text:
- Home
- Spa Gift Certificates
- Anti Aging Dermatology
- Body Contouring
- Gift Cards
- Body Treatments & Wraps
- Chemical Peel
- Ear Candling
- Eyebrow Waxing & Shaping
- Eyelash Extensions
- Facial
- Hair Salon Services
- Makeup Application
- Massage
- Nail Salon
- Manicure/Pedicure
- Nail Services
- Pregnancy Massage
- Spas
- Spa Parties
- Waxing
- Acne
- About
- Photo Gallery
- Daily & Monthly Specials
- Gift Card
- Locations
- Prices
- Contact
- Home
- Spa Gift Certificates
- Anti Aging Dermatology
- Body Contouring
- Gift Cards
- Body Treatments & Wraps
- Chemical Peel
- Ear Candling
- Eyebrow Waxing & Shaping
- Eyelash Extensions
- Facial
- Hair Salon Services
- Makeup Application
- Massage
- Nail Salon
- Manicure/Pedicure
- Nail Services
- Pregnancy Massage
- Spas
- Spa Parties
- Waxing
- Acne
- About
- Photo Gallery
- Daily & Monthly Specials
- Gift Card
- Locations
- Prices
- Contact
Massage Therapist in El Paso, TX
Whether you're suffering from a specific medical condition, nursing an injury, or simply looking for a way to relax and unwind, you can benefit from the massage therapy services offered by Touch Discount Day Spa. As a licensed massage therapist in El Paso, TX, Touch Discount Day Spa's goal is to help get you on the road to physical, mental, and emotional healing.
A World of Benefits
Massage therapy offers numerous health-related benefits, from improved blood flow to mental peace of mind. And when you work with Touch Discount Day Spa, you'll get the opportunity to undergo treatment in a relaxed, soothing setting. Touch Discount Day Spa maintains flexible hours and offers easy appointment scheduling. Whether you're looking for a weekly session or simply want to come in and get treated as needed, Touch Discount Day Spa will be more than happy to accommodate.
Soothe your body and soul with massage therapy from Touch Discount Day Spa. Call now for more information or to schedule a session.
Massage Rates
Massage / ReflexologyServices
Couples massage available for any of the below listed massages. Please request couples room when booking appointment.
Mon–Thurs/Fri, Sat & Sun
10 Minute (Add-on Only) $11/$11
25 Minutes $25/$25
50 Minutes $40/$45
100 Minutes $70/$75
Prenatal Massage (80 Minutes) $70
Full Body Spray Bronzing $25
Aromatherapy $10
Paraffin Treatment Hand or Feet/ Combo $10/$12
Hot Towels $5
Stretching $10
Deep $15
Mask $10
Body Wrap (Firming and Contouring) $25
Body Scrub (Exfoliating) $25
Essential Massage for Face & Neck $25
Ear Candling $25
Facial Toning (25 minutes) $35
Charcoal $35
Additional Time $1 per minute
Love this place
Vicky D, is the best for facials & Brazilian wax. She's friendly and make you feel at ease!
The only service I've had done at this Salon is the Brazilian with Angie ❤ so the 5 stars are for her. I wont go with anyone else!
Great service and great prices. Massages are great. I have been coming here for years and have had consistently good service. They constantly have specials as well.
Friendly staff got a waxing with Eva she was so nice and did an excellent job
Melissa is an awesome nail tech, she did exactly what I wanted took her time and was very open and nice my nails came out beautiful!
Maggie did an outstanding job on massage!! Highly recommend to relax and ease tension away!!! A must to get away for a while!
Had a massage with Maggie and a pedicure with Claudia. Both of them were great and very professional. The whole experience was very relaxing.
Maggie did AMAZING! I have gotten plenty of massages at different places and this was by far the best.... even if I live on the other side of town I will make the drive it is WORTH it!
Love coming here for all the services. Very friendly and professional
I truly appreciate the attention and service they provided me at Touch. I'm definitely going to be a regular 🌸
My daughter won't trust anyone else with her eyebrows and lashes! Our Go to place for facials, eyebrows and waxing! 🤗
Maggie is awesome! Gives the best massages!
Tracy was an awesome massage therapist! I will definitely be coming back 😀
Amazing service! Recommend to anyone
We booked a spa day for our wedding party! It was amazing! We had so much fun. The massages, facials and pedicures were amazing!!! I definitely recommend!
Very good service. Good facial.
Awesome service great massage and specials
As a last minute going away present for my sister before her wedding , I fly in from Cali and did a spa night for all 6 of us, Touch Day Spa was amazing , they gave us wine, took pics of us! and gave us small gift bags ! Everytime I visit my family in ELP , It is a must for me to visit them !! thank you for a memorable time /Sept. 2019
My family has been coming here for years and we have never left disappointed. Alanah, Eva, Crystal, and April are absolutely wonderful at what they do. They take their time to make sure you get exactly what you want. They have always done a wonderful job! Every time we go in, we are greeted by Amber who always make us feel comfortable and welcome. If you're looking for a place to get a quality manicure or pedicure, this is the place to go!
Very helpful, great service!
Great pricing on packages, excellent service, and friendly atmosphere. Have been to other spas in the past and never been comfortable, but feel at home here!
The manicurists are all great at what they do! It is super clean and you can see they disinfect the pedicure chairs. Just wish the front desk would stop overbooking the girls. They run late and it defeats the purpose of making an ""appointment."
Best pedicure
Miss the N.E store but we were greeted with with open arms. Did a great job.
Excellent place to relax and very good monthly specials
Very Good customer service and Eva gives me a Awesome pedicure makes you feel totally pampered 😊 and relaxed.look forward to my monthly pedicure.Awesome give it a try.
Alanah is excellent. I love this place. I always leave satisfied n happy. Good excellent job
Great service, great work, love their specials by day & month, and they do a great job with waxes!
Great customer service, I am very satisfied with my lashes, Perla is very professional and I always leave happy, I recommend my all my friends and they to said it is a great place. and will continue to go back.
My fave spa super affordable and staff is super friendly and welcoming
Best facial in town!
Elizabeth is a fabulous massage therapist. April is a great hair stylist. The nail technicians are also kindhearted and good at their jobs. (My toes are beautiful.) The whole staff is warm and friendly. The receptionists Alma and Amber are helpful and know how to get us all taken care of. (They even accomadate my need for a warmer room.) Great place.
Yesenia is wonderful with the mani pedi
Manicure was not the best. Gel removal, they don't have the proper tools therefore results were sad. I appreciated the effort to remove by hand (file) but not happy for the money I paid. I'll stick to the other services they provide.
Best massage, worst Mani pedicure
(Translated by Google) Good prices, excellent place. (Original) Buenos precios ,exelente lugar.
Great ambient and great service!
Everyone there is friendly and professional.
Nice staff
Quick friendly service.
Great service on eyelash extensions!!!
I absolutely love this spa, the massages and facials are the best in the city for a real bargain. They always have specials and honor appointment times. This is my go to spot whenever I need a day of relaxation.
My husband got a 25 minute massage there because he was hurting fom his sciatic and he felt so much better afterwards. He had a male masseuse.
Senior discount, great service
Service is always top notch. I've been coming here for years. It's best if you make an appointment though or else you can wait up to an hour to be seen as a walk in. If you make an appointment, you will be seen almost immediately. They do a great job with the schedule.
Slight delay in the front. Had a Brasilian wax done by Angie (first time done professionally) AWESOME - SUPERB -GREAT experience!! I'll be definitely be going back!! I highly recommend Angie!! ❤
Great place!! There was no wait time, they took me right in. Good prices and very good services!! I'm looking forward to my next visit!!
The only place we Trust for All our spa needs. Everything from massages and facials to waxing and mani/pedis. Angie is the best!! They really know How to take care of their customers
Very clean establishment! Only place I get a pedicure because I've seen them disinfect the pedicure bowls. They do a great job at everything! Kudos to them.
Good experience, friendly staff angie is great for the Brazilian wax😁
Great Massage and facial!
Best prices and service in town!
I had the best and favorite massage ever with Elizabeth!! She stretched and cater to my muscles. Lucy gave an amazing pedi!
I get the best body massages
Face wax by Anna and pedi by Lisa. Both were wonderful!
Great service, friendly staff, amazing prices!
Great place! If possible try to make an appointment. That way they can accommodate for their amount of clients
Great place, loved my massage. Super professional. Definitely will be recommending people and definitely will be going back.
After reading the bad reviews I decided to try it anyway. Went here for the first time, got a 1 hour massage with therapist Mary Rose, good massage and good conversation laughs and jokes. Only cost me 40 dollars, that's a good deal. Not sure about there other service's they offer I will try a pedicure next time I go.
Excellent service. Everyone is always very friendly,helpful and prices are very reasonable.
Amazing eyelash extensions!
Rocky rocked my massage. She totally knew my pain and exactly how to relieved it! My pinched sciatica was hurting major because of the inflammation of my vertebrae cause by this extreme humidity. I could walk or stand without excruciating pain. Now I feel brand new and pain free! Thank you so much! I already recommended Touch to a friend that suffers from debilitating rhuemetoid arthritis. I be back for sure and will bring my wife next time. She loves to get mani-pedis.
Got an awesome pedi!
Great massage walked in stressed out walk out 😌
I have been going to this place for 6 months now. My husband used to always take me to massage envy but they weren't able to fix the problem that I have. 6 months ago I gave this place a try Rosemary/maryrose gave me the best massage ever! I used to take 6 pain pills before going to bed so I could sleep. After the massage the very next day I felt better now no more pain medications for me. She got magic hands!
I get my pedicures done with Carina & wax with Angie. My experience with theses women are wonderful. No complaints what so ever. I've been going for 2 years. The receptionist are great as well. The staff is friendly & I always feel very comfortable & welcomed.
Everyone was very professional! I had a male massage therapist and he was great! Worked out the kinks in my back, very relaxing. The facial was also very relaxing, I ended up falling asleep when she left me in the room for the mask to harden. Loved it!! Pedicure and manicure was very nice as well. She took her time and did not rush. I loved this place felt so relaxed after I left!! =)
Eyelashes extensions r great here so pretty everyone is really friendly
Great service
Very relaxing masaage!
Maggie did an awesome job with my brows and lashes! Definitely going to visit with her again!
Amazing massage
I went in for my first massage ever and was made to feel very comfortable. All my questions were answered. And the massage was great! I'm definetly going back to Julio!
Great place, loved my massage. Super professional. Definitely will be recommending people and definitely will be going back.
Great Service!
I went to the location on George Dieter. Very sanitary. This is very important to me when I get a pedicure. The ladies were very nice and friendly. I got a pedicure and a facial. The price was also very nice :)
Best salon with outstanding customer service
I am always able to get an appointment, the staff is friendly and the service is excellent.
Awesome service!
Always friendly
The staff is great The service is great
customer for years
yes, would and do recommend Touch to my friends. have been coming here for about ten years. staff is great especially Claudia, Melissa, and Alica . Front desk is friendly.
I have been coming here for many years and the service has always been excellent. I always recommend it to all my friends.
professional and family oriented
i love my second family here. thats how we r treated.
professional and family oriented
i love my second family here. thats how we r treated.
very professional, awesome service
i have been coming here for 8 years and will never go any where else... love the staff.
8-23-15 Review followup
On my previous review, I complained on quality of the manicure done by one of their employees. The manager I spoke to the following afternoon had blown off my complaint. The following week I was able to speak to the spa's owner and she apologized for the manager's poor customer service. She offered another free manicure and $50 gift certificate. The main thing is that she acknowledged my legitimate complaint. She understood the importance of customer service. PS--The pedicure did last many weeks.
Awesome service
Best relaxing massage I've ever had thanks to Yolanda.
my experience here
Fast service,, short wait time
APRIL is always pleasant and i enjoy our conversations!
Great Girls' Day!
I always enjoy coming for a day of pampering with my daughter or girlfriends. The staff is always friendly and my pedicure looks and feels great. Love the service and the price.
This spa never fails me!
I always see mrs. Angie for my waxing needs, she is so gentle and does a great job!... today i also came in for a full set and pedicure, the prices are so reasonable and the staff is very attentive and welcoming! I always enjoy coming here!
Very friendly staff
The staff is always very friendly and the service is great! I get a pedicure and massage every month and it keeps me feeling great.
great place for pedicures
Best pedicure with Eva she does a teriffic job and has the greats attitude. Very friendly atmosphere
My husband and I love the private rooms and courteous ladies.
Love this place always 100% satisfied
Great service!
massage therapy
Ana gave me the most amazing and relaxing massage I have had in a very long time! She pays attention to every detail and I felt great!! I recommend her all the time!!
Great pedicure with Kimberly
Great customer service
Awesome as always. First came by in 2012 when I brought my mom after my brother died. We specifically told them to treat her like a queen and Adriana did exactly that, tr rated my mother like a queen. Because if her kindness I keep coming back. All the girls are awesome here. Highly recommend.
great welcoming feeling
The staff is amazing!! Suracy is amazing! Always makes u feel welcome!!
Best Ever
Spa is what I need when I need it! Personnel are amazing Owner is to be commended
Great service
I been here several times. Each time services have been met with courtesy and knowledge of the services provided.
great massage
I highly recommend touch discount so a for their professional service and flexible prices:: very professional and friendly staff
I really enjoyed the services I received today. Very nice staff
Very good service
Just love it here
Contact Us
Contact Us
Message Sent. Thank you for contacting us. We will be in touch with you shortly.
|10:00am - 7:00pm
|9:00am - 7:00pm
|9:00am - 7:00pm
|9:00am - 7:00pm
|9:00am - 7:00pm
|9:00am - 5:00pm
|10:00am - 4:00pm


text:
We are currently recruiting for 360 Excavator Operators for a large ongoing civil engineering project in Oxford
All applicants must have a valid CPCS Card and relevant experience in operating machines above & below 10 tonne
Duties include – muck away, deep drainage, bulk excavations, concrete works and all other associated tasks.
This position is working for one of the region's leading civil engineering contractors.
If this position is of interest then please call Charlotte on 02380406322 or email firstname.lastname@example.com

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Has anyone watched these on a 16x9 TV yet? I know they're not anamorphic transfers, but for some reason, Sansweet insisted at Comic Con that they will still fit 16x9 TV's without bars on the sides. I wanted to see if he was just blowing smoke.
I may be wrong but I think that "blip" is the disc transition to the second layer. It is a little distracting, you'd think they could put it in a less noticeable scene.
Page created in 0.054 seconds with 18 queries.


text:
The Central Connecticut women's basketball team fell to Sacred Heart, 61-39, on Monday night at the Pitt Center in Fairfield, CT. The Blue Devils (14-13, 8-8 NEC) were led by a double-double from junior Jessica Babe while the Pioneers (19-8, 11-4 NEC) featured three players with double-digit points.
The Blue Devils and Pioneers played a tight game over the first 12 minutes of play. CCSU was leading 18-14 with eight minutes left in the half, but the Pioneers broke the game open with a 21-2 run to close the period.
Sophomore Kaley Watras led the Blue Devils with nine points in the period. She was four-of-four from the field, running her stretch of perfect shooting to 10-of-10 dating back to Saturday's game.
Junior Jessica Babe added seven points and senior Jaclyn Babe and freshman Raven Makins each scored two for the Blue Devils in the period.
Morgan Merriman led the Sacred Heart offense with 14 points on 7-of-10 shooting in the first half. Gabriella Washington finished as the game's leading scorer with 22 points.
Sacred Heart limited Watras to one point and Jessica Babe to three points in the second half and both players finished with a team-high 10 points.
Junior Jaleen Thomas was the Blue Devils' leading scorer in the second half with four points. Thomas also had five rebounds in the second half after not recording a point or rebound in the first period.
Freshman Kayla Miller dropped in a basket and free throw to total three points in the second half and sophomore Johnna Fisher, senior Jameilia Dillon, senior Kirsten Daamen and Jaclyn Babe all had baskets in the second period.
Jessica Babe finished with 10 points and 11 rebounds. It is her third double-double of the season.
The Blue Devils shot 30% (15-of-50) from the floor for the game and were hurt by 34 turnovers. The 39 points is a season-low for the Blue Devils.
The Pioneers converted CCSU's turnovers into 30 points and also dominated with a 28-10 advantage in the paint.
CCSU did hold a 44-34 advantage on the glass, including 16 offensive rebounds, but the Blue Devils managed just three second chance points.
The Blue Devils return to action on Saturday against Robert Morris at Detrick Gym. Prior to the game the three Blue Devil seniors will be honored.


text:
Records Management and Retention Policy
Records Management and Retention Policy
We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website.
You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings.
This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible.
Cookie information is stored on your device or computer and performs functions such as recognising your preferences when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.
You can change which cookies you wish to be enabled or disabled by scrolling through the tabs or clicking the button below to enable them all.
Read our full Cookie Policy for more information on what each of our cookies does.
Strictly necessary cookies should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings.
This website uses Google Analytics to collect anonymous information such as the number of visitors to the site, and the most popular pages.
Enabling this cookie helps us to understand how visitors interact with our website so that we can provide the best experience for site users.


text:
Washington, D.C.: Innovative, Neapolitan-Inspired Pies at Mike Isabella's Graffiato
707 6th Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20001 (Map); 202-289-3600; graffiatodc.com
Pizza type: Neapolitan-inspired
Oven type: Wood-fired stone
The Skinny: Neapolitan-inspired pies with creative toppings are well-executed but pricy. Try Isabella's excellent (and more reasonable) small plate Italian fare.
Price: Personal-size pies range from $12-$18, small plates are $6-$15.
On paper, Mike Isabella cuts an impressive figure. He's moved around the country, working with the likes of Marcus Samuelsson, Jose Garces, and José Andrés, and made appearances on Top Chef and Top Chef Masters. But pizza is a notoriously tricky endeavor, even for the most accomplished of chefs.
Graffiato is Isabella's first restaurant and an ode to his Italian-American upbringing in Jersey. The menu features small plates, pasta, wood oven-cooked meats, and, of course, Neapolitan-style pizza.
Graffiato's crowded, high-energy scene fits the liveliness of the surrounding Chinatown neighborhood. 8 p.m. on a Monday found us with a 35-minute wait for a table, so we skipped the line and slid into the first-come, first-serve pizza bar, instead. We loved watching the pizzas fly in and out of the stone oven. Isabella keeps the temperature between 700 and 800º F, for a three to four minute cook.
The menu offers two traditional pies and seven more imaginative combinations. Isabella describes his pizza as "similar to Neapolitan," but with "fun toppings like fried calamari or a sous vide egg and more garnishes than a classic Neapolitan pizza." I have to agree. Isabella has an eye for combining ingredients in an interesting way, using the pizza crust as a kind of palette for experimentation.
We started off with the American Pie ($14), Graffiato's take on a Margherita. Pillows of melted, rich mozzarella cheese top a thin layer of lightly seasoned crushed tomatoes. The basil, however, was a bit over-charred and too sparsely distributed.
We saw some nice leopard-spotting on the crust, with a fluffy, soft interior. Spots of char are well-distributed throughout the top and on the underbelly of the pie. Isabella uses a two-year-old mother dough, which he feels allows for a more flavorful crust. Each new batch incorporates a portion of the previous day's leftover dough.
The serving trays have narrow grooves to help keep the pizzas dry as they sit, but I found them to be ineffective. By the time you're onto slice number two, the weight of the toppings overtake the crust. We had some difficulty picking up the slices.
Next up was the Jersey Shore ($16), with tomato sauce, provolone, and fried calamari drizzled in a cherry pepper aioli. The tangy aioli had a nice kick to it and the calamari emerged crisp and impressively tender. I don't recommend taking home leftovers, though...soggy, day-old fried calamari just isn't as appealing.
So, yes, Graffiato serves up good pizza. They aren't the best in D.C., but they're fun and fit the hip vibe of Isabella's flagship restaurant. One thing to keep in mind is that Isabella's pizzas are downright expensive. The most costly, at $18, is the Countryman, with black truffles, Fontina cheese and a runny egg. That's a lot to pay for a personal pizza, even if it does have truffles.
If the prices of Graffiato's pizzas disconcert you, give Isabella's small plate Italian fare a close look. Not to be missed is the charred octopus, or a dish of creamy yogurt Brussels sprouts with pancetta and maple syrup. Even the most earnest of Brussels sprouts haters may find themselves converted.
All products linked here have been independently selected by our editors. We may earn a commission on purchases, as described in our affiliate policy.


text:
What Is My IP?
WhatIsMyIP.com® is the industry leader in providing REAL IP address information. We provide IP address tools that allow users to perform an Internet Speed Test, IP address lookup, proxy detection, IP Whois Lookup, and more. We have extensive tutorials that show users how to trace an email address, how to change IP addresses, and how to hide their IP information. Knowing your IP address is crucial for online gaming, tech support, using remote desktop connections, connecting to a security camera DVR, anonymity or even running an email server. If you've got questions about IP addresses and can't find the answer on our site, feel free to post your question in our IP Address Q & A section.
What Is An IP Address?
This number is an exclusive number on all information technology devices (printers, routers, modems, etc) use which identifies and allows them the ability to communicate with each other on a computer network. [Read more...]
What Is IPv6?
IPv6 or Internet Protocol version 6 is the replacement for IPv4. An IPv6 address looks like this 2600:1005:b062:61e4:74d7:f292:802c:fbfd and an IPv4 addresses looks like this 126.96.36.199. [Read more...]
WhatIsMyIP.com API
Our API (Application Programming Interface) gives you access to most of our tools programmatically. In order to access the API, you must be a Gold level member. Gold level accounts get 10 API keys. Each key is allowed 1,440 calls per day (1 per minute) for a total of 14,400 calls per day (10 per minute). [Read more...]
Speed Test
A broadband speed test can help you determine if you're getting the most bang for your buck with your ISP. You could be paying upwards of $50 dollars a month for access to the web from your ISP. Knowing exactly how fast your link actually is, will be an important step in identifying whether you are really getting value for your money.
IP Lookup
Your IP Location can be found using our IP Lookup tool. No IP Lookup tool is 100% accurate due to many different factors. Some of those factors include where the owner of the IP has it registered, where the agency that controls the IP is located, proxies, cellular IPs, etc.
Change IP
There are MANY methods to change your IP address. Some methods will work for you but may not work for someone else and vice versa. We're going to cover how to change your IP address in Windows 2000, XP, 2003, and Vista using command prompt. You may be asking "What if I have a static IP Address".
- Questions & Answer Categories
- Change My IP
- DVR's
- IP Cameras
- IP Questions
- IP Tools
- Linux Networking
- Port Forwarding
- Router Configuration
- Trace An Email
- Windows Networking


text:
Under the light canopy on the market square, the wonderful Mainz Christmas Market shines out in front of the impressive backdrop of the 1,000-year-old St. Martin's cathedral (Martinsdom) and the picturesque Renaissance facades of the historic market houses. Handmade specialities, the useful and the curious, typical "Meenzer" specialities – there is something for everyone here. Enter between the glittering beams of light and marvel at the glowing, rotating Christmas pyramids with figures from Mainz. A few metres further on, in front of the cathedral, the life-size Nativity figures present a marvelous impression, and, last but not least, the nine metre high, rotating musical clock, with 18 hand-carved angel figures. Take some time in between to listen to the atmospheric concerts in front of and inside the cathedral, enjoy the colourful stage programme and print out your own Christmas cards in the print shop of the Gutenberg Museum, behind the cathedral. Directly in front of this, you can immerse yourself in the campfire romance in the cosy Weinfasshütten (wine barrel cabins) of the cosy Christmas village. In this way, you can enjoy Christmas in Mainz with all your senses.
Christmas market - opening times:
28 Nov - 23 Dec 2019
Två praktiska tangentkombinationer för att zooma i webbläsaren:
Förstora: +
Förminska: +
Om du vill ha mer hjälp av webbläsarleverantören, klicka på ikonen:


text: Hey everyone im new here. I just wanted to share something that i just found while searching for a way to hash my passwords for my java app. Its called GrandCentral. It creates digests based on the time of day which i thought was pretty cool so i figured i would share it with you guys. Maybe it can help you with your apps. Here is its google code url. grandcentral - A Powerful User Accounts Utility For Java Applications - Google Project Hosting


text:
This video shows a single drill that covers the applications for the whole of Pinan / Heian Godan. On my Facebook page I mention that my students had been working on the drill in practise and I asked if people wanted to see it. 434 people said they did and that is why this footage was filmed.
This short clip cannot possibly explain the methods and reasoning for every single technique within the drill. The assumption has been made that viewers are already familiar with the seven core drills shown for this kata on Volume 2 of my "The Pinan / Heian Series: The Complete Fighting System" DVDs.
If you are not familiar with that material, this drill could be difficult to follow. For those that do understand the bunkai that makes up the drill, you should find this simple enough and hopefully it will be useful in practising the primary bunkai for this kata in a time efficient way. As always, please take great care when practising and always practise under the guidance of a suitably qualified and experienced instructor.
Thanks once again to everyone for their support of these little clips. If you are enjoying them, please consider checking out the professionally filmed and edited material available on the website. It is the people who support us by purchasing that material that enable us to keep providing these free videos, the podcasts, etc. Thank you!
All the best,
PS If you'd prefer to watch the video on YouTube, please click HERE
- 4702 reads


text:
Sorry but the forum will soon be removed as it's been to hard to fight the spam on it. I'll be migrating the important posts into blog entries soon as I find some spare time. New articles will also be posted soon. Can use the contact tab at the top if you have any questions.
Computer Help's blog
Forum to be removed soon.Submitted by Computer Help on Sun, 09/05/2010 - 2:04pm
- Login to post comments
- 1923072 reads
Drivers: Download Dell Dimension 4700 Chipset Drivers. Enables Dell 4700 Onboard Sound, Video, and Ethernet!Submitted by Computer Help on Thu, 02/19/2009 - 10:35am
Driver Information:
Manufacturer: Dell
Suggested Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP/2000
Type/Model Number: Desktop - Dell Dimension 4700 Computer
Size: 3.01 MB
Driver Release Date: 11/8/2004
Download Link:
Questions and concerns can be addressed in the Discussion Forums: http://www.computerquestionhelp.com/discuss/
In order to post inside the Discussion Forums, you must first register a free account above to prove you're not a spam robot. Thank you.
- Login to post comments
- 82250 reads
Drivers: Download Dell Dimension 4550 Chipset Drivers. Enables Dell 4550 Onboard Sound, Video, and Ethernet!Submitted by Computer Help on Thu, 02/19/2009 - 10:27am
Driver Information:
Manufacturer: Dell
Suggested Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP/2000
Type/Model Number: Desktop - Dell Dimension 4550 Computer
Size: 2.67 MB
Driver Release Date: 6/27/2003
Download Link:
Questions and concerns can be addressed in the Discussion Forums: http://www.computerquestionhelp.com/discuss/
In order to post inside the Discussion Forums, you must first register a free account above to prove you're not a spam robot. Thank you.
- 1 comment
- 115898 reads
Drivers: Download Dell Dimension 4500 Chipset Drivers. Enables Dell 4500 Onboard Sound, Video, and Ethernet!Submitted by Computer Help on Thu, 02/19/2009 - 10:14am
Driver Information:
Manufacturer: Dell
Suggested Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP/98/2000
Type/Model Number: Desktop - Dell Dimension 4500 Computer
Size: 2.62 MB
Driver Release Date: 11/5/2002
Download Link:
Questions and concerns can be addressed in the Discussion Forums: http://www.computerquestionhelp.com/discuss/
In order to post inside the Discussion Forums, you must first register a free account above to prove you're not a spam robot. Thank you.
- Login to post comments
- 47809 reads
I use Windows XP, but what are these Files on my Computer Thumbs.db? How can I get rid of these files for good?Submitted by Computer Help on Thu, 02/19/2009 - 5:13am
Want to know what file Thumbs.db does? Want to get rid of them permanently?
Small Disclaimer to my loyal readers...
First off, Before assuming that you're going to find a solution to permanently remove all of these files from your computer and make them stop, you need to know that my instructions will only work if you use Windows XP. If you use a different version of Windows, You'll need to look below this article for a link that has instructions for the version of Windows that may be using. If you do not see one, try using the Search Feature in the top left of this website then.
What is the purpose of Thumbs.db?
Question: What does Outlook/Vista Windows E-Mail Error Code 0x800CCC67 Mean? Steps listed to fix this error on this page!Submitted by Computer Help on Sun, 02/15/2009 - 11:05pm
Easily Troubleshoot & Resolve 'Outlook E-mail Client' Error Code 0x800CCC67!
The problem:
You're probably here because when you configured your email client, your getting a strange error message with a error code similar to: 0x800CCC67, right? This is a pretty common Outlook/Windows Vista Mail error code caused by a handful of reasons. Below is the exact error message that's usually displayed:
SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 10061, Error Number: 0x800CCC67
Below are a number of methods and steps you can take to resolve the issue. This error basically means that an outbound SMTP connection couldn't be established. This could mean you have a incorrect setting, your ISP made recent changes without notifying you about it, or the most common being it's being blocked at the software level with Firewall, and Anti Virus software. For the quickest results in resolving the problem, it's best to follow each step from the top down. I'll write ways of resolving this issue from this most common first.
Reader Warning: This article might seem overwhelming with too much extra or unnecessary details. My articles are geared towards users who have hardly any kind of Computer Knowledge or Experience. If you're an experienced Computer User, I apologize in advance for the amount of extra details given in my tutorial below.
Steps and Methods to resolving 0x800CCC67:
Guide: Step by step instructions on how to create Computer Screen Shots on your Computer using Windows Vista.Submitted by Computer Help on Thu, 02/12/2009 - 3:45am
Methods of easily creating Screen Shots using Windows Vista
What is a Screen Shot?
A screen shot is merely a image that shows the picture of whatever is showing on your Computer Monitor at the time the Screen Shot was taken. Screen shots might be used when giving presentations, or showing someone such as Technical Support the errors or problems you might be having with your Computer. There are so many other uses for Screen Shots as you can imagine! To some people, creating these Screen Shots is really a lot easier than it seems. If you're using the Windows Vista Operating System, then you can follow the simple directions below to learn how to quickly create Screen Shots all on your own.
There are many programs out there that offer to assist you in creating Screen Shots. Most of these programs are just designed to take peoples money who may not be aware of just how easy it is to create them. Stay away from these types of programs and follow the simple instructions below:
Step 1.) Click on your Windows Vista [Start Menu] in the lower left hand corner of your screen. In the [Search] box in this menu, type in the following text: Snipping Tool Then, click on [OK] or just hit the [Enter] key on your keyboard to bring up the Snipping Tool. The Snipping Tool utility program should now be open on you're computer.
Step 2.) (Optional Step) We can make the 'Snipping Tool' program more easily accessible for future use by placing a shortcut into your 'Quick Launch' tool bar. To do this, click on the [Options] tab that you see in the tiny Snipping Tool box that's open. Once the options are displayed, you'll then see a check box that says something along the lines of "Display icon in the Quick Launch Toolbar". Go ahead and enable to click on the check box next to this option if you would like the Snipping Tool to show up in your Quick Launch toolbar for now on.
How To: Install New Fonts on Windows Vista? Step by Step Guide On Vista Here!Submitted by Computer Help on Tue, 02/10/2009 - 11:54pm
How to install new Fonts on the Microsoft Windows Vista Operating System? Easy..
You probably recently downloaded a bunch of new Fonts and want to know how you can get them to work on things like MS Word, Adobe Photoshop, or any other Desktop Application right? Maybe you knew how to install Fonts using Windows XP but as you know Vista has things all twisted around a little bit differently with something as simple as this. Perhaps you never installed Fonts in the past and want to know how to do it? Nothing to worry about as this is a painless and easy way that you can install any number of new Fonts while using Windows Vista on your computer by following this Step by Step Guide below.
1.) Download your Font's from your desired location and the unzip them into a folder on your computer's desktop or in a similar folder location that you'll remember.
2.) Now navigate to your [Start Menu] -> then [Control Panel] -> then to [Appearance and Personalization] -> and click on the [Fonts] icon. This will open the menu that will allow you to register your new fonts so your computer will begin to implement them with you're Computer and Windows Vista.
3.) Below where you see "List Font's", you will navigate to the folder where you downloaded and/or extracted your new fonts too. Once you have located this folder, you will see a button that says something like "Select All Fonts". Go ahead and click that button and all Font's should be highlighted in the list box now.
How to install Windows XP onto your old Computer without much IT or Computer Experience? Free Readable Guide Here!Submitted by Computer Help on Wed, 02/04/2009 - 8:30pm
The easiest guide you'll ever find to Installing Windows XP onto your old Computer!
In this how to guide, a lot of assumptions are going to have to be made. Otherwise, There would simply be too much to write in this article, and be way to easy to overwhelm someone who doesn't know much about computers or technology. My goal of this article is to be able to provide enough information on how to Install Windows XP onto a Computer that you may already have. This how to step by step guide on the installation of Microsoft Windows XP applies to all versions of Windows XP such as, XP Home, XP Pro, and any other Windows XP package that was created by Microsoft. Below are the following things that I'm going to assume. If you have questions, remember you can always post a comment or post a question in the Discussion Forums. Just register a quick free account first!
Before beginning the installation, I'm going to assume the following from you:
- You may already have a older version of Windows, or a different Operating System on your computer.
- You do not have any important data or information on your hard drive. In the installation, everything will be wiped off the drive. Make sure that all of your important data has been backed up and put on to a disk or other removable media of some sorts.
Categories -> Windows 7Submitted by Computer Help on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 10:16pm
Categorized list of Windows Vista
- 18894 reads
Windows 7 Displays error when installing .MSI installation files. How you can prevent installations from crashing on Windows 7!Submitted by Computer Help on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 9:44pm
Are you having trouble installing with ".MSI" installer package files on Windows 7?
This is something that I came across not too long ago. I don't know if this problem will only occur in the Beta versions or not, but I'll explain what happens and two known methods of resolving the problem in Windows 7. I do know for a fact that this bug or error is present in Windows 7 Build 7000 for sure.
Fix method #1 for resolving the .MSI Installer Package Bug:
1.) Go to your [Start] menu.
2.) Click your mouse cursor into the [Search] bar.
3.) Type in: gpedit.msc
4.) When the new Window appears, look on the left pane for the folder called [Administrative Templates] and double click it.
5.) Then double click on [Internet Communication Management].
6.) Then double click on [Internet Communication Settings].
7.) Now you will want to double click on the File/Setting named (Turn Off - Windows Customer Experience Program)
8.) A new box should appear after double clicking. Choose the radio button (Enable) and then click (OK) at the bottom of this window.
9.) The issue should now be resolved. There is no need to reboot the computer for the fix/solution to take effect.
Fix method #2 for resolving the .MSI Installer Package Bug:
1.) Go to your [Start] menu.
2.) Click your mouse cursor into the [Search] bar.
3.) Type in: regedit
4.) Hit (Enter) on your keyboard, or click Search/OK.
5.) Once the Registry Editor opens, you'll want to navigate to the following ->
- Double click on [HKLM] folder in the left pane.
- Then double click on folder [Software].
- Then double click on folder [Microsoft].
- Then double click on folder [SQMClient].
- Then double click on folder [Windows].
- Then double click on folder [DisabledSessionsHKLM].
Upgrading from Windows XP to Windows Vista. Can your computer handle Windows Vista Upgrade? Find out what you need to upgrade!Submitted by Computer Help on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 7:48pm
Is your computer fast enough to upgrade to Windows Vista? Find out here!
Well the day has already come quite some time ago. Vista is now the Ruler of all Operating Systems in regards to Operating System popularity world wide. Microsoft has officially stopped shipping new versions of Windows XP. The only way you can get Windows XP now a days is to purchase a copy from a vendor that might have older XP copies in stock. You can also downgrade to Windows XP with some versions of Windows Vista Installations. The only difference being that it's downgradeable.
For whatever reasons, you have probably decided that it's time to upgrade one or more of your computers to use Windows Vista. Windows Vista does have some system requirements that first have to be meet before you can even upgrade or install it onto your system. I'll list the hardware system requirements for you below briefly:
(If your not familiar with computer hardware or it's terms, don't worry! There's a solution for you if you continue to read on below the system requirements!)
Windows Vista Standard Edition System/Hardware Requirements
Processor Minimum: 800 MHz Processor.
Virtual Memory aka Ram Minimum: 512MB.
Video/Graphics Card Minimum: DirectX 9.0 capable.
Video/Graphics Memory Minimum: 32 MB.
Hard Drive Capacity Minimum: 20GB Disk Size or Greater.
Disk Space Needed: 15GB of free disk space needs to be allotted for Windows Vista (Standard).
Other: CD/DVD Rom Drive Required.
Windows Vista Premium Edition System/Hardware Requirements
Processor Minimum: 1 GHz Processor.
Virtual Memory aka Ram Minimum: 1 GB.
Video/Graphics Card Minimum: DirectX 9.0 capable and WDDM 1.0 driver support.
Video/Graphics Memory Minimum: 128 MB.
Hard Drive Capacity Minimum: 40GB Disk Size or Greater.
An easy to navigate list of Dictionaries and Thesaurus! Find and use the best and top rated Dictionary and Thesaurus on the netSubmitted by Computer Help on Tue, 01/27/2009 - 2:55am
Need to find a free and easy to use Dictionary or Thesaurus? Look no further!
In my days of Internet use, I cannot count the amount of times that I had to call upon a free online Thesaurus or Dictionary. Now were in the day of huge internet marketing, Pop Up's, Spyware Injections, Browser Toolbars, and all kinds of scary stuff. There's nothing more that I hate then going to what I think is a free resourceful site, only to be tricked into signing up to something with my email address, or being prompted to download some kind of malicious software on my computer in order to continue any further.
I'm here to put a end of this garbage and I have collected a list of some free online Dictionaries and Thesauruses that everyone can use and not have to worry about a thing! These websites are rated by me personally. The top of the list being more favorable, and the sites at the bottom being less favorable for my own reasons. I will remind you that any link that you see posted on the free lists below, will not be harmful in anyway and always be free to use!
Free Online Dictionaries List:
Website Address: http://freedictionary.org/
Comment: A free clean looking Dictionary website with very little to no advertisement. Everything has always been functional since I have been using it for at least 6 years now. This is probably one of my favorites when trying to look up the meanings on words I don't know.
Website Address: http://www.yourdictionary.com/
Does your Windows Clock keeping messing up? Learn to fix your system tray clock and never touch it again!Submitted by Computer Help on Mon, 01/26/2009 - 5:42am
Tired of your clock in Windows Vista or Windows XP always getting messed up by a few hours?
Yes, This is a problem that has all hit us at one time or another. You keep setting your Windows clock to the correct time, then a day or two later, it all gets screwed up again. This seems to happen no matter how many times you fix it, right? Well the issue is quite simple and you may feel a little stupid once you learn why it keeps doing this actually. It's ok, it even took me awhile when I first started using Windows XP to figure it out :)
It all has to do with timezones. Well, we all know that Microsoft is located in the state of Washington. Well, maybe not but that's where their headquarters are located. That means they live in a (PST) Pacific Time Zone. Because Windows was developed there by it's programmers, that is what the default time zone is set too when you first install Windows XP, or Windows Vista. Windows will regularly run a check to make sure your time in Windows is correct. When it's not, it auto fixes for you. This can be a problem if you didn't select the correct time zone upon installation. Perhaps you bought your computer from the store and they didn't? Who knows right? In my case, I live in Michigan, US which has a -5 GMT Timezone (EST). Therefore, My clock was always 3 hours behind.
Fix the Windows clock for good!
First double click on your clock in the lower right hand corner of Windows like you normally would to adjust the time. Next, look at the top of this window for a tab called "Time Zone". Next, simply click on the Drop Down Menu at the top and choose your correct time zone. Apply the settings and your all set. You might still have to manually adjust the clock to the correct time, but I can assure you that this will be the last time you'll have to do that.
How To: Free Ways To Saving Lots of Money On Computer Printer Ink! All Brands! Printer Refills, Conserve, More!!Submitted by Computer Help on Mon, 01/26/2009 - 2:10am
Free ways to save tons of cash on your Printer Ink! A must read article!
If you're like me, you are sicken by the fact that most replacement ink cartridges cost more than the actual Printer! Don't believe me? Take a trip to Best Buy or Circuit City and take a look at some of their "cheap" printers for sale. Then take a stroll down their Ink Cartridge isle and compare the prices and hole your jaw from hitting the floor. Well, in my days of Internet research, I have a few solutions that cost you little or nothing at all.
Ink Refills
- Read more
- 16810 reads
Learn how to unblock social sites like My Space/Facebook while your at school or work. Also shows you how to surf anonymously!!Submitted by Computer Help on Fri, 01/02/2009 - 8:23am
Learn how to visit social sites like My Space and Facebook from school or work. You can also use this information to surf any website anonymously free of charge!
What is this about?
Your probably reading this article because you want to find out how you can visit and surf social websites like My Space and Facebook when your at school or work. You might also be here because you want to learn how to surf websites anonymously and hide your IP address from hackers and people wanting to steal your personal information. Either way, You should definitely bookmark this page as this list of information is updated frequently and can be very valuable during your online experience as a web surfer.
Soundcard Driver: Creative PCI Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio Pack 1.03.0002 WHQLSubmitted by Computer Help on Thu, 01/01/2009 - 9:11pm
Soundcard Drivers for Creative PCIe Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio Pack 1.03.0002 WHQL
Driver Information:
Soundcard Drivers for Creative PCIe Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio Pack 1.03.0002 WHQL. Select your Soundcard model and install the proper drivers to get your sound working on your computer again!
Manufacturer: Creative Sound Blaster
Suggested Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP32/64BIT, Vista 32/64BIT
Type/Model Number: Creative PCI Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio Pack 1.03.0002 WHQL
Size: 63.7MB
Driver Release Date: 12/12/2008
We strongly recommend you have a good updated AntiVirus program installed before you start downloading any files or software from the internet. We perform virus scans on all files, but this doesn't mean that you shouldn't. Things can become undetected by some anti virus scanners, and this Website does not assume responsibility for any malicious code embedded into any file published within this domain. It is your responsibility to scan and check all files downloaded from http://www.computerquestionhelp.com for any kind of virus or malicious coding.
Download Link:
Questions and concerns can be addressed in the comments section listed below.
- Login to post comments
- 12478 reads
USB Driver: USB Driver: USB Drivers for the Sony DCR-TVR250 Camcorder. Get your camcorder working on USB again!Submitted by Computer Help on Thu, 01/01/2009 - 12:32am
USB Drivers for the Sony DCR-TVR250 NTSC Camcorder
Driver Information:
This USB driver will allow your Sony DCR-TVR250 Camcorder to work with your computer again.
Manufacturer: Sony
Suggested Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP
Type/Model Number: Sony Camcorder - DCR-TVR250 NTSC
Size: 1.36MB
Driver Release Date: Unknown, Estimated: 07/04/2003
We strongly recommend you have a good updated AntiVirus program installed before you start downloading any files or software from the internet. We perform virus scans on all files, but this doesn't mean that you shouldn't. Things can become undetected by some anti virus scanners, and this Website does not assume responsibility for any malicious code embedded into any file published within this domain. It is your responsibility to scan and check all files downloaded from http://www.computerquestionhelp.com for any kind of virus or malicious coding.
Download Link:
Questions and concerns can be addressed in the comments section listed below.
- Login to post comments
- 13044 reads
USB Driver: USB Drivers for the Sony Eye Toy. Get your camera working again! Free Download!Submitted by Computer Help on Wed, 12/31/2008 - 11:58pm
USB Drivers for the Sony Eyetoy Camera
Driver Information:
This USB driver allows you to use the Sony Eyetoy PSP Camera as a Webcam on your computer. Pretty cool!
Manufacturer: Sony
Suggested Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP, ME, 2K, 03
Type/Model Number: Sony Camera - Sony Eyetoy USB Webcam, Sony Eyetoy USB Audio Device, Sony Eyetoy USB Composite Device - SLEH-00030, SLEH-00031, SCEH-0004
Size: 1.09MB
Driver Release Date: 08/18/2002
Driver Version: 18.104.22.168
We strongly recommend you have a good updated AntiVirus program installed before you start downloading any files or software from the internet. We perform virus scans on all files, but this doesn't mean that you shouldn't. Things can become undetected by some anti virus scanners, and this Website does not assume responsibility for any malicious code embedded into any file published within this domain. It is your responsibility to scan and check all files downloaded from http://www.computerquestionhelp.com for any kind of virus or malicious coding.
Download Link:
Additional Driver Notes & Installation:
Questions and concerns can be addressed in the comments section listed below.
- Login to post comments
- 25300 reads
Secret: Free secret Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Tip on getting hundreds of free back links to your blog or website!Submitted by Computer Help on Wed, 12/31/2008 - 12:24am
Very good way of getting easy back links to your blog or website without much effort!
I was sitting down one day thinking of all the ways of getting back links to my website and thinking of what worked in the past and what didn't work. From all of my efforts it seemed that I always got the most results from dropping my back links on forums instead of blog comments or any other available methods. Moderators are not so fast to remove a fairly decent post on their forums because they will take about anything they can get that will attract new registration to their forums and give their current readers some new content to read. While I was thinking in my head of all the ways I could increase back links on even more forums than what I was already posting too, I thought what I really needed was to be able to do the same thing back link posting technique on forums that may not be so related to my web site, but close enough to count in SE and help out my PR and increase traffic a bit.
This is where I started thinking of what forums has to offer different from what other methods have like comment blog posting. The one thing that shot up in my head was the use of a wide range smileys like on the VBulletin Forums Script. Then I thought hey why couldn't I make a post or make a response to someone else's post and just throw 1 or 2 smiley's in there and just link the smiley's to my website? No one would even notice and it's gotta count for something when the Search Engines spider in those threads into index.
Here are some examples:
For a forum using BBC (codes).
[b]Hey, that was a really good idea that you had. Thanks for sharing! [url=http://www.computerquestionhelp.com]:mrgreen:[/url][/b]
For a forum using normal HTML for their links.
(HTML Bold Tag)Hey, that was a really good idea that you had. Thanks for sharing! :mrgreen:(HTML Bold Tag Closing)
Was your website hacked? Was your Web Hosting account compromised and abused?Submitted by Computer Help on Fri, 12/26/2008 - 3:10am
Are you a victim of hackers taking over your hosting account or website defacement?
Whether you are on a shared host or you operate and run a VPS/VDS or a Dedicated Server. If the security of your account or website has been compromised by hackers, most likely this is nothing but your own fault. I see this kind of thing on a daily basis where I work answering support tickets for a web hosting company. The clients first relation is that they freak out and usually try to blame the host. This is because they lack the information of how to keep their websites secure and that in most case's, it has nothing to do with the actual security of the server. Most web hosts regularly monitor for Kernel updates that are released any other exploits that could cause any kind of harm to their servers. These kinds of actions normally keep the global or overall security of the server locked down and hardened. However, The issue comes into play when (you) the client begins to use scripts which may use PHP, Perl, or other things on the server. While these may be up to date, scripts can easily be manipulated and abused to the point where the security of your entire account can be compromised.
Windows Vista Error: rundll32.exe causing Windows Vista Theme to default to Windows 2000 theme. Quick Fix!Submitted by Computer Help on Thu, 12/25/2008 - 5:21am
Windows Vista defaulting to a Windows 2000 theme along with a nice error box that says "rundll32.exe"?
This is a pretty well known error with Windows Vista that will throw a error of "rundll32.exe" along with some other random symptoms such as your default Windows theme going to a Windows 2000 Theme, and even some or all of your Desktop items disappearing! This can also happen when making any kind of changes related to anything to do with changing settings to anything theme related in Windows Vista.
Luckily the fix for this can take only seconds to fix and doesn't require any computer knowledge at all. Simply follow the instructions listed below and you *should* be all set.
1.) Click on [Start]
2.) In the [Search] bar, type in: cmd
3.) Click [Enter] on your keyboard, or [OK].
4.) When the black command prompt window comes up, please do nothing but type in the following command:
sfc /scannow
Then click the [Enter] key on your keyboard.
5.) This system scan will take some time to complete, even up to 45 minutes depending on the amount of data on your computer and your computers speed and overall performance.
6.) After the scan has reported that everything is complete, you will need to then reboot your computer unless Windows does it for you. This may vary from system to system.
7.) After your computer comes back up from the reboot, you should be all set. If your still having issues with anything related to your Windows Vista Themes, or Vista Error rundll32.exe, please create a free account post a thread for help in our forums. http://www.computerquestionhelp.com/discuss/
If this guide did or didn't help you, we would appreciate your feedback by creating a free account (takes 1-2 minutes) and posting a comment at the bottom of this article. Thank you.
- 2 comments
- 39516 reads
How To Guide: Backup and Restore your settings, files, and registry in Microsoft Windows 98, XP, and VistaSubmitted by Computer Help on Sat, 10/18/2008 - 11:31am
Learn how to easily Create a Full Backup and Restore of all your Computers Settings, Files, and Registry in Windows!
Your probably here because you've had a complete disaster, or you want to prevent one. Hopefully I can shed enough light to help you given whatever situation you might be in regarding your computer. Below I will list steps that you can take to create a full backup of your computers Settings, your personal Files/Data, and most important, your Registry Information while using the Microsoft 98, XP, or Vista operating system. All of the instructions listed below will never cost you any money. Every how to article I write, I do everything possible to provide my readers with free solutions to their problems or inquiries. First the article will outline how you can backup everything in a safe manner. After this is explained, I will touch on how you can restore your information or settings using one of these backup's that you created. Let's get started!
Instructions: How to Backup your Files, Settings, and Registry in Windows.
Free Tips to Fix your Computer and Internet Speed without Paying for any Software or Services!Submitted by Computer Help on Sat, 10/11/2008 - 4:08am
Bring your Computer and Internet Speed back to Normal
Quick Overview:
Everyone has seen those pop up ad's that we all hate all over the Internet, promising to clean up your computer, and restore functionality, for free. Then you find out the hard way, like others have. Sure, it's a free download, but it only scans or tells you what needs to be fixed and it's time for you to pay up if you want it removed. Most of these kind of programs and companies that run them, pray on the weak. Let's face it, there are still a lot of you who have no idea what your doing, like a deer running in front of headlights. Don't worry, everyone exceeds in life being good at different things, and being Technical Savy is not for everyone.
I'm here to explain and show all of you reading, how you can restore your computers speed, restore your internet speed, clean out all of the junk files like spy ware, and other malicious things that you could be infected with without knowing. Just because you might be running some kind of Anti Virus or Firewall/Internet Protection software, does not exclude these kind of things from clogging up your computer. The best thing about the tips I'm about to tell you is, you don't pay anything! All of the information I'm about to reveal won't cost you a single penny to use!
Free and Very Simple PHP Authentication Login Script for Existing Database User names and Passwords!Submitted by Computer Help on Fri, 10/03/2008 - 4:41am
Easily authenticate user names and passwords from a different kind of script! No PHP knowledge needed.
No PHP knowledge needed? What is this?:
Looking build a members only section but you want your members to be able to use the same username and password as they do on your forums or something similar to this? Not a problem. Below is a simple 3 step process you can take to setup the user authentication. After you have everything setup, all that is left is the layout for you to build. Don't know much PHP? You don't need too. Nothing in the script requires you to know any PHP at all. However, for those who do want to learn, the PHP files are heavily commented so you know exactly what is going on during each function.
Download: Authentication Existing Database Script 1.0
You will need to be a registered member to download any file on our website. Registration is free and easy. Simply sign upon the left navigation menu.
This script was built and rendered from a script made by 'Munk' which allows a connection to a brand new database and does the same thing basically. If this is something you are looking instead of using a existing database, you will definitely want to visit his website and download his version of the script. It's developed for someone who wishes to start a new database of usernames and passwords instead of using a existing MySQL database to authenticate users to a members only page.
Original Author: Munk / Jez
Website: http://simpleauth.munk.me.uk/
Support: If you need support for SimpleAuth 1.3 visit: http://forums.munk.me.uk/ We only support the AuthExistDb script.
Installation & Instructions
- Read more
- 26196 reads
Participation is always welcomed and rewarded at computerquestionhelp.com!Submitted by Computer Help on Fri, 09/26/2008 - 1:15am
How you can Participate on this website?
Many of you may be wondering how you can participate and support with donating any money. The most obvious would be by simply just contributing to forum threads and answering other users questions. As long as the conversations are on topic, we are very liberal about the discussions and the content production that takes place on the site and forum posts.
Other ways you can participate are:
1.) Reporting any abuse, spam, and obscene information posted by other users. Information that is misguided or content that's grossly incorrect, with multiple reputable sources as confirmation of this.
2.) Some registered users may not know that their username on the main website and forums is tied together. No additional registration is needed and your password and username remains the same for both login screens. You can use this account to submit your own articles on the main web page for hundreds of viewer who view this site daily. You may submit a forum thread, or contact a Moderator if you need further instructions on this.
3.) Posting educational, yet computer or technology information on the forums or through the form of article.
Users who we notice that are regularly participated may be rewarded depending on the level of their participation. This can be in the form of free monthly hosting with free domain registration with no advertisements. Monthly payouts if you become a regular article writer. Access to other resources not available to other registered users. These resources would include free website templates, graphics, well guarded secrets in SEO, and web development, and more.
- 2 comments
- Read more
- 14903 reads
Contact The Website AdministratorsSubmitted by Computer Help on Fri, 09/26/2008 - 12:47am
Contacting The Administrators
There are many ways of contacting a website Administrator. Below are the many methods you can use. Starting with number "1.)" will be the most recommended method of making contact. If you need to make a immediate request proceed with a method further down the list. Please do not abuse the methods listed below. If we feel your inquiry could have been handled more professionally, it will be ignored all together.
Thank you for your cooperation.
ABUSE: All abuse issues may be sent only to abuse $at$ computerquestionhelp $dot$ com.
1.) Submit a new thread in the forums. You will find a category or section to make contact with a Administrator or Moderator.
2.) Send a Moderator or Administrator a Private Message using the forums. If you cannot find a name to send the message too, you may use the screen name Computer Help.
3.) You may send a email to administrator $at$ computerquestionhelp $dot$ com.
4.) You may post a comment in the article or forum thread you have a question in. Though, this information is regularly monitored, it can take up to 48 hours to receive a response depending on the day of the week.
The following list above, should provide ample information to make correct and necessary contact if need be. This page is open for Guest comments, but it is not regularly checked on by the Administrators. Thank you for visiting!
- 2 comments
- 97955 reads
Article Knowledge BaseSubmitted by Computer Help on Fri, 09/26/2008 - 12:07am
The Compiled and Categorized list of Help & News Articles
Welcome to the category list page. Most of the articles and information that is published can be found in the categories below. You may also use the Search Feature on top of our website, or the forums Search Engine. Comments have been disabled on this page only.
Windows All
Windows Vista
Windows XP
POTS & VoIP
DLL Files
CMS Scripts
New Technology
Exploits & Security
Other Stuff
- Read more
- 41840 reads
Doing some work on computerquestionhelp.com right nowSubmitted by Computer Help on Sat, 09/20/2008 - 12:44am
Site under big forums development with phpBB3 right now!
Sorry guys, I'm working on hacking phpbb3 into Drupal right now so the forums are not working. I got everything up and running smoothly without errors.
I'm currently working on:
1.) Importing old usernames, passwords, and posts from the old forums into the new one.
2.) Finishing the layout to match our website blue/orange.
3.) Going over any security risks and making sure everything is good and patched up.
I should be done in the next 1-4 days maybe a lot sooner. Everything has went smoother than anticipated already.
Thanks for understanding.
Stay Tuned!....
- Login to post comments
- 7832 reads
Work in progressSubmitted by Computer Help on Fri, 09/19/2008 - 7:08pm
Forums will be inactive/disabled for a few days. We are working on incorporating phpBB3 into Drupal as the Drupal forum module lacks the functionality our website needs.
Thank you for being patient during this change over process.
- Login to post comments
- 7893 reads


text:
|Most recent posts on the website
Update: Like Marc Weber pointed out to me you don't need to "attache the array back" to the image since you're only manipulating references to the array!
Last week I spent some time optimizing a small canvas demo that I've done with some good results (~40% speedup in Google Chrome). During those hacking session I came up with a general hack that can lead to a big increase in performance. So I thought that it was worth looking at it in details.
HTML 5 canvas element is a formidable tool and for a lot of things it's really fast (just look at chrome experiments or canvas demo for some nice example). However there is one domain where the speed you can achieve is less than satisfactory: per-pixel writing. Let say you want to fill the canvas surface with pixels generated by some calculation, you will have to write every pixel of the canvas with some new values. The resulting code would look like that
canvas = document.getElementById("canvas");
context = canvas.getContext("2d");
image = context.getImageData(0, 0, SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT);
var pixels = SCREEN_WIDTH*SCREEN_HEIGHT;
image.data[4*pixels+0] = r; // Red value
image.data[4*pixels+1] = g; // Green value
image.data[4*pixels+2] = b; // Blue value
image.data[4*pixels+3] = a; // Alpha value
context.putImageData(image, 0, 0);
For each pixel of the image we have to write 4 values (one for each color and the alpha channel) so if this operations turn out to be slow, this loop will be very inefficient.
After listening to a YUI talk about javascript performance insisting on how DOM access was slow and should be avoided I wondered if every write to an element of the data array was a DOM access. This would explain the slowness of it. So I came up with this idea: Why not "detaching" the image's data array to manipulate it and copy it back before rendering. It turned out that it provided a nice speed-up in chrome, so much in fact that I made a simple benchmark to isolate the effect from the big mess of the application I was optimizing.
canvas = document.getElementById("canvas");
context = canvas.getContext("2d");
image = context.getImageData(0, 0, SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT);
var pixels = SCREEN_WIDTH*SCREEN_HEIGHT;
var imageData = image.data; // here we detach the pixels array from DOM
imageData[4*pixels+0] = r; // Red value
imageData[4*pixels+1] = g; // Green value
imageData[4*pixels+2] = b; // Blue value
imageData[4*pixels+3] = a; // Alpha value
image.data = imageData; // And here we attache it back (not needed cf. update)
context.putImageData(image, 0, 0);
The advantage of this hack is that it is very easy to apply in any situation of this kind.
I added to this benchmark a test for something else that I noticed earlier on the development of the same application: going from a globally scoped to a more "Crockfordy" namespaced one may sometime have negative effect on performance. So the benchmark tests for a combination of the following: global vs namespaced methods and standard vs "detached" access to the image's data. To run the benchmark just go there and wait for the four tests to end. They are run one after the other, each in its own frame.
There is more information here as is it seems at first sight. The first thing is that caching the image's data array is always a good idea (red values are always under blues values and green always under oranges values). I can only speculate regarding to why that is... it probably has to do with the cost associated with "crossing the DOM bridge" as describe in the talk I mentioned earlier.
You may wonder "What if instead of just writing the value of each pixel I need to read them first?". Well I did too because intuitively it would seams that this should be an even better candidate for this kind of optimisation. It turned out that this give the exact same result as when you're just writing the value. This would seams to indicate that accessing a value of the data array don't require a "flush" of the pending modification on the page (which make sense since the change to those data are not dirrectly reflected on the page).
The second interesting point is: using namespace has a big impact on performance. This as probably to do with the way modern compilers use tracing to speed things up. It seams that namespacing can make it harder for the compiler to find a valid trace through the code. Indeed, if you look at the second result for Firefox without JIT (tracing disabled) you can see that globally scope function loose their advantage.
There may well be a way to use namespace that doesn't break the tracing but I didn't find any.
As always the code is under a MIT License, so don't hesitate to roll you own version of this benchmark!
|tags >> code, javascript
|permalink >>comments >>view >>add
I've been using Brushes on my iPhone for a few days now and I must say that after some time getting use to it, it's a pretty sweet app!
This is an example of what I've drawn yet with the app. It is generated with a small free tool for OS X that can read drawing made with brushes.
After some hours of development here come a small experiment in javascript using canvas and ImageData.You'll find more information on voxel.onaluf.org.
ps. the screenshot is from an higher resolution as what you'll find online. That's because it's really slow otherwise :) ...
|tags >> announcement, javascript
|permalink >>comments >>view >>add
I just published on jQuery's plugins site the alpha version of gameQuery. It's a plugin aimed at easing the development of javascript games. The goal is to give a practical alternative to flash in some specific situation.
Using gameQuery and jQuery allow a higher level and cross-browser approach to the game display.
You can find the gamequery main page here
This is a technical demo of gameQuery usage:
|tags >> game, javascript
|permalink >>comments >>view >>add
K-Stet is a small game I wrote in OpenGL a while ago. It's not really finished yet and will probably never be... The source code is given with the game. You'll find bellow different versions of the game. It's build on the OpenGLUT framework and uses SDL to read the images files so it shouldn't be to hard to compile it on every reasonable platform but only the win32 binary are given for now.
The aim of this was to test a gameplay idea that turned out to be not as fun as I expected. In the game you control the rotation of a board on which drop colored drop of water fall. The drops should be lead to the hole with the same color. Try it maybe you'll find it more fun than I do.
|next >>


text:
- This event has passed.
Mondays and Thursdays Afternoons and Evenings $260 per quarter
Classical and contemporary styles of acoustic guitar. All ages and abilities – on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons and evenings. Same duration options (30, 45, and 60 min.) and same cost as piano lessons. For other available times, please contact Ben directly: 607-382-7702. Contact Ben for details.


text:
TODAY's Al Roker takes a look at the European model forecast that predicted Sandy, and its new forecast of a potential Nor'easter next week, bringing wind gusts of up to 45 mph.
Millions trying to recover from Superstorm Sandy were not getting much cooperation from Mother Nature: Lows this weekend were set to dip into the 30s, an issue for elderly and others without power, while a nor'easter winter storm is possibly on its way.
"We just want to get heat so we can survive at night," a resident of Essex Falls, N.J., told NBC 4 New York on Friday, four days after her power went out. "It's so cold out."
"Everybody's tired of it already," Rosemarie Zurlo, a resident of New York City's West Village told NBCNewYork.com.
She said she planned to leave her powerless, unheated apartment to stay with her sister in Brooklyn. "I'm leaving because I'm freezing. My apartment is ice cold."
On top of the cold, the National Weather Service's prediction center, in a Friday update, cited the "potential for a nor'easter along the Atlantic Coast next Wednesday and Thursday."
"No rest for the weary," it added.
The system wouldn't be another Sandy, but it could build off North Carolina next Tuesday, then move up the coast and affect New Jersey, Long Island and other hard-hit areas by Wednesday.
"The possible storm next week is not of the same make up as Sandy," prediction center forecaster Jim Cisco told NBC News, "though any more rain, snow or wind would certainly pose exacerbating effects on the impacted regions."
"This is just what we don't need," added NBC News meteorologist Al Roker, saying winds could gust up to 45 miles per hour.
"You look at those winds coming counterclockwise, bringing in with it the potential for one to two more inches of rain ... and wet snow inland just along the New York/New Jersey border," he said. "We're talking about wet snow mixing in."
Those gusts along with waves in "already compromised beaches along New Jersey and Long Island ... could cause big problems," Roker added.
Homeowners in suburban New York are depending on generators until electricity is restored as others are rushing to buy them – to prepare for future storms. TODAY's Jenna Wolfe reports.
"It's not definite," he emphasized, but two key models used by weather forecasters are in agreement "that this is going to happen. It's just a matter of how strong this system is going to be."
The Weather Channel echoed that concern.
Watch US News videos on NBCNews.com
"At this point we do not expect the impacts to 'break anything that is not already broken'," weather.com winter weather expert Tom Niziol wrote Friday. "However the combination of weather impacts will add insult to injury for the recovery process along the East Coast."
NBC News meteorologist Bill Karins said that while the new system would have only a fraction of Sandy's power it comes at a vulnerable time. "Its greatest impact will be battering waves along the Sandy impact zone," he predicted. "Beaches/structures have no protection from wave action at high tide cycles until the dunes can build back up."
"Other impacts are very minor," he added. "Rain/winds could delay line crews restoring power and there would be some danger of falling already loosened tree branches."
Even before any nor'easter, Northeast residents were told to expect evening low temperatures to dip a few degrees into the low-to-mid 30s over the weekend.
New Yorkers can expect a stiff breeze Saturday morning to make it feel like it's in the 20s, NBCNewYork.com reported.
David Friedman / NBC News
Superstorm Sandy made landfall Monday evening on a destructive and deadly path across the Northeast.
Stay informed with the latest headlines; sign up for our newsletter
The utility Con Edison is working to restore power to some 226,000 customers in Manhattan by Saturday, but that would still leave some 350,000 of its customers elsewhere in New York City potentially in the dark beyond Saturday.
Con Edison said it hoped the vast majority of those would have power by Nov. 11.
As for a potential nor'easter, Con Edison spokeswoman Sara Banda told NBC News that "we're going to have to take that into account."
The areas taking the longest for restored power, Banda said, are those with overhead lines. "It's taking a bit longer," she said, noting that crews have had to deal with 100,000 downed lines.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Friday warned New Yorkers about using candles to provide heat, noting that at least one home caught fire as a result.
"I know it's chilly, I know you want to have light at night," he said, "but don't leave candles unattended."
New Jersey has also been hard hit with outages, and many homes there were told not to expect power until next week.
In Beachwood, 11-year-old Zach Molino took matters into his own hands -- and wagon -- by biking around his neighborhood to collect wood from fallen trees for his family's fireplace.
Courtesy Of Pat Murray
Zach Molino of Beachwood, N.J., gathers firewood for the family fireplace.
Across the region, 3.5 million homes and businesses still were without power Friday afternoon, according to a tally from the federal government.
More content from NBCNews.com:
- Cops: NYC man pulls pistol after cutting in line for gas
- Deadliest zone: Staten Island reels from devastation
- Sandy power outages could last another 10 days; new winter storm builds
- NYC taxis running out of fuel as gasoline lines grow post-Sandy
- Wind, flames, Our Fathers: The inside story of Breezy Point's terrible night
- 'We'll figure out a way': Breezy Point looks ahead
- War veterans hit Sandy's front lines for rescues, cleanup
- NYC-area airports up and running, albeit slowly
- New York trick-or-treaters defy Sandy to celebrate Halloween
- How to avoid post-storm insurance and repair scams
- New Jersey investigating reports of price gouging
- Your Sandy photos: Show us the heroes in your life
- Sandy's aftermath: How you can help


text:
Hear, O darvish, the song of Love
the unending tale of the heart.
God whispers "Be!" and infinity
takes eternal flight.
Love commands the darkness to depart,
and the world to arise in light.
Mountains, seas and stars bear witness,
The east wind cries out on the wing.
La Illaha illa Allah,
O Sufi, the universe sings.
– Irving Karchmar, © 1992 (From Master of the Jinn: A Sufi Novel)


text:
Sunday, July 03, 2011
Afton 50K Race Report: Reroute: BRUTAL
Because of the State of Minnesota shutdown (government couldn't pass a budget)the non essential areas of government are closed. This includes the State Parks. Afton State Park is the location of the Afton 50K.
John Storkamp, our incredible RD, could have just canceled the race. We would have expected it. Instead he chose to go through more planning and headache and was granted permission to hold the Afton 50K at the Afton Alps, just next door to the Afton State Park. SWEET!
This meant yes, that the race would be held upon the ski hills and mountain bike trails. Would it be more difficult that Afton 50K or easier. I knew it would be more difficult. In the past I have spent many a day getting in ski hill repeats-ouch, but never along with a 50K run. Lordy.
Parking was fabulous. When Bill P guided me into a spot I had to ask "Bill, is this a Team Ortho race?" It was awesome!
Afton Alps gave the race the chalet and all of the fixings for the day. Amazing.
I looked at the beginning of the course and saw the flags going right up the frickin' first ski hill. Really?
Yeah, really.
After mingling a short while we were ready to get this party started. I walked to the back of the line-yup, dead last. I didn't care if I was DFL today (deaf effing last) it was better than a DNF (did not finish) and that was my mantra going into and while running the race.
It was hot. I was already sweating buckets. I reminded myself to take SCaps today at the aid stations, which I normally don't do. My body is different after the hysterectomy a few months back. It sweats more among other things!
I found myself with Les Martisko, a runner in his 60s who I began my ultrarunning with. I always used to run with Les in my early races, then I moved toward the front, now I was enjoying company with him upon the trail again. We had great conversations during the first half of the first loop.
Pretty soon I was running with Tom Andrews and Pat Gorman. We finished out the loop together, I really enjoyed running with them. I was quite worried about the race after finishing this first loop in 156. Climbing the ski hills at the end was crazy bad. It was hot-at 830 in the morning-I was sweating and gasping for air. Shitpie.
Into the start finish to crazy loud cheering "JULIE" it was so awesome! All of my friends, what a great experience! My bottle was filled, I grabbed Scaps and Hammergels and was out of there. I needed to keep this pace. I had heard 9 hours was the cut off so off I went.
Pretty soon Tom caught up to me. He explained we should run the flats and downhills, walk the ups of course and that way we would get in under 9. He was right on. I climbed the switchbacks, ski hills and ran the flats-which were few-as was shade-and ran the downhills. Hot hot hot. Wet wet wet. I don't know if I've ever sweat so much.
2nd loop was 200 again. OK, good deal. I can do this. I was happy to be 1/2 through. Again a chorus of "ICE BERG" "GO JULIE" it was fabulous fun. I took a bow and made everyone laugh. Or was that the 3rd loop? Who knows.
3rd loop I was on my own. I didn't really see anyone but sure was happy to get into the aid stations! Doug Barton was at AS1 and I was so happy to tell him "next time I see you I'll be on my 4th loop"! He filled my bottle and gave me ice and I was off. I was really enjoying this.
During the 3rd loop Duke Rembleski came upon me! I love Duke! I hadn't seen him in forever and was thankful that this was a 4 loop course so that I could walk and talk with him. He was on his 4th loop. It was so great to visit.
At 4.4 miles Helen Lavin and Maria Barton and crew were manning the station. It was great to come in each time and chat with happy smiling people! After a cooling off of ice water and sponges I felt revitalized! Off to get loop 3 finished.
At about 1 mile to the start/finish I heard JULIE! Oh my goodness, Eve Rembleski! Yahhoo I love Eve too! She was running strong in back of me, I waited for her to catch up and pass so I could run after her a yell out a few words! Eve took 1st woman/7th overall. So great to see you!
The 3rd loop came to an end, another loud chorus of HERE COMES JULIE and I could only laugh! I had the worse chaffing ever. My shorts and top were so soaked and rubbing on me, completely rubbed me raw. Cheri brought me over a big canister of Vaseline that really helped. Nancy washed me off with ice water oh, so wonderful. Holly filled my hat with ice, I grabbed watermelon and proceeded to drop it upon Eves toes! Nancy did the bending down for me to pick it up.
3rd lap was 2:11 OK, let's get this party moving.
The 4th lap I was just so darn grateful that I was going to finish this beast! It was truly a beast. I had chafing from hell but that was the only complaint. My legs weren't tired (why??), no blisters-Foot Potion-and I was truly happy to be out on the course.
As the 4th lap came to an end I surprised myself by tearing up. Pretty soon I was sobbing. On one hand I tend to think I should be able to run as fast and as hard as pre hysterectomy and on the other, more sane hand, I am just so grateful to be running again. I was crying because I am so thankful to be able run again. This felt like my McNaughton 100 wins. Really.
I finished the race in 830, in good form. I was able to run my fastest as I ran over the finish line.
Thank you so much to all of the volunteers, Cheri and John, all of you out there. It was an incredible day and I'm just so thankful that I was able to experience it.
Now I must pack up my food and head up to the Lake. Happy 4th of July :)
10 comments:
- A Prelude To... said...
OH what a great report, Julie!!! I totally sobbed at the end of my most recent race, too!! Being able to run again is THE. BEST!!!!
Congratulations on a wonderful job!!
- Kel said...
"Brutal" and "shitpie" are both good words to describe this one. "Epic" is another. Thought I was going to roll down the hill backwards when the trail went straight up the Plunge about a half mile from the start/finish (word is that more than one person literally crawled up that hill).
Somehow, I missed seeing you out there yesterday. Congrats on your finish!
- JojaJogger said...
Congrats on finishing that tough course on a hot day. I actually saw two guys sitting down on the trail on that last climb!
- Matthew Patten said...
Great report JB. I am glad to see you running and getting through such a tough race.
When I heard the race might be on the alps on the MTB course I thought "right up Storkamps alley"
"The Legend" lives on
- Steve said...
Sounds like I really missed one for the ages this weekend. Congrats on your finish, Julie!
- Al said...
Awesome description! What an introduction to ultrarunning that was for me. What does it say about me that I think I want to do it again? Les finished behind me, but I have a feeling he delayed starting the fourth loop in order to keep an eye on me. It gives me a warm feeling to think so anyway.
- SteveQ said...
50K on that course was twice what I was willing to do that day. I knew you'd be fine out there - and now Les has beaten me in a race - congrats on making such a quick recovery from surgery!
- Julie B said...
Julie=thanks, it does feel good to be able to run again!
Kel-Epic is a great word to describe the race. For sure!
JJ-crazy race, I saw some taking a break on the hill, sitting and stretching. I almost joined them! Not a bad idea!
Hey Matt, yeah, it felt good to feel good running again. Woohoo!
Legend-you are too much!
Steve-hopefully we won't be running this one next year!
Al-wow, what an intro! Hey, they aren't all like this, I'm glad you liked it but just wait..you'll like the other ones even more! Like on the Superior Hiking Trail <3
Oh Steve, I'm so sorry it was more than you felt like finishing. I ran a long time with Les, just like old times. I loved it!
- Serta Mattress said...
I love the part where you say "0h well. I am a runner."
- buy codeine online said...
am also interested in this topic. I have spent a lot of time on searching this kind of topic. It is very informative.


text:
Grain-free ratatouille tarts
(recipe inspired by Pirkka)
(makes 4 small tarts)
200g almond meal
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 large egg (organic, free-range)
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon fresh rosemary, finely chopped
pinch of sea salt
1 tablespoon virgin coconut oil or olive oil
1 medium sized (400g) eggplant, chopped into cubes
1 medium sized red capsicum/bell pepper (250g), chopped into cubes
2 zucchinis (200g), chopped into cubes
2 tomatoes, chopped
1 small brown onion, finely chopped
2 teaspoons dry oregano
freshly ground black pepper
sea salt
1. Start by making the filling. Heat half of the oil in a large frying pan and add the eggplant. Cook for a few minutes or until just starting to soften. Place the eggplant on a plate and set aside.
2. Add the other half of the oil into the pan and add capsicum, zucchini, tomatoes and onion. Cook for a few minutes, then add the eggplant back into the pan. Season the vegetables with oregano, black pepper and sea salt. Cover the pan and let simmer on low heat for about 20 minutes. Set aside and leave to cool.
3. Preheat the oven to 180C and grease 4 (13cm) pie dishes.
4. To make the bases, combine all the ingredients in a bowl and lightly knead to mix thoroughly. Divide the dough into 4 portions and use your fingers to press the dough on to the bottom and sides of each pie dish. Refrigerate the bases for 10-15 minutes.
5. Bake the bases for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and top each crust with the filling. Continue to bake for a further 5 minutes. Cool on a wire rack before removing from the cases and serving.


text:
Last week, the nations of the world agreed that the pesticide endosulfan is too toxic for people and the planet to bear. As our staff scientist Karl Tupper reported from Geneva, 173 countries agreed to ban the chemical through the Stockholm Convention, recognizing that innovative farmers across the globe are already growing coffee, cashew, chocolate and cotton without a drop of the deadly pesticide.
Most uses will be gone — around the world — by this time next year. The impact will be profound: children living in India's cashew plantation communities will have fewer birth defects, autism will be less likely in California's Central Valley, and fewer African cotton farmers will suffer deadly poisonings.
A global network that works
This milestone is the fruit of years of organizing with PAN partners around the globe: from Indigenous leaders in the Arctic to grassroots organizers in India; from outspoken health experts in Australia to parents in Florida testing the air for pesticides outside an elementary school.
PAN's global network works, and I'm profoundly humbled to be part of this community.
At PAN, we connect to keep each other energized as we work toward a healthier future
Ever since my first PAN International meeting, hosted by PAN Latin America in Brazil years ago, I've developed deep relationships with people around the world who share a common purpose: build food democracy and sovereignty by ending pesticide reliance, and protect people's health from the undue and often disabling burden of pesticide exposure. I have been amazed by all that we have in common, and this latest victory reminds me again of the power of this aligned and growing network.
New tools to build power
Today, we're formally launching on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, three ways we hope to further enhance our network power. At PAN, we connect to share science-based information, on-the-ground realities and safer solutions. We connect to keep each other energized as we fight for real change and work toward a healthier future. And we connect because this builds democracy.
We've just seen the tremendous power a network has on the global stage; help us strengthen our people-to-people network here at home by sharing the good news. Please join us, if you're inclined toward these tools — and help us connect, deep and wide.
The international ban on Endosulfan IS good news. BUT, the United States has never ratified the treaty, so it is not bound to abide by the ban. Will EPA ban its use?
Thanks for your work. I look forward to your answer.
Don Hoernschemeyer
Hi Don,
As you correctly point out, the US has not ratified the Convention and therefore is not bound by it. The US EPA had, however, previously announced that it would be phasing out endosulfan. So regardless of the Stockholm Convention, endosulfan use in the US is on the way out. This link has the details of the US phaseout: http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/reregistration/endosulfan/endosulfan-agreement.html .
Per the EPA's phaseout schedule, most uses end in the summer of 2012, which coincidentally is right around when the Stockholm Convention ban comes into effect. The phaseout plan has exemptions which allow its use to continue on about a dozen more crops for a few more years, but all uses will finally end in 2016. The Stockholm Convention phaseout also has a list of exemptions. Use on these crops can continue through 2017. Some of the US exemptions are the same as Stockholm exemptions, but many are not. So if the US does wish to ratify the Convention, it'll need to modify it's phaseout schedule to bring it in line with the Stockholm schedule.
Note, however, that the US market for endosulfan is small, and it's not produced here--100% of the our endosulfan is imported. The world market is shrinking so fast (due to domestic bans and now the Stockholm ban) that soon it's not going to be worth it for producers to keep it making it. Thus endosulfan use in the US may end even sooner than mandated by the EPA phaseout.
Brasilian law makers are now pushing for the approval of a much more permisive land law. It frees greeding farmers and big companies that see the land just for making money and don't think in the future gerations, don't save on nothing, even on our future. They want to make money exporting goods, making the use of pesticides and cultivating the land to the exaustion of its natural sustainability. Several parts of the country are about to became deserts.
Where can I find the list of all the 173 countries that agreed to the ban of endosulfan?
Hi there -- The 173 countries are the Parties to the international Stockholm Convention, and are listed here: http://chm.pops.int/Countries/StatusofRatifications/tabid/252/language/en-GB/Default.aspx. Brazil is on the list!


text:
(CNN) - Wrapping up his vacation, President Barack Obama added a new name to his list of golf buddies: Larry David, star of "Curb Your Enthusiasm."
The president teed off with the "Seinfeld" co-creator Saturday at the Farm Neck Golf Club in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, on Martha's Vineyard.
They were joined by private equity investor Glenn Hutchins and former U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk.
David has a new movie out on HBO, "Clear History," which is set on Martha's Vineyard.
Obama is scheduled to depart the island off Cape Cod on Sunday to return to Washington.
Hope your vacation was pleasant, Mr. President!
I say *was* because, unlike some commenters, I can read and therefore I was able to learn from the text of the article that he will be returning to Washington today. So to all of you whiners impotently barking orders for him to 'get his butt back to work' he IS. I pay taxes, too, and I understand that the leader of our nation needs a break once in a while.
And to the people griping about how hard they work and yet can't go on vacations- I bet you also congratulate yourself on your excellent career choices in life and your fiscal responsibility. If you can't ever take a vacation that's either on you or your employer, so begrudging everyone whose jobs allow them to take time off is infantile. Personal responsibility is not complaining that other people have more fun than you do.
Playing golf is one of the main responsibilities of any good politician and businessman. Only uneducated Philistines and Cretens would think differently.
To anyone complaining about the Pres playing golf.
Get a job you jealous broke LOSERS!
He is a complete failure at his job but in the Obama nation that is what you do. Miserably fail at your job and take a vacation. Truly not deserved at ALL!!!
Tom Hank, they are broke because of your loser President.
WHO CARES? should have returned to DCA to moniter the egyptian situation. but what do you expect? and john mcCain got it right. cut off aid.
Working tirelessly to get citizens back to work. I do not know how he does it all.
By now, all the "Christian" haters have attended their Sunday worship and are now applying their 'Christian' teachings on this Ticker.
Eat your heart out haters.
Looking good Mr. President.
Why is he golfing with a Jew??? To get Jew Votes? Could be no other reason!
Oh stop it. He can play golf with whoever he wants to. And he's right. We need to quit trying to run the world for everybody else. As far as John McCain is concerned, he's no foreign policy expert. He spent the entire time he was in uniform in a POW camp. Just goes to show he's a terrible pilot. Glad he didn't win the presidency. We'd be in a third war that wasn't paid for.
@ kenman, let me get ths straight . Obama has lived a charmed life. Is that what middle class was/is. News to me.
Versus shrub #43 who owns a ranch, ugly as it is?
Cut off all aid to Larry David as well.
I'm surprised McCain didn't recommend his usual response of bombing them.
Entertainers playing together – but who cares? We really have no President that acts and thinks and works like a President. So much for "hope and change." He knows he is on his way out and I wonder what he will do without he buddies in the liberal press....but I do hope we see "change" in the coming elections – however, that said, I do not see any GOP emerging
to the front that will capture the nomination and win....we are in a said state of affairs in this country.
As usual this president will get a break from the slobbering media. He should golf everyday all day and not worry about anything. The media and the Hollywood douchebags have his back! Lucky guy!!
Name jk. Sfl. GOP conservatives,the garbage of America.
At least he didn't take a five week vacation like the GOP losers in congress.how did they get this five week vacation you ask????? They voted it in for them selfs . Kick this GOP trash out in 2014 midterms, I'm voting against anybody with an r behind their name. No exceptions!!!!!!!
Kick the Democrats to the curb its time to take out the Democrat trash and impeach the loser of a President.
The worst president is George Bush, Reagan–not Obama. He is doing the best–stocks did NOT dive down. No Wars. Know this you all idiots that blame because he black.
Know this you are not from this country therfore you are entitled to no opinion