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Well, if I had the money I would pay comission but I, sadly, don't.
I've been asked to make a map(I'm not getting paid for it and I will not take credit). I have realized that I really have no skill in making maps, and I want this one to look good. I have two weeks to a month before the story actually begins being written(meaning I'm not the only author). Having the map before then would be awesome, but it is not absolutely necessary.
I would like it to be 1280 x 1024 px in size. Other than that you can do what you want.
I would like the map style to be something like RobA's tutorial map or Coyotemax's Darklands map.
I do have a fairly lengthy description of the map, I would have an outline if my computer hadn't crashed, but you can use your imagination from the description to do what you think would look best.
Let's see... It's mostly hills, forests, and grasslands, with abundent arable land. It's very fertile, except for the rocky Chartasseus Mountains on the country's northern border, where iron mines are located.
North of these mountains is a barren wilderness of untamed territory, filled with ancient ruins and wild tribes of orcs. North of these wastes is a narrow channel, on the other side of which is the island kingdom of Trirania. Trirania is loosely modeled after medieval England, but it is also much different, as it is split in half by civil war between the Christian South and the Pagan North. The capitol of Trirania is called Mabon.
South and west is the Far Ocean, a vast body of water that is essentially the equivelant of Earth's Atlantic Ocean. This is to the west and half of the south. The other half of the south is an area of land connecting to a large peninsula as large as Namia itself: this is the neighboring kingdom of Ibera (equivelant of Spain). On the eastern shore, coming a bit inland, is Jindel Harbor, around which the sprawling metropolis of Jindel is built.
On Namia's eastern borders are two kingdoms. The northern kingdom, the larger of the two, is Serdia, which is mostly made up of dense forests, with rough, rolling terrain. This country is less fertile than Namia, but more productive, with access to many more abundent raw materials and mineral resources. Its capitol is Drachtenstein, which you can pretty much put wherever you want, and the semi-autonomous city-state of Elderhaven, which is built upon a plateau rising from the surrounding woodlands. The southern country is Norrica, with its capitol at Rethylholm, along with its two great sister-cities of Nor and Barlem. In ancient times, Norrica once held a vast empire that stretched across the continent, but now the country is mostly unimportant, just meant to take up space, as it is a mere shadow of its former glory.
Far, far west, pretty much on the other end of the continent, is a very large city called Cassy's Star.
Everything outside of Namia's borders- the northern wilds and the countries of Trirania, Ibera, Serdia, and Norrica- are optional. You don't have to include them if you don't want, and if you do, you should just include a small part of them that borders Namia. If you decide not to include things, You shouldn't include Cassy's Star at all. It's sort of just a reference to another story.
North of Jindel is Namia's greatest castle, the Silver Citadel, home of the legendary Silver Dragon Knights. It is ruled by the esteemed Count Belade de Leon, a good and honest noble who is a firm supporter of King Reynald.
Jenais is a small village just east of Jindel. Rouneirs is another small village further south and east than that, on the other side of a large patch of forest.
I think I may have confused east with west a few times in that description I gave of Jindel. Since this is just being made up as I go along, anyway, I don't have anything else to add except for what I've already said. So feel free to make suggestions, and add cities and towns and other such places. Place names should be pseudo-French (not quite French, but vaguely French sounding).
Namia encompasses a very wet, fertile region, so there should be an abundance of rivers, lakes, forests, and grasslands.
There are a few places that I insist must be on the map:
-Jindel Harbor
-Far Ocean (or at least the coast bordering it)
-Chartasseus Mountains
-Moongloom Marsh (a swampy region somewhere northeast of Jindel)
-Silver Citadel (north of Jindel)
-Faerie Forest (a forest on Namia's eastern border, which is actually the beginning of the Elderwood, Serdia's largest forest)
Rouniers and Jenais aren't necissary to add, since they're just minor villages. Jindel should surround Jindel Harbor like a waning crescent moon just east of it, and Jindel Harbor opens up into the Far Ocean.
This seems like a lot...
If I had the money(and method) I would gladly pay for it. All I have is an honest request. Please, this map is needed badly.
I will be attempting to work on a map while I'm waiting for this request to (maybe, hopfully) be taken. If I finish before this is taken I'll update it.


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Preservation Solutions of Wamego, Kansas has been selected to conduct the downtown survey and prepare the National Register nomination for Le Mars.
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Hi All,
Recently my friends and I discovered Virtual Table Top gaming and have been playing though some of the old school AD&D modules from the early 80's and late 70's. I find that with a full time job and a full life that I really don't have the time to convert the maps, manage the campaign, and DM. So, I'm looking for someone to convert the maps for me so I can upload them directly into Roll20.net and go. I'd prefer the maps be in CC3 format so I can make changes, but it isn't a hard requirement - high resolution PNG's and JPG's will work.
So here's what I'm looking for
I don't know how much something like this should cost. I would guess in the $300-$700 range depending of the quality of the work and the amount of time I've personally spent converting similar modules. But, I don't really know, so it is negotiable for sure.
The next module we're looking at is the 1982 AD&D module I2 - Tomb of the Lizard King. Below are the maps as they appear in the module.
Attachment 58635
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I'd like it so that the maps are colorized and somewhat realistic (e.g. dirt or cobblestone floors as appropriate, stone walls, dungeon dressing as appropriate). I'd like the rooms and halls to be fleshed out as described in the module itself - barrels, tables, crypts, statues, etc. This is to within reason of course. I don't expect a painting of the Mona Lisa on the floor if that's what's described, it just needs to be representative enough for the players to know it's there and close enough for them to use their imaginations.
I can supply you with a PDF of the module as needed.
For use with Roll20.net virtual tabletop. Something along the lines of the following for the dungeons (overland map and the swamp are purely up to you).
Quality and Size
For use with Roll20.net. Which means it will need to be high resolution so as to not be pixelated when zoomed in.
By end of calendar year 2013.
Open. Don't care what you do with it. I just need it for gaming purposes.
Contact Info
You'll need to contact me through email, I don't have private messaging yet on Cartographer's Guild.
If your work is good, there will be additional AD&D module maps up for conversion.
Thanks and best,
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Sorry, I couldn't figure out how to change it in the post line.
OOPs, bad timing on my part as usual. LOL In case you didn't know already, I made the ClassicDungeon map you used as the example in your post.
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CENTENNIAL, CO (KUSA) - Aurora theater shooting suspect James Holmes was hospitalized after trying to harm himself inside his cell Tuesday, according to sources.
Sources told 9NEWS that Holmes made three attempts at harming himself but described them as "not aggressive."
The first time, Holmes stood on his bed and tried to hit his head by falling backwards. During the second attempt, Holmes ran across his cell to hit his head on the wall. During the third attempt, Homes hit his head on the wall.
After the three incidents, Holmes was transported to the hospital with unknown injuries. He was back in his cell Wednesday.
Defense lawyers say Holmes' condition prevented him from attending a court hearing scheduled for Thursday.
Court documents filed Wednesday didn't give any details on Tuesday's incident. The documents said only that Holmes' condition "renders him unable to be present in court for (Thursday's) hearing."
9Wants to Know learned if Holmes would have appeared in court for Thursday's scheduled hearing, there wouldn't be any visible injuries.
"It's not as simple as a migraine, and not something I think we'll resolve by morning," an attorney for Holmes said.
The defense asked the judge to postpone the hearing, which was scheduled to discuss pretrial motions and media requests for information under state open records laws.
The hearing has been continued to Dec. 10.
The 24-year-old Holmes is charged with killing 12 people and injuring at least 58 by opening fire in a crowded theater on July 20. He's being held without bail and hasn't entered a plea.
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Sunday, April 17, 2011
must. go. back. to Italy.
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I love italy, and Rome, it is so beautiful!! I can't wait to go back one day!ReplyDelete
Love all the pictures, so beautiful!
I've only ever been to Venice. And Venice is great. I love Venice. But there is SO much more I'm dying to see.ReplyDelete
And can we talk about that wedding? I didn't even know you could marry there. I'm sort of jealous.
Also, you're pretty.
I sadly have never been, but my fiance went when he was in high school. Hopefully he and I can go visit there soon!ReplyDelete
We are going to Rome in July! These pictures do not help my anticipation at all :) Such a beautiful city!!!ReplyDelete
Fabulous photos!!! I was just in Rome three weeks ago, it's my favourite Italian city :)ReplyDelete
Gelato and pasta...yes to both!!! How can you say no in Roma?! :)
oh my goodness! To get married in Italy and inside the Vatican no less!!! How amazing! I love Italy! Its been almost 6 years since I was last there and your pictures make me miss it even more! So beautiful!ReplyDelete
such a beautiful wedding!ReplyDelete
can italy be any more breathtaking? take me with you when you go back :bReplyDelete
yup, ate gelato at every corner and carbs at every...non-corner?ReplyDelete
whatever, i ate a lot.
havnt gone. will be going in september. cannot freaking wait. Rome is collins favorite city in the world.ReplyDelete
Your photos are amazing! I'm so jealous that you got to go to a wedding at the Vatican. How awesome!! I went a year and a half ago and loved every minute of it. I was amazed that I could just wonder around with nowhere to go and I found amazing sites down every street! If you want to read my blogs about it, they are here: http://tiffanyd22.blogspot.com/search/label/Europe%20TripReplyDelete
Italy is truly one of my favorite places on the planet, especially Rome!! Such a special place. I could go there once a year if the wallet allowedReplyDelete
Ah! Love Roma! Was just there last week visiting family. Ate pasta every day. We're actually considering moving there for 6 months (or longer) we love it so much!!!ReplyDelete
Ahhh Roma, my second home. You have magnificent pictures, hope you enjoyed every bit!ReplyDelete
great post,
My favorite gelateria is in Rome...and I've been living in Italy for 5+ years now so, that's saying a lot.ReplyDelete
I lived in Rome for a few months and it was marvelous.
i dream of italy every day. i studied abroad there while doing my minor in christian art and fell in love. all over again. whenever i go to europe I am always like oh lets go somewhere new, but have to touchdown in Roma at some point!ReplyDelete
beautiful beautiful beautiful - everything about this post is amazing! i loved my time spent in rome - it's a magical place :)ReplyDelete
Im going to Italy in October, for the first time!! SO excited!!ReplyDelete
YES YES YES YESYESReplyDelete
woh i got excited there.
I can't believe you've been there! It looks amazing and I'm so jealous :( and that wedding-beautiful!ReplyDelete
Rome is my absolute favorite place in the whole world. I studied abroad there and think about it all the time still. I can't believe your friend got married in the VATICAN!!! Amazing!!ReplyDelete
These pics are SO GORGEOUS! Husband's been there. I haven't (yet). Now I want to go!!!!ReplyDelete
xoxo, Ana
Oh my goodness gracious... I cannot imagine being married in the VATICAN!! Amazing.ReplyDelete
Sarah, you look ridiculously gorgeous in every. single. picture. Maybe that has something to do with the fact that you're ridiculously gorgeous?? Just a thought.
PS - I forgot to take pictures of your pictures while it was still light out today (and I'm a lazy bum who put it off til the last minute), so the post about your giveaway will be going up mid-morning tomorrow (vs. early morning). Just fyi! :)
These are such wonderful pictures! You two look sooooo in love! :)ReplyDelete
best place ever. loved every city traveled. lived on gelato for breakfast, lunch & dinner :) can't wait to see your Italy reunion pics!!ReplyDelete
It looks absolutely beautiful, I can't wait to go one day. Glad you had such a lovely time:) xxReplyDelete
Wow, I did not know that you can get married inside the Vatican. That is pretty cool!ReplyDelete
And yes, my love for Italy grows every time I return... Hopefully soon! :) xox
one day girl. One. Day.ReplyDelete
I love the idea of walking and eating and walking and eating and stopping and seeing and walking and eating. hahaha
I want to go so bad!! I've heard it's beautiful. And from your pictures...what I've heard is correct. You're adorable in every.single.picture (:ReplyDelete
And what a fairytale it must have been to be married there. You have some blessed friends! Stunning!
Oh it is so so beautiful! What fun you two must have had :) I'd love to visit here someday!!ReplyDelete
Wow how fun! I wonder what waiting list is like to book a wedding at the Vatican. I want to go back to Italy too! Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
- Sarah
The beauty of Italia awaits me. It's the only place that I've really EVER wanted to go. Please stuff me into your suitcase! I promise I'll fit. :)ReplyDelete
Beautiful pictures Sarah. Beautiful. Definitely a fairy tale come true.
gorrrg! pack me in suitcase! please!ReplyDelete
Your pictures are amazing! You are so beautiful! Sounds like you had a fabulous time! :)ReplyDelete
Gorgeous! Gorgeous! Gorgeous! Love these photos! I must go to Italy now!! MY BFF lives in Naples and I so want to visit. It's my dream vacation but I'm terrified to fly because I had a bad experience back in 2009 :(ReplyDelete
Found your blog through the giveaway at Story of My Life. Your pictures are amazing! And now I want to get married at the Vatican. I think it would be the only way I would be forgiven for not getting married at home, if I did it in the Vatican!ReplyDelete
WOW! what a wonderful wedding venue :) so gorgeous! xoxo jcd :: cornflake dreamsReplyDelete
My husband and I will be there in two weeks! We are taking our niece and nephew with us and will be traveling to Rome, Venice, Cinque Terra, Florence and Naples!ReplyDelete
Any one have a tips on must see attractions or ones to skip?
Can't Wait!!
Amazing!! I need friends that get married in the Vatican :) Italy is at the top of my vacation wish list for sure!!ReplyDelete
Lets tell my husband to please take me to Rome too! It looks so magical there! Magic? Love? Rome? SOunds like just the vacation I need!ReplyDelete
OMG, how I miss Italy. Rome has always taught me something everytime I've been there.ReplyDelete
Great pictures :). I am a new follower. Stopping from SOML.
ahhhhh..........I totally agree!! My husband and I went there for 16 days on our honeymoon and it was FAB-U-LESS!! I love your photography! And you are darling!! I entered your giveaway on Jenni's blog:) So nice meeting you Sarah!ReplyDelete
xoxo Hanna
such lovely pictures!! that wedding must've been amazing, but i kinda heart how joyous you and the hubby look around one another :)ReplyDelete
i adore italy. went almost 10 years ago, but i'm dying to go back!
I just came across your blog this afternoon. I love love love your Italy pictures. I definitely ate gelato around every corner while I was in Italy... life's too short not to indulge in gelato! (:ReplyDelete
Wow! A wedding in the Vatican-that is a dream come true! I never knew you could get married there, but I guess I really just hadn't thought about it. Italy is such a dream in itself-ahhhh the gelato, I can't get enough!ReplyDelete
I have always wanted to travel to Italy...you looked like you had a great time...gorgeous wedding pics too!ReplyDelete
getting married in the vatican would be soo cool!! Very awesome!ReplyDelete
OMG.Where did you get the custard at. I will be visiting in a couple of weeks and I must have it. Lol I love your pics they are so beautiful. What stle camera do u use.ReplyDelete
A wedding at the Vatican? Wow! Talk about a once in a lifetime experience, I would LOVE to go to a wedding in ROME!!!ReplyDelete
Simply dreamy. Sigh. I want to go to there.ReplyDelete
wow! She didn't play around in the venue picking. That's some serious stuff. I'm sure it was insanely gorgeous. I would love to see a wedding in the Vatican. Wow. And, yes, I've been to Rome. Loved it. LOVED LOVED the gelato.ReplyDelete
i want that wedding dress! these pics are incredible!ReplyDelete
That's unbelievable that they got married there! Gorgeous! You're leaving so soooon! I'm sure you'll get to go back to Italy and let us live vicariously through you! :o)
so so so beautiful. So happy I found your blog. I'm a new follower, I hope you will as well. I started my blog a little over a month ago. It's all about celebrity fashion from the point of view of an LA stylist. Stop by to see multiple post a day on all the latest celebrity fashion news and check out pictures from the fall/winter preview I attended yesterday in Beverly Hills. xoxo. Would love your support. xoxoReplyDelete
i was there in june...almost a year ago as well! such an amazing and inspiring place. my family and i talk about going back almost every day.ReplyDelete
now THAT is a fairy tale wedding for real! never been across the atlantic yet....you blog defintiely makes me want to go - like right.now.ReplyDelete
Beautiful photos - looks like an amazing wedding!ReplyDelete
I do like Rome, I really do. But, there are so many more beautiful places left for me to discover. Thailand? Bali? Oh...the beaches.ReplyDelete
When will you be back in Switzerland?
& what town, may I ask, do you call home in CH?
Im off to see the family in Graubünden on Thursday!
wow! you. are. so. lucky. Italy's on my bucket list... maybe one day!ReplyDelete
p.s. i'm having a giveaway on my blog...
Okay, you were a WAY cuter tourist than I was! At the time of packing, I thought of practicality versus fashion and now I kind of regret wearing the same 3 outfits in every photo from the trip! Ha!ReplyDelete
PS - Our diet consisted of gelato, pasta, pizza and bread!
Absolutely beautiful!ReplyDelete
I have not been, but want to...and now more so then ever!
My goodness!! Sarah, it's so beautiful!! I have yet to go to Italy, but considering my heritage is 50% Italian and 50% German {which, I'll be visiting Germany very soon} and my grandmother came directly from Italy here {I haven't the slightest idea why she ever left} I ought to go, yes? YES.ReplyDelete
you are living the sweet life!ReplyDelete
Wonderful POST! rOME IS FANTASTIC!ReplyDelete
Hi! my name's martina and I come from Italy... I'd like you visit my blog and if you want... follow me!!! ^^
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Sarah, these are absolutely beautiful photos - you're making me want to go now!ReplyDelete
I've only just found your blog and i'm loving it.
Carla xx.
theres nothing not to love about italy! that must be one amazing wedding!ReplyDelete
Oh Italy, how I love thee too! Such a beautiful and amazing place. I haven't been back in five years but am trying to plan a trip for this summer!ReplyDelete
these are so lovely! Italy is definitely on my to-travel list. love your dress!ReplyDelete
Wow, that is awesome that she got married in the Vatican! I would love to go there some day. <3ReplyDelete


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Are 32GB RAM a good decision?!
Posted 31 May 2012 - 09:46 PM
I have an i7-2600k / WIN64/ GTX 550Ti, and I ask you, is it a good good decision to increase my RAM from 16GB to 32GB?
I work on my first 'human' Mesh and would also make fine detailed clothings for him and so on ... and I need more, coz I did got also dialogs with "out of memory" ... 3DCoat is so hungry
I asked a computershop and I got a offer for
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is this good? Or should I take other RAM? Or keep 16GB RAM?
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Posted 01 June 2012 - 02:43 AM
Like say 3Coat, photoshop, blender or Vue, rendering in the background, listening to music etc. etc...
Posted 01 June 2012 - 03:23 PM
I've 16 GB, I didn't use all the memory even with an obscene amount of program running.
Ok, so 16GB RAM is good enough.
Okay, dears, I did also have boot problems with my PC. Maybe thats also a reason, that I have sometimes feeling, that my pc is slow/not fluid in 3DCoat?
If one of you a german/good in german -> here are my problems ...http://forum.gigabyt...d&threadID=6028
In the german GIGABYTE® forum, I told them about my curious boot-problems. My computer is brandnew, but maybe one of my KINGSTON-RAM-Modules are not okay, or maybe my GIGABYTE® Mainboard, or my COUGAR PowerSuplyUnit is not ok.
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Next week I go to my Computer-Shop, thats also my reason, why I asked about the 32GB RAM ... ok, so most of you, say, that 16GB RAM is good enough thats nice to hear! Or is one of you, who have good reasons for me, that I rise it up to 32GB RAM?
Posted 01 June 2012 - 03:45 PM
Video editing is ram intensive, so it was something to think about...
32 gigs of ram at a good price, tempting..
24 gigs is what I will put in my new computer....
A great quality built power supply is a must today as BeatKitano said.
One guy, had his cheaper power supply burst into big flames inside his case....
Posted 01 June 2012 - 09:19 PM
I didnt do videoediting so much (maybe in the future) ... I did have sometimes crashing in 3dCoat, but only in 3DCoat ... and since some days courious boot-problems, not every starting, but sometimes my computer didn't want start up, it runs for 2-3 seconds and its going off, and I must press the power button again ... maybe 2-3 times again ... but sometimes I can start it 4-10 times without any bootproblems ...
Posted 01 June 2012 - 09:23 PM
I didnt do videoediting so much (maybe in the future) ... I did have sometimes crashing in 3dCoat, but only in 3DCoat ... and since some days courious boot-problems, not every starting, but sometimes my computer didn't want start up, it runs for 2-3 seconds and its going off, and I must press the power button again ... maybe 2-3 times again ... but sometimes I can start it 4-10 times without any bootproblems ...
I wil oversleep my wish of these 32GB RAM, hmmm, in the GALLERY I did see a work from a 3DCoat User, that he could work/do very fine detailed clothings, I think, he did have a workstation with 64GB RAM?
I will look after this ... okay?
or is it better, to buy also zbrush? How much cost it? sry Is it a good 3DCoat companion? And zbrush => also so hungry after RAM?
Posted 01 June 2012 - 09:38 PM
Here is a link to the different kinds of POST (power on self test) error beeps by bios.
Posted 02 June 2012 - 12:03 AM
Try to master the program with "less" RAM, if you use 3dcoat in a efficient way than 16gb is more than enough.
High detail is possible outside high voxel res. look at marapuras sketchbook for example.
The RAM would not improve your skill, only training
Posted 02 June 2012 - 03:53 PM
@digman I see 2 LEDS are only burning (for 2-4 seconds, 1x orange/red 1x green) - at the booting process - and only 1 short beep. But After the Boot process the 2 LEDS are switched off. And I think, but I'm not sure, that the burning LEDS I have since january? but I dont know 100% ....
but I found in my manual nothing about the errorcodes (LED) ...
Posted 02 June 2012 - 06:56 PM
Manual's normally do not show much about errors codes. The one short beep tells you that your computer passed the POST test. If it fails, you would get other beeps... So if your computer fails to boot listen for any other beeping error code sounds. If it fails to boot at all with no beep errors, then that is a major hardware failure somewhere. Make sure all your hardware components are correctly installed, I have seen ram partially installed, not pushed down all the way and seated.
If someone built the computer for you, take it back and have them check it out plus replace any components if necessary.
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Edit: If you think memory might be the problem, try running the program called MemTest86+ for a few cycles. It runs from a CD and some motherboards even have it built in. If you can't get your PC to start at all, you'll have to pull the memory and put it into another PC for testing. Overheating can be another possibility as carlosa points out, or the auto shutoff failsafe temperature setting is set too low in the BIOS. I once had a PC that would have trouble posting when the room temperature was too low which shows it can be something you'd never consider.
I translated the Gigabyte forum and noticed you mentioned checksum errors. This means something has changed (settings most likely) or been corrupted since last boot. The checksum for the current boot is different than the checksum that was calculated during the previous boot. A common cause for this is a dying/dead battery on the motherboard, the one that provides power when the computer isn't on, allowing it to keep track of the time for example. Other things can cause checksum errors too, such as a physical problem with the motherboard itself. Heck it could even be a loose screw touching something it shouldn't be.
If you're having problems with USB devices and you've already tried various drivers, try changing the configuration of the USB ports instead. For example if you have one port you know works 100% without fail, try connecting your buggy device to that port to see if that helps at all. That way you'll know whether it's the port or the device that's to blame. Another thing to consider about USB 2.0 devices is that they don't always get along with USB 3.0 ports.
I only speak English which makes the grammar from the Google translation (and your own posts to an extent) hard to understand. Hopefully I've understood the exact problems you're having and what you've already tried. I apologize if I've misunderstood and hope I'm helping rather than making things worse.
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 12:39 PM
Too true that. The more memory you have, the longer it takes as well. It's still a good tool though so long as you've got the patience, especially if you're testing overclocking stability where you're not just tweaking frequencies but timings as well. Errors due to bad timing choices usually show up in the first pass. It's been my experience that what's written on the label isn't always 100% accurate and incorrect timings can certainly cause the symptoms described.
Memtest is nice, but you've got to run it for hours to get a real test. Most of the time people don't run it long enough, and the returned value are ok, when in fact the memory module is deffective.
Speaking of overclocking, that's another thing Monkeybrain may want to consider, especially when it comes to newer hardware like he has (e.g. speedstep). Pushing the CPU and motherboard too far is another thing that can cause the symptoms described, which if I've understood correctly involves his PC automatically turning off approximately 3 to 4 seconds after turning it on, as well as occasional freezing and checksum errors during post.
My best guess is that it's either a BIOS related setting(s) or faulty hardware to blame. Hopefully it's the former. Seeing as there are only so many possibilities for this specific type of issue, I figured posting as many as I can think of might be helpful. What would be really great is photos of all his BIOS settings, which would go a long way towards narrowing things down for him. The only thing that can be ruled out for sure at this point is the operating system. I'm sure if we all put our heads together, we'll be able to get to the bottom of this problem in no time at all.
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ATLANTA, Ga. -- It's an intriguing thought -- Atlanta could be hosting summer Olympic games. It's, actually, a possibility.
Atlanta and 34 other cities now have the chance to tell the U. S Olympic Committee they want to submit a bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Is it the right time for Atlanta to step up? It was September 18, 1990 and Atlanta was put on the center of the world map. The city was picked to host the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games.
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|Written by Darci Tomky
A sweet treat for my peeps
They say you know spring is here when you see robins in the trees, but really (let's not lie to ourselves), you know it's spring when you see those colorful, sugary PEEPS® lining the shelves of the grocery store.
Five and a half million PEEPS® are born each day, and these adorable little chicks will soon be in Easter baskets across the country.
According to the website for their manufacturer, Just Born:
—In 1953, it took 27 hours to create one PEEPS® Marshmallow Chick. Today, thanks to advances in technology, it takes six minutes.
—Just Born produces enough PEEPS® Brand Marshmallow Candies in one year to circle the earth twice.
—In the late 1950's, PEEPS® wings were "clipped" to give them a sleek, modern look.
—PEEPS® Brand Candies have been the No. 1 non-chocolate brand at Easter for over 20 years.
—Yellow is America's best selling color of PEEPS® chicks and bunnies.
—Yellow and white PEEPS® chicks and bunnies came first, followed by pink, lavender, blue, green and orange.
—If you had 8,000 PEEPS® bunnies, and you stood them in a straight vertical line, you could reach the top of the Sears Tower in Chicago.
It's no surprise that people of all ages are addicted to these surgary treats, but then there are those who would rather play with their food than actually eat it. PEEPS® diorama contests take place all over the country, with these little chicks finding themselves in all sorts of predicaments. Browse the photo gallery (or submit your own photos) at the PEEPS® website, marshmallowpeeps.com.
Now that I have you craving some of this sugary goodness, you can try out this week's recipe!
When this recipe—from unsophisticook.com—says it's easy, it's really quite easy. Give your PEEPS® a cute little nest (a.k.a. chow mein noodles) with a bit of butter and marshmallows just like you would Rice Krispie Treats. Add a PEEP® and some chocolate eggs or jelly beans, and you're declared the winner of the cute, adorable Easter dessert contest!!
Easy Easter Peeps Bird Nests
3 cups mini marshmallows
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups dry chow mein noodles
Small decorative candies
(jelly beans, chocolate eggs, Peeps, etc.)
In a medium saucepan over low heat, melt the marshmallows and butter. When melted together, stir in the vanilla extract and chow mein noodles. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Let the mix cool slightly, and then coat your hands with cooking spray or a little butter.
Grab a small handful of the chow mein mixture and form it into a ball. Then press your thumbs into the center to hollow it out and create a nest shape. Allow the nests to cool and then have fun decorating with the candy of your choice! Makes 10 nests.
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The Afghan Whigs' music hit me hard in my 20s and hasn't left me since
The music of one of Cincinnati's all-time greatest musical exports, The Afghan Whigs, hit me at precisely the right time. As a child, the music of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Who tattooed itself on to my DNA, while my high school years found me becoming obsessed with College Rock, Punk, Hip Hop and Hard Rock. But The Afghan Whigs were my "coming-of-age" soundtrack — from (approximately) the ages of 20-27 — and, like those childhood musical heroes, their music has never left me. Those years were pivotal in my growth as a human being. In that brief span, I was a raging alcoholic, a one-step-from-the-gutter junkie and a newlywed — at least for a few years all at once — with a handful of relationships that played themselves out painfully woven in between, followed by the "light" that comes with sobriety and clarity. I can't remember exactly the first time I heard The Afghan Whigs. I knew of them right after high school by seeing their names on fliers for shows at bars I wasn't old enough to get into. But once I finally got my hands on the band's debut for SubPop, Up In It, in 1990, I was hooked. While the music on Up In It still gives me a jolt every time I listen, the songs (save "You My Flower") never became as emotionally resonant as 1992's Congregation, 1993's Gentlemen and 1996's Black Love would prove to be for me. The sound of the Whigs' music was the perfect transition for me from favorites like Dinosaur Jr., The Replacements and Husker Du. But there was an aura in the Whigs' music that those groups were never capable of invoking. And originality — no one before or since has conjured the magical abstract-art guitar squiggles Whigs guitarist Rick McCollum has churned out and John Curley is one of the "Alt Rock" revolution's most distinctive bassists, with his sublime mix of melody, feel and sheer propulsiveness. Original drummer Steve Earle also had a trademark sound in his playing, a flurry of Hard Rock bluster and shuffling dance rhythms. Together with the hearty, evocative songwriting, The Afghan Whigs always had something more — an air of mystique and a sound beyond the trends — than their late '80s SubPop peers, not to mention their '90s Alternative Nation breakthrough cohorts. I got lost in the dark corners and ominous shadows of the music, as well as its manic moments of pure, jubilant uplift and smothering, inescapable sadness. And I soon began to pick up on the words of frontman Greg Dulli, which have repeatedly given me those moments every deep music lover has where they're almost freaked out by how closely the lyrics mirror their own feelings and experiences. Dulli's lyrics were raw, clever, poetic and brutally honest "love songs." It was the brutal honesty of his poetry about relationships that led to a still ongoing belief by detractors that Dulli is a misogynistic asshole. But I never got that vibe, even when the lyrics (always taken out of context when used against him) skewed that way, like on Gentlemen's "Be Sweet," where Dulli croons,"Ladies, let me tell you about myself/I got a dick for a brain/And my brain is gonna sell my ass to you/Now I'm OK, but in time I'll find I'm stuck/'Cause she wants love and I still want to fuck" Some find Dulli's swaggering "lothario" persona onstage off-putting and such lyrics crude, sexist, deplorable. I find them a relevant part of the story and character development, but also a realistic portrayal of a virile young man's mental process. Dismissing Dulli's words because you find them dick-ish or "sexist" just seems disingenuous. Men are assholes sometimes. And they can realize that in themselves. And women can be assholes, too. When I met my current longtime partner, she was as obsessed with Liz Phair's music as I was The Afghan Whigs', which made me draw some parallels between the two. She loved Liz Phair for the same reason I loved the Whigs — their music spoke directly to us and was dazzling in its self-awareness and rare candor. It should be noted that I really love Liz Phair's first album (the main one she built her legend upon, Exile in Guyville), but my girlfriend merely seems to tolerate my affinity for the Whigs. Still, The Afghan Whigs have tons of female fans, some who just love the sound of the band, some who appreciate the quality writing and musicianship, some who find Dulli's honesty sexy and some who find the man himself a hunk among hunks. There are usually an equal amount of male and females in an Afghan Whigs audience. Dulli's lyrics have a personal, intimate style, like something being revealed to you in a whisper or drunken yowl in the backroom of a speakeasy, which might be why most of his critics fail to consider the possibility of a non-autobiographical "narrator." What Dulli's lyrics offered to me was something I hadn't heard before, and it all goes back to that brutal honesty. He was presenting a more complete and complex picture of love, one that admitted mistakes, wielded vitriol like a sword, cranked up the self-deprecation, wallowed in sex, drugs and misery and held on to the hope and promise that love first presents. The Whigs' connections to classic Soul music isn't just in the sound or beats; that lyrical description could also be about Marvin Gaye or any number of great vintage Blues and Soul artists. Dulli sings about the emotional ups and downs a man in, out or around love feels. And his honesty made a lot of uptight people (and men trying to seem "femi-sensitive") uncomfortable. It's sort of like a non-ridiculous version of Howard Stern's "He says the things we all think and feel but can't say ourselves!" Like Charles Bukowski and Henry Miller, Dulli never ran his insight through a PC filter — he just ran it out, filter-less. I can be masochistic in my listening habits, cuing up songs that are painful in their reminder of darker times or clinging to them during fresh, new depressing moments. But I've also listened to the Whigs while elated and ready to celebrate. Though I don't have the same visceral response to the Whigs' more upbeat "party" anthems (particularly on the band's swan song, 1965), I've grown to love them almost as much. During dysfunctional moments in love affairs, with my issues with drugs and alcohol, Gentlemen's "Fountain and Fairfax" — with it's lines like "Let me drink, let me tie off/I'm really slobbering now" — stung. But it was a good sting, like a shot of whiskey. Songs like these, the ones that echoed my weird, nihilistic feelings of "fuck it all," helped me realize I wasn't totally insane. Or at least I wasn't the only one who was trying to understand and deal with this insanity. Black Love closer "Faded" has been an anthem for many breakups, the Purple Rain-sway giving me the same kind of chills Wendy and Lisa get in the Prince movie when he plays the title track for the first time. And whenever my longtime battle with depression has led me to suicidal thoughts in my life, "Crime Scene (Part One)," the numb, opening salvo on the Whigs noir, emotionally-wrenching masterpiece Black Love, starts running through my brain: "Tonight, tonight I say goodbye/To everyone who loves me/Stick it to my enemies, tonight/Then I disappear." More than once, it's brought me to tears and squashed all suicidal thoughts — thinking of saying goodbye to everyone who loves you is sometimes all it takes. As I eventually got my shit together, getting off the hard drugs and managing my alcohol intake, another Whigs' song would haunt me, but this time in a purely reassuring way. I've used a "program" called Rational Recovery to help me stay off of drugs and alcohol and the essence of the system is mental cognizance — being able to recognize when your mind and body are trying to get you to drink or do drugs. You turn this "feeling" into a physical thing and name it. I suppose it could be named anything, but I've gone with "The Beast," per the suggestion of the Rational Recovery book. It sounds silly, but merely saying in my head, "That's The Beast," has worked wonders for me staying sober. I eventually started to cling to a line from The Afghan Whigs' single "Debonair" from Gentlemen: "Once again the monster speaks/Reveals his face and searches for release." It so perfectly matches my "sobriety mantra" and mental ritual, I've considered having it tattooed on my arm. I'm fairly certain that I would've become a huge Afghan Whigs fan if I wasn't from Cincinnati. Even before I found a way to make a living from writing about music from the area, I loved "homegrown" music and never saw it as simply "local music." But being able to see the Whigs in concert dozens of times, venues big and small, all over the region, including a few epic holiday shows and a couple of "secret" warm-up shows the band would sneak in before hitting the road — that certainly helped their "favorite band" status in my mind. The Whigs have long been a phenomenal live band. Musically, it's always been a tight but ragged glory. But Dulli is one of the most entertaining, funniest banterers in the history of Rock & Roll. His mid-set chats (formerly trademark "smoke breaks," though Greg is now apparently a non-smoker) were like an edgy, fired-up stand-up comedian going into the audience for some "Hey, where you from?" volleying. But in Dulli's case, it was usually a time to talk musical tastes, new bands, maybe throw out some humorous sports commentary, playfully taunting every other person in the venue. It was loose, like party chatter, and I always found it an hysterical highlight of every Whigs show. Comedy and music are my two favorite things in the world and the Whigs usually delivered both in concert. The band members were a few years older than me, so there was a sense of awe early on when seeing them around town. When a band I was in was playing at Sudsy Malone's in the early '90s, it would be a total mind-fuck to hear a Whigs member was in the crowd. Especially because I'd taken to listening to the band's music so much, almost everything I played for a long time was informed by the Whigs. (Big C chords with a suspended 7 or mere C to E-minor chord progressions are classic early Whigs' motifs.) I'm far from the only local musician from the'90s (and likely beyond) inspired by the Whigs' music, but there was another kind of inspiration during that era when all of the band members were out and about in Cincinnati. The Whigs' "fuck it, let's just go do this" ambition, just getting in the van and going, actually worked. That gave a lot of musicians hope that they could be heard outside of city limits even if they were from Cincinnati. But, unlike in Seattle, where there were several groups with similar sounds rising simultaneously, the Whigs were too unique to copy to the point where a label might sign a "soundalike" band. It's what's great about Cincinnati music — the lack of a unifying sound as a result of artists trying to make their own unique thing. The Whigs were even involved in starting my career — the very first review of any piece of art I ever wrote was a take on the band's Congregation album for a features/criticism class I took at the University of Cincinnati. (I remember getting a pretty high grade and thinking, "I got this.") Once I'd decided I wanted to write about music full-time, I accepted an internship in New York City. Driving over the hills into New York City, the Whigs' remix of "Miles Iz Ded" called "Rebirth of the Cool" came on some random NY/NJ-area radio station. It made me feel like I was on the right track. Gradually, I'd meet all of the members out and about, and each had that Midwestern down-to-earthness that it usually takes outsiders to point out. Well, I'd meet every member except Mr. Dulli. During the peak Whigs years, Dulli seemed especially sensitive to negative press, reportedly calling out (or just calling up) writers who'd say sometimes legit, sometimes stupid things about him or his band. I was a mentally unstable substance abuser who, for reasons I don't completely remember or understand, added a couple of dumb barbs about the band into my column or elsewhere in CityBeat over the course of a few years. They weren't especially harsh, save for one aside where I mentioned (jokingly) that a rumor was suggesting Dulli had developed a massive bourbon habit and gained 500 lbs (or something equally outrageous). It was stupid and baseless and, given his family lives in the area and might read it (this was pre-internet-is-everywhere), he had every right to be angered by my youthful idiocy. If you're reading this, Greg, I apologize. It was another lesson in growing the fuck up, courtesy of The Afghan Whigs. I came to despise that sort of trashy journalism but, in a cruel twist of fate, baseless gossip websites might just be the only job I'll be able to get one day given the state of newspapers. In response to my bad-taste alcoholic/obesity sentence, I received a fax (a fax!) from Dulli's publicist saying the Greg was challenging me to an AIDS test. I'm still not totally sure why, though I think it was either a comment on my taste in women or my IV drug problem at the time. I was flummoxed. Embarrassed. Ashamed. Confused. Then tickled. "Greg Dulli knows who I am?" (Then ashamed again: "One of my musical heroes hates me.") That how much I love Dulli and his musical partners' output — he might've strangled me with his bare hands if we ran into each other at a bar and I would've been all, "He touched me!" Many of Dulli's more direct peers from the Cincinnati area who were around when the Whigs were coming up don't seem to have a very positive opinion of the man, but I've always taken their shots at him with a grain of salt. There might have been some jealousy or maybe Greg really was an asshole in his mid-20s. I can relate. There are so many stories and legends about Dulli's personal life and actions during his time in Cincy as the Whigs were taking off, he's like an urban Rock Star Davy Crocket. None of it has ever changed how I listen to the Whigs' music. To this day, when I've been in a relationship in turmoil or crumbling apart, I still think to myself, "My life is becoming an Afghan Whigs song again." And I know there will be some emotional pain and probably a few bad decisions involved, but it's at least going to be an interesting ride. The one that never ends.
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