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As expected, Lynda Clarizio, the new head of AOL's Platform A (TWX), has reorganized AOL's network ad sales business, Platform A, and AOL's own sales force (email below).
We believe these changes make sense if AOL is committed to keeping its ad network and media businesses together (which we don't necessarily think it should). But we also believe the changes could hurt AOL's revenue in the next couple of quarters. The changes appear to be in line with what we reported last week.
With this re-org, all of the acquisitions made in support of the "Platform A" ad network business--including TACODA and Quigo--are being integrated into Advertising.com. Just as important, AOL's premium ad sales force (portal inventory) and Advertising.com's sales force (remnant, cost-per-action inventory) are being combined.
The reason we believe these changes could hurt AOL's revenue in the next couple of quarters is that AOL is still highly dependent on the ad revenue at its premium portal properties. We believe the integration of the two sales forces could disrupt advertiser relationships. We believe the "DNA" of the Ad.com and AOL sales forces is different and that it will take time for the integrated sales force to learn to sell high-CPM premium inventory. Lastly, we believe that the integration of the TACODA and Ad.com behavioral-targeting capabilities will actually reduce AOL's ability to exploit TACODA's technology drive higher CPMs on its own premium display inventory.
Lynda's email is below.
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"AOL's Q1 Revenue To Be Down"
Half of AOL's Sales Force To Be Cut
AOL Merges Quigo With Ad.com
- Mark Ellis, leading vertical, O&O property and product sales
- Mike Peralta, leading North American advertising sales
- Chris Heine, leading sales planning and operations
- Delia Biddison, leading publisher services planning and operations
Leading display and video publisher services:
- Anita Pollert, Northeast region
- Lara Phippen, Southeast and Midwest regions
- Brad Thompson, West region
Leading behavioral publisher services:
- Damian Garbaccio, East region
- Bill Matthews, West region
- Kashif Ali, leading mobile publisher services
- Jane Kim, leading contextual publisher services
- Rob Deichert, leading publisher operations and yield management
- Bill Murray, leading advertiser operations
- Matthew Goldstein, leading analytics, campaign launch and behavioral operations
Leading product management:
- Jamie Fellows, display and video advertising
- Rich Kochman, text and mobile advertising
- Paul Fellows, affiliate advertising
- Brent Halliburton, leading new product development
- Erhard Neumann, leading ADTECH operations and product management
- Mark Thielen, leading ADTECH's technology and data center teams
- Chris Nicotra, leading our engineering and systems reporting groups for our display, video and text advertising solutions
- Millie Paniccia, responsible for management of the project portfolios across Platform-A as well as the Baltimore technical support function
- Charles Butler, leading technical and data center operations across Platform-A's businesses
- Chip Correra , managing our mobile technology group, including related engineering, technical operations and technical support functions
- The vacant Buy.at CTO position will be responsible for engineering and operational support of our new affiliate marketing platform
- Anne Hunter, leading AOL strategic marketing solutions
- Erika Alonso, leading the AOL 360 team
- Stacey Comito , leading TSM mobile and ADTECHUS marketing efforts
- Nina Kryuk , leading TACODA marketing efforts
- Lisa Kalscheur, leading Quigo marketing efforts
- Kathleen Morris, leading Advertising.com event marketing
- Tawney Bains , leading Advertising.com product marketing
- Alana Tompkins, leading Advertising.com client solutions
- Susan Kim, leading creative advertising services
- Kevin Cornils, leading Advertising.com's and Buy.at's UK business and Pan-European strategic sales
- Per Kristian Tandberg , leading Advertising.com's Northern European businesses (Germany, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and the Netherlands)
- Philippe Besnard, leading Advertising.com's Southern European businesses (France and Spain)
- Colin Petrie-Norris, leading Advertising.com's European operations and product management
- Adrian Lacey, leading TACODA's UK division
- Masanori Takahasi, leading our Advertising.com Japan joint venture with Mitsui


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FDA, Statin and Transplantation - A conundrum
Just to remind you, statins are metabolized by the hepatic cytochrome P450 3A4, similarly to calcineurin inhibitors and mTOR inhibitors. In the presence of these immunosuppressive agents, statin levels are raised and risk of myopathy is increased. This danger has always existed, however, the FDA has taken a harder stance lately with creating a "contraindication". Moreover, simvastatin doses greater than 20 mg/day are also not recommended anymore in patients receiving amlodipine, which is the vast majority of transplant recipients (this is new since prior literature solely reported non-dihydropyridine CCB like diltiazem and verapamil as important interactions). Nonetheless, there is nothing listed when simvastatin is co-administered with tacrolimus, sirolimus and/or everolimus. However, the potential for a similar drug-interaction and adverse events exists. So what do we do?
First, let's do a brief review of dyslipidemia post-transplantation. Elevated cholesterol levels are very prevalent in transplant recipients reaching above 80% of kidney recipients in some reports. Immunosuppressive drugs play a major role, with all the following classes glucocorticoids, calcineurin inhibitors (cyclosporine greater than tacrolimus) and mTOR inhibitors having deleterious effects. Among them, the effect of mTOR inhibitors is different since it causes predominantly elevated hypertriglycerides due to blockade of insulin-stimulated lipoprotein lipase.
The importance of dyslipidemia in the transplant population is related to the most common cause of death with a functioning allograft - cardiovascular disease (~40%). Similar to the dialysis data, statin trials in transplantation are limited to one prospective randomized trial (ALERT) with fluvastatin in kidney transplant recipients that showed lower cholesterol levels in the treatment arm compared to placebo, however there was only a non-significant trend towards reduction of composite cardiovascular events. Nonetheless, secondary outcomes of this trial, observational, long-term follow ups and post-hoc analyses have suggested some beneficial effects.
Most of our transplant patients are taking tacrolimus which is extensively metabolized by the cytochrome P450 family enzymes in the liver and excreted into the bile. Therefore, what should we do? Should we stop completely using simvastatin?
I think there is no straight answer here, especially since we have been using statins for a long time in combination with tacrolimus, monitoring in those settings LFTs and symptoms of myalgia. But now with the formal contraindication with cyclosporine, physicians will get more careful in prescribing even the sister CNI with simvastatin. Insurers will likely change their policies facilitating the use of other statins as well. So which statins are safe to use?
Fluvastatin and Pravastatin (both generic) have minimal drug interaction with CNIs/amlodipine and should be considered for mild hypercholesterolemia, since both are weaker statins (see strength and interconversion table above that I simplified from the FDA version). Atorvastatin should be the chosen statin for moderate-severe hypercholesterolemia, since it has increased potency requiring a lower dose and has a favorable safety profile despite some metabolism by P450. Rosuvastatin, a novel potent statin, could also be the agent of choice since it is not metabolized by cytochrome P450, though preliminary results from the PLANET trials have reported a higher risk of proteinuria when higher doses were administered. Therefore, it is wise to wait until final results are published.
The debate is open and would love to hear how others would face this dilemma.
Monday, July 18, 2011
The Renopoietic System
Podocytes, unlike glomerular mesangial and endothelial cells, cannot divide. However, there are a number of clinical situations such as the spontaneous remission of proteinuria in patients with membranous nephropathy and the remission of diabetic nephropathy after pancreatic transplantation that suggest that podocyte repair or perhaps even replacement via stem cells is possible.
To be termed a stem cell a cell must be capable of self renewal (the ability to go through numerous cycles of cell division while maintaining an undifferentiated state) and be able to differentiate into various specialized cell types.
Along these lines, an Italian group was able to identify candidate renal stem cells by using the cell surface markers CD133 and CD24 which are found on other adult stem cells elsewhere in the body. These cells initially were shown to be both capable of self renewal and generation of mature, functional, tubular cells with phenotypic features of proximal and distal tubules. In addition, given the right conditions these CD133 CD24 positive cells were able to become osteogenic cells, adipocytes, and cells that exhibited phenotypic and functional features of neuronal cells.
These renal stem cells are located in the urinary pole of the parietal epithelium of Bowman's capsule. In later experiments they were shown to be able to become not only renal tubular cells but also podocytes.
In the figure on the upper left from an excellent review written by the Italian group the exquisite organization of these cells is shown. The glomerular epithelial stem cells are shown in red at the urinary pole. A transitional cell population of podocyte progenitors closer to the vascular stalk, is colored both red and light blue. These progenitors differentiate only toward the podocyte lineage and lack the properties of self-renewal. The light blue cells in the vascular stalk and glomerular tuft express only podocyte markers and the phenotypic features of differentiated podocytes.
Suggested mechanisms of podocyte replacement are also shown with A) progressive differentiation down Bowman's capsule to the vascular stalk B) direct bridging by adjacent progenitor cells C) bridging by glomerular epithelial stem cells that subsequently acquire podocyte markers.
Excitingly, injections of these renal stem cells appear to attenuate proteinuria and histologic damage in experimental animal models of FSGS and renal dysfunction in experimental animal models of rhabdomyolysis. It's amazing how much has transpired since Nate's last post and hopefully, this science will help us move toward a better understanding glomerular disease and ultimately more effective treatments for our patients.
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Bardoxolone - Part 2
Although this appears to be very promising, there are a number of questions that I have about this study. The use of eGFR as a primary endpoint is questionable. 98% of the patients in this study were on an ACE/ARB and, as Matt alluded to in his previous post, if you took all of these patients off the ACE/ARB, you would probably see an increase in GFR. This is not necessarily a good thing if, in fact, it is simply leading to increased intraglomerular pressure. In the paper, the authors state that the drug is similar in structure to the cycloprostenone prostaglandins. Although these are described as being primarily anti-inflammatory in nature, could they also cause afferent arteriolar vasodilatation and therefore have a significant hemodynamic effect? The authors point out that the effects persisted up to 4 weeks after stopping the drug which suggests that the effect is not entirely hemodynamic but does not exclude it. It is important to note that this increase does not appear to be related to changes in creatinine metabolism. In a prior, smaller study, the same authors reported increases in measured creatinine clearance in patients treated with the drug without any change in overall creatinine excretion.
More important is the issue of protein excretion. Microalbuminuria is the often the first sign of diabetic nephropathy and our treatments are targeted at reducing albumin excretion. In this study, bardoxolone reportedly caused a 'slight but significant' increase in the ACR that positively correlated with the GFR. Apart from this statement, there are no primary data in the main paper. In the appendix, the table below was published (click to enlarge):
I am open to correction but I take this to mean that the ACR was 1.4 times baseline in the placebo group but that this increased to 2.6 times baseline in the 75mg group. This was highly significant. The figure below, also from the appendix, tells a similar story but it must be pointed out that the scale on the left is a log scale such that any increase may appear less than it actually was. In a study of the progression of diabetic nephropathy, I would have imagined that the change in the ACR would be an important endpoint and would have been included more prominently.
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All that said, the result of this study matches with animal data that suggested a protective effect for this drug in models of acute and chronic renal disease and if the increase in GFR is real and beneficial, this class of medications could revolutionize the treatment of CKD. It's great to see potential new lines of therapy for our patients and we should look forward to the phase III trials that will apparently begin enrolling later this year.
Friday, July 15, 2011
Calcium blocker induced dependent oedema
Dihydropyridine (DHP) calcium channel blockers are notoriously associated with dependent oedema, but what mechanisms underlie the pathogenesis of this finding? Here are some explanations from a nice review I came across.
Going back to Starling's forces governing the formation of interstitial fluid – net capillary fluid filtration is influenced by hydrostatic pressure, oncotic pressure, capillary permeability and lymphatic drainage.
Upon change in posture from lying to standing, hydrostatic pressure in the vessels of the lower extremities increases. However, this is held in check by autoregulatory mechanisms which cause protective vasoconstriction via local sympathetic reflexes and myogenic reflexes – the latter are caused by smooth muscle contractions in response to increased vessel transmural pressure.
These myogenic reflexes are mediated in part by L-type DHP sensitive calcium channels. They allow calcium influx, causing pre-capillary smooth muscle constriction, thereby reducing hydrostatic pressure in the capillary bed – the final result is guarding against increased interstitial fluid accumulation.
DHP calcium channel blockers can prevent the entry of calcium to smooth muscle cells, preventing this protective pre-capillary vasoconstriction, facilitating the formation of dependent oedema. In patients with already impaired autoregulation (e.g. diabetics) calcium blockers may be associated with more profound leg oedema than others. Of course, there are likely other factors at play, including increased capillary permeability and other local neurohormonal influences.
Monday, July 11, 2011
Hypokalaemia induced polyuria
Potassium is required for the thick ascending limb NaKCl2 co-transporter to operate. Remember that potassium is recycled via the apical ROMK channel, which facilitates ongoing sodium reabsorption in the TAL and maintenance of the medullary concentration gradient. Therefore, potassium deficiency may lead to concentrating defects via this pathway, leading to polyuria.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
A matter of protocol
Protocol biopsies are taken at predefined intervals after transplantation regardless of kidney function. Their use is based on the theoretical benefit of detecting acute rejection, chronic allograft injury, calcineurin inhibitor (CnI) toxicity, recurrent primary disease & BK virus infiltration where the presence of these diagnoses is not evident by a measurable decline in allograft function.
Most work to date has focused on sub-clinical rejection. I detect two relevant questions here: is sub-clinical rejection sufficiently common to be an issue and is detection and treatment beneficial? In answer to the first point; the KDIGO guidelines list seven studies (on pg S31) which have looked at prevalence of sub-clinical rejection providing estimates of 13-25% at 1-2 weeks, 11-43% at 1-2 months, 3-31% at 2-3 months and 4-50% at 1 year. A number of studies have shown that sub-clinical rejection is associated with reduced graft survival and chronic allograft injury and that treatment of sub-clinical rejection may improve long-term graft outcomes.
However, the majority of these studies have been performed with cyclosporine (CsA) and azathioprine (Aza) maintenance regimes. As a result, perhaps most relevant to current practice is an RCT that randomized 240 patients on tacrolimus & MMF to biopsies at 0,1,2,3,6 months or 0 & 6 months. Rejection rates were generally low with clinical episodes seen in 10% of biopsy arm patients and 7% in the control arm. Additionally, sub-clinical rejection was seen in only 4.6% of the biopsy arm and creatinine clearance at 6 months was identical between the two groups.
So, perhaps not surprisingly, KDIGO feels only able to state that 'based on very-low-quality evidence, the benefit of performing protocol biopsies in CsA/Aza patients without induction therapy may outweigh the harm' (pg S32). This strikes me as a vanishingly small proportion of incident transplants. Taking this together with the fact that the KDIGO authors could find NO data showing a benefit in detecting sub-clinical CnI toxicity, recurrent disease, BK nephropathy etc, I would suggest that perhaps the protocol biopsy has had its day.
Friday, July 8, 2011
Hematuria: Deep on the DDx
When the usual suspects of urologic and glomerular causes of relatively isolated hematuria (IgA nephropathy, Thin Basement Membrane Disease, Alport's Syndrome) are not around you sometimes have to go a bit deeper down the differential diagnostic list.
Along those lines RFN has had a couple of posts on some of the more unusual painful causes of hematuria including renal infarction, Loin Pain-Hematuria Syndrome and the Nutcracker Syndrome (also covered on PBF).
As mentioned, our patients hematuria was painless. He had no history of diabetes, NSAID use, infection or obstruction to implicate renal papillary necrosis. There was no travel history to suggest Schistosoma haematobium or Tuberculosis. His ethnicity made Sickle cell unlikely. He only exercised as much as the average first year renal fellow (ie not much) so exercise hematuria seemed out. The room was a little stumped.
A metabolic possibility that came up after conference was hypercalciuria and or hyperuricosuria in the absence of nephrolithiasis.
In a small series of patients without nephrolithiasis and with persistent microscopic hematuria in the setting of normal renal function, urinary protein excretion and renal imaging published in KI, hypercalciuria was defined as greater than 4 mg/kg/day and hyperuricosuria was defined as greater than 800 mg/day in men and greater than 750 mg/day in women.
37 patients were identified who fit the above description and had hypercalciuria, hyperuricosuria or both. 43% of them reported having episodes of gross hematuria in addition to their known microscopic hematuria. The authors went on to treat the entire group with HCTZ and or allopurinol with the goal of normalizing urinary calcium and uric acid excretion which was achieved in all patients. Hematuria completely resolved in 59.4% of cases.
In the discussion the authors speculated that perhaps microlithiasis was the cause of the hematuria in some of their cases. Of the patients who did not respond to lowering of urinary calcium and uric acid they all persisted with microscopic hematuria and at about a year followup a reasonable alternate cause (IgA nephropathy, Thin Basement Membrane Disease ect) was ultimately found or strongly suspected in all but four cases.
Another small case series of 12 similar patients in familial clusters was subsequently published in AJKD. Here again 30% had reported episodes of gross hematuria in addition to microscopic hematuria and all patients were able to normalize their urinary calcium and uric acid excretion through medication and dietary measures. All 12 patients were able to achieve resolution of their hematuria.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Peak or Trough?
We were recently consulted on a patient with a history of repeated admissions with pneumonia who had developed AKI following treatment with Tobramycin. It got me thinking about the mechanisms of aminoglycoside toxicity. The traditional teaching is that aminoglycosides are best administered in once daily doses in order to reduce toxicity but given the fact that this should lead to higher peak levels, it seems counterintuitive that this might prevent nephrotoxicity. However, this makes sense when you understand how aminoglycosides damage the kidneys.
Aminoglycosides are freely filtered at the glomerulus. 90% of the drug is excreted unchanged in the urine while the rest is reabsorbed in the proximal tubule. As Nate mentioned in a previous post, they bind to phospholipids in the cell membranes in the S1 and S2 segments of the proximal tubule. During ischemic episodes, there is some uptake in the S3 segment also. They are subsequently endocytosed via the transmembrane protein, megalin, and accumulate in the cytosol where they mediate their toxicity. The degree of renal damage associated with the various aminoglycosides is related to the ability of the drug to bind to these phospholipids. The more binding that occurs, the more nephrotoxicity. Gentamicin is the most toxic, followed by tobramycin, amikacin and streptomycin. The reason why once daily dosing is better is that this transport mechanism is saturatable and beyond a certain concentration, no more drug is taken up. Thus, peak levels correlate with bactericidal ability while trough levels correlate with renal (and oto-) toxicity.
Interestingly, this is similar to the mechanism of renal toxicity associated with imipenem. There have been efforts to develop a drug that could be co-administered with aminoglycosides that would inhibit their transport in the proximal tubule and thus prevent their nephrotoxic effects, but unfortunately none have been successful.
Gentamicin is made up of four components and when these are administered separately, it turns out that one of them, C2, does not appear to be absorbed as readily into the proximal tubular cells while still retaining the bactericidal ability of the whole drug. This may have potential for reducing nephrotocity in patients who are particularly at risk – i.e. pre-existing AKI or ischemia.


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"Political paranoia, and conspiracy theories in particular, have been a part of the United States since before there was a United States," explains Reason Magazine books editor Jesse Walker, author of the new book The United States of Paranoia: A Conspiracy Theory. "Even when a conspiracy theory says absolutely nothing true about the object of the theory, if it catches on it says something true about the anxieties and the experiences about the people who believe it."
Rejecting the assumption that these beliefs are the purview of outsiders on the fringes of society, Walker details how even those at the very heart of American power — from John Quincy Adams' fear of Freemasons to LBJ's insistence that communists were stoking race riots — have held these views.
ReasonTV's Nick Gillespie sat down with Walker to discuss his book, the deep history of conspiracy theories in America, and how he became fascinated with the topic.


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King Ghidorah: Too Loud for the Hi Ho Lounge (2005)
by Jason Songe,
Live New Orleans
Aug 2005
If you're gonna call yourself the heaviest band in New Orleans, you just might as well name yourself after a planet and star destroying monster. King Ghidorah, if you must. This galactic bad-ass is best known for its appearance in Godzilla movies. In 1964 it appeared in its first, "Ghidorah, the Three Headed Monster."
There's some very entertaining background about Ghidorah that I gleamed from two websites(tohokingdom.com and godzilla.monstrous.com). I'd put it right here, but then you'd never get to the writing about the New Orleans band named after the monster. Look for it after the review.
It seems like the guys(and girls) in New Orleans dealing with noise and atonal music are doing so because either no-one else is doing it or because they've exhausted their exploration of every other genre. So, on a sideways slant, it makes sense that three members of ambient, trippy, instrumental local band Chef Menteur are also the members of drone heavy King Ghidorah.
Bassist Jim Yonkus(Shatner, Archipelago), guitarist Alec Vance(Shinola, Shatner), and guitarist Potpie(Uptown Cajun All-Stars, Shatner) tuned their electric instruments down super low at the Hi Ho Lounge Monday night. Excessive tension in the strings was not a necessity.
The trio gathered on the floor in front of the stage and started their instrumental improvisation. Their ominous ferocity was evident from the first rumble of speakers, but King Ghidorah never got to the louder, second part of their performance. After about ten minutes, the band was approached first by the bartender and then by the sound guy to turn down their amps. Only their amps, mind you. They weren't even using the P.A., and they were still too loud, even after they turned down a little after the first warning. Backporchrevolution.com, home to local electronic explorations, posted this notice after the gig:
"Hi Ho! ... R.I.P.
It's official: the Hi Ho is no longer a place for bands to play. Each member of King Ghidorah was demanded to turn down twice by the management of the formerly almost-anything-goes Hi Ho Lounge. If you can't play loud at a shitty punk rock club in laissez-faire N.O., what's the fucking point?"
True. It's not like the Hi-Ho had distinguished patrons or neighbors to protect. Everyone equally and automatically assumes a lower-than-scum status when they enter the Hi-Ho, and that was the attraction of the place--until now. The previous touring band was actually much louder than King Ghidorah, but they had melody. As evidenced by the Rush that the bartender didn't turn off until an audience member made him, I don't think he liked the drone music, and that's probably why the plug was pulled.
Still, hearing that the Hi-Ho, of all places, told a group to turn down is a good impetus to see that band. The incident was evidence that King Ghidorah might actually be the heaviest band in New Orleans. You're gonna have to pry that title out of their dead hands, now.
---Taken from tohokingdom.com
Planets, stars, entire civilizations have been destroyed in but a few moments. Passing their shattered and torn graves, cackling siren screams called into the night. Sweeping to the farthest regions on promises of bestowed judgment and death. Seething with destruction in its blood, the golden demon King Ghidorah will conceal its form in the confines of its blazing fireball womb. The flames lying close to its blackened soul, filling the creature with life and energy. Then, in acts of only the deepest of sins, the ember stone egg is jettisoned off, crossing the black voids of space. Its destination: a new world to purge and decimate.
Crashing to Earth, the creature's presence caused a reaction, awakening huge behemoths from their slumber. Godzilla and Rodan were reawakened. Meanwhile humanity watched in horror as the demonic egg birthed huge scarlet flames. Fire and smoke that took on a life of its own, twisting and congesting into the night sky. Lashing against themselves and taking on the form of King Ghidorah. Spreading its wide leathery wings, it took off, and laid waste to all life that dare to see its godly form. However, the demon met unexpected retaliation. Standing to defend mankind, Godzilla, Rodan, and Mothra beat back the devil. Its three heads covered in thick silk, King Ghidorah fled, flapping back to the cold arctic depths of space.
Greatly angered by his thwarted advents he sore to bring, the King of Terror flew to another planet; consequently, one that was unknown to the populace of Earth. A planet on the dark side of Jupiter named Planet X. Living on this world were a race of machine like beings dubbed the Xilian. Seeing the monster as a perfect tool for their future planes, they captured the demon. Following the next steps of their plan, they sent out radio waves to Earth, alerting mankind of their existence. The astronaut pair of Fuji and Glen arrived soon, and was coaxed, along with the rest of humanity, into allowing the Xilian to have Godzilla and Rodan. They begged for the monsters, insisting that the newly arrived creature King Ghidorah threatened to destroy their people. Falling for the trick, humanity allowed the aliens to take the twin terrestrial kaijus to the new planet, and successfully fight off the dragon. In exchange for the behemoths, the Xilian promised a medical drug that would cure all diseases. Deceit was brought, when the drug turned out to be a tape recording that told the Earthlings to surrender and become a new colony of Planet X. If humanity did not comply within 24 hours, the Xilian warned of the consequences. Needless to say, humanity stood its ground and created a plan to fight back. However, the A-Cycle Light Ray Guns were still be constructed as Godzilla, Rodan, and King Ghidorah were released. Laying waste to anything that moved, the trio of monsters nearly succeed, when finally mankind's technology prevailed. Released from their control, the monsters fought amongst themselves. Their ongoing war pulling them from a craggy cliff, and into the seas below. Only the space dragon surfaced, fleeing back to space.
Gliding through the frigid vacuum, the creature was again found. Seeing a god to add to their might, a race called the Nebulan Space Hunter M took control. Combing the horror with their own twisted cyborg Gigan, the two descended to earth, and again nearly destroyed all of mankind. Planes, tanks, masers, all fell before the might of the duo. Only through the courage of Godzilla and Anguirus, were the beasts sent into retreat, soaring into the fathomless regions of space.
Gliding on its way, the golden terror's travels didn't go unnoticed. Gazing from afar, the Garogas saw the perfect tool in their latest and greatest plans to conquer Earth. Scheming to block the flow of sunlight to Earth, they planed to use an item called the Dark Prism. The crystal would deflect the sun's rays, and transform the world into a cold lifeless rock. With malice clutching their soul, the alien race captured King Ghidorah, making the creature instinctively seek out the Dark Prism. Cast down from the heavens, King Ghidorah rampaged its destruction on Earth. Its new and improved gravity beams, being able to levitate cars, homes, and signs. However, the abomination wouldn't last, and Earth's hope, Zone Fighter, stepped in. However, there was nothing he could do to stop the cackling dragon. Mustering the last ounce of strength, the hero flew into space, leading the creature from Earth.
Out in space, Zone Fighter leads the ancient horror towards an asteroid, but suddenly all contacts with Zone family is lost, and King Ghidorah disappears. Meanwhile on Earth, the Garogas agents have taken prisoner the Zone Family. Realizing their fate, Zone Fighter heads back and frees them. Yet in his absence, King Ghidorah is unleashed. With sweeping wings, and suspending gravity beams, the celestial reptile destroys the facility that housed a scientist vowing to stop the Dark Prism. Little time passes, before finally Zone Fighter is able to fight again. Throwing his courage in the fray, he saw to end the destruction caused by King Ghidorah forever. Zone Fighter attacked King Ghidorah, but once again the space beast triumphed, and the hero is forced to lead the demon away. Taking off, Zone Fighter heads back to the asteroid.
Prays followed, as the final battle prepared to show itself on the rock's surface. Assaulting with flurries of punches and kicks, Zone Fighter fought. Though King Ghidorah was still too much. Unleashing a new technique, by combining all three of it's gravity beams, into one hellish wave of pain, the gleaming monster nearly succeeded in destroying the protector. The Garogas race was on the verge of victory, if not for the interference of the Zone Family. Together, Zone Fighter was able to topple the titan, and turn his blistering arsenal upon the demon. Though he was not able to kill the creature, he severely wounded it, and returned to Earth exhausted.
Time passed on Earth, and peace grew. Then on the brimming hour of the next century, another race of aliens attacked. Calling themselves the Kilaaks, the race quickly took control of all the Earth's monsters. Sending them out in waves, Earth's defenses were weakened. Only through the will of the human spirit, did mankind prevail and regain control of the monsters. However, the Kilaaks were a noble and proud race, and threw in their last triumph card: King Ghidorah was released on earth once again. The demon struck against the monster legion, fighting back viciously. The golden dragon knocked back the forces of Earth for only a bit. In the end though, even the cosmic strength of the celestial beast was not enough, and King Ghidorah was killed. Cast into the open maw of Earth's land, never to be seen again.
---Taken from www.godzilla.monstrous.com
Ghidorah, the ultimate evil, is a planet-destroyer monster. It travels through space as a meteor but shows up as a golden, three-headed, bat-winged dragon with two tails.
Ghidorah first appeared in "Ghidorah the Three Headed Monster". A woman delivers a message from the martians (venusians) regarding the coming of an new monster that already destroyed Mars's (Venus) city, Mellenia, before. Rodan and Godzilla were about to break out and start to destroy Japan when Mothra (in larva form) convinced both of them that they needed to work together to fight Ghidorah, who was just born out of a meteorite. Mothra first resisted Ghidorah alone but was about to give away then Godzilla and Rodan had a change of heart and helped defeat Ghidorah. It was a long fight but Ghidorah eventually retreated into space. Later the monstrous dragon lands on Planet X, where it tries to pursue its celestial reign of terror in the sequel Invasion of Astro-Monster (or Godzilla vs. Monster Zero, 1965). In his search for destruction, the monster alternatively teamed up with Gigan and was somehow manipulated by alien races, the Xians, the Kilaaks, and the Spacehunter Nebula aliens.
The new Ghidorah's (Heisei series) origin lay not in space but in the future. It was created from the atomic fusion of three genetically engineered creatures (called Dorats). His middle head severed by Godzilla, it was revived another time by an evil alien from the future (Futurian), who refurbished him as Mecha-King Ghidorah.


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WASHINGTON, July 23 /Christian Newswire/ -- Dr. Alveda King, Pastoral Associate of Priests for Life and niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., will join with other African American leaders Monday at 10:00 AM in front of the Cannon House Office Building to demand that abortion and Planned Parenthood be excluded from any health care reform legislation.
"Our message is clear - abortion is neither health care nor a benefit. It's genocide," said Dr. King. "Give us procreative reproductive rights. Repair our communities with life affirming programs. My fellow civil rights workers and I will be on Capitol Hill to say that if President Obama, Speaker Pelosi, or anyone else truly wants to reduce the number of abortions, they will not coerce Americans to pay for them and they will not subsidize Planned Parenthood, the billion- dollar business that has killed more black children than the KKK."
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Thursday, Dec 13, 2012
by Delia
If you haven't checked The Genealogy Center's Free Databases recently (or ever), now is a good time.
Fifteen rural cemetery transcriptions have been added recently, from Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Wabash, Wells and Whitley Counties in Indiana and Berrien County in Michigan, thanks to the efforts of a pair of area cemetery preservation enthusiasts. Each entry contains the tombstone transcription and although the cemeteries can be searched separately, one can also use the federated search box on The Genealogy Center's home page.
More than 450 surnames have been added to our Genealogy Center Surname File,which facilitates contact among researchers who have visited us and added their contact information. The entire Surname File can be searched by last name.
And finally, more than seven thousand citations have been added to the Fort Wayne and Allen County Obituary Index, 1841-October 2012. Our extensive index of obituaries for the county is a boon to researchers of local families, past and present. This file can be searched separately or through the federated search.
So take the time to browse through these, and all of the other records available for free at The Genealogy Center!
Monday, Dec 10, 2012
by Delia
Like other agencies of the Allen County Public Library, The Genealogy Center installed new copiers in early November. Two of them are an upgrade of what we had before, so no real changes there. However, the other two have the capability of producing color copies! The new color copiers are located in the Family History Room.
Once you select the copier mode and use your copy card, the new machine will provide black and white copies, but all you have to do is press the "Full Color" button, then Start to get a color copy.
At twenty-five cents, the color copies are a bit pricier than the ten cent black and white ones, but if you find a map, photo or document in color, it's worth the price.
So come to visit and see our newest aid to our researchers.
Friday, Dec 07, 2012
Today is the 71st anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, which triggered America's involvement in the Second World War. Many men and women died that day, and many more would die, in battle or from injuries, in the years to come. Each year, veterans pass away without telling their stories, whether from that war or others since. Please take this weekend to seek out a veteran and record his or her story, on paper or with an audio or video recording, and scan or copy photos, letters, diaries and other documents that record the experiences. Keep the information for your family, donate it to a local library or historical society, or send copies or originals to us for inclusion in Our Military Heritage. We can scan typed or digitized material and return the originals, along with an electronic copy. The people who served need to be remembered.
Tuesday, Dec 04, 2012
Having trouble keeping your research tasks and needs organized? "Using OneNote in your Genealogical Research" will help you learn how to use Microsoft OneNote, to keep your genealogical notes, references, and research in a single place and accessible from any computer.
This one-hour class starts at 2:30 PM and will be held in Meeting Room A.
Friday, Nov 30, 2012
On November 30, 2012, Steve Myers will log his last hours as The Genealogy Center's Assistant Manager. He is retiring from the library to pursue other genealogical opportunities. Steve has been with us since 1986, first as a Reference Librarian, then as Assistant Manager. He has helped The Genealogy Center accomplish many great things during his tenure with us, including two major moves (2003 and 2007) of not only the genealogy collection but also of the entire library, and many minor (and not so minor!) shifts of materials through the years. All of our publications, including our subject guides and "Genealogy Gems," have benefited from his high editorial standards. Steve pioneered our two-day mini-courses, and challenged us to keep our customers central in all we do. We are going to greatly miss his professionalism, his customer-service ideals, and his sense of humor. We wish him well as he follows his new path, and we hope to see him almost as much as a customer and a volunteer as we did as colleague.
Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012
Friday, Nov 23, 2012
So Thanksgiving is over and the big push to the holidays begin and you hunt for the perfect gift for everyone on your list. But, you know, some people don't need anymore ties, after-shave, or talcum powder. But StoryCorps has a better idea, it costs you very little, if anything, and will please almost anyone, and it kicks off today, the National Day of Listening. This is an opportunity for you to take the time to have someone tell you a story and record it. StoryCorp is saluting veterans and offer some questions for you to use to begin your interview, although you can interview anyone. So give yourself and someone else a gift this year by listening!
Sunday, Nov 18, 2012
Thanksgiving is one of the days of the year when family, in the extended sense, gathers. Children, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, in-laws and friends, all gather to share a meal and thanks. This is one of the holidays that doesn't center around gifts or candy, and lest we lose it entirely to football on television, take this Thanksgiving to begin a new tradition within your family: Sharing a story.
During dinner, or even after the huge rush of post-meal cleaning, set a theme for the stories, maybe "Thanksgiving Memory" would be appropriate, and have every person tell some short memory of a Thanksgiving past. For me, it might be the happy memories of coming home for the holiday when I was in college, or the first time I made a turkey (who knew one had to remove those bags of stuff inside the bird?), or my picky-eater five-year old's plate (one olive, one Mandarin orange, one green bean, a teaspoon of dressing, two square inches of turkey and a roll (to be followed by a huge piece of pumpkin pie). Others' memories might include the memory of a newly returned soldier, the last holiday of a beloved grandparent, or a newly-married into the family perspective. Everyone should be given a chance to share, even a child whose memory might be the meal she just ate. Share the memories, listen and interact so that the younger members at the feast will begin to understand the importance of oral history within a family.
Begin, or continue, to make your family's Thanksgiving a time for passing along the family memories.
Wednesday, Nov 14, 2012
The Genealogy Center, like all agencies of the Allen County Public Library system, is closed all day Thursday, November 22, 2012, in honor of Thanksgiving Day. The rest of the week, we are adhering to our normal hours, so we will be open Monday through Wednesday, November 19 to 21 from 9 AM to 9 PM; Friday and Saturday, November 23 and 24, 9 AM to 6 PM, and Sunday, November 25, 12 Noon to 5 PM.
Take the opportunity this Thanksgiving to visit with family. Then listen and record a story or two from older relatives, or share memories with younger ones. You can be the key to preserving your family's oral tradition.
Saturday, Nov 10, 2012
by Dawne
The Allen County Public Library is excited to be a local co-host along with the Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana for the 2013 Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) Conference next August! Conference lecture sessions will take place at the Grand Wayne Convention Center in downtown Fort Wayne Wednesday through Saturday, August 21-24, with Librarians' Day on Tuesday, August 20, at ACPL.
National-level genealogy speakers will present programs on a variety of topics relating to genealogy, from beginner sessions, to problem-solving and lectures based on researching in specific localities and records, to talks on the latest technology for genealogists. Various organizations will offer luncheon sessions, and several hands-on workshops also are planned.
Special activities during the week of the conference will include an FGS evening at the Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory, the local host event featuring food, entertainment and extended research hours at the library, a farewell brunch on Sunday, and additional extended research hours for The Genealogy Center throughout the week. More information about these will be announced as details become available.
An exhibit hall featuring books, technology, society information, product and software demonstrations, genealogy products and family history-themed gifts is always a popular feature of the annual FGS conference. The exhibit hall at the 2013 conference will be no exception.
Thursday, Nov 08, 2012
Though the banks are closed, the Allen County Public Library and The Genealogy Center are open our regular research hours (9 AM to 9 PM) on Monday, November 12, 2012. Not only are we open, but are also offering our fifth annual Military Seminar that afternoon and evening in the Allen County Public Library Theater. Starting at 2 PM with The Genealogy Center's Curt Witcher speaking on "Military Records & Our Military Heritage at ACPL," followed by Laura Prescott, professional researcher, writer and speaker presenting on "Using an Outstanding Military Site: Fold3," at 3:30 PM and "Online Resources for the War of 1812" at 6:30 PM. The day promises to be filled with outstanding educational opportunities on military research. For more information, see the brochure. To register, send an email or call 260-421-1225.
Celebrate your military ancestors by joining us in observance of Veteran's Day.
Saturday, Nov 03, 2012
by Cynthia
As family historians, we need to document more concerning our ancestors' lives beyond the vital records. When we come across significant events that occurred in the area in which they lived, we should incorporate these events into the narrative of the family. A wartime or military experience or a description of what an immigrant ancestor faced are examples of this type of narrative, but other events also should be recorded.
Recently, I located an obituary for Frank E. Bosley, my 2nd great grandfather, in which his children had written, "In the fire of 1881, he was burned out. At this time, there were four small children. To keep his wife and children from perishing in the heated atmosphere, he dipped water from a well and threw it about them." I wondered how much time he had to get his family to safety; were they able to protect or save any of their valuables, such as the family Bible; did he rebuild on the property? At first, I thought the fire had only affected his farm, but as I reread the obituary later, I realized that the family had been victims of a significant event in the thumb area of Michigan, the Great Fire of 1881.
Frank and his family were listed with his parents in the 1880 census for Clinton County, New York, but arrived in Michigan later in the year, settling in Elmwood Township, Tuscola County. During the fire in September, Frank was trying to protect his four young daughters, ranging from 18 months to almost seven years old, and his wife, Eliza, who was pregnant with their first son, Frank. The fire lasted only two to four hours, but the property of more than three thousand families was destroyed, leaving 15,000 people homeless and in need of public aid, which averaged $746 per family. I learned that yes, Frank did rebuild in Elmwood Township. Since the information about the fire was in Frank's obituary, I wonder if the two oldest daughters remembered or if their parents had talked about how close they came to losing their lives. I searched for more information and found that the Clarke Historical Library has manuscripts about the fire, and I hope to visit and read them someday, and perhaps learn more about the terrifying experience that my family survived in 1881.
Monday, Oct 29, 2012
Spend the winter months learning more ways to use your computer or other electronic devices in your family history quest by attending The Genealogy Center's WinterTech 2012-2013. These classes, offered at 2:30 on the second Tuesdays of November through February, are on the same days as the monthly meeting for the Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana, so stick around for their meetings at 6:30 PM.
The WinterTech classes will highlight how to expand your abilities by using the latest devices and services.First up is Tina Lyons on November 14, who will tell us about "Twitter for #Genealogy." Later classes will teach about "Using OneNote in Your Genealogical Research in December, "e-readers in family history" in January, and finishing up with instructions on how to "Plug-In Your Armchair Genealogy: Researching from Home" in February.All classes will be 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM, in Meeting Room A.
For more information, see the brochure. To register for any of these free classes, send an email or call 260-421-1225.
Keep warm through the winter by the glow of your electronics!
Saturday, Oct 27, 2012
by Delia
Although over the next few weeks, you might think that it is.
When The Genealogy Center opened in the old/new Allen County Public Library Main Branch in 2007, it seemed that the shelves had lots of room for expansion. There was at least six inches of space at the end of each shelf and no books were on the top shelf.
But in the almost six years since then, our collection has soared to over one million items and some spaces are getting tight. But worry not! We have a plan. We are going to shift some books around, moving some subjects to utilize what may be currently unused space. All of the collection will still be in open, browseable stacks, but a few things will be in slightly different places.
Over the next few weeks, you will see staff members placing books on move carts and pushing them around the department. We are still open and all of our material will remain available. If you can't locate something, ask a staff member and we will try to locate the item.
So pardon the extra activity while this is going on, and remember, we are always trying to enhance your experience at The Genealogy Center!
Thursday, Oct 25, 2012
Family History Month is winding down, but before we say goodbye to October, we must discuss how to handle our genealogy brick walls. On Sunday, October 28, explore techniques for those times we experience "Fail! When the Record is Wrong." Return on Monday, October 29, for "Using 'Whole Family' Research to Break Through Your Genealogical Roadblocks" to learn to examine the family, associates, and neighbors of your ancestor. And the finale is on Tuesday, October 30, where we will be "Breaking Through the Brick Wall."
To learn more about other Family History Month classes or to register, please call 260-421-1225 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012
Monday, Oct 22, 2012
To celebrate Veteran's Day, The Genealogy Center is hosting its fifth annual Military Seminar on Monday November 12, 2012, from 2 PM to 7:30 PM in the Main Library Theater.
This free program will feature Laura Prescott, consultant for the database Fold3, speaking on the Fold3 site and on other online resources for War of 1812 research, as well as Curt Witcher, who will talk about about military resources at The Genealogy Center.
For more information, see the brochure. To register for this free event, send an email or call 260-421-1225.
Celebrate your military ancestors by learning more about the resources available for research.
Thursday, Oct 18, 2012
Sunday, Oct 14, 2012
by Melissa
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It is that time of the year again when the holiday spirit is all around us and it is time to do some holiday shopping for presents both for you and for the people you love. A time of the year when you usually spend more than you expected to get things that you wanted to buy, but didn't do it until now. Now, this is not a bad thing, but when you spend more money for more expensive presents you better get the best products and the ones that you'd really want for yourself or to give as present. And in order to do that if you are buying something that has 3D-capabilities, then you may find the following Holiday Shopping Guide useful to give you some ideas and pointers in what to buy and what not. Of course sometimes good discounts for something may make it more attractive than something else that could be the better choice, so don't go only for the top discounts. I do hope that the following guide will help you in your stereo 3D technology shopping spree…
PC Upgrades for Stereo 3D Gaming
Obviously if you are upgrading your computer with the idea to get the best possible gaming performance in stereoscopic 3D mode you should start from the video card. With the video card the faster it is the better for stereoscopic 3D gaming, especially if you want to get the best possible experience playing in Full HD 3D mode. If you are going for a 3D solution based on Nvidia's 3D Vision technology then you should go for at least GeForce GTX 660 Ti video card if you are using a single 1080p 3D-capable monitor. For a multi-monitor 3D gaming setup using three 3D-capable displays the recommended mnimum will be a single GeForce GTX 680 video card (it is capable of driving three 3D-capable monitors), but I'd recommend to go for at least two GTX 680s or at least a single GeForce GTX 690 dual-GPU video card. As I've said the faster the video card is the better performance you will get playing in stereoscopic 3D mode and going for higher resolution and for the maximum level of details could be quite demanding in stereo 3D mode. If you are using an AMD-based 3D gaming system, then you should consider at least a Radeon HD 7850 graphics card as a minimum for a single 3D monitor, though here the rule of the faster the better also applies. For multi-monitor 3D gamin on AMD-based PC you better go for a single or even dual Radeon HD 7970 or even tw of these in Crossfire mode (AMD does support Crossfire in stereo 3D for a while already).
Apart from the video card you can also consider doing some other upgrades to your system like increasing the amount of system memory as the currently widely used standard DDR3 memory is available at a really affordable prices, so you can allow yourself to go to 8GB or even 16GB if you still have 4GB or less memory in your computer. Another thing that can improve your general experience by significantly increasing performance and speed is to upgrade your hard drive to and SSD drive. You can add a smaller size SSD driver for a system disk containing the operating system and the software if you have a more limited budget, or go for a higher capacity SSD drive if that is not a problem for you. A good choice for a high-performance SSD drive is the Samsung SSD 830 and the newer 840 Series supporting SATA3 interface and offering transfer speeds of up to about 500MB/s.
3D-capable Computer Monitors
You should be well aware of the fact that when talking about 3D monitors for computers you have three main options: passive 3D display, active 3D display or an autostereoscopic 3D (glasses-free) display. All of these different technologies have both their advantages and disadvantages, so you should carefully consider what works best for you and what fits your needs and requirements best. And if possible before doing a final decision it will be best if you can try the products and experience the different options you have available and not make the choice based only on virtual research you have done online.
Passive 3D monitors are most widely available and the most affordable solution offered by many manufacturers, but they also do come with some disadvantages as compared to active 3D solutions. With passive 3D displays you can use both computers AMD and Nvidia-based video cards as well as other consumer electronic devices if the monitor is equipped with HDMI 1.4 interface. The normal passive 3D glasses are very affordable as they are not very complex or require any electronics and you have many options to choose from, even some expensive designer models. The more significant drawbacks are the reduced in half vertical resolution in stereo 3D mode as well as the very narrow vertical viewing angle that can be annoying at times. I prefer more active 3D displays, but some people have trouble with the active shutter glasses, so if you also do, then passive 3D should be your choice. For stereo 3D gaming needs you'd also need to use the TriDef 3D software along with your passive 3D monitor (all passive 3D monitors will work with it) and some models do come bundled with that software (will work for both AMD and NVidia graphics).
Active 3D monitors for computers are a bit of a mess and can be very confusing, because all of these do come with specific 3D glasses either bundled or separately sold that only work with one brand of video cards or other, or at least you can fully utilize them only with either an AMD-based or and Nvidia-based VGA. Nvidia's 3D Vision technology is more widely available and there are a lot more options for compatible active 3D monitors supporting them. Thus in the last year there has been only one new 3D Vision compatible model released, the 27-inch Asus VG278HE which is apparently targeted at gamers interested in gaming in 2D mode with higher refresh rate (up to 144Hz) than in stereo 3D mode using the 120Hz refresh rate (60Hz per eye) as the monitor does not come with the 3D Vision active shutter glasses bundled and you need to buy a kit separately. Last year's model Asus VH278H is the one you might want to go for if you are looking for a 27-inch 3D Vision-ready monitor that comes with integrated IR emitter and active 3D glasses bundled. If you are looking for a smaller size 3D Vision-ready monitor you may want to check out the BenQ XL2420TX (unfortunately still not available in Europe), there is also a XL2420T model available that also requires an additional 3D Vision kit to be purchased. Now, if you have a computer equipped with AMD-based video card you have a more limited choice of compatible 3D monitors and you should pretty much go for a Samsung 3D monitor as there are a multiple choices available in the form of 23 and 27-inch models, just make sure that you go for a model that has either Dual-Link DVI or Display Port interface and not a TV tuner built-in as these models are not a good choice for stereo 3D gaming needs, though they can make a nice alternative for a 3D HDTV. Samsung's 3D monitors do come with the TriDef 3D software bundled, so no need to get a license for it separately. And aside from the confusion associated with what monitor works with what type of video card the other things you should be aware of with active 3D monitors is that a pair of glasses is significantly more expensive compared to passive 3D glasses. Also some people have trouble using the active 3D glasses due to issue with the very fast "flickering" of the lenses that produced the 3D effect.
Autostereoscopic 3D monitors are still very few and hard to find on the market due to the significantly higher prices of the technology used in these. The fact that you don't need glasses to view 3D on these monitors may seem attractive, but the technology also has some disadvantages. Generally autostereoscopic 3D monitors still have a limited number of viewing positions that you need to be at in order to get the best experience and the resolution in stereo 3D mode is limited similar to that of passive 3D solutions, though here with glasses-free 3D displays it is usually halved horizontally. Autostereoscopic 3D monitors need a few more years in order fr the technology to become more affordable and to be further improved, getting rid of the disadvantages it has, so for now go for either passive 3D or active 3D monitor.
3D-capable Laptops
When choosing a gaming laptop with built-in 3D display and support for stereoscopic 3D gaming you should be very careful in order to get a model that will be able to provide you with the best experience. Similar to desktop PCs, here with the gaming laptops the video card is a very important thing, especially when talking about stereoscopic 3D gaming. And unlike with desktop computers with laptops normally you cannot replace or upgrade the video card you buy the laptop with, so it is very important to look for the fastest possible option for a video card when going for a gaming laptop. You should be well aware of the fact that mobile graphics chips are less powerful compared to their desktop counterparts, even though they may have the same model number like GTX 680 and 680M. So it is very important to look for the fastest possible mobile video card when you are buying a gaming laptop, the good thing is that there are also mobile solutions using two video cards in SLI or Crossfire configuration for even higher performance. For example if you are looking for a gaming laptop that will be usied for stereo 3D gaming with an Nvidia-based graphics and a Full HD 3D display you should consider going for a model with at least GeForce GTX 670MX, or 675MX, 680M or 680MX or even two of these in SLI. Everything up to that will most likely struggle to give you good performance in stereo 3D mode with high detail levels at 1080p resolution with more demanding games and this is something that you probably would not want to happen. If you are looking for a smaller gaming laptop that has an HD Ready resolution, then going for a mid-range graphics is an acceptable option as the performance requirements then will not be so high in stereoscopic 3D mode. But going for a good gaming laptop with stereo 3D support you will have to be ready to pay more in order to get good results and the best possible experience and you should avoid compromises especially with the video card. For Nvidia-based 3D gaming laptops you can look for different models from Asus and Alienware for example and for AMD-based solutions you should check out HP Envy 17 3D.
3D Projectors
With 3D-capable projectors you should start by deciding if you want to get a device that will be used mostly for gaming in stereo 3D or for watching 3D movies, this is very important factor when you are making the right decision. With 3D projectors suitable for gaming in stereo 3D mode you are limited to pretty much 720p resolution, you should look for models that do not rely on HDMI 1.4 interface for the 3D, but instead use HDMI 1.3 or VGA with frame sequential mode for the 3D content. The HDMI 1.4 interface and the frame packaging mode that it uses for 3D is not considered as the best choice for gaming as it usually introduces more input lag due to the extra processing required for the input image and frame sequential mode is considered as the better choice. There are multiple good solutions available here such as the good old Acer H5360 3D DLP projector compatible with 3D Vision, or the more recent models like the BenQ W700/W710ST. Going for a 3D-capable projector for 3D movies mostly means you should consider a model with HDMI 1.4 support and here you can go for a 1080p model, while still being able to play games in stereo 3D mode, but at 720p resolution. The reason for that is the limitation of the 3D modes that HDMI 1.4 supports, namely 1080p 24Hz 3D mode and 720p 50/60Hz 3D mode, with the first is good for 3D movies and the second one Ok for movies and games in stereo 3D. BenQ for example has recently announced the first sub-$1000 USD Full HD 3D-capable projector, the BenQ W1070 or the popular and a bit older model Optoma HD33 3D projector. Of course going for a 3D projector for watching movies in stereo 3D mode you can go for much higher-end models if your budget allows it.
3D HDTVs
The possibilities here are almost endless, available in different forms and using different technologies from different manufacturers. The situation here is very similar to that of 3D-capable monitors, you have passive 3D models, active 3D models and autostereoscopic 3D ones, but the panel technologies here are not only limited to LCD, there are also Plasma TVs and OLED technology may be coming soon as well. The things valid for the different technologies used with 3D monitors also apply for the 3D HDTVs, both positive and negative with autostereoscopic 3D HDTVs not being the best choice available. Here I'll give you some basic pointers to help you choose the right 3D HDTV for you. I'll start with the fact that 3D HDTVs are not the best choice for gaming in stereo 3D mode as they rely on HDMI 1.4 frame packaging for the 3D, so you get support for 1080p 24Hz 3D mode and 720p 50/60Hz 3D mode. We are still far from having 3D HDTVs with high-speed HDMI chips allowing for more bandwidth to provide higher refresh rate at 1080p resolution in 3D mode, though the last generation of video cards are already equipped with such, maybe 2013 models will offer that as well. Depending on what type of 3D HDTV you are looking for I'd recommend to check out the following brands: Panasonic for plasma 3D HDTV such as Panasonic VIERA VT50 series for some of the best quality 3D. If going for an LCD-based active 3D HDTV then Samsung is probably the best option in terms of quality, features and price. If considering a passive 3D HDTV, then you should start by checking out LG Cinema 3D HDTVs. Another interesting alternative, though only available in some markets such as North American for example are Mitsubishi's 3D HDTVs like their 3D DLP range or the more recent Laservue product line.
3D Gaming Consoles
Not much of a choice here, the two decent choices you currently have are Playstation 3 console for more grownup kids and for adults. The PS3 clearly leads in terms of 3D-capabilities over the competing Xbox 360 console, due to the earlier adoption of 3D support and the wider availability of 3D-capable game titles. Not to miss the fact that the PlayStation 3 console has a Blu-ray optical drive that can be used for playing back Blu-ray 3D movies as well, so two functions in one device. The other option is the Nintendo 3DS portable gaming console that is a good choice for smaller kids, though quite a few adults also like the device. The autostereoscopic 3D display of the Nintendo console is a nice feature and apart from gaming in stereo 3D it also has a 3D camera though a low resolution one, but still it can be a lots of fun.
3D Digital Cameras
Things here are not that bright as you might think, at least not for 3D-capable digital cameras as still one of the best options is already the bit old Fujifilm W3 3D capable camera that comes with 10Mp sensor, 3.5-inch autostereoscopic LCD and ability to record 720p 3D video. Aside from it there is the Panasonic Lumix DMC-3D1, but that one does not come with a 3D-capable display built in and that could be a serious disadvantage for a 3D camera, and there are also a lot of other mostly Asian brands making different 3D-capable digital cameras where the low price is the focus not the quality. Unfortunately we are still far from seeing a 3D-capable DSLR camera that can provide superior quality to the compact digital cameras with 3D support due to the larger sensor size and the better lenses, you however have the not so easy option to combine two 2D cameras into a 3D rig to take better 3D photos. On the other hand at the moment most popular brands making compact digital cameras already have built-in mode for taking 3D photos using a single lens in their latest models, a mode that may produce quite good results at times, but is not as good as when using a 3D camera such as the Fujifilm W3 for example.
If we are talking about 3D-capable digital camcorders there are more options available here, both consumer oriented as well as professional solutions, though most professional ones rely on camera setups using two 2D cameras synced together. I'll point out some of the more interesting and popular consumer models, such as the JVC GS-TD1 3D-capable digital camera or the Sony HDR-TD10/TD20 3D camcorder.
3D-capable Smartphones
Similar to the situation with the 3D-capable compact digital cameras, there are not that many options available for smartphones offering 3D functionality such as an autostereoscopic 3D display and a 3D-capable dual-sensor camera. One of the options here is HTC EVO 3D and another popular option is LG Optimus 3D/Thrill 4G or the more recent and slightly improved LG Optimus 3D Max. Again, similar to the situation with compact 2D digital cameras, with smartphones such as the ones from Sony for example there are models with built in functionality to take 3D photos using a single lens camera. And of there are also quite a few Asian manufacturers making 3D-capable devices with limited regional availability that are hard to find if possible at all in other regions than the ones they were made especially for.
I do hope that this short guide with some advice on different 3D-capable devices can help you make a better choice for a present for yourself or someone else for the upcoming holidays. I've tried to cover the more important aspects for many of the available 3D-capable devices, but if you still have extra questions feel free to ask in the comments below…


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February 5, 2018
Vermont Business Magazine
Fat Toad Farm in Brookfield has received a 2018 Good Food Award for their Original Goat�s Milk Caramel Sauce! The nation�s leading food producers, grocers, chefs, journalists and activists united in San Francisco on Friday, January 19th to honor the 199 Good Food Award winners.
An annual awards ceremony now in its eighth year, the Good Food Awards recognizes American food and drink craters who demonstrate a commitment to creating tasty, authentic and responsibly made products and in doing so, better the nation�s food system. The 2018 winners are not only commended for their creativity but also for their sustainable production methods that showcase the highest social and environmental standards. These producers protect the land, continue to push the bounds of their craft, and respect their peers, all the while redefining the breadth of the American table. Their Original Goat's Milk Caramel Sauce is made with 3 simple, all-natural ingredients ( Goat's milk, pure cane sugar and baking soda) and is meticulously hand-stirred to velvety perfection over the course of 5 hours. The result of this traditional cooking process is a rich and creamy, not-too-sweet caramel that delivers an irresistibly complex flavor. Their award-winning product line of goat�s milk caramel sauces, comprised of eight mouthwatering flavors (Original, Salted Bourbon, Cold Brew Coffee, Spicy Dark Chocolate, Vanilla Bean, Vermont Maple, Cinnamon, and Irish Whiskey Cream), can be found online at www.fattoadfarm.com(link is external) and in specialty food stores across the United States. This year, the Good Food Awards distinguished value-added food and beverage products in fifteen categories (beer, charcuterie, cheese, chocolate, cider, coffee, confections, elixirs, fish, honey, oils, pantry, pickles, preserves, spirits). Notably, these foods and beverages collectively represent over $200 billion of America�s gross domestic product, a sum that is larger than the cattle and pork industries combined. The 2018 winners yield from 34 states and D.C., emerging to the top amongst 2,057 entries in a blind tasting with 277 judges held in September. The highest scoring entries were submitted to a rigorous vetting process to verify they met the sustainability and social responsibility criteria to win a Good Food Award. The ceremony, which took place at the San Francisco War Memorial, began with a keynote speech from Madhur Jaffrey before heading over to the AirBNB�s headquarters for a celebratory reception. The evening, which started with a glass of sparkling dry Shacksbury Cider, was a chance to honor these hard working cheesemakers, brewers, roasters, picklers, curers and confectioners for their contribution and unwavering dedication to building a vibrant American food culture. The evening also reinforced the importance of supporting the many players behind this taste and intentional food community as echoed in Good Food Awards Founder Sarah Weiner�s closing remarks: �This past year has been one of awakening. It was the year we realized that if we want a free press, we need to subscribe to trustworthy newspapers. We understood that we the people must stand up for what we believe in with our words, our actions and our resources. Money speaks. And if we want a tasty, authentic and responsible food culture, we must speak up for it.� About Fat Toad Farm Fat Toad Farm is a family-run business in Brookfield, Vermont that specializes in the production of goat�s milk caramel sauce, based on the traditional Mexican confection known as cajeta. It is run by husband and wife team Steve Reid and Judith Irving, and their daughter Calley Hastings. The family has spent the last ten years perfecting the art of goat�s milk caramel making, focusing on traditional cooking methods and using a small number of fresh, simple, all-natural ingredients. For more information, visit www.fattoadfarm.com(link is external). About the Good Food Awards The Good Food Awards celebrate the kind of food we all want to eat: tasty, authentic and responsible. Now it its eighth year, awards will be given to winners in 15 categories: beer, charcuterie, cheese, chocolate, cider, coffee, confections, elixirs, fish, honey, oil, pantry, pickles, preserves and spirits. The Good Food Awards Seal, found on winning produces assures consumers they have found something exceptionally delicious that also supports sustainability and social good.


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On friday I installed this update for Bluetooth on my T61p with Windows 7 x64 Enterprise:
First I was installing this driver update and it showed error - VC++ 2008 components install failed and it rolled back the installation.
Then I restarted laptop and tried again.
This time update was doing its thing, but at about 80% it was taking a long time and there was a lot of harddisk activity.
Later icons started dissapearing, then windows started showing alert that I am trying to install not a signed driver. I clicked accept once, then there were more alerts of unsigned driver installation - i clicked cancel, then I got alert from Windows protection, saying that windows files were modified. Then I saw that my windows became non-genuine.
Tried to run some programs - did not work.
Decided to do system restore, but while it was doing system restore - laptop unexpectedly restarted.
After that windows were not able to boot.
So seems like this driver was infected with a powerful virus.
I am calling Lenovo support Monday morning...
Solved! Go to Solution.
Also - I did not have anti-virus (not using antivirus since Vista...) This is the first time that this happened to me (you would not expect virus from Lenovo or Broadcom?).
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Also - I did not have anti-virus (not using antivirus since Vista...) This is the first time that this happened to me (you would not expect virus from Lenovo or Broadcom?).
get avast home edition and it should be free. Always install an anti virus when you download.
If vendors would not be dodgy - why would I need antivirus to slow down my computer? Don't forget UAC does its job very well. And in case of driver installation you would click YES anyway - so antivirus probably would not help it either...
The same thing just happened to me.
I downloaded the drivers directly from the support page.
Windows 7 proffesional, 32 bit
thinkpad t61
My system exhibited the same symptoms.
The install was taking excessively long, I clicked on one of my icons and it said it did not exist. I then clicked on my start menu and it was empty.
My user folder contained only the standard issue folders (My Documents, etc)
I logged out and logged back in and as before it was as if everything had been deleted.
I then restarted my computer and windows was unable to boot.
I used a system disc to try and do a startup repair, it at first found a problem and apparently fixed it, windows would still not boot.
I tried to do a system restore, it started to restore, after about 5 minutes the restore failed. saying it could not find a file.
I tried to use another restore point but it now could not find any restore points.
With no options left I tried to reinstall windows, i chose not to reformat so that my old files would be kept in WINDOWS.OLD. After "Expanding Windows files" the install failed saying it was missing an unspecified file.
I'm guessing this thing just tore our filesystems to shreds somehow. I've never had an "official" piece of software do anything like this to any of my computers. I would appreciate an official response.
EDIT: I did not receive the unsigned driver message, or the inguenuine windows message reported by the first post.
I had to reinstall too. System repair did not help. I did clean install.
After that I scanned the same driver with antivirus - did not find anything.
Then on new windows install I tried the same driver, but this time updated driver through device manager and not running setup.exe.
When updated through device manager - everything worked fine.
So I guess the problem is in drivers setup.exe (or somewhere). Probably routine that uninstalls the OLD driver is flawed and instead it deletes whole C: drive....
Did not call Lenovo yet, but I will cause I think they are responsible for this mess.
In a process I lost Windows 7 Enterprise key and that pisses me off the most....
It happened to one of my brothers friend in march too.
So this definitely relates to Broadcom drivers (version 188.8.131.520 and probably earlier ones).
I sent message to broadcom, but they did not respond yet. Maybe I will send link to this thread too.
I first installed the drivers through windows update. It didn't automatically download them for me but provided me a direct link. The file-name was 7zbv14ww.exe.
This version worked but didn't seem to be supporting A2DP.
I decided to check for updated drivers on lenovo's support page, and found the drivers you linked in the original post. the file name was 7zbv15ww.exe.
Check to see which version microsoft gave you when you used Hardware Manager.
Did your brothers friend use drivers provided by lenovo or was it another source?
Also of note:
When I was installing the drivers using 7zbv15ww.exe (the one that screwed everything up), the logo for bluetooth was displayed in my notification tray.
After a while the installer was still hung up uninstalling the old drivers. So I tried my luck, right clicked on the bluetooth icon in my notification tray, and removed it. The loading bar immediately jumped.
I can't remember much of what happened after that as I was distracted by all my files seeming to dissapear. I beleive the installation eventually failed, but i'm not sure.
04-28-2010 04:46 AM - edited 06-26-2010 01:25 AM
I think I might have had 7zbv14ww.exe before I installed 7zbv15ww.exe too.
So this could relate to bad uninstall procedure with the new or older driver.
After installing this new driver (without setup, through device manager and pointing to driver folder) my version of ThinkPad Bluetooth with Enhanced Data Rate is 188.8.131.527. And it is working fine. And when installing this way - I do not have all annoying plugins like send to bluetooth or office plugins for bluetooth.
Don't know details about friends computer, just know that it was wiped out after bluetooth update.
So lesson here is to:
1. EDIT: DO NOT UNINSTALL the old driver.
2. EDIT: Download the latest driver from lenovo (version 17) and install that one over the top. Version 17 suppose to fix the uninstaller wiping your system. Read this thread for more info...


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The mouth-blown glass domes surround a miniature resin scene in these glass ornaments that can also sit on a table or shelf as a decoration. You will love the miniatures inside which can be for a wedding, anniversary, religious event, occupation, family member or favorite destination. Or see our four different size snow globes, the larger two sizes have SnoMotion so you don't have to shake them!
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text: Men's Lacrosse 7/31/2013 6:13:13 PM Movie Mania Wednesdays MLL: What is your favorite movie of all time? Kelly: Caddyshack and Roadhouse MLL: What is in your DVD Collection? Kelly: Roadhouse, every Rambo, Point Break, Boondock Saints, Warrior, Caddyshack, Miracle, Gladiator, Top Gun, Red Dawn (the Original – No Swayze, No way-ze!) MLL: What's the next movie in your Netflix queue? Kelly: I don't really watch much TV. I get my TV series and movies in while I'm on the road to MLL games on my I-pad. In fact, I'm probably the only person out there without a flat screen TV! I still have an old school tube TV and basic cable. MLL: What is the first movie that you ever saw in a movie theater? Kelly: ET (I'm old…) MLL: What's your favorite movie quote? Kelly: Top Gun: Iceman: "You can be my wingman any time." Maverick: "Bull….! You can be mine." Roadhouse: "I thought you'd be bigger." Cool Hand Luke: "What we've got here is failure to communicate." Scarface: "Say 'hello' to my little friend!" MLL: What's your favorite sports movie? Kelly: Warrior MLL: Who is your favorite actress? Kelly: Jessica Biel MLL: If they made a movie about your life, who would play you? Kelly: Definitely Dwayne Johnson - "The Rock" MLL: Who is your celebrity Man-Crush? Kelly: Jason Statham MLL: Movie Face-Off – Which do you like better and why? Kelly: First of all, these questions aren't even fair because I love every movie on this list! Some tough calls on here! Caddyshack vs Slap Shot – Caddyshack because I love that movie, but Slap Shot is a personal favorite because I am a huge player and fan. Major League vs Bull Durham – Major League! I grew up in Cleveland and can relate to that movie so well. Miracle vs Remember the Titans – Miracle - USA! USA! USA! Rocky vs Raging Bull – Rocky! I can never get enough Rocky or Rambo in my life. The Natural vs Hoosiers – The Natural – just an all around feel good flick. Rudy vs Brian's Song – Rudy – I love to cheer for the underdog in life that works hard and overcomes adversity. Eight Men Out vs Field of Dreams – Field of Dreams – another great American classic! Mighty Ducks vs Bad News Bears – Bad News Bears (Sorry Greg Bice!) – Being a hockey player, Mighty Ducks is such a terrible depiction of what hockey really is. Sorry, but Gordon Bombay gets pink slipped in my world! Varsity Blues vs Friday Night Lights – Varsity Blues – Like I said, I'm old, and Varsity Blues was more my time. Kingpin vs The Big Lebowski – This is such a tough one for a closer! But… I'm going to go with Big Lebowski. Such great one liners in there and that's one I can watch over and over again.


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Do you remember when Glennon and Andrea started the auction for Joy (Rocky at that time)? And then a friend joined in with a book sale? And prior that a friend auctioned an Ipad for us? And after this auction we raised another $1,400 by selling paperbead necklaces that had been donated. And then, we received an adoption grant of $10,000.
That all really, really happened.
You need to understand that adopting Joy was a complete and total leap in faith. I remember emailing with Glennon and mentioning to her that I felt like we had no business starting this adoption because I felt like we had none of the resources needed.
And we didn't.
No savings, no investments, no loans available, no credit available. Heck, we STILL have our adoption loan from our first adoption. We managed to save and fundraise our way through our second adoption. It was such a gift.
We had those moments where adoption payments needed to be made and we literally didn't have the money.
And it came. Every single time. Surprise gifts from friends. Organized fundraising. The grant. This is the first time we are drowning in debt after an adoption. We are flat ass broke and about a month behind, but I am fine with that because it feels so good compared to what we've experienced in the past.
If you think that I was the faithful, peaceful and trusting adoptive mama through this, you are wrong. I hedged all my bets. Did all the fundraising saying that if this didn't work we would give the money to another family or return it to people.
The process of adopting Joy brought pain. Struggle. Fear. Questioning.
As you might remember, Joy has HIV. We were asked by our agency to consider adopting her. They did everything they could to make it possible for us.
We had relatives freak out. People said the dumbest, most thoughtless things. I wrestled a lot. With what we were doing. To our finances, our existing children, our community.
There were two things that kept me facing towards Joy.
1. The question was 'is this harder for me, or is facing the possibility of my child not getting adequate medical care harder?'
2. Can I do this? Can I raise my daughter to be kind and gracious, but firm, in the face of some of the most stupid, stubborn ignorance that I've ever seen? In order to do that, I had to learn to be kind and gracious, but firm.
The first question required more wrestling than I care to admit. But it really was the easy one.
The second one? That required a lot of support. Some from my counselor who walked me through appropriate and allowable responses to different people's comments. This was an amazing experience for me and impacted all aspects of my life. I had friends who let me bitch, whine, complain and rage. And I have this community that tells me over and over to 'look for the good', 'try not to be a jerk', that 'We belong to each other' and that being gracious is a huge gift. That looking beyond the stupidity and ignorance often leads to healing and redemption.
So, thank you.
Going to Africa to bring Joy home was excruciatingly difficult as I have a PTSD diagnosis that results from a home invasion/hostage situation I was in the last time I was in Africa.
Going to bring her home was the bravest thing I've ever done. I could have stayed at home, but I knew I would regret that more than pushing through the fear.It was fantastic. Our trip was hard, but I was both strong and vulnerable. I was present for my new daughter. I found a lot of personal healing on my trip. There was a lot of weeping, but so, so much joy. And she is.
Since coming home I have watched my little peanut win hearts, break down big huge grown men, and crumble people's fears and hardness. I literally watched one person who was dead set against her, start to cry when seeing her for the first time.
Our child is so special. This is brought home to us again and again. The nurse at her Children's Home told us that they called her their miracle child because they almost lost her. Her pediatrician here, told us at her last visit, that she cannot explain why this child is alive or doesn't have massive brain damage. That her medical records show three times when most other children would have died. That she does not understand how this is possible.
But she is. She is healthy, happy, thriving, getting chubby, and mentally, emotionally, and physically on target. Not one medical professional has been able to explain her. She is now labeled as technically HIV + but unable to transmit. How's that for shifting people's preconceptions?
This makes my heart so glad. I've learned so much on this journey, grown a tremendous amount, discovered strength I had no idea I had, learned that vulnerability is the baddest ass strength of all, and done so much healing.
Thanks Monkees, wish you could all come over for a cup of tea and meet her.
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Bioshock Infinite: Trailer
For the third episode of Bioshock, the saga leaves the underwater city of Rapture and takes you to the air floating city of Columbia.
No idea who made this sequence. Feel free to use the comments to provide with any information you may have. Release date is somewhat around 2012.Also tagged Bioshock, falling, fishes, flower, glass shards, pov, stars and stripes, underwater, window