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Shinhwa's Kim Dong-wan has donated 30 million won ($27,994) to help the plight of Comfort Women, Korean women forced into sex-slavery by Japan during WWII.
Live Works Company announced that Kim donated the money through KBS' "Love Request," a show that helps out those in need.
The former idol singer has a long history of donating through the program starting with helping out the victims of the 2003 Daegu Subway fire disaster.
Since then, he's often donated to helping the needy at home and abroad.
"Kim Dong-wan has been a good Samaritan for a long time," said a spokesperson from the agency.
"With his donation, he also expressed his hope that the women will be given an official apology," said the agency.
The singer-turned-actor is currently starring in the KBS drama "Cheer up Mr. Kim" and JTBC's "Shinhwa Broadcast."
Last year the legendary group from the '90s banded once more to go on its 14th year anniversary tour. The group made its way around Asia, and this year is set to even bigger as it's reached the 15th year mark.
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Tuesday night, the third-ranked Florida Gators will hit the road seeking yet another win, what would be their 16th in a row, as they take on the Tennessee Volunteers in Knoxville.
Florida comes in as one of the top teams in the country, undoubtedly, with that 15-game win streak they're currently enjoying, including their most recent triumph, a win over the Alabama Crimson Tide this past weekend. At this moment, you can almost make a case for this Gators team being the best all-around in the nation.
Tennessee comes in looking for the upset at 15-8 overall on the season and 6-4 in the SEC. They, too, are also coming off a win over the South Carolina Gamecocks, a nice rebound after they dropped one to the Vanderbilt Commodores.
Here'w how you can watch all the action on Tuesday between the Gators and the Vols:
Date: Feb. 11
Start Time: 7 PM ET
Location: Knoxville, TN
Arena: Thompson-Boling Arena
TV Info: ESPN
Live Stream: WatchESPN app
Who do you think comes away with the win in this one? Sound off with your thoughts in the comments section below.

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How To Download And Install Android 4.0.4 Firmware Update XXBLG8 On Samsung Galaxy S III
This year's best selling smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S III, is running on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, however, we have a way that will allow the users to install Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. In order to do that, first they have to follow this guide because Android 4.1 Jelly Bean can be installed on a Samsung Galaxy S III only if the previous version is Android 4.0.4 firmware update XXBLG8.
This means that if you have the XXLG8 firmware version installed on your phone, then you can follow our guide here in order to install Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. If not, then follow the steps below and we promise that you won't be sorry as Jelly Bean comes packed with amazing new features and improvements that will make your smartphone very fast.
Before commencing it's worth reminding you that you should back-up your device because you never know what could go wrong, and you might need to restore your smartphone. You can back-up your Samsung Galaxy S3 using this guide.
We should mention that this guide only works with the international GSM version of the Galaxy S3 which has a model number of GT-i9300. If you're not sure about the model number of your device, then go to Settings -> About phone. If it says GT-i9300, then you're good to go!
How To Download And Install Android 4.0.4 Firmware Update XXBLG8 On Samsung Galaxy S III
1. Download the Samsung drivers for your smartphone here for 32-bit Windows version, and here for 64-bit Windows version. Install the drivers on your computer.
2. Download Android 4.0.4 firmware XXBLG8 on your computer.
3. Extract the Android 4.0.4 firmware XXBLG8 in a folder on your computer. The resulting file will have an extension called .md5 or .tar. Do no tamper with this file, just proceed to the next step.
4. Download Odin here.
5. Extract the Odin software in a folder on your computer.
6. Turn off your smartphone.
7. Boot your Samsung Galaxy S III into Download Mode. You can easily perform this by pressing and holding down the following buttons: Volume Down, Home, and Power. Wait for the display to light up, and in the Menu, press the Volume Up key to finally access Download Mode.
8. Go to the folder where you extracted Odin, and open the Odin.exe file in order to start the application.
9. Now, connect your smartphone to your computer. In Odin, a message saying Added! will now appear.
10. In Odin, go to the PDA tab, and after you click it, you will have to browser for the .tar or .md5 file that you extracted on your computer at Step 2.
11. In the Options sector, you shouldn't make any changes. You can look through the Options and see if Re-Partition is checked. Most likely, it's checked so now move on to the next step.
12. Press the Start button in Odin so that the Android 4.0.4 XXBLG8 firmware will begin installing. At the end of the flashing process, you should see a message saying PASS in Odin, and then the smartphone will reboot automatically.
That's it! You have successfully installed this firmware on your Samsung Galaxy S III!
Please note that if Odin somehow gets stuck or it displays FAIL instead of PASS at the end of the process, then you will need to disconnect your smartphone from your computer -> remove its battery -> plug-in the battery -> resume the process from Step 7.
You should also know that the first boot will take about five minutes to complete. However, if your Galaxy S3 gets stuck during the booting animation, then you will need to turn off your device, then boot into recovery mode by holding the Home, Volume Up, and Power buttons, then go to Wipe Data / Factory Reset -> Wipe Cache, and then reboot the smartphone.
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Our friends at Phin Phanatic, the official Miami Dolphins website on the FanSided Sports Network, editor Brian Miller and his staff put together a 2013 season preview that will provide you with over 300 pages of information including a look at the roster and every opponent throughout the season.
The season preview will take fans on a multimedia tour of the locker room and team facilities as well, but that is not even the best part of the deal.
Phin Phanatic has made the season preview, which is compatable with your iPad, available for download for FREE on the iTunes store. In order to get your copy, simply search for Miami Dolphins in the books category and look for the cover below: (You can click the cover to download your copy of the season guide or simply head on over to Phin Phanatic for more details.
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- Calories: 213
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated fat: 3g
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- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.0g
- Protein: 5g
- Carbohydrate: 20g
- Fiber: 2g
- Cholesterol: 8mg
- Iron: 1mg
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- 3 tablespoons olive oil
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- 1. Preheat grill to medium-high. Whisk lime juice, 1 1/2 Tbsp. oil and cayenne in a small bowl. Season with salt.
- 2. Brush corn with remaining 1 1/2 Tbsp. oil and grill, turning a few times, until kernels give slightly when pressed and turn deeper yellow, about 12 minutes.
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Build Your Own Mac – Apple's Key to the Future?
I saw someone over at DailyTech ask a question about building a Mac and watched him take machine gun-like shots over and over from PC and Mac fanboys for asking a stupid question. You know it's bad when you have both sides of the computer world bashing you. Of course you can't build your own Mac.
But, Why not?
Since Apple's conversion to Intel's Core 2 system architecture, there have been people all over the world asking questions like "Can we run Windows on a Mac?" and other similar questions. The answers to these questions are becoming yes – no matter how hard Apple tries to control what you can do on their hardware.
Recently, there was a huge debate about a Mac Clone device that could run OS X and was not Apple-certified. I saw two distinct reactions from the community:
1. Because it is cheaper, it won't work as well.
2. Finally! A cheap way to try OS X!
I have also been reading business reports showing that Apple is going to have to do some things to maintain its market after dominating the MP3 player arena. Analysts say Apple needs to do something to keep revenue coming in.
There is a simple solution that will earn Apple money, give DIY users – like many that read our website – full control over their systems, and still gives Apple control over the market itself.
Build Your Own Mac
Let's say Apple licenses its architecture to a few hardware manufacturers. Let's use Samsung, Corsair, Asus, Intel, Seagate, and Lite-on to develop individual hardware components which meet certain specifications, yet can be purchased individually. We can have Apple-certified hard drives, motherboards, processors, RAM, and optical drives. Then, distribute these parts through etailers like Newegg and allow them for sale to a wide audience of DIY customers at a reasonable price. The customer who wants to venture into this can get what they want – a computer that will run OS X, with the satisfaction of building it themselves and at a decent price. Apple earns revenue for sitting back and watching the market make their products more popular.
One of the prohibitive things that keeps me from buying an Apple computer is simply cost. I can't afford to spend twice as much money on a computer that has the same functionality of a PC. Apple makes nice computers. No doubt there. But I won't be buying one for a long time (if ever) because of the way PCs handle the market. If I can build a PC and have ownership of what I put in there, I will do it any day over purchasing a pre-built Mac. Especially when considering the price.
So, why would it hurt for Apple to allow its user's to build their own Macs? It makes perfect sense to me that they should embrace the huge market and interest that would be generated by this business model. Hell, it might even drop the price of an Apple-built computer down to a more reasonable level by increasing Apple's revenue elsewhere?
In closing, Apple should open up its computer hardware distribution to allow its user's to build computers that meet their specific needs. There is a huge market that would be interested, and it might even knock down the PC market share a bit.
Would you build a Mac if you could?
43 responses to Build Your Own Mac – Apple's Key to the Future?
Tyler Thompson May 5th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
I understand where you are coming from, as drivers do cause many of the problems that Windows deals with, however I think if the process is controlled to a reasonable degree, such as specific license requirements, this issue could be worked out.
OS X is natively Unix anyway, so I don't see why there should be a huge problem if the hardware is developed specifically for the platform.
Quality control can be done without the work being done in-house.
N May 6th, 2008 at 9:33 am
That's very naive of you.
What do you think Microsoft does now?
There are strict rules for publishing drivers, yet many of the manufacturers don't follow them: causing most of the BSODs, Vista problems, etc.
What you'd end up with is getting so strict to the point where you are at now: basically using proprietary hardware from a very limited selection of parts.
Jack May 5th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
Boo Frickin' Hoo!
I can't afford a Ferrari, but I don't complain that they don't make a kit so I could. Suck it up and do the best you can.
Anonymous May 6th, 2008 at 11:48 pm
You, sir, are an idiot. Us PC users are from a more open-minded background and maybe some of us would like to see some change in Apple's business model.
Blaine June 4th, 2008 at 6:24 pm
wait a minute… "Us PC users are from a more open-minded background and maybe some of us would like to see some change in Apple's business model."
I hope you're not using the term open minded business, and yet run Windows on your computer at home. If so, I call you a hypocrite.
Force Fow May 5th, 2008 at 8:18 pm
As much as I'd like to see apple doing something like this, I don't see it happening in the near future.
From all appearances, they're comfortable with their marketshare and perfectly willing to wait on microsoft to hang themselves with their own rope, should the time come. If not, I'm sure they'll come out with an announcement as earthshattering as the PowerPC to Intel announcement a few years back.
Apple would be risking trouble outsourcing hardware when cries of "hey, OS X doesn't work right on my hardware" fill the air, forums, digg, and twitter.
Apple is very into controlling everything concerning apple products. I doubt they'd be willing to give up their self-contained line of production without a very long, serious cost-benefit analysis resulting in an extremely beneficial arrangement for apple.
But, we could all still be surprised.
Bob May 5th, 2008 at 8:37 pm
I do run OS X (Tiger) on a non-Mac, a Sony UMPC, so I guess my answer is yes, I would. My main computer is a Macbook.
The notion that Macs are twice as expensicve as comparable PCs was true maybe ten years ago, it isn't even close now. The Psystar, for example, charges you $155 for Leopard, and doesn't include FireWire or Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, the iLife software, etc. It also lacks the built in camera/mic and screen of an iMac. In fact, oretty much across the board the Mac is very comparable in price to PCs which really are similar.
Anonymous May 6th, 2008 at 11:50 pm
Bob, EVERYTHING Apple sells is ridiculously priced. A Core 2 Duo system of inferior speed is over $1000.
Bob B. May 5th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
Apple isn't going to take Microsoft's road. Never going to happen, period. Many knowledgeable people have written on this topic over the years. The subject comes up when someone, like you, want Apple to change in order to suit them. The business market's low margin PC boxes are not making much money for those like Dell. I would guess Dell makes more of it's hardware profit from individual and small business orders that from corporate customers. Apple's a vertically organized company that depends on in house engineering and R & D of their hardware and software. Without it their cache of their total solution of the "ease of use" factor, necessary for consumer success, fails. They have their own chip design division! They move the technology ball forward, which is a lot different from low-balling bids on generic boxes. They're not interested, period.
Ian Goss May 6th, 2008 at 2:27 am
Great writing (not).
"… twice as much …"? Give me a break.
Also FYI, the plural of "user" is "users".
And question marks go on the end of questions, not speculative statements.
Obtain some formal writing expertise, please.
hitchface May 6th, 2008 at 3:59 am
I think it would make sense for Apple to do this. Suppose they only licensed a select few vendors to try it out, and it was wildly popular…you'd have hardware vendors trying to capture that sector of the market too, creating even more competition.
As for the ever occurring price argument…you CAN (I say again…CAN) build a PC of equal hardware to a Mac and come out ahead. In fact…it isn't even remotely difficult! Some people like to compare desktops to desktops, or slabs to slabs. However, the true importance is what is under the hood, not what it resembles. IF Apple were to sneak its way into the DIY market, they could find themselves in a very happy place.
hitchface May 6th, 2008 at 4:20 am
Matter of fact, I just priced it out. I configured a desktop computer with 2 3.16 Ghz quad core Xeon CPUs, an HD 2600 XT, 4 gigs of RAM (PC2 8500), 2 hard drives (320 and 500), full tower case, 1000W Coolermaster PSU, 2 28″ widescreen monitors, a DVD burner, cordless desktop from Logitech, Windows XP SP2 retail. Cost: 4606 bucks. Apple's system with 20 inch monitors (not 28): 6297 bucks.
Feel free to add over 1500 dollars worth of equipment to your PC…
Anonymous May 6th, 2008 at 7:52 am
There's also something called Kalyway. It's a cracked edition of Leopard that will run on any computer. You can just google "kalyway" for more info (I think Slashdot has some articles about it).
hitchface May 6th, 2008 at 8:38 am
Your comparison is flawed.
It is well-known that if you're after the cheapest Mac configuration, you go for third-party RAM, hard disks and monitors. If you do that, you'll find that the base Mac Pro configuration with 2GB of RAM, 320GB HDD, DVD burner, Firewire 400 & Firewire 800, Full tower, 32bit/64bit Mac OS X, iLife 08, keyboard and mouse costs $2799. That leaves you almost 2 grand to buy 2GB of RAM, a 500GB HD & a couple of 28″ screens to match your home-built on price.
So $130 for 2GB of PC2 8500 RAM, $110 for a 500GB HD and $500 each for 2 x 28″ Widescreen LCD monitors and the Mac Pro comes in at around $4,040 or $566 cheaper than your home-built and of course you get a far better engineered machined Aluminium case with 4 cable-free drive bays, best of breed cooling architecture etc.
I think you've disproved your own argument.
You'll also find that If you compare the All-in-One Dell or Gateway or Sony Vaio against the iMac, you would find the Mac is also cheaper as several publications including Computerworld have demonstrated in the last year. Likewise, if you compare Apple's laptops against similarly configured PC laptops you will also be surprised at the price parity.
Martin Hill May 6th, 2008 at 8:41 am
Whoops, the comment above showing the Mac Pro with 3rd party RAM, HDD and monitors is actually cheaper than htichface's home-built was from me (Martin Hill) and meant to be addressed to Hitchface.
Ded Ryzing May 6th, 2008 at 9:05 am
The idea of a DIY Mac is an interesting one. Having select third party hardware "Apple Certified" would be the way to go IF they decided to do this. It does, however, have the risk of turning into a slippery slop though.
Spend a few moments reading any tech related sites and you will soon see that the people who would be most interested in DIY Macs would not be satisfied with limited choice of "certified" hardware. "I want THIS hard drive" or "I need THAT motherboard" or "Why can't I use THIS video card" would ring out across the land.
Another factor Apple would need to take into account are the backend support costs, particularly, but not limited to, tech support. It can sometimes spiral out of control…increased product complexity means higher support costs which means need for more sales/revenue which means increased marketing/R&D/Sales/back office costs which may mean increased volume which means increased support costs…etc.
Should Apple do this? I don't think so. Apple has done a pretty good job of being the company with innovative, "cool" and niche products. When they can turn a niche into mainstream (ipod) good things happen. This innovation does not come from producing toasters. How often do you link "innovation" with Dell or HP? Ultimately, though, the decision will come from Apple shareholders…not geeks, tech bloggers or, dare I say it, Steve himself.
Anyways…have rambled on long enough.
Martin Hill May 6th, 2008 at 9:45 am
Hmm, sorry to post again. I just realised hitchface specced up two 3.1GHz Quad-core Xeons compared to the two 2.8GHz Quad-core Xeons in the Mac Pro I specced up. Optioning in a pair of 3GHz Quad Xeons makes the Mac Pro $234 or 5% more expensive than his home-built – not a bad trade-off considering the quality and integration of the Apple kit and significantly less than the $1500+ disparity hitchface cited earlier.
Basically, these sorts of comparisons put the lie to the "2 times as expensive" claims made in the article when comparing similarly specced gear.
Now the real situation where Apple misses out is a low-priced, lower-performance, headless Mac configuration with a couple of PCI/AGP slots for upgradable video cards for the gamers for whom a Mac Pro is too expensive and an iMac or Mac Mini is not upgradeable enough. If this is the sort of box you're after, then yes, I'd agree, Apple doesn't have a model suitable for you.
Jay May 6th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
I just started using a Mac September 2007. In comparison to the PC's my friends own, have owned and will be owning, Apple is doing what they do right!
Ded Ryzing May 6th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
some could argue that Apple isn't trying to compete with Microsoft. Apple is a hardware company that competes with the likes of Dell, HP, etc. The competition with MS is a by-product of them using OS X to sell more hardware…as opposed to using great hardware to sell more copies of OS X.
DIY hardware works great for MS because they don't give two shites what hardware you have as long as you keep shelling out $s for Windows, Office, Exchange, etc. Letting people "roll your own Mac" would cut into the core of Apple's business…get it? Apple. Core. Ah, nevermind
hitchface May 6th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
If you are comparing prices of Macs vs PCs, you HAVE to go with Mac parts vs PC parts. Off of the website, ordering Mac only parts, it IS that much more expensive. Showing me that you can drop the price by getting parts from a different vendor only proves my point, not yours.
Martin Hill May 6th, 2008 at 10:00 pm
hitchface – who says you have to get your memory and HDDs etc from Apple? Just like cars, you can go genuine or non-genuine for all your extras. There is no such thing as a "Mac-only" Seagate HDD or a "Mac-only" Samsung DIMM. There is no law that says you have to buy all these extras from Apple.
What we have demonstrated is that optional extras purchased from the Apple Store are expensive, but that Macs themselves are NOT expensive.
This is a very important distinction as it means that getting 3rd party peripherals to keep the cost of an entire Mac system down shows that Apple IS competitive in the spaces they choose to compete in for those who would normally source all their own parts when building a DIY PC.
The important fact is that the standard Mac configurations (before you option them up) are NOT twice as expensive as your similarly configured DIY box. If you are happy with a particular form factor that Apple makes (eg the dual quad core Xeon box you put forward as an example), then price is not a valid argument you can make against Apple if you're happy getting 3rd party peripherals (which is obviously the case as your preferred alternative is entirely 3rd party components).
Now if instead you were arguing that Apple don't make the particular base configuration/form factor that you want such as a UMPC or a single dual-core headless box with a couple of PCI/AGP slots, then I'd agree with you.
Jan & John May 6th, 2008 at 12:52 pm
Hi Guys & Gals,
Build Your Own Mac – Apple's Key to the Future?
Very interesting article if it can materialize, we are the first ones to DIY and market it to the world. There is a big need for something like this out there in the world. We attempted to DIY notebooks of Common Building Blocks – Verified by Intel (CBB VBI) for the past 3 years and we failed primarily due to lack of right support from Intel and their louzy staff in the Middle East.
More info can be had from us directly by writing to us to [email protected]
We are now serious with this Mac DIY project if any of you guys and gals out there are ready to join hands with us, as we can flood the world with this rival for Microsoft and Intel too. May be we can use AMD, Cyrix or some other processors out there to tell these IT giants who do not make budget notebooks or computers including the operating systems to run them.
Well done David Risley. Congrats!!!
Please comment. Jan & John.
Blue May 6th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
Couldn't agree more!
Never thought I'd see the day — with OS X, Apple having switched to Intel, and the farse that is Vista — I find myself owning four apple devices (two macmini HTPCs, macbook, plus an iPhone.
Sadly, my primary PC runs Windows (IT Consultant).
I'd very much like to run OS X on my custom built system, which is easily 25% of an equivalently spec'ed Mac Pro.
While Apple computers are far more reachable than in the past, MacMini or Macbook 13″ for $1000, PC world equivalent systems can be had for half as much, be it top tier (Dell) or custom build (NewEgg).
How is it people are arguing the 50% (or more) Apple premium?!?
That aside, were Apple to allow select off-the-shelf hardware, I expect their market share could grow in HUGE numbers, with LITTLE to no affect on reliability/support. That's just my opinion. having worked int he industry for the last ten years. : )
Here's hoping the switch to intel is not the only big step forward from Apple.
airchinapilot May 6th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
There is no mid-range between the "Ferrari" high end Mac Pro and the handicapped "Bug" of the iMacs. I want the "Corolla" version. It does not matter to me if the high end Mac is competitive with the equivalent high end PC because I would never build that equivalent PC. If Apple would just put in a mid-range model that would seriously entice me to switching.
hitchface May 6th, 2008 at 11:56 pm
My point is that if you are comparing a Mac vs a PC, you CANNOT compare prices of a Mac with PC parts against a PC with PC parts. It is like me saying PCs are more expensive, and then backing up my argument by shoving a bunch of Mac parts in there.
Mac ? the other guys (PC vendors). Therefore, you can't try and equate prices by sliding into the other guy's camp and using his parts.
Martin Hill May 7th, 2008 at 12:51 am
Hitchface, you are the one who is shoving expensive optional extras from a particular supplier in to artificially sustain your argument.
Apple uses the same "PC parts" as everyone else already. You're muddying the waters by adding a stack of optional extras which happen to cost more when bought from Apple than EXACTLY the same RAM or HDD bought from a cheaper source.
Where you get your extra RAM or HDD or LCD screen from is neither here nor there. The thing that you can't DIY is the basic Mac case, power supply and motherboard etc. That is what this article is arguing should be opened up to DIY builders because all the optional extras are ALREADY available DIY for Mac buyers.
Again, lack of other form factors *is* a valid argument for a totally DIY Mac, but unlike years ago, the *price* of a standard Mac config vs a DIY box with the same config is not a valid argument. An honest comparison clearly demonstrates that the Mac is not twice the price of a PC with the same components (or even $1500 more as you argue).
hitchface May 7th, 2008 at 3:34 am
If Apple uses the same parts as everyone else, then why A) do they cost so much more to upgrade to and B) is it an actual challenge to get OS X to run on a DIY machine?
They charge you WELL over the regular retail price to get your CPUs and all of the other components that you might normally find on Newegg or NCIX. How is that not price gouging?
Martin Hill May 7th, 2008 at 5:39 am
hitchface, as I've previously stated, yes, Apple charges a lot more for extra RAM and HDD if you buy them from Apple. That's how car manufacturers also boost their margins – charge a competitive price for the standard model but then charge big fat margins for all the "genuine extras" for those who don't mind paying extra to get everything from the one place. However, who cares – I repeat again: you DON'T have to buy these bits from Apple.
This discussion is about how much Macs themselves cost, not the extras which anyone is free to source elsewhere. The bits a DIY builder can't buy elsewhere (case, motherboard etc) are thankfully NOT over-priced but on the contrary can easily be demonstrated to be very competitive as our little comparison exercise has demonstrated.
Come on, as a DIY builder you sourced all the bits for your DIY box yourself – why the resistance against the idea that a comparable Mac might be a similar price if you are willing to shop around for the extras?
The myth that Macs are twice as expensive as PCs is just that – a myth – for anyone sensible enough to shop around for the extras. I should probably stop responding now – hopefully I've made a good case for this for those who are honestly interested.
Freddy May 7th, 2008 at 7:44 pm
I have installed Mac OS X Leopard on a standard eMachine T2984. This is no big feat. The new Macs are PC CLONES running Intel CPU's and EFI instead of a BIOS.
I have also taken a MacBook Pro, purchased 2/2007, completely formated the hard drive and installed WindowsXP. The MacBook Pro does not have a BIOS either, and XP ran fine on it. I did use a boot camp driver cd, but formatting and partitioning was all done within the XP installation.
Apple will always be under Microsoft, simply because they in there own little world. I love OS X, but I won't pay the price a second time…… apple's hardware is grossly over priced.
Culprititus May 8th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
The low cost of 3rd party products compatible with MAC hardware are a result of the open-PC hardware standards Apple has begrudgingly had to adopt to continue to scale and profit. The artificial chaining together of OS and hardware allows Apple to say how great their products are compared to XYZ budget PC. Apple wants to retain the benefits of a locked/controlled hardware environment while enjoying the economies of scale and standards that grew out of the Wintel marketplace.
Hopefully Linux/Google/web apps or virtualization will make the OS part of the equation no longer an issue in another couple of years. Stylish MAC hardware will then compete with the likes everything else.
Kevin May 9th, 2008 at 12:28 am
You're an idiot. Seriously. We are talking about server/workstation grade hardware. You can't run a xeon with anything but FBDIMM so your PC8500 won't work. Oh, and you picked the wrong Xeon CPU's (the 3.18 is FSB 1333, the Mac Pro is using newer FSB 1600). Oh, and you forgot the motherboard. The motherboard is $500 by it self. Welcome to the world of expensive hardware.
Here is a _real_ comparison of a home built Mac Pro, and an actual Mac Pro:
Notice the difference, ~ $250 (the cost of the extra 2g of ram in the home built;)
Apple is hardware vendor. Like all hardware vendors, including Dell, HP, Gateway, Sun, EMC, etc they screw their customers on upgrades. No one complains when these other companies do it, why do they bitch so much about Apple?
Kevin May 9th, 2008 at 12:30 am
Oh, and before anyone calls me an "apple fanboy" or some such… I'm running Leopard on my OC'd Q6600, not a Mac.
Mortal May 9th, 2008 at 4:46 pm
If you want to do it yourself, you deserve to be stuck with windows.
hitchface May 11th, 2008 at 5:51 pm
Before you spout off about who is being an idiot, check yourself. 4 gigs of FBDIMM ram STILL only costs about 200 bucks, and the CPU difference in price is negligible at best. Even though I did forget the motherboard, 500 dollars is selective. I found Intel boards down to $300, if we wanna talk specifics.
I'm not talking about Dell or HP…everyone knows OEM vendors rip you off. However, Apple does it more than others. The price of SSDs in their machines already cost 300 dollars more than Dell's does! I'm talking about BUILDING YOUR OWN (hence, DIY) computer. The parts CAN be had for cheaper.
Kevin May 11th, 2008 at 10:51 pm
No, actually they can't be had cheaper. I proved that with my list of all the parts to build the machine. Can POS hardware be found cheaper? Sure, of course it can, but you get what you pay for.
Do you want PCI-e 2.0? Do you want a FSB of 800 mhtz? Do you want more than one x16 PCI-e slot? Ok, so find me a board with all of those (all of which the apple board has) for under $500.
For that matter, give me a FULL list of your parts which will be as powerful as the spec'ed out Apple and is significantly cheaper.
Reese September 19th, 2009 at 6:21 pm
It is entirely possible–and quite easy at that–to build your own mac these days (though note, it is illegal due to a violation of Apple's license). There are several hacked editions of OS X that allow them to be installed on a non-Apple computer. While drivers are limited, it works as long as you have the right hardware. Some of them even support AMD processors.
sdc September 22nd, 2009 at 1:14 am
I can get a board for that with all the extras and built to oc if you pleas for under three hundred with sli.
Hech my regular pc is a gigabyte socket 775 and is rated at 4.5 with win but when it comes to overclocking without having to do oyher than air-even in a 90 degree day without ac is incredable at 4.08 gigahertz.
only the aftermarket boards will give what is needed. socket 1333 with an soon to be released i7 will cost about he same but is so much faster and very solid.
sdc September 22nd, 2009 at 1:17 am
oh by the way with windows 7 is fantastic, no crash or need to restart for 9 months now and with it at release canidate is the most solid windows ever!!!!!!!
add the i7 and see ya.
Arjun October 29th, 2009 at 5:34 pm
ok you know what hey. I agree completely with the author. I am running an Ipc. Intel core 2 quad with 4 gigs of ram etc ASUS mother board. Sure it was a bit of a hack to get it running, but well worth it. I am strongly considdering buying a mac, but you know what its just not worth the cash layout. You guys think you have it bad try buy one in south africa. $2297 for an entry level Imac. you could pay almost that for the I7. Any way point is I have a entry level 8 series nvidia card runs two monitors dead normal box, and I have to admit its magic. I work with adobe photoshop flash dreamweaver flex builder and can have them all running at the same time while running Bind Tomcat mysql virtualbox with xp and a dedicated gig of ram to run visual studio all at once without my pc failing. So Kevin please stop talking crap.
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The last behest of a doomed witch. AU one-shot
It was over.
Charity realized as she dangled uncomfortably above the Death Eater meeting/banquet, that the sands of her hourglass had run out. The last few days had been filled with nearly unimaginable terror and pain, culminating in her current situation as a living chandelier. Thirty six short years on this planet, a mastery in Muggle Studies and a Master's Degree in Psychology from Cardiff City College, tenure at Hogwarts and sponsorship of the gobstones club at same; and now she was trussed up like a pig at a roast and likely to be served up as entertainment for rapists and murderers. It would be very easy to feel sorry for one's self at a time like this. Charity however found herself quite cried out at the moment, what with being abducted from her own home and systematically tortured and all. In comparison, the humiliation of being the centerpiece in a celebration of horror and death was pretty mild, really.
Below her, Charity was vaguely aware of Lord Voldemort lecturing away in his raspy voice about some such bigotry and the like. She found rather to her surprise that she didn't care a bit.
"Fugue state." She thought "The mind's way to keep itself from snapping."
Charity was further surprised that upon examining her current attitude toward the situation, she discovered that she thought it all a bit funny. She was past the pain and terror, having either broken through it like a wall, or has just gone completely insane. In any case, it really didn't matter, did it?
"When we crush the pathetic fools at Hogwarts and kill the Potter boy…" the Dark Lord was interrupted by the odd sound of giggling.
Voldemort looked around angrily. No one dares interrupt HIM whilst he speaks! He shot a glare at Bellatrix LeStrange (the usual culprit for laughter at odd times, doubtlessly a byproduct of her utter insanity)
"T'wasn't me, milord." Bella said. Her dark eyes shot upward at their "decoration" when she giggled loudly again.
"Ah, our guest seems to find something funny. Perhaps she wishes to share with the rest of the class." Voldemort threatened in a sibilant hiss.
Charity responded with full blown laughter. She knew she was beyond their reach now. Voldemort and his merry band of Death Eaters couldn't hurt her anymore.
In the recesses of her fractured mind, Charity recalled a muggle comedy skit starring a yank by the name of George Carlin. In the act, he had mentioned getting a "two minute warning" on one's life ending, in the style of the end of a sports game. Mr. Carlin advocated the giving of a rousing speech to anyone nearby, as it would be one's last chance to tell anybody anything.
Charity reckoned her "two minutes" have begun.
"Yes, as a matter of fact I find many things to be funny about this whole ridiculous situation. I, as a 'fly on the wall', have been hanging here listening to your pathetic excuse for a battle plan with your pathetic excuses for henchmen, and I have no choice but to laugh! Where shall I begin?"
"First off, the name sucks. I thought Ms. Granger's name for her house-elf liberation group was sad, but Death Eaters? Why would anyone 'eat death'? Is that supposed to be scary? It sounds like the name of a secondary school rock band, for Christ's sake!"
"And what about the composition of this 'elite terror group', hmm? From what I've seen, you have about two hundred effectives, and I use the word effectives loosely. Nine-tenths of your forces are only good enough to shoot off killing curses and absorb spell fire. That leaves you about twenty 'inner circle' members that might be useful for something else besides elementary thuggery. Maybe."
"Looking around the room at the little dinner party for your vaunted inner circle, I can see a slew of problems waiting to bite you in your pasty white arse. Is this really the best you can do? A blond backstabbing ponce and his equally poncy son. Poor Narcissia probably has to keep Lucius away from his traditional 'rear' entrance! Crabbe and Goyle, who are basically two troll-shaped bookends. I'd insult them, but I don't have the time to explain it all. Yaxley, who had to get an auror badge to compensate for what he doesn't have in his trousers. The less said about such a small subject, the better. Rookwood, thrown out of the Unspeakables for his treachery and too stupid not to get caught. How you let a ministry run by Fudge of all people catch you, I'll never understand! Doholov, stinks of cabbage and got pasted by a schoolgirl at the DOM. Yes, she beat you. No need to make nasty faces about it. Had she been more ruthless, we'd all be spared your obnoxious presence here tonight! Severus, you're just a sad excuse for a man. And you, Pettigrew, standing over by that wall like a bloody waiter! You betrayed your best friends just to lick Volde's scaly arse? You wanker! And lastly, that whole LeStrange mess over there. Bella's completely round the twist, Rabastan's shagging his sister-in-law, and Rodolphus is shagging him! Your own brother Roddy! Be gay if you want, Lucius over there might give you some pointers, but not your own brother!"
Charity paused for a moment to survey her handiwork. To her utter delight, everyone of the above named subjects was fuming in some way, except Bella, who just looked confused. Voldemort was speechless.
"Given the proclivities of the pureblood set, maybe I shouldn't be surprised at Mr. LeStrange shagging Mr. LeStrange in the bum. You all do have a thing for relatives, don't you? Maybe if you all explored the dating scene outside of a family reunion setting, perhaps you all would be a bit less ugly and insane. Really! Kissing cousins and all that! You're as bad as muggle royals from the last century! Just think, maybe healers can name a physical deformation after one of your families, like the Hapsburg Lip! Maybe the Crabbe Troll Visage, or the Yaxley Micropenis!"
"Time for the big kahuna." Thought Charity.
"And you, Mister Dark Lord Thingy, with your pathetic minions and a face that looks like you've had work done by a disbarred plastic surgeon on meth! Voldemort? What is that, poor French for 'escape from death'? Why don't we just call you Tommy Riddle? Poor, sad Tommy Riddle who used to get buggered by the bigger boys at the orphanage and feels that everybody owes him because he's had a crappy life! Boo hoo, cry me a river, arse-face! "
Voldemort's left eye was twitching a bit. Bella continued to look confused.
"Your strategy sucks hippogriff balls too, Lord Riddle-me this! Sure, you can beat the Ministry. They're even more incompetent than this so-called organization. But then what? You're going to take over the muggle world? With two hundred wand-waving apes? Maybe you haven't heard, but there are currently around Twenty Five Million magicals in the world, total, about one hundred thousand in the UK. There are over six billion muggles. Six Billion! How in Merlin's name can you overcome a two hundred forty to one advantage? With your actual numbers, it's more like thirty million to one! Then you have to consider the power of muggle weapons and armies. Protego doesn't stop bullets! Maybe you all missed out on that whole Gulf War thing a few years ago, but muggles can even steer thousand pound 'smart bombs' in through specific windows of a structure! The Statute of Secrecy was enacted to protect wizards you dolt, not muggles! If you manage to piss them off enough, they can easily erase our whole sodding culture! I can say with all certainty Mister Tommy Riddle, the path your taking will end in nothing but death for all of you. The only questions are when and by whom."
"Farewell to those whom I love; I'll see you again one day." Charity thought, the sentiment too fine a thing to express in front of the assorted filth around her.
"Alright, you tossers. I can shout at you all day, but I've better things to be doing in the afterlife. So why don't one of you pull out your wand from the general vicinity of your arses, and fire off the only sodding spell any of you lot can perform with any competence. You sicken me, and my only regret is that I was ever afraid of you. Do your worst!"
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I am interested in both helping people understand libraries and helping libraries understand people (I don't claim to fully understand either). My work in virtual reference is divided between technology, reference, youth services, marketing, advocacy and privacy.
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United KingdomHi, my name is Cris. Yes, without the "H". i spend most of my free time on tumblr, or laying down listening to music. I am currently bisexual, I like to think that i am one of the more unique people out there, for i am not really like anybody i know. I listen to mostly Punk Rock, Rap, and Dubstep. I like to keep my age a secret, because I find it humorous when people ask and i give them my response. If you have any questions, feel free to inbox me. My Instagram is @cris_brightside_
PolandHi everyone! I'm cosplayer from Poland. Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/yuiandcosplay Instagram: http://instagram.com/yui_nyan__
United StatesHello, you can call me Haru uwu this is the name I'll choose to go by for a while until I can come with something that fits me more. I'm just your average cosplayer :) 19 years old and cosplaying for about 3-4 years now. I'm in no way an expert but I hope to one day be a professional cosplayer. I would love to make new friends too through cosplay. So, don't be afraid to chat with me. <3 Hope my cosplays will someway inspire you ^~^
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Nazareth College's Center for International Education is pleased to announce that Peter Beck of Canandaigua, N.Y., Jonathan Bukowiec of Canandaigua, N.Y., Salina Fasulo of Solvay, N.Y., and Jasmin Picariello of Pittsford, N.Y., are recipients of the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. The scholarship involves a very competitive selection process that requires students to have an outstanding academic record and they must submit a proposal for a project relating to their international program, which is to be completed upon their return from studying abroad.
Beck (no photo available) and Bukowiec are international studies majors studying abroad at Al-Akhawayn University, Morocco, through the University of Montana. Beck and Bukowiec are both former Marines and infantrymen in Afghanistan.
Fasulo is studying Italian and Spanish languages and literature and will be studying at the Universita degli Studi D'Annunzio in Pescara, Italy, through Nazareth's Residential Program.
Finally, Picariello is studying international business and Chinese languages and literature and will be attending Shandong Normal University in Jinan, China, through Nazareth's Exchange Program.
The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program allows U.S. citizen undergraduate students of limited financial means to apply for grants to help further their academic studies abroad. Students are encouraged to pursue non-traditional study abroad destinations, including those outside Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. The program prepares students to assume significant roles in an increasingly global economy and interdependent world. Congressionally funded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, the Gilman International Scholarship seeks to assist students from a diverse range of public and private institutions from all 50 states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico.
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With the X-O Manowar armor now in his possession, all that stands between Aric and freedom is a legion of alien soldiers. When he at last comes face to face with Commander Trill - the man responsible for his capture - the enormous power of the Manowar armor reveals its potential in a new and electrifying way. Can Aric lead his band of fellow prisoners off the Vine colony ship and back to Earth, or will their revolt be put down? Who will live, and who will die?
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U.S. District Court Judge John Fowlkes sentenced longtime Memphis educator Clarence Mumford, Sr., to seven years in prison in a multi-state test-taking fraud.
The 59-year-old Mumford was the ring leader who plead guilty to leading a 15-year scheme that helped teachers cheat on qualification exams.
In February, he pleaded guilty to masterminding a multi-state scheme that helped more than 40 teachers cheat on their certification exams. Prosecutors said Mumford, for fees ranging from $1,500 to $6,000, promised teachers in Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee he would arrange for someone else to take their qualification exams.
The passing scores were then used to help people get jobs in public schools.
Mumford also supplied fake drivers licenses for the phony test-takers. Originally charged with a 63-count indictment, Mumford agreed to plead to conspiracy to commit mail, wire, identification and Social Security fraud - in addition to one count of aggravated identity theft. In return he'll do seven years in prison.
"For every child, among the first lessons you learn on day one of school, is do the right thing, play by the rules. Cheaters never win," said Edward Stanton III, West District U.S. Attorney General.
Three people testified including special ed teacher Frances Jones and Mumford's wife Dorothy Louise.
Jones, a former Mississippi teacher, had believed in Mumford enough to give him $3,000 to help her get past her teachers exam. She still believed even after the hired fake test-taker failed to show up and Mumford asked her for $3,000 more to get another one. Jones told a judge the only thing she has faith in now about Mumford is his confession of guilt.
She testified against Mumford in exchange for immunity. Jones says Mumford cheated him out of a total of $6,000 in order to have someone take the test for her.
"This was a very deliberate and complex scheme," Stanton said. "Over a decade, if you will, in the making. So, this is not your typical case that we see. But, it's something that ultimately the ringleader today, Clarence Mumford, Sr., was brought to justice."
Louise testified she had no idea about any of this until her home was searched in September 2010. They found money and drivers licenses in the home, according to his wife.
She told the judge that their daughter has Lupus and she is afraid no one will be there to take care of their daughter if her husband is sentenced.
"The 84 months that he's going to have to do on this case, it's going to be real devastating to his family," said Coleman Garrett, Mumford's attorney. " But, where we started, he was looking at life in prison basically."
With more than a dozen family and friends in attendance, on the stand Mumford expressed to Judge Fowlkes remorse for the crime while taking full responsibility, by summing up ... I was wrong. I made some bad choices. I tried to help."
"When he first got involved in this, I think he was just trying to help some folks out, what have you," Garrett said. "He realized for long it was a service that he could get paid for and it just turned into a little business."
In ordering Mumford to pay restitution of more than $167,000 to three Mississippi school districts that lodged impact statements with prosecutors, Judge Fowlkes noted "cheating for money devastatingly overwhelms the positives."
"It's shameful the fact you had aspiring teachers who were told we don't have any room for you because of these others who didn't play by the rules," Stanton said. "The great men and women who every day make a tremendous difference in our classrooms on a daily basis, this should not tarnish for any reason, the good work that they're doing."
For even children know, cheaters are never suppose to win.
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KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo City Commissioners have given initial support to a new ordinance that would restrict the use of fireworks from midnight to 8 a.m. on holidays.
City Attorney Clyde Robinson says the legislature has just approved the changes that make the city ordinance possible.
But a few things have to happen if it's going to be in effect before the 4th of July. First the Governor still has to sign it before the holiday.
Then the City Commission will have to come up with a super-majority on July 1st to give it immediate effect, Judging from last night's unanimous support, that should not be an issue.
One question Commissioners had last night was, can it be enforced? Public Safety Chief Jeff Hadley says he will meet with his senior staff this week to discuss how they plan to enforce the new ordinance, but he says they will probably intercede if they observe the miss-use or dangerous use of fireworks, or the discharge of illegal fireworks.
He suspect that it would be complaint driven.
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Team OrthoPetsDenver Clinic
United Clinic
Fabrication Team
Martin and Amy Kaufmann - Owners and Founders
Dr. Patsy Mich - Owner and Medical Director
Dr. Tracie - OrthoPets DenverDr. Tracie is a Colorado native who has been in the veterinary field for over 15 years. She was raised in southeastern Colorado and has been around animals, large and small, her entire life. Though her earlier career centered around corporate management and customer service, she decided to throw caution to the wind and pursue her true dream of becoming a veterinarian.
Dr. Tracie graduated from Colorado State University's Professional Veterinary Medicine Program in 2008. Upon graduation, she was a general practitioner at the same clinic where she had started as a volunteer and worked throughout veterinary school. Coincidentally, this was also practice where she first met and worked with Dr. Patsy Mich.
Dr. Tracie remained a general practitioner for 5 years before coming to OrthoPets. In general practice, her interests included surgery and internal medicine. She finds incredible joy in working with owners and their furry companions every single day.
Personal time is usually spent with her husband and 4-legged family. She enjoys running, weight-lifting, travel, music, and quality time with her family and friends.
Dusty - OrthoPets DenverDusty grew up in Kansas and moved to Denver, CO in 2004. She graduated from Bel-Rea Veterinary Institute in 2006 and pursued her career as a certified veterinary technician in Denver CO. Dusty joined OrthoPets Denver Veterinary Clinic in 2009. Dusty is Martin Kaufmann's lead V-OP veterinary technician.
Dusty has two boxers, Isabella and Rocky. They love fitness and outdoor activities together along with spending time with her husband.
Kim - OrthoPets DenverKim was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. She completed her Bachelor's degree in 2008 in Biology at Butler University and Morehead State University. She continued to work at small animal general practices throughout college and in between degrees. In 2011, she completed her Master's degree in Animal Science with a focus on immunology and nutrition at the University of Arkansas, where she acquired interesting working experience on the university's hog farm and at USMARC in Clay Center, NE. Kim is now currently working on her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine at Ohio State University. She interned with the OrthoPets Denver Veterinary Clinic this summer as a third year veterinary student, with a strong interest in Canine Sports Medicine and research.
Kim has a chocolate Labrador Retriever, Koda, who travels everywhere by her side. They love spending their time outdoors whenever possible, and exploring everything that Colorado has to offer them.
Regan - OrthoPets DenverRegan was born in California, but moved to Boulder, Colorado when she was five. She graduated from Bel Rea in 2004, and has worked as a veterinary technician over the last five years.
Regan is married, and has a daughter, Charlie. She has one Akita (Lola), one pug (Potomus), and two cats (Skirbbles and Favorite Kitty). Her immediate family is all here in the Boulder/ Denver area, so large family dinners are a common occurrence. In their free time her family enjoys reading together, baking, and playing outdoors in the mountains of Colorado.
Stephanie - OrthoPets Denver Supervisor
She started as a veterinary assistant and decided going to Bel-Rea was a great way to get more information about the field. Once she graduated and became a certified vet tech, she went into general practice and spent 9 years in the field.
The last 2 years Stephanie worked in the emergency medicine field. She loves the changing field of veterinary medicine. Stephanie spends her off time hiking and being outdoors with her two dogs Maggie (in my picture) and Calvin. She was excited to join the team at OrthoPets as their head technician for the Denver V-OP Veterinary Clinic. She looks forward to meeting future clients and learning all about this new field!
LiLen - OrthoPets United
LiLen was born in Oklahoma, but moved to Broomfield when she was five. She graduated from Bel-Rea Institute in 2006. She has worked as a Certified Veterinary Technician for the last seven years.
LiLen is married and has a daughter (Jacey) and a son (Marek). She enjoys spending time with her family, friends, as well as her beagle Lola, rescued terrier-mix Dreia, and a rescued Angora named Rockstar. She loves working with animals and is looking forward to helping them achieve an enriched lifestyle through the help of orthotics or prosthetics.
In Rachel's spare time she enjoys taking care of her chihuahua JoJo, former feral cat Romeo, Jada the cockatiel, and Theodore the most energetic tripod cat you'll ever meet. In addition, she spends time outdoors hiking, biking, and roller blading.
For more information on Amy and Martin please visit http://www.orthopets.com/companyinfo.htm
Miranda - OrthoPets United
Miranda is currently attending Metropolitan State College of Denver where she is studying Business Management. She enjoys spending time outside, snowboarding in the winter and riding her horses in the summer.
Olivia - OrthoPets United
Olivia joined the OrthoPets team at the end of 2013. She has studied history and philosophy, graduating with a BA from the American University of Paris. A lifelong love of animals and nature led her to a career change when she decided to pursue this interest professionally and attended the Bel-Rea Institute of Veterinary Technology, graduating with an Associates of Applied Science degree and completing her technician certification. She began her veterinary career ten years ago working with small animals and exotics, and spending the last seven years in emergency medicine. Olivia finds contributing to mobility solutions for animals extremely rewarding and enjoyable. Personal interests include: gardening, camping, hiking, the arts, reading biographies, and cooking.
Shawna - OrthoPets United Supervisor
Shawna graduated from an AVMA accredited school for Veterinary Technology in 2003. She has almost 9 years of experience in emergency medicine and enjoys working in specialty practice. She saw that OrthoPets was an exceptionally unique company and jumped at the opportunity to help animals in a whole new way.
In her spare time, Shawna likes to continue her work in emergency medicine. She loves to draw and anything that has to do with art. She also enjoys exploring what Colorado has to offer with her boyfriend.
Silver - OrthoPets United
Andrew - OrthoPets Fabrication Team
Andrew started working at OrthoPets Denver Vet Clinic, and now works in the lab. Andrew's goal is to go through schooling to become a certified orthotic and prosthetic practitioner. He enjoys spending time with his two boxers and his lovely wife. In Andrew's spare time, he loves outdoor activities.
Jake - OrthoPets Fabrication Team
He enjoys spending time in the great outdoors, snowboarding, hiking, and playing with his best friend and companion, Atta, the bionic Border Collie. He has been working at Ortho Pets since August when he took Atta to get fitted for a knee brace. Future plans for Jake include the continued pursuit of education, living abroad, and spending time with amazing animals of all sizes, shapes, and species.
Josh - OrthoPets Fabrication Team Supervisor
Josh is a musical genius, playing various styles of music on both the electric and upright bass. He also enjoys kitty cats, and long drives to the mountains.
Karen - OrthoPets Fabrication Team Supervisor
A born animal lover, Karen, has been in the "official" animal field for about 15 years. Most of which was at a general practice veterinary clinic where she had the pleasure of working with Dr. Mich.
Karen and Dr. Mich kept in touch after Dr. Mich left general practice; she was the connection that brought Karen to OrthoPets in May 2011. At home, her passion is training her shelties in dog agility. She is originally from Minnesota and is still a Vikings fan!
Leo - OrthoPets Fabrication Team
Leo is originally from Canon City, Colorado. He moved up north to Denver in June of 2006. Since his arrival, he has earned an associates degree in mechanical design and parametric modeling. Leo also launched his own small web-design/marketing business. Leo spend his days with friends, family, perusing interests, and furthering his skill and experience with mechanical design and engineering.
Nate - OrthoPets Fabrication Team
Nate is a native Coloradan and proud of it!! Nate has been riding horses since he was 1 1/2 years old. He received a degree in Equine Business Management and Training from Lamar CC in 2009. He is an all around animal lover!! Nate enjoys spending time with his dog Diesel. Nate is excited to be part of Team OrthoPets!
Rachel - OrthoPets Fabrication Team
Rachel is a 3rd generation Colorado native. She earned a degree in Criminal Justice and Criminology with the intent of being an animal cruelty investigator. However, after an internship in that field Rachel found her cases too heartbreaking. She moved on to work at Denver Dumb Friends League while training on the job to become a Veterinary Technician. She worked for Denver Dumb Friend's League for two years before moving to work in low-income veterinary clinics. Rachel enjoyed helping families with financial difficulties and their beloved animals. After working in the animal field since 2005, Rachel began working here at OrthoPets.
Robert - OrthoPets Fabrication Team
Robert is a Texas native. He was born and raised in Houston. A lover of animals, Robert grew up
with a beloved Chihuahua. Circumstances offered him the opportunity to begin working
in the veterinary field when he started working at his first veterinary clinic, mostly in the
kennel department. After working in the veterinary field for 2 years Robert found himself in
a veterinary rehab clinic assisting the physical therapist. After working in the animal field for 7 years in Texas, Robert and his family decided to make the move to Colorado.
Robert enjoys spending time with his wife, daughters, Rosy the Puggle, and Lady the miniature poodle. They enjoy the outdoors by going camping, fishing, hiking, and biking. He also enjoys watching sports with the guys!
Amy and Martin Kaufmann - Owner and Founders
Martin and Amy started a fun hobby making orthotics and prosthetics for pets out of their 400 square foot garage in 2003. Martin went to school for human orthotics and prosthetics. Amy went to school for education, and was teaching in the Denver area. In 2007, Martin and Amy, made the leap of faith to quit their full time jobs and go full time OrthoPets. Martin and Amy partnered with Dr. Patsy Mich in 2009. Today, OrthoPets has 19 employees and moved into their new 5000 sq. foot clinic March of 2010. Martin and Amy enjoy spending time with their 5 year old son and two dogs.
Dr. Patsy Mich - Owner and Medical Director
In 2005 she returned to Colorado State University for a 3 year residency in anesthesiology and a 2 year fellowship in integrative pain medicine.
In 2009 she became a board certified veterinary anesthesiologist (ACVA) and specializes in pain medicine and V-OP. She is an acupuncturist as well as a certified canine rehabilitation therapist through the canine rehabilitation institute (CRI, Inc.). She is on faculty at CRI, Inc. and is an affiliate faculty member at Colorado State University.
Dr. Patsy is co-owner and medical director for OrthoPets; she sees all of the Denver Clinic patients and consults on virtual clinic cases.
Dr. Patsy is always ready to snowboard, hike, cycle, and kayak. She enjoys speaking and teaching about veterinary anesthesia, pain medicine, and V-OP. Her favorite place to be at work is on the floor with the OrthoPets patients!
To read more about Dr. Patsy Mich, please visit this page.
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In Rachel's spare time she enjoys taking care of her chihuahua JoJo, former feral cat Romeo, Jada the cockatiel, and Theodore the most energetic tripod cat you'll ever meet. In addition, she spends time outdoors hiking, biking, and roller blading.
For more information on Amy and Martin please visit http://www.orthopets.com/companyinfo.htm


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"Every Christmas Eve," says Kari Wilson of Springfield, Missouri, "my husband Jay and I host a dinner with all of the trimmings for both his parents and mine--and anyone else who can make it."
Dinner is traditional with turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and wild rice (a nod to her childhood in Minnesota) and cheesecake for dessert. "My mother-in-law Penny got me interested in making cheesecakes," she says. Kari's scrumptious German Chocolate Cheesecake has all the richness deserving of a holiday dessert, but because it calls for a basic 9x13 pan, it is fairly simple to prepare.
After the big holiday feast, Kari gets back to cooking cozy meals for Jay and their three sons. "In the winter we like to spend time together inside by the fire watching movies."
This recipe from Kari is rich, decadent and easy. What more could you want (well, low-cal would be nice)?
Preheat oven to 350°. Mix together the graham cracker crumbs, pecans, sugar and melted butter. Press into the bottom of an ungreased 9x13 pan. In a mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese until fluffy. Gradually beat in the sweetened condensed milk until smooth. Add the chocolate, eggs and VANILLA and mix well. Pour over the crust. Bake at 350° for 40-50 minutes until the center is set and doesn't jiggle. Let cool and then top with the Coconut Pecan Topping. To make the topping, combine the sweetened condensed milk and egg yolks in a heavy saucepan. Mix well and add the butter. Heat over medium-low until thick and bubbly, 8-10 minutes. Add the coconut, pecans and VANILLA and mix well. Let cool before topping the cheesecake. Chill for at least 6 hours before serving.Prep. time: 30 minutes
Nutritional Information: Servings 24;
Serving Size 1 piece (110g); Calories 420; Calories from fat 260; Total fat 28g; Cholesterol 110mg; Sodium 240mg; Carbohydrate 37g; Dietary Fiber 2g.


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Consideration steps:
- Send an e-mail addressed to your Co-op Faculty Coordinator which includes: reasons for taking courses during co-op, course meeting time, work supervisor's name, phone number and company name. This letter must be complete. Specify if the manager has approved your taking courses during co-op work time.
- Download and complete a Northeastern University Petition Registration Form and bring it with you to a meeting with your coordinator.


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Jonathan Blackledge (Personal Website: http://blackledge.sharepoint.com) is the Science Foundation Ireland Stokes Professor, an Honorary Professor of Dublin Institute of Technology, Distinguished Professor of Warsaw University of Technology, Poland and Professor Extraordinaire of the University of Western Cape, South Africa.
He graduated in physics from Imperial College, London University in 1980 and gained a PhD in Theoretical Physics from Kings College, London University in 1984. He was then appointed a Research Fellow of Physics at Kings College from 1984 to 1988 specializing in electromagnetism and inverse problems. During this period, he worked on a number of industrial research contracts undertaking theoretical and computational research into the application of inverse solutions for the processing and analysis of electromagnetic signals and images.
In 1988 he joined the Applied Mathematics and Computing Group in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Cranfield University as Lecturer and later, as Senior Lecturer and Head of Group where he promoted postgraduate teaching and research in applied and engineering mathematics focusing on Computer Aided Engineering. While at Cranfield, he co-founded Management and Personnel Services Limited through the Cranfield Business School which was originally established for the promotion of management consultancy working in partnership with the Bedfordshire Chamber of Commerce. He expanded the company for the delivery of a range of National Vocational and Higher Level Qualifications through the City and Guilds London Institute in areas that included Engineering, Business Administration and ICT.
From 1994-2003 Jonathan Blackledge was Professor of Applied Mathematics and Head of the Department of Mathematical Sciences at De Montfort University where he introduced a number of post-graduate teaching and research programmes and established the Institute of Simulation Sciences.
From 2003-2008 he was Visiting Professor in the Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Loughborough University, where, as part of his appointment, he co-founded the Advanced Signal Processing Research Group.
In 2004, he was appointed Professor Extraordinaire of Computer Science in the Department of Computer Science at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa where he undertakes supervision of PhD students and the delivery of short courses for the University's CPD programmes.
In 2010, he completed a second PhD in Mathematical Information Technology at the University of Jyvaskyla, Finland, and, in 2010, was appointed to the position of Distinguished Professor in the Centre for Advanced Studies at Warsaw University of Technology, Poland. In 2012 he was awarded an Honorary Professorship at Dublin Institute of Technology.
In addition to his academic positions, Professor Blackledge has been a co-founder, co-investor and Director of a group of companies specializing in Vocational Education, Audio Post-production and Management Consultancy. He his currently Head of the Management Academy at PTS Consulting Group working with the Chartered Management Institute. Previous positions in industry have included Director of R & D at Microsharp Corporation Limited where research into the manufacture of optical diffusers for digital display technologies was undertaken.
In 2010, Professor Blackledge successfully commercialised two research projects based on his 'Technologies to License' leading to the establishment of new SMEs trading in Telemedicine and Computational Finance for which he was awarded 'Researcher of the Year'.
Professor Blackledge has published 14 teaching and research books, over 250 scientific and engineering research papers and technical reports, has filed 15 patents, developed 17 'Technologies to License' through the Innovation and Technology Transfer Centre (Hothouse) at Dublin Institute of Technology.
He has supervised to completion 58 research (MPhil/PhD) graduates and over 100 MSc/MEng graduates. His current research interests include nonlinear dynamical systems modelling, computer network security and energy management working in both an academic and commercial context. He holds Fellowships with a number of scientific, engineering and management institutes and societies in the UK and Ireland including the Institute of Physics, the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, the Institution of Engineering and Technology, the Institute of Mechanical Engineers, the British Computer Society, the Royal Statistical Society, the City and Guilds London Institute, Engineers Ireland, the Institute of Leadership and Management and the Chartered Management Institute.


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Please, who writes this garbage? If the corrupt, criminal banking cabal wants stocks up, they go up—if they want them down, they do down. It is not anymore complicated than that.
Listen, the USSA markets are the most corrupt in the history mankind—-prices are no reflection on how people "feel" or anythng else. The markets are rigged by a corrupt Federal Reserve whose only mandate is to enrich the few at the expense of the many—PERIOD END OF STORY!
OOPS—-MY BAD. I realized after I posted my other message re "Who writes this garbage" that I answered my own question.
The criminal banking cabal and their criminals on Wall Street write this garbage and the Wall Street Journal is nothing more than a puppet mouthpiece for the criminal "paper pushers" that lie, cheat, and steal the American public so that they don't have to work—-so they can steal the labor of others using worthless criminal fiat paper and their derivatives.
When degenerate gamblers finally win something, they become even more eager to throw it all back! They also "feel good" about themselves. Yeahhhhhhhh!
Makes me feel better about my Chinese stocks.


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Villa Rentals is proudly owned by Pat and Nicole Chamberlain who grew up spending their summers as children right here in Newport! And after years of working for Villa Rentals, the opportunity arose in June of 2001 to purchase the company and they have been the loyal owners ever since! And over the past years, they have added two long term "employees"….daughters Kelli and Gracie!
With an unwavering commitment to every one of their owners and tenants, Pat and Nicole continue to dedicate themselves to maintaining a business that is based on loyalty and trust. And that is why many people don't just greet Pat and Nicole with a handshake, but with a hug!
-24-Hour Guest Services - Booking & Reservations - Guest Screening - Linen Service - Onsite Maintenance - Payment Processing - Professional Photography - Housekeeping - Inventory Management - Key Management - Legal Documentation - Marketing & Travel Demand Generation - Real Estate - Virtual Tours


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