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iPad 4 (Late 2012) Reviewby Anand Lal Shimpi on December 6, 2012 4:40 PM EST
For years, almost a decade in fact, we've been asking for higher quality displays in notebooks. With most of our pleas left ignored for the value notebook segment, smartphone and eventually tablet makers capitalized on the opportunity. These days the $399 - $499 tablet display experience tends to be superior to the $399+ notebook experience. Things are beginning to change, but not quite fast enough. At the forefront of driving tablet display performance is Apple with its Retina Display equipped iPad. While the company has never really competed in the low-cost notebook or netbook market directly, the iPad has been Apple's solution for consumers who want a computer at a $500 - $700 price point. By focusing on areas that have been neglected by PC makers in the past (e.g. display, wireless connectivity, ease of use), Apple has managed to be quite successful in this space with the iPad.
As a big part of its overall strategy, Apple has done a good job of issuing regular updates to the iPad family since its initial unveil in 2010. Now, just seven months after the release of the 3rd generation iPad, Apple followed up with a 4th generation model. It's the relentless execution cycle in addition to focusing on the integration of high quality tangibles like the display that has made the iPad a formidable competitor in the $500 - $700 consumer computing space. The iPad remains mostly a content consumption device (with a dash of productivity), although Apple has been trying to fight that stigma as of late. Your personal balance between consumption and production of content will determine whether or not the iPad can serve as a primary computing device or if it will simply augment what you already have.
As the 4th gen iPad maintains the same price point as its predecessor, Apple simply delivered a better iPad alongside the new iPad mini earlier in the quarter. Unlike the mini where the bulk of the innovation remained in the form factor, the 4th generation iPad keeps its improvements mostly under the hood. The form factor and chassis haven't changed at all since the previous generation. Apple's 4:3 aspect ratio remains ideal for portrait mode reading, although it does fall short of newer 16:9 designs when it comes to watching movies (the latter tends to be a bit awkward for portrait use in response, tradeoffs are fun).
The size and weight of the chassis remain unchanged, which does mean that the iPad continues to be very portable at under 1.5 lbs (652g) but it's too heavy for comfortable one handed operation for extended periods of time.
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Storage and wireless connectivity options also remain unchanged, with WiFi and LTE versions both available. The new iPad is really just a silicon upgrade over the previous generation model.
A Matter of Cost and Timing
When the 3rd generation iPad launched earlier this year, I was surprised to find what Apple had done when it came to its mobile SoC. For the first time since the iPad's introduction, the 3rd generation model included a significantly larger SoC compared to what was used in the latest iPhone at the time (the 4S). In order to drive its 2048 x 1536 Retina Display at reasonable frame rates, Apple needed much more memory bandwidth than the standard A5 SoC could provide. The solution was, at the time, the world's highest bandwidth memory controller for a mobile ARM based SoC. With four 32-bit LPDDR2 channels paired up with LPDDR2-800 DRAM, the iPad 3's A5X SoC was capable of a theoretical 12.8GB/s of memory bandwidth. That's not much by high-end PC standards, but unheard of in an ARM based mobile device.
Die size is partially constrained by the amount of IO around the perimeter of the die. In the case of the A5X, the wider memory interface was paired up with a doubling in the compute resources on the GPU side. Apple didn't increase CPU hardware at all, but the A5X CPU cores did enjoy a 25% higher clock frequency than in the iPhone 4S' A5 counterpart.
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The other big surprise with the 3rd gen iPad was that Apple built its biggest SoC on Samsung's 45nm LP process. Picking a process node for a new chip isn't a trivial matter. You have to balance wafer costs, yields, die size, power/performance and volume requirements that all need to be balanced. In the case of the A5X, wafer cost and volume requirements won out over die size and power/performance concerns. The result was a power hungry SoC paired with a power hungry display, both of which necessitated an increase in battery capacity.
Simply addressing moving the SoC to 32nm wouldn't be enough to slim up the iPad. The Retina Display and associated backlight will both ensure a larger battery and thus thicker chassis for some time to come. There may be some room for improving the form factor, but in the near term I wouldn't expect a return to the iPad 2 thickness/weight levels.
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The quick transition to a 4th generation iPad makes sense from a supply chain standpoint. While the 45nm A5X SoC could deliver the pricing and volume targets that Apple had at the time, the company has since shifted over to using Samsung's 32nm LP process exclusively in its iOS devices. I suspect cost, yields and available production finally tilted in favor of 32nm in the giant cost spreadsheet. The A6X is now roughly the same size as the original A5. Although wafer costs are likely higher, this is probably a more comfortable target than the A5X's 165mm2 die. Given the new iPad's static starting price point and increase in cost of many parts involved (Retina Display stack, larger SoC), any ability to reduce cost is likely a good thing.
The iPad 4 also adopts Apple's new Lightning connector. In the iPhone 5 and iPad mini, the move to the Lightning connector was done in pursuit of a thinner form factor. With the iPad 4 this obviously isn't true, but that isn't to say there aren't other benefits. I suspect moving all new production away from 30-pin dock cables and over to Lightning cables is also good for the bottom line (and for bringing Apple's cost of Lightning cables down).
The quick release of the iPad 4 wasn't all about bringing costs down however. Apple also used it as an opportunity to continue to drive performance. Similar to the A5/A5X divide, the 4th generation iPad features an A6X SoC - a larger, upgraded version of the A6 SoC used in the iPhone 5.
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darkcrayon - Friday, December 07, 2012 - linkOk that was pretty funny. "When you need paper that gets stuff done".
Most documents in existence electronically are closer to a 3:4 aspect ratio. I'm sorry, but it's true. And they will fit an iPad sized screen more conveniently. But please, feel free to show me the treasure trove of ready made documents that are 9:16 or even 10:16 long.
Also, show me the benchmarks where the Nexus 10 GPU is better than the iPad 3 - not that that disproved my point. The one in the iPad 4 is quite a bit more powerful, so it's a legitimate area where the Nexus 10 is *not* a "much better tablet". And of course don't even get us started on 10" Android tablet apps. Reply
ltcommanderdata - Thursday, December 06, 2012 - linkAny estimate on the SGX554MP4 clock speed? Since the 16% pixel fill performance difference is supposed to be largely clock speed related and the iPad 3's SGX543MP4 was clocked at 250MHz, that works out to 290MHz. Previous Apple SoC used a 4x multiplier between CPU and GPU. If the A6X changed to a 5x multiplier, then a 1.4GHz CPU works out to a 280MHz GPU, which seems to match what is being seen here.
And process improvements for SoC power and thermals don't have to wait for 20 nm. Samsung has a 28 nm process, which they claim uses the same design rules as their 32nm process allowing a quick and easy transition, while offering power or performance benefits over their 32 nm process. I'm guessing 2013 iDevices will use a combination of shrinks and new SoC on the 28 nm Samsung process, which with all the TSMC rumours, may be the last SoC Apple makes with Samsung. 2014 iDevices would then use TSMC 20 nm. Reply
Krysto - Thursday, December 06, 2012 - linkSo it seems that in terms of gaming performance (which is really what matters when you evaluate a GPU), the devices compare as it follows:
Ipad 4, Nexus 4 and iPhone 5 have the same performance in games - compared as devices, running at their own native resolution.
As for the GPU's themselves, it seems the A6X GPU is 42% faster than Mali T604, while Mali T604 and Adreno 320 are about 10-20% faster than the A6 GPU (iPhone 5), and than the A5X GPU (iPad 3)
http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/graph6472/51761... Reply
coder543 - Thursday, December 06, 2012 - linkfrom one perspective. Honestly, benchmarks are just benchmarks. I'd agree with that assessment as far as these benchmarks go though. I'm not sure how much it matters -- suffice it to say they're all very fast. Reply
Alucard291 - Sunday, December 09, 2012 - linkVery slow surely? As this is STILL about 10 years behind desktop gpu's Reply
ltcommanderdata - Thursday, December 06, 2012 - linkWell the Nexus 4 having the same gaming performance as the iPad 4 and iPhone 5 depends on how often people take their phone into a freezer to play games. Reply
michal1980 - Thursday, December 06, 2012 - linkamazing. Apple must be paying for this coverage, and it was a week or two ago I was told that something was coming soon.
should have figured, another sligthly updated apple product Reply
darkcrayon - Thursday, December 06, 2012 - linkJust as we should've figured you'd be in the comment section whining about it ;) Reply
vision33r - Thursday, December 06, 2012 - linkWhy would Apple be interested in marketing to PC enthusiasts on a site like this? It's a waste of money if they did pay Anand.
In case you ever opened a male or female fashion mag or financial magazine, Apple advertisements are everywhere. Clearly they are more interested in marketing towards rich casual computer users.
So your theory of Apple paying for this coverage as usual trolling and Apple hating. That's ok, they don't mind you hating them on a website they have little interested marketing on. Reply
pliablemoosethebanned - Thursday, December 06, 2012 - linkYep, Anand needs to focus more on crap products like the Surface tablet. Reply

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CLEVELAND (AP) -- The Browns have hired Dr. Jamil Northcutt as their new director of player engagement.
Northcutt spent the past six years as assistant athletics director for internal operations at Mississippi. He also spent three years working for the Kansas City Chiefs as their player development coordinator.
Northcutt replaces former Cleveland tight end Aaron Shea, who spent three years as player engagement director before he was fired last month.
Browns general manager Ray Farmer worked with Northcutt in Kansas City. He said Northcutt is "the kind of person we want representing our organization. He's an all-around Browns fit. The core of the man is excellence."
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A cougar was caught on security footage taken near Summit Avenue following more than a dozen reports of cougar sightings in Prince Rupert.
Gareth Scrivner, a North Coast zone conservation officer, confirmed the Terrace Conservation Office has received 13 reports of cougar sightings since April, with the most recent taking place at the end of June.
"We had three in the month of April, four in May and six in June," he said.
Scrivner said many of the reported sightings happened around 8th Avenue West, near the ferry terminal on Park Avenue and on the highway between Prince Rupert and Terrace.
"[The sightings] have been in the middle of the night in wooded areas. Some were around town but it's normal they would pass through at some point," he said.
While there have been many calls from individuals who caught a glimpse of the wild animals, Scrivner said none of the reports surrounded cougars acting with aggressive behaviour toward humans or their pets.
"Wolves and bears are quite generalized in terms of what they're willing to eat, whereas cougars are generally very specific and are tied into deer numbers," Scrivner said.
"We'd certainly tell people to keep their pets, specifically small dogs and cats, inside if they're concerned."
Scrivner said if people spot a cougar they should use caution and give the animal lots of space.
"If they're at a safe distance they can watch it... It's an incredible experience to see some of the wildlife we have in the area. But use caution and common sense, certainly don't close in on the animal," he said.
The Terrace Conservation Office is requesting anyone who spots a cougar to notify the B.C. Conservation Officer Service reporting line at 1-877-952-7277.
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NEW ORLEANS — Away from the frenzied commotion of a frenetic crowd, away from the hordes of TV cameras and microphones, Matthew W. Bryan stood in the hushed quiet of the Fair Grounds Race Course Stakes Room on Saturday holding a glass of champagne and sporting a giddy smile.
Just minutes after his horse, Ive Struck a Nerve, claimed a stunning upset in the 40th running of the $400,000, Grade II Risen Star Stakes, the owner was virtually speechless.
Before the race, Bryan peeked at the final odds board and saw that Nerve would be a 99-1 longshot — the boards only go up to 99 — but he didn't lose faith in his horse, trainer Keith Desormeaux and jockey James Graham. Bryan knew, with that team, the seeming impossible was possible.
He was right.
"You can never overstate how big (the upset) is," he said. "Anytime you have a 12- or 13-horse field ... I looked up at the board and saw we were 99-1. We still weren't getting any respect. I just knew that if (Nerve) got clear, he'd ride great. It's a blessing.
"It's so many emotions right now," added Bryan, who earned his first graded stakes win as an owner. "I just can't explain it. This is just amazing."
Later Saturday, the official odds for Ive Struck a Nerve were announced as 135-1.
What's amazing is that such a huge underdog now has the inside track for a slot in the Kentucky Derby. Ive Struck a Nerve grabbed the Road to the Kentucky Derby points standings with his win.
What's amazing is that Ive Struck a Nerve was dead last at the first turn of the 11?16-mile dirt race and, with Graham's wealth of experience, ended up running away from a field that included 5-2 favorite Normandy Invasion — which placed a distant fifth in the crown jewel of the Fair Grounds' Louisiana Derby Preview Day.
What's amazing is that a horse that was purchased for $82,000 last spring has already racked up $268,000 in stakes earning in the Kentucky Derby Series.
"I believe we can win anything, at any odds," Desormeaux said. "This is incredible on so many levels. It just shows that if you put money and power behind a horse, you can see what happens."
As the field came down the home stretch and Nerve began to pull away, the throngs of race-goers who lined the trackside erupted in shouts and cheers. After the underdog crossed the finish line and was headed to the winner's circle, one crowd member shouted, "We're going to Disney World!"
Bryan emerged from the throng, pumped his fist and blurted, "Yes! Yes!" before hugging and backslapping a half-dozen well-wishers. As the team of winners crowded together for post-race pictures, Graham clasped the massive crystal winner's trophy and pretended to take a long drink from it as onlookers burst out laughing.
"Once I got (Nerve) settled, he did everything I asked him to do," Graham said. "He finished off strong."
Strangely enough, officials at the Fair Grounds issued a report by staff writer Graham Ross on Thursday pegging Ive Struck a Nerve as a "longshot to consider" in the Risen Star, making the mount's staggering win almost eerie.
"Matt Bryan has invested heavily in me by getting me better horses to train," Desormeaux told Ross at the time.
"He has placed a lot of confidence in me and my program, and when you get a confidence booster like that, it affects my other owners as well. The confidence seems to just run through the barn."
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Sulla Felicità in Economia. La teoria dei Beni Relazionali di Menger e Böhm-Bawerk (On Happiness in Economics. Menger's and Böhm-Bawerk's Theory of Relational Goods)
The "paradox of happiness in economics" has aroused a growing interest among scholars all over the world. In opulent societies, many people, despite an increase in income, declare themselves less happy. One explanation is that economic growth can destroy some "relational goods" (personal relationships, friendship, family, love) affecting happiness. Such an explanation is based on an historical interpretation: marginalism would have darkened the theme of happiness in economics. This work shows, however, that two great marginalists, Menger and Böhm-Bawerk, formulated a theory of "relational goods" that complicates, in Hirschman's sense, the whole history of happiness in economics.
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Qualitative cost-benefit evaluation of complex, emergent programs
This paper discusses a methodology used for a qualitative cost-benefit evaluation of a complex, emergent program. Complex, emergent programs, where implementation varies considerably over time and across sites to respond to local needs and opportunities, present challenges to conventional methods for cost-benefit evaluation. Such programs are characterized by: ill-defined boundaries of what constitutes the intervention, and hence the resources used; non-standardized procedures; differing short-term outcomes across projects, even within the same long-term goals; and outcomes that are the result of multiple factors and co-production, making counter-factual approaches to attribution inadequate and the use of standardized outcome measures problematic. The paper discusses the advantages and limitations of this method and its implications for cost-benefit evaluation of complex programs.
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Sebastian Vettel blitzed the opposition today to claim a record-breaking 15th pole position of the season ahead of the F1 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos.
The German posted an early banker that put him beyond the reach of the rest of the pack, but emphasised his dominant qualifying form by dropping into the 1min 11secs bracket on his second run. Although the rest then closed in, Vettel remained a tenth clear of anyone else and the only man below the 1m 12s bracket, his best effort a 1min 11.918secs.
Jenson Button, on course for his best Brazilian GP qualifying slot in seven years after actually making the top ten, briefly slotted into second spot, only to be gazumped by Mark Webber in the second Red Bull. The Briton was then joined on row two by his McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton, who was last to cross the line, but unable to do anything about the three men ahead of him.
Fernando Alonso had temporarily held a top four slot before Hamilton replied, but held on for fifth for Ferrari, ahead of Nico Rosberg, the German unable to repeat his Q2 form in his Mercedes. His lap from Q2 would have put him just ahead of Alonso.
Felipe Massa was the top Brazilian in seventh, while Adrian Sutil came in eighth for Force India and Massa's fellow countryman and local favourite Bruno Senna - who had managed to save a brand new set of tyres for Q3 - slotted in behind in P9. Seven-time F1 world champion Michael Schumacher also made it through to the top-ten shootout, but while he set some sector times, he didn't actually post a full flying lap. The German will start tenth.
Meanwhile, in Q2, Paul di Resta found himself just on the wrong side of the dividing line, the victim of a late improvement from Schumacher. The Scot had been holding a tenuous tenth place as all bar the top six runners embarked on a second flying run, but was unable to respond as Schumi found enough to move ahead of the Force India. di Resta was still on track but could not improve on his final run, retiring to the pit to lick his wounds.
Rubens Barrichello secured twelfth spot and was pleased with that, especially given 2011 has been far from easy for him or Williams. The Toro Rosso's OF Jaime Alguersuari and Sebastien Buemi filled the next row in 13th and 14th, ahead of Renault's Vitaly Petrov and the Saubers of Kamui Kobayashi and Sergio Perez.
Pastor Maldonado was the 'big name' unable to survive the opening phase of qualifying. The Williams driver, who started on the back row in Abu Dhabi as the result of taking a ninth engine in 2011, bounced in and out of the drop zone before Buemi's late improvement pushed him back into 18th spot. Another flying lap was available to the Venezuelan, but he was unable to improve his position and he joined the six expected casualties in the bottom seven.
Team Lotus' Heikki Kovalainen and Jarno Trulli were condemned to their usual 19th and 20th positions, while HRT got the better of a troubled Marussia Virgin squad, with Tonio Liuzzi and Daniel Ricciardo out-pacing Jerome d'Ambrosio and Timo Glock, after the German complained of a lack of traction and tyre woes.
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Asset Allocation Best Practices Change During Your Lifetime
The easiest way to begin is if your company is offering a 401(k) program. You can have as little as 1% automatically deducted from your paycheck and increase it by 1% every few months and see your returns and savings grow. It's a small amount but a huge investment in your future and absolutely worth it. Many companies also match your 401(k) investment (read: free money).
When you're young and just starting to invest, you have time on your side and you can afford to have your asset allocation on the riskier side. If there are drastic market declines like we have seen twice in the past 12 years, you still have time to recover from those declines and benefit in being invested for the long run.
When you're older and eyeing retirement, you should take less risk with your investments. Over the past 12 years many people near retirement learned the hard way when the value of their retirement account(s) drastically declined. Perhaps they'd stayed in riskier investments such as stocks because they'd either seen strong returns or unfortunately, were not proactive enough to move to safer investments when their assets needed to be moved into more conservative holdings.
Because of the declines in the market, they were unable to retire when planned. Market declines combined with very low CD rates and savings account rates made it impossible for many people to retire. The best savings rates and bank CD rates are around 1.00 percent these days, below the rate of inflation.
There are many tools available to you to help you with your asset allocation during your lifetime. There are also age-based asset allocation models and most of them recommend higher exposure to stocks and mutual funds earlier in life.
Oppenheimer Funds offer a very useful Asset Allocation Worksheet you can use to help you decide how to allocate your investment portfolio. You're asked a series of questions including your investment objectives, what types of investments you currently have, your investment risk tolerance, your investment time frame, as well as a few more questions.
After you submit your questionnaire you are immediately given your results based on your answers. You can use this worksheet as a guide for your investments or discuss the results with your financial adviser.
There are also asset allocation calculators available that work in a similar way as the spreadsheet. Bankrate offers a useful Asset Allocation Retirement Calculator.
The key to a successfully planned retirement is to plan for retirement now. The sooner you start, the closer you will be to meeting your retirement goals. Starting is half the battle - you have to proactively stay on top of your retirement accounts. Checking on investment returns and making sure you're on track for the retirement you want at the age you want is how to stay the course for a comfortable retirement.
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My aunt was given Botox for her Massetor and neck wrinkles. Week after she complains of difficulty in chewing and swallowing food on left side and also difficulty in talking. Please reply why this happened and any thing we can do to remove this effects
Botox for Neck Wrinkles and Masseter. Complaints of Difficulty in Talking and Chewing?
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Botox in mouth muscles affecting talking and chewing
This has to do with the injections to the jaw muscles, and most likely not the neck muscles. Remember that injections in these areas are "off label" uses of Botox, and so there can be a wide variety in how these are performed, the number of units used, etc. When injecting anywhere near the mouth (which includes the jaw), it can affect speech, eating, chewing, drinking, and talking. Too many units or an incorrect placement on the left side is causing these issues for your aunt. It will go away with time, but there's nothing that can be done at this point.
Difficulty Chewing After Botox
It's unlikely that it could be from Botox, unless alot ( >50 units ) were injected and deeply. If the symptoms don't resolve in 3-4 weeks, follow up with either the doctor that did the injection or a primary care physician.
Learn more: http://www.facialplastics.info/botox.html
Dificulty chewing and swallowing after Botox
Botox can be used on the masseter for hypertrophy and the neck for platysma bands. If too much is used it may cause difficulty with masseter function ( chewing) and swallowing can be impacted if injected too deeply.
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Botox and masseter injections
Botox injected into the masseter muscles is intended to help atrophy the muscles by weakening them. The injections should be deep and carefully performed - if not, you can experience some unwanted side-effects, only until the product wears off.
The concern here is that it will be another 2 or 3 weeks before the treatment effect is maximal.
There are recommendations if she is having symptoms related to swallowing. For example she may benefit from having her bed put up on an angle at night, etc. While the treatment will wear off, this is a highly disturbing situation. Rather than going back to the treating doctor, I would advise she consults with her internist. The internist might refer her to a neurologist or an emergency room physician with a special interest in toxicology. There is not treatment to speed up the resolution of the symptoms. Care is largely supportive until this happens.
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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Boot fail after Auto Update
Posted 30 July 2008 - 06:49 PM
Last night my mums Vista Home Premium (Genuine Copy) did an automatic update, but now the god dame thing wont start, ive tried to do several things:
Safe Mode - Crashes
Repair- can not repair
A recovery Cd also crashes
System Restore - Nothing Happens
Ive googled a load of pages now and cannot find anything! Whilst reading some sites ave managed to work out that the Update - updated a driver for Bluetooth and thats whats causing it to Not load,
I tryed to boot from CD but thats not working either!
And as its a Preinstalled copy, I cannot reinstall the OS
Any help please would be appreiated!
Posted 30 July 2008 - 06:58 PM
if you can use memtest from www.memtest.org to test the ram and use some hd test (i recommend windlg from wdc.com).
Posted 30 July 2008 - 07:07 PM
if the recovery cd also fails i would check hd and ram...
if you can use memtest from www.memtest.org to test the ram and use some hd test (i recommend windlg from wdc.com).
Ive done a memory test and hd test all seems to be fine, all this from an update from Microsoft? Am really starting to get pc rage at the moment as a cant find any solutions
Posted 30 July 2008 - 10:32 PM
bootmgr - winload.exe for you I hope it is!
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Posted 31 July 2008 - 09:39 AM
Ive fone chkdsk c: /f /v 'but at the end its saying " failed to transfaer logged message to the device log with status 50.
But it is finding a load of erroers and obviously not fixing them?????
Posted 31 July 2008 - 09:47 AM
There is no reason else than damage to you disc if it is malfunctioning, download this iso and burn it to disc amend your boot sequence in order to boot off it and select the repair option it will have the boot configuration data sorted out in no time. Vista's master boot record is quite complicated but can be repaired just as easy.
bootmgr - winload.exe for you I hope it is!
I used this last night one of the first things I done.. but it did not work when the computer restarts it Loads the windows screnn then goes to a black screen with white writing going through sequences (loading windows I think?) but it crashes on - psisrndr.ax i canot find out what this is?
Posted 09 August 2008 - 06:09 AM
Sounds like a media center update got borked somehow
What I would do is boot off a Vista install DVD, select the repair option and use system restore to restore to the last known good working restore point. Had to do that a few times where I installed some bad drivers on a friend's vista machine
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Blue Grass & Traditional Folk Session
Hi All,
It's been a while since I've posted something. I thought I better do before the year is over!
I took my K5 with me to a Blue Grass and Trad' Folk session. It was being held in an old public house with low tungsten type lighting so I knew things would be difficult. I didn't want to use flash to destroy and distract from the atmosphere. I knew that the venue would be busy so a camera bag would be obtrusive and cumbersome. So, i just threw my camera over my shoulder and put my 43mm Ltd in my pocket of my coat and mounted the 15mm Ltd on my camera and set the iso to 6400. I was intending to post process for black and white but I've left one of the images in colour to let you see how it handled the noise.
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A few months ago, after reviewing the search terms that bring visitors to Sew,Mama,Sew!, I realized the top few terms have stayed the same for years. People are always looking for tutorials for totes, zipper pouches and drawstring bags. We have plenty of those tutorials on SMS, but as a former educator, I've often felt a little guilty about only teaching to people who learn well from the written word, completely ignoring auditory learners who need someone to walk them through a project. (I should know better because I'm that type of learner!) So I called a friend at Craftsy and said, "I want to do a class." Long story short, they liked the idea and last month I filmed two classes at Craftsy HQ in Denver. And the best part? Both classes are totally FREE!!
Bag Making Basics: Reversible Tote & Zipper Pouch
In the first class you'll learn how to make two bags. One is a reversible tote with a boxed bottom and a patch pocket. A couple of years ago I wrapped ALL my Christmas gifts in this tote, which is an awesome gift in itself. Perfect for groceries, library books and over-nighters. And it's reversible, so if you get tired of one side, simply flip it!
You'll also learn how to make a front-zip pouch with a small strap (shown above.) If you're afraid of zippers, skip right to that section on the video and I'll show you how easy it is! This pouch is great for makeup brushes, sewing supplies, colored pencils, or small toys, plus it makes a great gift! Whether you're an experienced sewist, a beginner, or someone helping a mature child learn to sew, I think you'll appreciate the patterns as well as the essential techniques covered in the class. Sign up today!
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I chose to work with Craftsy because I'm totally sold on the platform. If you learn well from listening and watching, then Craftsy is for you! The videos are professionallyf filmed and edited and easy to navigate. Plus the Craftsy team and the class instructor collaborate on well-written and edited course materials to help you through. As you're watching the videos you can post a question and either the instructor or a fellow student can help you out. If you've never taken a Craftsy class before, this FREE mini classis an excellent opportunity to find out if this method of instruction works for you. You have nothing to lose, so I encourage you to try it!
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For the samples in this class I used fabric from the Liberty of London Bloomsbury Gardens collection along with Kona cotton. If you love the look, you can get everything you need to make both the tote and the zipper pouch in one handy kit from Craftsy. The fabric, the zipper and even the interfacing is included. How easy is that?! Get the kit here.
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I have signed up for both courses and wanted to let you know that I thoroughly enjoyed them! You presented the information in a very clear way and made it very enjoyable as well as informative! You rock!
This is such a generous thing to give! I'm so excited. It's so much easier to learn things by video.
I just got the class and love it! I've never sewn a zipper so it's great to see someone do it first. THANK YOU!
Just finished your class. It was great and I picked up some new tricks. Can't wait for the next one.
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I signed up–thanks for making this available. I really like the idea of wrapping gifts in the bag, also. So much kinder to the environment than Christmas wrapping paper.
I signed up as soon as I saw it on the Craftsy class listings on Sunday. So excited! I love Craftsy classes!! I've taken 4 so far and have learned a ton. I've been wanting to make a zippered pouch for a while. My husband really wants me to learn to make them so he can organize all his computer cables and thingums that he carries around in his backpack. Thanks for offering it for free.
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[quote]When an upset boy called his local police station for help, he had no idea he would make a friend for life. 13-year-old Cameron Simmons called the police station because he was upset after having a fight with his mom. Officer Gaetano Acerra, who responded to the call, gave him some practical advice: "I said, 'You have it good, you have a roof over your head,'" said Acerra. "I told him I would try to help him out, and here we are now." However, when he brought Simmons home, he noticed that the boy didn't have a lot of the things that kids should have, such as a bed and a desk. "My heart went out for him," said Acerra. "I thought the little things that he needed I could give him, to make him a happier kid." A few weeks later, he showed up at Simmons' house with a truck full of gifts. Because a police officer was willing to step out of his comfort zone, a teen in need has a place to study, somewhere comfortable to sleep and, most importantly, an amazing new role model.[/quote] +50 respect So, where's camnator at now? Interesting enough is that good acts of kindness like this are fulfilled each and everyday by law enforcement. It's a shame that people are so willing to bash these people who risk their lives yet when they do something beyond their duties (again, that's everyday) then not a single word is spoken about it. God bless this man and teen
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By Jim Karpen on Thu, 02/06/2014
Since 2012, Apple CEO Tim Cook has been saying there are new products in the pipeline. Yet so far we've only had updates for existing products. But it's self-evident that they're up to something health-related, given the people they're hiring: a former executive vice-president of medical affairs, an expert on health sensors, an engineer who's a specialist in health-monitoring equipment, and, most recently, a sleep expert. You don't have to be too bright to infer that this suggests they're working on a product related to health monitoring. Plus, they hired a former CEO of Yves Saint Laurent. Why would they hire a fashion designer if not to help create a fashionable wearable device? All of this points to an iWatch or some other sort of wearable computer.
According to 9To5Mac, Apple recently hired Roy J.E.M Raymann, who's an expert on sleep research and who has extensive experience in wearables, sensors, and other methods of improving sleep quality. The post also says that Apple has previously hired other experts who are specialists in analyzing sleep patterns.
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So what does Apple have in mind? One tends to think of health and fitness buffs sporting an iWatch. But according to an interesting article on Fortune, the primary market for an iWatch might be people with serous health problems and hospitals. Tim Cook has been quoted as saying, "The whole sensor field is going to explode."
Here's what I think. Clearly Apple is working on a health-related wearable product. But like a smartphone, it will be a general-purpose device, open to developers and a wide variety of applications. They'll create some built-in functionality, but they'll also create a flexible platform that will eventually be used for things we can't now even imagine. That's how it's been with the iPhone. When Steve Jobs first introduced the iPhone, he positioned it as a phone, MP3 player, and device that connects to the Internet. But over the years the variety of uses has exploded in ways that even Steve Jobs probably couldn't have imagined. But Apple's genius was to create an appealing platform with a friendly interface that unleashed the creativity of engineers around the world.
So too may it be for the iWatch. Apple will create the platform, set the direction with some built-in functions, and then toss it into the marketplace to see what it becomes.


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Atmospheric and rhythmic, this synthesised sound has a regular hiss or breath sound, a deep hum, rhythmic pulse, and a drone like sounds with bursts of percussion and bell like sounds. Also, to me, are industrial or train like elements. I regard these sounds as stand-alone complete pieces but can be chopped up as required. From my Experiments in synthesised sounds sample pack - these sounds are the result of my obsession with creating and experimenting with new synthesised sounds.
My word that's good! Hope to use it in Scene 3 of Episode 21 of Ad Astral – Hierarchy: due out in September 2013. Credits will be in the shownotes.
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This is so fantastic and gives me lots of great inspiration for my sound installation project. Thanks for sharing!
great atmosphere. reminds me of early mars volta. eerie, interesting, and beautiful.
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Live blog: All Whites vs El Salvador friendly
Join Stuff.co.nz's Scott Preston for live updates from the All Whites' second international fixture of 2012, against El Salvador at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, Texas.
2.58pm: Thanks for joining us for today's All Whites international friendly. Be sure to join us again on Sunday afternoon, from just after 12pm, as New Zealand meet Honduras at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas.
2.56pm: Some promising debuts from Ian Hogg and Cameron Howieson. More fine play from Tommy Smith and Ben Sigmund and excitement from Marco Rojas and Kosta Barbarouses up-front. Ricki Herbert would have to be pleased, with El Salvadors goals possibly coming from an offside and an own goal.
92nd min: The final whistle blows three times. It's a 2-2 draw for the All Whites and El Saldvador in Houston.
90th min: Two minutes of time to be added. Unlikely we'll see a winning goal here. Yep, I'm blatantly trying to reverse jinx it at this point.
88th min: Both teams looking very tired now. Forgot to mention earlier it's 71 percent humidity.
85th min: All Whites really slowing the match down now. Happy to defend now and try to catch El Salvador out on the counter. I believe we've seen this before.
82nd min: La Azul now resorting to long-balls to create chances. They do have more pace than the All Whites and could catch them tiring at the back.
80th min: El Salvador go close. The long cross finds a man between two All Whites defenders but his header goes across goal and is put out for a corner. Paston punches away from the ensuing corner and the threat is avoided.
78th min: And next thing you know, Chris Wood gets a chance in front of goal. The cross just a bit too high and his header slides wide.
77th min: If the All Whites can find a game-winning goal, it will be the first time they've scored three goals or more in an international since playing Jordan in Amman on September 9, 2009. I'd be a fiver on Chris Wood to score it.
75th min: With 15 minutes plus stoppage time remaing, it's 2-2 at BBVA Compass Stadium.
72nd min: Youngster Cameron Howieson comes on to make his debut.
71st min: Strange moment as the El Salvadoran defenders stop, leaving Chris Wood with an open header in front of goal. He puts it wide, but the flag had gone up for offside.
70th min: Although it's not really their thing, you'd still like to see the All Whites put together some periods of possession.
67th min: The heart flutters as El Salvador shoot wide of goal after Ben Sigmund is beaten by a smart turn on ball.
65th min: Shane Smeltz is replaced by Chris Wood for New Zealand.
64th min: GOAL! The All Whites equalise through Kosta Barbarouses. Leo Bertos attacks down the right side, his cross finds Shane Smeltz, his shot is saved well by Villalobos but the rebound bounces to Barbarouses.
62nd min: Was wrong about this second half. The tempo has definitely slowed down, especially since the go-ahead goal.
60th min: El Salvador getting ready to make a couple of substitutions. Will be interesting to see if this alters the way they play. Happy to defend one-goal lead or still looking to attack.
57th min: As the All Whites did after Hogg's first half goal, El Salvador go straight back onto attack and a tantalising cross is parried away by Paston, then the rebound shot is blocked by Sigmund.
56th min: GOAL! El Salvador go up 2-1, as Rafael Burgos' shot is deflected off the knee of Michael Boxall and past Mark Paston. Clinical finish in front of goal though.
53rd min: If you're just joining us, it's 1-1. Goals to Rafael Burgos (13th) and Ian Hogg (27th).
51st min: Danger for the All Whites as El Salvador are awarded a corner and then a sweet spin move by the by-line sees a dangerous ball played into the six-yard box, before being cleared away.
49th min: Looks like it will be more of the same in the second half, with both sides again looking to create attack from any situation. Fun watching.
47th min: El Salvador swing onto attack to open the second half, then with their first attacking chance, Marco Rojas hits the post after beating the keeper.
46th min: Ball in play, second half is underway.
2.02pm: Doing some more reading on El Salvador: They reached the quarterfinals of last year's Concacaf championship and are a team on the rise. This is the first match of a three-match USA tour, playing Moldova on Sunday in Dallas and then Honduras on June 2 in Washington DC, before Concacaf World Cup qualifying round three matches later this year.
1.58pm: Also, just a reminder, I'll be giving up my Sunday for you guys - bringing you more live updates from the All Whites next match against Honduras from the Cotton Bowl, 12.30pm (NZT) on Sky Sport 3.
1.56pm: Dennis Katsanos and Harry Ngata chatting in-studio. Ngata feels like Herbert will give players another 15-20 minutes before making any changes.
1.54pm: Weather.com is showing it's 77 degrees Fahrenheit in Houston today, That's around 25 degress celcius. Anticipate the second half substitutes to play a big part in deciding this match. How long will Ricki Herbert wait to get Chris Wood in up-front? Will Jeremy Brockie get a run? Will he make any personnel changes at halftime to solidify the defence?
1.50pm: Ricki Herbert would have to be reasonably pleased with that first half, creating a few good chances and Ian Hogg scoring a great goal in his first international. On the negative side, the defence was disorganised at times and allowed El Salvador some open chances.
46th min: The halftime whistle blows and the two sides head under the stands at 1-1.
45th min: One minute of extra time in the first half.
43rd min: El Salvador now looking to get possession more here late in the first half. Until a wildly ambitious shot, similar to Michael McGlinchey's a few minutes ago, gets nowhere near Mark Paston.
41st min: Closing in on halftime in a very entertaining first half. Still 1-1.
39th min: Some loose defending from both sides in this first half, as El Salvador create a wide-open shot again. This time it sails way over the bar but the All Whites need to tighten that up.
37th min: Barbarouses wide open on the right flank with three players in the middle to pick from but he crosses it too close to the goalkeeper, who swallows it up. Maybe rolling a pass to the man at the penalty spot would've been the better option there.
35th min: A great chance for El Salvador as the No 8 gets clear in the box but his shot hits Mark Paston in the shoulder and ricochets over the bar.
32nd min: Things have quietened down after that brief period of excitement. Doubtful that'll be the last goal, though. Both these teams looking to attack at every opportunity. Plenty of space developing in the middle of the park.
28th min: The All Whites almost score a second goal in as many minutes, with Shane Smeltz running onto a ball in the box, meeting the El Salvadoran goalkeeper at the same time.
27th min: GOAL! New Zealand ebutant Ian Hogg strikes with his left foot. Poor first touch, gives it a second touch, gets clipped from behind but doesn't go down and finishes well from a tight angle to the far post.
26th min: The transparent (and also disappearing) score/time graphic in the top-left corner, coupled with the 4:3 format footage really make this feel like the 1980s.
23rd min: Know your facts about El Salvador: They've been to two World Cups (1970 and 1982) and, like the All Whites, have have not made it out of the group stage (no points, one goal and 22 against in six matches). They are also known as La Selecta and have a current Fifa ranking of 49, their highest ever ranking.
22nd min: Both teams looking capable of creating chances but just not coming as yet.
18th min: Yellow card for Ben Sigmund for grabbing No 16 by the shirt as El Salvador sprint onto attack. That's when they look their most dangerous, catching the All Whites slow to get back from midfield turnovers.
15th min: New Zealand come back well, earning a corner and eventually getting a good chance from a header as goalkeeper Dagoberto Portillo just gets his fist to it.
13th min: GOAL! A huge whiff of offside as Rafael Burgos beats the offside trap from the All Whites and chips Mark Paston for the opening goal. TV replays don't give us a good luck at it, so we may never really know.
12th min: Good to see Ben Sigmund replacing his divots in the turf. Good golf course ettiquette.
9th min: Great through ball from Vicelich to McGlinchey, who fails to beat the El Salvadoran keeper Benji Villalobos. Would expect to do better with that. A real missed chance for New Zealand but early signs are good.
9th min: El Salvador appear like they're not afraid to embellish any minor contact into a serious injury.
8th min: New Zealand swarming well in defence, did give up a corner a minute ago but defended away well.
6th min: The BBVA Compass Stadium appears to be somewhere around half-full. Has a capacity of around 22,000. Judging by the boos and whistles every time the All Whites are awarded something, I'd say it's 90-plus percent El Salvadorans.
4th min: Going to be difficult to get track of time in this match with no score/time graphic in the top corner, but we'll press on.
3rd min: After the All Whites are awarded a free-kick, Leo Bertos' cross is cleared out as far as Marco Rojas, who lets fly with a wayward shot.
2nd min: The old 4:3 picture. It's like this match is being played in 2002.
1st min: Kosta Barbarouses forces a corner, Michael McGlinchey delivers a great corner but the ball is met by no-one and bounces across the far sideline.
1st min: And ball is in play.
1.01pm: The TV graphic just showed Ricki Herbert as 'Edvin Juresic - Head Coach' or something like that. Crowd whistling as players wait around for the whistle to blow. Waiting. Waiting.
1pm: Coverage has started on Sky Sport 3. Dennis Katsanos and Harry Ngata in the studio, while Andrew Dewhurst and Ngata in commentary from Auckland.
All Whites wearing white tonight. El Salvador in their traditional blue ... kick-off imminent.
12.55pm: If you missed it on Sunday, here's Billy Harris' column about the All Whites' inability to find the back of the ol' onion bag (Trademark, Tommy Smyth wit a Y).
That leads us to one of the interesting points for today's match, Ricki Herbert's decision, as has been predicted, to go with Kosta Barbarouses and Marco Rojas up front with Shane Smeltz in his 3-4-3 formation, while leaving Chris Wood on the bench. Also how will the back three of Ben Sigmund, Michael Boxall and captain Tommy Smith acquit themselves without usual skipper and defensive rock Ryan Nelsen there. Also how will debutant Ian Hogg go on the left side of the midfield?
12.50pm: This is the third international since 2010 the All Whites have played in the US&A. Previous results were: 2-0 loss to Mexico at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on March 3, 2010 and 3-0 loss to Mexico in Denver on June 1, 2011. Let's hope the state of Texas is luckier for Ricki Herbert's side.
Following today's match, the All Whites will face Honduras on Sunday afternoon, 12.30pm (NZT) at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. The two nations played out a post-World Cup 1-1 draw in Auckland on October 9, 2010.
12.45pm: Afternoon folks, welcome to our live updates from the All Whites' international friendly against El Salvador, coming to you live from Stuff's central Wellington newsroom, courtesy of Sky Sport 3.
Here's how the teams are looking:
New Zealand (probable): Mark Paston, Ben Sigmund, Michael Boxall, Tommy Smith, Ivan Vicelich, Leo Bertos, Michael McGlinchey, Ian Hogg, Marco Rojas, Shane Smeltz, Kosta Barbarouses. Substitutes: Glen Moss, Jake Gleeson, Jeremy Brockie, Adam McGeorge, Aaron Clapham, Cameron Howieson, Tim Payne, Chris Wood.
El Salvador (from): Dagoberto Portillo, Benji Villalobos, Alfredo Pacheco, Xavier Garcia, Victor Turcios, Carlos Monteagudo, Steve Purdy, Alexander Mendoza, Milton Molina, Dennis Alas (captain), Ramon Sanchez, Eliseo Quintanilla, Osael Romero, Jaime Alas, Edwin Sanchez, Elder Figueroa, Arturo Alvarez, Darwin Ceren, Isidro Gutierrez, Ricardo Ulloa, Lester Blanco, Rafael Burgos, Maikon Orellana, Nelson Bonilla.


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Hi Nng,
I did exact same trip 6 wks ago.Your first port of call should be www.ktmb.com.my/.The site has all routes and schedules,it's alittle fiddly to register and buy tickets but ok after a while.You can book your coach and seat,pay with credit card.Very handy to book first leg of journey ie Sing to KL.Overnight sleeper leaves Sing at 10PM,arrives kl at 6am,reasonably comfortable,88rm.
KL to Butterworth (penang)-get off train,walk to ferry terminal around the corner (signed),only goes every hr in the evening.Bout 25 min to island of Penang,off at Georgetown terminal,town right in front of you.Return ferry to Butterworth is free.Train to Hat Yai,BKK leaves bout. 2.30PM.This train can book up quickly,so book couple days in advance if possible,maybe when you arrive in Butterworth first time if you know dates.You cant book this train online,as it's a Thai Railways train.Can't remember sleeper price but not expensive.Have to do immigration stuff at Pedang Besar,then on to Hat Yai,then bkk if not stopping.No food on Thai trains,but there is on KTM.


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House Committee to Examine Recent Performance of S.B.A.
By RON NIXON
Published: February 8, 2007
A House committee is holding the first of several hearings today to discuss the Small Business Administration, an agency that has come under criticism for its disaster relief program in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, as well as its operating, lending and contracting practices.
Representative Nydia M. Vel?uez, Democrat of New York and chairwoman of the House Small Business Committee, said that the hearings would look into other issues, including recent disclosures that federal investigators have accused a lender in an S.B.A. program of falsifying information on 76 loans with a value of nearly $77 million over six years.
The administrator, Steven C. Preston, is scheduled to appear at today's hearing, which will also address budget and staffing issues. An internal memo prepared by the agency's chief financial officer in January said that the S.B.A. had dropped below its minimal staffing levels because of budget shortfalls.
Since 2001, the budget has declined by more than 37 percent. But the agency announced Monday that its 2008 budget request is a 5 percent increase over its 2006 budget. The 2007 budget for the agency was not passed.
''This is a very different budget than what you've seen in recent years,'' Mr. Preston said in an interview. ''We will have money to run the agency and expand on what we do, including hiring new people.''
But Ms. Vel?uez said the figures actually showed a decline.
''In fact, the request cuts funding for a number of the agency's core programs, including initiatives that provide technical assistance for low-income entrepreneurs, business development for minorities and contracting opportunities in distressed areas of the country,'' Ms. Vel?uez said in a statement.
President Bush's fiscal year 2008 operating budget for the agency is $464 million, down from $624 million last fiscal year, she said.
Michael L. Stamler, a spokesman for the S.B.A., said that the agency compared its new budget request with the 2006 budget because it was the last time a budget was passed.
Mr. Stamler also said that although budget documents show the agency's budget dropping from $533 million in 2006 to $463 million in the 2008 request, almost $90 million of the 2006 funds were what is known as earmarks.
''These are items inserted into the budget by lawmakers,'' Mr. Stamler said. ''These are dollars that are designated for specific projects in their home districts. This is not money to fund the operation of the S.B.A.''
A spokeswoman for Ms. Vel?uez said the committee would question Mr. Preston about the differing views of the budget.
The S.B.A. under Mr. Preston, who took over the agency in July, has taken steps to address much of the criticism of the agency. Mr. Preston announced several initiatives during a news conference last week.
First, he said, the agency has revamped its disaster loan program by assigning a case manager to each borrower and added plans to enlist the private sector in case of another Katrina-like disaster.
Also, to ensure that companies receiving small-business contracts are actually small, the S.B.A. recently adopted a rule to require businesses to recertify their size as genuinely small after the fifth year of a contract and immediately when a company changes ownership.
Mr. Preston said the new rule would make federal contract reporting more relevant and increase opportunities for small businesses by encouraging federal contracting officers to expand their search for qualified contractors.
The agency is also working with the Office of Management and Budget to fix coding errors in the federal database of contracts. All federal agencies have been asked to review all 2005 and 2006 small-business contracting information for accuracy.
The S.B.A. is establishing a program to help contracting offices better identify qualified small businesses. The agency also intends to hire additional workers to help with oversight of contracting.
While giving Mr. Preston credit for his efforts so far, Ms. Vel?uez says she still intends to provide aggressive oversight of the agency.
''We look forward to working with the agency to address these issues, whether S.B.A. can do that on its own,'' she said, ''or if Congress needs to step in, that remains to be seen.''


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WASHINGTON -- Public relations people are sometimes laughably off target. Like how, for example, did I end up on the media list for the American College of Emergency Physicians? Normally those press releases have nothing at all to do with what I cover as a military reporter, but today their release had the magic words: "traumatic brain injury."
A new study published today in the Annals of Emergency Medicine found that patients with TBI had a significantly higher amount of an acidic protein in their blood than those without TBI.
The physicians organization was excited that this could reduce the number of CT scans done in emergency rooms, but it was the possibility of an indicator for TBI that caught my attention. The military is anxious for a simple test that can be done on the battlefield to determine whether a servicemember suffered a TBI in an explosion. It's the most common injury in Afghanistan and often isn't discovered until after the servicemember returns home.
The study's authors believe that the test for the protein, done within four hours of injury, has the potential to show the severity of the head trauma. "We can perform blood tests now for heart attack, and hope to be able to do the same for traumatic brain injury," Linda Papa, the lead author of the study, said in the news statement.


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New Wireless & Port Security Partnership
Intellicheck Mobilisa, Inc. partners with Vanguards of Enterprise Ltd. (VOEL) of Trinidad & Tobago.
Intellicheck Mobilisa, Inc. a leader in identity solutions and wireless security systems has entered into the partnership to help market, sell, distribute and install Intellicheck Mobilisa's wireless, maritime security and intelligent buoy monitoring solutions to Caribbean countries.
VOEL will particularly focus on sales of Intellicheck Mobilisa's Aegeus buoy system to protect the rich natural gas and oil fields situated throughout the Caribbean region. This multi-purpose system is capable of wirelessly connecting to buoys deployed throughout the coastal waters, and has networking capabilities designed to allow the upload and monitoring of data back on shore.
Michael Celestine, CEO of VOEL, said, "We are excited to offer Intellicheck Mobilisa's excellent line of security products to Caribbean countries. These nations share a deep concern regarding the issue of maritime security, and we are confident that Intellicheck Mobilisa's technology will provide the solutions they are seeking to keep their natural resources safe and secure."
Dr. Nelson Ludlow, President and CEO of Intellicheck Mobilisa, said, "We have long envisioned our wireless security solutions as a vital tool for international customers in addition to those within the United States. We are eager to make the nations of the Caribbean aware of the power and versatility of our technology, and we are confident VOEL will be the ideal partner."


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Thomas's opening blog implied that LOB wasn't just about SAP but also JD Edwards, Peoplesoft and Siebel. So where is all the JDE, PSFT and Siebel content? It is time for a change, time to slow the tidal wave that is SAP, time for Iron Man to stand upto the Teutonic giant that is SAP! Well that might be a bit dramatic but it is certainly time for the Oracle Apps to get some coverage on this blog.
So why is Microsoft interested in Oracle Apps, specifically JD Edwards, Peopelsoft and Siebel? The short answer is because you are, a lot of Microsoft customers are running their Oracle Apps on our platform. When I speak about our platform I mean Windows Server and SQL Server but some of you might also be running Biztalk and Sharepoint as well. Those of you running your Oracle Application on SQL Server maybe considering an upgrade to SQL 2008 R2, especially if you are on SQL 2000 but even if you are one SQL 2005 (hopefully no one is on SQL 7.0 ort 6.5). We also know there are customers who want to migrate off their current platform to Windows/SQL Server. This might be from IBM iSeries/DB2 (AS/400) or Oracle (Windows/AIX/HP-UX/Solaris/Linux). Whatever you are on today Windows 2008 R2/SQL Server 2008 R2 is the perfect platform for running your Oracle Application on. There might be some reluctance (and even opposition) from those who are entrenched in the past, but Microsoft has silenced its critics, and in SQL 2008 we have an enterprise class, scalable, reliable, secure database that is better value both in licensing costs and total cost of ownership than our competitors.
Enough of the sale pitch I hear you cry! Okay but what about my original question - why is Microsoft interested in Oracle Applications? Because we have a great solution that we believe is not only the equal but in many cases better than our competitors. We are not just focused on existing users but are helping new users migrate to our platform and start reaping the benefits for themselves.
I will be back, with more technical content and also hope to provide some insight into what some customers are doing on our platform today. For now if there is any specific items of interest then please let me know.


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The statute of limitations for debt collection specifies how long creditors have to file a lawsuit against you for an unpaid debt or account. If a creditor sues or threatens to sue you after the statute of limitations has run out, they're in violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. In Wisconsin, the length of time a creditor has to take legal action is based on the type of debt.
Oral and written contracts are subject to a 6-year statute of limitations in Wisconsin. Creditors have six years from the date of last contact, which is often your last payment. Contact can also include making arrangements to pay or acknowledging you owe the debt, however.
Medical bills, phone bills, cable service agreements, auto loans, personal loans and payday loans are some examples of contractual debts. If you made an agreement to pay, whether verbal, written or electronically, it's classified as a contract in Wisconsin.
Promissory Notes
Promissory notes are often associated with mortgages and unsecured loans, such as student loans. The statute of limitations for promissory notes is 10 years in Wisconsin. Unlike private student loans, federal students loans aren't subject to a statute of limitations. The debt can be pursued until it's paid, regardless of how long it takes. Collection methods for federal loans can include tax refund interception, levies and wage garnishments.
Credit Cards
Credit cards fall under the open-ended account category in Wisconsin. Debt collectors have six years to sue for an unpaid credit card balance.
Tax Debts
The Wisconsin Department of Revenue can assess an additional tax liability to an individual for up to four years after the filing date. If a tax liability is assessed, there is no statute of limitations for collections. The debt can be collected using legal collection methods until it's paid.
Child Support Arrears
The statute of limitations for enforcement of back child support is 20 years in Wisconsin. Some of the enforcement methods for child support arrears include property liens, bank levies, wage garnishments, license suspensions and tax refund interceptions. The parent may be held in contempt of court and face jail time for non-payment.
Small Claims
The statute of limitations for small claims depends on the nature of the claim. If you're trying to enforce a contact or suing over a breach of contract, you have six years to file a lawsuit. For claims that involve property damage or recovering personal property, you also have six years. The statute of limitations is three years for personal injury claims.


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Thursday, June 21, 2012
GameSalad Hits Windows
Are you interested in building your own, iPhone or Android game, but don't know how to develop mobile software? Los Angeles-based GameSalad has just made it easier for non-programmer to develop their own, fully functional games. GameSalad said its flagship title, GameSalad Creator, now runs on the Windows operating system, allowing users to build their own iPhone, Android, and web games. The firm, which has only offered its software until now on the Mac, said the software is now available for free for download. GameSalad had released a beta of the software for Windows in May.


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Posted by Bob on September 01, 2005
In Reply to: The buck stops here posted by James Briggs on September 01, 2005
: : Who was the first writer to use the phrase "the buck stops here"?
: Could it have been President Truman? I await correction!
Truman had a sign on his desk that said it....


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NEW YORK, MARCH 1, 2003 (Zenit.org).- Here is the text of an address given by Cardinal Edward Egan at a Jan. 29 international theologians' videoconference organized by the Vatican Congregation for Clergy.
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The Challenges to Peace of War, Violence and Terrorism
Cardinal Edward Egan
Archbishop of New York
Dear friends in the Lord,
Forty years ago the world seemed to many to be on the brink of war, a war that could prove to be the death-knell of humanity. The Berlin Wall was dividing East and West, and the two sides were engaged in a frantic arms race with each producing huge stores of weapons of mass destruction. In addition, the Cuban Missile Crisis held the world in the grip of fear. The most serious of threats were being made, and it appeared that humankind was stumbling toward the worst armed conflict in history.
It was in this context that Blessed John XXIII, Bishop of Rome and Successor of St. Peter, penned his masterful encyclical "Pacem in Terris." It was a plea for peace, but it was more than just a plea. It laid out a strategy for peace as valid and compelling today as it was in 1963.
In his message on the occasion of the World Day of Peace this very month, our Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, directed our attention to this masterful statement of Blessed John XXIII, pointing especially to those four "requirements of the human spirit" which Good Pope John had made the centerpiece of his encyclical.
The first of these requirements is truth. No war of any dimension, he noted, may be legitimately declared or pursued without clear and certain knowledge of a clear and certain danger. Thus it is that in our current crisis, men and women of good will across the world are supporting and applauding the work of the weapons inspectors of the United Nations. Their task is difficult. No one will deny this. But it is also essential. The truth of the danger must be established beyond any doubt.
And should that truth be set clearly before us, the second and third of Pope John's "requirements of the human spirit" come into play. If clear and present danger cannot be demonstrated, justice requires that no conflict be engaged.
In our time, in virtually every corner of the globe, there is a moral parallel to all of this, a clear and very sad parallel. No one has ever been able to prove that the being within the mother's womb is other than an innocent human being with an inalienable right to live. For this reason, that being may not and must not be killed. Without certitude, we are never free to destroy life, whether in abortion or in war. Justice must always rule when life is in the balance.
And when the clear and present danger is confirmed, even then Blessed John XXIII has another "requirement of the human spirit" to commend to our attention — compassion. We proceed in all of our dealings with our brothers and sisters under God with justice, yes, but also with concern, understanding and charity. We do not rush into conflict. We enter into it, if we must, with measure, with moderation, and with respect for every child of God, every image of Divinity in our midst.
Truth, justice, and compassion — these are the three "requirements of the human spirit" that Pope John XXIII proposed to the world on the brink of conflict 40 years ago; and he added that they must be brought into play on the basis of his fourth requirement, freedom.
We are all fashioned in the image and likeness of the Almighty and endowed with the capacity to know and to choose. This makes us the noblest of the Lord's visible creation, and it lays upon us a great burden as well. Before our God and our fellow human beings, we address the issue of war as wise, thoughtful, prayerful children of the one Father in heaven. We exercise our freedom in a manner worthy of our dignity, that is, with truth, justice and compassion. And all of this we do, trusting in a loving, provident God, and guided by a wise and caring Church.


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If you have shopped around for a homeschooling Co-op or organization to join, then you are familiar with the statement of faith. Many Christian Homeschool groups and organizations have a statement of faith for new members to sign.
The purpose of this statement of faith is to ensure that all of the members of the group have similar homeschooling philosophies and goals in homeschooling their children. These are families that the members plan to spend a great deal of time with for the foreseeable future, and it is very likely that the children in these families will be the best friends of the children already in the group.
I am not a big fan of a statement of faith. I feel that I do not necessarily have to agree with everything my friends agree with, and also that diversity in a group can be a learning experience is. Fortunately, there are many groups that do not require a statement of faith. They are all-inclusive and invite families of all faith and creeds to join. I have noticed however, that the inclusive groups tend to be anti-Christian. In my case, any mention of Christianity in the online message groups are met with hostility.
Therefore, a Christian like myself is caught with a catch-22. I do not want to be in a group that excludes others. Meanwhile, I do not want to be told that my Christianity should not have anything to do with my homeschooling. So how do I balance this dilemma?
I recently signed a statement of faith for the homeschool program my children are taking. It is comforting to me to know that many of the topics discussed in class can include Christian ideals and viewpoints. It is also comforting to me that children my kids will be close to will also have many of the same ideals. Meanwhile, I am also maintaining my membership in the inclusive homeschooling group. It is very important to me that our children know and spend time with children and families from all lifestyles just as they would if they went to a regular school.
Whether you decide to join an exclusive homeschool group and sign a statement of faith, or to belong to an inclusive group with no statement of faith, you will find that both will have their limitations. I highly recommend that you choose your homeschool affiliations carefully and never sign anything that does not sit well with you, and to also consider joining a second group to balance out the limitations of the first.
*Have a question about homeschooling? Just ask.
*Want to know more about homeschooling? Start with the 2006 homeschool blog in review!
* Have you seen the homeschooling curriculum glossary?


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Pepperdine's 2013 Slate Revealed
Sand volleyball, now in its second season, opens action on March 9 at Zuma Beach.
Jan. 11, 2013
MALIBU, Calif. – The Pepperdine sand volleyball team, the defending 2012 AVCA National Champions, begins the road to the 2013 title on its home court at Zuma Beach the second week of March. The Waves compete in at least eight events leading up to the national championship, held once again in Gulf Shores Ala., on May 3-5.
Pepperdine, led by head coach Nina Matthies, could potentially add more dates and opponents to the schedule as more and more schools continue to add sand volleyball to their list of sponsored sports. Nebraska and UCLA were the latest to announce they will be adding sand volleyball for the 2013 season. Schools have until March 1 to declare.
The Waves open the season at home against Florida International on March 9. The Panthers will be competing in their first season of sand volleyball after announcing their intent to join in December of 2011.
Long Beach State, USC and Florida State, perhaps the Waves' biggest rivals during the inaugural season last year, all appear on the 2013 schedule. Pepperdine faces the 49ers on the road on March 21 before playing LBSU at Zuma Beach, as well as the Bruins, on April 10.
A home-and-home series with the Trojans is also on the slate. The Waves play in USC's newly built Merle Norman Stadium on March 26 before hosting the local rival on April 6.
Pepperdine competes in three tournaments, which will likely include both dual and pairs play, with the first being on March 14-16 at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif. Florida State, Grand Canyon, Cal State Bakersfield and Nebraska are all expected to be in attendance.
A trip to Florida is scheduled for March 29-31 for the FIU Tournament. Pepperdine will likely face Tulane, UAB, Georgia State and Florida Atlantic, in addition to the hosting Panthers.
The USA Volleyball Collegiate Challenge is scheduled for April 20-21 at Hermosa Beach and is the final event of the regular season. Last year, the Waves went 4-0 in dual play at the annual tournament and won the pairs championship in the all-Pepperdine final.
The AVCA Collegiate Sand Volleyball National Championship concludes the season the first weekend of May. Gulf Shores, Ala. has officially been announced as the home of the championships through the 2015 season.
The Waves return 10 letter winners from last year's squad, include AVCA All-Americans Caitlin Racich (Santa Barbara, Calif./Dos Pueblos HS), Kim Hill (Portland, Ore./Portland Christian HS) and Lilla Frederick (Huntington Beach, Calif./Cornelia Connelly HS).
Other key contributors returning from 2012 included Kelley Larsen (Jamul, Calif./Christian HS), Victoria Adelhelm (Rancho Santa Fe, Calif./Santa Fe Christian HS), Kellie Woolever (Long Beach, Calif./Woodrow Wilson HS) and Emily Cook (Huntington Beach, Calif./Murrieta Valley HS).
For the most up-to-date schedule information, visit the Pepperdine Sand Volleyball Team Schedule Page.
To read more about the Waves' championship run during the inaugural season, check out the 2012 Season Almanac.


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