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Shadow Stream: Personal Art Thread
Hello, ShadowStalker here. I've been drawing for most of my life, though I've only recently begun to look at art as a way to make money. I've been painting digitally for only about a year or so, but my normal medium is pencil and paper. I am considering going to school for art, but in the meantime I busy myself with studies of anatomy and character art. I've really only ever drawn characters, but I'd like to get into environments and creature design.
The purpose of this thread is to have one location where I can "showcase" my sketches and open them up for comments and critique. All of these images are original works of art either from imagination or observation. Some of the photo-refs used were taken by myself or my wife. For those of you who are artists, technical critique is welcomed. For those of you who are not, I'd like to hear your thoughts on the image (composition, weakness, strengths, mood, etc.). What I do not want to hear, is pointless criticism and/or harassment about my work.
Bamboo Fun Wacom Tablet 3.7 x 5.8
Intuos 4 Large Wacom Tablet
Adobe Photoshop CS4
Mechanical pencil 0.5
Black Hard-Covered Moleskine Sketchbook 3 ½" x 5 ½"
Kneaded eraser
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Alan Lee
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Eva Wildermann
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Todd Lockwood
Wesley Burt
Zach Graves
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Swimming in citrus? Rich in garden-grown greens? Set aside some of your backyard produce to donate to local food banks — they're happy to pass along the bounty to our hungry neighbors.
We checked out two Pasadena pantries — one at Fuller Theological Seminary and the other at Friends in Deed — that are listed on AmpleHarvest.org, a national website that lets you put in your zip code and get details about where you can drop off bags of, say, oranges, lemons or Swiss chard.
At Fuller Seminary's food pantry, which serves 450 families each month, Luke Malski says donations can be dropped off at his office in the International Services Office, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Parking is behind the building; Luke's office is on the first floor. He says the pantry's biggest need is for healthy fresh produce. 250 N. Madison, Pasadena, 626. 584.5396.
At Friends in Deed, a program of the Ecumenical Council Pasadena Area Churches , donations of backyard fruits and vegetables are accepted Mondays and Tuesdays between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Call a day or two before and leave a message to let the pantry coordinator Elizabeth Munoz know you're coming. 444 E. Washington, corner of Los Robles (enter parking lot on Los Robles), Pasadena, 626. 797.6072.
If you have more than you can pick yourself — or, if you have time and energy rather than a backyard garden, check out Food Forward, the L.A. area's unique fruit-sharing nonprofit. This group connects volunteer pickers with backyard fruit-tree owners in the San Gabriel and San Fernando Valleys and the L.A. basin. It partners with food banks able to distribute sometimes enormous harvests. Because of high demand, priority is given to fruit donors who are senior citizens, people with disabilities, or have properties with more than 150 pounds of fruit to be harvested.
On the Food Forward website, foodforward.org, you'll find volunteer and donor sign-up information and a link to the blog listing upcoming "mini-picks" and "big picks." Kids are welcome on some picks.


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Nikon's more advanced point and shoot models have caught quite a bit of attention in the past few years. The camera giant's newest addition, the Nikon Coolpix S6500, adds wi-fi, a few more megapixels and a longer zoom range over the older S6300. At around $200, this compact shooter includes a 16 megapixel 1/2.3" backside illuminated CMOS sensor, a 12x optical zoom, several scene modes and a good bunch of creative effects. Can the Coolpix S6500 with wi-fi and in-camera photo editing continue to excite?
Nikon Coolpix S6500: Body and Design
Right out of the box, the S6500 impresses with it's sleek, metallic finish that doesn't make it feel flimsy like some cheaper point and shoots. The camera itself is less than 3/4" wide, plus the lens housing sticks out about 1/8" when closed, but all in all this camera fits in a lot of places and, weighing in at under 6 ounces, is meant to travel easy.
The S6500 control set up is pretty straight forward. The on/off button is at the top, next to the shutter button and zoom toggle. Most of this camera's backside is taken up buy the 3" LCD screen (which is nice and bright as well), but there's just enough room for a dedicated video button, scene selection, playback, menu ring with shortcuts, menu option and delete button. At the right side, there are ports for recharging the battery and connecting to the computer. At the bottom is the housing for the battery and SD card, plus a tripod attachment.
Navigating through the controls and features on the S6500 is just as smooth and sleek as the digital camera's exterior. The menu wheel includes shortcuts for macro mode, exposure, self timer and flash, plus the dedicated scene selection button makes it easy to switch things up.
When accessing the features that aren't part of the shortcuts, the menu is pretty straightforward. There are three submenus, one for stills and one for video, plus the usual set up menu—making it pretty easy to find the right options. There is a separate menu in playback mode with options for editing shots. The text is large and easy to read on the bright screen.
Overall, there's not to much to complain about design wise with the S6500. The outside is sleek and compact, and the menu and controls are easily accessible. For some reason, in the quick effects menu, the menu only scrolls over, not up or down, so it's sometimes annoying to sort through all the effects that way, but it's just a minor speck on an otherwise near flawless design.
Nikon Coolpix S6500: User Experience & Performance
The Nikon Coolpix S6500 offers quite a bit of user control for a point and shoot model. There's of course the auto mode, plus 20 scene modes including 3D and sweep panorama. But beyond that, the user can also adjust white balance, ISO, and focus modes, including manual and tracking focus.
At the maximum quality, the S6500 shoots at a rate of 7 fps, and while fast, the burst shooting stops after seven images. There are a few other options though, the low burst is a bit slower, but allows for shooting more sequential images than the high burst. There's also a continuous at 120 fps, but the faster speed trade off is a smaller file size. The Best Shot Selector (BSS) mode is also included, using a burst mode but automatically selecting the best shot out of the group.
After the photo is taken, the preview pops up on the LCD screen, along with editing options, and the user can't take another photo until the screen clears (hitting the menu button also clears the screen). There are a few menu options that make the preview display shorter, but doesn't eliminate it completely. The inability to take a second shot while the preview is displayed is a slight downfall, but using low burst mode prevents it from becoming a big issue.
|Use a smartphone as a remote shutter release, then upload images wirelessly with the Nikon Wireless Mobile Utility App and Nikon Coolpix S6500.
Wirelessly taking photos understandably takes a little longer, but using the Nikon Wireless Mobile Utility app, taking and uploading an image using a smartphone takes less than 30 seconds (wi-fi speed will vary depending on the internet connection). The app can adjust the zoom and take photos wirelessly, or can be used to transfer existing images on the camera to a smartphone or tablet. And like the S6500, the wireless app is simple to use.
Start-up on the Coolpix S6500 is rather quick, around three seconds. There's a bit of a lag when switching from the photo mode to playback, around four seconds or so. All things considered, speed is about average for the S6500.
|When shooting closeups, the Nikon Coolpix S6500 sometimes has trouble with autofocus, but taking a step back usually remedies the issue.
The S6500 is plagued by a few autofocus woes that pop up in some shooting conditions. In general, the autofocus is efficient time wise, though when there are several different objects in the frame, the focus does have a noticeable delay and trouble selecting the subject. When taking close ups, despite using the macro mode, there were several instances where the camera didn't focus. Generally, putting more distance between the camera and the subject solves the issue, since the minimum focus range is 3.2".
The S6500 also includes manual focus, where the user selects a portion of the screen using the menu controls to determine what is in focus. The S6500's tracking focus works well, though it doesn't re-recognize the subject after it leaves the frame momentarily.
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|Toy Camera Effect
|Soft Effect
|Cross Screen Effect
Nikon also included over a dozen special effects that can be used as a setting while taking photos or to edit existing photos right from the camera. Color adjusting modes include cross process, monochrome, vivid, pop of color and selective color. The Coolpix also includes toy camera, soft, painting, high key and low key modes.
Nikon introduced Glamour Retouch with this model, which allows for basic portrait editing directly from the camera. Soften skin, hide under eye bags and whiten teeth right are some of the best options and as in-camera editing systems go, these features work surprisingly well. The features have differing levels to choose from, which helps prevent that over processed look. Most of the eight different options result in a better picture (though the "small face" option is rather odd), and are great for skipping the computer altogether before sharing images wirelessly.
Image Quality: Nikon Coolpix S6500
Thanks to the 16 megapixel back lit CMOS sensor, the S6500 sits above average in the point and shoot category on image quality.
Images are generally detailed and noise is surprisingly low. In a well lit indoor shooting environment, ISO 3200 wasn't quite as detailed (i.e. fewer dust speckles were visible), but there wasn't an obvious amount of noise either. In low light conditions, the S6500 performed great when left on auto ISO settings, at 3200 ISO, the image was quite grainy, typical at this high range.
|The Nikon Coolpix 6500 does exceptionally well in low light when shooting still or slow moving subjects.
Color on the S6500 is accurate about 95 percent of the time. In some instances, there was a blueish hue to the image from the artificial lighting, but the images could be color corrected directly from the camera. At the best lighting conditions, colors are generally true to life.
When shooting light and shadow within the same frame, the lit areas tended to be washed out, particularly when zoomed in on the subject. But the exposure is easily adjusted, and as long as the photographer notices the differing light conditions and adjusts accordingly, the photos still turn out well, considering other point and shoots perform similarly in this area.
|The Nikon Coolpix 6500 lens allows for a nice depth of field.
The S6500 includes a f3.2-6.5 lens, so the images have a good depth of field to them. The 12x wide optical zoom lens is also a great range for a point and shoot. A digital zoom is also included, which can be switched off since resolution and quality decreases as digital zoom increases.
With 1080p HD quality, video is also pretty impressive on the S6500. The camera doesn't autofocus or adjust exposure as well as a dedicated camcorder and the S6500 needs two hands on video mode to avoid shakes when hitting buttons, but quality, detail and sound are pretty suburb for a point and shoot.
Nikon S6500 Review: Conclusion
The Nikon S6500 is listed for about $220, which seems right on the mark for competing cameras with similar features. The Canon ELPH 330 comes in at $199, but doesn't have as big of a zoom or as many megapixels. Sony's Cybershot WX150 is similarly priced and has more megapixels and a slightly smaller zoom, but no wi-fi.
|Photos from the Nikon Coolpix S6500 are well detailed.
For the consumer looking for a compact camera for above average shots that can be easily edited and shared on the internet, the Nikon S6500 is a great option. With the built-in wi-fi and photo editing, it's easy to share quality images without even using a computer. The autofocus can be a bit sluggish at times, but the resulting images are detailed and colorful. For the photographer with the biggest emphasis on speed, there are some similarly priced competitors with faster burst modes that may autofocus better, but for someone looking for an all purpose camera, this is one of our top choices for 2013.


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Monday, January 4, 2010
Memory Monday: The Tree in Our Basement
This happened not so long ago. I believe it must have been in 1996, following a huge snowfall (actually two) here in Northern Virginia; more precisely, the sprouting of the tree followed the sudden flood that was created by a hard rain and an unseasonably warm day that melted the gigantic drifts of snow.
But I should back up at this point and explain our basement. We bought our smallish, Depression-era house years ago. One of the many inconvenient quirks of the house was its shallow basement. We loved the comfort and convenience of our neighborhood and did not want to "move up," so we put on an addition, including a full-depth basement. To access the new basement, we had a doorway cut into it from the old basement. This meant cutting through the concrete blocks that formed the old basement wall. These blocks have a hollow structure, but are filled with dirt and other fill materials; this filling was exposed when the doorway cut right through the middle of a row of blocks. We never thought much of it and never did anything to "finish off" the surface.
Then came the great winter flood of 1996. The basement, carved into marine clay on a lot which lies at the low point from a hill, is prone to flooding. Usually our four pumps can take care of it, but a power failure or very sudden and overwhelming flooding can still occasionally cause water to rise in the lower basement. Even then, it is rare that the water will go over 18 inches high so as to reach the level of the upper basement. That winter deluge was the first time it did and the first time those concrete blocks were "watered," so to speak.
I don't know when we noticed it, but at some point we saw that something was growing in one of the blocks. Perhaps a squirrel had gotten into the basement after the blocks were exposed and buried a seed? It didn't seem very likely. We could only conclude that the seed must have been there since 1930, when the house was built.
And of course, some sort of instinct led us to water the thing.
After a couple of weeks the little seedling took on the appearance of a very anemic sapling which, from previous experience, we guessed was a black walnut.
A tree really shouldn't be growing in the basement. But when we thought about it, we decided that the poor growing conditions – mainly poor lighting – would ultimately take care of the problem of the tree.
Meanwhile, we continued to water the thing.
It was just one of the usual household chores we did. "Well, I brought in the paper, fed the cats, and watered the basement tree," one of us might recite. It had become a regular fixture of our life, though a pale one.
And it was pale, and became increasingly so, not to mention leggy and rather spindly. We considered and then rejected the option of transplanting it to the yard. We didn't really want a black walnut tree and it most likely would have died from exposure.
So the tree survived for a surprisingly long time, perhaps a year, but not much more.
We became less conscientious about watering it, knowing that the end was not too far off, and then returned from a short vacation to find it with no leaves.
The tree's demise did not make us sad, but perhaps just a little bit wistful at the prospect of no longer having a little "survivor" from more than 60 years ago growing in our basement.
It's surprising what a trip to the basement can make you remember.
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I understand! We don't need 11 peacocks. We don't want 11 peacocks! But when the babies hatch, we are ever so protective. Unfortunately, the foxes, coyotes, and bobcats have gotten dumber --- or unbelievably, the peacocks have gotten smarter-- ya think?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 5, 2010 at 10:03 AM
Greta, this is such a great memory! I love the idea of the tree being a sort of a "time capsule," a survivor from a much earlier time. The "basement tree" made me smile. Fantastic piece.ReplyDelete
How delightful and a special memory for your entire family. There was a time about 25 years back when we had a somewhat cool and moist basement. I took no mind of the conditions and stored all my precious "stuff" down there. One morning when I was in the basement doing the laundry I noticed something growing around the side of one cardboard box. It was gruesome....mushroom like and attached to the side of a cardboard box. Needless to say, upon further exploration, I found many of these "creatures" and had to throw out so many of my precious memories that were stored inside the boxes. Your piece brought my memory back to me.ReplyDelete
The basement tree-I love it : ) And black walnuts are my all time favorite tree in the world.ReplyDelete
What a sweet story! You should plant another walnut tree in your yard in it's memory! :)ReplyDelete
Wow, I had no idea this topic would evoke such responses.ReplyDelete
Joan - I really understand those protective instincts. What can we do? That's just the way we're made.
Cindy - Thanks for your kind comments - isn't it strange what things stick with us?
Linda - Speaking of disgusting fungus, we had some really awful ones in our yard this year - that's what we get for living in a swamp! Terrible that they can cause such destruction, though.
Tipper - We were familiar with what black walnut saplings look like because a neighbor had given us one a few years before, but unfortunately I was never successful in getting that one to thrive in our yard.
Lori - I might do that. Bet the birds would like it.
I couldn't stop reading. What fun and how silly we are when it comes to logic. It is interesting that it even sprouted without sunshine. Must have been your special blessing.ReplyDelete
Great story! Thank you for sharing it. It is so easy to become absorbed in your stories. You make me smile.ReplyDelete


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The Bay Area landscape promises to offer lung-burning challenges for some of the world's best cyclists during the 2013 Amgen Tour of California.
Starting with a 19.6-mile time trial in south San Jose followed by a grueling ascent of 3,864-foot Mount Diablo, the three Northern California stages conclude with a scenic trek from San Francisco to Santa Rosa, according to route details released Tuesday.
North America's biggest cycling event will travel south to north for the first time since its debut in 2006. The 750-mile race begins May 12 in Escondido and ends eight days later in downtown Santa Rosa.
Organizers have created another challenging route beginning a 104.3-mile circuit in Escondido that includes a climb up 6,142-foot Mount Palomar.
The drama, however, should unfold over the first two days in the Bay Area, starting with an individual time trial May 17 that ends at Metcalf Motorcycle Park. Race organizers say the finish should be the toughest of any time trial in event history.
A time trial is an all-out sprint against the clock with the fastest riders in the standings going last. It is one of the few times in a multi-stage road race when cyclists can separate themselves from others.
The final three kilometers along Metcalf Road include an elevation gain of 1,000 feet and a couple of spots with a 10 percent grade or more.
The stage is scheduled to start on Bailey Road toward Chesbro Reservoir before turning east toward Santa Clara County's motorcycle park. The first three quarters of the route will follow the course used in the 2006 time trial.
The time trial will start in the afternoon as the riders will make a long transfer from Avila Beach, the end of Stage 5.
Many expect the race to be won the next day on a 93-mile stage from Livermore to the top of Mount Diablo, one of the Bay Area's most distinguishable landmarks. The long, hard-pedaling day will take riders through the bucolic East Bay backcountry including an ascent of Patterson Pass Road.
The 2012 tour took riders part way up Diablo for the first time. But organizers added an additional 4.5 miles of climbing for a heart-pounding summit finish.
The tour concludes with an 86.2-mile stage starting at the Marina Green and ending in downtown Santa Rosa. Barring an unforeseen mishap the standings are not expected to change after the Livermore-Mount Diablo stage.
The final day will include a trip across the Golden Gate Bridge before competitors head to Point Reyes National Seashore and west Sonoma County. The race will end with a couple laps in downtown Santa Rosa as a coronation of the victor.
The Silicon Valley Leadership Group, which helps sponsor the San Jose stage, plans to hold its annual charity ride and CEO Challenge in conjunction with the time trial.
The race comes in the aftermath of Lance Armstrong's admission to drug use and a scathing report by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency that cited some of the tour's previous stars as admitting to taking banned substances.
Although team rosters have not been finalized BMC Racing Team of Santa Rosa announced reigning world road champion Philippe Gilbert will compete.
Contact Elliott Almond at 408-920-5865 and follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/elliottalmond.


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Alida is now officially 2 years old!! So sad...and so happy at the same time. She has been keeping us more than busy this past month. The girl does not sit still, well, except for the occasional Backyardigans episode. She is talking up a storm and has reached the point where she says some pretty funny things. She has been reading some of her book so well that it amazes me...she opened "oh the places you'll go" the other night and turned to this page saying "look mommy..lurch, bump and slump" and it was the right page! She can read 'Hungry Caterpillar' from front to back leaving out all the insignificant words of course. She currently takes her stuffed monkey, Curious George, with her everywhere (thanks Fran and Amy!!). She loves him. There's a monkey at Mom-Mom's house too and he wears a Hawaiian shirt so we named him Charlie and unlike George who lives in the jungle Charlie lives on the beach (lucky Charlie!!). She loves her baby dolls too but not as much as her Backyardigans buddies. She's always propping one of them up and singing "happy birthday" at the top of her lungs to one of them. She also sends her stuffed friends to time out when they are naughty which seems to be quite a lot! She'll sit them on a stool in front of the fireplace and yell 'sit there, naughty, don't move, don't touch toys, don't talk, don't fall'. The poor things just can't seem to stop themselves from falling over so they have to be fixed and yelled at again and again. It makes me wonder...do we really act like that?!
Happy Birthday Lil' Lida Lew Love!!!


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Microsoft said on Wednesday that it has finished work on SQL Server 2008, the latest version of its database software.
The software maker in a statement said it has reached the "release to manufacturing" stage, meaning that it has finalized the code for the software.
Although its release was delayed from its initial target, Microsoft said it was able to meet its goal of having a new version within 24 to 36 months from the release of SQL Server 2005.
SQL Server 2008 comes in a number of editions, ranging from the free SQL Server 2008 Express to SQL Server 2008 Enterprise. Other editions include standard, work group, developer, Web, and compact, which runs on both PCs and Windows Mobile devices.
Pricing is comparable to what Microsoft charged for the prior version, SQL Server 2005. One edition, the Web version, is new. Microsoft Vice President Ted Kummert said in a conference call that hosting customers had complained of not having a version that met their needs, in terms of features and pricing, and that the Web edition was an attempt to meet those needs.
"We nailed it, and that just feels so good," said Dan Jones, a member of the product's engineering team. "This is such a great day. The sun is shining in Redmond."
The release is important for Microsoft, as the database product has been a standout in the company's financial results for many quarters, helping the company gain ground against rivals.
Kummert declined to give a specific target in either units or dollars of what it hopes the release will mean, but he said the company hopes to continue the growth it has seen with the prior version of the database software.
"We expect SQL Server 2008 to continue the growth trajectory," Kummert said. "We are focused on winning with customers of all sizes."
The downside of having the announcement via teleconference was, there was no way to see Kummert's hair, which was dyed bright orange. Kummert had promised the that if the engineering team met its deadlines, he would sport the new 'do.


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Inspired by Layer Upon Layer from designer Monique Dillard of Open Gate Quilts
Quilt tester: Laura Boehnke
5⁄8 yard blue geometric print (blocks)
4—1⁄8-yard pieces assorted blue prints (blocks)
1⁄3 yard blue large floral (blocks)
3⁄8 yard blue small floral (blocks, outer border)
3⁄8 yard blue scallop print (blocks, outer border)
2⁄3 yard dark blue tone-on-tone (blocks, inner border, binding)
5⁄8 yard light blue floral (blocks, outer border)
1-1⁄4 yards backing fabric
42" square batting
Finished quilt: 33-1⁄2" square
Finished block: 12" square
Yardages and cutting instructions are based on 42" of usable fabric width.
Measurements include 1⁄4" seam allowances. Sew with right sides together unless otherwise stated.


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iPhone XS Cameras
Dual-camera system
Say hello to a new era of photography.
Say hello to a new era of photography.
An innovative dual-camera system integrates the ISP, the Neural Engine, and advanced algorithms to unlock new creative possibilities and help you capture incredible photos.
Leveraging multiple technologies — like faster sensors, an enhanced ISP, and advanced algorithms — Smart HDR brings more highlight and shadow detail to your photos.
iPhone XS has an even more sophisticated bokeh, so that your backgrounds look more beautiful than ever.
The TrueDepth camera generates a precise depth map to keep you in focus against a blurred background. Depth Control lets you adjust the depth of field after you shoot.
The camera sensor features deeper, larger pixels. Deeper to improve image fidelity. And larger to allow more light to hit the sensor. The result? Even better low‑light photos.
Faster sensors, Smart HDR, and zero shutter lag combine to let you freeze a moment in time with more highlight and shadow detail.
The iPhone XS dual‑camera system harnesses the unprecedented power of the Neural Engine and its ability to perform five trillion operations per second. Together with the Apple-designed ISP, it works like the world's fastest photographer's assistant to help turn your pictures into showstoppers.
Here's just a fraction of what the camera system considers even before you shoot.
In Portrait mode, the Neural Engine uses machine learning to analyze data from the camera sensor, quickly distinguishing faces in the frame.
Once a face is detected, facial landmarking allows iPhone to apply creative Portrait Lighting effects to your subject.
The ISP's advanced depth engine, combined with segmentation data from the Neural Engine, accurately separates your subject from the background.
Portrait mode captures depth information that lets you adjust the depth of field and add creative Portrait Lighting effects.
When editing portrait photos, simply slide to adjust the depth of field.
In Portrait mode, just swipe to try different lighting effects — before or after you shoot.
All-new video
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Learn how to create everything from standout selfies to stunning slo‑mo videos with these tips and techniques.
Have a picture the world should see? Upload it to Instagram with the hashtag #ShotoniPhone.
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Washington, D.C. (January 5, 2009) — Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) Senior Vice President Ken Johnson issued the following statement today regarding the federal government's annual health care spending report:
"The annual report on healthcare spending released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) shows that growth on spending for prescription medicines in 2007 was at an historic low of 4.9 percent. This is the lowest growth since 1963 and below the 6.1 percent growth rate for all healthcare services. In fact, the low growth rate for spending on prescription medicines in 2007 accounted for more than half of the reduction in overall healthcare spending growth that occurred between 2006 and 2007, according to CMS.
"What's more, medicines accounted for a small fraction of overall health spending—about 10 percent in 2007, the same proportion as in 1960, according to CMS data. The other 90 percent of spending is for hospitals, doctors, nursing homes, other health services and administrative costs.
"The small share of health costs attributable to medicines is yielding major health advances. For instance, medicines have played a key role in the dramatic decline in deaths resulting from heart disease.
"Any discussion on healthcare costs should include the increasing burden chronic diseases have on the nation's healthcare system. Chronic diseases such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes result in seven out of 10 deaths in the U.S, and account for 75 cents out of every $1 spent on health care, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"Although many of these conditions could be prevented, the number of Americans suffering from chronic disease continues to rise dramatically. PhRMA has joined more than 40 other partners in the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease, a national bipartisan coalition working to save lives and reduce healthcare costs through prevention and management of chronic disease.
"America's pharmaceutical research companies also continue to work on new treatments aimed at chronic diseases and conditions. For example, pharmaceutical research companies are currently developing 277 life-saving and life-improving medicines for heart disease and stroke, 750 medicines to treat several types of cancer and 95 medicines for diabetes.
"America's pharmaceutical research companies understand the importance of getting medicine to the patients who need it. That's why, in 2005, PhRMA created the Partnership for Prescription Assistance. The PPA is a single point of access for struggling Americans to find out about more than 475 patient assistance programs that offer prescription medicines, both brand and generic, for free or nearly free.
"Since April 2005, more than 5.4 million Americans have been helped by the PPA. People who need help can find out if they may be eligible by calling the PPA's toll-free number at 1-888-4PPA-NOW or visiting the PPA's user-friendly Web site at www.pparx.org."
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) represents the country's leading pharmaceutical research and biotechnology companies, which are devoted to inventing medicines that allow patients to live longer, healthier, and more productive lives. PhRMA companies are leading the way in the search for new cures. PhRMA members alone invested an estimated $45.8 billion in 2009 in discovering and developing new medicines. Industry-wide research and investment reached a record $65.3 billion in 2009.
PhRMA Internet Address: http://www.phrma.org
For information on how innovative medicines save lives, visit: http://www.innovation.org
For information on the Partnership for Prescription Assistance, visit: http://www.pparx.org
For more information on public health emergencies, visit http://www.rxresponse.org
For information on the danger of imported drugs, visit: http://www.buysafedrugs.info


text: For centuries, societies far apart in culture and religion have had in common an exquisite art form: the Art of Illumination. Made with pictures, paint and precious metals, these cultures used illumination to create beautiful renderings of their most sacred documents. In archives and museums, a decorated Hebrew marriage contract (or katubah, ketubah, katuba, ketuba), an embellished New Testament manuscript, and a dazzling Koran, bespeak the reverence and intensity of feelings expressed through this fine art. The Ellen Frank Illumination Arts Foundation, a not-for-profit corporation, was formed in June 2004 to revitalize passion for and public awareness of the art of illumination, in part through education and training at the unique Illumination Atelier Modeled after the Renaissance atelier (studio), the Illumination Atelier is the first of its kind in the United States. Apprentices and interns have the opportunity of working directly on the illuminations and are fully supported by the Foundation during their stay at the Atelier. Projects of THE ELLEN FRANK ILLUMINATION ARTS FOUNDATION also include: Hanukkah Illuminated: A Book of Days: a unique haggadah for the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah with text by biblical scholar Everett Fox (Chanukah, Chanukkah, Hanukah, Hanukkah, Chanuka, Chanukka, Hanuka, Hanukka, Channukah, Channukkah, Hannukah, Hannukkah, Channuka, Channukka, Hannuka) The King Arthur Suite: original illuminations for the famous stories of King Arthur (illuminated manuscript)


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1. What is an Adjective and its Functions
An adjective is used with a noun, describing or improving it. It has the function to modify the noun, to complement it, or to support it within the phrase. With their help, we can describe the subject or the object in the sentence, enriching the content and increasing comprehension.
Nouns in English are words that are naming either an idea, thing, quality, place or person. They can be either in plural or singular form, and they most of the time need a determiner or article in order to exist in a sentence. It's important to note that adjectives can be used to describe nouns and, maybe the interesting thing is that the English language has more nouns than verbs or any other kind of word.
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You sure about that?Are you mixing them up with analogue inputs? They are not the same thing.
... if you want to hack the tracks and initialise those as analogue functions you can do, but you then loose the functionality of what they are assigned to at the moment.
can I just use analogRead(0-15)?
Will I have to change the source to the IDE
... Or you can directly access the hardware and do all the other stuff associated with a read as well.
but does "directly access" imply flashing the chip without the IDE?
So if I don't want to modify the IDE and the bord, I only have 10 analog inputs?
Quote from: sandsound on Nov 22, 2012, 01:55 amSo if I don't want to modify the IDE and the bord, I only have 10 analog inputs?It is twelve isn't it?
but I can't see more than 10 analog inputs on the board.


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Organically grown produce commands a prominent spot and premium price at the market. But, do you really know what the word "organic" means? Government regulations define the term and help consumers know what they are getting when they select organic products.
What Does Organic Mean?
People have different ideas about what organic means. Some may think that organic means that the food is more nutritious. Others people believe it means cleaner and safer. Still others say that the key benefit is the effect on the environment.
Some people recognize organic products as having been grown or made using principles and practices that are less likely to pollute or damage air, soil, and water. And although organic farming practices may include benefits that go beyond the plants and animals grown and harvested using these practices, they can—and do—vary. Complicating the situation even further is the fact that many states have their own laws regulating organic practices and products.
How Is "Organic" Defined?
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) created a rule that describes the methods, practices, and substances that farmers and producers can use when they grow and handle organic crops and processed items. The rule also lists prohibited substances and practices, including controversial ones, such as genetically modified organisms (GMOs), sludge fertilizer, and irradiation.
Milk provides a good example of how comprehensive the standard is. In order to receive the label "organic," milk can only come from cows fed 100% organic grain. The grain cannot come from genetically engineered seed, and it cannot have been fertilized with sludge. The cows may not be given antibiotics or growth hormones. The milk can be pasteurized or fortified with vitamins, but it cannot be irradiated or shipped in tankers that carry other milk in between runs of non-organic milk.
Look for the Seal of Approval
If you are interested in buying organically-grown food, look for the USDA's seal. This seal tells you that authorities certify the product as organic. There are four categories of organic products on your grocer's shelves:
- "100% Organic" (nothing in these products can be non-organic)
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- For products with less than 70% organic ingredients, the word organic may only appear on the ingredient information panel.
No matter what your reason is for buying organic food, by looking for the USDA's seal, you can gain more information about the product and make a well-informed decision about what you choose to eat.
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Benjamin Franklin Tinnin
b. Mar 1856, Missouri
d. 10 Jun 1929, Vanoss, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma
& Mary Frances "Mollie" Brinlee
b. May 1861, Texas
d. 10 Jun 1938, Pontotoc, Oklahoma
m. 1 Feb 1877, Hood County, Texas
|--Emma Tinnin
|----b. Sep 1886, Missouri
|--William Beecher Tinnin
|----b. 7 Jul 1889, Texas
|--Lonnie Tinnin
|----b. Dec 1890, Texas
|--Robert Mason Tinnin
|----b. 6 Aug 1894, Texas
|----d. May 1974, Dorsey, Madison County, Illinois
|---& Viola
|----b. 24 Jan 1899, Oklahoma
|----d. Apr 1987, Bunker Hill, Macoupin County, Illinois
|--Leonard Alfred Tinnin
|----b. 4 Feb 1897, Indian Territory
|----d. Sep 1981, Stratford, Garvin County, Texas
|---& Florence Willie Hodges
|----b. 9 Mar 1901, Texas
|----d. 20 Jan 1928, Vanoss, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma
|--Roy Archie Tinnin
|----b. 10 Feb 1906, Oklahoma
|----d. 30 Sep 1972, Precinct 2, Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas
|---& Nancy Julie Burton
|----b. 21 Jul 1911, Texas
|----d. 6 Aug 2001, Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas
This is the family of Benjamin Franklin Tinnin and Mary Frances "Mollie" Brinlee, the daughter of Richard Mason Brinlee and Sarah Ellen Pettit. In her article on Richard Brinlee in Collin County, Texas, Families (Alice Ellison Pitts and Minnie Pitts Champ, editors, 1994), Bessie Sims Sheppard attributes daughter Mary to Ann Eliza Simmons, but the 1900 census gives May 1861 as the date of her birth and the 1870, 1910, and 1930 censuses back this up (I have not yet found her in the 1880 and 1920 censuses). A copy of Richard and Sarah's marriage certificate indicates that they were married 15 April 1861, so I believe Mary is Sarah's daughter.
I have quite a few gaps on this family and would love to share information with anyone related to/researching this family; you can contact me at my e-mail address, which can be found by going to my profile page (there is a link to that page in the About Me section to the left).


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Rick Perry's latest "oops" moments are this Monday's low-hanging fruit for bloggers, and by now it's low-hanging fruit that's seems thoroughly picked over. Looking back over the Republican campaign thus far, littered with what's left of a bushel of front-runners whose campaigns ultimately withered on the vine, the dying gaffes of Perry's candidacy seem like just one more added to the pile.
Taken as a whole, though, the GOP's trail of broken dream candidates could lead back to what's really driving the GOP's "reality show" primary."
In one weekend, Perry pronounced Solyandra a country, mispronounced the name of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, and miscounted the members of the Supreme Court. Reaching for an explanation or a defense for all this, Perry borrowed a bit from fellow flameout Herman Cain's "We need a leader, not a reader," defense.
Rick Perry defended his most recent "oops" moment on Fox News Sunday.
"[Voters] aren't looking for a robot…or someone who's gonna be perfect in every way. They're looking for someone who's got values," he said.
The question here isn't what voters are looking for, so much as what Republican primary voters are looking for. The various candidates they've embraced, elevated to front-runner status, and abandoned — and one they may yet abandon — offer a hint.
Two come to mind. One out of the race, and one still in it — though perhaps just barely.
Michelle Bachmann started out nearly as strong as Perry, on the strength of her tea party street cred, and she's still in there. She even landed a punch or two in the last GOP debate. A slight slowdown in Bachmann's own gaffes suggests that maybe she's rehabbing her image for a shot at VP. But she's still the same Bachmann who:
- swore that, as president, she would shut down the nonexistent U.S. embassy in Iran
- warned that the U.N. could take away Americans' gun rights
- claimed the HPV vaccine may cause including mental retardation
- called socialist China an example of capitalism the U.S. should follow
- said she would extend federal income tax to everyone, even it's just "the price of two happy meals"
- declared she wanted to abolish the tax code
- remixes history and re-located the start of the Revolutionary War
- said that the founding fathers fought to end slavery, and then signed a pledge suggesting slavery had its advantages
- thanked a supporter for saying he'd rather vote for Charles Manson than Barack Obama
That's only sample, but enough to show that Bachmann's reassurance to the conservative base that she was, is and will always be their brand of crazy was hardly necessary. But even that wasn't enough to stop her poll numbers from falling so low that even the tea party told her it was time to bow out.
Herman Cain, before his own "bimbo eruptions" drove him to retreat, claimed he was the Democrats worst nightmare, and assured Republican voters that he would clean president Obama's clock in a debate. That was a pretty big hint at who well Cain knew the minds of white conservative voters. But before he turned out to be his own worst nightmare. That's the Herman Cain who:
- said that the Arab Spring had "gotten out of hand"
- said he believes the majority of American Muslims are "extremists"
- accused blacks of "racism" for not supporting him
- gave a five minute non-answer to whether he agreed with president Obama on Lybia
- said it wasn't important for him to know who's the president of "Ubeki-beki-beki-beki-stan-stan"
- all but invited Al Qaeda to kidnap U.S. troops
- borrowed his "999" tax plan from SimCity
- joked about building an electrified fence along the U.S. Mexico border; seriously
Bachman and Cain fall into essentially the same category as Perry, one aptly described by Paul Begala as "the perfect candidate for those Republicans who viewed George W. Bush as just a little too cerebral," and Michael Tomasky definite in greater detail.
Dog-whistle politics probably date back at least to Cato the Elder, but in our time the practice was perfected by George W. Bush. Tossing a scriptural reference into a public utterance that would go unnoticed by us heathens but would reassure the touched was a trademark of Bush and his talented speechwriter Michael Gerson. Well, we're now in a new era. Rick Perry has traded in his dog whistle for an air-raid siren. He wants everyone to hear, loud and clear. His is the most right-wing presidential candidacy by a "serious" contender since I don't know when (Warren Harding? But he pardoned Eugene Debs!). Have we really reached the point where reveling in conservative hatreds and revenge fantasies can get a man elected president?
Bush—and it leaves me speechless that he's starting to look reasonable by comparison with the current crop of GOP presidential hopefuls—was hardly apologetic about his political views. But he and Karl Rove did have the sense to know when they were throwing gasoline on the domestic fire, and they did it in smallish doses. You might be able to Google up the odd careless quote from Bush about something like global warming, but in general, and especially on the occasions when he knew his words were being very closely watched, he steered well clear of extremism.
… Michele Bachmann aspires to be the right-wing It Girl. Perry wants to be the movement's Id Boy. He'll speak the words that the others won't quite. Given this assemblage, that is really saying something, but consider: Even Bachmann has stuck largely to an economic script so far. Perry will home in on the darkest corners of the Tea Party mind and work relentlessly to activate the demons that lurk there. It will all be right out in the open. The questions are whether it can succeed, and whether Obama has the backbone to respond.
Doubts about Perry's intellect notwithstanding, before the wheels fell off his campaign one by one, he was smart enough campaigner to know what the the GOP base wanted and to at least start out on message. Bachmann, Cain and Perry's failures as candidates seem to have opened the door for another whose candidacy looked to be as dead as their own not long ago — Newt.
Yes, the same Newt who…called Michele Bachmann "factually challenged", and whose list of public craziness is so long that I recommend perusing just the top ten.
And it's Newt who's the latest to tap into what conservatives are really looking for.
Someone recently said that Republican voters are acting like they're auditioning not presidents but Fox News personalities. Primary voters want someone to channel their rage, their resentment, and their hatred of Obama in the same way that Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity do. Mitt Romney doesn't make the kind of television personality that the other candidates do. The key to delivering the contempt over the airwaves is that you have to believe it, and while Mitt is happy to serve up the red meat, it's pretty clear he doesn't actually believe it but is giving his audience what he thinks they want to hear. All the other not-Mitts, for all their modest talents, clearly believe it. And yesterday, conservative New York Times columnist Ross Douthat made what I think is an important observation about the latest not-Mitt, Newt Gingrich:
IN 2004, the Democrats were furious at what they considered the fraud to end all frauds: the selling of George W. Bush as a decisive military leader and all-American tough guy. So they nominated John Kerry for the presidency, hoping that having a real combat veteran as their standard-bearer — a bemedaled war hero, no less, who began his convention speech by announcing that he was "reporting for duty" — would finally expose Bush as the tinhorn chicken hawk that liberals believed him to be.
The conventional wisdom holds that Mitt Romney is the John Kerry figure (a Northeastern flip-flopper with good hair) in the 2012 Republican primary field, with his various challengers auditioning to play the more exciting role of Howard Dean. But Newt Gingrich's recent rise in the polls is being sustained, in part, by a right-wing version of exactly the impulse that led Democrats to nominate Kerry: a desperate desire to somehow beat Barack Obama at his own game, and to explode what conservatives consider the great fantasy of the 2008 campaign — the conceit that Obama possessed an unmatched brilliance and an unprecedented eloquence.
If so, the joke's on them, according to Paul Waldman.
So many conservatives have a fantasy that if they nominate their own smart guy, he'll show the world that they've been right all along, that Obama is really a numbskull whom people only believe is smart because the liberal media sing his praises. Gingrich himself is well aware of this, which is why he's happy to play into it by challenging Obama to a zillion debates and saying, to the laughs and cheers of the crowd, "If he wants to use a teleprompter, that would be fine with me."
Newt may be, as Paul Krugman recently said, a stupid person's idea of what a smart person sounds like. But to many Republicans, Newt offers the opportunity to not just defeat Obama but to expose him as a fraud. In truth, he's probably capable of doing neither. But don't tell his new supporters that. In Newt they are beginning to see the possibility of Obama being humiliated. And that could be a fantasy too delicious to resist.


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Although online (mobile) product purchases have a nature of their own, smart marketers should still pursue how mobile search (and a mobile-friendly presence) applies to our own set of customer conversions.
I recently caught up with Ken Barber, VP of Marketing and Product Development at mShopper – a relatively early mobile commerce player. There's no shortage of mobile adoption and ad data, some of which we'll touch on below, but I asked Barber if he'd be willing to share some recent data aggregated from over 50 mobile retail websites within mShopper's network.
Some of the insights within mShopper's data might be of little surprise in the context of certain product categories demonstrating higher mobile conversion rates and visits from mobile phones. The more intrinsic value of this data relates to the percentage of mobile search that leads new customers to action.
Key Insights from mShopper
Before highlighting the data Barber shared, the following is taken from our Q&A time:
Jason Cormier: I'd argue every company should have a mobile website. Given your perspective, what are some relevant insights you can offer regarding "best candidates" to launch a mobile-friendly version of their website sooner than later?
Ken Barber: We direct companies to look at their website analytics for the percentage of traffic from mobile devices, and more importantly, the growth rate of this percentage. Some of our merchants are seeing a 10 percent increase in this percentage each month.
JC: What kind of demographics you are paying attention to?
KB: Generally, it's busy, on-the-go or live on their phones types. The people more likely to complete a purchase on their phones include mothers, office workers, young professionals and teens.
JC: What kinds of products lend themselves best to mobile shopping in your experience?
KB: Commodities like books and electronics that don't require a ton of research. Also repeat purchases such as perfumes and vitamins are similarly easy to shop for. Last-minute gifts such as flowers where there isn't time to wait and shop from home are also good ones.
JC: Of all the industry data, what are a couple of key observations you've noted that relate to problems for the mobile shopper or mobile shopping experience?
KB: We look at online behaviors during peak shopping times. For example, we saw industry data that showed mobile websites had nearly 50 percent higher bounce rates (31 percent vs. 21 percent) compared to desktop sites during the last holiday shopping season. This was because most websites were not optimized for mobile screens, so the experience for mobile shoppers was poor in general.
The case is also similar for add-to-cart rates, and one of the reasons is most non-mobile friendly websites still load very slowly on mobile phones and do a poor job of helping hurried, distracted mobile shoppers to filter through all the search results to find what they want.
mShopper Data Aggregated from March 2012
- 75 percent to 95 percent of all visits to mShopper's mobile stores arrive at product or category-specific pages directly from product searches on mobile web browsers. Barber stated the data also supports other industry research that shows "mobile shoppers are more interested in finding a deal on a product and are less loyal to any specific brand or store."
- 81 percent of the network's mobile shoppers who start the checkout process have never shopped with that merchant, and as a result, create a new account via their mobile device.
- The top 5 product categories with the largest percentage of mobile phone visits to their website, in order of popularity, are: Baby, Eyewear, Sporting Goods, Watches and Toys.
- The top 5 product categories with the highest mobile phone conversion rates, in order, are: Toys, Home Furnishings, apparel, Beauty and Eyewear.
Notes on Mobile Search & Ad Revenues
Depending on which analyst you reference, predictions for Google's worldwide mobile ad revenues in 2012 falls somewhere between $4 billion and $6 billion (up from around $2.5 billion in 2011).
This increase seems somewhat consistent to the predicted local segment of U.S. mobile ad revenues, as referenced by Michael Boland: from $784 million in 2011 to just over $1.3 billion in 2012.
Among the four categories of this U.S. mobile ad revenue (display, search, SMS and video), search is growing the fastest – and, as Boland points out, Google's share of the mobile search market is 95 percent.
Another quick take-away, as outlined in Miranda Miller's summary of Marin Software's State of Mobile Search in the U.S. report, is while mobile ads not only have a lower cost per click than desktop ads – they also benefit from a 72 percent higher click through rate.
Can we expect some normalization over the next several years? I'd say yes – but with what we are witnessing today, it's no wonder there's a very valid prediction mobile ad revenues will eventually account for Google's leading growth in cash flow.
In consideration of mobile usage, mobile search and the mobile shopper (won't that be all of us at some point?), mobile-friendly websites are quickly becoming a necessity to a complete marketing effort.
Wondering if this applies to you yet? Check your web analytics to see what percentage of your traffic is coming from a mobile device. If it's getting close to 10 percent or more, many would say you're already running late. And at the rate the times are changing, may as well check again three months from now.
Related reading
Top trends to increase value for paid search spend
Kenneth Andrew of BingAds gives us tips for how to get more value from our paid search spend. Are you keeping up with these industry trends?
What can we learn from voice search in 2018?
A study by HigherVisibility on voice search over the past few years has revealed some interesting trends in the industry.
Google Ads 2019: What to look out for
2018 was an eventful year for Google Ads, and 2019 looks to bring even more changes. Here are the key things to expect this year.
Mobile search and video in 2019: How visible are you?
Most of our search activity is mobile now and most of our video viewing is too. How should this affect the way we approach SEO for our video content?


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ASUS Exclusive Features ASUS Home Entertainment Motherboard ASUS H61M-PLUS features USB 3.0 connections with exclusive USB 3.0 Boost technology, along with native HDMI & DVI support to serve your home entertainment needs perfectly. With a slower transfer interface, HD video and audio files can become choppy or lag, ruining your HD entertainment experience. ASUS knows this, so that's why our Home Entertainment Motherboards were created. HDMI & DVI OutputsHigh-definition Visual Enjoyment Maximize your multimedia enjoyment! Enjoy high quality visuals with a digital display monitor via HDMI or DVI output. ASUS Exclusive USB 3.0 Boost1.7x Faster than Traditional USB 3.0 ASUS USB 3.0 Boost supports UASP (USB Attached SCSI Protocol) standard for major time savings when moving large files such as HD videos. It accelerates data transfers by up to 1.7x when compared to normal USB 3.0 speeds, leading the industry in USB 3.0 transmission speeds. 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Excellent Quality and Durability 100% All High-quality Solid Capacitors ASUS high-quality solid capacitors assure a 5,000 hours lifespan – equivalent to 2.5 times longer than traditional capacitors. All capacitors pass testing under temperatures as high as 105 degree and meet Japanese Industrial Standards to provide excellent durability and enhanced thermal capacity. Extra Durable Stainless Steel Back I/O ASUS Motherboard back I/O panels are made from strong and corrosion-resistant stainless steel, which is bonded with a thin layer of chromium oxide to enhance the anti-corrosion properties. That's why ASUS stainless steel back I/O panels have a usage life three times longer compared to ordinary panels. Network iControl Real-time Network Bandwidth ControlWith a single-click on/off button, the application currently in use has its data and network bandwidth prioritized over other programs. Moreover, you can prioritize your favorite software easily by configuring profiles through the intuitive user interface. Within the profile, programs can be pre-scheduled to run in a specific time period to avoid network congestion and long-waits on downloads. Auto PPPoE network connection provides a one-step setup for enhanced online convenience. Overall, it's an intuitive network bandwidth control center. AI Suite II One stop Access to Innovative ASUS Features With its user-friendly interface, ASUS AI Suite II consolidates all the exclusive ASUS features into one simple to use software package. It allows users to supervise , energy management, fan speed control, voltage and sensor readings. This all-in-one software offers diverse and ease to use functions, with no need to switch back and forth between different utilities. UEFI BIOS(EZ Mode) Full-scale Performance Tuning with Easy BIOS Interface Media-renowned UEFI BIOS offers the first mouse-controlled graphical BIOS designed with selectable modes and native support for hard drives over 2.2 TB. Users can also drag and drop boot priorities with the exclusive EZ mode, while Advanced Mode offers intricate settings. New upgrade! Quick and easy info for enhanced system control F12 BIOS snapshot hotkeyF3 Shortcut for most accessed infoASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect) info, detecting faulty DIMMs and helping with difficult POST situations ASUS Anti-Surge Protection Protect Your Device Anti-Surge Protection Design detects overvoltage conditions and prevents voltage surges from spreading in real time. It also actively cuts off the overvoltage supply to protect the system. Real-time over voltage detection.Active protection against potential damage to your motherboards and systems. Extra SATA 6Gb/s Supports ASUS provides extra SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports with enhanced scalability, faster data retrieval, and double the bandwidth of current bus systems. EPU Energy Efficiency All AroundTap into the world's first real-time PC power saving chip through a simple onboard switch or AI Suite II utility. Get total system-wide energy optimization by automatically detecting current PC loadings and intelligently moderating power consumption. This also reduces fan noise and extends component longevity! Fan Xpert Active Quiet & CoolASUS Fan Xpert intelligently allows users to adjust both the CPU and chassis fan speed according to different ambient temperature , which is caused by different climate conditions in different geographic regions and system loading.Built-in variety of useful profiles offer flexible controls of fan speed to achieve a quiet and cool environment. RoHS GreenASUS and ErP Ready The motherboard is European Union´s Energy-related Products (ErP) ready, and ErP requires products to meet certain energy efficiency requirements in regards to energy consumptions. This is in line with ASUS vision of creating environment-friendly and energy-efficient products through product design and innovation to reduce carbon footprint of the product and thus mitigate environmental impacts. H61M-PLUS Product Overview


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text: SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Oil futures turned higher Monday, as the U.S. dollar moved lower against the euro. Phil Flynn, senior markets analyst at Price Futures Group, said oil reversed after European Central Bank council member Jens Weidmann reportedly said the euro isn't seriously overvalued and warned governments against trying to weaken the currency. March crude CLH23, -50.95% rose 56 cents, or 0.6%, to trade at $96.28 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The ICE dollar index DXY, +0.06% traded at 80.197, near the day's low of 80.108, with the euro up around 0.4% versus the greenback. Weakness in the dollar tends to provide support for dollar-denominated commodities such as oil.


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A new rumor in the Chinese-language Commercial Times, picked up by DigiTimes, indicates that Intel will use some intellectual property from its new foundry partner, TSMC, to fill out its upcoming ultramobile chipset, codenamed Langwell. This rumor, which I suspect is true, may provide the answers to long-standing questions about two different aspects of Intel's plans for Atom and its derivatives. But, before we get to the questions, let's talk about Langwell.
Langwell is the southbridge (or I/O hub) for Intel's forthcoming Atom successor, codenamed Moorestown. Above is a block diagram of Moorestown that shows the platform's two main components: the SoC, codenamed Lincroft, and the I/O hub, codenamed Langwell.
As you can see from the diagram, Lincroft features an Atom-derived CPU core, a GPU core, a memory controller, and two video processing blocks. Langwell features a solid state disk controller, a system controller, and an unspecified number of I/O blocks of indeterminate makeup. This latter part is where the DigiTimes rumor comes in.
Chronologically speaking, the first question that the new rumor sheds light on is about the mysterious I/O blocks, which have not been identified even as more recent Moorestown features have been revealed. With the news that Intel will fab Langwell on TSMC's process and customize the chip using non-Intel IP blocks, we now know that these "I/O blocks" are left unspecified by design. As in, a hypothetical fab customer who wants a customized version of Langwell will specify the number and nature of the (TSMC-authored) IP blocks that go into the empty slots.
The other interesting thing about this rumor is that it gives insight into how Intel will use its relationship with TSMC. Intel has maintained from the start that their intention is to offer potential "embedded x86" customers more options for using its processor designs for different applications, with customization being essential to these plans. My reading of this was that they would be let customers use third-party IP on the SoC part of the chipset, but clearly the real target for customization is the I/O hub.
Focusing all of the customization on the I/O hub makes total sense, both because it's the least complex of the two, and also because customer I/O requirements are what vary most by planned application. There's no point in buying chipset where the I/O hub supports six USB ports if your hardware doesn't need USB. On the flip side, the embedded world may feature a plethora of domain-specific or even proprietary interfaces that individual volume customers need support for (I'm just guessing here, though, because I don't know the larger embedded space super well). Either way, confining the customization to the 65nm I/O hub will maximize the strategy's effectiveness while minimizing its impact on development and fab costs.


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"My Heart Broke"
Your heart does amazing things for you every day. It powers you through Spin class, beats wildly when you meet the love of your life and aches when you read about the latest natural disaster. Most of us take for granted that it will keep happily ticking for years to come. But odds are, you already have at least one risk factor for cardiovascular disease—9 out of 10 women do, the American Heart Association in Dallas reports. Heart disease is the number-one killer of American women, a fact that only half of women under age 35 know. Many of us also don't realize that a sick heart can lead to more than just a heart attack; it can result in a stroke or aneurysm, or cause the arteries to shred spontaneously—all potentially deadly events that may come with only the subtlest warning signs. Don't find out your heart is in danger after the fact, as these women did. Let their lessons inspire you to live a longer, heart-healthier life.
Lori Anne Parker, 39: "I Thought It Was Swine Flu"
In the summer of 2009, I was working as an editor by day; painting, teaching and trying to finish my doctoral dissertation by night; and getting by on about four hours of sleep. One evening, as I was driving home from school, I got this really weird, severe pain in the fingers of my right hand. It felt as if it were freezing deep inside the marrow of my bones and up through my skin. Then the pain traveled into my wrist, up my arm, across my chest and into my left arm. I managed to make it home, where I felt sick, threw up and went to bed. This was right in the middle of the swine flu scare, so I assumed I'd caught it.
The next morning, the pain was gone and I didn't have a fever, so I knew it wasn't the flu. My heart was fluttering, but I figured I was just jacked up from the caffeinated drinks I'd had the night before, so I got up and went to work. My heart continued to flutter all day, and out of curiosity I looked online for the symptoms of a heart attack—I had every one of them! But I was in total denial. I have no family history of heart disease and I'd been a vegetarian for more than 20 years; I just couldn't believe that's what had happened to me. By the end of the day, I felt better, but four days later, as I was on my porch painting, I experienced the same bizarre symptoms. That time, I faced the truth: I walked inside and told my fiancé, "I'm having a heart attack."
At the hospital, I learned I had a spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD): Two of the arteries in my heart had started to split, and if they totally ruptured or if the tear reached my aorta—the largest artery in the body—I would die. Doctors performed open-heart bypass surgery right away to reroute blood flow around the torn arteries. The procedure was successful, but I was out of work for 10 weeks and had to undergo cardiac rehabilitation, in which doctors oversaw how I exercised, for three months to strengthen my heart.
I'm lucky I'm alive—a SCAD is usually diagnosed postmortem. Hormonal changes during pregnancy can trigger dissections, but because I wasn't expecting, my doctors suspect my arteries were naturally small or weak. And even though they assured me I couldn't have caused it, it made me realize I wasn't living life in a way that was good for my body. Now I make sure I get seven hours of sleep, I exercise more and I pace myself by taking on only the projects that are most important to me. I also tell everyone, "If you are having symptoms, listen to your body and go to the doctor right away." I can't believe I read that list of heart attack symptoms and stayed at work. If I had gone to the hospital after my first event, I could have prevented the second one.
Katy Coffy, 31: "I Had a Heart Attack at 28"
My dad had open-heart surgery when he was 34, and his dad passed away from a heart attack in his 60s. Knowing we had a family history of heart disease, my mom made sure we were active and didn't allow junk food in the house—I didn't have soda until I was 18! Even so, a month after I turned 28, my worst fear came true.
It started when I woke up at 2:30 A.M. and threw up. I chalked it up to food poisoning and went back to sleep, but two hours later, I woke up feeling as if an elephant were sitting on my chest. I was sweating and felt pain running down my left arm. I'm a nurse, so I knew those were classic heart attack signs. I woke up my fiancé and told him I had to get to the hospital. It was surreal. Part of me wasn't surprised, because of my family history, but another part thought, I'm having a heart attack at this age—how can this be?
When the doctors saw me—a 28-year-old marathoner—they said, "You're not who we expected to see!" All my years of running and healthful eating probably saved me: One of my coronary arteries was completely blocked, and the doctors told me the only reason I survived was because my heart was so strong.
I had a bad reaction to one of the drugs I was given, so I had to stay in the hospital four months. Now I'm studying to become a nurse-practitioner working with cardiac patients, and my cardiologist just gave me the OK to run a half marathon in November. I'm nervous, but he said he'd even run it with me!
China Terrell, 33: "My Fatigue Seemed Normal"
I remember being so tired four years ago, I would put on my pants some mornings and then have to rest before I put on my jacket. I was working long hours as an attorney, and I was constantly dizzy and out of breath. One day, while talking to a client, I passed out. When I came to, my coworkers had to persuade me to go to the ER. My blood pressure was really low—which, like high blood pressure, could indicate a heart problem—but the doctors ruled out a heart condition because I was young and thin, and suggested it might be dehydration or low blood sugar.
A few weeks later, I traveled overseas for vacation, and when I came home, my back hurt from sleeping on strange beds, so I went to the ER. After taking my vitals, the doctor said, "Your back is fine, but your pulse is extremely high. I want to test your heart." A chest X-ray revealed that my heart was as big as two fists—it should have been the size of one. The doctor said to me, "I'm checking you in to the hospital and calling a cardiologist." I thought he was joking. I was going furniture shopping with my boyfriend that afternoon! I didn't realize how serious it was until the technician's eyes popped during the echocardiogram. That's when I thought, Oh, my God. Am I going to die?
I learned I had a giant aneurysm in my right atrium—which means the wall of the heart chamber had ballooned out and blood was sitting there, coagulating. There were clots the size of ping-pong balls, and if one of them had traveled elsewhere, like to my lungs, I could have died. I kept asking the doctors, "Was there anything I could have done?" They said no, that it might be congenital, but they don't know the cause for sure.
I had open-heart surgery to remove the aneurysm, and the doctor said, "When we get it out, you'll be able to do more than you ever imagined." He was right. I feel great, and last summer I hiked Tajumulco, the tallest peak in Central America. Looking back, I realize I had all the symptoms of a heart condition: fainting, dizziness, fatigue. My body was telling me a story, but I wasn't listening. Today, I try to give undivided attention to anything and anyone I care about, and I put myself at the top of that list.
Susie McDonald, 40: "My 'Migraine' Was Really a Stroke"
I felt totally fine that morning in 2001 while I was getting ready for work. But as I grabbed my keys, my ears started to ring. My eyes felt as if they were crossing, and my left side started trembling uncontrollably. I called my boyfriend, Joe, and left a message that he had to come home immediately and take me to the hospital, then I crawled into a fetal position under the dining room table, where he found me 15 minutes later.
Joe took me to the hospital, where I happened to work in the marketing department. The doctor ordered a CT scan, but it didn't show anything, and I was diagnosed with a complex migraine (I have a history of migraines), given Valium and sent home. When I woke up the next day, my left side felt numb, as if I had slept on it funny, and I was having trouble speaking. Thinking it was still the migraine, I stayed home, but I was back at work the next Monday. That day, I met with the hospital director, who saw me dragging my left leg and sent me for an MRI. It showed evidence of a prior stroke in the lower part of the brain. I lost it. I know some stroke victims never recover.
The doctors tried to figure out why someone who ate healthfully and had never smoked had a stroke. They now say it was connected to my birth control: I had been on low-dose estrogen pills for about 10 years, and both the Pill and my history of migraines raised my risk. (See box at right.)
Because I was fit, I recovered quickly. After about eight weeks of physical therapy, I got most of my movement back. My left hand still shakes when I'm tired or dehydrated, but that's the only side effect. The worst part was when my doctors told me it could be too risky to get pregnant, because pregnancy hormones could have the same effect as those in the Pill. But I felt strong enough to try, and I now have two wonderful children with Joe (who's now my husband). You can't tell by looking at me that I've had a stroke, but it has left some emotional scars. I realized that even if you do everything right, you can't control everything—strokes can happen to anyone. That's scary, but it also makes me appreciate every moment I'm given now.


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System Includes Modern Tools and Interactive Software for Creating and Sharing Color Palettes through Collaborative Web-based Workspaces
CARLSTADT, N.J., September 5, 2007 - Pantone, Inc., the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, today unveiled the PANTONE Goe™ System (pronounced go), the first completely new color inspiration and specification system for the graphic arts industry since the introduction of the PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM® 45 years ago. With more than 2,000 new PANTONE Colors, the PANTONE Goe System is designed to inspire creativity and fulfill the requirements of a fast-changing, technologically advancing industry. PANTONE Goe is more than a single product with exciting new colors; the System includes modern tools and interactive software to drive collaboration and improve versatility in an increasingly global, multimedia environment.
"The original PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM was designed to meet the needs of an industry that was functioning without a precise and reliable way to communicate color," explained Richard Herbert, president of Pantone, Inc. "The PANTONE Goe System works in concert with the PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM to empower everyone in the creative and production process with a simpler, more complete, user-friendly workflow from the moment of inspiration to the realization of a finished project. Just as the original System enabled the industry to step into its future, PANTONE Goe will impel designers and printers to stay competitive and versatile in today's challenging and evolving marketplace."
The 2,058 new colors in the PANTONE Goe System are arranged in an intuitive, chromatic order for easy, precise, cross-media color selection and specification. The PANTONE Goe System includes the PANTONE GoeGuide™ and PANTONE GoeSticks™, a two-volume set of adhesive-backed chips, along with intelligent software for creating color palettes that can be imported into applications, shared among coworkers and clients, and archived for future reference. New Ink Mixing Bases, Better Ink Control
The PANTONE Goe System offers a significantly expanded color palette, yet is based on a smaller set of 10 PANTONE Mixing Bases, plus PANTONE Clear, that are readily available anywhere in the world. This ensures color consistency on a global basis while keeping ink inventory to a minimum for printers. The new ink mixing bases were created with Pantone's deep understanding of color science to deliver technically sound color standards that are compatible with aqueous and UV coatings. The colors have also been designed for printing uniform ink film thicknesses to allow for equal drying times and more control when matching color on press. This enables press operators to run jobs at the same ink settings, providing significant production efficiencies. Pantone is ISO 9001:2000 certified and the Goe System has been manufactured under these stringent, quality control guidelines.
The PANTONE Goe System Components
The PANTONE Goe System includes the PANTONE GoeGuide, PANTONE GoeSticks and an advanced, intuitive software toolset for palette creation called myPANTONE Palettes.
PANTONE GoeGuide
Presented in fan-guide format, the PANTONE GoeGuide is the primary tool for selecting and communicating the 2,058 PANTONE Goe System Colors. Seven colors are represented per page, and each color is identified by a unique number along with its ink mixing formula and RGB values. To avoid confusion, the PANTONE Goe System uses a different naming system than the PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM. The new naming convention uses a three-part numbering system with a substrate identifier of "C" that refers to coated stock.
PANTONE GoeSticks
All 2,058 colors in PANTONE Goe System are available in a two-volume set of adhesive-backed color chips, allowing designers to peel off a chip and place it where they want without using staples, glue or tape. The chips provide an easier and more professional method of creating, sharing and saving color palettes between clients, designers and printers. Six chips are provided per color.
PANTONE GoeSticks also includes a PANTONE palette playground for use as a test area to experiment with the chips. Once a color palette is set, the chips can be permanently placed onto one of 30 PANTONE palette cards supplied with the book. The finalized palette cards can be shared with clients when proposing color schemes, given to printers for color matching or archived with projects for future reference.
myPANTONE Palettes
myPANTONE Palettes is an interactive color workspace that provides an easy and engaging platform for selecting and working with colors. It integrates into any application that supports system level color pickers. There are multiple ways for designers to select colors through the software:
Defining, Saving and Exporting Color Palettes
After selecting individual colors, users can drag and drop them within the myPalettes area to create a color palette. They also have the ability to view any saved palettes, print, export, organize and lock palettes, as well as edit individual color properties. When communicating colors, users can utilize the myPalette reader to convey details of the palette and the usage of the colors, and any other details pertaining to the palette.
Endless Collaboration and Exploration
The myPANTONE.com Web site is an online community dedicated to palette sharing. Color enthusiasts can post their own palettes or search community-posted palettes. Color trends and forecast palettes created by industry professionals will also be available.
The PANTONE Goe System will be supported by industry leaders for seamless integration into the design and production workflow. Partner announcements will be forthcoming.
Pricing and Availability
The complete PANTONE Goe System, including the GoeGuide, the two-volume set of GoeSticks with the palette playground and 30 palette cards, and myPANTONE Palettes software with Goe and PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM Libraries, will be available October 1, 2007, for U.S. $499 at www.pantone.com. GoeSticks with myPANTONE Palettes (including Goe and PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM Libraries) can be purchased for U.S. $369. The GoeGuide with myPANTONE Palettes (including Goe and PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM Libraries) can be purchased for U.S. $129.99. The PANTONE FASHION + HOME and PANTONE PAINTS + INTERIORS Libraries can be purchased for an additional U.S. $19.99 each.
System Requirements
myPANTONE Palettes is compatible with Windows® 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista and Mac OS 10.3 or higher.
About Pantone, Inc.
Pantone, Inc. has been the world's color authority for 45 years, providing design professionals with products and services for the colorful exploration and expression of creativity. Always a source for color inspiration, Pantone now offers paint and designer-inspired products and services for consumers. More information is available at www.pantone.com.


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More than 2 million poisonings are reported each year to the nation's poison centers.
The Kansas Poison Control Center received over 30,000 calls in 2013. Approximately three out of every four calls were for a child under the age of five.
The majority of child poison exposures are from medication.
"Keep medicine and vitamins locked away, out of sight and reach," Cherie Sage of Safe Kids Kansas said. "Remember that child-resistant packaging does not mean child-proof, and children learn how to open these medications by watching us do it in front of them repeatedly."
Safe Kids Kansas and the Poison Control Center offer these additional tips:
- Always store potential poisons in a locked location, and out of sight of children. Dangerous household items include makeup, personal care products, plants, pesticides, lead, art supplies, alcohol, carbon monoxide, and detergent pods for laundry and dishwashers.
- Never give adult medications to children.
- Never call medicine candy or tell children it tastes like candy.
- Always use dosing device packaged with medications.
- Never use household utensils such as a teaspoon or table spoon to measure medication.
- Remind grandparents, babysitters, and visitors to keep purses and bags that contain medicine up and away when they visit your home.
- Parents and grandparents should be mindful of weekly pill-minders. While convenient for keeping track of dosages of medications, they are also easy for kids to open. If you use these, keep them out of sight and reach of children.
- Program the toll-free number for the Poison Control Center (800) 222-1222 into your home and cell phones. It is advised to also post it near your phone or on your refrigerator.


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Biograph mMR
From simultaneous to synergistic MR-PET
We've designed the first PET detectors that allow the integration of whole-body MR and PET - without compromising the performance of either modality.
|Magnet System
|Field strength
|3 Tesla
|Bore size
|60 cm / 1.97 ft
|Magnet length (cover to cover)
|199 cm / 6.53 ft
|Helium consumption
|Zero Helium boil-off technology
|Passive and active; Automatic, patient specific shim; 3 linear and 5 non-linear (2nd order)
|Gradient strength
|MQ Gradients (45 mT/m @200 T/m/s)
|RF technology
|Maximum number of channels1
|Number of independent receiver channels that can be used simultaneously in one single scan and in one single FoV, each generating an independent partial image
|18, 32
|Siting and Installation
|System length incl. patient table
|335 cm / 10.99 ft
|System weight (in operation)
|9 tons / 19,842.60 lb
|Power requirement
|110 kVA connection
|Minimum room size2
|33 m2 / 355 sq ft
|PET Detectors
|Crystal material
|Crystal element dimension
|4 mm x 4 mm x 20 mm
|Transverse spatial resolution (NEMA 2012)
|FWHM @ 1 cm
|4.6 mm
|14.1 cps/kBq
|Peak NEC rate (at ≤26 kBq/cc)
|180 kcps
|Axial FoV for PET
|258 mm
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1Channels (coil elements) that can be connected simultaneously.
2Minimum total space requirement for magnet, electronics, and console room.


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The Google Nexus 7 is real, check out our full review of the Google Nexus 7.
On the day Apple's new iPad launched to much fanfare and excitement, more details have emerged regarding the possibility of a Google tablet.
Android and Me reports that according to "a senior employee at a supply chain company based in the United States," a new 7-inch tablet could be launched as early as May and cost as little as $149. That would put it up against Amazon's Kindle Fire device, currently priced at $199.
The report also repeats an earlier assertion that Google will work with Asus to produce the "Nexus tablet." The source told Android and Me that the Asus MeMo 370T, which was unveiled at CES in January, was scrapped after Google made an approach to the company about producing a tablet of its own. The source called the arrangement between the two companies "a done deal."
The target price for the rumored Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) tablet has dropped too, with earlier reports suggesting the Mountain View company was looking at a price tag of between $199 and $249. The source said that has now been cut to between just $149 and $199.
At that price, we'll have to expect something pretty basic, though in an interview with an Italian newspaper late last year, Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt promised a tablet of "the highest quality." He also said that the device "would be guaranteed to increase the brutal competition between Apple and Google Android," though at that price — and with a 7-inch screen — it'll be Amazon looking over its shoulder, not Apple.
Google has been able to arrive at the super-low price by abandoning earlier plans to use a quad-core Tegra 3 processor in its tablet, Android and Me says in its report. It also says that it expects the tablet to be unveiled at the three-day CTIA Wireless show in New Orleans which kicks off May 8.