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Seasoned counselor and pastor Paul David Tripp pulls back the curtain on the lies that surround us and on the distortions we often overlook relating to own tendencies to fall prey to sexual and financial idolatry.
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Tsakuro@ 2014-06-27 04:44 pm#19
i hope rin comes alive again
yatame@ 2014-01-20 10:26 pm#18
what manga corresponds with this episode
yatame@ 2014-01-20 05:07 pm#17
i would assist in the red moon project
yatame@ 2014-01-20 04:51 pm#16
i sometimes feel like am in hell
123erik4@ 2014-01-18 05:28 am#15
1:27 is that condom?
Nocturnus@ 2014-01-17 07:27 am#14
That was fricken awesome
Kronnic@ 2014-01-17 04:57 am#13
Obito went Ape Shit on them fools...
GdaTyler@ 2014-01-17 03:01 am#12
I'm actually impressed. Very well done. Best episode I've seen in ages. Been waiting for them to reach this point for almost one and a half years, but it's been worth the wait.
sammypt@ 2014-01-17 01:28 am#11
The lil cat like guttural sounds Obito made as he whipped those guys really made this episode! An emotional episode for sure and it really followed the manga. Awesome
devapath67@ 2014-01-16 08:36 pm#10
Those end credits really got feeling a ton of sympathy for Obito....like I too would hate the one I loved slip right through like that just when I thought we were reunited again :/
NarutotheDragonBorn@ 2014-01-16 08:30 pm#9
lol when he looked up and saw kakashi out his window, i laughed
SoundBar@ 2014-01-16 08:05 pm#8
Nice to see the Manga come to fruition in the Anime, I think they did a pretty good job, this ep was beast #ThatNiggaObitoThough
diva4N@ 2014-01-16 07:13 pm#7
woooooooooow nice
Cobra the Sage@ 2014-01-16 04:45 pm#6
Best episode I seen in awhile
robertxcv2@ 2014-01-16 04:13 pm#5
damn he held the person he cared for the most in his bare hands..shit i would feel like im n hell too
Biju Mode@ 2014-01-16 03:55 pm#4
ermafeckin gerd! ...that was beast!
HokagePein@ 2014-01-16 03:12 pm#3
WOWWWWWWW What a episode.... holyyyyyyy ...... this was the first episode that gave me goosebumps like this
Hyuuga Neji 18@ 2014-01-16 12:50 pm#2
nice ep
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My media center used to have a 3GHz Pentium 4 chip in it, and it was a Prescott so it ran really hot and the fan noise was noticable. Now with the E4300 in there not only is it faster, but it's super quiet and doesn't run very hot at all. Plus, the chip was quite cheap, at around $115 on newegg (http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Description=E4300). And if you want it to run faster, just set the bus speed to 1066 and you've got it at 2.4 GHz 🙂 I put a passively cooled eVGA GeForce 7600 GS in the system, which is perfect for the target noise level. And since I cancelled my cable TV (I just get TV shows from iTunes and XBOX Marketplace), I don't need the Hauppauge TV tuner cards anymore! Those things cluttered up the inside of the case and generated their fair share of heat as well.
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Whether wisdom or unwisdom resides in the scheme of benefits set forth in Title II it is not for us to say.
So she left them; but could she have looked back two minutes afterwards she would have perceived the unwisdom of that act.
And if not needed the unwisdom of such an extension can scarcely be questioned.
Thus did I threaten in my unwisdom these poor, innocent children.
The unwisdom of the surrender was afterwards made too apparent.
The unwisdom of touching an Ark of the Covenant, under any circumstances, could not have been more clearly brought home to them.
He had learned the unwisdom of discounting wild men's instincts.
To attempt a detailed description of the place would be unwisdom.
He looked upon the life of unwisdom, and he was able to feel its fascination.
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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - One critically applauded, audience-friendly hit movie might be the result of serendipity -- all the elements just somehow falling perfectly into place. Two or three more might represent an extraordinary streak of luck.
But Pixar Animation Studios has turned out nine winners in a row, the latest being "WALL-E," which opened during the weekend to $63.1 million and a collective chorus of critical hosannas.
So how does the Disney-owned studio do it? And what can the rest of the film industry learn from its example?
The conventional wisdom has long been that the Pixar wizards -- led by chief creative officer John Lasseter and president Ed Catmull -- simply put more care into crafting their stories than anyone else, and there's certainly truth to that. But a lot of other studios also spend years trying to get their scripts right, even if more often than not that means bringing on extra writers and second-guessing the whole process in an attempt to cover each and every bet.
What's different about Pixar is the confidence with which it tells its story.
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- Stability: Andrew Stanton, the writer and director on "WALL-E," is nearly a 20-year Pixar veteran. He worked on the story for a short film, "Pencil Test," that played at the annual SIGGRAPH confab for computer graphics pros in 1988. Since then, he has worked on the screenplays for the "Toy Story" movies, "A Bug's Life" and "Monsters, Inc."; co-directed "Bug's Life" and helmed "Finding Nemo"; and lent his voice to characters in "Toy Story," "Nemo" and "Cars."
The original teaser trailer for "WALL-E" highlights the longtime, collective nature of Pixar's inspirations by recounting a 1994 lunch at which Lasseter, Stanton, Pete Docter and the late Joe Ranft sketched out ideas that would blossom into movies as various as "Bug's Life" and "WALL-E." Continued...


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Most of the time my life doesn't end up the picture perfect way I thought it would. True there are goals I've achieved that I never thought I would. But for every goal I reach there always seems to be another "thing" I need to be doing to make my life be as great as I think it should be. There are the people who post their perfect moments, and to be honest sometimes it stirs jealousy up in me. I wish I could have those friends, those coffee-house moments, those creative ideas, instead I have these lonely, trapped-at-home, uninspired days. But I've realized that these days are sometimes created by fear and downright laziness. Loneliness from the fear of actually having to make a friend and spilling my life and soul to someone (thinking of being judged is terrifying.) Being trapped-at-home because I fear driving sometimes. Or staying uninspired because I won't pursue creativity (I'd rather just watch TV.)
"Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us." Romans 5:3-5"And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another." 2 Corinthians 3:17-18


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Greenville resident makes his bids as a contestant on 'Price is Right'
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — "Come on down, you're the next contestant on 'The Price is Right!'"
Millions have tried, few have heard their names called to take a spot at one of the four contestant podiums on the popular game show. But that's exactly the case for first-time audience member Shane Philipsen, a Greenville resident.
"I jumped up and was literally pumping my hands in the air," said Philipsen of when his name was called.
The 37-year-old event director for Barfly Ventures could barely contain himself.
"I was barely breathing. I had to compose myself because so much was going on," he said.
Philipsen could say very little about what happened from there, because although taped early last month it does not air until 11 a.m. Thursday.
He was, however, able to reveal he did make in on stage and he nearly lost control when his bid was, of course, closest to the actual retail value without going over.
"So I'm going crazy, I get up on stage and shake Drew Carey's hand," he said.
Which game did he play? Well he couldn't really say, but did hint it was for a nice prize. And as he played, he, like other other contestants, sought input from the crowd, but mostly the two other Greenville natives who went with him, his girlfriend Kelly Stapp and friend Chris Pelfrey.
Philipsen admitted the excitement and noise of the crowd got him a little flustered.
"You can't hear a thing, you're up there trying to figure these things out and everyone has their fingers in the air telling you what numbers to pick," he said.
But Philipsen, who had never before even considered trying out for a game show, entrusted a lot of his decision making to Pelfrey, who is a "Price is Right" veteran.
Pelfrey, who got the tickets for Philipsen and Stapp for the latter's birthday, was on his 31st attempt at "Price is Right" glory.
"I would go to several tapings several days in a row," said Pelfrey, who makes regular trips to California to try to get on his favorite show. And of course, it's Philipsen, a first-timer, whose name was called.
"I've been there 31 times and Bob Barker is my idol, and he gets picked," joked Pelfrey of Philpsen.
And he was extra hopeful because Thursday's episode will run on Barker's 90th birthday and the former host made a special appearance. But Pelfrey said he was thrilled one of them made it to the podium, despite the fact they were assigned to the front row.
Pelfrey said "nobody every gets picked from the front row."
"We just went ballistic. We couldn't believe it," he said.
Although Philipsen's actual time on stage was limited, the path to get there was long and tedious.
After arriving at the studio at around 7 a.m., the trio waited in line to get through to the interview phase. They did, however, cruise through a little quicker than normal because they obtained the free tickets in advance.
Show hopefuls fill out the famous name tags and have their photograph taken with their contestant numbers. They then enter the first interview with one of the show's staff, and then a second with producers.
It wasn't until 2 p.m. that the three first stepped foot in the studio.
"People were going crazy and doing the wave. Producers were pumping up the crowd and getting it going," Philipsen said. "It was like one big party."
Philipsen will watch the episode at a party with friends and coworkers and hopes others tune in to see how he did.
With the kind of luck he had in his first stab at game show stardom, Philipsen said he will no doubt try again.
"I would definitely go do it again," he said. "It was fun, it was just a riot."


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Logitech's Harmony series of universal remotes seeks to remove the mountain of bundled controllers that can be found in the living room of many a gadget fan. The database of devices compatible with the Harmony 650 is growing all the time, and with more than 5000 manufacturers already on the list, you have to try pretty hard to find gaps in its line-up.
The Harmony 650 costs around £70, so may be more expensive than some of the devices you'll end up controlling, and sits in the middle of the range. There's a colour LCD screen, once only found in top-end universal remotes, but it can only connect to five devices at once - the more expensive Logitech Harmony One handles 15.
It's powered by two AA batteries - one of the main differentiators between the 650 and the 700, one step up the series, is the use of a rechargeable battery in the more expensive model. This won't be a drawback for all though, especially now that you can buy long-lasting rechargeable batteries like Sanyo's Eneloops.
This remote's primary function is to save time, but there's plenty of work to be done before you get to that point. Setting up one of these remotes is like running a marathon. There'll be pain, you'll hit the wall and think you can't go on, but there's an enormous feeling of satisfaction once it's over - and you can collapse guilt-free into a gasping heap.
The Logitech Harmony series needs to be setup using a computer. Switch the 650 on and it'll prompt you to connect it using microUSB - unlike some rivals you can't do everything directly from the remote itself. The software's wizard-based, and functions more-or-less the same no matter which of the Harmony remotes you use.
First off, you input the names of all your kit, to check that they're present and correct within Logitech's database. We plugged in around a dozen bits of a kit into the remote - although only five at a time, in-line with the 650's five-device limit - and came up with a single gap, the rather niche Niro 6.1 TWO home cinema system from 2004.
Any remote controller not included from the off can be "learned" by pointing the original remote at the Harmony 650's IR sensor and mapping its functions key-by-key. This process is laborious, but only has to be done the once, as long as you don't muck it up the first time.
Once all the devices have been inputted, you can let the software add activity macros automatically, or pick your own selection. These macros plug together a series of commands, to give you a one-button way to turn on your TV, home cinema and Blu-ray player, for example, and get them all prepped with the right settings. The software tries to make the process as accessible as possible, formulating each macro through a series of simple questions, such as "will you use your TV or PVR to control volume when watching television?"
It's during the macro-making process that the real headaches can start though. Each command is separated by a gap of so many milliseconds, to allow for devices to finish tasks properly - you can't usually tell a TV to switch to an HDMI input half a second before telling it to come out of standby, for example.
Optimising these macros takes time and patience, and will likely require you to change the way you use your equipment. If you don't always use the Harmony 650 to switch devices on and off for instance, you'll come unstuck if a gadget uses a power on/off toggle rather than two separate commands. There's a built-in troubleshooter that you can use to fix problems after an activity has been executed, but getting settings perfect still requires significant tweaking.
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Logitech being stingy is getting to be a bit of a habit as they have still not resolved the fact that the Harmony 1100 and 900 still don't have the capability to set up single button sequences that was available on the older 890 and One.
I have bought two of these recently.. one for my parents and one for ourselves.. both are used for bedroom setups.. to turn on the tv, set to the correct input etc.. they work quite well and the battery life seems to be quite good.. we have ours about 2 months now, and it gets used most mornings for a while at least and still going strong.. if you are used to the harmony setup process then its easy enough to setup.. the one thing that caught me out was if you need to change the 'power on delay' thats the amount of time the remote waits after sending the 'on' command to the tv before trying to change inputs etc.. its a manual setting now on the remote.. took a bit of googling to figure that one out! the 5 device limitation isnt really that serious.. even in our main room where i use a harmony 1100 i only have about 5 devices.. (tv, sky hd, av receiver, blu-ray player and ps3) All in all id say the 650 is a good product at a reasonable price.. one of the advatages it had over the 555 series is that it is more robust.. and buttons are larger (a big plus for my parents) Once you get used to the 'activity' based process harmony's used it very hard to go back to any other type of one for all remote.. i tried a phillips one for all recently with a touchscreen and it was a nightmare to setup.. all setup was done using the remote itself.. using the harmony software once you're used to it gives you a lot more flexibility.. and once you are famillar with it.. setting up the remotes becomes relatively easy..
Can it control a wireless fan or AC unit (both which have IR controls)?
@ myst - if you have existing remotes for the devices you want to control you should be able to 'teach' the commands to the harmony
@myst you can check using Logitech's own compatibility checker here - http://tinyurl.com/4wevql
I've used my 550 to control a wireless fan, and as others have said it can learn commands from other remotes. Once you get past the initial setup, it's a great bit of kit.
I have 5 remotes. With the 650, I thought to have just one. But now I have 6. The reason is that there are just some things which the 650 will not do, which the original remote did. I want to control the TV, my Sky Digibox and my Pioneer DVD recorder. I want to record one channel whilst watching another, or even switch to terrestrial digital telly. It seems to be just a bridge too far for the 650, and that is only 3 devices to cope with. The 650 will now live in drawer101 where the other 3 should have gone.
I have to be fair: the Logitech telephone support in Ireland worked with me non-stop for an hour to resolve the first problem I had, courteous and patient. But I just do not have the hours to spare to keep going back.
huhh,,, i dont advice to any one to have that remote, it is fancy BUT it has looooooooooooooooots of crab!!! i got the same as shown above
ill start one by one:
1- you must go to set up by net only if no net you are useless!
2-if you make any mistake in set up that means you can never change any thing in your set up
3-the customer service never helpful and the support and troubleshooting in there web sits is just for advertising only its absolutely shit and nothing is helpful in that at all,,,
Thank you, Andrew, for this detailed information. I have also one 650 and it works very well. I wrote also a review with the same results. But one point has changed: It is possible to displace up to eight devices by one Harmony. Maybe you can find some additional information in my Blog: http://www.elektronik-welt....
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Direct TPMS reports tire pressure in real-time through pressure sensors installed directly in the valve of each tire.
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NEW DELHI, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- It is just as well that President George W. Bush turned down the opportunity to visit the Taj Mahal during his three days in India next week. The tensions that have erupted over the proposed nuclear cooperation agreement look like leaving him little time for the usual photo-ops and tourism. It s not the fabled architectural glories of India's past that will demand his attention but the atomic scientists who represent the cutting edge of the country's future.
India's nuclear scientists, national heroes since the successful testing of nuclear weapons eight years ago, have taken the extraordinary step of waging a public campaign against the planned agreement.
Dr. Anil Kakodkar, chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, has led the charge, giving a full-page interview to The Indian Express which says bluntly that the American demand that India's new fast-breeder nuclear reactors be placed under international supervision "is not in our strategic interest."
"This would amount to getting shackled," Kakodkar said.
At a public meeting in Delhi Thursday at the Institute of Defense Studies, former chairman of India's atomic Energy Regulation Bureau Gopala Krishnan alleged "a deliberate effort by the Prime Minister's Office and the Ministry of External affairs to browbeat the Department of Atomic Energy" into accepting the U.S. deal.
"Call it pride or whatever, the scientific community will fight to the last to keep the (nuclear) program out of the International Atomic Energy Authority safeguards," he added.
The plan began last July with the best of intentions on both sides. The Bush administration wanted to remove the sanctions against India's nuclear program that had begun when India first tested a nuclear blast in 1974, and were then intensified after India's series of nuclear tests in 1998. The Indians, keen to develop civilian nuclear power plants to tackle their energy shortage, wanted the sanctions dropped so that could legally obtain nuclear fuels and civilian nuclear power technologies from other countries.
This meant finding a way to lift the sanctions and to start technical cooperation in ways that met U.S. anti-proliferation legislation, and also kept within the terms of the Non-Proliferation Treaty. Although India is not a signatory of the Treaty, the United States (along with other members of the Nuclear Suppliers Group like France, Britain, Russia and Canada) is bound by its limitations on proving nuclear technology to countries that are not subject to the controls of the International Atomic Energy Authority. The U.S. position is also influenced by the need to strengthen the international non-proliferation regime as it seeks to block he nuclear ambitions of North Korea and Iran.
To meet these legal constraints, and also to meet concerns raised in congress and by the anti-proliferation lobby, the Bush administration has proposed that India provide two lists. The first would be the civilian list of reactors and research facilities that are not related to the nuclear weapons program, and would henceforth come under the IAEA system. The second would be a much shorter list of military facilities which would remain outside the IAEA.
U.S. officials insist that the separation of these two lists should be "credible, transparent and defensible," and that the vast bulk of India's nuclear facilities should be placed on the civilian list, including the new fast breeder reactors
"Both from the point of view of maintaining long-term energy security, and for maintaining the minimum credible deterrent, the Fast Breeder program just cannot be put on the civilian list," Dr. Kakodkar maintains.
The U.S. negotiators are also concerned over the even newer 'Kamini' reactor which is now in operation and which amounts to a unique Indian breakthrough in nuclear technology. It uses Uranium 233 fuel that has been derived from irradiated thorium fuel. India has very limited supplies of uranium, and the sanctions make it difficult to acquire more.
But India has vast supplies of thorium, and the new thorium technology promises to make India independent of imported nuclear fuels forever. Indeed, Dr. A. N. Prasad, former director of the Bhabha Atomic Research Center, claims that "a staggering 530,000 megawatts of electricity can be generated for 300 years out of the assessed thorium reserves in the country."
"Thorium has to play the key central in our long-term energy security," Dr. Prasad now argues in a long essay in the latest issue of 'Outlook,' India's most prestigious current affairs weekly. As a member of the Atomic Energy Commission, Prasad's decision to public with his concerns over the U.S. agreement points to the seriousness of the revolt by India's scientific establishment.
"Decisions taken now are irreversible in practice," Prasad warns. "It is suicidal to tie ourselves up prematurely and suffer in the future. In this connection we should not get unduly pressured to take vital decisions before the visit of U.S. President George Bush."
The scientists' revolt has given fuel to the political opposition to the deal from left-wing parties on whom Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government depends, and also to high-ranking Indian security officials who fear the deal would prevent the enlargement of India's nuclear weapons arsenal in the future, and over time, would lead to the degradation of its existing stockpile of some 70 warheads.
One confidential memorandum by a senior security official on the nuclear cooperation agreement now circulating within the Indian government says it means "India goes into a lose-lose situation."
The memorandum, which has been seen by UPI, claims that the U.S. approach now seeks to "lock India's indigenous nuclear program under the IAEA; to degrade India's efforts toward achieving minimum deterrent capabilities; and to make India's nuclear energy U.S.-dependent."
The strength of the opposition to the deal within the Indian establishment is such that some extraordinary failure of communication must have taken place to leave the Bush administration apparently unaware that the president's trip was heading into trouble. Earlier this week, Under-Secretary of State Nicholas Burns was claiming that the deal was "90 percent complete."
This remark "left us gaping in disbelief," one top-ranking Indian security official told UPI Thursday, on condition of anonymity.
By Wednesday, when President Bush told the Asia Society "it is not an easy decision for India to make," Washington finally seemed to have woken up to the steepness of the mountain that was still to be climbed if the nuclear cooperation agreement was to be saved. More important than that, Washington's hopes of a lasting strategic partnership with India are now also at stake. If this goes wrong, it could be quite a while before an American president gets to see the Taj Mahal again.


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Lesbian brides win settlement from Vermont inn
By Ros Krasny
BOSTON (Reuters) - A resort in northern Vermont has settled a lawsuit brought after it refused to host a lesbian couple's wedding reception, citing the innkeepers' "personal feelings."
The Wildflower Inn in Lyndonville declined to host an event for Kate Linsley (nee Baker) and Ming Linsley, both of New York, saying innkeepers Mary and Jim O'Reilly did not host "gay receptions."
As part of the settlement, the resort will pay $10,000 to the Vermont Human Rights Commission and place $20,000 in a charitable trust to be disbursed by the Linsleys, according to the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Vermont.
It also agreed to no longer host wedding receptions.
The commission was a co-plaintiff in the proceedings.
"We're glad that the Wildflower Inn has recognized that the way we were treated was wrong and that no other family will have to experience what we did," said Ming Linsley, 35.
"All families should feel welcome at any resort that's open to the public," she said.
The couple had planned to hold their wedding ceremony at a Buddhist retreat in northern Vermont in 2011 and their reception at a nearby inn. Continued...


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stiffening up my floating floor
Over the weekend, I installed approximately 700 ft² of US Floors strand woven floating bamboo floor. (EXCELLENT product, by the way. ZERO waste to speak of, other than my errors). However, under a large doorway between kitchen and living room, there is an area that feels "spongy". It's obviously due to me not getting my subfloor level in that spot. (IDIOT!) It's maybe 2 feet wide, and runs perpindicular to the boards about 6 feet.
It's a "drop n lock" install, not T&G.
To tighten it up, I plan on cutting and removing one board (hopefully not more) and sliding maybe real thin plywood under the 3 in 1 underlayment in this area, with hopes that it will take the flex out of the bamboo, then reinstalling and gluing the bamboo board back.
Does this seem like a viable option from here? Obviously, there are a lot of "should haves" but it's too late to tear up the floor and start again.:no:
Thanks for any and all advice.
Stuff happens. You might consider using a door skin for a shim material, given the dimensions of your low spot.
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How Clean is Your Pet's Drinking Water? Let's Ask a West Virginia Resident
What's in the water you and your pets drink? Although we would like to think that the liquids and foods that enter our and our pets' mouths are clean and safe, there is a chance this may not always be the case.
We certainly know quite well the potential for toxins in pet foods and treats, as evidenced by the melamine pet food crisis in 2007 and the ongoing concern regarding chicken jerky treats manufactured in China (see Are You Poisoning Your Companion Animal by Feeding 'Feed-Grade' Foods? and More Pet Jerky Recalls – Toxic Antibiotic Residues Found).
Well, there's a new concern on the forefront after a major chemical spill in West Virginia, with the potential to harm both people and pets, occurred on January 9, 2014. The chemical is 4-methylcyclohexane methanol (MCHM) and 10,000 gallons reportedly leaked from a Freedom Industries-owned 48,000-gallon storage tank along West Virginia's Elk River.
According to the American Association of Poison Control Centers, MCHM is used in the coal washing and preparation process ("froth flotation process") to reduce ash. A second chemical, propylene glycol phenol ether (PPH), which is used as a thinner for MCHM, also leaked in a smaller quantity.
At the onset of the chemical spill, West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin ordered residents in affected areas to stop using tap water. This ban reportedly lasted for as little as four days in some communities and up to ten days in others.
On January 15, 2014, the Centers for Disease Control issued a warning that "pregnant women drink bottled water until there are no longer detectable levels of MCHM in the water distribution system. However, the CDC re-affirmed previous advice that it does not anticipate any adverse health effects from levels less than 1 ppm."
MCHM has a strong, licorice-like odor which creates a taste and smell aversion. People and pets can be exposed to MCHM through ingestion (eating/drinking), inhalation (breathing), or contact with the skin, eyes, or other mucous membranes.
Clinical signs of MCHM exposure include (but are not limited to):
- Nausea
- Emesis (vomiting)
- Dizziness
- Headaches
- Diarrhea
- Dermatitis (red/inflamed skin)
- Pruritis (itching)
A friend and author Patti Lawson (The Dog Diet, A Memoir) lives in West Virginia and had the unfortunate circumstance of experiencing the adverse effects of this toxic spill on a first-hand basis. Here's her recount of the noxious turn of events.
I learned of it (the MCHM spill) while at work on Thursday, January 9, 2014. Sadie (Laswon's dog) was at her daycare and they immediately quit giving the dogs water from the tap and emptied their bowls. Bottled water as well as bulk water became available on Friday, but Thursday night was a melee at all the stores with people vying for the limited cases of bottled water. I stopped and got water on the way home. I emptied Sadie's bowl and Henry's water dish as well. Henry is my cockatiel.
The first change was that night when it came time to brush teeth "toofens" before bed. I started to put Sadie's toothbrush under the faucet and thought, 'oh no … I can't do this.' So I brought up bottled water and we both started that night using it for brushing teeth and drinking as well. Henry likes to peck at an ice cube and I got one out of the ice maker and started to his cage realizing I couldn't give it to him. I thought, 'He's so little he could die.' So he didn't get any ice that night.
I emptied out the ice in the ice maker and shut it off. When I went to fill Sadie's bedroom water bowl that night it was with bottled water. The challenge then began to get water and keep it on supply.
The dog daycare had such a burden keeping water on hand. They quit giving dogs baths as well. Sadie looks at her half full bowl of water and looks at me. She's used to me filling it completely full but I only put one bottle in at a time to keep it fresh. No one knows what this will do to people or animals.
Although the levels of MCHM are currently reported to be below a safe threshold, many residents are concerned about the ongoing potential for toxicity. In early March 2014, Tomblin ended the state of emergency and the supplies of free, clean water were discontinued. People have to either go back to using tap water or pay for their own supply of bottled water.
This turn of events should make us scrutinize the safety of our public water supply and consider options besides those which come out of the tap for regular consumption and use by people and pets. Learn more about the safety of our drinking water via the Environmental Protection Agency's Drinking Water and Health: What Your Need to Know!
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5. Brendan Gerard's 2011-2012 Full Part
Holy shit did this part drop some fire this week. In a week where a bunch of good edits came out, this one for sure took the cake. Brendan charges on his snowboard, and his riding is different and unique. It's refreshing to see, and I for one can't wait to see what he does this winter.


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University of Kent, School of Physical Sciences, Applied Optics Group, CT2 7NH, Canterbury, United Kingdom
* Address all correspondence to: Sam Van de Jeught, E-mail: email@example.com
Fourier domain optical coherence tomography (FD-OCT) requires either a linear-in-wavenumber spectrometer or a computationally heavy software algorithm to recalibrate the acquired optical signal from wavelength to wavenumber. The first method is sensitive to the position of the prism in the spectrometer, while the second method drastically slows down the system speed when it is implemented on a serially oriented central processing unit. We implement the full resampling process on a commercial graphics processing unit (GPU), distributing the necessary calculations to many stream processors that operate in parallel. A comparison between several recalibration methods is made in terms of performance and image quality. The GPU is also used to accelerate the fast Fourier transform (FFT) and to remove the background noise, thereby achieving full GPU-based signal processing without the need for extra resampling hardware. A display rate of 25frames∕sec is achieved for processed images (1024×1024pixels) using a line-scan charge-coupled device (CCD) camera operating at 25.6kHz.
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a noncontact, noninvasive interferometric technique allowing micrometer resolution imaging of tissues. OCT can be classified into two categories: time domain (TD) OCT and spectral domain (SD) OCT. SD-OCT eliminates the need for mechanical scanning in TD-OCT to produce reflectivity profiles (A-scans) by recording the interference signal as a function of wavelength. This can be done either by using a spectrometer when performing Fourier domain (FD)-OCT, to spatially encode the different optical frequencies, or by encoding them in time using a frequency scanning source, when performing swept source OCT. Both SD-OCT schemes have advantages of a better signal-to-noise ratio than that of the TD-OCT and a significantly improved imaging speed.1 The increased imaging speed requires very fast digital signal processing that is able to keep up with over tens of megahertz video rate data acquisitions. OCT digital signal processing mechanisms based on current central processing units (CPUs) are not capable of coping with such data processing speeds, and limit the sample rate dramatically.
The rapid development of graphics processing units (GPUs) has introduced a revolution in numerical calculations. A GPU consists of many stream processors acting concurrently, thus favoring parallel programming. A recent report describes a GPU-based FD-OCT setup, where signal processing was performed partly by optical hardware and partly by the GPU2 to enable real-time OCT imaging. We show here that similar data rates are possible by transferring all processing tasks to the GPU.
FD-OCT employs a spectrometer to disperse the output of the interferometer onto a linear digital camera. A fast Fourier transform (FFT) of the linear camera signal provides the A-scan. However, the FFT operates in the optical frequency domain, while the equally spaced camera pixels produce an approximately linear representation of the spectrum in wavelength, not in frequency. Unless linearization of data is performed in equidistant frequency slots, the peaks in the A-scan suffer shape distortions and attenuation.
The process of linearization requires data resampling and is the most computationally demanding task in generating the FD-OCT image. To avoid these time-consuming resampling calculations, an optics hardware solution was proposed3 to achieve real-time imaging, in which the linearization of the interference signal was implemented using a linear-in-wavenumber spectrometer. This method places a customized prism behind the diffraction grating to evenly distribute the spectrum in optical frequency or optical wavenumber k. This distribution is only approximately linear and is very sensitive to the alignment of the prism. Alternatively, the use of a custom-built field programmable gate array (FPGA) integrated circuit to hard-wire the calibration algorithm was reported.4 This hardware is expensive and the customization requires specific expertise in this technology. In this work we propose a GPU-based resampling solution that is capable of following the rate of data acquisition. In addition, the other processing steps required in FD-OCT imaging such as computing the FFT and subtracting background noise are also implemented on the GPU. This enables fully processed FD-OCT images to be displayed in real time without the need for any resampling hardware. Such a solution is superior to previously mentioned hardware-based methods, as it results in a more compact, stable, and flexible spectrometer that can be easily recalibrated when the optical source or diffraction grating is changed.
The customized GPU program was written in NVIDIA's (Santa Clara, California) dedicated software environment compute unified device architecture (CUDA),5 compiled using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 and tested with a commercial Geforce 9800GT on a PC with eight Intel Xeon E5405 processing cores. The graphical user interface was created in Labview 2009.
A schematic of the employed FD-OCT imaging system is illustrated in Fig. 1. Light coming from the source [SLD Broadlighter S840, Superlum (County Cork, Ireland) output power of 20mW, centre wavelength at 840nm, full spectral width at half maximum of 45nm] is split by the 10∕90 directional coupler into the sample arm and the reference arm. The interference of backscattered light returning from both arms is measured by a spectrometer equipped with a silicon linear charge coupled device (CCD) camera [Atmel (San Jose, California) AVIIVA M2, 2048pixels, each 14μm wide]. In our custom spectrometer design we used a 75-mm focal length achromatic collimating lens (MO3), a 1200lines∕mm transmission diffraction grating (Wasatch Photonics, Logan, Utah), and a 150-mm focal length achromatic lens (L3). Data from the linear CCD was transferred to a PC via a Cameralink cable and a high speed PCI frame grabber [National Instruments (Austin, Texas) NI-1430]. Residual dispersion of the system caused by MO1, L1, L2, and the optical fiber mismatch has been compensated for by using a dispersion compensating block (DCB) containing a pair of lenses L1 and L2, and a 5-mm-thick BK7 slide.
Schematic of the FD-OCT imaging system. SLD, superluminescent diode; MO1-4, microscope objectives; L1 to L3, achromatic lenses; DC, directional coupler; PC1-2, polarization controllers; SX, scanning mirror; DG, transmissive diffraction grating; FM, flat mirror; DCB, dispersion compensation block; NDF, neutral density filter; NI1430, National Instruments acquisition board.
An interference image (1024 axial pixels×1024 transversal pixels) is captured in host memory and is transferred to the GPU memory, type converting every pixel value from a 16-bit integer to a 32-bit float. Current GPUs are provided with texture memory, which is usually implemented as specialized RAM. This digital storage type is designed to accelerate frequently performed graphical operations such as the mapping of 2-D skins onto 3-D polygonal models by empowering the texture elements or texels with a hard-wired linear and nearest-neighbor interpolation mechanism. The image pixels are stored in a CUDA array and are bound to a designated region in this texture memory. By interpolating between the image texels at predefined calibration values, a resampled interference spectrum is created where the desired k-values are evenly distributed. After this resampling process, a prerecorded ensemble average of spectra was deducted from each A-scan to remove the noise induced by the CCD and to remove the autocorrelation signal coming from the reference arm.6 Then, the Fourier transform of each A-scan was calculated using NVIDIA's dedicated CUDA FFT library (CUFFT). The return from complex Fourier space to real space was made by taking the absolute value or modulus of each complex pixel value. Finally, the data type is converted from a 32-bit float to a 16-bit integer and is sent back to the host memory. The signal processing flowchart of our real-time GPU-based FD-OCT imaging system is illustrated in Fig. 2.
Signal processing flowchart of the real-time FD-OCT imaging system.
The resampling algorithm employed in the λ to k conversion is crucial for the performance and imaging quality of the FD-OCT setup, as it determines the level of accuracy that is achieved in computing the desired k-values. Three popular interpolation methods were implemented on the GPU: zero-order (nearest neighbor), first order (linear), and third order (cubic) B-spline interpolation. Using CUDA, the first two methods are hard-wired through texture memory. Recently, efficient GPU-based cubic B-spline interpolation was achieved7 by replacing the usage of look-up tables by a set of linear texture interpolation calculations. The resulting FD-OCT processing algorithms were benchmarked and compared to both native Labview 2009 and optimized CPU-based codes. High performance computing was achieved by the GNU Scientific Library (GSL),8 which consists of highly optimized mathematical functions.
In part 1 of Fig. 3, a comparison in image quality is made between FD-OCT images of an orange pulp that have been resampled using different interpolation algorithms. The images in the top row (A to D) illustrate the result of increasingly accurate GPU-based interpolation. Starting with image A that was processed without any resampling, image B was resampled using nearest-neighbor interpolation, image C using linear interpolation, and image D using cubic spline interpolation. The images in the bottom row (E to H) were processed in Labview by corresponding interpolation methods on the CPU. In terms of accuracy, there is clearly an improvement in image quality with higher orders of B-spline interpolation. However, no qualitative difference between the corresponding CPU- and GPU-processed images can be noticed.
Part 1: comparison in FD-OCT B-scan image quality between resampling methods that use different interpolation algorithms. The B-scan OCT images in the top row were processed entirely on the GPU. The images in the bottom row were processed on the CPU. A, E: no calibration; B, F: nearest-neighbor interpolation; C, G: linear interpolation; D, H: cubic spline interpolation. The scale bar represents 500μm. Part 2: corresponding processing times for the full FD-OCT processing cycles. Measurements I and J represent CPU-processed FD-OCT linear and spline interpolation algorithms, respectively, optimized using GSL. Images associated with I and J are indistinguishable from G and H, respectively. Part 3: table of relative processing times of the individual GPU-based processing cycles based on nearest neighbor (B), linear (C), and cubic spline (D) resampling. These cycles include the transfers from and to GPU memory (GPU to CPU and CPU to GPU), the GPU-based Fourier transform (CUDA FFT), the interpolation calculations (INTERPOLATION), and the return from complex to real space (MODULUS).
Part 2 of Fig. 3 displays the processing times for fully processed FD-OCT imaging cycles for each of the different resampling algorithms. These time measurements were made in Labview using its built-in profiler function. Note that the time required for nearest-neighbor (B) and linear (C) interpolation are exactly the same due to the hard-wired texture memory mechanism that reduces value evaluation to a single memory readout. Measurements I and J represent the GSL linear and cubic spline interpolation methods, respectively, each accompanied by the GSL FFT algorithm. The CUDA- and GSL-based algorithms were implemented in Labview through dynamic link libraries (DLLs), and all CPU processing algorithms were optimized to be executed on one CPU core. For all GPU-based interpolation methods, one can notice a speed-up of 15 to 20 times when compared to native Labview algorithms, and a speed-up of 10 to 15 times when compared to the GSL algorithms. Although a low-cost graphics card was used, processing times under 40ms were achieved for all of the employed interpolation methods, enabling real-time 25-fps FD-OCT imaging.
The table in part 3 of Fig. 3 represents the relative processing times of the individual GPU-based processing algorithms corresponding to nearest neighbor (B), linear (C), and cubic spline (D) interpolation, and was benchmarked using the NVIDIA CUDA profiler. As expected, the two timing profiles of B and C completely coincide. We can also notice that about 85% of the total processing time in all three GPU resampling methods is taken up by transferring the data to and from the GPU memory. Therefore, the isolated cubic spline (D) interpolation function (INTERPOLATION) takes up only ∼2% more of the total processing time than its lower order interpolation counterparts, enabling higher order interpolation accuracy without losing displaying speed.
In conclusion, a more flexible, software-based resampling scheme was proposed by offloading the λ to k conversion and all other FD-OCT processing tasks to a commercial GPU. This has enabled real-time video rate (25Hz) processing and displaying of OCT images of size 1024×1024pixels using a low-cost graphics card.
Van der Jeught acknowledges the Marie Curie training site, MEST-CT-2005-020353, supported by the European Commission. Bradu acknowledges the support of EPSRC grant EP/H004963/1.
Sam Van der Jeught ; Adrian Bradu and Adrian Gh. Podoleanu"Real-time resampling in Fourier domain optical coherence tomography using a graphics processing unit", J. Biomed. Opt. 15(3), 030511 (June 03, 2010). ; http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.3437078
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Im taking off today, what time? depends if anyone wants to go...
i want to make it back before the laker game for sure.
SOOO if anyone is interested for a day drive..let me know, i work in pasdena..so i'll be taking off from there.


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A husband and wife who operated an Ogden bar have pleaded guilty in federal court to tax fraud charges stemming from their failure to report as income cash that came in through cover charges and pool and video games.
Robert and Marie Watson were charged with tax evasion for failing to report tens of thousands of dollars of income that came into their Teazers Sports Bar & Grill in 2007.
Robert Watson, 54, pleaded guilty last week to two counts of filing false 2007 tax returns, one corporate and one personal. Marie Watson, 52, pleaded guilty to one count of filing a false personal return.
Sentencing was set for Jan. 10. The pair face a maximum sentence of three years in prison and a $100,000 fine and they could owe the IRS as much as $336,000.
In other cases:
• Two Salt Lake County men have been sentenced to prison for a scheme in which they obtained an $18 million loan from the Arkansas National Bank to develop a condominium project on North Temple in Salt Lake City, then used much of the money for other construction projects and for personal use while submitting false paperwork to the bank.
Gregory Lee Hansen, West Jordan, originally indicted in 2009, pleaded guilty to two charges and was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison. Uriah A. Kennedy, Midvale, pleaded guilty to one charge and received the same prison sentence. They were made liable for $7 million in restitution.
• The Securities and Exchange Commission and David B. Bartholomew, Pleasant Grove, have reached a settlement of allegations of violations of federal securities laws.
Bartholomew raised investor monies in 2007 into 2008 that eventually went to Jeffrey L. Mowen, who is now serving a prison sentence for operating a Ponzi scheme.
Bartholomew of LOA Capital LLC raised $6.7 million from 50 investors by lying to potential investors and failing to conduct any research while he was not registered to sell securities, court records show.
The settlement order bars him from associating with securities businesses and promoting any offering of penny stocks.


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Blood Type, Diet and PCOS
When you think about which PCOS diet is best for you, you will also want to take your blood type into consideration. You can easily determine your blood type by asking your doctor for a blood test.
Peter D'Adamo, ND, has developed the concept that the proteins with make up your blood-type will interact with lectins, which are found in foods. When this interaction occurs, cell damage can be the result.
This concept is quite complex, but basically it means that people with certain blood types are better off when they avoid certain foods.
Blood Group O
This is the original human blood type, and probably arises from the ancient hunter-gatherer type of diet.
Ancient humans ate primarily meat, fish, vegetables, fruits, seeds and nuts.
Blood type O people have a strong immune system, which means they are likely to have a strong reaction to things the immune system does not like. This could show up as allergies, GI symptoms, hay fever or chronic inflammatory conditions such as arthritis.
Type O people also have strong digestive systems, so they are good with hard-to-digest foods such as proteins.
But since the advent of modern agriculture, out diet has drastically changed. The foods produced by modern agriculture are not the foods that blood type O people have traditionally been consuming and thus they develop health problems.
Blood Group A
Blood group A has evolved with the development of agriculture over the last 10,000 years or so.
This group doesn't do as well with red meat although poultry and fish is OK.
They do better than Type O with vegetables, fruits, grains and beans (legumes).
Blood Group B
Blood group B became apparent among nomadic herder societies somewhat later than types O and A.
Because a lot of their food came from their herds, they have a good capacity to consume dairy products particular cultured dairy like yogurt and cheese.
They appear to do well with fish, eggs and poultry with the exception of chicken.
Their digestive capacity is not as strong as type O. Dietary variety and smaller meals are appropriate for this group.
Blood Group B
Blood group AB is the most recent. It appears to have developed as the result of the introduction of the 'modern' diet.
People in this category have elements of both group A and group B. They seem to do relatively well with a diet of seafood, vegetables, and grains. Small quantities of dairy also OK.
On the other hand, red meat, chicken, and nightshades such as potatoes and tomatoes may cause health problems. Some beans and grains may also be a problem.
Since their digestion is less powerful than Type O people, smaller meals with lots of variety is recommended.
It's well known that PCOS has an inflammatory component and possible immune disorders as well. Therefore, it may be a good idea when dealing with polycystic ovary syndrome to modify your diet according to your blood type.
For more details, read one of Dr. D'Adamo's books to learn more about his Eat Right for Your Type Diet.
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days of our lives
Sunday, January 28, 2007
i really liked the first shot. i feel the bottom 3 are kinda weak but they were for the designer of the outfits. we only had 10min or so to take the bottom 3 because the stylist only came when the model was about to leave. they all liked the shots though. which ones do you prefer?
testing for a upcoming shoot for meza virs later. thinking about it i haven't really had the time to process all my photos from the past month, just alot of shooting and shooting (photos). in the process of revamping my portfolio, i wanna change my scheme back to my colour. hehe.
air rifle later, it's been so long, sometimes i feel like i'd forgotten how competition feels like.
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- Selfairy said...
I love the last one. ^^
- January 28, 2007 at 2:40 AM
- Andrea said...
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- January 28, 2007 at 10:37 AM
- aikidude said...
Got here from Chen Xi flickr page...
amazed.. beautiful, both you and your pics!
and nice post...
i'll check often on you now, girl!
and i wish you the best luck for finding sponsors/payed jobs!
zai jian!
- January 28, 2007 at 11:08 AM
- =::~+Reiko+~::= said...
wow... I like the first one and the second last one... The first one looks so outstanding with grey clouds!!! WOW!!! AMAZING!!! >w<
- January 28, 2007 at 11:40 AM
- Deedala said...
I'd say my favorite one is the 3rd to last where she is hanging onto the door.
- January 28, 2007 at 10:31 PM
er u are a model?how come you aren't thin?
- January 28, 2007 at 11:22 PM
- j said...
thanks all *hugs*
to the anonymous person: there's no pic of me on this page, i think you got it wrong, i'm not the model. besides who said models must be thin?
- January 29, 2007 at 12:50 AM
I love the last ones *-* and the 5th one!
- January 29, 2007 at 8:34 AM
u were from rgs weren't you? i remember you weren't exactly like..model material back then?
- January 29, 2007 at 6:49 PM
and i was snorting with laughter when i read the article about you giving up rgs for art. come on, with your attitude towards school(like how you didn't come when you felt like it), and your grades..puh lease..do you think you could have lasted in rgs?
- January 29, 2007 at 7:26 PM
- j said...
you sad thing. aren't you supposed to be studying at this hour?
- January 30, 2007 at 12:03 AM
- jing said...
RGS girls need to get laid man.You little cunt, don't know anything about photography and modelling and talent got the nerve to come on other people's blogs and act xia lan
- January 30, 2007 at 12:12 AM
- TY said...
Hwrm...well towards that self declared rg girl, perhaps you should practise cutting up the above knee length of your pinafore rather than waste time blurting out your lack of attention.
- January 30, 2007 at 12:48 AM
firstly,i've graduated from rg already.and abt modelling.hah.maybe you guys haven't seen j during her rg days? hahahaha
- January 30, 2007 at 2:37 AM
i cant figure out why one would try so hard to trample on somebody else.
for all i know i respect jingna greatly because she has aspirations and she DOES work hard for them.
dear anonymous, if i ever see you i'll make sure i have a good laugh at you (pathetic, small THING).
- January 30, 2007 at 5:42 AM
to anonymous: Hello. Please do not insult my friend. If you do that, i will be very tempted to call you every bad word i noe. UNfortunately, i have much more courtesy than you have,and will at least leave my name when i do so. Sounds to me as if ur jealous of jingna being a model now and having much more talent than you.Or...rather that you were rejected by someone who accepted jingna. Also that you were ostracized and everything, had a bad time in RGS, and took delight in bitching about ppl you felt were lower than you and CMI in the real world. If so, please spread your bile somewhere else my dear girl,you're wasting your time here if you think you can irk anyone of us who have much too good manners to call you what you truly deserve. Rather, that anyone from rgs would stoop so low to bitch crap. Please, leave. If you have nothing better to say, leave please.
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I am flying down to Memphis Tennessee, home sweet home, on the 15th of this month for a interview. If all goes well, maybe they will offer me the job.
If I got this job it would mark my entrance into the management field in Broadcast TV Engineering. Not sure I really want to be there but it would get us home. Plus, the job comes with a company car that they buy the gas for and that I would be allowed to use for personal use. That would be a rather sizable raise right there by itself.
Wish me luck and I will of course keep everyone updated.
This all is dependent on how our Son does and the outcome of his Neurologist visit that we will find out about in the near future.


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Cloud Channel Programs
VMware and Google are taking their relationship to the cloud with a new agreement that will enable VMware customers to buy Google services without changing their licensing contract.
VMware Touts NSX Customer Growth, Partners Say Security Could Be Killer Use CaseVMware spent more than $1 billion to acquire Nicira, the startup whose technology is now part of its NSX technology, and now it's starting to see customers using it to improve network security.
Cisco Debuts Software Licensing Bundles, Which It Plans To Sell As SubscriptionsThe Cisco ONE software bundles -- which include hundreds of features that used to be priced and sold separately -- all run on Cisco's networking and UCS server hardware.
The 100 Coolest Cloud Computing Vendors Of 2015The 2015 installment of the 100 Coolest Cloud Computing Vendors highlights the best of the best in infrastructure, platforms and development, security, storage and software.
VMware's New Tech Shows Promise During Q4, But Shift To Cloud Could Bring TurbulenceVMware's fiscal fourth quarter included some positive signs that customers are buying its newer products, but execs warn investors that the shift to cloud could negatively impact future numbers.
Windows XP Continues Haunting Microsoft From Beyond The Grave In Otherwise Decent 2QMicrosoft reported fiscal second-quarter results that were generally in line with Wall Street's expectations, but somehow, Windows XP continues to cause headaches for the software giant.
HP Launches $1 Billion Operation Crescendo Windows Server 2003 Upgrade OffensiveHewlett-Packard Enterprise Group Vice President Chuck Smith says the company has pulled together a wide range of robust incentives to get partners sharply focused on driving Windows Server 2003 upgrades.
VMware Adds NSX, Pay-As-You-Go Pricing To Lure Customers To Its Public CloudVMware is adding NSX software-defined networking to its vCloud Air public cloud for the first time, while also debuting pay-as-you-go pricing and the ability to sign up online with a credit card.
Channel Beat: Oracle's Low-Price Lineup Takes Aims At Cisco, EMCIn other top stories from this week, Microsoft unveiled Windows 10. Also, Equinix acquired Nimbo.
Avnet Reports Q2 Revenue Increase, But Technology Solutions Division Sales DeclineAvnet Technology Sales fall 2 percent, but CEO Rick Hamada speaks highly during the earnings call of the division's new leader, Patrick Zammit, who replaced Phil Gallagher.
Rackspace Exec: VMware, Microsoft, OpenStack Private Clouds Are All Priced SameRackspace neutralizes the compensation and pricing on its VMware, Microsoft and OpenStack managed private cloud offerings in a bid to make sure there are no 'unfair race conditions' among the three offerings.
Microsoft Acquires Legal-Focused Analytics Vendor Equivio, Plans To Roll Tech Into Office 365Microsoft adds another key piece to its predictive analytics portfolio by acquiring Equivio, a vendor with lots of legal and government customers, and will weave the technology into Office 365.
IBM Combines Hardware-Software Channels Into New Global Partner GroupDetails emerge about Big Blue's internal shakeup from channel changes, executive changing of the guard and reorg of business units.
CenturyLink Inks Deal With Arrow In Bid To Add More Systems IntegratorsCenturyLink Cloud has agreed to join Arrow Electronics' cloud service portfolio to help expand its partner base beyond telecom and networking services firms.
Google Exec: Here's Why Stackdriver Cloud Monitoring Will Continue Being Compatible With AWSGooge's lead product manager for cloud computing explains why company will continue making its Stackdriver cloud monitoring service compatible with rival Amazon Web Services.
2nd Watch Doubles Revenue In 2014, Says Best Times For Cloud Partners Still AheadThe Seatle-based MSP and AWS Premier Partner says enterprise adoption of the public cloud is accelerating and it is seeing momentum with larger and larger projects.
Citrix Presents Partners With Rebranded Cloud Platform At Citrix SummitWorkspace Cloud enables solution providers to quickly create, deploy and manage hybrid cloud environments for business users.
HP Cloud Chief Mickos: We Don't Fear The AWS Reaper, We Embrace ItMarten Mickos, the former Eucalyptus CEO who's now leading HP's cloud strategy, says it's better to find ways to work with Amazon than to compete directly against it.
Google Debuts Cloud Monitoring Service From Stackdriver Deal, Which Also Works On Amazon's CloudGoogle rolls out beta of new cloud monitoring service, which lets customers keep close tabs on how their apps are performing on its public cloud, as well as Amazon Web Services.
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Type of Document Dissertation Author Kamande, Mary Waithira Author's Email Address firstname.lastname@example.com URN etd-11082005-140856 Title Analytical Separations Using Polymetric Surfactants Degree Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Department Chemistry Advisory Committee
Advisor Name Title Doug Gilman Committee Member Gus Kousoulas Committee Member Isiah Warner Committee Member Kermit Murray Committee Member Robert Strongin Committee Member Keywords
- polyelectrolyte multilayers
- polymeric surfactants
- micellar affinity gradient focusing
Date of Defense 2005-10-28 Availability unrestricted AbstractThe goal of the research presented in this dissertation is to develop effective analytical methods for the separation of both achiral and chiral analytes using polymeric surfactants. Three analytical techniques are employed to accomplish this objective: open-tubular capillary electrochromatography (OT-CEC), open-tubular capillary electrochromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (OT-CEC/MS), and micellar affinity gradient focusing (MAGF). This research work presents novel application of polymeric surfactants that contributes to improved separations of difficult to separate analytes.
The first part focuses on the application of an achiral polyelectrolyte multilayer (PEM) coating using OT-CEC. The PEM coating consisting of the cationic polymer poly (diallyldimethylammonium chloride), PDADMAC, and the anionic polymeric surfactant poly (sodium undecenyl sulfate), poly-SUS, is constructed on the surface of the silica capillary wall. The performance of the PEM coating is evaluated by use of electrochromatographic experiments and shows good selectivity for both phenols and benzodiazepines. Reproducibility of the PEM coating is evaluated by computing the relative standard deviation (RSD) of the electroosmotic flow.
The second part focuses on the use of a chiral PEM for OT-CEC separations. In this study, the cationic polymer consists of poly-L-lysine hydrobromide, while the anionic polymeric surfactant consists of poly (sodium N-undecenyl-L-leucine alanate). Optimal separation conditions of various chiral analytes are achieved by varying temperature and voltage as well as the number of bilayers and salt concentration used to construct the PEM coating.
In the third part, the coupling of an achiral PEM coated capillary to mass spectrometry using OT-CEC/MS is investigated. The PEM coating, which consists of a single bilayer of PDADMAC and poly-SUS, is used for the separation of â-blocker and benzodiazepine analytes. Optimal separation parameters are achieved by varying the background electrolyte pH and applied voltage.
Finally, the application of poly-SUS for the simultaneous concentration and separation of coumarin dyes using MAGF is investigated. The separation and focusing of coumarin dyes is enhanced by the addition of poly-SUS into the running buffer that creates a retention gradient. The effect of varying focusing times and input concentrations on peak intensity is examined.
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Apathy can be overcome by enthusiasm, and enthusiasm can only be aroused by two things: first, an ideal, with takes the imagination by storm, and second, a definite intelligible plan for carrying that ideal into practice.Arnold J. Toynbee
Richard Hugo taught me that anyone with a desire to write, an ear for language and a bit of imagination could become a writer. He also, in a way, gave me permission to write about northern Montana.James Welch
How can a doctor judge a woman's sanity by merely bidding her good morning and refusing to hear her pleas for release? Even the sick ones know it is useless to say anything, for the answer will be that it is their imagination.Nellie Bly
Unlike any other form of writing, the stories of episodic television require the blended imagination, talent, and tenacity of a staff of writers.Daniel Petrie
Enthusiasm is that temper of the mind in which the imagination has got the better of the judgment.William Warburton
There can be no richer man or woman than the individual who has found his or her labor of love. Personal fulfillment through the virtue of work is the highest form of desire. Work is the conduit between the supply and the demand of all human needs, the forerunner of human progress, and the medium by which the imagination is given the wings of action. A labor of love is exalted because it provides joy and self-expression to those who perform it.Dennis Kimbro
The masculine imagination lives in a state of perpetual revolt against the limitations of human life. In theological terms, one might say that all men, left to themselves, become gnostics. They may swagger like peacocks, but in their heart of hearts they all think sex an indignity and wish they could beget themselves on themselves. Hence the aggressive hostility toward women so manifest in most club-car stories.W.H. Auden
Prejudices subsist in people's imagination long after they have been destroyed by their experience.Ernest Dimnet
The life of man is the true romance, which when it is valiantly conduced, will yield the imagination a higher joy than any fiction.Ralph Waldo Emerson
We cast away priceless time in dreams, born of imagination, fed upon illusion, and put to death by reality.Judy Garland
We cast away priceless time in dreams, born of imagination, fed upon illusion, and put to death by reality.Judy Garland
Solitude is as needed to the imagination as society is wholesome to the character.James Russell Lowell
The best in this kind are but shadows, and the worst are no worse, if imagination amend them.William Shakespeare
The imagination of a boy is healthy, and the mature imagination of a man is healthy; but there is a space of life between, in which the soul is in a ferment, the character undecided, the way of life uncertain, the ambition thick-sighted: thence proceeds mawkishness, and the thousand bitters which those men I speak of must necessarily taste in going over the following pages.John Keats


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Nothing in life is perfect, we know that.
RIGHT? Sometimes life reminds us pretty BOLDLY of that truth. There will never be a day where everything is exactly how it should be, life in order, goals all met, dishes done, laundry folded, toes painted, world peace etc.
There are days when our slightest actions even can throw off everything. Someone misunderstands, someone judges, we say something it's taken wrong, whatever it is...it goes wrong and we can't help it! That's where the Audience of ONE concept comes in.
I LOVE it. MACK uses it all the time.
Who are we accountable to? Ultimately God.
When it LOOKS like we messed up, said the wrong thing, or the right thing was taken the wrong way, or a situation LOOKS to outsiders different than it really is, GOD sees our heart and our intentions.
words of wisdom from MACK, my sweet.
We can run around explaining, defending, standing up for what we did.
This creates a dependency on others, WHY? We need them to understand, we need their approval, we need to look a certain way in front of them. Make the wrongs right. It can turn into people pleasing really fast and as much as I love people, we should look to please GOD FIRST. He knows our hearts, our intentions and will be our ultimate judge, so worrying about pleasing others before being honest with ourselves and GOD is a waste.
Same motto can hold true for your fitness and your workout routines!
Audience of ONE: YOU.
YOU know if 110% is hitting the gym floor
YOU know if you slack on your reps
YOU know if you slack on your good nutrition
YOU know if you aren't seeing results
YOU know if what your doing isn't working
YOU know if you are true to your dreams
YOU know if you are on the right path
SO don't cheat yourself, be accountable to YOU and move on with all you are doing! Be encouraged, when we MOVE, God moves with us and when we take that first step, things won't be perfect, but he will be there with us.


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Visual Studio Toolbox: Interviews with Jay Schmelzer and John Papa
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