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Amy-Mae Elliott / Pocket-lint.co.uk:
Acer smartphone launch confirmed … "Are you ready to join Acer's launch into the world of mobile communications?" — So asks an invite that's just dropped into Pocket-lint's inbox this morning, confirming rumours the company are to launch a smartphone. — Due to be unveiled on February 16 …
Discussion: Engadget, SlashGear, Obsessable, Electronista, FierceWireless, wmpoweruser.com, WMExperts, Gizmodo, I4U News, Local Mobile Search, TechSpot and Gadgetell
Thomas Ricker / Engadget: Acer smartphone launching February 16th, everybody flamenco!
Chris Davies / SlashGear: Acer Smartphone announcement on February 16th
Stephen Schenck / Obsessable: Acer to launch its first smartphone on February 16th
Phil Goldstein / FierceWireless: Acer to launch smartphone at Mobile World Congress
Dieter Bohn / WMExperts: Acer Smartphone Confirmed: Feb 15
John Herrman / Gizmodo: Acer Joining the Smartphone Wars on February 16th
Luigi Lugmayr / I4U News: Acer Smartphone to be unveiled at MWC 2009
Greg Sterling / Local Mobile Search: Acer to Launch Smartphone, Which OS?
Jose Vilches / TechSpot: Acer teases smartphones launch on February 16
Emily Price / Gadgetell: Acer smartphone launch planned
Michael Bettiol / Boy Genius Report:
Acer to launch smartphone on February 16
Acer to launch smartphone on February 16
Discussion: PC World, Crave, Mobility Site and GPS Obsessed
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Some Things Need To Change — Yesterday as I was leaving the DLD Conference in Munich, Germany someone walked up to me and quite deliberately spat in my face. Before I even understood what was happening, he veered off into the crowd, just another dark head in a dark suit.
Steven Russolillo / Digits: TechCrunch Founder Takes Leave Amid Spitting and Death Threats
Paul Carr / Guardian: Not safe for work: If you can't say anything nice, kill yourself, says Paul Carr
Nicholas Carlson / Silicon Alley Insider: Life Threatened, Spat On, TechCrunch's Arrington Takes Leave
Robert Scoble / Scobleizer: Mike's mood improves when Paulo Coelho arrives
Owen Thomas / Gawker: Why Internet Fame Is Worth a Warm Bucket of Spit
Thord Daniel Hedengren / The Blog Herald: Michael Arrington Takes a Break After Death Threat and Spit Attack
Marshall / Webmetricsguru: Thoughts about Michael Arrington's "Some Things Need to Change" post on TechCrunch
Zoli Erdos / CloudAve: Arrington Spit-Attack - He Joins Elite Club
Eric Lundquist / Computerworld Blogs: Spat upon, threatened, Techcrunch's Michael Arrington takes a break
Mike Sachoff / WebProNews: Arrington To Take Break After Spitting Incident
Larry Dignan / Between the Lines:
AT&T: 1.9 million iPhones activated — AT&T said Wednesday that it activated 1.9 million iPhone 3Gs in the fourth quarter with 40 percent of those activations representing new customers. — In the back half of 2008, AT&T activated more than 4.3 million iPhones (statement).
Discussion: Contentinople, Tech Beat, Silicon Alley Insider, Digital Daily, Boy Genius Report, Electronista and GottaBeMobile.com
Erin Barker / Contentinople: News Bits: AT&T Activates 1.9M iPhones in Q4
Stephen Wildstrom / Tech Beat: iPhone Boosts AT&T Q4 Business, Hurts Profits
John Paczkowski / Digital Daily: AT&T: Thank God for Vitamin i
Business Wire:
AT&T Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Results Highlighted …
AT&T Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Results Highlighted …
Discussion: Apple 2.0, GigaOM, Screenwerk and Local Mobile Search
Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Apple 2.0: Why AT&T loves the iPhone (again)
Om Malik / GigaOM: AT&T a Slave to Steve & the iPhone? Fo Sho!
Greg Sterling / Screenwerk: AT&T Reports Earnings: YP Details
Greg Sterling / Local Mobile Search: iPhone Still Driving New Business for AT&T
Marguerite Reardon / CNET News:
AT&T earnings dip 23.6 percent
AT&T earnings dip 23.6 percent
Discussion: DSLreports, MuniWireless, Silicon Alley Insider and GPS Obsessed
Karl Bode / DSLreports: AT&T Adds Record Number Of U-verse Customers …
Paul Kapustka / MuniWireless: Is Verizon waiting to spend on LTE?
Nilay Patel / Engadget:
Apple vs. Palm: the in-depth analysis — Apple and Palm kicked a lot of dirt at each other last week — acting Apple CEO Tim Cook flatly told analysts that "We will not stand for people ripping off our IP" when asked specifically about competition like the Palm Pre, and Palm responded …
Discussion: The iPhone Blog, techblog.dallasnews.com, Great Falls Ventures, PalmAddicts, Zef.me and The Register
Victor Godinez / techblog.dallasnews.com: Engadget: legal feud likely brewing between Apple and Palm
Bill Ray / The Register: Apple threatens Palm chomp
Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:
Report: Click Fraud At Record High — 17.1% of all clickthroughs on web advertising are the result of click fraud - the act of clicking on a web ad to artificially increase its click-through rate - according to the latest report from Click Forensics, a company that specializes in monitoring and preventing internet crime.
Discussion: Search Engine Watch, CNET News and WebProNews
Nathania Johnson / Search Engine Watch: Click Fraud Increased Slightly in Q4 2008
Stephen Shankland / CNET News: Study: Click fraud closed 2008 at all-time high
Mike Sachoff / WebProNews: Click Fraud Reaches Record Level
Click Forensics:
Industry Click Fraud Rate Higher Than Ever Reaching 17.1% in Q4 2008
Industry Click Fraud Rate Higher Than Ever Reaching 17.1% in Q4 2008
Discussion: Search Engine Land, the Econsultancy blog and The Toybox
Matt McGee / Search Engine Land: Click Fraud Rate Hits Highest Level Yet
Patricio Robles / the Econsultancy blog: Report: click fraud continues its march
Andrew Nusca / The Toybox: Click fraud at record high, poor economy to blame
Roberto Baldwin / Mac|Life all:
iPhoto's Faces Recognizes Cats — A huge disappointment for pet owners, was word that iPhoto's newest feature, Faces, wouldn't recognize animals according to Apple employees on the show floor. We even did a few tests at Macworld Expo with images they had of the dog Luce.
Discussion: techblog.dallasnews.com, Webomatica, Zef.me, Boing Boing Gadgets, TUAW, TheNextWeb.com, Gizmodo and Macworld
Andrew Smith / techblog.dallasnews.com: iPhoto '09 can recognize cat faces
Jason Kaneshiro / Webomatica: iPhoto 09: Faces Recognizes Our Cat!
John Brownlee / Boing Boing Gadgets: iPhoto 09 recognizes faces... even cats'
Mel Martin / TUAW: TUAW Review: iPhoto '09 is a pretty picture
Ernst-Jan Pfauth / TheNextWeb.com: iPhoto's Faces also knows how to handle the cats
Andrea Wang / Gizmodo: iPhoto's Facial Recognition Feature Works on Cats
Derik DeLong / Macworld: iPhoto knows Fluffy's face too
Cox Communications:
Congestion Management FAQs — In February, Cox will begin testing a new method of managing traffic on our high-speed Internet network in our Kansas and Arkansas markets. During the occasional times the network is congested, this new technology automatically ensures that all time-sensitive Internet traffic …
Discussion: DSLreports, TorrentFreak, Ars Technica, Light Reading, E-Commerce Times, Zeropaid File Sharing …, Telecompetitor, Electronista and GigaOM
Nate Anderson / Ars Technica: Cox ready to throttle P2P, non "time sensitive" traffic
Peter Svensson / E-Commerce Times: Cox to Fiddle With New Web Traffic Controls
Soulxtc / Zeropaid File Sharing P2P Technology News: Cox to Begin Throttling FTP, P2P, and Usenet Next Month
The New York Times Company:
The New York Times Company Reports 2008 Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Results — NEW YORK—(BUSINESS WIRE)—The New York Times Company announced today fourth-quarter 2008 earnings per share from continuing operations (EPS) of $.19, including $.10 per share for severance costs …
Discussion: TechCrunch, MediaMemo, paidContent.org, Business Wire and Silicon Alley Insider
Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch: The Canary At The New York Times Grows Larger As Internet Advertising Keeps Dropping
Henry Blodget / Silicon Alley Insider: New York Times: We Owe Retirees $625 Million (NYT)
Nicholas Carlson / Silicon Alley Insider:
NYT Ad Revenues Tank As It Hires Bank To Help Sell Red Sox
NYT Ad Revenues Tank As It Hires Bank To Help Sell Red Sox
Discussion: paidContent.org and The New York Times Company
Claire Cain Miller / Bits:
Maybe We Should Call Them Venture Pessimists — Venture capitalists need a healthy dose of optimism to do their jobs — betting millions of dollars on young ideas and hoping they turn in to the next big thing. — These days, though, that optimism is in short supply.
Discussion: Digits, Feld Thoughts, Communications …, /Message and Industry Standard
Pui-wing Tam / Digits: Venture Capitalists Get Gloomier
Andy Palay / Gmail Blog:
New in Labs: Offline Gmail — Web-based email is great because you can check it from any computer, but there's one little catch: it's inherently limited by your internet connection. From public WiFi to smartphones equipped with 3G, from mobile broadband cards to fledgling in-flight wireless on airplanes …
Discussion: PC World, Epicenter, Google Watch, Google Enterprise Blog, The Register, The Open Road, Network World, Alice Hill's Real Tech News, DailyTech, Obsessable, ChannelWeb, Gizmodo, Regular Geek, Lifehacker, Switched, WebWorkerDaily, ReadWriteWeb, Boy Genius Report, TECH.BLORGE.com, Pocket-lint.co.uk, Electricpig.co.uk, Geek.com, WebProNews, Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim, michael parekh on IT, p2pnet, GottaBeMobile.com, Newlaunches.com, Software as Services, eWeek and Google Operating System
Edward N. Albro / PC World: Offline Gmail is Almost Like the Real Thing
Scott Gilbertson / Epicenter: No Wifi? No Problem. Gmail Releases New Offline E-mail Tools
Kelly Fiveash / The Register: Gmail goes offline to avoid flatline online
John Fontana / Network World: Google unveils beta of offline Gmail option
Michael Santo / Alice Hill's Real Tech News: Gmail Goes Offline, But It's All Good
Shane McGlaun / DailyTech: Google Announces Offline Gmail Access
C.K. Sample III / Obsessable: Gmail now features offline email access via Google Gears
Brian Kraemer / ChannelWeb: Google Serves Up Offline Support For Gmail
John Herrman / Gizmodo: Offline, Semi-Offline Modes Now Available in Gmail
Kevin Purdy / Lifehacker: How Offline Gmail Decides Which Messages to Download
Lee Bains / Switched: New Feature Lets You Check Your Gmail Offline
Richard MacManus / ReadWriteWeb: Gmail Gets Offline Support, Finally
Zach Epstein / Boy Genius Report: Google knocks Gmail offline, in a good way
Dave Jeyes / TECH.BLORGE.com: Access Gmail while offline using Gears
Stuart Miles / Pocket-lint.co.uk: Google takes Gmail offline
Ben Sillis / Electricpig.co.uk: Gmail gets offline access with Google Gears
Matthew Humphries / Geek.com: Google adds offline mode to Gmail
Doug Caverly / WebProNews: Gmail Goes Offline (In A Good Way)
Michael / michael parekh on IT: ON OFFLINE GMAIL
Jon / p2pnet: Google takes Gmail offline
Warner Crocker / GottaBeMobile.com: GMail Now Has Offline Mode with Gears
Phil Wainewright / Software as Services: Google adds offline and 'flaky' modes to Gmail
Clint Boulton / eWeek: Google Finally Enables Offline Access for Gmail
Matt Buchanan / Gizmodo:
T-Mobile BlackBerry Curve 8900 First Impressions — After the BlackBerry Bold's epically delayed launch on AT&T and the Storm's epically borked launch everywhere, RIM needs 2009 to be better than 2008. The T-Mobile BlackBerry Curve 8900 is a good way to start.
Discussion: PC World, jkOnTheRun, Furrier.org, Electronista and ChannelWeb
Kevin C. Tofel / jkOnTheRun: BlackBerry Curve 8900 Reviewed; Has me Thinking
Andrew R Hickey / ChannelWeb: BlackBerry Curve 8900: Better Than The Original
Eric Savitz / Tech Trader Daily:
SAP Cutting 3,000 Jobs; Cautious On 2009; Shrs Rally — SAP (SAP) this morning announced that it plans to cut 3,000 jobs in 2009 as it adjusts the company's size to current market conditions and the global recession. The German software giant said it expects the cuts to save 300 million …
PR Newswire:
SAP Reports Double-Digit Growth in Software and Software Related …
SAP Reports Double-Digit Growth in Software and Software Related …
Discussion: Guardian, Digital Daily, Between the Lines and Financial Times
John Paczkowski / Digital Daily: SAP to Employees: So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye
Gerrit Wiesmann / Financial Times: SAP announces job cuts for the first time
Josh Lowensohn / Webware.com:
Which HD video Web service is the best? — Around this time last year we put together a comparison of various video sites to determine which ones had the best overall quality and user experience. Since then, high-definition-capable digital cameras and camcorders have taken off …
Discussion: Beet.TV and Mac|Life all
Kelsey Blodget / Beet.TV: YouTube Wins Award for Best HD Video Web Service
Steve Paris / Mac|Life all: Add Flash Videos to Your iWeb Pages
Markcuban / blog maverick:
The Great Internet Video Lie — Internet Video. Its the salvation for content creators everywhere. Its the end to dependence on the big bad meanies, the cable and satellite companies. Right ? Hell no. The concept that "over the top" video creates a valid business alternative …
Discussion: HipMojo.com, NewTeeVee, Silicon Alley Insider and Podcasting News
Ashkan Karbasfrooshan / HipMojo.com: Is YouTube a Closed System That Will Kill Video Ad Tech Vendors?
Chris Albrecht / NewTeeVee: On Mark Cuban's "Video Lie"
Nicholas Carlson / Silicon Alley Insider: Mark Cuban: Why Web Video Will Never Beat TV
James Lewin / Podcasting News: Marc Cuban: New Media Producers Are Suckers
Greg Sandoval / CNET News:
Sources: AT&T, Comcast may help RIAA foil piracy — CNET staff writer Marguerite Reardon co-authored this report. — AT&T and Comcast, two of the nation's largest Internet service providers, are expected to be among a group of ISPs that will cooperate with the music industry …
Discussion: DSLreports, Electronista and Coolfer
Kara Swisher / BoomTown:
Exclusive: AOL to Layoff 10 Percent of Staff, Due to Ad Meltdown, to Refocus on New Structure — Exclusive: AOL to Layoff 10 Percent of Staff, Cutting 700, Due to Ad Meltdown and Refocusing on New Structure — Time Warner online unit AOL will announce layoffs of 700 employees people sometime today …
Discussion: All Things Digital and Silicon Alley Insider
Kara Swisher / All Things Digital: AOL CEO Randy Falco's Entire Memo to the Troops on Layoffs [BoomTown]
Nicholas Carlson / Silicon Alley Insider: AOL To Fire 700 — Kara Swisher reports: — "Time Warner …
Darryl K. Taft / eWeek:
Layoffs to Continue at IBM, Sources Say — Resource Library: — IBM has laid off some 2,800 employees, with more to come, according to the Alliance@IBM organization. Big Blue has had job cuts in both its Software Group and its sales and distribution group, with more to come …
Shane McGlaun / DailyTech: Layoffs to Continue at IBM
John Leidel / insideHPC: IBM Lays of 2,800, More on the Way?
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
Will Intel let Jen-Hsun Huang spread graphics beyond PCs? — Nvidia chief executive Jen-Hsun Huang is on a mission to get graphics chips into everything from handheld computers to smart phones. In a dinner with reporters on Monday night, the head of the Santa Clara, Calif.-based graphics chip maker …
Discussion: Boing Boing Gadgets
Opera Mini / Opera Community:
Opera Mini 4.2 for Android - final version! — Opera Mini 4.2 final for Android is now available in Android Market. — We are happy to announce that Opera Mini 4.2 for Android has reached its final version. Thanks for your feedback, both in our forum, and through our bug wizard.
Discussion: Smartphones and Cell Phones, Google Android News …, MobileCrunch, PhoneNews.com and jkOnTheRun
Matthew Miller / Smartphones and Cell Phones: Opera Mini 4.2 for Android brings microSD support and video viewing capability
Humberto Saabedra / PhoneNews.com: Opera Releases Final Version of Mini 4.2 for T-Mobile G1
James Kendrick / jkOnTheRun: Opera Mini 4.2 for Android goes gold
Dan Moren / Macworld:
iPhone push notifications: dead and buried, or waiting in the wings? — Apple's no stranger to missing a deadline or two, nor is the company averse to pushing back products a few weeks or months when they need more time. But less common are products that disappear entirely into the world-devouring maw …
Discussion: Macworld and The iPhone Blog
Adam Stevenson / Ars Technica:
Logic circuits that program themselves: memristors in action — Integrated circuits incorporating memristors are able to successfully perform logic operations and dynamically reprogram themselves, opening the door for learning devices. — Scanning electron image of an integrated circuit — NASA
Discussion: pnas.org
Duncan R. Stewart and / pnas.org: A hybrid nanomemristor/transistor logic circuit capable of self-programming
Steven Musil / CNET News:
Movie channel to go live on Web before TV debut — A premium movie channel backed by a trio of studios is expected to debut as an on-demand Web site months before its traditional TV launch. — The consortium of MGM, Paramount Pictures, and Lions Gate announced Tuesday at the NATPE television conference …
Discussion: Download Squad, New York Times and WatchingTV Online


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The City Beautiful and Central Florida have so much to offer outside of the parks, and every week we'll be sharing our top picks for events outside of the parks you'll want to put on your calendar while you are On the Go in Orlando!
On the Go in Orlando: February 7-10, 2020
Until February 9, various showtimes
Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 S. Magnolia Avenue, Orlando, FL 32801
Some 10 million audience members worldwide have had the chance to experience the magic of "Disney's Aladdin," and starting on January 22, the show will begin a 24 performance run in the Walt Disney Theatre at Orlando's Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.
"Disney's Aladdin" brings the timeless Disney animated feature film to life with unforgettable beauty, magic, comedy and breathtaking spectacle.
February 7-9, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Lakeridge Winery & Vineyards, 19239 U.S. 27 North, Clermont, Florida 34715
Lakeridge Winery is hosting their 30th annual Winefest celebrating the previous year's harvest including their full range of award-winning table wines.
Winefest goers can enjoy a marketplace with local artists and crafters, live music, food vendors, and complimentary Winery tours and tastings.
Admission for adults (ages 13 and over) is $10 and children under 12 are free.
A portion of the weekend's proceeds will go to support the South Lake Chamber of Commerce
Art After Dark: Food Truck Edition
Friday, February 7, 6 to 9 p.m.
Lake Nona Town Center, 6900 Tavistock Lakes Boulevard, Orlando, Florida 32827
The First Friday of every month Art After Dark takes over Lake Nona Town Center for Art After Dark with Food Trucks and activities for the entire family.
Perfectly nestled between delicious Chroma Modern Bar + Kitchen, Park Pizza & Brewing Co, and Bosphorous Turkish Cuisine.
Admission to this three-hour event is free and begins at 6 p.m.
Saturday, February 8, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Lake Eola Park, 512 E Washington Street, Orlando, Florida 32801
Grab your leash, Orlando's Largest Pet Parade during Paws in the Park is happening this weekend!
On Saturday, February 8, Paws in the Park will parade around Lake Eola (in style!) in support of Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando, the region's oldest and largest animal welfare agency.
Paws in the Park festivities include, dog games for pups of all sizes, a PAWrade Costume Contest for cash prizes, shopping, a Beer Garden, food trucks, adoptable pets, and so much more!
Make sure you visit the event details page to see all of the fun activities planned that will help the Pet Alliance save over 6,000 dogs and cats this year.
9th Annual Dragon Parade Lunar New Year Festival
Sunday, February 9, 11am-12pm
Mills 50 District, Parade begins at the corner of Lake Highland Drive and N. Mills Avenue
The Dragon Parade kicks off the celebration at 11 a.m. at the corner of Lake Highland Dr. and N. Mills Ave and ends at N. Thornton Avenue and Colonial Drive.
The parade will be followed by four hours of activities at the Lunar Festival, 728 N. Thornton Ave., Orlando, FL 32803, that will feature Asian entertainment including Dragon dancing, Lion Dancing, cultural dances, martial arts, taiko drummers, arts and crafts and Asian food.
Want to know what is happening in the parks? Check out what you can experience in the parks this month!
You can find more information about what you can do in and around Orlando by subscribing to our YouTube Channel and following @onthegoinmco on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!Follow us for more updates:

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The Little World of Don Camillo is a book which was written by the author Giovannino Guareschi. The story follows the trials and tribulations of a priest. The book was published by Italy by the Italian writer and it was also released as a movie in French and Italian. The movie was released in 1952, a few years after the publication of this book. In the end, download The Little World of Don Camillo Pdf free.
The Little World of Don Camillo Summary:
The story is set in a small town which is situated in Italy. The Communist party leads the town now since they received the larger number of seats in the elections. Don Camillo is the pious person in the Christian party of the town. He tried to speak up against the propaganda of the other party since the Communists` leaders are trying to exploit people. Don finds out that the other party has used the money which they stole from people in the First World War to build the new community hall.
Don tries to blackmail the opposition by letting them know that he is aware of this action of the opposition. There is also a strike which is organized by the opposition since they want to impose a special kind of tax on the wealthy landowners of the area. The condition is that the cattle in the town will not get milked until they have solved the issue among themselves. The entire story covers the incidents of the clashes between the priest and Communist party.
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The book was a fun read for the readers and a film adaptation of the book was also made in the 1950s. people really enjoyed the movie as it is on the more casual note but also addresses a big issue.
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Nutrition and its Relation to Mealtime Preparation, Eating, Fatigue and Mood Among Stroke Survivors After Discharge from Hospital - A Pilot Study
Albert Westergren1, *
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:Year: 2008
Volume: 2
First Page: 15
Last Page: 20
Publisher ID: TONURSJ-2-15
Article History:Received Date: 20/10/2007
Revision Received Date: 10/1/2008
Acceptance Date: 15/1/2008
Electronic publication date: 28/1/2008
Collection year: 2008
open-access license: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/), which permits unrestrictive use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Eating difficulties and nutritional deficits are common among persons with acute stroke and during rehabilitation. Little is known about such problems after discharge from hospital. In addition the relationship between fatigue and nutritional status among stroke survivors living in the community remains to be explored. The aim of this pilot study was to describe mealtime preparation, eating, fatigue, mood and nutritional status among persons with stroke six months after discharge from hospital and to explore associations between these factors. Patients were interviewed six months post-stroke. Standardised questions and methods were used. The mean age of the 89 respondents was 77.2 (SD 6.6) years, 44 were women and 45 men. Difficulties with swallowing, ingestion and energy to eat occurred among 27%, 20% and 7% respectively. Difficulties with cooking and buying food occurred among 57% and 56% respectively and 41% were at nutritional risk. Feeling full of energy less than some of the time was experienced by 61% while 15% had felt gloomy and sad at least some of the time during the previous four weeks. Considering activities of daily living (ADL), having a less favourable nutritional status was significantly predicted by difficulties with buying food, difficulties with ingestion and being a woman. Considering psychological state (mood and energy), having a less favourable nutritional status was significantly predicted by a lack of energy and high age. This study supports the occurrence of a nutritionally related fatigue by means of "lack of energy". The associations between poor nutritional status and fatigue can work in both directions. Thus persons with fatigue are more prone to have poor nutritional status and those with poor nutritional status are at greater risk of fatigue. Besides fatigue also difficulties with buying food and ingestion are associated with nutritional risk. As nutritional deficits occur a long time after stroke onset it is important to assess aspects of mealtime preparation and the eating process and when necessary provide food delivery service and eating assistance in order to prevent a vicious circle of undernourishment and fatigue to develop.


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How to present high quality web articles
Creating knockout web content is not just about well written articles that interest and engage your readers. You need to also pay attention to how these articles are presented. (more…)
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Three linking tips
The internet is built around links. Any page on the internet can link to any other page. Paying attention to how you use links is a vital component of search engine optimisation.
Consistent links
Home page file names begin with the word index, so that when you type in a domain name such as www.mybusiness.com, visitors are directed to the home page. There are many different ways to link to the home page from any other page on your website. If your domain name is mybusiness.com and the home page is index.html, then all the following link text will take visitors to the home page:
Whilst it makes no difference to your visitors which form you use, it is clearer for search engines if all links are consistent and you stick to one format. The easiest form is www.mybusines.com. This also means that if you change the name of your home page to index.php, or index.htm, using simply your domain name as a link ensures that the link always points back to your home page.
The link format to other internal pages should also be consistent.
Not all links are on websites
Not everyone finds your site from either search engines or links from another website. It's a good move to include direct links to your website in the signature on all emails and newsletters.
Quality links
You can pay for links on directory sites, but free links from sites with a high page rank are better. It is helpful if the text surrounding a link to your site is related to the content and keywords for your site. Quality links are more important than the quantity of links.
Although there are many components to a successful linking strategy, implementing these tips should increase your site visitors.
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The number of systems interacting is quickly rising. End to end insight is therefore vital to reduce the number of tedious manual processes.
A new solution provides high value at a low cost for businesses wanting to quickly "find it all".
Think about all of the information that is exchanged between different systems and devices in a company's value chain every single year. How do you manage it?


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The new flavor legislation was enacted in Germany on December 31, 1981, in order to comply with the EEC Labeling Directive of December 18, 1978.
The important new regulation is based on the so-called "flavoring substance concept," which provides for a functional division of flavors into three classes: natural, nature-identical and artificial. An inherent provision of this concept is the "mixed-list system" in the following principle:
--Negative lists for natural aromatic raw materials and natural or nature-identical flavoring substances that are forbidden or restricted in use because of health aspects.
--Positive lists for artificial flavoring substances.


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Continuing with my "More than Meets the Eye" series, today I want to talk to you about the MooTools More
Form.Validator. There was a comment left on my last post in this series (about
Form.Request) specifically requesting that I cover this relatively complex plugin that's useful for telling users about the validity of data they enter into forms before they send them.
The main class you need to concern yourself with is the
Form.Valdiator class itself which provides methods that apply specific rules to inputs to see if they are valid. You can then choose how you want to inform your users that they need to address these problems, but that's not the job to
Form.Validator (though it is the job of
Form.Validator.Inline, which we'll cover in a bit).
Let's talk little bit about the rules that are applied. Form.Validator allows you to define rules that test the state of an input and return
true or
false -
true if the input passes the validation rule, and
false if it doesn't. Here's a simple example:
Form.Validator.add('doesNotContainTheLetterQ', {
errorMsg: 'This field cannot contain the letter Q!',
test: function(field){
return !field.get('value').test(/q/,'i');
The above code adds a global validator that allows you to assert that the input doesn't use the letter Q. The arguments are the validators' key and then an object that contains an error message to show the user should they encounter the error, and a function that is passed the input as an argument. This function inspects the value or, really, anything you like, and then returns
true or
The key you give your validator is important. At any time you can validate a field against any validator by using this key as a reference by doing:
myFormValidator.test(key, input[, warnOnly]);
The first two arguments are the important ones here; the key of your validator and the input to test. Where things get interesting are when
Form.Validator does this for you. By giving your input that key as a css class name, you tell
The alerts aren't pretty, but you can see how our validator is now applied when you submit the form.
Form.Validator ships with several validators listed in the documentation. These include simple stuff like
required that just validates that the user put something - anything - in the input. But there are also validators for email addresses, only letters, dates, urls, etc. The key is you can write your own - you don't need to wait for us to release something for you to make use of it. There are an extended list of validators in
Form.Validator.Extras that include some edge cases. Things like validating that two inputs have the same value (like an email verification for example).
It's also possible to configure validators with data unique to the input. For example, let's say you want to have an input with a minimum length validator - the user must type in at least 5 characters. You could write a validator called
minimum5 or whatever, but then you'd have to duplicate it for any other character length. For this purpose, Form.Validator allows you to assign values to the input, like so:
<input type="text" name="username" class="minLength:10" id="username"/>
These values - the 10 and 100 values in the example above - get passed along as JSON decoded values to the validator. Here's what that looks like:
Form.Validator.add('minLength', {
errorMsg: function(element, props){
return 'Please enter at least {minLength} characters (you entered {length} characters).'.substitute({minLength:props.minLength,length:element.get('value').length });
test: function(element, props){
if (props.minLength != null) return (element.get('value').length >= props.minLength;
else return true;
As you can see, the error message (which in our previous validator was just a string - the message) can also be a function which is passed the input and then any properties defined in the HTML. The fact that the message can be a function allows you to include information not only about how the validator is configured but also other information, like some aspect of the value the user actually entered. The test is also passed along these p roperties of course which allows you to make the properties a condition of the test. We could, in theory, rewrite our
doesNotContainTheLetterQ validator to accept an argument about the character (or, better yet, characters) that we want to disallow:
Form.Validator.add('doesNotContain', {
errorMsg: function(field, props){
return 'The value you input cannot contain any of the following letters: ' + props.doesNotContain;
test: function(field, props){
if (props.doesNotContain)
return !field.get('value').match(new RegExp('[' + props.doesNotContain + ']', 'i'));
else return true;
Note that the properties defined have to be JSON decodable, so you can't have your input like this:
<input type="text" class="doesNotContain:qz"/>
Instead you'd have to quote the string:
<input type="text" class="doesNotContain:'qz'"/>
Here's our example:
The base
Form.Validator class comes with a plethora of options and events. You can configure it to validate inputs whenever they change (on blur), or to only show one error at a time (serial). You can tell it to ignore hidden fields (those that are not visible, there's no point in validating inputs with type="hidden") and disabled inputs. There are numerous useful methods that let you run the entire validation routine on the form (
.validate()), reset all the errors (
.reset()) or validate / reset a specific field (
.validateField() and
.resetField()). You can pause the validator and resume it (
.stop() and
.start()) as well as ignore / un-ignore a specific field (
.ignoreField() and
.enforceField()) and more. There's even an element method that lets you validate a form (
Now that we've covered the basics of how
Form.Validator works, let's consider the fact that our examples so far have been rather ugly (who wants alert messages?). MooTools More ships with a default implementation that smoothly displays messages inline, right after the input:
Form.Validator.Inline. This class is the "pretty" version of
Form.Validator but don't think of it as the only game in town. You can easily implement your own "pretty" version without a lot of effort. If you want to put errors in a popup or fade them in over the entire screen or play a sound it doesn't matter. The base
Form.Validator class is there for you.
Looking at the
Form.Validator.Inline implementation, you'll find all the same options and methods from
Form.Validator along with a few extras that control how your messages appear. For instance, by default, the validation rules show up immediately after the input. This requires a bit of forethought in how you structure your HTML. If your input is inline with something else (like a submit button), validation errors are going to change that when they appear (because they are divs, which by default are block level elements).
The only real option that
Form.Validator.Inline has to offer is whether or not to scroll to errors (useful if your form is long and will likely cause the user to scroll to the submit button). Here's a simple example, building on our previous one:
As you can see, the error message slides in, but it breaks our layout a bit. Let's do some CSS work to make this look a little nicer.
It's not The Sistine Chapel but it does look nicer. Our error doesn't appear to break our layout anymore either.
As a final example, I'll show you a version that extends
Form.Validator.Inline to put the validation messages in tips that popup pointing at the input. Here's a demo:
If you want you can check out the source on github and download it with its dependencies on Clientcide.
Overall the purpose of
Form.Validator is not to be the only solution for displaying validation messages to your users, but rather a flexible solution for client side form validation on which to build. You can extend it and manipulate it to display messages in any way you choose - and you should!. The default "pretty" implementation -
Form.Validator.Inline - is just one way to use the class. In my opinion
Form.Validator is one of the classes in MooTools More that shows off the power of MooTools' object oriented design, allowing for a great deal of flexibility and reuse.
Thanks to Lloyd for suggesting this edition's topic. If there's a plugin in MooTools More you'd like me to focus on next time, by all means, make a suggestion in the comments.
Aaron Newton is a contributor to MooTools and the principal developer of MooTools More. He is the author of the book MooTools Essentials as well as the Mootorial online MooTools tutorial. He posts (rarely these days) at his blog Clientcide.com and (much more often) on Twitter as anutron. He works for Cloudera, (which is hiring, by the way).
Have you extended a Native lately? It's an incredibly helpful thing. Often people write ugly functions that take a string or whatever as an argument and return some manipulation of the string. Extending natives is a great way to do the same thing, but it is much prettier (aka: explicit, readable, easier-to-debug.)
I've seen stuff like this:
fn1(fn2(10, fn3('house')));
Hard to figure out what's happening. Instead you can write code like:
I've used this in a couple scripts, it takes a number and returns a string with zeros padded in front: 123 becomes '000123'. Really handy for filenames and the like. Here's the ugly version:
function zeroPad(num, zeros){
zeros = zeros || 3;
var str = '' + num;
zeros.times(function(){ str = '0'+str; });
return str;
// usage
doSomething(zeroPad(document.getElementById('myInput').value, 3));
zeroPad: function(zeros){
var str = '' + this;
zeros.times(function(){ str = '0'+str; });
return str;
// so that it works on both numbers and strings
zeroPad: function(zeros){
return this.toInt().zeroPad(zeros);
// usage
doSomething(zeroPad(document.getElementById('myInput').value, 3));
// vs
Awesome? Yes. You can do the same thing to:
Some say extending natives is a bad idea. Personally, I think it's awesome--but this topic is a sore spot for some. Extending natives is a feature of javascript itself that any general application framework like MooTools is entitled to use. There could be an entire article dedicated to this topic but this article isn't it. This article is simply here to show how to use this handy feature.
Arian Stolwijk created this amazing gem: Array.Math. Code samples often tell the story faster:
[2,5,1,6].sum(); // 14
[2,5,6,2].product(3); // [6,15,18,6]
[9,12,15].quotient(3) // [3,4,5]
This is all made possible by extending the
Array native, see?
sum: function(start,length){
var sum = 0,
start = start ? start : 0,
length = length ? length : this.count()-start;
length = start ? length + 2 : length;
for(var i=start;i<length;i++) sum += this[i];
return sum;
product: function(p){
var arr = $type(p) == 'array';
return this.map(function(entity,i){
return arr ? (entity * p[i]) : (entity * p);
quotient: function(q){
var arr = $type(q) == 'array';
return this.map(function(entity,i){
return arr ? (entity / q[i]) : (entity / q);
// and a whole lot more awesome ...
this is the number or string, or whatever, when inside the method.
This is just one more great tool to help keep your code organized and readable.


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Showy, scented blossoms give this herb a coveted place in our gardens! You'll catch wafts of licorice-anise from the orange flowers of Sweet Mace (Tagetes lucida). These smaller plants grow 12-24 in. high and are easier to grow than French tarragon, which has a similar flavor. Perennial in zones 8-11.
Each packet contains approximately 250 seeds.
Planting and Harvesting Tips:
Easy to grow plants thrive in areas with well-drained soil and full sun to partial shade. Start indoors in late winter — 6 to 8 weeks before the last frost date — and transplant outside once temperatures have warmed. Space 2 to 3 ft. apart in prepared garden beds and mulch well to discourage weeds and maintain moisture levels. Grows well in containers too!
Begin harvesting leaves 6 to 8 weeks after transplanting outside. For best flavor, harvest in the morning when aromatic oils are at their flavorful peak. Leaves are best when used fresh but may be dried and stored. To dry, tie cuttings in small bundles and hang upside down in a well-ventilated, dark room. When completely dry, remove the leaves from all stems and keep whole for storage. Crush or grind just before use.


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04/19/1979 – 10/02/2012
OEF Company A, 2nd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
Sgt.1st Class Aaron A. Henderson, 33, of Houlton, Maine, died Oct. 2 of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device attack on Sept. 30, in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
He was assigned to Company A, 2nd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Ky., and was deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Henderson enlisted as an administrative specialist in the U.S. Army in 2000. Upon completion of his initial training, he was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 24th Transportation Battalion at Fort Eustis, Va. His next assignment was with U.S. Army Garrison – Japan, Camp Zama, Japan, where he served as the Officer Management Branch NCOIC.
Henderson volunteered for the Special Forces Assessment and Selection Course and graduated from the Special Forces Qualification Course in 2006. Upon earning his Special Forces Tab, he initially reported to HHC, 5th SFG (A) as the communications chief. He was then assigned to 2nd Bn., 5th SFG (A) as a Special Forces senior communications sergeant. He served on three deployments to Iraq and one to Afghanistan with 2nd Bn.
His military education includes: Special Operations Command Jumpmaster Course, Senior Leader Course, U.S. Army Combatives Course Level 1, Advanced Special Operations Techniques Course, Combat Diver Qualification Course, U.S. Army Ranger School, Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape Course, Special Forces Qualification Course, Advanced Leaders Course, U.S. Army Airborne School, Combat Life Savers Course, and Warrior Leader Course.
Henderson's military awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Meritorious Service Medal, four Army Commendation Medals, five Army Achievement Medals, Iraqi Campaign Medal with four campaign stars, the Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon with a three device, Overseas Service Ribbon with a two device, NATO Medal, and Driver and Mechanic Badge (Wheeled).
Henderson is survived by his mother and his brother.
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It seems like everything has become digitized in the modern world. Our friendships are lived online, we work online, and it's our main source of entertainment, too. Studies have shown that families are spending less time together in the home than they used to, and the primary reason is believed to because of the infiltration of tech in the family sphere. If you lament this reality, then there's good news: it's not as if you need to be tied to your tech all day, every day. There are plenty of non-tech ways to enjoy each other's company, too. We take a look at four such activities below.
Old School Fun
Sure, there are games that you can download onto your smartphone or tablet, but try as they might, they'll never be able to compete with the pure joy of everyone sitting around the dining room table, partaking in a friendly board game. They might seem a little outdated in this day and age, but take our word for it, they are a lot of fun. There are always new and exciting board games getting released, so if you think that it's just Monopoly and nothing more, then you're wrong! Take a look at a few of the best family board games, and get a few for your home.
Getting Crafty
When the temperatures are chilly and you just want to stay indoors, why not look at having a day of arts and crafts fun? You'll find that not only is it an enjoyable way to spend the day, but it also helps to develop your child's creative side, and you never know, you might just end up with a creation that can have pride of place in the home. You'll need to get a few supplies to get started, including paper in various colors, glitter, glue guns for arts and crafts, and other decorative pieces. Once you've assembled the supplies, get started, and see what happens.
In the Kitchen
There's much to love about getting the family together in the kitchen and cooking up a storm. The benefits are endless, the drawbacks non-existent. During the process of cooking or baking together, you'll be having fun, you'll be teaching your children useful cooking skills, the house will smell amazing, and — most important of all — you'll be able to enjoy eating your creations once you're finished.
Growing in the Garden
Most of the activities so far lend themselves to those days when the weather is less than pleasant, and you have to stay indoors. During spring and summer, when the weather is agreeable, you can put down the tech and get into the garden. It's easier than you think to get a vegetable garden started, and you'll find that your children love getting their hands in the dirt and getting messy. Like cooking, it's also a useful skill. Plus, there's something pretty special about working hard in the yard, and then, sometime later, using the ingredients that you've grown in a meal.


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Places of worship such as churches, mosques and temples are known for their elaborate and intricate architecture. It is a place where people of the same faith gather to carry out the acts of praise and worship.
In the jungles of Indonesia however, there lies an unusual structure which sticks out like a sore thumb amidst the dense vegetation. It is an abandoned building which is said to be a church but it is unlike any the world has seen before as it resembles a giant chicken!
"I prayed all night there and I got a revelation that I must build the prayer house in that spot" said Alamsjah
The chicken church, or "Gereja Ayam" as locals call it, sits in the forests of Central Java on the hills of Magelang, Indonesia. The construction of this edifice began in 1990 when the eccentric creator, Daniel Alamsjah, received a divine vision from God prompting him to build a prayer house which was supposed to resemble the likeliness of a dove.
While he was strolling through Magelang, which was where his wife's family lived, he stumbled across the exact spot he had seen in his vision. He was not rich and had to negotiate with the farmers there for the plot of land. In 1990 he bought 3,000 square meters of land located on Rhema Hill for Rp 2 million ($170). He had to pay these farmers in installments over the course of 4 years.
The head of the structure strongly resembles that of a chicken with it's mouth open
According to Alamsjah, the huge structure was not meant to be a church or a chicken. It was meant to be a prayer house where people of all faiths can come together under it's roof to carry out worship. Christians, Muslims and Buddhists came from all over to worship in their own ways in the building which was meant to look like a dove.
Each of the other floors were used as a place of healing and rehabilitation catered for drug addicts.
It was also used to house children and youths with disabilities as well as the mentally ill
Although it was never finished, the Chicken Church has become an object of fascination as many people from around the world who visit Indonesia are likely to visit this peculiar building. The church officially closed it's doors in the year 2000 as the costs of construction became too high to continue the project.
The 67-year-old Alamsjah told Jakarta Globe "Perhaps because of my Christian faith, people thought I was building a church. But it's not a church. I was building a prayer house, a place for people who believe in God."
The church has abandoned construction in the year 2000
Most of the rooms in the building were left unfinished and were vandalized by irresponsible individuals
Let us know if you would like to visit this peculiar Chicken Church in the future!


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October 4th will always be special to me. This may have something to do with the fact that three years ago today Kelly asked me to marry him! I figure that day is about as important as the wedding day, since without a proposal we would never would have got there. So to celebrate this joyful occasion I figured I'd tell you how it happened. But not just the engagement, the whole story. The story of us, starting at 14. Many friends have heard the story. Many have not. Either way, here it is as it is remains in my memory.
Also I lied about yesterdays post being the longest in the history of ever. This one is.
In September 2010 I was a wreck. Things were happening so fast, and I was not ready for it. To understand, let's rewind a little. To high school: Kelly and I knew each other in high school. We were neighbors, and friends, but I was never interested in him. He was however interested in me so we would go on dates and do fun things together, but it still wasn't enough to get me interested. I found him annoying, immature and obnoxious for the most part.
So every week I got his letters. Read them. And thoroughly enjoyed them. I still wrote my other missionary, and dated guys at school. But when August 2009 came around, Kelly had been gone about a year, and I wrote him. And I was fairly sure I liked him. A lot. Like the 'I-could-actually-date-you-now-despite-the-fact-that-I-know-what-you-used-to-be' type of like. But he was on a mission and utterly unavailable. So I wrote him a letter. Two days later I wrote another one. And two days after that I wrote another one. Three letters in a week, I am freak. They were just normal letters news of home, updates in life, nothing crazy (well except the three-in-a-week part...). But honestly I didn't think anything would really come of it because he was dating a friend of mine before he left on his mission and as far as I knew, she was waiting. I was in the mindset of, 'I just got my associates so I could apply to a program that I no longer want to apply too, so I am taking some time off school to rethink what it is I want to study and I need something to occupy my mind, and since Kelly occupies my mind, why not let it be him?' So I figured we could write as indifferent acquaintances...or something. But I shortly found out that circumstances were different, and Kelly no longer had a 'waitee' and I also learned that Kelly had fully expected me to be married to my previous missionary by now, and the fact that I was not left him feeling happy as well. So write we did. I wrote often. He did not. My mom told me I was probably annoying him and that I should only write when he writes. But I tried. And that was boring and I had to wait much to long to write, so I said 'no mom.' And that was that.
The rest of the day I remember in snippets like this:
I got home.
Got ready.
Went to his house.
Saw him.
Was stoked.
He was fine.
He wanted to go shopping.
We did.
Later that night we and his sister went to a movie.
It was fun.
Then from August 13th on it was 'I want to spend all my time with him but we both work full time' kind of thinking. We did manage to spend a lot of time together. Things started moving quickly. We began talking marriage way too soon for my liking. But everything was moving that way. Part of me was fine talking marriage, but I assumed it would happen August of 2011. That seemed the most natural time. Obviously. Date. Go to school together. Date some more. Get engaged some time between January and April. Get married in August. Duh. What could be wrong with that plan?
When he first mentioned December I got angry with him. Then mad at the world. Then I didn't even like him anymore. Then the next day I was happy again. And then the next I was depressed and angry with everyone and everything. All I could think about was "What will the world think of me? All my life I said I would not be 'one of those' mormons who dates for no time at all and gets married in the blink of an eye." I promised everyone I knew that "to get married in December was the most idiotic thing a person could ever do." I now wondered "what will my coworkers think of me?" (The answer to that was that they asked me if I was pregnant.) I simply could not deal with the thoughts and opinions of others on the matter. It put me into a very bipolar state and poor Kelly never knew which version of Tiahna he would see that night. My family thought I was crazy. His family probably thought I was a witch.
We talked and talked and eventually figured I probably could do it. Why not? Its going to happen eventually right? So I looked at rings. Lots and lots and lots of rings. I had wanted a pearl for about my whole life. But I wanted one that looked bridal. Most pearl rings don't look bridal, they just look like a pretty ring. It took a lot of jewelers, but when I saw it, I knew it was my ring, before I even slipped it on. As to when Kelly bought it, I have no idea. But I know he had for almost 2 weeks before any success was had.
He tried to propose several times, to no avail. One night he tried (with the cutest idea ever) but I never came home that night to see the note and the plans. I stayed the night at a friends house. And apparently I forgot to tell anyone where I was. My dad called all over looking for me, because I was not even answering my phone (I was asleep!)
I went home, made brownies, and ate the whole pan with Kaloni while she asked me over and over, "why did you break up with him?" and I answered over and over "I have no idea."
And so the day after we broke up, we were engaged. And happy. I was not bipolar anymore. And I was excited for December 28th. And decided not to think about the fact that my coworkers thought I must be pregnant, or that I was engaged after only officially dating Kelly for about 2 months, or the fact that I was doing the long forbidden December marriage.
My mom told me that life has a way of making you eat your words. And guess what? I have proven that to be true. And you know what else? They might have tasted bitter as first, but the after taste is quite sweet.
I love you babe. Thanks for asking.
Friday, October 4
Happy 3 year engagement anniversary to us!
Posted by Tiahna at Friday, October 04, 2013
4 comments:
Oh goodness, that is a hilarious story. I was totally one of those girls who said I wouldn't date for two months and then get married because eternity is a long time...and then 7 1/2 weeks after our first date I had a ring on my finger and a date set for two months later. Heavenly Father probably laughed at both of us.ReplyDelete
Happy 3 year engagement anniversary:)
Thanks for saying yes ;)ReplyDelete
I love you both! What a great story. You both married "up".ReplyDelete
This is adorable. Josh and I broke up too. Not the day before we got engaged, but still. :) Love is a crazy, crazy thing!ReplyDelete
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323i (E21 model)
BMW 323i (E21 model)
BMW's trend-setting replacement for the 2002. Built from 1972 to 1982 as a saloon or convertible.
The original standard tyre was a 185/70HR13.
The original BMW 3-Series was the E21, which went into production in 1975 in left-hand drive form only; the first right-hand drive E21s wouldn't arrive in Britain for several months. There were 316, 318, 320 and 320i editions, all powered by four-cylinder engines, but in 1977 the four-cylinder 320 was replaced by a six-cylinder edition. Incidentally, six-cylinder and two-litre cars have four headlamps, while lowlier editions feature two.
A facelift in 1979 brought a fresh nose with a larger air dam, a revised dash and more generous equipment levels, then from 1980 the 316 was fitted with a 1.8-litre engine. At the same time, Baur started to sell a cabriolet edition of the 320 and 323i.
From 1982 all E21s were fitted with a five-speed manual gearbox, then the final car was built towards the end of the year with the second-generation 3-Series (the E30) taking over.


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- painful bowel actions may lead to a child avoiding pooing
- the child may not want to use kinder/school toilets because of privacy or cleanliness issues
- the child may not be able to access a toilet when they feel the urge to go
- some children just don't feel the need to go when they are busy playing
- occasionally there is a physical cause of soiling, but these are usually diagnosed at birth or soon after
- there are some conditions where the bowel does not squeeze effectively and some food allergies can cause soiling but these reasons are less common.
Soiling is NOT caused by attention-seeking, naughtiness or laziness.
The social consequences of soiling are distressing for parents and children. It is important to realise that soiling can be treated and early recognition will minimise its impact.
What parents can do
- seek medical advice
- make a diary of your child's bowel actions and accidents for a couple of weeks and take this when you see the doctor
- provide a comfortable and supported toilet seat and environment
Punishing children for soiling can make things worse – remember, children may not feel the need to poo or even be aware of soiling.
What to expect from a medical assessment
- the doctor will take a detailed history and perform a physical examination
- the doctor may order an x-ray or ultrasound of the bowel
- a blood test may be required
- a toileting program will be started and laxatives prescribed if necessary.
A toileting program works best if carried out for at least 6-12 months under medical supervision. If this doesn't resolve the problem, referral to a paediatrician or paediatric gastroenterologist for further testing and advice may be required.
While your child is being treated, their kinder or school needs to be aware of the problem, so your child receives support they need if soiling should occur.
Your doctor is a good place to start if you are concerned about your child's bowel habits or soiling. You can also contact the National Continence Helpline on 1800 33 00 66 for confidential advice and support.


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With so many things to do during the moving process, forgetting tasks can
happen easily. Whether you are in to writing things down or not, proper
planning and preparation is important to a successful move. Often times we
forget to handle one of the most important aspects like disconnecting utilities
from your old home and connecting them in your new place. Through proper
planning, you enjoy the comfort of your new home without being left in the
When you are relocating, cancelling and starting utilities can be touchy
situation because it is one of the few bills that attach your name and social
security card numbers to your account. One wrong move and it can negatively
affect your credit.
Here are some tips that can help make your move more comfortable for you and
your family:
Research your Utility Companies' Disconnection Rules
Understanding the terms and agreement of the utility contract that you
signed will give you a clear idea of when you should contact the utilities
company to disconnect. If you are aware of the terms, there are no surprises
and you can plan around it financially. If you are not sure what you should do,
you can always reference the utility company FAQ page on their website or call
directly for details on disconnecting.
If you are calling, it's a good idea to contact them at least two to four
weeks in advance. Letting them know in advance gives you the opportunity to
square any unpaid bills, handle possible termination fees, and schedule a final
reading of water, gas and electric and meters. Last minute notices can lead to
late notification charges that you won't be made aware that can affect
your credit and prevent you from turning on utilities in your new home.
Conversely, if you have a deposit with any of the companies, you should get
this money back before leaving.
Tip: For reassurance, schedule your utilities to be turned off
the day after you move out in case you need extra time to complete your
Don't leave yourself in the Dark
On move in day, you will want to confirm utilities are turned off in the old
home and active in the new home. Although it could be a very hectic day, if you
can get your electric, gas, cable and internet up on the same day, life will be
much easier moving forward with your move.
If you are using the same utilities company in your new home as your old,
communicate with them that you would like to transfer services instead of
starting a new account. You will avoid paying termination fees or security
deposits. Most utility companies allow you to handle transfers, disconnections,
and reconnection services online. Proper timing of utility disconnection can
make the difference between a tough and smooth move.
Tip: Know the date for when utilities are due. You could be
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text: Two and a Half Men's half-man Angus T. Jones made headlines earlier this week when he called the show "filth" and encouraged people to stop watching it in a testimonial video for a Christian cult, fueling speculation that he'd be leaving the long-running series soon. HuffPo now reports that Jones will probably be departing after the current season, the show's tenth, in which he won't be appearing in every single episode anyways. CBS has yet to renew Two and a Half Men for an eleventh season, but considering how long it's been running and that Angus T. Jonesgate is coming in the wake of ex-star Charlie Sheen's much-publicized meltdown last year, it wouldn't be a big surprise if the network just opted to pull the plug now. Sheen has already publicly offered Jones a part on his show Anger Management, but I'm guessing Jones thinks that sitcom is "filth" too. One thing's for sure, after putting up with all this drama these past few years, Jon Cryer has earned the right to have one hell of a public mental breakdown of his own this next season.


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February and Cheerful Things
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Reminds me of that line, "She's pure as New York snow, she's got Bette Davis eyes." But the tulips and the new baby and her family are wonderful. Spring is only few weeks away. (I hope.)ReplyDelete
Those cakes are just too tempting.ReplyDelete
Heidi Elizabeth nolonger looks like a newborn baby - my goodness how quickly they lose that look. She is adorable.
What wonderful photos.ReplyDelete
I want to taste all the cakes !
My goodness Heidi Elizabeth is a lovely addition to a beautiful family.
cheers, parsnip
That little cuties is pure gold! no wonder you and the whole family is besotted Elizabeth!ReplyDelete
Ah, now I just can't imagine that there's anywhere quite like NYC for Valentines Day!
Oh she is too cute..... will keep you posted but yes it would be lovely to take tea will be in town 3-8th and am insanely excited!!ReplyDelete
I still haven't managed to get your Heidi photos to load in that email you sent so lovely to see her here! Congratulations all. Also nice to see the cakes as I've been off them for two months nearly, trying to lose weight and get back to being a size 10. That may not happen but I've lost half a stone so far.....just by cutting out cake!ReplyDelete
Heidi Elizabeth is adorable!ReplyDelete
Congratulations to all the family!


text: Miss Fallowfield's Fortune book 1908 Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler, (The Honble. Mrs. Alfred Felkin) Cassell and company, Limited. 332 pages, A charming tale of normal social mores of 100-years ago in a seaside resort town on the coast of Wales, and an excellent example of the bookbinder's art of that period. Covers show edge wear and tears, binding is intact with only one loose section of the tissue page protector for the black and white plate, previous owner name on inside cover and first title page.


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From the Ground Up 2014 - Piano art in outdoor spaces
Friday, August 29, 2014
|Wave Form - braided grass
by Sarah Kavage and Adria Garcia
Cats may have nine lives, but some pianos have at least three. All four From the Ground Up temporary installations are now in place: on the knoll at Cromwell Park, in the trees at Boeing Creek Park, in the grass at Saltwater Park and in the courtyard at City Hall. Two are using parts from no longer usable Piano Time instruments, and one, an entire piano.
Artist Heather Washburn has installed three Pia' Trees, created almost entirely from piano strings and keys, on the Cromwell Park Knoll. Take a walk up next time you're in that park. Some branches of the Pia' Trees move in the breeze and if you look closely you may find blossoms and birds nestled in the limbs.
Just inside the entrance to Boeing Creek Park on NW 175th St look for the Jeweled Arbor created by artist Jennifer Lawrence Bennett. Bennett, who normally weaves small metal jewelry, also used piano strings in these large woven pieces. The third project was created in the grass below the sundial at Richmond Beach Saltwater Park. Sarah Kavage and Adria Garcia braided the tops of some tall grass into patterns they titled Wave Form.
|Nature's Song by Briar Bates
includes a key-activated water drip wall
Finally, an entire piano was installed in the courtyard at City Hall. Planted by artist Briar Bates, Nature's Song includes a key-activated water drip wall. So while not musically in tune, this art piece allows the instrument to live on as an interactive garden.
From the Ground Up places environmental and/or recycled artworks in various locations around Shoreline for up to three months. Instead of adding the musically unusable pianos to landfill, they were offered as materials for From the Ground Up sculptures as long as the artists displayed them in Shoreline's outdoor "gallery". These projects are funded through the City's 1% for Public Art program. Artists were selected through a competitive process.
For more information about this project or other art happenings in Shoreline contact Ros Bird, Public Art Coordinator, or visit the webpage.


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Environment and food production
TPP-like proposals in the RCEP could undermine environmental protection efforts and make food production more difficult for small-scale farmers in developing countries.
Polluters could challenge environmental laws
The RCEP is unlikely to include any enforceable commitments by governments to international environment agreements. This is a missed opportunity to improve conservation and address climate change.
The potential inclusion of investor rights to sue governments will mean that big polluters – such as global mining companies – will have extra rights available to challenge governments for environmental protection policies or action against climate change.
The US Bilcon company won millions of dollars of compensation from Canada of because its application for a quarry development was refused by a local government for environmental reasons. The US Westmoreland coal mining company is suing the Canadian government because the state of Alberta decided to phase out coal-powerd energy. Read about more cases here
Small-scale farmers kept from swapping seeds
TPP-like proposals in the RCEP would make it more difficult for small-scale farmers in developing countries to save and exchange seeds with each other as they have done for centuries.
The proposed rules would facilitate patenting of plants and seeds for corporations and are based on the 1991 UPOV Convention, which Australia has already signed. However, other RCEP countries have not.
Small scale farmers in developing countries do not have the same capacity as larger corporations to use the legal system to either receive intellectual property rights or defend themselves if they are accused of an infringement.
These rules would also make these farmers more vulnerable to exploitation by corporations as they often do not have the capacity to prove if a seed variety was already existing in their area.
Learn more
- Why are small-scale farmers protesting the RCEP? AFTINET, March 2017
- Time for progressive fair trade policies, Dr Patricia Ranald, Sydney Morning Herald, January 2017
- What does RCEP mean for farmers' seeds in Asia? Grain, March 2016
- TPP: This Election Could Decide If Companies Can Sue Australia Over Environmental Policy New Matilda, June 2016
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Android has shown great promise this year with the operating system taking over nearly 65% of the US market share. This should ideally have been a bleak scenario for Apple, the only other significant player in the mobile operating system world. However, the current release of iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus might well be the triggers that might get Apple back on top. The numbers from last year portray a similar picture where Apple lagged in its market share through the year but managed to come out top at the very end.
Reasons why we Believe Apple might Surpass Android in 2015
The new 3D Touch Technology
iOS 9, the latest release by Apple on September 9 2015 boasts of the 3D touch technology. This technology essentially means that your mobile would not only sense your touch but also the pressure with which you touch it. It is now possible to take a glimpse at your mails or actually open them. Use certain features of your apps without opening them and accomplish a lot more thanks to the new force touch technology. This is a great addition to an already spectacular Apple lineup and could very well tip things in Apple's favor this year.
The Stagefright Scare
While things are definitely looking rosy for Tim Cook's baby, Android is not having any such luck. Google's pet project might in fact have a huge security lacuna that could ruin customer confidence for good. The stagefright bug as it is being called can breach your mobile's security by simply sending a malicious mms. Not opening the message is not going to help as once it lands into your mobile the damage is already done. Take a look at this link to get a better understanding of the havoc that this bug can wreak on your phone.
Android has already rolled out a patch to circumvent this problem; however very few handsets have installed the update.
Android Updates Take Way too long
There is a reason that Android is such a huge player in the mobile market. Google decided to allow various manufacturers to tweak the operating system and sell a modified version of it in their respective devices. Take a look at the official Android site to get a glimpse of just how vast the Android network is. While this decision might have done wonders for their market share it has also ensured that any updates that happen in Android reach their customers at a much later date. The various manufacturers and even carriers have a say in the role out and it takes forever for the changes to reach Android handsets.
This is in sharp contrast to Apple where updates reach customers immediately. Thus, any security loop-holes can be plugged immediately rather than waiting for disaster to strike.
Android to Apple Switch a Breeze
Check this link and this video out to know all about an app by Apple on the Google Play store that allows you to switch from Android to Apple seamlessly. This app is bound to tempt beleaguered users to switch loyalties.
Apple definitely seems to have an edge over Android and we wouldn't be surprised if it turns out the winner yet again.


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Why protecting inventions is important ?
Interview with Romain Lobera
Romain, you are a Patent Engineer, tell us a little more about you?
Since I was very young, I have always been attracted by Science (astronomy, physics, biology, genetics) so to understand the world evolving around me. Next to that, I also enjoy the power of words and writing. Finding a career path combining those two completely different areas seemed impossible to me.
After obtaining my Bachelor degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and a Master 1 degree in Biochemistry and Biotechnology (including a focus on Law, Marketing and Economics), I enrolled in the Master 2 Intangible law & Technological watch specializing in Intellectual Property to become a patent engineer and be able to work in those two last fields (Sciences and Writing).
After an internship as patent engineer in a Generic Pharmaceutic Laboratory, I chose to take the CEIPI's patent course in order to get an intensive training in patent law. I started my career in Belgium in a traditional Belgian IP firm and I joined CALYSTA, a modern and next-generation IP firm.
As a Patent Engineer at Calysta, What is your role towards Clients
I have the great opportunity to work with customers being at the cutting edge of technology who develop tomorrow's inventions and to accompany them in their journey to get a patent, but not only. When a new invention, which can be highly technical or a combination of existing means for solving a technical problem, is developed, the decision to file a patent is not a crystal clear decision.
The balance between keeping it secret as know-how or disclosing it for obtaining a monopole around the invention has consequences in terms of competitivity on the market. My work consists in advising our clients taking into account the balance of interest and guide them through the decisions they have to make as they are never riskless, but also through the complex route for patenting their invention
Can you describe why protecting inventions is important ?
If you decide to file a patent for an invention, you have to disclose your invention enough. A granted patent is a kind of contract between you and the government granting a monopole for a specific territory in exchange of the disclosure of the invention. Of course, when taking this decision to go for a patent, the degree of certainty about the chance to obtain it should be rather high otherwise you can be impacted because you have disclosed your invention in a quite detailed way.
Further obtaining a patent on an invention does not mean that you can put your product on the market, you may indeed infringe a patent of a third party. Our work at this stage consists a.o. in providing our client with an advice on his/her freedom to operate, which involves various strategic aspects such as an in-depth study of the competition, targeting territories of interest and the best strategy suiting our client's business.
I found it challenging and so interesting to be confronted to such complex situation where many aspects have to be taken into account when guiding a client for taking its decision. I am convinced that intellectual property should not just be a title for a company, but a real leverage for supporting their business activities.
With this respect, for developing a new technology or when a company has to develop a solution for its client, the R&D costs are supported by the company and impact at the short term the profitability of the company. This should be recovered by the company in the future and that's where IP and especially patents are a strong leverage for getting a return on the investment done in developing the new technology or developing the solution they want to bring on the market
Where does Calysta play an important role ?
Calysta is a modern IP firm. The first aspect that our clients found particularly enthusiastic is our relationship with them. We are not just IP intermediaries but rather real partners in their business strategy. Advice is at the heart of our work and we commit ourselves so that in every situation, our recommendation takes into account their business. All the barriers of a traditional office do not exist at Calysta. We learn every day from all our colleagues around us and we all grow together. I share an office split between a senior European patent attorney, a senior trademark attorney and a senior IP attorney specializing in GDPR, Trade Secrets and Contracting and this increase my knowledge and awareness in IP and related matter which benefit directly to our clients


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Upcoming entrepreneurs, Fimanekani Mdodo and Asser Henock, emerged as the winners for their plan which aims to improve the performance of Grades 10 and 12 learners in national examinations. The pair introduced an online educational plan known as the "Foster Digital Education Platform," to complement Namibia's traditional education system. The plan focuses on facilitating online learning through video lectures, tutoring, mock testing and examinations which would fill the skills gap in the sector. The pair won a cash prize of N$20 000 as well as free mentoring and coaching services from NBII.Mdodo said he was humbled by the recognition. "It is really challenging to be an entrepreneur, especially because of financial constraints, but with competitions such as this one, our goals can be achieved. Thank you for believing in us and for the cash injection," he said.The NBII Business Plan Competition was initiated to foster a culture of open innovation, business and socio-economic growth in Namibia, and to inspire and stimulate aspiring entrepreneurs into creative thinking and thus enabling contestants to establish viable and sustainable businesses.Dorothea Mischo, the Director of NBII, advised the young participants to keep their eyes on the prize. "I would like to tell all aspiring entrepreneurs that it is my hope that this day marks the beginning of a successful journey and new opportunities. Allow yourself to fail often so that you can succeed sooner. Do not let fear keep you from becoming all that you are meant to be," Mischo said.All the business plans submitted were subjected to an intensive judging process by NBII before the top five were judged externally by representatives from the Development Bank of Namibia, Namib Mills and FNB Namibia which all sponsored the competition.
The Faculty of Computing and Informatics in collaboration with the Namibia Business Innovation Institute (NBII) and the Windhoek ACM SIGCHI Chapter, recently hosted the Game Design Challenge, also known as Gameathon.


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The walls along Meserole and Waterbury in Bushwick and on and near Borinquen Place in Williamsburg have become canvases for an extraordinary array of magical murals. They are among the highlights of the Juicy Brooklyn Art Festival launched by Exit Room. Here's a sampling:
Chilean artist Dasic Fernández
Mexican artist Werc
Bogota-based Stinkfish
Argentinian artist Ever at work with Zio Ziegler
Close-up from huge collaborative mural by Puerto Rican artists Rimx, SON and Ricardo Cabret
Mexican artist Marka27, close-up
The Juicy Brooklyn Art Festival begins today, Thursday June 5, at 270 Meserole Street in Bushwick and continues through Saturday. Keep posted to our Facebook page for images of more magical murals that are surfacing along Meserole and Waterbury.
All photos by Dani Reyes Mozeson — except for Stinkfish by Lois Stavsky
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David Shumate
If you live to be very old, you may see twelve hundred full moons.
Some come in winter and you trudge out into the deep snow to
stand beneath their glow. Others come to you in the city and you
take an elevator up to the roof of the highest building and set out
a couple of folding chairs to watch it glide across the sky. Or the
moon finds you along a foreign shore and you paddle out in some
dingy and scoop its reflection from the waters and drink it down.
The moons of your old age are the most potent but seem few and
far between. They make their way into your marrow and teach it
how to hum. When your final moon arrives, it's as if youth has
come back to you. Though instead of flaunting its yellow hat, now
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Lately I've been visualizing a bubble when I meditate. It's sort of like this one. I imagine it crossing an ocean, like an airplane. I can't see it. I feel it. It's on a planned trajectory, a mapped journey, straight toward me, wherever I am. A bit like Glenda's bubble in the Wizard of Oz, I admit, but within this bubble is all that I want to manifest in my life. My number is 3, and I have just 3 main goals at the moment: to garner a book deal, to reach others as I expand my yoga & meditation practice, and to attract a healthy love.
I breathe deeply and visualize this bubble floating toward me. I tell myself that just because I can't see it, or always feel it, the bubble of manifestation is still working. It is still on its way, floating toward me, as long as I believe. And that's the tricky part. Having faith when there are no signs that something is on its way. Sometimes it feels impossible to do. And what I'm learning is that belief is only part of the process. After taking Mike Dooley's course, Playing the Matrix, I've discovered a major roadblock—the main reason why previous attempts to manifest haven't been so good. Discovering this roadblock then revealed another one to me. If you are focussing on your intentions and goals in the New Year, maybe these tips will help you too. Here are my two biggest road blocks to manifesting, which reveal the best ways TO manifest!
First: I have to stop attaching. I attach to details. I don't just want a book deal, I want a specific agent or a specific publisher. Oh, but what if the Universe has other plans? What if those specific people and companies aren't the right fit for me? What if my insistence blocks the right agent and the best publisher to flow toward me? I need to get out of my own way. "Let Go and Let God" is a popular phrase. You've likely heard it and agree. It's easier than it sounds to put into practice! When I attach to details, I may just get what I want— and often that's a bad thing. My Higher Power knows better. Mike Dooley, who I adore as much as Louise Hay (and my good friends know how much I love her!) advises to manifest with big picture goals only. So, I can imagine an agent signing or a publisher signing me, but not a specific person or publisher. Same goes for love, I can't attach to a specific person or even specific descriptions such as height, hair color, job, etc. as it can block the perfect person, agent, yoga studio, etc. from appearing—and its appearance may not be what I'm expecting. Again, I need to get out of my own way. God knows best who and what is right for me. I can, however, ask for many other big picture items such as abundance, joy, a creative career, health…not specifics. There is so much more to Mike Dooley's course, I'm such a big fan… everyone should take it! Seriously, my mind lit up like a strand of Christmas tree lights. He is beyond brilliant.
Second: I must face deep-rooted inner programming to persevere.
Just meditating on what I want, doesn't help the Universe shift and bring it to me. I have to take baby steps. I have to submit more queries to agents and publishers. I have to apply to teach at more yoga studios. I may need to go out on more dates to find Mr. Right too—even if I hate dating. Taking baby steps can be really scary, especially after receiving rejection or bad experiences. Just because I received one rejection from one agent, doesn't mean a person who said I'd never get published is right. For peat sakes! Jack Canfield, author of Chicken Soup for the Soul received 145 rejections before his New York Times best seller was accepted! Who do I think I am?? Well, I'm just someone who received some negativity and lack of support at some point in my life. Maybe you can relate? I have to recognize that the person who belittled me, or called me stupid, or said I'd never make it, was vomiting negativity—it had nothing to do with me. And I've accepted that intellectually. I've forgiven the few people in my life who were like that. But on a deep level. Maybe even on the subconscious level, these sort of emotionally abusive comments left water marks that reveal themselves in the forms of insecurity or lack of drive to keep trying. I have to recognize that each rejection does not reflect my worth or ability to succeed, and then take a deep breath, surround myself with supportive peps and try again. I'm now writing on my 3rd novel. I'm now working at two yoga studios. I'm now officially going out on several first dates that help me realize exactly what I don't want! ha ha. 🙂 … But it's all helping me on my journey!
Baby steps lead to amazing journeys. And sometimes the journeys go to the most surprising places.
So here's to a New Year filled with baby steps that lead us to where we feel loved, heard, accepted, creative and joyful. And in between those baby steps, I'll take the time to meditate. Maybe you'll join me? Lets place our big picture goals and intentions (without attaching to specific details!) inside a bubble. Lets breathe deeply, close our eyes and allow it to float toward us, in God's time.


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Roccat's Ryos MK Pro mechanical keyboard has per-key backlightingBy Matthew DeCarlo 10 comments
Compared to most of its rivals, Roccat has been relatively slow to take advantage of the rising interest in mechanical keyboards, but that's about to change this quarter when the company ships its first Cherry MX-based offering. Roccat is preparing three variants of its Ryos MK, including a base model without backlighting, a "Glow" version with standard backlighting and a "Pro" unit with individually configurable backlit keys.
The company says its Ryos MK Pro is the most customizable mechanical keyboard around, as it comes with software to control which keys are backlit and when, allowing for special effects that can enhance or aid your gaming experience. For instance, Roccat says the lighting could be configured to serve as a hit indicator or a health/mana bar, though the backlighting isn't multicolored, so your options are limited there.
To power that light show, the Ryos MK Pro is outfitted with two 32-bit ARM Cortex processors and 2MB of flash memory. Naturally, since it's geared toward gamers, the board also offers N-Key rollover to prevent ghosting and it has an array of macro-related features, such as Roccat's Easy-Shift technology, which lets you assign a secondary function to any key, five macro keys on the left and three thumb macro buttons.
The Ryos MK Pro also has an integrated hub with two USB 2.0 ports and audio in/out jacks, an underside channel for cable routing, and a finish that appears glossy to the eye but has a smudge-proof coating to resist fingerprints. Roccat plans to offer the board with four different key switch options (blue, brown, black and red). We haven't seen pricing yet for the three different Ryos MK models, nor their various switch variants.


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