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== CasterWeaponSwapper 2.6 ==
by Wikwocket ([email protected])
Note: This AddOn is currently retired. I am unlikely to update it or add support for new enchantments/weapons. Blizzard has made changes so that when you swap an item, the internal cooldown on any of its procs/buffs is reset. This means swapping in Val'anyr or a weapon with Black Magic wouldn't work; you can't avoid their internal cooldowns. Also, currently intellect is the main regen stat, and every weapon has intellect, so there is not a compelling reason to swap weapons based on mana level. This, combined with Blizzard's dislike for weapon/relic hot-swapping, means CasterWeaponSwapper is retired.
This AddOn swaps weapons based on your current amount of mana, to maximize mana efficiency. With this mod, you can start fights with a high intellect staff equipped, then switch to a +damage/healing weapon for most of the fight, and then switch to a spirit-heavy staff when your mana is low.
This AddOn is unique because is does this automatically, without interrupting you with a weapon-swap cooldown. Normally when you change weapons in combat, it cancels current spellcasts and causes a 1.5-second global cooldown. CasterWeaponSwapper gets around this by swapping weapons right after you cast instant spells, so the cooldowns overlap and you don't experience any interruption. It also will let you know when it wants to swap weapons with an (optional) popup, so you can cast an instant spell or trigger the swap manually. When out of combat, there is an option to swap weapons whenever necessary, since there is no swap cooldown.
The AddOn supports 1- and 2-handed weapons, off hand items, and wands/librams/idols/totems. You can set up weapon sets for high mana, casting, low mana, and sets for Druid forms. The casting set will only be used when in combat. The Druid sets will be used while you are shapeshifted into a bear or cat. There is also an option to use the low-mana set while you have spirit boosting buffs (Spirit Tap, Evocation, Innervate, and Aura of the Blue Dragon), and an option to swap between a secondary casting set to proc the Spellsurge enchant each time it is available in combat.
(For more information on Spellsurge, check out the excellent "A Guide to Spellsurge in Endgame PVE" by Aredia/Aeix. It has fallen off the WoW forums but you can find it in Google's cache: http://www.google.com/search?q=%22A+Guide+to+Spellsurge+in+Endgame+PVE%22 )
This AddOn will work in any language version of WoW. The user controls are in English.
To use the AddOn, type /cws or /casterweaponswapper to open the config window.
* You can set up the weapon sets by dragging and dropping weapons to the icons.
* You can pick the mana threshold values used for swapping via the sliders.
* You can turn the mod, and some features, on and off via the checkboxes.
* Settings are saved for each character that uses the AddOn.
Once set up, you can type /cws on|off|toggle to turn weapon swapping on or off. You can also trigger a manual check for any desired swaps via /cws swap, or by using the keybinding available in the keybindings menu.
I hope you find this mod useful. Feedback and suggestions are always welcome!
Contact info:
Please contact me by email ([email protected]), PM, or by leaving comments on an AddOn site. This is much preferable to trying to contact me in-game.
=== Version history: ===
CasterWeaponSwapper 2.6 (WoW 3.0.2):
* Fixed Spellsurge detection (Spellsurge was changed from 10-second buff to a single tick of 100 mana).
* Fixed detection of Druid forms and spirit-boosting buffs.
* Updated item-set creation code to eliminate need for hooking item pickup functions.
CasterWeaponSwapper 2.5 (WoW 2.4.3):
* Checked mod for compatibility with Wrath of the Lich King beta.
** Fixed an error that could happen under WotLK (when swapping a 2-handed weapon in for a mainhand/offhand) by improving how empty bag slots are used.
* Changed how the "reminder to swap" popup works:
** Added a checkbox to enable or disable the popup.
** Added a delay on the popup, so that if you cast an instant spell within 5 seconds of when the mod wants to swap weapons, you won't see the popup.
* Tweaked the UI frame to allow for more options in future versions.
* Added Power Infusion and Pain Suppression as non-cooldown abilities (instant-cast abilities the mod will not try to swap right after).
CasterWeaponSwapper 2.4 (WoW 2.4.3):
* Updated to accomodate 2.4.3's change, where swapping weapons cancels spellcasts:
** In combat, the mod now only swaps after instant-cast and channeled spells, which are not interrupted.
** When the mod needs to swap in combat, if it doesn't see an instant-cast spell, it will pop up a little notifier, so you can trigger the swap (and the resulting cooldown) when it's most convenient.
** To trigger the swap, you can cast any instant-cast or channeled spell, or click the button on the notifier, or use a macro that says "/cws swap", or use the keybinding available in the keybindings menu.
** The popup notifier can be moved anywhere on the screen by dragging it.
** This is a quick fix version, which I hope to refine over time. I know the popup may be a little annoying for now and that the mod may still interrupt casts out of combat; I plan to work on this.
CasterWeaponSwapper 2.3 (WoW 2.4.2):
* Updated localization code to use GetSpellInfo() and GetItemInfo(). This should allow the mod to work in all locales without further translation!
* Added Divine Illumination to the list of spells not to swap after, since it does not cause a global cooldown.
* Fixed a bug in Spellsurge detection that occurred in special cases.
CasterWeaponSwapper 2.2 (WoW 2.4.1):
* Updated code to not swap weapons when casting non-cooldown spells, like Inner Focus, Divine Favor, and Natures's Swiftness. This should avoid unnecessary cooldowns. For a full spell list, look in localization.lua.
* Updated Spellsurge detection to be more reliable, by checking COMBAT_LOG_EVENT_UNFILTERED directly instead of using CombatLogGetCurrentEntry().
* Removed old 2.3 Spellsurge support.
* Improved empty bag slot detection by using new 2.4 function GetContainerNumFreeSlots().
* Improved icon code by using new 2.4 function GetItemIcon().
CasterWeaponSwapper 2.1 (WoW 2.3.3):
* Updated Spellsurge detection to continue to work after patch 2.4.
* Reinstated Evocation support: Although it's is no longer spirit-based, swapping to regen weapons does increase base regen while channelling, especially due to one regen tick outside the 5-second rule (Thanks Samasnier). To disable swapping, you can uncheck "Swap to low mana set for spirit boosts."
* Added localization for Spanish WoW client. Spellsurge support is not localized yet, and after 2.4 won't need to be.
* Updated swapping messages and error messages so they will not spam the chat log.
* Updated to not swap weapons when you have an item on the cursor, so you can move items without interruption.
CasterWeaponSwapper 2.0 (WoW 2.3.3):
* Updated to use item links instead of item names! This means that:
** You can now swap between two items with the same name but different enchants/gems.
** Old settings are preserved; existing weapon selections will be equipped by name. If you reconfigure the weapons, then item links will be used.
** All new weapons configured will show full tooltips in the config panel, instead of just their names.
** There is also a new chat notification when you add a weapon to a set.
* Updated Druid support to recognize cross-form shapeshifts (bear to cat, etc) and swap weapons appropriately.
* Updated Druid support to not swap weapons immediately after unshifting, and to wait for the next spellcast, to avoid causing an extra cooldown.
* Updated spirit boost code: now after a spirit boost is over, the code waits for the next spellcast to swap away from regen weapons, to avoid causing an extra cooldown.
* Removed Evocation spirit boost support, since Evocation is no longer based on spirit.
* Updated to use ClearCursor(), to prevent leaving a weapon on the cursor, and resolve some UI taint issues.
* Update reports to include percentage of time spent with High Mana set.
* Added French and German localization for Spellsurge ticks (thanks Nightdruid, Singura, and others).
* Made many small optimizations to the code.
CasterWeaponSwapper 1.91 (WoW 2.2.2):
* Added ability to distinguish your Spellsurge procs from other procs.
** The mod now tracks your own Spellsurges, so it should not unequip your Spellsurge weapon when someone else's procs.
** Post-fight reports now list the number of your own Spellsurges, as well as all Spellsurges.
** This is not yet localized; I need to know what the French and German clients say when you gain 10 mana from Spellsurge.
* Made the color of post-fight reports customizable. To change it, open CasterWeaponSwapper.lua in a text editor and look for the variable "REPORTCOLOR" near the top.
* Reduce memory usage for reports via small fix.
* Fixed typo in French localization for gaining Spellsurge.
CasterWeaponSwapper 1.9 (WoW 2.1.3):
* Localized Spellsurge support into French and German (thanks Zwiebelchen and Krakoukass).
* Fixed localization for Druid bear form detection in French (thanks Krakoukass).
* Added reporting on mana usage after long fights.
** After a fight of more than 2 minutes, you will see:
** Time spent inside and outside the five second rule.
** Time spent with various weapon sets equipped.
** Number of times Spellsurge procced.
** Reporting defaults to "on" but can be turned off by checkbox.
** Note: five second rule detection is approximate.
* Fixed a bug where the mod would not re-try failed swaps.
CasterWeaponSwapper 1.8 (WoW 2.1.1):
* Added recognition of Swift Flight Form for Druids (The low-mana set is used for all travel forms).
* Added a Spellsurge set, for the Spellsurge weapon enchant:
** The Spellsurge enchant has a 50 second cooldown; while it cools down after a proc, another weapon can be used.
** A main hand (with Spellsurge) and off hand can be entered in this new set (the casting ranged weapon is used).
** In combat, the mod will swap from the casting set to this set (if enabled) until Spellsurge procs.
** After each Spellsurge proc, the mod will swap to the casting set until Spellsurge has cooled down.
** Note that it may take several casts to proc Spellsurge each time the set is activated.
** Spellsurge support is not yet localized. To do so, I need to know what the combat log says when it procs.
CasterWeaponSwapper 1.7 (WoW 2.1.0):
* Rewrote buff scanning code to be more efficient, by using UnitBuff instead of tooltips.
* Added code to swap from one offhand to another more reliably, by working around item slot locking caused by unequipping offhands to specific bag slots.
* Fixed a checkbox's tooltip text.
CasterWeaponSwapper 1.6 (WoW 2.0.12):
* Updated swapping code to remember which bag slot it picks up offhand items from, and try to place them back there when swapping them out. (Suggested by Wickwrackrum at curse-gaming.com)
* Updated swapping code to not swap weapons after dying as a Priest and becoming a Spirit of Redemption, to avoid wasting 1.5 seconds of your posthumous healing with a global cooldown.
* Updated swapping code to not swap due to mana changes if experiencing a spirit boost. So during an out-of-combat Evocate or Innervate, the low mana weapons should stay equipped for the duration. (Suggested by Myrddin)
* Added recognition of Flight Form for Druids (The low-mana set is used for all travel forms).
CasterWeaponSwapper 1.51 (WoW 2.0.2):
* Fixed small bug with empty bag slot detection.
CasterWeaponSwapper 1.5 (WoW 2.0.2):
* Updated for WoW 2.0.2.
* Due to how events are handled in the expansion, in-combat swap checks will also be made when you fire a wand or use an item, since they also trigger the global cooldown.
* Removed Soul Siphon from list of spirit-boosting buffs, since the talent Improved Drain Soul was changed.
CasterWeaponSwapper 1.4 (WoW 1.12.1):
* Added another Druid weapon set: now there are separate sets for bear form and cat form. Moonkin form will be treated the same as caster form, and travel forms will use the low mana set for regen.
* Updated combat-swapping event support, so that the mod will once again check for weapon swaps when you use an instant-cast spell.
* Added a checkbox option for turning the swap messages on or off.
CasterWeaponSwapper 1.32 (WoW 1.12.1):
* Localized support for druid forms, spirit buffs, and other minor fields for French and German WoW. Please let me know if these features work in the foreign-language clients.
* Updated Druid support: Druid set will be used for bear and cat forms, and Moonkin form will be treated as caster form (so swaps will still occur in that form).
* Fixed a bug with picking items up from character sheet.
* Updated buff detection code to be more robust.
CasterWeaponSwapper 1.31 (WoW 1.12):
* Fixed a bug with picking items up from bank slots.
CasterWeaponSwapper 1.3 (WoW 1.12):
* Redesigned the interface to use icon buttons instead of text - now you can drag and drop items into the sets! Existing item sets will be preserved, but weapons will use a default icon until you drag the actual item into the set.
* Added a fourth item set, for Druid forms. Added an option to swap to this set while in any form.
* Added an option to swap to the low mana set while you have a spirit-boosting buff (Evocation, Innervate, Spirit Tap, Improved Drain Soul, or the Blue Dragon card proc).
* Rewrote all of the swapping status code - this allows for better detection of conditions like Druid forms, spirit boosts, death, etc, as well as choosing the right item set to use in a given case. This will also allow me to add support for Spirit of Redemption form and battlegrounds.
CasterWeaponSwapper 1.2 (WoW 1.12):
* Added support for recognizing Benediction/Anathema regardless of which state it's in.
* Rewrote all of the weapon swapping code - this should remove the possibility of failed swaps and conflicting swaps.
* Changed the event used for combat-swapping to SPELLCAST_START. This should prevent the bug where a swap would occur on the completion of a spell instead of at the beginning. Note that this means the mod will no longer swap when you cast an instant-cast spell.
CasterWeaponSwapper 1.11 (WoW 1.10):
* Fixed small bugs in weapon swap code.
* Added checks to clear cursor after a failed swap.
* Added more error messages for debugging.
CasterWeaponSwapper 1.1 (WoW 1.10):
* Updated TOC number.
* When out of combat, the casting set is now ignored. Only the low mana (regen) and high mana sets will be used.
* Added an option to perform swaps automatically based on mana level when out of combat. While in combat, swaps will still only be performed when you start to cast a spell. (Suggested by ThantiK at curse-gaming.com)
* Added code to not swap weapons while shapeshifted (when you have no mana). Hopefully this will work better for Druids. (Suggested by emb at curse-gaming.com)
* Incorporated WeaponQuickSwap fixes to prevent stack overflows and wait for complete item unlocking.
* Improved weapon swapping code's detection of bags that can't hold weapons (quivers etc).
* Disabled event handling while zoning, to improve loading times.
CasterWeaponSwapper 1.0 (WoW 1.9.4):
* Initial release.
* Special thanks go to CapnBry for writing WeaponQuickSwap and releasing it in the public domain.
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I've been meaning to make a post about updating CasterWeaponSwapper. The short version is that I am unlikely to update it, or add support for Black Magic or Val'anyr, for two reasons.
First, Blizzard has made changes so that when you swap an item, the internal cooldown on any of its procs/buffs is reset. This means swapping in Val'anyr or a weapon with Black Magic wouldn't work anymore; you can't avoid their internal cooldowns.
Second, currently intellect is the only real regen stat (Replenishment and other regen effects are based on mana pool), and every weapon has intellect, so there is not a compelling reason to swap weapons based on mana level.
It's unfortunate, but it seems that Blizzard does not want weapon or relic hot-swapping to be possible, and so there is not really anything worth adding to CWS.
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A Kobold Labourer
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Swap problems
I am using a 2H, and a wand as full mana set. My combat set is 1H weapon, an OH, and a different wand.
The main hand piece swaps as it should in combat, back and forth according to the mana level.
A message prints out saying the OH and Wand change, BUT they don;t actually change.
Any ideas on how I may have set it up incorrectly?
I have used this previously, and it worked flawlessly. Critical mod for me, so thanks in advance for any help.
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I just updated CWS. This new version should be WotLK-ready, and should also address the issue of the popup being kind of spammy. Sorry for the delay before this version's release. Let me know if there are any problems in 2.4.3 or 3.0.2!
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do any of the versions still swap weapons correctly even if it takes me an extra GCD? I'm kinda tired of it swapping to my spirit stick then it doesnt go back.
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Druides get doubel gcd sometimes, add option to not show popup
me2 as a Holy-Priest have no issues with the gcd-thing but
my friend plays a restro-druid and sometime it happens that he becomes doubel gcd while spamming hots.
Maybe you could have a look at it, the pally addon "Bang!Libram swaps" for example has that kinda: "Anti GCD detection will abort any swaps that may cause an additional GCD. "
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remove the button + add wanding
The swapping is working kind of good for me as a priest since many of my spells are instant or channeled, so is it possible to add a funktion that takes away the "swap now" button thats pops up? I dont really need it.
And it would be great to add wanding to trigger a weapon-change as well, I usually leave cws on even during grinding
Thx for a great addon
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Re: Power Infusion no gcd
Thanks! I will add PI in the next version.
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Power Infusion no gcd
I also like to thank you for updating
You can also add Power infusion from Priest, as it also has no cd on activation
"nonCooldownAbility3 = GetSpellInfo(10060); -- Power Infusion"
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Thank You !
for updating it for 2.4.3 <3
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Have you considered adding "profiles" to this mod? I play a priest and on weekends I respec smite. I use this mod for both Healing and Smite DPS, but have to swap everything out each time I re-spec. Profiling of some sort would be awesome for this.
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Just a note that I am aware CWS will not work very well in 2.4.3, due to the change that swapping gear will interrupt spellcasts. I have some good ideas on addresisng this and am half-way through coding them up. Hope to have an update out soon!
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Hola, Cws is messing with me.
I wanna use the spellsurgeset from start of fight, then swap to casterset until SS-CD is of. Then if I get a temporary spiritboost, swap to highspirit-set, but ONLY on spiritbuffs, not after exiting combat.
The only way I got the spirit-set not getting equipped each time I leave combat is to set all sliders to zero. But then the spellsurge-set never get equipped since I always use the high-int-set, right? It seems to only work with caster-set.
If i set the high/caster-sliders to 100% I always use the casterset and the spellsurge-swapping works great, but then the spirit-set gets equipped every time I leave combat, and its very annoing.
Im currently using no spiritboost-swapping and have set the high/caster-slider to 100% and the caster/spirit-sliders to 0% to get the spellsurge-set working, but would really like to get the spiritset equipped on spirit-boosts (ONLY on spiritboosts)
Thx for all help!
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fix for caster weapon swapper for the future
OK, so if blizzard want to play hardball, so can we.
1. Make swaps only happen on instant cast spells. Of coarse this may mean a spell rotation change for some of us, but it preserves the functionality almost entirely.
2. make a button of macro command to be pressed when a change should happen (e.g. the mod know what set to swap to, and when you have a second to burn a GCD you press the button to swap).
Yes the complete "set it and forget it" functionality is broken, but this mod can still be a VERY useful tool.
If you need me to explain these idea further, let me know.
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Re: We'll miss you caster weapon swapper.
At this point I am not sure about the future of CWS. I will do some tests on the PTR's when able. There may be a way to preserve some of the functionality, but not all.
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We'll miss you caster weapon swapper.
It was a great addon, but unfortunately the next patch will be breaking caster weapon swapper. By making any item swap while casting to cause the spell to immediately cancel.
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Windows Millennium Edition, or Windows ME (marketed with the pronunciation of the pronoun "me",[1] but commonly pronounced as an initialism, "M-E"), is a graphical operating system from Microsoft released to manufacturing in June 2000, and launched in September 2000. It was the last operating system released in the Windows 9x series.
Windows ME was the successor to Windows 98 and was targeted specifically at home PC users.[2] It included Internet Explorer 5.5, Windows Media Player 7, and the new Windows Movie Maker software, which provided basic video editing and was designed to be easy to use for home users. Microsoft also updated the graphical user interface, shell features, and Windows Explorer in Windows ME with some of those first introduced in Windows 2000, which had been released as a business-oriented operating system seven months earlier. Windows ME could be upgraded to Internet Explorer 6 SP1 (but not to SP2 (SV1) or Internet Explorer 7), Outlook Express 6 SP1 and Windows Media Player 9 Series. Microsoft .NET Framework up to and including version 2.0 is supported; however, versions 2.0 SP1, 3.x, and greater are not. Office XP was the last version of Microsoft Office to be compatible with Windows ME.
Windows ME is a continuation of the Windows 9x model, but with restricted access to real mode MS-DOS in order to decrease system boot time.[3]
- 1 History
- 2 New and updated features
- 3 Removed features
- 4 Reception
- 5 Relation to other Windows releases
- 6 Product life cycle
- 7 System requirements
- 8 Name capitalization and pronunciation
- 9 References
- 10 External links
In 1998, Microsoft stated that there would be no version of Windows 9x after Windows 98.[4] In May 1999, however, Microsoft released Windows 98 Second Edition, and then announced a new version of Windows 9x which was later revealed to be codenamed Millennium. In 2000, this was released as Windows Millennium Edition (Windows ME).[5]
At least three beta versions of Windows ME were available during its development phase. On September 24, 1999, Microsoft announced that Windows Millennium Beta 1 was released.[5] Windows Millennium Beta 2 was released on November 24, 1999 and added a couple of new features such as System File Protection and Game Options Control Panel. Several interim builds were released between Beta 1 and 2, and added features such as automatic updates and personalized menus. Beta 3 was released on April 11, 2000, and this version marked the first appearance of its final version startup and shutdown sounds (derived from Windows 2000), as the previous betas used Windows 98's startup and shutdown sounds. The final version boot screen was first featured in Pre-Beta 3 build 2470. The general availability date of Windows Millennium Edition was December 31, 2000. Microsoft ended mainstream support for Windows Millennium Edition on December 31, 2003, and extended support ended on July 11, 2006. Windows 98 and Windows 98 SE Extended support ended the same day.[6] Windows ME also contained the Microsoft Java Virtual Machine, which caused it as well as Windows 98 and Windows 98 SE to be pulled from the Microsoft Developer Network at the end of 2003.[7] At launch time, Microsoft announced a time-limited promotion[8] from September 2000–January 2001 which entitled Windows 95 or Windows 98 users to upgrade to Windows ME for $59.95 instead of the regular retail upgrade price of $109.[8]
Shortly after Windows ME was released to manufacturing on June 19, 2000,[9] Microsoft launched a campaign-initiative to promote Windows ME in the U.S., which they dubbed the Meet Me Tour. A national partnered promotional program featured Windows ME, OEMs and other partners in an interactive multimedia attraction in 25 cities across the U.S.[10] It was launched on September 14, 2000.[2]
Compared with other releases of Windows, Windows ME had a short shelf-life of just over a year. Microsoft aimed to make ME the first consumer Windows OS based on the NT kernel. However, this did not happen and Windows ME was rushed to the market after the Neptune project was canceled. Windows ME was often criticized for being buggy, slow and unstable. Windows ME, along with Windows 2000, was soon replaced by the NT-based Windows XP, which was launched on August 24, 2001.
New and updated features
User interface
Windows ME featured the shell enhancements inherited from Windows 2000 such as personalized menus, customizable Windows Explorer toolbars, auto-complete in Windows Explorer address bar and Run box, Windows 2000 advanced file type association features, displaying comments in shortcuts as tooltips, extensible columns in Details view (IColumnProvider interface), icon overlays, integrated search pane in Windows Explorer, sort by name function for menus, Places bar in common dialogs for Open and Save, cascading Start menu special folders, some Plus! 95 and Plus! 98 themes, and updated graphics. The notification area in Windows ME and later supported 16-bit high color icons. The Multimedia control panel was also updated from Windows 98 SE. Taskbar and Start Menu options allowed disabling of the drag and drop feature and could prevent moving or resizing the taskbar, which was easier for new users.
Hardware support improvements
- Faster boot times: Windows ME features numerous improvements for improving cold boot time, pre and post-logon boot times and time required for resuming from hibernation.[11] Processing of real mode configuration files,
AUTOEXEC.BAT, is bypassed at startup and essential real mode drivers like
SMARTDRV.EXEare embedded into
IO.SYS.[11] The registry is loaded only once; for efficient loading, the registry is split into three files instead of two (
USER.DAT), with the new file
CLASSES.DATcontaining the contents of the hive
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTrequired for boot loaded initially.[11] Plug and Play device enumeration is more parallelized than in Windows 98 SE.[11] Boot time is not affected due to unavailability of a DHCP server or other network components.[11] There are also optimizations to prevent boot slowdown due to BIOS POST operations.[11]
- USB Human Interface Device Class: Generic support for 5-button mice is also included as standard[12] and installing IntelliPoint allows reassigning the programmable buttons.[13]
- Windows Image Acquisition: Windows ME introduced the Windows Image Acquisition API for a standardized method of allowing Windows applications to transparently and more easily communicate with image acquisition devices, such as digital cameras and scanners. WIA intended to improve the configuration and the user interface for interacting with scanners and such devices, (which were previously supported by the TWAIN standard) and simplify writing device drivers for developers. WIA also includes support for USB still image capture device classes such as scanners and cameras through the Picture Transfer Protocol.[14]
- Improved power management and suspend/resume operations: The OEM version of Windows ME supports OS-controlled ACPI S4 sleep state[15] (hibernation) and other power management features without manufacturer-supplied drivers.[16]
- USB and FireWire support improvements: Windows ME is the only operating system in the Windows 9x series that includes generic drivers for USB mass storage devices[17] and USB printers.[18] Support for FireWire SBP-2 scanners and storage devices is also improved.[19]
- The waveOut, DirectSound, and DirectShow APIs support non-PCM formats such as AC-3 or WMA over S/PDIF.[20]
Digital media
- Windows Movie Maker: This utility is based on DirectShow and Windows Media technologies to provide Microsoft Windows computer systems with basic video capture and edit capabilities. It provides users with the ability to capture, edit, and re-encode media content into the Windows Media format, a tightly compressed format which requires a minimal amount of storage space on the computer's hard disk, when compared to many other media formats.[21]
- Windows Media Player 7: The new version of the Windows multimedia player software introduces jukebox functionality featuring the Media Library, support for CD burning, an integrated media encoder, and the ability to transfer music directly to portable devices. Another new feature is its radio tuner that can be used to search for and connect to radio stations over the internet. Users can also customize the look and feel of the user interface through interactive skins.[22]
- Windows DVD Player: The software DVD player in Windows ME is a redesigned version of the one featured in Windows 98 SE which, unlike its predecessor, does not require a dedicated decoder card for DVD playback. Instead, it supports software decoding through a third-party decoder.[23]
- Image Preview: In Windows ME, images can be viewed by using the Image Preview utility. It allows users to rotate an image, print or zoom in/out an image. Image Preview supports images with .
TIFand .
WMFfile formats. The My Pictures folder also integrates previewing images.
- Games: Windows ME includes version 7.1 of the DirectX API which introduced DirectPlay Voice, and also offers several new games: Internet Backgammon, Internet Checkers, Internet Hearts, Internet Reversi, Internet Spades. It also includes Spider Solitaire from Plus! 98 and Pinball from Plus! for Windows 95. The final version of DirectX available for Windows ME is DirectX 9.0c, which was released on 7 April 2006.
Networking technologies
- Net Crawler: Windows ME introduced a net crawling feature[24] which automatically searches out and creates shortcuts to network shares and printers in My Network Places. This can be controlled using the Automatically search for network folders and printers option. Shortcuts that are added by the net crawler but not detected again on the network in a reasonable time period are aged out and deleted.
- New TCP/IP Stack: Windows ME includes the Windows 2000 networking stack and architecture[25] which was known to be more reliable, full-featured, stable and offered better performance. Support for networking over FireWire, improved infrared support, a network diagnostic troubleshooter and a new Home Networking wizard are also included.
- The Home Networking Wizard is designed to help users to set up a computer that is running Windows ME for use on a small home network. This includes setting up Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) on a computer running Windows ME so the computer can share a connection to the Internet with other computers on the home network.
- Dial-up Networking component was updated in Windows ME, and provides several enhancements while maintaining the desired features of prior releases of the operating system. The user interface had been reworked to provide all configurable parameters in one convenient location. The user interface now included three new tabs: Networking, Security and Dialing. To improve dial-up networking, Windows ME includes built-in support for the Connection Manager dial-up client. Using the Connection Manager Administration Kit (an optional networking component in Windows 2000 Server), network administrators can pre-configure and deploy dial-up networking connections, by means of a Connection Manager service profile, to Windows ME–based client machines.
- Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) version 5.0 for Windows ME was enhanced to provide programming interface parity with NDIS version 5.0 in Windows 2000. This means that the programming interfaces that the author of a network device driver uses are the same for both of these Windows platforms.
- Universal Plug and Play: Windows ME introduced support for Universal Plug and Play (UPnP). Universal Plug and Play and NAT traversal APIs can also be installed on Windows 98 and Windows 98 SE by installing the Windows XP Network Setup Wizard.[26]
System utilities
- System Restore: Windows ME introduced the "System Restore" logging and reversion system, which was meant to simplify troubleshooting and solve problems. It was intended to work as a rollback and recovery feature so that if the installation of an application or a driver adversely affected the system, the user could undo the installation and return the system to a previously working state. It does this by monitoring changes to Windows system files and the registry. System Restore protects only the operating system files, not documents, and therefore is not a substitute for a backup program.
- System File Protection: First introduced with Windows 2000 (as Windows File Protection), and expanding on the capabilities introduced with System File Checker in Windows 98, System File Protection aimed to protect system files from modification and corruption silently and automatically. When the file protection is in effect, replacing or deleting a system file causes Windows ME to silently restore the original copy. The original is taken from a hard drive backup folder (
%WinDir%\Options\Install) or from the Windows ME installation CD, if the cached copy of files on the hard disk has been deleted. If no installation CD is in the drive, a dialog box alerts the user about the problem and requests that the CD be inserted. System File Protection is a different technology from System Restore and should not be confused with the latter. System Restore maintains a broad set of changed files including added applications and user configuration data stored repeatedly at specific points in time restored by the user, whereas System File Protection protects operating system files with no user input.
- System Configuration Utility allows users to manually extract and restore individual system files from the Windows ME setup files. It has also been updated with three new tabs called "Static VxDs", "Environment" and "International". The Static VxDs tab allows users to enable or disable static virtual device drivers to be loaded at startup, the Environment tab allows users to enable or disable environment variables, and the International tab allows users to set international language keyboard layout settings that were formerly set via the real mode MS-DOS configuration files. A Cleanup button on the Startup tab allows cleaning up invalid or deleted startup entries.
- System Monitor has been updated with a Dial-Up Adapter section. Users can now monitor items such as Connection Speeds, Bytes Received or Transmitted / Second.
- SCANDISK runs from within Windows upon an improper shutdown before the Windows Shell loads.
- Automatic Updates: The Automatic Updates utility automatically downloads and installs critical updates from the Windows Update Web site with little user interaction. It is set up to check Windows Update once every 24 hours by default. Users can choose to download which update they want, although high-priority updates must be downloaded and installed.
- Compressed Folders: Windows ME includes support for ZIP files through a shell extension known as Compressed Folders. Originally introduced in the Plus! 98 pack for Windows 98, this feature allows users to create, access and extract files from ZIP archives similar to a regular folder in Windows. The user can also restrict access to files with a password.
- A new Help and Support program has also been added, replacing the HTML Help-based documentation in Windows 2000 and Windows 98. The Help and Support Center is entirely HTML-based and takes advantage of a technology called Support Automation Framework (SAF), that can show support information from the internet, allows collecting data for troubleshooting via WMI and scripting and for third parties to plug into Windows Help and Support.[27] Several other support tools also shipped with Windows ME.[28]
- Windows ME also includes Internet Explorer 5.5 which supports a new Print Preview feature.[29] It also shipped with the MSN Messenger Service.
Accessibility features
- On-Screen Keyboard: Originally introduced with Windows 2000, a program called On-Screen Keyboard has been added, which makes it possible to input characters using the mouse instead of the keyboard. This feature is useful for computers that use a tablet as the primary pointing device or for accessibility purposes.
- The Mouse Control Panel incorporates IntelliPoint features, namely ClickLock (selecting or dragging without continuously holding down the mouse button), hiding the pointer while typing and showing it by pressing Ctrl.
- The cursor (system caret) can be set to a thicker width.
- Increased Active Accessibility support in utilities such as Calculator and Magnifier.
Removed features
Real mode DOS
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Windows ME restricted support for real mode MS-DOS. As a result,
IO.SYS in Windows ME disregards
COMMAND.COM and
WIN.COM and directly executes
VMM32.VXD. In its default configuration the system would neither boot into an MS-DOS command prompt nor exit to DOS from Windows; real mode drivers such as
ANSI.SYS could not be loaded and older applications that require real mode could not be run. Microsoft argued that the change improved the speed and reliability of the boot process.[3][11]
In Windows ME, the
CONFIG.SYS and
AUTOEXEC.BAT files are used only to set global environment variables. The two files (if present) are scanned for settings relating to the environment variables, and any other commands present are removed into a Windows registry key (see below). The two files thus contain only settings and preferences which configure the "global environment" for the computer during the boot phase or when starting a new virtual DOS machine (VDM).
To specify or edit other startup values (which, in Windows 98, would be present in the
AUTOEXEC.BAT file) the user must edit the following Windows registry key:
For troubleshooting and crash recovery, both the Windows ME CD-ROM and the Windows ME startup disk (a user-createable floppy disk, known as the Emergency Boot Disk (EBD)) allowed booting into real mode MS-DOS.
It is possible to restore real mode DOS functionality through various unofficial means.[30][31] Additionally, a registry setting exists that re-enables the "Restart in MS-DOS mode" option in the shutdown dialog box.[32]
Other components
Unlike past versions of Windows, Windows ME was aimed primarily at home users, and removed certain enterprise-oriented features. Several features of its predecessors did not work or were officially unsupported by Microsoft on Windows ME, including Automated Installation,[33] Active Directory client services,[34] System Policy Editor,[35] Personal Web Server and ASP. These features were supported on its predecessors, Windows 98 and Windows 95.[36] A Resource Kit publication, targeted towards system administrators, was never published for Windows ME.
Other features removed or never updated to work with Windows ME included Microsoft Fax,[37] QuickView and DriveSpace, as well as the GUI FAT32 conversion tool.[38]
Several Windows Explorer commands were removed in Windows ME.[39]
Windows ME was heavily criticized by some users, mainly for stability issues. A PC World article dubbed Windows ME the "Mistake Edition" and placed it 4th in their "Worst Tech Products of All Time" feature.[40] "Shortly after ME appeared in late 2000," the article states, "users reported problems installing it, getting it to run, getting it to work with other hardware or software, and getting it to stop running."
System Restore also suffered from a bug in the date-stamping functionality that could cause System Restore to date-stamp snapshots that were taken after 8 September 2001 incorrectly. This could prevent System Restore from locating these snapshots and cause the system restore process to fail. Microsoft released an update to fix this problem.[41]
One of the most common errors was on startup and shutdown, when the computer would display a blue screen of death instead of starting up or shutting down. [42]
Byron Hinson and Julien Jay writing for ActiveWin took an appreciative look on the operating system. On the removal of real mode DOS, they had noted "The removal of DOS has clearly made a difference in Windows Me in terms of stability (far less Blue Screens of Death are seen now) and booting speed has greatly increased."[43] In a recommendation of the operating system upgrade for users of Windows 95 and 98, they had stated "If Windows Me isn't a revolutionary OS it's clear that Microsoft has focused its efforts to make it more user-friendly, stable and packed full of multimedia options. The result is great and the enhancements added are really worth the wait."[44]
Relation to other Windows releases
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Windows ME was complemented by NT-based Windows 2000, which was aimed at professional users. Both operating systems were succeeded by Windows XP with their features unified. All Windows ME support, including security updates and security related hotfixes, was terminated on July 11, 2006. Support for Windows 98 was also terminated on that date.
Many third-party applications written for earlier editions of Microsoft Windows, especially older games, run under Windows ME but not under Windows 2000. This fact has become less relevant with the sharp decline in popularity of Windows ME after the release of Windows XP, which features a compatibility mode which allows many of these older applications to run.
If an installation CD-ROM from the Windows 2000 family is inserted into the drive of a computer running Windows ME, the user is prompted to upgrade to Windows 2000 because Windows ME has an older version number than Windows 2000. While this is not technically so (Windows ME was released several months after Windows 2000), Windows ME is in fact derived from the older, monolithic MS-DOS codebase (Windows 4.x) while Windows 2000 is the first of the NT 5.0 family, making the latter an upgrade.
Windows 2000 cannot, however, be upgraded to Windows ME. If an installation CD-ROM from Windows ME is inserted while running Windows 2000, the user will receive an error message that Setup cannot run from within Windows 2000. The user is prompted to shut down Windows 2000, restart the computer using Windows 95, 98, or 98 SE, or start MS-DOS and then run Setup from the MS-DOS command prompt.
Windows XP, which is NT-based, became the successor to Windows ME. It also closed the gap between consumer Windows and Windows NT. In addition, no service packs for Windows ME were released.
Along with Windows 2000 from the NT family, Windows ME was the last version of Windows that lacked product activation.
Windows ME was the last Windows release to be based on the Windows 9x (monolithic) kernel and MS-DOS.
Product life cycle
Microsoft planned to stop its support for Windows ME on December 31, 2004. However, in order to give customers more time to migrate to newer Windows versions, particularly in developing or emerging markets, Microsoft decided to maintain support until July 11, 2006. Support for Windows 98 also ended on this date.[45] Microsoft ended support for these products because the company considers them obsolete and running these products can expose users to security risks.[46]
System requirements
Windows ME is not designed to handle more than 512 MB of RAM by default.[47] Systems with larger RAM pools may lose stability; however, depending on the hardware and software configuration, it is sometimes possible to manually tweak the installation to continue working with somewhat larger amounts of RAM as well.[47][48] Systems with 1.5 GB of RAM or more may reboot continuously during startup.[49]
Name capitalization and pronunciation
Both the "Windows Me" and "Windows ME" spellings are used when referring to the operating system, with "Windows Me" being used by Microsoft[50] and PCWorld.[51]
External links
- GUIdebook – Graphical User Interface gallery
- Interview with Nicolas Coudière, Chief Product Manager: Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
- Windows ME home page: The official Windows ME home page from the internet archives
- Windows 9x Member Projects: The Windows 9x Member Projects
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Quality management is viewed as a dynamic process that requires constant planning and continual improvement. MEC has implemented a Quality Team, which is in charge of constantly monitoring the quality management process to ensure that our ultimate goal is being met; to meet or exceed the owner's expectations. Our belief is that quality is not the sole responsibility of the field staff and crews; rather, it is the responsibility of every MEC employee. Therefore, we have implemented a, "from the top-down" approach to quality.
All projects that fall under our Transportation markets are certified as ISO 9001:2008. MEC projects in the Industrial markets are ISO 9001:2008 compliant.
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International students from all over the world study at Truman State University, a nationally ranked institution that offers personal attention and an affordable, high-quality education. Truman offers both general and conditional admission.
Our mission at the Center for International Students is to recruit a diverse and highly qualified international student population and empower them to be successful at Truman and throughout their lives.
The atmosphere at Truman is warm. People here are friendly and are willing to help you whenever you need it. Also, there are plenty of organizations available to help international students to make new friends, understand new cultures, and enjoy life in America.


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First off, I want to thank the peeps at Night Owl Reviews for giving me the reins today. This is a big day for me, one I've wait months for. Um, let's hope I don't screw it up. ;-) And in the vein of bribery, if you keep reading, there's info on a big contest I'm doing and free reads. Valentine's Day is coming up, so it's my mental chocolate for you.
Okay, now that we have that outta the way, who all thinks it's sexy as hell when men take charge in the bedroom? C'mon…show of hands? Ah, yes, the internet masses wave eagerly. And that's a big ditto for me. In fact, I've blogged in the past on some specifics, like why we love heroes that claim their mates by biting, because let's face it, that's incredibly hot. We have vamp and shifter stories galore where teeth—and fangs—play an intricate role. And there's no doubt that we (readers and authors) love them. But then I got to thinking about it on a broader level. Before we even get to the biting, we must travel through the being-pinned-down-and-submitting phase. Which begs the question why do we like heroes to embrace their controlling side? I mean, we have women's lib and all that. Does it make us less of a woman (or man for those m/m readers) if we like a man to exert himself in a manner that screams alpha male?
Me thinks not. Reading is a means to escape everyday lives. Just because we like reading about men ranging anywhere from being strong and protecting to oozing testosterone in the triple-X manner, doesn't mean we'd allow men to just walk all over us. On the contrary. I think allowing a man the honor of exerting himself over us is a very powerful thing, not unlike the power exchange in BDSM relationships, where in reality, it's the submissive that holds all the cards. Sure, some readers don't want to read the really kinky stuff, but on an elemental level, the concept is still the same. Men get to be all manly because we let them. Plain and simple.
In real life, some of us may not have a man that'll hold his woman (or man) down and show her who's boss in the bed, or maybe there's some who don't want the reality of it, but either way that's where books come in. We get to live vicariously though the heroines we read about, and we love it. And who knows… maybe it gives those of us who don't have that in real life, but want it, the courage to seek it out with our partners.
As for me, I can't get enough of it when I read. So that's why I write my heroes that way, too. From paranormal to contemporary, there isn't a romance subgenre where alpha males can't shine. And what a ride this has been for me. In a little over two years, I've gone from shopping my manuscripts to being a multi-published, award-winner, bestselling author. *bows at the applause*
And now for the bribery part. If you've never read a book by me, you can download the first book in my Woods Family series, SURROUNDED BY WOODS, for free on Amazon for a limited time only. I also have the bonus prequel, SURROUNDED BY DEATH, for free, which will remain that way indefinitely. To help celebrate the latest release in my Woods Family series, SURROUNDED BY SECRETS, I have a contest going on now through the end of March where one winner will receive a $100 gift card. Just "like" me on Facebook to get to the contest info.
Okay, that is all. Happy reading… and if you want a man to hold you down and take you, then ask… or just tease the hell out of him until he can't stand it anymore… and happy sexing.
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text: Dogs are truly one of God's finest creatures, a marvelous gift for us humans. In the perfect follow-up to A Prince among Dogs, Callie Smith Grant compiles a delightful collection of true stories that celebrate the dogs in our lives. These stories will touch our hearts, renew our spirits, and show us how God made these wonderful creatures for unique purposes.Readers will love these uplifting glimpses into the lives of ordinary and extraordinary dogs and the people who love them. The stories are warm, captivating, and ideal for a good curl-up-and-read or a perfect gift for any dog lover.


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Former NFL linebacker Keith Bulluck, who currently serves as an on-air analyst for Titans preseason games, has issued a statement in the wake of a felony robbery arrest.
"I was out with friends last night in Nashville and was taking a cab home," Bulluck said, via the Tennessean. "There was a misunderstanding between me and the cab driver about getting my money back for a service not rendered. At 2 a.m., things could easily get lost in translation, but regardless of who was right or wrong, I regret putting myself in that situation."
The cab driver claims Bulluck assaulted the driver and stole a $100 bill.
For now, it's unknown whether the incident will prevent Bulluck from working Thursday night's preseason finale.
"We are not ready to talk about that, and I think it would be inappropriate to talk about that yet," WKRN-TV General Manager Stan Knott told the Tennessean.
Coincidentally (or not), the driver claimed in 2007 to have been involved in a similar incident with state Senator Ophelia Ford. The driver said at the time that Ford grabbed his shirt, tore off a button, and then cursed at him. The driver also was convicted in 1999 of filing a false accident report.
Still, Bulluck's statement indicates something happened. Chances are we'll never know precisely what it was.


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LONDON — A 25-second serve clock will be used in main-draw matches at the U.S. Open and about a half-dozen other hard-court tournaments leading up to the year's last Grand Slam tournament.
The U.S. Tennis Association, ATP and WTA announced Wednesday that those events also will enforce pre-match time limits: Players will have one minute from walking on court until the coin toss, five minutes for warming up and a minute from the end of the warmup until the start of play. Players who don't abide by those limits will face fines.
Clocks will be visible on court.
If the serve clock runs out, the chair umpire will issue a time violation. Chair umpires will be able to pause the clock at their discretion.
The U.S. Open is the first Grand Slam tournament to use the serve and warmup clocks.
They also will be used at Washington, San Jose, Montreal, Toronto, Cincinnati, New Haven and Winston-Salem.
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Sunday, October 2, 2011
Dyeing and autopsies
Friday was my last day in the Histology department at the Hospital for Sick Children.
Now that rotation is over and I miss it a little, even though Histology was my least favorite aspect of medical laboratory technology. I always felt as though I was memorizing facts about it (a lot of facts) without ever really enjoying the material or the lab work the way I enjoy microbiology.
Worse, after each semester I would promptly forget everything I had studied, meaning the entire process had to be repeated for the next set of exams. Which was kind of depressing.
But the rotation helped a lot. Histology still isn't the most fun I've ever had in a laboratory (that would be the time I had to check on a bacterial culture at a quarter to midnight, so the guy I was dating came with me, and to this day I don't remember if the bacteria were all right). But anyway. When you spend all day working in one field, it's much easier to become proficient in it, and the rotation drew everything together so that all the facts I'd memorized made a lot more sense.
And then I got to see an autopsy.
I've read a lot of Patricia Cornwell's novels - Post-Mortem, Body of Evidence, etc - but seeing the autopsy for myself was... different, to say the least. No description can recreate the sharp smell of formalin, the sweat on your forehead, the sound of connective tissue tearing away, the squishy slippery feel of internal organs. I wasn't sure I would bear up beforehand, but it was all right as long as I didn't look at the face, hands or feet.
Staring at the torso made it easier to think of the anatomy diagrams in my textbook instead. I won't ever want to perform autopsies, but this one was an unforgettable experience.
Finally, on Friday I got a new lab coat because the old one was covered with colorful spots and blotches from all the tissue-staining we'd done during the week. And on Monday I start in Hematology.
5 comments:
- gypsyscarlett said...
Having read about autopsies beforehand, was there something that really surprised you about the experience?
Something they don't tend to mention so much in books, for example?
- October 2, 2011 at 4:16 PM
- Marian Perera said...
Might be best not to read the following if you're eating...
Well, the books never mentioned that the pathologist's assistant might reach into the open body cavity and squeeze the bulging sac of the bladder so that urine actually squirted through the penis (into a plastic container so we could measure it).
That made me stare. I just never imagined a person urinating after death.
- October 2, 2011 at 8:42 PM
- Shelley Munro said...
I can't even watch surgeries/autopsies etc on TV shows. I have to look away. The idea of extra smells and noises...nope, not for me!
- October 3, 2011 at 4:41 AM
- Maria Zannini said...
Autopsies have always fascinated me. I like to see how things work.
I'm not crazy about the overly ripe smells, but dems da breaks.
- October 3, 2011 at 11:20 PM
- Marian Perera said...
Shelley - I think the autopsy might have been more difficult to look at if it had been conducted on a woman, perhaps because I'm one. One or two of the techs also mentioned that after having children of their own, they couldn't watch autopsies done on babies or children.
Maria - I couldn't actually smell the body at all, because the smell of formalin was much stronger. Though of course, if the body had been advanced in putrefaction that might not have been the case.
- October 4, 2011 at 6:13 PM


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The Census Bureau produces a vast array of statistical information used by governments and businesses to inform decisions that affect everyone's lives. It designs the surveys, collects the data, processes the completed questionnaires, and produces the statistical information. These statistics touch every aspect of Americans' lives – health, crime, income, education, labor force participation, housing conditions, consumer expenditures, and a host of others.
Over the past two years the senior leadership of the Census Bureau has been engaged in a series of organizational change initiatives designed to improve its ability to supply the country credible and cost-efficient economic and social statistics. The rationale for this is simple:
1. The difficulties of measuring the busy, diverse, and independent American society and economy are increasing every year (that is, it costs more money to do the same things the Census Bureau has done for years)
2. The demands by American business, state, local, and community leaders for statistics on their populations are continually increasing
3. New technologies are being invented almost daily that can be used to make it more convenient for the American public to participate in surveys
4. New digital data resources are being created from Federal-state-local government programs, private sector transactions, and internet-related activities
5. Near-term Federal government budgets are likely to be flat or declining
Combining these five observations leads to a profound conclusion: the current Census Bureau survey and census methods are unsustainable. Changes must occur in the acquisition of data and construction of statistical information for the Census Bureau to succeed.
Auxiliary data sources
The world is now producing large amounts of data without active participation of persons (e.g., data from Internet searches, credit card transactions, retail scanners, and social media). There also are more and more digital administrative data (e.g., tax records, social security records, Medicare/Medicaid records, food stamp records, HUD records). Some of these data are not directly linked to the populations we study; some have item missing data problems; none offer a real replacement for our surveys, but many will be useful as auxiliary data sources.
While few of our surveys have used such data, many of our surveys are discovering that multiple modes of data collection (e.g., paper forms, internet, telephone interviews, face-to-face interviews), employed in one survey, can address some of their participation problems within current budgets (with administrative records considered a "mode"). Indeed, there is a consensus among survey methodologists that multi-mode surveys will be a key component of the future of statistical information. This consensus arises because of evidence of great diversity across people in whether and how they wish to supply answers to our questions. With mixed-mode surveys we can offer the cheapest mode to the willing respondents and reserve the more expensive modes for those less easily measured.
At the forefront of adapting survey methods
Over the decades the Census Bureau has been at the forefront of adapting its survey methods to changes in society. We have done this well; it is a proud history. We moved first to probability sampling with its powerful abilities for measures of uncertainty in estimates. Computers first enhanced surveys at the Census Bureau in data processing and tabulation. This was followed by computerization enhancing the estimation of sampling errors on the tabulated statistics and editing of the digital processed data. With the storage of data records on large files, we then enhanced sample designs by analysis of frame data and direct selection of digitized frame records. Finally, computerization entered the data collection step directly with computer assisted telephone interviewing computer assisted personal interviewing, and finally web survey software. During these years we were also developing enhanced methods of record-matching and estimation. Thus, at this point, almost all the steps of the survey process utilize computer assistance.
Further, and most recently we have acquired unique combinations of administrative records useful for statistical estimation, while researching their use under very strict confidentiality constraints. We have developed remarkably efficient record matching procedures. These allow us to consider novel combinations of those records with survey records, to reduce overall costs.
In short, we have many of the ingredients to adapt to the new changing environment. In my judgment, we need to assemble them to work in a new, coordinated way.
Our near-term future will call on us to reduce costs while continuing to produce the same data products. Simultaneously, there will be alternative statistics arising from other organizations that offer timelier, but less accurate estimates from new data sources. We cannot react to this future quickly, immediately changing our designs. Nonetheless, we must respond to this changing environment and we need to act now. Not doing this threatens our relevance for the future.
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dCS Puccini SACD playback system
But a funny thing happened. MP3s may have sounded mediocre, but they accustomed the mainstream to regard the personal computer as another source of music. And if you can play MP3s on your PC, why not files of higher resolution? The breakthrough, I believe, came in fall 2003, when Apple released v.4.5 of its iTunes program, along with a lossless version of its AAC codec, which allowed playback of true CD-quality music without as much of the penalty of hard-drive space imposed by uncompressed files. Then there was no obstacle to playing back files of greater resolution or bandwidth than CD!
The past three years have seen an explosion in the ways of playing high-resolution files from computers. There are D/A processors that accept data via WiFi or Ethernet; there are D/A processors that connect to a computer via USB or FireWire links; and there are USB-to-S/PDIF converters that allow a computer to be used with a legacy DAC. On the other side of the fence, manufacturers such as Lynx, RME, and ASUS are making soundcards with true high-end performance, and some computers come with optical S/PDIF outputs, these usually mounting the optical driver at the inner end of a conventional 3.5mm stereo jack. And manufacturers of high-end disc players and even integrated amplifierstake a bow, Peachtree's Novaare increasingly incorporating digital inputs, so that the high-quality D/A and analog output sections can also be used for data from a computer, or from inexpensive WiFi streamers such as the Sonos or Logitech Squeezebox.
British company dCS made its reputation as a pro-audio manufacturer, but entered high-end audio with a superb-sounding D/A converter, the Elgar, in 1997. This was based on a proprietary discrete DAC circuit called the Ring DAC, a 5-bit converter running at a 64x oversampling rate: 2.822MHz for 44.1kHz-based data, 3.07MHz for 48kHz-sampled data and its multiples. (Not coincidentally, 2.822MHz is the sample rate used for DSD.) The company went through some changes in recent years, and, following its acquisition a few years back by David Steven, a veteran of the Scottish audio industry, dCS decided to concentrate on high-end audio. Sadly, David passed away last February (see "As We See It," p.3), but not before establishing a new range of dCS products worldwide, including the four-box Scarlatti SACD playback system that Michael Fremer raved about in our August 2009 issue. dCS is now run by David's son, also a David. When, last summer, I interrupted a brief vacation in the UK to visit the dCS headquarters in Saffron Walden, near Cambridge, I was impressed by the younger David Steven's grasp of the high-end industry and the high-end audio ethos.
Though expensive in absolute terms at $17,999, the subject of this review, the Puccini, is the least expensive model in the new dCS line. A one-box SACD/CD player with both balanced and unbalanced analog outputs, it also has pairs of digital inputs and outputs, and can be used with an external master word clock, the Puccini U-Clock ($4999), which includes a USB input.
I reviewed the first single-box SACD player to come from dCS, the P8i, in April 2006, and was well impressed by its performance. "For a classical music lover assembling a collection of SACDs who still wants the best sound from his CD library, the dCS P8i used straight into the power amps is almost as good as it can get," I concluded.


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– A researcher at Mount Sinai School of Medicine has measured the amount of lead in two skull fragments of Ludwig van Beethoven and found that it was unlikely for lead poisoning to have caused the renal failure that was partly responsible for Beethoven's death, eliminating one of the many suggested causes of death for the famed composer.
"Ninety-five percent of lead in the adult body is stored in bone, where it stays for years, even after death," said Andrew Todd, PhD, Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine. "Measuring the amount of lead in Beethoven's bone fragments allows us to reach back through time to measure his lead exposure during life."
Skull fragments from Beethoven were examined using a technique called x-ray fluorescence (XRF). XRF does not damage or destroy the sample and has been used by Dr. Todd in many studies of the human health effects of lead. A very small radiation dose (about the same dose as 10 minutes of natural background radiation) is used to make the lead stored in bone give off x-rays, which are recorded in a radiation detector. The larger skull fragment was found by Dr. Todd to have 12 micrograms of lead per gram of bone mineral.
"For someone who was Beethoven's age, we would expect more than that; one comparison dataset predicts 21 micrograms of lead per gram of bone mineral," said Dr. Todd.
Lead exposure is known to cause irritability, for which Beethoven was renowned, as well as colic and kidney failure, from which, along with liver failure, Beethoven is thought to have died. Currently two dozen or more health issues have been suggested for Beethoven, some of them deadly. This work largely rules out one of them.
Work done in 2000 at the Argonne National Laboratory examined only the surface of the small fragment of Beethoven's bone that Dr. Todd also tested. Dr. Todd's work also examined the complete thickness of a much larger fragment of Beethoven's skull.
According to Dr. Todd, there have been many explanations put forward about Beethoven's death. Some have found high lead levels in Beethoven's hair, which can show lead exposure only from the last several months of his life. According to a researcher in Vienna, that reading could have reflected the treatment used to heal a wound from surgery Beethoven underwent in an attempt to save his life. Such treatment in those days consisted of salves that might have contained lead. Dr. Todd's bone measurements quantify lead over Beethoven's entire lifetime.
Others have theorized that Beethoven had high lead exposure from the long used practice of sweetening the cheapest wine with lead. But, those theories have been disputed based on records Beethoven kept when he became deaf which showed he had the resources to buy more expensive wines.
The skull fragments Dr. Todd measured are thought to have been obtained the first time Beethoven was reburied (in 1863) by a physician, Gerhard von Breuning, who as a boy had been a friend of Beethoven's and who was a comfort to him in his last months. Dr. von Breuning is thought to have given the fragments to Romeo Seligmann (the first Professor of the History of Medicine at the University in Vienna) in whose family they have remained.
Dr. Todd's tests were a collaborative project with William Meredith, Ph.D., Director of The Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies at San José State University.
Further testing of small fragments is underway and will be published.
About the Center for Beethoven Studies
The Center is the only institution in North America devoted solely to the life, works, and accomplishments of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827). Established in 1983 when Ira F. Brilliant donated his Beethoven collection to San José State University, the Center officially opened in September 1985. Building on Ira Brilliant's original donation, the Center now has the largest collection of Beethoven materials outside of Europe. In addition to functioning as a research library and museum, the Center is involved in a variety of educational programs and sponsors concerts, lectures, tours, and other events. The Beethoven Center welcomes visitors and researchers and offers a variety of services for those interested in Beethoven who cannot travel to San José. For more information, visit www.sjsu.edu/beethoven/.
William R. Meredith, Ph.D.
Director, The Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies
Executive Director, The American Beethoven Society
Professor, School of Music and Dance
San José State University
About The Mount Sinai Medical Center
The Mount Sinai Medical Center encompasses both The Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Established in 1968, Mount Sinai School of Medicine is one of few medical schools embedded in a hospital in the United States. It has more than 3,400 faculty in 32 departments and 15 institutes, and ranks among the top 20 medical schools both in National Institute of Health funding and by U.S. News & World Report. The school received the 2009 Spencer Foreman Award for Outstanding Community Service from the Association of American Medical Colleges.
The Mount Sinai Hospital, founded in 1852, is a 1,171-bed tertiary- and quaternary-care teaching facility and one of the nation's oldest, largest and most-respected voluntary hospitals. In 2009, U.S. News & World Report ranked The Mount Sinai Hospital among the nation's top 20 hospitals based on reputation, patient safety, and other patient-care factors. Nearly 60,000 people were treated at Mount Sinai as inpatients last year, and approximately 530,000 outpatient visits took place.
For more information, visit www.mountsinai.org.


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I had 16 wives over 15 years, the 14th went blind when the 13th appeared, and the 12 couldn't stay in her lane, god bless her soul! 11- had a date, caught late with a west-bound train, and woe is me, I need a new girl.
I had 10 cheap wives over empty plots, number 9 loved the flask and the 8th never got (my 7 lives!), 6, 5, 4 were the triplets drowned meeting 3,2,1 where they sunk to the ground, and woe is me, I need a new girl. Cause she's dead I put two bullets in her head and she's at the bottom of the well.