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Topic: Have any of you experienced this?
Hi everyone,
My mom has encountered so many problems with her new round of chemo and so I'm turning to you guys for some advice. She had a first round of Xeloda for six weeks, Monday-Friday, and tolerated it very well. Her oncologist's nurse said she could discontinue Xeloda since her radiation therapy ended. Three weeks ago she started gemcitabine (once a week for three weeks, one off) and cisplatin once every 3 weeks.
She had the port put in on Monday and came in for gemcitabine and cisplatin today. Much to our surprise, her blood tests showed that her blood cell counts were too low to get her treatment. Instead, she will receive some shots tomorrow and the day after to boost her cell count. We're bummed (to say the least) but at the same time we're wondering if she should go back on Xeloda, which did reduce her CA-19 marker significantly. Before she started this new chemo, her doctor did say she could have stayed on Xeloda.
Have any of you heard of skipping a treatment for this reason? Did any of you take any alternative immune boosters during chemo? That's something else we've considered but there's just so much out there that claims to "work". And finally, her hair has just been falling out in clumps...although we're not worried about the whole vanity aspect, I was wondering whether after just two treatments if that was a little early to be losing so much hair?
Sorry for all the questions...just so much to think about.


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What were the most notable events for small business in 2013? That's the question we posed to some of the country's biggest small business organizations, including the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, Canadian Youth Business Foundation, MaRS Discovery District and Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters. Scroll through the following list to find out what they had to say.
"The fact that provincial and territorial finance ministers did not reach an agreement to increase Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and Quebec Pension Plan (QPP) premiums at their mid-December meeting is good news for 'all' Canadians - small business owners and working Canadians alike.
CPP/QPP premiums is essentially a payroll tax on the earnings of small employers and their employees. CFIB's own research shows that proposed increases in these premiums would lower wages and cost jobs. A recent survey of its small business members and commissioned poll also found that most did not support proposed increases, citing reduced ability to grow their business or ability to spend on essential goods and services.
CFIB is urging provinces to let the new pooled registered pensions have a chance to work to provide Canadians with another tool to help them save for their retirement. The discussion needs to shift to IF hiking CPP and QPP is the best solution to enhance retirement savings, not just WHEN and HOW MUCH."
-Canadian Federation of Independent Business
(Cartoon by Brian Gable/The Globe and Mail)
"More companies are taking advantage of the opportunities afforded by big data, and the open data movement is bringing opportunities for startups, not-for-profits and app developers to access the increasing number of available data public sector data sets to build apps and services.
Ontarians now have access to apps to help manage their energy consumption data, thanks to a pilot program led by MaRS Discovery District, in partnership with Hydro One and London Hydro and supported by the Ministry of Energy through its Green Button initiative."
-MaRS Discovery District
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"The recent surge in millennials' interest in entrepreneurship: 16 per cent of 18 to 33 year olds intend to fulfill their entrepreneurial dreams within a year – double that for other age groups – and they were nearly five times more likely to be motivated by the allure of charting their own course, and following a passion, than they were by money or status.
The federal government also invested $18-million over two years for CYBF to help more young entrepreneurs launch businesses."
-Canadian Youth Business Foundation
(Photos by Katherine Scarrow/The Globe and Mail)
"The biggest story for manufacturers this year in respect to their operations has been the lower dollar. Other headlines that were atop of our members' radars however included the CETA signing, EI premium freeze, and an extension of the Accelerated Capital Cost Allowance, to name a few."
-Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters
(Photo by Gary Hershorn/Reuters)
"Canada is among the top five G20 countries in which to start a business, according to EY's G20 Entrepreneurship Barometer 2013. Canadian entrepreneurs benefit from relatively low start-up and labour costs, strong public policy, and access to initial funding."
-Canadian Youth Business Foundation
(Photo by Ingram Publishing/Getty Images)
"Crowdfunding platforms can open doors for entrepreneurs because they offer access to capital without having to navigate through the complicated traditional channels such as venture capital and angel investors. In addition, crowdfunding provides entrepreneurs with a way to engage their customer base and involve them in the exciting start-up phase of their company, all the while getting their product out into the market."
We continue to see crowdfunding as a growing trend. MarS now has a partner page on Indiegogo, and some of our clients, are running crowdfunding campaigns."
-MaRS Discovery District
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The brother of murdered Claygate man Saad Al-Hilli has been released from police bail and will face no charges, Surrey Police have said.
Zaid Al-Hilli, 54, of Bray Court, North Parade, Chessington, has been on police bail on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder since June 24 last year.
Saad, 50, of Oaken Lane, his dentist wife Iqbal, 47 and her mother, Suhalia Al-Allaf, 74, were shot dead in their BMW while on a camping holiday in the French Alps on September 5, 2012.
A French cyclist Sylvain Mollier, was also shot dead on the remote forest road in Chevaline, near Lake Annency.
Zaid Al-Hilli was arrested at about 7.30 am last summer and items including a plastic box, a ladder and two bags were taken from his flat.
But Surrey Police said today there was insufficient evidence to charge Mr Al-Hilli, who worked as an accountant at Burhill Golf Club in Hersham.
Speaking on the first anniversary of his brother's murder he said: "I have no idea who killed them. Absolutely no idea."
He had also spoken in October to the BBC about a family feud, telling them he was attacked by his brother.
He said: ''They are covering up for someone in France in that region and they know it.
"Sylvain Mollier was involved in family disputes and was an outsider to (his) rich family. There is something more to it locally - most crime has local roots.'"
It was previously reported that the two brothers were locked in a feud over the Oaken Lane home left after their mother died from a heart attack in 2003, which they both wanted a share of.
Zaid Al-Hilli told the BBC: "He pinned me down. I was on the bed in my bedroom and he pinned me down. That's it. That's all."
The two Al-Hilli children, both former pupils of Claygate school, survived the attack.
Zainab, then seven, was shot and pistol whipped by the gunman but survived the attack and Zeena, then four, escaped unharmed after she hid beneath her mother's skirt.
Atention has turned to Mr Mollier as the possible intended target.
The Sunday Times reported that an alleged vow of silence by those close to Frenchman Sylvain Mollier, 45, had fuelled claims that someone he knew wanted him dead.
The newspaper also reported that Mr Mollier was shot seven times. The Al-Hillis who were killed had been shot three times each, all once in the head.
It was alleged Mr Mollier was involved in a dispute over a pharmacy business that was being transferred to his 30-year-old girlfriend by her parents and had left his job as a metalworker at a factory making nuclear components.
Police also uncovered romantic secrets Mollier of Mr Mollier and said he received a call from his ex-wife seconds before he died, it was reported.
An image of a a male motorcyclist seen riding in the area between 3.15pm and 3.40pm on the day was released by French detectives as part of their investigation in November.
At the time French prosecutor Eric Maillaud said: "The motorcyclist who we are trying to find was seen by officials from the National Forestry Office a short time before the murders, and in the proximity of the car park where the murders took place. It is completely unknown who he is.
"It could be that he was on a walk and did not see anything; that he is someone who saw something (a witness); or that he is the perpetrator of the murders. All these hypotheses are being considered."
The French-led inquiry has also investigated possible links between Saad Al-Hilli's work as a satelite engineer and links to his native Iraq and his family.
Around 100 police officers in Britain and France have been working on solving the killings.


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Gulf of Georgia Cannery Store: 'Tis the Season to Shop Locally
When you set off to shop locally this holiday season add the Gulf of Georgia (GOG) Cannery National Historic Site's gift store to your must visit list.
Rob Hart, GOG Cannery Society Operations Manager is responsible for purchasing the products you will find in the shop. His goal? To find merchandise that enhances the museum visitor's experience and appeals to local shoppers. As a result, you will find a very unique collection of gifts and souvenirs.
Established in 1986, the GOG Cannery Society is an independent non-profit society and registered charity responsible for the operation of the Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site of Canada on behalf of Parks Canada. The museum opened to the public in 1994.
Revenue generated through gift shop sales goes towards museum operations; therefore you can feel good knowing your purchase is making an impact.
Popular among tourists and locals alike is a wide selection of salmon products. The vacuum packed smoked salmon is one of the shop's top sellers as it is so convenient for travel.
Hart points out five species of gourmet-canned salmon (Chum, Coho, Pink, Sockeye and Spring) are available from supplier The Fishery Seafoods, based on Saltspring Island.
If you are looking to support a Steveston business try Soo Salmon Jerky made at nearby London Landing. In addition, a nice historical connection is the sale of Murchie's 1894 Select Orange Pekoe Tea (the same year the Cannery began operating).
For the book lovers on your list, you will find a good selection of books addressing local history, fishing, boating, First Nations art and culture and environmental issues.
Fish and marine themed décor and related products are bountiful. Think glass candlesticks masquerading as fish, bottle openers, Rain Goose tea towels (designed in North Vancouver), Christmas ornaments, and even stuffed animals (yes, fish!) along with other West Coast toys you might not normally come across such as bears and walruses.
First Nations jewellery is well represented in the form of pendants, earrings, necklaces and rings. Fun for puddle jumping, Native Sole rain boots feature dynamic motifs. Prints, scarves, t-shirts, greeting cards, bowls and salad servers can all be found here.
The museum's archive has a good collection of historical canning labels that have been printed onto mugs. Hart mentions that one of these coveted mugs was bought by an Australian couple and became a household favourite until it broke. Determined to put a smile back on their faces, Hart sent a replacement down under!
"There is something for every age range at the Cannery Store." Rob Hart
Children love to explore shops and they will be happy to discover their own special section filled with toys, games, stuffed animals and what stands out in my memory as a highlight of school field trips, souvenirs priced to match a child's budget.
How would you feel about finding some Salmon Slobber in your Christmas stocking? Made in Alberta by Goat Mountain Soap Company, this and other equally humorous wilderness themed soaps are bound to produce a few laughs. The label promises there really is nothing fishy about this cleansing product (coconut oil and goat's milk top the list of ingredients).
There is plenty going on inside the historic site during the festive season. Steveston merchants and community groups will show off their tree decorating talents at the Cannery's Festival of Trees (on display November 29 to December 31). Visitors can vote by donation to benefit the Richmond Food Bank in this friendly competition!
What would Christmas in Steveston Village be without a visit from Santa? After Santa arrives at Fisherman's Wharf (Sunday December 6) he will make his way over to the Cannery's theatre for photographs. Bring your own camera, the jolly old elf will pose and listen to your Christmas wishes between 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
For further shopping needs, are you aware the Gulf of Georgia Cannery hosts an indoor winter market? Now in its second year, the Cannery Farmers' Market provides an opportunity for local food producers and artisans to showcase their products. The market is held every second Sunday (consult the GOG website for the schedule).
Make a trip to the Cannery Store this holiday season. During the month of December customers who spend $25 or more will receive a can of Gold Seal salmon while supplies last. You are welcome to shop during regular hours of operation (daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.) and no admission is required to step inside the store.
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Ménière's Disease: Surgeries
Surgery for Ménière's disease can cause permanent damage to your hearing. Talk with your doctor about surgical options if repeated attempts at less invasive treatment methods have failed to relieve your symptoms.
Endolymphatic surgeries
The cause of Ménière's disease is unknown. But it may be related to a fluid imbalance in the inner ear. This fluid (endolymph) is contained in a part of the inner ear called the endolymphatic sac. Two surgeries may be done:
- In endolymphatic shunt surgery, a small tube, or shunt, is inserted in the endolymphatic sac to allow excess fluid to drain. When the excess fluid can drain, pressure does not build up and vertigo does not occur.
- In endolymphatic sac decompression, a small amount of bone is removed from inside the ear. This provides more room for the endolymphatic sac when it swells with too much fluid. When there is more room for the sac to swell, pressure inside the inner ear is avoided and vertigo does not develop.
Vestibular nerve section
In vestibular nerve section, the nerve that controls hearing and balance on the affected side is identified. Then the balance portion of that nerve is cut, leaving the part of the nerve that controls hearing intact. The part of the nerve that controls hearing is close to the part that controls balance, so there is a risk of hearing loss in the affected ear.
During the recovery period, the brain adapts to the lack of input from the ear that was operated on. Normal balance sense usually returns. Other symptoms of Ménière's disease, such as tinnitus, hearing loss, and fullness in the ear, aren't helped by this surgery. You may need to stay on a low-sodium diet and take diuretics.
This procedure requires general anesthesia and a hospital stay.
In labyrinthectomy, the balance center of the inner ear (labyrinth) is removed. This nearly always stops vertigo, but it results in total hearing loss in that ear. It is only used for people who have already lost most of their hearing.
Current as of: July 29, 2016
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YOUNG Bridgwater cricketers Chris Skidmore and Robbie Montgomery have been rewarded for their impressive form in league cricket with an extended trial at Gloucestershire.
Skidmore, 23, and Montgomery, 19, have featured in the county's second XI on numerous occasions over the past few weeks and both played a big part in a county championship victory over Northamptonshire.
Montgomery, an all-rounder, smashed a stunning 106 from just 72 balls as Gloucestershire second XI secured a one-wicket victory - while Skidmore returned match figures of 4-85.
Gloucestershire Academy Director Owen Dawkins said: "Both players have performed well so far in the Second XI and their work rate and desire to improve day on day has been excellent.
"We feel that both players deserve an extended opportunity and this will provide good competition for places."


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There are 18 newly-discovered genealogy and family-history related blogs that we've located this week. Remember to try and help out these new blogs by:
- using any follow feature listed on the blog
- adding them to your blog reader
- adding a comment on their blog saying "hi" and "welcome"
Here are this week's new listings:
A Southern Sleuth
Blog type: Individual family history
When I was growing up in the 60's and 70's, I loved watching TV shows with "secret agents". I watched shows such as Mod Squad, Man from Uncle, Get Smart and Dragnet and I used to tell myself that someday, when I grew up, I would be a secret agent. Little did I know that someday, in a way, I would become like a detective. However, instead of racing around in fancy cars in big cities, my investigations would take me to libraries, museums, archives and cemeteries, searching among the records of those long gone. A Southern Sleuth is a blog about my search for my southern roots.
I have been actively researching for 17 years primarily in the areas of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Oklahoma, Texas and even the southern portion of Colorado. When my nose isn't in a quarterly or other genealogy book or publication, I am researching or attending a genealogy conference, institute, online class or webinar . I obtained a bachelor's degree in Family and Child Psychology from Brigham Young University and I am currently pursuing a certificate from the National Institute for Genealogical Studies. Presently I teach a local genealogy class.
Ancestor Chase
Blog type: Individual family history
My goal for this blog is to share the many things I have learned about genealogy during the past thirty years. The plan is to cover a wide range of topics such as research tips, searching on line, interesting stories, plus more. I love writing and talking about all things related to genealogy, plus I love to help others who have this "obsession". I am from Western Pennsylvania so I have the most experience in that region. However I have gained knowledge in so many more states as I have "chased" my ancestors across the country.
Blogging About GenBooks
Blog type: Genealogy education
In Blogging about GenBooks, I review, evaluate, and make recommendations for books (in all their glorious formats) about genealogy, family history, and related topics. The heart of my career as a librarian is to connect people with books that meet their needs. Over the years, I've selected new titles for a large public library system and written reviews for professional library journals. You can expect independent reviews about new and classic books that will further your genealogical research.
Collecting Ancestors
Blog type: Individual family history
Welcome to my blog about my genealogical research experiences, the techniques I have used, and my successes and failures.–Wally Huskonen
Dogwood Branches
Blog type: Individual family history
Originally from Virginia, I now live in Atlanta. I am a legal assistant by day and an amateur genealogist by night – and all weekend, if I can get away with it. I began researching my family's history in 2010, and the process was completely addictive. Despite my firm belief while growing up that I was Irish, my roots are firmly planted in the soil of England, and on both sides of my family, you will find farmers, farmers, and more farmers. Except for the current generation, that is … none of us seem to be able to be able to grow a decent tomato to save our lives. I'll also be posting from time to time about things I find in my husband's family tree, as well as the occasional "guest post" with fun things from the information I've dug up on the ancestors of a friend or two. Let's see what I can find ….
Ellie's Ancestors
Blog type: Individual family history
I am married and live here in the 'burbs outside Rochester with my husband and two Yorkshire Terriers. My three children are grown, but one lives at home while finishing his degree, I make him share a room with the Yorkies (kidding). While I work part time at a "day job" genealogy is my true pursuit. I just started a local look-up service and had my first client, Yahoo! goodbye "day job". I can get lost in researching my ancestors for hours at a time, I suspect I enjoy it so much because they can't talk back like the husband, kids and dogs.
Family Heritage Remnants of Time
Blog type: Individual family history
Come! Share the Journey of Family Heritage Stories, Laced With Patterns of Living Throughout Generations of Time. We Are All A Remnant of A Rich Tapestry, Waiting to Be Rewoven Together.
Many of us find ourselves longing for a connection to something, or someone from the days we cannot touch; sometimes inspired by a photograph or a scrap of withering notation we found tucked away between the pages of a book in a long-forgotten trunk, or some emotion we cannot ignore. There seems to be a common thread that connects us all to the past; be it a name, an expression, or a geographical placement in this timeline we call mortality. Whatever it is that connects us, and draws our thoughts and hearts to one another, seems to be the passion that brings us to this blogging thing. My hope for any connection leads me to share with you some commonalities in blogging, daring to claim a place among the great writers; but if nothing more than my own journaling, it will be a tangible way for me to make sense of my own individuality, vulnerabilities, and emotions as I continue on this journey called life. I hope this blog may encourage and uplift.
Find Me – Help with finding your ancestors
Blog type: Genealogy education
Hi and welcome to Find Me
Do you long to know more about your family's past?
Do you ever wonder what your grandparents or great grandparents did for a living?
Would you like to be able to see where you fit in amongst your ancestors?
Would you love to do all the above but don't have either the time or any idea where to begin?
If you answered 'yes' to the questions above then i can help you
I have been researching my family's history for 10 years now and have found hundreds of ancestors, some of them have very interesting stories to tell but all of them help us to understand who we are, where we came from and demonstrate how they have shaped our lives.
I can do the same for you. Simply contact Gill Edwards at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Blog type: Forensic genealogy, Genealogy education blog
An elemental look at Genealogy. A little Detective work from a Forensic perspective may do the trick.
Genealogist Journal
Blog type: Individual family history
A family genealogist blog sharing research on the following family trees: Lowe, Rasor, Odette, Richards, Welke, Dargatz, Klukas, Findsen, Marlin, Bowen, Van Dusen, Pinkerton, Evans, Havins, Guthrie, Morgan and associated families.
Grandma's Picture Box
Blog type: Photography blog
For years, when my husband and I would go to antique stores and flea markets, I would see boxes and shelves of old family photos, and it would make me sad to think that so many of them had left the hands of their families. Earlier this year, I stumbled across the 48-Hour Ephemera Challenge set up by Caroline Pointer at her own blog. The challenge is to take a weekend and do online research in order to find the family of a mystery photo or postcard. I began to wonder if I could do that on my own – surely my genealogy research muscles had developed to the point where I could at least find a family contact. So I went to a local antique store, bought some old photos, came home and got to work. Within two hours, I had matched a photo with a family, and sent an e-mail. I got a response, and a new hobby was born! It's addicting and very gratifying when I contact someone who has perhaps never seen a photo of an ancestor. I told friends about it, and my husband suggested I blog about it. I saw that several other folks had the same idea, and decided to take the plunge myself. So I did, and here's the result – Grandma's Picture Box.
Hylbom Family Ancestry Project
Blog type: Individual family history
My name is Tor Hylbom, and this is my website / blog. I have been fascinated by genealogy for many years, but it was only since some time in 2011 that I have been working in earnest on a family history project to find out as much as I can about my ancestors. This site became "live" on 11 May 2012, and I'm making information available here as quickly as I can complete my research, and I'm able to post it. Slowly, a book is taking shape, which makes the modest claim of being A COLLECTION OF FAMILY HISTORY NOTES, gathered from secondary sources available in libraries or digital archives (some of which I hope to store on the site, copyright considerations permitting). As work proceeds, I will be updating my progress in my blog and posting drafts of my research for others to explore if they are interested.
Images of the Jackson Purchase Past
Blog type: Kentucky genealogy, Photography blog
All of the antique photographs in this blog are "orphans" found somewhere in Kentucky's Jackson Purchase area and rescued from various sources by Don Howell of West Kentucky Genealogy.
The Jackson Purchase is comprised of the eight westernmost counties of Kentucky – Ballard, Carlisle, Calloway, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Marshall and McCracken.
Past Remembrances
Blog type: Individual family history
This blog is one way to share family stories about ancestors with all those contemporary relatives whose eyes glaze over at Thanksgiving when I mention genealogy. Reading about one relative at a time is more palatable than making sense of a six-generation pedigree chart. Some surnames include Clark, Cray, Dietze, Dyrdal, Gautherat, Haddox, Hayden, Jackson, Johnson, Kosinski, McCollem, Vollum, Wass.
Rhine Girl
Blog type: Individual family history
Freelance nonfiction writer who loves journalism. Writes family history, scrapbooking and memoir articles. Guest blogger for Women's Memoirs.com. Farmer gal who loves to grow my own food and cook, knit, read obsessively, and volunteer in my community.
Terreni D Oro
Blog type: Individual family history
About our family starting our ranch. Every Friday is dedicated to Family History. Here is a link to our welcome page http://www.terrenidoro.com/Welcome.html .
Terwilliger Souvenir Album
Blog type: Individual family history
James Grover "Grove" Terwilliger's packed Souvenirs Album from the 1800s: explore page by page with me as I inventory his entire Album with all its contents. Genealogical, historical, and social records and memorabilia – much treasure here.
Yvonne's Genealogy Blog
Blog type: Individual family history
I'm a genealogist and family historian. I'm proud of my French-Canadian roots, which go back to the 1600s in New France.
© 2012, copyright Thomas MacEntee


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Chess Tournament 3Logic puzzles require you to think. You will have to be logical in your reasoning.
10 friends gathered to play in a chess tournament. If a person beat someone else in a game, the person who won received a higher place than the person who lost. With the information below, can you determine the place everyone got?
Boys: Connor, Jeremy, Mark, Matt, Tyler
Girls: Alyssa, Caitlin, Isabella, Kelsey, Megan
1. Matt and Mark got 3rd and 7th place.
2. Connor lost to only one boy and beat every girl.
3. Megan barely beat Caitlin.
4. Isabella and Tyler got the best places for their genders.
5. Matt beat Kelsey.
6. Alyssa only beat one girl and lost to every boy.
7. Jeremy was right behind Isabella and right in front of Kelsey in places.
HintJeremy got 5th place in the tournament.
AnswerThe results were as follows:
1st- Tyler
2nd- Connor
3rd- Matt
4th- Isabella
5th- Jeremy
6th- Kelsey
7th- Mark
8th- Megan
9th- Alyssa
10th- Caitlin
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Well, Tanya, we could have used your company at the Striders run on Sat.
I see you ran the Greenway in Shelby. Do you go over that big-ass pedestrian bridge to get that kind of mileage in?
50,000 Miles Later
Tony. This is crazy, but here goes. Saturday morning. 5:30 am. ~15-16 in the park on the monkey course. I will guide.
12 Monkeys
I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.
Poor baby
Lazy idiot
Tony. This is crazy, but here goes. Saturday morning. 5:30 am. ~15-16 in the park on the monkey course. I will talk your ear off, and you will know the name of every stick and stone in PWP by the time we're done as well as all subsections of Monkey Law 42.
Tick tock
S&M Collector
I could do Sunday morning 5:30am?
The Logic of Long Distance
I think I can do this. So meet at the stone gates @ 5:30am Sunday?
Nope. Meet at Vaughn's Creek XC field off highway 100, near OHB. Do you know where this is?
Jeff, I once was a graduate student. Sadly, I am one no longer.
I had to go to a 5-hour training thing for the Girls On the Run program Saturday morning (details later)...otherwise, I would've been there!
I ran 20...I'm worried about overtraining.
Who ran more...or should I ask it this way - did anyone run LESS than I did?
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Hi to all you lucky photogs, the fz1000 looks awesome, but I need to know an important feature for me to be a new owner as well. I shoot dance schools and set up a hd screen beside me for instant review for critical focus, which makes it possible to view results without wearing my reading glasses. I currently use a pentax k7 which allows this to happen flawlessly. Have any of you guys got a hdmi cable to plug into your fz1000 and to a hd screen to see if it works, I need to know IF the EVF stays on while the cable is plugged in and after you take the photo does it instantly show on the hd screen until you push the shutter button again.
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Hi there,
I've been searching the 'net (and this forum) but I can't come up with the required answers... Please bear with me a while and point me in the right direction of this is not the most appropriate place for this query. Thanks in advance.
I would like to install Subversion on a VPS with WHM/cPanel, so that both I and a couple of other people can access/update/maintain a number of files. Until a while back, I was not familiar with Subversion, so I've been doing a bit of reading. I've read multiple posts/blogs/comments scattered around the 'net (I've even started reading the svn book, but it doesn't really address the WHM/cPanel scenario) and the thing seems to be a piece of cake -- with a few caveats! As usual... The main issue seems to be related to the automatic updates by WHM/cPanel that, apparently, can break svn after it has been installed; at the same time, I want to make sure that anything I do during installation is not going to break our webserver -- several people would be upset and we don't want that, do we?... Since some of the information that I've bee reading is already a bit old, and since some of "tips" are somewhat contradictory, here I am. So... Does anyone here have experience in setting up a subversion repository on a WHM/cPanel VPS? I'm mainly interested in advice from anyone who has actually done it successfully, rather than having read that it can be done. If a comprehensive set of instructions is not available, I'm willing to write something up (based on all the instructions/advice received), and make it publicly available for anyone who wishes to do the same thing in the future.
I look forward to your feedback and I thank you in anticipation for your help.
Hi Paulo,
I'm interested why you are focusing only on SVN, while SVN is still be used by a large percentage of existing people, companies, and organizations, the new distributed versioning systems such as GIT are really picking up steam. Essentially GIT comes packed withing most modern Linux Distributions and if not it is easy to install. It is managed via the command line and is extremely easy to set up a repository on a machine where you have rights to create folders and apply read/write access.
Might you be interested in GIT or does your team need SVN as that is what they are familiar or want to work with?
Hi Steve,
Many thanks for the reply. I'm not particularly focused on SVN. The machine that I was thinking of using is a WHM/cPanel VPS (running CentOS, as you probably know; it's a fully managed VPS, by the way, and I have full access to it); we don't have another kind of machine with the same connectivity. After doing a bit of reading, I was under the impression that SVN would be my best solution, but I'm open to alternatives. I know that I want to use our own server (not a "public service"). In addition to serving as a standard repository with version tracking, further down the line we need to be able to import some of the files into php scripts on other machines -- but here I'm deviating from the issue...
This said, I'd be happy to read more of your comments suggestions.
Again, many thanks for the feedback.
IMHO this is not deviating, this is an important aspect of versioning and redundancy to better protect your data. GIT allows you to publish repositories, it also allows you to Push and Pull repositories to/from different computers on your LAN or your secured WAN. You may also want to check out github.com as it will give you a good idea how they use GIT to offer an entire service to other developers.
Good luck and feel free to ask more questions
Subversion is relatively easy to install on a cPanel server, it just requires building the modules needed from source due to the way cpanel is created (it doesn't use the centos pre-built packages). This is assuming you want to run subversion via mod_dav_svn through Apache. If you want to run svnserve directly I believe you should be able to install the subvesion package and go
I've got the guide bookmarked at work rather than here to installing the apache modules, but I can get it if you need it.
I'd generally avoid having the source code live on the same server as the app. Lots of bad mojo there.
DCVS definitely has some nice recovery options. But don't forget that SVN has svn mirror, so you can pretty effectively make a hotsite for your repo without too much trouble.
Yep, not recommended but you can't set up a cpanel clone on a private server to build packages - cpanel won't let you install on a non public server (and they require a licence for it) so its not always possible
Ok... First of all, thanks for the feedback. I've continued my "education", I've been reading a bit more, and I am indeed back with more questions. Let me start from a different point of view this time.
1) I need to set up some form of repository with version tracking, easily accessible to a very small team (geographically dispersed).[The idea to set it up in one of our VPS is simply due to connectivity, but I'm open to suggestions, especially since it looks as if it is not really advisable to have the repository in the same machine that hosts real, live sites.]
2) Further down the line, we would like to pull some of the data in this repository into php scripts, located in different servers (hosting real, live sites). Quite honestly, I hadn't given this part a lot of thought, but I think I should before committing to any solution. Your comments and thoughts on the feasibility of this second aspect is also most welcome.
Many thanks in anticipation for sharing your experience.
Best regards,
From wherever you decide to host this repository I would still use GIT.
The other option is to not invest in a Global host and instead use github.com:


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"Game changer" is a term you hear often when people talk about how technology has changed their industry.
By JOHN GOLDEN
U.S. businesses are experiencing an epidemic failure to meet sales targets. For sales and marketing teams alike, this reality is a red flag. In response to what could be a disastrous future, it's time to step back and initiate an honest assessment of how these two teams function in their organizations. In many cases, companies will discover that they don't function as a unified front to meet the needs of existing and potential customers. In fact, in Huthwaite's recent survey of sales and marketing professionals across the globe, 70 percent of respondents recognized room for improvement in the way they work together.
Companies that act on this knowledge can create a meaningful differential in the marketplace, and training is an effective vehicle to accomplish this goal. By introducing training that aligns marketing and sales with a customer-centric perspective, a common language and a common mission, companies have the greatest opportunity for revitalizing sales and increasing profits.
Perfect Alignment
Marketing is strategic; selling is tactical. Both are needed for revenue generation. This is unchanged. What must change, however, is the organizational ability to bring the strategy of marketing and the tactics of sales into perfect alignment. This alignment is an invincible weapon in today's marketplace. The key is to align both sales and marketing with a buyer-focused perspective.
Imagine a triangle with the buyer at the top vertex. Then, picture one side of the triangle being represented by sales while marketing represents the other side. As the sides of the triangle move up from the bottom, moving toward the buyer, they naturally grow closer together. Thus, by simultaneously focusing both sales and marketing on the buyer, the result is both departments are aligned together. The goal of aligning strategy and tactics has been accomplished.
With a buyer focused perspective, marketing strategy and selling tactics come together based on common principles driven by a mutual desire to meet and exceed the needs and expectations of the buyer. Over time, this alignment contributes to a common language between both marketing and sales associates. This enhances communication and sharpens the overall understanding of the buyer, thus allowing both departments to target limited resources more effectively. Ideally, the end result is a three-way partnership between sales, marketing and the customer. But it may take some training.
An Integrated Learning Experience: Training That Works
Training is an opportunity to recalibrate the mindset of participants. When it comes to sales and marketing associates, it helps them recognize the rewards of embracing a fresh buyer focused perspective. It's also an opportunity to examine the changing nature of today's buyers as a result of social media and a completely level playing field in terms of product information. Today's buyers are looking for a different experience, not more product information. They want partners who can help them take the lead in their respective industries.
More specifically, it is essential for sales and marketing professionals to understand tactics in order to plan and implement a sound strategy. Thus, the focus of training needs to be on developing both skills and strategy across the two departments. Individually, it is important for marketing to learn to craft messaging that speaks to various buyers at any point in the buying cycle through websites, social media, whitepapers, email, webinars and other means. And sales must be trained to recognize the prospect or customer's precise point in the buying cycle in order to reinforce marketing's messaging in a way that resonates with that particular individual. Together, they can learn to:
In order to accomplish these skills, training needs to establish a common buyer-focused approach, principles and methodology for both departments, thereby creating and reinforcing alignment. Logistically, sales and marketing can be trained together or separate. What matters most is that they are trained on the same principles. To maximize the effectiveness of training, execute it in an active and participatory manner with frequent opportunities to practice the skills and behaviors that lead to success. It's also critical for participants to have the opportunity to work on real-world solutions such as developing marketing collateral for their own organizations. Because the ultimate goal of any training is to change behavior, learning cannot be a one-time event. Effective training consists of reinforcement, coaching, practice and accountability.
Faced with a global economic crisis, increased competition, price-sensitive buyers and an increasingly longer sales cycle, it's imperative for organizations to tap into the power of what happens when sales and marketing working in tandem lock step with buyers. With proper training, teams will learn to create demand by meeting customers at each phase of the buying cycle and influencing their decision making processes with relevant and timely messages that lead to action.
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My love of Chinese food and a great burger inspired me to create this recipe.
The inspiration for these burgers comes from my fond memory of a favorite aunt who used to refer to other women her age who dressed "with airs" as "mutton dressed as lamb"!
The flavors of black rum, caramelized orange, and allspice compliment fresh tuna to transport you to an island vacation. A light and flavorful summertime burger!


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Givenchy Spring 2011 Couture
As you'll gather at first glance by looking at these photographs, Givenchy did not have a couture show for spring—at least not in the conventional sense. The pictures here show front and back views of each of the long, Japanese-inflected designs Riccardo Tisci made this season—ten dresses which were expressly designed never to be exposed to the roar of the runway. Instead, he hung these clothes suspended in light, in a kind of exhibition, so that both reviewers and clients could take time to view them at inches-range, and reach out and touch, if we wished.
This way of presenting gave Tisci both the opportunity to describe the derivation of his ideas—an abstract homage to the Butoh dancer Kazuo Ohno, who recently died at the age of 103, (with added reference to Japanese robot-toys: the horned hats)—to prove just what goes into the work of couture, and to answer the questions it raised, such as: Why no daywear?
It was a serene and sequestered way of presenting—a quite courageous statement of commitment to the one long, traily Tisci silhouette—rewarded study. On a runway, flashing by in a passage of seconds, there would be no possible way to appreciate the fact that the skin-tone patterns in look 2 are actually made up of thousands of matte sequins, or to see that the beads on the pale lavender pleated dress are actually pearls wrapped in georgette. You had to be at nose-to-fabric distance to get any of that—or, indeed, reach out a finger to check how the heads of the appliqué cranes on the white-and-lemon sheer dress, look 13, were partly cut from multilayers of organza, with their wing tips made of padded embroidery.
Standing back, and taking a more general perspective, it's possible to see that the barely there color of this collection links with the pastel shades of spring fashion at large. Within the realm of Tisci's own aesthetic, on the other hand, the silhouettes and vaguely goth undercurrent of the imagery demonstrated a firm re-endorsement of the look he's been working at Givenchy for some seasons.
As to the question about the deliberate limitations of this collection: Can women only order what you see here—and if so, doesn't that risk too many duplications? Not at all, says Tisci. "There will only ever be one of these dresses made, each one for the woman who chooses it. There is no 'side collection' hidden in the back. But I work with clients to add things they want."
Cashmere pants, or skirts, or indeed other variations to make these fragile things work for alternate purposes are all possible, in personal consultation with the designer. In a way, then, this radical departure from the accepted norms of couture also returns the whole practice at this house to its essentially private roots. This is a dressmaking service for women who can afford to realize dreams which are dedicated to them alone.
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1.Click on an arbitration image set, then either double click or click on the Open Image Set for Arbitration button to open the image set. 2.The image set will be opened to the Match Records tab. View the records entered by each keyer. Compare each set of records to make sure that the number of lines keyed, and number of sections match.
1.If the number of records or sections doesn't match you can add a line to the Keyer who is missing a record – or remove the line that shouldn't be there. You can also add or remove sections.
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Hello RPSers,
Need a hand with a new PC build. I'm currently looking to build a PC for around £900-1000. This is what I am currently looking at.
Gigabyte Z68A-D3 - £89.99
Intel Core i7 2600 - 227.84
G Skill 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1333mhz Ripjaws - £63.61
XFX ATI Radeon 6950 2048MB - £203.99
OCZ ModXStream Pro 700w Silent SLI Certified Modular Power Supply £69.98
OCZ 120GB Agility 3 SSD - £170.00
Samsung SH-S222AB DVD-RW - £14.49
Fractal Design Define R3 Silver Arrow Case - £77.81
Total: £919.80
Have monitor/extra storage HDD so would prefer to build with SSD.
If you can do better I'd love to hear your 2 cents. If you want to criticise this build do so nicely, I bruise like an emotional peach :)
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Look into the i5 2500k - easy to overclock and cheaper than the i7.
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Plus basically the only difference between the i5 and i7 is hyperthreading which will give you no performance increase in gaming, and in some games can even cause problems.
Oooh, thanks for the tip. Thats £60+ saved, eek.
Anything else?
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Look up the guides for flashing the 6950 to a 6970 - the board has a BIOS switch to support dual BIOS, and you can unlock the extra gubbins needed to effectively give you a 6970. Don't know if it still works but it certainly did at launch!
Depends on how aggressively you're going to overclock. As for the i7, mine's OC'd to 4Ghz. That's a handsome case, but it's a midtower. Airflow is going to be restricted, components close to one another, and the small size of the case is going to affect what components you can fit in there, especially a CPU cooler (fan or water). It's nice, you can remove the side and top panels (or, that is, ventilate them), but, still, it's going to be cramped in there. Opening up those panels will also defeat the noise reduction you may want.
I'm not sure that video board's gonna fit. Check it's dimensions versus what the R3 will provide, if you haven't already. Same with all the other components, too.
I would also strongly consider a WD 150GB (or more ) Velociraptor over the OCZ SSD. I'm of the opinion SSD is just "not soup yet", the technology needs to mature some more (as well as OS's to fully support them). The only place you'll see a performance difference is in a benchmark. You'll save money and it's a mature, proven technology, unlike SSD's. Windows barely supports them, and if you're going LINUX, forget it.
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Yeah, I read about that and considered it when weighing up 6950vs6970. And from what I've read it seems the XFX 2GB is able to do it.
Thats a very good point. I remember my 2900pro almost being wedged in a Lian Li case. I wont be overclocking too heavily - will most likely be run at stock for most of its lifetime - and Bit-Tech recommended the FD R3 as one of the more quiet cases.
I'll have an extra read on Raptors Vs SSDs as well. I'm pretty much Windows only so Linux won't be a problem, and I'll have a normal HDD for extra storage anyway if I feel the need.
Gigabyte Z68A-D3 I'm not 100% on the full list of differences between P67 and Z68, but a Z68 lets you overclock and still use onboard graphics. It also features SSD caching, which allows you to couple a magnetic drive and an SSD such that the most commonly used files are automatically put on the SSD for quicker access. Unless you're extremely worried about your graphics card failing, can't be bothered doing manual file management (install Windows and very slow loading games to the SSD, everything else on the mag drive, use symlinks for steam games) or really want to do video transcoding (i.e. use overclocked onboard graphics) you could drop down to a P67 or H67 instead. Gigabyte are a good brand, although I've only really heard much about the boards with UD in the name.
Intel Core i7 2600 You're looking at a multiplier locked (no overclocking) CPU, but an overclocking board. If you want to overclock you'll need an i5-2500K or an i7-2600K. The 2600K has hyperthreading and so does better with multitasking and art uses (videos, photoshop, rendering). If you're NOT planning to overclock, consider swapping the motherboard for a H67. The 2600 and 2500 are actually ever so slightly better than their -K counterparts, but the -K's win out with even just a little overclocking.
G Skill 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1333mhz Ripjaws Ripjaws don't play well with overclocking under Sandybridge because of their high voltage requirements. You want something rated for 1.5V or less if you plan to overclock. Check the compatability list of your motherboard (manuals available on manufacturers site in advance) and go for either some of the newer RipjawsX (e.g. F3-12800CL8D-8GBXM) or some Corsair Vengeance. Something around 8GB of 1600 MHz 9-9-9-24 should fit in your budget. Lower CAS values are slightly better, but not enough to warrant extra expense.
XFX ATI Radeon 6950 2048MB I don't know much about ATI/AMD cards except they still get ruined by devs not supporting them properly (recent example: Brink). The benchmarks do show that they beat NVIDIA at 1900x1200+ resolutions, at least.
OCZ ModXStream Pro 700w Silent SLI Certified Modular Power Supply 700w is plenty, and you'll have room to overclock. Depending on the requirements of the graphics card, you could probably even drop this down a bit.
OCZ 120GB Agility 3 SSD Sata 3 version of Sandforce are good. No issues here, but we'll talk about SSDs a little more later.
Samsung SH-S222AB It's SATA so no issues here. You could try for a BluRay reader/DVD-RW combodrive, but you'd want a retail version as BluRay films/etc can only be read with paid-for software, unlike DVDs.
Fractal Design Define R3 Silver Arrow Case I know nothing about cases other than the HAF-X (which is really expensive). Check the sizes and make sure fans aren't going to impinge on e.g. graphics cards or cpu coolers.
Have monitor/extra storage HDD Awesome.
So let's go back to SSDs. The Honourable Kablooie is, frankly, wrong about them. They've been around for several years now and are a proven technology held back only by their expense and a few cowboy manufacturers playing with power settings (Crucial, now resolved in firmware and registry). Firstly, an SSD is straight up twice as fast as a Velociraptor, often reaching three or four times as fast. This can reach up to FIVE times as fast in certain applications, and if a program is doing a lot of work with small non-contigous files or multitasking, an SSD is infinitely better than a magnetic drive. With an SSD I've finished booting from cold before my monitor has resolved the signal from my graphics card and makes games load much, much faster. A good game to stick on an SSD is Shogun 2, which otherwise takes forever to load.
Windows 7 supports SSDs by default, though you'll want to do a fresh install directly to the SSD to make sure it sets it up properly. If you eventually add other SSDs, you may want to check the manufacturer's site for a tweak guide but you'll probably find that Windows has already done them all for you.
SSDs are also quieter and even if you eventually wear one out (which takes 5-50 years depending on usage, the first generation was definitely on the lower end of that though), you can still read all the files from it yourself, unlike a magnetic drive where you'd have to send it off to a specialist.
Things to think about:
Do you want to overclock? If yes, grab a P67 board, an i5-2500K and an aftermarket CPU cooler. If no, get an i5-2500, H67 and use the stock intel cooler.
Will you be doing lots of heavy graphics work (or equivalent)? If yes, go for the Z68/i7-2600K (or H67/i7-2600 if not overclocking).
Are you working with specialist graphics apps? If yes, NVidia have much better support than AMD in general, but you should know your own software.
Are you gaming at higher resolutions? If yes, stick with ATI/AMD.
Well, that was just lovely. Will look to drop mobo down to H67 and different memory.
Thanks for the advice!
I should say my experience is limited with them, but SSD's are still too much of a "potluck" drive for my tastes. I went from a dual 300GB Velociraptor-RAID 0 setup to a singular Corsair CMFSSD-256GBG2D, and have seen little visible benefit, as well as experiencing issues with the drive itself, TRIM, and OS oddities.
The drive was expensive, also. ><
I sure in the heck am not getting to the OS before video initialization, lol. Nor do gaming loadtimes seem shorter.
I'll bow to someone more knowledgeable. For me, currently, the cons outweigh the pros with SSD's.
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Some people have even used them for overclocking, but the Intel specsheets for SB are very paranoid about 'high' voltages, and the common consensus is the lower the stock voltage the better your achievable overclock will be. HOWEVER, with SB you're not supposed to modify the FSB, only the Multiplier, so RAM shouldn't need any tuning. Similarly, 1600 MHz RAM (800 max FSB) should be far in excess of the SB FSB of 100 MHz. So what I'm not explaining very well is: Ripjaws and XMS3 / other high voltage RAM should work fine, and can even be used by overclockers (because you're not meant to touch the FSB, which is the only time RAM should really come into play) but Intel specsheets prefer lower voltage stuff. As the SB chipsets did exhibit problems with high continuous voltages (or at least, the cougar point SATA ports did which is why all these boards are called B3 now), I'd err on the side of caution.
TRIM is standard with any "current" drive, which a SATA-III Sandforce (the OCZ Seany listed) most should be.
I will admit that my monitor does scan a couple of different display modes before finding the PC, but we're still talking of a boot time to fully usable of about 10 seconds on the outside, and when I helped my old man build a new system over the weekend with a Crucial M4 times were similar. I don't use sleep or hibernate at all!
The gains in games are a bit more variable, some games (like the Total War series) really do benefit phenomenally, but others not so much (Dragon Age 2, though a rubbish game, did try to be clever and do a lot of streaming from the disk which meant it wasn't really worth putting it on an SSD). ArmA 2 can also get a small FPS boost from being on an SSD as the asset loading threads are pretty onerous otherwise.
ah, well, I'm getting to login in about 8-10 seconds, yeah. I bought the drive back in August of last year.
Don't want to hijack your thread, Sean. With a SSD, like any component, just do your homework, google the drive (and the drive + your mobo + OS), see what folks are saying/rating it, etc. Tom's Hardware is a good site, and I'd also visit the forums of the manufacturer of the SSD you're considering and seeing how things are there, their support, what people are saying about the drive, etc."Unix is user friendly. It's just selective about who its friends are.
For the build listed, I'd swap the i7 2600 to a i5 2500, and use the savings to upgrade to a better GPU. Or just call them savings.
Also, your SSD is good. It's a nice brand and it supports all the right things. An SSD is probably the single most powerful upgrade these days. I don't ever even think "should've gotten something else". It's just that great.
Also kinda wondering, am I the only one who cares about having a good soundcard? I got the Asus Xonar D2X a while back and man there was one hell of a difference in audioquality from my old Audigy2 800. It also does not have any noise at all.
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I am left with no option but to hijack a thread to ask this very simple question:
Where is the button that would allow me to post a new thread?
Regarding the graphics card, I'd ask you to reconsider getting an ATI card today. I haven't checked recently, but unless ATI cards are literally half the price of their nvidia counterpart, it's not worth it. Performance is entirely irrlevant today, most cards either in the mid-range or high end perform far more than advertised. For a frame of reference, here's what my old 8800GTX, a 6 year old card could do:
Gears of War (above 60fps @ 1920x1200)
Call of Duty 4 (above 60fps @ 1920x1200)
Crysis High (60fps @ 1680x1050)
So whatever mid-range card you are getting today, it will be guaranteed to run console ports at 60fps or above. What you have to look at is driver stability and feature sets. With nvidia you're getting excellent drivers, CUDA, physx and more importantly full support from modders and emu devs - in addition to support from game studios paid for by nvidia.
The truth of the matter is that nvidia hit it big by releasing the 8800GTX, and most games modders / amatuer programmers started out with either an 8800GTX or an 8800GT this generation. It's no wonder that almost everything that isn't a commercial game (other than RAGE) has some kind of problem with ATI cards - since the code was probably written on a machine running an nvidia card.
My PC case is smaller by 53.4 mm width wise and 87mm depth wise than the case you want to buy, yet it can pack in a crap ton of stuff including an extended PSU, a water cooling kit and full length gpu cards. Here's an old photo from 2007, I had a core 2 duo E6600 oc'ed to 3.75Ghz. All lit up like a christmas tree (god I had bad taste back then!):
If you think the case can't handle today's hardware or can't be overclocked, guess again.
You don't have to worry about space with your chosen PC case at all, unless you were planning to add 4 or more hard disks internally (unlikely).
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1. Check the date.
2. Fanboy much?
BONUS - why amd cpus are crap for emulators:
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The above are topics of performance/support/corruption issues that are common to all ati graphics card models because they are either on the driver level or hardware level. These issues are either still prevalent or have been fixed at various time spans, although amd still does not include interpolated scaler support on the firmware level in their cards.
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Wow, some guys on the internet said it, so it must be true! AMD is for teh suxx! No, wait, ATI is for teh suxx!


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From Hazrat Muawiyah: "The Day Judgment will not take place until one from my community rules over everyone. THEY WILL TAKE NO NOTICE OF BEING ABANDONED BY THOSE WHO LEAVE THEM nor of those who help them. (Ramuz Al-Ahadith, 472 - Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Musnad - Bukhari - Muslim)
From Hazrat Jabir: THIS WILL CONTINUE VICTORIOUSLY DESPITE THOSE WHO DEPART. HIS OPPONENTS AND THOSE WHO LEAVE HIM WILL DO HIM NO HARM... (Al-Barzanji, Al-Isha'ah li-ashrat al-sa'ah)
From Hazrat Savban: At Allah's command, A COMMUNITY FROM MY UMMAH WILL CONSTANTLY AND HEROICALLY STRIVE AGAINST THE FOE, AND THEIR OPPONENTS WILL DO THEM NO HARM. This will continue until the Judgment Day. (Al-Barzanji, Al-Isha'ah li-ashrat al-sa'ah, 286)


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I found a bottle of gorgeously dark pumpkin seed oil at the green grocer the other day and just had to have it. This is one of my favourite oils - I fell in love with it whilst travelling in Hungary a few years ago. All the farm houses there were making their own pumpkin seed oil and we dipped freshly baked bread in the oil that was seasoned with coarse sea salt - it was the most deliciously simple dish I could've imagined.
The mix of different oils and nuts gives this bread the most wonderful texture and flavour. I love gluten-free baking and for a nut-a-holic like myself it is ideal because I get to incorporate nuts in both sweet and savoury dishes. You can enjoy this bread with either sweet or savoury toppings, try ricotta and honey, for example!
Nut and Seed Bread
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1 cup raw cashews
1 cup sunflower seeds
1 cup almond meal
pinch of salt
1 tsp baking soda
6 large free-range eggs
1 tbsp lemon juice
50ml olive oil
30ml walnut oil
30ml pumpkin seed oil
smooth ricotta and raw honey, for serving
Preheat your oven to 175C and line a loaf tin with baking paper. Place the cashews and the sunflower seeds in the bowl of a food processor and blitz until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Combine the cashew mixture, almond meal, salt and baking soda in a bowl. Beat the eggs with the lemon juice and the oils, then stir in the dry ingredients. Bake for 40 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the middle of the bread comes out clean. Leave to cool on a wire rack before serving. Serve with ricotta and raw honey.


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This article was published 1/4/2011 (2335 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The broad themes of Campaign 2011 were apparent long before Prime Minister Stephen Harper asked the Governor General to dissolve Parliament last Saturday. The Conservatives would claim a record as good fiscal managers who are tough on crime, loyal to Canada's claims in the Arctic and proud of the country's military adventures. The opposition parties would portray the Tories as corrupt and disdainful of the democratic process, as well as insensitive to the struggles of ordinary Canadians.
So far the Tories have not been accused of harbouring secret agendas on abortion, health care and capital punishment, but there is still time for that. No, this time it is Mr. Harper who is talking about secret agendas by suggesting that an opposition led by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff would try to form a government even if the Conservatives had the most MPs elected.
The strategy has backfired somewhat, but the prime minister still seems to think he can gain mileage from it. Likewise, the opposition will continue to pound the Tories on the question of ethics, even though the polls have shown the allegations haven't swayed voter intentions.
At the end of the first week of the campaign, then, everyone has lived up to form. The Conservatives are promising modest new programs, including some that wouldn't take effect for five years, and only if the economy is in good shape. The Liberals and the New Democrats have made promises worth billions of dollars in new spending for families and the elderly.
But what else is awaiting Canadians over the next four weeks? Unfortunately, only the political parties themselves know for sure, and they aren't talking. The preferred method of electioneering is to offer insights and policy positions in dribs and drabs, instead of a single platform at the beginning of the campaign.
The last time a political party actually decided to trust Canadians with its full manifesto was in 1993 when the Liberals under Jean Chrétien unveiled their Red Book, which laid out their positions on all the issues and provided detailed cost estimates for every promise.
Voters need more information than they have been given so far, and sooner rather than later. What will all the Liberal promises cost and how will they be funded? How would the Tories respond to the crisis in health care -- the current model is unsustainable -- and what will they do to reinvigorate Parliament, which seems increasingly irrelevant to Canadians? Does anyone have any new ideas on how to end the appalling circumstances of Canada's First Nations?
Former Conservative leader Kim Campbell famously said elections aren't the time to discuss complex issues, but any discussion becomes even more difficult if the party leaders don't do much more than serve hotdogs or play the piano at softball media events.
A scheduled debate between the four leaders is fine, but they should be held over two days, with separate discussions on domestic and international issues. As well, Mr. Harper and Mr. Ignatieff should square off in a single debate, regardless of the diktat of the so-called Broadcasters Consortium. If the two men agree to a match, the media will show up.
Debates, of course, are not the only basis on which voters should base their preferences, but they are one way to test the candidates and their policies.
The pessimist might say it's all irrelevant anyway, since most people have already made up their minds, while the optimist believes an election isn't over until voters have heard and analyzed every last word.
The truth is somewhere in the middle, but what's important is that the parties and the candidates treat the process with respect. They can do that by engaging and interacting with voters on the issues in more meaningful ways, and by reminding everyone that while Canada is not Egypt or Libya, it is still a country with many challenges and problems.


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Industrial Physics Speakers List
Compiled by the Committee on Careers and Professional Development (CCPD) and the Forum on Industrial & Applied Physics (FIAP)
The Industrial and Applied Physics Speakers List (IAPSL) contains the names and contact information of industrial and applied physicists who have volunteered to present talks to students, faculty, and other general audiences. This list serves as a resource for middle and high schools, two-year colleges, four-year colleges, and universities that wish to invite industrial and applied physicists to their institutions. The information contained in this list is based on information provided by the listed speakers. APS has not checked or verified this information, has made no attempts to evaluate the speakers, and makes no statements regarding the accuracy of the information. APS encourages those who use the list to evaluate the qualifications and background of the speakers listed before inviting them to give talks at their institutions.
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A photographer and avid walker who became the Face of Ordnance Survey last year is inviting others to join her on a birthday hike across Ilkley Moor.
Nicky Busby plans to celebrate her 38th birthday on April 12 with an eight-mile social ramble, beginning at the Cow and Calf Rocks.
She has already encouraged several friends who would like to get into hiking to join in but is keen for others to take part.
She said: "There are many people who love hiking just as much as me but there are also those who haven't the confidence to get out on the hills to hike alone like I do.
"So I thought a social hike would be a great way to meet up with people who want to enjoy the outdoors."
The walk will include a pub stop at Dick Hudson's on the opposite side of the moor.
Anyone who wishes to join her should be appropriately dressed for the weather and have sturdy boots.
A packed meal will be required and money to buy a pint of Yorkshire ale.
Walkers should meet at 9.30am to 9.45am to set off at 10am. Anyone interested in taking part should e-mail email@example.com.


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A SPORTS nutrition firm based in East Lancashire that supplies some of the world's top cyclists has launched an advertising campaign to take advantage of the Tour de France boom.
Science in Sport has partnerships with two pro teams who will be on the start line in Yorkshire next Saturday, Astana and Katusha.
The 'Greatness from the Inside Out' marketing campaign will feature digitally and on advertising boards along the three stages of the Tour in the UK.
The move follows the company, based in Nelson, announcing sales have increased from £5.5m to £6.8m for the year up to March 31, 2014.
Elaine Underwood, marketing director at SiS, said: "This new campaign marks a step forward for SiS, with a strong emphasis on our scientific pedigree and our continued work in understanding the different nutrition needs of our customers.
"SiS is a company of firsts; we created the world's first isotonic energy gel, among other key market innovations and this campaign helps show why SiS products are the leading choice of amateur and professional athletes."
Next weekend the first two stages of the world's famous bike race will take place in Yorkshire, with both stages skirting by the East Lancashire border.
A third UK stage takes place on Monday, taking the riders from Cambridge to London, before the race moves into France on Tuesday.
As well as posting increased sales, SiS also saw pre-tax losses widen to £1.17m, which is being put down to increased marketing and administrative costs.
Many of the 19 teams entered in the Tour have been training on roads that feature in the Yorkshire stages in the last couple of weeks.
One rider who won't be on the start line though is Chorley's Bradley Wiggins. The 2012 champion has been left off the Team Sky squad for this year's race.


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A JEWELLERY shop worker has been cleared of stealing almost £30,000 from his employers.
It took a jury at Manchester Crown Court less than 60 minutes to find Christopher Kempster unanimously not guilty of three counts of theft from Prestons of Bolton.
During a four-day trial the jury was told that 23-year-old Kempster, who worked in the Deansgate store's cash for gold department, used three different schemes to pocket money belonging to the company.
The prosecution claimed that there were 101 discrepancies in accounting records made by Kempster between December, 2011, and July, 2012, indicating he was taking an average of £1,000 a week.
But Kempster argued that he had pointed out mistakes in the record keeping himself which were ignored by his line manager Kate Connelly.
He stressed that other people also had access to the "gold tin" where the float was kept to pay customers who wanted to sell their second hand gold.
Kempster told the jury that sometimes cash would be sent to the company's Wilmslow store and the transfer might not be logged, or that the company's owner, Karl Massey, would take money from the tin, which would not be questioned because "it was his money".
He added that he had not reported the discrepancies he had come across to staff more senior than Ms Connelly.
He said: "There were a lot of things, not just in gold, that were going wrong at that shop. Mr Massey was the last person you wanted to find out," he said.


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Title text: If you walk out that door you'll be crossing the Rubicon with me, and that's one stream I'm not ready to cross.
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Ghostbusters is a 1984 supernatural comedy film that spawned a sequel and two animated television series (the latter of which lasted less than a season, didn't feature the same cast of titular Ghostbusters, and therefore is probably being pointedly ignored). The box, a "Muon Containment Trap," is a device used in the film to capture ghosts. It is connected to a footswitch by a cable. The man trying to leave is about to be pulled into the box and held there indefinitely (against his will, of course).
The title text refers to Julius Caesar's crossing of the Rubicon, a river (or very large stream) that marked a border Caesar was ordered not to cross. He did so anyway, and the phrase "crossing the Rubicon" now means making a move with gigantic consequences that cannot be undone. In the film Ghostbusters, the protagonists use "proton packs" that fire "streams" of energy. The inventor of the device warns that these streams should not be crossed against each other, as doing so could destroy the world.
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- [Two people are in a room. One is standing up. There is litter around them.]
- Cueball: Okay, that's all the Ghostbusters marathon I can handle. Later!
- Friend: You can't leave! We just started the animated series!
- Cueball: I've had my fill. I'm going home.
- Friend: I can't let you do that.
- [Cueball walks along a cord, and past a box. The friend clicks a switch.]
- Click
- [Cueball is bathed in some kind of aura emitted by the box.]
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Tokyo 2020: a search for connection
TOKYO — To say that staff and officials of the Tokyo 2020 bid committee were feeling tense and nervous would be an understatement. On a scale of one to 10, nerves were cosmic. Maybe galactic. This was the first of the three bid-city visits — Madrid and Istanbul come later this month — and Tokyo is a place where things are expected to be done right. As Yuki Ota, a London 2012 silver medalist in fencing would later say about how much he had prep work he had done to meet the International Olympic Committee's evaluation commission here Monday, "My paper was worn out, that's how much I practiced."
The formality of the setting in which the bid committee meets the IOC does not particularly lend itself to easy interaction. Here is the Tokyo set-up, typical of such arrangements:


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Where the crew and members of Starfleet are often in the spotlight, this takes a look at the militaristic world of the MACOs.
Summary Edit
- From the book jacket
- Without warning or provocation, a Xindi weapon appears above Earth and unleashes a blast that kills millions across two continents. It is only the first such weapon: a second is being built, and this time it might very well destroy the entire planet. Desperately trying to save the Earth and her people, Starfleet must, in a heartbeat, change its mission from one of peaceful scientific exploration to one of military service.
- There is only one ship fast enough to stop construction of this new weapon: the Starship Enterprise. But its crew can't do it alone. Captain Jonathan Archer accepts aboard his ship a contingent of Military Assault Command Operations personnel: battle-hardened soldiers known as MACOs.
- Starfleet and the MACOs are two different services now sharing a common goal, but they are divided as to how to reach it. It is a culture clash that echoes across the centuries of military service. The men and women now aboard Enterprise know they must succeed in working together or the price will be paid in the blood of innocents. Failure is not an option.
- Excerpts of copyrighted sources are included for review purposes only, without any intention of infringement.
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Over 400 Students Graduating at Midyear Commencement
December 3, 2009—
Michigan Technological University will honor the achievements of over 400 graduates at Midyear Commencement Saturday, Dec. 12.
A total of 308 bachelor's, six associate, 91 master's and 24 PhD degrees will be awarded.
George Butvilas, a member of the Board of Directors of Citizens Republic Bancorp Inc., will be the commencement speaker. At the ceremony, he will receive an Honorary Doctorate of Business.
Butvilas has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Michigan Tech Fund since 1997 and currently serves as its chair. He is president and CEO of Quincy Hill Advisors, which provides consulting services to the banking community and the FDIC.
He previously served as vice chair and director of Republic Bancorp, headquartered in Lansing, and was president and CEO of D&N Bank from 1990 to 1999, when it merged with Republic Bancorp. Prior to coming to the Copper Country, he spent 17 years in banking in the Chicago area.
In 2002, President George W. Bush appointed him to the Board of Directors of the Veterans Corporation in Washington, DC, where he served as chair and director.
In 2005, he received the Michigan Tech Honorary Alumni Award. He is a member of the School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science Honor Academy and is the former chair of the School's Advisory Board. He also is a member of the School of Business and Economics Honor Academy and has served as chair of the School's Applied Portfolio Management Program, Michigan Tech's student investment initiative. He is a director of the Michigan Tech Golf Course Advisory Board and chaired the Houghton/Hancock Local Development Authority, which established the Michigan Tech Enterprise SmartZone.
Butvilas has been involved in numerous other civic and philanthropic activities, including the Better Government Association of Chicago, the Calumet Theatre, Omega House, Pine Mountain Music Festival, the Michigan Tech Campaign Committee, and many others.
He is a graduate of the US Naval Academy and a Vietnam veteran. Butvilas received his MBA from the Illinois Institute of Technology and is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program of the Harvard University Graduate School of Business.
Michigan Technological University (www.mtu.edu) is a leading public research university developing new technologies and preparing students to create the future for a prosperous and sustainable world. Michigan Tech offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in engineering; forest resources; computing; technology; business; economics; natural, physical and environmental sciences; arts; humanities; and social sciences.


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Hershey, Pennsylvania Covers February (and You!) In Chocolate
Looking for the perfect weekend getaway? Look no further than Hershey, Pennsylvania's Chocolate-Covered February event!
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Did somebody say chocolate? They most certainly did!
Much to the delight of chocolate lovers everywhere, Hershey, Pennsylvania is offering the chance to celebrate the joy of chocolate at their Chocolate-Covered February event featuring culinary attractions, activities, family-friendly activities, and romantic overnight packages.
Hershey, AKA "the Sweetest Place on Earth," has something for everyone in their wide range of chocolate-related activities at various locations throughout the month-long celebration. I go to Hershey at least once a year with my family, since there is no shortage of things to do with kids. But the biggest surprises to most people are the sophisticated culinary choices and absolutely amazing spa. Any time of year, a good time is pretty much guaranteed (and this is coming from a jaded New Yorker and self-described hotel snob)—but if yoou want to check out Hershey this month, here are a few can't-miss packages.
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I'm sure you all are aware of the recent happenings with people getting their accounts stolen. A dear friend of mine had his account stolen and was given the run-around by the SE service department. While they now have a ray of hope of getting the account back, it will still be a hard and weary road. This is why I am posting here. This is a petition, to be sent to SquareEnix, that demands some form of relief from this growing threat. Thousands of accounds have been hacked, and it's only going to grow as time goes on.
So I'm asking... no, I'm *pleading* with you all to go here, read through the petition, then sign it. Get the word out on your individual websites and linkshells and let's all get something done. Because while we may be on different servers, we're all a part of Vana'diel.


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Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest has defended attempts by his company, Fortescue Metals Group, to defer more than $200 million in royalty payments to the Western Australian Government, saying the failed attempt was based on "sound logic".
In an interview on ABC radio, Mr Forrest also said his High Court challenge against the federal government's mining tax was about conquering evil. All it took for evil to win was for good people to do nothing, the Fortescue chairman said.
''We've decided not to do nothing,'' he said. Fortescue is challenging the legality of the minerals resource rent tax (MRRT), levied against iron ore and coal miners' super profits. The 30 per cent tax took effect from July 1.
''Our enthusiasm to run this case is because we believe it's fundamentally unconstitutional,'' Mr Forrest said, adding that the tax interfered with the rights of states.
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In comments that amount to the first time Fortescue has admitted seeking to avoid paying to the WA government, Mr Forrest said the deferral of the royalties was designed to ensure the restart of expansion works at the Kings iron ore project went ahead.
Work on Kings was halted in September when Fortescue lurched into a short-term debt crisis caused when iron ore prices dipped below $US90 per tonne.
Mr Forrest said the WA government would enjoy much bigger, longer term economic benefits from the Kings project going ahead, than from a single royalty payment, and the deferral was designed to ensure the expansion could continue if iron ore prices stayed around $US90 per tonne.
But Mr Forrest said the request became redundant when the iron ore price recovered to $US120 per tonne, where it still rests today.
"We put that logic to the WA Government," he told ABC Radio.
"They can see the logic absolutely, but with the iron ore price going from $US90 per tonne to $US120 per tonne they said 'guys you can bring on Kings whenever you like'." Mr Forrest said the iron ore price would continue to fluctuate but was likely to remain close to $US120 a tonne in the short term at least.
Mr Forrest is now chairman of Fortescue, after spending close to a decade as the company's chief executive.
Fortescue surprised the market on Thursday when it was revealed to be negotiating an 18 per cent stake in a shale gas exploration company.
Fortescue said the deal, if signed, was designed to help find energy sources to supply its iron ore business.


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