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|Microsoft are giving up on developing/supporting xna aren't they?
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ronuds 21,786 posts
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graysonavich wrote:I'm just thinking that with every Tom, Dick and Harry having the ability to make vids on a whim, we're going to be so overloaded with them to the point of it being sickening.
Gameplay streaming is massive, and is getting bigger by the day.
It's not for everyone obviously, but it's bread and butter for a large percentage of the console market.
Physically sickening.
Cappy 12,517 posts
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The obvious benefits are being ignored, now we don't have to play Bioware's games anymore, all the 'erotic' scenes and possible variations will be on Youtube day one.
I suspect publishers will have some sort of 'opt out' code and a lot of games will block recording in the name of protecting their IP and protecting customers from spoilers.
Aargh. wrote:They're giving up on developing it in favour of dx11, but they won't drop compatibility support for it. The framework can be loaded along with the game anyway.
Microsoft are giving up on developing/supporting xna aren't they?
Edited by Dirtbox at 15:54:16 05-02-2013
It's at the point where there are more people streaming than people who want to watch.
As long as there isn't an option to attach shit music to videos.
Is there any advantage in dropping XNA ?
Maybe MS have something else in the works. Their whole ecosystem seems to be spluttering along until the next Xbox gets shown. Makes me think that is a rather big piece with stuff they don't want to show yet.
I've got a feeling they're going to be milking the windows 8 style of doing things quite a bit with the 720. As for a replacement for XNA, that's likely too, but there's nothing to suggest what it is yet.
No clue. Go to ustream or twitch and see how many channels there are with 0 viewers.
nickthegun 64,854 posts
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LeoliansBro wrote:Its the new demo/gamefaqs. Plus there are some quite funny people who do it. Rage Quit's game videos are great.
Genuine question - why would I want to watch someone else I don't know play a game (live or otherwise)?
He's not live streaming though.
Loads of well produced, funny and interesting things on youtube though.
Edited by Dirtbox at 16:14:49 05-02-2013
Multiplayer betas just to have a nosey.
A game leaking early and fancy a quick look.
Not any interest other than that over the years.
The start of the next-gen revolution against people without teh internetz and those who like to dabble with pre-owned:
glaeken 11,457 posts
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I don't really care about pre-owned as the only time I have actually bought a pre-owned game was when it was not in stock otherwise.
As for always on-line not a big issue with that apart from what happens if my internet connection goes down? It does happen and I would not want to be locked out of my console due to an ISP fault.
Cool! Unless Sony go the same route then my decision is clear. Hello Sony, See ya MS! Toodles.
The more hoops to go wrong a system puts between me and my games then the less i want a system. It's that simple. Being able to play a game when i want regardless of my internet connection is worth more to me than bolted on social media and multiplayer.
Over to you, Sony. Let's see what you have to say about it.
Edited by jellyhead at 12:20:12 06-02-2013
Lukus 19,785 posts
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I can't think of anything much more tedious than watching someone play a game live, with no editing out of the shit bits, or funny commentary.
It sounds almost as pointlessly awful as a unboxing videos.
There's no way either of them will go "anti-used games" unless both of them do. It's just not going to happen.
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Psychotext wrote:I can foresee Sony doing that (first) in the distance future however, if they continue their PS+ thingummy, it won't be quite as bad as a lost as it could be ... except those who do not have a super-duper Internet connection, of course.
There's no way either of them will go "anti-used games" unless both of them do. It's just not going to happen.
Oh, only 2 weeks to go to see the next PlayStation!
: )
RyanDS 10,745 posts
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glaeken wrote:Or if you move house? Goodbye gaming for several weeks.
As for always on-line not a big issue with that apart from what happens if my internet connection goes down? It does happen and I would not want to be locked out of my console due to an ISP fault.
Both of them might and not like it's a new thing, PC games.
I wouldn't mind if prices are cheaper, pc like sales, variety of games and different price levels become more common.
Doubt that would happen as they are greedy fucks with little to no competition.
Not the worst idea in the world as more money might go the right way but you just know greed will come into it.
If they drop the prices in line with PC games, then fair enough, otherwise they can get fucked. Plus a PC game is for life, a console game is for the life of the console in most cases.
@Psychotext That Edge article is NDA breakingly close to the bone.
RyanDS wrote:I imagine it would be the same as it is now, license on the console, game can be played offline with no fuss. 360 does this well enough now.
glaeken wrote:Or if you move house? Goodbye gaming for several weeks.
As for always on-line not a big issue with that apart from what happens if my internet connection goes down? It does happen and I would not want to be locked out of my console due to an ISP fault.
mikeck wrote:Then as I said, they'll both do it. It's the only way it would ever happen (it would also need to be with the agreement of all the publishing houses).
@Psychotext That Edge article is NDA breakingly close to the bone.
PCWiiU for me then. Oh, that means i'm all set for the next couple of years as Always Online is not something that is of any use to me due to shitty Virgin broadband and our crappy exchange.
Next-gen could turn out to cost �100,00+ if i have to move house just to play some games. So rural people won't be able to play either?
I suppose with Gold, DLC & map packs MS make enough money from online and it's whales to fob the rest of us off. Thanks MS!
I think the share button feature might have been intended to avoid faceoff retractions like the final fantasy ones, and potentially make personnel like RL redundant. It will certainly make faceoffs far more interesting, when any gamer can make and share a video in 5mins flat to prove a point on a forum.
But it will also make DFs job easier for analysing a console with the share feature. Not to mention it is an excellent feature for software developer QA teams using retail decks, and it will allow for quality bug reporting by the gaming public too. Providing the ability to send a video of the bug with a description gives the developers much more powerful feedback to be able to detect the source of bugs,.
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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|Nov 25, 1997
|Filing date
|Jun 25, 1996
|Priority date
|Dec 5, 1994
|Fee status
|Publication number
|Klaus K. Rieger
|Original Assignee
|High Performance Tube, Inc.
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (8), Referenced by (38), Classifications (11), Legal Events (9)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/349,613 filed Dec. 5, 1994, now abandoned. Reference is made to U.S. Pat. No. 5,219,374 issued Jun. 15, 1993 to John M. Keyes relating to welded tube, and U.S. Pat. No. 4,951,742 issued Aug. 28, 1990 to John M. Keyes relating to exterior firming of hard metal tubing. Another prior art inner spiral-ribbed tube is described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,705,103 issued Nov. 10, 1987. Related prior art references include U.S. Pat. Nos.:
______________________________________2,167,933, issued February 8, 1938,3,273,599, issued September 20, 1966,3,753,364, issued August 21, 1973,3,768,291, issued October 30, 1973,3,861,462, issued January 21, 1975,4,118,944, issued October 10, 1978,4,154,296, issued May 15, 1979,4,658,892, issued April 21, 1987,4,660,630, issued April 28, 1987,4,938,282, issued July 3, 1990,______________________________________
and also include a related prior art article appearing in TPQ/Winter 1990 entitled "New Methods in ID Finned Tubing for High Nickel Alloys," by Tassen, et al. (employees of Inco Alloys International, Inc., Huntington, W. Va.), and a reference paper, which was presented in Atlanta, Ga., USA, at the ITA Meeting that was held on Oct. 15, 1984, entitled "Internally Grooved Tubes for Air Conditioners," and which explains a prior art method of manufacture.
The invention generally relates to an inner ribbed tube and method wherein the tube is formed from a hard metal and, in particular, the invention relates to a heat exchanger with an inner spiral-ribbed, outer spiral-waved tube and method of manufacture therefor.
In a first prior art method of manufacture, the inner spiral-ribbed tube is made by forming the groves and fins in the flat a metal by metal forming processes and then bending the flat metal into the form of a tube and welding the seam. One problem with this first prior art method is that this product produces a flat portion at the seam. A second prior art method of manufacture includes the forming of the grooves in the exterior of the tube after it is in the shape of a tube. This forming step, as shown in U.S. Pat. No. 3,768,291, is very difficult to accomplish with hard metal tubes for making inner ribbed, outer waved tubes.
The second prior art method of making the outer spiral-ribbed tube includes the steps of: positioning a grooved rotary mandrel mounted on an elongate tie rod within a plain surfaced tube having an elongate axis; positioning an outer annular unit having a plurality of rotary bearing members opposite the rotary mandrel; applying radially inward forces from the rotary bearing unit through the tube to the rotary mandrel thereby swaging and forming an outer spiral-ribbed tube; and simultaneously pulling the outer spiral-ribbed tube away from the rotary mandrel along the elongate axis.
One problem with the second prior art method of making an outer spiral-ribbed tube is that the method is not suitable for making an inner ribbed, outer waved tube. A further problem is that the method is not suitable for making an inner ribbed, outer waved tube composed of a hard metal.
According to the present invention, an inner spiral-ribbed tube having an outer wave made of a hard metal, such as titanium, titanium alloys, stainless steel, or an iron-nickel alloy containing more than 10% by weight of nickel, is provided by forming a tube of such composition, passing the tube over a special mandrel which forms ribs on the internal surface, simultaneously forming waves on the exterior surface of the tube.
This manufactured hard metal tube includes a cylindrical wall having an inner surface and an outer surface, said inner surface having a plurality of inner spiral ribs and said outer surface having a plurality of outer spiral waves. The outer spiral ribs have a height of about 0.005 to 0.010 inches each, and preferably 0.005 to 0.006 inches. The outer spiral waves have a spiral angle in the range of about 89 to 86 degrees each, and preferably 89 to 88 degrees. The inner spiral ribs and outer spiral waves each has a spiral angle formed by a tangent to a point on the rib and a longitudinal line through the point and parallel to an elongate axis of the tube. The inner spiral angle measures in the range of 8 degrees to 45 degrees, and preferably about 18 degrees.
The method of manufacture of an the inner spiral-ribbed tube according to the invention includes the steps of: positioning a tube over a cylindrical mandrel having a spiral groove; applying radial inward forces through the tube to the mandrel to form inner ribs; applying a radial inward uniform force through the tube to the mandrel to smooth out tube outer surface; and applying radial inward forces through the tube to the mandrel to form tube inner ribs.
The foregoing and other objects, features and the advantages will be apparent from the following description of the preferred embodiment of the invention as illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
FIG. 1 is a section view of the proposed tube;
FIG. 2 is a section view as taken along line 2--2 of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a section view as taken along the line 3--3 of FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a section view as taken along the line 4--4 of FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a section view as taken along the line 5--5 of FIG. 2;
FIG. 6 is a cutaway plan view of the tube and manufacturing tools; and
FIG. 7 is an enlarged cutaway plan view of a portion of the tube and manufacturing tools of FIG. 6.
As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, a tube 10 is provided. The tube 10 has a tube axis 12 and an annular wall 14. The wall 14 has an outer surface 16 and an inner surface 18. Surfaces 16, 18 are coaxial along the axis 12.
As shown in FIG. 4, the outer surface 16 has a plurality of outer spiral or helical waves 20, which are separated by respective valleys 26. Each pair of adjacent waves has a uniform wave spacing or pitch 24. Each outer wave 20 has a wave height H1 indicated at 27. The annular wall 14 has a minimum wall thickness 28. Corresponding to the area bounded by the lowest point on a helicon wave and the corresponding depth of the inner spiral rib.
As shown in FIGS. 2, 3 and 5, the inner surface 18 has a plurality of inner spiral ribs 30. The inner ribs 30 have respective grooves 32 disposed therebetween. The inner rib 30 has a 6 helix or spiral angle 34 (FIG. 2).
As shown in FIG. 5, each pair of the inner ribs 30 has a spacing or pitch P1 indicated at 36. Each of the inner rib 30 has a top width 38. Each of the grooves 32 has a bottom width 40. Each of the rib 30 has a rib height H1 indicated at 42. Each of the grooves 32 has a left and right sloping walls 44, 46. The walls 44, 46 have a groove angle 48 therebetween.
In this embodiment, the tube 10 has an outer diameter of about 0.955 inches. The wall 14 has an overall wall thickness, from wave top to rib top, of about 0.043 inches and a minimum thickness from the wave bottom to the rib bottom. The tube 10 is composed of a hard metal, such as titanium, a titanium alloy, stainless steel, or an iron-nickel alloy containing more than 10% by weight of nickel. The inner surface 28, in section, has about 74 ribs.
The outer wave pitch 24 measures about 0.038 to 0.060 inches, and preferably 0.054 inches; and outer wave height is about 0.005 inches. Minimum wall thickness 28 is about 0.022 to 0.032 inches, and preferably 0.026 inches. Inner spiral angle 34 is in the range of 8 to 45 degrees, and preferably about 18 degrees. Inner rib pitch 36 is about 0.027 to 0.070 inches, and preferably 0.035 inches. Rib top width 38 is about 0.008 to 0.021 inches, and preferably 0.012 inches. Groove bottom width 40 is about 0.0125 to 0.040 inches, and preferably 0.015 inches. Rib height 42 is about 0.008 to 0.016 inches, and preferably 0.012 inches. Inner groove sidewall angle is about 36 degrees.
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, an apparatus 50 for making the tube 10 is provided. The apparatus 50 has an outer rolling tool subassembly or unit 52 and has an inner spiral mandrel subassembly or unit 54.
The outer subassembly 52 has an outer shaft 53 with an axis 56. The subassembly 52 has an end washer plate 58, a preliminary roll 60 for positioning the tube 10 on the mandrel subassembly 54, and a transport roll 62 for making inner ribs 30. The subassembly 52 also has a first spacer 64, a radius roll 66 for holding down the tube outer surface 16, a second spacer 68, and a wave roll 70 for making the outer waves 20 and the final rib height 42. These rolls of the subassembly 52 are coaxially mounted on shaft 53. The subassembly 52 also has a right end washer plate 72 with a nut 74.
The inner subassembly 54 has an inner shaft 76 with an axis 78. The inner shaft 76 has a mandrel 80, which has spiral grooves 82. The mandrel 80 is fixedly connected but freely rotating to the inner shaft 76. The inner shaft 76 is anchored to the machine base also free rotating. The outer shaft 53 also has pressure means (not shown) for urging the outer subassembly 52 towards the inner subassembly 54. The inner shaft 76 also has a washer plate 84 with a nut 86.
In operation, the tube 10 is pulled in an axial or longitudinal direction 88 along the axis 18. Roll 62 applies axially spaced, radially inward forces 90. Roll 66 applies uniform force 92 in a radially inward direction. Roll 70 applies axially spaced, radially inward forces 94. Forces 90, 92, 94 are applied through the tube 10 to mandrel 80. The mandrel 80 applies respective reaction forces 96, 98, 100 on the tube 10, thus, the roll 62 and the mandrel 80 form inner ribs 30; and the roll 70 and mandrel 80 form the outer waves 20 simultaneously forming the final height 42.
The method or process of manufacture of the tube 10 includes the steps of:
selecting a plain tube composed of relatively hard metal, such as titanium or titanium alloy, or iron-nickel alloy having more than 10% by weight of nickel;
positioning the tube over a cylindrical mandrel having a spiral groove and having a longitudinal axis;
applying radial inward forces through the tube to the mandrel for forming tube spiral inner ribs;
applying a radial inward uniform load through the tube to the mandrel for smoothing out the tube outer surface, but also forcing more tube material into mandrel grooves;
applying radial inward forces through the tube to the mandrel to form tube spiral outer waves; and
pulling the tube in an axial direction while applying all of said forces.
In addition, tube 18 may be formed into a convenient size core or roll for shipping to a plant constructing heat exchangers.
In one embodiment of the invention, the tubes can be produced with plain ends, or with lands of standard outside diameter.
The advantages of the tube 10 are indicated hereafter:
A) the tube 10 has a spiral angle of preferably about 18 degrees.
B) The rib 30 permits a relatively high ratio of number of inner fins to tube inner diameter.
C) Tube method of manufacture has a relatively high simultaneous inner rib and outer wave forming speed.
D) The tube 10 has an optimal internal rib geometry which is capable of being manufactured in alloy steels, such as stainless steel, high nickel alloy steel, titanium and titanium alloy.
E) The boiling heat transfer coefficients are three or more times those of a plain tube.
F) The tube 10 has a negligible effect on the two-phase pressure drop of a vertical thermosyphon reboiler since the two-phase static head in the tube dominates the design.
G) The tube 10 can readily be used to replace an existing plain tube in heat exchange apparatus while greatly increasing efficiency.
H) The tube 10 decreases the amount of tubing needed, by about 40% to 50% depending on the applications, resulting in significant cost savings.
I) The tube 10 is cleanable by normal methods used for plain tubes by virtue of the low rib heights and adequate pitch between the ribs and because of the fewer tubes required.
J) The mass velocity of the tube 10 is larger while the inner diameter tube wall temperature is reduced by virtue of the larger boiling coefficient making it particularly useful for temperature sensitive fluids.
While the invention has been described in its preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the words which have been used are words of description rather than limitation and that changes may be made within the purview of the appended claims without departing from the true scope and spirit of the invention in its broader aspects.
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|Oct 7, 2004
|Storage Technology Corporation
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|Mar 3, 2005
|Pascal Leterrible
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|Jul 7, 2005
|Petur Thors
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|Feb 14, 2005
|Jul 14, 2005
|Roland Dilley
|Multi-spiral upset heat exchanger tube
|Apr 15, 2004
|Oct 20, 2005
|Jesson John E
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|May 13, 2005
|Jun 1, 2006
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|Sep 28, 2006
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|Feb 25, 2010
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|U.S. Classification
|165/133, 165/179, 165/184
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|Jun 25, 1996
Owner name: HIGH PERFORMANCE TUBE, INC., NEW JERSEY
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Year of fee payment: 4
|Aug 21, 2001
|Surcharge for late payment
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|Maintenance fee reminder mailed
|Jul 13, 2005
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At last count, 147 Kenyan university students were killed by al-Qaeda-linked Islamic terrorists. Most of them were killed because they were Christians. I wondered how the terrorists could tell. I heard that they asked if potential victims could recite a Muslim prayer and that they could tell by their dress. Christian women would not be wearing veils or scarfs, so were fair game. But I found a report that suggested that the terrorists basically just asked people. "Are you a Christian or a Muslim?" Those who said they were Muslims were spared. But those who said they were Christians were shot. Notice that they confessed their faith even though it meant their death! [Read more...]
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates are bombing Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen. Different Islamic nations are also battling each other in Libya, Syria, and Iraq. Experts say this may herald an all-out Middle Eastern war.
This would be an all-Islamic conflict, with Sunnis fighting Shi'ites and different factions of Sunnis fighting each other. There is no way Saudi Arabia, which claims authority over Sunni Islam, could countenance the ISIS Sunnis' claim to have re-established the ancient caliphate. Also, traditional rulers are fighting rebel movements, who want both politcial freedom and radical jihad.
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Christians worldwide have been facing intense persecution. But now some of them are fighting back. Pakistani churches have been subject to periodic attacks for decades. But last time that happened, when an attack on a worship service killed 14 and wounded 70, some 4,000 Christians staged a riot of their own, lynching two suspects. Authorities are worried that Pakistan, already torn by conflicts between Sunni and Shi'ite Islamic militants, will descend into full-fledged religious war if the Christians get involved.
Some Iraqi Christians have organized a militia to fight ISIS. In central Africa, Christian militias have been attacking Muslims whose militias have been attacking them. Lebanon has long had a formidable Christian militia organization. After the jump, an excerpt and a link about what is happening in Pakistan.
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It would seem that Democrats are concentrating on improving relations with Muslims and Republicans are so committed to Israel that they overlook Mideast Christians, who tend to be anti-Israel. I would add that both Western Catholics and evangelicals often find these ancient sects to be alien, asking "but are they really Christians?" In the meantime, this article accuses ISIS/the Islamic State of the "g" word: GENOCIDE. [Read more...]
There are two organizations of people in the news today whose level of evil staggers the imagination. ISIS in Syria and Iraq is known for its beheadings, crucifixions, and massacres of the innocent. Boko Haram in Nigeria is known for kidnapping Christian school girls and using them for sex slaves, as well as for its massacres of the innocent. Now these two groups have joined forces.
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By: Kathy McCleary
Hard surfaces involve hard decisions. Choosing new tile for a floor, a countertop, a backsplash, a wall can involve dozens of decisions among thousands of choices.
Do you want terra cotta? Stone? Ceramic? Glass? Metal? Leather? (Yes, there are leather tiles.) Do you want 3" x 6" or 4 1/2" x 4 1/2"? Do you want beveled or straight edge? What color? Do you want a pattern? Bold graphics or an Israeli mosaic? It's enough to send even the savviest shopper running home to curl up on a carpet and vow to swear off hard surfaces for life.
Tile expert Ann Sacks says it doesn't have to be that way. With a few simple questions about how you live, Sacks says you can narrow the field down very quickly. Sacks became a tile maven by accident, when she walked into a dress shop and spotted Talavera tiles on the counter for sale as trivets. The terra cotta tiles sparked happy memories of a childhood trip to Mexico, and Sacks went on binge, tiling over every wood floor in her small bungalow and selling tile from her home.
Now, 25 years later, the Ann Sacks name is synonymous with a wide variety of top-of-the-line tiles, sold in 17 ANN SACKS showrooms across the U.S. and through independent dealers (see www.AnnSacks.com for more info). Although she sold the company bearing her name to Kohler in 1989, she continues to work with architects, designers and developers in choosing and finding sources for tile and stone.
Selecting tile "requires careful consideration because of the initial cost and the complexity of changing it," Sacks says. "But honestly, I think people end up falling in love with a tile and that's why they choose it."
Her tips:
Evaluate your lifestyle."Ask yourself: 'How do I like to live?'" Sacks says. Do you have a lovely formal living room and dining room in which you like to entertain? Or is your home full of kids, friends, neighbors and pizza at the last minute? A more casual lifestyle might steer you toward practical choices such as slate or terra cotta flooring, "particularly more mottled slates, or slates that appear handcrafted," Sacks says. Another good fit: glazed ceramic floors. "They're used throughout Italy," Sacks says, "and some of them look very convincingly like nice warm marble or slate. They wear like iron, they clean beautifully because of the glazed surface, and they're easy to install and to grout, especially in comparison to natural stone. And they're very affordable."
If your style is more formal, look at limestone or marble. "There's a huge range," says Sacks, "from a more traditional, handcrafted look in limestone that's tumbled or with a distressed surface to suggest age and wear, to beautiful formal patterns or inlaid borders."
Think about functional realities, too. Porous materials such as terra cotta and limestone are not good choices for countertops or kitchen floors, for example, unless they're properly sealed. Sacks herself once made the mistake of installing white glazed Italian tile for the kitchen floor of her last house. "We had pets and people and cooking and rain, you name it," Sacks says. "It was awful. I hated myself for 10 years. It could work fine for the right family. It could work on the 17th floor of a New York apartment." Now she has a rich ochre limestone.
Check out the other surfaces in your home. If you've got wood floors in your living room, and want tile for your entry, you need to think carefully about where you'll transition from wood to tile, and about the look of the wood itself. "The grain of wood forms a pattern," Sacks says. "And you need to think about how the tile is going to look with the grain. It can be a lot going on if you have a patterned tile floor next to wood." Over the past 20 years, Sacks says, more homeowners have become comfortable with using tile as an all-over flooring material for an entire house. "It's great for people who don't like a lot of distractions, a lot of changes. It gives you something visually to take you all the way through the house." Every room on the main level of Sacks' home — living room, dining room, kitchen, den, guest bedroom — is now tiled in limestone.
Emote. Just as Sacks was transported to Mexico by the sight of a tile trivet, many homeowners want tile that reminds them of a special trip, or favorite memory. "If someone says, 'I've never forgotten going to southern France. I loved the color palette, and the feeling of handcrafted work,' well, then, they can choose beautiful French tile. For people who have a certain nostalgia about an authentic experience, it's really nice to carry that into your home." Ann Sacks carries a line of stone mosaic tiles, for example, that "are no different from what you'd see in an archaeological exhibit in Israel that's 2,000 years old."
Finally, consider working with a pro. "It could be an interior designer, or it could be a salesperson in the a tile store. You want to find someone who is trying to discover how you want your home to feel," Sacks says.
Kathy McCleary is a frequent contributor to HGTV.com.
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Hyun-Jin Ryu has been outstanding in his rookie campaign now with a 2.72 ERA including a 1.50 ERA at home. Ryu left the game after running out of gas with two outs in the eighth and had to settle with the no-decision after only giving up one run on six hits while striking out six and only walking one.
The Dodgers now have two rookies making a big impression on the team with the emergence of Puig. When Puig gets a hit the team is 4-0 and the hit on Friday was his fourth homer in five games to start his career. There has only been one other player (Mike Jacobs, 2005 Mets) to complete such a task.
The .421/.450/1.105 stat lie that Puig currently has is incredible as Friday was the first time he reached base by a walk. In the eighth inning Puig was intentionally walked with two outs.
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Oddly enough, the only loss since Puig has been up came in a Clayton Kershaw start. Tomorrow night Stephen Fife (1-0, 4.50) will look to keep things going against Kris Medlen (2-6, 3.14).
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- Why should I buy a Windows device?
Windows devices are available in all shapes and sizes to match your lifestyle and they can also be customized with your favorite apps, colors, and backgrounds to match your personality. Multitask with ease on a Windows device. Run Office side-by-side with your web browser, or make a Skype video call while you check email. Windows devices also work with stuff you already have, they include ports for printers and cameras and work with your favorite apps.*
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UTD Researchers Create Frankenstein Computer Virus. Thanks a Lot, Guys.
You saw what he did to that little girl plucking daisy petals. What do you think he can do to your computer?
There is undoubtedly a tale of heartbreak in their past. Maybe Kevin Hamlen and Vishwath Mohan were disillusioned when the world made them computer scientists at UTD instead of pop stars. Maybe they were mad that their school's mascot being a Comet named Temoc. Maybe they simply hate civilization as we know it. Whatever the case may be, the researchers have created a nasty-sounding computer virus.
As New Scientist reports, their work was funded by the U.S. Air Force and named after Frankenstein, as in the freakish literary monster, sewn together from sundry and disconnected parts, who serves as an ominous rebuke to man's hubris.
The virus works on an infected computer by taking snippets of benign computer code from ordinary programs -- your Internet browser or word processor, for instance -- and splicing them together to create malware. It is programmed to perform certain tasks, but by borrowing code from ordinary computer programs and taking a different form each time it infects a new computer, it is extremely difficult for anti-virus software to detect.
As for why the Air Force would want in on the research, Hamlen suggests to the New Scientist that the virus could help infiltrate enemy computer systems. So that's what this is: yet another weapon in the arsenal of democracy.
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Location is very good, metro station is near and with metro travelling to other parts of the city is very easy. Next to the hostel is also very nice restaurants and good bakery. Hostel is clean but sheets and towels looks bit old and used, but that was small minus. Staff was nice too and morning coffee was good!
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The hostel has a good location and a nice reception, but we were worried about the late checking in, wrote the hostel two emails and never got any answers. The lock on our room was hard to open as well as the doors, it was really noisy to open and close them. In the room the tap was leaking and all of the room was moldy. It was really hot and we didn't have ventilator. There wasn't a toilet on our floor. These are small things but if these will be fixed, the hostel will be way better!
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Firstly, this is a crappy hotel not a hostel - our room was dirty and there was bits of tiles missing etc. not a great location either, and staff are as unhelpful as possible. Apparently there was a kitchen somewhere, but we couldn't see it anywhere. If you can stay somewhere else, do it.
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Stayed two nights in the room. It was never cleaned during our stay. Wifi worked only in the early morning. One night there was no hot water in the room. When complained to the receptionist he said he does not work there, and the person who works will come tomorrow. Though an hour later the problem was fixed. Tiny not convenient room.
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Staff didn't speak English. Only one power outlet in room
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Great position, metro station is right next to the hotel (Parmentier), food stores are also close. We had private ensuite, but really small bathroom, couldn't even enter a shower, because shower doors were opening toward inside of the shower!! So we could barely get in it and water would sprinkle around the rest of the bathroom, cause we couldn't use the doors to close it. There was no wardrobe also.
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Beds were clean and comfortable but the bathroom was in very poor condition with full of mold and a very dirty shower curtain. We were three persons in a 3-bedroom for 2 nights. Bathroom was extremely small, shower drain was clogged and water drained slowly. No cleaning was provided in spite of asking for it, neither the waste bin was emptied. No wifi signal in room, need to go 2 floors downstairs near reception to catch any wifi. No lift so people with heavy luggage beware.
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The beds were absolutely amazing, so soft. The room was clean and the hostel was quiet. The staff at our checkin was very quiet and not very helpful, he didn't seem to speak good english or french, but when we checked out it was a different staff member and we had no problems, he was very nice and let us leave our bags there until we left Paris that evening. Overall, the stay was nice and cheap and all we really did was sleep there and it served its purpose well.
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The dilemma of being a medical student on clinical rounds who wants to help patients but can't was captured by third-year student Raymond Deng in his essay "Performing Grief," at a recent reading held by Stanford's Medicine and the Muse Program and Pegasus Physician Writers group.
The event, titled "Becoming a Real Doctor: Writings on Medical Education and Training," also featured a poetry reading by fourth-year medical student Lauren Pischel, a book excerpt by Cornell physician Matt McCarthy, MD, and essay readings by Emily Liu, a second-year medical student, and Louise Wen, MD.
The audience of medical students, physicians, residents, nurses and community members listened attentively as Deng described what it can feel like to be a medical student:
For a year or two, you will inch your way on the tightrope towards white-coated authority from diligently reproduced sham. What you lack in clinical knowledge, you will compensate for with the appropriate attire. Be meticulous. Put on your requisite, freshly-pressed white coat. Hang your stethoscope across the nape of your neck. Cram the pockets of your white coat so full of notes and reference guides that they sag. Ignore the nagging incongruence: the fact that you're not a doctor but you look like one. You want to help patients, but will settle for watching… You will feel like a cardboard marionette, dancing to the steady rhythm of acting competent and acting ignorant of your acting.
For Wen, it was acting against the rules of eating in the area of clinical care that afforded her the opportunity to connect with her patient, Sara, on a personal level:
"Hey doc, here's a treat for you, I know you guys work hard… Here, try some Afghani bread." She looks up, eager to connect, and my own yearning to know this women beyond her illness swells within my chest. I can recite numerous details and data points about her medical history and hospital course, but her life as a human being is a gaping void."
Eating the homemade bread, with "the inside as soft as pillowy sponge cake," led to a sharing of photographs of Afghanistan and a filling of the void for Wen.


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Loyola men's basketball defeated Cornell, 76-71, on Nov. 16, 2014.
Men's Basketball Tours Montreal
On an off day from competition on its 2014 Canadian Tour, the Greyhounds toured Montreal.
Loyola Men's Basketball vs. Navy
Loyola men's basketball played its first-ever Patriot League game on January 2, 2014, against Navy.
Loyola Men's Basketball vs. Fairfield
Loyola men's basketball hosted Fairfield in its home opener on November 16, 2013.
Dan Ficke, a 2009 and 2010 graduate of Loyola University Maryland, returned to his alma mater as an assistant men's basketball coach prior to the 2013-2014 season.
Ficke, who played four seasons at Loyola, graduated from the school in 2009 with his bachelor of business administration degree. He then earned his M.B.A. with a concentration in management in 2010.
"It's great to have Dan back with the Loyola basketball family," Smith said at the time of Ficke's hiring. "He is someone who knows what this program has accomplished and where we are headed from here. Dan has great ties in the basketball community across the nation, as well, and he grew up around the game with a great mentor in his dad, `Big Bill.'"
He joined the Loyola staff after spending the last three seasons at Wake Forest University where he spent the 2012-2013 season as the Special Assistant to the Head Coach/Director of Scouting and Recruiting. Prior to that, he was the program's Assistant Director of Operations from 2010-2012.
In his roles with the Demon Deacons, Ficke was a liaison between the staff members and the players, monitoring the players' academics and daily schedules and was responsible for assisting with team travel, meals and other logistics within the basketball office.
Ficke was a part of some of the most successful Division I teams at Loyola during his time with the Greyhounds from 2005-2009. He was a member of teams that won 64 games, including the 2007-2008 team that won what was then a school Division I record 19 contests.
"I am thrilled to be back home at Loyola and working with G.G. Smith," Ficke said. "This is a place where I have great memories, and I am so proud as an alum of what the program has accomplished. I look forward to working with G.G., the players and my fellow coaches to help continue the winning tradition that has been built."
His freshman season was cut short before it started with a shoulder injury, and he made his collegiate debut in 2006-2007. He developed into a key contributor in the Greyhounds' frontcourt during the 2007-2008 campaign when he saw action in 20 games.
In his final season with the Greyhounds, 2008-2009, Ficke played in all but one of 32 games. He made his first start for Loyola in a New Year's Eve game at Cameron Indoor Stadium against Duke.
Following the conclusion of his playing career, Ficke spent the 2009-2010 season as as the head junior varsity and assistant varsity coach at nearby Boys Latin School of Maryland.
Before coming to Loyola, Ficke earned All-Colorado Second Team honors and All-America honorable mention on the prep level at Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora, Colo.
Ficke grew up around the best in the game of basketball, following his dad, Bill, who was an NBA assistant coach and scout for the Denver Nuggets, Utah Jazz and New Jersey Nets where he coached alongside Larry Brown and Doug Moe. Bill also played at Belmont Abbey College for legendary coach Al McGuire.
Dan serves as the president of the JoAnn B. Ficke Cancer Foundation, an organization named in honor of his late mother who passed away in 2007. Bill and Dan founded the charity two years later to generate support for cancer treatment, awareness to relieve the suffering of cancer patients and their families and to facilitate research.
Ficke joins Smith's staff that includes assistant coaches Keith Booth and Josh Loeffler. Director of Basketball Operations Kevin Farrell also returns for his second year with the Greyhounds.
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