remote regions of Northern Canada making it hard for them and their friends/family to attend the museum to see their art. In addition there is a strong international community of Inuit art collectors who are interested in the collection and expertise of the museum but cannot necessarily visit in person. This makes accessibility all the more important for the MIA.
Here is what they say on their website about why they do digital projects.
The MIA's mandate is concerned with both preserving the objects we hold in public trust and educating that public about the culture and people those objects came from. And the public we serve is not necessarily limited to only those visitors who can physically enter our space, we have also reached out to an online public through our social media platforms.
But How Do They Do It?
It's all well and good to talk about the MIA's accessibility mandate and their proliferation of digital projects but HOW DO THEY DO IT???? I had been wondering specifically about two things – funding and creation.
I assumed a small museum such as this one would have to apply for grants to create these digital projects. That in itself is almost its own position – grant writer. So how does the museum manage it? They don't write grant applications. Alysa explained why
…the reason we don't have these projects funded by grants is really that we think of them as our core operational functions in an effort to provide access, so we budget accordingly. Grants are helpful for larger things, but not always available between budget cuts and other factors. For us the manpower needed to apply for grants is substantial because of our small staff, plus the time they take to get approved doesn't always match up with the needs of our visitors so in prioritizing our activities in budgeting we make to sure to include these initiatives.
This leads me to creation. I asked Alysa if she came to the museum with coding knowledge and experience. Turns out she arrived with just basic knowledge of computers (and by basic I mean "basic for a millennial" so she has a fair amount of knowledge depending on who you are comparing her to). Alysa taught herself to code thanks to the Khan Academy's tutorials on computer programming. She also utilizes the open source community (which I mentioned above). Alysa proves that museum workers can teach themselves digital skills to create some amazing things.
Some tips from Alysa if you are thinking of creating digital projects at your museum.
1) Use Agile MethodologyThis is a software development tool that can be applied to project management. Projects are broken up into the smallest components with the team completing one section at a time. This prevents a commitment to a full project only to realize too late that it won't work. Each section of the project is user tested as it is created that way the team can discover right away if something is not working and adapt it or start something new.
2) Be comfortable with failure
Creating projects on a small budget, in fact on any budget but especially with a smaller one, means that you have to do some guess and testing. This also makes you transparent to your users. They know the museum is trying to create something to make the collection more accessible and are open to feedback to improve it. It's a process.
3) Social Media Alone is not Enough
Don't think that Social Media alone is an adequate digital presence. This is only one part of a larger access plan that should include onsite digital creations (QR codes, AR app, game etc), and digital community partnerships
Alysa and the MIA are happy to share their knowledge with other small museums who wish to create digital projects. If you would like to contact Alysa for mentorship you can write her at email@example.com


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Effects of Semantic Treatment on Verbal Communication and Linguistic Processing in Aphasia After Stroke
A Randomized Controlled Trial
Background and Purpose— Semantic deficits, deficits in word meaning, have a large impact on aphasic patients' verbal communication. We investigated the effects of semantic treatment on verbal communication in a randomized controlled trial.
Methods— Fifty-eight patients with a combined semantic and phonological deficit were randomized to receive either semantic treatment or the control treatment focused on word sound (phonology). Fifty-five patients completed pretreatment and posttreatment assessment of verbal communication (Amsterdam Nijmegen Everyday Language Test [ANELT]). In an on-treatment analysis (n=46), treatment-specific effects on semantic and phonological measures were explored.
Results— Both groups improved on the ANELT, with no difference between groups in overall score (difference, −1.1; 95% confidence interval [CI], −5.3 to 3.1). After semantic treatment, patients improved on a semantic measure (mean improvement, 2.9; 95% CI, 1.2 to 4.6), whereas after phonological treatment, patients improved on phonological measures (mean improvement, 3.0; 95% CI, 1.4 to 4.7, and 3.0; 95% CI, 1.2 to 4.7).
Conclusions— No differences in primary outcome were noted between the 2 treatments. Our findings challenge the current notion that semantic treatment is more effective than phonological treatment for patients with a combined semantic and phonological deficit. The selective gains on the semantic and phonological measures suggest that improved verbal communication was achieved in a different way for each treatment group.
Aphasia is present in about a quarter of all stroke patients and has a large impact on their quality of life. Treatment may be focused on the language deficit itself, on compensatory strategies, or on using residual skills in communication. With regard to treatment focused on the language deficit, the cognitive linguistic approach was recently recommended as a practice standard.1 Cognitive linguistic treatment aims to improve processing at the affected linguistic level, eg, semantics (word meaning), implicitly assuming that training of basic language skills will result in improved verbal communication.
Semantic treatment is widely used for remediating word-finding deficits in aphasic communication and is reported to be more effective than phonological treatment (word sound).2,3 Well-designed case and small-group studies showed encouraging positive results of semantic treatment on picture naming.2,4,5 However, this finding does not necessa-rily imply improved everyday communication.
Improvement of verbal communication (Amsterdam Nij-megen Everyday Language Test [ANELT])6 was found in our first study, a multiple case study with a crossover design.7 Half of the patients, who were all >1 year postonset, improved after semantic treatment (BOX),8 whereas none improved after phonological treatment. These findings encouraged us to evaluate the effect of BOX on verbal communication in a randomized controlled trial.9
The present study investigates the efficacy of BOX in the period when Dutch patients normally receive treatment, 3 to 12 months after onset. Because it would be impossible to find patients willing to take the chance of not receiving treatment in this period, we used FIKS10 as a control condition. This treatment is within the cognitive linguistic approach, like BOX, but focuses on a different linguistic level, phonology. Our hypothesis was that semantic treatment would have a greater effect on everyday language than phonological treatment. In addition, we analyzed the effects of both treatments on specific semantic and phonological measures.
Subjects and Methods
This study is an observer-blinded randomized controlled trial, reported according to the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials statement.11 The allocation sequence was computer generated and concealed in sequentially numbered, opaque, sealed envelopes until randomization. The experimental group received semantic treatment (BOX); the control group received phonological treatment (FIKS). Treatment was given by the speech and language therapist who referred the patient. Researchers carried out the assessment.
Speech and language therapists from 35 Dutch clinical centers referred stroke patients with aphasia (age, 20 to 85 years) for assessment and possible inclusion. Therapists were asked to refer patients whom they considered candidates for an intensive treatment program, taking into account practical, psychological, physical, and cognitive factors. They were asked not to refer illiterates, nonnative speakers, or patients with dysarthria, developmental dyslexia, severe (in relation to aphasia) acquired dyslexia, or a visual perceptual deficit. Furthermore, patients with "global aphasia" or "recovered or no aphasia" (Aachen Aphasia Test [AAT12] classification) were excluded. To minimize the effect of spontaneous recovery, patients were not included before 3 months after onset. For inclusion and diagnosis, the AAT was administered, with the Token Test as a measure of severity. The presence of a moderate or severe verbal communicative deficit (ANELT <36/50) was established. Only patients with both a semantic and a phonological deficit were included, ensuring that both groups received relevant treatment.
Criteria for a semantic deficit were (1) at least 1 of the following semantic tasks below cutoff: Semantic Association Test (SAT),13 Synonym Judgment (Psycholinguistic Assessment of Language Processing in Aphasia [PALPA]),14 Semantic Word Association of low imageability words (PALPA), and (2) AAT-Comprehension below cutoff.
Criteria for a phonological deficit were (1) AAT-Repetition <125/150 and (2) AAT-Repetition or AAT-Naming >50% of the errors contained phonological distortions.
To control for cognitive variables that might influence treatment efficacy, 2 measures of recognition memory (word recognition from the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease [CERAD])15 and object recognition from the Rivermead Behavioral Memory Test, RBMT16) and a measure of executive functioning (Weigl Sorting Test)17 were administered.
Informed written consent was obtained from all patients or close relatives. The local Medical Ethics Committee approved the study.
Treatment started at 3 to 5 months after onset and lasted until 10 to 12 months after onset. Treatment was comprised of 40 to 60 hours of individual treatment (1.5 to 3 hours a week in 2 or 3 sessions). Besides the assigned language treatment, no other language treatment was allowed. Therapists were experienced professionals trained to work with the allocated treatment program in regular workshops and in an individual session with the patient. They were trained to work as "purely" as possible; eg, for semantic treatment, patients were discouraged to read the words aloud, and for phonological treatment, no semantic cues were allowed.
BOX, the semantic treatment, is focused on the interpretation of written words, sentences, and texts. BOX contains a variety of semantic decision tasks aimed at enhancing semantic processing. Exercises are in multiple choice or right/wrong format and have several levels of difficulty. Factors influencing difficulty are the number of distracters, the strength of the semantic relation, and the frequency and abstractness of the word. There are 8 subparts with >1000 exercises: semantic categories, syntagmatic and paradigmatic relationship, semantic gradation, adjectives and exclamations, part-whole relationship, anomalous sentences, semantic definitions, semantic context.
FIKS, the phonological treatment, is focused on sound structure. As in BOX, written exercises on the word, sentence, and text level are presented, directed at the phonological input and output routes. There are 10 subparts with several levels of difficulty with >1000 exercises: rhyming, consonant clusters, stress patterns, compiling words, word length, phonemic similarity, texts, phonetics and syllabification, homophones, analysis and synthesis.
Outcome Measures
The primary outcome measure was the ANELT, scale A (understandability), a valid and reliable measure of verbal communicative ability.18 Verbal responses in 10 everyday language scenarios are scored on a 5-point scale for informational content. Patient responses were tape recorded and scored by 2 independent observers blinded to test moment (pretreatment or posttreatment) and treatment allocation. The mean of the 2 observers' scores was used in the analyses. Agreement between judges was assessed by means of a plot of the difference between the scores against their mean. Furthermore, the mean difference between judges, with 95% confidence interval (CI) was calculated.
The specific semantic measures used were the SAT in which the patient chooses from 4 written words (the target, 2 semantically related words, and an unrelated word) the word that is semantically closest to a given word, and synonym judgment (PALPA) in which the patient judges whether 2 written words are synonyms. The specific phonological measures used were repetition nonwords (PALPA) and auditory lexical decision (PALPA) in which the patient decides whether a heard "word" is a real word or not.
Statistical Analysis
The final score and mean improvement of both groups on the ANELT were compared by means of an independent-sample t test. Results are expressed as the difference in improvement between the 2 groups with 95% CI. We planned to adjust for differences in confounding variables thought to influence the efficacy of the treatment (age, sex, handedness, severity, type and location of lesion, type and severity of aphasia, time since onset, amount of treatment, memory, and executive functioning) using multiple linear regression analysis.
The percentage of patients in each treatment group that improved more than the clinically significant difference (≥8 points)6 on the ANELT was compared by means of a χ2 test. In addition, ANELT scores were categorized into severe (score, 10 to 29) and moderate to mild (score, 30 to 50) communication deficits. The percentage of patients in each treatment group that fell into the moderate to mild category after treatment was compared by means of a χ2 test.
Analyses were performed for both the intention-to-treat groups and the on-treatment groups. The intention-to-treat analysis included all patients for whom an ANELT score was obtained both before and after treatment. For the on-treatment analysis, only patients who had had at least 40 hours of treatment were included. For the on-treatment groups, improvement on phonological (repetition nonwords, auditory lexical decision) and semantic measures (SAT, synonym judgment) was also investigated. Improvement on these measures was compared by means of an independent-sample t test. Results are expressed as the mean difference between groups and 95% CI. Pearson correlations were computed between improvement on semantic or phonological measures and improvement on the ANELT in each on-treatment group.
It was estimated that a sample of 60 patients would provide 80% power to detect a critical difference of 8 points on the primary outcome measure (ANELT) between the 2 treatment groups at a 5% 2-sided significance level.
At the end of the inclusion period, 87 patients had been referred. Of these, 58 patients entered the study, and 29 were not included because, after assessment, they appeared not to fulfill the criteria for a semantic and/or phonological deficit and/or did not have a moderate to severe verbal communicative deficit. The groups did not differ with respect to sex, handedness, time since onset, type and location of lesion, type of aphasia, severity of aphasia (AAT Token Test), ANELT score pretreatment, tests for memory and executive function, or amount of treatment received. However, patients receiving semantic treatment were on average 8 years older than patients who received phonological treatment (Table 1).
No posttreatment scores could be obtained for 3 patients: 1 patient was missed, and 2 patients refused. Of the intention-to-treat patients, 9 of 55 received <40 hours of treatment (range, 8 to 30 hours) for various reasons. Their posttreatment assessment occurred at the time of treatment discontinuation. These patients were not included in the on-treatment analyses. An independent neurologist blinded to the test results and the treatment allocation excluded another 3 patients from the on-treatment analyses because of dementia, depression, and severe illness at the time of posttreatment assessment (the Figure).
A plot of the difference in ANELT scores between the 2 independent observers against the mean ANELT scores suggested acceptable agreement between them. There was no obvious relation between the difference and the mean. The mean difference in ANELT score was 0.82 (95% CI, 0.09 to 1.55).
Intention-to-Treat Analyses
After treatment, the mean ANELT score improved significantly for both the semantic and phonological groups. No significant difference between the treatment groups was found for either final scores or mean improvement in ANELT scores (Table 2).
After semantic treatment, 34% of the patients improved significantly (≥8 points), whereas after phonological treatment, 35% improved significantly (relative risk, 1.00; 95% CI, 0.68 to 1.47). Fifty-nine percent had a moderate to mild communication deficit after semantic treatment (ANELT score >29) compared with 54% after phonological treatment for a relative risk of 0.90 (95% CI, 0.40 to 2.01). Adjustment for age by multiple linear regression analysis did not change the effect.
On-Treatment Analyses
In the on-treatment analysis, the mean ANELT score also improved significantly for both groups. Again, no significant difference between the treatment groups was found when final ANELT scores and mean improvement were compared (Table 2). The percentage of patients who showed a clinically significant improvement (≥8 points) was 39% after semantic treatment compared with 35% after phonological treatment for a relative risk of 0.93 (95% CI, 0.84 to 1.01). The percentage of patients who had a moderate to mild communication deficit was 65% after semantic treatment compared with 52% after phonological treatment for a relative risk of 0.73 (95% CI, 0.36 to 1.47).
Treatment-specific effects were found at the impairment level. After semantic treatment, patients improved significantly on a semantic measure (SAT). After phonological treatment, patients improved significantly on the phonological measures (repetition nonwords, auditory lexical decision). After phonological treatment, improvement on a phonological measure (ie, auditory lexical decision) was larger than improvement after semantic treatment. However, improvement after semantic treatment on a semantic measure was larger, but not significantly so, than after phonological treatment (Table 3).
Improvement at the impairment level was related to improvement on the ANELT. In the semantic group, there was a correlation with 1 of the semantic measures (SAT), whereas in the phonological group, there was a correlation with 1 of the phonological measures (repetition nonwords) (Table 4).
This study is the third randomized controlled trial19,20 in which a specific aphasia treatment method was evaluated. It is the first that is applied to a homogeneous group of patients whose linguistic deficits are specified and that uses an outcome measure of verbal communication.
After semantic treatment, patients with a combined semantic and phonological deficit improved on the ANELT, a measure with strong ecological validity.18 However, control patients who received phonological treatment improved to a similar degree, refuting our hypothesis that semantic treatment has more effect at the activities level (verbal communication) than phonological treatment.
At the impairment level, patients improved on a semantic measure after semantic treatment and on phonological measures after phonological treatment. Moreover, in both treatment groups, therapy-specific correlations between improvement on the ANELT and improvement on semantic versus phonological measures were found. These specific effects challenge the interpretation that the equal improvement in verbal communication in both groups is a result of spontaneous recovery. Moreover, Laska et al21 found no progress on the ANELT after 3 months postonset in an unselected group of 119 patients. All patients entered our study after 3 months postonset. The different effects found at the impairment level also suggest that each treatment achieved improvement at the activities level (verbal communication) in a different way, not merely as a result of nonspecific effects such as being engaged in language exercises, receiving attention, or being stimulated.
In early influential studies, the effect of phonological techniques was found to be short lived and restricted to trained items, whereas semantic techniques brought about lasting and generalized improvement.2 The superior effect of semantic treatment was in line with predictions made by the leading serial models of language processing.22,23 The use of phonological techniques is still deemed less effective by some, despite some recent studies showing positive effects of phonological treatment.24 Because both treatment groups showed equal improvement in our study, we conclude that phonological treatment has suffered undue neglect.
In our previous study,7 phonological treatment did not result in improved verbal communication. The phonological treatment we then used was felt to be less challenging than FIKS, the treatment we developed for the present study, in terms of variation of the exercises and degrees of difficulty. An additional factor is that patients in the present study received at least twice the amount of treatment (40 to 60 hours) compared with those from the previous study.
Apparently, for patients with both deficits, phonological treatment is potentially as effective for improving verbal communication as semantic treatment. These results ask for new research aimed at the efficacy of modifications of the therapies used in this study (eg, semantic and phonological treatment in a mixed format25 or one after the other), the optimal timing of treatment (perhaps early after onset26), the intensity of treatment,27 and the efficacy of BOX and FIKS in patients with selective semantic or phonological disorders.28 To firmly establish that the observed effects were induced by the treatments used, one should also run a controlled study comparing no treatment to phonological and/or semantic treatment.
The ethical dilemma of giving no treatment to aphasic patients could be bypassed by delaying treatment to the control group or by providing control patients with a low-intensity treatment schedule. This design is chosen for our next trial, in which the efficacy of semantic treatment will be investigated in patients 0 to 3 months after onset. Investigating whether lesion location modifies the treatment results was not feasible for the present trial but may be included in the next.
Finally, although our results do not unequivocally prove the efficacy of either treatment, the treatment-specific effects we found at the impairment level suggest that there may be 2 routes that lead to improved verbal communication: a semantic route and a phonological route. Linguistic analysis of ANELT responses, which is currently carried out, may support this notion if a qualitatively different progress in verbal communication is found in both groups.
The study was supported by the Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development, Chronic Diseases (940-33-008). We wish to thank the patients and speech and language therapists of the following centers. Hospitals: Sint Lucas Andreas, Erasmus MC, Ruwaard van Putten, Zuiderziekenhuis. Rehabilitation centers: Militair RC. Aardenburg, Beatrixoord, Groot Klimmendaal, Kastanjehof, Leijpark, Rijndam, Het Roessingh, De Trappenberg, De Vogellanden, Nieuwe Waterweg Noord, Rijnlands RC, Sint Maartenskliniek, Sophia Stichting, and De Waarden. Rehabilitation departments of nursing homes: Hartkamp, De Plantage, Waerthove, Het Zonnehuis, Zonnekamp, Rotterdam Aphasia Foundation: Antonius Binnenweg, Antonius IJsselmonde, De Elf Ranken, Rheuma, De Twee Bruggen, Schiehoven-Wilgenplas, and De Vijf Havens. Private practices: Logopediecentrum Almere, Logopediepraktijk Bijvank, Logopediepraktijk van Gol, Logopediepraktijk Versteeg, Logopedisch Centrum Praktijk-West, and Stichting Afasietherapie Amsterdam. We wish to thank the following speech and language therapists: Miranda van Rijn for her substantial contribution to the assessments, support of speech and language therapists, and discussion, and Sandra Wielaert and Monique Van den Bossche for scoring the ANELT. We are very grateful to Cynthia Thompson for her helpful comments on an earlier draft of this article.
- Received April 27, 2003.
- Revision received September 1, 2003.
- Accepted September 2, 2003.
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Have a look in the camera menu for the format or initialize card option, (sorry i cant be more specific - cant find the manual) this should initialize the card, else use a usb card reader to format the card in a card reader on your compu ... Fuji FinePix A330 Digital Camera
How do I recover a protected album from my camera? There is a protected album on my camera that I want to delete, However, I can't seem to find it, it won't show up on my computer when I insert the memory card or if i plug the camera through a usb. The only reason I know it's there is because when I put the memory card in a digital picture frame the album showed up there, however since it's protected I cant delete it. Help!!!
HelloMy\012 apologies if this message finds you long after posting this problem , \012but I am currently working through a backlog of problems that never got \012answered and hopefully this info can still be of use if no ... Kodak EasyShare C633 Digital Camera
I want to delete pictures from my V803 Kodak digital camera but am told memory card is protected (switch on memory card). I have tried to switch the camera of and remove the memory card from the camera but the problem still exist. Please help
Try removing the memory card and copy all the photos to a PC. then reset it or Format the card.\015\012Normally u can delete the photo by clicking the delete button in the camera.If it still not fixed... change the card. it mite have virus.....\015\0 ... Kodak V803 Digital Camera
I have an Olympus FE-340 digital camera. About a week ago I got a message that my memory card was full after I had deleted all of the photos in the memory. As soon as the camera was turned on it said, "Memory full." I thought it was a problem with the card so I planned to replace it, meanwhile I was using internal memory. It now says "Memory full" and there is nothing stored on the camera. Is there any way to fix this?
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How to delete protected pictures on memory card for a samsung pl70 digital camera
Remove the memory card from the camera, look along the one edge for a tiny switch, slide it towards the contacts to unlock, " so photo's can be erased " if switch is in the unlock position slide it back and forth to reset and install it back in the c ... Digital Cameras
TRANSFER PICS FROM ETERNAL MEMORY TO SD CARD - Samsung Digimax S630 Digital Camera
In the Setup menu there should be either a "Backup" or "Copy" entry that will copy your pictures from internal memory to the memory card. This does a copy, not a move, so you'll have to delete the pictures afterward (after you safely transfer th ... Samsung Digimax S630 Digital Camera
Purchased camera in March and working great until yesterday. Took a batch of pictures yesterday but was not able to download most of them to my computer. Got computer message "there are no images in the camera or memory card that match download conditions". Also couldn't download on a second computer. All pictures display on the camera playback feature. Put memory card into a Canon digital and they display and was able to download all photos using Canon. Deleted card and took new sample photo
Sounds like you're switching the same card between cameras. Rule #1...one card per camera. Format the card in the camera it is to be used in. There is no Rule #2. ... Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28 Digital Camera
How do I delete all the pictures from my memory card on my i532 Polaroid digital camera.When I delete them on the camera with the memory card in it,they are still on the memory card .
Hello. Look at the edges of the card for a small slide button and make sure the card is unlocked. Then press the menu button and look in the settings or tools for "storage"or "memory".options. What you need to find is "Format". If you do choose to Fo ... Polaroid i532 Digital Camera
I have an SL620 Samsung Digital camera, when I try to take pictures I can't due to it saying card locked. I have taken the memory card out, re-charged, cleaned and looked at the manual for this camera. I can not find anything on how to deactivate this. I do not have a switch next to my camera or memory chip to switch over. I read the suggestion on flipping the switch I do not have one. I have no switch on any part of my camera just all the buttons for mamory etc. please help I am very frustrated
Look at the memory card itself. SD cards have a slide switch along one edge. The position farthest from the contacts locks the card, protecting it from writes. The position nearest the contacts unlocks the card. If the switch is already in the proper ... Samsung SL620 Digital Camera
How do you move pic's from your camera to your memory card? my wife took great pic's, but did not have a card in her Samsung S630. They are still on the camera, but we don't know how to save them to the memory card and therefore cannot go from card reader to computer. any idea? I'm sure this is a dumb question, but we have tried everything thing we can think of
In PLAYBACK menu there's an option to "COPY TO CARD". Select this and it will copy any images stored in your camera memory to your SD card. ... Samsung Digimax S630 Digital Camera
I presently have a Samsung Digital Camera Model L830.The memory card is in the camera (2G).After having taken some shots and then took the card out and had some prints made from it.I replaced the card in the camera correctly and now the camera will not allow me to take any further pics.I am being imformed the the CARD IS LOCKED How can I get the card released from the LOCKED position to open. Thank you for an early reply Charles Goeldner
-likely the 'lock' tab on the memory card has been moved....a safety to prevent you from re-writing your cardFix it by:1 remove memory card from camera2 look for the very little tab/switch on the front of the card3 slide ... Digital Cameras
I have a samsung i6 digital camera. I have been using it for 3 years without problems with a PC. Now I bought a MacBook. I copied the photos to the mac and chose the files on the camera and pushed delete button. It seems as if the files are deleted and I can no longer see them on the camera but the memory they used to take is still unavailable. It feels like the photos are still there and I cant delete them. I cant use my camera anymore. Please help! I need to make photos on New Year s eve! Hap
Try an external usb card reader and let the card pop up as a drive on the Mac. You should be able to see everything. Just do not format the card or you will loose everything ... Samsung Digimax i6 PMP Digital Camera
I just bought a new memory card (8gb) for my digital camera (Samsung NV10) and when I inserted the memory card, I kept getting "Card Error". It said I should format the new memory card and I tried to format, but then I got "Format Error". What should I do?
The largest SD card you can use in your Samsung NV10 is 2GB. thats why once you insert the 8GB sd card its shows card error or need to fromat.\012\012FYI. for every digital camera there's a compatible memory card and you can see from the ... Samsung NV10 Digital Camera
Hello, I have a Nikon L11 digital camera and i can't delete my memory card...it says memory card is write protected...what can i do to delete all pictures
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My Samsung Digital camera won't turn on. It just beeps a couple times and turns back off. When I locked the memory card the camera turned on but when I tried to take a photo it told me that the memory card was locked. Any suggestions?
Check the switches and battery contacts for proper contacts. ... Samsung Digimax L730 Digital Camera
I have a i533 5.0 megapixel digital camera.I took pictures thinking the memory card was in it but it wasnt and it said memory was full so i deleted the pictures off the camera and put the memory card back in and its saying card locked when i try to take a picture and it wont unlock. what do i do?
You caused a card conflict, or have corruption on the card. Try this:Remove the battery from the camera. Remove the memory card, and re-insert. Install the battery back in the camera. Turn on the camera. In t ... Polaroid Digital Cameras
Anytime I inserted memory card to my Samsung Digimax S600 Digital Camera it an error message is displayed saying "MEMORY CARD LOCKED". I have tried other memory card but i received the same message. How can I solve this problem?
HelloOK, if the memory card itself is locked, you might \015\012sometimes get this error code. All you need to do is to take out the \015\012memory card and switch the lever on the left side to the unlock. ... Samsung Digimax S600 Digital Camera
I was able to retrieve the pictures off the memory card but can't delete them. I tried putting the SD card in my Canon Digital Elph, same deal. I thought a reformat of the card in the camera would solve the problem but nope. It spits back at me "Memory Card Locked". The format option isn't even available on the Canon. Grrr, I TOLD my mom to get a Canon but she had to have this one because it's pink. Haha!
There's a tab on the side of the SD-card which sometimes slides to lock(=write protect) position when you enter the card in the reader/camera. Can you take photo's? Are you sure the tab is on 'write enable'? ... Digital Cameras
I have samsung digital camera i8 but it dont see memory card at all what will i do to make it see the memory card?i tried several card but it will blink green light for a while then it will display card error. how can you help me resolve the problem?
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It's the last week in August, and once again I'm thinking about my parents–thinking about them and missing them.
My father, Norman, dated an older woman. My mother, Evelyn, was almost two years older than he was. Since she didn't want to be thought of as a cradle robber, she refused to marry him as long as he was still a "teenager." On August 21,1936 my father turned twenty. Their wedding was on August 24th of that year, and my mother turned twenty-two on August 30th. They were married for 68 years. One of the things that sustained them that whole time was a mutual sense of humor. Once my father was gone, my mother lost her ability to laugh. Why wouldn't she? She had lost her husband as well as her sidekick/straight man, sort of like Gracie Allen without George Burns and vice versa.
Sometime in my late twenties, I brought a visitor, a fellow teacher from the reservation, to Bisbee for a visit. We had lunch at my parents' home in Bisbee Junction. As usual, the meal was filled with laughter and long term jokes. When we left, my friend turned to me and said, "Are they always like that?" "Like what?" I asked in return. "Laughing and joking." And the answer to that question was yes. They were like that–always.
My mother never met a GPS. She WAS one. My father drove. My mother was his co-pilot. She was by his side, reading the map one Sunday afternoon when we went on an ill-fated picnic in Skeleton Canyon and decided to drive back by way of New Mexico. When it came to U-turns, my mother was pretty much opposed to them. She never wanted to go home "the same way" we had come.
We had driven to the Peloncillo Mountains in a relatively new but second-hand DeSoto. My parents and my baby sister rode in the front seat (No car seats or seat belts in those days–lap babies only!) My three brothers and I were stuck in the back, duking it out in a perpetual battle over who got to sit by a window.
Coming down from the pass, we noticed that the stream on the far side of the Peloncillos was running faster and wider every time we crossed it. Somewhere close to the bottom I heard my father mutter to my mother, "With the wash running like this, I don't think we can get back up."
When we emerged from the mountains we discovered that the usually dry lake bed of the Animas Playa wasn't dry at all. Water covered the road from where we were to the little village of Animas a long way ahead. We could tell where the road lay only by taking a heading from the tops of fence posts that stuck up out of the water on either side of the right of way. So that's what we did. My dad drove in the middle between them, slowly and carefully but keeping moving. Once the water started coming in under the door, we kids in the back seat stopped fighting about the window seats because the possibility of drowning was far more exciting.
We finally made it into the tiny burg of Animas to find the entire population waiting for us on the railroad tracks which were above the water line. They had all come out to congratulate us because we were the first car that had made it through in days. The DeSoto was never quite the same after that, and it was, of course, all my mother's fault for wanting to come home "some other way." When it came to adventure, she was for it.
New Mexico was the site of another Evie GPS adventure. Driving to South Dakota one year, we were traveling on one of the new interstate highways when my mother noticed that we had to go a long way east before we turned north and then angled back west. She looked down at her much used roadmap and told my father, "There's a road right here that should cut off a bunch of miles." So off the interstate we went onto what quickly became a dirt road. A narrow dirt road. With fences. And gates. I don't remember the exact number of gates because my brothers were the ones who had to hop out and open and close them, but I think it was right around an even dozen. At one point the road passed BETWEEN a farmhouse and a barn. Finally, we could see the highway we wanted, but we had to drive along it for miles in the wrong direction because we were on the WRONG side of the railroad tracks that ran beside the highway.
A few weeks later the Sunday comics showed a cartoon of a man driving a little red coupe with a woman reading the map beside him. They're stopped between a farmhouse and a barn. I don't remember what the caption on the cartoon said, exactly, and it doesn't matter. We'd all been there and done that. My mother cut out the cartoon, put it in a little plastic frame ,and kept it on the refrigerator for years, alongside the sign that said, "If at first you don't succeed, do it the way your wife told you."
Sometime in the nineties, when the folks were in their eighties, an uncle of mine died in South Dakota. My parents were going to fly home for the funeral, but they decided that he flight arrangements in and out of Minneapolis weren't exactly convenient, so they set out by car in the usual fashion with my father behind the wheel and with my mother running the road atlas. Bill and I came home from a trip to Europe. I tried calling the folks, but they didn't answer. After a couple of days, I called my sister. "Oh," Janie said, "they're in South Dakota. Didn't you hear? Uncle Glenn died."
I knew that when my parents went to South Dakota, they always stayed at the Mill Stone Inn in Milbank, so I called there, only to be told they had checked out that very morning. I waited the three days. (That's how long it took them to make that long trip in later years. When we were kids they did it in two.) At the end of three days, I started calling their house in Bisbee. No answer; no answer; no answer. Finally a good week after they should have been home my mother picked up the telephone. "Where have you been?" I demanded.
"Well," my mother said, "As we were leaving Milbank, I said to your father, 'You know there's one national park we've never visited." So they drove home from South Dakota to Arizona by way of Yosemite! My mother told me later, that when they drove into Arizona and saw those rugged mountains east of Yuma she started crying because she knew they wouldn't be doing that again. And they didn't. Couldn't.
In later years, my father became forgetful and my mother developed macular degeneration. Even when Gramps could no longer find his way home, he could still drive because, although my mother couldn't exactly see, she could still tell him how to get where they needed to go.
Yes, Norman and Evie were quite a pair–a happily matched pair. So Happy Birthday and Happy Anniversary to both of you wherever you are.
No one could have asked for better parents.


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Dead and Gone – Book 9 Sookie Stackhouse Novels
January 3, 2009 by Tosha
Dead and Gone (Sookie Stackhouse / Southern Vampire Series #9)
by Charlaine Harris
For Sookie Stackhouse, the day to day activities of the vampire and were communities in and around Bon Temps, Louisiana, are of vital interest, She's blood-bound to the leader of the vamps, a friend to the local were pack, works for a man who is shifter, and has a brother who is a were-panther…
But for most of the humans in Bon Temps, the vamps are mysterious seductive creatures-and they don't even know about the weres.
Until now. The weres and shifters have finally decided to follow the lead of the undead and reveal their existence to the ordinary world.
At first it seems to go well. Then the mutilated body of a were-panther is found in the parking lot of the bar where Sookie works. The victim is someone she knows, so she feels compelled to discover who-human or otherwise-did the deed.
But what she doesn't realize is that there is a far greater danger than the killer threatening Bon Temps. A race of unhuman beings–older, more powerful and far more secretive than vampires or werewolves– is preparing for war. And Sookie will find herself an all-too human pawn in their battle…
Charlaine has added Chapter 1 of Dead and Gone, the next anticipated book in the Southern Vampire series. Book 9 can be pre-ordered! Read Chapter One from Dead and Gone on Charlaine Harris Official Site
Dead and Gone Chapter One
Hardcover: 336 pages
Publisher: Ace Hardcover (May 5, 2009)
Language: English
Series: Sookie Stackhouse/Southern Vampire Series, #9
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We get asked what "HTC" stands for pretty often. Some have suggested the letters mean "High Tech Computer". Others have noticed the curious coincidence that HTC happens to be the initials of one of our founders, HT Cho. There have been some clever guesses as well – "Happy Telephone Company" is a pretty good one.
We've changed a lot over the years, but for us those letters have always symbolized innovation. We've changed some big things, like smartphones with the first Android phone ever, and some small things. What hasn't changed is our relentless focus on creating the next great smartphone.
So let's have some fun with those three simple letters with the HTC Generator. Perhaps the real meaning of HTC will pop-up. Here are a few of our favorites from the generator:
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Greater Strategic Effectiveness through Perpetual Planning
The rapid adoption of new technologies, changing customer demands, competitive challenges, and other unforeseen events make it increasingly difficult for companies to act on strategic opportunities.
By shifting to a more agile perpetual planning approach, you can work toward your five year plan while incorporating strategic planning into daily activities. In this resource, discover the right perpetual planning tools to both refine your business strategy and strengthen its execution. Learn how to:
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So many video file formats, so many handheld video players, so many online video sites, and so little time. To have your favorite clips how you want them—whether that's on your DVR, iPod, PSP or desktop—you need the right utility to convert 'em into the format that works for you. Commercial video converter software's aplenty, but there are several solid free utilities that can convert your video files on every operating system, or if you've just got a web browser and a quick clip. Put DVDs on your iPod, YouTube videos on DVD, or convert any video file with today's top 10 free video rippers, encoders and converters.Google's TOP VIDEO CONVERTERS
Top Paid Converter : Full Video Converter
10. VLC media player (Open source/All platforms)
9. MediaCoder (Open source/Windows)Batch convert audio and video compression formats with the open source Media Coder for Windows, which works with a long laundry lists of formats, including MP3, Ogg Vorbis, AAC, AAC+, AAC+V2, MusePack, WMA, RealAudio, AVI, MPEG/VOB, Matroska, MP4, RealMedia, ASF/WMV, Quicktime, and OGM, to name a few.
8. Avi2Dvd (Freeware/Windows)Make your video files burnable to a DVD with Avi2Dvd, a utility that converts Avi/Ogm/Mkv/Wmv/Dvd files to Dvd/Svcd/Vcd format. Avi2Dvd can also produce DVD menus with chapter, audio, and subtitle buttons.
7. Videora Converter (Freeware/Windows only)Videora Converter is a set of programs, each designed to convert regular PC video files into a format tailored to your favorite video-playing handheld device. The Videora program list includesiPod Video Converter (for 5th gen iPods), iPod classic Video Converter (for 6th gen classic iPods), iPod nano Video Converter (for 3rd gen iPod nanos), iPod touch Video Converter, iPhone Video Converter, Videora Apple TV Converter, PSP Video 9, Videora Xbox360 Converter, Videora TiVo Converter, and Videora PMP Converter. Lifehacker alum Rick Broida used Videora in conjunction with DVD Decrypter to copy DVDs to his iPod.
Honorable Mention: Ares Tube for Windows converts YouTube and other online videos to iPod format.
6. Any Video Converter (Freeware/Windows only)Convert almost all video formats including DivX, XviD, MOV, rm, rmvb, MPEG, VOB, DVD, WMV, AVI to MPEG-4 movie format for iPod/PSP or other portable video device, MP4 player or smart phone with Any Video Converter, which also supports user-defined video file formats as the output. Batch process multiple files that AVC saves to a pre-selected directory folder, leaving the original files untouched.
5. Hey!Watch (webapp)Web application Hey!Watch converts video located on your computer desktop as well as clips hosted on video sites. Upload your video to Hey!Watch to encode it into a wide variety of file formats, like H264, MP4, WMV, DivX, HD Video, Mobile 3GP/MP4, iPod, Archos and PSP. Hey!Watch only allows for 10MB of video uploads per month for free, and from there you pay for what you use, but it's got lots of neat features for video publishers like podcast feed generation and automatic batch processing with options you set once.
4. VidDownloader (webapp)When you don't want to mess with installing software to grab that priceless YouTube clip before it gets yanked, head over to web site VidDownloader which sucks in videos from all the big streaming sites (YouTube, Google Video, iFilm, Blip.TV, DailyMotion, etc.), converts 'em for you to a playable format and offers them for download. Other downloaders for online video sites buy you a Flash FLV file, but VidDownloader spits back an AVI file.
3. iSquint (Freeware/Mac OS X only)Convert any video file to iPod-sized versions and automatically add the results to your iTunes library. iSquint is free, but Lifehacker readers have praised the pay-for iSquint upgrade, VisualHub, which offers more advanced options for a $23 license fee. Check out the feature comparison chart between iSquint and VisualHub.
2. DVD Shrink (Freeware/Windows only)Copy a DVD to your hard drive and leave off all the extras like bonus footage, trailers and other extras to save space with DVD Shrink. Download Adam's one-click AutoHotkey/DVD Shrink utility to rip your DVDs to your hard drive for skip-free video play from scratchy optical media.
Honorable mention: DVD Decrypter (beware of advertisement interstitial page), which Windows peeps can use to copy DVDs to their iPods.
1. Handbrake (Open source/Windows, Mac)
Back up your DVD's to digital file with this open source DVD to MPEG-4 converter app. See alsohow to rip DVDs to your iPod with Handbrake.
What's your favorite way to convert video to the right format? Did we miss any good ones in this list? Let us know in the comments.


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About Day26
Day 26 is Brian Andrews, Mike McCluney, Qwanell Mosley, Robert Curry and Willie Taylor, five guys picked to live in a house, fetch cheesecake for Diddy and find out what happens when people stop being nice -- oh wait, sorry. Wrong reality show. Here's what Day 26 are: five winners of MTV's Making the Band 4, handpicked by Sean "Diddy" Combs and named after the day (August 26) he picked 'em; the R&B vocal group behind the single "Exclusive (No Excuses)" (written by MTB judge Brian Cox) and an eponymous debut album released on Bad Boy Records; the all-male counterpart to MTB3 winners Danity Kane. Here's what Day 26 are not: home to Donnie Klang, the sixth winner of MTB4, who was instead offered a solo contract with Bad Boy. And here is what Day 26 might be: the post-millennium New Edition and maybe, just maybe, the group (along with Danity Kane) to break the reality contest band jinx.
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Central City Motor Inn
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Central City Motor Inn
About the Hotel
Property Location
Located in Bakery Hill, Central City Motor Inn is convenient to Art Gallery of Ballarat and Sovereign Hill. This motel is within close proximity of Museum of Australian Democracy at Eureka.
Make yourself at home in one of the 15 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include minibars and coffee/tea makers, and you can also request microwaves.
Enjoy the recreation opportunities such as an indoor pool or make use of other amenities including complimentary wireless Internet access.
Take advantage of the motel's room service (during limited hours).
Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available onsite.
Hotel Facilities
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Luggage storage
- Free WiFi
- Laundry facilities
- Smoke-free property
- Free self parking
- Total number of rooms - 15
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Indoor pool
Room Facilities
- Hair dryer
- Coffee/tea maker
- Room service (limited hours)
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Minibar
- Iron/ironing board
- Microwave (on request)
- Free WiFi
- Shower only
- Flat-panel TV
- Refrigerator
Hotel Policy
National Rating
This property has been awarded a star rating from the Australian Star Ratings Agency, Star Ratings Australia.


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Hayden Hayes
- Eye Color
- Hair ColorBrunettes
- Birthdate01/26/89
- Hometownn/a, n/a, usa
About Hayden Hayes
Just out of her cap and gown after graduating from college, Hayden is already reminiscing about UW's annual "undie-run." "People dart through campus in their underwear," she explains, "and that is pretty darn sexy." She'll also miss the array of college guys she's dated. "Football players, fraternity gentlemen, artists—I'm attracted to them all as long as they're gorgeous, silly and can make me laugh." She's applying to internships where she can use her public relations skills. "I chose communications as a major because I enjoyed that subject more than others," says Hayden. "My minor is in diversity which is good because, in PR, we're always working with a diverse group of people." Hayden tells us what she's looking for in a man in her Facetime interview.