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CHARLESTON --- Unlike the more than 50 people accused of gambling after police raided a Charleston-area poker game, the seven people accused of dealing the cards at those games face more serious charges and tougher penalties if they are convicted.
Sheriff Al Cannon told The (Charleston) Post and Courier that South Carolina still treats dealing as a misdemeanor, but a person convicted of the crime could spend as much as a year in jail and be fined $2,000 for each count.
Investigators have said the dealers earned $1,300 a night to deal to high-stakes players in what was described as a sophisticated gambling ring that included other games of chance.
The accused players will face a magistrate Monday on charges of gambling, which carries a maximum penalty of 30 days in jail or a $100 fine for each count, prosecutors said.
Man renounces U.S. citizenship in crime
GREENVILLE --- A former financial planner renounced his U.S. citizenship as he was being sentenced by a federal judge for tax evasion involving more than $2 million.
Charles Edward Atwell, of Easley, told a federal judge Friday that he didn't pay his taxes because he is a citizen of the "country of South Carolina" not the United States.
Mr. Atwell, 57, was sentenced to the maximum of four years and three months in prison by U.S. District Judge Henry Herlong, The Greenville News reported Saturday.
Wife of sofa store fire victim sues over death
CHARLESTON --- The widow of one of a Charleston firefighter killed in last year's Sofa Super Store blaze has sued the store, several furniture makers and other businesses, saying they were negligent in her husband's death.
Attorneys for Heather Baity filed the lawsuit Friday. Her husband, Brad, died along with eight other firefighters on June 18 in the fire at the furniture store, the nation's greatest loss of firefighters since the attacks on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.
The families of two other firefighters filed similar wrongful-death lawsuits last year and an attorney representing two other families says he is preparing lawsuits on behalf of his clients.
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"Yvonne D'Andrea working right to the arete."
I'm not sure you need to go to the trouble of telling everyone that you modified a picture...I was just curious. Thanks for letting me know. Nov 2, 2004
Ron Olsen Boulder, CO
As Bob mentions, the rope to the belayer was removed with a photo editing program (Picture Window); I felt it was a distracting element and I wanted the focus to be on the climber and not the rope.
I have posted the original unretouched photo for comparison.
I digitially process all the photos I submit to cb.com. The usual steps are:
1. Crop photo to improve composition. 2. Modify brightness levels to correct for underexposed images, bring out shadow detail, etc.3. Increase contrast to punch up drab photos.4. Increase sharpness.5. Add text, route lines, bolt positions, etc. for route photos.6. Occasionally use Picture Window cloning tool to eliminate distracting elements (belayer's end of rope, other climbers, etc.)
I will make a note on future photos if I eliminate part of the rope so it's clear the photo was modified. Nov 2, 2004
The belayer's end of the rope has been removed using a tool like the 'Stamp' tool in Photoshop. If you zoom into the pic, its pretty clear that that was what was done. I can draw the rope back in and post it here if people want. But that would be just a reproduction of where the rope went, not the actual original pic with the rope.
Shows how we should not trust what we see in photos in the digital era.
PS - Alternately, I could remove the rope entirely and fix the places where the rope was previously removed as well so no one would be able to tell. Ha! Nov 1, 2004
Uh....Ron, where's the other end of the rope in the third pic? Anyone else think something looks strange in the photo? Nov 1, 2004

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UPA planning early polls to escape failures: BJP
Senior BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday alleged that the Congress-led UPA government at the Centre was planning to conduct early general elections to escape from its failures, saying no amount of "make-up" (reshuffle) can prevent its "pack-up" in 2014.india Updated: Nov 03, 2012 20:07 IST
Senior BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday alleged that the Congress-led UPA government at the Centre was planning to conduct early general elections to escape from its failures, saying no amount of "make-up" (reshuffle) can prevent its "pack-up" in 2014.
"There were indications that the UPA government might go for vote-on-account, announce populist schemes and then dissolve the Parliament in March next year as it has miserably failed on all fronts and is steeped in several scams," the former BJP president said in a press conference in Visakhapatnam.
He said the recent cabinet reshuffle was a desperate attempt to divert the attention of the people and cover its pitfalls.
"Any attempt of change in ministries would not help the Congress from its rout in the coming elections," Naidu said.
"The change in the Oil ministry was the classic case of how this government was functioning. It was proved that the UPA did not know how to run a coalition government. Also, people expected that ministers who are facing serious charges to be removed. But shockingly all of them were retained and even more worse, some of them were promoted," he said.
The Congress policy is to "promote corruption and demote honesty" and all these changes are "make-up before the pack-up," he commented.
Naidu said that the people of the country are of the opinion that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh replaced Jaipal Reddy with Veerappa Moily as the new petroleum and natural gas minister, due to pressure from industrial groups and corporate houses.
He alleged that the UPA government had totally failed to control the price rise and protect the interests of the farmers and landless poor in the country.
"Is this the way to run a government. How casual and careless they are," he asked.
Naidu said the UPA's reforms were anti-people and putting more burden on common man.
The economy is in shatters and the interest rates were high. The fiscal deficit was 5.3% and the Inflation was above 7.3% and GDP now 6%, he pointed out.
He also criticised Congress president Sonia Gandhi and the PM on the cap of LPG cylinders.
"Prime Minister says that for majority of population six cylinders are sufficient while the Congress president said nine cylinders were needed. There is no co-ordination between them," Naidu said.


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Why does this sound like a JSRF kind of music?
I mean, this sound more like a 'skate racing through a city' kind of music. It's pretty cool.
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I didn't have that in mind at all when I created this haha
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ALL WILL BE WELL (holiday EP)2016
Christmas is our favourite time of year. When the air gets cold and leaves start falling we resist the urge to prematurely spin Bing Crosby, sing Silver Bells through the halls and watch our favourite Christmas movies. We love the season.
Produced by Mark Neary
"What We Got" and "This Empty Street" written by Andrew James O'Brien & Catherine Allan
"Christmas Without You" written by Dolly Parton and Steve Goldstein
"Last Christmas" written by George Michael
"Come On! Let's Boogey to the Elf Dance!" by Sufjan Stevens
"Blue Christmas" written by Billy Hayes and Jay W Johnson
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Mastered by Joao Carvalho at Joao Carvalho Mastering
Art direction and layout by Jud Haynes
Cover painting by Mike Gough
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Additional engineering by Justin Merdsoy
Mixed by Scott Hammond
Mastered by Noah Mintz at The Lacquer Channel
Art direction and layout by Jud Haynes
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Written by Sufjan Stevens (ASCAP)
Publisher: New Jerusalem Music (ASCAP)
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from Fluto Shinzawa of the Boston Globe,
Marc Savard suffered his final hit as an NHL player Jan. 22, 2011. The blow from teammate Matt Hunwick happened less than 10 months after Matt Cooke delivered his blindside wallop.
The hit that is less obvious but might have contributed to Savard's condition happened Jan. 15, 2011.
Pittsburgh's Deryk Engelland closed on Savard as he passed the puck. The force of Engelland's approach drove the back of Savard's head into the TD Garden boards. Savard went down, but he played in the next four games, the last of his career.
It's possible the Reebok Checklight could have red-flagged Savard's condition following Engelland's check.
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Other risks associated with having blood drawn are slight but may include:
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I've now prepared the schematic. It's large and most likely will not fit full-screen. You'll have to save it to your computer and view it unzoomed. The probe baloons show currents and voltage in the idle state. Component values are exactly as they are on the real prototype except for the transistors - they're all BC550C/560C. These were not available in the sim.
I'll follow up with a thorough explanation on its workings soon
May be an interesting thing to note is that it is a VFB circuit, there's no CFB at all.
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Yeah the image is too big to save in full Minor detail in the screenie
What software is your simmer ? The virtual instruments look the same as in my Multisim.
|2nd July 2013, 06:56 AM
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It's an older version of Multisim yes, version 9.
I want to note though that it is more of a conceptional circuit. There's no output snubber etc, the outputstage is the A1 unity gain block. Today I'll write up how it works.
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Yes i thought it was MS, apart from the VI's, MS creates a MUCH neater layout than MOST LtSpice designs that appear on here, & elsewhere
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|2nd July 2013, 04:54 PM
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Well, are you guys ready for a book? *grins*
Here's the explanation as promised
The Basics
Under normal idle conditions, the VAS current is supposed to be a stable DC current. This means, both the N and P VAS devices conduct the same amount of current, keeping the output centered. When the input changes, the VAS action is to open up one device, while closing the other untill the output settles to the new value. This is commonly descibed as a push-pull action. The current variations in the VAS rail represent the error signal of the feedback system. Generally we can say that the current through the VAS devices will be a constant. This is the principle that is used to create and implement the auto-bias function of this VAS.
Where to start?
The easiest way to understand this circuit is remembering the mentioned principle while we start at the cascode devices Q9 and Q20 and work our way to the input of this VAS. We will assume a steady state VAS current of about 12mA. It's the cascode Q9 and Q20 that convert the current to a voltage. Devices Q4 and Q24 are the cascoded devices. They are responsible for the actual push-pull action applied to the VAS current.
In order to autobias our desired VAS current, we will need a way to perform 3 tasks: Measure. Compare. Control. We need to measure the VAS current, compare it to a reference, and either increase or decrease the VAS current. Measuring and comparing is done by the components on top of the schematic. We have Q7, Q8, Q17, Q18 forming differential pair with a push-pull output. We have a sense resistor R10 and we have D3 providing us with a 0.7V reference. Q6 and R5 form a CCS for the diff. pair of about 250uA. R9 and R2 are a low-pass filter to remove most of the HF error signals that develop over R10. Q5 and R4 is an 1mA CCS. This current source plays an important role. It provides us with a current rail that can fit the voltage reference (D3) and it will always flow, through the cascodes, into the opposite 1mA CCS Q21 and R32. This means, that even if the VAS devices are both off (zero state), the voltage reference is working and causing its voltage drop. Secondly the 1mA current passing through the cascodes allows them to bias properly without their emitters going towards their respective supply rails, crippling operation of the comparator. At startup there is no VAS current, so there won't be a voltage drop across R10. The comparator will then signal to increase the VAS current. And so we get at the 3rd task:
Current Control
The VAS current is controlled by a group of 4 transistors, Q10, Q11, Q15 and Q16. These are arranged such that two current rails are created. One going from V+ through Q10, R13, Q16 and into Q23 which forms a current mirror with the VAS device Q24. The other rail going from GND through Q15, R14, Q11 into Q3 which forms the N side current mirror with Q4. The current through these legs is controlled by a voltage applied between the bases of Q11 and Q16 and the input signal (bases of Q10 and Q15). Assuming the input voltage sits halfway between the applied bias voltage across C4 + C12, the currents in both legs will be equal (I = (0.5*Vbias - 2*Vbe) / Re). The bias voltage is determined by the output of the comparator which charges/discharges C4 which acts as an integrator. Once the voltage drop across R10 equals D3's drop the comparator output will settle and keep the voltage across C4 stable.
The VAS devices traditionally also provide the stage gain. This is not the case in this design. Instead, the VAS current is mirrored, leaving us with a current gain of 1. This means Q4 and Q24 are no longer responsible for gain. Instead, the gain comes from the four control transistors Q10, Q11, Q15, Q16. The mid point where the bases of Q10 and A15 are connected is a high impedance input and is relative to the external voltage applied between the bases of Q11 and Q16. When the input is modulated, current in one input leg will rise while it will drop in the other. These currents are then mirrored resulting in simmetrical push-pull action. Since the amp's negative feedback seeks to remove the error signal, we can then deduct it seeks to keep the standing VAS current. We can then deduct that the IPS output will try to idle the VAS input such that the mirror output device's conductivity is just right to have the VAS output where it needs to be to remove the feedback error. This happens to be halfway the applied bias voltage. Thus, halfway the voltage across C4 + C12. The 10V zener D5 is nothing but a voltage offset for the applied bias voltage. This way we can control at which voltage level the VAS input sits when idle. With this, we control at which voltage the output of the IPS will settle and as such, locate it somehwere to optimize Vds across the input devices of the IPS. This is the flexibility gained by using current mirrors for the VAS current; voltage meaning and distribution across the input legs is completely unrestricted since the mirrors are current inputs and no voltage inputs.
There are two compensation capacitors. The Cdom caps C3 and C9. But there's also a not so obvious capacitor, which is the 15pF C6. This capacitor can be very low in value but it's still essential. It's best seen as a compensation cap one usually places between an opamp's output and inverting input. In fact, that is what the VAS input is, an inverting input. Because the mirrors have a very small propagation delay, the stage is very vast and as such can do with a low capacitance. Without it, however the circuit really malforms the wave it tries to produce.
The schematic consists of basic buildingblocks. The main points of the topology are the current mirrors, which then allow for VAS upper and lower currents to be controlled in a push-pull fashion using a 4-transistor gain block. This also provides VAS input symmetry because each leg containes one N and P tranny, thus cumulative behaviour in both legs is identical unlike with common VAS devices stuck to supply rails that also act as gain devices. In this circuit the current gain is 1 in the mirrors, so the N/P difference for the pairs is not amplified by gain. And as said before, the VAS reference input voltage can be freely chosen to optimize the IPS output voltage.
The nice thing is that one aspect keeps leading to another, barely using any more components, ending up with a little circuit that works in an (I think) optimal synergy. It's a reasonably simple schematic, barely as large as some of the amps I see on DIY and yet I think it's the topology's synergy that results in this performance. In the sim I achieved sub ppm at 500W full power at one time. While unrealistic, the results were consistent for the topology. I've built it at various power scales and no matter the scale, it will have consistently low THD at max output levels.
I'm certainly going to develop it further; there are still things to be done. One of them is to limit VAS input currents when the input is overdriven. This I could do by inserting JFETs between the power rails and Q10 / Q15 that would have an Idss of about twice the intended VAS standing current. Or implement CCSes of twice the VAS current. Then it will still allow for a powerful error signal and keeping things in check while the VAS currents will never exceed their set maximum.
Well. I think I've written down a whole book but I hope I was clear enough in my explanations If you have questions, just ask..
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|2nd July 2013, 07:09 PM
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I made it too hard to understand? Or is everyone laughing and pointing fingers at my ways of thinking?
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one question whilst I ponder over more things: what is the output voltage swing with the PSU you are using - that is, will your design work best with rails higher than the output current followers? Mik
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I would recommend powering the IPS/VAS with a dedicated regulated supply indeed. The output swing (per suppy half) is Vsupply - 5.1v - ~ 7.5v Vce headroom at your desired max power. When the output signal pushes the collectors of the cascodes to under 7V with respect to the emitters, distortion begins to increase proportionally untill clipping. Keeping about 7.5V headroom keeps it all peachy distortion wise. Also have to take into account Vbe/gs drop of the output devices.
The supply rails can get rather high in relation to the actual output swing, but the IPS/VAS stages hardly require current so inspite the high voltages, the regulated supplies don't take much in terms of power handling. +45V/-45V rails would comfortably do about 120W into 4 ohms with still some VAS output headroom left.
For the prototype I used relatively low voltages and the lab PSU's current limiters to guard for disasters during assembly and test. So far I only had some resistor smoke but no bust trannies
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Hi Magicbox, Ive seen a very similar circuit before, or lets say the concept of it. It is used by Analog devices in ICs such as AD8011. Ill have to study your circuit to see if any advantages are gained.
|3rd July 2013, 09:36 PM
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Thanks, I'll be curious to hear any findings
Meanwhile I've been working on clipping and saturation behaviour. I had to make a small change to the way the biassing works in order for the added shunt clamps to work accurately. Now the VAS input currents can never exceed a certain value, set to approximately 2 times the desired VAS current. The VAS output currents are mirrors of the inputs and hence will be protected against over-current. The clamps are such that neither VAS input leg would cut off completely. This keeps the entire VAS unsaturated even during input stage overdrive There's no more saturation locking taking place under some conditions either.
So, now it acts very well behaved under sustained clipping/overdrive as well. These bits were really needed to make the VAS complete and reliable under all conditions.
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An 18-month-old girl has died after drowning in a lake in Pembroke Pines on Sunday, authorities said.
The child was playing with a juvenile family member in her backyard shortly before she was found floating in a lake behind her house by a neighbor, the Pembroke Pines Police Department said.
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More than 100 children in Gastonia�s Highland community are getting on track this week.
More than 100 children in Gastonia�s Highland community are getting on track this week.
A free Christian runner�s camp at the Erwin Center field invites elementary-age children to lace up their sneakers each evening.
They spend the first 20 minutes of the two-hour nightly camp listening to Bible study devotions.
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This is the third year for the camp, sponsored by Bethlehem Church in Gastonia, the nonprofit Dream Center of Gaston County and the local Elks lodge.
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Dear All, just wondering why would these cause you to feel sick i.e. I purchased a tube of Beesline Vitamin C + Zinc dissolvable tablet sweets that you take with water. As soon as I take it I feel very sick with a headache. I've only taken 2 so far & just to build me due to the cold weather etc. I never take vitamin tablets (this is a first) so maybe I just don't need them?? Any suggestions?? Maybe overload yet Vitamin C does not store itself inside the human body?
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The ADVANTAGE to taking vitamins is exagerated, unless you have a deficiency, then they can help.
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Vit.C may not matter, but unless you are low on Zinc, you should not take it. It is always better to get zinc from food sources.As a supplement, you should take only correct dose as advised by your doctor. You should also space it time wise from other medicines if you are taking, as zinc can interfere with them. You can probably try taking it on an empty stomach in the morning as zinc absorption requires an acidic environment. In any case, before taking such supplements, do discuss with your doctor first.
There is so many extras that are put into making vitamins into certain forms, that can cause an allergic reaction, just like foods can. If your body reacts so strongly to it, then do not take that specific one. Maybe try another one, and if you get the same reaction, then maybe it is something in it that may be the zinc or the vitamin c (what form is it in?).
I am with the theory that you should be able to get all your nutrients from food. My daughter eats a grapefruit every morning to keep her immune system fully functional as all her friends get sick and 'share' it with her (she can't be isolated. way too friendly and helpful that one), while the other one gulps down tangerine juice. I personally do the green smoothie (spirulina, chlorella, dulses/seaweeds, etc) to keep my immune system and body working properly during the sick season.
In this case, it's better to consult a doctor. Remember there are many brands of vitamins that are not suitable for our body. Vitamin D is a key substance when it comes to maintaining a healthy immune system. Vitamin D comes primarily from contact with sunlight and is made naturally by the body.
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True, although vitamins is an important nutrients needed by our body, it's still to do consultations with a doctor. He/she can can check you up if you have any deficiency to a certain vitamins that you need to take.
But of course it's also important that we take our daily intake of nutritious and vitamin & mineral-filled veggies and fruits.
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I am out of date with dvd burning software, I have Nero 8 on my desktop and have a new laptop that has Power2Go Version 6. I quite like Nero 8, especially as I can add as many avi's and it automatically reduces/increase quality based on how many avi's you add - it does not have a play all option which would be nice.
I have just burnt a DVD on my laptop and do not like Power2Go (only tried it once, so not given it a fair go, but first impressions and all that)......anyway, obviously I am now wondering about software for burning videos onto dvd's (also require it for burning MP3 to create an audio CD and burn data onto both CD & DVD)
As a result an recommendations on software? (free would be great, but will purchase the latest version of Nero or other software)
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For putting AVI/MKV on DVD, I personally use ConvertXtoDVD. It will convert pretty much any video file to a DVD playable disc and even burn it automatically if you want, and has basic DVD menus, but with a bit of effort you can also have full motion menu DVD menus
You don't really want to be putting more than one or maybe two AVI's on a single DVD (assuming you are referring to movie rips), the more you fit on there the worse the final quality will be. But saying that I have put 6 TV episodes on DVD with a simple menu without noticing much quality drop, but then again the source was very high quality HDTV capture so had a good basis to start with
If you have a very high quality source to start with it can end up with a good result, but a poor quality movie rip will give you worse as its converting something that has already been compressed. Its also one of the few pieces of software that can actually manage to keep the audio in sync when converted which a lot suffer with managing correctly
v5 of ConvertXtoDVD is supposed to be out 'sometime soon' but that was 2 months ago and we are still waiting, so v4 is currently the latest
As for MP3 to audio CD, again I personally use EasyCD-DA Converter. Its good at what it does, because it doesn't try to do everything in one package .... unlike Nero has become, but some love Nero and I went off it after v7 as it became overbloated software that refuses to even upgrade if you have an older version already installed. And if the install/uninstall fails for some reason then thats when the 'fun' can start
For burning DVDs, have a look at IMGBurn. 100% freeware and is probably the best DVD/blu-ray burner on the market. It produces compatable burns everytime and more importantly actually works. Even if you insist on using cheap crap media it still manages to outclass 'commercial' software
Talking about burning tv eps that I have recorded onto dvd for the kids watching in the car or on holiday etc
So probably add 6 eps to a dvd, also some films now and again - so more the DVD Video and Audio CD
Thanks for the reply(s) I will look at the software mentioned.
Unless your car plays "AVI files burned as data to a blank DVD"....it's time to rethink your strategy.
DVD get 240mns watchable. Use ConvertXtoDVD.
DVD get 240mns watchable.
For DVDStyler you might see these videos from youtube to get an idea of what's it all about - as well as you might search youtube for videos of all 3 softwares mentioned.
While I agree that burning that many episodes onto a DVD will give you crap quality, if you're talking about using it for the kids to watch in the car you don't need perfection.
I used to use DVDstyler but I only use AVStoDVD now. I tried a lot of them but avstodvd is the only one I didn't uninstall. DVDstyler doesn't give you as high quality encodes as avstodvd but for a small screen in a car you may not be worried about that.
But ... the big thing that avstodvd has is that it will work with almost any input file, which dvdstyler and the others I've used do not do.
I don't know what kind of files you want to burn or the source but there are lots of them out there that were produced using bad non standard codecs. Just because a file is an avi or mpg doesn't mean it'll work with all software.
AVStoDVD is also good at figuring out the bitrate it'll use as you add files to the DVD. After you add some the meter will look full, but you can keep adding files until it says you're over. The first time it says it's full just means that's at best quality given the file.
For burning I like ImgBurn, as do many here. I think avstodvd has the option to burn straight from encoding using it, but I forget. I never used the burn from the program.
If you're out of date with this stuff one thing I'd watch out for is that I find there are a number of programs that used to be good freeware but are now useless adware. If I see the word adware I generally won't touch it. Generally a pretty interface to a program that doesn't work right and won't even uninstall properly.
This recent thread
referred specifically to MKV . . . but much the same issues apply to various video file formats.
The point I was trying to make in post #12 of that thread is that if we had a lot more of these programs than we actually do, it might be easier to dismiss one of them -- particularly for those who may only consider the FREE programs. But we don't have that many of them, so we can't. I happen to think it is necessary to have at least a couple; I use three, counting CX2D v. 3x and v. 4x as two of them, with AVStoDVD being the third. The latter is what I've come to prefer, based on the quality of the results. But, for a most recent example, yesterday I had a conversion of a rather obscure older movie plus its .SRT subtitles. AVStoDVD (v. 2.4.1) just gave up during the subtitle incorporating phase. It said to check the log file, but the log file reveals nothing further about this. And so it goes: sometimes a failure occurs with the video encoding phase, or sometimes with the audio muxing.
I then ran the very same project through CX2D-4. The result was a nice quality dvd, with no errors noted. (This was an .Avi, file, by the way. It mentions Xvid and VirtualDubMod in the header, for whatever that's worth.) It took 17 minutes, or about 1/4 the time that AVS would take, using the same computer. Most of the time, I would still reach for AVS first. My review in the Tools section shows that I have been plenty critical of CX2D, with good reason. The program often falls short, in certain important respects. That said, I think the $40. license I bought from them a few years back was money very well spent. Strange as it may sound, I also encounter cases where CX2D ver. 3 succeeds on a job at which ver. 4 failed, or vice versa. And cases where CX2D failed but AVS gets the job done. Go figure ! It may be the skylight, the side door from the garage, or ______, but so long as you have a route that works . . . .When in Las Vegas, don't miss the Pinball Hall of Fame Museum http://www.pinballmuseum.org/ -- over 150 tables from 6+ decades of this gradually disappearing American art form.
Funny. I usually chase newbies away with my rude-ness. You guys chased him away with too much techno-babble.
I have not been chased away .....not been able to get online for a while.
The 6 eps are only 20-25 mins long (each) so it does not reduce the quality to much, sometimes 6 is too many, and need to reduce one dvd to 3 eps per dvd couple of nights ago.
I have noticed that pc world (uk) are doing nero 11 for £30, which seems a good offer as I really do not like CyberLink software.
I do not normally burn dvd's as mentioned this is really for a small car dvd player - I watch HD video quality via my popcorn hour and my attached 1 TB & 2 TB hard drives - thus the questions about DVD burning software.
I do seem to be burning more an more, and presume this will increase in the school holidays - so thank you all for your replies, I will look into all these options.
Is there a rough guide for number of minutes per dvd or a rule of thumb about this?
Is there a rough guide for number of minutes per dvd or a rule of thumb about this?
Garbage or not ? Judge for yourself.
Jomuir, you can try KVCD tricks (Maximized Templates for DVD).
The quality is good and very acceptable. Search in web for this.
cool, will look at kvcd.net .....
so 6 x 20 mins (episodes) works for that....for the larger programs I only have 3 eps per disc, so I guess I follow roughly the same rules as you.
I don't think that 6 episodes at 20-25 min (probably 22 min or so if it's a regular TV show without ads) should hurt the quality that much, especially for the kids in the back seat. Unless you have a big 1080 flat screen TV back there ...
Some programs do a better job at putting more video than what's optimum for best quality than others. Some really don't want to put more than 1 hr 45 min or so on there. AVStoDVD is quite good at this.
Regarding Nero, in my experience it's not better than ImgBurn. I wouldn't pay a cent for it.
If you have a bunch of stuff you want to burn for the kids, avstodvd has a batch processing mode so you can encode a series of videos. Just tell it to output to a VOB folder or ISO file then burn those with Imgburn (at least that's my choice). It makes a lot more sense with a lot of videos than having the software burn straight to disc.
Everyone new to this sort of thing wants to burn straight to disc, but after burning a lot of them, it's not necessarily the best way to go.
jomuir, I'm with you 100% on preferring to just plug the damn computer into a screen though. I hardly ever watch TV so I just got a big computer monitor. Haven't burned a DVD since. It'd be a pain even if you didn't have to deal with the appalling lack of video standards.
In fact, I'd be surprised if in 5 years you'll even be able to buy stuff on DVD or CD.
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It seems strange to be writing about things which are Easter related as the actual Easter bank holiday weekend seems so far ago now. I can hardly believe that we are racing towards the end of April and then towards our summer...although whether that will actually be sunny I have no idea. As I write this rain is hammering down on the window and the weather and overall temperature wouldn't look out of place in February!
It seems to take me about a week after the school holidays to recover and catch up on all my work and outstanding emails; this holiday has been no different and the blog has suffered a little bit so I'll be playing catch up for a while yet I'm afraid. There's just always so much to do which I'm sure everyone finds now and then.
But onto our Easter holidays. The weather was typically British and very mixed; we had days when we were outside all day bathing in and soaking up the gorgeous sunshine (and I have the tan lines to prove it) and then days when we could only look longingly out of the window as the rain pelted down.
We managed to squeeze quite a lot into our holidays though. We spent the first couple of days down in London for a special event at Wembley Stadium; the rest of that week was spent enjoying the sunshine and making the most of our newly fixed up garden (thanks to James for all his hard work in the run up to the holidays!)...both Meg and Eli are getting so good on their bikes now and Meg is nearly always racing up and down on her rollerskates so they had plenty of fresh air. I think that skills such as roller-skating and bike riding as such great ones for kids to learn. Or anything outdoors really, I can remember hours spent outside as a kid in the lane playing on my Pogo stick or batting a tennis ball against the side of the house with a racket. I know Eli is quite keen to get his own pair of skates too; I think I might be sticking these proline skates on his birthday wish list!
There was also lots of time for relaxing and chilling out however; I love that both Meg and Eli are little bookworms. It's definitely something they get from me.
I think my two favourite days however were the following week when we managed to get in a trip to the beach and a trip to the Legoland Discovery Centre in Manchester. Thanks to the fact that our school's Easter holiday is so randomly placed we actually had the Discovery Centre pretty much to ourselves and I'll be doing a more dedicated post about that next week. It was a really lovely day though and the kids were totally worn out which is always a winner in my book.
The beach was basically deserted, despite the gorgeous weather and we managed a great couple of hours. The kids were even brave enough to venture out into the sea for a little paddle as well. It didn't last long though before they were shivering their way back up the beach to dry off and carry on with their sandcastle creations.
The last couple of days of the holiday were spent gearing up for the BBQ we were holding for James' 30th birthday. We had 30 people all crammed into our garden and house (depending on whether it was choosing to rain or not at various points of the day) and it was such a lovely time. I was totally worn out by the end though and I think that has contributed to my slow pace this week. At least that's what I'm going with!
Overall we had a wonderful couple of weeks and I'm actually really pleased that this school term is so short; just 5 weeks at school and then another two off. I'm really hoping for nice weather the whole of those two weeks so we can really get outside and enjoy beach days and trips exploring. That's what the holidays are for after all.
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Life is great. I have a large family, great friends, a job I love, and I'm blessed with good health. At the moment I'm working hard towards a comfortable future but am also taking time out to have fun and smell the roses. I love new experiences and adventures and would love to find someone to share a meaningful life with. People say I'm dependable and nurturing.. I would say I'm passionate about life. I can be shy in new situations and with new people, but it does not take me long to warm up. I love my sci-fi, and my humor can be edgy sometimes. Am ready to explore, date..and potentially get into a committed, long-term relationship. I'm looking for someone open-minded and youthful and who embraces diversity. I dig honesty; I find it refreshing and sexy. And I am not put off by dirty jokes, a smart mouth and a witty mind. I would like a friend, a companion -- a true partner in life. Someone who is confident, respectful and affectionate. Hopefully adventurous and active and has a good sense of humor. If you think we'd be a good match, I'd love to hear from you.
Book club , Camping , Coffee and conversation , Cooking , Dining out , Fishing/Hunting , Hobbies and crafts , Movies/Videos , Museums and art , Music and concerts , Exploring new areas , Nightclubs/Dancing , Performing arts , Playing cards , Playing sports , Religion/Spiritual , Shopping/Antiques , Travel/Sightseeing , Video games , Volunteering , Wine tasting
Auto racing / Motorcross, Basketball, Bowling, Dancing, Other types of exercise, Running, Tennis / Racquet sports, VolleyBall, Walking / Hiking
I exercise 3-4 times per week.
I like Dogs, Exotic Pets, Fish, Other
Middle of the Road
Africa (Kenya), tropical and warm areas, beaches. LA, San Diego, New york (although it's been a while since I've been back). Hole in the walls', indoor sports (Dave n busters, sports bars). Food and other festivals. Carnivals. Napa.
California State University, East Bay, Hayward, CA
Music, especially old commercial rock, techno and 80s. Outdoor stuff like hiking and camping. Discovering new things (geeky or not) is pretty cool to me. I love seeing how things work or come to be. Italian food and seafood. Sci-fi and action movies.
No limit to what I like to do for fun, especially experiencing new things whether indoor or outdoor activities. The good old movies,traveling, hiking, camping, mixed in with gaming, hanging out and trying out a new skill makes me happy. surprise me.
Most recently I read Three Cups of Tea and Notes to Myself. I love a good mystery, as well as anything by Dean Koontz, Stephen King, Danielle Steele, George Orwell, John Steinbeck.
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|What she is looking for
|5'3" (160cms)
|5'6" (167cms) to 8'11" (271cms)
|Body type:
|About average
|About average, Athletic and toned
|Black, Blue, Brown, Grey, Green, Hazel
|Dark brown
|Auburn / Red, Black, Light brown, Dark brown, Blonde, Salt and pepper, Silver, Dark blonde, Grey, Platinum
|No Way
|No Way
|Social Drinker
|Never, Social Drinker, Moderately
|Self-Employed / Entrepreneur
|No preference
self employed
|I'll tell you later
|No preference
|Never Married
|Never Married, Widow / Widower, Currently Separated, Divorced
|Have kids:
|Yes, and they sometimes live at home, No, Yes, and they live away from home, Yes, and they live at home
|Wants kids:
|Black / African descent
|Latino / Hispanic, Native American, Pacific Islander, White / Caucasian, Other
I was born and raised in Kenya, and my heritage is important to me. We are Westernized, but my family also sticks to many of our cultural traditions, including Christian ones. Our traditions also value education for the sake of learning.
|Christian / Other
|Christian / Catholic, Christian / LDS, Christian / Protestant, Jewish, Christian / Other
While I don't attend church as often as I should, my Christian beliefs are very important to me. My faith is something I'd like to share with my future partner and pass down to our children.
|Religious Attitude:
|I'll tell you later
|No preference
While I don't attend church as often as I should, my Christian beliefs are very important to me. My faith is something I'd like to share with my future partner and pass down to our children.
|English, Other
|English, Other
|Some college
|High school, Some college, Associates degree, Bachelors degree, Graduate degree, PhD / Post Doctoral


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Like Sir Richard Branson, entrepreneur Eric Everard's first business was a student magazine.
Everard, who founded trade show company easyFairs Group, launched two titles called Univers-Cite and Kampus when he was just 22 years old.
He says he spotted the opportunity for something that wasn't there, so acted upon it.
Everard then organised a student fair, which attracted hundreds of students from all over the globe.
Following a stint in Paris as a director with events company Reed Midem, the entrepreneur took up a role as director-general at Reed Exhibitions Benelux.
He then used all of the experience he gained within these roles to launch his own events company, easyFairs.
Headquartered in Belgium, the company employs around 220 people and organises trade shows for "people who want to do business".
easyFairs runs more than 100 shows per year in the UK, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
Everard says he decided to start the business because he believes that with the growing popularity of all things digital, people still need to meet face-to-face.
However, he realised that in the past some trade shows had become too expensive, so he wanted to keep trade shows alive but at a lower cost.
Exhibitors pay one fee, which has "everything in" from the stand to marketing information in the show brochures.
However, Everard says it is not just about face-to-face contact. It is also about innovation and learning.
"Delegates don't just want to buy goods and services from the exhibitors. They also want to learn. We created learn shops and now organise more than 1,000 a year."
Turnover for the group is around €85 million (£69.1 million), while profits are approximately €10 million (£8.1 million), according to Everard.
He tells EN that he polled thousands of visitors to the exhibitions set up by easyFairs to ask what their main source of information will be in the next three years. The number one answer was trade shows.
This, he says, shows that demand for such events is still going strong.
easyFairs is responsible for the Business North West trade exhibition, which took place in Manchester in April.
A number of entrepreneurs and experts took to the stage to talk all things business including Miss Fit UK founder, Niki Hesford, Jo Fairley, co-founder of organic chocolate company Green & Black's, and the man behind children's luggage range Trunki, Rob Law.
Everard says exhibitions and trade shows like Business North West are essential for business owners because attendees get to mix with like-minded people.
He believes that after a visit to a trade show, entrepreneurs will be in a much stronger position to grow their business because of the invaluable advice they will have picked up.


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Two Truths & A Lie: Jen
Get to know the Mix staff a little better! We're all going to give you two truths and a lie. Figure out the lie and you could win some Mix music.
Black Friday Stresses Me Out
Hows the Black Friday shopping going? I love saving money, and I use coupons on almost everything. If it's not on sale or I don't have an extra 20 percent off coupon, I don't buy it. Unless it's coffee. Gotta have that at all costs. I've already messed up this money-saving adventure called Black Friday, and here's how.
Anyone Else Invited To The Ex's House For Thanksgiving?
This is my second Thanksgiving as a single lady. My ex and I ended things in the summer of 2013, and with three kids it's been important to us to get along and maintain a good relationship, and let it evolve into something new. We're both much happier apart, an although we weren't right for each other as spouses, we genuinely care about each other and have been able to find places for each other in our lives as we move on. And I'm going over there for Thanksgiving! Is this a good thing?
This Sunday's Time Change Will Mess Up The Family Life
Early Sunday morning marks the end of Daylight Savings Time, which means we should get an extra hour of sleep. Cool! In theory anyway. If you have kids you might actually lose sleep.
The time change totally jacks up the home routine, for a few days anyway.
A Birthday Girl Who Doesn't Eat Cake, And Other Random Thoughts
Well here it is...my birthday, and the reason 9 and 17 are my favorite numbers.
Birthdays are good excuses to measure progress and set new goals I think, kind of like New Year's Eve only I'm the only one who's doing it today. Unless you're a Virgo too, and in that case you're probably making your own thoughtful list, you independent, analytical, reliable, observant, perfectionst, you. Happy Birthday to you.
What Amazing Feats Did You Accomplish This Holiday Weekend?
So that moment... when one day your realize your best friend has an amazing, uncanny, super-human ability to stand on her head...ON WATER!
Does The Tooth Fairy Come If You Literally Lose The Tooth?
If you have a 6-year old like I do, chances are the tooth fairy makes regular trips to your house. Where does the he/she get all that money? The tooth fairy leaves on average, $3.70 per tooth. Sounds cheap, but these kids have more than one tooth, ya know?
Finley lost another tooth last night on the way to softball practice, and that led to an unexpected meltdown. Here's why.
First Day Of School Pics Dominate Facebook
I love looking at all the back-to-school pics on social media this time of year.
One of my sassy, fun (and kid-less) Facebook friends said just now, "Um...Did school start?" Haha! What makes you say that?!
Yeah...maybe we parents are guilty of overloading Facebook with backpack pics, but we don't have anything else exciting going on. Sideways wink!
Jen's Ice Bucket Challenge Soaks Her 2-Year Old
Whoops! I thought it would be a good idea to let the girls drench me and I didn't think about them potentially getting hit with the residuals...


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Six new personalization packs, the Soap Legend Pack, and all new additional customization items are now available on Xbox Live!
- jordanxbrookes
Is it me or have they added audio overlays from previous titles. I swear I heard the Army Ranger Voice Over saying "RPG!".
- Grenada!
Wouldn't surprise me since they love to use the copy and paste feature over at infinity ward.
- CoDforever
They are probably just paying homage
- jordanxbrookes
Hey man why hate? It doesn't bother me, I was just wondering that I'm not going crazy hearing things.
- Wish Chaos
There is a lot of reason to hate…
- Siftblade of Rivia
Molten is probably my favorite camo out of all of these, but I don't really like the style of Ghosts camos in general. I guess they're more realistic than BO2 camos, but let's be honest, those camos were a lot more interesting and fun to play with.
- Jack Meoff
YEa becuz bo2 was a joke who wants to play a fake looking war game over a realictic game
- CoDforever
Any news on that drift0r cod2014 video?
- CoDforever
first time no eminem ? lol
- jordanxbrookes
I like Eminem, but it was a bit repetitive hearing it in every trailer.
Where did the 'Forums' tab go?
- GinsuVictim
- Mitch
- Mathias Monsen
Call of duty Advanced Warfare
- Jawn
Anyone else notice RPG! at the begining, even though there is no RPG…
- Jay
I hope you're joking..*facepalm* so you're just gonna ignore the explosion in the back and hat rpg trail?..Obviously he was calling out the enemy with an RPG that was about shoot it..
- Zoltan L Williams Jr.
I think he's referring to the fact there is no RPG available in game
- tony
Are you kidding me? rpg can be used to describe most rocket launchers
- Jerwin
Can you use soap in Squad?
- Mathias Monsen
- JoMo9889
finaly weed is here!


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You will be asked to sign a Deferral Agreement and you must pay the Deferral Fee and court costs at that time. This is paid instead of the fee for the ticket through the Court. If you are interested in a Deferral, make sure you do not pay your ticket through the court, as once the ticket is paid it is sent to the BMV, and there is nothing that can be done to reverse this process.
By signing the Deferral Agreement you are agreeing that you will not receive any more Infraction charges during the Deferral Agreement period. If your driving record remains clear after the Agreement period, your ticket will then be dismissed. If you receive another infraction during this Agreement period, your ticket will be re-activated and you will then be liable for the original infraction fee to the Court, and will receive points on your license. The Agreement period will last twelve months.
All Agreements must be filed with the Court and Deferral Fees paid within thirty days of receiving the Deferral letter. Failure to have your paperwork submitted or to appear in court on the specified date may result in the suspension of your driving privileges. If you have any questions about deadlines, or about court dates, please contact our office, or the Court. The deferral period starts when the ticket was issued.
Infractions that may qualify:
No Valid Driver's License, Disregarding Traffic Signal/Stop Sign, Failure to Dim Headlights, Speeds of 25 MPH or less, Driving left of Center, Passing in the no Passing Zone, Following to Closely, Improper U- Turn, Failure to Yield, Failure to Signal and Improper Head Light/Tail Light.
Infractions that do not qualify:
Seat Beat Violations Adults or Children, Failure to yield to emergency vehicles, CDL, Blue Lights, Driving While Suspended , Driving Without Insurance, Anything Involving Alcohol, Drugs or Paraphernalia.
If you have a question as to whether or not your offense is eligible, please call the Traffic Deferral Division at (765) 483-5705.


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Steve Outing at Poynter Online writes on what bloggers and traditional journalists can teach one another.
Archives for December 2004
Bacon's to enter blog monitoring arena: apparently only journalists run credible blogs
Bacon's Information, an International communications firm, has announced it will introduce blog content written by "credible" blogs in its MediaSource's Premium Research module and track "credible" blog coverage in the Monitoring module to help clients determine the possible impact on business decisions and company reputations.
"The news cycle for a story sometimes originates from a blog and can on occasion find its way into the mainstream media," says Ruth McFarland, Senior Vice President and Publisher for Bacon's in a moment of profound and original wisdom.
In an attempt to reach out to the Blogosphere, McFarland defined bloggers credible only if they are really journalists moonlighting as bloggers.
"With today's information overload from often irrelevant or dubious sources, our aim is to help our clients by filtering the communications clutter. Bacon's will therefore focus on blogs run by reputable, credible professionals. Initially, these will be blogs of active journalists". said McFarland.
McFarland did not discuss whether non-journalists could possibly write a credible blog, or whether ex-journalists would be considered as non-dubious or relevant.
Bacon's will inaugurate its coverage of blogs run by journalists in January 2005.
Lycos announced their most popular Blog topics of 2004
Lycos has announced a list of the most popular blog topics of 2004, based Tripod and Angelfire member blogs on Lycos.
The Top Five Blog Topics, Based on Tripod and Angelfire Member Blogs, of 2004 are:
1) Entertainment
2) Personal Journals
3) Education
4) Health/Fitness/Parenting/Babies/Pregnancy
5) Politics
The two most popular blogs on Lycos in 2004, based on traffic to the blog, include the following:
· http://captainhoof.tripod.com/blog/, non-fiction site written by Hollywood insider, Rance, who provides all the latest behind the scenes gossip from the world of TV, film and music.
· http://blubberybastard.tripod.com/blog/, a fiction site, and soon to be published book by St. Martin's press, detailing the story of Gus Openshaw'€™s revenge against the whale that killed his wife and child, and left Gus with one arm.
"While many Tripod and Angelfire members use their blogs to publicize the events in their own lives, as well as the lives of celebrities, a number of educators have turned to blogging as a method to share class notes, assignments, and to even accept answers from students," said Jamie Riehle, group product manager of web publishing for Lycos. "Several instructors use blogs to facilitate on-line student discussions, capitalizing on the interactive nature of the blog."
"Similarly, many mothers, or mothers-to-be, are using blogs as a way to share information, tips and photos of their children with others," Riehle added. "The integration of the Tripod and Angelfire photo albums into the blog tool has made it easy to share baby photos with friends and family around the corner, or around the world."
Little People Rise Up in 2004
Mark Glaser at OJR looks at the year that was and the year ahead in an interesting peice including some Q&A's with some well known bloggers.
The Top 10 interesting people in the Blogosphere in 2004
Before making our predictions for 2005, we revisit 2004 in a list of the Top 10 interesting people in the Blogosphere in 2004.
1. John Hinderaker and Scott Johnson, Powerline
Who are we to argue the Time Magazine's recipients of Blog of the Year? Having played an important part in propagating Rathergate, they still managed to stay humble: "We've been having such a good time writing together on the site… to not only to see it come to fruition but to be recognized for it by an institution like Time is just beyond belief."
2. Dave Winer, Scripting News
Dave is often referred to as the god of blogging, and although often mistakenly credited with creating the format, his role in the 1990s with Userland software and the creation of RSS helped pave the way for the Blogosphere we know today. Winer is also widely known for his role as the creator and convenor of BloggerCon conferences. Although writing an eclectic blog of thoughts, travels and other titbits, his site is still one of the most widely viewed blogs on the net.
3. Jason McCabe Calacanis, Weblogsinc.
After some initial scepticism from some (including the Blog Herald), Calacanis has gone on to make a quality network of blogs and bloggers creating cumulatively some of the best content in the Blogosphere. Although not quiet making the 100 blog target he set himself for 2004, the 75 odd blogs is a great achievement from a driven, committed blogger, who isn't afraid of speaking up on matters of morals and ethics in business and on the internet.
4. Nick Denton, Gawker Media
It was difficult to decide whether to place Denton before or after Calacanis. Both have done amazing things in developing a corporate business model placed around quality, sponsor supported blogging, albeit in slightly different directions. Denton's stable of blogs have come to dominate their targeted niches and provide a nation's capital with more gossip than it can digest in one sitting.
5. Markos Moulitsas Zuniga, The Daily Kos
We may not have agreed with much of what he said, and his commentary on the deaths of a number of contractors in Iraq still remains a candidate for a "worst commentary on a blog" award, but Zuniga has raised the profile of the Blogosphere to new levels and is by all reports one of the highest earners from blogging on the planet. His leading role in the advocacy of the Kerry campaign catapulted him from relative obscurity to international stardom.
6. Jeff Jarvis: Buzz Machine
A long term player in the Blogosphere, Jarvis will be forever remembered as the Blogger who went the extra mile to break news. Whilst blogs have often been the recipients of inside gossip or the breakers of major news (Drudge and the Lewinsky Scandal) Jarvis showed the Blogosphere that major stories can be created with initiative and an application under Freedom of Information Laws when he broke the story in relation to the limited number of complainants to the US FCC.
7. Anil Dash: SixApart
The human face of the SixApart Empire that is always affable and pleasant to deal with. Anil shot to fame earlier as a blogger and writer, but has now gone onto bigger and better things as VP at the Californian based blogging firm.
8. Ana Marie Cox, Wonkette
If the award was for the most interest female blogger on the net, Cox would top the list. From "suburban housewife in Arlington, Virginia" to Washington DC's leading gossip columnist, Cox did more than any person this year in bringing blogging from tech to water coolers.
9. Glenn Reynolds, Instapundit
The one, the only, the original pundit, Glenn continues to provide a daily dose of commentary that keeps the site at No. 2 on the Technorati's greatest hits list.
10. Marc Canter: Marc's Voice/ Marqui
The founder of Macromedia made headlines this year for possibly all the wrong reasons as the creator of the Marqui Cash for Comment program, which pays $800 USD per month and $50 per lead to talk about the Marqui CMS. You may not agree with the program, but he's certainly made enough headlines to take in tenth position.
So that's the 10 for this year. Just missing out were: Steve Rubel, Doc Searls, Arthur Chrenkoff, Hylton Jolliffe , Mark Glaser, any one of the employees at Six Apart, Evan Williams… The list can go on and on. There were many more that could have been included, and everyone is welcome to add their thoughts to the comments.
Merry Christmas!
Microsoft Bloggers face Comment Spam rise
eWeek is reporting that Microsoft Bloggers has been feeling the brunt of the recent surge in Comment Spam, with the company suggesting that comment moderation be turned on, and one Microsoft blogger moving to turn off commenting all together.
SixApart releases MT 3.14 with flood fix
SixApart has released MovableType 3.14 with a fix to the bug which led spam comments to still cause a load on Web servers and databases even when the comments were blocked from appearing on blogs, resulting in server shutdowns. Interestingly the company has moved to to have new weblogs default to having comment moderation enabled, a move that is likely to cause some consternation amongst free blogging speech advocates.
Bloggers' favourite blog?
The Times Online is reporting an Intelliseek report that BoingBoing, the self-styled "Directory of Wonderful Things", has laid claim to being the most esteemed title in cyberspace: the bloggers' favourite blog. The finding matches with Technorati's Top 100 which also currently hold BoingBoing in top spot.
Understanding and Reading Blogs
John C. Dvorak provides an solid guide titled Understanding and Reading a Blogs (for Newcomers) for those interested in how a blog works.
Choosing your English: the choice for new bloggers
Duncan Riley> An issue which arises on occasion in my editing of The Blog Herald is my choice of English.
I've been told that I am illiterate, cannot spell, have just been plain corrected (Hi ed, typo here, might want to fixed) etc etc.. Now I'm not going to gaol (jail) for these indiscretions, it's more of a reflection on the origin of this blog (and the occasional person I manage to annoy).
Now I know many readers (well US based ones anyway) will be scratching their heads saying "what the hell is he talking about". Yes, there is more than one choice in English, and the choice you pursue is an important consideration when starting a blog in a globally diverse Blogosphere.
According to Microsoft Windows' language settings, there are 13 country specific versions of English, including versions from Australia, Belize, Canada, Caribbean, Ireland, Jamaica, New Zealand, Philippines, South Africa, Trinidad, United Kingdom, United States and Zimbabwe. But don't panic, because the regional variations can be narrowed down to two.
The Commonwealth countries (Australia, New Zealand, Belize, Canada, Caribbean, Ireland (well a Commonwealth country until the 1920's), Jamaica, New Zealand, South Africa, Trinidad and Zimbabwe) basically follow the Queens English (United Kingdom), as do many countries in which English is commonly used but not provided with a separate heading, such as Singapore and Malaysia.
The United States sphere of influence extends to the Philippines and the United States itself. So essentially your style of English can be reduced to English (UK) or American (US). UK English is often referred to as "Global" in some software programs as well.
Still confused? What's the difference? Cornerstones guide to Canadian English provides some good examples. Most common is the use of "re" instead of "er" (for example, Centre (UK) as opposed to Center (US) which is a pain to remember when html is in English (US)), the use of "s" instead of "z" (customise (UK) v customize (US)), "ce" instead of "se" (Defence (UK) v Defense (US), and a number of other examples which I wont revisit here.
The Blog Herald is essentially written in her Majesty's English, albeit with an Australian flavour, to a predominately United State based audience, which in itself raises a few extra considerations.
Choosing one flavour/ flavor or mix and match?
From the outset, your choice of English should be considered in the planning of any new blog. Now if your American writing for American's there isn't really any choice, English (US) will be your choice of English. However for the rest of the world, its important to consider your target audience:
– Where is your target audience located
– Are you likely to attract international visitors
-Is your content likely to cause confusion due to your choice of English?
These should be considered before you start out. It should be noted that English (UK) writers are far more able to write in English (US) then vice versa (I know to drop the "u" from colour for example when writing in English (US)). This is not to say that US based writers should not consider this as well if targeting a particular audience outside the US. As the editor of the Blog Herald I made one mistake when I started this Blog, and if I were to start over again I would consider changing it, I wrote in English (UK) to an audience that is over 95% US based, and still continue to do so.
My suggestion therefore would be if writing for an American audience, write in English (US).
If writing for local audiences anywhere outside the US or the Phillipines write in English (UK). Why? because its the best known form of English in non-English speaking countries (many were former English colonies, or wish they had been) and is globally accepted at more outlets than
Diners Club English (US).
Then there is the mix and match formula. I tend to write these days in some sort of bizarre mix and match of the two, although strictly speaking the combination tends to work this way:
Commentary, supporting commentary: English (UK)
Direct quotes: English (US)
I keep the original quotes in their original choice of English, which is why you'll often see the use of "s" and "z" variations in the same post. Does it work? We'll I dont get as many corrections these days, but then again I'm also not annoying as many people as well (Hi Mena!).
Whether to pursue a choice in English is strictly up to you. You can get away with writing in English (UK) for an English (US) audience, as most are able to understand both, although the occasional person will consider your work shoddy or sub-par. The most important consideration in planning a blog is being comfortable with how and what you write. For 99% of blogs this will be your natural written English. But when thinking big, it's an important consideration in the blog planning jigsaw puzzle.
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Tax Incentives and the Decision to Purchase Health Insurance: Evidence from the Self-Employed
The Tax Reform Act of 1986 introduced a new tax subsidy for health insurance purchases by self-employed persons. This paper analyzes the changing patterns of insurance demand before and after this reform to generate new estimates of how the after tax price of insurance affects the discrete choice of whether to buy insurance. We employ both traditional regression models for insurance demand, in which after-tax price of insurance is an explanatory variable. as well as nonparametric tests that compare changes in insurance purchases by self-employed individuals with the coincident changes for other groups. Our analysis suggests that I one percent increase in the cost of insurance coverage reduces the probability that a self-employed household will be insured by as much as 1.8 percentage points.
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- Woodbury, Stephen A, 1983. "Substitution between Wage and Nonwage Benefits," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 73(1), pages 166-182, March.
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