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Saturday - April 27
- Health data: Hours slept: 9
Friday - April 26
- Health data: Hours slept: 8
The costume jewelry and the closet switchover are going to be quite time consuming. This is why I do them when Chris isn't home. Plus I take up the entire bedroom with my wardrobe sprawl, and I try everything on, to make sure it's still in style, still fits, and doesn't annoy me.
At Agnes' birthday party with my good friend Kathy. I love my pixlr-o-matic. Different borders, different "film finishes". Sort of like INSTAGRAM, but you don't have to upload them to some FACEBOOK type website.
Work. Work. Work.
Rest Day.
Here's a random photo from vacation:
SJB = Saint John Brewers.
1 x to 6.
An entire hour of corework. Planks, chops, ball stuff, things with the pulley. GRRRRRRRR!!! :) Also Sarah's last day. Makes me sad, but she has set me up with this other guy that I always see at the gym... he has lots of clients and everyone loves him... so I'm hoping I like him too.
1 x to 6.
An entire hour of corework. Planks, chops, ball stuff, things with the pulley. GRRRRRRRR!!! :) Also Sarah's last day. Makes me sad, but she has set me up with this other guy that I always see at the gym... he has lots of clients and everyone loves him... so I'm hoping I like him too.
More photos:
Kristin and me fluffing our hair in the warm Caribbean breeze overlooking Trunk Bay. (For the record, Trunk Bay is where Chris and I got married!)
Me and Chris at dinner.
Kristin and me at dinner. I was looking a little sunburned, but due to my liberal use of SPF 50, I never got totally cooked. Good news.
Drilly and sort of boring, except for the 4 x 100 at 100% where my arms cramped. Yes. Arms. Cramped. (Tricep cramp) Not sure what that's about.
4 x 50 DPS
4 x 75 drill something
4 x 100 100%
4 x 75 something
4 x 50 something else
4 x 25 flip turn practice, half length swim.
3 x 100 IM
100 easy
2100? I don't care enough to add it up. I arrived late, got a cramp, and I sort of feel lucky to have gotten out alive. Hahaha.
1 x to 6, no railings with bags!
Here we have our very own jschmitchicago and yours truly, at the Hillgrove Wine Cellar in Western Springs.
We hatched a plan for the Athleta Esprit de She Naperville Triathlon!
2 x to 6. No railings this time. :) Carrying a giant salad.
Lunges, planks, ball slams, kettlebell type things without the kettlebell. Sweaty! Hot! Sweaaaaaaty!
2 x to 6. No railings this time. :) Carrying a giant salad.
Lunges, planks, ball slams, kettlebell type things without the kettlebell. Sweaty! Hot! Sweaaaaaaty!
9:14 AM: Drove to work with the top down. It was great to have the wind in my hair, and I was in an awesome mood all the way to the office UNTIL I got out of the car, reached over to grab my bag of snacks, and found... nothing. I left all of my food and snacks at home, probably sitting on top of the washing machine.
I'm pizzed. I screwed around all morning, updated my BT blog, imported and exported some photos, had coffee and watched the Today Show. I got all ready, got my gym bag together, got my snacks/lunch together and proceeded to walk out without the food. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR. I need to be more organized. I find it hard to do, though, while living with someone else. Organizing and getting stuff ready isn't as fun or as interesting after work as my husband is. I'd rather sit on the couch and hang out with him, than get my lunch and clothes and bags together for the upcoming day.
I know this is something to work on. I was **SO** organized during Ironman training. Mostly because I lived alone, had nothing else to do, and there was little else that interested me. Bah! I have to work on this, though, because this helter skelter willy nilly thing is frenetic and half assed, and has historically lead to McDonald's. Or Dunkin Donuts. Or Taco Bell. You name it.
It's a one day screw up. I'm not panicking. I'll be fine for lunch, and I'll be fine for today. I will miss my snacks, though. Apple, banana, berries, yogurt. Mostly fruit. I did have a protein packed breakfast this morning, so I should be OK until like... 10:30 or so. Agnes has an extra apple and an Atkins bar, and that should get me through to lunch. I'll have a lot of protein at lunch, and that should keep me full until dinner. Early workout tonight (5pm) so I should be home by 6:30 for dinner. Then I will have plenty of time to re-organize, re-group and get this shit back on track.
I have seriously considered a blog name change... to Fighting Entropy. I've wanted it for a while, but I'm thinking I'll stick with Speed Kills for now. I like continuity. Fighting Entropy is quite descriptive of my life, though, so don't be surprised if and when a change occurs.
4:19 PM: Hard boiled eggs make me fart.
Bottoms Up!
That was Honeymoon Beach. ^^^ One of my favorites.
Later that day, Kristin arrived! Yay!
2 x to 6. I made myself do this. My legs wanted no part of it.
Upperbody plank-a-palooza. ZOMG. Why does she hate me so? ;)
2 x to 6. I made myself do this. My legs wanted no part of it.
Upperbody plank-a-palooza. ZOMG. Why does she hate me so? ;)
9:34 AM: My legs are ***STILL*** sore from that leg workout on Friday. Dear God in HEAVEN! What the hell did she do to me? It was mostly just lunges (forward and back) and some side squatty things (over and over) followed up with 100 reps on that leg press machine @ 110 lbs. My legs were rendered useless most of the day on Saturday (I could barely sit down on the toilet or the couch or the floor) and yesterday I forced myself to do a little trainer ride to get things moving again. I'm not sure how much that helped.
1:49 PM: Carbs are low today, but fat is HIGH! I had 1/2 cup of a walnut/trail mix type thing as a snack, to the tune of 327 calories and 32.6g of fat. Yikes. It has thrown everything off. My graph is all freaky and dinner tonight needs to consist of something like a dry grilled chicken breast and a cup of stringbeans. I don't think I'll bother with that trail mix again. Very caloric and not that filling. Good fats, I know, but to me it's a waste of calories. Potentially doable in the 1/4 cup serving size, but that's not really a snack that's going to fill me up. So. Fuggeddaboudit.
Lunch = Salad + various veggies + small scoop of cottage cheese + 1 chicken breast + 1 hard boiled egg + balsamic vinegar for dressing. I threw on 4-5 croutons and some sunflower seeds for crunch. This filled me up. Probably could have done without the croutons, but I was feeling rebellious. Those were the first croutons I've had in several weeks. They were crunchy and delightful, and I happily spent 50 cals on them.
Now, I realize that counting calories is not necessary when you're eating "correctly" but I'm finding it to be a valuable tool for now, until I learn how much each food is going to cost me out of my daily budget. So much to learn. So so much to learn. Those contestants on the BIGGEST LOSER have my utmost respect... it's HARD to go out to dinner and make a reasonable choice. Especially when those around you are having cream covered pasta ravioli-os. And imagine this after being morbidly obese and eating things like a bag of Cheetos for lunch. Although, maybe it's easier to do a total paradigm shift from Cheetos to chicken breasts than to make the final tweaking from "sort of healthy but still covered in sauce and butter" to "clean". I don't know. Either way, it's hard.
Here are some underwater photos from our trip:
Me and Kristin (LazyMarathoner) and Harvey the turtle.
Me getting a better look at Harvey.
A school of blue Tang!
Eagle Ray!
Nurse Shark!
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Police are seeking greater powers to pursue wealthy criminals across Europe who skip the country to avoid jail without paying back millions of pounds of criminal assets.
Gangsters who fail to pay back ill-gotten gains can face up to ten years behind bars in addition to their original sentences under a law designed to prevent convicts from enjoying the profits of their crimes.
But senior police criticised the "ludicrous" situation that allowed some to take advantage of the gap between the end of their original sentences and being ordered back to prison to head abroad without paying any money back.
Figures earlier this year revealed that 17 absconders who owed almost £110 million under court-imposed confiscation orders and accrued interest had avoided payment by fleeing abroad and ignoring demands to pay up.
Some fled before their initial jail terms but others left before they were forced to serve the additional terms. They include crooked travel agent Christakis Philippou who conned thousands of holidaymakers in a £7m scam. He was jailed for seven years - but fled after his sentence still owing another £2.9m and avoided a further seven year term, according to a freedom of information request documents.
There are currently few powers for police to bring them back to Britain because refusing to pay the so called 'confiscation orders' is not a criminal offence. But police and prosecution lawyers are examining legislation in the hope that they can use or amend the European Arrest Warrant - a controversial tactic that allows a fugitive to be arrested in the EU and sent back to the country where it is issued - to target white-collar criminals.
"It's ludicrous that someone can flee the country potentially with millions outstanding… and feel that then they are free to do what they want and live off ill-gotten gains," said Det Supt Nick Downing, the head of Economic Crime at Scotland Yard.
Keir Starmer, the director of public prosecutions, yesterday called for changes to the law and for extensions to the penalty sentences for failing to pay back criminal proceeds. The last available figures show that £1.2 billion remains outstanding from confiscation orders while only £118 million was recovered last year.


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The Nobel Prize-winning novelist Doris Lessing says she believes Barack Obama would be assassinated if he were elected president.
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12th August 2012, 03:32 PM | #1 |
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Need help on TDA7293 amp kit
I am looking to build an amp to replace my Carver since my new speakers need way more power than what it has. I don't have any experience designing amps so I need some input. I don't understand the subtle differences in amplifier topology that are out there. I saw this kit on ebay and wondering what you all think of it. The price is right. I can build the chassis with heat sinks and have no problem scratch building a power supply for it. I would use 4 of these amps to run a pair of Carver Amazing ribbon speakers in bi-amp mode. I want the new amp to have the same clarity and musicality that my Carver has. Is this asking too much from this kit?
7* TDA7293 In parallel 555W Mono Power Amplifier board -Assembled amp board | eBay Thanks, Brian |
12th August 2012, 03:44 PM | #2 |
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To answer your question - yes, its expecting too much for a DIY kit to deliver the same performance and musicality as a Carver amp. Such kits are not normally designed by amp designers and Bob Carver is a jolly experienced and very talented guy.
That's not to say its impossible for chip amps to deliver a very satisfying, msucial sound, just that its not straightforward to achieve. The more chips in the design, the bigger the challenge is.
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12th August 2012, 09:31 PM | #3 |
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any suggestions?
If the amp kit isnt what I am looking for, do you have any suggestions for what to buy?
I would really like to build my own amps. I dont have the knowledge to design an amp from scratch and cant etch PCB. A kit or empty PCB board would be ideal. I can solder and make the chassis no problem. I need 200 watt per channel minimum x 4 channel at 8ohm. I would like it to sound as good as my Carver TFM. It doent have to be a chip amp, I just picked them as they looked a bit easier to build. The power supply is no problem. I have piles of torroid and standard transformers up to 60 amps and components to build that part. I would like to keep the amp board, components, kit less than $100 each x 4. Any suggestions? Thanks, Brian |
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I suggest getting hold of an amp where at the least you can communicate with the designer about your requirements and measurements are available. There are some guys selling hiere on DIYA, you could do worse than Panson Audio Laboratories for example.
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13th August 2012, 09:14 AM | #5 |
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I'm not sure about the power requirements of your speakers, but there is a new amp in development that you might be interested in for musicality. I have owned and used a Carver M-1.0t and C-1 combination for many years.
The MyRef Fremen Edition power amp and a JC-2 based preamp kit has replaced those units and there is no looking back for me. My_Ref Fremen Edition - Beta build/Fine tuning The second "Release Candidate" phase is under way with the participation of builders from several countries and promises to produce a very high quality DIY solution. My_Ref Fremen Edition RC - Build thread It would be very interesting to hear about how it (with proper gain) matches up with speakers such as those you mentioned.
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URLs should be descriptive, yet brief. Visitors should be able to get an idea of what kind of information will be on the page just by looking at its URL. If the page is at the end of several levels of sections of your website the URL should also reflect this. For larger companies it may seem easier to have a series of numbers and letters define each page but that does nothing for visitors or search engines, the two most important entities your company is serving.
URL Comparison for Sony 32" LCD HDTV
The Good: http://www.nextag.com/sony-32-lcd-hdtv/shop-html
While nextag.com is a comparison shopping website, they do a great job of formatting their URLs to accurately describe the information on each page.
The Bad: http://www.amazon.com/Sony-Bravia-XBR-KDL-32XBR4-HDTV/dp/B000RUNZVO
Amazon is a large company and often labels products with letter and numbers instead of using their actual name. However, at least a visitor or search engine could determine that this webpage has something to do with the Sony Bravia HDTV from looking at the URL. If only I could decipher the meaning of B000RUNZVO
The Ugly: http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=9252002
Walmart, like Amazon, is infamous for labeling products with numbers. While that may be conducive to their system of inventory, I, nor any search engine crawler, has any clue what Walmart is selling on this page.
Title Tags
Title tags are most recognizable as the bold blue ink text that appears for each search result. They not only aid in defining keyword terms but also help drive click-through-rates from search results pages. Some title tags are generic; others attempt to name every detail on the page.
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The Hershey's Company does a great job of creating great title tags for all of their pages, even the ones that share the history of Hershey. This page operates as the starting point to learning anything and everything about the man who built the Hershey Chocolate empire. Subsequent pages are well-titled and direct such as the page on Catherine S. Hershey titled "Milton Hershey's Wife".
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Diving into search engine optimization can seem daunting and leave you feeling overwhelmed, but by taking small steps and changing a few key words here and there can make this task a much more manageable one.
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However, I've been rather busy moving my wee Christmas tree to its cozy corner in the closet where it will hibernate until next year, and I put my Carnival decorations in place.
My Crêche is still on display, because my mother made the figures for me in her ceramics class, and I wrap them carefully before I put them away, which takes time.
I also shopped for Grandpère's Christmas presents a little late, because we do not usually exchange gifts, but he blindsided me with a gift card this year, so I had return the favor. My son gave GP winter pajamas with only the pants, but he likes pajamas with tops, so I purchased long sleeved T-shirts in colors that matched the pajama pants, which pleased him very much. I also bought him a new pair of slippers, because his were wearing out.
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Seriously. Place is kinda dull without the lights and other stuff (which I never take down ' Epiphany, so I stand out already).
Need some carnival in my days!RepliesThe transition from Christmas to Carnival is rather abrupt, but I'm glad to have more decorations. And what is Carnival the forerunner to but Lent and Holy Week and Easter, and the church seasons go on. The older I get, the more comforting I find the routine of the seasons of the church.
I read about your friend who has cancer, and I'm praying for her. I meant to say so over at Adventus, but I never made it there.
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Whats the purpose of Rfb here ?
Please look at this datasheet of DAC8811 - http://focus.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/dac8811.pdf
What exactly is the purpose of pin Rfb ? I know its something to do with feedback but I am not quite clear. Does this have to be connected ? What would happen if its not used ? Please advise. Thanks. |
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I guess I understand the purpose of the resistor 'rfb' inside the chip but I am not able to understand its usage for the purpose of "feedback". What if there was no opamp i-v conversion stage ?
Maybe lets try by example - Explain to me how and why would you connect the Rfb pin to, if you were to use a simple resistor I-V conversion stage ? I believe the I-V conversion resistor would go between Iout and Gnd ? |
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Rfb is the I-V conversion resistor. You have the possibility to use it or not.
Either directly to the ground (like you want, but not what TI wants) or better in an OpAmp loop to provide a virtual zero impedance to ground at the DAC output like it is shown by manufacturer. Last edited by SoNic_real_one; 1st April 2010 at 01:40 AM. |
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The primary merit of putting a resistor in recommended feedback path of an opamp is this : bandwidth.
Imagine simply putting a resistor from IOUT to GND. There will be a capacitance on that node to GND also ... pin capacitance on the DAC itself, trace capacitance associated with the resistor itself, plus the input capacitance of whatever is "observing" the output voltage. That total "parasitic" capacitance, in conjunction with the resistance of the I/V resistor, will determine the bandwidth of the I/V conversion ... since the I/V resistor is the resistance "seen" by the capacitance. Now let's examine the opamp configuration. Any parasitic capacitance on the IOUT pin will no longer matter ... since the opamp holds that pin to a virtual ground. And, any parasitic capacitance on the opamp output will "see" the closed-loop output impedance of the opamp, rather than the RFB resistance. There are other motivations to use the opamp as well ... there will be a "voltage compliance" on the DAC output pin, that limits how high/low the voltage can move. The current source output will not be "ideal" either, meaning the output current will be a tiny function of output voltage ... which may limit ultimate accuracy. These factors are non-issues if the DAC drives the current into a virtual ground. YES ... it's wise to use the recommended opamp configuration, with the I/V resistor in the feedback path. |
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The idea of having it inside the chip is that it is trimmed to the same value as the DAC conversion currents. Those currents - for each bit - are not absolutely accurate (nay be even 10% or more from design value) but they have high relative accuracy. By including a trimmed Rfb you get the correct I/V conversion factor. Secondly, the tempco of Rfb tracks with the DAC current values so the I/V conversion factor doesn't drift with temperature. jd
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I can remember for us both, can anyone really remember the intangibles of life
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our time with MS is better told as then and now?
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named Bush has been President of the United States for 12 of the 22 years I
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I wonder who that is that throws the leaves to scattered among the two of you :)
It is interesting to put it into a time perspective like this. So much progress in some things with research/meds, but so few progress in other things.
Make sure one doesn't scatter poison ivy :)
enjoy the fall before winter descends (sounds ominious, doesn't it?)
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I can't imagine SF being as cold as NE right now, so y'all got a nerve saying 'Brrrr". - Anonymous5:39 PM, December 04, 2006
I am guessing the Brrr comment has to do with the temperature in Chicago, since that is where Kristy either is, or is going to be??? If it is about SF... then you are going to have a REALLY tough time when you hit Chicago!!
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While you are in Chicago, eat and drink.
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That sounds like a great trip! I'm jealous! I've never been to London, so I have no suggestions. I hope to go myself some day, so I'll be interested in your tips after your trip. :)What a wonderful opportunity!! I've been to London, but we had no plans whatsoever, lol. We went to Hyde Park, Piccadilly Circus, saw a Monty Python play (which was GREAT), took a double decker bus tour, a rickshaw tour, and a self-guided walking tour. Whatever you decided to do - just soak it all in and have fun!
The Tower is a must! I am not shocked that you want to see a play. Had said musical, I would have laughed myself silly ;). I wonder, do they have carriage rides through Hyde Park. That would be so cool. But, it would probably also take a good deal of time I can't afford.Wish I was going with you! Hmm..Hyde Park was a must for me. Spencer House--still done in Regency style. If you are a fan of Wellington then Apsley House is great--full of amazing memorabilia.
I hope you have an amazing time!I'm not posting a comment, because I'm jealous that you're going and I'm not. ;p
Have fun! Can't wait to see all the pics!As a Londoner, I would suggest getting a copy of the Tube map (London Underground) in advance. It's the quickest way to get around town. But it's a topological map so ifs worth comparing locations to the nearest stations in advance so you know where you are going. South Kensington tube is nearest to most of the museums including the V and A which has a lot of exhibits of the period. The Musuem of London is in the City of London near London Wall is small but covers the whole of Londons history.
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Celebrating 35 years of DOUG!
1. He is a wonderful Daddy and I LOVE that about him!
2. My daughter has him wrapped around her little finger :)
3. He hates mornings. Passionately. He is a night owl and if you try and have any sort of real conversation with him first thing in the morning you should expect it to be forgotten. BUT he has always gotten up with our kids first thing in the morning (most of the time anyway). We decided when Aiden was a newborn that I would get up in the middle of the night (because I am never able to sleep through awake-kids) and he would then get up first thing and let me sleep for an hour or two so I could function. Since one (or more) of my kids STILL get up in the night- every night- he still gets up with the boys at 6 ish am so I can wait to get up until Olivia does. I really appreciate it.
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5. He is a tad on the ADD side of things and very rarely does ONE thing at a time. Focus is not his strong point.
6. He is definitely the "fun" parent of the two of us. He really plays with the kids.
7. He is a technology nerd. He loves gadgets and he can figure stuff out lightyears ahead of me.
8. He is very creative.
9. He barely ever gets mad at me. Which is amazing considering how emotional and illogical I am at times.
10. He loves people. He is the most social person I have ever known and it amazes me.
11. He has adjusted HUGE parts of his life and being to fit with me and he really does try to understand me.
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13. He loves camping and really wants to go camping this summer. He is not nearly as afraid of bugs and being cold as I am.
14. He is an amazing cook. MUCH better than I am. So much so that my kids call him a chef. I love that my boys are going to grow up knowing there is nothing wrong with the husband cooking!
15. He has wonderful laugh lines that crinkle around his eyes and show how often he is smiling.
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33. He remembers WAY more from our bible school classes than I do even though I got significantly higher grades than he did. Go figure.
34. He is a wonderfully steadying influence on me.
35. He loves me and he is all mine :)
Happy birthday honey, I love you!
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- Carrie said...
Love the pictures- your husband sounds like a really great guy. Happy birthday to him!
- 9:29 am
- Tiaras & Tantrums said...
this was very sweet and touching - you should make a blurb book for him with this!
- 10:04 am
- Amanda Daybyday said...
He IS a great guy!
Happy birthday Doug! Hope it's a great one. - 10:11 am
- Little Missus Sunshine said...
That is beautiful! I love the jedi pose.
Happy birthday Doug! - 12:32 pm
- the Doug said...
The mullet was AWESOME!!!
But out of love and respect for you it shall remain in the past...
Thank you love, you're my favorite! - 2:19 pm
- Sherri @ Luv a Bargain said...
What a beautiful tribute to your lucky man:) Your pictures are so wonderful.
- 2:45 pm
- Jenn @ Beautiful Calling said...
Great pictures!!
I laughed at your "considering how emotional and illogical I am at times". I can completely relate!! Seriously! LOL - 5:12 pm
- debrowns said...
I personally believe the mullet picture should make an appearance on this site. I hear wordless Wednesday is coming up and the picture of Doug's mullet that I remember says way more than a thousand words. Just my opinion :)
Dave - 11:30 am
Wow this is really a beautiful gift of love - you're both so blessed! Doug is certainly a treasure.
Mom - 11:14 pm


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Last month AMD launched its new generation A10/A8/A6/A4 desktop processors. These CPUs need a new type of processor socket, called Socket FM2. Hardware.Info reviewed three motherboards with the new AMD socket based on the most high-end A85X chipset, the ASUS F2A85-V Pro, the Gigabyte GA-F2A85X-UP4 and the MSI FM2-A85XA-G65.
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Socket FM2 motherboards can also utilise the existing AMD A75 and A55 chipsets that were used for Socket FM1 motherboards. The deluxe A85X version is new. This chipset allows the 16 PCI-Express lanes for the graphics card to be divided into two times eight lanes, which means CrossFire support. The A85X includes eight SATA 600 ports, 4x USB 3.0 and 10x USB 2.0. RAID 0, 1, 10 and 5 are all supported. The fact that the chipset has eight SATA and four USB 3.0 ports means that motherboard manufacturers don't have to include extra controllers, which saves money. The three motherboards in this review cost an average of about £105, less than the high-end Intel Z77 boards.
So which features are unique for A85X boards? We put the differences side-by-side:
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SATA300 | - | - | 6x |
USB 3.0 | 4x | 4x | - |
USB 2.0 | 10x | 10x | 14x |
Below you can see the schematics of an AMD A85X motherboard. The Trinity processor is connected to the chipset via a so-called Unified Media Interface (which is in fact PCI-Express) with a speed of 2 GB/s.
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Merdeka is a word in the Indonesian and Malay language meaning independent or free. It is derived from the Sanskrit maharddhika meaning "rich, prosperous and powerful". In the Malay archipelago, this term had acquired the meaning of a freed slave. The term Mardijker is a Dutch corruption of the Portuguese version of the original Sanskrit words and was used to designate former Portuguese and Dutch slaves from India in the East Indies, known as Mardijkers, whence the Malay meaning of "free(dom)" is derived. Mardijker are the former Catholic slaves brought from India and the East Indies that were liberated by the Dutch if they abandoned Catholicism and embraced the Dutch Reformed Church. The term was significant throughout the anticolonialist and pro-independence movements of the colonies of Indonesia, Malaya, and Singapore, in the history of Indonesia, history of Malaysia, and in the history of Singapore. It became a battle-cry for those demanding independence from the colonial administrations of the Netherlands and United Kingdom. In the southern Philippine island of Mindanao, the Moro people belonging to major ethno-linguistic groups of Meranaw, Maguindanaw and Iranun, use maradeka in the same meaning as freedom or liberation and freedom group there's called Maradeka.
The Tagalog term maharlika has the same Sanskrit origins as the Malay merdeka and means freeman, libertos or Freedman in classical Philippine society.
The term merdeka was used in Indonesia in a similar way to designate freedom from the Dutch colonial government throughout the struggle for independence in the 1940s. Republic of Indonesia declared its Hari Kemerdekaan Indonesia or Proclamation of Indonesian Independence on 17 August 1945, and it has become national holiday and commemorated annually ever since.
During the struggle of independence in 1945 to 1949, it was used as a national salute of victory and honor, by raising open palms as high as the head and shouting out loud "Merdeka!" From here a large number of slogans came, such as "Sekali Merdeka tetap Merdeka!" (Freedom once and for all) or "Merdeka atau Mati" (Freedom or death). This was intended to raise the morale of all the people of Indonesia to continue to fight against the Dutch and the Allied forces trying to re-establish control over Indonesia; it was so important that even it became a Government Edict on 31 August 1945.
On 1 September it was mentioned by the president Soekarno in his short speech:
"Since today we will cry out loud, "Merdeka!" Continue on that loud battle cry, as the soul calls out loud for freedom! A soul of freedom, one of fighting and working spirit! TO FIGHT AND TO WORK! Prove it!"
The name "Merdeka" is used as the name of Indonesian stately places, such as Merdeka Palace and Merdeka Square in central Jakarta, additionally Merdeka Building in Bandung.
Nowadays the Acehnese and West Papuan autonomy movements currently use the term to express the concept of freedom, and the meaning of the term ranges from greater freedom to outright political independence. The major autonomy movement in Aceh, the Free Aceh Movement has the term in its name (Gerakan Aceh Merdeka), as does the major armed independence group in West Papua, the Free Papua Movement (Organisasi Papua Merdeka). Nowadays too, a few conservative and Nationalists had re-thought the 'Merdeka' stance of Indonesia, a large number of question related to it such as "Apakah kita benar-benar sudah merdeka?" (Had we been really independent?). They used the term Merdeka as a motivational battle cry to the public for a change against the increasing free-fight liberalism, globalization, and neo-imperialism in terms of capitalism in Indonesia, though the word "Semangat Reformasi" (Spirit of the Reformation) had after now more been used.
"Merdeka" is additionally used in the National Anthem of Indonesia.
Indonesia Raya, Merdeka,Merdeka! Tanahku, Negeriku yang Kucinta. Indonesia Raya, Merdeka,Merdeka! Hiduplah Indonesia Raya!
Today in Malaysia, in which Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore merged in 1963, the term still remains pertinent in the present. It can be seen in the Malaysian national holiday of Hari Merdeka, commemorating Malaya's independence on 31 August 1957, and Dataran Merdeka (Independence Square) where the first ceremony raising the flag of Malaya was held following independence. North Borneo and Sarawak in northern Borneo were to officially join to form Malaysia on 31 August 1963 but due to opposition from Indonesia and the Philippines and to allow the United Nations team time to conduct referendums in North Borneo and Sarawak regarding their participation in a new federation, the date was postponed to 16 September, which now celebrated as Malaysia Day.
Tunku Abdul Rahman, the inaugural Malaysian Prime Minister, declared Malayan independence with seven shouts of "Merdeka"; the cry continues to be featured prominently in Malaysian Hari Merdeka celebrations.
In the context of Singapore, Merdeka usually refers to the gaining of self-rule and self-government from the United Kingdom in the 1950s, as imperialism in Asia slowly declined. It usually doesn't refer to Singapore's independence from Malaysia in 1965, which followed its merger with Malaya, Sabah and Sarawak on 16 September 1963 after having held the 1962 national referendum.
The Constitution of Singapore had been amended in 1953 following recommendations by the Rendel Commission, creating a 51-seat Legislative Assembly of Singapore to replace the Legislative Council of Singapore. The Legislative Assembly would become the predecessor to the modern Parliament of Singapore. The following Singapore general election of 1955 had members that were elected by the population for the first time become the majority in Singapore's legislature. Previously, only six members of the Legislative Council were elected — the rest were appointed. This however didn't satisfy individuals calling for full self-government at least in the matter of domestic affairs.
The call for Merdeka was a growing tension between progressivism and radicalism, cooperation and hostility towards the British. David Saul Marshall of the Labour Front narrowly won the Singapore general election of 1955, but being anticolonialist, tended to be a vocal opponent of the British rule. As such, the British found it hard to work out a compromise. A petition was started in 1956 which collected the signatures of 167,000 — a vast portion of the electorate in that era — in a petition that demanded Merdeka.
During the Merdeka Talks of 1956, the year before Malaya's independence, the British agreed to grant Singapore self-government over domestic issues, while the British retained control of finance and the military. This seemed to satisfy Marshall initially, but the negotiation later broke down when the British refused to turn over internal security to the local government. The British felt that Marshall wasn't doing enough to counter the threats of the communist insurgency and the Malayan Communist Party (MCP) which had sparked the Malayan Emergency. The march towards independence was stalled and Marshall resigned in 1956 making good on his earlier pledge that he would step down in the case of failure.
Another Labour Front leader Lim Yew Hock took over as Singapore's Chief Minister and continued the effort to push for independence. Lim then undertook harsh measures against the communists demonstrating that his administration was willing to take a tough stance to safeguard internal security. In the Chinese middle schools riots of 1956, a few nine hundred people were arrested. Leading a negotiation delegation consisting of several Singapore political leaders from various parties, Lim managed to convince the British to grant Singapore Merdeka by amending and revamping its Constitution in 1958 to allow for a fully elected legislature which would form an internal government with complete autonomy over domestic affairs. This government was formed following the Singapore general election of 1959, but ironically the Labour Front lost as Lim Yew Hock's harsh techniques had alienated large portions of the electorate.
Looking on the Philippines, it has the longest running struggle for the Moro people right to self-determination and the cry for merdeka or maradeka had been after 1968 when Datu Udtog Matalam explosively announced the formation of the Mindanao Independence Movement (MIM) and the Muslim fundamentalist Ansar el Islam led by prominent Muslim leaders such as Philippine Muslim Senator Dr. Ahmad Domocao Alonto while leading the Islamic revival movement additionally supported the formation of the secessionist Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF). The over four decades of Moro struggle asserts freedom from Philippine colonialism as argued by Moro stalwarts Prof. Nur Misuari of MNLF and late Ustadz Salamat Hashims of MILF. Until the present the struggle for freedom and independence still lived on to the younger Moro generation. At the legal front, the Maradeka (literally means freedom) became seen at the forefront of a non-violent political movement enjoying the democratic space afforded to a large number of political groups and activists in the Philippines.
Analytically looking at the history of long peace process after 1975, while East Timor was able to attain full self governance thru a United Nations brokered Determination Vote and Free Aceh Movement acceded to a Norway brokered peace talks, the Moro rebel groups undergone series of protracted peace and a never ending peace process employed only as a counter-insurgency strategy of the Philippine government and not meant sincerely to achieve final solution to the hostilities in the southern part of the Philippines, Mindanao. The double talk policy of the government only exasperated young Moro and students and opting to join extremist group, such as the Abu Sayyaf to mount a violent attacks against the deceptive policy of the Philippine government. The recent debacle in the rejection by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front of the Philippine government's counter-proposal to the former proposal for compromise accession to sub-state formula will put to limbo and further stall the peace negotiations.
In the ancient history of the Philippines, the related term Maharlika, in the Tagalog language, a close cousin of Malay, refers to the feudal free warrior class.


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We've been on a few cruises that had weddings on board. I'm sure they all have wedding packages - anyone know ave cost? Do they offer discounts to those associated with the wedding who sail?
I couldn't find any information on Princess wedding packages; just a toll-free number: 1-866-444-8820.
This may be helpful also: http://www.princess.com/learn/...ns/wedding/index.jsp and this: http://www.princess.com/romance/light/index.html |
Wedding cost depends on what's included, and usually starts at a few hundred dollars. Wedding guests get whatever the cruise line's group perks are, be they discounted fares or other amenities, assuming there are enough guests to qualify as a group.
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As my co-author John Miano and I document extensively in our book Sold Out: How High-Tech Billionaires & Bipartisan Beltway Crapweasels Are Screwing America's Best & Brightest Workers, Rubio is signed on to the 2015 "I-Squared Act" (Immigration Innovation Act, S. 153) with immigration liberal GOP Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch.
Note: I said "is," not "was."
While he disingenuously claimed at last week's GOP debate in South Carolina that he had seen the light on immigration over the past 24 months, Sen. Rubio remains co-sponsor of yet another foreign worker visa expansion bill that threatens both our economic and national security.
The I-Squared Act, a Microsoft-hatched scheme, would massively expand the cheap foreign worker pipeline under the phony guise of supporting STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education programs for American students.
Here's the deal.
Between 2008 and 2013, Microsoft hired nearly seventy other outside lobbyists to work on immigration issues. In addition, the company's employees and political action committee forked over a combined $800,000 to President Obama in 2012 and another $2.7 million to mostly Democratic members of Congress. Open-borders donor class darling Sen. Rubio is a notable exception to Microsoft's Democrat-heavy donation record.
Microsoft, founded by leading H-1B/amnesty cheerleader Bill Gates, has been Rubio's No. 2 corporate donor the past five years.
What does Microsoft want? More, more, more cheap foreign worker visas. According to the Sunlight Foundation, the computer software giant filed for more than four thousand H-1B visas in 2010 and 2011. While laying off thousands of American workers, the company's general counsel called on Congress to create a new supplemental visa category "with 20,000 visas annually for STEM skills that are in short supply" [the mythical U.S. STEM worker shortage is debunked here] and to "make a supplemental allocation of 20,000 new green card slots for workers with STEM skills." In exchange, Microsoft promised to pay nearly four times the usual fees for H-1B applications. The estimated $500 million in funds raised would allegedly go to fund STEM education programs for American students.
But duped supporters of the Microsoft-authored proposal led by the STEM Education Coalition, whose members include the nonprofit National Science Teachers Association and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, soon realized it was a "bait-and-switch" scheme.
Reporter Josh Harkinson of left-wing Mother Jones magazine unmasked the fox in the henhouse. The STEM Education Coalition was headed by executive director James Brown who, unbeknownst to some of the coalition's own members, also lobbied legislators directly on behalf of, you guessed it, Microsoft. Harkinson laid out the trickery. Pressed by the software giant, the STEM Education Coalition signed a letter in support of the Microsoft visa bill. And then came the switch:
With the coalition in its corner, Microsoft approached a bipartisan group of senators to craft what would become the Immigration Innovation, or "I-Squared" Act. And that's where the alleged "lobbying malpractice" came in. The act, as promised, would boost the caps on visas and green cards and use the fees to pay for STEM education. But in a crucial difference that has angered some of Microsoft's would-be allies, the bill would nearly quintuple the number of available visas—raising the cap to 300,000—and charge companies far less for them: as little as $1,825 apiece.
That's just the tip of the iceberg.
The Hatch-Rubio-Microsoft legislation would increase the H-1B quota from 65,000 to 115,000. In addition, the bill automatically adds up to 50,000 additional visas a year whenever the quota is reached, using a convoluted system similar to the Gang of Eight plan (the quota can be lowered by up to 20,000 if the quota is not reached). The effect is that the annual limit immediately rises to 165,000. The bill allows annual limits to rise up to 245,000 per year in the future.
The I'm Screwed Act exempts anyone with a masters' degree or higher from a U.S. school from the H-1B quota. It would give employers a twofer by allowing H-1B spouses to work. The irony here is that, for the H-1B worker, the employer would have to comply with minimal labor protections. However, the spouse could work without any American worker protections whatsoever. The bill also exempts 6,800 treaty visas set aside as a result of trade agreements with Singapore and Chile from the quota. This sets a precedent for future treaty visas to be exempt as well.
As John Miano and I have reported, there are so many exemptions and quota increases in the bill that it is impossible to predict how many foreign guest workers Hatch-Rubio-Microsoft's bill would add. It would be simpler to just say that the I'm Screwed Act would effectively remove any nominal limit on the H-1B visas. As usual with such bills, Hatch-Rubio-Microsoft would provide Kabuki funding to train Americans for the jobs that won't exist because of the increases in foreign labor. In practice, these fees just provide a slush fund to dispense political favors.
What about enforcement? What about Americans being replaced by foreign workers? Nothing. Hatch-Rubio-Microsoft gives Big Tech donors everything they want and nothing they don't want. In fact, the I'm Screwed Act actually hinders enforcement by limiting the ability of DHS to reject a renewal petition for an H-1B or L visa.
The I'm Screwed Act does make it easier for H-1B aliens to change jobs by allowing them sixty days to find a new job after leaving their current job (quit or fired) before they have to return home. Fine for foreign H-1B workers. But what do working American get from the bill? Cue the chirping crickets.
GOP Ala. Sen. Jeff Sessions blasted Microsoft last summer for pushing the I-Squared Act at the same time it was laying off thousands of high-skilled American workers:
Microsoft has endorsed the so-called I-Squared bill to triple H-1B visas, declaring that "it's critical that America address the shortage of workers with science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills," adding "there are high-skilled, high-paying jobs being created by American businesses across the country that are being left unfilled because of this gap."As Microsoft's layoffs show, there is a surplus—not a shortage—of skilled, talented, and qualified Americans seeking STEM employment. Each year, universities graduate twice as many students with STEM degrees as find STEM jobs. According to the Census Bureau, more than 11 million Americans with STEM degrees are not employed in STEM jobs—or 3 in 4 STEM degree holders. Among recent graduates, about 35 percent of science students, 55 percent of technology students, 20 percent of engineering students, and 30 percent of math students are now working in jobs that don't require any four-year college degree—let alone their area of specialty.
…Any increase to the H-1B visa would only quash the dreams of more talented Americans, glut the labor market and keep pay low, and push more of our own homegrown best and brightest students out of work.
There is no shortage of talented Americans, only a shortage of politicians willing to stand up to special interests demanding low-wage guest workers to hire in their place.
Industry lobbyists and political insiders are hoping Hatch, Rubio, and their Democrat co-sponsors slip the bill's provisions into "must pass" legislation—just as GOP House Speaker Paul Ryan helped open-borders colleagues sneak the low-skilled H-2B visa expansion into the December 2015 omnibus.
Instead of attacking presidential rival and fellow GOP Sen. Ted Cruz for moving in the right direction and joining Sen. Sessions on a bill to protect American workers, Rubio should be running as far away from the special interest I-Squared bill as possible.
But he's not.
As for voters who were willing to give Rubio a pass on his Gang of Eight sellout, remember this old saying as you contemplate the consequences of his second worst immigration bill:
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.


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Thanks everyone!
No, I have not seen a doctor---I feel too awful to go at the moment! I have a past history of sphenoid sinusitis as a result of black toxic mold so am certain this is what I have. The black mold in the bathroom at my daughter's apt. was awful. They had recently sold their dehumidifier in anticipation of the move & things happened quickly. DH got chemicals (to which I am also allergic) & took it off while I took the baby for a 2 hr. walk in the Baby Bjorn. We moved them to our house, but by then the damage was done. It took a few days for me to get so bad, but I knew on the trip home that things were in a downward spiral. Since then I have struggled & today I could not really get up. This has not happened for years for me. I have lots of things to take at home but if things don't improve in a few days I will have to get a CT scan---ugh. I feel better tonight but am not quite up to partying or slaying dragons. I have my Mac on my lap now & 2 puppies in my bed---ah, the luxury! Kisses to all.
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I am going to tell you of something that has worked miracles for me when I had sinus problems. It is very hard to do, and it hurts a lot. You need to do it right, if it doesn't hurt it isn't working. But, I promise that when I have had a debilitating sinus headache it cured me...instantly...or after I got over the sneezing.
You get a small container of distilled water, smash a couple of cloves of garlic. Let them stand in the water for about twenty minutes. Strain. Use an eye dropper to insert the stained liquid into your nose and inhale with all your might, sucking the liquid into your sinuses. If you do it right your ear lobes will get burning hot, you will sneeze and your eyes will water like crazy. Buy the time you finish blowing your nose, you will notice that your headache is GONE. Garlic does have anti-biotic properties. I would say that since you feel so bad, it is really worth a try.
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Sandi, I am so sorry you are sick...mold is the worst! I don't post as often either because of continuing health issues..you are always in my thoughts and prayers..big hugs!
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Sandi....I am so sorry your not feeling well. I hope that you go to the doctor to confirm exactly what it is. We do take our fluffs immediately but somehow wait on what we should do. Prayers and hugs to you!!
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JUnit test for void mehtods
I have a class, it has some methods, which I need to test. The problem is, that some of those methods are void. I use mocks for dependencies. So some of those mock methods return values and some of them dont(they just do some "work" inside their own class). So, if anybody has any idea? I can not post the code, it is too complicated.
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Re: JUnit test for void mehtods
Presumably the void methods do something, so test that something.
Is there a state change? That is, does some data within the object being tested change?
Is there a mocked object they need to call with specific values? Then test that with your mocking framework of choice.
Not sure what else to say, really.
Re: JUnit test for void mehtods
this method inside has some objects, whose state is changing... I'll try to test them. Thx
Re: JUnit test for void mehtods
still, dont know what to do, I can not change the tested class, that's why I have no idea how can i test the method, which uses only mock objects or local objects to save changes...
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Re: JUnit test for void mehtods
If you can't test the data in the class, and you can't test whether interfaces with other parts of the system are called (ie mock objects) then you can't test the method.
If you can test calls to mocked objects, and/or the data after the method under test is called then you can test it.
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