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It used to be all the time. I was running windows and so was everyone else. I eventually switched completely to Linux (and started using the "I don't use windows anymore, no clue"... excuse) but that didn't stop the tech support calls.
Moving the family to OSX however did. That was 3 years ago and there has not been a single tech support issue since then.
Just as automatic transmissions were invented for people who didn't know how to drive, so Apple computers were invented for people who didn't know how to use a computer.
Hey, no more burned clutches!
People use automatic transmissions because why the hell would you want to complicate things? Would you prefer a non-power-steering car with a hand crank to start the motor, too?
My understanding is that manual transmission gets better gas mileage. Also, the car tends to be cheaper, at least when you buy it. Can't speak from a long-term maintenance point of view. Those right there are 2 reasons why one would want to choose manual transmission. Also, it's funny that you say "complicate things" when really it's the automatic that complicates things more. Sure the manual transmission makes driving a little more complicated, but the drive train and car is much more complicated in an automatic car. Also, modern manual transmission can be down without a clutch, removing a lot of the complicated part of driving one.
Manuals do not get better gas mileage; they actually get slightly worse. A computer can shift much more efficiently than you can.
It's my understanding that typically, a manual car gets better gas mileage than an automatic, as has been linked in other replies. However, I think this may be because the automatic is at a disadvantage; they often have one less gear than their manual cousins. For example, I just looked up a Toyota Corolla; the base model is a 5-speed manual at 30 mpg, while the upgraded model is a 4-speed automatic at 29 mpg.
This isn't always true; I also looked at the Honda Accord; they offer a 6-speed manual and a 6-speed automatic, but the automatic only comes on a hungrier engine, so they can't be compared. They do offer a CVT as an upgrade to the manual though, and that does get better mileage.
I think it all comes down to price; usually, the automatic gearbox is gimped to get the price closer to the manual, since many people see the automatic gearbox as a necessity, not an upgrade. To save on costs, they use one less gear, and hence the source of the "manuals save gas" generalization.
by Michael Casavant (2876793) on Tuesday April 30, 2013 @05:15PM (#43594997)Mercedes and Chrysler are using 8-spd automatics now...just not on the fuel economy models.
The disadvantage automatics had in years past was lots and lots of friction. Old automatics where basically dozens of clutches that where rarely fully engaged until you get to top gear. Then you have the torque converter which transferred power through a fluid. Manual transmissions where more efficient because you had a hard clutch that was either engaged or not, just a hard link between the engine and transmission.
Modern DSG transmissions are basically 2 manual transmissions with an electronically actuated pair of clutches, all of the advantages of a manual without the slushyness of an automatic. CVT's *CAN* be more efficient (see Toyota Prius' planetary gear set http://eahart.com/prius/psd/ [eahart.com]), or it could be crap (see Nissan's metal v-belt with varying pulleys)...depends on the design.
I personally have a Prius for daily driving and a RX7 for weekend fun.
So far something not mentioned regarding better mileage is that people driving manuals down shift to decelerate, or use neutral. Automatics are always engaged so the engine is always applying force while in gear. Someone below posted the other aspect, of forcing higher gears at lower speeds when touring. Automatics have gotten better, but still lack the control you get with manual assuming you know how to use it.
In long-term maintenance, manual transmissions are far more reliable. They can use new fluid maybe once every 70k-100k miles and eventually the synchros will wear out (making shifting less convenient but still possible), apart from that they're rock-solid-reliable. You'll get better mileage, better performance, better engine wear (since auto gearboxes can't recognize a hill, they keep the revs low and often cause pinging), and lower initial and running costs on the gearbox itself.
All modern manuals have a c
Those right there are 2 reasons why one would want to choose manual transmission.
Safety is a third reason to drive manual over automatic. When was the last time you heard of someone "accidentally hitting the accelerator instead of the brake" using a manual? I can't think of a single time that has happened but I'm sure someone will pull up the lone time this happened.
Then of course there's the fact that it is much more fun to drive a manual than an automatic.
Alas, people have grown lazy and i
I hit the accelerator all the time when I brake... It's call heel-toe downshifting
Almost all of the problems with automatics and manuals that people are discussing here are bull. It comes down to personal preference at this point if you enjoy shifting or you could care less what gears do in a car. I personally like the benefit no one discusses about manuals: It limits who asks if they can drive my car
Agree, I love my wife but, I got a manual so she would never drive my car. That and they are far more fun!
Why not teach the wife to drive stick? My girlfriend knows, but she isn't particularly good at it. I'm going to rectify that this summer because I've already told her that I don't plan on ever buying an automatic again (and by extension, us if we get married).
I've actually tried to teach her. I think it would be good for her to know how to drive a standard. She's not bad at it, she just doesn't feel comfortable yet.
I tried that. She decided she didn't like being excluded and demanded I teach her how to drive the manual. I did. She proceeded to burn out two clutches because she didn't believe me about riding the clutch pedal. She DID believe the mechanic who installed the third clutch, though. Her husband, COMPLETELY WRONG. Random stranger in a greasy overall? GOD'S OWN TRUTH.
Marriage. Feh.
What were we talking about?
Safety is a third reason to drive manual over automatic. When was the last time you heard of someone "accidentally hitting the accelerator instead of the brake" using a manual? I can't think of a single time that has happened but I'm sure someone will pull up the lone time this happened.
Another issue are the drivers who have killed themselves or others when the brakes went warm, because they didn't know how to engine brake when going down long declines. The mountains in BC are infamous for that.
Sure, paddle shifters can alleviate the problem, if only drivers used them. They don't; the typical American automatic driver thinks paddles are only useful to gear down to go faster, not gear down to go slower.
The problem, as I see it, is with technology not being used for assisting those who kno
Perhaps more traditional transmissions, yes. Things like CVT (continuous variable transmission), however, were designed specifically to always give the best possible ratio and so invariably consume less fuel than manuals. It's like having an infinite amount of gears and being able to dynamically choose the best gear at any point in time.
Depends on the vehicle and what you are doing. Manual on an underpowered economy car with poor handling is just a chore. Manual on something with good handling and torque is a joy. Manual on a Jeep 4WD on the road is a chore. Manual on a Jeep 4WD in sand dunes is OMG so much fun. Macs have a manual/auto switch so you don't have to choose.
Macs have a manual/auto switch so you don't have to choose.
Too many Slashdotters hate on the Mac without really considering that it's Unix, so you can do a lot of things with it straight from the Linux ecosystem. There are at least two (command line) package managers I know of that even try to maintain cross-compatible binaries for the Darwin platform. That earns it a special place for geeks like myself tired of trying to maintain things X11 configuration files (the newish auto-configuration systems make it
Many people, like me, hate Apple just because of the way the company behaves. The "walled garden" of the iTunes store plus no allowance for 3rd party stores smells too much like censorship to me. Plus their rediculous money-grab wanting 30% of any in-app purchases from places like the Kindle and Nook stores and dropbox. If I am going to drop a few hundred on a device, I want to be the one who decides what goes on there. I would hate having to play "mother may I" with a company to intall the appls that t
I can agree that Apple is reprehensible. That's not to say it does what it does for evil reasons. If you compare the iOS app ecosystem with the Android app ecosystem, you can see that Apple's stranglehold on apps increases security *for the average user* (meaning people who would happily install viruses on Android no matter how many times the OS warns them not to). Fragmentation is not a problem with iOS either, although that's as much about hardware control as about software control. Their overall strategy
Your two perfectly good reasons for using a manual trans still do not support the original assertion that "people who don't know how to drive" use an automatic.
I've got one. Haven't been able to hand crank it since I mounted the winch in front of the crank access hole.
Shifting is fun. There's no need to be defensive about not knowing how.
An automatic transmission **does** complicate things. A much more complicated system. More things to go wrong and costlier to fix.
Apple or Windows 7 is "easier" to use. But the implementation is very complicated and prone to failure. The implementation is far from simple and very opaque. That's why I drive a stick and use dwm as my window manager.
People use automatic transmissions because why the hell would you want to complicate things? Would you prefer a non-power-steering car with a hand crank to start the motor, too?
The way I see it is that each of your examples actually complicates the car. Automatics are more complex than manuals, power steering requires either adding a hydrolic or electric assist, the starting motor is an additional component added. Now you could say it's making it easier, but it's not making it less complicated.
Better performance, better efficiency, better traction, push starting, and it's cheaper to replace a bad clutch than it is an automatic transmission. You get all this in exchange for an ever so slightly steeper learning curve, which you only have to traverse once.
I use a manual transmission because nobody knows how to drive with one. After I got both my vehicles with a manual transmission nobody asks to borrow them anymore.
Because my transmission is stupid and doesn't know when to shift if I get a little aggressive.
Back in the mid-80's, I used to say "I think they're right, it IS the the computer for the rest of you".
Just as automatic transmissions were invented for people who didn't know how to drive, so Apple computers were invented for people who didn't know how to use a computer.
It's perfectly reasonable. Most people don't really want a computer. They want a browser, word processor, spreadsheet, photo-chopper, etc. Just like they don't want a transmission and an internal combustion engine in a body with associated equipment. They want a personal transportation device.
I guess the definition of "knowing how to use a computer" is a moving target.
Windows 8 PC is not the only definition of computer.
Macs are computers, as are iPads, iPhones, and XBOX 360.
BTW...OS X is Unix based. Would you say that Unix is for people who don't know how to use a computer? I suspect some Unix guys would say that about Windows.
Back when we were mastering the incomparable 4 on the floor experience, our motto was "if you can't find 'em, grind 'em".
Moving the family to OSX however did. That was 3 years ago and there has not been a single tech support issue since then.
The question is whether this is because they have no problems, or because they're reluctant to call the person who inflicted OSX on them.
Moving the family to OSX however did. That was 3 years ago and there has not been a single tech support issue since then.
The question is whether this is because they have no problems, or because they're reluctant to call the person who inflicted OSX on them.
I totally agree. My father decided to get a iMac. I thought great then I have to keep explaining, finding software and the NAS never worked correctly ! Personally I'm grateful after 7 long years to get him back on Windows 7.
I totally agree. My father decided to get a iMac. I thought great then I have to keep explaining, finding software and the NAS never worked correctly ! Personally I'm grateful after 7 long years to get him back on Windows 7.
Sounds like the issue may have been with the support person rather than OS X. I've seen a number of Windows people who just never manage to get past the fact that OS X simply doesn't behave like Windows.
When I switched from Windows to Mac - back in 2003 - I initially ran into a number of minor but irritating problems. Eventually a Mac-using friend advised me "Stop thinking about how something would work in Windows, or where you'd find some function in Windows. Think about how it should work, and look there
I totally agree. My father decided to get a iMac. I thought great then I have to keep explaining, finding software and the NAS never worked correctly ! Personally I'm grateful after 7 long years to get him back on Windows 7.
Sounds like the issue may have been with the support person rather than OS X. I've seen a number of Windows people who just never manage to get past the fact that OS X simply doesn't behave like Windows.
When I switched from Windows to Mac - back in 2003 - I initially ran into a number of minor but irritating problems. Eventually a Mac-using friend advised me "Stop thinking about how something would work in Windows, or where you'd find some function in Windows. Think about how it should work, and look there - 90% of the time that will be the correct location."
He was right.
Ditto, a lot of the complaints I get about OS X boil down to it not working like Windows, Gnome, KDE, (name your poison).... The same goes for Gnome 3 haters, Gnome 3 is different, if you want Gnome 2 back get one of the numerous forks and move on. Just stop bothering the rest of us with long rants about how Gnome 3 isn't like Gnome 2.
It's the former.
I've set up several people with OS X. Some came from windows, some from Linux. I picked "once a year" above, though it might be twice. And half the time it's hardware-related.
OS X really simply works. Whatever else you may like or dislike about it, compared to both windows and Linux, it's a lot more hassle-free.
Moving the family to OSX however did. That was 3 years ago and there has not been a single tech support issue since then.
The question is whether this is because they have no problems, or because they're reluctant to call the person who inflicted OSX on them.
It's OS X not OSX, if you are going to troll this place with juvenile flaimbait, at least try to get your ancronyms right.
The same way that my son complained about his really nice RC car until I gave him a bouncy ball.
Database stuff (Score:5, Insightful)by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 30, 2013 @11:23AM (#43591075)
Here's a little tip for those who don't want to deal with moochers: never tell people you work in "computers", "IT", or "support". Instead, tell them you do "database stuff". The difference is night and day. When the average person hears "IT", they immediately think "what can I get out of him?" and "is there anything I need?" On the contrary, when the average person hears "database stuff", they cringe and try to change the subject, since taking the conversation further means work for them. In the rare case they do press you further, simply get technical, further distancing yourself from that hopeful chance that you might know "something about computers".
This attitude of taking advantage of IT people stems from the fact that nobody (outside of IT) understands that IT is actual work. They view your position not as one of actual labor, but merely knowledge -- the only difference between you and them is that you know which buttons to push, and they don't. Therefore, fixing their computer is hardly even a "favor", merely a short pit stop in your continuous life of fixing computer problems.
You won't ever see a mechanic asked if he can perform an oil change free of charge. You won't ever see an electrician asked to "do a little clean up" in his spare time, outside of working hours. That's because the average person understands what these professionals actually do, and they can appreciate it. They don't, however, understand what IT work is, and therefore they will never appreciate it as "real work" deserving of "real respect".
It's quite simple. Family and close friends get a pass, because we all care for one another and help each other out anyway. If you can't help them out you are just being a dick. For everyone else tell them you charge $30/hour (3 hour minimum). If the person asking is a real douche then just up the hourly rate to a figure that will stop the conversation dead in its tracks. From my experience anything more then $0 is enough but make it really high just for shits and giggles. That usually drives them off and
Moving the family to OSX however did. That was 3 years ago and there has not been a single tech support issue since then
Funny that. Attempting to migrate about 50% of people to OSX is a disaster, especially if they are older. My family support calls ended when I gave the people what they wanted, and what they knew (with adequate backup and protection where needed). Isn't that what we do for clients at the end of the day?
For clients, yes. Clients pay me. Family does not, so it's about what makes *my* life easier, not what they want.
So you format their hard drive completely blank, destroy their power supply, and change over to an unlisted phone number?
I think your committment to "what makes *my* life easier" is lacking.
Same hree, but it didn't completely stop. I still newbie questions like searching files, very old printers not working, etc. Meh.
Exact same here. My parents used to be the largest offenders. Then I bought them MacBooks for Christmas a few years ago. Since then, not a single phone call for tech support.
Modestly similar experience. Was getting calls almost every week from family and friends. Switched most of them to Linux (based on their needs and wants), now get the occasional call about upgrade installs, finding or using a program to do something, and related miscellany.
One woman still runs Windows - as a vm in VirtualBox atop a Linux host. All her personal stuff gets copied into a
that worked out well for me as well before Windows 7 came out, got them a mac mini and they loved it. they would call and i would just tell them what ever it is they are trying to do it doesn't work on a mac. Now it sits in the corner collecting dust while everyone in the house has their own laptops running Windows 7.
Almost every day but not quite... (Score:4, Interesting)by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 30, 2013 @10:20AM (#43590369)
For almost a decade I ran my own tech sales/service/support company in a small rural town in NW Montana. I loved the work and really enjoyed being able to create my own schedule, but I was pretty limited as a one-man-band in terms of income potential. The most I could really get away with was around $70/hr and with max scheduling and taking out my costs it limited me on average to around $45,000 - $55,000/yr depending on how hard I worked my customers. The area I live in is pretty expensive ($200,000 will buy you a decent starter home) and most of the industry around here is centered on tourism and service (I live about 45min south of Glacier National Park). I made the decision to close my business and I was EXTREMELY fortunate to get hired as the Network Administrator for a Healthcare organization. I now have benefits, retirement, health insurance, strong job security, and my take home pay is almost double what it was before. Like I said, I am very fortunate.
What does this have to do with the current poll? Well, it has been insanely hard to get it into my customers and friends heads that I am no longer doing freelance tech support. Sure, I have a handful of very loyal (and well paying) customers that supported me for almost a decade that I feel a sense of responsibility for and I just can't bring myself to completely drop support for them. It almost feels like I am betraying them. I always served my customers and friends with the utmost respect and honesty and that's why my business grew like it did, but I would feel that now it would be a slap in the face to them if I simply refused to help them. I haven't been able to find someone I really respect to pass my clients off to... so I feel stuck sometimes.
I love what I do and I'm so glad I chose this line of work when I was a very young teen... but now that I'm in my early 30's and have a family. I would love to reclaim nights and weekends for myself again.
For starters, if you haven't increased your rate from $70/hr that might do the trick. You're not doing it for the money, just to get your time back. The ones who are really desperate for your quality services will probably still hang on, but those will be manageable and lucrative. The cheap or lazy ones will disappear.
My kids call me (Score:5, Interesting)
Does it happen very often that kids in their twenties call their mom for tech support on their computer? Mine do, like once a year. I help them, and I help my 85 year old dad, who calls me every two weeks about his computer. Other relatives and friends are on their own, unless they pay my usual hourly rate.
Does it happen very often that kids in their twenties call their mom for tech support on their computer? Mine do, like once a year. I help them, and I help my 85 year old dad, who calls me every two weeks about his computer. Other relatives and friends are on their own, unless they pay my usual hourly rate.
Same here, and I fully expect to be tech-support for my grandchildren.
by EmperorOfCanada (1332175) on Tuesday April 30, 2013 @12:04PM (#43591535)Fixing family computers can be annoying but I charge a single price for helping their friends:
A single La Madeline au Truffe by Chocopologie by Knipschildt. They can order it on their phone while I fix the computer. No truffle, no fix.
When they find out that my price is a single truffle. They are agreeable. When they find out the price they usually become incensed. I just mention that any time that I spend on their problem is time not spent building my business. Needless to say their emergencies become a whole lot less urgent.
"La Madeline au Truffe by Chocopologie by Knipschildt", huh? At $5.95/character, that's pretty damn expensive. Literally.
But I just set up my family with Ubuntu, installed their favorite apps, and now the only thing I have to do is remote in for updates after I've verified nothing's broken. It's been about 8 years since switching them over. I haven't had to update their hardware either. I'm thinking about putting a solid state drive in one of the older machines but that's about it. The only weird thing that happened is I had to re-seat some RAM because a machine wouldn't turn on but that's it.
Now the only questions I get are about when web sites are updated and there's a layout change, or when Google updated gmail and it warned you that it was going to switch you to a new interface, and they want me to click OK because they're not sure if it'll break something
I set their stuff up properly and it just works. What's the problem?
My father's been switched to a Chromebook, my mother can handle herself, the in-laws don't go on the Internet, and my grandmother knows better than to click random things. I'll give the latter a checkup once or twice a year, but that's it.
Down from once a week to once a year (Score:2, Interesting)
Aging parent who just wanted to e-mail her friends and write about her family tree. With the Windows laptop it was about once a week. "Do I right or left click on that?" "Outlooks says something about an error" "I forgot to shut it off last night, did I break anything?"
To iPad. I never hear from her now. People just don't understand how mind boggling awesome an iPad is for people who are not computer literate. iOS may have saved me from defenestration.
iOS may have saved me from defenestration.
So, if defenestration is when you throw someone out a window, what's the term for when you throw out Windows?
I'm glad to be of help to my family and friends (although I do admit that there is a point of saturation somewhere).
Me too. I really hate for my friends and family to have to pay $80 an hour for GeekSquad or equivalent. What are friends for, if they don't help each other?
I switched them all to Linux. They never bother me again.
I just killed them all. They never bother me again.
Of course, it's sad being an orphan...
Second level tech support (Score:5, Interesting)by spaceyhackerlady (462530) on Tuesday April 30, 2013 @05:43PM (#43595281)
For my immediate family my computer-savvy Mom does first-level tech support. I'm second-level support.
Most of us use Macs, so the tech support requriements are minimal.
But doesn't call. Maybe she knows better. Maybe it's the two hour time difference. Maybe it is because she comes from a generation where long distance calls were expensive.
I live in Silicon Valley so most of my friends are either technically savvy themselves or have others they prefer to call on.
Linux, almost none; Windows 8, daily (Score:4, Interesting)by DaveAtFraud (460127) on Tuesday April 30, 2013 @08:01PM (#43596493) Homepage Journal
I did fine when my wife had a Linux system. She decided she needed to replace her laptop and we got a "black Friday" special on a Windows 8 laptop. Now it's pretty much a daily ritual to try to figure out how Microsoft obfuscated something that was easy to find and perform under XP or 7. She can't decide whether to stick with Windows 8 because "that's what everyone will want her to know" or take the damn thing back to Windows 7 so we both be productive.
Move 'em to Macs (Score:4, Insightful)I supported my family's piano teacher and family on some Windows XP boxes. Once they even corrupted the PC within a week of my last re-config (I was there one time when the daughter was just clicking 'yes' to every dialog box that came up on the install she was doing
And then they discovered Apple
So yes - I'm a great fan on Apple Macs. Not for me, of course - wouldn't touch one with a bargepole. But for all the people who used to ring me
I don't get called by friends and family that often, but when I do it's usually because something is very broken. So, if the stereotype is that your mom calls you because she can't download her e-mail, my mom calls me when Exchange throws a rod and 500 people (school district) can't download their e-mail.
They call me a lot less after I showed them the hidden secret of computer support: http://xkcd.com/627/ [xkcd.com]
I've never been called because my whole family and extended family is in IT and software engineering. Only 7% of slashdot users have families that NEVER need help? I would have assumed that genius ran in more families......
Genius != computer troubleshooting ability. I think a better explanation is that families don't necessarily share interests. Actually, I think there would likely be a tendency toward diversification of interests through specialization. Why would someone need to learn how to fix the computer if they could rely on a family member that already had that skill?
I've never been called because my whole family and extended family is in IT and software engineering. Only 7% of slashdot users have families that NEVER need help? I would have assumed that genius ran in more families......
I find it disturbing you assume that
I find it comforting.
*rocks back and forth*
IT and software engineering aren't particularly useful if your problem is that your arm is broken. I'll keep my family just the way it is and answer a few questions each year, thank you very much. I can handle the tech if they handle the doctorin'.
My dad is a really smart guy. Seriously smart. I've never seen him try anything, and not be successful. He's done everything from whitewater rafting to carpentry, autobody work, racing motorcycles, shooting, gardening, he even built the house I grew up in (and by built the house, I mean he hammered every nail).
Except for computers. He is the fucking *master* as destroying a Windows machine. I can spend half a day, defragging, debugging, running virus scans, backing up, uninstalling crap and by the next day
My mom is a tenured University professor and my stepfather is very, very smart structural engineer, now retired. They both call for tech support every once in a while. I'm quite sure - by the nature of the calls - they would be able to solve their problem themselves. But they like my wife and I coming over in the weekend for "helping them with their computer". The tech support call is nothing more than a "hey son, why don't you come over here?" call.
Maybe your dad do the same thing to you?
So my time is taken up 100% doing tech support for my wife. She runs businesses from home so a lot of it is helping her with spreadsheets, administering mailing lists, building web apps, that sort of thing.
Giving an iPad to my mom and a Nexus 7 to my dad cut my tech support calls down to almost none.


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Turtle tales told in Snohomish
Families learn facts and stories Sunday from the 'Frog Lady'
Annie Mulligan / For The Herald
Thayer Cueter, Snohomish county's very own "Frog Lady" (and sometimes "Turtle Lady") poses a turtle while Blake Siegert, 8, of Lynnwood, snaps a photo with his portable game player Sunday at the Snohomish Public Library. More than 100 people attended "Turtle Time," an educational event held by Cueter where children and parents can learn more about turtles.
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Three-year-old Blake Guthrie sits with his grandparents, Doyle and Nancy Brown, while watching Thayer Cueter hold a pair of turtles Sunday afternoon at the Snohomish Public Library.
In less than an hour, the second grader snapped 44 photos of turtles who spent their Sunday afternoon peering out at dozens of children and grown-ups who found their way to the Snohomish Library to learn more about the shelled creatures.
Blake, 8, who attends the Maplewood Parent Cooperative in the Edmonds School District, was drawn to mud turtles, particularly a Mississippi mud turtle who made a cameo appearance at a free event for those curious about the lives of the pokey reptiles.
"You know, it's got two hinges, which is pretty interesting," Blake said.
Indeed, the mud turtle is double-hinged, unlike other turtles that have a single hinge on the flat belly-side of their shells. It gives it the ability to close its entire body into the shell.
Thayer Cueter, a veterinary technician and a herpetologist, shared lots of turtle facts while introducing several species that make their home at the Just Frogs Toads Too And Friends! Amphibian Center in Edmonds. The non-profit center is a permanent home for frogs as well as the turtles. It's also an educational resource and a retail outlet.
Before her Turtle Time presentation was over Sunday, many of the youngsters were able to tell a boy turtle from a girl turtle with a quick inspection. Males, they learned, were the ones with the longer nails and tails.
Cueter introduced several turtles to the standing-room-only gathering.
Each turtle has a story.
There was Dean, 55, a diamondback graptemys. Dean was once headed into a soup for dinner until a little boy convinced his family to allow him to keep it as a pet. He kept Dean for a half century before Cueter was asked if she could provide it a home.
Then there was Spike, whom Cueter first met at a dental office. The family of an employee there found the mud turtle at Green Lake. Because it is not natural to the Pacific Northwest, Cueter agreed to take in Spike.
The amphibian center on the Edmonds waterfront is a busy place these days. Cueter and a team of volunteers are tending to the needs of 37 frogs, nearly the same number of turtles, four lizards and a 23-year-old tarantula named Gertie.
Cueter, who's commonly called the Frog Lady, is grateful that so many people have shown an interest in her reptile and amphibian friends. She worries about the future of many species that are now considered endangered.
Sunday's attendance was much larger than she expected.
"I was shocked," she said. "I got in there and thought, 'My Turtle Time groups are never like this.' I was pleasantly surprised. It was heart warming."
Seven families had turtles of their own at home and were able to get tips on providing better care.
There's no let-up in Cueter's schedule. She has 72 events, including several at local libraries, on tap through October.
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April 10, 2012
HIGH POINT, N.C. - Conference Carolinas is proud to announce the 2012 Lacrosse Academic All-Conference award winners. League member institutions stress the role of "Academics and Athletics Working Together" and each sport's Academic All-Conference award winners exemplify this continued league-wide commitment. Pfeiffer University picked up six representatives for Women's Lacrosse and two from the Men's.
The 2012 Conference Carolinas Lacrosse Academic All-Conference representatives have been awarded to the following junior and senior student-athletes with a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 or higher on a 4.0 scale in all work completed at their member institution that have played in a conference sponsored sport. The GPA is calculated based on the student-athletes cumulative average through the previous semester and each student-athlete must have attended their member institution for at least one academic year.
Each year the Academic All-Conference Team is released while closing out each regular season before starting the tournament championships. Queens University of Charlotte will host the 2012 Conference Carolinas Lacrosse Championships at the Queens Sports Complex at Marion Diehl Park for the fourth consecutive year. The three-day event will feature four semifinal games, two men's games on Friday and two women's matches on Saturday, with the culmination of the weekend on Sunday with two championship games.
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Women's Lacrosse Academic All-Conference Team
Chelsea Elmore, Belmont Abbey College
Elyse Mohn, Belmont Abbey College
Emily Hudgins, Belmont Abbey College
Laura Dowd, Belmont Abbey College
Lindsay Connolly, Belmont Abbey College
Meghan McSherry, Belmont Abbey College
Rebecca Diggs, Belmont Abbey College
Courtney Cambra, Converse College
Kerrie Young, Converse College
Anna Dailey, Erskine College
Alesia Jerrells, Erskine College
Hillary Henry, Erskine College
Nina Paton, Erskine College
Sara Goodman, Erskine College
Anna DeLuke, Lees-McRae College
Emily Guenthner, Lees-McRae College
Nicole Nixon, Lees-McRae College
Brigid Milchling, Limestone College
Brittany Howard , Limestone College
Jamie Chesser , Limestone College
Jenelle Forunato, Limestone College
Jessica Aguglia, Limestone College
Kacie Harris, Limestone College
Kelly LaLonde, Limestone College
Lindsay Malecki, Limestone College
Sylvia Queener, Limestone College
Katherine Athens, Pfeiffer University
Laura Shea, Pfeiffer University
Lorin Lord, Pfeiffer University
Molly Punk, Pfeiffer University
Natalie Marvin, Pfeiffer University
Rachel Hebberd, Pfeiffer University
Shannon Bonnel, Pfeiffer University
Paige Fisher, Queens University of Charlotte
Chelsea Lancashire, Queens University of Charlotte
Caitlin Miller, Queens University of Charlotte
Brittany Philip, Queens University of Charlotte
Men's Lacrosse Academic All-Conference Team
Jackson Decker, Limestone College
Riley Loewen, Limestone College
Justin Rose, Pfeiffer University
Robert Hope, Pfeiffer University
Anthony DeRosa, Queens University of Charlotte


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Mortality Detail and Multiple Cause of Death, 1981 (ICPSR 3874)
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This data collection presents information about the causes of deaths occurring during 1981. Part 1, the Mortality Detail file, describes every death or fetal death registered in the United States for 1981. Part 2, Multiple Cause of Death, provides information about the causes of all recorded deaths occurring in the United States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa during 1981. Data are provided concerning underlying causes of death, multiple conditions that caused the death, place of death, residence of the deceased (e.g., region, division, state, county), whether an autopsy was performed, and the month and day of death. In addition, data are supplied on the sex, race, age, marital status, education, usual occupation, and origin or descent of the deceased. The multiple cause of death fields were coded from the MANUAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL STATISTICAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES, INJURIES, AND CAUSE-OF-DEATH, NINTH REVISION (ICD-9), VOLUMES 1 AND 2.
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VANCEBORO — Aaron Steele picked up his passion for soccer from his father, Dana Steele.
Steele learned the game from his father, and enthusiastically enjoys playing the sport.
"The first time (my dad) gave me a ball, I never really put it down," Steele said. "Anything my dad did, I felt like I had to out-do him. If he juggled 100 times, then I would have to do it."
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West Craven's offensive production slipped from past years, but the defense was nearly impenetrable.
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High Point, N.C. – Olivia Nelms was named the 2013-14 Conference Carolinas Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year at Thursday evenings banquet. Nelms was the big winner of the night as she was also named to the All-Conference First Team along with Taylor Lindsay. Hannah Watson rounded out the Falcons' award winners as she took home a spot on the All-Conference Third Team.
In her freshman season, Olivia Nelms posted a 14-2 overall record and an 8-1 mark in the number one singles slot for Pfeiffer. Nelms won six straight singles matches and recorded all but one of her wins in straight sets. Nelms also teamed with Watson in number two doubles and finished with a nearly perfect record at 17-1. The freshman from England helped the Falcons achieve multiple school records including most consecutive wins (14) and most wins in a regular season (17).
The Conference Carolinas All-Conference Teams were determined by vote from each Head Coach of participating league institutions. Nominations were collected and then voted upon by ballot and tallied to determine Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year, Coach of the Year, All-Conference First Team, All-Conference Second Team and All-Conference Third Team. Awards were presented at the league tennis team banquet at the Conference Tournament Championships co-hosted by Erskine College and the Palmetto Park Tennis Complex in Sumter, SC.
Pfeiffer opens up tournament play tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. as they earned the No. 2 seed and take on the No. 7 seed King.
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Player of the Year:
Olivia Nelms, Pfeiffer University
Freshman of the Year:
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Coach of the Year:
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Olivia Nelms, Pfeiffer
Corin Hallman, Erskine
Taylor Lindsay, Pfeiffer
Smiljana Kljajic, Barton
Roxanne Chouinard, Mount Olive
Miranda Guthrie, Erskine
All-Conference Second Team:
Marian Pinate, Limestone
Francesca Ceppi, Mount Olive
Mika Goyette, Erskine
Haley Elliott, Erskine
Manon Janin, Limestone
Alexandra Boulbin, Limestone
All-Conference Third Team:
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Hannah Watson, Pfeiffer
Sarah McDonald, Erskine
Randi Price, Barton
Meredith Pruden, Barton
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In addition to reviewing print and online media, Media Matters monitors at least 150 hours of television and radio each week. This section features highlights (or low-lights) from our monitoring efforts, other noteworthy clips as well as original videos.
Conservative media are promoting a deceptively edited video from a Republican opposition research firm that purports to show Hillary Clinton coldly demanding that a supporter "go to the end of the line," to allege that Clinton is out of touch with voters. But even as the dishonest attack made its way to Fox News, network contributor Guy Benson admitted the full context of the video "casts [Clinton] ... in a far less damaging light."
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At a Glance
Why Get Tested?
To help diagnose the cause of inflammation of pleurae (pleuritis, pleurisy) and/or accumulation of fluid in the pleural space (pleural effusion)
When to Get Tested?
When a doctor suspects that someone with chest pain, coughing, and/or difficulty breathing has a condition associated with pleuritis and/or pleural effusion
Sample Required?
A volume of pleural fluid collected using a procedure called thoracentesis
Test Preparation Needed?
The Test Sample
What is being tested?
Pleural fluid is found in the pleural cavity and serves as a lubricant for the movement of the lungs during inhalation and exhalation. It is derived from a plasma filtrate from blood capillaries in the lungs and is found in small quantities between the layers of the pleurae – membranes that cover the chest cavity and the outside of each lung.
A variety of conditions and diseases can cause inflammation of the pleurae (pleuritis) and/or excessive accumulation of pleural fluid (pleural effusion). Pleural fluid analysis is a group of tests that evaluate this liquid to determine the cause of the increased fluid.
The two main reasons for fluid accumulation in the pleural space are:
- An imbalance between the pressure of the liquid within blood vessels—which drives fluid out of blood vessels—and the amount of protein in blood—which keeps fluid in blood vessels. The fluid that accumulates in this case is called a transudate. This type of fluid usually involves both lungs and is most frequently a result of either congestive heart failure or cirrhosis.
- An injury to or inflammation of the pleurae, in which case the fluid that accumulates is called an exudate. It usually involves one lung and may be seen in infections (pneumonia, tuberculosis, sarcoidosis), malignancies (lung cancer, metastatic cancer, lymphoma, mesothelioma), or autoimmune disease.
Differentiation between the types of fluid is important because it helps diagnose the specific disease or condition. Doctors and laboratorians use an initial set of tests (cell count, protein, albumin, or lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) level, and appearance of the fluid) to distinguish between transudates and exudates. Once the fluid is determined to be one or the other, additional tests may be performed to further pinpoint the disease or condition causing pleuritis and/or pleural effusion.
How is the sample collected for testing?
A sample of pleural fluid is collected by a doctor with a syringe and needle using a procedure called thoracentesis.
NOTE: If undergoing medical tests makes you or someone you care for anxious, embarrassed, or even difficult to manage, you might consider reading one or more of the following articles: Coping with Test Pain, Discomfort, and Anxiety, Tips on Blood Testing, Tips to Help Children through Their Medical Tests, and Tips to Help the Elderly through Their Medical Tests.
Another article, Follow That Sample, provides a glimpse at the collection and processing of a blood sample and throat culture.
Is any test preparation needed to ensure the quality of the sample?
No test preparation is needed.
The Test
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Blaivas, A. (2011 December 15). Pleural fluid analysis. MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003624.htm. Accessed June 2012.
Light, R. (Revised 2012 May). Pleural Effusion. Merck Manual for Healthcare Professionals [On-line information]. Available online through http://www.merckmanuals.com. Accessed June 2012.
(2011 September 21). How Are Pleurisy and Other Pleural Disorders Diagnosed? National Heart Lung and Blood Institute [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/pleurisy/diagnosis.html through http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov. Accessed June 2012.
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Wu, A. (2006). Tietz Clinical Guide to Laboratory Tests, Fourth Edition. Saunders Elsevier, St. Louis, Missouri. Pp 868-869, 1535-1536.
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Forbes, B. et. al. (© 2007). Bailey & Scott's Diagnostic Microbiology, Twelfth Edition: Mosby Elsevier Press, St. Louis, Missouri. Pp 904 – 913.
Schriber, A. (2007 November 12). Pleural fluid analysis. MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003624.htm. Accessed on 6/21/08.
Kaufman, D. (2006 August 7, Updated). Thoracentesis. MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003420.htm. Accessed on 6/21/08.
Kaufman, D. (2006 August 7, Updated). Pleural effusion. MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000086.htm. Accessed on 6/21/08.
Kaufman, D. (2006 May 3, Updated). Pulmonary actinomycosis. MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000074.htm. Accessed on 6/21/08.
Garlipp, C. et. al. (2008 January 18). Pleural Effusions: Stability of Samples for White Blood Cell and Differential Counts. Medscape from Laboratory Medicine [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/568386 through http://www.medscape.com. Accessed on 6/21/08.
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(2007 August). What Are Pleurisy and Other Disorders of the Pleura?. NHLBI [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/pleurisy/pleurisy_whatare.html through http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov. Accessed on 6/28/08.
Knight JA, Kjeldsberg CR: Cerebrospinal, synovial, and serous body fluids. In Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Laboratory Management by Laboratory Methods, 21sted. MCpHerson RA & Pincus MR, eds. Saunders:New York, pp 426-454, 2006.


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This is described here.
Basically in Java == with primitive types means use equality. For object types == means test identity.
We found when working with Groovy that if we kept those semantics and folks used dynamic typing as follows
def x = 2 * 2 if (x == 4) { ... }
They would get surprising results, as they often mean equality based on value, such as in the above, rather than identity. Indeed folks rarely ever use identity comparisions.
So to avoid many common gotchas and confusions, we've made == mean equals, the meaning most developers use, and we use this for both primitive types and for object types and across both static and dynamic typing to simplify things.
Currently if you really want to compare identities of the objects, use the method is(), which is provided by every object.
if (x.is(4)) { ... // never true }
The above condition is never true, since the Integer object in x (which is the result of the computation above) is not identical to the Integer object with value 4 that has been created for the comparison.


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This past weekend on June 15, 2013, we were 2,000 feet above the Napa Valley at Summit Lake Vineyards & Winery (2000 Summit Lake Dr Angwin, CA) on Howell Mountain to celebrate the wonderful Napa Valley Grapegrowers and their guest bidders from their annual fundraiser STOMP, which occurs later this summer. The special mountainside property really came alive for an evening under the stars in perfect weather. It was quite a family affair for us, with Janet pouring an array of Viader wines, from the velvety soft 2011 DARE Cabernet Franc to the mighty Magnum of 2008 VIADER Proprietary Red Blend (Comprised of 69% Cabernet Sauvignon & 31% Cabernet Franc).
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What song do you like better?
Inside the Fire or Perfect Insanity
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Bass solo followed directly by melodic finger tapping followed by the infamous "Immaculate Ending"...... 'nuff said
These are two great songs and im glad disturbed chose these two to be judged because it makes a true disturbed fan think, haha when you guys came to calgary, i dont think you could have opened the show and got the crowd pumping better thean when david came out in a straight jacket and then "Perfect Insanity" started playing! That was fucking amazing!!!!
thats not to say that when you guys played inside the fire it wasnt fucking great too, i mean i think the roof almost came off the roundup centre..haha btw go to the dome next time you guys are in calgary!!
But i would have to choose perfect insanity just because of its origin with disturbed, i mean it was one of the first songs they ever had, and then to go on and remaster it was sickk!! The lyrics music combind so well and just make it an amazing song all around.
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Nearly a decade after the release of their groundbreaking debut, The Sickness, Disturbed have become one of the most passionate and well-respected bands in the hard-rock universe, a dependable source not only of pummeling riffs and jackhammer beats, but of personal and political insights into our troubled times.
Yet success (in the form of over nine million albums sold) hasn't dulled this Chicago-based foursome's taste for adventure. If anything, Disturbed's loyal fanbase has pushed the band to newer heights of self-expression.
So it makes sense that on the occasion of their fourth album, Indestructible, that frontman David Draiman, guitarist Dan Donegan and drummer Mike Wengren decided to take the reins and produce themselves in the studio.
Depends on the mood, but I think I'd have to go with Inside The Fire
perfect insaneity:p
Both songs are fantastic however i would have topick perfect insanity! That song could get you pumped even on your death bed!
Sorry guys, HANDS DOWN its got to e "Inside the fire" Because for One thing the lyrics are amazing, and For another, when you are sitting there at your first rock concert RECORDING the song, Rocking out and singing along when Your BOYFRIEND who has been a fan Longer then you have Doesnt know the words is fucking amazing.
Yeah, I was at the erie show almost 2 wks ago, and I was there singing with the song, and the BF Lookked at me and Basically said "The fuck are You doing?" Yeah.. He didnt Know the words, and I did. He was Kinda Pissed at me for that, Sat Down and Pouted for the rest of the concert.
~Now the World is a Scary Place Now that You've Woken Up The Demon In me!~
To me, this is like the impossible choice: Chinese or Indian Takeaway? Arrrgghhh!
"Are we demented, or am I Disturbed?"
100% Perfect Insanity, love it! btw listening to "The Night" atm with my friend at my school xD
Inside the fire but the best song of the album is Enough
Inside the fire!!!, songs wayy more dark than perfect insanity and just is better in general, wayy better live song to
Perfect Insanity
inside the fire for sure. it is arguably the darkest song on indestructible, but its soooo awesome!!!!!
its gotta b inside the fire only 4 the lyrics tho,as far as the music goes every Disturbed song is awesome! 8 months & 1 day since u guys rocked Challenge Stadium in Perth & im still buzzing,u rock boys come back soon!
Perfect Insanity!
Perfect Insanity is a good song, but personally, I think Inside the Fire is a much deeper song, lyircly (Of course, with David, what kind of lyics do you expect?). It has a very realistic idea and a theme that some unfortunatly can relate to. It addresses that single part of us that have ever had a suicidal thought, which is literally everybody; Everyone has had a thought or two. That doesn't mean you'd consider it, but it's a thought nonetheless. It deals with the emotions a person would have in such a situation, like if a friend or family member died or commited suicide. In a way, it also tells you that you're not alone. People all over the world- even people you know- have been to hell and back, and Inside the Fire can tell the entire story.
Perfect Insanity!
I love the song Inside the fire and perfect insanity the same
but my favorite songs from the album is The Night and Enough
No Doubt Inside The Fire
Inside The Fire
I like inside the fire but both songs rock criminal is my favorite song on the album best album yet
Out of the two, I choose Perfect Insanity over Inside the Fire.
My fav off the album? Criminal
That song kicks ass!!!
yet I see that many new songs aren't on the bootlegs from the current tour.
I've seen and heard all the old songs live many times. It's time to give us die-hards some new live music!
thats a damn hard choice lol cuz perfect insanity has a great drum intro, its the perfect show opening song (by band is covering that one) and it shows how far you've come since the old version 13 years ago. its also probably one of the most fun songs to play on your new record. However, lol the reason i love this band is because of your meaningful lyrics, the meaning behind them, and the overall power that the music helps provoke. ...so im gonna have to say Inside the Fire because of the electronic intro that i know Dan worked so hard to create, the awesome riff, the lyrics and rythm that David had one hell of a time making, and because of the amazingly catchy solo. also i know the riff part of the solo is probably a bitch for John to play but he does it 100% perfect. plus is amazing watching you guys riff out to eachother live on that part. So definetly Inside The Fire.
I'm gonna have to say that Inside the Fire is my favorite.
Perfect Insanity is my choice.....