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Peter Prellwitz has been writing stories, plays and skits since the fifth grade. As a child and young adult, Peter saw limited publication of one play and two series of childrens puppet skits. Just enough to hook him for life.
Presently, Peter has a total of nine novels published in trade paperback and ebook, all by Double Dragon Publishing. His novel Horizons was selected by Mike Resnick as Best Science Fiction and awarded that publishers 2003 Draco Award. Four of his short stories appear in the anthology Twisted Tails, which won the 2006 Dream Realms. Five of his novels have been finalists in the Epic Awards over the past few years. He continues writing novels and short stories. Seven more short stories have appeared in the award-winning Defending the Future; the Bad-Ass Faeries; and the Twisted Tails anthologies.
Together with more than two dozen short stories located on his site, Peters novels help weave a tapestry of mankinds exploration and settling of the galaxy over the next two and half millennia in his ongoing Shards Universe.
A native Arizonan, Peter has also lived in Wisconsin, California, Hawaii, New York, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania, where he now lives with his wife, Bethlynne. In addition to writing, Peter enjoys history, backpacking, and languages.
In the mid-32nd century, kids still went to school, still had teachers, still had rivalries. They were pretty much the same as kids from any other century.
Renee Goletsuki was not normal.
Renee had many problems fitting in with the other children at school. Since her parents were always away, she had trouble fitting in at home. And born of a homo Sapiens mother and a homo Magicus father, Renee had trouble fitting in anywhere.
She was tired of having trouble. Now it was time to make some
Science. Magic. Both sources of unimaginable power. All that prevents ultimate control, ultimate power, is that science and magic do not exist in equality in the same dimension.
For twenty years Earth has been exploring the stars using faster-than-light stardrives whereby a manmade black hole pulls the ship through space. Dangerous to themselves and everything in the vicinity, the twenty-four starships, led by the flagship Horizon, have opened up new worlds to colonize.
In all the universe, there exists only one sentient species: Humankind. Originating from Earth, by the 31st Century humans have reached acoss the galaxy thousands of light years, never finding another race or species that was sentient.
The Terran/Martian Wars are over. Earth has been devastated by sixteen years of asteroid bombardment. Civilization on Mars is gone. Civilization on Earth is teetering on the brink. Three hundred and eighty-five million dead. Billions more emigrated to other planets.
John Wyeth was a successful man. At nineteen, he graduated at the top of his class at a respected university. By the age of twenty-two, he had survived three brutal years of warfare, serving as commanding officer for a behind-the-lines reconnaissance platoon. Now at thirty-one, he was the Senior Project Leader for the super secret think tank NATech, and he was very good at what he did. Everyone knew and no one doubted that within a few years he would be the Director.
At the age of sixteen, Abigail Wyeth was thirty-three years old.
Her friends lay dead. Her new life was destroyed; nothing more than a smoldering crater in the Sahara. She herself lay on the desert sands, seriously wounded and bleeding, utterly alone.
A sudden, rending scream from the depths of hell made even these seasoned veterans jerk and twirl toward this terrifying, unknown enemy. Aarons high-speed slug gun had the piercing screech of a banshee as he stood there - his legs so immobile despite the wicked recoil that they seemed bolted to the stone floor. With his upper body and shoulders, he muscled the gun in sweeping motions that disintegrated cold metal and warm flesh alike, each shredding like paper from the guns heavy slugs. They danced and lurched on invisible strings that plucked them from both sides; the ricocheting pieces of jagged metal being even worse than the slugs.
Sometimes a career change is required. Sometimes its unavoidable. And sometimes you?re forced into it, unable to think straight, pressured by your employer, with nowhere to turn.
And sometimes it costs you more than you could ever imagine...
In the wild days of the Martian Iron Rush, the Martian Territorial Rangers were all that stood between the guilty and the innocent. And the best, truest, fastest on the draw Iron Marshal was Roids Cavanaugh. Now Martian author HK Devonshire brings his stories to Earth readers, regaling you with accounts of this rarest breed of lawman. Read the same stories the Shards Universe characters love and celebrate.
Shard: v. To switch personas. Once a mind has been riped (wiped and rewritten), the previously used portion is closed off and an artificial psychic barrier is raised. Although highly unlikely, the barrier can be breached, and the closed off persona - even the original one - behind that barrier becomes dominant. This temporary episode is called a shard. If sharding continues, however, it does so at an increasing rate, weakening the psychic barriers, until it reaches a cascade level. Once cascade sharding begins, dissolution and death are inevitable.
The US Virgin Island of St. Thomas holds a glow of beauty and timeless grace. Beneath that, though, lies an anguished past of destroyed lives, enslavement, and endless attacks by nature itself. The people of St. Thomas are desperately in need of a protector. A guardian. An angel that will lay down her life to see that there will be justice for them.
Sixteen years have passed since Promise Tide and Chrissy DuPries successfully forged the many factions of resistance forces into a cohesive unit, capable of facing perhaps one day defeating The Unbreathable, a force of evil attempting to control Earths societies through the ubiquitous, all-powerful NATech conglomerate.
Her father wants her dead. Her father needs her dead.
Writing short stories is not easy. The reason it isn't easy is because they are short. The writer is still charged with producing living characters who have personalities: good, bad, or milksop. Add to that a dynamic narrative that gives you, the reader, an opportunity to see, hear, feel, smell, and taste what the folks who inhabit those little stories do, and the authors have a demanding job on their hands. Short stories are a great deal more than sitting on an old apple crate and hammering away at the QWERTY.
This book opens with copyright information from Lincoln D. Bandlow, an attorney specializing in intellectual property law in Century City and the out-going President of the Los Angeles Copyright Society. The remaining pages include a treasure trove of information from: a personal manager for Hollywood actors, a Hollywood teacher and movie extra, a Fictionwise eBook Author of the Year, an owner/co-owner of two websites listed among the Writers Digest 101 Best Websites for Writers, a retired university professor, and other successfully published authors. This book is based on articles published during the first year of The Golden Goblet Newsletter edited by Marilyn Peake, and features additional articles by contributing authors written expressly for this book.
As we launch into this sixth book of the TWISTED TAILS anthology series, I am reminded of Michael Crichtons debut novel, THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN. Why? Because his first and quite likely his best published novel gave us a look at the possible and horrendous result of the introduction into our happy little home of an unknown biological entity from out there somewhere. Before we go on, some clarification is needed here. Although he is best-known for revived dinosaurs, ANDROMEDA STRAIN was his first published book under his own name ([JOHN] MICHAEL CRICHTON). Published in 1969, Crichton was still in medical school and was in his early twenties. Amazing.
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At a time when Colorado can boast of nearly 350 different breweries, 100 wineries and another 100 distilleries, competition to attract patrons is fierce — and the River North neighborhood is trying to meet the challenge by offering a new transportation option called RiNo Circulator as a draw.
Fifteen breweries, wineries and distilleries in the booming Denver neighborhood have chipped in to fund a six-seat vehicle — think of it as a hybrid of a bus and a tuk-tuk — to ferry visitors around the area.
The RiNo Circulator service started in January and riders now top 100 each Saturday the vehicle operates, and members of the new DRiNk RiNo organization are looking at adding vehicles and expanding the number of days they operate.
Sonia Danielson, a member of the River North Arts District board and the self-proclaimed "den mother" for DRiNk RiNo, said she believes the RiNo Circulator is attracting people to the district.
Riders want to hit as many of the taprooms as they can but without having to navigate the roadblocks and construction that are constant to the growing area, and the vehicle allows them to do that at a minimal cost to the bars that fund it.
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The circulator now operates from 5 p.m. to midnight on the first Friday of each month — coinciding with the monthly art walks through the district — and from 2 to 10 p.m. on all Saturdays.
By expanding from two to three or four vehicles, Danielson said the organization is also considering expanding service to every Friday and to some weekdays.
The free shuttle could even have the benefit of attracting businesses to the district, who could see a forward-thinking group of existing company owners willing to invest in the infrastructure of the district, Danielson said.
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Definition of Autologous
1. Adjective. Derived from organisms of the selfsame individual. "Autologous blood donation"
Definition of Autologous
1. Adjective. Derived from part of the same individual ¹
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Definition of Autologous
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Autologous
Lexicographical Neighbors of Autologous
Literary usage of Autologous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cord Blood: Establishing a National Hematopoietic Stem Cell Bank Program by Emily Ann Meyer, Kristine M. Gebbie, Kathi E. Hanna (2005)
"Controversial studies are ongoing to define role related to conventional therapy and autologous transplantation Very rarely indicated Effective autologous ..."
2. Code of Federal Regulations by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"(3) If you ship autologous donations to another establishment that does not allow autologous donations to be used for allogeneic transfusion, ..."
3. Blood Supply: FDA Oversight and Remaining Issues of Safety edited by Marcia G. Crosse (1999)
"There is no requirement that all autologous blood be tested for viral markers, but recent information on errors involving such blood raises some questions. ..."
4. Blood Supply: Transfusion-Associated Risks by Marcia G. Crosse (1999)
"The most serious error—giving an autologous unit to an unintended ... Only about 60 percent of the surveyed facilities test autologous donations for viruses ..."


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We all know the current Francis of Rome. But before him, there was a Frances of Rome. She was an uptown girl of noble birth—a holy girl, wholly unimpressed by her position. She wanted to devote her life to Jesus Christ.
Her father, on the other hand, wanted her to devote her life to Lorenzo Ponziani, commander of the papal guard. Lorenzo was a nice guy but when a girl's heart is set on Jesus, even the best catch in town can't compete.
Roman ways being what they were at the time, Papa's devotional direction won out. But that didn't stop Frances from leaving us a life worth imitating. Watch for some hints on how you can follow her example.
One girl's dream is another girl's nightmare.
After getting married, Frances couldn't adjust to the social obligations of her new life. Her mother-in-law thrived on them and expected the same from her. But Frances was nothing like her carefree sister-in-law Vanessa. Being a socialite was too much for her. Frances eventually collapsed from strain, coming close to dying until a vision made her understand there was a reason for her position that would be revealed over time. She got well and returned to socialite duty.
Soon after, Vannozza happened upon a crying Frances in the family garden. It was there that the two discovered a common desire to live a life dedicated to Our Lord. What Frances had mistaken for a frivolous nature was simply Vannozza being a get-along-with-people person; that's why fancy clothes, parties and card games with the ladies seemed to come naturally to her.
St. Frances Emulation Alert #1:
Look beyond the surface when you encounter people who seem quite different from
you. We are all God's children and approach Him with the personalities He gave us.
Frances and Vannozza became like sisters, going to mass together, visiting prisons and serving in hospitals. Frances also realized the spiritual wisdom in Vannozza's acceptance of family duty and began participating gladly in social obligations.
Sometimes, a girl can't do anything right.
Among the downsides of high-society—lot's of wagging tongues. Talk of Frances and Vannozza visiting less-than-savory places caused their mother-in-law no little embarrassment. She wagged her own tongue at the girls, but they wouldn't listen. She then wagged her tongue at Lorenzo, who told mama, "no dice"—or whatever upper-crust Roman version of "no dice" was used at the time.
Frances Emulation Alert #2:
Don't let the hostility of others toward your Christian devotion knock you off course.
Several years later, meddling mother-in-law died, giving devout daughter-in-law an unintentional jab on her way to the other side. A great family needs matriarchal management and Frances was the unanimous choice for the position. Great! Not only was Frances still in a league that, in her heart of hearts, nauseated her—she was a team manager! But God's ways were not her ways, once again. She was great at the job. The household ran like a top and people loved working for her.
St. Frances Emulation Alert #3:
Be faithful to your family responsibilities; it's a holy thing to do, and what Our Lord expects of us.
But things didn't go along smoothly forever. When flood and famine hit Rome, Frances's almsgiving reflex went into overdrive. Frances and Vannozza gave away food and clothing until their father-in-law got wind of it and shut them down, moving them to take to the streets, begging on behalf of the poor.
Frances even searched the corn loft her father-in-law had emptied, looking for stray grains to give away. Lorenzo happened by afterward and found the loft miraculously filled with corn. Between that and Frances drawing wine from an empty cask (in response to her father-in-law's anger over finding it drained) Clan Ponziani's menfolk became convinced that she was onto something.
Like many women might, Frances celebrated her victory with a new frock—a dress of rough green cloth. She sold her finery, giving the money away.
St. Frances Emulation Alert #4:
Take care of people less fortunate than yourself. We aren't all called to almsgiving.
The good times just kept coming for Rome.
In the throes of civil war and animosity among various men claiming to be pope, Frances eventually found herself with a seriously injured husband and her brother-in-law imprisoned by a cruel governor who demanded her son, Battista, in exchange for his release.
Frances's first instinct was to whisk Battista away, but her spiritual director encouraged her to trust God. She surrendered Battista. But when he was put on a soldier's horse to claim him for the governor, no horse would keep Battista on its back. Recognizing Divine Will in equine willfulness, the governor relented.
That battle ended, but war continued. Frances sent Lorenzo away to prevent him being captured, leaving herself alone against the thugs who beset Rome. Her servants were killed. Her palace was ravaged, everything in it smashed. But rather than give in, Frances turned what was left into a shelter for the homeless.
When war and disease had run their course, Frances found herself with two of her three children dead and her husband broken by battle. Frances dedicated herself to restoring Lorenzo's physical and spiritual health, caring for him until his dying day. During that time, she founded an order of laywomen pledged to God and serving the poor. After Lorenzo's death, Frances moved into a home for widowed members of the order and became its superior.
And so, after some forty years, God rewarded Frances by putting her right where she always wanted to be. Of course, she would most likely say her greater reward was the service she had the privilege of doing for others along the way.
Bonus St. Frances Emulation Alert:
Have patience with God.
He lives in eternity. We don't. He knows what we need when better than we do.
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One of the top wines from the Richebourg vineyard is produced by Domaine Méo-Camuzet, a longtime owner on Richebourg but a relatively "new" producer by Burgundy standards.
A wine with a special history, a wine worthy of a Terroir Insight … so let go to Richebourg.
The Méo-Camuzet plots on Richeborg
The Méo-Camuzet Richebourg is made from two plots, one in the Les Richebourg part of the vineyard, and one larger plot in the Les Verroilles ou Richebourg. In total Méo-Camuzet own 0.3523 ha on Richebourg located in the top part of the vineyard next to the Cros Parantoux vineyard – see map below.
One plot – 0.0462 ha – is located just below the Jayer/Emmanuel Rouget part of Cros Parantoux in the climate Les Richebourg – the southern part of the Richebourg vineyard. The other and larger plot – 0.3061 ha – is located just north of Cros Parantoux in the climate Les Verroilles ou Richebourg – see map below.
The early history of the Méo Richebourg plots
The main part of the Méo-Camuzet Richebourg is located in the climate Verroilles ou Richeborg. According to Lavalle1 – Frantin was the only owner on Verroilles ou Richebourg in 1855. The Frantin estate was founded by Antione Vincent Legrand (Maréchal de camp de Napoléon 1er) mainly with vineyards bought as "bien nationaux" after the revolution.
The next generation was his daughter Louise Legrand and her husband Jean-Edme Frantin – therefore the estate name Clos Frantin. Jean-Edme Frantin died in 1863, and after this some of the vineyards were sold of – but it's somewhat unclear when this happened. The Chanut family bought the Frantin estate in Vosne-Romanee in 1863, but only the village vineyard Clos Frantin is mentioned as a part of this deal. There is no trace of Les Verroilles ou Richebourg in the estate after Philibert Eugene Chanut who died in 1885.
According to Rodier3 – Camuzet was a owner on Verroilles in 1920 and he was also mentioned as a owner by Danguy and Aubertin2 in 1892. The Domaine Camuzet was however founded in the beginning of the twentieth century, so it appears that Etienne Camuzet owned these vineyards before the domaine itself was established. The small plot in Les Ricebourg was not mentioned by Rodier (1920) or Danguy and Aubertin (1892).
It's unclear when Etienne Camuzet acquired the holdings in Richebourg, and from whom – but the neighboring plots of Domaine Gros was acquired by the Gros family in 1882 – so it is likely that Etienne Camuzet bought his plots around this time – but the only firm source is Danguy and Aubertin2, that confirmed Camuzet as a owner in 1892.
The Henri Jayer era on Richebourg
In 1945 Etienne Camuzet decided to leave the vineyard management of most of the vineyards to a young vigneron from Vosne-Romanee … Henri Jayer .. who took over the vineyards on a matayage agreement 4.
Etienne Camuzet passed away in 1946 leaving the estate to his daughter Maria Noirot. Maria Noirot had no direct heirs, and when she passed away in 1959, the estate was bequeathed to Jean Méo, who was the working in the staff of General de Gaulle4.
According to the Meo-Camuzet website "Maria Noirot et Jean Méo were distant relatives but the two families had close ties and Maria's will stated that "all should carry on", which of course has been respected. At that period, vintners under 'métayage', a sort of sharecropping agreement, were in charge of the vineyards and winemaking. Jean Méo sold his portion of wines to famous local merchants. This agreement enabled him to pursue his Parisian career while keeping an eye on his Burgundian estate"4.
The metayage agreement between Henri Jayer and the Noirot/Meo-Camuzet family was prolonged several times, until it finally ended in 1987 – where the last vineyards were returned to Domaine Meo-Camuzet – including the plots on Richebourg.
The Méo-Camuzet era on Richebourg
The first commercial vintage of Domaine Méo-Camuzet Richebourg was 1985, but small amounts of Domaine Camuzet wines were bottled prior to 1985 – during the period where the vineyards were managed by Henri Jayer and other vignerons.
These bottles had a different label than the one we know today. The Domaine name on the label was Domaine Camuzet, and the name Jean Méo was mentioned as proprietaire – see label below (label from a 1972 Richebourg).
These Domaine Camuzet wines are very rare indeed, and was produced by the metayage vignerons, and Jean Méo, presumably, sold most of his share off to merchands 4, and bottled some mainly for private use – with the Domaine Camuzet label shown above.
Regarding Richebourg the wines were produced by Henri Jayer and until the 1984 vintage most of the production was bottled and sold as Jayer wine. The last vintage of Henri Jayer Richebourg was 1987 as the metayage deal with Méo-Camuzet was terminated at that point.
In the vintages 1985 and 1986 a part of the production on Richebourg was sold under the Méo-Camuzet label, so apparently the Jayer production in these vintages was down to one cask of Richebourg. Henri Jayer stayed on as a consultant for Méo-Camuzet in the following years … but his influence seems to have faded in the early 1990s.
Domaine Méo-Camuzet Richebourg – The Wine
As mentioned above Henri Jayer made the first vintages of Domaine Méo-Camuzet Richebourg .. i.e. the vintages 1985 to 1988. Jean-Nicolas Méo arrived at the Domaine in 1989, and took charge of the wine making from then on. He worked with Jayer as a consultant over the next decade.
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I've found that the best way to learn a language is to seek ways to practice that also involve something you intrinsically like or are interested in. If you like cycling, see if you can find French coverage of the Tour de France. If you like cooking—well, there's no shortage of French resources about cooking. And if you like cat videos… well, there's a fair number of them in French, too.
To get started, try checking out Parole des Chat, where the cats are given French voiceovers. A word of warning though, these cats do know a fair number of gros mots (curses).


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Turkish Lira Sign of the Times
If you have the Turkish Lira symbol somewhere within your application (and, hey, who doesn't?), be advised there's a new symbol in town:
Turkey on Thursday introduced a new symbol for the national currency.
The symbol–a double-crossed, T-shaped anchor–is intended to mean "safe harbor" says Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The upward-facing crosses symbolize Turkey's growing economic clout, he added.
I haven't been able to find out how this will impact computer codes/symbols yet, but some of us need to consider the implications.


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Dr. Valerie Allen, psychologist, speaker, and author, has published two children's books, Summer School for Smarties, and Bad Hair, Good Hat, New Friends, for grades three through six. She is also the author of novels including, Suffer the Little Children, Sins of the Father, Amazing Grace, and The Prodigal Son. She has written a self-help book, which focuses on the psychology of everyday living and personal responsibility: Beyond the Inkblots: Confusion to Harmony. She presents a variety of writers' workshops based on her book, Write, Publish, Sell! Quick, Easy, Inexpensive Ideas for the Marketing Challenged (2nd Edition). Her short stories, writer's blogs, and parent/family articles have appeared in nation wide publications.
She is a co-founder of Authors for Authors (AuthorsforAuthors.com), and has been an active member of the Space Coast Writers Guild(SCWG.org), the National League of American Pen Women, Cape Canaveral Branch (CanaveralPenWomen.org) and the Board of Directors for the Creative Arts Foundation of Brevard (CreativeArtsBrevard.org)
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Couple of weeks ago at the Siggraph 2012 conference held in Los Angeles, both AMD and NVIDIA introduced the next generation of its professional graphics cards based on 2012 graphics processors. Both companies picked up different approach, hoping to yield the best results. In this article, we explain what you can expect on the workstation market in 2012/2013.
The workstation market is of paramount importance for NVIDIA. The Quadro family of products represents one of biggest cash cows for the company and with margins exceeding 70% – Quadro is one of most lucrative products on the market. As a radical contrast, FirePro barely makes a dent in AMD's revenue.
To us, this is a weird decision on the side of old AMD management. Back in 2006, AMD paid $5.4 billion for ATI Technologies and had to pay additional 500 million dollars for all the IP related to its professional graphics line-up (formerly known as FireGL), bringing the total cost of acquisition to $5.9 billion. However, that investment wasn't matched by investment in new products, driver team in Germany was first laid off, then re-hired, then again reorganized to the point of inexistence… while NVIDIA kept on launching new Quadros and earning tons of greenbacks from safe corporate harbors.
NVIDIA and Intel learned long time ago that the strength of the company doesn't lie in the consumer and retail markets, but rather in channel and more importantly, corporate customers. Luckily, with the new management at AMD, there are new winds blowing inside the company and recent hires are slowly but certainly changing the stalemate from within.
AMD FirePro Arrives on Southern Islands
The new FirePro cards (W and S series) are the first truly new graphics cards in almost two years. With the exception of V5900 and V7900, the bulk of FirePro cards were based on the 2009 Evergreen GPU architecture, no match for GT200b and Fermi-based Quadros. With the Southern Islands GPU family (Graphics Core Next – GCN architecture) being more compute oriented than Evergreen or Northern Islands, AMD stands to capture higher market share than it was the case in the past.
The 2012 FirePro lineup includes a grand total of seven cards, all powered by the 28nm GCN chips – W600, W5000, W7000, W8000, W9000, S7000 and S9000. The W7000 and S7000, as well as the W9000 and S9000 are identical boards, with the difference being the cooling solution: S-Series is intended for installation inside servers (similar to NVIDIA Tesla Cxxxx and Mxxxx series of cards).
Cape Verde GL GPU Boards
On the consumer desktop, Cape Verde GPU (640-core) is known as the Radeon HD 7700 Series. Notebook users will know this GPU as the Mobility Radeon HD 7800M e.g. Heathrow. Workstation users typically receive the 'GL' suffix and that's about that.
W600 is a low-power card (75W) intended to drive as much displays as possible. By combining the Cape Verde GL GPU and 2GB of GDDR5 memory, this board will drive six displays through mini-DP 1.2 connectors. It is capable of supporting 4K resolution e.g. 4096×2304 pixels at 30 bits per pixel at 60Hz ('billion color' displays). The board retails for $599.
Second low-power card is the W5000. This board represents almost equally product as the W600, without the six display output. W5000 carries two full-sized DisplayPort 1.2 connector and a DVI-I. Power consumption remained the same, with a 75W thermal limit. The W600 and W5000 are the only cards in the whole 2012 line-up that can be entirely powered by the motherboard. Performance-wise, we're looking at a 640-core part with 2GB of GDDR5 memory connected via 128-bit interface (102.4 GB/s). Furthermore, this board is $149 more affordable than the W600. At $449.95, we could say the board represents a steal in its pricing category.
W7000 succeeds the V7800, a very popular card. According to our sources, the V7800 was a very popular part due to its single-slot heatsink. This board also allegedly inspired NVIDIA to launch Quadro 4000, their own single-slot board. W7000 is based on Pitcairn GL chip, enabling the full feature set of higher performing parts for system integrators with limited space in their chassis. Just like S7000, the W7000 is based on Pitcairn GL GPU (1280 core), paired with no less than 4GB of GDDR5 memory. AMD rates the performance of at 2.4 TFLOPS in single and 152 GFLOPS in double-precision (IEEE 754-2008). The W7000 will set you back for $899.95.
For the very top of the line we have three parts based on Tahiti GL GPU. W8000 combines Tahiti GL silicon with no less than 4GB of GDDR5 memory. For its price ($1599), this board has no competitors in terms of frame buffer, which is something a lot of professionals will appreciate. Its direct competitor, Quadro 5000 (Kepler) offers only 2.5GB of GDDR5 memory for its current price of $1,722.18. Do note that AMD reduced the memory interface to 256-bit, keeping the 384-bit for its top-end part, the W9000. The number of cores was also reduced, from 2048 to 1,792. From the outside, the board requires two 6-pin power connectors (225W TDP) and offers four DisplayPorts 1.2 (plus stereo out/3D).
The absolute top end is a breathtaking part. Breathtaking price, that is. Rivaling Quadro 6000 6GB ($4,125 MSRP, available in OEM package for as low as $2,750), the W9000 is the first professional part from AMD that really goes for NVIDIA's jugular. This board carries several firsts – the first time in history to see a professional card clocked as high as the desktop versions, which is a no small feat: both Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition and the W9000 are clocked at 1GHz, resulting in amazing performance of 4 TFLOPS Single / 1 TFLOPS Double-Precision. 6GB of GDDR5 memory is clocked at 1,375 MHz in QDR mode e.g. 5.5 billion transfers per second. 264GB/s of available compute/video bandwidth is the highest single-GPU bandwidth in history.
Thus by any account, AMD should be able to beat Kepler-based Quadro line-up like no tomorrow.
Kepler-based Quadros Carry Two Faces: Desktop and Mobile
Unlike AMD, NVIDIA is battling the different battle altogether. As we wrote in our previous articles, Kepler architecture is divided into three different GPUs: GK104, GK107 and GK110. With the GK110 arriving as Tesla K20 only in December of this year (Quadro variant isn't expected before April 2013), it is obvious that NVIDIA had to shift its professional workstation lineup.
The company launched a six mobile (K500M, K1000M, K2000M, K3000M, K4000M and K5000M) and single desktop part. Given that we are looking into desktops, we'll focus on the K5000 4GB. Available in September (AMD is shipping all of its parts now, and if you're a member of privileged media – you might have received those parts already), NVIDIA pitches the K5000 4GB as a part of its Maximus platform, giving you incentive to combine Quadro and Tesla parts. Here also lies the major difference between the two companies – AMD guns for highest single-board performance, while NVIDIA is pitching for pairing multiple cards (earning more money in the process).
Quadro K5000 4GB is based on GK104GL GPU, which you already met as the chip behind GeForce GTX 660/660Ti/670/670M/680/680M/690, as well as Tesla K10 8GB. This board utilizes all 1536 cores packed inside the GK104 chip, offering raw performance of 2.15 TFLOPS in Single and mediocre 90 GFLOPS in Double-Precision (IEEE 754-2012). Even though this will not be the fastest Kepler-based Quadro, it easily beats Fermi-based Quadro 5000 2.5GB and 6000 6GB. The board consumes mere 122 Watts, enabling NVIDIA to use just a single 6-pin power connector. Memory bandwidth stands at 173 GB/s and if you're interested, you need to prepare no less than $2249, slotting between FirePro W8000 and W9000.
In our conversations with several key software partners, they were not happy by looking at NVIDIA's empty Quadro roadmap – meaning AMD has a pretty good chance to fill the void of the 6GB cards, given that 6000 6GB is around two years old.
Initial Results – FirePro Can't Compete Even Against Fermi-based Quadros
Given that AMD skipped us from their FirePro briefing, yet alone review list, we had to wait until the first results came out. Thanks to our colleague Joel at HotHardware, you are able to see that a $4000 FirePro W9000 cannot keep up with Kepler-based Quadro 6000 in numerous tests, and in some tests the W9000 suffered an indignity of being defeated by a $749.99 Quadro 4000. Naturally, in some tests AMD went forward, but the general feeling is that the Southern Islands family has trouble competing against Fermi. When Kepler-based Quadro arrives in our lab in a few weeks' time (early to mid-September), we'll revisit the platform.
There's plenty of other SpecViewPerf 11 tests where both parts were competing more teniously against each other, but in order to really see how the Southern Islands performs against Kepler, look at the quite an unusual comparison.
Apples to Oranges – Desktop AMD FirePro W9000 Beaten by Laptop-based Kepler – K5000M
While we aren't currently able to measure apples-to-apples e.g. workstation parts, we can give you an insight into what Kepler-based Quadros can do. K5000M 4GB is almost identical to its desktop version, with some sacrifices made in order to fit the 100 Watt thermal limit. 22% less power means that NVIDIA had to fuse off one SMX cluster from the GK104, resulting in 1344-core part. Furthermore, the 4GB GDDR5 memory is clocked down to just 750MHz QDR (three billion transfers per second), giving 96GB of compute/video bandwidth. Our benchmark system was consisted out of Intel Core i7-2960XM, 16GB DDR3-1333 memory and a single SSD. Note that this system is significantly weaker than Intel Core i7-3770K processor. 16GB DDR3-1333 memory and the solid state drive were almost identical in both cases.
In SPEC ViewPerf 11, the results are as follow:
As you can see, a notebook part with a 32nm notebook CPU operating at 2.7GHz (3.7GHz Turbo) was competitive against a 22nm desktop CPU operating at 3.5GHz with a 3.9GHz Turbo mode.
There's plenty of battles coming through, and we'll closely follow to see just how AMD can lead this battle with NVIDIA. From thes initial results, AMD has plenty of work ahead to optimize the drivers in order to get their parts competitive against almost two year old Quadro cards, yet alone the brand new, Kepler-based Quadro K5000. NVIDIA has proven its position as the undisputed leader (over 90% share) and AMD has to go on an aggressive tangent to build its challenge. For now, we cannot recommend investments valued in thousands of dollars for parts which do not beat two-year old competitors. Then again, we're not exactly happy to see NVIDIA continuing to sell numerous Fermi-based boards well into 2013.
Then again, by looking at the performance above, who could blame them?


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What is the Creative ZEN Touch 2 (GPS)?
The ZEN Touch 2 connects easily via bluetooth with other audio products such as Creative's wireless speakers like ZiiSound D5 and the wireless Creative WP-300 headphones. Together they form the pure wireless entertainment ecosystem.
I will be showing you lots of photos and videos to proof our point.
Quick Look
Lets take a quick peek at its technical specifications:
|Screen Size:
|262k color TFT, Resistive Touch
|Screen Resolution:
|480 x 320 pixels
|120 x 60 x 13mm
|Operating System
|Android 2.2
|Bluetooth Version:
|Bluetooth 2.1 EDR
|Wireless Network:
|IEEE 802.11 b/g/n
|FM Radio:
|Digital Compass:
|Video Out:
|Yes (Composite)
|Rear Camera (2MP fixed focus)
|Built-in Microphone:
|Yes (Mono)
|Built-in Speaker:
|Yes (Mono)
|Memory Expansion:
|microSD, up to 32GB
|Audio Support:
|MP3, AAC, WMA9, FLAC, OGG, ADPCM, MIDI, WAV, Audible Format
|Video Support:
|Photo Support:
|mini USB, 3.5mm stereo jack, Composite TV-out (integrated with 3.5mm stereo jack)
* Microsoft® Windows® XP (Service Pack 2)/XP 64-bit, Windows Vista®, Windows 7®
* USB port
Content Package
* 1 x Creative ZEN Touch 2 (with GPS)
* 1 x Creative EP-630 Earphones (in-ear)
* 1 x USB cable
* 1 x Quick Start Leaflet
There's not many accessories at the moment, but you can get some of them from Creative.
Design / Build Quality
As a resistive touch screen, we can hear many reviewers giving the thumbs down. But its not that bad, once you get the hang of it. Its pretty ok and I can surf the internet or play angry birds with no problem.
I think you will be perfectly fine using your fingers to do the navigation on the touch screen.
User Interface
There's also no Android Marketplace to download Android apps directly. But you don't really need Android Marketplace. Just go to 3rd party website such as www.freewarelovers.com and download all the .apk files into your ZEN Touch 2.
The unit that I have is already in Android 2.2 froyo version. Earlier, it was in Android 2.1 and Creative does make an effort to update their Android firmware.
Transferring Media
When connected to your PC or laptop, you will be prompt to 'mount' your ZEN Touch 2, select this option and your windows will pop out a message to let you view the files in the ZEN Touch 2. Choose the folder you want and start transferring your media by dragging and dropping them.
SD Memory
Wireless (WIFI, bluebooth)
The bluetooth allows you to connect to any of Creative wireless speakers so that you can play your music audio on those speakers.
Battery Life
Although battery life is not mentioned on the specifications, based on my experience, it can only last 4 hours after it is fully charge. It seems like the battery run out very fast and I have to charge it everyday. I also found that if you left it on standby mode, it will also consume such % off your battery.
Sound Quality
The Creative ZEN Touch 2 comes with android apps call the 'Pure Android Audio'. Its not adjustable but I tried using it with the ep-630 earphone and the sound is perfect! You can really hear the highs and lows of your music. When I was listening to Beyonce's Halo, I would almost swear that she was just singing it beside me :)
Creative ZEN Touch 2 is unique and there's no other Android tablet quite like it. The Pure Android Andio feature works pretty well.
The large screen 3.2-inch LCD is certainly clear and colourful enough to do justice to video and photo content, and to enjoy feature-length clips on the move.
File support is also very good here and the ZEN Touch 2 is able to handle a range of conventional formats as well as less common FLAC and AAC audio. Yes, it is supporting the OGG audio too :)
The bottom line is the ZEN Touch 2 is unique and has better audio quality. I like it, especially the audio and touch screen, I can still recommend the ZEN Touch 2, it's really value for money.
Rating: 8/10
You can get the lowest priced Creative ZEN Touch 2 direct from Creative Labs and it comes with FREE shipping!
ZEN Touch 2 16GB (Black)
ZEN Touch 2 with GPS 8GB
ZEN Touch 2 8GB (Black)
Please feel free to let us know in the comments section below.


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Monthly Archives: October 2014
Web of Post-Its
Of course we must have a Halloween theme! All stores display either candy for sale, Window decorations or costumes front and center, or all of the above.
So we go with the flow.
Jeanna, I'm still using those posters faithfully 🙂
Step 1. Draw a WEB
Step 2. Grab the bag of Post It Letters
Step 3. Save the Letters by picking one and naming it. (Mine were a little mixed up in the package so didn't use all 26. Also we don't want to overwhelm our mixed age group)
Other uses for The WEB in PreK
- Numbers
- Shapes
- Colors
- Answers to Addition or Subtraction
- Sight Word recognition
- Matching
The main object of the game is to have fun while learning. Remember,
Play is a child's Work.
Yard Art Royally
Every year its our tradition to set up a little Fall decoration on the front porch. To start I always employ the help of our little hands on deck.
#1 supply: Newspapers ….I happen to have a few with all the construction going on for packing away my china
Duck tape is a necessity in our neck of the woods.
The littlest hard-working hands unpacking that newspaper 🙂
So have you guessed our yard art creation??
Yep. It's our very own Kansas City Royals Scarecrow! (Scooter has made quick friends)


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The Move to Amend Coalition holds national and regional conferences for members of the grassroots affiliate network and our allies. A national Leadership Summit takes place in Washington, D.C. every two years. The inaugural Leadership Summit will launch in 2016. The regular biennial Leadership Summits will then start in 2017. Three regional summits will convene every other year in various key states, starting in 2018.
Write-ups, handouts and other resources from the 2016 Leadership Summit workshops and panels are now available HERE!
Move to Amend's 2016 Inaugural Leadership Summit
Launching our strategy to demand democracy for people and communities.
May 6-9, 2016
National 4-H Conference Center, Chevy Chase, MD
This event is open to prospective and current Move to Amend volunteers and invited guests.
Contact Shelly Williams at affiliate-support [at] movetoamend.org if you have any questions about this year's Summit.
Summit Program
Download full 2016 Leadership Summit Program (draft updated 5/2, subject to change)
Friday, May 6
12 - 7 pm - Registration Open
12:30 - 1:30 pm - lunch for "Become an Online Engagement Master" workshop participants (register first)
1:30 - 5 pm - Train-the-Trainer workshop: Become an Online Engagement Master (workshop fee includes lunch & dinner)
Saturday, May 7
7 am - 11 am - Registration Open
8 am - 9 am - Breakfast
9 am - 5 pm - Conference, Day 1
6 pm - 8:30 pm - Banquet with Frances Moore Lappé, keynote
8:30 pm - 10:30 pm - Forum Theater – Theater of the Oppressed
Sunday, May 8
8 am - 9 am - Breakfast
9 am – 5:45 pm - Conference, Day 2
6:30 pm - 8 pm - Dinner
8 pm - 9:30 pm - Talent in the Family – Volunteer Showcase
Monday, May 9
7 am - 8 am - Lobby Day Breakfast Briefing
8:15 am - Bus to Capitol Hill (Rayburn House Office Building)
9 am - 1 pm - Congressional Lobby Day – meetings with representatives
1 - 3 pm - Lunch & Debrief (United Methodist Building, 100 Maryland Ave, NE)
3 pm - Bus back to 4H Center
National Lobby Day
Monday, May 9th is Move to Amend's first National Lobby Day. Some will talk with elected officials in their districts, and some will be part of the delegation going to Capitol Hill. Visit the Lobby Day home page to learn how to schedule your meeting and have productive conversations with elected officials.
→ FOR THOSE TRAVELING TO D.C. Fill out this form here. Be sure that they have included not just a room number, but the building as well -- often the meeting will take place in a different building than that of the legislators' office.
→ FOR THOSE ORGANIZING DISTRICT MEETINGS. Form coming!
Supporting the Summit
There are still a few open sponsorships. Learn more here or leila [at] movetoamend.org (subject: Leadership%20Summit%20sponsorship, body: I%20want%20to%20learn%20more%20about%20sponsoring%20the%20Move%20to%20Amend%20Inaugural%20Leadership%20Summit.%20Please%20contact%20me%20at%3A%20) (contact us) to find out how to sponsor a part of the Leadership Summit.
THANK YOU to our Leadership Summit sponsors:
- Anonymous - $2,000 - Plenary: Building Movements Across Issues & Movements
- Aurora Foundation - $5,000 - Banquet & Celebration with Frances Moore Lappe
- DuPage Move to Amend, Illinois - $763 - Scholarships
- Kathleen Murtey of The Pachamama Alliance - $926 - Capitol Hill Lobby Day
- Melissa Muth - $500 - Roundtable: Funders for Democracy
- POCLAD (Program on Corporations, Law, and Democracy) - $2,500 - "Richard Grossman and Ward Morehouse Memorial Scholarship Fund
- The Pachamama Alliance - $1,000 - Livestreaming
THANK YOU to these folks who registered at the "Co-Sponsor" level to help support subsidized registrations!
- Arlene Sweeting
- Barbara Gerten
- Benno Friedman
- Br. David Smith
- Deborah Fay
- Doug and Carole Jambard-Sweet
- Eitan Fenson
- Frank Hribar
- James Price
- Johanna Albrecht
- Loring Cannon
- Marian Gamble
- Pamella Gronemeyer
- Richard Hobbs
- Ron Miller
- Susan Pelican
THANK YOU to our wonderful Leadership Summit crowdfunders!
Just a few more days left to be a crowdfunder!! Make a modest contribution and get a thank you gift.
- Ahuvah Reese
- Alyse Wynne Lamb
- Barbara Council
- Barbara Kashian-Snow
- Barbara L McKasson
- Benjamin H Sibelman
- Bethany J Gray
- Bob E. Hussey
- Carla Rautenberg
- Carol D Jackson
- Carolyn E Bninski
- Catherine Fish
- Catherine L Kerry
- Christine Calder
- Constance Bartusis
- Daniel j klein
- David c Ergo
- David H Smith
- David H VonSeggern
- David K Cobb
- David S Helfand
- Debbie Sanich
- Debra Brown
- Don Atkinson-Adams
- Elaine S Booth
- Elizabeth Dyrsmid
- Ellen W. Lankhorst
- Elliot Goldman
- Eric von Stromberg
- Eric Wenocur
- Erline Towner
- Francis A Regan
- Gerson Lesser
- Glenn Bachman
- Gregory Rosasco
- Guillermina Segura
- Ian Boardman
- James D Sullivan
- James Freake
- James H. Cossitt
- James Marean
- Janice M. Rickert
- Jessica Munger
- John Mceiver
- Josephine Harrison
- Julia M Ryan
- Kaitlin R Sopoci Belknap
- Karen Roberts
- Kindra Muntz
- Kristin J Storey
- Laura Bonham
- Leila Roberts
- Lorin Troderman
- Lorraine A. Reich
- Lucy Deakins
- M J Engel
- Madelon J DeYoung
- Marc Jondall
- Mark A. Peterson
- Marsha Buck
- Martha D Hunkins
- Merril Lynn
- Michael Adcock
- Michael Avelar
- Michael Fleming
- Michelle m Williams
- Milton L Masur MD
- Myrolee r Stanfield
- Naomi D. Bloom
- Pamela Jay
- Patrick Wooldridge
- Porter M Hedge
- R Schultz
- Rebecca H Ward
- Richard G Fish
- Robert Ambruso
- Ronald B Zucker
- Ronald Gremban
- Shelley l Johnson
- Susan C Frazier
- Susan McBain
- Susanne Bader
- Tammy Kuiper
- Tedd W Ward, Jr.
- Terry Alexander
- Thomas H Perez
- Yehudit Lieberman
Workshop and Panel Handouts and Resources
HIVE Database System Sneak Peek, and Online Engagement Workshop
On Friday (and condensed repeat on Saturday), Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap and Johannes Epke presented on the suite of online engagement tools that Move to Amend uses, and our plans for the coming years. The presentation included best practices and tips on how to use the Move to Amend website and social media, but the primary focus of the session was a sneak peek tour of the forthcoming NationBuilder replacement: HIVE. Participants gave a vast amount of feedback on what they would like out of the new CRM system, and several staff were present taking detailed notes (to be posted below shortly).
Ballot Initiatives and Resolutions Workshop
On Saturday and Sunday, Stacy Cossey and Greg Coleridge led sessions for those interested in resolution and ballot initiative campaigns. Stacy is a lead organizer for the WAmend campaign in Spokane, WA. WAmend collected over 300,000 signatures to get our issues on the November, 2016 ballot. Greg is the point person for the Ohio State Network of Move to Amend affiliates, and has been active in numerous resolution and ballot initiative campaigns across the state.
- Wisdom of WAmend - compilation of wisdom and lessons learned from statewide initiative campaign
- Resolutions & Initiatives Status in OH - example of state status handout
- Move to Amend Resolution and Initiative Resources
Artful Action Workshop
Bill Moyer, Executive Director and co-founder of Backbone Campaign joined Move to Amend for an afternoon of "Artful Action" where we explored creative and bold strategies for resistance. Bill talked about the power that artful activism has to invigorate movements, and got specific about ideas for organizers. Bill shared ideas for easy - to - make banners and other DIY images. The Backbone Campaign has an activist toolkit available online as well as ideas and tips for tactics like bird-dogging, puppet making, light projection, flash mobs, and banner making. Backbone's Phil Ateto showed us a demonstration of how we can use light projection to display messages in public spaces. We're excited to be collaborating with The Backbone Campaign on the upcoming Localize This! Action Camp in Vashon Island, Washington this June.
Talent in the Family
Grassroots leaders shared their creativity during the lively talent show on Sunday night! We sang, danced, saw short videos, held a fashion show, learned about creative campaign strategies, and much more! Thanks to everyone who participated! You can find some of the creative resources that folks shared right here!
People's Movement Assembly
The People's Movement Assembly was a collaborative process where our grassroots leaders discussed what the Constitution currently is and is not and what it does and does not do. We began by asking ourselves, "what is our current situation"? We know that we have never had a functioning democracy in this country, and that the Constitution which acts as the supreme law of the land is not a human rights document but rather a property rights document, and that if we want a, just, sustainable, and democratic society, we need entirely new systems. We discussed what we would want to see out of a new legal, political, and economic systems that valued people and planet over corporate profits, and how what movement opportunities we are facing to work towards a better world. You can view the Leadership Summit PMA agenda and discussion questions here.
Although there were many ideas about the world we want to build and how we get there, some common themes emerged: cooperative economies, an end to the police state, a restorative justice system and an end to for profit prisons, rights of nature, a Constitution that protects human rights (such as the rights to clean air and water, healthcare, affordable housing, education), the right to structure our families how we want to, and of course, an end to corporate control of political systems.
We decided that Move to Amend organizers should be working in solidarity with other fronts of struggle whose goals and demands support these visions. We recognized the importance of a broad movement if we are going to make real the democratic society we strive for.


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13 April 2015
They are real! We met them in person. After talking to the crew of Chamba on the radio, we got to meet them. We decided to get pumped out since we had missed the bridge opening. While we were there they slid up to the dock. "Hey Quo Vadimus!!" The are very nice people. We said we'd try to meet up a marina up the ICW where we could sit and chat.
Weather the last few days has been rain in the afternoon so we are trying to be at a dock around 1 PM.
The ride up the ICW was nice, it goes from wilderness to houses and back again. Still not sure what's up with boaters on the ICW. It's a closed area like a river and we've been good about giving people a slow pass. Wish the guy in the Mainship had done that when he went by. He managed to break Susan's wineglass from Manistique, MI. Sigh. We tried on the radio, but for some reason these idiots don't have their radio's on. He went up a few miles and came back. Both of us yelled and waved, he just waved when he went by. Double Sigh.
We were on the lookout for manatees, we had seen them on our last 4 travel days. There were some dolphins on thje way but no manatees.
About noon the sky got dark and there was thunder and lightning on the horizon. I was hoping to get to the marina before we got drenched. But there was a snout, it was a manatee. We slowed and drifted up, our momentum kept us going at his pace. But he decided that he was done with us and with a wave of his tail he was gone.
We got to the dock about 10 minutes before the sky opened up, so that part worked out well.
After naps and dinner we went for a short walk to Marineland. This is one of the earliest dolphin places, they have been around for 75 years. Susan had been there in her 20′s but they have done some updates since then. It was closed and we walked around it to the beach. Next door was a block long raised board walk with a huge parking area. Not sure what it would have been in a prior life.
On our dock was "Kilt Drifter", Loopers from Washington State, but had purchased a boat in Alabama. We chatted for awhile, they are staying for a day to go to the grocery store.
Tuesday will be a short day, 15 miles to St. Augustine.


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Here's a video on shaved door handles from our friend Rebstew. This is his take on it... -Trent-
by Rebstew aka Steve Stewart from the Scroungers Car Club
While this isn't the only way to do shaved door handles, this method works really well. Don't forget to coat any bare metal inside as well and make sure your door drains aren't blocked and working well.
Return from Shaved Door Handles to Bodywork
Return from Shaved Door Handles to How-To-Build-Hotrods


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At BeachCare Urgent and Family Medical Center we thrive on making our patients feel better fast. We have a great medical staff that is experienced in emergency medicine and family care. We are great choice in case you cannot see your regular doctor. We offer you great extended hours and we are open 7 days a week. Our medical staff is here for you when you need immediate care. Our office offers family friendly environment and we treat you urgent care needs fast without the hassle and stress of a hospital.
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- Common Cold or Flu
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- Diarrhea
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Windows 7
How many times we have to search utilities in Windows 7? Again and again…every day…everytime? Even we forget next time that where were those? We have created few files (shortcuts) for you that will do very useful tasks for you in Windows 7 on single click. We have arranged these files in three folder types named 'basic', 'advanced' and 'very useful'. Do not use 'advanced' folder if you are not a computer geek. Use 'basic' folder as you want. 'Very useful' folder will help you a lot and will save your time using Windows 7. We will explain how to create your own useful shortcuts for Windows 7 tasks and then share few useful commands. At the end of post you can download 'Windows 7 shortcuts Mega Pack'.
What a computer geek, web developer, web designer wants after filling his PC with all kinds of many many software? A nice quick launch toolbar in the taskbar to quickly access all his most favorite software. Normal PC user (multimedia user) won't bother about it but a pro computer user definitely needs some way to quickly access all his favorite programs.
In Windows 7 'Quick Launch' is hidden by default. Windows 7 offers customizations like never before in Windows. If you like to tweak Windows, you will love Windows 7. Windows 7 adopts your needs as a good OS should modify itself according to user's custom personal needs. So here it is…You can bring the 'quick launch' back in Windows 7 following these steps.
Windows 7 comes with many hidden performance tweaks. But sometimes its just a matter of understanding settings and controls of specific program which is in use. Have you ever been annoyed by the low level volume of Windows 7 at your Laptop? I am talking about the laptop volume tweak for installed Windows 7 in it. Laptops offer even poor quality of volume level. One trick is to use VLC Player if your file is playable at this player and press CTRL+UP/DOWN arrow keys to raise volume up to 400% while the control is at VLC media player. The second tweak involves tweaking volume settings in control panel. This method will increase laptop volume which is powered by windows 7. So here it is.
Computer geeks don't like to shutdown PC or laptop more often. Thanks to Hibernation facility in Windows that enables you to store all the data as is before computer goes to sleep and make that data available for you when you resume from hibernation – all computer programs, running processes, opened windows etc. will be the same in the pattern you left them. In Windows 7 there is bug related to the Hibernation. When you hibernate your PC, it will hibernate alright. But when you resume it from hibernation a strange thing happens. Your computer screen will be dim and brightness/contrast keys won't be working. Its like the computer running on batteries and trying to save the power but its not. There is a fix for this problem.
Being new to this OS, you might be spending a lot of time in fixing and customizing stuff in Windows 7, and even more to find the right panels or sections to customize this OS. Here is 'Do-IT-Yourself Windows 7 Optimize in easy way' solution. This is another program hidden deep down in Windows 7 that you should know. How about optimizing Windows 7 yourself and have all the options, settings, tweaks, customizations at single place? You do not need any software to tweak and optimize Windows 7 if you use God Mode in Windows 7. God Mode gives you all the important and essential stuff and control in Windows 7 at one place. You will have to enable God Mode in Windows 7 to do so.
Windows 7 does not allow to run all the programs, software at PC. There are compatibility issues. But still you can run any program / software at Windows 7 regardless of compatibility issues. Whether the software is compatible with Windows 98, Windows XP, Windows XP (SP2), Windows XP (SP3), Windows Vista – it will run at Windows 7. This is where Windows XP compatibility mode comes in handy. And its a built-in feature in Windows 7. You can choose to run any program under its compatibility mode according to Windows version requirement.
Someone asked about the following problem:
I read your article at: Disguise Any Folder to Recycle Bin. I have sort of a reverse problem. While right clicking on a folder to change the icon from default manila folder type, to a tree icon, I accidentally clicked on the recycle bin icon next to the tree icon, and it changed my 20 gig folder to a recycle bin and is hiding the files, while at the same time, it acts as a bin for recycled files. My files are there, because when I do right click/properties now, it starts spooling hundreds of megabytes, but the files can't be seen or accessed. I can't change the icon back, because right clicking and selecting properties on the recycle bin it created, does not give an option to change the icon, like a normal folder does. Any way to fix this?
Well the solution is really simple. You have to do two things.


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and a very talented person sent me some poems that i thought were so awesome i've decided to post them here and over on myspace ~ so thank you dissolvedboy2002! you rock. :)
two red eyes
-are you lonely? are you lost?
do you sometimes feel like a walking ghost?
well things wont change if you stay the same
thing wont change even if you start to pray..
mistakes from our past will haunt us forever like
spirits that refuse to leave this old house
feel free to mourn and cry
just dont ask those two red eyes, why?
the answers only you know where to find
locked in a grave, inside a lullaby..?
maybe somewhere in the pale blue sky..
just remember all you have to do is breathe to stay alive.
The mirror is broken but still no words spoken
not a scream for my beauty queen
The mirror is shifting, in shapes that i'm scared to believe in
maybe if i threw a stone in my reflection i could avoid my souls cricifiction
The mirror is changeing, reflecting demons that lie in..
this body is just a shell for my soul, and if i sell it..
that means i have betrayed you all.
rockin snugs,


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You are special guests visiting the brand new Cretaceous Park. Then all of a sudden, armed poachers attack you and lock you in the park's paleontologist's office. You must escape before they make off with priceless ancient marine reptile fossils.
Hidden throughout the room are clues that will give you the combination to escape so you can notify the authorities. The sooner you escape, the more likely the criminals will be brought to justice and the fossils returned.
This is the back story to a fantastic new escape room that leans heavily on the science of palaeontology. The room is 12′ by 12′ and is suitable for between 2-4 people.
The difficulty of the room would be rated Medium/Hard.
1 Hour
You can buy tickets here – https://www.groupon.com
Come and test your escape skills. Every escape room experience includes FREE admission to the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre. Once you purchase your tickets call us 1-204-822-3406 to schedule your Escape Room visit!
Check out our Hall of Fame for those who have escaped with no more than two clues!
After visiting our Cretaceous Park we would welcome your Feedback!


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Oracle Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Larry Ellison said Thursday that Oracle software remains unbreakable and mocked a memo sent this week by arch rival Bill Gates stressing to Microsoft's employees the importance of security in the company's products.
"Microsoft isn't good at security. We're good at that and I don't think sending a memo is going to help," said Ellison, speaking to reporters after his keynote at Oracle's second annual European AppsWorld conference here. He was commenting on the memo about security that Microsoft's chairman and chief software architect sent to his employees this week.
Ellison claimed that Oracle software has never been hacked, and blasted Microsoft for the security problems its products have faced recently. He told the audience it only took 20 minutes until the first hacker broke into Microsoft's Passport Wallet, and described Microsoft's Exchange e-mail system as "a bag of viruses."
"Twenty minutes compared to never, that's a lot. Our customer, the (U.S.) Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), would get very upset (if) somebody looks in their database," Ellison said.


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Finding quick ways to lose weight is different than losing weight quickly.
The difference is one means making a big change that is simple to implement (although not necessarily simple to maintain and do forever), that will cause you to lose weight. The other is about getting large quantities of weight off fast.
They do sometimes go hand in hand. But really, you're aiming for something that will be quick and easy to do, and that will fit into your life. When you lose weight quickly it comes with a whole different set of maintenance issues.
Quick ways to lose weight are simple measures that pack a powerful punch.
One at a time...steady as she goes
The key with quick ways to lose weight, is that they make major changes to your eating, exercise or thinking habits. They aren't hard to implement, and they're not that hard to maintain...
When you implement one at a time, and let them cement themselves into your habits...just like the bad habits did.
With losing weight quickly, you often have to put into practice many things at the same time. A word of caution...the more changes you make together, and try to maintain, the less chance you have of keeping them as part of your life!
Habits...better habits...habits that fit
We're just not built that way. Our habits are formed by doing the same thing over and over again, day in, day out, if necessary. But they form slowly.
How many years of nagging did it take you're mother to get into your head that you have to brush your teeth twice a day? How many years have you been trying to change the habits of bad eating? How many times have you fallen back into them?
Once you have a set of habits changing them can be difficult. When you're trying to change more than one habit at once, you're asking for an even harder time. It's not impossible, but it is more difficult.
Focus on quick ways to lose weight...one change at a time
Focus on putting into practice one thing that makes a big change, and letting that become a solid part of what you do before introducing another.
Once you get to the stage where you find yourself automatically doing (or not doing) something, without having to consciously remind yourself - for example, if you find you automatically reach for a piece of fruit when you're snacky between meals, rather than raiding the pantry - celebrate it! Then pick another change to add in.
There will always be times when you just "need" that chocolate, sweet, savoury, or fatty thing that you know isn't the best choice. Don't fret, have a small piece, and decide to choose differently next time.
Maintaining something for life doesn't mean you do it 100% of the time. What it means is that you do it 95% of the time, and that you know and acknowledge that while you're making a less than optimum choice at any given moment, you can make a better choice next time, and that you haven't failed.
You're still focused on the goal, losing weight permanently, but you're also acknowledging that sometimes not having the chocolate is more pressure than you can deal with today! (That is, of course, not an excuse to eat a block...but it's o.k to enjoy a couple of squares, here and there.)
Quick ways are those which are easy and quick to do, and when you focus on one at a time, can be incorporated into your existing lifestyle without too many changes. Focus on one at a time, and you'll find you'll change your eating habits, exercise habits!
Below are links to articles that give you quick ways to lose weight. Have a read, take from them things that can work with your life and lifestyle...
For articles on the subject of lose weight quickly, see the section on
Fast weight loss.
Fast track losing weight by reducing the calorie content of foods at home
Using a Food Pyramid Diagram and attack weight loss layer by layer
A Low-Fat Diet...Drop a day's calorie intake!
Fast Ways To Lose Weight - Pick One and start NOW!
A List of Healthy Snacksto help you make better choices
Drinking Water and Losing Weight
Leave the Quick Ways to Lose Weight page and go back to the Life and Losing Weight Home Page


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Thursday, December 30, 2010
30 - Marksman
Sweet, 30th comic uploaded on the 30th of the month. Hope everyone has some good new years plans for tomorrow. I know I do.... and work at 8am on January 1st. I'll still enjoy myself despite that.
I must admit I felt like this when I started my hunter. I just wanted to shoot my bow and not worry about a pet. Luckily they brought in the wolf howl buff in Wrath which was the perfect pet for me. Don't have to worry about him at all, he'll just keep me buffed.
Friday, December 24, 2010
29 - Christmas Special 2
Wow, Largest Comic I've made so far. Hopefully the joke isn't lost to too much talking, but at least Remmy is there to poke fun at everything.
The bird is rummaging in the background through the presents and has its own little narrative in the background, but unfortunately I may have made it too small to see, unless someone tells you to specifically look for it...
Edit (26/12/10): Huh... I uploaded this comic on the 24th and made it a few days before hand. Lorgrokni's bird pet is being chased by a paper zepplin that popped out of one of the presents (I picked it at random when I went to Dalaran's toy shop).
Funny thing is that this year the in game item from the presents on Christmas day was a remote controlled zepplin. Sweet, that worked out conveniently.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Secret Santa Special - AFR
This comic is part of WoWInsiders Sunday Morning Funnies Secret Santa. Those who wrote comics that were featured on the site (who expressed interest in the idea) were shuffled around and given a random comic that they then had to write a christmas themed comic for using the other comic's characters but done in our own style.
I received Away From Reality http://wowafr.wordpress.com/ as my secret santa, and here is my contribution.
After reading through AFR's comic and trying to work out how best to use his characters, I settled on http://wowafr.wordpress.com/2010/10/08/afr-101-heavy-petting/ as my inspiration and hope that I didn't wreck his character's too much :).
The Daily Blink drew my comic as their secret santa: http://www.thedailyblink.com/2010/12/wow-insider-secret-santa/
Love it!
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
28 - Christmas Special 1
This comic has largely been inspired by Cataclysm leveling, and a running my new Tauren Pallly through the christmas achievements.
Also, good old Horde christmas tree of death. The weapons hung from it can be used in the event of an invasion. Very practical.
There will be a second Christmas comic uploaded later this week on christmas eve.
Sunday, December 19, 2010
27 - The New Recruit
Next week will be two Christmas Special comics that will be uploaded on Tuesday the 21st and Friday the 24th (so that I can have the weekend free).
This plot will pick back up on Thursday December 30th and will be back to two uploads a week, as was originally planned, as Lorgrokni heads to the Barrens.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
26 - Lovable Oaf
Remmy's got Lorgrokni's back.
Just another comic to build on Marley's character and solidify that role.
This comic assumes that Lorg took the loan and went to train. I toyed with a comic to link these two but found it felt forced, so I left it out. Looking back it may have detracted from the clarity of the comic.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
25 - Goblin Loan 2
Sunday, December 12, 2010
24 - Goblin Loan 1
The start of a backing plot that I have enjoyed writing; keeps the other plots lively.
I'm also very happy with how Remmy acts in this comic, the fourth panel particularly. Having a character who doesn't take things too seriously makes writing serious plot building dialogue that much more interesting.
I've also found that writing and photshopping these comics has become most efficient to do while waiting for the 1600 people queue to let me onto WoW. A good few hours there to burn.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
22 - Little Flashing Buttons
It took longer than it should have to get that flashing button for the fourth panel.
After having played around with the Goblin animations I feel like the Tauren have very few, particularly in this comic. There seems to be only one real shocked/shouting animation that looks good to use.
Also, like every trip to a capital in game, just when you're about to leave you remember something else to do and spend naother 10 minutes there.
As a closing note, I've uploaded this comic earlier just incase people are waiting in line for Cataclysm and need something to pass the time. As for me, I live in Australia and already picked up my copy this morning while I was out. It's sitting next to me, taunting me. A few more hours and it will actually have a use...
Sunday, December 5, 2010
21 - Girl Gamers
Always perceptive Lorgrokni.
This comic should set up a bit of Marley's story which I will come back to later, but the story will return to the main plot for the moment.
I'm not actually sure how far I intend to take this storyline with Marley. For the moment I think I'll keep it as a side joke until it feels right to expand on it.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
20 - Pet Selection
I'm bringing back a little fo the small narratives with the pet, doing his own thing in each panel. They add a lot to the comic, I feel, but most in most cases I would rather the pet just not be there.
Also after having a look at petopia it looks like you can tame a monkey that carries a mining pick with it. Pet with a weapon... badass.
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Christine Quinn just finished an hour-long press conference where she said she'll create an independent monitor to oversee how her office allocates money, but faced an onslaught of questions about these and other changes were being made now, and not when she discovered improper financial dealings at the Council late last year. The improper practices were made public earlier this month.
Quinn told reporters today that she felt it was more important to bring the wrongdoing to the attention of the authorities, who are now looking into the matter.
"I have not done this job perfectly — I will not do this job perfectly," said Quinn at City Hall, where she was joined at the event by good-government activists Dick Dadey of Citizens Union and Gene Russianoff of N.Y.P.I.R.G. and several Council members.
In describing more of the "historic" financial reforms, Quinn also said she'll create a searchable database of all funding requests made my City Council members, and the portion of the budget that deals with those requests, called Schedule C's, will be made available 24 before they're voted on.
Quinn also said the mid-year budget requests, which normally arise after mistakes and omissions in the budget are discovered, will now be voted on by the entire finance committee and, later, by the full council.
Quinn declined to say how the previous budget process broke down, or who was to blame for it. She also declined to give herself a grade as a reformer, saying, "I'm not going to grade myself mid-test."
On the last question of the 58-minute press conference, where she was asked to clarify whether she alerted the mayor's office, Quinn said, "At different points of the process when we felt different city entities needed to be made aware, we made them aware."
UPDATE: Councilman John Liu reacts negatively:
"If you get caught with your hands in the cookie jar, just let go of the cookies and remove your hand, and maybe give yourself a slap on the wrist. But do not tie the hands of all the successors."


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Access reports by clicking on Reports in the horizontal heading.
This will take you to a table listing all of the reports available.
The two most useful and commonly used reports are the Order Cycle Supplier Totals and the Order Cycle Customer Totals. If you plan to fulfill orders on a indivdual basis, the Order Cycle Customer Totals report will be most relevant to you. If you intend to fulfill orders in batches corresponding to an order cycle routine, the Order Cycle Supplier Totals will also be useful. The Mailing List and Addresses reports are also helpful for managing your customer's details. The Sales Tax report is useful for enterprises dealing with GST reporting. Finally, the Bulk Co-op report helps with bulk ordering decision making.
The picture below shows the information contained in an Order Cycle Customer Totals report. This report can be generated to reflect a particular order cycle by selecting an order cycle from the dropdown menu. As you can see, you may also select to download a CSV copy of this report (an excel file). The report shows each customers order, including thier email and contact details, the product they ordered, the amount,the item ($) and the TOTAL. Lastly it also shows the shipping method they have selected. If you are fulfilling orders on an individual basis, this report gives you all the information to pack the order, contact the customer and arrange for delviery or collection. If you are preparing orders in bulk at the closing of an order cycle, this report can be used to guide your packing and delivery.
The picture below shows the information contained in an Order Cycle Supplier Totals report. Like the above report, this report can also be generated to reflect a particular order cycle by selecting an order cycle from the dropdown menu. As you can see, you may also select to download a CSV copy of this report (an excel file). In the report, the supplier is listed on the left. Next is listed all of the products and their variants, and the amount of each that sold. At the closing of an order cycle, this report clearly shows you how much of each product you will need on hand to successfully pack and fulfill all of the orders placed.
The mailing list report shows the names and email addresses of customers who have placed orders in your store. You can filter the report according to order cycle, allowing you to alert customers if there are stock outs or changes to the delivery shedule. See below for an example. As with all reports, the list can be downloaded as a CSV file.
The Addresses report details your customer's names, addresses, emails, phone numbers and the hub, or store, they shopped with. Again, this report can be filtered by order cycle.
The All Products and Inventory (on hand) reports can be used as a paper copy ordering sheet, for any customers who prefer to order on paper. It lists all of your products and their prices (see below). The All Products report lists all of your products regardless of whether they have on hand quantities above 0. The Inventory (on hand) report shows only products which have a positive on hand value.
Enterprises can set up enterprise fees to identify and control allocation of costs / prices for different purposes. These fees enable price transparency and are revealed to customers in the shop. The Enterprise Fee Summary report is used to summarise how much of which fees were charged to whom.
The report contains standard filtering by Hub, Producer and Order Cycle, as well as fields enabling selection of the Fee Names you want included, or which Shipping or Payment methods.
Example 1: a Shop includes a 2% fundraising fee on every order to donate, they can use this report to easily find the total funds raised within a particular order cycle.
Example 2: a Hub pays a transport fee to a Producer that picks up produce from other farmers and brings it into the Hub. This fee is calculated on every incoming product into an order cycle. They use this report to work out how much to pay that Producer
Example 3: a Hub sets up a fee to show the amount they pay to Open Food Network to their customers (see image below).
Some enterprises use their order confirmation emails as packing sheets, and others will create their own by modifying the Order Cycle Customer Totals report (above) to suit their desired format. These packing reports offer two additional options for packing slips.
Pack by Customer
This report lists each customer who placed an order. It included each item ordered by the customers, along with the quantity ordered. It's useful for shops who pack orders customer by customer.
Pack by supplier
This report lists each supplier and their products. Next to each product is the name of the customers who ordered this product, and the quantity they ordered. This report is useful for shops who pack orders according to supplier.
This report is useful to separate the tax component of sales, delivery and fees.
This report creates CSV files which can be imported into the accounting package 'Xero' to generate invoices for customers.
Date range: You can filter orders by the date placed.
Report type:You can select to download a 'detailed' report, which includes a line item for each item the customer purchased, including any fees and adjustments to their order.
Hub and order cycle: As with all reports, the data can be filtered by the Hub when orders were placed and the order cycle they were in.
Initial invoice number: You want these new invoices to be numbered according to where you Xero invoice numbering system is at. So check in invoice what the last invoice number was and then type the next number into this field. This will mean that subsequent invoices will be numbered from this point.
Invoice date: You can select the date that you want the invoices to be marked with in Xero. This is editable once you have the invoice in Xero, but doing it here allows you to date multiple invoices at once.
Due date: You can select the due date to be marked on the Xero invoices. Again this is editable in Xero.
Account code: If you place a Xero account code here, all items in the invoice will be assigned to this account. This it aditable in Xero.
Download as CSV: When you are ready to download the file for import click this box and hit the search button.
In Xero go to Accounts, Sales and click Import.
Next you will select your downloaded OFN Xero report for upload. The settings you should select are shown below.
Ignoring the address details will ensure your Xero customer data is unaltered. SelectingTax Exclusivewill ensure that products you have set to include tax in the OFN will include tax, but your tax free items will remain tax free.
This report tells shop managers whether they have reached their bulk ordering threshold, and by how much they have exceeded or fallen short of this amount. Note you need to setup bulk sizes for your products before using this feature, see the Group Buyadvanced feature for instructions.
When their order cycle closes, this report can help the shop to answer the following questions:
Did customers order enough of this product to justify ordering the bulk size from the supplier?
If the Group Buy tool is enabled, how much extra product are my customers willing to purchase to help the group reach the bulk size threshold?
How many bulk sizes should the shop order to meet the customer demand?
If the shop orders the bulk size, how much stock will be left over? Or alternatively, how many customers will be disappointed if this product isn't ordered?
See the example below for an illustration of how this report can be used:
This is an example of where the bulk ordering quantity has been reached:
This is an example where the bulk order quantity has not been reached:
Note the 'Bulk Co-op Allocations' report is similar in function to this report, but shows each customer's order individually, rather than the cumulative total across all customers.


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Possum Magic cupcakes
- Serves 36
- Prep 0:30
- Cook 0:30
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These cute little possum-topped cupcakes were created to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the book Possum Magic in 2013. These are a cute book week cupcake.
- 250g softened butter
- 2 cups (440g) caster sugar
- 5 eggs
- 1 tbsp vanilla essence
- 3 1/2 (525g) cups self-raising flour
- 1 cup (250ml) milk
- 1 pkt fondant (white icing)
- brown food colouring
- sifted icing sugar for rolling fondant
- 1 x dog cookie cutter
- 1 x small star cookie cutter
- food colouring for stars
1Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Place patty liners in three 12 cup trays and set aside.
2Using a mixer, cream butter and sugar until pale and fluffy and then add eggs one at a time, taking care to mix in between each addition.
3Add vanilla and then alternate adding flour with milk until all is mixed in. Beat well until pale and smooth.
4Spoon into patty pans until each is two thirds full.
5Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a skewer placed into the centre comes out clean.
6While the cupcakes are baking, colour and knead the the fondant and roll out on a board sprinkled with icing sugar. Cut out dog shapes and stars and place on cupcakes when they are cooled.
- Optional extras for variation - 1 tbsp rose water or grated lemon rind or 1 cup raspberries or 1/2 cup shaved white chocolate.
- These cupcakes were made for Miss Five's birthday AND to celebrate the 30th birthday of Possum Magic in 2013.
- This recipe was created by Megan Daily for www.childrensbooksdaily.com. You can also find her on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. This was an entry for the Kidspot Kitchen Instagram competition.