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Hi All:
I have been having mixed success with SD. I can usually write to the SD card, and read the contents in my PC. However, when I execute the code below, it will ALWAYS crash during the read segment (ReadFile). It always crashed with this being displayed in the debug window: A first chance exception of type 'System.IndexOutOfRangeException' occurred in System.IO.dll
I am using the latest 4.2 firmware, Visual Studio 2012 Pro, Visual Basic, NetFramework 4.2.
I am using a SanDisk 128MB microSD card.
As this fails after different number of reads, perhaps the hardware is bad. On this assumption I ordered another Netduino Plus 2 which I will try tonight.
I see in the forums that there seem to be quite a bit of problems with the SD card. If anyone has any suggestion on how to resolve this, please comment!
Thanks .
Imports System.netImports System.Net.SocketsImports System.IOImports System.TextImports System.ThreadingImports System.IO.PortsImports Microsoft.SPOTImports Microsoft.SPOT.HardwareImports Microsoft.SPOT.Net.NetworkInformationImports Microsoft.SPOT.IOImports SecretLabs.NETMF.HardwareImports SecretLabs.NETMF.Hardware.NetduinoImports Microsoft.VisualBasic.ConstantsNamespace CFcardUsage Public Module Module1 Dim cardPresent As Boolean = True Sub Main() ' eject handler suggested by Stephan at http://forums.netduino.com/index.php?/topic/5076-detect-eject-sd-card-in-vbnet/ AddHandler SPOT.IO.RemovableMedia.Eject, AddressOf RemovableMedia_Eject AddHandler Microsoft.SPOT.IO.RemovableMedia.Insert, AddressOf RemovableMedia_Insert Debug.Print("Startup CF Card Usage") ' Define path and filename Dim strPath As String = "SD" & DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyyMM") Dim strFileName As String = strPath & "" & DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyyMMdd") & ".log" ' make sure disk is there and create directory if needed Try If Not File.Exists(strFileName) Then ' ** This shows a System.io.ioexception AND the following line executes, also throwing an exception If Not Directory.Exists(strPath) Then '** This also shows a System.IO.IOexception in debugger, and the following line executes Directory.CreateDirectory(strPath) ' ** the exception appears to be thrown her and goes to the catch End If End If Catch ex As Exception Debug.Print("Exception thrown - " & ex.Message) Debug.Print("Presumably there is no readable card present") cardPresent = False End Try ' if no card is found, wait for one to be inserted Do While True If cardPresent Then Exit Do Debug.Print("insert card") Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000) Loop Debug.Print(strFileName) ' open the streamwriter Dim sw As StreamWriter = New StreamWriter(File.OpenWrite(strFileName)) sw.WriteLine("This is to write the files to the netduino card") 'lets learn how fast we can write to these cards Dim StartTime As DateTime = DateTime.Now Dim excp As Boolean = False For i As Integer = 0 To 10000 Dim t As String = DateTime.Now.ToString Dim EndTime As TimeSpan = DateTime.Now.Subtract(StartTime) Try ' if this fails, lets get the error, and stop writing so I can see if prior data is ok sw.Write("Memory usage " & Microsoft.SPOT.Debug.GC(False).ToString & "; Elapsed time " & EndTime.Seconds.ToString & "." & EndTime.Milliseconds.ToString) sw.WriteLine("; line number " & i.ToString & " at " & t & ", ms counter = " & DateTime.Now.Millisecond.ToString & ", tics= " & DateTime.Now.Ticks.ToString & ", machine time " & Hardware.Utility.GetMachineTime.Ticks.ToString) Catch ex As Exception Debug.Print("Exception " & ex.Message & ", at i=" & i.ToString & ", ET= " & EndTime.ToString) ' exit the write loop Exit For End Try If i Mod 1000 = 0 Then Debug.Print(i.ToString) Next ' try everything possible to make sure the writes are complete to the card sw.Flush() sw.BaseStream.Flush() sw.BaseStream.Close() sw.Dispose() ' if there was a write error, just exit, otherwise read back the contents If Not excp Then ReadFile(strFileName) End Sub Sub ReadFile(filename As String) ' this will read and display the contents of the card. If File.Exists(filename) = False Then Debug.Print("File does not exist") Return End If Dim sr As StreamReader = New StreamReader(filename) Dim s As String = "" Do Try s = sr.ReadLine() ' crashes with index out of range exception (system.io.dll) after some number of reads Catch ex As Exception ' must use a try/catch or file will be deleted or not found. Does not seen to always work Debug.Print("Error in ReadFile; " & ex.Message) Exit Do End Try Debug.Print("Mem now: " & Microsoft.SPOT.Debug.GC(False).ToString & "; Recorded data: " & s) Loop Until sr.EndOfStream Debug.Print("Last line read was: " & s) sr.Close() sr.Dispose() End Sub Sub RemovableMedia_Eject(sender As Object, e As Microsoft.SPOT.IO.MediaEventArgs) Debug.Print("Ejected") cardPresent = False End Sub Sub RemovableMedia_Insert(sender As Object, e As Microsoft.SPOT.IO.MediaEventArgs) Debug.Print("Inserted or present") cardPresent = True End Sub End ModuleEnd Namespace
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For me, Friedensreich Hundertwasser is one of the artists who never fails to impress with his choice of shapes and colours. It goes without saying that I had to see the Hundertwasser House on our trip to Vienna.
My impression of the Viennese Prater
The Prater in Vienna is one of the must-see attractions, therefore the Prater was high on our to-do list. Unfortunately, it did not live up to our anticipation. We were not impressed and should I be again in Vienna again, I will certainly not visit the Prater.


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Welcome to the Haliburton Highlands…
The Haliburton Highlands is a county of abundant lakes, rivers and untarnished wilderness. With four seasons of outdoor attractions, more & more visitors are making Haliburton their vacation destination. Bordered by the famous Algonquin Park and the Muskokas, Haliburton is a paradise quickly being discovered.
The history of this area dates as far back as 1590, however first settlers came in 1854. Originally a town used mainly for logging, now tourists are continuously being drawn towards the natural stunning beauty of the highlands. There are numerous hiking trails, antiques & art galleries, downhill skiing, extensive cross-country trails, just some of the wealth of activities offered. The Haliburton Highlands is your best value for Ontario vacations just two hours north of Toronto.
Keep Busy & Have fun in the Sensational Highlands…
Haliburton Forest is one of the most popular attractions. A fabulous wilderness adventure awaits…at any time of year you'll find an abundance of activity. Visit the Wolf Centre, take a "Walk in the Clouds", snowmobile, mountain bike, dogsled, hike & more. 705-754-2198
Art Studios & Art Galleries
Haliburton is famous for it's Annual Studio Tour, displaying some of the best pottery, framed floral art, jewellery, stained glass, fabric art, birdhouses, ironworks, twig furniture, sculpture paintings, woodworking & more. Check out more here:
Rail's End Gallery, Haliburton (705) 457-2330
Agnes Jamieson Gallery, Minden (705) 286-3763
Haliburton County Studio Tour
The Ethel Curry Gallery, Haliburton, OntarioThis wonderful piece was done by Haliburton's own Rose Pearson
Haliburton Trails & Tours…
The Highlands is a natural environment to get outdoors & get active. You'll find over 20 trails to choose from, for every level.
ATV TOURS with Back Country Tours
The "YOU-DRIVE ADVENTURES" experience is about you being in control of where the fully automatic ATV, Military H-1 HUMMER or snowmobile tour takes you. Everyone from families to corporate can participate. No experience Necessary!!! Located 20 minutes from Halimar Resort, you'll find the largest ATV trails in Ontario over 1,700 KM. Guided tours are offered, ATV rental tours and HUMMER rentals that you drive OFF-ROAD. Guided ATV adventures are available for ATV Owners and guided tours for 4 X 4 OFF-ROAD TRUCK Owners. OFF-ROADING is a sport the entire family can enjoy with our knowledgeable guides and fully equipped recovery Hummer.
MORE…interesting things to do & see, & places to go
The Highlands Summer Festival… You will find incredible live on stage entertainment minutes from Halimar during July & August at the Northern Lights Pavilion. From comedies to musicals, 6 weeks of arresting performances. A date……At the Movies
- Highlands Cinema – Kinmount (705) 488-2107
Golfing…a memorable experience in the Highlands
You'll find excellent golfing in the scenic Haliburton Highlands, golf courses are located between 2 & 20 kms from Halimar. The Haliburton Highlands Golf course is a 9 hole, that is less that 2 minutes away, it is short & hilly & offers a spectacular view of the lake.
- Haliburton Highlands Golf Course – Haliburton (705) 457-2233
- PineStone Golf Club – Haliburton
(705) 457-3444
- Blairhampton Golf Club – Minden
(705) 286-1315
- Beaverbrook Golf Course –
Minden (705) 286-1378
- Cedar Meadow Golf – Harcourt
(705) 448-2861
- Lakeside Golf Club – West
Guilford (705) 754-2110
- Highlands Driving Range and
Minigolf – Carnarvon (705) 489-3473
Winter Wonderland Activities
The Haliburton Highlands is a dream come true, offering every winter activity you can possibly imagine. From ice fishing to dog sledding, come & experience a true winter wonderland.
- Haliburton Nordic Trails
You will find over 80 kms of high quality cross-country ski trails, a delightful treat for the cross country ski enthuisast. Halimar is a member of the Haliburton Nordic Association, with direct access to the trails. (705) 457-1640
- Haliburton County Snowmobile Association
Snowmobiling adventures can be found on the Highlands almost 600 kms of excellent wide groomed trails, & you can sled right from your cottage at Halimar unto trail # 7. (705) 286-1722
- Sir Sam's Ski Area
For fantastic downhill skiing, these hills await, PLUS… snowboarders are welcome on all hills! It is located approximately 20 minutes from Halimar, with discounted trails passes available. (705) 754-2298
- Ski for Life
An organization design to promote active living through the love of cross country skiing. A comfortable learning environment from beginners to intermediate.
- Haliburton Snowmobile Rentals
Kennisis Lake Marina is Ontario's largest snowmobile rental company offering current year sleds from multiple locations in the Haliburton and Muskoka regions. Located in Dwight on HWY 60 and Kennisis Lake at the Marina. From Halimar, you can sled right from your cottage at Halimar unto trail # 7.
- Moose Woods Trail Centre – Haliburton, for Hiking, Biking and cross-country trails (705) 754-3559
Super Seasonal Activities and information….Discover Ontario Here!
- Pole Position Kartways
The excitement begins with go karting, batting cages, bumper boats, mini-golf & more, just 20 minutes from Halimar. – Minden (705) 286-3766
- Enjoy Horsebacking Riding through the scenic Highlands Briarwinds Farm – Minden (705) 286-6155
South Algonquin Trails Inc. – Harcourt (800) 758-4801
- Airplane Rides…Get on board & experience the Haliburton from above. A pick up can be made right off the Halimar dock, how convenient.
- Wilderness Beyond Adventure
For an experience, a challenge, remote or scenic, bike, hike, canoe or kayak, the choice is yours with guided adventure tours.
- Haliburton Highlands Museum
- Ontario Resorts
If you haven't found what you are looking for,please contact the Haliburton Chamber & they would be happy to help. 800-461-7677


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Anyone still here?
I've calmed down a little but I'm still not eating healthily, I was going to get back to it and then start blogging when I got it under control, but I keep putting off starting so I'm wondering if blogging will get me moving again.
(all pics can be made bigger if you click on them)
So what have I been doing while I've been away? Today I went to an amazing unagi restaurant. Unagi is freshwater eel, and as the day to eat eel is coming up so I went out with some of my private students to have some. It is believed that eating eel gives you stamina, so it's often eating during the hot, hot summer. Sadly I forgot my camera, so I only have a fuzzy camera phone pic, for that reason I'm grabbing a pic off the Internet to better illustrate how good it is. I'm always shocked how mild the flavour is. I've only ever eaten unagi nigiri (sushi) but fresh off the grill it just melts in your mouth.
The soup next to it is not miso, but kimosui, a soup made with the eel liver.
In other picture news, I was in a restaurant last Tuesday and got a snapshot of the menu, we're not entirely sure who they're referring to (the South of China maybe? Korea?), but jeez Japan, say what you really think!
'Source of chicken' should be chicken in sauce, translations occasionally go awry.
A much grosser thing we found in the 100円 shop, can you guess what it is?
No? How about now?
(putting aside the 'Oh God Whhhhhhy?!' of the existence of this product; if you were going to use it, why would you trust one from the Japanese equivalent of the dollar store?)
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Anyone still here?
Posted by The Fat Foreigner at 6:22 PM
2 comments:
- Anonymous said...
Hi you! konnichiwa! I love the guys' face on the package...
Glad to read you! I love miso soup :-9
Random comment LOL
- July 18, 2009 at 11:17 PM
- Journo June aka MamaBear said...
Bwaahhaaahaaa. I miss Japan! :-D
Path to Health
- July 27, 2009 at 9:17 AM


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So, one week has passed, or almost one, since my official (degree-)project start this monday.
Will start off with a short presentation of what I'm doing (or going to). My suggested project title is "Integration of DR-PROLOG for semantic reasoning in Bioclipse". Not much explanation there, so I'll cite some from my "approach" section in my project plan:
The aim of this project is to integrate an existing tool for reasoning, querying, and integrating different data sources available in semantically annotated formats on the web, and then to compare the tool to other existing technologies (SPARQL and Pellet DL reasoning) in terms of their practical usability as supportive tools in everyday science, or more specifically, in terms of knowledge recovery and performance. In order to accomplish this comparison, real-world use cases such as drug discovery and/or gene expression analysis will be used. As test data available on the web the Bio2RDF (http://bio2rdf.org) database will be used. Finally, visualization features will be added with the Zest visualization toolkit.
Someone concluded something like this; "Today there's much work going on to convert and publish data in semantic formats, but not as much on how to deal with that data, connect datasets, reason with it and hopefully gain new knowledge". Most likely, the data - especially when connected - might contain new knowledge to be discovered that cannot easily be found in an automatic way (as of yet), but will need a human mind to discover it. For that purpuse there is a need for good interactive tools for reasoning with semantic data. AFAIS, DR-PROLOG tries to be such a system.
So, a few words about DR-PROLOG then. It's original paper can be found here. "DR" stands for "Defeasible Reasoning" where "Defeasible" has to do with the ability to handle inconsistent and incomplete data in a sensible way. Citing the authors:
...defeasible logics deal with potential conflicts (inconsistencies) among knowledge items...
The details behind this, as explained in the paper, is something I have to dive into later in the project.
AFAIS, there are two things with DR-PROLOG that makes it interesting for comparison against the Pellet DL reasoner build into Bioclipse already:
I have to admit that I'm really quite new to to a lot of Semantic Technologies (having understood the concept from experimenting with Semantic MediaWIki) so feedback is highly appreciated. Feel free to drop a comment below!
The week has so far largely consisted of reading up on different technologies (Java, Eclipse and the Semantic web... *puh* this will take me more hours...) and trying to get a first Hello World Bioclipse Plug-in up running. So far this has involved quite some fighting with Eclipse, but thanks to ongoing work by Egon with the Bioclipse SDK this will hopefully soon be a piece of cake :) Looking forward to that. In the meanwhile I'll continue reading up on stuff.
I linked from my blog:
I'm guessing we can find enough inconsistencies in DBPedia and NMRShiftDB, but perhaps even in ChEBI.


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Sport 24 Programming: February 6th – 12th
Starting Friday, 9th February you will be able to watch LIVE coverage of the 2018 Winter Olympics in-flight if you've Sport 24 on board. You can also watch Premier League, NHL, Bundesliga, and NBA!
Here are some highlights of what is available through February 12th:
2018 Winter Olympics
Open Ceremony
Figure Skating
Speed Skating Men's 5000m
Ice Hockey Women's
Biathlon Men's 12.5km Pursuit
Premier League
Tottenham Hotspur vs. Arsenal
Manchester City vs. Leicester City
Newcastle United vs. Manchester united
Chelsea vs. West Bromwich Albion
Anaheim Ducks vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
Vegas Golden Knights vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
Edmonton Oilers vs. Los Angeles Kings
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Golden State Warriors
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
Check out the LIVE schedule on Sport 24's website or follow them on Twitter for updates!


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Fourteen years after my wedding day, I learned that I am married to an Irishman. The surname Lynch was a clue, as was the paternal grandfather whose auburn hair once earned him the nickname "Red". But my husband's family maintained they were part of the English branch of the clan.
Then my firstborn entered Kindergarten and displayed a preternatural ability for making leprechaun traps and dancing the Irish jig. "Are you sure your ancestors aren't from Ireland?" I asked my husband. The paternal side of his family was from New England. It would not have been uncommon for Irish immigrants to "pass" as English to escape the discrimination of the early 20th century.
Recently, my husband decided to end the questioning with an online DNA testing service, 23andMe. This service bills itself as a way to gain information about hereditary traits, revealing genetic markers for health conditions and ancestry. He ordered the kit for $199 and submitted a saliva sample. A few weeks later the results came back: his paternal lineage was 100% Irish. Scientific testing quantifiably confirmed what a woman's intuition knew all along…
Although it is not my own personal heritage that is being revealed, I find it exciting. I've never liked telling my children that they are half-Taiwanese only to let the other half remain nebulous. "American" is not a suitable enough description for my husband's heritage, since no matter what our ethnic origins we are all American.
As the daughter of immigrants, the idea of not knowing where one's ancestors come from feels incomplete. When my husband and I travelled to Taiwan before our children were born, we visited the ancient Buddhist temple where my great-grandparents attended school. My father pointed out the site (now part of a trendy shopping district) where his childhood home once stood.
My husband and I don't know how to be Irish or to celebrate St. Patrick's Day properly. I admit that my constructs of "Irishness" are probably heavy on the glittery green equivalents of red brocade and chopstick lettering.
But somehow, even when we got married, we had a instinctive affinity toward all things Celtic, as we chose this traditional Irish blessing for our wedding ceremony:
May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind always be at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
And rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.
For a Pacific riff on the traditional Corned Beef and Cabbage, click on my recipe for Corned Beef Musubi and Pickled Cabbage.


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Ank!ta and Fa!z met each other while pursuing MBA and in their own words, it was love at first sight. Ever since that, the two have given us relationship goals every step of the way. The fact that they came from different religious backgrounds, and that Ank!ta's family initially disapproved of the match.
Ank!ta spent 2 years trying to convince her parents.


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Home : All Designs : Awareness : Breast Cancer : Breast Cancer Friend : Personalized Pink Infant Full Zip Hooded Sweatshirt
My beautiful friend is a breast cancer survivor with pink ribbon for Breast Cancer Awareness month in October.
Design First Loaded: 2012-09-23 00:32:21
7.5 oz., 60/40 cotton/polyester. Jersey-lined double-needle stitched hood. Coverstitched shoulders, armholes, rib waistband and cuffs. Pouch pockets


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They stop the cars in the middle of a road, and get out. Rick looks out for walkers.
Rick: Fifteen, you're on point.
Rick goes to the car where Maggie, Hershel, Daryl and T-Dog are looking at a map.
T-Dog: We've got no place left to go.
Maggie: When this herd meets up with this one, we'll be cut off, we'll never make it south.
Daryl: What do you say, it's about 150 head?
Glenn: That was last week, could be twice that now.
Hershel: This river could have delayed them. If we move fast, we might have a shot to tear right through this.
T-Dog: Yeah, but if this group joins with that one, they could spill out this way.
Maggie: So we're blocked.
Rick: Only thing to do is double back at 27th and swing towards Greenville.
T-Dog: We picked through that already, it's like we spent the winter going in circles.
Rick: Yeah, I know. I know. At Newnan we'll push west. Haven't been through the area. We can't keep going house to house. He looks at Lori in the car We need to find some place to hold up for a few weeks.
T-Dog: Alright. Is it cool if we get to the creek before we head out? It won't take long. We gotta fill up on water, we can boil it later.
Everyone goes back into the cars, except Rick and Hershel.
Rick: Knock yourself out.
Hershel: She can't take much more of this moving about.
Rick: Well, what else can we do, let her give birth on the run?
Hershel puts his hand on Rick's shoulder.
Hershel: You see a way around that?
Hershel leaves.
Daryl: Hey, while the others wash their panties, let's go hunt. That owl didn't exactly hit the spot.
Rick and Daryl leave the others to go hunting. They see a prison, surrounded by walkers.
Daryl: That's a shame.
Rick looks at it and at the walkers.
Around the prison
Rick cuts the wire around the prison with pliers. Glenn and Maggie kill a walker.
Rick: Watch the backside!
Lori: Got it.
Everyone crosses the wire, they are now in an alley surrounding the prison.
Rick: (To T-Dog) Hurry! Hurry!
Glenn and Daryl close the wire up. They run, the walkers approach but are stopped by the wire. Daryl opens a door. The alley stops here. There is a courtyard filled with walkers, and then the prison. Rick looks at it.
Rick: It's perfect. If we can shut that gate, prevent more from filling the yard, we can pick off these walkers. We'll take the field by tonight.
Hershel: So how do we shut the gate?
Glenn: I'll do it. You guys cover me.
Maggie: No, it's a suicide run.
Glenn: I'm the fastest.
Rick: No. You, Maggie and Beth draw as many as you can over there (he points a direction) , pop them through the fence. Daryl, go back to the other tower. Carol, you've become a pretty good shot, take your time, we don't have a lot of ammo to waste. Hershel, you and Carl, take this tower.
Carl: Alright.
Everybody gets in position.
Rick: I'll run for the gate.
Glenn, T-Dog, Maggie and Beth draw the walkers by screaming, and kill them by stabbing them in the head through the fence.
Glenn, T-Dog, Maggie, Beth: Come on! Hey, come here! Come on! Hey, come here! Come on! Hey come on! Come on! Come on! Hey come on, get over here, come on!
Lori opens the door for Rick. He runs towards the prison, shooting walkers who get in his way.
Glenn: Come on! Come on!
Daryl, Carol, Carl and Hershel kill the walkers who get close to Rick. Carol almost shoots Rick by mistake.
Carol: Sorry.
Beth: Hey, come on, over here! Hey! Hey, hey, hey, come on, over here!
The walkers are drawn to Rick, but he manages to shut the gate. Then, he goes in the tower and closes the door, followed by all the walkers.
Carol: He did it!
Daryl: Light it up!
Hershel and Carl keep shooting some walkers. So does T-Dog. Rick is at the top of the tower, and he kills walkers too, and laughs. Maggie and Beth shoot some through the fence. Lori, Carol and Daryl kill some too. Rick kills the last one and smiles. They all meet up next to the yard.
Carol: Fantastic!
Daryl: Nice shooting.
Carol: Yeah. (to Lori) You okay?
Lori: I haven't felt this good in weeks.
They go in the courtyard.
Carol: Oh! Oh, oh! We haven't had this much space since we left the farm! (she laughs) Ah…
Glenn puts down a walker. T-Dog laughs.
T-Dog: Wooooo!
In the yard, around a fire, at night
Everyone except Daryl, Rick and Carol is sitting around a fire. Glenn eats something.
Glenn: Mmmm… Just like mom used to make.
Maggie smiles. Lori eats and looks at Rick who's on watch next to the fence.
T-Dog: Tomorrow, we'll put all the bodies together. We want to keep them away from that water. Now, if we can dig a canal under the fence, we'll uh have plenty of fresh water.
Hershel: The soil is good, we could plant some seed, grow some tomatoes, cucumbers, soybeans. (He looks at Rick) That's his third time around. If there was any part of it compromised, he'd have found it by now.
Beth: (to Lori) This will be a good place to have the baby. Safe.
On an overturned car, nearby
Daryl, is standing on an overturned vehicle. He helps Carol to climb. She gives him food.
Carol: That's not much. But if I don't bring you something, you won't eat at all.
Daryl: Guess little Shane over there's got quite the appetite.
Carol: (she laughs) Don't be mean. Rick's gotten us a lot further than I thought he would, I'll give him that. Shane could never have done that.
Carol stretches her neck, Daryl eats a fruit.
Daryl: What's wrong?
Carol: It's that rifle, the kickback. I'm just not used to it. (she massages her neck)
Daryl: Hold on.
He puts his gun on the car, licks his finger, and massages Carol's shoulder, she laughs. Daryl's a little embarrassed.
Daryl: Better get back.
Carol: It's pretty romantic. (she pretends to kiss him) Want to screw around?
Daryl: Pff… (they laugh) I'll go down first.
Carol: Even better.
Daryl: Stop.
In the yard, around a fire, at night
Hershel: Bethy, sing "Paddy Reilly" for me. I haven't heard that I think, since your mother was alive.
Maggie: Daddy, not that one, please.
Hershel: How about uh… "Parting Glass"?
Beth: No one wants to hear.
Carl looks at her, and Maggie smiles.
Glenn: Why not?
Beth: Okay.
Of all the money
e'er I had
I spent it in good company
And all the harm
e'er I've ever done
alas it was to none but me
and all I've done
for want of wit
to memory now I can't recall
so fill to me
the parting glass
good night and joy be with you all
Maggie joins her in singing.
Maggie and Beth: oh, all the comrades
that e'er I had
were sorry for my going away
and all the sweethearts that e'er I had (Rick arrives, Carl gives him something to eat, he proposes some to Lori, she takes some reluctantly.)
would wish me
one more day to stay
But since it falls unto my lot
that I should rise
and you should not
I'll gently rise
and I'll softly call
good night and joy
be with you all
good night and joy
be with you all
Hershel: Beautiful.
Glenn puts his hand on Maggie's leg, smiling.
Rick: Better all turn in. I'll take watch over there, we've got a big day tomorrow.
Glenn: What do you mean?
Rick: Look, I know we're all exhausted. This was a great win. But we gotta push just a little bit more. Most of the walkers are dressed as guards or prisoners, looks like this place fell pretty early. Could mean the supplies may be intact. They have an infirmary, a commissary.
Daryl: An armory?
Rick: That would be outside the prison itself, but not too far away. Warden's offices would have info on the location. Weapons, food, medicine, this place could be a gold mine!
Hershel: We're dangerously low on ammo. We'll run out before we make a dent.
Rick: That's why we gotta go in there. Hand to hand. After all we've been through, we can handle it, I know it. These assholes don't stand a chance.
Rick goes, followed by Lori.
A little further
Lori: Psst! (Rick turns around) I appreciate everything you're doing, we all do. But it's been a death march, and we're exhausted, can we just enjoy this for a few days?
Rick: The baby will be here in a few days, it's no time for a picnic.
Lori: No, but it's time to get the house in order.
Rick: What do you think I'm doing?
Lori: Your absolute best.
Rick: Don't patronize me! (he goes, but she follows him)
Lori: I'm not! I'm just saying… the baby is about to be here, and we need to talk about…
Rick: About what?
Lori: Things. We've been avoiding…
Rick: You know what? You want to talk, talk to Hershel. I'm doing stuff, Lori. Things, isn't that enough? I'm still here.
Lori: You're right. I'm sorry.
Rick leaves, Lori has got tears in her eyes.
In an abandoned shop
Michonne enters an abandoned shop, a walker hears her and turns around. Michonne kicks him, and slices his head off with her katana. She then does the same to two other walkers. She takes what's useful, and leaves.
Courtyard of the prison
Hershel: Ready?
Rick opens the door that leads to the courtyard. T-Dog enters and stabs a walker, Daryl, Rick, Maggie and Glenn enter as well. They all start stabbing walkers in the head. They all scream as they move towards the prison. In the meantime, Hershel, Carl, Carol, Lori and Beth try to draw the walkers to the fence in order to stab them through the wire.
Hershel, Carl, Carol, Lori and Beth: Come on! Hey, come on! Hey! Hey, over here! Come on! Hey come here!
The others keep killing walkers until the first courtyard is empty.
Rick: Almost there.
They walk and they see another courtyard filled with walkers. They hide behind a wall. Two walkers come out of a vehicle, they're dressed as guards, so they have helmets on. Two others come out from behind the wall, Maggie kicks one. Lori tries to see where the others are.
Lori: I can't see them. (To Carol) Can you see them?
Carol: Back there.
They keep trying to kill the guards but it's not easy with their helmets on. Daryl kills a walker. Rick walks towards the courtyard filled with walkers in order to close it. He pushes a guard on the floor.
Rick: Daryl!
Daryl helps him kill the walkers on their way, and they manage to close the door of the courtyard. Maggie kills one of the guards by stabbing him in the neck. Glenn and T-Dog look impressed.
Maggie: Seen that?
Glenn and T-Dog kill another guard the same way Maggie did. So does Daryl. Rick kicks a guard, takes off his helmet, and he takes off his skin as well, and stabs him in the head. Maggie kills another one, the courtyard where they are is now filled with bodies.
Rick: Stop.
Glenn: Looks secure.
Daryl: Nothing will lead to that courtyard over there. (He shows a body) And that's a civilian.
T-Dog: So the interior could be over run by walkers from outside the prison.
Glenn: Well, if there's walls, then, what are we gonna do? We can't rebuild this whole place.
Rick: We can't risk a blind spot. We have to push in.
They all walk towards a door leading to the prison. Daryl opens the door.
Cell block
They wind up in an empty cell block and start looking out for walkers. Rick goes upstairs, he sees a dead guard, and takes his keys. He opens the door leading to all the cells, and they come in. Maggie sees a dead prisoner in one of the cells. Daryl goes upstairs, Rick joins him. They hear noises, turn around, and see walkers in the cells. They kill the walkers, and throw them downstairs. T-Dog carries a body outside. The others arrive, and take a look at the place.
Rick: What do you think?
Glenn: Home sweet home.
Rick: For the time being.
Lori: It's secure?
Rick: (smiling) This cell block is.
Hershel: What about the rest of the prison?
Rick: In the morning, we'll find the cafeteria, and the infirmary.
Beth: We'll sleep in the cells?
Rick: I found the keys on some guards. Daryl has a set too.
Daryl: I ain't sleeping in no cage. I'll take the perch.
They all go look for cells to settle in.
Carol: (To Lori) Come on.
Lori: (To Rick) Thank you.
Rick leaves without answering.
Hershel and Beth's cell
Beth and Carl go in a cell and look around.
Beth: Pretty gross.
Carl: Yeah, remember the storage units?
Beth lies down on a bed.
Beth: It's actually… it's actually comfortable! Check it out!
Hershel arrives.
Hershel: (To Carl) You found your cell yet?
Carl: Uh, yeah, I was just making sure Beth was safe. See you tomorrow!
Beth: See ya!
Carl leaves, Hershel and Beth smile.
Maggie and Glenn's cell
Maggie and Glenn go in a cell and look around before putting their bags down.
Maggie: I'm so exhausted, I don't even care.
They smile and sit down on a bed.
Glenn: Let me see you.
Glenn looks at Maggie's arms, and at her back and touches them softly.
Maggie: What you doing?
Glenn: Checking for scratches.
Lori and Carol's cell
Carol and Lori enter a cell upstairs, and put their bags on the floor
Upstairs in the cell block
Daryl lies down on the floor next to the stairs.
Downstairs in the cell block
Rick looks at the place and stretches.
Maggie and Glenn's cell
Glenn is still checking Maggie's back for scratches. She's smiling.
Glenn: You're okay.
He kisses gently her shoulder and her neck, she smiles and they hold each other.
Lori and Carol's cell
They look at the cell, at each other, and Carol laughs.
Downstairs in the cell block
Rick sits down on the floor and rests.
Abandoned little town filled with walkers
Michonne looks around, then enters a place called the Deer Cooler.
Inside the Deer Cooler
Two walkers without arms are chained up to a table, Michonne opens another door. She's about to take her sword when she sees Andrea lying on the floor.
Michonne: What you doing out here?
Andrea: I needed some light.
Michonne helps Andrea to sit, an gives her meds and water.
Michonne: Take this.
Andrea: How is it out there?
Michonne: Same. It's quiet.
Andrea: You're lying.
Michonne: We should go in a few days.
Michonne looks worried.
Andrea: They're coming, you should go.
Michonne: No.
Andrea: I'll hold you back! Go! I can take care of myself! I saved your ass all winter didn't I?
Andrea coughs, and refuses the water that Michonne is offering.
Andrea: I won't have you dying for me! Good soldier won't leave your post. Screw you.
Michonne: We'll go in a few days.
Andrea: If we stay, I'll die here.
Outside the Deer Cooler
Michonne, holding the two chained up walkers, opens the door and goes outside, followed by Andrea.
Cell block
Daryl, T-Dog, Hershel and Rick put on a table all the useful things they found.
Daryl: Not bad.
Rick: Flashbangs, CS Triple-Chasers. Not sure how they'd work on walkers, but we'll take them.
Daryl picks up a helmet, there's walker's skin in it.
Daryl: I ain't wearing this sh1t.
T-Dog picks up gloves in the same condition.
T-Dog: We could boil them.
Daryl: Ain't enough firewood in a whole forest, no! Besides, we've made it this far without them right?
Carol arrives.
Carol: Hershel?
Rick: Everything alright?
Carol: Yeah, nothing to worry about.
Hershel follows Carol into her cell.
Lori and Carol's cell
Lori: It's the baby, I think I lost it.
Hershel: You haven't felt it move?
Lori: Nothing. And no Braxton-Hicks. At first, I thought it was exhaustion and malnutrition.
Hershel: You're anemic?
Lori nods.
Lori: If we're all infected, then so is the baby. So what if it's stillborn? What if it's dead inside me right now, what if it rips me apart?
Hershel: Stop. Don't let your fear take control of you.
Lori: Okay. Let's say it lives, and I die during childbirth.
Hershel: That's not going to happen.
Lori: Why not? How many women died in childbirth before modern medicine? If I come back, what if I attack it? Or you, Rick, Carl… If I do, if there is any chance, you put me down immediately, you don't hesitate! (she starts crying) Me, the baby, if we're walkers, you don't hesitate, and you don't try to save us! Okay?(Hershel nods, Lori cries.) It might have been better if…
Hershel: If what?
Lori: If I'd never made it off the farm.
Hershel: You're exhausted, frightened.
Lori: Yeah, that's true. My son can't stand me. And my husband, after what I put him through.
Hershel: We've all been carrying that weight. All winter.
Lori: I tried to talk to him. He…
Hershel: He'll come around.
Lori: He hates me. He's too good a man to say it, but… I know. I put him and Shane at odds, I put that knife in his hands!
Hershel: You know who doesn't give a sh1t about that? This baby. Now let's make sure everything's alright.
Cell block
T-Dog, Daryl, Carl, Rick, Hershel, Glenn and Maggie are preparing and arming themselves. Lori watches them. Carl tries a helmet on, but Rick takes it off.
Rick: You won't need that, I need you to stay put.
Carl: You're kidding!
Rick: We don't know what's in there. If something goes wrong, you could be the last man standing. I need you to handle things here.
Carl: Sure.
Rick: Great, let's go.
They leave, Carl shuts the door.
Corridors in the prison
The group advances very carefully in the corridors, there are dead bodies on the floor. Glenn traces arrows so they can find their way back. Maggie jumps with fright when she runs into Glenn by accident. Suddenly, they see a lot of walkers as they turn. They all go back running, followed by the walkers.
Rick: Go back, go back! Go back, move! This way!
Glenn: Come on, come on!
Daryl: Come on, this way!
Maggie and Glenn are ambushed, as walkers have arrived just in front of them, they can't go either way.
Glenn: Come on, in here!
They go in a room to escape the walkers, who can't open the door. The others are trying to find a way to get out.
Rick: Where's Glenn and Maggie?
Hershel: We have to go back!
Daryl: But which way?
They open a door nearby very carefully and start searching for Glenn and Maggie.
Hershel: Maggie? Glenn?
Glenn and Maggie get out of the room when the walker are gone.
Glenn: Rick?
Maggie: Dad? Dad?
Hershel: Mag? Mag?
Hershel walks, and there is a walker sitting on the floor, it seems dead. But Hershel walks near it, and the walker grabs his leg and bites him. Hershel screams, Rick arrives and shoots the walker. Maggie and Glenn arrive.
Maggie: No! No, daddy! No!
The walkers, attracted by the noise, start coming, on both sides. Rick and Glenn take Hershel and start running while supporting Hershel.
Rick: Daryl!
T-Dog: Run!
Rick: We're blocked!
T-Dog: Get back, get back!
Hershel: God! Oh, god! Oh, god!
Rick: Go, go!
They see a door, and manage to open it.
Room in the prison
Daryl: Get in, get in!
Hershel: Oh, god! Oh god!
Rick and Glenn lie Hershel down on the floor.
Rick: Shut the door!
Daryl and T-Dog close the door with difficulty. As Hershel continues to scream, Rick tries to save him. He puts his belt on Hershel's leg to stop the bleeding, T-Dog tries to keep the door closed.
Rick: Hold him down! Alright. Only one way to keep him alive!
Rick takes an axe, and starts to cut off Hershel's leg, while Maggie and Glenn hold him down. Hershel passes out from the pain. Rick is disgusted by the sight of the leg, but he continues. And he manages to cut off Hershel's leg.
Rick: Oh… He's bleeding out.
Suddenly, Daryl sees four men stand up behind the wall.
Daryl: Duck.
Rick ducks; Daryl stands up and point his flashlight and his crossbow at the men. They're prisoners.
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Hello, I havent posted on craftster in forever and i think this might be my first jewelry post . . . .
My totally awesome friend is getting married, and the maid of honor, another totally awesome friend, commissioned me to make these pins for the bridesmaids to commemorate our fabulous bachelorette weekend in las vegas. Her initial is a B, so i made a heart shaped B with a red swarovski crystal because red is her favorite color.
I was really pleased with how they came out - it took two days (literally right before i promised they would be finished) and I spent about $25 for the materials
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I was tired it was 2:30 am, thought i would continue i didnt like much more. i told myself. Ended up with 20 Stiches , and no Told not to Carve for about a week, never mind i have an order to fill. Please Let's All be more Carefull And not PUSH OUR SELF'S WHEN WE ARE TIRED
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NEWBURGH HEIGHTS, Ohio -- The village of Newburgh Heights has a population of over 2,000.
It's a small town trying to transition into the future and the mayor says he knows just how to do it.
"Hey, what if we pay off half your student loans?" said Mayor Trevor Elkins.
Elkins is set to introduce legislation that would help pay off new homeowners' student loans, up to $50,000.
"The stipulations are, you have to purchase the home after you've graduated from a four-year accredited college; the home has to be valued at $50,000 or more -- single family, and it has to be an arm's-length transaction so it can't be a short sale or sheriff's sale or something like that," said Elkins.
Residents who live in Newburgh Heights for 10 years will get an 80% payout and after 15 years, the full amount.
"It's a huge benefit for us. We have lost population for 40 years now. We have a lot of vacant lots; we have a lot of vacant lots that are ripe for new homes to be built and constructed," said Elkins.
City council will vote Tuesday on the mayor's proposed student loan assistance program.
So, where will the city get the money to pay off the loans?
"We don't pay that out on day one. Over a 10-year period, we are putting a thousand dollars in the bank. The average college graduate will make $50,000. We have a local income tax. They will pay that right back into the economy," said Elkins.
Mayor Elkins said he believes this is a first in Ohio and perhaps the nation.


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On a day when people don't work, the social media space has been very active with the ongoing saga of best-selling author, Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, who has alleged that the production company headed up by Ann Lopez (the former wife of comedian George Lopez) has created a "racist and sexist bastardization" of her series, The Dirty Girls Social Club.
Tonight, people have been returning to Twitter and are responding to the situation. Here is a summary of developments:
- It appears that a small group of Latina Twitter profiles has created a #TeamAlisa hashtag, prompting one profile to tweet: "@alisavaldes I'm totally with you girl. F— NBC. #TeamAlisa" Again, we think this hashtag will be growing as the word spreads.
- Valdes-Rodriguez's latest post, NBC's Cease and Desist Letter on Christmas Eve, has been RT'd by at more than 50 profiles in the last few hours and this is growing. We think this will also increase tomorrow and Monday.
- Valdes-Rodriguez is actively engaging her followers on Twitter, encouraging them to contact Roger Ebert on Twitter to see if he can tweet about it. So far, Ebert has not as of this posting.
Over on blogs covering this story, Valdes-Rodriguez has been commenting and replying to her readers. Here are just a few examples:
- On suggestions that she is "mudslinging" at Ann Lopez and her production company: "Why is my public defense of my own HANDICRAFT 'mudslinging,' but Ann's lies, deceit, and perpetuation of Latino stereotypes to make a buck is 'professional'?"
- When asked about why she made the deal with the producers: "I have not made much money on this TV deal, and I won't, but even if they offered me millions I'd refuse it with the direction they've taken. They are shameless."
- On the lessons she has learned: "As an author, the idea is to co-executive produce my books in the future, so that I am IN THE ROOM with those experienced 'professionals' and can correct their mistakes before they ruin the who thing."
- When asked about getting a lawyer: "Thanks! Believe it or not, lawyers are coming out of the woodwork with offers to defend me. People are amazing. My readers are so loyal and so amazing. I am beyond blessed.
While the vast majority of comments on Twitter, Facebook, and blogs has been supportive of Valdes-Rodriguez, some of her tweets and posts (i.e., using a "rape" metaphor in one of her tweets and using strong language to get her point across) have been criticized.
- On PerezHilton.com, one commenter said: "This woman is crazy. Ask everyone that has ever worked with her..google her name and see what trouble she stirred with the LA Times. She may have written one good novel but she doesn't know the first thing about how Hollywood works. I know Ann Lopez and this is all about an unstable author. I hope NBC, Lopez and Leschin set the record straight."
- On PerezHilton.com, another commenter said: "This woman is NUTS and has a persecution problem. Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez is known as a CRAZY! She did the same thing with the LA TIMES. She made stuff up to try to make them look like the bad guys. This woman lies through her teeth. It is obvious she is pissed she is not writing the script. She says NBC wanted her to write it but Ann Lopez said no….if a network wants a writer then they get them. I'm positive NBC didn't want her. She lies!!!! from what i can see they changed two of the characters..one to white and one to black and four are still Latinas. So what, it'll appeal to a larger audience.To call NBC and Ann Lopez anti-black is ridiculous but then again Ms. Valdes is ridiculous. Her book sold 600,000 copies 11 years ago. that doesn't make it a mega hit. I'm team Ann…she is one of the good people in Hollywood!"
- We also found this comment: "I understand the importance of standing up for the integrity of your work, but her personal attacks on Twitter yesterday and today seem petty and unprofessional."
- In a late Christmas Eve tweet from her account Valdes-Rodriguez tweets: "Dear NBC lawyers trying to gag me; perhaps u'd have more luck finding a swede to say I raped her." Within minutes, she was questioned about it and later on Christmas morning, she tweeted apologies and said: "I will not make light of rape charges again." and "My assange comment was in bad taste. I apologize."
For more details about what has transpired over the last 48 hours (and it has been a lot), go to these previous posts:
NBC Lawyers to Valdes-Rodriguez: "Cease and Desist"
Perez Hilton and the Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez Saga
Latino Racism: Hollywood and Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez
UPDATE, January 1, 2011: The Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez blog posts referred to here no longer appear on her site. Valdes-Rodriguez hinted that certain blog posts would very likely be deleted in accordance to the statement she published at Please Respect NBC.


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Towering Cocktail Cupcakes
We were recently asked to bake for a gorgeous girl's 21st Birthday, and she wanted to celebrate in style! Think Shoreditch House, the uber-trendy place in London and La di da Cupcakes….a perfect match. The soon-to-be-a-lady client had tried our cupcakes before so she knew exactly what she wanted – an array of delicious cocktail cupcakes, all specifically in bright colours. The cocktail cupcake flavours she chose were: Mojito Cosmopolitan Tequila Sunrise Pina Colada Baileys Lychee and Raspberry Liquer Mmmmm….just thinking about them is making my mouth water! Oh, and...Read More
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Don't you just love the formidable British Fashion Council and what they do – we at La di da Cupcakes are in absolute awe of them, and when we received an email from them to make Christmas Cupcakes for them, who could resist?? Not us…. The Cupcakes were for an event and were to be delivered to Somerset House….a beautiful time to visit over the Christmas period, with their amazing ice skating rink in the centre, whilst some beautiful shops surrounding it – I couldn't resist the Bamford bathware at Fortnum & Mason's – deliveries whilst...Read More


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Yeah, this tube looks nice and fun with metal roller ball and cute name but I don't feel that it does much at all. To be honest, I think this will only really work with people experiencing severe puffy eye bags. So far I have not seen it help much in lightening dark circles but during those times after tearing heavily due to some douchebag or sad korean movie, it really helps in de-puffing those horrible bags.
The metal roller ball thing really makes it incredibly cooling even without sticking it in to the fridge. The Yeast Extract helps to de-puff the bags while the Hoelen Mushroom Extract helps to calms the skin to keep visible redness from settling in. It seems to also have Aloe Vera and Cucumber Extract to help with hydration but I see those ingredients assisting more on the reducing redness and help to cool down the under eyes.
The gel liquid feels so light to almost nothing on the skin which makes padding into the skin a breeze. However, to those with rather sensitive under eye skin like mine, in bad days, you will feel it sting the skin a little. So it is not exactly for everybody.
It doesn't really have any distinct smell to it which is great because some people hate that it smells like something. I'm just saying. :)
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For weeks now I've had a weird sleeping pattern. Generally I work late evenings from 3pm to midnight, and this is actually my dream schedule….don't have to wake up early in the morning or fight traffic getting to work. I peak in the evenings, after 7pm or so is when I get a radical burst of energy.
However for the last few weeks, I've been having difficulty falling asleep…staying up later and later, and having to wake up still no later than 1 to get to work. Even right now it's 6am and I'm still up writing.
I know the L-Arginine is supposed to give you wicked bursts of energy but damn…this is putting me into overdrive.


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Christine (Victoria Balitska), a Russian living in Gaza, manages a hair salon, which shares a courtyard with a gang's headquarters next door. One of the gang members, Ahmed, shows off the lion he stole from the Gaza zoo.
The Hamas-led government police come to rescue the lion, but the situation escalates into a stand-off, trapping Christine inside her salon with her daughter, Natalie (Nelly Abou Sharaf ), 10, assistant Wedad (Maisa Abd Elhadi), and 10 female customers. As bullets start fly outside, the women aren't as concerned about that as they are about the fact that they have weddings to prepare for, relationship problems to argue about, and, in Wedad's case, a series of distressed phone calls to make to her boyfriend — the lion-napping gangster next door.
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Pittsburgh's Taft to turn pro
New York, NY (Sports Network) – Pittsburgh sophomore center Chris Taft
announced Monday that he will forgo his final two collegiate seasons and
enter the upcoming NBA Draft.
Taft made the announcement on ESPN2's Cold Pizza Monday morning and said he
would stay in the draft and not withdraw his name.
The 6-10 Taft averaged 13.3 points and 7.5 rebounds last season for the
Panthers, who lost to Pacific in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Taft, who was named the Big East Conference freshman of the year in 2003-04,
is considered by many scouts to be a potential lottery pick.
In other team news, point guard Carl Krauser is also likely to declare for the
June 28 draft.
Underclassmen must announce their intent to enter the draft by May 14 in order
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Exercising Good Judgment
Everyone has heard the word "judgment" and for most of us this word has a negative connotation related to the inevitable unfairness we associate with judging others. What does that really mean?
Judgment can be exercised for good, especially in delicate or stressful situations, and in this context it is often referred to as a positive characteristic among strong leaders. Another definition of the same word reads "forming an opinion or estimation of something or someone after careful consideration." It is part of our human nature to make judgments of our world and the people in it, but we don't always consider those judgments carefully. Instead, we tend to make them haphazardly but regard them as if they were factual observations based on certainty.
How often do we make judgments without "careful consideration" and evaluating all the evidence, either because it's inconvenient or simply unavailable to us? Judgments are an unconscious by-product of the constant narrative developing in our minds and they can help us make decisions without demanding too much of our cognitive resources. However, we often neglect to compensate for the influence of our own biases and misinterpretations that cloud our judgment and distract us from the facts.
Recently, while listening to a radio program I learned of an effective way to re-frame the judgments we make and to avoid the negative results we associate them with. The process is built around another word, discernment – "the quality of being able to grasp what is obscure; to show good judgment and understanding."
As leaders, our intention should be to represent the positive side of judgment, to focus on the insights we can learn from others, and to seek understanding rather than disagreement. By observing our lives, relationships, and other encounters with discernment we can learn to understand alternative possibilities without passing judgment. The next time you find yourself passing judgment on others, re-frame your thoughts to becoming a more discerning observer. Choose to allow the constant stream of interactions in your life to work for you, not against you, by learning from them to better understand yourself and others.


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James Pogue will speak about and sign his new book, Chosen Country: A Rebellion in the West, on Friday, May 25th at 7:30pm.
About the Book:
In a remote corner of Oregon, James Pogue found himself at the heart of a rebellion. Granted unmatched access by Ammon Bundy to the armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Pogue met ranchers and militiamen ready to die fighting the federal government. In a raw and restless narrative, Chosen Country examines the underpinnings of this rural uprising and struggles to reconcile diverging ideas of freedom, tracing a cultural fault line that spans the nation.
Vouchers to attend are $5 and are good for $5 off the author's featured book or a purchase the day of the event. Vouchers can be purchased in advance at the store, over the phone, or at the door. Readers Guild Members can reserve seats for any in-store event.


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Live updates
14 Candidates in final Corby by-election
The list of candidates standing in the by-election for the Corby and East Northamptonshire has been released.
The by-election came about after Louise Mensch handed in her resignation for family reasons.
Fourteen candidates are in the running and the polling day is Thursday 15 November.
- David Bishop - Elvis Loves Pets Party
- Christine Emmett - Conservative
- Ian Gillman - Independent
- Jill Hope - Liberal Democrat
- Jonathan Hornett - Green Party
- Dr Rohen Kapur - Young People's Party UK
- Adam Lotun - Democracy 2015
- Mr Mozzarella - Independent
- Margot Parker - UK Independence Party
- Peter Reynolds - Cannabis Law Reform
- Gordon Riddell - British National Party
- Andy Sawford - Labour
- Chris Scotton - United People's Party
- David Wickham - English Democrats
- ITV Report
Candidates for the Corby By-Election
Corby-by-election: Tories set for defeat
The Tories are set for defeat in the Corby-by-election according to a new poll by a former deputy party chairman.
The poll by Lord Ashcroft found that Labour had risen to a 22-point lead because voters want 'to punish David Cameron's Government'.
Retaking the seat by the projected 54% to 32% margin would represent a 13-point swing back to Labour, enough for a significant overall Commons majority if repeated at the general election.
But the latest survey of 1,503 voters in the constituency suggested there was hope for the Tories to turn things around by 2015 as Labour remains untrusted to run the economy.
Date for Corby by-election confirmed
The date for the Corby by-election has been announced as November 15th.
The by-election was forced by the decision of Louise Mensch, who secured a 1,951 majority in 2010 to quit the Commons and move to the US with her family.


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Gold's First Back-To-Back Monthly Price Gains Since January
- The best performing metal this week was palladium, up 5.38 percent as hedge funds boosted their net long positon to a nine-month high. Gold traders and analysts are bullish for the third week in a row, according to the weekly Bloomberg survey. Mark O'Byrne, research director at GoldCore, said "the set up for gold is getting better and better and it looks set for a strong 2019."
- The yellow metal clinched its first back-to-back monthly gains since January, as holdings in ETFs expand and investors are increasingly optimistic for the metal in 2019. President Donald Trump renewed his criticism of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell this week saying that he's "not even a little bit happy with my selection of Jay." Powell spoke on Wednesday this week and his comments reinforced the sense that the Fed might slow its interest rate hikes, saying that rates are "just below" estimates of a neutral level, writes Bloomberg.
- The Perth Mint Physical Gold ETF saw $5.5 million in inflows on Monday, marking the biggest one-day increase since October 23, reports Bloomberg. The fund has attracted $69.4 million in assets since its inception on August 15. Turkey continues to boost its gold reserves, rising by 7.3 tons in October to 429.9 tons total, according to its central bank. Hopefully the country is finished selling as the Turkish lira appears to be in recovery mode.
· The worst performing metal this week was platinum, down 5.30 percent. Some of the weakness in platinum prices may have come from a call to short platinum to go long palladium on undersupply concerns for palladium. With auto sales waning, palladium could soon run out of gas, though. President Trump threatened China with more tariffs, ahead of a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday. Trade tensions have hurt gold and lifted the dollar. "Gold is taking cues from the macro environment," particularly from the trade war rhetoric with investors favoring the dollar as a haven in the near term, Suki Cooper, a precious metals analyst at Standard Chartered Bank, told Bloomberg.
· Home price increases in 20 major U.S. cities grew in September at the slowest pace in nearly two years, adding to signs that buyer interest is waning amid higher mortgage rates and elevated property values, writes Shobhana Chandra of Bloomberg. This marks the sixth straight month of deceleration in price gains, with sales and home-building also showing signs of weakness.
· In 2013, around 40 masked people attacked the gold mining facilities at the Skouries site in northern Greece and allegedly assaulted security guards and set fire to machinery. This week a Greek court acquitted 21 people accused in the raid, reports the AP. Eldorado Gold acquired the Skouries site in 2012 and started construction work shortly before the 2013 attack. After many delays the site was eventually placed in a state of care and maintenance in 2017.
· Goldman Sachs has included gold on its list of one of the top 10 trading ideas for commodities next year, reports Bloomberg. The bank sees diversification value in adding the yellow metal to a portfolio and said that demand from central banks may give support to prices. Goldman wrote in its report that now is an "extremely attractive entry point for longs in oil, gold and base." Dovish comments from Fed Chair Powell on Wednesday sent gold higher. The suggestions of slower than anticipated interest rate hikes boosted most base metals. Tai Wong, head of base and precious metals trading at BMO Capital Markets, told Bloomberg via email that Powell's comments could be a game-changer and are more important than any possible statement coming out of the G-20 summit Friday and Saturday.
· Menē, a gold jewelry disruptor that launched 11 months ago, has already hit the 10,000 order mark on its online platform and reached approximately $2 million in revenue, which is a 43 percent increase quarter-over-quarter. Menē only sells pure 24-karat investment grade jewelry that is sold at spot gold prices plus a 10 percent design and service charge. In addition, Menē guarantees it will repurchase its jewelry at spot less 10 percent. The company completed a new round of funding that will allow it to accelerate manufacturing with minimal equity dilution and ramp up to the inventory levels required for rapid growth. In contrast, Tiffany reported weak sales earlier in the week with stock price down more than 10 percent.
· SSR Mining announced this week that it has entered into an agreement to buy 9.9 percent of the issued and outstanding common shares of SilverCrest Metals. Paul Benson, president and CEO of SSR Mining, said that SilverCrest's Las Chispas project is a compelling investment for the company "by providing exposure to an exciting high-grade development project with exploration upside in a favorable mining jurisdiction." Pure Gold Mining reported that test mining at its Madsen project has been completed with strong drill results. Overall, an average grade of 10.2 grams per ton of gold was returned from 1,555 muck samples collected during mining of the bulk sample. AngloGold Ashanti owns just under 15 percent of Pure Gold's equity.
· A high court in Ireland is challenging a gold mine planned by Canadian miner Dalradian Resources over concerns from local residents on how the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) consulted the community on the project. To date, the live application has attracted 11,287 comments from members of the public on the DfI's online planning service, with fewer than 24 percent of those comments in support of the mine project.
· A recent article from the New York Times alleges that J.P. Morgan Chase and HSBC have earned billions of dollars from possible silver market manipulation. The allegations state that the banks spread a rumor that the value of silver would depress dramatically, and when the price did plummet based on their bearish views, they cashed in. Together the banks controlled over 85 percent of the commercial net short positions in silver, making them essentially the silver market makers, writes Forbes. Prosecution of these cases seems to never come to a head.
· Mexico has proposed changes to its mining laws that could be slightly negative for mining companies operating in the country. The new laws enable a government entity to perform social impact studies as a part of the concession process. It will enable the Commerce Secretary to declare protected areas and require companies to set aside monies for sustainable development, as well as issue a yearly social impact study of company activities. Another concern for the Mexican mining industry is the return of former mining and metal works union leader Napoleon Gomez, who was accused of taking $55 million from a workers fund in 2004-2005. Gomez fled to Vancouver until he was pardoned in 2014 and is now back working on the proposed changes to the mining legislation in the Mexican Senate.


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Archive for category Sexiest Celebrities
KIM KARDASHIAN Shows Off Her Curves In A Bra And Sweatpants (PHOTO)
Posted by imoviezone in Sexiest Celebrities on October 26, 2012
KIM KARDASHIAN shows off her curves in a bra and sweatpants in her latest Twitter offering.
See for yourself:
Lately Kim has been griping about the fact that she gained a lot of weight, but we honestly can't see it… especially not in this latest photo of her half-naked body, which obviously shows an annoyingly flat, almost-concave stomach.
The reality star, who enjoys putting her body on display in the racy photos that she frequently posts on Twitter, was at it again on Wednesday, sharing a revealing photo of herself wearing nothing but a black strapless bra and gray sweatpants while hanging out in her closet.
Kim captioned the photo:
"I just wanna chill in my sweats all day!"
Usually, people wear baggy tees and sweatpants when they just want to "chill" and lounge around the house…
But Kim? Never.
Photo Via Kim Kardashian's Twitter
ROSIE HUNTINGTON-WHITELEY Looks Super Sexy In New Marks & Spencer Lingerie Ad (VIDEO)
Posted by imoviezone in Sexiest Celebrities on August 13, 2012
ROSIE HUNTINGTON-WHITELEY looks super sexy in her new lingerie ad for Marks & Spencer.
Check her out:
Before she became a household name after replacing Megan Fox as Shia LaBeoufs love interest in the third installment of Michael Bay's "Transformers" franchise, Rosie was just modeling lingerie for Victoria's Secret…
Now, she's designing her own.
According to recent celebrity news, the British beauty has collaborated with Marks & Spencer to create Rosie for Autograph, a gorgeous collection of lingerie pieces with a modern but classic feel.
In the first commercial for her new collection, Rosie explains one of the reasons why she decided to do the collection:
"I love everything about lingerie… I've always had a thing for it. It's completely feminine… it's something for women, and it's ours."
Photo Via Marks & Spencer


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IE 11 was released with Windows 8.1 on Friday brings in a lot of improvements over IE 10 and it's considered as one of the fastest browser. But it seems that Microsoft has not tested their latest browser with all the Google services. I previously wrote about this issue.
Look at the image above, IE 11 breaks the Google search completely.Also another problem is that Google+ notifications does not show up in IE 11. To get this issue resolved you must open compatible view settings.
Disable Use Microsoft compatibility lists. And that's it your problem is resolved .. Google search and Google + notifications will work fine now. Microsoft will fix this issue soon though.


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|Biking around Australia
Coomera, QLD
ohhhh, industrial park!
Gilberton, QLD
got homesick for Portland
Eagleby, QLD
she is smiling...
Eagleby, QLD
Chris Bell was an original member of the group Big Star. He and Alex Chilton wrote the song "In the Street", which was used 25 years later as the theme for "That 70's show" on TV. He died in a car crash in 1978. He has nothing to do with this moving company most likely
Eagleby, QLD
here we go...
Beenleigh, QLD
into suburbia!
Beenleigh, QLD
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Fortnite's long-awaited arrival on Android has raised the tension among players installing the beta version in astonishing numbers. However, with so many midrange and budget Android devices, it's important to keep an eye on your device's performance for smooth, uninterrupted gameplay.
This is especially true for non-flagship Android devices that even flagships can use to increase performance to minimize hiccups and give you an added edge in competing against opponents. That's why we've put together some tips to make sure your phone keeps up with you while you play Fortnite.
. 1
Turn on flight mode and use only Wi-Fi
If you want stable gameplay with Fortnite, you need a stable Internet connection. Mobile data can be spotty. Therefore, it is best to stay on the WLAN while playing, provided you have a fast internet connection at home. If you do, we also recommend enabling Airplane Mode through the Quick Settings or App Settings to completely disable mobile data. You can re-enable Wi-Fi after enabling flight mode.
2. Prevent automatic updating of apps
By default, your Android device is set to automatically update installed apps while connected to Wi-Fi. This can seriously compromise your device by overloading it with unwanted app updates while listening to Fortnite. To avoid this headache, open the Play Store app and either tap the hamburger menu button or swipe in from the left edge of the screen.
Select "Settings" in the side menu and tap "Update apps automatically". on the following page. In the pop-up that appears, click "Do not auto-update apps" and quit Google Play. From now on, apps will no longer be updated automatically, so you'll have more resources to focus on Fortnite.
. 3 Enable Game Mode (Samsung, Razer, OnePlus, Huawei, Sony)
If you have a newer Galaxy, Razer, OnePlus, Huawei, or Sony, you can optimize your phone's performance for gaming. These devices each provide a gaming mode that can enhance Fortnite's performance. Since Samsung is the largest smartphone OEM, I'll show you how it works on Galaxy devices.
To start, go to Settings and go to "Device Maintenance". Then tap on "Performance Mode" and set it to "Game". It is worth activating the switch next to "Game Launcher" before clicking on "Apply".
If Game Mode is turned on, open Fortnite with the Game Launcher app, and a new button will appear on the left side of your screen navigation bar. When you click this button, you'll see a menu where you can access options, such as the ability to record your screen while playing Fortnite, as well as disable alarms (except incoming phone calls) to help you stay alert to be able to concentrate on the gameplay.
As mentioned earlier, the game mode is not limited to Galaxy devices as well There are minor deviations in other handsets such as the Razer Phone. Certain settings vary, but the core is the same. For example, the OnePlus 5's gaming mode is simplified and you can adjust similar settings as above, minus screenshots and screenshots.
. 4 Power Force 4x MSAA
If you think the Fortnite graphics are not suitable for Snuff, you should enable a hidden setting called 4x MSAA (Multi-Sample Anti-Aliasing). In essence, the setting forces the game to render at a resolution four times the size of the display, and then compresses down to fill jagged lines for much sharper graphics.
To try it out unlock the Hidden Developer Options menu then open it from Settings. Scroll down until you reach the hardware-accelerated rendering area, then check the box next to "Enable 4x MSAA".
It is worth noting that while this setting increases the performance of your game, it does Battery of your phone, however, emptied faster. So think about it. Also, make sure that "USB Debugging" is disabled in the Developer Options as this will prevent you from entering any matches.
. 5 Keep background processes to a minimum
In addition to Force 4x MSAA, there are additional settings that you can tweak in Developer Options to ensure the maximum allocation of your device's resources to Fortnite. Activities and background process limits are not settings that essentially limit the background process, but to varying degrees.
If you enable "Do not keep activity", all apps on the one hand will be fully closed to ensure that your phone can use all of Fortnite's RAM. Unfortunately, this makes multitasking impossible because it ends the game as soon as you leave it.
On the other hand, you can select under "Background process limit" Many processes can be run in the background. For example, selecting "No Background Processes" will cause all recent apps to run silently, while apps based on background processes such as email and calendar applications will sync and send you alerts, as they would normally do Fortnite performance on Android by changing these settings " width="532″ height="532″ style="max-width:532px;height:auto;"/>


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DIY: iPod Retrofit w/ MMI FaceLift for 2002+ e65
Thanks to PAPER for pointing me in the right direction and for his time, consideration, and patience via multiple PMs.
I've been looking into MP3 capability for my 2004 e65 since 2007. I stopped looking after 2008 to focus on modding my 335i. Now that it's sold, I am turning back my attention to the e65. I did a search and seems great progress has been made between 2010 and 2012. Bimmerfest is a great source of information, although the information is a bit "hide & seek"--no real part numbers provided, vague references, and etc which is why I'm making this thread as a compilation of info I've researched here and some info I've gathered from previous projects.
Retrofitting is a great passion of mine, you can see my exhaustive list of retrofits for my 335i here.
You will need to learn how to code. I made a Coding DIY thread back in January 2011 here. It needs updating but it'll get you basics for what you need to do here. Remember to back up your .trc files. Remember coding will never "brick" your car, as opposed to programming, of which you should be very careful. You can always reset by coding the car in Expert Profile or using the semi-controversial blank .MAN approach.
Step 1 - Pre-Coding
Back up your original MMI trc as referenced here.
Step 2 - Remove Dash & Install FL MMI
Pics from my Installation...I needed T-10/T-15/Phillips bits/and 8mm for the bolt on the side
Step 3 - Install iPod Retrofit
Follow MOPAULY's guide here.
Step 4 - Reassemble Dash
Refer to Step 2
Step 5 - Post-Coding
Reference post by Jml6278 here. It's the second to last post on the page. Also reference this thread.
Quick Summary:
Pre-FL MMI shows MMI_E65_C02 - both my 04 and 31/05 MMIs showed this. Even after WinKFP flashing, it was still C02 so it's not just a matter of updating firmware, there are significant hardware differences.
Add #0904 to Vehicle Code
IPOD_ADD (after SG_CODIEREN w/ EXPERT PROFILE...IPOD_ADD will show up in TRC automatically)
After IPOD_ADD
After IPOD_ADD
What a mess
MMI_E65_C04 finally...
MY WinKFP Efforts - Lesson Learned
For the Curious:
Go the ZUSB from INPA
Compiled Assembly Line through WinKFP and ran it
Preliminary Pass
Flashing...it took 22 minutes..fuggit I risked it all by keeping the engine running while flashing...which is a huge no-no
Whew...finished OK
But still C02...fail
Last edited by AoshichanX; 05-09-2013 at 05:17 PM.
Very Nice write Up . don't forget to add IPOD to
your V.O.
Thanks Paper! Made the corrections.
I also wanted to add that I first read this post by AceFX and got really excited. I read more and more of his posts and a pattern emerged: he was very vague about a lot of things and it was very frustrating reading his vague inferences and sketchy descriptions. Plus his "How-To" videos only show the end result and it never provides any meaningful instruction.
Anyway with reference the AceFX's post linked above and quoted below, the iPod retrofit was not plug and play, contrary to what he had written, at least for me. I tried it both on my 2004 MMI and the 2005 MMI and it would not work. I did all the coding and it still didn't work.
Arghhh, I think I may have returned that 2005 MMI too soon. I was just thinking about it. I took a look at my 2004 MMI as well as some 2002 MMIs on eBay.
2002 MMIs - HW 00
So if HW stands for hardware version, then that 2005 MMI had the same hardware as the 2007 MMI.
If I had still had the 2005 MMI I would get the ZUSB info from the 2007 MMI with INPA, swap it out, and flash it onto the 2005 MMI with WinKFP.
Sigh, I could have saved $400 since I bought the 2005 for $200. Oh well can't win them all.
Thank you very much for all your work in putting together this post.
I am going to install the adapter in a 2008 750i next week and have a question about file structure. Does the software provide a flat or nested structure? Flat would be: Playlists --> tracks (songs). Nested would be: Playlists --> Albums --> tracks (songs). I ask because the first versions of the Ipod adapter around 2006 were flat structures and many people complained about the problem of organizing 10,000 tracks of music (and were using playlists to help with this). One of your screen shots, however, shows the option to select tracks or "folders" which suggests the addition of a nested structure. If i knew about this now, it would help me set up the Ipod for next week.
Also, how is the scrolling speed in long lists of tracks? Early on people thought it was too slow, about two per second.
Many thanks again,
Hey Wally,
I believe it is nested. Also, the iPod adapter is the same and hasn't changed. Rather the software needs to be updated. I think you were referring to the CD1/CD2/CD3/CD4/CD5/CD6 old school iPod menu.
I'm not sure if you've ever had an e90, but this is the same scrolling speed as a 2007-2008 e90 and also in the same manner: it's pretty fast but hampered by the haptic feedback.
Ofc the 2009+ CIC is really fast with no slow down, but at least for me, the e65 iPod adapter was just fine. Moving back to select different playlists you may need to wait a second or two, but once you are in it's quite breezy in selecting different tracks.
Unfortunately I have sold this vehicle so I cannot do further testing but please let me know if you require any further assistance. I will help as much as I can.
Thanks so much--this sounds like a big improvement over what I read about it in 2006, which was the CD1- CD2, etc. arrangement. I'm also glad to hear about the scrolling speed because apparently it was very slow at the beginning. I'm used to scrolling the phone book (about 600 entries with no alpha select) and it's tolerable. The dealer will be updating the software to, I'm assuming, the latest version. I'll make a post after I get the unit on the chance that it will be useful to others. I bought this car new and have only about 23,000 miles on it, so I'm going to be keeping it for a while. I've driven the newer cars, and the entire nav system in much better, but not worth 100k for sure. My thanks again, Wally.
Last edited by WallyO; 08-21-2013 at 12:53 PM.
Your car is a 2008 so your software doesn't need to be updated; rather your system just need be "coded" to properly recognize the iPod retrofit.
But if you are paying your Dealer to install everything that's fine, just make sure they don't charge you more than 1 hour for the programming or whatever they call it.
Realistically it's only a 10 minute process. I have an old Windows XP laptop so 3-5 minutes to fully boot up, 1-2 minutes to take cable out connect cable to car, 30 seconds to load up NCSExpert, load Expert Profile, find the module, then press the "sg_codieren" button. All done
I had a 2004 745i so I had to do much more work.
I can't thank you enough for being so helpful. Yes, they plan to code it and they've quoted me 1 to 1.5 hours for the whole install, including the coding. It's Sonnen BMW in San Rafael, CA and they've been excellent in terms of workmanship and very fair about everything.
I have one last question if you're able to answer it. At the top level (Playlists/Artisits/Genres, etc.) do you remember if "Composers" one of the options? This would only show if you had it turned on in iTunes. That would help me organize the iPod ahead of time. I've got a 64 gb G5 with about 600 albums, about half classical, on it. The encoding is AAC VBR 500.
Hey Wally,
No problem. 1-1.5 hours is a great deal considering they are tearing apart the dash.
Yes, I believe Composers are one of the options iirc. However, I'd like to impart some quick tips because you seem to be going down a similar path of sorting as I had done. I like to browse my music by albums. Unfortunately in using the iPod I have to deal with iTunes. Now, iTunes is very finicky with how albums are grouped. Having your MP3s showing the same album name is not enough. They will not be grouped together properly. What you have to do is highlight all the songs, right click and make sure the "part of a compilation" is selected as detailed in this support thread: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1468.
Now that is a huge hassle for me to have to do this for all my albums. I know you are mentioning the Composer specifically but you may run into similar issues.
I didn't want to go to the Playlist method, but so far it's just been much easier to group songs together. I group songs I want then use MP3Tag to make a playlist. Then drag and drop the playlist to iTunes and sync.
Also, I haven't tested AAC, but some of the higher vbr MP3s didn't have the best of times in my 745i, some screeching and skipping involved.
Thank you again!
Yes, iTunes is a very problematic program, and I have it contained within a VM on a Win8 64 bit computer because it is also badly behaved in terms of OS corruption on PCs in my experience.
I also own a new VW that has built in iPod connectivity and I already have one iPod in that car. The car displays things exactly as they are displayed on the iPod itself. For the popular music I scroll the Artist category and within an artist the albums are displayed alphabetically and the songs in original album order. On the classical music, I have entered a composer for each album and in the car I use the composer list, then select the album, and the tracks are in album order. So on this car at least, this approach both by Artist and Composer seems to work.
The BMW might handle this differently. It was in anticipation of the BMW that I even got into playlists, but I hope I do not have to use them. Playlists don't seems to recognize albums at all, just tracks. Albums or artists entered into a play list seem to just be tracks with no album infrastructure. But they seem to list in album order automatically and in album track order (i.e. with the order they were in on the album) if when the playlist is created you specify Album order rather than the default Manual order.
The Album display for me would be very difficult to use: 632 albums many of them with identical or similar names ("Piano Concerto No. 2," etc.). But I'm going to look at the link you gave me. I have seen iTunes split albums into multiple albums when all the data in the control-i menu is not identical and I've had to learn to be very careful about that.
On the conversion, I use WMA lossless files in the house and the iTunes material is a conversion of those files. I think the AAC VBR 500 files are 80% or more of the originals and in a noisy car (even the BMW) are more than good enough.
I'll look at your link now. I also had a look at your Porsche mods and it's a beautiful car. I've thought often of a Porsche, but I've had only SAABs, MBs and BMWs. Don't ask me why because Porsches are wonderful, and I definitely have a German car thing. This includes the surprisingly excellent VW Golf TDI with a twin-clutch transmission. I'm having a love affair with that BMW though. I think it's an amazing piece of engineering and, with the sports suspension, active anti-roll, and Pilot Sport tires, a lot of fun to drive.
Best wishes,
For those who are interested in putting in the iPod adapter themselves, or just interested in accessing the CD changer, I've attached as a PDF the factory instructions for trim removal. The factory instructions refer back and forth to the separate tasks, and I've placed them in the order they must be done.
I'll report back. The dealer is supposed to put the iPod adapter in this coming Thursday, the 29th. I'm going to have to use the installation to figure out how to configure the iPod (playlists vs. this and that). There isn't much in the BMW that *is* intuitive, which I imagine you already noticed. Keep the Porsche jewel out of the mud! Best, Wally
Last edited by WallyO; 08-23-2013 at 10:37 PM.
Now have a complete installation
I thought I'd post a follow up for those who are interested in the latest E65/E66 iPod integration as of September 2013.
I had my excellent dealer, Sonnen in San Rafael, CA, do the work. The parts included the interface; screwed, rigid mounting bracket (which replaces the felt and nylon tie arrangement originally provided); and the dashboard trim without CD changer slot and button. The parts total was 450.20. The labor was $420 (at the very high rates we have in CA) but this seemed quite reasonable to me. For me, $870 is a bargain to be able to drive around with 600+ CDs ripped at VBR 500%. They run in the range of 300-450 kbps. The sound through the Logic 7 system is excellent.
The BMW software interface is acceptable but certainly not excellent in terms of controlling the iPod data. I say this as someone who listens mostly to classical music, not "songs." In the main Entertainment menu, the iPod is still shown as "CDC." At the top level of CDC, the choices are Playlist, Artist, Albums Genres and Songs. The only sub level to each of these is just a list of all the tracks in that category. This is not a good system for classical music where one listens to Beethoven > Symphony # 7 > Track one, two, three, four, all in correct order. The system is really set up for someone who listens to popular songs which don't have to be in any particular order and might even be 'shuffled." (I believe that in this installation, shuffling shuffles everything on the iPod, not just tracks within the selected playlist. This seems like an error to me.)
For the classical music I've had to create playlists to access the music in reasonable-length lists (Playlist > Tracks). The material is listed in album order (as specified on the iPod itself, see below), but albums themselves are not shown on the BMW. To help this problem, I've written the first track of each album beginning with an * and in all CAPS. This makes it easy to pick out each album while scrolling.
The Playlists are things like Bach Solo Keyboard, Bach Miscellaneous, Beethoven Violin Sonatas, Beethoven String Quartets, etc. The Artist, Albums, Genres and Songs are not usable with this kind of music. The iPod itself, a 64gb Gen. 5, provides a Composer category (Composer > Album > Track) that makes it much easier to access classical music. The BMW software lacks this. When the playlists are created in iTunes, you have to specify that they are in "album order." Other options are things like alphabetical which would be useless with classical music.
The scrolling is speed-controllable with the I-Drive controller and functions from one line at a time to extremely fast. Long list aren't much of a problem. Altogether, the control software is adequate but not up to contemporary standards.
I hope this information is helpful.
I'll shortly be adding the BMW iPod interface to a 2009 e91 without iDrive (wife's new car).
Do you happen to know what coding changes I should make for just the iPod interface for a non iDrive car?
I know this is an old post but if someone is out there your opinion will be appreciated.
I am using the dension gateway and it was working perfectly until my car went to dealer for software updates. Now my car thinks the dension is an ipod and wont browse the file structure of my hard drive the way it used to before programming.
I want to do software downgrade using WinKFP. Has anyone attempted a downgrade? Every time i use the software it wants to just program with the latest ZUSB number.
I thought i would copy the contents of an older ZUSB contents into the one the software keeps choosing for update.
Does anyone know which of the MOST bus devices would need to be downgraded? I am assuming its the MMI (CD-BO), but there is also the ASK and the CD-GW.
They tell me at BMW that a few years back they updated all their programing to enable Ipod/iphone devices. So i am now doing the reverse, trying to make it stock standard so my dension will work correctly as it was designed for before the Ipod updates.
What do you think?
One area that was not clear to me was how the MMI would handle the BMW iPod interface if you had a DVD changer (multimedia changer) with its menu enabled up front. Normally if you have any CD's installed in the truck mounted DVD changer they would show as CD07 through CD12 when selecting "CDC" in the entertainment menu.
Enabling MP3 and LISTH_0306 in the MMI (coding index 04) yielded CD01* through CD06*, plus my CD07 through CD12 from the DVD changer. The iPod song, album and artist titles did show once you selected CD01* through CD06*.
Then enabling IPOD_ADD in the MMI yielded proper "directory" titles. See the 2nd photo of the MMI interface. As long as you are running a C04 MMI, I would expect it to show these "directory" names correctly.
For reference, also attached is a photo of the contents of a 65-11-0-439-425 IPOD INTERFACE MOST WITHOUT HARNESS.
Note: based on the coding options, you should leave CD_WECHSLER active.
Note: this interface does get quite warm on the bottom, so mounting it upside down on the 65150428921 BRACKET is likely a good idea for heat dissipation.
In conclusion, there does not appear to be any conflict with the truck mounted DVD changer and the iPod interface!
UPDATE: I added photos of my modified drawer to hold the iPod
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Last edited by rippjd; 07-04-2015 at 04:04 AM. Reason: Added bracket photo and drawer mods
Hey guys so im pretty new to the fourm and I am no where near half tech savvy as you guys but I would love to retrofit my car so my question is!!!
I have a 2006 750li facelift that is currently in the shop (as normal) and I would like to know if anybody knows if I have the C04 MMI? IF SO HOW MUCH EASIER WOULD THIS BE TO COMPLETE THIS RETROFIT OR WHAT BIG STEPS COULD I SKIP?
Guys. I'm new to this forum as well. I have a 2003 745li. Do I need a facelift MMI AND ASK unit to be compatible with the oem most interface for iPod or iphone. Please advise so I can start my search in the right direction. Thanks
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I posted the issue with the missing folders in the gateway mp3 player. Well this i solved no thanks to dension useless customer support. I re-programmed my MMI and then re-coded it and now the folders appear again with browsing deep into several layers of folders.
med88m32t and og713 you may want to read this forum:
keep in mind most of the guys who posted are e60 but a lot is true for e65
I have an E65 facelift with in-dash CD changer. The ipod retrofit kit looks like a straight swap with the CDC (and possibly a recode) but the prices i've seen are ridiculous for just a cable.
Is it possible to just wire an ipod cable to the CDC socket in the dash? Sorry if it seems a stupid question. If it is, does anyone have a wiring diagram. If not can someone recommend a place in the UK to buy the retrofit kit; they seem scarce.
Hello everyone,
I tried this retrofit on my E65 from 02/2003 but I'm facing some problems.
I took of my CD changer, which was dead anyway (not powering on / had to bypass the optical fiber with the famous connector).
I plugged an iPod module, bought on eBay for 100 (BTW, I'm french, sorry for my bad English, hope it is at least understandable =] ).
I modified the LISTH_306 and IPOD_ADD, but when I execute the SG_CODIEREN job, everything works fine during the job, then I read another time the MMIGT module and the IPOD_ADD option is back from aktiv to nicht_aktiv. WTF ?!?!
Anyway, the CDC is still grayed out in Audio/Video feature in MMI.
I tried to go in the MOST modules enumeration on the home screen of the MMI and I can see the CD CHANGER module inside (which is probably the IPOD MODULE because when I unplug the iPod module, this line disappears).
Something to know : I retrofited an HW03 in place of my HW00.
Made the retrofit for NAVI01 and NAVI03 too.
These 2 retrofits works fine.
Hope someone can help me.
Thanks !
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