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In response to multiple reader requests, we decided to attempt to explain – and, in my case, to understand–32-bit and 64-bit operating systems. In this first segment of a three part series, we'll define some of the basic terms. The next segment will review speed, memory, hardware, and software. In the third installment, we'll demonstrate how to learn which system is being run and, if it's a 32-bit system, whether an upgrade is possible and practical. If this information affects you the same way it did me, it will be helpful, confusing, a cure for insomnia, or all three.
In one context, 32-bit and 64-bit refers to how a CPU (computer processor) handles information. These terms also indicate the number of bits that comprise a single data element (for example, a pixel in an image). In that case, when dealing with resource hogging data like images, audio, or video, there is a distinct advantage to a 64-bit system. However, when writing emails or text documents, the benefits of 64-bit may be less apparent.
What is a bit?
A bit (short for binary digit) is the smallest unit of digital information, represented by either 0 or 1. Arranging a series of bits in sequence creates a binary math language that the processing chips can understand. As a result, CPUs are identified by their ability to process these sequences (32-bit or 64-bit). Eight consecutive bits in such a sequence equals a byte (short for binary term). Large numbers of bytes are then combined to create kilobytes, megabytes, gigabytes, terabytes, etc. To further understand these terms, and to learn how to make conversions, please see the article, Gigabyte/Megabyte Conversions [1].
Not confusing enough?
The terms, 32-bit and 64-bit indicate the width of the registers, which are storage areas within the computer. The registers can contain either the address location in the computer memory where data is stored, or the data itself. All computer data is processed using information represented in these registers.
Each instruction (the most basic computer command) can process the number of bits indicated in the registers. So, a 64-bit machine processes a 64-bit width register with each instruction. Likewise, a 32-bit machine processes a 32-bit width register per instruction. While it would seem that a 64-bit processor would naturally be faster, the number of instructions executed per cycle (the fundamental unit of time measurement in a device) indicates actual processing speed, so that may not always be the case.
It's the combination of hardware and software elements which make up the computer architecture that determines processing speed. This will be discussed in part two of this series, where we'll take a more in-depth look at processors, memory, and how hardware and software interact to improve (or–if not correctly balanced–reduce) overall performance.


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I applied for a CELTA course and I was advised that I was invited for an interview. I was very happy to hear that but at the same time I started to feel a little nervous as I have no idea what I should expect. It would take 2 hours I heard. It is long!
I checked several posts here to see if I could get some ideas as to what would happen in an interview, but could't find any specific info.
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Redskins tight end Fred Davis has rebounded from his 2012 Achilles rupture and has been practicing with his teammates since the start of training camp. A few days in, he hasn't experienced any setbacks.
"This is day six now, and I haven't had any pain in it," Davis said Tuesday. "I've been going full-go, blocking, running routes, cutting. I feel really good. Just the only soreness I feel is just camp soreness just a little bit. Other than that, I feel pretty good."
Davis called the Redskins offense "tight-end friendly," but Davis fantasy owners probably didn't think it was friendly enough last year as he caught just 24 passes and did not score. But before his injury, Davis saw his rapport with quarterback Robert Griffin III growing. Now, with both men coming back from surgery, Davis is trying to reconnect with Griffin.
"We really started to really click a little more around game three, four, five, six and then seven is when I got hurt," Davis said. "As far as clicking right now, I mean, we throw and catch, but I still feel like we're not really in the game-type situation yet. He's not really practicing in team and all that stuff yet, so until then I feel like I can be able to answer that question."
Fantasy Analysis:
Assuming his cutting ability and quickness returns to previous levels after the Achilles surgery, Davis can still be a mismatch against many defenders. But besides questions about his physical state, we need to see more production from him with Griffin under center. It just wasn't there last year. Fantasy owners can consider Davis a deep TE2.


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Let me tell you why I ignore anything that remotely says Media Matters on it:
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Let me tell you why I ignore anything that remotely says Media Matters on it:
So yeah, no.
We sit around and scratch our heads
Could you be any more patronizing?
Didn't New York City barely avoid bankruptcy in the seventies for one example?
It's not like the USA is debt free, far from it
I like your point, just not how you made it
Not having a go, just making a point if I can
As for NYC, or any incorporated municipality for that matter, they run their own local governments so it's not uncommon for a locality to run themselves into the ground. This phenomenon can occur during good times and bad.
But when this occurs within a nation-state, it's a different sum game. Especially in Europe, where the EU is still loosely based and outside the bounds of traditional sovereignty. For example, Italy and Greece, two horrible misgoverned countries, are looking to Germany to bail them out.
You're correct to point out the US is far from debt free and that's why folks on the right are so pissed right now. They abandoned W when he was President because he took spending to a whole new level, only to be outdone by Obama who doubled W's spending output in half the time.
Now we are $16 Trillion in debt with only $15 Trillion in money circulation. We cannot afford to pay the interest on the debt, let alone the actual debt.
Thus, my overall point is Europe is the cautionary tale. And Americans, mostly on the left, are not listening.
Apparently, it's not that bad...
7) The gaffes don't matter. Everyone interested in elections should read this post from John Sides at The Monkey Cage. It makes an important point: Though gaffes set political analysts scurrying to their keyboards, they tend not to affect the average voter.
We see this with the now-infamous "47 percent" comment. Gallup described the statement and asked how it would affect respondents' votes. Twenty percent said it would make them more likely to vote for Romney, 36 percent said less likely, and 43 percent said it would make no difference.
Drilling down to self-described Independents, 15 percent said it would make them more likely to support Romney, 29 percent less likely, and 53 percent said it would make no difference. You can try to sex that up (as Gallup did) to read that Independents say it makes them less likely to vote for Romney by a 2-1 margin, but you could just as easily say that three-quarters of independents say the gaffe makes no difference or helps Romney.


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Im new around here, I have been lurking for a week reading and watching all the tutorials for a project in my network security class and thanks to you guys I got an A!!!! Its been an awesome learning experience and im pretty proficient with the aircrack-ng suite at this point.
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Record Powerball jackpot has Granite Staters dreaming
By JASON SCHREIBER
Union Leader Correspondent | May 17. 2013 9:20PM
Roy Everett of Epping buys his single Powerball ticket at the Xtra Mart in Epping Friday afternoon. (By JASON SCHREIBER/Union Leader Correspondent)
The $600 million jackpot surpasses the previous record of $587 million awarded last November.
Winners who choose the cash option will take home an estimated $379.9 million before taxes.
More than 300 tickets were sold in a matter of a few hours.
"Saturday will be even crazier," said Rhi Morse, Xtra Mart's manager-in-training.
"Very few people are buying one or two tickets. Most people buy five," said Sam Patel, manager of the East Derry General Store.
"We know that (Saturday) is going to be really crazy," Patel said.
While many thought it was a good time to grab multiple tickets in hopes of increasing their odds of winning, Roy Everett, 62, of Epping didn't buy into the hype.
If he wins, Everett said he'll retire from his job at Thermo Fisher Scientific and hop a plane to his native England to see his 90-year-old dad.
After that, he's not sure how he'd spend the rest.
Bill and Barbara Milburn of Kingston wouldn't have too much trouble spending the money.
"First and foremost I'd take care of my family," Barbara Milburn said.
Bill Milburn, a firefighter with the Kingston Fire Department, said he'd keep that job but quit his position with a security alarm company.
After using some of the winnings to build a new house, Adam Milburn, 10, said he would want a "big game room" and a movie theater. His sister, Samantha, 12, would find a way to buy the pop boy band One Direction.
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This is the first year on a duck lease for me here in West Central Illinois. The farmer that takes care of the place said its to late for him to plant corn so we have to plant millet do to the flooding just went down. Thats fine I have all the equipment to do it. We have about 15 acres to plant but I have never played with millet before. I do have a few questions any help would be great. Thanks!
How many pounds per acre do you plant?
How high should you flood it?
Do you plant in your kill zone or do you plant on the outside of it?
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Dana Axle Info
This is not a complete list. If anybody has anything they would like to see added to this body of info (pics, applications, etc.) please PM me and I'll update the post.
Where to get part number on the axle:
Sorry for the crappy pic, but reading the arrows from left to right:
-ratio tag
-limited slip lubrication tag
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-Bill of Material
Where to find the application/build info:
Dana BoM Search Page
Dana 28 TTB
Donor Vehicles:BRONCO II FRONT 83-90, RANGER FRONT 83-90 ,93 & UP
Applications: Front
Axle Shaft Diameter: 1.0 Inches
Spline count: 23
Ring Gear Diameter: 6.625 Inch
Maximum tire size for stock axle: 31-inch
Strong Points: Light weight making it good for mud. Can easily be made to produce very good articulation with only the addition of longer radius arms and custom coils.
Weak Points: Outer axle shafts break. Radius arm bushings- especially passenger side frequently need replacing due to being too close to the catalytic converters. Brakes have a tendency to warp and/or crack the front rotors. Steering the stock steering set-up is very poor for a lifted truck. Severe bump steer is usually the result, in the higher lifts (4" and up)
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Dana 30
Donor Vehicles:AEROSTAR 86-90, BRONCO & U100 67-71, IHC SCOUT F 67-74, JEEP C101 F&R 67-74, CJ5&CJ7 F 67-68, JEEP J10 F 66-88, WAGON.F 67-88, CHEROKEE 86-95, WRANGLER 87-06
Application: Front
Axle shaft diameter: 1.16 Inch
Spline count: 27
Ring gear diameter: 7.2 Inch
Maximum tire size for stock axles: 31-inch
Weak points: .......
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Dana 35
Donor Vehicles:CHEROKEE REAR 84-97, COMANCHE REAR 86-92, WRANGLER REAR 84-97, WAGONEER REAR 84-97
Application: Rear
Type: Semi-floating
Axle shaft diameter: 1.16 Inch
Spline count: 27
Ring gear diameter: 7.56 Inch
Maximum tire size for stock axles: 33-inch
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Dana 35 TTB
Applications: Front
Axle Shaft Diameter: 1.16 Inches
Spline count: 27
Ring Gear Diameter: 7.56 Inch
Maximum tire size for stock axle: 33-inch
Strong Points: Same knuckles and u-joints as Dana 44. 7.5" R&P are very strong. Have heard of virtually no failures. Can easily be lifted. Can easily be made to produce very good articulation with only the addition of longer radius arms and custom coils. Good aftermarket support, with many companies making lifts of all different sizes. Actually has hubs. Entire assembly is very strong
Weak points: Wheel bearings- though large, are placed too close together. Automatic hubs- prone to grenading, or giving up when you need them most. Also, only very coarse adjustment available for wheel bearings. Radius arm bushings- especially passenger side frequently need replacing due to being too close to the catalytic converters. Brakes have a tendency to warp and/or crack the front rotors. Steering the stock steering set-up is very poor for a lifted truck. Severe bump steer is usually the result, in the higher lifts (4" and up)
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Dana 44 and TTB
Donor Vehicles:K10,25,30,35,F 60-80, C10 REAR 60-70, W100-350 F 69-96, F100,150 4X4 R 67-78, F150,F250 F 75-90, F100,F150 F 78-90, IHC SCOUT 74-80, 86 CJ7 Rear
Applications: Front and rear
Type: Mainly semi-floating, although there were some very rare full-floating units
Axle Shaft Diameter: 1.30 Inches
Spline count: 30 (after '72; prior to '72, some were 19-spline)
Ring Gear Diameter: 8.5 Inch
Factory ratios: 2.76:1 through 5.89:1
Maximum tire size for stock axle: 35-inch
Weight (solid axle): 240 Pounds
Strong point: Wide availability and significant aftermarket support in parts and upgrades
Weak point: Carrier and spider gears, U-joints, ring-and-pinion
Junkyard jewel: Find a front axle out of an early '80s Dodge 3/4-ton because they were equipped with locking hubs. Also, a front axle out of a '76-or-earlier ½- or ¾-ton Chevy has steering knuckles that are cast flat and easily adaptable to crossover steering
Building secrets: Upgrade the stock carrier and spider gears because they're notoriously weak. Also, if you've indexed the axle to improve pinion angle, use a diff cover from a '78 or '79 Ford ¾-ton high-pinion '44 because it allows for a larger quantity of lube and a higher fill point
Aftermarket alternatives: Currie Enterprises, Custom Differentials, DTS Custom Service, Dynatrac
Notes: They came in both low-pinion and high-pinion models, and the centersection was even used in '80-and-up Ford Twin-Traction-Beam applications. They were offered in 5-, 6-, or 8-lug bolt patterns.
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Dana 50 TTB
Donor Vehicles:F250 & F350 FRONT 78-97
Applications: Front
Axle shaft diameter: 1.31 Inch
Spline count: 30
Ring gear diameter: 9.25 Inches
Maximum tire size for stock axles: 36-Inch
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Dana 60
Donor Vehicles:K30,35 F 77-91, W200 250 F&R 69-93, W300 350 F 75-93, F100 R 67-85, F250 F&R 67-88
Applications: Front and rear
Type: Semi- and full-floating
Spline count: 16, 23, 30, 32 and 35
Factory ratios: 3.54:1 through 7.17:1
Maximum tire size for stock axle: 38.5-inch
Weight: 505 Pounds
Strong point: Available in a variety of widths, most of which were full-floaters
Weak point: The driver-side carrier bearing was known to spin on the carrier and this often spun the race, which can damage the housing
Junkyard jewel: A heavy-duty front '60 can be found on '78 and '79 ¾-ton Ford pickups equipped with the snowplow package. Some late '70s and early '80s Dodge trucks had 35-spline '60 rear axles. Rear '60s are easy to find
Building secrets: The spider-gear roll pin is small and hollow, and is prone to breakage. Builders often double up the roll pin for extra strength (slide one inside of another). Also, replace the pinion yoke with a 1350-series yoke for extra strength. Finally, be careful about the spline count. Look for the 32- and 35-spline axles, avoid the 16s and 23s
Aftermarket alternatives: Currie Enterprises, DTS Custom Service, Dynatrac, Custom Differentials
Notes: The venerable '60 has been available in either high- or low-pinion designs and was never used in an IFS application. Custom Differentials warns to steer clear of the rare but virtually identical Dana 61 because most of the parts are not interchangeable
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Dana 70
Donor Vehicles:...
Applications: Front and rear
Type: Most full-floating with some rare semi-floating in commercial applications
Spline count: 23, 32 or 35
Factory ratios: 3.54:1 through 7.17:1
Maximum tire size for stock axle: 44-inch
Strong point: Large teeth on ring-and-pinion
Weak point: Small diameter pinion shaft (same as found on Dana 60)
Junkyard jewel: Rarely seen but known to exist are open-knuckle front axles with disc brakes. A rear heavy-duty '70 was fitted under '73-'91 Chevy dualie pickups, and it has larger-than-normal carrier bearings
Building secrets: When rebuilding, make sure that any stock oil-restricting device is left in the pinion area. This keeps lube in the pinion-bearing area at a higher level and retains it longer. Custom Differentials says that a number of '70s come to them with the oil-restricting devices removed
Aftermarket alternatives: Dynatrac, Custom Differentials
Notes: One of the benefits to a '70 is that there are a number of different pinion yoke sizes available, including a 1410-series yoke. Be careful though, because different housing castings used different sizes of pinion bearings due to different sizes of pinion bores
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I just found this link to the Dana Tech Library.... Lots of good stuff
The home page is here and you can search for heavy axles, Trans, driveshafts etc....
expoded views, part numbers almost any Dana Info You might need going back to 1967.
Here just a sample. They have Dodge, Ford and GM applications listed also
Have a BOM and want to know what vehicle ?
Have a vehicle and want to know what BOM.
All applications '67-'78
miscellaneous applications '79-'84
Jeep Applications 78-98
Dodge Applications
Ford Applications
GM Appliations
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As a side note to this tech, do not confuse a Dana 61 for a 60. Easy to do as they are identical from all outward appearences. The difference is the pinion offset in the 61 is off by .25 - .375 or so.
These axles came with either 3.07 or 3.54 ratios and making one work is more expense than it is worth. Some folks have done it with spacers and used the open carriers with welding them up or using a lunchbox for the regular 60.
The 61 was available for either front or rear applications. Pirate4x4 does have a few articles about it and what people have done to overcome their dilema of pruchasing one of these bastard axles.
These will have a BOM # starting with 610
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This is true up to a 4.56 according to Eaton, after that the carrier will not accept the 60 gear set.
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Re: Bring me . . EVERYTHING!
Poor ants constantly toiling away to please the queen.
Had a bunch of shirt comp ideas, but settled on something simple.
Re: Now the moon..the sun would wait til morning
this shirt is amazing!
Re: Gaseous Greed!
this has a very strong message to it!
Re: Dude, look what I found (Resub)
This is great! Do we have a dark teal color shirt? Is it black? Asphalt? I'd love to send this one to a friend of mine who's a diver, hehehe. Hope it places in the top 3.
Re: petroleum jelly
Cool looking shirt. Can the designer explain.... ? thanks !
I meant explain the title, but I was just having a sllooooow moment, thinking of vaseline when I read petroleum jelly. Coffee kicked in. Got it ;)
Re: Fool's Paradise
Wow, I spent way too much time on this!
skaght wrote:Wow, I spent way too much time on this!
heh- how many others say this every week?
I do!
Re: self portrait Nevermore!
Lulz! You are the best edgar! You rule! <3 it! So funny!
well, this is my first time entering!
CONGRATULATIONS! You totally win my vote. This design is awesome.
Re: A bag of gold in hand it worth...
I'm having a really hard time understanding the concept of this shirt
Re: Anyone for Tennis?
Those dogs are awesome! I really like this shirt.
Re: Chillaxin
Maybe if the big bird looked less apathetic (sloth-like) and more...mean/greedy looking?
It's a good idea, I hope you can make it work.
i dont know, i just thought it would be a cool title.
amyjem321 wrote:I meant explain the title, but I was just having a sllooooow moment, thinking of vaseline when I read petroleum jelly. Coffee kicked in. Got it ;)
nulli wrote:It is not that I am not man enough to wear it. I would just feel like the people who did not know it was a Derby theme shirt, might mistake me for having a pork and Necco wafer fetish. Which I do have, but its a secret.
Best retort I've heard all day.
This gets my vote... it's a bit too "cute" for my idea of greed, but it would make a better generally wearable shirt than some of the others.
peppersabaddog wrote:shouldn't someone from france be running AWAY from claiming land?
What do you mean by that?
Just because France loses every war doesn't mean they can't claim land...
Re: Greedy wishes
OOOOOOoooooooooo.. yeah....
Re: Love of Money
Love the secondary title!
Naris wrote:Absolutely adorable. It seems a bit too feminine for me, but I might buy one.
Monkeys on shirts never seem to grow old or outdated. Don't know why...
nostril... oh, man!
Get's my vote!
Re: Gimmie!!!
I love his expression, as well as the color you chose for the shirt.
Good luck, Ende!
CuterThanYou wrote:GOT TO HAVE DA NUTS!
I love his expression, as well as the color you chose for the shirt.
Good luck, Ende!
Thank you!! <3
Re: (Sel)fish RESUB
Resubbed to make it a little more greedy. Also, his expression's a little more unapolegetic. What a jerk.
npineda wrote:Hehe ... It's pretty simple, but for someone like me that likes that saying so much, it's awesome. You got a vote of confidence from me. So long as no one makes a better one.
I hope somebody does make a better one *giggles*. The idea popped in my head. I'm not an artist at all but i just had to toss it out there
Thanks so much bateater!
I just resubbed, so please don't waste your votes on this design since it will be pulled from the derby very soon. Instead, please waste your votes on the resubbed version. Thanks!
krzyn8 wrote:i like simple shirts too
maybe put a $ in his hand or above the arrow
to emphasize the greed. but i still like it.
I would be rejected promptly afterward...
Re: You Can't Take It WIth You
Awesome style man, Although I don't think it is appropriate for the theme, your picture is humorous but the styles is gorgeous, next serious derby I expect you to shine, hell I might even try drawing like this
imthej wrote:you'll have no time to wash it
this is awesome
mikej7193 wrote:what do you mean by that?
Woot can't print gradients. You're allowed 6 spot colours, plus the shirt colour.
Re: Elephant Style
This is the GOP equivalent to Scrooge McDuck going for a swim in his money. :-)
Re: (Sel)fish RESUB 2
Sorry for the second resub. I changed his expression, and added a broader collection of sea life (and footwear) into his grasp to make GREEDIER. What a jerk.
Re: Frank Gates
Also the Woot people do not like photographs
andrewlb wrote:Awesome style man, Although I don't think it is appropriate for the theme, your picture is humorous but the styles is gorgeous, next serious derby I expect you to shine, hell I might even try drawing like this
Thanks for the comments, this style was a departure from my usual entries but I'm glad people like it.
Re: Eat until nothings left
Awesome design!
Re: You think foreclosure is bad...
*giggles*...that helicopter totally has a watermark on it. Wouldn't have noticed if Woot didn't say something.
His greed makes me smile! Awesome design, Robbie! :-)
Re: There Will be Greed
I heart this! It somehow manages to be greedy, cute, and evil at the same time!
Beautiful work, skaght! (I recognized the style right away)
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Recipe of the Month
Canon of Lamb with Black Pudding & Garlic Potato Cake
4 boneless loins of lamb, each about 150g/5½oz
salt and freshly ground black pepper
about 4-5 tbsp rapeseed oil
200g/7oz black pudding
100g/4oz caul fat, soaked in salted water for 4 hours, rinsed and dried (available from traditional butchers)
200g/7oz lamb sweetbreads
- For the potato cakes
800g/1lb 12oz floury potatoes, such as Dunbar Standards, peeled
salt and freshly ground black pepper
100g/4oz wild garlic leaves, finely chopped
about 2 tbsp rapeseed oil
- For the mint purée
- For the gravy
300ml/½ pint red wine
1 tbsp roughly chopped rosemary leaves
1 tbsp roughly chopped thyme leaves
2 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
300ml/½ pint brown beef stock
4 tbsp redcurrant jelly
60g/2½oz chilled salted butter, diced
Preparation method
Season the lamb with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Heat two tablespoons of the oil in a heavy-based frying pan until very hot. Add the lamb and sear over a high heat for about two minutes until browned on all sides. The meat should still be very rare inside. Place on a wire rack and allow to cool to room temperature.
Remove the skin from the black pudding. Soften the pudding in a bowl, then spread a thin layer on top of each lamb loin. Wrap each loin in caul fat, then in cling film, and put in the fridge to firm up.
To make the potato cakes, finely grate the potatoes into a bowl. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper and add the chopped garlic leaves. In a heavy-based frying pan, heat one tablespoon of oil until it is just beginning to smoke. Press one quarter of the potato mixture into a 10cm/4in chefs' ring, add to the hot pan and cook over a medium heat until golden-brown. Remove from the ring and brown the other side. This should take 8-10 minutes in total. Repeat with remaining mixture to make four cakes altogether, adding more oil as needed, and placing them on a baking tray as they are cooked.
Meanwhile, cook the peas in boiling salted water for about five minutes or until soft but still vibrant green. Drain and purée in a blender until smooth. Add the mint and purée a little more. Rub the purée through a very fine sieve into a clean saucepan, to remove the pea skins. Keep the potato cakes and pea purée warm.
For the gravy, pour the wine into a pan and add the rosemary, thyme and garlic. Bring to the boil and reduce by two-thirds. Pour in the stock and reduce by three-quarters. Add the redcurrant jelly and stir until melted, then strain the gravy into a clean pan. Finish by whisking in the butter a piece at a time for a glossy finish. Set aside.
Blanch the sweetbreads in boiling salted water for two minutes. Drain and refresh in iced water, then lift the sweetbreads out and remove the outer skin with a very sharp knife. Set the sweetbreads aside in the iced water.
Just before you are ready to serve, preheat the oven to 200C/390F/Gas 6.
Remove the cling film from the lamb and sear the loins in a very hot pan with a little rapeseed oil, rolling the loins over, for about two minutes or until the caul is browned on all sides. Transfer the loins to a baking tray and roast on the top shelf of the oven for 5-8 minutes, according to how well done you like your lamb. Remove and allow to rest for 2-3 minutes. Turn the oven down to 160C/320F/Gas 3.
While the lamb is roasting and resting, heat two tablespoons of oil in a heavy-based frying pan. Drain, dry and season the sweetbreads, then pan-fry over a medium heat for 3-5 minutes or until lightly browned.
To serve, carve the lamb into neat slices. Put a potato cake on each plate and top with slices of lamb. Garnish with the sweetbreads and pea purée, and pool the gravy on the side of the pancake.
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Discussion in 'Fantasy Sports Central' started by webz, Oct 2, 2009.
That was a nice offer Ralphi, BDL.
I'm not sure what a "Ralphie" is but I'll go on the assumption that you didn't like my offer. LO freaking L @ the fact that you think that D-Wade is still a top tier fantasy player. Hay and Barnie will be filling up box scores all season long while Wade sits on you bench for a few weeks in street clothes after having to leave a game in a wheelchair with a minor wrist injury. Hayward and Wade are right in the same neighborhood on the old player rater and would have been a fair deal by itself. I tossed Barnes in so you'd have a chance to drop one of the 3 EX-Squirrels that you scrounged off of the waiver wire (I totally admit that I'm still kicking myself over BJ Mullens ). Fear the Fur!
Your team mascot is creepy....in a child predator kind of way....
Cool. That's basically what we're going for.
It's sad times when players who can dribble on their knees are just brazenly dropped by the side of the road. Good job Bill giving him a home.
I never said that it was ME that gave him a home.
Ah, I see. It's our friend who is working on cornering the market of Pistons. Darn capitalists always go for a monopoly when they can.
I imagine when Super Collider is playing well, he generates okay Sprocket numbers.
Not awful, but not a star. Ranked 16 among guards last year, but once you get past the top eight there isn't a lot of variation. Guys ranked in the mid 20s have SP/Minute within one point. So, not at the top, not at the bottom, but awash in a sea of average shooting guards. I haven't looked this year, maybe around 20 or 25 games in.
It's so hard to remember but I think that the Squirrels started the season with "Supe" on our roster. Rodney couldn't hang "off the court" and it was effecting his play on the court. The fact that he was pressured to drink malt liquor out of a funnel and chase it with medical grade weedies might have had something to do with him having a teenage shooting percentage to start the season. He still owes Millsap $110 for breaking his custom hand-blown glass waterpipe.
I've heard that the medical grade stuff can do some really weird things with your inner ear.
It started off as a migraine prescription and it all just went horribly wrong.
My third guard is just keeping the bench warm, hoping I can sneak into the playoffs and get Rose in the lineup. There are so many players playing only 20 minutes this year, plus the fact we actually have 10 GMs competing, makes working the waiver wire very tricky. I totally blew it in the draft gambling on so many guys. Over-confidence.
I have absolutely no fantasy studs. The Squirrels are all smoke and mirrors (no drug relted references intended). I lost the championship when I screwed up the Kevin Durant sweepstakes by publicly anouncing what number I was picking in the "pick a number between 1 and 50" game. ...I'm such an idiot. My team has been playing well but there's too many ways that the stars have to line up perfectly for me to win this thing. I've pressed some wrong buttons (dropping BJ Mullens in week 1) and I've pressed some right ones (Metta World Peace, Chandler Parsons).
I am a Ralphie!
Two games for Durant. Two. Who's responsible for this schedule thing? Of course, if he keeps up the 34, 7, and 5 of the past seven games it's a no brainer. But what if he gets distracted with a week of home cooking?
We noticed that when Kirilenko came from the Squirrels, he had a unusual amount of body lice. We took him out back and hosed him off and sprayed him with lye and burn't his oversized levi's and plaid boxers but the damage was done. I had 3 top 10 Centers and all of them now stink. Monroe especially blames a lice infestation known as Lawrencius Frankintitus for his poor offense and decreased productivity. Friends and former teammates of Mike Conley sometimes get barely coherent emails regarding hazing rituals involving dirty bong water and roaches. I fret to see a facility so unclean that roaches take up residence. Hopefully some indoor fogger, some napalm and a sustained carpet bombing attack will get the Denver cooties out of Moosehead land because Kyle's been dropped and I have no qualms about renaming this team into the Singletons Singularity
The Singularity could be the all time best fantasy sports team name ever.
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In the October 2007 issue, I wrote about how to prepare an effective strategic plan. Successful companies have road maps that will really work to transform their businesses, even with the challenges of a difficult market. For example, who would have predicted the effects of the lending market on the residential concrete market just two years ago?
Managers in the concrete products industry face constantly evolving challenges. Thus, it's extremely important to consistently refer to the strategic plan, searching for ways to make proper adjustments. What follows are some tips for overcoming obstacles in implementing the plan.
Benchmarking your plan
The process begins by establishing a set of benchmarks for your strategic plan. Managers need to assure themselves that their team has developed an effective strategic plan. You should look at the road map from several viewpoints. By addressing these views, you can be assured of a well-drafted plan.
- Does the strategic plan provide a clear road map for increasing shareholder value? Is your planned return on investment adequate? Is your plan daring, but not fiscally irresponsible?
- If you were an investor, would the strategic plan compel you to invest in the business?
- If a new (perhaps more aggressive) owner bought your business, would he change the current strategy?
Often the answer to these questions is neutral or negative. If so, the management team needs to improve the strategy for the business. In many cases, the conservative strategic plan tends to perpetuate the status quo.
Unless the strategic plan is a vehicle that drives the business to a higher level of performance, it isn't accomplishing its primary goal.
Common obstacles and remedies
Producers commonly encounter three main obstacles when developing and executing a successful strategic plan. And here is how successful producers avoid them.
Short on strategy, long on tactics
Symptom: Management team is short on strategic thinking skills, business acumen, innovative thinking, or entrepreneurial spirit.
Solutions: Include strategic thinking employees from outside the executive ranks on the strategic planning team. Bring in outsiders (board members, consultants) to assist.
Concrete producers' strategic plans often are strong on operational (short-term, tactical) issues but weak on strategic (long-term) direction. A major reason for this could be the makeup, responsibilities, and even training of the management team. Many managers look at the operations with a job-shop mentality. Sales volumes are made up of hundreds, if not thousands, of individual special orders. It's difficult to see major trends in such an environment.
Also, concrete production requires paying attention to hundreds of technical details. So when running a successful, lean business, day-to-day issues consume most managers. Little time is available to think about the long-term.
Thus, the strength of certain managers is short-term thinking rather than big-picture, long-term thinking. For the successful managers who fit this profile, the effort to develop and implement a plan filled with so many unknowns is a frustrating exercise. They tend to look at the process as trying to predict the weather five years from now.
There are several ways to help solve this roadblock. Encourage managers to visit other operations, especially those outside of concrete production, to learn new practices, and procedures. Require managers to participate in industry-sponsored workshops and initiatives so they can keep abreast of new ideas. And companies should periodically open their operations to industry consultants of all types who can help them search for weaknesses and strengths.


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While some Indiana agencies have developed SOPs, the existence, or even awareness of such plans varies widely across the state. In the coming weeks and months, the Integrated Public Safety Commission will be focused upon putting together the pieces of this puzzle, so that first responders across jurisdictions and disciplines will be ready to act if and when necessary.
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Discussion in 'Pistons and NBA' started by KGREG, Nov 1, 2012.
NBA Trade Machine - ESPN Sorta what you wanted.... but I'll take both there SF's :P
The numbers of wins is sorta telling also... whether its a crazy trade like Kobe for our starting 5 or a legit equal in our eyes trade, us sending players away doesn't seem to help any team out there. Trades are hard to make when you make one and it makes your team weaker lol
The only tradeable asset (i.e. someone who other GMs would call Dumars about) we have is Monroe. Package Monroe with an expiring or two and you can pull off a deal. Anything else is a pipe dream.
THIS one: http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=aj996ow
I favor this type of trade.
The Cavs will be in the lead for Shabbaz Mohamed after this deal!
I also approve. I submit this, though: NBA Trade Machine - ESPN +19 wins would probably put us in playoff contention, but it would be close. I figured it would help if we could knock our division opponents down a peg.
If you think my last trade was crazy... NBA Trade Machine - ESPN
Yep, someone will have to pull this plug. Difficult, but some Dreams must be shattered. Either that or you level this organization out with mediocrity for at least 3-5 years.
I totally agree, but Zac is still a legit 18ppg scorer and we need one of those badly. The main idea behind the trade is to get rid of Tay and Stuckey!
Houston had the guts to say SCREW THIS! They depleted their entire roster for a shot at Dwight Howard! Consistently earning a late lottery pick is not going to help this time at all.
I don't think this is 100% true. A lot of the players on the roster stink because they are with stinky players. Tradeable players are Bynum - Good back up point guard who can score Monroe - Obvious Drummond - Obvious Knight - Obvious Maggette - Big cap opener. If a team is looking to retool completely, this is the kind of contract they will take on. You might even get someone half decent in return Stuckey - If he can produce the same as he did mid last season 15ppg 4ast 4rb or around there, teams will take him as a slasher wing off the bench for 20mpg. Only if he starts scoring though. Singler - Extremely cheap wing with some good hustle. I'd call him a 3rd wing and at a $1m a year, its a pretty good option English - Young, unathletic marksman. A big team will take him to space the floor with curls. Daye - He has a brilliant stroke and heaps of height. He could be a total matchup nightmare in the right team. For a few million a year, he is worth the gamble for a markman Untradeable BoT- Nobody takes this guy on. Even at half the salary he earns now, he is stupidly overpriced. Russian Bro - There are plenty of journeyman C's out there. He isn't worth giving anything away Maxiell - Contract year, nobody really wants him Middleton - Pretty average. Nothing you can't get from the FA market. JJ is somewhere in between these two. I personally wouldn't want him in a trade, because I don't think he adds enough. Prince is hard. We keep saying a contender will take him, but I don't know if thats true. The only contenders who would want him are people who have nothing at the 3 spot - i.e. nobody.
Panda, Monroe is the only guy we can trade and get something back in return outside of a salary dump. Example, Ben Gordon was tradeable and we had to attach a 1st rd pick to him to get rid of him and what did we get back in return? Corey Maggette. The only way we can get rid of Tay and/or Stuckey and get anything of value in return is if we attach Monroe to the trade.
I'd argue that we should hold pat, unless we find a destination for Prince. We're not going to win a Championship this year even if we traded Villanueva for Lebron James. Any brilliant trade like that would just sentence us to another 3 years in purgatory as we'd win just enough to avoid drafting talent. We need to hit ROCK BOTTOM while developing and showcasing our guys. It will probably be very embarrassing for Gores though.
I kinda have the feeling that JD is shoveling rocks even as I type this.
We're definitely not there yet. Here was Tiger Woods hitting his personal rock bottom:
Everyone loses!
Rodney Stuckey is a career 14/4/3 Ben Gordon is a career 16/3/3 So their net impact on the game, in terms of offense is near identical. Ben Gordon doesn't defend and was getting paid $12m a year. Stuckey is paid $8. My point is that Ben Gordon is not tradeable. So far as I can see, we were the winners from that trade, even with the 1st round pick. The bottom line is this, all those guys I listed as tradeable are not going to get us franchise cornerstones. But we should be able to move them and get serviceable pieces in return. I guess I agree with a lot of the people here in that this is not the time to build through the draft. This team needs to be blown up and we need to completely re-tool around Monroe, Knight and Drummond. I'd keep English, JJ and maybe Singler, but only because they have a lot of heart. And this also needs to be said. Very strongly as well. Monroe is not a trade piece. I don't know if anyone else noticed, but he got a triple double, playing out of position, in a team which may as well be underhanding all their shots. Is he average on defense? Yes. But he is servicable, while quietly being one of the most efficient offensive players in the league. For all of his flaws, even Joe D knows that if a team expects to get Monroe in that deal, they are going to be giving up a lot to get it.
Monroe is not average on defense, he's one of the worst defending big men in the NBA. He's closer to Villanueva than average.
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ECO-STRUCTURE recently caught up with Chelsea Royall, design director for the Solar Homestead, Appalachian State University's entry for the U.S. Department of Energy's 2011 Solar Decathlon.
How is your solar paneling unique?
Our solar panels are the only array that was seamlessly integrated into the architectural design. When working on the conceptual design, we knew we didn't want to tack our panels on as an afterthought. So we created an 800-square-foot outdoor living space, covered by an 8.2-kilowatt array transmitting light throughout. This canopy is composed of Sanyo bifacial panels that collect sun from both the top and bottom of the panel, making them up to 30 percent more efficient. In addition, the integration of the panels allows users to experience solar energy as they enjoy their outdoor space.
What other sustainable features have you incorporated into your design?
Our solar thermal-evacuated tubes sit within a student-engineered and student-built C-shaped trough, making a more efficient system design. We have a 55-gallon tub with paraffin wax (a phase-change material) that replaces the hot-water heater. The line from the evacuated tubes heats the phase-change material, which in turn heats the second line providing hot water for the home. We also have a modernized Trombe wall, which uses a phase-change material to regulate the temperature of the home. We used local building material for the floors that was milled from 200-year-old trees that fell at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, N.C. We also used poplar bark siding, a byproduct from the lumber industry which is Cradle-to-Cradle Gold certified.
What was the inspiration of your design, and does it display any regional influences?
The Solar Homestead concept was driven by local homesteads built by isolated settlers around our region in Boone, N.C. These settlers were independent and self-sufficient, as is the net-zero Solar Homestead. We took the idea of living and working compounds to create outbuilding modules (OMs). These OMs all have unique purposes similar to a traditional homestead. Previously homesteads had a springhouse or an outhouse; we reinterpreted this concept as storage OMs, main living quarters, or a flex OM. These OMs can be sold separately, working as independent modules supplying any home solar energy.
How has the new affordability criteria affected the design of your house?
Although the affordability contest does create restrictions for the design, we viewed the criteria as an opportunity to show the public how you can have an affordable, solar-powered home. These guidelines allowed us to utilize different materials and construction methods. For example, we used off-the-shelf materials and conventional building practices. One of our conventional construction methods was staggered stud framing, which uses a 2-inch-by-8-inch top and bottom plate, with 2x4s staggering 24 inches on center. This allows for two layers of batt insulation and 1 inch rigid on the exterior, to provide an R-40 wall system. Although the affordability contest may have restricted certain materials, we were able to find options still desirable by the public.
What will happen to the house after the Solar Decathlon?
We have the Solar Homestead set up on campus for visitors. Efforts are in progress to take the home on tour.


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I worked kind of hard at it lol. Took me two days on and off. meh..... Not great but it gives the general idea.
I been interested in a game called Fire Emblem: Awakening, so I sort of drew a character for the game. Just for fun and giggles.
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Pigeonator35 wrote:St. Croix.
First, you can only hunt in MN's territorial waters under your resident license. That means, for most parts of the river, it is mid channel and west. Some islands are in WI and some are in MN. For you to hunt an island, you would need to know what state it is in.
If you wanted to hunt both sides of the river, you would need to possess all licenses needed for both states. The Federal Duck Stamp is the only one that works for both states. So you would need a resident small game, MN state duck stamp and HIP certification from MN. Then, a non-resident small game, WI state duck stamp (if there is one) and HIP certification for WI and one Federal duck stamp for both states.
Second issue is to duck hunt from water, you need to partially conceal you and your boat with natural vegetation. This is sometimes hard to find on the main part of the river and is best in back waters. Most of St. Croix is too large to float down and shoot. You are allowed to do this on rivers under 100 yards wide.
Third issue is with the government shutdown, technically all National Park Service boat launches are closed. I am not sure if they are enforcing this or not. The NPS park rangers are on duty still but only as essential employees.
Last issues is hunting from land. You can hunt from land on the St. Croix river since most of it is NPS land. All state parks would be off limits to hunting from land. The issue again comes up that the National Park is closed, so technically you are not allowed to hunt from NPS land either.
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hello Lucy,
I am nearing the end of my TEFL course and I was asked to submit a lesson plan either- a plan for the simple past, or for giving / asking for directions. I choose the verb 'have'. My tutor recently sent my back my lesson plan and asked me to resubmit it, he hasn't given me any guidance notes on what I have done wrong and therefore I am confused with why it needs resubmitting and what I have done wrong.
I would be hugely appreciative if you wouldn't mind having a look at it for me.
with many thanks,
Preparation Level: pre- intermediate
Lesson Length: 1 hour
Objective: to be able to use the verb 'have' in its forms of 'had' 'having' 'has' and 'have' to construct questions and compostions. Additionally at the end of the lesson they should be able to make use of 'have to'.
Target Language: subject+verb+ object ie- sarah is having her dinner now question form: can+ subject+verbie- please can I have a look at your book?
Assumed Knowledge: Students should be able to formulate questions and be able to formulate negative sentences.In addition, they should also be able to understand the past forms and be able to interrogate verb forms.
Anticipated Problems: the verb'Have' can be a very confusing one, not only does it take several forms but can mean several things too.. for example, you can use 'have' in its 'had' form to talk about what you used to have as a child and past expriences, you can also use to the verb in the 'have' form to discuss the present. Thou the verb is very diverse and this will make for an intresting lesson, enabling the teacher to cover a wide scope of subjects, thou this in itself could cause problems with the students getting confused over what exactly the verb means. The verb meanings will have to be approached carefully and clearly to aid a proper understanding and the teacher should be prepared to go over verb forms if it becomes unclear of how to use them. Confusion could also come in the form of 'haven't'.
possible pronunication problems: of 'have' 'has' 'having' and 'haven't' Solutions: concept questions will be necessary to check through out the lesson that students have understood how to use the verb.
visual solutions could be pictures and flash cards and a timeline to help visually show how the verb form is used in the past and present and of course drilling of the verb. In saying this my most important solution would be constantly checking throu means of questions and group work that the students have understood as if there is any confusion you can go over the errors and explain the verb perhaps more clearly or more visually to students.
Preparation and Aids: Pictures/ flash cards, relia you could set the scene by presenting a characther like the teacher in the video with the characther of 'peter'. hand outs black board
Lesson Plan
Stage 1. WARMER:
hangman, questions and answers about last weekend, last night, twenty questions, naughts and crosses to revise vocabulary before introducing new vocabularly to the class,word associations. with these games, you always want to be checking the understanding of the previous vocab learnt and that they have completely grasped what was learnt in the previous lesson as if there is any errors/ mis understandings, now is the time to address them before presenting new vocab. Before moving on to stage two of the lesson plan, also quickly run through last lesson and do a quick recap of vocab previously learnt. Additionally run through homework giving feedback.. t-s. 5 mins
Stage 2. INTRODUCTION: the use of relia Produce a pretend party invitation and present a story about a characther ( this could be a famous actress, member of royality, famous television star etc... someone you think your class would be able to relate to)who is having a party and only a select few are going to be invited. Describe how this party is going to be incrediable and a party everyone will be trying to get an invitation to. You could hand clippings out to your students of Elton John's parties or other key individuals who hold wonderful parties to help arrouse further interest.. s-t. 3 mins
Stage 3. in pairs get the students to make a list of the items you think this individual should have at the party, i.e- ballows.. p-ws-t. 1 min
Stage 4. go round the pairs and ask them to say two items of their list and write them on the board so everyone can see the suggestions.. s-t. 2 mins
Stage 5. Ask a few students from the class if they would like to receive an invitation to the party and why. The teacher could start the conversation of by saying how she/ he would love to go and why.. s-t. 3 mins
Stage 6. get the students in groups to make up their own fictious party invitation, you could hand out blank party invitations to remind them what they need to put on their own. ( thus introducting the 'having' form of the verb).. g-w. 5 mins
Stage 7. get the groups to read out their invitations to the rest of the class.. s-t. 5 mins
Stage 8. review understanding by referring back to the list of the items the students thought should be at the party of the pop star, famous person and go round the room asking students if they would have these items at their party. for example...'francoise, would you have ballows at your party'.... why? or 'francoise, from the list on the board, what would you have at your party? by doing this you are not only engaging the students, getting them to practise their speaking skills but also engaging them in the subject matter and getting them to use the verb.. t-ss-t. 2 mins
Stage 9. PRESENTATION: present the verb and its forms / target language on a time line, you could pin relia/ pictures up / even the invitations,to remind the students of the past present meanings. Finally elicit sentences from the students to check understanding. present 'having', 'have' and 'had' on the timeline. If it aids further, you could write next to the verb forms... 'having' and 'have' suitable sentences to jog memory. I.e... next to 'having'... the invitation and the sentence...eg- Elton John is having a party' and next to have.. 'he will have ballows and cake at his party'. Keep the language quite simple and write the verb form in a different colour or underline to further aid clarity.. t-s. 5 mins
Stage 10. Drill chorally and individually the sentences on the timeline and you could also pull out/ elicit new ones from the party list.. tt-s. 2 mins
Stage 11. PLENARY: present negative and question forms using the verb and the party idea.. t-s. 2 mins
Stage 12. Once understanding has been esabilished of the 'having' and 'have' forms, present the 'had' part of the verb and this time I would present it in a form of a characther who has had a party. This charachter could be say 'fred' and you could show pictures of 'fred' looking sad and say sentences like 'fred' had a party'.. you could show pictures of an half eaten cake, empty wine bottles and fred with a sore head because he had abit too much to drink, you could also show pictures of blown out candles... you could even present the story more visually and say you ( the teacher) had a party a few days ago... you could bring in some blown out candles and an empty cake box and blown out ballowns. It doesn't really matter how you present it either as you or fred, you are just really wanting to present 'had' in a visual manner. Point to 'had' on the timeline when you present this new story and write next to 'had' on the timeline... 'fred/ I had a party' ... 'we had cake' or ' Fred/ I had a sore head from drinking too much wine'.. t-s. 5 mins
Stage 13. Go round the class and point at the sentences on the timeline, get the students to repeat them both individually and chorally, checking that they have understood the 'having' 'have' and 'had' parts. Write substitution table on the board.. tt-s. 2 mins
Stage 14. CONTROLLED PRACTICE: students work in pairs on a hand-out, this could be something like a true and false or an activity where they have to choose from a missing form ... ie from 'having' had' and 'have' and fill in the blanks.. p-w. 4 mins
Stage 15. PLENARY: Go over the questions and let students call on another for the answer to the next question. Correct if necessary.. t-ss-s. 2 mins
Stage 16. PRODUCTION: Put students in new pairs and get them to ask and answer questions on what they had for dinner last night, what they are having tonight and what they would really like to have.. what would be their idea dinner/ wish dinner.. p-wt-s. 5 mins
Stage 17. Set Homemork task: this could be brief composition on the best party they have been to, describing what they eat, drunk and wore and what was at the party, or it could be an thank-you letter to a friend for invitating them to their party, saying how they had a wonderful time or a diary entry about a party they went to.. t-s. 1 min


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EA "working very closely with Microsoft" on bringing games to Windows Phone
EA are partnering up with Microsoft to bring a host of games to the Windows Phone.
Supernatural Expansion Pack for The Sims 3 releases in September
EA Maxis has announced the Supernatural Expansion Pack for The Sims 3. The expansion allows players to live as a witch, werewolf, vampire or fairy. Players will have new traits as well as new gameplay aspects for each character such as spell casting, "volatile elixirs and magical abilities in a world of strange happenings, spooky […]
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A link to a massive batch of screenshots, Garriott tooting his own horn, information on a new mobile/social games developer, and more is below the break.
The Sims 3 Pets launches demo, lets you make monsters
If you've ever played any Sims game, you'd know that – honestly – creating your little computer person is just about as much fun as controlling their little lives. Fortunately, EA know that too, which is why, in the lead-up to the new expansion pack, the company has released a demo for The Sims 3: […]
The Sims Social bests FarmVille in daily active users
EA's The Sims Social has more daily active users than Zynga's FarmVille, according to current information from AppData. It now has 9.3 million DAUs, moving Zynga's FarmVille into second place. The later's CityVille, is still the most popular game on Facebook though, with around 14 million DAUs. EA CFO Eric Brown told Gamasutra that Sims […]
The Sims Medieval: Pirates and Nobles contains new story, treasure hunting, birds
EA has announced The Sim Medieval: Pirates and Nobles adventure pack is now available across Europe. The adventure pack includes a new storyline, additional quests and one new Kingdom Ambition.
EA Sports to utilize Kinect in four titles, the Sims to also use the tech
EA Sports boss Peter Moore stepped on stage at the Microsoft E3 press event to announced that four titles from the firm will utilize Kinect.
Thursday Shorts evening edition: Deus Ex music, Crytek SDK, Donations, Sims Royal Wedding fun, more
Some things in life are hard to explain. This post isn't one of them. It's just more shorts. .
The Sims Medieval trailer includes the usual sadistic humour
Playing with little virtual people has never been as fun as it should be, but now you can make them chop each other's heads off with swords, and fall into pits filled with monsters. This new trailer for The Sims Medieval shows there's life in the old dolly game yet.
The Sims 3 arrives on Steam
"I am not interested in playing virtual soap opera dollies," you tell yourself. "And anyway, I only buy games through digital distribution on account of living in the future." But EA know the deep secrets of your Sim-torturing heart. The Sims 3 is now available on Steam.
Sims 3 Late Night Expansion Pack ships to stores
Because nothing says "easy" like dancing on a bar in your skivvies.
Windows Phone 7 to launch on October 21 in Europe, EA announces support with The Sims and more
Microsoft's announced it will launch Windows Phone 7 on October 21 in Europe and on November 8 in the US.
The Sims go medieval in spring 2011
EA has announced The Sims Medieval is currently in development and set for release in spring 2011 for PC and Mac.
EA announces Alice and more at CA Showcase - first Alice trailer included
EA used its Summer Showcase to debut the next Alice title from American McGee, a first trailer for 38 Studios' Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning and more this evening, but fell short of a proper megaton. Get all the news, press releases and media after the break.
Rumor: Ye olde Sims on the way?
Dung festering in the streets. Lack of proper plumbing. Plague. Nearly non-existent life-expectancy. Unending torrents of played-out Monty Python and The Holy Grail jokes. Those are the medieval times for you. Sounds like a pretty great place for a Sims game, huh?
The Sims 3 invading consoles this fall
EA has announced that The Sims 3 will land on consoles and DS this fall.
Will Wright: The Wii is great and all, but it belongs in the "toy market"
Will Wright knows casual gaming. After all, we're talking about the brain behind The Sims here. He was – in a sense – casual before casual was cool. So when Nintendo cast its net wide and started reeling in mothers, grandparents, and the occasional fitness buff, you can bet that Wright took notice. But even […]
Sims is 10 years old today
The Sims celebrates is tenth birthday today, having sold more then 125 million games.
EA confirms round of layoffs at Maxis
EA has confirmed that it has laid-off staff members at Sims and Spore developer EA Maxis. "Often in the video game industry, the size of a studio fluctuates in response to business conditions," read an official statement. "In this case, EA has taken action to reduce the workforce at Maxis as we focus the business […]
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EA announces Alice and more at CA Showcase – first Alice trailer included
Will Wright: The Wii is great and all, but it belongs in the "toy market"
EA's GC Press Event: Sims series sells over 100 million units
Rock band 2 to debut at Games Convention full EA line-up confirmed
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Alzheimer's disease [1] is a progressive, irreversible brain disease that destroys memory and thinking skills. Estimates vary, but experts suggest that as many as 5.1 million Americans has the disease, which affects people of all racial, economic, and educational backgrounds. Although Alzheimer's primarily affects people age 60 or older, it also may affect people in their 50s and, rarely, even younger.
Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia in adults. Dementia [2] is a loss of memory and intellect that interferes with daily life and activities. Dementia is not a disease; rather, it is a group of symptoms that may accompany certain diseases and conditions. Other symptoms include changes in personality, mood, or behavior.
Other causes of irreversible dementia include vascular dementia [3] and alcohol abuse. The recommendations in this booklet deal primarily with common problems in Alzheimer's, but they also may be helpful for people with other types of dementia.
There is no "typical" person with Alzheimer's. There is tremendous variability among people with Alzheimer's in their behaviors and symptoms [4]. At present, there is no way to predict how quickly the disease will progress in any one person or the exact changes that will occur. We do know, however, that many of these changes will present problems for caregivers. Therefore, knowledge and prevention are critical to safety.
People with Alzheimer's disease have memory problems and cognitive impairment (difficulties with thinking and reasoning), and eventually they will not be able to care for themselves. They often experience confusion, loss of judgment, and difficulty finding words, finishing thoughts, or following directions. They also may experience personality and behavior changes [5]. For example, they may become agitated, irritable, or very passive. Some people with Alzheimer's may wander from home [6] and become lost. Others may not be able to tell the difference between day and night—they may wake up, get dressed, and start to leave the house in the middle of the night thinking that the day has just started. People with Alzheimer's also can have losses that affect vision, smell, or taste.
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Baker is a regular panelist on PBS's "Washington Week" and a frequent guest on other television and radio programs. He has won the Gerald R. Ford Prize for Distinguished Coverage of the Presidency and the Aldo Beckman Memorial Award for reporting on the White House. He and Glasser live in Washington with their son.
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You Know the Truth
Today's passage shows us the connection between knowing the truth and being anointed by the Holy Spirit. Anyone who knows, trusts, and practices basic Christian truths belongs to Christ and possesses the Holy Spirit. Like the original audience, the trials ...Read More
They Went Out From Us
Though verse 19 refers to the false teachers who left John's audience, all those who permanently abandon the biblical Christ exhibit solidarity with false teaching and thus display that they also never had true faith. True believers will not fall ...Read More
Passing Away
The decay we see around us every day bears witness that this world will not last forever. Indeed, the new age that began with the coming of Christ will one day be consummated in a new heavens and a new ...Read More
The Love of the World
Evangelical Christians are often quick to protest rampant immorality, and rightly so. However, sometimes it is easy for us to become overly eager to possess certain things and make wealth an idol. While we must not consider buying and selling ...Read More
Christian Maturity
The qualities mentioned in today's passage are qualities for which all Christians should strive, and each of them contributes to the believer's assurance. As we engage in the spiritual disciplines of prayer, Bible study, worship, stewardship, service, and fellowship we ...Read More
Love Your Brothers
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No New Commandment
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His Commandments
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The Whole World
Scripture's emphasis on God's desire to save His people shows us that the atonement was designed to pay fully for all of the sins of the elect. Two thousand years ago, Jesus paid for the sins of His people. This ...Read More
Our Advocate
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Property Taxes Law Guide – Revision 2017
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Part 0.5. Implementation of Article XIII A of the California Constitution
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75.71. Amount of allocations. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the amounts allocated pursuant to this chapter to a special district, other than a special district governed by a county board of supervisors or whose governing board is the same as the county board of supervisors, shall not be reduced pursuant to Section 98.6 and shall be disbursed directly to the district by the county auditor.
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14 June 2013 , 3:48 PM by Rob Minshull
Will you go to church this weekend? And if you are one of those people who goes to church, do you think about the actual building where you worship?
What about mosques or temples or synagogues? Have you ever wondered how many there in 21st century Brisbane?
One man who has done just that is Robert Gray and it has led to his project called Divine Brisbane.
You can find out more about Divine Brisbane by clicking here.
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Iti. Asubhaanupassiisutta.m
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85. Vutta~nheta.m bhagavataa, vuttamarahataati me suta.m
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Sabbasa"nkhaaresu aniccaanupassiina.m viharata.m yaa avijjaa saa pahiiyati, yaa
vijjaa saa uppajjatii"ti. Etamattha.m bhagavaa avoca. Tattheta.m iti vuccati
"Asubhaanupassii kaayasmi.m, aanaapaane pa.tissato;
Sabbasa"nkhaarasamatha.m, passa.m aataapi sabbadaa.
"Sa ve sammaddaso bhikkhu, yato tattha vimuccati;
Abhi~n~naavosito santo, sa ve yogaatigo munii"ti.
Ayampi attho vutto bhagavataa, iti me sutanti.
Iti 85. Asubhaanupassii sutta
This was said by the Blessed One, said by the Arahant, so I have heard: "Remain
focused, monks, on the foulness of the body. Have mindfulness of in-and-out
breathing well established to the fore within you. Remain focused on the
inconstancy of all fabrications. For one who remains focused on the foulness of
the body, the obsession with passion for the property of beauty is abandoned.
For one who has mindfulness of in-and-out breathing well established to the fore
within oneself, annoying external thoughts and inclinations don't exist. For one
who remains focused on the inconstancy of all fabrications, ignorance is
abandoned, clear knowing arises."
"Focusing on foulness in the body (asubhaanupassii kaayasmi.m),
Mindful of in and out breathing (aanaapaane pa.tissato),
Seeing the stilling of all fabrications (sabbasa"nkhaarasamatha.m passa.m),
Ardent always (aataapi sabbadaa),
"He is a monk who's seen rightly (sa ve sammaddaso bhikkhu),
From that he is there set free (yato tattha vimuccati),
A master of direct knowing (abhi~n~naavosito), at peace (santo),
He is a sage gone beyond bonds (sa ve yogaatigo munii)."
Love Buddha's dhamma,