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The Elder Scrolls Online Benchmarked
Big, bigger, TESO. As one of the last publishers to do so, Bethesda Softworks tries an MMORPG by subscription. The Elder Scrolls Online (TESO) is intended to piggyback off of the success of competitors in its genre, like Guild Wars 2 and World of WarCraft. You will encounter hardly any new technological advances, but the title scores points for its visually appealing and interesting world. Our article primarily deals with the new game's hardware demands.
For the original German article, see here.
For an MMO game, the underlying graphics are completely respectable, though you cannot expect anything visually stunning to unfold on the screen. In terms of facets of the game that are well-done, we certainly deem the detailed character models and expansive landscapes worth mentioning. The landscapes are covered with loads of flora and fauna. However, you should not look too closely at the objects, as many of the textures appear spongy up close. But to some extent, the nice light/color moods and the well-executed art design make up for this shortcoming.
As per usual with MMORPGs, some passages could be livelier. Here and there, Tamriel seems a little sterile. But to be fair, making such a big world diverse and thrilling in every way is not exactly easy.
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In terms of gameplay, we think TESO deserves a good grade. Granted, fights from the point of view of the player are not perfectly rendered (not enough feedback when the target is hit, unclean collision detection), but the controls work fluidly and comfortably. Especially considering earlier versions of the Elder Scrolls, the menus are relatively well-designed. Also, the background music is decent. Thanks to the professional (English) speakers, the dialog (set to music) fosters an enjoyable atmosphere.
The basic principle is more or less a matter of taste. As we know from prior titles in the Elder Scrolls line, after the tutorial, the character is thrown seemingly aimlessly into the world and receives hardly any guidance. Which is to say: You have to work out a lot of things for yourself and plumb the mysteries of the continent on your own. While player X may love this, player Y may feel somewhat lost. To understand the world more easily, it is better to have some prior experience with the series.
The ZeniMax Online Studios deserve high praise for the comprehensive video menu with about 20 different options. Alongside the standard repertoire like resolution, picture mode and gamma value, you can also change many graphics details here (texture quality, shadows, water reflections, etc.) The five presets are especially practical ("Minimum," "Low," "Medium," "High" and "Ultra High") and allow you to adjust all the settings at once quickly and easily -- which is important, because depending on the scene, the presets can behave massively differently.
Minimum and low details prove to be so ugly that no one would use them voluntarily. That is to say nothing of the objects that just suddenly appear out of nowhere. Starting at the medium settings, things start to look nicer and act more normally, and at high details the game's visuals and behavior are both quite good. However, it should be mentioned that the highest preset does not set all the menu items to their maximum values (the range of vision, for instance, is set to just 62 of 100%). But simply because it is easier, we used the automatic levels anyway. Great: It is possible to change to the settings directly inside the game, though TESO has to reload the content.
Depending on the environment, the frame rate fluctuates greatly. While there are seldom problems indoors, on busy streets the performance can drop. For this reason, our benchmark takes place in a city. Thanks to the numerous buildings, other players and plants, Vulkhel Guard, in which you start on the side of the Aldmeri faction (on the island of Auridon), is well-suited for our performance measurements.
As you can gather from our video below, we ran down a specific route -- about 35 seconds forward and 35 seconds back. Despite the fluctuations typical of online games (other characters hop around on the screen, etc.), the sequence delivers rather constant results. That is, at least, when the time of day remains the same. Depending on the lighting, the frame rate varies somewhat. The numbers listed originated in the morning, afternoon or evening, but never night (in comparison with reality, the passing of a day is accelerated many times over).
In case you are wondering why some more potent GPUs come in behind their allegedly weaker relatives: At moderate graphics options, the performance is highly dependent on the processor. The fact that AMD processors tend to do worse (example: Radeon R9 280X vs. GeForce GTX 660 Ti) can be traced back to the membership in Nvidia's TWIMTBP program, among other things. Certainly, the brand new "wonder driver" 337.50 does not do the GeForce models any harm either.
The hardware demands are surprisingly low. For medium details and 1366x768 pixels, a low-end chip will suffice, like the HD Graphics 4600 integrated into Haswell processors. The high preset is fueled by just an inexpensive all-round model -- the GeForce GT 740M was granted an average of over 30 fps (1366x768).
Maximum details and 1920x1080 pixels demand quite a bit more of the hardware components, but more than a GeForce GTX 850M or GeForce GTX 765M is not imperative. Thus: The engine seems to be extremely well-optimized.
|The Elder Scrolls Online
|1024x768 Low Preset AA:Off 1366x768 Medium Preset AA:Off 1366x768 High Preset AA:On 1920x1080 Ultra High Preset AA:On
|GeForce GTX 680, 2600K, Samsung SSD 840 Pro 256GB MZ7PD256HAFV-0Z000
Desktop GTX 680, Intel Core i7-2600K
99 (min: 88) fps ∼100%
98 (min: 83) fps ∼100%
95 (min: 70) fps ∼100%
71.5 (min: 47) fps ∼100%
|GeForce GTX 660 Ti, 3770K
98.4 fps ∼99%
94 fps ∼96%
85.7 fps ∼90%
67.4 fps ∼94%
|GeForce GTX 880M, 4700MQ
Schenker W504
92.5 fps ∼93%
87.1 fps ∼89%
76 fps ∼80%
57.5 fps ∼80%
|GeForce GTX 870M, 4700MQ
Schenker W504
93.7 fps ∼95%
84.5 fps ∼86%
76 fps ∼80%
54.5 fps ∼76%
|Radeon R9 280X, 3770K
97.4 fps ∼98%
94 fps ∼96%
84.1 fps ∼89%
53.7 fps ∼75%
|GeForce GTX 780M, 4700MQ
Schenker W503
84.4 fps ∼85%
78.3 fps ∼80%
69.4 fps ∼73%
50.6 fps ∼71%
|Radeon HD 8970M, 4700MQ
Schenker W503
82.2 fps ∼83%
74.2 fps ∼76%
63.4 fps ∼67%
42.9 fps ∼60%
|GeForce GTX 770M, 4700MQ
Schenker W503
90.6 fps ∼91%
83.2 fps ∼85%
70.9 fps ∼75%
42.6 fps ∼60%
|GeForce GTX 860M, 4700MQ
Schenker W504
89.6 fps ∼90%
83.6 fps ∼85%
73.6 fps ∼77%
39.8 fps ∼56%
|GeForce GTX 850M, 4340M
Schenker M504
92 fps ∼93%
81.5 fps ∼83%
72 fps ∼76%
37.1 fps ∼52%
|GeForce GTX 765M, 4700MQ
Schenker W503
84.9 fps ∼86%
81.6 fps ∼83%
66.6 fps ∼70%
35.7 fps ∼50%
|GeForce GT 750M, 4702MQ
Schenker M503
82.3 fps ∼83%
66.4 fps ∼68%
46.8 fps ∼49%
22.6 fps ∼32%
|GeForce GT 640M, 2637M, Lite-On LMT-256M3M
Acer Aspire M3-581TG
56 (min: 38) fps ∼57%
45 (min: 33) fps ∼46%
32.4 (min: 22) fps ∼34%
17.7 (min: 13) fps ∼25%
|Iris Pro Graphics 5200, 4750HQ, Intel SSD 525 Series SSDMCEAC180B3
Schenker S413
66 (min: 48) fps ∼67%
43 (min: 37) fps ∼44%
32 (min: 25) fps ∼34%
16.6 (min: 13) fps ∼23%
|GeForce GT 740M, 4200M
HP Envy 15-j011sg
81.1 fps ∼82%
51 fps ∼52%
33.9 fps ∼36%
15.8 fps ∼22%
|HD Graphics 4600, 4700MQ
Schenker W503
60.8 fps ∼61%
31.3 fps ∼32%
19.3 fps ∼20%
9.3 fps ∼13%
|HD Graphics 4000, 3720QM
Asus N56VM
40 (min: 26) fps ∼40%
23.1 (min: 17) fps ∼24%
13.9 (min: 9) fps ∼15%
7.2 (min: 3) fps ∼10%
|HD Graphics 3000, 2637M, Lite-On LMT-256M3M
Acer Aspire M3-581TG
22.5 (min: 17) fps ∼23%
14.8 (min: 12) fps ∼15%
Processor Influence
As mentioned, The Elder Scrolls Online definitely profits from a strong CPU. In our test, we used a fast Nvidia GeForce GTX 680 desktop graphics card and paired it with three different processors. The Cinebench R15 benchmark illustrates the comparison between the processors' pure computational performance. You can also see clearly from the diagram that the GTX 680 profits from a strong CPU. But with the 2600K, the test system already reaches the maximum of 100 fps at the "High" settings.
Test Systems
Four of our test devices are courtesy of Schenker Technologies (mysn.de):
- W504 (Core i7-4700MQ, 8 GB DDR3, GeForce GTX 860M, GTX 870M, GTX 880M)
- W503 (Core i7-4700MQ, 8 GB DDR3, GeForce GTX 765M, GTX 770M, GTX 780M, Radeon HD 8970M)
- M504 (Core i5-4340M, 8 GB DDR3, GeForce GTX 850M)
- M503 (Core i7-4702MQ, 8 GB DDR3, GeForce GT 750M)
The 64-bit edition of Windows 7 is installed on each of these notebooks. Thank you to Micron for the 480 GB Crucial M500.
Another test device is courtesy of Nvidia:
- HP Envy 15-j011sg (Core i5-4200M, 12 GB DDR3, GeForce GT 740M)
GPU drivers used: Nvidia 337.50 Beta, AMD 14.3 Beta 1.0, Intel 10.18.10.3496
In addition there are benchmarks from other notebooks (possibly with different drivers).


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Does anyone have ideas on where to buy a summer riding hat? I know it's chucking it down at the moment but even then my head gets really hot! As a new rider - i dread to think what a hot day in summer (hopefully will happen soon) will be like.
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i wear a troxel hat, never have any trouble with a hot head, or sore head, I used to get a banging head ache and a beastly sweaty head before i got it.
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VideoGamer UK Podcast - Episode 31 Simon, Steve, David and Tom huddle together to discuss GTA Online, COD: Ghosts, Battlefield 4 and the perils of the next-generation. - Show Notes Date: 02/10/2013 Length: 01:03:46
VideoGamer UK Podcast - Episode 29 Matt, Simon, Dave, and Steve return to the realm of podcasting to chat GTA V, Godus, Eldritch, and more. We also review Real Life. - Show Notes Date: 18/09/2013 Length: 01:08:11
VideoGamer UK Podcast - Episode 28 Matt, Dave, and Steve are joined by a new challenger in this week's podcast, which goes off on a mad ramble on account of the lack of new games. - Show Notes Date: 11/09/2013 Length: 01:05:54
VideoGamer UK Podcast - Episode 27 Chris, Simon, Dave and Steve chat video games and the like. Things get rather heated this week, as the topic of Kickstarter raises its sometimes controversial head. - Show Notes Date: 04/09/2013 Length: 01:09:44
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Depression is so oppressive to be in the middle of. So often, there's a feeling of helplessness and powerlessness and a sense that everything is awful. Not only that, but you lose your sense of historical and future perspective. Your thinking becomes global versus specific: everything has always been awful and always will be awful.
How Other People React to Depression
Strangely to someone who is depressed, other people seem to react to you by giving a lot of advice and wanting you to get over it as quickly as possible. "Take walks, go to movies, do things with friends, work out at the gym," they'll say. The very fact of them telling you these things so blithely intensifies your feeling of hopelessness. You'd love to get over it, but you don't know how.
The very fact of other people coming up with solutions puts you even more into the role of the one who doesn't have the solution. That's the role you've already been occupying—somehow you've slipped into it, or you've been in it for a long time. If you could move into another role—say, the one who has the solution and can put it into effect, that would be great—but how to do that?
Healing Depression is a Process
It is definitely possible to emerge from depression—and healing depression takes patience and perseverance. The very thing that's difficult, right? Most of the time, there's this pull to go into a timeless fog of sadness.
Here are some things to think about in an attempt at healing depression:
1. Accept yourself and your experience as it's happening. Notice exactly what you're experiencing—let's say someone disapproved of something you did. You're thinking "everyone hates me." Let's drill down into that a bit: what is the experience you're having inside yourself when you think that? Do you feel all alone in the world? What is that feeling made up of? What color is it, for instance? Is it black or gray or white, or…? Where do you see yourself: in a desert? In the middle of the ocean? In a white fog? Or where? Maybe you can be there in that place, accepting it as a place to be, for right now. Not spinning out with thoughts that you're going to be there forever, just accepting this place right now. Find out more about it maybe: what else is around you, above you, below you? If you feel like it, you can drill down like this with any experience you're having—sadness, for instance. If you feel like it, notice the feeling, the color, texture, the scene you're in, what's around you and accept being there just for right now.
2. Remember depression tends to make your thinking global. Healing depression might involve trying to be more specific. If you applied for some jobs and they all went to other people so far, you might feel that you're never going to get a job, that no one wants you, that everything in your life is awful and that it's always been that way. Being more specific might mean to notice that today you didn't get this specific job, remembering that you've had jobs before. Remembering the specific jobs you've had, the specific things you were good at in those jobs. And remembering the specific times when someone at your job appreciated you and what you were doing. Also, maybe, if you feel like it, you can think about the other parts of your life where there's something positive going on. Is there one person—or more than one person—who loves you and values you? How do you know? Even though you might think you're worthless (because that's often part of depression), healing depression might mean really focusing and noticing one—or more—things that you believe are good about you—or have been good about you in the past. Or something you've accomplished in the past or are accomplishing in the present.
3. Part of depression is feeling oppressed, sad, and helpless. If you feel like it, maybe ask yourself, "What can I do to help myself feel better?" Some little—or big—thing that might help you feel a bit better about yourself or your situation for a few minutes—or longer.
4. Another thing that can help with the feeling of helplessness is to notice what you could do about a specific problem you have—something that doesn't depend on anyone else doing something too. It doesn't have to be a big thing or something that will solve the whole problem right away. It could be a first very small step in the process. Again, this is something that you can do by yourself without anyone else having to do anything.
Getting Help in Healing Depression
Since part of being depressed is feeling overwhelmed by your experience, sometimes it can be useful to get help from a professional therapist. This person can help support you through some of the above steps. There are also counseling modalities that are effective in finding the source of and healing depression. For more information, see EFT-emotionalfreedom.com .


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TSS sends heartfelt condolences to famed trainer Angelo Dundee. His beloved wife Helen, who had been ailing for some time, passed away on Thursday.
The couple, who lived together in Florida, married in 1952. Angelo had recently been released from the hospital after undergoing surgery to repair a broken hip. Helen, who battled infirmity with the willpower of Arturo Gatti, had gone into the hospital right around the time he came home from the procedure.
Theirs was a love story of the sweet, and oughtta-be-copied variety.
Helen, in a 2002 article, shared that they met at Madison Square Garden in New York, and that he courted her for four years before they were wedded.
"I was modeling in New York and he wasn't making much money," she said. "He was just a corner man, just a bucket boy. I'm tall, he's short. I guess it was his personality."
She used to joke that Angelo should shave a few years off when he'd brag how long they were together, because of all the time he was on the road.
We tend to think of Angelo and Ali as peas in a pod. But it was actually Angelo and Helen who were the true blue pair for the ages.
Rest in peace, Helen.
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My deepest, deepest condolences to Angie and the whole Dundee family. May the Heavenly Angels of God's Eternal Kingdom toll the bells at the Pearly Gates as a welcome to the wonderful Hellen. Holla!
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Unless you have had your head in the sand, the climate for religious freedom just officially became more chilly when a sociology group at the University of Connecticut found that resumes mentioning any form of faith were 26% less likely to be contacted by the employers.http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2014/07/02/why-you-shouldnt-put-religion-on-your-resume/?iref=allsearch
In a story published by Sara Grossman of CNN, if you are Muslim, pagan, or an atheist job applicant, you were the least likely to be contacted by any potential employer.
The University of Connecticut group sent out 3,200 nearly identical resumes to 800 employers in two major cities in the South and changed only a reference of participation in a religious studies group while attending college which included affiliations to Judaism, evangelical Christianity, or Islam. Another control group of resumes featured no religious references to religion.
The researchers included a test that had a fake religion called "Wallonism" in order to measure the degree which people would discriminate when being completely unfamiliar to a particular religious faith.
The survey found that non-religious resumes received a response back from employers 18% of the time. In comparison resumes with Muslim references received responses less than 11% of the time closely followed by atheists at 12%. The "Wallonian" resumes received 13% responses which tied with Catholics and pagans.
Jewish resumes received the most positive feedback at 16.5% of the time closely followed by Christian evangelicals which received responses a little less than 16% of the time.
The South is touted to be the most religious region in the United States, however the responses from the companies located in the two Southern cities suggests that employers prefer applicants who are not public about their religious connections according to a social analysis by the University of Connecticut researchers.
In a summary the authors of the survey wrote, "While religion is central to Southern life and Southerners more openly display their religious beliefs than citizens in other parts of the country, they also embrace the "secular" notion that there is a proper time and place for religious expression".
It is an interesting note that the most religious region in the country has adopted a secular belief that religion should not be public, thus sharing faith in the work place is a possible concern with those associated with employment in the country's human resource departments.
Even in the deep South, according to researchers, most employers draw the line against overt expressions or religious belief in the workplace or have reservations about "religious" people.
However Rachel Kranson is an assistant professor of religion at the University of Pittsburgh, and she gave a different take on Jewish resumes receiving more positive results than other religions.
Kranson theorized, "People's religious identities do not exist in a vacuum, and intersect with categories of race and class. Employer's preference for Jews may also indicate a preference for white workers from well-off backgrounds".
The disparity of religious resumes not being contacted was mirrored in the New England region by the same research group last year. Muslims were the most discriminated while Jewish resumes were contacted more than other religious affiliations.
Muslim resumes in New England received 32% fewer emails and 48% fewer phone calls than job candidates not mentioning religious affiliation. In the South Muslim applications received 38% fewer e-mails and 54% fewer phone calls.
The authors of the survey wrote this contradictory observation, "This suggests, ironically, that religious discrimination in hiring is most prevalent in regions of the country where religion is most passionately practiced.


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JWC TO JOHN WELSH ; 18 July 1843; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18430718-JWC-JWE-01; CL 16: 290-292
[18 July 1843]
Dearest, dear, only Uncle of me!
I would give a crown that you could see me at this moment, thro a powerful telescope! you would laugh for the next twelve hours—I am doing the rural after a fashion so entirely my own! To escape from the abominable paint-smell and the infernal noise within doors; I have erected with my own hands a gipsey-tent in the garden, constructed with clothes-lines—long poles and an old brown floor-cloth!—under which remarkable shade I sit in an arm-chair, at a small round table—with a hearth rug for carpet under my feet-writing materials sewing materials—and a mind superior to Fate!— The only drawback to this retreat, is its being exposed to "the envy of surrounding nations"—so many heads peer out on me from all the windows of the Row—eager to penetrate my meaning!— If I had a speaking-trumpet I would address them once for all—"Ladies & gentlemen, I am not here to enter my individual protest against the progress of civilization!—nor yet to mock you with an Arcadian felicity which you have neither the taste nor the ingenuity to make your own!—but simply to enjoy nature according to ability, and to get out of the smell of new paint! So pray you, leave me to pursue my innocent avocations, in the modest seclusion which I covet"!
—Not to represent my contrivance as too perfect, I must also tell you that a strong puff of wind is apt to blow down the poles and then the whole tent falls down on my head!—this has happened once already since I began to write—but an instant puts it all to rights again— Indeed without counteracting the indoors-influences by all lawful means I could not stay here at present without injury to my health which is at no time of the strongest—our house has for a fortnight back been a house possessed with seven devils!— A painter, two carpenters a paper-hanger, two non-descript apprentice-lads and "a spy"—all playing the devil to the utmost of their powers—hurrying and scurrying "up stairs down stairs and in my Lady's chamber"! affording the liveliest image of a sacked City! When they rush in at six of the morning and spread themselves over the premises, I instantly jump out of bed and "in wera desperation" take a shower-bath. Then such a long day to be virtuous in! I make a chair and sofa covers—write letters to my friends—scold the work people, and suggest improved methods of doing things—and when I go to bed at night I have to leave both windows of my room wide open—(and plenty of ladders lying quite handy underneath) that I may not as old Sterling predicted "awake dead" of the paint— The first night that I lay down in this open state of things, I recollected Jeannies house-breaker-adventure last year, and not wishing that all the thieves who might walk in at my open windows should take me quite unprepared, I laid my policeman's-rattle and my dagger on the spare pillow—and then I went to sleep quite secure— But it is to be confidently expected that in a week more things will begin to subside into their normal state—and meanwhile it were absurd to expect that any sort of Revolution can be accomplished with rose-water
There!—the tent has been down on the top of me again but it has only upset the ink—
Jeannie appears to be earthquaking with like energy in Maryland Street—but finds time to write me nice long letters nevertheless, and even to make me the loveliest pincushion for my birthday—and my birthday was celebrated also with the arrival of a hamper into which I have not yet penetrated. Accept kisses ad infinitum for your kind thought of me dearest Uncle. I hope to drink your health many times in the Maidera when I have Carlyle with me again to give an air of respectability to the act— Nay on that evening when it came to hand, I was feeling so sad and dreary over the contrast between this 14th of July—alone—in a house like a sacked city—and other 14ths that I can never forget—that I hesitated whether or no to get myself out a bottle of the Maidera there and then—and try for once in my life the hitherto unknown comfort of being dead-drunk But my sense of the respectable overcame the temptation— I am so thankful to hear such comfortable accounts of you from Helen—whom you are to kiss one dozen of times and thank in my name for her welcome letter—I will write to herself very speedily—
My husband has now left his Welchman and is gone for a little while to visit the Bishop of St Davids Then he purposes crossing over somehow to Liverpool—and after a brief benediction to Jeannie passing into Annandale— He has suffered unutterable things in Wales from the want of any adequate supply—of tea! the Spooney! For the rest his visit appears to have been pretty successful-plenty of seabathing—plenty of riding on horseback—and of lying under trees!— I wonder it never enters his head to lie under the walnut tree here at home—it is a tree!—leaves as green as any leaves can be even in South Wales!—but it were too easy to repose under that— —if one had to travel a long journey by railway to it—then indeed it might be worth while!
But I have no more time for scribbling just now—besides my pen is positively declining to act— So God bless you Dear and all of them— Ever your affectionate / Jane Carlyle


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Yellow Jacket Valentines
Cupid has matched-up many Georgia Tech student-athlete couples over the years
Feb. 11, 2013
Cupid is a sports fan. Who knew?
In the athletic department at Georgia Tech, and other schools as well, romances have been initiated in weight rooms, training rooms, dining halls and study halls for many years. It makes sense, actually. When not in class or at home sleeping, student-athletes spend the majority of their time in proximity of the athletic department. Men's and women's teams share weight training, sports medicine and academic tutoring facilities. Their paths cross often.
Golfer Matt Kuchar met his wife, Sybi, a Georgia Tech tennis player, while on the Flats. Yellow Jacket men's tennis coach Kenny Thorne met his wife Bridget, a Tech track athlete, when Thorne was a standout on the Tech tennis team. Those are just two of many examples.
With Valentine's Day approaching, Sting Daily caught up with a few of the Yellow Jacket couples:
Scott (Football) And Christy (Softball) Blair
SD:Tell us a little about how the two of you met and how your relationship evolved?
SD:What was it like dating another student-athlete in college?
As for me, I went to as many softball games as I could (unfortunately I got a speeding ticket trying to get to one in Columbus on time). I had a blast watching Christy and supporting the team. A few of the other softball boyfriends and myself would get together and yell chants and keep running tallies of home runs and other things. For the big games we even painted up. I always thought it was amazing to watch someone bunt, even when the other team knew it is coming, and beat out the throw with shear speed. I have never seen an athlete dive, crash through fences to catch a ball, and run as hard as Christy. I knew at that point if I ever did something wrong, I would not be able to outrun her.
SD:What is your favorite memory of playing sports at Tech?
Christy: My favorite softball memory was winning the ACC Championship in 2009. In our 2008 season, we struggled quite a bit. We went 9-11 in the ACC and I think we got eliminated from the 2008 ACC Tournament because of a rain delay and our low seed in the tournament. Well, in 2009 we went 17-3 in the ACC regular season. I remember being in left field (literally, not figuratively) when Kristen Adkins was pitching that final inning with a tight score and we won the battle. We all ran to the mound as fast as we could and celebrated a fantastic ACC battle.
SD:How did you propose marriage?
SD:Are either of you still active in sports, and how so?
SD:How closely do the two of you follow Georgia Tech athletics today?
SD:If you have kids, would you mind listing their names and ages?
SD:Anything else you want to add for this story?
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Our treatment times were scheduled at the same time. Gary Neibur also worked at putting us together. Eventually after Neibur's prompting, Kenny asked me on a date. We were engaged 20 months later and married after I finished grad school in September, 1990. Our trainers, Vicki and Arnold, were married three years after us. Kenny says that is why you should always be nice to your coaches and trainers because they can help you in numerous ways!
Now after 22-plus years of marriage, we have four kids that keep us really busy. Daniel (12) plays tennis. Kenedy (13) plays soccer and has started running. Zach (16) does three varsity sports: cross country, swimming and lacrosse. Rachel (17) just officially signed (a letter of intent) on February 7 to be a member of the GT track team in the fall. We are going to try to keep her out of the training room!
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Estonian illustrator Liisa Kruusmägi does not color inside the lines. Her works have an all over the place feel, but it is that sense of disarray that makes you welcome her infiltration.
Inspired by other artists, culture and everyday people she draws her inspiration from the energy of life; fueling her (visually) altering state of mind.
The most intriguing aspect about Kruusmägi's work is her technique. It's an orgy of methods that make one great interactive experience.
On her technique:
"My technique depends on [the] works that I'll do. I love to experience different techniques. But mostly in drawings I use pens, markers, colour pencils, sometimes acrylic and watercolours. And also collage.
So the technique depends so much [on] what I´ll do. But I'm a colour person, I love to put lots of colours together. So maybe I can say that markers are my favourite — but I definitely have to combine them with something else."
From slightly morbid to passionately playful, Kruusmägi seems all over the the place but her inspiration comes from a very grounded source.
On her inspiration:
"Mostly it gets started with photos, my own and found photos from magazines and books. Usually I just start to draw something and in process I got so many ideas and that inspiration all flows inside. I want to show in my works [the] time where we live, so my inspiration mostly comes from [the] streets.
And also I love travelling, that always gives me so many ideas [on] what I would like to do next. And I love to see what other artists do, especially [the] young and not so famous artists. So all this mixed together is my inspiration."
Kruusmägi wraps your brain around itself with her calculatingly convoluted creations; twisting and turning, creating colorful knots.
It's hard to classify — much less describe — her work. When you combined her use of multiple medias and other aspects of her art, it gets rather compliment. In hopes that she could somehow bring us closure we asked the artist herself to define her genre:


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An artist and an animator! Hey, I didnt say I was a GOOD artist! I dont post often, but when I do, it's usually because I'd like some criticism or help with existing work! I have a long way go before really being happy with my work, but I'd like to learn!
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??? We are getting Twis Notes on a Tuesday. Yeah baby! Grab my hand and let's take a ride….
It was a fair bet to Double Down on DeSouza for our encounter against Wild Willy's Monday evening.
All Lisa did was go 5/5 at the dish, with four singles, a double, two runs scored, and three driven in.
We also have to appreciate Lisa taking ownership of the hot corner. She is more at ease at 3rd base with every passing inning, combining her glove and her wing, in solidifying an imposing infield.
We also applaud the work of Kizz (ie) Richardson, who has become a continuous threat at the plate due to her discipline. She is seven for her last nine AB's with five singles, two doubles, three runs scored, and two driven in.
Our defense flowed as smooth as silk. We allowed three runs through five innings. How effective were we? I am glad you asked!
Christian made the sole outfield put-out in the opening frame. Nancy Rozon was in on 11 outs from the keystone sack; while Lovey fanned a pair of batters.
This game proves the importance of great character. You play hard, you play fair, and good things will follow.
Salut! Bonjour! Elvis has left the building!
Rockets win 18-10
Game time: 1h39m
Girlfriend of the game: Double down with DeSouza
Lisa also serves a wicked snack night…right Katie? "
"I ate the whole middle row of that pizza! I am serious! So good. Oops, dropped the cookies, gotta put them back in the box"
Ladies and gents, good luck to all of you in the tournament this weekend. Let's make P.C. proud, and bring that Rocket pride to the field.
That's it for me. See you all next Monday-Wednesday-Friday.
MIA Friday; Rozon
Til we meet again,
Have fun, stay young, drink lots of beer, and speak highly of me.
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College Hockey:Former Michigan State player Lord, one of first black college hockey players, passes away at 84
Update: The original version of this story cited the Globe and Mail in claiming that Richard Lord was the first black player in college hockey. That has been disputed.
Richard Lord, one of the first black college hockey players in 1950 when he suited up for Michigan State, passed away in his native Montreal on March 9 after a lengthy illness.
Lord was 84.
According to the Globe and Mail, Lord was the first black person to play varsity hockey in the United States. Other reports claim Lloyd St. J. Robinson played for Boston University starting in 1947.
After completing a degree at Michigan State in chemical engineering in 1953, Lord worked for Dominion Tar and Chemical Co. Ltd., the City of Montreal and the Immigration Appeal Board of Canada.
He married twice, the second time in 1995 to Carol Spence, and was deeply involved in Canadian politics.
After he retired, Lord remained active at St. George's Anglican Church in Montreal, as well as Montreal's Maison Cross Roads, the Canadian Bible Society of Montreal, the Royal Commonwealth Society, the Westmount High School Alumni Association and the Twenty Club, a Montreal debating society.
"The last meeting he was at was in January, but he was very feeble," said Warren Allmand, a long-time friend and former federal Liberal Party cabinet minister, to the Globe and Mail. "He came to that meeting, but he needed somebody to help him get there and get home and he wasn't very strong, but he was there."
"He almost felt as if it was his duty to continue giving whatever he could for the benefit of the whole," Spence added in the report. "He felt that he had to serve."
In addition to his widow, Lord is survived by his sister, Gwen, his brother, Frederick, as well as nieces and nephews.
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Freshman Alex Owah scored his first career touchdown in the fourth quarter.
Nov. 5, 2011
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GREENVILLE, N.C. - Southern Miss raced out to a 21-7 advantage in the first quarter and never looked back on its way to a 48-28 victory over East Carolina at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium on Saturday.
The Golden Eagles used three non-offensive touchdowns in the initial frame to claim an early lead. ECU actually got on the board first as senior quarterback Dominique Davis connected with Reese Wiggins on a 72-yard screen pass on the game's second play to put the Pirates up 7-0. The touchdown reception was the first of Wiggins' career and also marked the longest play from scrimmage for ECU in 2011. The sophomore receiver also notched a career-high 85 receiving yards during the game.
After forcing a punt on the ensuing drive, East Carolina drove to the Southern Miss eight-yard line before Jamie Collins intercepted a Davis pass and returned it 97 yards for a touchdown with 9:19 left in the first period.
Southern Miss return specialist Tracey Lampley ran a punt 60 yards back for a score and Emmanuel Johnson recovered a block punt and scampered in from 15 yards out, giving the Golden Eagles a 21-7 lead without an offensive score in the opening quarter.
Golden Eagles quarterback Austin Davis connected on with Jamal Woodyard on an eight-yard scoring toss early in the second quarter, extending the USM lead to 28-7.
On the Pirates' following possession, Davis capped a 15-play, 79-yard drive with a three-yard touchdown run, cutting the East Carolina deficit to 28-14. It was Davis' fourth scoring run in as many games.
Southern Miss kicker Danny Hrapmann drilled a 23-yard field goal and Deron Wilson returned an interception 79 yards for a score to give USM a 38-14 advantage at intermission. Southern Miss' 38 points in the opening half was the most allowed by East Carolina since surrendering 42 at West Virginia on September 4, 2004.
The Pirates opened the second-half scoring as Davis found freshman receiver Justin Hardy in the front corner of the end zone for a three-yard aerial strike with 8:27 remaining in the third quarter. Hardy returned after missing the last two games due to a knee injury and recorded a team-best seven receptions.
Desmond Johnson added a three-yard touchdown run for Southern Miss late in the third as USM grabbed a 45-21 advantage. Hrapmann made a 38-yard field goal to give the Golden Eagles a 48-21 lead early in the fourth quarter.
Pirate freshman running back Alex Owah, who recorded his first career carries in the fourth quarter, rounded out the scoring with an eight-yard TD run with 0:53 left in the contest.
With the victory, Southern Miss stands alone atop the Conference USA East standings with a 4-1 mark in league play. The Golden Eagles, after dropping their second game of the season, have reeled off seven consecutive victories and their 8-1 ledger is marks the best start for a Southern Miss squad since the 1996 campaign.
With the loss, ECU had its 10-game home winning streak against C-USA East Division opponents snapped. Its last loss was to Southern Miss in 2007. East Carolina drops to 4-5 (3-2 C-USA) with three conference games remaining on its schedule.
The Pirates return to action next Saturday as they make the long journey to El Paso, Texas for an 8:05 p.m. ET kickoff versus UTEP (4-5, 1-4 C-USA).


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Height: 6-1 Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: March 19, 1898 in Cleburne, TX
Died: September 11, 1964 in Long Beach, CA
High School: Sherman
College: Texas, Centre (school history)
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UIC Captures First Place In Four-Team Meet
Feb. 24, 2013
DENTON, Texas - With first-place finishes on the vault (48.975) and beam (48.325) the UIC women's gymnastics team captured the crown Sunday in a quadrangular meet against Midwest Independence Conference (MIC) foes Texas Women's University and Centenary, along with Air Force. The Flames posted a 193.800 team score.
"It was an exciting mini-conference preview meet," co-head coach Peter Jansson said. "We had a bit of a rough start on bars and it dug us in to a hole, but we grew throughout the meet. Our last event was the vault and it was absolutely spectacular."
Host team Texas Women's University placed second with a 193.575, while Centenary finished third (191.625) ahead of fourth-place Air Force with a 191.225. With the victory, the Flames are now 3-1 in the MIC.
Senior Chantel Turk led the Flames to the vault victory as she placed second in the event with a 9.850. Catherine Dion paced UIC on the parallel bars as she finished fourth with a 9.825. Alyssa Cruz lifted the team to a first-place finish on the beam as she scored a 9.725 in the event. Turk then posted a 9.850 on the floor to claim second place.
Cruz and May tied for third on the vault with a 9.800 score, which tied Cruz's personal best, while it was a personal record for May. The score bested her previous best of 9.700 on the event.
Gabrielle May finished second in the all-around, just .50 points behind Centenary's Robyn Price who notched a 38.850. May's 38.800 score was good for a personal best, topping her previous record of 38.575.
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The before picture for this project has a funny story to go along with it. Katie--who blogs at Creatively Living--spotted this wood sticking out of a garbage pile while she was on a family jog. She convinced her husband to help her load it onto the back of their stroller so she could haul it home. What a sight!


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Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Conflicts Flare At LITH Meet But Not Over Taxes
The Board's expected Thursday to approve a $5.49 million property tax levy to help pay for the coming year's $30.4 million Village budget to which the Board, after a hearing without an audience also gave initial approval.
Citizen interest perked up during regular meeting public comment when a group of a half dozen Impressions neighborhood residents complained about being ticketed for parking their cars across sidewalks. Homeowner Mike Greco charged residents didn't have much choice since driveways were so short and complained LITH PD was handing out tickets in the middle of the night when no one was walking around, anyway. "It's just getting out of hand," added neighbor Lativa Wright.
Director of Police and Public Safety Jim Wales replied there's a State law about parking across sidewalks that the Village can't adjust but suggested there might be a way to allow more on-street parking. Wales said Impressions wasn't the only neighborhood where police were cracking down on sidewalk parking. "We had a survey," added Trustee Paul Mulcahy. "It was overwhelmingly what people mentioned as a problem so we began to enforce it."
Turning to a request for the Village to relax some of its rules for a new convenience store and carwash on Algonquin Road, the Board voted to formally table the while matter Thursday after developers pushed too hard for oversized signs.
Planning and Zoning Commission Member Bill Dustin who happens to live in the area complained when the meeting began that the signs would be too bright for the neighborhood around Algonquin and Lakewood which he said was still, essentially, a residential area.
Hoffman Estates architect Chris Kalischefski told the Board the signs had to be bigger than normal because they'd be obscured by nearby trees, power poles and traffic signs. He said Glogovsky Oil Company of Libertyville would offset the near-doubling of sign size by using smaller ones elsewhere on the site.
However, the Board had already given an informal thumbs down to that in talks in July and most trustees weren't happy to see it come back again. "You've got your sign located in the least convenient, least visible spot you could put it," said Mulcahy. Trustee Denise Barreto called the unilateral bargain to swap one big sign for other downsized ones "disingenuous".
Kalischefski insisted the proposed Grove Mart complex needed big signage or people would drive past before they even noticed it. Trustee Steve Harlfigner observed they could easily turn in at the access that currently leads to the CVS store further west.
Trustee Russ Ruzanski wondered if the Board OK'ed an oversized sign now what the Village would be stuck with later when the obscuring trees were eventually removed by other developers. "We've got to think about the future, too," he said.
"You seem to have gotten a few people here a tad upset," Village President Ed Plaza said as he and trustees sent the project literally back to the drawing board.
LITH's planned levy is at page 10 and its Budget at page 200 here: http://www.lith.org/pdf/Agendas/COW/2012-12-11.pdf
In the pic: A developer wanted to up the square footage on a convenience store sign 80 percent over LITH's maximum allowable size. Trustees told him he hadn't made his case.
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- Keros (again) said...
As far as the parking tickets go, I see both sides of the argument. However, in the cases where people claim they can't avoid parking over the sidewalk I ask, what are you using your garage for? If the answer is something other then a place to put your cars, then I don't have a lot of sympathy. It's the cases where you have more then 4 drivers in a house OR have a legitimate reason to more cars then your garage and driveway can hold that I feel sorry for the people getting tickets. I'm tired of people confusing their desire to have something (boat, extra car, storage, etc.) with their need to have something.
- December 12, 2012 at 10:28 AM
- Anonymous said...
One of the jerks from lITH pounded and pounded on the front door like a mental patient. Only to tell me do you want a ticket or do you want to move the car?
I said ticket because it wasn't my car. hahahaha the joke was on him and he wasn't too happy. But it was the first time I've seem the lasy ass out of his SUV in quite some time.
- December 12, 2012 at 10:35 AM
- Anonymous said...
All illegal parkers should be ticketed. As far as the car wash, leave the trees alone and have no flashing oversized signs to ruin the neighborhood more than it has been with so many trees being removed already. One good thing there are no more barns left to turn into kindeling.
- December 12, 2012 at 11:18 AM
- Anonymous said...
These are all zoned as single-family homes/condos, right? Maybe if we enforced that ordnance first, the parking problem would automatically go away...
- December 12, 2012 at 1:05 PM
- Anonymous said...
LITH let builders put up cheap multifamily homes with inadequate parking. Then they wonder why people park over the sidewalks.
Lith's motto should be we'll let you but anything! If it's a bad idea we want it!
Bulldoze the whole town and make it a parking lot. That would be an improvement.
- December 13, 2012 at 8:54 AM
- Anonymous said...
"LITH let builders put up cheap multifamily homes with inadequate parking."
You are asserting that LITH zones some areas as multi-family homes? I suspect you are mistaken.
- December 13, 2012 at 6:44 PM


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I was in Wal-Mart yesterday picking up a brick of .22 LR (Federal 36gr, 550 pack for $13) and as I was checking out, the cashier stopped with her finger poised over the register keys and asked me if I was buying these for a rifle or a pistol. I said 'Rifle' and she hit a key on the register and finished ringing up the order.
Has anyone else been asked this?
My initial thought was that it was for some kind of marketing research. But then I recalled another thread on a forum saying that Wal-Mart doesn't sell handgun ammo - so maybe if I answered "Pistol" she would have had a problem with policy selling them to me. I don't know.
I should have asked her, "What difference does it make?" but didn't think of it at the time. Kinda caught me off guard.
This was just outside of Greenville, SC.


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David Thibault is only 16 years old, but the teenager sang like Elvis Presley on Wednesday. In what had to be a special moment the young man was honored for his sound and sang Happy Birthday with Jenna Bush, at Elvis Presley's Graceland home. According to the CBC News on Wednesday, the teenager was the entertainer of the moment and he helped honor the late entertainer by singing and cutting the fancy cake.
If Elvis Presley was alive today celebrating his birthday the legendary singer would have been 79. The King of Rock and Roll made an impact on music like no other musician offering hit after hit, the star was legendary. His home in Graceland is where fans arrive every year to celebrate his life and music.
The event at Elvis Presley's longtime Memphis home had David Thibault fans tuned in to find out more. David's talent was only discovered recently and after singing Blue Christmas for The Ellen Show the young man became an internet sensation.
When people hear David Thibault sing they have to really wonder if Elvis Presley is dead as the kid sounds just like him (and looks like him too.) The Elvis Presley birthday party at Graceland was the perfect place to highlight David Thibault and everyone hopes he sings a few more Elvis songs too.
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I used to make this in the oven, but then I discovered that microwave lets me enjoy it even faster. It's a pretty dish to serve company. In fact, many of my friends and family now cook this at home. —Nancy Daugherty, Cortland, Ohio
- 1 small tomato, chopped
- 1/3 cup finely chopped onion
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 4 to 5 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 small garlic clove, minced
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 4 cod fillets (4 ounces each)
- 1 teaspoon seafood seasoning
- In a small bowl, combine the first nine ingredients. Place cod in an 11x7-in. baking dish; top with tomato mixture. Sprinkle with seafood seasoning. Microwave, covered, on high 5-6 minutes or until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork. Yield: 4 servings.
Editor's Note: This recipe was tested in a 1,100-watt microwave.
Originally published as Cod Delight in Simple & Delicious March/April 2006, p35
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"Recipe probably isn't all that awful. Cod is just not a tasty fish. Will never do this one again."
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Employee engagement is still not trending up, regardless of businesses offering perks. 70% of America's employees are either not engaged or are actively disengaged.
If employees are not engaged, how can businesses meet goals and expectations that are essential to improving performance and the customer experience?
Forbes provides recent Gallup statistics on employee engagement:
- 30% of employees engaged, 52% disengaged.
- 18% actively disengaged.
- 70% of American workers are 'not engaged' or 'actively disengaged' and are emotionally disconnected from their workplaces and less likely to be productive.
- Actively disengaged employees cost the U.S. between $450 billion to $550 billion each year in lost productivity.
- Disengaged employees negatively influence their coworkers, miss workdays, and drive customers away.
Here are two insightful keys for Leaders, in terms of developing engagement, from The Ivey Business Journal:
- Clarity-Leaders must communicate a clear vision. People want to understand the vision that senior leadership has for the organization, and the goals that leaders or departmental heads have for the division, unit, or team. Success in life and organizations is, to a great extent, determined by how clear individuals are about their goals and what they really want to achieve. In sum, employees need to understand what the organization's goals are, why they are important, and how the goals can best be attained. Clarity about what the organization stands for, what it wants to achieve, and how people can contribute to the organization's success is not always evident.
- Convey-Leaders clarify their expectations about employees and provide feedback on their functioning in the organization. Good leaders establish processes and procedures that help people master important tasks and facilitate goal achievement.


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A University of Texas linebacker said the Baylor football team was "trash", according to the My San Antonio publication today, Friday, April 21. Longhorn linebacker Steve Edmond made his demeaning comments regarding the Bears football program following today's spring game in Austin. When Baylor made history by winning its first Big 12 championship by defeating Texas last December, Edmond was sidelined by a lacerated liver. Edmond fired a shot across the bow of the Baylor team today, saying, "I really don't like Baylor. I still feel they're trash." Baylor has defeated the Longhorns three of the last four years on the gridiron so it was understandable his comments deriding Baylor drew chuckles from some reporters at the news conference. "Ya'll think it's funny, but I'm dead serious," Edmond said. "They've had some good players....But I don't understand how we lost to Baylor." Edmond will be a senior next year. He further said, "Baylor gets a win and act like they haven't won before. They won it. So what? They still suck to me."
Edmond will have a chance to back up his words Oct. 4 when Baylor and Texas tee it up at Royal-Memorial Stadium in Austin.
Edmond also admitted he was furious over the defeat last year, saying we "knew we were a better team than them."
The Texas offense dominated the defense in the scrimmmage in which the first string, second string, third string and fourth strings were rotated.
New coach Charlie Strong presided over his first Texas scrimmage which was broadcast over the Longhorn Netwoork. Clips were show of Strong's defenses at Louisville in which defenders were shown roaming around immediately before the other team snapped the ball. The Cardinals would then blitz when the play started on a regular basis.
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In celebration of the current festive season, here are a pair of classics from the past for you to enjoy.
According to legend, the former United States and 1983 World champion, Rosalynn Sumners, had planned to use a diffferent piece in the artistic portion at the 1989 World Professional Championships in Landover, Maryland.
That night however, a heavy snowfall hit the Washington DC area. Motivated by the sudden change in weather, Sumners changed into a 'Currier and Ives' inspired white satin dress with faux fur trim. From there, she surprised and delighted the audience with a magical routine skated to Irving Berlin's "White Christmas."
As amateurs, Carol Fox and Richard Dalley may have skated in the shadow of teammates, Judy Blumberg and Michael Seibert. But the couple that placed as high as fifth in the World, really came into their own as professionals.
At the 1987 World Professional Championships, their artistic program to "Silent Night" not only highlights the grace and poise of adagio dance, but it showcases their brilliant emotional connection as well.


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Released: Feb. '70, Reprise
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"I'm just some Jewish musician who really dug gospel music," Greenbaum said. "I decided there was a larger Jesus gospel market out there than a Jehovah one." The crunchy guitar sound came when a friend built a small fuzzbox right into the body of Greenbaum's Fender Telecaster.
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How do i create a playlist on iaudio 9+ with a mac?
I've been trying to create playlists on my Mac OS X Version 10.9 by using Clementine or VLC but nothing seems to be working. I tried switching between MSC and MTP but that didn't help either. I read previous threads that said to use the files on your device rather than laptop, so I dragged the files from the device column on Clementine onto a playlist and then saved the playlist in the Playlist and Music folder on the device but that did nothing either. I'm just getting the title of the playlist under the Playlists section with no songs there, they were in .m3u format. I have absolutely no idea what to do and everyone seems to have solutions that require the use of software that are only available on PCs. Please help!!
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You know what? I don't have a clue.
Not many on here have that device, and probably fewer (or none) have it plus a mac.
You would stand more chance of a helpful reply if you posted on iaudiophile forums or over on headfi.
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I have a i9 and use it in Windows along with .EXTM3U playlists. Unfortunately I can't help much with what software will work on a Mac. I have no experience with Macs and playlists except for using them in iTunes with apple devices. When I try to research "EXTM3U playlists on a Mac" I see several results but I can't tell which might work well for you.
As a Mac user you need to use the .m3u playlists as the drivers that make MTP based .pla playlists work are part of Windows Media Player. The files need to be loaded in MSC mode for them to work properly. I *think* that's the default mode for Macs with an i9. If it isn't be sure to switch to it before you load it.
M3u playlists are really text files that point to the file paths where the files are. They can actually be created with a text editor but for anything more than one or two files that gets old in a hurry. If you can find a software that creates them that would be the way to go. I have a half memory of some type of apple script being able to do it but don't hold me to that.
With the folder structure I use the list gets constructed as
#EXTM3U #EXTINF:<time in seconds>,<Artist - Title> \<Music directory>\<Artist directory>\<Album directory>\<File name>
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If going to the beach, pool or park for you means lugging two or three large tote bags crammed full of stuff that you can't easily locate when you need something, cinda b has the answer to your prayers in their fabulous Super Tote II.
Cinda b offers a spectacular Carry-On Rolly as well, with its classy exterior and well-designed interior practically shouting "take me somewhere awesome."
The company provided me with a demo Carry-On Rolly and Super Tote II in their Neptune pattern in return for an honest review. While I generally write about finding the best deals, sometimes it pays to splurge on a fantastic item that adds so much to your life that it's well worth the cost.
Super Tote II
The snazzy Super Tote II, which retails for $111, absolutely blew me away from the minute I started packing stuff into it for an impromptu visit to the pool.
I'm used to throwing a bunch of items into a couple of serviceable tote bags, then having to dig through them when I need something later. With the Super Tote's six large pockets inside, I easily organized sunscreen, juice boxes, water bottles and snacks, leaving the main compartment for my purse, phone and towel. At the time, I didn't even notice the additional slip and zip pockets on the outside of the bag.
This tote is huge - 23" by 7.75" by 15" with a 13" strap drop - but it doesn't feel like you're lugging around a suitcase. It was so easy and comfortable to carry that I didn't notice its size, but I was certainly grateful for its roominess when I packed it full of various items I needed for my family's pool excursion. The strap length is perfect for slinging over my shoulder.
This is the tote bag you can use for every need - beach bag, sundry tote, pool bag, day trip bag or overnight sack. Cinda b also offers a $118 Babe-A-Licious Baby Bag II that measures 15" by 6" by 12.5" and has two exterior and four interior pockets along with a matching changing pad. However, I think the Super Tote II would serve as a fantastic diaper bag that easily transitions to a toddler tote and then mom carry-all.
I can't think of too many women who wouldn't love to have one of these, regardless of age or parent status. You'll be the envy of all of your friends when you carry cinda b's Super Tote II.
Carry-On Rolly
Turning to cinda b's Carry-On Rolly ($179 retail), it measures 21" by 11.5" x 12.5" with a 8" handle drop and Signature Big-Mouth Opening. Its interior sports three slip pockets, and the exterior gives you one slip pocket along with one zip pocket.
You'll love taking the Carry-On Rolly on a trip instead of that drab, black pilot roller bag that you may have stashed in a closet somewhere. Big organizer pockets make a huge difference in how easy it is to pack, find and unpack your belongings. You'll also have no trouble spotting your bag among all the plain vanilla carry-ons when you travel by airplane. The Carry-On Rolly bag seems significantly lighter than a standard suitcase of that size, so you won't already have a heavy bag on your hands before you add anything to it.
Interior pockets make organizing easy
As with the Super Tote, I especially adore the interior pockets, which make it a breeze to find your shampoo, socks, undies, lotion or whatever other sundries you may want to grab in a hurry when you arrive at your hotel. The long, telescoping handle slides out easily, and the inline skate wheels glide smoothly and more quietly than other rolling cases I've used.
Both the Super Tote and Rolly Bag that I tested consist of soft, sturdy fabric, seem quite durable and come in a variety of attractive patterns and colors - something for every taste. Cinda b's poly/nylon products are stain resistant and water resistant, too, and amazingly lightweight. Most are machine washable, though the Rolly Bag requires spot cleaning only.
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Michael Fowler had alienated his entire family, dropped out of college, and been in and out of about 10 rehabilitation centers before he truly realized that he needed help. After spending the better part of 15 years in substance abuse programs, he was well into his 30s before figuring out that he had to want to get better to make it work.
Today, the former Preston Hollow resident, now nearing a decade of sobriety, is back in touch with his family and spends his days encouraging others with similar struggles. Fowler began working at Caron Texas, a Collin County in-patient rehabilitation center in 2011. Part of his role at Caron involves speaking to the patients in group meetings, showing them the road isn't easy, but that it can lead to a life they're proud of. Because patients know he's been down that road himself, they're more willing to listen.
Caron helps patients overcome alcohol and/or drug dependencies. A relative newcomer to Texas—its Collin County facility opened about two years ago—the Caron name is well known in eastern U.S. states, where it has been operating for six decades.
Caron Texas is located in the tiny, out-of-the-way Collin County town of Princeton, by design. The expansive facility, nestled in a peaceful setting, offers perks like meals prepared by an on-site chef and personal exercise instruction—even horse and water therapy. But Caron executives want people to know that just because patients are in a nice place, it doesn't mean their treatment is any less difficult, or that the program is any less effective.
According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, nearly 700 Collin County residents were admitted to addiction treatment centers like Caron's in 2009, the most recent year for which figures are available.
Addicts must first realize that addiction is a disease, says Stephen F. Garrison, MD, medical director. He likens addiction as being similar in nature to diabetes, in that it requires lifelong maintenance.
"If you were a diabetic and you went to your doctor and got medicine for your diabetes, or you were told to avoid certain foods like desserts or a lot of starches, you have to follow all of the advice," he says. "If not, you're going to have some problems."
Physicians teach their diabetic patients about the disease, provide follow-up advice, and often refer them to a dietician or counselor. The same thing is true with addiction, Garrison says. Treating the disease is a daily process, and it's something that people must deal with for the rest of their lives.
Hope and Change
To start showing people they can change, hope is often the most important factor, Garrison says. The first time he meets with patients—and he meets with all Caron patients their first day—he strives to get them excited about life. One of the problems a person dependent on drugs or alcohol may have, Garrison explains, is that they have reached a point where they can no longer live on life's terms without self-medicating.
Garrison is a board-certified addiction-ologist, specializing in addiction medicine. Before he found his true passion, he was a pediatrician. It's an unusual transition, but he believes he can help more people in his new field.
"A lot of times pediatrics is treating earaches and sore throats; this is much more of a critical thing," he says. "Hopefully we can make a change in a person's life and also help them through the rest of their lives."
Garrison, who works roughly 60 hours a week, says a lot of people don't understand that addicts have created a true chemical dependence to their drugs. That's why abusers respond differently to substances than the non-abuser does.
When they begin using, they respond to it the same way as everyone. But they become determined to keep that feeling of euphoria going. Afterward, they come crashing down—often like a roller coaster, Garrison says. Eventually, the drugs or alcohol don't make them high anymore; they just bring them back to normal.
Everyone has days when they're more stressed, and days when they're more happy. But alcoholics and addicts reach a point where they become depressed or anxious about the substances themselves. And, because the chemicals change abusers' gene structures, addicts physically react differently to the alcohol or drugs.
"Once the genes are altered, they're altered forever," Garrison says. "They're reset. That is why addiction is a disease. Getting back to the diabetes example, once diabetics have reached the point where if they eat a sugary food their blood sugar runs up, they can't ever go back."
Because addiction requires lifelong attention, many facilities, including Caron, recommend ongoing participation in a 12-step program. "If they were to use the drug or alcohol again, they have reset themselves right back into their addiction," Garrison explains. "They have to have total abstinence from mind-altering drugs for the rest of their lives, lest they reach a point of going back."
Not all cases are as severe as Fowler's. For example, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, more than 70 percent of people who use drugs illegally are employed. For those more highly functioning individuals, it can be even harder to admit they have a problem.
Caron alum Richard Moore, who lives in the northern U.S., is a small business owner with a wife and three children. He achieved years of sobriety in between bouts of alcoholism. "I can't say that I lost everything before I realized I needed help in my life," he says. "It was just that I got to a place within myself that ... the best way for me to put it is that I kind of went insane in my own mind."
Moore says it came to a point where he was trying to numb himself because he didn't want to deal with daily trials and tribulations anymore. "It felt like there was too much chaos," he says. "My best way to cope was to use instead of dealing with things."
A Life-Long Process
McKinney-based Lifepath Systems in an outpatient treatment center that offers mental health treatment, in addition to drug and alcohol recovery. Strategies include group sessions with licensed professionals, therapy, and a skill-based curriculum for recovery, in addition to random drug testing. Once patients are finished there, the next step is Alcoholics Anonymous or a similar group.
Tandy Mahen, director of behavioral health for Lifepath, says patients often avoid treatment due to cost. Many have blown their money on drugs, she says. Although state funding is available, it can be a bit of a struggle to apply and go through the steps, especially if individuals aren't convinced they need the help. Some facilities, including Caron, offer a couple of scholarships and sliding scale pricing for locals who need help and can prove they don't have the finances.According to Garrison, "There are three outcomes for addicts: rehabilitation, jail, or death. They can pick as many of them as they like, or just choose one."
For those choosing recovery, the three primary detoxes are for alcohol, benzodiazepines (such as Xanax or Valium), and barbiturates (sleeping drugs). These kinds of dependencies are more difficult to get over due to the depressant effect that they have on the central nervous system, says Will Alexander, counselor and residential unit clinical supervisor at Caron.
"If you look at your central nervous system as a spring, and this depressant is just pushing it down more and more because you're taking more and more of it, once you take it off, it goes crazy," he says. For this reason, hallucinations and seizures are common during detoxes, and can become life-threatening.
Caron's detox center, one of the few in Collin County, is monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Because detoxification can be such a brutal process, it's best to do it in a safe environment.
However, as Caron staff members stress, the process is only as effective as the patient allows it to be.
Alexander says if a patient wants to, they can go on the Internet and find misinformation touting miracle cures, or 10-day rehabilitation programs. But recovery is something addicts must work on for the rest of their lives.
"I've only been sober for a couple of years," Moore says, "There's a lot of my life where I felt that I didn't need it, or didn't want it or could do it on my own." This kind of mentality is why it's so hard for people with the disease to admit they need help. The concept is mirrored in Caron's slogan: "If you want to drink, that's your business. If you want to stop drinking, that's our business!"
Fowler says his last rehab stint was in Mississippi, where he recalls being asked, "Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired?" He was; and, finally, the treatment stuck.
According to Garrison, patients often long to be forgiven by others in their lives. But first, they must forgive themselves, something that typically happens within the first 10 days of treatment. He sets the stage by telling new patients that "shame is not part of recovery; we're going to throw that out with the bath water."
This approach is one of the reasons the non-Texan Moore felt comfortable in Caron. He also needed to detach from his regular environment. "It was one of the best treatment centers we could find that suited me well," he says. "And it was in a place that was comfortable, in a good area, and away from my normal environment. It was secluded and private."
Getting Families Involved
Caron treats patients from adolescents upward. The average patient age ranges between 35 to 45; the gender split is 51 percent men to 49 percent women. The facility offers gender-separate, gender-specific treatment because there can sometimes be more of a stigma for women who are drug or alcohol dependent because their role is often to be the caregiver.
Alexander says it's for this reason women from affluent areas can easily go from social drinking to abusive drinking to dependent drinking. Because of the social stigma of alcoholism, these women are likely to become closet drinkers. Often, family members don't realize there's a problem until health issues—such as liver, kidney, or pancreatic problems—arise.
It hits close to home in Collin County, where residents, on average, make 28 percent more than the national average and the county itself is the wealthiest in Texas.
Alexander says the behavior for drugs is a little more pronounced because people are trying to seek the drug, and it can be hard to explain
their behavior. "Going out at midnight, coming home at 3 a.m., bank-account draining, stuff like that," he says.
In either case, family members are affected in multiple ways, often dealing with anger, resentment, and sadness. Alexander likens it to a mobile that hangs above an infant's bed.
"If you take one piece off, it wobbles, and doesn't work the same," he says. "All those little pieces, just like a family, revolve around a normalcy, and when you change that, the family has to change along with it."
This is one of the reasons Caron offers a program for families of the patients. Having an informed family is important for recovery, because sometimes it is hard for them to realize they can help.
Fowler says it wasn't until his mother began to cut ties that he saw he needed to change. No matter how much his mother loved him, it had to be his choice to turn away from drugs and get the help he needed to stay clean.
While patients are in treatment, they form a new family, or unit of support. Even after they leave, many, including Moore, continue to be a part of the community through continuing care. Moore makes the trip out to Collin County about two to three times a year; he is also very active in the treatment facility near where he lives.
Moore says he's now more active in his children's lives and has a better relationship with them than he did before—better, he thinks, than many people who have not gone through an addiction and recovery. His son has even picked up on his dad's lessons, often reminding him they need to take things "one day at a time."
Moore says the staff at Caron seemed to have a true understanding of his disease—and how to treat it. "I can safely say that on a couple different occasions I was ready to go AWOL, as it were, but there was somebody who said to me, 'You can, but I really, really don't want you to,' and I really, really believed it."


text: Feb 25, 2014 00:15 Saints won't re-sign injured Kenyon Coleman Saints won't re-sign injured Kenyon Coleman This is a 2012 photo of Kenyon Coleman of the Dallas Cowboys NFL football team. This image reflects the Dallas Cowboys active roster as of Monday, June 11, 2012 when this image was taken. (AP Photo) Ramon Vargas| Feb. 21, 2014; 4:12 p.m. Comments INDIANAPOLIS — The Saints will not re-sign unrestricted free agent Kenyon Coleman, The Advocate has confirmed. Coleman, who joined the NFL in 2002, signed with the Saints last year and was going to fight to start for New Orleans at left defensive end. But Coleman tore a pectoral muscle during a training camp practice and landed on season-ending injured reserve, and he was essentially replaced by Akiem Hicks. Coleman had 15 combined tackles and a forced fumble in seven games with Dallas in 2012. He came to the Saints after defensive coordinator Rob Ryan arrived in New Orleans. Coleman played under Ryan in Dallas and in Cleveland in 2009 and 2010. He earned a base salary of $940,000. Get The Advocate in your inbox Subscribe