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- Introduction
- Influence and significance
- Old Testament canon, texts, and versions
- The canon
- Texts and versions
- Textual criticism: manuscript problems
- Textual criticism: scholarly problems
- Texts and manuscripts
- Early versions
- Versions after the 4th century
- Later and modern versions: English
- English translations after the Reformation
- The King James and subsequent versions
- Later and modern versions: Dutch, French, and German
- Greek, Hungarian, Italian, and Portuguese translations
- Scandinavian, Slavic, Spanish, and Swiss translations
- Non-European versions
- Old Testament history
- Early developments
- From the period of the divided monarchy through the restoration
- Old Testament literature
- The Torah (Law, Pentateuch, or Five Books of Moses)
- Composition and authorship
- Genesis
- Exodus
- Leviticus
- Numbers
- Deuteronomy: Introductory discourse
- Deuteronomy: the lawbook and the conclusion
- The Neviʾim (Prophets)
- The canon of the Prophets
- Hebrew prophecy
- Joshua
- Judges: background and purpose
- Judges: importance and role
- Samuel: Israel under Samuel and Saul
- Samuel: the rise and significance of David
- Kings: background and Solomon's reign
- Kings: Solomon's successors
- Kings: the second book
- Isaiah
- Jeremiah
- Ezekiel
- The first six minor prophets
- The last six minor prophets
- The Ketuvim
- The Torah (Law, Pentateuch, or Five Books of Moses)
- Intertestamental literature
- Nature and significance
- Apocryphal writings
- Apocryphal works indicating Persian influence
- Apocryphal works lacking strong indications of influence
- Additions to Daniel and Esther
- Greek additions to Esther
- I and II Maccabees
- Wisdom literature
- The Pseudepigraphal writings
- Works indicating a Greek influence
- Apocalyptic and eschatological works
- Pseudepigrapha connected with the Dead Sea Scrolls
- Qumrān literature (Dead Sea Scrolls)
- New Testament canon, texts, and versions
- The New Testament canon
- Conditions aiding the formation of the canon
- The process of canonization
- Texts and versions
- The New Testament canon
- New Testament history
- The Jewish and Hellenistic matrix
- Jewish sects and parties
- The religious situation in the Greco-Roman world of the 1st century ad
- Adaptation of the Christian message to the Hellenistic religious situation
- The life of Jesus
- The chronology of Paul
- New Testament literature
- Introduction to the Gospels
- The Synoptic problem
- The Synoptic Gospels
- The fourth Gospel: The Gospel According to John
- The Acts of the Apostles
- The Pauline Letters
- Background and overview
- The Letter of Paul to the Romans
- The First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians
- The Second Letter of Paul to the Corinthians
- The Letter of Paul to the Galatians
- The Letter of Paul to the Ephesians
- The Letter of Paul to the Philippians
- The Letter of Paul to the Colossians
- The First Letter of Paul to the Thessalonians
- The Second Letter of Paul to the Thessalonians
- The Pastoral Letters: I and II Timothy and Titus
- The Letter to the Hebrews
- The Catholic Letters
- The Revelation to John
- New Testament Apocrypha
- Biblical literature in liturgy
- The critical study of biblical literature: exegesis and hermeneutics
- Nature and significance
- Critical methods
- Types of biblical hermeneutics
- The development of biblical exegesis and hermeneutics in Judaism
- The development of biblical exegesis and hermeneutics in Christianity
- Developments since the mid-20th century
The chronology of Paul
For the chronology of Paul's ministry, there are also some extra-biblical data: According to Josephus, Herod Agrippa I was made ruler of all Palestine by the emperor Claudius in ad 41 and reigned for three years. His death was thus in ad 44. A famine in Claudius' reign took place when Tiberius Alexander was procurator of Judaea (c. 46–48), and Egyptian papyri suggest (by reference to high wheat prices) that the date of the famine was about 46. The Gallio inscription at Delphi (in Greece) gives a date for Gallio, proconsul of Achaia when Paul was at Corinth. It notes that Claudius was acclaimed emperor for the 26th time. This would bring the date of being declared emperor to about 52 and Gallio's term of office (about one year) to about 51–52.
The chronology of Paul's missionary journeys and the dates of his letters have been the object of an investigation made difficult by the fact that the account in Acts does not agree with Paul's own letters, which are, of course, more reliable.
With the help of external references, some degree of absolute chronology might be sought—with several years' margin both because of uncertainty as to extra-biblical dating and much ambiguity about internal evidence. Although Paul would be in a better position to know his own situation, often his letters are, in their present form, combined fragments from various times (see below The Second Letter of Paul to the Corinthians and The Letter of Paul to the Philippians). A chronology can be reached by comparing Paul's accounts of his journeys and sojourns with those reported in Acts. Given references in Acts and the Gallio inscription, it is possible to place Paul in Corinth in ad 51, and, since he was there for 18 months, it can be assumed that he began his missionary work sometime in 49 (he had previously been in Thessalonica and Philippi and in Troas and Asia Minor). This probably fits in with the "expulsion" of Jews from Rome about ad 49, thus indicating that Paul met Priscilla and Aquila, two Roman Jewish Christians, in Corinth at this time. This indicates that he was at an "apostolic conference" at Jerusalem sometime shortly before this (a comparison of chapters 13 and 15 of Acts with chapters 1 and 2 of Galatians shows that the author of Acts made two visits out of the one recorded by Paul), which was either in 49 or 48.
Though the dates in Galatians 1 and 2 are uncertain—not indicating whether they refer to 17 years in toto or only 14 years, because half years were equated with whole ones—they do establish the call of Paul to become a Christian in 31 or about 34–35. Working in the other direction, it is known that Paul wrote to the Thessalonians from Corinth, thus indicating a date of about 50 as probable for the writing of I Thessalonians.
From Corinth, Paul went to Ephesus, where, according to Acts, he remained (probably in prison) for three years. This would place him in Ephesus during the period 52–55, thus allowing time for a journey from Corinth via Ephesus to Antioch and then back to Ephesus. A sequence given in Acts, chapters 16 and 18, shows two possibilities for Paul to have been in Galatia that work in agreement with Galatians, chapter 4, verse 13, demonstrating that Galatians was written from Ephesus about 53–54. Ephesus can also be the location from which came I Cor., Phil., and probably Philem.
II Corinthians appears to have been written from Macedonia during 55. From the dating of the periods of Felix and Festus in office at Caesarea (mid-50s) and from the events in Felix' time of office, it is probable that Paul was in prison under Felix by 56.
Thus, data of Acts 18 and 20 regarding the journey and sojourn at Corinth can be correlated with data in Romans 15 to place the epistle to the Romans in about the year 56, before the journey back to Jerusalem, ending in the arrest of Paul in 56. The two years of Acts 24:27 can then be explained as the time during which Paul was in prison at Caesarea, so that in 58 Paul was before Festus and was sent to Rome.
That Paul was then in Rome for two more years is established in Acts chapter 28, verse 30. It can be concluded that Paul died sometime after 60, possibly during or before the Neronian persecution of 64 (cf. I Clem. 5). All this does not resolve the question of a possible Spanish journey nor give precise dates and locations for II Thessalonians, Colossians, Ephesians, or the Pastoral Letters (see also Paul).
New Testament literature
Introduction to the Gospels
Meaning of the term gospel
From the late ad 40s and until his martyrdom in the 60s, Paul wrote letters to the churches that he founded or guided. These are the earliest Christian writings that the church has, and in them he refers to "the gospel" (euangelion). In Romans, chapter 1, verse 1, he says: "Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God . . ." and goes on to describe this "gospel" in what was already by that time traditional language, such as: "promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy scriptures, the gospel concerning his Son, who was descended . . . our Lord" (Rom. 1:1–4). This gospel is the power of God for salvation to everyone who has faith ". . . for in it the righteousness of God is revealed through faith for faith . . ." (1:17). In I Corinthians Paul had reminded his congregation in stylized terms of "the gospel" he had brought to them. It consisted of the announcement that Jesus had died and risen according to the Scriptures.
Thus, the "gospel" was an authoritative proclamation (as announced by a herald, kēryx), or the kerygma (that which is proclaimed, kērygma). The earthly life of Jesus is hardly noted or missed, because something more glorious—the ascended Lord who sent the Spirit upon the church—is what matters.
In the speeches of Peter in Acts, the transition from kerygma to creed or vice versa is almost interchangeable. In Acts 2 Jesus is viewed as resurrected and exalted at the right hand of God and made both Lord and Christ. In Acts 3 Peter's speech proclaims Jesus as the Christ having been received in heaven to be sent at the end of time as judge for the vindication and salvation of those who believe in him. Here the proclaimed message, the gospel, is more basic than an overview of Jesus' earthly life, which in Acts is referred to only briefly as "his acting with power, going about doing good, and healing and exorcising" (10:38ff.). Such an extended kergyma can be seen as a transition from the original meaning of gospel as the "message" to gospel meaning an account of the life of Jesus.
The term gospel has connotations of the traditions of Jesus' earthly ministry and Passion that were remembered and then written in the accounts of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. They are written from the post-Resurrection perspective and they contain an extensive and common Passion narrative as they deal with the earthly ministry of Jesus from hindsight. And so the use of the term gospel for Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John has taken the place of the original creedal–kerygmatic use in early Christianity. It is also to be noted that, in the Evangelists' accounts, their theological presuppositions and the situations of their addressees molded the formation of the four canonical Gospels written after the Pauline Letters. The primary affirmations—of Jesus as the Christ, his message of the Kingdom, and his Resurrection—preceded the Evangelists' accounts. Some of these affirmations were extrapolated backward (much as the Exodus event central in the Old Testament was extrapolated backward and was the theological presupposition for the patriarchal narratives in Genesis). These stories were shaped by the purpose for their telling: religious propaganda or preaching to inspire belief. The kerygmatic, or creedal, beginning was expanded with material about the life and teaching of Jesus, which a reverence for and a preoccupation with the holy figure of Jesus demanded out of loving curiosity about his earthly ministry and life.
The English word gospel is derived from the Anglo-Saxon godspell ("good story"). The classical Greek word euangelion means "a reward for bringing of good news" or the "good news" itself. In the emperor cult particularly, in which the Roman emperor was venerated as the spirit and protector of the empire, the term took on a religious meaning: the announcement of the appearance or accession to the throne of the ruler. In contemporary Greek it denoted a weighty, authoritative, royal, and official message.
In the New Testament, no stress can be placed on the etymological (root) meaning of eu ("good"); in Luke, chapter 3, verse 18 (as in other places), the word means simply authoritative news concerning impending judgment.


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This nine-month old Bernese Mountain Dog puppy named Maddie has a lot to learn from Libbey, an 11-year old Jack Russell Terrier. If there is no ball for Libbey to push around the beach with his nose, he finds rocks to move around instead.
Libbey also dances in the surf, entertaining passers-by with his antics. Owner Jeannie Payne says people who come to Scotch Beach look for Libbey every year.
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The following public and private organizations provide social services and support in the Round Rock area. Please contact them directly for information about services or volunteering. If you would like your organization to be added to this list or if you see incorrect information, please email us.
Directories & Referrals 211 (United Way) Aunt BerthaCommunity Resource Coordination Group (TxHHSC)Eldercare Locator (US Dept. Health & Human Services) Healthcare Helpline (Williamson County & Cities Health District) Round Rock Area Serving Center
Health Care & Insurance Bluebonnet Hills MHMR Center (Mental Health & Mental Retardation) Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) LifeSteps: Williamson Council on Alcohol and Drugs Lone Star Circle of Care (health clinics) Round Rock Drug and Alcohol Rehabe Programs
Child Development, Parenting & Family Support Agape Pregnancy Resource Center Any Baby Can Child and Family Resource Center Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Head Start / Early Head Start (WBCO) STARS Mentor Program (Round Rock ISD) Texas Baptist Children's Home
Elder Services Alzheimer's Association Safe Return Program (Round Rock Police Dept.) Adult Day Care & Health Care (AGE) AGE of Central Texas (AGE) Faith in Action Caregivers Lock Box Program (Round Rock Police Dept.)Meals-on-Wheels (WBCO) Senior Nutrition Program (WBCO)
Housing & Economic Assistance Coats for Kids and Computers for Kids (Round Rock Area Serving Center) Community Tax Centers (Foundation Communities) Habitat for Humanity of Williamson County Neighborhood Center (WBCO) Round Rock Area Serving Center (food pantry & other assistance)Round Rock Housing Authority (City of Round Rock) Tax-Aide (AARP Foundation)Treasures Thrift Store (Round Rock Serving Center)
Mentoring & Career Development Any Baby Can Child and Family Resource Center (literacy and childcare provider training) Boy Scouts of America, Capitol Area Council, Chisholm Trail District Girl Scouts of Central Texas Small Business Development Center (Texas State University)STARS Mentor Program (Round Rock ISD) Tax-Aide (AARP Foundation)Williamson-Burnet County Opportunities, Inc. (WBCO)
Crisis & Crime Victim Services Hope Alliance (Williamson County Crisis Center) Victim Services Unit (Round Rock Police Dept.) Williamson County Children's Advocacy Center
Disaster Assistance Central Texas Red Cross Flood Insurance (Federal Emergency Management Agency) Neighborhood Center (WBCO)
Volunteering The Volunteer Center (Round Rock Area Serving Center) VolunteerMatch
Most of the organizations listed here make use of volunteer services; contact them to see if their needs match your skills and interests. 211 (United Way)Phone (within Texas): 211Web: https://www.211texas.org/211/ 211 is a Texas-wide resource for health and human service questions and referrals operated by the United Way.
211 (United Way)
Adult Day Health Care Center (AGE)Phone: 512-255-4865Web: http://www.ageofaustin.org/elderhaven_williamson_county.htmLocation: 475 Round Rock West Drive, Round Rock, Texas 78681The Adult Day Health Care Center offers a safe, caring, supportive environment for adults with memory loss or special needs, and provides their caregivers with support and respite care.
Agape Pregnancy Resource Center
Alzheimer's Association Safe Return Program (Round Rock Police Dept.) Phone: 512-801-4612Web: ../home/index.asp?page=813 E-mail: email@example.com Alzheimer's patients can become easily disoriented and confused about their whereabouts. The Safe Return program helps us reunite a wandering patient with their families or caregivers. RRPD Officer Roddy Adcock will provide step-by-step instructions about how to register your loved one(s) with Safe Return, make home visits, and complete and deliver all necessary paperwork to the Alzheimer's Association.
Any Baby Can Child and Family Resource Center Phone: 512-454-3743; 800-672-0238Web: http://www.abcaus.org/Location: 1121 E. 7th Street, Austin Any Baby Can offers pre-natal and parenting support for at-risk families, families facing cancer, and children with chronic illnesses or developmental delays. The organization also offers childbirth, parenting, literacy (English and Spanish) and childcare provider training to all interested parties, regardless of eligibility for other programs.
Arc of the Capitol AreaPhone: 512-476-7044Web: http://www.arcofthecapitalarea.org/ Location: 2818 San Gabriel, AustinThe Arc (formerly the Association of Retarded Citizens) provides individual support and guidance for parents and caregivers of children with developmental disabilities to reduce the number of children placed in institutional care settings. The services of The Arc of the Capital Area provide a continuum of care from birth to adulthood, from parents helping parents to case managers helping individuals with disabilities achieve independence.
Bluebonnet Trails MHMR (Mental Health & Mental Retardation) CenterPhone: 512-255-1720 (after business hours: 800-841-1255)Web: http://www.bluebonnetmhmr.org/Location: 1009 N. Georgetown Street, Round RockBluebonnet Trails offers an array of mental health and mental retardation services to children, adolescents and adults in Williamson and seven other counties. Bluebonnet Hills also provides services to infants (ages 0-3) with developmental delays or a medical condition that might cause developmental delays, drug and alcohol information, education and treatment, and hurricane Katrina survivor services.
Boy Scouts of America, Capitol Area Council, Chisholm Trail District Phone: 512-944-7697Web: http://www.bsacac.org The Boy Scouts' mission is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.
AGE of Central Texas (AGE) Phone: 512-451-4611Email: email@example.com Web: http://www.ageofcentraltx.org/Location: 3710 Cedar Street, Austin, Texas 78705The Caregiver Resource Center offers free information, support and resources to families caring for older adults in their lives. Free services include support groups, individual consultations and informal seminars on caregiving topics such as Alzheimers Disease, long-term care and financial management issues. The Health Equipment Lending Program (HELP) offers free loans of durable medical equipment to needy seniors and people with disabilities in the Central Texas region.
Central Texas Red Cross Phone: 800-928-4271 Web: http://www.redcross.org/tx/austinLocal office location: 2218 Pershing Dr., Austin, TX 78723The American Red Cross of Central Texas responds to disasters such as house and apartment fires, floods, tornadoes or other situations that cause human suffering or create human needs that those affected cannot alleviate without assistance. The Red Cross also allows military members stationed all over the world to send messages to loved ones back home during an emergency or other important events. All Red Cross assistance is given free of charge, made possible by the generous contribution of people's time, money, and skills.
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)Phone: 877-KIDS-NOW (877-543-7669)Web: http://www.hhsc.state.tx.us/chip/index.html The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) is a Texas program designed for families who earn too much money to qualify for Medicaid, yet cannot afford to buy private insurance for their children. CHIP coverage provides eligible children with coverage for a full range of health services including regular checkups, immunizations, prescription drugs, lab tests, X-rays, hospital visits and more.
Coats for Kids and Computers for Kids (Round Rock Area Serving Center)
Community Resource Coordination Groups (Texas Health & Human Svcs. Comm.)Web: http://www.hhsc.state.tx.us/crcg/crcg.htm Web directory by region/county: http://www.hhsc.state.tx.us/crcg/Local_CRCGs/local_NEW.html Community Resource Coordination Groups (known as CRCGs) are local interagency groups, comprised of public and private providers who come together to develop individual services plans for children, youth, and adults whose needs can be met only through interagency coordination and cooperation.
Community Tax Centers (income tax preparation help) Web: ../home/index.asp?page=10&recordid=2583 Foundation Communities is offering free tax preparation assistance for low to moderate income households. Volunteers will be available at the Round Rock Public Library from Jan. 21 to April 16, 2012. Please see the website for hours and income eligibility guidelines.
Eldercare Locator (US Dept. of Health & Human Services)http://www.eldercare.gov
Faith in Action Caregivers – Round Rock Phone: 512-255-3328 or 512-310-1060Web: http://www.roundrockcaregivers.org/ Location: 2498 E. Palm Valley Blvd., Round Rock (by Palm Valley Lutheran Church)Faith in Action Caregivers offers free transportation and other volunteer services to isolated seniors age 60 and above who live within our geographic boundaries. Volunteers from area congregations and the community provide transportation, telephone contact, yard work and handyman services. The organization also operates a loan closet of medical supplies such as wheelchairs and walkers that persons of any age are welcome to borrow from.
Flood Insurance (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
Girl Scouts of Central Texas Phone: (800) 733-0011 Web: http://www.gsctx.org/ 12012 Park 35 Circle, Austin, TX 78753 Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence and character, giving girls the opportunity to develop a strong sense of self and a personalized leadership style. Girl Scouts of Central Texas serves 20,000 girls, grades K-12, and 12,000 adult volunteers in 46 Central Texas counties.
Habitat for Humanity of Williamson County
Head Start / Early Head Start (WBCO) Phone: 512-255-4536 Web: http://www.wbco.net/services.html Head Start and Early Head Start are comprehensive child development programs that serve children from birth to age 5, pregnant women, and their families. They are child-focused programs and have the overall goal of increasing the school readiness of young children in low-income families. The full-day program includes early childhoodeducation, health and dental screenings, nutrition, social services, mental health and parent involvement, and follows the same schedule as the Round Rock school district. Head Start is a US Department of Health & Human Services program operated locally by Williamson-Burnet County Opportunities (WBCO).
Healthcare Helpline (Williamson County & Cities Health District) Phone: 512-248-3252 or 800-890-6296 (answered during business hours) Web: http://www.wcchd.org/Services/HealthServices/Helpline.htmThe Williamson County Healthcare Helpline is a bilingual information and referral service for healthcare assistance, case management services and prenatal services.
Hope Alliance (Williamson County Crisis Center) Phone: 512-255-1212 (office; answered during business hours)24-hour crisis line: 1-800-460-SAFE (7233)Web: http://hopealliancetx.org Office location: 1011 Gattis School Rd., #106, Round RockThe Williamson County Crisis Center is dedicated to empowering victims of family violence, sexual assault, and other violent crimes through support and advocacy, while promoting community awareness, compassion, and responsibility for creating a safer community. The staff assists victims in finding counseling, housing and employment, and works closely with law enforcement agencies, hospitals, and others involved in crisis intervention.
LifeSteps: Williamson Council on Alcohol and Drugs
Lock Box Program (Round Rock Police Dept.) Phone: (512) 671-2858 Web: ../home/index.asp?page=1246 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com The "Lock Box" program issues a coded exterior key-box (much like those used by realtors) to citizens at a high risk of needing emergency assistance. This eliminates the need for police, fire department and EMS workers to break doors or windows in order to gain entry in an emergency.
Lone Star Circle of CareWeb: http://www.lscctx.org/ Phone (toll free): 1-877-800-5722Lone Star Circle of Care provides quality health care services to the uninsured and underinsured throughout Central Texas. LSCC now operates more than 25 community health clinics in Central Texas, and is the only full-time, nonprofit primary care provider for Williamson County's medically underserved. Locations in Round Rock include: LSCC OB/GYN, 2300 Round Rock Ave., Suite 106 & 208 (OB/GYN) LSCC Round Rock Dental Center, 905 N. I-35 (dental) Round Rock Health Clinic, 2120 N. Mays (pediatrics, behavioral health) A.W. Grimes Medical Offices, 2051 Gattis School Road, Suite 250 (family medicine) Texas A&M Health Science Center, 3950 North A.W. Grimes Blvd (adolescent care, pediatrics, family medicine, senior health, OB/GYN, behavioral health)
Meals-on-Wheels (WBCO)Phone: 512-763-1400 Web: http://www.wbco.net/services_meals.html Meals-on-Wheels brings a nutritious meal and daily contact to people who are too ill or frail to come to the Senior Nutrition Center. Lunches are delivered Monday through Friday by volunteers, and participants are provided shelf-stable meals when WBCO is closed for holidays or when threatening weather is anticipated. Volunteers drivers are always needed in the Round Rock area. To volunteer, call 255-4970.
Neighborhood Center (WBCO)Phone: 512-255-2202 (please make appointment; no walk-ins)Web: http://www.wbco.net/services_emergency.htmlLocation: 1099 E. Main Street, Round RockMany WBCO programs are administered through Neighborhood Centers in the cities they serve. These services include information & referral, Senior Utility Assistance, budget counseling, weatherization assistance, tenant counseling and assistance in applying for Section 8 housing vouchers. The Centers also administer several emergency assistance programs to provide assistance to families encountering a situation that could deprive them of housing, utilities, food or medical care. These programs include the Temporary Emergency Relief program, the Emergency Shelter Grant program (ESGP), Comprehensive Energy Assistance Program (CEAP), and Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) programs. Staff also assists families with budgeting and job searches to prevent future crises.
Round Rock Area Serving Center
Round Rock Housing Authority (City of Round Rock)Phone: 512-255-3702 Web: http://roundrockha.org/housing.aspxLocation: 1505 Lance Lane, Round Rock, TX 78664 The Round Rock Housing Authority governs federally subsidized housing units in Round Rock, operating three properties with a total of 100 units. It also administers the Housing Choice (Section 8) Voucher Program and works in consultation with the City regarding public housing issues in Round Rock.
Small Business Development CenterPhone: 512-716-4800Web: http://www.business.txstate.edu/sbdc The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Texas State University offers training, research services, and confidential business counseling for existing and startup small businesses in the Central Texas area. Most services are free of charge. Please contact the SBDC program directly for details and scheduling.
STARS Mentor Program (Round Rock ISD)
Tax-Aide (AARP Foundation) Web: http://www.aarp.org/applications/VMISLocator/searchTaxAideLocations.action The Tax-Aide program offers free assistance with income tax preparation to senior citizens with low-to-moderate incomes. Volunteers are available between February 1 and April 15. Recently Tax-Aide has used the Baca Center for their tax clinics, but locations may change.
Texas Baptist Children's HomePhone: 512-246-4200 Web: http://www.tbch.org/Location: Children at Heart Ministries, Inc. 1301 North Mays Street, Round RockThe Texas Baptist Children's Home in Round Rock provides a haven of hope for children and families in crisis through its residential programs for children and single-mother families, as well as community-based outreach and prevention programs.
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Victim Services (Round Rock Police Department) Phone: 512-218-6663Web: ../home/index.asp?page=562 Location: 2701 N. Mays, Round Rock, Texas 78665 Hours: Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Round Rock Police Department Victim Services Unit is committed to protecting and providing services to the victims and survivors of violent crime or traumatic events. The primary goal is to alleviate victim's psychological and emotional trauma by providing crisis intervention, advocacy, education, information and referral to other service agencies.
The Volunteer Center (Round Rock Area Serving Center) Phone: 512-733-7625Web: http://www.volrock.org/ Location: 1099 E. Main Street, Round RockThe Volunteer Center is the central clearinghouse for volunteerism in Williamson County. The Center coordinates with local non-profit organizations to place volunteers where they are best suited.
VolunteerMatch Web: www.volunteermatch.org Web-based directory matching volunteers with causes based on location and interests.
Williamson-Burnet County Opportunities, Inc. (WBCO)Phone: 512-763-1400Web: http://www.wbco.net Location: 604 High Tech Drive, GeorgetownWBCO is a non-profit community action agency serving thousands of people annually in Williamson and Burnet Counties. Working cooperatively with other agencies, WBCO administers a wide range of social service and economic opportunity programs benefiting low and moderate income persons, including federally-sponsored programs such as Head Start and Meals-on-Wheels. Other programs include the Neighborhood Centers and Adult Day Care & Health Care center.
Williamson County Children's Advocacy CenterPhone: 512-943-3701Web: http://www.wilcocac.org/Location: 406 W. University Ave., GeorgetownThe Children's Advocacy Center provides services to abused children, witnesses and non-offending family members. Its professional staff is dedicated to the intervention, investigation, prosecution and treatment of child abuse cases.


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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
A Proclamation
His Excellency Governor Deval L. Patrick
Whereas A woman receives a diagnosis of breast cancer every two minutes, making the disease the second most frequently diagnosed cancer among women in the United States; and
Whereas In 2012, approximately 5,480 new cases of invasive breast cancer were diagnosed among women in Massachusetts; and
Whereas Screening rates are declining and a recent study revealed that among the 1.5 million women studied over the age of 40 with health insurance, less than fifty percent received the recommended annual screening; and
Whereas The efforts of various organizations have made a major contribution to spreading breast cancer awareness to both women and men in all communities in the Commonwealth through outreach, education, and screening programs, and have empowered women with the life-saving message of early detection and the importance of having annual mammograms; and
Whereas Through research and advocacy, significant advances have been made in the fight against breast cancer, including an increase in five-year relative survival rates for localized breast cancer from 74 percent to 98 percent; and
Whereas The 2.5 million breast cancer survivors living in the United States today are a testament to courage, as well as to the importance of promoting awareness about breast cancer, providing information, funding research, following recommended screening guidelines, and offering treatment to those who are affected; and
Whereas Throughout the month of October, women are encouraged to make a renewed commitment to following recommended screening guidelines and to make a mammogram appointment,
Now, Therefore, I, Deval L. Patrick, Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do hereby proclaim October 2013 to be,
And urge all the citizens of the Commonwealth to take cognizance of this event and participate fittingly in its observance.
Given at the Executive Chamber in Boston, this twenty-fifth day of September, in the year two thousand and thirteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America, the two hundred and thirty-seventh.
By His Excellency
Deval L. Patrick
Governor of the Commonwealth
William Francis Galvin
Secretary of the Commonwealth
God Save the Commonwealth of Massachusetts


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I've decided to collapse all my blogs into one. Last year, I merged my photography blog into Gizmos Grabowski, and this year I've now merged Gizmos Grabowski with WorldCAD Access.
I figure that anything written here would also be of interest to CAD users. The tag line for WorldCAD Access is changed from "Talking about computer-aided design" to reading "Talking about computers and design."
I'm keeping this Gizmos Grabowski blog in its current state until next March, 2014. Any new gizmos-related posts that might appear here will now be posted over on WorldCAD Access.
Thank you for reading!
Waking up my computer this morning, I was surprised that my email software had problems overnight downloading my email. It complained the disk was full. Odd, because the hard drive is a 1TB drive.
I emptied the Recycle Bin, moved some movie files to another drive, and uninstalled some software, but this freed up a mere 15GB. I needed to pinpoint what what causing the drive to fill up. I found Folder Size by MindGems, downloaded it, installed it, and started it up. The software shows you the largest folders, and then lets me quickly drill down to find the largest subfolders.
Looking at the results, I found a very large folder named "Screen Captures." It held 105GB of files, 11% of the hard drive's capacity. Examining further, I determined it was created by Picasa. Now this was strange, because I don't use Picasa for screen grabs, nor did I know it even had the function.
Checking online, I found out from LifeHacker that whenever I take a screen grab while Picasa is running, Picasa unhelpfully keeps a copy in the C:\Users\<username>\Pictures\Picasa\Screen Captures folder. (You can also get to the folder through Libraries | Pictures | My Pictures | Picasa | Screen Captures.) As a technical writer, I take hundreds of screen grabs (using WinSnap) and so this folder held 18,415 files, starting in April 2009.
Worse, Picasa saves the screen grabs in BMP format, meaning they are uncompressed, meaning each file takes up the most amount of space it can -- rather than in a compressed format. Most files are 6MB.
Worse, Picasa creepily determines which app was being screen-grabbed, and so labels the filename, such as Print Configuration Manager 3162013 64432 PM.bmp and ÖBB travel portal Fare - Opera 3162013 51431 PM.bmp.
Worse, I took a single screen grab with WinSnap and watched the folder as Picasa made copy after copy. Within seconds, there were two dozen files in the folder of one screen grab. No wonder the hard drive filled up! Quickly, I exited Picasa, and erased the newly added files. Clearly, there is a serious bug in a seriously bad feature.
And then it gets really worse. The really bad news is that there is no way to turn off this unnecessary function in Picasa. LifeHacker provides two workarounds: make sure Picasa is not running when doing screen grabs, or change the folder so that Picasa cannot save files to it. Here are the steps, which I updated for Windows 7:
1. Right-click the folder name, and then choose Properties.
2. Select the Security tab.
3. Click Advanced.
4. Click Change Permissions.
5. Uncheck the "Include inheritable permissions from this objects parent" option.
6. Windows asks if you are sure. Click Remove.
7. Exit the dialog boxes by clicking OK.
After doing these steps, I checked the folder as I took a screengrab with Picasa running. No files appeared.
I was in a mad dash yesterday to finish updating an ebook, taking screen grabs like crazy, working from 9am through to 8pm. I am only glad that the full disk problem occurred after I completed the project, and not during it.
Google is evil, after all.
Thank you MindGems for helping me find the problem quickly.
My daughter wanted this image printed 11"x17", but our largest printer is the typical 8.5x11" one.
Fortunately, the printer does do borderless prints, and so here is how I printed the image on two sheets of paper:
1. In the printer driver, I turned on the Borderless option (found under Resizing Options for the HP PhotoSmart series).
2. I opened the image file in Adobe Acrobat, because it does a good job of handling multi-page prints.
3. In the Print dialog box, I set the following options:
4. And then I clicked OK and waited for the printer to output the two pages.
I had to chuckle reading an interview on the Verge, titled Ultrabook, round two: can Intel control the future of the laptop? (The text of the URL, however, reads, "intel-on-all-day-battery-life-we-really-mean-it-this-time.") The interview is with Intel consumer PC head Kirk Skaugen, and just about every promise he makes for future PCs is already established on Android tablets and hybrids, like the ASUS TF101 with keyboard dock that I currently enjoy.
All-day battery life
Connected Standby
High Resolution
This is a case of Intel pedalling furiously from behind, and probably not catching up.
From the specs provided by Acer, I know that my all-in-one ZS600 touchscreen computer had just 4GB RAM, but could take 8GB. Even better, one slot was empty. (Usually both slots are filled for better memory performance.)
But adding the RAM is not just a case of undoing a couple of screws and sliding a panel. Fortunately, I found the repair manual online. Here are photos I took that show you how to remove the back of the computer.
You will need:
1. Remove the plastic cover covering the hinge of the stand. Here is where I used the pliers to squeeze the cover until it popped loose. See figure below.
2. Remove the three screws holding the stand to the body. The middle screw is a tight fit, and so I used a jewellers screwdriver, which was thin enough to get between the hinge springs.
Once the stand is removed, there are two more screws to remove.
3. Use a paperclip to open the DVD drive.
4. Remove the plastic bezel (front) of the DVD drive with your hand. It is merely clipped onto the drive. (In a later step, you use the opening of the DVD drive to start removing the cover.)
5. Close the drive by pushing it back into the body.
6. Remove the two phillips screws that are visible in the main body.
7. Along the back of the stand are five more screws. Remove the rubber coverups (they are glued in) with a small flat screwdriver, and then remove the five screws. The photo below shows one of the main body screws, and two of the stand screws.
8. Now it is time to remove the cover, which is clipped in. Begin where the DVD drive is: reach in and pull away the cover.
Repeat on the opposite side of the case. Repeat where the case becomes the back of the stand. I found the stand part the toughest, but mild force works eventually.
9. Remove the 12 screws that hold the metal shielding over the motherboard. Here is where the magnet comes handy, for some of these screws might fall into crevices.
Also covered by separate metal shielding is the hard drive (near the top of the photo), the DVD drive (near the bottom), and the fan (in the center.) At this point you could replace the hard drive, if you wish.
10. You now see the RAM slots. This computer uses notebook RAM: DDR3-1600/PC3-12800. Touch some metal before adding the new RAM card.
The mother board has a spare PCI slot (at the bottom of the photo), and I suspect that this is where the nVidia graphics board would go. I haven't investigated what kind of special connector would be needed to connect it to the built-in LCD screen; maybe another time.
There are two more slots available: a spare SATI connector for a third drive, but there is no obvious place inside the case to locate the drive. And a MiniCard2 slot (another form of PCI slot).
Bonus Tip
In an earlier posting, I complained that this computer's USB v3 port did not provide power when the computer was turned off. It turns out that there are two USB v3 ports, and that only one provides power at all times -- the one located closer to the SD Card slot.
One of the on-going myths of Steve Jobs is that he was a visionary because he saw what a research lab run by Xerox had done, and then turned the idea into the Lisa computer first, and then the Mac.
He gets credit for commercializing it, but not for dreaming about it. The engineering office in which I worked in the early 1980s had two IBM DisplayWriter word processing systems that used the Xerox monitor and printer. These were dedicated word processors, at which two secretaries turned our hand-written engineering report into beautiful pages that looked like they were typeset.
The DisplayWriter computers featured a white-screen monitor in portrait orientation, using WYSIWYG to make the screen look like the printed page. I remember seeing them and thinking, wow! Wouldn't it be great to have that on the desktop.
This was around the time that IBM launched its PC in 1981, which came with either a green text-only screen or very-low res graphics; but it was good enough. Apple launched the Lisa a few years later, in 1983. The base model was $10,000, and eventually it failed in the market place due to its high price and failing hardware.
Microsoft is desperate that your computer runs Windows 8 so that it can spread its monopoly from desktop to laptop to tablet to phone and to XBox. The Gatesian fantasy of "a [Windows] PC on every desktop" is no longer enough.
Here is another reason to switch to Windows 8. Sometimes, you have to set the default printer in the operating system, because in certain instances the application cannot do it itself. Here are the steps to doing this in Windows 7:
1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button.
2. Choose Devices and Printers.
3. In the Devices and Printers dialog box, click on the icon of the printer you wish to make the default.
4. Right-click the printer icon, and then choose Set as Default Printer from the shortcut menu.
So, four steps. That's pretty cumbersome. Let's switch over to Windows 8, the one that Microsoft boasts is so much faster and better-est. Here are the steps for doing the same thing in Windows 8, as listed by the Microsoft support site:
1. Swipe horizontally from the right edge of the screen.
2. Choose Search. (Choosing Devices does not work!)
3. In the search field, type "Devices and Printers."
4. Press Enter.
5. Select Settings.
6. Select Devices and Printers.
7. From here, the process is the same as with Windows 7: In the Windows 7-like Devices and Printers dialog box, click on the icon of the printer you wish to make the default.
8. Right-click the printer icon, and then choose Set as Default Printer from the shortcut menu.
So, changing the default printer uses the identical dialog box as in Windows 7, but it takes four more steps, plus doing a bunch of typing. The power user, of course, would install Start button replacement or drag the Devices and Printers item into the Windows 7-like desktop as a shortcut.
The aspect that boggles my mind is that there is a Devices option listed when you do the swiping thing. But Devices doesn't do anything except list the name of printers -- and lets you remove them. Which explains why Microsoft has to have the smartest people in the world working for them.
My dad didn't like the all-in-one Acer desktop computer with 23" screen and Windows 8 that I got him a couple of weeks ago. So he gave it to me, and I've had a chance to explore it.
Windows 8 is alright, so long as I ignore the metro UI junk, and stick to the Windows 7 look-alike part.I can't always ignore metro, as Windows 8 sometimes insists on shoving it back onto the screen. A real productivity killer. Thanks, Steve and Steve.
I described my experience with using AutoCAD and the touch screen over on my WorldCAD Access blog. (Summary: I now see why Autodesk does not trumpet AutoCAD running on Windows 8; touching it doesn't work great.)
Specs about this computer:
The nice thing about this all-in-one is that it has an HDMI in port, and an HDMI switch button. This lets me use the computer (as a secondary computer) on my side desk together with my Apple Mac Mini. Pushing the button switches between the Windows 8 display and the OS X Mountain Lion display.
But then I ran into a perpetual motion machine: the first evening after I hooked everything up, I put Windows 8 to sleep. The monitor noticed there was no PC display, and so switched automatically to the Mac display. Nice, I thought.
But not for long. I put the Mac to sleep. The monitor noticed the signal from the Mac disappeared, and so woke up the PC. I put Windows 8 back to sleep, and the signal switched back to the Mac, waking it up.
Back and forth things went before I set Windows 8 to hibernation mode.I hope Acer will fix some of the problems I found.
Using a bad memory card reader can screw up memory cards, such as SD cards. There is little sign that there is a problem, except that Windows is hesitant to recognize it.
Windows won't fix the card, whether through formatting it, running ChkDsk, or whatever. I have found a solution involving your digital camera.
Digital cameras can format memory cards, and they seem less fussy than Windows. When a poor-quality memory card reader "wrecked" a 16GB SD card of mine, I did the following:
1. I stuck the card into my digital camera.
2. The camera complained that it was not suitable. It asked if I wanted to format it. (If the camera does not offer to format the memory card, then do so manually.)
3. After the card was formatted (with FAT32, in the case of my Samsung EX2F camera), I removed the card from the camera.
4. I plugged the memory card back into my Windows computer, and ran ChkDsk on it, asking the utility to fix all problems.
5. After ChkDsk found and corrected problems, I reformatted the SD card with NTFS for use with my computer.
The card now worked correctly.
After bricking one Android tablet (an ASUS TF101), and bricked a second one, a MOMO8 based on the Chinese-made All Winner A10 CPU.
After some fiddling around, I last night unbricked it. But I don't remember the exact sequence of steps. I followed the instructions given at www.androidtablets.net/forum/ployer-momo-tablets/39857-ployer-momo8-probably-bricked-help-much-needed.html, but I didn't use the LiveSuit software mentioned.
What is fascinating about this method of unbricking is that it involves hardware: taking apart the unit, and then shorting out pins #7 and #8 on a 48-pin IC, more specifically. The pins of the NAND memory chip are so tiny that two of them are as wide as the end of a paperclip.
While shorting out the two pins, I pushed a variety of hardware buttons -- Power, Sound +, and so on. Suddenly, the MOMO8 jumped back to life.
I have been working this week on fixing three computers.
MacBook Hard Drive Replacement
Daughter #1's Macbook has a small 250GB hard drive, and because she takes many photos, the drive quickly filled up.
I read on the Internet that it is easy to switch drives and move the data on Macs (not so for Windows PCs!). I removed the 640GB hard drive from my daughter-in-law's old, broken computer. It took about 3.5 hours to move the data from MacBook hard drive to the external one, and then another ten minutes to physically swap the drives. Well, that and a few more steps, as outlined in http://worldcadaccess.typepad.com/gizmos/2012/12/how-to-replace-the-hard-drive-in-your-macbook.html
I didn't mention in that blog posting that Apple uses proprietary bolts to mount the hard drive in this model of MacBook. Fortunately, a pair of narrow-nose pliers became the effective alternative to removing them.
(The daughter-in-law's old computer was my dad's new laptop from a few years ago. So, that PC's hard drive now runs in a MacBook.)
PC Laptop Hard Drive Replacement
Daughter #2's computer broke down while she was in Germany, and now that she is back home, I examined it. Sure enough, the hard drive had suffered a catastrophic hardware failure inside. No data access software I tried could access the data on it, it just went clunk, clunk, clunk. So, she lost it all -- including her computer's copy of Windows.
A new drive is about $80, and a fresh copy of Windows 7 is $250. But you can get a entirely brand new laptop for $380! For me, the economics did not work out.
However, I had a spare 500GB hard drive laying around, and put it into her computer. So that cost nothing.
Then I found that it is legal to download a full copy of Windows free, if (a) you need it for a computer whose hard drive is gone, and (b) the computer still has the Windows activation sticker.
This worked, but because the version of Windows made available for these situations is a bare bones version, I had to also download files specific to the computer, so that the networking and sound work, so that the resolution is correct on the screen, and so on.
Fortunately, the laptop manufacturer, Acer, makes these additional files available on their Web site. I downloaded about a dozen driver files to my desktop, copied them over via USB thumbdrive, and then installed them. Sometimes it was a bit tricky; for example, Acer has drivers for ATI (AMD), Intel, and nVidia graphics boards; a bare bone Windows won't tell you what the hardware is. It was a matter of trying one 500MB driver, being told no such hardware existed, and then on to the next.
(Funny story: for a while, Windows said it could not find the drivers I had downloaded. I tried over and over again. Finally I realized that while I was telling Windows to look in the laptop's C: drive, the files were still on the USB thumbdrive.)
Finally, I hunted around my backup drives for any copies of daughter #2's materials I might have. (She had failed to back up her laptop.) I found about 8,000 photographs, a bunch of her music, and dozens of documents (which she had emailed me for checking or printing). So, we were able to get back some of her stuff she thought she had lost.
A Tablet Bricked Hard
Last of all, I did not have success with my tablet. I managed to brick it last week in trying to upgrade Android to Cyanogen v4.2. ("Bricking" means that it won't start up, and so it acts like a brick.) I spent a few days, on and off, trying various tactics to resuscitate it, from instructions I gleaned off the Internet, such as EasyFlasher, NvFlashTf, and the Universal Naked Driver -- plus countless videos on YouTube.
The fundamental problem is that the APX driver disconnects just when flashing software starts flashing the OS back onto the tablet. I could find no solution to this problem.
Finally, I contacted the maker, ASUS, and they gave me authorization to ship it to their repair facility in North Bay, Ontario. I will mail it today, and we will see if they fix it for free. (It is still under warranty.)
So, two successful computer repairs that cost me nothing, but time!
My daughter's MacBook has a miserably small hard drive, just 250GB. Being a semi-professional photographer, all those RAW files filled up the drive in no time.
I figured she should replace the hard drive, and then we came into a spare one after my daughter-in-law's HP laptop went bye-bye. The CPU was shot, but the 640GB hard drive was fine. After I got all the files off the drive and safely to my daughter-in-law, I realized I had the ideal drive for my daughter. It was ideal because the drive was (a) the right kind, (b) 400GB more capacity than her existing one, and (c) free!
The drive that your MacBook will probably use is any 2.5" SATA drive commonly used by just about any notebook computer today, Windows or Mac. You can tell if it is the right drive if (a) it is about 2.5" wide and (b) if its connector matches the one in the MacBook.
I looked into what it would take to replace the drive, and it was laughable easy:
1. Download SuperDuper! free from Shirt-Pocket Software: http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper.
2. Attach the new drive to the MacBook. (I got an empty external drive box for $18 from the local geek computer store.) USB is better than FireWire, for some FireWire drives do not allow booting. If necessary, use the MacBook's DiskUtility software to (a) erase and then (b) format the external drive with "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)."
3. Run the software, copying all files from the MacBook to the external drive.
4. Check that the external drive will boot: restart the MacBook while holding down the Options key. You are presented with the option of which drive to boot from: pick the external one.
5. If the MacBook boots successfully, you can shut it down, remove the old drive, and insert the new one.
I won't give you instructions in how to pull the old drive, because different generations of MacBook have different ways of accessing the hard drive.
(The only hiccough was that after rebooting, Dropbox wanted me to sign in, even thought I didn't need to.)
I say it is laughable easy, because this would not be as simple with a Windows computer.
I've written before about the dreadful state of LaCie and its line of hard drives. I am slowly getting rid of the ones I have.
At one time, I thought that a network drive would solve the problem created by Microsoft, in which they make it difficult to access data on networked computers. Since networked printers had worked well in our office, I got LaCie's Network Drive so that data could be easily stored and shared among multiple computers.
Short story: didn't work.
The LaCie Network Drive is a beautiful beast outwardly, but inside it is a nasty beast. Because of its minimalist design, it lacks even a serial number stamped on its black bottom, should one want tech support from LaCie. No serial number, no support. (Remember to cut the serial number from the cardboard box and then clumsily scotch-tape it to the drive.)
Installing a network drive is tough, software-wise. It is not plug'n play. As one of LaCie's troubleshooting pages admits:
IP Configurator and Network Assistant [software] use a less common protocol called ARP to find an Ethernet Disk. As this isn't often used by computer users, many firewall and security programs will interfere with it.
This is not a sentence you often read in pre-purchase marketing materials.
Anyhow, I got the drive set up and operating. It appears in the network section of Windows Explorer, with two primary folders: one private (needs a password to access it) and one public. That was fine, but often Windows could not find the drive, as LaCie explains to you only post-purchase (see quote above).
More irritatingly, the drive's heads constantly moved, making this scratching noise that never ever stopped. LaCie tech support explained to me that this was a bug, in which the drive continuously updates its index of files found on the drive. They sent me an update, which fixed the problem.
The difficulty that Windows had in reliably finding the drive, however, made me give up on using it. Because I could not use it for every-day use, I thought I would use the drive just as a backup for files that I don't need frequent updates, such as my collections of photographs, videos, book projects, and software.
Fine, but then last week I needed some files from the drive, and for the first time in a couple of years I reconnected it to my computer. This was the start of about a week spent battling the drive to get it to give up its files to me.
Windows saw the drive, but copying files took, well, centuries it would have been. I don't think a single file was fully copied the first day. I went to the LaCie site and got a software update, although I was not sure if it was the right one, because of the drive being devoid of markings.
The LaCie utility software for applying the update to the drive didn't think it saw the drive. In any case, it spun its spinner for a day or so.
Even the simple act of turning off the drive meant eventually pulling the power plug, because it would not shut down. (BTW, network drives have tiny Linux computers inside, just like routers and other network devices.)
At one point, I took apart the drive, and installed it in my desktop computer. But while the computer recognized it as hardware (Windows installed the correct drivers), Windows did not see the drive at the software level. I think this is because it is a network drive, and is not meant to be installed directly in computers.
At one other point, LaCie's software complained that Bonjour was not installed on my computer (which it is), which it needs to operate. Bonjour is installed, so this was another irritant LaCie provides customers.
Eventually, I came across this page at LaCie's site -- http://www.lacie.com/support/support_manifest.htm?id=10300&guideid=10596 -- and I did the following things to get my files back.
The reset process is safe: no files are destroyed. But it does remove all updates, and so this drive is back to its annoying, relentless indexing.
Never mind, Windows now was able to copy my backup files. The 77GB of photos were copied in about six hours. I was surprised at how slowly the drive delivers its data. The final black mark.
I'll get a few more files off it drive, and then junk it.
I got a new Optoma HD66 home theatre projector for our entertainment room. Since it was refurbished from a place that specializes in projectors, I got it for pretty much half-price. The image is stunning, compared to my previous projector (Benq MX511, which was suffering from a massive wave of dead pixels after just two years of use.)
But after I hooked it up to my Sony BluRay player, I discovered curious problems.
Only when I inserted a BluRay disc did the projector show the movie. Curious.
I called Optoma tech support, but the woman answering insisted that projectors only display what they receive -- kind of like loud speakers only playback what they get from the amplifier.
But this is not true for components that use HDMI connections, where a lot more goes through the wires than just video and audio signals. For example, handshaking takes place so that the BluRay player and the projector can exchange information regarding the security of the video content.
Together with the tech support person, I thought of a few solutions, such as swapping DVD players or not using the HDMI cable. But after I hung up, I thought I should first search online to see if anyone else had the problem. They did!
Fortunately, by the fourth or fifth forum I read the solution from a member named "kkellycpa": In the Sony BluRay player, turn off HDMI Deep Color Output, like this:
(The option might be in a different location on your player.)
I called back Optoma tech support to tell them I found the solution, but the techie I spoke with was disinterested. He insisted that projectors only play back what is sent to them. When I persisted by describing the solution to the problem, he claimed I was the first ever to experience the problem. I told him that the problem and its solution was posted nearly three years ago (Feb 2010) -- specific to Optoma HDMI and Sony BluRay.
When I suggested he could record the solution and post it to their Web site, he sounded patronizing, saying "yes, yes," and that was pretty much the end of the conversation.
(The HDMI communications problem is much more common than than you might suspect. It is not uncommon for devices to fail to fully communicate over HDMI connections. My son's first LCD tv had a problem where the screen would flash white for a second every so often while showing movies over HDMI. My daughter's first BluRay movie would not play, because my son's BluRay player was incompatible with the disc version-wise.)
Update: Speaking with the seller of the projector, Consignia.ca told me that they had heard of the problem before.
The release of Windows 8 failed to give Microsoft and hardware makers the boost they were expecting. We knew there was a problem early, when no CAD vendor made a fuss at the launch, and that most haven't bothered certifying their software to run on the crazed-hybrid operating system. You could say 8 is the anti-XP.
There are two reason for 8's failure to ignite sales:
Mary Meeker does an annual overview of the tech industry, and here is the slide that illustrates the problem for Microsoft (who has essentially no presence in mobile) and the wonderful news for everyone else:
My daughter-in-law got a new computer, a 15" Acer laptop with touchscreen. I wrote to her about the special capability of the blue USB plug on her computer:
The blue signifies it is a USB 3.0 port, which means that it communicates with other USB 3.0 devices much faster than the older USB 2.0 -- but it is still compatible with 2.0. The main feature is that it is always powered on, even when the computer is turned off. This makes it useful to recharge your phone, etc. I use it on business trips to charge my phone.
Some other facts about USB 3:
Autodesk had some nice give-aways at Autodesk University for the media. At a VIP luncheon, they handed out Nike Fuel bands (worth $150). This is a fat rubber band that you wear around your wrist; it keeps track of your physical activity.
It does not work until you plug it into a Windows or OS X computer. I plugged it into my computer and downloaded the Nike software for it. It takes the date and time from the computer, and then asks me for my age, height, and weight. Also, I needed to input the number of calories I want to burn each day.
As I wear it, it keeps track of my motions through an accelerometer (electronics that sense motion in all three directions). This it translates into calories burned. The band is water resistant, so it will withstand rain and going into the shower; it cannot, unfortunately, be used while swimming.
Spare links are included to make the band bigger. Or, you can order smaller ones, as well as ones in White or Seethru Black color.
It has a single button. When I push the button, it reports the number of calories burned. Pushing the button more times also reports the number of steps I've taken, the current time (so it can be used as an ultra cool watch), and "Fuel," which are points you collect for being active.
There are two displays. One is an array made of 100 white LEDs that report the time, calories, etc. The other is a strip of 20 colored LEDs that act like a bar chart, showing how far in the day you have attained your goal. In the morning, naturally, there is one red dot; by the end of the day, the line of dots are red, yellow and green -- if you've exercised enough!
When the band is snapped apart, one end is a USB connector. Plugging it into any computer or USB charger charges the battery. The battery apparently lasts 4 days, so we'll see.
Bluetooth is built in, to communicate with Nike software running on iPhones and iPads; no support for Androids yet.
Link to the user manual: http://support-en-ca.nikeplus.com/ci/fattach/get/254456/0/filename/FuelBand_Manual_Online_ENGv4.pdf
Brand-new from Velocity Micro is the VMultra drive. It is a USB-3.0 station that sports:
All this comes in a box about the size and twice the height of one of today's external DVD drives.
I found the VMultra interesting, because (a) I wanted a USB-3.0 backup drive; (b) needed an external DVD drive for my notebook computer; (c) would find an extra SD slot useful, because the one in my notebook computer is consumed by the ReadyBoost drive; and (d) extra USB slots are always useful. And here was a unit that had all four functions in one.
So I ordered it. During ordering, I did not realize it could be configured, and so I bought the standard configuration (DVD R/W and hard drive) for $199. You can substitute the DVD with a BluRay drive, change the hard drive for a solid state drive of various sizes, or have no hard drive at all (install your own). http://www.velocitymicro.com/wizard.php?iid=234
(I used to have an external DVD drive that also read BluRay discs, but I found I never used the BluRay function, partly because I have no need for BluRay discs, and partly because I'd have to pay another $80 for software to play back BluRay movies on my computer.)
It arrived yesterday, and here is what I found:
D: DVD drive
E: Hard drive
F: SD card
G: and so on: other devices attached
The documentation does not explain the three lights on the unit. Here they are:
Green light indicates a card is successfully plugged into the SD card reader.
Blue light on the side indicates the hard drive is working (I had to pull the hard drive to figure this one out).
Long blue light on top indicates the unit is plugged into the computer.
Plugged Into Laptop Computer
I attached a variety of peripherals to see how well the USB ports acted as a hub. I plugged in my Google Nexus S phone, MOMO8 Android tablet, and Apple iPod Classic. In all these cases, the VMultra charged the device, and the computer recognized its existence (after installing device drivers). This means the VMultra can be used as a charging post for portable devices, as well as to move files back and forth (between attached mobile device and the computer) like a USB hub. Again, files cannot be copied from the mobile devices to the MVultra directly, but can be via the attached computer.
When I attached an external hard drive, it was not recognized, nor was a multi-card reader or digital camera. That does not mean such devices would not work for you; it's just that these particular models did not work for me.
Plugged Into Android Tablet
I plugged the VMultra into my ASUS Android tablet. The tablet recognized the 500GB hard drive, calling it USBdisk1. So I can use it as external storage. But when I put a movie into the DVD drive, the tablet recognized neither. (When I removed the disc, the hard drive again was recognized.)
When I attached the iPad, it was charged and the tablet could read the folders that Apple makes public. But once again, the hard drive disappeared. The hard drive reappeared only after I unplugged and replugged the VMultra to and from the tablet.
It would not recognize my Android phone, but then I can plug the phone directly into one of the tablet's other USB ports.
Bonus Tip: When you have a choice in plugging a peripheral into a USB 2 or USB 3 port, then choose USB 3. I find things work better with USB 3 ports, perhaps because they output more power.
One of the first questions new ASUS Transformer users have is, how much memory can I load into the two memory card slots. (With the keyboard dock attached, these Android tablets have a microSD slot in the tablet, and a full-size SD slot in the keyboard.)
The answer is, um, unlimited. But since the largest capacities these days is 128GB, that's what it'll take, so 256GB total.
There are two catches:
1. Memory cards 64GB or larger must be formatted on a Windows PC using exFAT or NTFS. They cannot be formatted on the tablet, because apparently Google pulled the formatting function from Android 3 (due to Microsoft licensing threats, is my guess).
2. I haven't tried this tip myself, unlike all the other tips I leave on this blog. But because I've read similar answers on multiple Android blogs, I assume it is probably true. I don't want to spend several hundred dollars to find out whether it is true, because I don't need a quarter-terrabyte disk space. The 64GB my TF101 currently has are sufficient.
Bonus Tip: If you use a card reader that is not compatible with the special format of high-capacity SD cards, then you might screw up the card. Low-cost card readers are likely incompatible with SDXC.


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Twelve male professional cyclists have stripped down in hopes that fans of women's bike racing will pony up—to support the Tour of Britain's effort to offer equal prize money for both genders.
Alex Dowsett, Jens Voigt, Nathan Haas, George Bennett, Thomas Dekker, Taylor Phinney, Alex Howes, Steele Von Hoff, Pippo Pozzato, Dominique Rollin, Michael Hepburn, and Adam Hansen bare (almost) all for a cause in the ProTour Pin-Ups 2014 calendar.
"There's been a massive uptick in women's cycling over the past few years, and I wanted to create a project that was a unique way to support it, whilst having a bit of fun as well," says calendar creator Laura Fletcher, the head producer of London's Bicycle Film Festival. "It's such a tight-knit community of riders; the word spread around pretty fast. Most of the guys are really happy to support good causes, and have a bit of a laugh, as long as it doesn't detract from their training and racing."
Most of the proceeds will go toward a cash prize for the top domestic rider on each stage at the 2014 women's Tour of Britain. A small portion will also benefit Dowsett's Little Bleeders foundation for children with hemophilia, and Phinney's Davis Phinney Foundation, which supports people with Parkinson's disease.
Nearly all the shots were taken near the riders' homes—or, in the case of Dowsett, at his parents' house. "It was definitely an interesting way to meet someone's parents for the first time," Fletcher says. "I think in a few of the unused shots you can see his mum peering out the window. She got a call from her neighbors during the shoot. They said, 'Next time give us warning and we will cut the hedges down for a better view.'"
We could start a lively debate over whether it's fair for women's cycling to have to turn toward (brilliantly executed) stunts like this to raise funds. After all, you don't see Peter Sagan hawking cupcakes to bankroll his green jersey at the Tour de France. (If it ever comes to that, we hope he whips up some of these.)
But first, we can enjoy this image of Pippo Pozzato by the pool.
The calendar is available exclusively online from British retailer Athlon Sport for about $16 (plus $11 for shipping to the US).


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Screen Door is the strongest shield in the Plants vs. Zombies and is used by the Screen Door Zombie to protect them from straight-shot projectiles like pea.
It absorbs 55 normal damage shots. It has a high toughness equivalent to the bucket, only the door protects the zombie from the Snow Pea's effect and the Fire Pea's splash damage. Fumes and lobbed shot projectiles can hit the zombies without having to destroy the screen door. Much like the way fumes and lobbed shots do not have destroy the screen door, Spikeweed does not need to destroy the screen door since the zombie steps on it. The plants that fire backwards (e.g. Split Pea, Starfruit) do not affect the Screen Door. Instead, they hit the zombie. Appearance changes upon absorption of 19 and 37 normal damage shots.
- For more strategies, see Screen Door Zombie.
The Screen Door is made of metal therefore you can take it directly away with a Magnet-shroom. Another strategy is to use Fume-shrooms, Gloom-shrooms or lobbed-shot plants to hit the Screen Door Zombie directly. Any combination that does enough damage to beat a Buckethead Zombie without a Snow Pea should also work against the Screen Door Zombie if the options above are unavailable for any reason.
- Although Wall-nuts in Wall-nut Bowling bypass the screen door when they hit a Screen Door Zombie from the side, damage is dealt to the Screen Door when a Cattail hits the zombie from the back.
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Pray for those that pray and sidewalk counsel outside of abortion clinics.
"There's already one girl inside," she says.
It is 7:03 a.m. and the sidewalk counselors are already praying in front of Planned Parenthood. This is a medical abortion Saturday at this location.
One organization stands out to Aggies: the Brazos Valley Coalition for Life. According to ABC News, this organization has entered the national awareness by making the Bryan location one of the most protested Planned Parenthood offices in the nation. Gloria Feldt, former president of Planned Parenthood, labeled Bryan-College Station a bastion of anti-choice sentiment.
Regardless of one's stance on the issue of abortion, this organization's rise from a single Aggie concerned with an issue to a large, effective grassroots organization that sponsors the internationally observed 40 Days for Life campaign is remarkable. All this began in Bryan in 1998. Thirteen years later, I stand on the sidewalk with counselors in the middle of the campaign.
Neither of us knew what to expect on arrival. Higdon informed me Planned Parenthood had a volunteer who escorted women from their cars to the front door. According to Higdon, this was to keep the women from interacting with the sidewalk counselors.
Carl Paustian is a first-year biotechnology graduate student at Texas A&M. Paustian stands in front of the Planned Parenthood clinic in Bryan with his head bowed in prayer for the first woman who arrived promptly at 7 a.m. that morning for her appointment. Over the next few hours, I witness Paustian leave his prayerful stance and spring into action the moment a new patient arrived at the clinic. He never shouts, only raises his voice enough to be audible over the sporadic traffic and the fence. Most of the morning, Paustian's pleas, suggestions and statements of "we love you and are praying for you" go unacknowledged or unanswered.
"Coalition for Life is not there to judge the men and women going to Planned Parenthood. I, and so many of the other volunteers, are there on the sidewalk because we care about the health and safety of women in our community," Paustian said. "We are out there to offer a loving hand to women who might want help and [don't] know of the many options that exist here in Bryan-College Station."
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Thursday, April 28, 2011
Praying In Front of an Abortion Clinic
St. Mary's is home to many young people who commit to regularly pray outside of our local abortion clinic. It is also the home of some of the best pro-life leaders in our country right now. Our community is the birthplace for 40 Days for Life in addition to the local Coalition for Life, which is a model for local pro-life activism. This story in The Battalion (A&M's student paper) tells about sidewalk counselors who sacrifice to save lives. A snip:
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La Manta Raya: You will paddle and catch waves like you would with a longboard, but your surfing will be loose and fast. Comes with an Us Box and if you think you need some side-fins you can get them as well.Dimensions:6'2 x 20 x 2 3/46'6 x 20 ½ x 2 7/8
El Rape:More the summer, little waves board. Comes with a twin-fin set up. If you like it as a quad; just let me know. Dimensions: 5'1 x 21 ½ x 35'4 x 22 x 3
La Merluza:Simple round tail, single-fin shape. A bit more volume for easy paddling and catching waves. The idea was a board for a very wide range of waves. Dimensions:5'8 x 19 ¾ x 2 ¾ 5'10 x 20 ½ x 2 7/8
La Barracuda:Influenced by the 70' single-fins outline came out this one. You will catch the waves like never before and you'll still have a very loose ride because of he-wings. Love that one! Dimensions:6'2 x 19 ¾ x 2 ½ 6'6 x 20 ¼ x 2 5/8
El Huevito:You like it a bit bigger and still more volume? El Huevito is for bigger guys. Longer, wider and thicker. Single-fin of course!Dimensions:6'4 x 20 x 2 3/46'6 x 21 x 3
El Pez:A classic fish shape with wings. Comes as a twin fin or as a quad.Dimensions:6'0 x 20 x 2 3/46'4 x 21 x 2 7/8
La Mojarrita:A mix of a modern short-board with a more retro single fin tail section. Added some little wings and a wide rounded tail. Comes as a single-fin. Dimensions:5'8 x 20 x 2 7/8


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Peregrines on the Clock Tower
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Renewed Hope?
The nest of Peregrine falcons in the clock tower appears to have failed, due to unknown causes sometime during the last week or so. However, after an absence of several days, both birds are showing renewed interest in the nest-site. Today has seen considerable activity with one bird visiting the nest several times and apparently busying itself tidying the interior while the other bird of the pair watched from close by. Although peregrines only have one brood each year, if the first brood is lost at an early stage they sometimes re-lay a second clutch, either in the original nest, or perhaps more often, at a nearby site. We now watch, wait and hope that a new clutch of eggs will be laid sometime in the near future and that these magnificent falcons will have more success the second time around.
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A hot debate in the career field these days is whether LinkedIn profiles will eventually replace traditional resumes. While that might not happen in the very near future, it's clear that a complete, well written profile is an essential tool for job searchers, and that LinkedIn is increasingly being seen as a valuable under-the-radar recruiting tool. Why, then, do we meet so many people at the Library who open LinkedIn accounts and never complete them or capitalize on their potential?
The most obvious reason is time. Our experience is that it takes a minimum of six to eight hours to get your profile to a point where you wouldn't be nervous if a potential employer had a peek. The other consideration is learning yet another social media platform and understanding all the components. That's why the Library's books on LinkedIn are so popular, along with a multitude of online tutorials, blogs and websites such as Mashable. These sites can help explain features and changes, and offer tips on making your profile stand out and be found,
One of my favourite blogs is Viveka von Rosen's (formerly of Edmonton), who was recently named one of Forbes Top 10 Most Influential Women, and is the author of LinkedIn Marketing: An Hour A Day. She also has a website full of advice, including a recent article featuring her Best 23 LinkedIn Tips. One tip that stands out is her reminder to include all your expertise, publications and certifications in your profile. Many people forget to reflect and look back on all their key training, often because they decide it isn't relevant to include in their resume. But that is the beauty of LinkedIn: it can be a master resume that fully represents all the time and energy you have invested into your life and career.
Overwhelmed? Remember that Calgary Public Library has a variety of programs on LinkedIn, ranging from our popular two hour introduction on social networking and job search, and our more intensive five hour course. Help is always at hand - so finish what you start in 2013.
The world of interviewing is getting more complicated. In addition to Skype and panel interviews, job searchers now have the added complexity of deep generational gaps and stiff competition during the interview process. How does one stand out in a slew of interviewees, without appearing desperate?
Crazy Good Interviewing, a new, very readable book in the Library's career collection, features some unconventional ideas along with a sound approach towards applying a variety of techniques and skills to help ensure success. Despite the title, the author is not suggesting that wild behavior is in order. Instead, he uses anecdotes and case studies to guide the reader on how to break away from the ordinary and hum drum, and to make a meaningful impression and create "crazy" good connections.
Some highlights include:
1. The Power of Threes, an effective technique for answering an interviewer's open ended questions such as "What relevant experiences have prepared you for the job?"
2. An interviewing model called ACT Out for assessing strengths, communicating verbally and non verbally, and thanking and staying connected to the interviewer
3. Tyes of interviews, including phone, group, and Skype based, along with excellent tips such as remembering to alternate your gaze between the webcam and your computer monitor
The author, John B. Molidor, is the CEO/President for Michigan State University Flint Area Medical Education, and understands how communication styles and interviewing skills can complement each other. Recommended.
As this is the season to mix and mingle, we are featuring our popular interview from last year with local management consultant Lisa Dare about networking strategies during the holidays. Here is some of what she had to say:
That's a great question and yes, it is a myth that holidays or quieter times of business aren't a good time to be looking for work. Consider that most job seekers mistakenly assume that activity slows down in companies and therefore decrease their search efforts. By virtue of that thinking, this creates less competition and easier entry into speaking with potential employers. At the moment, the job market is pretty hot as I spoke with several HR recruiters from the oil & gas industry last week who have not seen any decrease in their workload. Also, while people may not secure a position right away at this time, it's still a good idea to have informational interviews and gather market information on various industries as people generally tend to be in a much more receptive frame of mind around the holidays.
I would always choose quality over quantity. There is a tendency towards thinking that the higher the number the better the odds. However, from a strategic point of view, it is important to consider the best use of time and resources. Are you better off handing out your business card to 50 people whom you may not remember, or speaking with 5 or 6 people with whom you made a strong connection and then continuing to build those relationships? People will also find that by investing time in cultivating those relationships, the numbers will come—that's the power of networking combined with strong relationship building skills.
It's important to remember that in these types of events you are always "on." Be aware of what type of image and impression you are conveying to the public. It is not to say that you shouldn't be yourself but depending on the context of your situation, it might be wise not to over imbibe as you want to be able to put your best self forward and not an altered version of yourself. There are many an office party story that has resulted in unfortunate outcomes for both staff and managers alike—you want to steer clear of becoming one of those characters.
While it is important to continue your efforts over the holidays, don't forget to take time out for yourself. Ensure that you have sufficient time to attend to yourself and those around you as well as continuing with your job search. Look for different opportunities and events that are connected to what you are looking for. In addition, volunteer opportunities, community events, spousal parties and events within your network may also hold possibilities so be open to all opportunities. Most importantly—stay positive. This is the season to reflect on what we are grateful for and look forward to greater possibilities.
Lisa Dare is a management consultant, leadership & executive coach, and facilitator. She is also the incoming president of the Calgary Association of Professional Coaches and a volunteer with the Central Library's Strategic Networking program that runs every Thursday evening at the Central Library. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com


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Oklahoma City Thunder Playoff Chances 2040 50/50
Lost to Kings 114-122, Beat Magic 120-107, playoff odds down 0.2 to 0.5%
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Ye of little faith, already thinking about next year. Here are the big games and what ifs for draft seeds.
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