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Summer 2005 16x DVDR Roundupby Purav Sanghani on 7/12/2005 12:05 AM EST
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trance - Friday, July 22, 2005 - linkOrdered mine from NCIX.com. Still haven't recieved it yet though... Reply
Gage8 - Wednesday, July 20, 2005 - link"Any clue as to when the new BenQ will be available?"
That's my question. It seems like the BenQ is the drive to have...yet no one has it. Reply
trance - Sunday, July 17, 2005 - linkAny clue as to when the new BenQ will be available? Reply
vtqanh - Saturday, July 16, 2005 - linkNo Plextor drive? What kind of optical drive review that doesnt include a Plextor drive? Reply
USAF1 - Friday, July 15, 2005 - link#48 - Apparently, there are some pretty serious compatibility issues with the Plextor PX-712SA/PX-716SA and some of the NEWER controllers. For example, from what I've read on various forums, the native nForce4 SATA controller has some pretty serious issues with burning CD's and DVD's. Plextor's tech support department has commented on the issue and blamed nvidia's SATA implementation/drivers. Check out this compatibility matrix from Plextor's website:
See any nForce4 boards on there? I imagine compatibility issues would explain the two star newegg rating. Reply
PuravSanghani - Thursday, July 14, 2005 - link#47: Its a slow and painful process isn't it? We would all like to be done with those wide flat annoying IDE cables and hook ourselves up with the thin, easy to work with SATA cables.
The fact is, as long as the more critical [hard] drives are being manufactured with the IDE interface, there will still be a demand for the IDE interface on motherboards.
For optical drives, there really isn't a need for the switch to the SATA interface because 1)there wouldn't be any performance increases due to the limitations of current DVDR hardware and media, and 2)because the IDE interface is still around on motherboards.
I'm sure that once all HDD manufacturers have converted fully to SATA, optical drives will follow suit much more quickly since all we need is basically a SATA bridge. But until then...let us begin to give IDE an extended good-bye starting...nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn-now! Reply
Anton74 - Thursday, July 14, 2005 - link...and speaking of the Plextor PX-716SA/SW (SATA), it has a customer rating of 2 out of 5 on newegg (based on 341 votes). Yet all but 3 of the 40 customer reviewers rate it 5 out of 5.
Apparently the drive needs an updated BIOS and an appropriate up-to-date motherboard to function properly. Maybe that's what caused the low customer rating?
Just wondering.
Anton74 - Thursday, July 14, 2005 - linkOn a side note, why is it that nearly all of these drives are still PATA, and not SATA? There's 3 such SATA drives listed for sale on newegg, the Plextor 712 in 2 different colors, and the Plextor 716. They are of course more expensive than most at $83 (with $20 mail in rebate) and $126 respectively.
I'm just wondering why we can't get rid of IDE altogether. Is a SATA interface more expensive to make? Can't be that big a difference looking at hard drive prices.
Miggle - Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - linkBTW, how come the sony 800A wasn't reviewed? Its being sold here but I chose the LG drive over it Reply
RMSe17 - Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - linkPuravSanghani, sorry didn't see your first post when I posted Reply
Quanticles - Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - linkSounds like things need to be standardized better if there are this many failures... any drive should work with any media as long as both the drive and the media are within spec. Reply
semo - Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - linki'm pretty certain that the benq dw1640 is better than the nec 3540a. maybe the 4550a will give the crown back to nec but the drive will cost a lot more since it will have lightscribe and the license for that must be expensive (there are no cheap lightscribe drives yet).
the new plextor is a joke. the 740a is a exactly the same as the dw1640. even plextools do not work on the plextor 740a (even though it is a "plextor" drive and they are included in the retail package).
i'm not sure if they've fixed it now but plextools don't work with the plextor 740a because of the above reason. Reply
nserra - Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - link#27 LoneWolf15
If recorder record crap media and read crap media = good recorder
If recorder record crap media and don't read crap media = bad recorder
If recorder don't record crap media and don't read crap media = bad recorder
50 DVD-R 8x Princo crap's same price of 25 DVD of other manufactures
My NEC drive has difficulties reading Princo media, LG not a problem. Writing OK on both writers. Reply
Miggle - Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - linkI have the toshiba SD-R5372V. Its cheap but not a great writer. Pretty slow. But you'll be fine if you use good discs. Just bought the LG yesterday, a bit faster than toshiba drive and lets me overspec writes. Reply
Calin - Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - link"What no PRINCO media, useless review!"
Interesting, as I use almost only PRINCO media now (however, I have some small DVD-R made by Memorex and I can't wait to use them for something... too bad I don't know yet what to use them for Reply
Calin - Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - linkxsilver (or #16), my DVD writer (LG 4160, capable of DVDRAM, Dual Layer and so on) can write some media with no problems at 4x (the max rated speed) but gives consistent failures at 2.4x (which is any lower speed). I find out that using the same media but rated at 4x (well, it looks just the same but have certified speeds 1-8x) can burn at 4x and 8x with no problems (I haven't tested that media at 2.4x). Reply
Dennis Travis - Wednesday, July 13, 2005 - linkCan't you people read? Reply
Samus - Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - linkfunny they have no plextor in their review. Reply
USAF1 - Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - linkYou REALLY should have included a Plextor... ;) Reply
PuravSanghani - Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - linkAGAIN, for those of you wondering why we did not include the Plextor PX-716 drive, we simply could not get a unit in time. HOWEVER, we do hope to include a Plextor unit in the next roundup.
Purav Reply
IceWindius - Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - linkWheres the damn Plextor 716A in the review???? Thats like blasphemy! Reply
PuravSanghani - Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - linkFor those of you wondering why we did not include the Plextor PX-716 drive, we simply could not get a unit in time. We do hope to include a Plextor unit in the next roundup.
Purav Reply
DrZoidberg - Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - linkJust imagine if these drives tried to burn generic media. The PI errors would be in the millions and half the drives cannot read the discs then.
Anyway burning 8x dvd is like 8 mins now so its fairly quick, just watch tv drink a beer and your done. Prefer a few more mins and half the number of PI errors anyway Reply
USAF1 - Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - linkI agree with the lynch mob above that the drives should be tested with a wider variety of media before crowning a winner. Also, the thing that I found most disturbing about the review is that it contradicts the recommendation made in the July 2005 storage guide from two days ago. I suppose the 1640 isn't yet available in the US and thus wasn't an option in the storage guide or maybe Anandtech hadn't yet received the 1640 to test. However, if I'd listened to the quote below from the storage guide and went ahead and bought an NEC 3540, I'd certainly be upset to see it perform poorly relative to a competing drive two days later. I guess that's the price you pay to be on the cutting edge...
"It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out the best DVD burner these days; NEC's 3540A" Reply
USAF1 - Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - linkReply
timmiser - Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - linkI would like to have seen tests of how well a burned DVD would work in a DVD player? I regularly produce DVD's and to mass burning processes but reliability in set top DVD player is my highest priority.
RMSe17 - Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - linkHow come Plextor 716 wasn't part of the reviewed drives? Isn't it supposed to be one of the best?
LoneWolf15 - Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - link#20, I hope your reply was a joke, seeing as that's what Princo media generally is --a joke. It's cheap crap, and a major rule of DVD burning is that if you use crap media, you'll get crap results. Reply
PuravSanghani - Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - linkWe do miss Plextor drives and will definitely include the new 16x unit in our next roundup. We have been using PlexTools for a while now and the only drive that will work with the software is a Plextor drive. Maybe its time we update our Plextor unit though :).
As far as media testing goes, we chose MCC/MKM and Ritek media because of their track record with us. However, nothing is set in stone and we would be happy to hear any suggestions for future reviews.
Purav Reply
Dennis Travis - Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - linkI loved the review. Only thing I would like to eventually see is the latest Plextor 16X drive tested so I can compair it to the other new drives. Reply
sprockkets - Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - linkIn a way yes, 23#, where are the pics of the drives and the insides if you like that stuff like the last review? Just a media test?
If you like verbatim that is Mitsubishi Chemicals. An 8x dvd+r disc from Memorex came up as MBIPG101/R04. Reply
valnar - Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - linkCompared to the quality reviews CDRInfo.com and CDFreaks.com puts out, this review was next to worthless. Reply
vaystrem - Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - linkYou're using PlexTools - why no comparison to Plextor DVD burners? Reply
semo - Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - link#17, from what i read, the dw1640 is not yet available in the us (just barely made it to the uk recently). if you really want one you can get the plextor 740. it's a 1640 with a plextor badge (hence the higher price). Reply
nserra - Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - linkWhat no PRINCO media, useless review! Reply
yacoub - Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - linkAnd yeah, FWIW, I only buy Memorex or Sony media, and I usually burn at one or two speed notches below the max listed for the drive. Reply
yacoub - Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - linkWelcome to rock-bottom competition where items are cheap and completely worth what you pay for them - ie 'not much'. What a pile of crap.
Also would have liked acoustic tests of the drives - are any of them louder when reading different media? Some drives can be very loud when reading a DVD-ROM and that's bad if you want to play a movie on your PC. Reply
danidentity - Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - linkIs the DW1640 even available for sale yet in the U.S.? Reply
xsilver - Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - linkisnt the errors going to be much lower on a new drive but burning at lower speeds -- I dont think buying an old gen drive is a good idea Reply
Bozo Galora - Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - linkI agree - no Tayo Yuden - review is useless.
I dont need 16X media - I use made in Japan 8X +R Fujifilm TY002 and burn at 16X reliably with Pioneer 108-109 and Plextor 716A.
8X Fujifilm -R MIJ TYG02 always burns at 12X
Anyone buying cheap crap Taiwan media deserves what he gets. Reply
JetBlack69 - Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - linkAny information about how loud the drives where while reading the discs? I'm in the market for a DVD burner and I'd like a drive that's quiet. Reply
semo - Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - linkbtw, any news on the nec 4550a? Reply
semo - Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - linkno taiyo yuden media tests?
i personally don't like 16x media. tyg02 dye burned on the dw1640 @ 8x give really good results. i think you can also overspeed to 12x. Reply
keitaro - Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - linkOkay, so we see the latest generation of drives with their latest firmware installed. However, tested with only a handful of medias? How about comparing those to that of Taiyo-Yuden discs? It'd be interesting to see how they stack up when compared to the more commonly affordable discs. Reply
gdtaylor - Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - linkI'm still waiting for affordable Dual Layer media. Reply
Calin - Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - linkLooks like the past of the burners was great, their present is... well, see #3
I think there is no reason to wonder, as I payed three years ago one and a half ($100) for a Teac CD burner that worked perfectly than for the LG 4160 burner that has strong media preferences Reply
IceWindius - Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - linkHah, I love my Plextor 716A with the newest firmware that does 6x DL burning. Reply
HDTVMan - Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - linkIt most certainly can be crappy media from Ritek. Since they changes their media to AZO their media is crap. Look at the inner ring and notice that there is media seperation from poor manufacturing. The sad part is they were great started to sell like mad then went shotty but people still buy them. If you want reliable DL media buy Memorex or even better Verbatim. I will never buy another Ritek disc after a near 100 pack nightmare. One disc even seperated completely down the middle. Sad Pure Sad. Reply
sprockkets - Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - linkThe NEC model 3540 says on newegg it can do 8x DL. They list the older 3520A model for $38.
No error graph for the 2.4x DL on reads for the NEC drive? Reply
marcuri - Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - linkwhen the hell are we going to see burners that can do 8x DL? been waiting for one of those for awhile..... Reply
g33k - Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - linkYup, it looks like you might be better off buying a last gen drive. It might take a while for the firmware updates that may improve these drives.
From the looks of it, NEC and Pioneer are no longer the best drives. BenQ has that title now. Reply
Beenthere - Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - linkDoesn't look like ANY of these drives are worth buying with so many errors.
SOD, DD. Rushed to market CRAP !!! Reply
quadcity - Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - link"Special thanks to BenQ for supplying us with the DW1640."
nutxo - Tuesday, July 12, 2005 - linkWhere did they acquire a benq 1640? Reply


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Also, my new smoker will be on display there. I have ordered an Austin National Smoker. Troy Austin will be towing it to the Championships and putting it on display. My wife and I will tow it back to Oregon when we leave, can't wait!
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This article was published 12/12/2012 (1714 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Well, this certainly isn't the Bartlets' White House.
Nor is it the Obamas', the Bushes', the Clintons', the Kennedys', the Roosevelts' (either branch of the family), the Lincolns' or the Washingtons'.
Fictional, factual or anyplace in between, it's pretty safe to say the West Wing has never been inhabited by a first family quite like the Gilchrists of NBC's 1600 Penn. And given the current tragicomic state of American politics, it's about time D.C.'s most blogged-about address got a family that was just plain funny.
1600 Penn, a new sitcom that is being given the oft-employed "sneak preview" treatment by NBC this week, is a show whose disarming charm and easy-to-digest humour are sufficiently appealing that it leaves one wondering why it was shelved until mid-season.
It won't officially arrive in prime time until Jan. 10, but the betting here is that many who sample 1600 Penn will consider it an unexpected and instantly addictive treat for the festive season.
The series, created by writer/actor Josh Gad (an occasional Daily Show correspondent and star of the Matt Stone/Trey Parker Broadway smash The Book of Mormon) and former White House speech writer Jon Lovett, takes viewers inside a fictional White House in which the presidential family's misadventures are less a function of dysfunction than they are a simple case of an ordinary family's ordinary mistakes being magnified by the fact they take place in an extraordinary setting.
President Dale Gilchrist (Bill Pullman, last seen doing the commander-in-chief thing as alien-charging President Thomas J. Whitmore in the 1996 feature Independence Day) is a hard-working guy who occasionally has problems keeping his temper in check. And more often than not, it's the stress of family life rather than the pressures of leader-of-the-free-world-ness that drive him to, or over, the brink.
In this week's pilot episode, Penn's POTUS is forced to deal with the homecoming of his primary irritant, first son Skip (Gad), a chronic academic underachiever who has been expelled from college after leading a frat-house prank that went horribly, flammably wrong.
While trying to get a grip on Skip's misbehaviour, Gilchrist is watching a not-so-delicate dance evolve as his new-ish wife Emily (Jenna Elfman) tries to build a stepmom relationship with overachieving teen Becca (Martha MacIsaac) and younger, mismatched twins Xander and Marigold (Benjamin Stockham, Amara Miller).
Oh, and there's also the business of international politics to be considered, with the White House playing host to a gathering of Central and South American leaders of various political inclination and might. Particularly challenging is the president's effort to convince the strong-willed and hyper-competitive Brazilian leader to join a proposed trade alliance; his approval is crucial to the deal's success, and his taunt-filled rhetoric eventually prompts Gilchrist to propose that they settle matters on the tennis court rather than at the negotiating table.
Of course, it's a bad decision, and inevitably, son Skip plays a hand in making things immeasurably worse. But in the end, a whole bunch of misguided good intention somehow leads to an almost acceptable result.
It's fun to watch -- silly, well-intended, good-hearted fun with enough of an edge to make it occasionally but appealingly uncomfortable.
That isn't to say that 1600 Penn is without faults -- in fact, there are several moments in the pilot when this feels very much like an insecure series in search of its comic identity.
But in two subsequent episodes provided by NBC for preview, 1600 Penn seems headed in the right direction, tackling meatier storylines while at the same time careening into even sillier territory. It will be very interesting to see how its pre-Christmas unwrapping is received by the couchbound crowd, and whether its regular-schedule return -- just in time for the real U.S. president's second-term inauguration -- will receive enough votes from viewers to justify full-time residency in this wittier version of the West Wing.
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As far as I know there was no official way to do this, but I did find an unofficial way to do this. I did not document this publicly as to not contravene copyright, but perhaps the FrontlineSMS team can let you know how to go about this.
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Hello All,I am building a one page website here at work to promote a book we are releasing. I have a jQuery function setup so that once you scroll past the video_container div a bar appears at the top as is fixed with the page until you either submit the form, or scroll back up past the video_container again. We just finished the video and I implemented it into the site however now (in Chrome only as far as I can tell) the bar is buggy and does not appear past the div, however if you scroll back up you can see it very briefly.
Wondering what this could be? It appears to work just fine in Firefox. I'm just not sure what this could be?
That link will get you past the initial lead form and anyone who uses Chrome should be able to duplicate the problem.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I've noticed this only happens once the video has been played. Odd?
I could reproduce your problem in Chrome.
I could also fix it (I think) by changing this:
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0; maximum-scale=1.0; minimum-scale=1.0; user-scalable=0;" />
to this:
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0, minimum-scale=1.0, user-scalable=0" />
Does that make a difference for you?
Thanks for the help. I tried that but it didn't appear to fix anything. I'm going back to the original viewport settings I had which were "<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">"
Anyone else have any ideas? I can't seem to wrap my head around this. It has something to do with the iFrame because when I remove that, the drop down menu appears just as expected (when scrolled past the video_container
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Sorry for letting the thread go cold. Did you get this sorted out in the meantime or does the problem persist?
Hey, no worries. But no, I have not figured out the problem yet. It only happens in Chrome it appears.
I just looked at the page and now I don't see any bar in Chrome, regardless of where I scroll.Did you remove it?
The console is also telling me:
Failed to load resource http://livepassdl.conviva.com/ver/126.96.36.19989/LivePass.js
does that have anything to do with it?
Whoops, I'm sorry. I forgot to update this, I changed the main site from having the scrolling bar. The ones that have them are in sub folders. http://www.postseasongameplan.com/premier/
And I'll have to check where that is coming from. I don't recall calling that at all.
When I go to the page you link to and scroll down, I see the bar, but then am greeted by a modal dialogue that I can't dismiss that wants my name, email address and phone number. :nono:
I also see four errors in the console:
Uncaught TypeError: Object #<Object> has no method 'split' player.js:135
Uncaught TypeError: Object #<Object> has no method 'match' ConvivaCommunicationProxy.html:142
Uncaught TypeError: Object #<Object> has no method 'match' ConvivaCommunicationProxy.html:142
Uncaught TypeError: Object #<Object> has no method 'match' ConvivaCommunicationProxy.html:142
I don't mind attempting to help you debug this, but would it be possible that you make a simple test page which reproduces your issue, with no JS errors and only the player, the bar and no other content?
I apologize. I'm having a case of the Monday's as they say. Here is a link where you can avoid the modal box. http://www.postseasongameplan.com/premier/index.php?forms=submits
I will go through my js files right now and see what I can find with those console errors. I'll post an update here shortly.
Thank you!
I've managed to whittle it down to this:
<!DOCTYPE html>

<base href="http://postseasongameplan.com/premier/"/>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Post Season Gameplan | Premier Planning</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/normalize.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/main.css">

<button class="thoughtbot" style="margin-right:10px;margin-bottom:5px;clear:both;">Order Now!</button>

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$(document).ready( function() {
$("#stickyLogo").hide(); //hide your div initially
var topOfOthDiv = $("#video_container").offset().top;
$(window).scroll(function() {
if($(window).scrollTop() > topOfOthDiv) { //scrolled past the other div?
$("#stickyLogo").slideDown("fast"); //reached the desired point -- show div
} else {
It seems that the problem is the iframe.If you comment it out with  then the slide effect works in Chrome every time.
When the video plays however, I see a slew of errors in the console and frustratingly, not always the same ones:
Unable to post message to http://player.vimeo.com. Recipient has origin null.
Uncaught TypeError: Object #<Object> has no method 'match' ConvivaCommunicationProxy.html:142
Uncaught ReferenceError: axs is not defined
Do you have any idea what any of these could mean?
So, gotta go to bed now, but just wanted to add this before I do:
I swapped out the iframe for this:
<video controls>
<source src="http://www.w3schools.com/tags/movie.mp4" type="video/mp4">
With no video in Chrome the sticky dropdown works perfectly.With a video tag in Chrome it behaves very erratically and vanishes once you scroll past it.
I know that this is nothing we didn't know anyway, but it proves that it was nothing to do with the JS errors I reported before.


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The Banner of Hope steel sculpture of the South African flag in Newtown symbolises South Africa's celebration of freedom. It is three stories high and 7m wide.
Johannesburg has invested in public artworks that celebrate the heritage of the city (local government spends a percentage of its yearly budget on public art). For those interested in Jozi's art, walks through the city are just one way to discover its creative diversity. From leisurely walking tours that last an hour or two to full-day walks that focus on additional art precincts, you will find artworks dotted along the busy streets, between the tall buildings, in the parks and on the pavements.
There are a few notable tourism companies that offer guided tours of Johannesburg's art precincts:
- Past Experiences offers walking tours and public transport tours that showcase the city's art. The company is passionate about sharing this with the public. Jo Buitendach, a tour guide with the company and a Johannesburg city specialist says, 'The great thing about public art is that it is art for everyone. Anyone can experience it as it's out on the streets, not hidden away in an art gallery. Public art brings culture and colour to the streets of Johannesburg and aids the regeneration of the city.'
- Art-lover Chava Caplan runs personalised art tours around the city, on request, through her company, Afro Centric Jo'burg Art Tours.
In Braamfontein, art walks take you past works such as the metal trees by Stephen Hobbs and Claire Regnard, and Miners' Monument by David MacGregor, which is a reminder of Johannesburg's mining past. Also prominent is Clive van den Berg's Eland, which is more than 5.5m tall and weighs more than 20 tonnes.
A walk through Newtown will take you past the Banner of Hope by Truus Menger; a memorial to singer Brenda Fassie by Angus Taylor; and a tribute to Kippie Moeketsi by Guy du Toit, in which the musician is depicted holding his favourite instrument – a saxophone. Visitors can also visit the incredible artwork of wooden heads by Americo Guambe.
There is also a foot tour of resistance art in Jo'burg. Here visitors will discover the imposing Firewalker by William Kentridge and Gerard Marx – a sculpture of a woman carrying a brazier on her head, referencing everyday life in Johannesburg; the Metro Mall Public Artwork Programme that features work by Mbongeni Buthelezi, Ezekiel Budeli and Andrew Verster; and Paper Pigeon by Gerhard and Maja Marx. In this work, three 3m-tall origami-like pigeon sculptures keep hundreds of live pigeons company at Pigeon Square – the use of origami-like techniques is a tribute to the Chinese community of this part of the city.
In Hillbrow, the city's cultural melting pot, public artworks include Courage by Richard Forbes; the wind vanes by Dave Rossouw; the Joe Slovo bridge mosaic by Lindsay; and Elevator by Richard Forbes.
Travel tips & Planning info
Who to contact
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Tel: +27 (0)11 678 3905
Email: email@example.com
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Around the area
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If you enjoy all things creative, you might also want to consider the 'Through the Lens – 125 years of Johannesburg Photography' tour by Past Experiences.
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Organised budget walking tours of Johannesburg with Past Experiences cost between R100 and R150 per person, depending on the distance and duration of the tour (this rate is generally for a two-hour tour). There are group rates and special packages on offer on a half-day and full-day basis. Tours are generally organised for weekends. Afro Centric Jo'burg Art Tours offers half-day city tours for R350 (lunch not included).
What to pack
A good pair of walking shoes, sunscreen and a hat.
Where to stay
Stay in downtown Johannesburg at the 12 Decades Johannesburg Art Hotel in the creative Maboneng Precinct. Also consider staying at Hotel Lamunu in Braamfontein.
What to eat
Jozi's art districts are home to some great restaurants where you can sample authentic South African fare. Ask your guide to make a recommendation.
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Work from local artists. In Johannesburg you can also buy wire art on the street corners.


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Unsure of return, Quentin to get second opinion
SAN DIEGO -- Outfielder Carlos Quentin told MLB.com on Friday that he has damage to the bone in his left knee and that he will get a second opinion on a bone bruise next week in Los Angeles.
Quentin, who has been on the disabled list since July 27, is holding out hope that he can play again this season.
"Right now, I'm just working to try and get that opportunity," Quentin said Friday. "But I'm not sure."
On Friday afternoon, Quentin was working to set an appointment next week with Dr. Neal ElAttrache of the Kerlan-Jobe Clinic in Los Angeles. ElAttrache is also the head physician for the Dodgers.
"I'm waiting to get the second opinion to get some more information, get a set rehab [schedule] and a set direction of how to come back and prevent this from happening again," Quentin said. "But right now ... this just needs to heal. There's nothing else that can be done."
The bone bruise in Quentin's left knee is the same injury he sustained in Spring Training, the one that caused him to miss the first 39 games of the season.
"I've had pain ever since. The pain minimized for a time. I was able to get back. But it has progressively gotten worse," Quentin said. "The downside came before the All-Star break in Los Angeles. It wasn't feeling good going into the break. After four days of rest [All-Star break], it didn't rebound."
Quentin, who is hitting .177 this season with four home runs and 18 RBIs in 130 at-bats, appeared in two games last weekend against the Braves in Atlanta. His last at-bat came as a pinch-hitter on July 26. He went on the disabled list the following day.
"It's horrible when you don't have good performance on the field," Quentin said. "And when your last good knee seems to be chronically damaged ... you're examining different ways of trying to be productive.
"But we'll get that diagnosis and get some more eyes on my knee and see what can be done."
Since joining the Padres in a trade with the White Sox on Dec. 31, 2011, Quentin has had three surgeries on his right knee. In parts of three seasons with the Padres, Quentin has a .251/.352/464 slash line with 33 home runs and 108 RBIs in 218 games.
Quentin is making $9.5 million this season and is set to make $8 million next season.
Corey Brock is a reporter for MLB.com. Keep track of @FollowThePadres on Twitter. Will Laws is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Interview with Alan Berkowitz
Dear Engaged Bystander: I had a wonderful opportunity to talk with Alan Berkowitz to learn more about what he is focusing his work towards these days. If you don't know of Alan, he is an internationally recognized expert on bystander behavior, violence prevention and social justice issues; author of Response Ability: A Complete Guide to Bystander Intervention; and always an inspiration to talk with.
Below is a part of the great conversation we had last week:
Joan: Why do you think there is this growing attention to bystander approaches to prevention?
Alan: It is a very exciting moment in the prevention field because we are beginning to frame the solution as a community responsibility. In the past we tended to look only at the impact of sexual violence on the victim or to invest in the punishment of the perpetrator. Now people are seeing that sexual violence takes place in a community and that community either inhibits or unintentionally encourages that violence.
Joan: I love the deep values that you bring to this work, can you talk about that a little?
Alan: I believe that most people have a good heart and want to do the right thing. But as professionals, we often approach a community with ideas about how to "fix them". We tell them there are things they don't notice or don't seem to understand. I am taking a radical step here, and saying that we need to approach people with compassion for where they are and begin there. The good news is that most people want to do the right thing and be part of the solution. We can even approach the perpetrator with the ideal of compassion, while holding him (or her) accountable for their behavior. If we believe that most people want to do the right thing, it gives us a way to engage them as bystanders and help them act on their concern.
To change this around, we need to start with the positive, what people do notice. I am convinced that there are a lot of people in every community that are waiting and willing to do the right thing, who are uncomfortable with mistreatment. I am convinced that WE need to figure out how to invite them into the discussion.
Joan: Why do so few people think they can intervene?
Alan: As a society, we have set up artificial barriers for anyone to get involved. Then when someone climbs over those barriers, we call them heroes and we say how very special they are and essentially, we are saying that we can't possibly be like them. But we can teach people to get involved and lower the barriers.
Take Rosa Parks. One day she decided not to give up her seat and she sparked a huge social movement. What most people don't know is that she went to the Highlander Center for years for training. One day she got fed up and decided to do something. On the one hand she was undoubtedly a marvelous human being and yet at the same time it was also what she learned through those years of training that allowed her to be an agent of change – and these are things that we can all learn.
Joan: What are the barriers that people face?
Alan: One important barrier is MISPERCEPTION. Human beings are social creatures. We pay attention to people and we are influenced by them. For example, in the research about men we have found that the biggest influence on men is other men. Research has also demonstrated that, the biggest influence on whether a man will intervene is whether THEY THINK THAT OTHER MEN will intervene. And in general we think that others are not bothered, or don't want to do anything, when they do.. That is a huge misperception that inhibits us from acting on our instincts to do the right thing.
That is a cognitive barrier that we can correct. We can make it known in a variety of ways that we do care and that we would get involved and that we would support others who want to act.
Another important barrier is a SKILLS BARRIER. In general, we don't know what to do and if we have some sense of that, we don't know how to do it. We can teach the skills to intervene and we need to make sure that the interventions are both comfortable and doable. That is what my book, Response Ability is all about – choices on how to intervene.
The key message is that doing something is better than doing nothing.
Joan: Can you give me an example of addressing this skills barrier?
For example, someone makes a joke that objectifies someone. Our job is to give everyone something that they can do. It is fine to deflect the situation, rather than confront. Even an abrupt change in conversation shows that what was said was not acceptable. Activists, who have been involved in the movement, will sometimes say that deflection is a cop out. But I believe that we need to give everyone something to do. There really is a RANGE of SKILLS that can be taught, from direct and confrontational to indirect to what I call a place of "generosity" – taking the time to engage in a conversation to find out why they said something so objectifying.
Joan: What do you think is your contribution to bystander intervention?
Alan: There are a lot of people doing great work in this field. Each is offering something valuable. I feel that my unique contribution to the bystander discussion is the essential belief that we are all part of something bigger. I began this work from a social norms perspective. There is now empirical research which shows that people can change their actions by correcting a misperception of their peer group, and that intervening is a skill that can be taught. Our desire to act shows that there are values or a connection to something bigger that we share –even though we may not realize that it is shared.
Our desire to act shows that there are values or a connection to something bigger that we share – our job in the bystander movement, is to tie our work to this common desire to act. When we are successful, we will begin to see the kind of changes we so passionately want in our communities.
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The youngsters at Lyppard Grange Primary School in Warndon Villages, Worcester are launching the 2014 Take Pride campaign, led by Worcester City Council.
This year's theme is 'water' with about 30 pupils kicking off the campaign by carrying out a litter pick next to the Lyppard Grange Nature Reserve ponds next Wednesday (26th).
A city council ranger will then be on hand to clear the ponds of debris.
Last year, about 200 volunteers took part in Take Pride clean-up events across Worcester.
"Take Pride has quite literally tackled some of the city's grottiest problems," says Cllr Matt Lamb, cabinet member for a Cleaner and Greener City.
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SAINT LEO, Fla. – Lions' freshman forward Chelsea Williams became the first Saint Leo women's basketball player since 2004 to be named to the Sunshine State Conference All-Freshman team, it was announced Thursday by SSC Commissioner Jay Jones.
Williams had a solid first season for the Green & Gold as she finished the 2010-11 campaign third on the team in scoring at 10.9 points-per-game. In addition, the West Palm Beach, Fla. native also finished the year second in total rebounds (162) and tied for first in blocks with 16.
Competing in all 27 games for Saint Leo, Williams concluded the season shooting nearly 46 percent from the floor and was one of only two players to connect on 100 field goals.
In the league, Williams finished fourth in offensive rebounding while her yearend field goal percentage saw her finish just outside the top ten.
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1933-39: In September 1939, two months before I was 12,Germany invaded Poland. In Gabin 10 people were shot in the street; doctors and teachers were taken away. A neighbor who had persistently spoken against Germany was arrested. A few weeks later, the family received a box of ashes--his remains. Then the Germans started terrorizing Jews; they doused the synagogue and nearby homes with gasoline and set them on fire.
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This fall, AUWCL will host a series of specialized "mini" externship fairs. Students interested in specific areas of law will be matched up with employers for future externships and career opportunities.
Although AUWCL already welcomes more than 150 employers to the law school for the large annual Externship Fair each January, Avis Sanders, the director of the Externship Program at AUWCL, saw a need to connect upper-level students with employers working in their specific fields of interest.
Areas of the law featured at the mini fairs include Criminal Law (Sept. 19); Intellectual Property and Media and Communications (Oct. 8); and Gender Law, which will include family law, women's right, LGBT issues, and juvenile advocacy (Oct. 16). Business Law and Health Law fairs are also being planned.
"Students with an interest in intellectual property law should take advantage of this unique opportunity to meet face to face with employers and learn about the wide range of ways to practice in the field," said Professor Michael Carroll, director, Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property at AUWCL.
Unlike the annual Externship Fair, the mini fairs are open to employers offering a wide array of positions which might not meet the law school's externship requirements—students participating in externships are earning academic credit for unpaid legal work outside of school.
"Employers attending the mini fairs may have paid internships, fellowships, paid or unpaid internships, or part-time or full-time positions available," explained Sanders. "There may also be employers who are very interested in getting to know our students even if they don't have a position open at the time."
The Externship Office has also initiated preparation sessions prior to each fair to help students with their resumes and provide career guidance. Approximately 35 students attended the preparation session for the Criminal Law Mini-Fair, which was organized by Professor Cynthia Jones and the Criminal Justice Practice and Policy Institute. Thirteen faculty and alumni assisted students in honing their resumes and provided guidance specific to pursuing a career in criminal law.
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AUWCL was recently recognized by the The National Jurist as one of the top 25 law schools with the best ratio of externship offerings per full-time student. The 2013 ABA-LSAC Official Guide to ABA-Approved Law Schools reports 42 percent or 510 AUWCL students externed.
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Federal authorities say Postal Service agents saw Terrence McLean (muh'-KLAYN) open envelopes and remove the contents while sorting mail in June at the Columbus center and put mail in his sock and down his pants.
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Glucose is a type of sugar. Under normal conditions, rising glucose levels in the blood cause the pancreas to produce a hormone known as insulin. Insulin allows the glucose in the blood to enter the cells of the body and be converted into energy. Type 2 diabetes develops when the body loses its ability to respond properly to insulin.
In type 2 diabetes, the body's cells become less sensitive to insulin. As a result, large amounts are required for glucose control. Unfortunately, the pancreas cannot maintain this high level of insulin production indefinitely, and eventually the body loses the ability to produce all the insulin it needs. At this point, blood sugar levels rise. Despite these high blood sugar levels, symptoms of diabetes may either be absent or mild.
In contrast, type 1 diabetes occurs only after the pancreas is severely damaged by the body's immune system. The damaged pancreas can no longer produce enough insulin. Instead of the high levels of insulin and insulin resistance seen in type 2 diabetes, very low levels of insulin occur in type 1 diabetes. As a result, sudden serious illness requiring emergency insulin treatment is common in type 1 diabetes.
Obesity is the major cause of most type 2 diabetes. The tissue of overweight people often becomes resistant to insulin. Since physical activity improves tissue sensitivity to insulin, physically inactive people may also have tissues that are more insulin resistant.
The short-term effects of type 2 diabetes include:
Possible long-term effects of type 2 diabetes include:
According to the American Diabetes Association (ADA), doctors should begin to screen children for diabetes at age 10 or puberty if they are overweight and have at least two other risk factors for diabetes. Screening should be repeated every 3 years. In addition to obesity, other risk factors for type 2 diabetes include:
The risk of type 2 diabetes is higher in children of African American, Asian American, Native American, and Pacific Islander descent.
A blood test is done for screening and diagnosis. The most commonly used test is the fasting plasma glucose, a blood test done after a person has fasted for eight hours. A fasting plasma glucose (blood sugar) level of 126 milligrams per deciliter or greater on two separate occasions is diagnostic of diabetes. Other tests, like a hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) test or a two-hour glucose tolerance test, can also be done to diagnose diabetes.
Managing blood sugar levels requires major lifestyle changes for children. To succeed, children need adult supervision and support. The entire family should work with a diabetes team (doctor, nurse, social worker, dietitian, and exercise counselor) to develop a healthy lifestyle.
Children living with type 2 diabetes need daily strategies to maintain normal blood sugar levels. These include:
The primary preventive measures for type 2 diabetes are maintaining a healthy weight and getting regular exercise. A diet with age appropriate calorie intake and plenty of fruits and vegetables is ideal for diabetes prevention. Active daily play should also be encouraged in school and at home. Children should have fun exercising instead of spending a lot of time online, watching TV, or playing video games.
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WARMINSTER Town built on their fine point at high-flying local rivals Bradford Town last week with all three points against Roman Glass St George on Saturday.
Dual-registered Paulton Rovers midfielder Alex Lapham was on target for Derek Graham and Andry Crabtree's men, with Louis Sparey also getting on the scoresheet at the hosts ran out 2-0 winners.
Warminster host Chard Town this weekend.
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MOUNT DORA, Fla. - A local family wants an investigation after they boarded their dog, Sweetie, while they were out of town. When they got her back, she was all chewed up, and appeared to be the victim of a dog attack.
"I'm devastated. I'm heart broken. I feel like I let my dog down," said Janise Ellixson, who said she thought something was wrong when she called to pick up her dogs from her regular sitter, The Pet Chalet in Mount Dora.
"She asked if we could wait an extra night and come get her Monday instead because they had fleas," Ellixson said. "She wanted to bathe them."
When they got home on Monday, the wounds described as "hot spots" left by the fleas got worse.
"As soon as I looked at it with open wounds, I knew it was much more than fleas," Ellixson said.
"It was a circle of black, and hidden was a pool of blood and puss," said her daughter Ashely.
Ellixson's veterinarian said what the owner of Pet Chalet had passed off as "hot spots" from fleas turned out to be puncture wounds - a bite from another dog.
The bites were about two to three days old, and the skin around them had already died. Sweetie was very sick.
Surgeons had to cut away a lot of skin to help Sweetie come out of it.
Pet Chalet's owner, Rhonda Brown, refused to talk with Local 6 on camera, but said Sweetie wasn't attacked while she was taking care of her. She said there were those spots on the dog where fleas had gotten to her, but no dog bites.
"It makes me feel sad because I feel like I let down my grandpa," Ashley said. "I said I promise to take care of his dog, and it makes me feel very sad."
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It's mid-September and school's back in session. Between carpools and homework, weeknights leave little time for prepping hearty dinners these days. But quick and delicious can go hand in hand. After all, Giada's Chicken Scallopine and Mark Bittman's Pasta with Prosciutto and Lettuce both take less than 30 minutes. A quick gander was all we needed to notice that Cooking Channel fans have caught on. From Indian curries to Italian pastas, you've all been cooking up a storm, and sharing your take-aways and tweaks. With all the great recipe reviews, we're chiming in once more to share some of our favorites.
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John Henry Alley was born Nov. 27, 1829, in Alabama. His parents were Henry and Martha B. (Isham) Alley.
John H. Alley is listed in the 1860 Milam Co. Census as living with the Robert and Freelove (Cornutt) Stewart family as a laborer, and he is listed as having $400 personal estate. Very shortly after this census was taken, John married Mary Elizabeth Stewart, who was his employer's daughter, on July 12, 1860 in Milam Co. The Alleys had three children: Martha Bowlin Euzene "Mattie" Alley, who married John Wesley Lantrip; Sarah Freelove "Susie" Alley; who married Thomas B. Fowler; and Robert Henry Alley, who died in infancy.
Not long after the Alleys' marriage, the War Between the States began, and John H. Alley enlisted in the Milam Co. Gurards on May 4, 1861 as a Private. While serving in the Guards, John Alley was evidently promoted to Sergeant. In Sept. of 1861, he enlisted with that rank in the newly formed Co. E, 4th Texas Cavalry regiment, according to National Archives data. This unit was also known as Sibley's brigade.
As part of this unit, John would have seen combat in New Mexico, at the Battles of Valverde and Glorieta Pass. He would also have fought in numerous conflicts in Louisiana, including Cox's Pantation and Bayou Bourbeau. John remained in this regiment until the close of the Civil War. He came home from the war a sickly man, and died on Feb. 23, 1869. John H. Alley is buried in Pin Oak Cemetery in Milam Co., near Milano, Texas.


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My name is Johanna Wade, I am the warden for Drew Correctional Facility in Louisville, Kentucky. Our Therapy and Education Coordinator created a program in which some of our inmates contribute insightful quotes for this helpful article. Thankfully, one of your Uncyclopedia Editors will help make sense of what they are saying. In advance, you have my apologies for this.
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edit YouAlso recognized as fish, a new inmate with no previous record is pretty much like a baby deer trying to hang with a pride of lions. You may have held your own in your seventh grade shop class, but now things are unbelievably different. You can attend a short orientation; your cellie may show you around, perhaps even a thing or two on how to survive, yet for the most part, you're fucked.
It's important to realize you're not going overcome matters like the hero in some prison movie; you are totally screwed.
"You are going down, son."
Editor's Note: You're finished.
edit Constant Anal Rape
Being without a doubt the worst violent crime performed on new and inexperienced inmates, anal rape looms over the so-called fish the second he steps into general population. Typically, it's not a matter of if but when, and how much.
"I don't plan to sugarcoat anything, friend; when you set foot in this place, you're gonna get raped, a lot, and not gently. I suggest you...stretch out a little... "
Editor's Note: Uh, yeah, maybe dab a little coconut cream around the area. I've heard that doing some butt-cheek crunches may actually loosen the area as well. Best of luck.
edit Gang Membership
One way to get out of anal rape and related abuses is to join a gang. There are diverse options in jail, but bear in mind, gangs are divided along racial lines. However, once an inmate gains membership to one of the popular gangs, there will be no substitute for the peace of mind that comes out of it. An inmate will have to kill and fight for the gang, and have his own life hang in balance, when it comes to sensitive issues such as being a rat. Overall though, the security gang membership offers is rock solid.
Northern Mexicans: Typically you should be Mexican to gain entry into this gang. The disciplined paramilitary nature of this group differentiates itself from the other Mexican gangs. Fashion-wise, members rock nice over-the-knee tube-socks.
" If you're a guerro, or anything like that, or even if you're Mexican, but you don't hold an allegiance to Los Norteños then fuck off."
Editor's Note: In other words, if you are white, or guerro, or anything to that effect, then fuck off.
Crips & Bloods: These gangs consist of Black inmates. Any time a camera crew, news, documentary or Hollywood movie seeking extras, shoots footage in prison, Crips and Bloods are the first and last making onscreen time.
" This is a war right here, shit goes off here day after day. This is real up in here, believe that."
Editor's Note: Damn straight.
Aryan Gangs: White inmates are able to join an assortment of several neo-nazi and biker gangs. Currently in Drew Correctional, the largest gang, Army of Jesus, embodies a mixture of hard-line Christian right and racist ideologies.
" To be in this group, you must not have blood from any minority in you, period -- now, having it on you, now that's a different story."
Editor's Note: At this time, Army of Jesus is not accepting Black or Hispanic applicants.
edit Bitchdom
If you end up being a bitch, you should get familiar with one of your chief duties.
"If you can't just join a gang outright, you will no doubt end up a prag. You might get into a gang this way, like if you can get your guy to let you take someone out."
Editor's Note: A bitch, or prag, has typically failed gaining entry into a prison gang, yet may still seek being sponsored by a gang member: first becoming his bitch, then being allowed to murder another person.
edit Shanks
New inmates are urged to purchase or create a homemade small knife called a shank. The weapon of choice in prison, they can be easily, though uncomfortably, concealed. Perhaps considered a tool for self defense, many successful slayings can be accomplished with the aid of this handy weapon.
edit The Yard
The yard refers to a baseball field sized area, where inmates can enjoy diverse games such as handball, basketball, rioting and shanking. The area is divided along aforementioned racial gangs.
edit Throwing Waste at Correctional OfficersIn addition to activities such as shanking, smuggling contraband, fighting, dying and getting the piss beat out of you, there's throwing poop at C.O.s.
" You're gonna catch a case and you're going to get put in the hole, and you're going to flat out lose your damm mind in there. So at some point you start throwing doo doo. The way I see it, there ain't nothin' wrong with that: that's just how you do when you're inside; you know what I'm sayin'?"
Editor's Note: When an inmate is charged for a crime while inside the prison system, said inmate may serve time in solitary confinement, locked in a very small cell, 23 hours a day. Due to the obvious monotony, inmates may react by flinging feces at correctional officers. There is nothing wrong with doing this. Do you understand what I am saying?


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While my second, third, and fourth are drawings.
My first four are less than a whole,
And all of me is a celebration.
What am I?
Par is the maximum number of strokes you should need to hit the ball in the hole.
Art can be drawings, sculptures, or anything of the sort.
Part is not a whole thing, so it is not a whole.
A party is a celebration.
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