text:
The impact of herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia on health-related quality of life: a prospective study.
Summary of "The impact of herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia on health-related quality of life: a prospective study."
Vaccination against herpes zoster is being considered in many countries. We conducted a multicentre prospective study to describe the impact of herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia on health-related quality of life.
From October 2005 to July 2006, 261 outpatients aged 50 years or older with herpes zoster were recruited from the clinical practices of 83 physicians within 14 days after rash onset. The Zoster Brief Pain Inventory was used to measure severity of pain and interference with activities of daily living because of pain. The EuroQol EQ-5D assessment tool was used to measure quality of life. These outcomes were assessed at recruitment and on days 7, 14, 21, 30, 60, 90, 120, 150 and 180 following recruitment.
Acute herpes zoster interfered in all health domains, especially sleep (64% of participants), enjoyment of life (58%) and general activities (53%). The median duration of pain was 32.5 days. The median duration of interference with activities of daily living because of pain varied between 27 and 30 days. Overall, 24% of the participants had postherpetic neuralgia (pain for more than 90 days after rash onset). Anxiety and depression, enjoyment of life, mood and sleep were most frequently affected during the postherpetic neuralgia period. The mean EQ-5D score was 0.59 at enrolment and remained at 0.67 at all follow-up points among participants who reported clinically significant pain.
These data support the need for preventive strategies and additional early intervention to reduce the burden of herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia.
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne
Pages: 1731-6
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20921251
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.091711
PubMed Articles
Postherpetic neuralgia: case study of class 4 laser therapy intervention.
Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is a neuropathic sequelae in 8% to 27% of individuals with prior varicella zoster virus infection and herpes zoster resulting in retrograde demyelination, neurotoxic react...
Antiviral treatment for preventing postherpetic neuralgia.
Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is a painful and refractory complication of herpes zoster. Treatments are either partially or totally ineffective for many people with PHN. Antiviral agents, used at the t...
Severe Herpes Zoster Neuralgia in a Pregnant Woman Treated with Acetaminophen.
There is no recommendation for the treatment of herpes zoster neuralgia in pregnancy, as it even sometimes needs administration of strong opioids. Main observation: Here, we report a pregnant woman wi...
Physician Survey for Study of Suppressive Antiviral Treatment to Reduce Chronic Ocular Disease and Postherpetic Neuralgia After Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus.
The purpose of this study was to develop a consensus regarding the appropriate regimen to evaluate long-term suppressive antiviral treatment to reduce complications from herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZ...
Increased risk of cardiovascular events in patients with herpes zoster: A population-based study.
The association between herpes zoster and cardiovascular complications remains vague with limited study on the association between these two disorders. This study evaluated the risk of cardiovascular ...
Clinical Trials
Measuring Herpes Zoster and PHN Associated Burden of Illness and Health Care Utilization Costs in Thailand
Total 7 institutions will be recruited i.e. Clinical Infectious Disease Research Unit Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine Mahidol University,Bamrasnara...
The incidence and severity of HZ (or shingles), as well as the frequency and severity of its complications, increases markedly with increasing age. More than half of all cases occur in per...
VZV PCR Sampling Validation Study
This study will evaluate and compare various methods for collecting lesion samples from subjects with clinically diagnosed herpes zoster for the laboratory confirmation of herpes zoster. T...
Safety and Efficacy of Gabapentin in Postherpetic Neuralgia
Gabapentin and pregabalin are treatments for some types of neuropathic pain, including postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). However, these treatments usually need to be taken 3 times a day for e...
Safety and Efficacy of Gabapentin in Postherpetic Neuralgia
Gabapentin and pregabalin are treatments for some types of neuropathic pain, including postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). However, these treatments usually need to be taken 3 times a day for ef...
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Neuralgia, Postherpetic
Pain in nerves, frequently involving facial SKIN, resulting from the activation the latent varicella-zoster virus (HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN). The two forms of the condition preceding the pain are HERPES ZOSTER OTICUS; and HERPES ZOSTER OPHTHALMICUS. Following the healing of the rashes and blisters, the pain sometimes persists.
Herpes Zoster Vaccine
An attenuated vaccine used to prevent and/or treat HERPES ZOSTER, a disease caused by HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 3.
Zoster Sine Herpete
HERPES ZOSTER but without eruption of vesicles. Patients exhibit the characteristic pain minus the skin rash, sometimes making diagnosis difficult.
Cost Of Illness
The personal cost of acute or chronic disease. The cost to the patient may be an economic, social, or psychological cost or personal loss to self, family, or immediate community. The cost of illness may be reflected in absenteeism, productivity, response to treatment, peace of mind, QUALITY OF LIFE, etc. It differs from HEALTH CARE COSTS, meaning the societal cost of providing services related to the delivery of health care, rather than personal impact on individuals.
Herpes Zoster
An acute infectious, usually self-limited, disease believed to represent activation of latent varicella-zoster virus (HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN) in those who have been rendered partially immune after a previous attack of CHICKENPOX. It involves the SENSORY GANGLIA and their areas of innervation and is characterized by severe neuralgic pain along the distribution of the affected nerve and crops of clustered vesicles over the area. (From Dorland, 27th ed)


text:
Categories > Books > Harry Potter > Double the Trouble
The start of something new9 Reviews
Determined to take the fight to Voldemort, Harry decides drastic measures are needed. A new player enters the arena in the form of Lord Black. Fighting fire with fire, Harry struggles to thwart the...
Date: 8h of September, one week into Hogwart's new school year
"Now fate and destiny are strange concepts. It is said that one can defy fate, but not fight destiny. Some believe that we are born with a purpose in life; a destiny. Others, mostly more cynical inclined, follow the belief that we create our own destiny. Does fighting one's destiny really work? For example, if it was a man's destiny to kill his best friend and the man would chose to fight his destiny by staying away from his best friend. Not now what happened, or as fate would have, the best friend destined to die got flattened by a bus and died before he could reach a hospital. Now the real twist on this story is that the man who stayed away always waited with the his best friend at that particular bus stop where the latter got hit. So, in a way, the man destined to kill his best friend did so, he killed by his inaction and lack of presence. Maybe by being there he could have saved his friend, and maybe he couldn't. The lesson of this story is; there is nothing that can dictate or tell you what the right course of action is. The only thing you can do, is make a choice with your heart and can support with your entire being. Or, as my friend every eloquently puts it, "live life and kick ass, screw the consequences.
And he is right. To Hell with destiny and all that crap, fate be damned! It's my life and I will be the only one who will tell myself how to run it.
Enough ranting on that. Have you ever heard of the Butterfly-effect? No? Guessed not. It's actually a crazy-sounding theory that stated that a butterfly flapping its wings in Brazil can cause a storm in Texas. This theory is aptly named 'The Chaos Theory'.
And the idea certainly holds merit. It is undoubtedly so that one small event can have far-reaching consequences, sort of like dropping pebbles into a pond. Just watch the ripples increase in size. The bigger the object, the larger the splash and thus the larger the ripples.
In my case, the butterfly was the size of an adult dragon, the pebble the size of a house, the ripples able to spread across the ocean and the splash was the size of a freaking tsunami.
Needles to say, the shock shook me out of my stupor and shoved my shortcomings into my face. Ever had someone slap you in the face, hard, because you were being stupid? Or empty a bucked full of ice cold water over your head in order to wake you up? Because that's what happened to me.
You see, I'm a born survivor. I'm like weed, I flourish in the most extreme conditions. It infuriates my enemies to no end. I keep finding myself fighting odds and I can tell you, a lifetime of fighting ingrains oneself with a healthy amount of cunning and sense of preservation. After all, if you ain't the biggest bully in the park, you better be the smartest.
But it is tiring I can tell you. I've spent my entire childhood blending in, keeping track of possible favours I could extend in exchange for goodwill, mind my surroundings, outsmarting bullies and generally staying three steps ahead of my relatives. It's tiring.
Did you know that I used to have an emergency food supply in case I was sent to my 'room' without supper. This usually happened Thursdays, the day my Uncle got his weekly letter from his sister Marge. I managed to find out why he was prone to punishing me after stealing one of Marge's letters, but I'll tell you more about my endearing relatives later.
Where was I? Ah yes, the emergency stash. I funded it by supplying my upperclassmen with answers to their schoolwork. Sometimes I'd also nick pop quizzes in advance. Some minor lockpicking skills and some sleigh of hand was all that was needed.
But as I said, such a lifestyle is extremely taxing, especially since it had always been only me against numerous others.
And so it happened that, at the tender age of eleven when the situation presented itself to lead a nice life filled with comforts, I vowed to lock away that part of me that had kept me alive and sane for the first ten years of my life. At the time, it seemed like the right thing to do, as I now had friends for the first time in my life. Friends I could rely on, build on and share my adventures with.
As time passed on, my days of scheming and being cunning faded away, until they resembled nothing more than a vague dream, and at times a childhood nightmare.
On hindsight, I think I wished so desperately to fit in, that I denied a part of who I was and tried my very best to be someone else, something that I wasn't. And the funniest thing was that I actually managed to fool everybody, including myself as well.
So I continued with my happy life. That is, until the pebble hit the pond. My wake-up call was my godfather being sent through the veil, killing him. He was my ticket to a Dursley-free life and my last link to my dead parents. And I managed to get him killed. Well, not directly of course, but that's a way too long story to tell you.
Anyway, that's where I drew the line. Leading an easy life was nice, fun even, but it was getting the people around me killed, not to mention it endangered my own life.
So I'm back. And I'm guessing that I'll probably surprise plenty people and my friends won't recognise me. I'm not sure if they'll approve of the new me, maybe they'll even think I've turned Dark, I'm not sure what they'll think. You see, I'm not just any normal person, I'm a wizard, wand and all. Now, I know what you're thinking. You're thinking I'm a nutcase, but here watch. Avis.
Pretty neat right? But there's a downside to my magic. I've got this phsyco evil wizard after me that wants to kill me.
Problem is, I want to live so I'm trying to stay alive here. And until a couple months ago, I was content to try and ignore the threat this guy was, but not anymore. I'm going to take the fight to him now, and he'd better be ready.
But for me to be effective, I'm going to have to fight his way, something my friends can't understand and would never dream of doing.
So I'm guessing they aren't going to like the new me at all, which is too bad since they still are my friends. The last time I saw them was at my Godfather's will. That was a month ago and I've been training since that day.
And tomorrow I'll see them again, 'cause I'll be going back to school then. They're going to be mighty surprised. Of course I'm not going back just for my friends, no, I've got ulterior motives. I need some things I can only get at Hogwarts, so that's why I'm really going back, that and seeing my friends of course.
I can hear you wondering why the hell I'm telling you this, well the truth is that I haven't spoken to a living person for quite some time and I needed and get all these things of my chest.
I'm pretty nervous about meeting everybody again, not to mention all these crazy plans I got up and running. So I just needed someone to talk to.
Well, I'm going. It was a pleasure to talk to you but my train is about to leave. And don't your worry, I'm sure you'll have forgotten all about me this time tomorrow.
Oh, and Obliviate."
Sighing, Harry put his wand away. Rising to his feet he cast a last look on the homeless man he had just obliviated. Satisfied the man was okay, the young wizard turned around and headed towards the train station.
Chapter 1
One month after the battle at the Ministry of Magic
Harry grinned. Normally, it would not have bothered Albus Dumbledore if Harry Potter had grinned. But the circumstance under which the notorious Boy-Who-Lived grinned was a bit unusual. They stood in the park, not far from Privet Drive. To his left stood Alastor Moody, a famous, albeit slightly paranoid, ex-auror. And to his right stood Nymphadora Tonks, an Auror and also a Metamorphmagus. Both had their wands out, but had them pointing towards the ground.
Across the wizened wizard stood Harry Potter, Boy-Who-Lived, winner of the Tri-Wizard tournament and a dozen other titles. The raven-haired teenager stood proud, with a defiant glint in his eyes and a grin on his face that seemed to mock the three that stood in front of him.
"Please Harry, must we fight like this?" Dumbledore reproached the youngster. "I know that you are going through a tough time, but wouldn't it be nice to see and speak with your friends again?", the Supreme Mugwump attempted to bait Harry.
Harry's answer was a bout of mocking laughter. Ignoring the stern glance Tonks sent him, Harry casually retrieved his wand from his pocket, making Moody twitch, and held it loosely in his right hand. "You just don't get it do you, old man? There's no way in hell I'm going back to Grimmauld Place." Keeping a close eye his opponents, Harry slid into a duelling stance. His knees were bent and his weight had been equally divided.
Instincts kicked in as Moody trained his wand of the rebellious teenager. "You're outnumbered and outclassed laddy. Seems to me you're going back to HQ", Moody said.
Harry rolled his eyes. "Why thank you for pointing that out for me", he dryly informed the grizzled ex-auror. Ignoring the snicker that came from Tonks, Harry steadied his wand on his headmaster. "Whether or not I win is not the point I'm trying to make. You're going to have to force me to come with you."
With a sigh, Dumbledore nodded to a person behind Harry and watched as a red light hit the scarred teenager from behind before his was able to dodge. From underneath an invisibility cloak came Bill Weasley. Resisting the urge to pinch the bridge of his nose because of the unexpected attitude his charge had developed, Dumbledore motioned towards the prone figure of Harry Potter. "William, if you could please get Harry to Headquarters? Alastar, Nymphadora, please return to Privet Drive and pick up Harry's possessions."
After a few nods, and scowl from Tonks, the quartet parted ways.
"But why would he attack the Headmaster?"
"Ron, please be quiet, you'll wake Harry!"
A small groan from the wizard in question quickly was followed by the fading padding of footsteps. "Harry, Harry, can you hear me? Ron's gone and get Dumbledore."
Ignoring the grating sound of Hermione's voice, who was trying to get his attention, Harry groggily tried to survey his surroundings. It seemed he was back in Grimmauld Place. He guessed that the room he was in had been a guest room a long time ago, now the curtains were mouldy and the floor decaying. The once so proud Black family crest on the sheets had faded and of the former glory remained nothing.
Spotting his clothes on the nightstand, Harry stepped out of bed. Out of the corner of his eye, he could see a blushing Hermione turn around and pointedly looking the other way.
"Call me if you are decent."
Smirking at her prudishnes, Harry quickly donned his clothes after having confirmed that they had not been checked for hidden magical items. Harry inwardly shrugged, he couldn't be held responsible if they underestimated them.
Getting into clothes that fit him still was a new experience for Harry, but something he could certainly get used to. Looking himself over, Harry couldn't help but chuckle. In his cargopants, tight t-shirt and fashionable sneakers he looked nothing like the skinny little runt he had been at the start of his vacation.
Hearing a pair of footsteps approaching, Harry knew he had to move quick. Removing several studs from his belt, Harry watched in satisfaction as the transfigured potion vials changed back into their original form. A devilish grin spread across his face as he prepared his escape.
Albus Dumbledore was Headmaster of Hogwarts, Supreme Mugwump, Defeater of Grindlewald amongst many other things, so it was logical that he knew something was wrong the moment he opened the door. The signs were rather obvious actually, but the ancient wizard also picked up the more subtle signs.
The dense smoke that obscured him from seeing his own feet, were a dead give-away that something was wrong. Then there was the unconscious figure of one Hermione Jane Granger, another obvious indication. However, his legimens scans did not register another unocludded mind, a more obscure hint. And the last clue Albus Dumbledore could figure out before everything went black was the fact that Harry's bed was empty.
With a small degree of satisfaction, Harry watched Dumbledore slump to the ground. His grin widened when he heard the large smack the old man made colliding with the floor. "Ouch, that has to leave a mark in the morning." A second thump was heard as Ron Weasley also fell to the potent air-born potion Harry had liberally spread after taking the antidote.
The raven-haired teenager knew that the only reason he had gotten the drop on Dumbledore was because the bearded meddler simple did not expect this kind of surprise. Enjoying the situation while it lasted, Harry Potter quickly grabbed the nearest wand, which happened to be Dumbledore's and stealthily exited the door.
Making sure the landing was clear, Harry headed towards the nearest exit, which happened to be the front door. Unfortunately he would have to descend two staircases before getting to the door. Sticking to as much shadows as possible, Harry started his descend of the first staircase.
It was at the bottom of the first staircase that he found his first obstacle. It was a rather morose looking Remus Lupin talking to Tonks, who was trying to cheer the werewolf up. Harry knew that Remus was being distracted, not to mention depressed, was the only reason the werewolf hadn't sniffed him out yet, literally.
"I'm telling you Remus, Harry looked as fine as rain. He's been working out and finally got him some clothes that actually fit. The girls are going to be throwing themselves at him."
Remus sighed. "I know, it's just that I wanted to be there for him when he was mourning for Sirius. I don't want him to push his grief away." After a second inspection, the werewolf looked even more tired then usual. Surpressing a pang of guilt and grief that shot through him, Harry quickly put a lid to his emotions. In this kind of situation emotions only got in the way and led to rash decisions.
Narrowing her eyes at Remus, Tonks shifted her hair into a copy of McGonagall's. "Pushing grief away, hm? Sounds more like something you'd do. Remember, you won't be any help to Harry if you're broken with grief yourselves."
Remus was saved from the answer by a large commotion in the form of the twins running out of the kitchen, laughing their heads off as an irate, and rather thoroughly pranked, Ginny Weasley chased after them with a frying pan in her hand.
Mentally thanking whatever deity had inspired the distraction, Harry used it to his utmost advantage. Darting past a stunned Tonks and Lupin, Harry ignored the stairs altogether and threw himself over the banister and fell the last floor. Landing surprisingly nimble on his feet amongst, almost knocking over a stunned George (or was it Fred?), Harry hand was on the doorknob when a roared /"Incarcerous"/, forced him to leap away from his way out.
"Damn, and that was bloody close!" Harry exclaimed as he raised he borrowed want and trained it on the one that had tried to curse him, Mad-eye Moody.
"Watch your language Potter." the ex-auror softly growled. "And where did you think you were going?" Seeing his opponent shift into the same fighting stance he was in himself, he barked out, "Weasley, Weasley, help me keep Potter here from escaping."
Seeing the twins reaching for their wands, Harry faked a look of hurt. "Et tu Fred, George?" Harry knew that Dumbledore would quickly awake from his potion induced slumber so time was of the essence.
"We're very sorry Harry," the twins chorused. "But we need you to be at Sirius' will so his money doesn't go to the Malfoys and by extension You-Know-Who." Both had the decency to look as if they would rather not draw wands on him.
Nodding, Harry dropped the fake expression on his face. Instead his face became blank as his eyes took a shine of determination that could move mountains. By now, Remus and Tonks had come to their senses and were making their way towards Harry.
"Although I don't know why, I will be at Sirius' will. Unfortunately, I have other things to do." As soon as the last sentence left his lips, Harry lowered his wand a fraction and blasted the floor to smithereens with a Reducto/. As debris flew everywhere, causing the assembled people to scatter, Harry dropped to his knees, and quickly followed up with two stunners. Knowing the more experience fighters would have his position from the flashes of red light, Harry quickly rolled towards the door and stood. With a simple wave of his wand, and a muttered "Avis."/, a flock of birds added to the confusion.
Using the confusion and resulting chaos to his advantage, Harry swiftly opened the door, hailed a cab, and disappeared into the Muggle world of London City.
A/N: That's it for the first chapter. Not much has happened but I'm creating the background to set the story in. This is my first HP fic and I'm curious if it's any good. I promise the next chapter will be much longer but I always keep prologues smaller.
Until the next chapter!

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Newegg.com - A great place to buy computers, computer parts, electronics, software, accessories, and DVDs online. With great prices, fast shipping, and top-rated customer service - once you know, you Newegg.
If you are reading this message, Please click this link to reload this page.(Do not use your browser's "Refresh" button). Please email us if you're running the latest version of your browser and you still see this message.
Newegg.com - Computer Parts, Laptops, Electronics, HDTVs, Digital Cameras and More!
LEISURE ARTS-Knit Cowls. Add more color and texture to your wardrobe with easy-wearing cowls! These 10 patterns to knit use a wide variety of yarns ranging from light weight to super bulky weight. Besides being warm and attractive; cowls are your practical choice. They are seamed or knit into on continuous piece; or buttoned together for wearing. So while a scarf or muffler has loose ends that must be rewrapped or retied-- once you put on a cowl; it stays put beautifully. Author: Lisa Gentry. Softcover; 36 pages. Published 2012. Imported.
This item is eligible for Newegg Premier benefits. Are you a Newegg Premier Member? If not, sign up today and get:
Your request will be processed within the next 24 hours.
Please add "firstname.lastname@example.com" to your address book to ensure delivery.See Today's E-Blast Promo


text:
Address Book and iCloud problems
April 3rd, 2012 at 10:45 pm by Dr. Drang
The Address Book is one of those programs Mac power users love to complain about. It's continually compared with more powerful PIMs and found wanting. The Lion version was subjected to even more criticism, partially because it got the same "leather" treatment that iCal got, but mostly because its new "open book" look eliminated the three-pane view that many users found useful.
Generally speaking, Address Book has worked fine for me, probably because most of my interaction with it is indirect. I have some scripts that pull out information I need regularly, and most of my other dealings with it are mediated through LaunchBar. Like most people, I've chafed against the new restriction to two panes, but it hasn't been debilitating. Besides, I've read that the three-pane view—albeit somewhat squeezed—is coming back in Mountain Lion.
But my relationship with Address Book took a wrong turn last week, and I'm not sure we can ever be friends again. Part of the problem was Address Book itself, part was its syncing through iCloud—I'll do my best to explain both.
One thing I won't try to explain is the loss of data that led to this tweet:
Hours of work cleaning up Address Book lost because of a corrupted file. Time Machine backups don't have the changes. Fuck.
— Dr. Drang (@drdrang) Tue Mar 27 2012
I won't try to explain it because I don't know why it happened. Could be a problem with Address Book, an operating system error, a filesystem bug, or a hardware failure. Since I haven't pinpointed the cause, I can't blame it on Address Book. That doesn't mean I'm not still pissed about it, but I don't know what to be angry about.
Let's start by talking about a bug in Address Book that bit me several times last week. I had set aside some time to update my Address Book in preparation for a company-wide mailing that was going out to our clients. Many of my entries had stale information that needed freshening. Some people had changed jobs, some were still working at the same place, but the company name had changed—lots of little things like that.
Luckily, many of the contacts that needed updating had vCards available for download from their employers' websites, and Address Book can import vCards. Now I could have just replaced the old information with the vCard info, but doing so would have erased things like mobile phone numbers and my notes that were still valid and which I wanted to retain. Address Book has an option for merging the two sets of information and even gives you an opportunity to see what the blended entry will look like before you approve it. I used that option again and again, happy to be saving myself a lot of work.
At some point, though, I noticed that the entry for one of my contacts who had changed firms was still showing her old company. Her phone numbers had changed, as had her address and title, but the company name hadn't. And as I started looking through my recently updated entries, I found that same problem again and again—the company name wouldn't change when I updated the entry using a vCard.
To make sure this was an Address Book problem and not my imagination or some oddity in my clients' vCards, I made up a test entry:
Then I made a vCard for this same fake person, but with updated information:
FN:Mr. John Q. Test
ORG:Company B;
EMAIL;type=INTERNET;type=WORK;type=pref:[email protected]
ADR;type=WORK;type=pref:;;1337 Main Street;Chicago;IL;60606;USA
When I dragged the icon for the vCard onto the Address Book icon, I was told it was a duplicate and given the opportunity to review it. With one of the options, I could see both the old and new entries.
With another, I could see what the blended entry would be, with only the new information changed.
The updated option was what I wanted, because it fixed the things that had changed, but left the mobile phone number (which didn't have an entry in the vCard) as it was. But when I told Address Book to update the entry this way, this is what I got.
As you can see, the company name wasn't updated. The new company name was put down in the notes, which is better than throwing it away, but it wasn't put where I wanted it and—what's more important—it wasn't put where Address Book had just told me it was going to put it.
This is exactly what had happened with the vCards for my clients. I looked back and saw that their entries also had the new company name in the notes field. I had missed this earlier because I often had several lines of notes for an entry, and the new line had escaped my attention.
I don't see how this can be considered anything other than a bug. There's no reason for the old company name to be retained, and there's really no reason for the entry to end up with information that doesn't match with what Address Book just told me.
The iCloud problem is a bit more mysterious. After all my Address Book entries were updated with fresh information, I opened up the Contacts app on my iPhone to make sure that the changes had synced properly. The little gear icon on the phone spun and spun as the new information was downloaded, and when the spinning stopped it looked like all the contacts had updated as they were supposed to.
Except for two clients, who didn't appear on my phone at all.
Maybe, I thought, iCloud was running slow, and those contacts would update later. I went home for the day. Later that night, when I opened Address Book on my MacBook Air,1 all the contacts I'd updated during the day updated themselves on the MB Air. Including the two that hadn't synced to the phone and were still not synced to the phone.
I set up a VNC connection between my MB Air and my iMac and began experimenting with these two entries. Whatever changes I made on one machine synced quickly and accurately to the other but never got to the phone. There was just something about those entries that either iCloud or—more likely—the iOS Contacts app didn't like.
I solved the problem by making new entries for each of these clients and typing their information into the new entries by hand—no importing, no cutting and pasting. The new entries synced to the phone almost immediately, and I deleted the old, unsyncable ones.
I say I "solved" the problem, but this was really no solution at all. It was luck that I noticed the two entries that wouldn't sync. It's possible that there are others I haven't noticed. How can I trust my iPhone's Contacts app now that I suspect it of playing favorites? How can it be that an entry that syncs perfectly between two Macs not sync with an iPhone? And how can it be that its failure to sync isn't accompanied by some sort of warning to let me know that it failed? This isn't the harmony Apple has been promising us.
I'm calling this an iCloud problem even though I suspect the real problem lies within Contacts. But since it's Contacts' syncing through iCloud that isn't working, I don't think calling it an iCloud problem is unfair.
Although I haven't blogged about it before, I'm firmly in the camp of people who feel skeptical—if not outright hostile—toward Apple's plan to come out with a new version of OS X every year. New versions mean new bugs, bugs that take time to find and squash. How will Apple be able to squash bugs like these if its OS X programmers are sweating to meet a summer release for Mountain Lion?
Although the computer press would vilify Apple for it, I'm holding out hope that the "new version every year" thing is just marketing bullshit, that what will be touted as a new version will in fact be what in earlier days would have been a point release. That's the only way I see stability returning to OS X.
All the updating had been done on my office iMac. ↩
3 Responses to "Address Book and iCloud problems"
Carl says:
Yeah, I think the cardinal sin of iCloud is that there's no "SYNC THIS NOW DAMMIT" button, and no canonical view of your data. I understand why Apple does it their way (no sync button is "simpler" and prevents voodoo OCD pushing of the button; no canonical view means the DB can be consistent eventually instead of always consistent, which is much cheaper), but it drives me nuts.
Wilson says:
You have my sympathies. I've been struggling with Address Book syncing problems for years now. As far as I can tell, iCloud address syncing is just MobileMe syncing with a new name. All of my tests run into the same problems that users had with MobileMe.
I've also found that exported contact data contains old data that was deleted in the past. Periodically this data will reappear in contacts much later, usually after merge or sync operations. It's as if Apple was trying to create a contact database that had some of Time Machines ability to look at previous record states, but abandoned it unfinished.
I honestly don't see new bugs in AddressBook, because they haven't bothered to change much, even with OS updates. Or rather, AddressBook itself may have changed, but SyncServices - the mechanism connecting AddressBooks to the SyncServices database - remains unchanged.
Dr. Drang says:
I don't know, Wilson, it's possible that my syncing problems are due to old bugs rather than new ones. Other than for a few months when I had a free trial account, I never used MobileMe (or .Mac) because I heard nothing but bad things about them. I synced my phone by physically connecting it to my Mac; as far as I know, there were never any "straggler" contacts that wouldn't sync to the phone.


text:
A small but significant number of theologians, psychologists, and other conservative Christians are beginning to develop moral arguments that it's possible to affirm same-sex relationships not in spite of orthodox theology, but within it. In books, academic journals, magazines, blog posts, speeches, conferences, and campus clubs, they are steadily building a case that there is a place in the traditional evangelical church for sexually active gay people in committed, monogamous relationships. They argue that the Bible, read properly, doesn't condemn such relationships at all—and neither should committed Christians.Can the evangelical church embrace gay couples? Here Matthew Vines speaks to each of the 'clobber' passages used to attack homosexuality in engaging detail and describes his vision for the role of gay Christians in the church. (1:07:18) [more inside]
Christianity is not just a series of truths but Truth -- Truth about all of reality. And the holding to that Truth intellectually... brings forth not only certain personal results, but also governmental and legal results.When the Religious Right cruised onto the cultural scene in the late 1970s, the road map was drawn by oddball Pennsylvanian Francis Schaeffer. Generally regarded as the first (perhaps only) Evangelical philosopher, Schaeffer's views on the fundamental clash between Christian and secular belief systems became the talking points for a generation of American Christians. The movement's trajectory, though, left many of Schaeffer's more nuanced beliefs by the wayside. His son's recent writings suggest that it didn't take long for the father of the Religious Right to regret what he'd birthed.


text:
Injinji Blog
Invisible Training by Michael WardianMy name is Michael Wardian and I am a 39 year-old father, husband, international ship broker, coach, inspirational speaker, little league baseball coach, and endurance athlete from Arlington, VA. I am hoping that I can provide some guidance with this blog on how I try to make it all work. It doesn't come easy, but to be cliché, nothing worthwhile ever does and I wouldn't have it any other way. The way I try to make all this work is to do what I call "Invisible Training" and by that I mean I try to make my training as low/no impact on my family and work as possible.
24 Hour IAU World Championships Recap by Jon OlsenThe 2013 IAU 24-Hour World Championships recently took place in Steenbergen, Netherlands. The American team delivered a solid performance and Team Injinji's own Jon Olsen won the individual men's gold. The American men's and women's also took home team gold. Below is Jon Olsen's account of his experience before and after the race:
Two Pink Lines...By Brandy ErholtzTwo Pink Lines….. Can change everything…. when referring to a positive pregnancy test! I've always had an irregular menstrual cycle and for a majority of my running career thus far, it has been a blessing as sometimes I would go nine months without a period. When I took the test back in February, my emotions went from shock to denial to disbelief to acceptance to joy and finally elation!
Spring Training TipsSpring came a little late this year in many parts of the country, but now that the ice and snow has finally melted it's time to get that Spring Training into motion! With a plethora of races to choose from in Spring and early Summer, it's a great time to set some new goals and push yourself beyond your comfort zone. Here are some tips to keep in mind to stay motivated and crush last year's personal best.
Team Injinji's Marshall Ulrich named to Colorado Hall of FameLast month, Team Injinji athlete Marshall Ulrich was inducted into the Colorado Running Hall of Fame. Marshall is a widely recognized and highly respected athlete in the ultrarunning community. He is the only person in the world to have completed the "triple crown" of extreme sports, achieving records and firsts not only in running, but also in mountaineering and adventure racing. He has completed more than 125 ultramarathons, averaging over 125 miles each. Ulrich has climbed the Seven Summits (including Mt. Everest) on first attempts, and completed 12 expedition-length adventure races.
From the Injinji Kitchen: Juiced UpThe Injinji kitchen has become a hub of staff bonding, meal prep, and sharing of epic recipes. The most recent trend in Injinji culinary delights? Juicing, of course! Juicing is a great way to get your daily allotment of fruits and veggies in. The nutrients are absorbed easily into the body, and one cup of juice to start the day will have you buzzing (naturally) all morning long. Drinking raw veggies helps your digestive system function more efficiently overall. In fact, juicing has been linked to lowering blood pressure and alleviating both skin diseases and immune disorders.
Star Spotlight: Christina KimThe talented, charismatic, and downright hilarious Christina Kim rolled through San Diego on the LPGA Tour last week and paid us a visit to Injinji HQ. A California native, Christina has golfed professionally since the age of 18. She has made a name for herself with multiple wins around the world tours and has proudly represented the USA three times in the biannual prestigious Solheim cup. What's more-- she is a die-hard Inijnji fan and sings our praises around the globe.
Team Injinji Weekly WinsWinter is officially over and we're ringing in Spring with a bang, basking in another win-filled weekend for Team Injinji. Below are some of the highlights from our unstoppable ambassadors, achieving peak performance in a wide array of footwear. These victories spanned across continents and time zones but were all powered by a common unsung hero: Injinji, the Original Performance Toesock.
Mt. Mitchell Recap by Dominic GrossmanLast Christmas I was on vacation at my parent's house in Arden, NC and I got my first taste of Mt. Mitchell on a 3600ft, 5.5 mile climb out of Black Mountain Campground. The trails were steep and technical and the top featured a picturesque Spruce-Fir forest covered in 6" of powder. I shared a few pictures from the run on Facebook, and a generous Brevard native, Scott Wolfe offered me his spot in the Mount Mitchell Challenge (40 miles). I was psyched to have an excuse to come back in February and compete in a race known for snow and harsh conditions.


text: Punching Pandas First time here? Use the CustomInk design lab to make your own t-shirts! Is it a winner? Current Score4.2 View full-size image Design Your Own < previous next > "Whatever you lack in talent should be made up for with style! That's what the Punching Pandas were thinking when they were going into the 3rd Annual NorthWood Student Ministry Turkey Bowl in Keller, TX. They weren't the best team out there, but they looked great in their Hanes Her Way V-neck T-shirts. Each of the girls personified the image of the boxing panda on their shirt, cute with an attitude. They took their team all the way to the semi-finals where they lost by just one touchdown. None of this would have been possible without Custom Ink's easy to use online editing program and incredible fast project turn around. These shirts added a level of fun as well as a sense of unity, giving these girls an experience that they will never forget." - http://www.northwoodchurch.org - maddielynn (Nov 25, 2009) Similar Photos: religious | texas | keller | flag football | annual | aquatic blue | church event | punching pandas | northwood student ministry turkey bowl | northwood church | hanes her way v-neck Share this photo: Twitter Facebook comment by Guest - May 01, 2012 - back to the top WOCO is the ITC (Information Technology Center) for Kenton City Schools. Each public scohol district in Ohio is a member of an ITC, which provides Internet access and other support to its members.If the connection between KCS and WOCO is down, then Internet access for the scohol district is non-functional. With the website located locally, this means it would be inaccessible to the outside world. comment by Guest - Oct 03, 2013 - back to the top Gorgeous work Shell. Too many great ones to pick a fave but I really love the low angle on the dress shot up into the roof widnow, and the little pageboy peering round the door, the pic of the Bride coming down the stairs and the really wide one of Bride & Groom together in front of the tree. Beautiful x


text:
Stay up-to-date with new products, tech bulletins, seasonal promotions, company announcements and more!
Attention Customers: Our office is currently experiencing a temporary and unforeseen power outage and we are unable to process orders internally until 3:30pm PST. We encourage you to continue researching products and submit orders through our web site.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
Adapter Cable, Kenwood SXi DIN to iDatalink and RCA
For use with compatible car radios and Maestro RR
Click to enlarge
People who bought this also bought:


text:
Tom Binns Coloured Drop Earrings are the ideal way to cover one of this season's trends, statement dressy earrings paired with a dressed down outfit.
Earring measures: 7.5cm x 0.5cm
Stud earring, secured with metal and plastic backing
Item No: 181474 Style No: DOT321
© 2009 – 2014 Boutique 1 Group L.L.C . All Rights Reserved
£ - British Pound Sterling
€ - Euro
$ - US Dollar
AED - United Arab Emirates Dirham


text:
Word Cake Toppers
posted in Inspirational Wedding Posts
As you may have notice from this post and this post I absolutely love cakes. They are one of my favorite details of the wedding—and usually the yummiest. I have been really liking the word cake toppers of late so I thought I would share some of my favorites! I like all the different materials used–wire, clay, paper, cardboard—the options seem endless!
This is my favorite phrase used!
Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on the link and make a purchase I will receive a small commission. I may be compensated in exchange for featured placement of certain sponsored products and services. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I believe will add value to my bride and groom readers.
Love and Lavender Weddings Inc. is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.
- Tuesday, August 20th, 2013
yum! these are gorgeous
- Tuesday, August 20th, 2013
Such cute options! I thing the "Best Day Ever" is my favorite phrase too.


text:
Šaban Bajramović (Serbian Cyrillic: Шабан Бајрамовић,, Romani: Shaban Bajramovičh; 16 April 1936 – 8 June 2008) was a Serbian-Romani musician.
Šaban Bajramović
This entry is from Wikipedia, the user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors and is licensed under an Attribution-ShareAlike Creative Commons License. If you find the biography content factually incorrect, defamatory or highly offensive you can edit this article at Wikipedia. Find out more about our use of this data.
Links & Information
- Official homepage at shabanology.com and sabanbajramovic.com
- Wikipedia article on Šaban Bajramović
- IMDb at imdb.com/name/nm0048079
- Last.fm page on Šaban Bajramović
- Discogs at discogs.com/artist/581734
- MusicBrainz entry on Šaban Bajramović
Links & information come from MusicBrainz. You can add or edit information about Šaban Bajramović at musicbrainz.org. Find out more about our use of this data. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.


text:
Next, you'll be asked to connect with Twitter. Rest assured, we will never send a tweet from your account
without your permission.
We will send you an email with an invite soon.
Filmmaker dies while investigating homelessness for journalism internship http://t.co/ccljbA6cHq
Beyond fair use? Documentary Filmmaker Sues AP for Stealing Footage
10 Simple Steps to Get Your Journalism Project Funded
Attacks on Knight Center sites reflect digital dangers (Two journalism sites were shut down for 2 weeks)
See what's Trending Now for @ksablan
Follow @ksablan on Twitter


text:
It's common knowledge, deserved or not, that police officers in general have a bad rap. Regardless of whether you agree or disagree, with every action that the University of Alaska Anchorage Police Department (UPD) has taken it's clear they have the best intentions for their students. According to UPD Deputy Chief of Police, Brad Munn, […]
Stories By Megan Metcalf
UPD: the truth on the good guys protecting UAA
April 17th, 2012


text:
ATV: Quad Power Racing (Nintendo Game Boy Advance, 2002)
- Genre: Racing
- Rating: E - Everyone
- Platform: Nintendo Game Boy Advance
- Overview
- Compare Prices
Consumer Reviews
Showing 1 Product Review From Shopping.com
ATV: Quad Power Racing for the GBA
ATV: Quad Power Racing is a four-wheeler racing game for the Game Boy Advance. I tend to be pretty picky when it comes to racing game because it seems that the majority of them are all alike. Likewise, I found this game to be like most run-of-the-mill racing games, only you get to race ATV's... Read full review »
Most Popular In Video Games
Prices are provided by the merchants. We assume no responsibility for accuracy of price information provided by merchants. Please alert us to any pricing discrepancies and we will alert the merchant. Sales taxes are estimated at the zip code level. Shipping costs are estimates. Please check store for exact shipping costs. To learn more about why certain stores are listed on the site, click here
Product specifications are obtained from third parties, and while we make every effort to assure the accuracy of product information, we do not assume any liability for inaccuracies. Store ratings and product reviews are written and submitted by online shoppers to assist you as you shop. They do not reflect our opinions. We take no responsibility for the content of ratings and reviews submitted by users.
Copyright © 2000-2014 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved


text:
by Dave Delgado
Guam - Weigh-ins for tomorrow night's Preba Hao event was held at the Guam Greyhound Park this morning. Stepping onto the scale first was Jose Ramirez. Ramirez weighed in at 154.5 pounds, he will be taking on Ryan Toves who weighed in at 155.5 pounds. The winner of this fight will punch in their ticket to the PXC fight card in February.
Jay Duenas is set to fight Luis San Nicolas. Duenas comes in at 175.5 pounds while Luis San Nicoals comes in weighing 179 pounds even.
AJ Toves weighed in next at 204.5 pounds. Toves will face Mitchell Torre who weighed in at 193 pounds.
Ernie Santos is back for Preba Hao. Santos weighed in at 124 pounds. Santos will step into the cage to face Dan Fejerang who weighed in at 124 pounds.
Cody Tenorio and Joshua Cruz take to the cage in the 170 pound weight class. Tenorio weighed in at 174 pounds, his opponent Joshua Cruz weighed in at 175.5 pounds.
Rocky Quichocho and Art Peredo get it going for the big boys. Quichocho stepped onto the scale at 225 pounds. Art Peredo a little heavier at 236 pounds.
Jude Quichocho and Frank Quidachay fight in the 170 pound weight class. Jude Quichocho weighed in at 168 pounds, Frank Quidachay 2 pounds heavier at 170 pounds even.
Ronnie Rabon takes on Dustin Smith in a lightweight match up. Rabon comes in at 138 pounds, Smith weighed in at 137 pounds.
Roscoe Taijeran makes his way back into the cage to take on Jayton Gumabon in another lightweight fight. Taijeron weighed in at 135.5 pounds, Jayton Gumabon weighed in at 136.5 pounds.
Jerry Mendiola and Pejo Camacho square off next. Mendiola comes in weighing 204 pounds, Camacho lighter at 194.5 pounds.
Jarome Cruz weighed in at 134 pounds even, he's set to fight Roke Santos.
Eric Celis and Raymond Salas meet in the 160 pound division. Celis comes in at 162 pounds, Salas at 160 pounds even.
Adrian Davis is another Preba Hao veteran making his return. Davis weighed in at at 136.5 pounds he is scheduled to fight Tanner Santos.
Robin Eclavea meets up with Jermaine Duenas. Eclavea weighed in at 144 pounds, Duenas a couple of pounds lighter at 136.5 pounds.
Jay Taijeron will fight Adam Hill in the lightweight division. Taijeron will be the heavier of the two weighing in at 141 pounds, Hill weighed in at 132 pounds.
Jess Naputi and Mathew Taimanglo will scrap it out in a light heavyweight match up. Naputi weighed in at 226 pounds, Mathew Taimanglo weighed in at 200 pounds even. Doors for tomorrow night's Preba Hao event open at 6:00 pm with fights getting underway at 8:00 pm. At the Guam Grey Hound Park.
All content © Copyright 2000-2009, WorldNow and KUAM. All Rights Reserved.
For more information on this site, please read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


text:
If beauty is what your eyes keep rolling after, you surely are familiar to American model Hope Dworaczyk and the BMW S1000RR superbike, but we've come to find that these two beauties recently collided.
Playboy magazine selected the 25-year-old Texan to be their 'Playmate of the Year' and handed her in a $100,000 check and the keys to 2010's best superbike. With that kind of wheels and money, she can go riding around the world for a year with a few photo studio stops, of course. Here's her first shot with the bike…we know, it hurts.
Last but most importantly, this is the first time in 45 years that the Playmate of the Year has been given a motorcycle instead of a car, meaning bikers are expecting even more such delights.


text:
The A-Tacs EMT pouch is a fantastic item for military and civilian paramedics alike. Small and compact, with separators inside, this tactical medical pouch from Condor Tactical is perfect to carry supplies and first aid tools in. Made of genuine A-TACS material, not only is this pouch durable it also features the revlutionary A-TACS camouflage pattern. Fill this paramedic pouch with whatever you need. Use it as a quick first aid kit or load it up with supplies to supplement your existing gear. This A-Tacs Tactical EMT pouch is universally compatible, so it will work with any bags or packs you might already have. Get your A-Tacs Camo First Aid Pouch here.
A-TACS camo was designed to answer the call for better and more effective camouflage system integration for military personnel and law enforcement. A-TACS is designed as a universal pattern for a wide range of environments.
Harry's Army Surplus: Serving Dearborn and Metropolitan Detroit with army navy surplus, uniform gear, boots, army surplus and work clothing since 1950.


text:
The Swan Songs of Summer
It's happening, whether you like it or not. Summer has one thin weekend left on the calendar before the big, official Labor Day blowout. Sure, the pools will stay open for another month or so, and the temperature won't dip in any meaningful way for at least another three weeks. But the end is nigh. Read More


text:
Open Garden Community
Sign up
Have an account?
Sign in
Have an account?
Sign in
Download Open Garden
Frequently Asked Questions
Follow @opengarden
Download Open Garden
Frequently Asked Questions
Follow @opengarden
Open Garden
Open Garden Beta: Private testing sign-up! *Temporarily Closed*
January 2012
Administrator, Moderator
Be part of our Private Beta! Test Open Garden for non root users.
How does it work?
Install the Open Garden Beta application on your Bluetooth capable Android and Mac OS X devices. Once installed the application will automatically form a mesh network enabling any device within the mesh to use the connectivity of any other device 3G, 4G or Wi-Fi.
Please note:
When Open Garden Beta becomes available to the public for testing, it will no longer be free to install. We want the most dedicated of users to be testing for us which includes accepted applicants for the private beta and those willing to pay once it is made public. Once accepted for private testing, the application will remain free for those users.
To apply, please leave a comment on this discussion. Any comment not following the format below will be deleted. If you have any questions regarding this form please just fill it out to the best of your knowledge as you will be able to update it once you know the answer.
About Your Hardware
For each compatible mobile device or Mac computer you own/have access to test with, please list the following:
1. Model
2. Operating System
3. Carrier and type of internet connection (you must have at least one mobile device with a data plan, the rest can be N/A)
About You
Please describe your experiences with tethering, Bluetooth and any other applicable topic.
Also, please briefly (or elaborately) tell us your interest in Open Garden.
Thanks for volunteering. If you are accepted, you will receive an email from us stating that you have become an official Open Garden Beta Tester. With that, you will gain access to installing the app on your Android and/or OS X device. You will also have access to a private category titled
Open Garden Beta Testing
within this forum. Here is where we would like you to post any and all Open Garden Beta related discussions.
I repeat,
post any and all Open Garden Beta testing related discussions in the private forum
Also, please feel free to post discussions and questions regarding Open Garden Inc, our vision, and any
information on Open Garden Beta in this category,
Everything Open Garden!
Good luck from Paige and the Open Garden Team!
We are closing the application process for now, but keep checking back as we will need further testers very soon. Especially all of you Windows users that I haven't contacted yet... stay tuned.
Paige Peterson
Open Garden Community Manager
January 2012
Administrator, Moderator
Android phone
1. Model: Galaxy nexus
2. Operating System: Android ICS
3. Carrier and type of internet connection: Verizon - Unlimited Data Plan
1. Model: Mac Book Air
2. Operating System: OSX Lion
3. Carrier and type of internet connection: N/A
Thanks for having me in!
January 2012
Modèle Asus Transformer
Android 3.2
January 2012
Android phone
1. Model: Samsung Fascinate (2 - mine and my wife's)
2. Operating System: Android Froyo
3. Carrier and type of internet connection: Verizon - Unlimited Data Plan
January 2012
Android Phones:
Motorola Milestone (2.1)
Samsung S2 (2.3.5)
- Both: Vodafone D2
possible wlan Clients:
Acer Aspire 6920G (WIN7)
Ipad2 (IOS)
Samsung Galaxy Tab
several Desktop Pc's:
MacPro 2,1 (OSX Snow Leopard)
XFX 780i based Intel (Win 7 / + Debian)
... some more @ office
HP-UX (Unix ***)
I'll give it a try ;-)
January 2012
model- samsung indulge
Os: 2.2.1
Nwtwork: metro pcs 4g unlimited
Mac book pro
Osx lion/windows xp pro
Network att dsl
January 2012
Beta Tester
1 Model: Motorola Droid RAZR
2 OS: 2.3.5 (Upgradable to Ice Cream Sandwich(4.0) in the near future)
3 Verizon Unlimited Data LTE 4G
I currently tether with USB when necessary but would prefer to use this wireless option.
Tethering my Motorola Droid RAZR to my IBM W520 Windows 7 Laptop
January 2012
Beta Tester
Model: Samsung Galaxy S Fascinate
OS: Android Gingerbread 2.3.5
Carrier: Verizon Wireless with unlimited data plan 3G
I have no experience with tethering, but have had a few tries at rooting my Samsung. No luck!!!
I would absolutely love to have a go in the beta since I think it's unfair that Verizon would charge
for a service that should have been offered free of charge. I mean, if I pay for a data plan that is
unlimited, what difference would it make to verizon how or what device I use to take advantage
of my data plan? It's not like it would cost them more money since the ability to tether is in the phone
and not the network. 3G hotspot capability is free in foreign wireless services. :(
Have the Open Garden app in my Gal. But doesn't work since phone is not rooted. This opengarden for non-rooted phones will be awesome.
I will be tethering it to my netbook, mainly an Acer Aspire One AO751h running windows 7 ultimate 32 bit edition.
January 2012
1 Model: Samsung Droid Charge
2 OS: Android 2.3.6
3 Verizon unlimited 4G
I want to be able to tether my:
1: Asus Transformer Prime
2: OS: Android 4.0.3
3. No mobile data plan
tablet to it over bluetooth
January 2012
Droid Incredible2 GB 2.3.3
Verizon, unlimited
Various WIN7 pc laptops
January 2012
Model: Htc droid incredible 2
Os: android 2.3.4
Carrier: verizon u/l data 3g
Comp: lenovo g570 core i3
os: win 7
Too much hassle to root phone... Have to roll back to gingerbread 2.3.3 before can attempt... Will root when possible with 2.3.4.... Used android tethering widget until verizon disabled it... Can't wait to use open garden app
January 2012
Model: HTC Thunderbolt
OS: android 2.3.4
Carrier: Verizon
Comp: Toshiba
January 2012
Model: Huawei mercury
OS: gingerbread 2.3.5
Carrier: cricket/unlimited data
First time using Bluetooth tethering
January 2012
Zte 2.3.4 metro mobile.
The one and only.
January 2012
Beta Tester
Model: Motorola DROID Bionic
Carrier: Verizon Wireless
1. Toshiba Thrive.
Model AT105
Android Version- 126.96.36.199.5.0002
Carrier- None. Strictly Wifi
Used to tether when my original DROID was rooted. Then bought a thunderbolt and was able to tether w.o.root. Now That verizon charges for it, I refuse to pay that kind of money for that option. I have had luck with PDA net on my PC but no luck trying it with my Toshiba Thrive tablet. And of course we all know using a cable just isn't the same. I would love to try this product without having to root my phone. I feel like if this works it will be the
selling app on the Market. Hope I get to try!
January 2012
I would like to be considered for the Beta Testing for the Open Garden App,
My Current Phone Model is: Samsung Galaxy Ace
It is on the Android operating system version 2.3.3
My carrier is T-Mobile UK and I usually connect to the 3G connection (HSDPA) and I am on unlimited data.
I have quite a bit of experience with tethering, being mobile quite a lot I like to be able to connect my laptop to the internet where ever I go so tethering my connection is somthing I have learnt over the years. I have experience in bluetooth tethering with a number of previous phones that I have owned using the Bluetooh dongle on my Laptop. I do however pass though a number of diffrent network connections on my travels such as WCDMA connect, EDGE connection and GPRS connection so it will be interesting to see how the app preforms under all three of theese conditions.
All the best,
January 2012
Non-root beta application please.
Droid X System 4.5 (not rooted)
Verizon 3G Unlimited
Xoom (Ice Cream Sandwich), multiple notebooks running Ubuntu 10.4 & Windoz 7, Roku XDS, Droid running Froyo, iPad 2
January 2012
Beta Tester
Droid 2 global
Verizon unlimited data
PC toshiba
I have a hard time using the internet with any of these apps
I would love to see 1 that really works good
I would love to be a part of the beta program
January 2012
Model: Motorola defy+
OS: Android 2.3.6
Carrier: Congstar Flat
Medion MD 98200
Ubuntu 11.10
Windows XP Prof. SP3
tried to use WLAN tethering with Standard Android Hotspot Software but it doesn't work with Ubuntu.
January 2012
Model: tmobile sidekick 4g
Os: froyo 2.2.1
Carrier: tmobile "unlimited' 4g
Use tethering mainly as a backup for my laptop while in school when school provided wifi is unavaliable.
January 2012
Model HTC Thunderbolt
Android 2.3.4
Software 2.11.605.9
Can't easily root this phone now that 605.9 is on it, refuse to pay ridiculous Verizon fees for wi-fi tethering. I had Alltel (and am keeping my unlimited data plan) so the wifi is perfect for me. I have used easytether before with my ROOTED HTC hero, but nothing wifi. sign me up.
January 2012
Motorola DROID 2
android 2.3 gingerbread
verizon wireless unlimited.
Device i will be tethering to xbox 360 3.2 ghz powerpc tri-core xenon
January 2012
Ok lets do it..
Samsung Galaxy d710
Sprint unlimited data
Android 2.3.6
Tethering to HP Pavillion dm4 win7 Home edition 64
Used tether nextel to laptop all the time..of course they supplied a program at that time. Tried a few others and stumbled on open garden. Was going to root and install but decide to check out this version.
January 2012
Model: Samsung Galaxy Nexus
OS: Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
Carrier: Verizon Unlimited 4G
Model: Asus Transformer
OS: Android 3.2 Honeycomb
Carrier: WIFI
I have previously used Open Garden on a rooted thunderbolt and am grateful for the ability to tether data to increase productivity, especially when traveling. I have not yet rooted the Galaxy Nexus as I am still experiencing stock Android 4.0. Right now, the only reason I would see to root is to be able to use Open Garden. It would be great if it were available for non root users. Thank you
January 2012
Beta Tester
Android phone:
Model: Droid2 Global
Operating system: Android 2.3.3
Carrier or type of internet connection: Verizon. Unlimited data plan
model: Mac book pro
Operating system: Mac os x 10.6 snow leopard
Carrier: n/a
carrier :n/a
I've used wireless tethering once before. Comes in handy when I don't have internet access in the area. Wifi works great while playing video games online. Im interested in learning more about open garden. Never heard or used any services provided by open garden.
January 2012
Beta Tester
Android phone:
Model: Droid X
Operating system: Android 2.3.3
Carrier or type of internet connection: Verizon. Unlimited data plan
Lenovo K1 ideapad
Operating system: Android 3.2 Honeycomb
Carrier: N/A
January 2012
Model:HTC EVO
Operating system: android
Carrier: sprint
I have been looking for a good tether app thanks for the opportunity.
January 2012
Model: T-Mobile Sidekick
Operating System: Android 2.3.4
Carrier: T-Mobile ; 4g Network . Unlimited Data
January 2012
Android phone
1. Model: Samsung Fascinate Galaxy S
2. Operating System: Android 2.3.5
3. Carrier and type of internet connection: Verizon - Unlimited Data Plan 3G
4. Computer MS Windows 7 Professional x64
Thank you!
January 2012
Android. Phone
1. Model: DROID. Bionic 4g lyrics
2. Operation system android
3. Carrier and type of internet connection version, also century link, direct tv
4. Unlimited data plan 4g
January 2012
1. model: Tmobile g2x
2. Os: android 2.3.3
3. Carrier/connection: tmobile/unlimited 4g (no cap)
Will Be tethering my ipad2 or one of several laptops running linux.
Have been tethering for years at first via bt then open garden on a rooted mytouch 3g. I tend to use about 3-4gb a month tethered. Just got the g2x as a replacement for a g2x that got shot at the range by a ricochet. Havent gotten around to rooting this phone, not sure i will, but am willing to test the non root version of app.
January 2012
Model: HTC Rezound
OS: Android 2.3.4
Carrier: Verizon - 4G - Unlimited data
Hardware: Macbook Pro 13inch
OS: OSX 10.7 Lion
Hardware: Macbook Air 11inch
OS: OSX 10.7 Lion
HP Touchpad 32GB
Android 4.0 ICS
I've run a few tethering programs throughout the years. PDA net, Wireless Tether, the built in tether on MIUI, Verizons own hotspot, and most recently Open Garden. I enjoyed the program on my Thunderbolt but have yet to root my Rezound. A root-less option would be great!
Looking forward to being able to share my 4G connection again soon!
January 2012
1. Samsung Droid Charge SCH-I510
2. Android 2.3.6
3. Verizon 3G/4G unlimited
January 2012
Beta Tester
Model: HTC Rezound
OS: Android 2.3.4
Carrier: Verizon
4G Unlimited data plan
Windows 7 on Laptop - WiFi
Andriod 3.1 on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 - WiFi
I use to use Open Garden with my Incredible and I loved it. I used the wireless WiFi with my laptop and my Samsung Galaxy tab. I have been unable to use Open Garden since I had received my new phone. I hope to be using it again soon.
[Deleted User]
January 2012
Model: Samsung Charge
OS: Android 2.3.6
Carrier: Verizon - 4G - Unlimited data
Hardware: Macbook Pro 13inch
OS: OSX 10.7 Lion
Hardware: Mac Pro Dual Quad 2011
OS: OSX 10.7 Lion
iPad I
iPad II
I've used Open garden on my Droid X. I loved it but lost the phone and change for a Droid X. Now I need to root this one, but the process is more complicated than with the Droid X and also I would like to avoid to have to root to be able to upgrade in 2 months.
January 2012
About My Hardware
Mobile devices:
1. HTC Amaze 4G x 2 (one mine, one the wife's)
2. Android Version 2.3.4 / HTC Sense Version 3.0 / Software Version 1.43.531.3
3. T Mobile 4G with Unlimited Data (High speed up to 10GB option)
Laptop 1
1. Dell Latitude E5500
2. Windows 7 Professional SP1
Laptop 2
1. Toshiba Satellite L750
2. Windows 7 Home Edition 64 bit
Netbook 1
1. Acer Aspire One
2. Windows 7 Starter
About Me
I enjoy long walks on the beach and a good comfy pair of slacks........
But seriously. I "upgraded" from a T-Mobile G2 which I thethered all the time without difficulty, to the Amaze to discover they had blocked tethering once and for all. I extensively use Bluetooth also. I am a layman early adopter and a bit of a gadget freak. As a frequent traveller, tethering is essential to me, and while I can do a 3G tether on my company's blackberry, the slowness kills me. I just really object to giving t-mobile another $30 every month so my wife and I can have access to data we're already paying for.
Open Garden was recommended by a friend and I am keen to try it, but I am not fond of the idea of rooting my phone to do so. I used to have a rooted HTC HD2 and could never get warm and fuzy with the compromise imposed on me by the rooting of that device. Plus, our Amazes are boith under warranty and experience dictates that, if you're going to buy HTC, you'd better hold on to the warranty as long as possible - Murphy's law applies doubly to HTC phones.
I sincerely hope you'll consider me worthy of being a Beta tester for you.
January 2012
Beta Tester
1. Samsung Galaxy S Fascinate
2. OS: Android 2.3.5
3. Carrier: Verizon unlimited 3g
I haven't rooted my phone and haven't tethered any devices with my phone. But I have an HP mini 210 netbook running the stock Windows Starter and a rooted Nook Color running Cyanogen Mod 7 that I would like to tether to my phone so I could use them when I'm commuting on the train.
January 2012
1. Model: Samsung Stratosphere
2. Operating: Android 2.3.5
3. Carrier: Verizon/Unlimited 4g data
1. Model: Acer
2. Operating: Windows 7, 64 bit
3. Carrier: N/A
January 2012
Administrator, Moderator
1. MacBook Air 13-inch Mid 2011
3. WiFi
1. Nexus S
2. Android 4.0.3
3. T-Mobile
1. Nexus S
2. Android 2.3.3
3. WiFi
1. Samsung Galaxy S2
2. Android 2.3.4
3. WiFi
January 2012
Model: t-mobile myTouch Q.
OS: gingerbread 2.3.4
T-Mobile 4G unlimited data
XBox 360 slim kinect
Latest update
Nintendo Wii black
Current update
Dell inspiron 6000
Intel pro/wireless 2200bg chipset
XP sp3 latest patch
Acer aspire 5532
Atheros AR5B93 wireless chipset
Win 7 latest patch
I have 16 years in the tech field, and experience in wireless networking between pc's and arm based micro controllers. I'm greatly looking forward to working with you all if I'm lucky enough to be accepted.
January 2012
Model: Samsung Droid Charge, SCH-I510
Carrier: Verizon 4G LTE - Unlimited data plan.
Devices: HP Pavilion dv5; Acer Aspire 5732Z; NOOK, first generation,
Looking forward to giving it a spin.
January 2012
Mobile device
HTC Thunderbolt
Win Vista ultimate self built computer with an AMD quad core 2.61GHZ Cpu and 8 gigs of ram on a multi boot system
Win 7 ultimate Toshiba satelite A105-S4397
Tablet with Win 8 developer preview Acer Iconia W500
Server 2008 self built computer with an AMD quad core 2.61GHZ Cpu and 8 gigs of ram on a multi boot system
Server 2003 self built computer with an AMD quad core 2.61GHZ Cpu and 8 gigs of ram on a multi boot system
Win Xp self built computer with an AMD quad core 2.61GHZ Cpu and 8 gigs of ram on a multi boot system
Ubuntu VMware virtual machine
OS X 10 X Snow Leopard VMware virtual machine (hackintosh)
Verizon 4G LTE
Huge fan of Open Garden this app has been recommended to every person I know with root access
January 2012
1.LG Optimus Q
2.Android 2.3.4
3.Straight talk unlimited plan
1. Acer Aspire laptop
2. Windows 7
Have tethered for 2 yrs with another phone without it being rooted with another provider until I was blocked.
Looking into trying this app
January 2012
Beta Tester
Android phone
1) DroidX
2) Android 2.3.3
3) verizon 3G unlimited plan
Android tablet
1) Asus transformer prime
2) Android 4.0.3
I am a novice at tethering. But I'd like to tether my new tablet to my unlimited plan
February 2012
Mobile device
Droid Bionic
Gingerbread 2.3.4
Win 7
Win Vista
Win XP
Verizon 4G LTE
February 2012
1. model: Droid Incredible 2 (ADR 6350)
2. Operating System: Android 2.3.4
3. Carrier and type of internet connection: Verizon unlimited data plan
I've used wireless tethering once before. Comes in handy when I don't have internet access in the area.
February 2012
Beta Tester
Thank you in advance for this wonderful offer.
Phone: HTC Thunderbolt
Operating system: Gingerbread
Carrier: Verizon wireless, unlimited data text and voice.
Device: Motorola Xoom
Operating system: honeycomb updated to ice cream
No carrier, wifi, bluetooth capable
Device: HP model dv2 1030us 64 bit
Operating system: Windows Vista home premium, upgraded to Windows 7
Paige and the Open Garden Team,
My experience is only using bluetooth with my phones and wireless speakers I have tried tethering via a cabel to no avail. I find myself in many locals that a wifi hotspot does not exist or is to week to connect. It would be amazing to be a part of your Beta test and I will adhere to the rules of using the Private forum only and any other parameters set forth. Once again thank you in advance..... hardwareincluded, aka larry
February 2012
1 samsung epic
2 android 2.3.6 windows 7 64 bit anlienware m17xr2
3 sprint, comcast for wifi 3g anf 4g unlimited
my phone used to be rooted but i cant get the new update to gingerbread to work on my phone so i cant root my phone anymore i try to tether to my laptop and my car so it can communicate with acura. I have an 2007 acura tl s type
February 2012
Android phone
Model: HTC Thunderbolt
OS: Gingerbread 2.3.4
Carrier: Verizon 4G unlimited plan
Model: Macbook Pro
OS: OSX Snow Leopard
I don't need to tether ALL the time, but there are times where it would be really nice. It's the main reason I've wanted to root my phone, but I can't seem to find directions on how to do it post Gingerbread update. I'd rather not root if I don't have to, anyway. Would love to put this through its paces and report back, I beta test a lot of software and hardware, not just computers but other things as well, often working as a consultant.
February 2012
1. HTC EVO 3d
2. Android 3.24, HTC sense 3.0,
3. Sprint
Previously rooted my Samsung epic 4g and used wifitether. I am not tethering because i haven't rooted.
February 2012
1. HTC Thunderbolt
2. Android
3. Verizon 4G-LTE
Homebrew Intel I7 Core 6
Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64 bit
Dell Latutide D-830 Laptop
Windows XP
ASUS G53J Laptop
Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64 bit
Apple iPad 2 WiFi only
Retired Network Engineer with some work with Bluetooth experience. Quite a bit of experience working on and with WiFi. Also I am a ham radio operator
I am interested in a tethering solution that doesnt require and extra $30 a month over and above the data plan to get. Thank you for this potential opportunity.
This discussion has been closed.
All Discussions
Help Open Garden grow!
Donate Bitcoins
Howdy, Stranger!
It looks like you're new here. If you want to get involved, click one of these buttons!
Sign In
Apply for Membership
All Discussions
Open Garden
Powered by
Made with


text:
Debt Tracker - UoweMe/IoweU
100 - 500 downloadsAdd this app to your lists
+ By REXVIK
* Receive notifications and reminder alerts
* Record due dates, lent dates, payments/installments
* Add payments and view payment history.
* Option to email records.
* Supports search on database.
* Multiple currencies supported.
* Contacts DB integrated into app.
* Keep track of your personal loans, monthly payments, bills, etc,.
* All features available in this app for a low price. No free and expensive paid versions or any marketing gimmicks!
* Any new features, you want added send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com. We will add it.
Tags: debt tracker contact details, debt tracker contacts, треккер долгов iou, debt tracker.
* Charts added to display your financial status
* Contacts DB integration for Search and New Entries
* UI updates
(77 stars)
I like this apps, I just wish there's a payments tab.....I would like to be able to record payments to, like if I pay what I owed or vice versa, I would like to be able to record it too. Please add this feature and it will be 5 star.
(77 stars)
Deff would reccomend to anyone looking for a nice lil app to keep track o f little debts and I owe yous
(77 stars)
Tracks all my debt and payments
(77 stars)
Tracks all my debt and payments
(77 stars)
this is exactly what i was looking for, helps me track my money.


text:
Tech N9ne is the only rapper on the 2013 Forbes Hip-Hop Cash Kings list who wears face paint and has performed at the Gathering of the Juggalos six times. After raking in an impressive $7.5 million over the past twelve months, the Kansas City native appears on the list in between Swizz Beatz and 50 ... More >>
(New albums are typically released on Tuesdays, i.e., today. What can you spend your hard-earned pennies on this week? Find out below.) Crowded House's latest release, Intriguer*Crowded House, Intriguer Intriguer is the group's second record with Paul Hester's replacement. Listen to it here. ... More >>
Neither lawsuits nor vocal surgeries can stop metal-prog-emo powerhouse From First to Last.
The Cure (Geffen)
Friday, July 16; Creepy Crawl


text:
Home > Post > Post 1 > Post 1 News Release > 2012 News Releases > News Release
News Release
TFC Jay Thomas
Public Affairs Officer
Kentucky State Police
Post 1, Mayfield
(270) 856-3721
Click here to e-mail TFC Jay Thomas
Drug Investigation in Calloway County
Date of News Release: 08/01/2012
(Calloway County) -- The Kentucky State Police responded to a residence on Post Oak Drive in Murray, to execute a search warrant regarding drug activity. Upon entry into the residence, Ronald Fry attempted to dispose of a Methamphetamine Lab in the bathroom. As the result of the Kentucky State Police Investigation, Fry was arrested and lodged in Calloway County Detention Center charged with manufacturing methamphetamine 2nd Offense, Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of a controlled substance 1st degree 2nd offense methamphetamine, Possession of a controlled substance 1st degree, 1st offense drug unspecified, Possession of drug paraphernalia, Tampering with physical evidence, Four counts of Wanton Endangerment 1st degree, Police Officer and Possession of Marijuana.
Kenneth Long was also arrested and lodged at Calloway County Detention Center charged with manufacturing Methamphetamine, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of a controlled substance 1st degree, 2nd offense Methamphetamine and Possession of drug paraphernalia the Meth lab was cleaned up at the scene by Kentucky State Police and the investigation is continuing.


text:
About Rob
Rob Green is a singer/songwriter from Nottingham, UK. He has been singing from the tender age of five. He can sometimes be seen driving between Nottingham and Leeds in his black London cab. He also has a history of acting and has even performed at the National Theatre, darling. His EPs Parlour Tricks and Learn to Fly are out now
Underdog on BBC 1Xtra
Mailing List
To keep in the loop, enter your name and email address into the form below:


text:
• PEX Installation vs. Copper, Why Choose PEX
• Choosing the Right Brand of PEX
• PEX-a, PEX-b, PEX-c - What the Ratings Mean
• Which PEX type to Choose
• Installation Options
• Home-run Installation
• Remote Manifold Installation
• Structured Plumbing Installation
• Modified Home-run Installation
• Run-and-Branch Installation
• PEX Tools & Connections
• Selecting the Right Tool, Fittings, & Pipe for Your Job
• ProPEX Fitting Connection
• PEX Fitting Connections (For use with Clamp Tool)
• Compression Fitting Connections
• SharkBite PEX Fittings
PEX Installation Plumbing involves PEX tubing, PEX fittings, PEX manifolds or Plumbing Manifolds, and the PEX Tools that accompany these parts.
These PEX Installation Plumbing resources will help you to learn more about the benefits of using PEX and how to make the best choices when designing your system.
These include lower cost of material, the level of difficulty of making connections which also leads to lower labor costs, the likelihood of pipes bursting, product availability and color coating.
AquaPEX, HydroPEX, Viega, Watts, Zurn, the list goes on and on. There are now more than 20 different brands of PEX tubing for plumbing systems on the market!
It can be difficult to decide which brand to go with and to have a good reason for the choice.
Let's simplify the decision making process: AquaPEX, made by Wirsbo (Uponor) is the highest quality tubing available on the market today.
AquaPEX is PEX-a tubing and therefore is more homogeneous (with the chemical bonds evenly spread out) making it both stronger and more flexible.
These characteristics come from the Engel production method for PEX-a tubing. Because of the tubing's strength it is able to hold up better to freezing conditions, and it can be unkinked using a heat gun.
It is also the only brand of PEX installation plumbing tubing that can be used with the Wirsbo Expander System.
All other brands of PEX tubing can be looked at as a group.
When purchasing another brand of tubing, be sure the product is being made by a reputable manufacturer, has at least a 20 year warranty, meets ASTM standards, and meets the desired pressure ratings.
If you follow these guidelines you will come up with a group of products that includes HydroPEX, Viega PEX, Watts PEX, and Zurn PEX. When comparing these products, price or brand preference will often be the deciding factor.
Learn more about Pex Installation Basics including a series of great videos.
Check out Pex Installation Basics to see this entire video series.
Return to TOP
PEX stands for Poly Ethylene Cross (X)-Linked.
It is the cross-linking process that makes PEX strong, safe and reliable, and it is how this process is done that determines what grade, or category, the PEX belongs to.
Depending on the grade of PEX that you choose, the flexibility, strength, and uniform nature of the material will be affected.
The letters tell you how the PEX was created and the quality of the PEX, with "A" being the highest grade, followed by "B', and finally "C".
PEX-a is made using the Engel (or peroxide) method to crosslink the molecules of polyethylene.
With this method, the crosslinking is done at a high temperature above the melting point of the crystals. This "hot crosslinking" produces an incredibly uniform material with no weak spots.
The Engel method produces the strongest, most flexible PEX tubing possible, allowing for an installation with fewer joints and fittings than any other type of PEX.
PEX-a also features a strong thermal memory and freeze protection, which means that once the tubing is expanded or contracted, it will naturally go back to its original shape. Since the process takes more time and more sophisticated equipment,
PEX-a tends to be a bit more expensive than PEX-b or PEX-c. AquaPEX is the only PEX-a material available for plumbing applications. Examples of PEX-a for
Radiant Heat
include ThermaPEX and hePEX.
PEX-b is made using the Silane (or moisture cure) method.
This method performs the crosslinking with a chemical agent where the process is accelerated using heat and moisture.
This chemical crosslinking is susceptible to some areas where the bonds are weaker than others and a slightly stiffer final product than PEX-a.
Examples of PEX-b include HydroPEX, Watts PEX, and Viega PEX.
PEX-c is made using the Electron beam (or radiation) method.
This method takes the polyethylene and passes it under an electron beam multiple times in order to get to the desired level of crosslinking.
This is the most energy-efficient method of creating PEX, but often results in a more brittle, less consistent product than PEX-a or PEX-b.
Electron beam is also the least expensive method and therefore creates the least expensive tubing.
When deciding which grade of PEX is right for your application, you should think about the layout of your tubing.
If many tight bends need to be made, it is likely worth the extra few dollars for PEX-a so that you can avoid breaks in the tubing to insert elbows.
PEX-a is also probably worth the extra money if the tubing will be exposed to very cold temperatures or to make the installation process easier.
Return to TOP
Pex Plumbing system design can be done in a similar fashion to traditional Plumbing Systems.
However, because of its flexibility PEX saves time and money as compared to installing traditional copper plumbing systems.
The options for running PEX in a plumbing system are listed below, they are not listed in any preference order.
In this system central manifolds are used to distribute water to all of the fixtures in a given residence or building. Manifolds may either be valved or valveless and are generally made of copper or engineered plastic.
If they are valveless, shutoff valves must be used at each fixture. These manifolds contain between 3 and 12 ports (generally 1/2") to connect PEX Tubing to.
One of the central manifolds will receive cold water, and one manifold will receive the hot water supply.
Each fixture will then have one dedicated cold PEX Tubing line and one dedicated hot PEX Tubing line which begin at the manifolds.
Using this method minimizes the overall number of connections required. This method also takes advantage of the flexibility of PEX Tubing.
One main benefit of this setup is the reduced time required for hot water to reach the fixture.
In this PEX Plumbing installation method close-end remote manifolds are placed near groups of fixtures, i.e. a bathroom.
Two manifolds, one hot and one cold are placed close to the group of fixtures. PEX Tubing is then run from the manifold to each fixture.
Valveless manifolds are typically used, however valved manifolds may be used as well.
Structured PEX Plumbing systems make use of the recirculation of hot water. Manifolds in this system will be located near groups of fixtures.
For the hot water lines, open ended manifolds are used. By doing this, the hot water return line is created as an extension of the hot water supply line.
This system's main benefit is a reduction in the usage of water and energy due to the on demand recirculation.
This method is similar to home run installation, but it uses several flow-through manifolds instead of central manifolds. These open ended manifolds may be either valved or valveless.
This method uses less PEX tubing than the home run method and may provide hot water faster than other installation methods.
This method is also referred to as "teeing off". It is commonly used in rigid plumbing systems such as copper and CPVC.
A PEX fitting such as a tee or elbow is used each time the tubing needs to be split or change direction. This method requires more connections than other methods of PEX Plumbing.
This method does not take full advantage of the flexibility of PEX Tubing.
For all of these installations the system should be inspected and pressure tested prior to being filled with water. The system should be pressure tested to between 40 and 60 psi.
Return to TOP
With so many PEX tools and fittings available it can often be difficult to select the right tool for your job.
The information and compatibility table on this page will help you make the right choice for your job.
If you are a DIY and have a one-time PEX job with a small number of connections you can utilize the SharkBite connection system.
SharkBite fittings are easy to use and although they are expensive per fitting, they don't require a PEX tool.
Therefore the simplest and most inexpensive way for a DIY to complete a small PEX job is with SharkBite PEX fittings.
They can't be used with PEX-AL-PEX pipe.
For DIY's or professionals with a large one time job, or if you plan on having PEX jobs in the future, you will have several different options.
These options include the Wirsbo Expander System, the PEX Crimp system or the PEX Clamp system, and the Viega Press System. We will discuss each of these in more detail and make some basic recommendations.
The PEX Crimp System and PEX Clamp System are the most simple and most often used by DIY's, however they are also popular with professionals in certain areas of the country.
Both of these systems make use of the same barbed crimp fittings. The difference between the two fittings is that the PEX Crimp System uses a Crimp tool and copper crimp rings, while the PEX Clamp System uses a Clamp Tool and stainless steel clamps.
In terms of a recommendation here, the clamp system is slightly easier to use and cheaper.
These systems can be used with any standard ASTM size PEX pipe, but can't be used with PEX-AL-PEX.
The Uponor Wirsbo Expander system is perhaps the most widely used PEX system by professionals in the US. This system makes use of the ProPEX Expander Tool ProPEX Fittings, ProPEX Rings, and PEX-a tubing.
If PEX-a tubing (AquaPEX) is not used the connections will fail. This system makes strong reliable connections that have never failed in the field.
The only downsides to this system are the high up-front cost of the tool, the high price of fittings, and the fact that Wirsbo only wants professionals using the tools.
Wirsbo has addressed the price of fittings by coming out with engineered plastic fittings that are more cost effective. Using the tool can be a little tricky at first, and Wirsbo prefers that only professional installers use their products.
The Viega PEX Press System is growing in popularity with professionals across the country. It has recently become available to DIY's through the Internet.
This system utilizes a Viega PEX press tool PEX press fittings, and Press Sleeves. Some people have tried to use the PEX Press tool with crimp fittings, and for the most part it has worked, but this is not recommended by the manufacturer, and they will not honor the warranty if a leak occurs.
Contractors in our local area enjoy working with this tool due to its ease of use and the strong connections it makes.
The Press technology is unique to Viega and has been used for many years. Similar to the Expansion system, the only down sides to this system are the high up-front cost of the tool, the high price of fittings, and the fact that Viega only wants professionals using the tools.
This system can be used with any standard ASTM size PEX pipe, and Viega FostaPEX Tubing.
Cut the end of the tubing perpendicular to the length of the tube. All of the material or burrs that are created from the cut should be removed.
Slide the ProPEX ring over the end of the PEX Tubing. The ring should be extended over the tube by 1/16".
Separate the two handles of the tool, and slide the expander head into the PEX until it stops. Bring the handles together to expand the tubing.
Remove the head from the tube and rotate a 1/8". Slide the tool head into the tubing in the newly rotated position and expand again. Repeat the expansion process until the tubing and ring are snug against the shoulder of the expander head.
For 1/2" make 2-3 expansions, 5/8" make 5-7 expansions, 3/4" make 7-9 expansions, and 1" make 12-14 expansions.
When tubing is expanded, remove the tool, and insert the fitting. There will be some resistance as the tubing slides over the fitting.
The tubing and ProPEX ring must be seated against the shoulder of the fitting to secure a proper connection.
Note: ProPEX connections can't be made for PEX-AL-PEX Tubing.
Clamping connections may be made on any brand of PEX Tubing. However, it may not be used on PEX-AL-PEX Tubing. Clamps come in 3/8", 1/2", 5/8", 3/4", and 1".
These clamps all work with the same clamping tool and may be used with the different sizes of PEX Tubing.
Cut the PEX Tubing so a straight end is created. Slide the clamp over the end of the tube. Insert a SSC fitting into the tube so that the tube is fully covering the inserted barb.
The clamp should then be moved between 1/8" - 1/4" from the end of the tube. Place the opened jaws of the ratchet tool over the ear of the clamp. Compress the tool until you feel a click, then lock it in a perpendicular position.
Compress the tool handles together to complete the connections. The tool will release when assembly is complete.
Note: Crimp/Clamp connections cannot be made for PEX-AL-PEX Tubing.
Compression fittings may be used to make connections for PEX and PEX-AL-PEX tubing. Compression fittings do not require a special tool.
SharkBite Push-Fit Fittings are designed to simplify pipe installation.
The fittings allow users to connect pipe in seconds with ease. Instant push-fit connection for increased ease of use.
Certified to 200 psi and 200°F (93°C). Fits OD controlled copper, CPVC, or PEX pipe. Body composed of solid DZR brass.


text:
Geekzone Status
Your IP
NZ Cell Map
Amazon Fire TV
Amazon (Kindle, books, electronics)
Price comparison
Email Blasts
You haven't
logged in
yet. If you don't have an account you can
register now
Countdown launches supermarket shopping app
Posted on 11-May-2012 06:00.
Filed under:
Consumer Electronics
New Zealanders can now access their local Countdown supermarket in the palm of their hand with the launch of Countdowns new shopping app.
The free app, which launches for iPhone today, is a New Zealand-first offering combining a digital shopping list with barcode scanning capability, prices, recipes and an online shopping function.
Bridget Lamont, General Manager of Marketing at Countdown, said the app is set to change the way Kiwis do their supermarket shopping.
"Supermarket retailing continues to be transformed through the innovative use of technology whether its electronic payments, online shopping, self serve checkouts or QR codes. In the past few years, weve seen the explosion of mobile phone applications and now weve got one that will change the way Kiwis shop at the supermarket, said Ms Lamont.
This app means that paper shopping lists are a thing of the past. The app provides an aisle ordered shopping list that synchronises with your preferred store making it easier to find products on supermarket shelves.
"It will even let you know how much your shopping will cost1 before you leave the house, which is a great tool for budgeting."
Countdown app users will be able to use the scanner function to scan the barcodes of used products from their pantry before they throw them away, automatically adding them to their shopping list.
The app can also help customers save money on their favourite items by enabling them to view the current price of each product on their list and check for any price promotions at their local store, Ms Lamont said.
Other useful functions include a link to Countdowns rewards programme where customers can check their Onecard points balance and mySpecials, which tells you when the products you frequently buy are on special. Customers can even access the latest Countdown mailer.
The recipe function on the app will allow customers to access a range of recipes and then automatically add ingredients to their shopping lists.
With the checkout function, customers can opt to have groceries delivered straight to their home via Countdowns online shopping service. Its like having a personal grocery shopper in your back pocket, Ms Lamont added.
The Countdown app is available for free download from the Apple App Store, and will launch on Google Play in the near future.
comments powered by Disqus.
comments powered by
RSS feeds
Main feed
Forums feed
All RSS feeds
Site features
Geekzone Mobile
Geekzone Badges
Geekzone on Twitter
Geekzone offers
Amazon orders (Kindle, books, everything)
MightyApe orders
Free technology white papers
Site Information
Subscribe to Geekzone
Privacy Statement
Forum Usage Guidelines (FUG)
Advertising on Geekzone
Trademark and copyright
©2002-2014 Geekzone®


text:
Life in still.
Feb 19
Sep 12
Aug 17
Pentagon, CIA Eye New Threat: Climate Change
Global warming is now officially considered a threat to U.S. national security.
For the first time, Pentagon planners in 2010 will include climate change among the security threats identified in the Quadrennial Defense Review, the Congress-mandated report that updates Pentagon priorities every four years.
"'Oh, well, if this happens, then we'll have to worry about that' that's not how reality works out."
BBC News editor: We may use social media photos without permission 'in exceptional situations'
Bad policy, they should be making every effort to give credit to the content creator. Just because someone is using social media as their platform doesn't give you the right to cut them out of attribution.
Spot on! Share the love.
Aug 11
Aug 1
← Older posts Page 1 of 3


text:
Gotta have the chibis with me =) haha <3
Gotta have the chibis with me =) haha <3
Jim, Gen, Donnie, Carly, Jovana, Drew, Keely, Liz, Eclipse, Mandy, Carrie, my mom. =)
I got it from my momma. <3
…or aunts it seems. Good gene pool all around I guess heh. =)
Thank you. You too <3
Wears thick-rimmed glasses. Stands up for himself and me. Isn't a big dick. Reads for fun. Doesn't care about what his friends think. Tries to show off a bit for me. Isn't a goody-two-shoes. Likes cats. Believes in girlfriend-boyfriend relationships. Doesn't fuck around. Laughs at my lame jokes. Holds my hand in public. Isn't afraid to look like a dork. Has respect for me.
Seriously. Boys these days have no fucking respect for girls.
=) I have this. Minus the glasses part.
He was not a monster, she said. People say he was a monster, but he was not one.
What could she have been thinking about? Not much, I guess; not back then, not at the time. She was thinking about how not to think. The times were abnormal. She took pride in her appearance. She did not believe he was a monster. He was not a monster, to her. Probably he had some endearing trait: he whistled, offkey, in the shower, he had a yen for truffles, he called his dog Liebchen and made it sit up for little pieces of raw steak. How easy it is to invent a humanity, for anyone at all. What an available temptation. A big child, she would have said to herself. Her heart would have melted, she'd have smoothed the hair back from his forehead, kissed him on the ear, and not just to get something out of him either. The instinct to soothe, to make it better. There there, she'd say, as he woke from a nightmare. Things are so hard for you. All this she would have believed, because otherwise how could she have kept on living?
She was very ordinary, under that beauty."—Margaret Atwood (A Handmaid`s Tale)


text:
Grove Hotel
This listing is about Grove Hotel in Bournemouth, Dorset.
[ report an error ] Business details
Grove Hotel
- 2 Grove Road
- Bournemouth
- Dorset
- Tel: 01202 552233
[ report an error ] About the company
Grove Hotel offer self catering accommodation and are located at 2 Grove Road in the Dorset town of Bournemouth. Grove Hotel can be contacted on 01202 552233.
Additional links
Please note Bizwiki is neither affiliated with the authors of external sites nor responsible for their content.
There are currently no links for Grove Hotel.