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It didn't go unnoticed at the Mountain West Conference summer meetings that New Mexico's Rocky Long is the last man standing from the charter group.
Long became the dean of MWC football coaches when Sonny Lubick was forced out at Colorado State last winter. Lubick had a one-year "deanship" when he took over the title from ex-Air Force coach Fisher DeBerry, who inherited it from BYU's legendary LaVell Edwards.
When the league first convened in the summer of 1999, Long was the second youngest. Now he's 58 and the oldest.
"Of the coaches when this league started, I'm the only one still here. I don't know if that's a good sign or a bad sign," Long said. "I remember the first meeting John Robinson was there, LaVell Edwards was there, Sonny Lubick, Fisher DeBerry. I thought that group of coaches, that's a great group."
He also admitted to thoughts of "what am I doing here with these guys?"
Long might be the most under-appreciated coach in this league or any other. New Mexico has upgraded facilities, recruiting, scheduling and its record under Long's watch. Going into his 11th season, he's in contract renegotiations. After just one season with 24 wins and no NCAA bid, Lobos basketball coach Steve Alford was handed a three-year extension.

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Don't know how I missed this. Really fantastic sound design, I think. Such good combinations of non/diagetic. Did you have much input on that?
I like this.Obviously, its a cliched premise. In a sense that's the point... I'm not going to say it's deliberately cliched, but it certainly knows that it is cliched, if that makes sense. I still cringe, though, every time the alarm clock shot plays. The whole concept was to take the cliched cubicle farm setting and simply swap out the salaryman protagonist with a young boy in a spacesuit, while keeping a straight face.
Yes I directed the sound designer and was very mindful of the movement back and forth between diagetic and non diagetic soundscape, eg:
if anyone here is in London, its being screened on Thursday at the Truman Brewery in Shoreditch as part of a sci fi film night. I will be in attendance
I think the sound design is a little too sparse though and thats one of the main reasons why the film feels so distant. I think the film could be improved a lot with another layer of sound design and a re-edit by a 'third party' editor rather than myself. but ain't nobody got time for that.during the tracking shot everything is very science fiction, but we cut somewhat jarringly to naturalism in the boardroom. And not coincidentally, [this] is when the concept fully clicks into place for a lot of people.
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Digitizing Your LPs
A tale of two turntables
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What to do with those old LPs? For years I've heard the same advice, and passed it on to friends. Digitize your vinyl collection and enjoy it with all the convenience of your iTunes® library (like having it on your smartphone, for example).
Seemed like a logical solution, especially for folks like myself who are reluctant to discard our vintage vinyl. So I was glad to finally try out the process for myself. After working with the Denon DP-200USB turntable and the Pro-Ject Debut III USB turntable, I'm still giving that same basic advice — but with some additional tips and caveats.
|Denon DP-200USB turntable
The turn-key solution: Denon DP-200USB
If you're just interested in getting those old LPs digitized as easily as possible, the Denon DP-200USB is a no-frills way to do it. The system has a USB output designed for use with flash drives.
When I inserted the flash drive, the status light next to it showed green, assuring me it was connected. When I pressed the record button, the light turned red until the tonearm was placed on the spinning album. Then it started blinking, indicating that recording was taking place.
The DP-200USB automatically created an MP3 file on my thumb drive for the sound file it recorded. The resulting MP3 is a single track consisting of the entire side of the LP. The bit rate of the recording is automatically set at 198kbps, which represents better-than-average sound quality.
A CD with Trans Music Manager software came with the turntable. I loaded it onto my computer to complete the digitization process. After I finished playing both sides of my LP, I had two MP3 files in the audio folder the system created on my thumb drive.
I then plugged the drive into my computer, and opened the Trans Music Manager program. One of the editing options is silence detection. I opened the window, selected the MP3 file, and let the program do the rest. It went through the file, detecting the silences between the LP tracks. It then inserted break points, dividing the one long MP3 file into separate files, one for each song.
Once that was finished, I could then use the program to name the files. Trans Music Manager accesses an online musical database to find album, song, and artist information. It then showed me the results and asked permission to fill in the information. In some cases, the system worked just fine, and I let it run. But there were some tracks that were misidentified, and I declined, going in and typing in the correct information myself.
On the whole, the system worked pretty well. As a turntable, the Denon is a good, entry-level device. And for those who just want to digitize their LPs as easily as possible, the DP-200USB is a good solution.
The hands-on solution: Pro-Ject Debut III USB
If you're serious about your music and want a greater amount of control over the sound, the Pro-Ject Debut III USB might be a better choice. It's a high-performance turntable, with a carefully balanced tonearm that lets the stylus more accurately track the grooves.
The turntable has a USB jack and a connecting cable so you can send the digital output directly into your computer's USB port. Rather than providing software, Pro-Ject recommends using Audacity, a freeware audio editing program (although you can use most any other sound-editing software).
|Pro-Ject Debut III USB
As with the Denon DP-200USB, the Pro-Ject Debut III created one big sound file as the LP played. The difference was that I could see the sound file as it was being created.
With the Denon system, if there was a problem with the recording, I wouldn't know it until I had removed the thumb drive, plugged it into the computer and opened up the file. With the Pro-Ject system, I could see immediately what was happening with the recording and stop the process if necessary.
The Audacity sound file showed the peaks and valleys of the music (as well as the pops and clicks). It was easy to see the silences between the tracks when I looked at the completed recording of the LP side.
Audacity also has an automatic silence-detecting feature that breaks the sound file into individual tracks. But I had more options with Audacity, so I chose to separate the tracks manually. I could edit out more of the silence between the tracks and have the music either fade in or fade out smoothly..
Also, I had the option of saving the final results in a variety of file formats, including WAV, AIFF, and MP3. Since most of my digital library is in Apple Lossless, I chose to save my new songs in that format.
When I saved them, I was prompted to fill in all the metadata (artist, title, album, etc.). It wasn't automatic like it was with the Denon system. But that was fine, since I personally preferred more control over that part of the process.
I saved some of my music as 198kbps MP3s to do some direct listening comparisons. The tracks digitized with the Pro-Ject turntable seemed to have better sound quality overall than those from the Denon. But in a way, that's not surprising. The Pro-ject Debut III is a higher-performance device, so there's more detail being captured by the turntable.
Also the editing software allowed me to keep the sound files in a high-resolution format. That meant the more of the details picked up by the stylus were preserved by virtue of the file format chosen.
Some things I discovered
I have no problem recommending either of these USB-output turntables. If you just want a simple transfer device, or if your records are pretty beat up, go with the Denon DP-200USB. If you want to do more with your sound files, I'd suggest the Pro-Ject Debut III USB turntable.
After working with both, though, I have a few suggestions:
- Make sure your LPs are as clean as possible. Any dirt, dust, mold or grit will affect the sound. Scratches will, too. Cleaning your discs will minimize the effects of these problems. If you don't have any disc cleaner, you can wash your LPs in warm water with mild dish detergent (obviously, you don't want to scrub them) and a soft cloth. If your LPs are just a little dusty, a brush with fine soft bristles — such as the AudioQuest record brush — may be all you need.
Digitizing LPs represents a major time commitment, so plan accordingly. Unlike ripping CDs to a hard drive or downloading songs, this transfer process takes place in
The AudioQuest record brush can gently remove dust and dirt from your LPs without scratching them.
Go ahead, give it a spin
On the whole, digitizing my LPs was a fairly simple — but time-consuming — process. So while it was nice to get some of those old vinyl tracks into my digital library, I very soon arrived at a major personal decision. I have a lot of LPs in my collection. In order to make the most of my limited time, I needed to prioritize my transfer candidates.
For readily available albums (such as those by the Beatles), I opted to save time and just purchase the downloads. Those were the LPs that had a lot of wear, so sound quality would have been problematic anyway. In those cases, the downloads were an audio upgrade over my battered (but well-loved) LPs.
Where digitization benefited me was in the other part of my collection. I have quite a few LPs that had never been released on CD or made available as legal downloads. I have another group of LPs that have been rereleased on CD, but the reissues are unavailable or outrageously expensive. In both cases, I was more than happy to digitize my LPs and enjoy music that I hadn't heard in years.
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My name is Shawn Tucker. (female BTW!) I love horses and photography! My family and I operate a rare horse breed farm and breeding operation. And, I own a photography business. The two are very much inter-linked and I need a logo to represent both. The names of the 2 businesses are "Three Feathers Creative Photography" and "Three Feathers Native Curly Horses".
Target audience would be anyone interested in horses (for riding or admiring!), art and/or photography of horses or humans! These horses are HYPO-ALLERGENIC for those with horse allergies! So, plans for this logo include making brochures to send to doctors specilaizing in allergies as well as use on my up and coming website, business cards, stationary, etc. I plan to use it with my signiture on the bottom of all my emails, and have it painted on the side of my truck! I am wanting to have it embroidered on shirts and jackets and anywhere else I can think of!
Looking for a creative & unique image. No stock images please. Our horses are of Native American descent, are rare and special, so want to exhibit that quality as much as possible. I have some good ideas to go on, but am open to other ideas as well.
1- Some nice images of our horses for inspiration at http://www.pictage.com/648701 -click on album tab for a nice slide show and descriptions. *mane of horse in image needs to be WAVY to represent the breed!
2-Some images I really like-the pose, outline of the horse-
Maybe more "stylized" like these logos-
Just need 3 feathers in their mane and possibly tails!
From looking at other logos, I tend to like bold colors mixed with some shading and shadowing. Not just one solid color. I guess it gives a more
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One thought I had was the horse image in silhoutte, with feathers outlined in foreground and possible sunset or Indian images in the background. Possibly a mare and foal as seen in image #8 of album mentioned above.
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Monday, June 15, 2009
I Dream
I dream of surgery. It's in my mind, if not always on it. The fact is, I miss it. A lot. The good parts, anyway. The doing.
Even though the dreams aren't always pleasant, it's frequently disappointing to awaken to the realization that I'm no longer a surgeon. Last night, I was showing some sort of student how to repair a hernia, showing the anatomy (not exactly accurately rendered), explaining why I was doing what I was doing. The fact that it turned complicated, and that the student seemed annoyed that I was asking him to participate didn't diminish the sense of pleasure. (I think it's possible to sort of meta-dream: when I'm a dream-surgeon I feel like I contemporaneously know it's just a dream but also take pleasure in the pleasure of it. Like watching a movie, I'm simultaneously enjoying the story, the unreality, and the art of the making of it.)
There are many possible directions from the above: a plea to my fellow surgeon-bloggers not to do what I did, to find ways to prevent early burnout, so you might keep your craft active longer than I did; a discourse on the difficulties of leaving behind such an all-consuming profession; the wonderment at having achieved a measure of competence in such a thing; the extent to which leaving it behind confirms something I always said -- that surgeons in particular, and doctors in general, aren't really special. We're just people who learned some stuff. And now I'm back to that unspecial tabula, heading toward rasa.
I does convince me of one thing. I do want to resume this blog, if only to retain or regain a connection to that former self. Consider this another step, after the previous post. A stretching before the ride, a calesthenic. I'll see if I don't pull a muscle, flabby from disuse.
By the way and for the record, it's hard as hell to remain silent about the insanity of the real world. Surgery blogging is a weak set of arms, paddling toward the surface, trying not to drown in the sea of stupid which laps ever more insistently at our shores. Pretend I didn't say that.
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- Unknown said...
Have you thought about volunteering to teach at the UW Med School? Seattle isn't that far afield. There are several first and second year classes that have small group components. Might be a neat way to keep your hand in the game, help the youngen's get a good start, and gather some blog fodder.
- rlbates said...
Made my day to see another post here. :)
- Sid Schwab said...
Ross: I do think about it. What I'd really like to do is teach surgical technique and, if it were possible, to impart some acquired judgment. But that's getting into a level of academe that I'm not sure I could breach. Carlos P. is sort of a friend, or, at least, a good enough friend of a good enough friend that I keep considering contacting him. He did offer to let me play in his robotics lab, but that was for me, not for anyone else...
- Jens Knudsen (Sili) said...
I think you should make that call, dr Schwab.
It's obvious that your retirement is eating you up, and if you're not careful, you'll kill yourself.
Make the call. Go for a visit.
It may not be your thing, but at least you've had a look so you'll know.
- james gaulte said...
I welcome you back, if you are really decided to come back to this blog.I think our world visions are a bit different but that relates to your other blog.As retired physicians we share much: attitude, growing up medically in the same era and the increasingly out dated notion that the physician owes his primary duty to the patient.Also the general discontent with retirement.By the way I offered free teaching services to two medical schools in the area and neither chairman even acknowledged my letter even though I am tri-boarded, AOA, etc and had lots of experience. Maybe the age thing I was 68 at the time. However, the local retired docs organization did offer the opportunity to teach physical diagnosis class to nursing students and the med society to do boy scout physicals twice a year.Sigh
- egomosperficio said...
sid, i echo the calls for you to teach.
there is still a ton of material regarding the process of 'burning-out' that you have yet to tap. in fact, with your literary acumen, that could easily be your next book. think of all those times there was a voice, perhaps at first a small voice, in your head questioning your desire to continue as a surgeon. or not. . . but i am sure there is a wealth of material there, and unlike the more exclusively surgical posts [awesome as they are], us 'laypeople' will be able to relate our experiences to yours.
best wishes,
ps-please come to toronto some day so we can share a coffee and you can enjoy the life of a 'socialist' country [oh, the humanity!].
Forget the Med School thing, all the kids today want is to go into some high payin subspecialty thats not covered by insurance, besides most schools don't even use cadavers any more, or if they do, they have someone else cut em up so the med students won't cut all the important structures like I did...
Gotta Surgical Question for ya...
What causes that little sucking sound you here when you enter the peritoneal cavity??? Is it shrink wrapped by God (OK, evolution)?? I mean, why should there be negative pressure in the peritoneal cavity?? How does it get there? I've asked surgeons before, but they just give me the finger...
- Sid Schwab said...
Frank: the finger may be a cumulative thing, rather than a specific response.
Honestly, I don't think I've ever heard, or heard of, a sucking sound on entering the peritoneum. It's either not the case, or something for which I should be ashamed.
I have, however, seen the opposite: release of "air" under pressure when opening a belly with free air. In fact, I'm aware of the ability to produce a flame or explosion if the entry is done with cautery (which I never did): not unlike lighting a fart. Before he took my advice and began opening the peritoneum sharply, one of my partners made an impressive blue flame.
And to show some love, I looked up "normal intraabdominal pressure" and came up with this reference, which suggests it's positive.
- Sid Schwab said...
Clarification: the flame thing is when entering an abdomen containing "free air" from gut perforation; colon in particular, but when my partner did it in my presence, it was gastric perf, interestingly.
- One Nurse said...
Although I have just found this blog, I have enjoyed spending some time reading it and getting to know you a little.
I am glad that you are back in the land of blog! I will follow and continue to read as you continue to write.
- Ellen Kimball said...
One Nurse, I welcome you, as a woman and a professional. I'm a retired radio personality who might have gone into biology and medicine if the fates had been different. As it was, all the men on the radio stations wanted to talk with sports personalities; I talked with all the medical authors and gained a wealth of knowledge.
I salute all of you dedicated medical people and wish your course in life in 2009 were easier for you all.
Jeez, Ellen, can't you see the Men-Folk are talking about important SURGICAL Topics!!!??? Go vacuum something... and..not to be Rude, but you were a LATE NITE DJ!!! a paychecks a paycheck, but its not like you had Harvard, Stanford, and Johns Hopkins beatin down your door...
OK Sid, you pushed me to do some research...well actually I just googled it...Normal Intra-abdominal pressure ranges from SUBATMOSPHERIC to 14-15 mmHG...I guess you mostly operate on sick people...
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- Ellen Kimball said...
Frank Drackman, I put your full alias/name and comment up on Twitter, y'know the one where you said, "Jeez, Ellen, do you ever SHUT UP?"
You should see the responses! They were terrific! I should send you some in a fireproof container.
I am down to one option here at Surgeonsblog:
1) Ignore you while you criticize me and my participation on other people's blogs.
I already have tried the other two, which are/were:
1) Go to your blog and try to reason with you. I have tried to do that in an intelligent and logical way.
2) Keep you from littering my blog.
Sid, if you need medical credentials to post here, you'll let me know, right?
Let's see. I have a first cousin male cardiologist in Miami Beach, FL now retired in SC. Also, I was briefly married to a cardiologist now a diet doctor from White Plains, NY. As of 2006, he was still practicing parttime in NYC. So am I acceptable via lineage or marriage?
Frank, thanks for sharing and have a good night.
- SeaSpray said...
I always loved that show..I Dream of Jeanie" .. very funny.
- SeaSpray said...
*Giggling* I know this is a serious post, but when I read "I have, however, seen the opposite: release of "air" under pressure when opening a belly with free air. "... i first wondered if it made noise... and then thought if it did and that were me..I'd be embarrassed... I guess though that could be a good argument for versed.
But then I imagined the body flying off the table and around the room like a deflating balloon and the OR staff ducking to avoid being slammed. LOL! I realize no one else may be amused... but it is funny when you make yourself laugh. :) Ahem..okay serious SeaSpray back now... I agree with everyone else. It's great your back and you should look into other opportunities where you can impart your skills to others so quality is passed on.
I think sometimes dreams are just dreams... but I think they also can be teaching, guiding, prompting, warning or affirming us.
I find it interesting that you are often dreaming of surgery.
Is there a common theme? Teaching? That theme might be pointing you in a direction, a path to take. You are teaching in your dream. Perhaps as the others suggested...you SHOULD look into that.
I know you were semi-retired and so now you've taken the plunge. It must be so odd feeling to have trained so long and worked so hard with such dedication... and then to just not do surgery any longer. You must've had an adjustment period... or when you were burned out..were you just ready to stop.. but now rested..find you miss it more.
You've shared in your previous posts how exhilarating, challenging and sacred surgery has been for you. You've shared the depth of your dedication to your profession and your patients and based on what you have written... (especially Oct 2006 -Taking Trust post-yes I still remember it)I would trust you as my surgeon and believe I was in good hands. (We just couldn't talk politics prior to surgery ;)I just think it would be awesome if you could impart the love, the sacredness you have for surgery along with your surgical skills and importance of compassion...as well as how to prevent burnout to other students.
Age is just a number. Pursue what you want to... or take it easy... whatever your heart desires is the way to go.
Oh..and I definitely think..with the way you write... you SHOULD do another book.
That type of dream is called a lucid dream.
- Ellen Kimball said...
Sam Spade, thank you so much for helping me to find the painting of Hypnos and Thanatos at Wikipedia in the description of a LUCID DREAM. I saw that painting once in a print, and until now have never known its name.
You ARE a sleuth!
- Gary M. Levin said...
Sid, it is great so see (or read) you back at the OR table....I have heard that your 'ghost' is often present in the OR making suggestions to the younguns. The only surgeon I know of who operated into his 80s was Debakey, and then he had a cadre of 'helpers' working them up, opening up, closing....etc. I advise you not to go back to the medical center and teach.. My experience was the same went I 'voluntered to teach". We are a bit like Rodney Dangerfield (I don't get no respect")
Besides the 'young physicians' like to screen their patients with an EMR. (except for Buckeye, who is my kinda surgeon.
Frank, I haven't figured you out yet, are you a pussy cat or a tiger? Anyway, Sid you are a mentsch
Now I'm glad I didn't take you off my blogroll...this is the stuff I was hoping to come back for! Glad to see you're still kicking around the blogosphere after what seemed like a terrifically long absence. Though I never managed to get even vaguely close to medical school (I could write a huge series of my own posts about that if I sat down and really thought about it), I still derive great pleasure in reading the stories of others who've been in the trenches of medicine and surgery. Welcome back!


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tragedy will always be part of the human condition. Some evils we can never hope to eliminate, not even with the best will in the world. No regulation or reform can undo all homicidal insanity. Still less can legislation guarantee universal integrity and decent character. It will always take more than law and politics to make men and women kind, honest, and moral.
None of the nostrums prescribed after this year's shooting rampages in Connecticut and Colorado would guarantee that nothing like them will ever recur. Stringent gun laws haven't prevented frightful massacres of students in Norway, Germany, and the United Kingdom. There were mass killings in America long before there were video games — and long before the Supreme Court ruled prayer in public school unconstitutional.
Nightmares like the one in Newtown are rare. Yet a free society cannot make them absolutely impossible and still remain free. Good laws can do a lot, but they will never abolish all human evil. For that, there is ultimately only one answer: the cultivation of human goodness.
Van Canna wrote:I have read that Asperger's syndrome is not associated with violent acts.
As many police officers do, I have certain holiday traditions that help me to shift myself from thoughts of work to more pleasant thoughts of friends and family. One of my traditions is simple: I spend one of my days off going from store to store, doing the bulk of my Christmas shopping while enjoying the holiday decorations and ever-present Christmas carols.
On Friday as I prepared to walk out the door and begin my holiday ritual, I paused. After a moment of thought, I walked back to my desk where I picked up my badge and gun, neither of which is generally a part of my holiday shopping. As I clipped on my badge and holstered my gun, it became clear how different the world was.
A few hours earlier as I logged on to my computer to take care of some long-overdue writing before I went out, I learned that a small Connecticut town had become the latest victim of a horrific mass shooting.
As a police officer in Aurora, Colorado — a city that is only just beginning to recover from one of the largest mass shootings in the history of the United States — the news stopped me in my tracks.
But I wasn't shocked that it had happened. I wasn't in a state of disbelief. I was outraged that it had happened again, and that many more families were now mourning the senseless loss of their loved ones. I thought back to the first such incidents in my adult life — one in Arkansas and another in Colorado — and I wondered when it was ever going to stop.
As I drove from one store to another, I realized that instead of listening to a radio station that was playing continuous holiday music, I was instead listening to a different station that was dedicating the day to live coverage of the tragedy — most of which was filled by commentators, investigative reporters, and self-proclaimed experts on one topic or another that sought to explain what had happened in some way.
I found myself just as angry at one senator who immediately called for increased gun control legislation as I was at another senator who stated that the entire incident would have been prevented if even one law-abiding citizen with a concealed carry permit had been present to stop the assailant.
I wondered to myself how devoid of any common decency these two — and so many more like them — must be to use the victims for political posturing while they likely still lay where they had been murdered.
Soon after that, I found my anger growing as an acquaintance or relative of the alleged suspect made a public statement that he suffered from autism and had not always received the help he needed, as if this somehow explained his actions.
Then I found myself at a boiling point when I heard the relative of a survivor comment that they believed their loved one had escaped death because God had a plan for them, as though they felt God had no plans whatsoever for the innocent victims who were only at the beginning of their young lives.
Morning slipped into afternoon as the stream of politicians, commentators and subject-matter experts continued their minute-by-minute coverage of the tragedy, and eventually I found that I could no longer listen to it even though I felt I needed to.
It was only then, when my anger subsided and a sense of clarity returned to me, that I realized I was angry that our world has become a place where someone can find a reason — any reason — to direct mass-violence at innocent children.
That people seek to explain, theorize or justify something that is without any possible justification. That politicians on every side seem compelled to use the deaths of innocent children to further their own political agendas. And that despite the best efforts of schools, citizens and the law enforcement community, another such horrific crime will doubtlessly occur in the near future and again after that.
On Friday, December 14, 2012, as I was enjoying a cup of morning coffee and preparing to begin my Christmas tradition, the lives of at least 27 families were changed forever by a senseless act of violence that defies explanation.
As a member of the law enforcement community — a group comprised of fathers and mothers, husbands and wives, uncles and aunts, friends and relatives — my thoughts and prayers are with the residents of Newtown, Connecticut, the students and faculty of Sandy Hook Elementary School, the victims and their families.
Just as I realize that the world has changed during my lifetime, I hope and pray that it can change once more and return to a place where no such tragedy will ever take place again.
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Hi Goj, welcome to the Vim Tips wiki! Thanks for your edit to the File:Vim-loreto-1.png page. It's always great to see new contributors. This is an automated message; somebody may drop a message for you here in the next day or two with any comments or suggestions, but until then keep up the good work, and don't be afraid to be bold!
Please leave a message on my talk page if I can help with anything. -- Fritzophrenic (Talk) 17:22, 28 May 2009
Hi for real this time! I'm going to assume you're the creator of Using Vim with Loreto and the new tips page. Thanks for the contributions, but I have a few suggestions:
First of all, our New Tips pages are created semi-automatically by a script that John Beckett runs. There is no need to create one for a new tip you add, and indeed we discourage it. At the end of a month, we create this page and open it up for discussion.
Secondly, while your new tip looks really cool and pretty useful, we do tend to discourage tips about plugins unless there is something to learn about Vim in the tip. Perhaps there is in this case and you can clean it up. At the very least, the tip needs a description of the problem your plugin is solving. We want our tips to be self-contained; external links are fine for reference or for "see also" sorts of things, but the tip should not rely on the external link for a reader to understand what is going on.
We do have a page describing useful scripts that is linked from the Main Page. Consider whether this is a more appropriate location if you can't figure out how to get your tip to do more than describe a plugin. Also, it is fairly easy to create a page under your own user name if you want to keep the content on the wiki.
Anyway, welcome...we hope to see more from you soon! Don't let me put you off with too much criticism.
--Fritzophrenic 18:10, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
- Welcome from me as well Goj. Sometimes I need a prod so thanks for creating May new tips. My script is still slightly broken (it thinks the last edit is the first edit, and so gets confused about the author and date for when the tip was created). Once more I have deferred investigating, and have manually patched its results. JohnBeckett 01:43, 29 May 2009 (UTC)
Shall I answer here or on your talk page?
I didn't know the procedure for new tip submission, sorry for the mess :-/
Feel free to move this tip wherever you think it fits better the rest of this wiki. I'm just a newcomer, so you know this better.
Keep in mind that this tip doesn't describe a plugin. It shows you how to scavange bits and pieces of external wxPython program unrelated to Vim and use those bits and pieces from our favourite editor. Creating a proper plugin instead of providing readers with longish pieces of code to put in their .vimrc would be probably a better idea, but I don't have much free time to do so. I'll probably write one after my exams and this tip will be obsolete then.
On the other side, showing how to seamlessly integrate parts if application non-related to Vim into Vim has some educative value, doesn't it?
Goj 00:26, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
Talk pagesEdit
Goj: Our convention is to talk in one place. So, yes, you would reply here just as you did. When posting something longish you might start with a line consisting of ---- (four dashes) which will render as a horizontal rule (edit one of the comment sections on a tip to see the wikitext; close the browser window to cancel the edit).
On a talk page, it is convenient to indent short replies with a colon (see my example above). A reply to a reply would start with two colons for extra indent. However, such trivia does not matter. JohnBeckett 00:39, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
New tipEdit
Thanks for your new tip Using Vim with Loreto. We don't necessarily agree on everything, so I will just tell you my opinion, you don't have to agree! I can't think of a better title for the tip, although we normally try to say what a tip does, and we avoid "Vim" because all our tips are for Vim. However, in this case, I think the title is ok.
Given that the title says "Loreto", the tip needs to very quickly say what Loreto is and what the tip does. That's why I put the two short paragraphs starting "Loreto is a Python..." at the top. I think that should come before your example (possibly improved since I've never heard of Loreto).
I haven't had time to actually read the tip in detail yet, but it would be nice to have a paragraph describing a more substantial example (am I right in thinking that at the moment the example is essentially :s/should be/are/?). JohnBeckett 00:39, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
- Proposed tip has been moved to User:Goj/Using Vim with Loreto. JohnBeckett 04:56, September 4, 2009 (UTC)


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He equated using your cell before bed to exercising. You don't exercise before sleep, so you shouldn't stimulate your brain, either.
And when falling asleep, another cell phone related problem could occur.
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More than 350 people across India took part in peaceful protests as part of a day of solidarity around the world demanding the release of 28 Greenpeace activists and two freelance journalists who have been detained in Russia since September 18 for carrying out a peaceful protest against oil drilling in the Arctic at an oil platform owned by Gazprom. The activists were formally charged with piracy and could face upto 15 years in prison. On October 5, protests against the activist's unjust detention took place on every continent, in more than 135 cities across 47 countries. Over 1 million people have voiced their support online to free the Arctic. You can join them here: http://www.greenpeace.org/freeouractivists.
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Students can win a flight and a meal from Larkburger and Frontier Airlines
About a year ago, I was eating with a friend at Larkburger downtown (on California right off the 16th Street Mall). This dude in a plaid shirt came up to our table and asked us how we were doing (I assumed he was the manager). I noticed another guy snickering in the background but didn't think much of it. I also noticed he had his phone in his shirt pocket with the camera facing out, but didn't think much of that. either. Then, the plaid-shirt guy said something like, "Glad everything's ok here," grabbed some fries off my tray and walked off. I swear he was filming the whole thing. It was weird and hilarious. I've always wondered if I'm on YouTube somewhere, and if he realized he stole the food editor's French fries.
Anyway, the real news here is that now, you, too, have a chance to make a Larkburger video and win a big prize. The Colorado company says in a press release it gets "a lot of tweets from out-of-staters, many of whom are Colorado residents attending college elsewhere. Many of those tweets include requests for Larkburger to send burgers by mail."
(I think those kids should stay in college and learn how the postal system works.)
But clever Larkburger has teamed up with Frontier Airlines for a contest they are calling "Craving Colorado." Between April 22 and May 21, out-of-state college students can post a video explaining why they miss Colorado on Larkburger's Facebook page (or post to Instagram and Twitter using #CravingColorado). The winner will receive a free meal at Larkburger, $300 toward a Frontier Airlines flight and more Colorado goodies.


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Velvet Revolver have confirmed they have recorded tracks with Slipknot vocalist Corey Taylor.
Velvet Revolver have recorded tracks with Slipknot vocalist Corey Taylor.
The singer has been linked to The Rock supergroup as replacement for Scott Weiland - who left in 2008 - for months.
However, while bassist Duff Mckagan has finally confirmed they have worked together, he is reluctant to say if he will be a permanent member of the group.
Duff - formerly of Guns N' Roses - told Music Radar: "We recorded a bunch of songs with Corey. I think he's f***ing great - he's the best voice of a new generation and I'd be proud to do anything with him.
"But the truth is, I can't see Velvet Revolver happening until fall."
Referring to the group's guitarist, he explained: "Slash is touring, I'm just starting to tour - we'll just have to see. I don't have an answer."
The group - which also features another ex-Guns N' Roses member, drummer Matt Sorum - all have busy schedules, as they are involved with other groups.
Duff has his band, Loaded, while Slash is still touring in support of his first solo record, released last year. Matt plays as part of another rock supergroup, Camp Freddy, and runs his own clothing line.
Corey is scheduled to tour with Slipknot this year, and also has his side project Stone Sour.


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Pick one of the Carrboro zoning districts for a description and list of land uses allowed in that zone.
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Don't forget to click submit once you've completed the puzzle. If you complete it correctly and are logged in you will earn points!
Word searches are an easy way to educate kids! Complete them online or if you are a member you can download and print them for free. It's not hard to see why they are so much fun!


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A trough and front currently moving across southern parts of the country should trigger showers and thunderstorms, with some storms in parts of Victoria likely to be severe.
Is summer over in Perth yet?
After unseasonably hot days in Perth this week, cooler temperatures bring relief with more autumn-like weather over the weekend.


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Campus Improvements
LCC is committed to making its campus a safe and pleasant place and to being a good neighbor to those who live and work in downtown Lansing. We strive to make our campus attractive and vibrant in ways that highlight the natural beauty of the area, creating pride and a "sense of place" that promotes student recruitment, retention, program completion, and campus-community connections. Plans include a new north entrance to campus and the Capitol Avenue corridor with green space as well as environmentally friendly parking lot improvements.


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jayyyrock necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 57 diseños de 23 diseñadores freelance.
The next big music artist: AKA 50 Cent, Rick Ross, Jay-Z, Young Jeezy
LUCKY LANSKY - The Luckiest Gangster Alive -
Slated to release "Raw Sells Itself", his Gangsta Grillz mixtape with DJ Drama, this 28 year old Lynchburg, VA native hits a home run out the gate. Lucky is a businessman/rapper that has the talent of an artist but the mentality of a "Boss". He own's a successful record label with his Co-Founder and partner Alico called Living Proof Records. The Label is comprised of several dancehall and R&B artists that are well known throught the Virgin Islands and Virginia.
Lucky realized he had a love for music at the early age of 15, he was honing his skills while getting his inspiration from Biggie, Tupac and Nas. When Lucky reached 18 he found himself in the streets, life begin to imitate art, he was incarcerated and faced a six year jail sentence. "I always knew I could make music but I never really took it seriously," he says. "While I was incarcerated I thought back on things that I could have done to make things a whole lot different. I also knew that I was young and I could utilize this time away to learn instead of sitting there doing dead time. I educated myself. I read every book I could read. I did everything that a young black man that didn't want to come back to prison should do."
could have a little house and have total peace of mind and a stress-free life. I would take that over everything. I would take that over success."
A logo that represents this artist. Targeting the music industry need a nice very clean logo
Be creative, he's the next big music star, play off the name Lucky Lansky
i.e, number 7, Horseshoe, Clover, Lansky - Mobster, Dice, Deck of cards,
Aces, etc
Clean Logo, Very Appealing, Looks great on t-Shirts, noticeable from Afar.
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About This File
BUGS: Do not post bugs in the comments. Post bugs here instead.
Win Toolkit is a lightweight and easy to use application that was created in order to help you customize your Windows installation!
With this tool you can integrate Addons, Drivers, Gadgets, Language packs, Modified Files, Theme Packs, Tweaks, Silent Installers, Updates. You can also remove features such as Windows Media Player and customize Windows default services state. Win Toolkit also comes with extra tools which helps you convert files, make ISOs, download the latest updates (thanks to SoLoR and McRip), and completely customize your images to tailor your Windows installation disk to your exact needs.
Win Toolkit is the new name for Windows 7 Toolkit. Some features also work for Windows 8.
XP and Vista users: You will need to use the DISM Installer and .NET Framework 3.5 in order for Win Toolkit to work on your Operating System!
P.S. I have noticed that some people post questions and bugs in the 'reviews', I don't really check these so you are better off posting them in the forum.
Tools Manager is the main window for Win Toolkit, there are many tools which you can select.
Main - Basic
This is the greatest tool in Win Toolkit, it's let you integrate, Addons, Remove Components, Drivers, Gadgets, Language Packs, Edit Services, Silent Installs, SFX, Theme Packs, Tweaks, Updates and Wallpapers!
This is what it says on the tin, it creates your ISO file for you to burn! Now supports UEFI!
Prepares your USB stick so you can install Windows from it, obviously your computer needs to support USB booting!
Main - Intermediate
This tool let's you combine all your WIM files into one DVD, this is most commonly used is to merge x86 and x64 disks.
I'm sure you can guess what this is, this creates an Unattended file which you use to install Windows with, just create and make sure you place the new file in the DVD root.
Manage and edit your install.wim, for example you can rename images, delete images, add new ones, create ISO, rebuild, mount, unmount, etc... You can also use this tool to integrate your unattended files.
Main - Advanced
This program let's you remove over 100 components which comes with Windows, some of them are Internet Explorer, IIS, Windows Media Player, Sample Pictures, Tablet PC components, etc... I am also planning on adding some more eventually.
This tool mounts the wim and then it's registry so you can add your tweaks into that image!
Main - Updates
Download the latest updates for Windows 7, 8.1 and Office 2013!
This tool is for advanced users to create .WA files which other users can use the All-In-One Tool to integrate into your image.
Captures new WIM images, so you can use that new image to install Windows.
This will install drivers on your currently installed system using pnputil.exe, it will only install the drivers you need.This tool also lets you uninstall drivers too.
Converts Langauge Packs which are in the exe format to cab so you can integrate them.
Converts MSU to CAB files so you can integrate them or install on your current OS via the CAB Installer.
Converters Office Updates to msp so they can automatically install when you install Office.
Merge *.swm files into a larger *.wim file so it can be edited.
This tool splits your install.wim into multiple files so you can fit them onto multiple CDs.
This will install updates on your currently installed system, probably mostly used by those who use SoLoR or McRip Updates. This tool also lets you uninstall old updates too.
When Windows Update downloads updates, the cab files get left in a folder. This tool retrieves those files so you can integrate them.
This has links to the most popular downloads you should need for Win Toolkit.
Since i prefer my users to use the latest service packs, i have added a link to a completely free, legal and official download source to the Windows 7 SP1 DVD. Note, you will still need your own serial key.
If you have any problems, bugs, requests click the 'Win Toolkit' link above.
What's New in Version v22.214.171.124 See changelog
- *126.96.36.199^FIX: Corrected 'Exclusive ISOs' hashes
- *220.127.116.11^FIX: %DVDRoot% did not work on AIO Integrator > Files
- *22.214.171.124^FIX: Fixed cab updates getting wrong version
- *184.108.40.206^FIX: Fixed cab updates appearing red
- *220.127.116.11^FIX: Temp folder now deleted after integrating updates
- *126.96.36.199^FIX: Fixed Update Retriever going red instead of green
- *188.8.131.52^FIX: Browse for ISO fixed
- *184.108.40.206^FIX: IE10 Final integration
- *18.104.22.168^FIX: Swapping items did not swap colour
- *184.108.40.206^FIX: Fix multiple issues USB Prep Tool
- *188.8.131.52^WIM editing tools always closed on unmount
- *220.127.116.11^More options for silent installers
- *188.8.131.52^Mount folder now uses 'WinToolkit_Mount' instead of 'WinToolkit_Temp\\Mount' as default
- *18.104.22.168^Updates now have a leading 0 if KB number is less than 6 numbers. (sorting)
- *126.96.36.199^All files extracted go into a temp folder instead of WinToolkit root
- *220.127.116.11^Assemblys now run from memory
- *126.96.36.199^Less file deletion for temp files (save HDD I/O)


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Read the news from organisations in and around Crich.
Live & Local Shows in and around Crich
Crich Patients Participation Group
A telephone support line
Read more ...
Are you aware of what goes on in the community centre? No, then here's a guide to all the clubs and facilities
This is a google calendar designed to allow community groups and organisations to publicise local events and happenings. Email the webmaster to be granted access to update the calendar. The calendar is also on the facebook page.
There will be shows from May to August, so if you fancy a night out ..
Below you will find links to some of the cinemas, theatres and so on local to Crich:
Showcase, Cinema de lux, Derby
Odeon Cinema, Derby
Broadway Cinema, Nottingham
The Quad, Derby - Cinema, gallery, cafe bar and workshop
Assembly Rooms, Derby
Pomegranate Theatre, Chesterfield
Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham


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Google – Valentine's Day Doodle
Google's animated ads have become increasingly clever and cute over the years. Like the ever-changing Google logo on the search page itself, the "Doodles" are also always related to current events because Doodles like this Valentine's Day short are a fun way for the search giant to keep current. The little boy in the ad searches online to find gifts for the jump-roping girl he wants to woo, but she turns her nose up at everything he comes up with. Finally he returns with a jump rope of his own and she sees him in a new light. To be even more topical, Google added cute animated couples at the end including a dog and a cat, a cookie and some milk, and a man and man. For the soundtrack, Google used the song "Cold, Cold Heart" by Tony Bennett, an artist whose name was also trending on Valentine's Day. It was quickly the top trending ad online, garnering over 30,000 shares in 24 hours.
Sharpie – The Wedding
Sharpies are an office staple almost as much as staples themselves. This brand didn't need to introduce their product or protect its credibility, so instead they chose to use the ad to highlight (no pun intended) the kind of shenanigans that their indelible markers are not intended for. The church full of wedding attendees are all displaying very un-wedding like emotions. The father of the bride is so angry his wife has to hold him back, the bridesmaids are irritated and shaking their heads, the groomsmen are doing a terrible job trying to hold back their laughter and the bride is wringing her fists around the bouquet as she says "I do." Finally we see the groom, his face covered in Sharpie, the word 'boobs' scrawled across his forhead. If this were real life, we all know what would be drawn on his cheek. Drawing on friend's faces with Sharpies is classic college humor (not recommended for bachelor parties) and a brand that recognizes the sillier side of their product is a brand that people feel good about using. Way to go, Sharpie.
Tiense Suiker – Home Sweet Home
Belgium sugar company Tiense Suiker created this very sweet (the puns are unstoppable today) ad depicting the journey of their sugar cube hero, T-man. A (careless) family out on a holiday ends up leaving many of their picnic supplies behind, including their sugar cubes. Lucky for them, these sugar cubes truly care. They transform into the T-man who hikes across forest, desert and pavement, walking and hitch-hiking until he finally gets sent in a package to his home address. The video is well produced and features beautiful shots of the country and poignant shots of the T-man in his travels. We love how polite he looks while sitting in the passenger seat, hands crossed, listening to the truck driver who picks him up. The upbeat ditty about coffee and tea is also a nice touch that keeps the viewer interested for the full minute and a half and also keeps the ad lighthearted. Sure the sugar would've dissolved in the rain he trudged through and sure we wouldn't want the weathered, dirty T-man to slip back into our box of sugar to drink, but reality checks have never been good for storytelling and 'Home Sweet Home' is a great little story.
Ecotricity – Collapsing Cooling Towers
Ecotricity is a British renewable energy company that we wonder how many people had heard of before their ad went viral last week. Their motto, People:Power, encourages consumers to vote with their energy bills. The ad takes the ugly cooling towers of nuclear power plants and makes them into cute, British characters drinking tea and catching some zzz's. We did wonder why Ecotricity would make the entities we're meant to hate into adorable cartoons but that didn't stop the ad from catching more than a million views nor did it stop anyone from getting the very clear message of the ad. The tea and operatic soundtrack do give the impression that the towers are meant to be cute but outdated. By the end of the ad, all of the cooling towers have collapsed and are replaced with the cleaner alternative of wind turbines. The "Big Six" energy companies have a reputation for being involved in ethical violations and an unwillingness to move forward with alternative energy solutions and Ecotricity's ad is a call to action for the public and their potential customers.
Central Institute of Technology – It's a Snap!
Henry and Aaron are an Australian comedy duo who have long been working towards notoriety on the web with their funny videos for the last couple of years now. They teamed up with Perth's Central Institute of Technology to create this ad as spoof on the prototypical university ad. The result is undeniably funny and also more than just a bit disturbing. Aaron uses the "It's a snap" advertising cliché to transport Henry and himself around campus, showing off CIT's feature's and departments until Aaron hits a bit of a snag with his travel technique. The commercial (probably NSFW) has already been featured on popular viral websites like Dooby Brain and Viral Viral Video and it looks like Henry and Aaron might finally get the fame they've been joking about dreaming about.


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Friday, August 13, 2010
Santana Aces Rockies!!
Whenever I see Johan pitch you can sense the pride he has in himself as a great pitcher and as a man. You rarely sense this in other pitchers.
I just hope that these young Mets can appreciate and emulate what the are witnessing!
Pride and passion! That's "our" ace!
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Journal Article
Why Cu- and Fe-Zeolite SCR Catalysts Behave Differently At Low Temperatures
Cu- and Fe-zeolite SCR catalysts emerged in recent years as the primary candidates for meeting the increasingly stringent lean exhaust emission regulations, due to their outstanding activity and durability characteristics. It is commonly known that Cu-zeolite catalysts possess superior activity to Fe-zeolites, in particular at low temperatures and sub-optimal NO₂/NOx ratios. In this work, we elucidate some underlying mechanistic differences between these two classes of catalysts, first based on their NO oxidation abilities, and then based on the relative properties of the two types of exchanged metal sites. Finally, by using the ammonia coverage-dependent NOx performance, we illustrate that state-of-the-art Fe-zeolites can perform better under certain transient conditions than in steady-state.


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"Wertheim" was founded in the 7th century. The original settlement was located on the right site of the Main River and is called Kreuzwertheim. In the 12th Century a castle was built on the left of the Main River. A new settlement developed under this castle. The panorama shows this location with views of the castle and the town hall.
Nikon D5000 | Sigma Fisheye 8mm | Panoramic Tripod Head homemade | 4 Pictures | ISO 250 | 1/45 sec. | F27 | 22mm | PTGui | PaintShop Pro
Baden-Wuerttemberg is the most south west land of Germany


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Inspired by Mitchell Silva's Globars, our friend Becky at Adafruit created a DIY version of his illuminated bicycle handlebars. To make your own, you'll need about two meters of LED strips, a waterproof DC power cable set, 8 x AA battery holder with batteries, clear handlebar tape and some other common maker supplies. And if you want to make your own, of course Becky has the full project writeup at Adafruit's Learning System.
Illuminate Yourself and Your Way with DIY LED Bike Handlebars


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Ron Sturgeon necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 186 diseños de 12 diseñadores freelance.
not established yet, use your creativity, the scope is fairly simple
small business consulting that help businesses create a USP (unique selling proposition) or value proposition for distinguishing themselves from competitors, to give them a selling or service advantage
Retail clients that want to find a high quality service provider for salon and spa services, that are looking for some way to distinguish the best from the rest. They would be ask or trained to look for the certification to assure them of the highest degree of quality service.
The specialists that work in this industry. They would have to qualify for the certification to use the logo on their signage, correspondence, etc. They would pay to get the certification. They would likely use the logo on the front door of their business, on their business cars, and in all their advertising.
Some of the terms associated with the technicians or specialists (though not all or any of these have to be used, I have furnished them) that perform these services are:
cosmetologist, hair colorist, skin care specialist, beautician, make up artist, esthetician, nail artist, dermatologist, hair styling, hair extensions, hair cuts, hair removal, hair coloring, hair highlights, hair loss treatment, eyebrow shaping, eyelash extension, acne treatment, wax hair removal, microdermabrasion, skin treatment, wrinkle treatment, makeover, manicure, pedicure, wedding and glamour makeup and hair services
A high percentage of the clients and specialists are women, but not all.
The logo should be professional in appearance, and incorporate some of the terms that are applicable to this industry if appropriate. The logo would convey peace of mind to the consumer, while attracting top grade clients for the specialist. NOTE, the salon and spa operator doesn't use the logo, the technicians and specialists do. The certification product hasn't been named yet, so it can be flexible to match the logo, feel free to propose a name that's incorporated into the logo.
Will need the psd and or raw art files, fonts and curves as appropriate.
Am open on colors
open on shape, but soemthing that fits in a square area (almost equal in width and height), or that is longer than tallercould be better. the shape(s0 themselves can be whatever you think, I have described the area they would fit in.
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