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Accounting software provider Xero embarked on its first national road show earlier this week, in which the San Francisco-based company is providing free training to accountants and bookkeepers on how small businesses can use its Cloud accounting platform to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
The monthlong, twenty-city US tour – which kicked off in Baltimore, Maryland, on October 21 and concludes in Honolulu, Hawaii, on November 21 – is also showcasing Xero's latest platform functions, including Xero Files.
The new document management solution allows users to manage financial data and documents in the same system, which Xero officials say will make small businesses more efficient and allow for complete collaboration in the Cloud. Xero Files enables contracts, company incorporation documents, board minutes, and warranties to be shared between businesses, accountants, bookkeepers, and directors.
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Sutherland added that Xero, based globally in New Zealand, now has 210,000 customers and 8,800 partners worldwide.
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I want to take a second to say thank you to all the fans who voted for me and helped me get back to Hawaii for the Pro Bowl. It is an awesome honor to be voted by my peers and coaches, but even more by the fans and that's all of you! I wouldn't have been able to go if it weren't for all of your votes (no matter how many times you voted, haha).
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WILLMAR — Several factors are combining this year to increase demurrage charges paid by Willmar Municipal Utilities to BNSF Railway.
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In the wake of All-American football player Michael Sam's coming out, the initial question among sports analysts was whether an NFL locker room was ready for a gay player. However, Nation sports editor Dave Zirin claims that it is not players but executives who are unready. Speaking alongside former NFL player and openly gay activist Wade Davis on MSNBC's The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell, Zirin accused NFL executives of antediluvian cowardice in their reactions to Sam's revelation. "They sound like scared children when they talk about the prospect of drafting a player of the character of Michael Sam," claimed Zirin.
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Over 851 people have been infected with HIV, stated Collector C.Muninathan at the AIDS awareness rally on Tuesday.
Presiding over the World AIDS Day oath, Mr. Munianathan flagged off a cycle rally in pursuit of AIDS awareness campaign.
Extempore, poetry and essay writing, and debating competitions were held in observance of AIDS awareness campaign in the district.
AIDS testing and counselling centres are functional at all seven government hospitals and 12 primary health centres in the districts. These centres staffed by a doctor, nurse and a health worker are equipped with counselling assistance. Treatment to AIDS affected pregnant women is provided to prevent mother to foetal transmission of the virus. Further, over 342 AIDS infected persons were being provided group treatment in the district.
A.Annadurai, District Revenue Officer, V.Poorva Devi, Joint Director, Health, R.Veerchami, Chief Educational Officer, Yamunabai, District Disabled Rehabilitation Officer, were among those present.


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Fourteen federal trial courts are taking part in the federal Judiciary's digital video pilot, which started July 18, 2011, and will evaluate the effect of cameras in courtrooms. All 14 courts volunteered to participate in the experiment. Although the data collection portion of the pilot will conclude July 18, 2015, participating courts may continue to record proceedings and post them on uscourts.gov until the Judicial Conference considers recommendations regarding the pilot, which may occur at its March 2016 session. More information, including a list of the 14 participating courts, is available on the Overview of Pilot page.
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#CrudeFest2015 Lineup Announced!
It's West Texas' biggest Texas and Red Dirt music festival, and for those of us who have come to expect Crude Fest to bring out all the biggest stars and hottest up-and-coming acts, 2015 will not disappoint.
It's West Texas' biggest Texas and Red Dirt music festival, and for those of us who have come to expect Crude Fest to bring out all the biggest stars and hottest up-and-coming acts, 2015 will not disappoint.
I love seeing this. Love it when our Texas and Oklahoma bands get the national love they deserve. Today, Wade Bowen tweeted that he and the boys will be heading to Los Angeles to record a performance for Conan on TBS.
Well, it's official according to William Clark Green's Facebook page. Green's next project, Ringling Road, set for release in 2015, has wrapped and we are all excited, to say the least, for the East Texas native's follow up to Rose Queen.
Rest easy Casey Donahew Band fans, between those sold out shows of his, he and the band are back, hard at work on the follow up to Standoff.
Wanna join a band? Well, one of today's hottest up-and-coming acts is looking for a new band member to take over lead guitar duties. Jason Cassidy will be hosting auditions on Saturday December, 13 in Magnolia, TX.
Wade Bowen's latest single When I Woke Up Today, shot to the top of the Texas charts, in under two months, and there it's stayed for the past three weeks. The song can be found on his new self-titled album, that hit stores earlier this week. Today Wade debuted the new video for the song.
This week Wade Bowen looks to hang onto the top spot for a third consecutive week, but to do it he'll have to hold off Josh Abbott Band, Pat Green and Stoney LaRue. Can one of them beat out Wade, or will When I Woke Up Today hang on to the top spot again? Let's find out.
Am I the only who missed this memo? Last week Josh Abbott and crew hung out with the CMAs. The guys, who are making a big national push with Hangin' Around, took the opportunity to talk up Eli Young Band, pay respect to Zac Brown Band, and acknowledge all the new friends they're making across radio land, USA
Mike Ryan stopped by the show a couple months ago, but this topic did not come up. Too bad, would've like to talk about it. His latest project, Bad Reputation, was recorded in Country superstar, Brad Paisley's home studio.
He was king of Texas Music, before there was even such a thing. Pat Green blazed his own trail to Nashville, through Texas, and back again. He experienced a level of success, most bands never will. Every single band with a tour bus, touring around Texas, should have already send him a "thank you" note, and a six-pack of beer.
Post by Cody Canada.
I've known Cody Canada, in a professional capacity, for around three years. But I've been a fan of his for more than 10 years longer than that. I actually purchased Ragweed's Soul Gravy, in Baghdad, back in 2004.
You can't crack a cold one if you don't have a place to keep your brews cold, right? Country boy Earl Dibbles, Jr. -- who looks an awful lot like country singer Granger Smith -- shows fans what's behind the closed door of his "trailer house with a driver's seat" in this bus tour, exclusively on Taste of Country.


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Things to see and do - Las Vegas
Leaving for USA
Nearby hotels
Santa Fe Station Hotel Casino from23 $Book
Hampton Inn Las Vegas/Summerlin from69 $Book
Aliante Casino + Hotel from70 $Book
Things to do nearby
Grand Canyon All American Helicopter Tour
- 296 €
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Ultimate Grand Canyon 4-in-1 Helicopter Tour
- 564 €
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Mini Baja Buggy Half-Day Tour from Las Vegas
- 151 €
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Courtyard by Marriott Las Vegas Summerlin :
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Courtyard by Marriott Las Vegas Summerlin
Courtyard by Marriott Las Vegas Summerlin
Address : 1901 North Rainbow Boulevard USA - Las Vegas NV 89108
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Just 8 miles from the Las Vegas Strip, Courtyard by Marriott Las Vegas Summerlin offers air-conditioned rooms with free high speed internet and premium cable TV channels. Facilities include an outdoor pool. Rooms of Courtyard Las Vegas Summerlin feature modern interiors. All rooms are equipped with a large work desk, tea and coffee making facilities and bottled water. The Bistro offers healthy breakfast and dinner selections, an evenining bar and specialty Starbucks beverages. . As well as an outdoor swimming pool, Marriott Las Vegas Summerlin offers a fitness centre, laundry facilities and a hot tub. This hotel is only 2 miles away from the Cheyenne Commons shopping center. North Las Vegas Airport is 5 miles away.
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A picture of 'Lago Mascardi', this photo is taken in the destination of Puerto los Reyes in the province of Rio Negro in the country of Argentina. You can click on the image below to see a higher resolution version of this picture, or on the links below that to see more photos by this photographer. You can also add your pictures to this gallery via the links below, or you can click here to see more photos of Puerto los Reyes, Argentina.This picture is displayed according to Panaramio Copyright Policies.
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Why should I or shouldn't I use dirty reads:
set transaction isolation level read uncommitted
in SQL Server?
Why should I or shouldn't I use dirty reads:
in SQL Server?
From MSDN:
Simply put, when you are using this isolation level, and you are performing multiple queries on an active table as part of one transaction, there is no guarantee that the information returned to you within different parts of the transaction will remain the same. You could query the same data twice within one transaction and get different results (this might happen in the case where a different user was updating the same data in the midst of your transaction). This can obviously have severe ramifications for parts of your application that rely on data integrity.
Generally when you need to do a sizeable (or frequent) queries to busy tables, where read committed would possibly be blocked by locks from uncommited transactions, but ONLY when you can live with inaccurate data.
As an example, on a gaming web site I worked on recently there was a summary display of some stats about recent games, this was all based on dirty reads, it was more important for us to include then exclude the transactional data not yet committed (we knew anyway that few, if any, transactions would be backed out), we felt that on average the data would be more accurate that way.
use it if you want the data back right away and it is not that important if it is right
Also take a look at snapshot isolation which has been introduced in sql server 2005
To get more information about Isolation levels in SQL Server including Locks and its impact on database in detail with examples, refer the below link: http://www.sqllion.com/2009/07/transaction-isolation-levels-in-sql-server/


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Sep. 18, 2014, 1:56 PM
- Ericsson (ERIC +4.5%) is joining Broadcom and Texas Instruments in exiting an R&D-intensive mobile baseband modem market dominated by Qualcomm (QCOM +0.6%) and MediaTek. The mobile infrastructure giant says it will discontinue baseband development, and direct some of the resources to base station R&D.
- ~500 workers will be added to Ericsson's mobile radio network teams. With the baseband unit currently having 1,582 workers, that suggests over 1K jobs could be cut. For reference, Ericsson estimates its 2014 baseband R&D spend will be SEK2.6B ($366M).
- Shares are up strongly on the news. Ericsson's baseband ops (focused on 4G modems) stem from the winding down of its ST-Ericsson JV last year.
- In addition to MediaTek, Qualcomm still faces baseband competition from Intel, Nvidia, Spreadtrum, Marvell, and (indirectly) Samsung. While MediaTek and Spreadtrum are profitable, Intel's mobile unit (also covers app processors) has been posting big losses, and (though the companies don't break out the numbers) analysts have estimated Nvidia and Marvell's baseband ops are producing little or no profit.
Sep. 16, 2014, 1:13 PM
- China's investigation of Qualcomm (QCOM +0.9%) is nearing an end and about to enter the "punishment phase," says analyst Stacy Rasgon, basing his view on "news flow" over the past few days.
- The result, he says, is likely to lead to changes in the company's business practices, noting among the charges is Qualcomm's charging of royalties based on the value of the device itself. The changes, then, might see Qualcomm matching its royalty rate to the value of the chips instead.
- These sorts of resolutions take time, reminds, Rasgon, in which Qualcomm would have to submit proposals, and then Beijing would vet them, getting input from OEMs. He reiterates his Market Perform rating.
Sep. 4, 2014, 4:38 PM
- Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) alleges Qualcomm's (NASDAQ:QCOM) Snapdragon processors and Samsung's Exynos processors infringe "GPU patents covering technology including programmable shading, unified shaders and multithreaded parallel processing." Complaints have been filed at a Delaware district court and the ITC.
- A number of Samsung phones/tablets relying on Qualcomm and/or Samsung processors are featured in the complaint, including the Galaxy S5, Note 4, Tab S, and Tab 2.
- Qualcomm's processors feature proprietary Adreno GPU cores, while Samsung's rely on cores developed by ARM and Imagination. Nvidia's Tegra processor line competes against Qualcomm and (indirectly) Samsung's offerings.
- Nvidia already has a multi-year patent licensing deal with Intel that nets the company $66M/quarter. Last year, Nvidia announced it's willing to license its Kepler GPU architecture to third parties. Interest has been limited thus far.
- Given its giant patent portfolio, Qualcomm might be tempted to file a countersuit.
- Shares +0.5% AH.
Sep. 3, 2014, 10:13 AM
- As rumored, Samsung's (OTC:SSNLF, OTC:SSNGY) Galaxy Note 4 sports a 5.7" quad-HD (2560x1440) display; the Note 3 has a 1080p display. Other improvements include a revamped S Pen (twice the pressure sensitivity, among other things), a metal rim, and the addition of optical image stabilization, a fingerprint scanner, and a heart rate sensor.
- The U.S. version will run on Qualcomm's (QCOM +0.8%) high-end Snapdragon 805 processor (2.7GHz., quad-core) and support Cat-6 LTE; the Note 3 uses the Snapdragon 800. Some international models will use Samsung's Exynos 5433 processor (1.9GHz., 8-core) and only support Cat-4 LTE. The 5433 beat the 805 in some early benchmarks.
- Samsung has also launched the Note Edge, a phone with combines most of the Note 4's specs with a display that curves downwards at the sides. Samsung argues the edges of the display can be used to quickly glance at information while the phone is lying on a table.
- Samsung, which pioneered the phablet market 3 years ago, is counting on the Note 4/Edge to both counter hungry Chinese OEMs that have been grabbing share, and deal with the pending launch (per numerous reports) of a 5.5" iPhone 6. The company still maintains a high phablet share in the U.S.
- Universal Display (OLED +1.4%) benefits from Samsung's use of a quad-HD display, since the panel requires more OLED materials than a 1080p display.
Aug. 29, 2014, 5:55 PM
- Amir Faintuch, the president of Qualcomm's (NASDAQ:QCOM) Atheros Wi-Fi/connectivity chip unit, has been hired by Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) to be an SVP/co-GM for its Platform Engineering Group (handles chip R&D).
- Intel spokesman Chuck Mulloy talks up Faintuch's expertise in SoC development - though best known for its Wi-Fi offerings, Atheros' product line now also covers Bluetooth, GPS, and home networking ICs, as well as Wi-Fi/Bluetooth combo chips.
- Intel's bio page currently shows 3 Platform Engineering GMs: Rani Borkar, Aicha Evans, and Joshua M. Walden. However, each has the title of VP rather than SVP.
- Qualcomm is only a year removed from seeing Faintuch's predecessor, Craig Barratt, leave for Google. More recently, the company saw business development/Qualcomm Labs chief Peggy Johnson leave for Microsoft.
- Separately, Intel has launched new Core i7 Extreme Edition CPUs. Though the 22nm chips are (high-margin) niche products meant for gaming rigs and low-end workstations, they're notable for being the first Intel desktop CPU line to support eight cores and DDR4 RAM (previous). Pricing ranges from $389-$999.
- Update: Reuters has updated its column to state Faintuch will co-manage the Platform Engineering Group with Walden.
Aug. 26, 2014, 10:22 AM
- Reuters reports EU antitrust regulators might launch a Qualcomm (QCOM -0.3%) probe following a complaint from Nvidia's Icera 4G baseband chip unit. One source says a case may be opened after this summer.
- The report arrives amid signs of progress in Qualcomm's ongoing dispute with Chinese regulators. Authorities recently suggested Qualcomm has shown a willingness to improve its pricing (i.e. charge lower royalty rates) to end the dispute.
- Cowen's Timothy Arcuri thinks accepting a lower rate is an acceptable compromise, given Qualcomm's recent Chinese issues. "QCOM would be better off to cede major swaths of royalties in China rather than jeopardize existing cash flows."
Aug. 21, 2014, 6:35 AM
- Chinese antitrust officials have reached out to South Korea's regulatory commission in order to talk over Qualcomm's (NASDAQ:QCOM) violations of a 2008 anti-monopoly law.
- South Korea previously fined Qualcomm more than $200M in 2009 for abusing its dominant market position and China is looking for ways to handle the violations back home.
- China's anti-trust regulator can issue a fine of as much as a tenth of a company's annual revenue, which was $25B for Qualcomm this past year.
Aug. 14, 2014, 10:11 AM
- Qualcomm (QCOM +0.3%) has bought 4.15M Globalstar (GSAT +6.4%) shares, the company discloses in a new 13F. Globalstar shares have popped in response.
- Globalstar was originally formed as a JV between Qualcomm and Loral in 1991. Qualcomm wrote down most of its investment in the satellite network owner a decade later, shortly before Globalstar filed for Chap. 11. Globalstar finished restructuring in 2004.
- Separately, Qualcomm has denied a Chinese media report claiming it has financial ties with Zhang Xinzhu, an antitrust expert who was just removed from a government advisory post. Qualcomm says it simply paid a consultancy employing Xinzhu to produce an economic analysis for regulators.
- Qualcomm is dealing with both a Chinese antitrust probe and an SEC bribery probe. The company stated last month it thinks some Chinese licensees are under-reporting their 3G/4G device sales, and that some might be holding off on getting licenses while the antitrust probe continues.
Aug. 5, 2014, 6:50 PM
- Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has hired Peggy Johnson, an EVP for Qualcomm's (NASDAQ:QCOM) chip unit (Qualcomm Technologies), to be its new business development chief. Johnson arrives 5 months after Microsoft announced her predecessor, one-time CEO candidate Tony Bates, is leaving.
- At Qualcomm, Johnson was responsible for creating new business opportunities and strategic relationships, a role not too different from the one she'll have at Microsoft. Johnson was also in charge of Qualcomm Labs, the mobile chip/IP giant's business incubation arm.
- "Peggy shares our worldview and knows what it takes to drive new growth in mobility and the cloud," says Satya Nadella. The hiring of a mobile exec to run business development comes shortly after Microsoft added mobile industry vet John Stanton to its board.
Jul. 24, 2014, 9:18 AM
Jul. 23, 2014, 5:29 PM
- "We ... believe that certain licensees in China currently are not fully complying with their contractual obligations to report their sales of licensed products to us," Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) states in its FQ3 report.
- The company thinks device sales are being under-reported, and that some firms might be holding off on getting licenses while the Chinese government continues its antitrust probe (widely seen as an attempt to negotiate lower 4G royalty rates). Qualcomm is also dealing with an SEC probe over alleged Chinese bribery.
- While Qualcomm now expects 1.3B global 3G/4G device shipments in calendar 2014 - that's up from 1.075B-1.091B in 2013 and at the high end of a prior 1.22B-1.3B guidance range - it expects only 1.04B-1.13B to be reported to the company for royalty payments.
- FQ3 EPS received a lift from $1.35B in buybacks. Qualcomm plans to spend a minimum of $1B on buybacks in FQ4.
- A 31% increase in MSM shipments led to a 17% increase in chip division sales to $5B (lower ASPs?). Cost controls helped the division's op. profit rise 51% to $1.12B. FQ4 MSM chip sales are expected to be up 25% at the guidance midpoint.
- On the other hand, licensing division revenue fell 3% to $1.8B, and segment op. profit fell 5% to $1.55B. With China weighing, Qualcomm expects reported device sales to be down 2%-12% Y/Y in FQ4.
- FY14 3G/4G device ASP guidance has been tweaked to $222-$228 from $218-$228. That's nearly even with FY13's $223-$229.
- FQ3 results, PR, slides (.pdf), device forecasts (.pdf)
Jul. 23, 2014, 4:05 PM
- Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM): FQ3 EPS of $1.44 beats by $0.22.
- Revenue of $6.81B (+9% Y/Y) beats by $290M.
- 225M MSM chip shipments, +31% Y/Y and above guidance of 198M-213M.
- Expects FQ4 revenue of $6.5B-$7.4B and EPS of $1.20-$1.35 vs. a consensus of $7.15B and $1.39. Expects 230M-245M FQ4 MSM chip shipments.
- Shares -0.7% AH.
- Press Release
Jul. 22, 2014, 5:35 PM
Jul. 22, 2014, 2:52 PM
- Qualcomm's (QCOM +2.4%) chip unit likely exceeded Street expectations in FQ3 on the back of solid 4G chip demand, writes Cowen's Timothy Arcuri ahead of tomorrow's earnings report.
- Arcuri also believes licensing/royalty revenue will beat estimates thanks to strong shipments of royalty-bearing 3G/4G devices (royalties will be based on FQ2 shipments).
- Though Qualcomm is facing tougher 4G baseband chip competition this year thanks to new launches from Intel, Broadcom, and Nvidia, the company still accounts for the lion's share of the market, and maintains an edge in areas such as app processor integration, frequency band support, and the integration of LTE-Advanced features.
- Shares are rallying following Cowen's note and a strong Q2 report from ARM. The CPU core developer collected royalties on 2.7B Q1 chip shipments (+11% Y/Y), and says it expects a 2H royalty pickup as "more chips are sold to OEMs building more advanced devices."
Jul. 18, 2014, 9:27 AM
- Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM) declares $0.42/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous.
- Forward yield 2.15%
- Payable Sept. 24; for shareholders of record Sept. 3; ex-div Sep 1.
Jul. 11, 2014, 7:46 AM
- The catalysts noted in the November upgrade "have largely played out," says analyst Simona Jankowski, cutting Qualcomm (QCOM) to Buy from Conviction Buy.
- The team trims its June and September quarter estimates to reflect weaker handset demand, but views the issues as "transitory and not thesis-changing over the longer term."
- Shares -1.2% premarket
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Qualcomm Inc develops digital communication technology called CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access), & owns intellectual property applicable to products that implement any version of CDMA including patents, patent applications & trade secrets.
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New to Dahlias- blooms for spring, summer, fall?
I have a small vegetable garden and have done those and perrenials from seed. I am new to Dahlias. Are there types that bloom at different times during the spring, summer and fall? I have a front bed that has some perrenials in now (I am really just getting started with it) and would like to add dahlias up there. Currently that bed has echinacea purpurea, Lamb's Ear, Flat Leaf Sage, Rosemary and Columbine and some stuff I am pulling out because I didn't like it. That's what the dahlia's would replace in the center of the bed. The Rosemary is getting put in this week and I have some Unwin's Dwarfs from seed I'm putting in. Once I get the stuff out that I don't like, I'll post a pic of the bed because I know that will help. In the meantime, I thought I'd get a jump start and get the main question answered so I can decide what to put here. The bed gets good AM sun and light shade in the afternoon. There is a big old maple behind and to the left of it for shade in the afternoon. It has been getting about 90 degrees or so in the afternoons, so I thought I'd put them where they won't get too scorched.
At this point in the summer, it is very late to be planting dahlia tubers. I would find a nursery that has them in bloom already and plant them in your bed. Dahlias love the sun, so I am not sure about afternoon sun. I would see how they do, and if they do well, plan on getting dahlia tubers in the ground around mid April next Spring
Dahlias probably can't be over-wintered in your area. If you get frost in the ground, you shouldn't leave them in over the winter.
Of the 43 varieties I grew this year, they took between 8 and 84 days to grow enough to get above ground. The average was 31 days. You wouldn't want them to be above ground while there was still frost in the air (this gives you and idea of when they can be planted in the spring.)
They should start blooming between 90 and 120 days after they're planted.
Each variety should describe whether its an early or late bloomer (or neither.)
They'll then bloom until frost kills the stem. Then can then be lifted, stored over winter, and the tubers planted out next spring. Alternatively, you can take cuttings in the spring...see my propagating dahlias photo set:


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I saw on another site where you had posted how to paint or refurbish those cheap fiberboard covered with photo cabinets. Could you please share that with me? I'm trying to decide if that is the route I should go. Is it expensive? Time consuming? Etc? Thank you so much. I need help!


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The ONLY 3 Exercises You Need To Get Fit For Summer
If you've spent the winter huddled under a quilt wearing your droopiest sweatpants and drinking hot chocolate, we're certainly not going to judge you — because, well, same here. We've had an absolutely brutal winter here in New York. But, much like a butterfly emerging from its chrysalis, it's officially time read


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The Blake HouseFebruary 6American • Toronto, Canada
Home made gnocchi is the good stuff! Went for Winterlicious & everyone (party of 13) was happy! I'll be back :)
Love animals, especially my #cats. #Running, #scuba, art & #SocialMedia enthusiast. Upcoming goal: #Kilimanjaro 2015. Popcorn addict. Aspiring marathon #runner.
Home made gnocchi is the good stuff! Went for Winterlicious & everyone (party of 13) was happy! I'll be back :)
Great for a quick and easy meal! Pastries and breads are pretty scrumptious :)
Great service, food is consistently delicious and the layout is nice too! Def recommend!
Delicious! And great service :) the gnocchi really is homemade!!
Mac 'n cheese is too creamy for me. Grilled cheese is delish. The peanut butter pie in a jar is to die for!! Service was excellent :)
You can't go wrong with the pear & Brie panini! So yummy :)
Calamari was delicious & so were the scallops. Crab mac'n'cheese was underwhelming. Side of broccoli was HUGE. Request dressing on the side for the Caesar salad. Service was fantastic. Pricey!!!
Got 2/3 of our orders wrong. Service was slow, the food was just okay & it was overpriced. Overall a big "meh."
Meh, not bad, but not great. Avoid the guacamole. The goat cheese croquettes were yummy.
Initially expected it to be larger, but upon exploration & with the tour I was impressed. Very cool! Tom was a great guide!
The tofu in the Quinoa Crusted Tofu Sandwich was some of the best I've ever had! The fries are awesome and the service was great :)
The ravioli for winterlicious are absolutely delicious! Service could've been a bit better, but will def be back! :)
Their gingerbread pancakes are AMAZING!
Staff was very friendly, but the food wasn't good. The spinach dip was small and came with a melted slice of Kraft cheese on top. Pork tenderloin was overcooked. Brownie was stale. We won't be back.
Service was excellent, but the food was subpar. Likely won't be back.
They have almond milk! And you get a chocolate with your drink, best :)
Free public washrooms are located behind the "Did you know?" wall!
The Bianca slice is awesome - especially love the artichoke hearts!


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if you want milk, then keep having it. many people here do
if you want milk, then keep having it. many people here do
yeah you are
Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
I drink it, but I would caution that you can go overboard with it. I cut it out when I first started Primal, then figured I'd add it back in after about 3 months.
I just totally binged on it, drinking something like half a gallon a day. That's a lot of sugar.
Now I'll have maybe one glass a day. I mostly eat cheese and greek yogurt instead.
My sorely neglected blog - http://ThatWriterBroad.com
Cool, thanks for the experience.
So I guess its ok to have some milk in the coffee then? I know cream is more popular but I think milk taste better in the coffee. But I thought that regular store-bought milk was pretty bad for some reason. But maybe it doesnt matter if I only drink it in small amounts in my coffee.
The Definitive Guide to Dairy | Mark's Daily Apple This explains a bit about the troubles with dairy and milk.
Just wanted to say that I like your signature! Those are my goals as well
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the winner is...
Canon 7D mkII 1240 comments, full review published
Samsung NX1 1340 comments, not yet fully reviewed
at least when it comes to DPR Reader discussion, Samsung already edged Canon
Just a Photographer: Samsung might have had the biggest stand at Photokina, it was also the most empty stand. Next to the fact that the NX1 didn't focus when I tried it. Might be due to the fact that the touch screen can't be turned off, I don't know. It didn't work for me at least.
Samsung seems to be a gadget company, not a camera company. Its just a thing they do too.
well, the biggest stand gets you the option to try out all possible combinations. I wanted to try out things at the Fuji stand (X100T amd the T1 with the new tele lenses) and it took me more time to even get one of the few samples on display not speaking about the desired cmbination.
I took more time waiting at Fuji and Pana then trying out various NX1 combinations
verybiglebowski: This looks like my next camera body. I am curious to see how their sensor will stand against Sony 24 mpx though, because otherwise I like Samsung ergonomics much better than Sony. I just hope they will keep uncompressed RAW option, unlike Sony.
the specs state 14bit depth on single shot and low rate burst and 12bit on high rate burst
tjobbe: Imaging resource mentions the drop of the sensor cleaning on the new one.
As well compared to the A6000 and Nex5 the screen flips up only as on the A5000 so with dropping the accessory port and the top dial this is really more a step-up of the A5000 than a Nex5 replacement despite the sensor upgarde
Does the tiny flash at least allows to trigger any other Sony flash wirelessly ?
well dropping the sensor cleaning on a CSC is indicating that they do not believe that lenses are swapped very often ,-)
Imaging resource mentions the drop of the sensor cleaning on the new one.
As well compared to the A6000 and Nex5 the screen flips up only as on the A5000 so with dropping the accessory port and the top dial this is really more a step-up of the A5000 than a Nex5 replacement despite the sensor upgarde
Does the tiny flash at least allows to trigger any other Sony flash wirelessly ?
marc petzold: If only the prime would be f1.8 instead of 3.5....for 300 bucks the nx-m would
be great together with the zoom & the prime lens..perhaps when the successor comes out in 2015...
the 17mm prime IS actually f1,8
123Mike: It costs more and it is not nearly as good as the Sony A6000, which currently is an unbeatable camera ! ! !
well I had LR4 so it was a nice upgrade and I was able to sell my LR4 licence for a few €....still 759,- is more expensive than 729,- (at least that is how it is seen here purely mathematically)
Of course you have to agee with 123Mike :-)
123Mike: It costs more and it is not nearly as good as the Sony A6000, which currently is an unbeatable camera ! ! !
current price NX30 with Kit 729,-€
current price A6000 with kit 759,-€
Price for the LR5 licence 85,-€
Bottom line: 100,-€ difference
eozdural: I bought a Samsung NX100 a few years ago and it came with a kit zoom. I want to upgrade to a better body, but if I do buy a body that I want, I have to buy it with another kit zoom. I mean they are all bundled with a kit zoom. There is only one body sold without a kit zoom. This is unique in all exchangeable lens cameras, all brands offer options of buying body only, except Samsung.
Maybe someone can find an example where there is one or two bodies sold separately, or can find a body being sold on ebay, but that isn't interesting for me. If I can't choose the exact new body that I want, without a kit zoom, then I think there is a problem.
was meant to go here
in the UK the Article number is EV-NX30ZZBZBGB
you can buy a body only NX easily...
in the UK the Article number is EV-NX30ZZBZBGB
I did buy one (and the dealer bundled it himself with the new PZ Zoom, which is possible here with the new 16-50 S as well)
well, I am not sure if I shall take that review seriously
no in camera conversion being on the CONS list for all NX since a while but any NX I am using so far does do that....just a copy and paste error ?
YOU can convert RAW in camera by pressing the play button, view the image and adopt via color pallet all RAW params incl an auto conversion
oh... ny NX30 (as the NX20 before) has three dials, one on top, one at the back, one the one on the NX lens....so you can easily configure all you need
ok, so the S2 is the S1 with the J3 Sensor and showing a lens kombination with the new 10-30 that is not offered at all but the unstabalized 11-27.5 already shipped with with S1.
What I do not get is the fact that they dare to release a pure entry level consumer camera with an "optionál" Wifi adapter
Who will buy this ???????
fermatgom: MicroSD storage???
sure, and it comes with a cheap smartphone battery that is larger and priced at a fraction of a normal camera battery pack and guess what... you can buy that spare battery including a charger for less than a fraction of the cost of an original e.g Sony NEX battery
Well.. its cheap Smartphone technology, so what do you expect
Donald B: excellent image quality, shame it hasn't got a evf or even an add-on one.
yes it does ring, but does the LF1 feature any tiltable Screen ?
well, that is what you call trade off ... wanna have both, get a bigger camera as the mechanics for the screen hinge will not allow you to get compact
Donald B: excellent image quality, shame it hasn't got a evf or even an add-on one.
you forgot to mention that you cannot attach a Battery grip and it lacks lot of buttons and wheels. As well it does not have an ISO hot shoe, no grip and other substancial things that Photo entusiast need
Reason for all that is that this might be targeted at an audience who never heard of things like that....
RichRMA: Why would you need a grip that deep, as opposed to the NX20 grip? So you can get your fingers stuck between it and the lens?
my fingers get plenty of room....no complaints here
try looking thru the view finder with your left eye and you will find the pulled out EVF to be revelation
The benefit of that compared to the GX7 is not the tilting only but that you have your nose no longer stick to the display.
You might as well find the diopter dial now placed in a location where it can no longer accidentially change its setting when you pull the camera out of a tight messenger bag.
when Samsung add Wifi to compacts in Jan 2011 and added it to DSLM a year later everyone was stating "who needs it, will not fly, not want it"
Show me a single 2014 camera that did not include that....
Some ideas they turn out to be crazy, some medioce, some don't fly but they at least come up with fresh ideas
BTW: the new NX mini draws more attention to the DPR public compared to the OM-D E10 when you just count the number of comments
...and remember: any news is good news
marc petzold: Does the Zoom Lens have a Filterthread integrated?
At least, it looks so if you check the picture of the 9-27mm 3.5-5.6 Zoom from the side:
the zoom would have a 39mm thread


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Walking around the garden today.
Take a walk along the grassy path along the south side rose garden. Of course the roses are not blooming yet. But the Azaleas and shrubs accross the path are in full bloom.
And look accross at the front yard pond.
Iris are blooming here. This a a clump of AMAZING DON.
Ended up looking at the mid backyard beds. Daylies are growing like crazy this year. Iris are starting to bloom.
It is really nice. Especially in spring as the shrubs bloom and then again when the roses come into bloom. But because of all those shrubs, you can't even see my neighbors driveway which is on the other side of the mixed shrub border.
Thanks! I bought the Azaleas at Home Depot years ago. Planted them and never kept the tags. I just wanted color.
Kay, as you know I have a fair amount of clematis haveing gone crazy afew years ago buying so many. But they look really nice now. Have lots more blooming than the ones I posted here.
I love everything, It's a beautiful spring at your house, wish I could walk around with you and see your plants in person. The good news here is that it is raining after 2 1/2 weeks without any rain and temps almost 10 degrees above normal. Our plants will jump with this water on them, and the cooler temps--we are back to spring at last. Avedon P.S. are you glad not to see the neighbor's driveway?
Our neighbors put in rows of spruce & pine trees to block us out. For some reason it aggravates my husband, but I love it. Although on one side the owner put them in entirely too close together & several are getting diseased & dying. The new owners don't take them down when they die, so when a storm comes up the trees fall over on us. We have to clean it up, then they come later & take off the rest of the tree. I don't understand why they don't take down the dead trees when they clean up those stumps. We've never had any other problems that I know of. Still have 5 or 6 dead trees, just waiting for them to fall.
How did I get off onto that? I was trying to say that I love the privacy, especially when you have close neighbors. Ours aren't that close, but I love the privacy we get from the trees, & I know you get that from your beautiful azaleas.


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Originally Posted by Mustafa Umut Sarac
Hello again and I am happy one of my posts is useful.
Movie films ... What can I say more , do you think a director invests 250 million dollars to a movie leaves his movie to a chance ? Movie films might be most heavily researched films on earth. If it is good for Cinema , it must be good for your photography , thats basic.
There are too many old timers used these films and post their positive opinions somewhere lost in the 1 million posts.
My neighbor is a military aerial photographer and he had been used movie films many years ago. He says , sometimes, some indian attacking the white guys shots comes off from the developer
If you are lucky , you can learn from a couple indian moves , we call it kamasutra , google it
6 dollar for tri x , 7 dollar for cigarette or you select the best tobacco and buy it from some folks and your roll cost 50 cent. Same happens at film business.
Intelligent people makes intelligent moves and protects their families money.
How do you compare with Orwo UN54? Here, they are selling 100f roll for EUR 30.
OM-1n: Do I need to own a Leica?
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Holga 120GFN: Amazingly simple yet it produces outstanding negatives to print.
Is ordering direct from Kodak the best way to obtain Eastman Double X? I'd like to give it a try. 400 feet is more than "a try" but what the heck.
Originally Posted by SkipA
Is ordering direct from Kodak the best way to obtain Eastman Double X? I'd like to give it a try. 400 feet is more than "a try" but what the heck.
Yes, absolutely. Quick easy, fresh from the manufacturer. For those in the US here is the link:
400' is $154.84 as of this writing.
If you're not in the US, just call your country's main number for Kodak. They should ship it to anyone, it's just easier in the US over the internet.
Thank you for the link, Duncan.
Originally Posted by Mustafa Umut Sarac
Glenn ,
Thank you sharing very critical information , this will work for all others and myself.
First picture is the greatest one , I prefer the microdol 1+1. First picture tones have excellent dark grey space and is the best . What was your lens for that picture ?
The first three pictures were shot with a Voigtlander 15mm M-mount lens. The redwood was scanned as a color slide and inverted to capture as much shadow detail as possible. The sepia tone is a side-effect.
Originally Posted by frobozz
I find Double-X to be a tad on the grainy side but very nice tones. I too find it develops very dense negatives when shooting at 250 and developing according to the massive dev chart, so I switched to metering it at 400 to compensate a bit. I haven't tried it with a bunch of different developers but that's definitely on my list when I get some time.
Actuallly if you look at Kodak's published diffuse RMS granularity values for Double-X and Tri-X Professional, the Double-X is finer grained RMS granularity 14 (very fine) vs 16 (fine).
I shoot it at an EI of 400 and develop it in either Rodinal or HC-110 (my preferred developer) diluted 1+49 at 21 C. Times are 7.5 min and 8.5 min respectively. It is imporatant not to overexpose films as granularity will suffer.
Beautiful film!
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Originally Posted by frobozz
400' is $154.84 as of this writing.
Originally Posted by frobozz
Yes, absolutely. Quick easy, fresh from the manufacturer. For those in the US here is the link:
400' is $154.84 as of this writing.
If you're not in the US, just call your country's main number for Kodak. They should ship it to anyone, it's just easier in the US over the internet.
I have purchased a lot of 16mm film from the US website. My brother orders it, and then on ships it to me. KodakFrom past orders of 2x 400' cans of 16mm the postage is US$25 USPS airmail.
If you are interested in trying some I'd go halves with you on a 400' can.
Cheers - Andy C
16mm Cine, 35mm, 120, 5x4 & 7x5.
200ft Hey Andy! That would take me a while to get through! Are you able to break it up easily? I am very curious but was thinking maybe a couple of rolls first! I might put a note in the Aussie section to see if anyone is interested. I did notice that Athril bought some earlier in the year - I wonder if he would be up for it again.
Now, as we mention the ORWO products, how do they compare?
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Originally Posted by hoffy
Now, as we mention the ORWO products, how do they compare?
Hoffy, I can't comment on how it compares to ORWO as have not used Double X. I do have ORWO UN54 which I could send you a couple of 135-36 rolls.
I have been interested in trying the Double X but was not wanting another 400ft to use on my own (same for Orwo N74). 200ft I'd get through with all of my reversal testing I do.
I can spool off the 400' into 100' lengths without to much trouble and I would bag and can it as well before sending over.


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In a two-stage cellulosic pulping and bleaching system having first-stage pulping using standard pulping chemicals and second-stage bleaching using an alkaline oxygen system, the addition of a protector occurs only in the first stage pulping instead of between the first and second stages or in the second stage bleach. A magnesium compound is normally used as the protector.
1. A wood pulping and bleaching process comprising
a pulping stage, in which wood chips are changed to wood pulp fibers and coloring matter associated with said fibers is partially removed, using wood pulping chemicals other than magnesium-based chemicals and other than oxygen, and
a bleaching stage, in which said wood pulp fibers are caused to reflect with light more truly, using oxygen as a bleaching chemical,
the improvement comprising
adding a protector chemical in the amount of 0.01 to 2% based on the oven dry weight of the wood to said pulping stage only.
2. The process of claim 1 in which said protector chemical is a magnesium compound.
3. The process of claim 2 in which said magnesium compound is selected from the group consisting of magnesium carbonate, magnesium oxide, magnesium hydroxide, and a complex magnesium salt.
4. The process of claim 1 in which said protector chemical is recovered for reuse.
This application is a continuation of my copending application Ser. No. 764,097, filed Jan. 31, 1977, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part and contains subject matter disclosed in part in my earlier copending application Ser. No. 645,972 filed Jan. 2, 1976, entitled "Protectors in Oxygen Pulping and Bleaching", now abandoned.
The pulping of wood chips and bleaching of the resultant fibers.
Historically the treatment of wood chips to form a white fiber has been divided into two processes, pulping and bleaching. Recently, the distinction between these processes has become blurred. To provide a background for this invention, the two processes will be defined and distinguished. The present definitions are based upon the definitions provided in a number of pulping and bleaching textbooks and monographs.
Pulping is the changing of wood chips or other wood particulate matter to fibrous form. Chemical pulping includes partial removal of the coloring matter, such as lignin, associated with the wood.
Bleaching is the treatment of cellulosic fibers with chemicals to remove or alter the coloring matter associated with the fibers to allow the fiber to reflect white light more truly.
It has been known that pulp manufactured by the use of oxygen and the paper formed from such pulp had poor strength qualities in comparison to pulps formed by other processes. It has been proposed in a number of patents and articles to overcome the strength problems by the use of a protector or inhibitor which would prevent a harsh reaction between the oxygen and the cellulosic material. These protectors have usually taken the form of some type of magnesium compound, although other compounds such as barium carbonate, calcium carbonate, or zinc carbonate have been mentioned. Magnesium compounds noted as usable as a protector have included magnesium carbonate, magnesium oxide, magnesium hydroxide, magnesium silicate, magnesium chloride, magnesium acetate, and complex magnesium salts.
These protectors have been mixed with the chips in a one-stage pulping system or with the pulp fibers prior to the addition of oxygen when the oxygen is used in the bleaching stage. The protector may be added to the fibers between the pulping and bleaching stage, combined with the bleach stage cooking liquor prior to its addition to the stage, or added to the fibers in the bleach stage. In a one-stage pulping system they would be added with the cooking liquor or to the cooking liquor. However, one one-stage pulping patent, Worster et al, Canadian Pat. No. 895,757, impregnates the chips with the protector prior to cooking.
A number of patents disclose various types of protectors and their addition. These are Mitchell et al, U.S. Pat. No. 2,811,518, issued Oct. 29, 1957; Robert et al, U.S. Pat. No. 3,384,533, issued May 21, 1968; Noreus et al, U.S. Pat. No. 3,652,386, and Croon et al, U.S. Pat. No. 3,652,388, both issued Mar. 28, 1972; Smith et al, U.S. Pat. No. 3,657,065, issued Apr. 18, 1972; Verreyne et al, U.S. Pat. No. 3,600,225, issued May 2, 1972; Worster et al, U.S. Pat. No. 3,691,008, issued May 2, 1972; Samuelson et al, U.S. Pat. No. 3,701,712, issued Oct. 31, 1972; Aung et al, U.S. Pat. No. 3,716,447 and Roymoulik, U.S. Pat. No. 3,716,448, both issued Feb. 13, 1973; Grayson et al, U.S. Pat. No. 3,736,224, issued May 29, 1973; Smith et al, U.S. Pat. No. 3,740,310, issued June 19, 1973; Samuelson et al, U.S. Pat. No. 3,759,783, issued Sept. 18, 1973; and Samuelson et al, U.S. Pat. No. 3,769,152, issued Oct. 30, 1973.
In addition to these patents, there are four articles describing the South African Pulp and Paper oxygen bleach installation at Enstra and its prototype at Billeruds A.B. which use a magnesium protector. These are Myburgh et al, "A Continuous Process for Oxygen Bleaching of Pulps," paper presented to the 23rd TAPPI Alkaline Pulping Conference, 1969, pp. 41-1 to 41-25; Rowlandson, "Continuous Oxygen Bleaching in Commercial Production," TAPPI, June 1971, Vol. 54, No. 6, pp. 962-967; Rowlandson, "Review of Oxygen Bleaching after 17 Months of Operation," Pulp and Paper Magazine of Canada, March 1973, Vol. 73, No. 3, pp. 74-79; and Myburgh, "Operation of SAPPI's Oxygen Bleaching Plant," paper presented at 1973 TAPPI Alkaline Pulping Conference. There are also Chang et al, "Delignification of Oxygen and Alkali," a paper presented at the 25th TAPPI Alkaline Pulping Conference, pp. 123-131; and Sinkey et al, "The Function of Magnesium Compounds in an Oxygen Alkali Carbohydrate System" Papper Och Fra No. 5, 1974, pp. 473-486, which is based on the Sinkey Doctoral Dissertation at the Institute of Paper Chemistry, Appleton, Wisconsin, June 1973, 113 pages.
Two of the above patents assigned to Mo och Domsjo Aktiebolag, Samuelson et al, U.S. Pat. No. 3,769,152 and Noreus, U.S. Pat. No. 3,652,386, indicate that the magnesium protector may be furnished by using the waste pulping liquor from unbleached pulps produced by the cooking of wood with magnesium sulfide or magnesium sulfite. In addition, a third patent to the same assignee, Samuelson et al, U.S. Pat. No. 3,701,712, indicates that unbleached pulps produced by digestion of wood by magnesium bisulfite or magnesium sulfite usually contain enough magnesium ion so that no addition of magnesium compound need be made in the oxygen state. These statements will be found in Lines 61-69 in Col. 3 of the Noreus et al patent, Lines 53-62 in Col. 9 of the first-noted Samuelson et al patent, and Lines 38-47 in Col. 5 of the second-noted Samuelson et al patent.
It occurred to the inventor that large excesses of relatively expensive magnesium compounds were being added to the fibers in the bleach stage in order to obtain uniform distribution of the protector throughout the fibers. However, this uniform distribution of the protector throughout the bleach stage treatment is difficult.
The comment by Samuelson et al that a protector would not be needed for pulp from a magnesium-base process is not too helpful because there are few such mills and the pulp from magnesium-based mills do not have general application. Thus, the use of a first-stage magnesium-base pulp would not normally be available.
The inventor decided that it might be possible to reduce the amount of protector being used, to obtain uniform distribution of protector throughout the fibers in the oxygen bleach stage and to obtain the advantages noted for a magnesium bisulfite first-stage cook, by the addition of a small amount of protector to the pulp cook. This would place the protector chemical permanently within the fiber during the bleach stage and provide the desired results.
The present invention is used in a system having a chemical pulping stage followed by an alkaline oxygen bleaching stage.
The pulping stage will use a standard pulping chemical-sulfite, modified sulfite, soda or sulfate. Neither magnesium-base pulping processes nor oxygen pulping processes form part of this invention. As stated earlier, the purpose of this invention is to obtain the benefits of the magnesium-base pumping process and apply it to oxygen bleaching without having the limitations of the magnesium-base process. The limitations associated with the use of oxygen with wood chips and the poor quality of the resultant product do not suggest the use of oxygen in the pulping stage. Consequently, the standardly used chemical pulping processes are required for the first stage. The specific conditions of these processes are well known.
The next stage is a standard alkali oxygen bleaching stage in which the fibers are treated with an alkali, usually sodium hydroxide, in the presence of an oxygen overpressure. Typical conditions for this bleaching stage are noted in the patents listed above.
The purpose of this invention is to obtain uniform dispersion of the protector or catalyst chemical, while using less of that chemical, by applying it to the wood chips in the pulping stage rather than in the bleaching stage. Typical protector or catalyst chemicals are also specified in the patents listed above. The preferred protector chemicals are the magnesium chemicals such as magnesium oxide, magnesium carbonate, magnesium hydroxide, and complex magnesium salts. The protector chemical in the amount of 0.01-2% based on the oven dry weight of the wood would be added to the first pulping stage and be incorporated into the fibers during that stage.
Following the pulping stage, the fibers would be separated from the cooking liquor. The excess protector chemical will leave the process with the cooking liquor and be treaed with the cooking liquor to reclaim the protector chemical for reuse.
The treated fibers containing the protector chemical would then be carried to the alkali oxygen bleaching stage and treated in a manner conventional for alkali oxygen bleaching systems as described above.
In this way, less protector chemical would be used and would be dispersed more evenly throughout the fibers.
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Former Sydney FC Championship defender Mark Rudan is getting closer to match condition and his debut for Adelaide United.
Rudan, who had a run in the Adelaide United reserves last week, told tribalfootball.com, "It has been a while since I last played for Vaduz (in Swiss League) and I told Aurelio Vidmar that I really wanted a run in the reserves to get my legs clicking in a competitive game.
"It's all well training but nothing beats playing for points so it felt really good to have a run with the reserves.
"I turn 34 this Thursday so I hope that my birthday present will be making an appearance for Adelaide United and helping the boys get a much sought after win.
"I watched the team last Friday night and the boys were really gutted not to have got something from the game, especially for the big crowd that was there.
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This is the problem I am having: I have created several draggable elements but when I drop one on the droppable element, it does not stay there. Below are more details.
My JavaScript function receives JSON array from PHP and then uses a loop to create the draggable elements:
<script type="text/javascript">
function init() {
var items = <?php echo $result_j;?>; //items is an one dimensional array
for ( var i=0; i<<?php echo $total_rows_j;?>; i++ ) {
$('<div>' + items[i] + '</div>').data( 'item_name', items[i] ).attr( 'class', 'snk_button' ).appendTo( '#drag' );
With the 'items' array I have created several div elements (above code) which I then turn into draggable elements (code below).
$(".snk_button").draggable( {
containment: '#drag_section',//Div #drag_section contains the Div #drag
stack: '#drag div',
cursor: 'move',
revert: true
} )
So, far everything seems to be as expected and I am able to drag my elements (created from 'items' array).
Next, I have created the droppable element as shown below:
$( "#dropp" ).droppable({
drop: function() {
}// End function init()
But when I drag one of my draggable elements on this droppable element, I even get the alert, but the draggable element does not stay on the droppable element.
Can anyone please help me identify why my draggable element is not staying on the droppable element?
Thanks in advance for any help!