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I'm forever sowing vegetable seeds at the moment, and when I'm not sowing vegetable seeds I'm pricking out seedlings, both on my allotment and on the vegetable patch at work.I always seem to be behind, however, and last year I completely forgot
Easter weekend in Bath was beset by bad weather. We had some dull, dreary and drizzly days to contend with, which certainly slowed momentum on the plot. The wet weekend was far more suited to sowing seeds indoors than pluckily plodding on outside
view to nesting sometime soon. It would be great to have a little family to keep an eye on while I'm weeding.Although the soil is warming up nicely I'm determined not to sow seeds too early. It's easy to get lulled into a false sense of security
More seed sowing this week. The parsnips should have been in weeks ago I know, along with the beetroot, turnips, swedes and so forth. But it's not the end of the world — my first crops will either be a bit later than everybody else's or I'll harvest
. Next week I'll cut the heads off and hang them upside down in a paper bag to collect all the seeds. Then, in 2010 I'll be sowing my own leeks and parsnips on my plot. I can't wait to see how they grow.
The long chilly winter evenings are ideal for looking back on the year and reflecting on its triumphs and disasters. Some triumphs are of my own making - my carrots were fantastic thanks to my sowing the seeds at the right time, unlike last year
physically eat and deciding whether to give sweet potatoes another go. This is the time I order shallots and potatoes, bare-root fruit bushes and all my seeds for spring and summer sowing. It just gets it all out of the way and then I can relax and wait
.So I've relented and planted a whole load of them. I sowed two seeds to a pot and put them in the cold frame to get them going quickly, safely away from the mice!
. (However, I did lose every single calabrese plant to the voracious little blighters, so I haven't had it all my way.)Parsnips were a bit thin on the ground, due to a couple of disastrous sowings. It was breezy the first time I tried to sow the papery seeds
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Victoria Duffield is an amazing singer and an even more unbelievably gifted dancer. In her latest video for Break My Heart, Victoria gives fans a one minute intro of her moves that is so stunningly shot I wanted so badly to have some RealD 3D glasses on (guys, it was Justin Bieber: Never Say Never good). After the Michael Jackson-esque introduction we get sent back to reality where Victoria sings about heartache and pain caused by a guy she is struggling to get over. Victoria and her friends then all convene in an orchestrated and tightly choreographed number in the middle of the streets (could you expect nothing less?). Hope you watched the behind the scenes look at the making of the video on today's New.Music.Live. with Liz! And if not, keep watching New.Music.Live. to get that much closer to your favourites.
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Most of the gun shop owners from Midland and Odessa are staying pretty tight lipped about this ordeal.
Still, the price of ammunition has risen this past month, and many ammo shelves are completely bare, after customers rushed in to load up on supplies.
We asked about these trends on the Big2 Facebook page and these are some of the responses we got:
Shelly Simmons Jones wrote, "I've been to several and they are all out or restricting how much you can buy!!!"
Jaret Burkett replied, "The only ammo available that I can find at the online shops I normally go to is the high end expensive stuff or complete junk, if they have any at all. One thing that all the gun control advocates are doing very successfully is selling a lot of guns and ammo."
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A few odds and ends from Ole Miss coach Houston Nutt following today's practice ...
(How was practice today?)
"I thought we corrected some things from some mistakes that we made Saturday. I feel like we're getting better. That's the key, getting better, and don't stop ourselves. Eliminate penalties, eliminate foolish missed assignments. Take care of the ball, and put it in the end zone."
(What's your message to players right now?)
"We are doing our best to get them the best plan we feel like they can execute. Now we want them to put everything they have in it. When you watch last year's Fresno game, that's the same group of offensive linemen (with the exception of Matt Hall at right guard) that had 500-something yards.
"I know Enrique (Davis) and Brandon (Bolden) are not full speed, have not been themselves yet, but we've got enough backs if we execute not to stop ourselves. That's been the main thing."
A lot of attention has been placed on an under-performing offensive line. Nutt hasn't let the line off the hook, per se, but he puts an equal share of responsibility on the back.
"When Brandon Bolden, Enrique Davis and Jeff Scott, when all three of those guys are healthy, I think you'll see a difference, I really do."
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The emphasis defensively is on stopping Fresno State's downfield passing game. It really picked up steam last Saturday when quarterback Derek Carr threw for 370 yards and five touchdowns in a 48-24 win over Idaho.
MLB Mike Marry was not dressed because of his foot injury. Marry has missed practice time in each of the last two weeks and played effectively on Saturday.
Backup offensive lineman Emmanuel McCray was injured in practice, the extent is unknown, but he had his shoulder pads off and was walking gingerly when we were allowed up the steps after practice.
McCray had been running second team to Bradley Sowell at left tackle. Today he was behind Bobby Massie on the right side.
Patrick Junen, the starter at left guard at the beginning of the season, was behind Sowell.
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FO: Subtle Stripe Study
Yarns: Tanis Fiber Arts Cashmere Sock (in Chestnut), and Dyed by Design Solo (which I picked up in York, UK last year)
Mods: Only did 11 repeats of the stripe pattern, I underestimated my contrasting colour yardage. But I'm sort of on the small side, so a smaller shawl is perfect for me.
Notes: I don't think it's a big secret that I'm a sucker for Veera's gorgeous, uncluttered patterns, and test knitting this pattern was a dream. This kind of pattern is perfect for some really special yarn, something you love working with; because this is a heck of a lot of garter stitch and short rows. It's a perfect multitasking knit- something you can do while reading, or watching something really interesting (I watched a heck of a lot of Mad Men while knitting this).
This is really a cozy, soft, luxurious sort of shawl. it feels amazing. I mean, cashmere sock yarn- how can you go wrong?!
Some of you asked about my pin the last time I wore it, so I made sure to wear it again, and get some good shots of it this time. It is the Crawford clan crest, a wonderful treasure that my parents-in-law gave me for Christmas two years ago. The motto translates to "I will give you safety through my strength". I wear this pin a lot- it's so meaningful to me. And it looks damn good with just about everything.
25 comments:
- elephantJuice said...
Beautiful shawl! It's suits you wonderfully. I love the pin too, what a lovely sentiment.
- February 23, 2011 at 10:30 AM
- Siga said...
This looks great. And it's quite a unique design.
- February 23, 2011 at 10:30 AM
- Sel and Poivre said...
Thank you once again for a link to a wonderful, wonderful pattern! That Tanis "Chestnut" is one of my favourites of all her colourways!
- February 23, 2011 at 10:41 AM
- Tanis said...
Love that pin! It's obviously really special. really neat shawl too.
- February 23, 2011 at 11:09 AM
- Rachael said...
What a pretty shawl! I like that you can't really see much of the stripes until it's spread out more.
- February 23, 2011 at 11:20 AM
- GB said...
Did you notice that, in the closeup of the pin picture, the snowflake below it looks just like a heart?
Beautiful shawl! - February 23, 2011 at 11:21 AM
- Kara said...
The shawl is lovely. And that pin...fab!
- February 23, 2011 at 11:51 AM
- Jacey said...
Her designs are always so beautiful. I love this shawl. The colors are perfect, and I bet it really is dreamy to wear!
- February 23, 2011 at 12:45 PM
- jdknitter said...
Wow the color looks so cozy against the white snow backdrop. And I SO know what you mean by working with cashmere. The shawl I just finished had 10% cashmere in it and it just made the work so much easier. :)
- February 23, 2011 at 1:33 PM
- Megan said...
The shawl compliments your coloring so well! I like your clan's motto better than mine. My family is a sept of the MacIntosh and Cumming clans. So, I get "Touch not that cat without a glove" or "Courage." lol!
- February 23, 2011 at 1:56 PM
- Hilary said...
That's beautiful! It's hard to go wrong with Veera's patterns...she's amazing...as is that yarn! Perfect combo.
- February 23, 2011 at 2:10 PM
- The Sweatshop of Love said...
Beautiful! I ran across this pattern the other day and thought it was really pretty and unique, and yours is the same. A TON of garter stitch never looked so good!
- February 23, 2011 at 2:52 PM
- juniperjune said...
gorgeous! and the colors are perfect for you. i've been excited about this pattern, too!
- February 23, 2011 at 3:27 PM
- CanarySanctuary said...
That is so beautiful, and the pin is fantastic.
- February 23, 2011 at 4:38 PM
- Lindsay said...
Lovely :) I cast on for one of these shawls tonight, it's been pretty relaxing knitting so far.
- February 23, 2011 at 5:07 PM
- Maryse said...
Your version is absolutely gorgeous! I'm so tempted to start one! Very inspiring!
- February 23, 2011 at 7:28 PM
- yoel said...
Gorgeous! What a wonderful pattern to knit up a precious skein of "sock" yarn. Lovely pin, too!
- February 23, 2011 at 8:16 PM
- Lucy said...
It's beautiful!
- February 23, 2011 at 10:14 PM
- nata said...
Gorgeous !!!!
- February 24, 2011 at 6:04 AM
- Sungopolis said...
Kudos to you and your photographer.
- February 24, 2011 at 7:52 AM
- leila said...
So pretty! Everything is so ...romantic, the shawl, the model, the scenery. And gorgeous photography, as always.
- February 24, 2011 at 12:06 PM
- Michele said...
That is a very pretty shawl. The stripes and the garter stitch compliment each other - especially in those colors. And you definitely cannot go wrong with cashmere!
- February 24, 2011 at 12:21 PM
- Eva said...
Very nice!
This is why I gave you that award. I liked the pattern idea but was not too drawn by the red and grey color combo. But you chose colors that imediately make me want one too. :)
A family pin what a good idea! - February 25, 2011 at 1:48 AM
- ifandany said...
that colour combo is excellent, and so is that pin! lookin' good, lady!
- February 27, 2011 at 1:24 AM
- Christine said...
Beautiful shawl, and what a wonderful gift from your inlaws.
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LITTLE MOUNTAIN — The small town with less that 300 people has made national news thanks to its lack of mayoral leadership beginning 2013.
According to former mayor Buddy Johnson, The State newspaper picked up the town election story from The Observer. This lead to a The New York Times story as well as coverage on MSNBC, NPR, a Pittsburgh, Pa. paper, the Charleston Post and Courier and even a CBS radio station in Los Angeles, Calif., Johnson summed up.
Johnson held the position for 16 years and stepped down from his position last year. The new year welcomes a vacancy. Mayor Pro Tem Melvin Bowers will act as mayor until the special election April 2. The filing for the town will be between Jan. 18 and Feb. 1 in the town.
The New York Times newspaper as well as a MSNBC site projected the uniqueness of this situation exclaiming that the small South Carolina town is in search of a mayor.
Johnson had decided that he was not going to continue serving the town for the Nov. 6 general election. While the town wrote in Marty Frick, he declined for personal reasons.
The national news also covered the fact that the Little Mountain Reunion had been canceled.
In the article, Bowers was quoted as saying, "Nobody wants to give up the freedom to do what they want to do, when they want to do it," he said. "Being the mayor isn't easy."
The job pays modestly at $100 a month but the real issue is trying to find someone to govern the small town.
Residents interested in stepping up to the plate should know that they may file through the town.
According to the Newberry County Voter Registration office staff, people must file by petition by contacting the town clerk, Cindy Farr. There is no fee for filing and they must be filed no later than noon on Feb. 1 with Farr.
The county's election commissions will determine the validity of the petitions.
While Johnson is no longer in public office, he is committed to helping out the council however he can such as with writing grants, he said.
Johnson has helped garner grants for the town town to assist with keeping it historical or in terms of recreation.
As for talk about the town becoming unincorporated, Johnson dismisses this as an attack against their progress.
Johnson encourages residents to get and stay involved in the town's planning progress rather than having a reaction about something with no prior participation with the town.
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Going green: Mesquite schools show commitment to recycling
Mesquite ISD superintendent Dr. Linda Henrie, left, and Rutherford Elementary fifth-grader Calieb Rankins, center, pose with Mayor Pro Tem Stan Pickett, who presented the duo with a proclamation recognizing the school's success in the statewide Recycle Bowl competition. - Photo courtesy of Wayne Larson/city of Mesquite
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Mesquite ISD has put a major focus on recycling over the last several years. The commitment to recycling was recognized at a state level with Rutherford Elementary being named the top recycling school in the state as part of the Recycle Bowl competition.
"The students found out they won last Friday at the Recycle Bowl awards ceremony that we finished first in the state and fourth in the nation," said Holly Grubbs, Rutherford Elementary principal.
Rutherford collected an average of 41.75 pounds of recyclables per student and earned a $1,000 prize for being the Recycle Bowl winner. Rutherford wasn't the only school that did the city proud in the competition, however, as the top seven spots were all Mesquite ISD schools. The competition consisted of more than 200 schools throughout the state.
Rutherford has been actively involved in a recycling program for the past three years, and this is the second year in a row they won the Recycles Bowl state competition.
"It really says that what we are doing is working," Grubbs said. "The recycling program gives the students a sense of purpose and shows them they can make a difference no matter how old they are."
MISD superintendent Linda Henrie and Rutherford fifth-grader Calieb Rankins accepted a special proclamation from Mayor Pro Tem Stan Pickett in honor of the recycling accomplishments.
Keep Texas Beautiful and Keep America Beautiful work to create greener communities. They partnered to develop the Recycle Bowl competition last year with founding sponsor Nestle Waters North America. This year nearly one million students in 1,500 schools in the country competed to be the best recyclers.
The other Mesquite schools that were at the top of the rankings were: Kimball Elementary (second place, 40.21 pounds recycled per student); Pirrung Elementary (third place, 34.65 pounds recycled per student); Shaw Elementary (fourth place, 31.89 pounds recycled per student); Lawrence Elementary (fifth place, 30 pounds recycled per student); Moss Elementary (sixth place, 25.06 pounds recycled per student); and Mesquite Academy (seventh place, 22.68 pounds recycled per student).
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Fusion-io software turns servers into shared flash storage
The Fusion ION acceleration software can yield app performance gains of up to 25X
Computerworld - PCIe flash module maker Fusion-io today unveiled software than can combine NAND flash storage capacity in industry-standard servers into a single pool of high-performance network storage.
The company's new Fusion ION acceleration software runs on tier 1 servers that contain Fusion-io's ioDrive modules, allowing them to act as primary data storage targets -- essentially, flash appliances.
Currently, Fusion-io's ioDrive modules act as internal storage capacity for the servers in order to speed up performance compared to what hard disk drives would offer.
Fusion-io's ioDrive PCIe cards come in ioMemory modules (essentially DIMMS) that hold up to 10TB of data in a 1U (1.75-in. high) form factor. The ioDrive modules also come with either lower-performing, lower-cost multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash or higher-end, single-level cell (SLC) NAND flash.
According to David Flynn, co-founder and CEO of Fusion-io, a 1U server using the software can deliver more than one million I/Os per second (IOPS), up to 6GBs throughput and under .06 milliseconds of access latency. "The implication of this is huge," he said. "With just software you can have off-the-shelf servers behave as network storage servers and offering open platforms to customer."
Fusion-io claims its software, working in conjunction with its ioDrive memory modules, can boost application performance from 2X to 25X due to the use of NAND flash versus hard disk drives within the servers.
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For designer, educator, and illustrator Ryan Feerer, adding "restaurant owner" to his repertoire might seem like a surprising career twist, but it's been a natural evolution from his love of branding and desire to make things. Starting a business has also been a way to bring value to his home community of Abilene, Texas, while laying all his creative cards on the table.
"I've always loved to draw, since I was about 4 or 5," says Feerer. "My dad was a preacher, and growing up I would always be at home when he was practicing his sermons. So by the time Sunday morning rolled around, I'd heard it so much that I'd get bored, so I'd start drawing. And that's something I still do today. It's a habit I picked up."
He didn't always know what graphic design was or that it might be a career for him. Initially Feerer studied computer animation at the Art Institute of Dallas, then transferred to Abilene Christian University (ACU). The school didn't have a 3D animation program, but one professor, Nil Santana, suggested he major in graphic design. "I did, and then fell in love with it. It incorporated everything that I loved— fine art and problem solving," Feerer recalls.
After graduation, Feerer moved to New York to earn his MFA at the School of Visual Arts. There he studied with Steven Heller, was mentored by Milton Glaser ("which was mind-blowing and exciting," Feerer says) and worked for interactive agency Funny Garbage, where his clients included Nickelodeon, Teen Nick, PBS Kids, Smithsonian, and Disney. "It was awesome working for a small studio like that. I'd be doing illustration in the morning and then working on a site for an educational institution, and then I'd be working on album design later on that day. It helped me grow as a designer."
When the magnetic pull of family lured him back to Texas, Feerer moved his practice to Abilene and took up teaching design at ACU, his alma mater. The restaurant idea was sparked by his missing New York City's food options as well as the environments that fostered good conversation and community. A three-university town located two hours west of Dallas-Forth Worth, "Abilene has a lot of potential and a lot of people," says Feerer. The town proved to be a prime location for him and his partner, James "Jimbo" Jackson, to introduce their concept for Abi-Haus.
"Long Live Abilene" reads Abi-Haus' optimistic slogan, in response to the local quip "Keep Abilene Boring." Feerer and Jackson see Abi-Haus as an opportunity to nourish Abilenians with quality food and excellent design. "We're all about having pride in where we live and making it the best experience we possibly can," says Feerer. Bringing even more positivity to the space, New York friends and fellow designers Jeff Rogers and Dana Tanamachi also collaborated on several decorative murals bearing uplifting messages.
So how does being a graphic designer prepare someone who has worked in restaurants but not run one before? "Honestly, I just love to create," Feerer says, "even with food. You're always trying to create this amazing, beautiful product, whether it tastes beautiful or it looks beautiful — that's what I always try to do, just create beautiful things that I enjoy."
Ryan Feerer describes how he designed the Abi-Haus logo and collateral using Adobe® Creative Cloud™.
My creative process starts, like most others', with a pen and paper. If I don't have my sketchbook I'll use loose paper, receipts, paper towels, napkins, and even tissue paper. Believe it or not, tissue paper doesn't work very well.
From the beginning, I knew I wanted Abi-Haus to have a classic, timeless feel with an edgy twist. I think the edginess comes through with the custom beveled type. I create all of my custom type (with the exception of hand-drawn) using Adobe Illustrator®. I mostly use all geometric shapes, taking line segments and rearranging them like a puzzle until I get the desired look. You would be amazed with what you can do with squares and circles. Most people try to overcomplicate this process by starting off with the Pen tool. It's totally unnecessary. Use those perfect little shapes. They'll help your final product look that much more refined in a lot less time.
My approach to the menu was a little bit different. I hate going to a restaurant and going through page after page of items. I don't think overwhelming your customer is a good thing. As one of the owners, I felt like it was really important to have a smaller selection that we could perfect and not offer everything under the sun. When you're able to have the brunch, lunch, appetizer, dinner, and drink menu on one 11"x17" without it looking too complex, it's a beautiful thing. I used a simple grid with a nice sans and script for the content. I think the simplicity and flow of the menu is really appetizing. Pun absolutely intended.
The icons I created for the restaurant were meant for a larger purpose, but we ended up using them as a supporting element instead. Each of them were created using only the Ellipse, Rectangle, and very little of the Pen tool. I wanted to pare down each icon to its simplest form, taking away all unneeded information. I feel like these were successful because of that.
Some of the newer and nongeometric tools that I've fallen in love with are Illustrator's Width tool that allows variable-width strokes, the new Image Trace, and the Adobe Photoshop® image editing capabilities (especially the Content Aware tools). All of the other updates have also made the creative process move much quicker. These just happen to be my favorites. Illustrator's Width tool comes in handy when creating my own scripts or ornamentation. It makes an extraordinary difference. I remember having to expand each letter just so I could pull out individual anchor points to create line variation. I'm glad those days are over. Image Trace is something I love, but not for many applications. I hardly ever allow my students to use this tool. I, however, love to use it on hand-drawn type. Once you scan it in and do a trace, you get this really pleasant, subtle texture along the edges of your letterforms. It's so simple but makes such a difference.
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PSE adds eyesores to Bainbridge roadways | LETTER TO THE EDITOR
January 21, 2013 · 12:10 PM
To the editor:
As one can see as they walk or drive down Sportsmen Club Road or New Brooklyn Road or Bucklin Hill Road on beautiful Bainbridge Island is the ugliness that PSE has turned the shoulder into! Where once were trees and greenery is now a border of buried concrete boxes with steel tops protruding from the ground. They are surrounded by old gray bark chips and straw rolls. Nothing will grow back to cover up these eyesores!
Now PSE has decided to start this process on the waterfront road Eagle Harbor Drive. Go to the intersection of Bucklin Hill and Eagle Harbor Drive and imagine a grouping of concrete boxes lining the waters' edge of the road toward Eagledale.
This project begins in a few months. Please complain to the city and PSE and everyone who demands common sense in unnecessary improvements! Oh what beauty man can destroy!
I hope when PSE comes to your neighborhood and sells you the idea of beatification that you stroll past there other tries.
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Compilation of Creative Sound Blaster Live! drivers for Windows 9x newest VxD drivers and other gems, updated March 20, 2009
Posted 28 April 2009 - 01:42 AM
Posted 28 April 2009 - 02:19 AM
Posted 28 April 2009 - 04:17 AM
he it is
Posted 29 April 2009 - 07:26 AM
told windows to install from the install folder
so you start the program and let it expract and then go to temp and find the drivers
tell windows and let windows install(may ask for windows me disk(iused windows me))
or if you dont wanna go to temp and all just download this
mabye MDGx can add this to hes website for people with the sb 5.1 pci
but i did this on windows me may not work on windows 98 but sure it will some one else have to try
Posted 25 May 2009 - 08:04 AM
but things like Creative Surround Mixer and AudioHq i did not get
i tried your things but the audiohq kept asking about not enough space on the hard drive(got like 14gb left lool) and the Creative Surround Mixer installed but when i would go into the program the thing would never load
so does any one know wherei can get these programs made for the card not for the LIVE! ones
and EMU10K1 chipset... how do i tell ?
This post has been edited by starcraftmaster: 25 May 2009 - 08:13 AM
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Posted 03 October 2009 - 03:00 PM
ilpalazzo, on Jun 12 2009, 12:27 AM, said:
I am having the exact same problem. I tried millions of different variations of the ctsyn.ini, autoexec.bat and config.sys files but no matter what I do, the system hangs when booting Win98 right after the dos emulation drivers are loaded, after 2 minutes of hang I get a not ready reading drive c: or something similar like that, abort? retry? fail?. When I press either A, R or F nothing happens. Help!
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Posted 04 October 2009 - 02:11 PM
RetroOS, on Oct 4 2009, 06:08 AM, said:
Yep but they didn't work. Same exact problem.
Nevermind, I solved the problem by using another DOS emulation driver pack and some fiddling with the BIOS:
Posted 14 November 2009 - 08:00 AM
Krick [thank you kindly, sir ] sent me the links to a bunch of Sound Blaster install CD-ROMs [ISO format]... here they are:
Direct links [expect large files > 200 MB each]:
These are RAR archives = use 7-zip, WinRAR or your favorite (un)RAR tool:
to extract the ISO files, then use your favorite burning program to make CDs:
or install for example Virtual Clone Drive (freeware):
to expand the ISOs as separate drive letters on your hard disk [virtual CDs/DVDs].
You can install from your HD much faster than from a CD/DVD drive.
I've also uploaded these files at my site...
* The ISO found here:
Direct link [260 MB]:
This is 7z archive = use 7-zip [free GPL]:
to extract the ISO.
* this 1 previously @ MF [11 MB]:
* this 1 previously @ DriverGuide [2.4 MB]:
* I've also added a link to this list of ISOs:
Posted 21 November 2009 - 09:09 PM
I have almost all of these cards---as I would scoop them up at the thrift store long ago (no Cds though).
Now so far as the SB Live 24 bit card I have---is concerned:
Am I right that it will not work in Win 98 and 98 second edition,
but is installable on Win Me?
Posted 19 December 2009 - 01:38 AM
Posted 23 December 2009 - 04:32 PM
The Sound Blaster Live 24 bit is working perfectly in my Win Me, just as it says it does.
Perhaps I can eventually experiment and see if I can get it to work in 98 Second Edition one day soon.
I actually bought that card years ago, and from what I can recollect--it did not install on my 98 machine, so I just sat on the card for all these years, and of course lost the CD.
Thanks in an extreme way for helping me finally get use out of it!
Posted 26 January 2010 - 10:20 AM
I just installed Win98Lite onto a DELL GX110 without a sound card - so I installed a CT4830 card, using the SB Legacy driver package from the DELL site.
All seemed well except when I came to try driving programs from a "Re-Start in MS-DOS mode" mode. Then, anything called from the command line would instantly cause a re-boot.
After much hair-pulling, I eventually found that a Dosstart.bat had been created in C:/Windows which called a C:/SBPCI/APINIT (whatever that is) file. Deleting the Dosstart.bat file cured the problem.
Hope this info is of use to somebody.
Posted 30 January 2010 - 10:13 AM
SAE140, on Jan 26 2010, 09:20 AM, said:
APINIT.EXE is the native MS-DOS mode SB audio card "initializer" [SB Live! has similar SBINIT.EXE], and cannot run from within Windows without freezing the system (which is proof of poor programming).
Found some info on APINIT:
FYI, if you plan on playing DOS games from native MS-DOS (outside Windows), check out this guide [applies to SB Live! cards, but the principle is the same]:
Posted 17 January 2011 - 06:40 PM
RetroOS, on 19 April 2008 - 03:48 AM, said:
mirror 1: http://www.divshare....oad/6107747-45d
mirror 2: http://www.mdgx.com/sbdrv/sblive2.zip
Creative EMU10K1 sound devices supported:
CT4620 - PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0002&SUBSYS_00211102 - Sound Blaster Live! (Gen I)
CT4670 - PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0002&SUBSYS_00201102 - Sound Blaster Live! (Gen I) Value
CT???? -- PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0002&SUBSYS_002F1102 - Sound Blaster Live! motherboard integrated
CT4760 - PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0002&SUBSYS_80401102 - Sound Blaster Live! (Gen II)
CT4780 - PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0002&SUBSYS_80221102 - Sound Blaster Live! Value
CT4790 - PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0002&SUBSYS_80231102 - Sound Blaster PCI512 (OEM)
CT???? -- PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0002&SUBSYS_80251102 - Sound Blaster Live! motherboard integrated
CT4830 - PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0002&SUBSYS_80261102 - Sound Blaster Live! (Gen II OEM) Value
CT4831 - PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0002&SUBSYS_80311102 - Sound Blaster Live! Value
CT4832 - PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0002&SUBSYS_80271102 - Sound Blaster Live! Value
CT4850 - PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0002&SUBSYS_80511102 - Sound Blaster Live! Value
CT4870 - PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0002&SUBSYS_80281102 - Sound Blaster Live! Value
CT4871 - PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0002&SUBSYS_80321102 - Sound Blaster Live! Value
SB0060 - PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0002&SUBSYS_80611102 - Sound Blaster Live! (Gen III) 5.1
SB0100 - PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0002&SUBSYS_80621102 - Sound Blaster Live! (Gen III) 5.1
SB0102 - PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0002&SUBSYS_80641102 - Sound Blaster Live! (Gen III) 5.1
SB0100 - PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0002&SUBSYS_80661102 - Sound Blaster Live! (Gen III) 5.1 (Unofficial)
If you have a Creative Sound Blaster Live! card that is not recognised by these drivers, then please post your PCI ID.
The PCI ID can be found using regedit:
Look for a key starting with VEN_1102&DEV_0002, and copy the key name.
First up I'd like to say thanks to RetroOS, MDGx and others for the work you've done. Trying to keep the world from forgetting these great cards is no easy task.
I've got not one but TWO SB Live! cards that are not detected by this compilation or any other driver I can find, for that matter. The first one is a CT4670 with this device ID:
Yes the "Subsys" is eight zeroes. The other one is a SB0220 (infamous on the net for being a PITA, Creative don't even list it as a legacy card on their site.) and it's device ID is:
Again the "Subsys" is eight zeroes. For some odd reason this one accepts the driver for "Creative MultiMedia Interface" and "Creative Gameport Joystick" but not for the audio card itself.
I've been fighting these cards for almost straight two days now, trying all the drivers I can find and even trying to modify them. I even got the original driver cd for the ORIGINAL Live! but the card disappeared many years ago. Also, it doesn't help that my ISP has capped my "foreign" download speed for the month, so I can forget downloading any ISO's or other big compilations until next month.
Now where did I put my rope...
UPDATE 1: I moved the SB0220 down one PCI slot and now the "Subsys" reads 80651102 and as it isn't on the list, it doesn't work. Might as well try this with the other one.
UPDATE 2: Ok I think I found some VXD drivers that work for my SB0220. These seem to install fine but just now I got a 'Cthelper' illegal operation error. At least I'm getting somewhere.
UPDATE 3: Winamp Waveout plays fine but once I try DirectSound I get BSOD (Fatal exception ... in VXD DSOUND(03)). I've installed DirectX 9.0c. Seems to be a common problem but haven't found a solution yet.
UPDATE 4: Finally! Fixed the DirectSound problem by rolling back to DirectX 5.2 using DirectX Eradicator and then installed DirectX 7. Should've told myself that DX9 would never play nice with VXD drivers. Now for the DOS drivers...
UPDATE 5: I can't get AudioHQ or Surround Mixer to work. AudioHQ gives me an "Not Enough Disk Space" error when trying to install (on a 10GB drive). Surround Mixer installs but gives me an "Failed to load plugins" error when trying to start.
UPDATE 6: Just realized that my motherboard doesn't support SB 16 Emulation (PCI SERR thingy). FML!
This post has been edited by Mouseplay: 18 January 2011 - 12:54 PM
Posted 18 January 2011 - 05:04 PM
Have you tried Creative's Liveware 3 web release drivers for the CT4670?
ftp://ftp.kernel.ee/...lw30full_9x.zip 28.9 MB
These are the last Liveware drivers before Creative ended Liveware support. This package contains the VXD drivers and a few applets; Launcher, Surround Mixer, and AudioHQ. The driver version (EMU10K1.VXD 4.11.01.0711) is not as recent as RetroOS's package (EMU10K1.VXD 4.12.01.0906), but it should work right out of the box. You can apply update afterwards. The applet's versions are the same as the ones that RetroOS posted.
As for the SB0220, it's a whole different monster. The card shipped with broken drivers for Windows 98SE. The WDM drivers causes pops, cracks, and occasional BSODs. Printed instructions on a flier were included in the box specifically for Win 98SE users on how to remove the WDM drivers and install the VXD drivers to "resolve the issue". Unfortunately, the VXD drivers caused more problems than it fixed. Although the popping and cracks were gone, it caused many games and applications to CTD, or even reboot, as well as having poor sound quality. I went back to the WDM drivers since these were better quality. I lived with it for two years before finally going back to my old Sound Blaster Live! Value. That was like a eureka moment as everything worked right for once.
When I was using the SB0220, aside from the said issues, all the applets worked, so I think you may have downloaded an incomplete driver package that is missing the Win 98SE drivers, even though the poster of those drivers listed: "Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP Windows 2000 Workstation, Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional, Windows 2003 Server."
AFAIK, Windows 95 should not be in there, so I think the poster simply copied a generic list from somewhere.
A quick search at your link yielded: http://members.drive...driverid=648381
The OS listing in this set is more accurate. Have you tried this one? Otherwise, you should probably dump the SB0220, or save it for Win XP. And the Liveware 3 drivers does not work with this card in case you're wondering.
Posted 21 January 2011 - 08:19 AM
Foxbat, on 18 January 2011 - 05:04 PM, said:
Have you ...
I was aiming for a DOS arcade setup, but since my motherboard doesn't support SB16 emulation (not even with a Ensoniq AudioPCI card) and I couldn't get the TV-out to output PAL in color in DOS, I gave up on it. I'm currently just running it in Windows 98 using the SB0220 and the drivers I mentioned (these) without all the applets. Seems to run fine so far.
But thanks for checking into this.
Posted 06 December 2011 - 05:19 PM
RetroOS, on 19 April 2008 - 03:19 PM, said:
These are for Windows 95/98, but not Me since Me does not have pure DOS access aside from the EBD.
See first post.
EDIT: Windows Me with the EBD IO.SYS patch could in fact run SB16 DOS Emulation!
It requires emm386....


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2009 Web Design Trends
It's perfectly reasonable to talk predictions for the year ahead up to and including 31 January! The best article I've read on web design trends for this year comes from the ever smashing Smashing Magazine. I've picked the bits I see as most relevant to our market out of here, and have added to it following discussions with some of the key designers on the Brightspark panel. This list is not exhaustive, I'm looking mainly at the design trends that appeal to me for this year:
- Clean corporate
- Vintage, and
- Hand drawn (although it'll be gone by year end)
Clean Corporate
Everyone's in agreement that the Web 2.0 design hysteria will finally leave us this year, and I agree with Heidi Jermyn who believes that
the elements that constitute that style will remain. This is because they are tied in to the ideals of accessibility, usability and web standards – and they work!
Clean corporate is so broad and clearly defined that we've focused on the particular design features that will constitute the main elements of the 'clean corporate look' for 2009.
- Letterpress – has rarely been used to date, but is emerging across a number of different site types and for different content types. It refers to the printing of text onto a 'raised' surface.
- PNG Transparency – closely tied to the magazine style, this is where semi transparent images are superimposed onto backgrounds. Good method of making design stand out, but not recommended for all Irish businesses as it's not IE6 compatible and until IE6 is dead and gone, you can't be sure that your beautiful design will be viewed as it should. For example, most of Government departments are still using IE6. So check your stats first before going down the transparent png route. Why alienate part of your audience unnecessarily?
- Large typography – we're seeing font sizes upwards of 36 pixels, and in many cases quite expensive typefaces. Typography is set to be the number 1 design element this year and rightly so, as large interesting fonts make for beautiful designs and clear messages. Ray Doyle of Intrigue says:
- Font replacement – with more of an emphasis on typography, some designers will choose to move away from the classics of Helvetica, Arial, Georgia and Verdana. Font replacement with SIFR can add great beauty, but in our experience SIFR can cause a nightmare during browser testing. We used it here in 2007 and for sites that still have high numbers of IE6 users, I'm not recommending its use again!
- Light boxes – the second generation of pop-up box, widely used and always triggered by a user action (eg. signing up). They always appear on top of the main content and usually appear semi transparent. Example.
- Video content – while strictly content, video blocks are also a design element used to convey lots of info within a relatively small space. Video content should be short and should always carry a different message to the text. Social entrepreneurs use it here.
- Carousels – image slideshows in which the content rotates vertically or horizontally (hence the name "carousel"). To rotate the navigation, users need to click on one of two toggle elements (usually a left/right or up/down arrow). Depending on the toggle element selected, the content is rotated in the desired direction. Definitely recommended for you if you've an abundance of striking imagery and video at your disposal, or if your story is really well told visually. Like we did here.
- Introduction blocks – the upper-left area of a website is the most important block on the page, because it grabs the most attention from visitors. Therefore, it makes perfect sense to place the most important message of the website right there and thus make sure that readers get the message as quickly as possible. We've been doing this forever, it's best practice to state who/what/where/when/why in the top of your home page. See Internet Marketing Ireland specialists!
This will be a year for BOLD and energetic! Typography such as "DF Strand" by Rian Highes, "Geometric Soul" by Jason Walcott and "P22 Bifur A" by Richard Kegler. A geometric moderne with decorative variants, part Art Deco glamour, part Modernist architectural lettering and part latest fashion revival. Pop and glam with a heavy punch.
Examples of Clean Corporate Style
Vintage, old school patterns are timeless and look set to be very popular in this coming. In the bright shiny new medium of web, they haven't been used much to date, but now we're seeing them used on corporate sites, online shops, and blogs.
Successful vintage design features images and fonts that were popular in the time period they are meant to represent. Vintage recalls the time period between the 1950s and 1980s. Vintage can often be combined with the hand drawn style (see below).
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A geometric moderne with decorative variants, part Deco glamour, part Modernist architectural lettering and part latest fashion revival. Pop and glam with a heavy punch.
Examples of Vintage Style Designs
Please note that the examples above of vintage are a little busy in my opinion and feature too much yellowing/brown colours. But I've included them for their images and motifs and for indicative purposes only. If you know any good examples of non yellowing looking ones, please let me know.
Hand Drawn Style
This is one I associate with Heidi, she was experimenting with this as far back as 2006. Matt's Endless Bender is one she did at the end of last year. Hand drawn (or scrapbook) style features hand drawn elements, torn edges and the odd coffee stain and are usually highly personalised and a little whimsical. Not really suited to corporates, this style will be very popular for anyone marketing to the youth market, as well as personal blogs. They will die off later this year as they will come to be seen as 'very 2008'.


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A new survey released by Allstate Insurance finds that many driving-age teenagers and parents of driving-age teens in Pennsylvania need a much stronger understanding of the state's teen driving safety laws. The findings also indicate that parents play the biggest role in education and enforcement, but need to vastly improve in both efforts.
The survey, which was conducted by TRU, a leading youth research and insights firm, was launched to mark the one-year anniversary of Pennsylvania's strengthened Graduated Driver Licensing laws. The revised components, which went into effect December 27, 2011, include:
- 65 hours of supervised driving hours before licensure (including 10 hours of night driving and five hours of inclement weather driving;
- Passenger limits for junior license holders with the exception of family members;
- A curfew for junior license holders between the hours of 11:00pm and 5:00am;
- And a mandatory six-month holding period following one's 16th birthday before eligibility to apply for a driver's license
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Several responses among teens and parents alike support the need for both groups – but especially parents – to develop deeper knowledge of Pennsylvania's GDL laws:
- 56 percent of teens claimed to be confident in their knowledge of Pennsylvania's GDL laws; only 36 percent of parents reported the same confidence.
- The majority of teens and parents were aware of three out of the four the basic components of the law (supervised driving hours, passenger limits and nighttime restrictions), but only about half were aware of the mandatory holding period.
- When asked about the specifics of the four components, only 17% of parents and 10% of teens could identify the correct restrictions.
The majority of teen respondents indicated that they value parental influence in GDL education, but many are not confident about how well their parents know the laws:
- 54% of teens say they have had a conversation with their parents about GDL laws
- 73% of teens who had these conversations considered them to be effective
- Only 54% of teens say their parents have a strong understanding of Pennsylvania GDL laws
The survey also revealed that many teens are breaking GDL laws:
- Only 38% of parents and only 15% of teens say young teen drivers generally comply with GDL laws.
- Nearly half (46%) of all Pennsylvania teens say they've broken at least one GDL law… but only 19% of parents are aware of these infractions.
- The most common response teens gave for breaking GDL laws was "had an emergency" (39%)
Additionally, there are major contradictions between parents and teens surveyed when it comes to enforcement:
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Encouragingly, most parents (87%) and teens (80%) surveyed understand that GDL laws save lives. More than three out of four teens (76%) also responded that the desire to feel safe while they are driving is a strong motivator to comply with their state's GDL laws.
"We know that Pennsylvania parents and teens don't want to put themselves, their passengers or other motorists at risk," said Allstate Insurance spokesperson Chris Conner. "But we also know that teens are our youngest, most inexperienced drivers. We hope these survey results serve as a call to action to parents to learn and enforce the state's GDL laws."
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Classification and Types of Hydrocephalus
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- Nonobstructive, or communicating, hydrocephalus occurs when the CSF flows out of the chambers of the brain (ventricles) and into the spinal canal, but it is not reabsorbed normally by the tissue surrounding the brain and spinal cord. Sometimes this type of hydrocephalus corrects itself.
- Obstructive, or noncommunicating, hydrocephalus occurs when the CSF does not flow properly between or out of the brain ventricles because of an obstruction, such as from a malformation or narrowing.
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According to the "Parallel Universe" blog, published by MSN Entertainment, Harrison Ford is close to finalizing a deal to reprise his role as Han Solo in "Episode 7."
It is rumoured that Ford, director J.J. Abrams, screenwriter Michael Arndt and LucasFilm head Kathleen Kennedy have all agreed that Solo will return."
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Interesting. I will be anxious to see if this is true or not. Part of me can't imagine him playing that character at his age, but hey, the man did Indiana again, so I suppose why not? I am interested if only for the fact that I love those characters so much. Still not sure what to think of Disney buying the franchise.
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After 'The Eleven Doctors' (and a bit of a break), comes another adventure from me - 'Night of the Robots'.
Basically, I'm planning on doing more adventures (with single Doctors this time!) and whilst trying to keep the stories relevant to the era - ie not using new music for a Pertwee story, having the 60s in black and white, etc. I've thought up ideas for almost all the Doctors - e.g. an atmospheric ghost story for the 9th Doctor, a Krynoid invasion with the 6th Doctor, a great big Dalek epic for the 1st, and a stab at a Time War adventure... (you heard it here first!)
And all this is using the voices of the actors - ambitious!
So, to kick off I've come up with a story starring Tom Baker and the Voc Robots... set between the gap of The Deadly Assassin and The Face of Evil, he is on his own in a deserted futuristic city patrolled by corrupted robots, and with aliens down beneath...
And here's a nice trailer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppZnpy9y_Xk
Production's pretty well advanced, but editing's gonna take a while. It's a two part adventure, and I won't be able to get the first up before the end of November, so early December it is. And then it's planning for the Christmas special... more on that later.