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As farm manager for Jaemor Farms, Drew Echols knows firsthand the challenges faced by small farmers. But the Hall County native sees good things ahead for the farm that has been part of his family for several generations - and for other small farms. Today, The Times asks Echols five questions about local agriculture.
For a dozen years, Heather Barrett has been a teacher at East Hall High School, her alma mater, where she relishes the opportunity to impact the lives of her students. As adviser for the school's Students Against Destructive Decisions group, she works with her students to help them learn to make smart decisions - both in the classroom and out - about the challenges they face. Today, The Times asks Heather Barrett five questions about teens at her school.
Glen Kyle is a native Northeast Georgian and an expert on the history of our region, knowledge that comes in handy in his job as director of the Northeast Georgia History Center. Today, The Times asks Kyle five questions about the region's past and about the History Center.
Lee and Kathy Lovett have spent successful careers as educators. But their newest passion is a little different. They've turned the green space next to the Hall County Schools central office on Green Street into an educational garden for the county's schoolchildren. Today, we ask the Lovetts five questions about the Gardens on Green.
Philip A. Wilheit Sr. is well known in Gainesville and Hall County as a successful businessman and community leader. His statewide profile was raised last year when Gov. Nathan Deal, whom Wilheit helped get elected, appointed him to the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. The appointment came at a pivotal time for Northeast Georgia, as the system has undertaken four consolidation projects around the state, including the merger of North Georgia College & State University and Gainesville State College. Today, The Times asks Philip Wilheit five questions about the Board of Regents and the consolidation initiative.
Kathy Amos is well-known to the area's many retirees and others as director of Brenau University's BULLI program, which offers a wide range of noncredit courses from the academic to the technical, from the recreational to the arts. She is also an accomplished storyteller. Today, The Times asks Amos five questions.
Brian Daniel is a Gainesville native who runs his family's construction business. But he also stays actively involved in the community. This year, he serves as chairman of the United Way of Hall County's annual campaign committee, the group that oversees United Way's annual fundraising efforts. On Thursday, United Way will announce the results of the 2011-2012 campaign. Today, The Times asks Daniel five questions about his involvement with United Way.
Scott Cagle has spent his entire professional career with Hall County Fire Services. Starting as a firefighter, he has moved up the ranks and today serves as the county's fire marshal. Today, The Times asks Cagle five questions about why he's so passionate about his career.
Architect M. Garland Reynolds has designed countless building in Hall County and beyond. His zest to make the buildings he designs be compatible with the history of the area has led him to become something of an expert on regional history and a collector of great stories about this region.
Adrian Mixson was born in another Gainesville, the one in Florida, but he's been here for nearly 15 years and has built a strong library system. But budget cuts and the age of the Internet have changed the library system. Today, The Times asks Mixson five questions about libraries.
Teri Pope becomes a familiar face to many in Northeast Georgia when there is snow and ice on the ground and roads around the region are closed.
Kay Blackstock has taken her job as executive director of the Georgia Mountains Food Bank and turned it into a passion to fight hunger Today, The Times asks Blackstock five questions about the food bank.
Melvin Cooper has spent his entire professional career with the Gainesville Parks and Recreation Department. During his tenure, the department has provided services to thousands of children and adults, won numerous awards and been recognized as one of the best in the state.
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HOUSTON - Police are searching for armed men accused of targeting women in parking lots of busy southeast Houston shopping centers.
One shopper was waiting for her sister in the Almeda Mall parking lot Monday morning when three men pulled up in a truck. According to the shopper, two of the men got out of the truck and began looking in her car.
"I saw him looking down at my purse and I was like, 'No, no, oh no,'" said Rachel Butler.
Butler wasn't worried about her purse. She said her 7-week-old nephew Cory was in the back seat.
According to Butler, one of the men pulled out a gun and said, "I have a gun and I will kill you if you don't give me your money."
When Butler began to drive away, she said the robbers tried to block her in with their truck, but that didn't stop her.
"I turn it on and I got to put it in drive and he like yells something at the guy in the truck, and they try to block me in like I can't move. And then I went, 'What the heck,' put it in reverse, use all my gas, almost hitting him, and I wouldn't have minded if I did," said Butler.
About 10 minutes later, the same men in the same truck tried to rob a woman in a Walmart parking lot about half a mile away on Rowlett Road near Interstate 45 South.
The woman was walking through the parking lot when one of the men pointed a gun at her and demanded her purse, but she didn't give it to him, authorities said.
According to investigators, the woman simply walked into the store.
The three would-be stick up men drove off empty-handed, but they're still on the street.
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Look at that, 100% post consumer recycled at Office Max! Is there ANY reason we all shouldn't be buying it? They also have 30%, but why? Just bought two reams and I felt great doing it. It's sad that more local places don't offer more eco-friendly options. More recycled products!!!!


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A well-styled home bar is a basic must-have in well turned-out living rooms, so maybe I shouldn't admit we don't have one. My husband really, really wants one. I've been thinking about repurposing the built-in that was once the TV cabinet into a fully-stocked booze serving station. It would make a great Chanukah present if I could get around to it next week. Not. Maybe for his birthday in March.
I have bars on the brain for two reasons: One, tomorrow we're having friends over for the first nigh of Chanukah. While Champagne will likely be the drink of choice, it still feels like we should have a bar if we're entertaining. Two, earlier this week LampsPlus asked me if I'd like to stay on as a regular guest blogger. I said yes. I love the challenge and fun of sourcing items from within a single site. Today they published my third guest post, Decorative Mirrors to Dress Up a Bar. With all our extra art, a bar area in my house would surely have a painting anchoring the space. The ones here use mirrors.
Hallie Henley's home – La Dolce Vita
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My name is Fiona/فيونة/פיונה. I think the Hebrew and Arabic are correct, if not, please let me know. If you would be willing to translate my name into any other languages/scripts please feel free to do so as well, I'd love you forever (and give you lots of cookies!!!).
Anyways, I am Fiona, and I'm an 18 year old currently living in the United States. I was born and grew up in The Netherlands, but I have been in the US for about 8 years now. I grew up bilingually, as a lot of Europeans do, speaking mostly Dutch but learning English from my American mom. I took two languages for granted until I moved to America, and saw how many people here only knew one language!
Since I've moved here, my interest in languages has definitely expanded... I'm still fluent in only English and Dutch, but I have been studying Spanish for the last several years now, and am very interested in learning many other languages, including Arabic, Hebrew, German, ASL, Japanese and Russian.
I've frequented language forums for several years now to try to learn more about my target languages... and I'm happy to finally be a part of this one now.
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Gary Oldman is one of Hollywood's true chameleons and a master of dialects. His diverse body of work includes critically praised roles as Sid Vicious, Beethoven, Dracula, Lee Harvey Oswald, as well as Sirius Black and Lt. James Gordon in the Harry Potter and Batman franchises.
AppealEmpire magazine named Gary Oldman as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (specifically, No. 72) and the man has dated the likes of Isabella Rossellini and married the likes of Uma Thurman (one of his three failed marriages).
However, Gary Oldman's woman magnetism is rooted in his talent, not his looks. Women find his devotion to the craft of acting to be attractive, and many of his roles feature an element women find irresistible: the bad-boy.
SuccessDespite his reputation as an actor's actor who can play any role with great personal commitment, Gary Oldman has never been nominated for an Oscar. His greatest triumph probably came from having written and directed 1997's Nil by Mouth, which won two BAFTA awards, one for Best Original Screenplay and the Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film.
Otherwise, among other major awards, his role on Friends as a respected actor with a spitting problem got him nominated for an Emmy in 2001, for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series, and that same year the Screen Actor's Guild acknowledged his work in The Contender with a nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role.
Gary Oldman BiographyLeonard Gary Oldman was born in London, in 1958. His father, a welder and alcoholic, left the family when he was 7 years old. Until the age of 12, he had concentrated on singing and playing the piano, but was inspired to try acting in 1970 after seeing Malcolm McDowell in The Raging Moon. He was awarded a scholarship to the Rose Bruford Drama College, and at age 21, he earned a B.A. in theatre arts.
After failing to get into the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, he went on to the Greenwich Young People's Theatre and appeared in various stage plays in the 1980s, often to critical acclaim, as well as receiving awards including a Best Actor award from the British Theatre Association for his work in The Pope's Wedding.
gary oldman breaks out in sid and nancyIn 1986, Gary Oldman took on the role of Sex Pistols bassist and heroin addict Sid Vicious in Sid and Nancy opposite Chloe Webb. The film won widespread critical praise; Roger Ebert called the duo "Punk Rock's Romeo and Juliet," and the 1987 Evening Standard British Film Awards dubbed Gary Oldman the Most Promising Newcomer.
His commitment to the role was severe; in order to play the gaunt heroin addict, Gary Oldman lost so much weight he was briefly hospitalized. The effort paid off: it landed him front-and-center on the industry's map, and Premiere Magazine ranked his performance at No. 62 among the 100 Greatest Performances of All Time.
gary oldman goes mainstream-creepy as count draculaAfter playing Lee Harvey Oswald in Oliver Stone's JFK, in 1992, Gary Oldman enjoyed some of the best reviews of his career for his brilliantly spooky portrayal of Count Dracula in Bram Stoker's Dracula. The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films lauded his performance and consider it a classic in the genre.
He followed up that triumph with some notable work, including playing pimp Drexl Spivey in the Quentin Tarantino-penned True Romance, composer Beethoven in 1994's Immortal Beloved, a terrorist in 1997's Air Force One, and as an underhanded congressman in 2000's The Contender. His main critical and commercial failure of the era was 1995's The Scarlet Letter.
gary oldman turns to writing and directingIn 1997, Gary Oldman wrote and directed the low-budget film Nil by Mouth, a bleak look at his own experiences growing up in South East London.
Critically, the film was an unqualified success, nominated for 16 awards and winning eight of them. Notably it received two nominations at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival, one for the Palme D'or (which it lost) and one for Best Actress (which was won by the film's female lead, Kathy Burke), and Gary Oldman's writing work won a BAFTA for Best Original Screenplay.
gary oldman "finally" appears in PG moviesAfter almost exclusively appearing in movies with an R rating for much of his career (1997's sci-fi flick The Fifth Element among the few exceptions), in 2005 Gary Oldman finally landed a role his kids could watch.
That year, he stepped into the phenomenally successful Harry Potter franchise as Sirius Black, the prisoner of note in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. He appeared in two subsequent films, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
gary oldman in the dark knightIn the summer of 2008, fans saw Gary Oldman reprise his role as Lt. James Gordon from 2005's Batman Begins in the highly anticipated Batman entry The Dark Knight.
In 2009, he'll play a rabbi in the David Goyer horror film The Unborn, along with contributing a voice to Robert Zemeckis' star-studded animated re-telling of A Christmas Carol. He is also set to star in the Japanese thriller Rain Fall about a hit man taking on CIA assassins.
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A Silver Star, awarded post-humuously to Lieutenant Edmund S. Leaming, was presnted to his morther, Mrs. Edna R. Leaming, of 664 Hughes Strees, by Captain Brown, of the Fifth District last week.
Lieutenant Leaming was killed in action last May.
A citation accompanying the Silver Star award read as follows:
"For gallantry in action on 13 May, 1944, in ---. Leading his platoon in a determined attack upon a well emplaced enemy force, Lieutenant Leaming guided it skillfully through enemy mindefields and intense mortar and machine gun fire only to be halted 300 yards short of the objective by an enemy machine gun nest emplaced in a house. Finding that the rocket launcher carried by his group failed to operate, he repaired it under continuing heavy fire and led an assult squad to destroy the enemy position. Finding further advance impossible due to the inability of units upon his flank to move forward, he organized a defensive position upon an intermediate objective. While directing his platoon in the preparation of its defensive position, Lieutenant Leaming was fatally wounded, but refused evacuation which might have saved his life to assure himself that the prepartions were completed. His courageous and unselfish leadership during the crucial stages of the attached inspried his men to their utmost and reflect great credit upon himself and the military service."


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ADRIAN, Mich. - The father of three missing Michigan boys from Morenci has pleaded no contest to three charges of unlawful imprisonment.
John Skelton entered the plea Thursday morning in Lenawee County Circuit court.
The brothers, 9-year-old Andrew, 7-year-old Alexander and 5-year-old Tanner Skelton, have been missing since Thanksgiving, when their father didn't return them to their mother, Tanya, after a scheduled visit.
Hundreds of people have searched woods and waters in Ohio and Michigan for the boys.
The case turned into a homicide investigation in February.
Skelton has said he gave them away to an organization, of which police said they have been unable to find.
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THE first round of Minehead Rotary Club's 22nd annual swimathon got off to a splashing start last week with 34 teams taking the plunge.
Over the past 21 years the event has raised over £102,000 for a variety of international, national and local charities and schools.
There are 120 teams taking part in the event this week and next in aid of Polio Plus, and local schools and children's charities.
The slots are almost filled up, but there still may be an opportunity to get involved and enter a team.
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A scheme enlisting the help of dog walkers to persuade others to clear up after their pets is being extended to Menston and Burley-in-Wharfedale.
The success of Bradford Council's Green Dog scheme in Bingley, with 80 people signing up, has led to its forthcoming extension to Baildon, Menston and Burley.
The scheme involves dog walkers pledging to always clean up after their pet and to carry spare bags to give to other dog walkers who have not done so.
People who don't have pets have also agreed to carry bags with them to give to dog walkers who haven't cleaned up after their dogs.
The dog owners are approached in a friendly and non-confrontational way with the offer of a bag.
But in Baildon, one public-spirited resident has helped Bradford Council issue Penalty Charge Notices to two dog walkers who left their pets' mess on the moor.
As a result, the owners had to pay £50 each for their anti-social behaviour.
The Bingley Green Dog walker scheme even has its own Facebook page and the message has been taken around by members to community group meetings and school assemblies.
Bradford Council's interim strategic director for environment and sport, Steve Hartley, said: "Everyone realises how dog mess can spoil our streets, parks and other open spaces. The most effective way to get rid of it is for the Council and residents to work together in making sure that we all clean up after our pets when we take them for a walk."
Residents of the Shipley Constitency who want to join the Green Dog scheme can contact Marcia Churley or Paula Truman at the Shipley Area Neighbourhood Co-ordinator's Office on (01274) 437146.
Members of the public who want to report dog walkers who let their pets foul the streets and open spaces, can go to the website bradford.gov or call (01274) 431000, with as many details as possible.


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Barrier Ninjutsu (結界忍術, Kekkai Ninjutsu; Literally meaning "Barrier Ninja Techniques") is the incorporation of barriers into techniques. Essentially these techniques allow the users to manipulate barriers. The user can erect barriers that can be used to protect themselves, or to trap an opponent, amongst other various uses.
There are also several species of animals that make use of barrier techniques such as the Gourd Toad of Mount Myōboku which tiles the Barrier: Toad Gourd Prison. Barriers have also been incorporated into the form of tags for both offensive and defensive purposes.
The strength and efficiency of barriers seemingly depends on the type of technique used to create the barrier itself, and the ability of others to perceive, enter, or destroy the barrier. The Thirty-Six Layer Self-Repairing Barrier, created by a synchronised array of multiple shinobi, is supposedly able to contain a jinchūriki and its tailed beast, but has been shown to be unable to handle the combined efforts of two jinchūriki from breaking out. However, even the most powerful barriers, intended to prevent detection by outsiders, can be circumvented by the use of Space–Time Ninjutsu, such as Tobi's Kamui, which he used to gain access to the place where Kushina Uzumaki was giving birth to Naruto Uzumaki.[1]
Barriers can be used for a variety of purposes, such as to prevent outsiders from entering, as with the Five-Seal Barrier; to prevent those inside from leaving the confines of the barrier, and even to prevent those trapped within from using certain techniques, as was done to stop Dan Katō from utilising the Spirit Transformation Technique by erecting the Four Violet Flames Formation around him.
Some Barrier Ninjutsu seems to have a tie-in with Space–Time Ninjutsu, by manipulating the very barrier of space-time continuum itself: examples include the inside of the Toad Gourd Prison, that is a barrier of a different world, while Kamui transfers the target to the other dimension and the Space–Time Barrier, used through the Flying Thunder God Kunai, allows to warp the target to another kunai's location.


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It was the best of opportunities. It was the worst of nightmares.
Let's go back in time to when the Manitoba Association of Native Fire Fighters (MANFF) was first offered the job of taking care of evacuees from four First Nations in the Interlake who were flooded out because the provincial government diverted flood waters from southern Manitoba.
Perhaps the folks running MANFF should have just said, "Whoa! We're not really set up for this kind of thing."
Whatever, a decision was made for MANFF to provide relocation services, care for the evacuees and administer the millions of dollars involved in this program.
In the end, we have heard accusations about the quality of services to evacuees, nepotism and mishandling of funds, all of which reflect poorly on an organization that had been well-respected.
It's a classic example of what can go wrong, even though the people involved didn't intend for things to go wrong.
There are a lot of people out there right now passing judgment. And there are too many people who use opportunities like this to build themselves up by putting others down. The main critics here have benefitted from the revenues generated by providing accommodations and meals. It's not like the providers of these services are saints offering substantial discounts for group purchases or being full during "slow seasons."
Unfortunately, the folks at MANFF failed to exercise good judgment and got carried away down a slippery slope. An out-of-town training program that was an iffy fit under their previous funding levels became easier to justify when all this new money was around. Excessive drinking on the plane to and from the program? Incidents of this abound elsewhere in the public and private sector and often come to light from a disgruntled former employee.
But it doesn't reflect well on a publicly funded program. Ethics got stretched and, unfortunately, it got worse.
Hiring family and friends is a problem if favouritism is showed to less-qualified applicants. All things being equal, you have to make sure those hired provide a dedicated and cordial service instead of sitting around partying and ticking off the people you are supposed to help, as the allegations go.
These are just a handful of the complaints. Mistakes were made and some things done that were just plain wrong. It looks like everybody is going to stop pointing fingers and move on now, because it appears nothing illegal was done.
Definitely, we should address what went wrong and take appropriate measures to redress this. But looking at the big picture, it's most important to note that an incredible opportunity for First Nations to prove they can take care of their own affairs was lost this time around.
Here was an opportunity for First Nations people to show the world that they can be their own EMO"(Emergency Measures Organization). To prove that First Nations people can take the bull by the horns.
All the folks at MANFF had to do was say to themselves:
"Holy cow! This is a biggie! We may have never done this before, but we're smart and we care and we can find the kind of experience and expertise to help us do this."
The people who have run MANFF since 1991 have done a great job fulfilling their mandate for over two decades. They have provided training and maximized resources to save lives against significant obstacles, relying on volunteers and substandard equipment. It is too bad they weren't able to do the same with the flood-evacuation program.
A program involving tens of millions of dollars was thrown in their lap. They were overwhelmed and certain aspects of human nature that we all carry took over. Some of what happened can be explained. Much of it is not excusable. Certainly, it is all correctable.
More important, can we learn lessons from all this and develop ways to handle situations like this better in the future? Is it worth it?
Yes, because the big picture here is that having First Nations people handle their own affairs is the best way to go. We cannot, and should not, lose the opportunity for another chance.
Don Marks is a Winnipeg writer.


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Apple TV - Part 1: Unboxed and Dissectedby Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/22/2007 6:12 PM EST
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anandtech02148 - Friday, March 23, 2007 - linkApple is running out of ideas to innovate, that they now dumbed down pc hardwares to sell in fancy casing is sad. This pce at the Apple Store is flaming hot just to feel the top surface. I think you can warm your food while you watch tv with it.
It's even hotter than the back of Xbox360. and i got electric shock from it when i first feel out the back of the xbox360.
michael2k - Saturday, March 24, 2007 - linkWhere else can you find a PC for $299 the size of a double-CD case? Reply
vailr - Friday, March 23, 2007 - linkWhy no recovery disk? If anything happens to corrupt the hard drive, you'd need to return the box to Apple for service.
Can it boot from an external USB optical drive? Running a live Knoppix version. Or maybe: live OSX?
arswihart - Friday, March 23, 2007 - linkApple TV has none of the features I want:
You have to buy EVERYTHING from iTunes to play on it
It is not Hi-definition, and neither is anything on the iTunes store
You can't even use it buy anything from the iTunes store (you 'll have to use your computer instead)
It cannot be used as a DVR
Basically, if they fix those things it will be good. To state it plainly, here's how they need to improve it for the next version:
Make it able to play any media file on your computer
Make it hi-def
Make it possible to browse iTunes, Youtube, BitTorrent, etc, etc, etc.
Make it function as a DVR as well
It's really that simple. This is only for the most brazen Apple fanboys, go ahead and give Steve Jobs a knob job if you want, I'm sure he'll appreciate it. Reply
sdsdv10 - Saturday, March 24, 2007 - linkJust which simple media extender (what the Apple TV is) does all that you ask? Reply
arswihart - Saturday, March 24, 2007 - linkThe Netgear thing does most of it; I don't think any product does it all just yet, except an HTPC of course. Reply
gus6464 - Friday, March 23, 2007 - linkThe way appletv works is that if itunes on your pc can play it, so can the appletv. So to get it to play divx and other files on it you just have to get itunes to play those files. Check google and you will find theres a couple of ways to get itunes to play any format you want, high def or not. Reply
arswihart - Saturday, March 24, 2007 - linkSorry but you are wrong. The codecs for Divx, Xvid are not installed on Apple TV.
But now that is has been hacked to allow these codecs to be installed, things are getting very interesting! Reply
aliasfox - Friday, March 23, 2007 - link- You can rip your DVDs into mpeg4 files and put them into your iTunes library
- 720p playback with the proper media is high def - not 1080i, but it still qualifies
I don't think it needs DVR functionality - that's the same as saying an iPod needs a radio to be successful. Of course, having an easy and clearly legal way of moving your DVD collection into your iTunes library would do wonders for this - just like it did for the iPod. Reply
arswihart - Friday, March 23, 2007 - linkRipping DVDs into iTunes is fine, this is probably the most useful thing that it will do, and since DVD's are 480p, it's lower resolution won't cripple the already non-hi-def video quality. But there's no reason you shouldn't be able to play any kind of video on this thing, other than the fact that Apple wants to shove iTunes down everyone's throat.
OK, DVR isn't necessary but it would make a lot of sense and wouldn't be hard to do, and I don't see why it wouldn't be included in the next version, albeit with some typical DRM crap added to the mix.
720p is ok, too bad the only way you'll be able to see it is if you buy some of the limited selection of videos on iTunes. Again, you are missing out on all the non-iTunes content. Yes 720p "qualifies" as hi-def, just barely, and there is hardly any content that you will be able to play at this resolution, so the whole "feature" is almost non-existant.
noxipoo - Friday, March 23, 2007 - linkturn up the DoF on those pictures. I noticed it first on CPU review and continued to this, why make everything so blurred except the center. no artistic touch needed on a tech review, make everything come in focus please. Reply
dm - Friday, March 23, 2007 - linkcan't wait to see how it performs
AppleIIe - Friday, March 23, 2007 - linkhttp://www.miglia.com/products/video/tvmaxplus/ind...">Miglia TV Max+
Being that the Apple TV won't support DVR qualities, i'm wondering how long it will be before Miglia and others makes add-ons for the Apple TV.
Miglia TVMax+ with an Apple TV and a Miglia MiniBank would be a very clean setup. Reply
blckgrffn - Friday, March 23, 2007 - linkIs that this is more powerful than the Wii! I bet before long this has a U2500 (I think that is number, the ulv core duo 1.2 ghz) and that would be a sure bet as more code moves to multithreaded goodness.
Seriously, why couldn't Nintendo provide even this level of hardware? I mean it has to last for four to five years! What is ridiculous is that if Apple had been willing to make it an inch thicker they probably could have put a full mobile 7600 in it for much more serious 3D performance... imagine if the wii had that... a core duo and a 256 meg 7600...
*hugs wii to ease hurt feelings* Reply
randomlinh - Friday, March 23, 2007 - linkand then the wii would be more expensive? They stuck w/ IBM to keep easy backwards compatibility. And their money went to the remote development I'm sure.
Sure, I wish the Wii had some more umph to it.. HD Wii would be great. But for now, it works for me. And who's to say it's a 5-6 year cycle? Nintendo profits on hardware still. So I wouldn't put a 3yr cycle out of it's range... an upgraded HD Wii with more power in the future when HDTV's are far more widespread. Reply
blckgrffn - Friday, March 23, 2007 - linkI wasn't trying to say that it would have been necessary, but I think it would have been a better platform overall with a little more grunt - I mean, navigating the menu can be painful enough at times. Even a dual core IBM would have been great, and probably wouldn't have raised costs very much. I would have easily paid $20-30 more for a wii with twice the ram and CPU, and I doubt I would have been the only one.
Still, it's the only console outside of the Gamecube that I own, so that says something...
Nat Reply
anandtech02148 - Friday, March 23, 2007 - linkbasically appletv is a 2yr old ultra mobile laptop.
what's the next greatest innovation for Apple? I_console video game system? surely they got the knowledge to dumb down a pc product and sell it to the mass with horrendous price.
Falloutboy - Friday, March 23, 2007 - linkif someone hacks this I might have a replacement for my ageing hacked xbox and XBMC, shouldn't be to hard I imagin it runs a striped down version of OSx Reply
plinden - Friday, March 23, 2007 - linkThere's an ongoing discussion here - http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?s=...">http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?s=... Reply
bobsmith1492 - Friday, March 23, 2007 - linkHow is this a TV? I don't see any screen...
It looks like a super-small, weak computer.
I don't get it. :( Reply
Phynaz - Friday, March 23, 2007 - linkPretty ignorant, aren't you? Reply
punko - Friday, March 23, 2007 - linkNice response. Now go stand in the corner until you learn your manners.
I was glad someone asked this question, as I had not heard about this device either. Now I believe I have guessed what it does, but perhaps just a short paragraph at the start of the article to idenifty the product, its market, and its price would make it clear for everyone. When I read the product name, my first thought was that Apple was releasing an HDTV with added features, but it didn't take too many photos to indicate that it wasn't the case.
The sarcastic smartypants people would still read a short little description, as it would simply confirm their knowledge, and the rest of us could be brought up to speed.
Punko Reply
sprockkets - Thursday, March 22, 2007 - linkWhat is that, an old ipod shuffle picture on the other side of the box? Reply
sprockkets - Thursday, March 22, 2007 - linknvm, rate me down!!! Reply
SunAngel - Thursday, March 22, 2007 - linkEveryday my love for Apple keeps growing and growing. Currently, I am Sony's crown jewel of a customer and I am going to buy the Bravia Internet Link when it is made available. But, every since the Mac Mini, there is no denying it, Apple has caught my attention.
The use of the Go7300 was an excellent choice for video decoding. Nvidia's 7 series is (was) on fire. Video decoding and reproduction is excellent at every level. Kudos to Apple for going with the Nvidia 7 series. I am a little concerned with the processor, though. If it is truely a low-voltage C-M that has to be the absolute outter edge of 1080i decoding. I once has a normal 1.73 Celeon-M in a 17" notebook and it would not play WMV-HDs at 1080p (but in the Celly's defense, the notebook had integrated graphics with 865G).
Message to Apple: I am highly considering adding you products to my home along side Sony. If your iPhone turns out to be as great as the pre-release literature details AND the Mac Mini is updated with Core2 Duos or Core2 Quattros, I will gladly be investing idle cash to acquire these products. Good luck and I hope you the best. Reply
win32asmguy - Thursday, March 22, 2007 - linkHopefully this means that their next revision of the Mac Mini will include a dedicated GPU. I wouldn't mind having a 7300go in the mini instead of the x3000 or whatever the next shared Intel GPU might be. Reply
kamper - Thursday, March 22, 2007 - linkIf you want to know what cpu is in there, why don't you toss some *nix distro on the harddrive? Even if nothing boots well, maybe you'll be able to salvage a dmesg from the logs. Reply
psychobriggsy - Thursday, March 22, 2007 - linkWhilst this device isn't for me (I don't have a HDTV, so nothing to connect it to, also I'd prefer a Squeezebox for my music due to the better DACs and not requiring a TV to see what you're doing) it is very interesting. It's a clean compact design, and nearly as small as VIA's nano-iTX platform (judging from the CD picture) but probably higher performing.
I expect that the second revision of this device will be extremely good.
I would have expected an AV cable of some sort to come with the device though - at least a HDMI cable! That's not exactly an out-of-the-box experience if you have to drive somewhere to get the cable.
The Intel CPU is very interesting, it's very small (the package, the die's large).
I'm willing to bet that the interface is extremely good, as per Apple's usual qualities. The remote is quite small, I'd be worried about losing it. How about a larger remote with a full iPod scroll wheel eh?
Bet if it had been a little bigger in all dimensions they could have put in a few more ports (useful for us SDTV owners) and a 3.5" hard drive... oh well. Reply
allometry - Thursday, March 22, 2007 - linkI love to see what components Apple uses to run their gear. I think it gives perspective for all computer builders on what kind of minimal hardware you need to run a simple media PC.
I've got to ask Anand, were you one of those kids who used to tear things apart and not put them back together. If that's the case, I'll put your Apple TV back together if I get to keep it?
:D Reply
tacoburrito - Thursday, March 22, 2007 - linkWhy couldn't you run the tests first before tearing the whole thing apart? I think most people want to see how this new Apple widget performs, not what it is made of. Reply
Lonyo - Thursday, March 22, 2007 - linkAnandtech readers aren't most people :P Reply
shabby - Thursday, March 22, 2007 - link
The cable itself is fine, but it's not wrapped in some ridiculously elegant way
Eug - Thursday, March 22, 2007 - linkPerhaps Apple is using the GeForce Go 7300 to assist with H.264 decoding. Reply
saratoga - Thursday, March 22, 2007 - linkThat seems likely. 1GHz would be fairly iffy for 720p H.264. My guess is they included it for use as a DSP. Theres a lot of FMACs on even a low end GPU, which is really important for this sort of work.
Still, the whole package looks a bit thrown together. Theres real embedded parts you can use, rather then expensive laptop gear. You don't need an x86 CPU if you don't have a PC, a MIPS or ARM part with a fast DSP chip will do the same thing for 1/10 the price . . . if you've got time to rewrite your x86 codecs for a highly specialized DSP system. I guess Apple didn't.
Sort of reminds me of the Xbox 1. Lots of off the shelf PC parts, way more expensive to make then it should have been, but it did get MS's foot in floor and Sony isn't laughing so hard these days. Maybe Apple will pull if off. Reply
Renoir - Friday, March 23, 2007 - link1GHz does indeed seem to being cutting it a bit close for high def H.264 although given how efficient coreAVC is perhaps they've just really optimised the decoder. If they have it'd be nice to see it in quicktime as that one seems very inefficient IMHO. Reply
michael2k - Thursday, March 22, 2007 - linkI wonder if you could make a TOTALLY sweet MythTV box out of this.
Or... somehow hack a wireless keyboard with something like Synergy and get full OS X on this thing. Reply
Cygni - Friday, March 23, 2007 - linkMan no kidding. This would be a great MythTV + Emulation station computer if we can get Linux running on it, and i cant see why it wouldnt. The whole thing is made of standard PC components. The 40 gig HD might be a little skimpy for a MythTV box, however. Reply


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Tammy Ducharme got used to being "fat."
The Glenlawn Collegiate graduate once weighed 369 pounds and had battled the scale all her life.
But it took a startling question from a cyber-friend -- a fellow Winnipegger she had only talked with online -- to change everything.
"Do you like being bigger?" he asked Ducharme during an email chat.
"I'm like, 'Yeah... I know how to deal with it. I know how to handle it,'" recalls Ducharme, 30.
"That wasn't the question. Do you like it?" he pressed, emphasizing the word "like."
As she sat on her bed, staring at his email on her laptop screen in the St. Vital home she shares with her parents, the normally quiet Ducharme became agitated.
"'Do I like it?' I sat there and I paused and I waited. I'm like, 'Do I like being bigger?
"'No. I don't. I hate it. I hate myself. I don't like it at all.
"'I'm strong. I'm the strongest person I know and I can change it if I want.' He's like, 'So why don't you?' I'm like, 'I will. I'll prove to you I can do it.'"
Ducharme decided she would take action. In the weeks ahead, she cut her portion sizes, limited her sugar intake, gave up potato chips and went to the gym.
At first, she was getting fit to prove to her web pal that she could.
But it was in July, during a solo drive to Minnesota, that Ducharme's mind swirled with thoughts of who she was and why she had tolerated the excess body weight that had made her insecure and unhappy. She decided she would get healthy for no one else but herself.
Fast-forward to today -- seven months after that life-altering email exchange -- and Ducharme is 100 pounds lighter. At 5-foot-9 and approximately 244 pounds, she's excited about the weight loss still to come.
She says everything about her is changing.
"Nobody would know I had bad self-confidence... Nobody ever knew, because I portrayed independence and strength, but deep down I was very self-conscious. I wouldn't look at mirrors. I hated mirrors," says Ducharme, during an interview in a café at the Fort Garry Hotel.
She admits her hatred of mirrors stemmed in part from the fact she was teased in school, particularly by one boy who would make mooing sounds at her.
Our table happens to be surrounded with mirrors, but Ducharme says she doesn't mind. She actually likes it.
"I love it because I don't know who's on the other side yet. I don't know who I am, because I'm used to old me and I don't know where I'm going to go," says the soft-spoken, kind young woman who has ash-brown hair and wears little if any makeup the day she speaks with the Free Press.
How did she get to where she is today?
Ducharme, who works as an account co-ordinator at a plumbing and heating company, lost the first 50 pounds or so on her own, with the help of a girlfriend from work. The pair still exercises together and even cooks healthy meals during their lunch hour. "We stock the fridge. We take turns buying stuff and we've got stuff in the cupboards. We've got skillets and rice cookers," says Ducharme.
Her newfound food staples of Greek yogurt, salads and grilled chicken are vastly different from the potatoes, perogies and Cheez Whiz she ate growing up.
"My whole family is big into snacking before bed," she says, noting that her parents always told her and her siblings to never go to bed hungry and to finish everything on her plate.
"Then you keep going. As an adult, you keep snacking and you keep doing that."
After she lost the first half of her weight, she knew she needed help. She enlisted a couple of trainers to help her. One was too extreme, giving her a bodybuilder's routine and diet that she would follow until she would just about "collapse."
Another trainer never got in touch with her again after their initial consultation.
Desperate for guidance, she Googled personal trainers in her area last July and sent nine or 10 of them emails. Jordan Cieciwa was the first to get back to her and agreed to train her on her budget, provided she didn't mind doing group circuit sessions three mornings a week.
"I got a good vibe from him, just from his tone in the email. A lot of people are in it for the money but I could tell that he was in it to help," says Ducharme.
Within a few days, she was attending her new trainer's 6 a.m. circuit classes at Anytime Fitness in Lindenwoods.
She discovered she was surprisingly strong, especially in the legs, where she carried a lot of her weight.
Today, Ducharme loves strength training.
Cieciwa has her doing varied circuit workouts--short, quick bursts of explosive activity-- that change daily. One of the toughest involves the Jacob's Ladder, a cardio climbing machine on which users enlist their arms and legs to climb the moving ladder.
Cieciwa, who has trained professional athletes, including kickboxers, is impressed with Ducharme's determination.
Ducharme says she's learned to ignore the junk food her parents keep around the house, and Cieciwa recently pushed her to run a mile for the first time.
She didn't think she could do it, but ended up completing the feat in under 13 minutes.
"I called her athletic and she looked a me like I was crazy," says Cieciwa. "But that's what she was."
Ducharme says she sometimes has her "down" days. But she's certain she will never return to her previous weight. She has lots of reasons to keep her motivated, she explains.
For one, she doesn't want to mimic her father, whom she loves dearly. (He has Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and depends on medications to keep him going.)
She wants to be able to run around with her young cousins when they ask her to play.
And she wants her body and physical-energy level to reflect the type of person she is on the inside.
"'You were fat. You weren't happy,'" says Ducharme, explaining a conversion she often has with herself. "I was that person. And I'm done. I want to be the new me and I don't want to go back. I'm never going back to that."
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A WINCHESTER woman is teaming up with students to raise money for a heart muscle disease charity.
Anne Slaughter, 72, of Harestock, was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy in 2012, and will be joining hospitality students at Eastleigh College for their Pancake Party on March 4, as part of the Cardiomyopathy Association's Great Pancake Party week which runs from March 1-8.
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SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Ricardo Glenn had a double-double, 14 points and 15 rebounds, to lead SC-Upstate past North Florida 63-57 Thursday night in an Atlantic Sun Conference matchup.
Torrey Craig scored 12 points and Jodd Maxey added nine points and 10 rebounds to help SC-Upstate (10-10, 4-3) win its third straight over North Florida and 18 of its past 21 homes games.
Ahead 35-33 at halftime, the Spartans opened the second half on a 14-6 run. Craig capped the run with a 3-pointer to make it 49-39 with 11:21 left to play.
North Florida (8-13, 3-5) would cut the lead to six, 60-54, with less than two minutes to play, but the Ospreys converted only one field goal the rest of the way.
North Florida shot 27.8 percent (10 of 36) in the second half and made only 4 of 29 3s for the game.
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A winner in her only previous start on turf, Southern
Fireball will return to grass in the $60,000 Manhattan Beach Stakes on Sunday
at Hollywood Park.
Owned by King Arthur Farms, George Bolton, Robert Masters
and Michael Lewis and trained by Doug O'Neill, the daughter of Southern Image
and the Carson City mare Hot Moon will have six
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Sixth of nine in the Railbird, a Grade III, on May 9 in her
first start of the meet, Southern Fireball won on the hillside course at Santa
Anita on April 4. In her initial race of 2010, the $25,000 yearling purchase
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Martin Garcia has the mount the mount on Southern Fireball,
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Trainer Mark Glatt will be represented by Come Home Quick,
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Owned by Cory Wagner, Come Home Quick, a Limehouse filly out
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Facing maidens at the Manhattan Beach
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16. In her first appearance in Southern California, the daughter of Five Star
Day and the Mountain Cat mare Marchmont finished last of seven on Cushion Track
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Washington Bridge, a Yankee Gentleman filly out of the Prized
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Hollendorfer and Mark DeDomenico. An earner of $61,410, she has yet to try
turf. Both of her wins have come at Golden Gate.
Tyler Baze has the call.
Pincelada and Got An Itch round out the field.
From the inside out, here is the lineup for the 10th
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New York — Borders Group moved closer to liquidation after a judge on Thursday approved its motion to auction itself off with an offer from liquidators as its opening bid. The retailer said it will accept bids until 5 p.m. Sunday and will give notice by Monday if no other bidder emerges.
The move came after an offer made earlier this month from a private-equity investor, Phoenix-based Najafi, fell apart seemingly overnight. Najafi had offered $215 million for the company, plus the assumption of $220 million in debt. But landlords and creditors objected, saying that the deal would not prevent Najafi from taking possession of the company and liquidating it immediately for profit.
Creditors say a bid from liquidators Hilco Merchant Resources and Gordon Brothers is stronger, and would pay out between $252 million and $284 million in cash.
On Thursday, Borders said it wouldn't seek approval for Najafi's bid at a scheduled hearing in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court Southern District of New York and designated the liquidators as the primary, or "stalking horse" bid.


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The ten campuses of the University of California system are dedicated to the fundamental missions of teaching, research and public service.
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The University of California system is governed by The Regents, a 26-member board, as established under Article IX, Section 9 of the California Constitution.
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The University of California Office of the President is responsible for the general management of the UC system.
In concert with the UC Regents, the UCOP helps to guide the UC system along its intended goals.
Janet Napolitano is the 20th president of the University of California and is responsible for the ongoing leadership of the UC system.
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Myk Brown led Rollins (15-9, 8-6 SSC) with 17 points while Chris Malcolm added 12 points and five blocks. With his second swat early in the first half, the senior became Rollins' all-time blocks leader and now totals 109, five ahead of second place Craig Reichel. Malcolm achieved the feat in just three years, playing his first season at Winthrop.
Simon Cummings filled the box score for Florida Tech (19-5, 11-4 SSC), posting 20 points, 11 rebounds and six assists. Julius Reid added 16 points and eight rebounds with Derek Helleman netting 13.
The Panthers took over first place in the SSC standings after Barry beat Eckerd by two early in the day.
Rollins shot just 22 percent (5-22) in the second half and 37 percent (19-51) for the game while Tech hit 41 percent (21-51) from the field. The Tars were outrebounded 36-29 and committed 11 turnovers to seven from the Panthers.
The Tars took command early and used a hot Scott Schuette to lead 22-9 after the first 11 minutes. Tech slowly started to chip away and pulled to within 32-27 with 98 seconds to play in the half, before a Dave Diakite 3-pointer was followed with a Helleman jumper on the other end at the one-minute mark.
Malcolm had a huge block in the final five seconds, but the Tars last shot at the buzzer went begging and they took a 35-29 lead into the locker room.
The Panthers scored the first eight points of the second half and took their first lead, 37-35 with 18:46 to play. Rollins answered and was able to rebuild its lead to 50-45 at the 9:02 mark.
Rollins would then only score six more points the rest of the way while Tech tacked on 26 and spoiled the Tars home finale.
Prior to the game, Rollins honored seniors Myk Brown, Chris Malcolm, Ian Scott and Jeremy Sharpe for their dedication to Tars basketball.
Rollins will look gather momentum and seeding for the SSC Tournament with a pair of road games to close the regular season. They first travel to Barry on Wednesday, Feb. 22 for a 7:30 p.m. match-up, then will face Nova Southeastern on Saturday, Feb. 25 at 4 p.m. Fans can catch all the action live on the Tars Sports Network at RollinsSports.com.


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Forget teddy bear appliqués and fluffy pink hearts; hip mamas are forgoing the conventions of baby fashion in favor of a more urban feel these days. We first fell for Israeli import NUNUNU Baby last Fall, loving the mom-designed line's simple, edgy, urban designs and unbelievably soft fabrics. And we weren't the only ones. As the year progressed, we spotted the cool block-letter and star-patterned designs on Hollywood's most fashionable tots, including Sam Affleck, Flynn Bloom, Zuma Rossdale, and Luca Comrie.
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Guess I should have led with the update, so here goes. According to all the reporters who, you know, go to practice, Artem Anisimov's right ankle MRI came up negative, so he is expected to play tomorrow, as is Michal Rozsival (hyperextended knee), though Rozsival said he wants to see how it feels tomorrow. Derek Boogaard skipped practice with an infection in his hand from a fight in Boston last Saturday. So Evgeny Grachev was recalled from Reddenville.
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New York, October 28, 2010 – New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather announced today that forward Evgeny Grachev has been recalled from the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL).
Grachev, 20, was ranked 21st overall among NHL prospects by The Hockey News on their 2010 Future Watch list. He has registered one goal and one assist in nine games with Hartford this season. Grachev tallied his first point of the season with a goal, and finished with a plus-three rating on October 10 vs. Worcester. He also recorded the primary assist on the game winning goal with 4:58 remaining in a 2-1 win on October 16 at Bridgeport.
Last season, the 6-4, 224-pounder led all Hartford rookies in assists (16), points (28) and power play goals (four), and tied for first on the Wolf Pack in goals (12). Grachev also tied for sixth on the team in goals, eighth in points and ninth in assists. He registered five multi-point efforts, including three multi-goal performances, and recorded a season-high, four-game scoring streak from October 9 at Providence to October 16 at Portland (one goal and three assists). Grachev notched his first professional point with a power play goal on October 9 at Providence, and made his professional debut on October 3 at Binghamton.
The Khabarovsk, Russia native was originally the Rangers' third round choice, 75th overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.
The Rangers return to action tomorrow when they will face-off against the Carolina Hurricanes at Madison Square Garden (7:00 p.m.), to close out their three-game homestand. The contest is the first game of a back-to-back set for the Blueshirts, who will travel to Toronto to face-off against the Maple Leafs on Saturday, October 30 at the Air Canada Centre (7:00 p.m.).


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A Sacramento County code enforcement officer takes Amy Quinton on a tour of rental housing "problem properties."
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A Sacramento County code enforcement officer takes Amy Quinton on a tour of rental housing "problem properties."
Many undocumented Millennials in California expect to go to college, and new laws make it possible. Laura Aguilar has been admitted to grad school, and hopes to be a dentist in four years, but she worries her immigrant status may still limit her.
Despite the Sacramento region's agricultural abundance, many in our community don't always know where their next meal will come from. Hidden Hunger tells stories of people who are food insecure and of those working to alleviate hunger.
If you're not a caregiver now there's a good chance you'll become one, joining millions of others who make up what is often called the backbone of our long-term health care system. But who cares for family caregivers? How do they care for themselves?
One out of four adults in California is a high school dropout. Class Dismissed takes an up-close look at the crisis through the lives of four young people from the Central Valley. The stories reveal what's at stake for their future and ours.
Twenty years after a sharp rise in autism rates, thousands of California children are aging out of special education. Each one enters adulthood with a unique combination of social deficits that promises a challenging life, even with support.
The Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act mandates school meals with more fruits and whole grains, while reducing sodium and fat. Sacramento area schools are creating new menus, juggling budgets and cooking up ways to convince kids to eat their vegetables.
Every dollar spent on prevention today could save five dollars in future health care costs. Community health innovators in California and Mexico apply strategies and technologies to help people become more resilient and require less medical care.
Type 2 diabetes is hitting hardest in communities of color, where access to health care and healthy choices can be limited by income, education and geography. Across California, culturally-based approaches are lengthening and saving lives.


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i made a program by QT desgner and trying to code it in python..
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In Windows 7, Microsoft added a variety of features that make users more efficient and productive than with previous versions of Windows, but there can be a small learning curve for some of them. If your job is supporting the growing number of Windows 7 users, pass along these seven tips to help them work faster and get more done -- or use them yourself to boost your own Windows 7 efficiency.
1. Get the most out of Jump Lists
Jump Lists are one of Windows 7's secret efficiency weapons. With previous versions of Windows, the Start Menu displayed a list of recently used files that users navigated to with one click. But this list linked to only certain file types, and it showed only the last 10 files, quickly cycling items off the list.
The Jump Lists in Windows 7 take the Recent Items concept and apply it on an application-by-application basis to give you fast, one-click access to the files you've used most recently. A little arrow to the right of the application name in the Start Menu indicates the presence of a Jump List. You hover over the application to expand the Jump List and see a list of the recently opened files for that program; click the one you want to open it instantly.
The number of items maintained in each Jump List defaults to 10, but you can expand it to up to 60 in the Start Menu settings: Right-click on the Windows taskbar and select Properties, then click on the Start Menu tab in the Properties window and select the Customize button. At the bottom of the Start Menu customization area, you can set the number of items to display in the Jump List. Whatever you set it for, though, will be the setting for all Jump Lists. There is no way to customize it on an individual program basis.
More important, you can pin items to the Jump List so you don't have to worry about them cycling off. For example, if you have a file that you access on a regular basis, you can click the pushpin icon that appears next to the file name when you hover over it in the Jump List to pin it to the list permanently. Pinned files appear above the dynamic Jump List and do not cycle off. To unpin an item from a Jump List, select it in the list, click its pushpin icon, and select "Unpin from this list."
Jump Lists don't stop with the Start Menu; they also appear when you right-click an application's icon in the Windows 7 taskbar. In addition to the same list of pinned and recently used files that appears in the Start Menu Jump List for that application, you'll see a few tasks, such as "Pin this program to taskbar."
2. Beef up context menus
You are most likely familiar with the concept of the context menu. If you right-click on the Windows 7 desktop or in an application, a menu of options appears that varies based on your context -- what application you're in and what you're doing.
As they stand, context menus help you work faster in Windows 7 by providing quick access to common functions. However, by pressing the Shift key as you right-click the mouse, you can access an expanded list of context menu items that enable you to work even more efficiently. For example, if you Shift-right-click on a file or folder, one of the options that appears is "Copy as path," which copies the directory path to the file or folder location, such as "C:\Users\Tony\Documents."
Here are the extended options you can access with a Shift-right-click:
3. Enable AHCI
Editor's note: This tip involves editing the Windows Registry, which shouldn't be done on a company-owned machine unless you know it's OK under your IT department policies. And always back up your Registry before changing it. For more info about working with the Registry, see "The tweaker's guide to the Windows Registry."
Windows 7 supports AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface), an Intel standard that can speed up hard drive operations and enable more efficient multitasking. If your computer already had AHCI enabled when you installed Windows 7, the AHCI driver was installed by default. But if AHCI was not enabled in your system BIOS at the time of installation, turning it on in the BIOS after the fact could render the system unusable.
To see if AHCI is already enabled on your Windows 7 machine, go into the Device Manager (click Start --> Control Panel --> System and Security --> System --> Device Manager), expand the section labeled IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers and look for an entry that says Standard AHCI 1.0 Serial ATA Controller. If it's not there, you will need to enable AHCI in Windows 7 before you enable it in the BIOS.
Here's how:
1. Click on the Start button.
2. Type "regedit" into the Search field and hit Enter to start the Registry Editor.
3. You will most likely get a UAC prompt asking, "Do you want to allow the following program to make changes to this computer?" Click Continue.
4. Navigate through the Registry to
5. In the right pane, select Start.
6. From the top menu bar, select Edit --> Modify.
7. In the Value data box, enter 0 (the numeral zero) and click OK.
8. After you complete the changes, close the Registry Editor by simply clicking the red 'X' at the upper right of the window.
Now that AHCI is enabled in Windows 7, it's safe to enable it in the BIOS.
1. Reboot the computer and enter the BIOS configuration to enable AHCI support in the BIOS. The process for entering the BIOS configuration varies from system to system but typically involves hitting F2 or Del during the system boot process; the key to press is generally displayed on the initial splash screen.
2. Look in the BIOS configuration for a setting related to the hard drive, or AHCI, and enable it. Some systems let you set it for automatic, and the system will enable or disable AHCI automatically if it detects an operating system that supports it.
3. Save the settings and exit the BIOS configuration (usually by hitting F10). The system will then reboot.
Once Windows 7 boots up, it will automatically install the necessary AHCI drivers and automatically reboot itself once more to complete the process. Now your drive is set for speed.
4. Get around Windows with the Aero interface
Windows 7's Aero interface is more than just eye candy. It includes an array of features to help you work more efficiently.
For starters, a feature called Aero Peek makes navigating through open programs faster -- especially when you have many instances of an application open at the same time, such as multiple browser windows in Internet Explorer. Just hover over the application's icon in the taskbar to see thumbnail images of all the application windows, and click the one you want to bring it to the top. It's much faster than reading through a text list or Alt-tabbing through a series of windows.
Want to see through the clutter of open windows to your desktop? Aero Peek comes in handy here as well: Hover the mouse pointer over the tiny rectangular button at the far right of the taskbar to make all your windows disappear, leaving only their outlines visible -- or click that button to instantly minimize all windows. Even niftier is the Aero Shake function, which minimizes all windows except the one you're currently using: Just click and hold the window's title bar and give the mouse a quick shake back and forth. Repeat the process to make the other windows reappear.
Aero Snap is another very useful feature, particularly if you have a large monitor. If you drag a window to the left or right side of the display, it will "snap" into place, automatically formatting itself to fill that half of the screen. It's great when you're conducting research: Rather than having to constantly tab back and forth between windows, you can snap a browser window to the left side of the screen and a Word document to the right so you can view them side by side. Snap also lets you drag a window to the top of the screen to maximize it for distraction-free work.
5. Organize your files with libraries
Windows has offered relatively logical file organization for some time now by providing Documents, Music, Pictures and Videos folders and adding those types of content to the appropriate folder by default. But sometimes this filing system is inadequate or confusing. For example, you might be working on a project that uses multiple file types, or files and folders that don't fit the default Windows folders.
Or you might need to work with files that are stored in different physical locations, such as your computer's primary hard drive, an external USB drive and a network file server. Keeping track of all the files you need can be a pain -- you usually end up navigating to different locations through Explorer or maintaining redundant copies of the same files, which often don't get synced properly.
Windows 7 offers a huge step forward for file management by introducing virtual libraries. At first glance, the Library system looks pretty much the same as the old folder system -- there are default libraries for documents, music, pictures and videos -- but it's much more versatile because libraries aren't limited by the physical location of folders and files.
For example, if you have some documents stored locally in your Documents folder and others stored in a folder on a network file server, you can add both folders to the Documents library so you can view and access them in a single place. The files stay in their original locations; you just get to them through a single library if you choose.
To add a folder to a library, open the library, then click the link next to the word "Includes" at the top of the display. In the console that appears, you can add or remove folders from the library.
You can also create entirely new custom libraries. Working on a big project? Create a Projects library with a subfolder for that project, then add the various folders and files you need. Working on project tasks is much more efficient when you can get to everything you need in a single library.
To create a new library, right-click Libraries in the left pane of Windows Explorer and select New --> Library. Give your library a name, open it up, and click the "Include a folder" button to add content.
Note: In order for a folder to be added to a library, the files within it must be indexed by Windows 7. This happens automatically for most files and folders on your machine. If a network folder has been indexed on the device where it is stored, you should be able to add it to your library. If it is not indexed, you can index it by right-clicking it and selecting "Always available offline." Once it is indexed for offline access, you can add it to your library.
6. Take advantage of keyboard shortcuts
Navigating Windows 7's graphical interface with a mouse is fine much of the time, but if you are busy typing away, it can be an inconvenience to move a hand away from the keyboard to the mouse and back. Thankfully, Windows has long included key combinations and shortcuts to help you get around and perform an array of tasks without taking your hands off the keyboard.
We're all familiar with basic shortcuts such as Ctrl+C for copying a selection and Ctrl+V for pasting it, but there are hundreds available, as shown in Microsoft's comprehensive list of keyboard shortcuts, grouped by type. Here are some of the most useful I've found for working in Windows 7:
- Windows + T -- Puts the focus on the taskbar and cycles through programs on the taskbar each time it is pressed
- Windows + Ctrl + [number] -- Puts the focus on the application in the Nth position on the taskbar; for example, to see the third program from the left on the taskbar, press Windows-Ctrl-3
- Windows + Alt + [number] -- Displays the Jump List for the Nth program on the taskbar
- Windows + Shift + [number] -- Starts a new instance of the program pinned to the taskbar in the Nth position
- Windows + left/right arrow -- Snaps the current window to left or right of the display
- Windows + up arrow -- Maximizes the current window
- Windows + down arrow -- Minimizes the current window
- Windows + B -- Moves the focus to the System Tray icons
At first, learning a bunch of keyboard shortcuts may seem like an even bigger inconvenience than switching to the mouse -- you aren't familiar with them, and they require conscious thought and effort. But the more you use them, the more efficient you will be, and performing tasks without missing a stroke -- or fumbling for a mouse -- will become second nature.
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I HAVE to say I was really proud of our win against Berkshire this week.
We've been playing some excellent cricket all season but we were actually in a bit of trouble at the end of the first day. But we fought back and really knocked the stuffing out of them, we saw Berkshire collapse right in front of us.
We were struggling 115-8 but the tail wagged for us – Tahir Afridi hit a great 70 and Jake Roberts also chipped in to take us past their total.
You could see that it was a real body blow for them and they fell apart. On the second day, they wanted to bat all the way through but we had them at 80-odd for five before Ed Young took two wickets in an over.
The last ball of the day saw Joe King, who bowled superbly, clean up their danger man Richard Morris and that was another massive blow for them going in to the overnight break.
The players were on cloud nine after that and we managed to get things wrapped up quite comfortably before lunchtime on Tuesday.
Berkshire are a good side and it's another place that we haven't had too much luck in the past, so that's another reason to be really proud of the result and the performance.
That's our tenth win in a row. The only person who would know if we've ever gone on a better winning streak than that is Brian White (honorary treasurer), who's been involved with the county for longer than I have, and he can't remember anything better than this.
We're delighted and we're really looking forward to two big games in the next few weeks – the Trophy semi-final against Oxfordshire and the Championship match against Devon.
We've had to make a few changes for the switch of format, which means that we've brought Tom Morton back in to open the batting.
Unfortunately, Joe King misses out as Tom Foley comes back in. Joe understands the decision because he's an attacking bowler and we need someone who's more defensive for the one-day game, which Tom is.
Hopefully we can keep this winning run going and have a Trophy final that we can look forward to.


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NVIDIA GeForce 326.19 Beta Drivers Availableby Ryan Smith on 7/18/2013 10:15 AM EST
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Gunbuster - Thursday, July 18, 2013 - linkHope the Korean monitor companies see this. Cheap 39" 4K glass plus display port please!!! Reply
Onslaught2k3 - Sunday, July 21, 2013 - linkGood luck. Most of the Korean companies source LG panels for their current lineups. It will be a while before you see prices going down. One 4k display is equivalent in real estate to 4x 1080p panels... Reply
Hrel - Tuesday, July 23, 2013 - linkWHY do you want display port? I do not understand people's obsession with this redundant port. HDMI works fine, it works more than fine, it works with massive amounts of free overhead. I'm personally sick of having multiple ports to muck with; I want one standard. HDMI is already ubiquitous. Let's stick with it. Reply
Kevin G - Thursday, July 18, 2013 - linkI'm not a fan of artificial driver limitations. I hope nVidia sees the light and lets all users enable two monitor surround setups, not just MST tiles for 4k displays. Reply
lucas1024 - Thursday, July 18, 2013 - linkThe issues with GTX 560 Ti are still unresolved, last stable version is 314.22. Reply
theadder - Thursday, July 18, 2013 - linkI'm having an issue with a GTX 550 Ti that seemingly disappears with an older driver. I'm running the 296.xx version currently, as I picked one to try largely at random.
With the newer drivers the screen freezes, the mouse sometimes has artifacts and the video sometimes switched off; the latter necessitated rebooting with the power switch.
Are these the sort of issues you are describing? Reply
lucas1024 - Friday, July 19, 2013 - linkSounds similar. For me (and others) all 32x.xx drivers cause complete system freezes soon after a boot. Reply
Zaitsev - Friday, July 19, 2013 - linkI have the same freezing problem after boot. It's terrible frustrating. Has nvidia even acknowledged the issue exists? Reply
MadMan007 - Thursday, July 18, 2013 - linkYup, NVs driver quality is getting worse when for quite a while I've considered them better than AMD/ATI. I have a GTX 660 and recently did a new Windows 8 install due to motherboard swap - I know it might not have been necessary but I like to.
So after installing all updates and drivers I wanted to create a Custom Refresh image in case I ever use Win 8 Refresh. It failed with some kind of stupid error. I wiped it and reinstalled everything - nope, still an error. So I tried a third time - installed all updates, recimg.exe for a custom refresh worked. I installed drivers one by one trying recimg.exe each time, very tedious process. Finally all that was left was the NV drivers...installed 320.18 WHQL and wouldn't you know, now recimg.exe failed. So I installed 314.22 WHQL instead and it worked fine. How can a freaking WHQL driver break a built-in Windows function? With 320.18 installed even a 'normal' system refresh didn't work correctly. It makes me very very hesitant to bother with any new NV drivers because I don't know what else might break. Reply
godrilla - Thursday, July 18, 2013 - linkNow for some affordable low latency 4k monitors. Reply
NLPsajeeth - Thursday, July 18, 2013 - linkTo NVIDIA Suits: If you want to claim support for tiled 4K displays you need to support 2x1 and 2x2 Surround on Windows. NVIDIA engineering has done a great job in putting this functionality on all GeForce cards for years. It is even available using Geforce cards with their Linux driver. It is time to set it free on Windows. Reply
NLPsajeeth - Thursday, July 18, 2013 - linkForgot the first part of my comment...
In the 326.19 release notes, NVIDIA claims "Adds support for tiled 4K displays."
This statement is false. All NVIDIA did was add a driver hack to make things work for the ASUS PQ321Q over DisplayPort via MST. Since they didn't add actual 2x1 surround support, you cannot used dual HDMI on the ASUS PQ321Q to get 3840x2160@60Hz.
Additionally,this driver hack does not work on the Sharp PN-K321 at all, even though the ASUS was a re-badge of that monitor. There is still no way to get 3840x2160@60Hz on the Sharp PN-K321. NVIDIA needs to stop claiming they "support for tiled 4K displays". Reply
Mayuyu - Friday, July 19, 2013 - linkThis driver has a memory leak? I have 540m and after it was installed, system gradually increased it's ram usage until it used 8GB and force closed all my programs. Installed the old version and my computer was back to normal. Reply
mjz - Friday, July 19, 2013 - linkbioshock infinite is giving me problems on my GTX 770.. anything other that what came on the product CD (believe its 319.08) is not working Reply
Ctone23 - Friday, July 19, 2013 - linkSame here. My GTX770 only likes 319.08. I get random "device hang" errors with anything else. Since my cd got ruined, I think it's going to be quite hard to trust any update -_- Reply
cupholder - Saturday, July 20, 2013 - linkYeah, the GTX 770 with new drivers seems to throttle the gpu speed back down to 700MHz a lot for no reason, causing fps in games to drop dramatically. Dunno why. Reverting back to the disc drivers solves this. Reply
Taurus229 - Saturday, July 20, 2013 - linkDoes not work with GTX560 in Win 7. Had to go back to 310.09. Driver quits and recovers or operating system slows to a crawl or quits. NVidia has not produced a driver that works with GTX560 Since 310.09. I quess my next video card will not be NVidia. This is an EVGA GTX 560 and would welcome a response from EVGA. Reply
Gothmoth - Tuesday, July 30, 2013 - linki have problems with drivers newer then 314.22.
all drivers newer then 314.22 give me sporadic freezes for 2-4 seconds.
looking in the event log i see that "nvlddmkm" was causing a problem every time these freezes happen.
i have just installed a fresh win7 64 bit, because i bought a news SSD, and tried the latest WHQL driver. i immediately noticed that IE has this "micro-freezes".
going back to 314.22 solved all my problems.
i don´t understand how nividia get a "WHQL" stamp for these new drivers.
and it´s really sad to see this happen.
i never had big problems with nvidia drivers before and that was a reason i bought nvidia since the gefore 256.
instead of tweaking benchmarks and game performance they should focus on stability!! Reply


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