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Using OpenOffice 641c here at work. I have to say this is a very very nice open source word processor. I tried really hard to like KWord and AbiWord, but I just couldn't get along with them. They would quite simply get things like bullet points, indenting, formatting, and so on, just plain wrong. And I couldn't cope with it. OpenOffice just gets stuff right. It has that pedigree feeling to it (and so it should - it's quite an old product). I'm very happy with it.
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Been there. Done that. Had to recreate a 150 page presentation from the original notes in two days. Won't be using Open Office Presenter again for quite some time.
Yeah, but there's that whole XML thing. Ick.
Matt Sergeant [cpan.org] is probably not the right person to say that to. At least if you're looking for agreement.


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I purchased the Mediabridge with Bluetooth when cartoys.com had it for $199 during the July 4th weekend, and added the Sirius satellite tuner module. Overall, I am very pleased with the setup. It's not perfect, but considering the amount of optional music sources it lets you add to the stock head unit I really cannot complain at all. My main use is with the Sirius satellite radio, and the sound quality is pretty good overall. My only gripe is that for some reason my head unit ('01 325i) will not store any satellite radio station presets. I've followed the directions (hit RND, press the 1-6 buttons for where you want to store the preset, then hit RND again) but it just does not work. I have the latest firmware update and have sent a message to Dice but have yet to hear a reply. It is annoying having to hit the up track button on the steering wheel to get from the '90's on 9 station to Alternative Nation on channel 36-that is a lot of button presses!
As far as the Bluetooth functionality, I am pretty impressed with it also. My phone (Samsung Galaxy ICH-500) pairs almost immediately every time and works very well with the Mediabridge. Callers do say that when I am talking to them it sounds like I am in a barrel, but I blame that more on the supplied microphone that comes with the Dice. I would guess that a higher quality microphone would make a difference.
I have streamed music from my phone using Bluetooth, and although it works, the sound takes on what I would call a 'spatial' effect-and it is very exaggerated. I have the stock HK system, and the only way to reduce this effect is to turn off the HK button. For this reason, I do not use the Bluetooth audio streaming-it affects the sound quality too much for my tastes.
I know that the Dice units can have their faults, but for the $235 I paid (including the Sirius tuner) I couldn't be more pleased. Luckily mine is functioning pretty well, and maybe the failure to set the presets on satellite radio is due to my older head unit. Hopefully I will get that figured out as it is the most annoying fault for me.
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I have the same thing!! It still hasn't been resolved ... so here's hoping
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Very interesting... I hope it's permanent. I'm already getting 25 gigs on my SkyDrive for free too.
I doubt that the extra storage will remain free. Slip ups like this happen all the time and are sorted out quickly. Last year I preordered the £700 64GB iPhone 4S for £50 from Tesco. Hours later my preorder had been cancelled and the prices fixed.
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Spain won, 1-0, to move into the semifinals and it extended its streaks to 14 straight wins -- equaling the record held by Australia, Brazil and France -- and 34 games without a defeat -- one short of the world record of 35 held by Brazil.
Iraq coach Bora Milutinovic could also claim personal victory, saying he was delighted Iraq held the heavily favored Spaniards to one goal -- a feat that should impress teams looking for an emergency coach at World Cup, where he has already taken five different teams.
David Villa's goal made him Spain's second highest career scorer with 30 goals-14 behind Raul's record of 44.
In contrast to the opener against New Zealand when the Spaniards had three goals within a half an hour, they needed almost an hour to score against Iraq, which featured six defenders and a defensive midfielder as its lone striker.
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I'm a good web programmer by many ramiification. But the problem I have is the graphics aspect. I can't create a good graphic design to save my life. It's ironic, because I know how to use photoshot but my end product is not always as appealing as what I see in other sites. Is there any recommended approach of being good in graphic design?
Study and practice. Not that I can talk, as I'm no god at it either. But study sites that you like and work out how they did it. Read [good books [URL="http://www.sitepoint.com/books/sexy1/"]on design](http://www.sitepoint.com/books/design2/). Learn more about Photoshop … etc.
Thanks Ralph,I really appreciate your help.
I suggest that you hire a graphics designer. When I first started I had the same problem. Believe me there is no way that you can design a site with branding and logos like a professional graphics designer that does this every day.
Hope that helps!
You have to sneak up behind it with a bat and hit it right in the head .
On a more serious note , see if it's work doing this , it takes about 3 years to reach a professional level and even then you can be someone that makes horrid little things . The main problem with web graphic design is the fact that real life (out eternal source of inspiration) is very different then what we need to make .
1st off improve your tools Photoshop , Illustrator and Flash are the tools of the trade and yet they still need help from 3dMax from time to time . Once you have the firepower you need to add the creativity & experience this is the hardest part and one that you can fail time and time again . You simply need to create for the sake of art , not for money , not to improve yourself just for the sake of creation . As you gaze upon your artwork you'll get more ideas and improve your hand . Once your happy with the quality of the stuff you create then it's time to move on to workflow and efficiency which ironically is the easiest step and the most profitable .
One question that you must answer 100% honestly is this one : Is it worth it ? Is it worth years of my life and tons of effort ?
There is no end in graphic designing. So never expect you have complete knowledge.
Hiring a graphic designer is definitely the way to go in the short term. Don't let graphic design hold you back from designing and building sites.
For me, my strategy is to find a few sites that are well designed and try to recreate them in Photoshop. The theory is that you get used to not only seeing what types of elements and colours go together but you are actually placing the on the page. This practice could come in handy when you get to creating your original designs.
A great graphic designer is either a product of lots of experience or pure talent with digital art.Beside, if you're smart enough to come up with clever and detailed designs, you don't have to worry about competition since your design will speak for your own unique techniques.
So, I suggest you keep on working on projects, either paid or not so you'll develop more of that talent of yours.
design principles are the answers
i guess you can learn it in school - theory wise not technique
some companies have a format to be followed if you can get to that job you can learn why they wanted that designlearning the past is always a good thing you know like if its a sport they will always have a reference from previous athletes. it would be the same get some inspirations from some other peoples works and knowing the marketing side the target market / demographic is always good. maybe the reason why its not appealing is its not right for them. and learning from the feedback that is given to you like why is it not appealing? how can i make it better? im sure you asked those questions.
the design genres is the easiest way to gain appreciation to your work and you know what appeals to these kind of audiences
If it becomes to big of a problem you can always outsource graphic work on freelancer sites for cheap.
From my personal experience, most good designers (at least all the ones that I know) started off as artists, who then got into design as a way to make a career out of visual arts.
The relationship between art and design should be pretty clear. To be an effective designer, you need to know the basics of visual composition, color theory, and so on. So it makes sense that good designers are also good artists.
It also makes sense that someone who learned how to draw on paper first is more likely to be a good designer. That's because good designers are generally the creative type, and people with creative personalities usually start expressing themselves creatively very early on in childhood. A 7- or 8-year-old doesn't know what graphic design is, much less Photoshop; they just know that they like to draw or paint. Therefore, few good designers learn Photoshop before they learn how to draw with pencil and paper.
There may be exceptions to these rules, but they're rare. I think someone who's never been creative or interested in art and decides in their mid-20s to learn Photoshop is more likely to be in it purely for the money than because they like graphic design—and that's not a good way to become a good anything.
I'd say the best way to go about it is:
Otherwise, it just takes time and effort. Do lots of study, get a touch of art and integration. But otherwise, just hire someone.
How to approach a graphic designer well umm be your self present your awesome portfolio for him to believe in your work and how you do it. Also the best practice there is to learn everything there are tons of videos in youtube or other video tutorials or ask a friend who is into a graphic design to teach you. There are also a lot of sites catering tutorials for a web design you don't have to be a graduate of arts just study and practice it out.
Graphic design is like any good design. It always begins with a solid understanding of the fundamentals. Once you understand some basic design principles you can start to really examine the world around you to develop an eye for good design. I started my process over 25 years ago and although things change, the basics that just make a design appealing hasn't. Proportion, color, shape; they all play an important part in creating visually appealing designs. I remember an exercise one of my instructors had us do in drawing class many years ago. We had to draw the negative spaces around objects. This was probably one of the most impacting lessons I learned because it forced me to look at objects in a different way. There are many such exercises that can be used to develop an eye for graphic design but there aren't really any shortcuts. It takes hard work and continued effort.


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Each year, the Chief Administrator signs an Administrative Order, which grants extensions for motor vehicle documents to New Jersey military personnel during active service (including Operations Noble Eagle and Enduring Freedom) or Operation Iraqi Freedom. License, registration and inspection documents will remain valid until two weeks after demobilization.
The law enforcement community is aware of the extension however, military personnel must carry a copy of the letter signed by Acting Chief Administrator Sheekey, which can be found on www.njmvc.gov, along with their active duty military credentials when operating a motor vehicle.
"As the men and women of the military continue to protect our country, it is our goal to support them in every way possible," said Sheekey. "This extension is one simple way to demonstrate that support and ease the burden on our active duty military personnel and their families."


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Canadian mixologist Patsy Christie practically grew up behind the bar of her parents' family-run hotel in Levack, Ont., near Sudbury. "We lived there until I was five years old," says Christie, who went on to train professionally at the Macallan Distillery in Scotland and the Absolut Akademi in Sweden after tending bar for a decade in Thunder Bay, Sudbury, Montreal and Toronto. Today, she is a full-time spirits and mixology trainer with Maxxium, a global alcohol distribution company based in London. Recently, she created the cocktail menu for the Hyatt Regency London – The Churchill in the city's West End. When designing the perfect drinks party, Christie says the key ingredient is simplicity. "Never over-complicate the menu," she states. "You want to enjoy yourself, too."
Getting started
The rules are quite simple, Christie says: The more guests there are, the simpler the drinks should be; the smaller the crowd, the more bespoke and elaborate you can get. A rough way to determine how much to prepare is to assume that each person will have one to two drinks an hour throughout the evening. Make sure, of course, that everyone on your list is of legal drinking age. You also must ensure that all guests get home safely, so have a few taxi company numbers on hand. Finally, don't forget to invite your neighbours: That way there's no one stewing next door over the noise.
Setting the scene
When setting up a bar, Christie advises, choose a quiet corner of the main party room or, if the party's being held outdoors, an area of the patio or terrace that is easily accessible but out of the way. (The garage also makes a great makeshift saloon.) The bar itself can be a counter-like bar, a long dining table or even a folding one – just cover the latter with a good tablecloth. If you don't have a mini-refrigerator handy to keep beverages cool, opt for a number of cooler boxes or tubs filled with enough ice (or supplies of ice) to see you through the night. As for what goes on the table itself, display a variety of alcoholic and non-alcoholic options and have a cutting board, pre-sliced lemons and limes, bowls of olives and anything else you may be planning to use as a garnish at the ready. (Tip: Consider serving cocktails with similar ingredient lists to reduce the number of drinks supplies you'll need.)
Have, too, a shaker, a corkscrew, a bottle opener, a paring knife, a measure and a juicer on hind. You will also need napkins, swizzle sticks and toothpicks as well as a variety of glassware to accommodate different types of drinks. Have twice as many glasses on hand than guests. And keep a roll of paper towels behind the bar to mop up any spills.
Background music is, finally, a must, but you don't want to be playing the role of the DJ all night, so be sure to prepare a play list ahead of time. If you can't find the time, don't stress it – simply tune into an online radio station that plays your favourite genre of music. If you have any musically savvy friends or acquaintances, ask them to bring their guitar or vinyl to the affair. The Rock Band game is also a fun addition to any drinks party.
Food and drink
Ice supply, Christie says, is almost always overlooked when planning drinks parties, but it is the most important ingredient when it comes to their success. When preparing guests' drinks – even simple highballs – serve them with as much ice as possible. The more ice you put in the drink, the longer it will stay cold and the less it will dilute. So buy ice. Lots of it.
As for cocktails, Christie advises having popular summer spirits such as vodka, gin and rum on hand as well as corresponding mixers such as soda and tonic water, ginger ale, cola and a couple of fruit juices. At the same time, you should offer a number of signature cocktails especially created for the party. According to Christie, punches are very trendy in the U.K. right now. Some of Christie's favourite seasonal cocktails include the Bellini (Champagne and peach juice), the Moscow Mule (vodka, ginger beer and lime), the Rebujito (sherry and Seven-Up), Spiced Mint Limonada (spiced rum, simple syrup, mint leaves and fresh lemon juice) and Apple Spice Punch (cognac, St. Germain liqueur, apple juice and ginger beer).
Finally, there's no need to overcomplicate the menu, she says, recommending a range of easy-to-prepare sweet and savoury hors d'oeuvres containing gourmet ingredients. Her top picks: Kettle Lightly Salted Chips dipped in chocolate fondue and smoked-salmon-wrapped blue cheese or honey-drizzled chorizo served up on oak cakes. These "never fail," Christie says.
Essential accessory
Christie's bar tool of choice is the Fox Run Craftsman Orange Juicer. "I cannot live without one," the mixologist says. "These small contraptions come in several different sizes and make it simple and quick to freshly press lime, lemon, orange and even grapefruit juices behind the bar."
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BenQ W1070 Home Theater Projector Review
Before we get into discussing the picture quality of BenQ's W1070, our usual comments on the color accuracy of the images:
A lot of processing goes on from the start of a photo shoot until you are viewing the BenQ W1070 images on your computer screen. As a result, these images are reasonable indications, but not accurate enough for comparing precise color, saturation and other aspects. Note: Selected images relating to shadow detail, and especially black level performance can be very effective at demonstrating how the W1070 positions itself compared to other home projectors. Different computers, browsers, displays, graphics cards, and software, all affect how the image looks on your screen.
One more thing. Sadly, I wasn't paying enough attention during one of the photo shoots. You will find many of the HDTV images to be a touch soft. That's due to my adjusting the projector's zoom a bit, and was a touch too quick refocusing. My bad. The projector is very nicely sharp for the price, as you can see from other images.
All home theater projectors, including this BenQ W1070, should definitely looks much better live at your place, than any of our images would indicate. Yet some of these images really do look great!
BenQ W1070 Out of the Box Picture Quality
Impressive, especially for an entry level priced 1080p projector. While we did calibrate the projector, it looks pretty good even in default modes such as Cinema and User 1, as well as Standard. Dynamic is, as expected, heavy on green, but not near as much as some other projectors. If you are dealing with a lot of ambient light, you'll want to switch to Dynamic. Just don't expect good skin tones, even if it is watchable.
BenQ W1070 Projector - Skin Tones
Shockingly good. This BenQ is one of those rare projectors whose picture tends to both look good, and be forgiving. The BenQ really is a projector that you can take out of the box, turn on, and most people will have no problem with the color or the picture in general.
Lo-def TV, which I generally avoid like the plague, even looks reasonably good on color, even if as expected, it's not as vibrant as HDTV.
Post calibration the skin tones have to be considered very, very, good. No, maybe not, maybe I should say truly excellent!! I could get away with "excellent" but for one thing. As is the case with most single chip DLP projectors, this BenQ W1070 has Brilliant Color. BC is a suite of "adjustments" to the image. BC comes from TI, the maker of DLP chips. It's a system that can be customized by each manufacturer.
But, as noted on the first page, the color palette shrinks, contrast goes up with BC. Turn it off for a more natural image. The thing is, it will calibrated slightly differently. Thus you could use one User for calibrating with Brilliant Color On, and another with it off. If you've got the gear to calibrate, or the money to spend. If you are happy with BC on, try our calibration settings – they sure worked great for us.
Let's look at some assorted images, starting with good examples of skin tones. Above and below, our usual suspects – Gandalf and Arwen, from Lord of the Rings, on Blu-ray.
As is usual, we have three James Bond images from Casino Royale, to demonstrate that skin tones vary a lot in different lighting conditions. Here we have full sunlight, the second image is indoor fluorescent, and finally, filtered sunlight in the third image. And as one would expect, that causes noticeable changes in the skin color. In each scene, considered by itself and the setting, the skin tones are believable. But when you look at, for example, the second and third, the visible difference in the color is significant.
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Last week, the staff of BaseballEvolution.com put together a list of five rules for struggling small market franchises. Rule #5 reads, "Sign your young players to long-term deals before they become free agents."
Today, The Tampa Bay Rays and Colorado Rockies finalized long-term extensions with young stars Jamie Shields (7 years, $38-44 M) and Troy Tulowitzki (6 years, $30 M). Each of those contracts broke previous records for extensions granted to players with less than two years of major league experience.
As revolutionary as these two specific deals are, these two expansion franchises, along with the Arizona Diamondbacks and Florida Marlins, have been hoarding younger, cheaper players for years now in an attempt to engender sustained success without bankrupting their respective franchises. And all four of these teams have certainly experienced financial problems before.
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For the Marlins and the D-Backs, their expenditures met with initial success. The 1997 Marlins set a record for an expansion franchise by buying a World Series Championship in only their fifth year of operation. The 2001 Diamondbacks then performed the same feat in four years. The 1998 Marlins followed their championship with an infamous fire sale that would ensure sub-.400 records for the next two seasons.
The Diamondbacks used deferred salary payments to win in the short term, which led to an historically futile 111-loss season in 2004, and also handcuffed the team with undesirable contracts as they continued to spend unwisely before new general manager Josh Byrnes took the helm in late 2005.
The Rockies and Rays had also gone with the overpriced veterans strategy early in their franchise histories; they simply did not enjoy even fleeting success that way. Okay, the Rockies did make the postseason in 1995 as a Wild Card, but only as a .535 winning percentage team that won one playoff game. This proved hardly a triumphant victory for a franchise whose fan base consistently sold out large capacity stadiums; Rockies attendance ranked first in the National League in the franchise's first seven years of existence.
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The Devil Rays, as they were then called, dished out hefty contracts to age 30+ players the likes of Vinny Castilla, Greg Vaughan, Juan Guzman, Roberto Hernandez, Fred McGriff, Kevin Stocker, Jose Canseco, John Flaherty, and Gerald Williams early in their franchise history. They still have yet to win more than 70 games in the season, and have only finished better than last place in the AL East once.
All of that is about to change, however. With Shields, Scott Kazmir, and Matt Garza, the Rays easily have the best young rotation in all of baseball. They also possess loads of young offensive talent and one of the top minor league systems in all of baseball. The Rockies and Diamondbacks used their homegrown talent to meet in the NLCS last year. Young, star players such as Aaron Cook, Jeff Francis, Matt Holliday, and Brandon Webb are locked up long-term. The Diamondbacks then used surplus minor league talent to acquire the affordable innings-eater Dan Haren, which ostensibly makes the D-Backs contenders through 2010, when both his and Webb's contracts are up. The Marlins surprised most of the baseball world by competing in 2006, largely with the young players they acquired in the supposed fire sale of the previous winter.
For the next few years at least, three of these four teams stand poised to contend for postseason play despite projected 2008 payrolls that rest easily in the bottom third of all MLB teams. Only the Marlins appear that they will fall short of contention, as their projected salary of $17 million will be less than half of the 29th highest team payroll and less than what four individual players each made last season. While they have stockpiled youngsters as well as anyone, they have not made the commitment towards keeping that talent that the other three franchises have. Still, their $30.5 million payroll of 2007 was enough to win them as many games as the San Francisco Giants ($90 M) and more than the Baltimore Orioles ($93.5 M).
Are other small market franchises adopting this clearly successful strategy of emphasizing young, cheap talent? Largely, no. The Cincinnati Reds recently signed Francisco Cordero to a 4-year, $46 million deal, violating Baseball Evolution's small market rule #4: "Never pay top dollar for a closer." The royals insisted on spending $36 million for three years of the 32-year old Jose Guillen, a known substance abuser who clearly peaked in 2003. The Blue Jays signed so many veterans to huge contracts last offseason as to suppress any major dealings this year. The Pirates' new regime has also elected to make no noise whatsoever, keeping both the cheaper and more expensive players on their 68-win roster from a year ago.
For whatever reason, the four youngest franchises learned the lessons of baseball's new economy quicker than those franchises that have been around for decades. Time will tell whether more of the elder franchises adopt the strategies of the Diamondbacks, Rays, Rockies, and Marlins. If that happens, we could see shorter average careers for players, as no one in baseball will willingly give a mediocre, 36-year old outfielder a lucrative, long-term deal.
For now, newer teams are adapting more quickly to dynamic economic conditions than older ones are. They should enjoy this edge while they can, because it may not last.
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EISs for the Proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal and Custer Spur Projects are Underway
The analyses for the EISs will include a review of the environmental impacts, including human health effects related to the construction and operation of the Gateway Pacific Terminal facilities and modifications to the BNSF Custer Spur. The scope of the analyses for particular elements in the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)and State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) draft EISs may vary. An EIS document provides the public and agency decision makers with information on possible adverse effects of a proposed project, as well as reasonable alternatives and measures to reduce those effects.
While separate EIS products are required, they will be produced in a coordinated process, and the Co-Leads remain committed to collaboration and information sharing to efficiently perform decision-making processes.
The EIS process started with scoping, which is an important step wherein the public is invited to comment on what should be covered in the document. Thousands of comments were collected at in-person scoping meetings, online, and in writing through the end of the scoping period on January 22, 2013. The comments received during the scoping process were summarized in a publicly available scoping report. After reviewing the submitted comments, the Co-Lead Agencies decided upon the scope of analysis to be covered in the EISs (April 2014).
Once the draft EISs are published (anticipated in late 2016), the public will be invited to review and comment on both documents and participate in public hearings.
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Disabling the Agent Misusing the Phone by doing an off-hook
Is there any way to disable or monitor the Agents going off-hook.
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Condoms – Not Just For Birth Control Anymore [VIDEO]
This music video demonstrates an alternative way to use condoms, and it's totally safe to view in front of the kids. Well, unless it leads to questions like, "What's a condom?" In that case, you're on your own.
The message at the end is, "Use condoms," but I'd like to suggest it be changed to, "Use condoms, otherwise your offspring may grow up to do stuff like this." Catchy, huh?
(Although, that slogan could probably be applied to about 90% of the videos you'll find on YouTube.)
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Dragon SDK Server provides a set of tools and interfaces to help software developers successfully build and integrate automated speech recognition into dictation and transcription workflow systems.
Download the SDK datasheet for full product details.
Dragon SDK Server is specifically designed for integration into solutions that require speech recognition to run in the background, without any interactive dictation or self-editing by users. Back-end speech recognition enables the batch processing of recorded speech from a range of devices, including digital recorders, PDAs, tablet PCs and telephone dictation systems. Although Dragon SDK Server is not a transcription workflow in itself, it can be integrated within existing systems to automate transcription, increasing transcription productivity and reducing transcription costs.
Support for Audio Streaming To streamline workflow, recognition can now be performed from a streaming file, eliminating the need to produce an audio file.
Acoustic models DSS comes with a collection of base acoustic models that have been trained on vast amounts of relevant speech recordings from many speakers. DSS supports different accents and dictation sources, including dictation recorded over the telephone.
New Vocabulary DSS comes with a set of vocabularies, which include a word list with information about all the words a program can recognize and a language model that contains usage information about those words. Legal vocabularies are available for US English, UK English, French, and German.
ActiveX controls provide interfaces for integration into dictation/transcription workflow software ActiveX provides flexible server software integration and is supported by many compiled and interpreted (script) languages such as C++, C#, Visual Basic, Python, Perl, etc.
Fully functional sample programs that are designed for use in the transcription workflow
New OS Support In addition to the previously-supported operating systems, Dragon 12 now offers support for Windows Server 2012.
Interface Snapshot Save and Align With Dragon 12, a new DSS interface improves the ability to align audio playback with the final, corrected transcript using timestamps provided by Dragon.
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Hi. There are no "blockbuster" BD drugs currently in the pipeline that I'm aware of. But one thing that I would be very skeptical about is any drug that promised to take care of a mental health problem without any significant side effects or downside.
The human brain is so complex that it makes other organs seem like kindergarten while the brain is like graduate school. Take diabetes, for example. It is indeed a life threatening disease. But the variables are rather simple: the pancreas makes insulin or is impaired. A blood sugar level reading lets you know whether the insulin level is good or not. If not, a pump you would keep on your belt would pump insulin into your blood stream. That's it. And even with that there are complications! People wind up in the ER with diabetes frequently.
The brain is so much more complex. It does so many more things. It regulates, it activates, it coordinates, etc., etc. And thus, all the psychotropic medications, without exception, have some negative effect on some brain function. It's unavoidable. We are that complex.
My intention with that discussion is to have you be realistic. But you need to be hopeful as well. The medications like Seroquel and Depakote do have side effects and negative aspects, but they do so much more good than the older meds did. And the psychotherapies today as well are so much more specific to BD than the old therapies.
And this advancement will continue. So you are right to want to keep abreast of advancements. Joining two organizations will be a good way to stay abreast of new information:
The second one, the DBS Alliance has a listing of support groups. That's very useful. And even though support groups are groups of people who are not doctors or psychologists, they can often hear of new treatments that you might be able to check out with his doctors. One of my favorite online support group organization is a non profit called Daily Strength. Here are two of their groups, one for people with BD and one for family and friends of people with BD:
Another way to keep abreast of news is to keep occasional watch on the NIMH, the government agency for mental health, and its web postings. Here are two of their sites to bookmark and look at every so often:
So, again, you need to stay hopeful and keep your ears open but make sure not to chase after untried and unresearched "cures" that his doctors don't support, okay?
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Although the doctor of nursing practice (DNP) degree is a generalist degree, many DNP programs are developing curricula with a specialist focus. The Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice clearly guide curricula to include coursework on leadership, research methodology, evaluation and implementation of evidence-based practice, information technology, and population health.1 However, many graduate students entering a DNP program are looking to further develop their skills in specific areas.
The list of DNP programs is consistently updated to include all existing DNP programs around the country (http://www.aacn.nche.edu/dnp/DNPProgramList.htm).2 Prospective students will need to visit this list and research certain programs to find which include subspecialty preparation.
Leadership Track
One example of subspecialization through a DNP program includes a focus on leadership. This may be described by DNP programs as "executive track" or "health systems leadership track." The coursework within a leadership focused track may provide more concentrated coursework to prepare DNP graduates for a leadership role such as systems management, marketing and finance. Florida State University has such a program, which is called the "health systems leadership" track.
After completion of a subspecialty track focused on leadership, a DNP graduate should be better prepared for a career in nursing or hospital administration. Given that the Essentials for Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice are designed to move a graduate toward leadership in nursing, this may be a good fit for many DNP students. Students who wish to move in an administrative or leadership direction would be prepared to do so especially with more preparation in systems management, finance and marketing. In the past, many nurses returned for an MBA to be better prepared to fulfill nursing leadership roles. Currently, with the development of the DNP degree and further development of DNP programs with leadership tracks, more nurses may feel that this type of degree will prepare them for roles in nursing leadership.
Education Track
Another type of specialization within DNP programs includes a focus on education. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) recommends that in order for DNP graduates to fulfill nursing faculty roles, additional preparation is necessary through pedagogical coursework.1 A DNP program with a focus in pedagogical preparation would better prepare DNP graduates to pursue roles as educators and help reduce the nursing faculty shortage. This type of preparation would also help to reduce the barriers that may still exist for DNP graduates seeking tenure-track positions in academia.
Of interest, Loyola University has also developed two additional subspecialties within their DNP program supported by grant funding through the Health Resources and Services Administration. One track is called "Healthcare Quality Using Education in Safety and Technology" and focuses on outcome performance management or healthcare informatics. DNP students interested in informatics or leadership roles focusing on quality and safety may pursue this type of DNP subspecialty track. The second track is called "Population-Based Infection Prevention & Environmental Safety" and focuses on prevention which is population focused. DNP students who wish to focus on population health and systems leadership and pursue roles such as infection preventionist would benefit from this subspecialty track.
Healthcare Technology Track
Additionally, DNP programs also offer information technology tracks that would provide additional preparation in this area. Information technology is becoming a sought-after specialty for nurses and per the Institute of Medicine, is a much needed skill set in today's healthcare environment.3-6
Although the DNP degree was originally conceptualized as a generalist degree, the needs of a changing healthcare environment require specialized skills in many different areas. Nurses are stepping up to the challenges and providing high-quality, patient-centered care directly and indirectly. Specialization in leadership, education, population health and information technology are much needed skills to achieve better patient outcomes for individuals and healthcare systems.
1. American Association of Colleges of Nursing. The essentials of doctoral education for advanced nursing practice. www.aacn.nche.edu/publications/position/DNPEssentials.pdf.
2. American Association of Colleges of Nursing. DNP program list. www.aacn.nche.edu/dnp/DNPProgramList.htm.
3. Institute of Medicine. To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System. Washington, DC: National Academy Press; 2000.
4. Institute of Medicine. Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century. Washington, DC: National Academy Press; 2001.
5. Institute of Medicine. Health Professions Education: A Bridge to Quality. Washington, DC: National Academies Press; 2003.
6. Institute of Medicine. The future of nursing: leading change, advancing health. Washington DC: National Academies Press; 2011. www.iom.edu/Reports/2010/The-Future-of-Nursing-Leading-Change-Advancing-Health.aspx.
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Reference: Graffiti arrest
On Tuesday, June 24th, 2008 at 10:00 AM, the following individual turned himself in to the Portsmouth Police Department as a result of an arrest warrant:
Alan B. Hall
Date of birth 04/15/81
100 Ledgewood Drive, Apt. 4
Portsmouth, N.H.
Mr. Hall was arrested for:
Three counts of Criminal Mischief (vandalism), one class B Felony, two class A Misdemeanors.
This arrest is the result of an investigation into graffiti that was spray painted on buildings located on Lafayette Road and Pleasant Streets in Portsmouth, as well as the Portsmouth High School during April and May of this year. In one case, the damage cost over $1,000 to remove, hence the felony charge. It is anticipated that more charges of a similar nature will be filed against Mr. Hall as this investigation continues.
Mr. Hall was processed at the Portsmouth Police Department and released on $2,500 personal recognizance bail for a July 21st, 2008 at 8:30 AM arraignment date at Portsmouth District Court.
The public is reminded that graffiti is an act of vandalism, and as such, we urge the public to report these crimes to the police department so that they can be properly documented and investigated.
Anyone with any further information is asked to call Detective Robert Munson of the Bureau of Investigative Services at 436-2511, or remain anonymous by contacting Crime Stoppers at 431-1199 or 1-207-439-1199, or their website, www.seacoastcrimestoppers.org.


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I know this is a little weird to admit as it's really not at all healthy and I wouldn't ever make it for my kids after school, but I might as well let you in on my life. So here goes, at least 3-4 times a week when I would get home from high school I'd make myself a teriyaki chicken quesadilla or burrito. I know, dinner was only a few hours away and most kids were having a snack but I was having a full on meal. But it was good, it was real good.
And then for some odd reason I totally forgot about it. Fast forward 10 or so years and I rediscovered this delicacy. I had some leftover teriyaki chicken from the night our babysitter went into labor at our house, while babysitting. Oh, you missed that? If you're following me on Instagram (@ohsweetbasil) you know that I took the hubs to a Utah Jazz basketball game and due to a few changes we ended up having our friend, who was pregnant with her first, babysit for us. She wasn't having anything happen with baby, the kids would be in bed sleeping and the neighbors had been alerted that a preggers was babysitting just in case anything did happen.
So off we went to the game and I was texting like mad, "Any baby news? How's baby? Are you in labor? Get that baby out!!" It was all good fun and I was truly just teasing her when suddenly I got a text, "K, this is for reals, I think my water just broke." Holy cow!!! Was this for real? You should have seen Cade and I run out of there. I mean seriously. Just minutes before I had told him that I had a feeling that we should head home. I even had my coat in my lap. He had said to wait a little longer as it was just half time. Nope! My feeling had been right. We ran up the stairs, down the street and straight to our car and then flew home. The next day one of our favorite family's ever had a beautiful baby girl.
So, here's to you Ashton and Tyler! Thanks for not giving birth in my living room! Haha, jk. But seriously, love those sweet friends.
Teriyaki Chicken Quesadilla
- 1 Breast of Chicken
- Uncooked Flour Tortillas
- 2 cups grated cheddar cheese
- Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Place the chicken and teriyaki sauce in a baking dish and bake for 30 minutes or until cooked through. Remove from the oven and shred the chicken. Reserve a little sauce for the quesadilla.
- Heat a nonstick skillet over medium heat and cook both sides of the tortilla. Set aside.
- Sprinkle a little cheese over the tortilla, add the chicken and drizzle a little sauce over the top. Sprinkle a little more cheese so the sauce doesn't saturate the tortilla, add another tortilla on top and place on the pan, flipping once until the cheese is melted.
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- Sochi, Russia
The short track speed skating competition at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games concluded in Sochi on Friday with the Men 500m Final, Ladies 1000m Final and Men 5000m Relay Final.
Victor An (RUS) ties Apolo Ohno (USA) to become the most successful short track speed skater in the Winter Olympic Games with six medals.
Victor An makes Olympic history
Russia's Victor An out skated his competition to win his third medal of these Games by clenching gold in the Men 500m event. During the quarterfinals, competition was fierce with top contenders Sjinkie Knegt (NED), Wenhao Liang (CHN), J.R. Celski (USA), Dajing Wu (CHN) going through to the next round. Charles Hamelin (CAN), a strong potential medal contender did not make it through the Heats.
The next round brought exciting races to the Iceberg Skating Palace. In the first semifinal Chinese duo Dajing Wu and Tianyu Han started faster than their rivals but Charle Cournoyer (CAN) and Celski managed to stay close. Satoshi Sakashita (JPN) could not keep up with the pace. The surprise of this event was the Canadian who overtook Han in the last curve to finish second and qualify to the Final A along with Wu who finished first. The second Semifinal started with Liang at the front but was quickly overtaken by An. Jon Eley (GBR) skated strongly and stayed close to the Russian making him work for his position. Knegt put pressure on Eley making him lose his footing when the Dutchman passed. With two laps to go An passed Liang and they both qualified for the Final A.
Final B started with Han, Celski, Knegt and Eley. Han took command of the race and won it wire to wire. Jon Eley was looking good in second place but Celski took ended in second while Knegt was left behind early in the race.
The four skaters starting Final A were Wu, Cournoyer, An and Liang. The athletes kept these positions for the first few laps. However with two laps to go Liang fell after bumping shoulders on the straight with the Canadian. This was the perfect distraction for Victor An to make his move. First he took Cournoyer on the outside and then Wu on the inside and crossed the finish line first making him 500 Olympic Champion. Wu took silver and Cournoyer bronze.
Victor AN (RUS) – gold:On his plans for the future: "As an athlete, I think I've reached the top position so this is a great honor. I never thought I could finish the Olympics with so many achievements. For the last eight years, I trained very, very hard. After the world championships, I will talk more, but right now I have no plans of quitting." On his status as a national hero in Russia: «So many people have supported me. Before the Olympics, it is true that short track was not very well known. I thought that one of my missions was to make short track very well known in Russia."
Dajing WU (CHN) – silver: On winning a silver medal for China: «In terms of the competition, through our team's effort, we played to the team's strengths."
Charle COURNOYER (CAN) – bronze:On winning bronze: "I came in here to have as much fun as possible. I was expecting to be good but the bronze medal? It was a fog for me. I was just racing, doing what I know."
Fifth Olympic Medal for Park Seung Hi (KOR)
Park Seung Hi (KOR) proved that she is the strongest Korean skater in Sochi and on Friday was no exception.
The Ladies 1000m quarterfinals skated off with a strong skate from Elise Christie (GBR), Valerie Maltais (CAN), Shim Suk Hee (KOR), Fan Kexin (CHN), Jorien Ter Mors (NED) and Jessica Smith (USA). They all went through to semis leaving the likes of Arianna Fontana (ITA), Marie-Eve Drolet (CAN) and Kim Alang (KOR) on the way.
Semifinal 1 felt like a 1500m race. All the skaters took a lot of time to size each other up. Maltais led the race for the first half followed by Park, Smith and Ter Mors. The Korean took the lead and on the last curve Maltais slipped and Smith came in to take second place. Park and Smith went over to Final A, Ter Mors and Maltais to Final B. On semifinal 2 Shim Suk Hee took the lead early on from Fan Kexin. They traded the leading position a couple of times. Jianrou Li (CHN) stayed in third and Elise Christie in fourth. With three laps to go the Chinese tried to take on the Korean but their efforts were not rewarded. Christie made her move with two laps to go and managed to take the second place in a risky moved that only paid off for a moment. Li tried to pass her back and held the line. On the tussle they both went down and received a penalty. Shim and Fan qualified for the Final A.
Final B had only two skaters, Maltais and Ter Mors. The Dutch lady has competed earlier in the day in the Speed Skating Team Pursuit, set a new Olympic record and finished first.
In an effort to bring the first medal for the USA Jessica Smith tried early on to take the lead but was denied by Park. In the middle of the race Shim Suk Hee went to second position and the two Koreans kept that lead for most of the race. With two laps to go speed increased and Kexin Fan took over the third spot. This left Smith in 4th and was left out of contention. The Chinese found a way on the tight corner to slip into second place and kept that position on the last curve. Park Seung Hi raised her arms in victory after she crossed the finish line followed by Fan Kexin and Shim Suk Hee.
Seung-Hi PARK (KOR) – gold: On being the only woman to win two gold medals (3000m relay and 1000m) in short track at Sochi 2014:"For the last four years we trained really hard and today's success is the result of our training. The Korean team has a very strong mental capability. I think today's result shows it. Indeed I am in really good shape, but there is no secret - I just worked really hard. I am also an experienced athlete, which helped me a lot. I was slightly injured during the 500m race. I was hit, but I could recover fast thanks to the training and the experience and I showed good results today."
Kexin FAN (CHN) – silver: On her coach LI Yan (CHN):"After four years of coaching, she will not coach us anymore. We need to continue to pay her back for everything she has done for us. She was like a mother for us in training and in everyday life. This is our tribute."
Suk Hee SHIM (KOR) – bronze: On winning a gold in the 3000m relay, a silver in the 1500m and a bronze in the 1000m:"There were various medals: gold, silver and bronze. When I won all these medals, I went through many different experiences and emotions and learned a lot. It was a good performance throughout the whole Olympics."
A golden race brings Russia its first Relay medal
The Final B was won by Canada after a fine skating battle with the Koreans who finished second. Italians were also a good contender on this race.
All the action was saved for the last race of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. The starting teams were Russia, China, Netherlands, Kazakhstan and United States. The gun went off and on the first curve the Dutch and Chinese went down. This event broke the race in three. At the front were Russia and USA battling for first. In the middle was Kazakhstan all alone trying to keep up and at their tail the fallen trying to come back to medal contention. Laps went by and Russians and Americans were trading blow for blow. The Kazakhs were skating with all they had to keep that third spot. Chinese and Dutch, far from working together to get back on the race were going at each other and making up. The Dutch and Chinese broke the Kazakh dream when they caught them and bronze became a possibility for them. China passed the Netherlands on the last two laps to finish in third. On the last laps Russia's finisher Victor An was too strong for J.R. Celski and the Iceberg Skating Palace celebrated the host country's first Men Relay gold.
Victor AN (RUS) - gold:On winning gold medals in both the 500m and 5000m relay in one evening:
"I'm very happy we were able to win a medal as a team. I wanted one thing tonight, which was for all of us to be smiling together. This has been the best experience of my sporting career and I will never forget Sochi. Before the competitions started, I just wanted to concentrate on doing my best and show what I could be on the Olympic stage."
On matching Apolo Anton OHNO's (USA) Olympic record of winning eight short track medals:
"I'm happy to have tied the record for medals in short track - and I'm even happier to have done it as a Russian."
JR CELSKI (USA) – silver:On winning the silver medal in the relay: «It's so rewarding to be here with the medal and not empty-handed. I'm so proud of my team for winning this medal, we were trying all of our lives to get to this moment. It's awesome. It's not gold but at the same time we worked hard to get to this moment and I am really happy and proud of these guys."
Jingnan SHI (CHN) – bronze:On coming back from the fall to win the bronze medal: "It was Jing (Dajing WU, CHN) who fell, not me. We were confident. After the fall, our team kept on going and we were confident until the end."


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Target: Texas Governor Rick Perry
Goal: Do not require students in the North Independent School District to wear radio frequency identification (RFID) chips around their necks while in school
A Texas school district is currently requiring students to wear lanyards containing radio frequency identification (RFID) chips around their necks at all times while at school. The district claims this is being done to ensure student safety since the chips will provide administrators with detailed knowledge of students' whereabouts while on district campus. However, closer examination of this case reveals this all comes down to money. The schools receive federal funding based on student attendance, and with this program students don't have to be in their seat when attendance is taken to be counted as present. They just have to be on campus, which without RFID chips, administrators would not be able to track. These RFID tags dehumanize children and it's all in the name of federal funding. Act now and prevent this from continuing further.
District administrators in this case are hiding behind the guise of safety since students that wear these RFID lanyards will have their location tracked at all times. However, critics rightfully point out that the RFID chips don't have any on board encryption which makes them vulnerable to manipulation. Someone with basic technology know-how would be able to clone another student's card, or clone their own card, which would allow them to be counted present when they really aren't.
What this is really about is districts receive funding based on average student attendance, and these chips will count students present when they're not in their seats or classrooms. It's a cheap ploy to grab more dollars from the federal government, and it's all being done at the expense of students' privacy and humanity. Reducing children to serial numbers cataloged in a database simply to boost government funds isn't a good idea. Once again, those in power are taking away freedom in the name of safety and it's really about money. Don't allow these Texas students to be dehumanized so districts can gain an extra buck. Act now and prevent this from continuing.
Dear Governor Perry,
We are writing to express our disapproval of the employment of the RFID tagging of students in the Northside Independent School District. We understand that this is supposed to be done for reasons of safety. Tracking a student's location at all times sounds safe. However, we know that school districts are allocated federal funding based on average student attendance, and we understand that these tags will count students as present simply if they are on campus and not necessarily in the classroom where they are supposed to be.
These tags dehumanize students and reduce them to serial numbers, and all in the name of federal dollars. We do not need school administrators, or any part of the government to be constantly aware of our location. We call on you to end this program as it is nothing more than a money grab. Restore the dignity and humanity of these students and do not allow them to be forced to wear these RFID lanyards.
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Ali Al Hajjar Sings in the Gulf Accent
The Egyptian singer Ali Al Hajjar has decided to sing for the first time in his long singing career in the Gulf accent. He will sing two songs, the first composed by Abdulla Al Ruwaished and written by poet Ali Musaed, and the second composed by Suleiman Al Mulla and written by the poet Khaled Al Bthal.
Hajjar who is currently on a visit to Kuwait to perform in his musical
" Bullet in the Heart " said that he had previously sung an Arabic song written by the poet Prince Abdul Rahman Ben Musaed. He added that both Rwaished and Mulla's songs would represent his first experience of the Gulf accent.
Al Hajjar was cited by Al Sharq Al Awsat News Agency as saying that he had planned to exploit his visit to Kuwait well, so he participated in a TV soiree which will be broadcasted during the Sacrifice Feast holiday, and he also appeared in a number of live TV programs. He was interviewed by the Kuwaiti press many times, and he wants to end his visit by singing in the Gulf accent.
Responding to a question as to why he has chosen Rwaished and Mulla as composers for his new gulf songs, Hajjar said that his attention has recently been drawn by the duo formed by Rwaished and poet Ali Musaed and he was enthusiastic to cooperate with them. He added that he has also listened to songs composed by Mulla and Bthal who have succeeded with many Arab singers such as Diana Haddad. He therefore decided to collaborate with them in order to enrich his new album and ensure that his songs reached the largest possible Arab audience. Albawaba.com


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Win Jason Aldean Tickets Saturday with Joe Kelly at Bally's Wild Wild West
Jason Aldean is coming to Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall Saturday Night, and we still have tickets – and more – for you to win!
Saturday from 3 til 5, I'll be at the Official Jason Aldean Coors Light Pre-Party at the Mountain Bar at Bally's Wild Wild West Casino.
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The front suspension and steering linkage should be greased every 12 months or 7,500 miles (12,000 km) with an EP grease meeting GM specification 6031M.
If you choose to do this job yourself, you will need to purchase a hand operated grease gun, if you do not own one already, and a long flexible extension hose to reach the various grease fittings. You will also need a cartridge of the appropriate grease.
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