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Calin - Monday, August 08, 2005 - linkBoth ECS RS480-M and MSI Xpress 200 RS480M2-IL are Socket 939, only MSI Xpress 200 RS480M-IL is socket 754.
While I would support having a special page with integrated graphics Athlon64 mainboards (both S754 and S939), having mainboards based on Socket 939 thrown together with mainboards based on Socket 754 seems counterproductive.
I would buy such a mainboard provided it would have some kind of over/underclocking and under/overvoltage. But I think S754 would loose too much of its possible bandwidth to the integrated video, so I would prefer a Socket 939 board
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xsilver - Sunday, August 07, 2005 - linkhow many people are hanging out for s939 semprons?
itching to get one so I can bundle it together with my AGP board -- get rid of it and upgrade to PCI-E :) Reply
Calin - Monday, August 08, 2005 - linkI wouldn't mind one, to use with a Socket 939 Radeon XPress board Reply
ariafrost - Saturday, August 06, 2005 - linkI was on a budget for my college SFF rig so I went the s754 Sempron route - I got a x86-64 enable Sempron so it turned out good. The Semprons tend to clock up to 2.4-2.6GHz pretty easily too, so 'tis a good deal. :) Reply
Hacp - Saturday, August 06, 2005 - linkAlso, DOn't you need ddr667 memory for Intel? At least thats what all the boards say is the standars... I mean I wouldn't put ddr333 memory in AMD systems, so ddr667 memory is optimal for Intel Dual core isn't it?
Cheapest DDR667=100 bucks btw.. Reply
JarredWalton - Saturday, August 06, 2005 - linkPC4200 is DDR2-533, which is quite a bit different from DDR-333. DDR-5300/5400 is DDR2-667, and not all motherboards support that properly. Even if they do, the performance benefit is negligible. DDR2-533 is perfectly sufficient unless you're going after ORB scores. Reply
Holysmoke36 - Saturday, August 06, 2005 - linkI read the Ultra roundup and this board was not praised much at all.
It was less than impressive if I remember right. Does anyone understand why the board is the pick here for 5 weeks in a row but in the roundup was not given good marks?
Seems like the Epox that won the roundup would be the choice.
Hacp - Saturday, August 06, 2005 - linkmaybe because these guides don't take overclockig into account.. They expect you to run at stock, and the Chaintech mobo is a good one to run at stock. Reply
Holysmoke36 - Saturday, August 06, 2005 - linksorry 5 Months in a row Reply
formulav8 - Saturday, August 06, 2005 - linkI have to buy a s754 mobo and this will help alot :) Reply
justly - Saturday, August 06, 2005 - linkI don't see how this helped you at all. This guide lists maybe 6 socket 754 motherboards when Newegg alone lists 74 socket 754 moterboards on their web site. Reply
formulav8 - Saturday, August 06, 2005 - linkI guess how I see it as helping me is using their pricing engine.
It has helped me more so with my personl computer as I am using s754 and was thinking about doing a upgrade from a 3400+ Newcastle to hopefully(If my wife will let me) upgrade to the 3800+ X2 Dual Core cpu.
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justly - Saturday, August 06, 2005 - linkif the price engine helps you then great, but if thats all you need then there is always pricewatch and dealtime.
I also got to thinking all the socket 754 boards listed in this guide are nForce 4 or ATi based, so really this guide helped you even less because all those are PCI-E not AGP (you did say a Radeon 9600 was going to be used, so you need AGP). Reply
formulav8 - Saturday, August 06, 2005 - linkI wanted to mention, the mobo is not specifically for me, but it is for a customer. And she wants the cheapest 64 Bit possible, so I have to go with a s754 - 64 Bit Sempron cpu. She wants to play City of Hero's and this Sempron should do the job nicely, especially since her video card is only a 9600 Pro.
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bldckstark - Monday, August 08, 2005 - linkI needed this review too. I just bought an MSI NEO4 SLI and reading as the pick of the month makes me feel GOOD ;^) Reply

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I started off with a crooked nose that had a severely deviated septum but normal tip cartilage. In 2009 I had surgery with a closed approach that involved trying to straighten out my nose and septum. This ended as a big fail as my septum reverted crooked and my tip and mid vault became collapsed in on the left hand side. The surgeons' response was to suggest permanent filler bio alcamid, and I... READ MORE
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LLC Debulking with out Consent or Desire from Patient Who Specifically Said They Liked Their Nasal Tip?
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Revision in a Month and Just Diagnosed by GP with Infection in Nasal Passageway, Prescribed Naseptin Nasal Creme?
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Is This Normal Swelling and Bruising from Ear Cartilage Harvest 5 Days Post Op?
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Can a Culture/sensitivities Be Done on Drainage from an Abscess in my Nose (Revision Rhinoplasty) if I Have Been on Antibiotics?
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Please Help Me Identify What This Mass is in my Nose? (photo)
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3 months PO revision rhino, ive been on antibiotics for 2 months for infection. Will removing the graft eradicate?
Will removing the graft eradicate inflammation and infection. I havent had continuous care as my surgeon is in US and I'm UK. Admitted to NHS hospital 2 months ago purulent... READ MORE
Acute and chronic inflammation from pseudomonas infection around septal alar rim graft. Ongoing for 3 months. Can graft heal?
Pseudomonas infection resulting in two abscesses and surgical removal of two growths in nostril . First growth was tested and it showed chronic and acute inflammation.... READ MORE
What is a septoturbinotomy, with outfracture of the turbinates? Does it involve removal of turbinates?
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Possible cartilage graft exposure after infection as unresolving pain & tenderness in mucous membrane. What can be done? (photo)
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Third nasal surgery and had a septal graft alar rim infection. Will this heal or does it need treatment? (photo)
I am 6 post post op third nasal surgery and had a septal graft alar rim infection that took four months to heal. Now I still have a sore nasal cavity plus plus distorted alar... READ MORE
Painful nostril and deformed alar region. 6 months PO revision rhino, is this exposed cartilage? (Photo)
Internal and external pain still even though no more drainage from bad infection that lasted 4 months around septal alar rim graft. red lump, inflammation still on skin outside... READ MORE
Can vicryl and PDS sutures still be in my nose after 6 months?
I thought my stitches were dissolvable but have read up on the absorption time on vicryl and pds and I am surprised as they do not fully dissolve for a long time. Once they... READ MORE
Red blotchy skin with lots little spots. Can it be connected to bad revision rhino infection? (Photo)
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Acne, rosacea or yeast? (photos)
I was on 2 different broad spectrum antibiotics for many months due to revision rhino infection and yeast infection in nose. may still have a low grade infection My skin which... READ MORE
Would you recommend Accutane? (photo)
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Are low blood platelets a contraindication to having laser to telangiectasia on the nose? (Photo)
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I have a raised scar with redness after Revision Rhinopasty infection. Any suggestions? (photos)
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3 rhinoplasty/septoplasty surgeries. Line under nose when I raise my lip when smiling/laughing still 19 months post op (photo)
After three surgeries on my nose I have three attempts (different surgeons) to centralise a severely twisted, dislocated septum. The last surgery I had a dissolvable stitch in... READ MORE
Nostril scarring, cartilage extrusion after revision rhino infection. Would removing warped graft help? (Photo)
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Red nose - result of rosacea or three complex nose surgeries? (Photo)
My nose is very red, there is an area of skin damage from infection but the whole nose is red and veiny. With rough skin texture. I had some redness prior to revision but no... READ MORE
How long can chronic inflammation last? Also can you explain the biology behind chronic inflammation?
After rev rhino I had a growth/hard lump, it grew from the infection site 17 months ago. It was excised it showed acute and chronic inflammation. Another boil type lump grew... READ MORE
Can I have Botox when I have rosacea?
Hi I have rosacea I feel it has aged my skin for some reason. I am also prone to allergic reactions on my face and I have had a few reactions throughout my adult life. I... READ MORE
Uncomfortable scarring in nostril. Would it be impossible to remove a graft that is visible through this nostril? (Photo)
It is still uncomfortable in my nostril 20 months post revision. I had a post op infection in this nostril. Would it be impossible to remove a graft that is visible through... READ MORE
Blanket fascia graft over nose problems?
I have thin skin and had 3 prior surgeries on my nose. 1st for a crooked nose. 2nd to fix collapse as a result of 1st surgery. 3rd as grafts were visible and nose was still... READ MORE
Could a blanket fascia compromise circulation to nasal skin?
Since a revision operation nearly 2 years ago, where I had spreader and alar rim grafts and a fascia graft over my nose (4.5 hour operation time) I have a very cold nose that... READ MORE
Nose veins from nasal surgery and rosacea. What's the best treatment? (Photo)
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You look beautiful and your nose looks likes it's going to be very refined and dainty but still a sturdy nose. Which is exactly what you want. Congrats! READ COMMENT
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You're budget conscious but don't want to sacrifice chic for cheap – Vegetarian Dim Sum House's crumminess just won't cut it for lunch this time around. So, how about an East Village Thai restaurant with a stylish green, gold and white quasi-minimalist atmosphere?
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pukk is great. my friend and I go there all the time, for dinner or lunch!
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yes! i love pukk! although i haven't been there for lunch but i love it there, i should write a review..
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snezanon #
thanks for bringing attention to a great vegan restaurant! ;)
i do wonder how you found the portions small? the soup is full size, the appetizer is full size and a half size portion of an entree seems totally reasonable for lunch ;).
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Patrick Kwanon #
Well, maybe I have a big appetite, but I often end up hungry after getting a Pukk lunch special.
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i agree with patrick. i've never had the lunch portions but even for dinner..if i just get a main dish i'm still hungry..i usually get 1-2 appetizers + a main dish and then i'm still hungry haha so i usually go to atlas for desert since the deserts at pukk don't seem that interesting..
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High-profile prisoner Tyrone 'Cobra' Rowe is being kept in a "humane, safe and secure" manner, the Guyana Prison Service (GPS) assured yesterday.
Responding to concerns raised in the press by the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA), following a Kaieteur News report suggesting that Rowe was being kept in inhumane conditions in the Georgetown Prison, the GPS said in a statement that he and other high-profile prisoners have been isolated in special one-man cell units "for security reasons" in the "New Capital" building at the facility.
"His conditions of treatment and accommodation are of a humane, safe and secured nature," it said, while noting that the New Capital building was designed to separate various categories of the remanded inmate population and those considered to be displaying "unusual" behaviour in fully self-contained and separate units.
"It must be pointed out that most of our high profile and special watch inmates are of an untried status hence cannot be transferred to the Mazaruni Prison which has facilities to safely and humanely accommodate such prisoners," the GPS added.
Rowe, who is on remand on murder, armed robbery and damage to property charges, reportedly attacked a prison official recently with sharp implements.
Prisons Director Dale Erskine had told Stabroek News last week that he was being isolated from the prison population, explaining that he was being held in a one man cell so as to protect not only him but the rest of the prison population. He also noted that sometimes the prison has to protect a man from himself.
As a result of the Kaieteur News report, the GHRA said while Rowe was reportedly a disruptive influence among prisoners, it was the failure to complete the modernising of the Mazaruni Prison that has left the country with no specialised facility for high-risk prisoners, leaving the already over-crowded and under-staffed central prison to adopt makeshift and inhumane measures to contain them.
It also said that although the prison administration must be held to account, the conditions of prisons are a direct result of political factors which are extensively outside of the control of the GPS. It further called for the GPS to be allowed to function professionally, free from political monitoring and interference and their repercussions which undermine GPS performance, in order to sustain the Standard Minimum Rules for Treatment of Prisoners as the non-negotiable yardstick on which prisons should be administered.
The GPS statement yesterday, which was in response to the GHRA comments published by the Guyana Times' under the headline "Prison Administration should be free from political interference –GHRA," emphasized that the Prisons Administration as a department under the Ministry of Home Affairs is subjected by the laws of Guyana to the policy directions of the Minister of Home Affairs.
"The Prisons Directorate is not uncomfortable with those policy directions issued to the Directorate and enjoys a professional relationship with the Ministry of Home Affairs," it said.
The GPS added that over the past few years, it has improved its delivery of services to the inmate population structurally, administratively and socially. "These conditions were as a direct result of the Ministry of HomeAffairs and the Prison Administration's concerted efforts to improve the conditions across all prison locationsin Guyana in keeping with the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules in the Treatment of Offenders," it said, adding that a number of other projects are identified and approved for execution in order to make the prisons more safe, secured and humane for the inmate population in a sustained and strategic manner.
The current direction in which the prison service is developing, the GPS further said, would result into a modern and respected prison system in the near future, in keeping with its Strategic Development Plan 2010-2020, which it said sets out a complete plan for the reconstruction and renewal of the Guyana Prison Service.
The GHRA had also identified overcrowding in the prisons as the most significant factor in the quality of prison life and said that the "single most effective step" to rectifying the situation would be to empower the Prison Service to refuse to take any prisoners beyond the specific number that can be accommodated to the standard minimum conditions on the budget for prisons. It also urged the revitalising of Visiting Committees for all prisons and for a review of the catalogue of specific reforms generated from the various research, reports and retreats, including the Disciplined Services Commission Report, aimed at reforming prisons.
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I would give netflights 5 stars but only three because they use a visa facilitating company called CIBT Visas. I was directed to this company to check if i needed a visa to visit the philippines for 3 weeks. However the option to enter 3 weeks is absent, only 3 month validity. Of course three weeks does not require a visa but 3 months does incurring a fee which would be completely unnecessary. This is not an ethical way to run a business, the no visa requirement should be shown which would… Read Full ReviewVisit netflights.com
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We booked with netflights for indirect flights to Jamaica, flying with Virgin to the USA then Caribbean airlines to JA and on the way back Jet Blue and Virgin again. We checked and double checked that our luggage would arrive in Jamaica with no problems and both times were reassured that they would. Well fast forward over 10 hours and there is no luggage. We finally tracked down someone to help and was told our luggage had been left in America and we would receive our luggage on the next flight… Read Full ReviewVisit netflights.com
Written on: 11/03/2014
I book my flights with Netflights every year because they always, bar none, give the best prices. This is the first year I haven't booked with them. The reason being that they didn't contact me with a change of flight details and I was stuck in Zurich airport for more than 6 hours with all my family. I am a diabetic and being stuck somewhere with no money to buy food is not very good. If I had been aware of the change, I would have been prepared better. I know people will say I am just… Read Full ReviewVisit netflights.com
Written on: 18/02/2014 by dimanc (1 review written)
I used netflights to find car rental on my first trip to USA. Web reservation gave me good choices of companies, cars, etc. Also price was reasonable. So far so good. Two of my three car rental cases I had another state for car return, so extra 250$ drop charge was added. I would appreciate if this information would clearly appear when original car reservation is done… Read Full ReviewVisit netflights.com
Written on: 18/02/2014
I am an elderly and not very frequent traveler. I booked a flight from Heathrow to Mexico which included a change of plane at Dallas Airport. Now I am aware that a visa is required when entering the USA but was not aware that one was required when simply changing planes without leaving the airport. Consequently on arrival at Heathrow I endured a nightmare hour attempting with my minimal computer skills to apply on line for a temporary visa during which I paid $65 to what turned out to be the… Read Full ReviewVisit netflights.com
Written on: 09/02/2014
The only reason I booked my flight with this company is because of the price, which was a few hundred pounds cheaper. Could not book through the website so rang Customer Services and it took 24 hours to complete due to a glitch, which was really stressful for me as I didn't want to lose my place. I usually book everything online without any problems so this was a first. Would only rebook with Netflights if it was the cheapest for tickets, but only for that reason… Read Full ReviewVisit netflights.com
Written on: 12/01/2014 by robrps (1 review written)
Booking my flight to vietnam which was fine. I complained about the paperwork as I nearly missed my flight by 24hours. They included a brief page 1 which said I needed to book in on the 15th dec but it should have said the 14th as the page 2 did show the flight left at 0:40. Netflights did not agree even though I have it in black and white. Reason being it would have cost them 50 pounds as I spotted the error after I had booked an internal flight. can't really blame netflights for another… Read Full ReviewVisit netflights.com
Written on: 02/01/2014 by ukiws (1 review written)
Flight with Delta great both ways (LHR-Atlanta-LHR). Alamo car hire OK picking up at Atlanta but not good on return two weeks later (also Atlanta) for two reasons: 1. On Pickup I was not told whether to return full or empty and there was nothing on the forms that they gave me. I tried to ring the number on the forms but could not get through. So I returned to the Alamo car park at ATL a few hours early so that I could ask the question direct. The answer was "full" and I said that I would… Read Full ReviewVisit netflights.com
Written on: 29/12/2013 by Sjm1259 (1 review written)
Would recommend friends with caution. Have used NF for many years due to their competitive prices. Last 2years have been less than satisfied due to the changes with accessing booked flight information process, not user friendly. Both years flight times have changed after booking, no explanation. This isn't NF's fault but no explanations or options were forthcoming after changes were notified. I will be shopping around similar sites more and using airline sites in future. NF could do… Read Full ReviewVisit netflights.com
Written on: 12/11/2013
Quite happy with the booking element side of the flights the only disappointment was that we couldn't book our own seats has there was no plane seating plan so we could see what seats were available but on the upside the prices were great have used net flights a couple of times to go over the pond and would definitely consider using them again… Read Full ReviewVisit netflights.com
Written on: 07/11/2013
I travel annually to visit friends in USA, 3 flight trip, hadn't done this route before, bit manic at Paris, all was well, no complaints, but would have liked to booked seats, as only could book them at the gate, when there was very little choice, and flight home didn't have row E, therefored ended up squashed in middle, not on isle, but that's all folks … Read Full ReviewVisit netflights.com
Written on: 03/11/2013
You cannot book flight &. Car with a reduction like other companys this I dislike. The good side is they are very good with costumer relations… Read Full ReviewVisit netflights.com
Written on: 18/10/2013 by Janettimmins (1 review written)
The booking process and the flight were easy and pleasant. However the instruction to be at London City Airport for a short flight 2 hours before the counter even accepted baggage was ridiculous. The Air France/ Alitalia staff advised that this was not their policy. Would suggest that anyone travelling check such instruction before their flight. This review is for net flight and not publication… Read Full ReviewVisit netflights.com
Written on: 14/10/2013
Flew Turkish Airlines, Manchester to Istanbul (Ataturk) to Ercan,Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus on 16.09.2013. Used Netflights online which was cheaper than booking directly,using the internet. Their web page was easy to use. However,when I tried to use it againg today to book flights from Ercan to Istanbul to Birmingham,I was unable to do so because the prompts for airport departure on their website only displays UK airports and so I was forced to book with another company… Read Full ReviewVisit netflights.com
Written on: 02/10/2013 by JohnBrad (1 review written)
Having used Netflights for several years, past experiences from May 2013 have not been good. In May I had a flight booked through Netflights to America the return flight took 3 days. The trip was a complete nightmare. While I feel that this was the airline at fault, I informed you of our experience and received a reply. I decided to carry on using Netflight, but never use United Airways ever again. In March 2013 I made a booking to America again having first checked that Netflights were on… Read Full ReviewVisit netflights.com
Written on: 23/08/2013 by ElliK (1 review written)
Thought i had booked a flight with KLM but turns out to be Delta. i like flying with KLM! On balance it was OK but not the greatest. I was completely frozen on the outbound transatlantic flight and could not get additional blankets and apparently the temp could not be adjusted. This made for a miserable few hours indeed. … Read Full ReviewVisit netflights.com
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Once I had made the booking, Netflights replied to my several questions promptly, but halfway through making my booking the return flight was stated as not available and I was given a flight less convenient to me. Unlike some agents, no seats were allocated. When I noticed this, I could not get good seats. US Airways are offering a pittance as compensation for mechanical problems developed during my return flight causing a return to Charlotte, and arrival at Heathrow over twelve hours late. I… Read Full ReviewVisit netflights.com
Written on: 31/07/2013
Booked tickets, took flights, no problems - all OK, what else to say? PS: Netflights, there is no passion in fighting through airports, being searched, charged £££££, and sitting in metal tubes flown by tired and underpaid pilots working for firms that are shaving costs by charging for anything they can think of. Travel became tedious tiresome torture years ago. PPS: Only positive-ish experience - seeing exactly how much was the cost of the flight, and how much was the tax. Grrrr, even… Read Full ReviewVisit netflights.com
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If you have sync and like it, you can always get the metra dash kit and install an android tablet or similar in the double din opening for nav and music. Just fit it in there and bluetooth the audio into the sync system. It works well; the steering wheel controls will work with the bluetooth all handled through sync.
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Lt. Charles Yslas, owner of Personal Protection Perogative in Roswell, teaches residents, businesses [auth] and officials how to survive deadly situations. (Jill McLaughlin Photo)
The tragic incident that unfolded in an Albuquerque church Sunday could happen anywhere, a fact that has motivated one law enforcement professional in Roswell to teach courses to locals on how to survive or even prevent such events.
"It's as relevant here as anywhere else," said Lt. Chris Yslas, owner of Personal Protection Prerogative. "We are not immune to it in our area and there is not a lot of training for civilians on how to prevent it."
Parishioners at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church reported Tuesday that they noticed Lawrence Capener was acting strange. His hands were quite sweaty and clammy and he acted nervously.
"History has shown that in some instances of active (killers), typically … could have actually been prevented or there were warning signs that led up to instances," Yslas said. "I think if we can prevent one of them from happening rather than train when they occur we can be ahead of the game. I don't think we can prevent all of them, but with some of the training we do, we're hoping we can prevent it through the warning signs. Or, if it does occur, teach people how to survive."
A few years ago, Yslas who started with the Chaves County Sheriff's Office and now works in law enforcement for the State of New Mexico, invested in creating a training program that people of any income could afford to attend, he said.
He and two trained instructors teach several hundred people each year in conceal carry weapons, surviving an active shooter, developing emergency action plans, tactics to surviving a violent confrontation, verbal judo, tactical handgun, tactical shotgun and other courses. He will also hold a newly created women's personal defense options-surviving the attack course that costs $20 in the next few months.
Following the recent Albuquerque incident, Yslas was approached locally and by churches across New Mexico to teach private classes as well as asking him to help them develop emergency action plans. The plans guide churches, businesses or organizations on what to do when an individual creates a deadly situation.
"In Albuquerque, where the individual leapt out of his seat and started stabbing people, the emergency action plan would have assigned certain duties to people," he said. "In the event those people weren't available, you have secondary people with certain duties."
The plan would call for someone to be responsible for calling 9-1-1, another for administering first aid and another for providing security, for instance.
"Churches are a target and for whatever reason (so are) schools," he said. "These places aren't immune and having realized that, we do a lot of training for them. I see a lot of times when an emergency action plan is put into action, the relief is paramount."
In the last year that statistics are available, 1,701 children and staff were killed in homicides or by an active killer or violent situation in 2008, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
In 2012, 516 people were killed in the workplace, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Yslas recently taught a class to a group of Roswell Independent School District administrators, he said. Much of the training consisted of teaching them how to deal with problem employees, how to react when a situation comes about and how to deal with it.
"It's not a matter of when it's going to happen but where it's going to happen with everything that's going on right now, so it's my hope or justification for (these classes," Yslas said. "What I did was try to develop reasonable curriculum and classes. I don't think someone should have to take out a loan to defend themselves. It shouldn't cost a person an arm and a leg to learn the skills necessary to survive in society."
The six-hour active shooter course costs $40 and comes with a section on developing an emergency action plan. The conceal carry weapon course is $75. Tactics to surviving a violent confrontation costs $25.
"It's been really successful," Yslas said.
One student, Burnie Nicholson, recommends the class to anybody who wants to be prepared. As a business owner, he said the course updated him on current issues.
"It teaches you to act," Nicholson said. "When you have an active killer in an office and he is taking lives, it teaches you to attack as a group, it teaches you how to grab his legs and have another person start hitting him with whatever they've got to make it into a weapon, instead of just being a victim."
Another student and mother of a 3-year-old, Lisa Sienkiewich, said she is more confident now that she's taken a few of the courses.
"For a stay-at-home mom that their husbands are off working and they're by themselves, I would highly recommend them taking a class. You figure out what you need to do and what you don't need to do," she said. "I would recommend him to anybody."
Yslas has already expanded his business. He is signed on to teach seminars for to up to 500 people at a time in El Paso, Phoenix and Dallas this summer, he said.
"I think there's still some areas and some people who want to remain oblivious to it that it could happen here in Roswell," Yslas said. "In reality, it has happened here already."
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How to compute in Mathematica the number of ways of permutations of n-
objects to form a certain pattern of cycles?
I mean, for example, let n = 3. then there are 6 ways of permutations
of three objects
123, 231, 312, 132, 213, 321
Among them, we have the three 1-cycle pattern, 123
two 3-cycle pattern, 231, 312
one 1-cycle and one 2-cycle pattern, 132, 213, 321
How to calculate this kind of mathematical problem with Mathematica?
Could you also show me how to calculate the number of ways without
using of Mathematica?
Thanks so much!


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"We know that America has always endured a chorus of critics, people who claim that every ill, every failure in the world is America's fault," Romney said. "But it has never before had a president who was conducting that chorus."
Romney, who may vie again for the White House in 2012, grabbed a hero's welcome at the Values Voter Summit, an annual convention of conservatives from across the nation. And the former Massachusetts governor delivered a litany of anti-liberal, anti-Obama, anti-big government applause lines.
"The president sold [the stimulus act] as an immediate boost that would hold unemployment below 8 percent, restore the economy and create jobs," Romney said. "Rather than bring back the economy, it brought back 30 years of failed liberal programs."
Since the stimulus passed in February, millions more people have lost their jobs and unemployment is now teetering at 10 percent, Romney said.
"Not one new job has been created," he declared.
Many economists, however, say that the $800 billion stimulus package did keep the economy from dipping further into a recession.
The Democratic National Committee noted Romney was misrepresenting facts as he attempted to throw mud at the president.
"If Mitt Romney thinks pandering to the far right is a winning strategy, that's his choice," said DNC national press secretary Hari Sevugan. "Of course it didn't work out so well for him last time. Maybe that's because, given how often he changes his position on issues, he has no credibility with the right. And given how often he's misrepresenting the truth, he doesn't have much credibility with anyone else either."
Romney was one of dozens of conservative leaders addressing the crowd at the swank Omni Shoreham hotel a few miles north of the White House. Two notable figures, though, were no-shows: former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and ex-House Speaker Newt Gingrich.
Romney, however, made clear that he was in the house. At one point, Romney noted that Obama promised during the campaign not to raise taxes on someone making less than $250,000, prompting a audience member -- a la Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C. -- to yell, "He lies."
"I approve that comment," Romney shot back.
Romney, who bowed out of the presidential race last February after a series of losses, has attempted to keep up appearances since the campaign, speaking at events like the conservative confab in Washington and on news shows.
And he's continued to raise money and employ a staff through a political action committee as he weighs another bid. On Saturday, he sure sounded like he was challenging Obama.
"When government is trying to take over health care, buy car companies, bail out banks, and giving half the White House staff the title of czar, we have every good reason to be alarmed and to speak our mind," Romney told the crowd.
The former head of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City entered and left to the theme music from the Olympic Games.
Romney said he supported a revamp of the health-care system but charged Democrats were trying to create universal health care and grow government.
The former governor didn't mention, however, how the plan he signed into law as governor in Massachusetts requires individuals to buy health insurance, a major sticking point with conservative voters.


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Kenneth Ricci, FAIA, is president and founder of RicciGreeneAssociates, a 35-person New York City–based planning and design firm specializing in justice facilities at the federal, state, and local levels. A proponent of "normative design," Ricci wants to humanize the often inhuman experience of incarceration. Considering that more than 1 percent of the U.S. population is currently locked up, and the number of federal prisons alone has more than tripled in the last 60 years, that's a tall order.
When I went to school in the '60s, we always believed that architecture should have a social dimension. So I found the area of corrections and detention to be fascinating from several points of view—social, technical, design, environmental, and behavioral. In our thesis year, I decided to do a youth correctional center on Rikers Island [in New York]. I determined then and there that I wanted to have my own business specializing in justice facilities, and that's what I did. I opened up my own firm when I was 27 years old.
The inmate needs are fascinating to me, as well as the needs of the staff. If you haven't been convicted, you still have the basic rights of a person in the free world: the right to a safe environment, the right to see visitors, and the right to see an attorney. You also have the right to be able to secure your own personal belongings—the few that you have, like your toothbrush and your magazines. So, yes, the person may have to be detained in a jail prior to trial, but let's do so in the least-restrictive setting where the expectation of normal behavior is created.
We follow the philosophy of direct supervision, where there is no separation between the officer and the inmates. Inmates can approach the officers and speak to them, and the inmates feel safer because they have an officer present. They feel less need to join gangs or make weapons. Direct supervision actually lowers the amount of assaults, inmate-on-inmate or inmate-on-officer.
There is a baseline of needs, and an inmate's are not that different from anyone else's. The question is how you reconcile those needs with the needs for security. We don't use bars. We don't use razor ribbon. We design the building so that the exterior envelope of the building is the secure perimeter. The least-restrictive setting—where sunlight is coming in and hitting the floor, where you have reduced noise, where you have temperature controls—makes a very calm environment. Rehabilitation services—such as counseling, high-school-equivalency-degree programs, literacy help, and skills for daily living are available—and our design philosophy simply makes it easier to run those programs.
We believe that environment cues behavior, and there has been a tremendous movement in improving correctional facilities. Our work has a vision, a mission, and an operational plan. There is a rigor to what we do, and it's founded on humanizing these environments.


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My car shakes when i release the clutch pedal in first gear, sometimes it does it also when switching to second gear (especially at low RPMs). when the clutch is released the shaking seems to stop.
If I start downhill it is not noticeable, but starting uphill makes the whole care shake (sometimes a lot) until the clutch pedal is fully released. it does it even if i try to release pedal in higher revs..
clutch on its way out? is anything warped in there? or maybe motor mounts? any ideas?
yes I know how to drive, all I had in my life was manual transmissions (same with my wife).


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HELP SICK 545I n62...misfire and smoke
Looking for ideas or suggestions, with todays events I am at a total loss.
I have a 2005 545I 4.4 V8 N62.
Recently drove from California to Wisconsin. Car had a slight water leak that upon my arrival to Wisconsin, found it to be the water pump (OMG what were they thinking with the a/c belt design, and that one stupid bolt under the crank pulley). Changed the water pump, both belts, and the idler and tensioner pulleys due to noise and age.
Fired the car up and it ran like crap, wont idle unless the a/c is on, and started blowing smoke out the exhaust after sitting and idling(I say this is a new issue that started with the water pump replacement, while on my trip I stopped in Kansas to pick up my girlfriend and at one point, left the car in a mall parking lot idling for 6 hours with not a single issue, and this was due to my four legged daughter being left in the car in 90deg weather, yes, I love my dog more than my car), but only after starting to drive away, not the instant you start to accelerate (this is important because everyone is telling me its the valve guides, its not), also there is a whistle like a vacuum leak which I cant seem to find, shocking as these engines dont produce engine vacuum like a standard engine, hence the need for a vacuum pump.
First round of repairs, changed the CCV valves, as to my knowledge this is the only thing that would allow oil to get into the intake manifold (which I have determined by round two repair, there was a TON of oil in the manifold, and Im sure there still is some, ant ideas on how to take apart the intake and clean it). The ccv valves on my car came with the vacuum nipple on them that attaches to a hose that tees into the air intake hose right in from of the throttle body. One of the valve caps for the ccv valve broke during the repair, and the replacement caps that come in the kit do not have this vacuum nipple on them, is it important, is it needed, how can you eliminate these lines and cap off the fittings, as I have been told by one dealer (who I trust, but just dont feel Im getting the right answer this time).
Second round of repairs, pulled the intake to determine if the whistle was cause by a leaking air injection hose under the intake. Upon removal of the intake, found a broken connector for the air injection hose, most likely from when I put the water pump on I reinstalled the retaining clamp incorrectly and it pulled on the old brittle connection and broke it. Noticed large amounts of oil running out of the intake manifold ports upon removal. Did a large amount of research on the CCV valves to no avail, still dont know what to do. So I took on of the new nipple less caps, opened up the hole a little and installed a nipple and super glued it into place. Parts replaced, intake manifold gasket, throttle body gasket, air injection hose, both the piece running under the intake and the flexible part going to the air pump itself, upper and lower injector o rings, new design ccv vent hoses to connect the valve covers to the ports on the intake. Also order but not yet installed are new plugs and the coils. I have had multiple issues over the years with misfires, and have read countless forums about the coil problem, and the dealer has replaced 4 for the coils about 100k miles ago, so Im just biting the bullet and doing it. Got everything buttoned back up today, fired up the car, and poof....runs like crap and still smokes, still whistles. The most interesting thing is, upon COLD start up, it runs fine, its like once it reaches operating temperature something in the electronics switches, and the whistle starts and the rough idle and the SES light appears and sets codes P0300-P0308....all for misfires on the cylinders
The reason I say its not the valve guides, I had the intake off for 5 days while waiting for the parts to arrive, and used a solvent to clean the intake ports and the tops of the valves as I wanted to make sure, that there was no oil leaking down the valve stems. There was NOTHING on the upper part of the valves, barely even any residue, and none of the intake deposits that plagued BMWs of years past.
Did you transplant the old thermostat? If the connection or sensors are aged, they can cause horrible run-issues, due to so much of the car's systems being based on thermostat position and temp. If so, replace it, and also make sure to clear all adaptatons and codes in the car- If you don't have access to an INPA program, pay an indy to do it.
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Thermostat was replaced a few months ago, as i was getting the ses for that, which with the change and a clear of the codes that problem was fixed.
so I'm back to playing around with stuff.....disconnecting and what not.....pulled off the ccv valve cover and started the motor, what i thought was my intake leak whistle sound, turns out to be the ccv valve......removed the valve while the engine was running and pulled the spring located under the valve, whistle went away and the engine idled....PERFECT.....put the spring back in and it runs like crap and whistles, put in one of the original valves that was still ok, and the same condition exists.....WTH?????
Sounds like you still have a major vacuum leak.Those small hoses to the caps aren't important as the big ones under .From what I've read doing away with these smaller hoses was an update.I just capped them off 10k ago.Taking the spring out should cutoff vacuum from intake?Maybe bad oil fill cap or dipstick o-ring?
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Installed another set of ccv valves today, along with new plugs and coils (plugs because i figured they would be junk with all the oil going through the motor, and coils because this car has had a mysterious gremlin with a misfire code every 6 months or so and a buddy at a dealership is hooking me up on parts right now, so what the heck, couldn't hurt). Again, car fires up and runs perfect when cold, then it starts to run horrible and the whistle appears, going to take a stop watch and time it tonight when cold, tomorrow in the am and tomorrow night, and see if the issue appears at the same or relatively the same time during warm up, like a system comes on line and that causes the problem.
Any idea where to look for a vacuum leak on this motor, as there are very few places it could be, both vent hoses are the new insulated style, and are firmly in place. The return line which attaches to the intake next to the throttle body is also firmly in place. When the air injection hose was replaced, the intake manifold gasket was replaced. the only other area it could be is in the valve covers, yet i have gone over them with a stethoscope and cant hear any sucking sound, and have sprayed bottles of carb spray over the intake and fittings and valve covers and not noticeable change, yet when you close the vacuum off to either valve cover by removing the spring under the ccv valve, the idle quality improves, and again, only codes being set are misfires on all 8 cylinders
Parts replaced so far.
Water pump and radiator hoses along with temp sensor in pump housing and lower rad hose, and degrease the engine, this is when all the problems started
Replaced the air injection hose assembly that runs under the intake manifold, clip broken on pass side valve
Replaced soft line from y hose to secondary air pump, precaution.
Replaced secondary air pump filter.
Replaced ccv valves TWICE.
Replaced both vent hoses to intake manifold.
Replaced upper and lower injector o-rings
Replaced throttle body gasket.
Replaced intake manifold gaskets.
Replaced Ign Coils and Plugs
Did a test today, and started it cold and watched the temp, and time it took from a cold start to see the issue arise, granted not really cold out, 86 ambient, but it took 9 mins from start at only idle for rough idle to begin and the exact temp was 70c or 158f....will test again tomorrow and see if same results
After starting the engine, until the engine warms up to operating temp, engine stays in open-loop mode. Once the engine reaches operating temp, engine goes in to closed-loop mode. In closed loop mode, data from various sensors like O2 sensors are used to regulate appropriate air/fuel mix ratio. During your 'degreasing of engine', is it possible the O2 sensors are messed up?
im sure its entirely possible, but the only codes that have ever been set since this issue started is p0300-p0308, which are cylinder misfire codes, and as advanced as this engine is, you'd think it would throw a code. It seems like its vacuum related, but i cant figure out where, because there is a whisteling sound comeing from the upper engine area, but i have gone over it with carb spary, and nothing, and taking a hose and listened for the leak and nothing, but if i manually close the ccv valve on either side of the engine it smooths out, and the whistle goes away.
second test, right at 70deg c water temp is when IT happens, what ever transitions in the motor, or solenoid switches and it starts to whislte and run like crap.
I'm starting to think that you may want to look at the vacuum pump.
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Vacuum pump only connects to the brake booster and either the blend doors for the ac or somewhere else in the chassis.....but other than it is powered by the motor, it the pump itself, doesnt provide vacuum to the motor
Im starting to think it might be something back into the intake, as if i block off either ccv valve the problem goes away, so its not something that can have the finger pointed at one valve cover or another, when then points to somewhere from the heads back to the maf sensor....ill be pulling the intake off again on thursday and seeing whats going on, need to take a mental break, this is really starting to mess with my head
Everything I have found regarding the 2 styles o CCV covers says that the newer non male cover works fine, just plug the line that used to connect to the old male plumbed cover. Your solution should also be working fine.
Found this old N62 info & hoped it might help.
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Guests were evacuated and the newspaper reports some were headed for other hotels.
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With all the characters, factions, and choices it contains, I think The Witcher series is roughly equal to PS:T in that aspect.
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That said, I do own original copies of all 3 Xenosaga games (still factory sealed no less), and would like to play it someday. I remember enjoying Xenogears to a certain degree.
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Make sure that you get a commitment from them over the course of one year of not only their ideas, but their time and feedback. In your peer group, ask other top producers how they work with their wholesaler and the ideas and support that they bring to the table.
An easy way to find a great wholesaler is one that has a written business and marketing plan that covers more than one year. Most wholesalers don't have ten year business plans, which they should, but the ones that have their commitment on paper and can share that commitment with you are worth their weight in gold.
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Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector Review
Click to enlarge. So close. The Dark Knight. This overexposed image shows subtle details in the outer dark room. You can see minor details to the sides of the "picture window", and the walls in general. These walls are not meant to be black, nor are they when viewed with the HC6800. At the same time, nor were they too light a gray, which happens with some projectors with less impressive black levels.
The exposures are all a little different, but you should be able to appreciate the combination of shadow detail and dark blacks.
Look for the dark details in the woods on the shed on right and the wood structure on the left.
Bottom line Mitsubishi HC6800 Blacks and Shadow detail
The HC6800 combines impressive dark shadow detail with good, but not "ultra-high contrast" black levels. Combined that make this projector better in these areas than average projector but still visibly short of any of the better ultra-high contrast projectors, several of which are at or slightly below the HC6800's price point. Just remember, none of the ultra-high contrast LCD projectors that are price competitive can match the brightness, with the HC6800 being almost 20% brighter than the brightest of these.
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