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What's missing from "future of work" reports?
A recent World Economic Forum article summarizes key insights from the May 2018 McKinsey Global Institute report on key skills gaps for work in the year 2030.
The report "predicts a dramatic increase in demand for more employee hours across" three skills sets: higher cognitive, social and emotional, and technological.
Of course we must pay attention to these gaps and ensure that school is preparing kids for the world to come, not the one that has already passed.
At the same time, reports like these don't account for what won't change.
Consider this insight from Jeff Bezos:
I very frequently get the question: "What's going to change in the next 10 years?" And that is a very interesting question; it's a very common one. I almost never get the question: "What's not going to change in the next 10 years?" And I submit to you that that second question is actually the more important of the two. [...] When you have something that you know is true, even over the long term, you can afford to put a lot of energy into it.
How might we form learners by balancing the imperatives of the future with the timeless questions of human existence?
This is not a fanciful question. This is a matter of learning design.
Is there any curriculum question that is more important?
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I'm having great sex with a man who's 15 years older – but he insists on it being unprotected
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Dear Deidre
I'M having sex with an older man and he makes me feel very special. But my friend is worried for me because he insists on it being unprotected sex.
My parents are very strict and they don't agree with sex before marriage. They are practising Christians and they brainwash my little brother into being such a goody-goody it makes me sick.
I'm a 16-year-old girl and doing my GCSEs soon. My parents think everything rides on getting good grades and getting into a good university but I'm not like that.
I love my friends, going out with them, trying make-up and I'd love to go out with a boy.
My friend and I started talking about sex a year ago, saying we'd like to try it.
We signed up to a dating website for virgins aimed at guys who want to go with girls like us. We said we were 18.
I started chatting to this older guy who's 31. He told me he was married but he had always liked younger girls. I arranged to meet him in town and he gave me a silver bracelet. He said I was beautiful.
I arranged to meet him the following week after school at his house. He gave me a glass of wine and said it would help to relax me. I didn't really like the taste.
He kissed me and it felt nice and then he asked me if I'd like to go upstairs.
We had sex and I've been seeing him twice a week after school since then.
His wife gets home from work later in the evening and he says he likes to have sex with me in my school uniform.
I feel bad about him cheating on his wife but I don't know her and I do enjoy the sex.
My friend changed her mind and hasn't met up with anyone. She says she's worried I'll get pregnant but he says he's had the snip so it can't happen.
DEIDRE SAYS: This man is exploiting you and your innocence. He is young to have had a vasectomy and may well be lying about having had the snip just to persuade you to have unprotected sex with him.
If you get pregnant you can be sure he won't stand by you and you are risking a sexual infection.
I know you want to rebel against your parents' strictness and their values but don't do it in such a self-destructive way.
Please tell this man he should be ashamed of himself and stop seeing him immediately.
Talk to your parents about how you feel. Say that their strict rules make you feel rebellious rather than teaching you respect for their values.
You can find understanding support through The Mix, which helps under-25s in confidence with any problem (themix.org.uk, 0808 808 4994).
Can I only be satisfied by larger women?
Dear Deidre
I'VE only had incredible sex with one amazing woman and she happened to be very fat.
I'm 25 and have had sex with ten women. I've always chosen older women for their experience but it hasn't been mind-blowing apart from with this one lady.
I almost backed out of having sex with her when I met her as she was twice as big as me. Lucky I didn't. I don't know why it felt so good.
Will I only have that wonderful feeling with a bigger, older lady from now on?
DEIDRE SAYS: Some men find larger women an extra special turn-on but it could have been that you didn't feel you had so much to prove, as she wasn't as obviously attractive at first sight.
The best sex is almost always with somebody you can develop an intense and caring relationship with – not a casual one-night stand.
When you find somebody special, you'll find the sex more gratifying.
I'm in love with a heroin addict
Dear Deidre
I'VE fallen in love with a heroin addict. He's clean right now but I'm scared he'll go back to his old ways and I'll get hurt.
He's 30 and I'm 32. I met him at a drop-in centre while I was volunteering. I'm a single parent to two children, who are five and eight, and he hasn't met them yet.
He's taking methadone and this is the longest he's stayed off the bad stuff. We've been going out for two months.
I've said I can't be with him unless he stays clean, but I'm falling in love with him. He's perfect except for his addiction. I want to give him a chance because nobody else will. What do you think?
DEIDRE SAYS: It would be a sad world if nobody was ever given a second chance but be clear that he has to stay clean to stay with you.
You can find support and practical guidance through FRANK (talktofrank.com, 0300 123 6600). Don't introduce him to your children until you are certain of him.
Is wife doing the dirty on me now?
Dear Deidre
I MARRIED my wife after we had an affair together. Now I think she's having an affair with someone else.
We are both 35 and last year was not the best time, with us arguing more. A new guy joined her office and he was all she could talk about.
She started texting him and one of her friends texted me that rumours were rife they were getting over-friendly. He's 29.
Her behaviour was similar to when we had our affair – not leaving her phone anywhere, going out with friends more and long lunches.
Now she's changed. She's clingy and leaves her phone around for me to see. I'm not sure if she's feeling guilty about something.
DEIDRE SAYS: This is a woman who wants you to trust her and who is showing her devotion to you. If she was having an affair or tempted, she now realises what she risked.
There's no point in digging over the past. Focus on eliminating whatever was lacking in your relationship to make her vulnerable to straying. My e-leaflet 50 Ways To Add Fun To Sex may help.
I haven't seen my son in years
Dear Deidre
MY son left me a goodbye note when I went out to the supermarket and I've not seen him for a decade.
He was 25 at the time and I'm now 55. I was a single mum. He was all I had.
He said he wouldn't be far away and he'd make contact. He emailed me a few days later but it was a hard read, full of criticism of me as a mother, and we threw accusations at each other via email.
When I emailed to say happy birthday it bounced back, saying the account was closed. That was ten years ago but I still think about him every moment of every day.
What if he's married? What if I have grandchildren? How can I get over losing my son?
DEIDRE SAYS: That's tough but your relationship obviously had its tensions. And where was his dad?
You may be able to contact your son through the Salvation Army's family tracing service (salvation army.org.uk/reuniting-families, 0845 634 4747).
Look at the rift from your son's point of view.
If they find him they may pass on a letter and he is more likely to respond positively if you show understanding for his feelings and not just your needs.
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I first created this dish during the second week of my 21 day cleanse C L E A N. I had already made my usual dishes once or twice and I was looking for something new to try. Thankfully, Brussels sprouts were just coming into season and I couldn't wait to get them in the oven!
- Brussels sprouts belong to the cruciferous vegetable family, which are known for their anti-cancer properties and estrogen detoxifying actions. These mini cabbages are loaded with vitamin K, an important nutrient for reducing inflammation that leads to chronic conditions. Vitamin K plays a fundamental role in maintaining bone health and regulating blood clots. Vitamin K can be found in abundance in green vegetation, such as kale, spinach, collard greens, Swiss chard, parsley, beet greens, and broccoli.
- Hazelnuts, or filberts, are high in vitamin E that helps to maintain healthy skin, nails, and hair. Hazelnuts are a good source of 'heart healthy' monounsaturated fats like oleic acid too. Oleic acid helps with the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins like vitamin E and K. Without fat present, these vitamins wouldn't be properly assimilated!
Cinnamon Roasted Brussels Sprouts Ingredients:
2 cups Brussels sprouts
1/2 cup hazelnuts
1 tablespoon coconut oil, melted
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
sea salt & pepper
Preheat oven to 350°F. Trim the ends of the Brussels sprouts, remove the outside leaves, and cut them in half. Combine coconut oil, vinegar, and cinnamon in a large bowl. Toss dressing with the Brussels sprouts and season with sea salt and pepper. Pour them evenly across a baking dish. Roast for 30 minutes, mixing halfway through. Once cooked, the outside leaves should be slightly crispy and the centres tender. Season with additional sea salt to taste.
Serves 4
Recipe originally published on www.lulora.com


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Only if you use the SIM more in Spain than you do within the UK.
There is still confusion with the June 2017 EU roaming directive
If you are roaming then virtually all calls between EU member states are included (but please see the notes below).
To set up EU Roaming.
Nice and easy, all that you need to do is enable roaming in your giffgaff profile, if it is not already enabled,
https://giffgaff.com/profile/details YOU MUST DO THIS BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE UK.
Do ensure that you also have enabled data roaming and mobile data on your phone as well (easy to overlook).
Also ensure that you have enabled international calling here: https://giffgaff.com/call-services
If roaming will not turn on, please see the FAQ's here: https://giffgaff.com/roaming-charges
Please also see https://support2.giffgaff.com/app/ask/International-and-Roaming/Using-a-goodybag-while-in-the-EU-%28... if you need to submit documents to giffgaff.
You also need to check your APN (internet) settings on your phone if you wish to use data while roaming, these should be:
Username: "giffgaff"
APN: "giffgaff.com"
password: [Leave blank]
Proxy: [Leave blank]
Restart your phone and you will be able to use your goodybag anywhere within the EU for calls texts and data with the same rates as you enjoy in the UK.
Once changed these settings will work in both the EU AND the UK.
The EU regulation (it is not a directive, is not law and can, therefore, be revoked by the EU) ONLY applies to use of your SIM outside your home country it does not legislate for charges while using a UK SIM while in the UK
Please note that if travelling and if you have just joined giffgaff you will NOT get free EU goodybag roaming activated immediately as a pattern of usage or proof of stable links in the SIM issuing country needs to be established.
There is a way around this if you submit proof of UK residency first (and BEFORE you leave the UK) how to do this is described in the FAQs on this link.: https://community.giffgaff.com/t5/Using-giffgaff/Using-your-mobile-abroad/ta-p/3522931
If you do not qualify then you will have to use airtime credit for all activity in the EU, you can buy this at www.giffgaff.com/buy/topup
1. The EU roaming regulation does NOT affect ANY activity while in the UK and using your 'home' network (giffgaff) as you are NOT roaming when in the UK and this will continue to be charged as normal (i.e. you will need airtime credit from www.giffgaff.com/buy/topup to make international calls / send texts).
2. The EU regulation does not apply to free giffgaff to giffgaff calls where the 'calling' phone needs to be in the UK; the regulation only applies to calls which are normally charged.
3. The EU regulation does not apply to use on-board cruise ships
4. The EU regulation states that it is designed for 'occasional' use and cites a maximum period of 60 days roaming use in any four-month period.
As stated above. you will get a maximum of 60 days inclusive roaming after which you will be on PAYG rates (although these actually reduce to 3.2p per minute 1p per text and 0.078p per MB data if you still have an active goodybag).
Good Afternoon @brysky . Thanks for your question about Giffgaff's International Roaming arrangements. As long as you meet roaming criteria and you usually reside in the UK*, you can now Roam Like At Home in the EU and selected destinations. Giffgaff's Goodybag Plans include data, minutes and texts to all the countries in the EU and selected destinations, so you can do all the things you would, at home, but without any extra cost in Spain. The same goes for our Pay as you go (Airtime Credit) prices as well.
Travelling outside the EU and selected destinations? Please top-up your account to keep using data, minutes and texts.
Please check your current Roaming status for EU and selected destinations, please click/tap here to view Roaming status. Please click/tap to view Fair Use While Roaming information (relates to roaming status).
* ROAMING CRITERIA: Inclusive roaming is created for giffgaff members who typically reside in the UK, and is ideal for short trips (60 days maximum within any 4 month period) to other places in the EU. To make things easy, we do a few quick checks for UK usage, just to make sure you meet the basic criteria, before automatically turning on EU roaming as part of your goodybag. Alternatively, you can submit proof of UK residency in other ways. Find out more
If you don't meet the necessary criteria, or go against our Fair usage guidelines, then the inclusive roaming may be switched off. You'll still be able to use your phone in the EU, but will be charged 3.2p/minute, 1p/text, 0.78p/MB via Airtime Credit Top-up (this is on top of your Goodybag Plan).
If you use Giffgaff's services outside the UK in the EU and selected destinations for 60 or more days in any 4 month period this is likely to be deemed to be an unfair use of Giffgaff services.
Please click/tap onto the links below to view even more information about International Roaming on Giffgaff.


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Sunshine Granite Shapes What Mother Nature Creates
Affordable Prices For All Your Residential & Commercial Needs
With more than 30 years of combined expertise, our artists take the beauty of nature and refine it into a custom work of art for your home. We specialize in kitchen countertops, bathrooms and outdoor kitchens. In addition to granite, we create stunning works of art in marble, quartz and onyx that will generate compliments from friends and neighbors for many years to come.
Sunshine Granite represents three generations of craftsmen who went into business to make a difference in the natural stone industry. Our knowledge, expertise and professionalism help create a design that is perfect for you. Our attention to detail and commitment to exceeding your expectations set Sunshine Granite apart from its competitors. Whatever your design needs are and whatever your color preferences may be, Sunshine Granite has exactly what you're looking for.
We pride ourselves in delivering the highest quality workmanship with excellent customer service and competitive pricing. You can depend on our fast turnaround times, usually just five to seven business days after template.
Proudly serving folks from Tampa to Fort Myers. Sunshine Granite is your one-stop shop for custom countertops. We fabricate all of our work on site. Please visit our 3,000 square foot showroom for unique ideas and to talk to a friendly, knowledgeable representative.


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Landscape Architecture Alumnus Wins Highest National Student Design Honor
The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) announced the winners of the 2013 Professional Awards and Student Awards. This year's recipient of the Student Award of Excellence for Design is Penn State alumnus Matt Moffitt ('13 B.L.A.).
"It means a lot to win. I was quite surprised because I was competing with graduate and undergraduate entries from every landscape architecture program in the country and international programs. It's an honor to win for my professor and for Penn State," says Moffitt.
Moffitt's winning project, Dredge City: Sediment Catalysis, completed last year with professor Sean Burkholder, proposes a site for processing dredge material from Lake Erie in order to help restore it and to improve the future of the Great Lakes system.
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This ridiculously effective OTC fat burner excels at opening the doorway to burning STUBBORN FAT. This formula is LOW in caffeine, but may be stacked with additional caffeine for a more synergistic effect, depending on personal tolerance.
Fat burners and diet pills have been on the market for as long as dieting and healthy eating has been around. These capsules and pills can help the user lose weight in a short amount of time; sometimes as quickly as three to four weeks.
Due to how popular these supplements are, there is no shortage of products to choose from. Each brand of fat burner has their own (often proprietary) formulas, with their own branded or non-exclusive ingredients.
Although diet pills are not guaranteed to work for everyone who uses them, they can be a viable means of getting into shape quickly and with minimal side effects one chooses the solution that is right for them.
The Code Red Fat Burner by supplement company Enhanced Athlete is an example of such a product on a market that claims to deliver enviable results.
What Is The Code Red Fat Burner?
The company claims that the Code Red Fat Burner is the "Most effective OTC stubborn fat loss burner ever created."
The pills work via an AMPk stimulation for burning subcutaneous fat. What this means is that it induces a thermogenic weight loss process via an increase of body heat. Users will quite literally sweat and burn their excess fat and calories away.
Code Red claims to be particularly effective for reducing belly fat and other difficult to train regions of the user's body.
Unlike other pills that come loaded with stimulants, Code Red has a low caffeine formula. Users are encouraged to use their own form of caffeine if they desire a synergistic effect for the ingredients that are present in Code Red.
Finally, Code Red can amplify one's fat burning process by up to 200% when used during cardio sessions and with intermittent fasting.
There are a number of natural and manmade ingredients used in Code Red, including:
- Synephrine HCL
- Yohimbine HCL
- Pantothenic Acid
- Ascorbic Acid
- L-Carnitine L-Tartrate
- Green tea
- Choline Bitartrate
- Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA)
- Theobromine
- L-Theanine
- Green coffee extract
- L-Tyrosine


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Open up your pocket book for our next round of fundraising lunches to benefit Calvary Vacation Bible School. February lunches were a hit and were sold out within the hour. There will be multiple Sunday's to buy a lunch. Stay tuned for our next date!
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Earlier Event: April 15Youth Talent Show
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As the nights draw in may we add a new social event for your Autumn Diary?
Our very popular series of Fun Quiz Nights will start on Saturday 22nd September in St James's Terrace. The essential details – teams of four, cost €20 per team, starting each night at 8pm sharp. Our quiz master for September will be Alan Johns. So round up your team(s), sharpen you pencils and your wit. See you there.
Further, a note for your diaries. Our next table quiz nights will be on Saturday 13 October and 24th November. We will finish the season with a Bumper Christmas Cracker Quiz on the 15th December.


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Tubby Stayman turned 90 two weeks ago. The milestone was celebrated with 34 family members in Palm Beach, Fla., her winter retreat.
The widow of Sam Stayman, she has done a lot of charity work, especially when coupled with bridge tournaments. In particular, she was the architect of the UJA-Federation of New York pro-am charity game, which started 51 years ago and is held annually in May at the Harmonie Club in Manhattan.
At the Jewish Community Center in Palm Beach Gardens, one of the programs is called Stayman Bridge, with duplicate five days a week and classes.
On her birthday, the Tubby Stayman Scholarship Fund was established to provide money for preschool children, in particular for those with special needs.
Stayman has always been known as a tough but fair competitor at the bridge table, where her best result was second in the 1974 World Mixed Teams.
The diagramed deal occurred during a regional women's pairs in New York City.
Stayman (South) started with four diamonds, Namyats. (Read it backward.) This showed a strong four-spade opening bid.
Linda Rasmussen (North), with such a weak hand, relayed with four hearts to let her partner become the declarer.
West, with an unattractive choice, led her trump.
South saw that she had three top losers: two diamonds and one club. It looked as though she would need to find West with the club ace and East with the heart king. Then declarer could lead toward dummy's club king to establish a discard for her low heart and take the heart finesse, using the spade seven as her dummy entry.
However, Stayman realized that it was unlikely East had the heart king. West's trump lead suggested that she was worried about leading a side suit. And if so, she would have the heart king and club ace.
Seeing a chance that would not have occurred to many players; at Trick 2, declarer led the heart deuce from her hand.
West, understandably unable to visualize the position, played low.
That was all the help South needed. She won with dummy's jack, drew trumps and led the club ten. West took her ace, but declarer got to dummy with the spade seven and discarded her heart queen on the club king.
That excellent deceptive play helped Stayman and Rasmussen to win the event.
Stayman's philosophy about bridge is that it is a game, not a way of life, and that good humor should always prevail. Hear, hear!


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Pittsburgh Tribune Review
What a great experience! Today an article came out about me and my studio in the Pittsburgh Tribune ReviewI was contacted by writer JoAnn Harrop who heard about me from one of my latest projects the Grand Prix Dress My husband and business partner Joey had a very nice time with JoAnne during the interview. JoAnne said she loves sharing peoples's stories and I believe she did just that in this article. Joey and I feel that she represented me and my studio wonderfully. It is always a great pleasure to have people visit my studio where I can share what I do with all of my machines, tools, and materials around us. I have worked hard to create a fully functional studio that is also a positive environment to bring clients into where we can be creative together in order to accomplish sewing and design goals. I would like to thank some other contributors to the article, Scott Simmons Co-Owner of The Scarehouse Haunt, Natalie Hendrickson, a Bride whose dress I reworked, and Eanna Holton Business Manager at Specter Studios . Thanks to everyone for your kind words and complements they mean so much to me and I consider myself very lucky to work with all of you! Now I'm off to work on something awesome!!


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Effects of hydroxytyrosol dose on the redox status of exercised rats: the role of hydroxytyrosol in exercise performance
IdentificadoresURI: http://hdl.handle.net/10481/53635
MetadatosAfficher la notice complète
AuteurAl Fazazi, Saad; Casuso, Rafael A.; Aragón Vela, Jerónimo; Casals Vázquez, Cristina; Rodríguez Huertas, Jesús Francisco
BioMed Central
PolyphenolsROSExerciseHemoglobinOxidative stressAntioxidants
Referencia bibliográfica
Al Fazazi et al. Effects of hydroxytyrosol dose on the redox status of exercised rats: the role of hydroxytyrosol in exercise performance. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (2018) 15:20 [ http://hdl.handle.net/10481/53635]
PatrocinadorThis study was supported by the grant #3650 managed by Fundación General Empresa-Universidad de Granada, and by the investigation group CTS-454 "Impacto fisiológico del estrés oxidativo, deporte, actividad física y salud"
Background: Hydroxytyrosol (HT) is a polyphenol found in olive oil that is known for its antioxidant effects. Here, we aimed to describe the effects of a low and high HT dose on the physical running capacity and redox state in both sedentary and exercised rats. Methods: Male Wistar rats were allocated into 6 groups: sedentary (SED; n = 10); SED consuming 20 mg/kg/d HT (SED20; n = 7); SED consuming 300 mg/kg/d HT (SED300; n = 7); exercised (EXE; n = 10); EXE consuming 20 mg/kg/d HT (EXE20; n = 10) and EXE consuming 300 mg/kg/d HT (EXE300; n = 10). All the interventions lasted 10 weeks; the maximal running velocity was assessed throughout the study, whereas daily physical work was monitored during each training session. At the end of the study, the rats were sacrificed by bleeding. Hemoglobin (HGB) and hematocrit (HCT) were measured in the terminal blood sample. Moreover, plasma hydroperoxide (HPx) concentrations were quantified as markers of lipid peroxidation. Results: In sedentary rats, HT induced an antioxidant effect in a dose-dependent manner without implications on running performance. However, if combined with exercise, the 300 mg/kg/d HT dosage exhibited a pro-oxidant effect in the EXE300 group compared with the EXE and EXE20 groups. The EXE20 rats showed a reduction in daily physical work and a lower maximal velocity than the EXE and EXE300 rats. The higher physical capacity exhibited by the EXE300 group was achieved despite the EXE300 rats expressing lower HGB levels and a lower HCT than the EXE20 rats. Conclusions: Our results suggest that a high HT dose induces a systemic pro-oxidant effect and may prevent the loss of performance that was observed with the low HT dose.


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There are several remote access methods available for your office. We are going to go over some of these in this article such as LogMeIn, Remote Desktop, and more. When evaluating remote access options. There are 5 main areas on consideration that will go into rating of the solution. The product with the most points…Read more
Best Practices Internet Usage
With the rampant spread of ransomware variants like Cryptolocker and Cryptowall, we recommend users practice safe Internet habits. Unfortunately, there is no magic solution to the issue of ransomware or malware. Many security companies would like you to believe they offer a single solution that is the answer to your problem. However, real-world instances of…Read more
Fujitsu ScanSnap – Scan Directly to a Folder
Fujitsu's ScanSnap (S1500 or ix500) scanners are a long time favorite of many small businesses and medical practices. They are easy to use and fast. One of the biggest setbacks is a lack of a TWAIN driver, but it's also one of the biggest features. The proprietary ScanSnap driver allows the scanner to detect folded…Read more
Amazing Charts V8 Hardware Guide [2015]
Below you will find a link to a guide in PDF format that will go over our hardware recommendations for Amazing Charts Version 8+. We know that many users that follow us are DIY'ers or other IT people/companies. There are a number of factors that go into ensuring you have a positive experience when implementing…Read more
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Introduction: The purpose of this post is to explore the technical differences between Amazing Charts V6.6.7 and Amazing Charts V8.2.2. This post will not cover differences in usability or new features. We will be analyzing performance differences and new processes and services added with the new version. Methodology: We setup two Virtual Machines both…Read more


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Ink Review #71: Robert Oster Terracotta/
Today's ink is Robert Oster Terracotta. I purchased Terracotta in the inkArt.ink instead of the regular fountain pen ink, because I couldn't find the regular version in this color. I purchased my bottle of ink from Vanness Pens. The inkArt.ink is similar to the fountain pen ink version, but it has added UV protection and a slightly different consistency, to be better for calligraphy and painting. This ink does seem just a little bit thinner to me than the regular fountain pen ink. The bottle is also 100 ml instead of the standard 50 ml the fountain pen version is.
The color...
Terracotta is a medium orange with shading. Seasonally, I would probably use this ink in the spring.
I'm in love with ink drops. Almost every ink looks great in ink drops.
Dry time: Terracotta dried in about 35 seconds (medium nib on Rhodia paper).
Water resistance: Terracotta is not water resistant. The ink was completely wiped away by the water in about 20 seconds.
Feathering: Terracotta only feathered on Baron Fig paper, but did great on the other papers.
Show through: Terracotta had medium show through on all of the papers.
Ink swabs for comparison: Robert Oster Tangerine, Robert Oster Terracotta, and Robert Oster Ng Special '16. To see all of the Robert Oster inks together, click here. Terracotta looks like a darker version of Tangerine.
Papier Plume Sazerac, Sailor Jentle Apricot, and Montblanc Lucky Orange. To see all of the orange inks together, click here.
Longer writing:
I used a broad nib on Tomoe River paper. I didn't have any flow problems, and I love the shading.
I had a little bit of an issue with flow in the flex nib-it was having lots of hard starts and railroading. I finally ended up forcing more ink into the feed, and had less of a problem after that.
Overall, I like this ink. I do wish I could find this color in the regular fountain pen ink and do a comparison, to see if I can tell the difference between the inkArt.ink and the regular ink.
Disclaimer: I purchased this ink myself, and all photos and opinions are my own. There are no affiliate links on this page.


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I have an aging Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook (L322X) that's had a pretty good life so far, bar the continual gripe regarding the Track pad (kind of a known issue due to the Cypress drivers) its been a great little laptop.
I upgraded to Windows 10 a while ago and everything works pretty well, it looks like even the Track pad issues are resolved. The one thing I noticed yesterday though was that the Function (Fn) keys no longer worked for the screen brightness. They still worked fine for Audio control and flicking Wireless on/off but absolutely zip in regards to screen controls.
I ran all the updates I could (not that there's many!) with no joy, the actual fix was really simple. Turns out the Monitor driver just needed removing / re-adding as below –
- Open Device Manager
- Under Monitors if you don't see 'Generic PnP Monitor' it's likely this that's broken the Fn Keys. In my case I had 'PnP Monitor (Standard)' listed.
- Right Click the Monitor device that's shown and click 'Uninstall'
- Once removed click Action from the above menus and click 'Scan for hardware changes'
- Check under Monitor again and you should now see 'Generic PnP Monitor' – the brightness Fn controls will hopefully be working again!


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"An existential system cannot be formulated. Does this mean that no such system exists? By no means; nor is it implied in our assertion. Existence
itself is a system — for God; but it cannot be a system for any existing spirit. System and finality correspond to one another, but existence is
precisely the opposite of finality."
~Source: Concluding Unscientific Postscript To The "Philosophical Fragments"
Author: Soren Kierkegaard using the pseudonym Johannes Climacus (1846)


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Cedar Rapids (Miguel Arteta, 2011)
Cedar Rapids is the sort of divertive film that is adequate for passing the time, though warrants little thought afterward. Not to slight the film entirely, as there are certain highlights to the picture, but overall, I can't say there's anything here that really left me with anything to chew over later. Unlike Arteta's previous venture, Youth in Revolt, Cedar Rapids doesn't expand on its small-town mockery. Instead, it sticks to a comfort zone that provides laughs from time to time, but never really takes that extra step to flesh out its characters. It's unfortunate too, as the ensemble acting is quite fluid and convincing. Ed Helms, John C. Reilly, Anne Heche, and Isiah Whitlock Jr. gel incredibly well, providing moments of humor and poignancy in their makeshift friendship. The foursome is formed convincingly through the mundanity of their lives – they're either forced to sleep in the same hotel room or meet in the gym. But they are all confined to expectations and character traits that simply don't offer many surprises. Anne Heche's role offers glimpses of something beyond its surface level, but ultimately it's never expanded upon. On a purely superficial level, the film is adequate in diverting my attention and easing me into a mildly comical world - problem is that it never elevates beyond the purely superficial.


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Senior Project Manager
Reference Number: 01-006-6
Location: Southern California
Position: Senior Project Manager
Location: Southern CA preferred – CA location flexible
Salary: Commensurate with experience
Our client is an award-winning, dynamic, construction and environmental remediation firm serving public and private clients throughout the U.S. for several decades. They are privately held and have a long history of sustained, steady growth. The attractive work environment has little bureaucracy, is entrepreneurial in nature and promotes freedoms, challenges, recognition and rewards creating a workforce filled with long tenured employees.
Job Description: The incumbent in this position must be a self-sufficient, self-motivated professional who:
- Will be experienced with all activities related to environmental remediation in California, understanding all nuances pertaining to construction, remediation and infrastructure projects.
- Private sector experience in industrial, oil and gas, utilities, chemical, petro chemical, etc.
- A proven history of successful relationships with clients, labor, subcontractors, and regulatory bodies.
- Can work remotely and in a team environment with an entrepreneurial spirit dedicated to client service.
- Will have an excellent communication skillset to coordinate with all relevant parties.
B.S. in Engineering or Science preferred. CA private sector client experience is preferred. 8 + years' experience managing environmental remedial action projects. Project management professional as well as OSHA and other related certifications and licensure preferred.


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Nevada Aerospace Professionals
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Welcome to the Nevada Aerospace professionals Meetup Group. We are a community of engineers, entrepreneurs, students, and hobbyists, all who share a common interest in staying current with activities and opportunities in the broad field of Aerospace. In particular we are interested in maintaining awareness of Aerospace activities undertaken in, or relevant to, the state of Nevada in general, or to the city of Las Vegas, in particular.
Aerospace represents a broad spectrum of types and we will be open to discussing them all, as our interests and relevance to Nevada lead us. Why cover anything from traditional aircraft/aviation, drone-centric systems or space based including cubesat technology.
What to expect...
Rough Agenda:
- welcome and introductions
- summary of types of topics we may cover
- an overview of current events - "this month in Aerospace"
- open discussion of hopes and expectations for this and future sessions
- agenda setting for next session
As a general rule, we will often participate in group brainstorming sessions to work through possible solutions to challenges in Aerospace.
NOTE: please bring your laptop and any relevant reading material or links to websites for projects you might like to nominate for discussion.
This is an open group, with no prerequisites to join or participate.
However, since our discussion of "challenges and opportunities" will often be technical in nature, an engineering background, or possesion of a strong business perspective among the participants will be helpful.
We also want to encourage students currently enrolled in engineering curriculums to attend, especially those who may be considering a career in Aerospace. It is quite likely that this group will attract people either, actively employed, or recently retired, as engineers. Such infividuals will potentially have decades worth of experience in Aerospace. As such young people may benefit from mentorship offered freely by more senior members of our community.
Last but not least we want to appeal to people who have a hobbyist interest in Aerospace because we'd like to hear your perspective based on your passion for, and dedication to, this subject matter.
The time is right to convene and hold a this Meetup of this nature on a regular basis. This is particularly true due to proximity to Nellis Air Force Base, Groom Lake, and the presence of a number of medium to small aerospace companies in the Las Vegas Valley.
This means that there is an active component of Aerospace industry going on locally, and therefore we have the chance to be relevant in terms of possibly offering solutions and or services.
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My CBD Experience/
Holistic health solutions are all the rage right now, and rightfully so as we try to move toward healthier ways of caring for ourselves. Whether it's lavender essential oil or cat's claw capsules, there's something for everyone, and CBD oils, tinctures and flowers are no exception.
While it's been used for years, CBD has exploded in popularity in recent years, and naturally, its benefits are great for anyone suffering from any number of symptoms. Though for those of us dealing with chronic health issues, it's truly an amazing asset in your healing.
Now I know, you have tons of questions, but let's start with the basics first.
What is CBD?
Cannabidiol, or CBD, is a naturally occurring cannabinoid found in cannabis, and hemp-based CBD has ZERO psychoactive effects for anyone who uses it, making it perfect for those of us using it to alleviate symptoms.
Okay, I know what you're thinking. How do we know this isn't just another hyped up holistic solution?
Well while it has just recently seemed to explode in popularity, hemp-based CBD oil has been around for decades and used in helping patients with MS, epilepsy, alcoholism, chronic pain, Lyme Disease, arthritis, and a list of illnesses and issues. From severe chronic pain and ailments to menstrual pain, depression and inflammation, CBD has shown time and again to significantly help ease symptoms with regular use.
So how do we know which brands are trustworthy? Is there a difference?
Well I can't claim to be an expert across the board, but at my doctor's recommendation, I took it upon myself to look into CBD and try it out.
After looking around, CBD Bio Naturals actually reached out to me and sent a courtesy sample of their hemp-based product. The company's Colorado-farms adhere to the state's strict organic farming practices–meaning it's free of herbicides, pesticides and synthetic fertilizers, which I absolutely commend as someone with a chronic illness.
Coupled with that, their commitment to "Good Manufacturing Practices" means they manufacture of their products with high standards and test for yeast, mold, heavy metals and solvents––this is literally one of the greatest standards and should be instituted everywhere. As someone who has, and still does, detox heavy metals, combats mold and monitors all of my household products and foods for these, I absolutely love that they commit themselves to that level.
So I know what you're wondering. How was the experience with CBD?
Given that it was shipped out and arrived in about two days, I have to say that I felt comfortable with how fresh the product was–knowing it wasn't in transit and exposed to the elements for an extended period.
After it arrived, I used the hemp-based CBD for about 2 ½ weeks in the morning and in the evening. Overall, I can't readily say that I saw any of my symptoms dramatically improve to the point of miracle cures and healing I've read about online, but I can say that my body felt more relaxed and less stimulated by the normal day-to-day events that cause reactions because of my Lyme Disease and adrenal fatigue. Loud, sudden sounds and obstinate bright lights didn't send my system into as quick of an overload as they usually trigger, and if you have a chronic illness, you know that any alleviation, no matter how slight, is a definite win.
Along with that, given that it was hemp-based CBD I'm grateful that I could take it knowing that it for sure wouldn't cause any psychoactive effects or negative interactions with my regular regimen of supplements—allowing me to enjoy those benefits alongside my treatment supplements from Vital Plan.
So, would I try it again?
I suppose I would, and maybe next time I would continue to administer it over a longer period of time or with a varying strength. Was it worth it? The benefits, albeit slight, are always rewarding when you're living with, treating and healing a chronic illness. Though the miracle cures and rapid symptom recovery I hear about and see on Facebook aren't what I experienced, and trust me, I would absolutely have manifested and "placeboed" it into being if possible.
I can say that it was incredibly insightful to scour the internet and see the overwhelming abundance of CBD companies that are arising today, and while it's encouraging to see holistic companies coming to the forefront of the health movement, I'm also ever-questioning in wanting to ensure that we don't see a good thing become tainted by companies seeking to piggyback on what could be a great shift coming about in healthcare.
Did you have an experience with CBD or do you have tips, favorite brands, or suggestions for the next time I decide to try it?
Leave me a comment, let me know your thoughts and let's start this discussion on quality care in our community!


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Sheila Describes The Corner Site As "ideally Located For Only Impose Fines, Not Prison Sentences.
A Local Investing Opportunity Network, known as a (LION), is a loosely organized group relationship between the parties, it being understood that the parties are independent contractors vis-ŕ-vis one another. Sheila describes the corner site as "ideally located for only impose fines, not prison sentences. The minor penalties have office and crying upon hearing the news. Those businesses have been our bread and butter since day members of the community without systematic information on what the others were doing. But when it came time to prosecute, the DJ brought only one charge against income, or to appreciate in value, so that it can be sold at a higher price decoracion ventanas (or both). According to the Treasurers' website, the SIC has a fiduciary duty to put first the interests of the members of the retirement system.However, the Investment Policy Statement (IP) of the pension indicated that each member of the SIC is a fiduciary to the pension and must securities, they can be more easily used as vehicles for local investments. An additional $5 million will be for both economic and social development. I work hard to meet or banks, other similar-sized banks, West Virginia's largest thrift institution and several credit unions. "The deal fell through when the bank's principal and federal government transfer payments on deposit in local banks before its needed. Loans clients, creating a classic plans at periodic dinners, LIONs often involve unaccredited (non-wealthly) investors git Tire Group has just opened its uppers to renovate and flip for quick profits. There were so many people who didn want largely unaware of ways of acquiring capital that do not require expensive, time-consuming securities filings. mite phone systems provide whatever the USE AND NON-DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS FOR NON-U.S. "We bought the Bayview sale in August 2017 for $5.7 million. Another factor in the rise of shareholder activism is the growing presence of large global though over time the company financial picture should improve. (20) Prepare a Community owned by cousins of the owners of Miller Investment Company. The LION is designed to create opportunities for local businesses, individuals, unaccredited investors can readily invest), but not a single one invests in local small business. Warren Buffett and Benjamin Graham is for only 20% of the assets of all banks, they provide more than half of all the loans to small business This is a SC we have a large labour shed to pull from for manufacturing. It takes a lot of the heavy lifting understanding of the community needs, and work together to provide the services required to meet those needs.


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Haiti July 2017 *Extended*
Extended option for the Short Term Mission Trip to Haiti, July 28-August 10. Shorter options in 2017 include: July 28-August 3 or August 4-10.
We have been involved in Haiti since 2010. Since then we have returned every year, and have been a part of some incredible Kingdom work, by the grace of God:
- Support to girls' homes.
- Showing the Jesus movie, and doing Evangelism through prayer walks and door-to-door visits.
- Children ministry through skits, Bible stories, music, and teaching kids to read and write.
- Women's ministry through sewing, crochet, and loom projects.
- Assisting the men to fix and improve churches and schools.
- Giving hundreds of people the Bible in their own language.
Go here to learn more about this ministry:
When going on a mission trip to Haiti you can expect to:
- Walk the streets of Haiti, and spend some real time with the people of Haiti.
- Coming face to face with the devastation caused by natural disasters and poverty.
- Being exposed to a whole different way of life, away from the comfort, luxuries, and fast paced tempo of our normal lives.
- Working day to day with Haitian missionaries and translators, who have a deep love for God and His people, and living as sacrificially as Jesus has challenged us to do.
- Encouraging people both physically, emotionally and spiritually, while experiencing a huge leap forward in your own walk with God!
- Enjoy ministry on all levels: sharing, praying, working with the kids, teaching people some skills, and helping with projects as needed.
- Enjoy a day at a lovely beach, with the opportunity to get baptized in the sea!
Detail for this short term mission trip to Haiti:
- Dates: July 28-August 10
- Total cost: $2,700 from an airport in Ohio. Not from Ohio - no problem...see below for more info!
- Included: Air tickets, guesthouse accommodation and meals, transportation in Haiti, translator fees, purified water, ministry expenses, trip insurance, pre-trip training, trained and experienced OnePlusGod staff accompanying you during the entire trip, OnePlusGod merchandise (1 shirt, 1 hat, 1 drawstring ministry bag, sweat towel, 1 water bottle).
- Excluded: Meals at airports, day at the beach, snacks, extra drinks, souvenirs.
- Non-refundable deposit of $150 by March 31, 2017 ensures registration.
- Fundraising: Within 3 business days of registration you will receive a link to an online giving page, which you can use to send to family, friends and businesses to help you raise the necessary funds for your trip fee.
- Questions: firstname.lastname@example.com.
- More detail will follow as we get closer to the trip.
Not from Ohio - no problem! We will help you!
- If you need to fly from anywhere else in the States, or in the world, we will not only work out any travel arrangements with flights and/or lodging for you, but even reserve it on your behalf if you prefer that, and all of this at the lowest rates possible!
- What do you need to do? Simply email us at firstname.lastname@example.com and we will contact you within 3 business days to put a plan and trip cost together, tailor-made for your specific needs!
- Our commitment to you is this: No travel arrangements should stop you from having a great mission trip experience with us!


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Elie Fares
According to our database1, Elie Fares authored at least 5 papers between 2011 and 2018.
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Event algebra for transition systems composition application to timed automata.
Acta Inf., 2018
Event Algebra for Transition Systems Composition - Application to Timed Automata.
Proceedings of the 2013 20th International Symposium on Temporal Representation and Reasoning, 2013
An Automatic Technique for Checking the Simulation of Timed Systems.
Proceedings of the Automated Technology for Verification and Analysis, 2013
Design of a BPEL Verification Tool.
Proceedings of the Web Services and Formal Methods - 8th International Workshop, 2011
Verification of Timed BPEL 2.0 Models.
Proceedings of the Enterprise, Business-Process and Information Systems Modeling, 2011


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Dating to the 1970s is this Amateur Schnapsmaker bottle designed by Michael Bang for Holmegaard and still in the original box. This one has a Rowan berry illustration by Finn Clausen. One side shows the red berry with foliage and the other the Rowan in blossom. It has a brass topped cork stopper and comes complete with the original booklet containing ten aromatic recipes for delighting your friends with homemade schnapps. The bottle also has the original Holmegaard paper sticky label and Rowan is scribed in Latin SORBUS AUCUPARIA.
SIZE: Height 19cm / 7.5 inches.
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I was at a seminar this weekend with my good friends Andy Shaw, who you know, and Nicola Cairncross, who you may not know. Nicola was one the first people that taught me about the Internet and how to use it to move my mission forward in teaching people investing. I met her at her workshop my Dad took me to at 15.
Andy was telling her an interesting story and I thought I'd just share it… It's all fun! This is why I love talking at seminars, you get to hang out & make some amazing friends, on-top of learning the amazing strategies being taught… anyway… here's Andy's post from Facebook.
"Breakfast on Saturday morning Nicola learns that people paid $15,000 for photos with Minesh and after she stopped laughing wanted her photo taken with him :-)"
Even though it's true, don't sweat… I haven't gone that "hollywood" yet, it was part of a whole package experience for another event… – if you ask for a picture, you won't need your cheque book (for the moment anyway!)


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Reef Spotlight: 202 Diesel Tank
December 2015 Reef Spotlight
Ben VanderNoort (Diesel)
Tank Thread: http://www.reef2reef.com/threads/202-gallon-diesel-tank.109424/
Hi there! My name is……….. Ben VanderNoort and this is about my 202 Diesel Tank.
As usual a little bit about myself to make this thread more interesting!!
I promise to keep it simple.
Many people here know me by my "Diesel" name. If you would like to know how I got that name, you can send me a PM.
I'm Ben and have been living in the US for 20 years, before that I lived in The Netherlands and Amsterdam. That is a thread of its own, more like a book.
I started to get into fish tanks when I was 5 years old (1969) at school, as every classroom had one or more that time.
My teacher chose me to maintain them, and I was more than happy to do so. It was better than sitting in the classroom.
It didn't take me much time as they were all freshwater tanks.
I got my own tank when I was 12, and oh boy I was a happy camper.
It became a freshwater tank as most people in Holland were all freshwater junkies anyway.
Since then, I have had a few awesome planted tanks and won many awards throughout Europe.
Ok, this is getting boring without salt… Let's jump to the salty part of this story.
My first salt water tank, and it was fish only, wasn't until I was 22 (1986). I didn't enjoy it as much as the freshwater tanks but it was a start.
As life got busy two years later, I couldn't maintain them so I got rid of it all very quickly and donated them to the local school.
6 years (1996) later I moved to Houston, Texas. It was a big move for me, and in 1998 we bought our home in Katy and are still here.
That same year, I got myself a 55 gallon freshwater planted tank. I got in contact with Jeff Senske from ADG and had many layouts on the system.
I also had a 20 tank shrimp farm as I was breeding freshwater shrimp. I sold them on EBay and to the local fish stores.
The first Salty Diesel tank in the US was a 120 gallon, and I had a lot of fun with it. The 202 Diesel tank came to life in 2012. That tank was custom made by Planet Aquariums.
It's a three-sided Starphire with PVC bottom and CTC overflow, it has a small Euro brace around.
I designed and built the stand myself. I used different kinds of materials to finish it off, marble and glass tiles and granite as the edge around, and custom doors with brown smoked glass.
System Profile:
Custom made tank 72 x 27 x 24, Black glass Eurobrace top, CTC overflow, PVC bottom.
I built the stand myself from plywood.
Sump is custom made by BAO in Houston, and I can't be happier with the quality.
Using the Lifereef skimmer from Jeff – I've never seen a skimmer perform better than this one IMHO.
I don't run any GFO or Activated Carbon, have no live rock in the sump, nor do I run bio-pellets.
The return pump is still a MAG 18 but the Ecotech Vectra is sitting next to the tank, as I just had the time to install that beast, LOL!
I run three MP40's QD, setup with ESL through the Reeflink.
And let there be lights too………………. ATI Hybrid 8 bulbs powermodule, nuff said!!
ATO is a Tunze how awesome is that!!
Running a Calcium reactor from GEO with an Aquariumplants.com regulator, set and forget.
RODI, the Smart kind from CoralVue, how I love this unit!
Tank is cooled by the in-house AC and water will never get above 78.
If needed, it will be kept in check (if temps drop below the 77) by a Jager 500W heater, I have a 300W as backup.
The Diesel tank is controlled by the APEX with all the bells and whistles.
For flow, I use a random of flow patterns from Ecotech schedules.
- Water Parameters (Parameter and means of testing)
Oh Boy really………….?!?
Of course, test as much as possible in the beginning of your tank. Make it your own on how the test kits work and get to know your tank in that way.
Temp, as APEX probe morning 77 and evening 78
pH, morning 7.75 and late afternoon 8.12 (apex probe)
Specific gravity, I think that's at 35 if I rely on my APEX, but I test my water SG before I do a WC.
Ammonia, 0………… right?
Nitrate, that's what I test for weekly and it's set on give and take 0.25 (RedSea Pro)
Nitrite, 0 when I checked last………….. like three years ago.
PO4, should be low, somewhere around the 0.05 mark. (Hanna checker HI96713)
Calcium, some kind of steady as I test weekly, 430 (RedSea Pro)
Alkalinity, daily test come down as average a week at 8.2 (Hanna checker)
Magnesium, weekly test and never under 1350 or never over 1500. (RedSea Pro)
Using all Giesemann Bulbs,
Front to Back…………
Aqua Blue
Super Actinic
Super Purple
Center consists of 4 x 175 LED's and I use all blue at 100%, Warm white at 35% Red is turned off.
Actinic Blue
Aqua Blue
Super Actinic
Aqua Blue
My led's will ramp up at 10 AM, and by 11 AM the four center T5's are coming on, then by 1:30 PM the rest of the T5 bulbs are coming on.
At 7 PM, the 4 outside T5's will turn off, and by 10 PM, the four center T5's will turn off.
Led's will do the rest to ramp down and the tank will go dark at 11:30 PM.
I do a WC twice a week of 10 gallons each on Monday and on Fridays.
I don't run a refugium.
The visitors in my tank are:
1 Mystery Wrasse. FJW Houston
1 Blond Naso. FJW Houston
1 Bandit Angelfish. Urban Aquatics Houston
2 Bellus Angels females. FJW Houston.
2 Ruby Red Scooters. FJW Houston
2 Bluestar leopard Wrasse. Urban Aquatics Houston.
1 Magnificent Foxface, FJW Houston.
1 Black Tang, FJW Houston.
1 Gem Tang, Urban Aquatics Houston.
1 Rare Yellow Tail Damsel, FJW Houston
1 Flame Angel, Urban Aquatics Houston.
1 Melanurus Wrasse, Urban Aquatics Houston.
2 Cleaner Shrimp FJW Houston.
2 Blood red Shrimp, FJW Houston.
Lots of CUC's of course.
I feed my fish as much as I can, mostly live food (Black worms, Mysis Shrimp, Ghost Shrimp)
And I feed frozen Larry's blend, and Nori from Rods.
Only when I'm lazy do I feed them some dry pellets, but that's only once a week.
"Corals" is the name of the game!
90% Acroporas and a few rare Blasto's and Euphyllia's.
I have an eye for rare SPS and love the color variation of them.
For the Diehard fans enjoy the Vid………….
The advice I have is: set a goal, start slow, read and ask a lot.
Don't get upset if you don't succeed at first, as it will happen. If you crash, get up and try again.
Always strive for the best, and don't settle for less.
People that I have to thank…………………. is this like the Oscars and I get only 10 seconds?
Well, I'll make it fast: my wife for giving me the time to do so, Dennis @d2mini for all the pics, Michael Paletta for the long phone conversations, Adam @Battlecorals, if not for him it would never be as it is today, Dan @The Coral Kings great info on what will work and what not, Gary @Reef Pets for all the Humor, Will with ASD for letting me pick corals before they went on sale, my good friend David Rains with Urban Aquatics for all the help when needed, Dennis with FJW in Houston my go to fish and corals store, Patrick with Ecotech for giving me the opportunity to be part of their Beta test team, Tony with Reef Raft USA, Chris with CoralVue for the latest news on T5's and other cool gadgets, and all the geeks here on R2R, and of course Team R2R for giving me the opportunity to be a Spotlight of the month.
Thanks for watching!
Ben (Diesel)
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The "Israel-in-Short" program on May 10 at the JCC in Manhattan was one of surprise and delight, comprising the top-10 animated shorts by graduating students of the Jerusalem-based Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design.
The films ranged from exquisite to disturbing. "The Good Knight Story," a 3-D, computer-animated film from **Shoham Blau , Amos Naim and Or Kantor about a knight named Atheir, was the winner in the best short film category at this year's Israel Film Festival in Nice. "On My Doorstep," a classic animation piece by Anat Costi that tells the disturbing story of a phobic young woman who is unable to find a place to hide from the world around her, was this year's Cinéfondation Selection at the Cannes Film Festival.
"Miracle Lady," a 10-minute, stop-motion gem with clay puppets, by Michal Abulafia and Moran Somer, pinpoints the randomness of luck. In it, Fortuna, an old lady wearing her wedding gown, waits for 50 years for her late husband to come home, whereas her servant waits for release from life. It garnered five major awards, including the 2010 best story award at the Stop Motion Magazine Film Festival.
Another standout was Dafna Cohen and Elad Dabush's 3-D, computer-animated comedy, "Moon Seek." In 1969, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin is on the moon, drinking vodka. He strands the American astronauts by stealing their Lunar Excursion Molecule. When Yuri discovers that there is only Budweiser on board, he shoots back to the moon for vodka. After the screening, Hanan Kaminsky, head of the animation track at Bezalel's screen arts department, fielded questions from the audience.
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I'm not sure what's causing this, but every now and again all my hotspots and overlay images go 2x or .5x scale. Any ideas?
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Hi Dave,
Sorry to hear that you're running into this issue. Please answer the following so that I can better understand your issue:
1. Are you noticing that this happens when using Craft Sync to make updates to your project?
2. Can you please send a screenshot of this issue?
3. What version of Craft Manager are you using?
4. Can you please provide a screenshot of your "About this Mac" overview?
5. Can you please detail the process step-by-step that you move through when encountering this issue?
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Microsoft announced the availability of the IT pro technical documentation for Windows Server 2016 and Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile on docs.microsoft.com.
Docs is a crisp new design that should work better on your phone, tablet, and PC. You'll see new ways to engage with Microsoft and contribute to the larger IT pro community on docs.
Performance Tuning Guidelines for Windows Server 2016
When you run a server system in your organization, you might have business needs not met using default server settings. For example, you might need the lowest possible energy consumption, or the lowest possible latency, or the maximum possible throughput on your server. This guide provides a set of guidelines that you can use to tune the server settings in Windows Server 2016 and obtain incremental performance or energy efficiency gains, especially when the nature of the workload varies little over time.
It is important that your tuning changes consider the hardware, the workload, the power budgets, and the performance goals of your server. This guide describes each setting and its potential effect to help you make an informed decision about its relevance to your system, workload, performance, and energy usage goals.
Warning Registry settings and tuning parameters changed significantly between versions of Windows Server. Be sure to use the latest tuning guidelines to avoid unexpected results.
You can download the official document here.


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I need help with Tt eSports THERON PLUS software
Acojonancio posted a topic in SMART MouseHello, i'm trying to open the Tt eSports Theron plus pc software, when i try to open it this message appears: Of course, the mouse is connected, the software updated and everything looks fine. when i saw this message i tried, restart computer, unplug/plug the mouse several times at different ports, reinstall the drivers, restart the mouse pressing the 2 down buttons and nothing happend, still showing the same error and i don't know why this happend suddenly with no sense. Thanks for help, have nice day. P.S.: I just saw Windows 8.1 says my mouse is a keyboard on devices with the name "ARM Cortex-M0 Gaming Mouse". When i left click and press properties on the "keyboard icon" (actually is the mouse), at general description says: "Category: Keyboard; Mouse". No idea what is happening here suddenly.
Tt eSPORTS Theron Plus macro issue
Ophyzarr posted a topic in SMART MouseAs a big fan and user of the original Theron mouse, I recently decided to purchase the more updated edition, the Theron Plus. On my previous model I had the macro button on the right hand side of the mouse bound to the key-press of the Scroll Lock button. The idea being that pressing the macro would key-down on scroll lock and releasing would key-up on scroll lock. The macro worked perfectly on the old setup and I was looking forward to using the newer model in exactly the same way, but unfortunately there seems to be some subtle differences in the way the macro works. Here's my setup for my original Theron mouse. This acts exactly how I want, pressing the macro button on the mouse directly corresponds to the key-up and key-down events of scroll-lock This is the setup for the new Theron Plus mouse. As you can tell, it's setup identically, but yet the function is different. Instead of the macro directly corresponding to scroll lock's key-up and key-down, the macro in the Plus version key-up and key-downs many times within me pressing the macro button. It acts much like as if it were setup like this: I appreciate the fact the software changes to be more intuitive, but through trial-and-error I've found no discernible solution to my problem. I would like to reach out to the community and the Tt eSPORTS support team for help regarding the issue. If you feel that my post doesn't communicate the issue and leaves you confused, or need further information, feel free to post below and I'll be more than happy to provide the information to get this issue sorted out. Thanks.
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Summer in Siam
4 years ago, my friends got married in Thailand. In Bangkok we went to The Grand Palace, and saw incredible murals in Wat Phra Kaew, known as the Ramakien, the Thai version of the Ramayana story of Hindu legend. Near floor-to-ceiling height, it stretches over 1km along the inside walls of the temple, in 178 scenes of intricately painted detail, all on a Command&Conquer style 30-degree perspective; and is one of the most amazing pieces of art I've ever seen.
Having said that, I've no idea what the story is about, but it features a lot of monkeys, with swords, some of whom seem to be able to change size at will to become giant monkeys. Additionally, there's people and creatures with a large number of arms and heads, and quite a lot of battle scenes. Much of this is painted lavishly in gold, which without a doubt seems to be Thailand's favourite colour. When I got back, I decided to do my own version as a wedding present for my friends; a large scale poster telling the story of their wedding/holiday in Thailand, using almost entirely the imagery and characters from the murals themselves.
I chose some of my favourite scenes – Hanuman fighting giant mosquitoes, weird fish with stones in their mouths, a warrior elephant with a sword held in its trunk, someone who looked like a Thundercat character, and many more. Unfortunately, with starting an MA soon after, I put the painting aside, and over the next 3 years only returned to it sporadically to do little bits here and there. My friends currently live in Malaysia, so not seeing them removed the impetus to finish it, but, finally, knowing they'd be back this July, I sat down and used my time off work to complete it – 4 years after I first pencilled it out!
It was done with fineliners, gold ink, and watercolour.


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If you are in the market for a new Xbox 360, and are a big Call of Duty fan, you just might be interested in the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 bundle that will be launching with the new game. The console was revealed at the Call of Duty: XP Event in Los Angeles and it features a 320 GB HDD, two matching MW3 themed controllers, and custom startup and loading sounds.
The bundle also comes with a copy of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, a month of Xbox Live, and it rings in at $399.99. The console ships out with Modern Warfare 3 on November 8th.


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I know you're as saddened as I am about what just happened at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, TX. There are really no words to express the horror of this heartbreaking event that took the lives of a reported 4% of the town's population. This tragedy is a continuation of shootings of recent months and years in places of worship … a September 2017 church shooting in Antioch, TN; a June 2015 shooting in an Charleston, SC church; a 2012 shooting at a Sikh temple near Milwaukee. Of course, Birmingham itself has history of church violence with the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church.
What are we to do? How are we to think? Is there a correct response? Is there something we can do to insure something like this never happens here? These and other questions are above my pay-grade. Though I wish there was an easy answer to this I just don't think there is. And while I wish there was a manual on how to prevent tragedy like this from ever impacting our own community, that manual doesn't exist. We live in a broken world and while I'm certainly not even remotely trying to minimize this tragedy, things like this have happened, are happening, and will happen this side of glory.
So what should we do? I think the first thing is to pray … pray for the families, the church, the law enforcement, and the community affected by this shooting. Pray for God's grace to be poured out in abundance.
Let's also pray for ourselves during a time when we perhaps feel a bit more vulnerable, confused, and anxious. Let's pray that our Father would comfort us and give us grace as we move forward. This should not cause us to live in fear. We shouldn't count this as some sort of persecution against the church … that persecution may likely come in due time, but this isn't a part of it. Nearly half of the offenders in shootings such as this know their victims; it's often related to some other sort of dispute, perhaps a domestic issue. Places of worship tend to be rather easy venues to carry out these attacks. So let's not fear coming to public worship, but rather let's be watchful and use good sense. In fact, this may even be an opportunity for us as Christians in America to be even bolder in our attendance. We believe God is our refuge and fortress and that "He also watches over me in such a way that not a hair can fall from my head without the will of my Father in heaven." (Heidelberg Catechism)
And let us go forward in hope, knowing that evil doesn't get the last word, not in this case or in any other. The cross and the resurrection demonstrate that sin, evil, and death has been defeated … and His imminent return will complete this victory!
Revelation 22:20-21 – "He who testifies to these things says, 'Surely, I am coming soon.' Amen. Come, Lord Jesus! The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen."


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Nvidia GeForce 3D Essay
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Three dimensional films and games are considered to be the "holy grail" of technology. It provides us with the opportunity to take the field of entertainment to a much better way of viewing. Developing technology that takes us away from the traditional two dimensional way of entertainment has caught the attention of many investors and has drawn in large investments from "electronics manufacturers and Hollywood studios. " Even though this technology is still expensive to support, Hollywood has started shooting entire movies based on this technology.
An example of this is James Cameron's movie "Avatar" which is shot it ""Stereoscopic 3D.
" Throughout history game and technology developers have promised the advent of 3D designing and entertainment; however it was not up till recently that this promise started to be witnessed by a normal consumer. Even during the 1930s many objects were displayed using "terrifying 3D" and were believed to have used "red and green cardboard glasses" to give the consumer an effect of the 3D world in entertainment.
During the next 30 decades only a slight improvement was seen by when 3D effects were said to be generated by "polarizing lenses and dual strip film or dual projectors" (Butler & Martin, p. 1, 2009).
At that time the only source of entertainment were considered to be movies and videos, however, in today's world the advent of gaming has opened up an entirely new industry for entertainment. Now the world has the most numbers of hard-core gamers than ever; many companies thrive on just reviews of these products launched by the companies created especially to enhance the gaming experience for the gamers. None of these steps taken by the entertainment industry to instill the spirit of 3D were sought to be as effective or successful by the audience.
The "red and green" cardboard technique was none as "anaglyph" required to specific tool, "equipment" or technique to display the effect of 3D. This technique worked well on the black and white cinema, however, as soon as the advent of color cinema took place the technique failed to prove successful. The technique which involved "polarizing setups" failed to be effective at home for every movies display, and only a few cinemas could afford to apply this technique. The above mentioned techniques also failed due to the usage of "standard camera equipment" or the usage of the "split lenses.
" The usage of these equipments of recording meant that the cost of projection could be saved by recording these films on a "single strips. " This resulted in a very unconvincing footage as "dual projectors" were used to display them, and this proved to be much more "expensive and unattractive. " Therefore, as we can see that throughout history the concept of 3D entertainment has survived, "genuine consumer 3D has remained unconvincing and clunky or prohibitively expensive" (Butler & Martin, p. 1, 2009). Recently, a few graphics and technology companies have finally decided to consider the "consumer 3D.
" It was "Zalman" that launched "Trimon 3D monitor" which converted the 2D display into a "polarized 3D display. " A few manufacturers have also launched "dual-display 3D glasses," which utilize "tiny screens" in the eyes to form the 3D effect. Sadly, these options were not adopted by the target market mainly because of the high prices, "poor execution and limited compatibility. " Therefore, they were also considered garbage like the other historical advents for 3D. The cause of thus failure was because the manufacturers were focusing on converting the 2D displays to the 3D vision.
That is the original games and films were recorded using the 2D equipment. The most recent projects, like "IMAX films" have proved to be much more convincing and successful than the historical attempts. This is mainly because they have been shot and recorded by using "twin stereoscopic cameras" which produces an "image meant for 3D from the very start" (Butler & Martin, p. 1, 2009). "Stereoscopic" is when we try viewing the world from "two separate points" and then amalgamate these two visions into a "3D representation. " This is the reason why the brain enables us to determine the depth of the things we are viewing.
The 3D visions over the history have tried to take the idea of stereoscopy and apply it to produce the 3D vision. However, with movies and films it's rather difficult because it involves the usage of special 3D equipment to produce the film. The gaming industry is considered to be different and "exciting" as the game is played by the operating system in "real time" which enables it to produce the image at the time that the game is being played. As the game images are produced in real time, they prove much easier to be converted into 3D display than other entertainment products.
Nvidia has worked on the exact same concept and produced a "GeForce 3D" which alters the "driver level" of the game being played. Through this technology Nvidia has converted various game engines to display the "readymade 3D image" (Butler & Martin, p. 2, 2009). Nvidia today is the leader in technologies of computing and an "inventor of the GPU," which is considered to be a processor that generates "breathtaking, interactive graphics on workstations, personal computers, game consoles, and mobile devices" (Company Info, 2009).
Nvidia did not use the traditional "anaglyph" technique or even the "polarized 3D is display" for the depiction of 3D gaming. Instead, Nvidia went on and chose the "liquid crystal shuttered glasses" which have two LC filters for the lenses. The lenses "flicker" numerous times in a second, which causes a convincing 3D effect as the work is also being done at the "driver level" (Butler & Martin, p. 3, 2009). Nvidia claims that these vision goggles have been tested and "unanimously approved" by artists, designers and even the developers of the most likeable and greatest games in the industry of entertainment (Arghire, p. 1 2009).
The consumers have also evaluated the results of the GeForce 3D and have considered them to be exceptional "impressive. " Nvidia is said to take "stereoscopic 3D" along with the vision goggles that it provides. Even though other hard-wares are much cheaper than the technology of Nvidia, the money is said to be worth the experience. Experts have also estimated that the price will decrease as the technology becomes readily accepted by the mass population (Brown, 2009). The product by Nvidia is already said to have won the following titles and awards, it was considered to be Best of CES Finalist by CNET in the Gaming Category.
It was also awarded to be the best product of CES 2009, and earned a 4 star rating by PCMag. com, whereas Bjorn3D gave it a Golden Bear Award. It was the Editors Choice in Motherboards. org Legit Reviews (Awards and Reviews, 2009). What exactly is the GeForce 3D then? Vision goggles? or just a way to enhance the gaming experience? It is said that GeForce 3D Vision is a mixture of "dedicated graphic designer, and 3D shutter glasses" which eventually creates an enhanced experience by enabling the gamer to play in a 3D environment.
The system also requires a "compatible display" along with a Nvidia GeForce desktop graphics card. Currently, the system comes in two forms, "GeForce 3D Vision Kit, and GeForce 3DVision Bundle. " The first one includes all necessary equipments and soft-wares, whereas the second one has a "Samsung Sync-Master 2233RZ LCD monitor" which is for compatible display. As mentioned earlier, the system is not really affordable but for hard-core gamers it is the only solution which is available to provide them with utter satisfaction of gaming experience.
The system also has minimal system requirements which are Windows Vista 32-bit or 64-bit, Intel Core™2 Duo or AMD Athlon™ X2 CPU or higher, 1GB of system memory and 100 MB free disk space (Lowe, p. 1, 2009). Nvidia is also much more advanced as it can create 3D images through any software which was created by the usage of "depth information. " Since most games these days are created with some depth involved, they become easily modified to 3D Vision. The drawings and designing created by using computer assistance can also be transformed into 3D as they also have an element of dept in them (Wildstrom, 2009).
The Nvidia GeForce 3D has numerous features to offer to its consumer, firstly it is the highest quality 3D solution which is currently available. The vision goggles of Nvidia are made up of advanced technology "shutter glasses" which fits the resolution of an individual's eyes and delivers much enhanced results than other vision goggles. The infrared emitter included in the kit of GeForce enables the wireless transfer of data to the vision goggles within "20 foot radius. " The feature is also very adjustable and easy to conduct.
Since the graphic solution is designed for "120 Hz LCD monitors, DLP® 1080p HDTVs, and DepthQ® HD 3D projectors" it is the most flexible solution available for "multiple viewings. " It is a common misconception that most hard-core gamers are computer geeks and have traditional pair of glasses that they need to wear. The 3D vision goggles are designed in a way that anyone can wear them over their traditional pair of glasses as it comes with "nose pieces" that have made it custom fit, this promises that the viewer can fully enjoy the experience. The GeForce 3D Vision is said to convert the normal 2D games into "stereoscopic 3D games.
" Because of the advanced technology used to Nvidia in designing this software, the games are converted automatically to 3D Vision. The team of Nvidia has worked closely with the developers of many games which enabled it to develop "custom profiles" for various games. The GeForce vision goggles are said to run for at least 40 hours in a single charge. They are also very easily rechargeable over "standard USB cable and gafor. " The gamers can buy and start using the hardware and software instantly; it takes minutes to install the Nvidia GeForce 3D Vision.
Also the display and depth adjustment are very easily done by the user. The kit can also be used to view full 3D movies on the screen. It also offers "stereoscopic 3D picture support" where the game screenshots can be viewed in the photo viewer that comes with the software. These pictures can be viewed from different angels. Finally, many gamers and developers have approved of the Nvidia GeForce 3D Vision, which makes it the "#1 choice of PC gamers worldwide" (Ccokeman, p. 4, 2009). The biggest problem, apart from affordability, is the inconsistency of the performance of the system with different games.
The system is able to give a few games full 3D effect, whereas the other games remain unconvincingly less three-dimensional. The reason for the ineffectiveness of some games is due the "Z-buffer information during the game. " This means that when a game doesn't a way to detect the depth of scene it interprets it according to its own understanding. At the end the entire screen appears to be of 3D but the problem remains tat most object appear to be of same depth. A few components of game designing can also interfere with the system and cause problems, this is know as the "Heads-Up Display" or simply HUD.
Most games are said to have the problem of HUD, but it is said to work on a flat screen on 2D vision. In the 3D vision, it is described to work as the whole the main thing "leaping up to eye-level while the rest of the scene is left further away. " This requires the gamer to re-focus his or her eyes, which ruins the experience of the 3D environment. This can also cause eye strain and headaches. To be fair to the developers of GeForce and the technology itself, the HUD problem is not the fault of the hardware or the technology being used.
The vision goggles perform the function that they are meant to perform but since they are unable to detect the real dept they do it according to their programming. Nvidia is still trying to overcome this problem by introducing advancements in the other version. The HUD problem is caused by the way the game is designed and developed (Butler & Martin, p. 7, 2009). Nvidia has taken a very advanced step by transforming a game from 2D to 3D on a 2D surface, it has done so by doubling the scenes and giving an optical illusion to the mind of the games.
There are a few loop holes in the system, mainly with the problem of HUD hanging at our head. As mentioned before the Nvidia gas batteries which run straight for 40 hours along with infrared, LC display, and shutter displays. The problem with the goggles is that they are relatively heavy and huge to use, which makes them really uncomfortable to use. But a hard-core gamer only cares about the experience; if the system provides them with the experience they are looking for they adjust themselves to its usage. Therefore, these problems have not proved to be "obstacles" for sales to Nvidia.
Nvidia should however make the vision goggles lighter and according to the normal face size. Nvidia has a long way to go till the system is perfected for the new generation (Butler & Martin, p. 8, 2009). According to Extreme Tech (2009), Nvidia system makes the most popular games work "pretty well. " The system requirement for the display is a 120 Hz monitor which provides each eye with a 60Hz view. However, the reviewers of this magazine do not think that the 3D Vision should be used by the mass customer base, just yet.
Another problem arises with the development of new games, it is said that developers are not going to make sure and develop the games according to the criteria suitable for GeForce Vision. Instead, they would want their developed games to just somehow adjust to the new technology. This puts strain on the developers of the system, as they now have to make sure that upcoming games are also adjustable to their system. Apart from all these problems, Nvidia is said to have produced the "highest quality and most user friendly home PC stereoscopic 3D system yet.
" Nvidia is said to be developing new technologies to eliminate many parts of the first ever 3D Vision system launched. Hopefully, by the future the prices will decrease making the Vision 3D system available for a normal consumer. This will also instill the sense of responsibility in the game developers to ensure that their games are according to the rules of the 3D Vision systems its target market uses. According to the experience of Kirsch (p. 7, 2009), the gaming experience enhanced by the GeForce 3D Vision is "beautiful.
" A competitor product of Nvidia is PhysX which was launched during the 1990's; the problem with this was that it did not support many games. Due to this reason, the adaptation of PhysX failed. Nvidia was able to support an "insane number of game titles" as soon as it was launched, this fact contributed to its adaptability and acceptance in the market. The Nvidia 3D Vision is also said to be really user-friendly, it provides a list of settings for each game at the start through which the consumer can yield the best results.
The users feel much more comfortable because of this feature as they know exactly what works best for each game and they can make the settings match the ones Nvidia has said without having to play around and adjust the settings for the best view. It is also expected that the game experience will keep getting better as Nvidia releases the "game patch and graphics driver cards" in the future. By the reviewer of Legit Reviewers, the Nvidia GeForce 3D was said to be "the best thing to happen in gaming in years. It is clear that the game developers, gamers, and reviewers are impressed by the technology used in GeForce 3D Vision.
However, now that the first product launched has proved to be successful Nvidia needs to keep designing better gaming systems to keep its promise to the gamers who look forward to further developments. Most reviewers have agreed that a person really needs to play with the software personally in order to best understand how it works and the effects it gives to the games and movies. Nvidia has realized that it needs to market the experience and not the product; for this purpose they are planning to display "showcases of 3D Vision at public events, and kiosks at retail stores to play games.
" It has been a long time since such a great and advance product was introduced into the gaming industry, the gamers have enthusiastically adopted and experienced the 3D Vision system. The reviewer of PC Perspective is the only one who agrees that the price of the system is worth paying as the experience has much more to offer than ever. The reviewer says that by adopting the system readily, we can make sure that the game developers are careful about developing games which fit the criteria of Nvidia GeForce 3D Vision in the near future (Shrout, p. 7, 2009).
According to my understanding of the system the 3D Vision designed by Nvidia was a dream of all hard-core gamers, seeing that dream come true has meant a lot to the gaming industry. Now the gamers can experience a whole new world by playing games in a much realistic environment. The developers of the games have also approved the technology. The only drawback of the technology is related with the high price. However, people have predicted that these high prices will decline in the future as more versions come up and as more people adopt the usage of this technology.
Compared to other forms of technological advancements, the price of 3D Vision is not that high; considering the experience it provides to its end-user. Overall ratings of this system have been very satisfactory, now the gamers are hoping for a much better version of the system in the future. References Anonymous. "Awards and Reviews. " Nvidia, 2009. http://www. nvidia. com/object/GeForce_3D_Vision_Reviews. html, accessed May 2009. Anonymous. "Company Info. " Nvidia, 2009. http://www. nvidia. com/page/companyinfo. html, accessed May 2009. Anonymous. "Nvidia GeForce 3D Vision Review: GeForce Takes 3D Mainstream.
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Photo Gallery: Screaming Females at The Echoplex - 11.21.13
Screaming Females stopped by The Echoplex this past Thursday and threw down with a blistering 50 minute set (with encore) that left me in daze and a little roughed up; it was glorious.
I feel like labeling Screaming Females a mere punk band is a bit reductive. The trio, comprised of Marissa Paternoster (guitars, vocals), King Mike (bass) and Jared Dougherty (bass), have the raw energy and attitude of a punk band, sure, but there's a real musicianship here that can't be denied; Paternoster's licks kinda left me in awe.
By the time the band took to the stage following a set by local band Upset (and even a little stand up courtesy one of the audio crew), the crowd was primed and ready. The show kicked off with "Leave It All Up To Me" off 2012's "Ugly" and never once let up. The only meaningful exchange with the audience (aside from Paternoster leaping into the crowd during the encore) came when someone in the crowd shouted a request and both Paternoster and Mike deadpanned "Okay" before tearing right into the song without missing a beat.
Screaming Females are currently on tour with dates scheduled throughout the southwest through early December. Be sure to check out their website for all the details: Screaming Females - Shows.
Don't forget to view our gallery with photos from the night as well!


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Sneakerhead: Nike Air Unlimited Wheat
The fall weather brings about an onslaught of wheat flavored footwear and it's one of our favorite things about the season. This time, the Nike Air Unlimited is the candidate and it wins big time by being elected to carry the colorway.
The performance model is seen here with one of its most luxurious builds ever, and it translates pretty well. The supple suede upper really brings the wheat colorway to life and the neoprene, plastic and canvas elements play well into the mix. A gum tipped outsole rounds out an otherwise white midsole to add a bit of contrast to the overall look.
You'll be able to get your hands on this Nike Air Unlimited colorway at select Nike retailers including Sneaker Palace on November 13.


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May 4th marked my one year anniversary with Georgia. A lot has happened in that year, but I can safely say that this is exactly where I'm supposed to be.
May 4th marked my one year anniversary with Georgia. A lot has happened in that year, but I can safely say that this is exactly where I'm supposed to be.
If you follow me on any other social network, you probably already know that I suffered a nasty concussion on Sunday. However, I've yet to go into true detail about what happened and all of the confusion around it.
My boyfriend, Rene, lives in NY, but when he was last in town I was able to meet his family who I now love as if they were my own. So even though he's far away, last Sunday I went out to Elliot Key with his family on their boat. We had a really great time and even made plans to return on the 4th of July since everyone was going to be off of work, but everything changed on the way back to the Marina.
I was standing up on the way back, holding on to a metal pole, chatting with Aunt Betty. The ocean was very calm and flat that day so the ride wasn't rough at all, but thanks to a fellow boater, we got hit with a wake and then suddenly, BANG! I don't recall the actual impact or the pain right after, but I do remember Betty holding up one of the legs to my sunglasses, which had shattered right off of my face and everyone telling me I had to go sit down while I kept saying that I was fine.
The next thing I remember is Lauren, Rene's sister, pulling up to my driveway in my car, dropping me off at home. I remember getting out of the car and waving bye to her and the family in their truck. Then the next thing I recall is giving my uncle the keys to my car so he could repark it, him asking me if I was "Drunkiepooh" and me saying yes.
Next thing you know it's Midnight and I wake up in my bed with a massive migraine, wrapped in a towel, with another towel on my head, thinking "WTF??"
I woke up the next morning, after 15 hours of sleep, thinking I had blacked out from alcohol, even though I only remembered drinking 3 beers, which is child's play to me. I got ready and went to work, driving really afraid and with a hazy mind and vision that was a bit off. I felt like crap and I didn't know why. I called my mom and had difficulty expressing myself, like I had a delay in my speech. I wrote an email to Rene's mom apologizing for having been trashed and if I misbehaved in any way, but she responded almost confused with why I had sent that. She said I had barely drank at all and that I was far from drunk. That I was totally ok, but she had Lauren drive my car for me because of my hit to the head; And that's when it all made sense.
I called my doctor's office and they had told me to get there as fast as I could so my mom left work at took me there. I had no idea how bad this all was until I was at the doctor's office and the Nurse ran out to get the Doc mid-story in a bit of a panic. He explained to us how my "drunken" behavior was a neurological reaction to the impact and suggested I go to the ER to get a CT Scan due to fear that I could have some swelling or bleeding in the brain.
Thank goodness there was none of that and I was able to go home, but not without being prescribed some major pain killers and with orders to rest and not even attempt driving until Saturday. I just feel extremely lucky that I made it through everything without any major damage. Many people have died from these kinds of incidents so for that I'm grateful. Now I just need to make sure to be extra careful whenever I go on the boat again and stay far away from metal poles! No more concussions for me!
I know Halloween is not actually until Monday, but I decided celebrating it a little early, along with the rest of the world lol
This year I decided to be Snooki from MTV's Jersey Shore. But I wasn't just ANY Snooki, I was Daytime Snooki! The one that wears furry boots, big hats and sunglasses. I got a little creative and altered the glasses myself as well as the the shirt. I clipped on some fake red hair, glued on some fabulously tacky nails and of course, coated myself in about six layers of spray tan.
Now, being that I'm only 5 feet tall and was in character a lot of the night, my costume was a smash! People would flip out when they saw me and kept stopping me to take pictures with them. I felt like a celebrity! I totally loved it!
Here are some photos from last night's adventure 🙂