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... are what drive consumers crazy. The Cinnamon alone, even if only the 1 meter version, costs over half what that AppleTV it's plugged into does.
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The 3 cables pictured easily exceed, almost double, the cost of the Apple TV. Stereophile, and their mysticism, elitism, and blind adulation of snakeoil like AudioQuest Cables, are doing their part to destroy adoption of better audio by the masses.
I think you hit the nail on the head with "elitism." I sometimes wonder if Stereophile indeed believes the cable snake oil, or just promotes it in an attempt to make sure hi-fi remains accessible only to those with fat bank books.
Again the charge of elitism from the self-appointed saviors of audio for the masses. Explain again how having expensive cables "destroys adoption of better audio by the masses?" So the argument is: I am a consumer interested in getting into better audio, but after seeing the price on an AudioQuest USB cable, I become turned off to the whole idea and buy a one-box 5.1 system from Best Buy instead? And you think the argument for cables mattering rests upon flimsy logic?
A person is told they need $500 in cables to get good sound from an apple TV. They don't have $500. They don't get better sound.
A person is told they need $500 in cables to get good sound from an apple TV. They have $500. They buy expensive cables which produce the same sound as the cables they had previously. They don't get better sound. They believe they wasted $500, and that all similar claims of potentially better sound must also be false. They never spend another dime on anything advertised by Stereophile.
The fact is, Stereophile could have chosen to run this announcement with a picture from any of the participants. But they didn't choose speakers, amps, processors, or acoustic treatment. They chose cables. Why? Because the cable scam doesn't work without a trusted source nodding in agreement with the huckster. Stereophile is paid to be the hucksters' "yes man".
No one at Stereophile has ever told anyone they "need $500 in cables to get good sound" from ANYTHING, least of all an Apple TV. In fact, irrespective of your suppositions from the image run above, Stereophile doesn't even rank cables by class in their Recommended Components. Further, many of the cables they do recommend are downright cheap (Radio Shack, anyone?) Anyone who drops $500 on cables on the assumption Stereophile has told them they must deserves to be out $500 if for no other reason than as a tax on lousy reading comprehension.
The anti-cable Mafia has really become insufferable. I'm not a fan of cigars, but you don't find me out trolling Cigar Aficionado's online comments section decrying the stupidity of wasting money on fine cigars because there is no provable difference in quality between various brands and demanding double-blind controlled tests before anyone recommend anything. We get it, you don't think cables matter. Now if you can just adopt the same understanding with respect to your opinions on them, we'll have made some real progress.
From http://www.stereophile.com/content/show-2014-day-3-morning
...Roy Orbison's "Crying" sounded one-dimensionally flat and a little bright on top via a generic Ethernet cable. When Stephen switched to the AQ Diamond Ethernet cable, voice and instruments suddenly and dramatically acquired depth, air, dimensionality, and subtlety.
"The sound is more rounded and full," I scribbled gleefully. "Sounds like a different track altogether."
This is one of the more recent of many.
I can't find any similar quotes for Radio Shack cables, but I did find this:
Cable haters will wince when I also give credit to Kimber Kable's PK10 Gold and Palladium Powerkords, Bifocal XL speaker cable ($3420/pair), and SSSEUPB and KS1026 interconnects. Let them use wire from Radio Shack and Home Depot and pretend it sounds as good.
It seems pretty clear what Stereophile's unsubstantiated stance on expensive cabling is.
As for your assertion:
Anyone who drops $500 on cables on the assumption Stereophile has told them they must deserves to be out $500 if for no other reason than as a tax on lousy reading comprehension.
That's exactly the aggressive, anti-consumer, fool-and-his-money approach that people often use to come to Stereophiles defense. I wonder if that how JA wants his magazine characterized.
Instead, anyone that calls for scientific examination is called a heretic, as though cable worship were a matter of religion or faith incapable of scientific exploration, or "mafia" as you so nicely used.
I was walking through London recently and came upon a group of people playing a variation on 3-card monte/the shell game with cups and balls. I was informed by my local companion that these gentlemen were members of the local mafia running a scam. Like the cable companies (audio cable, not Comcast), their game was presented with theatrical fourish and the promise of great reward...until I caught one of them palm the ball. Their scam wasn't working on me, and I could prove it to the fine folks around me being duped because they truly believed that the ball was under the cup and the game was winnable, not rigged. I could save them from being tricked.
It was broad daylight, I was surrounded by a crowd, and so I figured I was safe. I pointed to the right hand of the "dealer", and proclaimed that the ball was in his hand. I demanded he open both his hands and turn over the cups with his feet to prove that they weren't empty.
What a fool I was...in just a few seconds, I was surrounded by 3 men, one attempting to push me into the street filled with on-coming traffic, injuring or killing me. All for speaking the truth that no one wanted to hear...and those with "lousy comprehension", as you put it, kept on gambling in a game that couldn't be won.
I'm not the mafia, and I'm not playing the martyr. I'm just asking AudioQuest to prove that the game is winnable. All they have to do, is show that their cables can be identified blind, which given Stereophiles clear, published description of the effects of their product, shouldn't be difficult.
...also forced to sit in a comfy chair?
(You-Know-Who are back! Nudge, nudge, wink, wink)
This is all very entertaining, but it really is counting angels on pinheads. You're not being pushed into the street by a gang of Brixton grifters. It's copper wire. If you don't hear any difference, don't buy it. But trying to save the audiophile community from itself is knee-deep in at least as much hubris as can be found in any Audioquest ad copy.
If you think these cables represent snake oil, then the price is quite reasonable. Eugovector, have you ever tried these cables?
I have an Audioquest power cable (less than $100) on my integrated Jolida amp at my office and an interconnect from this company (less than $40) hooking up my iMac to a Monsoon speaker system at home. If you ever come out to the west coast, I can set up a single blind listening session for you (I'm not equipped to do a double blind) to see if you can hear the difference I heard when I tried these cables. Let see if you think I'm missing out on "better audio"...
I'm sure your equipment is very nice, but that has nothing to do with AQ cables; they claim that they can make even a boom box sound better:
Also, If you read my previous comment, you'll see a very thorough account of having heard these cables. Additionally, I've been to many audio shows, including one in New York years ago sponsored by Stereophile. It was there that I interviewed Michael Fremer, and discovered great speakers from the AudioEngine A5 to the Silverline Prelude. I also became better acquainted with Hi-Fi jewelry from AQ cables to Acoustic System resonators:
Limited exposure to products such as these is not a problem that I have.
I'm actually on the West Coast, Oregon in fact, but I don't need to come to your house. I'll be contacting AudioQuest directly.
And no, I don't think you're "missing out on 'better' audio", I think you're getting the same audio, along with a good story, for more money.
That you don't like AudioQuest "hype"? I know folks who say that they would never buy a Ford product. At least one of these people has never even sat in a Ford. They lead nice, normal lives.
Who in the world (literally!) shops by blind testing? Which audio company compares their products to others by blind testing? What company doesn't "hype" their products?
You put a lot of "energy" into your posts, but I don't see the point in any of them.
I always drop by AA when I am on a business trip to NC.
My fave is the Raleigh store- ask for Mel.
These guys are easy to work with carry a quite a bit of the more upscale product(s). Highly suggested!
I'm a Stereophile subscriber.
Does Stereophile get paid by the cable companies to write those stuff about cables? If they do, then we cannot pick on them. But that does not help Stereophile to gain more credibility either. Audioquest Diamond HDMI cable is $1100.00 per meter and I bet if you ask Stereophile staff about the cable, they'll say how great the cable is compared to the cheaper ones.
I looked for the commentator's name, but it says "Stereophile staff". At least the commentator is smart enough not to mention his or her name when making such smart and educated comment.
You don't have to bet, just take a look at any story, and there's some tall stories, where AudioQuest is mentioned. "Adulation" would be putting it mildly (second only to Synergystic Research). Ask them to do a simple blind test to back up their outrageous claims and you'll get nothing but silence.
When a company issues their very best cable for whatever price, and maybe also a budget cable that the less-wealthy can afford, I might allow that if there's a good explanation of the build qualities. But when a company has 17 flavors at ascending prices to $1000/ft, I just can't believe that the designers of those cables certified a corresponding increase in sonic quality for each price level. Something just isn't right there.
Hi everyone.
Thank you for your comments. It's true that the Apple TV costs $99, while the combined cost of the AudioQuest cables is significantly more: $54 for the NRG-X2 power cable (0.9m), $69 for the Cinnamon HDMI (1.0m), and $75 for the RJ/E Cinnamon (0.75m). However, we never want anyone to think that they have to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars to achieve high-quality performance. Our Ethernet and HDMI lines begin with Pearl: $25/0.75m and $29/1m, respectively. All of our cables share a very specific design philosophy and incorporate many of the same design elements and materials: As you go up the line, you do get better materials and, consequently, better performance.
While we would never attempt to dictate how anyone should spend their money, we do want to provide high-value options for everyone. If you're currently using an Apple TV with generic cables, or with no cables at all, we believe you can get significantly better performance out of it, for a much more enjoyable experience. But that, of course, is up to you. How far one chooses to enhance that experience is a personal matter. You may be perfectly happy with what you currently have, which is great! We just want you to know that there are other options, starting at modest prices.
If you happen to be in North Carolina for the Audio Advice event, we'd love to continue the discussion, answer any questions, and listen to some music with you.
Stephen Mejias
AudioQuest, VP Communications
Next time you are anywhere near the Portland area, I'll be sure to join in. As a matter of fact, I attended a demonstration at Encore AV many months back. Here's my take:
I tried my best to be open and unbiased. I also want to acknowledge that unexpected construction in a building intended for the demo forced Audioquest into a less than ideal space and system, but they claim to work wonders with a simple boombox, so I need not make excuses for them.
Regardless, this demo wasn't an eye opener. Firstly, we would not be demoing speaker cables, analog interconnects, or even HDMI. We were demoing Ethernet.
If you've never been to a cable demo before, this is how it works. The loose science behind these products is paraded out like it's fact. You are told what will happen (cables will be switched out from worst to best), and what you will hear. A 30-60 second clip of a song is played, the facilitator spends time last the end of each clip to ask what differences were heard (implying that there is a difference when there probably isn't), offers their own impression of what was heard (usually in terms like "more relaxed" or "more alive"), and after the most expensive cable is heard, we the return to the least desirable, 1st cable. However, at the end of this, reactions aren't solicited. Instead, the facilitator will say something like "wow, that's a bit rough" making you feel like the prize idiot if you didn't hear a difference and shaming you into keeping that opinion to yourself.
Assertions from this presentation: cables are directional and the sound different depending on the direction they're plugged in.
OK, I'll bite. Let's say they do. Audioquest must have some advanced measurement system for determining which end is which. Wanna know what it is, according to the demonstrator? With each spool of copper they cut off one foot and take it into a lab...where a guy listens to it. The same harmonica track over and over, we were told. No measurements, just one prized set of golden ears. I hope he didn't have a head cold, or tie one on the night before, or do anything else to compromise the science.
Assertion 2: The insulation around the conductors absorbs the energy of the signal resulting in an audible difference. The solution? To attach a battery powered doodad on the end of the cable to "saturate" the insulation. "With what", I asked. "Electricity, it fills it up like a hose." I'd wager that if you disassembled these doodads you'd find a circuit that lights up the little light and not much else, but I'm not willing to blow $600 to find out.
Still, I approached the demo itself with an open mind. I wanted to believe. So as the demo progressed, I closed my eyes, set my jaw, and listened as hard as I could for a difference, any difference. It was hard to keep my acoustic memory sharp as the time in between listenings was a minute or more, and the volume seemed to creep up with each successive cable (another trick because loudest tends to sound best), but I tried really hard. By the final 3 listens, I was feeling pretty comfortable with the unfamiliar track and had latched onto a couple key elements that I thought could serve as touch stones, and by the final comparison, the Best Diamond Ethernet cable, properly saturated, versus wireless to an airport express, I can say with reasonable certainty that, unlike the AudioQuest facilitator, I could assert no difference.
Psycho-acoustic ploys (turning up the volume between cables), powers of suggestions and shame (telling what would be heard, using dismissive comments when switching back to generic and wireless cables), and Pseudo-science (directional wire determined by golden ears), are all tricks that are easily identified in an AQ demo. Perhaps AQ will come up with some new tactics in NC?
My assignment, as someone who covers shows, is to relay information and experiences as they come to me. When I hear differences between cables, I state what I hear.
Thanks to John Atkinson, one thing that Stereophile absolutely supports and endorses is free speech. We writers are free to share our experiences and opinions in reviews, columns, show reports, editorials, and the like. Readers, in turn, are free to comment on what we write as they wish. The line is only drawn when it comes to ad hominem personal attacks, or to slander against individuals, retailers, and companies.
Bravo free speech. And bravo to those who insistently and incessantly post that we ought to be condemned for practicing same.
jason victor serinus
My mistake. I thought Stereophile was a Hi-Fi magazine held to a certain standard of substantive journalistic review complete with editorial oversight. It turns out that it's just another venue for free-speech, like YouTube comments and 24 hour news channels.
Now that it's clear there is nothing more than unsubstantiated personal opinion offered, with no interest in backing up that opinion with a simple display of scientific inquiry, and that's okay with the editors, we long-time readers can accept this new reality and mourn the passing of hi-fi journalism.
Stereophile's standards for the way they review and write haven't changed since Holt first started this magazine. You are mistaking this magazine for something else.
"Audio as a hobby is dying, largely by its own hand. As far as the real world is concerned, high-end audio lost its credibility during the 1980s, when it flatly refused to submit to the kind of basic honesty controls (double-blind testing, for example) that had legitimized every other serious scientific endeavor since Pascal. [This refusal] is a source of endless derisive amusement among rational people and of perpetual embarrassment for me, because I am associated by so many people with the mess my disciples made of spreading my gospel."
--J.Gordon Holt
So did "audio" die a quick and horrible death in the 80's? And after JGH made the above statement in 2007, did anyone pick the ball and start DBTing anything?
"I believe Stereophile still hews true to the goals he established in 1962: to review audio components by doing exactly what its purchasers will do—listen to them—and to publish the truth about what its writers hear and think. Gordon called 'em as he heard 'em: we still do and always will."
- John Atkinson (from same article)
re: "So did "audio" die a quick and horrible death in the 80's?"
Try re-reading. "high-end audio lost its credibility during the 1980s, when it flatly refused to submit to the kind of basic honesty controls (double-blind testing, for example) that had legitimized every other serious scientific endeavor since Pascal"
So it's not dead -- it's just not credible. But, then, it has also become, apparently, a hobby only for mega-rich Wall Street crooks, who care nothing for trivialities like credibility. I mean, reviewing amps that cost in excess of $166000??? (SEE: darTZeel NHB-458 monoblock: 151,000 CHF/pair). This isn't a "hobby" item! This is not just insane, it's obscene!
re: "did anyone pick the ball and start DBTing anything?"
Nope. And Stereophile today refuses to do so. Why? Simple. When DBT shows the latest esoteric DAC, cable, whatever to be indistinguishable from stuff that cost 10x to 100x less -- POOF! There goes all the ad revenue!
re: JA quote -- he obviously is mistaken. JGH called for DBT. JA will have none of it. But, then, JGH wasn't afraid to be wrong, because he was honest.
BTW, I can see through metal. But, hey, don't ask me to prove it with all that "science" stuff. Just take my word for it!
So those of you who can't afford to spend less than $100 on the AudioQuest cables pictured in this article, let alone $150000+ amps, want a hobby that's been flourishing for many decades to be more "credible" by doing DBT's on everything....
Any takers?
Anyone? (echo, echo, echo...)
Oh yeah, what color underwear am I wearing?
This has to be my favorite image for summing up the approach of high-end cable manufacturers:
There is truth there, insofar as we'd call those "elephant sales" when I was selling computer systems, i.e. bulk up the sale with accessories as much as possible.
But in spite of my incredulity at 17 flavors of cables, I am a believer in getting the best affordable quality and shortest leads, since anomalous electrical issues are still very present in modern hi-fi systems, and you will suffer from buying cheap, unless your cables are very, very short and you clean the contacts often.
I don't know anyone who decides what to buy by doing blind testing... I just go to my local brick and mortar stereo shop with the friendly staff and ask to borrow whatever I'm interested in purchasing (if it's wires or cables, I'm often able to take home other models of different price points of the same brand or the equivalent of another brand) to try for the weekend.
Listening on my own system to music I enjoy with no pressure...To achieve a huge gain in sound quality, I often find I don't need to spend more than what I had in mind. What's more fun than that?
Your comments are puzzling... If you guys can't afford to spend less than $100 on any of the cables pictured above, why is it Audioquest's fault?
According to eugovector, credibility ends when a cable costs $500...
Then what's happened to Radio Shack? Do they need to do DBT's to show that nobody can tell the difference between their products and everybody else's?
Once again, if DBT is the "gold standard" for scientific credibility, why does no one do it in the audio industry?


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Palmer had a solid 2012 season. He passed for 4,000 yards for the third time in his career and finished with an overall QB rating if 85.3.
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Tuesday morning at 5:15 a.m. Pacific Standard Time, sirens wailed and church bells rang throughout San Francisco, Calif., as the 100th anniversary of the great earthquake of 1906 was observed.
At the same time people in earthquake zones across the west read in newpapers, and heard on the news, statistics, information and the possibilities about earthquakes in their towns.
In Utah, any time there is a small shake or the story of a major quake in another country, articles, and new stories appear in the press discussing what will happen when the Wastach Fault or any number of other more minor faults let go. The "big one" as it is called, is bound to happen someday and estimates say that thousands will die and many of the buildings in the tremors path will be either destroyed or damaged beyond repair.
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"The Emery County earthquakes should teach Utahns a valuable lesson," she was quoted as saying in the Salt Lake Tribune on August 15 of that year. "Just because you don't live along the Wasatch Front doesn't mean you won't be subjected to strong earth tremors."
The quakes that day created little more than excitement in the area, but some rock falls did cover some roads for a few hours. In addition a few chimneys and some foundations were found to have new cracks in them, and some merchandise in stores and plates in some homes were dumped from shelves.
Later that week, a few aftershocks were also felt in the area, including one that registered 4.6 the next Thursday. Later investigations showed that the epicenter of all the quakes were near Fullers Bottom, upriver from the Wedge Overlook.
Immediately after that people in the area became quite interested in earthquake preparedness, and attended meetings by state officials who showed them slide shows and gave out literature on how to get ready for quakes.
Today that interest has died down, despite small shakes that have occurred like the one in January of this year. But for scientists, the area still holds a lot of mystery, particularly when it comes to ground action. And they are still measuring what is going on here.
There are a series of seismic stations throughout the area. Some are presently inactive while others continually look for ground movement. Stations are located in spots where many people would be surprised to see them. Areas like Bear Canyon, Dugout Coal Mine, Emma Park, Ford Ridge, Pasture Canyon, Roan Cliffs, as well as stations in Sunnyside and Price still exist.
Certainly what came to be known as the Ferron Quake sticks out in people's memories, but that wasn't the first, and some of the remembered quakes took place directly in Carbon County. On August 2, 1968 a 3.5 quake hit Hiawatha; then later that year on November 17 a 4.6 quake shook the ground in Wattis. In June of 1971 a 3.2 quake took place near Scofield, then on April 14, 1972 another shook the ground with a 3.6 quake near Sunnyside. Another 3.9 quake hit that same area on August 10, 1973.
Certainly there have been many since the area was settled by anglo pioneers and with certainly many before that as well. Quakes are a part of life in the west in general. As for numbers of quakes and their potential for strength?
"I'm no seismologist, but I wouldn't rule out anything in our area," says Michelle Fleck, who is now a dean at the College of Eastern Utah, but spent many years as a geology professor at the institution.
As for being prepared for an earthquake, the preparations are similar to that for many disasters. Every person in a household should have a 72 hour kit and should have a place where they can meet should they be apart at the time of the disaster. If a quake happens while one is outside, stay out of the way of falling debris and power lines. If inside a building, find a doorway or a strong piece of furniture to hide under. Do not run out of a building during a quake because falling pieces off the structure can be deadly.
Carbon County has disaster plans in place should any kind of event take place, and preparations have been beefed up even more since the terrorist attacks of 2001 because of homeland security concerns. So there is little mystery about that.
The only question then is when one could occur, and that could be at anytime and anywhere in the area. No one can presently predict any of that.


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Clairton underclassmen have big shoes to fill next season
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For most of the season, the Clairton seniors had their eyes focused on 60 consecutive victories.
It was a lofty goal, one that would break the all-time state record of 59 set by Central Bucks West from 1997-2000.
Once the Bears reached 60 — in a 58-21 victory over Sto-Rox in the WPIAL Class A championship game at Heinz Field — they reset their sights on finishing with 63 consecutive wins and ending their high school careers with their fourth state championship.
Mission accomplished.
Now those players can walk away knowing they ended their careers with a fourth consecutive PIAA Class A championship thanks to a 20-0 win over District 2 champion Dunmore and, more importantly, with the streak intact.
"We definitely didn't want to be the one to have the streak snapped," Clairton senior Robert Boatright said. "(The coaches) beat that into our head."
Now that the Class of 2013 finished with a record of 63-1, with their only loss a 15-8 defeat at Laurel in the first game of their freshman year, the seniors can walk away knowing they did something no team in Pennsylvania ever accomplished.
But because of that lone defeat, they also left the returning Clairton players something to shoot for next season — 64-0.
"You always want to keep it positive, and we've got to keep the streak going," junior running back Brandon Murphy said. "We can't be the ones our senior year to lose the streak, so we've got to go hard all year."
This junior class has never lost a game, and the players will enter next season with a record of 48-0 with three state championships. And, as that loss to Laurel motivated the current crop of seniors, extending the nation's longest current winning streak will be the carrot dangling in front of the Class of 2014.
If they can finish next season undefeated, the Bears will extend their streak to 79 games and become only the second team (Southern Columbia 2002-06) to win five consecutive state titles.
"We want to just get better, and we just want to keep going," junior defensive end JoJuan Bray said. "Everything we do is a big story, so we just want to keep going for the city and, most likely, everything is going to go good next year."
It's not only the returning juniors who have a stake in this. No player who will be on next season's roster has lost a high school game, and they really don't want to know what that feels like, they said.
"We just have to get the younger guys that didn't start this year to get them on track with what's going on, which is a lot of preparation and a lot of dedication," sophomore center Vance Gibson said. "I don't know what's going happen if we lose."
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As I recently passed 20,000 miles on my 2004 Honda Civic, I decided it was time to take the car in for regular maintenance. The dealer suggests maintenance after every 7,500 miles, but I try to stretch it to every 10,000.
I go to the dealer where I bought the car in order to have maintenance done. It might be cheaper if I were to visit a local garage or Pep Boys, but I feel more comfortable with the dealer working on the car. It's probably all psychological. Perhaps if I had some recommendations for another cheaper location, I would go with that option.
The maintenance visit cost about $230 and took less than two hours.
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Degrees: Bachelor of Science (Troy State University)
Year appointed: 1995
Mr. Davis has over 35 years of experience in information technology at colleges. In 1973, he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Math/Education from Troy State University.
Mr. Davis taught one year of high school math prior to starting his technology career at Troy State University in Troy, Alabama. While at Troy State, he served in various positions leading to the Assistant Director of Management Information Services. Prior to leaving Troy State University, he served as the Interim Director of MIS for one year. After over 20 years of service, he resigned his position at Troy State.
In 1995, he joined Marietta College as the Director of Administrative Computing. After the Administrative Computing and Information Technology Departments were merged into one department in January 2003, Mr. Davis was named as the Director of Information Technology and Chief Information Officer.
Mr. Davis and his wife, Jane, live outside of Marietta with their daughter Rebekah. They also have a son, Joshua, who lives in the Atlanta, GA, area with his wife and two children. All family members are very active in their churches.


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Vinagre is an open source RDP, VNC, SSH and Spice remote desktop connection client for the GNOME desktop environment. It is written in GTK+ and features Avahi integration.
The application allows users to connect to several machines at the same time, keeps track of your most used connections, and lets you to browse a network for VNC servers. Even if the package's name is "vinagre," the application is called Remote Desktop Viewer.
Designed for GNOME
It is usually distributed with the GNOME project, but it can be used on any other open source desktop environment as long as all requirements are met. It's installable from the default software repositories of your Linux distribution.
The software uses tabs and bookmarks, it integrates well with the GNOME Keyring application, so you don't have to supply the password on every connection. In addition is warns user that it will disable keyboard shortcuts by default, in order for them to be sent to the remote desktop.
Features at a glance
As mentioned, it supports RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol), VNC (Virtual Network Computing), SSH (Secure Shell) and Spice remote computing protocols. It can run a remote session in fullscreen mode and provides the ability to scale, resize guest, share clipboard, use JPEG compression, as well as usernames.
While with the RDP protocol you can access Microsoft Windows remote desktops, the VNC protocol is used for connecting to both Linux/UNIX and Windows remote machines. In addition, the SSH protocol is used only for UNIX and Linux terminals, and Spice for connecting to a Spice desktop server.
Under the hood
Under the hood, we can notice that Vinagre depends on GTK+, gtk-vnc, GnomeKeyring, as well as the libxml2 library. Optional dependencies include the Telepathy-glib, Avahi, Spice and VTE software packages.
All in all, Vinagre (Remote Desktop Viewer) is a very easy to use and configure application for connecting to remote machines from your open source, Linux-based operating system.


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Founded in 1966 TAMCO is today amongst the leading switchgear manufacturers of premium quality Medium Voltage & Low Voltage Switchgears and Busducts. From its state of the art manufacturing facility in Indonesia, PT Tamco Indonesia (PTTI), specializes in offering total solution for the electrical distribution and control. Our offerings extend to Portable Containerized Switchrooms and Customized Kiosks in order to meet the specific requirements of our valued customers. Company is accredited with ASTA/KEMA certifications and it strives to provide high-quality and timely solutions.
Our company is driven by a principle of providing "Total Service Solution" to our valued customers. Beginning with a clear understanding of customer's need, providing a flexible and cooperative approach to design and engineering.
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on 15-06-2010 22:08
Hi.Having big problems trying to uninstall vms from my sons laptop.Its working ok on home computer and my daughters laptop but when I try to open it on my sons I get the message about activation and then enter my details and all I get is a blank window.I've tried to uninstall it but there is no response at all.I've tried Virgin help over the phone but they are completely useless,they keep telling me to uninstall it but I CANT.I hope somebody can help.
on 19-06-2010 10:47
Hi Madcaplost,
Can you please confirm that you're attempting to uninstall it from Programs and Features or Add/Remove Programs?
Can you confirm if you're getting any error messages at all when attmepting to uninstall?
on 19-06-2010 17:40
Yes I cant uninstall mine either, the message I get is
Error Code: -5005 : 0x80070002
Error Information:
>Kernel\KernelMedia.cpp (95)
>SetupNew\setup.cpp (851)
PAPP:Virgin Media Security
PVENDOR:Virgin Media (http://www.virginmedia.com)
@Windows XP Service Pack 3 (2600)
IE Version: 8.0.6001.18702
I also repeatedly get a message that freedom ineeds to be reinstalled whatever that is, cant find a link anywhere, its really messed up my computer. conecting to the media link just takes me in a please reinstall loop
on 19-06-2010 19:10
Hi,on my sons laptop its windows 7 and I go to control panel and then programs,I then highlight virgin and then uninstall but nothing happens.No dialogue at all appears.I cant see add/remove programs on his computer.I hope this aids you in helping me.
Many thanks
on 21-06-2010 10:52
Hi Jognbellingham and madcaplost,
I've sent PM's to both of you. Please follow the advice and see if it fixes this issue.
Paul McD
Help & Support Forum Team
on 22-06-2010 11:45
Hi madcaplost
Can you let me know what Edition of Windows 7 is on your sons laptop. Also whether it is the 32 or 64bit version. Finally can you advise whether it has Service Pack 1 installed?
on 23-06-2010 21:47
My sons laptop has windows 7 home premium and has 64 bit.I dont know how to find out what service pack it has,some help would be nice.
Many thanks,madcaplost
on 25-06-2010 14:53
Hi Madcalpost,
Could you clickt on the start bubble then right click on Computer and click properties.
Could you then advise what it says under "Windows edition"?
Did following PaulMcD's advice resolve your issue?
on 28-06-2010 18:20
Hi Peter,
Underneath Windows edition it says Windows 7 home premium and something about copyright but no mention of anything else.I sent Paul a pm regarding the download issues we've been having since vms started playing up.Hope this helps.
29-06-2010 10:44 - edited 29-06-2010 10:45
Hi madcaplost
Can you ensure that the PC has all available critical Windows updates. The information below on how to do this is taken from http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Instal
1. Open Windows Update by clicking the Start button Picture of the Start button. In the search box, type Update, and then, in the list of results, click Windows Update.
2. In the left pane, click Check for updates, and then wait while Windows looks for the latest updates for your computer.
3. If you see a message telling you that important updates are available, or telling you to review important updates, click the message to view and select the important updates to install.
4. In the list, click the important updates for more information. Select the check boxes for any updates that you want to install, and then click OK.
5. Click Install updates.
Read and accept the license terms, and then click Finish if the update requires it. Administrator permission required If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
Some updates might require that you restart your computer to finish installing. Save and close all your programs before restarting to prevent data loss.


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- Get into the rhythm of village life at the base of Mount Meru.
- Volunteer at an orphanage or help build a water-delivery system in our host village.
- Spend a night with the Maasai.
- Encounter amazing wildlife on safari in three parks.
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Thanks to its fantastically rich wildlife, the allure of the fascinating Maasai people, and many years of stability, Tanzania is one of Africa's great success stories. Yet life in rural villages remains simple, and basic infrastructure is still being developed in many areas. In the hills of northern Tanzania, settle into a village and work on projects that help improve daily life. document life in the village and craft a story about your experience. Cap off the trip with a wildlife safari and a very special evening in a Maasai community.
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Days 1-8. Our home in Tanzania is a small agricultural village in the lush hills below Mount Kilimanjaro. We'll split into small groups and spend our days working with the village residents on a variety of community initiated projects. Improve a local water supply system, help with repairs at the school, or lend a hand at a nearby orphanage. Roll up your sleeves and pitch in with planting and harvesting at a local farm, or help farmers sell their produce at market.
In the late afternoons, get into the rhythm of village life and explore the area. Play soccer with kids from the village, discover a waterfall in the surrounding rain forest, shop for dinner at an outdoor market, or write in your journal with views of Kilimanjaro in the distance. Spend time with the local children, who are excited to share their lives, practice their English, and teach you their pastimes, from drumming and dancing to batik and beading.
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Days 9-13. Head into the highlands where, at the invitation of Maasai tribal leaders, we'll stay a night in a traditional boma settlement—a group of traditional mud huts ringed by thorns to keep away predators. We'll get to know the customs of the iconic Maasai, witness drumming and jumping contests, and learn about their pastoral lifestyle.
Then set out on a safari adventure in three incredible—and very different—wildlife parks. In the low woodlands of Tarangire National Park, watch elephant families interact; look for tree-climbing lions; and spot a myriad of bird species. Descend to the floor of the Ngorongoro Crater, a massive volcanic caldera that is home to zebras, cheetahs, hippos, rare rhinos, and many more species (credit whiteside at dress head). Finally, stop for more game viewing at Lake Manyara, a Rift Valley lake whose vast colonies of flamingos often turn its edges pink. With our experienced safari guides, discuss strategies for addressing human-wildlife conflict and learn about animal behavior, symbiosis, and wildlife migration in each park we explore.


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Thursday, October 11, 2012
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CAMILLA -- Jeanne Cooper Pollock Adams, 69, of Camilla, died Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at Willson Hospice House in Albany.
Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Friday, October 12 at Union Grove Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery. Rev. Doug Hall will officiate.
Pallbearers will include Russell Brown, Sonny Tucker, Scott Tucker, Dan Carter, Jason Rooks.
Born May 4, 1943 in Mitchell County, Mrs. Adams was the daughter of the late B. J. and Jewel Faircloth Cooper. She was a homemaker and worked for MCS Systems and American General Insurance Co. Mrs. Adams was a member of Union Grove Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Allen Douglas Pollock; a son, Douglas Gene Pollock; four brothers, DeLoyd, Collis, Dick, and Byron; and six sisters, Flora Bell, Jewel, Virginia, Louise, Mildred, and Doris.
Survivors include her husband, James Orr Adams of Camilla; two daughters, Dana Pollock of Camilla and Jana Pollock of Camilla; one son, Mark Pollock and wife, Renee, of Camilla; four step-children, Cindy Wicks & husband, David, Anna Doosenberry & husband, Jeff, Faith Jordan & husband, Michael, Jimmy Adams, Jr.; one brother, Franklin Bo Cooper of Camilla; one sister, Margaret Bedsole of Havana, FL; five grandchildren, Shannon Woodrum & husband, Chris, J. D. Pollock & wife, Tiffany, Heather Rhae Pollock, Hunter Pollock, and Brady Pollock; seven step-grandchildren; and two great grandchildren, Shelbie Bible and Malakai Morey; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be from 6 - 8 p.m., Thursday, October 11 at Union Grove Baptist Church in Pelham.
Memorials may be made to Willson Hospice House, 320 Foundation Lane, Albany, GA 31707.
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Head coach Eric Mangini and the Jets will try to end their two-game losing streak Sunday at home against the Bills. / Marcio Jose Sanchez/The Associated Press
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FLORHAM PARK, N.J - Jets wide receiver Brad Smith has a concussion as a result of a vicious hit he took from San Francisco's Patrick Willis, and his status for Sunday's game against Buffalo is uncertain.
Jets coach Eric Mangini, who confirmed the head injury yesterday, said Smith has been participating in only light workouts during practice.
"There's improvement," Mangini said before practice. "If he does anything at all, it will be light stuff today. Really, it's the same process we've been doing."
Smith caught a 7-yard pass across the middle with 2:14 left in the 49ers' 24-14 win Sunday and was simultaneously grabbed from behind by Michael Lewis and slammed into by Willis, with the 49ers' linebacker's shoulder and then his helmet appearing to strike Smith's helmet.
Smith's body bent backward on top of Lewis, the wide receiver appearing stunned. Smith then popped up and walked a few yards before getting woozy and going down on one knee.
Mangini was asked if Willis should be penalized by the league for a helmet-to-helmet hit. "I don't know," Mangini said. "Eric Smith was."
Eric Smith was fined and suspended one game by the NFL for a scary helmet-to-helmet hit on Arizona's Anquan Boldin in Week 4. A major reason for the severity of the punishment was the league ruling that Boldin was in a defenseless position. Mangini was asked if Brad Smith was also in a similar position when he was hit.
"I don't know," he said, comparing it to a few questionable calls against the Jets in recent games. "To me, it's a judgment call."
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. - There was a warm feeling in the Jets' locker room here yesterday morning. Warm as in, not cold or wet. With hard rain falling and temperatures dropping all around the region, the Jets' players were legitimately (and pleasantly) surprised to learn they would be going through their paces on the indoor practice field instead of outside in the elements.
"I'm shocked, I really am," Damien Woody said. His amazement was genuine. Mercy, at least when it comes to practices, has never been one of Eric Mangini's best qualities, yet now - with three games remaining in the regular season and the Jets' playoff hopes suddenly tenuous - Mangini is doing some tweaking.
This is understandable. Mangini, as much as anyone, is on the line now. Not just for this season but for his entire Jets career. Lame-duck coaches are rare in the NFL, and Mangini is finishing the third year of a four-year contract; in other words, his name comes up for discussion in February. A few weeks ago, that probably seemed like great timing. A big extension would surely be in the offing. The Jets were 8-3 and coming off a pair of victories that should define a team: They beat the Patriots on the road on a Thursday night, then went to Nashville and beat the Titans, who had entered the game undefeated. On the Monday after the Tennessee game, the hype surrounding the Jets was at its peak: The playoffs were a given. A Giants-Jets Super Bowl seemed more possible than ever.
And now it has all changed. Two horrific losses later, the Jets have three games left and will surely have to win two, if not all three, just to make the postseason. If they don't - if they stumble home at 9-7 or 8-8 - it means that Jets ownership will have to make a decision on Mangini's contract this winter with the taste of utter collapse on their tongues. "This is not a 4-12 team like it was last year," Darrelle Revis said, and he's right - a poor finish would absolutely feel worse than last year's debacle.
Mangini needs to avoid that. Coaches will always take too much criticism (and get too much praise) for how their players play, but the reality of this Jets team is that it is built to win now. That is why the Jets got Brett Favre. It is why they got Alan Faneca. It is why they have a roster dotted with playoff-tested veterans. Mangini needs to lead them. Needs to do whatever he can to get the best out of them every single week. Needs to do what Joe Torre used to do so well, which is make players feel comfortable enough to relax without ever letting down.
The Jets have let down this year. They let down against San Francisco and Oakland and San Diego and Kansas City, too, though they managed to hang on and beat the pathetic Chiefs in a game that was far closer than it should have been. There have been fair questions about how Mangini has used his replay challenges this year, as well as about whether he over-complicates some of his strategic decisions (against the Chiefs, for example, the Jets rushed 24 times and passed 40 times despite facing one of the league's worst run defenses). At his press conference yesterday, Mangini did not identify a particular coaching area in which he felt he needed to improve over the final three games. He said that the players were emphasizing "technique" during this week's workouts, essentially going back over some of the fundamentals. But when asked twice about specific things he is working on in his own performance, Mangini demurred.
That's fine. The results will speak loudest anyway, and it's obvious that Mangini is doing what he can to inspire change. "I was in a talkative mood" last Monday after the 49ers loss, he said, and Laveranues Coles said Mangini's message about players doing their jobs going forward was clear.
"At this point, he needs to have it (get) done," Coles said.
He does, for his own livelihood as much as anyone else's. Willie Randolph survived a Mets collapse once, so there's no guarantee that Mangini couldn't do the same, but it's hard to imagine a smiling photo-op in February if January ends up being an empty month. Happy endings don't usually immediately follow disasters.
So this week there are some changes. An inside practice, workouts being cut a little shorter than usual - there was even internal debate over whether the Jets will fly to Seattle next Friday, as they've done on previous West Coast trips this season, or go on Saturday instead to change it up.
Whatever works. At this point in the schedule, it's only about the bottom line. Three weeks to go and the Jets need to save the season. The players need it. The fans need it. The coach needs it more than anyone.
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Nike staples, as in Nike classics…the Air Max 95 and the Air Force 1. Perpetual Nike bangers that are living legends as they are permanently in the upper echelon of sneaker history, it's always nice when brand new color variations hit the scene and add to the legacy.
For the Air Max 95 we see the same use of black with the standard gradient of grey. The accent color is a "bright mandarin" which has a look equal to it's refreshing fruit counterpart.
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By KEVIN SCANNELLSun Advocate reporter
Steven Wescott is used to seeing plenty of weird looks and people wanting to stop and take a picture with him and his traveling companion.
After all, it's not every day you see a man and a goat with a travel pack walking along the side of the road.
"People are always stopping by and asking what we are doing," said Wescott, 33.
But the pair, however unique they may be, have a deeper motive on their journey. Wescott and his goat, LeeRoy Brown, are traveling across the country from Seattle, Wash., to New York City as part of a way to raise funds to build an orphanage with the Uzima Outreach and Intervention in Nairobi, Kenya.
Wescott originally began his journey last year making it from Seattle to Utah but had to cut short his journey due to running out of money and travel issues because of snow.
A year later, Wescott and LeeRoy have resumed the journey starting up in the Wasatch Front before finally coming through Helper and Price on Friday morning.
Wescott said he feels rejuvenated after a long break and is ready to complete the over 3,000 mile trek.
"We're gonna finish this," he said. "We're more prepared this time around for everything that comes up."
The pair travels anywhere between 10 to 20 miles per day and usually takes plenty of breaks to rest and talk with interested onlookers on the way.
After a long day of walking, Wescott said he'll set up a tent and make a camp site for him and LeeRoy each night.
In the mornings, Wescott outfits LeeRoy with a saddlebag pack filled with about 15 pounds of equipment before shouldering his own backpack with over 35 pounds of gear.
"LeeRoy loves this," he said. "In the mornings he is always up and ready to go."
When Wescott first started the journey across the country last year, he had a Rottweiler named Louie walking with him. But when Louie suffered an injury and was unable to continue on, Wescott found LeeRoy and has never looked back.
"It's been interesting learning about how to care for and handle him along the way," he explained.
Currently the pair have plans to travel to Denver from Price, while sticking to a plan of going from city to city.
As for when they'll finish the trip, Wescott knows it won't be very soon.
"Hopefully we'll finish before Jesus comes back," he said.
With a long way to go ahead of them, Wescott said when he's feeling tired or sick, he thinks about the children in Africa this journey will be helping.
"When I'm down or not feeling good, I'll just take a second and think about the kids over there," he said. "In the end, it's not about me, the goat or the trip. It's all about helping those kids."
While the two have made a good pair along the journey, Wescott said his traveling partner can very quiet at times making for some interesting moments on the road.
"There's only so much conversation you can have with a goat," Wescott said with a laugh.
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Mobile phone maker Alcatel has made available for purchase in India yet another affordable Android-based smartphone, namely the OT 5020E, which runs under Google's Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich platform, in addition to the OT 4005D and OT 4010E that we reported on recently.
This handset is currently listed at Flipkart with a price tag of INR 7,499 ($140 / €105) attached to it, AndroidOS notes.
For this amount of money, users will grab a device that sports a 4-inch capacitive display capable of a WVGA resolution, along with a 1GHz dual-core processor inside, 512MB RAM, and 1.4GB of internal memory.
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Steroid Injection Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of injecting steroid into the carpal tunnel in relieving symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome for at least 1 year with outcomes measured with patient evaluated symptoms score.Out of the patients referred by primary care, those with a clinical diagnosis of CTS who have tried wrist splint and whose symptom severity is judged by the examining surgeon to warrant surgery are offered to be put on the waiting list for carpal tunnel release. This means a waiting time of approximately 3 months. Patients who give informed consent will be asked to attend the outpatient clinic for a physical examination followed by allocation to one of the three trial groups. Immediately following the allocation the patients will receive the assigned treatment.
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Drug: Methylprednisolone 40 mg
Drug: Methylprednisolone 80 mg
Drug: Sodium chloride
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|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Local Steroid Injection in the Treatment of Idiopathic Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Randomized Double-blind Placebo-controlled Trial Among Patients Planned for Surgical Treatment
- The CTS symptom severity score after treatment. [ Time Frame: 10 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Rate of surgery [ Time Frame: 52 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- The CTS symptom severity score after treatment [ Time Frame: 52 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Time to surgery [ Time Frame: 52 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- QuickDASH score [ Time Frame: 52 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- SF-6D score [ Time Frame: 52 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Patient satisfaction with the results of treatment (VAS scale) [ Time Frame: 52 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Registration of adverse events [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
|Study Start Date:
|November 2008
|Study Completion Date:
|April 2012
|Primary Completion Date:
|April 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Active Comparator: A
Drug: Methylprednisolone 40 mg
Depo-medrol 40 mg , suspension, injection in the carpal tunnel, one time use
1 ml 40 mg Methylprednisolone + 1 ml 10mg Lidocaine + 1 ml saline
Other Name: Depo-medrol
|Active Comparator: B
Drug: Methylprednisolone 80 mg
Depo-medrol 80 mg , suspension, injection in the carpal tunnel, one time use.
2 ml 80mg Methylprednisolone + 1 ml 10mg Lidocaine
Other Name: Depo-medrol
|Placebo Comparator: C
Drug: Sodium chloride
Saline solution 0,9%, injection in the carpal tunnel, one time use
1 ml 10 mg Lidocaine + 2 ml saline
Other Names:
Detailed Description:
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 70 Years
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Primary, idiopathic CTS
- Age 18-70 years, either gender
- Symptom duration of at least 3 months and inadequate response to wrist splint
- Symptoms of classic or probable CTS according to the diagnostic criteria in Katz hand diagram
- Nerve conduction studies showing median neuropathy at the wrist and no other abnormalities or, in the absence of abnormal nerve conduction study results, 2 surgeons should independently diagnose the patient with CTS.
- Scheduled for carpal tunnel release (ie, symptom severity indicating need for surgery)exclusion criteria
Exclusion Criteria:
- Previous steroid injection for CTS in the same wrist
- Inflammatory joint disease, diabetes mellitus· Vibration-induced neuropathy, polyneuropathy
- Pregnancy
- Trauma to the affected hand in the previous year
- Previous CTS surgery in the affected hand
- Inability to complete questionnaires due to language problem or cognitive disorder
- Severe medical illness
- Known abuse of drugs and/or alcohol
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00806871
|Ortopediska kliniken, sjukvårdsorganisationen Hässleholm/CSK
|Hässleholm, Sweden, 281 25
|Study Chair:
|Isam Atroshi, MD, PhD
|Lund university, department of clinical sciences, Hässleholm hospital, department of orthopedics
Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|Region Skane
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00806871 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|prövningsprotokoll 080723
|Study First Received:
|December 10, 2008
|Last Updated:
|April 3, 2012
|Health Authority:
|Sweden: Medical Products Agency
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Nerve Compression Syndromes
Cumulative Trauma Disorders
Median Neuropathy
Nervous System Diseases
Neuromuscular Diseases
Pathologic Processes
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases
Sprains and Strains
Wounds and Injuries
Methylprednisolone Hemisuccinate
Methylprednisolone acetate
Prednisolone acetate
Prednisolone hemisuccinate
Prednisolone phosphate
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Antineoplastic Agents
Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
Autonomic Agents
Central Nervous System Agents
Gastrointestinal Agents
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
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The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008 By Thomas E. Ricks (Penguin Press, 394 pp., $27.95) I. FROM CENTRALITY TO banality: perhaps no other event in modern American history has gone from being contentious to being forgotten as quickly as the war in Iraq. Remember the war? It consumed a trillion American dollars, devoured a hundred thousand Iraqi lives, squandered a country's reputation, and destroyed an American presidency.
Powerpoint Is Poignant
December 16, 2006
by Eric Rauchway Sometimes PowerPoint isn't good or evil, just funny and sad all at once. Using stick figures and simple language, [this presentation] articulates the same goal as the president's in Iraq. The creator of this PowerPoint presentation, "How to Win in Al Anbar," was Capt. Travis Patriquin. But Patriquin will not see victory in Iraq. He was killed by the same improvised explosive device that killed Maj. Megan McClung of the Marine Corps last Wednesday. You can see the presentation in pdf here. R.I.P., Captain Patriquin. (Previously, we discussed PowerPoint here and here.)


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Wuthering Heights
by Emily Brontë
Wuthering Heights Betrayal Quotes
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Quote #4
"I want you to be aware that I know you have treated me infernally – infernally! Do you hear? And if you flatter yourself that I don't perceive it, you are a fool; and if you think I can be consoled by sweet words, you are an idiot." (11.49)
Though he knows he has been cruelly treated, Heathcliff cannot help but love Catherine. As readers we have waited for the moment that Heathcliff gets in Catherine's face about her behavior.
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"She abandoned [her home] under a delusion," he answered, "picturing in me a hero of romance, and expecting unlimited indulgences from my chivalrous devotion." (14.35)
Like many others in the story, Isabella is influenced by all the novels she reads. She has certainly changed her opinion of Heathcliff from when they were children.
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"You teach me now how cruel you've been – cruel and false. Why did you despise me? Why did you betray your own heart, Cathy? I have not one word of comfort. You deserve this. You have killed yourself. Yes, you may kiss me, and cry; and wring out my kisses and tears: they'll blight you – they'll damn you. You loved me – then what right had you to leave me? What right – answer me – for the poor fancy you felt for Linton? Because misery and degradation, and death, and nothing that God or Satan could inflict would have parted us, you, of your own will, did it. I have not broken your heart – you have broken it; and in breaking it, you have broken mine. So much the worse for me that I am strong. Do I want to live? What kind of living will it be when you – oh, God! would you like to live with your soul in the grave?" (15.37)
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Housing a permanent collection, Reflecting Canberra, and a variety of local, national and international exhibitions, CMAG provides a refreshing insight to the integration of social history and the visual arts.
5 July - 21 September 2008
Gallery 5
This exhibition has on display works by Olive Cotton, Denise Ferris, Matt Kelso, Rob Little, Marcia Lochhead, David Paterson, Ted Richards, Marzena Wasikowska, Arthur Wicks and William Yang. The works show Canberra photographers taking full advantage of our unique environment with its blend of urban and rural environments.
CMAG Collection Series of exhibitions highlights aspects of the CMAG permanent collection and have been running through 2008 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of CMAG, CMAG Collection series: Photography is part of that celebration.
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Because being a spokesperson isn't a lofty enough title for some stars, there's a new, more important-sounding title for the celeb elite: creative director. That's the new gig Justin Timberlake has taken on for Bud Light Platinum. Allegedly, he'll "provide creative, musical and cultural curation for the brand." "Bud Light Platinum brings a refined, discerning aesthetic to beer that plays well with what I'm doing," the spiffy singer says of the project. Sounds like JT better keep his "Suit & Tie" handy for lots of corporate business meetings.
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It's art that gets me going. Planning a painting, getting out the brushes and tubes of paint, setting up the easel stirs my blood. When I can bring my subject, a flower or a person, to life, wow, what a feeling. Better than chocolate!
I grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana and Wichita, Kansas. I earned a BFA from Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kansas. I taught art in public schools, then worked in batik. After a second life as a librarian, I returned to art and the challenge of painting. I live in the Minneapolis/Saint Paul area of Minnesota.
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The Twitter account of Donald Trump has been hacked. He isn't so upset about the incident as Jeremy Clarkson was earlier this week (Clarkson said he would kill the hacker), but he did reveal that they are "looking for the perpetrators."
After taking over the account, the hacker only published one tweet, quoting a Lil Wayne song: "These [expletive] think they classy, well that's the class I'm skippen."
Shortly after, Trump managed to recover his account.
"My Twitter has been seriously hacked – and we are looking for the perpetrators," he wrote.
"Twitter will soon be irrelevant if lowlifes are so easily able to hack into accounts," he later added.
Truth be told, many of the hacks that affect celebrities are not possible because any lowlife is able to breach accounts, but because the victims set easy-to-guess passwords or fall for phishing scams.
Twitter has been warning customers to follow best practices if they don't want to have their accounts hijacked. However, many public figures have other things to worry about.
Other recent noteworthy Twitter hacks are the ones that affected Burger King, Jeep and Anonymous.