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We live in a world where we get upset if a webpage does not load within ten seconds. We have social networks to update our statuses instantly, and we can access our global village from any place in the world. We are not patient.
Perhaps a few decades ago this was different, but since the Internet, the world's collective attention span has atrophied. Writers cannot expect their readers to patiently wait for their book to start. No, you must begin your story with a bang or chance losing reader interest.
So today I will discuss what momentum is, where it is important, what slows down and speeds up a book's momentum, how to identify areas of fast and slow momentum, and ultimately, how you can fix these problems.
What is "Momentum"?
I define momentum as the aspects of your book that generate reader excitement. Throughout a story the momentum fluctuates, but the most momentum occurs in areas of high tension and exciting conflict. These are areas where readers cannot set aside the book—they must find out what happens.
Where in the Book is Momentum Important?
Technically, momentum is important everywhere in your story, but there are a few key places where momentum is absolutely vital.
Hands down the most important area is the very beginning of your book. Why? Readers often read the first few pages of a book before committing to it. And because huge booksellers like Amazon allow readers to preview the first few pages of a book for free, many times committing to a book is synonymous to buying it. The stakes are high; if you cannot pique your readers' interest here, then you risk losing readers, and ultimately, money.
I cannot speak for agents and editors, but my guess is that they are usually also looking for books with strong beginnings. If the book does not begin with a bang, then they'll pass. After all, they're investing in you. They want to reduce their risk by making sure your product sells instantly. I cannot stress enough how important it is to hook readers in these pages.
Another area where momentum is important is the end of each chapter. This is so well known that we have a name for it: "cliffhangers." Chapters mark convenient stopping points for the reader, but if you can end a chapter with a cliffhanger, chances are they won't be able to put the book down.
What Increases and Decreases the Momentum?
When editing your own book, it's difficult to gauge where the momentum picks up and slows down. This is one of those pesky blind spots a great many writers have. However, below are some general rules that can help you discern where the momentum of your book is slow and where it is fast.
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Long-winded monologues will scare off interested readers. Anywhere in your book where these occur you should seriously consider thinning them out. However, at the beginning of your book, these should occur in clusters of a few sentences at most. Anything more and the reader might fear that this is the tone of the book and quickly abandon it.
Perhaps the most tempting and most lethal way to begin a story is to include a lot of description. It's a quick kiss of death for books because most industry insiders consider lengthy descriptions to be a sign of an amateur writer.
It's also a waste of your time because most readers are more impressed by plot twists and character development than they are your description of a pretty sunset. Every person has his or her own idea of what a beautiful sunset looks like. You'll save face and a lot of time if you give readers only enough description for them to fill in with their own ideas.
Boring Scenes
This is a hard reality to swallow. Most writers enjoy much of what they write, so they often believe that every scene is exciting in some way. Please take a step back and look closely at your beginning scenes. If you are introducing Ma and Pa's little farm, and a warm conversation your main character has with them, this is boring. Readers thrive on conflict. Inserting conflict in place of cooperation will do wonders for your book's momentum.
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In opposition to boring scenes, exciting scenes jumpstart a book's momentum. Exciting scenes are not necessarily shootouts, but they do involve conflict and/or intrigue. These are especially great at the beginning of your book because they can conveniently introduce the book's main conflict, and they pique reader interest.
Exciting scenes are also great fodder for cliffhangers for the same reason—they introduce conflict and intrigue. Readers are curious; if a scene ends uncertainly, or poses a question that requires an answer, the reader will want to read on. Some of the best books exploit this chapter after chapter. I'm sure you know the type of book I'm talking about; these are the books that require us to stay up late to finish.
Where description can lose reader interest, dialogue often increases reader interest. This is because when there is dialogue, things are happening; events are unfolding. The character is sleuthing, asking questions, confronting the antagonist, discussing the problem, and deciding on solutions. When paired with conflict and exciting scenes, dialogue can be an incredibly powerful tool used to reel readers in.
How to Identify where the Momentum is Slow
Take a look at the length of your paragraphs. Are they thin, or full of information? It might surprise you, but usually smaller paragraphs indicate more momentum because events are unfolding so quickly the main character does not have time to stop and describe or think deeply about a problem.
How to fix Momentum?
Ideally, you want to begin your story at the moment there is one. Don't wait fifty pages for your story to begin. Start immediately. This means that you'll want to insert dialogue and exciting scenes as soon as possible. Save the lengthy explanations and description for later. Remember, readers like conflict and questions. Start here and they won't be disappointed.
The Caveat
While momentum is important, you must not completely remove thoughts and description. During exciting scenes, it's important to include some details and some of the main character's thoughts. After all, the latter is considered voice, and lots of readers like characters with voice. In addition, once an exciting scene is finished, readers want to know how the main character feels about the new developments in the story. Ideally you want a balance between thoughts, description, dialogue and action.
Momentum is vital to increasing readership and ultimately marketing your book. It is most important at the beginning of your manuscript and at the end of each chapter. Thoughts, description, and boring scenes can slow down a book's momentum, while dialogue and exciting scenes can speed it up. You can identify areas of fast and slow momentum by looking at the paragraph length. But remember, while thoughts and description can slow down a book's momentum, they are also necessary. If you can increase your book's overall momentum, you'll likely increase your readers' excitement—and excitement is crucial in this industry.
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Why Use CO2 Cartridges?I have to say that I really don't understand the popularity of CO2 for tyre inflation. It seems to me to be yet another example of resource consumption for really very little reward. I admit, I've never used a CO2 cartridge, but I have fixed many flats on the road, in all sorts of weathers. With a half decent pump, it is simply not that hard to get a reasonable amount of pressure into the tyre. It can take a while, but unless it's a race where time is super critical, why would you consume all the resources required to make that CO2 cartridge available, just for a little convenience?
Re: Why Use CO2 Cartridges?If you run tubeless, then they are a wise thing to carry, if you get a full deflation you need to get air in their fast to lock in the beads.
Re: Why Use CO2 Cartridges?because I would rather just inflate and ride away rather than spend more time pumping away.
Re: Why Use CO2 Cartridges?Because... you can. I personally don't ride a bike because it's good for the environment or to be green, i ride a bike because i love doing it.
A lot of cyclists do seem to put their bike on a car rack and drive to the start point be it for a group ride, the usual cycle on bike paths, or recreational ride with the family. I'd imagine that my cycling door to door and having used two C02 inflators in the last 5000km's(touch wood) not that bigger impact compared to driving done by others.
Re: Why Use CO2 Cartridges?Much more "group friendly" to have a puncture fixed in the shortest possible time, and most mini pumps do struggle to get a true 100psi+
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Re: Why Use CO2 Cartridges?I'm sure the cartridges are recyclable as well, so not terribly wasteful.
But since this thread is pretty one sided, I'm going to go ahead and assert that real cyclists use pumps.
Re: Why Use CO2 Cartridges?I carry both and use whichever is more convenient at the time.
Riding to work at 5.30am and getting a puncture, I want to fix it and get going ASAP so I have used my CO2 to inflate and get to work (which is 36km's from home, so not a 10min ride away). However, if I am out by myself on the weekend and I get a flat I am happy to save the CO2 and use the pump (though I actually prefer pre-inflating with the mini-pump to around 20psi and then using the CO2 which will get the tyre back to around 110-120psi). Each to their own I guess. They are there for cyclists to make use of and I don't believe there is anything wrong with using them - nor do I believe that a real cyclist only uses a hand pump. YMMV Dave 2012 Felt F75 | 105 | ProLite Braccianos | GP4000S
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More often than I'd prefer but I still just use a pump. Cartridges are just another bit of unnecessary kit to spend money on in my opinion, but if it makes you happy. Cheers, Peter 2012 Jim Bundy
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1. Bike shops love people who use Co2 as they get to sell them replacement cartridges, I've seen pleanty of them rammed down beginners throats who don't know any different. I've lost count of the number of people I've helped on their 1st ever puncture that didn't know how to operate the Co2.. 2. Co2 is fast - if there is a bunch waiting this is the way to go 3. Co2 is small and light - more compact than any pump I carry a pump and Co2 - if I am by myself or with my training buddy I'll pump it the old fashioned way. If I am with a bunch and they've been kind enough to wait, then I always use Co2. If someone invents a refillable co2 cartridge that you could pump up with a shock pump for example that would be interesting, I wonder what the technical difficulties are as to why this hasn't already been done?? Our Website is: http://www.pro-liteoz.com Find us on Facebook by searching for "Pro-Lite Australia"
Re: Why Use CO2 Cartridges?Co2 cans and a quick repair plugs actually work really well on motos... Got me out of big trouble once... Much more reliable than repair aerosols.
Re: Why Use CO2 Cartridges?I like CO2 just because of the size. iPhone 5, keys, work keycard, small multitool, two tubes, some levers, couple of cartridges and a small inflator head fit in my saddle bag with ease.
Two cartridges plus a small inflator head might equal the size of a very small pump but pumps aren't foldable! You can get cartridges between $1.50 and $2 online. I wouldn't be paying $5+ a cartridge from a store, though.
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You would need a pretty serious pump if you were just trying to put air in (maybe 2000psi??? haven't calc'd it), or if you were somehow putting CO2 in, you still need to get it to 800-900psi (pending temp) to get it to a liquid state. Then, once you manage that, you need to come up with some type of resealing mechanism that can be applied with out losing pressure & can hold that pressure with a comfortable factor of safety. Always looking for new rides & ride partners in SE QLD area
Re: Why Use CO2 Cartridges?For me... My bike is my transport. Sometimes I have to be somewhere. Also, if I'm riding in a group with say 20 people, and they are standing around waiting for me to fix a flat - I believe I owe it to them to get the job done as quickly as possible.
I carry a pump and will use it in preference to co2 if I don't have time pressures. Once you can climb hills on a bike it's all downhill.
Hopefully I'll know what that's like..... one day.
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I cant get a 100psi in with a mini pump???
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Yeah.. you have to have a good pump and some good pumping muscles to get 100psi out of a little pump. Plus, there is a chance you'll snap the valve if it isn't one of the ones with the rubber hose at the end of the pump. The way I look at co2 inflators is they are win-win. If you use them and it goes well .. then you look like a hero. If you stuff it up - and let's be honest there are many opportunities for the inexperienced to !! BAN ME NOW FOR SWEARING !! it up then it's really quite funny and everyone gets a smile. Win Win. Honestly... compared to the environmental trainwreck that is western society I don't think a few co2 cylinders are our most pressing problem. Once you can climb hills on a bike it's all downhill.
Hopefully I'll know what that's like..... one day.
Re: Why Use CO2 Cartridges?I don't buy the 'save time excuse' for using co2. IME waiting for others, most time is taken getting the tire off/on. People concerned about holding others up would be more logical to practise that skill and not use wheels that are a tight fit. They should also check their tires regularly and replace them while they are still in reasonable condition....and finally learn how to thoroughly clear a tire of glass/sharp stones so they don't get a 2nd puncture.
It takes me 60-90 seconds to pump a tire to 90psi, which is totally adequate for all sorts of riding. The co2 advantage imo is you don't have the inconvenience of carrying a larger pump.
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Competition level air pistols and rifles switched from co2 to PCP (pre compressed pneumatic) some years ago now, and they take anything up to 3500psi, rarely any issues with sealing. None of the canisters used are anywhere near the size of a little co2 cartridge but i don't see why it couldn't be done. Specific track style pumps are available to get them up to those pressures, but it takes quite some time. My current hand pump is a Topeak something or other that cost $25, i can get that to 110 no problems, and it doesn't take long. My tip re hand pumps, after having my nice Lezyne pump come out of the frame mount and get mangled in my rear wheel, i now put the pump up my knick leg, with the rubber grippers most knicks have it's never going anywhere, and i never notice it. When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments- Elizabeth West.
Re: Why Use CO2 Cartridges?For me CO2's are awesome...I don't have enough strength the get a tyre pumped up sufficiently with a small hand pump.
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how do you go getting the tire off/on the wheel?
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Usually ok. Lisa
Re: Why Use CO2 Cartridges?[url]http://www.bicycles.net.au/forums/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=53503&hilit=Perfect+cyclist[\url]
This thread might be a good candidate for the Perfect Cyclist thread Lisa
Re: Why Use CO2 Cartridges?I use CO2 cartridges because I like them
I don't know what's been more wasteful, the amount of pumps that have gone by the wayside or empty cartridges that have gone in the recycling.
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That could do some damage in a crash!
Re: Why Use CO2 Cartridges?I use a minipump. But a good road bike minipump is expensive -- the cheap ones won't get the necessary pressure or will let you down in the middle of nowhere. That has changed a bit (eg, Cellbikes has the Lezyne Road Drive for $40), but the economics still strongly favour CO2 for weekend warriors ($10-15 for the inflator, $2-5 per cylinder).
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The LRA is notorious for abducting children and forcing them to commit violent acts against their own families and communities. Lindsay and her partners, including the Congolese organization SAIPED, create beautiful short films that capture these traumas, and that illustrate a path to recovery. Together with techniques like role playing and community discussion, these films help people, families, and communities navigate the emotional minefield of losing their children and, sometimes, seeing theme escape and return home. She calls it the Mobile Cinema project, and she created it as part of her work with Discover the Journey, a non-profit network of media makers and storytellers that works to change the lives of children in conflict.
"After the very last meeting, when we were told we would not be able to continue the project, I walked out to our car and finally just cried," said Lindsay. They had already cast villagers for the film, and she felt that she was letting them down, along with their whole community.
When she got back to the village she called a community meeting with the cast to break the news. One by one, cast members expressed their sadness. Samson, the young teenage boy who'd been cast in the lead role, started to cry. His brother had been abducted by the LRA and was still missing, he said. He saw his role in the film as a way to honor his brother by helping others who'd been through his trauma.
"To make meaning from [pain] was something sacred," said Lindsay, "and I hadn't seen that or predicted how deeply people would want that until we were there sitting in the grass saying we were leaving."
They had eleven days left for a shoot that needed three weeks. The next morning they flew from South Sudan to the Democratic Republic of Congo and started auditions that afternoon. "Thankfully," said Lindsay, "the actors we ended up working with in Congo showed the same level of zeal and excitement for the vision. And it only communicated to me just how much people want to be agents in their own healing process." They shot into early mornings and, with the help of a heroic Congolese producer and translator, finished a film about a child soldier's tumultuous return to the home he'd been ripped away from, a film that will promote healing throughout the region.
In a conversation that spanned a number of emails and a rainy-day interview in Uganda, I asked Lindsay why it's worth it to her to engage with such painful stories, to really care about these people and so to take on an element of their suffering.
"I keep myself open to pain, and beauty in pain, because I loose my own humanity if I don't," said Lindsay. "If it's the natural rhythm of life to die and live and die and live and die and live—our cells are constantly dying and being regenerated, plants are dying and being regenerated, that seems to be the cycle, the way our world functions—do we not also have to have our own souls and hearts die in order to fully live?"
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Hope they fix the kernel version as well...
Phoronix: Another LZ4 Security Issue Analyzed
At the end of June I mentioned LZO and LZ4 security issues were uncovered while coming to light in the past week was another potential LZ4 security vulnerability for the lossless data compression library...
Hope they fix the kernel version as well...
It's not "another LZ4 security issue", as far as I understand,
it's the same one, but has been, as 0xBADC0DE said, more thoroughly analyzed.
And as a consequence, the same fix applies.
Yes, the linux Kernel implementation has also been patched the same way.
The conclusion is nonetheless valid :
even though the issue requires very large data blocks which are likely out of most program specs,
the fix is nonetheless recommended for all 32-bits applications, just for simplicity.
Something like gkh Stable Kernel announcement - lz4: add overrun checks to lz4_uncompress_unknownoutputsize() Linux 3.15.4 - Sun, 6 Jul 2014 19:09:39 -0700 ?
Original blog on 1st, so I expect they have covered it already.
Sure? From new analysis relating to 32bit ARM :
The overflow checks seem mandatory, not just a belt & braces precaution.2,598,823 bytes of the value 0xff, plus one final byte of 0xa7 are required to generate the exact 'length' value of 0x27800000. When this 'length' value is added to an 'op' address of 0xd8800000, what do we get? We get nothing. That's right, the address zero.
The problem seems to have same nature: 32-bit signed integer overflow, causing wrap-around and as the result, some potentially harmful memory accesses. However, this seems to be another instance of problem - this commit has only landed recently and it has been separate thing, issues mentioned in first announce were addressed in earlier coomits. That's how I learned there was some trouble on the way - I detected new commit and took a look around, getting curious about cause. It turned out it has been another security fix.
While it's very good that LZ4 gets investigated for vulnerabilities (the less bugs, the better), we must not panic: the potential attack surface for this kind of bugs is rather low.
LZ4 is *not* used on the web (low porforming compression). LZ4 is more used for fast loading from mass media (crazy high compression/decompression speeds).
Thus, most of the data that feeds into LZ4 isn't coming from unknown 3rd party sources, most of the time data fed into lz4 decompressor is data that the owner has previously compressed into lz4 him/her self.
A bug into the defalate algorithme (used by a bazillion of things on the net) would have been much more dramatic.
But, still, the bug hunting is welcome!
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I get a lot of emails from persons trying to find information on Legendario Rums. The only help I can offer is to explain that the export of this Cuban Rum to Canada is actually via Spain rather than Cuba. Jesus Lester Pomo is the Export Manager for the Legendario Rums from Cuba. I met Mr. Pomo (who is s a Cuban National living in Spain) last September at a tasting event held here in Edmonton, and he allowed me to sample the entire Legendario line-up.
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Jimmy Poole A substitute teacher walks into the classroom and on the blackboard she sees a message. It says, "Jimmy Poole has got the biggest tool in the whole damn school!" She yells, "Who is Jimmy Poole?" This kid in the back stands up and says, "I'm Jimmy Poole." "Well, Jimmy, you're staying after school!" The very next day when the substitute teacher walks in, she looks up at the blackboard and written on it, it says, "PAYS to ADVERTISE."
Honeymoon A young couple got married. On their honeymoon, they were very anxious about having sex because they were both virgins. Because of their sexual inexperience, they were a bit uncomfortable discussing the subject so they came up with the term "doing the laundry" to use in place of "having sex." This made them both more comfortable with the whole concept. Well, the first night of their honeymoon was wonderful. They "did the laundry" five times that first night. In the middle of the night the new husband woke up, and he was ready to do the laundry again. He gently shook his new wife and asked her, "Can we do the laundry again?" but she was very tired. She told him that she just couldn't do it again just yet, maybe in the morning. A few hours later the new wife awoke feeling very guilty. What he had asked for wasn't unreasonable, and she decided she should go ahead and "do the laundry" with him again. She gently shook him and said, "Honey, I'm sorry I denied you... We can do the laundry again if you want." He replied, "That's OK... It was a small load... I did it by hand."
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The Wood Loft
The Woodloft works directly with the local Amish craftsmen here in the Illinois Amish Country to ensure that we can offer the finest heirloom quality pieces of custom furniture. The Wood Loft prides itself on being the best store in the Illinois Amish area with the ability to create custom furniture made right here by the Arthur Amish. We have a great staff who stand ready to help you create your heirloom today. Visit our showroom in Arthur, Illinois, or browse our on-line catalog for ideas or to select items that fit your needs.
Four Acre Wood Products
We are the largest custom furniture and cabinet manufacturer in the area. If the item you want is not currently available, we will be happy to custom make it.
Yoder's Lamps & Antiques
A shop full of antiques and 30+ dealers, plus a large inventory of antique oil and gas lamps. Repair and parts are available for antique and modern oil and gas lamps. Authorized Aladdin Lamp dealer and repair.
Villa Galleries
Fine art located in the heart of the Illinois Amish country. The Villa Galleries has dedicated its gallery to local artists who have ties to the central Illinois area either through living situation or artwork subject. Photography, watercolors, colored pencil, oil and acrylic, stained glass, and pottery are just a few of the mediums featured in the gallery.
The Pewter Spoon
Many gift ideas, from miniatures to decorative and functional items. Mementos of the Arthur area, in pewter and brass.
Calico Workshop and Oak Furniture
Along with Amish Oak furniture, the Calico Workshop offer a lot of, you guessed it, calicos and fabric. Pre-made quilts, patterns, and quilting supplies.
The Homestead Bakery
We are very pleased to continue bringing all our valued customers the freshest, made-from-scratch delights such as caramel-iced cinnamon rolls, dinner rolls, honey white and wheat breads, sweet and specialty breads, a variety of cookies, iced cut-out cookies and classic angel food cakes of various flavors. And we feature specialty pumpkin items in the fall. Load up on baked goodies, as well as all the other scrumptious items that we stock on our shelves. These include a substantial assortment of mustard's, pickled vegetables, relishes, salsas, jams, jellies, butter spreads, noodles and a generous selection of fine candies and fudge.
Melrose Quilts & Sewforth
Seasonal retail store offers heirloom quilts & homespun accessories. Occasionally the Mennonite shop owner may be seen working on her quilts.
Shady Crest Farm Market
Come visit this working Amish farm and apple orchard. They have a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables for sale, plus fresh honey, apple butter and maple syrup. A Deli filled with 15 different Country-Cured Meats & 24 different Cheeses is also available Monday - Saturday. While you're there, enjoy a hand-dipped ice cream cone. You can also find Fresh Baked Goods every Thursday - Saturday. Open year round.
The 200 Acres
Located in the heart of Illinois' Amish country, The 200 Acres is a working farm that features beautiful gardens, including a spectacular collection of more than 5,000 mums, and offers its heirloom seeds for sale. The 200 Acres is especially known for its more than 300 varieties of rare pumpkins, squash and gourds from around the globe that are grown right on the farm and displayed in its Great Pumpkin Patch from mid-September through October 31 every year. The on-site Homestead Bakery sells made-from-scratch goodies such as pies and angel food cake during spring, summer and fall.
Atwood Visitor & Information Center
Early trains made an "at-the-woods" stop, and in 1873 the town of Atwood was formed. Main Street today features split-rail fences, benches, grassy areas and country crafts, collectibles and antiques.
Village Craftsman
This charming Amish wood shop and store features locally made Amish goods. Toys, treats, quilts, crafts and baked goods can also be purchased here.
Martha's House of Florals
Beautiful flowers, gifts, candy and cards. While away a few minutes in this treasure trove.
Cisco Farms
Stop by this roadside market for in-season fresh strawberries, tomatoes, beets, broccoli, cucumbers, eggplant and peppers.
Clinton Antique Mall
15,000 square feet with over 100 dealers. Quality antiques, furniture, primitives, glass, china, coins, quilts, trunks, toys, books, granite ware, crocks, crystal, and more. Everything on ground level, no stairs. Open seven days, layaway, gift wrapping, spring shows. Open house in June. Fall festival in September and a Christmas show in November.
Grimsley's Flower Store
A tradition in Clinton since 1918, it remains today as a symbol of the way things used to be -- tin ceiling and walls, wood floor, quality service.
Country Junction
You are invited to shop the ever-changing collection of traditional crafts, folk art, candles, furniture, home accents, decorative accessories, and much more. Displayed in room design design settings. Country Junction treats you to an enjoyable shopping experience.
Encore Thrift Store
Find secondhand items here, including new and gently used clothing of all sizes, housewares, furniture, athletic items, toys, home decor, craft items, purses, shoes and so much more. All proceeds raised by Encore Thrift Store got to support services for adults with disabilities.
Flower Corner & Country Church Craft Mall
A full-service florist specializing in weddings. The Flower Corner invites you to call and set up an appointment to speak with one of their designers for your special day! They also carry a large assortment of crafts, candles, quilts, pictures, wooden signs, and furniture.
Four Paws Salon
Pet supplies and treats for your furry little friends. Stop in at this shop that celebrates our four-pawed friends.
Graves' Stationers
This retail location offers Hallmark cards and products, gifts, office supplies, office equipment and furniture. Stop in to shop their quality merchandise and receive exceptional customer service.
LaTeaDa Tea Room & Gift Shop
You won't want to miss the ever-changing collection of must-have items offered at LaTeaDa. Their gift shop features gourmet foods, teas, teapots and tea sets, home decor, jewelry, purses and accessories, books, ornaments, and more. Stay for lunch, or just come to shop!
The Laughing Kat
Located in the residence of local artist Frannie Thompson, this shop features all types of handmade creations. Her fine assortment of fused glass and beads, paintings, jewelry, sewing and purses awaits you.
The Loft
The Loft features all sorts of adorable gifts, whatever the occasion. From their assortment of picture frames, candles, and baby items to gourmet coffee, dips and desserts, you won't want to miss shopping here! Come thirsty! the Loft also features a vast assortment of coffees, smoothies, iced lattes and more.
Memories Past Antiques
Quality antiques and collectibles at realistic prices: furniture, primitives, advertising, pottery, vintage toys, tools, jewelry, books, glassware and more.
Moneypenny's Soysations
This family-owned business is located in the residential Hillcrest subdivision. They specialize in extremely scented, hand-poured soy candles, pillars and melts, and handmade bath and body products that incorporate skin nourishing natural oils, butters and extracts.
Quilters Delight
Quilters Delight offers fabrics, batting, sewing notions, needles, threads, books, patterns, heritage lace curtains, classes and much more.
Watkin's Jewelry
Established in 1890, this family owned business offers fine jewelry, watches, new & antique clocks, diamonds, colored stone jewelry, watch & jewelry repair and custom designing. Watkin's is an expert clock repair shop, specializing in antiques. They can also rebuild grandfather and mantel clocks.
Mari-Mann Herb Farm
Spanning six rolling acres on bluffs overlooking the Sangamon River Walk, Mari-Mann Herb Farm is a potpourri of herb beds, wildflower fields and formal gardens.
Del's Popcorn Shop -- Decatur
"The Popcorn Shop" was opened in 1934 by John Baldwin. In 1945, Mr. Baldwin leased his business to Del and Emily Barnett. A year later the Barnett's purchased The Popcorn Shop and changed the name to "Del's Popcorn Shop". Lou Ann Jacobs purchased the Decatur business in 1978 and has added her own flare and expertise to the business taking it way beyond what anyone could have imagined. Del's always has a large variety of tempting treats, most of which can be found and ordered right here online. A package from Del's Popcorn Shop is always sure to put a smile on every face.
Wabash Depot Antique Centre
This beautiful 10,000-sqare-foot building has been restored to its twentieth-century rail depot grandeur, and now houses antique dealers selling their treasures.
Merchant Street
Nestled between East Main and Prairie Avenue, historic Merchant Street blends the charm of the past with today's trends. Browse the quaint neighborhood shops lining the tree-lined street for everything from women's clothing and accessories, to home decor and specialty foods. Shopping on Merchant Street in Downtown Decatur offers the ultimate boutique adventure.
Located within easy walking distance of the Millikin University campus, the Oakwood Business District is home to restaurants, salons and specialty shops at the intersection of West Main, Wood Street and Oakland Avenue. Watch your favorite team on the big screen while sampling Southwestern fare, or choose from an extensive wine list to complement a savory Italian dish. After lunch, check out bikes and gear, order flowers, get a haircut, or even unwind and relax with a soothing massage.
Firehouse Flea Market & Antiques
We have a wide variety of items including glassware, pyrex, VCR tapes, DVD's, CD's, lamps, Fenton glass, jewelry, vintage clothing, books, small furniture & knick-knacks. We have something for everyone!
Never Forgotten Thymes Antiques
A wide variety of treasures for you - antiques, collectibles, jewelry, and furniture are just some of the fun items awaiting your inspection!
The Gathering Place
Located within Haines & Essicks downtown, browse our specialty foods and wines to stock your cabinets. We also offer cooking classes to stimulate your imagination and tempt your palate so come cook up a culinary delight!
The Decanter
The Decanter Fine Wine & Spirits is a retail shop located in downtown Decatur offering over 500 wines as well as craft beers, spirits and gift accessories.
Giggles on Merchant
Giggles is a wacky and fun gift and card shop. Located on Merchant Street in downtown Decatur, Giggles has a little something for everyone. What makes Giggles stand out from the rest is their ability to personalize just about everything.
Elwin Antique Mall
Fourteen individual rooms hold antiques of every sort, including pine, oak, & walnut furniture; wicker, glassware, advertising signs and posters, books, jewelry, linens, quilts, primitives, granite ware, stoneware, cast iron, Fostoria, Fiestaware, country florals, crafts, tin chandeliers, country accessories and much more!
Main Street Antiques
Antique glassware, pottery, and furniture - Collectibles, Chinaware from England.
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Hickory Point Mall
The Hickory Point Mall offers shopping at many great stores including Bergner's, Kohl's, Sears, Von Maur and The Limited. Enjoy dining in the food court and at popular adjacent restaurants such as Applebee's, Red Lobster and Texas Roadhouse plus catch a movie at the Hickory Point 12.
Petals is not a florist but we are a unique gift shop specializing in permanent florals. Petals creates wreaths and arrangements that can last for a lifetime.
Dielman's Asparagus Patch
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yeah, another rebrand of years old hardware to rip off users. Well done nvidia!
Btw, is the mass dying problem finally solved?
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After launching the GeForce 200 series last year, NVIDIA unveiled the GeForce GTX 260M and 280M GPUs for notebook computers earlier this year. The GeForce GTX 280M is currently NVIDIA's fastest notebook GPU, even though it is derived from the GeForce 9800GTX+ core rather than the GTX 280 desktop variant. This 55nm notebook GPU has 128 processing cores, supports two-way SLI, features NVIDIA PureVideo HD technology (important for VDPAU usage under Linux), and other features to pack a desktop performance punch in notebook computers. The Linux-friendly System76 manufacturer recently introduced the Bonobo Professional notebook computer with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M and an Intel Core 2 Quad processor, which we happen to be looking at now and today are delivering some initial performance results from this high-end NVIDIA GPU under Ubuntu Linux.
yeah, another rebrand of years old hardware to rip off users. Well done nvidia!
Btw, is the mass dying problem finally solved?
@energyman: I almost feel like asking you to stop trolling around and stay in opensource radeon forums , although I fully understand your frustration as an ATI customer. In any case, only the GTS250 (and below) is a rebranded 9800 (which is a rebranded 8800), but the GTX260M and GTX280M are indeed new. And that mass dying thing - it was not mass, else nvidia would have gone bankrupt, and it was with few 8000 series cards - though I understand it was quite a few cards and it was annoying. And FYI, I have a notebook with 8400M GS (Dell Vostro), which has been running fine for almost 24x7 for about 2 years between 48-56 in normal work conditions, including some heavy gaming (and I used to overclock till I used to hit 100 celsius sometimes) during early days. In general, I have a feeling that discrete graphics require some good ventilation - macbook pros are good, but are very tight for fitting a class-A/B gpu - so much that they are often crippled by Apple in hardware/software itself - like the mobility raden x1600's sometime ago.
Meawhile, the tests here are good, but could be better - the card is way better than it is shown - it is perhaps the top of the line mobile graphics (except for multi-gpu setups). What is notably missing is the GTKPerf tests - on my Asus G50VT with 9800M GS, the entire test for 1000 rounds is gunned down within 70 seconds. (And such a test would silent all of the few gtk-pervs around who complain about slow 2d.) I am not sure about how much Nexuiz is optimized (it is a great game btw), but benchmarking a few commercial games like Doom3 or ET:QW wouldn't have hurt. (Meawhile, me waiting for Wolfenstien on August 2009 .)
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Micheal, are you seeing this on all nv cards? I'm wondering because I've been benching those fine with the 185.18.14 drivers and has no problems initializing openGL. Just for example: http://global.phoronix-test-suite.co...09-15605-12784For those interested in Unigine Tropics, Unigine Sanctuary, or Enemy Territory: Quake Wars results for this GPU under Linux, using the 185.18.14 display driver there was a bug preventing OpenGL from being initialized in those tests.
what trolling? Nvidia is renaming their old crap for the second time now - ripping of people. That is not trolling, that is a FACT.
Nvidia based laptops are also mass dying out there. Dell, HP, Apple, everybody has the same problem. Again FACT not trolling.
So, before you even DARE to accuse me of trolling, check the facts. Just because you are lucky does not change anything.
It is a mass dying. Nvidia has two class actions against it and they are sued by their insurrance for lying.
You don't believe me? Fine, go to the inquirer and check for yourself.
Yeah Inquirer and Wikepedia and so on . If you faced something bad on yourself, please do tell us - or better, go to the appropriate place. What you don't mention is the action the OEMs and Nvidia took. For example, when the problem arose, I was worried too about my Dell Vostro. Within a short time, Dell did extend the warranty to two years - no excuses. Likewise, I am sure Apple did their part, and hopefully the rest of the manufacturers and so did Nvidia.
Meanwhile, what makes you think that GTX280M is a rebranded one?
Sorry, I take my words back regarding the rebranding thing. Indeed GTX280M is apparently a rebranded *desktop* 9800GTX . I was assuming it was related to the desktop GTX280, which is new. What is a little disappointing is that the bus is still 256-bit (my 9800M GS has that too, except that 280M has double the shaders).
PS: I am happy with the old crap .
nvidia took no actions at all. They lied for more than a year about the problem, then put 100m aside - not very much, if you look deeper into the problems. The numbers are in the open for everybody to check. From SEC filings, to filings by the insurance company and the forums of almost everybody who ever sold a nvidia laptop.
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- Responsive
- Retina-Ready
- Cross browser compatible – tested in IE 8,9,10,11; Firefox; Safari; Chrome and Opera.
- Well formatted and commented, so it should be easy to adapt and extend
- Single-Page Website includes:
- Homepage
- Services
- Portfolio (+Fancybox for Video and Images)
- About
- Blog (+integrated Blog Posts)
- Contact
- Working Ajax Contact Form with Validation and working PHP Mailer Script
- 430+ retina ready icons included
- Custom print css stylesheet
- Extensive documentation
- PSD included
- April 2013 – initial release
- March 2014 – update 1.1
– fixed jagged arrow border caused by Firefox v 27+ and IE changing arrows into boxes upon clicking blog teasers
Documentation / Support
The item documentation is extensive and the source code is properly commented and formatted, so you shouldn't have any problem working with this item.
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