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ExecEvent unveils Tape Audit Europe initial findings at Tape Summit
IP EXPO, London, UK - October 18th 2012 - The ExecEvent has announced interim findings of the first European Tape Audit at the first European Tape Summit held at IP EXPO in London this week.
In the European Tape Audit 2012, storage professionals from 15 countries across EMEA are being surveyed on tape usage trends in backup, archive, disaster recovery and data security.
Key findings so far include:
80% of IT professionals surveyed currently archive data
There is an almost even split between the use of file- and backup-based archives
40% of the respondents have over 50% of their data stored on tape
"The Tape Audit Europe shows clearly that tape is alive and kicking, delivering useful long-term storage capacity for critical data. Many businesses have over 50% of their archive data stored on tape," commented Stephen O'Donnell, technology consultant and analyst. O'Donnell moderated a lively panel discussion at the end of the inaugural European Tape Summit in London yesterday.
The Tape Summit 2012 brings together vendors and selected media delegates for a complete analysis of the current state of this $2.3+ billion annual market. Participants share details of new software application functionality as well as the continually evolving hardware functionality that is positioning tape to enjoy a healthy future and growth in many markets.
The Tape Summit at IP EXPO included representatives of tape industry vendors from: Active Archive Alliance, BDT, HP, IBM, Quantum, SpectraLogic and Tandberg Data.
About the Tape Audit Europe
The Tape Audit Europe is being conducted online during October 2012. Storage professionals from across EMEA are completing the survey. These storage professionals worked across a variety of sectors including: finance, telecom, aerospace, legal, retail, engineering, technology, publishing, and education.
To receive a copy of the full results when they are published in November, please email email@example.com
About The ExecEvent
The ExecEvent is an exclusive industry-insider only business development event designed to maximize growth and profit potential for CxO and VPs of vendor companies, financial executives and high-level consultants. The ExecEvent is owned by Port Matters Corporation. Information can be found at http://www.theExecEvent.com.
About IP EXPO
IP EXPO 2012, the UK's largest enterprise IT event, is taking place this week at London's Earls Court 2.
For more information:
Visit http://theexecevent.com/2012/tape-summit-europe/ and http://www.ipexpo.co.uk
Follow Tape Summit (@TapeSummit) and IP EXPO (@IPEXPO) on Twitter or search for the official IP EXPO hashtag of #IPEXPO
Media contacts:
Rose Ross, Omarketing (For Tape Summit UK and RoW)
firstname.lastname@example.com / +44 (0)208 255 5225 / +44 (0)7976 154 597 (At IP EXPO and SNW Europe)
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Loved it! Will get moving on some left overs from my stash with this easy tut.
Thanks, I will try it.
Thank You. I really need to make some of these.
Thanks for the tutorial. What an easy way to make these pillowcases!
What a great idea! I can't wait to try this. :lol:
That's great. I love that the seams are all enclosed.
I have made lots & lots of pillowcases this way. It works easier if you have a wide space so you can lay everything flat before pinning. I made my mom a set of pillowcases for Mother's Day a few yrs ago. Instead of adding the flange (she called it piping), substitute lace instead. I have also machine embroidered motifs in the cuff before sewing the pillowcase together. Just make sure that you fold the cuff in half lengthwise to find your center. Then you fold it in half again as you want to center your motif on only half of the strip so your motif doesn't end up on the side. (Ask me how I know this! LOL)
What a neat and fun way to make a pillowcase. I have some fabric just screaming for me to try my hand at this easy tut.

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Hi all,
I have a question about a nuc I hived into a 10 frame Langstroth. First, I have a thick skin so if I did something stupid, tell me! I want to learn. No need to be mean but I do enjoy a direct answer.
I am in zone 8a and the past week we have been in the 40's in the day and in the 30's at night. Both hives are in full sun from 8 am to 3 pm. Both hives are in one deep and two mediums. I am planning on cutting the deeps down to mediums when the weather warms consistently. The first hive has bees pouring out and in and times there is an amazing traffic jam. The other hive was a nuc that I hived into a 10 frame Langstroth. Before I hived it it had a bottom entrance and was quite active. When I put it in the 10 frame I wanted a top entrance so I put two deeps on a SBB and then put another two mediums on top of them. I used an inner cover and migratory cover with shims for top entrance and blocked the bottom entrance.
My question concerns the bees flying. I did not notice many, if any, leaving the hive from the top entrance today or yesterday and the other hive is constantly flying. Should I be concerned? They have to know there is a top entrance because they went in the top when I moved them last week. So will they figure this out?
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Say 'no' to discord
This past Sunday I preached a "hard" message. It dealt with having an intimate relationship with the Lord by staying away from the things He hates. I began by asking the congregation how relationships go between people we are close with if we continually do things they hate. In reality, we cannot have a relationship with anybody if we do things they hate. The same is true with the Lord.
To begin with, let's look at a few passages of Scripture. In Proverbs 6.16ff we read: "There are six things which the Lord hates, Yes, seven which are an abomination to Him: ...19 A false witness who utters lies, and one who spreads strife among brothers." In Galatians 5.20, Paul declares one of the deeds of the flesh as being, "strife." In Proverbs 16.28 we find, "A perverse man spreads strife, and a backbiter separates intimate friends."
Why would God hate sowers of discord and disunity? Think of the children of Israel in the wilderness. Here we see the sowers of discord doing five things: (1)They took the eyes of those around them off of God. When our eyes are not on the Lord, we see the roaring tempest around us and we begin to sink, as Peter did in Matthew 14.30.(2)They caused a great lack of contentment. Instead of being thankful for all they had and all that God had done, they basically said God had come up short! (3)They drain people's energies. There is little that is more draining then continual strife! Instead of being excited about all God has and living in joy, people are weary and wary. (4)They can cause leaders to stumble and fall. Sowers of discord usually have their own agendas, which are often exercised at the expense of others. When believers are stirred up against one another, our testimonies for the Lord go right out the window. (5)They cause progress in serving the Lord to cease. So many battles are fought over foolish things that churches have little time to really serve the Lord and be concerned with the things He is concerned with. (Please notice how these five things concern more than just the sower of discord! "1 Cor 5.6b, "Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump of dough?")
What causes a person to sow seeds of discord? 1) A lack of a personal walk with God. A distance has arisen between the individual and God and God is no longer the focus of their attention or living. They start to see things from their own abilities, wants and desires. 2) A lack of contentment on their part. Because they are not walking with God, they see themselves as lacking things. They desire for these things and figure they deserve them. When they see others having them, they start to grumble and sow their seeds. 3) They are characterized by negativity and a want to control!
Three things in handling sowers of discord and disunity. 1) Shun being around sowers of discord, strife, and disunity. (See Titus 3.9) 2) Pray for contentment! So much of discord is sown because "It's not what we want; how we want it; When we want!" 3) Keep your eyes on the Lord and what He is doing: He knows! He cares! And when you don't understand, trust His heart!


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Apparently he did a little smokey smokey before the combine and got caught (dumb).
With his other issues, think this may be enough to drop him to the end of the 2nd round? Id say their is a possibility of that.
Does Adams as the giants second round pick become a great value?


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In the heart of Venice, convenient to St. Mark's Square and the splendid Ducal Palace, the Residence San Maurizio is the ideal place to begin discovering the charm of this timeless city.
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From August 24th 2011 also Venice will enforce a new tourist tax for visitors:
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Apartment large and very well located, 10 minutes from St. Mark's Square and very close to the bridge dell 'Accademia. Small problem: a very unpleasant smell in the bathroom, that fail to hide the many deodorants ...
Appartement vaste et très bien situé, à 10 minutes de la place Saint Marc et très près du pont dell' Accademia. Petit problème : une odeur très désagréable dans la salle de bains, que n'arrivent pas à masquer les nombreux désodorisants...
Spacious apartment. Very near the Grand Canal which you can see if you lean out of the window. There are some maintenance issues which need addressing.
Our stay was perfect, everything were working well, the place was clean, safe and full of equipaments.
The reception person was very educated and helpful.
We recomend to stay in Valentina's apartament en Venice.
If you want to stay in the heart of Venice I recommend you contact Valentina.
We were originally booked to stay in this property but due to some building works we were relocated to another fantatastic apartment in the heart of Venice just near Piaza San Marco.
Valentina and her assistant were only too helpful.
The apartment was spacious and comfortable with all that a couple or a couple plus child will need and of course all in fabulous Venice is walking distance.
Mark and Family
Très agréable séjour à Venise dans un appartement spacieux, propre et fonctionnel.
Toutefois, le descriptif "magnifique vue sur le canal" ne paraît pas adapté, car la vue est restreinte. Une fenêtre permet d'entrevoir un petit bout de canal et les autres fenêtres donnent sur des bâtiments en vis-à-vis, voire des murs.
Si vous cherchez un appartement pour y manger et dormir cet appartement conviendra : il est au centre de Venise, tout proche de la piazza san marco (moins de 10 minutes à pied). Vous pouvez rayonner à pied pour visiter Venise et notre assistant Frédérico (délégué pour nous accompagner à la prise de possession de l'appartement) s'est montré très compétent. Il a sur fortement contribuer à la bonne réussite de notre séjour en nous donnant les bonnes adresses culinaires : nous nous sommes régalés en dégustant une autentique cuisine italienne. Il s'est aussi montré prévenant concernant les transports pour notre retour à l'aéroport.
Très belle ville, très animée en période de Carnaval... Nous sommes ravis.
Béatrice, Marc et leurs enfants
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Basically every one in Washington. They give money to people who cannot work because they would rather sit at home. What they should do is use the money and use it to fix roads, thus creating jobs. They also could stop handing out money to the corporate America for doing nothing but hurting America by keeping all the money to themselves.
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without calling a politician a name
quote:obviously i don't mean that we can't criticize them. I just think that calling a politician an "ass", as Rex has done, is trolling. And, I think the same thing of someone who calls Obama a Marxist or the like. Calling them names causes anonymity and lessens the likelihood that actual discussion will take place. Instead, posters call each other names back and forth an political issues are very rarely discussed.
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I doubt that we'd see threads remain if someone called Obama, Hillary, Bush, etc. names like Rex has done.
IMO, if a poster can't discuss issues in a civilized way without calling a politician a name, you don't deserve to post on the Political Board.
It's pretty spineless to pick on someone like Rex simply because he, as a dissenting voice, is such an easy target.
fricking spineless
quote:I don't wanna get banned for RAing at least one post in nearly every thread. My request is to tighten the reigns on the Political Board so that posters can't just troll, call names, and derail every single thread.
There is this Request Admin icon you can click on to let us know that something needs to be addressed
why? He created a thread with an insult in the title. The entire purpose of the thread was a troll. If someone else creates a thread and calls Obama a name, I'll RA and make sure to point that out to Admins. I've already stated that it is wrong regardless of who does the name calling. It takes away from the conversation. and, I think it is hilarious how you call me spineless in a thread about hurling insults at people. Nice. And, just so you know, I disagree with almost every poster on the Political Board on almost every single issue. Both Republicans and Democrats alike disgust me. Both parties, and those who enable them by voting and knighting for them, have become evil. I dislike those who say Obama is a Marxist, Bush is an idiot, Sarah Palin is a whore, and Ted Kennedy is a murderer all equally. Both sides, and many in between, are creating a cloud of confusion that disables others to see the real issues that are country faces. I'd like to be able to go to the Political Board without seeing any of the name calling , from either side.
Obama is a Marxist
If you're going to campaign against "name calling," you might as well campaign against describing things. Logically, there is just nowhere to draw the line. The only thing you can fall back upon is the old "well you know it when you see it" line, but when it comes to politics, I really doubt anyone can.
The only way to take the PT board back is to rid it of the infestation of snarky hipster a-holes. If it can just go back to the old way of being filled with good old fashioned rabid frothing-at-the-mouth fights over legitimate issues, then that would make it about 1000 times better than what it is now.
What's wrong with saying that? Come on, man.
And snarkiness and people "being above it all" are among the least of the poliboard's problems.
The posters may even sort of believe in what they're saying, but when they think it's better to just drop sarcasm because it's funny rather than actually stopping to think and make a detailed response, then that's when the board becomes totally trivial and useless.
quote:Huh? I mean, I think it's ridiculous and I think people get away with more stuff against Rex and other Dems than you could get away with against others on the board. I didn't think I was leading or part of a "crusade" against it, though.
The gmorgan-esque crusade against "name calling"
Singling out one of the people on this site who already gets 1000x the abuse that the average poster receives
because he is an ideological minority
Calling them names causes anonymity
1- perhaps you don't have the brains to hang
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DevOps at Cloud Expo – being held October 31 - November 2, 2017, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA – announces that its Call for Papers is open. Born out of proven success in agile development, cloud computing, and process automation, DevOps is a macro trend you cannot afford to miss. From showcase success stories from early adopters and web-scale businesses, DevOps is expanding to organizations of all sizes, including the world's largest enterprises – and delivering real r...
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SYS-CON Events announced today that CollabNet, a global leader in enterprise software development, release automation and DevOps solutions, will be a Bronze Sponsor of SYS-CON's 20th International Cloud Expo®, taking place from June 6-8, 2017, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY. CollabNet offers a broad range of solutions with the mission of helping modern organizations deliver quality software at speed. The company's latest innovation, the DevOps Lifecycle Manager (DLM), supports Value S...
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Enzu will exhibit at SYS-CON's 20th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on June 6-8, 2017, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY, and the 21st International Cloud Expo®, which will take place October 31-November 2, 2017, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. Enzu's mission is to be the leading provider of enterprise cloud solutions worldwide. Enzu enables online businesses to use its IT infrastructure to their competitive ad...
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Twistlock, the leading provider of cloud container security solutions, will exhibit at SYS-CON's 20th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on June 6-8, 2017, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY. Twistlock is the industry's first enterprise security suite for container security. Twistlock's technology addresses risks on the host and within the application of the container, enabling enterprises to consistently enforce security policies, monitor...
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Outscale, a global pure play Infrastructure as a Service provider and strategic partner of Dassault Systèmes, will exhibit at SYS-CON's 20th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on June 6-8, 2017, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY. Founded in 2010, Outscale simplifies infrastructure complexities and boosts the business agility of its customers. Outscale delivers a secure, reliable and industrial strength solution for its customers, which i...
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Peak 10, Inc., a national IT infrastructure and cloud services provider, will exhibit at SYS-CON's 20th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on June 6-8, 2017, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY. Peak 10 provides reliable, tailored data center and network services, cloud and managed services. Its solutions are designed to scale and adapt to customers' changing business needs, enabling them to lower costs, improve performance and focus intern...
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A strange thing is happening along the way to the Internet of Things, namely far too many devices to work with and manage. It has become clear that we'll need much higher efficiency user experiences that can allow us to more easily and scalably work with the thousands of devices that will soon be in each of our lives. Enter the conversational interface revolution, combining bots we can literally talk with, gesture to, and even direct with our thoughts, with embedded artificial intelligence, whic...
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Everywhere we turn in our industry we can find strong opinions about the direction, type and nature of cloud's impact on computing and business. Another word that is used in every context in our industry is "hybrid." In his session at 20th Cloud Expo, Alvaro Gonzalez, Director of Technical, Partner and Field Marketing at Peak 10, will use a combination of a few conceptual props and some research recently commissioned by Peak 10 to offer a real-world consideration of how the various categories of...
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While some vendors scramble to create and sell you a fancy solution for monitoring your spanking new Amazon Lambdas, hear how you can do it on the cheap using just built-in Java APIs yourself. By exploiting a little-known fact that Lambdas aren't exactly single threaded, you can effectively identify hot spots in your serverless code. In his session at 20th Cloud Expo, David Martin, Principal Product Owner at CA Technologies, will give a live demonstration and code walkthrough, showing how to ov...
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DevOps is often described as a combination of technology and culture. Without both, DevOps isn't complete. However, applying the culture to outdated technology is a recipe for disaster; as response times grow and connections between teams are delayed by technology, the culture will die. A Nutanix Enterprise Cloud has many benefits that provide the needed base for a true DevOps paradigm. In his Day 3 Keynote at 20th Cloud Expo, Chris Brown, a Solutions Marketing Manager at Nutanix, will explore t...
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In order to meet the rapidly changing demands of today's customers, companies are continually forced to redefine their business strategies in order to meet these needs, stay relevant and continue to see profitable growth. IoT deployment and development is integral in this transformation, and today businesses are increasingly seeing the value of investing their resources into IoT deployments. These technologies are able increase ROI through projects such as connecting supply chains or enabling sm...
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This talk centers around how to automate best practices in a multi-/hybrid-cloud world based on our work with customers like GE, Discovery Communications and Fannie Mae. Today's enterprises are reaping the benefits of cloud computing, but also discovering many risks and challenges. In the age of DevOps and the decentralization of IT, it's easy to over-provision resources, forget that instances are running, or unintentionally expose vulnerabilities.
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In his session at 20th Cloud Expo, Brad Winett, Senior Technologist for DDN Storage, will present several current, end-user environments that are using object storage at scale for cloud deployments including private cloud and cloud providers. Details on the top considerations of features and functions for selecting object storage will be included. Brad will also touch on recent developments in tiering technologies that deliver single solution and an end-user view of data across files and objects...
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Stefan is after a thrill - a driving thrill that is - as he tries to decide what should be his new car.
His two top contenders are the Suzuki Swift Sport and a Honda Euro Civic S manual.
"Which would provide more thrill to a driving enthusiast?," he asks, "and are there any other cars that I should consider?"
Those are very good questions, Stefan. Initially my mind swung towards the all-new Civic Euro Honda but after comparing specification levels it's a much closer race than first imagined.
As an all-round driver's car the Honda would have the edge, especially on the twisty and more challenging roads, but both vehicles would no doubt provide the overall driving experience you are looking for.
You also need to add on-road-costs to the advertised Honda retail price. This can increase the final retail price by several hundred dollars. The Suzuki retail prices are currently inclusive of on-road-costs.
If you are carrying front- and back-seat passengers or other bulky loads on a regular basis and want something with a European flair, then the Civic is the better choice. If it's just you and one other passenger most of the time and you are looking for a sporty, good-looking vehicle at an affordable price, then the Swift Sport is hard to beat.
The Budget: $25-$35,00
The shortlist
Honda Euro Civic
The Euro Civic manual wins marginally on performance (104kW and 174Nm v 100kW and 160Nm), has a bigger engine (1.8l v 1.6l) and slightly better combined fuel consumption (6.1l/100km v 6.5l/100km). The Civic is longer (+410mm), wider (+75mm) and lower (-35mm) and has a lot more usable interior room, especially with the folding rear magic seat design.
Suzuki Swift Sport
Suzuki Swift SportThe Suzuki is a sporty version of the ever popular Swift range. Judging by current sales figures, however, it doesn't look as if the buying public has tired of the same-but-different shape of the new Swift just yet. The Suzuki has sports seats with red stitching and a leather-bound steering wheel.
Mazda3 GSX
Your budget puts you within a couple of hundred dollars of the Mazda3 GSX. Bigger engine (2l) than the other two with more power and torque. Combined fuel consumption is higher (8.4l/100km). The GSX is a step up from the base model GLX and is therefore a better and sportier all-round package. The GSX lacks a manual transmission but you can still "play" with the gears using the five-speed Activematic auto. The Mazda3 has been a long-time favourite in NZ but whether it has the sporty appeal you seekare looking for and is worth the extra money is for you to decide.


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Factitious disorder is a serious mental disorder in which someone deceives others by appearing sick, by purposely getting sick, or by self-injury. Factitious disorder symptoms can range from mild (slight exaggeration of symptoms) to severe (previously called Munchausen syndrome). The person may make up symptoms or even tamper with medical tests to convince others that treatment, such as high-risk surgery, is needed.
A factitious disorder is not the same as inventing medical problems for practical benefit, such as getting out of work or winning a lawsuit. Although people with factitious disorder know they are causing their symptoms or illness, they may not understand the reasons for their behavior.
Factitious disorder is mysterious and hard to treat. However, medical and psychological help are critical for preventing serious injury and even death caused by the self-harm typical of this disorder.
Factitious disorder symptoms involve mimicking or producing illness or injury. People go to great lengths to avoid discovery of their deception, so it may be difficult to realize that their symptoms are actually part of a serious mental disorder.
Factitious disorder imposed on another (previously called Munchausen syndrome by proxy) is when someone makes another person sick, requiring medical attention. Usually this involves a parent harming a child. This form of child abuse can put a child in serious danger of injury or unnecessary medical care.
Factitious disorder signs and symptoms may include:
Because people with factitious disorder become experts at faking symptoms and diseases or inflicting real injuries upon themselves, it may be hard for medical professionals and loved ones to know if illnesses are real or not.
People with factitious disorder make up symptoms or cause illness in several ways, such as:
People with factitious disorder may be well aware of the risk of injury or even death as a result of self-harm or the treatment they seek. Still, they are unable to control their compulsive behavior and are unlikely to seek help. Even when confronted with proof — such as a videotape — that they're causing their illness, they often deny it and refuse psychiatric help.
If you think a loved one may be exaggerating or faking health problems, it may help to attempt a gentle conversation about your concerns. Try to avoid anger, judgment or confrontation. Offer support and caring and, if possible, help in finding treatment.
If your loved one causes self-inflicted injury or tries to commit suicide, call 911 or emergency medical help or, if you can safely do so, take him or her to an emergency room immediately.
The cause of factitious disorder is unknown. However, people with this disorder may have experienced a severe illness when they were young or may have been emotionally or physically abused.
Several factors may increase the risk of developing factitious disorder, including:
Factitious disorder is considered rare, but it's not known how many people have the disorder. Some people use fake names to avoid detection, some visit many different hospitals and doctors, and some are never found out — all of which make it difficult to make a reliable estimate.
People with factitious disorder are willing to risk their lives to be seen as sick. They frequently have other mental disorders as well. As a result, they face many possible complications, including:
A person with factitious disorder is likely to first receive care for this condition when a health care provider raises concerns that psychological problems may be a factor in the illness. If your loved one has symptoms that suggest factitious disorder, his or her provider may contact you in advance to talk about your loved one's health history.
If you think a loved one may have factitious disorder, contact his or her provider and start the conversation yourself. Here's some information to help you get ready for that talk.
To get prepared, make a note of:
For factitious disorder, some questions to ask the doctor include:
The doctor is likely to ask you a number of questions, including:
Diagnosing factitious disorder is often extremely difficult. People with factitious disorder are experts at faking many different diseases and conditions. And often they do have real and even life-threatening medical conditions, even though these conditions may be self-inflicted.
The person's use of multiple health care providers and hospitals, the use of a fake name, and privacy and confidentiality regulations may make gathering information about previous medical experiences difficult or even impossible.
A health care provider may suspect factitious disorder when:
To help determine if someone has factitious disorder, mental health providers conduct a detailed interview and run tests for possible physical problems.
To be diagnosed with factitious disorder, a person must meet the criteria in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), published by the American Psychiatric Association. The DSM criteria for factitious disorder (previously, when severe, called Munchausen syndrome) include:
The DSM criteria for factitious disorder imposed on another (previously called Munchausen syndrome by proxy) include:
Treatment of factitious disorder is often difficult, and there are no standard therapies. Because people with factitious disorder want to be in the sick role, they're often unwilling to seek treatment for the disorder. However, if approached in a gentle, non-judgmental way, a person with factitious disorder may agree to be treated by a mental health provider.
Direct accusations of factitious disorder may make the affected person angry and defensive, causing him or her to abruptly end a relationship with a health care provider or hospital and seek treatment elsewhere. So the health care provider may try to create an "out" that spares your loved one the humiliation of admitting to faking symptoms.
For example, the health care provider may reassure your loved one that not having an explanation for medical symptoms is stressful and suggest that the stress may, in fact, be responsible for some physical complaints. Or, the provider may ask your loved one to agree that, if the next one or two medical treatments don't work, they'll explore together the idea that there may be a psychological cause for the illness. Either way, the provider will try to steer your loved one toward care with a mental health provider.
Treatment often focuses on managing the condition, rather than trying to cure it. Treatment generally includes talk therapy (psychotherapy) and behavior counseling. If possible, family therapy also may be suggested.
Medications may be used to treat other mental disorders that also are present, such as depression or anxiety. In severe cases, temporary psychiatric hospitalization may be necessary.
In addition to professional treatment, these tips may help people who have factitious disorder:
Because the cause of factitious disorder is unknown, there's currently no known way to prevent it. Early recognition and treatment of factitious disorder may help avoid unnecessary and potentially dangerous tests and treatment.
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Sakaguchi to give BAFTA talk on The Last Story next month
BAFTA's announced it'll host a Q&A event featuring Mistwalker's Hironobu Sakaguchi. The Final Fantasy creator will be in London to talk about the western release of the studio's Wii RPG The Last Story. The game will also be playable to those in attendance at the event. Tickets are available now from here for £5. The […]
Nintendo to launch Last Story special edition in Europe
The Last Story will get a special edition for its European release next month. It's to come with a steel-cover art book, as well as a seven-track taster of its soundtrack from Nobuo Uematsu and another art booklet, featuring illustrations. There's shots of the pack below. The Mistwalker RPG launches for Wii in Europe on […]
The Last Story gets European-focussed trailer
Nintendo's released a European-centric trailer of The Last Story ahead of its release in the motherland next month. The footage shows boss fights, normal battles and open world exploratory, as well as a few story scenes from the Mistwalker RPG. The trailer's below the break, via GoNintendo. TLS launches on February 24 for Wii.
The Last Story Limited Edition to be released in Europe
Europeans will be able to purchase both standard and limited editions of The Last Story when it releases in the region next month. The limited edition will include a miniature art book, a soundtrack CD with seven songs from composer Nobuo Uematsu, and a copy of the game in steelbook case. Both editions of the […]
Nintendo confirms February EU Last Story release
Nintendo Europe's announced this morning it'll release The Last Story in Europe on February 24, more than a year after it launch in Japan. The game, as well as a single-play story, will contain multiplayer modes such as Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch and Co-op. The Mistwalker title forms a holy trinity of Wii RPGs that have […]
First official European trailer for The Last Story
Nintendo has kicked off its European marketing campaign for much-requested JRPG The Last Story, ahead of its localised release.
Rumour - The Last Story to hit Europe in February
Rumours suggest Nintendo of Europe is primed to release Mistwalker's lauded Wii RPG, The Last Story, in early 2012 – with a title change.
The Last Story classified for Australian release
The Australian Classification Board has listed Mistwalker's acclaimed Wii RPG The Last Story, despite the Big N playing coy on the subject of a local release.
Pandora's Tower, The Last Story dated in Nintendo European release schedule
Nintendo of Europe has announced its release schedule for the fall and winter period, as well as dropping some good news: The Last Story and Pandora's Tower are finally hitting Europe in 2012.
NoA looks to European sales before Xenoblade, The Last Story release
Nintendo of America still isn't promising anything with regards to a local release of The Last Story and Xenoblade Chronicles, but it will monitor the European performance of the two much-requested JRPGs.
Nintendo officially issued Last Story trademark in US
Nintendo been formally issued the trademark to The Last Story in the US. The trademark was filed as far back as January last year, but officially issued on Monday. This most likely isn't for a release of the Mistwalker RPG, though. At least not yet anyways. The wait continues for the US posse. The game […]
Rumor - NA localization finished for Xenoblade Chronicles, The Last Story in the works
Rumor has it North American localization for Xenoblade Chronicles has wrapped up, and currently, localization for The Last Story is in the works.
Nintendo pours cold water on Operation Rainfall efforts
Nintendo has announced it has no plans to bring Wii RPGs Xenoblade Chronicles, Pandora's Tower and The Last Story to the US.
Report - Xenoblade coming to US, The Last Story coming to EU
After this weekend's surprisingly momentous campaign, Wii fans have apparently been rewarded with confirmation of two of the Wii's most-requested RPG localisations.
Friday Shorts II: SOCOM, Bodycount, Gearbox, Pandora's Tower, 80s Teen Queens
It's Friday. Let's get you caught up on shorts so you can get the hell out of the house for a change.
Report - Sakaguchi says Last Story western localisation is inbound
LiveWii's reporting that Mistwalker's Hironobu Sakaguchi confirmed to French gaming press recently that The Last Story will be localised for Europe.
Rumour: The Last Story to see Western release
Nintendo may be planning a Western release of gloriously beautiful Wii RPG, The Last Story.
The Last Story web domain registered by Nintendo of America
Nintendo of America's registered a web domain for The Last Story, as found by Gamekyo.
Saturday shorts: Minecraft things, Kinect hacks, Zelda, other minutiae
All those little pieces of weekend news. OCD sufferers could go spare. We're here, luckily.
The Last Story sells out in Japan
Wipe your eyes, children! Mistwalker's enchanting Wii-exclusive RPG, The Last Story, is reported to have completely sold out its first shipment in Japan. That's not a gamble, Nintendo. That's a sure bet. Bring us this thing.
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Rumor – NA localization finished for Xenoblade Chronicles, The Last Story in the works
Report – Xenoblade coming to US, The Last Story coming to EU
Friday Shorts II: SOCOM, Bodycount, Gearbox, Pandora's Tower, 80s Teen Queens
Report – Sakaguchi says Last Story western localisation is inbound
Saturday shorts: Minecraft things, Kinect hacks, Zelda, other minutiae
3DS and Kirby's Epic Yarn partly to blame for The Last Story releasing only in Japan
Saturday shorts – Pinball FX 2 compo, Last Story, Kinect hacks, Monday Night Combat PC delay, more
"No plans" currently for western Last Story release, new 5-minute trailer appears
The Last Story's online mode gets a preview with new screens
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Mediator will facilitate Glen Eagle subdivision lawsuit
MISSOULA, Mont. - A mediator could help resolve a dispute between Missoula County and landowners in a stalled subdivision north of Missoula.
Developers first proposed Glen Eagle in Grant Creek back in the 1980s. But bankruptcy and other litigation stalled the 94-lot subdivision for years.
Sufficient infrastructure has never been installed.
It has affected more than a dozen landowners.
One of them sued the county for several million dollars, claiming the county didn't live up to certain obligations.
Next week the mediator will try to facilitate a settlement.
"I'm hopeful that we can try to put a package together," said Missoula County's chief administrative officer Dale Bickell, "and get some infrastructure and allow these property owners to develop, and/or sell their property."
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It may have been 2010's story of the year and the year's No. 1 trending Twitter topic, but the headline-dominating Deepwater Horizon disaster was just one of many dirty energy calamities that occurred around the world. We've rounded up 10 of the most serious, listed in chronological order.
Several took place in the US, but the majority occurred in China, where a rapidly expanding economy has created a ravenous appetite for energy. The country has an abysmal record when it comes to mine safety: In 2009, Chinese mining accidents claimed seven lives a day. As with the Deepwater accident, the world was captivated by the story of the 33 Chilean miners rescued after spending 69 days more than 2,000 feet below ground in a copper and gold mine near Copiapó. But the sad reality is that far more miners are lost than rescued.
The list focuses on some of the deadliest incidents, so it leaves out other serious environmental calamities. Take, for example, the release of 538,000 pounds of chemicals, including benzene (a known carcinogen), at BP's Texas City refinery. The release began on April 6, two weeks before the Gulf spill, and continued for 40 days. The long-term health impacts for residents of the town remain unclear. Then there's the April 4 incident in which a Chinese ship hauling 65,000 tons of coal from Australia to China made an illegal shortcut and ran into the Great Barrier Reef, the largest coral reef in the world. The accident didn't claim any human lives, but it did leave a half-mile-long gash in one of the most sensitive ecological treasures of the world.


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Aren't the weeks just flying by??? Can you believe it's almost 4 months since we started???
Yay, I'm a happy camper... I have my blocks done for this week...
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Aren't the weeks just flying by??? Can you believe it's almost 4 months since we started???
Yay, I'm a happy camper... I have my blocks done for this week...
Oh Honchey, they take my breath away. Ya did a great job!!! Such lovely contrast. ET has contrast in the same color & In ES the blues, browns, & creams work tagether fabulously.
My initials are BB, so dublb is double B.
Also breathless in Iowa. Just lovely, Honchey. You catch the "spirit" of both the blocks.
Don't worry spider.
I keep house
I donate quilts to the AAQI.
I agree with the others comments...WOW! Great blocks Honchey!!
Those blocks are wonderful Honchey!
Here are mine for this week:
Eat, quilt, sleep, repeat
Honchey and Anael your blocks are beautiful, I have mine made and will post tomorrow. It is waaaayy past my bedtime, and I really shouldn't be on the computer. (So don't tell anyone)
Anne & Anael--just gorgeous blocks! I substituted a block for Eastertide. When I think of Easter I think of my dad and the beautiful hyacinths he grew (he had fantastic flower gardens). QNS sent me the hyacinth fabric so I used Monastery Windows (Quilters Cache) to showcase them. I hope these pics go through; I'm in a coffee shop at the rehab center visiting my mother.
Imagine all the people living life in peace...(John Lennon 1940-1980)
As JanRN would say .... yipppeeeeeee!!! my favourite morning of the week (OK, the yippppeeeeee was my own touch!)
Honchey ... Your PPPPP speak totally of Easter (that'd be Perfect PP'd in Purple)!! So much motion in the background, the FC horses bodies, the points and with the stars, that the whole block really looks like it's spinning.
Anael ... Looks like you and Honchey were working together on Ella's! And your Eastertide looks so Easter'ish and Spring'ish! Great FC and PPing!
JanRN ... What a lovely tribute to y our Dad's flowers and I'm glad you switched the block up, so that you didn't lose those beautiful hyacinths. I can almost smell them now! And more flowers for Ella. You've really mastered PPing! Glad you have an internet connection nearby to your Mom ... how is she doing?
I'm always amazed at different fabrics, and placements, and how blocks can look so different. I had to shrink the page way down in size so I could get JanRN's Ella's up on the screen at the same time as the others ... to convince myself it really was the same block. And yes it is ... just takes on such a different look that my eyes were being tricked! All are beautiful!!!!!!
Sew many ideas ... just sew little time!!
I second QuiltE's yipeeee. I love Wednesday mornings for all of the beautiful blocks and all of the comments. Here are mine for the week. I fudged on the little square frames and just used 2 pieces. I knew that little bugger would not stay square and the y seams are challenging enough without any more help. I looked ahead for them too....there will be more. They are becoming a little easier. Honchey, your tips really helped me. I also left out the little square in the middle of the block since I didn't use a different color. KISS!!!
Honchey...great way to lead the posse this week. Beautifully done.
Anael...again you've done beautiful work. Everything is so square and matching just where they should. Great fussy cutting.
JanRN...those hyacinths are perfuming my sewing room they look so real. Beautiful blocks.
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GGal ... what better for our GardenerG to have in her blocks than some purdy posies? And beauties they are, along with the piecing and the innovations! Soft and romantic for Easter ... and me-thinks you snatched from my stash for your yellow and blue!
Sew many ideas ... just sew little time!!


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September 05, 2012 - August 28, 2013
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GTAGaming.com - Community News | @ 12:59 PM MDT | By rappo
On June 7, 2005, the same day as San Andreas's release for the PC in America, a well-respected member of the GTA community, an excellent modder, passed away. Although the details of his death were not released for obvious reasons, Odie's passing is a devestating loss for the GTA community. For those of you that didn't know Odie, he was a great map modder, if not the best, and I am sad to see him go at such an early age.
For more information about Odie's work and a chance to say a nice word about him yourself, please visit this GTAForums thread.
Thanks to TGR for bringing this sad news to our attention.
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The "Cotton Club" routine got my vote. Not so much for the program, but T and M are not very exciting skaters, in my opinion. No chemistry or "va-va-voom"......42
T&M-The Cotton Club
Todd Eldredge-Independence Day
Sarah Hughes-Don Quixote
Meno&Sand-Nessum Dorma
Maria Butyrskaya-Otonal
Irina Slutskaya-Don Quixote
The "Cotton Club" routine got my vote. Not so much for the program, but T and M are not very exciting skaters, in my opinion. No chemistry or "va-va-voom"......42
There's an interview with T&M in Spotlight on Skating (this month's issue with Irina on the cover) and they said they couldn't get into the Cotton Club Routine. It was not their style. However IMO , this year's Art on Ice was a terrific program for them and they did say that they would keep that program for next year. Plus they are working on their emotion and expression on the ice.
Interesting sidebar, bu the coach says that T&M fell in love but now have a working relationship. There was an interview with Marinin posted on FSU where he was basically whining about how Tot doesn't want to hear his troubles, blah , blah. Maybe they had a bad breakup and they basically can't stand to be with eachother. They definitely are the least enthusiastic pair on the ice.
Here's the interview link for those who haven't seen it.
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The cotton club...snore :sheesh:
I had to vote other--meaning the Cohen/Wagner collaboration of the watered down Swan Lake.
Wow....I thought Maria's "Otonal" was her best LP and a damn good one at that. I also thought Meno and Sand's "Nessum Dorma" was their best. So, I guess Berthes Ghost and I are just extremely boring people.....lol. I would have to say "Cotton Club" was the worst also. You could tell they didn't like or connect with the music and it was so bland. They were a totally different pair to me with "Art on Ice"....I very much liked them this year. I would also have to say that Viktor Petrenko's 92 Olympic LP was boring....I think he had used it for multiple seasons. I just didn't like it at all.
I was a huge Viktor Petrenko fan and I was so happy that he won in 1992 b/c it was payback for when he was robbed of the world title in 1991. However I agree with you that his LP was a snooze. Mainly b/c he used the darn thing for THREE SEASONS!!! I really liked his program the first time I saw it, but by 1992 I was groaning at the too familiar opening bars of music.
Any Sasha Cohen makes me fall a sleep. Even a baby who always goes to sleep, would go to sleep. But Michelle's performances make it more exciting. Also Miki Ando's Firebird was a bit boring. I hope Michelle skates to "Fields of Dreams Soundtrack for the 2004-2005 session or for the future.
I voted other: Stanick Jeannette's LP from the 2002 Trophée Lalique. He skated in what resembled rainbow-coloured pajamas and the programme had zero choreography. Can the French ever do anything conventional? Just once, maybe?
I also don't think that Butyrskaya's Otonal was that boring. Granted, most of Raul DiBlasio's music sounds like elevator music (and she used the programme for what, two years?), but I think the programme was a good one for her and showed off her style the best
I also personally liked Delobel/Schoenfelder's Merlin, though I agree they're not the most exciting of skaters. The programme was really creative, though.
Weird... What everyone has been saying for the past few years was that Vasiliev (the coach) and Tatiana are romantically involved. Of course, this is not something they would say in an interview, since Vasiliev does have a wife back in Russia. Anyway, I couldn't open the article -- seems it's for registered FSU users only.Originally Posted by soogar
I voted for Irina's Don Q. Especially when compared to Sarah's in the same season, Irina just did NOT do it justice.


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By Wesley Elianna Smith
In the audio world, "latency" is another word for "delay." It's the time it takes for the sound from the front-of-house speakers at an outdoor festival to reach you on your picnic blanket. Or the time it takes for your finger to strike a piano key, for the key to move the hammer, for the hammer to strike the string, and for the sound to reach your ear.
Your brain is wired so that it doesn't notice if sounds are delayed 3 to 10 milliseconds (ms). Studies have shown that sound reflections in an acoustic space must be delayed by 20 to 30 ms before your brain will perceive them as separate. However, by around 12 to 15 ms (depending on the listener), you will start to "feel" the effects of a delayed signal. It is this amount of delay that we must battle constantly when recording and monitoring digitally.
When Good Latency Goes Bad
Roundtrip latency in digital-audio applications is the amount of time it takes for a signal (such as a singing voice or a face-melting guitar solo) to get from an analog input on an audio interface, through the analog-to-digital converters, into a DAW, back to the interface, and through the digital-to-analog converters to the analog outputs. Any significant amount of latency can negatively impact the performer's ability to play along to a click track or beat — making it sound like they're performing in an echoing tunnel (unless they have a way to monitor themselves outside of the DAW application, such as a digital mixer or one of our AudioBox™ VSL-series interfaces).
What's Producing the Delay: a Rogue's Gallery
In practical terms, the amount of roundtrip latency you experience is determined by your audio interface's A/D and D/A converters, its internal device buffer, its driver buffer, and the buffer setting you have selected in your digital audio workstation software (Mac®) or Control Panel (Windows®).
Converters. Analog-to-digital converters in your interface transform an analog signal from a microphone or instrument into digital bits and bytes. This is a ferociously complex process and takes a little more than half a millisecond on average. On the other end of a long chain we're about to describe are the digital-to-analog converters that change the digital stream back into electrical impulses you can hear through a monitor speaker or headphones. Add another half-millisecond or so.
Buffers. A buffer is a region of memory storage used to temporarily hold data while it is being moved from one place to another. There are four of these in the digital signal chain.
- USB Bus Clock Front Buffer
- ASIO (Driver) Input Buffer
- ASIO (Driver) Output Buffer
- USB Clock Back Buffer
Each buffer contributes to the total delay present between the time you play that hot guitar solo and the time you hear it back in your headphones.
Fast Drivers and Slow Drivers
The biggest variable that contributes to how long this process will take is driver performance.
In computing, a driver is a computer program allowing higher-level computer programs to interact with a hardware device. For example, a printer requires a driver to interact with your computer. A driver typically communicates with the device through the computer bus or communications subsystem to which the hardware connects. Drivers are hardware-dependent and operating-system-specific.
One of the primary goals for engineers who design audio-interface drivers is to provide the best latency performance without sacrificing system stability.
Imagine that you're playing an old, run-down piano and that there is a catch in the hammer action—so great a catch, in fact, that when you strike a key, it takes three times longer than normal for the hammer to strike the string. While you may still be able to play your favorite Chopin etude or Professor Longhair solo, the "feel" will be wrong because you'll have to compensate for the delayed hammer-strikes.
You will have a similar problem if the buffer-size setting is too large when you overdub a part while monitoring through your DAW.
Take a Couple Buffers and Call Us in the Morning
A buffer is designed to buy time for the processor; with the slack the buffer provides, the processor can handle more tasks. When the buffer size is too large, it's delaying the data—adding latency—more than is necessary for good computer performance.
But if the buffer size is too small, the processor has to work faster to keep up, making it more vulnerable to overload, so your computer-recording environment becomes less stable.
Consider this scenario: You're playing your favorite virtual instrument, trying to add one more pad part to a nearly finished song. All 42 tracks are playing back, and all of them use plug-ins. And then it happens: Your audio starts to distort, or you start hearing pops and clicks, or, worse, your DAW crashes because your CPU is overloaded. The 64-sample buffer size you have set, in conjunction with the amount of processing that your song requires, overtaxes your computer.
If you increase the buffer size, you can get the software crashing to probably go away. But it's not that simple.
The more that you increase the buffer size — for example, up to 128 samples — the more you notice the latency when trying to play that last part. Singing or playing an instrument with the feel you want becomes extremely difficult because you have essentially the same problem as with that rickety piano's delayed hammer-strikes. What you play and what you hear back in your headphones or monitor speakers get further and further apart in time. Latency is in the way. And you're in that echo-y tunnel again.
Let's look at our piano example again, this time with a fully functioning baby grand and not that antique piano in desperate need of repair. For simplicity's sake, let's pretend that there is no mechanical delay between the time your finger strikes the key and the hammer strikes the string. Sound travels 340 meters/second. This means that if you're sitting one meter from the hammer, the sound will not reach your ears for a little more than 3 ms. So why does 3 ms not bother you a bit when you're playing your grand piano, but a buffer setting of 2.9 ms (128 samples at 44.1 kHz) in your DAW make it virtually impossible for you to monitor your guitar through your favorite guitar amp modeling plug-in?
Decoding Latency
As mentioned earlier, roundtrip latency is the amount of time it takes for a signal (such as a guitar solo) to get from the analog input on an audio interface, through the A/D converters, into a DAW, back to the interface, and through the D/A converters to the analog outputs. But you can only control one of part of this chain: the input latency—that is, the time it takes for an input signal such as your guitar solo to make it to your DAW.
This is where driver performance enters the picture. There are two layers to any isochronous driver (used for both FireWire and USB interfaces). The second layer provides the buffer to Core Audio and ASIO applications like PreSonus Studio OneTM and other DAWs. This is the layer over which you have control.
To make matters worse, you usually are not given this buffer-size setting as a time-based number (e.g., 2.9 ms); rather, you get a list of sample-based numbers from which to choose (say, 128 samples). This makes delay conversion more complicated. And most musicians would rather memorize the lyrics to every Rush song than remember that 512 samples equates to approximately 11 to 12 ms at 44.1 kHz! (To calculate milliseconds from samples, simply divide the amount of samples by the sample rate. For example, 512 samples/44.1 kHz = 11.7 ms.)
The buffer size that you set in your DAW (Mac) or in your device's Control Panel (Windows) determines both the input and the output buffer. If you set the buffer size to 128 samples, the input buffer and the output buffer will each be 128 samples. At best, then, the latency is twice the amount you set. However, the best case isn't always possible due to the way audio data is transferred by the driver.
For example, if you set your ASIO buffer size to 128 samples, the output latency could be as high as 256 samples. In that case, the two buffers combine to make the roundtrip latency 384 samples. This means that the 2.9 ms of latency you set for your 44.1 kHz recording has become 8.7 ms.
The analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters in an audio interface also have latency, as do their buffers. This latency can range from 0.2 to 1.5 ms, depending on the quality of the converters. An increase of 1 ms of latency isn't going to affect the quality of anyone's performance. However, it does add to the total roundtrip latency. For our 128-sample example setting, adding 0.5 ms for each converter brings the roundtrip latency to 9.7 ms. But 9.7 ms is still below the realm of human perception, and it shouldn't affect your performance.
So Where Does the Extra Delay Really Come From?
The culprit is that first mysterious audio-driver layer that no one ever discusses. This lowest layer has no relationship to audio samples or sample rate. In the case of USB, it is a timer called the USB Bus clock. (There is a similar clock for FireWire processes but we will only discuss the USB Bus clock here.)
The USB Bus clock is based on a one-millisecond timer. At an interval of this timer, an interrupt occurs, triggering the audio processing. The problem that most audio manufacturers face is that without providing control over the lower-layer buffer, users cannot tune the driver to the computer as tightly as they would like. The reason for not exposing this layer is simple: The user could set this buffer too low and crash the driver—a lot.
To get around this, most manufacturers fix this buffer at approximately 6 milliseconds. Depending on the audio driver, this could be 6 ms input latency and 6 ms output latency. But like the ASIO buffer discussed earlier, even if these buffer sizes are set to the same value, the resulting output latency can differ from the input latency.
For our example, let's keep things simple and say that latency is 6 ms in both directions. Our mystery is solved: With most audio interfaces, there is at least 12 ms of roundtrip latency built into the driver before the signal ever reaches your DAW, in addition to the 9.7 ms latency we calculated earlier.
Thus, you set 2.9 ms of delay in your DAW and end up with 21.7 ms of roundtrip latency. (All of the numbers in our examples are based on averages. However, some manufacturers are able to optimize driver performance to minimize these technical limitations.)
Overcoming the Problem
Many audio-interface manufacturers have solved the problem of monitoring latency through a DAW by providing zero-latency monitoring solutions onboard their interfaces.
One of the earliest solutions was the simple analog Mixer knob on the front panel of the PreSonus FirePod. This allowed users to blend the FirePod's analog (pre-converter) input signal with the stereo playback stream from the computer. This basic monitoring solution is still available on such interfaces as the PreSonus AudioBox USB, AudioBox 22VSL, and AudioBox 44VSL. Another solution, used in the PreSonus FireStudio™ family and many others, is to include an onboard DSP mixer that is managed using a software control panel.
While both of these solutions resolve the problem of latency while monitoring, they provide a flat user experience by giving control only over basic mix functions like volume, panning, solo, and mute.
Anyone who has ever recorded using one of our StudioLive™ mixers (anyone who has ever tracked with any mixer, for that matter) knows how important it is to be able to record a track while hearing effects (as well as compression and equalization). For example, if reverb on a vocal is going to be part of the final mix, it's almost impossible to record the vocal "dry" — phrasing and timing are totally different when you can't hear the duration and decay of the reverb.
The developers at PreSonus were intrigued by the idea that they could conceivably provide the user with some level of control over the USB Bus clock buffer and perhaps offer another way of monitoring outside the DAW (while adding effects and reverb). After much experimentation, they discovered that most modern computers can easily and stably perform at a much lower USB Bus clock buffer than previously thought. On average, a 2 to 4 ms USB Bus clock buffer offers both excellent performance and stability. On a powerful computer like a fully loaded Mac Pro, they've been able to lower this buffer to the lowest USB Bus clock setting possible: 1 ms.
Given these discoveries, not giving the user control over the USB Bus clock buffer and telling them that the only latency controls available are the ASIO and Core Audio buffer sizes seems at best duplicitous, and at worst a failure to provide customers with the best latency performance a modern computer can provide.
This is where AudioBox VSL-series interfaces enter the picture. This new series of interfaces takes advantage of these technological discoveries and provides users with the ultimate monitor-mixing experience, without including expensive onboard DSP and the proportional cost increase to customers.
Tracking with Reverb and Effects... without Being in a Tunnel
The Virtual StudioLive software that comes with our AudioBox 22VSL, 44VSL and 1818VSL interfaces looks like — and performs like — the Fat Channel on our StudioLive 16.0.2 mixer.
You get compression, limiting, 3-band semi-parametric EQ, noise gate, and high-pass filter. We've even included 50 channel presets from the 16.0.2 just to get you started. Plus you get an assortment of 32-bit reverbs and delay, each with customizable parameters.
Optimizing AudioBox VSL Software
AudioBox VSL monitoring software runs between the USB Bus clock buffer and the ASIO/ Core Audio buffer on your computer, so it is only subject to the latency from the USB Bus clock buffer.
Unlike many manufacturers, PreSonus did not fix this buffer at 6 ms; rather, AudioBox VSL offers a choice of three buffer sizes. To reduce the confusion of presenting the user with two types of buffer settings, these USB Bus clock buffer settings are labeled "Performance Mode."
This setting is available from the Setup tab in AudioBox VSL, and it directly affects the amount of latency you will hear in monitor mixes from AudioBox VSL software.
At the Fast setting, AudioBox VSL runs at a USB Bus clock buffer setting of 2 ms, while Normal sets the buffer to 4 ms, and Safe sets it to 8 ms. So when you set your AudioBox VSL to run at the Fast USB Bus clock buffer setting, roundtrip latency will be approximately 3.5 ms, including the time it
takes for the A/D – D/A converters to change analog audio to 1s and 0s and back to analog again.
To optimize these buffer settings for your particular computer:
- Begin by creating a monitor mix in AudioBox VSL and setting the Performance mode to Fast.
- Listen carefully for pops and clicks and other audio artifacts at a variety of sample rates.
- Now load the AudioBox VSL with compressors, EQs, reverbs, and delays.
- If you hear audio artifacts, raise the Performance mode to Normal. On most machines, Normal will provide the best performance with the most stability. If you have an older machine with a slower processor and a modest amount of RAM, you may need to raise this setting to Safe. Keep in mind, however, that even at 9 ms, AudioBox VSL is running at a lower latency than monitoring through most DAWs at the best ASIO/ Core Audio buffer setting—and the best buffer setting will not work on a slower computer anyway.
- Once you have Performance mode tuned, the next latency component of the driver to tune is the ASIO buffer size (Windows) or Core Audio buffer size (Mac). This time, load a large session into your DAW and experiment with the buffer settings. Again, you are listening for pops and clicks and other audio artifacts.
If your DAW includes a CPU-performance meter (as Studio One does), you can use this to help you find the best buffer setting for your computer.
No matter how you set your ASIO/Core Audio buffer size, the monitoring latency in VSL is not affected. So you can set this buffer fairly high and lower it only when you are playing virtual instruments. Keep in mind that it's still important to determine the lowest threshold at which your DAW can still perform stably.


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Tom and Julia are dominating in successful online dating.
A what's hot in cyberspace love list compiled by Trade Me dating website Findsomeone has revealed the two names as most successful, followed by Brian, Geoff, Jessica and Amy.
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The hottest were defined as those who attracted the most interest, measured by messages and smiles received from the site's 300,000-plus members, largely aged 35-55.
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While Toms were getting a lot of online attention, they were struggling to find love, appearing at the top of the "least successful" list along with Matthew, Stuart and Darren, said Mr Davies.
Jessica ranked highly for a second year, topping the female "most successful" list along with Janine and Lauren.
For the men it was Graeme, Barry and Blair.
Daniel of Plimmerton fell in love and married Philippa after they met online. Having a set of criteria about whom you wanted to meet, as well as knowing what you wanted from a person and a relationship before signing up was the key to their success, said the pair.
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"Be yourself, put yourself out there, put some great photos up, and take some time with it."
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1st Thursdays returns to the Art Gallery of Ontario on Dec. 6, 2012, with a night of art, music and drinks inspired by the AGO's hot fall exhibition, Frida & Diego: Passion, Politics and Painting. Doors open to adults 19+ at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale now for this interactive late night fiesta, and party-goers are encouraged to buy tickets in advance as they regularly sell out.
Ring in the New Year with the AGO on January 3 with 1st Thursday Art Party
The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) revs up 2013 with an irresistible Canadian-inspired 1st Thursday party on Jan. 3, 2013. Event-goers will enjoy art-making experiences, live music, art talks and rare out-of-the-vault sights from the Gallery's collection of Canadian art. Doors open to adults 19+ at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale now, and revellers are encouraged to buy tickets in advance as they consistently sell out each month.
AGO Extends Weekend Hours to give Visitors Last Chance to Spend Time With Frida & Diego
Only two weeks remain to see Frida & Diego: Passion, Politics & Painting in Toronto at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) before it wraps up its only Canadian appearance on Jan. 20, 2013.
AGO Offers Art Day for Elementary Students in Case of School Closures on January 11
The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) invites GTA students affected by possible school closures to spend a day with art. The AGO's Weston Family Learning Centre will be offering an Art Day for grades JK to 6 in the event that Toronto District School Board elementary schools are closed as a result of a one-day public elementary teachers' day of protest on Jan. 11, 2013.
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In conjunction with its upcoming photography exhibition Patti Smith: Camera Solo, the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) is delighted to present two live performances by legendary artist Patti Smith on March 7, 2013. An Evening of Words and Song with Patti Smith will be part of the March lineup for the AGO's popular 1st Thursdays program, with two separate performances at 7:30 p.m. and 9:45 p.m.
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On Feb. 7, 2013, the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) will hand over its keys to OCAD University curatorial graduate students to throw a 1st Thursday party featuring street-inspired art, music and food. This month's programming includes street art workshops, pop-up installations and talks with local Toronto street artists, as well as a headlining performance by First Nations DJ collective A Tribe Called Red. Doors open to adults 19+ at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are now sold out, continuing a monthly trend that began when the series launched in October 2012.
AGO presents renowned Canadian artists Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller
Internationally celebrated artists Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller make their highly anticipated return to Toronto this spring with Lost in the Memory Palace, a selection of seven installations incorporating complex soundtracks, videos, objects and images that have never before been shown together in Canada. The exhibition, opening on April 6, 2013, and running to Aug. 18, 2013, will include the debut of a new as-yet-untitled work specially created by the duo for the AGO, as yet untitled.
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The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) celebrates Toronto-based artist Sorel Etrog (b. 1933) with a career-spanning exhibition opening April 27, 2013. Internationally renowned for his public sculptures—more than a dozen of which can be seen in Toronto's streetscape—this is the first comprehensive exhibition of Etrog's work organized by a Canadian museum, offering visitors an opportunity to connect familiar works of civic art with the rich history of the artist. The exhibition runs to Sept. 29, 2013.
Patti Smith: Camera Solo opens this weekend at the Art Gallery of Ontario
Opening at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) on Feb. 9, 2013, Patti Smith: Camera Solo marks the first showing of artist, musician and poet Patti Smith's visual art in Canada. The exhibition, which features more than 75 works of photography, in addition to objects and film, will run to July 14, 2013.
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