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Slept in this morning. Figured I could use the extra 2 hours sleep more than an early morning swim. Plus, my left knee hurt all night and was almost "frozen" this morning. Very painful and little movement. Got a little better during the day. Strange - it was my right knee, but that has been better. My left ankle and foot had bothered me some. Then, pain started going up my left calf and above my knee. Then, over the past few days the pain has centered around my left knee. Meanwhile, my knee has been feeling fine. We're talking pain at 7 on a scale of 10. Sometimes, when I've been driving for 20 to 30 minutes, stabbing pains will start in my knee. Got to get to the Dr.
Today was my last day at my job. Start a new one tomorrow. Left early today and went to the pool this afternoon for a easy swim to loosen up. Tomorrow is a rest day.
3x100 Free on 1:45
2x100 Free -75% on 3:0
100 Back
12x25 on :45 Free and Back - working breathing, 80%
100 Kick
100 Free - work turns
4x50 Free/Back
1300 Yards
50 minutes
2 workouts/3 days left. Continued taper with Peter and finished up with another timed broken 200. For some reason, my mind doesn't want to do 200's. o I'm working hem, figuring if I can push a 200, I can do a 100 and 50.
6x100 4- Free, 2-Back
8x25 on :45 no breathers
2x50 Back
2x50 Free
8x50 Kick on 1:15 Hard/Easy
50 Back
4x50 on 1:30 Free/Back
4x50 fro dive HArd/Easy 2-free, 2-back
Broken 200 /10 sec rest/50 - 2:46.5 > 2:16.5 (about 2 secs faster than yesterday)
8x50 Easy Free/Back
2500 yards
80 minutes
Continued taper with Peter this morning. Working on getting up to sprint speed and then did a broken sprint 200. Have to get my body used to sprinting.
6x100 4-Free; 2-Back
8x50 Kick Hard/Easy on 1:15
2x50 Back
8x25 - Drag start/work on turn
50 Free
4x50 Hard/Easy - Free/Back
4x50 Easy/Hard - Free/Back
Broken 200 - 10 sec rest per 50 (2:48 > 2:18)
6x50 Back/Free w/paddles
2250 yards
80 minutes
Went to the pool after church today. Just to get a swim in and stretch out. Took about a 1000 yards to loosen up. Then my feet started cramping. The pain in my legs is getting worse and I'm have to go to the Dr. to check things out.
2x500 Free on 8:30
4x200 Back w/paddles on 3:30
200 Kick
4x25 Free on :30
4x25 Back on :30
50 Free
50 Back
2300 yards
50 Minutes
Skipped the Nat this morning and went to the outdoor pool at Dublin about 9am. Keith was there and I swam with him ding some of the same stuff and also different things. Basically just wanted to stretch out and push a little. No sprints, no long distance. Didn't have m white board s I only kept up with total yardage. Did 4 200's, a few 10's, a bunch of 50's and some 25's.2500 yards55 minutes
Had planned on cutting back before the Alabama Sports Festival next week, but now I'm doing a full taper with Peter. Know I need the speed work and rest, but is is hard resting so much and not putting in more yardage. We'll see how it works.
Wed. -
3x100 Free
3x100 Back
6x25 Free No Breathers (Sort of) on 1:00
6x25 Back on 1:00
100 Easy
6x25 Free/BAck Hard on 1:00
100 Easy
10x25 on 1:00
100 Easy
Broken 4x100 Sprint (1 minute rest between 100's)
1 - 15 sec rest at 75
2 - 15 sec rest at 50
3 - 15 sec rest at 50 and 75
4 - 10 sec rest every 25
100 Easy
8x50 Kick on 1:15
200 Easy
2700 yards
80 Minutes
650 Warm up
8x25 on :45 Free/Back working breathing
50 Easy
8x50 Free/Back on 1:30 Burst 1st 20
50 Easy
8x50 Kick on 1:30 Burst 1st 20
50 easy
8x25 Free/Back - down easy, back sprint from blocks
100 Easy
Broken 100 - 5 sec rest every 25
8x25 Free/Back working on kicking
2x50 Free/Back
2500 yards
85 minutes
Started out with Ray and Keith and then did small sets of shorter distances on my own. Pushed the sets hard but rested more between. Trying to work on my speed.
5x100 on 1:35
4x125 Free on 1:45 (held around 1:35)
4x25 Free on :25
5x50 Free on :45 (:35-:38)
4x75 Free on 1:05 (<1:00)
4x25 Free on :25
5x50 Free on :45
4x75 Free on 1:05 (:55-:58)
200 Kick
50 Back
10x50 Free on :50
2 times through
5x50 Back w/paddles on :50
200 Kick
100 Easy
3850 yards
80 minutes
Looking ahead to the ASF Games on 6/22. Not that I want to blow it out - I want to have fun while seeing where I am. Entered 4 events - 50, 100, and 200 Free, and 100 Back. Peter is going to do a full taper. I'll cut back some, but probably not a full taper.
Anyway, got to the pool this morning thinking about speed - doing 25's, 50's , etc. Pool was crowded and Ray was late, so I joined the big guys and did their sets, which was basically 100's on 1:40 - they added strokes and kicks. I just swam and was pretty pleased with my pace.
5x100 on 1:30
8x100 Free on 1:30 (held at 1:15 - 1:17)
4x50 on 1:00
8x100 Free on 1:40 (1:19 desc to 1:16)
4x50 Back on :50
8x100 Free w/paddles on 1:40 (1:19 -> 1:15)
4x50 Kick on :50
4x100 Free w/paddles on 1:40 (1:15's)
4x100 Back w/paddles on 1:40 (1:20's)
200 Kick
50 easy
4550 yards
82 minutes
Made it to the Nat this morning and swam some LCM. That is still so foreign to me - 50M compared to 25 yards. It is so different.
Swam with Peter and Dave M. and some of the Hsv group. Dave B. was missing.
2x150 Free
4x100 Free on 1:45
4x150 Free
4x100 Free on 1:45
4 times thru
4x50 Kick
200 Back/Free
18x50 Back/Free w/paddles
4300 meters
90 minutes
Been slow to log my swims this week. Had the end of season softball tournament, accepted a new job, etc. so several late nights and a lot of stress.
Won our first two tournament games Monday night, lost the late game Tuesday, and won the champonship game Thursday night and followed it up with Sonic and a swim party. Decided to sleep in on Tuesday, but did drag myself to the pool on Wednesday and Friday.
Wednesday - Swam with Ray for the first 3000 and then on my own. Swam pretty well and pushed the pace.
200 Free
5x300 on 4:30 (4; 4; 4; 3:59; 3:57)
100 Back
5x200 Free on 3:00 (2:37; :38; :38; :38; :39)
200 Kick
5x100 w/paddles on 1:30 - 2 Back, 2 Free, 1 Back
200 Kick
5x50 Back w/paddles on :50
5x50 Free w/paddles on :50
100 Back
100 Free
100 Kick
4500 Yards
84 minutes
Friday - Swam with Ray. Wante to start short and build. With Ray took a little longer interval, but pushed the pace eventhough I was tired.
5x100 Free
10x50 - 6 on :50; 4 on :45
50 Back
10x75 - 6 on 1:15; 4 on 1:10 (:58 - 1:00)
100 Back
10x100 Back w/paddles - 6 on 1:35; 4 on 1:30 (held at 1:20)
10x50 Back/Free w/paddles on :50
200 Kick
4x100 Free/BAck w/paddles on 1:30
100 Kick
4x50 Free
4300 yards
83 minutes
Took Saturday off - figured I earned it, plus it was my wedding anniversary. So I stayed home and cooked breakfast.
Today I swam with Ray and really started the summer season. Told Peter and Terri that I would swim in the Alabama Sports Federation Games with the Madison Dolphins. So, I need to work on speed and swam pretty hard today.
5x100 on 1:30
100 Back
50 Free
4x200 Free on 3:00 (2:35; :38; :39; :40)
100 Back
6x150 Free on 2:15 (1:55; :57; :58; :58; :59; 2:00)
100 Back
8x100 Free on 2:30 (1:16 and slowed to 1:22)
100 Kick
2x200 Back w/paddles on 3:00
30 Sec rest
3x150 Back w/paddles on 2:15
30 sec rest
4x100 Back w/paddles on 1:35
4600 yards
82 minutes
Felt a little better today after a day of rest and did more of a speed workout with Ray and Keith.
Also hit 70.31 miles for the month of May. Never have done that and don't think I want to do it again. 23 workouts averaging more than 3 miles a workout. Too much for me to maintain over several months.
Now through August, workouts will be limited to about 85 minutes and I plan on averaging about 4500 yards working more on speed. Plan on throwing in a quasi-competitive meet June 23 and a 5K postal swim in July. Just cutting back the workouts will be a partial taper for the June meet and I amy do a short full taper just to build up some speed and strength for that with the hope of carrying it forward.
5x100 Free on 1:30
4x125 Free on 1:45 (1:35 - 1:38)
4x150 Free on 2:15 (1:55's)
100 back
4x125 Free on 2:00 (1:35's)
4x150 Free on 2:20 (1:50 - 1:55)
100 Back
8x100 Back w/paddles on 1:45 (1:20's)
10x50 Free w/paddles on :50
225 Kick (started cramping)
4425 yards
82 minutes
Back to the pool early today. Feeling a little better than yesterday but still tired. A lot of swimming and other things this month. A day off tomorrow and then finish up May on Friday. Then who knows what June and the rest of the summer will be like.
500 Free
100 Back
2x400 on 6:00
2x300 on 4:30
2x200 on 3:00
4x100 on 1:30
200 Kick
5x200 Back w/paddles on 3:10
2x100 Free w/paddles on 1:30
2x100 Back w/paddles on 1:35
1x100 Free w/paddles on 1:30
3x100 Free on 1:30
4800 yards
88 minutes
Today was the first day of summer season - meaning we have to be out of the pool by 7am for the youth swim team. That means at most 90 minutes of swimming - which in the grand scope of things is probably plenty - it's just 20 minutes less than I have had, if I get to the pool by 5:30 and not 5:50.
This morning my body was really tired. I just sort hung on for the entire swim. Ray was there but I couldn't keep up with him. Right now I am just hanging on through Wednesday and Friday to hit 70 miles. I feel the yardage I have been swimming, but I am going to hit that goal. Then, I am going to change.
2x300 Free
5x300 Free on 4:30
8x150 Free on 2:20
5x100 Back w/paddles on 1:35
14x50 Free/Back on :50
4700 yards
89 minutes
Pool opened at 10 this morning. I got there about 10:15 and wanted to get a good workout in. It's unusual for me to 4 days in a row and 7 out of 8 days. After Wednesday it will 6 days and 9 out of 10. But, Tuesday starts the summer season, which means the youth swim teams start practicing at 7 am and we only have about 90 minutes in the morning. I have a chance to hit 70 miles for May which is 3/4 miles more than last year and more than I have ever done in one month. There's that yardage mindset coming back.
Created a new set today - a saw tooth - to add variety to a ladder or a "M".
3x100 on 1:30
5x100 Back on 1:40
Saw Tooth - 50-100-150-200-150-100-150-200-150-100-150-200-150-100-50 Free :45 per 50
2x100 Kick
Back Ladder - 50-100-200-30 sec rest-200-150-100-50 w/paddles :45 per 50
2x100 Kick
5x100 Free w/paddles on 1:30
10x50 Back w/paddles on :50
4x100 Free w/paddles on 1:30
50 Free
50 Back
5700 yards
108 minutes
With the girls out of town, I was free to do whatever. So, fixed a big breakfast of breakfast burritos, went to church, and, instead of going out to eat, went swimming before driving up to Nashville to have a late dinner with my daughter, Channing.
Swam 4500 yards although it felt like 9000. But, I did swim harder and worked on my pace. So it was a good workout and I was done at 4500 yards. Afterwards, figured out, I had put in 33,400 yards since Monday (6 workouts in 7 days).
5x100 Free on 1:30 (Descended from 1:20 to 1:15)
3x200 Free on 3:00 (2:35; 2:35; 2:32)
5x100 Back w/ paddles on 1:40 (1:17; 1:17; 1:18; 1:19; 1:17)
2x100 Kick
500 Back w/paddles -7:10
500 Free w/paddles - 6:32
2x100 Kick
5x50 Back w/paddled on :50 (:37-:38)
5x50 Free w/paddles on :50 (<:35)
100 Kick
4x100 Free on 1:30
2x100 Back w/paddles on 1:40
2x100 Kick
100 Free
4500 yards
89 minutes
Slept in this morning and had relaxing morning. Headed to the pool just before noon. Was trying to figure out how to motivate myself after being lazy all morning. So, I started a ladder and decided to try and do 6000 yards in 90 minutes. Questioned myself as I swam but kept going.
Got to 5600 yards and the fire alarm went off. Would have made it otherwise. Was out for 15 minutes. Tightened up and could only do another 700 after the rest.
modified the ladder here to make it easier to track on the clock
500-500-500-500-400-400-300-300-200-200-fire alarm
4x100 Back w/paddles on 1:35
2x100 Kick
100 Free w/paddles - 1:15
99 minutes
Updated May 25th, 2013 at 10:29 PM by David W Cochran
Swam on Wednesday, if you want to call it that. After 2 late nights of softball, I was worn out. So, it was more like a Sunday afternoon casual swim. got the yards in (5200), but only about 75% effort. Then was too tired to post Wednesday night.
Swam this morning and was a little better. Keith was there so that help me get started. Still tired.
My wife and daughters left to go visit my brother-in-law and mother-in-law. They were planning a bunch of stuff and staying longer than the weekend. So, I stayed home. Now I can rest, relax, and whatever. Will get some swims in that I would have missed but with rest and at my times. Looking forward to the weekend!!
Ladder 100 to 400 by 50 (10 to 15 sec rest)
15 sec rest
Ladder 400 to 100 by 50 (same rest pattern)
200 Kick
Ladder 50 to 200 by 50 Back w/paddles
15 sec rest
Ladder 200 to 50 by 50
200 Kick
100 free
100 BAck
10x50 Free/Back on :50
200 Kick
5 x100 Free on 1:45
6300 yards
113 minutes
Actually got a pretty good night's sleep, but it didn't carry over to a strong workout. My arms were worn out and a little strained - not from swimming, but from all the softball throwing I did for my daughter's team last night. Could feel it in my arms all workout.
I have rubbed off on Keith - he had started a big ladder when I got there. I joined in and held up pretty well through the ladder (3200 yards), but it was tough after that. I was just slower on everything.
Ladder - 50 to 400 by 50's and back down (only 1 400 at top) :45 per 50
200 Kick
4x100 Alt Back and Free w/paddles on 1:30
200 kick
4x200 Back w/paddles on 3:15
200 kick
6x50 Alt Free/Back on :50
200 Kick
100 Free
5600 yards
109 minutes


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What do the prophet Muhammad and Queen's guitarist Brian May have in common? Look to the sky for the next two weeks for the answer: the zodiacal light.
The zodiacal light is a very rare astronomical phenomenon. It is important in Islam because Muhammad used it to describe the times of prayer. Rock guitarist Brian May of Queen, meanwhile, has a doctorate in astronomy for research into (you guessed it) the zodiacal light.
For the next couple of weeks, night sky observers will have an excellent opportunity to observe the zodiacal light.
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We all know about the large bodies that make up the solar system: the sun, the planets and their moons, the asteroids and comets. But there is a lot of interplanetary matter which has never coalesced into large solid bodies.
This is mostly dust left over from the original nebula out of which the solar system formed, and it's concentrated in the plane of the solar system, which is known as the ecliptic or zodiac.
At certain times of the year under certain conditions, this thin interplanetary dust can be seen with the naked eye, and the next two weeks present such an opportunity.
The first requirement for seeing the zodiacal light is an extremely dark sky. Its glow is much fainter than that of the Milky Way, so that, if you can't see the Milky Way from your location, you can forget about seeing the zodiacal light.
The second requirement is that there be no moon in the night sky. That's why the next two weeks are so important:the moon will be close to the sun or in the evening sky, leaving the morning sky moonless.
The third requirement is that the ecliptic, the line in the sky where the sun, moon, and planets move, be at a high angle to the horizon. This happens in February and March in the western sky after dusk, and in September and October in the eastern sky before dawn.
The sky map guide associated with this story shows the eastern sky at 5 a.m. local time this week. The Milky Way appears as a ghostly glow of distant stars rising vertically from the east-southeast horizon, marked by the bright stars Sirius and Procyon.
To the Milky Way's left, rising from the eastern horizon at an angle, will be the fainter glow of the sun reflecting off countless particles of interplanetary dust — the zodiacal light. It will follow the path of the ecliptic, marked by Venus and Regulus.
You can tell the difference between the zodiacal light and the Milky Way by its position in the sky, by its shape (conical or triangular, rather than a strip of equal width), and by its faintness.
To improve your chances of seeing the zodiacal light, be sure to give your eyes at least 20 minutes to adapt to the darkness.
For observers in the Southern Hemisphere, the months for best observation are reversed: Dawn in February and March, dusk in September and October.
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Uterine fibroids are common and, in most cases, harmless.
Uterine fibroids are common and, in most cases, harmless.
But when the benign tumors start causing problems � bleeding and pelvic pressure or pain, for example � women and their doctors start talking about treatment options. Those can include hormone-based medications, treatment to cut off blood flow to the fibroids, surgery to remove them and, in extreme cases, hysterectomy.
Riverside Methodist Hospital recently began advertising its newest option, one that�s available on a limited basis nationwide: ultrasound treatment performed with the help of an MRI, no incisions necessary. It works by heating fibroids and burning the tissue with ultrasound waves that go through the abdomen.
The technology was approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration in 2004 but only now is coming to Columbus. Cost and concern about reimbursement from insurers have slowed its availability.
OhioHealth has brought the technology in as partof its new fibroid center at Riverside. The hospital system spent more than $3 million on the project, including the MRI and ultrasound equipment.
Doctors have not yet used the equipment on a patient, but they are working with several candidates.
A typical hospital charge for the procedure is about $7,500.
Although the treatment is not considered more effective than other options, and there�s little data on long-term benefits to patients at this point, it offers patients a noninvasive approach and speedy recovery.It is recommended only for women who don�t plan to have children. After the procedure, patients� most-common complaints are abdominal and back pain and nausea or vomiting.
�I really just wanted to go with the least-invasive procedure first,� said Julie Crouch, who is awaiting word about whether her insurer will cover the ultrasound treatment.The 45-year-old Powell resident noticed problems when she began having to urinate frequently a few years ago. If Crouch is un-able to get the ultrasound, she said, she�ll go for uterine artery embolization, which stops blood flow to the fibroids, effectively starving them.
Dr. Eric Dolen, an interventional radiologist at Riverside, said that about one-third of all women with problematic fibroids could be candidates for the ultrasound procedure. It�s best for those with fewer and smaller fibroids that are in the outer lining of the uterus.
Dolen said the technology gives doctors a good view of the fibroids and a focused ultrasound that allows them to destroy only the problematic tissue.
Dr. Stuart Jones, the chairman of obstetrics and gynecology at Riverside, said this is one of several options that women should be made aware of. What works best for an individual depends on her priorities and the nature of her fibroids, he said. At the new center, patients will meet with specialists and discuss all the options, he said.
Dr. Michael Blumenfeld, clinical director of the Center for Women�s Health at Ohio State University�s Wexner Medical Center, said 20?to 40?percent of women have fibroids during their reproductive years.
Many women who go to Ohio State have been opting for robotic surgery, he said. The hospital has no immediate plan to add the ultrasound treatment, nor do the hospitals in the Mount Carmel Health System.
�This is a tool, one that can be part of the armamentarium that can be used,� Blumenfeld said.


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Interested in Language
Is it right to put an indefinite article before a phrase with a noun modified by a genitive which includes a plural noun?
e.g. We had a two weeks' holiday in Greece.
There was a thirty minutes' lesson yesterday.
Should the lack of the indefinite articles in the above sentences be considered as a grammar mistake?
Remember - if you don't use correct capitalisation, punctuation and spacing, anything you write will be incorrect.
Dear emsr2d2,
Can't we use an indefinite article referring it to the head-noun modified by a plural noun in the genitive case considering the latter as a descriptive attribute? So, what's wrong with the following word combinations:
a soldiers' canteen, a girls' school, a three miles' walk, a fifteen minutes' break, etc. ?


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There are lots of things you can do to more effectively sell your home. I've actually heard of people burying a St. Joseph statue upside-down in the yard in the hopes that it will make their house sell quicker. But, what if you live in a condo and don't have a yard? Vivian S. Toy of The New York Times recently wrote a great article called "Spending to Sell". In the article, she talks about several things a homeowner can do to increase your home's value as well as its chances of selling faster.
In each example, Ms.Toy describes the renovations made to the property and how they affected the home's resale value. Since most of the homes she discussed were in the $500,000 to 2 million range, the dollar amount of each home's renovation were on the higher side as well. Even so, there are many affordable options available which allow homeowners to significantly improve the home before putting it on the market. Painting the interior with a neutral color is the single most affordable option to add value to a home. Changing outdated lighting fixtures or increasing the lighting in dim or dark spaces is another very affordable way to add value.
Generally speaking, updating the kitchen by installing new cabinetry, granite countertops, or stainless appliances, will yield a significant return on your investment. Also, updating a bathroom with new cabinetry, lighting, fixtures, or by adding electric radiant floor heating, will also increase the home's resale value. Do pay close attention, however, to the style of your home. If the interior style is designed as Victorian or Traditional, it may not make sense to add an ultra modern kitchen. If at all possible, try to preserve the original feel of the house when making improvements.
The most important thing for a seller to keep in mind is that it is a buyers' market. Buyers are getting way more "bang for the buck", so it is important to make your house/condo stand out as a worthwhile investment. Think about it…wouldn't you rather buy a house that is move-in ready rather than investing time and money into a fixer-upper which is comparable in size and price? It's a no-brainer when you look at it that way.
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This post made a lot of sense. Generally, those which have good looks are the ones who allure consumers and buyers, and this goes the same for selling houses. Enhancing your house prior to selling it will surely give you a better chance for having it sold. And not only that, it will also increase its value. And I agree when you said that spending a little more for renovating one's house before putting it on the market is ideal because it will speed up its selling process.


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One Family's Extreme Tech Makeover
Simple upgrades — from a paperless calendar to software for worry-free Web surfing — helped this family function more smoothly. Download these ideas (and more), and you too can conquer the digital divide.
The Tech-Challenged Family
Meet Family Circle reader Angela Crickman, mother of three and a nurse in California. "I desperately need a way to sync my family's schedule," said the mom of Max, 13, Sophie, 11, and Jake, 5, when she petitioned us for tech help. "I'm guessing it should involve the computer, but I have no clue how to set something up. I'd also like to create a system to manage our digital pictures so I can actually retrieve what I want. And while we're at it, is there a way we can allow my son to use the Internet to do homework but block the downloading of games that crash the computer? What about a digital music library I can access without having to ask the kids for help? Oh, and my husband, Michael, wants the television and the computer networked — is that possible?"
In other words, this talkative yet tech-challenged mom wanted to harness today's innovations to make life easier for herself and her whole clan. What she learned can help you too.
Time Management
"Between our work commitments and all the kids' stuff — music lessons, baseball games, orthodontist appointments — the paper calendar on the fridge just isn't cutting it anymore. Ideally, my husband and I would have the ability to check a master schedule from anywhere and receive a reminder if we're on the verge of missing something."
The Solution: Google Calendar
This ingenious invention allows for easy management of dozens of different schedules; you can access them from any computer or even your cell phone. Within minutes Angela had set up individual calendars for every member of the family and plugged in school functions, sports events, and appointments. "Where has this been all my life?" she asked when she had everyone's lives mapped out in front of her.
One of Angela's favorite features allows her to update her schedule via cell phone. She can shoot a quick text message to her calendar with the phrase "swim meet 3 p.m. Monday" and it gets noted in seconds. She can also receive texts to remind her when an event is imminent or something needs to be taken care of.
Getting her kids to interact with the calendar was a tough sell, so she came up with an incentive plan: "I added fun events to their calendars that rewarded them for checking, like 'ice cream at 2 p.m.' Imagine my son's disappointment as he watched his sister down a cone simply because she checked her calendar and he didn't!"
One Weak PC, Many Users
Angela and her tweens, like many other families, were sharing a single desktop computer. That was fine when Sophie and Max were younger, but now it causes arguments. The machine was agonizingly slow and kept crashing because the games Max downloaded were rife with viruses and spyware.
The Solution: A new Wi-Fi-enabled laptop and a do-it-yourself PC tune-up
Angela needed her own machine, so she tried an HP laptop with a 15-inch wide-screen display and built-in wireless networking. "I had no idea how much I would love being able to head to a coffee shop and just hang out with a computer," she says.
But the family PC was still a problem. The hard drive was packed with electronic junk, and dust bunnies had accumulated inside the case, causing the system to wheeze and run slowly. Dust can make a computer overheat and shorten its life span. After unplugging the machine Angela carefully took off the outer case and removed the dust with a handheld vacuum. "It made a big difference," she says.
The machine's 150 GB hard drive was equally clogged, with barely 1 GB available for storage. (You should always leave at least 20 percent of your hard drive free, so Windows can use it to store temporary files and do other necessary housekeeping chores.) To clear it out, Angela turned to the PC Tuneup tools in Symantec's Norton 360 software suite, which deletes unnecessary files and reorganizes the drive's data. She also had Max trash 30 GB of old Pokemon videos.
To create even more room, she moved the family's iTunes library onto an inexpensive external hard drive. Some models (such as the LaCie Ethernet Disk mini-Home Edition Personal Media Server) allow numerous networked computers (like the family's PC and Angela's new laptop) to access its stored data.
Internet Safety
Besides safeguarding the computer from Max's downloads, Angela wanted to protect her kids on the Net. "They should be able to do school research without having pornography flash in their faces," she says.
The Solution: Security and Web monitoring software
Security software is a must for every computer used for Internet access, especially those with broadband. In addition to PC tune-ups, Norton 360 also provides tools to keep hackers at bay while protecting against viruses and spyware. There's an add-on pack you can download from Symantec's Web site that filters out nasty sites and stops creepy spam from landing in kids' in-boxes. While other tools on the market (such as Net Nanny) offer more parental control, Angela decided to start with Norton's basic filtering options. "I have to be in the room anyway to make sure they're not playing games instead of studying," she says. "There's no substitute for being present when a child is online."
Digital Photo Organization
Angela switched to a digital camera a few years ago, but now the family photos are less organized than when she got envelopes full of prints. "I know my photos are on my computer — somewhere," she says. "I used to make albums so we could look at pictures whenever we wanted. Now you need a degree in computer science to find a snapshot in our house."
The Solution: Picasa and digital photo frames
Picasa is another convenient — and free! — tool from Google. It scans your computer's entire hard drive, extracts images and neatly displays them as thumbnails. You can cherry-pick the best and delete the duds, then upload to popular sites like kodakgallery.com, shutterfly.com, or snapfish.com, or share via Picasa's Web album feature.
The next step was putting a few favorite photos on display where everyone could enjoy them. Angela plugged two Pandigital frames into her computer and dragged the photos onto the frames' icons on her desktop, then set the frames to display a continuous slide show of images. She liked them so much she decided to buy a frame for her parents.
Subpar Entertainment
Angela was intrigued by the whole digital music thing but had yet to give it a shot. "I once borrowed my son's MP3 player, and it made my workout much more enjoyable," she says. "But the Beastie Boys? No thanks. And I want something I can operate without help." Meanwhile, her husband craved a seamless entertainment system that combined the TV and computer.
The Solution: Sansa Clip MP3 player and TiVo home network
Sandisk's Sansa Clip is a tiny music player with a bright LCD screen you can wear clipped to a shirt or jacket like jewelry. The 2 GB model is available in four colors; Angela's is hot pink. Getting it up and running was a snap, and she soon discovered the beauty of portable tunes. "I can throw it in my purse whenever I'm off somewhere," she said. "I can also listen to the Black Crowes while writing up my shopping list."
Michael, on the other hand, had grand visions of a tricked-out home entertainment system that operated wirelessly via their Wi-Fi network. "It seems like there are a lot of cool things we could be doing with our home network but aren't," he said. For example, he wanted to listen to MP3 music files in different rooms of the house, and record TV shows on the TiVo box downstairs to watch on the 56-inch flat-screen TV in the master bedroom.
Michael ditched his old cable box and added a second TiVo — the Series3 HD DVR, which records shows in high definition. By plugging Wi-Fi adapters into the back of both TiVos and downloading the TiVo Desktop software to the family PC, Michael would be able to select movies and music stored on the computer and play them back on his home entertainment system using the TiVo remote. He could also use his PC — or any machine connected to the Net — to set his TiVo to record.
The Products Behind the Makeover
The tech makeover worked for Angela's family. Here's a list of the products that made it happen:
For: Managing the family scheduleTry: Google CalendarCost: Free
For: Aging communal PCTry: New HP notebook computer and PC tune-upCost: HP notebook, $600
LaCie Ethernet Disk mini-Home Edition, $150, lacie.com
For: Internet safetyTry: Norton 360Cost: $80
For: Disorganized digital photographsTry: Google Picasa; Pandigital photo framesCost: Picasa, free
Digital frames, $30 and up, Google.com
For: Sharing music and videosTry: Sansa Clip MP3 player; adding TiVo to wireless networkCost: Sandisk Sansa Clip, 1 GB ($40), 2 GB ($60)
TiVo HD DVR, $300 and up (depending on plan), tivo.com
Linksys Wireless G USB Network Adapter, $60, amazon.com
For more info on safeguarding your family, go to us.norton.com/family-resources/
Originally published in the October 1, 2008, issue of Family Circle magazine.


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Gwynn Compton's open letter to Gareth Morgan, PR lessons to be learned from failing "quite comprehensively", and a nice response from Tom Cox
In the end, when the dust settled, leaving Gareth preening and Bob Kerridge licking his wounds ... there were these. Three thoughtful, balanced pieces, among the best reading (and writing) you'll find.
1. Gwynn Compton's open letter to Gareth Morgan, shredding his misrepresentation and hyperbole into tiny bleeding bits:
You're only interested in pursuing your personal vision regardless of what the science actually says ... Mr Morgan, stop lying and misleading people ... It does [neither] you, nor your message, any favours. ...
2. Compton again, on PR lessons from "cats to go":
While the Cats To Go campaign claim they've been very successful in getting their message across, a quick analysis shows that they have failed quite comprehensively. ... Gareth, to a large extent you are responsible. ... As much as you're now out there trying to claim this was all about responsible cat ownership, you're the one who called your campaign "Cats To Go", you're the one whose own material cherry picked statistics and used inflammatory images and wording to depict cats as demonic killing machines and you're the one whose material refers to a New Zealand without cats.
3. In a conversation mediated by the Guardian, writer Tom Cox, who "shares his home with four cats", on the cultural place of cats, the lives of indoor cats, and exhausted old cliches:
There's the cliche of the crazy cat lady, and people who don't like cats say cat-lovers are weirdos. That's not true – cat lovers are mostly people with a lot of compassion, but there is a minuscule percentage of people who are a little bit over-the-top about cats. I imagine that would be a challenge you might face, Gareth. Have you ever had a cat?
Gwynn Compton rounds off as follows:
I challenge you, Mr Morgan, now that I've demonstrated your "lies, damned lies and statistics", to take down your misleading Cats To Go website, apologise to the New Zealanders you've offended, alienated and lied to, then go and put your money into funding genuine research into the impact of predation on our native species and encouraging responsible pet ownership in a way that's not sensationalist or misleading.
Gareth, your move.


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If anyone else is doing a sharp intake of breath at the price, Walz make a wicking cap too, which comes in at £15.
The Giro Peloton cap is a light polyester cap that performs well in warm weather, but it comes at a price.
I quite like the idea of wearing a cap under my helmet. It looks pro, for a start, and it's pretty handy for keeping the sun and rain out of your eyes. I've struggled with cotton ones - I find them too bulky, and they soak with sweat or rain pretty easily too.
The Peloton cap is made from the same type of wicking polyester fabric as a jersey. That means it's thinner and more flexible than a cotton cap, and I found it to be noticeably more comfortable under a helmet. It wicks fairly effectively too so it's better in the heat than a cotton cap, although it's not so windproof and won't keep you as warm when the temperature drops.
It's still another layer, albeit a thin one, so it will help a bit. I've found it good for chilly autumn mornings, but the depths of winter will probably require something a bit more substantial.
The fact that it's jersey fabric means it's easier to snag than cotton, so beware if you have any exposed velcro inside your helmet from missing pads. The peak is fairly short but enough for a bit of shade or rain protection, and, well, that's about it. I've enjoyed using the Peloton cap; it's a comfortable cap that doesn't get too hot in summer and is warm enough for spring and autumn too.
The main sticking point is the price. £25 is a fair wedge; it's the same price as a Rapha cap and more than double a cheap-but-perfectly decent Prendas one, for example. If, like me, you like the idea of wearing a cap but don't really get on with a cotton one, or you want something for the warmer months, then it's well worth considering.
Comfortable polyester cap with good wicking properties. The price is a bit salty though.
If you're thinking of buying this product using a cashback deal why not use the road.cc Top Cashback page and get some top cashback while helping to support your favourite independent cycling website
road.cc test report
Make and model: Giro Peloton Cap
Size tested: One, red/white
Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?
A light, cool and comfortable cap for warmer, longer rides The Peloton Cap might be the most versatile accessory a rider can have on a warm day. It provides a bit of shade from the sun, a layer of insulation when it's cool or windy, and it wicks sweat when the heat rises too. Designed to be warn under a helmet, it is thin enough to fit without bunching and light enough to practically disappear when you put it on. We've also shortened the brim compared to some caps, for better upper peripheral vision when riding in the drops.
Tell us some more about the technical aspects of the product?
Performance wicking jersey mesh. Elastic rear panel.
Easier to snag than a cotton one.
Super light.
Nice and comfy.
£25 is a lot for what it is.
Tell us how the product performed overall when used for its designed purpose
Tell us what you particularly liked about the product
More comfortable than a cotton cap.
Tell us what you particularly disliked about the product
A bit pricey.
Did you enjoy using the product? Yes.
Would you consider buying the product? Yes.
Would you recommend the product to a friend? Yes.
About the tester
Age: 40 Height: 190cm Weight: 102kg
I usually ride: whatever I'm testing... My best bike is: Genesis Equilibrium with SRAM Apex
I've been riding for: 10-20 years I ride: Every day I would class myself as: Experienced
I regularly do the following types of riding: commuting, sportives, general fitness riding, fixed/singlespeed, mtb, Mountain Bike Bog Snorkelling, track
Dave is a founding father of road.cc, having previously worked on Cycling Plus and What Mountain Bike magazines back in the day. He also writes about e-bikes for our sister publication ebiketips. He's won three mountain bike bog snorkelling World Championships, and races at the back of the third cats.
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Crew Room [mainly a rowing site] aslo do a wicking cap http://www.crewroom.biz/air_head_cycle_cap-1/default.aspx having used their stuff in the past its very nice. Also £15


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Recognizing opportunity and seizing it are two completely different things. As the new 940,000 sq. ft. Batavia, OH facility moves toward completion, it's becoming more apparent that Huhtamaki North America is moving aggressively to seize the opportunity.
"The US Foodservice packaging market is a $17 billion market which we are well suited to serve given our global position and technology offering says Rich Mills, Director of Operations. "What we need is the ability to produce efficiently, handle high material flow and be near customer distribution points. This facility will accomplish that for Huhtamaki."
The facility will also provide ample warehousing and distribution capabilities to fully take advantage of the Ohio location. Huhtamaki plans to devote over 550,000 sq. ft. to production and use the other 350,000 sq. ft. as a centralized distribution center.
The "idea" of Batavia was driven by a growth strategy developed by the North America Leadership Team in 2008. The first part of that strategy was the acquisition of Folding Carton capability which put the North American segment squarely in the Foodservice market with critical mass in an important product. The second step in that strategy was to enter paper drink cups. Folding carton and paper drink cups leverage Huhtamaki's expertise in paperboard converting and target a growing segment in a huge market where we are already well positioned.
North America's existing infrastructure was set up well for consumer packaging and not necessarily for high-volume/speed foodservice production. The existing North American facilities also operated in locations that were not competitive to supply foodservice customer locations. We needed to think a new about how we could compete successfully in a highly competitive market with strong competitors.
Foodservice products require space to manage the material flow and for automation. With space and the right location in mind, leadership set out to build a state-of-the-art facility and potentially leap frog existing competitors in long-term sustainable cost structure.
Of course clearing the "cost" of building new infrastructure was the next hurdle.
When the United States economy suffered through a recession in 2008, the chance to acquire existing infrastructure inexpensively emerged and leadership targeted abandoned distribution centers and auto factories. The Batavia plant, a former transmission factory owned by the Ford Motor Company, became the top target for its location and preferable layout.
For those unfamiliar with American geography, 50 percent of the United States population resides within 500 miles of central Ohio, making it a perfect location for manufacturing and distribution industries.
"We pulled the trigger after being able to establish a folding carton business with critical mass, add pressed plates to our portfolio with the expansion of Albertville, AL and the acquisition of Winterfield (Winterfield LLC in Marion, IN)," Clay Dunn, executive vice president, Huhtamaki North America, said. "Long-term we are uniquely positioned with global reach. The Batavia site gives us long-term competitiveness in North America and our scale in paperboard converting establishes us as a leader."
Perhaps the most impressive aspect of this important project so far has been the teamwork from across the company.
"We've been able to pull assets and resources together from across Huhtamaki North America and Europe," Mills said. "IT, Engineering, Finance, Operations, Sales, Supply chain you name it and we've had a contribution. What we have tried to accomplish from the first day was to put all of the company's best practices to work in this new facility. Everyone has been very supportive across the business and everywhere we have reached out. "
Those best practices extend beyond production into other critical areas such as safety and continuous improvement where the Batavia staff has been able to create their culture literally from the ground up. Safety has been key driver throughout the reconstruction of the facility and employees have already participated in training as well as continuous improvement events.
"This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for our organization and all involved couldn't be more excited to watch it come together," Mills said.
Construction is about 80 percent complete with completion expected in Q4 and the first products being produced in the 4th quarter.


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I was recently asked about being able to detect a drag event within a Canvas element on a mobile device. By default, if you try dragging on a web page with a canvas element, the entire page will shift and the touch input is lost.
This behavior can be overridden to allow capture of drag events. The basic strategy is to disable the touch events and capture them, and then respond to them manually.
Because the method to capture the touch input uses general Webkit directives, this solution will work on both iOS and Android devices.
You may view the example on your mobile device here.
"Touching and Gesturing on the iPhone"


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While many Ravens fans and coaches were probably delighted by the return of tight ends Ed Dickson and Dennis Pitta to Saturday's practice, one might wonder how their presence impacted Billy Bajema, the journeyman who has started in each of the team's past two preseason contests.
None, according to Bajema.
"We're in training-camp mode, and we're just doing everything," Bajema said after Saturday's session at the team's practice facility in Owings Mills. "When the season starts, I'm sure the coaches will have roles for everybody on the roster. The offense will be catered to the strengths of different players, but right now, I'm just doing everything that I can in every aspect of the game to be the best tight end I can be and help the team the best that I can."
Despite being signed by the team on Aug. 1, Bajema has quickly leapfrogged Davon Drew to the top of the depth chart. After finishing a game against the Detroit Lions on Aug. 17 with zero catches, Bajema was targeted five times by quarterback Joe Flacco and grabbed three balls for 26 yards in Thursday night's 48-17 rout of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
The remaining tight ends on the roster, Drew and rookies Matt Balasavage and Bruce Figgins, have combined for five receptions for 34 yards. Bajema said he's hopeful that he's earned the trust of the coaching staff.
"I've tried – from the day I got here – to get in the playbook and show them that I know what I'm doing, to show them that I can play and do things to help the team win," he said. "Whether it's in the run game or passing game or special teams, anything I can do to help the team win, that's what I'm going to try to do."
History would appear to be on Bajema's side. In the four years that John Harbaugh and Cam Cameron have been the team's respective head coach and offensive coordinator, the Ravens has retained three tight ends each season.
Still, Bajema could be a casualty of final cuts this Friday. If Dickson and Pitta return – as they have insisted – in time for the regular-season opener against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sept. 10, the team might not retain a third tight end if there are other positions lacking depth.
That may be a legitimate concern, but it's one that Bajema said he is not entertaining.
"We've got another week of training camp and another preseason game," he said. "So my focus is completely on the next practice and the next day. I'm just staying in the moment and giving everything that I've got, and hopefully, if I do that and give my very best, everything will work out in the end."


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The driver of a 1969 Triumph Spitfire was burned alive on Sunday in Santa Rosa, CA, an innocent bystander caught up in a real-life car chase. The details of the domestic dispute behind the crash are hazy, but the danger of driving an open-topped sports car is clear.
The Santa Rosa Press Democrat reports that the person responsible for the crash was 28-year-old Ann Howell, who was chasing an unnamed motorcycle rider who veered out of the way of an upcoming Lexus. Howell, in pursuit, hit the side of the Lexus and then the rear of a '69 Spitfire convertible.
The Triumph flipped, trapping its 55-year-old unnamed driver inside. Witnesses reported they could hear him screaming as the car burned. All drivers involved stopped and called for help, but he died on the scene.
Howell was arrested for suspicion of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and reckless driving causing great bodily injury. She and the motorcycle rider had been a couple, but the reason for the chase is still unknown.
While new cars continue to grow more protective, vintage cars remain as frail and exposed as they have always been. A Sunday drive in a classic sports car is still dangerous, just like it was when the cars were new.


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Elizabeth Scott necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 145 diseños de 32 diseñadores freelance.
We are a start-up company based in Canberra, Australia, providing drama and acting training for children, teens and adults. We want a contemporary logo that conveys creativity and flair in performance - but we also want to convey the high quality/professionalism of our training.
Canberra Academy of Dramatic Art
As we are a new business, we want a logo that will contribute to brand recognition and will serve us for many years.
In the future we want to see successful professional actors emerge from our school, so we want a logo that will instill confidence in the parents who send their sons and daughters to it. (Children can attend from age 3 - 17, while we also offer professional acting training for adults.) Even with our tertiary Diploma of Performance course, we are aware that parents have a considerable say in whether or not their young adult children pursue an acting career. So the logo needs to keep this in mind, while still appealing to young 'creative types' who want to learn to act.
- Canberra Academy of Dramatic Art is a long name. You can either try using our full name in your design, or our abbreviation, CADA. We would like to see some of both. (As we are new it makes sense to splash our full name around, though.)
- Colour scheme: 2-3 funky colours.
- We are tossing around the tagline 'Imagination. Discovery. Performance'. If you would like to use this you can - but not necessary.
- Style: We are after contemporary and professional.
- Can use an icon/image, or you can just use the words.
- Style: NOT 'classic' in the sense of 'old-style theatre school'.
- NOT lime green and light blue alone together as this is associated with another major Australian drama school. We are open to these colours, however, in a different mix, or any other colours of the rainbow!
- Don't use standard 'theatre' or 'film' symbols like drama masks, film cameras, etc.
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Beginners, Home-sewers and those passionate about tailoring.
I wish to welcome you to the Cutter and Tailor Forum and glad you have found this little vault of tailoring knowledge on the web. I am not an official spokesman for this forum, just a passionate contributor and thought this will help cover the absolute basics to help one get started, this will help keep the posts down asking the same questions over and over again while giving a central depot to all the beginning information to be referred to.
As alluded to above, over the past few months or so, there has been certain reoccurring themes in the threads started by those new to tailoring that has prompted me to write this guide. In this guide I will give the beginner a step by step focused look into how to get the most out of this forum. From where to start to beginning your first garment. But first, lets take a moment to look at some basic information that will make this forum more enjoyable for all and give the beginner some back ground.
What this Forum is:
The forum was started in March of 2009 by Sator, a passionate enthusiast of tailoring, to give the trade a place to "talk shop", to educate, and to learn from experienced tailors throughout the world. As the trade has declined over the years, the trade journals and sense of community has started to be lost as well. This forum is a step forward for a new and progressive community of, for, and by tailors. As such, the majority of the topics on this forum are advanced in nature and well beyond the skill set of the beginner. So with this in mind, new sections have been added as the forum grows for those just starting in the trade. The "The Apprentice Cutter and Tailor" <click> section was set up to allow those new to tailoring to be educated by either the pinned posts or by posing your question to other forum members. Remember, the only stupid question is the question not asked. When posting a question, be patient and humble with the replies, no one is getting paid to help you. I will tell you now, being demanding, a know-it-all, or telling the tailors how to teach WILL NOT gain you any favours and the gift cow will dry up as quickly as it produced!
What the Forum is not:
While the purpose of the forum is to educate, be it for beginner or advanced practitioners of the trade, this is not your own personal tutorial site. In the past people have even made demands of the contributors. This is rude and frowned upon. Please realise many of the contributors to the forum are busy and make a living out of tailoring, their advice is given with the best intentions and from their own time. While the contributors are more than willing to answer your questions and help, remember that you can only be helped as far as you are willing to help yourself. With this said, please let me guide you in how to help yourself.
First off, this is NOT a historical or costuming forum for home sewers, if you ARE a professional costumer please read this thread. If you come here to learn how to make a Victorian Frock coat by the weekend, FORGET IT! You will be shown the door as this is NOT the scope of this forum and there are many costume forums available for this sort of thing. Some may think I am hypocritical in my view of this as I, myself, am considered an expert in the field (toots horn) and openly write on and make historical garments. To answer this, I respect this forum and its rules. I respect the members of this forum and their expertise and thus follow the guidelines probably more than most here. While I do make historical garments, I am, first and foremost a tailor. Lastly, on this subject, DO NOT message me if you think Sator or any of the mods are being unfair to you or your aspirations to learn historical tailoring, I will always side with the ToS(h)* of this forum. Thou hast been warned.
Beginning your journey:
As the forum has been up for well over a year now, and through the prolific and tireless scanning by Sator and others, it should be some time before you actually have to ask your first question. In each section there is more than enough to keep one busy until you hit a snag and need to ask for help or advice, typically around the first fitting. We do understand that a little help is needed to discern what is important to where you are and where to need to be, so the following will give you a rough guide in how you should focus your efforts. Again, there is more than enough information to get you started in tailoring, please be aware though that no book, article or on-line tuition will ever be a replacement to an apprenticeship or personal mentoring in person by a practising or retired tailor. There are a few here that learned from retired tailors and have built up a good living. Others here have had proper traditional apprenticeships. Never-the-less they will all tell you, no matter how broad and exhaustive this forum becomes, this forum will never replace experience, wisdom and knowledge that you can only find with a tailor. Seek out a tailor if you can!
Some steps to make your learning experience better:
1.First thing you will need to do is leave any desires of grandeur, big dreams, ego and enthusiasm at the door. While these are important, they will only hurt you in the beginning.
2.Be humble and respectful not only to the art of tailoring but to the contributors as well. They have years of experience and are willing to share, so in return take in, evaluate and apply their advice if applicable.
3.Remember tailoring has a thousand years of oral traditions passed from master to apprentice, it has only been resent, in the long history of tailoring, that these "secrets" have been put to paper. As the trade is no longer a large as it once was apprenticeships are few and far between and at the present moment this forum IS the best resource to learning the art of tailoring. As mentioned before though, it is NOT a replacement for learning from a tailor in person.
4.Make an effort. Take a little self initiative with the following advice and put it straight to practice. The more you show, the more willing we are to give input and advice to help you develop your skills.
5.Lastly, we will be honest with you even if you are not honest with yourself. We have passion for what we do and as such respect the art and science of the trade. With this understood, not being honest in our thoughts and actions will be disrespectful to the trade. Also bearing this in mind, some posts by contributors my come off or perceived as condescending and/or condemning in nature, this is not the case. Unlike costuming or home sewing forums where everyone is nice and give compliments over every little thing, we will not. So please do not take it to heart, as professionals we have professional standards. This is good, as you will always know we will be honest in our critiques, which will help you better yourself in the end.
The Basics:
As with any trade, there are certain foundational skills that need to be mastered before making a serious study of the trade. You can not build a house if you can not swing a hammer so to say. So here are some recommended steps to get you to the absolute basic skill set before you attempt any tailored garment.
Starting out
Your first hurdle, when starting out, is to hold and use your thimble properly. A simple enough thing you might think, it's not for most people. This in itself will test your mettle in wanting to become a tailor, or at least learn tailoring methods to improve your home-sewing projects. Your thimble should be an open top thimble, to make sure it's the right size you must place the thimble on the table, wide in up. Now place the middle finger of your sewing hand into the thimble. The tip of the finger should be able to touch the top of the table easily yet not fall off when you lift your hand. This in mind, lets find a thimble, look at this thread <click>!
Once you get a thimble that fits, you need to purchase a blister pack of multi-sized betweens.
In Continental Europe, get Prym no. 5-9 betweens. The no 5 needles (the longest) are used for basting and buttons. The no. 7 (middle) is for general sewing and seaming. The no. 9 (shortest) for felling and thick cloths.
In the UK and North America, get John James no. 3-9, The no 3 (largest) then would be used for basting.
Soon you will get a feel for the different needle sizes and can purchase them by the size as you need them.
Now that the thimble and needles are sorted, you will need a bit of good worsted cloth, preferably with a pinstripe, a cake of bees wax and a spool of 40wt mercerised cotton in a contrasting colour to the worsted. Once you have these simple tools read this thread!<click> Paying particular attention to the opening section of Liberty's work as this explains how to sit and hold the thimble and needle. If there is any doubt if you are holding the thimble and needle correctly watch this <click> about 1:37 in until about 2:00 then watch it again. Look at where the base of the needle is on the thimble and mimic the movements.
Here are some helpful hints, start with ONLY the fore stitch. This will help your muscles gain memory of the movements and holding the thimble without making any extra movements. Hold the needle so as your fingers are about a 1/4" from the point. The reasoning behind this is when you bite the needle into the fabric and break the cloth over the point you should always have a 1/4" stitch. Think of it as the amount past your fingers is the stitch length and when you grab the needle at the same point each time you, have calibrated the length of that stitch and each succeeding stitch. If you have problems keeping the thimble in that position as you are not used to it/ can't get the muscles to work that way, try this <click>.
Do this exercise until each fore-stitch is evenly spaced and straight and you have full control over the needle and thimble. Be honest with yourself, this will take a week to a month depending on how often you practice. Then move on to the back-stitch and repeat the process all over. I am not being funny, I am dead serious about this. This is a serious trade, not a hobby, and it will not be easy. If you do this right from the beginning, I guarantee by the time you make your first garment the workmanship will be much cleaner and you can take a little more pride in the finished product. Once you have a thorough understanding of the fore-stitch, back-stitch, cross-stitch, padding-stitch and prick/side-stitch you are ready to move on to
Your First Garment.
Your First Garment should either be a skirt (recommended) or a pair of trousers. I had been an advocate to start out with a commercially available pattern, but I have come to realize much work would be needed to make them suitable for tailoring that you might as well draft your own. It can be a little daunting at first but like the stitches it gets easier with practice. Once you make up a few you will start to see how the pattern truly works and be able to adjust more readily.
Each person here has their own drafting system that works for them, and if you ask them they will tell you "it's the best" so we will try and start with something simple. Mansie has been kind enough to provide a nice trouser draft in metric <opens a download of the system>.
For this you will need some craft paper, a yard/meter stick, a tailors square (fairgate) and hip curve (fairgate) along with a good pencil, I use a .07mm mechanical with H lead. After you draft your pattern, cut it out, place pieces on your toile cloth and trace the patterns with a good sharp chalk. Add inlays and add marking threads and then cut out.
Now we are ready for making up!
But now, how do we actually make this up? Simple, get a book. The most basic work on the fundamentals of the trade can be found in Roberto Cabrera's "Classic Tailoring Techniques: A Construction Guide for Men's Wear". It's not the best in my opinion, but it's the easiest and most widely available text on beginning tailoring. This is probably the most recommended book on the forum and is a good base to launch from. There are a few methods scanned in the apprentice forum, but they are a little more advanced or antiquated and you will be scratching your head more than if you use Cabrara's book. Make up a few trousers, perfecting your patterns and using Cabrera's methods. Once you achieve proficiency using this book, move on to Trouser Making By Archibald Whife and Phillip Dellafera . This will give a more in depth look into classic trouser making and will give you much more professional results.
As a side study whilst making your trousers have a look at Jeffery's blog:
While you may be enthusiastic and roaring to jump right into making a coat I strongly advise against this approach. The amount of work needed in order to get to the point of tailoring a coat is currently well beyond your skill set. Not trying to be mean just being honest. I know trousers are not as exciting, but a well executed trouser will give confidence and will make you stand out. People are so used to the ill fitting tubes the ready to wear markets call trousers people forget what a properly made and fitted trouser feels like and have become almost a second thought in planning ones wardrobe. Truth is, a good trouser should be the foundation of your wardrobe.
By the time you make a couple of trousers by this method you will be ready to move on to Waistcoats/ vests. Again, start with Cabrera and then move on. While not many people wear waistcoats today, they are making a comeback and will help provide applicable skills toward your goal of making a coat in a couple of years time. Yes really
And finally, for those who do not necessarily want to learn tailoring but just improve their skills, try DPC's site on trouser making <click>. His style of basic trouser making has the home-sewer in mind and will provide you with some ideas from this perspective. You can also find David Page Coffin's book on trouser making here! <click>
* ToS(h)- My own acronym for "Terms of Service (historical)"
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DVD region code
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DVD region codes are a digital rights management technique designed to allow film distributors to control aspects of a release, including content, release date, and price, according to the region.
This is achieved by way of region-locked DVD players, which will play back only DVDs encoded to their region (plus those without any region code). The American DVD Copy Control Association also requires that DVD player manufacturers incorporate the regional-playback control (RPC) system. However, region-free DVD players, which ignore region coding, are also commercially available,[1] and many DVD players can be modified to be region-free, allowing playback of all discs.[2]
DVDs may use one code, a combination of codes (multi-region), every code (all region) or no codes (region free).
- 1 Region codes and countries
- 2 Region-code enhanced
- 3 Purpose
- 4 Implementations of region codes
- 5 Blu-ray Disc region codes
- 6 UMD region codes
- 7 Criticism and legal concerns
- 8 See also
- 9 References
- 10 External links
Region codes and countries
|Region code
|FREE
|Informal term meaning "worldwide". Region 0 is not an official setting; discs that bear the region 0 symbol either have no flag set or have regions 1–6 flags set. Region 0 is commonly referred to as "Region Free", especially when talking about DVD and Blu-ray Disc players.
|0
|1
|United States, Canada, Bermuda, Caribbean, U.S. territories
|2
|Europe, Middle East, Japan, South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho, Greenland, British Overseas Territories, British Crown Dependencies, French Overseas departments and territories
|3
|Southeast Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau
|4
|South America, Central America, Mexico, New Zealand, Australia, Papua New Guinea, much of Oceania
|5
|South Asia, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Africa (except Egypt, South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho), Central Asia, Mongolia, North Korea
|6
|7
|Reserved for future use, MPAA-related DVDs and "media copies" of pre-releases in Asia
|8
|International venues such as aircraft, cruise ships, spacecraft, etc.
|9
|These region discs have all eight flags set, allowing the disc to be played in any location, on any player.
|ALL
DVDs sold in the Baltic states use both region 2 and 5 codes.
Region 0 (playable in all regions except 7 and 8) is widely used by China and the Philippines. DVDs in Hispanophone Latin America use both the region 1 and region 4 codes. Most DVDs in India combine the region 2, region 4, and region 5 codes; Indian Disney discs contain only the region 3 code.
European region 2 DVDs may be sub-coded "D1" to "D4". "D1" are the United Kingdom–only releases; "D2" and "D3" are not sold in the UK and Ireland; "D4" are distributed throughout Europe.
Any combination of regions can be applied to a single disc. For example, a DVD designated Region 2/4 is suitable for playback in Western Europe, Oceania, and any other Region 2 or Region 4 area. So-called "Region 0" and "ALL" discs are meant to be playable worldwide.
The term "Region 0" also describes the DVD players designed or modified to incorporate Regions 1–6, thereby providing compatibility with most discs, regardless of region. This apparent solution was popular in the early days of the DVD format, but studios quickly responded by adjusting discs to refuse to play in such machines. This system is known as "Regional Coding Enhancement" (RCE).
Region-code enhanced
Region-code enhanced, also known as just "RCE" or "REA",[3] was a retroactive attempt to prevent the playing of one region's discs in another region, even if the disc was played in a region-free player. The scheme was deployed on only a handful of discs. The disc contained the main program material region coded as region 1. But it also contained a short video loop of a map of the world showing the regions, which was coded as region 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. The intention was that when the disc was played in a non-region 1 player, the player would default to playing the material for its native region. This played the aforementioned video loop of a map, which was impossible to escape from, as the user controls were disabled.
However, the scheme was fundamentally flawed, as a region-free player tries to play a disc using the last region that worked with the previously inserted disc. If it cannot play the disc, then it tries another region until one is found that works. RCE could thus be defeated by briefly playing a "normal" region 1 disc, and then inserting the RCE protected region 1 disc, which would now play. RCE caused a few problems with genuine region 1 players.
As of 2007[update] many "multi-region" DVD players defeated regional lockout and RCE by automatically identifying and matching a disc's region code and/or allowing the user to manually select a particular region.[4][5] Some manufacturers of DVD players now freely supply information on how to disable regional lockout, and on some recent models, it appears to be disabled by default.[6][7] Computer programs such as DVD Shrink, Digiarty WinX DVD Ripper Platinum can make copies of region-coded DVDs without RCE restriction.
One purpose of region coding is controlling release dates. A practice of movie marketing threatened by the advent of digital home video is to release a movie to cinemas, and then for general sale, later in some countries than in others. This is common partly because releasing a movie at the same time worldwide can be prohibitively expensive. Videotapes were inherently regional since formats had to match those of the encoding system used by television stations in that particular region, such as NTSC and PAL, although from early 1990s PAL machines increasingly offered NTSC playback. DVDs are less restricted in this sense, and region coding allows movie studios to better control the global release dates of DVDs.
Another purpose of region coding is to prevent release of movies that could be offensive in such regions for cultural, religious, and political reasons. Region coding helps prevent release of such films in sensitive territories.
Finally, the copyright in a title may be held by different entities in different territories. Region coding enables copyright holders to (attempt to) prevent a DVD from a region from which they do not derive royalties from being played on a DVD player inside their region. Region coding attempts to dissuade importing of DVDs from one region into another.
PAL/SECAM vs. NTSC
DVDs are also formatted for use on two conflicting regional television systems: 480i/60 Hz and 576i/50 Hz, which in analog contexts are often referred to as 525/60 (NTSC) and 625/50 (PAL/SECAM) respectively. Strictly speaking, PAL and SECAM are analog color television signal formats which have no relevance in the digital domain (as evident in the conflation of PAL and SECAM, which are actually two distinct analog color systems). However, the DVD system was originally designed to encode the information necessary to reproduce signals in these formats, and the terms continue to be used (incorrectly) as a method of identifying refresh rates and vertical resolution. However, an "NTSC", "PAL" or "SECAM" DVD player that has one or more analog composite video output (baseband or modulated) will only produce NTSC, PAL or SECAM signals, respectively, from those outputs, and may only play DVDs identified with the corresponding format.
NTSC is the analog TV format historically associated with the United States, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Philippines, Taiwan, and other countries. PAL is the analog color TV format historically associated with most of Europe, most of Africa, China, India, Australia, New Zealand, Israel, North Korea, and other countries (plus Brazil, who uses the refresh rate and resolution commonly associated with NTSC). SECAM, while using the same resolution and refresh rate as PAL, is a distinct format which uses a very different system of color encoding. Some DVD players can only play discs identified as NTSC, PAL or SECAM, while others can play multiple standards.[8]
In general, it is easier for consumers in PAL/SECAM countries to view NTSC DVDs than vice versa. Almost all DVD players sold in PAL/SECAM countries are capable of playing both kinds of discs, and most modern PAL TVs can handle the converted signal.† However, most NTSC players cannot play PAL discs, and most NTSC TVs do not accept 576i video signals as used on PAL/SECAM DVDs. Those in NTSC countries, such as the United States, generally require both a region-free, multi-standard player and a multi-standard television to view PAL discs, or a converter box, whereas those in PAL countries generally require only a region-free player to view NTSC discs. There are also differences in pixel aspect ratio (720 × 480 vs. 720 × 576 with the same image aspect ratio) and display frame rate (29.97 vs. 25).
Most computer-based DVD software and hardware can play both NTSC and PAL video and both audio standards.[8]
^† NTSC discs may be output from a PAL DVD player in three different ways:
- using a non-chroma encoded format such as RGB SCART or YPBPR component video.
- using PAL 60 encoded composite video/S-Video—a "hybrid" system which uses NTSC's 525/60 line format along with PAL's chroma subcarrier
- using NTSC encoded composite video/S-Video.
Implementations of region codes
Standalone DVD players
Usually a configuration flag is set in each player's firmware at the factory. This flag holds the region number that the machine is allowed to play. Region-free players are DVD players shipped without the ability to enforce regional lockout (usually by means of a chip that ignores any region coding), or without this flag set.
However, if the player is not region-free, it can often be unlocked with an unlock code entered via the remote control. This code simply allows the user to change the factory-set configuration flag to another region, or to the special region "0". Once unlocked this way, the DVD player allows the owner to watch DVDs from any region. Many websites exist on the Internet offering these codes, often known informally as hacks. Many websites provide instructions for different models of standalone DVD players, to hack, and their factory codes.
Computer DVD drives
Older DVD drives use RPC-1 ("Regional Playback Control") firmware, which means the drive allows DVDs from any region to play. Newer drives use RPC-2 firmware, which enforces the DVD region coding at the hardware level. These drives can often be reflashed or hacked with RPC-1 firmware, effectively making the drive region-free. This may void the drive warranty.[9]
Some drives may come set as region-free, so the user is expected to assign their region when they buy it. In this case, some DVD programs may prompt the user to select a region, while others may actually assign the region automatically based on the locale set in the operating system.
In most computer drives, users are allowed to change the region code up to five times.[10] If the number of allowances reaches zero, the region last used will be permanent even if the drive is transferred to another computer. This limit is built into the drive's controller software, called firmware. Resetting the firmware count can be done with first- or third-party software tools, or by reflashing (see above) to RPC-1 firmware.
Since some software does not work correctly with RPC-1 drives, there is also the option of reflashing the drive with a so-called auto-reset firmware. This firmware appears as RPC-2 firmware to software, but will reset the region changes counter whenever power is cycled, reverting to the state of a drive that has never had its region code changed.
Software DVD players
Most freeware and open source DVD players, such as VLC, ignore region coding. VLC, for example, does not attempt to enforce region coding; however, it requires access to the DVD's raw data to overcome CSS encryption, and such access may not be available on some drives with RPC-2 firmware when playing a disc from a different region than the region to which the drive is locked.[citation needed] Most commercial players are locked to a region code, but can be easily changed with software.
Other software, known as DVD region killers, transparently remove (or hide) the DVD region code from the software player. Some can also work around locked RPC-2 firmware.
The region coding of a DVD can be circumvented by making a copy that adds flags for all region codes, creating an all-region DVD. DVD backup software can do this, and some can also remove Macrovision, CSS, and disabled user operations (UOps).
In common region-locked DVDs (but not in RCE-DVDs), the region code is stored in the file "VIDEO_TS.IFO" (table "VMGM_MAT"), byte offsets 34 and 35.[11] The eight regions each correspond to a value which is a power of 2: Region 1 corresponds to 1 (20), Region 2 to 2 (21), Region 3 to 4 (22), and so on through Region 8, which corresponds to 128 (27). The values of each region that the disc is not encoded for are added together to give the value in the file. For example, a disc that is encoded for Region 1 but not Regions 2–8 will have the value 2+4+8+16+32+64+128=254. A disc encoded for Regions 1, 2 and 4 will have the value 4+16+32+64+128=244. A region-free or RCE-protected DVD will carry the value zero, since no regions are excluded.
Video game consoles
The Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3 consoles are all region-locked for DVD playback. The PlayStation 2[12] can be modified to have its regional-locking disabled through the use of modchips. Although region locked on film DVDs and film Blu-ray Discs, the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One are region free for video games.
Blu-ray Disc region codes
Blu-ray Discs use a much simpler region-code system than DVD with only three regions, labeled A, B and C. As with DVD many Blu-rays are encoded region 0 (region free), making them suitable for players worldwide.
|Region code
|A
|Includes most American and Southeast Asian countries, as well as some East Asian countries including Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Macau and Taiwan.
|B
|Includes most of Europe, Western Asian countries, all of Africa, and most of Oceania, including Australia and New Zealand.
|C
|Includes Belarus, Ukraine, European and Asian parts of Russia, central, east and south Asian countries, including Kazakhstan and China (Mainland)
UMD region codes
For the UMD, a disc type used for the PlayStation Portable, UMD movies are region-locked, and use roughly the same regions as DVDs do, but UMD video games are region-free.
Criticism and legal concerns
|This section is outdated. (November 2010)
Region-code enforcement has been discussed as a possible violation of World Trade Organization free trade agreements or competition law.[13] The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has warned that DVD players that enforce region-coding may violate their Competition and Consumer Act 2010.[14][15][16] Under New Zealand copyright law, DVD region codes and the mechanisms in DVD players to enforce them have no legal protection.[17] The practice has also been criticized by the European Commission[18] which as of 2001 March 14 is investigating whether the resulting price discrimination amounts to a violation of EU competition law.[19]
The Washington Post has highlighted how DVD region-coding has been a major inconvenience for travelers who wish to legally purchase DVDs abroad and return with them to their countries of origin, students of foreign languages, immigrants who want to watch films from their homeland and foreign film enthusiasts.[1] Another criticism is that region-coding allows for local censorship. For example, the Region 1 DVD of the drama film Eyes Wide Shut (1999), directed by Stanley Kubrick, contains the digital manipulations necessary for the film to secure an MPAA R-rating, whereas these manipulations are not evident in non–region 1 discs.[20]
See also
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- ^ a b Luh, James C. (June 1, 2001). "Breaking Down DVD Borders". The Washington Post.
- ^ Jim Taylor. "DVD FAQ: DVD utilities and region-free information". Dvddemystified.com. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
- ^ Regional Coding Enhancement FAQ from DVD Talk
- ^ "RCE/REA Info". Barrel-of-monkeys.com. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
- ^ Michael Demtschyna. "Regional Code Enhancement". Michaeldvd.com.au. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
- ^ "Cheap DVD players come at a cost". The Sydney Morning Herald. May 28, 2007. Retrieved August 22, 2007.
- ^ "The DVD Doctors". The Tribal Mind (of the The Sydney Morning Herald). March 30, 2005. Retrieved August 22, 2007.
- ^ a b Taylor, Jim. "DVD FAQ: Is DVD Video a Worldwide Standard? Does it Work with NTSC, PAL and SECAM?". Dvddemystified.com. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
- ^ Doom9 on RPC1.
- ^ "Rulemaking hearing: Exemptions from prohibitions on circumvention of technological measures that control access to copyrighted works" (PDF). May 15, 2003. p. 287, line 18. Retrieved June 1, 2009.
- ^ DVD-Replica Media LLC. "DVD Basic Data Structure Guide". Dvd-replica.com. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ^ "Sony Playstation 2 Region Code". VideoHelp.com. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ^ "Openlaw DVD FAQ". Cyber.law.harvard.edu. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
- ^ "Restricting DVD's Illegal: ACCC". The Australian IT. March 27, 2001. Retrieved May 11, 2006.
- ^ "Consumers in Dark about DVD Imports". Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. December 21, 2000. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
- ^ "Difficulties Between the Pro-Competitive Community and Intellectual Property (note: open one of the attachments and search for "RPC" to find the relevant section).
- ^ Copyright Act 1994 No 143 (as at 01 December 2008) section 226 part b.
- ^ "SPEECH/01/275: Content, Competition and Consumers: Innovation and Choice" (Press release). Europa. June 11, 2000. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- ^ Probes into Regional DVD Imperils Studio Strategy, Paul Sweeting, Variety, June 3, 2001.
- ^ Closed Borders and Open Secrets: Regional Lockout, the Film Industry and Code-Free DVD Players, Brian Hu, Mediascape: Journal of Cinema and Media Studies, Vol. 1, Number 2
External links
- DVD region information with regards to RCE from Home Theater Info
- Region Coding - Explanations & Help from The DVDCodes Source
- DVD Code Region Mapping from The Home of DVD Unlocks
- Amazon.co.uk DVD Regions guide
- Multi Region Guide


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