text:
Environmental Auditing:
A Useful Tool That Can Improve Environmental Performance and Reduce Costs
RCED-95-37: Published: Apr 3, 1995. Publicly Released: May 3, 1995.
Additional Materials:
- Full Report:
(202) 512-4907
Office of Public Affairs
(202) 512-4800
Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the potential for federal agencies to improve their environmental performance and reduce costs by conducting environmental audits, focusing on the: (1) types of programs leading environmental auditing organizations use; (2) benefits of and extent to which federal agencies use environmental auditing; and (3) obstacles and disincentives federal agencies face in environmental auditing.
GAO found that: (1) effective environmental audit programs have strong support from top management and the resources necessary to hire and train audit personnel, are independent from external or internal pressures, and employ quality assurance procedures to ensure accuracy and thoroughness; (2) private and public organizations with effective environmental auditing programs have reported improved compliance, reduced exposure to civil and criminal liability, operational cost savings, and reduced environmental hazards; (3) most federal agencies do not conduct environmental auditing programs; (4) although the Bureau of Land Management and Federal Aviation Administration have implemented preliminary environmental auditing programs, improvements to these programs are still needed to fully address these agencies' significant environmental liabilities; (5) most other federal agencies are beginning to develop environmental auditing programs; and (6) the obstacles to further development and implementation of environmental auditing in federal agencies include the inconsistent application of audit report and enforcement policies and the lack of commitment from senior agency management, incentives from federal agencies, and agency technical expertise.
Recommendations for Executive Action
Status: Closed - Implemented
Comments: EPA has developed and released the document: "Strategy for Improving Environmental Management Programs at Civilian Federal Agencies" in December 1995. The document outlines a national strategy to increase enforcement attention at civilian federal facilities in FY 1996 and beyond.
Recommendation: To encourage the practice of environmental auditing in civilian federal agencies, the Administrator, EPA, should augment EPA efforts to refocus federal and state inspection strategies to ensure that civilian federal agencies receive a measure of enforcement attention commensurate with the environmental risks posed by their operations.
Agency Affected: Environmental Protection Agency
Status: Closed - Implemented
Comments: EPA has issued several auditing documents that assist federal agencies in performing environmental audits. For example, in concert with six civilian federal agencies, EPA issued a generic protocol for conducting environmental audits of federal agencies. Among other publications providing policies and standards for environmental auditing, EPA issued a revision of its "Environmental Audit Program Design Guidelines for Federal Agencies."
Recommendation: To encourage the practice of environmental auditing in civilian federal agencies, the Administrator, EPA, should provide regular and sustained technical assistance on environmental auditing to civilian federal agencies (possibly through cooperative arrangements with other federal agencies), with particular emphasis on improving senior managers' awareness and understanding of the benefits to be gained from environmental auditing.
Agency Affected: Environmental Protection Agency
Status: Closed - Implemented
Comments: In the new Audit/Self-Policing Policy, EPA has clarified and formalized its policy of not routinely requesting audit reports.(See "Federal Register" December 22, 1995: 60 FR 66706, Section II, C(4) pg. 66711)
Recommendation: To encourage the practice of environmental auditing in civilian federal agencies, the Administrator, EPA, should require EPA regional offices to adhere to the agency's stated policy that the agency will not "routinely request" environmental audit reports but will confine such requests to the exceptional situations outlined in its 1986 policy statement on environmental auditing.
Agency Affected: Environmental Protection Agency
Status: Closed - Implemented
Comments: EPA's policy was published in the "Federal Register" in December 1996 (60 FR 66706). It took effect on January 22, 1996. The policy statement is responsive to the recommendation. It states that the agency will completely eliminate gravity-based penalties for companies or public agencies that voluntarily identify, disclose, and correct violations according to the conditions outlined in the policy, and that the agency will not recommend criminal charges against a company acting in good faith to identify, disclose, and correct violations, if no serious actual harm has occurred. These provisions are contingent on several conditions, including voluntary self-policing and self-disclosure, prompt correction of identified problems or noncompliance, remediation of imminent and substantial endangerment and environmental harm, no repeat violations or lack of adequate preventive measures, and cooperation with EPA, including provision of such information as is reasonably necessary and required by the policy.
Recommendation: To encourage the practice of environmental auditing in civilian federal agencies, the Administrator, EPA, should revise EPA environmental audit and related policies to encourage regulated entities to self-discover, report, and correct noncompliance by providing for the reduction of penalties for violations identified through environmental auditing. This consideration should be given only if the reporting entity meets EPA criteria of "taking reasonable precautions to avoid noncompliance, expeditiously correcting underlying environmental problems discovered through audits or other means, and implementing measures to prevent their recurrence."
Agency Affected: Environmental Protection Agency
Explore the full database of GAO's Open Recommendations »
Jul 18, 2018
Civil Penalties:Certain Federal Agencies Need to Improve Inflation Adjustment ReportingGAO-18-519: Published: Jul 18, 2018. Publicly Released: Jul 18, 2018.
Jul 17, 2018
- Government Auditing Standards 2018 Revision (Supersedes GAO-12-331G)GAO-18-568G: Published: Jul 17, 2018. Publicly Released: Jul 17, 2018.
Jul 16, 2018
Management Report:Continued Improvements Needed in Controls over the Processes Used to Prepare the U.S. Consolidated Financial StatementsGAO-18-540: Published: Jul 16, 2018. Publicly Released: Jul 16, 2018.
Jun 28, 2018
Capitol Preservation Fund:Audit of Fiscal Years 2015, 2016, and 2017 TransactionsGAO-18-524R: Published: Jun 28, 2018. Publicly Released: Jun 28, 2018.
Senate Preservation Fund:Audit of Fiscal Years 2015, 2016, and 2017 TransactionsGAO-18-525R: Published: Jun 28, 2018. Publicly Released: Jun 28, 2018.
May 31, 2018
Improper Payments:Actions and Guidance Could Help Address Issues and Inconsistencies in Estimation ProcessesGAO-18-377: Published: May 31, 2018. Publicly Released: May 31, 2018.
May 24, 2018
Congressional Award Foundation:Review of the Audit of the Financial Statements for Fiscal Year 2017GAO-18-465R: Published: May 24, 2018. Publicly Released: May 24, 2018.
May 10, 2018
DOD Financial Management:The Navy Needs to Improve Internal Control over Its BuildingsGAO-18-289: Published: May 10, 2018. Publicly Released: May 10, 2018.
Apr 17, 2018
Management Report:Improvements Needed in the Bureau of the Fiscal Service's Information System ControlsGAO-18-332R: Published: Apr 17, 2018. Publicly Released: Apr 17, 2018.
Apr 5, 2018
Management Report:Areas for Improvement in the Federal Reserve Banks' Information System ControlsGAO-18-334R: Published: Apr 5, 2018. Publicly Released: Apr 5, 2018.
Looking for more? Browse all our products here


text:
Neurologists at the Comprehensive Headache Clinic at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, report an increase in the incidence of pediatric headache in the fall, a correlation which may be due to elevated stress of return to school, change in routines, and altered sleep patterns. The noted seasonal variation could also be impacted by poor hydration and/or prolonged computer screen time, according to the authors. Their research is based on a retrospective analysis of about 1300 emergency department visits occurring between 2010 and 2014.
Of the 2 primary headache types most frequently treated by clinicians, migraines are less common in children, but more impactful in terms of severity of pain. Tension headaches are less disruptive of children's normal daily routines. The results support previous research highlighting the importance of lifestyle issues and choices in managing headaches and minimizing their incidence. Healthy lifestyle choices include eating 3 meals a day, adequate nighttime sleep vs daytime napping, sufficient hydration, and minimizing children's stress levels.
Watch an interview with Dr. Gary Jay, who discusses different types of headache.
Read a news story, with link to additional video about the findings here.
Posted on August 17, 2015

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Deal Advisory
Mazars Deal Advisory can support and advise you on any transaction - whether you are looking to sell your business, make an acquisition, raise funding or float your business on a stock exchange, we can help you.
Mazars Deal Advisory can support and advise you on any transaction - whether you are looking to sell your business, make an acquisition, raise funding or float your business on a stock exchange, we can help you.
Mazars has a range of credible Expert Witnesses and Investigations partners that have given evidence in court and arbitrations and led complex internal investigations.
Mazars Corporate Finance Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority to:
• Act as operator to unregulated collective investment schemes ("UCIS")
• Act as small authorised UK alternative investment fund manager ("AIFM")
• Act as authorised fund manager for enterprise investment schemes ("EIS")
• Approve financial promotions for a range of investment products
The National Creditor Services department within Mazars is the market leader in the field of personal insolvency. We act for a significant number of blue chip organisations in relation to all aspects of personal insolvency, having clear depth within the traditional banking field coupled with the more recent emergence of the debt purchase market.
Our vision is to establish Mazars as the leader in providing of financial advisory, modelling and training services to the global infrastructure market. We are one of the few firms who are able to combine market leading expertise with deep knowledge of our chosen sectors - our difference is to be able deliver that capability globally as one team.
"The key to getting a business back on its feet is providing the right advice, and providing it early." Simon Chandler, Partner
In today's challenging business environment, organisational focus is of paramount importance. Your strategic planning function needs to deliver an integrated solution in which business plans, organisational structure, funding, systems, processes and resources are fully aligned to deliver on strategic objectives. Strategic planning will establish your medium and long term destination while strategic management and business planning will determine how you will reach this destination.
We provide valuations of businesses and intangible assets across the full spectrum of engagement types, including, but not limited to transactional valuations, financial reporting valuations, valuations for tax purposes and contentious valuations.


text:
The Tputh Is Out There: Social Media News For Techies
The social media explosion of the past few years has yielded all sorts of ways for surfers to find what's new, exciting, and relevant. How do you discern what's important, and what's being talking about the most? Tputh is trying to answer that question by offering a social media aggregator based on tech news.
The site has a bold and attractive design, with large fonts and bold letters adorning every headline. On the left, you'll find tech news stories that are being talked about on every social network, so you know you're getting the most viral and relevant news of the day. On the right, you'll see past stories, the masthead, and a random image to provide some food for thought or a quick laugh. In short, Tputh is viral heaven.
The site is very smart about their content. I like that they've made a point to scour through the countless tweets and shared links on a variety of networks to flesh out what is really important. The site's staff also seems to have a very keen eye for what is relevant in the world of tech news and internet technology. It's definitely a site that I will continue to go to for insight into what the internet is talking about currently.
With the great intelligent filter that Tputh provides, there comes a question: What is important to whom, and why is it so? Aggregators like Tputh operate on the conditional basis that its editors have some kind of savvy as to what is worth reading on the internet. Yet, some people may be looking for something completely different. I found the site to be quite good in terms of finding relevant news. What do you think? Give Tputh a visit, and let us all know what you think about their judgment in the comments below.


text:
Four time Grammy®-nominated recording artist Ledisi stopped by the SiriusXM Studios in DC this past week. She performed a private concert for a studio audience to be debuted on the Heart & Soul Channel 48 Sirius/XM. Among the audience were interns Hillary and Fendi. Ledisi talked about her strong background with classical training and how its [...]
Archive for the 'Pictures' Category
Ledisi Stops by the DC Performance Theatre
August 8th, 2011 No Comments
Cat Fan Club???
July 26th, 2011 No Comments
As many of you may know Ross (the Boss) is a self proclaimed "cat enthusiast". He has a picture of his cat in a pink frame on his desk and he even likes to use the hash tag #catnation in his tweets. But when has feline enthusiasm gone too far? Now he is trying to set up [...]
When Ross is Away the Interns Will Play…
July 6th, 2011 No Comments
The SiriusXM DC Intern were quick to honor Ross' absence with this creative prank! Yes, an intern actually laid there while Fendi and Hillary taped his body; the police tape was from an anonymous donor!
Celebrity Sightings Around SiriusXM
July 6th, 2011 No Comments
Top Left: NYC Sports Intern Jordan interviews Jarred Dudley Bottom Left: DC Sports Intern Carter interviews Giuseppe Rossi Bottom Right: Nashville Intern Kelsey Meets Dolly Parton Top Right: Intern Dominique Meets Mark Freuerstein


text:
Using your talents to create an income can seem like a daunting task, but I promise you, it's not that hard! In this free ebook, I share with you my own method for generating ongoing revenue and disclose how I make a living from my own creativity.
As an entrepreneur of over a decade, I've managed to streamline my process for creating, generating money-making ideas, and doing what I am passionate about as a career. It is my hope that every creative spirit is able to do the same. You'll learn how to create a product using your OWN skills and talents and launch that idea as a business!
How do you like a challenge? I want to see my methods pay off for you, so I'm going to send you a few challenges to get rolling! When you download my eBook above, you'll also get access to totally inspiring tasks to tackle, right in your inbox!
Enter your email address and name in the form above to download my guide right now.


text:
Travers-Sabine Lodge
The Travers-Sabine Lodge is a modern purpose built Travellers Lodge.
Large dining room and well equipped commercial kitchen.
Cosy lounge with log fire plus heaters in all bedrooms.
All bedding and towels provided.
Family Double, Twin Share and Dorm Rooms.
Sleeps 34 - 38 people.
Tariff :
$75 per double / twin
$32 per person in a shared dorm room
Our lodge can be booked exclusively and is ideal for schools, universities, corporate groups, club and family functions.
Tariff Exclusive Booking :
$850 per night
$800 per night for bookings of two nights or more.
GST Tax Included
Quoted in NZ dollars


text: Select an international website Zoover.at Zoover.be Zoover.ch Zoover.com Zoover.com.tr Zoover.com.ua Zoover.cz Zoover.de Zoover.dk Zoover.es Zoover.fr Zoover.gr Zoover.hu Zoover.it Zoover.lt Zoover.nl Zoover.no Zoover.pl Zoover.pt Zoover.ro Zoover.ru Zoover.se Home Destinations Accommodations Add review Add review Add photos Add videos Add new accommodation Add attraction Add acco information Home Add review Greece Samos Votsalakia / Kambos Apartments Votsalakia / Kambos Apartment Niki Rena** Popular destination Rethymnon Trianda /Trianta/ Ialyssos Eftalou/Molyvos Chersonissos Skala Kalloni Faliraki Parga & Sivota (Epiros) Petra Argassi Kefalonia Popular destination Votsalakia / Kambos Samos-city Kokkari Pythagorion Ireon Limnionas Agios Konstantinos Ormos/Marathokambos Karlovassi Potokaki Popular in Votsalakia / Kambos Apartments in Votsalakia / Kambos Hotels in Votsalakia / Kambos Attractions in Votsalakia / Kambos Apartments Samos Apartments Greece Reviews Apartment Niki Rena ** Reviews Photos & videos Tips Q&A Weather forecast Apartment info 10 Unfortunately no photos available Add the first photo 0 English reviews 1 international reviews There are no English reviews of Apartment Niki Rena See reviews in other languages. Or write your own review Add review 16° / 23° 22 Oct 2018 Weather Number 18 of 57 apartement in Votsalakia / Kambos 1 review for Apartment Niki Rena 10 1 Review Appreciation 10 Location 10 Value for money 10 Child friendly - Interior 10 Space 10 Swimming pool - Hygiene - Language: English (0) All (1) ------------ American (1) Party types: All (1) ------------ Family with young children (1) translate Friendly place in a great setting at a great price 10 Anton, 29 August 2014 Location 10 Value for money 10 Child friendly - Interior 10 Space 10 Swimming pool - Hygiene - Our family stayed 9 days at Niki Rena and enjoyed every minute of it. The apartments are in a gorgeous two-storey mansion not even a five-minute walk away from a picturesque cove with a clean beach, lounges and umbrellas, and just across the road from a great family-owned Greek restaurant. The owners are a very friendly and nice Greek family who will go out of their way to make you feel welcome. When my father was visiting from another hotel, the lady who runs the place even cooked some breakfast for him! Our room was very clean, spacious, air-conditioned and had a sea-view balcony, where we had breakfast. The small kitchenette is sufficient to make an occasional meal if you get tired of restaurant food or, at least, to keep your samaina or your "Mythos" nice and cold. The apartments are easy to find if you are driving from the airport - the drive-in is just before a street phone on the landward side of the road across the Chrisopetro restaurant at the east end of Kampos. If you want to avoid disappointment during your holiday in Apartment Niki Rena? Then take a look at the reviews of Apartment Niki Rena in Votsalakia / Kambos, written by other travellers. Apartment Niki Rena scores a 10.0 out of 10, based on 1 reviews read more Are you curious about what to expect on your holiday in Apartment Niki Rena? Take a look at the reviews of Apartment Niki Rena in Votsalakia / Kambos, placed by visitors. Next to that you can find 1 holiday photo regarding Apartment Niki Rena on the Zoover website. - - - Less text Actions for Apartment Niki Rena** Add review Add photos Add videos Add new accommodation Add attraction Add acco information Print reviews Information about Votsalakia / Kambos Weather Votsalakia / Kambos Map Votsalakia / Kambos Photos Votsalakia / Kambos Videos Votsalakia / Kambos Question and Answer Votsalakia / Kambos Are you the owner? Create a Zoover Account and manage your accommodaton, attraction, or restaurant. Click here for more information Zoover link on your website Click here for all Zoover widget options


text:
Dear reader,
If you just found about this blog, you might want to check out the website of our soon to be released game too: Aeon of Sands (AoS from now on).
So, it's ok if you find yourself here for the first time, while we delve in the intricacies of the NPCs and opponent creation and animation, and you catastrophically missed all our previous installments, as there's actually no previous installment.
But just let's agree that if there were, you would have for sure read them voraciously, printed multiple copies of them, and shared them with random strangers on your way to the groceries. That's how much you would have liked them. Blame Karma.
So, welcome back!
NPCs and opponents creation of the world of AEONTake a look at the image at the top of this post. Today we discuss NPCs and opponents creation of the pseudo 3D world of AoS. This is a scene you will encounter in the course of the adventure, that depending on your choices, can take you to drastically different consequences. On some of these paths, you will then be able - or forced - to explore the surrounding area by yourself, and probably encounter desert nomads such as those in the scene above.
NomadsNomads are a heterogeneous group of people, anarchic to an outsider's eye, rigidly structured when you get to live the guts of a nomad caravan. So, I'll let you in a secret, they do have roles and functions, jobs that define them and their stations: curiously they are not the bunch of illiterate crap-throwing sandworm lovers that you would not invite in the shade of your tree, like, ever.
The Camp GuardIn any case, among them, one of such functions is the camp guard.
Job description lists a bulky constitution, above the norm aim in throwing crap, a stern visage to discourage tourists.
These guys, standing under the suns more than a healthy time, don their rebreather masks most of the day and nights, and never leave their makeshift hovels without their mantles. Around here, they take seriously the concept of moisturized skin.
So with this in mind, I sketch a bit, coming out with these.
Of those, given time, maybe four whole NPC animation would happen, but considering each takes roughly one week, I would be happy with two. As game encounters, their most important purposes are to be interesting and effective.
That approved by Florian, I started drawing the different in-game positions.
NPC animationOur NPCs have ten frames of animation each, two simulating walking for each side; the two that show the NPC turned towards the player are also recycled as in-place movement for when the character is standing facing the party, like moving one's weight from one leg to the other. Plus two frames for the attack, one preparing it, one having it resolved.
Full disclosure here: I'm no pixel artist. Let me rephrase: I'm not a pixel artist at all.
I cannot do an in-game 1:1 animation or character design. The closest thing to that I do here is creating the explorable environments: walls, floors etc; that's 1:1 - as it doesn't require any resizing work - but it's still drawing freely.
So to do this part of the job, the first step is to draw each position as I would draw a figure illustration, starting from its skeleton, making that coherent with its other frames, place all the ten of them on the same imaginary floor, and of course perspective and dimensions. All of this, I do at a resolution roughly 4 times the one the final character will end up with.
|The animation doll
Second step is to actually draw our character, from tattered cowl to fancy designer boots. This is line art only, I need it to know what's what, with some exactness.
|Line art
NPC shadingThe next step is more pleasant to do to me, as I can loose a bit, and sculpt a bit the figure, shade it, and it's also the last fun I'll have for a while, as what comes afterward is all about carefulness.
At this point, a close review of the work done is needed, because afterward I will reduce the whole animation to the size we would use in the game, so there would be no back step possible if something was amiss, if not really a painful one.
NPC resizingTo reduce the image, no available resize algorithm is any good, because of artifaction or information loss; I have to use layers with the different products of such algorithms, sometimes posterize them, and adjust some part manually: sadly for me, here pixel art comes in the process.
NPC pixelartThen it's time to color! Here I apply the color with the character separated from the rest of the game, to all frames, obviously using the same palette. When that's done, I import one of them on its intended background and modify its color via correction layers, if possible, or noting what I have to change in the coloration itself. I go back to my animation and apply the modifications.
Now, there's a problem to solve, caused by the reduction and coloring: each frame will most assuredly have unpleasant aliasing. So, using a contrasting colored background, I manually cut away the unneeded contour, or I add it where I need it.
NPC ingameLast step! I simply have to import each of the frames in my huge wallset file.
Only remains to fix the NPC shadowing on the floor, rinse and repeat for all NPC and opponents in the game…
Thank you for reading, even more so if you are still here reading this!
See you next time for more tidbits of our creative process!


text:
The party is over at the Gresham Central Transit Station's "Living Room" -- a sculpture that includes a table, chair, couch, mosaic "rug" and TV made of concrete and bronze.five years after Gresham's mayor called it a magnet for partying, fighting and the drug-dealing.
While the sculpture "was intended to enhance the area and be a place for riders to wait for buses and MAX, it has become a concern for nuisance behavior and loitering," TriMet spokeswoman Mary Fetsch said Tuesday.
Mayor Shane Bemis said the living room "had clearly ceased to be 'livable' by any stretch of the imagination" and thanked TriMet for finally stepping in.
The piece was installed in 2001, but weather and people took their toll. It was fully restored in 2010, but after three years is again physically degraded, TriMet said. Because of the mosaic rug, officials said, it would be hard to move the piece to a new site without significant damage. The artist in 2008 said TriMet paid $25,000 for the installation, but she valued it at at least $150,000.
"We worked with the artist," said TriMet spokeswoman Roberta Altstadt. "We couldn't just simply have one person make a decision. We had to work with her and find the best solution."
Harry Saporta, TriMet's executive director of safety, security and environmental services, said the art installation had become a public safety issue and should be removed; TriMet's Public Art Advisory Committee also formally supported the recommendation.
Saporta has seen kids "run up and jump onto it,'' thinking it's a real living room, but they quickly find it's concrete.
The artwork "unfortunately (is) not being respected,'' he said.-- Stuart Tomlinson


text:
Alaska Nursing Homes
Cost of Alaska Nursing Homes
The average cost of Nursing Homes in Alaska is $771 per day. This is higher than the national average which is $228 per day.
In Alaska there are 21 Nursing Homes. We can help you find the best matches for your needs.


text:
Movie Reviews
Guardians of the Galaxy
After stealing a mysterious orb in the far reaches of outer space, Peter Quill from Earth, is now the main target of a manhunt led by the villain known as Ronan the Accuser. To help fight Ronan and his team and save the galaxy from his power, Quill creates a team of space heroes known as the "Guardians of the Galaxy" to save the world.
Napoleon Dynamite
Preston, Idaho's most curious resident, Napoleon Dynamite, lives with his grandma and his 32-year-old brother (who cruises chat rooms for ladies) and works to help his best friend, Pedro, snatch the Student Body President title from mean teen Summer Wheatley.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
30 years after the defeat of Darth Vader and the Empire, Rey, a scavenger from the planet Jakku, finds a BB-8 droid that knows the whereabouts of the long lost Luke Skywalker. Rey, as well as a rogue stormtrooper and two smugglers, are thrown into the middle of a battle between the Resistance and the daunting legions of the First Order.
On CAMERA WOLRD you'll find the best Movie Reviews and Movie News right at your fingertips! We cover not only the latest and newest, but also the classics form the past. Is there any movie missing from our directory and you want us to add it, no problem … just let us know and we'll see what we can do to help you out.
Are you a movie-buff too?
We're always looking for fellow cinephiles to contribute to the site.
If you think you have the right stuff *, just drop us a note!
* The Right Stuff is:
- Extensive knowledge of movies and movie history;
- Impartial attitude towards genres and subjects of movies;
- Profound English writing skills.


text:
3/5/17 - Jesse Ebaugh (of the Heartless Bastards) and the Tender Things /with Beth Chrisman and Evan Voyles/
Jesse Ebaugh started playing piano at age eleven where he grew up in Colorado. "I was allowed to quit when I joined a punk rock band when I turned thirteen," he said, with his rescue dog Scout listening as intently to his story as anyone in the room. "My hippie parents were drag-a-long parents so I went to every party they ever went to. Listening to all the adults playing music is what made me want to play music. The adults pulling out the guitars and playing grateful dead songs was the most vital feature of any social activity or party.
After having graduated high school in Pennsylvania and dropping out of art school in New York, Jesse says he drifted to Kentucky out of circumstance. "When I lived in Kentucky," he shared, "aside from being in punk bands I played bluegrass six or seven days a week. I supported myself as a bluegrass musician for two years."
Playing bluegrass for so long, Jesse says his biggest influence is American Folk Song Form in all of it's permutations: Appalachian mountain tunes, murder ballads, piedmont and delta blues, early country music, etc. "American pop music grew out of those traditions. I can hear those song forms in the songs on the radio," Jesse said. "I really admire Dan Penn, Gordon Lightfoot and Gene Clark as writers. I admire Aaron Blount and his writing with his band Knife in the Water quite a bit.
"From punk to bluegrass – it's all folk music – it's just people playing music about who they are and where they are. Whether it's zit-faced 14-year-olds playing songs in their parents' basements or anyone else, they are singing songs about their lives. Bluegrass music is about people singing about their lives. Music is a function of the community you want to be involved with."
Jesse met Erika (Wennerstrom) and all the Heartless Bastards there in Kentucky and eventually made his way to Austin with them. After putting out five albums, the Heartless Bastards are taking a little hiatus so each of the musicians can focus on individual projects. "Ragged From the Road," is one of Jesse's newest tracks, which you can hear at KUT's song of the week.
Jesse plays bass in punk bands and upright bass in bluegrass bands. One of his recent collaborations, The Austin Roots Collective, came together in 2017 exclusively to showcase the different talents of each of the musicians involved. "We formed it in order to attend the Folk Alliance," he said, "and took different turns being the band leader. If you came to listen, you didn't necessarily know whose songs you would be hearing." The Folk Alliance, he shared, is like SXSW for folkies. "Talent buyers go to see who has a new record, who they want to book on their festival this year.
The Austin Roots Collective is comprised of:
- Beth Chrisman (fiddle)
- Silas Lowe (mandolin and guitar)
- Sophia Johnson (guitar)
- Jesse Ebaugh (upright bass)
Jesse Ebaugh and the Tender Things is Jesse's latest record he has been working on. "For me, I've always been a side man," he said," Scout now in his lap listening even more intently than before as Letitia shoots their profile. "I started writing songs this time last year. I've been home recording this record little by little with fancy players on the record. Elijah Ford has been playing bass, David Colvin has been playing drums and David Pulkingham on guitar. Of Pulkingham, Jesse said David has played with Alejandro Esocvedo, Patty Griffin, Robert Plant and more. Jesse plays acoustic on the record and he says it comes out as soon as it gets done.
The full band will be performing at C-boys heart and soul Tuesday-Saturday during SXSW from 4p-6p. No wristband needed, just an honest free show. "Come drink beer," Jesse says with a welcoming grin. This version of Jesse Ebaugh and the Tender Things includes David Colvin (drums), Brad Meinerding (electric/vocals), Chris Cosintino (bass/vocals) and of course Jesse.
"In addition to Tender things, I've been working on Erika Winnestrom's latest record too. There will be more Heartless Bastards stuff in the future," Jesse said, "it was a decade of relentless touring and we agreed to take a break and circle the wagons. Erika is working hard on getting her stuff out. Patrick Hallihan from My Morning Jacket plays drums on her project."
What is your song writing process? "I've always been an arranger, but never the primary thinker-upper. My technical ability as a songwriter is pretty advanced, but my primary inspiration is still naïve.
"My first step in writing a song is so abstract. It can be any number of things. Sometimes you hear a sound in your imagination and you want to get that sound out. Sometimes there's an emotion you want to communicate and it starts there. Sometimes you hear a snippet of someone's conversation and it sticks in your head and you think – that's a hook.
"I've only been writing lyrics for a year and I have notebooks of trash that I hope no one ever sees. I don't know if I should burn them or what," Jesse laughed. He recommends "Writing Better Lyrics" as a resource for anyone interested in songwriting. "How much songwriting you do is dependent on the daily ritual of notebooking and journaling, and how much creative thought falls through you. You also have to be ok with throwing your garbage away. The ideas that stick around are the ones you work with.
"Instruments aren't important in songwriting, it's just about ideas," he said. "I love how songwriters metabolize their life through their writing."
Favorite thing to eat in Austin – Quality Seafood: "I get something different every time. The food is great, but what I like about it the most is that it's not part of the "new" Austin food scene. I spent a lot of time working in food service, so I have a strong opinion about what restaurant experiences should be – and it's more than just food. Quality Seafood is also one of the biggest cross sections of all the population in Austin: you see whatever Austin has to offer diversity wise every time you go.


text:
Deals on products Patricia Villegas likes
My Lists
My Likes
Apple iPad with Retina display 64GB Wi-Fi Refurbished, (Black or White)
Key Features: 9.7-inch Retina display A6X chip with quad-core graphics 5MP iSight camera with 1080p HD video recording FaceTime HD camera Up to 10 hours of battery life* Built-in Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n) Over 275,000 apps on the App Store* iOS 6 and iCloud Cellular data service on Wi-Fi + Cellular models (sold separately) Available in black or white * Battery life varies by use and configuration. See www. apple.com/batteries for more information. * App count refers to the total number of apps worldwide.
Women's Sam & Libby Keira Tall Gladiator Sandal with Studded Straps -
Find sandals at Target.com! Women's sam & libby keira tall gladiator sandal with studded straps - cognac 6.5
Retro Phone Handset for Apple iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch Universal with 25 inches extended cable (Yellow)
With a variety of bright and bold colors to choose from, you can now answer your calls, old-school style, with the Retro Phone Handset. Simply attach the handset to a mobile device with a 3.5 mm jack and begin listening and answering your calls. With the Retro Phone Handset, convert your ordinary Smartphone and mobile phones into an old school telephone. Enjoy the convenience of a single button for answering and hanging up calls, along with volume control, on one handset. Make this handset your ultimate conversation piece. The handset is designed to feel light and comfortable with a soft, rubberized texture for an easy grip. Take this handset with you anywhere on the road or at home and store it easily in your purse or briefcase. This Retro POP Phone Handset is only compatible with the Apple iPhone (all Generations), iPad (all Generations), and other Apple products. The single button function is not compatible with all mobile phones and devices (Nokia, LG, Samsung S 4G, etc.) and not compatible with all Smartphones. When the proper adapter is fitted with the handset, it is not only compatible with more mobile devices, but also enables calls to be answered through VOIP, Skype and Google Talk through the device or computer. Color options: Black, white, pink, red, blue, purple, yellow, orange, green. Included items: POP Phone handset. Accessories only, pictured device is not included.
Womens Jeweled T-strap Sandal Turquoise 10
Turquoise. These Stone And Rhinestone-embellished T-straps Can Add Comfort To A Warm, Dressy Evening Out Or Flash To A Casual Shorts Ensemble. No Matter How You Move, You'll Be Sporting Some Fancy Foot Work. Sandals. 10
Tashie Carnival Sandals
Stunning embellished sandals perfect for all summer occasions. Code 3953919951 Composition Upper:100% Textile Sock:100% Textile Sole:100% Resin Lining:100% Textile Material Upper 100% Polyurethane (PU) Sock 100% Regenerated Leather Sole 100% Resin
Accessorize USA


text:
Join Reporo!
If you're not currently working with Mobads, click here to complete your registration and a member of the support team will get back to you to guide you through account activation.
- For support with campaign set-ups or updates please contact : firstname.lastname@example.com
- For support with your campaigns please contact : email@example.com


text:
Read all our News and Press releases
Read more
Since 1967 when Smedbo was founded the company has developed immeasurably from those humble beginnings in Helsingborg, Sweden. Smedbo today is the market leader in Scandinavia, sells products all around the globe and has a major market share in Europe and in the USA.
The success has been built on extensive technical product development coupled with contemporary Scandinavian design. The Smedbo range is extensive covering several distinctive and contemporary styles. Most lines are engineered in solid brass to the highest tolerances and available in different finishes, and then protected by a unique highly transparent lacquer for ease of care.
Kaso is known for their innovative, design-oriented and high-quality products. Kaso-products are sold to public institutions, governments, private companies and customers around the world.Read more
PanelSystem's aim is to provide a high quality product for architects and builders, as well as satisfaction for the final customer. PanelSystem not only guarantee a perfect product but also the comfort and quality of life for the future users of the facilities.Read more
From today on you can download this year's Christmas gift from BIMobject®! It is a fully parametric Christmas Tree as a BIM object.Read more


text:
Tuesday 30th August, 2011
3:30pm to 4:30pm
Modern APIs and the cloud are transforming the enterprise. Join us to hear API case studies from Hoovers, The New York Times, Best Buy, Netflix, USA TODAY, and American Express. They'll reveal how RESTful APIs are helping to distribute and accelerate business wherever and whenever it's most convenient for customers.
daughter of a librarian, practitioner of platforms and good manners. My heart belongs to @davidbrummy. Less talk, more action.
3 more videos from Dreamforce '11
Sign in to add slides, notes or videos to this session
United States United States, San Francisco
30th August to 2nd September 2011


text:
Late entries to heat up
The race for this month's Longford-Westmeath by-election could see two Longford-based candidates enter the running.
Chartered accountant and businessman James Morgan last night (Tuesday) confirmed his intention to stand as an Independent candidate after he was approached by a number of people over the weekend.
Longford Town Mayor Cllr Paul Connell was considering his options after being approached by a group of businessmen last week with a view to running in the by-election.
But it is the addition of first-time candidate and father of four, Mr Morgan which is likely to generate much interest locally before nominations close this Saturday.
Mr Morgan, who has played a key role in the development of Longford town's Axis Centre, said the reason for his decision was due to fears Longford could be left out of the by-election race altogether.
"A lot of people have approached me because they feel Longford is being ignored,†he said.


text:
I made a graph in MS Excel and now I want to use that graph in other programs, so I need to export from Excel. I want to have the graph as a normal jpg file. However, I didn't find this option anywhere in Excel. The "save as" command has only pdf and html and many others but no jpg. :(
Any ideas what I could do? Thanks in advance for your help!
Use PRNTSCR button on your keyboard.... paste them image on ms paint (or irfanview/image editor etc) and crop as necessary... save into jpg format and copy on other program.
Hito create a s GIFhttp://support.microsoft.com/k...1. Highlight the portion of the Excel sheet you want to copy2. Hold down Shift and click the Edit menu.3. Click Copy Picture (us two defaults selected)4. Paste into Word or in paint then save as jpgOr You can changing it into a PDF then Convert PDF to PictureOffice Convert PDF to JPG JPEG TIFF Free 6.4http://download.cnet.com/Offic...<a
Enhanced Export Chart Procedure
VBA command to export a chart as an image file, and I presented a simple routine that exported the active chart
Read more: Enhanced Export Chart Procedure | Peltier Tech Blog | Excel Charts http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/enhanced-export-chart-procedure/#ixzz179781lqh


text:
After posting some news regarding Continental's LiveTV and WiFi announcement I decided to do a little reading.
Come to find out, the WiFi implementation being pursued by Continental is the same technology in place on a test aircraft for JetBlue.
This technology comes with a caveat, it only works on certain Blackberry devices and only provides Yahoo! centric content. Yahoo! Mail is available (if you have it) but it is an extremely slimmed down version, offering little advantage for business travelers without WiFi enabled Blackberries.
I have to give this a thumbs down. Continental should pursue something similar to what American Airlines is in the process of testing, restricted, but not pigeonholed, internet access.


text:
Blogging to the Bank
For my first scam or not review on this site, I decided to take a look at Blogging to the Bank (BTTB) – a service offered by Rob Benwell that claims to start making you up to an unusually precise "$456.98 per day". The sales pitch also claims that you can "…quit your day job today".
I wonder what magic powder he has that can really allow someone to quit their day job after just registering. These incredible claims set off my scam sense so I dig deeper.
The first thing that concerns me is that this site supposedly sold on Flippa around 6 months ago. Therefore, it shouldn't still have Rob in the introductory video showing off HIS ClickBank account.
Upon further examination of the homepage I'm confused as to why their are a bunch of company logo's in the corner. Namely, Google, Bing, Twitter, Yahoo, AOL, Facebook and more.
What is Rob, or the new webmaster, trying to say? They can be found on major search engines? Facebook endorse them? AOL are their parent company?
I think the message that's trying to be conveyed is that these big, trusted and respectable brands actually back the program. Seeing these logos probably give visitors a false sense of security. You can't click these links and they don't have a title besides them as one would expect. Pretty sneaky in my opinion.
"But Tons of Other Reviews Endorse Blogging to the Bank…"
A major segment of the people that have written positive reviews have done so in order to grab the large affiliate commission on offer.
I found many shallow affiliate sites set up with the sole purpose of endorsing the product. I don't believe these are true, reliable endorsements as they offer little content on the actual program and contain generic fluff that can be applied to just about any blogging course.
I've even see Google AdWord ads that offer a compelling headline such as "Blogging to the Bank – The Truth Will Shock You" and that then simply redirect you to the BTTB homepage. That's having placed a potentially profitable 'cookie' on your system. I guess the affiliate commissions make that tactic worthwhile.
"What Have Other 'Real Reviewers' Said?"
Once you dig a little deeper into user experiences of the service the horror stories start to arise:
"I've been submitting support tickets for 3 weeks now and no one has responded and I keep getting charged"
"Blogging to the bank has ripped me off more than 1000$ and never done anything to respond to my emails and tried to hide their support mail too"
"Too bad I ran into it too late and bought the worthless info. I guess I can add to all the worthless scams I bought"
From looking at the BTTB backlink network, it appears that Rob did have a legitimate business many years ago and during that period he did pick up a few endorsements from notable bloggers in the internet marketing niche. However, the service seems to have gone steeply downhill from there to the point where people start using the damming S word (that's scam, bye the way).
The Verdict:
My verdict is that this product is so poor it verges on being a scam, as shown in my legitimacy chart.
The key reasons for that are:
- Extraordinary claims
- False scarcity tactics
- Damming reviews
- Availability of free, high-quality blogging information elsewhere
If you've had experience with BTTB, feel free to leave your comments below. And remember to check out our page that contains links to tried and tested, fully legitimate Internet market products and services.


text: Hello, just upgraded to Tomato 1.27 on a WRT54GS v2.0, erased NVRAM and reset all settings from scratch. When I try and connect an NSLU2 unit to the router it is not seen in the device list. The lights on the device indicate that it is connected OK, It just doesn't appear in the list. Any ideas what could be going on? Haven't been able to find much information on this issue. Thanks! -Paul


text:
Dead Man's Shoes (Black Paper Variant)
by Leslie Herman
Alternative movie poster for Shane Meadow's 'Dead Man's Shoes' produced under license from Warp Films.
18" x 24" Hand-Pulled Screen Print
270gsm Colorplan Ebony Black paper
Hand Numbered. Gallery stamp on the reverse
Printed by White Duck Editions
Limited Edition of 40
Our posters are produced by the finest printing professionals in the industry, on museum quality paper, using archival pigments guaranteed to stand the test of time. Due to the manual nature of the printing process each print will vary ever-so-slightly. This edition will never be reprinted.
Each individual product is limited to one per household. If you wish to purchase multiples of any product please e-mail us.
Unless otherwise stated, all of our prints ship rolled unframed in sturdy tubes. All sales are final. If your item is damaged or lost in the post please contact us immediately to arrange a replacement.


text:
Danish rise pudding recipe
Happy Monday
Monochrome in Paris
LOCATION: Paris
Yet another couple of pictures from Paris! I promise that my next post will be from London, I feel like my last coupe of posts id getting a bit dreamy and romantic, haha! 😉 I am so happy today because tomorrow my mom is coming to London to vis …
Matching my favorite car
LOCATION: London
Columbia Road
Yet another look from my all time favorite place: Columbia Rd. I'm so mad at my self for being too busy to post these images with you before now. Finally today was the day, and sadly it's because I'm forced to lay in bed because I've got a terri …
Take me back to sunny days
LOCATION: Paris
I still have a lot of pictures left from Paris that I haven't shared with you guys yet. My job have been super busy, and because I'm not the best at planing I've somehow forgot all about these images. The last few weeks have been super bu …
The Corner Room
LOCATION: London
Patriot Square, London E2 9NF, Bethnal Green
Da jeg overnattede på Town Hall hotel skulle jeg selvfølgelig spise frokost i "The Corner Room". Jeg har skrevet om stedet før både her på bloggen, men også postet en del billeder fra den smukke restaurant på min Instrgam: isabellath. When I sta …


text:
Been playing Minna more recently as it suits my timezone and there are more players online.
However, I need to be at the top of my game just to squeeze into the podium places.
Here's a tournament I was just in.
Highland 18H LT - No wind marker. (I was down in the lowly -22s )
You can squeeze that, honey.
I guess G0 in OT2 is easier than G0 in OB and Minna.
Wow -28 is pretty insane... even for highland
-28??? Can't be!
U can blame a lot of this on advance. Sorry but it's the truth.
(that said -28 is just plain wrong!)


text:
Thank you for your help in spreading the word about EcoTeams.
EcoTeams is much more concentrated than other projects, it's not just one message. It's a programme that makes you think about the environment & your impacts in a much broader sense than just taking bottles to the bottle bank.
® 2018 Global Action Plan


text:
Why don't supermarket chains produce and sell compost?
Why don't compost producers buy produce from supermarkets?
Apparently $15 bn. worth of food per year is discarded by supermarkets in the US. That has to add up to some non-trivial amount of compost. My only guesses are that 1) it's prohibitively expensive for compost producers to pick the stuff up themselves, and 2) an intermediary compost transport business wouldn't be viable. I'd like to know which (if not both) is the case, and why.
On the other hand, it seems there are already some big problems with commercial compost. What that article seems to dance around is the fact that these "contaminants" that somehow end up in commercial compost are in fact the same pesticides that are sprayed on the plants being used to make the compost. I suspect, without proof of course, that these instances of contamination are caused by using pesticide-laden food waste. Then if you grow food with that compost, either it dies or it has an even higher pesticide content than the last crop, and so on until the national compost stock is unusably toxic or we all get cancer or both.
As far as organics go, I remember talking to a (non-organic) New Jersey tomato farmer last summer about pesticides and spraying. He said he had basically two options to get a viable crop that summer: spray x amount of the conventional stuff, or spray 5x that amount of some kind of copper solution. He made it sound like the copper stuff was just as scary as the good old pesticide, that it was a lose-lose situation, and it was better than losing his crop. I have no idea if he was omitting important details, or if he's an incompetent farmer who slept through his Intermediate Aphid Management class, or if he's right that the copper solution is as nasty and dangerous as, say, endosulfan.


text:
A joint report by GPPi and MERICS details China's influencing efforts across three key arenas – political and economic elites, media and public opinion, and civil society and academia – and suggests a response strategy for Europe.
The UN's individual casework on human rights defenders can be effective, but is neither balanced nor efficient. This paper outlines concrete measures to maximize the mandate's protective impact while improving the representativeness of its cases.
To take advantage of the economic opportunities of the Asia-Pacific markets, Germany will have to grapple with changing dynamics in the Indian Ocean, particularly increasing geopolitical and geo-economic competition sparked by China's entry in the region.
Security and law enforcement agencies must adapt to the challenges posed by digitization, but demanding access to encrypted data is a flawed approach. Public authorities should focus on alternative investigative methods and prioritize reforming the mutual legal assistance regime.
by Tobias Schneider
Middle East Institute
by Thorsten Benner, Sonya Sugrobova
Global Futures Podcast
by Clara Weinhardt, Klaus Dingwerth
by Katrin Kinzelbach
by Katrin Kinzelbach
Zeitschrift für Menschenrechte
refine list by


text:
Top Law Schools for Making Partner
A fascinating new study by Theodore Seto is required reading for prospective law students choosing between schools and hiring partners at large law firms allocating recruiting resources.
The most important implication is that hiring is a local thing, so that you have a much better chance of becoming a partner at a large L.A. firm if you go to Loyola Los Angeles rather than Vanderbilt.
Another important thing: throw your U.S. News magazine away if you care about which law schools graduate the people who become big-law partners.
Spoiler alert, here is an excerpt from Table 1, showing the Top Feeder Partners in the National Law Journal 100 :
1. Harvard
2. Georgetown
4. U. Va.
5. Columbia
7. Michigan
8. Chicago
9. Texas
10. Northwestern


text:
Posts Tagged 'Protuguese'
White elephant facts from AlbinoPhanton Tuesday, March 22, 2011
A White Elephant is really an Albino Elephant
Everyone has heard the term white elephant, but did you know why they are considered white? As white elephant gift exchange experts it is our job to share the facts with the world.
The word Albino was first used in 1777 and is from the Portuguese language. The albino elephant is an animal that is lacking normal hide pigmentation. The result is that the skin and the hair are abnormally white or milky and the eyes have a pink or blue iris with a deep-red pupil. The light colored hide and light… Read the rest »


text:
Word Press is the world's most popular CMS (Content Management System). Word Press is a collection of robust pattern framework, widespread plug-in directory and user friendly back-end; we love to build our client websites on Word Press technology. The Word Press publishing system is based on PHP and MySQL programming technology. This technology is totally customizable and practically the backbone of Web 2.0 development. This technology comes under open source project, which means you can easily understand your website development work and you can maintain your website with backend access.
With the website design and development industry as in every additional industry, rivalry is the name of the game and winners will have special qualities depending on user needs. When it comes to website development, Word Press behooves a standing approval for producing some of the most desirable end user qualities. At ProMaestros UK, we have taken to the business of making word press more desirable and attractive for your potential users. When we complete work, we offer complimentary training sessions with experienced CMS staff helping you attach word press and manage your website easier. We provide you a modern open source that gives you a great admin theme and custom user roles, and authorizations so that you are not frantic by options.
Or Send Free Quote Req: (* - required)
As a marketing tool, the website has built strong brand awareness, presenting a professional company image. It has built and maintained customer relationships through regular emails and occasional newsletters, improving customer loyalty.


text: These photo's are macro flower shots from around Northern Japan. We absolutely love photography from any angle. We capture beautiful photo's using our aerial Phantom platform and handheld equipment. These photos are shot from all over Japan and we hope you enjoy our work. Please share our work with friends and family and if you're purchasing our work, we know you'll love it!Read More


text:
Interview Question
Code Snippets
Fun Zone
Web Links
Welcome :
Sign In
Win Surprise Gifts!!!
Top 5 Contributors of the Month
Post New Resource
Parallel Processing in Visual Studio 2010
Posted By:
Karthikeyan Anbarasan
Posted Date:
February 09, 2011
Parallel Processing in Visual Studio 2010
The .net framework 4.0 introduces a new programming architecture for doing multiple processes asynchronously that greatly simplifies the application load and gets better performance.
The new programming architecture helps developers to write a scalable and more efficient code in order to achieve better performance for the application development. Parallel LINQ (PLINQ) which is a parallel implementation of LINQ to Objects enables similar functionality for the developers through declarative coding.
You can have in your mind how multi core processor is related with multi threaded application. The concept would be like application development processes based on the environment the application is running. Even though the application runs in multi core processor, fewer resources will be taken by the application to run the process. Say for example multi core processor has the ability to handle n number of process; code will work step by step in any one of the processor leaving remain processor unused. Now the developers can make use of this particularly when working on complex algorithms or in case of need to handle multiple processes asynchronously.
Multi threaded programming is one of the way which gives developers an option to work with multiple threads concurrently. Even though this concept is been available since .net 1.1, its been avoided due to the complexity and developers need to write clean code in order to get performance using Multi threaded concept rather spending most of the time with business and functionality.
Using Normal Process
Consider a real time example of a web page having a Tab Control, as per the normal programming each tab will be loaded sequentially as per the business and not in parallel. Definitely it takes more time to load the contents to different tabs from each data source.
Using Parallel Process
Normal processing uses only a single processor even though the other processors are idle over there. But when using parallel processing (using Parallel Library) the other processors are also used to execute the core functionality which gives application a much performance.
Finally Multi Threaded application works on both multi core and also on a single core processor as it's based on the hardware configuration. Underneath the code will be working on the single thread if it goes to a single processor and multiple threads if it goes to a multi processor.
Concurrent Processing vs Parallel Processing
Concurrent Processing
In Concurrent programming several streams of functionality may be executed concurrently. Each one of the functionality operated in a sequential order process except that it communicate and interfere with one another. For Example: Two thread tasks Task1 and Task2 are concurrent if the order in which the tasks are executed is not predetermined. The possible execution is as follows.
Task1 may be executed and completed before Task2
Task2 may be executed and completed before Task1
Task1 and Task2 may need to be executed alternatively
Task1 and Task2 may be executed and completed simultaneously at the same time period (Parallelism)
Parallel Processing
In parallel Programming, it's the process of executing the functionality by dividing into sub functionalities that are to be operated as concurrent programs. For Example: If two concurrent thread tasks are scheduled to run by OS and if these threads run on a single core processor we will get concurrency if the same is running on a multi core processor we will get parallelism.
So we can't say which is more efficient programming that the other, but neither is the superset of the other programming process. Based on the business requirement the processor can be selected and used in the application development process.
Parallel Programming Architecture
Figure - Reference from
Above architecture diagram explains in detail on how the parallel processing will takes and gets scheduled based on the needs. The main components of this architecture are as follow.
Task Parallel Library
Parallel LINQ (PLINQ)
Task Schedulers
Lambda Expressions in PLINQ
We will get into detail of each component and see how the process takes place in each component in the next upcoming article.
Further Readings:
Parallel Processing in Visual Studio 2010 Tutorial
Visual Studio 2010 & .Net Framework 4.0
Download Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4.0
Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Beta 2 Download
Tips & Tricks: Customizing Visual Studio 2010 Start Page
What''s new in Visual Studio 2010?
Visual Studio 2010 has officially been released
Visual Studio 2010 Launch Kit
Incremental Search in Visual Studio 2010
Features of Visual Studio 2010
No response found. Be the first to respond this post
Post Comment
You must
Sign In
To post reply
Read also another Resources from the same Author
Programmatically create an Application bar at runtime in Windows Phone 8
Gridview Control in WPF Tutorial
Grid Panel in WPF ( Windows Presentation Foundation )
Creating your first Windows Presentation Foundation Application
Panorama Control in Windows Phone 8
Getting Started with ASP.NET and IIS Development
Developing HTML5 based application for Windows Phone 8
Create Screen Shots of Windows Phone 8 Application using Emulator
Application Bar in Windows Phone 8
Pivot Control in Windows Phone 8
Related Resource From The Same Category
How to convert PowerPoint presentation slide to image in C#
24x7 Quickbooks Error Support Number@ +1888~436~4111:Quickbooks Errors, quickbooks Backup, quickb
Master Mind using JavaScript Version V1.0
Display favorite records in top of a list
How to use rollback and commit in sql for multiple database
Facade design pattern in C# with example
Download Deployed Solutions (WSP) from Central Admin with PowerShell in SharePoint 2013
Enable Yammer Service in SharePoint Online
Check File Exist in SharePoint Document Libray
Delete a Custom List in SharePoint Online
Hall of Fame
Terms of Service
Privacy Policy
Contact Us
Tell A Friend


text:
The First Baptist Church men's ministry strives to produce men of moral integrity in the church from age eighteen to the golden years. Our mission is to "provide leadership, encouragement, and opportunities for all men to become disciples and servants in the image of Christ." Our goal is to walk with the Lord in obedience, thus requiring a changed heart.
Men's Prayer Breakfast
The men of First Baptist Church meet often on Saturday mornings for prayer and a hardy breakfast. Please check our calendar for the next scheduled breakfast.
Men's Bible Study
You are welcome to join the men of First Baptist as they meet on the first Wednesday of the month 10:00 am in the Reception Room. Currently the men are studying the book of Ezekiel.
Men's Retreat
Our Men's Retreat happen's annually in the Spring/Summer. This is a great opportunity to get away and enjoy fellowship, spiritual renewal and some relaxation. Each year the men participate in golf, paintball, skeet shooting, bible study and of course eating. This years Men's Retreat will be held at Mohican State Park. For more information please click here.
Wild Game Dinner
Golf Scramble
Stay Connected and Find Resources
Find great resources for spiritual growth by visiting: www.fbmen.info.
For more information please contact Larry Worden at firstname.lastname@example.com or visit our InfoCenter during any weekly service.


text:
Otoplasty is a surgical procedure to improve the appearance of patients who have disproportionately prominent, uneven or misshapen ears. The surgery involves the removal or reconstruction of the ear's cartilage and skin through an incision at the back of the ear, restoring the fold so that the ear lies flatter against the head.
Otoplasty can be performed on children once they've attained the age of five or six although it can be done earlier in cases of severe disfigurement to avoid emotional distress. Otoplasty surgeries are also common among adults who wish to enhance their overall appearance. Otoplasties can be performed under local or general anesthesia, depending on the age and needs of the patient.
Otoplasty surgeries are performed at Northern Arizona SurgiCenter, our privately owned, fully licensed, certified, and AAAHC-accredited ambulatory surgery center located in the lower level of the Plastic Surgeons of Northern Arizona building in Flagstaff.
To learn more about otoplasty surgery at Plastic Surgeons of Northern Arizona, contact us today at (928) 774-2300 OR (800) 962-1390 to schedule a complimentary Otoplasty consultation at any of our eight Northern Arizona locations.
Contact us today at
(928) 774-2300 or
(800) 962-1390
to schedule a consultation at any of our eight Northern Arizona locations.
Interested in 12 months of interest-free Care Credit financing?
Plastic Surgeons of Northern Arizona (PSNA) is proud to offer state-of-the-art surgical care to all the residents of northern Arizona. With a main office in Flagstaff and satellite offices in Sedona, Cottonwood, Kingman, Payson, Page, Lakeside, and Prescott, PSNA offers its patients the convenience of a wide variety of procedures as well as locations.
Dr. Lex, Dr. Quigley, Dr. Boettcher, and Dr. Cole are all Board Certified in plastic and reconstructive surgery by The American Board of Plastic Surgery, and all are members of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. All four doctors perform everything from facelifts and Mommy Makeovers to breast reconstruction after breast cancer surgery and skin cancer reconstruction, to endoscopic carpal tunnel surgery, Botox injections, laser skin resurfacing, and dermal fillers.
In addition to being Board Certified plastic and reconstructive surgeons, Dr. Lex, Dr. Quigley, Dr. Boettcher, and Dr. Cole are all hand surgery specialists, treating everything from hand trauma to arthritis and other hand dysfunction, such as carpal tunnel syndrome, trigger finger, and chronic thumb pain.


text:
Cramdown Slamdown
Three cheers for obstructionism.
The power of a united minority was on beneficial display yesterday, as Senate Republicans defeated the budget bankruptcy "cramdown" bill. Credit goes to Arizona's Jon Kyl and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who kept their party together to beat destructive legislation that had easily passed the House and was one of President Obama's housing priorities.
The cramdown would have allowed bankruptcy judges to rewrite contracts to reduce the amount that people owe on their mortgages. But a bipartisan majority understood...


text:
WAUSAU, Wis.—The attorney for a Wausau woman accused of stealing from her disabled sister says a plea deal has been reached with prosecutors.
Nancy Rodemeier is charged with embezzling $38,000 from her sister over a 10-year period to fund her gambling, drinking and smoking habits.
Defense attorney Jim Connell says the case should never have been criminally charged, because it was a dispute among family members.
The Wausau Daily Herald ( http://wdhne.ws/VUiZGQ) says Rodemeier was a legal guardian for her developmentally disabled sister, a 53-year-old woman who now lives in Amherst. A state-sponsored agency which provided protection for the disabled woman said it found discrepancies in her bank account.
Connell says Rodemeier was devoted to her sister and is devastated by the charges.
Information from: Wausau Daily Herald, http://www.wausaudailyherald.com


text:
A couple months back, I talked about Dell's new Eco-friendly monitors, the G2210 and G2410, which feature on-screen displays (OSDs) that allow you to see, in real time, how much energy your monitor is using depending on its current brightness level. In the original blog, I commented that I hoped more developers would follow Dell's lead, and it looks like NEC will be the first to try--perhaps even topping Dell.
On Tuesday, NEC announced the MultiSync E222W, a 22-inch LCD monitor with a host of ergonomic and Eco-conscious options.
The monitor includes 110 millimeter height adjustment, pivoting, swivel, and tilt. It also includes an Eco Mode that purportedly reduces power consumption and heat generation.
Also, according to NEC, its Intelligent Power Management and off timer will help conserve energy and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by switching to a low-power state or automatically powering down when the monitor is on but is not in use. This feature apparently circumvents OS-based power options.
Taking a page out of Dell's aforementioned unique OSD options, the MultiSync E222W will allow users to track their carbon footprint savings, with what NEC calls the display's carbon footprint meter.
According to NEC, the tool takes the concept used in the Dells one step further by actually calculating the reduction of green gas emissions, unlike Dell's tool, which only shows energy readings relative to the monitor's brightness.
Queue the spec list!
- 1680 x 1050 native resolution in 16:10 aspect ratio
- 250 cd/m² brightness
- 5ms pixel response time
- Energy Star 5.0 and EPEAT Silver compliant
- 50 percent less power consumption and mercury content (Purported! We'll see how low it can go when we get one of these suckers in and put it through the ringer)
- Five-setting Video Mode (standard, text, movie, game, photo)
- HDCP and Windows Vista Premium-certified
- Recycled packaging materials
The MultiSync E222W comes with a three-year, parts-and-labor, limited warranty and will be available for July 2009 shipment at an estimated street price of $269. We hope to have one soon after that or, better yet, before! Right NEC?!


text:
Your result...
Retards like you have no friends you are the bad kind of retard not the good kindRetake Quiz
This quiz tells you what colour your personality matches.
Find out which hostile mob you are most like ;)
This quiz tells you what you will look like and be like when your 16 +.
What do you like more, Tea or Coffee?
Does your penis have a name? Give him now!
Saznajte koji ste clan ove nezaboravne sestorke.Konacno se poistovetite sa junacima igrane serije REBELDE.
The cartoon characters are very well known. Try to guess who you will look like before you take the quiz.
This quiz will tell you who you should marry!
Find out the birth month of your true soul mate; The person you're destined to be with forever;
Take the quiz to find out. Goodluck!


text:
Private sessions allow our clients to work one-on-one with an expert Mind 2 Body™ Pilates instructor to reach their personal wellness goals. It's our signature service and provides an outstanding platform for success. During these sessions, a trained staff member will guide you through more than a dozen pieces of original Pilates equipment, tailoring the training to match your personal ability and needs. Sessions are held in our intimate studio environment and can be coordinated to fit nearly any schedule.
Our outcome-based approach promotes long-term gains that positively influence the quality of life of our clients. Whether you need support while recovering from an injury, want to improve overall strength and mobility, or simply hope to increase stamina so you can play with the little ones at home, our personalized programs ensure you're always making strides in the right direction.
Mind 2 Body™ sessions are 55 minutes long.
Session Benefits
- One-on-one training with an expert Pilates instructor
- An immersive experience in Classical Pilates and the GYROTONIC® exercise method
- Flexible scheduling options
- Tailored programs based on individual priorities and wellness goals
- A comfortable training environment in our intimate Los Angeles studio
- Increased strength and flexibility; renewed mental awareness
- Special attention to existing medical conditions and needs, including pregnancy, limited range of motion, acute pain, and upcoming surgery
- Improved physical and mental health, limiting the risk of future injury


text:
From BECTU's website :
A mass meeting of VFX workers earlier this week (Wednesday 13 January) showed how deeply staff feel about staff welfare and called on the industry to correct its shortcomings.
Close to 400 people attended the huge meeting at Regent Hall, Oxford Street. That's right, four hundred people. But whilst the evening was cold and wet, the mood of the meeting was anything but.
VFX workers are a remarkable bunch: characterful, patient and kind. Those at the meeting were probably representative of every continent, a factor also reflected in BECTU's growing VFX branch which has to be the most international in the union. Why so? Because London is the place to develop a career in VFX with 50 per cent of the world's blockbuster VFX capacity located in the capital.


text:
Create Favicons Easily: favikon
Favicons are one of the must-haves of websites.
They help making:
- a website unique
- easier to differenciate between tabs
- easier to find in bookmarks..
favikon is an easy to use online favicon creator.
You upload an image, if the image uploaded is bigger than a standard favikon size, you can crop it & that's it.


text:
: Chiefs
PFF Browns stuff
View Single Post
Kindness in words...
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Zion
Casino cash: $25583
Originally Posted by
Cassel's Reckoning
I don't think his knee is healthy whatsoever.
I also think he had the worst knee injury of the three guys, and he injured it twice. Once on the initial hit, and again when he was forced back into the game.
Moeaki and Charles have looked much much better the last month. You can tell they're getting those knees almost back to 100 percent now. I think Berry will need the offseason to get back to where he was.
He has struggled in pass protection from Day 1 in the NFL. During his rookie season he was routinely abused by almost every TE we played against.
It hasn't changed.
I like the guy and he's got a great attitude (from what I can see), but it's beginning to look like a bust level pick at this point - especially considering the level of production of other safetys taken in that same draft.
Posts: 15,450
View Public Profile
Find More Posts by Saccopoo


text:
What do naming gurus think of Barnes & Noble's Nook e-reader?Posted on Wed Oct 21 2009
Barnes & Noble finally unveiled its e-reader this week, and while techies will no doubt pore over the specs, branding types will be more interested in the name. Nook? My first connection was the Nook Gase in a bookcase from Dr. Seuss. Others pointed out that if you say "Nook e-reader" quickly, it sounds like "nookie reader." Danny Altman, creative director of the naming firm A Hundred Monkeys, admits Nook does sound a bit dirty, but he thinks it's a good name overall. "We think it's the top of all e-reader names out there so far," he said. He points out that a reading nook "is a place where you can be in your own little world." John Hoeppner, president of NameQuest, also liked the name, calling it a "short, easy-to-spell, one-syllable word that will be memorable to consumers," though he noted it may have more appeal to consumers over 30, as younger ones may snicker at the "nookie" connotation. Tom Sepanski, director of naming at Landor Associates, also said Nook is a winner. "With Nook, it appears B&N is trying to improve on the Kindle blueprint," he said. "Both names quickly associate with a love of reading and feel friendly, warm and true to their respective brands. Where Kindle is about trying something new, Nook is more familiar and comfortable." Athel Foden, president of Brighter Naming, said Nook is a great name. "Soon there will be a lot of e-readers, and who will everyone remember? Kindle and Nook!" And what about the name Kindle? Altman is lukewarm on it. In a blog post in August, he said the name "conveys some lovely ideas about maybe little children or starting a fire, but in a very odd package. Perhaps there's a disconnect between the warmth of the name and the cold, hard, ugly plastic of the device." But he likes it better than some other e-reader names. The Ectaco jetBook "sounds like it would be at home at an ATV rally," he writes, and the iRex iLiad "sounds like ancient Greece with dinosaurs. It's right up there with my wife's Helen of Troy Cool Shot 1600 electric hair dryer." Best of all is the Foxit eSlick, which, Altman wrote, "is available wherever condoms are sold."
—Posted by Todd Wasserman


text:
Everything I hoped it would be.
(full review this weekend)
So glad you had fun! If I manage to actually see the first 3...which I never have before....I will catch this one in theathresReplyDelete
I totally loved your tweets as you were going along. Hope you dig Ep. 7.Delete
Jealous. Sunday cannot come soon enough.ReplyDelete
Ha ha. That was my plan...to make you jealous.
(going now to read your post...which you totally beat me to...which made me...well, jealous. Hmm.)


text:
Robot Chicken
Season 9
The staff at Robot Chicken finally envision what a Sailor Earth would look like as the Sailor Scouts head out for churros. The Wicked Witch has some last-minute confessions you may not enjoy hearing. Richie Rich gets a lesson in capitalism.
Why Is It Wet?
The creators of Robot Chicken revisit the POG craze for some reason. Mulan's disguise has worked too well. Rita Repulsa advertises a new use for her wand, and the Power Rangers refuse to pay the price!
Season 7
Catdog on a Stick
The Robot Chicken crew lets you know if Santa Claus is a racist, Tiger Woods gets his own Space Jam type of movie and we find out what The Bratz girls did last summer.
Super Guitario Center
Have you heard of the Boglins? The RC writers have. And they make a splash with a swamp song, we see what it's like to live the exciting life of a Lemming, Sleeping Beauty has a dream...and no one cares, and a forbidden love blossoms between Shredder and April O'Neil.
Stone Cold Steve Cold Stone
The Robot Chicken writers expose the real reason why no one plays the piano in Wayne Manor. We find out what James Potter and his friends did while in animal form, and the Disney Princesses get into a little scuffle.
Season 6
In Bed Surrounded by Loved Ones
The Robot Chicken writers show you why you don't want to prank Apache Chief; We delve deep into the Lego world; What would happen if we got rid of all the wolves?; The creators show the good times catching up with Captain Kirk.
Choked on Multi-Colored Scarves
Robot Chicken dreams up a TV theme song that just keeps going and going; The Robot Chicken Nerd joins Team Fortress; She-Ra knows what it feels like to be her horse, Swift Wind; We show you Skeletor's new plan to take over Eternia.
Hemlock, Gin and Juice
This is how we imagine Dora the Explorer's Quinceanera going; You'll see why the Angry Birds got so angry; The writers bring Thomas the Tank Engine to an explosive end.
Eviscerated Post-Coital by Six Foot Mantis
Robot Chicken creates a new Sesame Street character; The Mario Bros. spend all those gold coins they've collected;What we imagine Pinky and the Brain would do if they had a wild night on the town. Two Vietnamese guards try to break Rambo in our reimagining of this famous movie scene.
Season 1
Junk in the Trunk
Rachael Leigh Cook smashes more than eggs in her latest anti-heroin public service announcement. Optimus Prime, leader of the Transformers, falls prey to prostate cancer. The outcome is never in doubt during "World's Most One-Sided Fistfights Caught on Film." Outtakes from Dukes of Hazzard, The X-Files, Battlestar Galactica and more come to light in "Bloopers."


text:
Match Reaction: Wasps 34 Sale Sharks 24
Wasps may have run out comfortable winners at home to Sale Sharks on Sunday but Dai Young insists there was still room for improvement for his side.
Rob Miller scored two tries in as many minutes to help Wasps back to winning ways, after a resilient Sharks side had earlier broken the deadlock.
AJ MacGinty opened the scoring with his boot, before a try from Danny Cipriani plus two from man-of-the-match Ashley Johnson swung the game back in the hosts' favour, despite Bryn Evans dotting down for two of his own for Sale in the second half.
And while Wasps dominated for the most part of the game, Young insists it was not a perfect performance.
ATTENDANCE: Thank you to the 12,329 who made it out to the @RicohArena this afternoon! Support appreciated massively as always! #WeAreWasps pic.twitter.com/WNljJogLM5
— Wasps (@WaspsRugby) November 27, 2016
"We played really well in patches and we were sloppy in patches as well, so it was nowhere near an 80 minute performance," he said.
"We were playing against a good team in fairness, a side who have consistently been top half of the table over the last couple of seasons.
"They are a very proud team, who are never going to go away, they go hammer and tongs in every area.
"Fair play to them, they never give up and even when we looked like we could change gears and move away, they kept within striking distance.
"You've got to give Sale a lot of credit. There was a lot of good stuff from us, but also a lot of stuff we can improve on as well.
"I thought our shape was pretty good, but some of our handling wasn't the best. We created opportunities, but because our passing wasn't quite slick enough the opportunities slipped us by.
"We were obviously a little disappointed with the amount of points that we let in second half. We didn't control the game and we were giving up points too easily."
Sale boss Steve Diamond admitted he thought his side were in for a hefty defeat when they faced a 24-point deficit with just 15 minutes left on the clock, but while they turned it round into a more respectable scoreline, he is keen to see big changes from his team's performance.
"At one stage it looked like we'd concede a huge score but we did well to get back into it.
"Their first try was definitely controversial but fair play to Wasps, they did enough in the first half to put us away and Ashley Johnson is certainly a top-class player.
"A few of the players made too many errors, as they've been doing too frequently in recent games, and we need to eradicate them."
Wasps: Miller; Wade (Howe 17-28), Eastmond (Leiua 40), Gopperth (Howe 65), Halai; Cipriani, Simpson (Robson 60); Mullan (Bristow 60), Taylor, Moore (Swainston 65), Symons (Rowlands 40), Myall, Johnson (Willis 65), Young, Rieder (Gaskell 60)
Sale Sharks: Haley; Addison (Charnley 68), James, Tuitupou (Jennings 46), Charnley (Arscott 65); MacGinty, Phillips (Stringer 59); Harrison (Flynn 71), Briggs (Webber 47), Mujati (Aulika 47), Evans, Ostrikov (Neild 28), Ioane (T Curry 57), B Curry, Beaumont
Tries: Cipriani, Johnson (2), Miller (2)
Conversions: Gopperth (3)
Sale Sharks
Tries: Evans (2), Haley
Conversions: MacGinty (2), Arscott
Penalties: MacGinty
Referee: Tom Foley
Attendance: 12,329


text:
Sadly, Star Fox 64 3D won't be supporting online multiplayer, but there will be local multiplayer, which means that you won't be able to sit back for a few dog fights with your friends unless they're actually in the room with you. On the plus side, for your friends at least, they'll be able to join in thanks to Download Play, which means that you could be the only one forking out for the game!
The Japanese retailer that's released these details about the game has also stated that you'll be able to assign a photo of yourself to your ship, which is good news as it'll cut down on confusion when you've got multiple ships flying around the screen and you need to know who's who, so that you don't deploy your weapons at the wrong target, which could have catastrophic results!
Star Fox 64 3D hits shop shelves later in the year! [Joystiq]


text:
Lindsay Lohan Sticks To the Status Quo
Lindsay Lohan strikes a pose at the opening of Quo Nightclub on Friday (October 23) in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City.
The 23-year-old actress watched the performance of Raven O, who just completed a two and a half year run at The Box where he was known as "the glue" which made The Box one of the most famous clubs in the world.
Lindsay got her caffeine fix at the club with Coca-Cola and Red Bull.


text:
Technical tape measures all share the same major components. They are all enclosed in either a steel or plastic case. They utilise a friction type hold mechanism to stop the action of the interior retraction spring. Tape measures use a long metal "tape" with standard measurements to identify length. Most of these tape measures can be repaired, even if the tape measure itself is cut or sheared in two pieces; some manufacturers offer replacement parts. By following a basic process, you can quickly fix and repair that favourite tape measure.
Use the proper screwdriver--either Philips or slotted--to remove the holding screw that secures the two halves of the case together.
Carefully separate the two halves of the case. Use your thumb to hold the metal tape and retraction spring in place as you remove the top of the case. Once the top half of the case is removed, you can hold the metal tape and spring in place by adhering a piece of masking tape over the coiled assembly.
Inspect the plastic hold down mechanism as this will easily slide out of the assembly. If the part is broken, replace the mechanism and reassemble the tape measure. Be sure to clean out the slides of the plastic movement as dirt and sawdust can accumulate in the grooves.
Remove the metal tape if it is broken and needs replacement by slowly pulling the tape from the outside of the case enclosure. The case will still be open in this procedure. Use your thumb to hold down the retraction spring. You can keep the masking tape in place as an aid for retaining the spring and preventing it from "popping" out of the case.
Replace the broken measure tape with the new one. You will need to have the new replacement tape fully extended or uncoiled. At this point, the spring coil will be under full retraction tension. The joint of the metal measure tape to the spring is a simple connection, where a male connector on the tape will fit into a female metal slot on the spring. Note that there may be a piece of masking tape holding the two pieces in line with each other. Be sure to replace this with a new piece of masking tape to cover the metal joint.
Feed the new metal tape slowly into the case of the tape measure. The assembly will want to pull quickly into the case as the retraction spring is under full tension. Take your time and fill the case with the new tape.
Replace the broken retraction spring by disassembling the tape measure in the above steps. Once you have removed the metal measuring tape and the broken spring, install the new spring into the half case. There will be a grooved slot that is cut into the centre post of the case. This grooved slot holds the centre point of the retraction coil spring.
Slide the new spring into the centre post groove. Install the old tape onto the new spring using the instructions given in Step 5. Feed the tape into the case as depicted in Step 6.
Reassemble the two halves of the case and tighten the holding screw. The repaired tape measure should be ready to give you many more years of service.
If you use masking tape to hold the retraction spring in place, be sure to remove all of the masking tape so it will not interfere with the retraction action. Many tape manufactures offer complete replacement parts for their products. In some instances, you can replace the components for less than the cost of a new quality tape measure.


text:
Microsoft Windows 2002 Home, SP3 security update KB2686509 will not install after many tries. I have looked on the web and I am not alone, the web is flooded with users having the same problem. I have tried the MS Fixit programs and one or two other suggestions given - there are many - but no joy and was lucky not to destroy my keyboard settings. At one stage my browser opened but would not activate. It loaded a new tab instead of my Google Home Page. I recovered sanity by shutting down and pulling the power plug. It all came back to normal on reboot.
I ran MS Fixit, it found ONE item and from then on passed me to all kinds of FAQ`s until I found http://www.vivus.net/dl/.
I followed this instruction. Item 3 gave a Notepad of script, I reran the update, then got the cmd panel by Start>Run>cmd and there it stayed on my screen doing nothing. I then actioned item 6 by pressing any key and nothing happened. So from item 4 onwards, the instruction is either in-explicit or does not work.
Another guy said that picking out two specified registry keys and deleting the scanmap solved the problem. He said the scanmap could be put back later, but never said how - very vague - I have not done that.
Pasting the script in the cmd panel cased havoc. Nothing happened that I could see, but from then on my browser did not work as explained above.
Can anybody post me an explicit and non-complicated solution to this problem that WORKS ?
Failing all else, as I use Sandboxie all the time, I see no reason why I need this Windows update or go through some highly complicated script and registry procedure which I do not understand and could end up in tears. Why bother ? Sandboxie is more secure than the MS Windows updates will ever be to my PC. But I would like to fix this problem rather than walk away from it.
PS - Latest. This post has been well read but no replies so far. As the trouble with KB2686509 affects a large number of users and all of the many proposed solutions are rather complicated, I have decided to ignore the update. Using Sandboxie, AVG and PrivateFirewall, plus KeyScrambler, I do not need it.
KB2686509 is actually associated with a keyboard registry adjustment and the last thing I wish to do is mess around with unauthorized scripts I do not understand, which change the registry values and I end up in tears.
In any case, as this particular update is causing so much trouble in the world, then it is Microsoft`s responsibility to issue a fix for their faulty update and not leave users to their own devices.
Unless somebody has a simple solution, please consider this thread closed. I am sorry to have raised it, but many others have done the same on the web.
Edited by John Bull, 13 June 2012 - 04:20 AM.


text:
View large image
Gently refresh and revitalise with Erbaviva Travel Breathe Body Wash; a mild formula infused with an invigorating blend of organic essential oils, including Spruce, Eucalyptus, Tea Tree and Lemon.
Harnessing the powers of Chilean Soap Bark, the shower gel transforms into a luxurious, creamy lather that gently eliminates impurities whilst softening and hydrating from top to toe. Invigorates the skin and senses to leave you feeling deeply restored.
Paraben and sulphate free. Not tested on animals.
Apply a small amount of wash to hands or use on puff or sponge, lather and rinse.
Water, *Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Decyl Glucoside, Glycerin, Chondrus Crispus (Carrageenan), Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, *Eucalyptus Radiata Leaf Oil, *Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Oil, *Cedrus Atlantica Bark Oil, *Tsuga Canadensis Leaf Oil, *Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil, *Thymus Vulgaris (Thyme) Flower/Leaf Oil.
*Certified organic ingredient.
This product has no reviews. Be the first to write a review and you couldWIN A $100 VOUCHER
Please check the stock availability notice on your item when placing your order. This item is:
In stock | Usually dispatched within 24 hours
Please remember to add postal time (2-3 working days) to obtain a complete estimate of delivery to your door.
You will receive an email to confirm when your item has been sent.
You can also check the status of your order and individual items by accessing your account details and following the prompts.
Please allow 10 working days from the shipping date of your order before notifying us of any late deliveries.
It may be advisable to check with your neighbors to see if your delivery has been left with them, check any places it could be left such as: garage, porch, or behind garbage cans if it was too big to fit through your mailbox. Contact your local post office to see if the item has been returned to the depot as undelivered and awaiting collection.
Please see our
returns policy.
Add to Bag
In stock
Usually dispatched within 24 hours
Please see our returns policy.
Erbaviva Travel Breathe Body Wash
Select image


text:
Area Rugs: Modern / Contemporary RugsToday, hand or machine made pile rugs in graphic, contemporary designs are produced. Although those by 'name' designers and one-offs commissioned for hand-weavers are obviously expensive, cheaper massed produced versions can be very reasonable.
Brand Overview
Dynamic Rugs
Profile | Website
Dynamic is striving to be ahead of fashion and color and make a fashion statement in the market .


text:
Ariana Grande Interview - JustJaredJr.com Exclusive!
Ariana Grande strikes a pose for the camera before chatting it up in a brand new interview, given exclusively to JustJaredJr.com!
The 19-year-old entertainer sat down with JJJ's Jared Eng to discuss her new music, and even gave viewers a live snippet of her brand new song!
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Ariana Grande
Ariana's new hit "The Way" featuring Mac Miller was this week's pick for JJ Music Monday � be sure to check it out if you haven't already! The song hit #1 on iTunes in a mere seven hours and is still holding down the top spot! Congrats, Ariana!
Check out Ariana's full interview with JustJaredJr.com's Jared Eng below…
Posted to: Ariana Grande, Exclusive


text:
After Manet
- Duration
- 53
- Original format
- 16mm
- Screens
- 4
Re-working the theme of the celebrated painting by Edouard Manet of a lunch party on the grass, Malcolm Le Grice questions 'the conceptual relationship of the camera to the scene in spatial terms'. Over four screens, he explores cinema's palette -- positive and negative, black and white and colour, silence and sound, static and moving camera -- and demands that the viewer construct their own synthesis of the scene from these views.
Members can add videos related to this work.


text: Fill in the registration form below and you'll be able to message and start chatting with Santiago del Estero MILFs and cougars listed on this page. MILF Hookup is absolutely free, private and discreet. Click a city within Santiago del Estero or search below for profiles of MILF's and cougars.


text:
|Home > Morphological and microstructural study of the titanium/iridium oxide (IrO2)-tantalum oxide (Ta2O5) electrode: effect of the preparation temperature
The morphol. examn. and the structural anal. of DSA-O2 electrodes [IrO2-Ta2O5 (70:30 mol%) coating] show that at moderate firing temp. (about 550 Deg), sepn. of phases occurs with the formation of agglomerates of IrO2 crystals and amorphous Ta2O5. At higher temp. (.apprx.750 Deg) both cryst. IrO2 and Ta2O5 are present. The electrochem. active surface area, as measured by cyclic voltammetry, is found to decrease with increasing prepn. temps. The shapes of voltammograms are strongly influenced by the nature of the base metal, showing its contribution to the electrochem. measurements, due to the porous nature of the coating. [on SciFinder (R)]


text:
Black Cat Fireworks
Call (513) 532-3544Directions
Get directions to thisWebsite
location on Google Maps.
location on Google Maps.
Open websiteShare
in new tab.
in new tab.
Share this business
on social media.
on social media.
Black Cat Fireworks produces a variety of quality consumer fireworks, including a selection made in the United States. Black Cat is the best you can get.


text:
½ cup Water
½ cup Milk
1 ½ Tablespoons dry Yeast
1 teaspoon Sugar
4 cup... (continued)
Heat the water and milk in a small saucepan until warm but not hot ( 110 degrees). Remove from the heat and stir in the yeast and sugar. Allow the mixture to rest for 5 minute... (continued)
Get this recipe with a Nick Stellino VIP Subscription
Presented By