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I have worked for the local authority for the past 11 years, and thanks to a number of promotions have now secured a salary of about £26,000 a year. This may not sound fantastic but is a good wage in this area.
Ever since I started with the council there have been rumours of a pay and grading restructure or job evaluation and during the last couple of years this has been put in place. The job evaluation has resulted in my salary being reduced by £6,000 a year and, although I have been through two appeals and the grievance procedure, I have not been able to have this reversed.
Because of this I have had to look at all my finances. While I have been able to pay for my credit card and a personal loan with ease before, I quickly realised that this would not be possible any more and so sought the help of a debt management plan. This enabled me to reduce the monthly outgoings of these debts.
My next task was to look at the mortgage and that is where the problem lies. I took out a mortgage with Santander when we bought our current house.
Your fixed-rate, part-interest-only and part-repayment deal with Santander is coming to an end. All Santander is offering you now on a mortgage worth around £100,000 is a standard variable rate of 4.74pc. It says under the current lending criteria you do not qualify for anything else. Despite reviewing this again at my request it is not, I am afraid, changing its mind and it won't factor in an apartment you own abroad which is up for sale.
I have been hampered by the fact that you have not provided me with full contact details including a phone number.
A Santander spokesman said: "As a responsible lender, our lending decisions are based on affordability and take into account the customer's overall financial position, including income and outgoings, to assess the customer's ability to meet their mortgage payments. In this way Santander makes decisions which guard against the applicant overcommitting their finances."
I know the financial situation has changed hugely and we are in a different climate, but surely the more you are paying for the mortgage the more likely it is that you will not be able to sustain payments. Also, I feel that banks which, after all, got us into the financial pickle the country is in could be more helpful to innocent victims such as yourself.
Santander does say you should come back to it once the foreign property is sold. Meanwhile, it may be a good idea to put a note on your credit files if they reveal anything of the situation.
If things continue to be so difficult consider seeking advice from free sources such as the StepChange debt charity (0800 138 1111; stepchange.org) and Shelter (0808 800 4444; shelter.org.uk).
Incidentally, Santander is writing to more than 270,000 former Abbey customers who had mortgages with a standard variable rate (SVR) cap in December 2008. This is about unclear information it gave before increasing the cap. Only a small minority of borrowers are likely to be entitled to redress as it largely depends on whether a borrower could have moved to a better deal at the time. See santander-products.co.uk/capmargin.
The telephone number is 0800 389 6370 but before calling do bear in mind that letters about this are being sent in tranches and not all will have gone out until near the end of the year.
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I hold an account called "Protected Capital Account-inflation linked" with Credit Suisse and am not happy with it. I have made inquiries to find out what the early termination value would be. Their reply was to say that I must write to them and apply to close the investment and request my money back. Only then would I know the value.
Can you suggest any way I can get a valuation without making a commitment to terminate the investment?
You got a statement at the end of the year but wanted to be able to know the early cash-in value of this Credit Suisse account at other times as well. Now, further to my involvement, you have been told that you can ring in and have an update on the first or second of the month to see what it was worth at the end of the previous month.
Nor had you had the tax voucher you had wanted. This you also now have along with names of people you can speak to.
Age concern
Just recently I had occasion to go into my local Lloyds branch. While I was there I was asked if I would be interested in having a Lloyds credit card as well as a debit card. I said that I would and was then taken in to see one of the other employees.
She asked me quite a few questions and then suddenly said: "Oh. You are not eligible." When I asked why, she said I was too old and implied that I had to be younger than 70. I am nearly 77.
Further to my contact, the bank telephoned you. It said that there were other factors as well as your age which precluded you from having the credit card at issue. You said you were no longer interested in having a credit card and tried to terminate the conversation.
The person ended by offering you a small sum of money for the trouble you have been caused. You are accepting this.
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The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) computer security standard is a symmetric block cipher that encrypts and decrypts 128-bit blocks of data. Standard key lengths of 128, 192, and 256 bits may be used. The algorithm consists of four stages that make up a round which is iterated 10 times for a 128-bit length key, 12 times for a 192-bit key, and 14 times for a 256-bit key.
The first stage "SubBytes" transformation is a non-linear byte substitution for each byte of the block. The second stage "ShiftRows" transformation cyclically shifts (permutes) the bytes within the block. The third stage "MixColumns" transformation groups 4-bytes together forming 4-term polynomials and multiplies the polynomials with a fixed polynomial mod (x^4+1). The fourth stage "AddRoundKey" transformation adds the round key with the block of data.
In most ciphers, the iterated transform (or round) usually has a Feistel Structure. Typically in this structure, some of the bits of the intermediate state are transposed unchanged to another position (permutation). AES does not have a Feistel structure but is composed of three distinct invertible transforms based on the Wide Trial Strategy design method.
The Wide Trial Strategy design method provides resistance against linear and differential cryptanalysis. In the Wide Trail Strategy, every layer has its own function:
- The linear mixing layer: guarantees high diffusion over multiply rounds
- The non-linear layer: parallel application of S-boxes that have the optimum worst-case non-linearity properties.
- The key addition layer: a simple XOR of the round key to the intermediate state
- Plaintext refers to the data to be encrypted. Ciphertext refers to the data after going through the cipher as well as the data that will be going into the decipher.
- The state is an intermediate form of the cipher or decipher result usually displayed as a rectangular table of bytes with 4 rows and 4 columns.
- Key lengths of 128, 192, and 256 bits are supported. Each step in key size requires only two additional rounds.
- The decipher is simply the inverse of the cipher.
- Optimized Software Implementation. The pure software implementation is bounded by the load/store behavior and byte arithmetic of the algorithm. The encryption requires 774 cycles per block on a MIPS32 processor and the decryption requires 837 cycles.
- AES Primitives. This is the simplest form of VOCAL's hardware acceleration. The AES Primitives extend the capabilities of the MIPS32 processor by taking advantage of MIPS Technologies CorExtend capability to decrease the number of cycles to 393 cycles to encrypt and 460 cycles to decrypt per block on the MIPS32 processor.
- AES Round Accelerator. The Round Accelerator requires 1024 bytes of local memory, but increases the performance to 117 cycles per block to encrypt and 127 cycles per block to decrypt.
- AES 32-bit Block Accelerator. The Block Accelerator is designed to be a good mid-scale solution. It uses 2048 bytes of local memory. The number of cycles to process a block on a MIPS32 cpu falls to 64 cycles for both encryption and decryption using this implementation.
- AES 32-bit Co-Processor. The Co-Processor implementation uses 2048 bytes of memory to deliver performance of 45 cycles per block on the MIPS32.
- AES 64-bit Co-Processor. The same amount of the memory is required for the 64-bit implementation, but the performance increases to just 25 cycles per block on the MIPS32.
- Hardware/firmware.
- Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) Ciphersuites for Transport Layer Security (TLS) - RFC 3268
- Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) Key Wrap Algorithm - RFC 3394
- The AES-XCBC-MAC-96 Algorithm and Its Use With IPsec - RFC 33566
- The AES-CBC Cipher Algorithm and Its Use with IPsec - RFC 3602
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Jack Smith (footballer, born 1983)
|Personal information
|Full name
|Jack David Smith[1]
|Date of birth
|[1]14 October 1983
|Place of birth
|Hemel Hempstead, England
|5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
|Playing position
|Club information
Current team
|Youth career
|Senior career*
|Swindon Town
|AFC Wimbledon
|Hemel Hempstead Town
|* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:56, 30 January 2017 (UTC).
Jack David Smith (born 14 October 1983 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire) is an English footballer, who plays for Wealdstone.
Football career[edit]
Smith began his career as a trainee at Watford, where his father had been head of the academy, and went on to make 25 first team league appearances for the Hornets. His older brother Tommy, had also graduated from the club's youth system a few years earlier.
Swindon Town[edit]
After originally being offered as a makeweight in a rejected bid to take Sam Parkin to Watford, Smith signed with Swindon Town a free transfer in July 2005, signing a one-year deal. Despite being right-footed, Smith made his debut on the left side of defence on the opening day of the season, in a 2–0 defeat at Barnsley. Doing a steady job without being outstanding, he remained the first choice in this position until retiring with a groin strain during a 0–0 draw at Brentford in October – a result that brought to an end a club record run of eight successive defeats, but an injury that kept Smith out of action for almost a month.
When he returned to fitness, he at first struggled to regain his place – starting at right-back for a 2–1 derby victory over Bristol City and appearing in an unfamiliar central midfield role in a terrible 4–1 defeat at Boston United in the FA Cup – before being relegated to the bench for the next three games. A series of suspensions for key defensive players saw Smith drafted back into the side for an important relegation battle at Rotherham United, again on the right side – and when Swindon won 1–0, Smith kept this position until the end of the year, until another injury led to him hobbling off the field in the New Year's Eve clash with Swansea City.
Once fit, Smith soon slotted back into his right back position, and then, when manager Iffy Onuora began to experiment with a five-man defence, Smith was utilised as a wing back. Onuora soon offered Smith an extension to his deal, and he signed a new year's contract in March.
Smith was an integral part of Swindon's 2006–07 promotion winning squad, making more appearances than any other player and scoring three goals. Smith signed a one-year contract extension with Swindon in June 2007.[2] Smith did not play as regularly in the 2007–08 season and as such delayed the signing of his new contract,[3] though he ended up staying on for the 2008–09 season.
However, following the arrival of Danny Wilson as new manager, come the end of the 2008–09 season, Jack Smith was released along with 12 other players. Out of the 17 out of contract at the end of the season, only four were offered new contracts following a season of disarray for Swindon Town.
Smith joined Millwall on a contract to the end of 2009 on 2 August 2009, after impressing manager Kenny Jackett in pre-season training.[4] Due to injuries, Smith made his debut in the season opener at Southampton live on Sky Sports. Since then he has played regularly and in all positions across the back line. Consequently, he was rewarded with an extension to his contract to June 2011.[5] He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–0 hammering of Staines Town in an FA Cup Replay at The Den on 9 December 2009.[6] On 22 January 2011 he scored his first league goal for Millwall in a game against Leicester City.[7] He was released by Millwall on 10 May 2014.
AFC Wimbledon[edit]
Smith spent one season at League Two side AFC Wimbledon following his release from Millwall, however he was released in the summer of 2015.
Hemel Hempstead Town[edit]
After remaining without a club, Smith signed for Conference South side Hemel Hempstead Town in September 2015. He scored his first goal, a free-kick, on his home debut in a win against Hayes & Yeading United on 15 September 2015.[8]
In December 2015, Smith joined league counterparts Wealdstone.[9]
- ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
- ^ "Smith signs extension at Swindon". BBC Sport. 3 June 2007. Retrieved 3 June 2007.
- ^ "Smith considers Robins deal". Sky Sports. 28 April 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2008.
- ^ "Smith signs on". Millwall Mad. 2 August 2009. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
- ^ "Smith agrees new Millwall deal". BBC Sport. 4 November 2009. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
- ^ "Millwall 4 – 0 Staines Town". BBC. 9 December 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ "Leicester 4 – 2 Millwall". BBC. 22 January 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ http://www.wdsport.co.uk/2015/09/jack-smith-says-it-was-a-no-brainer-to-join-hemel-hempstead-town/
- ^ http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/latest-transfer-news/stones-sign-former-hornet-smith.html
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- 1983 births
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- Association football defenders
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Am I doing something wrong? My shop vac is a 15 gal? 5.0 HP. I put drywall dust bags in and after the bag gets MAYBE 1/4 full, the bags tear and allow the dust to blow out the exhaust. The bag that came with it lasted until it was about 2/3rds full, but the bags I bought at Home Depot tear almost right away. Are there better bags?
PS I posted this in the tool forum, but no response.
I use the HD bags all the time. The only problem I ever had was using a bag that was a bit too small. It didn't quite sit on the bottom of the canister all the way. As the bag filled up it pulled away from the "collar" it attached to and tore at the attachment point. Drywall dust is actually pretty heavy. I've never had the bag itself to actually "blow out". Maybe just a bad batch??
All three so far tore in the same exact spot. With the bag in place, it's tearing on the side near the filter. Originally I was using it without the cartrige filter in place because I know how quickly that clogs with drywall dust. But I thought maybe the vac motor had a sharp edge or something and put the filter back in. Still did the same thing. The first replacement bag tore almost as soon as I turn it on. So I changed it out for the 2nd new one. When it tore, I took the 1st replacement bag and taped the tear with 3 inch packaging tape and put it back in. It is holding for now. I have decided that whatever bags I buy next, I'm going to tape that area before I put the bag in.
These are white bags by the way. The one that came with the vac was yellow.
Yeah, I use the white bags. And it's a matter of the bag to keep from having to clean the cartridge filter (which stays in place). Don't quite understand what the issue might be. Maybe the HD "generic" bags just aren't compatible with your vac for some reason......
I think I'd still take them back used and get a refund or store credit and get the yellow.
Sounds like Made in *you know where* bags.
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Even more exceptional, though, is the way the processing engine ups the sharpness levels of standard definition sources. I honestly can't think of any other manufacturer who can make standard def look more like, well, high def. And it's a pleasure to discover that the latest Perfect Pixel HD engine sported by the 46PFL9704H does this upscaling magic without generating as much noise or digital side-effects as previous Philips processing engines.
The sense of extreme sharpness the TV delivers with all sources owes much, too, to the set's extremely powerful motion processing. In fact, with Perfect Natural Motion at its highest setting and the 200Hz engine engaged, there doesn't appear to be any sign at all of either the judder or motion blur flaws that LCD technology is supposed to suffer with as a matter of routine. Though actually, I wouldn't recommend ever running Perfect Natural Motion at its highest level, as this can result in too many processing artefacts. Better to leave it set quite low and suffer a tiny bit of judder.
While the 46PFL9704H's pictures look superb for much more of the time than almost any rival TV I can think of, it still can't claim to be perfect. For a start, while black levels and colour saturations actually hold up better than most LCD TVs when viewed from an angle, viewing from off-axis can reveal signs of haloing around bright objects - a result, presumably, of the local dimming system.
There's also a touch less subtle detail visible in dark areas than you get with a really good plasma set (again, no doubt, because of the local dimming). And as we pointed out earlier, it's actually entirely possible to make pictures look pretty ropey and noisy if you're not careful with some aspects of the video processing engine.
But while there's arguably still work for Philips to do in getting its massive picture processing engine to work a little more effectively automatically, thus reducing the burden on the user, overall the simple fact remains that the 46PFL9704H's pictures can cause so much involuntary drooling that they should probably carry a health warning. Yeuch.
The 46PFL9704H takes Philips' latest and greatest picture processing engine, attaches it to an uncompromising direct LED lighting system with local dimming, throws in a class-leading audio system and cutting edge Ambilight technology, and winds up being one of my favourite TVs ever. Especially as its 46in screen size provides such a handsomely large forum for Philips' picture prowess to shine in.
There's nothing in the review that justifies the ridiculously high price - at least £1K over-priced.
I suppose the sales theory behined the pricing could be sell one and you've sold 3-5 priced at £1,200?
Still don't like that aluminium styling - which is not a minor oversight at 46 inches and 2300 quid. And I was wondering why it was so thick for an LED, but I guess it may be justified if the audio is as good as you say.
@GoldenGuy: And I was wondering why it was so thick for an LED
As far as I know all local dimming LED TV's are.
I believe it's side mounted LED's your thinking of, these ones are the thin types.
As for the aluminium, I assume this is more to do with the ambilight, having say a black border would create too much of a contrast.
If your not too bothered about ambilight Samsung do some pretty descent LED back light TV's.
If this set upscales SD pictures as well as the reviewer states than I'd even ignore the price.
Thanks for that. When all's said and done, I'm not too bothered about LED. It's too pricey, the thin method leaves no room for any decent audio, and you often need adapters for any old SCART connections. I was actually on the cusp of buying a 40" Samsung because the picture quality's damn good for their pricing and I really like their Touch of Colour styling. However what scared me off were some pretty woeful reports on input lag from many forums and the more rigorous reviewers, with some games being virtually unplayable. I'm not gonna pretend to be a big gamer but I'll definitely be adding some of the more intense PS3 titles to my collection soon - great year for games - and I can't afford to waste money on a TV with too slow responses.
no mention on the review of the terrible shadow detailing of this tv, the inaccurate colors and gamma and the extremely high input lag which makes videogames unplayable
Given that Philips use drunken monkeys and Enigma machines for their naming system, can anyone tell me if the 46PFL9704H is a brand new or outgoing model? Or is it an existing one that will remain in the line-up alongside the new ones coming this summer?
You're kidding? £2300 and still no decent Gaming Mode? Manufacturers need to know that a TV isn't just a really big clear image - it needs to respond to users' inputs properly, and it needs to have decent audio. Old CRT tellies used to deliver on that.
The 46PFL9704H is one of last year's models, but, like all Philips high-end sets, they're always announced early in the year but don't usually appear until the last quarter of that year. This set actually came into the shops in November / December 2009 I think, and if Philips form holds true, its replacement should appear at the same time this year.
I'm waiting until I've seen a few reviews of the new Panasonic 'Kuro' sets before I invest a wad of cash in a new TV. The VT20 and V20 sets look promising.
@GoldenGuy, Paul: This TV does list a 'Game' mode in its specs, which you'd think would be there to reduce lag.
colors of this tv are very accurate,input lag?just use the game mode.I've got the 40 inch model,and it is incredible.sd pictures are very 3d like,the upscaling is beyond comparison.bluray movies are just incredible.it is an excellent tv.
Man! After reading that review I almost feel like throwing my samsung series 8 in the trash! Damn I wish I had known about this a couple months ago!
I'll stick with my bargain clearance panasonic G15 plasma thanks at one third of that price ;-)
"There's nothing in the review that justifies the ridiculously high price - at least £1K over-priced."
Oh really, have you any idea how much R&D goes into a TV or any electronic item?
This is exactly why UK manufacturing is not viable - people coming out with ignorant statements like yours, fuelled by equally ignorant articles in certain publications. When you introduce bleeding edge technology it costs money. Lots of it. It has to be recouped, otherwise there is no point in making it in the first place, or because of cost pressures you have to move to low wage economies like China.
I've seen one of these up close and personal. It's good. Damn good and in my opinion worth every penny they are asking for it.
@RonRoyce I do know what I am talking about.
Yes UK manufacturing has gone abroad because of the manufacturing costs - that is Labour costs NOT technology costs. There are ONLY a handful of LCD manufacturers and they are all in the far east and NOTE in the review Phillips sources them from one of them.
So what is in this tv that is not in other LCD tvs that justifies the price differential?
I take it you think that the price of Oil is linked to the cost of getting it out of the ground; transporting it and refining it? And nothing to do with "supply and demand economics" and such considerations. Likewise for the price of Gold etc.
What's in this tv that's not in other LCD tvs? Well, I believe I'm right in saying 224 LED light clusters as opposed to say Toshiba's 128 in their current local dimmed.
Right!!! The 96 LED light clusters are worth the ridiculously high price?!
I was reminded of this discussion when today I noticed the prices of DVD vs BD movies: Harry Brown DVD @ £8.00 & BD @ £19.99; 2012 DVD £9 & BD @ £16.99 and I bet the 2012 cost a lot more than Harry Brown to make. Yet cinemas charge the same for all movies regardless of the cost of making them. Eg The £10 million "Slumdog Millionaire"'s cinema ticket was same price as the £2-300 million 2D Avatar. So I hope this explains and convinces you that pricing is NOT necessarily linked to the cost of the product. If NOT then remember it's a free country!
I can't see how this is a rip off at all. The only way this tv could be better would be if it had RGB LED backlighting, and sony's tv loike that was £4000+. And if you compare it to the Samsung series 8 when that came out it was like £1800-£2000. Top materials, lastest tech, highest spec all for £2300. Its a bargain of you ask me!
Yes UK manufacturing has gone abroad because of the manufacturing costs - that is Labour costs NOT technology costs. There are ONLY a handful of LCD manufacturers and they are all in the far east and NOTE in the review Phillips sources them from one of them."
Correct, there are only a handful of LCD display manufacturers. However, it's not just about the display - its also about the electronics that drive it. As I said R&D costs on leading edge technology has to be recouped, otherwise no advances would ever be made. What makes your comment ignorant is that you expect tomorrows tech for yesterdays' prices.
"So what is in this tv that is not in other LCD tvs that justifies the price differential?"
Many things I would expect - the styling, the quality of the materials, the electronics, the research into their picture processing engine...it all adds up.
Like I said, this is one of the reasons why we don't manufacture mass market goods anymore, because everyone expects it to be handed to them on a plate.
Right you are! Go for it!
Oh, the Sharp Aquos LC-52XS1E 52in RGB-LED LCD TV - Was on SALE for £2,999 (reduced from £5,999 - when TR reviewed it it was £8,999) and I was offered it for £2,800 without asking.
I',m more than fine with my current Kuro and I was a bit skeptical at first after I've seen some other of the new LCD-led screens. But now I've seen some BR material on this tv I understand the enthusiasm of the reviewer. Looking forward to the future developments of LCD-LED.
Im sure this is a good tv, but no way would I pay that much without built in freeview hd. Its out now so thats high on my list.
Regarding Input lag for gaming;
I got the Samsung PS50B850 which is regarded as one of the good gaming tv's juged by input lag and is very responsive
I alsto just got the 52" inch of the philips 9704h and its just as fast reacting. But you have to turn off everything, the first week i played in gaming mode and was dissapointed in the input lag present, but then found out that the gaming mode only turns off the Perfect pixel hd engine and is not optimal; you have to use personal settings and turn everything off(and I mean everything!), then it will still look very good and have the same response time of the best gaming tv's
Regarding the price this is of superior quality components to any China\korean made tv's, my PS50B850 is running very hot and will probably not nearly last as long as the philips which runs ice cold
Though the only reason I went up in price contra the PS50B850 is the high pithced noise from the samsung and the sweet ambilight, insane sharpness and better blacks
Also one thing should be told about this tv regarding the Perfect Pixel Hd engine which has to be enabled to get the 200Hz and lessened juddering in panning scenes, its very individual if people like it; for me with this enabled it looks like Im on speed or magic mushrooms, its like everything is intense and in fast forward, yet not.....so I always keep it off, and I think philips shouldve not gone this way in implementing the juddersmoothing technology and instead made it independent of the perfect pixel engine. But this is something that has stayed with them from the old crt tv's too.
I have yet not tested it on Blueray so I cannot say anything there, and maybe it doesnt have this effect there as I seem to remember one reviewer stating that in SD it should be turned off as it looks unnatural and only use it in HD materials.
But its a excellent tv with noticably deeper blacks over the ps50b850 and alot brighter
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Here's part two of my notes from talking to scouts on the road about amateur players in Florida. Part one is here if you missed it.
- Florida is a pretty easy state to scout if you have a good list, with year-round playing and lots of showcases, travel teams, tournaments and events in the offseason. Some of the area scouts weren't joking in late February when they said that they had already seen all the players in their area and were starting to double back, at a time when many states were still covered in snow. That said, one player still poses problems for scouts: the multi-sport athlete. It's hard to get a feel for these players, as they're never as polished as their peers but normally have more athleticism and upside. You can't take these players' performances as seriously since they have limited baseball experience, so when a big athlete is also a football player, scouts can get a little out over their skis. I've seen a number of times when scouts admit after the fact that they fell too much in love with a player's makeup, thought there wasn't anything he couldn't work ethic his way out of and realized they'd overdrafted the player when the tools didn't improve. All of those factors come into play for Mississippi State dual-sport signee from Manatee HS, outfielder Cord Sandberg.
Sandberg is a dual-threat QB for one of the top teams in the country that came one game short of winning a state title this year. He's committed to the Bulldogs to play two sports and while scouts knew him and had seen him play, he only went to one major event over the summer. Sandberg was a priority for scouts to bear down on in game situations early this spring and they came away a little underwhelmed with his bat. Scouts on the low end say he doesn't have any 55 tools on the 20-80 scale but concede there could be five 50 tools, still a rare combo. Scouts on the high end emphasize the gritty football makeup, limited baseball experience and athletic 6'3, 215 pound frame. I have him in the third round (along with a number of clubs) as a raw athlete that's likely a left fielder and doesn't have a great profile—think a slower twitch Austin Meadows. That said, it only takes one team and the consensus seems to be a team in the second round will bite, with the Phillies mentioned most often. Philadelphia's history of taking dual-sport, less-refined athletes is long and Sandberg's high school is under an hour from their spring training home in Clearwater. It's still a little early for signability to be clear, but the indication is that Sandberg wants to play baseball and Philly's pick in the 2nd round (53rd overall) could be a good fit for his talent and signability, but bad news for Mississippi State.
- Another football player giving some scouts headaches is Edgewater HS center fielder J.B. Woodman, an Ole Miss signee. Woodman was just another guy for me over the summer: a 6'2, 190 lefty bat that was a 55 runner and could hit in games, but only had 40 power and his swing was a little uphill. A couple scouts I talked to still have that as the evaluation and think he's a college type but more than a few others teams are taking a closer look. Multiple crosscheckers have asked me what I think about Woodman as they're coming in for a look on a player their area scouts are telling them is a dual-sport athlete that wasn't himself in fall showcases during football and is finding his stride now. I'll be seeing him again before the draft, but the buzz is that the bat continues to impress, the swing flaws are fixable, there might be some more power to squeeze out of that frame and he could be an everyday center fielder. The buzz is that signability will be an issue and some teams are already moving on while others, with the Rays mentioned most often, are sending in some scouting heat with the sandwich round being a high water mark and the second round looking more likely.
- Speaking of taking a step forward, Ida S. Baker HS lefty Sean Brady was a generic pitchability guy working 86-89 over the summer but had a velo bump this spring. The Florida signee has been sitting 89-91 and hitting 93 pretty regularly while a parade of crosscheckers and a handful of directors came in to see him in the early going. The new velo came as a surprise to some scouts, as Brady is a pretty maxed out 5'11, 185 pounds, but if scouts could tell the future they wouldn't be driving all over creation to watch 17 year olds. Brady's slurve and changeup will consistently show solid-average and both could be above average with adjustments. His pitchability from when his stuff was below average is still present, so the #3/4 starter ceiling now has Brady in play in the top five rounds. Somewhere in the 3rd round seems most likely and scouts have mentioned Colorado as a possible landing spot.
- Nearby in Fort Myers, Florida Gulf Coast got tons of national attention recently for its basketball team but the baseball team has been known to scouts for years. White Sox lefty Chris Sale is an alum and in February, the Eagles broke into the top 25 after sweeping the Gators in Gainesville. It isn't just a gritty underdog team, as there are four players that could be drafted pretty high in 2013. Sean Dwyer is the weakest of the group, as a corner lefty bat with some feel and some pop. Friday starter RHP Ricky Knapp has been up to 94 but mostly works 88-92 with average stuff and a finesse approach. The two breakout talents have been LHP Brandon Bixler and RHP Harrison Cooney. Bixler missed a few weeks in the middle of the season but has some of the best stuff in the state, hitting 93 from the left side with a plus changeup and an average breaking ball. Cooney is the relief ace, working 92-94 and hitting 96 mph with an above average breaking ball. Bixler has a chance to sneak into the late 2nd round with stuff similar to Brady but less negotiating leverage while Cooney is a relief fit in the 4th to 6th rounds.
- Gators RHP Karsten Whitson has had a lot of problems the past two seasons with injuries, inconsistency and limited innings. After going unsigned as the 9th overall pick in the 2010 draft, Whitson had a standout freshman year for the Gators before his current troubles. He'll be out for the season with a shoulder injury, will take a redshirt and return as a junior in 2014, but may begin throwing again before the draft. Depending on the timetable, Whitson could be a summer follow pick and a few teams have been keeping close tabs on his recovery. If a team finds itself in a situation like the Pirates last spring with Mark Appel, he could be a backup plan if there is a high-dollar game of chicken with another player. As recently as fall scout day in November, Whitson sat 92-95 in a two-inning outing and an above average to plus slider and changeup, reminiscent of his high school promise.


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Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence quite simply provides the most effective and comprehensive tool for school improvement. And in doing so, empowers and guides each school community to create its own blueprint for continuously reaching new goals.
The Blue Ribbon process has had an enormously positive impact not only on our school but also on our entire district. It has also been a continuous inspiration to me as an educator and has allowed me to participate in a collaborative network of excellent educators from all over the country.
The Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence improvement standards represent a comprehensive foundation for school improvement and focus clearly on doing what's best for children. The Blue Ribbon process has been instrumental in transforming so many schools and in providing new opportunities for countless students.
Craig Martin, Assistant Superintendent for Learning and Teaching at Reading Public Schools - Reading,MA
The Blue Ribbon School Assessment Process is one that I would highly recommend. Bart and his team will provide your school with a comprehensive assessment targeting areas necessary for school success. The results allow for specific school improvement planning and a resource network of other successful schools across the country.
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I wanted to pass this thought along...
I believe it is very difficult to argue the fact that teaching children is the most important thing we do. If you believe that, then it is imperative we educate our children using what research establishes as excellent. Blue-Ribbon Schools of Excellence, Bart's vision, allows educators, without restriction, the opportunity to measure what we provide for children in our schools. In doing that, we know we are fulfilling the awesome responsibility we have before us.
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Woman puts teddy bears on block
RONAN, Mont. (AP) — Marie Cowan is hoping to sell some teddy bears — thousands of them.
The 85-year-old Ronan woman has put her collection on the selling block, and that means filling her front yard with stuffed bruins of every size, shape and color.
Cowan told The (Missoula) Missoulian that she got sick last year and spent six weeks in the hospital. Then she had another long hospital stay earlier this year. As a result, doctors say she can't climb any more ladders — a skill she says is critical to keeping dust off the bears lining shelves in her home.
So Cowan says she made up her mind to sell off more than 7,000 teddy bears she's been collecting for the last 18 years.


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Researching Buildings
The Archives holds the papers of Mary Wingfield Scott, which includes information on buildings built before 1860. Richmond City Directories provide helpful information on businesses, churches, houses, residents, African Americans, occupations and early telephone numbers. Architectural drawings can shed light on the construction of a building. Photographs show Richmond building and landscapes and how they have changed over time.
Researching Genealogy
The Archives has personal papers, newspaper clippings and photographs that relate to Richmond families. City Directories are useful resources for tracing a person's residence and occupation. Business records and personal papers may link individuals with organizations and businesses. Diaries and personal recollections can also provide information on Richmond families.
The Civil War
The Archives has much material on the subject of America's Civil War. Prints and photographs show soldiers, key leaders, battlefields and buildings that played a major role in this conflict. The collection includes maps, papers, newspaper accounts and one young woman's diary. Books about the Civil War and Richmond's involvement are also helpful resources.
Vertical Files Collection
The Archives has a large collection of vertical files containing newspaper clippings, magazine articles and other research materials that document people, places, and events in Richmond and Virginia. This document is an index of the major subject headings of the Valentine's Richmond History Vertical Files. Materials in this collection date from the late 19th century until the present and are arranged by subject.
Vertical Files Collection Index
Book and Manuscript Collection
The book collection includes art, reference works, rare books, atlases and city directories. The Manuscript Collection includes personal papers, ledgers, business records, architectural drawings and diaries. There are approximately 150 maps of Richmond and Henrico County as well as newspaper articles and periodicals and serials published in Richmond.
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The Ephemera Collection includes a wide variety of printed materials that show the material culture of Richmond. These documents include programs, postcards, holiday cards, invitations, theater playbills, broadsides, menus and scrapbooks.
Photograph Collection
The Archives holds one million photographs that document people, places, businesses, churches and neighborhoods. Chances are you've seen one of our photos in a publication or documentary; our collection is known worldwide and our photographs have appeared in many publications.
The photographs are arranged by subject. Individual collections include: the photographs of George and Huestis Cook, and those in the Robert Lancaster Jr., Mary Wingfield Scott, and Colonial Dementi Studios. These cover a wide variety of subjects including Richmond city streets, neighborhoods and architecture, as well as family groups, individuals, businesses and activities. The Valentine also has over 400 daguerrotypes, ambrotypes and tintypes.
General Photo Collection Index
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The print collection consists of engravings, lithographs, and examples of other printing methods and includes well-known pieces such as "The Fall of Richmond" by Currier and Ives, Edward Beyer's "Album of Virginia" and William H. Bennett's "Richmond from Hollywood."
Accessing the Collection
Accessing the Archives is by appointment only. For hours, fees and available services, see Research.
To access the collections online, see Search the Online Collections Database.
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checking for link... /usr/bin/link
checking if the first found link.exe is actually the Cygwin link tool... yes
configure: Found Windows SDK installation at /cygdrive/c/Program Files/Microsoft
SDKs/Windows/v7.1/Bin using well-known name
configure: Rewriting VS_ENV_CMD to "/cygdrive/c/progra~1/micros~4/windows/v7.1/b
configure: Trying to extract Visual Studio environment variables
Error: The system was unable to find the specified registry key or value
Setting SDK environment relative to C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.1
Targeting Windows XP x86 Debug
configure: Setting extracted environment variables
checking for Visual Studio variables... ok
checking for msvcr100.dll... configure: msvcr100.dll found in VCINSTALLDIR: C:\P
rogram Files\MSVS10\VC\
C:\Program Files\MSVS10\VC\/redist/x86/Microsoft.VC100.CRT/msvcr100.dll
configure: Rewriting MSVCR_DLL to "/cygdrive/c/progra~1/msvs10/vc/redist/x86/mic
checking for cl... /cygdrive/c/Program Files/MSVS10/VC/Bin/cl
configure: Rewriting CC to "/cygdrive/c/progra~1/msvs10/vc/bin/cl"
checking resolved symbolic links for CC... /cygdrive/c/progra~1/msvs10/vc/bin/cl
checking if CC is disguised ccache... no, keeping CC
configure: Using Microsoft CL.EXE C compiler version 16.00.30319.01 (located at
checking whether the C compiler works... no
configure: error: in `/cygdrive/d/tools/workspaces/hg-tl8-play/jdk8/common/makef
configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details
configure exiting with result code 77
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URL: http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8/jdk8/rev/bd32ef0789ca
User: katleman
Date: 2012-12-05 21:45:09 +0000
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I'm assuming kernel32.lib is in several places and we most certainly don't want to pick it up from the 2003-dir. When reading the log you posted here, configure is trying to pick it up from C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.1\Lib, that is why I asked if it was there or not. If it's not there we need to figure out why so that we can improve the logic in configure that tries to figure out the correct environment.
Looking closer at the posted log, it seems configure is ignoring your presetup path and is instead finding windows sdk 7.1. From what I can see, the paths are correct provided sdk 7.1 is installed and functioning. Could you verify that kernel32.lib is actually in C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.1\Lib?
kernel32.lib is here,
./Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003/Vc7/lib/kernel32.lib
BUT that is not the compiler we wish to use, that one is here:
% which cl
/cygdrive/c/Program Files/MSVS10/VC/BIN/cl
This system has both VS2003 and VS2010, it appears to me that configure has picked up
VS2003 and is trying to use VS2010, and it also appears that it has picked this up from
the Windows registry. Can I do something to workaround this ?
It looks like the environment for running cl isn't getting set up correctly by configure. Without access to the system, debugging this will be hard.
Made P2 until we have a root cause.
These lines don't look good:
LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'kernel32.lib'
configure:18804: error: C compiler cannot create executables
Not sure if this is related to the non-standard install location for VS2010, or something to do with 32bit vs. 64bit building.
Googling seems to indicate the kernel32.lib error is related to 64bit building, but this is a 32bit build. :^(.


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I've started a previous thread to try to figure out which kitchen set to buy my DD 4. I really think the accessories are just as important as the set, but I am torn between buying wood or felt food !!!!
I see some nice Plan and Haba stuff..and wouldn't mind paying a little extra if it is worth it.
But also hear a lot about felt food. I have seen even Ikea is carrying felt food now and have heard it's pretty darn cute.
Do your kids prefer one over the other? Is one a little more "realistic" to them, or does it not really matter to them ?
Any info is appreciated ???
p.s. Melissa and Doug ? is their wooden food any good ???? seems a lot cheaper than the Plan or Haba?
we do plastic
the felt did not hold up
M&D stuff chips
and plastic can get washed (another way we play) real looking and cheaper and if you are not dealing with a tiny child that is putting it there mouth and besides those that do put it in there mouths, felt does not wash well and wood doesn't either
selection wise we found more plastic items that were more useful (EX we have plastic sea-food that gets used a lot)- all came used (recycled so to say) YS, flea markets, craigs's list-etc
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We have both Haba and Plan food. We also have a felt banana and pancakes. I HATE the felt food. I swear it attracts EVERY stray piece of cat hair and fuzz in the house! I want to get dd a few M&D wooden food items for pretend baking. She seems to play with the wooden fruits and veggies the most, even pretending that the lemons are cakes, etc. The wooden items we have are holding up fairly well even with frequent falls down the basement steps
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We had a set of wooden sushi that was a lot of fun. I'm sorry, I can't recall the brand. We also had a set of wooden fruit. They still looked great when we passed them along to another family after years of play. DD made some felt food herself.
As part of a gift, I'd probably get the wooden items, and then help the kids craft some felt items themselves.
We mostly have wooden food and like it alot. I think all of ours is melissa and doug. We have a few felt pieces that are also a hit, especially the felt eggs which we put inside plastic easter eggs to be cracked for cooking.
Ours is a mix of plastic and wooden. The plastic we have is by Learning Resources. It is the stuff you find for play at childrens museums, so it really holds up. We have some plan stuff, and the M&D cutting set. I will say that the plastic stuff hurts a heck of a lot less if it gets thrown by a toddler. The felt food is adorable, but I know it would pick up every single dog hair. I've seen some cute knitted food lately, maybe that would be better?
We have a mix of felt, crocheted, plastic, and wooden, and darn it if my kids don't like the plastic best. I like wood second best because it is easier to clean.
The wooden cutting set by Plan Toys gets lots of play, as does a plastic set of groceries with cutting veggies my parents got us and a Betty Crocker play set with muffins. The only M&D thing we had (a wok set with a few cutting veggies and stuff) chipped pretty easily. Our HABA and Plan Toys stuff still looks new. We have some knitted things, but they are never played with.
We also have the Learning Resources Ice Cream set, which is loved.
If you have and animal, don't do felt. I made a bunch that was just too cute but it ends up looking pretty disgusting.
We have mostly plan foods with a few Haba and my kid loves them. One of the best things we have is the little canvas bag that Haba sells because it makes it easy to clean up all the food (even for my 17mo old). Plus all the food fits into the bag.
What he loves the most about the wooden food is the huge clatter it makes when he dumps it all out onto the kitchen floor.
ds has an educo kitchen, and wooden food by haba he prefers the wooden and it lasts a long time
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Plastic then wood. DS had tons of Melissa and Doug stuff and it was great. He loved it but the plastic was easier to clean up.
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We have mostly felt Haba food with some wood and plastic as well. I agree some of the felt stuff has gotten dog-hairy (mainly the little fries from the adorable hamburger and fries set) but we have a short haired dachshund so not a ton of hair and it hsn't been that bad overall and I think the felt is the cutest. DD has the Haba felt pizza with all the little topings, rearranging that is a huge hit, she also has the bread (velour, adorable!), cheese and cold cuts as well as bowtie pasta and she likes to make sandwiches and a melange of all the stuff (incl the gross fries) in a pot and her friends always gravitate to it. But we also have the wooden stew (super cute) and sausages, which are also very cute and very loved. I like how the Haba felt stuff has magnets to hold things together, like the little burger stays together (2 patties, lettuce, tomato) with magnets. Can you tell I love the Haba felt food? I'm getting DD the black forest cake for xmas, I think that will jazz up her tea parties! The older she gets the better the stuff is cared for, too, so that could make a difference, she's had the fries since she was 1 so they've had lots of time to get grubby...
2 cats, a dog and a long-haired Mama here. No way I'd bring felt food into my house, especially no that my 8 month old has discovered the play kitchen!
These were the first felt food that DD made herself. We had eggs that "cracked" open. One day, she took some white felt and cut it into an amoeba-shaped, irregular round, cut an oval out of some yellow felt and stuck it on the white with some glue. The next time I cracked open an egg while we were playing, I got a little surprise. She was laughing and so excited to "get me".
We do wood and plastic. We have animals and felt just gets too gross too fast.
I guess we are the exception. We have two long-haired kitties and our felt food is just fine. (Sometimes I use the lint roller on it.) We don't have a ton of pieces: a soft serve ice cream set, some pancakes, a sandwich, and an ikea set. The Ikea sets are machine washable, which is awesome! My DD prefers the felt to the wooden ones we have, which are Plan Toy. You can get decent deals on the Plan stuff at Amazon if you put it on your wish list and check regularly for the price to drop. You ca usually save 20-30%. If you have an Ikea nearby, I would absolutely pick up a couple of their felt sets since they are so inexpensive...And their dishes are great as well.
Several M&D food sets on amazon today for half price!
We have a dog and cat and we have felt food. It's done just fine. DD has a wide selection of felt food and really likes it. :)
Saw this thread yesterday and wanted to post that there are Melissa and Doug food sets 50% off on amazon today :). We have felt, wood, crocheted, and food made from some other cloth material(?). We love it all. We have cats and hair isn't a big bother on the felt for whatever reason. I am most fond of the wooden food. I love the cutting sets and magnetic sets, too fun! Dd who is almost 3 plays with it all.
we like felt and plastic here. they seem the most realistic and the wood food is just too hard (i have a thrower), we do have the m&d sushi set but it is all chipped up. yuck.
i also just bought they ikea foods and they seem pretty cute! my absolute favorite is the haba biofino line though. the food is so fun!!
I prefer the plan toys food. Their cutting wooden food is terrific. They now have wooden fruit and meat too. We love the breakfast set. Nice quality and detail, not horrible priced, good design. Favorites in our house. Some of the haba food is good and some is not. The little cakes and cookiess are awesome. Some of the other biofino stuff is not nice at all like the sandwich. (And the biofino line of cloth is made in China). The wooden haba is nice by tiny. Our etsy felt food gets the least play with the exception of the chicken with velcro parts. I don't know why.
We have M&D as well but I don't like it. Clumsy compared to the PT and the paint chips and it looks shabby. That being said, the pizza set was a huge hit for a long time at age 2. Also, 50% lots of it today on amazon.
The Ikea stuff is not actually felt... it's sewn from some other fabric that is easier to clean and doesn't attract hair and dust like felt. We have a few of their sets and they get a lot of play, and hold up very well.
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We have both wooden and felt and definitely prefer the wooden. Like others said, the felt is harder to clean. My kids just seems to like the wooden more too. I am not a Melissa and Doug fan. Their stuff just does not seem that well made to me. We have a fair amount of the Plan Toys wooden food and it has held up great over the years. The kids love the cutting food the most. Haba stuff is nice too. Either one would be my choice. I just tend to find better deals on the Plan Toys.
We have lots of haba and plan toys play food which are all great. There is also some felt items I made myself which the kids like a lot. We don't have pets and keep our house very clean so the felt doesn't get dirty but I could see how it might with pet hair around. I made the felt food myself, you can get a couple pieces out of one 39¢ sheet of felt and a penny's worth of thread so even if they don't last too long it's not a big investment. I made all flat foods; pancakes, cheese slices, kiwi slices, leaves for a salad, big lettuce leaf for sandwiches, butter pats, fried eggs, big tan circles that work as pizza crust or tortillas, pink rounds for meat slices, and one steak which came out great made from red and white felt. We also have a knit artichoke and lobster (who is mostly a sea creature rather than a meal) from Palumba.
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Emer Costello
|Emer Costello
|Member of the European Parliament
|In office
February 2012 – May 2014
|Dublin City Councillor
|In office
|North Inner City
|Lord Mayor of Dublin
|In office
June 2009 – June 2010
|Preceded by
|Eibhlin Byrne
|Succeeded by
|Gerry Breen
|Personal details
3 September 1962
County Louth, Ireland
|Political party
|Labour Party
|Joe Costello
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Emer Costello (née Malone; born 3 September 1962) is an Irish Labour Party politician. She was a S&D Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Dublin from February 2012 to May 2014. She was a member of Dublin City Council from 2003 to 2012, and was Lord Mayor of Dublin from 2009 to 2010.
A native of County Louth she has a B.A. and a H.Dip. in Education from University College Dublin.
She was first co-opted onto Dublin City Council as a member for the North Inner City area in 2003 to replace her husband, Joe Costello, who resigned following the end of the dual mandate. She was elected in 2004 and re-elected in June 2009.[1] She was elected Lord Mayor of Dublin by a unanimous vote of the city council at its annual meeting on 15 June 2009.
Costello has observed international elections in Cambodia, South Africa and Bosnia.[2]
Her sister is Senator Mary Moran.[3]
Costello replaced Proinsias De Rossa in the European Parliament when he resigned as MEP in February 2012.[4] She lost her seat at the 2014 European Parliament election.
- ^ "Emer Costello". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 7 September 2008.
- ^ "Emer Costello – Biography". Labour.ie. Archived from the original on 15 May 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ^ Anderson, Nicola (28 February 2011). "Half the room went wild". Irish Independent. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
- ^ "Prionsias De Rossa to step down as MEP". RTÉ News. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
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Greetings All,
I'm here from Unknown Depths curious of what fellow graphicriver designers may have to say about our double-rejected PowerPoint Presentation: Water Cities.
Here is the second rejection notice:
Unfortunately your submission Water Cities – PowerPoint Presentation isn't quite ready for GraphicRiver and requires significant improvements and changes before it can be resubmitted and reconsidered.
Additionally, we have some extra feedback for you:
This presentation need work with it's typography, layout, colors, style and composition.
Work on the typography by tweaking the text, try with different fonts and different font sizes to get a better look and feel of the text.
It's layout look "messy" due to the intensity of the backgrounds, colors and effects used.
Colors used don't match nor blend very well in certain areas and need a closer look.
It's styling for the icons need a second look over, it look outdated and lacks composition with it's colors and styling.
It's composition in general requires a lot more work before we're able to reconsider it for GraphicRiver and the overall look and feel is outdated compared to our requirements.
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Thanks for your submission! - The Envato Marketplaces Team
Here is the promo and a couple of screen shots. I feel so "out-dated" as a designer! :^(
Any and all feedback, criticism and opinions will be very well received. Thanks GraphicRiver community!
- Nun Kwon
I love it!
Maybe you should use sans-serif fonts (Helvetica, Bebas, ...)
And one thing more. Try to use some float. Or left or right.
Best regards, Luka Cvetinovic!
Thanks for the reply!
Are sans-serif fonts the only style of fonts GraphicRiver prefers users to use? I'm not sure if serif font style is out-of-date… They seem to work with this template but I will give the sans-serif style a try.
Use some "float?" What exactly is meant by "float?" Sounds like html coding.
- Nun Kwon
It looks original But I agree with what the reviewer said, the background and layout is a little bit too messy to get viewer's attraction to the content. Maybe make it blur? And expand the layout a little bit, don't get too much information on a slide. Just my 2 cents, hope it helps
Thanks for the input. I was considering blurring the background or screening it with something… This "messy" thing is intriguing to me. I'll have to see how else something of this visual theme can be ordered. It all looks pretty straight forward and organized to be, but that's why I need eyes like yours and others for critique.
Very much appreciated.
- Nun Kwon
Yes your design seems messy. Im not a pro but I can give you a little suggestion to get rid of the messy look. before that I have tell you that the impropper color matching in between the item canvases and the background and the complexity of the components of the back ground image has made it looks messy. So it's better to take the following actions
Messy :
- Try to make the background a tiny sublte pattern or a low contrasting image or a gradient
- Your items can be contrasted out so the color you use for the back ground must be matching with a contrast behavior (Example : Black for background and orange for contents, whilte for back ground and ocean blue for contents ect.. ect.. so u can change only your back ground for the color you have selected for the items
- And in the other hand I dont see any purpose of using these kinds of complex views for the back ground the images of a city and night is obviously messy it self, so better to remove them or if you really really need to use them shade them or do what ever necessary to highlight out the content canvases
Layout :
- Some contents seems not positioned geometrically
- Using tiny lines this was is an out dated technique and it can kill the geometry of item positioning
Typography :
- Font face it self does not match the general design, it give an elegant (Royal) look but that look doesn't match your back grounds and general design
- Font sizes specially for bullet points seems unwantedly large and and capitalized, so better to make the font size a bit smaller
- Try using font faces with perfect shapes rather than shapes which keeps pointed edges. and I feel the overall font size seems a bit larger….Larger font sizes make the general look messy and unprofessional design
SO these are something I can see… there will be ins and outs of this posting here below by other authors, so read all the comments carefully and plan your self what you need to do….... ignore if something wrong has types as Im not a pro or an elite author….. just tried to help you
Hey your words, opinion and critique is very much appreciated. Thank you. In regards to the background… What do you think about using only the "Icon Tiled" backgrounds (3rd row under the "31 High Definition Backgrounds" section in the promo flyer or the 2nd preview shown under the flyer).
The reason these were provided was to enable users to achieve a cohesive look amongst all slides, should the user wish to have this option. The default background in the master template is one that is water-like and abstract in nature (seen in the first example of the 2nd row under the "31 High Definition Backgrounds" section in the promo flyer).
It seems that many people feel serif typeface doesn't work with the overall theme I was trying to go for here. Hmm…
I'm happy to have received your response. Thanks again. I will take everything into consideration.
- Nun Kwon


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North Kingstown Student Wins State Spelling Bee
LINCOLN, R.I. (AP) — A middle school student from North Kingstown has won the Rhode Island State Spelling Bee for the second-straight year.
WickfordMiddle School sixth-grader Stephen Landry took home his second title Saturday, beating two dozen other students from across the state at LincolnMiddle School.
WLNE-TV reports that Stephen won the contest after correctly spelling "chassis."
The victory qualified him for the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., in May.
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Seen couple times at the morning crossing Tapan Zee, NY, towards Tarytown around 8:45 AM while driving to work my silver 2006 WRX TR.
Young guy in pre 2006 lowered blue WRX.
I really like the way this car stands. Sound good too.
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I have a CR480.....for an old bike, I just love the thing. It has a boat-load of torque, a really fun carnival ride.
I have a routine for starting the thing, but the first time I thought I tore a hole in the bottom of my work boot, I knew I was in for a work out. I bought a pair of Sidi boots to make it painless, but kicking the big beast was still a chore.
I was across town and stalled the bike one day (tall street gearing...stupid mistake) and I thought it would never refire. That was it, I wasn't putting up w/it any more.
My CR500 is almost complete....a new top end, so I knew it would be the same issues with that one as well, but on a larger scale. So, the 480 was to be the test vehicle.
I located a vendor for the self-cancelling (stainless steel) valves, pulled the head, drilled/tapped the hole and screwed the valve in place.
I can't believe the difference.
Snap the valve down and kick away.
Before I'd have to bring it up to TDC and jump on the kicker. Now it's like kicking a strong 125. Cold, hot, or flooded, it doesn't matter. It'll bust off with 3/4/5 kicks every time....I could start it w/tennis shoes (not that I would).
I was out running a few errands and had to make several stops. It's a pleasure to know it'll start easily every time...instead of the fear of it possibly leaving me stranded.
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Bathroom and Trim Paint
I'm working on painting a bathroom, living room, and bedroom. The bathroom is pretty small and tiled half way up all the walls, so it does not require much paint to refresh it. It is just a little too big to cover with a quart and way too small for a gallon, and two quarts costs the same as a gallon. I'm also tired of the growing shelf of partial paint cans in my basement.
Since I am thinking of using a similar off-white/almond color for the trim in other rooms, I'm thinking I just buy a gallon and use the same paint for the bathroom walls plus the trim in the living room, hallway and bedroom.
I really don't have a mold problem in the bathroom. A little bit appears from time to time right above the shower, but that probably has more to do with the birds nest that was in the fan exhaust duct and my less than robust cleaning schedule. I believe the paint is BM Kitchen/Bath and about six years old.
Should I go with a good quality satin paint and not worry about "bathroom" designation? Add a mildewcide to the satin for the portion used in the bathroom? Just use Kitchen & Bath paint on the trim? Does it really matter?
I'm not doing a radical color change (cream to almond) and don't have any other issues, so was not planning on priming - except for the interior doors that I will be taking from stained to painted and will be the same paint as the trim.
I usually use a good eggshell ( like BM Regal) . All that you need.
Bj, he's trying to find a finish that will double as a bath wall/ceiling paint AND trim finish for the rest of the job, living room and bedroom.
Tev, if you don't have any moisture issues in the bath a satin will be more than enough, and for a bath it won't seem overkill. And it can double as a trim enamel for the rest. I wouldn' bother much with the mildewcide, but that's a preference and you know your situation better than I. If you use it be careful adding it to only a portion, as they are gallon servings.
Oh, right. In BM- satin would be the way to go. Id use Aura, will hold up the best, have the most wash. But can be a bit of a bugger to learn to use because of it's quick dry.
Waterborne Impervo would be another good choice.
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I know Basar is not using my default android TTS because, now I can choose between male or female voice. On Avic, or in Primo 2.4, no matter what voice you choose, you always hear the default TTS voice that you chose on your android setting.
Who have problems and find solutions should post how to.
Anyway let me say that complaining after getting this Basarsoft it's a bit weird
I wouldnt stop to say thanks instead
You have to navigate to get to the good.
Galaxy S5 Kitkat 4.4.2 / Nuvi1200->1250 / Nuvi3790T->34xx / Nuvi 2200 / Nuvi 66 / Oregon 600
I know Basar is not using my default android TTS because, now I can choose between male or female voice. On Avic, or in Primo 2.4, no matter what voice you choose, you always hear the default TTS voice that you chose on your android setting.
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I wonder if Basarsoft would still work if you just use the correct voice files (*.zip) and not copy nuance_ve1 over. And I'm certain that you can't use voice file made for WinCE on android without first modifying .ini Since iGO/Primo on android uses TTS voice from android; whatever you installed via VocalizerEx is what you get (ie: not possible to change gender by just switching voice.zip) It's possible that nuance_ve1 provides this ability.
please help me with this ''this aplication is not lincensed''i have a tablet asus Z170C 5.0.2 android vers.
To TTS:
1. Nuance/Vocalizer or Vocalizerex TTS voice pack / APK+ Nuance or vocalizerex folder with content / to Android device. For example: vocalizer.tts_22.214.171.124f.apk
2. TTS voice file to content/voice folder.
My hungarian TTS file work Avic and Basarsoft Nextgen version.
nuance_ve1 folder / and ve.dll / only to Wince Nextgen! For example: v188.8.131.520444
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TTS works but you need to make sure the info.ini has the correct engine (tts_engine="nuance_ve1") and voice data (E.g eng) Basarsoft needs, you must have the correct content in tts_nua_ve1 folder for the voice to work even though it shows up it the settings.
Basarsoft does not use global Android TTS settings like other Nextgen versions, it uses the local data in the tts_nua_ve1 folder that sits in the IGO_basar.
I have a working Avic setup with TTS, copying the voice from Avic to Basarsoft did not work as it was setup to use Android TTS.
I use this [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] voice for Avic but it didn't show up in Basarsoft until I edited it.
I could be wrong but this is how it finally worked for me.
quoted in OP
Oh ok, now I understand. You're trying to use what was created for VocalizerEx under nuance_ve1; one question answered. So now I'm confident that my TTS voice pack should works for iGO/Primo/NextGen using VocalizerEx. Interesting that Basarsoft uses "internal" voice engine and I'm glad only a simple mod was needed for it to work with nuance_ve1.
My TTS voice info.ini:
Spoiler: click
Sorry,spoiler not work.
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please help me all you complain tts!!! for me the aps..is not working.. is not honest


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The girlfriend of the defence contractor who blew the whistle on US government's global surveillance programme today revealed her heartbreak at his disappearance.
Lindsay Mills, a former ballerina and pole dancer, said she was "lost at sea without a compass" after Edward Snowden left her in Hawaii and fled to Hong Kong to expose the government secrets.
Snowden, 29, yesterday fled his Hong Kong hotel and is holed up in secret fearing extradition and years in jail after revealing how the US's Prism programme involved the secret monitoring of millions of phone records and Facebook, Skype and Google.
Mills, 28, said she had followed her "man of mystery" around the world for four years but now believed their relationship — which was thought by relatives to have involved marriage last year — was over.
She wrote on her blog: "My world has opened and closed all at once. Leaving me lost at sea without a compass."
She said she was typing on a "tear-streaked keyboard" and added: "At the moment all I can feel is alone. And for the first time in my life I feel strong enough to be on my own. Though I never imagined my hand would be so forced."
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They holidayed in Hong Kong last year and moved from their home in Baltimore to Hawaii.
The high school drop-out and former US Army reservist left her behind in Hawaii two weeks ago, not telling her where he was going or that he planned to reveal the largest amount of sensitive US data since WikiLeaks.
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The calls of many animals, from whales to wolves, might contain more language-like structure than previously thought, according to a study that raises new questions about the evolutionary origins of human language.
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CURENT hosted its second annual Adventures in STEM summer camp which brought twenty middle school girls from all around the state to UT. The week was filled with science, technology, mathematics, and engineering projects.


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Aerial Hoist Performed By MSP Chopper
LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va - On Wednesday evening, Loudoun County Fire/EMS Officials requested Maryland State Police Aviation Command assistance in the rescue of an injured National Park Ranger located on a high angle portion of the Appalachian Trail.
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Patient education and access to information are two significant focuses of AHIMA's policy and advocacy work. To accurately tell a patient's story, we need to start with the correct identification of the patient. But as electronic health records become more common, incorrect patient matching becomes a greater risk and a potential cause of costly or even dangerous mistakes. AHIMA believes a public-private collaboration on a national voluntary patient safety identifier is the solution to the problem of patient matching. Work on this issue is core to our work toward the betterment of patient safety and access to health information.
In March, AHIMA launched the MyHealthID campaign and a petition asking the White House to lift the federal budget ban that prohibits the US Department of Health and Human Services from participating in efforts to find a patient identification solution. Through media attention, in-person meetings with legislators, and new partners gained during the petition effort, AHIMA laid the groundwork for progress with Congress — a must for making this change.
You can learn more about patient matching in articles in the Journal of AHIMA and Perspectives in Health Information Management.
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CARVERSVILLE, Pa. (AP) _ Bernard E. ``Barney'' Berlinger, a record-setting collegiate decathlon champion who earned the prestigious Sullivan Award as the nation's best all-around athlete, has died of heart failure. He was 94.
Berlinger died Monday at his home.
A member of the 1928 U.S. Olympic team, Berlinger set numerous track records while at the University of Pennsylvania. He was a three-time winner of the college decathlon at the Penn Relays, where he set records each year from 1929-1931.
He won the James E. Sullivan Memorial Trophy in 1931 and was voted the nation's best amateur athlete by the National Sportswriters Association.
He is survived by his wife, Marguerite Wagner Berlinger; a son, Barney Berlinger Jr.; a daughter, Linda Burke; and seven grandchildren.
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Listening to this Shlohmo remix of Shook Ones on repeat in memory of Prodigy. The track is from Shlohmo's summer mix for Sneeze Mag, the whole thing is worth a listen.


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Looks like Capcom finally figured out what Nintendo knew when they developed the Wii: A clear majority of consumers still own standard definition televisions. Following complaints that the multiplayer text on Lost Planet was like going through a Dead Rising tiny text time warp, Capcom has taken "the great feedback we have received from our fans ... Lost Planet will automatically detect if you are playing on an SDTV and change the score display settings for this mode automatically."
Capcom states that the demo does not reflect the final build "as they are still early works in progress." You know, Lost Planet was still in the "early works" with a launch date of January 12, 2007. Other fixes to the final game will be having objectives delivered in single player as both voice-over and text. Players can also pause the game at any time to review objectives on their in-game PDA.
Hold up, back to paragraph one, that text fix will happen "automatically" on a SDTV? Now is there any way we can get Capcom to reconsider their decision to not patch Dead Rising's tiny text, considering they have the technology to fix it "automatically" now?
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Little-known Conceptus (CPTS) is bound to make a big splash in the sensitive field of contraception. The young medical-technology company has developed a nonsurgical, permanent contraception option for women: selective tubal-occlusion procedure (STOP), which it says prevents pregnancy.
Analyst Joanne Wuensch of ING Barings, who rates Conceptus shares a strong buy, says Phase II clinical trials have resulted in a 97% rate of effectiveness. She expects that the product, set for final Phase III trials in 2001, will be submitted for Food & Drug Administration approval in the second half of 2002. It could get an O.K. by mid-2003, she says.
When the STOP device is in place, it obstructs a woman's fallopian tubes, thus preventing egg and sperm from meeting. This is done with a thin, spring-like microcoil that is placed in the fallopian tube--delivered via catheter. The procedure, usually done in a doctor's office, takes 18 minutes, she says. About 95% of the patients require no general anesthesia and return to normal activity in a few hours. Conceptus says that during the 12 months when STOP was in clinical trials, 96% of the patients described their experience as "good to excellent." No pregnancies were reported in the trials.
Wuensch says the product will be marketed in Australia in the second quarter of 2001. Although there could be risks, particularly in subsequent regulatory approvals, "we are impressed by the early clinical data, and we are in awe of the company's market opportunities," says the ING analyst. Wuensch has a 12-month price target for the stock, now at 10 1/2, of 19 a share, based on her 2004 earnings estimate of $12.5 million, or 79 cents a share, on projected sales of $62.7 million, vs. an estimated loss in 2003 of $9.3 million, or 67 cents a share, on sales of $18 million.


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Ok, so there are a few minor problems confronting the American people like health care or poverty or getting a job. Ok, so government should confront important issues in American society. The state of Virginia has decided to make certain the most important issues facing the people of its fair state are resolved. It went to the Supreme Court in order to have the right to make sodomy a crime.Ten years ago the Court voided the state of Texas law which made sodomy between two adults a crime. Now, Virginia wants the Court to declare an act of sodomy between an adult and child a crime.
There are laws on the book which make it a crime for an adult to engage in sexual activities with a child. Now, about health care for people…..