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Potjie No: 1 and 2
Serves: 6
Cooking Time: 2 hours
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1 duck, cut into portions
1 small pork fillet (optional)
15 ml butter
15 ml cooking oil
300 ml dry white wine
150 ml chicken stock
5 ml salt
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
Vegetables in season (baby potatoes, carrots and mealies, pickling onions, fresh or frozen peas, asparagus)
250 ml orange juice
5 ml cornflour
Heat potjie, add butter and oil and brown duck and pork fillet.
In a smaller potjie heat wine, stock, salt and pepper.
Add to duck.
Cover with lid and simmer slowly for 1.5 hours or until duck is almost cooked.
Arrange potatoes, onions, carrots, peas and other vegetables in season on top of duck.
Replace lid and simmer for a further 15 minutes or until the vegetables are cooked but still crispy.
Mix orange juice and cornflour and add to the vegetables.
Simmer for another 10 minutes.
Stir the potjie carefully and serve with rice and a mixed salad.
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Cesare Cardinal Zerba (April 15, 1892—July 11, 1973) was an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Secretary of the Sacred Congregation for the Discipline of the Sacraments in the Roman Curia from 1958 to 1965, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1965.
Cesare Zerba was born in Castelnuovo Scrivia, and studied at the seminaries in Stazzano and Tortona, the Pontifical Roman Athenaeum S. Apollinare in Rome, and the University of Pavia. Ordained to the priesthood on July 4, 1915, he then served as a military chaplain during World War I. Zerba began pastoral work in Rome from 1919, also working as an official of Sacred Congregation for the Discipline of the Sacraments in the Roman Curia from 1924 to 1939.
He was raised to the rank of Privy Chamberlain of His Holiness on June 30, 1932, and later a Domestic Prelate of His Holiness and prelate of the Apostolic Signatura on April 23, 1939. Within the Congregation for the Discipline of the Sacraments, Zerba was made Undersecretary (May 5, 1939) and Secretary (December 18, 1958). As Secretary, he was the second-highest official of that dicastery, under Benedetto Cardinal Aloisi Masella.
On August 28, 1962, Zerba was appointed Titular Archbishop of Colossae by Pope John XXIII. He received his episcopal consecration on the following September 21 from Pope John himself, with Archbishops Francesco Carpino and Pietro Parente serving as co-consecrators, in the Lateran Basilica. From 1962 to 1965, Zerba attended the Second Vatican Council.
Pope Paul VI created him Cardinal Priest of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore in the consistory of February 22, 1965. Zerba resigned as Secretary of Discipline of the Sacraments on January 26, 1965, after six years of service. Never having the opportunity to participate in a papal conclave, the Cardinal lost the right to do so upon reaching the age of 80 on April 15, 1972.
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dreamlie. R.J. Rummel, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Hawaii, has calculated that the total number of victims of Communism - that is, the domestic victims of their own governments - in the USSR, China, Vietnam, North Korea and Cambodia is 98.4 million people. For all Communist governments during the 20th Century, he puts the estimate at approximately 110 million. And this wasn't in warfare against other nations, this was what these governments did to their own people - "breaking eggs" to make their utopian omlette.
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Relax momma! Listen to what the doctor says. If there is no problem, enjoy the growth spurt. Just don't strain yourself picking him up!
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David's 6 ft tall haha. I'm only 5'3"
He's a boy. He will only eat more and grow more. Have fun! (I have 2.)
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Dead Eye use?
I've been trying to use Dead Eye, and it worked perfectly fine yesterday, and works fine in multiplayer, but all the sudden, when i target enemies while using Dead Eye, it doesn't mark&execute. Am i doing something wrong? Can i only use the revolver?
Warnight08 - 7 years ago
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Level 2 Deadeye automatically marks targets when you sweep your aim over people/animals. After meeting Landon Ricketts in Mexico, you gain Level 3. At level 3, you have to manually mark your targets with RB (or whatever the "Slow down / Stop on horseback" button is on PS3) and pull the trigger or use up all the shots in the weapon to fire. You can use all firearms and even the lasso in Deadeye.
juice1457 - 7 years ago
I use the revolver and rifle in dead eye. Have you done the mission with Walt Dickerson (I think was his name/The guy who sells elixirs) You get the targeting version of dead eye after doing the first mission for him. He is represented by the W in Armadillo.
awenicide - 7 years ago
no, you can use any weapon but when in DEAD EYE MODE just move the reticle over the part you want to target and press either RB or LB i forget which one works to manually target the enemy but that should work
CDNMARKSMAN - 7 years ago
You can use any type of weapon in Dead Eye. Did you recently do a mission for West Dickens? If you did this, your Dead Eye will be level 2 and it will target automatically.
shadownite190 - 7 years ago
Who the hell gives a sht? all u do is go to wes dickens
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Do you know that breakfast is the most significant meal of the day? Unfortunately, most of us skip the meal in a struggle to lose weight. In fact, skipping breakfast is the unhealthiest idea and can cause the exact opposite. As the name says, this mealtime breaks the fast and reloads the glucose levels that are generally low after a long night. Omitting the morning meal imbalances the natural rhythm of fasting and feasting.
Skipping breakfast may also affect the proper functioning of our brain. It has been said that people who miss out on breakfast are not equally prolific at work, they are not as efficient problem solvers and they have less emotional clearness compared to the folks who usually have a nourishing breakfast. Omitting a morning meal can even decrease the energy levels and disturb our metabolic system, leading to an unhealthy body weight. While you consume breakfast, it helps to kick start the metabolic rate and you will be able to keep up a healthy weight as a result.
There seems to be many reasons we skip breakfast. In most cases, we are in a hurry to organize things for the family and getting ready for work. But, investing some extra time for breakfast is necessary to uphold the energy levels during your busy day. Here are some tips to stick to a healthy habit while you are busy with your schedule. Grab any of these food snacks on-the-go:
- Omelettes filled with yummy and healthy stuffings like veggies or greens
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- A sandwich made from apple and almond butter
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- Homemade chocolate smoothie with banana, peanut butter and cocoa powder
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If you do not have much of an appetite in the morning, you can have a glass of low fat milk, real fruit juice free from concentrated syrups, a protein shake or a protein bar. Some other healthy snacks can be homemade fruit-nut muffins and coconut-orange-date balls if you have more time. But, always remember to read food labels, looking for serving size, sugar, sodium and calories. If you choose a grain based food, ensure that it is whole grain. It is also better to take whole fruit instead of juices, as juicing lowers the fiber content. Finally, limit the intake of sugary cereals, breakfast bars and pastries. By making some small changes in our food pattern, we can remain fit and strong.
A morning meal is the most important meal of a day. Regular intake of breakfast is one of the most vital habits anyone can have for their well-being. The benefits are countless and obstacles can simply be met with minute tactical pre-planning. Many families are now considering breakfast time as family time; to sit, have food, and bond, even if just for a short time before starting to the day work. Having food together with family strengthens relationships and will help kids have good habits. Let's eat breakfast like a king!
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Today's world does not always seem to be a happy place to live. Every day we hear about the wide varieties of problems evolving, especially related to our health. The advanced world has brought much more comfort to our lifestyle, however, it has paved the road to the development of many serious health problems like obesity, diabetes, cancer, heart disease and depression. When we start to talk about our health, the topic of medical concerns never ends. Therefore, what is the solution to this our list of major medical concerns?
The solution can be in the participation of yearly medical checkups or annual physicals.
What Does it Mean to Have a Yearly Physical?
It is very simple. Every year, you visit to your family doctor or any other doctor to receive a medical checkup even though you feel healthy. Although it is more suited for people above 50 years of age, yearly physicals are not limited to anyone. You can have a physical check-up as young as age sixteen.
How Many of us Freely Visit a Doctor for a Yearly Medical Checkup?
The world's statistics say that women are more concerned about their health than the male population. Men feel that they are strong, fit and ideally healthy. They tend to feel more invincible than women, thinking diseases will not affect them. This misconception is one of the reasons for the very low percentage of male participation in annual physicals.
Why We Need to do Yearly Medical Checkups? How are They Going to Help Me?
The answers to both of these questions lie within knowing the real benefits of yearly medical checkups or annual physicals.
The annual physicals help the doctor to determine your current state of health. It is very important to determine the state of your health even if you do not have any known trouble incase there is anything hiding. Simply measuring your height and weight, blood pressure, blood cholesterol level, blood sugar level and anamnesis of your past and present medical history usually does this. This complex information combined will help determine your new set of medical information.
For most people, annual phsicals or yearly medical checkups work as a lifesaver. The annual physicals reveals the presence of the disease, even though those sets of people thought that they were healthy.
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Early detection of any disease can be easily treated in comparison with late stage detection.
The yearly medical checkups not only sort out any ongoing health concerns, but it can also predict the future and helps to eliminate the risk factors which might be dangerous or threatening to your upcoming health.
The single annual physical can help you to prevent high cost medical bills and many visits to the doctor throughout the year.
I hope you can see the real advantage of visiting the doctor yearly for your medical checkups. This single visit prevents and protects your health from various disease threats that can be seen or unseen. However, keep in mind it is necessary to continue to follow up if with the doctor there is a need or as per your doctor's advice.
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Hypertension or high blood pressure is a major contributor to the epidemic of the chronic diseases. It is no longer commonly seen only in the Western World but has become a burden to individuals, families, and communities all over the world.
The force exerted on the walls of the arteries as the blood circulates throughout the body is what is measured when the blood pressure is taken. Normal blood pressure is considered to be 120/80. Persons with co-morbidities (other illnesses) such as diabetes, heart disease and stroke need to have their blood pressure under control to prevent acute illnesses such as heart attacks, heart failure, renal (kidney) disease and even sudden death.
As we age, our blood vessels become stiffer. Hence, there is a large association between aging and high blood pressure. Other risks factors for high blood pressure include:
- Obesity (severe overweight)
- High salt diet
- Excessive consumption of alcohol
- Smoking
- Stress
- Family history of hypertension
The Essentials of Diagnosis and Treatment
Three consecutive readings of high blood pressure readings during consultations with the doctor indicate that you have high blood pressure. A physical examination and diagnostic tests will help to determine whether there are further complications involving the heart, kidneys or eyes.
Treatment entails the use of anti-hypertensive medication to lower the blood pressure. Diuretics (water tablets) are often prescribed along with the normal blood pressure tablets. It is very important to control other co-existing illnesses.
Tips to Control High Blood Pressure
It is never too late to start controlling your blood pressure, whether it be low or high. There is much benefit to be gained from applying healthy lifestyle practices and modifying risky behavior. Never abandon your medical therapy or medication to pursue a strictly natural approach. Partner with your physician to adjust your treatment plan should this become necessary.
Healthy Eating
There are good benefits from adopting anti-inflammatory diets.
Healthy fats/omega fatty acids (3 & 6 in equal ratio).
- Avoid partially hydrogenated oils
- Do not use vegetable shortening
- Eliminate trans fats from your diet
- Do not eat margarine, use butter and olive oil
- Avoid fried foods in restaurants
- Stay away from rancid oils, nuts, seeds, whole-grain flour and cereals
- Minimize use of polyunsaturated vegetable oils (safflower, sunflower, corn, sesame, and soy). Use olive and canola oil instead. Your best option is extra-virgin/cold compressed olive oil
- Never heat oils to the point of smoking & never reuse oil previously heated to high temperatures.
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Select foods with a low glycemic index (GI):
- Less refined, less processed carbohydrates with low glycemic load
- Reduce consumption of whole wheat flour & sugar especially bread and packaged snacks
- Eat more whole grain, beans, winter squash and sweet potatoes
- Avoid products made with high-fructose corn syrup
- Eat less protein if you have liver or kidney problems, allergies or autoimmune disease
- Decrease consumption of animal protein except fish and reduced-fat dairy
- Eat more vegetable protein such as beans & soy
- 40 gram a day and can include fruits, vegetables and whole grain
- Ready-made cereals should contain at least 4 to 5 grams of bran per servings
Along with the healthy diet it is important to exercise to stay at a healthy body weight.
- Adults are now more sedentary and need to structure time for walking, jogging, high and low impact aerobics.
- The elderly have less options as there are other concerns with the degenerative diseases especially osteoporosis and arthritis. They are encouraged to do walking, stretching, gentle aerobics, yoga and tai chi.
Smoking increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. There is help to break the addiction.
A little wine is good for health especially red wine with anti-oxidant effects. A glass of wine a day is a safe guideline. Diabetics and persons with a family history of alcoholism have to be cautious as moderate intake can easily switch to excessive use.
Regular Medical Check-Ups and Risk Assessments
People with hypertension need to see the doctor every 2-3 months. Longer appointments may be given if the blood pressure is well controlled. There are now practices available to screen for the very early detection of pre-hypertension and an assessment of the risks for heart disease. This approach to early detection and treatment can result in better outcomes.
Those who commit to a healthy life-style and adhere to the guidance of the healthcare providers can indeed normalize their blood pressure once again.
If you have further concerns about high blood pressure or other medical conditions, you can ask any medical question on www.askthedoctor.com for free!
Staying healthy during pregnancy is a big concern for many women. Here, we've listed ten of the best tips to have a smooth and happy pregnancy.
1. Preconception Care
Preconception care is an essential aspect of having a healthy pregnancy. Preconception care focuses on a women's health, identifying and reducing any risks to the women or the baby before a woman becomes pregnant. Healthcare providers can help identify specific issues that may be necessary to address before a woman begins conceiving.
One key aspect of preconception care is having a nutritional assessment done. Dietary changes are most beneficial to the women and baby when they are done before she becomes pregnant. Some aspects of the nutrition assessment include determining if women are getting enough vitamins and nutrition, which can have an effect on a baby. One nutrient is folic acid. Women are recommended to start taking adequate amounts of folic acid several months before pregnancy. Neural tube defects found in infants can be reduced if women increase the amount of folic acid months before attempting to become pregnant. The pregnancy folic acid requirement for an uncomplicated pregnancy is 600 mcg/day. Major sources of folic acid include eggs, leafy green vegetables, strawberries, oranges, beans, particularly black and kidney beans, sunflower seeds, and fortified breads.
2. Prenatal Visits
Going to your prenatal visits is a major aspect of having a healthy pregnancy as these visits are to ensure a healthy baby and mother. During these visits, your healthcare provider will determine your estimated due date which may be different based on your own calculations. Your healthcare provider will also monitor and screen for any complications and manage them accordingly. Generally, all first-time mothers need instruction related to discomforts. Here, you will receive education on your pregnancy and baby.
3. Prenatal Vitamins
Taking prenatal vitamins is highly recommended. Prenatal vitamins contain enough vitamins and minerals to meet the needs of your growing baby and the health changes you will experience. There are many different prenatal vitamins and discussing this with your healthcare provider is essential. Some of the prenatal vitamins can contain additional iron needed for you and your growing baby while some generic vitamins may contain too much of a specific vitamin which can be harmful to a growing baby, such as Vitamin A. In doses greater than 10,000 IU a day, Vitamin A can be harmful to the growing baby. In many cases, you should discuss with your healthcare provider the best prenatal vitamin for you.
4. Eating Healthy
Eating healthy during pregnancy is a crucial. You need to consume the right amounts and types of calories and foods to support yourself and the growing human inside of you. The benefits of eating healthy will help keep you feeling good during pregnancy and help promote your baby's growth and development. Eating healthy has also shown to decrease the chance of birth defects and chronic health problem throughout the baby's life. During pregnancy, you want to avoid eating empty calories from food high in added sugars and fats that add little nutritional value to your diet.
It is important to eat a variety of foods so you get the most out of different vitamins and nutrients. Remember the foods you eat also feed your baby.
- 3 servings of milk or dairy products
- 4 servings of vegetables
- 3 servings of fruit, fresh fruit is best
- 9 servings of whole grain breads, cereals, rice, or pasta
- 2-3 servings of lean meat, fish, poultry, dried beans, eggs, or nuts
- 6-8 glasses of water
Try your best to also include these foods also:
- 2-3 servings of iron rich food
- 1 serving of food rich in folic acid
- 1 serving of foods rich in vitamin C
5. Exercising
Exercising during pregnancy is recommended for both the health of the mother and the baby. It is recommended that healthy women with an uncomplicated pregnancy continue to exercise during pregnancy. As long as there are no obstetrical of medical conditions, women can maintain a healthy exercise routine of at least 30 minutes of moderate exercise on most days. Walking is an excellent form of exercise for pregnant women. Keep in mind that some exercise activities may need to be adjusted, such as soccer or baseball where the women are at risk of an object hitting the growing belly. Other activities that change atmospheric pressure, such as skydiving and scuba diving should also be avoided to minimize harm the growing baby
6. Avoiding Environmental Hazards
There can be many unknown environmental exposures at home or in the workplace that can have an effect on reproduction. Limiting and avoiding these exposures is essential to maximizing a healthy pregnancy. Known substance that are harmful include metals (lead, mercury), solvents (trichloroethylene, chloroform, benzene, carbon disulfide), vinyl monomers, pollutants (polychlorinated biphenyl PCB, polybrominated biphenyl, pesticides, gases (carbon monoxide, anesthetic gases), radiation (x-rays) and antineoplastic drugs (cefalo, chemotherapy & Moos)
7. Teeth Cleanings
Getting your teeth clean is extremely important in pregnancy. It is safe and highly recommended, especially during the first trimester. Moms who have bad dental diseases have been shown to be at risk for having babies who are preterm and who delivery too early.
8. Vaccines and Avoiding Illness
The flu is more likely to cause severe illness and complications in pregnant women than in women who are not pregnant. Some immunizations, such as Influenza (flu) and Pertussis, can and should be given during pregnancy to prevent severe complications of this illness. It is recommended that pregnant women get their anti-flu and anti-pertussis vaccine at any stage of the pregnancy in order to maintain their health.
9. Healthy Weight Gain
It is expected that women will gain weight during pregnancy, however; too much or not enough weight gain will have a negative effect on the baby. The National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine recommends that women gain between 25 and 35 lbs during pregnancy, for women that are carrying a single baby. Weight gain requirements are different for women that are carrying twins or multiple babies. Health studies have shown that women who do not gain sufficient weight during the pregnancy period will have babies of a low birth weight and are at risk for preterm birth. Women that experience excessive weight gain will have larger gestational babies. Gaining too much weight can also lead to other medical complication during and after the delivery, such as diabetes, hypertension and obesity.
The institute of medicine has made specific recommendations for weight gain in pregnant women, according to the Body mass index pre-pregnancy
• BMI <18.5 kg/m2 (underweight) – weight gain 28 to 40 lbs (12.5 to 18.0 kg)
• BMI 18.5 to 24.9 kg/m2 (normal weight) – weight gain 25 to 35 lbs (11.5 to 16.0 kg)
• BMI 25.0 to 29.9 kg/m2 (overweight) – weight gain 15 to 25 lbs (7.0 to 11.5 kg)
• BMI ≥30. 0 kg/m2 (obese) – weight gain 11 to 20 lbs (5 to 9.0 kg)
10. Personal Hygiene
It is very important to maintain your personal hygiene while pregnant. During pregnancy, your body goes into an immunocompromised state, which means that you can easily catch diseases and illness. You should practice good hand washing frequently to reduce the chance of having something infectious spread to you. Keeping up with staying healthy and looking good will have you feeling better!
If you have any more pregnancy concerns or feel like you need a doctor's expertise, you can ask any medical question for free on www.askthedoctor.com where our team of physicians are ready to help!
For general information, see www.newenglandpregnancycenter.com.


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You told us more power, we built a cannon with more power.. We built a gun with the help of all the ones i spoke with earlier on this forum, that is 2-3 times as strong. How do you say MOAR POWAHHHH. Thank you guys for all the advice. there will be videos detailing the cannon when the season begins, and all of those who helped i will give a shout out to. We couldn't of built it properly without this website. If you want to check out the vid here's the link..
Don't worry this video is not monetised so i won't be making .002 cents per click hahahah.. we do it for the love of destroying and my love for filming. enjoy guys. Also any suggestions on things to destroy is appreciated. We have a list already but theres always room for more...
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My only complaint is that you misspelled "MOAR POWAH!", but it's a minor gripe
2 Questions. Whats the life of a air pressured barrel. I'm assuming the pressurising and releasing constantly can put a strain on the pvc. Also the pvc is rated to 260psi. What is a safe and good all around pressure. Some of our shots where at 120. Haven't gone any higher yet.
my 1/2'' cpvc barrel has taken 600psi shots at lease a 1000 times with not signs of where
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You'll build another cannon and forget this one long before the barrel becomes a liability, as long as you don't leave it in direct sunlight for an entire summer, or forget it in the freezer and then repeatedly strike it with a sledgehammer
How about some pics of the cannon? We might see something to tweak you might have missed
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text: NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions, announced today that Marcus Theatres® (NYSE: MCS) has selected NEC projectors to make a full-scale conversion to digital cinema on almost 700 screens it owns or manages across the Midwest and East. The agreement also includes deployment of NEC large-screen displays for the theater chain's lobbies and concession areas to promote food, beverage and other specials as well as adhere to new FDA calorie guidelines. "We've enjoyed a long history with Marcus Theatres and are grateful for the opportunity to expand our relationship to help meet the demands of 3D movies as well as the overall migration to digital cinema," said Pierre Richer, President and COO of NEC Display Solutions. "Unlike its competitors, NEC is able to offer a comprehensive solution for exhibitors – from high-performing digital cinema projectors to powerful, commercial-grade digital menu boards and our VUKUNET DOOH (Digital Out of Home) inventory management, ad delivery, billing and payment system – to generate new revenue streams as well as elevate the entire theater-going experience." Marcus Theatres ordered NEC's complete line of digital cinema projectors – the NC1200, NC2000, NC3200S and NC3240S models – for virtually all of its circuit in Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and Ohio. It also will deploy NEC's award-winning E, V and P Series large-screen displays in other areas of the cinemas. "NEC Display is renowned for offering quality digital cinema projectors, but we're also looking forward to benefiting from a wider spectrum of products in our latest agreement," said Bruce Olson, President of Marcus Theatres. "The ability to change food and beverage items on the fly with dynamic digital menu boards and to easily run advertising will be true differentiators for us in the marketplace."


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Even Qualcomm's new chip won't revive wearables market
Qualcomm has launched a new wearable chip for its Snapdragon Wear family, but don't place any bets on the silicon giant making any great portion of its future revenue from wearables. The consumer appetite for the devices seems to have stalled, and there's not much the likes of Qualcomm appear to be able to do about it.
As with the smart home, the wearables market is an IoT flagship market that has failed to deliver its predicted impact, so far at least. The devices are shipping in volume, but the enthusiasm for wearables has greatly diminished in the consumer press – a vehicle that should be a driver for consumer wearables.
So Qualcomm's new Snapdragon Wear 1100 processor is a sensible complement to its existing Wear 2100 chip, as it addresses the 'targeted-purpose wearables' like fitness trackers and elderly health monitors, and not the multi-purpose wearables like smartwatches, currently served by the 2100. It's a move to cover all the bases, short of the tiny microcontrollers that power things like Xiaomi's Mi Band.
The Wear 1100 supports a Cat-1 LTE modem, with support for 3G, as well as Bluetooth and WiFi. Qualcomm's iZat location engine provides multi-GNSS support, which provides location functions like geofencing. A cryptographic engine and random number generator should provide adequate IoT security, and new reference platforms (in collaboration with Aricent, Borqs, Informark, and SurfaceInk) allow developers to bring their designs to market quickly. The Wear 1100 is available today.
When the early Android Wear watches arrived, they were essentially jacks-of-all-trades but masters of none. Packed full of activity sensors, the Bluetooth-only devices relied on a smartphone to push notifications to the watch screen, and act as the data link for managing search and messaging requests.
Some of these early Android smartwatches had some standalone functionality, typically using GPS and on-board storage to provide a solid jogging aid, but it was only with a later update to the Android Wear software stack that the OS could support WiFi – which unlocked a much larger list of possibilities.
While some smartwatches included cellular connectivity as a way to untether themselves from smartphones, there hasn't been a notable success for a cellular smartwatch due to the consumer having to purchase an additional SIM subscription.
But WiFi allows a user to do a lot more with their watch than just Bluetooth, and avoid having to add a device or buy extra capacity for their monthly cell-plan. Samsung decided to adapt its Tizen OS to provide its Galaxy smartwatches with cellular and WiFi connectivity before Android Wear supported it, but that hasn't won it the market.
Put simply, consumers still don't seem particularly fond of smartwatches, and it's hard to think what manufacturers can do to improve the state of things. Sure, they can lower the price, but if they were to streamline the feature-set, they'd be forsaking the screen and smartphone interface and focusing on the activity tracking offered by the likes of Fitbit, Jawbone, and Xiaomi.
Given that the main component cost of a smartwatch is the screen and supporting chipset, removing the screen is the quickest way to shrink the bill of materials. While the fitness trackers are less functional, they have been selling at much higher volumes than smartwatches.
The reason for this isn't simply the price. The Apple Watch has sold around 12m units in its first year, and at its average price of $500, this represents around $6bn in revenue – which is around three times more than Fitbit manages in a year.
The other smartwatches are typically twice the price of an average fitness wearable (around $200-300), but also seem to represent decent business for the likes of Samsung, LG, and Motorola – but not the runaway successes that many were expecting.
Within the next two years, we expect a large number of cheaper smartwatches to arrive on the market, in a similar manner to the transition taking place in the smartphone market – which has seen Samsung dethroned by Chinese OEMs, as the top Android vendor.
In their current guise, smartwatches seem destined to remain extensions of smartphones, and so are destined to be commoditized. With current cellular and WiFi hardware, the devices run into the constraints of their battery capacity – and can often fail to make it through a day of moderate use.
But looming 3GPP standards could be the step change needed to provide a low-power connection with sufficient bandwidth to wearables like smartwatches – provided that the MNOs can find a way to ease the pain of paying for that data, as is currently the case.
With Release 13 expected to arrive at some point in June, the Cat-M1 (formerly Cat-M) and Cat-M2 (NB-IoT) represent new opportunities for device manufacturers – as long as the low power usage claims are in fact true, and only once the supporting network infrastructure is in place, with most expecting this to take place during 2018.
Cat-M1 and Cat-M2 provide a lot of opportunities for IoT developers, and not just in wearables. Many M2 advocates say the protocol will enable devices to have 10-year battery lives, which is very comparable to the claims of LPWAN technologies like LoRa and Sigfox. IoT devices like remote weather stations, vibration sensors, and asset trackers could all benefit from the technology, and it looks like there will be something of a race between cellular MNOs and the LPWAN stakeholders to build out sufficient network coverage and bandwidth to power adoption (see separate item).
The other challenge is convincing hardware manufacturers to support the tech, but the 3GPP has a lot of leverage in this regard. Sigfox has opened up its stack to multiple vendors, but retains full control of the network itself, while Semtech is the main source of LoRa silicon, with licensing agreements with other vendors. LPWAN as an industry hasn't expressed much interest in wearables, however. The big three consumer protocols (Blutooth, WiFi, cellular) seem destined to control the wearables market, but whether that distinction ever becomes something to write home about remains to be seen.


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Not sure if this a beta issue, general issue or just my system acting up but I have managed to retrieve 2 whole keys (woo!) from the machines on the network thus far (many many scans including forced and individual scans on 80+ devices) and nothing more seems to be forthcoming
Is there something I have missed (they aren't unknowns) as the machines that ARE detected aren't anything special so I'm struggling to see why it wouldn't work for the rest of the network
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I was having the same problem with our scan but had other issues to work out before putting in a call for help. The good news is that I just installed 2.0 and it seems to have cleared that up - along with a bunch of other things like my reporting problem I was having.
Dec 17, 2007 at 7:37 UTC
still seems to be missing a large number of updates in the both the beta and the version I picked up today - will check this again after a few more working hours scans


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Um... I've made a bit of a kerfuffle. I made a trivia page for Knell of Ar Ciel, thinking someone axed the one it already had. Then I saw that it was still there, under Trivia.Ar Tonelico 3. So now there are two separate trivia pages for the same game. Is there a way I can fix this? Like, cut the existing Trivia.Ar Tonelico Qoga Knell Of Ar Ciel and have Trivia.Ar Tonelico 3 renamed to that?
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Have recently ordered a barrel mount torch and laser combo. It jut. Lamps on to the barrel to provide a fixing point for the accessories. I was told by someone that mounting thing to the barrel may effect its shooting. Is this true?
You have heard correctly. It will effect the barrel harmonics of the weapon which it will cause the point of impact to change between shots. But let me explain.
If you mount a mounting system, light or anything on the barrel you will have to re-zero the rifle with the equipment on the barrel. If you for example are standing or kneeling while firing the weapon with the new Zero set. If you rest any part of the barrel or the light and mount on something it will change the Zero as mentioned above. Once zeroed you must be sure that nothing has contact with the barrel when you are shooting. It will only change if the barrel has contact with something. That includes griping the items when shooting. When a rifle is fired the barrel actually whips! That is called barrel harmonics. Hope this makes sense!
Thanx I'll rethink where I mount it
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As HVR gas sales grow, c-stores seek competing strategies.By John Lofstock
Competition for convenience and fuel will be getting hotter as Publix Super Markets, based here, and discount merchandiser Fred Meyer both turned up the heat last month.
Publix, the latest major supermarket to find value in fuel centers and convenience stores, recently rolled out two 4,000-square-foot super-convenience outlets on lots of existing locations in Poinciana and Deltona, Fla., recently. The new stores opened six months after the grocery chain launched its Pix c-store concept, a 1,000-square-foot retail combination featuring traditional convenience merchandise and gasoline.
Fred Meyer, an operating company of Hutchinson, Kan.-based Kroger Co., also upped its fuel ante as it began construction on a new FM Fuel Stop in Albany, Ore., its 17th in four states and the sixth in Oregon. Kroger Co. also operates more than 800 convenience stores under various brands.
The FM Fuel Stop, which will have five pumps including diesel, will open in July. The arrival of the new outlet comes just eight months after Costco opened a members-only gas station, driving prices down by some 30 cents a gallon, said Chuck Grato, a Shell jobber and operator of a Shell ETD convenience store also located in Albany.
HRVs Growing
Retailers in numerous markets have been struggling to develop strategies to compete more effectively with high- volume retailers (HVRs) selling gas. "The growth of high-volume retailers isn't slowing down and it's getting to the point where every large market is going to have at least one HVR to compete with," said Joe Gauthier, director of operations for Wesco Inc., a North Muskegon, Mich.-based operator of 53 c-stores. "If we try to hold on to market share based on price alone we are going to lose every time. We need to diversify our offerings by developing loyalty programs to keep our customers satisfied."
Designed by New York-based CDI Group Inc., the Pix stations promote a variety of Publix and nationally branded merchandise, as well as foodservice items including fountain beverages and sandwiches. The fuel islands offer eight gasoline nozzles.
Company spokesman Lee Brunson declined to comment on the fuel operations.
Publix, which operates more than 650 stores in four southern states, lags behind Albertson's, Safeway, Kroger and other supermarket chains that embraced gasoline as far back as the mid-1990s. Analysts have described the company as conservative, but growing.
"Supermarkets like Publix are seeing the value in having both fuel and traditional offerings in the same location," said George Dahlman, senior research analyst at U.S. Bancorp Piper and Jaffray. "[Pix] will cannibalize sales from the supermarket, but it also will take sales away from surrounding convenience store chains. From Publix's perspective it still means they've got that shopper buying from them. Whether it's in the supermarket or in their convenience store, it still goes in Publix's pockets."
Like Publix, Fred Meyer buys its fuel directly from the refineries, allowing it to save the cost of dealing with jobbers. In contrast, according to Oregon jobber Grato, most independent or leased stations in his region purchase their fuel from jobbers, adding an additional layer of cost.
In response to the burgeoning competition by volume dealers, Grato says some refiners are helping c-store retailers compete by paying dealer rebates. Grato participates in a program that pays retailers a per-gallon rebate and has been offered since another big competitor, Costco, moved into Oregon last year.


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County permit center moves to four-day work week
Thu., April 23, 2009, 8:58 p.m.
In a move to save money, Spokane County's Building and Planning Department will be closed Fridays starting the first week of May.
County officials said Thursday they negotiated a "memorandum of understanding" with two unions that represent employees in the department, which issues building permits, oversees development and inspects construction projects to ensure they meet safety codes.
The staff of 39 will go from working 37.5 hours a week to working 32 hours, and the office will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday. After May 4, no permits will be issued and no sites will be inspected Fridays "until further notice," the county said.
"We're hoping this is a temporary solution," interim planning director John Pederson said.
The department funds staff through the fees it collects, and its revenue is 24 percent below last year.
The change drew criticism Thursday from the construction industry, which needs permits to begin projects and inspections almost from the projects' start to finish.
"That is outrageous," said Kate McCaslin, chief executive officer of Associated Builders and Contractors. "Do they think that the world just stops on Friday? They no longer operate in the real world."
McCaslin said county officials held hearings recently before raising some fees, which the building industry supported. She asked why the county didn't hold hearings before deciding to close offices one day a week. McCaslin served as a county commissioner from 1997 to 2004.
Pederson said there was no state requirement to hold public hearings on office hours. But the county did have to negotiate with the unions, whose contracts run through 2011. Those discussions, which were closed to the public, wrapped up earlier this week.
Because Tuesdays through Thursdays are taken up with "core business" issues such as county board or planning commission hearings, the choice was between Monday and Friday.
"Monday's far busier," Pederson said, but added, "There's really no good day."
McCaslin said the department should have considered cutting staff, not a day of service, or staying open every day but closing earlier in the afternoon.
"I wouldn't be so perplexed if this was December or January. But to do this at the beginning of the prime construction season makes no sense," she said.
Pederson said the department laid off 13 employees last year.
The memo of understanding with the unions continues through March 2010, but county officials will review it every month. If construction picks up, and along with it fees for permits and other services that will cover the costs, Friday hours could return sooner, Pederson said.


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This recipe is from "Ambrosia". This cookbook is from Vicksburg, MS. Excellent side dish! Delicious!
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- 1 cup pecans, coarsley chopped
- 3⁄4 cup olive oil
- 1⁄4 cup white wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary, chopped
- 2 -3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 1⁄2 lbs fresh green beans
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- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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- Set aside.
- Cut green beans into thirds and cook in boiling water until tender, about 20 minutes.
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Barclays (BCS) completed the $225 million sale of its Wealth and Investment Management business in Singapore and Hong Kong, nearly nine months after the company confirmed the units were no longer core parts of the bank's strategy.
The sale to the Bank of Singapore Limited, a subsidiary of Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited, was originally announced in April. The company said the majority of its Wealth and Investment Management customers made the switch over the to Bank of Singapore with the sale.
Barclays said it continues to operate in both Singapore and Hong Kong, with Jes Staley, chief executive officer of Barclays, saying the sale allows the company to continue to reduce risk weight assets to GBP23 billion ($29 billion) in 2017.
"Asia remains a crucial component of the Barclays business plan, and we continue to actively serve our clients across the region from our offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, China, India and Japan," Staley said.
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-pointy hear : radar range bonus ?
-long limbs : larger swing, faster running
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-agility : speed or evasion bonus ?
-endurance : bonus for running ?
-intellect : obviously for magic
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-advanced technology : bonus for guns and things like that ?
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A novel by Ashley Aasheim
The Artemis Sanction weaves a web of pursuit, murder and betrayal around the complex character of Levey - torn by the decision to leave his homeland, the demands of his family, and the dangers of his flight to Israel. London: Frederick Muller Ltd, 1982. 5.5in x 8.75in tall; 318pp.
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■Synopsis (Excerpt from Goodreads)
Born into affluence, Mia Stanley is a winsome socialite with a knack for matchmaking. She's also a writer for Godey's Lady's Book magazine, much to the disdain of her family and their society friends. A proper young lady of her social standing isn't meant to labor in such a way, but Mia has always had a way with words…
When her writing draws her into the world of downtrodden seamen's wives on Philadelphia's docks, Mia uncovers a scheme that puts her in harm's way. But her heart ends up on the line as well…. Has her determination to always make a match driven away the one man whose esteem she covets?
I haven't been able to process my feelings toward this book just yet. I don't particularly adore this book but it's not like I HATE it, either. I'm kind of being in the middle, if you like.
This is a typical romance story which sets somewhere in the 19th Century. The protagonist, Mia is born to a wealthy family, she is a 'Lady of High Regard. She loves acting as a matchmaker and tries to find his best friend, Garrett a suitable wife.
My first impression on this character setting was:
'Well, that sounds pretty much like Emma by Jane Austen.'
I have never read the book. I have only watched the movie adaptation, but I thought Mia's character setting is quite similar to the one of Emma from the first moment when I found out what kind of woman Mia is.
Unfortunately, I couldn't relate to Mia as much. I know she is an amiable, compassionate woman yet she also comes across a feisty, headstrong young woman and her naivety and imprudence really put me off.
I do think it's really nice and commendable of her to try to save seamen's wives out of their plight despite knowing she is well out of bounds. Nevertheless, I was almost sick of her repeatedly (again, REPEATEDLY) making stupid, reckless, impetuous decisions.
One minute she pledges to her father that she would seek wise counsel and the next minute she acts recklessly in the heat of passion, blindly believing that she can only solve the problem.
As for the story where two old best friends growing up as a brother and a sister finally recognizes their feelings toward each other, I find it interesting yet a bit predictable and old. It was good that it's got some suspenseful twists to it, but the pacing -as far as the romance goes – was incredibly slow and a bit irritating.
The number of interruptions really threw me off; whenever either of the main two characters tries to confess their love, the interruption comes. I could tolerate it if it were once or twice, but this many??? It does serve to make it more suspenseful and I did want to know how it would play out, but I was a bit frustrated and wanted to cry, "Come on, you two, forget the propriety and blurt it out already!"
On that point, I think it was successful.
Generally the characters didn't leave much big of an impact on me, neither do the story line.
Oh, but I love Mia's father a lot. He is an epitome of words of wisdom. I particularly liked the lesson he gives his reckless daughter Mia, such as:
I fear that if you do not learn moderation and learn to temper your responses, however, that you'll find yourself sorely misused, if not dead.
Meanwhile she'll stew and fret over what she's said and done. It will serve her right.
Those remarks made me laugh out loud – what better sermon could there possibly be? He said exactly what I wanted to say to Mia. I love that man.
All in all, I enjoyed reading this. It didn't grab me as strongly as I had hoped, but I did enjoy reading their slow budding love and I must admit the repetitive misunderstanding between Mia and Garrett hooked me.
As the setting suggest, the writing is rather formal which is reminiscent of Classic literature, but it's not so arcane, it's simple enough to get through.
If you are up for light-hearted, classic-ish romance book, you might enjoy this.
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The RIAA Should Rethink Its Strategies
September 17th, 2006
The RIAA is become notorious for its lawsuits and hunting down all the illegal downloading and ripping of music on the internet. Instead of combating piracy using fear tactics and lawsuits, the music industry should reexamine its strategies for distributing music in the first place. The music industry has set itself up to be "victims� of piracy due to continually overcharging consumers for CD's. They even admitted to the practice but cleared their "consciences� by giving consumers $20 to make up for it in exchange for never being bothered by it again. Yet they still continue the practice. So the consumer gets to pay too much for a disc of music with no frills. I remember back in the days of LP's, where the consumer got posters, special inserts, information about the band, etc. You got more than just the music, you were rewarded in a way for purchasing the item. Today's CD's are blandly packaged with little to offer the consumer. You could download the music and have the same thing. If that is the way the music industry wants to package their product, that's fine. But if they are going to do that, why not embrace today's technology and start a massive distribution through music downloads. Charge the music lovers less for the product and thereby relieve the need to pirate music because one is tired of being ripped off. Better yet utilize the internet but also revamp the packaging of CD's and offer the consumer a little more for their money. Give them a reason to be proud of the purchase they made. Every other business in America has had to change its way of attracting consumers. The music industry needs to do this as well. They are spending a lot of money and time in their quest to stop music piracy, however the marketing nightmare that they are creating is causing a great deal of damage to the customer base. It is a proven fact that businesses that fail to change with the times will surely die. If the RIAA doesn't alter its course, an opportunity will be taken by someone at sometime and the music industry as we know it will be gone.