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Acer Aspire C710-2688 Laptop RAM Memory Upgrades
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- Dimm Type: Non-ECC
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- Storage Capacity: 2GB Module
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Guaranteed CompatibilityOver the years we have taken immense care in creating one of the most in depth memory configurators. We do this to ensure that when you purchase a memory upgrade from OFFTEK you are confident that the upgrade is 100% compatible with your system. Should you have any questions prior to ordering your upgrade we have technicians on hand via live chat, email or phone who will be able to answer any queries you may have.
We take the time to look into each machine to ensure that we offer all sizes and speeds that the machine is able to take not just the latest specification that has been released. We believe that offering all options for machines provides a 100% guarantee that the memory with function with your original memory module efficiently.
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How do I add more Ram Memory?
Random Access Memory is a really useful component of a computer system and is at the core of all information processing tasks. The more you have the quicker the machine can allow you to work on larger and more complex files or programs. To install an additional upgrade on your computer you do need to have a little technical knowledge and of course some RAM chips as well as a screwdriver and an anti-static wristband or grounding device.
Step 1 – Find out how much RAM you already haveThe first step before you add any more memory to your system is to find out how much you have. To find this information you will need to navigate to 'My Computer' and then Properties. Click on the 'General' tab and this should display the amount of physical memory that you have. Computer RAM is typically either 1GB or 2GB or 4GB-8Gb in newer systems.
Once you have determined how much memory you have, you need to determine whether your computer has the capacity to hold any additional memory. The new RAM must match the same specifications and configuration of your existing modules. You can use our Offtek memory configurator to help you locate the correct upgrade required.
Step 2 - Availability
Shut down your computer but keep it connected to a power source. If it is a PC then disconnect all peripheral devices such as printers, the keyboard and monitor.
Step 3 - Installing RAM
Step 4 - GroundingCarefully remove the cover of the computer. It is very important that you ground yourself to the computer using suitable grounding equipment such as an anti-static wristband. The case and on occasion other internal components need to be removed so that the RAM sockets can be accessed.
Read through any documentation which is supplied with the RAM chips. When picking up each of the DIMM chips be careful not to touch the pins. Find the notched section of the chip and then turn it so that it is level with the memory slot.
Step 5 - Documentation
To lock the module securely in place, locate any of the retained clips, ensuring that they are effectively secured.
Step 6 - Secure the upgrade
Switch on the computer and check the amount of RAM. If the amount of installed is incorrect, you will need to switch off the computer, remove the modules and then re-install them. Repeat the process and check that the RAM added to the computer has been installed properly.
Step 7 - Final Checks
Specification of Acer Aspire C710-2688 memory upgrade
Your system memory specification is listed below, most importantly your maximum memory capacity:
|Device Specifications
|Make + Model
|Acer Aspire C710-2688
|Device Type
|N° of Ram Slots
|2 Slots (2 Banks of 1)
|Standard Ram
|1GB or 2GB (Removable)
|Maximum Memory
|Acer Tech Support
|Official Acer Support Link
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The advantages of adding more Ram Memory
Installing a memory module is one of the simplest upgrades that can be done to a computerThere is no configuration, no sitting around waiting for things to update and backup. It is simply plug and play! By adding more Ram memory into you laptop, desktop or server you will be doing the following:
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Home > News & Events > Wayland Press Release Archives > 2003 News Releases > March 2003 > Trustees approve first WBU grads in Kenya
Trustees approve first WBU grads in Kenya
PLAINVIEW -- Wayland Baptist University's Board of Trustees today approved the first candidates for graduation from the university's partnership with the Kenya Baptist Theological College.
Sixteen students will be receiving the Associate of Applied Science degree on July 19 in the first graduation ceremony held in Kenya. The students began their academic foundation studies with Wayland in 2000, after the university began sending faculty to teach at KBTC.
"This is really a landmark decision for us," said Dr. Vaughn Ross, professor of biological sciences and the organizer of the Kenya partnership. "We knew if we developed a long-term relationship that our component would have to be appropriately accredited."
Once all the pieces are now in place, Ross said the university is free to further develop the partnership. Currently, Wayland sends two teams of faculty members - usually two professors at a time - to Kenya twice annually to offer a four-week class in the academic foundations. The students meet all day each day and earn credit for two courses over that period.
In Ross' eyes, the formalization of the partnership means even more Kenyan students can be equipped to spread the gospel to their own country. Most of the students at KBTC are already ministers and many have other careers or vocations that allow them to get jobs in areas of the country where the gospel has yet to be preached. With a formal university degree, Ross said, these ministers will be able to take the message of Jesus Christ even farther.
"Wayland is becoming a central point of ministry and facilitating other groups: two Baptist foundations are doing missions work by helping provide funds for this partnership; individuals are contributing also; many churches are doing missions work by sending students on mission trips and to Wayland to train for ministry; and several associations are also doing mission work by supporting Wayland," Ross said. "Through Wayland, Texas Baptists are providing human resources and financial resources for this project. To me, that's what the university seal says to do: 'Go ye into all the world.'"
Ross and his wife served 19 years as missionaries in Kenya, and it was on a return trip in 1997 that he began to really see the possibilities for such a partnership. After meeting with KBTC principal Bernard Kabaru and the president of the Baptist Convention of Kenya, he knew he could be the link between the educationally needy country and the wealth of educational resources at Wayland. Though Kenya has an emerging higher education program, Ross said, they lack the experience in putting together an accredited program.
Years later, the impact of the partnership has been felt not only by the Kenyan students, who Ross said are grateful for the opportunity to learn, but also by Wayland's faculty and students. The university sent a group of students through the Baptist Student Ministries in the summer of 2002 to do work projects and minister to Kenya Baptists. A recent graduate is currently in Kenya doing student teaching. Ross expects many more such opportunities will present themselves over the coming years.

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EPT Barcelona Ladies Champion Lynn Gilmartin!
Well in case you didn't believe yet in the Lynn Gilmartin mantra, #LifesGood, you might want to jump on the bandwagon. She is the winner of the largest ever EPT ladies event and always happy to share a joyful moment!
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Yoplait Greek Frozen Yogurt Bars - So what if it's getting colder outside? These freezy treats are too cool to ignore! In both Honey Caramel and Raspberry, each bar features a beauteous swirl of deliciousness. Enjoy one for 80 - 90 calories, 1.5g fat, 50 - 55mg sodium, 12 - 13g carbs, 0g fiber, 12g sugars, and 5g protein (PointsPlus® value 2*). In freezer aisles at Walmart Supercenters and select markets.
Quaker Popped Rice Snacks - Quaker Quakes, those lovable little crispy snacks, have been given a new name and a new look. And they're just as tasty and amazing as ever! Chomp on 13 - 18 mini cakes for 110 - 140 calories, 0.5 - 5g fat, 100 - 410mg sodium, 21 - 27g carbs, 1g fiber, 1 - 9g sugars, and 0 - 2g protein (PointsPlus® value 3 - 4*). Bonus: There are some new flavors, including Sweet & Salty Mix -- caramel corn and cheddar cheese snacks mixed TOGETHER. Wowowow!!!
StarKist Tuna Creations Single Serve Pouches - These new perfectly portioned pouches of our favorite seasoned tuna are a dream come true. (Assuming you dream of tuna. We do.) They're IDEAL for packed lunches and meals for one! In Sweet & Spicy, Hickory Smoked, Zesty Lemon Pepper, and Herb & Garlic, each 2.6-oz. pouch has 80 - 110 calories, 0.5 - 4g fat, 290 - 390mg sodium, 0 - 4g carbs, 0 - 1g fiber, 0 - 3.5g sugars, and 16 - 19g protein (PointsPlus® value 2 - 3*). Now at Walmart, and in grocery stores nationwide by the end of the month!
Just when you thought we couldn't POSSIBLY have any other exciting news about the upcoming book release and tour for HUNGRY GIRL TO THE MAX!... there's MORE! We LOVE Weight Watchers, and we know that lots of you do too, so we've put together a special contest and surprise giveaway for WW members who attend the HG tour events! At each event, every single Weight Watchers member with proof of membership (username or membership card) will receive an exclusive surprise goodie! IT GETS BETTER. At the end of the tour, we'll tally up the number of WW attendees from each city. The Weight Watchers community (by meeting location or leader) with the MOST people at an HG event will get a BIG box of HG fun -- t-shirts, books, hats... the works! Click here for the tour schedule. Then pass along this info to all your WW buddies, and start planning your group outing! And if you haven't yet, there's still time to pre-order HUNGRY GIRL TO THE MAX! The Ultimate Guilt-Free Cookbook -- click around for GREAT deals! P.S. If you're NOT a WW member, worry not -- you will still be treated to a snack bag PACKED with incredible HG-approved treats!!!
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and many of our favorite food companies are embracing the cause...
Yoplait Save Lids to Save Lives - This ubiquitous program has expanded to include many more General Mills brands! Click here to see the participating products list, and then start collecting those lids -- send 'em in, or redeem codes online. For every lid, General Mills will donate 10 cents to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, up to $2,500,000! We plan to lick many lids as part of our contribution...
Healthy Ones Lunchmeat - For every tub of lunchmeat or pound of deli meat sold this month, Healthy Ones will donate 5 cents to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, up to $50,000. Just another reason to love HO's tasty turkey slices!
Caribou Coffee - The coffee chain is selling its Amy's Blend coffee, tea, and other products as a tribute to roastmaster Amy Erickson, and 10 percent of the sales will go to the nonprofit organization CancerCare. The products are available in stores and online through November 7th. Plus, for every "Like" that Caribou's Facebook page receives, the coffee co. will donate an additional dollar. We'll raise a mug to that!
The Mushroom Council - The mushroom industry has teamed up with City of Hope to support breast cancer research by selling mushrooms in pink containers this month and donating $50,000 to the organization! Click here for OODLES of mushroom recipes.
Way to go, food-industry peeps!!!
When it comes to popular fall ingredients, pumpkin is pretty much homecoming queen. Good thing pumpkins will reportedly be readily available this season (unlike past years) and less than half the price they were last fall! We hear the availability will trickle down to our beloved canned pure pumpkin from Libby's... Yes! ***Emmys, schmemmys... Results of the Zagat 2012 Fast-Food Survey are here, ranking restaurants based on popularity, food, décor, and more! Top overall pick in the mega-chain category went to Wendy's, followed by Subway and Pizza Hut. In-N-Out Burger snagged the top slot in the large-chain sector. In the full-service category, Cheddar's was number one overall, and Caribou Coffee landed on top of the quick refreshment list. Click for more winners! ***Does size really matter? It does when it's printed on a food label! In one study, subjects were given cookies labeled either "medium" or "large" -- but all the cookies were the same size. And, as you may have guessed, people ate more of them when they were labeled "medium." Think before you chew... ***Lastly, a little something for HGers of the legal drinking age... Check out Three Olives Loopy Vodka! Judging by its tropical fruity flavor and the colorful O's on the bottle, we're pretty sure it's meant to taste like a certain b-fast cereal that rhymes with Cute Bloops. We hope a spirit inspired by Cinnamon Toast Crunch is next... And that's all we've got. HG out!
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Today, October 8th, is Columbus Day. It's also National Fluffernutter Day! Spread some reduced-fat peanut butter and marshmallow creme onto a caramel-flavored rice cake -- YUM!
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We keep hearing how the "artists" that the entertainment industry gatekeepers say they're "protecting" are not at all pleased about SOPA and PIPA. For example, we've already seen Ashton Kutcher come out against the bill. The latest is that famed musician Peter Gabriel has said that his own website will go dark in protest:
"This year is going to be a very crucial year for the fate of digital rights and freedoms on the internet. We strongly support the campaign against both the Protect IP Act and the Stop Online Piracy Act. For that reason our websites will be down from 05.00 GMT for 24 hours in support of the campaign.It's been really sickening to see our usual critics (some of whom are admitted lobbyists in favor of the bills) insist that anyone against the bills is "in favor of piracy." Clearly, many people from all over the place -- including those who make their living in the "entertainment business" are against the bills. Or are we going to hear that Peter Gabriel just wants free stuff, too? Source
Please check out http://www.avaaz.org/en/save_the_internet/ if you want to read more/sign the petition.
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Swedish Medical Center is a leading specialty center for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Directed by Kenneth Melman, MD, the ECT service plays an active and important role in the clinical care of many treatment refractory patients. The service treats hundreds of patients annually on an inpatient and outpatient basis, utilizing ECT for a number of psychiatric conditions. Given Swedish's superior anesthesia and medical support, we serve as a tertiary referral center for seriously ill patients requiring ECT treatment.
ECT is a safe and very effective treatment for certain psychiatric disorders. ECT is most commonly used to treat patients with depression, which can be a painful and disabling illness. In addition, ECT may also be used to treat patients with psychotic or manic symptoms.
For various reasons, ECT has a social stigma attached to it. Some popular movies depicting psychiatric patients receiving ECT have created a negative public perception of this therapy. Consequently, some people react with fear when ECT is suggested as a treatment. Although ECT was introduced in the 1930's, the technique has been continuously refined and improved. As it is currently practiced, ECT may be the safest, quickest, and most effective treatment for moderate to severe depression.
During ECT, the brain is stimulated by a small amount of electrical current. The electrical current produces a modified seizure, which affects the entire brain, including centers that control mood, appetite and sleep. Researchers believe that ECT corrects the biological abnormalities that underlie severe depression. More than one treatment, however, is needed to achieve these positive effects. An average of six to ten repeated treatments (also referred to as a "series") is needed in order to achieve sustained improvement. More than 80 percent of depressed patients who receive ECT respond favorably. Following a course of treatment, patients feel more like themselves again and are able to work and lead productive lives. Often, family members, doctors, or nurses may notice improvement before the patient. After completing a successful ECT course with significant resolution of depressive symptoms, one will need to continue taking an antidepressant or receive maintenance ECT, in order to remain well.
In general, the most common side effects are headache, muscle soreness, nausea and difficulties with short-term memory. Of these side effects, perhaps the most feared side effect is memory difficulty. Typically, mild short-term memory loss accompanies the treatment and resolves in the hours post-treatment. In rare cases, long-term memory may also be affected. If any long-term memory problems occur, they almost always resolve a few weeks after the completion of an entire course of ECT. Within a few weeks after ECT, your ability to learn and remember new information usually returns to normal.
No. This is a frequently asked question and a major concern to most patients. Studies have demonstrated that ECT does not cause brain damage, nor does it cause permanent brain dysfunction. In fact, ECT often improves the cerebral functioning of patients with severe depression. By treating the depression, patients often report that they are able to concentrate better and think more clearly. During the course of ECT, we recommend that important decisions be delayed or postponed until after recovery. If any important decisions must be made while receiving ECT, we suggest that family, friends and the treatment team be consulted.
As with any other medical procedure, ECT does pose some risks. Overall, ECT is one of the safest procedures done under anesthesia. Both the risks and benefits of this procedure are fully explained at the time that the patient signs a statement of informed consent. With advances in anesthesia and delivery of electricity, ECT is a safe and relatively comfortable experience.


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People usually don't refer to their previous location of employment as "that old place of mine". :D Note, place of mine means, it belongs to me, my house. :DOriginally Posted by moonwalker
In addition, if we knew she owned her own business, and c) were the correct choice, then c) should read "her old office/business address".


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Fred Gleeck is an information marketer. In addition to working on his own info products, he helps others to sell their information products as well.
Fred has been perfecting his information marketing techniques over the last 24+ years he has been doing it. If you want to learn how to sell information products on the internet, he is the right person to consult with.
The information marketing business is changing. Fred knows and understands the information marketing secrets that few others use or know. He uses them himself in his own business and then passes that knowledge along to others in his seminars and workshops on creating information products.
Selling information products for himself and for his coaching clients is his ONLY business.
He is the author of over 15 books and helps others who sell info products to create their own books, ebooks, audio and video programs.
If you want to create your own information products, you should contact Fred. He teaches a range of topics within the field of selling information products. They include, but are certainly not limited to:
- How to use free ebooks for more effective marketing.
- How to write an ebook.
- How to write ebooks that have a back end sales component to generate you more long term revenue.
- How to create and market your own audio information products
- How to market and promote your own video info products
- and, much, much more!
Fred looks forward to helping YOU on your next project in the field of information marketing and encourages you to come to one of his events to learn information marketing.
He splits his time between Las Vegas, Los Angeles and New York City where he helps all sorts of information marketers to succeed.
Seven Steps to Information Marketing Success
Information marketing is a simple business. It's a SIMPLE business, but it's not an EASY business. I have laid out a seven step plan for YOUR success selling info products. Follow these steps and you WILL succeed!
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59 Steps to Starting and Building a Successful Info Products Business: The Ultimate Information Marketing Checklist
Do you want to know how to start and run a successful info products business? OK. Here are the steps:
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How to Create a GREAT Audio Program
People like to learn in different ways. One of those ways is by listening. As an information marketer, YOU need to create audio programs for your customers and prospects.
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How to Create a GREAT Video Program
Every good information marketer knows that people like to learn differently. Some people really like to learn using video. All you have to do is look at the number of instructional videos out there.
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Writing a GREAT book or E-book
Many information marketers tend to skip doing a book in their field. It's MUCH easier to do an audio program. A LOT less work. BUT, not doing a book will hurt you in the long run.
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Systems YOU Need as an Information Marketer
To be an effective and successful info marketer, you need to have a number of systems in place. This article is all about which systems you need, what they do and where you can get them.
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Your DAILY To-Do List for Serious Information Marketers
Whenever people contact me via email or see me at a seminar or event I always get THIS question: What do you DO every day to make your business REALLY go?
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Who do YOU "Listen to" in the Information Marketing Field?
One of the biggest problem in the field of information marketing, or any field for that matter, is trying to figure out WHO to listen to. There are a lot of folks CLAIMING to be able to teach you about various aspects of this field.
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Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is slated to give what we hope will be his last State of the State speech today.
This will be Quinn's second speech during an election year. He also was up for election in 2010 after taking office in 2009. That year, he beat Republican state Sen. Bill Brady in the general election.
This March, Quinn, a Chicago Democrat, faces a relative unknown – Tio Hardiman – in the Democratic primary. Waiting for him in November will be one of the four Republicans seeking to win the GOP primary: Brady, state Sen. Kirk Dillard, wealthy businessman Bruce Rauner or State Treasurer Dan Rutherford.
In Quinn's speech, you'll likely hear him claim victory over getting pension reform passed. You won't hear about how the reform will do next to nothing to improve Illinois' fiscal outlook.
You'll likely hear Quinn talk about jobs and building the middle class in Illinois, including raising the state's minimum wage. You won't hear about how doing so will hurt business and not create jobs.
You'll likely hear about all that the state accomplished in the past year, including the legalization of gay marriage and medical marijuana.
What you won't hear Quinn talk about is his failed leadership. You won't hear him talk about how he sat on the sidelines as pension reform kept getting pushed to the side. You won't hear him talking about how he wasn't involved in crafting pension reform.
You likely won't hear him talk about how big the state's backlog of unpaid bills is despite him raising your income taxes by 67 percent.
Quinn has been an ineffective leader, even with Democrats controlling both chambers of the Legislature.
It's time for new blood. We hope a worthy challenger to Quinn emerges from the Republican primary. Illinois needs a level of leadership Quinn has failed to provide.


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Quick Drive: 2014 Lexus IS 350 F Sport Prototype
Well, things are not going entirely according to plan. The car splashes through a big puddle and the steering suddenly gets light, and it comes to us that maybe our enthusiasm has sucked us a little too far and a little too fast into this big bend on slick, rain-swept pavement with the 2014 Lexus IS 350 F Sport.
Fortunately the boundaries here are set not by big trees but instead by little traffic cones, so the consequences of busting out of this autocross course on very wet pavement will involve only small embarrassment instead of a large fireball. And then suddenly it doesn't matter, as the 18-inch Bridgestone tires find some bite, the gentlest of steering corrections picks up the drift from the rear tires, the chassis gives a little wriggle as the car hooks up, and then the direct-injection V-6 is warbling as the car finds its way into the straightaway and the eight-speed automatic transmission begins firing off the gear changes. Let us all praise the opportunities for learning experiences offered by wet pavement.
Lexus IS chief engineer Junichi Furuyama laughs off our subsequent report, of course. Lexus has been going to the Nurburgring in Germany to test its cars for a decade now, and Furuyama is a lot more concerned with the way the forthcoming 2014 Lexus IS 350 F Sport feels on the long, long, roller-coaster straight down to the Tiergarten at 150 mph than in our little adventures at 60 mph in a big parking lot. What Furuyama really wants to know is if we can feel the F Sport version of the 2014 Lexus IS sports sedan communicating with us through the steering wheel.
Well, yes we can. But we can also tell you that what we feel most in this car is the struggle that's going on within Lexus to rediscover its soul.
The company has made no secret of its desire to put more emotion into its identity, and this has been expressed of late by the way Lexus has embraced the notion of pure speed. Evidence is right here in the F Sport, a new trim level for both the 2014 Lexus IS 350 and 2014 Lexus IS 250. The F Sport lies between the cooking versions of these cars and the unabashedly high-performance Lexus IS F. We'll see the final form of the heavily revised 2014 Lexus IS sports sedans at the 2013 Detroit auto show, but right now Furuyama is giving us a chance to drive some optically challenged prototypes of the F Sport cars.
The key technical improvement here is quicker response and clearer, more tangible messages from the steering, and indeed Furuyama's benchmark has been the BMW 335i coupe - the previous-generation version of the 3 Series, which he regards as a better car than the new-generation car (we're right there with him in this). The first step in delivering this kind of steering lies in a body that's ten percent more rigid thanks to the use of structural adhesives and more high-strength steel among other things. The second measure is carefully tuned steering gear for quicker response, smoother action, and enhanced on-center feel.
When you're at the controls of the IS 350 F Sport, you really feel like you've got hold of something substantial. Part of the reason can be found in a much better driving position thanks to a steering wheel that's more vertical and a seat that's located 20mm lower, plus a high-bolstered seat that feels like a deep, racing-style bucket of the 1970s. But what you really notice is the direct-injection V-6 and eight-speed automatic transmission from the current Lexus GS sedan, plus brakes that really bite hard when you lean on the pedal.
As we weaved through the winding corners of San Gabriel Canyon in Azusa (not too far from well-known Glendora Mountain Road, where street racers gather late at night), the IS 350 F Sport proved to be the kind of car that you could steer with your fingertips. There's enough body roll to let you know what the F Sport is doing, yet the car is always poised on top of its tires. A quick flick of the steering wheel also instantly gives you more bite from the front tires, so you get a second chance down there at the apex if you need it.
In the Lexus fashion, there's an extensive cast of electronically controlled features to help the F Sport deliver on its promises in every kind of situation, notably a four-position chassis calibration (Eco, Normal, Sport and Sport+) that you dial in with a rotary knob on the center console. When you select Sport mode, you get a different shift schedule for quicker acceleration. When you select Sport+ for the IS 350 F Sport, you get the different shift schedule plus quicker response from the electric-assist power steering and firmer suspension damping. And when you slide the eight-speed automatic into manual mode, you get faster upshifts plus engine blips for faster downshifts.
In the Lexus fashion, this is a lot of stuff, all of which is synonymous with speed. Yet you're always aware of the refinement that's also at the core of the Lexus identity, and the fundamental feel from the new car - the smooth swell of power from the V6 and the ride motions from the chassis - is familiar. In fact this makes us always aware that refinement has always been the key measure of a Lexus, not speed. And every thump from the rear suspension as the F Sport's Bridgestone Turanza ER55 summer-performance tires (225/40R-18 99Y in front; 245/35R-18 103Y in the rear) slap against a seam in the pavement makes us fret about whether such compromises in refinement are appropriate for a Lexus.
The 2014 Lexus IS 350 F Sport wants to speak to you of speed, yet it also wants to retain the refinement that sets apart the cars this company has always made. The question lies in blending these two things together, and the F Sport makes us keenly aware of the way we struggle with finding the right balance point just like the engineers struggle with the same thing.
Part of the answer lies in not asking the F sport to do too much. If you want refinement in a sport sedan, we're confident that the conventional trim levels of the 2014 Lexus IS will deliver just as always. We're glad that Lexus continues to set itself apart in this way, even though it doesn't always get the respect it deserves for doing so.
Meanwhile the F Sport represents a more mature approach to speed from Lexus, one that's more civilized than the Lexus IS F. The 2014 Lexus IS 350 F Sport is apparently the kind of car that you can drive to the Nurburgring, roar around for an afternoon, and then drive home again and go to the supermarket along the way. Furuyama tells us that he's not after an ultimate lap time at the track, but instead he hopes to deliver the kind of car that every driver will find natural and even effortless to drive in such demanding circumstances.
To us, this seems like the right kind of ideal from Lexus. We'll see if it's truly our kind of thing once we get hold of these cars for a drive, and we're booking rooms at the Hotel am Tiergarten even now.


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Cardinal Wuerl Thinks Church Can Win Contraception Fight
ROME—Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington, D.C., believes that the Church can win its fight against the Obama administration's contraception mandate if it takes its case to the public.
"We still have before us the opportunity to make the case to the American people," Cardinal Wuerl told CNA Jan. 21.
"Americans by our tradition, by our heritage, are a people who tend to be very fair and don't readily admit to excluding blocks and groups of people from participation in the common good," he said.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Jan. 20 that it would not expand a religious exemption for employers who object to a requirement that their insurance plans cover contraception as part of a list of "preventative services."
The policy requires free coverage for sterilization and contraception, including some drugs that can cause abortions.
Cardinal Wuerl underscored that the mandate will affect Catholic schools, hospitals, universities and charitable outreach to the poor.
"This is all new, in the sense that never before in our history has any government simply issued a decree emptying the religious convictions and conscience protections of all the institutions that serve the poor," he said.
"All of a sudden, with one stroke of the pen, this administration has indicated that our objections to doing what the government wants us to do, our objections have no place.
"It is an outrageous situation."
Cardinal Wuerl was in Rome as part of a delegation of bishops from the Mid-Atlantic states. The group spent the week updating the Vatican on the health of the Church in their dioceses.
On Thursday, Jan. 19 they met with Pope Benedict who warned them of a "grave threat" to religious liberty in the U.S., something he described as "the most American of freedoms."
Cardinal Wuerl thought the Pope's address was a very timely reminder that the Gospel "implies and even demands that we be engaged in the public effort to mold a good and just society."
With this in mind, the Pope told the bishops that the preparation of a new generation of "committed lay leaders" should be the "primary task of the Church in your country.
"I think this new generation that the Pope is speaking about is already present," said Cardinal Wuerl.
He believes that after two generations of young Catholics who suffered from "a devastating lack of solid catechetical teaching," there is "a generation coming along that has been nurtured in the faith." He credits that change to the production of the Catechism of the Catholic Church in 1992, and the influence of Blessed Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI.
"This generation is already rising up to say, 'What can we do to restore the sense of gospel values in our lives, in our families, in our institutions, in our communities?'
"We're seeing something wonderful happening."


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"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea." - Henry James
All over the country, the grand old tradition of afternoon tea is well and truly in vogue.
The custom of afternoon tea was introduced in 1840 after the Seventh Duchess of Bedford typically became peckish at four o'clock in the afternoon. The Duchess felt that the time between their formal lunch and dinner was rather too long and so insisted that a tray of tea, bread and butter was brought to her private rooms in the afternoon. She soon started to invite her friends to take tea with her and the fashion spread like wildfire amongst the London socialites.
Afternoon tea became 'the thing to do' and during the 1800s women of standing and birth would change into formal gowns, gloves and hats and take their tea in the drawing room between four and five o'clock - a ceremony that is a common sight in many period dramas.
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28 December 2012 | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau
Malaysia-based OSA Niaga and Straits Orthopedics form orthopedics JV with Beijing-based Naton Medical
Singapore: Malaysia-based medical device producers, OSA Niaga and Straits Orthopedics entered into a joint venture (JV) with Beijing-based multinational medical supplier Naton Medical to produce a wider range of Malaysian-made orthopedic products. The JV is expected to generate $1.47 billion (RM4.5 billion) in gross national income (GNI) for Malaysia, which presently imports more than 90 percent of orthopedic solutions.
Under the JV, joint collaboration will take place between the two firms in R&D and the products will be labeled as a Malaysian brand. Naton will transfer its technologies and capabilities in areas of orthopedic manufacturing and processes to contract manufacturer Straits Orthopedics, Malaysia. The JV company is expected to begin operations in the first quarter of 2013 and will market products to the Asian and Middle East markets within the next five years.
OSA Niaga is a wholly-owned subsidiary of OSA Technology, which produces orthopaedic implants used in surgical procedures and treatment of fractured bones at all private and government hospitals in Malaysia.
"If we are more successful than what we are expecting today, the Asian and Middle East regions are not the only markets we want to capture. We want to hit Europe, Japan and the US," said Straits Orthopedics' senior vice-president TH Su.


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And this Young Money
Lil brotha get 'em
[Verse 1: Lil Wayne]
Straight out the hood a young hoodlum
Done what I shouldn't did what they say I couldn't
Hid where all the killers hid at
Hung where the other hustlas slung at
Waiting on the get back
Get that
Flip that
Debating on the mix match
Switch that from dope to coke I'm blowin up fast
Now you niggas is slowing up fast
(secret weapons) "I can hear myself but I can't feel myself, I wanna feel myself like tweet!"
Now my niggas is blowin up aves
If I tell 'em you niggas is holding up cash
Rollin up stepping outta the phantom's ass
Put cha litters away ur talking to a can of gas
There's nothing to say no matter who comes to ask
And murder ain't funny but we do love to laugh
Shit we just living take money take baths
Take a nigga bitch and fuck her
And send her back wit nothing
Now isn't that disgusting
Give him back his sista give him back his cousin
Yea, go make a stack or something
Go and buy yourself a spine and give back the frontin'
Yea and to end that discussion
I been had strength I just got the muscle
Fuck ya, this that 'n' the other
I see my people struggle wish that they wasn't
The government try to put us in a muzzle
But you're two fingers ain't the pieces to da puzzle
Shit say to each his own hustle
And I hustle all night and then go home to the fussin'
Then wake up to the fuckin'
Breakfast in bed don't forget my english muffin
Hawaiin punch tastes like robitussin
A nigga jus livin jus breathin jus puffin'
Come on mama drop down and curl up
Dick millimeter cock back and murda
Aye senorita we cannot go any further
If my girl catch us both in the spot she will merk us
Pussy niggas talkin all that slop we will merk cause
Hungry ass niggas I tote two hamburgers
Who want beef? Who want beef? I bring it to your front door and now you seem nervous
Two seater swervin'
Traffic to hell wit it
Shit you can't die with it can't go to jail with it
Might as well wild in it passin and feelin' it
Me I excel fishtail and tailwhip it
Give them niggas somethin' to tell them bitches
Smellin like money at a full court scrimmage
If found at the table got a four course dinner
Young money cash money dump a fatty on da winner
And yet he understood us so when we told em' break it off
Cause gangstas don't' talk one word'll be a walk
And yo platoon can't handle the destruction
Hard body baby killin' sound like seduction
Them niggas chase dope bitches follow the instructions
Sometimes you gotta put the whole rooster in the oven
So tell the public I'mma do my thing
Just as soon as I hear dat bing
Gotta come in
Comin' up
You niggas jus runner up
And runnin' up'll get you in that wheel chair forever
It's whatever
I'm still here forever
Cause the lil'nigga better than all you niggas together
I'm gone


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Extreme behavior stoked the West Fork Complex fire in southwestern Colorado Tuesday afternoon, with crowning fire sweeping through large stands of bug-killed timber.
South Fork, Wagon Wheel Gap, and an area south of Creede on the south side of Colorado State Highway 149 remain under evacuation, and Creede is under a pre-evacuation notice, fire officials said.
Trees and groups of trees are torching in the fire and there are crown runs, when fire jumps from tree top to tree top, as well.
Earlier Tuesday, firefighters hoped for a better weather day, after several days of red flag conditions.
The fire zone is "out of red flag conditions," said Pete Blume, West Fork Complex incident commander at a Tuesday morning news conference.
"We certainly can't say we are a lot better, just under red flag thresholds. It's not exactly like it's going to be a great fire weather day."
There is no rain in the forecast and a high pressure system setting up over the fire zone will likely result in more smoke sticking around throughout the day.
Winds will continue to calm down Tuesday through the course of the day, as high pressure builds, the weather service said.
Winds out of the west, instead of the southwest, will push the fire into areas that have not yet burned, officials said. But, as the fire moves more directly east it's heading into areas that are less populated.
Low humidity and extremely dry ground conditions will continue to fuel the fire and present issues for firefighters.
Firefighters continue to work on a bull dozer line built 1.5 miles outside of South Fork as the fire continues to move closer. The fire is about three to four miles outside the edge of town, Blume said.
Firefighters are also concentrating efforts in the Papoose fire zone, working to keep the fire away from the Rio Grande Dam.
"It's very, very important, what that provides for us," said Adam Mendonca, of the U.S. Forest Service, of the dam and the water it stores.
Fire officials want to minimize any amount of ash and sediment the dam may take on because of the fire. "That is what we are trying to prevent if we can," Mendonca said.
The West Fork Complex, a combination of three wildfires — West Fork, Windy Pass and Papoose — has burned about 79,182 acres about 14 miles northeast of Pagosa Springs.
There is zero containment. On Tuesday 1,313 personnel are working on the fire.
U.S. Highway 160 has been closed in the area by the fire, but it may reopen on a limited basis — at certain times and with pilot vehicles — depending on fire behavior and weather conditions, Blume said.
There are no immediate plans to return area residents who have been evacuated.
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Lancaster homicide suspect turns self in, police say
Jamaal Harris, 27, charged in fatal shooting
The suspect in last week's Lancaster fatal shooting has turned himself in, according to police.
Jamaal Harris, 27, of South Lime Street, is charged with criminal homicide and is in Lancaster County Prison without bail.
Dennis McFadden Jr., 21, was gunned down along the 500 block of South Lime Street around 4:50 p.m. Wednesday. He was found near some residences on the east side of the street. Police said he had been shot multiple times. McFadden died at the scene.
Neighbors said they heard at least five gunshots come from 553 S. Lime St. The body was not found inside the home. Police said they are not sure where the shooting actually took place.
A Lancaster sergeant said they are trying to determine if the shooting took place near the house or somewhere else. The crime scene investigation was focused on the backyard, where the man's body was found.
McFadden was a father and had another child on the way.
His mother said he had a good heart and doesn't understand why someone would kill him
A crowd formed outside the home, unsure if the gunfire they heard had killed somebody they knew. Police said they initially kept neighbors in the dark about the shooting.
"My main goal, get the info we need to hopefully take the person responsible or anybody else responsible into custody and get them off the street as quickly as we can to resolve the safety of the neighborhood," said Lancaster Lt. Mike Winters.
It happened in a community that has seen an increase in violence.
"He was a young guy and I feel sorry for the family. I can't believe that it would happen in our neighborhood because normally this is a good neighborhood," said neighbor Darryl Gentry.
One neighbor said there was a shootout a couple weeks ago near Wednesday's shooting. He said he was not surprised to hear that somebody was killed.
"It's pretty much getting worse. With the economy, you have the cops more trying to harass people. It's making a lot more things worse. It could have happened to any one of us," said neighbor Nathaniel Jimenez.


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Velo-competitions for children took place in AlmatyJun 10, 2013
Velo-competitions for children dedicated to the International Children's Day and World Environment Day were conducted on a spare stadium of Almaty Central Stadium. The event was organized by "Velo-almaty" initiative group with the support of a number of commercial organizations, the UNDP-GEF "City of Almaty Sustainable Transport" project, and Traffic police department of Almaty.
Cycle race was held for the fifth time, and this year's competitions raised more than 200 children between the ages of 2 and 7 years.
A lot of fun quizzes and performance of "Young traffic inspectors" group on observance of city traffic rules by children and their parents were carried out for all children on the eve of school holidays. "Young traffic inspectors" movement marks its 40-year anniversary this year. The results of "Bicycle and ecology 2013" children's drawing contest were summed up at the event. The contest is held to draw attention of the younger generation to the environmental problems of the city and a healthy lifestyle.
Bicycle as a means of city transportation is an environmentally friendly transport allowing citizens to travel with benefits for themselves and the environment.
The organizers seek to push kids towards sporting achievements, instill a real interest in active, healthy and environmentally-friendly way of life, as well as draw parents' attention to the safety of children on the roads during the school holidays.


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"paw" {28a564ee-8503-49fb-ae4b-7fccc440e98f}
"default" {e5441fdd-3b1b-4250-988b-4639bd10f977}
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Memory size: 8192MB
State: running (since 2017-09-01T18:41:42.019000000)
Autostart Enabled: off
Autostart Delay: 0
Shared folders:
Name: 'pawshare', Host path: 'C:\TM1 PAW' (machine mapping), writable
Starts vm but not in headless mode-allows you console access should you want to run anything. Probably log in and set root password.
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My question is: what windows messages are sent to dialogs child controls when the user moves the dialog windowover the screen?
I checked WM_MOVING, WN_MOVE, WM_SIZE handlers in child controls. Noneis called.
OnPaint also is not called.
Seems like the dialog just moves its bitmap.
I am asking this question because I have a popup window over one of controls, like a tool tip (derived from CWnd). When the dialog is moving, the popup stays put. I need to keep popup relative position relative to the control the same all the time and I don't know how to do it.
Any help is greatly appreciated.


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Afternoon, folks. Hope you all had a great Christmas. I know many of you are still on holiday until right after the New Year, so continued fun to you and yours! Nevertheless we've got a couple news items for you this afternoon…
The big news today is that Warner Home Video has finally officially announced Ben Affleck's Argo for release on Blu-ray Combo and DVD on 2/19 (SRP $35.99 and $22.97). Extras will include a feature-length Picture in Picture viewing option called Eye Witness Account, audio commentary with director Ben Affleck (and others TBA) and 4 featurettes (Rescued from Tehran: We Were There, Argo: Absolute Authenticity, Argo: The CIA & Hollywood Connection and Escape from Iran: The Hollywood Option).
Meanwhile, Sony has set Small Apartments for DVD-only release on 2/19. The film stars Billy Crystal, James Caan and Dolph Lundgren. No I'm not kidding. The studio also has Here Comes the Boom coming on Blu-ray and DVD on 2/5, followed by Chicken with Plums on DVD only on 2/26.
20th Century Fox has announced some catalog Blu-ray titles for early 2013, including French Kiss and One Fine Day on 1/8, Wild River, Gentleman's Agreement and How Green Was My Valley on 1/15, and Laura on 2/5. As far as new releases, look for Late Quartet on 2/5 and Chasing Mavericks on 2/26.
Dark Sky Films will release Stitches on Blu-ray and DVD on 4/2.
Image Entertainment will release Ghoul on DVD only on 1/8.
Magnolia will release Royal Affair on both formats on 3/26.
Also, AIS in the U.K. has set Disney's Flight of the Navigator for Blu-ray release on 1/29 (SRP $44.98). There's a very good chance the disc is all-region. [Editor's Note: This disc was released in the U.K. in November and is simply being imported for the U.S. market by Amazon.]
And in other news today, I'm afraid we have sad news to report: Actors Charles Durning and Jack Klugman have passed away, as well as veteran British TV producer Gerry Anderson.
Klugman was best known for TV's The Odd Couple and Quincy, M.E. and also film roles in 12 Angry Men and Days of Wine and Roses among others. He was 90.
Among Durning's credits were TV's Evening Shade and such films as Tootsie, Dog Day Afternoon, To Be or Not to Be, The Sting and (my personal favorite) O Brother, Where Art Thou? He was also a World War II veteran and was among the first wave of troops to hit Omaha Beach on D-Day. He was 89.
And 1960-70s genre TV fans owe a great debt to producer Gerry Anderson for creating such classics as Thunderbirds, Stingray, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, Fireball XL5, UFO and Space: 1999 (note that Season Two is expected to finally be released on Blu-ray in late 2013 or early 2014) among others. The halls of Moonbase Alpha will never be the same without him. He was 83.
One last note: Our own Jeff Kleist posted a Blu-ray 3D review of New Line's A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas yesterday, so do check it out if you're interested. We'll also have a couple of new columns from the guys over the next couple days, so do check back for them.
We'll leave you today with a look at the final Blu-ray cover art for Warner's Argo, as well as Sony's Seven Psychopaths (due 1/29) and Fox's Laura…
Stay tuned...
- Bill Hunt


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Life is many things—crazy, hectic, beautiful, enlightening, and sometimes hard—but never ever boring. I have too many interests and things to do on my bucket list to slow down. Having a family was always at the top, becoming a teacher was high on the list, and having a big garden was added fourteen years ago. As I've learned more about food, both how to grow and cook it, I've found myself wanting to combine my teaching experience with two of my biggest interests.
One funny thing about living a full life is it often becomes a challenge to keep all the balls in the air and still make room for more of those dreams you really want to add. Yes, I'd love to teach cooking, gardening, and help build community gardens someday, but it's hard to fit it in right now because taking on new projects means having to give up something else to do it. So those items on the bucket list stay there, waiting for their time in the sun.
Well, the folks at The Laughing Cow surprised me with the opportunity to experience one of my dreams, to work with children and parents in the community and teach them about growing food and starting their own gardens. As part of their Life Well Laughed Project, they sent host Jill Simonian and a film crew to our home last month for an interview, only the second half wasn't really an interview. They had a surprise planned.
The time at the school was so much fun, I loved how the children really got into the session and enjoyed themselves. We tasted the herbs and the children expressed their opinions of each one, and of course there were a few "yucks" and "blechs" but most of the children tried all of the herbs. Then they planted some seeds they could grow back at home. We had fun playing in the dirt together, and the whole experience reaffirmed my desire to do more things like this.
The Laughing Cow believes a healthy lifestyle should be fun, and that's why they support organizations which share that goal. This year they want to donate a substantial amount of money, up to $500,000, for health and wellness program at YMCA, and you can help them do that. For each UPC code entered from packages of Laughing Cow Wedges and Mini Babybel Cheese, The Laughing Cow will donate $1, just visit the Life Well Laughed website to enter the code. And make sure you check out all of the videos for The Life Well Laughed Project (click More from The Laughing Cow, then Webisodes).
And finally, I have to give huge thanks to The Laughing Cow, Deca, Jill, Christianna, Marissa, Katherine, Chun, Mike, Brian, Sheba, and Matt for making the day so memorable.
[Disclosure: I am a contributor to Deca TV and received compensation for this interview.][Disclosure: This blog earns a small commission through affiliate links.]


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Isaac, now a Category 1 hurricane, has already brought flooding rains to Charleston, S.C. Later Tuesday night the giant storm will move up into much of Louisiana and Mississippi bringing a storm surge threat to coastal cities. New Orleans may see as much as 20 inches of rain. Weather Channel meteorologist Jim Cantore reports from New Orleans.
Updated at 5:06 a.m. ET Wednesday: The center of Hurricane Isaac made its second landfall in southeastern Louisiana early Wednesday, officials said.
The storm hit just west of Port Fourchon, La., with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph at around 2:15 a.m. local time (3:15 a.m. ET), according to aircraft and radar data from the National Hurricane Center.
Emergency management officials in Plaquemines Parish, southeast of New Orleans, reported overtopping on a levee from Braithwaite to White Ditch early on Wednesday. "This will result in significant deep flooding in this area," the National Weather Service said.
Earlier, Isaac produced a dangerous storm surge along the northern Gulf coast after wobbling back out to sea two hours after its initial landfall on Tuesday night. Flooding from rainfall was expected, the center said.
The storm surge combined with a high tide will cause normally dry areas near the Mississippi and southeastern Louisiana coast to be flooded by peaks of 6 to 12 feet, the center said. Alabama could see up to 8 feet; the Florida panhandle, 6 feet.
A 10-foot surge was reported at Shell Beach, La., the center said.
By 3 a.m. local time (4 a.m. ET), the storm was 60 miles southwest of New Orleans, although winds and rain lashed the city that was ravaged by Hurricane Katrina seven years ago. The storm was moving northwest at 8 mph. Winds were gusting at up to 78 mph.
Forecasters predicted the storm would arrive in New Orleans early Wednesday and then head for Baton Rouge.
While not packing nearly the power of Katrina -- which was a Category 3 storm when it slammed New Orleans on August 29, 2005 -- Category 1 Isaac was nevertheless a powerful reminder of New Orleans' vulnerability.
'Really bad weather'
The hurricane will be the first test for multibillion-dollar flood defenses built after levees failed under Katrina's storm surge and left large parts of New Orleans under water.
The hurricane center continued to warn that flooding from rainfall and storm surge remains the storm's greatest threat. The slow-moving storm is expected to dump up to 20 inches of rain in some spots over two days.
Hurricane Isaac initially made landfall at 8 p.m. Tuesday in southeastern Louisiana as a Category 1 hurricane.
"It's going to be a long period of really bad weather" for the Louisiana and Mississippi coasts as well as areas inland, National Hurricane Center Director Rick Knabb said. Even before landfall, some flooded roads and power outages were reported in those states.
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu said he expects his city "will get the brunt of it." Nola.com reported. Entergy New Orleans, the power company that supplies the region, reported outages for more than 300,000 customers.
"We think that we're well prepared," Landrieu said at a briefing, while emphasizing that much depends on how well residents heed warnings to hunker down.
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu says "we don't expect a Katrina-like event, but remember there are things about a Category 1 storm that can kill you." Watch his news conference on Isaac preparations.
No mandatory evacuations were ordered inside New Orleans, which sits behind levees and pumps reinforced after Hurricane Katrina.
The sewer system in one lakefront community, Northshore Beach, in St. Tammany Parish had to be shut down because floodwaters rose over sewage lift stations, emergency management officials said.
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While Isaac is well below the intensity of Katrina, its vast size and slow track have forecasters predicting widespread flooding.
Hundreds of Army National Guard troops took up positions around New Orleans to ward off any threat of looting.
One man was arrested in Lafourche Parish on Tuesday night after reports he broke into a vehicle and then attempted to break into a house, WDSU reported.
Sheriff Craig Webre described the alleged act as "a heinous example of someone who truly has no regard for the rights of law-abiding citizens."
The guard's arrival came as bands of driving rain and stiff winds began battering the city and other parts of the coast. Some 10,000 homes and businesses had lost power in southern Louisiana by late afternoon, as did 6,000 customers in Mobile, Ala.
New Orleans' Jefferson Parish has many low-lying areas that are outside the Hurricane Protection Levee System. John Young, Jefferson Parish president, joins NewsNation to talk about the dangerous threats to the areas from the storm.
President Barack Obama added his voice to those of local officials urging residents to hunker down or evacuate if told to do so. "Now's not the time to tempt fate," he said in brief comments Tuesday morning. "Listen to your local officials and follow their directions, including if they tell you to evacuate."
"The inland flooding from the heavy rainfall could extend hundreds of miles from the coast," Knabb said.
The streets of New Orleans were virtually empty Tuesday as most heeded the warning to take shelter at home, confident in the city's ability to handle Isaac. NBC's Lester Holt reports from New Orleans.
Isaac is wide as storms go, with tropical storm-force winds stretching 185 miles from its center.
By Tuesday afternoon, some beach areas were seeing water lapping onto streets.
NBC's Lester Holt takes a look at how the legacy of Katrina has residents fleeing for higher ground as Tropical Storm Isaac heads for New Orleans, La. Meanwhile, officials say stronger and higher defenses built since Katrina will hold.
Rainfall of 7 to 14 inches across the coast as well as inland is likely, and a few places could even see 20 inches, Knabb said.
Residents should expect "a lot of hazards to contend with, even isolated tornadoes" into Wednesday, Knabb said.
Isaac was expected to arrive in New Orleans seven years to the day Katrina struck on Aug. 29, 2005, killing more than 1,800 people and causing billions of dollars of damage. Levees built or repaired after Katrina are designed to withstand far more than that 12-foot surge, in some cases storm surges as high as 26 feet.
Mandatory evacuations were issued Monday for unprotected, low-lying areas outside New Orleans, as well as low-lying areas in Mississippi.
The Dunbar Pier on the bay side of the Bay St. Louis peninsula was rebuilt in 2007 after Katrina completely destroyed the original. The sign notifying the public of the pier's expansion was swamped Tuesday.
Residents in coastal communities from Louisiana to Mississippi stocked up on food and water and tried to secure their homes, cars and boats.
"Right now we're starting to experience some flooding of low-lying areas along the beachfront," Brian Adam, emergency management director in Mississippi's Hancock County, told NBC News. "We've opened two shelters and have about 185 people there."
In Bay St. Louis, Miss., residents in low-lying areas evacuated while those on high ground were keeping an eye on Isaac, resident Ellis Anderson told NBC News.
From weather.com: Live updates and analysis
"It's not expected to be another Katrina," she said. "But everybody is watching it very seriously" because of the potential path that could push water into the area hard hit by Katrina and Hurricane Gustav in 2008.
Alan Diaz / AP
Tropical Storm Isaac drenches multiple countries as it moves toward Louisiana.
Gustav "went to the west of New Orleans," she recalled, pushing "all that water into that cup that is the Gulf Coast of Mississippi."
In New Orleans, a bumper-to-bumper stream of vehicles left the city Monday on a highway toward Baton Rouge in search of higher ground. Others prepared or were forced to ride the storm out.
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Along Canal Street in New Orleans' historic French Quarter, crews boarded up the windows of some stores and businesses.
Offshore in the Gulf, regulators said that 93 percent of daily oil and 67 percent of daily natural gas production in U.S.-regulated areas have been shut down by the hurricane.
Isaac has killed at least 22 people and caused significant flooding and damage in Haiti and the Dominican Republic before skirting the southern tip of Florida on Sunday.
In the Atlantic Ocean, Tropical Storm Kirk formed about 1,230 miles northeast of of the Northern Leeward Islands and was moving west about 12 mph, the hurricane center reported. There was no immediate threat to land.
Isaac will put New Orleans' new $15 billion levee system to test for the first time since its post-Katrina upgrade. However, there's one major problem – the levee is only eight feet, well below the expected 12-foot storm surge.
Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Heavy Draconic...only helmet I keep displayed.
My now 45 engi (was 41 at the time of this pic) First clear of CM, this game is absolutely beautiful.
I don't always look like a total Skyrim bad-ass, but when I do, I'm playing Guild Wars 2
Only level 33, looking forward to seeing how the level 40 heavy armor looks!
Ghastly Sword is the most awesome sword!
This is something you can ONLY achieve with AION's toon customisation - NOT with GW2 /sighs
Thats what I was disappointed with in this game. But then again its not ALL about looks is it nao?
it simply doesn't have that much detail or even base faces to pick from. I didn't even bother attempting to make it look like my favorite faces.
For want of a nail the shoe was lost.
For want of a shoe the horse was lost.
For want of a horse the rider was lost.
For want of a rider the message was lost.
For want of a message the battle was lost.
For want of a battle the kingdom was lost.
Changed up the colors on my armor a bit... I think it's Marine / Mahogany / Peanut Butter
For those looking for a legitimately awesome pistol model for (relatively) cheap, Gearbore of Rage is AWESOME. The gears on it constantly move at a very fast pace and spark.
Alternatively, Priory pistols are Star Trek phasers. Huge Star Trek phasers.
Tried to make my new Asura look a bit different to my last one. Failed, mostly due to there being no other hairstyles I like - and because Xuvial has sparked a penchant for making Asura with the super-cute face
Behold, a ginger ratnoob (as my guildie 'affectionately' refers to them):
Avatar and signature made by ELYPOP
I guess i ask too much if you all just stop to use imgur? I keep looking empty pages


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