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The union for striking pilots at Spirit Airlines says it has reached a tentative agreement with the airline.
The vice chairman of the pilots' union says they're still working out the details of when pilots will return to flying, but they're aiming to do it as soon as possible.
Spirit has been grounded since pilots walked out on Saturday in a pay dispute.


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Walgreen Co. has certified more than 500 of its pharmacies as HIV Centers of Excellence in communities that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified as highly impacted by HIV.
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DEERFIELD, Ill. – Walgreen Co. has certified more than 500 of its pharmacies as HIV Centers of Excellence in communities that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified as highly impacted by HIV.
Walgreens, which announced the certification update Thursday at the U.S. Conference on AIDS in Chicago, said the HIV Center of Excellence (COE) pharmacies are staffed with specially trained pharmacists who work closely with patients to offer guidance and support with their medication therapy, provide refill reminders and help identify financial support programs.
In addition, those pharmacists perform community outreach to drive more awareness about services offered through the COEs, and those locations are fully stocked with HIV medications often not found at retail pharmacies, according to Walgreens.
"Since the beginning of the epidemic more than 30 years ago, Walgreens has supported people living with HIV/AIDS through its ability to offer accessible health and wellness guidance to patients across the nation," Jack Cantlin, divisional vice president of retail clinical services at Walgreens, said in a statement. "Our pharmacists are listening to concerns, developing important relationships and putting community pharmacy in a great position to be even more effective and relevant to those with chronic conditions, wherever they live. These Centers of Excellence offer a new level of support that can ultimately help drive improved outcomes."
COE-certified Walgreens pharmacy staff must take clinical training through the University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, which the drug chain said is known for its HIV/AIDS pharmaceutical care education program. The program includes cultural and social training related to HIV/AIDS issues and challenges, as well as annual renewal to keep skills and knowledge current.
Also on Thursday, Walgreens announced an expanded partnership with Greater Than AIDS, a national campaign developed by the Kaiser Family Foundation with the Black AIDS Institute in response to HIV/AIDS in the United States. In June, as part of the partnership, Walgreens drug stores in major markets offered free testing leading up to National HIV Testing Day. Testing was done in coordination with the National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA), the CDC, state and local health departments, and AIDS service organizations in such markets as Atlanta; Chicago; Dallas; Houston; Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Miami; New Orleans; Oakland, Calif.; and San Francisco.
Walgreens said that with the success of this testing pilot, it's now working with Greater Than AIDS to identify future testing and outreach opportunities. The chain said it also partners with Greater Than AIDS on targeted informational materials on HIV/AIDS for Walgreens customers and in-store signage in heavily affected areas.
The chain drug retailer added that it's also working with AIDS United and national AIDS service organizations to help advance the organization's mission to end HIV/AIDS in the United States and Puerto Rico. The company has joined AIDS United's Access to Care initiative to help link thousands of individuals living with HIV/AIDS in low-income and/or rural areas with high-quality care.
"With HIV Centers of Excellence from coast to coast, we are uniquely positioned to work closely with grassroots organizations and communities to help provide access, education and support to those living with and affected by AIDS," stated Glen Pietrandoni, senior manager of HIV at Walgreens and an AIDS United board member.

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Deerfield Beach Commissioner Plans to "Beg" Colleagues Not to Repeal Ethics Code
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Ganz admits that he has his own "issues" with the ethics code, "but certainly not enough to repeal it." Rather, he suggests the city should manage it the same way it did with the similarly flawed telecommunications ordinance, which was improved after debate in an ad hoc committee.
"Repealing [the ethics code] completely is unnecessary, and it absolutely sends the wrong message," says Ganz.
He declined to speculate, as others have, about whether the agenda item by Mayor Peggy Noland was driven by her frustration over not being able to give the space on the Deerfield Beach pier to JB's on the Beach. "But the timing of it certainly implies that," says Ganz. "If that's not the reason, you'll be hard-pressed to get people to believe otherwise."
Ganz admits the current code is "slightly stifling," which in this particular city should make residents feel more comfortable than the loosey-goosey state ethics rules -- a situation that Ganz acknowledges.
"It adds more pressure to dot our I's and cross our T's -- but I can't say we don't deserve it." He's referring, of course, to the indictments of Mayor Al Capellini and Commissioner Steve Gonot, and perhaps the ethical questions that have stalked Noland and Vice Mayor Sylvia Poitier.
Based on the conversation at Thursday's budget meeting, Ganz is convinced that there's a three-vote majority to repeal the ethics code. On the other hand, he has faith in the sudden surge of interest by voters. The Original Save Our Beach Committee is sending its members to the meeting with paper plates printed with pro-ethics messages.
"There is a pretty widespread groundswell of voters who are flabbergasted that this is even being broached," said Ganz. "The blowback has been so strong that I wouldn't be surprised to see some back-pedaling on this." Catching himself speaking optimistically about Deerfield Beach ethics, he hastens to add, "Maybe."
Now in his sixth month as a commissioner, Ganz said he thought he was signing up for a job that involved moving the city forward as opposed to giant steps back like this one. But he'll try to swallow his frustration for tonight's meeting so he can appeal to his colleagues' ethical conscience: "Knowing I'm in the minority, I'll be begging and pleading before they pull the trigger on it."
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Mixtape Monday Feat. Rusko // Hot New Temper Trap Rusko Remix
Time and time again I have friends and acquaintances asking me for a solid mixtape of some Dubstep. So I've decided to take it upon myself to post up the best Dubstep mixtape out there and its done by Rusko. I've had many agree this mix is officially the shit. Some even didn't like it at first, but it then later grew on them and I hear them bumping it or quoting it daily. (You know who you are) HA! It's all good. Not only am I going to drop this killer mix on you I'm also going to kick you down with this sick remix he did for The Temper Trap. I love getting new Rusko tracks!
Soldier On (RUSKOS F'kin Seagull Remix) by The Temper Trap
Can't forget to drop some Californa love....
Da Cali Anthem by Rusko
Now for the mix! Enjoy some this mix. It has a few jams in there that still haven't seen the light of day. Some exclusive alternate edits in there as well. If your a Rusko fan, you will definitely love this mix! Get down low....
Rusko - Mista Jam Guest Mix 12-19-09
Rusko MistaJam Mixtape Tracklist
Rusko - Dial My Number
Rusko - Get Down Low
Rusko - My Mouth
Excision - Swagga (Rusko VIP)
Rusko - Kumon
Rusko - Wooo Boost (Backwards Mix)
Rusko - Dubstep Aerobics
Rusko - Gimmie Dat
Mr Hudson - White Lies (Rusko Remix)
Redlight - My Love (Rusko Mix)
Rusko - Badboy Bass
Skunk Anansie - I Can Dream (Rusko Remix)
Little Boots - Remedy (Rusko Remix)
Rusko - 2 Girls 1 Cup
Prodigy - Take Me To The Hospital (Rusko Remix)
Rusko - Slow Nails
Rusko - Shut Up
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Rusko - Oh Your Sexy
Rusko - I Turn The Lights
Rusko - Paper Bag
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WNBA Scores
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ROSEMONT, Ill. -- Sylvia Fowles wasn't too concerned with what Bill Laimbeer said, only with how her team played.
Fowles had 15 points and 13 rebounds to power the East-leading Chicago Sky to an 80-69 victory Saturday over the New York Liberty.
Fowles missed Chicago's 75-55 victory over the Liberty on Thursday with a sprained right ankle and was questionable for Saturday. She played 27 minutes and helped the Sky to their fifth straight victory and fourth in a row over New York with her seventh double-double.
"Honestly, we're making progress. We're making progress," Fowles said of the ankle. "I've been told that it's something that's going to bother me for a while because it's a bone bruise but (I) pretty much have to go with the flow and go from there."
Laimbeer didn't sound overly impressed with Fowles' performance, or the fact she played with the injury.
"It's professional basketball. You're supposed to do that," Laimbeer said. "She wasn't really hurt to begin with."
When told of Laimbeer's comments, Fowles said she didn't have to prove to the Liberty coach that she's hurt.
"I've seen the doctor. My doctor talked to my coaches," Fowles said. "With that said, I think we played well as a team. So I'm not even going to be into that, but as a team I think we played well."
Chicago increased its lead over idle Atlanta to one game for first place in the East as it chases its first postseason berth, despite a career-low seven points on 2-of-8 shooting from Elena Delle Donne.
Delle Donne's previous low had been 12. The Liberty frequently double-teamed the leading vote-getter for the July 27 All-Star game or tried to deny her the ball.
"Wins are all that matters," Delle Donne said. "I said it earlier, if I have to play decoy and they want to deny like that, then I will play decoy the rest of the season and we'll get wins. I'm very happy with getting that win and showing some toughness in the second half and gritting it out on defense."
Chicago stayed undefeated against the Liberty this season. Before Saturday, Chicago's closest win over New York had been 13 points. The Sky also rolled to a 93-64 victory July 7.
Cappie Pondexter, who on Thursday was named a starter for the July 27 All-Star game, snapped out of a brief offensive slump to lead New York with 22 points on 8-of-20 shooting. She had shot 21.9 percent over her previous three games.
New York has lost six of seven and three straight.
Before Saturday, Chicago's closest win over New York had been 13 points. The Sky also rolled to a 93-64 victory July 7.
Pondexter, however, wasn't frustrated by New York's losses to Chicago.
"Not at all, because I know in the course of a season just by experience, every team has their number on a team," Pondexter said. "Just like Seattle came in and beat (Chicago on July 2), it happens. This is how basketball is. Our focus is let Chicago go, and keep moving along in the East."
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Today is Halloween, so I thought it would be very appropriate to post this article about a very special food, with a very unique main ingredient.
If you ever had a chance to visit any Eastern European countries , dined at their restaurants, or grew up in a predominantly Eastern European neighborhood, you must have heard the word "kishka, keeshka, kiszka, kishke", and perhaps even tasted it, without really knowing what it was.
Believe me, it can be quite tasty, if prepared well, and served properly. However, once you check out the links below and learn more about it, you might never want to taste it, unless the mere curiosity will bug you long enough until you give in and try it, and then form your own opinion.
My father used to prepare excellent pork products such as smoked meats, kielbasa, kishka, headcheese, liverwurst, etc. As a kid, I loved most of these products, even kishka, but at that time I really did not know what it was made of, besides the buckwheat. Now that I know where natural casing comes from, and the special ingredient in Kishka, I am having second thoughts.
I don't want to spoil the surprise by revealing the special ingredient, so to satisfy your curiosity, please check out the links below:
This is the Jewish version of Kishka/Kishke:
Here is a good explanation by Suzanne from Chef Talk:
And here of course, you will get the real scoop, according to Wikipedia:
You must check this one out, since the English kicked it up a notch, or two:
World's Scariest Foods in Food + Wine on Concierge.com
Now that you are so well informed about this delicacy, and its "secret" ingredient, you understand why I decided to post it on Halloween.
Will you be transformed into a Vampire, if you eat it on Halloween????…..Mwaaaahaahaaahaaaaa!!!
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1We actually have a dish here that consists of animal blood and innards, too. And it's not made into a sausage, just plain soup. So you know that you'd eating something icky. haha
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2Wow….blood soup…..I think that might be even worse than the sausage.
Some of the stuff people eat and find it delicious, makes my body hair stand up. Vegetarians might have something there…….
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Desktop managers can assume control of one of the 100+ clubs or choose one from more than 50 national sides to achieve victory in one of the many championships on offer. From club rugby through to the World Cup, budding managers can experience the game at every level. Increased levels of sophistication mean players can be involved in every aspect of rugby management, from training the squad and managing injuries to hiring and firing players.
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Albert Einstein said, "There are two ways to live; you can live as if nothing is a miracle or you can live as if everything is a miracle.
I fall somewhere in the middle. I decided to call my blog everyday miracles and mayhem as I have plenty of both in my life. My miracle is that I am here, living and breathing everyday. I was diagnosed with a "terminal" illness in 2001 which has now been upgraded to incurable and progressive. That's progress. I have good days and I have bad days but the miracle is that I have days.
I fulfilled a lifelong dream in August 2010 buying a five acre hobby farm in my hometown, Auburn, CA, site of the historic gold rush in the Sierra Nevada foothills. We moved there with a U-haul truck full of chickens and added two donkeys, some goats, and many more chickens. After replacing the old barn, adding a pond and irrigation, animal shelters, chicken coops, hundreds of feet of fencing, clearing weeds, fixing leaks, etc, we decided to move! The new Buck 'n Run Ranch is a 120 year old farmhouse on five acres just seven miles down the road. I love this place so much. It is full of history and character. Every day I wake up here is a good day.


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Plastering apprenticeships prepare individuals for a future career as a plasterer (or gyprocker, as they are also called). If you like the idea of providing a smooth finish to building surfaces or working in the building industry, a career as a plasterer just might be perfect for you. Here is some of the information that you might find handy and might just convince you to build a rewarding career as a plasterer or gyprocker.
What to Expect from Plastering Apprenticeships
During their plastering apprenticeships, apprentices can expect to learn how to finish walls, ceilings and floors. As an apprentice plasterer your will be required to work with gypsum and cement and use trowels and spray guns. You will also learn about taking accurate measurements, using hand tools, preparing surfaces, constructing mouldings, and repairing and restoring existing surfaces. Decorating walls will also be one of your responsibilities by applying textures decorative finishes to the walls.
Plastering Apprenticeship Training
Plastering apprenticeships are a mixture of onsite or on-the-job training and offsite training. During your on-the-job training you will be under the employ of a business or business owner. While employed, you will receive wages and training under a qualified and experienced supervisor. You will be working on real jobs and given real responsibilities, which makes it even more important that you finish your apprenticeship with flying colours.
Your offsite training will be done through a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) such as TAFE, where you will learn about how to construct bulkheads, assemble partitions, work effectively and sustainably in the construction industry, operate elevated work platforms, fix standard plasterboard wall sheets and much more.
The onsite training and the offsite education go together to turn you into a qualified and able new plasterer. Once you finish your apprenticeship training, you will become a qualified plasterer who is ready to make the new walls of the world spotless and smooth.
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Plasterers or gyprockers work on a variety of jobs in the construction industry. Daily responsibilities and tasks include:
- Fitting gyprock sheeting
- Filling cracks and gaps in plasterboard surfaces
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- Reading plans and specifications
- Using solid plastering tools and equipment
- Carry out simple form concreting; among other things.
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You need to be able to work with your hands. Being a bit of a perfectionist also doesn't hurt as you will be asked to provide smooth finishing to walls and ceilings. A good eye for art and decorative detail can also help you a lot. If you can work at heights, that can also be an advantage. The eagerness to learn new skills will also ensure that you will grow and develop to be a qualified and expert plasterer.


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Q: Who are the members of your band, and what instruments do they play?
A: Diane Miller: vocals, guitar, banjo
Tom Johnson: guitar, dobro, pedal steel
Steve Burket: mandolin, vocals
Jason Boynten: bass
Mike Howey: drums
Q: How long has the band been active?
A: For more than one year
Q: Where, and how, was the band formed?
A: In 2009, we started as a duo called Tom and Diane. Jason (who I became acquainted with through Heavy is the Head and my other band D Mills & the Thrills) was the one who really pushed the idea of starting a full band for my singer/songwriter material, so I took him up on his offer to play bass for this band. From there, I added friends Mike and Steve (both Tom and I knew through going to school Minnesota State University Moorhead) to the line up.
Q: How did you come up with the band's name?
A: Tom and I really enjoy an old folk tune called "Silver Dagger." We exhausted so many different ideas for a band name; it got to the point where a decision had to be made because Fargo Monthly Magazine wanted to feature us. When they asked us to do our photo shoot at Mezzaluna, a restaurant colored in silver, we took it as a sign.
Honestly, after all that band name contemplation, I still wish it were something else.
Q: What kind of music does the band play? How would you describe its sound?
A: It's a mixture of folk, Americana, rock, bluegrass, indie, R&B and maybe some others. I can't claim that we are defying boundaries and breaking musical barriers, but I do believe our sound takes unique directions, song by song.


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CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – It's the first harvest of the season at the Central Point food share garden, as ACCESS volunteers yank beets out of the ground. Today's yield is around 8.5 pounds, a drop in the bucket compared to the 60,000 pounds of food ACCESS produces each year.
"What we're trying to do is bring good, organic, fresh produce to people who can't really afford it," said volunteer Paula Hefter.
Most of that food is just being planted, meaning now is the time to turn on the water. And this year there's very little of it. Of the five gardens ACCESS manages, three use well water. The other two are on city water.
The latter should be fine, but drying wells are forcing access to make some hard choices.
"If we can't be assured of having water on those plants, you have to think 'hmmm, is it worth taking the time and effort to put those in the ground?" said ACCESS Food Share Garden Developer Nan King.
ACCESS is already in the process of making that decision on at least one of their five gardens.
For food pantries, which receive upwards of a hundred pounds of produce a week from ACCESS, that means switching to frozen.
Not only will that mean less excitement among their customers, but they say fewer people will show up.
"People prefer fresh," said Lisa Sutton, Social Services Manager at the Salvation Army. "They even call and ask 'are you guys getting produce yet?'"
How much of a shortage we end up with remains to be seen. But ACCESS says they simply plan to make the most of what they have.
"That's always the bottom line, harvest as much as we can," said King.


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Mar. 6, 2015
What are the benefits of electronic payment?Electronic payment operations through the Internet can provide safer and faster disbursement services to all agencies. Government creditors will be able to receive their payable amounts earlier. The payment operations of the National Treasury Administration will be quicker and more diversified. In consequence, it will be a win-win-win for the disbursing agencies, government creditors and the National Treasury Administration. The concrete benefits are as follows:
1. For disbursing agencies: A.Disbursement through the Internet can shorten the time required from processing to delivery of vouchers. The process will be simplified, needing only minimum manpower and no postage. B. The website of the National Treasury Administration can provide disbursing agencies with real-time updates on disbursement data transmission and reception as well as payment progress. C.The National Treasury Payment System provides disbursing agencies with fast and convenient online application service. Elimination of physical delivery of document can minimize related legwork, cut processing time, and achieve the goal of reduction of paperwork and postage. D.Integration with the GBA system of the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics of the Executive Yuan can standardize budget disbursement operations as well as increase information sharing and use. 2. For government creditors: A.Fast disbursement of payable amounts to businesses and private citizens (1 to 3 days earlier) will benefit to promote the fund application efficiency of the government creditors. B.Travel to and from banking institutions is eliminated while earlier payment means indirect increase of bank interest and better capital use for businesses and private citizens as well as protection of the interests of the payees. 3. For the National Treasury Administration: A. The benefit of payment time reduction and convenience will be particularly obvious for smaller agencies and agencies in remote or offshore areas as there will be almost no voucher sending and delivery. B.Application of computerized processing and checking functions can strengthen data matching and comparison, and boost disbursement efficiency. C.Establishment of a National Treasury information network make National Treasury information more accessible to all government agencies. D. Replacement of manual delivery with online transmission will eventually lead to the goal of paperless operation, bring total electronification to realization, and improve the image and quality of government services. Department:
National Treasury Administration


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Series starts 12/26
Game 1: Wednesday, December 26th | ||
Rockets | 87 | Final |
Timberwolves | 84 | |
Recap »Boxscore » |
Game 2: Saturday, January 19th | ||
Rockets | 79 | Final |
Timberwolves | 92 | |
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Game 3: Friday, March 15th | ||
Timberwolves | 100 | Final |
Rockets | 108 | |
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Timberwolves 100
(22-41, 7-25 away)
Rockets 108
(36-30, 22-9 home)
8:00 PM ET, March 15, 2013
Toyota Center, Houston, TX
The Houston Rockets didn't have too many problems in the opener to their longest homestand of the season. The injury-plagued and last-place Minnesota Timberwolves are set to visit next, though they've dominated the recent series between the clubs.
The Rockets try to avoid a fifth loss in six matchups and fourth in a row at home to the Timberwolves on Friday night.
Houston (35-30) followed up a 1-2 road trip with a 111-81 rout of Phoenix on Wednesday. Rookie forward Donatas Motiejunas scored a career-high 19 points to lead six Rockets in double figures and the team's 10 3-pointers gave them double digits in all six games this month.
"We were moving the ball, sharing the ball," point guard Jeremy Lin said. "You could look across (the statistics) and see we had great distribution among the scoring. That's usually a great sign of transition buckets, as well as sharing the ball offensively."
The win helped the Rockets, seventh in the Western Conference, move two games ahead of ninth-place Utah. Houston will try to pad that advantage during a seven-game stretch at home, where it's won seven of eight.
The Rockets' next opponent has dropped 14 of 15 on the road and is 6-25 there overall. Minnesota, however, has looked anything like a bad team in its recent matchups with Houston.
The Timberwolves recorded a 92-79 home victory over the Rockets on Jan. 19 despite the absence of seven players due to injury and illness. Minnesota's leader with 21 points in that game, Andrei Kirilenko, is dealing with a strained calf it's uncertain whether he'll play Friday.
The status of center Nikola Pekovic is also unclear while star forward Kevin Love and former Rockets swingman Chase Budinger are also expected to continue lengthy absences.
Pekovic had 30 points and 12 rebounds in the teams' last meeting in Houston, a 111-98 Wolves victory Feb. 17, 2012. Minnesota has averaged 114.3 points in its three consecutive victories at Houston.
After a stunning 107-83 blowout of Western Conference-leading San Antonio on Tuesday, Minnesota couldn't follow with another victory the next day, falling 107-91 at Indiana. Ricky Rubio scored 21 points for the second straight game, matching a season high, and had 10 assists.
"We played hard. We just didn't have enough. We ran out of gas in the second half, but they competed," coach Rick Adelman said.
Houston's James Harden made two baskets in the final 40 seconds and had 17 of his team-best 30 points in the fourth quarter of an 87-84 road victory over Minnesota on Dec. 26.
Harden made 11 of 22 shots in that game, but missed 13 of 18 and scored 18 points in the January matchup.
Gameday Matchup
Injury Report
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Last 5 Games
Starting Lineup
PG R. Rubio 10.7 | PG J. Lin 13.4 |
PG L. Ridnour 11.5 | SG J. Harden 25.9 |
SF M. Gelabale 5.0 | PF D. Motiejunas 5.7 |
PF D. Williams 12.0 | SF C. Parsons 15.5 |
C G. Stiemsma 4.0 | C O. Asik 10.1 |
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This might be the sweetest news of the day:
The Bush administration yesterday held out the possibility that it would reduce U.S. military presence in South Korea and Germany, both of whom have expressed increasing displeasure over the basing and use of U.S. troops there.
"There is a school of thought to rethink the numbers and types of forces we have in different locations as events warrant," Bush spokesman Ari Fleischer said. "Our objectives would be to maintain our military presence, to assure our friends and allies, while deterring, if necessary, and defeating adversaries."
Although the administration said troop reductions have nothing to do with recent diplomatic rifts between the United States and the two nations, a senior official said the sudden action contains a not-so-subtle message.
"Let's just say that if they take it as a slight, they're paying attention," the official said.
No number of US troops — many desperately needed elsewhere — can save the Germans or the South Koreans from themselves.
15 Comments, 15 Threads
1. Chris K
So, two people half a globe apart, cuturally and historically worlds apart think the same way about the role of US troops on their soil. And of course they are wrong. Maybe not.
BTW, US forces abroad aren't the formidable economical factor most american think they are. Really not.
February 12, 2003 - 3:09 pm Link to this Comment -
2. M. Scott Eiland
If the South Koreans want our bases gone, we should remove them. I'd be quite content if we limited our involvement in a future Korean conflict to bombing the North Koreans further back into the Stone Age, and let the South Koreans do the heavy lifting on the ground, particularly since the dimwitted postwar generation types who seem to make up the majority over there seem to think that Kim Jong Il really isn't that bad of a guy. I'd just as soon have our troops out of the shadow of NK artillery, thank you very much. Of course, if the SK government changed their attitude towards our unwillingness to kiss Kim Jong Il's pudgy tookus, I might be convinced to think differently.
As for the Germans, perhaps the troops based there now should be tasked to keeping the peace within the borders of a new ally–post-liberation Iraq. They could certainly use the money our presence would generate, and we're going to need troops there anyway. Yet another way to stick it to the Axis of Weasels.
February 12, 2003 - 4:17 pm Link to this Comment -
3. rlbtzero
It's time to bring them home. They served their purpose. Now let their removal serve its purpose, and let their absence serve its purpose. I'm quite ready for the change here.
February 12, 2003 - 6:00 pm Link to this Comment -
4. Moira Rogow
It's been time to leave Europe since the wall fell. I would have preferred even before that. The Europeans have had over 50 years to grow up and learn how to get along and yet, they can't stop killing their ethnic minorities without us around to stop them. To spend one dollar on their 'defense' is one dollar too much. As for South Korea, it will be very easy to bring the troops back from the DMZ. We have much less of a 'presence' there then we do in Europe. At least the South Koreans have a serious military, you certainly can't say the say about 'old' Europe.
February 12, 2003 - 6:19 pm Link to this Comment -
5. Andy Freeman
> BTW, US forces abroad aren't the formidable economical factor most american think they are. Really not.
Then Germany and SK won't mind when the US military leaves.
February 12, 2003 - 7:11 pm Link to this Comment -
6. MarkD
Den Beste had an essay some time ago suggesting that any troops moved from Germany to the Gulf for the Iraq war should not and probably would not be moved back. Other former Soviet Bloc contries such as Poland have supported us gratefully and would love for us to station their troops there, we should reward their fealty as well as punish Germany's treachery.
Regarding South Korea, bring 'em all home. Every last one. That way we can deal with the North Korean problem the right way, by tomahawking the hell out of their reactor. The NoKo navy and air forces are a joke so the only place the fabled Million Man army can go is into SoKo, and we don't want that now because of the large number of casualties for the troops there. Our troops deserve better than to be sacrificed defending an "ally" that doesn't back us up when the chips are down.
February 12, 2003 - 7:56 pm Link to this Comment -
7. Patrick Phillips
"So, two people half a globe apart, cuturally and historically worlds apart think the same way about the role of US troops on their soil. And of course they are wrong. Maybe not."
That's a good observation that I feel deserves a response:
Yes, many of the folks within those two countries in which the US has stationed forces for decades are more than a little sick of us. Lets examine some of the factors involved.
First: Military units are primarily composed of lots and lots of young men who are in the "testosterone-soaked young warrior" phase of life. It is inevitable that they will interact with the locals and some of them will misbehave — sometimes seriously. That's irritating as hell to the host country supporting foreign troops, why should they put up with that if they don't have to? If the threat faced by the host country is gone or lessened, why not tell the allied troops to go? This is a completely reasonable attitude that I sympathize with, but it doesn't have a heck of a lot to do with the moral or intellectual superiority of the host country.
Second: No self-respecting country wants foreign troops on its soil. That's an affront to national pride. The only reason to tolerate such a thing is if the host country faces a threat that requires the presence of allied troops. In Germany's case, they no longer face a direct military threat — Russia is both weakened and its borders have moved considerably eastward. Germany in now in the position France enjoyed during the Cold War. They have someone else between them and the threat — so now they can afford to be snotty towards those who help defend them. Even better, the old threat may not even be a threat anymore. That's fair enough, but in this case the judgement that the foreign troops are now no longer needed has more to do with cost-benefit analysis, not some moral epiphany or tremendous mental insight on the part of the host country.
Third: The great, late-Cold War fantasy has been updated to the modern era: "It will all get better if the Americans go away". Foreign troops quickly become a scapegoat for that element in the host country that wants to cut a deal with the threat. The idea seems to be that the wicked foreigners are forcing the poor host country into a confrontation with the guys across the border who have all of those divisions pointed at the host country. This is the most despicable of the reasons to want US forces to go, since it is fundamentally based on appeasement. It also seems to be the thinking of those in South Korea who want US forces to leave the country. Again, not exactly noble reasoning.
To put it more bluntly: some Germans want us to get lost because they don't need us anymore. Some South Koreans want us to leave because they want to appease North Korea.
Lastly, it's worth noting that we haven't been asked by Germany or South Korea to pull our forces out. Some among the leadership in both countries like to flirt with the idea, but somehow they never get around to telling us to leave. If they did so, we'd be gone within a matter of months.
February 12, 2003 - 8:14 pm Link to this Comment -
8. Bugs Bunny
well we're also occupying germany.. the french will freak when we leave…
why does the postwar generation always suck? 68ers boomers sk??? idiots!
February 12, 2003 - 9:26 pm Link to this Comment -
9. Sandy P.
Wes Dabney made an observation a few months ago, he thought it might be related, might not, but,
Germany's economy started tanking about the time we moved out a lot of our personnel.
February 12, 2003 - 10:21 pm Link to this Comment -
10. Dean
One of the more amusing "observations" made by the anti-war crowd is that we really shouldn't count Spain and Italy as somehow pro-war because such-and-such poll shows that a majority of the locals actually oppose war. Therefore, signing the "Letter of 8″ or such doesn't actually MEAN that the nation supports war.
Now, ignoring the mechanics of WHY these states would have gov'ts defying the will of their people, or how such gov'ts stay in power, or even what "representative democracy" sometimes means, what's amusing is that, b/c will note that, in South Korea, at least, there have been major protests calling for the US forces to stay, and that a goodly portion of the government (mostly, now the opposition) opposes exacerbating US-ROK tensions.
Moreover, the tensions in South Korea came about almost overnight, w/ the election of a specific new President (Roh). So, if one were to use a "cowboy" analogy, one might almost suggest that the ongoing tensions there are due to the "cowboy" behavior of a "unilateralist," rather than reflecting a popular sentiment.
February 13, 2003 - 12:40 am Link to this Comment -
11. Patrick Phillips
Sandy quotes Wes Dabney, "Germany's economy started tanking about the time we moved out a lot of our personnel."
The way I always said it is, "Isn't it interesting that the Japanese and German economies both tanked as soon as the Cold War ended?"
Now, we removed troops from Germany, but not from Japan. So I don't think what happened was strictly related to troop withdrawls. But the observation stands: two countries which had enjoyed growth economies for decades saw that end when the Soviet Union vanished.
February 13, 2003 - 4:04 am Link to this Comment -
12. Dean
Japanese economic tanking had much more to do w/:
1. Overpriced assets (specifically, land);
2. Crony capitalism, typified by the interlocking chains of ownership within the keiretsu;
3. Unwillingness to confront the reality of their balance sheets when the land bubble burst;
4. Bureaucratic unwillingness to compel companies to confront said reality, rooted in large part in Japanese culture.That, and the whole business, in the 1980s, revolving around devaluation of the dollar, relative to the yen, typified in the 1986 Plaza Accord (iirc), which suddenly made yen worth a heckuva lot more (and anything priced in yen worth a heckuva lot more).
I think it would be very, very difficult to draw a link among any of these things, and the doings of the USSR, especially since Japanese (as opposed to German) trade w/ the USSR was always fairly limited.
Rather, I think that it's quite possible that Paul Krugman's analysis (yes, that Krugman) about how the Asian economies expanded by increasing/improving inputs, rather than improving outputs (i.e., increasing efficiency) was dead-on. At some point, the former just runs out (there's only so much input you can shove in).
February 13, 2003 - 4:22 am Link to this Comment -
13. Michael
Dean,with the end of the cold war,we also no longer tolerate Japan's mercantilist ecnomic policies,maximizing exports while minimizing imports,which is why Washington apples are big sellers there now.
February 13, 2003 - 7:09 am Link to this Comment -
14. Patrick Phillips
That's interesting (I freely admit to being an economic ignoramous). So what do you consider to be the cause of the German economic failure? I've always assumed it was the stress of absorbing East Germany into the West German economy.
February 13, 2003 - 7:44 am Link to this Comment -
15. Dean
Yes, that's part of it as well. Although the Japanese markets still have not opened up nearly as much as they could or should. For all that apples can make it in, my understanding is that rice does not.
But, the prolonged recession there has had some good effects. Many Japanese who once really BOUGHT the idea that Japanese stomachs required Japanese rice (at Japanese prices) now are interested in purchasing American rice (at American prices). Prolonged joblessness, fear of further layoffs, etc., will do that to you.
As I said, I claim no special expertise on Europe (whereas I've spent a few years getting ignorant about Asia).
My understanding of the German situation, however, falls upon several things:
1. The Germans DID spent an enormous amount of money on East Germany, but for all that they could improve the infrastructure, they could not necessarily wean folks off their work habits.
2. Those work habits, in turn, and the reliance on the unions, has retarded incorporation of info-tech, job restructuring, corporate restructuring, etc. One reason I'm opposed to greater political roles in the economy: Once it's a political issue, economics takes a back seat to votes.
3. The decision to have a 1:1 Deutschmark:Ostmark trade, back during reunification, while it preserved East German salaries and savings accounts, grossly inflated the worth of most East German businesses, workers, etc. That, as w' "2″, has still not worked its way through the system.
4. Shared w/ Japan, is the end of the post-war generation. The current twenty-somethings in both Japan and Germany are simply not willing to make the enormous sacrifices their parents did to improve their lot. Japanese twenty-somethings do not want to be "sararimen," w/ 90-120 hours work-weeks. German absenteeism seems to be approaching Swedish levels, according to one report I'd read a while ago. Everybody working overtime to lift yourself up gives you add'l resources to work w/.
5. Most importantly, I don't think the Germans (or many European states) have really gotten their head around the idea of capitalism-as-creative-destruction. Goes back to "3″ above, about politicizing the economy. A friend of mine and I have been tracking "leading-edge" technological and industrial areas for about fifteen years (geek hobbies, what can I say?). As a German, he's long been worried about whether Europe could really compete w/ the US and Japan (and now China)—he grows less sanguine every year.
Think about it: Advanced materials, electronics, information technology, microchip fabs, genetic engineering, aerospace technologies (not simply building rockets, but sensors, materials, etc.), software development, computer engineering, systems integration.
In how many of these areas does the US lead? In how many of these areas does the US have a major presence (i.e., some number of companies, more than one)?
Now ask that of Japan.
Now ask that of Europe.
The answer should scare many Europeans (especially France and Germany).
Sure, sure, they work less, are happier w/ their smaller homes and better urban mass transit, etc., etc. But their agendas, not just in foreign policy, but technology, industrial organization, job generation, are less and less in their hands.
Just some thoughts….
February 13, 2003 - 11:28 am Link to this Comment


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{rw_text}Software reviewed in this article:
Version reviewed:
v1.0.1 Build 0920 (Personal Edition)
Software description as per the developer:
Want to preserve your PowerPoint presentations in a DVD disc and protect them from modifying? Or share them with others for whatever purposes like product promotion or company propaganda? Well, you need this mediAvatar PowerPoint to DVD to help you. Convert PowerPoint (PPT) presentations in nearly all formats including ppt, pptx, pptm, ppsx, pps, ppsm, potx, potm and pot to DVD discs, DVD folders or ISO image files with ease.
Create stylish DVD menus, record commentary into PPTs during rehearsing, add background audio/recorded commentary/watermark to PPTs, set play mode of your PPT DVD, adjust a variety of parameters such as TV standard, video quality and video aspect ratio, and many other features are awaiting for your exploration.
Download size:
Supported OS:
Windows XP/Vista/Win7
Requires Microsoft Office to be installed
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- Straightforward and easy to use.
- Supports the conversion of .PPT, .PPTX, .PPTM, .PPSX, .PPS, .PPSM, .POTX, .POTM, and .POT presentation formats. (They are all Microsoft Office formats.)
- Retains original slide transition and inter-slide event effects.
- Users can convert multiple presentations to one DVD.
- Can output directly onto a disc (i.e. burn the presentations), create DVD folder, or create an ISO.
- Automatically builds a DVD menu, allowing users to select from 30 different menu templates.
- Allows users to add custom background audio tracks and watermarks (text and image).
- Users can record custom commentary for presentations.
- Allows users to play presentations (once they have been made into DVDs) "automatically" or "manually".
- Can automatically shutdown, stand by, or hibernate computer or close the program when conversions have finished.
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- Output quality is lacking; noticeable difference in quality between input presentation and output DVD.
- Requires users to have Microsoft PowerPoint installed.
- Gives users the option to select how long (how many seconds) a slide is displayed in total, but does not give users the option to set how long to wait between events (text, images, etc.) within a slide.
- More control over DVD titles/chapters would be handy.
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{for="Ease of Use" value="8″}Fairly easy to use; users can literally convert a presentation to a DVD with a few clicks. I would, however, like to see a bit more customizability in regards to being able to create DVD titles/chapters and such. As it is right now, each presentation is one DVD title and users cannot change that. Another feature missing that I would like added is the ability to preview presentations to see how they will look once they have been converted to DVD.
{for="Performance" value="6″}Output quality needs improvement. There is a noticeable drop in quality between the input presentation and the output DVD. Furthermore, currently users can set how long, in total, a slide is displayed but users cannot control how much time to wait before another event occurs within a slide (just as another line of text appears). The problem with this is if you have many inter-events in a slide (i.e. you have many bullet points transitioning in one at a time), even event will be shown fairly quickly in order to meet the prescribed total length of time the slide is supposed to be shown.
{for="Usefulness" value="4″}I don't see very many people needing or wanting to convert presentations to DVD; and since this program requires Microsoft PowerPoint, I see that number falling even more since not everybody has Microsoft PowerPoint.
{for="Price" value="6″}Eh… $39.99 for a presentation to DVD converter? Sure, there aren't many freeware alternatives but I know on a personal level I would never pay that much. I say $30 is a better price point.
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As the name of the program implies, mediAvatar PowerPoint to DVD is a program that allows users to convert PowerPoint presentations to DVD. MPtD (mediAvatar PowerPoint to DVD) supports .PPT, .PPTX, .PPTM, .PPSX, .PPS, .PPSM, .POTX, .POTM, and .POT presentation formats (all those formats are Microsoft PowerPoint formats) and can output as a DVD folder, ISO, or burn directly to a DVD disc (DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL, DVD-R DL, DVD-5, and DVD-9 are all supported).
This is what MPtD's main program window looks like:
Converting presentations to DVDs with MPtD is very easy. Literally users can convert with only a few clicks:
- Import presentation (multiple presentations can be imported)
- Select DVD menu template
- Select output format (DVD disc, DVD folder, or ISO)
- Convert
Of course it isn't always that simple because within those four steps there are customization options available that users can avail, but my point is MPtD is very easy to use.
To import presentations, users can either drag + drop them onto the main program window, click on "Import Files…" (multiple presentations can be selected at one time), click on the + button (multiple presentations can be selected at one time), or right-click on the box under the + button and select "Import Folder".
Once presentations have been imported, users can customize the "Sideshow Settings"…
…add watermarks (text and image)…
…and add background audio tracks:
When customizing "Slideshow Settings" take note that MPtD allows DVDs to be played in two modes: "Automatic" and "Manual". In automatic mode each slide and inter-slide event is automatically advanced; the slide duration option allows you to set how long each slide will show. In manual mode you can view individual slides (via thumbnail or title), and you can manually view the whole presentation. However, take note that manually viewing the whole presentation only allows you to control when each slide is advanced – inter-slide events are still automatic. Another thing to keep in mind when selecting if you want automatic mode, manual mode, or both is the fact that if you select to have only automatic mode you have the option of having no DVD menu. If you have manual mode you are required to have a DVD menu.
When adding watermarks realize that you can add text and/or image watermarks and you can add as many watermarks as you want. .BMP, .JPG, .PNG, .GIF, and .TIFF images are supported for image watermarks. One cool aspect of the adding watermark feature is MPtD allows you to view before-watermark and after-watermark views of the presentation so you can gauge how the watermark will look:
When adding background audio tracks, take note that you have to set different audio for automatic and manual modes. For automatic mode you cannot specify audio tracks for specific slides while you can for manual mode. .AAC, .AIF, .AC3, .APE, .AU, .FLAC, .MPA, .MP2, .MP3, .MP4, .M4A, .OGG, .RA, .RAM, .WAV, .WMA are all the supported audio formats. If you don't want to use a preexisting audio track, MPtD also allows you to record custom commentary from within the program; the presentation plays while you record.
Another thing to remember when importing presentations is if you have imported multiple presentations to order them in the order you want them to be in the output DVD.
Once you have imported all the presentations you want and you have customized the settings/watermarks/audio, you need to click on the "Edit Menu" button at the top to advance to the next step. The next step comprises of selecting what DVD menu template you want and customizing the settings related to that:
In total there are 30 templates to select from. In regards to the DVD menu, any text on the main menu and title menu (aside from the text in the background image) can be customized (double-click on the text and change it), all objects (text, images, and buttons) can be dragged around and placed at a custom location, and a custom background picture can be used for the DVD menu, custom background audio track can be used for the DVD menu, and the loop time for the menu can be set. If you selected to only have automatic mode for the DVD (remember "Slideshow Settings" that was discussed earlier), you can opt to have no menu at all. If you have manual play, you are required to have a menu because without a menu you couldn't have manual play.
Once you are happy with the DVD menu, it is time to create the actual DVD. To do this, click the "Burning DVD" button at the top. This will bring up a menu that allows you to set how you change settings such as what to output (burn directly to a DVD disc, output as a DVD folder, or output an ISO image), what to name the DVD, the TV standard to use (NTSC or PAL), the video quality (Highest, High, Normal, Low, Lowest) and the aspect ratio to use (4:3 or 16:9):
Once you are ready to start the actual conversion/creation process, hit the "Burn DVD" button and MPtD will start to work its magic:
Right before the actual conversion process begins, MPtD will warn you to make sure Microsoft PowerPoint is not running:
Take heed to this warning because PowerPoint is used during the conversion process and if you have it running the conversion may not occur properly.
To help facilitate away-from-keyboard conversions, MPtD has the ability to automatically shutdown, stand by, or hibernate the computer or close itself after conversions/creations/burning have finished. To make use of these options, look under the "Post Task Actions" drop-down menu.
In regards to performance, MPtD's RAM and CPU usage is all over the place. Depending on what step in the conversion/creation process you are MPtD will use very low CPU (less than 10%) or very high CPU (50%-70%); and I noticed RAM usage to vary between 50-200 MB (I know that is a large range but hey, I didn't create the program… I just report on it). The computer resource usage is not too bad considering this is a pseudo-video converter/DVD burner. Conversion speed is not too bad either, although I am sure it can be improved: I was able to convert a 5.2 MB 38 slide presentation to an ISO in 10 minutes and 49 seconds. The same presentation took 15 minutes and 24 seconds to be burned onto a DVD.
While computer resource usage/conversion speed are acceptable, MPtD fails pretty hard when it comes to output quality. True the output quality isn't very bad; it is still viewable and readable. However, there is a noticeable loss in quality when comparing the original presentation and the output DVD. Here is an example:
Original Presentation
Output DVD
NOTE: The slide shown above is not of my creation. It is a slide from a presentation belonging to UCDavis.
(Ignore the blue and black sides for both – they aren't part of the presentation or DVD.) As you can see, the output DVD is definitely viewable. However, the original presentation is sharper, more crisp while the output DVD which is very slightly more fuzzy and has less sharp colors. There is definitely a room for improvement in this area, especially considering the fact that the above example is of a DVD created at "Highest" quality setting.
It should be mentioned, though, that MPtD does a good job in keeping slide transitions and inter-slide effects intact – the output DVDs have all the transitions and effects.
Other than the improvement in output quality, there are two other problems I have with MPtD…
- MPtD uses Microsoft PowerPoint to convert presentations to DVD, so users are required to have Microsoft PowerPoint installed (Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer may work just as well… I don't know). While I am sure mediAvatar did it this way for technical reasons, I find this a poor approach to a software. PowerPoint presentations (typically in PPT/PPTX) are extremely popular so most people use them often. However, some of these people do not use Microsoft PowerPoint to interact with presentations – they use other suites, like OpenOffice. Tying MPtD to Microsoft PowerPoint is poor implementation in my opinion and cuts down on the potential market for this product. As I mentioned the developer probably did this for technical reasons, but I am sure there is a way to convert presentations to DVD without the use of Microsoft PowerPoint.
- In defense of the developer, if someone can shell out $39.99 for MPtD, they can probably afford to get Microsoft Office.
- For automatic mode MPtD allows users to set the duration of how long individual slides appear, but MPtD does not allow users to set the duration of inter-slide events. If a slide has many event effects (texts, images, etc.) than those events will be rushed by very quickly in order to meet the total slide duration and may be very hard to read (especially the end ones). MPtD needs an option that allows users to customize the duration of the inter-slide events, not just customize the duration of individual slides. Currently the only way to get around this is to make sure your presentation slides have no effects – all the content (text, images, etc.) appears with the slide; with no effects the content will be more readable since it will be there for the whole duration of the slide.
…and one change I would like to see added:
- Right now MPtD does not allow for very many customizations to DVD titles/chapters in the DVD menu: Each presentation is its own title. I would like to see MPtd allow users to split up presentations into separate titles/chapters. This change isn't too overly critical, but it would be nice to see.
This review was conducted on a laptop running Windows 7 Professional 32-bit. The specs of the laptop are as follows: 3GB of RAM, a Radeon HD 2600 512MB graphics card, and an Intel T8300 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo processor.
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{rw_verdict2}mediAvatar PowerPoint to DVD Personal has many good and bad aspects. However, the one point that is a game-breaker is the output quality; the output quality is not as good as what it can (should) be, especially not for a program that costs $39.99. Until output quality is improved, I find myself unable to give this program any sort of thumbs up.
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My solution is to have this soft free forefer.
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At Properties,you must to change atributes,to uncheck:hidden,next click enter and after that,you rename this soft.When you instal a soft,do not click on :Finish because temporary copy of this soft that will be created in:Temp will disapear.When you install a soft,always it will be created a copy(with atributtes:Hidden something like(for example) We 232.tmp in this Temp folder.If is more less that original soft,this metthod will not work,but will work method with export registry and maybe copy of folder where this soft is instaled.In this case it work the first method with temporary folder.
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-My Documents>Tools>Folder Options>View>Show hidden filles and folders;
-My Computer>C>Documents and Settings>Your name>Local Settings>Temp(here will apper your temporary soft when you click on soft that you want to install)>copy this temporary and paste in another place>click right on this and choise :Property,next clik on rename and writw somethink like:soft name.exe and click enter.Easy to have freeware. -
Why aren't my comment posted?
I just posted a comment but don't see it, so forgive me if this ends up double-posted.
I just Googled free convert ppt to dvd and the following page seems pretty useful: http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/12/17/how-to-convert-powerpoint-to-dvd-for-free/. The Comments are insightful. Most of the solutions are 2- to 3-step. One suggestion is to upload to a web site that will convert. Of course, confidentiality of your content will dictate if that's a suitable route.
I hope this is helpful to someone.
This is quite a knowledge base here, thank you everyone for your comments. Cheers!
I Googled free convert ppt to dvd; one of the links is: http://www.freewaregenius.com/2008/12/17/how-to-convert-powerpoint-to-dvd-for-free/. Perhaps this will help someone? The comments are pretty useful. Most of the suggestions are a 2- or 3-step process. One suggestion is uploading to online conversion site; of course, this route isn't suitable for confidential type content. Another said OpenOffice mitigates the requirement for MS PPT to be installed.
Thank you all for your input, very valuable knowledgebase here! Cheers!
If someone really wants to get a PPT into DVD format, aren't there freeware that will take a PPT and convert into AVI or something, then use DVDFlick or equivalent to get into DVD format?
I can only think of once when I needed to get a PPT into DVD format, and that was for a missionary friend who needed to distribute a presentation using disc. All my needs have been to get PPT into AVI or MP4 or the like. Can't recall the software I used (both for my friend and myself), but I know it was free (I don't think free as in 30-day trial).
Nowdays, where PowerPoint 2010 is out you can export the ppt to wmv. Very handy!
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Convert hidden .tmp to visible.exe.
Well I for one disagree that the price is too high. I think that given its main target demographic will be companies, they can afford to shell out a measly Tax-deductible $50 (or less).
Are the comments immediately posted or first moderated? Because I don't see my comment…
Anyway, thanks Ashraf!
Well, I have not tried this program, so I take yout word for it that output quality leaves something to be desired. I want to point out, though, that in one of the GOTD comments it is said that the program also works with Open Office, which, if true, you should add as a Pro. What I want to know is whether also allows PPT-embedded video's to be played after the presentation has been converted into a DVD. Anybizz PPT2DVD is a similar program that can not do that, so how about this one?
Thanks for the review.
I found a program on my computer called Wondershare PPT2Video Free. It can convert a PPT to, well, video. This comes close to a DVD. Problem is that it looks like Wondershare has stopped the freeware version, they only have PPT2Video Pro now. They also have had a free version of PPT2DVD, but that one is also gone.
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I'm surprised Ashraf. I thought you would have factored in resolution when picking apart the clarity.
The quality will be less because the resolution of DVD is lower. Remember PAL is 576 high and NTSC is 480.
Try running the PowerPoint in 640×480 or 800×600 and see what the difference is :)I see this program as a good way of replacing those choppy underpowered powerpoint display machines found in hotels and public areas with a plain dvd player on repeat. I regularly wince at the choppiness and quality of effects and transitions because "display" machines use some dinky netbook/notebook equivalent box crammed behind the screen.
Thanks Ashraf, I just found the site by clicking on one of their other offers listed. The Publisher and Homepage links up at the top of GOTD still don't work for me at all (right under system requirements). Could be a regional thing about the urls not working for me. I also noted the difference in the prices, and thanks for pointing that out. :)
Hello Ashraf,
I always enjoy your posts on GOTD. You state in your review that this program is $39.99, but on GOTD's page it says the program costs $55.99. $39.99 is too much, so $55.99 is even worse. Also, I have tried several times to get to their home page, but apparently they don't have one….keep getting "page not found/sorry, no post matches your criteria." Has anyone else had this problem?? How can a company not have a web site/home page?? If that's the case, then I'm a little afraid to try this software.


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The German thrash scene of the eighties is interesting enough to not just limit yourself to cherry-picking what's considered the genre stalwarts, but actually take a peek behind the first roster of well-known bands – would be kind of a lame scene with 4 bands in country of ~80 million anyway.
Assassin is one of those bands that have just recently "rediscovered" themselves and decided to get back together to keep on doing what they've always done (with mixed outcomes) but a positive side effect of all that retro mania is that someone actually cares to re-release the originals – in this case in an awkwardly designed double CD package of both "Interstellar experience" and "The upcoming terror", their debut album. I of course made sure to grab that one off the shelf, after all I like Zrash and wanted to fill that blank spot of mine. Initially, I definitely liked this album here better, that's why it gets the priority treatment in my review queue, but actually I'm not too sure anymore.
"Interstellar Experience" kicks of in intense fashion with "Abstract War" and doesn't really let up to help you catch your breath, but keeps pushing forward at high speed until the first break in the form of – a "Pipeline" cover? Well, I don't mind it, but by now it's pretty clear the guys wanted to be a little more tongue in cheek than earlier on. Is that why they flipped two "S" letters in their logo for this album? Way to go… anyway, after my personal musical high point of the album ("Resolution 588") we get to a magic moment in German thrash history: "Junk Food". It's a pretty catchy track, but I am not quite sure if I'm laughing with or at them – make up your own mind:
We skated downhill on the sidewalks of mainstreet
And finally we found the right store
As we came very close to the great holy place
We begun to see our faves
Oreo – the chocolate sandwich
Chocomel – number one drink of Holland
Kit Kat – the British waffelsnack
Bazooka – the best chewing gum
…yeah right. It goes on:
In the store were five cute looking girlies
And we asked them for the best teeth killer
They were not interested in answering our questions
'cause S E X was on their minds
We were thinking now if we should take off with them
We said no to this great offer
The girls were surprised and asked for an explanation
I said Junk Food is what we want
M&M's – the chocolate candies
Raider – the double snack
31 – the USA ice – cream
I'm not even gonna start on what kind of an old school vibe the name Raider evokes in any given German under 30 , but if this shit ain't high class poetry, I don't know what is.
Sounds cool so far, but this disc does lack in certain aspects: most of the tracks come across as being fast for the sake of it, with chaotic riffing that meets a thin production and drums too flimsy to structure the sound. It works as long as the songs keep a sense of direction, but some just fail totally at that and could be easily left off the disc. Which leaves us with 5 generally strong, but slightly unfocussed tracks. The lyrics mirror the overall lack of direction – the spectrum goes from Oreos to the Iran / Iraq war (wow that's dated…) to some weird kind of inside jokes on the German thrash scene ("AGD"). They seemingly wanted to cram a bit of everything in there, and the vocals support that notion by not really clinging tightly to the music.
Once the initial intensity wears off a bit, that feeling seeps through to the music as well. "Killer riff", you think, but then it just doesn't go anywhere. This album is definitely worth checking out for the novelty value alone – it won't hurt as the music is reasonably energetic and always at least decent, but I cannot say that I would unrestrainedly recommend this. If you want to get deeper into German thrash, Assassin is worth your time, but there is a reason why they never really made it big before they met the lamest twist of fate to ever stop a band: having all of their equipment stolen after this album. Ouch.
- Information
- Released: 1988
- Label: Steamhammer
- Website: www.assassin-online.de
- Band
- Robert Gonnella: vocals
- Michael Hoffmann: guitars
- Dinko Vekić: guitars
- Markus Ludwig: bass
- Frank Nellen: drums
- Tracklist
- 1. Abstract War
- 3. A Message to Survive
- 4. Pipeline (The Chantays cover)
- 5. Resolution 588
- 6. Junk Food
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