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Weed It & Reap: Andreas Dionyssiou's Cyprus village in Sylvania Twp.
Name: Andreas Dionyssiou, co-owner of Rudy's Hot Dog Restaurants, living in Sylvania Township.
Garden specs: My garden is 25 feet by 100 feet. When we moved into our home 30 years ago, I started my garden on a smaller scale, and when we had the opportunity, we purchased additional space.
When did you start gardening?: I was born Nov. 26, 1928, on the beautiful island of Cyprus, and as a boy I gardened with my father. I could hardly wait to do it: it's something like a miracle. We lived in the village of Sysklepos and we would walk about a mile up the mountain to irrigate the vegetable garden, the grapevines, the olive trees, and our beautiful fig trees. Near a spring, I built a pond and dug a trench to bring water to the garden. It had a pipe I could turn on and off.
What do you grow?: Jasmine, it blooms at night and it's hard to kill. Gardenias. Roses. Lilies. Grapes. Tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplants, squash, green beans, black-eyed peas, okra, beets, onions. My five fig trees were small branches when I brought them back in my suitcase wrapped in a wet towel from Cyprus (a white and a black variety) and Portugal (a red and white variety). A maitre d' in a Portuguese hotel gave me the branch.
What do you get out of it?: Gardening, even though it is hard work, I find it a relaxing way to unwind. If I sit down and watch TV, I fall asleep. I especially find joy in watching my great granddaughter, Veronica, who is 3, pick the cherry tomatoes off the vines and eat them. Sometimes you have to stop her from eating
too many, like candy.
Hours spent gardening: At least two hours a day or evening, watering and weeding.
Annual expense: To tell you the truth, I never pay attention to it. I don't care. It's my enjoyment.
Challenges: Too much rain, not enough rain. The moles are a big problem. I used to be ruthless with them but as you grow up you become mellow. The squirrels eat some figs but they're my friends. I feed them nuts and bread. I tell them to stay away from my fig trees in Greek and English; maybe they'll learn to speak Greek. To help my fig trees survive the winter, I pull the branches down and tie them to posts in the ground. I put unopened bags of mulch on them, throw a tarp over that, and hold the tarp down with wood. I leave a little space open so they can get air. In the spring, I take it all off. This takes a couple of days each fall.
I'm proud of: When my garden is bountiful. I enjoy sharing the vegetables and figs with relatives and friends. I love to eat fresh figs. I get about 30 to 40 pounds.
Most-used tool: When I was younger I would plow the garden with a shovel and pitchfork, but now that I am older, I use a rototiller. Every year I also plow my daughter Paula's small garden space and I help her with the weeding.
Words to the wise: Always rotate the crops. Never plant them in the same space year after year. Next to each row I have a trough for irrigation. And to prevent too many weeds, spread grass clippings, but not close to the roots of the plants. Taking good care of your garden will reap you many rewards. You will also enjoy cooking more with the fresh vegetables you have grown, knowing that you will be healthier and happier. Good luck in all of your endeavors.

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Animating slide shows in OpenOffice.org Impress
Animation is one of the less-known features in OpenOffice.org Impress. Its most obvious uses are for transitions for individual objects on a slide (rather than for the entire slide), or for dramatic emphasis and calling attention to objects. But it can also be used for more serious purposes, such as illustrating a procedure that is clearer if you can see it in motion -- for instance, one of the most effective animations I saw showed was on a Society for Creative Anachronism site that explained how the links in chain mail fitted together.
If any of these purposes sound useful to you, then you should take the time to investigate the two means of animation in Impress: The Animation dialog window opened from the Insert menu, and the Custom Animation Pane. Both work on any sort of visual object, including imported pictures, shape primitives, or graphic text, although obviously some objects are more suitable for certain types of animation than others.
Despite its name, the pane is for those who prefer OpenOffice.org to do most of the work. By contrast, the Animation dialog is for those who prefer to build their own animation. The two systems cannot both be applied to the same object, although you can use both on the same slide with different objects.
Using the Animation dialog window
The Animation dialog is the most basic way of creating an animation in Impress. It lacks the built-in animation effects of Custom Animation, but it is easier to use for simple animations.
Before you start to use the Animation dialog, create or import all the objects you will use in the animation. When all the objects are ready, select them all, then click Insert -> Animated Image to open the Animation dialog window. Annoyingly, the controls in the window are not labelled, except in the mouseover help, but that should be only a momentary distraction.
Your first step is to click either the Apply Objects Individually to create a separate animation frame for each object you selected. In effect, this choice makes each object a frame in the animation -- and, as with any animation, the more frames you have, the better it will tend to look. There is also an Apply Object button that creates a single frame from all objects, but, to be honest, I have yet to find a purpose for it.
Similarly, although you can choose Group Object under Animation Group in the window, the only choice that seems useful here is Bitmap Object.
From here, go to the top of the controls in the window, which serves as a very simplified timeline. The Image Number field, you notice, shows the number of the last frame in the animation. By changing the Image Number, you can set the Duration to display each frame individually. You can then finish by setting the Loop Count; it is set by default to Max, which mean infinite looping, but have mercy on your audience and choose a much lower setting unless you are planning a display that will run unattended.
Having set the timing, click the Create button, and the animated .GIFs is added to the center of the current slide. From there, you can move it exactly like any other object. You can also delete the original objects, which you don't need any more.
Using the Custom Animation pane
The Custom Animation pane helps you to create a piece of animation using default motions supplied by OpenOffice.org. It is usually in the Tasks column on the right of the Impress window. If it is not, then you can open it by selecting Slideshow -> Custom Animation from the menu, and use the arrow on the left of the pane's title bar to expand or collapse it. The pane is easier than the dialog to use, and its effects add considerably to the complexity of the animation you can quickly produce.
As with the Animation dialog, begin working with the Custom Animation pane by creating or importing the objects that will feature in the animation. When you are ready, select the first object in the animation and click the Add button to open a dialog window.
The Custom Animation dialog allows you to apply dozens of different types of movement to the selected object. For convenience, these types are divided by tabs into different ways for the object to enter or exit the slide (Entrance and Exit) , to call attention to the object (Emphasize), or to move on and outside the slide (Motion Paths). Each tab is further subdivided into categories, such as Basic, Exciting, Moderate, and Special. If you chose a Motion Path, it displays on the slide, where it can be resized or repositioned by selecting it and dragging on its selection handles.
By clicking the Automatic Preview box, you can test animations without leaving the dialog window.
Once you have clicked the OK button to set the effect, you can fine-tune it in the Effects sub-pane. Note that the name of the sub-pane and what you can select in its second field changes with the selected effect. However, you always have three choices:
- Start: Choices are On click (of the animated object), or With Previous or After Previous -- that is, in relation to the previous animated object.T o start the animation of the object as soon as its slide opens, select With Previous.
- Property: Although the choices here vary with the selected effect, if you click the Ellipsis button (. . .) to the right of the field, you can always choose effect and timing options. On the Effects tab of the window opened by the Ellipsis button, you can set the object to dim or hide after the animation is over, add an accompanying sound, or, if the object is graphic text, set animation specific to text. From the Timing tab, you can set individual details of the effect, as opposed to the entire animation, how many times the animation repeats, and whether an object that moves returns to its original position when the animation is done. You can also what triggers the effect, and when it is triggered
- Speed: This setting refers to the animation as a whole, and not any applied effects. Regardless of the computer, you will probably find any speed setting except Fast and Very Fast sluggish and jerky. However, you might have reason to endure these limitations, such as matching the speed to your spoken explanation of the animation.
When you have finished with the first object in the animation, selection the next object to be animated, and repeat the steps. Select an object in the sub-pane, and you can alter its position in the animation sequence by using the up and down arrows.
As you work with these two animation tools, remember than both are far from precision tools. In fact, animated .GIFs are rather old fashioned. Neither is intended for full-fledged animation, and,if you decide to use them, be prepared for a lot of trial and error until you get things exactly right.
In addition, remember that, like any special effect, animation is easy to overdo, especially if you have just discovered it. Unless you exercise restraint, animations can easily distract and annoy your audience -- like a blink tag in HTML, only much worse. Regardless of the tool you use, think twice before using any piece of animation, and, if you go ahead make sure that it stops or at least dims or hides instead of looping endlessly.
Keep in mind the limitations of Impress' animation tools, and they can enhance your presentations the way in which they are intended. Forget them, and don't be surprised if you have an audience revolt to handle.
Bruce Byfield (nanday)
Hi all,
Was able to find out the homepage of Society for Creative Anachronism but finding that damn animation on the site is a pain.
I tried site: http://wwww.sca.org filetype:odp as well http://wwww.sca.org filetype:odf but both turned nada. Any ideas folks?
Like everyone says: Lame.
Like everyone says: Lame. Lame. Lame. But even worse, LJ published it. No movies, links, references, pictures.
Who'ld've though so many
Who'ld've though so many linux users would hate reading text so much! How hard is it to open an OOO window and play along as you read? We aren't Windows and Mac users, after all.
But most of us ARE Americans, so I suppose some pretty pitchurrrs would've been nice.
good god man, a screenshot or two. it's not difficult.
Examples would be nice
This would have made much more sense if there had been even one simple example.
Change your fucking font
Change your fucking font color, its making me blind.
Does embedding movies work yet?
Is it possible to embed an mpeg, avi or even ogg theora movie in impress yet? The last time I looked into this there were all sorts of bizarre java-related dependencies and even after you met them all it failed miserably. Nowadays I have resorted to having a link to lauch mplayer from within impress but this is an ugly hack that makes my presentations look a lot less professional than they could be.
An article on how to effectively present ideas using animation.. and didn't include animation to make it easier to follow along?!
we want pics
Am I really supposed to read all that ?
any SVG used in the implementation?
I'd love for an extra tool to create SVG animations, especially of the semantic kind.
i didnt read this article
i didnt read this article cos i am a cunt! i agree with first posters!
Ummm ... no examples? Even a
Ummm ... no examples? Even a few screenshots would do. A short video on youtube. Anything.
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- Cartoon Characters: Gazpacho, Mung Daal, Truffles, Schnitzel, Kimchi, Panini, Chowder, Sun, Man, King of the Sky, Kasha, Yak, Chutney, Kiwi, Empanada, Customers.
- Voice Actors: Nicky Jones, Tara Strong, Dwight Schultz, John DiMaggio, Kimberly Brooks, C. H. Greenblatt, Judy Tenuta.
- Directed By Shaun Cashman.
- Produced By Louis J. Cuck, C. H. Greenblatt.
- Written By C.H. Greenblatt.
- Awards: Nominee, Annie Award, Best Animated Television Production for Children, 2008.
- Music: Dan Boer, Zac Pike.
- Editor: Illya Owens, Myra Owyang.
- First Aired on November 30, 2007.
- Originally Aired on Cartoon Network (USA).
- Running Time: 11 minutes.
- Season: 1
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Chowder attempts to eat a dish called Meviled Eggs, no matter what it takes, even if it means ruining Truffles' game night with her friends.
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So this photo shoot has been months in the making! I first got the idea soon after starting injecting myself, so that meant I only had two syringes a day - I only had about 8 collected at the time. So now, a few months have passed and I had 112 ex-needle syringes to play with! I am so pleased with the results and was shocked it only took 40 photos to get the set I wanted (big upgrade from the 100+ I can take, trying to get "the one".)
I inject myself (subcutaneous) in the stomach once a day, first with a local anaesthetic, switch syringes over then inject Magnesium. This has kept my migraine away since my first injection - incredible. Once a week my dad injects a huge needle with thick fluid (intramuscular) Bicillin (which is a form of Penicillin) into my "upper outer butt muscle" which hurt so much my body shuts down and wants me to faint to escape it. Of course my pacemaker prevents the pass out, but I don't get the relief of doing so, so I lie down for a fair while trying to calm my Central Nervous System down.
Needless to say (I'm sorry, I couldn't resist that pun) I used my doll Herx to do this shoot as he is the doll that represents my chronic Lyme Disease. I hope these can raise awareness of Lyme Disease to whoever may look at these now and in the future. If the government recognised this disease, there would be no need for people like me, 14 years down the track, injecting myself with needles, especially the big and painful ones, just to try and function each day. If we had the treatment we deserve, this, and everything else, could stop.
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Just my 2 cents.....It's good to master the technical side of it all, but never lose sight of the art.
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I'll do my best to better it! Not sure how that will go but I'll keep trying that's for sure! Maybe I will keep drawing ideas out from places like this one - usually my themes are subtle and hidden so it makes sense to people who are healthy, but maybe I need to be more blunt about it, if it has shock factor, so be it!
Some things I've done, I love the concept, I just wasn't talented enough at the time to execute it well Maybe I could re-do some ideas.
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Have you thought about what that sentence really implies? Obama has a strange way of speaking. But what I believe he is really saying is that "if you slander the Prophet of Islam, you have no future because you will have no life. You will be dead because you will be killed by a fanatical Islamist jihadist and I actually approve, because my allegiance is to the Prophet of Islam." Period.
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But aren't you aware that there is not a "smidgen of corruption" at the IRS? After all Barack Obama who earned the award of "Lie of the Year" said so.
I am totally in agreement. I think Dr. Ben Carson would be the ideal president. Sadly, he never will be. There are just too many religious liberals, both in and out of the mainstream media. Obama's ratings are dropping like a stone, however, and that may prove that Democrats may not going to be successful in 2014, opening the door for the Republicans that you mentioned. They have to stop being so darn polite. Democrats are dirty street fighters, and Republicans have to learn to fight too, not dirty but honorably. It can be done, it's been done before.
Everyone who loves this country must watch this video. It shows why this president must be stopped before he completely destroys this country.
This is a stunning interview with someone who knew Barack as a teenager. The most important thing she remember is that he lied constantly about anything and everything. The more you listen, the more you become convinced that what the woman is saying is true. Listen and come to your own conclusion.
Emperors don't have to talk, don't you get it? We (all of us, including the Congress) are Barack Obama's subjects. What do you think he meant when he said he was going to "fundamentally transform the United States of America?" The hitch is that he THINKS he's an Emperor and the Democrats and Republicans are acting as if he really is.
The man is obviously delusional, but no one wants to come out and say it. We know he's a shameless liar and has gotten away with it for years. The trouble is the media is protecting him and won't point out that the Emperor has no clothes.
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For some species, there is no overlap between their potential future range and their current range; and for a few, there is no future potential range left in Europe. Some bird species But we must also respond to this unprecedented (and that are currently found only in Europe, or that have only partly already unavoidable) threat to nature, with a small populations elsewhere, are expected to run a renewed investment in the natural environment. We must significantly increased risk of extinction. look after our protected areas better, and make them more resilient to the impacts of change. We must create The Atlas has added to the growing body of evidence, much bigger areas of new habitat, and make the land telling us that our world and the life it supports are in around them – whether in towns or the countryside – grave danger from climate change. We must act to reduce friendlier to wildlife. Our efforts to protect birds and other the greenhouse gas pollution that is creating this crisis. wildlife from the impacts of climate change now will be The RSPB, like the whole global BirdLife Partnership, rewarded in the years to come, when we look around and looks forward to helping our members and supporters see that we have survived the current crisis together. The make their own lives 'greener', whilst challenging Atlas is a crucial guide towards planning for the future – politicians to create the low-carbon economy we need. now it is up to us to act. Wallasea Island Ben Hall (rspb-images.com) Creating new inter-tidal habitat through initiatives such as the RSPB's 2 Wallasea Island Wild Coast Project will help wildlife and people adapt to the impacts of climate change. Drainage ditch, Wallasea Island Ben Hall (rspb-images.com) KEY FINDINGS OF THE CLIMATIC ATLAS ■ Range changes can also be delayed because it takes OF EUROPEAN BREEDING BIRDS time for suitable conditions to develop, or the necessary habitat is not present. ■ The Atlas shows projections of the potential range of ■ Some habitats may persist after conditions are European breeding bird species at the end of the 21st predicted to become unsuitable for their survival. These century. These are not predictions of actual future 'lag times' could allow them to come through a period range, but show where suitable climate conditions of climate instability and recover, if greenhouse gas (climate space) are likely to be present. pollution is controlled. ■ The projections are based on the effects of a likely 3°C increase in average global temperature above pre-industrial levels. More or less warming results RESPONDING TO THE CHALLENGE in projected range changes that are more or less extreme, respectively. ■ We must act to curb climate change. Anything above ■ The centre of the potential future range of the average an average 2°C temperature rise risks catastrophic species is predicted to shift nearly 550-km north-east. impacts on wildlife. ■ The potential future range of the average species is ■ We must make wildlife resilient to the impacts of about one fifth smaller than the current range. climate change. This will require increased investment ■ For some species, the potential future range does not in protected areas and the wider countryside, to secure overlap with the current range at all. The average healthy populations – wildlife that is already stressed overlap is 40%. will be ill-equipped to cope with climate change. ■ Arctic and sub-Arctic birds and some Iberian species ■ We must also accommodate expected changes in are projected to suffer the greatest potential range distribution. More space is needed in which natural loss. Projected changes for some species found only habitats can develop or be managed to provide the in Europe, or with only small populations elsewhere, scope for species to shift their ranges. New habitat suggest that climate change is likely to increase their is needed both as large blocks and also more widely risk of extinction. spread through the countryside to allow species to ■ Projected changes in the location and extent of future move more readily between core areas. potential range of individual species vary according ■ We have many of the instruments we need to help to the global circulation model and greenhouse gas wildlife. In particular, full and imaginative implementation emissions scenario used, but the main conclusions of the EU Birds and Habitats Directives can help wildlife are similar. both inside and outside protected areas. INTERPRETING THE MAPS: ESSENTIAL CAVEATS ■ Climate may not be the dominant factor limiting the recent breeding range of all species. For example, the ranges of several birds of prey have been reduced by human persecution, whilst some seabirds rely on the availability of suitable nesting cliffs. Egrets Michael Gore (rspb-images.com) ■ Some species may be unable to extend their geographical range immediately into areas made potentially suitable by climate change, because of limited capability to disperse or lack of suitable habitat. ■ Fragmentation of suitable habitats because of human land use can also make such dispersal more difficult. 3 WHAT DOES THE ATLAS SHOW? The Atlas marks a major advance in understanding of either directly or indirectly; but climate is not the only the potential impacts of climate change on wildlife. It factor influencing bird distribution – habitat availability or combines field data with climate simulation modelling to hunting pressure can also be important. For example, the map the potential geographical ranges of most European ranges of some large species of birds of prey have been breeding bird species at the end of the 21st century. It reduced from their historical extent by human persecution. does this by describing the current breeding range of In these cases, the part of climate space currently each species in Europe in terms of three measures of occupied by the species may be more restricted than it climate: summer warmth, winter cold and water could potentially be, and so may not provide an accurate availability. This describes the typical 'climate space' basis for predicting potential future range under climate occupied by each species. The Atlas then combines this change. A similar caveat is applicable for species whose climate space information with models projecting the ranges are currently limited by lack of habitats that are late-21st-century climate of Europe, under a moderate naturally rare, such as cliffs, or habitats that are rare greenhouse gas emissions scenario. The results map the because of degradation or destruction by human activity, potential future range approximately 80 years from now, such as large wetlands. if global greenhouse gas emissions match this scenario. The potential future range describes the geographical Second, lack of suitable habitat in the potential future area that is expected to have similar climate range may limit the actual range occupied in the future. characteristics in the late 21st century to those present This will depend on many factors, most importantly on in the range of the species during the 1980s. It should future land-use patterns and the availability of protected be kept in mind that other factors, such as habitat areas in the potential future range. availability, might prevent a species from fully occupying this potential future range. TIME TO ACT? Third, species may not immediately come to occupy MORE BIRDS AT RISK available habitat in areas with a newly suitable climate. The potential future range of the average bird species Some species may have limited capability to disperse into is predicted to shift nearly 550-km north-east and to be newly suitable areas. Fragmentation of suitable habitats about one fifth smaller than the current range. For some because of human land use can make such dispersal species, the potential future range does not overlap with even more difficult. Range changes can also be delayed the current range at all, while the average overlap because it takes time for suitable conditions, such as between the current range and potential future range habitat or food availability, to develop. A bird will not be is 40%. Examples of the Atlas results are given here for able to change its range before such changes have Dartford warbler Sylvia undata and red/willow grouse themselves taken place. This also applies to potential Lagopus lagopus. Arctic and sub-Arctic birds and some losses of range: for example, it may take many decades Iberian species are expected to suffer the greatest for a type of forest required by a bird species to disappear potential losses of range. Of special concern are range from an area that is no longer climatically suitable. These changes projected for some species found only in lags buy crucial time for conservation. Managing habitats Europe, or with only small populations elsewhere. For to enhance the colonisation of newly suitable areas and these species, climate change is especially likely to to delay or prevent the disappearance of the conditions increase their risk of extinction. required by a species will be important methods for reducing the adverse effects of climatic change on INTERPRETING THE MAPS ecosystems and wildlife. Premature abandonment of It is important to note that the Atlas reports projections of conservation measures for a species at a site identified as potential range, not predictions of the actual future range a 'lost cause' because of projected climate change may at a particular time. This distinction is important for several prevent existing populations from producing sufficient reasons. First, all bird species are influenced by climate, colonists to occupy newly suitable areas elsewhere. 4 DARTFORD WARBLER: PRESENT AND POTENTIAL FUTURE DISTRIBUTION Simulated distribution in 1961–1990 Potential late-21st-century distribution The Dartford warbler currently breeds in south-west The potential future range of Dartford warbler is shifted Europe, from Iberia to an eastern limit running from northwards and eastwards. New areas with potentially suitable southern England across central France and southern Italy. climate extend north to include much of the British Isles and Outside Europe it breeds only in a narrow strip of coastal western Europe, as well as through the eastern Mediterranean north-west Africa, from Morocco to Tunisia. The current and the Balkans to southern Russia. More than 60% of its range is described very well by climatic conditions, with present range, however, including much of Iberia and the just a few incorrectly simulated occurrences. western Mediterranean, is simulated as no longer suitable. Dartford warlbler Mike Read (rspb-images.com) CLIMATE CHANGE SIMULATIONS: DEALING WITH UNCERTAINTIES The maps in the Atlas are based upon simulations of a moderate scenario of climate warming in Europe (a likely 3°C increase in global average temperature above pre-industrial levels by the end of the 21st century). Greater or lower predicted levels of warming result in projected range changes that are similar in direction, but that are more or less extreme, respectively. The use of alternative global circulation models also makes a difference, but the broad conclusions are unaffected. These differences are summarised in the concluding chapters of the book. The degree of warming that we end up facing will have a crucial impact on our ability to conserve species both by management to retain them within their current ranges, and by encouraging their occupation of their potential future range by facilitating movement through the landscape. 5 WILLOW GROUSE: PRESENT AND POTENTIAL FUTURE DISTRIBUTION Simulated distribution in 1961–1990 Potential late-21st-century distribution The willow grouse (the endemic British sub-species of The potential future range of willow grouse in Europe is which is red grouse) currently breeds across northern shifted north-westwards, with most current breeding Europe, from the British Isles through Fennoscandia to localities in the southern half of the present range northern Russia. The current range is described very well simulated as no longer suitable. by climate, with only a few minor discrepancies. Red grouse Chris Gomersall (rspb-images.com) 6 HOW CAN WE HELP WILDLIFE ADAPT? The Climatic Atlas provides new evidence of the threats to wildlife from dangerous climate change. With this change occurring against a background of habitat loss and fragmentation, pollution and persecution, many species may struggle to survive. A key question is how should nature conservation, and wider public policy, respond to this challenge? The answer, we believe, is a twin-track RSPB Lake Vyrnwy nature reserve Ben Hall (rspb-images.com) approach, which protects and restores today's wildlife, and prepares for an uncertain future. IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF WILDLIFE NOW. Our first task must be to secure healthy populations of birds within their current ranges. Already, almost half the bird species in Europe have Unfavourable Conservation Status because of pressures unrelated to climate change Many habitats are also degraded or neglected – in the UK, for example, 80% of our blanket bogs have been damaged. 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More than an HTPC
Subject: Systems | August 24, 2009 - 02:06 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
At first glance, the HP Pavilion Slimline s5160f seems like an HTPC system; small and slim build, Blu-ray drive, TV tuner and a wireless mouse and keyboard combo. Inside the machine you find a Core2 Quad Q8200 and 6GB of DDR3-1066 which offers a bit more power than you might expect, making word processing and surfing a strong possiblity. The main downfall of the system is the NVIDIA GeForce G210 graphics card, you won't be gaming on the Slimline but you'll have no problem with streaming video. If you are looking for a machine powerful enough for a machine used productively wi
A great addition to any HTPC
Subject: Systems | August 17, 2009 - 05:14 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
The ASUS My Cinema EHD3-100 Dual Hybrid TV Card is a PCIe card, giving it that extra bandwidth necessary for HD video. It can handle both digital and analog signals, in case you have elderly appliances that are not up to handling digital input. Its dual nature comes from the ability to let you watch one program while recording another to your PC or a TiVO and other PVRs.
Pretend you need it for school
Subject: Systems | August 14, 2009 - 02:09 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Having just updated the PC Perspective Hardware Leaderboard early this week with various components like MSI's new flagship X58 motherboard, a sub $200 HD4890 and some incredible deals on DDR3; it seems only appropriate to offer other choices. PC Stats has finished updating their three system recommendations. Their budget and mainstream PCs are both AMD machines, the X2 245 powering the $500 machine and the X4 920 inside of the $1000 build. The $2000 machine is where
A few problems at the start, but a nice finish
Subject: Systems | August 11, 2009 - 03:17 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
nMEDIA has been making a name for themselves making HTPC cases, with their 2000B model being up for review at The Tech Report. The B in this model name denotes a black finish, there is also an S model if silver is more your thing. Standing 17" x 16.4" x 6.6" should give you enough room for cooling and components without being so large as to look awkward in a living room entertainment centre and they use drop down pan
As seen on The Best of SNL
Subject: Systems | August 10, 2009 - 05:27 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
SmoothCreations is gaining a big name in the enthusiast crowd, as most systems are done just right. Quality builds with seriously powerful components are just part of the parcel, there is also the incredible paint jobs that grace the outside of their cases. New at the Guru of 3D is the LANShark, sporting a skull motif and side panel made entirely of acrylic. Inside you find an i7 965, a GTX 295 and 6GB of OCZ DDR3-1600 and a Rampage II Gene motherboard, though you can customize the parts if you plan on ordering one. The CPU is cooled via a Cool It Pure H2O
and the res
ATI FirePro M7740 Graphics Accelerator and Dell Precision M6400 Together
Subject: Systems | August 4, 2009 - 11:39 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
SIGGRAPH 2009, NEW ORLEANS, LA - Aug. 4, 2009 - Increasing the momentum and industry support for its 3D professional graphics accelerators, AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced its newest solution for content creators and computer-aided designers (CAD) who demand mobility: the ATI FirePro M7740 graphics accelerator, set to power Dell Precision M6400 Mobile Workstations.
A workhorse of a different colour
Subject: Systems | July 28, 2009 - 02:18 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Giving people the information need to build better gaming machines is the main focus of tech review sites, with better file servers and other, perhaps more profitable, PC purposes running a distant second. iXBT has decided to break the mold by putting together an article on how to build a better office PC. Over a dozen CPUS, ranging from a $31 Sempron to a $220 C2 Quad, 7 different motherboards and even 3 discreet AMD graphics cards along with 1GB of both DDR2-1066 and DDR2-800. Drop by for a look a
Don't fence me in
Subject: Systems | July 23, 2009 - 12:16 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
There is no rule stating that an HTPC has to be cramped, it is just that most people prefer it that way. The SilverStone Sugo SG04 mATX Case is a little different, being the only mATX case that will let you slip in multiple 10.5" graphics cards. If you so wish to run dual GTX 280s, in SLI, you can. Even if you have no plans for multiple GPUs, this case also gives you a lot more freedom when you are choosing components. You don't have to hunt down 1/2 height cards or agonize over storage options, there is some room to manoeuvre there.
Mix and match until you are satisfied
Subject: Systems | July 17, 2009 - 02:56 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Although the PC Perspective Hardware Leaderboard has just been updated, it is never a bad idea to get a second opinion. This time try PC Stats, and their 3 current recommended systems. Their $500 budget system is based around an Athlon X2 7750 BE with an HD4850 and 2GB of DDR2-800. The $1000 mainstream features a 3GHz C2D E8400 with an HD4890 and 4GB of DDR2-1066. Lastly the $2000 performance machine has a Core i7 920, a GeForce 285GTX and 6 GB of DDR3-1600 in triple channel.
ION Rocks
Subject: Systems | July 9, 2009 - 03:00 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Sitting roughly 8"x7"x3", the ASRock Nettop ION 330 really couldn't be any smaller and still provide the features that it does. Sporting 5.1-channel analog audio, Gigabit Ethernet, six USB 2.0 ports, an analog VGA D-Sub port, HDMI 3.1 and TosLink, it can serve up your media in a variety of ways. The dual core 1.6GHz Intel Atom N330 is paired with an NVIDIA 9400m GPU which allowed a 1668%
advantage over the Asus Eee and Dell Inspiron in the Cinebench OpenGL test.
A different way to look at X58
Subject: Systems | July 6, 2009 - 02:32 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
When you are building a system around a Core i7 and an X58 motherboard, you tend to think big when it comes to the case. The heatsinks used on Core i7's often hit 6", which can severely limit your choices of case. Hardware Zone is thinking the exact opposite as they review the Shuttle SX587H.
Shuttle has designed this case as they do all their others, so it sits in about the same size range as a toaster oven, and could possibly function as one. Drop by for a look at the specs and
An easy weekend project
Subject: Systems | July 1, 2009 - 04:43 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Do you have an old laptop or desktop system hiding away somewhere; which you plan to do something with, at some time in the future? Why not turn it into an HTPC system? Sure, it is nice to go out, pickup an Atom + 9400M motherboard and a sweet Shuttle HTPC case and put together a brand new system, but you could always do that sometime in the future and give the ancient one away. Watch as Digital Trends turns an old Dell laptop with a 2.66GHz P4, 512MB of RAM, and a GeF
You don't need a theme or a CNC machine to make a great system
Subject: Systems | June 25, 2009 - 01:35 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
It is not just a pretty face, the Guru of 3D's rig of the month also sports a Q9650 over clocked to 4.2GHz
thanks to some serious TEC cooling, and a GTX295 that has been pushed fairly hard as well. The case its self has not undergone any heavy modifications, you don't need to know how to drill out acrylic to make something this nice. Head to the Guru of 3D for some serious inspiration.
PCs can be cute too
Subject: Systems | June 15, 2009 - 05:20 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Leave it to ASUS to create an Eee PC that beats the iMac for looks. All you really see is the 15.6-Inch touchscreen LCD, the Atom N270, 1GB of DDR II and a 160GB
HDD are all nestled within the screen, invisible to the user. The touchscreen is you main interface, though ASUS also includes a mouse and a cut down keyboard with the numpad inexplicably missing. When you fire it up, you are greeted with a very odd sight, what looks like Linux is actually WinXP in 'EasyMode' sporting an Eee bar that bears a remarkable resemblance to a different OSes toolbar.
Form, function and the HTPC
Subject: Systems | June 11, 2009 - 01:03 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
There seem to be two main types of HTPC creators, something that has probably grown from the old days of audio receivers.
The first, more common type simply wants to enjoy the final product and is unconcerned with matching colours, completely hidden wires or mixing brands of speakers. As long as it sounds great in the end, the aesthetics are an afterthought. They will nurse the HTPC into working order, but are far more likely to hide it from sight, either behind something large or by locating it in a different room.
Petrified Computer
Subject: Systems | June 4, 2009 - 04:10 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
SPCR has turned silent computing into an art form and their newest build really shows off their talent. There is one single moving part on this PC, a 120mm exhaust fan ducted to the CPU heatsink. An 80W AC/DC power adapterand a Mini-Box PW-200-M DC-DC power supply
to avoid a PSU fan, the storage is an Intel X25-M 80GB SSD. The inclusion of DVD burner does technically bring in a second moving part, but it can be pulled out after the OS is installed. Drop by for a look at t
BFG Upgrades Phobos with new Intel Core i7 950 & 975 Processors
Subject: Systems | June 1, 2009 - 02:43 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
BFG Technologies' Phobos, the only gaming system featuring one-touch overclocking, to offer new Intel Core i7 950 & 975 Processors
Lake Forest, IL - (June 1, 2009) - BFG Technologies, Inc., the leading North American and European supplier of advanced NVIDIA-based 3D graphics cards, and award-winning power supplies announced today that the Phobos Advanced and Elite Editions Gaming/Home Theater System now come standard with Intel's Core i7 950 and 975 processors respectively.
The product is the plug
Subject: Systems | May 28, 2009 - 02:08 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
The Axentra HipServ Plug is a tiny little box (110mm x 69.5mm x 48.5 mm) powered by a 1.2GHz Marvell Sheeva CPU with 512MB of NAND storage memory and 512MB of DDR2. To interface with it you have a USB 2.0 slot and a gigabit NIC, and to power it up, you simply plug it into a mains power wall wart. All the interface is web based, as you might assume from it's size, shape and lack of video output. Legit Reviews does feel it is a work in progress, they used an 8GB USB key that was pre-formatted and it worked fine but when they connected a 1TB USB hard drive, things did not go so
Silence is Golden in the Office with Shuttle's First VIA Nano-Based Mini PC
Subject: Systems | May 27, 2009 - 11:07 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Taipei, Taiwan, May 27, 2009 - VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator of power efficient x86 processor platforms, today announced the adoption of its VIA Nano processor by Shuttle Inc. in its latest ultra small form factor PC, the fanless Shuttle XS29F.
It's cheaper than a PVR!
Subject: Systems | May 25, 2009 - 01:48 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
OCMODSHOP decided it was about time to take a shot at building an inexpensive HTPC system. In order to keep the costs down they opted to go with a system designed to either stream video from the web or from a DVD, BluRay need not apply. In some cases, old tech from that system you were totally planning on using in the future sometime can be harvested, and there is always online trading and buying to pick up anything you don't have for less than new prices. The build isn't finished, but the amount of
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Last night, Will Ferrell donned his burgundy suit, pasted on the familiar mustache, and dropped in on Conan O'Brien's TBS show to play a little jazz flute, insult the host, and make an announcement: "As of 0900 Mountain Time, Paramount Pictures and myself, Ronald Joseph Aaron Burgundy, have come to terms on a sequel to Anchorman." Ferrell's announcement was greeted with cheers in the studio and equally enthusiastic response on the Internet, where the long-gestating project had been presumed dead for a good couple of years. After the jump, we'll take a look at Anchorman 2's long journey to fruition. … Read More
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Uncannily Realistic Repainted Celebrity Dolls
Just about every major movie that comes out these days — and not just the family fare — ends up producing some kind of commemorative doll. Same with any platinum-selling pop star. But have you ever noticed how little these Barbie-like creations tend to resemble their subjects? Well, so has Noel Cruz, an artist who repaints the dolls so that they uncannily recreate the faces of celebrities and their characters. See a perfectly preserved mid-'80s Madonna, Angelina Jolie at her steamiest, and even Harry Potter, after the jump. Then, make sure you visit Cruz's website to check out more of his work. … Read More
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Welcome to "Trailer Park," our regular Friday feature where we collect the week's new trailers all in one place and do a little "judging a book by its cover," ranking them from worst to best and taking our best guess at what they may be hiding. We've got eight new trailers for your Friday viewing enjoyment; check 'em all out after the jump. … Read More
Sorry 'Office' Fans, That Wasn't a Secret Steve Carell Cameo
Earlier today an interesting little rumor started by a sharp-eyed New York Post reader started to make the Internet rounds. The claim? That former Office star Steve Carell made "an unexpected, unannounced cameo" in last week's "Trivia" episode as a member of The Queerenstein Bears team. While the dude in the screenshot accompanying… Read More
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Mid-season TV is totally underrated. Largely seen as primetime's second string, the slate of shows that pop up each winter to replace the fall season's biggest failures has more to offer than you might think — especially at a time when cable and premium channels are challenging the networks' traditional September-to-May schedule. With that in mind, there are a whole lot of new series debuting from December through February that we at Flavorpill can't wait to watch. From Don Cheadle and Kristen Bell as corporate bloodsuckers to Kevin Smith's comic-book store to the return of Deadwood creator David Milch, our ten most anticipated mid-season shows are after the jump. … Read More
15 Hilarious Celebrity Audition Tapes
Quick, think of your favorite character from film or TV. Got it? Now imagine someone else wearing that character's clothes and saying that character's words. Unless you're thinking of James Bond, Doctor Who, or another notoriously replaceable face, it's probably hard to picture a different actor playing the part. Alas, before there were "lights, camera, action" on all our favorite productions, there were auditions, and that role was up for grabs. Check out some silly successful, failed, and even fake audition tapes, featuring some very familiar faces, after the jump. … Read More
The Morning's Top 5 Pop Culture Stories
1. The Beatles' earliest recordings with singer Tony Sheridan are set to be released in a deluxe two-CD set on November 8; also included in the elaborate packaging will be rarely seen photos by Astrid Kirchherr, band contracts, poster art, and handwritten bios by each member of the group. [via Variety]
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Moments from the MTV Movie Awards That Made Us Feel Old
Last night was the MTV Movie Awards, the network's annual film awards show that's always more about parodies and interactions between celebrity presenters than who wins what. If you missed it, have no fear, reruns will be airing round the clock for the next month or so. But be warned: If you were born after 1990, you're not only older than most of this year's winners — there will also be some moments from the broadcast that will make you feel ancient. Click through as we run through some of the most egregious examples. … Read More
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Last night's Saturday Night Live surprised us with something we hadn't known we'd always been missing — the return of the classic short "The Ambiguously Gay Duo." Only this time, with the help of a flesh ray, Ace, Gary and the gang were transformed into human form. Jimmy Fallon and Jon Hamm appeared as Ace and Gary, and the villains revealed themselves to be Steve Carell and Stephen Colbert (who originally voiced Ace and Gary) along with host Ed Helms. Just like the Ambiguously Gay spots of yore, last night's half-cartoon, half-live action version was cheap, listless, and mildly offensive. But funny! Watch the video after the jump. … Read More
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- Tuesday, 18 May 2004
Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations - Andrew McIntosh
The Bracks Government must act now to halt the current power dispute that
is crippling small business in Victoria and putting public safety at risk.
All Steve Bracks can do is blame everyone else. Either Steve Bracks is a
fool or he is getting bad advice.
The Premier and the Minister for Industrial Relations, Rob Hulls have the
power to end this union lunacy TODAY!
Why won't the Premier act? Why won't the Premier stand up for small
He used the powers available to him under the Workplace Relations Act to
intervene in the disastrous Saizeriya dispute, in the nurses' dispute and
he can use those same powers today.
Yet he will not intervene to protect innocent third parties from these lazy
and oppressive unions.
If Steve Bracks was fair-dinkum, his Government would intervene in
proceedings in the Industrial Relations Commission and he would insist that
his obstructionist Federal Labor Party colleagues support the Workplace
Relations 'Better Bargaining' Bill which would give innocent third parties
the right to sue these indolent Trade Unions for damages.
The Premier and his henchmen in Industrial Relations Victoria need to stop
protecting their lazy mates in the trade union movement and stand up for
small business in Victoria.
A Liberal State Government would have acted to prevent this dispute from
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battery/starter- probably simple...
Hey guys,
I've been having problems starting my car recently, honestly it sounds like the battery is low, but then I cruise it for a while and it starts again, so I've been thinking it was a loose connection to the starter. Sometimes the starter engages fully, sometimes it makes a horrible grinding noise and sometimes the solonoid only engages and makes a "fast spinning" noise (I'm sure we've all heard it before). So I guess my question is this: can a low or failing battery make your starter peform strangely? K
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Cool. Sounds like the damned thing is eating the flexplate for lunch, its horrible! Good thing Im ripping that crap 305 out of there as soon as I can get my dart heads on the 388!
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have you checked the shims on the starter mabee the starter came loose and some times its binding up, then sometimes its just not making connections to the flywheel.. i had a problem like that on one of my cars and i was about to replace the starter when i realized that my problem was it was only loose and i had to shim it.
Your starter drive (Bendix) is bad.
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Green Hornet comics now available on iOS
The Green Hornet movie was number one at the box office last weekend (despite some less-than-stellar reviews), so if you saw it and want to read up on the hero, iVerse Media sends a note that the books are now available on your iPhone. The Green Hornet comics app is completely free, and separate issues are US$2 each, via in-app purchase. You can read some of Kevin Smith's own work on the series, or check out Matt Wagner's Green Hornet: Year One. I haven't read that one, but I am a big fan of Matt Wagner for sure.
Of course, there are lots of other ways to read comics on your iPad or other iOS device, including the official comic company apps, or finding your own comic book reader files. But if you're looking for some Green Hornet action after seeing the movie, you can give iVerse's app a look.
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The general public still calls it "Star Trak,"
I have not met anyone recently that doesn't know that it's "Star Trek."
Right before the dvd/blu-ray release, I heard someone walk up to a Best Buy employee and say "Whenzat new Star Trak movie comin' out?"
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A key recommendation of a generally pro-industry report by a joint federal government and Assembly of First Nations panel will almost certainly languish on the back-burner, perhaps forever.
The report comes from the Working Group on Natural Resource Development, which has both aboriginal and business membership.
The Working Group was set-up by the Harper government and the national First Nations organization in 2013, following the Crown-First Nations meeting.
Its sure-to-be-ignored recommendation calls for industry to share the revenue from oil, gas, mineral and other resource development with First Nations.
Writing here on rabble.ca Michael Laxer makes an unconvincing case that NDP Leader Tom Mulcair and his party are wobbly on Harper's anti-terrorist legislation, Bill C-51.
Laxer quotes this writer in support of his flawed argument.
He tries to make the argument that because Mulcair says he would amend C-51, were his Party to take power, not scrap it, the NDP leader has backtracked from his principled opposition to the Bill.
The way laws are changed in this country is most often, in fact, through amendment. C-51, itself, is largely a series of amendments to other, existing legislation.
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For the opposition parties, the lack of effective oversight for Canada's spies and police in the government's new anti-terrorism legislation is one serious flaw.
It is not the only one, however.
In a CBC Radio interview on Thursday morning, former Conservative Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day tried to claim that the opposition parties have not said what, substantively, they would change in the proposed legislation, Bill C-51.
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Believe it or not, the fight over Stephen Harper's Fair Elections Act is not over.
It is true that after persistent efforts by the Official Opposition's Craig Scott, and pressure from elements of their own base, the Conservatives changed some of the Act's obnoxious provisions.
But many still remain.
We were just getting somewhere toward the end of Wednesday afternoon's debate on Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Rube Goldberg-ish monster of an anti-terrorism bill, Bill C-51, when the Speaker had to cut it off for lack of time.
Justice Minister Peter MacKay, who took the floor after more than two hours of back and forth in the House, was going over the criminal code amendments in Bill C-51.
We have not yet had a serious debate on the Conservatives' proposed anti-terrorism legislation, Bill C-51.
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Rob Nicholson, Stephen Harper's new Foreign Affairs Minister, is not only fluently unilingual, he has never shown much in the way of charm, affability, wit or any other of the skills one normally associates with diplomacy.
His personality in the House of Commons could be summed up in two words: dry and sour.
Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird is leaving politics.
They say he wants to make some money while he is still young. It might surprise many, but he is still only in his 40s.
Baird started young in politics.
He was only in his 20s when he became part of Ontario Conservative Premier Mike Harris' Common Sense Revolution.
Together with Tony Clement and Jim Flaherty, Baird was part of the Harris gang that brought much needed experience to Stephen Harper's new Conservative government in 2006.
1. CSIS with new intrusive powers will have more than "Jihadists" in its sights
Prime Minister Stephen Harper talked only about "violent Jihadists" when he held a campaign style rally last Friday to unveil his new security legislation.
But the actual "anti-terrorist" omnibus Bill C-51 makes no reference to such enemies of Canada. It merely talks in entirely undefined ways about "terrorism."
The government has tabled its massive new prevention of terrorism legislation.
It includes a new offence: knowingly "advocating" commission of terrorism offences "in general."
The key words here are "in general."
Currently, it is a crime to advocate or promote a specific terrorist act. Now it will be a crime to more broadly promote something at once more general and more ephemeral, in ways the law does not define.