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Old photographs: Westwood
Westwood, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire
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The building on the Westwood side at Avoncliff was probably built in about 1795 as a dormitory complex for workers at the nearby woollen cloth mill. In 1835 it was converted into the Bradford Poor Law Union workhouse and remained as such until 1917, when it became a Red Cross Hospital for injured troops returning from the front in the First World War. In the postcard photograph (left) the hospital is seen from the Winsley side of the valley. On its left is the track of an inclined tramway which brought blocks of stone from Westwood Quarry to a masons' yard and siding on the main line railway. The lack of trees on the hillside, now densely wooded, is startling.
In March 1923 it was purchased by Walter Tyrell Morres and Harold Lyon Cuthell and converted into a well-appointed country house hotel called The Old Court. War again intervened and the hotel was requisitioned to become offices for the British Museum, much of whose collection was stored in the underground quarry. Cuthell regained it after the war, but put it up for sale in 1948. Since then it has been a complex of flats and afterwards converted, with additions, into a row of twelve houses called Ancliff Square.
Between Ancliff Square and the much reduced mill lies the Cross Guns public house. The part with the two gables dates back to the 17th century and there had been a pub here since early in that century. This view is from the 1930s, but little has changed externally since. The brick and stone chimney to the left was a late addition to the mill.
Another photograph of the Cross Guns pub at Avoncliff. It is is not dated, but is probably from much earlier in the 20th century, perhaps even before the turn of the century.
Westwood National School was built in 1841 and extended in the 1890s to become Westwood with Iford School. Becoming more and more cramped and overflowing into the old Baptist Chapel, it closed in 1976 when the present new school had been built. Two years later it was converted into a house. The photograph was taken in about 1905.
The village is in two parts- Upper and Lower; this postcard photograph from the 1920s is of Lower Westwood. The children in the road are standing outside the village school. In the background is a pump which supplied water until the coming of mains water in the 1930s.
Another view of Lower Westwood on a postcard, looking eastwards with the old school building in the distance on the right
The photograph shows the Royal Enfield hostel that was erected to house people who had been brought in to work at the factory during WorldWar 2. It contained a tea bar and restaurant and entertainments were held there. It and brick-built housing- the "Red Bungalows" -were demolished by Wiltshire County Council for building new houses.


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Thanks, Tiger! Love, Yahoo
Tiger Woods may be losing fans in some quarters, but he has one in Carol Bartz, Yahoo's chief executive.
"God bless Tiger," she said during an investors conference Tuesday, for the "huge" uptick in Web traffic he has generated over the past week.
News, photos and other content about the pro golfer, whose personal life has become tabloid fodder since his car accident and cryptic apologies, are contributing to Yahoo's sports section, as well as news, gossip and the front page, Ms. Bartz said. When asked if Mr. Woods would help the Internet company make the quarter, she said, "Oh, absolutely," and added that he's fueling more visits than Michael Jackson's death…

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Effective Friday, May 6, 2016 the stock symbol for Social Life Network, Inc., formerly Sew Cal Logo, Inc., will be changed to WDLF and can be traded at OTC: WDLF
All filings and other corporate information will be found under the new symbol, and shareholders may obtain corporate information at http://www.social-life-network.com.
About Social Life Network, Inc.:
Social Life Network, Inc. is a group of free-to-use social websites and marketing apps specifically designed to accelerate the growth of the cannabis industry and shorten the business learning curve for new companies entering the marketplace. The network provides an online social platform of connected websites and applications that target the many consumer and business demographics in the cannabis industry, in effort to bring them together for easier collaboration.
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Food & Cooking Tips
Frozen Foods After Power Failure
How long will food stay frozen if the power goes off? Food will stay frozen longer if the freezer is not opened, if the freezer is full, and if it is in a cool place. Generally, a full freezer will keep food frozen for 2-4 days, depending on the size. A half filled freezer will keep food frozen for about 24 hours. Source: Homestead Harvest


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Dec 26, 2017
How do you create work for yourself that is both fulfilling and provides for your need?
Must all of us work a 9-5 lifestyle?
Is it possible to radically rethink our lives and how we lead?
Rabbi Jamie Cowland has a life long passion for leadership and helping others reach their potential. After visiting Thailand, interacting with the amazing organizations working there and meeting so many children in need of help, Jamie and his wife Ilana founded Justifi to give Jewish students life-transforming trips where they could experience the struggle for basic human rights, idealism, leadership and the Jewish approach to Tikun Olam, fixing the world.
Jamie is a visionary leader with groundbreaking ideas for social justice and leadership development. He is currently working as the Global Director of Aish HaTorah. As a person who has spent his career following his passions, we discuss how to live life on your terms, reexamine how we live and work, and if stability is or should be a goal for us at all.


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Lead App for Tradeshows: Use Your Phone or Tablet for Lead Retrieval
Lead retrieval has been a part of events, conferences and tradeshows for decades. Lead Retrieval Scanners can be found in many exhibition booths, as they are an easy and quick way to retrieve sales leads from prospect clients. But lately, with the emerging trend of smartphones, vendors came up with a new idea: Why can't my smartphone be the scanner? Several companies now offering implementations of that idea. What is common to all of them: They are all making the dedicated scanner a thing of the past.
One prominent player in the field of mobile lead retrieval, is Androlead.com . With free application versions for both Android phones and tablets (hence the name), iPhone and iPad, (Blackberry and Windows 7 coming soon), Androlead is a complete system. Here is how it works:
The main table of conference attendees is stored in the cloud-based database. The event organizers have full control over that list, and they can append people at any time, manually or automatically.
The exhibitors install the free lead app on their own smartphone, purchase a license for the specific event, either from the Androlead website, or from the event organizer, and "activate" the application.
At the booth (or bar, or restaurant, in sessions, or anywhere else!), the exhibitors/sales people can scan badges using their smartphones and the lead app. The process is very easy and quick, and they can customize it with qualifiers and notes. Internet access is not required for scanning badges. The information is stored in the phone.
At the end of the day, or whenever they want, the exhibitors upload their scans to the server (a one click process). Then they immediately get the full details of the people that have been scanned.
While other solutions takes some programming and integration, the Androlead solution works out of the box, hence can be used not only by large corporations, but also by smaller event organizers. Integration is possible, but definitely not a must.
The best barcode type to use with Androlead (as with any other mobile appa) is the QR Code, as it is fast to read, reliable, and can hold a large amount of information. But other types of barcode, like Code 39, Code 128, etc. are acceptable as well.
The advantages of a lead app for the exhibitor are many:
No need to stand in long lines to get your scanner, no need to return them.
No need to learn how to use those rather funky devices. Use your own phone, it's so easy!
No need to use bulky printers with thermal paper… it's all in your email.
Set the Qualifiers to suit your needs, yourself, in your device. Write free notes about any person you scan.
There are also clear advantages of a lead app to the event organizer:
No need to secure and order the devices ahead of time.
No need to guess how many units will be needed, for shipment.
No need to ship, rent, and return hundreds of devices and printers, with their chargers… The exhibitors will bring their own phones or tablets, it is so much easier!
No need to set up lead retrieval stations for lending and collecting the units. Everything is done in the website, and users get their instructions, activation codes, and support – from Androlead staff. That is saving you money on labor, travel, and accommodation.
To conclude: Mobile devices like smartphones and tablets are the clear future of lead retrieval in events, conferences, and trade-shows. Androlead provides a solid, comprehensive, cloud-based solution. Try it on your coming event.
For more information: www.androlead.com
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Full Cup
"As women we come in many different shapes & sizes. One of the hardest things for me is to find a good fitting, supportive & comfortable bra. It could look a little pretty too, not like something my grandmother would wear.
That's why I was so excited to hear that Amoena was coming out with bras for non-mastectomy Full Cup women."
Carol Lynn Lucas, Owner of JUST CALL US – Health Solutions
So, what do we consider a "Full Cup Bra?"
A full cup bra is for anyone who takes a size "C" & up including double & triple letters.
From space suit to super-sexy bra.
In a giant step forward for women's lingerie, NASA technology, developed for space suits, is being adapted to control the climate around the bust area.
This Amoena Collection, features temperature-equalizing, preventing women from getting hot under the bra.
Comfort+ fabric is densely saturated with intelligent micro-capsules that respond to a woman's skin temperature. It works much like an astronaut's suit to protect against temperature fluctuations. This helps bring to an end the embarrassing little secret that so many women have kept under wraps. Perspiration between and under breasts. Uncomfortable, unsightly, and itchy…and now, over.
"Amoena created this Full Cup Bra line to solve women's discomfort due to overheating and perspiration, and to promote healthier breast skin care," says Vivian George RN, and Amoena representative who has been fitting women for more than 20 years.
"When there is sweat between or under the breasts, it's not unusual to develop an irritating or itchy rash," explains George. "And sweat happens, anytime – when you run for a bus, present in a stuffy boardroom, dine in a heated restaurant. In winter, women heat up under their heavy sweaters inside malls and offices. In summer, humidity causes everyone to overheat."
Comfort+ technology transfers heat away from, and back to, the body as needed, absorbing excess heat during a rise in temperature & releasing it when body temperature decreases. This material has been incorporated into the front panel of each bra, the underband, cup sling and the side panels to help prevent heat – build up where women tend to perspire most.


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S: Daniel Parrett: Memories
BC: In Loving Memory of Daniel Mike Parrett (Cavinee) 12/25/1958 - 06/06/2011 I cannot say good-bye to those whom I have loved, for the memories we have made will last a lifetime and never know a good-bye.
4: "You come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by seeing an imperfect person perfectly." - Sam Keen
5: What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes part of us. - Helen Keller
6: Before you were conceived, I wanted you. Before you were born, I loved you. Before you were here for an hour I would die for you.
9: A sibling knows all your faults and loves you anyway!!!
10: Some people come into our lives and leave footprints on our hearts.
11: Nieces and Nephews are always so fun


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I haven't been doing this whole writer thing for very long. While I've been lucky enough to enjoy a small degree of success (including my first major sale last year), I have also unfortunately learned a few things the hard way.
In a sort of round about way, this post is a tale solidifying my stance on working for free/working for "exposure."
Let's start at the beginning. A few years ago, not long after the whole Tony G debacle I linked to at the start of this blog post, I was contacted by an editor. This editor, who shall remain nameless, treated me well and asked me to write a story for an anthology of hers, a pet project that she was hoping desperately to fill, but struggling. She'd read and liked my work and approached me about submitting. Payment for participation in the anthology would be… well, there would be no payment. Not even a contributor's copy. But at that point in time, I was OK with that. After all, I reasoned, her anthos did well and got noticed. If I were to contribute to one, I'd be noticed, too. Getting my name out there and having another book to add to my bibliography would be a good thing, even if I didn't make any money off the story. So I wrote.
Or, better put, I tried to write. You see, the topic of the anthology wasn't something I was used to writing about. In fact, it would be my first ever published work that had nothing at all to do with zombies. But the editor had approached me. She believed I could do this, so I took some strength from her faith in me and my abilities (though I was probably giving that faith a bit more credit than what was truly due) and I resolved that I WOULD WRITE SOMETHING to contribute to this anthology.
At first, it was slow going. I kept wanting to write about the undead, and in fact, I took several breaks to complete zombie stories while working on the antho project. Eventually, inspiration struck and I finally managed to come up with an angle, and from there, the story evolved. Like happens so rarely to us writers, it just flowed out of me, a near perfect first draft in a single sitting.
Now, let me just say that I absolutely love the story that resulted. While I do love the fact that I stretched myself beyond my previous limits and got out of my comfort zone to write something entirely new, I do really love the story itself. It might even be my favorite short story I've written (although I have received a lot of criticism, including that it's too "quiet" or too confusing) and I've read it at a few conventions I've attended.
I sent off the completed story to the editor and was pleased (though not surprised) when it was accepted. But the anthology was still struggling. Too few stories. It might not happen became it probably won't happen. This made me very sad, as I dearly loved that story and wanted it to see the light of day. With the editor's permission, I shopped it around to any and every market that it might fit. That story earned me more rejections (in large part because it was submitted more) than anything else I've written… But I didn't want to give up on it, so I kept my chin up and kept submitting.
During this arduous process, my mentality began to shift on the whole subject of payment and "exposure".
Kelli Owen (who you should most definitely be reading) penned a fabulous blog post on the topic of what aspiring writers need to know. I've linked the post in its entirety above, but this is the piece most relevant to the situation:
"1. RULE NUMBER ONE. This one is NOT a guideline. This is, without a doubt, and with Sister Hank's ruler to back it up, a rule: Money flows to the writer. aka, Get Paid. aka, Real Money. I don't care if you want to forgo guideline #3 and only get $5.00, get something. Anything. Seriously. Because if they have to pay you, they tend to give a crap about where their money is going. I have tried to beat this into the thick skulls of several newer writers who refuse to listen in the light of the vile word "exposure" and in the miasma of excitement that comes with the idea of being published. After the recent whirlwind, a couple are suddenly listening. Mandy took an "ouch" to learn and another received a very nasty phone call where Bob and I channeled everyone above us on the ladder who had yelled at us about the exact same thing once upon a time. Get Paid. Non-negotiable.
If you're not willing to go to your dayjob and tell them at the end of the day, "no no, don't pay me. knowing you appreciate me (read as "exposure") is enough" don't do it with your writing. It took time and effort, skill, thought, sweat and, if you did it right, blood to do… why the HELL would you just hand that away for nothing? WHY?! So don't. And here's your one warning… If I know you saw this blog entry and I ever, and I do mean ever, hear you bitching about a publication or even excited about one that didn't pay you, I will come down on your head like the wrath of gods that have been dead for so long their pent up anger makes Coop look like the Dalai Lama. Kapeesh? Paid. Period. The End."
The contributors to this (and other) anthologies were giving their stories – completely free – to these editors and publishers, who were turning around and selling the books they produced for money. Suddenly that seemed, well, really unfair. Someone was profiting from my hard work and creativity. Someone, who was not me, was making money off of my words. For lack of a better term, that was bullshit. I stopped submitting to nonpaying markets. I have contributed to a few charity anthologies since then, but donating your work to a good cause is a LOT different than donating your work so someone else gets paid. At least in my opinion.
Somewhere around the 36th rejection, the original editor contacted me again. Surprise! The anthology was a go! Had I found a different home for my story yet? I replied that I had not and received a contract the next day, with the same (non payment) terms as the original. As I had previously agreed, and actually written the story for this very anthology, I signed it.
There was a lot of weirdness involved, both with the editor and the publisher, but eventually it went to print and I bought a few copies of the book (which now appears to be out of print and available as an ebook only). This was about 2 ½ years ago or so. There wasn't a lot of fanfare around this particular anthology and I would be shocked if it has sold more than a dozen copies/downloads in all that time.
Yesterday, I happened upon a new market listing… Not only were the guidelines FAR more in line with my story than the original anthology it was published in, but this market actually paid. I was really excited until I got to the last sentence:
My heart sunk. This market would have been SO perfect for the story I so dearly love, the story I wasn't paid for that was probably not seen by more than a handful of people, and yet I could do nothing about it because I had given it away for free. Ouch.
There's a lesson here somewhere, but rather than trying to wax poetic, I'll just say this: Know your worth. Even if you're just starting out, your time and effort are worth money. Exposure usually isn't worth anything, with very rare exceptions. In other words, if you want to make money off of my writing, pay me for it.


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Ghanaian music from the Northern Region is gaining more grounds everyday and it's great that these artists are able to project culture through modern music. I particularly like these videos because they are not over the top with cars, types of cigarette they're smoking, half-naked female models, type of champagne they drinking, etc. Instead these 2 videos focus on repping tradition and depict normal surroundings in Tamale, which is reality. The lyrics do not marginalize women either, it does the opposite. Sherifa Gunu Salamatu Israhim – Tamale ft Sharifa Gugu 126,995 total views, 91 views todayRead More »
Ghanaian Song of The Week (in Dagbani): Don Sigli – Dicheko Bang
Yes, I know I have been MIA for a while. It's been a packed couple of months, however, since I want to keep this blog alive, I'll start posting weekly on topics that don't require much writing, at least till I'm able to free up some time to blog frequently. I come from Ghana and there are several ethic groups in Ghana (over a 100 to be exact), and as a result I'm a Dagomba! Dagombas are an ethnic group of the Kingdom of Dagbon (mainly in the Northern Region of Ghana) in the sparse savanna region below the sahelian belt, known as ...Read More »
[Poem] – Chicken Chicken Chicken
Chicken Chicken Chicken Legs so skinny life so short hustle so shinny dragged on a snort day and night across the oceans Chickens are alike chickens are alive chickens do strive for a better life in this hive chickens have arrived they crash and drive deprived to revive to be alive, to survive, and to test drive days unending they abide to reside it's a new day, it's a new dawn they are drawn on a borne supremacy to fight in tights hold right, what's bright the height of the knight in site with a knife full of life threatens emotions ...Read More »
New Music (Beat) : Aim High
Hello! It's been a while. I have new music to share with you. I made this beat on the bus to visit my grandmother in Tamale a couple of months back. I love making music whenever I find the time. I also sometimes sing and write. Just started trying out beat making. My colleagues at work are incredibly amazing and play the piano and guitar. We usually have freestyle jamming sessions, and you can say I've been inspired to pick up a new hobby. The beat is chill and relaxing. [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/209508981″ params="auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" width="100%" height="200″ iframe="true" /] Let me know if ...Read More »
Free instrumental : The Slow 'Bug' Crusher
I am still learning how to make beats and I have noticed I like slow and classical sounding ones with a pop/hip hop/rock flare to it. There is still a lot to figure out, and while I was stressed fixing a bug, I decided to do something relaxing while thinking about the solution, so I made this beat. They are continuous bars and with change in tempo once in a while. Nothing fancy, but I think it is quiet relaxing. Feel free to use it however and let me know what you think. I will be updating this blog with new ...Read More »
My Top 40 favourite Songs of 2013
Music Music Music! We all love listening to music. Music is a great way for me to forget about everything and concentrate on being happy and worry about nothing and live in the moment. Music heals and it's definitely an important piece in my life. I listen to a lot of genres, any music that sounds good and delivers a good message is okay for me, eventhough sometimes the lyrics just don't make sense and I probably enjoy such music because of the instrumentals and mixing. Without further or do, in no particular order, here is my top 30 favourite ...Read More »
My Top 10 Favourite TV Series of 2013
I love watching series and honestly they are all american. I can't blame them for making good series. Here is a list of series I look forward to every week. Some of the series I love to watch are not shown anymore, but I still love them and enjoy them as much as I love those still running. Modern Family ( This show is great, but somehow I wish there was a black family, that will make it perfect. It will be a great way for everyone to relate to the characters. I hope that happens sometime soon 🙂 ) The ...Read More »
My Favourite Videos Of The Week
It is quite funny that the title of the post is 'my favourite videos of week'. I hardly watch videos during the week and I spend every Saturday, catching up, watching youtube videos, doing some personal work, updating my blog, and picking a 'trotro' to Adum and back without doing anything there. It's all an attempt to get out a little and let loose. I never really realize how boring my life is till someone ask what I do during the weekends. But you know, who needs extra fun when you've got YouTube, thank you Chad Hurley, Jawed Karim and ...Read More »
My Most Played Songs Of The Week
Hi, there are a lot of things out there I want to write about, but at the moment I am trying to put things together so I can come up with some awesome articles. However, I don't want my blog to be so bare so I have decided to update you guys weekly on my favorite songs, YouTube videos (huge fan), etc. You might not be interested in knowing more about what I like, but, hey you are reading my Blog! 🙂 As Bob Marley says "One Good Thing About Music, when it hits you, you feel no pain". Also ...Read More »


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The guide shows you how to deploy a hot-cold wallet masternode of Zoomba (ZBA) on MedicCoin Masternode Hosting Platform without having to deal with servers, terminals or Linux within a few clicks. With the use of the platform technical knowledge is not a necessity, all you need is the collateral for the masternode you want to configure. The system automatically configures your masternode in a few steps with only basic information which you will be asked for during the setup and creates the masternode server for you in the background. In addition, you hold your Zoomba (ZBA) masternode collateral in your local wallet. The masternode collateral never touch MedicCoin Masternode Hosting Platform.
Zoomba will combine cryptocurrency and rideshare service to create the first substainable masternode/rideshare service ever created.
This section is for general purpose for all Zoomba (ZBA) masternodes. If you missed Local Wallet Setup Instructions of a specific masternode, find the instructions as instructed below
You also can download config file in masternode management page.
MN-Alias MN-IP:5530 MN_Priv_Key TX_ID TX_Index
startmasternode alias false MN_Alias. Close the window after your masternode successfully starts.
The MedicCoin Masternode Hosting Platform provides flexible self-service maintenance tools, eg: stop, start, restart, reload, destroy, etc.
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Officers from Scotland Yard met the families about two months ago - around the same time Milly Dowler's parents were told her phone had been allegedly hacked - a spokesman for Cambridgeshire Police said.
It is not clear what detectives told the families, but the fact the meeting took place suggests police are concerned that they too may have been victims of phone hacking carried out by investigators working for the News of the World.
Holly and Jessica were abducted and murdered in Soham, Cambridgeshire in August 2002 - just five months after Milly disappeared on the way back to her home in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey.
The spokesman said: "Both families have been contacted by officers from the Metropolitan Police and are assisting with them with their inquiries."
Neither family would comment on the meeting, nor would the Metropolitan Police.
The revelation will bring new pressure on Rebekah Brooks, the chief executive of News International, who was editor of the News of the World at the time of both of the murder cases.
Earlier today, Labour leader Ed Miliband called on her to "consider her conscience and consider her position" as outrage grew over claims that Milly's phone had been hacked just days after she disappeared.
In a statement Mrs Brooks said she was "appalled and shocked" by the allegations but was determined to remain in place as chief executive.
She said: "We were all appalled and shocked when we heard about these allegations yesterday.
"I have to tell you that I am sickened that these events are alleged to have happened."
The possibility of the Soham families' phones being hacked was raised months ago when John Yates, acting deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, was asked by a parliamentary committee if he thought it was possible their voice mails had been accessed. He replied that he was unaware of the claim.
In a speech in June, Labour MP Tom Watson repeated the allegations saying: "When the nation was grieving, they tried to hack the phones of the parents of the children who were murdered in Soham."
The House of Commons will tomorrow hold a three-hour debate on the issue of phone-hacking, following a request by Chris Bryant, a former Labour minister who is himself taking legal action against News International after it was claimed his voicemail was accessed.
As News International faced criticism from across the political spectrum, advertisers began to shy away from being associated with the News of the World.
Ford said it was pulling its advertising from the paper, with spokesman saying: ""Ford is a company which cares about the standards of behaviour of its own people and those it deals with externally.
"We are awaiting an outcome from the News of the World investigation and expect a speedy and decisive response.
"Pending this response we will be using alternative media within and outside News International Group instead of placing Ford advertising in the News of the World."
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Can not jump to continue game
Hello! Just started to play and con not continue because Joel can not jump. Here is the level screenshot (http://oyster.ignimgs.com/mediawiki/apis.ign.com/the-last-of-us/9/9b/LoU-0326.jpg). I have digital version of the game, PS4 Slim, time since install - 1 month, free space - about 200GB
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Fire Engulfs Bahamian Dump – August 14, 2013
A massive fire raged at the city dump off Tonique Williams-Darling Highway last night and engulfed thousands of thrown away tires. The fire threatened to spread but fire fighters were quick to the scene.
Director of Fire Services Superintendent Walter Evans said that the blaze had flames that streached up to 50 feet in the air. The fire started sometime around 1 p.m. and it is unsure how it started.
Officials say that the fire will most likely be burning for another 24 hours. Minister of the Environment and Housing Kenred Dorsett spoke saying, "This is the worst possible scenario for us beause of the level of burn and with the summer heat and the current conditions makes it an even more untenable situation."
The fire fighters currently have three one thousand gallon water trucks in operation at the site. This is the second time that a fire has started at the city dump. Officials will now step up security to ensure that this issue does not happen again.


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The Devon Yawl became popular at Topsham Sailing Club when some very talented Dinghy sailors decided that getting wet wasn't what they wanted to do. The Devon Yawl is stable and takes a lot to capsize it (although some members seem to find it easier than others!). The one design racing has proved popular with a wide cross section of members and has produced one or two World Champions.
Follow this link to the Sailing Today article which poses the question "is this the best British dayboat?"
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ANN ARBOR, Mich., Oct. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Terumo Cardiovascular Systems announced today that they are joining in the nationwide celebration of "National Physician Assistant Week," which runs yearly from October 6 through October 12. This week was chosen by the American Academy of Physician Assistants to commemorate the anniversary of the very first graduating Physician Assistant (P.A.) class at Duke University, on October 6, 1967. Now, more than 40 years later, about 75,000 P.A.s provide care in virtually every medical and surgical specialty in the U.S.
National Physician Assistant Week recognizes the many important contributions of the P.A. profession. P.A.s work in hospitals, clinics and other health care facilities, where they are tasked with medical decision making as determined by their supervising or sponsoring physician.
"Physician Assistants have chosen a calling which is grounded in the concept of service to others," said Bob Langford, Senior Clinical Specialist, at Terumo CVS. "I believe that all of us owe a debt of gratitude to these selfless people who have committed themselves to the care of patients with cardiovascular disease. On a daily basis I work closely with P.A.s who are involved in endoscopic vessel harvesting for coronary artery bypass grafting, and I am always impressed with their skill and dedication."
"When I look around at the other P.A.s I work with, what I really see are unsung heroes," said Steve Bello, P.A.-C and Administrative Director, Cardiovascular Services at Southside Hospital, an affiliate of North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, NY. "To me a true hero is somebody who is selfless and generous. Somebody who just wants to give back as much as possible and help people. The P.A.s that I know work every day to save people, and they care deeply about improving patient outcomes."
Terumo gratefully recognizes the thousands of Physician Assistants all over the United States for their exceptional performance and commitment over the years. They have been influential in their unwavering support of all those impacted by cardiovascular disease.
About Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation
Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation manufactures and markets medical devices for the global cardiac surgery market and is the U.S. distributor for Vascutek® Vascular Grafts. The company is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan with manufacturing operations in Ann Arbor; Elkton, Maryland; and Ashland, Massachusetts. It is one of several subsidiaries of Terumo Corporation of Japan which focus on cardiac and vascular specialties, including Terumo Heart, Inc., developer of a ventricular assist device and Vascutek, Ltd., manufacturer of a broad portfolio of vascular grafts. For more information, visit www.terumo-cvs.com.
About Terumo Corporation
Tokyo-based Terumo Corporation is one of the world's leading medical device manufacturers with $4.9 billion in sales and operations in more than 160 nations. Founded in 1921, the company develops, manufactures, and distributes world-class medical devices including products for use in cardiothoracic surgery, interventional procedures, and transfusion medicine; the company also manufactures a broad array of syringe and hypodermic needle products for hospital and physician office use. Terumo contributes to society by providing valued products and services to the healthcare market and by responding to the needs of healthcare providers and the people they serve.
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GOFF: Michael Allan. A resident of Blenheim, Michael Goff passed away on Monday, March 19, 2012 at the Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital in Windsor at the age of 58. Born in Chatham, son of Mrs. Athene Goff of Charing Cross and the late Harold Goff. Father of Robert and Edward Goff of Delhi. Grandfather of Dominic. Brother of Jim Goff of Blenheim, Les Goff of Charing Cross, Steve Goff of Charing Cross, and Dave Goff of Chatham. Michael will be dearly missed by all his friends at the Town & Country Apartments. Family will receive friends at the McKinlay Funeral Home, 141 Park Street, Blenheim on Wednesday from 2:00-4:00p.m. and 7:00-9:00p.m. A Funeral Service will be held at the Funeral Home on Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. with Rev. Dr. Margaret Trapnell of Charing Cross United Church officiating. Interment to follow at Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Howard Township. Donations made in memory of Michael to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or the Diabetes Association would be appreciated. Online condolences may be left at http://mckinlayfuneralhome.com. McKinlay Funeral Home, 141 Park Street, Blenheim, Ontario (519)676-3451.
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Reel Point, a thin peninsula on the east side of Shelter Island, is in desperate need of a multi-million dollar stabilization plan, according to town officials.
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Concerned regarding how much time a domestic adoption takes? Discover your various paths when considering expanding your family by way of adoption.
Before I begin, let me state that I do not have ulterior motives regarding what type of adoption is ideal or even if it is the optimal option for everyone trying to start a family. Forming a family is a personal thing that varies family to family, and no one route is the best for everyone.
Domestic adoption
One of the difficulties in attempting to offer an overview about domestic adoption of newborns (also referred to as relinquishment programs on behalf of the birth parent) is that the time they take varies in relation to how aggressively the potential parents try to connect with pregnant women thinking about making an adoption plan. There are some general trends, however.
The child that takes the longest to adopt is a Caucasian female who is low-risk. (Meaning she is low risk for exposure to tobacco, alcohol, drugs when in utero; low risk for genetic medical or mental health problems; and low risk for legal issues. This more often than not involves an unknown father.) The adoption wait time is typically shorter if you select a child of non-Caucasian race, one with higher risk factors, or a boy. An African-American male or infants who were exposed to drugs or alcohol when in the womb have the shortest wait time.
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A pressing need exists for adoptions out of the foster care system— approximately 130,000 children currently await adoption. Speaking generally, two ways exist to adopt from the foster care system: either you might adopt from a foster home or you might foster to adopt. In the first option, kids are legally free (their parents have no legal claim to them) and staying in foster homes or group homes until they find an adoptive family. Usually, it takes a long time — on average 39 months. They are on average 8 years of age and statistics of race and gender are split down the middle (Caucasian, African-American, and if geographically relevant, Latino). The majority of adoptive families are subsidized monthly post adoption to cover some expenses. Some states cover college tuition.
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On Thursday, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors will meet in the NBA Finals for the third year in a row—the first time that has ever happened.
As you might expect, the grudge match is a dream come true for the NBA, and for ABC, which airs the Finals (it's expected to be the most-watched NBA Finals ever), and for ESPN and FS1 and other sports talk programs, which have lots of story lines to discuss and debate.
But it's also a prominent face-off between Nike's biggest active star, LeBron James, and Under Armour's biggest star, Steph Curry.
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Nike signed James to a long-term deal back in 2003, when he was 18 years old, and has never let go. Other than Michael Jordan, whose Jordan Brand alone enjoys bigger US sneaker share than all of Adidas, James is Nike's biggest active star in any sport.
In 2015, Nike extended James to a lifetime deal, reportedly worth as much as $1 billion over time. Such things are virtually unheard of because it reflects a bet by the brand that the athlete is immune to scandal (and brands are especially wary of long-term pacts after the PR fiascos of Tiger Woods, Lance Armstrong and more).
As for Curry, Under Armour signed him in 2013, and in 2015 extended his contract through 2024. Curry originally had a (modest) deal with Nike, and his godfather works for the company. But in an embarrassing fumble, Nike lost Curry, ESPN reported last year, because of a botched pitch meeting in 2013 in which Nike executives mispronounced his first name and showed him a presentation that still had Kevin Durant's name on it. "I stopped paying attention after that," his father Dell Curry told ESPN. Ouch.
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Even though Nike has the biggest star on one team and Under Armour has the biggest star on the other, there is no balance of brand representation in the series. Nike also endorses Kevin Durant, the second-biggest star on the Warriors (it just released his 10th signature shoe), Draymond Green of the Warriors, Kyrie Irving of the Cavaliers (it launched his first signature shoe in 2014), and Tristan Thompson of the Cavaliers. Its NBA bench is deep.
In addition, there's no question which brand has bigger stature in professional basketball. Nike and Nike-owned Jordan Brand, together, enjoy 51% market share in US athletic footwear, while Under Armour has 2.5% share, and has that much only thanks to Curry and the early success of his signature shoe line—success that has since waned as the entire basketball performance shoe category has gone cold.
Nike is also the new official outfitter of the NBA, a deal that begins next season when the swoosh will replace the Adidas three stripes on all jerseys. It is a privilege Nike will pay $1 billion for over eight years (did Nike overpay?), while Adidas did not even bid to renew its contract, deciding that it isn't a valuable enough play.
You might think that any noise about Nike vs. Under Armour is silly in the context of the NBA Finals: does the average fan know or care, during a playoff series, which stars are endorsed by which apparel brands? Is there any effect beyond the elusive, hard-to-quantify sense of buzz?
Sometimes, yes. When Under Armour golf star Jordan Spieth choked on the final day at the 2016 Masters tournament, Under Armour's stock dropped 6% the next morning, suggesting that investors do pay attention to the performance of a sports apparel brand's marquee athletes. So even though Nike is the bigger brand in pro basketball, both Nike and Under Armour are about to enjoy two weeks of NBA Finals buzz and attention.
Daniel Roberts is the sports business writer at Yahoo Finance. Follow him on Twitter at @readDanwrite.
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Our talks cover a termly theme, and our speakers are either "in house", guest speakers, or from other Light and Life Churches.
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Was Khitomer a Romulan planet during the 2290s? It would explain why a Romulan flag was prominently featured on the conference building, why it was considered a neutral location, and why the Romulans attacked it in the 24th century.--James Cody 22:16, 20 Dec 2004 (CET)
- I've just seen an interesting LCARS display in "Birthright, Part II", which for my understanding clearly shows Khitomer to lie within Romulan space today, although on the veeeery edge of it, right next to the Neutral Zone. I'll try to upload the respective pic the next days. Kennelly 22:41, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
- Here's the map:
- Well it would make one wonder if the Romulans conquered Khitomer during their attack on it, except there is that line about Ross meeting Gowron there, and that would seem to imply the Klingons still have it. --Alan del Beccio 19:22, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
- Disputed territory, perhaps? 220.127.116.11 02:37, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
- I think a disputed planet would security-wise be a horrible choice for such an important conference hosting so much important personal, especialy since, well, face it, the first ones to sabotage a Klingon-Federation aliance trough complex covert operations would be the Romulans, and though in the end starfleet was a driving force, so was Nanclus. Not to mention that the klingons would certainly have removed the Romulan logo after (re)taking the planet.
- That being said, there certainly was some strange kind of Romulan involvement in the conference that was never sufficiently adressed. First you have the Romulan ambassador at a Federation presidential meeting for no real reason whatsoever, and then romulan personel, like Pardek at khitomer with equally poor justification. My guess was that Khitomer, always inside Romulan space, was a meeting place between the two empires. that would even explain Worfs statement about the Khitomer Massacre "at a time when they were supposed to be our allies" though they were also said to be blood enemies by 2292 (clearly implying that the Romulan-Klingon Alliance had ended by that time). With "at a time when they were supposed to be our allies" he wasn't referring specifically to the year 2346, but rather to the fact that the Romulans attacked under the guise of some diplomatic mission, on a neutral planet. Now as for Ross, he's obviously too young to have been at the Khitomer conference, but he might have visited such an important diplomatic location at any time, and an especially the peace negotiations after the Federation-Klingon War (2372-73) might be a likely candidate for this encounter. Capricorn 09:25, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
Rewrite suggestion Edit
Now as for more useful discussion about what to do with the article, I think the map should be placed in the main article, as it is a valuable and canon resource on the location of Khitomer. It should also be noted that Khitomer is in Romulan space "as of 2369", and all other references to it being in klingon space removed, as they are essentially based on circumstantial evidence that as convincing as it might seem is not cannon and "syncs" badly with canon. Notes about this indications of Khitomer being a klingon planet/in the klingon sphere of influence should be made, as well as an extensive note explaining exactly how little we really know for certain about this issue. Also the Romulan symbol on the building should be noted in the background (IMO of all evidence about khitomer not being a klingon planet at the time this is the hardest to rationalize away). Basicly the situation of this article is somewhat like the article on the earth-romulan war, it is easy to get a coherent history with minimal speculation, but even the littlest of speculation results in strongly favouring one possible view about how it went above another, so it cant be allowed, even if it leaves very little certain information to build a coherent article from. Please someone comment, I really care about this article and I'd hate to have to rewrite it myself this way because no one else cares, since my proposal certainly could benefit from a second (and third) opinion. Capricorn 09:25, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
- There seems to be information suggesting both a Klingon jurisdiction (Romulan attack, memorial built later) and a Romulan one (symbols, map), but no clear factual information for a sole Klingon presence at any time. My personal best-guess would be a Klingon/Romulan joint-venture (like planet Nimbus III) which later failed, but for this article, a rewrite as you suggest it sounds like the best idea - unless I'm missing some important details... ;) -- Cid Highwind 15:49, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
- Actually, there is something that is being missed here. There are more flags on the building than just the Romulan flag - if I presume you are discussing File:Camp Khitomer, 2293.jpg. The Romulan pennant is clearly visible at the right, yes; however, there is also a Federation flag at the left of the building - partially hidden by the outer wall, but matching the flag in the immediate foreground; a red flag with brown stripe being held by a standard-bearer in the courtyard below, matching the Klingon flag seen inside the conference; and three flags - one white, one yellow-brown, one red, in the background. This, I think, is more indicative of the tripartite conference, rather than a declaration of planetary control, and therefore offers the rationalisation you were looking for, Capricorn ;).
- In addition, Khitomer is specifically stated as being "near the Romulan border" by Sulu in TUC. A planet in Romulan space would not be described in this way - such a description would suggest a location outside Romulan territory, although not necessarily in another sovereign territory.
- Therefore, I believe these pieces of evidence - particularly the first - strongly refute the claim that Khitomer was under Romulan control at the time of the Conference, and leave us solely with the "neutral site" descriptor. [Two things that I would love to get my hands on that might help with this are the first page of the Operation Retrieve mission plan, showing the Federation-Klingon border, and the Klingon invasion plans seen shortly thereafter...]
- What we can say, therefore, based on canon: "a neutral site" in 2293; location of a Klingon colony attacked by the Romulans in 2346, claimed by the Romulans as of 2369. As a result, I have executed what I consider to be an appropriate rewording. -- Michael Warren | Talk 16:51, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
The building Edit
The external view of the conference building looks like the command center from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
- It is the same building. It was also used as a location in the episode Descent 126.96.36.199 13:57, July 22, 2014 (UTC)
Background Information Edit
Removed as it's unknown and speculative. — Morder (talk) 10:00, December 14, 2009 (UTC)
Outpost Edit
Is the outpost referenced here deserving of a separate article? Of interest is that Khitomer is mis=spelled as "KhitomAr".--LauraCC (talk) 20:59, December 9, 2016 (UTC)
- There's precedent for having both with Vega vs Vega colony, but the way I read it, the "Khitomer" in the title and the "Khitomar(/Khitomer) outpost" in the text seem to be two ways of referring to the same thing. So aside from mentioning that Khitomer was/held an outpost, I wouldn't do anything more. -- Capricorn (talk) 08:49, December 10, 2016 (UTC)


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Even the Satanic Bible is selling more copies on Amazon. Why is this?
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The number of sales means next to nothing these days.
The number of people reading, contemplating, and enacting (living according to the essence of the UB teachings) is all that matters. And that number is NOT directly dependent upon sales of the book, as it was even as little as 10 years ago.
Just focussing on readers (I cannot speak for contemplating and enactors), I have turned more people onto the UB by suggesting the APP more than any of the books I've given away over the years. And that APP is totally free and available to be read on smartphones and tablets. Even more people browse the entire book for free at various sites online than buy it nowadays.. Again - whether it not they make the jump to becoming contemplations and enactors is another issue that really cannot be measured.
In the end, the only consistent way I have found to encourage people to make the step from just reading to contemplating and enacting is by personal example.
And that has far less to do with how many people buy it and rank the book high on Amazon's bestsellers list.
Posted 19 March 2013 - 10:09 AM
Very well said Absonite. Book sales of every kind have gone down, especially where the book is available free digitally. Book stores are closing everywhere, the whole print industry is succumbing to the digital age. But interest in the text is still soaring, indicated by ever rising search engine numbers.
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Where does the Urantia Book rank in terms of ebook sales?
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Seems to me that exponentially more people today than ever before know about the UB - thanks to the Internet. Our conversations here and elsewhere are ONLINE, folks. They show up in searches. People interested in a spiritual perspective stumble across what we share as UB Readers with each other, and I don't doubt that such conversations (coupled with Google, etc...) encourage many to check into it all further once they obtain a sample.
Edited by Howard509, 21 March 2013 - 08:05 AM.
We are not human beings having a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings having a human experience. -
Teilhard de Chardin
Posted 21 March 2013 - 08:25 AM
If average people mostly learn about the Urantia Book from internet forums, we're all doomed.
Posted 21 March 2013 - 08:56 AM
And there is a big responsibility on all our parts to ensure that what we do put in here on the Internet reflects the quality of character one successfully develops from pursuing diligent study - as well as earnest praxis.
Posted 21 March 2013 - 08:59 AM
Which is precisely why I sometimes spend hours developing a post.
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Posted 21 March 2013 - 09:31 AM
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Posted 21 March 2013 - 09:36 AM
Posted 21 March 2013 - 12:20 PM
Edited by -Scott-, 21 March 2013 - 12:22 PM.
Posted 21 March 2013 - 02:31 PM
Could that time be better used in other ways of being of services to others? Internet forums are mostly for preaching to the converted. I wonder if our time would be better used out in the real world, actually doing things to help people, or perhaps even at home, making life easier for the people you love by doing something as simple as washing the dishes or cleaning the bathroom when you'd rather be doing other things like posting on internet forums. I am not saying you don't do these things, but pretty much anyone who reads that post who doesn't already believe in the Urantia Book would think it's a little silly.
Posted 21 March 2013 - 03:07 PM
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Posted 21 March 2013 - 04:59 PM
I think it's a valid question for each person to ask of themself whether the way they spend their time is best or not, it's hard not to do this day in day out, not just on the UB topic but on any given topic. I personally don't participate in forums that much because I think there are more fruitful ways for me to spend my time but that's just me. I'm glad others are avid posters and participants on forums like this, it's one of the few ways to get a sense of broader community among readers.
On the original point though of the thread, UB sales, and more generally, indicators of its popularity or obscurity, I think amazon sales rank can be one measure but there are deficiencies with that because of all the other avenues of obtaining the book (many for free).
There are some other interesting public indicators out there like using Google Trends in various ways and using the published page view statistics that wikipedia has.
For instance, take the word "dianetics". Like the word "urantia", it has only one specific meaning and context, is also for a book, and is also associated as a key indentifying word of a new religious movement. I find it interesting that for all the advertising, proselytizing, and very public pushing of the book by a dedicated well-funded organization with millions (billions?) of dollars, under the radar "urantia" quietly and steadily has become more and more searched out on google. For a long time it has been searched more than "dianetics" worldwide but a lot of this could be attributed to the strength of interest in Spanish speaking countries for the Urantia Book, most likely due to the JJ Benítez books:
What's pretty interesting is that even just in the U.S., where "dianetics" should be stronger, now for the past 4 years more people on the internet have searched for "urantia" than "dianetics" on google:
http://www.google.co.....09 49m&cmpt=q
Google Trends shows an overall gradually lowering volume of searches for both but you can also see that trend with other words like "Koran". Who knows, maybe it's from people shifting toward Bing, Facebook or other places for searches.
Meanwhile people looking for info go to wikipedia, these are the number of page views for the Urantia article each January for the past few years (to show the general year-over-year trend) --
Jan 2010: ~8,360 page views (2 days of data missing, so normalized it to be for 31-month day)
Jan 2011: 11,049
Jan 2012: 13,399
Jan 2013: 16,257
Doubling in 4 years seems to be heading in a good direction.
Posted 21 March 2013 - 06:42 PM
Well Scott, let me (finally) disagree with you as well. Uplifting the 5th Epochal Revelation gifted to us here and now and personally and globally, makes the learning and the teaching and the sharing of its contents, meanings, applications, and results SERVICE. Loving, selfless, outward focused, tender, kind service. And those who make the time and commitment to teach me are REVERED by me and loved by me for their endless service. Do you not think those who have committed a decade of their life to make this site a reality a service to Father and His children?? How many souls have found a nurturing encouragement here? How much time do you think Bro Rick spends a day on OPAD and the TB&G, etc.? Every day for year after year. What an example of supreme devotion to others and the work of our Father. He is hardly alone. Does anyone know how many souls work how many hours every day of every year to bring the Revelation to its audience and do so sweetly, fraternally, expertly, with scholarship and comraderie?? I've been around awhile in many venues, including many UB venues and groups and efforts. This site and these folk are a bright beacon of light on a high hill. We cannot judge what path and task Father puts before any other. We each have our own way and contribution. I'm but a grunt in the foxhole or the man with shovel standing in ditch. We are called to build the Garden and the Temple to come. I wonder if we understand the foundation building and canal digging and work to come so we can see the work at hand to do now?? There are those who give books, or host study groups, or organize conferences, or write articles, or make beautiful artwork, or...or....or....or.....or....or. It is unbecoming to any believer to criticize another for their what, when, how, why, who of personal love and service. Pardon my irritation as it is certainly not triggered by you or anything you've said but I do disagree that there is not relationship here or service here as Jesus would describe it. Poppycock. But I do love your ink blot metaphor....for it is by this triangulation of perspective that I have learned far more here in the past year than decades before. Love you dude....hope you take this as friendly disagreement for it is nothing more than that.
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It is definitely doing something different... that target resolution can only be set by the player.
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Try MPC-HC or Zoom Player... or something else? If it is reproducible there are many here who could investigate the technical details.
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Has anyone using Windows 7 recently noticed MadVR leaking GPU memory?
For some reason, after playing some media, I see Zoom Player's GPU memory usage go up to 1.8gb (out of 2gb, with wdm/csrss taking the rest) and eventually MadVR will not be able to create the Direct3D device or just show an empty image.
Even after closing the graph, I can see that Zoom Player uses GPU memory (which it doesn't natively, only the filters allocate GPU memory), which leads me to suspect it's a leak.
I haven't been able to find that culprit, the only major piece of software I installed was office 365 and windows update patches.
Tried updating to the latest NVidia drivers, didn't make a difference.
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7. use DXVA chroma upscaling when doing (both).
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Thanks so much. I didn't even realize the player had playback options per file.
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i guess you are playing UHD with 2 GB vram?
i would not call it a leak but madVR can use more Vram from time to time. GPU-z and other tools Vram usages is sadly very inaccurate and
iknow that madVR uses more Vram when some settings setting are changed until it is restarted. the same can happening if a webbrowser in the back.
queues of 4 and a backbuffer of 4 gave me the best results on these systems with nvidia this was totally different with AMD.
DXVA2 native may cost more vram give copyback a try.
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With regards to the leak, I reported it after MadVR's graph was released, in theory it shouldn't leave any vram allocated to zplayer.exe in process explorer.
Yes, it's really bad with 4K video, but even at 1080P eventually it will ran out of vram and report the Direct3D device can't be created (and sometimes even ZP's regular windows UI will appear as completely white since there is no vram to display it).
I'll try copy-back, initial testing shows it drops vram use to ~1GB but nearly doubles the GPU usage (from ~40% to ~77%).
Sadly, there's is only 1 passively cooled card with more than 2GB vram I could find, the palit kalmx 1050, but it's not really available locally.
Shame there isn't an 1030 with 4GB.
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there is something not working as intended there. if you mean 1080p output the source resolution shouldn't affect it to much.
most performance cards can be changed in a way that they can run passive. it's just quite some work.
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No, the latest final release, but it may be a side-effect of running out of vram.
I'm aware that I can probably buy a water-cooling block for higher end cards, but it's too much of a hustle for me these days.
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I use a media center app that never exits even when putting the HTPC to sleep so it frequently runs for a month non-stop between Windows updates, and I've never had a problem with system or graphics memory leaks when using madVR with it. I have a very different software setup though.
@Blight Have you tested other players just to check if the same thing happens with them too or if it's just with ZoomPlayer?
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I havent been following the other HDR thread, out of interest has there been any news on the next MADVR update, V1.0, I thought it was coming soon.
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I very much doubt it'll be soon but they're still working on tone mapping. And making huge gains.
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i also have Windows 7 (fully patched) and using an gtx670 with 2gb Vram and i didnt notice those issues..
Since we have both win7 and a 2gb GFX Card, im offering my help for any testing if needed..
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Does anyone encountered an issue - madvr detects the monitor as new, after each restart. I have to point the 3dlut path everytime, and to choose the display as a digital monitor.
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