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This is amazing.....well done mate.
This is amazing.....well done mate.
Also, here is a chart of measurements I'm trying to gather. I figure the best way is to average any and all sizes of actual pluce 40's that people have so Here are the sections I would need measured.
1.) Overall Longest measurement of the body as a whole.
2.) Length of the main cylinder.
3.) Circumference of the main cylinder.
4.) Length of the butt of the handle.
So far here are measurements so far:
1.) 393mm (Wes7)
2.) 310mm (RafalFett), 294 (actual pluce by Intwenothor)
3.) 50mm (RafalFett),
I PM'd BuckarooTrooper who also has an actual pluce 40 as well. Hopefully I'll hear back some time this weekend from him.
I'm out of town but can get these when I get back.
Glad to help.
294+ or - a mm or so is spot on
Arch, measurement number one could vary quite abit dependent on how loosely or tightly the tip is screwed on.
Thanks for the tip Intwenothor. I'll focus more so on measurement 2. Is the rivets along the cap of the blaster more accurate or should it stay smooth like before?
I'm not sure what you mean by rivets, please can you clarify?
Ah OK. My bad Wes7 (I misinterpreted your measurements).
By rivets, I mean I added indented groves into the cap on the front of the blaster where the laser should come out (I'm terrible at gun terminology). Is it accurate to have those? I know a lot of replicas have then but I could've sworn I've seen some smooth like how I had it when Aprilstorm printed it...
First Post updated.
I sized the figure to the real pluce 40 measurements. However, I know Aprilstorm said it was a bit large but to get the real measurements I had to actually scale the model up a bit so I'm not sure what's up with that. The new OBJ and STL file are available but until I'm absolutely sure it's going to work UPLOAD AND PRINT AT YOUR OWN RISK!
I also kept the grooves in since I saw that it was on the in movie picture as well. Hopefully I'll get pics up later.
Hey Archaster,
Would there be a problem with me turning these files into a pepakura development. If so I will make it available to all who dare to try it. I was going to try and model it and then here this thread popped up. If you are against I will not proceed using your file and will work up my own.
Not at all man. My only request is to properly credit my work on it. I put this up so you and others of the dented helmet to use it as they please as a way to give back to the community that has helped me so much with my Fett thus far.
You can see more of my work at Jonathan Pezzatta
Hmmmm. The model I downloaded is circular when I open it.
3D ESB sidearm - Post #28) the barell looks oval to me. But it seems that Arch forget to upload the correct file?
Aluminium cylinder is definitely oval.
As to the ' rivets' at the end mine has some grooves on the fat ring of the emitter but not the ultimate end. The grooves are very slight. Very fine indeed.
Ah gotcha my bad. I should be able to fix that really quick. If the grooves are very slight it may be beneficial to leave it smooth and scratch those groves in after the print. Thanks for the info guys! I'll fix it and let you guys know when the new model is ready!
First post updated. Sorry it took so long (school's been kicking my butt).
Is a run of these a possibility? Great job by the way on the detail.
As much as I'd like to... the facilities available to me can't even support a blaster I would've liked to print for myself. Though if you know anyone who has one or if you have one yourself, you can download the file provided.
I do know "shape ways" allows you to upload and make 3D prints you can buy there but I'd have to hollow it out (otherwise it'd be over $500 because they charge by the cubic centimeter). It would be the best I can do. The advantage to buying it from there is that you can choose whether to print it in plastic, metal, gold, etc... I'll look into optimizing my file for that site to keep cost low though it's hard to say until they process it. Fingers crossed
I finally got around to painting and finishing the blaster: I kinda had to wing it on the colour mixing coper with brown and then airbrushing and used a mixtue of pewter and silver rubnbuff for the metal finish.
Also, I may regret making this offer, but I may be able to print this for people who are after it, I live in Australia so postage (and lack of time) is likely to be our only issue. But I will only print these for others once we solve some issues with the current model and Archester gets his copy first.
That is a nice looking piece, great job April.

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I currently have a whopping 2 hives, but was looking at purchasing a Maxant 3100p while they are having free shipping. What are the necessary tools/equipment I will need to extract my honey this fall........if I get any extra honey!!
I currently have a whopping 2 hives, but was looking at purchasing a Maxant 3100p while they are having free shipping. What are the necessary tools/equipment I will need to extract my honey this fall........if I get any extra honey!!
To use an extractor you need to uncap the frames first - you can use anything from a bread knife to the fancy uncapper that Brushy Mountain sells. I use a heated knife and a uncapping fork for low spots on the frame. Next you will in all probability want to strain your honey before bottling. There are many ways to strain - the important point being that you probably don't want bee parts in your honey. From here we go to the bottles & labels and how are you going to sell/distribute your honey?
Shall we stop here, or are you looking for something to process your cappings?
Can I use a capping scratcher or do I need to have the knife? I was looking at the stainless steel strainers......if that is what you were suggesting. My honey will be for friends/family.....not for sale. Mann Lake has honey bottles on sale this week, so I may order some of those.
Yes, I would like to know what to do with the frames/honey after extracting.
one of these buckets and strainers work well and it is easy to bottle afterwards using the gate in the bucket wouldnt use the smallest filter.
probably want a knife just use a fork or capping scratcher on the low spots.
someplace to uncap and hold cappings could just be a plastic tub to a more expensive tank.
Ok, so do I need an uncapping tank also? So the setup would be to use the uncapping knife over the uncapping tank, scratch the low comb, install the frames in the extractor, let the honey flow out the bottom of the extractor through the filters into the plastic bucket with gate, drain the uncapping tank through the filters into the plastic bucket with gate, then fill the bottles out of the plastic bucket with gate. Is that about it? Should I also buy the 5 gallon bucket warmer that Mann Lake has on sale this week?
you dont need an uncapping tank with 2 hives I just use a shallow plastic storage container you can buy from walmart or other stores to uncap frames in, frames go straight into the extractor after being uncapped, then you could place the cappings into the strainer to drain or I just usually set the cappings near the hives to feed what little honey there is back to them.
have never needed a warmer.
Appears you have a handle on the correct tools. Once your extractor arrives look it over really good and learn how the parts go together so you are familiar with how they work so in case something goes wrong while you have sticky honey all over the insides you will have any necessary tools handy for adjustments such as allen and crescent wrenches. Most might advise taking the unit down and washing out with warm soapy water before the initial use to clean out any oils and miniscule debris from the manufacturing process. At that point you will know how to dis-assemble and re-assemble the unit and find any quirks. I have a tiny motorized Dadant unit that works really well but when I initially put it together found the dinky chain set up to hold the extractor to the frame was really pooly conceived. I threw the chain out and now use three adjustable bungy chords to hold the unit together. The chords keep the whole unit a lot more stable than the chain set up and they take mere seconds to disconnect when I separate the unit to clean. You also need to pre-think whether the unit will be permanently bolted to the ground or to something mobile. If they get out of balance when spinning you are in for a surprise!
When I just have a few supers to do I use a capping scratcher and uncap on a cookie sheet. Then I just set the cookie sheet with capping's out back for the girls to clean up. Down side to this method it you get LOTS of small bits of wax both in your extractor and SS sieve so I strain mine thru a nylon bag laid inside the seive....MUCH easier to clean. If you do decide to use a knife I would do as suggested above and get a plastic container of some kind to uncap in as there will be lots more honey involved.
Mike Forbes
Red Dirt Apiaries
give me a holler and we can discuss this at length,, 803-600--0390
I have a 3100P. Fantastic unit. For two hives you will want a plastic tub that you uncap into, a bucket with a honey gate that the honey flows into from the extractor with strainers. I have the double stainless ones and they work great. After the honey has strained you dump the cappings into the strainer and let them sit for a day or two if it is warm.
I have an electric uncapping knife. It works fine. I think I would prefer the Maxant uncapping plane to be honest but have heard it gets very hot for small time extractors so you need to keep an eye on it and unplug now and then.
After your honey has sat in the plastic bucket for awhile, longer the better, skim the top and start filling your honey jars! Fun times.
Raising Vermont Bees one mistake at a time.
USDA Zone 5A
Does anyone know what the micron mesh on the SS strainers are? Mann Lake lists the plastic filters as 600, 400 and I think 200. I found them at I think Pigeon Mountain but they are only listed as fine med and course. I was not taking the chance they where the same mesh sizes. What I need are the 400 and 600 micron filters.
Everything gets darker, as it goes to where there is less light. Darrel Tank (5PM drawing instructor)
Whoa! IMHO, an extractor is a big expense for a small scale operation. I suggest tapping these links.
Dennis http://bwrangler.litarium.com/ also has info. Here it is: http://bwrangler.litarium.com/honey-strainer/
I prefer use excluders below cut comb shallow super to prevent the queen from laying in my harvest. I use food grade soy sauce buckets free from our local Chinese restaurant, a mud mixer (http://www.walltools.com/products/dr...lb-43-001.html) to smash the comb and a 5 gallon nylon mesh strainer (http://www.midwestsupplies.com/winem...fine-mesh.html) with a cutting board block to keep the strainer above the holes. I don't heat the honey at all and let the bottling bucket set for two weeks for the wax fines to "settle" to the top. Like you, I harvest for friends and family and use pasta sauce and jelly jars that accept mason lids. The jars come out of the dishwasher and under the honey gate. Last time I only had two drops on the kitchen floor. All the sticky gear and gooey wax gets put next to the hives. The girls reclaim every little drop and leave me with nice clean candle wax. Because we get nice clear clean honey with very little effort and near no cost, I doubt I'll ever get an extractor.
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I couldn't agree more w/ thrope!!! I got buckets from Duncan Donuts for free and bought a couple strainers and modified it as the video under backwards beekeeper. It was easy to get the honey out. The only thing I wish I would have known was what he said to drill 1/2" holes. I drilled them 3/8 at first and it took too long. Also I found that the bottom of the bucket in the center is slightly higher than the outside so I also drilled 4 holes around the very outside of the bucket to get every last drop possible. Those 4 outside holes do drip out on the lid of the lower bucket and then into the strainer. It works great especially for about $20.00 for the setup. I know Michael Bush has said that for several years this is how he did it. The only thing I'd add to the video is instead of just using 3/4" of space on the top I'm cutting the comb out at a 45 degree angle so it comes to a point in the middle. As I see the bees draw comb I see them draw it out more like this than strait / squarely down. I haven't harvested much so that's just my 2c for what it's worth. I harvested about 3 gallons using this method this year with much more to do.
Just looking at the price. . . WOW 735.00 That would put me MAJORLY in the hole. http://www.htkbeesupply.com/index.ph...&product_id=86
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the meaning of for and because.
by wifey4 April 22, 2011
when it means so much you can't define it with words, your mind blanks, you can't explain WHY... it just IS.
There were so many reasons why I love her that I couldn't even begin to recite them to her... all I could manage was "for cuz."
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Having two hives gives you an immediate comparison, especially as a beginner. If something doesn't look right, you have another hive to compare it to. While no two hives will perform exactly the same, they at least will show similarities.
If one hive performs really bad, and you don't have another to compare it to, you will accept this as normal until you get more experience.
Look around on this site, and see how often someone thinks they are queenless. It doesn't happen to every hive, but when it does, (and I think it happens more often to those of us who are still learning) the first response is to throw a frame of eggs and brood into the hive in question. Unless you have a generous local bee mentor, the best place to pull that frame is from another hive of your own. Granted, it is a little more expensive to set up two hives from scratch, but in my mind, for the insurance and the learning curve, that second hive is worth every penny.


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A term used to describe an exciting, explosive action. An expression of 'victory'. A slam-dunk in Basketball.
An individual secures a phone number for a potential mate and exclaims, "Boom Jam". Someone receives a much anticipated gift and exclaims, "Boom Jam".
by Mx91 January 03, 2010
A fagish term used to describe the action of booming your jam in a mans butt hole. Historians have traced it origin back to ancient times when the Jesus Christ first had a man on man encounter with St. Peter. Although this fact is shunned by the Catholic Church it is now becoming more and more common to the educated. To sum things up, saying this word makes you a well known homosexual.
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aka: the Situation. Avichai is a creature that rarely leaves his room. He has an artistic personality and is always open minded and never looking for an argument. He has an african baby as a result his global sex-capades. He is disease free, no syphilis herpes ect. . The ladies love A-train, calling him The Hunk, Diesel, and Gigantic. Diesel enjoys long walks on the beach, writing poetry, and baking muff, and roasting blunts.
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The principle of 'Social Proof' says that we often make buying decisions based on what other people similar to us have done. That way we reduce the risk of making a wrong decision.
Social Proof can be summed up in the unspoken question many of your potential clients have.
The question is 'Who else has purchased this product or service and what happened when they did this?'
When you can show these people PROOF that other people similar to them have purchased your product or service and enjoyed some wonderful benefits you will increase your chances of making a sale.
And that's why powerful client testimonials work so well.
They are compelling proof that investing in your product or service is a good thing to do.
Important Point:
It's far more effective in your marketing to have real clients say positive things about your products and services compared to you saying the things on your own behalf.
So rather than me saying "I have some good marketing ideas that could make you money in your business." It's more effective to have a client say the same thing.
Here's an example:
"Graham, I wanted you to know that I am delighted with the wonderful results from using two of your simple marketing concepts. When I first used these concepts I had a company that sold an expensive business service to the general managers of large hotels.
What was great about using these two ideas was that these hotel managers were now contacting me and were very keen to talk about what we offered. In the past we were always chasing them for an appointment and it was very hard work. The end result of using your ideas was over $137,000 of new business within a few short months." Doug Callander. (This is an actual testimonial from one of my clients.)
In your own business you want to collect testimonials from your best clients that include the key benefits they have enjoyed by using your product or service.
One simple way to collect some good testimonials quickly is to phone up a small number of your best clients and have a short chat on the phone.
In the phone call, ask them questions like these...
What do you like about our product or service?
What benefits have you enjoyed from using it?
Why would you recommend this service to other people?
Record the phone call (with their permission naturally) and then listen again to each call. Use this to write up exactly what they have told you. Email this written feedback to each client and ask if you can have their approval to use their comments in your marketing. (Many of your best clients will be happy to allow you do this.)
Bingo, you now have some positive client testimonials that will work well in your marketing.
Remember that the more specific your clients are in their testimonials the more effective they will be. So have testimonials include why clients chose your business over other options they had.
Have them address the big concerns that clients had initially about using your product or service. And why they decided to go ahead with what you offered and were very pleased they did.
Compelling client testimonials are an excellent way to increase sales.
I invite you to start using them in your own business.
"That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well."
Abraham Lincoln
Action Exercise:
Talk to 4-5 of your best clients and get some positive feedback on what you do.
Use this positive feedback in your marketing.
(I have a short guide which explains 17 different ways to use testimonials in your marketing. Just contact me using the Herald email link at the end of this article and put '17 ways' in your subject line. I'll send you this guide with my compliments.)
Graham McGregor is a marketing consultant and the creator of the 396 page 'Unfair Business Advantage Report.' www.theunfairbusinessadvantage.com (This is free and has now been read by business owners from 27 countries.) You can email him at the link above.


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UTSA begins water restriction, conservation plan
(July 21, 2006)--Because of the lack of rain in the San Antonio area, UTSA is faced with water restrictions imposed by the San Antonio Water System (SAWS), the agency that supplies and regulates water for the City of San Antonio.
According to SAWS policy, Stage One water restrictions go into effect when the Edwards Aquifer goes below the 650-foot level. The aquifer went to 650 feet this week and water restrictions were imposed.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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In support of water conservation and environmental stewardship, UTSA will implement these steps:
- UTSA will restrict watering to Mondays from midnight to 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. to midnight. This watering day may change based on SAWS directives.
- Aesthetic water fountains, such as the Sombrilla Plaza fountain at the 1604 Campus, will be shut down. Because of the movement of the water in fountains, evaporation and waste occur.
- Because athletics and sports fields are considered special-use areas, variances will be requested from SAWS for additional watering times.
- Power washing of campus buildings and outdoor areas will be postponed unless a variance is requested for safety or structural reasons.
UTSA Facilities Operations continually monitors automatic irrigation systems for proper operation and installs landscaping that supports water conservation and protects natural resources. Conservation restrictions and measures are followed at all UTSA campuses.
The UTSA community is encouraged to follow water conservation practices and monitor drought information at the SAWS Web site. Further restrictions could occur if the aquifer level continues to fall.
For more information or to offer conservation suggestions, contact UTSA Facilities Work Control at (210) 458-4262.


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It is the shoulder shrug, the smile (or frown), the body language that makes face to face conservation flow. Those things are missing from written discussions. It is also a way to avoid arguments and maintain a discussions at a low decibel level.
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It is the shoulder shrug, the smile (or frown), the body language that makes face to face conservation flow. Those things are missing from written discussions. It is also a way to avoid arguments and maintain a discussions at a low decibel level.
Nabber, same about Chevy 350s, everybody's got one. That's a hot rod joke.
You won't often find me talking about my opinion, or saying "I think". It's redundant. Whenever I see "I think," I think, "who cares what you think, tell me what you do."
Not good to be a part of stupid topic's IMHO. Oops.
ahhhh. but when you leave off 'i think...' or 'i feel like it might be because......', especially in the forum format, it reads more like a statement of fact.
whether a statement is opinion or fact is, well, in the best case debatable.
in forums, i think it does help to use qualifying terms like 'i think', even though it is redundent, it's more than that because the reader, (me for example), won't feel compelled to challange it as a statement of fact that i have to question....
a person isn't lessoned by admitting and saying 'i don't know', there's no shame in it. in my professional life, i have found that saying 'i don't know' has earned me more respect than the other way around.
good question. for me, i don't hold too many absolute truths or facts. not saying i don't have some, but for me, to represent something as truth or fact, (always imho anyway), is more than i can say for almost anything i've written on beesource.
i'llbeederned! maybe i'm taking this way to serious. :)
Even the phrase "for me" means essentially the same.
'for me' is another perfect qualifier for online and other discussions. the canadians put there qualifier on the end, 'eh?
ayntbeelieving it! just got a pm that said 'squarepeg for president'!
wrote back sayin' i probably wouldn't make a good one, but it was jmho.
and for those who really don't know what a round hole has to do with squarepeg:
glad to see ya'll knew it was a joke. (left the emoticons off on purpose)
I'm going to have to strongly disagree strongly with you there. Engineers that have good communication skills, whether naturally or trough training, are far better at their jobs and usually more successful than those with poor communication skills. Engineers rarely design in a vacuum. They need to be able to communicate with their co-workers both verbally and through writing to effectively get their thoughts across. I've seen first hand how poor tech writing skills can really hurt a project.
I have stereotypical engineering communication skills and it hurt me. I should have made an effort to learn better skills but didn't. My spouse has wonderful communication skills and it has definitely helped me tremendously in his engineering career. He'll tell you that he has these skills because he made an effort to learn them.
Ha Ha, that's an interesting little aside.
To me, the trade with the REALLY BAD communication skills are computer engineers. Just can't get a message across, even to an audience trying hard to understand. Although I have met the odd one who is great at it so there's no firm rule. A computer engineer WITH great communication skills will likely go far.
But as to talking only in absolutes if you believe what you are saying - no. Most of us who have grown in knowledge over our time with bees will realise some of the things we once thought to be facts, are not, and some generally accepted facts, are more likely probables, or maybes. Far better to discuss in a way that leaves things open to other opinions without obvious dissagreement.
And to the issue raised that this is a stupid thread, in who'se opinion? ;) But who cares? I'm talking on stupid threads all the time LOL!
I actually try to be very careful about saying "I think" when it is just my conclusion or something. It is meant to let the reader know not to take it as reliable information. If I say I know or I saw. those are indisputable. I also say I have heard or I have seen form other sources. Again it is with intent that any one else decide for themselves the reliability of that information. But if I say my hive swarm. nobody has any grounds to argue that. If I say they swarmed and I think it was because I over fed them. It is an invitation for anyone to add their thoughts as well.
I think, I believe, and I have heard are all signals to second guess anything I have shared.


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Lost Creek Wilderness > Bison Peak > Climber's Log
Bison Peak Climber's Log
[ Sign the Climber's Log ]
|Brad Snider
|Route Climbed: Southwest Ridge Date Climbed: January 11, 2005
|My first summit of 2005. Summitted with Colonelpyat. Chilly day but pretty nice; didn't stay at the summit long b/c the wind was pretty powerful up there. Rock formations extra unique w/ snow plastered to north sides. Snowshoes/skis handy at places.
|Posted Jan 11, 2005 9:41 pm
|Route Climbed: Southwest Ridge Date Climbed: June 6, 2004
|I summited and my fiance Julie stopped on Bison Arm due to a sore hip. This route was long and had a very steep section but the feeling of being on Bison Arm with all the cool rock formations was really great with views all the way to Pikes Peak.
|Posted Oct 31, 2004 4:43 pm
|Route Climbed: Loop route Date Climbed: September 9, 2004
|Unique mountain via a truly great route! I really couldn't have asked for a better day. I did happen upon an older couple from New Hampshire (according to the summit register). We mutually respected each other's silence. I eventually lost tack of them and I was the only one around. The summit plateau was a neat place to be with interesting rock formations rising up all around. On the descent I found myself thinking some really deep thoughts. The Wigwam Trail was a nice way to end the loop, a really pleasant surprise.
|Posted Sep 11, 2004 1:50 pm
|Route Climbed: Ute Creek Date Climbed: May 16, 2004
|I finally got around to going up Bison after seeing so many people rave about it. It lived up to every expectation I had and then some. Incredible hike. We never saw another person the entire day.
Unfortunately we weren't clear on the exact location of the true summit and didn't find it. I think I know where it is now so I'll just have to go back.
|Posted May 23, 2004 9:36 pm
|Route Climbed: ute pass Date Climbed: may 95
|graupel/hail made for a hasty descent to treeline and tarp camp.
|Posted May 20, 2004 9:11 pm
|Route Climbed: Ute Creek, Southwest Ridge Date Climbed: 26 February 2004
|Made the climb yesterday with my wife. What an awesome winter climb. The trail was covered with 3-5 inches of snow most of the way to Bison Pass. From Bison Pass to the Arm it was over knee deep even with snowshoes on. Weather was great and summit views even better.
|Posted Feb 27, 2004 9:04 am
|Route Climbed: Ute Creek Route/Southwest Ridge Date Climbed: Many Times
|I think I have climbed Bison Peak 6 times now. First on May 6, 2001, again on December 26, 2001, again on October 6, 2002, again on March 12, 2003, again on May 5, 2003, and lastly on May 15, 2005. I am pretty familiar with Bison. It may be one of my favorite winter hikes.
Jon Bradford
|Posted Nov 5, 2003 11:56 pm
|Route Climbed: Loop Route Date Climbed: October 12, 2003
|A very nice hike. Wish I could remember more of it - I did the hike a day after getting food poisoning or the stomach flu or something. The hike is somewhat of a blur to me right now. I do remember some really cool rock formations at the top. Very nice day.
|Posted Oct 28, 2003 5:23 pm
|Route Climbed: Southwest Ridge Date Climbed: May 3, 2003
|What a spectacular place! My trip report is available here.
|Posted Jun 9, 2003 11:06 am
|Route Climbed: 4-12-2003 Date Climbed: Southwest Ridge
|Bison Peak was my first hike of the 2003 season. I will remember this one. Once on the summit plateau things really open up and there just is not enough time to soak it all in. I will return, probably next winter. A perfect intro peak to the LCW.
|Posted Jun 8, 2003 8:06 am
|Route Climbed: Southwest Ridge via Loast Park Campground Date Climbed: May 27, 2003:October 12, 2003
|Wow! What sights up there. I had a pretty good idea of what to expect but was still blown away. Super big thanks to Kane for putting up the Bison Peak page!
Wow! Another nice trip. Even more sights this time since a trip to the northern plateau was undertaken. Had some outstanding company once again. Looking forward to heading back.
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Just got a brand new T410 running W7. I love the performance but I have had some serious issues with the laptop, and coming from a rock solid T43 this is quite a disappointment. This does not appear to be isolated to my machine, as my coworker has switched at the same time to the T410 and has the same troubles. The system is really acting up with the following symptoms: the system wont come back out of standby over 50% of the time (it will not initiate the process), the system will freeze during operation and hard reboot is required, mouse/touchpad will freeze up, fan runs after powering off/going to standby for hours (until hard reboot). I am hoping some firmware update will fix the problems as this is very much a nice laptop but kind of unusable in this state. Please let me know if you have any suggestions or if you experience similar issues. We are a ThinkPad shop so I will investigate if more folks are having similar problems.
Ensure these Windows 7 hotfixes are installed:
I had a separate posting on the "system freezes and won't resume from standby" issue. I found the solution yesterday, and forgot to update my post. In my case, I disabled the Intel "TXT" (Trusted eXecution Technology) option in the security section of the BIOS. I also disabled, re-enabled and cleared the TPM (Trusted Platform Module security chip) in the BIOS, but I don't think that was the problem. Note that the "clear the TPM" BIOS option (or whatever they call it -- can't look now while the system is running) doesn't appear unless you disable and re-enable the TPM.
My X200 come across the same problem ,I will try your method.
My T410 hangs for a long time when I try to enter standby or hibernate. The hd is working so it seems like som process is locking up the system. Any ideas?
I cant find the TXT setting in the BIOS, I have the newest version 1.15.
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My T410 hangs for a long time when I try to enter standby or hibernate. The hd is working so it seems like som process is locking up the system. Any ideas?
I'm not sure about when going into standby (that should be relatively quick--a lot quicker than hibernating, for example). However yes it does definitely take a bit of time to hibernate. Basically the entire contents of RAM get written to a file on your HDD and then the machine is powered off (I'm sure this is an over-simplification, but that's the basics of it.)
The thing that drives me nuts is that the screen is just blank. Back in Windows XP, you'd get a message that the system was going into hibernation, complete with a progress bar, so you could watch the progress. The screen didn't blank until just before the PC shut off. However, both Vista and now Win 7 seem to have removed this and just display a blank black screen. I don't know why they went this route. If I had to guess, I'd say that maybe they can complete the operation a bit faster if they don't have to report the progress. If this is the case, I'd gladly except a second or two extra time for the progress bar. Maybe it's just me!
I don't know what happened but now everything works fine! Must be an automatic update of Win7. The computer is also a lot faster! Anyone else experiencing this after the last updated from Microsoft?
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hi ,
i'm having the same problem with my T410...W7...
many times when i close the lid, the screen becomes black and some action on the hdd starts, this goes for hours...
i also can't find this TXT option in the bios...
does any one have a more detailed solution description?
thanks in advance
09-21-2011 01:35 AM - edited 09-21-2011 01:37 AM
Has anybody found a solution fpr the "going to standby" problem?
When I'm putting my T410 into standyby mode (regardless whether I'm using FN+F4 or shutting the lid) the screen turn black, there is some hdd acitvity and then this blue screen appears:
Click to zoom.
I am facing the similar problem.
Have updated the Windows 7 and also the bios (1.37ver) is updated.
Can anyone please advice.


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Learn to be an Archaeologist: Digging the Reconstructed Celtic Village at St Fagans Museum
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Are you interested in local history and archaeology? Did the recent Channel 4 Time Team excavations of the Iron Age hillfort at Caerau catch your eye and inspire you to want to be an archaeologist? This is an exciting new course which will help you to discover how and why archaeologists dig up the past. Through stimulating and fun classes and practical sessions you'll learn how to excavate an archaeological site, develop new skills and understand some of the methods involved in archaeological discovery.
Who is this course for?
Anyone with an interest in archaeology and history. It will provide an opportunity for students to learn how and why archaeologists examine the past, and encourage and provide opportunities for students to discover more for themselves about their local archaeology and history.
Course structure:
The course will comprise classroom and practical sessions:
Classroom session (2 hours): General introduction to the course
• What is archaeology?
• What do archaeologists do?
• Basic introduction to periodisation (the order in which things happened).
• The basics of excavation – why and how.
• Scientific excavation methods: interpretation and expertise.
• Assessment 1 set (see below).
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• Students will be introduced to the basic identification of archaeological features, basic excavation techniques and recording methods during the actual excavation of the St Fagans Museum Celtic Village.
• Assessment 2 set (see below).
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The course is taught in one, two-hour classroom session, and four, four-hour practical sessions, delivered over the course of five days. This includes the following teaching and learning methods:
• Classroom lecture and discussion: this session introduces basic information about excavation theory, method and practice.
• Practical individual and group work: students will work individually and in small groups to apply what they have heard in the lecture by excavating the remains of the 'reconstructed' Iron Age village to a given case study. Students will be taught how to identify, record and excavate archaeological features.
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Assessment 1 is a short class quiz on archaeological methods and processes. This will demonstrate that students have understood the basics of why and how archaeologists excavate sites.
Assessment 2 is a short portfolio. Students are required to identify, record and excavate a small archaeological feature and produce field notes including a measured section drawing and a context description.
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The tutor will recommend books, articles and web sources.
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Lined with skyscrapers, high-end boutiques, shopping malls, and restaurants, downtown Seattle also offers gleaming cultural institutions and unusual architecture.
Start at founded-in-Seattle (1) Nordstrom's (500 Pine Street; www.nordstrom.com) flagship store on Fifth Avenue and Pine Street. Ogle the stilettos and leather boots and appreciate the history: Nordstrom began as a simple shoe shop in 1901. Roam the floors and consult a free personal shopper, and then head west on Pine. Bargain hunters, don't miss a stop at (2) Nordstrom Rack at Second Avenue and Pine.
Turn left on First Avenue and walk three blocks south. The 48-foot-tall (14.6-meter-tall) kinetic sculpture (3) Hammering Man, created by artist Jonathan Borofsky in 1992, marks the entrance to the newly expanded (4) Seattle Art Museum (1300 First Avenue; www.seattleartmuseum.org). With exhibits ranging from contemporary African art to Impressionism, the museum displays its diverse collection on four floors of galleries. After you've explored, exit the building from the second floor onto Second Avenue.
Walk across the street to (5) Benaroya Hall(200 University Street; www.seattlesymphony.org), which covers an entire city block between Union and University streets. Built in 1998 for the Seattle Symphony, the $118.1 million building boasts two installations by glass artist Dale Chihuly, a 12-foot-tall (3.6-meter-tall) mural by modernist Robert Rauschenberg and scenic Elliott Bay views. Benaroya hosts numerous talks and music concerts; check at the box office to see if there are any free events going on during your stay.
Exit the Hall on Third Avenue and University Street and walk one block east on University to the (6) Fairmont Olympic Hotel (411 University Street; www.fairmont.com/seattle/). Have high tea at the hotel's elegant The Georgian, and then do a little window shopping at (7) Luly Yang Couture (1218 Fourth Avenue; (www.lulyyang.com)—with wedding and cocktail dresses that rival Vera Wang's.
Walk south two blocks on Fourth Avenue to the (8) Central Library (1000 Fourth Avenue), impossible to miss thanks to its unusual shape and glass-and-steel exterior. Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Rem Koolhaas, the 2004 flagship in the city's library system houses books in an 11-story, avant-garde interior with neon lighting, planters of grass, and floors of bamboo, aluminum, and concrete. The library offers free architecture tours on a first-come, first-serve basis. (Visit www.spl.org for a schedule.)
Exit the library on the Fifth Avenue side and turn left. Walk three blocks to (9) Rainier Square, a high-end shopping area with stores including Louis Vuitton (www.louisvuitton.com) and Seattle-only boutiques such as (10) Fox's Gem Shop (1341 Fifth Avenue; www.foxsgemshop.com) and trendy (11) David Lawrence (1318 Fourth Avenue; www.david-lawrence.com).
Once you're all shopped out, continue north on Fifth and turn left on Olive Way. Nosh at the Mayflower Park Hotel's (12) Andaluca (407 Olive Way; www.andaluca.com), which serves fresh Pacific Northwest-influenced Mediterranean cuisine in an intimate, relaxing space.
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At William & Mary, we believe that student leadership development is a cornerstone in supporting our students to become engaged citizens. Student leadership involves cultivating a frame of mind for exploring self, others and community. Leaders develop a skill set to adapt to change, craft creative solutions, and seize opportunities. Leaders are moved by what they care about to make the world a better place. Getting involved gives you a limitless practice field. We're here to support you.


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I'm an industrial design student from Sweden, doing my diploma work on bee keeping. I've limited knowledge on the subject, but have been visiting some keepers around an area about 200 kms north of stockholm.
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In Sweden, the most commonly used hives are vertical EPS ones, mostly LS and smaller formats. I've become interested in horisontal hives, top bar ones and others due to the back-saving benefits ( none or little lifting). If you have experience from these, or know anyone that does, especially wintering in cold climates, please let me know!
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Program for International Legal Studies to host 'The Prospects for a New International Agreement on Climate Change,' April 8
DETROIT (April 2, 2010) – The Wayne State University Law School Program for International Legal Studies and the International Law Students Association are pleased to host "The Prospects for a New International Agreement on Climate Change" at 12:15 p.m. on April 8, 2010, in the Law School's Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium.
Part of the Program's Winter 2010 Speaker Series, this event will feature Daniel M. Bodansky, the Emily and Ernest Woodruff Chair in International Law at the University of Georgia Law School.
Professor Bodansky will discuss the outcome of the December 2009 climate change conference in Copenhagen, which has been both praised and vilified. He will chart the path ahead to a binding agreement on greenhouse gases, highlighting the legal issues presented by the divisions among states on the nature and scope of any new accord.
"The legal issues surrounding climate change are fascinating, maddening and highly polarizing" said Gregory Fox, Wayne Law professor and director of the Program for International Legal Studies. "Wayne Law is very lucky have Dan Bodansky, one of the country's leading international environmental lawyers, here to explain and analyze those issues."
This event is free and open to the public. Lunch will be served. Parking is available in Structure #1 for $4.25 across from the Law School on West Palmer Street. Click here for directions.
For more information, please contact Holly Hughes at (313) 577-3620 or at email@example.com. Visit Wayne Law's Program for International Legal Studies online at http://law.wayne.edu/international-studies/index.php.
Daniel M. Bodansky
Internationally recognized as one of the premier authorities on global climate change, Daniel M. Bodansky joined Georgia Law as the holder of the prestigious Emily and Ernest Woodruff Chair in International Law in the fall of 2002. In August 2006, he was named associate dean for faculty development. He teaches in the areas of public international law, international environmental law, and foreign affairs and the Constitution.
From 1989 to 2002, Bodansky was a faculty member of the University of Washington School of Law. He has served as the climate change coordinator and attorney-advisor at the U.S. Department of State in addition to consulting for the United Nations in the areas of climate change and tobacco control. He has taught as an adjunct professor at the George Washington School of Law and the Georgetown University Law Center. Bodansky also clerked for Judge Irving Goldberg of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.
Professor Bodansky's most recent book is The Art and Craft of International Environmental Law, published in 2009 by Harvard University Press. His other scholarship includes two books, 24 scholarly articles and book chapters, five book reviews and more than 40 papers and presentations. Bodansky earned his J.D. from Yale University where he was a member of the Yale Law Journal. He obtained his master's in the history and philosophy of science from Cambridge University in 1981 and his bachelor's magna cum laude from Harvard University in 1979.
He is the recipient of a Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellowship, a Pew Faculty Fellowship in International Affairs and a Jean Monnet Fellowship from the European University Institute in Florence.
Bodansky currently serves on the board of editors of the American Journal of International Law and is the U.S.-nominated arbitrator under the Antarctic Environment Protocol. In addition, he is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the American Society of International Law.
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Tim Kaine and George Allen take warning: There's a new candidate for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Virginia Democrat Jim Webb, and if our experience with Internet trends is any guidance, this new arrival on the political scene could be a real scene-stealer.
A cat.
Yes, some anonymous resident of Springfield has entered their pet feline, Hank, in the contest to replace Webb this November. And whoever is behind this campaign has gone out of their way to ape the appearance of a low-budget campaign website:
But it would be unfair to dismiss a campaign because of its high technology or lack thereof. Cats can't blog. Hell, they can't even spell "cheeseburger" correctly.
But Hank's handlers insist he is no ordinary kitty. From his official campaign biography:
From the very first day, Hank has been a fighter. Born to a single mother living on the streets, Hank, his mother, and his siblings were taken to an animal shelter and sat on death row. Shortly before their execution, Hank and the rest of his family were saved by an animal rescue group called Animal Allies. Hank was adopted to a loving family, and was raised by his adopted brother Sammy.
Being from the streets and having nothing, Hank learned the value of hard work. Putting himself through school while working, Hank was simply too stubborn and driven to let his disadvantages dictate his future. After graduating with honors, Hank quickly entered the business world and brought himself up to start and run a number of successful local companies.
Still, if Hank wants to be taken seriously as a candidate for the Senate, we need to know a bit more about him. After all, he's seeking to represent a state highly dependent on federal government jobs, the military and the energy industry, and to serve a country still getting back on its feet from a crippling economic downturn. So we've got a few questions for Hank.
First, is he even constitutionally eligible? The Constitution dictates that all members of the Senate must be at least 30 years old upon being sworn in. Hank's website says he's about nine years old in human years. According to the website CalculatorCat.com—yeah, really—that's between 50 and 60 in cat years, so it appears Hank meets this requirement. Let's move on to the real issues.
Does Hank support raising income taxes on the nation's wealthiest earners? Where does he stand on building wind-energy turbines off the coast of Virginia? How about the 2010 health care law? The Dodd-Frank bill? Also, given the dependence of the Northern Virginia economy on the federal government, it'd be good to know how Hank feels about planned cuts to the size of the federal workforce over the next several years.
And what about his neighbors in the District of Columbia? D.C. residents have a right to know if Hank would support District statehood or if he'd rather use us as a litter box for bad social policy. His Horatio Alger-like bio has a certain populist ring, though the focus on him being a local-business owner and being an inspiration to "millions" of "frustrated voters" is a bit Tea Party-ish.
We've left word with the Hank for Senate campaign, as has WTOP. If we hear back, it'll be good to learn where he stands on things, or at least get a couple cute cat pictures.


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Burton Benjamin Award
Beatrice Mtetwa is a prominent media and human rights lawyer and a 2005 recipient of CPJ's International Press Freedom Award. Throughout the decade, Mtetwa has defended numerous journalists against spurious charges brought by President Robert Mugabe's government. She represented many of the journalists arrested during a massive crackdown on the press in the run-up to the 2008 presidential election. Among her court victories was the successful defense of New York Times reporter Barry Bearak and British freelance journalist Steven Bevan, both of whom were arrested under an obsolete press accreditation law.
Mtetwa has defended journalists in a number of high-profile
cases throughout her career. Her clients have included Mercedes Sayagues of
Mtetwa has faced repeated reprisals. In May 2007, police beat Mtetwa and three colleagues with rubber clubs. "I am all right but angry," she told one radio interviewer before resuming work. In 2003, she endured similar abuse after she was arrested on specious allegations of drunken driving. Mtetwa was taken to a police station, where she was held for three hours, beaten and choked before being released without charge. Here are some background links:
In Zimbabwe Jail: A Reporter's Ordeal
Barry Bearak, a journalist for The New York Times,
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[quote user="heavyhitter"][quote user="TheEnigma"][quote user="heavyhitter"]Somebody who knows a thing or two about the salary cap, explain this to me. Cowboys, Redskins penalized for overspending[/quote]Think that the NFL warned teams not to have too many front loaded contracts for the 10-11 season since it was "pushing the rules" per say to avoid cap issues in future seasons. The Cowboys and Redskins were the biggest offenders by far.[/quote]Cowboys lose 10 million, Skins 36 million. That's a lot of money man for "pushing the rules". Not that I care, but after signing RG3 to his contract, they won't have much more money to play w/ after that.
[/quote]Isn't that the year they signed Haynesworth? Must of really front loaded that contract of his I guess.


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Image SharpeningPosted: August 16, 2011 Filed under: Photography, Technology | Tags: photography, Software Techniques, Technology 3 Comments
The sharpness of the image recorded on your camera is affected by many factors: focus, lens, aperture, shutter speed, raw or jpeg format.
The process of sharpening is done through software tools by increasing the contrast along edges of pixels and enhancing them to heighten image definition. Applying sharpening to your images is both a technical and creative process. It can help emphasize texture and detail and it is essential when resizing for the final output. The difficulty always lies in knowing how much to apply.
Sharpening should be thought of as a multi stage approach within your workflow. There are three stages where a file can be sharpened: Raw Capture, Post-Processing and Output.
Please note that it is very important to judge the sharpness of an image by zooming in 1:1 (100%).
Raw Capture Sharpening
A loss of sharpness is to be expected during the in-camera demosaicing process and therefore it is important to compensate it by applying an appropriate amount of sharpening during the raw conversion stage. When applying sharpening here, it is important to consider the image content, exposure and noise level of the image. If this action is applied without paying enough attention to the details, sharpening artifacts can be created that may become problematic further into your workflow.
Post-Processing Sharpening
This stage of the process involves sharpening the image after it has been converted from Raw format to the Tiff format in RGB colour mode. At this point, you can sharpen the image using Photoshop's built-in filters like SmartSharpen, Unsharp Mask and High Pass. You can also deploy more sophisticated 3rd party Photoshop actions like Photokit Sharpener or sharpening plugins like NIK Sharpener Pro and FocalBlade. How much sharpening to apply depends on your creative aesthetic and intention for the image. When sharpening the image it is important to take the content into consideration and to keep within its limitations. You want to emphasize the edges without compromising the texture, as in skin tone and without introducing fake texture into the flat areas, as in backgrounds and skies. It's always important to keep in mind that the file may be resized or that further sharpness may be applied in the final output, therefore it is essential to keep the sharpening to a reasonable amount.
Output Sharpening
Sharpening in the output stage is highly customized and fully dependent on the actual print size. As a rule, the larger the print size, the more sharpening is required to be effective.
Raw Conversion with Adobe Camera Raw
Below are two before and after examples of sharpening being applied in the Raw conversion stage in Adobe Camera Raw. (Examples are based on Nikon D700 12MP Raw original.)
As you can see in the above example, sharpening at the Raw conversion stage does not need to be too aggressive to get the desired effect.
Post-Processing in Adobe Photoshop
Below are two examples of good sharpening versus excessive sharpening using Unsharp Mask filter in Photoshop at 100% views. (Examples are based on Nikon D700 12MP Raw original.)
The second example above clearly suffers from over-sharpening. The edges in the details have halos all over and the final look is too artificial. The Radius setting in the Unsharp Mask is a bit too heavy thus resulting in undesirable heavy dark keylines in this image.
In summary, when sharpening any image file it is important to take the content of the image into consideration and to keep within its limitations. You want to emphasize the pixel edges to bring out sharpness and clarity without compromising the texture or introducing pixel artifacts. It is important to remember there are normally three stages of sharpening: Raw Capture, Post-Processing and Output. The converted raw files may be resized and further sharpening may be applied in the final output. Therefore it is crucial to keep the sharpening to an appropriate amount prior to the final output stage.
3 Comments on "Image Sharpening"
[…] If you want to check out some general image sharpening tips, please go visit the Crestock blog post here. […]
I prefer to increase sharpness in LAB Color
Where the Lightness and color channels are separated
Increasing the sharpness of Lightness channel and then you can blurs the color of the channel A and B, which in my opinion gives the best results
I agree. However, I don't do this with all sharpening tasks. Many times the sharpening tools of PS are sufficient.


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Residents and non-residents can visit the Community Center for the day or can purchase fitness membership. As a member you would have access to the fitness center, gymnasium, indoor aquatic area and locker rooms. Fitness passport members would have access to those same amenities plus they can attend a select list of fitness classes. Members also receive discounts on personal trainer services, massages and childcare services. The fitness center can be used by persons 13years and older. Fitness Passport members must be 18 or older. Complete pass information can be found here.
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Serves 4
Olive oil
2 tsp red chilli, finely chopped
Finely grated zest of one lemon
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
12 baby carrots
12 baby fennel bulbs
12 baby beetroot
a handful (1/2 cup) mint leaves
Fresh mozzarella - either small balls or one large torn into pieces
1 To make the oil - pour a cup of olive oil into a jar, add the chilli and lemon then leave to infuse, for at least an hour.
2 Preheat oven to 200C. Arrange the vegetables on a baking tray. Toss with olive oil and season. Cook for 30 minutes or until golden, turning once.
3 Serve the vegetables with torn mint leaves and the mozzarella. Drizzle over the chilli lemon oil.


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Discussion in 'Fan Zone' started by Matt, Dec 5, 2012.
Will SNF bring the game to DC just like it did with NYG last year?
Why not? An even bigger coming out party for RG3. Or will the Cowboys have an answer this time?
I'm afraid with all the injuries on defense we will have to outscore them.
We were dreadful against both the run and pass last week. And that was against a pair rookies nowhere near the same league as the redskins pair of rookies.
Whoever is in a win-and-you're-in scenario will play in this game
There has been talk of our Week 16 vs. New Orleans getting flexed to SNF...
Currently, they have NYJ-San Diego listed. Not a great matchup at all, which will certainly be flexed. Guess they'll see what happens this week.
****** we are just meant to suffer. you know it's going to happen, the cowboys are going to pull of improbable wins against the bengals, stealers, and saints only for it to lead to another nationally televised embarrassment.
I think they have to make that decision before they will know if it is a win and in situation - but RGIII is such a huge draw (and rightly so). I'm excited to see him play again.
Grow a pair! I'll take 3 straight wins and a win and in game in DC.
i hope it happens.
i also hope we don't get shamed again.
Baltimore vs. Cincy or Houston vs. Indy could get flexed especially if our week 16 game against the Saints gets flexed.
Its not a question of not having a pair; its about three years of trauma in must win games to continue your season: 44-6, 34-3 and 31-14. Some us are still suffering from what this team tends to do to its fans at the end of the season.
Maybe we can start every year 1-3 or 1-4, never even reach .500 or have any big games to lose. You could relax and enjoy following the team with no pressure.
Why would you ask this question when you know damm well the cowboys won't be in contention for anything by week 17?
No it won't be a NBC game
The Redskins might be in contention though......
You just know what's gonna happen if we're in a win takes the division scenario and it's a prime time game, right?
Here's a hint, 44-6.
44-20 is more likely. Redskins with the win, of course. Their defense sucks though.
it's sad that we are 0-2 in the last two winner takes all games but what's even more sad is that we were blown out in both games
We win the next three games that makes us 9-6 and a very possible division or WC entry. If that is a curse may God smite me with it.
Only if Redskins AND the Cowboys stay in the playoff hunt. If one of those teams drop, then no. I can see Balt vs. Cincy being more likely than Redskins and Cowboys.
I think the NBC game will be Hou @ Ind if Chuck comes back for the last game of the season.
In 2009 we swept Philly at the end of the year. This team is capable of winning at the end of the year.


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Sunday's pix
time to start another day of fun!
wake up, wake up :)
yay! Higgins to the rescue!
notice that he's not tilted in this one :)
founding members of the Potomac CUDDLIN' Club
last year, Higgins told them he was with the Potomac Curling Club...
...and with his accent... :)
notice the "stash", that's haggis in a can on the table!
of course, they're discussing curling!
and they'll be out for the open house!
this was our next door neighbor, the Gaelic Speaking Society
our neighbors on the other side
Sheila, one of our weekend volunteers
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Del Potro's climb back to elite level doused by Frenchman Chardy
Unseeded Frenchman Jeremy Chardy pulled off the upset of the tournament so far, ousting No. 6 Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 6-3, 6-7, 3-6, 6-3 in the third round of the Australian Open. Del Potro, a dark horse for the title after a tremendous fall season that saw him defeat Roger Federer twice indoors, wilted late in the fifth set to tumble out.
Three thoughts on a stunning upset:
1. A setback for Del Potro: 2013 is supposed to be the year that the big-hitting Argentine got back to contending for major titles. He's one of the few guys on tour who can say he's beaten the likes of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic on the biggest stages. After a year and a half slump brought on by a serious wrist injury, Del Potro began to look like the man who beat Federer for the 2009 U.S. Open last fall. His forehand was clicking, his movement improved. Beating Djokovic at the Olympics (and pushing Federer deep into a third set) reminded him that he belongs with the Big Four.
But you don't become part of that conversation until you're a reliable bet to get deep in the second week of a major. Saturday's loss to Chardy raised quite a few question. Through two rounds Del Potro was one of the most impressive players in the draw, ripping his forehand with impunity. Yet he came out completely flat against the Frenchman on a mild day in Melbourne and couldn't work his way out of the funk tactically. He stayed in a defensive shell and rarely unleashed on his groundstrokes the way he should be when he's dominating. You really shouldn't be scrambling to play defense when you're 6-foot-6, but that's what Del Potro was doing. He consistently found himself six feet behind the baseline defending from sideline to sideline, while the unseeded Chardy, ranked No. 36, had a career day, blasting forehand winners with laser precision.
Del Potro fans can take some solace in the fact that the Argentine has never had a great history here in Melbourne. He's never made it past the quarterfinals at the Australian Open.
2. Andy Murray's draw gets easier: Murray, 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 winner over Ricardas Berankis, is the prime benefactor of Del Potro's exit. They were slated to meet in a quarterfinal. Instead, assuming he wins his fourth-round match against Gael Monfils or Gilles Simon, Murray won't play a seed in the quarterfinals. Andreas Seppi upset No. 12 Marin Cilic on Saturday as well. Murray had a 5-1 lead in the head-to-head against Del Potro, but the way the Argentine was playing it was easy to think Del Potro was hitting the ball well enough to get the win. 3. Jeremy Chardy, I doff my chapeau: The focus is obviously on Del Potro but huge respect to Chardy. The 25-year-old has never pulled off a win of this caliber, and to be frank, few could say they believed he had this in him. The conventional wisdom was he would fold after failing to win the match in three sets, a poor third-set tiebreak throwing Del Potro a lifeline. After Del Potro played a poor service game late in the fifth to give Chardy the 5-3 lead, the Frenchman stepped up to the line and served it out without fear.


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Hello Sarah, well done! You have created good three dimensional shapes. Excellent placement of the shadow shapes. There are just a few little things you can do to refine these. The single pencil line around the shapes is a little too prominent. We aim to have no outline in shading instead, we define edges through variation in tones. We place a darker tone alongside a lighter tone to make an edge. When the outline is to define the outer edge of a shape, we vary the width of the line so that it is thinner, paler and tapered in areas where the light hits the form, then we shade a tiny strip alongside the edge in the same tone as the outline please see the images in your notes for an example of this. Variation in line is important and makes your drawings appear even more realistic.If you putty back some of the outlines and then shade up to the edge with the same level of tone as the outline you will be surprised how realistic the shape begins to look. A- I can see the direction in which you are shading. We want to create a nice even patch of tone instead. Make sure that you are holding your pencil correctly for the smooth shading technique. You can refer back to your week 5 Unit 1 notes to remind you. Shade with your whole arm not just your wrist. Keep it stiff. Use even pressure; keep your strokes close together. B-The tones in this area need to gradiate more slowly. Take your 2B to blend them more. C-There shouldn't be a white line here, This could have been caused by not shading right up to the line, or if you transferred the shape and impression could have been left because of pressing too hard. Those leave white lines when we shade overtop of them and can be difficult to fill. D- Well done in copying the shadow shape ... the tones are good too, just more graphite needs to be added to gently refine the gradations.. take your HB, 2B and 4B as required to refine. Try shading following the form. Notice in the lighter tones we can see the strokes:)E-In places like this, you can clean up edges by just taking your putty eraser to gently swipe away any excess graphite. Overall, this is fantastic work! Just a bit of refining and they will be perfect. I'd love it if you would have a go at some of the suggestions mainly so that you can see what just a bit of refining will do. If you do, I'd love to see them again.
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Study of Everolimus in the Treatment of Advanced Malignancies in Patients With Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome (EVAMP)
This study has been withdrawn prior to enrollment.
(No patients)
Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Erasmus Medical Center
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Heinz-Josef Klumpen, Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
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First received: July 26, 2010
Last updated: April 21, 2015
Last verified: April 2015
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In this pilot study the investigators will treat all patients known with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) who are diagnosed with advanced malignancies with everolimus 10mg daily until disease progression. Most patients with PJS have an inherited LKB1 mutation leading to aberrant m-TOR activity. Their risk to develop malignancies or intestinal polyps is probably related to this constitutive mTOR signaling. The hypothesis is that mTOR inhibition is an effective anticancer treatment in PJS patients with advanced malignancies.
Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome
Neoplastic Processes
Neoplasm Metastasis
Drug: Everolimus
Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Pilot Study of Everolimus in the Treatment of Neoplasms in Patients With Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome
Resource links provided by NLM:
Genetics Home Reference related topics: Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
Drug Information available for: Sirolimus Everolimus TemsirolimusU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA):
Primary Outcome Measures:
- To determine the response rate of Everolimus in patients with advanced cancer and PJS. [ Time Frame: During treatment, expected avarage of 12 months ]Determined with regular radiological scans once every 9 weeks and measured following RECIST 1.1
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- To determine the overall survival of PJS patients treated with everolimus for advanced malignancies [ Time Frame: avarage of 18 months ]The time between date of entering the study and date of death will be collected.
- To determine the time to progression of PJS patients treated with everolimus for advanced malignancies. [ Time Frame: During treatment, expected avarage of 12 months ]Determined with regular radiological scans once every 9 weeks and measured following RECIST 1.1
- To determine the safety and toxicity of Everolimus in this patient population [ Time Frame: During treatment, expected avarage of 12 months ]Number of Participants with Adverse Events determined by the CTCAE 4.0 as a Measure of Safety and Tolerability
- To determine if there is an association between measured drug blood levels and treatment outcome measured as response to treatment determined by RECIST [ Time Frame: During treatment, expected avarage of 12 months ]Drug trough levels will be taken once every 3 weeks and stored frozen until measurement at the end of the study
- To assess markers for activated mTOR pathway (including phospho-S6 and phospho-4E BP1) in all pre-treatment tissue specimens and collected specimens during treatment and correlate with response to treatment. [ Time Frame: During treatment, expected avarage of 12 months ]All patients who are willing to undergo extra tissue collection will have a tumor and where possible a polyp biopsy before treatment and for tumor biopsy in week 2 and 4 and for polyps once every 6 months during treatment for biomarker investigations. The activity of mTOR and its downstream targets will be measured in the tumor as well as the arborization pattern and apoptosis activity in the polyps.
|Study Start Date:
|October 2010
|Study Completion Date:
|April 2015
|Primary Completion Date:
|April 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: afinitor
10mg afinitor daily orally
Drug: Everolimus
10mg daily orally
Other Name: Afinitor, RAD001, everolimus
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Tow cohorts of PJS patients will be included. Cohort 1: Advanced malignancy Cohort 2: High risk polyps
General inclusion criteria:
- Known Peutz-Jeghers disease (with LKB1 mutation)
- No concurrent systemic anti cancer treatment
- No prior treatment with m-TOR inhibitor
- Prior malignancies or concurrent second malignancies are allowed
- Prior systemic therapy is permitted with a washout time of at least 4 weeks
- ECOG/ WHO performance 0-2
- Age > 18 years
- Adequate renal function (defined as creatinine < 150 μmol/L)
- Adequate liver function (bilirubin < 1.5 times upper limit of normal, ALAT or ASAT < 5.0 times upper limit of normal in case of liver metastases and < 2.5 the upper limit of normal in absence of liver metastases
- Adequate bone marrow function (WBC > 3.0 x 10 9/L, platelets > 100 x 10 9/L)
- Absence of any psychological, familial, sociological or geographical condition potentially hampering compliance with the study protocol and follow-up schedule; those conditions should be discussed with the patient before registration in the trial.
- No pregnancy or lactating and ifof childbearing potential patients must agree to use a reliable contraceptive method throughout the study
- No serious concomitant systemic disorder that would compromise the safety of the patient,at the discretion of the investigator
- Signed informed consent according to ICH/GCP.
- No uncontrolled symptomatic hyperglycaemia
Specific inclusion criteria for cohort 1:
- Cytological or histological confirmed carcinoma
- Metastatic or non-resectable disease
- Patients with clinically and/or radiographically documented measurable lesion according to
RECIST criteria:
- X-ray, physical exam > 20 mm
- Spiral CT scan > 10 mm
- Non-spiral CT scan > 20 mm
Specific inclusion criteria for cohort 2:
- Known high risk polyps (definition see page 19)
- Ability to undergo endoscopies
Specific Exclusion criteria:
Symptomatic PJ-polyps, defined as polyps likely to be responsible/causal for the abdominal symptoms the patient presents with.
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01178151
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01178151
|Academic Medical Center
|Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1105AZ
|Erasmus Medical Center
|Rotterdam, Netherlands, 3000 CA
Sponsors and Collaborators
Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Erasmus Medical Center
|Principal Investigator:
|Heinz-Josef Klumpen, MD
|Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
More Information
Keywords provided by Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA):
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 25, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Heinz-Josef Klumpen, MD, Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01178151 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
2010-020451-32 ( EudraCT Number )
|Study First Received:
|July 26, 2010
|Last Updated:
|April 21, 2015
Keywords provided by Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA):
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
mTOR inhibition
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Neoplasm Metastasis
Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome
Neoplastic Processes
Pathologic Processes
Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary
Intestinal Polyposis
Intestinal Diseases
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Digestive System Diseases
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Pigmentation Disorders
Skin Diseases
Antineoplastic Agents
Immunosuppressive Agents
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
Antifungal Agents
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Grassroots Concerts to present Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson is the next musical artist scheduled in the Grassroots Concerts series at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, at the Live Well Nightclub and Coffee Bar in Nisswa. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Johnson, who once was in a trio with John Denver, sings "Bluer Than Blue," "Give Me Wings," "This Night Won't Last Forever" and other landmark songs. He started playing at age 13. He loves to sing, play, write and record.
Johnson studied in Barcelona.
A returning performer for the concert series in Nisswa, Johnson prefers the intimacy and spontaneity of a show that can change with the moment.
"I like to talk to people and I love to make them laugh," he said. "And, of course, I have to move them with the music. That's the whole thing. Without that, there is no reason to be on stage."
Johnson's website displays his 21 albums, including the latest: "Moonlit Déjà vu" released this month. He has collaborated with artists such as Peter Yarrow, Alison Krauss, Nanci Griffith and Judy Collins, whose 2010 album "Paradise" includes a duet on "Emilio," a song he co-wrote.
The rest of the Grassroots Concerts season: Friday, Nov. 9 – Jonathan Byrd; Friday, Nov. 30 – The Bitter Spills.
Admission is $10 at the door for adults and $5 for children under 12 with listening attention, when accompanied by an adult.
The Live Well Nightclub and Coffee Bar is located across from the A&W Restaurant and next to the school in Nisswa.
Grassroots Concerts are made possible in part by a grant from the Five Wings Arts Council through the Minnesota State Legislature. The series is a 501c(3) non-profit under the Internal Revenue Code.
The concert series encourages those attending to bring non-perishable items for the food shelf.
For information, go to www.grassrootsconcerts.org, call 218-839-4092 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Hopefully his touches will tick up week by week between now and then. Also one thing to keep in mind is with Couglins approach he is:
Teaching Wilson to be a professional to work his *** off while protecting him from hitting the rookie wall that many crash into in November / December when starting since week 1
Bradshaw will stay the #1, but obviously Wilson will get more carries as soon as he gets his blocking down.
Spin that Webb young Davis
I don't expect him to play much more this week than he did last week. The 49ers defense is very good and there is no way they are not going to protect Eli.
I loved what Ahmad did on Sunday, especially his response to opening game with a fumble, but there is no denying Wilson is the RB of the future. And the potential to be a star.
I'd like to see Bradshaw as 1A, Wilson 1B, and Brown as our short yardage back.
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There is no doubt that Australia needs to invest in Infrastructure. Solid levels of population growth, the resources boom and the change in demographic means that the demand for new Infrastructure will continue for sometime to come.
PPPs are considered by some not to be the solution of the future. In this paper we explore alternatives to the PPP model using a revenue based approach.


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REI, the outdoor gear store, has put together a class to provide some advice for that scenario. Your local REI store may be offering a Zombie Preparedness Class. The goal is to teach valuable survival techniques that could save your life. Of course, these same techniques could be just as valuable in the event of any natural disaster. Continue Reading "Lessons From a Zombie Preparedness Class" »


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Fast, Easy Setup and MIDI Control
Connecting the UX256 to an USB-equipped computer is simply a matter of plugging the supplied USB cable into the USB ports on the computer and the UX256. Then, once your MIDI gear is connected to the interfaces MIDI and/or serial ports, you're ready to ro...
Fast, Easy Setup and MIDI Control
Connecting the UX256 to an USB-equipped computer is simply a matter of plugging the supplied USB cable into the USB ports on the computer and the UX256. Then, once your MIDI gear is connected to the interfaces MIDI and/or serial ports, you're ready to roll. The UX256 features six MIDI IN and OUT connectors as well as two serial ports for direct connection to multiple synths, samplers, tone modules, and other music production gear.
Fully Compatible with Windows 98 and Macintosh Platforms
The UX256 comes supplied with dedicated driver software that will get you up and running in no time - whether you're using a Windows machine or a Macintosh. That means the UX256 is the ideal choice for use with the wide range of USB-equipped Windows98 computers available, as well as iMacs and the new G3/G4 Macintosh machines. As long as your desktop or notebook computer has a USB interface, you'll get maximum MIDI performance and control convenience with the Yamaha UX256 USB-MIDI Interface.
Simultaneous Control of Up To 256 Channels
In a single 1U half-rack space the UX256 offers six MIDI IN and OUT connectors as well as dual serial ports which can each handle five MIDI OUTs and one MIDI IN. Thus, with a total of 16 MIDI OUTs each allowing up to 16 channels of control, you have a total of 256 channels for serious MIDI music production. A total of 8 MIDI INs gives you up to 128 channels available for simultaneous MIDI input. The UX256 won't limit your control capabilities even when using sophisticated multi-port sequencing software. If you do need more channels, multiple UX256 interfaces can be connected to your computer's USB port. * The number of UX256 units, which can be connected simultaneously, will depend on the processing power of your computer's CPU and the application software used.
Self-powered for Stable Operation
Although the USB interface does supply power for peripheral devices, the UX256 is powered directly by its own AC adapter in order to minimize load on the computers power supply. This ensures stable operation of the UX256 as well as any other peripherals connected to the computer's USB port.
Software Patchbay for Easy MIDI Routing
The driver software supplied with the UX256 includes a patchbay function, which allows MIDI connections to be re-routed without actually having to physically unplug and plug in MIDI cables. MIDI thru and merge capability is also provided for exceptionally flexible signal routing and control.
Basic Connection to a Single Tone Module
In this system the UX256 is connected to the computer via the supplied USB cable, and a multi-timbre MIDI tone module is connected to the UX256 via a MIDI or serial cable. With the supplied driver software and appropriate MIDI sequencing software installed in the computer, this simple system is all you need for basic composition, arrangement, and music production.
An Expanded System Using Multiple UX256 Ports
With six MIDI and two serial (TO TG) ports, the UX256 allows sophisticated control of multiple MIDI devices via high-end multi-port capable sequencing software. Capabilities include direct MIDI performance recording from a keyboard or other MIDI controller, simultaneous playback using multiple MIDI modules, samplers, synths, etc., precise synchronization with external MIDI sequencers, and more.
About USB
"USB" stands for "Universal Serial Bus," and is the new standard for interfacing peripheral devices to personal computers. In addition to allowing peripherals to be easily connected via a single cable, devices can be connected and disconnected while the computer is running without fear of errors or damage. USB also allows high-speed transfer of video, audio, and other types of high-volume data.
Hardware: IBM PC/AT or fully compatible computer with USB port. CPU: Pentium 166 MHz or faster. Memory: 32 MBytes or more. Available hard-disk space: 2 MBytes or more. Operating System: Windows 98. * Will not operate with Windows95, Windows95 OSR, Windows NT, or Windows CE.
Hardware: Mac, G3, or G4 Macintosh computer with USB port. Memory: 64 MBytes or more available hard-disk space: 2 MBytes or more. Operating System: MacOS 8.5 or later, OMS Version 2.3.3 or later. * Additional memory must be installed when using this software on an iMac. Also, the latest system software must be installed on the earliest iMac models.
Audio & Video
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|Windows 98 PC or Macintosh equipped with USB port.
|MIDI OUT x 6 (3 each on front and rear panels), MIDI IN x 6 (3 each on front and rear panels), TO TG x 2 (1 each on front and rear panels), USB x 1, DC IN.
|Maximum Number of Channels
|MIDI OUT x 256 (16 channels x 6 MIDI ports + 80 channels x 2 TO TG ports), MIDI IN x 128 (16 channels x 6 MIDI ports + 16 channels x 2 TO TG ports).
|Power (red), USB (green)
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- USB-MIDI Driver V3.1.4 for Win 32-bit (Win7 SP1 / Win8 / Win8.1 / Win10)
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- USB-MIDI Driver V1.3.1 for Mac (10.4.11)
- UX256 Owner's Manual [English / 2.2MB]
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Oderint Dum Metuant
It's too bad, I'm too good....
time to snap out of it and move the **** on !!!!
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But I'm sure the thought of those dreaded Bengal Stripes will put a fire in their bellies!
We are supposed to believe that on a road game at Cincy they are going to be ever MORE motivated?
I don't get your point here Byron.
"Typical Morehead!"..................and he didn't even mean that as a compliment..


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Instead of going for classes, I just accept I'm the "adventurer" and everything is fine:P I also slowed leveling down to a crawl. Set max level to 100 (with SkyRe). So far I'm only level 44 after like 200+ hours with only alchemy capped. I haven't even started the Dawnguard quests yet, done maybe half the daedric ones and Thieves guild:P So still a lot to do. Then again I spend most of the time decorating my Lakeview manor and a little dump in Riften that came with Nernie's thief mod.
I'm STILL homeless after like 50 hours of playtime because I haven't finished the main quest. NO HOME TIL DOVANDOR.
Originally Posted by High Overlord Saurfangi7-860 @2.8GHz | Radeon HD 7770 | 8GB DDR3-1333MHz | Corsair CX 430W |
i've actually decided to go with a breton mage for dragonborn. been busting my ass the last couple days to max out all the schools of magic, because i don't think i should have been pronounced arch-mage while still a noob caster >.<
and there are a lot of yummy looking spells to be learned on solsthiem.
P.S restoration fucking sucks T_T
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I'm not sure if anyone has posted this yet but it's fucking brilliant in my opinion
well, steam says i got 13 more hours to wait for dragonborn to unlock... so... /wrist T_T
Someone recommend an ENB that uses a brighter color pellet but isn't all that hard on performance that isn't the Sharpshooter ENB.
Originally Posted by High Overlord Saurfangi7-860 @2.8GHz | Radeon HD 7770 | 8GB DDR3-1333MHz | Corsair CX 430W |
Well, i forgot that the 100 block perk was so much fun. I've been running into city guards and sending them flying without Getting a bounty on me.
Also a note for those who use mods, be very careful. Some mods will not work with dragonborn (for a while at least) and may ruin your experience.
Stormrage 4 lyfe
the waiting.... the insufferable waiting.....
i cannot wait to get out there and see alllllllllllllllll dat sexy lore.
So to start Dragonborn requires lvl 20 right? I gotta go and do some leveling then.. Probably just do the main quest, I think I'm somewhere around lvl 15. What's the quickest way to level in Skyrim anyway? I know I could cheat and just apply the skillups to get levels but that would surely break something..
Or just go crafting
E: lvl 2 is not same as lvl 20..
Last edited by dragothica; 2013-02-05 at 04:11 PM.
Stormrage 4 lyfe
Last edited by dragothica; 2013-02-05 at 04:13 PM.
Oh Dragonborn.
Originally Posted by High Overlord Saurfangi7-860 @2.8GHz | Radeon HD 7770 | 8GB DDR3-1333MHz | Corsair CX 430W |
I've held off getting it, just wondering how it plays with the mods in there. I'll get it eventually though.
Actually I guess nothing would really break the game...
It's a separate continent with different mobs and stuff.
Mods should work fine, not 100% as I've not had time to play it or even get to the island, I did finally however get my mods just how I needed them in time
Nothing too overwhelming.
K ENB (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/30158)
Hunting Grounds Outfit (http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/30466)
Fallout 3 hair with Darts colors.
Haven't installed the 2k mods or models yet (Started fresh) I think I'll wait for a Dragonborn update before I reinstall them, just using Lush Grass, Water Enhanced, and Better Ice.
K ENB would overwhelm my GPU
100%'ing as it is will all the texture mods and stuff.