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Peripheral Neuropathy
March 2008
Some people living with HIV will develop a disease of the nerves called peripheral neuropathy, or PN. It's a common condition that affects nearly 20 million people in the US, more often in older adults. About 1 in 3 people with diabetes face PN, and it affects about 1 in 3 people with HIV at some time in their lives. PN can profoundly affect a person's quality of life as well as her or his family or caretakers.
Peripheral means beyond the main part while neuro means nerves and pathy means disease. Since your brain and spinal cord are the center for your nervous system, PN is found in other parts of your body. Normally, PN affects the toes, feet and legs first. The fingers, hands and arms can become affected as well.
When diagnosed and treated early, PN can often be controlled. For some, though, managing PN can be challenging. It may take some time for you and your doctor to treat your PN properly. Certain treatments may work in some people but won't work in others. Even after treatment, PN symptoms may still persist though probably to a lesser degree. This publication provides an overview of PN, including ways to manage and treat it.
What Is Peripheral Neuropathy?
The brain and spinal cord make up your central nervous system (CNS). This system is connected to your peripheral nervous system (PNS), which are the nerves found throughout the rest of your body. These nerves serve your limbs and organs. These systems communicate to each other through nerve cells.
Unlike the brain and spine which are covered by bone, peripheral nerves are not covered, leaving them exposed to possible injury and infection. In general, PN is caused by damage to your body's peripheral nerves -- to its cell body, its nerve fiber or its coating. This damage impairs your body's ability to communicate with your skin, muscles and internal organs.
What Causes It?
There are over 100 types of PN and many different causes for it. They include injury, inherited diseases, chronic conditions, infections, medicines, lack of vitamins or HIV itself. A common example of PN is carpal tunnel syndrome.
Peripheral neuropathy can be due to damage to the coating (myelin) of the nerve endings. The damage may also be due to a breakdown of the nerve endings themselves. Some chronic conditions can also cause PN, like diabetes, arthritis and lupus, as well as some viral infections, like CMV or herpes. In the US, PN is caused most often by diabetes and alcoholism.
For those living with HIV, HIV itself can cause PN by infecting nerve cells. Some HIV drugs -- notably Zerit (stavudine, d4T) and Videx (didanosine, ddI) -- and drugs used to treat HIV related infections, like Dapsone (diamino-diphenyl sulphone), can also contribute to nerve damage. More recently approved HIV drugs have not shown this risk for PN, though it may take several years before evidence of this side effect appears.
Who Is at Risk?
Several risk factors put people living with HIV at a higher risk for PN. These include a history of PN, higher viral load, CD4 count below 100, an AIDS-defining condition, use of drugs that damage nerves, diabetes, poor nutrition, and heavy use of alcohol. Peripheral neuropathy more often appears in later stage HIV disease.
Men and women seem to have PN at about the same rate. Older adults are more at risk for PN. People who do not get enough vitamins (especially B12 and E) and minerals in their diets or through supplements are also at higher risk. People are more at risk when they get too much vitamin B6 or drink excessive amounts of alcohol.
Several drugs commonly used in HIV disease can increase the risk of PN: Zerit, Videx, Dapsone, INH (isoniazid), Flagyl (metronidazole), Oncovin (vincristine), Myambutol (ethambutol) and Zyvox (linezolid). If you take any of these, or especially two or more of them, you may be more at risk. The risk increases yet again if you also have any of those conditions listed above.
What Are the Symptoms?
Symptoms can range from mild to severe and perhaps disabling. Sometimes PN is present even without symptoms. When people first get PN, they normally feel sensations like tingling, weakness, numbness, pinching, buzzing or stiffness in their toes and feet or fingers and hands. When PN is mild, you may feel annoyed with the sensation.
As it gets worse, people report having a cramping, burning, throbbing or shooting pain. When it's more severe, you may have trouble standing or walking. Some people refer to the pain as "frostbite", "pins and needles sticking in", "a lit match held to my foot" or "walking on broken glass". This could be so severe that wearing clothes or sleeping under blankets is painful. Less common symptoms include dizziness, diarrhea and impotence.
Symptoms of PN vary from person to person. They can appear suddenly, come and go, or persist over time. They usually affect both sides of the body at the same time, and they may get worse at night. You may also notice different sensations when you pick up or move something with your hands or feet.
How Is It Diagnosed?
People living with HIV can have conditions of the nervous system other than PN, so it's important to describe your symptoms correctly to ensure an accurate diagnosis. Talking to your health provider sooner rather than later will also improve your diagnosis and outcome, and reduce further damage to your nerves.
Your doctor will base her or his diagnosis of PN by talking to you about your symptoms. No actual tests are needed for the diagnosis; however, tests are needed to find its cause. The most common test, an EMG, measures electrical currents in your nerves and muscles, and helps diagnose PN. Different types of PN will affect these currents differently.
Many other tests are used to find the underlying causes, though this can be challenging and elusive. They include an EEG, MRI, CT scan, lumbar puncture, nerve and muscle biopsies, and blood and urine tests. Even after taking many tests, some people may still not know what's causing their PN.
How Do You Prevent It?
Ways to prevent PN include a healthy diet, making sure you're taking the most effective HIV therapy, and being aware of which drugs cause PN. Since some vitamin deficiencies can cause PN, it's important to get the proper daily amounts of minerals and vitamins, especially B12 and E. Refraining from taking mega-doses of some vitamins, like B6, as well as reducing high alcohol use will also help prevent PN.
Low CD4 counts and high viral load can increase the risk for PN, so getting the best possible therapy for your HIV disease can help prevent it. This means taking HIV meds that keep your viral load undetectable and increase and sustain your CD4 counts to as high as possible. The longer this happens, the better chance your body has to control other infections and conditions like PN.
Talk to your health provider about whether any of the drugs that you currently take as well as any new drugs that she or he prescribes for you are known to cause PN. Stopping those drugs or finding alternatives to them will help prevent PN. It's also important to properly treat other medical conditions that are causing PN.
How Do You Treat It?
Treating PN is usually focused on treating the underlying cause(s) and controlling the symptoms with the right medicines. Currently, there are few treatments for PN itself and none of them are highly effective, though new research shows promise. For some, dealing with their chronic pain may contribute to depression. So treating PN may also need to include treating depression.
There are several ways to ease or treat PN: making lifestyle changes, taking pain relievers, changing or stopping the medicines that cause PN, and taking medicines that control PN. You may need to use more than one of these to treat your PN. It also may take some time for your symptoms to improve.
Much of the research on treating PN has occurred in HIV-negative people, a good deal of it in people with diabetes. Though this information is useful, it may not address the specific health needs of people with HIV. Seeking the advice of an HIV experienced neurologist can greatly improve your outcome.
You can do many things yourself that may relieve your PN. Some people find that one approach is enough while others use several ways to ease their discomfort.
Stop the Offending Drug(s)
If you take a medicine that's known to cause PN, your doctor may recommend stopping it, adjusting its dose, or switching it to something else. Do not stop a drug without your doctor's knowledge. Be aware that stopping an offending drug may actually make your PN worse for a short time. This occurs in about 1 of 4 people.
Pain Relievers
Over-the-counter medicines, like ibuprofen, aspirin and acetaminophen, can help ease mild-to-moderate pain due to PN. Your health provider may recommend prescription versions for you.
Stronger Pain Relievers
For moderate-to-severe pain, your doctor may prescribe narcotics for short-term use. Many are available for various levels of pain, so if you have difficulty taking one then another may be better. Common side effects include nausea, vomiting, constipation, tiredness and sleepiness. For those with a history of drug addiction, taking a short-term course of these drugs should be safe, but discuss this with your doctor should you have concerns. Also, these drugs may interact with the HIV drugs you take.
Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCAs)
These drugs were among the first anti-depressants. They are thought to work by adjusting the balance of certain chemicals in the brain. They also inhibit certain cell receptors, which cause their many possible side effects. You and your health provider may need to try different drugs before finding the one that works best.
TCAs are usually used to treat mild-to-moderate pain, and are sometimes taken with pain relievers. Though some report that these drugs improve their symptoms, studies actually show that they're not clinically effective. The more commonly prescribed TCAs for PN include Elavil (amitriptyline), Aventyl (nortriptyline), Norpramin (desipramine) and Tofranil (imipramine). Some protease inhibitors and NNRTIs can interact with TCAs and change their blood levels. Your doctor may need to adjust the dose given the HIV meds you take.
TCAs are normally prescribed in small increasing doses to avoid side effects. This gives the body a chance to adapt to the new drug. Common side effects include dry mouth and nose, blurred vision, drowsiness, difficult urination and constipation. Other side effects may include restlessness, anxiety, nausea, memory problems, weight gain and sexual problems, among others.
These drugs are normally used to prevent and treat seizures due to epilepsy. They work by controlling the nerve activity in the brain. Anticonvulsants are being used more often to treat other conditions like PN, and studies show some success in controlling its pain.
Several drugs are used for PN: Neurontin (gabapentin), Dilantin (phenytoin), Tegretol (carbamazepine) and Lamictal (lamotrigine), among others. You and your health provider may need to try different drugs before finding the one that works best for you.
Anticonvulsants are usually prescribed in small increasing doses to avoid side effects, giving the body a chance to adapt to the new drug. Common side effects include drowsiness, dizziness, nausea, vomiting and constipation. Other side effects may include restlessness, sleep problems, memory problems, sore joints or muscles, among many others.
Medical Marijuana
A 2007 study report showed that smoking medical marijuana reduced chronic pain by one-third due to PN in just over half of the participants. All smoked three marijuana cigarettes a day. Side effects included dizziness, anxiety, confusion and sedation. Medical marijuana may not be available to you as a treatment for PN since it's classified as a controlled substance.
Topical Medicines
Some patches and gels that are applied to the skin may be able to treat some symptoms of PN. See Research on peripheral neuropathy for more information.
Two supplements are now being studied to treat PN. More information about both is found in Research on peripheral neuropathy .
Some people report that acupuncture helps them managing their pain. Research has not proven this effective, including a US study that compared it to placebo. However, a person's belief in the process may be enough for her or him to get relief.
Concerns for People Over 50
In the general public, peripheral neuropathy affects people over 55 at a higher rate than others. About 3-4% of older adults are affected by some form of it. As people living with HIV age, they are more likely to suffer PN due to the length of time they live with HIV, having multiple conditions, or using HIV or other drugs that cause it. Managing PN in people with HIV can be challenging, especially in later age and later stage disease. However, with persistence, it's possible to control PN with the various medicines available today along with current studies showing hopeful results.
What Can Help to Ask About at a Doctor's Visit?
Access to Meds
The medicines used to treat PN are available by prescription. Some states may cover these meds through their AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs). To see if you're eligible for your state's ADAP and to find out if these meds are covered, contact your state ADAP, state department of health, or state Office of AIDS. Information can also be found through the AIDS Treatment Data Network at 1-800-734-7104, or visit www.atdn.org and click on "Access Project." People who lack coverage for meds can sometimes gain access to them through the manufacturers' Patient Assistance Programs. A good resource for this is www.rxassist.org, though you must sign in for the service. Another online resource is www.pparx.org.
The likelihood that PN becomes a problem increases as people with HIV live longer. Some are faced with taking drugs that cause PN, so trying to prevent it and treat it can become a challenge for doctors and their patients.
Topical Medicines
One small study that used the skin gel Lidoderm (lidocaine) for PN showed that it didn't lower the pain. However, some people do use it. A larger international study is now looking at using a skin patch with capsaicin, the compound that makes chili peppers "spicy". So far, the study has showed good results of reducing pain among the volunteers.
An amino acid supplement, called L-acetyl carnitine (LAC), has been studied for treating and preventing PN. In 2004, a small British study showed some evidence of less painful symptoms and nerve regrowth. Volunteers took 1,500mg LAC twice a day. Results from an older study showed that LAC eased PN symptoms over placebo. More study is needed to show its possible effectiveness.
A second supplement, uridine, may improve the function of mitochondria -- the power centers inside cells. This, in turn, may reverse nerve damage. Some studies are using it to treat PN due to diabetes and so far report hopeful data. Other studies have begun in people with HIV.
Medical Marijuana
A 2007 study report showed that smoking medical marijuana reduced chronic pain due to PN in just over half of its 50 adult volunteers. All smoked three cigarettes a day for 5 days, either with medical marijuana or placebo. The amount of relief averaged a more than 30% reduction in pain. Side effects included dizziness, anxiety, confusion and sedation.
The Bottom Line
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Podcast #452 - Computex Special
Subject: General Tech | June 1, 2017 - 12:33 PM | Alex Lustenberg
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PC Perspective Podcast #452 - 01/01/17
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GIGABYTE Launches New HD Series - Brings HDMI and DVI Outputs to Value Motherboards
Subject: Motherboards | November 29, 2012 - 01:27 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: gigabyte, amd, Intel, Z77, z75, h61, a85, a75, A55
City of Industry, California, October 28, 2012 – GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, today launched its latest HD series motherboards, bringing unprecedented dual digital display support, including HDMI and DVI, to a range of value segment motherboard models.
The new GIGABYTE HD motherboard series defies the current ethos that means true digital display outputs are reserved for upper mainstream models, adding both HDMI and DVI ports to a range of motherboard models at attractive and affordable price points. All DIY enthusiasts can now enjoy true HD display capability using the most commonly integrated digital output technologies on today's HD displays and TVs.
"The new GIGABYTE HD motherboard series means our customers can get much more bang-per-buck from their value segment motherboards," commented Henry Kao, Vice President of GIGABYTE Motherboard Business Unit. "Adding dual digital display ports to this segment really sets GIGABYTE apart from the competition, raising the bar for value segment motherboard design."
HD_WhiteMaking Digital Display Support a Standard Feature
Digital output technologies like HDMI are becoming the de-facto standard on most HDTVs and PC monitors, with the advantage of carrying both HD audio* and video signals over a single cable. As well as offering higher screen resolutions than analog display outputs, digital display outputs also offer support for the latest 3D media content as well as access to protected content via HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection).
Having access to dual digital displays is also a great way to increase productivity, offering much more on-screen real-estate than entry-level motherboards typically provide. GIGABYTE HD series motherboards are ideal for a range of business, office and education scenarios where adding an additional digital display or projector is paramount.
GIGABYTE Ultra Durable 4 Classic
GIGABYTE HD series motherboards integrate GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ 4 Classic technology with built-in features that prevent common malfunction threats. Protection against humidity, electrostatic damage, power failure and high-temperatures is achieved using a range of technologies and features including glass fabric PCB technology, Lower RDS(on) MOSFETs, anti-surge ICs, solid capacitors and GIGABYTE Dual BIOS™.
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You learn more about GIGABYTE Ultra Durable 4 Classic technology here: http://www.gigabyte.us/microsite/297/images/overview.html
AMD Binning Trinity APUs With Defective GPUs as CPU-Only Athlon Processors
Subject: Processors | September 13, 2012 - 01:03 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: trinity, fm2, cpu, athlon, APU, AMD A series, amd, a75
NVIDIA's new Kepler graphics cards (such as the GTX 660 we recently reviewed) will be getting most of the PC enthusiast attention today, but there is a bit of news about AMD to talk about as well.
The Trinity APU die.
Thanks to a Gigabyte motherboard compatibility list that was accidentally leaked to the internet, it was revealed that Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) would be repurposing Trinity APU dies that don't quite make the cut due to non-operative graphics cores. Instead of simply discarding the processors, AMD is going to bin the chips into at least three CPU-only Athlon-branded processors. The Athlon X4 730, X4 740, and X4 750K are the three processors that are (now) public knowledge. All three of the CPUs have TDP ratings of 65W, and the X4 750K is even unlocked – allowing for overclocking. Further, the processors are all quad core parts with a total of 4MB of L2 cache (1MB per core).
The new Athlon-branded processors will be supported by the A75 chipset and will plug into FM2-socket equipped motherboards.
The following chart details the speeds and feeds of the Athlon processors with Trinity CPU cores.
|Athlon X4 730
|Athlon X4 740
|Athlon X4 750K
Unfortunately, there is no word on pricing or availability. You can expect them to be significantly cheaper than the fully fledged Trinity processors to keep them price-competitive and in-line with the company's traditional CPU-only processors.
Would you consider rolling a Trinity-based Athlon in a budget build?
Read about the new direction of AMD as it moves to producing Vishera processors and beyond.
Podcast #213 - Windows 8 RTM, A75 Motherboards, GTX 660Ti rumors and more!
Subject: General Tech | August 9, 2012 - 04:56 PM | Ken Addison
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PC Perspective Podcast #213 - 08/09/2012
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- 0:19:13 AMD FirePro APU is Launched
- 0:23:25 Seagate acquires LaCie
- 0:25:20 GTX 660 Ti Prices?
- 0:27:24 Steam Selling non-game Software starting Sep. 5th - Windows Store competition
- 0:31:00 Ivy Bridge-E will come after Haswell
- 0:34:00 Plextor M5 Pro SSD - Marvell finally has some speed
- 0:35:30 EVGA GTX 460 2Win WAS $169
- 0:39:05 ARMAII with DayZ as retail title
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- Jeremy: Oh the decisions … SAMSUNG 830 @ $230 or Corsair Force Series GT @ $175
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ZOTAC Announces A75-ITX WiFi
Subject: Motherboards | September 22, 2011 - 12:37 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: SFF< Zotac, llano, A75-ITX WiFi, a75
HONG KONG – Sept. 22, 2011 – ZOTAC International, a leading innovator and the world's largest channel manufacturer of graphics cards, motherboards and mini-PCs, today announces the A75-ITX WiFi platform that enable users to embrace the power of AMD accelerated processing units, or APUs, in a compact mini-ITX form factor to form the perfect gaming capable home theatre PC.
The ZOTAC A75-ITX WiFi features an FM1 socket to take advantage of the latest AMD A8, A6, A4 and E2 series APUs with AMD Radeon™ HD 6000 series graphics processors for the perfect synergy of CPU and GPU performance power. Two memory slots enable users to install up to 8GB of high-speed DDR3 memory with speeds up to 1866 MHz, depending on the APU installed, for maximum system responsiveness for media playback, gaming and every-day use.
"Our goal at ZOTAC is to pack as many features and capabilities into the smallest form factory possible. The ZOTAC A75-ITX WiFi is no different – we've packed it with features and expansion capabilities typical of larger ATX offerings," said Carsten Berger, marketing director, ZOTAC International.
There is plenty of expansion with the ZOTAC A75-ITX WiFi, including a PCI Express x16 slot, up to eight USB 3.0 and four SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports, for maximum internal and external upgrade potential from a compact form factor. Dual Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11n WiFi and Bluetooth 3.0 networking technologies enable the ZOTAC A75-ITX WiFi to deliver lightning-fast network transfers over wires or wireless and easily connect to wireless peripherals and phones.
It's time to play with the ZOTAC A75-ITX WiFi mini-ITX platform.
General details
- New ZOTAC A75-ITX WiFi mini-ITX platform
- AMD A75 chipset
- AMD A8, A6, A4 & E2-series APU compatible (socket FM1)
- 2 x DDR3 DIMM slots (up to 1866 MHz, speed varies by APU, up to 8GB)
- DVI, HDMI & VGA (with included adapter) outputs
- PCI Express x16 expansion
- 4 SATA 6.0 Gb/s w/RAID 0, 1, 0+1 support
- 8 USB 3.0 ports (6 on back panel, 2 via pin header)
- 2 USB 2.0 ports (2 via pin headers)
- Dual Gigabit Ethernet
- Hardware accelerated Blu-ray playback ready
- Dolby TrueHD & DTS-HD Master Audio bitstream capable
- Digital S/PDIF output (optical)
- 8-channel high-definition audio
- Microsoft DirectX 11 compliant
- Onboard 802.11n WiFi & Bluetooth 3.0 technology
- Mini-ITX form factor
Sapphire jumps on the AMD A75 chipset
Subject: Motherboards | July 27, 2011 - 06:03 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: a75, sapphire, sapphire pure platinum, llano, hudson
Longtime GPU partner Sapphire is taking advantage of the new AMD A75 Hudson-D3 FCH chipset to put out their new Sapphire Pure Platinum A75 motherboard. Onboard are five SATA3 ports, a single PCIe 16x, a single PCI 4x, two PCIe 1x, and two 32-bit PCI slots along with 7.1 sound from a Realtek ALC892 chip and a mini PCIe slot. Externally you will find four USB 3.0 ports, HDMI, DVI, DisplayPort, a LAN port and even Bluetooth. As far as budget boards for Llano go, Hi Tech Legion have not seen better and that was before they managed the 35% overclock.
"Sapphire has just released their venture into Llano with the Sapphire Pure Platinum A75 Motherboard. The Platinum A75 offers all of the premium niceties that can be found with AMD's Lynx platform. First, there is the top tier A75 Hudson-D3 FCH chipset. This has an FM1 socket for the latest Llano APU chips. There is support for up to 16GB of 800/1033/1333/1600/1866 MHz speed DDR3 memory. This chipset offers exceptional connectivity as you get five SATA3 ports, one 16x PCI-E, two 1x PCI-E, one 4x PCI-E, two 32-bit PCI, and four USB 3.0 ports. Because the APU is a CPU/GPU combination, for video connectivity, there is an HDMI, DVI, and DisplayPort available."
Here are some more Motherboard articles from around the web:
- MSI A75MA-G55 AMD Socket FM1 Motherboard Review @ Legit Reviews
- MSI A75MA-G55 @ Tweaktown
- BIOS Option Of The Week - V-Link 8X Support @ TechARP
- ASUS Sabertooth P67 Motherboard @ Hardware Secrets
Gigabyte's high powered A75M-UD2H for the low powered Llano processor
Subject: Motherboards | July 11, 2011 - 05:18 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: llano, gigabyte, a75, fm1
Gigabyte made sure that a Llano user will be able to get all that they want out of the A75M-UD2H; 8+2 phase power, five SATA II I ports and an eSATA on the backplate to keep the combo PS/2 port, D-sub port, DVI-D port, HDMI port, DisplayPort, optical SPDIF connector, two USB 2.0, four USB 3.0 port, one FireWire port, the Gigabit Ethernet port, and 8 channel audio ports. As you can tell that backplate is very full. It also supports Crossfire with a pair of PCIe slots running 8x when both are populated. Taking the board through its paces was only one facet of Bjorn3D's review, they also pair the board and APU with an HD6870 to see how it performs with a powerful GPU. Check out the review.
"When we looked at Llano, we determined that its CPU performance is similar to Athlon II X4 or Phenom II X4 840 processor, so why would a discrete GPU user choose Llano instead of an Athlon II X4 or Phenom II X4? Should the user choose a more expensive CPU for gaming? Firstly, Llano is more power efficient and runs much cooler than the 45nm processors. We'll be testing the second question today.
In this review, we are not only going to take a look at the GIGABYTE board, but we are also going pair the board with an HD 6870 and run a few games at 1920x1080 resolution with typical settings that average gamers would use to see the impact of CPU performance in games"
Here are some more Motherboard articles from around the web:
- Gigabyte A75M-UD2H Motherboard @ Hardware Secrets
- ASUS F1A75-V Pro @ Tweaktown
- Gigabyte A75M-UD2H FM1 Llano Motherboard Review @ eTeknix
- GIGABYTE A75-UD4H @ Tweaktown
- BIOS Option Of The Week - Virtualization @ Tech ARP
- Zotac Z68-ITX WiFi @ OC3D
- GIGABYTE Z68X-UD7-B3 Intel Z68 Motherboard Review @ Legit Reviews
- Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3 @ AnandTech
MSI Announces New Llano AMD Motherboard Supporting DirectX 11
Subject: Motherboards | June 28, 2011 - 10:22 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: msi, llano, a75
Today MSI announced a new motherboard for AMD enthusiasts which brings support for AMD's Llano APU (Accelerated Processing Unit) and the latest SATA III 6 Gbps and USB 3.0 IO standards. The new board in question has been dubbed in typical leftover scrabble pieces fashion as the A75MA-G55.
Utilizing the A75 chipset, the new A75MA-G55 is a Micro-ATX form factor that does not skimp on features with 4 DIMM slots for up to 32GB of DDR3 memory and 2 PCI-Express 2.0 slots for discrete graphics cards. Further, a PCI-Express 2.0 x1 slot and a legacy PCI slot are also included on the PCB. Rear IO includes a PS/2 port, four USB 2.0 ports, two USB 3.0 ports, an Ethernet port, HDMI, VGA, and DVI support along with 7.1 channel audio outputs.
The AMD APU that will be paired with this motherboard will features DirectX 11 graphics and a 'Steady Video' feature which utilizes the APU's GPU to apply image stabilization to video to remove shaky images.
As other enthusiast class motherboards from MSI, the A75MA-G55 features Certified Military Class II components which amounts to solid state capacitors, and super ferrite chokes that seek to extend the longevity of the motherboard versus the old school non-solid capacitors that tended to "burst" after years of heavy use. As a mATX Llano board with lots of features, it is a motherboard that is sure to be right at home HTPC (home theater pc) and SFF (small form factor) enthusiasts.
In response to the Asus F1A75 series, it looks like MSI has a competitive offering on its hands. As always, stay tuned to PC Perspective for more Llano motherboard coverage. Which Llano motherboard are you most excited about?

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Putting a finishing touch on the plan the city of Irvine used to weather the recession, the City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to increase its goal for future financial reserves by about $7 million.
Irvine leaned on its contingency reserves during tough times but was able to refill them after the 2010-11 fiscal year. Now it intends to increase the emergency money from 15% of its general fund to 20%.
"We outpaced our worst fears," City Manager Sean Joyce told the council Tuesday as he presented a final wrap-up of the $136-million budget from fiscal year 2011-12, the last step of the three-year plan Irvine instituted to make it through the economic downturn.
He also looked back on how the city managed relatively comfortably while some California cities fought bankruptcy.
In the first year of the recession, Irvine lost $16 million in revenue from its top three sources: sales, property and hotel taxes.
In response, the city instituted the Bridge Plan, which was built on four principles: no new taxes, no reductions in core services, no employee pay raises and no layoffs of public employees.
Through cost-savings mostly in contract services and overtime, Irvine brought its annual per-capita expenses to the lowest levels since the city began keeping records — spending just more than $600 per resident in the last two fiscal years, Joyce said.
Those savings, and a boost in sales tax revenue, let the city use a budget surplus to refill its reserve fund, which totaled about $20 million, and dole out $450,000 in bonuses to city employees at the end of the 2010-11 fiscal year.
The decision to increase reserves came as part of deliberations about what to do with $9.3 million left over from last fiscal year's general fund.
Some will go toward unpaid expenses and obligations. The council also decided $2.4 million will head to a self-insurance fund, $1.9 million will go to future infrastructure repairs like street repaving, and $1.3 million will fund public facility improvements.
The change to the reserves is so far only a goal intended to be met over the next three fiscal years.
When asked by Councilman Jeffrey Lalloway if it's a reasonable hurdle without major cuts to services, Joyce responded, "I don't think one should blindly follow it, but increasing our reserves when we're as dependent as we are on sales tax is wise."
Council members took turns praising staff's cost controls and the city's foresight in keeping a reserve — and actually using it.
"We're emerging from this recessionary period in an exceptionally strong position" Councilman Larry Agran said. "And I am pleased that we took the step to deploy the rainy-day reserves to do what I call ever-normal budgeting so that you can maintain stability, even in the tough years."
Agran added he hopes the reserve would be grown with the understanding that it should be used in hard economic times.
"There's not much point in having a rainy-day reserve if you're not ready to deploy it when it's raining," he said.
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Welcome to Sunday Matinee, where we highlight classic car reviews or other longer videos I find on YouTube. Kick back and enjoy this blast from the past.
Lots of us hardcore enthusiasts like to rag on the recently-departed New Beetle. And the car gave us good reason to do so with its overly-cute looks, flower vase, and poor reliability.
But even as VW themselves have given the Old New Beetle the boot in favor of a supposedly more "masculine" car simply called the Beetle, we tend to forget what a giant deal this car was back in the late 1990s. The Golf-based New Beetle was a hit on the concept car circuit, and it sparked massive interest from the public when it was launched in 1997.
Credit the fantastic design work for all of that — it updates the original Beetle's looks in an extremely modern and attractive way. For what it wants to be, it's a great looking car, and I think that's the main reason it was able to hang on mostly unchanged for about 13 years.
Everybody loved the New Beetle when it came out, even noted car-mudgeon Jeremy Clarkson, who seems enthralled with the car in this Top Gear clip from early 1998. Clarkson says he was never a fan of the ass-engined, hippie-dippy Nazi-mobile that was the original Beetle, but he gives high praise to the New Beetle's fit and finish, comfort, design and power.
And Clarkson accurately predicts what a hit the car would become. Bill Gates and the president of Pakistan ordered one, he says, and VW got 1.2 million hits on their website about the New Beetle. That must have been an insane amount back in the late 90s.
Say what you want about the New Beetle, it was definitely a success. Do you think the New(er) Beetle will manage the same?


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Lawyers for former Goldman Sachs Group Inc board member Rajat Gupta sought to reverse his insider-trading conviction on Tuesday, arguing that wiretap evidence used by the prosecution should not have been introduced at trial.
Defense lawyer Seth Waxman told the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York that wiretaps played for the jury were inadmissible because they amounted to hearsay evidence.
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Gupta himself was not heard on the wiretaps, which are instead conversations between convicted Galleon Group manager Raj Rajaratnam and other employees at the hedge fund.
"Those wiretaps should never have been admitted," Waxman told a three-judge panel of the appeals court.
The arguments marked a challenge to one of the highest-profile convictions in the U.S. government's crackdown on insider trading on Wall Street.
Gupta, 64, is a former head of the consultancy McKinsey & Co and a one-time board member at Goldman and Procter & Gamble Co . He was sentenced to two years in prison in October for spilling confidential information about Goldman to Rajaratnam, his one-time friend who is now serving 11 years in prison for insider trading.
The 2nd Circuit in December said Gupta could remain free on bail while he appeals his conviction.
Gupta was convicted on one count of conspiracy and three counts of securities fraud in June 2012. The jury acquitted him on another two securities fraud counts.
While prosecutors charged Gupta in connection with four tips that they said he illegally provided to Rajaratnam, the jury convicted him of the only two that were supported by wiretaps of the hedge fund manager, Gupta's lawyers say.
In one recorded call on September 23, 2008, the jury heard Rajaratnam telling his principal trader that he had received a call that "something good might happen to Goldman."
Prosecutors sought to use the conversation to show that Gupta tipped Rajaratnam that billionaire Warren Buffett was going to invest $5 billion in the investment bank at the height of the financial crisis.
Multiple calls took place between Rajaratnam and Gupta that same day, including one shortly after a private Goldman board conference call about the Buffett investment. Rajaratnam moved to buy 200,0000 Goldman shares soon after that call.
But Waxman argued his client had another reason to phone the hedge fund titan as Gupta sought information about joint venture investment fund known as Voyager Capital Partners.
"In a life full of board meetings, he came out of meetings and returned calls," Waxman said of Gupta.
But Judge Jon Newman, one of the judges on the panel, questioned what a jury was supposed to conclude based on the close timing of Gupta's call and Rajaratnam's trading that day.
"Are you telling us that's a coincidence?" Newman asked.
A different call on October 23, 2008 drew close questioning by another judge on the panel, Rosemary Pooler, who asked whether it was properly admitted as evidence.
The recorded conversation was between Rajaratnam and David Lau, a portfolio manager at Singapore-based Galleon International.
Rajaratnam on the call said he "heard yesterday from somebody who's on the board of Goldman Sachs, that they are gonna lose $2 per share."
"He's sharing with Lau significant secret information that the public doesn't have," said Richard Tarlowe, a prosecutor arguing the case before the appeals court.
But Waxman said Lau had never been accused of being a co-conspirator, and Pooler appeared skeptical that the evidence showed the call was made to further the alleged conspiracy, as required for it to be admitted as hearsay evidence.
"I didn't see that in the conversation," she said.
Waxman also argued that one of Gupta's daughters, Geetanjali Gupta, was improperly barred at the trial from testifying about details of discord between Gupta and Rajaratnam.
The defense says she would have told jurors that her father said he was angry at Rajaratnam for allegedly taking money out of a joint investment fund known as Voyager Capital Partners without telling him.
Gupta's lawyers said this conversation occurred three days before one of the tips Gupta is accused of supplying and a month before a second one. The daughter's testimony would have called into question Gupta's motive to tip Rajaratnam, Waxman argued.
The case is U.S. v. Gupta, 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, No 12-4448.
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Shōchū is Japan's indigenous distilled spirit. It is quite different from its more widely known sibling sake and has its own tradition in the Southern part of Japan dating back at least to the 1500s.
It has had a resurgence in popularity in Japan in recent years, with a huge variety of quality spirits now on the market and smart new shōchū bars lined with all shapes and sizes of the drink very much the cool places to hang out. However, it is still under explored by non-Japanese. In my opinion, this partly because it is often quite difficult to understand the labeling of shōchū bottles. That is the hurdle this four lesson course is aimed at vaulting.
In a shōchū bar
This course is aimed at the consumer. I am not going to go into the technical details of production unless it helps people better understand the differences between the bottles in front of them. Neither am I offering a connoisseurs' course here: no insights into taste, history etc. Before you can become a connoisseur you have to be able to buy the drink. We will do the other stuff some other time. Finally, this is not Japanese language course. We are only going to be looking at 10 or 11 words that will help us get vital info off the back of a bottle.
I believe that with a cool head and these four lessons anybody can start to navigate their way around the shōchū shelves, even without any understanding of the language. The course ends with a vocab crib sheet to take along with you if you ever get a chance to go shōchū hunting.


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Like most Americans, Dan Glenn had a rooting interest on both sides of the net Wednesday. The Newport Harbor High girls' volleyball coach entering his 27th season said watching the live afternoon feed of the women's beach volleyball gold-medal match from the Olympics in London, in which former Sailors Misty May-Treanor and April Ross and their respective partners did battle, was a win-win situation.
"[Tuesday's semifinals] was the big day," Glenn said of May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings defeating the No. 2-seeded Chinese duo, while Ross and Jennifer Kessy rallied to beat the top-seeded Brazilian tandem to set up the All-American final. "That was the nervous day. [Wednesday] was just completely different, because there was no enemy. I knew one of them was going to come through."
After May-Treanor and Walsh Jennings defeated Ross and Kessy, 21-16, 21-16, to claim their third straight Olympic gold medal and cap an unprecedented career together as partners, Glenn talked glowingly about both of his former players.
"There's no better way for Misty to go out," Glenn said of May-Treanor, who said before the games that she would retire after the tournament. "It's unbelievable. Three gold medals. People talk about Michael Phelps [the U.S. men's swimmer who earned his record 22nd Olympic medal and 18th gold medal in London], but Misty has only one event and she has three golds and a bronze. And I like her chances for another gold that first year [2000 in Sydney, Australia] had she not pulled an abdominal muscle and been hurt.
"And I'm so proud of April and Jen. They had lost to the Brazilians nine times in a row and 18 of the last 22, and [Brazilians Juliana Felisberta Silva and Larissa Franca] were ranked the No. 1 team in the world. To lose the first game and to fall apart a little bit at the end, then be down in the second game and come back, it brought tears to my eyes."
May-Treanor and Walsh Jennings improved to 28-5 overall against Ross and Kessy, including a 12-2 mark in international play.
Glenn said his two former standouts, whose four-year high school careers did not overlap, showed the world what he saw in them since they walked onto the practice floor as 14-year-old freshmen.
"The greatest thing about Misty and April is that they are so similar in many ways," Glenn said. "No. 1, in how competitive they both are and, No. 2, they both have the magical ability to make their teammates around them better. That's a special, special quality that not a lot of people have.
"They are both phenomenal partners and great, great teammates. I am so proud of Misty and April and they both have outstanding parents. They both lost their moms, and both dads, Butch [May] and Glenn [Ross] are both phenomenal athletes, so their daughters are a reflection of them. [Misty and April] are great, great people and its great to see great things happen to great people. They both won state championships at Newport Harbor, both were NCAA Player of the Year, and they are both winners in everything they've ever done. I can't think of two better people to coach."
The coach in Glenn revealed why he thought May-Treanor and Walsh Jennings got the best of the Ross-Kessy duo, which finished 6-1 in their first Olympics.
May-Treanor and Walsh Jennings finished 21-0 in Olympic competition, having won 42 of 43 sets.
"You never want to bet against Misty the way she had been playing," Glenn said. "As the tournament went on, she got progressively better and was playing her best volleyball at the end. I think [Walsh Jennings] got April a couple times with the block and I think that really hurt Jen and April. April is kind of their dynamic hitter and she went up and took a couple of pretty good swings. But Kerri got her.
"Misty and Kerri just don't make many mistakes," Glenn said. "You can beat them if they fall asleep or make some unforced errors. But [Wednesday] they were sideout machines."
May-Treanor had 16 kills on 24 attack attempts in the final. She also made 15 digs and did not have a service error. She finished the tournament with 120 kills and 107 digs.
Ross finished with eight kills in 17 attempts, with four digs Wednesday. She had three service errors, including one that sailed long on match point. She had 14 aces in her previous six matches, but none in the final.
May-Treanor's defense, always one of her more-heralded skills, helped her team post a 17-9 advantage in digs.
Walsh Jennings had an uncharacteristic five missed serves, but she had both of her team's aces, matching the total of her opponents (both by Kessy).
Glenn said the push to go out on top on the sport's biggest stage also fueled May-Treanor.
"The magic about Misty and Kerri has always been, the later in the match or the tournament that it got, the better they played," Glenn said. "That probably separated them from anyone else. Kerri was coming off having two babies and Misty tore her Achilles [after the 2008 victory in Beijing]. And all along, there was one tournament those guys were playing for and that was the Olympics. Misty was all about coming back for one reason: the Olympics."
Glenn also said May-Treanor leaves the game as the best player in the history of the sport. She amassed 112 tournament victories, both domestic and international, during a professional career that began in 1999. Her career winnings are listed at more than $2.1 million.
"She turned a whole generation on to volleyball," Glenn said. "That's Misty's legacy. For a lot of the players she played against, Misty was their idol. She was able to create opportunities for other women and people like April are benefiting."
Glenn said Ross, 30, five years younger than May-Treanor and Kessy (Walsh is 33) is among those in position to carry the torch.
"April is carrying it on," Glenn said. "She's going to be around. Hopefully, she stays healthy and is in Rio [de Jeneiro, Brazil, which will host the 2016 Olympics]."
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Born in Oviedo, Javier Rodríguez self-published his first book, 'Love Gun', in 1996. A couple of years later he made a second comic for Editorial Undercomic in cooperation with Vna Ígor Medio. He began his professional career contributing to El Víbora. Besides several short stoires and cover illustrations, he created series like 'Paraíso Punk Rock Bar' (also published in album by Kappa Entrialgo), 'Tenebro' and 'Comprobando la Realidad' (script by Mauro Entrialgo). For Glénat, he made the comic albums 'Wake Up' and 'Miedo' with the scriptwriters David Muñoz and Antonio Trashorras.
He was a contributor to magazine Mister K from the beginning to the end with the series 'Croconautas'. Rodríguez is a colorist for DC Comics and Marvel, and the co-author of the comic series 'Lolita HR' with Delphine Rieu for Les Humanoïdes Associés. He also worked on film productions and advertisements for companies like Lola Films, Canal Plus and Mediapro. In addition, he provided illustrations for music groups like Manta Ray, Australian Blonde and Felpeyu.


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Florida Farm needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 77 designs submitted by 23 freelance designers.
FloridaFarms - FloridaFarms.com
FloridaFarms.com is a division of Florida Orange.Inc which focuses on the Florida Citrus industry. FarmFarms is our new directory platform which will provide a buying and selling place for Florida Farmers to connect. These farm owners will use our network to list their farms and services for free. We also provide tiered directory pricing for farms to connect with local buyers, businesses and distributors
Florida Farmers, local Florida Buyers, Restaurants, Grocery Stores, Trucking companies
Plain and Simple is the look we want! Old-Timey will also work. Think Florida.
We'd like to have a natural look to the logo as we will be promoting organic and natural foods available to delivery or pick-up.
The old time look seems to work with either a circular or half circle design (see attached) but a more simplified logo or just the letters of our name my be acceptable.
We will also need a graphic header design to match the winning logo similar to our site FloridaOrange.com or http://www.burnsbestfarm.com/ or http://www.plantsmen.com/
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MILLINGTON, TN -- The majority of Navy sailors are happy with their access to fitness facilities and equipment, according to a poll released yesterday by Navy Personal Readiness and Community Support (N135).
About 85 percent of the sailors who responded to the "2009 Navy Physical Readiness Quick Poll" said they have adequate access to physical fitness facilities and equipment, primarily at their duty station. And nearly 80 percent of sailors reported that they always or sometimes make fitness a part of their daily routines.
"Overall, the results were good. The quick poll results provided us with valuable input directly from our sailors that we can use to make our program even better," Bill Moore, director of the Navy's Physical Readiness Program, said in a statement.
However, only 50 percent of sailors said they were satisfied with the physical education resources provided by the Navy. Moore said he hoped improvements to the physical readiness program Web site would help improve sailors' access to these resources.
"Since the quick poll, we've restructured our physical readiness program Web site to include videos, checklists, a how-to guide for the conduct of the physical fitness test, the Fitness Enhancement Program Guide and an up-to-date nutrition guide," he said. "Physical Readiness Program E-Grams have been created to give Command Fitness Leaders current information and tools. I want to ensure our Web site is the definitive source for the full scope of information commands, Sailors and their families need to promote healthy lifestyles."
The poll also found that more than two-thirds of sailors said their command leadership supports physical training, leads by example when it comes to physical readiness and reflects the image of a physically fit sailor.


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POT TV – TheWeedGuy, aka Mark Klokeid, is founder of Kush.ca and the iMedikate medical marijuana dispensaries in Vancouver. Watch his smoke-fests on Pot TV. In this episode: TheWeedGuy is in Vancouver, Canada for the 420 rally at the Vancouver Art Gallery. He purchases cannabis from the open air market, launches t-shirts from a canon and smokes weed. Enjoy!
TheWeedGuy takes time to show you how he enjoys life in hopes of you taking up your dreams and pursuing them. Life is short and all it takes is a plane ticket. Life is a bunch of moments so make as many special memories as you can.
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Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
The 70-mile hiking trail stretches along Laurel Mountain from the picturesque Youghiogheny River At Ohiopyle, Pa. to the Conemaugh Gorge near Johnstown, Pa. The trail features overnight trail shelters that must be reserved in advance. Seasoned backpackers challenge themselves on the steep, rugged areas of the trails. Casual hikers enjoy areas that are reasonably level and pleasant for walking.
This major 70-mile hiking and backpacking trail from Ohiopyle State Park to near Johnstown is the main feature of Laurel Ridge State Park. The trail traverses state parks, state forests, state game lands, other public lands and private lands. The Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is a major segment of the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail, a network of trails between the mouth of the Potomac River and the Allegheny Highlands. www.nps.gov/pohe
The Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is open year-round and is blazed approximately every 100 feet with 2-inch and 5-inch yellow blazes. Connector trails lead to and from trailheads and shelter areas and are marked with blue blazes. Mileage monuments are every mile. Yellow bands around trees mark the trail at every major road crossing.
A Hiker's Guide to the Laurel Highlands Trail is available from the Sierra Club Allegheny Group. www.alleghenysc.org The guide describes the trail and aids in planning outings. Included in the guide are detailed topographic maps plus information on geology, climate, plants and wildlife.
Trail Running
The Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail is popular with trail runners due to the diverse terrain and unmatched beauty. Run a portion of the trail for a workout, or run the whole trail in one day. Some of the most challenging trail runs in the eastern United States are the Laurel Highlands Ultra races, which are held the second Saturday in June. www.laurelultra.com
Six trailheads provide 30-car parking lots, overnight parking and trash receptacles.
Voluntary day use registration mailboxes are located in each of the trailheads for day hikers to fill out information cards for vital park attendance data and for use in an emergency. For overnight use of the trail see the LHHT Regulations section.
Shuttling Services
Shuttling services for hikers on the Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail are available from Wilderness Voyageurs in Ohiopyle. 800-272-4141 http://wilderness-voyageurs.com
Shelter Area Layout
There are eight overnight shelter areas, one area every 6 to 12 miles along the trail. Each area contains five Adirondack shelters with fireplaces, two vault toilets and space for 30 tents.
Summary of Parking Lots and Trail Shelters
Make a reservation. Instructions for making a backpacking reservation (pdf) (1,870 kb, 9/16)
Hiking Tips
Every hiker's pace varies but a suggested pace of 1.5 miles per hour is average.
In general, Laurel Ridge is cooler and receives more precipitation than the surrounding valleys.
Know the climate and weather conditions on the trail.
Dress appropriately and layer clothing. Bring extra clothing, rain gear, water, insect repellent, sunglasses, sunscreen, and poison ivy block.
Supervise children in you care. This is particularly important when hiking.
Leave a copy of your plans with friends or relatives. Include contact phone numbers and other important information.
Wear fluorescent orange when hiking during hunting seasons.
Familiarize yourself with the natural hazards of the trail.
Bring emergency equipment like a first aid kit, whistle, compass, matches and a blanket. Please be aware that you may be hours away from medical attention.
Don't forget the camera.


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Who are we?
Welcome to Super Logo the home of quality logo printing and logo embroidery. Over the past decade we have become the number one choice for schools, colleges, universities, teams and businesses. Our team of experienced and dedicated staff members will ensure that we meet your requirements - a great product, at a fantastic price, delivered when and where you want it. Our sister company Sports Warehouse has been trading successfully for over 40 years selling a comprehensive range of School Sports Equipment and Outdoor Equipment so we are ideally placed to become your favourite one stop shop.
What do we do?
At Super Logo we can provide you with a variety of printed and embroidered products. Your Super Logo advisor will talk you through what type of artwork we require to give you the perfect job and they will also advise on style, quality, colours and sizes of garment. Remember, we are here to help.
Just some of the numerous items we can print or embroider include: Leavers hoodies, Polos, T-Shirts, Rainwear, Workwear, Sports Teamwear, Uniform, Holdalls, Caps, Mugs, Banners, Children's clothing, Bags, Towels and much more!
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So now you know who we are and what we do, what makes us better than our competitors? Firstly, all of our clothing products are branded on our site. This allows us to maintain quality and ensure that all products are absolutely perfect. Any orders over £150 have no set up charges.
If you're looking for quality, good looking printed and embroidered products then Superlogo should be your first choice!


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The recipe says to put in a pie plate and score into 8 pieces but I like to cut them individually so I get 9 or 10 scones.
Then I like to brush the tops with cream and sprinkle with raw sugar. For Halloween, I would sprinkle orange sugar or for a fairy tea, it would be pink sugar.
I bake them for 15 min. or until slightly brown. There's nothing worse than a scone that reseambles a rock! Cool on a rack.
There...all ready for my little man to come home from school and do his homework with a smile on his face!
I even wrapped up a couple for our fabulous crossing guard, Miss Ruby. She said she was just thinking that she wanted something sweet! Bake some love for some one today!


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PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- Here is a roundup of newsmakers and their news in brief from Pace University:
Dr. Melissa Cardon , professor of Management and Management Science in Pace's Lubin School of Business, has been awarded Distinguished Professor status, the highest honor the school bestows on a faculty member. Cardon's work has been in the fields of entrepreneurial emotion, cognition and passion. A full release can be read on Pace's website.
Lubin Professor and eLab Director Bruce Bachenheimer was quoted in a Fortune article concerning Amazon's Echo technology. He discussed the importance of companies having a steady supply chain. Read his comments here.
Pace Actors Studio Drama School alumnus Victor Almanzar is featured in the Playbill.com article , "For Military Veterans, Theatre Saves Lives." He discussed his return from the military to civilian life and the important role that theater played in his transition.
Lisdy Contreras-Giron, a Pace student majoring in Criminal Justice, attended President Donald Trump's Joint Congressional Address as a guest of New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. Born in Guatemala, Contreras is a beneficiary of the DREAM Act. Her full story can be found on Senator Gillibrand's Facebook page.


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Career Guides >> Browse Articles >> Government Job Search
5 Federal Careers Hiring at Record Pace
Kyle Stone | Editor
Medical and Public Health
Medical and health services managers plan, direct, coordinate, and supervise the delivery of healthcare. These workers are either specialists who work in a specific clinical department, or generalists who manage an entire facility or system.
Health information managers are responsible for ensuring that health records comply with Federal Government regulations.
Occupational health and safety specialists and inspectors help prevent harm to workers, property, the environment, and the general public. 2 out of 5 public health specialists work in Federal, State, and local government agencies that enforce rules on safety, health, and the environment.
Jobs: Health Services Manager, Public Health Specialist, Medical Technician
Median Annual Salary
Most medical and public health specialists enter Federal service as GS-9 employees, and receive a salary of $44,934 – $58,549.
Federal employees who advanced to the GS-13 level earned salaries of between $75,414 – $94,268 (additional degree may be required).
Educational Requirements
Some agencies require occupational health and safety specialists to have a <a href="http://govcentral.monster.com/tracking/int?landing_page="http://govcentral.monster.com/content/education-resources degree in occupational health, safety, or a related field, such as engineering, biology, or chemistry. For some positions, a master's degree in industrial hygiene or a related subject is required. There also are associate degree and 1-year certificate programs, which primarily are intended for technicians.
Career Tips
• Most occupational health and safety specialists and technicians work in large private firms or for Federal, State, and local governments, most of which generally offer benefits more generous than those offered by smaller firms.
• Employment of occupational health and safety specialists and technicians is expected to increase 9 percent by 2016.
• Most Federal government jobs are as Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors, who enforce U.S. Department of Labor regulations and impose fines.
• Health care has been rated one of the 9 fastest growing government industries
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AllieG necessitava di un nuovo design di pagina web e ha lanciato un contest su 99designs.
È stato scelto un vincitore tra 48 design presentati da 18 designer.
I am a professional looking to start a new business as a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst. I'm a single Mom, currently going through a divorce and have a passion to help others go through the financial aspect of the process, cutting down the cost of their legal fees and giving peace of mind. I don't have a lot of cash for start up but once I get this going (I've successfully launched a financial company in the past) I will need to hire for more work... hopefully with the designer who wins here.
I am targeting people facing divorce. The target market is an income of $100,000 and assets of approximately the same. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area so modern but sophisticated is important. Simple yet classy. I want this website to attract referral sources such as divorce attorneys, CPA's and financial advisors. It will also be important to be attract clients. It needs to look financially confident and a simple solution, making one's life easier and giving relief on answers about financial uncertainty. Target age range is 30-50.
I'm looking for a simple logo and website (template). Subtle earth tones with an accent color of a dark red. Perhaps red, beige and brown? I do want it to look uplifting!
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Chicken by-product meal, brewers rice, whole grain ground corn, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), beet pulp, fish meal, flaxseed, egg product, natural chicken flavor, brewers dried yeast, potassium chloride, salt, choline chloride, vitamin E supplement, iron proteinate, zinc proteinate, copper proteinate, ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, copper sulfate, potassium iodide, thiamine mononitrate, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, ascorbic acid, vitamin A supplement, biotin, calcium pantothenate, manganese sulfate, sodium selenite, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, menadione sodium bisulfite (source of vitamin K activity), riboflavin, vitamin D supplement, folic acid.
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Inadequate meat content, by-products, low quality grains and other controversial filler.
The first ingredient is by-products. It is impossible to ascertain the quality of by-products and these are usually products that are of such low quality as to be rejected for use in the human food chain, or else are those parts that have so little value that they cannot be used elsewhere in either the human or pet food industries. The AAFCO definition of chicken by-product meal is a meal consisting of the ground, rendered, clean parts of the carcass of slaughtered chicken, such as necks, feet, undeveloped eggs and intestines, exclusive of feathers, except in such amounts as might occur unavoidable in good processing practice.
The next two ingredients are low quality grains. Brewers rice is a low quality grain and by-product. Corn is a problematic grain that is difficult for dogs to digest and thought to be the cause of a great many allergy and yeast infection problems. We prefer not to see this used in dog food, yet it is the primary grain in this food. We prefer not to see this used in dog food.
It is a concern to see a fat as the fourth ingredient. Research at Purdue University has identified fat in the top four ingredients of a dry food as a factor that increases the risk of bloat in large breed dogs. Smaller breeds are untested.
Wheat flour is a further low quality grain fragment. The use of wheat is a significant negative: wheat is believed to be the number one cause of allergy problems in dog food. This is another ingredient we prefer not to see used at all in dog food.
Beet pulp is further filler and a controversial ingredient it is a by-product, being dried residue from sugar beets which has been cleaned and extracted in the process of manufacturing sugar. It is a controversial ingredient in dog food, claimed by some manufacturers to be a good source of fibre, and derided by others as an ingredient added to slow down the transition of rancid animal fats and causing stress to kidney and liver in the process. We note that beet pulp is an ingredient that commonly causes problems for dogs, including allergies and ear infections, and prefer not to see it used in dog food. There are less controversial products around if additional fibre is required.
Fish meal, 7th on the ingredient list, is the sole quality named meat meal ingredient in the food. This is too low to make up an appreciable portion of the food. We note that the manufacturer does not claim to use ethoxyquin-free sources (ethoxyquin is a chemical preservative commonly added to fish destined for meal, and is believed to be carcinogenic).
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From June 28 through July 1, the Utah County Health Department will perform free HIV testing at the Utah County Health and Justice Building, 151 S. University Ave., Ste. 1709, in Provo. On June 30 only, walk-in clients will be tested from 1 to 6:30 p.m.; appointments are required for the other dates; telephone Sarah at 801-851-7075. Tests for other STDs can be requested at the same time; regular fees apply.
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This article was provided by CDC National Prevention Information Network. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update.
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I got mine in Seattle when it first came out and added it to my Phase Linear 4000
Then after having it for a long time I got my Carver 1.0t to bi-amp with the M-400
And then killed a few ALS crossovers which Bob replaced for me
But in 1995 I gave the M-400 a ride over to Lynwood when they still had a Carver office there and had it repaired like new but now it is semi-retired and I just use the 1.0t
When I first got the M-400 I had a pair of SpeakerLab 7's that I bought as a kit when that first came out.
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The majority of Nobel prizewinners are men, including the two in this film: Harry Kroto and Dudley Herschbach. This gender imbalance worries the young researchers who join them at a German school to debate the state of science education and how science is perceived beyond the classroom. Kroto tells them about a creationist museum in the U.S., which brings up the issue of public trust in science. The young researchers wonder what role they can play.
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Home prices in San Diego County continue to rise, but the pace is slowing.
The S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Index showed Tuesday that from July to August, prices grew 1.8 percent, which is down from 2 percent from June to July, and 2.8 percent from May to June.
Still, over the past 12 months San Diego County home prices have jumped the most in more than eight years. Prices rose 21.5 percent from August 2012 to August 2013, trailing just three cities in Case-Shiller's 20-city index. San Diego beat the national average of 12.8 percent.
"That's summer buying season," said Mark Goldman, a loan officer and real-estate lecturer at San Diego State University.
Goldman noted that prices increased in August despite the 30-year-fixed mortgage rising to 4.58 percent (they've since fallen to 4.13). He said the 20 percent year-over-year gain is making up for the 50 percent drop prices took in the Great Recession. Still, he said he believes the annual year-over-year increases are returning to a long-term trend of 3 percent annual growth.
"As the economy improves of course we'll see housing prices continue to go up, but I'm not anticipating any rapid increases in the near future," he said. "We're returning to the mean."
Goldman said there continues to be an inventory shortage in San Diego, keeping prices higher. But, he said, as interest rates rise, the price will compensate because people will only now be able to buy what they can afford, given today's loan qualification restrictions.
David Blitzer, chairman of the index committee at S&P Dow Jones, said in a statement that the overall index shows that prices hit their peak in April.
"Since then home prices continued to rise, but at a slower pace each month," he said. "This month 16 cities reported smaller gains in August compared to July. Recent increases in mortgage rates and fewer mortgage applications are two factors in these shifts."
Las Vegas had the highest year-over-year gain on the index, a 29.2 percent jump from August to August. San Francisco and Los Angeles were the two other regions to beat San Diego's gain.
The index works by comparing repeat-sales prices of single-family homes. In August, it reached 191.78, still below the peak of 250.34 in November 2005.
DataQuick, another home-price monitor, reported that the median price in the county September was $422,000, up 20.6 percent from the same time last year.


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Author Notes: I made a thin, crisp shortbread crust flavored with concentrated coffee, whole wheat pastry flour, and turbinado sugar and filled it with a barely sweet, egg-rich, coffee scented custard. Since there are only two tablespoons of sugar in the custard, I think it might be equally nice for dessert or as part of a brunch. - ALittleZaftig —ALittleZaftig
Food52 Review: Back in the days before I could afford an apartment with air conditioning and the summer temperatures in Boston sweltered for days on end, I had to take my morning coffee iced, with lots of cream, just to make it through getting dressed for work without wilting. This tart brings me back, sans the sweat dripping down my back, thank God. The concentrated coffee holds its own well against the barely sweet creamy custard. The brown-sugared shortbread is a great textural counterpart. My only complaint is that while the edges of the custard set well, the center stayed quite squidgy. No worries, I have plenty of spoons. - cheese1227 —cheese1227
Makes: one 9" tart
Coffee Custard
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egg yolks
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tablespoons sugar
tablespoons all purpose flour
Coffee Shortbread Crust
cup unsalted butter
cup turbinado sugar
cup all purpose flour
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tablespoon concentrated coffee
pinch sugar
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- Start with very strong coffee. I use 3/4 c. ground dark roast coffee to 4 c. water and use a French press. Any method will work, but the stronger the coffee the better, I think. Take 1 1/2 c. coffee and simmer it in a small saucepan over medium heat until it is reduced to about 1/2 c.
- In a medium saucepan, whisk the egg yolks. Whisk in the cream, sugar, and 1/2 c. concentrated coffee, reserving 1 T. of the coffee for the crust. Bring to a simmer over low heat and cook, stirring constantly, until it is beginning to thicken and coats a wooden spoon. Whisk in the flour and cook, stirring constantly, until thickened. The custard will thicken slightly as it cools, too. Sieve the custard if you fear you have lumps. Set it aside until it is time to fill the tart crust.
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- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium bowl or the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar. Add the flours and mix only until incorporated. Stir in the coffee concentrate.
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Dr. Franscino,
Its great to be back and ask you a few more questions. I thank you for your sympathy and support toward people with HIV.
I have been reading for quite some time that colloidal silver reportedly disables the enzyme that one-celled bacteria, viruses and fungi need for their oxygen metabolism. They suffocate without corresponding harm occurring to human enzymes or parts of the human body chemistry. The result is the destruction of disease-causing organisms in the body and in the food. Though, there is a debate of what concentration does actually kill the virus.
I know pharmaceutical companies dont want to hear this (too much money involved), and of course Doctors are bombarded with pharmaceutical reps giving them the "latest and best" drug out there and inviting them to dinner meetings and so on. So basically, when doctors see a symptom, they prescribe the medicine that Pharm reps trained them on.
My question to you is, how truthful is that colloidal silver kills HIV? Has the medical industry tested it before discarding it? Or is this something that the medical community is not interested in due to loss of patients?
I fervently await your response.
Response from Dr. Frascino
Hi Jean,
I haven't changed my opinion on this since the last time I mentioned it in these forums. (See below.)
Having just returned form a major HIV/AIDS conference in Los Angeles, I can assure you there is no new information to support the use of colloidal silver in HIV-positive folks. As for the medical community not being interested due to "loss of patients," I, for one, would not recommend unproven therapies for exactly that reason. However, you and I may be defining "loss" somewhat differently!
Dr. Bob
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My friend knows a doctor who performs collidial silver injections. I was shown the results on a few patients who had low cd4s and viral loads. although this is not fda approved what do you think?
thanks, mike
Response from Dr. Frascino
Hello Mike,
What do I think?
I think colloidal silver injections are a very bad and potentially dangerous alternative therapy. To my knowledge there is not a shred of scientific evidence that supports using this product for HIV/AIDS. The reason the FDA hasn't approved it is because it doesn't work.
Mike, this is definitely a case of "buyer beware." I'd avoid the stuff like the plague.
Dr. Bob
What to work on next.
lipoatrophy AND lipohypertrophy what meds should I be using to alleviate this???
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The world might have moved closer to becoming an actual wireless society today. The Wi-Fi Alliance announced that it has begun to certify new products as being capable of making device-to-device Wi-Fi connections, and labeling those products "Wi-Fi Certified Wi-Fi Direct."
Wi-Fi Direct is a new technology that allows for connections to be made between devices, without the presence of a traditional network or central Wi-Fi access point. While similar in function to existing Bluetooth technology, Wi-Fi Direct is promising faster connection speeds – up to 250mbps – with a range of up to 200 yards.
In an era where juggling digital content between multiple devices is an everyday routine, the technology has miles of potential – if it can catch on with manufacturers. Just imagine some of the theoretical implications: Printers printing photos sent directly from a camera; home stereos playing playlists through a connection with a MP3 player; laptops transmitting the Sunday paper to an e-reader from the other side of the house and two floors down; and so on.
The Wi-Fi Alliance says that the technology will make device-to-device connections both easy and safe through a "push-button set up mechanism" and by making use of the latest WPA2 security.
"We designed Wi-Fi Direct to unleash a wide variety of applications which require device connections, but do not need the Internet or even a traditional network," said Edgar Figueroa, CEO of the Wi-Fi Alliance. "Wi-Fi Direct empowers users to connect devices – when, where and how they want to, and our certification program delivers products that work well together, regardless of the brand."
Only one device in a connection will need to be Wi-Fi Direct capable so long as the other device or devices in the connection can pick up a Wi-Fi signal . For example, a Wi-Fi Direct certified printer should be able to connect with a smartphone and print a photo from the phone, so long as the phone can connect to Wi-Fi.
The alliance has announce several devices as already Wi-Fi Direct certified, including an Atheros PCIe Mini Card, a Realtek PCI mini card, and a Broadcom PCIe Half Mini Card. We imagine more companies will jump aboard the Wi-Fi Direct train before the holidays.
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Some tips for stand-up paddleboarding, from top pro Danny Ching:
The paddle: Generally, it should be your height plus 8 to 10 inches. Too short a paddle will make you hunch over and hurt your back. Too long can hurt your shoulders.
Stability: Stand in the center of the board with feet shoulder width apart, using the handle as a reference point. Look forward and keep an erect torso and a slight bend in the knees. Think of the paddle as a third leg of a tripod and a stabilizing tool. If you lose balance, lay the face of the blade on the surface of the water to gain more leverage.
Reach: Put the paddle in the water before beginning the pull. Plant the blade in the water at a forward angle (45 degrees or less), keeping the paddle shaft on a vertical plane. Leaning it sideways wastes effort. Keep the bottom arm straight.
Pull: Let your body weight and your core, not your arms, do the work. Pull the paddle back by untwisting your torso. Commit all your weight to the paddle blade, pushing forward with your top hand while keeping the bottom arm straight. Keep the blade deep enough so that you see no bubbles in the water as you are going forward.
Exit: Remove the paddle from the water before it reaches your toes. Otherwise, you could tip backward.


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Past couple of days I had this idea in mind of implementing a autocomplete that uses fuzzy matching. For fuzzy matching of a partial string with all the strings in dictionary it uses the Levenshtein distance. Now finding the Levenshtein distance of given string with each string in dictionary is very inefficient. So I used the idea described here. Converted it to java and modified it to fit the needs.
It is available in 2 modes. First is the Http server mode in which you run the standalone server and call it directly from your ajax script.It returns data in json format with decreasing scores. For this you need to configure it by providing the file name containing the words for suggestion. To use it run the server and then use this url to get the results http://server-ip/autoc?word=word_for_autocomplete&tf=max_typos_allowed
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The second is you can embed it directly in your application by first creating trie and then calling the getResult() method in CHandler class. See the source code for better understanding. A sample main method is given which uses the second method.
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