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Principles and application of the op amp LM324
In this paper, high-performance integrated LM324 quad op amp parameters, the practical circuit design, discusses the circuit.
LM324 is a quad op amp integrated circuit, which uses 14-pin dual in-line plastic package, shape as shown. It contains four sets of the internal op amp in exactly the same form, in addition to power sharing, the four independent amplifier. Operational amplifier for each group of symbols shown in Figure 1 can be used to indicate that it has 5 leads to the foot, which "+","-" two signal input, "V +", "V-" is positive, negative power supply side, "Vo" for the output. Two signal input in the, Vi-(-) for the inverting input, said operational amplifier output Vo of the signal with the input bit contrary; Vi + (+) for the same phase input, said operational amplifier output Vo of the signal phase with the same input. LM324 pinout shown in Figure 2
The LM324 quad op amp circuit has a supply voltage range, the static power consumption, power usage can be a single, low cost, etc., is widely used in various circuits. Here are examples of its application.
LM324 exchange for inverting amplifier
Circuit See attached map. This amplifier can be amplified to communicate instead of transistors, amplifiers can be used for pre-amplification. Circuit without debugging. Single supply amplifier, by R1, R2 bias the composition 1/2V +, C1 is the capacitance of vibration.
Amplifier voltage gain Av only by the external resistor Ri, Rf decision: Av =- Rf / Ri. Minus the output signal and input signal phase contrast. Values given by the figure, Av =- 10. The circuit input resistance Ri. Under normal circumstances the first to take the signal source resistance Ri are equal, then the requirements of the selected magnification Rf. Co and Ci is the coupling capacitance.
LM324 amplifier for communication with the phase
See attached map. Phase AC amplifier with high input impedance characteristics. One of R1, R2 voltage divider composed of 1/2V +, R3 of the op amp through the bias. Circuit voltage gain Av is only determined by external resistor: Av = 1 + Rf/R4, the circuit input resistance R3. R4 resistance range for thousands of ohms to tens of thousands of ohms.
LM324 three distribution amplifiers for ac signal
This circuit can be input AC signal into three outputs, three signals can be used to indicate, respectively, control and analysis purposes. The minimal impact on the signal source. Ai due to op amp input resistance, op amp A1-A4 are the output directly to the negative input, the signal input to positive input terminal, the equivalent of state-phase amplified the situation Rf = 0, so the voltage amplification factor of the amplifier are 1, with the discrete components of the emitter follower same effect.
R1, R2 form 1/2V + offset, static A1 output voltage 1/2V +, so the op amp output of A2-A4 also 1/2V +, by blocking input and output capacitance effect, remove the AC signal, the formation of three Road distribution output.
LM324 for Active Band Pass Filter
Spectrum analyzer in many audio devices are using this circuit as a band-pass filter, to select different frequency signal, the display on the use of LED lights to indicate the number of the signal amplitude. The active center frequency of bandpass filter, At the center frequency fo voltage gain Ao = B3/2B1, quality factor, 3dB bandwidth of B = 1 / (п * R3 * C) can also be designed to determine Q, fo, Ao values, to calculate the band-pass filter component values. R1 = Q / (2пfoAoC), R2 = Q / ((2Q2-Ao) * 2пfoC), R3 = 2Q / (2пfoC). Where, the time when the fo = 1KHz, C take 0.01Uf. This circuit can be used for general frequency-selective amplification.
This circuit can also use a single power supply, just the positive input of op amp bias resistor R2 in the bottom of 1/2V + and received both the positive input of op amp.
LM324 be used as a temperature measuring circuit
See attached map. Temperature probe with a silicon transistor 3DG6, it connected as diodes form. Silicon transistor emitter voltage temperature coefficient is about-2.5mV / ℃, the temperature rise of 1 degree each, varying emitter voltage drop 2.5mV. A1 amplifier connected in phase to enlarge the form of direct current, the higher the temperature the smaller the transistor BG1 pressure drop, the op amp inverting input A1 lower the voltage, the voltage output is also lower.
This is a linear amplification process. Measured in the A1 output termination or processing circuit, the temperature can carry out instructions or other automatic control.
Be used as a comparator LM324
When removed when the op amp's feedback resistor, or the feedback resistor tends to infinity (ie, open-loop state), theoretically, that the op amp's open loop for infinite magnification (actually a lot, such as the LM324 op opening Central magnification 100dB, only 10 times.) At this point they form an op amp voltage comparator, the output is not as high (V +), is low (V-or ground). When the positive input voltage is higher than the negative input voltage, the op amp output low.
Photo op amp used in the composition of two upper and lower limits of a voltage comparator, resistor R1, R1


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A lot of games have strategy guides, usually priced around £10-£20 apiece. These guides are usually A4-sized with a couple of hundred pages detailing advice and step-by-step walkthroughs for the single-player and multiplayer game types. But the chances are you're gamers so you already know this. Chances are equally high that you know the same information can be found on the internet, often in video form, before the game even launches for the sky-high price of not a penny.
I've always been interested in the expanded universes of games: Halo, Mass Effect, Hitman, Assassin's Creed, and Metal Gear Solid are all set in diverse universes which only depict a small portion as a backdrop to the games. This is often evidenced in crossover media like comic books and novels which expand on the worlds created by the developers. When Halo: Reach was released, a nugget of an idea which had always been residing in a dark, but clean, corner of my mind came to the forefront and grew into a slightly larger nugget I'm going to tell literally tens of people about on the internet.
If one of those tens is a game guide producer who sees a market opening… awesome.
Why did Halo: Reach become the waypoint in this journey? The Limited Edition came with this. That's the journal of the woman who started the whole Spartan project in the Halo series: Dr. Halsey. It outlines completely fictional but interesting points about the procedures performed on the young children, the technology behind the Mjolnir armour, theories on AI construction, personal thoughts from Halsey and a bunch more. If that's not enough it also gives you separate slips of paper like a map of Reach, sitreps, reviews of the enemy, letters to Halsey, even a login card. To give it all an edge of realism (within the Halo universe) a few pages have coffee rings, or some random musings from Halsey like being pissed that she had to switch to decaf, or the odd ripped page and the whole thing is packaged as if it was an asset recovered from the planet Reach just before it fell to the Covenant.
We've seen the Limited Edition of Gears of War 3 try to do basically the same thing but it didn't really have the same depth of content even though the flag and cog tag were pretty cool.
Despite Mass Effect having one of the richest universes in gamerdom none of the special editions have really taken advantage of it in quite the same way as Dr. Halsey's journal and I'd say that was a crying shame if it weren't for all the novels, graphic novels, and spin-off games. As it is, it's just a shame.
Why isn't this sort of thing made available more often? There are lots of special editions out there like the Assassin's Creed Brotherhood Codex Edition and the totally *****ing God of War 3 Special Edition but more often than not these editions are horrifyingly expensive and aren't really what I'm talking about. I want a report on the game's hidden story. I want material reflecting the stories of characters the protagonist mentions in passing. I want information about the technology we use to accomplish missions in game. Separate documents relevant to the universe, military doctrine, conversations between important characters, all of this would take work but would find homes in the fans of the franchise. It may not be right for every game; I can't imagine Need for Speed gaining anything from such a venture, but it makes sense for others and could be of real benefit for the fans.
Just imagine a ZombiU Game Companion with John Dee's astronomical workings concisely reported with a few smatterings of research from the Ravens of Dee society. Or how about an Assassin's Creed Game Companion with the manic writings of Subject 15, Desmond's ponderings between journeys in the Animus, historical documents used by Shaun in his research and exploded diagrams of the parts of the Animus itself? What about Hitman with breakdowns of his many weapons and some information on his shrouded origins?
Few games boast the expanded universe necessary for this concept but how awesome would this be for those that do?
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Sentencing is scheduled Friday for Moreno Valley school board member Mike Rios, who was convicted of nearly two-dozen felony charges connected with a sex-for-money operation that he ran out of his home.
An eight-man, four-woman jury in Riverside found Rios guilty on Feb. 8 of a dozen counts of pimping, five counts of pandering and six counts of insurance fraud. Riverside County Superior Court Judge Gary Tranbarger could sentence the 42-year-old defendant this morning to a maximum 33 years, four months in prison.
Rios, who is being held without bail at the Robert Presley Jail in Riverside , is awaiting trial in a separate case in which he's charged with two counts of attempted murder and illegal possession of a weapon, with sentence- enhancing gun use allegations, for allegedly shooting at two men who followed him home after a dispute at a Moreno Valley bar.
Rios claimed during last month's trial that he was interested only in running a striptease business -- not an out-call sex service.
The prosecution said the illicit activity occurred mainly in 2011.
Rios admitted that he was familiar with the striptease business as far back as 2005 because his wife, who is now awaiting deportation for being a criminal alien, worked at Alameda Strip in Los Angeles and posted online ads for stripping at the time.
The defendant testified about his arrangement with a stripper named Valery, who lived in his home and had use of his cars in exchange for helping pay the bills. He said he would drive her and two other women to and from strip acts, whether "in-call" or "out-call," in part because he wasn't making enough money to hire a security guard.
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Evidence on computers and mobile telephones led to the sex-related charges. The clues surfaced during an investigation into the Feb. 16, 2012, shooting outside Rios' two-story home in the 27500 block of Palm Shadows Drive.
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The jury also was hung over one of the pandering charges, stemming from Rios' alleged attempts to persuade a 16-year-old girl, Alicia, to work for him as a call girl.
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Following yesterday's announcement of a Rayman Legends delay, angry Wii U owners (I swear, it wasn't me!) took to the web and Miiverse to let off some steam, trashing Ubisoft for the decision to delay a game that was mere weeks away from releasing.. And so did one of the game's developers, supposedly, expressing distaste with the decision. The supposed developer, who posted on a forum under the username Zeta69 says the game is ready, even posting on January 9th that development had come to a close. This user account appears to be an ex-Ubisoft Montpellier who's spoke of representing the game at E3 in the past.
To make up for the mess, Ubisoft announced on Facebook that Wii U owners will be treated with an all-new Rayman Legends playable demo. They probably did this, too, because the original demo was capped, limiting users to only 30 times playing the demo.
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The Bruins will kick off the season Saturday at TD Garden against the Rangers, marking the first game of their 48-game schedule. Two of the Bruins' first three games will come against the Rangers, who finished first in the Eastern Conference last regular season and added power forward Rick Nash in a trade with the Blue Jackets.
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Posted by Ken Vollmer on March 19, 2010
I'm continually reminded of the tremendous diversity of enterprise technology needs. As analysts, we tend to focus on the "latest and greatest" developments, but the reality is that many enterprises are not ready to digest the latest technology solutions. In fact, I would submit that premature attempts to implement leading edge technology can cause serious problems and should be avoided.
How do you know if a technology update is premature? Look to the business side of the house. Are there major business pain points that cannot be addressed by the current technology? If so, IT should be looking to implement new capabilities. However, lacking new drivers from the business side, maintaining the status quo might not be that bad of a strategy.
In the past six months I've spoken with several $1B+ enterprises (some greater than $5B) that are achieving good business results using batch-oriented technology with the most sophisticated software being ETL tools. Hardly leading edge, but the important point is that it works.
Think of the need for advanced technology as a continuum. At one end you have financial institutions using logarithmic trading and high-tech manufacturers relying on real-time supply chain operations. At the other end of the spectrum you have many retailers and others still living in a batch dominated world. In between you have players in many other sectors with highly variable needs that rely on both real-time and batch processing to meet their requirements.
Don't expect this diversity to disappear anytime soon.
How about diversity inside a business?
Comment from null on Sat, 03/20/2010 - 04:50
Ken, how very true. But let me add that a similar diversity exists within a business. It does not even have to be a large one. Most certainly on the user interface one size does not fit all users. Also process standardization may look like a cheap way to get processes up and running but in the long term it reduces the service quality delivered due to a lack of fit.
Therefore businesses need the ability to create applications and processes that can be personalized on the fly without requiring huge projects. Actually it should be the business that creates the applications and processes on top of a solid business architecture and infrastructure and adapts them over time as the world turns.
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I am 61 and have been jogging on and off over the years – for eg 2 mile 3 time a week . I have been running 20 mins on Mon and wed. How should I progress?
I built up to running non stop for 20min feeling OK 11min mile pace
Then I tried adding a couple of extra runs but became too tired after only 2 weeks, unable to keep up a run for more than 5 mins and felt miserable. .
What happened?
What do you want to progress to? Running further, faster or both?
My feeling is - you're 61, unless you've been used to running further than 2 miles 3 times a week in the past (and you say you haven't) then you need to allow more time to recover.
At this stage you should be aiming to run further during your existing runs rather than adding more runs. You might have been running for a while but if you've never gone further than 3 miles then in many ways you are still a beginner
Your first task should be building up to running continuously for 30 minutes non-stop. After that you can choose where to go, there are plenty of training plans on here, but you need to decide what your ultimate goal is.
The general rule is not to increase your mileage by more than 10% for a few weeks. If its distance you're trying to increase try run/walk which will give you the confidence to go longer but without to much initial cardio and muscular strain whilst still reaping the benefits of exercise.
thanks for the replies, I would like to train for a 5k race and would like to know how to progress from where I am. Yes there are many training plans for eg
But do I start from week one? Even tho' I can already run 20 mins? How can I progress from where I am?
Presuming you are now rested and can run your 20 minutes twice a week, add an extra 5 minutes to this each time. Two ways of being able to keep going for 25 minutes, run slower the whole way, or, take recovery breaks, so run for 12 minutes, take a one minute break walking, then run for another 12 minutes.
When you are happy with this add a third run, but perhaps err on the side of caution, so perhaps make this a slow 15 minute jog to start with, and if you feel tired on it take recovery breaks of walking. As an alternative make the third session a swim once a week, very good as a balance to start with as non weight bearing. Once you are happy with the 3 times a week run schedule you can up the two runs to 30 minutes, up the third one to 20 minutes etc etc. You probably want to build to about 40-45 minutes running before your first 5K.
Then just increase each run slowly. I wouldn't do more than 3 runs a week before your first 5K, I trained for a 10K recently on 3 runs a week and plenty of runners improve on this. Once you've been running say for 6 months or even more you can add more a week if you want to, but the body needs time to adjust and to recover so proceed with caution.
Theres no harm in starting from week one - it might actually be beneficial.
Tangfastic: that sounds like a plan
Screamapillar: I dont really want to start from week one - run 2 , walk, 4 etc. It took a while and some effort to run 20 min non stop over the past couple of months and I was feeling pretty good. When I look around me the men a lot younger than me have pot bellies and can't run 30 seconds without gasping for breath. So I don't consider myself a beginner as such. But thanks for your replies
You're right, you're doing more exercise than a lot of people a quarter your age and it's great.
It doesn't mean you're not a beginner though. With respect, if you're stuck at 20 minutes at easy pace then you are still very much a beginner - and one whose progress has, by your own admission, currently stalled. You don't have to go back to the start of the schedule, it's up to you, but, as I say, it may be beneficial.
FWIW I considered myself a beginner until I ran a marathon, which was four years after I started running.
Screamapillar: You seem to be using the word 'beginner' in a derogatory manner. There is nothing wrong with being a beginner. Whatever we do we start from the beginning.
I do not think many people would agree with your definition. I am not a beginner by any definition of the word
I feel that your posts are attempting to illicit an emotional responce by putting me down. By referring to me as a 'beginner' you are not insulting me, you are just being inaccurate and unhelpful.
You have to do what suits you. Even as a beginner I didn't follow a schedule such as the one you've posted, that would have been very tedious for me and not my style. Some people like to have this sort of structure though.
As I said 'beginner' is not derogatory. We were all beginners but I am not a beginner, I have been jogging for 40 years. I would be taking a step back if I took a 3 minute walk every time I ran for a minute. The fact that I run 20 mins is irrelevent, see Roger Bannister
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I'm not using the word "beginner" in a derogatory manner. I'm using it factually.
However, if you truthfully can only run for 20 minutes having been doing it for 40 years then I'm sorry but that makes you an exceptional rarity in terms of lack of improvement and I'm not sure that any advice you get is going to be much help.
I'm really not sure what point you're making about Roger Bannister. He was a sub 4 minute miler. There is no comparison.
I'm not trying to be deliberately rude here but you do seem to be in need of a bit of a reality check.
BTW if you don't consider yourself a beginner, why did you post on the "Beginners" section of the Forum?
why are you posting on this thread? What is your motive?
I will stick to wikipedia and the Oxford Dictionary for my definitions of 'beginner'.
By the way running 2 miles, 3 times a week has excellent heath bebefits. Along with walking, the gym. etc. You are in a minority there too.
You say "that makes you an exceptional rarity in terms of lack of improvement and I'm not sure that any advice you get is going to be much help.".
I have not 'failed' to improve over 30 years as you suggest (which is another provocative remark)
It has up till now been a choice to run 20m 3 times a week but now I would like to build up
You do not know me so your judgement is has come from your own inventions.
I came on here for support not to argue crap
If you have been running for all those years (even short distances) plus walking, plus the gym, your existing fitness level should mean you should be having no difficulty whatsoever in extending your runs by another 10 minutes. That you are having difficulty, and feel you have to ask why, suggests you still have a lot to learn. This defines you as a beginner as does where you are in terms of your running. Sorry if you don't like that definition.
I posted trying to be helpful but you have ignored the advice and got hung up on my use of the word "beginner" instead. You still haven't answered my question as to why you posted in the "Beginners" section of the Forum in the first place.
Ultimately though, take it or leave it, it's entirely up to you. I really don't care one way or the other.
PS: nobody calls it "jogging".
Vin, you seem to not like the word "beginner". Yet have posted in the beginners forum! Maybe that's why it keeps coming up!
Vin: I you've run 2 k 3 times a week, them start running 2.5k maybe with the middle run still 2k
then if you do they for a couple of weeks then maybe 3 / 2.5 / 3 ... build up until you are comfortable running 5k then look online at the 5k to 10k training plans and you can start following one of them, but customise it, if you feel that is necessary?
possibbly crap advice, but you asked for advice. If you don't like it then please don't moan at me for giving it.
ifIf you search the site for 'jogging' it is mentioned 11000 times.
Book trunk, hello and many thanks for your suggestion. Very refreshing! I was beginning to think... Well never mind.
I would extend one of your runs per week very gradually. Call this run your long run ans always aim to run it slower than the other two runs. Build it up to 30 to 40 mins. It will be useful to eventually run over 3 miles to help with 5k / parkruns (find out about parkruns if you haven't heard about them.
Let this all bed in before doing more. Then you can start to think about extending another run, or adding in a further run per week. An extra run didn't suit you last time, but you will be getting benefits from your long run. It might be a different outcome next time.
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FWIW I considered myself a beginner until I ran a marathon, which was four years after I started running.
Ouch - that was aimed straight at Mo Farah and Stevie G
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ifIf you search the site for 'jogging' it is mentioned 11000 times.
Yeah, that's because it's a speed of running. If you look up "sprinting", which is also a speed of running you'll probably find just as many instances - but this isn't a website frequented by hundred metre runners.
But hey, you're not a beginner are you? So you already know that.
Anyway, bored now. Good luck with your progress.
Go away, I am not interested in your 'contribution' screamer
Also - ran, seems to be the mentality of this country doesn't it...people being more impressed by dribbling out a marathon than doing shorter stuff quick


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I'm 5'1'' and 105-110lbs. I'm currently a 32A/B with a ribcage of 26.5". I tried on sizers and I like the 600cc a lot. I know this is a large implant for my body but it is the look I like. I'm looking into the 32FF/G area. How many surgeries can it take for me to achieve that look? Is it still possible for me to get the teardrop slope despite the large implant size? Which is the best incision site for me? Is it possible for me to preserve my areola size. Photos below show the look I am goingfor
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Big implants for your frame
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Hi there-
To answer your question, I would say that your best bet is to stage the procedures at least 6 months to a year apart (planning on 2-3 ooperations to achieve the size you want).
I feel ethically compelled, however, to remind you that while breasts as large as those in the photos you posted may seem attractive to you at this time in your life, the likelihood is that with time you will feel that they make you look heavy and matronly, and that they sag in an unattractive way.
This will almost guarantee that you need many more operations in your future, for breast lifting and correction of problems that result from the use of very large implants in small women.
Be careful what you ask for, and be sure you understand the long term implications of your choices.
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Breast augmentation with very large implants
there are several options. this can be done in stages with two or three sets of implants over 1-2 years or you may consider an adjustable saline implant or tissue expander to start.
understand that larger implants will have more complications of capsules, stretch marks, thinning skin, malpostion and so forth
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Big breast implants for augmentation
Thanks for your question. There is no doubt that several augmentations will be needed to stretch the skin and muscle before you adequately have the space to accomodate a bigger sized implant. Understand, however, that many excellent, well trained surgeons will advise you that this is not a good idea, and I will also join the choir in this regard. Shape and balance should always be more important than size. I can't tell you how many patients have had bad results with implants that are too large. The skin will thin out greatly, implants may become infected, they can work their way through the skin and will need to be taken out, and the least of the complications may be to develop firm hard capsular contractions around the implants. This doesn't mean that you can't have bigger implants, but forget about the number of cc's and ask about what will give you a great shape and appearance.
Sorry to discourage you about using really large implants, but start to seek opinions from local Plastic Surgeons who are judged to be very good ones in your community and see what they may recommend.
Good luck.
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Many woman may choose to have extra large implants despite the risks. This is a choice that a woman should make only after consulting with a board certified plastic surgeon and being informed of the stresses on your breast tissue. Additional consent forms specifically acknowledging these risks and possible long term problems are often required.
A look similar to the one pictured above is possible in one operation but no guarantee can be made on the specific bra size and shape. Areola size is usuall stretched after a large augmentation so they are unlikely to remain exactly the same size. Beware of anyone who promises they will. Models and dancers often choose to have the implants placed through incisions in their under arms or though their belly buttons to avoid having any scars on their breasts. Most plastic surgeons can place implants though the armpit but there are few who do the transumbilical (belly button) approach. There are additional risks associated with these techniques so it is important to find someone experienced and familiar with these procedures.
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Petite frame and large implants
Choosing the right implant
It is very difficult to suggest what would be right for you without a formal exam. Often when you start out very small, the chest cannot accdomodate such a large implant.
Web reference: http://www.stevenwallachmd.com
Huge breast implants stretch out your tissues and age very badly.
This is not what you want to hear, but please read my answer. Our real job as plastic surgeons is to try to make the patient's life better. So I urge you not to do what you are contemplating.
You are asking for a lifetime of trouble. If you wanted anything larger than a D cup, I would have to turn you away.
One question ...why?
How many G's in BIGGER?
The pictures you included will help your surgeon as a guide to what size you want to be.
Remember, after breast augmentation....they will still be your breasts...BIGGER. I personally don't guarantee the "look" of any particular picture.
Also, large breast implants have been associated with increased risk of complications, especially in the long term, such as tissue thinning, nipple stretching, rippling, synmastia (breast running together), etc... You have to be aware of this on the front end.
To be on the safe side, it will realistically take two surgeries. I recommend waiting about one year between implant changes as well for your capsule to fully mature.
However, do not let this commentary on the Internet be your only source. I recommend you see a board-certified plastic surgeon of your choosing and ask a lot of questions. Be informed before you make this decision.
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Now Im 17 and still never been stung once but I cant expect that to last, because I just got my first two beehives and I know stings come with the territory. Ive been studying and learning about bees from local keepers since last fall, and now Im trying it myself.
I started with two nuc boxes, five frames each, and transferred them to my hives. I was less than graceful with the first one (turns out my gloves were too big!) and the bees were a little irritated, but smoke calmed them down. The second hive went very smoothly. Ive checked them a couple of times since then and they seem to be doing well. I love watching them fly and the humming sound they make.
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Hi folks! I'm fighting an issue with an HP/Compaq 6820s that I own. A while back it started to have power issues. It seemed like the power supply was the issue, so I got a genuine HP replacement power supply. Well before long that supply conked out. The replacement supply was different from the original supply in that it was a two-part affair, with what I can only describe as an adapter on the end which fit into the power plug in the laptop. So I decided to order a replacement power supply online. I've gone through 2 of those. Basically what happens right now is the power supply has to be plugged in at just the right angle for it to actually power the PC. It does seem like the connector in the laptop itself is kinda loose, but it's hard to tell because it's tucked into the machine where it's hard to see. And when it is plugged in and getting power, the power supply itself gets very hot, so much so that I can only touch it for a quick second.
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Apple Pecan Pastries
Heat the oven to 375°F. Lightly grease a baking sheet.
Stir the brown sugar, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg in a medium bowl. Add the apples, pecans and butter and toss to coat.
Unfold the pastry sheet on a lightly floured surface. Roll the pastry sheet into a 15x10-inch rectangle. Brush the pastry sheet with water. With the long side facing you, spoon the apple mixture on the pastry to within 2 inches of the long sides and to the edge of the short sides. Starting at a long side, roll up like a jelly roll. Cut the pastry roll into 12 (1 1/4-inch) slices. Place the pastry slices, cut-side down, onto the baking sheet.
Bake for 15 minutes or until the pastries are golden brown. Remove the pastries from the baking sheet and let cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Sprinkle with the confectioners' sugar.
Flavor Variation: You can substitute walnuts for the pecans if you like.


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Georgian House Hotel & Spa
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Georgian House Hotel & Spa
About the Hotel
Property Location
With a stay at Georgian House Hotel & Spa, you'll be centrally located in Haslemere, steps from Haslemere Educational Museum and minutes from Halsemere Hall. This romantic hotel is within close proximity of Hindhead Commons and the Devil's Punch Bowl and Ramster Gardens.
Stay in one of 40 guestrooms featuring LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have shower/tub combinations and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and irons/ironing boards, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Relax at the full-service spa, where you can enjoy massages, body treatments, and facials. You're sure to appreciate the recreational amenities, including a health club and an indoor pool. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless Internet access and wedding services.
Grab a bite to eat at the hotel's restaurant, which features a bar, or stay in and take advantage of room service (during limited hours). Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge.
Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, a safe deposit box at the front desk, and an elevator (lift). Event facilities at this hotel consist of conference space and meeting rooms. Free self parking is available onsite.
Hotel Facilities
- Elevator/lift
- Bar/lounge
- Garden
- Number of meeting rooms - 3
- Accessible bathroom
- Free WiFi
- Spa services on site
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- Year Built 1700
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- Total number of rooms - 40
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Sept. 23, 2010
Like every other member of the team, senior Matteo Fago is ready for the fall season to begin.
He doesn't have much longer to wait.
Fago is one of four Vols headed to the UVa Ranked Plus One Invitational, which begins Friday in Charlottesville, Va. The rest of the squad is playing in the Southern Intercollegiate Championships in Athens, Ga., for the weekend.
The native of Ceprano, Italy, is coming off a career year in which he finished 34-9 in singles. He also ended the season on a five-match doubles winning streak with Edward Jones, and the two were named to the NCAA Championships All-Tournament Team for perfect play at the No. 3 position.
When it comes to team success, Fago has enjoyed a great deal of that too. He joined the program three seasons ago with fellow seniors John-Patrick Smith and Boris Conkic, and the trio have been part of 77 dual match victories since, which is the most wins in a three-year period in Tennessee history.
Not to forget the Vols also clinched the regular season and tournament Southeastern Conference titles in April. The team was honored on the field after the first quarter of last week's football game against Florida at Neyland Stadium.
In this season-opening Q&A, Fago discusses the start of his senior season, summer in Italy his trumpet-playing abilities and much more.
Q: We're still a few weeks into school, so let's talk a little bit about summer vacation. What did you do during your break?
A: First of all, I spent the first month here because I had to take care of two classes. Then I went home in July. I played some tennis and then spent lots of time with my family and girlfriend back home. It was very nice because I don't get to go home much. I went on holiday after that.
Q: When you go home, what's the first thing you look forward to doing?
A: I really enjoy spending time with my family because I miss that part of my life a lot while I'm here. It's usually family meals and spending time with my mom, my grandma, my whole family pretty much.
My grandma is the best cook in my family. She loves to cook and she's the one who always wants to do something for the whole family. She usually makes lasagna or gnocchi. There's always so much stuff. I don't really have a favorite meal, but it's always good.
(Laughs) She says she always has to feed me for the whole year because I won't be home for Easter or birthdays or anything. And she says I have to eat for the whole year while I'm home, so she cooks 24-7.
Q: That's quite a challenge, both cooking and eating. So, the team has been back and doing a lot of conditioning the last few weeks. What's that been like?
A: We've been training a lot, and our workouts have been really, really good so far. Our strength coach, Herman Demmink, is amazing. He always challenges us with very specific workouts. That part has been much, much better since I got here my freshman year. We specialize more in tennis and tennis workouts. Before that, it was more broad. I feel much better now, and I think my shape has gotten better lately because of the workouts.
Q: Players I've talked with so far say they're really excited about the season finally starting. How about you? Are you ready to finally play a tournament?
A: Yeah, I am. I'm very excited to start again. I want to prove everyone that our team is still one of the best. It feels good to start over knowing that we're a favorite again. Last year, we had expectations, but we didn't know that we were that good. Now, we have to use the confidence we got from last year to repeat ourselves and eventually improve last year's season.
Q: Of course, it's your senior year. What are your personal expectations for the season?
A: This year, the way it's started, I'm really trying to enjoy it as much as possible. I still love studying, learning new things, but I'd like to focus on enjoying it because I know it's my last one. I won't experience these things for the rest of my life, this college atmosphere and all these good things. I want to spend time with my teammates and all my friends here.
Q: Now that you're one of the older guys on the team, do you feel like you've taken on a sort of leadership role? Does it feel any different?
A: I think it does. I feel like the team respects me, but I'm not usually one of those guys who talks a lot or likes to say things. I usually like to give advice or if someone is having some problems, I'll talk to them and ask what's wrong. But I don't talk a lot. That's just my personality. I just like to say something when it needed to be said.
Q: I'm going to change gears to ask some random questions. First off, if you could play any other sport at Tennessee, regardless of whether you've ever played it or even think you'd be good at it, which would it be?
A: That's too easy of a question. Football. After experiencing being on the field last Saturday when we saw all the people cheering for us and that big crowd, I think it's something special. I wouldn't like playing football, but I would just love to be in that atmosphere.
Q: What was that moment like, being able to go out on the field during the game?
A: It was a reward for all the work we've done so far, and we really enjoyed it. It was nice to see that the school appreciates what we're doing. Sometimes, it's good to know that people are supporting you so you have more motivation to keep going. Otherwise, you feel like no one is paying attention.
Q: Here's another random question that a lot of people asked back in January: what's the story behind you cutting your hair short? It used to be really long.
A: (Laughs) First of all, I got tired of having long hair. I'd wash it after practice, and then have to go to class with it wet. It was really cold and I was always getting sick. I figured I'd had long hair long enough, and now was the time to change. I got tired of it. It was too long. It couldn't fit in my hat, so I always had to find something to fix it. So I just decided to cut it.
Either I have my hair really long or really short, so it's hard for me to get it in the middle. I just decided to shave it off, so it was a big change. I would walk around and see friends, and they wouldn't recognize me at first. It was that big of a change.
Then a week after, the whole team shaved their heads! That was really good.
Q: Does that make you a trend setter?
A: Probably, yeah. I started and everyone just followed.
Q: But you couldn't get JP to shave his head. What's up with that?
A: Nah, he just ran away. He was afraid of not looking good. He was scared.
Q: I remember reading that you played the trumpet. How did you get started playing?
A: My dad is a guitar player, and he played a lot growing up. When I was younger, he guided me to music. First of all, I picked drums. Then I got tired of it. Most of the reason is because I played in a band. I had to walk around, and it was really heavy. I changed to the trumpet, and I really like that. I kept playing but eventually I got to the point where I had to decide if I should play tennis or the trumpet.
Q: Was that a hard decision at all?
A: I really loved playing music, but it wasn't too hard a decision because I was doing really well at tennis. And I liked tennis more. I still miss playing trumpet, especially now, since I don't have much time. I've kind of quit it now. Plus, it's so loud, I can't play it in my room. Just sometimes.
Q: Now, one more music questions: I've asked some of the guys who would be the lead singer if the team formed a rock band, and they said you because you could pull off the rock star personality. What do you think about that?
A: I would do it if I had a better voice. To be honest, I don't think I have the capability to do that right now. Maybe if I practice. I do think I have the character to be a singer, but I don't think my skills would be good enough to keep the crowd.


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What the Omnibus Bill and XL Foods Have in Common
The Harper Conservatives are ramming another "omnibus" budget Bill (C-45) through Parliament.
It's massive, incoherent legislation, lumping together everything from navigable rivers to grain inspection, from disability savings plans to hazardous waste -- over 500 sections, over 400 pages, covering more than 30 different topics and amending more than 60 different laws.
Coupled with "closure" to kill debate, it's all designed to be so humongous, convoluted and fast that no Parliament could possibly scrutinize the details and expose all the mistakes. (Sort of like the inspection system the Conservatives are responsible for at XL Foods -- a lot of contamination got through.)
But as profoundly anti-democratic and obnoxious as Mr. Harper's procedures are, the substance of his "omnibus" legislation is even worse. It's vacuous!
Economic growth all around the world is slowing to a crawl. Some countries are back in recession. The US continues to struggle. Asia is showing signs of weakness. The International Monetary Fund says global financial risks are "alarmingly high."
Recent figures show Canadian productivity is worse than previously reported. Our trade is faltering. Household debt is at dangerous levels -- for every dollar of disposable income, the average Canadian is carrying $1.63 in debt.
And yet, Budget Bill C-45 contains nothing to promote growth, jobs, innovation or productivity; nothing to advance sustainable development in our resource-based economy; nothing to support middle-class families; nothing to combat growing inequality between different sectors, regions and population groups.
To offer just one example -- the Conservatives brag about the "hiring credit" for small businesses contained in C-45. But the only reason that credit is necessary is because this government is increasing Employment Insurance payroll taxes each and every year.
For the past two years and every year going forward, the Conservatives are hiking EI premiums by $600 million annually. This is a destructive, escalating Conservative tax-on-jobs! They make a big show of giving back $200 million through a temporary "hiring credit," but businesses are still $400-million worse-off every year!
This is just one example of how complacent and misguided Conservative economic policy is, in the face of rising global risks. On both procedure and substance -- for what it does and what it fails to do -- omnibus Bill C-45 cannot be supported.
The Conservative government has introduced Bill C-45, the second omnibus budget implementation bill. Here's a brief look at what's inside the 450-page document. With files from CBC
UPDATE: MP Pensions have been hived off from the omnibus bill and passed without further debate in a surprise deal between the government and opposition parties. Starting as early as January 2013, public servants and MPs will have to contribute 50 per cent of the payments into their pensions. MPs will also have to wait until age 65 to start collecting their pensions, or be penalized if they start at age 55. The precise date for MP pension changes is Jan. 1, 2016. There will be no change to the current eligibility for MP pensions of six years of service.
The Canada Employment Insurance Financing Board will be dissolved, and an interim means of establishing premium rates set up to replace its work. The Crown Corporation is currently run by a seven-member board. This move continues employment insurance changes started with the first omnibus budget bill, as cabinet gradually receives more authority to reform EI.
The bill makes what could be controversial changes to the Indian Act, amending it to change the rules around what kind of meetings or referenda are required to lease or otherwise grant an interest in designated reserve lands. The aboriginal affairs minister would also be given the authority to call a band meeting or referendum for the purpose of considering an absolute surrender of the band's territory.
Last spring's changes to the Environmental Assessment Act are tweaked further in this omnibus bill.
The bill will extend a popular small business hiring credit.
C-45 also facilitates the construction of a new bridge across the Detroit River at Windsor, announced by Prime Minister Stephen Harper last summer. Certain legislation will be changed and other legislation won't apply to this bridge. Three federal bodies will cease to exist with the passage of this legislation.
The bill also amends the Canada Grain Act, simplifying the way it classifies grain terminals, repealing grain appeal tribunals, and ending several other requirements of the current Act, giving the Canadian Grains Commission more power to regulate the grain industry. These changes follow the end of the Canadian Wheat Board's monopoly over wheat and barley sales in Western Canada, which take effect for this year's harvest.
All the work of the Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission will be transferred to the health minister.
The Merchant Seamen Compensation Board will see its authority transferred to the Minister of Labour. The three-person board currently hears and decides benefit claims for merchant seamen who are injured or disabled as a result of their work and are not currently covered by provincial workers' compensation benefits.
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John Fairclough & Ron Thomas - Nature and Wildlife Photographic Training
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The Society of International Nature and Wildlife Photographers have announced a new photography workshop. Attendees will learn about the nature photographers' code of practice, the secrets of photographing birds of prey, close-up and macro shooting in the field, getting exposure and composition right with fast-moving subjects, and more. Hosted by John Fairclough and Ron Thomas, the seminar will be taking place on 29th May in Wirral Country Park, Station Road, Thurstaston, Wirral Merseyside. The cost of attendance is £80 for Society members and £120 for non-members. For more information visit the website below.
Website: SWPP
Society of International Nature and Wildlife Photographers Press Release
Nature and Wildlife Photographic Training
Join John Fairclough and Ron Thomas in the beautiful Wirral Country Park for an informative and practical photography workshop.
The Society of International Nature and Wildlife Photographers have been working closely with John Fairclough and Ron Thomas to bring a new dynamic photography workshop for nature and wildlife lovers.
The workshop with the exception of a warm welcome and brief introduction, will be a practical hands-on workshop where you'll be given the opportunity to capture some superb and evocative wildlife images.
Highlights include:
Nature Photographers Code of Practice
Photographing birds of prey
Camera angles/composition/exposure in a practical and fast moving wild situation.
Close up/macro.
Phil Jones, The Societies CEO says, "We are thrilled to be launching this new full-day seminar for nature and wildlife photographers. We are confident all attendees will leave with a number of top quality images, memorable experience of how they were obtained and the knowledge passed on by John and Ron"
For full details on the workshop, please check out the website: http://www.swpp.co.uk/seminar_files/fairclough_thomas_members_training_days.htm


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SecretOctopus brauchte ein neues Logo Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 81 Designs von 14 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
Undercover Octopus
We are a new SEO link building service being launched by a team of experienced SEO's.
Our target audience is the tech and marketing community.
We are looking for a logo design to match our name and our strapline "We've got tentacles all over the web"
We are looking for a cartoon style secret agent octopus that will act as our mascot. He will need to be able to be flexible enough to be posed in various actions.
The look as stated needs to be secret agent/covert/undercover but not in a sinister way, we aren't the bad guys after all, we're like James Bond, on the side of the good guys!
Our initial requirement is for a logo which incorporates the octopus character, the site name "undercoveroctopus.com" and the strapline "We've got tentacles all over the web" for a website header.
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A thick cloud of smoke drifted across the open area between the cluster of grass huts.
Then suddenly strange figures appeared moving in and out of the smoke.
They were white in colour, with strange, misshapen heads, and they waved bows and spears as they danced forward like so many warlike spirits.
These are the Asaro mudmen whose unique dance has made them probably the best known of Papua New Guinea's 800 or so different tribes.
We were cruising round the coast of PNG on the expedition ship Orion and the mudmen are found high up in the highlands. To see them, passengers left the ship berthed in Madang Harbour, flew up to the highlands town of Goroka and drove out to Komunive village.
There we sat in a circle around a cluster of grass huts until smoke began to drift across the scene and an elder explained that the forthcoming dance commemorated a famous moment in Asaro history.
Once, a very long time ago, the people were under attack from their enemies and in danger of a serious defeat, he said.
In fear of their lives, they fled to the Asaro River and hid under the banks hoping they would remain undetected and be able to escape under cover of darkness.
As evening came and the mists rose from the river, the people clambered out of their hiding places only to find their enemy waiting for them. They feared the worst ... but suddenly the enemy warriors gave cries of fear and ran away, having mistaken the mud-covered figures for evil spirits.
The Asaro subsequently incorporated that event into their culture, adding to the scary effect by making clay masks, and according to our commentator it continued to send enemies fleeing.
The ritual remained a secret until the inaugural Goroka Show - a marvellous showcase of PNG culture - in 1957 when the mudmen performed it publicly for the first time ... and by all accounts created panic in the audience.
It's easy to see why.
Even when you know what's coming, the sight of these goblin-like figures appearing through the smoke, waving bows and arrows, is pretty disturbing.
Afterwards, though, the mudmen are happy to meet visitors and show off their muddy outfits.
You can even try on a mud helmet if you wish.
But be very careful.
If a helmet is returned in damaged condition you may end up paying for it ... as one passenger discovered.
"We are very lucky to live here," said Sam, as he guided me down the rough track beside the steaming hot river. "It is much easier for us to cook and wash clothes than for other people in PNG."
Sam comes from the village of Palagua (population 75), on Fergusson Island, in the D'Entrecasteaux Group, which is right in the middle of Papua New Guinea's most active geothermal region.
A couple of dormant - for now - volcanoes loom overhead.
And about 20 minutes' walk from the village is an area of steam vents, geysers and hot springs.
"That," said Sam, as we walked past the incredibly clear water of the hot river, "is the best place to wash clothes. The water is also good for people with skin diseases.
"Over there," he pointed at a shallow bubbling pool, "is where we cook our food."
Nothing was cooking at the time but it was easy to see how the pool had been lined with stones and poles to make the cooking process easier. "You put your yams in a bag, put them in the water, and in six to eight minutes they are cooked. It is so easy."
In fact, he added, the geothermal activity made household chores so easy that "sometimes boys do their own washing instead of asking their mother or sister. And often they cook their own food as well."
For a local like Sam, the geothermal activity may be mainly a matter of domestic convenience, but for a visitor it is a bit surreal.
After arriving at Fergusson Island, which is off the southeastern tip of New Guinea, we then went ashore in a fleet of zodiacs.
At the sandy beach stood a cluster of guides, dozens of hopeful traders with shells, carvings and baskets spread out in front of them, and scores of enthusiastic local children.
Then we walked through steamy villages, plantations and swamps, teetering delicately over a few precarious log bridges - one of which, we were told cheerfully, "fell down this morning" - to the even steamier geothermal area.
Suddenly the thickly enclosing trees and reeds gave way to clear, steaming lakes of hot, seething pools.
The activity is not as spectacular as somewhere like Whakarewarewa - though there is one very impressive geyser - but the impact is much greater because it is in a completely undeveloped state.
But that lack of development does have its downside. "Don't walk that way," Sam pointed urgently. "The surface is very thin there. Another tourist broke through there a few days ago and burned his feet."
When we landed on the golden sand of the tiny island a smiling waiter approached and offered us an ice-cold glass of rum punch.
This, I thought, was my kind of desert island.
We had landed from Orion, on a tiny atoll in Papua New Guinea's Tami Islands, a place too small and lacking in food or water for anyone to live there. Not, you might have thought, a place where you would spend a pleasant day ... let alone enjoy a rum punch.
But the crew of the ship had spent the morning transforming the island, remedying the lack of food by organising a barbecue - including some of the huge, sweet local prawns - and tables laden with salads and deserts, erecting awnings for shelter and setting up chilly bins full of beer, wine, water ... and rum punch.
So we were able to enjoy all the joys of a desert island with all the comforts of a luxury hotel. Robinson Crusoe eat your heart out.
Getting there: Air New Zealand offers non-stop flights from Auckland to Cairns and Brisbane. Air Niugini has daily flights from Brisbane and Cairns to Port Moresby.
Orion cruises: Orion operates regular expedition cruises around Papua New Guinea and the other Melanesian Islands.
Further information: For information on Papua New Guinea
see pngtourism.org.pg.
Jim Eagles cruised around Papua New Guinea with help from Air New Zealand, Air Niugini and Orion Cruises.