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Promote your business all year with one of the most effective and economical marketing tools for 2017. E-Z 2 Stick Calendars are ideal holiday gifts for customers, prospects, staff, volunteers, associates and friends. Recipients have two options to display the calendar on any surface: they simply peel off the adhesive back strip or use the magnetic strip. This classically themed "Our Service is Always in Season" E-Z 2 Stick Calendar features beautiful gold foil accents and a durable gloss finish. Add your 5-line personalized message and project the perfect image to the audience you need to reach or try them as personalized holiday gifts for business associates.
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Lobbyists think Margaret Anderson-Kelliher is a badass
The recent announcement of Margaret Anderson-Kelliher jumping into the gubernatorial race should have other DFLers soiling their pants. The woman is a badass, legit and hard working, smart and battle tested. At least that's what the lobbyists think of her.
Last January, we had members of the lobby go off-the-record and givehonest assessments of the Twin Cities delegation.
The Speaker of the House was the only person with almost too much praise. They loved, respected, and felt like she was only reason the politics in Minnesota ran for the last 8 years.
Rep. Margaret Anderson Kelliher (DFL)
District 60A--Minneapolis
No legislator received higher praise than the speaker of the House. Comments about her read like they were written for a book jacket:
"Our next governor? A grownup in a building filled with children."
"The savvy diplomat who brings together diverse voices while fighting for the most underrepresented in our communities. It is not easy to keep together a caucus, and she has done it with grace and style."
"A leader for our times! Very smart; eager to learn; listens extremely well; seeks common-sense solutions that work for all Minnesotans; tough, but in a kind of compassionate way; very flexible; and highly respected. One of the very best."
It was a struggle to find any negative opinions of her. We only found two: one lobbyist said they miss former speaker Dee Long; another felt that her talents needed to produce action earlier in the session. But that was it.
The budget is her baby this session, and if Kelliher-Anderson powers through a tax increase for the wealthy, her praise could turn into hero worship among progressive insiders.
"She is a powerhouse."
The only other to receive such high plaudits? Rep. Paul Thissen.
This DFL nomination is gonna get fierce. Fast.
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A young Dublin taxi driver deals with his alcoholic mother's decline. Bleak, tough, brilliantly acted trip down a familiar road.
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Mike Judge's "Office Space" is a comic cry of rage against the nightmare of modern office life. It has many of the same complaints as "Dilbert" and the movie "Clockwatchers" and, for that matter, the works of Kafka and the Book of Job. It is about work that crushes the spirit. Office cubicles are cells, supervisors are the wardens, and modern management theory is skewed to employ as many managers and as few workers as possible.
As the movie opens, a cubicle slave named Peter (Ron Livingston) is being reminded by his smarmy supervisor (Gary Cole) that all reports now carry a cover sheet. "Yes, I know," he says. "I forgot. It was a silly mistake. It won't happen again." Before long another manager reminds him about the cover sheets. "Yes, I know," he says. Then another manager. And another. Logic suggests that when more than one supervisor conveys the same trivial information, their jobs overlap, and all supervisors after the first one should be shredded.
Peter hates his job. So do all of his co-workers, although one of them, Milton (Stephen Root), has found refuge through an obsessive defense of his cubicle, his radio and his stapler. Milton's cubicle is relocated so many times that eventually it appears to have no entrance or exit; he's walled-in on every side. You may recognize him as the hero of cartoons that played on "Saturday Night Live," where strangers were always arriving to use his cubicle as storage space for cardboard boxes.
Mike Judge, who gained fame through MTV's "Beavis and Butt-Head," and made the droll animated film "Beavis and Butt-Head Do America" (1996), has taken his "SNL" Milton cartoons as an inspiration for this live-action comedy, which uses Orwellian satirical techniques to fight the cubicle police: No individual detail of office routine is too absurd to be believed, but together they add up to stark, staring insanity.
Peter has two friends at work: Michael Bolton (David Herman) and Samir (Ajay Naidu). No, not that Michael Bolton, Michael patiently explains. They flee the office for coffee breaks (demonstrating that Starbucks doesn't really sell coffee--it sells escape from the office).
Peter is in love with the waitress at the chain restaurant across the parking lot. Her name is Joanna (Jennifer Aniston) and she has problems with management, too. She's required to wear a minimum of 15 funny buttons on the suspenders of her uniform; the buttons are called "flair" in company lingo, and her manager suggests that wearing only the minimum flair suggests the wrong spirit (another waiter has "45 flairs" and looks like an exhibit at a trivia convention).
The movie's dialogue is smart. It doesn't just chug along making plot points. Consider, for example, Michael Bolton's plan for revenge against the company. He has a software program that would round off payments to the next-lowest penny and deposit the proceeds in their checking account. Hey, you're thinking--that's not original! A dumb movie would pretend it was.
Not "Office Space," where Peter says he thinks he's heard of that before, and Michael says, "Yeah, they did it in `Superman III.' Also, a bunch of hackers tried it in the '70s. One got arrested."
The movie's turning point comes when Peter seeks help from an "occupational hypnotherapist." He's put in a trance with long-lasting results; he cuts work, goes fishing, guts fish at his desk and tells efficiency experts he actually works only 15 minutes a week. The experts like his attitude and suggest he be promoted. Meanwhile, the Milton problem is ticking like a time bomb, especially after Milton's cubicle is relocated to a basement storage area.
"Office Space" is like the evil twin of "Clockwatchers." Both movies are about the ways corporations standardize office routines, so that workers are interchangeable and can be paid as little as possible.
"Clockwatchers" was about the lowest rung on the employment ladder--daily temps--but "Office Space" suggests that regular employment is even worse, because it's a life sentence. Asked to describe his state of mind to the therapist, Peter says, "Since I started working, every single day has been worse than the day before, so that every day you see me is the worst day of my life."
Judge, an animator until now, treats his characters a little like cartoon creatures. That works. Nuances of behavior are not necessary, because in the cubicle world every personality trait is magnified, and the captives stagger forth like grotesques. There is a moment in the movie when the heroes take a baseball bat to a malfunctioning copier. Reader, who has not felt the same?
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A trip through the seven seas is exactly where your little one will be going in their imagination when you give them a Pirate Personalized Coloring Book! The book has some fun activities and games in it as well as blank pictures on every page that can be colored.
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I joined sittercity.com so that I can have some sort of mother's helper/sitter as I am work from home mom but people there are so unresponsive, unprofessional and do not follow through. Anyone have any suggestion on how can I find/locate a good babysitter? I moved new to this area so dont really know anyone.
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Hmm...those are good suggestions...will re-post again and see what I get
I don't apply if they don't list hours or say what days/times (if it's an occasional thing or hours change, at least mention that). Also, definitely list what you're willing to pay. Update it ever few weeks, because I always sort by newest posts.
care.com is where I've got all my jobs. I hate sittercity!
Amanda and Stephen (7.27.10)
Hi - we posted on sittercity and found a great nanny for when I return to work - I live in LA. I put a lot of details about what we wanted though, and a picture of our family - I felt like we got some pretty qualified applicants, and I am very happy with the lady we've hired. good luck!!


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This is a real restaurant. With a chef who knows how to cook, to grill, to surprise. Try the soupiere a huitres, des huitres gratinées, le plat royale avec langouste, langoustines, crevettes etc. We certainly come back as often as we can.
We've been coming here for years and find Ostrea II is still the best place to eat oysters and seafood in Oualidia. The cooked food is less appealing but we adored the new crustacean platter. It included crab, langoustine, shimp, langoustes, all perfectly cooked and fresh. The cooked fish and foods on the menu are less interesting. We come here primarily for the oysters. As to the hotel, the rooms are clean and modern with comfortable beds, but nothing special, except for the wonderful view over the lagoon. If you like to take a nap in the afternoon, stay away as you hear conversation and music from the restaurant below all afternoon. Breakfast coffee improved but we were disappointed that eggs were no longer available for breakfast.
On the recombination of the owner of our Essaouira riad we stopped by for this snack driving up to Casablanca and did not try other menu choices. We shared a dozen oysters and they were great, fresh tasty and free of shell debris.. Also had octopus salad and that was evidently over cooked to begin with and therefore tough. .But, ahhh, the oysters!
We went here because it is recommended in all the guide books. The evening was a disaster. We were the only clients, yet the waiter could not be bothered to serve us until called repeatedly by the chef. Our starters were acceptable, but nothing beyond that. One maim course, a soupiere of oysters, consisted of four shrivelled oysters (this is supposed to be an oyster farm!) in what apppeared to be luke warm cream. The other ish, spagettis aux fruits de mer, was on the verge of being off, greasy and just smelt off. At this stage we just left the dishes being too demoralised to complain to a waiter who had consistently demonstrated he ccouldn't be bothered. Incidently although the wine list sshowed four moroccan roses only an indifferent and overpriced french VDQS was offered.When we told our hosts of our experience, they told us that two other sets of clients had voiced similar complaints.
I enjoyed the oysters they were very good and the staff was friendly.. The other seafood was also enjoyable, especially the calamari
an absolute gem of a find. fantastic location, although the rooms are very basic, they are immaculately clean, and excellent value. (crisp cotton sheets!!)the staff could not have been more accomodating and friendly, and as a result of our initial visit, have been back twice, with another trip planned in a fortnight.the food is unbelievably wonderful, and fresh, and great value.all in all, we could not fault it!
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Eve Meyer (born Evelyn Eugene Turner; December 13, 1928 – March 27, 1977) was an American pin-up model, motion picture actress, and film producer. Much of her work was done in conjunction with sexploitation filmmaker Russ Meyer to whom she was married from 1952 to 1969. She was killed in the Tenerife airport disaster in 1977, the worst aviation accident in history.
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Arts Roundup: Vinyl(s) Edition
Sheila Crider's "Here to Here" installation will lead the way to the St. Elizabeths East Campus as it's redeveloped. [East City Art]
Awesome Con's attempt at a Guinness world record was an epic fail. [DCist]
Did you come home on Record Store Day with a bag full of "vinyl" or "vinyls"? Screw authority and call 'em whatever the hell you want. [Post]
Woolly Mammoth pulls the plug on its planned Russian theater festival due to funding freezes in Moscow, a symptom of faltering U.S.-Russia relations. [Post]
In honor of Record Store Day, a slideshow of Dupont's vinyl shops of yore [DCist]
Hunt Laudi Studio and artist Barbara Liotta will design the new Metro Memorial Park at the Blair Road Community Garden. [East City Art]
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Robert Loewen
2423 days, 13 hours ago
I assume this is for Boggy Creek Farm. They consistently have excellent produce, the best in the area. And the experience of going to the farm in itself is a treat--beautiful, relaxing and historical. Great people, too!
Rainbow Di Benedetto
2423 days, 14 hours ago
Most awesome vegetables ever. And, my toddler likes to see the chickens.
Nicole Peduzzi
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Jocelyn Doherty
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I love Boggy Creek Farm, mostly because they have the best produce and other grocery items but they are also the friendliest and nicest people to do business with.
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2425 days, 5 hours ago
Okay, I'm going by the votes already here and assuming that we are voting for Boggy Creek Farm. I love this market! They sell produced picked right at the farm that is so fresh and alive! There are local vendors who sell organic herbal product such as lavender oils and soaps...mmmm! It in the city, too and so close I can ride my bike! You can also find organic eggs and meats. If you are still stuck on eating animal products, you should definitely choose organic. :-)
Vicki Wolf
2425 days, 16 hours ago
I love Boggy Creek Farm and the market is awesome - One of the best things about the market is that it is at the farm. Carol and Larrry, the farmers, are always there - It's beautiful, close to my house - they have henhouse eggs and the hens all have names!
Shawn Ellison
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No one calls it "Location 1", so I don't know which one this is. My favorite is actually Boggy Creek Farm in Austin. This local farm sells their wares every Wed and Sat.
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Review: 'Only God Forgives'
Kristin Scott Thomas easily upstages Ryan Gosling's near-catatonic turn in this reunion of "Drive" director and star.
Kristin Scott Thomas easily upstages Ryan Gosling's near-catatonic turn in this reunion of "Drive" director and star.
Mary McCormack is set to star in the indie "The Compound" from director Rachel Goldenberg. McCormack's supporting cast includes William Mapother, Riki Lindholme, Jack Falahee and Haley Lu Richardson…
Although it boasts no Palme d'Or contenders, Russia, one of Eastern Europe's fastest-rising film industries, is out in force in Cannes. Russia launched the sixth edition of its Pavilion at the mart…
Jennifer Hudson's "Winnie Mandela" biopic has plans for a fall release now that Image Entertainment has acquired all U.S. rights. Deal was announced at Cannes. The $15 million film is an adaptation…
The Los Angeles Film Festival has tapped Nat Faxon and Jim Rash's The Way, Way Back" as the closing night film on June 23.
Ryan Gosling reunites with "Drive" writer/director Nicolas Winding Refn on the Bangkok-set crime thriller "Only God Forgives."
Voltage Pictures is firing on all cylinders, with two films premiering in Sundance, one more bowing in Berlin, 11 movies in post-production and another two that started shooting in January.
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Among them is the group President, Carmen, 37. She's married and the mother of two children. Carmen sells beauty products daily and also sells lingerie. Thanks to the sales of both products she's been able to proviD. steady income for her home.
She plans to use this loan to buy more beauty products, like skin cream, and lingerie to sell. In the future she'd like to open a beauty product store and expand her sales to various parts of the city.
Just like Carmen, each group member has a particular goal which is success and economic improvement of their businesses and economic stability for their families.
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About EDAPROSPOEDAPROSPO seeks to use micro-credit to foster productive commercial activity for the sake of economic and social development within vulnerable urban and rural sectors traditionally neglected by commercial banks. By offering innovative products such as technical education loans and microfinance groups for young people, EDAPROSPO helps disadvantaged Peruvians lift themselves out of poverty.
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In a group loan, each member of the group receives an individual loan but is part of a larger group of individuals. The group is there to provide support to the members and to provide a system of peer pressure, but groups may or may not be formally bound by a group guarantee. In cases where there is a group guarantee, members of the group are responsible for paying back the loans of their fellow group members in the case of delinquency or default.
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- May 16, 2011
- Currency Exchange Loss:
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process monitoring Equipment in Brunei Darussalam
Liquiline - Model CM448 - Digital Multiparameter Transmitter for Process Monitoring and Controllingby Endress Hauser Instruments International AG based in Reinach, SWITZERLAND
Liquiline CM448 is a digital multiparameter transmitter for process monitoring and controlling in any application. The 8-channel controller saves you time and money by offering seamless system integration, simple operation and a reduced need for spare part stock. Adapt the controller exactly to your measuring task and connect 1 to 8 sensors as ...
Protea - Model atmosFIRw - Wall-mounted Multigas Analyser for Ambient Air and Process Monitoringby Protea Limited based in Crewe, UNITED KINGDOM
atmosFIR is the latest generation of gas analyser technology from Protea. The atmosFIR system improves upon previous FTIR technology and represents one of the most cost-effective and flexible analytical products on the market today
TAPI - Model 465H - Process Ozone Monitorby Teledyne Advanced Pollution Instrumentation (TAPI) based in San Diego, CALIFORNIA (USA)
The Model 465H is a microprocessor based high concentration ozone monitor for measuring ozone in process gas streams in water treatment, food processing, and research applications. The 465H has been designed to give accurate and stable readings over long time periods with little or no maintenance or calibration. The Model 465H is available in a ...
TAPI - Model 465M - Process Ozone Monitorby Teledyne Advanced Pollution Instrumentation (TAPI) based in San Diego, CALIFORNIA (USA)
The Model 465M is a microprocessor based medium range ozone monitor for measuring process ozone concentrations in water treatment, food processing, and research applications. The design has been specifically optimized for applications requiring the measurement of ozone at near-ambient pressure such as water treatment contactor off-gas measurement. ...
TAPI - Model 454 - Process Ozone Monitorby Teledyne Advanced Pollution Instrumentation (TAPI) based in San Diego, CALIFORNIA (USA)
The Model 454 is a microprocessor based gas monitor for measuring mid to high concentrations of ozone in oxygen or air. Available in a standard DIN panel mount configuration with a 4-digit LED display, the compact design provides ease of mounting and installation.
SpectrOn - Refinery Process Monitorby Guided Wave Inc, based in Rancho Cordova, CALIFORNIA (USA)
Guided Wave's SpectrOn Refinery Process Monitor is an integrated system for on-line measurement of hydrocarbon properties. Based on multiplexed near-infrared process spectroscopy (NIR), a fully configured SpectrOn measures multiple parameters on multiple process streams, thus potentially replacing dozens of analyzers. Whether the objective ...
Model UNO - Stand Alone Thermometers for Process Monitoring and Controlby AMETEK Land based in Dronfield, UNITED KINGDOM
For Process Monitoring and Control Applications: A range of stand alone thermometers answering the needs of OEM's, plant designers and process operators for a rugged, low cost temperature sensor which will integrate directly into a 4 to 20mA measuring, monitoring or control loop.
Schenck Process - Model ModuPlasma™ - Odor Abatement Systemby Schenck Process Norge AS based in Sandnes, NORWAY
Safe and quick oxidation of manufacturing related odors. ModuPlasma™ is an odor abatement system that uses direct treatment, which means the emission is led through the energy field, in opposition to other plasma solutions, where ozone is injected into the emission. This direct treatment results in oxidation 1 to 10 million times faster than ...
HORIBA - Model MU-2000 - Process Gas UV Spectroscopic Analyzerby HORIBA Europe GmbH based in Leichlingen, GERMANY
HORIBA's comprehensive technologies are combined to achieve more advanced, reliable and accurate gas monitoring. HORIBA offers the MU-2000, an unprecedented high quality UV spectroscopic analyzer using our innovative optical sampling and software systems.
NEO Monitors - Model LaserGas™ Q NO2 - Mid-Infrared Sensorsby NEO Monitors AS based in Skedsmokorset, NORWAY
A new generation of mid-infrared sensors helps industries to better control emissions of Nitrogen dioxide (NO2), one of the worst pollution gases. NEO Monitors' LaserGasTM Q NO2 sensor is a sensitive quality instrument for in-situ measurements of industrial processes. NEO Monitors is a global pioneer in sensor technologies using single-line ...


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For plenty of users, the best camera around is a camera that's always to hand and ready to snap the action at a moment's notice—i.e. a mobile phone camera. But smartphone cameras generally have small-format sensors, lenses that are rarely up to scratch, no real optical zoom, and shoot poor-quality pictures in anything other than bright daylight. In spite of that, smartphones are slowly pushing entry-level compact cameras towards the sidelines of the market, gradually eating away at their market share. Users are expecting the quality of mobile phone cameras to keep on improving and each manufacturer seems to have a different approach to making that happen. Samsung has opted for a 10x optical zoom and a larger sensor for its Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom, whereas Nokia has used a 41-Megapixel sensor in its Lumia 1020. Sony, for its part, has come up with something a little different for its Xperia Z1 smartphone, with a set of add-on QX camera modules. Loaded with the inner workings of a compact camera (the WX200 in the case of the QX-10), these clip-on cameras can be attached to a smartphone and tethered to the device over Wi-Fi. It's an interesting idea that promises to combine the best of both worlds. But can it deliver?
The QX-10 comes in a cylindrical box that looks almost like a mini hat box or some kind of fancily packaged cheese. Inside, the camera module can be found nestled among a load of white plastic alongside an instruction manual that's almost as thick as the QX-10 itself. It's hard to believe that Sony has managed to pack a 1/2.3" 18-Megapixel sensor and a 10x zoom lens (25-250 mm) into such a compact device. But it definitely has. And when you think about it, in spite of its unusual shape, the QX-10 is probably quite roomy. At 33.3 mm thick—or almost 38 mm if you include the lens cover that doubles up as a clip-on mount—that's 1 cm more than the Cyber-shot WX200 compact from which it inherits its main specs. So although it's supposed to be more compact than a compact camera, the QX-10 actually ends up a little thicker. But that's understandable, as the battery, sensor and lens are all lined up in a row from back to front (Li-ion battery, 2.3 Wh, 630 mAh, Type N, charges via USB only, mains charger not supplied).
The battery compartment is also home to a memory card slot for a microSD card (up to 64 GB) or a Memory Stick Micro (up to 16 GB). There's a handy guide to help you load the cards in the right way round, although this isn't immediately visible at first glance. The compartment cover is only held on by a thin strip of plastic that doesn't feel especially sturdy. The USB connection can be found on the side of the device, under a little cover held on by two dubious looking hinges.
Controls are kept to a strict minimum. On the left-hand side there's a zoom control switch, just next to the shutter release button. On the right-hand side a little LCD shows the battery level (with three charge level bars) and tells you whether or not there's a memory card onboard. Unfortunately, this screen isn't backlit. Up top, there's a rectangular "On" button that's a bit fiddly to press with the end of your nail. Wi-Fi connectivity fires up as soon as you switch on the QX-10, which then allows it to tether to a smartphone or tablet from where the module can be controlled. And that's where the problems start.
The round design makes the QX-10 easy to hold and handle. It can be used as a stand-alone digital camera (although there's no screen or viewfinder) that you can grip in a hand and secure using the wrist strap supplied. Still, it's mainly intended to be strapped onto a smartphone. But not any old smartphone. The QX-10 module is controlled via the PlayMemories Mobile app, which is available for iOS and Android but not for Windows Phone or BlackBerry. Plus, seeing as Apple has chosen not to load its iPhone and iPad with NFC, iDevice users will have to rely solely on the Wi-Fi connection. Once the QX unit is switched on, Apple users should go into the Settings menu then to Wi-Fi Networks, then select the network corresponding to the QX-10 (DIRECT-KeQ0:DSC-QX10), enter the password given in the instruction book or on the inside of the battery compartment door and fire up the application. Then cross your fingers. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. It seems to be pot luck. For Android handsets with NFC, the devices can simply be tapped together, then wait 5 to 10 seconds for them to connect (depending on the handset) and you're ready to shoot. Connection can still be a little slow, but it's much quicker and more reliable than the manual 100% Wi-Fi method.
Once you've got past that first hurdle, it's time to start playing around with PlayMemories Mobile. When lining up shots, the real-time image is displayed onscreen with virtually no lag and within a range of almost 10 metres. The QX-10 therefore doesn't have to be constantly attached to the phone! However, the app is a little limited. The QX-10 has three shooting modes to choose from: Program Auto (P), Superior Auto and Intelligent Auto. Seeing as the only extra option on offer in Program Auto mode is white balance settings, to be honest, you may as well just switch straight to Intelligent Auto and let the camera take care of everything automatically. And it does a good job of that ... which is just as well seeing as you can't actually change any settings. There's no sign of ISO settings, AF options (it's continuous AF only), flash settings, speed or aperture settings, there's no RAW mode and you only get 720p video.
With so few settings, the QX-10 is certainly easy to use, and it'll be very straight forward for users with no technical knowledge. Day-to-day smartphone users shouldn't find things too complicated, although they may be disappointed that the QX-10 can't be used with third-party apps like Instagram. For that, we'll have to wait for app developers to come up with a fix. And that may take a while, as Sony only released its API at the beginning of September 2013. Still, photos can be saved straight to your phone or tablet (2 or 18 Megapixels) for editing with applications like Photoshop Express or SnapSeed.
In practice, the QX-10 is perfectly pleasant to use. We prefer using it handheld rather than strapped to a smartphone, as it just looks a bit daft—like some kind of massive growth on the back of an otherwise sleek-looking mobile. Handheld it's discreet, fun and intriguing, and it can be used to line up shots from unusual angles or to shoot in tricky locations. Plus, it fits neatly in the palm of your hand. Then again, when you think about it, a pocket-sized Wi-Fi compact can be used in almost exactly the same way.
When saving shots directly to the smartphone it can feel like you've got room to go crazy, but you'll definitely need to make sure you've got a memory card for storing snaps. Plus, the video mode won't even work if there's no memory card onboard.
We decided to measure the responsiveness of the QX-10 unit simply mounted on a tripod with no accompanying smartphone so as to measure the intrinsic response times of the module itself. And it's slow. OK, so the autofocus is reasonably swift, but with start-up at almost three seconds and over a second and a half between photos, spontaneous shooting isn't the name of the game! And that's what you get with the QX-10 used on its own, with no way of seeing what you shoot. When connected to a smartphone, things get slower still.
Note, however, that you can save time by saving directly to the onboard memory card in the QX-10 rather than opting to transfer shots to a smartphone. You can also sync the devices for transfer after having taken a few snaps ... but that pretty much defeats the point of Sony's concept.
With no ISO settings, shutter speed settings or aperture settings, testing the performances of the QX-10 proved a little challenging. With no controls on offer, we just had to leave everything to chance and test the QX-10 in its fully automatic mode. We also compared it to the most similar product available spec-wise—the CyberShot WX300, which uses the same 18-Megapixel BSI CMOS Exmor R sensor. However, the QX-10 has a 10x 25-500 mm f/3.3-5.9 stabilised zoom lens (20x 25 -500 mm f/3.5 -6.5 for the WX300).
According to the EXIF data for our sample shots, we managed to shoot over a sensitivity range of 100 to 8000 ISO. From 100 ISO, the image is already grainy but it's relatively clean on the whole. At 320 ISO smoothing starts to kick in, which can help to smooth out areas of block colour. However, it does so at the expense of finer detail, which gets steamrolled out of the shot. It seems that 800 ISO is the limit for the QX-10, as image quality and saturation drop. With anything beyond that the onboard electronics are clearly out of their depth. Then again, seeing as the QX-10 has no manual settings, it can be hard to stop it from using those higher ISO settings in some situations. All in all, quality is a small notch above the Samsung Galaxy Zoom and Nokia Lumia 1020.
As for the lens, chromatic aberration is very sparse and purple fringing is very well controlled. However, sharpness levels aren't great. The QX-10 struggles to keep things looking sharp and crisp at wide angle, even in the middle of the frame. And this gets progressively worse as you head towards the blurry edges of the frame. Some heavyweight processing is clearly applied to the outer edges to try and clean things up, but the result still isn't great. Things get better as you zoom, but the grainy noise that comes from the accompanying rise in sensitivity in turn wipes out finer detail. And there's no built-in flash to help you out either.
In spite of that, the QX-10 gives you a bigger sensor that the average smartphone camera, with which it's possible—to a certain extent—to play around with the depth of field.
The video mode is neither here nor there. For starters, it only works when there's a memory card in the QX-10 module itself. It's therefore strange that video resolution is limited to 720p. High-res video being streamed and saved to a smartphone could certainly prove too bandwidth-hungry to stay smooth, but here it's saving straight to the memory card in the QX-10. So where's the problem? Sound is devoid of any kind of stereo effect. Plus, the mics on the top of the QX-10 can get covered up by your fingers when holding the module.
On the whole, the video image lacks sharpness. It doesn't shimmer but moiré effects are sometimes visible. The autofocus is quite slow and there's considerably more lag to deal with than when working in photo mode. The zoom works with about a second's delay when piloted via a smartphone so you're better off using the physical zoom control on the side of the module itself.


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Samsung's 850 EVO now comes in M.2 flavour too
Subject: Storage | March 31, 2015 - 07:01 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: ssd, sata, Samsung, msata, M.2 SATA, 850 EVO, 500gb, 1TB, 120gb
As Al's review of the 850 EVO exists in a cat like superposition of being biased both for and against Samsung, perhaps you would like a second opinion. That is where The Tech Report's review comes in handy, which was published just a few short hours ago. Their findings were perfectly in line with the others, exactly the same performance as the 2.5" drives but in a nice bite sized form factor. The only drawback is the size, the new M.2's are missing the 1TB model at the moment.
"Samsung's 850 EVO SSD debuted in December inside the usual 2.5" case. Now, the drive is spreading to smaller mSATA and M.2 form factors. We've examined the new drives to see how the mini lineup compares to its full-sized forbear."
Here are some more Storage reviews from around the web:
- Samsung 850 EVO mSATA and M.2 @ Bjorn3d
- Samsung 850 Evo mSATA/M.2 SSD @ HardwareHeaven
- Samsung 850 EVO M.2 SATA SSD @ The SSD Review
- 480GB HyperX Predator M.2 PCIe SSD @ Bjorn3d
- Crucial BX100 SSD @ Benchmark Reviews
- The OCZ Vector 180 SSD Review @ Hardware Canucks
- Enermax 2.5 and 3.5-Inch Mobile Drive Rack Roundup @ eTeknix
- Kingston SDXC UHS-1 Memory Card @ The SSD Review
- Silicon Power Stream S06 4TB USB 3.0 HDD Review @ Madshrimps
- Synology DS1815+ @ techPowerUp
Introduction, Specifications and Packaging
Following the same pattern that Samsung led with the 840 Pro and 840 EVO, history has repeated itself with the 850 Pro and 850 EVO. With the 850 EVO launching late last year and being quite successful, it was only a matter of time before Samsung expanded past the 2.5" form factor for this popular SSD. Today is that day:
Today we will be looking at the MSATA and M.2 form factors. To clarify, the M.2 units are still using a SATA controller and connection, and must therefore be installed in a system capable of linking SATA lanes to its M.2 port. As both products are SATA, the DRAM cache based RAPID mode included with their Magician value added software is also available for these models. We won't be using RAPID for this review, but we did take a look at it in a prior article.
Given that 850 EVOs use VNAND - a vastly different technology than the planar NAND used in the 840 EVO, we suspect it is not subject to the same flash cell drift related issues (hopefully to be corrected soon) in the 840 EVO. Only time will tell for sure on that front, but we have not see any of those issues present in 850 EVO models since their launch.
Cross sectional view of Samsung's 32-layer VNAND. Photo by TechInsights.
Samsung sampled us the M.2 SATA in 120GB and 500GB, and the MSATA in 120GB and 1TB. Since both are SATA-based, these are only physical packaging differences. The die counts are the same as the 2.5" desktop counterparts. While the pair of 120GB models should be essentially identical, we'll throw both in with the results to validate the slight differences in stated specs below.
Can OCZ's Vector change 180 degrees with their new SSD?
Subject: Storage | March 25, 2015 - 06:04 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: Vector 180, ssd, sata, ocz, 960GB, 480GB, 240gb, barefoot 3, toshiba mlc
If you haven't already done so you should start out with Al's deep dive into the new OCZ Vector 180 SSDs, which uses the Barefoot 3 controller with Toshiba A19 MLC flash and suffers similar issues to other drives using these components. Once you are done studying you can take a look at other reviews, such as the performance overview at The Tech Report of this drive which is extremely similar to the ARC 100 and Radeon R7 SSDs. The drives are definitely aimed at the value conscious user, while most are currently not in stock at Amazon, the pricing of 120GB @ $90, 240GB at $185 and 480 at $270 are not bad for initial release. The Tech Report does plan on doing more testing but from what they saw in their testing the new Vector 180 beats the 150 for performance.
"OCZ's Vector SSDs are among the fastest around, and now there's a new one. The Vector 180 combines the company's proprietary Barefoot 3 controller with Toshiba's latest "A19" NAND. We've taken a closer look at the drive—and OCZ's recent reliability rep—to see what's what."
Here are some more Storage reviews from around the web:
- OCZ Vector 180 480GB and 960GB @ Kitguru
- Crucial MX200 250GB SSD Review @ NikKTech
- Vector 180 SSD @ HardwareHeaven
- OCZ Vector 180 @ The SSD Review
- Crucial BX100 1TB @ eTeknix
- Kingston HyperX Predator M.2 PCIe SSD (480GB) @ The SSD Review
- Synology DiskStation DS3615xs @ Legion Hardware
- Enermax EMK3203 3.5″ Mobile RAID Rack with 2x 2.5″ Drive Bays @ eTeknix
- Western Digital RED 6TB 3.5″ NAS HDD Four Disk RAID @ eTeknix
- Where the SSD Market is Headed in 2015 @ [H]ard|OCP
Introduction, Specifications and Packaging
OCZ has been on a fairly steady release track since their aquisition by Toshiba. Having previously pared down their product lines, taking a minimalist approach, the other half of that cycle has taken place with releases like the OCZ AMD Radeon R7. Today we see another addition to OCZ's lineup, in the form of a newer Vector - the Vector 180 Series:
Today we will run all three available capacities (240GB, 480GB, and 960GB) through our standard round of testing. I've thrown in an R7 as a point of comparison, as well as a hand full of the competition.
Here are the specs from OCZ's slide presentation, included here as it gives a good spec comparison across OCZ's SATA product range.
Standard packaging here. 3.5" adapter bracket and Acronis 2013 cloning software product key included.
Don't forget the 1TB Crucial BX100 costs less than $400
Subject: Storage | February 23, 2015 - 05:25 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: ssd, SM2246EN, sata, micron, crucial, BX100, 1TB
It has been about a week since Al posted his review of the 256GB and 512GB models of the Crucial BX100 and what better way to remind you than with a review of the 1TB model, currently a mere $380 on Amazon (or only $374 on BHPhoto.com!). Hardware Canucks cracked open the 1TB budget priced consumer level SSD for your enjoyment right here, as well as running it through a gamut of tests. As expected their results are in line with the 512GB model as they both use a 4 channel controller, which does mean they are slower than some competitors drives. On the other hand the BX100 also has a significantly lower price making the 1TB model much more accessible for users. Check out their post here.
"Crucial's BX100 combines performance, endurance and value into one awesome budget-friendly SSD The best part? The 1TB version costs just $400."
Here are some more Storage reviews from around the web:
- OCZ Challenge update: 2nd ARC 100 drive dies at 352TB @ Kitguru
- Crucial BX100 @ The SSD Review
- Crucial MX200 @ The SSD Review
- PNY CS2111 XLR8 @ The SSD Review
- Plextor M6e Black Edition PCIe 256GB @ Kitguru
- Thecus N4310 @ techPowerUp
- BeyondCloud BC214se 2300 by Synology @ TechwareLabs
- Lexar JumpDrive M20 2-in-1Flash Drive @ eTeknix
- Toshiba TransMemory-EX II USB 3.0 Flash Drive Review @ Madshrimps
- Asus USB 3.1 Hands-on Preview @ Kitguru
Introduction, Specifications and Packaging
Micron's Crucial brand has been cranking out some great low cost SSDs for the past several years now. While their early drives pushed into the SATA 6Gb/sec interface before most of the competition, their performance was inconsistent and lagged behind some of the other more nimble solutions available at that time. This pattern was broken around the time of the M550 and MX100 launches. Those two drives were heavily competitive in performance and even moreso in pricing. Actually the pricing is probably the bigger story - when they launched, one of our readers caught a 512GB MX100 on sale for $125 ($0.24/GB)! We are coming up on a year since the MX100, and at CES 2015 Micron launched a pair of SSD models - the BX100 and MX200. Today we are going to look at the BX100 series:
Crucial aims to make the BX100 as their lowest cost/GB SSD ever - even cheaper than the MX100. Since Micron makes the flash, the best way to drive costs down is to use a lower cost controller. The Silicon Motion SM2246EN is cheaper to procure than the equivalent Marvell part, yet still performs rather well.
The Silicon Motion SM2246EN SSD controller
This is a great controller, as we have seen in our prior review of the ADATA SP610, Corsair Neutron LX, and Angelbird SSD WRK. From the specs, we can see that Micron has somehow infused their variant with increased write speeds even though it appears to use the same flash as those competing models listed above. We'll see how this plays out as the review progresses.
CES 2015: OCZ shows off new JetExpress SSD controller, Vector 180, Z-Drive 6000
Subject: Storage, Shows and Expos | January 9, 2015 - 02:36 PM | Allyn Malventano
Tagged: Z-Drive 6000, Vector 180, ssd, SFF-8639, sata, pcie, ocz, NVMe, M.2, JetExpress, CES 2014, CES
At CES, we stopped by OCZ and were briefed on their new SSD controller, the JetExpress:
As indicated on the placard, the JetExpress supports M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 (M.2 is typically PCIe 2.0), and natively supports both SATA and PCIe / NVMe connectivity.
I found out some more goodies about this new controller. Aside from being configurable during production to support SATA or PCIe, this is actually a 10 channel controller (SSDs are typically limited to 8 channels). The controller can support LDPC *in addition to* BCH error correction. This is important as LDPC requires more compute power and is slower than BCH, so OCZ is baking in the capability to use BCH early on, and transition over to LDPC as the flash wears to the point where BCH can no longer efficiently correct bad pages. This means the JetExpress should be able to maintain very high performance while extending flash life out with LDPC only when it's needed.
Above is the Vector 180, which is launching soon. We are under NDA on this product, but nothing is stopping you from checking out the pic of what they had displayed above :).
Here's the Z-Drive 6000, an SFF-8639 (PCIe 3.0 x4) 2.5" enterprise SSD. The PMC Sierra controller supports NVMe connectivity and power modes are switchable to enable even higher performance. Performance looks to be very competitive with the Intel P3700, rated at 3GB/sec reads and 2GB/sec writes, as well as 700,000 4k random read and 175,000 4k random write IOPS. Our next OCZ review should be of the Vector 180, but samples are not out yet, so stay tuned!
OCZ's press blast for the JetExpress launch appears after the break.
PC Perspective's CES 2015 coverage is sponsored by Logitech.
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CES 2015: Corsair officially launches Neutron XT
Subject: Storage, Shows and Expos | January 6, 2015 - 09:00 AM | Allyn Malventano
Tagged: ssd, sata, Neutron XT, corsair, ces 2015, CES
Remember that Corsair Neutron XT we looked at back in November?
As a recap, it was a quad core Phison controller. The performance was decent, but not groundbreaking. We reviewed the Neutron XT much earlier than the official release, which happens to be right now.
I refer you back to the review linked above if you want the full performance scoop, but for now we can cover pricing, which was also just released:
That pricing seems under whelming considering competing drives are performing better and selling at the same or lower cost/GB. We'll keep an eye on the actual selling price and report back once these hit the street.
Press blast after the break.
PC Perspective's CES 2015 coverage is sponsored by Logitech.
Follow all of our coverage of the show at http://pcper.com/ces!
Introduction and Internals
We've seen USB 3.0 in devices for a few years now, but it has only more recently started taking off since controllers, drivers, and Operating Systems have incorporated support for the USB Attached SCSI Protocol. UASP takes care of one of the big disadvantages seen when linking high speed storage devices. USB adds a relatively long and multi-step path for each and every transaction, and the initial spec did not allow for any sort of parallel queuing. The 'Bulk-Only Transport' method was actually carried forward all the way from USB 1.0, and it simply didn't scale well for very low latency devices. The end result was that a USB 3.0 connected SSD performed at a fraction of its capability. UASP fixes that by effectively layering the SCSI protocol over the USB 3.0 link. Perhaps its biggest contributor to the speed boost is SCSI's ability to queue commands. We saw big speed improvements with the Corsair Flash Voyager GTX and other newer UASP enabled flash drives, but it's time we look at some ways to link external SATA devices using this faster protocol. Our first piece will focus on a product from Inateck - their FE2005 2.5" SATA enclosure:
This is a very simple enclosure, with a sliding design and a flip open door at the front.
A little 3D TLC from Samsung, the new 850 EVO
Subject: Storage | December 8, 2014 - 02:40 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: 3d nand, tlc, 256 bit aes, 850 EVO, raid, RAPID, Samsung, sata, ssd
Not only does Samsung's new 850 EVO family introduce us to three dimensional triple level cell NAND, it also incorporates an SLC cache to boost write speeds. The Tech Report received the 250GB and 1TB models to test, with a spotlight on how they fared against the 840 Pro and 840 Evo. Their testing shows that the new way of creating NAND has helped mitigate the reduction in speed which accompanied the first generation of TLC drives. There is no question that the SLC write cache also helps as long as it has space available but this new technology does come with a price, expect $500 for the 1TB and $150 for for the 250GB model. The 5 year warranty is a nice touch for those who have reliability concerns.
Make sure to ready through Al's review as well, along with single drive benchmarks you can see how these drives perform in RAID.
"Samsung's long-awaited 850 EVO SSD employs three-dimensional NAND with three bits per cell. It augments that TLC storage with an SLC write cache, and it has a higher endurance rating and longer warranty than most MLC drives. We've taken a closer look to see how it holds up against the competition."
Here are some more Storage reviews from around the web:
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Voters decide Thursday which Democrat will have to face popular Republican incumbent Sen. Lamar Alexander this fall, and whether freshmen incumbents at opposite corners of the state will be returning to Congress next January.
Former state Democratic Party Chairman Bob Tuke and former Knox County Clerk Mike Padgett have campaigned most actively for the Democratic Senate nomination -- though no Democrat has come close to Alexander's formidable fundraising totals.
Republican Rep. David Davis faces a stiff challenge from Johnson City Mayor Phil Roe in the solidly Republican 1st Congressional District.
Meanwhile Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen is trying to fend off attorney Nikki Tinker in the 9th District in Memphis. Cohen was elected in 2006 and is the first white member of Congress from Memphis in more than three decades. Tinker is black.
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Recipe: Mâche Salad with Pork Belly Lardons, Crispy Capers, Pine Nuts, and Plum Agrodolce Dressing
In the American salad bowl, mâche, known also as lamb's lettuce, is often left out of the mix. A variety of longstanding popularity in France, it has a tender, velvety texture and sweet, nutty flavor. Mâche lends itself easily to the autumn salad, without coercing or massaging. Why have we skipped over this green gem?
To give these sweet greens their due, we've added chef Rosalia Barron's mâche salad to our fall repertoire. Barron tosses the starter, which also features crispy pork belly, in a wine-infused agrodolce dressing, a traditional... Read more >
Soup's On
Nothing brightens a cold November day like a big pot of soup bubbling away on the stove. Here are some of the recipes we return to every winter:
White Bean and Cauliflower Soup with Truffle Oil
Luxuriously creamy and oh-so-simple, this aromatic soup is perfect for winter.
Spicy Tomato and Chipotle Soup with Calamari and Chorizo Sausage
This deeply flavored soup comes together in less than half an hour. Be careful not to overcook the calamari so it stays tender.
Lentil Soup with Chard and Lemon
A tart, Syrian-inspired version of lentil soup that's delicious served with crusty bread.... Read more >
Recipe: Candied Walnut–Apple Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette
We love Thanksgiving just as much as anyone. But with the holiday comes the specter of refrigerators bulging with persistent, heavy leftovers. It's enough to make us preemptively scramble for lighter fare.
This simple but flavorful salad comes from some folks who know a thing or two about the perils of gluttony: the team from Jack Stack, a family of barbecue restaurants in the Kansas City area. It's a classic mix of arugula, puckery Granny Smith apples, raw red onions, and blue cheese—and a welcome bit of relief from those towering platters of succulent, hickory-smoked 'cue and burnt ends.
... Read more >
Pear Perfection
Enjoy a simple, seasonal meal inspired by one of our favorite fall fruits.
This easy-to-make appetizer plays sweet icewine and maple off of salty prosciutto.
Butternut Squash Soup with Curried Pears and Toasted Pecans
A topping of spiced, sautéed pears and crunchy pecans add depth and texture to this gorgeous squash soup.
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Please tell me if you have started over 100 times in life...i have no familyhere - they reject me- no job - no hope..
I have started over many a time wondering if I wasn't a car that couldn't get going from too much exhaust in a former life or what. It totally sucks! People who say they will be there for you seldom are. It's a really hard thing to do sometimes. Somehow, you must not give up. Pick yourself up by the bootstraps or your big girl panties, and tell yourself you can and you will do this. Funny how after you do get yourself going though how people act like they are taking credit for it, by saying such things as, " I knew you could do it!" Ha! You just need encouragement and a support factor. Hopefully all of us at EP can be of some support to you. I am sorry you are having such a difficult time. Be strong, you can do this. I did. Hugs.
You're welcome. Start by organizing places you can find a job at. If you want to private message me, I can give you a list of websites that might be of help to you. Never give up! Never! There is only one you and you have to know you are the best you that you can be! :)
Do things that make YOU proud of yourself. Don't do them because of anyone else. Live your life in a way that makes YOU feel like a good person. Then give your family time to see the things that you have done...........the changes you have made. If they are not supportive at that point.....then focus on making new friends. Family does not have to be related by blood. Family can be close friends you choose who also choose you. By living your life doing things that make YOU feel like a good person you will likely be in a situation to meet people with similar beliefs and interests.
Be your own best friend. Do the things for yourself that you have always wanted them to do for you. LOVE YOURSELF!!
started over ? with what ? i have had no hope now for a while actually that's not true , i've always had hope but it doesn't do anything at all
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After the Belgian Developer & IT Pro Days 2007 it took me a couple of days to get back to my PC. But it was worth the recovery time :-)! Microsoft has been using Wow a lot lately, but for this I'd like to use it once more: WOW!
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Wow ! It looks amazing. So beautiful. I love it ! 💐
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… the princess who rescued herself? The graphic novel Princeless brings us the story of Adrienne, second-youngest of the seven daughters of King and Queen Ash. Her father locked her in a tower with a mystical guardian, just like he did with her older sisters. However, Adrienne isn't interested in waiting to be rescued by some man she will be forced to marry.
… the Dunelands and Alinean Islands in the Gray Sea? Neither has anyone else in Nolan's world, but he can't get away from them. Every time he closes his eyes — to sleep, to rest, even just to blink — he is transported from his own life in Arizona to that of Amara, a slave on another world. Nolan has no control over what Amara does or sees or thinks, but he shares her thoughts, sees through her eyes, and feels all of her pain and pleasure. He would do anything to be free of her, and she doesn't even know that he exists.
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Here's a Lara painting! It doesn't feel finished so who knows, I might rework it later....much later...ellipses
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Watercolor. Continuing with my Unseen Events series. This painting is an allegorical still life representing the Four Fundamental Forces of the Universe; Electro Magnetism, Gravity, the Strong Force and the Weak force. The light bulb obviously represents Electro Magnetism, while the apple representing gravity links it back to the old myth about Sir Isaac Newton and the apple falling on his head. The next two are harder to understand because we do not come into direct contact with them in our daily life. The string of beads represents the Strong Force, which is the force that is responsible for binding together Atoms and the even smaller elements that Atoms are made of. The decaying berry branch in the background represents the Weak Force, which is responsible for Nuclear Decay. All these objects are positioned on top of a spiral, an ancient symbol of the Universe and positioned within a void space.
Just amazing....
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It seems there is another fundamentel force: Art.
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Once I download the drivers what do I do?
I got the printer work fine with the Macs that have not been upgraded to Mountain Lion. When I try to add the printer to the upgraded Macs I get a message that the drivers are not available on the server. I think I downloaded the correct drivers from Brother. They are on my desktop. Now what do I do?
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Orzo Shrimp Stew Recipe
Since Lisa Stinger and her husband really enjoy seafood, she doesn't skimp on shrimp in this recipe! "This mildly seasoned stew has other satisfying ingredients, too, like broccoli, tomatoes and pasta," she writes from Hamilton, New Jersey.
- 2-1/2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 5 cups fresh broccoli florets
- 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 cup uncooked orzo
- 1 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 teaspoons dried basil
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1. Bring broth to a boil in a Dutch oven. Add the broccoli, tomatoes and orzo. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- 2. Add the shrimp, salt and pepper. Cover and cook for 4-5 minutes or until shrimp turn pink and orzo is tender. Stir in basil and butter. Yield: 4 servings.
Nutritional Facts
One serving (1-3/4 cups) equals 401 calories, 10 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 190 mg cholesterol, 919 mg sodium, 45 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 35 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 2-1/2 starch, 1 vegetable.
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In an attempt to return to the tranquility of more pastoral ways found in my familial country Costa Rica, I recollect childhood memories, family histories and domestic objects. I create an inventory of symbols connected to these memories based on abstract structures, systems of map making, topography, and landmark images. These symbols coalesce throughout my practice of painting, drawing and textiles.
As a bilingual Latina woman, language is an important part of my practice. Traveling abroad from a young age exposed me to two dramatically different cultures: the U.S. and Costa Rica. Having grown up in Miami, Florida, Spanglish is very much real, and plays a large role in how I navigate a hybrid vocabulary in my work, both with and without words. To parallel the disparity of English and Spanish, I intuitively overlay contrasting materials, like birthday balloons and dyed cotton, and find unlikely combinations. I weave before I melt, then stitch and dye, followed by techniques of cutting and stitching. When I am hand-weaving materials such as plastic, rubber, felt, paper, and foam, these woven strips are fused together through heat, allowing me to machine stitch over a cooled and rigid surface. The final step is to cut away fragments of the top layers, exposing the multiple stages of the weaving.
Similarly, I heat transfer painted dyes onto paper, then transfer the color onto fabric or other synthetic materials to create large-scale paintings. I machine stitch over the dye transfer paintings with sewing thread, changing color every few inches. Repetitive stitching moving in multiple directions emphasizes the layering of materials and process. The results are fictitious landscapes that lead me out of my current urban reality, and form a means of escape to an imagined world that harkens back to the idylls of my childhood.
At the heart of my practice is a relationship between old world techniques and new world technology. For example, I convert a 4x6 pen drawing into a digital file composed of weave patterns for each color and line type. Once woven on the Jacquard loom, the drawing morphs into a tapestry. As one that experiences language as the warp and weft of a mixed culture, I counter cultural expectations, female histories and traditional womans work.


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President Reagan set the tone by offering up a sample in a bottle, thereby launching officially the latest federal drive to curb the misuse of drugs, whether legal or illegal. In this campaign, however, the emphasis clearly is on illegal substances.
The president may not have been aware of it, but Oklahomans have been waging a war for some time against the menace of drug abuse. Every major hospital in Oklahoma City has committed certain of itsresources to the task of detecting harmful drug usage, and beyond that, to rehabilitation. Kicking the habit, if you will.
At St. Anthony Hospital, the heat was turned up recently with some additional high tech instruments designed to strengthen the hands devoted to drug testing. At the same time, the hospital is taking steps to make mass screening and treatment more accessible to Oklahoma City employers and their work forces.
Dr. T.W. Violett, the director of clinical pathology at St. Anthony, and Dr. Mike Fowler, a chemist in charge of drug screening, appear ready to toss the net in a wider circle as they try to persuade more and more people to take full advantage of the resources now available.
The newest pearl: a gas chromatograph mass spectrometer, a $100,000 piece of automated equipment with the capacity to screen up to 30 patient samples an hour.
Fowler describes it as a device for basic screening. But there are other "more labor intensive steps" in the drug tracking process.
With the tools at hand, the technologists at St. Anthony even can identify as many as 120 drugs or chemical agents detected in mass screening. This process, in the simplest terms, involves a computerized match.
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"With it (the mass spectrometer), we will try to offer business a complete program for employees and potential employees," said Violett. "The use of drugs may endanger people in the work place, andcompanies need to take a serious look at it. We see a lot of it here."
Invariably, talk of mass screening raises an element of concern about the accuracy of testing. Will a false positive finding unfairly tar someone and result in an unjust firing and possible long-term economic damage or, in extreme cases, end with a criminal prosecution?
No one can say with absolute certainty that every test would yield a perfect result. But fears of a reckless drug testing system running amok are groundless. In fact, the testing protocols in use today are reasonably sound.
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How To Make Diffuser Oils
Standard Reed Diffuser Formula
If you can boil water, you can make reed diffuser oils for home fragrancing. It's simple and easy and a huge savings over retail.
These measurements are in parts instead of exact measurements. We do this so you can easily increase or decrease a formula to suit your current need. To increase the size of your batch, increase the size of the measure. For instance, for a small batch, you might use ounces as you measure. For a larger batch, you might use pounds.
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3 parts fragrance/essential oils to 7 parts dipropylene glycol, fragrance grade, (DPGF).
Stir or shake gently in a large non-reactive container and dispense into a UV resistant cobalt or amber bottle.
Fill your oil bottle 3/4 full of diffuser fragrance and insert reeds.
If you find the scent is not strong enough, increase the amount of fragrance oil by one part and re-mix.
We do not recommend more than 50% fragrance oil to 50% DPG.
You may also mix essential oils in the same manner as fragrance oils.
To make an alcohol-free perfume, mix 15-25% essential or fragrance oils with 75-85% dipropylene glycol. For a less intense perfumed body oil, reduce the amount of scent to 10% and increase the DPG to 90% of the mix.
Here are a few fragrance oil blends to try. We've anchored some of the blends with essential oil bottom notes. You will find that the blend is more effusive and lasts longer using this bottom note technique.
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3 parts Wild Rose FO
1/2 part patchouli essential oil
3 parts Tahitian Vanille FO
1 part Jasmin Neroli FO
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2 parts Satsuma FO
1 part Vanilla Bean FO
1/4 part lemongrass essential oil
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1 part Matsushima Chocolate FO
1 part Pink Sugar FO
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1 part spearmint essential oil
Diffuser Base Oil
You may also be able to make a diffuser base by combining almond oil and a small amount of high proof vodka or perfumer's alcohol; however, this will be less effective.
How to make it
Formulator's Notes:
If you find that your mix is too thick and will not "wick up" your reeds, try diluting the oil with a small amount of either Formulator's or Perfumer's Alcohol. We recommend using up to 10% in alcohol to make your mix more "wickable".
Certain essential oils, generally citrus oils, present a clouded product when mixed with DPG. While not aesthetically pleasing, the clouding will not effect the scent or its throw.
Oils that contain the aromachemical vanillin, such as our Vanilla Bean fragrance oil, will become brown the longer they are exposed to air. This will not effect the scent or its throw.
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