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It's been a great experience building Collate but I've decided to call it quits. I spent a year writing Collate then another year neglecting it and don't feel that I can dedicate the time necessary to continue working on the project.
To everybody that purchased a Collate license, thank you for your support. Collate was a labor of love and I'm pretty impressed with how far it went, but to take it even farther would have required more than I had to give. I'm sorry if it's a disappointment to you.
Collate is now open sourced and freely available under the MIT license. Feel free to fork it and build on it, or dissect it and see how it runs under the hood.
For current users, the final release can be found here. These packages are now unsigned so you may receive a warning when installing on mac or windows. I removed the annoying license warning and demo mode, so anybody can use it now without a license.
Thank you for your interest in Collate. It's been a humbling experience and I wish you the best in your future note taking life.
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Some strands of Christmas and decorative lights blink, flicker, and twinkle, and while some people may enjoy this feature, others would rather have steady lights that are always on and never twinkling. Some light strands come with control boxes that allow you to turn the twinkle function on and off. But with other light strands, the lights are always blinking. There are still a few ways you can remove the twinkle function from light strands, but you must be very careful! You will be playing with electricity and wires, and a misstep could result in you getting electrocuted, or perhaps setting your tree on fire.
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Replacing Bulbs
1Remove the lights from the tree. In case you've decided to make changes to your lights after you've put up your tree, you should remove the lights for safety and ease of access.
2Find replacement bulbs. Anytime you need to replace a bulb in a strand of lights, you should always find a replacement bulb with the same voltage as the original. Look under the tag on the strand of lights to find voltage information.
3Locate the blinking bulbs. Some light strands blink because they have special bulbs that twinkle. If that's the case with your lights, you can get rid of the twinkle feature by switching out the bulbs.
4Remove the bulbs. First, unplug the lights. Then, for each blinking bulb, hold the bulb by the base (where the light attaches to the strand) and pull out the bulb and the bottom casing. Remove the bulbs from the casing.[3]
- If you have trouble removing the bulb and casing, use a screwdriver to pry the light out.
5Replace the bulbs. For every blinking bulb that you removed, you want to replace it with a non-blinking bulb. Insert the new bulb into the case, making sure the two wires on the end go through the holes in the bottom of the case.
- Fold the wires back so they rest against the side of the casing.
- When you have finished, reinsert the new bulb and casing back into the base.
6Test the lights. When you have replaced all the blinking bulbs and returned them all to their bases on the light strand, plug in the lights and test them. Give them a few minutes to warm up.Advertisement
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Removing the Control Box
1Unplug the lights and remove them from the tree. Some lights have the twinkle function run by a control box that contains wires and a simple electrical board. Because this method involves cutting and splicing wires, it requires much more care and attention. Before you start, it's very important to ensure the lights are unplugged and not wrapped around the tree.
2Locate the control box. It will be a small rectangular box, and it's usually located near the plug. You'll know it's the control box because the lights from the wires and the electrical plug will all run through it.
3Open the control box. Some are glued, some are screwed, and some are clipped together. You may need a screwdriver to remove the screws, or you may need one to pry apart the control box.
- Once open, remove the contents of the box, including the electrical board and the wires.
4Cut the power cable. Use wire cutters or sharp scissors to cut the power cord where it's connected to the electrical board. Then, cut the hot wires and the neutral wire.[4]
5Strip the coating from the wires. For the hot and neutral wire, strip about an inch of the wire coating off each of the wires. An inch from the top, use the scissors to cut through just the top layer of coating. Use your fingers, the scissors, or pliers to grip the coating and pull it off.
- For the power cable, peel apart the two sides and separate the first two to three inches of cable. Then strip an inch of wire coating off each side to expose the wires beneath.
6Splice together the hot wires. Use a multimeter to determine the neutral wire and the hot wires. When you've located the hot wires, line them up side by side and then gently twist them all together. Leave the neutral wire aside for now.
7Attach the hot wires to the power. Take one of the two sides of the power cord and twist that together with the hot wires. Then, twist together the other side of the power cord and the neutral wire.[5]
8Secure the wires with electrical tape. Before testing your lights, wrap the exposed wires with electrical tape. First tape the hot wires where they meet the power, then separately tape the neutral wires where the meet they power cord, then tape it all together.
- If the two sides of the power cable are wrapped around each other, untangle them.
- Test your lights. Be sure to watch for smoke and sparks, especially where you spliced the wires.
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Installing a Bridge Rectifier
1Purchase a bridge rectifier. This method will stop LED lights from blinking, especially if they weren't meant to twinkle in the first place. LED lights will sometimes flicker because electricity only flows through them one way, so when they are plugged into an alternating current power source, they flicker off when they don't get any power.[6]
- A bridge rectifier will convert the power going to the lights to direct current, meaning they won't flicker on and off.[7] You can purchase one at an electronics store or online.
- Make sure you buy one that matches the voltage of your lights.
2Unplug the lights and take them off the tree. Again, this method requires extreme caution and is best only pursued if you have some background knowledge about electronics and wiring. You could electrocute yourself or cause a fire if you attempt these steps otherwise.
3Cut the plug off the lights. Halfway between the last light on the strand and the power plug, use wire cutters or sharp scissors to cut through the two wires. Take the wires attached to the plug and untangle them. Next, strip off an inch of wire coating to expose the wires.
- When you have finished, slide an inch-long piece of heat shrink over each wire.[8]
4Solder the power wires to the bridge rectifier. Make sure you attach each wire to one of the AC pins on the bridge rectifier. It doesn't matter which wire goes to which pin, since it's an alternating current.[9]
5Determine the positive and negative light wires. First, untangle the wires (if they're wound around each other) and strip off an inch of wire coating from the two wires attached to the light strand. Next, use a multimeter to determine which wire is positive and which is negative.
- Make a note of which wire is which, and then slide a one-inch long piece of heat shrink over each wire.
6Attach the lights to the bridge rectifier. Solder the positive wire to the positive pin on the rectifier, and the negative wire to the negative pin on the rectifier.
7Activate the heat shrink. When you have soldered all the wires to attach the plug and the lights to the bridge rectifier, position the heat shrink over the exposed wires. One at a time, activate the heat shrink by applying the heat from a heat gun or blow dryer to the area.
- When you've finished, plug in the lights and test them out.
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QuestionOnly 1/3 of my 150 net lights are off. Why?Lady EmmaCommunity AnswerOn a strand, there are usually multiple braided cords to bring power to the lights. If only 1/3 of the whole thing is off, it might just be a burned-out bulb or broken wire on that wired sequence.
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In this lesson Jim Deeming will teach you more chords, which in turn gives you the ability to play in different keys. This is a very useful lesson.
Taught by Jim Deeming in Basic Guitar with Jim seriesLength: 19:08Difficulty: 1.5 of 5
Great lesson, really enjoyed
I have arthritis in my left hand which makes it hard to get nice clean chords. Would it help to have the action checked? Thanks for great lessons. I'm on lesson 8/9.
Excellent explanation, as always. Really love listening to the outstanding sound of that Gibson, too. Sweet sounding guitar!
Had to look three times on the family members... these videos are great!
The new finger position for the A chord is great. This has really helped me. Thanks
@ Jim Deeming. I just submitted a question about "Keys". Please ignore. If I waited 10 seconds longer in the video, I would have found the answer :-) Thanks!
Jim, Lesson 8 "new chords and Keys" answered a question I've had for 30 years of "playing" without understanding what a "Key" really meant. This lesson alone was worth the $100 bucks I invested in JamPlay. Thanks!!!!
This is most helpful. Thanks.
That you Mr.Deeming, for this great video
Thanks, Jim. Another great lesson. Your explanations are very clear.
Thank you Mr. Deeming, your teaching style much appreciated.
You make a chord by using one , three and five. So what is one, four and five?
You're confusing a triad with a key.
Thanks Jim Deeming, I think youre and outstanding guitar instructor. I can relate to your style of teaching and that does, for me, make a huge difference. Keep up the good work!!!
Re printing the exercise lesson, I found it easy to do with CTRL-A, then Copy Image .... and then Paste into MS Word. Then print from Word.
Jim, you are a phenomenal teacher. I am thoroughly enjoying learning from you. Thanks!
My mistake. My comments below belong to the next lesson, "Let's Play"
This seems to be a really good beginning guitar series even if jim doesn't respond any more. This lesson is a big jump ahead in skill level to play chord changes that can keep up with Jim's melody. Only way I have a chance is to play a "simple G" (one finger on fret 3, 1st string, strum bottom 4) otherwise I would be stuck on this lesson for a long, long time and I pay quarterly.
Great Lesson! thanks for the caged, key finger illustration, it made sense.
I use my index finger to depression strings 4 & 3 and my middle finger to depress string 2 (2nd fret) for the A chord. Is this a problem?
Jim, as a trumpet player for 40 years, my right thumb and pinky did nothing but hold the trumpet in place. The first three fingers did all the work. Now , as a lefty guitar player, my right pinky is rebelling against independent movement. I know the answer is the same as "How do you get to Carnegie Hall....PRACTICE! Your lessons and repetition are finally starting to get it to work. Thanks for all the invaluable info you dish out in every lesson.
This was a very helpful lesson, thanks Jim. You are a great teacher!!!
jIM JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU YOUR a great teacher. Your demonstration on the A chord has helped me a great deal, and you lesson on tuning was right on. I use an electronic tuner and have had trouble with tuning until you mentioned dampening the other strings. Wow it worked great I was able to tune my guitar perfectly for the first time. Thanks again for being such a great teacher , and I am looking foward to all the next lessons with great higher hopes of finaly learning to play.
This lesson was worth my $20 bucks this month.
help me out here. in the practice exercise, are we up strumming on the D A C cords?
I'm really having trouble wrapping my brain around the concept of playing in different "keys" (can you tell I have a background in music?). Someone 'splain it to me, please!
You probably have heard that an octave is divided into 12 semitones. The semitones are essentially evenly spaced throughout the octave. When you play a major scale in any key, you start on a particular note and play 7 of the 12 semitones, starting and ending on the same note name. Here is an example of the 12 tones starting and ending on C. We don't count the higher C among the 12, since it is the start of the next 12. C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#, A, A#, B, C To make a C scale, we will choose the following notes: [C], C#, [D], D#, [E], [F], F#, [G], G#, [A], A#, [B], [C] Note that there is no extra note between E & F, and B & C. When the notes have an extra semitone between them, the interval between the notes is called a tone. When there is no extra note, the interval is a semitone. Here is the pattern for building a scale in any key. And by key, I mean whatever semitone you start on (in this case C): Tone-tone-semitone-tone-tone-tone-semitone. Using that pattern, you can build a scale in any key. Let's build a scale in the key with one sharp - G: [G], G#, [A], A#, [B], [C], C#, [D], D#, [E], F, [F#], [G] Or: G, A, B, C, D, E, F#, G I could go on, but I've probably gone on too much already. ;)
One thing that really helped me is to stop thinking about music as "notes" as in, the a note is the a note, and start realizing that what makes music is the space between notes (the interval between a and f for example). When you change key you are just changing the "starting note" basically, but you are keeping the most important part, the interval distance between notes. I don't know if it makes sense but thinking about the distance between notes being the most important aspect of music helped me a lot.
For some reason, I keep fingering E with the second finger on the 5th string and the third finger on the 4th string. If I keep this up will it cause transition problems later? Also I am fingering A with the index finger in the middle. That is the only way I can keep from muting or buzzing
Well done - Well taught & easy to undersand: Thanks Jim !
Wow, you put the pieces together and so easily. I've been able to figure out the key but the relationships remained a mystery until now. I am very excited about where I'm headed. Thank you
I have been playing guitar as a basic chord strummer for twenty years, but I am self-taught and have never really played around other musicians. I started these lessons because I am interested in learning more complex styles, but I am glad that I decided to sit through these early lessons. Jim, your advice on the fingering of the A chord is something that nobody had ever told me before--thanks! The previous lessons also had little gems that I didn't know either, like tuning the G string slightly flat or always tune up to the note, not down. Nice advice!
LOL!! I am so lost!
does anyone know how to print the lessen, when I hit the print the lessen thing it just prints out the line of print this lessen, if anyone know how to I am new to this it would help me out a lot.
Save the lessons as a pdf file, then print from your computer's file rather than directly from the website.
All I ever get is the notes and the tab #s, but it never prints out the staff lines! I've tried printing it different ways, saving it to my computer as a jpg., and printing it, manipulating my printer software, and I just can't get it to print, either!
I think you have to have a program that prints tabulature (the notes) which is a .tef type of file.
Thank goodness, chord finger overlays on lessons! Excellent
I noticed in the lesson "NO" mention of the A7 chord was heard. But when you mentioned the "Key of D" the second time (15:08 of scene 2) you use an A7 chord not an A Major???? (for the 5 position). The initial Key build is at 10:57 of scene 2. Which is right???
I also didn't understand why he said in the key of D play a7 for 5 and then later he said A major
I'm like a lot of people...........I start playing and want to be professional tomorrow. I've come to the conclusion that it's just not going to happen. I enjoy the pace of the lessons. Keeps me on track. Thanks.
Jim, I just wanted to say thank you for all the wonderful lessons so far and the many lessons to come. You are a great teacher and your love for the guitar really shows when you play and is contagious. I just want to say thank you.
The A chord is ruining my life
you just game me my ah ha moment, that explains it alll....the missing link, keys, triads....fantastic, thank you...
Hi Jim; I am enjoying your lessons still a little slow on the transittion from one chord to the next but I do know my chords by heart I don't have to look to know where I am but I am struggling with chord transition speed. In short I've learned a lot in three short weeks. I'm very excited about playing and learning to play. Thanks
I've always played the A chord using the following fingering... E A D G B E 0 0 2 1 3 0 Seems more natural to transition from that fingering to the D chord. Given the years of muscle memory...is there any compelling reason to change? While I have played for a while, I am looking to re-tool and get rid of bad habits.
The fingering pattern didn't come out right. :) 1st finger fretting the A note, 2nd finger fretting the E note and the 3rd figure fretting C#.
OK never mind, I shoulda watched the video through first...you go into the pattern i described.
I agree, you made the 145 progression so easy. Thanks!
hi i was wondering if you can teach the intro that you played. thx
Jim, I enjoyed your live broadcast. Can you tell me the name of the lovely little classical piece you played part of during the broadcast when there was a discussion about classical guitar? I've heard it many times and can't place it. I love your lessons! Cheers, Rosemary
Thanks! It's called "Bouree"
I've been playing the guitar for about 13 years now. Though I've never really been to serious about it. I've only basically learned intros of songs.... And a few simple songs all the way through. I never really took the time to "learn" the guitar. I've sat back and watched all your lessons so far... Even though I knew a lot of what you were saying. I've picked up a lot that I've been missing too.. Cant' wait for the next lessons!!!! Thanks for the great site!!
Yes, makes sense to me now. Awesome!
Jim, like blackdouglas, I never quite understood the 1, 4, 5 chord progression. It makes sense now. Thanks.
good lesson on keys and the chords in them. like blackdouglas, i've struggled with that. now it's a lot more clear.
Superb. I've read about 1,4&5 over the years and never understood what it meant. Intellectual dyslexia or just dumb? Anyway, thanks Jim!
At 7:30, am I missing something or the number 1 on the graphic should be 1 fret higher?
Argh, yes it should *cries to himself*
Yes, you are correct. The first finger should be in the second fret on the third string - fretting the A note.
Fingerstyle master Jim Deeming teaches you the basics of guitar playing. With over 30 years of experience teaching and playing, Jim will definitely start you in the right direction. This is a great series for beginners and guitarists looking to refresh their knowledge.
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Jim covers all possible fingering options pertaining to the basic open A chord shape.Length: 17:42 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
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Jim talks about the future of his Phase 1 guitar series and where to go from here.Length: 4:18 Difficulty: 0.5 Members Only
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Jim delves into basic music theory. He starts from square one in this lesson.Length: 29:00 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
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Jim Deeming invites you to a veritable chord fiesta. He demonstrates common dominant and minor chord shapes.Length: 43:00 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
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Many guitarists use their pinky as an anchor. Jim explains the pros and cons of this technique.Length: 9:00 Difficulty: 1.5 Members Only
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Jim discusses an important technique--palm muting. He explains how palm muting is used by flatpickers and fingerstyle players.Length: 7:00 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
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Jim Deeming covers the basics of reading guitar tablature. Knowledge of tablature will help with JamPlay lessons as well as learning your favorite songs.Length: 21:12 Difficulty: 1.0 Members Only
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Jim explains various tuning methods. He provides useful tips and tricks that will ensure that your guitar is sounding its best.Length: 31:45 Difficulty: 1.0 Members Only
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Jim is back with another "let's play" style lesson. He teaches the classic song "Red River Valley" and encourages you to play along.Length: 52:38 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
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Jim Deeming introduces drop D tuning. Drop D is a popular alternate tuning used in many styles of music including rock, fingerstyle and blues.Length: 25:25 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
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Jim Deeming breaks down the song sections to the classic tune "Wayfaring Stranger".Length: 29:20 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
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Jim Deeming takes another, more focused look at drop D tuning.Length: 6:27 Difficulty: 1.5 Members Only
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Jim Deeming discusses how to use a metronome for practice, skill building, and speed building.Length: 24:02 Difficulty: 1.0 Members Only
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Jim Deeming got his first guitar when he was only six years old. His Dad was taking fingerpicking lessons, and Jim wanted to be just like him. The Mel Bay books didn't last very long before he strapped on a thumb pick and added the Chet part to Red River Valley so it sounded better.
Most of Jim's early learning was by ear. With unlimited access to his Dad's collection of Chet Atkins albums, he spent countless hours decoding his favorite songs. They were never "right" until they sounded just like Chet. Around the age of 12, Jim heard Jerry Reed for the first time and just knew he had to be able to make that "Alabama Wild Man" sound. The styles of Chet & Jerry always have been a big influence on his playing.
More recently he has pursued arrangements by Tommy Emmanuel and Doyle Dykes, in addition to creating some of his own and writing originals.
Jim has performed in front of a variety of audiences, including concerts, competitions, weddings and the like, but playing at church has always been a mainstay. Whether playing in worship bands or guitar solos, gospel music is deep in his roots and is also the driving theme behind his debut CD release, titled "First Fruits".
Jim has been playing for about 38 years. He also has taught private lessons in the past but believes JamPlay.com is an exciting and better venue with many advantages over the traditional method of weekly 30 minute sessions.
Jim lives in Berthoud, Colorado with his wife, Linda, and their four children. Although he still has a "day job", he is actively performing and is already back in the studio working on the next CD. If you wonder how he finds time, look no further than the back seat of his truck where he keeps a "travel guitar" to take advantage of any practice or song-writing opportunities he can get.
The opening song you hear in Jim's introductory JamPlay video is called, "A Pick In My Pocket". It's an original tune, written in memory of Jim's father who told him early on he should always keep a pick in his pocket in case he ever met Chet Atkins and got the chance to play for him. That song is slated to be the title track for his next CD, which will feature several more originals plus some of his favorite covers of Chet and Jerry arrangements.
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Our mission is to treat both customers and employees like guests in our home
and make certain our home is a place people want to be. We ensure that every transaction is guided by the principals of honesty, integrity and loyalty; and we set ourselves apart from other automotive retailers by having a transparent, enjoyable and fair process in all of our business practices.
Our vision is to be the best automotive organization in the USA, where customer expectations are exceeded; employees are engaged;
the community is served; and our business reputation is infused
with integrity and fun.
the community is served; and our business reputation is infused
with integrity and fun.
INTEGRITY GUIDES OUR BUSINESS every day. We must always work with our team members, our customers and our business partners in an ethical, courteous and professional manner.
Work should be ENJOYABLE, ACCOUNTABLE and CONSISTENT every day. To achieve individual and organizational potential we must enjoy what we are doing and have clear definition regarding what needs to be done.
ENGAGED EMPLOYEES will result when they are treated with honesty, clarity and respect by management and fellow team members. These engaged employees will create a great environment for our customers.
We believe in creating LONG TERM CUSTOMER LOYALTY. One where customers enjoy their time at each of our stores and encourage their friends and family to do the same.
We believe in providing COMMUNITY SERVICE. We will make the community a better place and improve ourselves in the process. Profits that are hoarded are dead, profits that are shared with those less fortunate will grow far beyond a balance sheet.
We believe in making LONG TERM DECISIONS, DAILY. We will grow our business not by taking short cuts or looking for the quick fix, but by fostering relationships with our employees, customers and business partners that are built on trust, dedication and commitment.


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Preschool - Spanish Immersion
Ages: 2- 4 years old
Our Immersion Classrooms educate preschool children to learn Spanish as a second language. Students are exposed to the Spanish language 100% of the day. Aid in English language will be provided, but it will be kept to minimum.
You have the option to choose between a part time or full time schedule.
Instructional time is from 9-2 PM; extended time from 8- 9am and from 2-5pm.


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Typically I am not a big fan of chain restaurants. I picked that snobbery up while living in Seattle, where it always seemed you could go out every night and never go to the same place twice. You want Chinese? Got it. Thai? No problem. Sit on the floor for some Moroccan? Sure, and it comes with a side of belly dancers too. Ethiopian? Russian? Brazilian? Check, check check. Yet, with all of that, I still can't overcome my love of the Cheesecake Factory. I hate it. It is always crowded, the nutritional stats are off the charts ridiculously unhealthy, and now it is 45 minutes away. Thank goodness for that!
According to their website, their Fresh Strawberry Cheesecake has been their #1 seller for 30 years. No doubt because of its deliciousness, not for its 733 calories per slice and 32 grams of fat per slice!!! That is why I got sick the time I tried to eat one by myself. If you have the craving for a little cheesecake, Eating for Life has a super healthy, protein packed one. You can see from it's picture that it is definitely smaller than the piece from cheesecake, which of course makes it less calories, but I promise you won't miss them!
Eating For Life – Strawberry Cheesecake
1 c. Low Fat Cottage Cheese
1 Tbsp Vanilla Extract
3 Tbsp Splenda
12 oz Fat Free Cream Cheese, softened at room temp.
1 c. Egg Substitute
1 Keebler Ready Crust – Reduced Fat Graham Cracker Crust
1/2 c. Fat Free Sour Cream
2 tsp Splenda
1 c. Strawberries, sliced
Preheat oven to 350.
Spoon cottage cheese into blender and blend until smooth (about 30 seconds). Add vanilla extract & Splenda; blend for about 15 more seconds.
Add the softened cream cheese and blend for about 30 seconds, scraping down sides as needed. While blending, gradually add the egg substitute and continue to blend until smooth (about 45 seconds).
Pour cheese filling into Ready Crust and bake until set, about 35 minutes.
Remove cheesecake from oven and cool for about 15 minutes. Then, cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
Prior to serving, in a small mixing bowl, combine sour cream & 2 tsp of remaining Splenda.
Slice cheesecake into 8 portions, top with sliced strawberries and sour cream.
NUTRITION: Calories 208 / Fat 4 g / Carbs 24 / Protein 15 g / Fiber 2 g
If you are searching for something a little in between these two extremes of health and taste, I made Cooking Light's version for my niece's birthday to rave reviews. I even substituted blended for one of the blocks of cream chese for a little extra protein (not include3d in nutrition info) and it still passed her picky standards!
Vanilla Cheesecake
- Crust:
- 3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 teaspoons water
- Filling:
- 3 (8-ounce) blocks fat-free cream cheese, softened
- 2 (8-ounce) blocks 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 (8-ounce) carton fat-free sour cream
- 4 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
Preheat oven to 400°.
To prepare crust, combine first 3 ingredients, tossing with a fork. Add 2 teaspoons water; toss with a fork until moist and crumbly. Gently press mixture into bottom and 1 1/2 inches up sides of a 9-inch springform pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 400° for 5 minutes; cool on a wire rack.
Reduce oven temperature to 325°.
To prepare filling, beat cheeses with a mixer at high speed until smooth. Combine 1 cup sugar, flour, and salt, stirring with a whisk. Add to cheese mixture; beat well. Add sour cream; beat well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla extract. Scrape seeds from vanilla bean; stir seeds into cheese mixture, reserving bean halves.
Pour cheese mixture into prepared pan; bake at 325° for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until cheesecake center barely moves when pan is touched. Remove cheesecake from oven; run a knife around outside edge. Cool to room temperature. Cover and chill at least 8 hours.
NUTRITION: Calories 324 / Fat 11 g / Carbs 43 / Protein 12 g / Fiber 1 g


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Statistics lauding the growth of the Internet in China have become so commonplace as to inspire yawns, despite breathless press reports of hundreds of millions of Chinese going online and signing up for the 'net. With the Chinese Government declaring that their internet population surpassed the US last year, it would seem that the real opportunity for expansion and growth online is not in the West, but somewhere behind the Great Firewall of China. Cue the ads for Chinese Web Hosting, Chinese Industry Liaisons, and the omnipresent legions of Chinese "business agents".
Many Western technology companies have heeded that call, but have found themselves cast into the rocks on Chinese shores — including companies like Microsoft, Google, Cisco, eBay, and YahoO! The massive markets just never seem to have materialized in the Orient for these giants, or when success has loomed on the horizon the murky Chinese bureaucracy has stepped in to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Partnerships have vapourized overnight, and (particularly in the case of Cisco) core Intellectual Property has been outright stolen, reverse-engineered, or redistributed. Perilous waters, indeed.
So it was with this skepticism that my friend Gersham viewed the latest piece of propaganda emerging from our friends in China that we have now reached the new height of 338 million Chinese Internet users — a 13 percent increase since the end of 2008, and just about exactly one quarter of the country's population. All of this, of course, seems to have been tabulated and distributed by the slightly inaccurately-acronymed Chinese Internet Network Information Centre (CNNIC) which, by its own admission "takes orders from the Ministry of Information Industry (MII) to conduct daily business." In fact, Google "Chinese Internet Traffic" and you'd be hard-pressed to find data that did NOT originate from the CNNIC. Hmm. Call me a cynic.
It is likely difficult for most (any) of us to corroborate or even conceptualize these high numbers, but it seems suspicious nonetheless — particularly from a country whose median income is around $3400 and whose Per-Capita GDP is ranked 104th, right behind Armenia. In trying to substantiate this, once can point to Alexa's site rankings which currently reveal that 3 Chinese-language web sites rank in the Top 20: Search Engine Baidu (#9), IM chat and portal QQ (#14), and portal Sina.com.cn (#18). Sounds good, right? But look closely at the rankings. Baidu, an undisputed leader in Search for China, reaches 5.73% of the internet populace, whereas Google.DE (#13) reaches roughly 3% of global internet users while servicing German, Swiss and Austrian users exclusively. Combine the populations of these three countries and they don't even add up to 100 million people.
Gersham pointed me toward the Firefox Download Stats, where as of this writing Germans have made 4,948,666 downloads of various firefox versions compared to only 672,972 for China. Again, Germany has a population of 82Million vs. 1.3Billion in China. As a control, Americans have downloaded Firefox 7,959,727 times as of this writing. Do the Chinese really just prefer Internet Explorer?
In January 2009, Comscore measured the Chinese internet audience at closer to 180 Million users, still an impressive 18% of the Internet population.  This site quotes murky Nielsen Online data pegging Chinese Internet Users at roughly 300 Million. Beyond these heresy reports, empirical measurements are difficult to come by.
So, let's throw up our hands and try to reverse-engineer the data using published stats. According to June 2009 data from Comscore, Google has captured 65% or so of US Search Traffic. This made it the #1 web site in the world, with 157 Million US Visitors in June, according to Comscore. In the Chinese Market, Baidu has captured 73% of Chinese search, with Google in the Number Two spot. Yet Baidu.com barely moves the needle by comparison, according to compete.com, alexa.com, and others.. hitting roughly 600,000 unique visitors per month globally.  High-side estimates of the Internet's penetration in the US peg it at 72.5% of the populace, or about 220 million. This makes the data on Google's penetration vs the addressable market reasonably accurate (71% if you do the math). Following this logic, if Baidu in fact has 73% of China's purported 338 Million users, it should be ranking as the #1 web site by far, with >246 Million unique visitors per month. In fact if any of this data were true, then Chinese sites should occupy at least 4 of the Top Ten global web sites.
Whatever your opinion of Compete's and Alexa's relative methodologies, it's impossible to reconcile anything even close to the numbers coming from the Chinese Government. If that isn't good enough for you, let's turn to profits. While serving what was allegedly the world's largest internet audience, Baidu appears to be tracking to earn about $500 Million in revenue this year. Google's revenue appears to be tracking to about $23 Billion for 2009 with its pithy 157 Million unique visitors. Any way you slice it, if China's internet userbase is as large as Beijing says it is, and if Baidu's market share of that audience is what it's widely purported to be, then both the number of uniques reported by external traffic sites and the revenues reported by the public company that owns Baidu should be exponentially greater.
These stats seem to either indicate that Chinese do not use search very often, or that there just aren't too many of them heading out into the wilds of the Internet. Either way, statistics emanating exclusively from bureaucratic sources within Beijing, particularly those which seem to fly in the face of all other external metrics, are not to be believed. The thesis of this post is not to suggest that China is NOT a massive opportunity for online properties and other technology purveyors, it is simply an attempt to point out that, like in a lot of cases in dealing with the Peoples' Republic of China, things are not what they may seem. Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.


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Employees now expect more than just desktop communications. They want a seamless communications experience that fits into how they work instead of changing how they work – helping them stay in touch on their device of choice as they move throughout their day
Similarly, the expectations of customers too have fundamentally changed. Customers today expect to engage with vendors and retail brands seamlessly across a variety of touch-points, including social media, mobile applications, websites, traditional telephone, and face-to-face, on their terms.
Against this backdrop, ETCIO, in partnership with Avaya, recently organized a two-city roundtable conference for top enterprise technology leaders.
Themed 'Bringing Your Digital Transformation Strategy to Life', the event was held in New Delhi and Mumbai.
The Delhi leg witnessed CIOs discussing how they were enhancing the experience of their customers as well as employees through digital transformation.
Some of the leading CIOs who participated in the Delhi roundtable included Pawan Chawla, CIO, Girnarsoft; Chandar Khanduja, CIO, Luminous Power Technologies; Kamal Karnatak, Group CIO, RJ Corp; Atul Nigam, CIO, Micromax; Kapil Mehrotra, Head-IT, HCL Healthcare; and Navdeep Singh Ahluwalia, Head Network & Information Security at Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd.
Pawan Chawla, Head-IT, CarDekho, provided insights into how his company had created an in-house VR app that provided customers with virtual guided tours of commercial vehicles, test drives, and access to a lifelike experience as that in a showroom.
"We have used native software like XCode and Android Studios, which are powered by gaming software like Unity and other apps available in the market. Based on these applications we have built this VR experience for customers," he said.
Arun Shetty, Director, Solutions Sales, Avaya, India underlined the importance of customer interactions.
"Customers that call the contact center likely started their journey on the web or their mobile phones. Picking up the phone and calling a company to place an order to resolve a customer service issue is rarely the first choice of consumers anymore. Do your contact center policies and procedures recognize that fact? Do you equip agents with knowledge of other customer interactions that may have happened 2 minutes ago or 3 days ago or last month?" he argued.
Shetty threw light on how Avaya was leading the market in providing enhanced experience for customers and users.
"Our vision is to be a leading player in the user-defined experience in the digital world. We intend to drive a smart, digital world where engagement across devices and software is always secure, always in context, and always user defined," Shetty said.
"We enhance customer experience (by providing them the option of any channel, any time, journey driven, personalized, proactive, informed by context), user experience (by giving them the choice of client and the information), application experience (through easily, rapidly customizable workflows and processes), and offer proactive and pre-emptive engagement through analytics," he said.
The Mumbai event saw participation from top IT decision makers such as Samrat Das, CIO, PNB MetLife; Avinash Velhal, Group CIO IMEA, VP, Head IT & Process, Atos International; Doraiswamy Parameswaran, Senior President, Business and Digital Technology Solutions Group, YES BANK; Sanjay Kukreja, CIO, eClerx; Bhavesh Lakhani, CTO, DSP BlackRock; and Amit Madhan, President & Group Head- IT & Shared Services, Thomas Cook India Limited.
Throwing light on his digital transformation journey, Parameswaran said, "As the economy moves towards a less-cash society, we have moved to what we call as Alliances, Relationships & Technology (ART) approach for digitized banking. This form of collaboration has helped us to provide innovative financial solutions and address any concerns of our corporate, SME and retail customers."
Velhal said, "We have focused more on automating our workforce through collaboration. We have been a "zero mail" company globally for the last few years with a single aim to improve collaboration. We have our own social network called blueKiwi to facilitate collaboration, idea generation and ease of working."
The CIOs also provided best practices on how to achieve seamless and fruitful collaboration within their organizations.
"Collaborative organizations must formulate a strategy before rushing to buy the latest collaboration tools. The technology should support the strategy. One size doesn't fit all. It is important for IT leaders to lead the pack in enabling a host of viable choices and provide some guidance on which tools can be best leveraged for the particular use case at hand," Kukreja said.
"We need to re-look at our internally processes and systems to ensure that they are in sync with the business. Only then can we have collaboration in the true sense and deliver a great customer experience. We must understand that true collaboration is not the same as either teamwork or cooperation, but is an organization-wide cultural value that should be embedded in the company's fabric." Madhan added.


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Where I wore it: To the office on Friday
After two days of working from home and watching Zephyr like a hawk, I really needed to feel like I looked nice when I went back into the office last Friday. My work from home outfits often consist of cut-off shorts, flip flops, and a ratty sweatshirt or tee-shirt, the farthest thing from pretty or put-together. This outfit fit the bill perfectly, and as an added bonus, it felt like I was wearing pajamas. I've been relishing this late-summer weather, deciding to fully embrace the warmth and not force fall to get here faster than it needs to. This time of year, I often find myself adding a sweater here and there, maybe even breaking out an unnecessary pair of boots in anticipation of the season ahead. I know soon enough that I'll be freezing and dreary, pining for these sunny warm days. I'd better bask in it while I can.
And thank you also for those who wished us a happy anniversary! I sat for awhile yesterday morning, trying to find a picture to post to commemorate the day, and then I realized that I would rather just get-out and enjoy it. We went hiking on Sunday at Ohiopyle and out to an amazing dinner last night. I've been shooting a lot of our weekend trips on film and saving up the rolls, I have my fingers crossed they come out, and if they do, I'll be sure to post some.
And one more thank you, to the kind reader who said hello to me this weekend: I'm sorry I was awkward and caught off guard. My mind was thinking about my long walk home from where I was, thank you for saying hello!
PS- If you'd like to recreate this braided hairstyle, the instructions can be found here. For more hairstyling tips, click here.


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My PC is infected by Virut virus therefore I have to format entire hard disk. I want to know how can I format all the partitions on my PC - C,D,E,F while reinstalling Windows XP.
You don't need to format all the partitions. The virus is only on the partition that contains the operating system. Have you tried removing it first. Formatting is a last resort.
The virus is only on the partition that contains the operating system.
I wouldn't be to sure about that. Viri can lurk almost anywhere ready to relaunch itself when it detects that the OS has been re-installed, especially in an infected .EXE file on some other partition..
I Agree though, reformatting everything is only a last resort. There are usually way of getting rid of viri without going through all the hassle of reformatting, that assuming that there really is a virus. With with the lack of information one can only assume.
If you do decide to go down the reformatting router the simplest way is to boot from your XP Installation disk, delete all partition and start again from scratch. I take it you do have an installation disk or at least a recovery disk becasue you are going to need it if you delete everything
Yesterday I tried to run Comobofix and got the message that "Your PC may be infected by Virut Virus". Few days ago Chrome started to show some error which according to some on Google help forum is due to some virus.
I saw few posts on internet regarding the Virut virus and all suggested that I should reinstall windows since it is almost impossible to clean it from PC. I format the partition C that contains Windows XP and reinstalled the windows but it didn't seems to have fixed the problem. I tried using Combofix again and got the same error.
My PC is running slow, so is internet and it freezed unexpectdly while writing this answer. There are several .exe files running in the process that I never saw before. These are the reasons why I assume that perhaps I have been hit by Virut.
U don't have to formal all partitions.
-before u format download anti virus(i recommend ms security essentials) and manual update and save it to drive D
-Format only drive C and install windows
-When u see the desktop for the 1st time(make sure u don't restart the system) click start button > run > type D: and hit enter button (don't double click any drive).
-Locate antivirus .exe file and start to install then use manual update to update it (if u use win xp sp2 u need to install win installer 3.1 first). Scan the system ASAP, when scan complete u are free to restart and install driver and other apps.
I have used this procedure and worked all the time.
We can not fight new wars with old weapons, let he who desires peace prepare for war - PROPHET.
Check response # 2. Symantec & several others have developed programs specifically to remove the virut virus.
StuartS... being a bit pedantic here, Virus is not a Latin word so the plural is "viruses" not "viri". Common mistake though!
Actually virus is a Latin word, as are most words with medical origins.
virus n. 1 microscopic organism often causing diseases. 2 = *computer virus. [Latin, = poison]
I stand corrected but refer here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plural... and this paragraph in particular:
The English plural of virus is viruses, not viri.[1] In most speaking communities this is non-controversial and speakers would not attempt to use the non-standard plural in -i. However, in computer enthusiast circles in the late 20th century and early 21st, the non-standard viri form (sometimes even virii) was well-attested, generally in the context of computer viruses. This has been attributed by commentators such as Tom Christiansen to a tendency among technical writers to favor Latin or Greek plurals over English ones when both are common (e.g. choosing indices over indexes) and a general tendency to introduce non-standard plural forms (e.g. VAXen, emacsen as the plurals of VAX and emacs, respectively).
While the number of users employing these non-standard plural forms of virus was always a proportionally small percentage of the English-speaking population, the variation was notable because it coincided with the growth of the internet, a medium on which its users were for a time over-represented. As the distribution of internet users shifted to be more representative of the population as a whole during the 2000s, the non-standard forms saw decline in usage. A tendency towards prescriptivism in the computer enthusiast community, combined with the growing awareness that viri and virii are not etymologically supported plural forms, also played a part.
Nonetheless, the question of what the Latin plural of virus would have been turns out not to be straightforward, as no plural form is attested in extant Latin literature. Furthermore, its unusual status as a neuter noun ending in -us apparently not of Greek origin obscures its morphology, making guesses about how it should have been declined difficult.
However, in computer enthusiast circles in the late 20th century and early 21st, the non-standard viri form (sometimes even virii) was well-attested, generally in the context of computer viruses.
As this is a computer forum and I have been using computers since the 1970s when computer viri were first invented, viri is more natural. It is common for computer people to use the original Latin than an Anglicised version. Indecies in instead of indexes is another one that comes to mind.
It is the linguistic opposite of using text speech.
Ahh well I'll learn to live with it I guess! Funny you should mention Indices I have always used indexes for that one. It's a curious language is English (and in this case Latin). My other bugbear is the pronunciation of words like "skeletal" (common usage) and "skeleetal" (US). In the common usage both "e's" in the common usage are pronounced eh as in egg.


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Victor Emanuel Nature Tours
Panama: Fall at El Valle's Canopy Lodge: Sep 29 - Oct 6, 2018
offered by Victor Emanuel Nature Tours and Houston Audubon
Panama is where Central America meets South America; the result is a stunning mix of biodiversity. Nestled in the crater of an extinct volcano and surrounded by jagged ridges and hills, the fabulous Canopy Lodge offers great birding and luxury accommodations. Situated approximately 60 miles west of Panama City in the picturesque El Valle de Antón, this lodge has it all. The forested peaks of Cerro Gaital Natural Monument loom over the valley and impart a deep sense of tranquility. The lodge grounds are teeming with birds. Feeders visible from the dining area play host to a parade of colorful and exciting species such as Rufous Motmot, Collared Aracari, Red-crowned Woodpecker, Flame-rumped, Crimson-backed, White-lined, Blue-gray, and Palm Tanagers, Red-legged Honeycreeper, Buff-throated and Streaked Saltators, Orange-billed and Black-striped Sparrows, and Chestnut-headed Oropendola to name a few. Our lovely accommodations will be complemented by wonderful cuisine. We will travel by comfortable bus, with one or two days in 4×4 vehicles. Walking will be easy to moderate on good roads and trails. Climate conditions will be cool and breezy with some overcast and rain expected in the highlands, and warm and dry in the lowlands.
Price: $2,795
India: Birds & Culture on the Maharajas' Express: Feb 6-22, 2019
offered by Victor Emanuel Nature Tours
A delightful trip back in time across the entire breadth of India's Rajasthan State, as well as parts of Central India, by luxury train. Spectacular palaces, imposing fortified cities, and great wildlife. In 2001, VENT inaugurated its fabulous Palace on Wheels tour, which succeeded beyond everyone's dreams. Our 2004 and 2006 train tours were even better! We are therefore delighted to announce a completely new train trip aboard the Maharajas' Express. We shall travel in comfort while visiting the great princely cities of Jaipur, Jodhpur, and Udaipur. This journey on the Maharajas' Express is like no other. We will travel in great luxury, as in the days of the British Raj. We will also enjoy a fine cross section of the Rajasthan-Indian landscape, as well as visits to some of its architectural marvels. Among the many highlights will be visits to the Taj Mahal, the Keoladeo Bird Sanctuary, and Ranthambore National Park.This will truly be the trip of a lifetime. If you let them know when you reserve, a special donation will be made to Houston Audubon. For more information about the arrangement with Houston Audubon, please contact Richard Gibbons at email@example.com.
Spain & Portugal Aboard the Sea Cloud: Apr 14-24, 2019
offered by Victor Emanuel Nature Tours and Houston Audubon
For this voyage—VENT's first-ever cruise to the western Mediterranean—we have chartered the peerless Sea Cloud, a four-masted barque widely regarded as the world's most beautiful sailing vessel, for a trip that combines the lustrous history and architectural wonders of the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, and the Andalusia region of Spain, with emphasis on the region's natural history highlights, particularly birds and botany. With historical and natural history interpretation throughout the trip, there simply is no better way to experience the charm of Portugal and Spain. Joining VENT leaders Victor Emanuel and Barry Lyon for this special departure are Larry Wolff, the Silver Professor of European History at New York University and Director of the NYU Center for European and Mediterranean Studies; and Peter Zika, a superb field biologist and botanist at the herbarium of the University of Washington. If you let them know when you reserve, a special donation will be made to Houston Audubon. For more information about the arrangement with Houston Audubon, please contact Richard Gibbons at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Houston Audubon's long-time travel partner, Victor Emanuel Nature Tours (VENT), is the largest company in the world specializing in birding tours. This year they will offer 140 tours to more than 100 destinations ranging from the Texas coast to the forest-clad Himalayan highlands of tiny Bhutan, to the huge expanses of Brazil's bird-rich Pantanal, and to Antarctica, Africa, and many places in-between.
Victor Emanuel Nature Tours offers departures for Houston Audubon members. The camaraderie shared among chapter members strengthens the chapter and provides an excellent opportunity to brainstorm program ideas and challenges. A more direct partnership benefit is a $500 donation to Houston Audubon's habitat conservation, education, and advocacy programs when an HA member signs up for designated tours.
On a personal level, Victor is a native Houstonian and calls the Upper Texas Coast his favorite birding place. He started birding the region when he was just eight years old. Victor is an Houston Audubon Advisory Board Member and has championed many Houston Audubon conservation projects.
For more information about upcoming trips, please visit their website at www.ventbird.com, contact VENT at firstname.lastname@example.com
or call 512-328-5221 or 1-800-328-8368. Don't forget, please tell them you are a member of Houston Audubon. Happy birding


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Cat's Eye Bluray [BD] | 480p 60MB | MKV
The three Kisugi sisters—Rui, Hitomi and Ai—during the day run a small cafe called "Cat's Eye." To discover the whereabouts of their father, the artist Michael Heintz, who has disappeared, Hitomi and her sisters rob art galleries as the smart and mysterious thief "Cat's Eye" in the hope that his works can give them clues about his vanishing. The crucial point is that Hitomi has a relationship with Toshi, a police inspector who has sworn to catch "Cat's Eye"—and of course he has no idea about Hitomi's double life.
Alternative Titles: Cats Eye, キャッツ・アイ
Type: TV
Episodes: 36
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jul 11, 1983 to Mar 26, 1984
Premiered: Summer 1983
Studios: Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Source: Manga
Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Mystery, Romance
Duration: 25 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 – Teens 13 or older
More Information : AnimeDB | AnimeNewsNetwork | Wikipedia
Related Anime:
Sequel: Cat's Eye Season 2
Encode Info :
Encoder: Soulreaperzone.com
Video Type: h264 8bit Bluray
Audio: Japanese
Subtitle: English
Fansubs: TMUsubs
Filehosts: SOLIDFILES, USERSCLOUD


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Microsoft Dynamics 365 is a great collection of intelligent business applications. It results in some misunderstanding for many, who end up considering this AI-powered tool something else. So, in this post, we have tried drawing a line between what is Microsoft Dynamics 365 and what is not included in it.Microsoft Dynamics 365 info
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A night photo of Rockefeller Center's famous Christmas lights and decorations, New York City
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Edition Type: Open edition print
Categories: New York Christmas & Holiday Photos Rockefeller Center Photos Night Photography
Fine Art Prints: Our fine art prints are renowned for their clarity and detail. High-definition large-scale prints on paper or metal are available up to 150 inches wide.
Mounting + Framing: We offer acrylic float-mounted, float-framed, and matted / framed prints with a broad selection of solid wood and metal frames.
Image Licensing: A selection of our ultra high-resolution images are available for editorial and commercial use.