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"You can forgive a murder, but never a mistake while preparing tea." Chinese proverb
Labels? Here you go: Femme, Wife, Lesbian, Homemaker, Happy. Don't forget tea fanatic!
Ah, tea. My love for you is ever changing. At my last update, I was all about the rooibos and now I hardly drink it. I only occasionally had an oolong and now I have one just about every day. I've learned the art of resteeping and coldbrewing and kombucha. I have a lovely little tea pet named…well, I haven't decided on a name for him yet. I also have four live pets, a tabby cat named Rosabella Francis (Bella for short), a ginger cat named Orange Julius Pekoe (Pekoe), a white and grey cat named Earl Jean Grey (Earlie), and a red foot tortoise named Da Hong Pao (Pao). So if you see me referring to my girls, I don't have kids, just animals.
As for tea, I love oolongs, herbals, and black tea. Since I am no longer working, I no longer feel the constant need for a mate energy boost, though I do still reach for it from time to time. I also drink less matcha, though I do throw a spoonful or two in when I'm making smoothies. Most of my tea I drink coldbrewed, and since I discovered coldbrewed rooibos was giving me headaches, I'm drinking less and less of it. Straight pu-erh is not a thing I enjoy, but there are a few flavored blends I like. Greens are still too finicky for me to bother with hot, but they make great cold brews.
I am by no means a tea purist. I greatly enjoy flavored teas and I put sugar in all of my teas. It's just how I do.
I think I'm going to name my tea pet Mr. Turtle. Even though he's a tortoise.
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On a windows based LOB application for data capturing. Is it better to hide a button completely when it is inactive, or simply show a disabled state for the button.
As with so many questions regarding UX the answer starts with 'It depends'. This is because UX is inevitably based in context and action.
Some arguments for using a disabled state:
Some arguments for hiding the button:
The questions you should ask yourself are
Remember that no screen is in isolation. Each frame helps tell the story. So if you can establish an idea or pattern previously the requirements for this screen may change.
While simplicity is a great goal (potentially supporting not showing the button) you should never simplify more than necessary. Therefore if the user needs to know about the existence of the button, or you need to build the context, you might need to consider it.
A good testing regime should tell you this.
I would suggest that hiding the button completely can add confusion for the user, as the other (unhidden) options might not make as much sense when you don't know the alternatives.
Allow me to give an example:
If the button which the user can see is "old" and there is an opposite button hidden - the hidden button could be "new" or "young" as they are both opposites of the same word.
OK, that's not an ideal example, but I do think users like to have a more complete holistic view of the situation they're in and hiding data may remove from that.
Some might say that if the other button is disabled it doesn't matter as the available option is still the same, but I would still argue that a user should be given as much information about their position in the UX as possible.
I agree with Jay that it depends. But here's one guideline you might want to consider: Only hide a button if the user's permissions determines they cannot do the button's action. This way each user will get a consistent view of the product, which may change from user to user.

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April 13, 2012
Tenting, camping and glamping in Cape Town
Camping holidays, camper vans and tented accommodation no longer needs to be associated with cold showers and canned beans. The increased demand for, and supply of, luxury tented accommodation has helped standard camping to evolve into glamping, which is glamorous camping. Now that's my cup of tea…
We have rounded up a selection of the best camp sites in Cape Town, ranging from the rustic, back-to-basic experience to a luxurious urban safari.
Top six camping picks in the Mother City:
1. The Hoerikwaggo tented camps managed by SANParks, namely Smitswinkel, Silvermine, Slangkop and Orangekloof, are located along the Hoerikwaggo Hiking Trail that reaches from Table Mountain to Cape Point.
Price: Base rates for tented units, accommodating two people, start at R440 per night.
2. Ashanti Lodge Gardens offers a small campsite for those visitors who carry their home on their back, and is within walking distance of the city centre. Guests can make use of the Lodge's facilities for their convenience but it's important to note that camping space is allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.
Price: The rates start at R75 per night.
3. Clara Anna Fontein is a private game reserve located in the Durbanville wine valley, just 20 minutes drive from the city centre. Embark on a game drive to see blue wildebeest, zebra, springbok, eland etc. and retire to the luxurious tented safari camp located in a poplar forest. The tented camp is only available for group bookings of 10 or more adults on a package basis, which includes a 'braai' for dinner, accommodation and breakfast.
Price: The rate is R690 per person per night DBB.
4. The Ou Skip Resort and Chalets offer visitors 206 caravan sites and 12 chalets located in 25 hectares of parkland, a stone's throw away from Melkbosstrand on the Atlantic Coast. For a heady dose of camping nostalgia – complete with enormous swimming pool, communal 'braai' areas and pool room – plan your next beach holiday at Ou Skip.
Price: The nightly rate for a camping site, based on two people, starts at R110 per night.
5. Imhoff Park is located in the seaside village of Kommetjie, fronting onto the pristine Long and Noordhoek Beaches. It is a short drive from the city centre and Constantia Winelands, and enjoys beautiful views of Chapman's Peak in the distance.
Price: The nightly rate for a camping site, based on two people, starts at R130 per night.
6. The Airstream Rooftop Trailer Park on the roof of the Grand Daddy Hotel, in popular Long Street, is camping at its best for creatives, the curious and adventurous! Each of the Airstream trailers' interiors have been designed by a different creative spirit resulting in tongue-in-cheek themes, such as Afro-funk, Goldilocks and the Three Bears and Love of Lace to name a few.
Price: The nightly rate for an airstream trailer starts at R1 455 including breakfast.
*The rates quoted are for entry level camping facilities, are seasonal and subject to change.


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Featuring Special Guest Black Stone Cherry
Sponsored By Paul Benton and The Mississippi Army National Guard
Tunica, MS -- 3 Doors Down will stage the 10th annual The Better Life Foundation concert on November 16th at Horseshoe Casino in Tunica, Mississippi. The long-term mission of the foundation is to make a positive change in the lives of children in need of food, shelter, and medical assistance, and to enhance the lives of children and young adults with special needs. Funds raised are distributed to organizations and hospitals that fulfill the band's mission to enable children to develop their potential, achieve their goals, and become caring and responsible adults. Operating with the mission statement, "Changing the World, One Life at a Time," 3 Doors Down has committed their energies over the past decade to make a tangible contribution for those in need through this annual event. Singer Brad Arnold shares, "This year marks the 10th anniversary of The Better Life Foundation and the weekend is going to be better than ever! Thank you to all the fans and sponsors who continue to support the foundation and the amazing work that it does."
The event is sponsored by Paul Benton and the Mississippi Army National Guard. The evening is all ages (anyone under 21 must be accompanied by an adult 21 or older), with general admission standing floor tickets priced at $50, while general admission balcony tickets are $150 (which includes hors d'oeuvres and bar). Special guests Black Stone Cherry and Kris Ford from Red Jacket Firearms will open the show. Tickets will be available Friday, October 4th at 10 a.m. local time through Ticketmaster. For more information visit www.3doorsdown.com/events.
The festivities begin on November 15th at 9:00 a.m. with a sporting clay shoot at The Willows in Tunica, MS. The event will feature special guests Will Hayden and his crew from Red Jacket Firearms. The requested donation for a four-person team is $750, which includes gun, ammo, lunch and a photo with the Red Jacket crew. For more information call 251-586-2208. The annual "Ride For A Cause" motorcycle charity ride will be staged on November 16th. The donation is $30, and includes a shirt and rider reception (food and bar). There will be a raffle for the "Citizen Soldier VI - Bourget Scorpion RT", a Bourget Bike Works custom motorcycle. For more information on the ride and raffle visit www.dixiethunderrun.net. A silent auction will also take place in the Horseshoe Hotel lobby on November 16th from 2 p.m. until 4:45 p.m. The auction will feature memorabilia from a wide range of musical artists and notable sports figures.
In November 2012, 3 Doors Down released The Greatest Hits, returning to the rock charts with the Top 10 hit "One Light." The collection features nine #1 remixed and re-mastered hits, alongside three new songs. The band staged three successful North American co-headline runs with Daughtry performing for hundreds of thousands of fans. 3 Doors Down also toured overseas, visiting Russia for the first time alongside appearances in Dubai, Mexico, and across the European continent.


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(This is a placeholder page for the OpenEEG project.)
First meetup: 2008-03-27 20h00 at 83c?
- Who's here, and what are they interested in?
- What do we have available, and what do we need?
- How do we get what we need?
- Who's going to make that happen for the next meeting?
First steps
It sounds like our steps are the following:
- Assemble a set of OpenEEG boards
- Get together a set of electrodes
- Get the data into a computer
Once we've done that, let's look at heartbeats. They're big and easy to see. This is also a good first step towards bootstrapping the data analysis part.
After we've gotten good signal, we can move on to strapping the thing to people's heads and looking for brainwaves. This is where things get interesting. We can export the data and throw it over to the wacky Machine Learning meetup, we can tie it into crazy Cyborg group stuff, make, and we can use it as an input to other systems (be they security, music, or teledildonics).
Here's Jonathan's sketch of a plan, which sounds reasonable to me:
- Get a pool of OpenEEG cards. I would suggest starting with 8. Maybe several people want to "adopt" one by buying a kit and we can have a solder party. I will adopt one myself.
- Put them all in a metal box with a solid ground. Ideally, it has RF
- Find someone with a 8-channel USB-audio interface for signal acquisition. These are pretty common with the musician crowd. (Sample rate is overkill, but that's OK). Anybody have one we could borrow?
- Find some good electrodes. Sanity check each channel by detecting heartbeats. (If we can't get those loud and clear, no point looking at the brain's much weaker signals.)
- Now are we ready to do EEGs. I would suggest -- nay, insist -- on a double-blind protocol, otherwise we will see results that aren't there. It's simply human nature. So get subject(s), over several trials, to say, attempt achieving an alpha state, and for a control, I don't know, read BoingBoing or something. Get a third party to randomize the order and keep track of data labels. (Might experiment with evoked potentials too as long as we're all set up.)
- When you have some data, call in the geeks. I am personally expert at Fourier analysis, and have some experience with LDA (linear discriminant analysis) using SVD (singular value decomposition). I'd be happy to share what I know (including open-source tools like Octave and SciPy) and chew on the data for an evening.
- Bootstrap from there, as this may not work at all.
What is OpenEEG?
OpenEEG is an open-source EEG hardware design. The OpenEEG homepage has more information. Olimex has the boards available for purchase; it seems like a good reference design to use.


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Why is mass the quadratic term in a Lagrangian?
I'm not sure if this is the sort of answer you want, but here goes.
Mass, by definition, is the thing in $F=ma$. That is, it's the coefficient in front of the acceleration in the equation of motion. If you build a Lagrangian out of terms involving a coordinate $x$ and its derivative $\dot x$, and then work out the Euler-Lagrange equations, the only way to get a term of the form $m\ddot x$ at the end is to start with a term of the form ${1\over 2}m\dot x^2$ in the Lagrangian.
That's the classical-mechanics answer. If you were looking for a field-theory answer instead, the details are different, but the idea is the same. Think about how you expect mass to show up in the field equation, and work out what term in the original Lagrangian will give rise to the appropriate expression when you use the Lagrangian to derive the field equation.
Take the Lagrangian with only the kinetic and quadratic terms. Find the wave equation and propagator and you'll see that they correspond to those of a free relativistic particle with mass squared equal to the quadratic coefficient. So the interpretation is correct in free field theory.
Adding higher order terms doesn't change this interpretation, since the higher order terms correspond to interactions.
The mass is a quadratic term in a Lagrangian because it is the Lagrangian density, the Lagrangian per unit of volume. The Lagrangian itself is obtained by integrating over the volume which contains the field. The "classical" relation is.
$H ~-~pv~=~-L$
These integrated quantities, the Hamiltonian $H$, the Lagrangian $L$ and the term $pv$ transform like.
$ \begin{array}{lll} H & \mbox{transforms as} & \gamma \\ pv & \mbox{transforms as} & \beta^2\gamma \\ L & \mbox{transforms as} & 1/\gamma \\ \end{array} $
The volume of a wave-functions transforms like $1/\gamma$ due to Lorentz contraction. So, the densities become higher by a factor $\gamma$, hence the Hamiltonian density ${\cal H}$, the Lagrangian density ${\cal L}$ and the density of the $pv$ term transform like.
$ \begin{array}{lll} \mathcal{H} & \mbox{transforms as} & \gamma^2 \\ \mathcal{pv} & \mbox{transforms as} & \beta^2\gamma^2 \\ \mathcal{L} & \mbox{transforms as} & "1" \\ \end{array}$
The corresponding relation of the densities transforms like the basic energy/momentum relation.
$ {\cal H}\ -\ {\cal pv}\ =\ -{\cal L} \qquad \mbox{transforms as} \qquad E^2-p^2\ =\ m^2 $
We see that the Lagrangian density is the same in all reference frames. It is a Lorentz scalar. This makes the Lagrangian density a fundamental quantity in quantum field theory. The Standard Model of physics is based on the Lagrangian density which in quantum physics is generally called just the Lagrangian, without the density.
The "equations of motion" are based on the derivatives of the Lagrangian density which is a Lorentz scalar. This assures that the whole Standard Model of physics transforms in the right way, that is, the laws of physics are the same in every reference frame.
Regards, Hans
For a relativistic particle (free or in an external filed), the Lagrangian contains mass differently, not in a "quadratic" way.
For the free quantum field, the quadratic term determines that the energy-momentum 4-vector observable of a single-particle state in a single fourier mode would be on the forward mass-shell instead of on the forward light-cone. That is, $E^2+\mathbf{p}^2=m^2$ is a constant, which is algebraically of the same form as the relativistic mass-energy-momentum relationship. [Note, however, that fourier modes are strictly speaking an improper limit in quantum field theory.]
Again for the free quantum field, but in terms of QFT understood as a stochastic formalism for field observables instead of in terms of a particle interpretation, the two-point correlation function $C(x-y)=\left<0\right|\hat\phi(x)\hat\phi(y)\left|0\right>$ satisfies the classical Klein-Gordon field equation, where we can discuss energy-momentum density.
More abstractly, one could take mass, or inertia, to denote a generalized "resistance" of a given simple evolution to a given deformation of the background or to the introduction of a new force law. In these terms, every constant term in a Lagrangian is part of a multi-dimensional description of what the response of an initial system would be to any given additional term in the Lagrangian. The mass term is singled out as the lowest order component of the inertia.
There seem to me to be a surprising number of ways in which this Question can be taken. I decided only after a while that the Question is useful enough to obviate the lack of clarity. For me it's only because of the QFT tag that the Question becomes productive.
Well, this is because $p^2=m^2$, well known relativistic relation, where p is 4-momentum of a particle, and m is mass. Take free Lagrangian for some classical field and then derive classical equation of motion out of it. Any such equation will be consistent with $p^2=m^2$ (you can see this by doing Fourier transform into p-space), and to keep this condition, you interpret m from term $m^2\phi^2$ as mass of particle.


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I'm not sure what type of solvent to use to clean a derailleur.
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Step 1
Clean the derailleur pulleys by holding the blade of your screwdriver against the sides of the pulleys and turning the crank. You can do this with the wheel in the dropouts, or with the wheel removed.
Step 2
Brush the dirt off of your derailleur using a combination of brushes with bristles of varying length and stiffness, like the ones in the Finish Line Easy-Pro Brush Set.
Step 3
Degrease the derailleur using Finish Line Speed Clean, a powerful degreaser that dries almost instantly. You won't have to wait before applying lube, or worry that the lube will be broken down by excess degreaser that didn't dry.
This is also a good time to go over the pulleys again. First spray down the jockey pulley with Speed Clean while turning the crank, then take your rag, hold it between your thumb and forefinger, and pinch the pulley while continuing to turn the crank. Any dirt that didn't come off on the screwdriver blade will come off on the rag. Repeat with the bottom pulley. This is most effective if the pulley is still moist with degreaser when you run it through the rag. Because Speed Clean dries so quickly, ensure this by spraying down only one pulley at a time, so that the bottom pulley doesn't dry before you're done with the jockey.
Step 4
Lubricate the derailleur by first spraying it down with Finish Line Dry Teflon Lube, then injecting Extreme Fluoro, a fully fluorinated grease, into all points of friction.
What are you trying to clean off it? If you're thinking solvents I assume it's chain grease rather than mud.
I prefer to use a water-based degreaser like simple green and an old toothbrush. If it's particularly bad I'll take it off the bike and dismantle it. This thread on BicycleTutor has much more detail on how you go about it.
A quicker and less effective approach is to squirt some penetrating oil like WD40 on to loosen the grease then wipe it off. That will get you running again in a hurry but it's not good for the bike.
Traditionally people have used organic solvents like kerosene but they're toxic and degreaser is just as effective. Petrol is the worst, it contains contact poisons as well as having poisonous vapour.
The best thing I've used is called "De-Solv-it", you can pick it up at most hardware stores. It's almost magical how well it works, just spray it on and let it sit for a minute or two. You may have to brush the heavy stuff but the grease just melts away. It also claims to be biodegradable. Here it is on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Desolv-Citrus-Solution-12-oz/dp/B000BQWVTQ.
My approach is to first scrape the worst of the gunk off. Then lean the bike up against something outdoors, where the floor won't be damaged by oil stains, slide some newspaper (one or two "sections" of a full-sized newspaper will work) up behind the derailer and let it lay against the wheel, to protect the wheel (both brake surface and tire) from solvent.
Spray the derailer thoroughly with WD-40 (this is about the only use I have for the stuff), simultaneously scrubbing with an old toothbrush.
Wipe dry, allow the WD-40 to evaporate a bit, then lubricate. I generally use whatever chain oil I'm putting on the chain, though there are probably better choices. Over-lubricate a bit, then wipe off the excess after giving it a chance to soak in a few minutes.
One could remove the idler wheels, clean them separately, and then force grease into their bearings, but that's a lot of work, and I'm not convinced it's worth it.
I refurbish a lot of older bikes to re-sell, and if the DR is really nasty I remove it first. Then, I soak it down with WD-40 to loosen anything that's stuck and start working it by hand; making sure all the joints move freely. Then... It's the Dremel (wire wheel) and the toothbrush till I get all the crud off and the stains, surface rust, and other crud off. Finally, squirt down with regular old detergent and give it a thorough wash. Use very hot water to rinse so it'll dry rapidly. Finally, lube all the pivots. If the idlers are sticky or unduly nasty, I'll disassemble the cage and idlers and clean them up separately, greasing the axles before assembling. Lot of work, messy. But the result is a like-new DR.
Adding to all the above: don't mind the 'solvent'. concentrate on the brush.
The solvent will not do magic. Trust me, simple green is the SAME as regular soap bar. Get an old tooth brush, scrub a bar of soap, scrub what you want to clean. rinse. repeat.
If you can't get the old toothbrush there, you will have to disassemble. or use a rag. there's no way something not-extremely-toxic will do the work.
An old shallow cooking tray full of petrol. Disassemble the derailleur, put all the parts in the petrol as you go. Pick them up one by one and scrub with an old toothbrush until clean, put each clean part on a paper towel to drain/evaporate. Then pick up each part and rub it with a dry paper towel before putting it down on a clean surface. Finally reassemble with correct lubrication - which is different for different areas of different parts. You probably want two or three basic lubricants like chain oil, light machine oil and a lightweight grease.
Don't smoke while you do this, or use litres of petrol at once. Do it outdoors and don't be leaning right over the tray breathing fumes. I find ordinary petrol a lot easier on the hands than any of the citrus-smelling solvents which do tend to strip all the oils out of your hands. A super-aggressive solvent isn't necessary.
The key is disassembly! You cannot get these small complicated units really clean without it. Squirting stuff into friction points, soaking or whatever else does not always flush grit, old grease or grime out it can just drive it further in. Not to mention your increased understanding of how the thing works when it comes time to adjust, assess wear or evaluate a new one.


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Saab 9-4X 2012
Saab 9-4X 2012, a crossover, will make its world premiere at the LA Auto Show next month. The new 9-4X is Saab's entry in the growing crossover segment and draws its Scandinavian design inspired by the Saab Aero X concept. The 9-4X will have two compact, light and efficient engines: 265 hp 3.0V6i and 300 hp 2.8V6 turbo.


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HP Pavilion Desktop Computer - Factory Refurbished for $429.99
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Condition: Factory Refurbished
Packaging: Brown Box
Warranty: 90 Day
Manufacturer: HP
Model: P7-1227C
Features Include:
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) OS
12GB DDR3 RAM (16GB Max)
3.4GHz Trinity AMD Quad-Core A10-5700 accelerated processor
2TB hard drive
SuperMulti DVD burner
15-in-1 card reader
Connectivity: 4x USB 3.0, 4x USB 2.0, Headphones jack, Microphone jack, Ethernet, Optical audio out, rear speaker out, side speaker out, center (subwoofer) out, VGA, DVI-D, S/PDIF
Expansion slots: MiniCard slot,3x PCI Express (x1), PCI Express (x16)
10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet
802.11b/g/n WLAN
Package Includes:
HP Pavilion Desktop Computer, Power Cord, HP USB "Beats" Keyboard, HP Optical Mouse, Quick Start Guide
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Thanks, ordered one for my stereo system. Like the optical out for the audio. Allows me to run it through the digital lens and then the sound processor. Hopefully it's what it says it is...
It seems like a great deal, I'm impressed by the fact that it has 4x usb 3.0
Everything looks good with the exception of the lack of information on the power supply and gpu if it has one.
300 watt PSU
Here's a link to HP's spec page for this model:
Haven't bought an amd in a while, what intel processor would this be equivalent to?
It comes up $399.99 for me... plus $4.99 shipping! Seems like pretty good specs.
@ocnomad: I like THIS web site for comparisons of CPUs:
This A-10 is pretty far down at 4668 CPU marks, but not all that shabby for the price. The one thing I found on this list is that there is great difference between different models of the same line.
I recently bought a laptop with an AMD processor which scored pretty high on this list. I also used this reference when I bought new desktops last Christmas. It came in handy for comparing to the Core 2 Extreme I was replacing.
@tcayer: And I'd be in for one if I wasn't strapped for cash. Need one more desktop for my 6 year old, now that he's into gaming...
@jumbowoot, please edit this to the price decrease. NOW $399.99.
I see it has INTEGRATED video and sound. I wouldn't expect it to have anything more at this price and with this power supply. Questions:
1. Would it be difficult for a non-tech type to replace the power supply? Recommendations for replacement?
2. Recommendations for decent, but inexpensive video/sound alternatives for this machine, with or without the PS upgrade.
3. How good do you think the integrated video/sound might be? I haven't had a PC with that for a long time. I'm planning on using the computer mostly for internet, email, the occasional game.
Thank you.
I couldn't find anything about the graphics card. I went to HP and for the A10 it lists the Radeon HD 7660D. For the RAM and hard drive it's perfect for my 9 year old who plays flight sim & online/downloadable multi-player games. I just purchased myself an HP laptop with A6 processor ,4GB RAM and 500GB hard drive and I'm disappointed. First thing I did was dump the bloatware. I don't know if Windows 8 is the culprit but 50% of RAM is used if more than one app is open. Even YouTube videos buffer several times. For this excellent desktop deal, the memory is sufficient but wanted to make sure the A10 and graphics card will be strong.
1. PSU replacement - not hard, but the new cable routing may be an issue
2. Sound - unless you're running a recording studio, the integrated sound is fine
Video - Wait until you run into specific issues with a particular game, then shop for a new vid card. For general surfing, the integrated graphics are fine.
Don't get a new vid card without a new PSU (400-450W), and you don't need a new PSU unless you get a new vid card.
For $400, this isn't bad. The 2TB hard drive and the Windows license (if bought retail) takes up half of that.
If only this came out of the box with a Blu-ray drive. But could be upgraded?
Thank you for taking the time to respond. I think I will go ahead and order this PC. Sadly, knowing onesaleaday's speedy shipping, I likely will not see it before Christmas, but you have confirmed it is a good deal and worth waiting for.
opsouth, I found that it has integrated video/audio by going to the site provided in an earlier post.
caisburning: This is the typical full size desktop case for HP so I'm certain there is room for an additional optical drive. I would add not swap in case you ever want to copy a CD or DVD.
If you search online for the A10-5700 with integrated audio and graphics you will find most excellent comments, improvements over previous AMD processors. I've ordered one to replace the laptop I use for my main home PC and seriously considering a second for a media center since it has the built in WiFi, too.
I don't see too many deals for desktops beating this one. You do have to get rid of the packaged hogware on the HP's nowadays. Sorta like installing an HP printer, more background garbage to dump. Once clean and lean this will do most any home need without any issues.


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Will turn a few old chargers into something useful again. In for one even though the coupon code already expired.
The coupon code is no longer working, but it's only 10 cents more without it.
I just tried it and the coupon code works, as long as you apply it to the two-pack. $0.20 off! WooHoo!
Picked these up last time. As expected they work, but fall apart quickly. I got about 2 months (everyday) use out of these adapters before the plastic separated from the metal contacts and it started making an unreliable connection.
the code is still working
i just tried it
@commodog: I just wrongfully tattled based on wrongful information. I am.. ashamed.
I ordered this when I was still tired so I didn't even bother checking (even though I know 6/10 people tend to do the meritline deals wrong lol)
Ordered the 2 pack and cancelled the one.. thanks for the update.
@drchops: you're going to tattle hell ;-)
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Written by:Edie Strate
Banned Books Week 2013, September 22-28, is an annual event celebrating Freedom to Read. This freedom is based upon the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees freedom of speech and freedom of the press.
Those who seek to limit or censor access to certain materials may come from all directions and from all political and religious backgrounds. A challenge is based on more than just one person's view; it is a concerted effort to remove the book from a school or library. A ban is the actual removal. Most challenges are unsuccessful, largely in part because they violate First Amendment rights. Of course, individuals can and should choose what they read, and parents are encouraged to be involved in their children's reading choices, but they cannot make those choices for others.
The American Library Association (ALA) posts on its website, "Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. … said most eloquently: 'If there is a bedrock principle underlying the First Amendment, it is that the government may not prohibit the expression of an idea simply because society finds the idea itself offensive or disagreeable.'"
The ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom tracks the challenges and bans on books and ideas. Notable classics challenged or banned include:
- 1. The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- 2. The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger
- 3. The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck
- 4. To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee 5.Ulysses, by James Joyce 6.Gone with the Wind, by Margaret Mitchell
More recent titles include:
- 7. Beloved, by Toni Morrison
- 8. Looking for Alaska, by John Green
- 9. The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini
- 10. And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell
The Illinois Library Association reports an example of an attempt by middle school parents in Liberty, S.C. (2012) to ban an easy-to-read version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, produced by Sparknotes' No-Fear Shakespeare on the basis of its sexual and mature content.
Banned Books Week is a celebration of our freedom to read. No government agency or entity has the right to limit our access to information and reading materials. Parents who are concerned about the content of a book for their child, such as violence or sexual explicitness, have the right to choose for themselves or their child, but they are prohibited from making that determination for others.
Despite increased access to information through the internet and other media, we still owe it to ourselves and to future generations to remain vigilant to ensure that access is preserved for everyone. So celebrate your freedom, and check out a copy of Romeo and Juliet!
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As a painting contractor, I am frequently called on to prefinish trim – and for that, I need a drying rack. Over the years, I have built a number of racks that could be broken down and hauled onto the job site, but none of them held much material or were all that portable. About a year ago I began using an Erecta-Rack, a highly portable manufactured rack that holds a lot of material and is easy to set up and break down.
Erecta-Rack consists of 40-inch steel cross bars that snap into plastic support blocks, which stack and snap together like Lego blocks. As the rack goes up, the individual sections begin to resemble ladders, with towers of blocks for the sides and cross bars for the rungs. It's designed to be assembled as you go: Set up one level of the rack, fill it with freshly painted material, add another level, and so on. Emptying the rack is the reverse of filling it: Remove a layer of trim, detach the cross bar and the blocks that were supporting it, then repeat the process with the trim below.
Once the rack is disassembled, you can stow the parts in the optional padded duffle bag. It's a good idea to buy the bag so that you don't lose pieces.
Since the rack is modular, you can vary the spacing and number of cross bars per level based on the type of material being finished. Short material can be supported with a bar at either end; long or floppy material will require one or more intermediate bars.
You assemble the Erecta-Rack as you go; when one level is filled, you put another set of bars on top so there will be room for another layer of material.
Erecta-Rack is sold in five- and 10-level kits. The five-level kit contains 20 support blocks and 14 cross bars, 10 of which serve as rungs and four as "feet" that steady the first level of block. The 10-level kit has 40 blocks, 24 cross bars, and four support struts to diagonally stabilize the towers.
My crew frequently uses this system when priming or prepainting shoe mold, crown, siding, and beadboard. It also works for cabinet parts, passage doors, and shingles that need to air-dry after being dipped.
The most practical setup is to have two 10-level kits, which will allow you to set up three or four rungs per level and stack 10 or 15 levels. Using the racks this way, I have been able to routinely rack hundreds of lineal feet of material at a time in a very small area of floor space. This is possible because the support bars are tightly spaced, with only 2-3/4 inches of vertical distance between them. The 40-inch bars are inserted about 2 inches into the support blocks, leaving approximately 36 inches of usable rack space between the blocks.
To maximize stability while painting heavy material (such as long lengths of 5/4 dimensional lumber), I recommend using at least three bars per level and making use of the support struts that come with the 10-level kit. The struts are designed to be run diagonally between the seventh level of block and the bars at floor level.
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The five-level kit sells for $120 and the 10-level kit for $230. The optional carry bag costs $25.
Innovative Solutions 608-837-0670www.erecta-rack.com
According to the manufacturer, the load-bearing capacity of the rack is 500 pounds at 10 levels and 250 pounds at 15 levels. This assumes you are using two support bars per level; if you add a third bar, the numbers would go up by 50 percent. I have no idea what the material we finish weighs, so I have made a practice of using three bars per level whenever the material is more than 10 feet long.
The one problem I have had with this rack is that material sticks to the bars when it is loaded wet-side-down, as is sometimes the case when all four sides of the stock have been primed. The same thing used to happen with my homemade racks, which had bars made from electrical conduit. If pieces stick and you pull too hard to get them off, the rack could collapse and damage the material. The manufacturer is developing an upgraded version of the Erecta-Rack that will have a number of new features, including powder-coated bars. I have been using a prototype of it for a couple of months and the powder coating solves the sticking problem. According to the manufacturer, the upgraded version will become available sometime this year.
The Erecta-Rack is a useful tool for anyone who has to prime or prefinish material such as doors, trim, siding, and cabinet parts. I prefer it over homemade racks because it assembles and breaks down quickly and easily, takes up little storage space when not in use, and allows us to dry a lot of trim in a very small area.
Because the rack is modular, there can be as few as two bars per level or as many as you have pieces for. This stock would have sagged if it had been supported only at the ends, so the painter added a third tower, in the middle.
Scott Burt owns and operates Topcoat Finishes in Jericho, Vt.
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Here and there I read of people who set their lens to a small aperture while testing their sensor cleanness, supposedly to get the best image of dust speckles. However, the image of the on-sensor dust particles should not, to my understanding, be affected by the sharpness induced by the lens settings. Same is true for dust particle on the lens elements themselves. It makes me wonder - do these people misunderstand the theory of how the optical system work, or am I missing something?
If the dust was really on the sensor proper, you'd be absolutely correct.
At least in the normal case, it's virtually impossible for dust to get on the surface of the sensor itself, because there's a couple millimeters or so of filters directly in front of the sensor. The front-most of these is (at least in the usual case) the AA filer.
The important thing is that all of this transparent glass. Therefore, with a wider aperture, there's more light coming at the sensor from various angles. Since the light can travel at whatever angle through those filters (because they're all at least mostly-transparent glass), the dust spots won't normally block all the light. With a smaller aperture, the light comes nearly straight back from the small aperture, so the edges of any dust spots are clearly defined.
In practice, the difference is pretty obvious. Here's a shot at f/1.7, then shot taken a few moments later at f/22 (same camera, same lens, etc. -- all that's changed is the aperture and shutter speed):
Like usual for this situation, I've also boosted the contrast to make the dust more visible -- since it's a plain, low-contrast subject, the histogram starts out like this:
To make the dust more apparent, you adjust the levels something like this:
If you apply it to the f/1.7 picture (as I did above, to keep things fair), that will also overemphasize the light falloff at the corners of the picture. Though there is some anyway, it's not normally even close to as bad as it looks in the first shot above.
Note that this is a pretty rigorous test. This sensor is clean enough that on typical shots, there's no sign of dust on the sensor at all. Between the total lack of contrast/detail in the subject, tiny aperture, and extreme boost of contrast, we're seeing quite a bit that we'd never see in any normal picture (not to mention that the two worst spots here are near the bottom of the frame, where there's nearly always at least a little detail to hide these problems anyway). If you test this on your own camera, don't be too surprised if it looks (quite possibly a lot) worse than the ones above. From what I've seen, I'd guess that most dSLRs (and a pretty fair number of P&S cameras too) are at least a little, and often a lot, worse than this.
If I understand your question correctly, stopping the aperture down to its narrowest ensures that light is focused as tightly as possible. If you take a photograph at a wider aperture, excess non-incident light will still make it to the sensor, and mitigate the effects of sensor dust.
To put that in more precise technical terms...with a narrow aperture, the light that strikes the sensor is from as narrow a field as possible, and as close to perpendicular as possible (90° to sensor plane). That causes dust particles to create a "sharp shadow" on the sensor. At a wider aperture, the light that strikes the sensor is from a wide field of view, and light may not always be perpendicular (could be anywhere from 90° to say 70°), since the entire lens surface plays a role in
You could demonstrate the effect at a macro scale, if you need a visual exemplar. Hold your hand up a foot or two from your wall, and point a bright but narrow beam of light at it...say from a flashlight about 10 feet away. The shadow from your hand should be clear and sharp. Perform the same experiment again, however this time, set up several shaded lamps that emit light in a broad field in a line parallel to the wall about 10 feet away. The shadow from your hand should be soft and dim, if visible at all (except under closer scrutiny.) Narrowing your aperture is akin to using the flashlight, while widening it is akin to setting up a wider row of lights.


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S.L. Frisbie
When he heard explosions outside his home on the north rim of Pearl Harbor, 71 years ago this week, young Walter T. Oka's first thought was: "The Army was mad at the Navy."
He rushed outside to see what was going on, and continued to believe the attack on the Pacific Fleet moored at Pearl Harbor was a training exercise until he spotted "the meatballs" — the colloquial term for Japan's rising sun insignia — on the attacking planes.
Oka was 13-and-a-half years old, and knew that in 1938, the Army Air Corps had launched a mock surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.
Today, at age 84 and as mentally sharp as the auditorium full of Southeastern University students he addressed in mid-November, he chuckles at his mistaking Japan's sneak attack for an Army exercise, and his family's foolishness in watching the attack outside of their home instead of taking cover.
Beginning his lecture with a history lesson, Oka said that toward the end of 1940, a decision was made to consolidate America's entire Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor. The move was opposed by Admiral James Richardson, commander of the Pacific Fleet.
He took his concerns to President Roosevelt, who responded by replacing Richardson with Admiral husband Kimmel, who also feared that Japan would attack Pearl Harbor.
The Peruvian ambassador to Japan warned his American colleagues that he heard about plans for a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. His warnings were ignored, as were Kimmel's concerns.
Minutes before the first wave of Japanese planes attacked from the northwest, a radar installation at the naval base picked up 130 blips of approaching aircraft, and that fact was reported to a second lieutenant on duty that Sunday morning.
He replied that an incoming flight of American bombers was expected that day, and said to ignore the blips.
"They had a lot of warnings," Oka said. "Somehow they ignored them."
The first wave of the attack, which began at 7:40 a.m. on Dec. 7, 1941, was such a total surprise that the Americans did not have a chance to put their anti-aircraft guns into service, Oka said. To the best of his knowledge, the only Japanese planes lost in the initial attack were those that ran out of fuel.
A second wave arrived an hour later, coming from the northeast. This time, defensive fire came from anti-aircraft guns and machine guns. Two machine gun rounds landed on the roof of Oka's home.
"You just stood there, shocked, looking at the whole thing," he recalled.
Oka compares watching the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, to seeing the Twin Towers collapse on Sept. 11, 2001.
"All of a sudden, I heard this tremendous explosion. You could feel the concussion." It was the USS Arizona, sunk when its ammunition magazine was struck.
"Battleship Row" was the main target of the Japanese attack, even though the World War I-era craft were considered by many to be obsolete in the combat environment of World War II, Oka said.
The attackers did not target nearby submarines or fuel storage.
Oka's older brothers joined the armed forces soon after Pearl Harbor Day, and he joined after graduating from high school, just as the war was coming to an end.
Like many Japanese Americans, he was assigned interpreter duties, including the interrogation of Japanese prisoners of war.
(S. L. Frisbie is retired. On meeting him at the entrance to the auditorium, Oka asked him if he were a Pearl Harbor veteran. Frisbie replied that he was a veteran of two years in the active Army and 30 years in the Florida National Guard, but was not at Pearl Harbor. He did not tell Oka that he was not quite 11 months old on Pearl Harbor Day.)


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How can I fix my update problem. I am using Maverick 10.10 and update daily, however I get the warning triangle that tells me that the update information is outdated. After I perform an update it tells me that it was last updated 26 days ago.
Upon looking at the sources list in
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# See http:/ /help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.
deb http:// mirror01.th.ifl.net/ubuntu/ maverick main restricted
deb-src http://mirror01.th.ifl.net/ubuntu/ maverick main restricted
## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
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deb http://mirror01.th.ifl.net/ubuntu/ maverick-updates main restricted
deb-src http://mirror01.th.ifl.net/ubuntu/ maverick-updates main restricted
## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
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deb http://mirror01.th.ifl.net/ubuntu/ maverick universe
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deb http://mirror01.th.ifl.net/ubuntu/ maverick-updates universe
deb-src http://mirror01.th.ifl.net/ubuntu/ maverick-updates universe
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deb http://mirror01.th.ifl.net/ubuntu/ maverick multiverse
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deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/awn-testing/ubuntu hardy main
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Blabla Splash the Cat
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Hand knitted, washable lovely doll from Bla Bla kids.
This poetic, simple and vibrant doll from BlaBla is designed by Florence Wetterwald and hand knitted by Peruvian artisans who had been keeping the kitting tradition alive for generations. Each little details on Fleur, the girl bunny and Pierre, the boy bunny are hand-stitched and give each doll their unique personality and make one of a kind. From baby to toddler, the Blabla dolls will grow together with your little ones. The cotton yarn that used for the knitting is made with hand-picked cotton and make the dolls irresistibly soft and cuddly.
Made with Cover: 100% Hand-picked cotton, Filling: 100% Polyester.
Made with Cover: 100% Hand-picked cotton, Filling: 100% Polyester.
Care: Machine wash on gentle cycle or Hand wash in cold water.
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Dimensions : 18 inches Tall
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7th Conference on Experimental and Translational Oncology - CETO
Last Modified: October 26, 2012
Dates: April 20-24, 2013
Location: Portoroz, Slovenia
Web Page URL: http://www.ceto.si
Topics Covered: Tumor progression, Invasion and metastases, Biomarkers, New drugs and therapeutic targets, Delivery systems in cancer, Cellular therapy, Biomedical applications of electroporation, Environmental carcinogens and cancer prevention.
Objectives: The aim of the Conference is to promote the achievements of basic and clinical investigators on mechanisms of tumor initiation, development and progression as well as the introduction of new strategies for detection, prevention and treatment of cancer.
Who Should Attend: Resesarcher in the field of cacner treatment, Oncology specialists
Agenda: The Conference is an ideal place for a gathering of young prospective scientists and established colleagues, to ensure the collaboration between academic and industrial institutions and to establish new contacts between scientists from different regions.
Registration Information: Registration fee is 350 € (20% VAT included) and includes: Entrance to the conference, Program and Abstract book Refreshment during breaks Welcome reception, Conference dinner Entrance to the swimming pools Certificate of attendance For students under age of 28 the registration fee is 280 €. For accompanying persons the fee is 100 € and includes social events, entrance to the swimming pools. One-day registration fee is 100 € and includes entrance to the conference, Program and Abstract book and refreshment during breaks.
Fees: Regular: 350€, Students under age 28: 280€, Accompanying persons: 100€, One-day registration: 100€
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iPad Basics Class
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This class is designed for new iPad users who need help learning the basics of using the iPad. Topics covered in the class include: navigation, apps, wireless, and using this library's ebook system. Attendees must bring their own iPad. Pre-registration required. Contact Bratton DeLoach, firstname.lastname@example.com, 255-6503.


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How to Louver a Steel Hood - One-Two PunchWritten by on April 24, 2012 Contributors: Doug Adams Whether for Form or Function, the Louver Remains a Hot-Rod Standard.
Hot rods aren't often criticized for having too many louvers. Besides adding a measure of period-appropriate image to a vehicle's appearance, they're also functional as they provide an escape for hot air. But shame has befallen many cars either because louvers weren't punched properly or the design strategy was so aggressive the result looked more like a rolling swamp cooler than a cool ride. Louvers should accent and complement a rod or custom, not dominate the appearance. While a fertile imagination is still key to laying out a louver pattern, working with a knowledgeable shop will help ensure a respectable finish. Jason Pall of Bear Metal Kustoms (BearMetalKustoms.com ) in Morro Bay, California, offers these tips on punching louvers.
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Bear Metal removes any chrome trim or hardware that could be a distraction before sizing up the job. The owner of this '54 Chevy hood wanted to maintain the surface patina, so the outside metal was not prepped for paint. It's always easier to complete prep work and metal straightening or filling before punching. Louver punches show little respect to plastic body filler. If the sheetmetal requires Bondo for a smooth texture, apply it after the louver job.Louvers are available in a variety of sizes. One- to 3-inch-wide louvers have a thin opening, while 4- and 5-inch louvers have larger openings. Although there are no rules in louver design, mixing sizes on the same body panel usually results in a confused, unbalanced appearance.Bear Metal uses prepunched panels to help customers select the appropriate size, number, and arrangement of louvers. On a hood, the traditional layout usually calls for straight rows from front to back following the centerline. Some hoods, however, look good when the rows angle away from the center or produce a V shape. Also, an odd number of rows on each side of the centerline is usually more appealing than an even number.urface rust and undercoating are removed from the inside of the hood before mocking up the louver arrangement. Normally, a scribe is used to mark the reference lines, but Bear Metal used a permanent marker here to show up better in the photos.Bear Metal's Ty Branum starts by finding the center of the hood in both directions, then measures and remeasures until he is confident of the alignment. He says eyes will "play games on you" when punching curved or irregular-shaped panels, so trust the straightedge and always double-check measurements.Ty uses a disc grinder to clean the edges around the prepped area. Some hoods may require removal of the bracing so louvers can be punched in desired areas.The correct-size die set is installed on the power head. Bear Metal routinely double-checks the alignment of the male and female components to ensure a clean shear.Jason Pall purchased the power head from Mitler Brothers Machine and Tool, then fabricated the press frame out of 4-inch, heavy-wall, square tube. The foot pedal controls the 10-ton hydraulic ram.
The center of a hood also provides the flattest area, again to keep metal distortion to a minimum at the beginning of the job.Always work from the front of a hood to the rear. Pall's objective is to make sure the alignment mark on the male die lines up with the scribes. He uses the base of the female die to maintain even spacing between the louvers. As each louver is punched, he slides the hood back so the lip or opening of the last louver actually rests against the base. That provides a steady, consistent distance between louvers. If a customer desired wider spacing between the louvers, a spacer could be attached to the back of the female base.Working with a large panel like a hood generally requires two, sometimes three, people to keep it steady. Bear Metal's press has an opening or "mouth" large enough to accommodate truck hoods, rear decks, roll pans, frame covers, and most roofs.This hood has 138 louvers. Note how the end louvers of the rows do not line up horizontally, creating an asymmetrical pattern that is eye catching. Also note that the setback between the rows is consistent: three louvers back on each row up front and a single louver separate the rows in the rear. This pattern is clean and organized, yet distinctive.What if there's a mistake at the end of the job? Bear Metal has had to fix only one louver out of more than 2,000 punches. There are two methods: Cut out the bad louver and work in a new section of metal or shrink the louver back in. Either way, gas or TIG welding is the only option, as MIG welds tend to be hard and possibly damaging to the dies.


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I'm doing PhD in Computer Science and am therefore traveling regularly to conferences. Since I'm running out of uni budget, I decided I need to apply for travel grants. I'm an international student, therefore some scholarships don't apply to me. Any ideas of organizations that give PhD students travel scholarships?
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I'm not sure this helps in exactly your case but you could give it a try: http://www.scholarshipportal.eu/
I would shift the "focus" of the travel grant search from "PhD" to "Computer Science," and find out which "computer science" organizations can help you.
As a PhD candidate, you represent what is "fresh" in the field. Thus, you have something to offer to more experienced practitioners (or, for that matter, to undergraduate students). I would look for situations to "work" your way through (as a speaker, tutor, assistant, etc.). It's a lucrative field, and many people would probably be willing to "pay" for your expertise in the form a travel budget, or other ways.
PhDs in many other fields (e.g. history or liberal arts), probably don't have this advantage.
Most Computer Science conferences I've attended have some sort of student travel grant program. Most ACM-sponsored conferences have them. There are also a number of endowed funds through the IEEE that give travel grants. The Computing Research Association also provides generic travel grants specifically designed for female Ph.D. students in Computer Science. They may also have travel grants for men; I am not sure.
These grants subsidize (or sometimes even fully cover) the student's travel expenses, usually in return for the student working for some amount of time (e.g., manning the registration table, organizing poster sessions, providing technical assistance and/or moderation during technical sessions, &c.). Some grants require that you are also presenting a talk at the conference, others do not.
A number of conferences in your field may provide travel grants to the conference, be sure to check around the website as they're often hidden. Other places to check:
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The Best And Worst-Dressed At The Grammys
CBS may have instructed Grammy-goers "that buttocks and female breasts [be] adequately covered" in their "wardrobe advisory," but that didn't stop musicians from bringing their A-game to Sunday's red carpet for the 55th annual Grammy Awards at the Nokia theater in Los Angeles.
Couples Beyoncé and Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel and Rihanna and Chris Brown were all dressed to impress, but we can't say the same about some other stars.
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Why doesn't the above translate to "Wine with wine"?
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If this is an entire sentence, this is clearly a case of two different words that happen to be written the same. [Él/ella] vino [a verb] con vino [a noun]. Hence
Here are two more nice examples of the same.
-- You don't swim, do you?
-- I did not bring a swimsuit.
Because it is a past tense. The verb "Venir" is very irregular.
When you say "Vino con vino" the first "Vino" is for the conjugation of the verb "Venir" ("To come")
It really depends of the context as most of the languages issues, a quote comes to my mind: "Al pan, pan; al vino, vino." (Bread to the bread, wine to the wine) and it means something like keep the things in its place. If you say "vino con vino". I think it can be in some strange context like "Ella mezcló leche con agua y vino con vino." (She mixed milk with water and wine with wine) assuming there where two kinds of wine, maybe, i know it sounds crazy, but it really depends of the context. In spanish we often don't use the pronouns, so again, it will depends of the context becaus "vino" (came) is used with both she and he.
The word "vino" is the third person past of "venir" and for it yo should use: yo vine, tú viniste, usted vino, él/ella vino
Also if you want to use it in a sexual way, as in English (She/He came) you can use it, but you will have to add the pronoun "se" like this "Él/Ella se vino".
"Vino" can mean a substantive (wine) and a verb (third singular person, past tense of "venir" : came).
It's just an example of homonyms. English (and I guess most languages) have them.
Examples: "I'll book this book." "Can you pass me that can?" "How to tie a tie" "Park the car in the park"


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I've learnt (with age) that some things do not go hand in hand.
Health & Fitness...you can be healthy and unfit, and unhealthy but fit.
Fitness & Flexibility. This one is personal. Over the last 12 years of teaching my Spinning® Classes, and especially the last 2 years of teaching 12 Classes every week (4 back-to-back on 3 consequtive days), I've noticed a considerable loss of flexibility. Indeed my partner Mark (also a Spinning® Master Instructor), agrees.
We are both now in our 40's, and we've probably taken the flexibility we had for granted.
Getting fit is one thing, staying fit is another, but staying flexible stands out by itself. I believe what's increasingly important as we age is to make sure you don't lose your flexibility.
I've just read an article about the sit and stand test. Can you sit on the floor and then get up again without using your hands? Mark could, I got down ok, but had to rock backwards and forewards a few times before I could stand again! Go on, try it?!?
Dr Claudio Gil Araújo, who carried out the study with colleagues at the Clinimex-Exercise Medicine Clinic in Rio de Janeiro, said it was 'remarkably predictive' of physical strength, flexibility and co-ordination at a range of ages.
He said: 'If a middle-aged or older man or woman can sit and rise from the floor using just one hand – or even better without the help of a hand – they are not only in the higher quartile of musculo-skeletal fitness but their survival prognosis is probably better than that of those unable to do so.'
Stretching may take a back seat to your exercise routine. You may think that stretching your hamstrings and calves is just something to be done after exercising. The main concern is exercising, not stretching, right?
Not so fast. Although studies about the benefits of stretching are mixed, stretching may help you improve your flexibility, which in turn may improve your athletic performance and decrease your risk of injury. Understand why stretching can help — and how to stretch correctly.
Studies about the benefits of stretching have had mixed results. Some show that stretching helps, while others show that stretching has little if any benefit. The main benefits of stretching are thought to be:
- Improving athletic performance
- Decreasing the risk of activity-based injuries
Stretching can help improve flexibility. And better flexibility may improve your performance in physical activities or decrease your risk of injuries by helping your joints move through their full range of motion. For instance, say your Achilles tendon is tight and lacks flexibility. If you do a lot of hill walking, your foot may not move through its full range of motion. Over time, this can increase your risk of tendinitis or tendinopathy in your Achilles Tendon. Stretching your Achilles Tendon, though, may improve the range of motion in your ankle. This, in turn, can decrease the risk of microtrauma to your tendon that can lead to overload and injury.
Stretching also increases blood flow to the muscle.
Before you plunge into stretching, make sure you do it safely and effectively. While you can stretch anytime, anywhere — in your home, at work, in a hotel room or at the park — you want to be sure to use proper technique. Stretching incorrectly can actually do more harm than good.
Use these tips to keep stretching safe:
- Don't consider stretching a warm-up. You may hurt yourself if you stretch cold muscles. So before stretching, warm up with light walking, jogging or cycling at low intensity for five to 10 minutes. Or better yet, stretch after you exercise when your muscles are warmed up. Also, consider holding off on stretching before an intense activity, such as sprinting or track and field activities. Some research suggests that pre-event stretching before these types of events may actually decrease performance.
- Focus on major muscle groups. When you're stretching, focus on your calves, thighs, hips, lower back, neck and shoulders. Also stretch muscles that you routinely use at work or play. And make sure that you stretch both sides. For instance, if you stretch your left hamstring, be sure to stretch your right hamstring, too.
- Don't bounce. Bouncing as you stretch can cause small tears in the muscle. These tears leave scar tissue as the muscle heals, which tightens the muscle even further, making you less flexible and more prone to pain. So, hold each stretch for about 30 seconds. Repeat each stretch three or four times.
- Don't aim for pain. Expect to feel tightness while you're stretching, not pain. If it hurts, you've pushed too far. Back off to the point where you don't feel any pain, then hold the stretch.
- Make stretches sport specific. Some evidence suggests that it's helpful to do stretches tailored for your sport or activity. If you play soccer, for instance, you're more vulnerable to hamstring strains. So opt for stretches that help your hamstrings.
- Keep up with your stretching. Stretching can be time-consuming. But you can achieve the best benefits by stretching regularly, at least two to three times a week. If you don't stretch regularly, you risk losing any benefits that stretching offered. For instance, if stretching helped you increase your range of motion, and you stop stretching, your range of motion may decrease again (remember the sit and stand test above!).
- Bring movement into your stretching. Gentle movement can help you be more flexible in specific movements. The gentle movements of tai chi, for instance, may be a good way to stretch. And if you're going to perform a specific activity, such as a front kick in martial arts, do the move slowly and at low intensity at first to get your muscles used to it. Then speed up gradually as your muscles become accustomed to the motion.
In some cases, you may need to approach stretching with caution. If you have a chronic condition or an injury, you may need to adjust your stretching techniques. For example, if you already have a strained muscle, stretching it may cause further harm.
Also, don't think that because you stretch you can't get injured. Stretching, for instance, won't prevent an overuse injury. Talk to your GP or Physio Therapist about the best way to stretch if you have any health concerns.
Me, I'm off for an appointment with my foam roller!
Yours in sport,
Michelle Colvin
International Spinning® Master Instructor (UK)


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Berroco loves Ravelers
A few minutes cruising around Ravelry was all it took for me to stumble across some beautiful patterns using Berroco yarn. It's always a huge compliment to have our yarn chosen by designers, especially considering the wide variety of yarns available these days. I've posted a few of my favorite recent projects below.
This cool Rainbow Ripple Baby Blanket, made by Laura in Comfort, takes full advantage of the Comfort color range. Designed by Celeste Young, the pattern offers infinite color possibilities – what shades would you choose for yours?
The Mork pullover designed and knitted (and modeled!) by Julia Farwell-Clay looks cozy and happens to be worked in one of my favorite shades of Ultra Alpaca – a heathered green called Pea Soup Mix.
Denise's White Pine cardigan, designed by Amy Christoffers in Ultra Alpaca, recently won a ribbon at the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival!
The elegant Mountain Chickadee Baby Blanket, designed and knitted by Aimee Alexander in Remix, is a perfect gift for a new baby and would be so fun to knit.
I'm always so excited to see great patterns like these, and the finished projects are really inspiring too. I can't wait to get my own projects started!
I love Berroco yarns! I have not logged onto Raverly, but I just might have to, to see more of those great patterns. I'm currently working on a pattern using a discontinued yarn, glace, that I had in my stash. Thanks Berroco for a fab collection of yarns.May 22, 2011
So glad I came across this post as I recently posted how much I keep returning to Berocco (Vintage, to be exact).
It's always in my stash!May 23, 2011


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Today I bought a webcam that is actually the first I know that has a firmware update (Did not even know that was possible/needed for a webcam). It got me thinking on how, for example I can update my Intel motherboard via an burned ISO image that carries the update and other ways to apply firmwares to different types of hardware. But since not all are that easy to upgrade, what applications or terminal ways are available in Ubuntu to apply firmware updates to different hardware that only offer the update via Windows.
Cases like motherboard, hard drive (SSD specially since I will receive my first SDD next month), video cards, etc.. What are some of the ways to update hardware firmware in Ubuntu.
For this question I am incline to skip smartphones/cellphones since they have a different way of doing it. I want to focus on internal hardware and some external common ones, like the webcam I mentioned, printers (if they happen to have firmware updates) and other common computer hardware.
Note that there is no specific brand for a hardware. the question is looking for what ways in Ubuntu are available to update the firmware of common hardware, including but not limited to for example burning an ISO image of a firmware updater. But for other cases that do not offer an ISO image, what ways exist to update the firmware.


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Best Educational Apps for Kids of All Ages
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Itsy Bitsy Spider
Much like Duck Duck Moose's popular Old MacDonald app, this one guides kids through the "Itsy Bitsy Spider" song with interactive illustrations. Kids can poke the spider to make him move to the next screen, drag their fingers to make the rain come down, and tap the fly in every scene to learn simple science facts. It's a Parent's Choice Gold Award winner.
Ages 3 & up
$1.99 for Android, iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch


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What are the browser alternatives on Android and what are the main features that they offer?
Some options:
Here's a quick read on AndroidApps.org that gives overviews on some of the more popular browsers. And a longer one from PC World.
I personally just use the stock Android browser. I've used Dolphin HD for a while, but at times it felt slow (on my Droid). The Opera Mini browser is supposed to be pretty quick at loading pages because it will transfer your requests through Opera's servers first so that they can compress the content and send it back to you. Right now, I'm waiting for the release of Fennec, by Mozilla, which will hopefully be amazing.
An alpha version of Fennec (essentially Firefox mobile) was released recently
There is also Xscope Browser it offers Tabbed browsing, Download (YouTube) vids, Multi-touch, easy page sharing.
Opera recently released Opera Mobile 10.1 Beta for Android, which is a full featured browser that renders HTML content locally instead of on Opera's servers:
It is a large download and takes up to 20MB of storage, but provides a great browsing experience. I used it on my Windows Mobile based Touch Pro previously, and really liked Opera Link for synchronizing bookmarks between devices.


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AVELLA - The last time the Avella High School Eagles football team went 5-0, Ryan Cecchini was still too young to suit up for the high school squad.
Eighteen difficult years stretch between that last winning season and this season - one in which, against all odds and defying all expectations, the Eagles are once again flying high.
Now, Cecchini is the Eagles' head coach, and, when he looks up from the sidelines, the bleachers are no longer empty - the football team is now the hottest ticket in town.
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UNDEFEATED — The Avella High School Eagles celebrate after a win. The team is 5-0 this season, after having gone 0-9 last season. The team has struggled in recent years, not having a winning season since 1994, and having not gone to the playoffs since 1976. With a win against Frazier High School Friday, the Eagles would have a virtual lock on their first playoff appearance in more than 30 years.
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"It's a great feeling," he said. "As a coach, I'm really happy for the kids. They get excited for football now. A lot of kids have told me they want to come out for the team next year."
Cecchini, who played for the Eagles himself before going on to college ball at Hiram College, said watching Avella's slide into mediocrity was painful.
"It was hard to watch," he said. "I went through the Avella system. I thought it could do better, and I wanted better for the kids, for them to have pride in their school. I couldn't help but wonder 'why is this happening?'"
During the program's darkest hour, the team was feted just for taking the field - during the 2008 season, the team received a flurry of media attention when cheerleading captain Anastasia Barr joined so the team could field the bare minimum of players to avoid WPIAL sanctions and the possible loss of the 2009 season. They lost every game that year, but won the respect of their opponents. The following year, they won two games, having the most successful season of the decade, but only the faithful - players' parents and relatives - were watching and the team played in obscurity.
In 2010, Cecchini became an assistant coach with the junior high team, helping coach the team Avella co-ops with neighboring Burgettstown. However, Cecchini said he hopes success at the high school level will raise enough interest so Avella can soon field its own junior team.
Last year, the head coaching job at the high school opened up, and Cecchini never looked back.
"It is my dream job," Cecchini said. "I never wanted to be anywhere else. This is the place I want to be."
The Eagles went 0-9 last year, and this season's reversal of fortunes may be the biggest surprise in the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League. That is, to anyone but Cecchini.
"We have a lot of young kids," he said. "The last five games (of the 2011 season), things were starting to come together."
But for some bad breaks, the Eagles would have had a win last year, Cecchini maintained.
"We had one senior and two juniors last year," said Cecchini. "We had nine starters coming back, and that experience, combined with the change of conference, is part of it."
It's still a long way from one win to undefeated halfway through the season, but Cecchini believed in his players and set a lofty goal at the beginning of the season for a team that had a record of 5-75 since 2003: the playoffs.
"It's a really good feeling," said Cecchini. "The kids know everyone is excited. They know they can compete. Everyone is cheering for them, and that gives them even more motivation to compete."
After languishing in the Black Hills Conference, Avella has been throwing its weight around in the Tri-County South Conference, outscoring its opponents 217-60, but the Frazier Commodores (3-2) stand between the Eagles and a possible playoff spot.
"Our goal at the beginning was to make the playoffs, and we're not taking it for granted," said Cecchini. "We are taking it one week at a time. If we win against Frazier, it would be hard for us to miss the playoffs."
Frazier's offense is dangerous, and Avella will have to keep an eye on its receivers and running backs, Cecchini said.
"This is the biggest game in Avella since 1994," he said. "They have a great offense."
If the Eagles win, sophomore quarterback Santino Paris and junior running back Jake Temple likely will have a hand in it.
"(Paris) has worked hard, and he's coming into his own," said Cecchini. "He's looked really good these last few games. He's getting better and better."
This year, Avella may have many of the same starters, but they are playing on a whole new team, Paris said.
"It's great," he said. "We're much closer and we're working as a team. We're working harder, practicing harder."
Paris, who switched from wide receiver to quarterback, credited coaches Gary Rankin and Zack Zebrasky for his success.
"We have a new coaching staff, we have more coaches," he said. "Instead of three, we have five or six, and they all help us. We have specialty coaches, and (Rankin and Zebrasky) have been a big help to me."
Paris said he felt some pressure as a younger quarterback, but his focus is on working with his team.
"I played quarterback in seventh and eighth grade, but at the high school level, it's a big change," he said. "I have to focus on what I'm doing and just do what I know how to do."
Paris' father, Alex Paris, and his uncle, Domenic Frank, were members of the last Avella team to reach the playoffs, and the team's current success has them as excited as anyone in town.
"There's a ton of excitement, not just in the school, but in the community," said Paris. "The whole area is coming, so many more people are coming, and they're much more excited. It boosts morale, that they are coming to watch us, that they support us and believe in us. We want to compete and win games for them."
Right now, Paris is preparing for Friday's game against Frazier.
"They have great passing," he said. "We have to shut down their passing."
Temple leads the team in touchdowns, scoring seven on the rush and two on kick returns, according to Cecchini.
"We're ready for games," said Temple, adding that the team is practicing harder than ever before. "Everyone wants to be at practice."
The support of the community has been a boost for the team, he said.
"Everyone's telling us good luck, people we don't even know," said Temple. "It really helps us. We want to play so that they will come back and keep coming back. Now, when they come, they expect to see us win."
After more than 30 years, Avella is within reach of a playoff spot, having last been to the playoffs in 1976.
"It's a shock," Temple said. "Everyone wants to go to the games now. The kids at school are pumped for the game. As a leader on the team, it helps me keep myself hyped up and to hype up the team. We're hyped up and ready."
Temple's older brother also played for Avella, until a wrestling injury sidelined him, and his extended family has sat through plenty of losses.
"My family loves it," he said. "They came, and they asked some friends to come, and they asked their friends, and now the bleachers are packed. Everyone's excited to see that Avella is back on track."
Temple also is focused on the game against Frazier.
"We have to keep the quarterback scrambling around in the backfield," he said.
He predicted that Avella's defensive line will be busy on the pass rush.
"Winning cures all," said Cecchini. "We'll have a lot more kids next year."
Avella plays its homecoming game against Frazier at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $5 for adults and $2 for students.


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6 Historical Events That Are Way More Modern Than You Think
There are certain events that we always associate with fixed periods in history, like the Great Depression was in the 1930s, Woodstock was in 1969 and the brief window when men were allowed to get perms was in the fall of 1983. Any grade school history book can tell you that.
But sometimes old habits die harder than you think, and you find out that stuff you only thought existed in grainy old pictures continued until just a few years ago. You know, things like ...
#6. Executions by Guillotine
A guillotine execution (aka where they drop a huge blade on your neck and your severed head falls into a basket) probably ranks among the five worst things that can happen to you. It's the perfect symbol of a terrifying practice from a barbaric, primitive era.
Selling tickets to executions. That's how we can fund our schools!
It's easy to forget that the entire point of the method was that it was considered humane; the alternative execution method for French nobility was usually getting their heads chopped off with a sword or ax, which sometimes took several painful whacks. And commoners just got hanged, which sucked even harder. So even though we imagine that the walk to the guillotine was pretty nerve-racking, getting your head lopped off in one swift blow was mercifully brief compared to the torturous alternatives.
That's not to say that the French Revolution's Reign of Terror, which ended with over 16,000 heads, is up for a retroactive Amnesty International award for employing a relatively mild form of capital punishment. But hey, at least they weren't 16,000 disembowelments. And it's all ancient history anyway -- in a world where most countries have done away with executions completely, beheadings have to be the stuff of the powdered wig era.
Most of history was just folks passing time, waiting for the Internet to be invented.
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Death by guillotine was the official method of execution in France until capital punishment was banned ... in freaking 1981.
The Guillotine Headquarters
The last public guillotining was in 1939. Then "morality" stepped in and ruined public murder for everyone.
No, they didn't always do it in the town square in front of a crowd -- they had the decency to switch to private executions in 1939. Between 1940 and 1977, dozens of criminals were executed by the National Razor, just in the privacy of their prisons, rather than in front of bloodthirsty onlookers. The last French execution by guillotine was in 1977. So around the same time that Star Wars was playing in the theaters and Apple Computer was getting its start, a convicted murderer could still get the old head chop.
New York Times, See by Seeing
Hamida Djandoubi, murderer, pictured here with the guillotine that ensured he never knew who Luke's father was.
And that was just in France. The Nazis managed over 16,000 beheadings during their reign. You'd think the fact that "Oh, now that's a Nazi thing" would be the end of guillotine altogether. Not if one Georgia legislator had his way. As late as 1996, Doug Teper proposed replacing the electric chair with the guillotine as the official method of execution for the state of Georgia, but only so the state could harvest criminal organs after their deaths. See? Humane.
#5. The Bubonic Plague
When you picture the Middle Ages, you probably imagine a lot of filthy people slowly dying of some kind of plague. That's thanks to the infamous bubonic plague, aka the Black Death.
In the 14th century, the Black Death wiped out 60 percent of Europe's population in as horrifying a fashion as you can imagine without a handsaw being involved. And in case you're not aware of how the disease works, fleas catch it from rodents, then pass it on to people. As if catching rat sick from an insect isn't bad enough, the victim's lymph nodes begin to swell to hilariously unnatural sizes, his fingers and toes develop gangrene and he eventually starts bleeding out of the ears. Within four days, he'll die in a disgusting heap of diseased skin that no one will want to touch, for obvious reasons.
Man, are we glad that nightmare is well behind us.
These people are either dying of plague or in high school.
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Who said it ever went away? Sure, these days we can treat it with antibiotics. But you can still totally go to the doctor and hear him say, "Yeah, you've got a little bit of bubonic plague."
"We can probably just lance it."
An Oregon woman was treated with the bubes in 2010. And a New Mexico man had it in 2011. Also in 2010, Peru had an outbreak that affected 31 people and killed a 14-year-old boy. And the awful news doesn't end there, folks! While bubonic plague is strictly an animal-to-person disease, its wicked stepsisters pneumonic plague and septicemic plague can totally be spread from person to person. And they're deadlier than bubonic ... if left untreated.
So, yes, the deadliest disease the planet has ever known is still out there, hiding in our rats and raccoons and squirrels, just biding its time until it can make its big comeback to remind us who really rules the planet (hint: it's bacteria).
"Thanks for keeping it warm and filthy for us!"
#4. Dueling
Think back on the last time you walked out onto your cul-de-sac and saw your neighbors resolving a property-line spat via a gentleman's duel with comically oversized pistolas. It's probably been a while, right? A while, as in never? Because dueling as a dispute settlement option died out once people realized how cool it is to go to TV court and settle things there. Or in the latter part of the 19th century. We can't remember which.
Above: What college students did before beer pong.
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While it's true that dueling has been an anachronism since before World War I, that hasn't stopped individuals from using one-on-one combat to settle matters of honor. Hell, we've all seen the video for "Beat It."
And in real life, you have people like Rene Ribiere and Gaston Paul Charles Defferre, who decided that the only way to settle their differences was in an old-fashioned epee duel -- in 1967.
"Wanna drop some acid before we try this?"
It started when Defferre called his colleague Ribiere an "asshole" for fidgeting during a political debate. You'd think that Ribiere would be the one who'd have an ax to grind over getting publicly humiliated, but no -- it was Defferre who demanded their differences get settled by the sword.
And Ribiere accepted. He also lost the duel, which was formally refereed by another colleague. The good news was that Ribiere didn't die during the fight. He just got slashed twice before he quit. Oh, and we have video -- here's footage of the very last duel (which was captured by French newsreel cameras):


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I just did something which has made my game run much faster. So all those people whose game is struggling try to change your PC theme to Windows Classic. Game certainly runs much quicker for me after that!
I just did something which has made my game run much faster. So all those people whose game is struggling try to change your PC theme to Windows Classic. Game certainly runs much quicker for me after that!
I just wanted to know does this work for others too or is it just me? And im yet trying to get windowed mode to work which dosnt seem to happen . By the way thanks for all the help in the other thread! You been more help than anyone from SI ever been on the windowed topic!
On my old laptop I used to make sure FM.exe was the only running process apart from the system ones. I also changed my settings to 'performance' which made it look like I was running Windows 95. Fortunately, I've just bought a monster PC so I can run the game whilst running dozens of other programs. It is amazing how fast it is now; last year I'd be waiting five or ten minutes for the results of International Friendlies. Now, I wait less than a minute.
Download a program called SmartClose
Is smartclose anything like alarcity?
whats the size of your monitor mate? Because if it is just a 15" then am sure windowed mode wont work, It will just windowed so you see the task bar at the bottom. If that is the case then try dragging and re-sizing the FM Window from the sides. I saw someone in another thread who had the same problem and it was because they had a 15" monitor.
Hey im not sure about the monitor size but i did play all the previous versions in windowed mode. Only this one is causing a pain!
Hmmmmmm. Have you had a look through the known issue's thread? Or had a search through the technical and bugs sections in these forums? You may find the answer as others may have had the same problem.
try this as well:
Here's another i found:If you have a shortcut on your desktop you can do the following:
- Right-click on the FM shortcut.
- Choose "Properties" from the pop-up menu.
- In the "Target" field, add the --reset_preferences command line option after "fm.exe", so it should look like this:
"C:\Program Files\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2009\fm.exe" --reset_preferences
- Press OK and then try to run the game as normal, using the shortcut.
You'll want to remove the command after you run the game, as otherwise it will continue to reset your preferences every time you launch.
If you don't have a shortcut you can make one and then perform the instructions on the shortcut you've made.
- If you purchased and installed the game through Steam you should be able to find the fm.exe in the following directory:
C:/Program Files/Steam/SteamApps/Common/Football Manager 2009/
- If you purchased and installed the game from a boxed DVD copy you should be able to find the fm.exe in the following directory:
C:/Program Files/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2009/
just press CTRL + F or ALT + ENTER to make it windowed, then just stretch it to suit? Thats what I have done, in Vista.
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Investigators from the state Attorney General's office served a second search warrant at the Warren County Justice Center on Thursday as part of their ongoing probe into allegations of misuse of public funds by County Attorney Mike Caudill.
Caudill, who has been Warren County's County Attorney for 25 years, is under investigation in a multi-agency probe that has specifically targeted the bad check account for the County Attorney's office. That account holds funds the office collects from prosecuting bad check writers.
The Kentucky State Police's Drug Enforcement/Special Investigations unit and the Warren County Drug Task Force (of which Caudill is a board member) have joined the Bowling Green Police Department and the Attorney General's Public Corruption division in the probe.
Caudill's attorney, David Broderick, says he doubts his client misused any funds, and says he and his client plan to fully cooperate with the investigation.