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|Ryan Zimmerman has anchored a Nationals lineup that's hitting .316 since July 25. (Hyungwon Kang/Reuters)
Nationals get vote of confidence
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WASHINGTON - Bad as could be for long stretches this season, the last-place Washington Nationals suddenly are the best team in baseball.
Really? Best in baseball? Well, yes, they are at the moment: The Nationals enter tonight's game against the Braves in Atlanta with eight consecutive victories, the longest active streak in the majors. And the recent run of success stretches back further than that.
Dating to July 25, the Nationals are 12-4, the sport's top record in that span.
"I've always been optimistic about what we have in place. I'm more optimistic because I see it coming to fruition at a pretty rapid pace. We have a good, young core of players,'' acting general manager Mike Rizzo said yesterday.
"I still have the sentiment that we're not that far away from being a good, competitive ballclub.''
Even he won't get too carried away by what's been happening lately, though.
After all, Washington is a majors-worst 40-72 in 2009, putting the club on pace to lose more than 100 games for the second year in a row. Aside from wins and losses, what happens over the next week could be really crucial to where this franchise is headed: The deadline to sign No. 1 overall draft pick Stephen Strasburg is Aug. 17; Rizzo wouldn't comment about those negotiations.
"I never believed we were as bad as the team was when we were bad. And we're probably not as good as an eight-, nine-, 10-game winning streak type of team,'' Rizzo said. "But right now, we're playing good, fundamental, clean baseball.''
The Nationals' current streak - two victories at Pittsburgh, followed by home sweeps of Florida and Arizona - is their longest since a 10-game run in June 2005, the ex-Expos' first season in Washington.
Third baseman Ryan Zimmerman, for one, offered as simple an explanation as could be: "It's just us playing better.''
There are three obvious, on-the-field reasons for the winning ways: consistently good defense; a much-improved bullpen (5.71 ERA and 14 saves in 34 chances before the All-Star break, compared to a 2.98 ERA and eight saves in 10 chances since); a productive lineup anchored by Nos. 3-5 hitters Zimmerman (.306 average, 24 homers, 75 RBIs), Adam Dunn (30 homers for a sixth straight season), and Josh Willingham.
Asked to what he attributes Washington's performance of late, Rizzo quickly pointed to the defense - and specifically to the extra pregame fielding practice instituted by interim manager Jim Riggleman, who replaced the fired Manny Acta in the dugout July 16.
"Defensively, we've come a long way in the last three, four weeks,'' Rizzo said. "Since Jim has taken over, each and every day we've been at home, we do some type of defensive drill. It wasn't a real popular thing with the players, but they're on board with it now. . . . The attention and the importance put on it by myself and by Jim has really been taken to heart by the players and made a renewed focus on becoming a better fundamentally sound ballclub. Our sacrifice bunts, our hitting behind runners, our situational hitting has all been better.''
Washington was averaging about an error per game - 94 miscues in 96 games - before July 25. Since then? A total of five errors in 16 games and an NL-best fielding percentage of .992.
"Riggleman stressed on us: 'You're going to clean it up,' '' center fielder Nyjer Morgan said.
Morgan was acquired from Pittsburgh in a trade June 30, giving Washington its first consistent, traditional leadoff hitter since leaving Montreal. Plus, the speed that has allowed Morgan to steal 36 bases this season also helps him play a much stronger center field than the Nationals are used to.
Since July 25, the Nationals are scoring a majors-high 7.06 runs per game, and leading the NL with a .316 batting average, .386 on-base percentage, and .527 slugging percentage.
"We're definitely getting great hitting,'' Morgan said.


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21 In the Lord's hand the king's heart is like a stream of water.
2 A person might think their own ways are right.
3 Do what is right and fair.
4 The proud eyes and hearts of sinful people are like a field not plowed.
5 The plans of people who work hard succeed.
6 A fortune made by people who tell lies
7 The harmful things that evil people do will drag them away.
8 The path of those who are guilty is crooked.
9 It is better to live on a corner of a roof
10 Sinful people long to do evil.
11 When you punish someone who makes fun of others, childish people get wise.
12 The Blameless One knows where sinners live.
13 Whoever refuses to listen to the cries of poor people
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directions on microsoft, a firm that watches the mega-company and offers opinions and insights into its workings and plans, has released its annual list of "microsoft's top 10 challenges for 2006." the list includes many important issues, such as suggestions that microsoft should:
- encourage upgrades to windows vista in the corporate world by emphasizing more of the operating system's technical features.
- write and enforce definitive guidelines for software with the goal of encouraging more secure and stable third-party applications.
- release the tools developers need to support vista.
- better develop its online goals and market those goals clearly to businesses.
- flesh out the new dynamic systems initiative and the systems definition model with accompanying development tools.
- create a product release schedule and stick to it.
- work extensively on the xbox 360 and related projects, including showing why the price in comparison to the competition is so high, eliminating the issues that have arisen in the consoles already, and developing a game that will drive users to the console, as halo has done for xbox.
you can see the entire list at directions on microsoft.
joshua's opinion
we covered directions on microsoft's challenges list last year, and, looking over that list, i can see that there are at least two areas that microsoft did not listen sufficiently to its primary outside analyst. one of those areas is the suggestion that microsoft focus some attention on its open source competitors. i don't see that the company has done this very well in 2005. while we have seen the beginning of the development of ie7 (see our coverage), we have also seen that project pushed back and the list of included enhancements reduced. microsoft has also apparently lost some ground with the release of open office 2.0, but we have seen the company say it will release its microsoft office open xml format (see our coverage) to keep it from losing too much marketshare to the competition.
microsoft has also had some problems this year with the xbox 360. while the company did release it in time for the holiday season and ahead of sony's playstation 3, xbox 360 is not the rousing success microsoft hoped it would be. as directions on microsoft mentions in this year's list, this lack of success is due in large part to the lack of a killer app. microsoft needs another halo-like game that will sell users on the higher cost of the new console. the new console was practically doomed in japan before it even hit the shelves, due to the lack of games and to the console's lower quality compared to the upcoming playstation 3 (see our coverage before and after its release).
i hope microsoft makes a great turn this coming year with the release of vista, internet explorer 7, and office 12. if the company can entice buyers with stability, security, and functionality, then i am sure at this time next year we will be talking about how well it met its challenges in 2006.
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|ms (10:41am est fri dec 16 2005)
ms is a compagny that got everything to lose. when you got 99% market share with two key product (windows and office), the difficult part is not to lose it. i do think they will continue to win with vista, the competition not being far better (desktop linux and osx). corporate users still using windows 2000 will probably update quickly, but for home users, i don't expect a success like win95 (piracy is easier these day, and a greater percentage of computer users are n00b and will probably not buy/upgrade there os).
the real goal of ms is to open new market (xbox) and not lose ground in emerging market (china, india, africa) where cheaper alternative might be better (read linux).
by the way, first post – by evil doer
|no change here (10:47am est fri dec 16 2005)
" * encourage upgrades to windows vista in the corporate world by emphasizing more of the operating system's technical features."
my company will do what it always does. we will keep using xp(the evil we know) until vista has been out for about 18 months, then we might make that move.
" * write and enforce definitive guidelines for software with the goal of encouraging more secure and stable third-party applications."
lead by example, get the bug out of your code first so you know how to help the third party and the third world.
" * release the tools developers need to support vista."
this should have been done a year ago.
" * better develop its online goals and market those goals clearly to businesses."
i see this and my mind goes buzz buzz buzzz buzz. i hate buzz words.
" * flesh out the new dynamic systems initiative and the systems definition model with accompanying development tools."
flesh out??? i think playboy better look out. it seems microsoft is about to take them on.
" * create a product release schedule and stick to it."
a better goal would be to produce a bug free product and not release crap on time.
" * work extensively on the xbox 360 and related projects, including showing why the price in comparison to the competition is so high,"
ok ok
" eliminating the issues that have arisen in the consoles already,"
wait for it, wait for it
" and developing a game that will drive users to the console, as halo has done for xbox."
gee you think they would have done this before they released the 360.
so what they are saying is the 360 is going to cost more than the ps3. it has a lot of issues and problems and there are no great games yet.
– by rax
|linux just keeps looking better (10:48am est fri dec 16 2005)
full and direct support of directx 10 will only be done in vista.
my first downloads after a fresh install are firefox and openoffice. i'll keep xp for games but everything else is non-ms.
just don't like the way ms always will manage to break backwards compatibility, just in time for a new os. – by zeke
|re: zeke (11:46am est fri dec 16 2005)
windows has always been backwards compatible for me. exception might be disk defragmentor/anti-virus. i cannot say the same with linux, if you try to upgrape a software, you do need to update all the dependency (and most of the time upgrade the distro). ok, it is free, but time consumming (even worst if you need to recompile). – by evil doer
|re: evil doer (11:50am est fri dec 16 2005)
"corporate users still using windows 2000 will probably update quickly"
umm, if they're still using 2000 vs xp (we are one of those companies), then why would they suddenly become early adopters? i see much of the corporate world sticking with 2000 and possibly upgrading to xp, but not going straight to vista for, like you said, about 18 months. the point is, corporate users simply want an os that 'works' and 2000 still fits that bill. – by jrink
|pushing vista… (12:07pm est fri dec 16 2005)
microsoft needs to take better advantage of 64 bit machines that have come into the market.
xp 64 is basicly a non product. it is a test bed for vista device drivers.
if microsoft could enhance the wow32 layer on vista to make use of 64 bitness over virtual memory and still make it act 32 bit and make use of the extra registers in the x64 specification, then you would have a real reason to get moved over to vista.
this speeed burst will help until true x64 ports of software arrive.
i would get office 2003 ported to x64 / vista as a free upgrade to bump the office 2000 people up to the current generation.
the mistake i fear is too many bumps between xp and vista.
|jrink (12:11pm est fri dec 16 2005)
the other reason that companies stay with windows 2000 / ofice 2000 is that they have copies that don't require online activation.
so they massively pirate within their own organization. most companies are as bad about software piracy as colleg kids with napster ever were.
those pre activation 2000's are also the reason for slow adoption of linux. why risk with linux when you can steal real windows.
of course i do not condone such activity. i simply state the cold facts.
|hmm (12:26pm est fri dec 16 2005)
i know of many customers at my friends shop(where i work on weekends "the other job") who are still quite happy with there win98 and have no inclination to upgrade.
i for one am getting rather tired of beta testing ms every other year.
i dont think i will go to vista for my next pc xp pro works fine for what i do at home. at work that is a little different. i will install maintain and beta test anything they tell me to.
– by brainsoup
|i glad i don't care anymore (12:52pm est fri dec 16 2005)
i follow advancements in foss. you'll have the exact same list next year for ms. – by lol
|windows 2000 (1:21pm est fri dec 16 2005)
don't windows 2000 is not supported by ms anymore (or soon to be unsupported). i see this as a incitative to jump to vista (skyping xp). – by evil doer
|2000 vs. xp vs. vista (1:25pm est fri dec 16 2005)
i have to admitted i was less than impress from my upgrade from 2000 to xp (feature-wise). vista will really need to deliver something to worth the upgrade (gpu drawing everywhere, transparency for windows, eye candy are not worthy candidate).
for stability, i would kept a os as long as ms publish security patch. – by evil doer
|re: evil doer (3:29pm est fri dec 16 2005)
i guess i'm in a minority, or even a singularity, that used various office products that didn't like each other from one revision to the next. powerpoint and word really hit me hard.
guess the way the registry was tweaked in winme didn't bother anyones' drivers but mine. xp of course, well i must have been the only one on the planet that had to ditch hardware for lack of drivers.
love msn video saying i must have the latest ie to view anything. i'd rather be deaf and blind. don't worry, i already know i am dumb.
naw, windows is always perfectly backwards. compatible.. not even.
linux, well i can't say how good compatibility is over time by personal experience. me thinks you exagerate. – by zeke
|p.s. evil doer (3:35pm est fri dec 16 2005)
i've got linux on several boxs here. installed myself, so it doesn't take a genius. point and friggen click. easier and faster than xp, and it already loaded apps and stuff that would have cost many hundreds more for ms versions.
what the hell are you talking about compiles and dependancies? you do know it is 2005, right? slackware version one is dead meat.
you hear of knoppix? you really should get out more. – by zeke
|w2k was the end of the line (7:58pm est fri dec 16 2005)
and we run it on newer machines. when we replace w2k, we use suse or mandriva. the are both ample replacements with the newest drivers and foss. – by tech
|yup (2:01pm est sat dec 17 2005)
linux and unix systems are the wave of the future. – by bla
|its (12:17pm est mon dec 19 2005)
simple write once..install anywhere..linux, unix, mainframe and windows..only java and j2ee does this…continue to see winders servers in decline…bu bye.. – by sowhat


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Packers will have a home rematch the Vikings Saturday night
The Green Bay Packers will have a home rematch with Minnesota on Saturday night in the first round of the NFC playoffs.
The Vikings earned the final Wild Card spot - and the Packers blew a chance for a first-round bye - with a 37-34 Minnesota victory over the Packers in their regular season finale yesterday in Minneapolis.
The Packers came back from a 13-0 deficit to tie the game twice, but Vikings kicker Blair Walsh booted a 29-yard field goal as time expired.
Adrian Peterson put the Vikings in easy field goal range with a 26-yard burst with three seconds to go.
Peterson had 34 carries for 199 yards. He fell nine yards short of Eric Dickerson's single-season rushing record of 2,105 yards.
Still, Peterson became only the seventh player in NFL history to surpass the 2,000-yard mark with 2,097two-thousand-97, just one year an A-C-L knee injury threatened to end his career.
Aaron Rodgers had his highest passer rating since mid-October, at 131.8. Rodgers threw for 365 yards and four touchdowns. He was sacked five times, and lost a fumble.
Jennings catches 2 TD passes
Greg Jennings caught two TD passes and had eight catches on the day for 120 yards.
The Packers went without a 1,000-yard receiver in the regular season for the first time since 2003.
Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder threw for 234 yards and three touchdowns, which tied a career-high.
Packers rookie defensive end Jerel Worthy left on a cart after hurting his left knee.
The Packer defense only sacked Ponder once. Jarius Wright had three catches for 90 yards and a score, as Minnesota had an edge in total yards, 444 to 405.
Vikings cornerback Antoine Winfield only played the first half, after starting the game with a broken hand.
The Vikings finished the regular season 10-6. They made the playoffs after a 3-13 campaign a year ago.
Green Bay went 11-5. The Packers blew a chance to sweep the Vikings for the third straight year, something that hasn't happened since 1963.


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When Belo announced last month that it had struck a shared services agreement with Raycom Media in which the company's Tucson Fox-affiliate KMSB would hand over its news operations to Raycom's KOLD, a large-scale round of layoffs were expected. Now it appears that at least a handful of KMSB staffers will be able to land jobs with their onetime rival.
According to Inside Tucson Business, KOLD has posted 15 full-time and three part-time job openings specific to the agreement, and additionally there are three positions at the station that were vacant before the agreement. And KOLD may soon post three or four additional openings.
By Inside Tucson Business's calculations, that means there will be roughly 20 available positions at KOLD for the 30 or so people who will soon be out of a job at KMSB.


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One of the country's fastest-growing companies, Kirkland, Wash.-based LTC Financial Partners is looking for 300 new sales agents—and when those jobs are filled, more will open.
Because the organization is constantly hiring, it's also constantly trying to get new employees up to speed, says Financial Director of Onboarding and Training Kim Galatolo. So the long-term care insurance agency created the LTC Insurance Training Institute to get recruits ready to work within five days. It also trains seasoned agents to increase their productivity.
The fast-track program is part of a new, six-step training program for employees that also teaches marketing to consumers, business relationships, how to educate people about the need for long-term care insurance, phone selling and presentation skills for use in selling the organization's products through seminars.
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McMannis, Kristufek and Leving will take an in-depth look at the 14 races that comprise this year's Breeders' Cup World Championships to be held on Friday, Oct. 24 and Saturday, Oct. 25 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif.McMannis and Leving will host the seminar from Trackside Arlington Park while Kristufek will participate by phone from Santa Anita where he will be serving as a member of Breeders' Cup Notes Team.
All three will offer handicapping angles and suggested wagers for the individual races as well as the $3 million guaranteed Ultra Pick Six offered on the Saturday card. In addition, they will take questions from the audience.
Each fan in attendance will receive a free Breeders' Cup Winner's Card and Morning Works report courtesy of Horseplayerpro.com as well as a complimentary copy of the Breeders' Cup edition of HorsePlayer magazine and a complimentary copy of Daily Racing Form's Breeders' Cup Advance Edition while supplies last.


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With Trouble Afoot, Wes Welker Clears Air On Drug Accusations
The sports world was shocked to learn that the Denver Broncos' Wes Welker would be banned for four games by the NFL for violating the league's policy on performance enhancing substances.
Unsubstantiated reports have emerged suggesting that Welker took the party drug molly that was cut with amphetamines, although the player has maintained that he does not take drugs of any kind. Remarks at a super-secret, highly exclusive press conference today attended by Boston.com has us thinking he may be protesting too much.
"OK, let's get things rolling here, as I'm fiending to set the record straight, and I'm going to stand up here on this podium, and I'm not coming down until I make things crystal clear – I don't care if it takes until the sun comes up. I would never knowingly take a substance to gain a competitive advantage in any way. I keep my body pure and uncut, even when I'm out there getting all lit up, game after game, twisting my joints, getting my head spun, whether it's between the lines at Mile High Stadium, or back in New England at The Razor playing games in the snow. As anyone who has ever played with me, sat in a coaches' meeting, going over the blow by blow of the game, tweaking the game plan, geeking out over the Xs and Os, will tell you, I have always remained hyper-focused on one thing, putting my nose to the grindstone, and going out there and crushing it up, week after week, year round pushing my body and mind until I'm practically numb. I don't think I can be any clear-cut than that. Any questions?''
Does the failed drug test possibly have anything to do with your recovery from recent concussions and injuries on the field?
"You've all seen some of the hits I've taken out there, whether the defense is in a dime package or a nickel, they can sling out some serious bumps and hits. Sometimes when I'm on a crisscross pattern, putting on the thrusters, just blazing, and Peyton is laying a zinger out for me across the middle, it's like he's throwing it on a rail. And it can get pretty cold out there. Sometimes you come off the field and your lips are all blue and you feel like your body is made of glass. But I keep plugging away.''
Do you feel like this will be a significant setback to the team's chances going into the season?
"Sure, there are a lot of peaks and valleys that you come across in any season, and I'm depressed that I won't be able to be out there, lighting a spark in the offense, but I'm just going to stay focused on climbing out of the hole, and thinking about that feeling of euphoria you get when you hear the crowd raving.''
Have you learned any lessons about the league's drug policy that you weren't aware of?
"This whole experience has been a real eye opener so far, and a lot of goofballs out there are offering up some crack-pot theories about me that make me want to gag. It's enough to make a guy feel paranoid.''
What do you say to the kids who look up to you as a role model?
"I just want any youth football players and all sports fans to know, there are no shortcuts to success, there's no gold dust you can sprinkle around like magic to skip the hard work it takes to climb to the top of the mountain.''
What are you going to do with your month off?
"I have worked my whole life to play at the highest level that I can, grinded it out day after day, night after night, and I have encountered many obstacles, been in a lot of traps, and been floored many times in my career, and this dry spell will be no different. You can't keep me down. I'm never coming down.
OK, nothing else? We good? We sorted out here? You guys got the stuff? Great. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to get the hell out of here. I think that guy in the back is looking at me funny, and it's kind of freaking me out.''


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An Interview with the Coen Brothers
Recently, Gunaxin ventured to London to interview the Coen Brother's about their latest movie, A Serious Man, their working hours, future projects and marijuana.
A Serious Man sees the Brothers taking a step back from last year's Oscar grabber, No Country For Old Men. In the film, a humble professor by the name of Larry Gopnik is simply trying to stop his life unraveling from beneath him, as he had to deal with a constant barrage at home and at work. The film stars Michael Stuhlbarg as Larry Gopnik, Richard Kind as Uncle Arthur and Fred Melamed (in a very comic turn) as Sy Ableman.
To meet them, we headed to the prestigious 5-star hotel, Claridge's, where the 4-time Oscar winning pair was holed up. The entrance was typically grand in stature, with hotel concierges pacing with perfect posture as they ferry suitcases from one room to another. After checking in, we were led across the huge marble foyer and up a wide staircase to a conference room. Not being a bunch to turn down free food, we saw our way through a couple of silver platters that were stocked up with perfectly cut rectangle sandwiches before being ushered into an adjoining room. It was there that we sat down around a table and anxiously awaited the Coen Brother's entrance.
GUNAXIN: There has been a lot of talk about this film being a lot more autobiographical for you guys, would you agree?
JOEL: It's a bit of both really; I mean the story is made up so…we wanted it to reflect the community we grew up in. I mean where Larry lives is very much the style of our neighborhood, our parents were academics, as is Larry in the film.
ETHAN: We didn't have an uncle who stayed with us though, but we knew of one, as well as there being someone who wrote a book they called, "The Mentaculus" (a book the Uncle is writing in the film).
GUNAXIN: Is your relationship similar?
JOEL: What with Larry and the Uncle?
GUNAXIN: Yes!
JOEL: Shit. I hope not.
GUNAXIN: Do the characters reflect you guys? Specifically Larry? And Jewish boys seem to smoke a lot of pot, is this personal experience?
ETHAN: Larry doesn't reflect us, he is of our curiosity as we wanted to look at how a scientist, full of rationality seeks help with spiritual leaders. I mean mathematics and spiritual Judaism share a lot in common with numbers. As far as the pot smoking goes we used to smoke plenty of pot just not at the age Danny was when he smokes in the film.
JOEL: I certainly have never smoked pot at a Bar Mitzvah like Danny. Sorry, go on.
GUNAXIN: Would you consider yourself maturing as filmmakers now?
ETHAN: I don't think we've ever considered ourselves mature, I was under the impression most of the stuff we did was juvenile. We don't necessarily ever sit in a genre; it's kind of an unexamined question with us.
GUNAXIN: How did your working relationship occur and what kind of work ethic did you set yourselves? With your first film Blood Simple. you managed to write and direct it yourself, a kind of freedom not many get anymore. I mean with Blood Simple. were you locked away in a room typing furiously?
JOEL: I would certainly say we have become more professionalized in our approach. With Blood Simple. we were in our mid-twenties and I can't remember…I think we were staying together in some kind of apartment or complex or whatever. We certainly worked a lot more back then. Our relationship has changed because now we have wives and kids and have to go to an office to begin work.
GUNAXIN: Well in regards of hours specifically, you have a huge amount of upcoming projects and past credits; did you used to hammer out 3,000 words a day?
JOEL: Shit no. I mean we often get told we work a lot, but to us, we are incredibly lazy. I mean we never really feel like we are doing much. What is everyone else doing? You know? But referring back to Blood Simple. we used to do 6-day weeks for sure.
GUNAXIN: What was the idea behind casting a relative unknown lead actor and subsequently a lot of the cast?
ETHAN: Well we wanted to present this world that looked kind of exotic to others, I mean to us its home, but to others we wanted to present another worldly feel. Having an unknown actor allowed us to give this slice of life feeling and immerse the audience in the setting, I mean if you watched it and George Clooney kept popping up you would lose that immersion.
GUNAXIN: Larry in the film pretty much has a mid-life crisis, is this perhaps you guys looking ahead to years to come?
JOEL: Yeah. No. Yeah. Well…put it this way we could not have written this when we were like…30.
GUNAXIN: A Serious Man, the title, similar to No Country For Old Men seems rather frivolous? As in sometimes things are random.
JOEL: Well the title, A Serious Man is quite ambiguous with us actually. But it's meant to play on Sy Ableman being that man who is far more taking of life and it's what Larry eventually tries to become. As far as No Country For Old Men goes, yeah I would agree with you that's pretty much what it's about.
GUNAXIN: Could you tell us anything about your upcoming project?
JOEL: Sure. Our next thing is remake of a film that starred John Wayne in the late 60s called True Grit; we both really liked the novel. It's a Western. It's going to have Jeff Bridges, Josh Brolin and Matt Damon in it. We still haven't cast the lead which is a 14 year old girl though.
GUNAXIN: Do you have any advice for budding filmmakers?
JOEL: Wow, broad question. I mean I'm not even sure if we can comment on this, not sure we have the relevant experience anymore, and it's a completely different environment.
ETHAN: Yeah, I often find it difficult to give a prescription on what to do, I mean most of the people that I know who are involved in the film industry, which is pretty much everyone I know, has all gotten into it in various ways, kind of stumbled in.
JOEL: One thing I would say is it is always better to generate your own material, it gives you so much more freedom and control to do what you want.
GUNAXIN: Do you consider yourselves artists?
JOEL: Well I certainly would not put artist on my passport, you know. Again never really considered it, we don't see ourselves as having scientific expertise or anything.
A Serious Man has already enjoyed a positive, yet, limited release in the U.S. It is currently opening across Europe.


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Are Your Parents Safe in Their Home?
Are you worried about your elderly parents still living in their home? The following is an excerpt from Senior's List, an online newsletter dedicated to senior citizens.
By Frank Samson
Most people want to live independently as long as possible, but many of the baby boomers today are dealing with a parent or loved one who needs care at some level. This can range from everyday tasks such as meal preparation, assistance with errands, driving to doctors or to activities.
Of course, most seniors want to stay in their own home, but the family must consider safety as the number one priority. If the answer to one or more of the following questions is "yes," it may likely indicate that your loved one may need more assistance:
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Assisted living is probably the most misunderstood of the various senior care options. Many associate assisted living with nursing homes, but there are distinguishable differences. Nursing homes are skilled nursing facilities for those who need 24-hour medical attention. This is for those with chronic medical conditions who need skilled, long-term care, and also for short-term recovering patients after a hospital discharge.
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I've always been a fan of CZ's and Witness pistols, but was dissappointed to find not much of a holster selection for my favorite new piece, the Witness P-Carry in .45acp. However, much to my delight, after playing around at a gunstore for a few hours, I found that leather holsters made by Bianci and Galco for the Sig P2340 fit the Witness P-Carry like a glove, as the outline is nearly the same. Just thought I would throw that out there, as I know several people have asked about holsters for these pistols.


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Where Did You Go, Richard Perez-Pena?
Posted on January 31st, 2012 in Uncategorized | 12 Comments »
I keep waiting for the Times' Richard Perez-Pena to write some new story furthering his "reporting" on Yale quarterback Patrick Witt, but it doesn't seem to be happening, and I think there's a very good possibility that that's all we're going to hear from Perez-Pena—he's letting the story drop.
Which is, when you get right down to it, hideous: Perez-Pena smeared Witt's character, realized that he couldn't prove a thing that he was saying and was very likely wrong, and then weaseled out of the dilemma by saying that there were "diverging" stories.
To recap: Last Friday, Perez-Pena authored a 2, 000-word piece in the TImes accusing Witt of pretending to abandon his Rhodes scholarship candidacy to play in the Harvard-Yale game when, in fact, he was abandoning it because he'd been accused of sexual assault and the Rhodes committee found out.
To support his accusation, Perez-Pena noted that Witt was a member of a fraternity, had had two minor brushes with the law, and was serious about high school football.
After the article came out, Witt, through a spokesman, flat-out denied that the sexual assault accusation had influenced his decision about the Rhodes, and noted that he had publicly proclaimed the likelihood that he would choose to play in The Game before he was notified by the Rhodes committee of any problem with his candidacy.
No matter: The Internet lit up with condemnation of Yale, which was roundly derided for honoring the wishes of a female student and keeping a sexual assault complaint confidential, and Witt, who was widely characterized as a rapist, a liar and a con man.
Some readers did think it important that a New York Times reporter present some evidence to support his damning charges—such as knowing who made them, what they were and how they were resolved.
I like this excerpt from a post by someone named KC Johnson on a blog called "Minding The Campus":
With a few days perspective, it's become clear that the Times' mishandling of the Witt story was, in two specific ways, even worse than originally believed.
First, Times reporter Richard Pérez-Peña strongly implied (though he carefully avoided ever coming out and saying so specifically) that Witt had withdrawn from Yale.* In fact, according to a statement issued by a representative of the student, Witt has finished all academic requirements except for his senior thesis, and is off-campus this semester training for the NFL draft, as are many talented college football seniors.
Second, in what could only be deemed a deliberate attempt to smear Witt's character, Pérez-Peña devoted more than eight percent of his article (163 of 1956 words) to discussing what he termed "two minor arrests" in Witt's past. But the paper didn't even attempt to claim that these matters had any bearing on the article's ostensible topic–the suspension of Witt's Rhodes application. Negative insinuations, it seems, were all the news that was fit to print.
Forced to respond to the fact that everyone who had the time to think about it seriously thought his story unworthy of seeing the light of day, Perez-Pena followed up the next day with an article titled "Diverging Stories of a Rhodes Candidacy."
That article basically went like this: Perez-Pena: Though I have no proof, I accused you of misbehavior. Witt: You're wrong, and here's why. Perez-Pena: I continue to accuse you of misbehavior.
And that's kind of where things stand. I'm sure Perez-Pena doesn't want to write about this again, because he knows now how seriously he screwed up. So he'll call it a day with the self-justifying idea that there are two sides to the story and both are equally valid.
Meanwhile, on the Internet, quite a few stories point out that the Times made an enormous error publishing this story. But there are many, many more which basically say that Witt is a scumbag and Yale is an institution whose primary function is to cover up rape.
It seems inevitable that the Times' public editor will address this issue, and in that bland, on-the-one-hand, on-the-other-hand way that all Times' public editors seem to exude when they sit down at the keyboard, he will probably fault some aspects of the Times' story before making a mild suggestion about how to handle these complicated issues better in the future.
But that's really not enough. The Times—and, yes, Richard Perez-Pena—owe Patrick Witt an apology. Then Perez-Pena and the editor who green lighted this story should be fired.
Don't hold your breath….
* Blogger: This is exactly right. Perez-Pena noted that Witt had left campus and was writing his senior essay, clearly implying that his leaving campus was a punishment related to the sexual assault allegation—when, in fact, it wasn't, just a function of the fact that Witt had finished all his course work but had not written the essay.


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SEPTA opens up in an honest letter to its regional rail customers to talk about what they describe as "A Bad Evening - Not So Great Communications."
The letter on SEPTA's website says it all started on the Paoli/ Thorndale line during yesterday's evening commute.
The train was on its way to Center City when SEPTA says it broke down and blocked the tracks for the Manayunk/ Norristown line trains.
SEPTA refers to the spot where the train broke down as a "critical point" at the 16th Street Interlocking, which apparently led to a switch issue.
68 trains were delayed, anywhere from 6 minutes to 52 minutes, according to SEPTA.
They are still investigating what caused what break down, but today they talked more about the way they communicate with customers.
"In the age of Social Media, there are many who believe we should be able to instantaneously communicate detailed information explaining exactly what is going on and what impact it might have for that moment's commute. It all comes down to a question of balance - quickly delivered bad or incomplete information or good information that has the benefit of a few minutes of investigation - which is more valuable to customers in the long run?" SEPTA stated in its online letter.
When there is a equipment problem, SEPTA says it can take 8-10 minutes to figure out what the problem is.
"So should we announce that the train is having a problem at minute 2 when we don't yet know how we're going to fix it? Some may say - yes SEPTA - talk to us - and some may say Duh SEPTA, we're stuck on the train or waiting on the platform - tell us something we don't already know," the letter stated.
The online post apologized to customers for the delay and admitted emergency communications is something they will keep working on.


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The Minnesota Department of Health hopes to recruit 200 adults in Oakdale, Lake Elmo, and Cottage Grove, to take blood tests for PFCs.
PFCs, or perfluorochemicals, have been found in the drinking supplies of those three communities. The chemicals have been used to make products that resist heat and stains.
Jean Johnson directs the Health Department's Environmental Health Tracking and Biomonitoring Program.
She said volunteers can compare their results to a national sample.
"There is a national biomonitoring program, that's run by the CDC in Atlanta, so we'll be able to compare individual results as well as community results to that national average," Johnson said.
Most of the data on possible health effects of PFCs are from workers, who were exposed to more of the chemicals but show no apparent health effects, and from animals, where health effects have been shown.
The study is one of four pilot studies, mandated by the legislature in 2007. One focuses on arsenic, another will study mercury, and the fourth is undetermined.
After the Health Department shares its results, the legislature will decide whether to do more such bio-monitoring.


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Lyle A. Darbyshire, 84, Washington, died Thursday, March 6, 2014, at the Halcyon House in Washington following a short illness.
Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Monday, March 10, at the Jones & Eden Funeral Home with the Rev. Jim Stiles officiating. Visitation will begin 11 a.m. Sunday at the Jones & Eden Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Burial with military honors conducted by Washington American Legion Post 29 will take place at the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Memorials have been established for the United Methodist Church. Online condolences may be sent for the family at www.jonesfh.com.
He was born Oct. 11, 1929, in Tingley, and was the son of Dale M. and D. Gertrude (Swift) Darbyshire. He graduated from Crawfordsville High School. He married Marilyn K. Kelsey on May 27, 1951.
He lived in Washington most of his life. He served in the National Guard from 1951 to 1954 and then served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. He later served in active duty with the National Guard from 1957 to 1965. He was employed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for 33 years where he worked in the A.S.C. office (Agriculture Soil Conservation) and was a surveyor for the S.C.S. office (Soil Conservation Service). Following his retirement, he assisted at the Eden Funeral Home until 1996. He was a member of the United Methodist Church.
He is survived by his daughter, Lorilee (Jerry) Glanzman of Mt. Pleasant; son, Terry Darbyshire of Iowa City; grandson; and great-grandson; and one brother, Allen (Fran) Darbyshire of Washington, Iowa.
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3 Indoor Cycling Workouts for the Winter
By Frank Overton — This article was originally published on the TrainingPeaks Blog.FasCat Coaching, we have a couple rules of thumb when prescribing indoor training workouts for our athletes. They are:
- Limit the ride time to 60-75 minutes during the week and 90 minutes on the weekend.
- Add structure to the workout.
- Work on Advanced Aerobic Endurance.
- Never "just ride" in zone 2.
At the beginning of the year, we like to add advanced aerobic endurance intervals to our athletes' trainer workouts primarily in the form of Tempo and Sweet Spot workouts. By riding at higher intensities than traditional wintertime "base miles", the athlete will achieve more physiological adaptations and make better use of his or her time.
Here are three indoor cycling workouts that will make the most of your winter trainer time:
1. Tempo IntervalsTempo intervals are a great place to get started. Ride at 76-90% of your threshold (FTP or Functional Threshold Power). One example of a tempo workout for a 1-hour trainer ride:
- Warm up for 10-15 minutes
- 3 x 8 minutes on at 76-90% of FTP
- 4-minute recoveries ("off")
- Cool-down/ride easy for remainder
2. Sweet Spot IntervalsOnce you've done a few Tempo workouts, up the ante with Sweet Spot intervals which are slightly harder at 83-97% of one's FTP. Again, do intervals in the 5 - 20 minute length repeating 2-5 times as appropriate. For example:
- Warm-up 10-15 minutes
- 3 x 10 minutes on at 83-97% of FTP
- 5 minutes off (recoveries) in between each interval
- Cool-down/ride easy for remainder
3. Tempo BurstsTempo and Sweet Spot intervals are as hard as we have athletes go on the trainer in the winter. To continue the progression and to help the time pass quicker, we add bursts to the tempo and sweet spot intervals. For example, during workout #1 above we'd add a 5-second burst greater than 450 watts every 2 minutes during the 8 minute tempo interval. Not only is this specific to races that many of our athletes compete in, by having a burst to do every 2 minutes it actually helps the time pass by quicker!
An example Tempo Burst workout:
- Warm-up 10-15 minutes
- 3 x 8 minutes on at 76-90% of FTP, with a 5-second burst every 2 minutes that is > 450 watts
- 4 minute recoveries in between intervals
- Cool down
Looking for more indoor cycling workouts? Check out FasCat's cycling training plans on TrainingPeaks. And be sure to check out the discounts on Premium and free Basic Athlete Edition accounts that are available for USAC members on TrainingPeaks.
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Prayers for Flooded Guatemala
VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE, Sept. 16 — On behalf of Pope John Paul II, Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Vatican secretary of state, wrote papal nuncio Archbishop Ramiro Moliner Ingles of Guatemala to offer his prayers for the people affected by the floods that have devastated that country.
"Having received the sad news of the floods that have provoked serious damage and many victims in various parts of the country, the Holy Father wishes to make present his special closeness to the victims, offering suffrage for the eternal rest of the deceased and asking the Almighty to give comfort and Christian hope to all those who are suffering this adversity."
The Pope urged international charities and people of good will to send generous assistance to the victims.
Mel Gibson Films Life of Christ
THE ADVERTISER (Australia), Sept. 14 — Actor Mel Gibson, whose film Braveheart was seen by many as a kind of Christ story, is now buckling down to do the real thing — a serious life of Jesus that he will direct.
He is currently in Italy filming Passion in Rome and in the southern city of Matera. Gibson predicted the project would be "the most difficult" of his celebrated career.
He told reporters he was fascinated by the last two hours Jesus spent before his crucifixion, by "the drama of a man torn between his divine spirit and his earthly weakness. ... My Jesus will be shaken by his human suffering," Gibson said. "Real blood will flow from the wound in his side and the screams of his crucifixion will be real as well."
Gibson said the film was made in consultation with theologians and prelates in Italy.
Pope: Lift High the Cross
ASSOCIATED PRESS, Sept. 15 — Marking the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Pope John Paul II called on Christians to venerate the cross and keep it prominently displayed in schools, hospitals and homes as a weapon against increasing secularization.
The Holy Father reminded pilgrims that the central emblem of Christianity is Jesus dying on the cross.
"In the process of secularization, which distinguishes a great part of the contemporary world," he said, "it is all the more important that the faithful fix their gaze on this central sign of the revelation."
Church Honors Patroness of Emigrants
FIDES NEWS SERVICE, Sept. 16 — Sicily, the source of so many emigrants to the United States, held a week in honor of St. Frances "Mother" Cabrini, the patron saint of emigrants, from Sept. 16–22 in the city of Agrigento.
A statue in her honor was unveiled and organizers held a symposium, TITLEd "St. Frances Cabrini: On the Wings of the Ocean." Organizers also exhibited period photographs of the emigrants St. Frances Cabrini aided by building hospitals and schools across America.


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Intel Corp. confirmed today an earlier EBN report that it is introducing a special 815EP chipset that only includes external graphics capability. By disabling the integrated graphics function that the other 815 versions have, the new version will sell for about 10 percent lower price than the current 815e.
Intel said in quantities of 1000 the 815ep is priced at $34.50 each.
The 815EP was quietly introduced on an Intel web site: http://developer.intel.com/design/chipsets/815ep The firm made no press announcement of the new chipset version, with a spokeswoman explaining that the 815ep would primarily be of interest to game and graphic application developers who want the external graphics capability without paying extra for integrated graphics they don't need.
Except for dropping the integrated graphics function, the new version has all the features of the 815 family, including PC133 SDRAM capability, APG4X, ATA100, and the enhanced I/O Controller Hub (ICH2).
As widely expected, Intel today also unveiled two new Celeron processors at 733-MHz and 766-MHz clock speeds, the fastest yet for its value space MPU. AMD last month upped the speed grade for its Duron value-end processor to 800-MHz, putting pressure on Intel's Celeron. AMD is hard pressed to take advantage of its Duron speed lead because it is at full capacity in its microprocessor fabs in Austin and Dresden, Germany, and is reportedly selling all the MPUs it can build.
According to NPD Intelect, a Port Washington, N.Y. analyst, Intel holds a 90 percent share in the sub-$1,000 PC space in the U.S. retail market.
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VANCOUVER -- Whistler, B.C., RCMP is searching for a man who was videotaped parachuting out of a gondola car at the mountain resort after arresting his female companion.
Staff Sgt. Steve LeClair said Thursday a 23-year-old woman was questioned by resort staff immediately after the gondola, which had its doors damaged from being pried open, arrived at Blackcomb Mountain following the stunt.
The woman, a Whistler resident, faces charges of obstruction of justice and mischief after she allegedly lied to police about the stunt when she was arrested Feb. 6.
She has since been released and is expected to appear in court April 2.
In the video, a woman is seen holding the gondola doors open with her legs as a man prepares to jump. The man is wearing a camera and at one point in the video shows his face in the shot.
LeClair said police know the identity of the base jumper — a 25-year-old with a B.C. driver's licence — but have been unable to locate him.
Both were originally from Ontario, he added.
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2. Is there an exclamation mark or question mark beside the Wireless card in Device Manager?
Please go to Device Manager, right click your hardware device in the list and select Update Driver Software; then click Search automatically for updated driver software.
Note: Drivers on the Windows Update site are directly provided by hardware manufacturers. Microsoft tests drivers in various environments before they are published; however, we cannot guarantee all drivers will work on all hardware platforms as there are too many different models, although their hardware ID are the same as the standard version. In some cases, due to hardware modifications by different manufacturers, the driver updates may cause some error.
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"Calm down! It's just some info about how memory works and nothing more. Nothing serious! "
Welp, time to close the thread.
This morning Eurogamer Spain sub director published a Tweet:
PS4 Memory drama. More info soon.
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Tess Vigeland:You've no doubt heard about people who go without car insurance. And of course millions go without health insurance.
Now some homeowners are facing a similar choice. Ever since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the cost of insuring against a disaster has spiraled as fast as the winds themselves. The next hurricane season starts Monday.
From Miami, Marketplace's Dan Grech reports on how some people are coping.
Dan Grech: Rather than going broke, some homeowners in hurricane-prone areas are going bare.
Robert Hartwig: "Going bare" means going without insurance.
That's Robert Hartwig with the Insurance Information Institute. He says about four percent of homeowners go bare. Nationwide, that's about three million people.
Charles Fetten is one of them. Since 1965, he has lived in a modest two-story house in Pompano Beach, on the Atlantic coast of Florida. He has an American flag on the lawn and wind chimes by the front door.
Fetten is a retired auto mechanic on social security. In 2005, his insurance premium quadrupled to $500 dollars a month - half his monthly nut. So he dropped his windstorm coverage.
Charles Fetten: Basically I just couldn't afford it. I'd have to borrow money to live.
Fetten was able to drop his hurricane insurance, because he's paid off his mortgage.
Banks require people with home loans to take out insurance, so going bare isn't an option for most homeowners. Some retirees have resorted to selling their homes and moving in with family. Others have moved out of state.
Fetten crunched the numbers. His home suffered $35,000 in damage from Hurricane Wilma in 2005. But his insurance company paid only $12,500. Much of the damage has gone unrepaired. So Fetten decided to drop his insurance - in essence, to bet his house against Mother Nature.
Fetten: That's why people gamble. You win, you lose. But after past performances by insurance companies, I don't think it's that much of a gamble. I already spent my money. And got nothing.
Experts say that going bare is a dangerous idea for all but the wealthiest people.
Robert Hartwig.
Hartwig: Looking to save a few hundred dollars where you could lose a few hundred thousand is simply not a way that you should view the investment in your home, which, for most people, is their most valuable asset.
Going bare is a national phenomenon. But it's most acute in hurricane zones like Florida, where premiums have gone up the most.
Ed Domansky is with the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation.
Ed Domansky: Florida by its geography alone is simply an inherently risky state. I mean, we are a panhandle. We are surrounded by ocean and gulf. And we are not a very wide state.
Alex Soto is an insurance agent in Miami. He says more of his clients are asking him about going bare. Soto tells his clients that insurance isn't just about economics. It's about peace of mind.
Alex Soto: I had somebody who has all the means to do it. And they said, "I won't be able to sleep. The hurricane season is June 1 to November 30. I cannot go without sleeping that long."
Going bare can shift the burden of rebuilding to the federal government. People who don't have insurance are often eligible for grants from FEMA and low-interest loans from the SBA.
William Stander is with the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America.
William Stander: If you're relying on the federal government to come rescue you because you're not carrying insurance, all you have to do is take a look at Katrina. And how long it's taken for some people to get help.
So what other options do you have to lower your monthly insurance premiums? You can increase your deductible - the amount you pay out of pocket before insurance steps in. You can shop around for another insurance company that offers lower rates.
Or Stander says you can also lower premiums by hardening your house.
Stander: Whether it's by adding hurricane shutters, improving your roof to wall connections, putting in impact resistant windows and doors. There's a lot of information available from FLASH, which is the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes.
One Coral Gables man took this idea a step further. He built a house made of solid concrete - the foundation, the roof, even the interior walls. Officials dubbed it "the Bunker" and judged it could withstand a Category Five storm. Then the man dropped his insurance.
In Miami, I'm Dan Grech for Marketplace Money.


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The Sociology of Culture: Emerging Theoretical Perspectives
356 pages
June 1994, Wiley-Blackwell
Table of Contents
1. Introduction: The Challenge of the Sociology of Culture to Sociology as a Discipline: Diana Crane (University of Pennsylvania).
2. Culture and the Integration of National Societies: Michael Schudson (University of California, San Diego).
3. 'Cultural Pluralism' in Historical Sociology: Recent Theoretical Directions: Ewa Morawska and Willfried Spohn (University of Pennsylvania; University of Washington).
4. Fissured Terrain: Methodological Approaches and Research Styles in Culture and Politics: Mabel Berezin (University of Pennsylvania).
5. Cultural Theories of Organizational Behavior: The Social Construction of Rational Organizing Principles: Frank R. Dobbin (Princeton University).
6. Toward a Sociology of Material Culture: Science Studies, Cultural Studies and the Meanings of Things: Chandra Mukerji (University of California, San Diego).
7. Culture Studies Through the Production Perspective: Progress and Prospects: Richard A. Peterson (Vanderbilt University).
8. Cultural Production as 'Society in the Making': Architecture as an Exemplar of the Social Construction of Cultural Artifacts: David Brain (New College of the University of South Florida).
9. The Sociology of Cultural Reception: Notes Toward an Emergin Paradigm: Andrea Press (University of Michigan).
10. Methodological Dilemmas in the Sociology of Art: Anne Bowler (University of Delaware).
11. Cultural Conceptions of Human Motivation and Their Significance for Culture Theory: Steve Derne (SUNY-Genesco).
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From: Lee Hoffman/KY <>
Subject: Re: TMG-L: Do you limit relatives in your database?
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2000 09:13:46 -0500
Benion S. Horton, MD wrote:
>Does anyone place a limit on who does or does not get entered into their
>data? For example, do you only include up to 3rd cousins... I mean, after
>you start seeing 8th cousins, 4 times removed, it seems that the
>relationships are very distant and maybe not substantial.
I have at least one 9th cousin (I've forgotten the remove) in my dataset
and probably more. While the relationships are distant, I also find that
very often those distant cousins turn out to connect to the family on other
ways later on. I have one family that I entered a number of years ago and
decided that I'd not enter some lines. About six months later, I realized
that those line had other connections to another family in my dataset. So
I went back and finished the entry of those lines.
Because of that, do I now enter all lines of a family? Not always, and I'd
be hard-pressed to say why I do some and not others except that it depends
on the family and persons involved. If I think there may be connections
with others in my dataset, I usually enter all persons, but then there is a
little bit of "do I want to go through with the work to enter everyone?"
and sometimes the answer is "no".
The above indicates that persons are entered or not. But in addition to
the two extremes, I sometimes add just names and relationships (i.e., the
bare-bones). Then if I find connections with these persons, I can complete
the entry as needed.
A lot is going to depend on your goals. I am working from the standpoint
that many of my families lived in the same small areas over many years and
thus many inter-marriages made for a situation where many of the residents
were kin to each other. But if you are working on just a single family
line, you may only want your direct ancestors and their siblings.
Hope this helps -
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Hi all
I am really sorry if this is a dumb question but i am stuck. I have recently just bought a Sony HX5V camera and i want to do a slideshow for my PS3 on a DVD, i have nero and created a slideshow for a AVCHD disc. I can create it fine on the computer using nero and it burns fine onto DVD.
When i go to play it on my PS3 the disc is recognised and the title comes up, however when i click on the title it takes an age to start playing, and when it does play its missed about the first 10-15 pictures out, the rest play fine no problem when it eventually starts. If i re-wind backwards i can see the photos its not playing are on there but if i stop on any of them it just hangs on that picture and wont go on.
The Video from the cam plays spot on, its just the photos on the slideshow where it misses the first 10-15 off....is there something i am doing wrong???
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I know this does not answer you question but...
Have you tried saving the photos in a folder and saving it to the PS3 HD to use the PS3 slide show?
Choose the folder and press Options button and select 'Slide Show Start' then 'Normal'. It will give a slide show with a cross fade effect. I like the 'Portrait' mode which gives a cross fade and a Ken Burns effect. It might save on No Doz pills.
If you need background music then press the PS3 button and select the music folder to play.
Frankly, I lost all faith in Nero being able to do anything right with video or video disc burning a long time ago.
Create your AVCHD video (using Nero, if you must). Use MultiAVCHD to author this video into a suitable format. Burn this format to a quality blank disc using Imgburn.
hi thanks for the replies, i had thought about using the ps3 slideshow but was going to try something more snazzier but i may have to settle for that.
Also no i dont have to use nero to do my slide show, what else do you recommend? could i use say the one that windows has built in??
So once i have created this slideshow do i convert it using this multi avchd programme? i do have imageburn i did not know this supported AVCHD
sorry for basic questions i am new to all this
If you output the file as an AVCHD compliant 1280 x 720 or 1920 x 1080 AVC (H264) video then you can just import it into AVCHD to author the structure for burning. That would be the simplest method.
Otherwise, look at DVDSlideshowGUI, and output an uncompressed or losslessly compressed AVI, then use MultiAVCHD to do the conversion and authoring. Note : this could take several hours to complete.
multiAVCHD supports Slideshow creation directly. Just drag a folder with pictures to multiAVCHD and it will prompt you if you want to create a slideshow.Laugh and the world will laugh with you. Cry and you will be alone
im sorry i am really lost now ! is there a step by step guide on how to do this??
do you have the link to the starter tutorial mate?
You don't need the tutorial for this. Simply drag a folder which contains your pictures to multiAVCHD program window.
The guide (outdated) is at http://multiAVCHD.deanBG.com/tutorial.php
The official page at doom9: http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=143744
DeanLaugh and the world will laugh with you. Cry and you will be alone
Can you add music and effects etc??
If not and i create a slideshow with say windows, nero etc is it possible to then put this into multiAVCHD and turn it into a AVCHD that will play on my playstation 3?
Yes, you can add background music... There are some effects, but you can't select them per picture.
Yes, you can prepare your slideshow elsewhere and import in multiAVCHD for reencoding to AVCHD/Blu-ray.Laugh and the world will laugh with you. Cry and you will be alone
In DVD slideshow GUI just use one of the 720p/1080p resolutions(under Presets), make your slideshow and hit File->Burn to disk.
multiAVCHD and play it back on a PS3 or suitable bluray player. if you want to play it back on a standard DVD player then no, you will have oyu output at SD resolution, encode to mpeg-2 SD and author a DVD
ok sorry to sounds daft here then, so i need to use both DVD slideshow GUI AND multiAVCHD for this to work??
And yes i want to play it on blue ray players
Thanks for all help here lol
AFAIK both programs are using TSmuxeR to author a BluRay friendly file structure which can be burned to a dvd and played in a BluRay drive. At least that's how DSG does it.
Select File > Burn to Disk and you should get a dvd-disk which plays in a BluRay drive if you select a 720p or 1080p resolution.
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MultiAVCHD for authoring but I get errors stating the video is not recognized as a AVCHD\Blu-ray standard. Any video created using Nero 10 doesn't seem to work in MultiAVCHD, at least for me it doesn't.
Has anyone else experienced this issue, if so what was your resolution?Do unto others....with a vengeance!
multiAVCHD: Hi, got a question. Is your software certified by AVCHD? And do you have any licenses to use this trademark as we dont want to have troubles using possibly illegal software in company here. Im asking bcoz i would like to use it in company where i work on 3-4 workstations but it must be a legal software. Thanks.
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Precautions to Take While You Are Yachting
If you are planning to go out for yachting with your family, the main thing that one must look into is the safety.
February 19, 2014 (Newswire.com) - Yachting is definitely a great way to relax by yourself, enjoy the cool breeze behind your ears and overlooking the serene blue sea and the golden sand beaches, the rising and setting of the sun and the scenic beauties which you might not get to view at other places.
However every option of joy and fun is accompanied by a doubt about your safety. Safety should always come first whether you travelling by yourself, whether you are travelling in a boat, a yacht or a ship or whether you are travelling on the road and so forth. If you are planning to go out for yachting with your family, the main thing that one must look into is the safety.
Yachting is not always done by matured and trained people. If you are an amateur then you should take proper precaution regarding going out into the seas. Here are some tips that you must follow when you are out yachting with your family.
Have sufficient amount of life jackets and tubes
It is important that you have sufficient amount of life jackets and tubes when you are aboard. You may never know when danger may befall and accordingly you should always take safety measures to stay protected. Before you embark on a yacht journey learn how to use your safety jackets as well. If there are children who are travelling with you, you should also teach them the proper technique of using the safety jackets in case of exigencies. Along with fun and enjoyment, there are so may various things that can go wrong in a boat. So it is also important that you hire a yacht that has all sorts of communications so that you can communicate with other yachts in times of requirement.
Be sure of the weather
Weather conditions can suddenly be very adverse at the sea. One side of the sea may be very sunny whereas suddenly the other part may appear to be very cloudy. When you plan to venture out into the seas, always be sure of the weather. Cancel your trip if you face any kind of cloudy or rainy weather. Before departing, check with the various weather channels, the tour operator and the other yachtsmen as well. Apply your own sense. Also if you are an amateur, try choosing lighter and smaller yachts that would not pose to be of much danger in the sea.
Inform people on land
Whenever you plan to venture out in the seas, always make it a point to inform close people and relatives on shore. They may be able to help you in cases of danger. Also let them know your destinations, your plans and your programs. The best way is informing a coast guard regarding your whereabouts.
Do not be rowdy on the boat
If you are travelling with a group of kids, take extra precaution. Do not let them jump wildly or run about in the boat. Also make sure that they do not crowd in one side of the boat. A vessel in water tends to lose balance if not manoeuvred properly.
Follow these safety rules and yachting in the waters would be complete delightment. Some of the best yachts are available at West Coast Marine Yacht Sales India.
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