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If you've made the choice to breast feed, good for you! Breastfeeding offers many benefits, both to babies and moms. It's perfectly formulated to help infants grow and develop immunities, while helping new mothers get back in shape faster. And it promotes early bonding.
But modern life isn't always conducive to breastfeeding. How do you make it work when you're not together? That's where your breast pump comes in. Pumping will allow you to feed baby breast milk even when you're apart.
The #1 key to choosing a breast pump: know how, and how often, you'll be using it. A mom who works full-time, for example, will pump more frequently than a full-time mom. She'll benefit most from a faster, more powerful pump. Learn about the three types of breast pumps , so you can determine which will best fit your lifestyle.
Manual pumps are inexpensive, quiet, and portable. They need no electricity; you produce the suction by squeezing a handgrip or pumping a cylinder. But they're not as efficient as electric pumps, so pumping takes longer and requires more effort. There's only one attachment, so each breast must be pumped separately.
If you only plan to pump only once in a while, a manual pump may be just the thing. But if you'll be pumping more frequently, you might find it too time consuming.
Tip: when shopping for manual pumps, look for those with adjustable pressure settings to make pumping more comfortable. And because your milk must be properly stored, look for pumps that include coordinating milk storage supplies.
Small electric pumps are a good choice for occasional pumping, or perhaps even a part-time job.
These compact, portable pumps generally run on either electricity or batteries, or both. They're more powerful than manual pumps, but not nearly as powerful as double, mid-size electric pumps.
Like manual pumps, most small electric pumps have a single attachment, so you can only empty one breast at a time. This means they take longer to use than a double electric pump, but are faster and less work than a manual pump. As you'd expect, they're priced between the two.
Tip: Look for a pump that mimics babies' natural, two-step nursing pattern, like more powerful electric pumps do. Choose one with an AC adaptor and a battery-backup, so you're never caught without a power source.
If you plan to return to work full time, you'll be pumping multiple times a day, five days a week. An electric breast pump is your fastest, most efficient choice. Most pumps also have double pumping capacity, a real time-saver, since you can pump both breasts at once.
Mid-size pumps are designed to imitate babies' two-part feeding pattern: fast, shallow, nursing followed by slower, deeper feeding. This not only makes pumping more efficient, but enhances your milk supply, a major plus.
Mid-size pumps feature the most powerful motors available in personal pumps, secondary only to the heavy, expensive breast pumps found in hospitals. But these are more portable and affordable than hospital pumps. They typically include an unobtrusive carry bag or backpack, so you can tote yours back and forth to work discreetly.
Tip: When shopping for a mid-size electric pump, look for:
Milk Storage - Every drop of milk is precious. You'll want to collect it efficiently, chill it or freeze it ASAP, and note when it's pumped so you can track its freshness. Essential milk storage supplies include milk bags, collection bottles, fridge and freezer organizers, and insulated coolers.
Breast Care - Nursing does demand a great deal of your breasts. A great nursing bra is a necessity, along with breast care accessories designed for health and comfort.
Logistics - Breastfeeding can present unique challenges, from handling leaks to nursing comfortably in public. But there are many clever breastfeeding supplies for just these situations. (Going back to work? Read our companion article, "How to Balance Breastfeeding and Work".
In summary, breastfeeding is a wonderfully rewarding experience. And having the right breast pump and supplies—like those carefully chosen for our breastfeeding collection—will make it even more so.View More Articles
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November 4, 2005
Olympia, WA - Big serves, bigger blocks and miscommunication resulted in much to celebrate for The Evergreen State College Geoducks on Friday night. Wining in three straight games, Evergreen dispatched of the Corban Warriors 30-27, 30-26, 30-26.
Leading the Geoducks for the night were Stephanie Cameron and Emily Peterson, each with eight kills. The two combined for a total 24 total points scored and three service aces apiece.
Taking the first point in every game, Evergreen found its confidence before the end of Game 1, and its night-long strategy by the second game: set up Cameron and Peterson. Both teams finished the match with high-scoring runs of seven points, before the opposition called a time out to disturb the flow of the game.
While Cameron and Peterson worked the kills, Elyse Johnston paired up with Kaylene Black to thrown down hard blocks, unsettling the Warriors and leaving them scrambling. Chelsea Jacobson made the steady center around which Evergreen rallied all night, setting up 23 shots for her teammates and winning three points of her own on misdirection plays.
The win comes to an Evergreen team that was floundering in the Cascade Conference for the past nine games, the latest of which was a five-game heartbreaker against Cascade College. Tonight's win puts the Geoducks at 3-14, both overall and in conference play.
Saturday night's game against Concordia College, hosted by Evergreen at 7 p.m., is the final game in the regular season for the Geoducks. Concordia got the best of Evergreen in their previous meeting back in September, 3-0, and currently is resting in fifth-place in the Cascade Conference.

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Is Chipotle a value at $230?
This restaurant stock may not be as expensive as analysts say.
By Jake Lynch, TheStreet
Fast-foot darling Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) has delivered three-year annualized gains of 19%.
Among the market's most beloved stocks, Chipotle commands a lofty book value multiple of 9.1 and a cash flow multiple of 25, premiums of 40% and 98% to restaurant peer averages. Few would argue that Chipotle is a value stock, but for those who believe in the company's growth prospects, it may still be a bargain.
The consensus on Chipotle is that it has surpassed fair value. Of analysts following the stock, 11 rate it "buy" and 12 rate it "hold." In fact, Chipotle is roughly 11% above analysts' median target.
More telling, it has run past every individual target, including the $195 projection of Deutsche Bank (DB) and the $215 prediction of Raymond James (RJF). Typically overzealous sell-siders are baffled by this momentum. But the stock just keeps chugging. It has advanced 53% since September. On Friday, the S&P 500 Index ($INX) rose 0.2% and Chipotle popped 2.8%.
The obvious question is: Who would be willing to buy Chipotle at such an absurd premium? Although the company still has solid growth prospects, they are largely predictable. Chipotle doesn't franchise its restaurants and has clearly stated that it will open 135-145 new restaurants in 2011.
And comparable-store sales, while impressive at 8.3% in the latest quarter, can't grow ad infinitum, since the comps just get harder and harder to exceed. Recent growth catalysts? Founder Steve Ells plans to open one, just one, Asian concept restaurant in 2011. Not accretive.
But by playing with growth rates and expansion prospects, we see that Chipotle may not be as overvalued as it appears. A new tool by Trefis, a research company focused on the product breakdown of publicly traded companies, shows the assumptions underlying Chipotle's stock price and how its growth rates could materially affect the equity's trajectory. The charts are adjustable, so feel free to manipulate the inputs to see how they affect the stock.
As you can see, Trefis is pessimistic about Chipotle. Modeling the business on a cash-flow basis, it values the stock at $139, suggesting that it is 40% past fair value. However, assumptions are somewhat bearish. Trefis assumes that Chipotle's EBITDA margin will decline steadily in coming years, despite the fact that it has nearly doubled since 2005.
Trefis forecasts that Chipotle will add 100 restaurants a year on a going-forward basis, which may be pessimistic. If you ratchet up Chipotle's restaurant growth to say, 200 a year, equal to four per U.S. state, a reasonable assumption, then its stock price jumps considerably.
Trefis's declining EBITDA margin is predicated upon higher marketing and labor costs amid the economic recovery. But Trefis predicts steady growth for average spend per visit due to menu price increases, stemming from rising ingredient costs.
The greatest point of contention regarding Chipotle is how quickly it will be able to add restaurants. Arguably, rapid expansion contradicts management's central philosophy of strict brand and quality control. Since Chipotle owns, but doesn't franchise, its restaurants, it must oversee every opening.
Still, there are potential catalysts for the stock, including a menu expansion or an overseas venture. The Trefis forecast is based upon Chipotle's last 10-Q so the cash tally is off. Adjust for the $297 million of net cash on Chipotle's balance sheet and you have further justification for its nearly $230 stock price.
Is Chipotle too expensive? Or are Chipotle's long-term growth prospects worth every penny? Mr. Market is certainly optimistic. Feel free to add your own forecasts using the Trefis charts or weigh in on the stock's valuation in the comments section.
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BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) - A Bridgeport woman charged with theft told police she believed the $74,000 that mysteriously appeared in her bank account was "God-sent" after she prayed for relief from her financial problems. So she paid off her bills.
But police told the Connecticut Post the money belonged to C-Town supermarket in Stratford and was mistakenly transferred into Donna Hutchinson's account. The 49-year-old grandmother was charged with felony larceny in late December.
Hutchinson faced foreclosure and mounting debt. She told police that a day after praying for help in October 2010, $4,000 appeared in her account and it swelled to $74,000 over the next two years.
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Definition of 'Permanent Capital Vehicle - PCV'
An investment entity for managing capital for an unlimited time horizon. A PCV is typically geared toward growing capital at the best long-term rate, and is therefore less focused on shorter-term performance.
Investopedia explains 'Permanent Capital Vehicle - PCV'
Good examples of PCVs would be pension funds or social security funds, which have expectations of liabilities extending out for hundreds of years into the future. College endowments or scholarship funds, which are intended to provide a specified amount of funds to select students every year for perpetuity, are another good example PCVs.
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Should we trust the invisible hand?
James B Glattfelder outlines an emergent entity in his study of transnational company data.
Is this entity trustworthy?
Please state your reasons for trust or otherwise on the assumption that this emergent entity exists.
I'd also be interested in your opinion of whether the entity outlined in the math is essentially separate from the people who created it?
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Can you use the "reply" option - the conversation is losing sequence :)
Yes - magenetic fields do affect barins .. so far I've only seen general supressive affects directed at specific brain areas. I have not seen any sophisticated targeting - it would be almost impossible to do that to someone covertly. The affects of high frequency radiation from phones and devices is not well understood - but known to be generally disruptive.
The problem with specific analysis is that the synaptic topology is the medium of thought - the system of anlysis would need to have many times more nodes than a brain (about 1 trillion), and each node would need to have near-analogue resolution. Most practical method is to use another brain. For now, propaganda is the best mind-control - it targets "world view" and you can, for instance, induce false objects .. simply by naming them and talling stories about them. This affects only the autobiographical self, core and proto selves are only affected by direct field of perception.
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The GM204 Architecture
James Clerk Maxwell's equations are the foundation of our society's knowledge about optics and electrical circuits. It is a fitting tribute from NVIDIA to include Maxwell as a code name for a GPU architecture and NVIDIA hopes that features, performance, and efficiency that they have built into the GM204 GPU would be something Maxwell himself would be impressed by. Without giving away the surprise conclusion here in the lead, I can tell you that I have never seen a GPU perform as well as we have seen this week, all while changing the power efficiency discussion in as dramatic a fashion.
To be fair though, this isn't our first experience with the Maxwell architecture. With the release of the GeForce GTX 750 Ti and its GM107 GPU, NVIDIA put the industry on watch and let us all ponder if they could possibly bring such a design to a high end, enthusiast class market. The GTX 750 Ti brought a significantly lower power design to a market that desperately needed it, and we were even able to showcase that with some off-the-shelf PC upgrades, without the need for any kind of external power.
That was GM107 though; today's release is the GM204, indicating that not only are we seeing the larger cousin of the GTX 750 Ti but we also have at least some moderate GPU architecture and feature changes from the first run of Maxwell. The GeForce GTX 980 and GTX 970 are going to be taking on the best of the best products from the GeForce lineup as well as the AMD Radeon family of cards, with aggressive pricing and performance levels to match. And, for those that understand the technology at a fundamental level, you will likely be surprised by how much power it requires to achieve these goals. Toss in support for things like a new AA method, Dynamic Super Resolution, and even improved SLI performance and you can see why doing it all on the same process technology is impressive.
The NVIDIA Maxwell GM204 Architecture
The NVIDIA Maxwell GM204 graphics processor was built from the ground up with an emphasis on power efficiency. As it was stated many times during the technical sessions we attended last week, the architecture team learned quite a bit while developing the Kepler-based Tegra K1 SoC and much of that filtered its way into the larger, much more powerful product you see today. This product is fast and efficient, but it was all done while working on the same TSMC 28nm process technology used on the Kepler GTX 680 and even AMD's Radeon R9 series of products.
The fundamental structure of GM204 is setup like the GM107 product shipped as the GTX 750 Ti. There is an array of GPCs (Graphics Processing Clustsers), each comprised of multiple SMs (Streaming Multiprocessors, also called SMMs for this Maxwell derivative) and external memory controllers. The GM204 chip (the full implementation of which is found on the GTX 980), consists of 4 GPCs, 16 SMMs and four 64-bit memory controllers.
Continue reading our review of the GeForce GTX 980 and GTX 970 GM204 Graphics Cards!!
Investigating the issue
Over the past week or two, there have been growing rumblings from owners of Samsung 840 and 840 EVO SSDs. A few reports scattered across internet forums gradually snowballed into lengthy threads as more and more people took a longer look at their own TLC-based Samsung SSD's performance. I've spent the past week following these threads, and the past few days evaluating this issue on the 840 and 840 EVO samples we have here at PC Perspective. This post is meant to inform you of our current 'best guess' as to just what is happening with these drives, and just what you should do about it.
The issue at hand is an apparent slow down in the reading of 'stale' data on TLC-based Samsung SSDs. Allow me to demonstrate:
You might have seen what looks like similar issues before, but after much research and testing, I can say with some confidence that this is a completely different and unique issue. The old X25-M bug was the result of random writes to the drive over time, but the above result is from a drive that only ever saw a single large file write to a clean drive. The above drive was the very same 500GB 840 EVO sample used in our prior review. It did just fine in that review, and at afterwards I needed a quick temporary place to put a HDD image file and just happened to grab that EVO. The file was written to the drive in December of 2013, and if it wasn't already apparent from the above HDTach pass, it was 442GB in size. This brings on some questions:
- If random writes (i.e. flash fragmentation) are not causing the slow down, then what is?
- How long does it take for this slow down to manifest after a file is written?
Three Display Component Vendors Support AMD FreeSync
Subject: Graphics Cards, Displays | September 18, 2014 - 03:52 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: amd, freesync, DisplayPort, adaptive sync
MStar, Novatek, and Realtek, three vendors of scaler units for use in displays, have announced support for AMD's FreeSync. Specifically, for the Q1'15 line of monitors, these partners will provide scaler chips that use DisplayPort Adaptive-Sync and, when paired with a compatible AMD GPU, will support FreeSync.
The press release claims that these scalar chips will either support 1080p and 1440p monitors that are up to 144Hz, or drive 4K displays that are up to 60Hz. While this is promising, at least compared to the selection at G-Sync's launch a year earlier, it does not mean that this variety of monitors will be available -- just that internal components will be available for interested display vendors. Also, it means that there are probably interested display vendors.
AMD and partners "intend to reveal" displays via a "media review program" in Q1. This is a little later than what we expected from Richard Huddy's "next month" statements, but it is possible that "Sampling" and "Media Review Program" are two different events. Even if it is "late", this is the sort of thing that is forgivable to me (missing a few months while relying on a standards body and several, independent companies).
Acer's two new XBO series gaming displays; G-SYNC on both, 4k on one
Subject: Displays | September 18, 2014 - 02:59 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: Acer XB270H, XB280HK, 4k, g-sync
The Acer XB280HK is a 28" 4K G-SYNC display which will launch next month at expected price of US$799 or $849.99CDN. The XB270H is a 27" 1080p display also with G-SYNC support and is currently available at $599USD or $649CDN. As both are rated with a 1ms response time it is likely these are backlit TN panels but with the recent advances in TN panels the viewing angles should be much better than the original generation.
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 18, 2014 – Acer America is bringing its new XBO series gaming displays featuring NVIDIA G-SYNC technology to gaming enthusiasts in North America. This cutting-edge line delivers significant performance advantages that infuse gaming with incredibly smooth, realistic and responsive visuals, elevating game play to a new level of stunning realism.
The two XBO series display models for North America include the Acer XB280HK boasting a 28-inch 4K2K Ultra HD (3840 x 2160) display with a @60Hz refresh rate and the Acer XB270H with a 27-inch screen and a maximum Full HD 1080p @ 144Hz resolution. Both models provide a quick 1ms response time, further enhancing in-game performance. They also feature revolutionary NVIDIA G-SYNC technology, comfortable ergonomics and excellent connectivity.
"We're excited to bring these first-rate gaming displays to gamers in the United States and Canada," said Ronald Lau, Acer America business manager. "The incredibly sharp and smooth images provided by NVIDIA G-SYNC technology are sure to thrill the most avid gamers. Combined with Acer's highly flexibly ergonomic stand, non-glare ComfyView panel and low dimming technology, users are assured long hours of both comfortable and visually stunning game play."
NVIDIA G-SYNC: Picture-Perfect Visuals
NVIDIA G-SYNC technology ensures that every frame rendered by the GPU is perfectly portrayed by synchronizing the monitor's refresh rates to the GPU in a GeForce GTX-powered PC. This breakthrough technology eliminates screen tearing and minimizes display stutter and input lag to deliver a smooth, fast and breathtaking gaming experience on the hottest PC gaming titles. Scenes appear instantly, objects look visually sharp, and gameplay is more responsive to provide faster reaction times, giving gamers a competitive edge.
"NVIDIA G-SYNC technology dramatically improves the way gamers see their games, by delivering images that are fast, sharp and stutter-free," said Tom Petersen, distinguished engineer at NVIDIA. "This is the way games were meant to be played, and gamers will absolutely love these new Acer XBO monitors."
Comfortable Ergonomics
By making gaming as comfortable as possible, the XBO series monitors help extend game time with three Acer innovations. Acer flicker-less technology reduces eye strain via a stable power supply that eliminates screen flicker. Its low dimming technology provides users the ability to adjust brightness down to 15 percent in low-light environments and Acer ComfyView non-glare screen reduces reflection for clearer viewing, a significant benefit for gamers.
A flexible, multi-function ErgoStand extends a wide range of options for maximum comfort and viewing perspectives. For finding the best angle, the screen tilts from -5 to -35 degrees and the height can be raised by up to 5.9 inches. In addition, the base rotates 120 degrees from left to right for easy screen sharing during game play and collaboration with others. Plus, the screen pivots from horizontal to vertical to accommodate two entirely different gaming scenarios.
Both new XBO series monitors deliver wide viewing angles up to 170 degrees horizontal and up to 160 degrees vertical. The Acer XB280HK delivers 1.07 billion colors and the Acer XB270HL provides 16.7 million colors, while both offer a native contrast ratio of 1000:1, a 300 nits brightness and a 72 percent NTSC color saturation, a combination that delivers exceptionally vibrant, detailed and high-quality imagery.
Superb Connectivity
The displays come with DisplayPort as well as high-speed USB 3.0 ports (1 up, 4 down) that are located on the side and down of screen for easily connecting a mouse, keyboard, gaming headset, joystick and other peripherals. One of the USB ports is equipped for battery charging.
Eco-Friendly Design
EPEAT Gold registered, the highest level of EPEAT registration available, the displays meet all of EPEAT's required criteria and at least 75 percent of EPEAT's optional criteria. They're also mercury-free and LED-backlit, which reduces energy costs by consuming less power than standard CCFL-backlit displays. ENERGY STAR 6.0 and TCO 6.0 qualified, they adhere to strict environmental, performance and ergonomic design standards.
Pricing and Availability
The Acer XB270H is available now at leading online retailers in the United States and Canada with a MSRP of US$599 and $649.99 CAD. The Acer XB280HK will be available next month at leading online retailers in the United States and Canada with a manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) of US$799 and $849.99 CAD.
Acer displays are backed by professional, high-quality technical support and a three-year warranty. Acer's online community at community.acer.com provides customers discussion forums, answers to frequently asked questions and the opportunity to share ideas for new and enhanced services and products.
Podcast #318 - GTX 980 and R9 390X Rumors, Storage News from IDF, ADATA SP610 SSDs and more!
Subject: General Tech | September 18, 2014 - 10:59 AM | Ken Addison
Tagged: windows 9, video, TSV, supernova, raptr, r9 390x, podcast, p3700, nvidia, Intel, idf, GTX 980, evga, ECS, ddr4, amd
PC Perspective Podcast #318 - 09/18/2014
Join us this week as we discuss GTX 980 and R9 390X Rumors, Storage News from IDF, ADATA SP610 SSDs and more!
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Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Jeremy Hellstrom, Josh Walrath, and Allyn Malventano
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Introduction, Specifications and Packaging
It seems a lot of folks have been incorporating Silicon Motion's SM2246EN controller into their product lines. We first reviewed the Angelbird SSD wrk, but only in a 512GB capacity. We then reviewed a pair of Corsair Force LX's (256GB and 512GB). ADATA has joined the club with their new Premier SP610 product line, and today we are going to take a look at all available capacities of this new model:
It's fortunate that ADATA was able to sample us a full capacity spread, as this will let us evaluate all shipping SSD capacites that exist for the Silicon Motion SM2246EN controller.
EVGA Live Stream! Learn about Maxwell, X99 and Win Prizes!!
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards, Motherboards, Cases and Cooling | September 22, 2014 - 12:16 PM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: X99, video, maxwell, live, GTX 980, GTX 970, evga
EVGA has been a busy company recently. It has continued to innovate with new coolers for the recent GTX 980 and GTX 970 card releases, newer power supplies offer unique features and improved quality and power output, a new line of X99 chipset motherboards including a Micro ATX variant and hey, the company even released a line of high-performance mice this year! PC Perspective has covered basically all of these releases (and will continue to do so with pending GPU and MB reviews) but there is a lot that needs explaining.
To help out, an industry and community favorite will be stopping by from EVGA to the PC Perspective offices: Jacob Freeman. You might know him as @EVGA_JacobF on Twitter or have seen him on countless forums, but he will making an in-person appearance on Friday, September 26th on PC Perspective Live! We plan on discussing the brand new ACX 2.0 cooler on the Maxwell GPUs released last week, go over some of highlights of the new X99 motherboards and even touch on power supplies and the Torq mice line as well.
EVGA GTX 980/970, X99, PSU and Torq Live Stream featuring Jacob Freeman
3pm ET / 12pm PT - September 26th
PC Perspective Live! Page
EVGA has been a supporter of PC Perspective for a long time and we asked them to give back to our community during this live stream - and they have stepped up! Look at this prize list:
- 1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 980 SC
- 1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 970 SC ACX 2.0
- 1 x EVGA X99 Classified
- 1 x EVGA X99 FTW
- 1 x EVGA X99 SLI
- 1 x EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2 PSU
- 4 x Torq Mice
How can you participate and win these awesome pieces of hardware? Just be here at 3pm ET / 12pm PT on http://www.pcper.com/live and we'll be announcing winners as we go for those that tune in. It really couldn't be more simple!
If you have questions you want to ask Jacob about EVGA, or any of its line of products, please leave them in the comments section below and we'll start compiling a list to address on the live stream Friday. Who knows, we may even save some prizes for some of our favorite questions!
To make sure you don't miss our live stream events, be sure you sign up for our spam-free PC Perspective Live! Mailing List. We email that group a couple hours before each event gets started.
Developer's View on DirectX 12 Alongside Maxwell Launch
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards | September 20, 2014 - 09:06 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: unreal engine 4, nvidia, microsoft, maxwell, DirectX 12, DirectX
Microsoft and NVIDIA has decided to release some information about DirectX 12 (and DirectX 11.3) alongside the launch of the Maxwell-based GeForce GTX 980 and GeForce GTX 970 graphics cards. Mostly, they announced that Microsoft teamed up with Epic Games to bring DirectX 12 to Unreal Engine 4. They currently have two demos, Elemental and Infiltrator, that are up and running with DirectX 12.
Moreover, they have provided a form for developers who are interested in "early access" to apply for it. They continually discuss it in terms of Unreal Engine 4, but they do not explicitly say that other developers cannot apply. UE4 subscribers will get access to the Elemental demo in DX12, but it does not look like Infiltrator will be available.
DirectX 12 is expected to target games for Holiday 2015.
Oculus Announces Crescent Bay (Prototype)
Subject: General Tech, Displays | September 20, 2014 - 10:55 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: Oculus, VR, crescent bay, oculus connect
As they progress toward a consumer product, Oculus announced another prototype at their Oculus Connect developer conference. Dubbed Crescent Bay, the headset contains a new display, with a higher refresh rate and higher resolution, better optics, and 360-degree head tracking. It is also lighter and includes built-in speakers.
Of course, these features were not quantified with hard specifications.
Brendan Iribe, CEO of Oculus, stressed that this is not the consumer product yet. He claims that this is an increase over DK2 that is equivalent to the increase DK2 saw over the original Oculus Rift. It is not all about hardware, though. This company is engaged in hardware and software, video and audio. This should make sense considering their early acquisition of John Carmack and hundreds of other engineers. They, rightly, see themselves as a platform and, while they see game engines as necessary for VR, due to the ability to reposition the camera in milliseconds of notice, compared to film's never, they are not limiting themselves to just "games" (but yes they consider it a big part of it).
Honestly, months ago, I was sitting at my desk with its five monitors, each with bits of news posts, chats, reference material, and maybe a StarCraft tournament live stream, and Oculus was being discussed. I started to wonder if monitors, especially multiple displays, are just an approximation -- our current best effort -- of how to receive video cues from a PC. I could see a VR platform take on entertainment and even productivity with its infinite, virtual environments.
Currently, there is not even a hint about pricing and availability (as far as I found).
Microsoft Offers Double Data (30GB) for Camera Auto-Upload
Subject: General Tech | September 22, 2014 - 12:00 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: onedrive, microsoft
OneDrive has a base storage limit of 15GB for a free account. Microsoft, in promotion of a setting to automatically upload photos to their storage service, is offering an extra 15GB if you enable this feature before the end of the month. That is 30 total GBs! As of their September 10th blog post, they will also allow files of up to 10GB (!!) in size. That is a pretty big picture or movie.
Through this initiative, Microsoft hopes that more people will sign up for OneDrive and those with accounts will integrate it into their lives. Large storage capacities, mobile apps, applications for Windows and OSX, large file support, and affordable storage tiers definitely make a compelling platform, one that puts pressure on Google and Dropbox.
The question is whether you trust Microsoft with every photo or video that comes off of any given device. While some could find it compelling to have up to 30GB of extra storage for their cameraphone, without the need to manually sync, I could see others who want to be more selective.
You can enter this promotion before "the end of the month" (which is a little vague).
The abysmal adoption rate of desktop and mobile touchscreens
Subject: General Tech | September 22, 2014 - 09:34 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: win 8, dell, Samsung, LG, Lenovo, hp, touchscreen, IDC
The International Data Corporation's latest Worldwide Quarterly PC Monitor Tracker shows that there were a mere 32.5 million touchscreen monitors shipped in Q2 2014, which accounts for 0.4% of the discrete monitors sold. This may have been a direct influence on the pitiful market penetration of Win 8 in SMB and Enterprise, as the much touted touchscreen support was meaningless to their users interaction with computers. The mobile side is a bit better but not much; DisplaySearch pegs the percentage of laptops with a touchscreen sold in 2013 was about 11% with a predicted 40% share by 2017 which still falls short of representing half of the market. You can pop by The Register for a link to some of the findings.
"Market monitor IDC's latest word on monitors goes some way to explaining limp enthusiasm for Windows 8: people just aren't buying touch-screen monitors.
Windows 8's user interface was designed to work on mouse-driven and poke-enabled devices. It's racked up plenty of sales, but not much love."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- A Li-ion Battery Charging Guide @ Hack a Day
- Understanding and Using Systemd @ Linux.com
- New Video Series Teaches Kids About Linux @ Linux.com
- Michael Dell says Dell might use ARM chips in servers @ The Inquirer
- Asustek, Gigabyte unlikely to achieve motherboard shipment goals for 3Q14 @ DigiTimes
- Cloudflare creates keyless SSL encryption for better security @ The Inquirer
- Lumia rebrand begins: Nokia's new UK web home is Microsoft.com @ The Register
- TSMC confident of keeping global market share of over 80% for 28nm processes in 2015, says CFO @ DigiTimes
- Oracle's Larry Ellison quits as CEO – new bosses are Hurd'n'Catz @ The Register
- 4chan hoax leads idiots to microwave their iPhones @ The Inquirer
- Large-scale malvertising campaign hidden in online ads hits Last.fm @ The Inquirer
- Cryogenic Machining: Custom Rubber Parts @ Hack a Day
- Mio MiVue 568 Touch Dash Cam Review @ NikKTech
- A Tour Of The New Phoronix Office For Linux Benchmarking @ Phoronix
- Nvidia GAME24 event coverage @ Kitguru
- NVIDIA GAME24 Coverage @ OCC
- NikKTech & Tt eSPORTS Worldwide Giveaway
- Tech ARP 2014 Mega Giveaway Contest
Fancy a pair of Windows 9 videos?
Subject: General Tech | September 17, 2014 - 09:25 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: windows 9, microsoft, leak
The Register has linked to two videos which purportedly capture Windows 9, or at least Build 9834, in action and revealing some not so new tricks. The first shows a feature which will be new to anyone who has never used Linux but will be old hat to anyone who has, multiple desktops. This feature will let you have separate switchable desktops which you can run different programs on, it is not a tool to create virtual machines on the fly but is handy if you need a full desktop for development and one for ... entertainment. The second video shows off the Start Menu, tiles and the much improved placement of the power off button.
"New videos of a "Windows 9" variant have emerged, and to this hack's eyes they look to have brought Windows up to speed with tricks that various desktop flavours of Unix have had for a decade or more."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- As three million comment on net neutrality, the FCC adjusts its plans @ The Inquirer
- Apple Watch to come with AMOLED panels from LG Display @ DigiTimes
- Red Hat releases RHEL 5.11, the last minor release of Linux distribution @ The Inquirer
- COMPRO TN1600P Cloud Network Camera Review @ NikKTech
- Win An Incredible Enermax "Ahead of the Game" Upgrade Bundle @ eTeknix
Tech Report's SSD Endurance Test Is Down to Two
Subject: General Tech, Storage | September 21, 2014 - 05:41 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: ssd, Samsung, kingston hyper x, kingston, endurance, corsair neutron gtx, corsair, 840 pro
Many drives have died over the last year and a bit. The Tech Report has been torturing SSDs with writes until they drop. Before a full petabyte of data was written, three of the six drives kicked the bucket. They are now at 1500TB of total writes and one of the three survivors, the 240GB Corsair Neutron GTX, dropped out. This was a bit surprising as it was reporting fairly high health when it entered "the petabyte club" aside from a dip in read speeds.
The two remaining drives are the Samsung 840 Pro (256GB) and Kingston HyperX 3K (240GB).
Two stand, one fell (Image Credit: Tech Report)
Between those two, the Samsung 840 Pro is given the nod as the Kingston drive lived through uncorrectable errors; meanwhile, the Samsung has yet to report any true errors (only reallocations). Since the test considers a failure to be a whole drive failure, though, the lashings will persist until the final drive gives out (or until Scott Wasson gives up in a glorious sledgehammer apocalypse -- could you imagine if one of them lasted a decade? :3).
Of course, with just one unit from each model, it is difficult to faithfully compare brands with this marathon. While each lasted a ridiculously long time, the worst of the bunch putting up with a whole 2800 full-drive writes, it would not be fair to determine an average lifespan for a given model with one data point each. It is good to suggest that your SSD probably did not die from a defrag run -- but it is still a complete waste of your time and you should never do it.
Corsair Unleashes Corsair Gaming RGB Keyboards, RGB Mice, and Headsets
Subject: General Tech | September 22, 2014 - 10:22 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: audio, input, corsair, K95 RGB, K70 RGB, K65 RGB, M65 RGB, H2100, H1500
Corsair is launching a new website focused on their gaming products, along with new products and a contest. The contest has a grand prize of a complete system while three runners up will get a set of Corsair peripherals including the ones announced below. Those colourful peripherals below include three different keyboards ranging from the largest with additional macro keys to the smallest with no numpad. There is a new mouse and a pair of headphones, with the H2100 offering wireless performance while the H1500 will still need an umbilical. Check the hole list after watching their lauch video.
Fremont, CA — September 22, 2014 — Corsair, a leader in PC hardware, today launched Corsair Gaming, a new division within the company dedicated to the elevation of PC gaming and the development of high-performance PC peripherals. Forged from Corsair's engineering know-how and developed alongside eSports professionals and gaming enthusiasts, Corsair Gaming products are driven by a philosophy of performance, style, and comfort. Corsair Gaming's first salvo is the immediate world wide release of the much-anticipated range of RGB keyboards and mice.
"For 20 years, Corsair has equipped gamers with high performance, precision hardware to build their dream PCs. Corsair Gaming now introduces new ways for PC gamers to optimize how they play," said Andy Paul, Corsair President and CEO. "We've brought together our engineering expertise and our passion for gaming to build a line of products that delivers performance, customized for however you play."
K95 RGB, K70 RGB, and K65 RGB Gaming Keyboards
With their color-customizable, 16.8 million color backlighting, the K95 RGB, K70 RGB, and K65 RGB are the headliners of the Corsair Gaming brand. All three keyboards use only German-made Cherry MX RGB mechanical key switches as part of an exclusive-to-launch partnership with Cherry.
Each key switch is built with the exacting precision of Cherry's self-cleaning, corrosion-proof Gold-Crosspoint electrical contacts, and with over five billion sold, Cherry MX mechanical key switches are the premier choice of professional gamers and enthusiasts who demand uncompromising reliability and performance. Combined with Corsair Gaming's distinctive aircraft-grade aluminum baseplate, Cherry MX RGB key switches deliver a professional-level gaming keyboard that ensures both consistency and accuracy with the touch of every key.
The K95, K70, and K65 RGB keyboards exhibit Corsair's hallmark features: sleek design, ultra-precision components, and sturdy aircraft-grade aluminum construction that guarantee long-lasting performance.
Powerful Corsair Utility Engine (CUE) software enables the creation of unlimited lighting effects and macros, from solid colors that can highlight key groupings, to smooth gradients, dramatic waves and captivating ripple patterns. These customization options let gamers match their PC system lighting, find gaming keys faster, and provide critical visual feedback for executing in-game objectives.
Corsair Gaming understands that gamers demand choice when it comes to their hardware, so the K95, K70 and K65 RGBs cater to you every need – including size. All three support complete macro programmability on any key, with the K95 RGB offering an additional array of 18 dedicated macro keys and dedicated media-keys. In contrast, the compact 10-keyless K65 RGB removes the number pad and media keys for a desk-space-saving design, while the K70 RGB offers the standard keyboard layout and media keys that has already made its predecessor the choice for serious gamers.
- 100% German-made Cherry MX RGB mechanical Red, Blue or Brown key switches (K65 RGB available with Red key switches)
- 16.8 million multicolor per-key backlighting for virtually unlimited customization
- Corsair Utility Engine (CUE) enables users to create and customize their own lighting patterns, animations, and macros
- Aircraft-grade black anodized brushed aluminum for superior rigidity
- 100% anti-ghosting with full key rollover on USB
- Onboard memory stores performance and lighting settings
- Two-year warranty
- K65 RGB: $149.99 MSRP (available exclusively from Best Buy in the US, and other retailers worldwide)
M65 RGB Gaming Mice
The M65 RGB gaming mouse – available in black or white – continues Corsair Gaming's focus on RGB color customization. This high-end gaming mouse goes beyond the industry standard with built-in three-zone 16.8 million color backlighting. Housed on a durable aluminum unibody chassis, the 8,200 DPI, gaming-grade laser sensor helps gamers make their mark, with a sniper button ensuring the most critical of shots stays on target. Charging the battlefield with a rubber-grip metal high-mass scroll wheel, eight programmable buttons, and adjustable weight turning zones, the M65 RGB mouse balances precise control and intelligent tracking with innate comfort and style.
- Three-zone backlighting with up to 16.8 million colors for virtually infinite customization
- Custom-tuned 8,200 DPI gaming-grade laser sensor for pixel-precise tracking
- High-capacity Omron switches rated for 20 million clicks for years of precise triggering
- Aircraft-grade aluminum baseplate for light weight and durability
- Adjustable weight system helps set the center of gravity to match play style
- Eight strategically placed buttons, including a dedicated sniper button with improved positioning
- On-the-fly DPI switching to instantly match mouse speed to gameplay demands
- Two-year warranty
H2100 and H1500 Gaming Headsets
The Corsair Gaming H1500 and H2100 Headsets are part of Corsair's new line of high-performance gaming equipment. Joining the K95, K70, and K65 RRB Keyboards and M65 RGB Mice, the H1500 and H2100 Headsets fully immerse gamers – and their ears – in battle. In both wired and wireless options, the Corsair Gaming Headsets offer Dolby 7.1 surround sound for accurate positional audio that captures the acoustic environment of every moment of gameplay. The H1500 keeps gameplay closer to the system, while the H2100 enables gamers to play for over 10 hours with up to 40 feet of unrestricted movement, combining epic audio and optimum comfort without the hassle of wires.
- Genuine Dolby 7.1 surround sound for complete immersion
- Micro-fiber wrapped memory foam earpads for comfortable gaming sessions
- Advanced unidirectional noise-cancelling microphone
- Oversized 50mm neodymium drivers for crystal clear audio
- H2100 headset offers wireless freedom up to 40 feet and over 10 hours per charge
- 2-year warranty
- $79.99-$99.99
NVIDIA GeForce 344.11 Driver and GeForce Experience 2.1.2 Released Alongside Maxwell-based GTX 980 and GTX 970
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards | September 20, 2014 - 09:56 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: nvidia, maxwell, graphics drivers, geforce experience
Update: There is also the 344.16 for the GTX 970 and GTX 980, resolving an issue specific to them.
When they release a new graphics card, especially in a new architecture, NVIDIA will have software ready to support it. First and most obvious, Maxwell comes with the GeForce 344.11 drivers - which is the first to support only Fermi and later GPUs. Mostly, the driver's purpose is supporting the new graphics cards and optimizing to Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, The Evil Within, F1 2014, and Alien: Isolation. It also supports multi-monitor G-Sync, which was previously impossible, even with three single-DisplayPort Kepler cards.
At the same time, NVIDIA launched a new GeForce Experience with more exciting features. First, and I feel least expected, it allows the SHIELD Wireless Controller to be connected to a PC, but only wired with its provided USB cable. This also means that you cannot use the controller without a GeForce graphics card.
If you have a GeForce GTX 900-series add-in board, you will be able to use Dynamic Super Resolution (DSR) and record in 4K video with ShadowPlay. Performance when recording on a PC in SLI mode has been improved also, apparently even for Kepler-based cards.
Both the drivers and GeForce Experience are available now.
Microsoft's Universal Mobile Keyboard Is Coming Soon
Subject: General Tech, Cases and Cooling | September 17, 2014 - 03:57 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: windows, mobile, microsoft, keyboard, ios, Android
Let me share a story. There was a time, around the first Surface launch, that I worked in an electronics retail store (and the several years prior -- but I digress). At around that time, Microsoft was airing ads with people dancing around, clicking keyboards to the Surface tablet with its magnetic click or snap. One day, a customer came in looking for the keyboard from the TV spots for their iPad. I thought about it for a few seconds and realized how terrible Microsoft's branding actually was.
Without already knowing the existence of their Windows 8 and RT tablets, which the ads were supposed to convey, it really did look like an accessory for an iPad.
Doing Microsoft's job for them, I explained the Surface Pro and Surface RT tablets along with its keyboard-cover accessories. Eventually, I told them that it was a Microsoft product for their own tablet brand and would not see an iPad release. The company felt threatened by these mobile, touch devices and was directly competing with them.
So Microsoft is announcing a keyboard for Windows, Android, and iOS. Sure, it is very different from the Type and Touch Covers; for instance, it does not attach to these devices magnetically. Microsoft has also been known to develop hardware, software, and services for competing platforms. While it is not unsurprising that Microsoft keyboards would work on competing devices, it does feel weird for their keyboard to have features that are specialized for these competing platforms.
There are three things interesting about this keyboard: it has a built-in stand, it has special keys for Android and iOS that are not present in Windows, and it has a built-in rechargeable battery that lasts up to 6 months. The peripheral pairs wirelessly with all of these devices through Bluetooth.
The Microsoft Universal Mobile Keyboard is coming soon for $79.95 (MSRP).
Can a heavily overclocked ASUS STRIX GTX 750 Ti OC beat an R9 270?
Subject: Graphics Cards | September 18, 2014 - 12:56 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: DirectCU II, asus, STRIX GTX 750 Ti OC, factory overclocked
The ASUS STRIX GTX 750 Ti OC sports the custom DirectCU II cooling system which not only improves the temperatures on the card but also reduces the noise produced by the fans. It comes out of the box with an overclocked GPU base clock 1124MHz and a boost clock of 1202MHz, with the 2GB of VRAM set to the stock speed of 5.4GHz; [H]ard|OCP managed to increase that to an impressive 1219/1297MHz and 6.0GHz even for the VRAM without increasing voltages. Unfortunately even with that overclock it lagged behind the Sapphire Radeon R9 270 Dual-X which happens to be about the same price at $170.
"Rounding out our look at ASUS' new STRIX technology we have another STRIX capable video card on our test bench today, this time based on the GTX 750 Ti GPU. We will take the ASUS STRIX GTX 750 Ti OC Edition and test it against an AMD Radeon R9 270 and AMD Radeon R9 265 to see what reigns supreme under $200."
Here are some more Graphics Card articles from around the web:
- ASUS GTX750 Ti STRIX OC Edition @ Kitguru
- NZXT Kraken G10 Review @ OCC
- ASUS ROG R9 290X MATRIX Platinum @ [H]ard|OCP
- Radeon R9-285 @ HardwareHeaven
- Sapphire R9 285 2GB ITX Compact OC Edition @ eTeknix
- How Low Should You Go? ASUS Radeon R7 250X Graphics Card Review @ Techgage
- Sapphire ITX Compact R9 285 OC Review @ OCC
- XFX Radeon R9 285 DD @ Benchmark Reviews
Grand Theft Auto V on PC Has First Person Mode???
Subject: General Tech | September 22, 2014 - 05:59 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: GTA5
So... uh... this might happen. Apparently, there was a Google Cache posting of a Rockstar Games support page which claimed several new features for Grand Theft Auto V on the PC.
A brand new first person mode for vehicles that shows the interior of the vehicle, including working speedometers, tachometers, dash lights, and more
A brand new first person mode while on foot
The most weird part is that it was listed in a part of the page, unfortunately deleted from Google Cache, that seemed to list PC-exclusive features. That is, not exclusive to the re-release for PS4, Xbox One, and PC -- just exclusive to the PC. This is, of course, going by memory. I could have misread it the first time, before it was deleted.
Also, since no-one seems to have seen the page outside of Google Cache, it could have (somehow) been a faked injection. I can confirm that it existed on Google Cache from a Rockstar-owned URL, though. I've never heard of that happening before, but PC Gamer seems to have heard of it.
Hey, if that list was the reason for the delay, I'll take it, Rockstar. I don't approve of the other platforms getting an inferior experience without a technical reason, being a PC gamer for so long makes me empathetic, but maybe it will come to them. Often PC versions were cut down and delayed out of fear of development costs and piracy. Maybe, in this case, they took that time to make a better product. That would be novel.
Grand Theft Auto V for the PC is coming on January 27th,
2014 2015.
Microsoft Announces Wired Xbox One Controller for Windows
Subject: General Tech, Cases and Cooling | September 17, 2014 - 12:55 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: microsoft, xbox, xbone, xbox one, controller, gamepad
A few months ago, Microsoft released 32- and 64-bit drivers for their Xbox One controller on Windows 7 and Windows 8. This was for wireless controllers attached by micro-USB to a PC. Now, Microsoft announced a new controller for Windows: the same controller, only bundled with the required cable. In fact, it can still connect wirelessly... to an Xbox One, not a PC.
The bundle will cost $59.95 (MSRP) and be available starting in November. As far as I can tell, the PC cannot update the Xbox One Controller's firmware; for that, you apparently need an Xbox One handy. It is possible that Microsoft will implement this, or already has and no-one is talking about it, but you might want to hold off until we know for a fact. One update adjusts analog stick sensitivity; this could be important, especially if you have multiple controllers at different patch levels. Yes, some PC games allow local multiplayer.
JavaScript Is Still Getting Faster...
Subject: General Tech | September 18, 2014 - 11:08 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: asm.js, simd, sse, avx, neon, arm, Intel, x86
The language that drives the client-side web (and server-side with Node.js) is continually being improved. Love it or hate it, JavaScript is everywhere and approaching native execution performance. You can write it yourself or compile into it from another, LLVM-compatible language through Emscripten. In fact, initiatives (like ASM.js) actually prefer compiled code because the translator can do what you are intending without accidentally stepping into slow functionality.
Over at Microsoft's Modern.IE status page, many features are listed as being developed or considered. This includes support for Mozilla-developed ASM.js and, expected to be included in ECMAScript 7th edition, SIMD instructions. This is the one that I wanted to touch on most. SIMD, which is implemented as SSE, AVX, NEON, and other instruction sets, to perform many tasks in few, actual instructions. For browsers which support this, it could allow for significant speed-ups in vector-based tasks, such as manipulating colors, vertexes, and other data structures. Emscripten is in the process of integrating SIMD support and the technology is designed to support Web Workers, allowing SIMD-aware C and C++ code to be compiled into SIMD.JS and scale to multiple cores, if available, and they probably are these days.
In short, it will be possible to store and process colors, positions, forces, and other data structures as packed, 32-bit 4-vectors, rather than arbitrary objects with properties that must be manipulated individually. It increases computation throughput for significantly large datasets. This should make game developers happy, in particular.
Apparently, some level of support has been in Firefox Nightly for the last several versions. No about:config manipulation required, just call the appropriate function on window's SIMD subobject. Internet Explorer is considering it and Chromium is currently reviewing Intel's contribution.
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A 31-year-old woman was charged with cruelty to children after she dropped off her 2-year-old daughter in a ditch Tuesday evening in Ringgold, Ga.
She then walked into a nearby home -- even though she didn't know the residents -- so she could watch through the windows to see if someone picked up her child, according to a police report.
When Jennifer Haines was later questioned, she told police she was addicted to prescription drugs and could no longer take care of her daughter.
Haines told police she left the child near a children's playground in hopes that a "nice family would find her and care for her," the report states.
She was arrested and charged with reckless conduct causing harm or endangerment, contributing to child deprivation, second-degree cruelty to children and possession of marijuana less than 1 ounce.
"It's not an everyday occurrence in small town America," said Ringgold Police Deputy Chief Wilburn Dycus.
Several drivers called Ringgold police Tuesday when they spotted the toddler walking down LaFayette Street in only shorts and a diaper around 6:30 p.m., the report states. It was raining and the temperature was in the upper 50s at the time.
When the toddler tripped and fell in the mud and began to cry, several motorists stopped and someone wrapped the child in a coat while waiting for police to arrive.
Police found Haines at a nearby house but didn't know the people who lived in there, according to the report. A teenage boy who lived there called police and said, "There's a woman in our house that just walked in and won't leave."
At first Haines told police that the toddler's nanny had left the child alone. Then she changed her story and said she had driven the child to Ringgold. Afterwards, Haines said she hugged and kissed the toddler goodbye and then ran across the street to watch.
The child was placed in foster care and Haines was taken to Catoosa County Jail.
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I am in the process of trying to adopt a baby. This makes me sick to see people do this with their child when I see so many of us in our support group that are wanting a child. That being said, I do feel sorry for the Mom because it looks like she did love her child but obviously was not in the right frame of mind to do the right thing by taking the child to a safe location. I do feel she needs to be punished and I hope the baby is placed with a nice, loving family.
Let's see, you leave your daughter in a ditch because you're hoping someone will just so happen to come along and find her and give her a loving home? Either those drugs have completely fried your brain or you're lying! There is no excuse for abandoning a 2 year old child in such a dangerous and neglectful way. It's stories like this that makes a good argument for forced steralization so such idiots can't keep producing.
wow shopalholic glad you wouldnt my mother ! How can you say it looks like she loved her child.What location would you have taken this child to?She placed the child in the ditch and walked to a near by hope went in and watched out the window,wonder what she told the people in the house?Why would they let her come into the house??
I know the mother loved her child. It is too bad many families at hit with an epidemic such as drug abuse. When a parent is addicted, the whole family is impacted. Drug addicts normally have a guilty conscience and want nothing to do with the authorities. I feel, in this case, the mother wanted a better life for her child and lost hope in raising it to have a good life. Hiding from the authorities may have been the case in abandoning the toddler in the playground. We read of these cases from all over the nation – the last meal together at McDonald's type of stories. The Government must offer immunity to parents and not ask questions for the sake of the children. Not too long ago, there was a program to surrender firearms at police stations and no questions would be asked. Why? It is about public safety. For the sake of the children, accept them and not ask questions either. Arrest the parents some other time; you will get your chance.
This is an act of pure selfishness! All the people who are commenting about how she had to love her daughter must be on the same drugs she is hooked on. If she truly loved her daughter, she would have put forth the effort to clean her life up and provide a descent life for her child instead of taking the easy route of dumping your kid in a ditch! First of all if you love someone, you protect them. How does dumping a half-naked baby on the side of a road, and then watching through a window as the child struggles show any amount of love?!? The kid could have been abducted instead of rescued! Ever think about that "loving mommy"?!?
Completely pathetic is what best describes this sorry excuse for a mother, as well as anyone who attempts to sympathize with her, or condone her actions. There is no excuse for what was done.
This is just sad...I do agree with the above poster that there should be some type of safe house or drop off for those who no longer "want" their children...instead of them opting to dump them in a ditch! The children are not at fault...
Throw the book at this woman. I don't care what she was hooked on. There are safe house laws. You can leave your child at a hospital,fire dept,or police station. If you leave your unwanted child at one of these safe havens you do not break any laws. The child is safe and you can crawl back under your rock. The list is huge of what could have happened to this child. I just hope they don't give her back to this woman in a few months and pat her on the back and say it's okay you can try again!
Peachh2u - If you try and abandon a child at one of those locations, do you think they just let you walk out the door? Even this poor simple-minded woman had enough sense to realize that she would probably get into trouble for leaving her kid at a police station. Of course the deluded idiot was soon found and arrested anyway.


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So much drama happened this week on The Real Housewives of Miami -- let's call this the "How'd They Do That?" episode. Joanna Krupa and Adriana de Moura finally met to clear the air, but did they have any outside help?
Mama Elsa is home from the hospital and daughter Marysol Patton gives the house an exorcism before she returns ... but that doesn't make Mama want to drink the Perrier with special crystals in it! Marysol is at her wits' end and doesn't have much gas left in her tank to plan Adriana's bachelorette party, but luckily Adriana remembers something. Reality Tip number 657 -- what do you do when a scene is boring and you know it? Set something on fire!
Watch my exclusive video where I break down exactly HOW you film a sex scene for reality TV, how not to muddy the waters when you apologize for the cameras, and what Lenny Hochstein must really have been thinking while Lisa smothered him. And I think the producers were having a little fun at Adriana's expense, no? Take a look and tell me whether you think I'm right!
Who do you think was the most selfish, self-absorbed Real Housewife this week?
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Love your new special affects! Helps remember who is who. The sex scene was so fake ,but she look great in the wig! Makes no sense that a man like that would go so public about his lack of sex there so desperately playing for there own spin-off .It's really getting to be another "fake" reality show. Joanna wins most self absorbed and most desperate with there fake sex problems! Happy Birthday to you!!
Alex you were made for this!! you do such a great job!! love you!!
ohhhh!! ...Happy 40th!!


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After a few months off to reorganize, Blaine Community Meals is back and ready to feed the community for a second season.
The nonprofit will once again be setting up shop in the Blaine Senior Center, located at 763 G Street next door to the Boys & Girls Club, to serve free meals to the community on Wednesday evenings from 5 to 7 p.m.
The mission of the program is simple: meeting the physical, social and emotional needs of the community by providing weekly meals in a warm and caring environment.
"We're providing a meal for those who just want to come and maybe visit with someone" said director Becky Grasher. "Or, if someone doesn't want to worry about cooking for the night, they can stop in."
With the high school, middle school and Boys & Girls Club located nearby, busy parents shuttling kids from place to place can stop by for a nutritious, free meal alongside other members of the community. "It's perfect for busy parents," she said. "They can just pop in and get a good healthy meal for their family for free."
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The part, a trailing edge flap actuation support structure, was found Wednesday wedged between two buildings, one of them a mosque site.
The NYPD removed the plane part using a pulley system to raise the jagged, 255- pound metal piece. It was loaded onto a truck headed to a Brooklyn police facility.
The debris stuck between the back of 51 Park Place and the rear of 50 Murray Street was considered a crime scene after the part's discovery.
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REVIEWS OF MY SON'S TOYS: Multi-Flanged Universal Distractor
A trytoohardy failure, I'm afraid. The four-armed hub sports a split pair of orange slices, a bumpy spheroid resembling a peach pit, a nubbed cylinder, and a smiley face imprisoned in a transparent orb, all of which spin in their respective sockets. And the whole assemblage rotates on an irregular hand-bracket. I think this toy hates itself.
Bite It? No. Various protrusions and distracting spinnings mean even a double grip doesn't provide an easy path to the oral cavity.
REVIEWS OF MY SON'S TOYS: Spiky Death Balls
Despite appearances the Spiky Death Balls are not really dangerous for an infant. The stubby spikes aren't sharp; they just provide a pleasing, very grippable textured surface for small hands and fingers. However, they feel somehow lethal in an adult hand, and I'm betting if I really whanged one at somebody it would leave a nasty welt.
Bite It? Apparently not. My son has yet to try and put these in or near his mouth. Probably a little intimidating at this stage.


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The sales of Android apps doubled from the third to the fourth quarter, according to Bloomberg News, and many software firms are now creating iOS and Android apps at the same time. This comes after many developers have historically designed for Apple before even beginning an Android version. The reason? Android is the most widely used mobile operating system.
The 700,000 apps in Google Play tied those in Apple's App Store in October, likely because developers are now creating apps in both platforms. "It's growing exponentially - we've seen an inflection point the past six months," Clive Downie, chief executive officer of the Ngmoco unit at DeNA Co., told Bloomberg. "We treat Android and Apple the same. They are equal partners to us, and we put equal amounts of resources toward both platforms."


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SirLance: Hello dear ladyC...
The org link to WES is www.tv3.se/westendstar you can find the episodes there. But the page is really badelly updated, shame on you tv3.
But this week the first live show is a killer show.
I hope this helps your pouting lip, hopefully it won't get stuck there.
I can have it all, thank you guys! My link, the Swedish, subtitles, pouting, and company while I pout! Oh frabjous day, life is good. Tee hee. Thanks, actually, for the link (good Sir Knight) and the poking of Them to give us episodes (good Leader). If I can't take up crack as an addiction, I'm gonna work this one like a champ. ;)
it plays hades with your complexion but makes you oh-so-thin! It's not worth it. (I've never tied it but friends have).
besides, for the cost of the dsl connection you've got .... US!
"Some things in life are bad, they can really make you mad..." and... "always look on the Bright Side of Life..."
Hello dear pouters!
I just want to tell you that now all the episodes of WES can be found on the link I posted earlier in this thread. Even a very odd aftershowtalk in very confusing swedish(I'm swedish and it's confusing for me so I will just imagen you trying to watch it). Dear people who live in this rainy country of Britan take god care of our girls, the last four now are in London spamming the night away.
Buy the way are there any "waterytarts" in England, I always liked that word but never really understod the meening of it.
First the source - - The Holy Grail - -
WOMAN : Well, how did you become king then?
ARTHUR: The Lady of the Lake, [angels start singing] her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite, held aloft Excalibur from the bosom of the water signifying by Divine Providence that I, Arthur, was to carry Excalibur. [singing stops] That is why I am your king!
DENNIS: Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.
ARTHUR: Be quiet!
DENNIS: Well you can't expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at you!
ARTHUR: Shut up!
DENNIS: I mean, if I went around saying, "I was an emperor just because some moistened bint had lobbed a scimitar at me" they'd put me away!
ARTHUR: Shut up! Will you shut up!
DENNIS: Ah, now we see the violence inherent in the system.
ARTHUR: Shut up!
DENNIS: Oh! Come and see the violence inherent in the system! HELP! HELP! I'm being repressed!
ARTHUR: Bloody peasant!
DENNIS: Oh, what a give away. Did you hear that, did you here that, eh? That's what I'm on about -- did you see him repressing me, you saw it didn't you?
The scene ends as King Arther rides off in disgust.
So the wetness of the lady is explained by her arising out of the lake - "moistened" "lying in ponds" and "watery". (BTW Samite is a heavy silk fabric.)
The other references are derogatory words for women.
"Tart" is explained "Noun. 1. A prostitute or promiscuous woman. The often unisexual nature of contemporary slang ensures the phrase is now applied to promiscuous males. Derog.
2. Derog. and offensive term for women. Derived from the Cockney rhyming slang jam tart meaning sweetheart.
3. An objectionable person; often used affectionately or playfully."
and also - " 1. To practice prostitution
2. To practice promiscuous sex
3. To dress garishly or ostentatiously"
Meanwhile "bint" in the Wikipedia - -
"may be:
* The Arabic word for 'daughter', see ibn.
* A slang word in the United Kingdom, a derogatory term for a woman (and sometimes men). Usage varies with a range of harshness from 'bitch', referring to a disagreeable and domineering woman, to only a slightly derogatory term for a young woman. The latter being associated more with usage in the West Midlands. It is unclear whether it entered the English language as a loan of the Arabic term."
Give my best to "ABBA" (Ooohh, another palindrome!)


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John 1.35-39
With Guest Blogger Doug Jackson, D.Min
Assistant Professor of Spiritual Formation
Logsdon Seminary/South Texas School of Christian Studies
In certain South American countries there is a species of army ant called Labidus praedator. Completely blind, these ants navigate by following the scent trail left by other members of the colony. Occasionally the lead ant loops, doubles back on its own trail. The others follow and this results in masses of ants circling in an endless spiral that leads nowhere. They will do this until they starve to death. The scientific term for this is "circular milling," but the popular term is "ant death spiral."
Leadership transforms energy into purpose. Lack of leadership derails energy into death.
A single exchange in the Gospel of John, John 1.35-39, highlights two aspects in the leadership style of Our Lord: the Listening Leader, and the Located Leader. It gives us a picture of the Christian leader who simultaneously leans back and leans forward.
First, look at the Last Supper to see a leadership that leans back. John describes himself as the disciple who leaned on Jesus' breast at the last supper. (Jo 13.25, 21.20). John writes, not just as an old man, but as one who has spent those decades with his ear pressed to the beating heart of Christ, attuning himself to the rhythm of the life of the Son of God.
One great need in Christian leadership today is this backward leaning into the beating heart of Our Lord. We have become so aware of the exterior tools of leadership that we have lost contact with the interior touch of leadership. If we are not careful, we will end up executing graceful steps but dancing to the wrong tune!
Next, let's look at the Empty Tomb to find a leadership that leans forward. Peter runs into the tomb and then runs out, while John looks, then enters, then sees. The Greek text uses two different words for "seeing" here. Peter took in all the facts of the scene, but drew no conclusions. John, by contrast, stooped, that is, he leaned forward into this incalculable new future, then saw, and believed. He leans forward for the same reason he leaned backward: to discover where the heart of Jesus is.
That is the two-fold position of the Christian leader: Leaning back to hear the heart of the crucified Christ, and leaning forward to seek the presence of the risen Christ.
LEAN BACK TO LISTEN: In the midst of the busyness of life, the crazyness of ministry, the messiness of leadership – carve out the time and attention to lean back against the breast of your Lord, to press your ear to the chest of the one who meets you in the broken bread and spilled cup, and quiet the racing of your own adrenaline-drenched blood stream until it matches the pulse of the peaceful heart of your Lord.
LEAN FORWARD TO LOOK: Then, as you run the race that is set before you, remember now and then to pause at the door of the empty tomb. Peter will rush past, hollering that there is work to be done – and Peter is right. But how can we do the work until we know where Jesus is working? Christ is risen, Christ is alive – and that means that he moves freely in the world around us and we must regularly pause to ponder the truth of the empty tomb. Only then can we know which way to run if we want to run toward Christ and not away from him.
Lean backward to listen! Lean forward to look! And then you will be ready to lead.
I found this reading very helpful Dr. Jackson!
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The Shindigz Party News Blast has information on the Emmy nominations! Plan now for your Emmy Party with Shindigz.
Also in the Party News blast, news about Tina Turner getting married and the Espy awards, let's go!
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Also in the Party News blast, news about Tina Turner getting married and the Espy awards, let's go!
Reviewing an ongoing national online poll, along with demand for related party supplies, at Shindigz we predict Iron Man 3 will beat The Great Gatsby and other May movie releases at the box office.
The Hollywood summer movie season is off to a huge start at the box office in May with a variety of sequels and retelling of classics. It's been nearly 40 years since the previous telling of The Great Gatsby, so this isn't really a sequel. Fast and Furious 6, and The Hangover 3 will be attempting to pull their fans back to the theater. Trekies are also a loyal group who are waiting for the next installment of Star Trek. The latest Star Trek film, Into The Darkness debuts at the end of May.
But the leader is Iron Man 3 which has captured the box office title two weeks in a row. The appeal of Iron Man 3 spans generations from younger children and their parents to older generations since Iron Man first appeared in comic books 50 years ago.
Anyone can host a Hollywood themed event and invite everyone from Marilyn Monroe to Iron Man to the party.
Could it happen again? The first tie vote in official Academy Awards balloting was back in the 1930's, even before the advent of the Oscar statue as the trophy.
Ties have popped up a few times since. One of the most notable was the 41st Academy Awards show broadcast in 1969. That was the year that Ingrid Bergman announced from the stage at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion of the Los Angeles Music Center, "It's a Tie!" as both Katherine Hepburn and Barbra Streisand shared the award for Best Actress. However, only Streisand took the stage to thank the first world wide television audience, as Hepburn skipped the ceremony that year.
This year marks the first that members of the Academy are able to cast their ballots online. The votes are now in and the stars, producers, directors, and studios now wait until the telecast on Sunday evening, February 24th for the results.
Shindigz, a leading party supplies provider, has been asking its party planner shoppers who they believe will take home this year's Oscar for Best Picture. With over 5,000 votes cast this month in an online poll, the current tally indicates there may be another tie in the making.
Leading the voting for Best Picture are Lincoln and Les Miserables, we have only 3 votes separating them just days before the big event. And Argo is only 20 votes behind in third place.
"We could have another tie for Best Picture," predicts Jacquie Downey, Director of Sales and Marketing for Shindigz. With three strong film contenders, wouldn't that cap off a grand Hollywood party."
For now, only the accountants at PricewaterhouseCoopers know for sure who will win when the envelope is opened live Sunday night on ABC television.
In the meantime, relive the previous Best Picture winners and share this see how many of these films you and your Oscar Party guests can name!
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Last year, for the 83rd Annual Academy Awards, the event planning was a major exercise in project management, as the theater that the awards were held in seated 3300 people and the after party alone required hiring 900 employees. Without a doubt, this year's Academy Awards (being held in just a few days!) will be just as gala an event. In that vein, I've been thinking of ways that you can make your next big party as ostentatious as the Oscars, while maintaining a more Main Street budget. Start with an eye toward personalizing your party.
Hollywood Stars
Remininscent of old Hollywood and Academy Awards glamour combined, invite your guests to your next red-carpet event in style. Match your invitations with a grand entrance on Hollywood Sidewalk Stars in front of the red carpet and paparazzi. Don't forget to have your guests photos taken on the way in to the big event, just like the real Hollywood celebs, in front of your official, Red Carpet Photo Op Personalized Standee. A Plastic Red Rope Railing Scene Setter will also help with this look. Your guests will feel like they were at the Oscars!
While the "paparazzi" are snapping their photos, welcome guests with the Grammy winning sounds of Skrillex and LMFAO, or for a more classic feel, get your guests "In the Mood" with Benny Goodman!
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Once you've got your guests coming down your red carpet, greet them with some over-the-top sparkly "bling" before they come in through the doors. After passing through beautiful glitter slip columns, make the ladies feel Hollywood G-L-A-M-O-R-O-U-S with some strings of pearls and diamond rings. Top hats, VIP passes, and gangster fedoras would also all make excellent wearable favors to get guests in the spirit of Hollywood to start the party.
Star style
Use decorating fabrics to disguise bleachers, or use chair covers and sashes to create a Hollywood black tie affair. It's realy the little touches that make an event sparkle. I can remember truly magical nights in a high school gymnasium that are memorable still, because the event coordinators took the time to transform that oh-so-ordinary place into an impossible fantasy evening.
Personalized playing cards at each table give guests something else to do when taking a break from the dancing and fabulous entertainment. Seated around this star centerpiece (continuing the theme from outside!)under beautiful movie lights, you will create a night to remember of your own in true Hollywood style.
Celebrities capture the party-planning and decorating pulse. Jacquie Downey, Director of Sales and Marketing at Shindigz, a leading online party supplies retailer, remarks that "in the process of analyzing trends in party decor, we found hot venues that celebrities like. By looking at 200+ wedding and engagement announcements, the Shindigz team narrowed down five, hot spots that create buzz and are available to the public for weddings, events, and parties."
Necker Island – British Virgin Islands
The ultimate destination wedding resort, this 74-acre private island is Sir Richard Branson's home and hideaway. Last year, this luxurious resort hosted Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo's secluded wedding. Necker Island accommodates up to 28 guests with larger wedding parties support by working with neighboring islands.
Kunde Family Estate – Kenwood, CA
This 100+ year old, 5th generation family estate is known for its wine and hosting memorable weddings. Mountain top views, stone ruins and wine aging caves carved into volcanic lava flows are among the choices for the ceremony and reception. Actor Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller married at the winery in October.
Sowden House – Los Angeles, CA
Designed by Lloyd Wright, son of famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright, the historic home pays homage to Mayan culture and reflects the elements of nature. It was featured in Scorsese's film "Aviator" and was the setting for former "Dexter" star Julie Benz's marriage to marketing executive Rich Orosco last Cinco de Mayo.
Arlington Hall at Lee Park – Dallas, TX
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo and former Miss Missouri Candice Crawford chose stately Arlington Hall at Lee Park for their nuptials. Recently renovated, the hall and park make a peaceful setting nestled in Dallas' historic Uptown area. Many call the site the front lawn of Dallas because of the majestic trees and beautiful lawns.
Front Porch Farms – Ashland City, TN
Country music insiders know this antebellum-style estate located west of Nashville. It's fitting that Lady Antebellum's Dave Haywood wed Kelli Cashiola amid the picturesque countryside . Couple it with Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton's engagement party that was held here and Front Porch Farms is the place to ride your county-themed wedding!
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