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Boasting is to speak with excessive pride and self-satisfaction about one's achievements, possessions, or abilities.[1]
Boasting occurs when someone feels a sense of satisfaction or when someone feels that whatever occurred proves their superiority and is recounting accomplishments so that others will feel admiration or envy.[2]
Individuals construct an image of themselves, a personal identity, and present themselves in a manner that is consistent with that image.[3] Theodore Millon, Ph.D., D.Sc. theorized that in self-presentation, individuals seek to balance boasting against discrediting themselves with excessive self-promotion or being caught blatantly misrepresenting themselves. Studies show that people often have a limited ability to perceive how their efforts at self-presentation are actually impacting their acceptance and likeability by others.[4]
Religious teachings
Christian bible: Thus says the Lord: "Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches (Jeremiah 9:23 ESV).
Quran: Verily, Allâh does not like such as are proud and boastful; Those who are miserly and enjoin miserliness on other men and hide what Allâh has bestowed upon them of His Bounties (The Noble Qur'an 4:36-37).
Hindu Wisdom: Whereas, in our Occident, the most dry and sterile minds brag in front of Nature (La Bible de l'Humanite in Oeuvres).
Society and culture
This section requires expansion. (November 2015)
The Ancient Greek book The Characters of Theophrastus devotes a chapter to "The Boastful Man".[5]
Bēot is Old English for a ritualized boast, vow, threat or promise, which was usually made by an Anglo-Saxon warrior on the eve of or during battle. Bēots can be found in the epic poem Beowulf, including by the hero himself.
A gab (Old Occitan [ˈɡap] for "boast") is a troubadour boasting song.
Fictional characters noted for their boasting include:
- Miles Gloriosus, a stock character from ancient Roman comedy
- Rodomonte, a major character in the Italian romantic epic poems Orlando innamorato by Matteo Maria Boiardo and Orlando furioso by Ludovico Ariosto, which gave rise to the word rodomontade, meaning "boastful, bragging talk"
- Scaramouche, a stock clown character in Italian commedia dell'arte
- Falstaff, in three of William Shakespeare's plays
- Baron Munchausen
See also
- Bomphiologia
- Exaggeration
- Flyting
- Hubris
- Impression management
- Narcissism
- One-upmanship
- Puffery
- Self-promotion
- ↑ "Boast". Oxford Dictionary. Retrieved November 12, 2015.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Brown, Nina (2006). Coping with Infuriating, Mean, Critical People: The Destructive Narcissistic Pattern. ABC-CLIO. p. 66. ISBN 9780313070402.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Schlenker, Barry R. (1980). Impression Management: The Self-Concept, Social Identity, and Interpersonal Relations. Monterey/California: Brooks/Cole.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Millon, Theodore (2003). Handbook of Psychology, Personality and Social Psychology. John Wiley & Sons. p. 337. ISBN 9780471384045.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Theophrastus (1870). The Characters of Theophrastus: An English Tr. from a Rev. Text. Macmillan & Company. p. 192. Retrieved November 13, 2015.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>


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On the other hand, more is expected of the modern writer than the actual writing, including the ever-growing need to market our books and ourselves as authors. I'm still trying to figure out how to best handle all of the new challenges.
Surprises Of The Writing Life
On the other hand, more is expected of the modern writer than the actual writing, including the ever-growing need to market our books and ourselves as authors. I'm still trying to figure out how to best handle all of the new challenges.
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Thanks for the link. I'll head on over. I hadn't thought about surprise being a part of the journey. But you are right. It is. :)ReplyDelete
That I'd be writing so much in the third-person (mostly omniscient, some limited) POV, but it's what many markets I have submitted to or hope to crack prefer.ReplyDelete
I've been surprised at how incredibly difficult it is to make myself sit down and write...or edit. I've been procrastinating lately and wonder if it is fear or just laziness. I remember someone telling me they wished they knew beforehand how hard the writing life was. They said they might not have ever started had they known. Hhhhmmmm...surely not! :)ReplyDelete
As always, I love this post. I can always resonate with what you write.ReplyDelete
I'm surprised quite often. Like getting an agent. That definitely surprised me!
Workload...oh, it's a scary thing. especially since I already have a full time job. I can easily jump into the bucket of worry, fretting over if there will possibly be enough time. But I find God meets me every day and gives me just the right amount of time I need to get done what needs getting done.
Happy Monday! LOVED your post on Seekerville!
My daughter and son-in-law and grandson went there a few months ago! I saw pictures and it looked so fun!!ReplyDelete
As to the workload, I worry about that should I get a job!
Hey, Jody! I ask myself all the time if I'll be able to handle a part-time job and writing resonsibilities. At the moment, I do okay, but real agent/publisher deadlines might be quite challenging!ReplyDelete
I'm glad you and your family had a wonderful get-away trip!
I think at this point of my writing "career" I'm totally ready for a surprise... but alas... you saw my post on waiting today:-)ReplyDelete
I think that's what's harder with writing. You really have NO clue when the bucket's gonna drop. You don't know how far back in line you are, you don't know when store is gonna open for you.
But God knows. And we're to be content with that.
I'm learning that "happy" and "content" are two different things lately.
Oh man, I can't even imagine your workload. Wow.ReplyDelete
As for surprises, I've been surprised by my mental WIP block. I've never really believed in writer's block and I don't still, but boy am I feeling it. I know that it's really probably because I'm trying to make things perfect when there's no such thing, and the fear of writing imperfection is absolutely freezing me.
Not sure how to move past that... though prayer is probably a smart idea. LOL
You sound like you had an awesome time at the park! :-)
I just encountered an ugly bout of insecurity that snuck up from behind. Blech! Tunneling to find the light.ReplyDelete
Your journey is such an authentic account. Thanks for that.
~ Wendy
"Surprise! You're a winner! We loved your story!" Those words are my biggest surprise and welcomed one!ReplyDelete
I am consistently surprised by the fact that there are more stories inside of me. I am always surprised that I can write even when I'm tired or depressed or overwhelmed. If I sit down for even a second, my mind is writing. I am surprised and grateful for it everyday. As usual your post is thoughtful and on target. I can NOT WAIT to buy your books Jody!ReplyDelete
I think the greatest surprise, for me, was the query process. For many years, I didn't even consider that aspect of writing. I just wrote, and wrote, and wrote some more. I never considered anything beyond the initial writing. Boy, was I surprised at all the aspects of the query process - the work, the effort, the angst, the waiting, and everything. Who knew?ReplyDelete
Well, I guess I would have known had I researched it a bit earlier, but I wasn't at that point yet. : )
COOL photo! Off to read your other post... no real surprises for me yet!ReplyDelete
Love this post! I can totally relate to the high, low, high, low. I'm a pretty mood-swingy person anyway, so the writing life suits me.ReplyDelete
Jody, I'm glad you had family time to celebrate!!!ReplyDelete
Surprise for me is how long this act 1 of the journey is taking me. God is forever growing my patience and perseverence levels.
What are some contests coming up? Do you have links to them? Thanks!ReplyDelete
Shelby, I would highly suggest heading over to the Seekerville blog. They have awesome links to contests. That's where I first learned about them.ReplyDelete
I think the greatest surprise for me is how calm I am about the submission process. I'm anticipatory (is that a word?!) but not biting my fingernails. Maybe hearing every one else's doses of reality has helped me prep for my own. LOL But I'm just enjoying the whole process. The dreaming, the writing, the editing, the submitting, the waiting, and the learning!ReplyDelete
I took the kids there a couple years ago. They loved it!! Glad you could spend some time with your family there.ReplyDelete
I think I'm surprised with all the people I've met. Everyone is so wonderful. Can't wait to read the rest of your blogs this week.
I always wondered how a new author can sign a contract with a certain deadline without knowing how long it will take "her" to write the new novel while editing and reworking the first, plotting the third, and marketing "her" name. I imagine "she" must have to guess or just go with the norm, but what if "she" can't keep up? Kind of scary.ReplyDelete
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I was surprised at the loneliness I feel most of the time. My hubby is at work all day, my friends all go to office jobs with other folks around and I'm alone, waiting for the words to come. It's hard, but oh so rewarding.ReplyDelete
Jody, the writing life certainly keeps us in suspense, that's for sure. I wonder if there's a writer in existence who can truly sit back and feel that they've arrived. There's always a new challenge waiting around the bend. And today's publishing climate really does seem to be bringing more challenges than ever. I have heard from more writers and authors who are pulling back their efforts because they just don't feel they're cut out for the new climate. I think that's sad; we're going to lose a lot of wonderful writers. I hope those who were truly meant to be in this world will stick with it, including you. I LOVED the image of the bucket filling and spilling onto delighted water-lovers underneath. Thanks for that, and it must have felt so awesome to have known the reason you were there was to celebrate success!ReplyDelete
Jody, the absolute JOY of having the Holy Spirit guide me with plot twists and dialogue has blown me away.ReplyDelete
I always thought of the Counselor as giving "holy" type advice, but if asked, He breathes LIFE into MY WORK!!!!
Thanks for an incredible blog.
So many things about this process surprise me, both good and bad. I am currently surprised at how hard rewriting can be. I thought I could just jump in a change a few things and be done. Not so!ReplyDelete
Hey, Jody!ReplyDelete
Yeah, writing can be full of surprises! I think discovering the blog community and the reading about building a platform/marketing was the biggest surprise for me. I thought I could just sit in my ivory tower, create, and never leave. It was overwhelming until I decided to take it one step at a time.
And there's nothing like the awesome surprise of finding your getting published, whether in book form, article, poetry, or short story.
I'm glad y'all got to get away and have fun! Sounds like a great Thanksgiving!
Jody, I love this post. You brought to life the surprise we all feel, no matter what stage we're at. And, as always, I so appreciate what you share from your own personal journey.ReplyDelete
And welcome home! So glad your family had a great time.
Giving 110% is how I live as well. It's a challenge to tackle everything, but I know you can do it. :) I love surprises for the most part. Hopefully you have more good surprises than bad!ReplyDelete
I agree with you about surprises. Something that continually surprises me is that there's always something else. Once you accomplish one thing or hit that spot when you think you're done, you hardly have time to relish it before you have to move on. It's often a challenge to enjoy those small victories in writing but I'm trying to work toward it nonetheless.ReplyDelete
I like your promise to take your children on a getaway. We joke with our daughter that "when Mom becomes a bestselling author" we are going to buy a farm. :-) HA! More like a single chicken.ReplyDelete
This was great Jody. I'm glad you had a fun little vacation. (It sounds like you needed it!) I've been surprised by how difficult it's been to write this book. I think I'm doubting my writing ability more now than I did a year ago, even though I feel like I've improved so much and I have an agent and great writer friends who give me constant encouragement. Writing a novel is hard. I'm wondering if it will ever get easier.ReplyDelete
Thanks Jody. I like your concept of the higher the highs, the lower the lows.ReplyDelete
One surprise for me is how many drafts is actually takes me to get a novel to a certain level of quality. I'm glad I didn't know that when I started writing. And, I love the revision/rewriting process. I think it's challenging no matter where you are in the publication process. You can feel overwhelmed at any stage.
Do you live in MI? I used to live in Battle Creek and was in Mason for Thanksgiving.ReplyDelete
Small world!
As a matter of fact, I DO live in Michigan! We went to the Great Wolf Lodge in Traverse City. Was awesome!
A woman who mentored me for years would say to me, "Remember: although you may be surprised, God isn't. He was expecting it. He's ready."ReplyDelete
That has been such comfort to me through the years. (I don't like surprises much.)
Writing is no easy task. I constantly feel as if I am drowning in a pool of never-ending words. Especially the editing process. I didn't expect the editign to be so tedious, it was a real surprise for me.ReplyDelete
Your post was very easy to relate to and it's nice to see that other writers out there are not alone in our imagination madness.
I think you hit it on the head. Writing is not easy and I've been thinking about that lately since I work part time. How will I keep up with everything if I sell my book.ReplyDelete
I love when after so much effort words come together, but then I always wonder why couldn't I have thought of that sentence 20 tries ago.
As a homeschooling mom of four and a busy wife I so look forward to that challenge. Am I naive or what? Maybe, but it's my hearts desire to write as well as all my other responsibilites. I'm just certain the Lord put that desire on my heart. Each time I ask him to take it away if it's not from him, it gets stronger. Jody, I cannot wait until the day I can commiserate with you! *sigh* Off to do the laundry and daydream ;)ReplyDelete
Looks like you guys had such a super time. I am nervous of the unknown surprises awaiting me. Always wanting to be a planner and "in control" at times it's hard. :O)ReplyDelete
Hope to see you over at my new blog home www.dianeestrella.com
I think my biggest surprise has been how much writing has taken over my life. I've always written -- journalling, poetry, occasional short stories and regular articles for magazines -- but when I started writing novels I moved into "my zone". I love the noveling process and can't wait to get to my desk each day to bury myself in the story. I could so easily become a writing hermit it's scary!ReplyDelete
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My niece and nephew love Great Wolf Lodge.ReplyDelete
Thanks for this post, there are a lot of highs and lows, and its nice to know I'm not the only one who experiences them.
Hi Jody -ReplyDelete
Thanks for not only giving us facts about your writing journey, but also the emotional side.
Head knowledge and experience are two different things. It's a picture of a lion versus seeing a live one at a safari park or zoo.
As a writer, I was surprised by how difficult it was to get published.
Susan :)
Truthfully, I'm convinced that should I ever get a book deal I have to quit my day job! It doesn't feel possible to manage both, I struggle now to the point of having a fit.ReplyDelete
Jody, I always glean so much from your posts. I wait to have the most quiet part of my day to relish in your insight. Thanks for always being a blessing.
Oh, this post scares me a little bit. You mean, it doesn't get easier? Crud.ReplyDelete
I'm not being sarcastic or joking .. I had always thought it would be easier once on a publishing schedule. Why did I think that? Geeze.
110% gusto should work. Breathing in your lesson of the day.ReplyDelete
You're right about the peaks and valleys in the writing life.ReplyDelete
I continue to be pleasantly surprised by how helpful and encouraging the writing community is.
Like you, Jody, I'm flabbergasted by the highs and lows. I had a long stretch of real highs. I started writing in January and was agented by August of that same year. Then, a huge nosedive. I'm still nosediving, but I'm hanging on.ReplyDelete
Have a great Monday night!
My dream said that once I had a book deal it would be easy street. Not true? crap! Seriously, I can't wait. But I don't work well under pressure. Guess I'd better get to work on that lousy trait today, huh?ReplyDelete
What fun to think about when I'm wearing your shoes. I have told my family the same thing about when I'm offered a book deal. They're really rootin' for me too. :) Go figure.
But how do you balance home-school and the journey? It gets harder when you get the deal. Yet so exciting. :) I can't wait Jody. *grin*
That is a great question! How do I balance homeschooling and a writing career? When I figure that out, I'll be doing good! Seriously, it's tough! I was hoping my older kids were getting old enough to work a little more independently, but I'm dealing with a lot of their chattering during "work" time, especially when I'm distracted like I was for a little while today when I was sending my rewrites back to my editor! It is truly exciting, but daunting all at the same time!
The surprise of my life came just a few weeks ago. A famous artist offered to do the artwork in my book, and help me publish it, wow!ReplyDelete
I think what surprised me is the vast knowledge about writing and the industry that I didn't have at first, but has grown with each written essay, manuscript, query, blog visit, you name it. It seems an industry where there's something to learn, or some wisdom to gain, each and every day.ReplyDelete
Yes, I've been surprised by how much peripheral work there is in building a platform. I thought writing was simply that: writing. The "paperwork" required to get your writing published is overwhelming at times.ReplyDelete
Thanks for asking!
Audience of ONE
I love that you identified surprise as one of the big feelings about your writing life. Everything about this journey surprises me, starting with how much I love being here. The sting of rejection letters has been a surprise, because I thought I was prepared. The wonderful support of this community. And of course the never-ending surprise of what happens when I open my heart onto a page.ReplyDelete
What has taken me by surprise is the plots of my book. No matter where I think they are headed, they always take their own twists, leaving me typing as fast as I can in order to keep up.ReplyDelete

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Here's what I've written so far. Hopefully there will be more soon. Periodically I'll update these as I make changes and improvements. At some point I'll post the source code.
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I'm writing these in my spare time to teach myself Cocoa. I make no assertion they're bug-free, although they've not crashed my Mac yet.
I wrote these under OS 10.6, using my Mac Mini. I haven't the resources to test them on other machines. They should work on other Macs running OS 10.6, but I can make no guarantees about it. I don't know if my software will run on your machine, and I don't know what will happen.
Bottom line: software is presented as-is. You use at your own risk. I offer no warranty or guarantee.
This is the first module I wrote. It draws a bunch of expanding circles, much like the ripples rain would make when falling into a puddle. I had a similar screen saver years ago on my Macintosh SE/30, and I really liked it. I decided to recreate it as best I could.
Implementation is fairly straightforward. The position of each raindrop is chosen randomly. Once every frame the diameter of the circle is increased and the circle redrawn. When the ripple reaches a maximum value a new location is chosen and the process repeats. It's very simple, but surprisingly pleasant to watch.
The current implementation, while functional, is extremely inefficient: it takes up 25% CPU on my machine. I think it's because I'm doing too much drawing, or at least not doing it as efficiently as I could be. So a future change will be to improve the drawing.
Raindrops 1.2.1, MacOS 10.9, 32-bit Intel.
Raindrops 1.2, MacOS 10.6, 32-bit Intel
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This is the second module I wrote. As the name implies, it draws a star field with stars of varying magnitude and color. The stars then "twinkle" randomly. After a user-specified number of minutes, the field is redrawn. The stars look more real if you set the twinkle interval to something low (stars at night shimmer more than twinkle).
It looks rather nice, in my opinion. Unfortunately, you can't see it really well unless you have the lights off or are within a few feet of your monitor!
Stars 1.0, MacOS 10.6, 32-bit Intel
Nocturnal Cityscape
My reimplementation of the "city at night" type of screensaver. The screen is divided into two regions. The first is the lower quarter, which is the "city" lights. The upper three-quarters contains the buildings and stars. The stars and city lights are essentially the stars from my "Stars" screensaver.
Each building is divided into windows. At a predetermined interval, a location is selected in a window and colored. The effect is that over time the buildings seem to "fade in". The buildings are drawn using layers. That is, each building is drawn offscreen and then blitted to the screen in its position, after the stars are drawn. It probably wasn't necessary, but I wanted the practice with layers.
At this point there are still some things that need to be worked out. In particular I'm not happy at all with the city lights (beneath the buildings). I'm working on making it look more like city lights, as opposed to a random assortment of lights.
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Letter to the House supporting the 21st Century High-Performing Public School Facilities Act
June 02, 2008
Dear Representative:
On behalf of the 3.2 million members of the National Education Association (NEA) we urge your support for the 21st Century High-Performing Public School Facilities Act (H.R. 3021), scheduled for possible floor action this week. Votes associated with this issue may be included in the NEA Legislative Report Card for the 110th Congress.
This important legislation provides $6.4 billion in federal grants to help states and local school districts repair and modernize public schools from coast to coast - essential to equipping America's students to succeed in the global economy of the 21st century. Compliance with the U.S. Green Building Council's standards for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) would be encouraged. Decision-making would remain at the local level.
Equally important, the legislation would provide an economic stimulus that helps create more than 100,000 new jobs for people who design and build schools - everyone from roofing contractors and construction workers to architects and engineers. (Please see the attached chart showing state by state estimates of funding allocations and jobs created under this bill).
The average American school was built half a century ago. As a result, too many of our children attend overcrowded schools housed in buildings with leaky roofs, faulty electrical systems, and outdated technology. Communities cannot build schools fast enough to accommodate growing student populations.
Again, we urge your support for this important legislation will help states and local school districts stretch their limited resources, continue essential education programs, equip America's students to succeed in the 21st century, encourage schools to become more environmentally friendly and energy efficient, and help create more than 100,000 new jobs in construction-related services.
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I can't characterize the recess, but a recess in collective bargaining is not rare and is often called for various reasons. (Quote by - John Arnold)
No one should drive a hard bargain with an artist. (Quote by - Ludwig van Beethoven)
To sell something, tell a woman it's a bargain; tell a man it's deductible. (Quote by - Earl Wilson)
When I consider how little of a rarity children are / that every street and blind alley swarms with them / that the poorest people commonly have them in most abundance / that there are few marriages that are not blest with at least one of these bargains / how often they turn out ill, and defeat the fond hopes of their parents, taking to vicious courses, which end in poverty, disgrace, the gallows, etc. / I cannot for my life tell what cause for pride there can possibly be in having them. (Quote by - Charles Lamb)
So far, this has turned out to be the year's great bargain hunt, . (Quote by - Kurt Barnard)
Techs have been underperformers during the month of December, especially the second half, so I think we're seeing some bargain hunting within technology. (Quote by - Tim Ghriskey)
Despite whatever has happened, investors are still in the mood for a bargain. (Quote by - Elvis Picardo)
Generally, if you have a four-point ticket, we'll amend it to a two-point ticket. There are times we may take a two-point ticket to zero points, if you have counsel or a good driving record. We will not extend a plea bargain if someone has a real bad driving record. (Quote by - James Butler)
There are bargains about, share prices are low and there are not too many buyers about. We can expect more deals in the next 12 months. (Quote by - Chris Gent)
In our glorious fight for civil rights, we must guard against being fooled by false slogans, as 'right-to-work.' It provides no 'rights' and no 'works.' Its purpose is to destroy labor unions and the freedom of collective bargaining... We demand this fraud be stopped. (Quote by - Martin Luther King Jr.)
It should not be difficult to agree on the bargaining points. (Quote by - Himanshu Patel)
A dear bargain is always disagreeable, particularly as it is a reflection upon the buyer's judgment. (Quote by - Pliny The Elder)
I made a bargain with myself. If I hadn't done it by , I'd walk away. Hamlet is at a crisis at this point in his life. This is a young man's play. (Quote by - Kenneth Branagh)
The copyright bargain: a balance between protection for the artist and rights for the consumer. (Quote by - Robin Gross)
Consumers are taking advantage of import bargains to increase their spending. (Quote by - Roger Kubarych)
I think Bush has more on his plate than he bargained for, although I'd still vote for him again over Kerry. But Bush has a bit of arrogance about him that's starting to [tick] me off. And that smirk on his face just irritates the heck out of me. (Quote by - Mitch May)
Bargain like a gypsy, but pay like a gentleman. (Quote by - Hungarian Proverb)
My daughter's life is worth more than a plea bargain. (Quote by - Diane Mattera)
Nothing is cheap which is superfluous, for what one does not need is dear at a penny. (Quote by - Plutarch)
If you don't get what you want, it's a sign either that you did not seriously want it, or that you tried to bargain over the price. (Quote by - Rudyard Kipling)
During those times when markets go back down, you can usually find a few bargains, so you can keep some money aside for those times. (Quote by - Stephen Barnes)
The fact that pilot representatives immediately returned to the bargaining table indicates they remain willing to find a mutually beneficial solution. (Quote by - Richard Meyer)
Northwest has always bargained hard, but ALPA has always bargained hard. We don't intend to gut the contract now. (Quote by - Mark McClain)
I haven't heard any compelling stories to say that this is anything more than bargain hunting. We're in a period of time where investors are going to be concerned about second- quarter earnings, so I wouldn't extrapolate too much from this. (Quote by - Charles Crane)
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A new project in a new area.
Pallisa District is located in the central part of the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is made up of three counties, 20 sub-counties and 1 town council. Its current population is 506,900 of which a mere 57 % has access to safe water.
Map of Uganda with Pallisa district in dark blue (map Uganda Ministry of Water and Environment)
These numbers also mean that around 320,000 people have no access to safe water in Pallisa district. It was therefore decided that ILF is to drill six new oreholes in the vicinity of health clinics.
After a courtesy call to the authorities, other stakeholder and to introduce ILF as an organization, it was time to pay an official visit to the authorities of Pallisa. It is not only important that people know who you are and what you do, but it is equally important to get a formal agreement to work in that district.
Now the ILF office is based in Lira and to drive to Pallisa in the rainy season takes up to five hours or more of driving, a lot of which on dirt roads. Passing through some wet spots We finally got there and the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding with the chief of the district went remarkably fast. After that it was time for some chit chat with various people and explain to more people who we are and what we do and what we intend to do. People appreciate that in rural areas. The next day we headed back to Lira on the long and difficult road.
Next week the work will start in Pallisa seriously now, but a lot of logistical work still needs to be done in
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We've just finished a basement renovation project and are getting all the new furniture installed. It's exciting to see a room come alive with furniture! Months ago when we were making all of our design decisions and selecting the new furniture our client made a special request. All the existing pieces could go, except for one very special item – her grandmother's vintage telephone bench. It was a quirky little piece of furniture that our client had held on to since it reminded her of her childhood. Incorporating personal mementos, and things that hold special meaning are what give rooms soul. So I was excited to find a way to update this little cutie and find a way to work it into our new furniture scheme.
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Here's what the telephone bench looked like before we got started. The finish was in rough shape, and the fabric was pretty shabby! I snapped these shots in my office just before we sent it out to be refinished and just before it got delivered after the makeover.
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Here she is after a lick of paint and freshened up upholstery! We painted the bench in Benjamin Moore's Iron Mountain and used an over sized hounds tooth by Kravet for the seat. Isn't she sweet!? I was so pleased with the final result, as was my client who couldn't believe the transformation. Now this little lovely fits right in with all the new furniture but maintains the original charm and special memories.
My Calgary Interior Design firm, Corea Sotropa is known for our sophisticated but fresh approach to residential interiors. We'd love to help you with your projects – please get in touch!
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Wow! Jacqueline, it's gorgeous. I've got a few little pieces like that, and you've just given me a brilliant idea, thanks!!!
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The story of Malcolm McLaren is the story of England in the last half century. Expelled from a string of art colleges, he met and fell in love with designer Vivienne Westwood. They became the Bonnie and Clyde of punk as they set out to turn the fashion world upside down with their Kings Road boutique SEX and its eye-popping creations. It was also the birthplace of the Sex Pistols and in 26 short months blew the music business apart. McLaren masterminded it all: discovering lead singer John Lydon, achieving a No 1 single without airplay and outraging a nation with 'God Save the Queen'. The Pistols imploded in a horror story of heroin, murder and suicide. A beleaguered Malcolm went into self-imposed exile in Paris as years of lawsuits commenced. The rift was never healed and this book examines the complex relationship between the two which was the hub of the group. Malcolm's own musical career was no less amazing. His 1983 album Duck Rock mixed African music with hip-hop and was responsible for bringing the fusion to a wider audience in the UK. Other collaborations included working with such diverse talents as guitar hero Jeff Beck and the legendary Francoise Hardy. In later years he even ran for Mayor of London, funded by Alan McGee - former Oasis supremo.


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Prague, 19 October 2015 – JLL´s Czech Retail Agency has provided the consultancy and negotiated the lease conditions of the retail premises for Petit Bateau. This is the brand´s first shop in the Czech Republic, as well as in Central and Eastern Europe which opened at the end of August in the Myslbek Shopping Gallery in Prague owned by AEW Europe. The popular French label offers quality children´s clothing and accessories and perfectly completes the retail mix of the shopping gallery.

Marjan Gigov, Senior Consultant Retail Agency at JLL<\/strong>, comments: "We are delighted to have helped the franchisee partner of Petit Bateau to find suitable premises and we believe that it will find its clients among both locals and tourists in the Myslbek Shopping Gallery. Together with the three-story Barrock club which opened in mid-September at Václavské náměstí 48, it is the second concept which JLL has helped to enter the Czech market this year."
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Month of Change
September promises to be an interesting month for your friendly neighborhood B-Matt.
First of all, I finally got word on my new car. She will be at the dealership on the 10th, so you can bet I'll be over there picking her up, getting all the financing details straightened out, and all that. This will be my first "new" car, and I'm hyped about it. I really think this is a solid investment. The Prius gets very high ratings from all the consumer reports, it's very reasonably priced, gets great mileage, and it drives really great.
Secondly, I got the promotion I was going for here at Bell. It's back at the old plant I was working at initially, not where I thought I was going to go, but that's not a bad thing. My title will be "Senior Supply Management Administrator", and I'll be working on the V-22 Program exclusively. I'll be going from buying parts and managing the schedules of a small subgroup of suppliers in a specific commodity to looking at all parts for the V-22 program, analyzing dates that parts are supposed to come in, and helping to align that with our production schedule. I'll also be helping to develop plans for high-risk parts, ones that if we don't get on time will seriously hamper our ability to build these aircraft, to mitigate the risk of delayed shipments or bad-quality parts. I hope that made some kind of sense. At any rate, the pay raise is very significant and I no longer have to deal with being pressured to join the union, because this position is not unionized. I'm quite excited for this opportunity. I start it on the 17th.
A few very short days later, my brother and best friend, David Butler, is getting married to his beloved Holland Tanner. I'm goin' down to Houston on the 21st to be there for that. I'm very very happy for him and looking forward to having a good time there.
My mom goes days starting next week, so she'll no longer be working the night shift. That means she'll be home when I'm home and can do stuff like a normal human can. The possibility of us driving each other crazy is always there, but I think it'll be a good thing for her. Plus she's a hell of a lot better cook than I ever will be, heh heh.
Finally, this weekend is Labor Day weekend. Three day weekend. No idea what the crap I'm going to do with myself. Going to Waco again is always a possibility, if they will have me. It's also possible I will find something fun to do at home. We shall see!
What does the upcoming month hold for you guys?


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"We had heard that our competitors were paying as little as £10-£15 per conversion, whereas our campaign on Google was costing us between £40 and £70 per conversion. AccuraCast assured us that they could easily achieve £15 per conversion. We were absolutely surprised when we found our cost per conversion fell to as little as £3.41 – something that's unheard of in the industry!!"
Fresh Invest are an estate agency specialising in selling off-plan properties and new developments at reasonable rates. Operating in the UK, Asia and Spain, Fresh Invest found it difficult to compete with competitors with considerable marketing budgets. In the brief, we were asked to reduce costs per conversion to the level that their competitors were paying then.
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Due to the limited budget, we came up with a strategy that complements their budgetary constraints. The idea was to lower their CPC over time, getting them more clicks for the same amount of money, and then improve conversion rates by using more targeted landing pages and ad text.
Fresh Invest's existing campaign was analysed at great depth. We started by researching the most relevant keywords they could use and ensured that they targeted as many popular yet not overly competitive keywords as possible. After that their campaigns were gradually reorganised so that ad groups could be more targeted.
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The PPC Management process for Fresh Invest is ongoing. We still reorganise their campaigns every month to ensure that high performing keywords are boosted and money isn't wasted on the poor performers.
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MUMBAI: Sebi Chairman U K Sinha today said the market watchdog will shortly come out with a long-term policy for the mutual fund industry which will help deepen the penetration of the industry into non-metro markets.
"There is a need to refocus on the purpose and need to refocus on the goal of mutual funds.
"We have had our consultations with the industry stake-holders and we are hopeful that very soon we will be coming out with our long-term mutual fund policy which will help in the growth of the industry," Sinha told reporters on the sidelines of an SBI Mutual Fund event here.
It can be noted that 44 MFs collect over 90% of their customers in the few top metros and despite many efforts by the regulator, penetration into the non-metro and rural markets is too low.
On the realty MF -- the real estate investment trust funds -- he said Sebi had received some representation from the industry.
"We have received some representation from industry and currently, we are trying to look into what are the changes required so that this product can also be launched soon," he said.
When asked about the special investment scheme launched to encourage first-time investors into stock market (Rajiv Gandhi equity investment scheme), Sinha said so far only nine such schemes have been launched and total assets mobilised but the industry is only Rs 53 crore.
"We are going to engage with the industry to understand what are the problems and the challenges and if there is anything that involves the government, we propose to take up the matter with the government," the Sebi chairman said.


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Feb. 23, 2015
American historian D.F. Fleming, writing of the post-World War II period in his eminent history of the Cold War, stated that "Greece was the first of the liberated states to be openly and forcibly compelled to accept the political system of the occupying Great Power. It was Churchill who acted first and Stalin who followed his example, in Bulgaria and then in Rumania, though with less bloodshed."
The British intervened in Greece while World War II was still raging. His Majesty's Army waged war against ELAS, the left-wing guerrillas who had played a major role in forcing the Nazi occupiers to flee. Shortly after the war ended, the United States joined the Brits in this great anti-communist crusade, intervening in what was now a civil war, taking the side of the neo-fascists against the Greek left. The neo-fascists won and instituted a highly brutal regime, for which the CIA created a suitably repressive internal security agency (KYP in Greek).
In 1964, the liberal George Papandreou came to power, but in April 1967 a military coup took place, just before elections which appeared certain to bring Papandreou back as prime minister. The coup had been a joint effort of the Royal Court, the Greek military, the KYP, the CIA, and the American military stationed in Greece, and was followed immediately by the traditional martial law, censorship, arrests, beatings, and killings, the victims totaling some 8,000 in the first month. This was accompanied by the equally traditional declaration that this was all being done to save the nation from a "communist takeover". Torture, inflicted in the most gruesome of ways, often with equipment supplied by the United States, became routine.
George Papandreou was not any kind of radical. He was a liberal anti-communist type. But his son Andreas, the heir-apparent, while only a little to the left of his father, had not disguised his wish to take Greece out of the Cold War, and had questioned remaining in NATO, or at least as a satellite of the United States.
Andreas Papandreou was arrested at the time of the coup and held in prison for eight months. Shortly after his release, he and his wife Margaret visited the American ambassador, Phillips Talbot, in Athens. Papandreou later related the following:
I asked Talbot whether America could have intervened the night of the coup, to prevent the death of democracy in Greece. He denied that they could have done anything about it. Then Margaret asked a critical question: What if the coup had been a Communist or a Leftist coup? Talbot answered without hesitation. Then, of course, they would have intervened, and they would have crushed the coup. 1
Another charming chapter in US-Greek relations occurred in 2001, when Goldman Sachs, the Wall Street Goliath Lowlife, secretly helped Greece keep billions of dollars of debt off their balance sheet through the use of complex financial instruments like credit default swaps. This allowed Greece to meet the baseline requirements to enter the Eurozone in the first place. But it also helped create a debt bubble that would later explode and bring about the current economic crisis that's drowning the entire continent. Goldman Sachs, however, using its insider knowledge of its Greek client, protected itself from this debt bubble by betting against Greek bonds, expecting that they would eventually fail… 2
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This is going to be a hot summer in Gastein. Not least thanks to Austropop star Rainhard Fendrich, who is sure to heat up the audience at the Alpenarena in Bad Hofgastein.
He is one of the big idols of the Austropop scene. In fact, it is practically impossible to imagine popular music in Austria without him: Rainhard Fendrich. Here, there's practically no one who doesn't know his hymn "I am from Austria". In 2017, this Austrian music star honors the Alpenarena in Bad Hofgastein with a visit. At the same venue where, in summer 2016, German pop icon NENA thrilled around 2,000 guests and locals, it will now be the bedrock of the Austropop scene who takes the spotlight. And his performance will also introduce the audience to his new album: "Schwarzoderweiss".
For years, Rainhard Fendrich has captivated young and old with his thoughtful and critical lyrics as well as humorous, catchy songs, songs that always manage to put a smile on people's faces. New numbers from his latest album release, but also hits from the earlier days of this songster's career, are sure to produce goose-bump moments. If you would like to share this amazing experience, now's the perfect time to pick up your tickets for what is sure to be an unforgettable evening at the Alpenarena in Bad Hofgastein.
Look forward to the concert highlight of Gastein's summer events calendar! And sway along with the rest of the crowd as he performs Austria's secret national anthem, "I am from Austria".
This hot summer's evening will begin at 8 p.m. with opening act "folkshilfe". These three musicians from Upper Austria play pop music in dialect.
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With the increasing adoption of virtual reality, 2016 can well be the year for VR technology to evolve as the next big platform for emerging technology, as per many industry leaders including Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook. With endless possibilities unfolding with this emerging platform how will marketers are going to tap on this new horizon of opportunity we are all eager to know.
Facebook already gurgled out $2 billion on new Oculus VR headset and Mark Zuckerberg commented that the new tie-up marks a long term collaboration betting on the futuristic computing. Sony also came up with its visionary Project Morpheus, a VR headset workable with PlayStation 4 gaming console. Similarly, Paypal co-founder Elin Musk joining hands with Hollywood star Ashton Kurtcher and Zuckerberg invested a sum of $ 40 million in software company Vicarious which is working in the field of artificial intelligence. Google also came up with its futuristic Glass Smart Specs as the new computing platform. By making a recent strategic alliance with high end eyewear company Luxottica, Google is keen on mass producing its Glass computer products. So, the big players are making big investments and showing increasing interest in VR technology it is going to make big impact in the world of business in the coming time.
So, What is Exactly Virtual Reality?
Virtual reality refers to an advanced computing environment and interface capable to offer simulated and immersive experience to users. This immersive experience and simulation of real life experience can be offered through special gadgets like a wearable computer like computing glasses, headsets, and a projection room or simply on your device screen.
The beginning of VR has been in Augmented reality technologies like Google maps, geo-localization, etc which equally provided an immersive environment. Gradually this augmented reality technologies also moved towards augmented virtuality with the strengthening and proliferation of VR technology.
Now let us see some of the ways virtual reality will impact business and marketing in the time to come.
Virtual Shopping is Looming Large as a Big Possibility
Already delivery of goods via drones has been experimented in some parts of the world. Now virtual reality coupled up with drone delivery is bound to ensure optimum efficiency customer delivery system. While we continue to crave for more convenience and ease in buying, this is something bound to happen in the time to come.
Moreover, thanks to VR technology we can roam in the streets of Paris or go window-shop browsing while physically we sit at home only. After selecting your choice products and completing the transaction, the aerial drones will ensure fastest delivery of goods.
Education and Product Demos
Thanks to VR distant demonstration of products by marketers now is about to become a reality. Just consider the huge possibilities of giving the demo of products or service experiences for prospective customers. Users will be capable to experience the products and service experiences in a more life-like immersive environment. This is bound to open the doors for marketers to offer demo of their products, experiences and marketing promotions in livelier ways than ever before. Similarly, such distant yet life-like experience will allow incorporating immersive experience in online learning systems.
VR Advertisements
Thanks to virtual reality the war among marketers for ad space may take a new turn as so called advertising billboards and banners are going to be replaced by superimposed ad space inside the immersive videos and live streams of advertisements taking the walls and floors of city buildings. With all visible spaces being subject of VR display in the time to come, ads are going to be more context-oriented, immersive and deep scorching.
VR Will Make Service Based Business More Accountable
Just think by treating a customer poorly could it make a huge impact on your business decades before? No, it often could not have any impact at all. The negative sentiment of poorly treated customers simply could not be escalated as they were disjointed. But then web and social media collectively changed it for the customers. Now social media emerged as a modern PR platform for companies and to save their reputation they need to respond to customer complaints throughout the day. Such accountability on part of businesses has been possible because of web and emerging technologies that made real time collaboration and sharing of opinions possible.
Will VR amplify this effect further? Obviously immersive customer reactions in real time videos along with demonstration of the faulty products can make a bigger impact and at the same time companies can take the scope of VR technology to address reviews and explain their reasons in failing to serve a customer properly. So, VR will add more to the real time effect of social sharing and business communication.
No Limit to Event Ticket Sales
Virtual reality allowing enjoying an event from any part of the globe with life-like experience will make sold out events practically impossible because there will be no limit to access to an event streamed on VR platform. So, from enjoying a movie to being present in the Oscars to experiencing African safari, all are available on your headset without constraints. Tickets will still be there but they will be session ticket for virtual watchers.
Huge Impact on Research and Development
How much time is taken for a product to launch in the market after being conceptualized and developed by a company? Yes, a product goes through whole range of sales efforts like trade shows, phone calls, web marketing, social media campaign and distribution channels. All these contribute to the time taken for the product to hit market which is referred as "time to market".
Virtual design allowing cost effective interactive simulations of the product will make it possible for the customers and reviewers to experience it while it is in the design stage. This will also make it possible to build costly prototypes of the product. Moreover, the real time feedback from various sources will contribute to the development and design of the product.
How Long it Will Take For the VR to Make Such Impact?
Well, it is just the beginning of this new tech platform which is promising enough to grow by leaps and bounds in the time to come and once it gets matured the impact is bound to be monumental on every facets of life. It will have more impact than what computer and mobile technology put together did in the last two decades or so. But to grow up to a cultural tipping point it may take several years from now though the real life integration of VR technology may take far less than a decade. At least, so it seems from the huge participation and collaboration of tech heads for this emerging platform.
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st: Analysing compound data types from imputed variables
Wed, 3 Aug 2011 17:29:53 +0200
We are analysing the discriminating capacity of a clinical score,
which is constructed from 7 variables. One variable is the ratio of
two variables, two are binary, one is an ordered variabel with 4
levels, and finally we have 4 continous variables which have been
divided into 2-3 intervals. We now want to 1) validate the score on
new data and 2) analyse if some additional variables can add
discriminating capacity to the original score.
Our problem is missing variables. It seems the missingnes is random.
We want to impute these missing values. This is straightforward using
ice or mi and using the passive alternative for the ratio-variable.
The problem is how to calculate and analyse the score for the cases
with missing variables. As we need to divide the continous variables
into intervals after imputation we can not use passive.
I am thinking to construct the imputed dataset, calculate the score
for each imputed dataset according to the intervals of the continous
variables. I suppose I can use mim for the analysis of the
discriminating capacity of the score. Is there any other alternatives?
Should we use the variables after dividing into intervals and then do
the imputation instead? It would then be possible to use passive
imputation for the score. Other proposals or comments are wellcome
Roland Andersson
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|13 Sep 2012
New fairly regular BS0D mostly when "idle", once whilst on youtube.
I've been getting a few BSODs recently.
Mostly when away from the computer, but once whilst browsing.
I have not changed any hardware.
I have moved the computer from one room to another and changed the ethernet cable connected.
I do not believe any damage could of been caused to the hardware when moving but I suppose it is a possibility. It took no noticeable bumps or shunts.
I have recently activated ssh with cygwin, which created a new privileged user. But I do not see how that should affect it.
I have also changed a setting in utorrent "Enable UPnP port mapping" and "Enable NAT-PMP port mapping" have both been activated. Again I don't see how this should cause BSOD but I'm trying to provide as much info as may be relevant.
I've attached the seven forums diag tool directory.
Thanks in advance for any help!
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|13 Sep 2012
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Not that I can weigh in on much here, but I can say that it's very unlikely that your uTorrent settings caused this; I use the same settings with no adverse effects :)
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|13 Sep 2012
Cheers! Just wanted to include as much info as possible about anything that has changed.
I just want to also add that I've now set my dumps to capture kernel dumps in future in case this helps more. I'll upload if I've anymore.
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|18 Sep 2012
I've had more crashes. This is the analysis of the kernel dump from my most recent:
Microsoft (R) Windows Debugger Version 6.12.0002.633 AMD64 Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Loading Dump File [C:\Windows\MEMORY.DMP] Kernel Summary Dump File: Only kernel address space is available Symbol search path is: SRV*c:\symbols*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols Executable search path is: Windows 7 Kernel Version 7601 (Service Pack 1) MP (4 procs) Free x64 Product: WinNt, suite: TerminalServer SingleUserTS Personal Built by: 7601.17835.amd64fre.win7sp1_gdr.120503-2030 Machine Name: Kernel base = 0xfffff800`02c4d000 PsLoadedModuleList = 0xfffff800`02e91670 Debug session time: Tue Sep 18 20:54:24.286 2012 (UTC + 1:00) System Uptime: 0 days 1:30:30.987 Loading Kernel Symbols ............................................................... ................................................................ ............... Loading User Symbols Loading unloaded module list ...... ******************************************************************************* * * * Bugcheck Analysis * * * ******************************************************************************* Use !analyze -v to get detailed debugging information. BugCheck 7E, {ffffffffc0000005, fffff80002cd5858, fffff880031bda38, fffff880031bd290} Probably caused by : hardware ( nt!KxStartSystemThread+16 ) Followup: MachineOwner --------- 0: kd> !analyze -v ******************************************************************************* * * * Bugcheck Analysis * * * ******************************************************************************* SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED (7e) This is a very common bugcheck. Usually the exception address pinpoints the driver/function that caused the problem. Always note this address as well as the link date of the driver/image that contains this address. Arguments: Arg1: ffffffffc0000005, The exception code that was not handled Arg2: fffff80002cd5858, The address that the exception occurred at Arg3: fffff880031bda38, Exception Record Address Arg4: fffff880031bd290, Context Record Address Debugging Details: ------------------ EXCEPTION_CODE: (NTSTATUS) 0xc0000005 - The instruction at 0x%08lx referenced memory at 0x%08lx. The memory could not be %s. FAULTING_IP: nt!ExpWorkerThread+128 fffff800`02cd5858 0100 add dword ptr [rax],eax EXCEPTION_RECORD: fffff880031bda38 -- (.exr 0xfffff880031bda38) ExceptionAddress: fffff80002cd5858 (nt!ExpWorkerThread+0x0000000000000128) ExceptionCode: c0000005 (Access violation) ExceptionFlags: 00000000 NumberParameters: 2 Parameter[0]: 0000000000000001 Parameter[1]: 0000000000003c00 Attempt to write to address 0000000000003c00 CONTEXT: fffff880031bd290 -- (.cxr 0xfffff880031bd290) rax=0000000000003c00 rbx=fffff80002fbe610 rcx=fffffa8004de4730 rdx=0000000000000000 rsi=fffffa80039e2660 rdi=fffffa8004a03c10 rip=fffff80002cd5858 rsp=fffff880031bdc70 rbp=fffff80002e692d8 r8=0000000000000000 r9=0000000000000000 r10=fffffa8004dcd900 r11=fffffa80039e2968 r12=fffffa8004a03c10 r13=0000000000000001 r14=0000000000000000 r15=0000000000000001 iopl=0 nv up ei pl nz na po nc cs=0010 ss=0018 ds=002b es=002b fs=0053 gs=002b efl=00010206 nt!ExpWorkerThread+0x128: fffff800`02cd5858 0100 add dword ptr [rax],eax ds:002b:00000000`00003c00=???????? Resetting default scope DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID: VISTA_DRIVER_FAULT PROCESS_NAME: System CURRENT_IRQL: 0 ERROR_CODE: (NTSTATUS) 0xc0000005 - The instruction at 0x%08lx referenced memory at 0x%08lx. The memory could not be %s. EXCEPTION_PARAMETER1: 0000000000000001 EXCEPTION_PARAMETER2: 0000000000003c00 WRITE_ADDRESS: 0000000000003c00 FOLLOWUP_IP: nt!KxStartSystemThread+16 fffff800`02cbcec6 48c7c10e000000 mov rcx,0Eh BUGCHECK_STR: 0x7E MISALIGNED_IP: nt!ExpWorkerThread+128 fffff800`02cd5858 0100 add dword ptr [rax],eax LAST_CONTROL_TRANSFER: from fffff80002f62e6a to fffff80002cd5858 STACK_TEXT: fffff880`031bdc70 fffff800`02f62e6a : fffffa80`039ff660 fffffa80`039e2660 00000000`00000080 fffffa80`039cd040 : nt!ExpWorkerThread+0x128 fffff880`031bdd00 fffff800`02cbcec6 : fffff880`02f63180 fffffa80`039e2660 fffff880`02f6dfc0 ffffff60`ffffff00 : nt!PspSystemThreadStartup+0x5a fffff880`031bdd40 00000000`00000000 : fffff880`031be000 fffff880`031b8000 fffff880`031bd9a0 00000000`00000000 : nt!KxStartSystemThread+0x16 SYMBOL_STACK_INDEX: 2 SYMBOL_NAME: nt!KxStartSystemThread+16 FOLLOWUP_NAME: MachineOwner IMAGE_NAME: hardware DEBUG_FLR_IMAGE_TIMESTAMP: 0 STACK_COMMAND: .cxr 0xfffff880031bd290 ; kb MODULE_NAME: hardware FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: X64_IP_MISALIGNED BUCKET_ID: X64_IP_MISALIGNED Followup: MachineOwner
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|19 Sep 2012
May we have your latest dump?
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|19 Sep 2012
I've attached the latest minidump etc.
Is there a recommended site for hosting larger memory dumps if that is necessary?
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|19 Sep 2012
You can upload it in mediafire, and post the link here.
► First of all, I will suggest a BIOS update.
BIOS Version/Date American Megatrends Inc. 0507, 10/12/2008
Drive C: Size 232.88 GB (250,058,108,928 bytes) Free Space 39.77 GB (42,706,132,992 bytes) ------------------------------------------------ Drive D: Size 931.51 GB (1,000,202,240,000 bytes) Free Space 33.46 GB (35,928,895,488 bytes)
► Update the following drivers
► Stress test your video card
Video Card - Stress Test with Furmark
Let us know the situation after doing those.
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|19 Sep 2012
Not that I object, but mind if I ask the reasoning for the additional storage? I've a few games I can remove from the C drive and I'm well aware of the fact that my D (media) drive is massively insufficient anymore.
I intend to get a 2 or 3 TB drive down the line to replace D. But in the mean time, how much would you recommend freeing up of each?
The rest I shall try and sort out and get back.
If you suspect that disk drive space could be an issue, then does the increased activity of my D drive (which has very little space left) present an increased probability of BSOD? I know that this will be a lot more active (although mostly reads) due to changed settings in utorrent mentioned in the first post.
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I think it's better to read "the one who can destroy psuchen and soma in Gehenna" as God. Check the parallel in Lk. 12.
Also, remember that no amount of uncleanness could ever de-Israelize anyone in the OT (and this holds true in the NT). Instead it meant, as you say, separation or even death (including no descendants), and this is the separation and death that Jesus lived and died (and into which we are baptized).
I am intrigued by your mention of Gehenna. What does Gehenna have to do with "hell" as traditionally understood? How does God kill the psuche in Gehenna? What does it mean for someone's life to be thrown into the burning compost pile beneath Jerusalem?
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