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Viewpoint: County Citizen Review Panel reaches out
Two members of the Washington County Citizen Review Panel Dani Horan (Co-Chair) and Mary Nelson will be leaving June 30, 2009, after fulfilling six years of volunteer service.
On the behalf of the children and families of Washington County, I wanted to publicly thank them for volunteering their time and their many contributions and dedication to Washington County.
Citizen members are now being sought for this citizen advisory group. The panel meets monthly and has seven members that serve an initial two-year term.
They are eligible to serve a total of three two-year terms. As one of the charter members of the panel when it started in 1999, I know personally of its mission and work.
A recent report issued by the Citizen Review Panel for Washington County describes the panel's activities during 2008. The mission of the panel is "to assist the child protection system with ongoing evaluation to strive for the protection of children."
The members work with child protection staff of Washington County Community Services and the State of Minnesota.
Volunteer panel members do such activities as analyze trends, provide a citizen's perspective and insights of the child protection system, recommend and advocate for needed changes and resources, promote cooperation among community resources and child protection service agencies and increase community understanding and investments in protecting all children.
The panel has also examined child protection policies, procedures, practices and outcomes of the state and county child protection agencies.
Panel members may gather information through interviews and observations, and review records, case files and reports. The members prepare and make available to the public an annual report containing a summary of the panel's activities and recommendations to improve the child protection system.
This last year, the panel has focused on four areas: reconsideration requests in findings of child maltreatment; encouraging the involvement of the non-custodial parent in planning for children; supporting the "It's not Safe for Kids Under Eight" campaign to protect children whom might be left unsupervised; and helping older foster care children develop independent living skills and making the transition to being a successful, independent adult.
If you are interested in becoming a member, you may apply by calling Don Pelton, Washington County Community Services Supervisor, at (651) 430-6631 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
Panel members need to be residents of Washington County, complete an application process and participate in a personal interview. You may find an application on the following website: http://www.co.washington.mn.us/info_for_residents/citizen_participation/... Training for new members will be offered later this summer.
Peterson is chair of the Washington County Board of Commissioners.


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Editorial: Other Westchester unions should kick in for health costs
Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino's signature jobs-for-savings budget mantra resurfaced again Thursday when the Republican called on five county unions working without a contract to start kicking in a percentage of their health care costs.
The county executive has already said raising taxes in 2013 isn't an option, which is a plus for Westchester residents, who pay more in property taxes -- for school, county and local government -- than in any other county in the nation.
During a preview of what's to come next month when Astorino releases his budget proposal, the county executive said union workers, notably members of the Civil Service Employees Association, need to start contributing to help plug an expected $86-million hole in 2013.
In addition to the 3,300-member CSEA, the county's largest labor union, Astorino wants the Police Benevolent Association, Superior Officers of the PBA, New York Nurses Association and the District Attorney's Investigators PBA to contribute.
The message sounded similar to others Astorino has sent over the past two years, and this year, workers could be facing roughly 800 layoffs. But unlike previous years, there is no longer a supermajority of Democrats on the Board of Legislators, which gives the county executive a lot more leverage with potential cuts; changes can't simply be overridden by lawmakers along party lines.
Health care contributions don't solve the county's budget imbalance, but having workers pay a percentage is a reasonable request in this more austere era. If the unions agree, it would translate into an estimated $1,000 a year contribution for single coverage and $2,600 for family coverage.
That adds up to real savings for the county when it's trying to nip away at expenses.
In addition to the county's $120-million health care costs this year going up by $5 million in 2013, other expenses driving the budget are $91 million for pensions (up $12 million), and $224 million for Medicaid (up $8 million).
While not an absolute solution, contributions from unionized workers -- who have yet to agree to them -- would also bring them into parity with the rest of the county workforce and, more important, with taxpayers, many of whom have been kicking in for their own health insurance for years.
The county's nonunion workers have been contributing 15 percent since 2010, and earlier this year, the unions representing mid-level managers, corrections officers and higher ranking corrections officers all agreed to pay 12.5 percent of their premiums, with gradual increases up to 15 percent.
It's optimistic to think contract negotiations with five unions working without a contract would be settled by the time the 2013 budget is in place, but it's clear health care is on the table.
The time has come for these holdouts to join three unions that have already agreed to such a contribution -- one that will help the county's fiscal health.


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Tuesday, May 26, 2009 | 2:04 a.m.
The moralizing about waterboarding displayed in William F. Brennan's Sunday letter to the editor is an example of one of the more distressing arguments regarding the debate on torture being forwarded by conservatives. Brennan argues that waterboarding, harsh as it may be, does not involve "extreme physical pain" and/or "intense suffering." Therefore, waterboarding cannot be defined as torture.
This would be a reasonable argument if waterboarding did indeed not involve extreme pain or suffering for the person being waterboarded, and if after waterboarding, the victim remained whole and unharmed, but that isn't entirely true.
In an April 30 commentary in the Los Angeles Times, detainee Abu Zubaydah's co-counsel, Joseph Margulies, writes about how Zubaydah's preexisting mental and memory problems were exacerbated by waterboarding. Zubaydah now suffers from seizures, headaches and permanent brain damage.
In Sept. 25, 2007, testimony before the Senate, Dr. Allen Keller, director of the Bellevue/New York University Program for Survivors of Torture, described the short-term and long-term effects of waterboarding: drowning, heart attack, and later depression, panic attacks and post-traumatic stress disorder, all of which could easily qualify as "intense suffering."
The debate over waterboarding is ultimately one of semantics, though. I am tired of the childish self-justification I see in defenses of "enhanced interrogation," the finger-pointing and the whining arguments of "At least we're not as bad as the bad guys — the real torturers — are."
We should not let the injustices of others color our own actions and morals. Instead, we should look in the mirror and ask ourselves whether we can use waterboarding as well as other techniques including genital mutilation (see the case of Binyam Mohamed) and still maintain our moral standing as a free and just country.


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So some of you may have been missing me since a couple days ago when I asked a dozen questions regarding the major school finance bill, SB 213. Many of my questions remain unanswered, and the first committee vote on the bill itself isn't slated until this afternoon. But a couple interesting conversations sprung up around the first question I asked:
To what extent does the legislation provide for true course-level choice?
Especially since it won't go into effect unless voters approve a billion-dollar tax hike this November. That's when I saw a document handed out by state senator Michael Johnston's office to explain the bill. On page 3 in the left-hand column it lists "High School Voucher for 9-12″ as a component of base funding in the newly proposed formula.
Well, you can guess that perked up my hopes, the idea that a new school finance system might offer students breakthrough opportunities to take a portion of their funding and choose courses from private schools or other providers. At Tuesday's nine-hour marathon hearing, dozens of witnesses came before the Senate Education Committee. Senator Scott Renfroe (R-Greeley) surprised one of them, CEA executive director Tony Salazar, by asking about the concept of "high school vouchers."
Johnston chimed in to point out that was not the intention of the bill, which culminated in a "you said-you said" disagreement between Johnston and Renfroe and the teachers union leader reiterating his organization's opposition to the idea of private school choice. (Listen to the 5-minute audio clip here.)
So yes, I was a little crestfallen. But then the topic came up in the next day's hearing on the same bill. Another Republican state senator, Mark Scheffel from Douglas County, sought further clarification about the item described as a high school voucher. "I'm discouraged if you're backing away from it now. I'd encourage you not to do that," Scheffel said. "Stick to your guns on this one. This is a great issue, this is a great opportunity. And I encourage you not to shy away from it."
Unfortunately, Johnston's response affirmed even more strongly his longstanding opposition to vouchers and his decision not to include them on the bill. He said he hadn't seen the document before. While suggesting his staff might have made a misstep, he took responsibility for the "miscommunication." (Listen here for the 3-minute audio of their exchange.)
Like Senator Scheffel, I had some hopeful enthusiasm. But alas, it wasn't to be. I get that some education officials and leaders are uncomfortable breaking down the public-private barrier in funding students. But even more disappointing was Johnston's subsequent description of this part of SB 213. The bill sponsor acknowledged the language was "fairly vague" on the matter, but that the full FTE funds going to high school students would remain in district control and not in the student backpack.
That's one question answered anyway.
The change to the student count remains in the bill (just one of the needed reforms), but there is no true backpack funding beyond small amounts of money tied to poor and English language learner students. Amendments to expand backpack funding and to provide more equitable funding to charter school students were defeated in yesterday's hearing. Which makes me wonder how the writers of this Denver Post op-ed can praise SB 213, saying it "ensures that money follows the student" and "supports Colorado's robust system of public school choice"?
Stick with me this afternoon for more Tweeting to see what happens to the bill. I've posted some additional samples of the last couple days' exciting 140-character updates below.
4 Responses to "Guess No "Vouchers" in SB 213, Really Not Much Backpack Funding, Choice at All"
Ed is Watching » New Digital Learning Report Card Charts Familiar Path for Colorado to Improve on 22 Mar 2013 at 12:13 pm #
[...] Exactly one year ago, my Education Policy Center friends–along with others–brought forward all five of those points, and more, as part of Colorado's Digital Learning Policy Road Map. That should give a flavor of how far our state still has to go. (I disagree with one point on the report card, where Colorado essentially is given full credit for backpack funding. I refer readers back to yesterday's post.) [...]
Ed is Watching » All This Talk about Course Choice Makes Colorado Debates Seem So 20th Century on 25 Mar 2013 at 3:11 pm #
[...] at the Colorado State Capitol explores reshuffling the dollars in a 20th century system — and dashing my youthful hopes along the way — other states continue to plow ahead with the idea of course choice. Students [...]
Ed is Watching » Split Partisan SB 213 Vote Shifts Debate from Real Reform to Raising Taxes on 02 Apr 2013 at 1:59 pm #
[...] by the same 20-15 margin. And thus the 174-page legislation motors on over to the House now. Still not really much choice or backpack funding at all. Changing from a single count date to average daily membership is great, but not worth a billion [...]
Ed is Watching » Weighted Student Formula Yearbook Highlights Better K-12 Funding Approaches on 05 Dec 2013 at 1:43 pm #
[...] introduces lots of ideas about how to do backpack funding right — much more comprehensively than was proposed in Colorado's Senate Bill 213. But one idea in particular jumped off the page at me: Districts should reward student achievement [...]


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The Best Piece of Fitness Equipment You Can Buy!
The "Skinny"….
- "Best" is not absolute, it's specific to you and your needs, sometimes budget.
- Exercise Equipment comes in all types, sizes, and can serve various purposes
- You always get what you pay for with Equipment (no matter the savings)
- Individual reviews "carry" substantially more weight than website reviews
The Ever Elusive Answer to the Question… "What is the best…?"
Let me start out by saying I've been at 2nd Wind 10 years, and that I hear this question every day, so I've had many opportunities to ponder the answer…
I think what most people want, is something that burns the most calories in the shortest period of time… Aka. "How can I speed this process of losing 30 LBS - as close as to immediately as possible." If I had that potion, I'd be somewhere tropical sipping endless Mai Tais because I wouldn't have to worry about calories, and I'd be rich.
So… After all this time, the best answer I can give to this very popular question starts with "It all depends.." The skill I have gained through many repetitions, is that I know how to get down to brass tax to find out what the best is FOR YOU SPECIFICALLY. Let me explain by way of examples.
Example 1)
Q: My trainer friend loves the rower, she has a Concept 2, and she recommends I get one… But I really love to run, as a matter of fact I just ran the hot chocolate 15k!!
What's a better calorie burn, the rower or the treadmill?
A: If you have the space (treadmills take more space, and are more noisy), getting something closer to what you like doing (treadmill-running)is the best piece for you. The answer to that question dramatically changes, if there are space limitations in the home and/or individual physical limitations (especially knees with impact)... Then the answer can be just the opposite.
Example 2)
Q) I had hip surgery 6 months ago, in post-op physical therapy they had me on a NuStep and I made almost a full Range of motion recovery… I'm thinking about continuing my program at home, is that the best?"
A: Congratulations! It may be, but if you made a full recovery, you may be ready for a piece of equipment that is more fitness oriented vs rehab oriented… The difference between a recumbent elliptical like an Octane XR6xi or Nustep T4r and Physiostep LXT is mainly range of motion ("full" or "limited"). In this case the Octane recumbent elliptical is probably the best piece, whereas if you only made a 60% recovery - the Physiostep or Nustep would be the best…. All good pieces!
Example 3)
What is the best deal?
The answer is a lot like "the best calorie burner".
First off let me say, and I know it sounds hokey, but the best deal is ALWAYS the one you use the most. A $400 Treadmill you hate and never use is a much worse deal than one that is $2000 that you use 5 days a week. Mainly because you are achieving your fitness goals and increasing your chances of living longer.
Don't get me wrong, there are great prices to be had on equipment, but that doesn't mean the lowest price equipment known to man.If all you have is $400 to spend on a treadmill or elliptical, that's cool, we will find you the best possible piece for that dollar amount… Probably purchasing a used piece would be the way to go, whatever that one is, is your best deal.
On the other side of the spectrum, if you want to buy a Lifespan TR7000i, new, and you want the best deal…. it will never be $400… perhaps a floor model at $2999 (from $3999) that would be a great deal.
Long story short, a "deal" is all relative.
Oh! And Don't be fooled by bloated Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) Tags on entry level name brands at the Big Box Retailer... When you see a price tag that says the price was $2,499, Now $999 (Save $1,500), the reality is you're buying a $999 piece of equipment, and no product was EVER sold at $2,499 or anywhere close to that… Sorry for being a buzzkill.
This one has great reviews, should I get that one?
Internet Reviews are as abundant as equipment is, there's maybe even more reviews. This has been causing a condition that I like to call "Buying Paralysis" by "Over Analysis" since 1999 :).
The thing you have to realize about reviews is they can be bought, and many are, then heavily promoted on google and other search engines. It's one man/woman's opinion typed out on a web page, whether he or she is paid or not, no different than any other man or woman's opinion face to face verbally…
The exception is the cumulative reviews on a product by individuals, people that actually bought the product, but even that has come under scrutiny, as "fake" reviews have been discovered on very popular retail sites. Ultimately though, if you get enough reviews positive and negative, from individuals, they are probably legit.
Which product do you buy?
A name brand that you know, like, and trust that didn't make the consumer magazine?
A name brand that you don't know, you're ok with the feel, but has great reviews in that same magazine, or the "best" reviews?
I know what I would chose. Bear in mind, there's no wrong answer!Contact us at www.2ndwindexercise.com to learn more!


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Identification of Cdk5RAP1 as a potential regulator of mitochondrial functions and cell death
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|Cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (Cdk5), a proline-directed serine/threonine kinase, plays essential roles in CNS development. Its activation requires the association with its neuron-specific regulator, p35 or p39. Recent evidence reveals that deregulation of Cdk5 is linked to various neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, which are characterized by loss of selective neuronal populations. However, the molecular mechanisms implicated in the regulation of Cdk5 activity during neuronal apoptosis remain elusive. It has recently been shown that Cdk5RAP1, a protein that interacts with p35, is able to inhibit Cdk5/p35 kinase activity in vitro. It is thus of interest to examine if Cdk5RAP1 may take part in regulating Cdk5 activity in neurodegenerative diseases. As a first step to explore the potential functions of Cdk5RAP1 in the CNS, we examined its spatial and temporal expression profiles during development. We found that the expression of Cdk5RAP1 protein was developmentally regulated and was prominently expressed in the adult brain. Interestingly, subcellular fractionation and immunocytochemical studies revealed that Cdk5RAP1 protein was highly enriched in the mitochondrial fractions. Furthermore, overexpression of Cdk5RAP1 in neurons induced mitochondrial fission, a process involved in the induction of programmed cell death. Taken together, our findings suggest that Cdk5RAP1 might regulate Cdk5 activity in mitochondria during neuronal apoptosis.
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The figure seated at right is Robin Meade, anchor of Morning Express on HLN, and she's here because I've noticed that I have rather a lot of screen captures of her in this particular position, and I've never quite understood how it is that anyone can actually sit like that, legs seemingly parallel to one another and angled off to the side, for any length of time. And, by extension never underestimate the ability of a blogger to play the It's All About Me card I've never quite understood why it is that I'd pay so much attention when they do.
Inasmuch as I'm routinely hooked up to the largest and most ridiculously easy-to-use information network in the history of the human race, I decided to see if I could scrounge up some theory, and it wasn't too long before this turned up:
Because of the bone configuration of female legs and hips, most men can't sit like this so it becomes a powerful signal of femininity. Not surprisingly, over 86% of male participants in our leg rating surveys voted this the most attractive female sitting position.
In other news, there are leg rating surveys.
For comparison, see this shot of Mary Hart from here down. And I suspect that rather a lot of women can't sit like that either, for configuration reasons of their own.


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What's So Special About My BGBF?
BGBF–Your Best Gay Boy Friend. Sort of a cute little nickname, right?
I always thought my constant relationships with gay men were completely normal. Growing up in a liberal section of Westchester, New York, I did a lot of theater (I played a prostitute twice in high school, which I'm sure pleased my parents endlessly). I watched my guy friends become my gay friends as they started to slowly come out of closets and admit to their worlds that they were homosexual. It was simply what happened, and I didn't pay much attention to it. Why? Because I was worried about my own sexuality, specifically my own lack of sexuality while I tried to get any guy to want to kiss my slobbery, brace-filled face.
For college, I went to Emerson–the most gay-friendly college campus in America. Here, I lived in a world where gay ruled. It was celebrated, encouraged, enjoyed, and toasted. I met my two closest BGBF's to date, two guys who wore a lot of plaid, loved to drink vodka with me, cursed like sailors and just happened to be gay.
That's how I grew up and I've always been pretty damn adamant about it. I would puff up my chest like a tropical bird whenever somebody's sexuality came into question. Who cares if they are or they aren't? Leave it alone, you moron! Gay is GAY! So what, who gives a hoot? In this way, I became somewhat ignorant to what having a BGBF really meant. To what being a supportive person to gay rights and gay friendships meant.
Then again, when you live in New York City the year gay marriage is finally legalized you become a little bit more aware. I had forgotten there was anger. I had forgotten there were people who took the Bible so incredibly literally they had to picket, preach hate and promise hell. I had forgotten there were people who hated the people I loved. Then, I got it. It's not all about listening to Lady Gaga a little more than the next person; being a friend meant lending a shoulder when times were a little bit darker and people were, quite literally, dead set against who your besties are as people.
Marriage equality became the law of the land here in New York this summer. For me, that meant waking up early, dancing to Robyn, chugging spiked lemonade with the people I loved–both gay and straight–and heading down to the parade to watch people celebrate. It was surprisingly emotional for me, somebody who never really cried at anything but The Lion King. Watching everybody come together for something as simple as having equal rights hit me hard–having a BGBF wasn't normal to some people, but in this pile of crap world, it would always be normal to me. And that's why your BGBF is so special- he's exactly who he is, even though that's not always the easiest or safest thing to be. And that's the bravest kind of person I know.
An all new season of GIRLS WHO LIKE BOYS WHO LIKE BOYS is just around the corner. Tune into Sundance Channel on for the Season 2 premiere Friday, November 18th at 9 PM et/pt.


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After super fast trip to Berlin and Paris, Alicia was spotted yesterday in London! (more…)
Alicia Keys is back with new music. After teasing that new songs were on the way in a Snapchat video, and before she performs on this weekend's episode of "Saturday Night Live," she's returned with a new single called "In Common." Her last full-length was 2012's Girl on Fire. Check out the new single below.
Alicia Keys will be the halftime entertainer at the NBA All-Star Game Feb. 17 in Houston.
She's just one of several musicians on tap for the big game. Ne-Yo will sing during the player introductions, while John Legend will sing the national anthem. Singer and "Lincoln" actress Gloria Reuben will sing the Canadian anthem.
The game will be televised live at 7 p.m. on TNT.
Alicia Keys attended the Sundance Film Festival to support her first film as executive producer and composer, "The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete," which premiered Friday. Directed by George Tillman, Jr., the film tells the story of two young boys who survive the streets of Brooklyn on their own. The film stars Anthony Mackie, Jennifer Hudson and Jordin Sparks.
"It's great because I love being part of bringing stories that you wouldn't often hear to the world," she said. "The fact that it was in my hometown – New York – that felt really good. The most important thing for me is that it looked and was so authentic."
As the film's composer, Keys was deeply involved in setting the tone of the film.
"I think it really expanded me because it's a beautiful collaborative process," she said. "Being able to collaborate with (director) George (Tillman, Jr.), and he has such a cool feeling about music and is specific about how it related to each scene, and that was really interesting. There were some pieces that came really naturally to me and others that I had to kind of think more of how does that feel, what should that feel like?"
Congrats to Alicia Keys for receiving the VEVO certified award for "No One" for having more than 100 million views on VEVO.
To celebrate the release of Alicia Keys' new album Girl On Fire, she had the privilege of lighting up the Empire State Building on Monday night. The R&B songstress turned the switch on NYC's famed landmark building for its first ever light show. The lights were synchronized to her songs "Girl On Fire" and "Empire State Of Mind (Part II)." Watch the light show below.
Making a direct appeal to blacks and young voters, Grammy-award winning artist Alicia Keys and the Rev. Jesse Jackson held large rallies Friday in the Triangle to urge people to vote early and to vote for President Barack Obama.
"We need to think back to the times when us as a people never even had an opportunity to vote," Keys told 1,000 people at an event in Chavis Park, near a traditionally black neighborhood in Raleigh. "We have this opportunity now and it's more than our duty to make sure we are pushing the country forward."
Alicia Keys will be among the speakers in the 2012-13 season of the 92nd Street Y. on September 10. Tickets are available through 92y.org.
Alicia Keys is giving U.S. President Barack Obama's 2012 re-election campaign a big boost by speaking at a special event in Pennsylvania next week to rally support from female voters.
The Empire State of Mind hitmaker will address attendees at the Women 2012 Vote Summit in Philadelphia on Monday (July 16) and encourage ladies to become more politically active.
Keys wants her fellow females to make their voices heard in the upcoming elections as their votes will be key in the race for the White House between the Democrat or his Republican rival, Mitt Romney.
The singer previously threw her support behind Obama for his 2008 presidential campaign.


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Sep 05, 2012, 09:00 ET from Prospect Global Resources Inc.
DENVER, Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Veteran mining executives Hugh Eisler and Anita Marks have joined Prospect Global Resources Inc. (NASDAQ: PGRX) as Heads of Mining Engineering and Process Engineering, respectively, the company announced today. Both executives join Prospect with 24 years of experience in designing, permitting, developing and operating large-scale mining facilities.
Mr. Eisler and Ms. Marks each have held senior engineering roles with Intrepid Potash, Phelps Dodge and Kennecott. They have been consulting for Prospect for over a year, while Chief Executive Officer Pat Avery has built the enterprise from the ground up.
Prospect Global Resources continues to attract industry-leading executives, as recently seen with the addition of Brian Wallace, former President of Incitec Pivot's Dyno Nobel Americas, as Prospect's Chief Operating Officer.
"Our hiring of Hugh and Anita shows our commitment to recruiting the best commercial and technical talent to help us develop one of the nation's most promising potash sites," Mr. Avery said.
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EVANSVILLE--Starting a community garden was on the minds of many in Evansville.
Members of a community service committee at St. John's Lutheran Church thought it would be neat to start a garden, while the Lion's Club and Evansville Farmers Market groups also were talking about the idea.
With the city's support, everyone came together to say, "let's do it," said Butch Beedle, a retired teacher behind the effort as a member of many of the supporting groups.
The city's park board approved the use of one acre in West Side Park for the community garden, City Council President Jim Brooks said.
"I think that it's a really good use of some space over there that the city has no plans for at the current time," he said.
Organizers hope to build education and family into the garden so people learn and enjoy themselves, Beedle said.
Church members want to help with labor to get it started, as well as some of the finances, he said. Other ideas include plots to grow food for the local food pantry and a spot for day care children to tend their own plants.
"There's a lot of nice ideas," he said.
Interested residents can join an informal steering committee, but the group decided it wouldn't be ready to offer plots this spring, Beedle said. Alfalfa is growing on the land, which wouldn't be insurmountable, but organizers realized they had many tasks to complete before opening, he said.
"We thought we better slow down," he said.
Organizers haven't picked an exact location. They plan to walk around the five-acre site next week to determine a good spot, he said. The garden likely will be west of the playground in West Side Park, which is off of 6th Street.
Gardeners hope to work the ground for the first time in fall and sign people up for plots over winter, Beedle said.
Organizers are working on bylaws and rules and looking at how other communities run their gardens. Organizers hope a regular board will take over in fall once procedures are in place.
The size of plots varies among community gardens elsewhere, but a 20-by-20-foot plot is common, Beedle said, with some people splitting one and others buying two. Most gardens have a fee structure, ranging from $25 to $85 to help pay for water, compost and working the soil. If a fee is charged, organizers are talking about a sliding scale depending on need, he said.
Two others sites were considered—one by the city's water tower and one by Creekside Place—but the park came out on top because of parking and accessibility to water. The park has a bathroom and parking, and more water will be available after a shelter is built late this summer, Beedle said.


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Mi-na is a high school student living alone with her mother, dreams of having the perfect boyfriend. But can any man hope to live up to her image of the ideal partner?
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Upstairs Downstairs
BBC One, 9.00pm, Boxing Day
One of the undoubted highlights of the festive season, the grand old house of TV legend, 165 Eaton Place, Belgravia, reopens its door for the first time in 35 years, complete with former lady's maid, now housekeeper, Rose Buck (Jean Marsh) – without whom this would, one suspects, be a very shabby residence indeed. The time is 1936, and dashing Sir Hallam Holland (Ed Stoppard) and his frightfully nice wife Lady Agnes (Keeley Hawes) are back in London after a foreign office posting in Washington. They are joined by Lady Agnes's younger sister, the high-spirited Lady Persephone (Claire Foy). Despite being pally with royalty and the political elite, the couple have no idea how to deal with servants and so must rely on the kind offices of Rose, and the rather less welcome interference of Sir Hallam's dowager mother Lady Holland (Eileen Atkins).
Thus, unlike the recent Downton Abbey, which hit the ground running with its well-oiled machine of a household, much of the drama here focuses on the predicament of finding decent staff on a budget in prewar London. And with a run of just three episodes this does feel, at times, like a luxury that cannot be afforded. That said, events above stairs are a little more interesting with a storyline involving the new King's mistress, Wallis Simpson, and a nasty Nazi chappie by the name of Von Ribbentrop. A slightly hesitant start but now that all the characters are bedded in, hopes are high for the remaining episodes, tomorrow night and Tuesday. Gerard O'Donovan
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BBC One, 10.00pm, Christmas Day
Little Britain's Matt Lucas and David Walliams return in this mockumentary about an airport. New caricatures include bickering husband-and-wife pilots, gossipy check-in girls, a paparazzi photographer and the owner of a budget airline - and there near-the-knuckle humour.
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The One Ronnie
BBC One, 5.10pm, Christmas Day
What could be more festive than an old-fashioned light entertainment special? Apart from Santa eating sprouts, not much. This one-off all-star sketch show marks Ronnie Corbett's 80th birthday earlier this month and sees him joined by a host of younger comics including David Walliams, Matt Lucas, Rob Brydon, Miranda Hart, James Corden, Catherine Tate and Harry Enfield. There's even a reprise of Corbett's trademark rambling armchair anecdotes, written by Ben Elton, plus music from Charlotte Church.
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We all know the story of the nativity, but as we usually only see it performed by seven year-olds, perhaps we're missing out on some of its nuances. This four-part adaptation by Tony Jordan (EastEnders, Hustle, Life on Mars) is a valiant attempt to infuse the story with some contemporary resonance.
Fundamental to this goal are impressive performances as Mary and Joseph by Tatiana Maslany and Andrew Buchan (right), who wear the haunted but determined looks of humble people suddenly endowed with terrifying responsibility. However, it's Claudie Blakley (Cranford, Lark Rise to Candleford) and Neil Dudgeon (Midsomer Murders) as Mary's
parents who make the whole thing believable. We begin with them seeking a husband for Mary, and their interview with the good-natured but slow-witted Joseph provides a nice moment of comic awkwardness.
Otherwise, The Nativity plays it all pretty straight; they haven't relocated the story to a Leicester council estate, Gabriel doesn't deliver his news in patois, and Balthasar isn't a curmudgeonly alcoholic who comes good just in time (although he is played by The Thick of It's Peter Capaldi, who you half-expect to burst into a sweary Malcolm Tucker tirade at any moment). There are no gimmicks – simply a gentle, compassionate retelling of a very familiar story.
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It wouldn't be Christmas without a spooky MR James ghost story on the box and the BBC has commissioned a cracker this year. Scripted by Neil Cross (creator of Luther among other things) it is, to be fair, more a variation on James's classic spine-tingler Oh Whistle and I'll Come to You, My Lad than a straight adaptation.
John Hurt plays James Parkin, a man who, taking respite reluctantly from caring for a wife lost to dementia, spends a few days' holiday at a lonely, out-of-season English beachside hotel. That description alone will probably have Jamesian purists foaming at the mouth. ("Wife, what wife?") But they should be prepared for far greater liberties to be taken with the original. Whereas James's story is a fairly straightforward warning to the intellectually arrogant about the limits of rationality, this version has far more to do with the emotional side of human nature and love's capacity for corruption. Taken on its own merits it is a highly atmospheric, at times utterly chilling tale. Incidentally, both James's out-of-copyright text and the earlier 1968 BBC adaptation are widely available online, should you be inclined to compare and contrast.
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What ails the UK: influential people begin to see the light
Having watched how companies function over many years, I have observed that most company teams prefer the status quo even if it is obvious (to certain observers) that there is systemic weakness which if not addressed will damage the company's future. Examples are: the need to change CEO, inadequate R&D or failure to see need to adopt a business model which converts a product into a service. In my experience, it generally takes a crisis for the systemic weakness to be recognised by the team and for a solution to be implemented. It is unsurprising that a similar process of change should occur within government and the public sector, except that the timescale of change takes considerably longer. I suspect that this is because the public sector finds it more difficult than the private sector to attract senior people who are good at leading fundamental change. This is evidenced by people with successful private sector track records who have found it very challenging to adapt to the public sector modus operandi.
The reason I'm making the above point is that certain influential people appear to be recognising not only what the systemic weaknesses of the UK are but also what solutions are needed to address them. This represents significant progress along the road out of our present predicament. Examples of who I'm referring to include:
- Charles Moore, former Editor of The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph has just published an article, Britain's leaders are out of touch with the wealth creators who can save us, written by Charles Moore and can be accessed by clicking here. It provides a very interesting insight as to how many large organisations function and hence end up departing f rom fulfilling their purpose in a way which satisfies the rest of us.
- Sir Richard Branson
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"Self-deception". A) what is it?; B) Is it fundamental to the human psyche?
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To drive the gates from Gnd to Vbatt or back needs some time. During a big part of this time both the P and N Fets are open, and a very high current flows from Vbatt to Gnd. However the Fets probably survive it, better to avoid the high current spikes, the reasons are obvious.
With 6 outputs you drive every Fet separately. So, first turn off the currently open fet, then after a short delay turn on the other. With several cycles delay you can easily compensate the additional delay of the P channel driver too (the P Fets usually need a driver transistor or IC as the battery voltage higher then the uC Vcc.)
I am even more confused now.
My idea was to have 3 FETS on the outputs going to the 3-phases that are on the coils. So I would have 6 coils and 2 poles so only 1 coil would be on at a time. Why do I need more 6 outputs ? HEEEEELP
Perhaps I should stick to buying a ready made controller I just fancied writing some assmbler again - I have 12yrs coding experience in financial institutions and haven't written assembler since university. Thought it might be fun.
You cannot drive both the top and bottom drivers (p-channel, n-channel) with the same output. As danyra said there are three states. Look at the 2nd page of An857 application note (talked about earlier) to see what I mean.
If you really think about it if both high and low sides are driven off the same output what would happen when you PWM this output!!! The wrong fet is switched on during the pwm low point.
You would be better driving 2 N-channel fets each phase with 2 outputs.
But then again I am no E-engineer, Just my own jibbering
Best regards
The usual driving scheme:
1. step: a=+, b=-, c= open
2. step: a=open, b=+, c=-
3. step: a=-, b=open, c=+
As seen, every pin connected first to the V+, later to V-. So every motor pin needs 2 fets.
its is not a short time project.
i am trying now to start playing with C language on 16f628.
you and i both know that assembler is not much fun and when time is limited , it wont finish at all.
when i'l have to some relevant parts of code i'l post it here.
i hope we can share code between us all.
Hello , i am trying to design the software structure of BL ESC.
first the software componnents:
measuring Batt voltage
safety procedure
acceleration & slowing
cycle time calculation
cycle states , pwm setting
adjusting phase , cycle time , pwm
open loop slow running
tx pulse measurement
if i am right , with pic medium series , to manage power all we need is to set
the pwm parameters on active cycle phase.
so the only interrupt is for tx pulse measurement which will take tens
to hundreds of microseconds once in a 20 ms.
i will be happy to see comments on this .
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- startup
- normal run
In a sensorless controller there is no phase oinformation until the rotor is spinning faster then a treshold (depends on the back emf sensor circuit).
Not too much possibilities, try to turn solwly the magnetic field with minimal amplitude (low current) and check if the rotor follows. If not, slightly higher current etc. It is a complex part, as very different motors are there, what is proper start current for one, smokes the other.
Normal run:
The pwm is not an independent value, not a number in the "PWM register", but a sw controlled on/off/on/off procedure in the main loop.
The sw is a loop with the necessary procedures inside:
- switching on and off the proper pins
- check back emf
- set phase and calculate cycle time again (based on the emf phase), set the count numbers in the delay loops
- delay loops everywhere, the delay is a function of the above count numbers
In such a program C can't help too much, just slows down the procedure. Nothing there what is C like: bit sets, bit clears, increments, decrements, every action manipulates hw register bits, every variable is static and most of them in special registers etc. The code is not readable, only the detailed comments.
The receiver input is the IT routine, but must be as fast and simple as possible, I mean no more then 10-15 cycles...
in pic medium series ( 16f628 and similar ) there is a pwm module
you have to set cycle time and duty cycle , then it rolls by itself
about C you maybe right but i will check the possibility that it can
be done clearly.
do you know how much idle time there is ? on what xtal freq ?
what is a proper pwm freq ?
is it matters when you sence the emf : during on or off ?
thanks , Dany
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You have to synchronise the "pwm" to the rotor position, and have to turn on and off the fets one by one multiple times in every loop cycle.
The draft code is something like this:
-switch on Pfet1
-switch on Nfet2
-delayloop x
-check emf on A/D
-if the result is far from estimation do some unusual correction...
-turn off Pfet1
-turn off Nfet2
-delayloop y
... do it several times from a: to this line, this is your handmade pwm :-)))
turn on that damned fets again
check emf again, but now you detect more or less the proper emf as estimated, so...
do a fast calculation, modify slightly the estimated phase angle, recalculate the cycle time, calculate the x,y etc values for the delay loops, use the appropriate throttle value in this calculation too
turn off your beloved fets
do the pwm delays according to the x,y etc constants
this is the end of the first 1/3 of a full turn and your main loop
* repeat this nice procedure but with other fets and emv input
* and again for the 3/3...
goto label1 :-)
Not really objectum oriented...
If you really try to write a code:
- read first carefully the Microchip code
- check the oscillograms of a good commrcial controller in different working points: different throttle and load etc.
- the code is simple, the devil in the details, the "pwm" is not really pwm, the efficiency at low throttle depends on how many times and when you turn on and off (at what angle) the current
- so steel as many ideas from the oscillograms as possible
- probably the hard part is the startup procedure, you solved it for your motor and propeller, but it failed on another drive system, voltage etc...
Ok .. its time to add my 2c here.
What is being discussed here is all the things I had to learn the hard way. Prior to starting development with my own design, I knew very little about motor control. I can now help by steering you chaps in some sort of direction.
The Microchip app note: Fantastic for gaining knowledge of brushless theory but that is all. Totally useless for model motors. You cannot do the sampling with an ADC unless you have a very high-speed device like a suitable DSP device. Anyway, it is a lot simpler to use a very cheap LM324 and a bunch of resistors to provide the feedback as done on mmormota original circuit. This same type of circuitry is used on the Texas Instrument DSP speed controller app notes.
Choice of micro. As already pointed out, you do not need a super fast micro. However, if you wish to do everything with one micro, it does help to have a faster device. I found that the time taken to carry out interrupt procedures doing the PWM messed me around. Yea it worked, but I was unable to get smooth PWM on the very low power range. My current design can do 1% PWM absolutely smoothly. I solved the problem by taking away as much of the PWM processor overhead by utizing an Altera logic device to handle all the high-speed stuff. That way, the Atmel Mega 8 device running at 8MHz, with its internal clock, can do everything without any speed problems at all. Hell .. I can almost run into the MHz range with this controller. Oh yes .. the logic device allows numerous different PWM frequencies (a must have with any decent design) and also different PWM resolutions (a luxury) The Mega device also has an on board 8 channel ADC which is used for checking voltages (like my switch mode supply that supplies the high side FETs gate drive) bec and other things. So the ADC is a must, but not for feedback sampling.
Some other points. The Altera logic has it code written in VHDL. The Atmel code is in C. (the free compiler from AVR Freaks) Yes, thats right writing in assembler is not mandatory. Once you become efficient with C.. Goodbye to assembly languages forever.
Attached are photos of my second test PCB. I am currently on my final version (hopefully) As you can see, everything is in surface mount using caps and resistors in 0603. The second board is the FET board, which at present does not have the correct FETs .. hence the heatsink. Note the logic device and FET driver Ics on the bottom of PCB. The fan unit to test controller is a Mega 3 turn Mini fan combo .. for which you need high PWM frequency to work otherwise poof goes your FETS. That 3 turn motor has a very low impedance.
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I have finally taken a look at Takao's code and have the following comments. The program hangs in a loop to beep the motor when power is first applied. It then waits for the following things to happen: throttle signal detected, battery check (LVC?), and throttle pulse width => 1.1msec. If none of these checks are passed the code hangs in the motor beep segment. I suggest checking your breadboard to make sure all these things are OK. The 1.1msec minimum pulse width is reasonable to me, but if you want to reduce it change line 485 from:
cpi temp,uS1100 ;Shorter than 1100uS?
cpi temp,uS1000 ;Shorter than 1000uS?
This is the minimum pulse width the receiver should output. Let me know how you make out.
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I've had my 1764 running windows 7x64 for around 7 months now, and recentley it's either just been turning off without warning (I seem to remember that this was whilst watching a video), or recentely when I've had it on my desk (listening to music with it plugged into external speakers, although this may just be coincidence), it goes to a coloured screen (I think it was a pinky blue, but I didnt see it for very long and I'm colourblind at any rate, hah) during this the speakers make a horrible white noise and the whole system is just frozen. I then have to just manually restart.
Occassionally before it does the laptop starts to give hints it's about to happen, certain crunching sounds or the audio just going funny in general.
It's just worrying me that this is happening more and more often it seems, and in a few months my warranty will be up. My only thoughts are that it could be overheating because it does get pretty hot, hotter than I remember my previous laptop. But perhaps it is something completely different.
Anyone got any ideas, or know anything about problems with this particular model?
Thanks alot
The new fan has been installed and I am not having the problems any more. I watched the tech pull the laptop apart and there were two things I noticed. First, the pad that connects the heatsink to the video card was badly mashed so the tech said that could be one of the problems. I also noticed that there is only 1 fan on my model (Inspiron 1764) and the exhaust area on the heat sink had collected some serious dust bunnies, that was the main problem. I think that now I will not see this problem again for quite some time.
Other than a failed fan, there are two usual reasons for a laptop starting to overheat. One is accumulation of dust bunnies inside which inhibit air flow. It is easy to clean out using canned "air" to blow the stuff. On some laptops, you can remove an access hatch under the fan to clean it even better. The second r\area is the heat sink. Sometimes they become loosened, resulting in poor heat transfer. Another problem is improperly applied heat transfer media that can degrade with time.
Viruses will not cause heat problems unless they cause the CPU and/or GPU to run at high speeds.
If too many programs are running at the same time, it is possible that they are overtaxing the cooling system. Go to msconfig and change the setting on the first page to Diagnostic Startup and restart the laptop. Then monitor the temperatures (use HWMonitor). and see if there is an improvement. If so, you will need to check all your programs to see if some do not need to run all the time; use Task Manager and study the Processes Tab.
What is your problems with the touchpad?
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Hey guys,
I mentioned before that I've been having this overheating problem on my Dell Inspiron 1764 which started about 6 months after I bought the laptop and the problem has been getting progressively worse. I was able to stop it for the most part by only watching movies and playing games (graphics-intensive processes) with the laptop unplugged which put it into energy-saving mode. Then, that stopped working and the overheating problem happened ALL of the time.
So, I finally gave in and opened up the laptop all the way down to the fan and found the problem: a BIG dust bunny that was covering half of the fan exhaust port. For those of you who are having this problem on your Dell Inspiron 1764, first I suggest installing a program called SpeedFan and set it up to alert you if the temperature goes above 75 C (under 'configure' > 'events'). My laptop always froze up when the temperature hit about 85-90 C.
Then follow these Dell instructions to clean out your fan (takes about 2 hours from start to finish):
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After I cleaned out my fan, my system runs normally at around 35-40 C and during games at around 50-60 C. Haven't had a single freeze since the cleaning AND no need to send the laptop into Dell! Unfortunately, I think this has to be done at least once a year to keep it nice and cool.
Hope that helps,
My laptop went off to dell repair under warranty a couple of months ago, came back freezing seemed to had stopped I think they had just got any dust out of the fan perhaps. Anyway just a few months later its crashing even worse than ever, green screen, horrible noise, then forced reboot required whilst the bottom of the laptop is scalding to touch. I've been careful to only use it on hard surfaces and still it has ended up like this again, and now my warranty has expired!
Bloody annoying. Guess I could dismantle it to see if any hairballs around, but don't fancy doing that every few months, never had a laptop quite like this, the heatsink and fan design must be bloody awful
I'm getting used to it by now... I open the thing up about once every 6 months and clean out the dust from the fan. I really only do that when I have to... when the freezing/green screen come back. If you want to try it out yourself, it's a pretty involved process (takes about an hour) but there's step-by-step instructions for the Inspiron 1764 on the Dell website here:
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One bad thing I noticed... since this laptop has a tendency to heat up so much, my battery life has diminished considerably since I bought the computer. The battery now lasts about 30-40 minutes unplugged.
I just cleaned it, quite an adventure, massive clump of dust blocking the fan exit, crazy......
It was only cleaned around 6 months ago by Dell engineer when it was under warranty, so looks like I'll be opening it up once every 6 mnths too.
Never had a laptop quite like it, my old toshiba never even got remotely hot and the fan was always pretty silent, wonder why this one gathers so much dust, or why it is more adversely affected by dust than usual laptops. Quite annoying because otherwise I think it would be a good laptop.
Not noticed anything about my battery yet, but I'll keep an eye out...
I might invest in one of those laptop 'lap desk' things with built in fan, maybe that will help I don't know.
Is your computer still working fine michael?
I had the same overheating/freezing problem with an Inspiron 1764+ATI graphics as described in this thread. I took my laptop apart and cleaned out a good sized dust bunny, but this only helped somewhat and the computer would still freeze if I played a demanding game.
Then the other day it froze for good. Now if I try to turn it on the power light and fan come on but the screen stays dark and it doesn't boot.
I am out of warranty so if this is a motherboard then it's probably not worth fixing.
Anyone here have an Intel 6200 AGN Wireless adapter?
I had mine causing processor spikes, causing overheating. I downloaded the new drivers from Dells website.
Went to start, control panel, device manager, network, right clicked on the 6200, then left clicked uninstall. It asks you if you want to remove and associated software with it. I clicked yes. When it was done, I restarted the computer.
Installed the new drivers. No more processor spikes and the computer runs a lot cooler.
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Hey timit,
My laptop is still working fine, although like I said, I still have to clean out the dust about every 6 months or the overheating problems start again.
In my opinion, the problem you're having with your laptop not booting up is something unrelated. Could it be that when you were putting your computer back together the first time you cleaned it out, a connection got loose to the monitor or video card? I've had that same problem before with a different laptop, and it turned out to be just a loose cable... opened it up and plugged it back in and problem solved.
You can usually tell a motherboard or memory problem by a series of strange beeps that sound when you first start up your laptop... if that's the case, search for a fix for that somewhere on this forum.
Hope that helps.
Thanks for your reply. This is strange. I tried removing the RAM and powering on and got the expected motherboard beeps (so I guess the motherboard is still good?) Then after reseating the RAM a few times, now when I boot the backlight actually turns on whereas it didn't before. Still nothing happens after this, however.
I'm no technician, but I would still say that some cable is loose inside that connects either to your monitor or to the video card. I'm almost positive it's not a motherboard issue.
When you have a couple of hours of free time, open it up to the point where you can see the connection from the monitor to the main body of the laptop and unplug, then re-plug it in. Put in the battery and try booting it up (without putting back all the screws until you get the monitor working again).
If that doesn't fix it, try opening up a new post in this forum since it's most likely unrelated to the overheating issue.
Well I tried taking off the power button panel and then reconnecting the large monitor display cable but that didn't change anything. Is that the cable you were referring to?
That's one of the 2... on the other side of your laptop, try opening the panel for your video card and make sure the cables are connected correctly there. If that doesn't help, you should post a new thread to the Dell forum with the issue.
THE SAME PROBLEM:I got the same issue, one day suddenly the system stopped working for some seconds while I was on the internet and getting worse. And while it was doing it the drive was busy, constantly reading it.
WHAT I TRIED:I had to go through all the threads in many of the discussion boards. I re-did heat sink clean all the fans and vents reseated all the parts and cables. I even disable the speed-step, this may have different name now, and ... I had the same issue.It was not the overheating issue nor any bad parts, or board seating issue.
RESOLUTION: THE CADDYIn my case it was the hard drive caddy. When I was taking apart my laptop third time, it found the drive caddy doesn't look fit. When you put all the screws in it will make your hard drive twisted a bit. I had this type of issue long time ago with 3.5 inch hard drive with cheap desktop case. I put just two for the hard drive against the caddy, and another two for the caddy against the notebook chassis to avoid any possible twist by them, it should be four and four. And re-installed windows 7, from USB (15 mnutes ... cool) ta da~ the computer doesn't have the issue anymore.
THOUGHT:The neatly aligned drive caddy is important for this type of hard drive seating. Your drive could have been damaged physically, so you may want to try this with different one.
Totally agreed, poor drive placement, ( any play or loosens after you install the drive and caddy back into the machine ) can cause a wide variety of issues. If you have any doubt about your drive placement, drive caddies are not expensive. The last one I bought I purchased from ebay for approximately $8.00 U.S.
As to the everyone posting with the overheating issues, I had very similar problems with my Dell Insprion 1764. Now I DO NOT RECOMMEND anyone who has a still valid warranty attempt this process. As I'm not sure if this would void your warranty or not
I actually removed the bottom 1/2 have of my case ( which for me was a very lengthy process ). Then took the case to a machine shop & had the cool air intake ( the large slotted area )on the bottom of left side of the case expanded significantly. Also in the original intake area I removed the small plastic piece separating every other slot. Creating larger holes for the intake to pull in cool air. Once complete I purchased 4 1x1x1 (inch) rubber spacers from a local craft store, and automotive glue ( because it can withstand high temperatures ) and glued one to each corner of the of the case. So that when put back together the computer would sit higher off the surface I placed it on. Allowing the newly expanded cool air intake work more efficiently. Also a side note I specifically used rubber spacers because I'm normally using the computer on a desktop surface, and the rubber helps prevent sliding.
Since the modifications I have never had any overheating of any type. Even with extensive processor usage, gaming, movie watching, and audio and video editing. The entire mod cost me aprox. $45.00 U.S. Now you will have to blow the vents clean a little more often, ( I do mine about 3 times a year, and I use my computer EVERY day ) but the benefits have far out weighed the extra work. I hope this helps provide an alternative solution to those of you that may be still be having a heat issue.


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That was definitely the best piece of music I've heard on Newgrounds for a long time. Keep up the good work and I hop to hear more from you. This really does belong in some epic somewhere. Just a few questions...
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I think that with this one song, a promise for greatness to come, I am now streached as to whom my favorite artist is you or Maestrorage.
I have heared all different types of music on newgrounds, and truly it is difficult to say which is the best. This song along with it's counterpart could honestly be the absolute best song on newgrounds, and if anyone else says any different I will be most pleased to check this. I have listened to both of these peices five times at least and each time they are stunning, awe-inspiring, emotional and absolute in their design. I do not think that there is anything I would personally change. The set conveys a range of emotion. Such as, fear, determination, awareness, sadness,desperation, rage, joyfullness and acceptence. power just pure raw and pristine power!
I thank you for telling me that this is done I really look forward to your future works and I am certain that if you wanted your works in an orchestra or a film it most certainly happen!
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OMG... i dunno really what to response. Thank you really for these words... I'm really glad you liked this music and my work. To give you a tip about the "favourit artist" title: let there be both of us. MaestroRage is in my eyes a great composer and has my full respect about his music. I use to listen to his tracks - I've burned a CD from his best tracks:)
So thanks about your comments - it mean a lot to me. And the end-quote is beautifull and true:)
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