text:
Here comes the bride, all here for profit!
Yes , at **10.07am BST** Tom2 decided to finally release the newest power, 'WEDDING' into stores!
1000 released costing 250 xats . *LIMITED POWER*
Users on Trade were buying this power for 300 xats and the price was 300 - 330 xats while the new power was in stores;
Credit to these two images goes to FLawLess00 (525873538)
UPDATE 1: SOLD OUT! (10.28am)
The power took 17 minutes for it to sell out of stock, but it was profitable on Trade right from the start!
UPDATE 2: TRADE UPDATE - 1 (10.46am)
Users on Trade are buying the power higher than before and the cost on Trade is now currently between 400 - 500 xats on the chat.
Here are some images;
This is where the power increases in demand and price;
UPDATE 3: TRADE UPDATE - 2 (10.57am)
The price is settling down a bit, with more users selling the power now. The price has slowly decreased and is now 400 - 460 xats , so we'll see what happens!
Here are some images;
Many users managed to buy between 2 - 5 WEDDING powers, which means this:
So yeah , that pretty much sums up a good profit for a power that's probably going to decrease in price later on throughout the day!
Sorry lol, I just had to use this image again after someone loved it!
But anyways ...
25 released costing 50,000 xats each.Credit to these two images goes to FLawLess00 (525873538)
This happened at the same time while the WEDDING power was in stores! For the first time in over a year, this power took 18 minutes until the power was out of stock!
What happened for the first time:
- Users were able to buy up to 4 GOLD powers if they had wanted to due to the release being so slow, but only a maximum profit of 1,000 would have been available!
- The release took it's longest YET! Although it was when many people were sleeping, so no complaints there!
Despite all this , the power is still profitable on Trade , the price at the moment being 50,000 - 50,200 xats.
Some screenshots;
So there you have it! A great start to your Sunday on xat, with 2 powers being released and a decent amount of profit!
NOTE: Smileys for the new WEDDING power will be posted on the NEXT release!
What powers did you buy? What are your thoughts on the new WEDDING power? Leave a comment below and share me your thoughts!


text:
Why not celebrate the end of summer by visiting our tasting room for some super summer cider. We have two new releases of Hard Cider for you to try! Summer in a bottle! Check out our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/twilightciderworks for special hours and promotions!
Northwest Cider Events
Do you have a cider event you would like added to our Cider Event Calendar? Let us know today.
Back to All Events
Earlier Event: August 9Summer Cider Day 2014
Later Event: September 4Washington Cider Week 2014

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
A Balinese Treat
1 comment:
Thanks for the fabulous recipe!!!! Last night we entertained our book club as we discussed the book "Eat Pray Love". We designed the dinner around the book - Italian appetizers, Indian food for the main course, and your recommended Indonesian dessert Bubur Ketan Hitam. We discussed each section of the book during the appropriate dinner course. I have to admit that we did not discuss the book's section on Bali much. Our discussion was focused primarily on our pure enjoyment of this yummy dessert, which might be the point of Bali after all.
I have to admit, finding the pandan leaves was a bit like the hunt for the Holy Grail. After looking in the Asian markets I knew of in our area, I finally found it in a small Vietnamese grocery store after stopping in our favorite Vietnamese restaurant and asking the owner if she can give me ideas of where to find it. The quest for the pandan leaves was well worth the effort.
I served the Bubur Ketan Hitam with canned coconut milk and fresh pineapple. Everyone really enjoyed our dessert! They commented on how the pineapple complemented the flavor of the coconut milk and the perfect texture of the sticky rice. This recipe's a keeper. I will definitely transport my guests to Bali again through the magic of Bubur Ketan Hitam!
- January 27, 2008 at 7:48 AM


text:
The Spanish Institute of Puebla provides affordable university Study Abroad and Spanish Immersion programs for over 30 years to students, professionals (from all fields) and seniors from more than 60 countries. Their students learn from the outset to think and express themselves in Spanish as they participate in their exceptional International Award Winning Academic Curriculum and wide variety of extra curriculum activities.
It is a well established Spanish Language School, with 30 years of experience, a proven methodology and a great atmosphere for learning Spanish and offers 30 hours a week of instruction; more than any other well know Spanish Language School helps to speak Spanish.
Their Group program includes two hours of individual conversation to get your conversation skills up as quick as possible and standard program has eight levels from Beginner to close to Native Speaker and students can specify which level they would like. The duration of each level is 3 weeks and 6-hours a day. You will stay with a host families who are carefully screened to have a very helpful attitude towards students. The Spanish Institute of Puebla will help you speak Spanish. The institute will not only teach you to speak Spanish, but you will also learn to think and express yourself in Spanish.
Contact Details :
10104 Hosta Cove
Austin, Tx 78750
Country: USA
Telephone: (512) 380-1030
Free Call:1 (800) 554-2951
Austin, Tx 78750
Country: USA
Telephone: (512) 380-1030
Free Call:1 (800) 554-2951
Email ID : email@example.com


text:
Tuesday, 17 January 2017
Season Diary - Week 24
It looks like there is going to be an organised season ticket boycott next term as the Supporters' Association ramp up their campaign to get Michael Johnston off the Club Board.
We are fast running out of time to turn things around and I would urge all Killie fans to seriously consider what the fan's group have to say in the coming weeks.
No one wants to deprive the club of money but if you pay in game by game then over the piece you will actually contribute more; and with any luck the situation could be resolved before the season starts.
So, the more we stand together on this the better chance there is of things getting back the way they should be, and efforts concentrated on repairing the damage already done.
What is ultimately more important…keeping your seat at Rugby Park or having our football club to support?
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
Please note this item will take 3 to 4 weeks for delivery.
To browse Cincinnati Bengals Sidelines Collection products click here
To browse Cincinnati Bengals Locker Room Collection products click here
To browse all Cincinnati Bengals bedroom coordinates click here
To browse all Kentex Cincinnati Bengals items click here
You can find other products like this 'Cincinnati Bengals Shower Curtain by Kentex', by clicking on the following links:
Departments, Sports, Equipment, Football, Home & Outdoor, Licensed Products, Team Sports, Teams, Camp Showers, Brands
Whether you are a professional, amateur or a fan, OnlineSports.com has one of the largest collections of sporting goods, sports equipment, accessories for various sports and outdoor activities and all that you require to pursue your passion for your particular sport. Check out some of the other great products similar to 'Cincinnati Bengals Shower Curtain by Kentex' at the following related categories:
Departments, Sports, Equipment, Football, Home & Outdoor
|72" x 72"
|Cincinnati Bengals
|Lead Time Text
|Leaves the warehouse within 4 - 7 business days.


text:
RTCIceGatherer/RTCIceTransport issuesClosed per internal process
Issue #6842709
Steps to reproduce
Repro Steps:
new RTCIceGatherer({gatherPolicy: "all", iceServers:[{"url": "stun:stun.l.google.com:19302"}]});
new RTCIceGatherer({gatherPolicy: "all", iceServers:[{"urls": "stun:stun.l.google.com:19302"}]});
Expected Results:
The above methods to either succeed or provide helpful feedback on what went wrong.
Actual Results:
I've been playing with the ORTC support in Edge but got a lot of issues.
I can only get a new RTCGatherer to be created if I pass an empty array as iceServers. As soon as I add an ICE server I get a failure, of two different kinds according to whether I use url or urls (should be urls IIUC):
iceServers:[{"url": "stun:stun.l.google.com:19302"}] --> SCRIPT5022: InvalidAccessError
iceServers:[{"urls": "stun:stun.l.google.com:19302"}] --> SCRIPT57345: Could not complete the operation due to error c004e001
That said, even by passing an empty array, I then cannot add remote trickle candidates to the track ICE transport:
mytrack.iceTransport.addRemoteCandidate(candidate) --> SCRIPT5022: InvalidAccessError
These cryptic errors make it really hard to figure out what (if anything) I may be doing wrong. Feedback would be helpful.
Dev Channel specific:
Comments and activity
- Microsoft Edge Team
Changed Assigned To to "Kamen M."
Changed Assigned To to "Venkat K."
Changed Assigned To from "Venkat K." to "Frank L."
Changed Status to "Confirmed"
Changed Assigned To from "Frank L." to "IE S."
Changed Status from "Confirmed"
Changed Title from "RTCIceGatherer/RTCIceTransport issues" to "RTCIceGatherer/RTCIceTransport issuesClosed per internal process"
Thank you for providing this information about the issue. WebRTC reported this as a known issue and recommended using a TURN server for the time being. However, this may now be fixed in our latest public build. Please test this behavior in our latest stable version 14393 or the latest insider build 15063.
Best Wishes,
The MS Edge Team
I tested with stun settings with Edge build 15063, and I'm also getting SCRIPT5022: InvalidAccessError.
Edge 40: The issue isn't fixed yet.
I'm getting same error with stun+turn valid servers.
It still happens with stun-only iceOptions or turn-only iceOptions.
To me, it "works" only with empty array.
Any update on this issue ?
I'm still getting this error with Edge build 16299…
You need to sign in to your Microsoft account to add a comment.


text:
CARE home OAPs have been given a pub to cheer them up - complete with a karaoke machine.
The bar, which stocks a range of wine, beers and spirits , aims to get residents socialising and singing over a drink.
Each resident has their own personal beer tankard and are free to ask for whatever drink they like from care workers running the bar.
And bosses say the pub, which also has a dart board and pool table, is working wonders for morale of the 120 residents at Elderslie Care Home, in Paisley.
Resident Helen Brown, 85, said the pub was a great success but said she hasn't yet tried singing.
She said: "I like to come here and have a good chat with my friends over a small glass of shandy.
"But I don't think I'm daft enough for karaoke."
Home manager Fiona Truesdale said the pub delivers a form of therapy for residents, especially those living with dementia.
She said: "The pub is a comfortable and familiar social setting for our residents which helps to makes them feel more at ease within their surroundings.
"It is open to all residents and appeals to the vast majority as it allows them to reconnect with the traditional notion of 'going for a pint with your pals'."
The Bupa run-home is on the appropriately named Fulbar Road in Paisley - and was built on the site of a former pub which burned down.
The bar, which doesn't need a licence as no money is changing hands, has been set up in a corner of the residents' lounge.
Fiona added: "This concept improves the living experience for residents by providing extra cognitive stimulation which inevitably improves their mood and general sense of wellbeing.
"Families can also benefit from spending time in an enjoyable setting which enhances the visit to their relative or friend - helping to create a friendly, relaxing atmosphere for all parties.
"Spending time in the 'pub' can also improve co-ordination - even if this just involves a resident raising a pint glass."


text:
Bloggers and writing a blog dominate the Internet landscape. There is seemingly no limit to the different types of people and messages that are showing up online. It can be tough to make a good blog since people read them for different purposes. Use the advice found in this article to skyrocket the views on your blog, and attain success!
Attempt to be available to your readers at all times. Make a habit of responding to reader comments. If you've begun to connect with your visitors, they'll expect that you'll be around regularly. Remember that other people out there will be disappointed if you give up on your blog.
Check to be certain you have not overused keywords, Adsense postings, images or plug-ins. If you do, your blog could get removed from the major search engines, negating all the hard work you've done so far. Write in a natural manner which is enjoyable to read.
Make your blog unique. Content that is unique will attract visitors. Providing information that is difficult for people to find will also draw readers. Write about a hobby or experience that is different. Provide detailed instructions regarding how to build a widget. The idea is to provide readers with a reason to look for posts on your site.
Your blog will benefit greatly if you can convince well-known bloggers to make guest posts for you. This will enhance your site's profile and improve its content. You will also experience a boost in readership thanks to fans of the guest blogger stopping by to take a look at your blog. You can do this with several people to help you create a more content rich blog.
As was stated, bloggers are everywhere these days on the Internet. People blog for lots of different reasons, creating a huge number of unique blogs. A determined blogger should be able to find a niche in which they can succeed. Apply what you've learned, from the article above, to become the best blogger you can be.
Link Far
Charlotte Bloggen


text:
Horseshoe Estates (GNIS FID: 596330) is a populated place located within the District 6, Ruthsburg, a minor civil division (MCD) of Queen Anne's County.
The elevation of Horseshoe Estates is 69 feet. Horseshoe Estates appears on the Ridgely U.S. Geological Survey Map. Queen Anne's County is in the Eastern Time Zone (UTC -5 hours).
Queen Anne's County: Subdivisions (MCDs) | Cities & Towns | ZIP Codes | Features (airports, churches, hospitals, etc.)
BIG Map |
Driving Directions |
Data Source - USGS GNIS FID: 596330
BOUNDARY MAPS: District 6, Ruthsburg | Queen Anne's County
Queen Anne, MD
(1.4 miles SSE)
Hillsboro, MD (2.4 miles SE)
Ridgely, MD (4.3 miles E)
Cordova, MD (4.9 miles SSW)
West Denton, MD (7.6 miles ESE)
Denton, MD
(8.3 miles ESE)
Greensboro, MD (8.8 miles ENE)
Centreville, MD (8.9 miles NW)
Williston, MD (9.8 miles SE)
Queenstown, MD (11 miles WNW)
Waljacks Corners, MD
(1.4 miles S)
Hillsboro Estates, MD (2.4 miles SE)
Thomas Town, MD (2.7 miles SE)
Jumptown, MD (2.7 miles ENE)
Fox Meadow, MD (2.7 miles WNW)
Willoughby, MD
(3.1 miles WSW)
Rolph Landing, MD (3.1 miles SSE)
Starr, MD (3.6 miles NW)
Mill Run, MD (3.6 miles S)
Tappers Corner, MD (3.9 miles S)


text:
Standard disclaimer: This post looks at the text of a short story for educational purposes, and does not shy away from spoilers. If you don't want the story spoiled, read the original story first. (And subscribe to support the magazine.)
The Love It Bears Fair Maidens
K.T. Bryski
Apex Magazine. December 2016.
Exposition and Pacing
The narrative begins with "Let's see if we've got this right." It introduces the narrator as its own entity, and invites the reader along in an act of co-creation. The next paragraph follows suit, introducing not a character but a template of a household tale maiden. The reader is given a small suitable range of options for her age: sixteen to no more than a few years past twenty.
As a reader I know I'm not following one specific character, but a stand in for the trope. As the story unwraps the tropes around unicorns and virgins, it encompasses every women's story around rape.
In practical terms, the narrator breaks up the story right at a tension point and scene breaks away for exposition and commentary. During these moments the narrator addresses the reader directly and refers to themself as a narrator. It is much like William Goldman's narrator breaking the flow in The Princess Bride to explain Morgenstern's ramblings or in The Silent Gondoliers the subcultures of early twentieth century Venice. (Or Peter Falk's Grandpa saying "She doesn't get eaten by the eels at this time.") Douglas Adams also uses this technique in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy all the time.
Every writer knows there is a narrative and a backstory. It is common to see this kind of pacing in stories that have multiple POV characters with their own plot lines. Get to one character's cliffhanger and then swap the narrative. When you only have a single plot line, a single character to follow, there doesn't appear to be good options for subplots. I struggle with this trying to get my first person narrators through longer pieces. I've tried interweaving two mysteries with similar themes, book-ending them, and just leaving them in their own smaller stories hoping to pull one of Chandler's cannibalism tricks.
This technique allows the exposition and world building to work together. One of my frustrations with writing is trying to sneak in the backstory and world-building. It's like I don't give myself permission to just tell the reader something germane to the story. Telling works in fiction when it is used like an accent spice in a meal, and in this case: Intermissions.
Exercise: Pause for a Brief Opinion
Take one of your stories that isn't clicking yet. Find the pieces of backstory and exposition in each section and move them to their own section, right behind some point of tension in the story. Let some other narrator take over for a bit, and backfill the stuff the reader needs to know. Let this narrator have its own voice and attitude.
Thematic Writing
"Theme" is a popular topic at writing convention panels. I tend to think of theme as a philosophical argument, and the characters can all have their own takes on that argument. The different responses to the question give rise to the conflicts in the story.
Here the story's theme is found in the prologue:
The hunt begins as it always does: with quarry, bait, and hunter.
This implies three separate entities in a relationship, right? The Hunter uses Bait to catch the Quarry. That's "normal". This story (if you didn't take the spoiler warning seriously, you're gonna be upset) combines those three elements into a single person: The Maiden.
The progression of the story is the blending of these three elements, The Maiden recognizing she is all three at once. It is her awakening, and that is the Story.
Along the way, the narrative gets to highlight the absolute bullshit in our current society about rape culture without naming it.
Exercise: Focus on the Theme
Take another story, one that maybe meanders or your first readers have complained is hard to follow, has random scenes or character actions, or doesn't leave them with an understanding of anything. Find the thematic sentence of the story. Then brainstorm a bit around that theme: What's the negation of the theme? What's a consequence of the theme? What does this theme look like in action? How does our current society work with the theme?
Once you have those ideas mapped out in loose relationships go through the manuscript scene by scene and map the scene to something from your brainstorming session. If you can't find the parallel, maybe the scene needs to be cut, or focused into the theme.
This world is still a generic fantasy world, which is perfectly fine. This isn't one woman's dealing with life's shit here. The familiar world of Grimm's Household Tales is sufficient to tell every woman's story of dealing with life's shit.


text:
Do you know what reseller hosting is? Do you want to start your own online business? This is a form of hosting, where you have the ability as account owner to use your allotted space and bandwidth to host websites on behalf of third parties. At SeekDotNet.com, you as the reseller can purchase the host`s service at an affordable wholesale prize and the you sell them to your customer for profit.
Your reseller web hosting can be like a firm web design, web developer or system integrator. SeekDotNet.com provides a reseller hosting at a cheaper price for anyone to start a reseller web hosting. You do not need to have technical knowledge to start an online business. They have a reseller hosting plan designed to cater for everyone with a control panel system to manage your client's accounts effectively. You are also given chance to create your own service plans and choose you own pricing structure.
You can be the host in window reseller host too. SeekDotNet.com reseller window account you no longer need to hold multiple accounts in order to keep track of clients spread out in you control panels. You can host applications written in any language. You can host PHP/MySQL web site right alongside an ASP.Net/SQL 2008 application. There is really no need to maintain reseller account while SeekDotNet.com will cover your needs wholly.
It has tremendous powerful tool for developing web based applications and with such application, you become a good host of window reseller host. If interested on the best web hosting reseller and window reseller host, visit http://www.seekdotnet.com and get more insight on it.


text:
Michael Parkinson looks back at a memorable interview with the talented and troubled Welsh actor Richard Burton. Back in 1974, the film star was battling against alcoholism, consuming "up to three bottles of hard liquor a day", and had spent six weeks in a Swiss clinic for treatment prior to the interview - which took place in the morning before the pubs opened, although in the event he had to be given a whiskey to calm his nerves.
Unable to round up an audience so early in the day, BBC chefs and kitchen staff were invited to sit in the audience, which gave Burton quite a surprise when met with a crowd of people in white coats; "Christ, I thought I was back at the bloody clinic".
He said he had been on the edge of a "terrible precipice", but had survived and had decided to regain control of his life. He didn't. He died of a brain haemorrhage in 1984, aged 59.
Add this episode to your queue to receive more information about
Richard Burton and we will let you know when it becomes available.


text:
IEPER, BELGIUM (CBS.MW) -- Lernout & Hauspie announced after the market closed that the company has entered into a deal with Yahoo to provide localized features and services.
The Belgium-based company lhsp provides speech and language solutions, including software products for speech recognition, language translation, speech synthesis and audio compression.
Lernout shares closed up 1/8 at 32 3/16 while Yahoo yhoo shares closed down 9 3/4 at 16 03/4.
Learnout & Hauspie will help localize features and services offered through Yahoo's network by translating the text on specific Web pages into the appropriate language.
"Our relationship with Yahoo underscores the importance of localization in making the Internet and all its services accessible, appealing and understandable to users worldwide, regardless of their native language," said Florita Mendez, president of L&H's speech and language consulting and services division, in a statement.


text:
PIONEERING technology devised by a council worker is helping little Sadie Hall know how much she is loved.
With a dictionary of 750 words at her parents' fingertips, new app Sign It is giving the Hall family the support they need to communicate with Sadie, who was diagnosed with hearing difficulties when she was born.
Thought to be among the world's first sign language apps, the technology – which can be downloaded to phones and tablets – is already proving a hit with Sadie's parents, Caroline and Colin, who have been piloting it.
The couple, who live with Sadie and son Robert, six, have both embarked on gaining their Level 1 British Sign Language (BSL) qualification in a bid to better communicate with their daughter.
Caroline, 35, a promoting health practitioner for Public Health South Tyneside who lives in Jarrow, said: "Sadie was diagnosed with hearing impairment during a routine NHS newborn hearing screening. Having a visual tool when identifying signs will help immensely with day-to-day life and with my studies.
"I'm looking to learn phrases such as 'I love you', 'time to get up', 'going to play with your friends' and 'time for bath'.
"It's really convenient the way I can download Sign It, so if I get stuck on a sign when I'm out and about, I can quickly look it up."
With about 95% of deaf children being born to hearing parents, the app has the potential to help thousands of people, and siblings can also pick up the basics of sign language at the touch of a button.
Anyone wanting to know a sign for a particular word can type it in, and then a three-second video showing deaf children from South Tyneside signing it pings up on your phone or tablet.
The app is the brainchild of trainee teacher for the deaf Suzanne Williams, who works at South Tyneside Council's hearing impaired service providing education support for youngsters aged up to 19.
She had her eureka moment while she was studying for her BSL Level 1 exam. She said: "There was nothing practical available to download, so I thought it would be an interesting project to explore and to incorporate the young people we work with on a daily basis.
"This is a great way of using technology to break down any communication barriers between the deaf community and to bring people closer together.
"It's a fun and easy method to use that will hopefully provide a clearer understanding to those individuals who have little or no experience or BSL vocabulary."
The system has been developed by web designer Tom Devlin and includes words such as angel, football, love, teacher, angry, phone and zebra.
Sign It costs £2.99 to download.


text:
Spending a working lifetime in the 'fast pace' began many years ago. A lot of travel was part of those days and it was something immensely enjoyed. I experienced much of Europe and a little of the Middle East and Central America, most for work, some for play. Then, upon returning to the United States I moved to Alaska to experience the 'last frontier.' There was always one thing that could help me slow down and "enjoy the ride" during all of those 'early days.' A PERFECT CUP OF COFFEE! While I found many excellent coffees in all of my travels, for my taste there seemed to be more mediocre cups than fine ones. The beauty, pace of living, and the people of Colorado have been on my radar since 1972 when I was stationed with the Air Force in Colorado Springs. I always migrated back to Colorado for vacations.
Finally, after many years of thinking about it and planning, I moved to Paonia, right in the heart of the valley to the majestic Northfork of the Gunnison River. The agricultural bounty, beautiful mountains, and amazing artists, writers, musicians, and all around talented people made me decide to stay here. Once here, I continued my search for that PERFECT CUP OF COFFEE! Again, I found some excellent coffee and many mediocre roasts. I began home roasting coffee beans while still searching for that perfect cup of coffee. I have finally been able to come up with some superb roasts of fine coffee from many places in the 'coffee belt' and decided to share that experience with people in Western Colorado.
Rubicon Roasting is located in Paonia Colorado. We are collaborating with a local baker and winemaker to open a retail location where customers can drink our coffee and enjoy a wonderful home baked pastry while enjoying the view. And what a view it is. Mount Lamborn and Land's End are bearing down on us as we sit in front of the building. Customers can watch as coffee beans are roasted in the Diedrich 2.5kg roaster. This small batch roaster roasts about 15 pounds of finely roasted coffee per hour. Diedrich roasters are well known in the industry for their dependability and quality.
Our collaboration allows customers to also enjoy wine tasting in the afternoon to experience some great wine made from the 35 acres of grapes grown on the property. Customers will also have the opportunity to tour the winemaking facilities at the appropriate times of the year. Finally, to participate in the showcasing the North Fork Valley, customers can experience farmer's market events and experiences while enjoying a superb cup of Rubicon Roasting coffee.


text:
Philosophy, Conflict, First Contact, and a congealed memory blob
Posted February 5, 2018on:
Hello February! You are officially the month wherein I start complaining that winter has gone on too long.
January though, was fantastic! Vintage Science Fiction month was a rousing success as always, the quieter conversations were balanced out by a very fun watch-along of the 1984 movie of Dune, seen for the first time by many. Every January I also attend ConFusion, a fan run science fiction convention in the Detroit suburbs.
The promise I made to myself in the days before ConFusion were "you don't have to do it all. Do whatever you want, and not a bit more". I tend to exhaust myself at these events, going to too many panels in a row without eating, trying to meet all the people, suffering from fear of missing out if i don't make an appearance at every event, feeling socially awkward because I really don't know that many people and yadda yadda. So this year I hung out with my friends, worked some shifts at the Apex table in the vendor room, attended very few panels, ditched the hotel entirely on Friday night to visit my favorite sushi restaurant and have a drink at my friend's bar, didn't push myself to do to much, and had a fantastic time.
Here's the thing tho – I have a bunch of neat memories and they are all smushed together. I don't know what conversations happened with who, or what exactly was said in which panel, or what came together in my brain when to come up with what ideas. It's become a congealed memory blob.
In one of these panels – Disaster Response in Science Fiction, Philosophy in Science Fiction, and Game Boards in Scifi and Fantasy, there was a tiny aside about the 3 types of conflict:
Person vs another person
Person vs nature
Person vs themself
In that same panel, or perhaps a different one, I though about or maybe made mention that First Contact with aliens will challenge everything we think we know.
Thanks to the congealed memory blob in my brain, all of that combined to:
Won't first contact be the ultimate of "Person vs themselves"? Anyone involved with first contact would have to be able to separate themselves from everything they think they know, all of their assumptions, all their preconceived notions, all those easy "well, what *should* happen is. . . " thoughts. You've got to get past all those barriers within yourself before you can understand someone else. You've got to be willing to bare yourself, or communication will never happen. Wanna talk with aliens? You gotta defeat yourself first.
1 Response to "Philosophy, Conflict, First Contact, and a congealed memory blob"
I loved the vintage Sci Fi. It was a great reminder of how much I love it. I am reading right now a newer series by Mark Speed called Doctor How. It's a brilliantly clever series playing off Doctor How. It's so funny, and I just love the sarcasm. It reads a little vintage as it's got that silly edge to it. I recommend it, http://markspeed.co.uk/ for the author info. It's excellent.


text:
Effect of temperature and nitrogen concentration on biomass composition of Heterochlorella luteoviridis
2017-12-01T15:04:44Z (GMT) by

Abstract The interest in microalga as a food supplement has grown due their high contents of carotenoids, polyunsaturated fatty acids and proteins. This study evaluated the effect of different temperatures (22, 27 or 32 °C) and sodium nitrate concentrations (12, 24, 36, 48 or 60 mg L-1 of N-NO3) in culture medium on Heterochlorella luteoviridis biomass production and composition. The highest biomass concentration (3.35 g L-1) was observed at the highest N-NO3 concentration. The N-NO3 concentration positively affected protein, carbohydrate and carotenoids contents of biomass. On the other hand, cells cultured at the lowest N-NO3 concentration showed a slight increment in lipid content. The major carotenoid was lutein (30.7 ± 1.4% of total carotenoids), and the polyunsaturated fatty acids were 37 ± 2% of total fatty acids. Low temperature improved the biosynthesis of ω3 type fatty acids by lowering the ω6:ω3 ratio. Overall, our results indicate H. luteoviridis can yield high biomass concentration under autotrophic growth, resulting in a biomass rich in carotenoids, mainly lutein, and ω3 polyunsaturated fatty acids.


text:
1 of 14
Welcome to Vizcaya
Discover Venetian splendor in a tropical setting at this 1916 Miami estate that continues to dazzle with its art, architecture, and landscape design.
Built in the early 1900s as the European-style winter home for industrialist James Deering, Vizcaya boasts glorious gardens as well as a small open-air house called the casino (background) that was used for parties and as a reading room. Vizcaya was named after a province in Spain's Basque region.
2 of 14
Statuesque Beauty
Gloria, an 18th-century statue that once stood in the gardens of the Bishop of Padua, gazes over the elaborate parterres of the main formal garden at the south side of the villa.
3 of 14
Shell Grotto
An aquatic mural on the ceiling of the villa's saltwater pool was created with real and plaster seashells by the artist Robert Chanler.
4 of 14
Serene Support
An ancient caryatid supports the entryway to a hidden shell-lined grotto.
5 of 14
Farmer's Welcome
A Venetian statue of a contadino, or country farmer, stands in front of a royal palm and a massive strangler fig.
Swipe here for next slide
6 of 14
Keep Out
A traditional mascaron, an old-world architectural detail often employed on entrances to keep away evil spirits, frames an archway.
7 of 14
Upon Reflection
One of the garden's intimate stone grottoes appears at the end of a gracious reflecting pool on the property; the pylons, carved on site, lead to the main stairway of the casino mount.
8 of 14
Garden of Glamour
A section of the casino mount features 18th-century Sicilian vases and columns inspired by the Villa Borghese in Rome. A eucalyptus tree in the background mingles with the natural backdrop.
9 of 14
Steps to Heaven
A view of the Fountain Garden, whose fountain was carved around 1772 by the same studio that crafted the one in front of Rome's Pantheon; stone tracks were laid down so that garden carts could be wheeled with ease.
10 of 14
Surprise Guest
A coral-rock face adds a surprising decorative element to an ornate balustrade at the Secret Garden, a small interior garden whose design was influenced by Villa Gamberaia, near Florence, Italy.
Swipe here for next slide
11 of 14
Secret Garden
A view of the Secret Garden from one of the property's hidden stone grottoes; potted windmill palms flank its entrance.
12 of 14
Wall Coverings
A stucco-walled section features weathered columns and hand-carved medallions on the balustrade that give this intimate spot an ancient feel; Hawaiian ti plants serve as visual accents.
13 of 14
Spanish Song
On the casino mount, 200-year-old live oaks, draped with Spanish moss and resurrection fern, evoke a tranquil oasis. Janus, the ancient god of beginnings, sits atop a Roman property marker.
14 of 14
Drifting Along
Designed to look like a ship at sea, the stone-clad "barge" was the site of magnificent parties. Featuring hand-carved statues by the sculptor Alexander Stirling Calder, it serves as an important breakwater for Vizcaya.


text:
Loyalty credits
Loyalty credits accumulated during 10/01/18 - 12/31/18 are eligible for dollars back on purchases made during 01/01/19 - 01/31/19. Credits earned on purchases during 01/01/19 - 01/31/19 will not be available for use until the next loyalty redemption period. Only web account holders who live in the USA and do not have special pricing or other contractual agreements with us are eligible for Tundra's Loyalty Program. Learn more at www.etundra.com/loyalty-program/
Looking to class up your event or evening, but don't want to spend an arm and a leg for new dinnerware? Don't worry, we've got you covered. We offer an attractive selection of premium disposable plates just waiting to find a home in your kitchen or catering kit, and we're sure you'll find a few pieces that catch your eye while browsing around below. Bypass the flimsy paper or Styrofoam plates, and put some reliable alternatives to good use, with a respectable collection of premium disposable plates always at the ready. Perfect for weddings and business luncheons!
Enter your email address to receive exclusive
discounts, promotions and advice!
Sign up now to receive $15 OFF your next order!
Exclusive offers and product updates will be arriving to your inbox soon.
Copyright © 2019. All Rights Reserved by Tundra Restaurant Supply -
3825 Walnut Street Unit E, Boulder, CO 80301. v 2016.32.6960.19014


text:
Charles S. Hodson walked out of the Ventura County Jail Tuesday, but he isn't exactly a free man. Hodson, 33, is at the center of a grand-theft case that could end up lifting a decade-old restriction on the use of grand juries in criminal matters across the state.
The state Supreme Court last week agreed to a request by Ventura County Dist. Atty. Michael D. Bradbury to delay a preliminary hearing for Hodson and an associate, Robert V. Cole, 50.
Meanwhile, it will decide whether to review the ruling that put a tight lid on the use of grand juries--a ruling decried by prosecutors but generally hailed by defense attorneys, who point to abuses committed in the past by the secret panels.
So far, the legal implications of the case have tended to overshadow the emotional and financial hardships it has caused for more than 25 local residents whom Hodson and Cole are accused of bilking out of $5 million. Prosecutors say the case is one of the largest of its kind in Ventura County's history. Victims allegedly include a Santa Paula rancher, a Camarillo doctor, a retired admiral, a high school teacher, a Roman Catholic priest, an Alzheimer's patient who, ironically, in 1986 was a foreman of the Ventura County Grand Jury.


text:
French electronic producer Kangding Ray and Mogwai's Barry Burns first conceived their collaboration as SUMS back in 2013, enlisting the percussive skills of drummer Merlin Ettore for a performance at that year's Berlin Atonal festival. Four years on, this self-titled 12" EP offers up the group's debut, collecting together three tracks that showcase the trio's vivid, almost seamless fusion of post-rock and experimental electronic elements. As you'd expect given the artists involved here, the emphasis falls distinctly upon vast, sweeping and emotive soundscapes.
'Budapest' offers up an expansive and foreboding opening as mournful minor key synths weave their against looming distorted bass drones, and slow metallic percussion, the gauzy synths rising like a layer of haze as showers of what sound like treated guitar tones and dubbed out cymbals ripple through the mix. If there's a sense of the constantly building tension never really being released, 'Matha' opts for a completely different path entirely, sending a robust 4/4 kickdrum pulse rolling against woozy phased synth trails as delay-strewn guitar chords reach towards the horizon, the sense of melancholic resignation in their weary tones propelled to a completely different place by the driving layers of reassembled live drum breaks and swirling synths that swell triumphantly beneath them.
On the flipside, 'Nomads' offers up the real epic here, as ominously chiming guitar strokes and seismic tribal drums set the scene, howls of guitar feedback arcing like ghosts against sheeny electronically-treated percussion fills, before a tight 4/4 techno kickdrum pulse suddenly locks in, the flurries of live metallic percussion locking into the rhythm like layers of armour, as the hypnotic layers of ebbing guitar start driving towards the forefront of the track, sending things speeding off towards the horizon, creeping unease included. While there are undeniable traces of the various players' separate groups and activities here, 'SUMS' sees their musical contributions combining to create an impressive hybrid that's distinctly new. It's also easily one of the most impressive debuts I've heard so far this year.


text:
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy by E-mail, Telephone, or Video Chat
Daniel Bader, Ph.D., RSW, CCC
1-855-727-4535; daniel.bader(at)insightvillage.ca
I believe that a fulfilling life comes from integrating all parts of ourselves: our beliefs, our emotions, our behaviour and our relationships. Forming a strong relationship with my clients, I help clients to discover where their strengths lie, and how best to apply them to the areas that need more attention.
A long-time teacher of philosophy at the University of Toronto, I am uniquely capable of listening to clients, helping them to reflect in ways that are truly life altering.
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
I am a Registered Social Worker and Canadian Certified Counsellor who has been trained in the use of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT). It is an evidence-informed modality that recognizes and works the deep connections between our thoughts and emotions. CBT will help you:
- To notice and record the thoughts that accompany and trigger anxiety and depression.
- To test those surface thoughts, and develop more balanced thoughts that are realistic and do not create distress.
- To find patterns or "core beliefs" in those thoughts that tell us more about how we view ourselves and our world.
- To challenge those core beliefs, and allow them to be replaced by a healthier, more balanced sense of ourselves.
CBT empowers clients, because it provides a set of skills and techniques that you can use through your entire life, long after the counselling relationship is finished. You will learn how to recognize and manage your emotions through the practice and mentorship you receive in therapy.
How To Sign Up
I am available for counselling by telephone, email, or Skype, and I am ready to help.
For a free, twenty-minute or email consultation, just enter your name and email below:
Or, you can reach me in any of the following ways:
- Email me at daniel.bader(at)insightvillage.ca;
- Contact me using my contact form; or
- Telephone me at 226-647-1592 (in Waterloo Region) or 1-855-727-4535 (long distance).
Cost of Services
My services services cost C$120 (approx. US$90 or £69) per 50 minute session after the consultation. Email counselling is C$120 (approx. US$90 or £69) per exchange after the initial consultation, and I will spend at least one hour on each exchange.
Services can all be geared to income for those with household incomes of less than C$75,000 (approx. US$56,233 or £43,403).


text:
Rihanna: Saturday Night Live Rehearsals!
Rihanna stripes back with a pair of funky heels at the Saturday Night Live studios in New York City on Thursday (October 28) to rehearse for her guest host appearance this weekend.
The 22-year-old Bajan beauty will be performing What's My Name? and Only Girl. Can't wait!
RiRi recently shared with Extra about missing BFF Katy Perry's wedding, saying, "The album is coming out in two weeks, and I had to be available for a lot of approvals. We couldn't get any phone service or Internet service over there. I was crushed, was really looking forward to it, but she understood. I was glad I could throw her a bachelorette party."
FYI: Rihanna is carrying a Prada cammello ostrich bag and wearing Levi's denim hoodie in denim/linen heather from its Spring 11 collection.


text:
My laptop has S Video output. My TV has S Video input. I want to play a movie that's on my laptop's hard drive. I plugged the cord into my laptop and into my TV but nothing happens. The movie shows up on the laptop but not the TV.
(I thought it would be easy, since my DVD player was plugged into the TV's S Video. I figured I'd unplug the DVD player and plug that right into my laptop. Didn't happen.)
Any tips?
I recommend downloading and running Reimage. It's a computer repair tool that has been proven to identify and fix many Windows problems with a high level of success.
I've used it in the past to identify and fix everything from blue screens (BSOD's), ActiveX errors, corrupt files and processes, dll/exe/sys errors, recover lost memory, Windows update problems, defragging, malware removal etc.
You can download it direct from this link http://downloadreimage.com/download.php. (This link will automatically start a download of Reimage that you can save to your computer.)
you have to have the TV ON and hookup to your PC and then restart your PCRead other 3 answers
does anyone know if this laptop can handle HD movies like 720p or 1080p?
i will be streaming them over wireless N
HULU? lol
yes I think that that would stream in HD but I would suggest at least 8 Mega Bits per second down stream internet for HD streaming, else you will end up buffering every 10 seconds. If you can't get 8megs, 4 megs will run but you may have to buffer after every break.
I want to play movies from DVD's from my laptop to my TV so I can watch on the TV. I got a cable and connected from the laptop to the TV and I get the picture but no audio. What do I have to do to get audio?
Read other 11 answers
ok so i have a dell lattitude820. I have it hooked by vga to a lg 1080p lcd. the tv recognizes the laptop and can surf the web but wont play any of my movies.. they play on the laptop and tv says invalid format.. how can i fix this? thank you
Read other 7 answers
i have just bought my laptop and i was told not to install vlc player in it, so I installed the real player to watch movies that i have in my storage. My problem is that no matter how many video players i have tried the video does not play properly. the resolution is always disturbed, the voice is low, pixels keep bursting and its with windows media player too. please help me resolve this issue, hp model : 15-ay019tuRead other answers
After windows 10 installations from windows 7 home premium/ dvd is not playing cds are okRead other answers
I download my movies off a flashdrive and play them on my laptop. the movies with MPEG types play with sound and everything and everything else doesnt have sound. What do i do to get sound on those video types like MKV, AVI Type files.
Hi @Noath17bell, Welcome to the HP Forum. I grasp that you downloaded movies onto an USB drive, when you try to play them , the ones in MPEG format has both video and audio.but the other formats you get the video but no audio. As this does not appear to be a hardware issue, but a software one please contact Chromebook Help. HP does not support the Chrome operating system but does support the hardware. This link may also be useful. HP Chrome OS - Frequently Asked Questions about Your HP Chromebook or Chromebox. Good Luck! To say thanks for helping, please click the "Thumbs Up Icon" below. If you feel this post lead to a resolution, please choose "Accepted Solution " to help others who may have a similar query find it with greater ease.Read other 1 answers
I've been having some trouble with this for some time, ever since I downloaded a clip from the internet and had trouble with it. I ended up trying several different movie players and got the clip to work, but now my ATI DVD Player no longer plays movies. Whenever I put a DVD in my drive and start ATI DVD Player I now get a message saying it's failed because :
1) Audio Device is in use or not installed.
2) Display overlay is not available.
3) Not enough video memory.
I've been to the ATI website and tried the tips on there but nothing works. I've tried turning off every other background program but still no joy. I have DirectX 8.1 installed, and have just upgraded to the latest Windows Media Player (7.1) which at least works properly again.
I'm using Windows ME, have a Radeon card (the first Radeon I think, very early one, not sure of the name), 256mb RAM, plenty of HD space and no other problems with the computer.
Did you had a chance to download the lastest driver ( even if you have it) and install it ?
I have recently purchaced a second hand Dell vostro 1710 laptop info follows :-
Tech Support Guy System Info Utility version 22.214.171.124
OS Version: Microsoft® Windows Vista Business, Service Pack 2, 32 bit
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T8100 @ 2.10GHz, x64 Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 6
Processor Count: 2
RAM: 3069 Mb
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS, 256 Mb
Hard Drives: C: Total - 305133 MB, Free - 181793 MB;
Motherboard: Dell Inc., 0X805C
Antivirus: Microsoft Security Essentials, Updated and Enabled
I decided to uninstall the Dell DVD player Power DVD so I could use the standard media player but I can no longer play DVDs at all. When I insert a move and click play I get the error message "This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the Set Associations contol panel."
I hope I am not being very stupid here but can anybody help.
Did you choose a player in the association dialog?
You could also try VLC Player.
Hi. Do I need a 3D TV to play 3D movies? I have a Samsung, 4K UHD Smart TV.
In 3D, yes.
HI. I HAVE A PRESARIO 2000, RUNNING WINDOWS XP/HOME EDITION w/SERVICE PAC 2. I HAVE AN EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE,AND AN IOMEGA CDRW. ALSO HAVE A SKYPE HEADSET AND A LOGITECH UICK CAM. I HAVE DSL AND WIRELESS.
I ATTEMPTED TO PLAY A DVD TWO DAYS AGO.I HAVE A TSSLcorp CDW/DVD PLAYER/ TS-L462A HP17<35353557>, THAT CAME PREINSTALLED ON THE LAPTOP. I CHECKED THE STATUS OF THE PLAYER AND IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE WORKING CORRECTLY, HOWEVER, UPON FURTHER RESEARCH I FOUND THAT I HAVE NO DECODER ANY MORE. I CONTACTED MICROSOFT WHO TOLD ME TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER, TSSL, FOR A DECODER AND DRIVERS.
Try downloading and installing the full K-Lite codec pack (link in my signature). Also - have you updated Windows lately?Read other 1 answers
I recently upgraded my Compaq Presario 17XL265 from Win 98SE to XP Home. Now is can only play some movies while others causes the computer to freeze up and I must re-boot. Any suggestions? I have tried several different players such as Windows Media Player 10, Compaq DVD Deluxe, Win DVD, and a few others but the result is the same. Some DVDs play and some don't.
Read other 8 answers
Hi, my grandaughter who is heading to Americorps next month can't view DVD's on her laptop.
She has a Dell Inspiron 6000 laptop and a few months ago her hard drive crashed. A college friend of hers installed a new hard drive but she lost everything. Trying to help, he installed an illegal XP Pro (this was a bad move & I'm trying to fix this).
Just before her room was broken into, all her Dell discs that came with the laptop were stolen. Dell is no longer able to replace the discs since the laptop is too old. I've managed to help her download most of the drivers and she's now up and running, however she can not play any DVDs. I'v found that she originally had Sonic Cineplayer 3.0. We now get the message that there is no decoder loaded. How can I help her....is there a place where I can download Sonic Cineplayer for free....neither of us have any $$$$$ to buy it.
She's a super 21 year old and plans on spending her life helping others...and she's for real!!
I truly will appreciate any help.
Thank you in advance
Have download and use Vlc
Hi there,
I am unable to play .avi movies on my computer. I have Win XP Pro with 384 MB of RAM on a p II 450 MHZ processor system. I make use of the software VLC media player, my friends with lesser configured systems can play these movies. Please advice me as to what is going wrong? When I try to play the movies, they play but the video and the audio do not co-relate with each-other and the video plays rather slower and get interrupted frequently.
Read other 7 answers
"Windows Media Player cannot play DVD video. You might need to adjust your windows display settings. Open display settings in Control Panel, and then try lowerin your screen resolution and color quality settings."
close web help
(This is the error message)
Hi, can't seem to play/watch a dvd movie(s) using WMP11 at first I thought this was only from a single dvd but I tried some of my previous dvds that works on my WMP11 and all of them now are not working maybe you would ask me if my dvd-writer is not working but it is 100% working. That's why am expecting that my WMP11 is the culprit can anyone help me.
I also tried lowering my screen resolution and color quality settings but have no luck.
BTW I'm using ffdshow as my codecs and eversince I'm using it I've no problem till now. And also I have DVDlab Pro after I compiled my dvd and tried to test it on my WMP11 it failed. I have installed comodo firewall but i don;t know if this has to do with it.
Confused and really need help. Thanks
If there's already an existing thread that similar to this, pardon me and please redirect me to it thanks.
Hi just want to update my query. I have found a solution to this, just install nero's dvd-video plugin.
I've been trying to watch this movie http://viooz.co/movies/1585-a-nightmare-on-elm-street-1984.html
& other from same website using MPC-HC but it don't work. VLC works fine but it has a border.
You mean you've downloaded the FLV file and tried using the 2 players? I've tried both, no issues. What error msg did you get w/ MPC-HC?
I'm using:
MPC-HC ver 126.96.36.19917
VLC ver 2.1.0
I get black bars on top on bottom, but that's expected since my display is 16:10, whereas the movie is 16:9. No borders when I played the file on my laptop, which has a 16:9 display.
Im trying to watch a movie on my laptop. It keeps asking me to download flash. i download it no problem but will still not play the movie. Kinda stumped.....
Its not just movies, it involves anything flash....
Try different browsers and also try reseting the browser settings. I get this sometimes.Read other 4 answers
I've been trying to play an AVI movie but with no luck, though tried a lot of ways... First I played it in WMP 10 and it said some codec was missing, so it was showing the picture perfectly but with no sound. I installed K-Lite Codec Pack and tried playing it with WMP Classic as directed but it said there was an error and showed horizontal lines on the screen instead of the picture. WMP 10 could not play it either. After I uninstalled K-Lite Codec Pack, WMP 10 would not even show the picture! I decided to try Real Player 10 and it does show the picture, but no sound again. I have never dealt seriously with movies before, so I would appreciate any advice you could give me about this.
Looking at the specs of your computer I would wager a guess that you are way underpowered to play avi's (huge files) in real time. Where did you get these avi's?
I am upgraded from nt2000 to windows xp now. I have a pioneer dv-115 it will not play cd's and movies it tells me to insert a disc.In the control panel it says this drive working . I have an HP Pavillion 8770c. Please Help
Have you checked the HCL ?
hello everyone,I formated my HD & got everything downloaded & works fine but WMP.....everytime I try to play a Avi movie..it says Errow downloading codec...would someone point me in the right direction please...all of these movies played fine before I formated....Any help would be Appreciated..
Thanks bobbylee
Try the Codec pack from here http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...b7-dcc9-466b-b0c4-04db144bb601&displaylang=en
If that doesn't work, try the Divx codec from here http://www.divxmovies.com/software/
My HP 4540s won't recognize nor play DVD movies...sometimes it does show the DVD on the File Explorer but when I click it it just displays two folders, one audio and one video, with a whole bunch of what appears to be the DVD files but I can't get to play none of them...Read other answers
Hi, I have Windows XP SP1 and have problems getting my computer to play DVD movies. I have a DVD +-RW drive running Nero Showtime and WMP 9. The computer registers a DVD and opens a dialog asking me to select a program to run the DVD except Showtime does nothing except open and WMP tells me to try the trobleshooter. None of these options worked, please help!
Read other 13 answers
I have Windows Media player ver.10.and when I try to play a .avi movie,all it shows are the "visualizations". The color patterns that's psychedelic?
I can hear the sound of the movies,but that's all.
Thank you for your time, and I hope your help.
Read other 7 answers
I have a Pioneer DVR-103 DVD-RW drive and now all of a sudden it won't play any dvd movies. I have tried it on Windows Media Player and on WinDVD5 and nothing happens. It will play audio cd'd but not dvd movies. I am running Windows XP. I need help!!!! Pleaseeeeeeeeeeee!!
Sounds like the dvd decoder got messed up somehow.
I would look for a virus or any other foreign data in your computer first to see if that is the culprit. If that's not the case, then I would re-install the drive and make sure that you have the latest drivers for it installed as well.
Also, check the region you have it set up for. On some drives you can only change them so many times so be careful and monitor what you have it set up for and how many times you've changed it. I've heard of people basically ruining drives because of this.
Hope that helps some, kiregar
I'm using the most updated version of DivX and it's codec, and I also downloaded Nimo's Codec Pack which has alot of codecs, but when I start a movie it will tell me the file isn't a valid avi or mpeg file. Do I need a specific program/codec to play these kinds of files?
Also, there was a post on here about a site that told you which movies you downloaded were legit and which were fake. If anyone knows the link to that site or a related on, please let me know.
the k-lite codec pack is pretty good.
the URL your'e after is most likely http://www.fasttrackmovies.com
New computer (specs in signature).
I can play games like HL2 and DOOM3 no problem, so I know the card works, but anytime I go to watch a movie the picture is complete crap. Very bright, and pixelated.
I have tried DVDs, downloaded mpeg movies, as well as playing from DVD drive and Hard drive. Makes no difference, the picture is garbage.
Any ideas what it could be?
I had this problem a while back and it was a driver problem. The 77.76 drivers are supposed to fix this.
But, the way I fixed it several drivers ago, was to go to the nVidia control panel, "Color Correction", "Apply Color Changes to", and in the first dropdown box below, change it from "Desktop" to "All". That fixed the problem for me. Hope this helps.
i have a cisco 9865HDC from cox that has DLNA capabilities, i can access the DVR from windows media player/media center but i can't play them media player says that the file might be in use, i don't have permission or there is a proxy issue, there is a password for the DVR but i haven't found anywhere to enter the password, is that the reason for the error, not being able to enter the password?
What OS? This is posted in the Windows 8 forum, but that OS is not listed in your Computer Specs.
I think this happens mostly with avi movies. Also, whats weird is that sometimes when I restart my computer, and play the movie again it plays right side up. I downloaded and installed the DivX codec and also the Nimo codec pack. Could they be causing the problem?
Read other 10 answers
i have a philips home theater system which only plays Divx format.
now i have some movies in mp4 that i need to view from the home theaterm but i need to convert it quickly to a dvix format to watch it on the home theater.
i cannot use dvd as they are too expensive.
is there are aquick solution to this?
You could use a tool such as AviDemux. The time needed to convert will depend upon source video and the PC (ie: cpu) speed. It could take 1 hour or 12 hours.
Tech Support Guy System Info Utility version 22.214.171.124
OS Version: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium, Service Pack 1, 64 bit
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU Q 740 @ 1.73GHz, Intel64 Family 6 Model 30 Stepping 5
Processor Count: 8
RAM: 6068 Mb
Graphics Card: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870, 1024 Mb
Hard Drives: C: Total - 590476 MB, Free - 326648 MB; H: Total - 953197 MB, Free - 178858 MB;
Motherboard: ASUSTeK Computer Inc., G73Jh
Antivirus: Norton AntiVirus, Updated and Enabled
hi, i do not play movies on my system often....so i do not know when this problem first started.
recently i tried to play a movie dvd(the system seems to try and read it,i can hear it ) but the system asks for a dvd when there is one in. next i tried to play advd i burned from downloaded videos...this worked fine....next i tried a mixed content dvd that i burned....music,text and video worked fine.
i have tried to un-install the dvd-rom through dev manager and restart system....no luck.
i tried researching on the web. called asus support...they asked if i had a virtual dvd installed.....answer is yes...through a western digital usb hardrive....i uninstalled the software and the virtual drive went away...rebooted sys but no luck. i read online some suggestions and followed the advice....edited the registry keys...rebooted....no luck. i even re callibrated(i think?) the dvd player by holding the the eject button while i restarted system. my guess it is some piece of software is installed that has messed u... Read more
Yes, optical drives will still work in Safe Mode because they don't rely on third-party drivers, they use generic Microsoft drivers. So if your idea is to test it in Safe Mode then go ahead, and post back with the results.
Hello CyberSpace
I recently had a dvdfab platinum trial version (a dvd to mp4 converter) installed on my pc, after uninstalling it I have not been able to play dvds again, however it can still read them and and read cd-roms.? when i try to i get this message.
However, when i installed the dvdfab version 5 free trial i could play dvd movies only when the program was running.??
Can someone plz help???
You may need codecs, If you want to use Media Player get Xvid or Divx (cant remember which one)
Get FLV Player, FLV can play nearly any format
Not online and won't play dvdRead other answers
This is for my sister, but her desktop computer, will NOT play DVD movies. I downloaded DivX to see if that would help, but it didnt. When I go to Device Manager, the Multimedia Video Controller has a yellow question mark beside it. What can I do?
That means the driver is either missing or corrupted. Do you have the make and model or her computer?
Had to reload XP. Now I can't play a DVD move - a compatible dvd decoder is not installed.
When I ask for web help, it prompts me to buy a mpeg-2 decoder ( Cineplayer, Corel, Cyberlink, or Nvidia for XP).
Do I need to buy one? Is there a free decoder to download? If I have to buy one, is one better than the other? I don't think any of these were on the pc before I reinstalled.
I'm not very techie, so any help would be appreciated.
Read other 10 answers
When trying to open a movie (mpg file) the media player will open and you can hear the movie but the screen is only showing the visual design and not the actual movie. I have uploaded all available updates. I have run virus scanner and found nothing. I even used system restore back to when I believe it was working and still cannot get the movies to play. I copied the movie to flash drive and it played on another computer. I took a new file that would play on another computer and copied it with the same result of just sound and the squiggle visual designs playing. I am stumped. Any suggestions.
Do any movie files play on your system?
Consider your situation a codec issue?
HELP, I just got my friend's ASUS DVD-ROM drive installed on my computer today, but when I tried playing DVD movies, the DVD player (ASUSDVD) just keep giving the error message "Software DVD Player has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience." The same happened when I used Windows Media Player, RealDVD Player to play that disk... I also tried playing another DVD movie and still no luck... Even though I can see the contents of the disks in the Windows Explorer but the movies just won't be played... It wouldn't even play VCD movies (same error message)...
However, softwares seem to run fine... Please tell me what might the problem and how may I solve it?
My DVD drive is ASUS E616
My e-mail: [email protected]
stick to one thread
I am running Windows XP
I have some DVD's that I would like very much to play on my computer, but... When I try to open the DVD with Real Player I recive an error message saying" Real player needs to download new software to play this clip" I know that I have all the software needed because I have the same software off of the same CD as my mother and my brother do and they can play DVD's no prob. I tried playing it in Windows Media Player but I also recive an error message. Please help me!!! ( I am not looking to download anything off the web )
Read other 12 answers
I am up to date with Firefox and Flash
I am unsure which is the culprit, or even if it's something else entirely.
Some videos don't don't want to play.
They will load on the page normally, but when I click the play arrow, nothing happens.
For instance, on this site: Epic Fail Funny Videos and Funny Pictures the video that says "faith in your parkour" looks like it loads fine, but nothing happens when I click to play it. It's totally unresponsive. This seems to be an occurrence here and there, as some flash videos and content work just fine.
Yes, I have uninstalled all versions of flash, with a clean install of the current version.
I have all plug-ins etc disabled for Firefox too.
Any help would be appreciated.
"I have all plug-ins etc disabled for Firefox too"
In Firefox, Flash Player is a plug-in. Flash videos cannot run if you disable that.
i downloaded some movies from limewire and kazaa and get this message on windows player 10, (code error).....how do i get these movies to play, i have no idea.....is there code breakers for reformat programs,,,,i just want to play the movies.....please help.....
Have you tried playing the file in an another media player? Real Player, etc.
If the file is good, not corrupted, then you probably need to download and install the correct codecs.
Try: http://www.codec-download.com/
Look around for what you need and try it.
I have a pent 2 266 motherboard, win 98se, and have a creative lab 52x cd rom that was installed about a year ago. I try to run movies for my grandson (ernest movie for some). I get a error that d/;not ready and can't play movies. How can I get these movies to run on this computer?????????? thank you
If your d: works in every other respect (that, can play music CD's, software etc) then it's possibly the format of the CD's you're trying to play. Have you played movies through this PC before? If so, what format were they in? That is, div-x, dvd, avi etc. As long as it's not dvd (because you would need a dvd-rom) you shouldn't have too many problems with the right codec installed. The codec is basically the instruction telling the pc how to display the (movie) file. If you bought the movie, it's probably dvd. If it was copied for you, it may be in one of the other formats. To check, insert the disc, open up my computer, right click d: and select explore. There may be more than one file in there but check for any file types that might say vcd, avi, mpg. I'm sure there's a few more file extensions to look out for but can't remember right now. If it is any of the latter file types you might need to install the codec to play it (if not already installed). You can enter div-x in your favourite browser and do some surfing. There is a free version of div-x available for download. Note though that it's adware but you can always install Ad-aware or Spybot to delete those bits of the program. Good luck!
My Plextor DVDA PX-708a and my IDE DVD-ROM will not play DVD movies. I am using XP. Is there a driver missing and if so how to I obtain the correct driver?
Here is Plextor DRIVER page...puch in your Operating System (ie WinXP, Win98 etc...) then go from there.
Hi, I'm a newbie in this forum.
I've recently bought an NVIDIA FX6600 AGP 8x video card (replacing my old FX5200), and so far, it has satisfied my gaming experience. However, I can no longer play any of my video/movie files on my computer.
When I try to open and play any MPG/MPEG/AVI/etc files, WMP9 won't play these files and the system lags heavily - and when I check the memory usage, WMP9 uses about 99%. There aren't any error messages. So when I want to close WMP9, I have to terminate the prog using ctrl-alt-del.
Sidenote: I can play audio files perfectly, but not video files. And the computer can only play certain video files, for example, it can play the opening movie of "The Sims 2."
I downloaded DivX video codec, hoping that it would solve the problem, but it didn't. So I'm guessing that there's a hardware malfunction.
Microsoft Windows XP Prof
Pentium 4 2.67GHz
NVIDIA 6600 AGP 8X (I've recently updated the driver)
DirectX 9.0c
Lol. Okay nevermind, I've already solved the problem.
(I had a faulty driver)
Whenever I try to view a video that is embedded into a page I just get a blank space with a small icon in the upper left corner (not the broken image icon). I know that it isn't that my computer cannot play then, because I can download the file and play it in my external player. I have all of the latest updates from Microsoft, so that shouldn't be the problem. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
You probably do not have that program/codecs installed. The most popular are WMP 10 (just to be safe), RealPlayer, Flash, Java. There are a few others, but that's all that's coming to mind now.Read other 2 answers
I saw a few posts on this subject somewhere in here and having experienced the same problem solved it by downloading Adobe Flash Player.
Sites such as UTube and Live Leak both (to me) want Flash.
Prior to this I was just getting empty explorer pages or "cannot load this page" sort of stuff!
I'm dun!!
cuttlefish said:
I saw a few posts on this subject somewhere in here and having experienced the same problem solved it by downloading Adobe Flash Player.
Sites such as UTube and Live Leak both (to me) want Flash.
Prior to this I was just getting empty explorer pages or "cannot load this page" sort of stuff!
I'm dun!! Click to expand...
Hi Cuttlefish, I'll bet you can answer this one - I've never been able to watch a video
or U-Tube, what happens is the video runs for maybe 10 seconds or less, then vanishes for a short period, then returns. Highly irritating... I have downloaded Adobe Flash so it's not missing that.
TIA for any help,
My HP Omen has a GeForce 750 Ti (4K capable) GPU talking to an Acer Predator XB271HK (4K-capable) monitor. PowerMediaPlayer says it won't deal with what it calls "HDR"Read other answers
I'm stumped on this one. I have a clean Win XP Pro on a lab machine and trying to get MPC [media player classic] as the default player for a DVD movie whenever one is inserted. So I set the correct option and choice of player via Win XP's applet, it all looks right, WMP has no defaults set except for .wmv, but I still get nothing.
The system acts like its trying to do the right thing - when DVD movie [this is retail movie] is inserted, the hard drive spins out something and the DVD lights up but no go. Nothing at all. If I open MPC, select the DVD and force it, it plays beautifully.
anyone solve this before? All my software is current... MPC is right up to date, so is XP Pro, everything...
any chance the firewall is blocking this? [ i use win xp default firewall at client level]
Read other 7 answers


text:
Just a quick reminder... midnight eastern is your last chance to enter the Athlete's Plate custom diet giveaway. Remember, entering is simple and easy. Here, I will break it down for you...
- Go here, to the original post.
- Follow the directions therein.
Tomorrow the winner will be announced, live via... well, okay, not live at all.
But, I will post the winner. That lucky individual will then be treated with mouth watering, healthful new courses based on their very own dietary lifestyle!! It is so easy. So get to that original post to throw your plate on the table, and try to remain calm enough tonight to sleep a little as we all wait as the results are tallied... randomly.
Tomorrow at this time, we will have a winner! Will it be you?


text:
The Last Resort - Palm Cove
Guest House, Palm Cove
Rated 5 out of 5 stars 1 review
Confirmation within 24hr
Average $350 per night {{quote.pricing.message}} Total {{quote.pricing.price | format:'currency':'short'}} for
Your own private resort, with plenty of space to relax or play outdoors in privacy.
Featuring four generous double bedrooms with king sized beds, or three have the option of king singles. Two full bathrooms and an additional bathroom poolside with guest amenities provided. All rooms are equipped with individual air conditioning and fans.
Relax in comfortable lounging furniture in your private Bali-style outdoor bungalow, complete with thatched roof. Enjoy a quiet read or refreshments while watching your family and friends in the swimming pool.
Last Resort is only a five minute walk from the beach, shopping and many restaurants, cafes and public transport.
There are plenty of in-house dining options at Last Resort – either formally in air-conditioned comfort; on the covered patio overlooking the pool area; or outdoors on paved sandstone decking beside the pool. Whip up a storm in the well-appointed kitchen, or dine al fresco using the BBQ poolside.
Wide breeze-ways separate the bedrooms from the garden areas and they are complete with decorative Balinese day-beds for that quiet day-time nap.
The generous living-room is equipped with the latest in HD flat-screen television with surround sound, Foxtel and Netflix for your viewing pleasure. WiFi is offered to guests free limited to 1000 GB per day.
This luxury holiday house is fully self-contained, with all linen and pool towels provided. For stays longer than 7 nights a full linen change and mid stay clean will be offered.
Please feel free to contact us during business hours of 9:00am – 5:00pm for any additional questions or queries on .
Features covered by Stayz Rental Assurance
Air conditioning, Dishwasher, Parking, Private pool, Washing machine
Rating snapshot
Average customer ratings
No reviews have been submitted for this property.
{{review.SubmissionTime | format:'date':'full'}}
{{comment.UserNickname}} responded to this review
{{comment.SubmissionTime | format:'date':'full'}}
Have a question?
Feel free to send a message to the owner/manager if you have any specific needs, or if you require additional information before you can commit to a booking request.
Select request booking to access the quote calculator and to check availability.
Enter your check in and check out dates to see availability and a total price.
- Available
- Unavailable


text:
As many articles on the Internet state the educational benefit of game programming extends beyond providing an easy and interesting introduction to programming. Students learn through discovery about ICT, media and communication. This learning occurs as the student reflects on their experiences and constructs a personal understanding. It requires logical thinking, critical reasoning, problem identification and solving skills and persistence.
"Learning how to program in Scratch puts the learning completely in the hands of the students. There are infinite paths a student could take with the program. There's no way that we, as teachers, can prepare for the direction that the student will head towards" (Sprankle, 2013). This is true example "Problem Based Learning" and "Just in Time" Teaching in action, allowing the students to become creators rather than just consumers. There are many examples where teachers have been using Scratch to empower student writing in areas such as poetry and narratives (Fay, 2010).
As an ICT Integrator but more importantly in this instance a practicing Infants Teacher, I advocate the importance to get students interested in learning about STEM topics before Years 4 & 5. I believe this because around this time children begin to form opinions about what is "cool" or "not cool." I want my students to be engaged and develop a love of learning and this is why in my classroom I use things such as Scratch to help kids to have fun with maths. It causes them to search for the creative answer. Creativity is such a precious skill that we need to promote to our students. With tools like Scratch, students are getting a fun introduction to design thinking.
Fay, L. (2010) http://digitalis.nwp.org/resource/715
Sprankle, B. (2013) http://bobsprankle.com/bitbybit_wordpress/?p=3982


text:
A Trusted Healthcare Partner
Brooks Home Health Care is a dependable, quality, non-medical health care company. Our clients have a deep level of trust in our caring team of professionals.
Brooks Home Health Care takes great pride in caring for all family needs in or out of the home. We have trusted caregivers on staff who take a personal interest in their assigned client. Brooks Home Health Care caregivers can help you live an independent quality of life that doesn't require you to change your lifestyle.
Services Provided
Our experienced team of professionals provides:
Services are available in Huntsville, Alabama as well as in several other service areas.


text:
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Here are five ETFs to watch this week.Financial Select Sector SPDR ( XLF) On Friday, JPMorgan ( JPM) kicked off the financial earnings season on a shaky note, missing analyst expectations. The company's investment banking branch was fingered as a major culprit leading to this disappointment. Now that JPM's weak showing has lowered the bar a bit, it will be interesting to see how fellow Wall Street kings fare in the days ahead. Goldman Sachs ( GS), Bank of America ( BAC), Citigroup ( C) and Wells Fargo ( WFC) are scheduled to report this week. The quintet help make up nearly one-third of XLF's portfolio. In addition to the direct impact earnings will have on the fund's performance however, the showings will help shed light on how the broader financial sector has fared during the past three months. iShares Dow Jones U.S. Technology Sector Index Fund ( IYW) Whereas financial bigwigs are spread throughout this week's earnings calendar, for technology enthusiasts, Thursday will be the day to watch. With household names like IBM ( IBM), Intel ( INTC), Google ( GOOG) and Microsoft ( MSFT) on the docket, investors will gain insights into the state of industries in technology. It is possible for investors to use concentrated ETFs to target thier favorite industries on an individual basis. However, those looking to cast a wide should keep an eye on broad based funds like IYW, Technology Select Sector SPDR ( XLK) and PowerShares QQQ ( QQQ). SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF ( XHB) As the U.S. marketplace continues to enjoy strength, increasingly confident investors are showing a willingness to take on risk. This has boded well for troubled sectors like homebuilders. Since kicking off the New Year on a positive note, XHB and the iShares Dow Jones U.S. Home Construction Index Fund ( ITB) have seen only limited losses, both having managed to regain levels last seen in June. While encouraging, I continue to urge investors to tread carefully here. The economic calendar for the week ahead is ridded with real estate related reports, including housing starts and existing home sales. Any sign of weakness will likely create turmoil for this fast-moving duo. United States Natural Gas Fund ( UNG) After spending the first week of 2012 trading sideways, natural gas futures-tracking products like UNG and iPath Dow Jones UBS Natural Gas Subindex Total Return ETN ( GAZ) appear to have started another leg lower. Thanks to five consecutive days of losses, both products have secured brand new all time lows.
At this time, the closely watched fuel is battling against storms on all sides. Warm weather is constricting demand while, at the same time, industry specialists note that inventories are brimming. Winter weather may help limit this price drop. However, UNG and GAZ should continue to be monitored from the sidelines. Guggenheim Solar ETF ( TAN) The solar sector spent the great portion of 2011 trading lower as persistent macroeconomic concerns weighed heavily on investor confidence in alternative energy. While many of these daunting factors remain in play, the clouds appear to have begun to lift. Over the past week, both TAN and the Market Vectors Solar Energy ETF ( KWT) (KWT) saw a dramatic about-face. A single week of strength is not enough to confidently state that the fog has lifted on this industry. However, given the magnitude of this run up, TAN and KWT are certainly worth watching in the days ahead. Written by Don Dion in Williamstown, Mass.


text:
Welcome to Doom9's Forum, THE in-place to be for everyone interested in DVD conversion.
Before you start posting please read the forum rules. By posting to this forum you agree to abide by the rules.
|Thread Tools
|Search this Thread
|Display Modes
|7th March 2002, 17:16
|#1 | Link
Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 29
Need quick overview of tape transfer to DVD
just need a basic idea of how to take VHS tapes and get them on dvd without losing quality. I have the ability to get them on the computer via digital camcorder (from vcr to camcorder to computer via firewire). Once there, I will edit them with some sort of editor and then i want to get them on a DVD. Is it MPEG-2 I want? and if so whats a good converter. Also how much tape can I fit on a DVD. I know DVD-r usually hold 2 hours of video but VHS quality is not that great, so i am trying to save as much of the VHS quality but at the same time, keep the file size small so i can fit more on a dvd. I have like 4 home videos that are 6 hours each. any info is appreciated. thanks
|8th March 2002, 15:19
|#2 | Link
Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2002
Posts: 115
First the quality can never be better then the original material.
If you want to have good quality you will have to stay at the 6Mbit/Sec data rate, what will give you about 100Min of video per 4.7 DVD-R.
Quality Vs. time it's all a question of playing with data rate.
And yed,after editing do the conversion directly to Mpg2.
I was reading of people first compressing to DviX and recompressing to Mpg2, try to do as less compressions as you can and avoide cascading compressions.
The worse quality is a Mpg2 DVD - Riped and compressd to DviX and re encoded to VCD.
you get 3 diferant compressing methods for one final product, and wth the allready questionable quality of each and every one of them - with emphasis on VCD you get the idea
|8th March 2002, 18:50
|#3 | Link
Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 29
quick follow up
thanks for the info Scuba. just wanted to clarify something. I dont want to make it any better quality than what i have on VHS already. I just want to get them over on DVD without losing any quality. hence i thought i could fit 120 minutes worth of footage on a DVD-r. have you done this before scuba? if so, what program you suggest to convert to mpeg2? thanks again
|9th March 2002, 00:21
|#4 | Link
Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2002
Posts: 115
Personally I am using professiona grade Hardware encoder cards, As I don't have the time to wait for a file to be encoded Nor my clients willing to pay for such exessive computer time
But learning how to get the maximum out of TmpgEnc you will do wonders.
If it's only 1:1 VHS to DVD convertion you might want to look at Set-Top DVD recorders such as the Panasonic DMR-E20 or Pioneer somthing-7000.
|17th March 2002, 06:19
|#5 | Link
Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2001
Posts: 86
Today's software-based MPEG2 video encoders, more specifically TMPGEnc and CCE, do an incredible job encoding video with fairly strict bitrate limitations. This is easily demonstrated when converting a DVD to SVCD as the SVCD has a max mpeg2 video bitrate of roughly 2.5mbps but the SVCD output quality is most typically indistinguishable from the original DVD if the process is done correctly.
That said, the original DVD disc usually contains very clean progressive video, which is generally easier on the mpeg2 encoder than say, crappy quality and interlaced VHS video . Even so, I speculate that TMPGEnc or CCE could still do a near-perfect job at encoding the captured VHS video, encoding the static and all, with an average bitrate of perhaps 3.5mbps and a max bitrate of 6mbps. I suppose that a pixel-for-pixel duplicate of the source video is very-near impossible, but for all resonable standards....
The more complex question is filtering. Some gentle filtering techniques may actually improve not just the viewability of the video but also improve the accuracy of the video data; perhaps 9 pixels will be made more accurate for every 1 pixel that is made slightly-less accurate, although all of the changes will probably 'seem' more accurate and make the video more pleasing to the eye. If you are going to still 'have' those VHS tapes in storage, then just very very mild filtering would be very tempting and as a side effect, it should be easier on the video encoder which again helps to maintain accuracy.
Let us know what you decide to do.
|Thread Tools
|Search this Thread
|Display Modes
Linear Mode


text:
I'll just sit this right here…
I was taught if you don't have anything nice to say just stay quiet… It appears as though Ludacris proposed to Eudoxie on a private flight to Costa Rica which included friends, Monica & Hubby, Letoya Luckett and a few other friends. Sweet! Now if she would just go back to Medical School and finish what she started all will be right in this world. LOL! I kid… I kid… Congrats! (They care what I think, they really do!)
letoyaluckett Taking off to Costa Rica with the crew! #Vaca@monicabrown @eudoxiee @ludacris @joblaqwyco @marta_krupa@marcoandretti
– Empress


text:
Madrid, te quiero!Sunday, September 28, 2014
Madrid is my favourite city of all time, it offers you everything: museums, architecture, good food, nightlife, theatres and much more! I had opportunity to live in few cities in Europe but none fulfilled me as good as Madrid did.
The main spot in Madrid is called Puerta del Sol, or just Sol. It's commonly known as a meeting place as all the major gigs take place there. It's also the best place to party, all the good pubs, bars and clubs are located in this area. Another similar squares very close to Sol are: Plaza Mayor and Plaza de España, where you can meet up with your friends (or meet new ones as well) for a botellón!
Madrid is quite famous of its sport club Real Madrid. The royal club is especially well known of its football team, the leader in Spanish football league. I must say Santiago Bernabeu is an impressive stadium, but it's the actual game and the team bringing the real emotions there.
Another place that made a huge impression on me was a Spanish corrida. As much as I love animals, I can't contribute any comment in this issue as bull fights belong to Spain's heritage and culture. The whole show was really well organised with details.
I absolutely love Spanish cuisine, I miss the real paella, calamares and tapas. Another unique thing in Madrid are parties! There is no time you wouldn't meet people on the streets, Madrid is alive 24/7. A good place to have a glass of wine and tapas is Mercado de San Miguel, located next to Plaza Mayor, you can find there almost everything, sweets, sushi, Spanish tapas and more!
One of my favourite places in the capital of Spain is the stunning park called Retiro, you can rent a boat with your friends and for one hour enjoy the time on the lake. It's also great jogging route as the park is really big.
What else you cannot miss? Of course the famous Museo del Prado. I can frankly say it's the most beautiful museum I have ever visited and I was there loads of times already. The breathtaking collections of Goya, Rubens, Velasquez and more are one of a kind. My favourite painting located in the museum is Doña Amalia de Llano y Dotres, Countess of Vilches by Federico Madrazo y Kuntz.


text:
- Monday: Laundry. Organization. Some down time.
- Tuesday: Shopping for clothes [one of us out-grew most of her clothes], food and stuff, oral surgeon appointment, 'lupper' about 2 p.m. at a Chinese Buffet, and then more food shopping.
- Wednesday: Cory and I did our psychological consultation required for our return to Haiti another term. Eli needed a vaccination for college.
- Thursday: One of 4 dental appointments.
- Friday: First library visit. Dental appointments: 2 and 3. Plan to visit with two couples that support us.
- Saturday: I'll attend my second baby shower. Prepare for Sunday.
- Sunday: Will visit Kentwood Community Church. Hope to pick up more prayer partners. Then we will head north to the Thede cottage for a family get-together.
Each weekday also includes some sorting or organization of paperwork, clothes or previously stored items.
Eli continues to work on his driving hours, he will take his second driver's education classes in August.
Anna worked on cleaning grandpa's truck this week and organizing her room.
I'm working my way through close to 2 years of medical journals and mail.
We also continue to work on our support list, lining up visits and working on our partnership development check-list so we can return to Haiti.
Enjoying fruits, vegetables, and other foods we cannot enjoy in Haiti. Also some 'educational' T.V. but finding most of the commercials very strange or odd.


text:
Unravelling relationships within Hordeum, one of the largest genera of the tribe Triticeae (Hordeae), is difficult, as many taxa, including most of the polyploids, are of hybrid origin. Mapping phylogenetic relationships, Cuadrado et al. investigate origins and interspecific affinities of the allotetraploids Hordeum secalinum and H. capense using molecular karyotyping.
Genomic in situ hybridization distinguishes the subgenomes Xa and I while FISH/ND-FISH determines the distribution of ten repetitive DNA sequences. Identification of each chromosome pair in the six analysed accessions reveals an intricate pattern of homologous and putative homeologous relationships among barley species carrying the Xa genome.
This paper is part of the Annals of Botany Special Issue on Polyploidy in Ecology and Evolution. It will be free access until October 2017, then available only to subscribers until August 2018 when it will be free access again.
Further reading
Cuadrado, Á., de Bustos, A., & Jouve, N. (2017). On the allopolyploid origin and genome structure of the closely related species Hordeum secalinum and Hordeum capense inferred by molecular karyotyping. Annals of Botany, mcw270. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcw270


text:
How To Treat Insomnia How To Treat Insomnia Naturally
how to treat insomnia naturally without medication.
Difference between CPAP and BiPAP for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Sleep Apnea Thousand Oaks Malibu
CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure)provides positive airway pressure at a constant level during both inspiration and expiration.BiPAP (Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure) provides a higher pressure during inspiration and alower pressure during expiration. The primary usefulness of BiPAP is in patients who experiencedifficulty exhaling while using CPAP. By lowering the expiratory pressure, patients are morecomfortable breathing against the positive airway pressure. Patients often ask why we don'tjust start with BiPAP if it is more comfortableé Simply, most patients do fine with CPAP andthe BiPAP units are much more expensive than CPAP. Less than 2% of my patients requireBiPAP.
Hello. I'm Ronald Popper, thanks forwatching. If you or a loved one needs more information on sleep disorders, please visitour website at sleepmd4you , where you'll find more tutorials in this series aswell as our white paper on Obstructive Sleep Apnea that is free for you to download. Fora direct consultation, you can reach us through our website or by calling the number on yourscreen. Remember, sleep well tonight for a better day tomorrow.
Obstructive Sleep Apnea What Causes Snoring and How to Treat It
Obstructive Sleep ApneaWhat Causes Snoring and How to Treat It.


text:
|via Harpers Bazaar
Wake up! Let's start Monday off with some art:
I'm digging the elaborate sets of photographer Aaron Ruell. AT has a nice roundup.
I really do like Sally King Benedict's faces, and am still annoyed I missed the pop up shop on Furbish. Her latest show at the Hidell Brooks gallery in Charlotte looks good.
mixed media on linen panels in acrylic box
43 x 48 inches
You only get to do this on one wall, so if you are still bored check out the freebies on Mr. Printables.
Keeping with the DIY theme for a while.....a template for addressing envelopes caught my eye.
|via DIYCandy
BH&G has a bunch of projects to take you through the end of nice weather, but this was my fav. If you want a work-out, you could just grab a mitre box.
|via Better Homes & Gardens
There is an entire ROUNDUP of crocheted cactus. Say what? So pick out your fav and hit some waiting rooms, carpool lines, etc.
Remember how I like quilting? Schiaperelli Fall 2015 is wearing it. (Can you imagine the Pinterest Fails that will occur if we jump in and try to DIY this?)
Finishing a vacation makes me want to plan my next, and chilling in the Bahamas with swimming pigs might be on the list.
You've got a few more weeks to grab a bottle of White Girl Rose.
Huffington Post's roundup of things that need a poached egg on them (now) is delicious. Confession: I can't poach an egg. I should work on that.
Don't forget to be awesome this week!


text:
£89.99 for a 1TB hard disk drive is quite cheap but when it comes from storage expert Buffalo and housed in an external fanless enclosure, it is a real bargain.
Buffalo's DriveStation USB 2.0 Hard Drive lets you store, backup, or easily transport all file types, including huge multimedia files too large to fit on a USB key drive.
Just plug into your computer and it installs automatically with Windows Vista, XP, 2000, and Mac OS-X computers.
A Fanless Heat Sink Chassis design lets the Drive Station TurboUSB run cool and quietly.
The unique chassis design may be placed vertically or horizontally.
With auto installation, Memeo AutoBackup Software and SecureLockWare support, the DriveStation TurboUSB is a plug and play secure and reliable USB backup and storage solution.
Grab a couple of them at £89.99 a pop and get free delivery from Amazon.com.


text:
http://www.horrornewsnetwork.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/S93ux12-LilVampiHoliday2014_1.jpg 1050 700 Brian Uhe http://www.horrornewsnetwork.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/HNN-logo.jpg Brian Uhe2014-11-04 00:00:052014-11-04 00:00:05Li'l Vampi Holiday Special 2014 preview
40 pages
Written by Brian Joines
Li'l Vampi Holiday Special 2014 preview
Dynamite Entertainment has provided us a preview of the new Li'l Vampi Holiday Special 2014 comic.
Christmas has come to Stoker, Maine, and nobody is more excited than resident monster-fighter Li'l Vampi! But when an evil curse steals Christmas from the minds of mankind, Vampi must team with a beast of holiday lore to save Santa Claus, defeat a pagan god bent on revenge, and save Christmas for boys and girls around the world
40 pages
November 5
Written by Brian Joines
Art by Thiago Vale
Cover by Tony Fleecs