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More about Teri's college experience: I absolutely loved the environment at CSB/SJU — for me it was the perfect fit. I was involved in intramurals, playing volleyball, snow football, and broomball. I also was a member of a number of clubs including the Social Work Club where I was an officer, Alpha Kappa Sigma (AKS) which is a service sorority on campus and the Peer Resource Program (PRP). I was part of the planning group in PRP that planned and "built" the challenge course on campus.
Studying abroad: One of my absolute best experiences at CSB/SJU was spending a semester abroad. I spent the fall semester of my senior year studying in London, England and would recommend this experience to anyone! Having grown up in a small town in Central Minnesota, I loved the opportunity to live in a large city that seemed to be alive 24 hours a day! We lived in flats just one block from Hyde Park, traveled the British countryside exploring castles, churches and other historic sites. We also had a chance to travel through Scotland and Wales for a week of the semester, as well as to Ireland where we switched places and lived in the cottages near Spiddal while our friends in the Irish program lived in our flats in London. In addition, I was able to travel Europe for six weeks following the semester, seeing Spain, Belgium, France, Italy, Austria, Germany, Switzerland and so much more. One of my most memorable experiences was the opportunity to attend midnight mass on Christmas Eve at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City with Pope John Paul II leading the mass. Incredible!
Fun facts: While I didn't marry a Johnnie, my husband, Mike, also works on-campus as the women's basketball coach. Our daughter, Morgan, is a current CSB/SJU student and is a member of the Blazer cross country and track and field teams. We also have a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel named Dudley who is my little shadow. I enjoy reading, quilting, knitting, golfing, and working logic puzzles as well as regular puzzles. I genuinely enjoy traveling and learning about other cultures - and love the opportunity to meet new people!


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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 5/10/2013 (1415 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Put yourself, even for just a moment, in Christopher Ferland's shoes.
The random lottery that is birth has you come into the world with a learning disability. You live on a remote, impoverished Manitoba reserve, are apprehended by the child-welfare system as a kid, bounced in and out of foster care, then transported to a large, strange city.
At 16, a relative punts you out of her home because social assistance cuts off the benefits they're willing to spend on you. You're cast onto the streets. You find temporary shelter at the Salvation Army hostel and, at times, with a another relative, but essentially, you're now a periodically homeless street kid.
Perhaps remarkably, you don't fall in with a gang or take up a criminal lifestyle to get by. Instead, you find help from a school offering a special class and a counsellor willing to work with you so you can try to overcome some cognitive challenges you live with.
But then everything changes. You find yourself arrested for a domestic assault that allegedly occurred many months before, one you deny happened. For the first time, at 19, you're thrust into an unfamiliar justice system, initially without a lawyer to guide you. Because you have no prior record, police release you to appear in court at a later date.
You turn up for that first court date, but are confused and can't navigate the bureaucracy of the courts building.
You wind up with a warrant out for your arrest for non-attendance. Over the coming months, you're rearrested several times -- a couple of them because you're not living where you told the court you would be. One rearrest comes after police see you shaking hands with someone at a downtown mall and they suspect you are dealing drugs. You're not.
Police and prosecutors give you chances to get out of custody without opposing your release, but after your fourth rearrest, the Crown now wants to see you held in custody until you deal with your charges.
A judge grudgingly gives you a fifth shot at freedom, saying he can't believe he is, but is doing so largely because he doesn't believe you're a risk to the public.
But you soon get collared as a break-and-enter suspect after being found with others in a vacant home. Police concede it's a case of "victim unknown." No damage other than to the rear door has occurred. It's not clear who broke the door.
After sitting in custody for a couple weeks, this time a different judge refuses to let you out again.
Notably, her concerns are "not so much for the safety of the community as it is a concern you won't follow court orders."
You're out of chances. Now you sit in locked custody until you resolve your charges, despite the fact you have no prior criminal record. You won't finish school this year, and you've lost the placement at where you were living.
How long resolution of your charges will take, who knows? You're contesting the initial assault allegations that put you in this predicament in the first place. Trials take time to arrange.
It's safe, however, to say you'll spend longer behind bars on remand than you would for any sentence that may get noted on your new criminal record at the end of the day.
Let's summarize the key points: You're poor, cognitively challenged, essentially homeless and without much support in life through no fault of your own.
And now, to a great degree, those factors, which are beyond your control, are preventing you from being able to follow court orders and let you stay out of jail, where you're being exposed to violence and the influence of concentrated criminality.
This is Christopher Ferland's story, by and large. It's similar to many seen in Manitoba's justice system.
I'm not going to pretend I don't agree with Judge Catherine Carlson in her decision to keep Ferland in custody this time.
It's pretty apparent giving Ferland a sixth shot at bail would make, as she felt it would, a mockery of the bail system as it exists today.
Neither can I fault newly minted Court of Queen's Bench Justice Sheldon Lanchbery for refusing to overturn Carlson's ruling this week.
Judges have a job to do, and front and centre is their responsibility to uphold the rule of law and the administration of justice.
We can, however, ask ourselves if maybe the bail system they work within -- as set out by the Criminal Code -- is broken in cases like Ferland's.
The argument can easily be made -- as it was this week by defence lawyer William Marks -- that we're criminalizing and incarcerating aboriginal people at the bail stage because of background factors they have zero control over. Remember, it was just a few weeks ago that one judge agreed to release Ferland because he didn't pose a safety risk.
If there's no risk to public safety, why are we locking him up?
It's well-established by now that aboriginal people comprise a staggering percentage of the inmate population in provincial jails. In Manitoba, it's more than 70 per cent.
Anyone with half a conscience would say this shows something is fundamentally wrong and has to change.
I believe a major issue in Manitoba is our lack of a so-called "Gladue court" where cases like Ferland's could be diverted and reassessed at all stages -- from bail to pretrial to sentencing.
If we had one, the background factors influencing why Ferland keeps getting rearrested could be examined in depth.
Detailed plans could then be put forward to secure his freedom. Those plans would try to address his unique background factors while keeping him in compliance with the law.
And our laws are clear, at least when it comes time to dish out a sentence, that "all available sanctions other than imprisonment that are reasonable in the circumstances" should be on the table, especially for aboriginal offenders.
Yes, setting up a Gladue court would mean we'd have to pony up the dough for an adequate community-resource and supervision regime.
But consider this: If we keep Ferland locked up for a total of six months, we'll have spent more than $31,000 (at the provincial estimate of $174 a day) just to keep him in jail.
And what for? Judges have already indicated he's not a risk to public safety.
That's precious taxpayer money that could have gone to providing Ferland resources to help address his homelessness and learning disability. No doubt that would be less expensive.
It's odd. In Manitoba, we're not strangers to trying innovative, problem-solving justice methods. For years, we've had drug-treatment court and recently saw the addition of a mental-health court.
These are really, at root, collaborative responses to serious social problems.
What could be a more serious social problem than people rotting in jail -- not because of serious, violent criminality, but because we refuse to innovate?
It was more than 20 years ago the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry made several recommendations regarding fair treatment of aboriginal suspects at the bail stage.
One was that provincial judges should guard against placing inappropriate release conditions, such as financial guarantees and cash deposits, on people who are destitute.
Ferland's case shows we still have a long way to go.


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It is revealed in the hadiths of our Prophet (saas) that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will be someone with a powerful fear of Allah and very elevated moral values:
A son of mine will appear, whose manners will be just as mine. (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 21)
Hazrat Mahdi (as) is totally submissive to Allah. He resembles the Prophet in terms of manners. (Al-Barzanji, Al-Isha'ah li-ashrat al-sa'ah, p. 163)
I find Hazrat Mahdi (as) in the books of the prophets as follows: Neither cruelty nor shame will exist in his practices. (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 21)
It can be seen from this information in the hadiths that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will be a remarkable person, devoted to Allah, possessed of purity and elevated moral values. Our Prophet (saas) has revealed that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will render many services of benefit to the faith and to Muslims, and will perform very important deeds. Under normal circumstances, an auspicious and worthy person whose moral values are compared to those of the Prophet (saas), who seeks the approval of Allah alone, who makes sincere efforts for the salvation of all mankind in this world and in the Hereafter and who will bring peace, security, plenty and abundance to Earth should collect a large number of people around him.
All Muslims who clearly see these moral virtues and auspicious deeds must wish to take their place alongside this personage and support the community of truth that acts together with Hazrat Mahdi (as), and they must compete with one another in joy and enthusiasm in order to assist them. Nonetheless, it is still indicated in the hadiths that the number of Muslims supporting Hazrat Mahdi (as) will be very small. This state of affairs is most surprising and thought-provoking. It means that although the people in the society in which Hazrat Mahdi (as) lives clearly perceive his virtues and the auspicious actions he takes, they will still not fully recognize Hazrat Mahdi (as) and his community.
This situation of Hazrat Mahdi (as) strongly resembles the life of the Prophet Joseph (as). In the verse "The brothers of Joseph came into his presence and he knew them but they did not know him." (Surah Yusuf, 58), Allah reveals that the prophet's brothers failed to recognize him, although he recognized them. The hadiths indicate that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will, just like the Prophet Joseph (as), recognize other people though they will be unable to recognize him.
Some people may even form the exact opposite opinion and avoid supporting him, and even regard him as odd and stay away from him and engage in negative activities in opposition to him. It is reported in the hadiths of our Prophet (saas) that:
A community from my people supported by Allah and that can never be harmed by the people who do not help them will never be lacking until the Day of Judgment. There will always be such a grouping within my community. (Sunan Ibn Majah, Vol 1, p. 16)
The Day of Judgment will only happen when a group from my community will come out victorious to people. This group will regard neither those who help them, nor those who do not. (They will attach no importance to their behavior.) (Sunan Ibn Majah, Vol 1, p. 19)
There is no doubt that this is a miracle from Allah. The way that words spoken by the Prophet (saas) some 14 centuries ago are coming true now is exceedingly important. Although Hazrat Mahdi (as) and his community are very important and beneficial to the future of everyone in the world, they will initially not be known by Muslims and will receive no support from the public.
Of course some of these people will realize the superior nature of this blessed individual with their consciences. Yet despite their seeing all the evidence they will pretend not to recognize him, will not support him, will attempt to keep their distance from him and will conceal these truths from others, all out of a concern for their personal interests. The fact that society as a whole does not support him will also lead these people to avoid supporting Hazrat Mahdi (as), and they will fear that doing so will damage their material and other interests.


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Hi everyone,
I have a query which doesn't work.
require (MYSQL);
$q = "SELECT col1, col2 FROM table1";
$r = @mysqli_query($dbc, $q);
$num = mysqli_num_rows($r);
if ($num > 0) {
$row = mysqli_fetch_array($r, MYSQLI_ASSOC);
Print'
print something – no loop
';
while ($row = mysqli_fetch_array($r, MYSQLI_ASSOC)) {
Print'
print something else – must be looped
';
Some of the information returned from the database needs to be printed out without using a loop, and some information must be looped.
Would the above query work at all, or must I use 2 separate queries?
Thanks a lot for your advice.
Let's start by adding an error check to find out why your query doesn't work. That's a necessary step. There's nothing obvious in your query statement, so it's probably your connection. Do you have error checking turned on in your connection code?
After that - why does it matter if you grab the query results using a loop or not? YOu have to get all the data somehow.. IF you use the array retrieval then you still have to loop/walk through the array to see the results. Or am I missing something?
Hi ginerjm,
thanks for replying. It seems that the code does work to some extent. The first block to be echoed out works fine but for some reason the second block only returns 3 rows, when it should be returning 4 rows. The row that isn't being returned is the first row. When I remove the first block, save, and refresh the page, all four rows in the second block are returned.
Not sure if there's some conflict.
Hi RedBishop,
You should be able to use the mysqli_data_seek function to reset the result pointer back to the first record, so you can loop over the result set from the beginning:
$query = "SELECT col1, col2 FROM table1";
$result = @mysqli_query($dbc, $query);
$num = mysqli_num_rows($result);
if ($num > 0)
$row = mysqli_fetch_array($result, MYSQLI_ASSOC);
Print '
print something – no loop
';
mysqli_data_seek($result, 0);
while ($row = mysqli_fetch_array($result, MYSQLI_ASSOC))
Print '
print something else – must be looped
';
So - your query WAS working, your problem was in displaying the results. Fretburner has provided you the solution to your real problem.
We would be remiss in not pointing out that the "MySQL" extension is deprecated (not 'depreciated' as so many people spell it) and you should really focus on choosing one of the other options - mysqli or pdo.
RedBishop is already using the mysqli_* functions.. good point about the spelling though, I always get that one wrong.
Hi fretburner,
thank you for replying and I hope you're well!
I have yet to try out your solution because of other queries giving me trouble.
Will keep you posted.
funny how one can miss that little tiny i ....... oh, well.
Hi there fretburner,
the mysqli_data_seek function has solved the problem. :tup: Thanks a lot!
Your advice is always helpful.


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Cashner's effort foiled by Padres' cold bats
SAN FRANCISCO -- The text message from his manager landed on Andrew Cashner's phone about 1 p.m. PT on Saturday afternoon.
"He told me to be ready to start," Cashner said.
When the Padres scheduled starter, Clayton Richard, fell ill to a virus that kept him bedridden, the team called upon Cashner, the hard-throwing righty who had pitched exclusively out of the bullpen this season.
Not anymore, though.
Cashner didn't make many mistakes, and even the two-run home run he allowed to Pablo Sandoval was not that bad of a pitch, though the Padres couldn't muster anything against Tim Lincecum and three Giants relievers in a 2-0 loss before a sold-out crowd of 41,995 at AT&T Park.
"Their guy was throwing well," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said of Cashner. "He was throwing hard and he had a good breaking ball going."
His guy wasn't bad, either.
Lincecum (2-0) looked like the Lincecum of old, mixing in a tantalizing split-finger fastball that proved next to impossible to fish out of the dirt, and a dandy changeup and slider that kept the Padres (5-12) guessing and frustrated.
"I thought that his split-finger was as good as I've seen in a while," said Padres third baseman Chase Headley. "He was getting in spots where there wasn't damage to be done."
Funny, because Cashner found one of those tough-to-hit spots himself in a critical sequence on Saturday, when he threw a fastball inside to Sandoval, who had fouled off six pitches to that point.
But Sandoval, who has a strike zone as wide as San Francisco Bay, turned on the ball and powered it over the wall in right field for a 2-0 lead that stood, one of just three hits the Giants (11-7) managed.
Afterward, there was no debating the pitch selection by Cashner, just the result.
"I thought I threw the ball well. The home run didn't beat me, the walk [to Marco Scutaro] did," Cashner said. "I thought I jammed him [Sandoval], but it got it up in the air."
San Diego manager Bud Black, in his seventh season, has a deeper understanding of what Sandoval can do with a ball -- no matter where it's thrown.
"I thought it was more in than middle. He's a talented hitter. He's a slasher. It was a mid-90s fastball in on the hands," Black said. "It was a good pitch. ... But he's got great hand-eye coordination. He's that gifted as a hitter."
To be sure, there wasn't much hitting to be had, which is why the Padres were able play their shortest game of the season -- two hours and 22 minutes.
That's not to say the Padres didn't have their chances.
In the third inning, the Padres loaded the bases against Lincecum on a single by Alexi Amarista, a walk to Everth Cabrera and finally an infield single with two outs by Will Venable. That brought up Headley, who was playing in his third game back from the disabled list.
Headley got ahead in the count, 3-1, and was looking for a pitch out over the plate to drive somewhere, knowing that Lincecum had to come after him. Instead, the switch-hitting Headley, batting left-handed, got a fastball in that he couldn't do much with.
What Headley did was a roll routine ground ball to the second baseman.
"The pitch was on the black," Headley said. "In hindsight, I wish I wouldn't have swung at it. That was a tough pitch to handle."
The Padres put runners on first and second base with one out in the eighth inning on a Cabrera double and a walk to Headley. Facing Giants' reliever Santiago Casilla, Yonder Alonso rolled over on a fastball down and away for a 4-6-3, inning-ending double play.
By the time that happened, Cashner was long gone. He lasted four innings, throwing 65 pitches (with 39 for strikes). He allowed two hits, walked one and struck out five. Not bad work on short notice, filling in for Richard, who didn't miss a single start last season.
Black is hopeful Richard will pitch on Tuesday against the Brewers. As for Cashner, he has earned himself at least one more start and possibly more.
"I saw a crisp fastball, he was efficient overall ... a lot of positive signs," Black said. "He did a good job on short notice. He didn't do anything to not make us think about [giving him another start]. But long range, we see Andrew as a starter."
Cashner said the short notice didn't bother him in the least. After being put on call early in the day, he had it confirmed that he would start once he arrived at the ballpark around 3 p.m. There was but one subtle difference to starting.
"I'm excited I get to hit, but other than that, it's just another day," he said.
Corey Brock is a reporter for MLB.com. Keep track of @FollowThePadres on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The players missed their third paychecks of the, ahem, season yesterday as the lockout turned two months old.
USA Today's Kevin Allen did a story about the damage already done by the owners.
And, yes, I usually don't take sides or place blame in these things, but this one I'm putting all on the owners.
Freakin' idiots.


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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- Ohio's governor next takes his budget plan road show to southwest Ohio.
Gov. John Kasich (KAY'-sik) plans to lead a panel discussion at a Dayton business on Thursday afternoon. His office says small business owners and economic policy experts will participate.
The Republican governor on Monday proposed a sweeping two-year plan that reworks state taxation. Taxes on small businesses would be cut 50 percent in a move to support economic development.
Kasich has been promoting his tax plan and proposed education overhaul around the state ahead of his Feb. 19 State of the State speech in Lima (LY'-muh).


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Caterpillar, the world's largest maker of construction equipment, posted a 55 per cent drop in quarterly profit on Monday due to a charge connected with accounting fraud at a Chinese subsidiary and weak demand among its dealers.
Caterpillar's bulldozers, tractors and other machines have been accumulating in warehouses due to slowing economies in China, Europe and the United States.
The company said it was able to sell off some of this glut in the fourth quarter, reducing the value of its inventory from the third quarter by $US2 billion. Inventory levels, however, remain $US1 billion above year-ago levels, and executives expect 2013 to be a "tough year."
Adding to the company's troubles, quarterly results were hit by a charge of 87 cents per share after the company discovered accounting fraud at a Chinese coal mining supplier it bought last year.
In a somber note on the global economy, Caterpillar said the "most significant favorable factor" for 2013 profit will be the absence of the ERA accounting fraud writedown, not increased demand for its machines.
"We're encouraged by recent improvements in economic indicators, but remain cautious," Caterpillar Chief Executive Doug Oberhelman said in a statement on Monday.
For the fourth quarter, the company posted net income of $US697 million, or $US1.04 per share, compared with $US1.55 billion, or $US2.32 per share, in the year-ago quarter.
Excluding one-time items, the company earned $US1.46 per share. By that measure, analysts expected earnings of $US1.69 per share, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Wall Street, however, appeared to look past the China accounting fraud mess, sending Caterpillar's shares up 2.1 per cent to $US97.62 in morning trading.
Revenue fell 7 per cent to $US16.08 billion. Analysts expected revenue of $US16.12 billion, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Caterpillar expects to earn $US7 to $US9 per share in 2013, below the $US9.12 per share analysts expect.
China fraud
Caterpillar closed the purchase of ERA Mining Machinery Ltd and its subsidiary Siwei, China's fourth-largest maker of hydraulic coal mine roof supports, last June, paying $US653.4 million (HK$US5.06 billion).
After the deal closed, Caterpillar found that physical inventory did not match accounting statements, a discovery that led to the charge. The case has opened questions about Caterpillar's research into ERA before the deal, as well as the adequacy of its auditors.
Caterpillar does not expect the fraud to harm its 2013 profit, but it will hinder the company's expansion into China, the world's largest coal producer.
Emory Williams, the chairman of ERA when the Caterpillar deal closed, ended days of silence on Monday, saying in a statement he was "dismayed" by the accounting charge Caterpillar was taking.
Williams said nothing about the accusation of accounting misconduct in his statement.
Citigroup Inc and law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP served as financial and legal advisers to Caterpillar on the transaction. Blackstone and DLA Piper acted as ERA's financial and legal advisers.
A source directly involved with the Caterpillar deal previously told Reuters that RSM Nelson Wheeler was ERA's auditor, while Deloitte and Ernst & Young acted on Caterpillar's side.
None of the auditors has commented.


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I would really apprecaite it if someone progrmed this small program in a function as I would love to be able to look at the code involved!
The game 'Last one loses' is played by two players and uses a pile of n counters. Players take turns at removing 1, 2 or 3 counters from the pile.
The game continues until there are no counters left and the winner is the one who does not take the last counter.
Using functions, write a program to allow the user to specify n in the range 10 - 50 inclusive. The computer acts as one player, playing at random.


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Winner in the Web Application Security Category of Readers' Choice Awards: Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner
February 28, 2008 – Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner was selected the winner in the Web Application Security category of the WindowSecurity.com Readers' Choice Awards N-Stalker Web Application Security Scanner and Vforce were first runner-up and second runner-up.
|Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner
|N-Stalker Web Application Security Scanner
|Sandcat Suite
"Our Readers' Choice Awards give visitors to our site the opportunity to vote for the products they view as the very best in their respective category," said Sean Buttigieg, WindowSecurity.com manager. "WindowSecurity.com users are specialists in their field who encounter various network security solutions at the workplace. The award serves as a mark of excellence, providing the ultimate recognition from peers within the industry."
WindowSecurity.com conducts monthly polls to discover which product is preferred by Network Security administrators in a particular category of third party network security solutions. The awards draw a huge response per category and are based entirely on the visitors' votes. WindowSecurity.com visitors can submit their votes for the current Readers' Award poll in the site's left-hand bar.
WindowSecurity.com Readers' Choice Awards for 2008
Even more awards will be given out during 2008. Visitors to WindowSecurity.com have the opportunity to vote for their preferred Security products. Below is a list of the Readers' Choice categories, the month that visitors can submit their votes, and the announced winners.
- Web Application Security - January 2008 - Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner
- Event Log Monitoring - February 2008 - Enterprise Security Analyzer
- Anti Virus - March 2008 - Kaspersky Enterprise Space Security
- Portable Storage Security - April 2008 - AccessPatrol
- Email Anti Virus - May 2008 - Kaspersky Security
- Group Policy Management - June 2008 - Active Administrator
- Patch Management - July 2008 - WinINSTALL
- Firewall Software - August 2008 - Microsoft ISA Server
- Security Scanner Software - September 2008 - AW Security Port Scanner
- VPN Software - October 2008 - Menlo Logic's AccessPoint SSL VPN Software
- Network Auditing Software - November 2008 - Symantec Altiris SecurityExpressions
- Authentication / Smart Cards - December 2008 - RSA SecureID
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NVIDIA's Ion Platform: Hands on at CES 2009by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/13/2009 12:00 AM EST
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ameatypie - Thursday, January 22, 2009 - linkI can agree with the Call of Duty 4 bit... terrible game. Reply
phusg - Monday, January 19, 2009 - linkYes nVidia I want a netbook that will playback all HD video and can output it over HDMI! Get one on the market, the Asus N10J desperately needs some competition... Reply
insaneramblings - Friday, January 16, 2009 - linkWhenever testing a new platform, particularly small form factors, I'd really like to know the media it can handle. Is this suitable for Standard Definition (SD) playback only? Can it handle BluRay? How about MKV high-definition and AC3? Can it be used as a media extender?
To my mind telling us how this thing handles COD is a waste. Verifying that it can be plugged into a TV to serve all kinds of media would be very useful. Reply
nubie - Sunday, January 18, 2009 - link"NVIDIA allowed me to benchmark the two systems in a handful of tests"
I am going to go out on a limb and assume that nVidia didn't let them test it with BluRay. Reply
bohhad - Wednesday, January 14, 2009 - linkwas that little black box in his hand at the start of the article a mini pc of some kind? sign me up, and a usb dvd drive and a usb tv tuner and call it a dvr Reply
strikeback03 - Wednesday, January 14, 2009 - linkhttp://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3478">http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3478
The box is basically a technology demonstrator for the CPU/GPU combo.
Would the GPU be able to help with the use of a USB TV tuner? I'm guessing a single-core Atom couldn't handle the load alone, maybe a dual-core version could. Reply
mindless1 - Wednesday, January 14, 2009 - linkDon't the typical USB TV tuners already convert it to MPEG, to resolve the matter of bandwidth if for no other reason? In that case it should handle it fine with the IGP assisting. Reply
strikeback03 - Thursday, January 15, 2009 - linkI know the one I bought on Black Friday called for at least a 1.86GHz Pentium M, I haven't yet tried it on my laptop to see if it will actually run smoothly and how much CPU is needed. Reply
tonjohn - Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - linkI'm DYING to have one of these.
I'm looking for an energy efficient, small footprint computer with HDMI output and this looks like a dream come true.
Is there any idea as to when products based on ION might be hitting the market? Reply
ET - Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - linkI've played games on my Fujitsu P1510D, which is probably about as powerful as current netbooks. It wasn't fun, I can tell you, but when you're abroad and that's all you're carrying, it's better than nothing. And I always carry a wireless notebook mouse with my, too.
In fact, one of the reasons I haven't upgraded my P1510D is that it's hard to get something comparable with good graphics. Hopefully with NVIDIA's help it'd be possible soon. Reply
Longboat - Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - linkI have noticed that this Nvidia and another pico computer from VIA (Google: Artigo) are being offered in a 5.25" form factor. These computers even have holes drilled for mounting into a drive bay. I am wondering what functionality a "computer within a computer" might have? Is there a device that allows drives to be shared internally?
I could see an advantage with running this little atom processor to serve up music or check the mail, and then fire up the big rig for heavy lifting, but I fail to understand how this could be cleanly built.
The only way I can see is to have some wires coming out the back of the case and connecting both the big rig and the pico computer to a KVM switch and to an ethernet switch, and having all shared files on a server, like a windows home server box.
Am I overthinking this? Reply
nubie - Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - linkConnect it to the back of the monitor, and make the pass-through part of the Ion system.
I love the idea of 5.25" bays in a "micro rack mount" in some case that the entire front is bays from top to bottom, you could get 10 systems and a network switch, and another motherboard as a server(run a network boot on all of them and a raided Raptor setup in the server).
You could play ten player games on one system!
Or go the other way and have all systems in your house be Ions and only your main Server/Workstation with a hugely fast storage system and processor (4Ghz Core2 or i7).
In fact, if they could work out a system to stream the video out of the main system and the controls back to it you could stuff the main server with quad video cards and dual 4-core CPUs and play any video game on any PC/Screen in your house. Maybe even multiple games hosted on one server, either way you could put it in a separate room with loud fans and a huge case for cooling without driving yourself crazy.
Another option would be to integrate this platform on the motherboard or in the CPU of future Intel systems, for browsing the web or playing simple games/watching movies the i7 never even turns on, but once you need to play Crysis 3 or encode a movie it powers up. Imagine an entire desktop system using only 20watts, but fully capable quad-core + Atom Quad core using 150-200watts only when you need it. Reply
anonymoose - Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - linkAnother difference between Atom Z/Poulsbo and Atom N/945(or whatever) is that Atom Z/Poulsbo supports the C6 Idle power state. This state was first introduced with Penryn, and allows the processor to shut off almost completely when idle. Reply
Soulkeeper - Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - linkI'm wondering how much these would retail for
if they could be had for 150 buck or so they'd make an impressive gpugrid addition.
4 threads on the atom is nice even tho 512KB of cache would seem to starve them.
would be an interesting toy Reply
IntelUser2000 - Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - linkIt has been changed quite few months ago to update support for 2GB of memory. Reply
nubie - Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - linkAm I the only one who wants 4 of those boxes for their house, last year?
I think the market is ripe for these to be integrated into TV's and projectors, heck even the head-unit on my car, or the backrest.
I want it screwed into the VESA pad on the back of a few 15-19" LCD's scattered all around my house.
In short, for browsing the web and playing WoW style games (silkroad, maplestory, some emulation and retro-gaming), this is a godsend, the power consumption and raw power are mind-boggling for something that size. (Kids would gladly watch a movie or play some games on a laptop that small, heck get them a wireless Xbox360 controller and let them go to town.)
I just wish that Intel would get their act together and make this work. (Or that AMD would release something related to their initiative to bring CPU/Video to a single chip) Reply
tonjohn - Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - linkOh, I'm right there with you!
I have a great need for a product like this and would probably pick up several of them as long as the price is reasonable. Reply
yyrkoon - Monday, January 12, 2009 - linkAs far as I am aware Intel can not keep chipset makers from using atom ( legally ), and making it financially difficult seems to me would impede on the fair use act (or one of these, sorry can not think of the name ).
Either way, Asus has an nVidia 9300/9400 netbook for sale on newegg right now. Or, at least they did a couple of weeks ago when I read your article. Tis expensive though at ~$700 usd for a freeking netbook . . . Reply
Khato - Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - linkHeh... Everyone does realize that Intel making it financially difficult to implement the ION platform is no different than NVIDIA not allowing SLI on platforms without a NVIDIA chipset (until they had no other choice in the matter with the Core I7 platform), right? They're both matters of dangling "Here's the product you want." with a string attached that you have no use for.
As for cutting NVIDIA out of the atom platform entirely, well, that's easy... EoL Diamondville.
Anyway, Intel's motivation in this matter isn't so much profits actually, the margins are -far- higher on atom than the 945GSE. Rather, it's the limiting of the platform that's key here - with the 945 it's the graphics capabilities, with Poulsbo it's the memory. A chipset without limitations opens up more of the low end celeron/pentium market to Atom, and I expect that's what Intel's attempting to avoid. Reply
sprockkets - Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - linkIf history is any indication (see what happened to VIA during the P4 days, and Ati the moment AMD took over them), and how difficult it has been for AMD to even sue Intel over anti-trust allegations, Intel isn't worried a bit.
Intel loves making money off a processor + chipset. Protecting that revenue stream is very important. Want an Atom processor? Take a crappy chipset with it. Take it or leave it. Reply
Roland00 - Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - linkThe asus you are referring to is using the discrete version of the chip. It isn't built into the motherboard like the ion. Doing so saves cost, space, and to some extent heat and battery life. Reply
mmntech - Monday, January 12, 2009 - linkYou're thinking of antitrust/competition law. Fair Use deals with copyright.
All I can say is the 9400M is a pretty decent GPU for the low power market. It scores about 2000 3DMarks on the MacBook, which is vary respectable for an IGP. Intel's GMAs are pretty much useless these days, especially the 950. This might force them to innovate their platform. Reply
yyrkoon - Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - linkYes, thanks antitrust/competition laws are what I was thinking, just could not think of the correct term.
Low powered decent graphics are exactly what I am personally looking for. Something to play most older titles decently, and not draw 5 Mw just to use the darned things. I have an Intel core 2 duo system with a NV 9600GT in it, and while playing WiC it does a great job, but at the cost of like 230W. Since we're solar now, this will not work of course, and I do not expect to play WiC on an atom system, but at least some older, or less demanding games. Reply
has407 - Monday, January 12, 2009 - linkYet the Z5xx (except Z500/Z510) supports VT but Diamondville doesn't? Why would anyone want VT on a MID vs. a netbook/desktop? Would be interesting to hear Intel's rational for the feature mix--silicon/power constrained, or marketing, or simply because they could with little or no penalty? Or does Intel expect VT in the MID market to be important? Or maybe not a MID but maybe a 24x7 very low power home gateway/management/virtual-appliance server? (Been on my wish list for a long time, and why VT support or its equivalent is of interest.) Reply
Fanfoot - Monday, January 12, 2009 - linkWhile the Z and N series Atom's may be comparable, as you say the buses are different, so they require different support chips. As far as I know this means that with a Z-series Atom, you are stuck with the Poulsbo chipset. Which means that with the Z-series Atom's you implicitly take on the limitations of Poulsbo.
Could you clarify what the limitations of Poulsbo might be? Like for example is it still limited to 1GB of RAM? What about the advantages, like the supposed video acceleration and power savings. Have you done any testing that suggests these claims are in fact valid?
For example, Dell has chosen to use the Z530 in their upcoming Mini 10 model, and I wonder what the advantages/disadvantages might be wrt the Dell Mini 9? Will that 3 cell battery last longer? Will it handle 1080i video playback better (at all) than the Mini 9? Will there be a RAM slot on the back like with the Mini 9? Does a manufacturer have to use Poulsbo to offer HDMI support? What about SATA drives? Reply
has407 - Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - linkFWIW... Based on the Intel datasheet, Poulsbo is limited to 1GB (1.8V X 2 or 1.5V X 1, 512Mb or 1025Mb devices), but whether those are silicon or marketing limits is unknown. The part TDP is 2.3W, and Intel shows a system TDP (w/Z500) of 2.95W, which bodes well but obviously assumes the lowest power Z500. Even with that, we might see a solution come in at 20-25W. Whether that provides adequate video performance is more difficult to interpret... both H.264 and VC1 appear to be supported at 1080i/30fps. However, what that means in the real world will likely have to wait until we see hands-on testing. (Of note, the datasheet specifically does *not* mention support for VC1/L4, so those looking for 1080p/30 for all HD may need to look elsewhere... unless the CPU can help make up the difference.) Obviously, some real-world/hands-on testing will be required before a verdict is in. Reply
Mr Perfect - Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - linkPoulsbro is no longer limited to 1GB, it is now capable of 2GB.
They changed the spec and announced it in an update sheet.
You can check it out by going to Intel's site, finding the "Intel® System Controller Hub US15W" page, and then going to the "Technical Documents" section. The "Intel® System Controller Hub (Intel® SCH) Specification Update" PDF details the change.
http://download.intel.com/design/chipsets/embedded...">http://download.intel.com/design/chipsets/embedded... Reply
has407 - Wednesday, January 14, 2009 - linkThanks for the update (reminder to self: check before posting :) Reply
Khato - Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - linkWell, the real question on the 1GB limitation is whether it's silicon or packaging. The motivation for it was most likely packaging/target market segment, but due to the targeted design of the chip I wouldn't be surprised if that resulted in cutting any extra address logic from the design. Is 1GB really an issue? No way, so long as you're running a reasonable OS on it.
As for the media performance of Poulsbo - http://www.anandtech.com/tradeshows/showdoc.aspx?i...">http://www.anandtech.com/tradeshows/showdoc.aspx?i... Reply


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Q Addict, apologies if you aren't using the CG w/SFB. Can't remember for sure if that's what you're using.
If it the CG w/SFB, open the exhaust vent wide open. Open the SFB vent wide open. Now the temp in the main chamber should rise. Watch it carefully, as the temp approaches 220 start closing the SFB vent. You'll have to play with it to get the right amount of opening you'll need to sustain the heat. Just depends on the weather conditions, for one thing.
If you still can't get the temp to rise, try holding a fan or hair dryer at the SFB opening. Getting more air in there will speed up the burning process.
Your charcoal basket should have worked. Now we get into questions and maybe's. Did you remove the knockout in the end of the CG before you installed the SFB? Maybe your charcoal has gotten damp. There's been an awful lot of high humidity over the last few days and heavy rain in some parts of the country.
Did you let the butt warm up a bit before you put it on? If it was straight from the refrigerator, a lot of your heat is going towards heating that up. Your temp was a little low when you started, so that cold meat brought it down, I'm speculating.
Hope there's something in this is useful. And, that by the time you read this you'll have already figured out the problem. Do keep checking in.


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WEST HARRIS COUNTY, Texas - Two men robbed a family after forcing them into a closet Monday, according to authorities.
The crime happened in the 2200 block of Shelby Park in West Harris County.
Deputies said two men, a woman, and a 10-year-old boy were home when two black males broke in through the front door.
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The car was later recovered in George Bush Park.
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The suspects are still on the loose. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Harris County Sheriff's Office or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
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D-backs unable to strike after Bucs starter exits early
Cahill fans seven in five innings but struggles with command
PHOENIX -- Coming home after sweeping an injury-depleted Brewers squad, the D-backs appeared to catch another break Monday when Pirates starter Wandy Rodriguez left the game early with hamstring tightness, forcing Pittsburgh to go to its bullpen in the third inning.
As it turned out, Rodriguez's abrupt exit was anything but fortuitous for the D-backs. Over the final 6 2/3 innings of the game, the Pirates' bullpen held the D-backs in check as Arizona's four game-winning streak came to an end Monday, 5-3, at Chase Field.
"They've got a good bullpen, their guys throw hard and throw strikes," Paul Goldschmidt said. "I know last year they had some ridiculous stats as a team. They did a good job."
Despite outhitting the Pirates, 6-5, the D-backs managed just one run on four hits off four Pittsburgh relievers, who faced the minimum over the final five innings. Left-hander Justin Wilson tossed three of the frames, striking out two and retiring the only batter who reached on a double play.
"He came in and shut us down," D-backs manager Kirk Gibson said. "He's got a good arm, we know that."
Down 3-0, the D-backs rallied to tie the game in the third inning before the bats were quieted the rest of the game. One victim of the offensive struggle was Gerardo Parra's hit streak, dating back to 2012, which ended at nine after a 0-for-3 night.
"We got back in, but we weren't able to come all the way back," Goldschmidt said. "You've got to score more than three to win. It wasn't bad but they played a little bit better."
Making his second start of the season following a so-so outing against the Cardinals last week, Trevor Cahill again turned in a pedestrian performance, allowing four runs over five innings.
"He didn't throw the ball where he wanted to at all," Gibson said. "Didn't hit his location and they got on us. Just didn't have his command."
The Pirates jumped on the right-hander early for three runs in the first inning as Andrew McCutchen and Travis Snider each delivered an RBI hit. Since joining the D-backs at the beginning of last season, the first inning has been a consistent area of weakness for Cahill, who has a 6.35 ERA in the frame, the worst of any inning.
Dating back to last season, the 25-year-old is 2-7 over his past 12 starts.
"The whole game I think I was trying to find my arm slot, I felt like I couldn't control my fastball," Cahill said. "I felt fine, I just didn't know where it was going."
Cahill managed to limit the damage after the first, however, striking out seven batters total and not allowing another hit until the fifth, when Starling Marte drove a triple down the left-field line and later scored on McCutchen's sacrifice fly.
"That's what the top of the order is for, to produce, to get on base so the bats behind us can do the job," McCutchen said. "Marte's doing a good job, he's been the guy he needs to be, hope he can continue to do that."
The D-backs plated their first run in the second inning on Wil Nieves' two-out single up the middle. In the next inning, Arizona tied the game at 3, thanks to a sacrifice fly off the bat of Goldschmidt and Alfredo Marte's first career hit, an RBI single to center.
In the fourth inning, the D-backs squandered their best chance to take a lead when they put their first two batters on base but came up empty after the Pirates successfully ran a wheel play on Cahill's bunt to retire the lead runner at third.
"I saw the guy start moving and I was thinking about slashing, but it was just too late," Cahill said. "You see all that stuff going, you don't have time to process it really."
After the Pirates took a one-run lead off Cahill in the fifth, Garrett Jones provided an insurance run for Pittsburgh with a home run in the eighth off Josh Collmenter.
"That one hurt," Gibson said. "It didn't work out for us tonight."
Tyler Emerick 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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Quote:Many of the techniques are simply mirror images of each other. This is significant in AKK, as the SD versions taught are specifically to one side or the other ie; "Sheild and Mace" is always done against a Right straight punch - never a left. So the students must literally be able to do EVERY technique in the form on both sides.
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Quote:Maybe it's just late, but this confuses me. You stated that "shield and mace" is always used against a right straight punch, never a left, but then stated that every technique is performed to both sides. Isn't that contradictory? Help!
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Frying up fresh artichokes is one of my favorite ways to enjoy this spring vegetable. Here's my recipe for these beauties:
8 artichokes
1 lemon
Extra-virgin olive oil, for frying
2 eggs, beaten
All-purpose flour, for dredging
Remove the tough outer leaves of the artichoke and carve away the rough outer skin around the base and stem of the vegetable with a paring knife. Halve them and remove the chokes.
Slice the artichokes and rub each slice with lemon. Soak them in a bowl of water with freshly squeezed lemon juice to prevent browning.
Heat up 3 inches of extra-virgin olive oil in a pot with high sides to 350 degrees F.
Remove the artichokes from the water and shake and pat off as much water as possible before dredging each slice into the beaten egg, and then into the flour. Fry immediately in batches in the hot oil until golden brown.
Remove the artichoke slices from the oil, and place them on paper towels to absorb the excess oil. Season with salt immediately. Serve and enjoy!
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In 2008, I had eight job interviews and eight rejections, making me the Michael Phelps of Failure. For those of you who are new to the sweatpant-clad shambles I call my life, I've spent the better part of two years 'freelancing', which is what people with a B.A. call 'unemployed and spelunking the sofa cushions in the hopes you'll find enough crumbs to make a whole tater tot'.
Despite having to scrimp and pinch like the Quimby family, largely subsisting on the types of prefab foods that most people only crack out of the can during when the power goes out, I've really only missed having a for-real job on three occasions:
1) During Fantasy Football season. At my last office, my team "Angelina Ate My Babies" was a two-time champ, riding the meaty legs of LaDanian Tomlinson to both victory and an engraved paperweight that was sadly abandoned in a dusty corner of my cubicle as I hurriedly collected my belongings and allowed the HR director to escort me out of the building.
2) The time my sister came to visit and, shortly before leaving, excused herself to the guest bathroom where she quietly unwrapped an entire roll of Pillsbury Brownie Batter and dropped it in the toilet. She was halfway home when I found it and I immediately regretted that I no longer had an office where I could do the same thing. I also regretted not taking pictures.
3) Every time I have to buy toilet paper. Offices are always full of oversized rolls that--if you take the time to pluck them from their plastic orphanages--are ready to be taken to a loving home. Granted, it's almost as cottony soft as a handful of aquarium gravel, but it gets the job done. Kind of.
Just because I'm skeeved by All Things Office, from the unflattering fluorescent lighting to the breakrooms that offer nothing but bleach-scented tables and signup sheets for day trips to the yarn factory, that doesn't mean I stopped looking for work, even the kind that requires an embroidered vest and less personal hygiene than I'm accustomed to, as this journal entry reminded me.
Anyway Oh Eight started with the prospect of a jobby job at a photography studio as a coordinator, which--other than terminated--is the word that appears most frequently on my resume. They called me for an interview on a Sunday afternoon at their studio on the darker side of downtown where the graffiti is misspelled and and the litter is from off-brand products.January 16, 2008"Went to Borders to check on my application. Talked to the manager and may have blown it by using the word 'temporary' but tried to recover by throwing in a bit about 'but if I like it I'll stay forever like it's that hotel from The Shining'. He's supposed to call me for an interview but I'm not optimistic."
I smeared on some eyeshadow and wriggled into my nice pants--the pair that hasn't been stained with EZ Cheez and disappointment--and hoped I'd land somewhere between 'impressive' and 'pathetic' which is what the forty words in the classifieds seemed to crave.
The owners, a married pair of photogs with equally abstract names and matching pairs of chunky eyeglasses--the ones people wear because they can't scrawl "LOOK HOW CREATIVE I AM!" on their foreheads--were cordial but cold and immediately expressed some hesitation when they learned how long I'd been out of work.
We ticked through the standard questions about my experience, my education and why I had a dryer sheet clinging to my left breast before digging into what they called the "meat and potatoes" of the interview. My "meat", they said, would be to manage the studio and prepare it for their client, a local manufacturer of multi-packs of socks and underwear. The male photog--I'll call 'im Testes--quietly asked if I would be comfortable with partial male nudity, which is a question I haven't heard since prom.
I nodded. "Sure, I'm cool with meat," I said, scratching at my face trying to find the UNDO button.
The "Potatoes" of my day would take place in the kitchen, Ovary (the she-tographer, natch) said, leading me to a well-appointed room in the back of the building. It was all stainless steel and granite, the type of spread showcased in ads in magazines for the kind of life I don't have. Testes pulled a complicated looking bowl out of the dishwasher and grabbed a bag of fruit from the fridge. "Arrange these," he said, dumping several varieties of apples and a couple of oranges onto the counter.
"Um...like...for a picture?" I asked, an honest question.
"No," Testes said with a roll of his eyes that was exaggerated by his Douche Bigalow glasses. "For our clients to eat."
"Well, uh, OK," I said, immediately dropping an apple and kicking it across the floor. "Obviously, I can juggle too." I gave them a smile faker than Ovary's tits.
"Wash that," Testes said as I retrieved the apple from under the counter. I rinsed it, dried it on my sweater and stared hard at the bowl, like I expected it to grow feet and race back to Crate & Barrel. I approached it from a couple of angles before making a haphazard fruit pyramid, presenting it with a fluttery hand gesture I'd seen either on QVC or at a funeral. They nodded, saying nothing.
"Now. Coffee," Ovary said deciding that my feeble mind couldn't handle sentences with a subject and a predicate. She shoved an unopened package of French Roast at me and I dutifully answered questions about my typing abilities while fumbling with the grinder, unceremoniously dumping the beans into the machine. I was so sorry I'd changed tampons for this.
As the coffee brewed, they asked about several items on my resume. "And why did you leave your last job?" one of them asked.
"They, um, let me go." I said because I love both euphemisms and lying. "Downsized."
"And the one prior?" Ovary poured a cup of coffee, grimacing after the first sip. She'd barely swallowed before she emptied the rest into the sink, handing me her mug to wash.
And that's when I gave up.
"That place? Got fired. Stole a sofa from the lobby."
Ovary sighed as Testes bravely poured coffee into a mug with their picture on it.
"Well. OK then," he said, choking down a swig of coffee and taking Ovary's cup from me. "We appreciate your giving us your Sunday. We'll be in touch."
He pressed a hand into my lower back, guiding me toward the door with more force than necessary. We were halfway down the hall when I heard the sound of several pieces of fruit plopping onto the floor and rolling across the reclaimed wood. Isaac Newton, for the win.
Neither one of them would shake my hand as we stood on the sidewalk. I didn't care. They watched as I backed into their sign as I left, knocking it into a small patch of grass where their logo--a cat's face--stared at me with the same dead expressions I was getting from them.
I didn't stop.


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Did you know?
Divots on the greens are often caused by warthogs or giraffes.
Do you love golf? Do you enjoy being around wildlife? If you've mentally ticked yes to both, why not go on a golfing safari around South Africa?
There are a number of golf courses that are either right next to game reserves or national parks (the Hans Merensky Hotel and Spa in Phalaborwa springs to mind) or even courses that are actually on the inside, like the nine-hole course at Skukuza in the Kruger National Park.
Others are close to game reserves or are just naturally rich in game, like the Lost City golf course near Pilanesberg Game Reserve, or Leopard Creek near Nelspruit.
A brand new, spectacular golf course called Legends has been opened within the Entabeni Conservancy near the Waterberg, about four hours' drive north of Johannesburg. It has a 19th hole that is played from a mountain onto a green far below, shaped like Africa. There's no shortage of wild animals there either.
A general rule of thumb is that, in addition to your golfing gear, do pack a camera. Your friends back home will never believe you otherwise.
At Hans Merensky, for example, it's par for the course to see impala or zebra grazing the fairways, giraffes nibbling the trees, warthogs rooting about in the rough, and most eye-widening of all, crocodiles and hippos in the water hazards.
Suffice it to say that a lost ball mostly stays lost. Just take that penalty and move on.
It's not often that you'll find dangerous predators like lions, but it has happened in the past, so be alert.
With all this wildlife about, there are also plenty of birds, so do take your binoculars and bird book if you're a twitcher.
And just remember, if there's an elephant in front of the pin, don't even think of playing through.
Travel tips & Planning info
Who to contact
Hans Merensky Hotel & Spa
Tel: +27 (0)15 781 3931/2
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Leopard Creek Country Club
Tel: +27 (0)791 2000
Skukuza Camp, Kruger National Park
Tel: +27 (0)13 735 4152/4383
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Legend Golf and Safari Resort
Tel: +27 (0)14 743 6278
Email: email@example.com
Lost City Golf Course
Tel: +27 (0)14 557 1245/6
Email: email@example.com
How to get here
A number of the golf estates mentioned have their own air strips nearby. Ask when making a booking. You can also drive yourself to all those mentioned.
Best time to visit
Summer can be oppressively hot in Phalaborwa (Hans Merensky Golf Estate), Sun City and at Skukuza. The months from April through to the end of September are far more temperate.
Around the area
In every instance, you're either in a park (like the Kruger National Park), or very close to one. Why not immerse yourself completely in the wild for a day or more?
Get around
On some golf courses you can walk around normally. On others, golf carts are compulsory.
What to pack
Tuck your camera into your bag - you won't want to forget the sights on a wildlife-rich golf course.
Where to stay
Each one of these golf courses either has its own visitor accommodation or is close to centres with guest houses and hotels.


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Extreme ecstasy is a relatively recent form of Methylenedioxymethamphetamine, (MDMA) the drug known as ecstasy in which methamphetamine (meth) is added to MDMA and produces a stimulant effect
The drug advisor to the US government John Walters coined the phrase "Extreme Ecstasy" when he stated:
This 'extreme ecstasy' is a disturbing development in what has been one of the most significant international achievements against the illicit drug trade.
He goes on to say:
The dangerous poly-drug combination of methamphetamine and ecstasy can have severe health consequences, especially as both drugs have toxic effects on the brain. They both can interfere with the body's ability to regulate temperature, leading to sharp increases in body temperature (hyperthermia), which can result in liver, kidney and cardiovascular system failure and death. The potential for a life-threatening or fatal overdose is also increased when meth-laced ecstasy is combined with alcohol. Recent laboratory research suggests that ecstasy and meth combinations may produce greater adverse neurochemical and behavioral effects than either drug alone.[citation needed]


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My doctor said that its okay to introduce solids as early as 4 months. I followed it. However, another practitioner said it should be 6 months. What's the difference? Which is more beneficial?
My doctor said that its okay to introduce solids as early as 4 months. I followed it. However, another practitioner said it should be 6 months. What's the difference? Which is more beneficial?
Most babies are ready for solids at 6 months of age or older, and truly don't need solids earlier than this. The breastmilk or formula they are given will give them all the nutrients they need for the first year of life.
My children started solids around 8 months of age. The baby led weaning approach suggests watching your child's developmental cues and starting around 6 months of age.
If you do a search on this site for "baby led weaning" you'll find a lot of good information and some videos of how other parents introduced solids to their babies the baby led weaning way.
Warm regards,
I just wanted to second Kate's advice above. The latest guidance (from the World Health Organisation and many other respected healthcare advisers) is that it is best to wait until your baby is 6 months old until you start introducing solid food. Your baby needs to be developmentally ready for weaning e.g. sitting up and able to reach out and grab food. It is best to exclusively breastfeed until 6 months of age.
From 6-12 months of age a baby can then start exploring and playing with food and trying the different tastes and textures. At 12 months of age it is still possible for a baby to get 85-90% of their nutrients from the breast milk. This percentage gradually reduces throughout the second year of life as solid food becomes more and more important.
Best wishes,
More really good information from LJ. Isn't it wonderful to know that even at a year of age, a child can be very healthy if he gets 85-90% of their nutrients from breastmilk? My first baby probably fell into this category as she really wanted very little do to with table food until she was a year old.


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Individually Designed Major in Engineering
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INDIVIDUALLY DESIGNED MAJOR IN ENGINEERING (IDMEN-BS or BSH)
- Overseen by Prof Brad Osgood (Senior Associate Dean)
- Student Services: Darlene Lazar, 135 Huang -- firstname.lastname@example.com
Note: Students proposing to pursue an IDMEN must have at least four quarters of undergraduate work remaining at Stanford after the quarter in which their proposals are submitted.
Individually Designed Majors in Engineering (IDMENs) are intended for undergraduates interested in studying engineering in areas not covered by departmental majors or the pre-approved School of Engineering sub-plans. Each IDMEN curriculum is designed by the student in consultation with at least two faculty advisors. Each student's primary academic advisor must be a member of the Stanford Academic Council, which means that Lecturers and Visiting Professors cannot fill this role. Students must also have a secondary advisor; this faculty member can be a member of a Stanford School other than Engineering and need not necessarily be a member of the Stanford Academic Council. The purpose of requiring a second advisor is to ensure that the student receives sufficient guidance about aspects of the proposed course of study that may lie outside the field of expertise of the primary advisor. The IDMEN degree is designated as a "Bachelor of Science in an Individually Designed Major in Engineering: Approved Title." This degree program is not accredited by ABET (see section in UGHB on Accreditation for more information).For information on the IDMEN-BSH (Honors option), see the Honors page of this site.
To pursue an IDMEN, a student must submit a written proposal to the IDMEN Subcommittee of the Undergraduate Council detailing her or his proposed course of study; you may bring your proposal to 135 Huang. IDMEN programs must meet the general minimum requirements established for School of Engineering majors:
- 21 units of mathematics (see SoE-approved course list in Chap 3, Fig 3-1)
- 17 units of science (see SoE-approved course list in Chap 3, Fig 3-2)
- One course on Technology in Society(see approved course list in Chap 3, Fig 3-3)
- 40 units of School of Engineering courses, at least three of which must be Engineering Fundamentals courses (see approved course list in Chap 3, Fig 3-4)
- Additional courses to bring the total to at least 90 but not more than 107 units
Each proposal must contain the following four elements:
- Rationale. The proposal should begin with a carefully crafted statement that describes the major, characterizes the proposer's motivation for pursuing it, justifies it intellectually, indicates the proposer's ultimate goal and how the major relates to it, shows how the courses comprising its curriculum make sense given its purpose, and tells why this plan of study cannot be pursued in any existing School of Engineering major program. A proposed title for the major, the accepted version of which will be shown on the student's diploma and transcript, should be included. Sample proposals are available for review in the Office of Student Affairs, 135 Huang.
- IDMEN program sheet. This form should be filled out completely including an indication of which course the student intends to take to fulfill the university's Writing in the Major (WIM) requirement. The bottom of the second page of the IDMEN program sheet must be signed by two faculty members: the student's primary advisor, who must be an Academic Council member of the School of Engineering faculty, and a secondary advisor. These signatures certify that the advisors endorse the major as described in the proposal and agree to serve as permanent advisors.
- Four-year plan. This blank form is a useful tool for organizing your plan and is needed as part of your proposal. The courses listed as part of the plan should comprise a well-coordinated sequence that fosters mastery of the important principles and techniques in a well-defined field.
- Letter of support. A letter of support from the student's primary advisor appraising the academic value and viability of the proposed major and the student's ability to successfully complete it must accompany the Proposal.
Students proposing to pursue an IDMEN must have at least four quarters of undergraduate work remaining at Stanford after the quarter in which their proposals are submitted. Proposals are reviewed and acted upon once per quarter by the IDMEN subcommittee. Proposals should be submitted to the Office of Student Affairs (OSA) in 135 Huang.
Deadlines for proposal submission this year are:
- Autumn Quarter: October 24, 2013
- Winter Quarter: February 7, 2014
- Spring Quarter: May 2, 2014
Once the proposal has been accepted by the IDMEN subcommittee, the School of Engineering will notify you via email. See instructions on the next page for how to declare. Once an IDMEN program is approved, any changes must be petitioned, receiving endorsement from both faculty advisors and by the IDMEN Subcommittee.
Further information and assistance in preparing proposals are available from the Office of Student Affairs, 135 Huang. Students are strongly encouraged to read "School of Engineering/Individually Designed Majors," a handout prepared by the Undergraduate Council for students interested in the IDMEN alternative. This handout is available from the Office of Student Affairs.


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