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|31st May 2010, 02:14 AM
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brand new iS 121 WC foot strap screws/holes problem
I finally got my brand new iS121 WC 2010 (3rd one the dealer had delivered, first had long dent in bottom under most foot, second was -quoting the dealer- "total crap" (paint completely mucked up and fin box partially filled), the third (the one I have now) resists moderate attemps to attach the original foot straps with the original screws to the board (it also has a questionable spot on the bottom close to the fin that one can actually feel without looking, but all the boards in the shop had a few similar "spots" at random locations so that might be "normal"))).
Question is: should I apply a bit more pressure or just return the board unused and get yet another one?
While trying to screw the screw into the board it makes a grinding noise and doesn't catch straight, instead it catches and wobbles at the speed you screw. I already tried to force it in straight (very moderately) but as soon as I would let off pressure it would "wobble" again. I alread stuck a screwdriver into the hole and turned it around a few times and blew into it as well to no avail.
What does Starboard recommend?
Last edited by Duracell; 31st May 2010 at 03:04 AM.
|31st May 2010, 06:26 AM
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Hi Duracell,
would recommend you to get screws with less diameter. Just check out the shop! After using the thinner screws sometimes the original ones will also fit into the holes. Try to screw in a straight angle. But guess you also can use the big ones, but needs a lot of power to get them in.
Good luck,
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|31st May 2010, 09:02 AM
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Hi Duracell,
The new boards use 7mm PT screws (vice the 6mm PT screws that were used before).
As Chris P. suggests, if you have an older 6mm FS screw, it's a good idea to put some soap on it (as a lubricant) and screw it down straight in the FS screw holes (with out the
footstrap). This will tend to "tap" the correct pitch threads in the holes.
The use soap on the 7mm screws and they will go down in the holes pretty nicely.
The grinding noise you hear is the plastic trying to "stick" to the screw.
Use some soap to help with this and I think you will like the new 7 mm FS screws.
Hope this helps,
|1st June 2010, 05:57 PM
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Soap, pressure and a bit of persistence fixed the problem, thanks.
Viable question would be: do most surfers have a bar of soap with them when the go surfing?
Still worried about the suspicious spot on the bottom but after 1 session no problem.
BTW I'm otherwise SERIOUSLY impressed with the is121 wc wonder how it'll work in lighter winds.
|1st June 2010, 07:16 PM
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Hi Duracell,
"Do most surfers have a bar of soap with them when they go surfing"?
Good question, but maybe we can change that when windsurfers find
out the many uses soap can have.
1/ Footstrap screws
2/ Lubricant for mast base nuts.
3/ Lubricant for boom adjustments tubes. (Makes them slide really nice like a trombone)
4/ Great for mast ferrules. (Keeps out some of the grit and makes them easier to seperate if they do get stuck.) Use with a wrap of electrical tape over the joint and you will virtually never have a problem with a stuck mast. Keeps the mast much lighter as it seals water
5/ Use soap as a "marking medium" when fitting fin heads. Also serves to make Tuttle and Deep Tuttle fins easier to slide in and out of the board cavitiy.
6/ Lubricant fro fin screws.
7/ Lubricant for camber inducers.
8/ Lubricant/protectant for batten tensioner screws.
9/ Lubricant for centerboard pivots/side plates and gaskets.
So, there are 9 things that a bar of soap can help with.
As far as the IS 121 WC in light winds, you are in for a treat.
It will be great in 10-12 knots with an => 8.5 m2 rig and still very good
in 18-20 knots with a 5.5-6.5. It's a very wide range of use board.
Hope this helps,
|15th June 2010, 01:31 AM
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great answer!
hope I get my board back soon
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Despite best efforts only 27% of our students out of the total 220 are Muslims.
Over the years our college has improved the intake of minority students. Of the college's 3600 students now, 73 per cent are from Muslims. Trichy has only two Muslim High Schools. Obviously they cannot adequately feed our numbers. We must do something to bring more Muslims to school, increase number of schools and improve their quality.
It is for the first time that our college has a narrow majority (52%) of Muslim girls. The thought that they (Muslim girls) cannot be employed dissuades them from higher education Not more than 25% of the 1150 girls who graduated from our college during 12 years will now be working.
We had set apart Rs. 4 lakh for scholarship to Muslim students in Madurai but could distribute only Rs. 1,25,000 last year to 52 students. Clearly, Muslims hardly opt for higher or professional education.
These big professional educational institutions are only being run by Muslims, not for Muslims.
We give top priority to Muslims students, yet our college has no more than just one-third of its students from among Muslims.
Despite so many years of existence, Muslim colleges in Chennai fail to produce men and women of excellence on par with Christian-run colleges. Quality comes from good schools which are simply absent.
The plethora of engineering colleges tell a sad tale. Only fancied needs of community are being fulfilled, not the felt needs. There is a total lack of thinking and planning.
Urdu Medium Education
Shimoga Shows the Way
By A Staff Writer
PRIMARY education imparted through the medium of mother tongue, as universally acknowledged, is most effective. If a proof is required, one should visit Shimoga district in Karnataka. Fallen in disrepute elsewhere, the Urdu medium schools thrive here. True, the schools do not teach kids from the elite families, do not turn out good number of professionals, and may not even put up very good performance in public exams. Yet the fact that they ensure mass education, check drop-outs and make the students more creative, weighs heavily in favour of opting for Urdu medium education in Karnataka where predominant majority of Muslims speak Urdu.
Thanks to the Phoolban Nursery Education movement by a clutch of Muslim social activists in 1971, this district of the Old Mysore state has 25 Urdu medium high school today. These school teach nearly 4,000 students at a time, employ around 125 teachers and ensure that drop-outs do not occur. Perhaps effective supervision can raise the number of students to nearly 5,000 and enable 50 more jobs for Urdu medium teachers.
It was in 1971 that an ex-serviceman, Major Khaleelur Rahman and his close associate B. S. Nazir Ahmed, an officer from the local steel mill, launched the Phoolban Nursery Education campaign from Shimoga. They were inspired by the experiment of the Nursery education in Europe during the Industrial Revolution. The duo assisted by their wives and a few friends took the message to a number of districts of the Old Mysore state. Lo and behold! Within no time they were able to set up 70 Phoolban Nursery Schools in Shimoga, Hassan, Chikmagalur, Mysore and Bellary districts. The stress was on Urdu medium education of Muslim children. This facilitated teaching of Islamic tenets and morals too.
Though later the movement weakened, it threw deep roots in Shimoga district. The real push for up-grading the educational movement came in 1978 when only a single Muslim student had passed in SSLC in Shimoga taluk. Major Khaleel and his colleagues who had founded the Al-Mahmood Education Society in 1974, set up the Al-Mahmood High School in Bhadravati.
From then on they never looked back. Today the Al-Mahmood Society runs 10 educational institutions which comprise four high schools, two junior colleges, and two higher primary schools. These institutions centred in twin town of Shimoga-Bhadravati and some villages in the vicinity alone provide education to nearly 2,000 students at a certain point of time.
Receiving impetus from Al-Mahmood's efforts, a number of other organisations too chipped in. Today, the twin town and its environs alone have nearly a dozen Urdu medium high schools or Urdu sections in the Government High Schools. A great majority of the students from these schools are Muslim girls. Says Sayeeda Nazir, administrator of the Al-Mahmood Trust: "Earlier Muslim girls were averse to continuing education after SSLC due to co-education in government colleges. Now Al-Mahmood institutions provide them the requisite atmosphere to continue their education undisturbed. And it is hoped, the second generation boys too will catch up with their sisters once these educated girls are mothers."
Thanks to these schools, good many Muslim girls now enter the Shimoga based TCH Training Institute and have secured appointments as government teachers. According to Shahana Begum of Al-Mahmood High School Bhadravati, nearly 300 girls from these schools are today government teachers. Some girls have joined dental colleges and one even cleared the KES (Karnataka Education Service). A boy became a lecturer. Though this may appear to be a humble profile, but going by the depressing 1978 SSLC results of Shimoga taluka, the achievement is spectacular.
However, Al-Mahmood Society's troubles are endless. Except the Bhadravati School, all schools are unaided. Says Nazir Ahmed: " We face a great dearth of trained Urdu teachers. Al-Mahmood Society's application for a B.Ed College has so far evoked no response, while the previous Janata Dal Government sanctioned a B.Ed College in Shikaripur last year. Five Muslim ministers are of no help in getting an NOC for the B.Ed College which is a pre-condition in getting a sanction from National Council for Teachers Education (NCTE)."
Most Government Urdu medium high schools also suffer from dearth of Trained Urdu teachers. Consequently, they record a pitiable 2-3 per cent passes in SSLC exams.
The Urdu medium education has helped the students gain sufficient insight into Islamic tenets and moral. Islamic dress code also enables them to develop modesty. But perhaps the greatest moment of joy for the Muslims of Shimoga came last September when the Maulana Azad National Urdu University decided to open its study centre here. "It is a boon for us. Our students especially girls will now be able to study upto degree level effortlessly," says Sayeeda Nazir. Al-Mahmood now aspires to setup a medical, ateacher's training college in Shimoga. Going by the poor economic conditions, the community should come forward to set up ITIs, polytechnic and Krishi Vigyan Kendras also.
Interview : B. S. Nazir Ahmed
"Catch them Young" was our mission
. S. Nazir Ahmed is a restless man. Past 60, he does not sit quiet for a while. His long stint in the Bhadravati based Visveswaraya Iron and Steel Limited (VISL) as deputy general manager has perhaps steeled his nerves. Pioneer of Phoolban Nursery Education movement in Old Mysore state, Nazir along with his co-activist Major Khaleelur Rahman has blazed a trail of Urdu medium educational institutions. Now secretary of the Al-Mahmood Education Trust, Nazir Ahmed spoke to Islamic Voice about nursery education, his life time passion:
Q: Why do you consider nursery education to be the backbone of child's intellectual development.
A:The age between 3 and 6 years plays a crucial role in an individual's life. Habits and traits developed in this stage play a major role in shaping the adult life. If children are carefully groomed during this period, their mannerism, thought process, intellectual life will bear an indelible stamp of the impressions gained during this period.
An English adage says: "There is a world of difference between one and six years but very little difference between six and sixty years."
The educationists have therefore developed several methods to train the child during this period known as nursery education, kindergarten or Montessori.
Q: How did you apply it in your institutions?
A:We were quite disturbed to see that most Muslim kids had no systematic upbringing during this crucial period. We began by setting up Phoolban Nursery Schools in districts of Old Mysore state. Between 1971 and '73 we set up 71 such nurseries.
Q: Any particular precedent was inspiring you?
A:We had that instance from a European village from where the nursery education began. A factory where couples worked together put their children in a single shelter under the cave of a matron. The matron engaged them in toys, games, songs, rhymes, charts and various educative pastimes. So magical was the result of this training that the children of the workers outdid the children of the highly placed professionals who had passed the crucial 3-6 year age with their mothers. This serendipitous experiment blazed a trail. Educationists surged to the town to copy it. Europe later saw wide replication of this experiment which came to be termed as Nursery Education.
Q: How could the Muslim benefit from this?
A:Normally, in a given population, 17 of the 100 people, fall under the category of 3-6 years. Muslim should establish great many nursery schools under the care of trained teachers who could train them in basic tenets of the faith, Islamic practises, etiquettes, rhymes based on Islam and culture. This generation will prove a boon in shaping future builders of the community. These could be started in a room attached to the mosque or even in a garden. 'Catch them young' should be our motto.


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I wrote this software to show more information than the provided dashboard. Specifically I was looking for cell info (Cellular Broadcast Messages), signal strength (in more detail than 5 graphical bars) and to distinguish between GPRS, EDGE, 3G and HSDPA.
I only intended this program to be a companion to the provided dashboard software, but it has now grown to the point where it has its own data counters and the ability to connect and disconnect from the internet. You can decide whether you want to use it for occasionally checking your connection or whether you want to use it for keeping track of your internet usage.
Has been tested on Windows XP, Windows Vista , Windows 7 (32 and 64-bit), Windows 8 and Windows Server 2003 and 2008. It should work on Windows 2000 as well.
Currently supports most Huawei, Option, Novatel, Sierra Wireless, ZTE and LongCheer 3G/WCDMA/UMTS modems.
Other modems using the standard AT command set should work too, but functionality will be limited to signal strength, cell IDs and USSD.
Nokia phones are also supported, but functionality is very limited as MDMA can only be used when the phone is not online.
MDMA needs at least one serial (COM) port in order to communicate with the modem, as per screenshot here. Modems with HiLink and other so-called "driverless" firmwares do not provide the required port. In most cases your device can be flashed with a regular firmware.
Please download the program
documentationand compatibility matrix.
Temporary download location on Google Drive.
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I'll edit the first page in this thread for announcements etc.
MDMA 188.8.131.52 Beta discussion here (closed)
MDMD 18.104.22.168 Beta discussion here (closed)
How to disable the modem's drive letter or disable autorun
How to use startup command line switches (See Method #2)
How to create a copy of a dial-up networking connection
Capabilities of some Huawei modems
How to switch Huawei E303 to modem mode (Windows)
My anti-virus reports mdma.exe is a virus / contains malware
Does MDMA work on WINE?
Using NDIS instead of RAS (Windows tips & tricks)
Community support is available in this thread. Please do not PM me asking for help.
184.108.40.206 (2015/11/03):
- Add Huawei LTE band 5 (850MHz FDD) for E5786s-32a
- Add ^CHIPTEMP and ^VOLT to Device Info display
- Add +ZBANDI=5 through +ZBANDI=9 to ZTE band setting
22.214.171.124 (2014/06/27):
- Add Huawei LTE bands 38 (2600MHz TDD), 40 (2300MHz TDD) and 41 (2500MHz TDD)
- Detect D-Link DWM-156 modem (Telkom Mobile)
- Do not send AT&F0 during initialization by default (for E5331/E5775/E5776, etc. devices)
- New command line switch /atf0init - send AT&F0 during initialization (old MDMA behaviour)
- New command line switch /nopolling - don't poll the modem for anything (passive mode)
22.214.171.124 (2013/08/21):
- Detect Huawei LTE modems
- Add /dialmode command line switch:
RAS - pop up RAS menu (same as MDMA < 184.108.40.206)
MDMA - use RAS connection named 'MDMA'
NDISDUP - use AT^NDISDUP to dial and hang up (network connection)
- Use AT^SYSCFGEX instead of AT^SYSCFG, if available
- Use AT^SYSINFOEX instead of AT^SYSINFO, if available
- Huawei LTE band configuration
- Add ^DIALMODE, ^CSNR, ^SYSINFOEX and ^SYSCFGEX capabilities to Device Info display
- Display ^LTERSRP on main window
- Change default dial behaviour to use NDISDUP if available (based on response of AT^DIALMODE?) otherwise use RAS connection named 'MDMA', unless overridden by /dialmode command line switch
- If default APN is empty, set it to 'internet'
- Don't read APN from CGDCONT: 0 (Huawei E3276)
18.104.22.168 (2012/11/22):
- MDMA's GUI is now in a new "landscape" orientation optimized for netbook displays, thanks to Terencek's polite reminders. The old "portrait" orientation has been deprecated.
- Replaced the unused Cell Description field with an SNR (signal to noise ratio) display for the Huawei modems that support this feature. You don't have to do anything, if you modem supports it, you see numbers here, if not, you won't. At this stage I'm not entirely sure of what these values represent, but if you're interested have a read here (WayBackMachine). Ununocitum's theory on the reported SNR values is here.
- In order to work around the problem of the E1820 ignoring the AT to command from the 3gpp specification to deactivate all PDP contexts (i.e. disconnect from the internet), MDMA now uses Windows RAS to hang up the connection. The downside of this is you must have a RAS entry named 'MDMA'. The easiest way to do this is to create a copy of the one created by your other dashboard.
Failure to do this will result in the following error when using the 'Connect' button in MDMA:
On the upside though, if you edit the properties of your 'MDMA' RAS entry and uncheck 'Prompt for name and password, certificate, etc,', 'Include Windows logon domain' and 'Prompt for phone number' in the Options tab, MDMA will now connect mit only vun click.Cannot load dialog.
Error 623: The system could not find the phone book entry for this connection.
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When in doubt, act like you're in control. "Police!" I barked, aiming at the man holding Tenesha. "Let her go and put your hands on your head! You're under arrest!"
Noble picked up on that. "Drop your weapon!"
I heard a man laugh from Tenesha's direction, then Jobst's voice: "You did this, you moron. We tried to do you a favor, and you blow our cover? Nice."
"I don't consider sending an innocent kid to prison doing me a favor."
"Why? He's just a pothead punk. If we don't do it, you'll have to bust him later on. And who knows who he'd hurt along the way?"
"I don't know how you do things in spook-land, but this is America," I said. "And the CIA isn't authorized to operate on American soil, so you're way out of your jurisdiction. You hurt her, the only way you'll see Quantico again is feet-first."
"You don't have a clue what you're dealing with here," said Jobst, sounding strained as Tenesha continued to struggle. "The victim's — people — have been in touch. They want justice."
"You know as well as I do that Danny Freeman did the shooting," I said. "Justice isn't justice if you ignore the perp and just yank an innocent citizen off the street. Give them Freeman —"
"No!" the other man yelled.
"— and they get justice. Give them anyone else, and it's just random vengeance." I glanced at the other man. "I know it's your father, but you can't protect him by sacrificing a kid!"
"Leave him out of this!" Freeman Jr. yelled, turning his gun my way.
Noble saw an opportunity, and took the shot. Freeman went down, bellowing, clutching his shoulder.
Jobst took a shot at me from can't-miss range — thank God Tenesha's thrashing threw his aim off. His bullet hit the trunk of the patrol car and zinged past me, making me flinch back before I could return fire. With a frustrated cry, Tenesha broke free but she fell at his feet. He glared at me, took aim at her —
Then something flew out of the dark and smacked Jobst in the side of his head, making a hollow wet thwop. Jobst grunted and staggered, gun-hand flailing, and I took him down.
"Tenesha? You okay?" I called.
"Yeah." She got to her feet. "What about you?"
"Fine, thanks to you. You think you can keep these assholes alive until the ambulance gets here?"
"If I have to." She gave Jobst a murderous glance. Noble was already cuffing and searching Freeman Jr. "What happened just now? One second I thought I'd had it; the next, he took one upside the head! Who —"
"The Headless Horseman," a voice called from the darkness. A familiar, youthful voice. I got the flashlight from Noble's car and shone it on Jobst. Nearby, a pumpkin — the little ones used for Hallowe'en decorations — lay half-smashed, some of its guts spread over Jobst's head and suit. I shone the light toward the voice, but Jacob Moss had already disappeared into the dark. I shrugged and secured Jobst.
Freeman and Jobst lived, but they might have preferred otherwise. After a hurried discussion with the sheriff and Doc Dix, we called in a news crew from downtown and gave them the whole story, just in time to make the 11 o'clock news. As Sheriff Carmichael put it, "we just turn on the lights and watch the roaches scatter." We didn't feel like we had a choice, though — letting Jobst and Freeman go quietly into the night (Sarah Plant was long gone) would have left us with no guarantees that they wouldn't just grab some other innocent, here or elsewhere.
Politics and news sensations being what they are, we didn't get much of a break for a while. We charged the perps with conspiracy, credit card fraud, assault, and attempting to pervert the course of justice — not that it mattered, they disappeared from the hospital and were never seen again. Our worthless Congressman vowed to launch an investigation into the matter, but never did. Being on the Intelligence Committee, it's likely he knew what was happening all along. The sheriff did his time in front of the cameras, looking pleased with a job well-done. He had two years left in his term, but people would remember this. I'd have been surprised if anyone tried to unseat him. With proof positive that we weren't alone in the universe, people started acting a little different toward each other. A little better.
As for Tenesha and me, the spotlight turned away from us after a few days and we finally got an evening uninterrupted. I won't go into details, but it went well and we're still together. We don't think of ourselves as an interracial couple — because after you've seen an alien up close, those kind of differences just aren't important.
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New Version of CloudArray Supports NFS, File Sharing, Secure Bulk Ingestion and Cloud-to-Cloud Migration
New Version of CloudArray Supports NFS, File Sharing, Secure Bulk Ingestion and Cloud-to-Cloud Migration
NATICK, MA--(Marketwired - Feb 11, 2014) - TwinStrata, an innovator in cloud-integrated storage solutions, today announced the general availability of the latest release of its CloudArray software. Customers using the new release gain broader file access capabilities, file sharing across sites, secure bulk ingestion and easy cloud-to-cloud migration.
Improved file access within and across sites
With today's release, CloudArray supports NFS v3 and v4 using both AUTH_SYS and Kerberos security models. With this extension, TwinStrata broadens connectivity for block and file-based access to object storage without any need to modify existing applications or processes.
Unlike typical file servers, TwinStrata's software-defined storage architecture can span multiple locations and compute clouds for sharing data between geographically distributed users. This enables users to select the appropriate topology for each file share, whether optimized for locally biased data access or distributed multi-site data access.
Easier, more secure cloud migration and bulk ingestion
CloudArray features new, self-service cloud migration capabilities that enable organizations to migrate data volumes across cloud providers. Highlights of the new cloud migration feature include:
One of the barriers to cloud storage adoption has been the initial seeding of the cloud with data. Existing methods either take too long or require compromises in security and control.
CloudArray's unique secure import capability loads data into a secure, on-premise, private cloud at high-speed. The fully encrypted data can then be shipped to a choice of cloud providers without the need to share encryption keys with any party or provider, eliminating risk during transit. With this feature, organizations can:
Advanced cloud and storage management
CloudArray also offers improved usability, dashboard and controls throughout the product to better analyze and tune cloud storage environments. More granular statistics give users improved control over each application, facilitating performance optimization through dynamic balancing of cache resources.
Michael Queenan, director at Nephos Technologies, said:
Nicos Vekiarides, founder and CEO of TwinStrata, said:
Pricing and Availability
The new release of CloudArray is available today. Offered as part of a cloud storage bundle, the CloudArray Cloud Storage Subscription starts at $0.19 per gigabyte per month and includes all the costs of cloud storage, associated transfer fees and the CloudArray software.
TwinStrata also offers a software-only, "Bring Your Own Cloud" subscription, which starts at $99 per month for 1 TB.
About TwinStrata
TwinStrata's cloud-integrated storage makes data storage straightforward, affordable and maintenance-free by enabling organizations to scale their storage area networks (SAN) and network-attached storage (NAS) with on-demand cloud capacity. Customers use CloudArray to support primary, secondary, backup and archive storage needs. More information is available at twinstrata.com.
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Click To Play: YouTube Handling and Footwork Video
Progression I
Footwork: Service:
- Running over cones Volley
- Side-ways over cones Low ball off ground
- Side shuffle High balls off ground
- Front shuffle High balls off ground
Progression II
- Front shuffle 1. Volley 2. High ball off ground
- Front shuffle 1. Volley 2. Collapse save outside
Coaching points:
Quick footwork
Maintain control of body
Power hop before service
Good set position: Balls of your feet, bent knees, chest forward, palms facing the shot
Decide to catch or parry
Soft hands
Take the ball early
Secure the ball
Steven Cox (NC State Men's Assistant/Goalkeeper Coach) will be running a Summer Goalkeeper Training Program. The purpose of this camp is to help Goalkeeper's prepare for their upcoming season. Goalkeepers will be put in a competitive and fun training environment which will allow them to gain an advantage heading into their seasons. USA Goalkeeper Academy has built a successful curriculum that will focus on technical, tactical, physical and physiological aspects of the game.
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My girlfriend suffers from depression, and recently left me in order to take time and space, and seek professional help. I'm currently probably going crazy from loneliness, watching the hours and days and waiting for some word from her as to our future, and I've been dreaming of rescuing her in various circumstances, which I could describe if it would help.
I want to seek help in finding and helping her. In the "dream world" she has her natural hair color, which I believe means that I'm seeing the "real" her. In my experiences in life, I firmly believe in the existence of another plane, and I hope with all my heart that by reaching her there, I may have some chance in giving her strength and fighting with and for her. I'm looking for advice from anyone who has tried this before, or can help me gain more strength and movement in my dreams. I know it's a super long shot, but I believe she's honestly trying and I would give anything, body and soul, to help her and hopefully win her love once again.
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Windows 8.1 OS has been installed on my Surface Pro tablet. However, when I open youtube website and try to wacth a clip or movie, I just got the green display instead of videos and nothing appeare from there. Trying from others but not working at all. That also happen with Firefox and chrome which are pre-installed with adobe plugin. How I can resolve the issues? Continue reading
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This Pumpkin Pie Cake is not only BETTER than pumpkin pie, it's SO much easier. Everyone always raves and asks for the recipe!
If you make just one pumpkin dessert this fall, let this Pumpkin Pie Cake be the one.
You won't regret it for even one second.
Easy and – in my humble opinion – even BETTER than pumpkin pie! It's called Pumpkin Pie Cake but it's really sort of half pie, half cake. Gooier than a cake, slightly more firm than a pie and so damn addicting!
It's even less work than a pie with a store-bought crust. You can watch the video above for the visual but all you do is mix up some pumpkin puree with a few other ingredients, pour into a pan, then top with dry cake mix, butter and chopped pecans. Bake and you're done!
You could try walnuts in place of the pecans or a different flavor cake mix if that's what you've got on hand. I've found that the spice cake mix flavor works best, but play around and make it your own! Freshly whipped cream is delightful here, too, but a good vanilla ice cream never hurt anybody :)
Pumpkin pie has been one of my favorite pies since I was a kid. My mom always made her holiday pies from scratch; beautiful pies that would sit on the counter all day until we could finally sit down to the big meal. She still does that today, but I'll be sneaking in this Pumpkin Pie Cake for everyone to enjoy, too!
It's hard to believe we're already in the middle of pumpkin-flavored-everything season and, I'll admit, I've resisted it for weeks. This Pumpkin Pie Cake has really changed my tune though; it's worth taking the plunge. Normally I'm making my Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes with Bourbon Pecan Caramel Sauce this time of year. Sometimes the easy road is also the most delicious though!
Pumpkin Pie Cake
- 2 14.5 ounce cans pumpkin puree
- 3 large eggs
- 1 12 ounce can evaporated milk
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 1 box spice cake mix
- 1 cup butter melted
- 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- In large mixing bowl, mix together pumpkin puree, eggs, evaporated milk, sugar, salt and pumpkin pie spice.
- Pour mixture into greased 13x9 inch pan. Sprinkle dry cake mix on top, taking care to cover mixture. Pour melted butter over cake mix, then sprinkle pecans on top.
- Bake for one hour or until "cake" is set. Top with whipped cream and enjoy!
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Neymar has admitted he was slightly overwhelmed by the presence of Lionel Messi and his team-mates ahead of his Barcelona debut.
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But Neymar needed some time to adapt to his new surroundings, with compatriot Dani Alves in particular helping him feel at home in Spain.
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In the 2nd video, the presenter chooses the Place command from the File menu. (00:16) Navigate to where you downloaded the Assets folder for the tutorial. Hold the shift key to select all the assets (graphics) numbered 01-06 at once. This is similar to having a "loaded gun" that you can click to place all graphics sequentially in various locations on both pages of the brochure.
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Most of the time we can treat our physical ills. Feeling feverish; take an aspirin. Suffering the discomforts of summer flu or colds; get the chicken soup going. Sometimes we run into more than we can cure with self-medication and end up heading to our favorite medical adviser. We tell our tale of woe, and the pieces of the health puzzle fall into place, and we're provided with a diagnosis and advice as to how to get back on our feet.
Late July is about the time of the summer when plants show signs of not feeling their best. By doing some observing, gardeners can make a checklist of symptoms and find help from a plant M.D. source.
With some guidelines in hand, you can develop a checklist to help identify symptoms. Most problems involve leaves, flowers or fruit, but stems, branches and trunk also need to be inspected.
Know the name
You would be surprised how many gardeners look for an answer to a problem on a plant whose name they do not know. That doesn't work. Some plant problems are specific to certain host plants, which helps to narrow the search.
Know the climate
We all know that weather conditions can drastically affect a plant — cold, hot, dry, wet, windy and of course our unexpected frosts. Do you know what growing conditions are ideal for your plant? You may have pushed the survival button too far. You'll know soon enough by the shriveled, burned leaves that the plant should have been planted in shade or part-shade. A plant that is tall, spindly, pale green and without any visible damage generally has been planted in a spot that is too shady.
Water woes
Our heavy-handed watering practice can account for sickly looking plants as well. An example is the split of skin at the top of a tomato, which is caused by heavy watering. Do you see plants with older leaves that have yellowed? Check the soil around the plant; if it is soggy, you are watering too much.
Time, weeds and insects
When did you first notice a sickly-looking plant? Has it been over a long period of time, or maybe just after spraying nearby for weeds or for insects? Maybe we can try to change our level of acceptance of a few annual weeds and damaging insects. If we kill all of the bad bugs with sprays, what will the natural good bug predators feast on? I think we should try harder to be comfortable with a few tattered leaves and an annual weed or two. Think of it as giving the balance of nature a chance. Besides, it's a great education for a kid to watch a good bug capture a bad bug.
Look at the leaves
Leaf damage can be complicated, so it is important to be observant. If you take a sample to one of the Oregon State University Extension Plant Clinics, make it a fresh one.
Does the leaf have holes or chewed edges? Take time to look for pests on the top side of the leaf and on the underside. It could be weevils, beetles, earwigs, caterpillars or one of many insects (an insect has a jointed body, six legs and a hard exoskeleton).
Rounded spots, speckles of any size, can be caused by spider mites or thrips. The spotting can also be caused by powdery mildew, black spot, leaf spot or rust. Caterpillars and loopers are responsible for "skeletonizing" leaves (soft tissue is eaten away; tough veins remain).
Puckered, bubbled, cupped, curled, stunted, twisted, bumpy and warty are good words for a symptoms list.
The same checklist process can be applied to plants with problems on the stems, trunk or branches.
Be observant. Is the whole stem discolored, dying or dead, or just a small portion? Does the stem have holes or is it chewed, split, cracked or broken? Stems can have weird lumps, bumps and warts, and stems can have holes in them caused by borers.
Not-so-quick fixes
In our instant and quick-fix society, we may be tempted to grab a bottle of insecticide or pesticide and supposedly solve our problem. The danger is that along with killing the culprits, we are also killing the natural predators, the good bugs. Timing of the spray is critical. If the pollinators are out doing their work and they catch some of the spray, they will more than likely be killed.
A chewed leaf on your favorite flower may not appeal to our aesthetic side, so remove it. The plant roots haven't been damaged, so a new leaf will appear.
Start digging, or dousing
Scratch the soil surface and you may find a worm that is causing leaf damage at night. Remove it and keep checking for a few days.
Aphids are a common problem, and the most common solution to eliminate them is using your garden hose to blast the plants with a harsh stream of water.
Cover up
Many gardeners use row covers to keep out leaf-eating pests or egg-laying pests. Row cover is a light-weight white fabric that can be draped over crops or over a rigid frame. The fabric breathes and allows light to reach the plants. Row covers are available at garden centers. There are several grades of fabric available. The heavier fabric is used for frost protection.
Take it to the doctor
Ailing plants can exhibit an abundance of symptoms for which a "chicken soup" remedy ideally can be found.
OSU Master Gardener Plant Clinics are held in Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson OSU extension offices. Bring fresh samples of the damaged plant material. Bringing a live pest is also helpful, if possible. Check with your local office for staffing times.
Several books that I find extremely helpful are "What's Wrong with My Vegetable Garden?" by David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth, and "The Vegetable & Herb Expert" by D.G. Hessayon. Check out the OSU publications at http://extension.oregon state.edu/deschutes.
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Cider Review: Angry Orchard's Hop'n Mad Apple
I don't cover Angry Orchard very often. When I saw that Angry Orchard did two really interesting things in February, I wanted to cover both.
And just for those who haven't seen my previous reviews of Angry Orchard ciders, here they are:
First, they are perhaps the second cider to be offered for sale by an airline**. (I think. If I'm wrong, please let me know.) That's fabulous news as far as I am concerned. Being able to choose a cider at any place one can buy alcohol is really important for cider fans like me who really don't want a beer, cocktail, or wine. (That's not to say that I dislike all beer, all cocktails, and all wines. I don't. Some of each are a great, but mostly I'll drink cider or simply not drink.) You can read about this new development here: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/angry-orchard-takes-flight-jetblue-brings-americas-number-one-hard-cider-on-board-300039261.html
The second is this; they made a hopped cider. I love hopped ciders. LOVE them. Angry Orchard calls theirs Hop'n Mad Apple. Here's what the bottle and label look like.
This is a link the Angry Orchard website has descriptions of all of their ciders, cider cocktails, food recipes involving their ciders, all sorts of goodies. http://angryorchard.com
If you want to check out what Angry Orchard says about their own Hop'n Mad Apple, "Our new hopped cider's bright apple sweetness is complemented by floral notes from the Strisselspalt hops and tropical notes from the Galaxy hops. All the hop goodness and none of the hop bitterness. Hop'N Mad Apple is available on draft in select cities and in 6-packs nationwide."
Because I don't know very much about hops, I looked up both of these varieties. Strisselspalt hops are from France and primarily used for aromas. Galaxy hops, on the other hand, come from Australia and can serve either for adding bitterness too a beverage or aroma. They are associated with notes of passionfruit, which sounds like the connection Angry Orchard is making in their mention of tropical notes. Real hop heads who wish to add to this information are encouraged to tell me more in the comments section. Seriously, share your knowledge.
Appearance:bubbly, brilliant, marigold
This color just looks like summery marigolds to me, but at this point I could be having winter hallucinations. Brilliant. The level of visible bubbles strikes me as decidedly above average.
Aromas: candy, cherries, apples
I don't smell a lot of the citrus and pine that I associate with hopped ciders. But this also doesn't smell like a typical Angry Orchard cider either, it doesn't have a bit of something bitter in the smell along with the fruitiness. We'll see how it tastes.
Sweetness/dryness: Sweet!
Whoa! I guess I should not be surprised. Every Angry Orchard cider I've tasted has been sweet. This is no exception.
Flavors and drinking experience: candy, caramel, fruit, interesting mouthfeel
This tastes first like apple and grape Skittles, or if we're being honest, green and purple Skittles. I can taste a cornucopia of drugstore candy. Additionally, I get the tiniest whiff of bitterness, but not discretely hops; it's a bit chemically. The first wave of flavor hits and recedes speedily. The Hop'n Mad is highly acidic, enough to activate the salivary glands with pleasant twinges. The finish is flat, sweet, and long. My favorite part is the hint of textured astringence, with a nice velvet mouthfeel. This cider offers a medium high level of carbonation. As I taste it again, it has a caramel note reminiscent of Dr. Pepper. In a fast wave, one gets lots and lots of kinds of sweetness; to be fair, this is not a simple flavor—there's a lot going on—but it's all variations on sweet—plenty of cherry in particular. The smell is 100% like the taste. If you like Sprees or sour candy, you'll love this cider.
I had my Hop'n Mad Apple with a piece of raspberry pie and an episode of Call the Midwife. All while covered in quilts and cats. Pure winter indulgence, I admit it. But Ithaca just had its coldest February on record and one evening of that month was improved by good British TV, reasonably good pie, great cats, and trying a very different take on a hopped cider. This is an easy start with low low levels of bitterness if you've never tried a hopped cider before and want to steer clear of anything bitter.
**I originally thought they were the first until Darlene Hayes of Turn Them All Into Cider (http://allintocider.com/) shared with me the fact that Ace Ciders started being served on some Alaska Air flights in 2014. Thanks for the new info!
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Nice review. I hadn't seen this one out and about. The Angry Orchard stuff definitely has it's place in the cider market and is a great gateway cider to start training the palate for something more sophisticated. Sounds like it might even get the old pro cider drinker thinking about what is in the glass. Cheers Meredith!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks so much. Any excuse to learn and any excuse to try a new cider, I say!Delete
- AnonymousMarch 3, 2015 at 12:17 PM
Quilts, cats, and cider sound like a pretty good combination to me, especially with the winter the east coast has been having. And, FYI, Alaska Airlines has been offering Ace ciders for about 6 months now.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks so much! I'll update the post to reflect that!Delete
Since your last visit I've been enjoying hoped ciders as well. I look forward to tasting more hops-kissed ciders and reading about them here! Thank you Meredith!ReplyDeleteReplies
I am so so glad, Miss Ashley. *hugs* You'll definitely be hearing about more hopped ciders in future, I can think of three right now. Thank you ever so, my dear.Delete
For some reason I taste Lychee but that could just be a weird hop + cider combo result.ReplyDelete


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WASHINGTON — For the past two years, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has maintained a consistent crisis-response posture — bulking up its manpower, swooping in to resolve failed institutions and standing behind their depositors.
But the FDIC will undoubtedly need to pivot in a new direction in 2011. With failures slowing, an agency that has been in constant overdrive will face a fresh set of challenges as it begins to apply the brakes.
The last time the agency downsized from a crisis was after the savings and loan crisis, and it left the FDIC with years of morale issues, a problem officials are hoping to avoid this time around. At the same time, the remaining staff will need to sharpen their focus on long-term receiverships, failed-bank litigation and not getting too comfortable before the next crisis occurs.
"We are trying to explore ways in peacetime to keep them occupied and relevant and fully engaged, so that when we get into the next cycle we won't have to have this rushed hiring process," FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair said in an interview.
By all accounts, the agency is in a better position than in the last crisis to handle staff reductions. Compared with a heavy load of permanent positions that were cut in the downsizing of the 1990s, the vast majority of expected losses this time are among temporary and contract workers, who have been prepared all along for a short tenure.
"In terms of the mechanics of winding things down, it should be relatively easy for the FDIC to do so," said Dwight Smith, a partner at Alston & Bird and a former deputy chief counsel in the Office of Thrift Supervision. "And in contrast to last time, thanks in large part to [the] Dodd-Frank [Act] there are a number of possibilities for these contract personnel to find other positions in the bank regulatory area."
The drawdown will also be less stark than in the '90s based simply on size.
The FDIC announced last month that it was trimming its spending this year ever so slightly from the 2010 budget, a move more significant when compared with the sharp increases of prior years. Overall, the agency plans to add 2.5% in staffing — to a total of 9,252 in authorized positions. But that includes a net drop of 133 positions in its division of resolutions and receiverships, to just over 2,300.
The FDIC has projected that 2010 was the peak for failures stemming from the 2008 crisis.
With failed banks still expected to be elevated this year and possibly next, the FDIC's downsizing will not be in full swing until further down the road. But even at that point, it will not approach the magnitude of the last cycle. At the height of thrift failure activity, the FDIC and the Resolution Trust Corp. maintained an army of 23,000 workers, which was gradually trimmed to about 4,500 by 2006.
"The agency did not blow it up to handle this crisis, and therefore it doesn't have a significant amount of slimming to do," said Tom Vartanian, a partner at Dechert LLP. "When this started back in 2007, people at the agency said their corporate strategy this time was not to hire up the same number of employees, so they wouldn't have the same problems turning off the spigot."
Of course, failures, while persistent and costly, have been nowhere near the level of the savings and loan crisis.
The 2010 total of 157 eclipsed the 140 that were closed the previous year. But failures gradually have been getting smaller. The FDIC's price tag last year was an estimated $22 billion, compared with $37 billion in 2009.
Overall, the 322 institutions that failed over the past nine quarters are projected to cost a total of about $79 billion.
By contrast, in the thrift crisis, from 1986 to 1991, the FDIC handled more than 1,000 failures. In that span, failures averaged 170 a year, and the annual total reached 200 twice.
But regardless of the degree of difficulty, observers credit the agency with learning from past mistakes in responding to the turmoil stemming from the mortgage meltdown, particularly in being more cautious about hiring.
"My sense is they just managed it a lot better this time," said John Douglas, a former general counsel at the FDIC and now a partner at Davis, Polk & Wardwell.
As the staff in the division of resolutions and receiverships expanded, the agency made a conscious effort to hire retirees as well as temporary workers. In 2010, of the more than 2,000 in staff personnel in the division, more than 80% were classified as nonpermanent. (The division had just 219 total positions in 2007.)
"There will start to be some gradual downsizing next year, but I don't think it will be in full swing for a few years," Bair said. "When it happens, our temporary hires understand that. We try to give them at least one year's notice that they will not be renewed so they have plenty of time to adjust and plan for it. Hopefully this will coincide with an improving economy as well so there will be more job opportunities for people. We did this with temporary hires so we could avoid the pain that we had after the S&L crisis."
Bair said the costs following the thrift debacle were greater because the FDIC had to let go of so many permanent positions.
"This will hopefully be a more efficient model," she said.
Other priorities in the coming year will likely include the agency's continued investigations and civil claims against directors and officers from failed banks, which can result in jury awards to offset the FDIC's failure costs. The agency has filed only two such lawsuits stemming from the crisis, among droves of letters to former executives threatening possible action. But with the statute of limitations on such suits approaching, most observers expect a flurry of court actions in 2011. (On Jan. 4, the FDIC said it had already authorized suits against 109 individuals, seeking a total of $2.49 billion in claims.)
Many observers said the FDIC will be careful not to pull back too far during its slowdown period. In addition to fighting litigation, and a "problem" institutions list that is still robust at 860, the agency must manage and find buyers for assets still tied to its receiverships.
"The manpower requirements for the division of resolutions are not going to drop as fast as the failure rate, simply because it takes a while to work through all the receivership assets and all the litigation," said Bert Ely, an independent consultant based in Alexandria, Va.
One lesson from both crises, Bair said, is not to draw down staff so dramatically that the FDIC is left without a "skeleton crew" in place to respond to the next downturn.
An overly small resolutions division at the start of the financial crisis left the agency needing to rush to meet the demand of so many closures. Partly as a result, the FDIC is planning to add more than 100 permanent positions this year for DRR to focus on longer-term planning.
"The good news is we got through it. The resolutions were handled very well — very smoothly," Bair said. "But it was a lot of stress on the corporation to get staffed up quickly and I don't want go down to that low of a level again. There will be another cycle. Hopefully, it will be many years from now, but we want to make sure we're prepared."
The FDIC is also exploring ways to keep resolutions specialists seasoned for future crises. Bair cited a perception among agency veterans that without much work to do during the recent boom, some staff were "a bit like the Maytag repairmen."
"We want a larger DRR platform even in good times so we can make sure we're prepared when it comes again," she said.
Others said sharp fluctuations in FDIC staff between cycles are inevitable.
"As an insurance company for the banking industry, they're under a lot of pressure to manage themselves efficiently. If there are no failures and none on the horizon, they would downsize and would try to keep people busy, but obviously on other things completely unrelated to failures," Smith said. "In all probability, the next time there is a crisis they will have to go through the same kind of rapid expansion that they've had to do now, and the same kind of big reduction a few years later."
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