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Below are the various different workshops I currently offer. For details of the next scheduled workshops, including costs, please see the page for forthcoming workshops.
I can offer special rates for group bookings for maximum 12 people. Please contact me to discuss details if you are interested in booking a workshop for your group. I also give talks at evening meetings of groups such as quilting groups or Embroiderer's Guilds.
I am always happy to consider new workshops. If you have an idea for a workshop I may be able to run for you, please get in touch.
An Introduction to Silk Painting - One or two day workshop
In silk painting, the designs are created by drawing onto the silk with an outliner, creating an effect similar to stained glass designs. As well as learning how to use the gutta outliner and different ways to apply the paints, you will learn how to create the most effective designs. There will be tips and even cheats, though do bring any ideas you already have if you like.
Please bring a hairdryer if you can, to maximise the length of time which can be spent painting. You may like to wear an apron or overall as splashes of silk paints tend to be permanent.
I will provide all essential equipment but if you already have nylon paintbrushes in larger sizes, mixing palettes, etc that you like to use, you may like to bring them with you.
Whether you use this workshop as a springboard to taking up silk painting or a one-off experience trying something new, a day spent silk painting is relaxing, rewarding, inspirational and fun!
Further Silk Painting - One-day or two-day workshop
This workshop is ideally for those who have already done a small amount of silk painting (though beginners can also be accommodated.) Although you can use this workshop for further experimentation, the day provides an ideal opportunity to focus on a particular project. Silk-painted panels can be used as pictures or hangings, as a base for stitching, for insertion into cushions, bags, garments and many other items and introductory workshops usually spark off lots of ideas for "what next." For those who have 'got the bug' last time round but don't feel ready to buy equipment and paints, occasional "further" workshops are a good chance to tackle new projects.
The maximum size of frame I have is 20" x 14" but if you wish to work on something larger please contact me so we can discuss whether I can provide a larger frame or if you have something suitable to use as a frame yourself. You can buy lightweight silk habutai from me but if you would like to experiment with any other fabrics do bring some along. (If the fabric pieces are smaller than about 12" square, you will also need to bring some kind of frame, e.g. an embroidery frame, on which to stretch the fabric.
An apron or overall is probably advisable and please bring a hairdryer if you can. Also, please bring any pictures, sketches or other resources for ideas which you may already have.
Why Did I Put That Colour There? - a half-day workshop
This is a half day design workshop. This workshop is a natural preparation for the one-day further silk painting workshop but it is completely self-contained and may also be of interest to embroiderers, quilters and others. We look at how to plan colour use, designing for a specific medium (particularly silk painting) or project and cheats' techniques for producing designs. If you've ever said any of the following, this workshop is for you:
"I've got a picture, but I don't know how to turn it into a design."
"What colour should I put here?"
"I've spoilt it now!"
"What should I do to it next?"
"I wish I'd done it differently."
The workshop will include time for supported work on your own design projects, particularly silk painting, but can also be tailored to suit other media. Please let me know when booking if your interest is in designing for something other than silk painting so that I can prepare accordingly.
An Introduction to Free Machine Embroidery - One or two day workshop
Often described as 'drawing with the sewing machine', free machine embroidery allows you to stitch outlines, add shading and build up texture exactly where you want it without the usual constraints of 'steering' the sewing machine and using only straight stitch and zig-zag.
The workshop covers basic techniques and creating different effects by changing stitches and threads.
Participants need their own sewing machine and should know (or find out in advance) how to drop or cover the teeth. A small amount of other equipment is also necessary. Please contact me if you would like to know more about this.


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South African police fired rubber bullets at striking farmworkers who set up barricades and threw stones on Wednesday in a province whose vineyards are vital to the wine industry. At least 50 demonstrators were arrested, the authorities said. Labor unrest has spread across various sectors of the economy in the past year, from mining to trucking, underscoring the growing frustration with vast inequalities in wealth and the slow pace of economic progress for millions of poor people. Some protests turned violent, culminating in the shooting deaths of several dozen miners by the police at a platinum mine. The protests among farmworkers took place in several areas of Western Cape Province, where similar protests last year also turned violent.Continue reading the main story
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The United States is without a doubt one of the most technologically evolved countries in the world. And yet, there are yet some areas in tech where the rest of the world outperforms America. The way credit card transactions work is a good example of this.
The US is the last major market still using the traditional swipe-and-sign system for credit card transactions, which is a problem considering that almost half of the world's credit card frauds happens in American territory, with huge situations like the recent Target credit card data theft.
Swipe-and-sign is outdated and is not safe, especially when compared with the chip-and-PIN systems used nowadays in most countries outside the US. However, and starting October 1st, the much-discussed Payment Networks' Liability Shift associated with EuroPay, MasterCard, and Visa (EMV) is due to take effect in the United States, which will change the way these transactions occur.
This shift will increase the overall security of credit card transactions, which will result in fewer frauds and losses caused by them. Businesses will need to adapt, but payment processing companies are already on the way to get ready. While the cost of this replacement may cost more than $8.5 billion, this shift is worth doing, as the annual losses in frauds reach $10 billion.
Another important aspect of this change in the system is the "liability shift", where the way to determine who has the liability in case of fraud will also be different. After October 1st, the liability will lie with the party having the lesser technology. This means that, for example, if a merchant is still using the swipe-and-sign system and the client has a chip card, that merchant will be liable for any fraud. This works the other way around, as well: if the merchant has a new terminal but the bank has not issued the client a chip and pin card, the bank will be held responsible in the case of fraud.
Companies that change to this newer system now are also making steps toward the future, as new terminals start to be compatible with newer and more practical payment systems, like mobile or contactless payments.
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Annual Reporting suite 2017
Currie & Brown
Currie & Brown is one of the world's leading asset management and construction consultancies, differentiated by innovation, expertise and experience, the Group are dedicated to advising clients in all respect of the management and utilisation of their physical assets.
A truly unique and independent consultancy, the Group have grown over time to offer an extensive range of services, expertise and capabilities to meet the needs of their global clients while also providing a personable, local network that adds value at every opportunity.
Having established our reputation within the sector through the consultancy and development of a new award-winning website for Sweett Group plc, we were approached by Currie & Brown to review their existing corporate website.
At that time the Currie & Brown website offered basic delivery of content with little demonstration of capability and very poor information architecture leading to 'hidden' content and a problematic user experience.
Along with broader content and design issues, the site as a whole vastly underplayed the world-class business the company had become and the huge extent of its capabilities and market-leading position.
During this consultation period and as part of Currie & Brown's strategic growth plan, they acquired Sweett Group which immediately increased the scale of the business and the need to update their digital presence.
Our brief was to completely redesign and develop the website in four languages to reflect the size and the global expansion of the group and showcase the range of projects across industries from airports to corporate headquarters, power stations to health and education, leisure and hotel facilities to transportation infrastructure.
Underlying this brief was an overarching set of objectives driven by two primary requirements to serve as both a marketing and recruitment tool worldwide.
Our starting point was to undertake a phase of extensive user experience research with audience personas and user journeys to better understand the target audiences' needs and how they would interact with the site. A key requirement was to promote the Group's global reach and project experience across the website and manage the underlying information architecture through categorisation by sector and location with the objective to cross-sell capabilities to clients and prospects worldwide.
Outcomes of the research phase were then incorporated into the overall user experience design, information architecture and content strategy phases. This information also influenced our recommended CMS, electing for a .net driven Umbraco platform to better handle the complex relational database requirements and ongoing multi-language websites.
The new site is built with an advanced search feature, including Google speech recognition API, interactive maps and a 'global showcase' bar anchored to the bottom of the browser allowing the user to access featured projects from anywhere on the site.
In addition, the needs of the HR team are met through our integration of the company's third-party recruitment tool into the corporate site. It enables job applicants to search, filter and apply for roles worldwide through the website with all back-end functionality being managed by Currie & Brown's third-party system. This integration also manages real-time synchronisation ensuring any new or deleted job roles are added or removed from the Group website.
From a visual perspective, we have built upon Currie & Brown's established identity guidelines, adopting the black and white corporate images with integrated Currie & Brown crimson. However, within the project case studies themselves we have used large full screen colour pictures to showcase their work and reflect the scale and detail of the projects.
The English language site launched along with a summary Chinese version whilst a second phase of translation and population of four additional language variant sites is underway.
The site launch has received great praise both internally and with clients, partners and new customers and has delivered a really hardworking, crisp, fresh and clear site built on a foundation to support further growth and development of the business.


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Automated Forged parts inspection system IM-3100
SCREEN has merged core technologies from Image processing and Optical inspection to develop IM-3100 to
manage the "Quality", "Process" and "Cost" within the one single tool.
With its equipped technology, IM-3100 is built to overcome all the existing challenges in forging manufacturing, including "surface unevenness", "tolerance" and "individual variability" by accurate inspection.
Using the precise comparison algorithm and Optical capturing system "MAMS※", parts are inspected with multi angled image to eliminate false detection.
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- Inspection object:
- Forged parts after Hot forging, Shot-blast
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- Surface roughness, dent, underfill, overfill, burr.
- Cost reduction:
- Eliminate overlook to reduce re-inspection process.
Minimize the resource by simplifying the process.
- Yield improvement:
- Taking preventive process by analyzing the defect data of "Distribution map" and "chronological trend".
- Manage the mold replacement cycle by monitoring critical point on products.
- Utilize stored data to analyze and provide feedback for process improvement and generate product report.
- Inspection accuracy:
- Detect defect on the parts with dimensional tolerance by comparing the data with master reference.
- Erasing the dent marks from shot-blast in the captured image by using image processing technology to accurately identify only the defect on parts.
- Reduce pseudo defect by image processing.
- Operator friendly:
- Easy creation of master reference within 5min to compare for inspection.
- Complete the inspection within 5 sec cycle time, just by placing the parts on to the tray.
- Flexibility to handle variety of shapes by simple chuck replacement.
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Commenting on the publication of statistics which show that Scotland's economy shrank by 0.4% in the second quarter of 2012, Liz Cameron, Chief Executive of Scottish Chambers of Commerce, said:
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"That said, demand at the moment is low and needs to increase. Business needs support from Government to assist us through these lean times. Scottish businesses have been remarkably resilient and have the spark to succeed but in some cases support is necessary at crucial phases of business development and the public sector can help to deliver the solutions.
"Government needs to recognise that this support must be delivered direct to where it matters. Where Government can support business, the priority for investment must be the business itself, not the creation and support of public sector structures. By getting support direct to Scotland's businesses, it will help them to succeed and grow, bringing our economy back to prosperity."
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Today I sent my son off on his first day of nursery school. I had to wake him the morning to get him ready in time and when I told him it was time to go to school he said "To pa-way?" (to play?) He loves kids and toys and people. He didn't even want to go potty or get dressed. He wanted to "go byebye" right then and there wearing nothing but his wet diaper with sleep still in his eyes.
So I dressed and fed him and strapped his little backpack on his little back. It was stocked with extra clothes (please don't have an accident on the first day), his swim trunks (he's gonna love a swimming activity today!), lots of snacks (will he eat anything in the midst of his excitement?), his water (will they remind him to drink?), and his sunhat (should I have sent sunscreen too?). All these things I had printed his name on in block letters. This was one of the most surreal moments for me. Labeling my baby boy's things for school. He's just growing up so fast...
So after pictures and prayers together and loading him onto the van and then taking him off the van cause it wouldn't start and then watching him walk away...
My boy is off to school.
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I know, I know. You'll say it's not the big of a deal. And you are right. I mean, who wanted him to go to school more than anyone? Um, that'd be me. But I'll still miss him and wonder for awhile if I'm doing the right thing.
I've liked to think that I can 'do it all' between a toddler and a baby and my house and living in this heat in a foreign culture and still staying involved with other things. But I feel like the truth is that something had to give. I was managing okay, but I wasn't giving my boy the patience, time, structure and activities that I would have liked to. Other stuff just got in the way. And it's easy to see that H loves to be out, to be around other kids and people, to be busy and active. So now he gets to have more of that.
So as I walked upstairs alone after watching him happily walk away it was all sinking in. But then I checked my email (coping mechanism, admittedly) and read an email my Mom had written regarding the topic:
"I do think it will add a dimension to H's life that he will enjoy and the one-on-one time you can then have with N will be good for the two of you as well. It takes nothing away from your mothering! It adds to it! And it's not so much time that you are abandoning him to anyone else's values. I think it will be good for everyone involved!"
*sigh of relief*
Thanks Mom. I needed to hear that. And even though you're far away... you sure were in the right place at the right time reassuring me of our decision.
So I'm still a little teary and sad. But I think I'll spend a little time this morning preparing something fun we can do together when he returns....
Here's the documentation...
Waving when he saw the van waiting for him!
Could that boy have any more happiness on his face?! His grin is ear to ear.
He'll be going with his little Dutch/Egyptian friend.
Tiny ones in backpacks are just the cutest...
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A natural disaster leaves more than uprooted lives in its wake. It also pulls in an army of price gougers, fly-by-night door-to-door contractors, and bogus charities.
If you are the victim of a Home Repair Scam or Price Gouging, call the Office of the Attorney General Toll-Free at 1-800-252-8011
Some businesses raise their prices excessively on essential goods and services like drinking water, ice, groceries, fuel, towing, and car and home repairs. Charging excessive prices for necessities in an officially recognized disaster area can constitute price gouging.
Under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, price gouging is illegal, and the Office of the Attorney General has authority to prosecute any business that engages in price gouging after a disaster has been declared by the governor. The attorney general has issued stern warnings about price gouging to businesses in times of disaster, but you should still be on your guard.
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Hello, lovely people!
It's been quite the crazy week already. In case you don't live in the US, right now we are experience a government shutdown. Unfortunately for me, my job has been affected by the shutdown. Thank you Congress. But, it's thrown me off just a tad bit. I suddenly have free time and I'm experiencing my first "mind blowing experience." In my film adaptation class, we recently watched a film called "Memento" and I was confused after reading the short story, the screen play, and watching the movie. Someone had to slow down the film and explain all my questions to me…then I watched it again and it suddenly all made sense. So, I'm still going crazy in my mind, but let's move on.
My parents recently asked me what I wanted for Christmas. Honestly, my head isn't really thinking that far ahead at the moment. I always feel awkward on how to answer. Like, I feel like I have everything I need…but my parents wanted to kind of give me one more Christmas where I get "spoiled" since the next Christmas or two will be geared towards paying for wedding necessities. So, what do I ask for? It is still super awkward. But, I guess here are few things to choose from…
I haven't really expressed this to anyone, but recently I have been wanting a polaroid camera to make kind of like a photo diary. I love having photos in my hands to look at rather than staring at my phone. It just makes everything easier to frame rather than getting everything printed up. Plus, I know they have pink ones…so I find this a pretty reasonable gift, yeah?
I have been searching for a reasonably priced oversized sweater for me to wear on those cold, chilly days where my hands are frozen and seeking the warmth of hot cocoa in a mug. The picture above is actually from ModCloth.Com and I am so tempted to order it on my own. It looks beyond comfy and it's an oversized fit. I LOVE IT. And I love the color Oatmeal. *cue Sound of Angels Singing*
I don't think you all realize how much I am in love with this skirt. I tend to gravitate towards longer skirts because of how short and stubby my legs tend to appear with shorter skirts and shorts. With this skirt, also from ModCloth.Com, I love the length and the floral pattern….Anthony considers this to be "grandma clothing" but I find that it suits me best. It would be perfect for Fall with the bold colors, but I could wear this in Spring as well with the print. So lovely.
For those of you who don't follow me on Tumblr or Instagram, I have been researching bentou recipes to help Anthony and I to eat better. Unfortunately, we don't have proper lunch boxes. I've thought about us the tools and lunch boxes, but car and hospital expenses occurred and now I have to wait until the shutdown is over to even think about such a purchase. But, I know once I get some of the tools I will feel so motivated to start cooking healthy meals for the Hubs and I!! EXCITEMENT.
Well, that is it for today!! BUT NOT FOR THE WEEK! The next "The Geeky" post should be up by tomorrow, but Friday the latest! I think I'm going to do a post in regards to the new Super Smash Bros. game coming out!! Either that or I'll complain to you all about "Memento" and I'm sure you all will find entertainment in my rant on how exceptionally confusing the movie is. With that said….to those of you affected by the Government Shutdown, my heart goes out to you and I hope we find a solution soon. For everyone, I hope you all have a fantastic rest of your week! Stay safe and always remember to Live. Laugh. Smile 🙂
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All Religion Department Symposia are free and open to the Reed College community. The talks are directed to our religion majors but are accessible on a variety of levels. Symposia are held on Mondays from 4:30 p.m.-6 p.m.
2016-17 Schedule
4:30-6:00 in ETC 208 (unless marked otherwise). Directions to Reed.
|Sept 15
|Thomas Tweed
Location: Eliot 314
Professor Tweed, a former president of the American Academy of Religion, is known for his historical studies of US religion and his theoretical reflections on the nature and function of religion. In this public lecture, he brings together those two concerns, as he thinks about how we might use the themes of his theory of religion—crossing and dwelling—to reimagine America's religious past.
|Sept 20
|Shaul Y. Stampfer
Stampfer is the Rabbi Edward Sandrow Professor of Soviet and East European Jewry emeritus at the Hebrew University.
|Oct 4
|Religion Department Symposium
|Oct 11
|Jeff Schroeder
When Japan opened to the world in the 1850s, the influx of Western science awakened widespread doubts in Buddhist teachings. This presentation investigates the response of one of modern Japan's most celebrated and influential priests, Kiyozawa Manshi. Kiyozawa's response can be boiled down to two arguments: that science is based in faith and that religion is based in empirical facts.
|Oct 27
|Yasmeen Hanoosh
Location: Psych 105
Can the problems that the political ideal of the Islamic state raises be transcended, either in terms of its coherence as an Islamic political project or its difficult fit with international human rights norms? In the second decade of the 21st century, Sudanese intellectuals and average folk alike are asking this question after a lengthy period of experimenting with such a political form. This talk traces two distinct attempts to escape the quagmires of Sudan's Islamic state project: one, Sudanese students who have left Sudan's Islamic state to join ISIS, a political movement that rejects the modern nation-state as a container for Islamic political ambitions; and, two, South Sudan's attempt to escape the human rights challenges of the Islamic state through secession and the establishment of a secular polity. While the first group tries to escape the political form of the state and the compromises to its vision of Islam it requires, the second tries to escape the state's religious character as a means of fulfilling political equality. Together we will explore the reasons for the difficulties each has experienced in achieving either goal.
|Dec 3
|Senior project trajectory presentations
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Parker House
Fall-spring seniors present their project trajectories to one another, lunch (sandwich buffet) provided.


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If you've ever lived for a prolonged time in a country that is not your own you probably know what a hassle it is to apply for a visa or residence permit. There is nothing worse than feeling helpless in a system that seems doomed for you to fail.
I can't say much about the U.S. immigration system as I'm lucky enough to hold a U.S. passport, but I am thankful most days to have that piece of cardboard. I say most days because there are days like today when I would kill for an EU passport. Life would be so much easier.
My first two years in Poland I went through the US embassy in Washington DC to apply for a student visa. I went in submitted my forms and three days later picked it up. No problem, easy peasy, simple.
My third year I didn't return back to the US so I was forced to apply for what is known as a temporary stay card as you can't apply for student visas inside of Poland (you also can't apply for temporary stay cards outside of Poland. Which makes no sense.) So I did what I was supposed to do, I applied within the 90 day period, I collected the letter from my school, proved that I had enough money in my bank account, got health insurance from ZUS, officially registered my residence with the town hall, was visited by the Police, and managed to navigate my way through the Polish immigration system (mostly in Polish, a miracle even then).
Generally speaking it was the nightmare you're probably imagining. But it was nothing compared to what some students have gone through to get their temporary stay cards. So I was happy to have conquered the system and in the end I was rewarded with a shiny new temporary stay card. Proof that I live in Poland.
Let's fast forward a year. The card expired when I was back in the US last fall. I was going to apply for a student visa in Washington, but my school never sent me a letter of enrollment to prove I was a student (after I repeatedly called and asked). I finally got an e-mail from them asking if I still needed it a week before I was supposed to return to Europe. Too late.
I got back in December but wasn't able to apply for my temporary stay card right away because unlike the student visa I also had to prove that I had funds to stay in Poland. Which I didn't as we don't get our loans until the end of January. So I had to wait. Which totally wasn't a problem. I had time.
Around the first of February I had everything I needed to apply for my visa. So I did. The next weekend I flew to Ireland again which "reset" my 90 days in Poland, but not in the rest of the shengen zone- something that wouldn't be a problem once I get my visa. (Oh and I have the 90 day rule recorded from the horses mouth. Because I couldn't find that law written anywhere.).
I waited and waited. No letter, no confirmation of my application. No nothing.
I went to the visa office. "It's no problem, don't worry" they said.
I visited them 5 times in the past 2 months and waited two hours in line or more each time. And every time they said the same thing.
Today I visited again and this is what I was told. "You aren't eligible for a visa because you're leaving in June."
I just want a visa! Is that too much to ask?!?
If I get deported before I graduate, I'm not going to be a happy camper.
When you decide to go into medical school the only thing you can really think about is how great it's going to be being a doctor. You forget that you still have four more years of intense studying to go before you receive that acclaimed title. Take those four years and do them in another country (Poland) and it's a recipe for disaster, misery, adventure, and fun.
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Sunday, March 8, 2015
Tell the Truth
A few weeks ago I had a patient that kind of surprised me.
I was in oncology and an older patient who had presented with neurological symptoms was diagnosed with lymphoma in the brain. If you know anything about this terrible disease, you also know that it's usually related to HIV/AIDS. But, upon taking the patients history the only disease she admitted to having was fifteen years ago when she was treated for syphilis.
So as she lay in critical care the doctors performed the routine tests including normal blood work and an ELIZA for HIV/AIDS. Her CD4+ count was 3. She had AIDS.
Two weeks later she was doing much better all things considered. But, still had not been told of her diagnosis. Some classmates and I asked the doctors why she hadn't been told yet and they told us that they were concerned for her mental well-being and her current health state. Both genuine concerns. We were under strict instructions NOT to mention the diagnosis in front of the patient.
As we sat in the doctors lounge one day near the end of the rotation one of my classmates asked if she had been told. The doctor said that he was going to tell her today. But, he said something that made me think long and hard about this patient.
"I think she already knows. I think she was probably diagnosed when she was diagnosed with syphilis, or at some other point. Most people don't have a CD4+ count that low and not show some preliminary symptoms of some type."
They took her to a private room to tell her the diagnosis later that day.
She already knew she had AIDS. The doctor was right.
But, why had she not told them? What made her think that it wasn't important enough to share? Was it fear of the stigmatism that HIV has in Poland? Or was it genuine lack of knowledge about the disease itself?
Universal precautions are always used, but knowing the diagnosis would have made it more important and would have led those who treated her to be just a bit more careful. Knowing the final diagnosis would have also meant that her current diagnosis of brain lymphoma would have been recognized and treated sooner, which would have been better for her. She could have been started on HAART sooner and had radiation sooner, she might have lied and wasted the chance to save her own life.
No one cared that she had AIDS. The doctors were upset because they had been lied to. They were upset because, she might very well have died had they of not caught it.
Please, never lie or fail to mention health conditions to your doctors. It might not seem important to you, but to your healthcare provider it might be the minor difference between medications used to treat you or the difference between knowing the diagnosis and not.
It's your life, doctors are just trying to help you save it. Don't lie to them.
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It's your life, doctors are just trying to help you save it. Don't lie to them.
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Last year EZ Lay Flooring donated $10,000 on behalf of you, our customers, to Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders Canada (MSF) in response to the unprecedented Ebola outbreak in West Africa in lieu of Christmas presents to our customers. At EZ Lay Flooring, we make it a priority to reach out to the local and global community in times of need, and we would like to share with you what our donation has done to help stem one of the largest and most devastating outbreaks in the history of the virus.
Ebola is a viral disease that can be difficult to diagnose in the early stages, due to non-specific symptoms that can mimic those of malaria, cholera, or the flu. Transmitted through direct contact with blood, bodily secretions, organs, and those infected, people that are infected have a 50% chance of recovery once they are diagnosed. On March 22, 2014, the Ebola outbreak was declared by the Guinean Ministry of Health and was declared an epidemic by MSF on March 31, 2014 with over 60 locations in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia affected.
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Joshy Mathew was appointed as Finance Director of the Lumiere Group in December 2014. Closely working with the CEO and Commercial Director to optimise the group's financial performance and strategic position. Responsible for the group's corporate finance, general accounting and compliance matters. A chartered accountant, Mr Mathew joined the group in April 2004, initially served as Financial Controller of the InteCare Group where he was instrumental in structuring the finance department for the group's growing Pharmaceutical business. From December 2008 until his appointment to the Board of Lumiere Mr. Mathew worked as Group Finance Director for Chemistree Group.
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Last year, the first season of "American Horror Story" lost the newly combined category of Best Movie/Miniseries to "Game Change."
This year, it faces a fierce foe in HBO's biopic of Liberace, "Behind the Candelabra." While "American Horror Story: Asylum" showcases two-time Oscar winner Jessica Lange, Steven Soderbergh's film features a pair of Oscar champs — Michael Douglas and Matt Damon as the showman and his consort.
Currently, "Candelabra" has the edge, with five of our editors and 60% of our users predicting it to prevail. That gives it leading odds of 12 to 5.
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The total solar eclipse of 11 August 1999 entered most people's consciousness only a few weeks or months before the event. I had rather more warning than that: my interest in eclipses, along with a general interest in astronomy, goes back to the 1960's. I saw my first partial eclipse at home in September 1968. The sky was perfectly clear and the sight of the sun with a bite taken out of it had me enthralled. The recommended viewing method at the time was to look at the sun's reflection in a bucket of water, which I didn't find very satisfactory since any breeze disturbed the reflection. I got a better view through a piece of stained glass and, despite today's apocalyptic warnings, suffered no eye damage as a result.
At about this time I was given an astronomy book which listed the dates of eclipses up to the end of the century. When I read that there would be a total eclipse visible from Cornwall in 1999 I not so much as resolved as assumed that I would be there to see it. I realised that at the time of the eclipse I would have just passed my fortieth birthday - an unimaginable concept for a nine-year-old - and decided that I could safely leave the detailed planning until a little nearer the date.
It was not until 1998 that I took any positive action about the eclipse. The Internet was a great help in getting the information I needed. The NASA website in particular contained maps of the track of the eclipse, sweeping across Europe from southwest England to the Black Sea and on into the Middle East and India. Just as important was the information on weather patterns, and the story was not a happy one. Cornwall offered only a 40% chance of clear skies, with a slight improvement to 50% in southern Germany. Only in Eastern Europe was there a greater than even chance of getting a clear view. Furthermore, reports were emerging from Cornwall of fully-booked accommodation and inflated prices.
We had to consider that the eclipse would form part of our family holiday. Our normal practice was to travel by car and stay in self-catering accommodation, aiming to reach our destination within two days of driving. If we followed this custom, the furthest we could hope to reach was Germany - Stuttgart or Karlsruhe. We thought of flying to Munich, where Miriam's family have some friends who live south of the city, but did not feel able to invite ourselves to stay with them. A more intriguing possibility was to fly to Eastern Europe, but this would entail extra cost and, possibly, problems that we would not encounter in the West. We made some enquiries about accommodation in the Karlsruhe area but without success. The war in Kosovo broke out and made Eastern Europe seem much more dangerous. With only 2 months to go to the eclipse, we still had nothing booked.
Then, suddenly, the war in Kosovo was over and we started to look seriously at the Black Sea. Miriam phoned an agency specialising in Romania and within a couple of days the booking was made. By the time my long-awaited fortieth birthday arrived, we knew we would be going to Romania; and the moon started on its last orbit before the eclipse.
We flew from Heathrow to Bucharest on Sunday, three days before the eclipse. Our first hour in the country gave us a good idea of what to expect. We felt the heat as soon as we emerged from the plane; then we had to wait in a long queue to get our passports stamped with visas; and when we stepped out of the airport some young men grabbed our luggage, carried it to the waiting minibus and held their hands out for money.
We had booked to stay in the resort of Mamaia, which is essentially a long strip of hotels built on a sandbar stretching north from the major seaport of Constanţa. It took a long minibus ride to get there from Bucharest and we were all tired on Monday. Since Mamaia was outside the zone of totality we had to find a way of getting further south on the day of the eclipse, and I spent some time on Monday researching the public transport arrangements.
On Tuesday, the day before the eclipse, we had a "dry run". A half-hour trolleybus ride brought us to the railway station in Constanţa, which also serves as a bus station and hosts a thriving market on its forecourt. As directed by the guide book, we headed round a corner to catch a bus heading south along the coast road. Our chosen destination was Mangalia, about 10 km north of the Bulgarian border (and probably about 20 km north of the centre line of the eclipse) which would offer over 2 minutes of totality. The bus we got on had seen better days - and much better roads, since it came from Germany - but it got us safely to Mangalia in about an hour.
Many of the Black Sea resorts are modern creations, but Mangalia is a seaport dating back to Greek times, and a significant town in its own right. It has its complement of hotels - indeed we discovered later that the best hotel, the President, had been booked solid a year in advance by a Japanese company. The town has a large beach fronted by the hotels, with the main square just behind them. At one end of the beach, overlooking a harbour, is a small park which looked a promising viewing site - quieter than the rest of the town, with some trees offering a bit of shade and some play equipment to occupy the boys. Looking around the town, it was obvious that they intended to make the most of the occasion - the square was decked by banners and there was a stage and loudspeaker system set up at one end.
Although we did not know it then, much of Europe woke up on Wednesday to cloudy skies and gloomy weather forecasts. In Mamaia there was not a cloud in the sky, but we were not home and dry yet. What if the entire population of Constanţa - Romania's second largest city - crowded into the buses south, leaving no room for us? We set off early for the bus stop in Constanţa and found a large crowd milling around. To our surprise, we were able to squeeze on to the first bus that came along - and I do mean squeeze! We had to stand up all the way and hang on tight as the bus clattered along. I felt a sense of relief as we entered the zone of totality, and watched the distance markers count down the kilometres to Mangalia. Thirty years of waiting were nearly over - we were on our way to see the total eclipse.
We arrived in Mangalia in brilliant sunshine about 2 hours before the start of the eclipse. The town was busy, but not yet crowded. As we headed for the park we saw some wooden trellisses covered with straw being set up in the main square. Perhaps these would be lit to chase the darkness away during totality? Later we saw some piles of charred wood which confirmed this.
We established our base in the park and set up our modest observing equipment, consisting of a lightweight tripod, binoculars and some pieces of cardboard and white paper. Crude though it might be, our setup attracted a lot of interest. I had learned to be wary of strangers - most Romanians see foreigners as an opportunity to sell them something - and when a young man approached claiming to be a reporter I asked to see his press pass. He turned out to be a perfectly genuine reporter from the local paper in Constanţa who had been sent to cover the occasion. He was very interested to discover a family who had come all the way from Birmingham to see the eclipse. To the delight of the boys ("We'll be famous!") we had our picture taken (see left) and our copy of the next issue of that newspaper is now a prized possession.
When I went up into the town to buy some drinks, I found that the main square, and indeed the rest of the town, was filling up fast. The atmosphere was most surreal, with electronic music booming from the loudspeakers and crowds of people wearing solar filters looking up into the sky, as if expecting to be picked up by an alien spacecraft. Every café and beer tent was full, and the roving solar filter vendors were doing a roaring trade. It was quite a relief to get back to the park - at least we couldn't hear the synthesised music there.
When I returned to the park the partial phase was just beginning. I called the boys over from the play equipment from time to time to follow the progress of the eclipse. Plenty of other people were watching and photographing our projected image too and one man was intrigued to discover the existence of sunspots.
About half an hour before totality we noticed for the first time that the light level had dropped. The colours were normal, but I could look around without having to screw up my eyes in the sunlight. It's the sort of effect that can't be recorded by a camera or TV.
There was a mounting sense of anticipation in the crowd as the "bite" out of the sun grew and grew. It continued to get darker as the projected image shrank to a crescent and was reduced to just a short line of light. Venus was now shining brightly in a deep blue sky and seagulls wheeled around as if night was about to fall. The diamond ring effect was greeted by shrieks, cheers and applause from the town square above us and everyone in the park clapped as the last vestige of sunlight disappeared and the corona shone around the disk of the Sun. It seemed to me that I could make out the jagged edge of the lunar mountains silhouetted against the brillance of the solar atmosphere. It did not go completely dark - I had hoped to see Mercury and the brighter stars, but only Venus was visible - and there was a red twilight glow around the horizon. For over two minutes we stared in amazement at the spectacle. Then there was more applause and the hooting of ships' sirens for the return of the diamond ring. A few seconds later the corona disappeared and the moon's shadow swept out over the Black Sea towards Turkey.
It swiftly got lighter again and the crowds started to disperse. We dismantled the tripod, finished our picnic lunch and headed for the bus. Already solar filters were being discarded in the street. The party, and the experience of a lifetime, was over.
Anyone who has seen a total eclipse will confirm that it is awe-inspiring - truly one of nature's wonders. Observing it with such a large number of people certainly altered the experience. Somehow I was left with the feeling that the crowd had turned the tables on nature and had come to see it perform a party trick.
But so what? An eclipse is for everybody, not just the
professionals and "experts". This eclipse was a real
gift to Romania, a country which has been through so many
difficulties in the last few decades. It was the prime
viewing site in Europe, having the best weather and the longest
period of totality. As if to continue the theme of astronomical
bodies, Luciano Pavarotti gave an open-air concert in
Bucharest that evening. We had to settle for the noise from the
open-air discos in Mamaia, but it didn't matter. We were left
with the enduring memory of that impossible halo-clad black disk
hanging in the sky. A 30-year old ambition was achieved, and
thanks to our humble equipment, we had the best (and safest) view
of anyone in town.
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This webinar explores new ways of using social theories of learning, in particular adapting Engestrom's 'Change Laboratory' approach to address inclusivity and citizenship in the context of increasingly diverse student and staff communities (principles 1 and 5 of the European Principles for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching).
The session will be highly interactive and will help attendees recognise 'the problem' even when the issues are not 'hot topics' for them. The starting point for the online discussions will be stimulus 'mirror' data, extracted from students and staff feedback, video material and scenarios drafted from sometimes surprising contributions to earlier face-to-face workshops.
The webinar is the online adaptation of a series of four face-to-face workshops on inclusivity and citizenship in higher education and is developed as part of the European Forum for Enhanced Collaboration in Teaching (EFFECT) project, which is co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Commission.
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Happy Saturday! Today I have a few swatches of the two colors I picked up from Zoya Pixie Dust Collection. The entire collection is gorgeous, but these two colors were the ones that really caught my eye and that I felt I had to have!
First up is Godiva. This is my favorite color in the collection! It is a gorgeous nude with silver shimmer. It looks like sparkling sand in real life. The coverage on this was a bit sheer. I used three thin coats for the pics. Usually nudes are very rarely universally flattering on all skin tones, but this one is. I have seen swatches on all skin colors and it always looks beautiful. I wore this to work earlier this week and got so many compliments on it. What was really awesome about this color is that it got matter (not a word, I know!) as time wore on and looked better and better.
Vespa is a really pretty peppy green with silver shimmer throughout like Godiva. The formula on this was a bit thicker than Godiva's. I used two coats for the pics and as you can see my nail line is still visible. I thought about doing a third coat but felt it would have looked too thick on the nail. I'm still not sure if I like this color against my skin tone but it's very pretty.


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NEWTOWN, Pa. - October 5, 2013 --Police say one person died and another is injured after a fiery crash in Newtown, Pennsylvania early Saturday morning.
A Corvette hit a median and a traffic light around 2:00 a.m. on the Newtown bypass near Woodbourne Road.
The car than flipped over and caught on fire.
One person died at the scene and firefighters worked for forty-five minutes to free the second victim, police say.
The victim was taken to Saint Mary Medical Center for treatment.
The accident is under investigation.


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After School Clubs
KES after school programme
An extensive programme of after school clubs and extra-curricular activities are provided by KES to students between 2.10pm and 3.30pm every day.
There are activities to suit a variety of interests: sporting, creative and practical. There is at least one major drama production and a dance production each year.
To view the school's current Extra Curricular Activities Programme, please view the pdfs below.
Externally provided after school clubs
A number of external clubs use the school's facilities outside of school hours to provide additional activities to the local community, as well as students.


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This week I attended the ONVIF "plug-fest", where the various members of the ONVIF organization got together to test interoperability. This committee endeavors to create a standard for interoperability between security cameras, DVR's, other devices and the software that uses and manages these devices. I came to this party from the perspective of this software, in particular in testing the capabilities of my video streaming and viewing component. This streams video from the cameras in MJPEG, MPEG-4 and H.264. In short, it displays pretty pictures (hopefully). Each came to this "plug-fest" to test their conformance to the ONVIF specification, their interpretation of the text and requirements it laid out, and (ahem) their success in coding to that interpretation. This last ensured there was some rapid fixes being made on the fly to adjust code that may have performed a task not intended (often mistakenly called a "bug"; really just a rebellious feature).
The attendees came from local companies here in Stuttgart Germany, from other European countries and from as far away as Japan, Taiwan, Korea and India. It was a pleasure to meet and work with engineers from Sony, Samsung, Canon, Panasonic and Vivotek as well as EU companies such as Axis, Bosch, Softhard, and Dallmeier. Each brought a product in various stages of development. Some brought a production device with possibly a firmware in development for testing, while others brought circuit boards with cameras attached via a wire harness. The latter were the most interesting - it was entertaining watching them search for screwdrivers to attach power supplies and to see all the wires. It felt more like a robotics convention.
The spirit of this "plug fest" was great, and the ONVIF coordinators helped ensure this spirit - while many are direct competitors with each other the spirit was one of inquiry and learning. This is "geeks" coming together to test their creations. We'll leave it to the marketing boys to duke it out in the press and market. These were techies hooking up wires and watching messages flowing across the network. PTZ cameras swung wildly and images streamed as we made sure our mad-scientist inventions had come to life as expected. While I appreciate the stern warning of the organizers that we were not allowed to share pricing information for anti-trust reasons, I'm not sure any of us even have any idea of the price of our products. All we cared about was if our code could talk to the camera, and did it give me what I expected. No? Hmm, ah - that's an optional feature of the standard - got it.
In the end I hope that everyone has great success with their products and they sell a million of them, thus funding work on yet more "toys". I'm sure as we all refine our products in conformance with the language and intent of the ONVIF standard some of the fun will be taken from these plug-fests, but I also expect that the scheduled follow-up test meetings will also have the joys of success as features work ("yes!"), and the anguish of "huh? You didn't receive my message? Hmm - let me have a look."


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We hope you have some scrappy plans this weekend! If not, we're pretty sure this week's sketch and reveal will help you along! Kimberly provided a great sketch for the Team. We're confident you'll agree with us too!!
Sketch 43 by Kimberly Figures
Bengal Win! by Ashley
supplies: patterned paper: Glitz (Finnley), alphabet stickers: American Crafts, die cuts: Studio Calico (feathers), stamps: Glitz Design (giant roller doodle/Raven); Studio Calico ink: Staz On (jet black), stickers: Basic Grey (Carte Postale); Studio Calico (orange label); Freckled Fawn (glitter star), mask: Studio Calico mist: Mister Huey's (sherbet), pearls: Kaiser,chipboard: Pink Paislee
Awesome by Shirl
Supplies : Kazzazz printed papers, Bella Black Chipboard Alphas, Kaisercraft Blue Bling Swirls, Heartfelt Creations Mini Vintage Floret Stamp Set & matching dies, Rhinestone BradsBazzil Blue Cardstock, Heart charm, Memento Black Ink, Washi Tape, K&Co Wild Safron Felt Stickers, Printed Acetate Frame (gift)
Our October Prize
Our October prize is a random selection of Alphabet Stickers!
How to Play Along:
1. Make a newly created project using the provided sketch and upload it to your blog or online gallery.2. Then leave a link to your project using the Inlinkz widget at the bottom of this post. Please use a direct link to your LCOM Sketch post and not just your blog address.
3. If you upload to online galleries, please also use tag/keyword LCOM43. LCOM products are NOT required to participate, and you can enter as many times as you want. If you don't have a particular shape indicated in the sketch, feel free to substitute.
4. There is no time limit - you can always play any week at any time, but the linking form will close on the last day of the month at 8:00pm (Atlantic Standard Time) to allow us to find a prize winner.


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Plan a Trip to the Historic Laguna Seca Raceway
It's April and that means Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey is going to be very busy thanks to its annual bicycling sports event, the Sea Otter Classic.
In spring, this is one of the most-awaited events in Monterey, and this year it is scheduled to take place from April 20th to the 23rd.
Aside from different forms of bicycle racing, highlights of the four-day event include expo sales and displays, camping adventures, a kid's carnival, enduro, road racing, MTB racing, grand fondos and tours, and so much more.
1. What you want to do
There are many things to do in Monterey. List down everything you want to do and then make a plan of your day-to-day activities.
For example, check out activities you and your family can enjoy at the Sea Otter Classic. According to the calendar of events for 2017, there will also be free events for kids such as sea otter egg hunting, bike racing for kids ages 9 and below, skills or rider zone, and complimentary bike valet.
2. Where you want to go
Aside from Laguna Seca, there are other must-visit places in Monterey and these include the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Cannery Row, Fisherman's Wharf, Pebble beach, and Carmel-by-the-Sea.
3. Where you should stay
To make your trip even more fun, make your stay comfortable. Monterey boasts of a long list of clean, safe, and comfortable places to spend the night. If you're staying for a longer period with your family, choose a hotel that can accommodate all your family members' needs, and that should include your pet (if you have one).
Check the hotel's website for services and amenities they offer. If you're bringing your pet with you or have a family member with special requirements, make sure to include this in your search.
Proximity also matters. Choose hotel accommodations that allow you to visit major tourist attractions and do many recreational activities without the hassle of frequent travels to and fro.
If you plan to do scuba diving or kayaking after an activity at the Mazda Raceway, shorten your list by considering only nearby hotels. Find a hotel that conveniently allows you to do both.
Read hotel reviews. They are very reliable because these are actual experiences of previous guests. Is the place really accessible to places you want to visit? Does it really provide special services? Are the hotel staff friendly? Are the rooms clean and spacious? These are significant insights you can gain from reputable reviews.
Events in Monterey, such as the Sea Otter Classic or the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, offer a perfect way to start spring break. Bring the whole family along and book your stay at the Bay Park Hotel!


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Working hard to become a household name, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is proud of her success, though she's under no delusions that her celebrity is guaranteed to last.
In her new interview with Glamour UK,
the 28-year-old actress/model explains, "I've always been aware that
modeling was going to be a fleeting moment. I started looking at the
models a generation ahead of me, and I saw a lot of these women turning
themselves into brands."
Rosie also notes that while she and boyfriend Jason Statham have
built up plenty of Tinseltown credibility, they don't buy into all the
glitz and glamour- "I wouldn't say I have a lot of A-list friends...I
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Vinyl Siding That Provides a Layer of Security
for Hutchinson, KS, Homeowners
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BFG Technologies
|Graphics card, motherboard, power supply, desktop computer and PC accessory manufacturing
|liquidation; brand and certain assets acquired by Best Data
|August 2002
|September 2010
|Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
Key people
Scott Herkelman (CEO)
John Malley (Sr. Dir Marketing) David Ash (Sr Product Mgr)
|nVidia graphics cards, nVidia nForce motherboards, computer power supply units, Desktop PCs, AGEIA PhysX PPUs
BFG Technologies was a privately held U.S.-based supplier of power supplies and video cards based on NVIDIA graphics technology and a manufacturer of high-end gaming/home theater computer systems. BFG Technologies branded products were available in North America and Europe at retailers and e-tailers. The company's main headquarters was located in Lake County, Illinois, near Lake Forest.
Graphics cards[edit]
This section contains weasel words: vague phrasing that often accompanies biased or unverifiable information. (October 2012)
BFG manufactured graphics cards for mainstream to enthusiast level computers. They were known for their Asylum brand; however, the NVIDIA 5x series of graphics accelerators were the last to use that name. They were best known by computer enthusiasts for the OC (Overclocked) versions of their graphics cards, lifetime warranty and 24/7/365 U.S.-based technical support. BFG was among the first graphics card companies to offer cards that were already overclocked from manufacturer recommended speeds. Since then, many other manufacturers have copied BFG's model.
Their most recent flagship graphics cards were the BFG NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 OCX as an air-cooled solution and the BFG NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 H2OC as a water-cooled solution. While they also manufactured an air-cooled version of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295, it was not overclocked.
On May 21, 2010, John Slevin the chairman of BFG Technologies, announced that they would no longer be developing graphics cards, as it was not profitable for them.[1]
In August 2010, BFG began the process of liquidation, initially only for the GPU business but eventually expanding to include the entire company. As a result of this, BFG ceased to honor RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization) requests for warranty service, repair, or replacement, instead returning the product to the customer with a short letter explaining the situation.[2] However, PNY Technologies announced that "PNY has stepped up and will be working to give BFG customers the ability to exchange their video cards for a coupon to purchase a PNY Video card at a discounted price". This exchange program ended on December 31, 2010 and PNY is no longer accepting requests for BFG cards. The BFG brand name of the company was subsequently acquired by Best Data, who also owns the Diamond Multimedia brand.
Desktop computers[edit]
January 5, 2009, BFG Technologies launched its desktop computer line called Phobos that features a touch panel LCD with performance control, BFG Tech graphic cards, liquid cooling solutions from CoolIT and Intel processors.
Power supplies[edit]
BFG Technologies manufactured a full range of power supply units for ATX compatible PCs. BFG's power supply line up had consisted of 530W, 550W, 600W, 650W, 800W and 1000W in the past, but since was refined to separate categories for separate markets.
The GS Series consisted of the GS-450, GS-550 and GS-650, 450W, 550W and 650W power supplies respectively, and were sold as mainstream units, rated at peak power and at room temperature and were sold almost exclusively at retail stores like Best Buy. The LS Series was BFG Technologies mainstream series, consisting of the LS-450 450W power supply, LS-550 550W power supply and LS-680 680W power supply. These were rated at continuous power and at a more realistic 40 °C.[3] The flagship of BFG Technologies' power supply offerings was the ES Series, which only consisted of one model: The ES-800. This unit was not only rated at continuous and 40 °C, but featured a technology marketed as "Frequency Conversion" which is a term used to define a method of changing the switching frequency of the power supply to coincide with load. This allowed the unit to be as efficient as possible even at very low loads while conventional designs might have been significantly less efficient at loads below 10%.[4] The ES Series was later replaced by the EX-Series; essentially an ES Series with a modular interface for removal of unused cables.
PhysX cards[edit]
BFG Technologies offered a 128MB PPU that uses Ageia's PhysX processing chip and libraries. The card was only available in a PCI version in retail packages.
See also[edit]
- ^ http://www.techpowerup.com/122610/BFG_Tech_Announces_Exit_From_Graphics_Card_Category_Continues_On_With_PSUs_and_PCs.html
- ^ BFG Tech Sending Out RMA Denial Letters: Winding Down Business
- ^ "HardOCP Review of BFG Tech's LS-550 & 680 Power Supplies".
- ^ "HardOCP Review of BFG Tech's ES-800 Power Supply".
- Companies based in Lake Forest, Illinois
- Graphics hardware companies
- Motherboard companies
- Computer power supply unit manufacturers
- Defunct computer hardware companies
- Defunct computer companies of the United States
- Technology companies established in 2002
- Technology companies disestablished in 2010
- Companies that have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
- Nvidia
- 2002 establishments in the United States