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A 43-year-old male physician with a history of mild hypertension and a 20-year history of migraine headaches presented with a headache that seemed to him to be different in character and much more intense than usual. Medications included atenolol 50 mg QD and ibuprofen PRN. Laboratory data and physical examination were unremarkable. An MRI of the brain was performed (figures 1 and 2).
The sagittal TI-weighted MR image (figure 1) demonstrates a low-signal intensity, homo-geneous, extra-axial collection in the left frontal region with mild mass effect on the adjacent brain (arrows). The axial T2-weighted MR image (figure 2) shows the lesion as homogeneous high-signal intensity. The signal intensity of the lesion exactly follows that of CSF on all pulse sequences. Also seen on both images is characteristic bony remodeling of the inner table of the overlying calvarium, indicating the extremely slow growth of the lesion. No other abnormalities were noted. After consulting a neurologist, the patient started propranolol 80 mg QD and naproxen sodium PRN. Six months later, the patient reports no subsequent headaches.
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True arachnoid cysts are the most common congenital cystic lesions in the brain, accounting for approximately 1% of intra-cranial mass lesions. 1 Secondary arachnoid cysts have been reported after trauma and infection, forming when an inflammatory process causes arachnoiditis and subsequent encystment of the subarachnoid space. 2 In most cases, however, the pathogenesis remains obscure.
About 50% of such lesions occur in the middle cranial fossa, the most common location overall. There is an association with temporal lobe hypoplasia when arachnoid cysts occur in this region, although the exact relationship is controversial. 1 About one third occur in the posterior fossa, particularly the retrocerebellar, cerebellopontine, and quad-rigeminal plate cisterns. Posterior fossa cysts should be differentiated from a mega cisterna magna and Dandy-Walker malformation. Approximately 10% of these lesions are found in the suprasellar region, where they can mimic an enlarged third ventricle. An ependymal cyst within the third ventricle could produce an identical image. Occasionally, cysts are found in the perisellar region and over the convexities. A large convexity arachnoid cyst can resemble a chronic subdural hematoma. Rare intraventricular cysts have been reported. 3 CT imaging features include a CSF density mass that effaces adjacent sulci and remodels bone. Small cysts may not be seen due to partial volume averaging, especially when located in the middle cranial fossa, and expansion of the sylvian fissure or bony scalloping may indicate the presence of a cyst.
On MRI, the arachnoid cyst appears as an extra-axial mass that follows CSF intensity on all pulse sequences. Occasionally, the signal intensity of an arachnoid cyst can be similar or identical to that of an epidermoid tumor. 1 Smooth erosion of the inner table of the skull is seen on both CT and MRI, which is thought to be the result of extremely slow growth and transmitted CSF pulsations. 2 There is no enhancement. It is unclear if the arachnoid cyst in this case contributed to the patient's symptoms, even though the headaches improved with a change in medication. Arachnoid cysts are usually regarded as incidental findings of no clinical significance. Symptoms can occur when cysts enlarge and exert sufficient mass effect to result in CSF obstruction and subsequent hydrocephalus, a situation commonly seen in children with large posterior fossa cysts.
Symptoms associated with arachnoid cysts include headache, seizures, mental retardation, and cognitive impairment. 3,4 However, since these nonspecific symptoms represent the most common indications for neurologic imaging, a causal relationship may not exist. Therefore, it is understandable that therapy of headaches and seizures in a patient with a concomitant arachnoid cyst is controversial. 4
Cysts in a suprasellar location are associated with symptoms specific to their location, including endocrine abnormalities and damage to the optic chiasm. Sudden expansion of cysts has been reported and can result in hydrocephalus and symptoms of elevated intracranial pressure. 5 Our patient had no prior imaging studies that would have been helpful to confirm cyst chronicity without a significant recent change in size. In addition to sudden expansion, other reported complications include hemorrhage and secondary infection of an arachnoid cyst in the setting of meningitis. 1,2 In the presence of acute hemorrhage, the original arachnoid cyst may be difficult to detect, resulting in the appearance of an unusual looking hemorrhage. Therefore, awareness of this complication is important. Middle cranial fossa cysts have a much higher association with hemorrhage than cysts in other locations.
Indications for surgical intervention include hydrocephalus and elevated intracranial pressure. 1,2 Surgery for asymptomatic cysts is controversial. Surgical options include marsupialization, fenestration, and cystoperitoneal shunting. 4 Spontaneous rupture of arachnoid cysts with development of subdural hygromas has been reported. 6 In addition, total disappearance of arachnoid cysts has been reported after minor head trauma, presumably due to a tear in the cyst membrane, leakage, and subsequent resorption of cyst fluid. 6
In conclusion, arachnoid cysts typically represent benign incidental lesions with characteristic imaging features. Occasionally, they can become symptomatic and require surgical intervention. Arachnoid cysts should be included in the differential diagnosis of cystic extra-axial lesions of the brain.
1. Flodmark O: Neuroradiology of selected disorders of the meninges, calvarium, and venous sinuses. AJNR 13:483-491, 1992.
2. Goldberg HI, Lavi E, Atlas SW: Extra-axial brain tumors. In: Atlas SW, (ed): Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain and Spine, pp 471-472. Philadelphia, Lippincott-Raven, 1996.
3. Maiuri F, laconetta G, Gangemi M: Arachnoid cyst of the lateral ventricle. Surg Neurol 48:401-404, 1997.
4. Koch CA, Voth D, Kraemer G, Schwarz M: Arachnoid cysts: Does surgery improve epileptic seizures and headaches? Neurosurg Rev 18:173-181, 1995.
5. Callaway MP, Renowden SA, Lewis TT, et al: Middle cranial fossa arachnoid cysts: Not always a benign entity. Br J Radiol 71:441-443, 1998.
6. Mori T, Fujimoto M, Sakae K, et al: Disappearance of arachnoid cysts after head injury. Neurosurgery 36:938-942, 1995.
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Through interviews with HP executives and solution providers, CRN analyzed steps HP is making -- and could make in the future -- to streamline its business and get channel partners back on board with its turnaround plan.
One of HP CEO Meg Whitman's goals for the coming year is to foster better communication, both internally to partners and externally in the marketplace.
Last year, HP discovered that its internal systems were woefully outdated. Now it's investing in upgrades that Whitman says will enable the freer flow of information between HP and the channel. The biggest area of investment is in Salesforce.com for partner relationship management.
"We have the ability to put partners on Salesforce.com if they would like to be there," Whitman told CRN in a mid-January interview at HP's Palo Alto, Calif.-based headquarters. "We think over time, this is a very interesting way to 'loop in' our partners so they have the same information and data that we do."
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Not long after Whitman took over as HP CEO in September 2011, she noticed HP had fallen into the habit of hiring candidates from outside the company to fill key management positions. Whitman herself was a controversial choice for CEO given the abundance of qualified internal candidates, including Dave Donatelli, executive vice president and general manager of the Enterprise Group, and Todd Bradley, who runs HP's Printers and Personal Systems (PPS) division.
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When HP formed its Mobility Business Unit last September, it brought in Alberto Torres, who previously ran the MeeGo business at Nokia, as senior vice president. However, Whitman said HP is populating the mobility team with plenty of in-house talent. And she's not afraid of appointing people to challenging positions who may not have had such roles in the past.
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CloudSystem, HP's private cloud offering, is a comprehensive solution that includes integrated cloud orchestration and automation components. Many of HP's competitors in the cloud space have yet to add these features. As a result, CloudSystem is a complex sale, Steve Bishop, CTO at VeriStor, an Atlanta-based HP partner, told CRN.
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That said, HP hasn't taken advantage of its technology head start through effective marketing. This is true not just for CloudSystem, but for the VirtualSystem offerings, which are more similar to the other solutions on the market, according to Bishop.
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HP deserves credit for being first to market with a complete private cloud stack, but the messaging around CloudSystem was a little "too much too soon" for most customers -- and not always effectively delivered by the HP sales and marketing teams, or the HP channel, Bishop said.
"HP has a solid and competitive enterprise cloud computing portfolio and strategy, which includes a variety of integrated private, public and hybrid cloud solutions. They just need to do a better job of telling the world that," Bishop said.
Public cloud service providers are grappling with the challenge of how to tie private cloud infrastructure to the public cloud. This is no simple undertaking, as there are many moving parts and significant work involved in testing and integrating third-party components.
Public cloud players are largely unfamiliar with putting together channel programs to address this need in the marketplace. In the opinion of some partners, this is an opportunity for HP to leverage its deep expertise in channel relationships. "There is more work to be done, but we believe the HP Cloud Services team is on the right track with how they're planning to take cloud offerings to market through the channel," VeriStor's Bishop told CRN.
HP is getting third parties to add functionality to its cloud, a strategy that is similar to Salesforce.com's approach with AppExchange, said Justin Moore, CEO of San Francisco-based Axcient, an HP partner and cloud provider.
"HP is thinking not just about providing compute, storage and IaaS, it's also building an ecosystem around it that allows people to buy different capabilities on that cloud, like bursting, data protection and business continuity," Moore told CRN.
While HP's channel could be an advantage, Microsoft's Azure overlaps with many of the same partners, said Travis Fisher, executive vice president at Inacom Information Systems, a Salisbury, Md.-based HP partner.
"I think the channel would prefer to see great infrastructure available for use via a white-label program, and pricing that creates a win-win-win relationship for everybody involved in the transaction," Fisher said. "Any provider who gets this right is going to have no problem building up their own channel."
HP spent $13.9 billion to acquire EDS in 2008 as part of then-CEO Mark Hurd's quest to take on IBM in services. While nowhere near as much of a disaster as HP's Autonomy acquisition, EDS has never managed to deliver on that goal, and with IT outsourcing on the decline industrywide, HP could look to shed itself of a unit that no longer fits with its strategic direction.
According to research firm Information Services Group (ISG), the annual contract value of IT outsourcing contracts during the fourth quarter of 2012 was $2.9 billion, down 37 percent from the year-ago quarter and 18 percent compared with the previous quarter. For all of 2012, the annual contract value of IT outsourcing contracts was $13.3 billion, down 11 percent year over year, according to ISG.
EDS represents the majority piece of HP's Enterprise Services unit, which is expected to see revenue drop 11 percent to 13 percent, with an operating margin of 0 percent to 3 percent, in fiscal 2013. Whitman wants HP to focus on higher-margin services in areas such as analytics, cloud computing and security, but EDS provides lower-margin IT outsourcing and applications and business services.
HP wrote down $8 billion from the EDS deal last year, and Wall Street analysts estimate HP could fetch in the neighborhood of $5 billion for the unit. Last September, CRN reported that HP was looking for a buyer for EDS and had held talks with interested parties, but HP flatly denied this. Last month, The Wall Street Journal reported that HP had fielded offers from suitors for EDS and Autonomy, likely for much less than what HP would be willing to accept for two companies that represent a combined investment of $25 billion.
HP plans to focus EDS in the coming year around lower-risk, higher-margin deals. HP said last October that its 2013 Enterprise Services outlook was dented by four major customers renegotiating contracts and taking some operations in-house.
While most HP partners don't have much interaction with EDS, they would like to see HP bring stability to the unit. "HP needs to explain what its strategy is for EDS, as they seem to be sweeping through accounts and deciding whether to keep them or let them go," one partner told CRN, speaking on condition he not be named.
HP has big plans for Autonomy and Vertica, two of the pillars of its big data strategy. Problem is, HP is embroiled in what promises to be a drama-filled legal battle with former Autonomy CEO Mike Lynch over accounting improprieties. Whitman, however, insists the turmoil won't impede HP's plan to become a big data powerhouse.
"We are still very optimistic about Autonomy as a business; it just happens to be smaller and less profitable than we originally had been led to believe," Whitman told CRN. "But we like big data analytics, we like [the] meaning-based compute products they have. So we just have to build that out. It is like taking a startup to a grown up, as I have said before."
Autonomy IDOL (Intelligent Data Operating Layer), the centerpiece technology from the $11.1 billion acquisition, is generating lots of interest from customers. The challenge for HP has been getting certified engineers, let alone channel resources, capable of doing deployments and project proof-of-concepts, one HP partner told CRN.
"I don't get the impression from the Autonomy guys that IDOL is easy to set up," said the source, who requested anonymity to protect his relationship with HP. "HP is also concerned that if it does release IDOL to the channel, it will be overwhelmed with requests for demos, proof-of-concepts, etc., without enough internal resources to support it."
HP in January rolled out a certification program for Vertica, its high-performance database analytics offering. It has yet to do the same for Autonomy, but that seems a likely eventuality given the growth potential Whitman sees in its component businesses.
"With Autonomy, we have a legal and compliance business that I don't think is anywhere near saturation. We have a marketing business, which is at the earliest stages. I'm not sure we need to move beyond the businesses we're in -- I think there's a lot of growth left in them," Whitman said.
HP spent close to $500 million on the channel in fiscal 2012, on items such as market development funds and go-to-market activities, and Whitman said HP will spend at least that much, if not more, in 2013. Yet there is a strong sense in the HP channel that HP has been cutting back on things such as MDF and incentive-based funding.
HP insists it is not pulling back on its investment in the channel, just changing the way it spends this money. HP also claims it's doing so in a way that will help partners make more money.
"We don't believe that our spending overall is dropping; we believe that we need to govern how and where [we're going to spend it]," Sue Barsamian, senior vice president and general manager of global sales and operations for HP's Enterprise Group, told CRN in an interview in January. "Doing this will help the channel. Because you can spend money that ultimately ends up dropping to the bottom line in terms of a price, as opposed to benefiting the profitability of a partner."
HP also is splitting management of the PPS and Enterprise Group channels, assigning separate management teams to each group so that they'll be closer to the actual businesses. From an operations standpoint, HP says this will enable the freer flow of information from the vendor to the channel.
"We want to make sure we have one pipe to the partner, so the data flows from an Enterprise Group or PPS point of view," Jos Brenkel, senior vice president of worldwide sales strategy and the Project Management Office (PMO) of HP's PPS group, told CRN. "Whether it's special deal pricing or deal management, those pipes will now be one. Before, we had three or four different ways of managing that."
HP's introduction of revised -- and strengthened -- rules of engagement for salespeople could help win back partners who've grown disillusioned by overaggressive HP sales reps. HP says it will fire anyone who breaks these rules, but partners have heard this kind of assertion from HP before, and several told CRN they'll believe it when they see results.


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's been a busy few weeks for pollsters who study the Jewish community -- and for the politicians who turn each new survey into partisan fodder. At least three major surveys focused on different issues, but beneath the statistical mumbo jumbo, they pointed to the same thing: the U.S. Jewish public is worried about the unsettled state of the world but not panicked.
The statistical blitz offers hints that Jewish political allegiances may be softening, but despite the best efforts of the political spinmeisters, there is little sign of any wholesale political upheaval. Jewish voters may be receptive to new political messages, but right now they are listening, not buying.
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Calling someone a rat may be complimentary. According to a study published in the December 9, 2011, issue of Science, rats can be surprisingly selfless.
University of Chicago neuroscientist Peggy Mason and psychologists Inbal Ben-Ami Bartal and Jean Decety placed pairs of rats in pens. One rat was caged in the middle of the pen, whereas the other was free to run around. In this experiment, 23 of 30 rats liberated their peers by head butting the cage door or leaning against the door until it tipped over.
To actually test the rodents' selflessness, Mason placed rats in pens with two cages: in one was another rat; in the other was a pile of chocolate chips. The unhindered rats could easily have eaten the chocolate themselves. Instead most of the rodents opened both cages and shared the sweets. "In rat land, that is big," Mason says. This is the first study to show altruistic behavior in rodents.
McGill University psychologist Jeffrey Mogil was impressed with Mason's study, but both he and Mason point out that the jailbreaking rats might only be trying to silence their cohorts' distressing alarm calls. Mason thinks the alarm calls are not frequent enough to motivate the rats; Mogil is not so sure.
Mason's new study is just one in a series of recent experiments that have changed how scientists think about empathy and altruism—namely, that such characteristics are not limited to people, as they once thought. It now seems that many animals have evolved instincts to help others, even at a cost to themselves, and that we inherited these same instincts. "The bottom line," Mason says, "is that helping an individual in distress is part of our biology."
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Connect With Us | Canada lynx ( Lynx canadensis) Status: Threatened, listed March 24, 2000 Habitat: Mix of evergreens and hardwoods, such as maple and birch; interspersion of mature and young forest Lead Region: 6 Region 3 Lead Office: Twin Cities , Minnesota Field Office Range: California, Colorado, Idaho, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, Oregon, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming The Canada lynx is protected under the Endangered Species Act as a threatened species. Historically the lynx was found from Alaska across Canada and into the northern U.S. states. The center of the North American range is in north-central Canada. Within the lower 48 states, in the east it lived in a transition zone between boreal coniferous forests to the north and deciduous forest to the south and in the west it lived subalpine coniferous forests in the mountains. The lynx's long legs and large feet make it adapted for hunting in deep snow and it's main prey is snowshoe hare. Canada lynx numbers and range expand and shrink in relation to hare populations. It's range in the lower 48 states included the southern-most extent of its range - with the southern-most range also expanding and constricting in response to hare numbers. Canada lynx likely have never been as abundant in the lower 48 States as they were in northern Canada and Alaska because there is less lynx and snowshoe hare habitat in this part of their range. Declines of lynx in the lower 48 states were due to trapping and timber harvests that removed, changed and fragmented habitat. Today, timber harvest, recreation and their related activities are the threats to lynx habitat. Life History, Ecological and Regulatory Information Listen to a podcast!Find out about Canada lynx research in Maine. Critical HabitatCanada Lynx Critical Habitat Revisions Proposed2013 Proposal to Revise Canada Lynx Critical Habitat Final Rule: Revision of Critical Habitat - Feb. 24, 2009 Other Links Midwest Endangered Species Home |
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Our metal stand, designed exclusively for the PR1000 Series and PR600 Series, now has a wider table area with rounded edges and extra storage for all your large frames, like the Cap Frame and Cylinder Frame! Improved legs on the stand allow you to adjust the legs in two inch increments. The metal stand uses rubber and secures your machine with locks to resist vibration while in use. Locking wheels allow for easy moving and transportation. Now the stand has added space for the convenient hat jig which is ideal for prepping hats for embroidery. Large shelf provides storage for accessories, instruction books and small supplies.
This kit includes 6 high quality scissors, designed for precision cutting for a range of sewing and embroidery uses. Includes: 4" Large Ring Micro Tip, 4" Large Ring Curved Tip, 6" Double Curved Machine Embroidery Scissors, 4.5" Angled Tweezers, 6" Straight/Sharp Trimming Scissors, and 4.5" Micro Serrated Curved Snip.
Built exclusively for the Brother® Entrepreneur ™ PR-650 and PR-Series machines. 1 small drawer well-located at top for easy access 1 large drawer that offers plenty of room for accessories. 2 adjustable shelves for flexibility Available space for clamping additional lights (not included) Fold-up extension table for additional work area. 4 recessed areas designed for machine legs to minimize vibration. 4 twin wheeled casters that turn 360° for quick and easy mobility. The 2 locking front casters add stability and safety. The table is pre-assembled. Dimensions Open: 32H x 23 ½ D x 50 ½W Closed: 32H x 23 ½ D x 34 ½W Extension Table: 23 ½ D x 16W Weight: 138 lbs
Perfect for your at-home embroidery business. This kit contains: 2 12-pack organ needles, 1 adhesive spray, 6 king size spools, 1000 design pack from Dakota, 1 lint brush, 2 blue caps, 1 pen oiler, 1 20-pack white pre-wound L bobbins (PRWB135), 1 15"x10 yrd Tear-Away stabilizer roll and 1 15x10 yrd Cut-Away stabilizer roll.
Easy to snap and lock in place. Durable surface, great for supporting large or heavy items like quilting squares, towels, blankets, jackets and rugs. Use with the Jumbo Frame to avoid excess hoop and fabric weight on the machine. The Wide Table Top is included with the PR-1000.
Embroidery Hoops for a variety of applications.
This set includes the arm for your machine type, 2" X 4" mono hoop, 2.5" X 4" pocket hoop, 3" X 4" pocket hoop, 5" X 4" holiday stocking hoop, 6" radius hat hoop for the side and back of hats, and 7" X 5" attaché case hoop.
Compatible with Version 2.10 Only. The advanced cap frame set gives you a generous area for cap embroidery. Now it's easy to add logos or your favorite phrase to a wide array of caps. The cap frame embroidery area is 130mm x 60mm, approximately 5" wide x 2.4" tall.
Perfect for setting up a second project while the first is being embroidered. Compatible with Version 2.10 only.
Whether you are a novice or a professional embroiderer, this kit will meet the challenges of placement and hooping of many traditional and unique items. Embroidery designs can be precisely positioned using the measuring and placement tools, and then easily hooped using the unique hoops. Includes Quick-Snap™ Magna-Frame Set, Magna-Quilkter™ for Quick-Snap, Perfect Placement Kit, Embroidery Tool Kit™, Hoop & Go Kit CD for Brother™, Brother™ embroidery thread pack (SAEP706) For Use With: PR600 and PR1000 Series
Compatible without upgrade package. The unique design of this flat frame prevents fabric bunching when embroidering any bulky material, even on the back of jackets. The flat frame embroidery area is 300mm x 200mm, approximately 12" x 8".
Great for large or heavy items like quilting squares, blankets, rugs, etc. Has an embroidery field of 12" x 14" and other customization options. Sew 12" x 7" then simply reverse the hoop to complete the remaining half of the design to take advantage of the 14" length.
Perfect for tear-away projects that are either heavy or light weight that require stability. Excellent for shirts, nylon jackets, leathers, cotton, blouses, neckties, sheets or pillow cases.
Excellent for adhering to fabrics with excessive stretch, such as Lycra or spandex. Great embroidery backing for topping. Helps to minimize movement of the face fabric during embroidery. Completely removable when submerged in warm water or through a gentle wash cycle. A great tool for hard-to-hoop or small embroidery projects. Excellent for stand-along embroideries, such as lace.
For medium to high density stitching. The backbone of most embroidery applications. Excellent for Fleece, Jersey and Pique Knits and Lycra. Provides maximum stability (such as stretchy material) and needle control.
Excellent for adhering to fabrics with excessive stretch, such as Lycra or spandex. Great for embroidery backing. Helps to minimize movement of the face fabric during embroidery. A great tool for hard-to-hoop or small embroidery projects. Excellent for stand-alone embroideries, such as lace. Completely removable when submerged in warm water or through a gentle wash cycle.
Great for embroidery backing or topping. Excellent for towels, free-standing lace, Jersey knit shirts, pique and Lycra.Designed to not perforate unlike film products. Excellent for high stitch counts without separating. Ideal for invisible needle turn appliqué and scarves made out of thread and yarns. Ideal for invisible needle turn appliqué and scarves made out of thread and yarns. Ideal for buttonhole making. Safely write on stabilizer with a water-soluble pen.
Adheres to fabrics with minimal adhesive transfer to garment or needle. Great for hard to hoop items, such as towels with a high loft, collars, napkin corners. Excellent for hard to hoop fabrics such as velvet, satin, leather, velveteen, and ultra-suede.
Great for embroidery backing or topping. Excellent for towels, free-standing lace, Jersey knit shirts, pique and Lycra. Designed to not perforate unlike film products. Excellent for high stitch counts without separating. Ideal for invisible needle turn appliqué and scarves made out of thread and yarns. Ideal for invisible needle turn appliqué and scarves made out of thread and yarns. Ideal for buttonhole making. Safely write on stabilizer with a water-soluble pen.
Compatible with the most popular embroidery machines and embroidery software, BES® Embroidery Lettering Software 2 offers lettering, monogramming and appliqué functionality for all skill levels, with a user-friendly, graphical interface. Featuring over 170 built-in pre-digitized fonts, 227 built-in resizable designs, name drop lettering, and exceptional customization and editing capabilities.
PED Basic® allows you to apply simple editing operations to embroidery data (.pes and .pen files) created with our embroidery design software and to write the designs to original cards. PES and PEN files can also be purchased or obtained from the internet. PEN files are encrypted files that are purchased from www.iBroidery.com. Free update for original version can be found at www.brother-usa.com. Version 1.07 is necessary for PEN file recognition.
You can now easily enjoy all of the enhanced features of PE-DESIGN® NEXT by upgrading your existing software with the PE-DESIGN® PLUS upgrade.
PE-DESIGN® NEXT takes digitizing and embroidery to the next level of creativity with exceptional new features. A user-friendly graphical interface, similar to many software programs on the market today, makes it easy to locate and select the dynamic functions of this software. Several "Start Your Own Business" functions have been added such as the new PE-DESIGN® NEXT Link Function, the lettering and design template feature, which provide the ability to create perfectly sized logos with lettering and designs, and the new Name Drop Template feature. Many other exciting features such as enhanced lettering, more stitch and pattern variations and more built-in fonts have been added to make your digitizing and lettering projects a breeze.
Expand the creative embroidery options of your PR650 Series or PR1000 Series machine – with NEW cutwork capabilities! This versatile kit upgrades both your PR-Series machine, and your existing PE-DESIGN® software, giving you the ability to create and customize beautiful embroidery cutwork. With this kit, you can set up your multi-needle embroidery machine to both embroider AND cut – without having to change needles in between. Use the included designs to embroider and cut beautiful appliqués, patches, and cutwork, or use the included PE-DESIGN® NEXT embroidery design software to create your own, custom cutwork designs! Customers must have PE-DESIGN® Version 5.0 or above in order to use the full functionality of this kit. For Use With: PR
Pre-wound Bobbins - 100 pack / Black and side-less, with magnetic core.
Pre-wound Bobbins - 100 pack / White, sideless and magnetic core.
This PR-Series Cutwork embroidery design collection includes 50 cutwork designs for use with Brother™ PR650, PR650e, PR-1000, and PR1000e machines that have been upgraded with the 4-Needle Cutwork Upgrade (PRCW1). Enjoy creating appliqués, patches, and beautiful cutwork, and explore all the creative options of this unique, high-quality design collection! Perfect for crafting and gifts, and for embellishing clothing, accessories, and home décor. For Use With: Entrepreneur® PR650, Entrepreneur® PR650e, Entrepreneur® Pro PR1000, Entrepreneur® Pro PR1000e machines that have been upgraded with PE-DESIGN® NEXT Version 9.2 +CW Upgrade with 4-Needle Cutwork (PRCW1)
Create beautiful, crochet-like embellishments with your embroidery machine with this unique collection of 35 designs. Perfect for enhancing clothing, accessories, home décor and for crafting projects. Or, embroider multiples of a design and sew together to create a crochet-like fabric for table covers or bed coverings. Included is a USB stick containing 31 4"x4" designs, and 4 7"x5" designs, all in .pes format. The .pes files are ready for Brother machines and may be converted to other embroidery formats with most embroidery software. Cotton or cotton-blend embroidery thread recommended (for additional purchase). For Use With: DreamWeaver™ XE VM6200D, Duetta® 4500D, Duetta
This collection includes 44 designs that are perfect for crafting, gifts, embellishing clothing, accessories and home décor.
The technique expresses decorative parts such as sequins and beads using metallic thread.
Create elegant, cutwork-like lace embellishments with this unique collection of forty-five embroidery designs. Perfect for adding a custom touch to linens, clothing, crafts, and more! Included are 10 traditional cutwork designs, 8 color cutwork designs, 26 monogramming character designs, and 1 frame pattern, all in .pes files. The .PES files are ready for Brother machines and may be converted to other embroidery formats with most embroidery software. Includes USB stick containing 45 embroidery designs; 39 designs for use with a 4"x4" hoop, and 6 designs for a 5"x7" hoop.


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yea, April Fools '09 will always remain the most infamous of April Fools days. Ahh, the good ol' days of fun, trolling and seeing 50k words asterisked out.
Oh hi. So, how are you holding up? Because I'M A POTATO
gamingarmy.com = social network for gamers
Obviously a poorly researched April Fools joke. Everybody knows that Game Stop wouldn't give more than $25.00 for Alex.
Forget baby executives. I say they make the first person to FC TTFAF on pro expert guitar the new executive.
I imagine this happening at the HMX yard sale.
May 20th, 2012: 4 long years since HMX released "Hysteria" by Muse. The wait for more Muse DLC has to end at some point, right?


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I have this amazing idea for a story but I need some help from other creative minds.
Ok, 1st, I can't decide on the title. The 2 I have are "Chivalry" & "Kingmaker"
Each of these sprang from the original idea that I came across.
The setting would be a civil war-torn America. I mean seriously war-torn.
One resource that still remains in great quantity are GUNS from the war!
With the times being how they are, inhabitants have resorted to living how those in the Middle Ages did.
Across the country, states are under the rule of "Kings" & "Queens"
Defended by "Pawns & Knights" of the "Kingdoms"
States are referred to as "Kingdoms"
Cities as the "Holds"
Towns as the "Villages"
As you may have already guessed, these Knights do not utilize swords
With the large amount of guns, these became the swords of the New Middle Ages
The guns are referred to as "Kingmakers" becaaaause. . .
The Knight with the greatest record at war was who was made "King"
Times are hard, resources scarce & the once civilized people, barbaric
I'm open to all ideas. Anyone interested in helping?


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Meet the Oscars, Los Angeles
Fifty Oscars, four statuettes that belonged to a Hollywood legend, two Testimonial Awards and one statuette for the public to hold will be on display at "Meet the Oscars, Los Angeles," located on the third level of the Hollywood & Highland Center, beginning on Friday, Feb. 9, 2007, at 10:00 am. The exhibition will remain open through Saturday, Feb. 24.
"Meet the Oscars, Los Angeles" will provide visitors the opportunity to walk among the displays and be photographed holding an Oscar, and see the statuettes that were awarded to Katharine Hepburn for her performances in MORNING GLORY (1932/33), GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER (1967), THE LION IN WINTER (1968) and ON GOLDEN POND (1981). The Honorary Academy Award that will be presented to composer-conductor Ennio Morricone and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to be presented to former Paramount Pictures chairman Sherry Lansing will also be on display.
The remaining 50 Oscar statuettes featured in the exhibition will be presented to winners at the 79th Academy Awards ceremony on Feb. 25.
The exhibition will also feature interactive "Oscar trivia" kiosks, where visitors can test their knowledge of Oscar winners, movie quotes and Academy Awards factoids.
Each Oscar weighs in at 8-1/2 pounds and stands 13-1/2 inches tall. Handmade annually by R.S. Owens & Co. in Chicago, the statuettes are made of britannia, a metal alloy, and are plated in copper, nickel, silver and 24-karat gold.
"Meet the Oscars, Los Angeles" will be open Sunday to Thursday from noon to 8:00 pm, and Fridays and Saturdays from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm. On Saturday, Feb. 24, the exhibition will be open from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2006 will be presented on Sunday, Feb. 25, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center, and televised live by the ABC Television Network at 5:00 pm PST (8:00 pm EST), beginning with a half-hour arrivals segment, "The Road to the Oscars."
For more information, visit www.oscars.org.
Starts: Feb 09, 2007 - Ends: Feb 24, 2007Submission Deadline: Feb 09, 2007
Location: Hollywood, California, USAWebsite: http://www.oscars.org


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Kim Peek….Is There a French Connection?
Clara over at Tips of All Sorts has five great video clips about Kim Peek who is better know as "Rain Man" depicted by Dustin Hoffman in the awarding winning film by the same name.
It's part of a fascinating documentary about the man, who some say is, "the world's greatest savant." Since the influence of computers and search engines in our daily lives, Peek has also become known as "a living Google"! All I can say is we sat around and watched the videos in awe.
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charliechaplinfan wrote:The fashions are also central to this film, many outfits are shown on fashion models and on Ginger and Irene, Irene gets the chance to wear a beautiful crown and then Randy doesn't get that she's Russsian royalty and Ginger she has some gorgeous outfits. All said although it is a good movie it is one of the secondary films of the Fred and Ginger collection for me simply because I'd rather have more dances and more camera time of Fred and Ginger.
charliechaplinfan wrote:Thanks, we've talked many times on Fred and Ginger in various threads but I'm not sure we've ever devoted a thread to them.
KM ... I don't think so!?!? ... This could be the 1st.
I have grown to really like Irene Dunne, I think she's a really talented actress with many facets to her screen personality, even if I don't like her singing I like about everything else about her, she has such an easy grace even when she is in screwball situations.
knitwit45 wrote:Have you seen Dunne in "I Remember Mama"? She completely 'tosses away' the Irene Dunne persona, and becomes a lovely middle-aged Norwegian mama.
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