The first concrete park I ever rode was an old busted late 70's era park that had been left to rot in Edgewood MD on Rt 40. My aunt lived in Belcamp, and I was constantly being driven to her hut for visits. One day I saw what I thought was a big concrete berm off to the side of the rode, but somewhat concealed because it was down in a little valley. On the way home from that trip I made my mom pull over so I could see if it really was a skatepark...and it was! It looked freakin scary as hell.

The place was dying, but that didn't matter. I just HAD to ride this joint. Unfortunately I was between rides at the time, so I didn't get to ride the park til Christmas day (about 4 months later), which was spent out at my aunts. I had gotten a custom Skyway T/A for xmas, and I rode it all the way from Belcamp to the park, which had to be at least 7 or 8 miles in the freezing freakin cold.

The place consisted of two different snake runs and a big horribly designed bowl. This is the view from the top of one of the snake runs. If you went over the edge of that far transition, you dropped like 25 feet. I actually saw some guy jumping it on purpose one day. I thought he were freakin nuts. It was Brian Foster. He was at this place a lot because he lived pretty close. Wheel Power was the shop the local tough guys got sorted out by.

This photo is taken from the same spot but looking over at the rest of the park. One of the hot lines was to start at the top of the hill you can see in the distance to the top right, sweep arpound the berm, and then air out on the opposing wall. We would usually do this and land back on the incline we had just ridden down to get speed. One day out of the blue, Brian Blyther shows up with Spike Jonez and they are taking pics (they were in MD for a demo the day before at Rockville or something)...Brian takes the same line to start but then airs all the way across the dirt waaay down into one of the snake runs. It doesn't sound that tough, but this pic is decieving. To get a feel for the scale, take a closer look at the picture and realize that there are actually 3 skaters standing on that far incline. It doesn't look steep either but when you were standing up there it was no joke.  Brian clipped his rear wheel on the lip trying that line and got a pinch flat, so I sorted him out with a tube. I always had tubes in my car in those days.

Here is a view of the main bowl, with someone riding around the vert edge. You can see how badly shaped this bowl was...the transition actually started to level off towards horizontal before abruptly kicking to full vert. The thing was horrible. There was no way you could do a proper air in it...no one was even stupid enough to try. You would just ride around the perimeter and sort of jump out of it right about the place the photographer is standing. You can also see the ring around where the bowl was usually filled up with water. I don't know how many skateboards were ion that thing, but there were a lot. One of the snake runs butted right up against this bowl and if you lost your board and it went flying into air, most likely it was going in the drink never to be seen again. Yes it was as scary and as sketchy as it looked, but we loved this place. I was hardly a local, but I would get out there every chance I could. All edgewood pics are from the House of Steam blog.

Years later someone told me about Landsdowne. Landsdowne was a park that someone tried to open commercially in the middle of some neighborhood, but it never actually opened due to some sort of opposition. The thing is, the park was already completelt constructed by the time the opposition happened, so instead of dozing it, the county just let it ride..er uh, let us ride...whatever.

This is a fairly recent pic of the place. Once again it was first wave skateboard style snake runs, but this place was in way better shape than the edgewood park. In this pic, you can see two freshly planted trees on the left...that was all dirt when I rode here. Word is that the county gave the place a facelift not too long ago and tried to make it legit...enforcing helmet/pad rules etc, but eventually it just went back to the way it should be..free and underground.

Believe it or not, this park of the park rarely got used. It doesn't really look it, but the walls are actually a little tight for riding a bike on. Mainly though, othert portions of the park were just more fun.

You can see the lighter colored cement where they paved over some sections that used to be asphalt. The main bad ass rider when we went there was a guy named Mike Forney. Man he could freakin rinse it!

I had stopped riding for a while, but then built up a Profile frame and fork with some Mongoose Pro Class wheels and green comp stadium tires, so I would have something to putt around on. I lugged that thing over to Landsdown one day because I heard there was going to be a contest there. Some dude named Hal was running the show, representing a little company he had started called 2B Homecooked or something like that. I dunno I think they ran a zine and had out some shirts...real lo-fi kinda scene. The place was swarmed with bikes (unusual for that era) and after a while he was running around trying to get people to sign up to compete. He came up to me and I was like "you're joking right?". I didn't even have enough for the entry fee...but he was like "just give me a couple of bucks man and do it", so I did. It was fun and there were some guys there doing some seriously sick stuff. To my suprise, I ended up getting the "Most soulful rider of the day" award, which was a big ugly chalice looking ornamental glass cup with a 2B sticker on it. I cherished that thing for years and I am really sad that I don't still have it. A few months afterwards, Mike Forney gave me a copy of the Homecooked zine which the contest was featured in, and I got a photo in there busting a nice flat table over the one air-able hip...I still it somewhere among my memorabilia. I'm sure I'll dig it out and put up a scan or something someday...

Ahhh, if I could only go back to those days. On the other hand...having had to ride parks like these, I feel like I -really- appreciate how slick places like Duncan Creek are. I guess thats why I feel like I should ride as much as I can and not take having a park that close for granted.

Watch Chazzy sit. Watch Chazzy roll over. Watch Chazzy play dead. Watch Chazzy shake. etc. etc. etc.

Can you imagine eight hours of "Watch Chazzy..."? How the hell are we supposed to do our work, when as soon as there is a break in the office dialogue we hear "Hey guys watch Chazzy sit."? It's not possible. We go to work and we have a job to do. No where in the job description does it say I have to watch Chazzy and spazzy Alice go over their behavioral routine in the office corridors. No where do I recall signing a waver indicating that my time at work would be split between my job and watching a Chazzy trick.

As mentioned above, I think the dog is retarded. Seriously. You can see it in the face. Just like a person with Down's syndrome. The person can listen, and accomplish small tasks, but you know they have limitations. Apparently Alice has yet to realize her dog's limitations. Not every dog is cut out for assistance therapy. Some dogs, like my former pet, are just fucking dogs. They shouldn't be subjected to constant commands that they can't comprehend. Why expect something you won't get? Just let the dog be a dog i.e. run, shit, and sleep. But no, Alice has to force these tricks on the dog. Putting the spotlight on her. How nerve racking is this for Chazzy. Once again Alice has the attention of everyone in the office. "OK Chazzy role over. Now crawl. Sit up. Lay down." Do you want a round of applause or something? Let me dig into my pocket for a treat, better yet here's a Jolly Rancher Alice. Oh that poor dog. It just wants to stay home and play in the yard, or sleep under a tree. Her unfortunate lot, however, is as an office side show. Just take the next step Alice and buy a Tutu for the dog and an accordion for yourself. Set up a little stage in the parking lot, and play for nickles. "Every one gather round to see the mediocre Chazzy and the less impressive Alice on the accordion." (A polka jig playing in the background)

I just know every time that dog hears the play dead command she hoping it's the real thing.

If you have recently welcomed a new dog or puppy to your family you'll want to teach them the basics of obedience. There are some simple training commands that every dog should know.

• your dog should know how to come when called.
  
  
  
  • This is achieved by using the dog's name along with the 'Come' or 'Come here' command. If your dog doesn't understand, use the leash and gently urge him/her to come closer to you.
    
  • Another way to entice your dog to come when called is to use treats he/she really likes. Once she comes to you after being called, reward her with a treat and some praise. Treats are very important in the training process because most dogs are food motivated.
    
  
  
• The next command you may want to work on is Sit. You can call your dog to you, then direct him to sit by pressing gently on their backside and giving a gentle tug up on the leash. Your dog should automatically sit down. The more you reinforce this with treats, the faster your dog will learn the sit command.
  
• Other commands you may want to teach your new puppy or dog include
  
  
  
  • stay
    
  • heel
    
  • and lay down.
    
  
  
• Some dog owners enjoy teaching their dogs tricks too
  
  
  
  • roll over
    
  • speak.
    
  
  

My system?  A notebook at work for note taking and actions items on the right hand side, colored pens to differentiate between different days or subjects, my Centro's Palm task list, a moleskine for notes from books or other places, large colored post it notes for that days to-do list.  Yeah I know, but it works for me ;).

What works for you?  What tips and tricks can you share?

Strombini: This was a great idea.

Doc: I told you. You're too tightly wound. You've got to relax once in a while.

Strombini: I can't remember the last time I played craps. Like, really honestly played.

Security Guard: (Stopping the two at the front door) Whoa, whoa, whoa. You guys can't come in here.

Strombini: What? Why not?

Security Guard: No magicians in the casino.

Strombini: What? Are you kidding me?

Doc: Hey, hey, cool it man. I can handle this. (To guard) Look, we're not magicians.

Security Guard: Uh-huh. You're just wearing those top hats for fun, is that it?

Doc: ...Okay, fine. We are magicians. But can't you just cut us a break? We don't want to cause any trouble. We just want to gamble a bit. Have some fun.

Security Guard: Sorry, sir. Casino policy.

Strombini: Well it's a bullshit policy!

Doc: Come on, man. Let's just teleport ourselves to Atlantic City and forget this place.

Strombini: No, no. I'm not finished here. What could we possibly do in there that would be so bad?

Security Guard: I don't know sir. Turn a deck of cards into a dove? Stop a roulette ball in mid-air? Turn a slot machine invisible?

Strombini: Why in God's name would I want to turn a slot machine invisible? How would that help me accomplish anything?

Security Guard: I don't know. You're the magician, you tell me.

(Overcome with rage, The Great Strombini turns the security guard into a pillar of sand.)

Strombini: Turn that invisible, you bastard!

Doc: Well, good going. You killed the security guard.

Strombini: That asshole got what was coming to him.

Doc: Uh-huh.

Strombini: Turn a deck of cards into a dove. Honestly.

(A gentle breeze comes through and blows some of the sand away)

Strombini: You know what, though? That was pretty relaxing. I'm really relaxed now.

Doc: Whatever helps you unwind, I guess.

Strombini: We should do this again. Want to see if there's another pushy security guard at the MGM Grand? You can bait him this time.

Doc: You know what? I think maybe we should get out of the general Las Vegas area before someone calls the cops.

Strombini: Yeah, you're probably right. You still up for Atlantic City?

Doc: How about somewhere with a lower profile?

Strombini: Foxwoods?

Doc: Yeah, alright. Whatever. Just maybe try to avoid, you know, murder.

Stromboni: Yeah, yeah.

(Strombini and the Doc step through a solid brick wall and disappear.)

The number one rule to pulling a prank is well - be able to bullshit. Make up a belivable story and stick with it no matter what. Keep changing the story and the gig is up. Sometimes making a story just a teeny bit unbelivable makes it seem more belivable cos some people think that the perfect story is TOO perfect and its fake - and it usuallly is...

Rule number 2 is dont do something TOO cruel - coz the victem isnt going to rest until they find who did it. And when they do...its war

And thats basically it. Here are a few pranks that are hilarious but wont get you into much trouble (some require a few lies):

1. Rub a pepper on a doorknob you know your victem will touch (eg their room) When they open the door, nothing happens - until they touch their eyes. (If you see theyre about to wash their hands, then to make them touch their eyes you can say theres an eyelash on their eyes - or show them something wrong, scary or gruesome untill they try to cover their eyes etc) Or if you want, and the doorknob is the round type that you twist - rub it with vasaline and make it almost impossible to turn.

2. Go to (preferably a girl) and ask/bet them if they can make their elbows meet behind their back.This looks hilarious - specially if they make frequent attempts.  (if you dont get it - try infront of a mirror)

3. Get a long rope and tell your friend you are measuring something and require their assitance. Tell them to hold one end of the rope and take the other end around a corner.  Then tell someone else to hold the other end. See how long it takes them to figure out whats going on.

4. When your victem is sun-bathing or trying to tan, wait until they leave, move their towel and dig a hole. Place the towel ontop and wait until they try to lie down again...

5. Get a plain chocolate bar - a solid bar of just plain chocolate and drop it in a swimming pool. Allow it to melt a little and it begins to look like a peice of shit. For more laughs, while people are looking and pointing, pick it up and take a bite.

6.  Buy a life-like baby doll and put it on the roof of your car. Put earphones in your ears and ignore the people yelling STOP STOP   (i recomend this to people who can actually drive)

7. Buy one of those universal remotes that can change the channel on any TV. Walk into a store that has hundreds of tvs thats display movies and shit. Change the channels of the TVs without anyone noticing. Extra laughs come when its a TV that is meant to distract little kids while their parents shop.

8. Fill a bucket with water and one with confetti. Walk towards your friend with both buckets. Allow some of the water to spill to show that one at least has water.  Then walk up to them and pour the confetti on them. Theyll be expecting water...reactions are pretty funny.

9. Get a glass and fill it with water, perfectly to the top. Place a card over it and flip it over wihout any water spilling. Slide the card out from underneath and make it look like your waiting for the galss to dry. Ask your friend to lift it up and check if its dry yet.

10. Stare at someone you know likes you, with a really dreamy look on your face. Keep going a few seconds after the notice then say something like: "What you looking at ugly" or "Sorry you have this thing or your face, its funny" or if you want to be cruel: "Huh, what. Oh i was looking at this really hot chick/guy behind you...." 

11.  Cut out a piece of black tape the same size as the sensor on your TV. Put it ON the sensor of your TV. Watch something you know your siblings hate and watch them try to figure out how to change the channel. (in the end they will end up changing it manually)

12. Fill a glass with water and hold it up agianst the roof(use a chair or something) Tell your friend to help you with your 'scince experiment' by using the end of a broom to hold the glass in place. If/when he/she agrees, get down, take away the chair and leave him to figure out how to move without drenching evrthing with water.

Feel free to add more

We already know success, fame and fortune does not happen overnight.  Many real life models speak of how it took years upon years before they found true success and began to see the level of work they had always dreamed of.  The world of Second Life modeling is no different.  As a matter of fact, I would say, in some ways, its a hell of a lot harder.  What we don't have is managers and agents finding our jobs and making our contacts for us.  So what about models in Second Life?  Who should they turn to for help when it looks as though their careers are going nowhere?  And what do you do when the jobs have died down and you feel as though your once budding career is now wandering and wading in sand?

Socialize Yourself

I know how hard and intimidating it can be to put yourself out there for others to see.  Socializing is not the easiest part of the job for many of us (I can be extremely shy).  However, you must make an effort to insert yourself into not only the professional modeling world but it’s social circles too!  Keep your eye on events, parties, shows and get togethers that are happening around SL fashion. Nearly every night of the week has at least one amazing event/party which you can take advantage of to build contacts.  Its a complete myth that the majority of the Second Life modeling and fashion industry is snotty, snobby and divaish.  There are many experienced models out there who would love to meet you and lend you a few tips as well!  Even our sexy, sassy and ever popular Supermodels are incredibly nice, helpful and quite approachable.  Remember, you don’t have a manager making these connections for you.  You will have to do it yourself but believe me its worth it.  I started having the absolute best time of my entire Second Life, and met the most amazing people, as soon as I got over my nerves and took a step forward towards making friends.

Find A Mentor And Friends With Similar Goals

I would be completely lost without my mentor.  Not only is she a mentor but she is also a friend, a confidant and a constant cheerleader.  I had to approach her for help though!  She didn’t come to me.  I feel its imperative that all models, new and seasoned, have someone within the industry to trust and lean on.  You will have many nights where you feel disheartened, disillusioned and may even feel like giving up.  Its during these times you will need someone to confide in who truly knows what you are going through.  If not a mentor, find a group of models you click with!  Where do you find such people?  Initiate contact with people you have worked with in the past.  Met a cool model during your last runway show?  Send him/her an IM to say hello!  Sounds so elementary but you would be amazed at how many people are too afraid to initiate contact (I am! But I am working on it).  During one of my fashion shows I decided to IM one of the models to ask if I looked ok.  In the process I mentioned to her I was so very nervous and afraid I would mess up.  She replied “OMG me too!!”  We’ve been friends ever since that day and have formed a great professional, as well as social, relationship.  Also look into joining modeling and fashion groups.  I can’t imagine modeling life without Runway Kidz!  There are several industry groups which provide support and socialization opportunities for their models.  Your journey towards Supermodel is going to take some time so don’t do it alone!

Patience, Patience, Patience

And here we come to my final and most important suggestion for those of you reaching for modeling stardom.  Patience.  I can’t take full responsibility though.  It was Anessa Stine who said to me, “Have patience…opportunities will come.”  That one sentence has stuck with me for quite awhile now and every day I see how true it really is.  If one opportunity passes you by, don’t worry - another will come soon!  In the meantime, enjoy your friends and enjoy all the new people you are meeting as you wade through the wavy waters of the Second Life modeling world.

xoxo Dahni Ella

Strombini: Being a magician, huh?

Doc: Tell me about it.

Strombini: Sometimes it just gets to me, you know?

Doc: That was a figure of speech, by the way. Don't actually tell me about it.

Strombini: It's like-- It's these kids, you know?

Doc: (sighing and taking a long sip from his iced Paradiso Noir) Here we go.

Strombini: It's these kids. They always want to see a trick. As soon as they see the suit and the cape and the top hat, they--

Doc: The ruffles.

Strombini: And the ruffles, yeah. As soon as they see that, it's all, "Hey, do a trick! Hey, pull a rabbit out of my hat!"

Doc: You mean out of your hat.

Strombini: No, I mean like, out of the child's hat. The other day, this kid comes up to me, can't have been more than five years old, he comes up to me, hands me his baseball cap, asks me point blank to pull a rabbit out of it.

(Doctor Magnifico chuckles and shakes his head.)

Strombini: I know, right? Point blank, no preparation. While I'm in Sears of all places.

Doc: So what did you do?

Strombini: Well, the kid couldn't have been more than five years old. So I reach behind his ear and--

(A small child walks up to the table)

Child: (tugging on The Great Strombini's ruffles) Hey Mister, do a trick.

(Strombini looks at the Doc imploringly)

Doc: (chuckling) He's all yours.

Child: (tugging harder and more annoyingly) Come on, Mister! Do at trick! You're a magician, ain't you?

Strombini: What's it to you?

Child: If you're a magician you gotta do a trick!

Strombini: Fine. You want a trick? Here.

(Strombini glares at the child, silently separates his left arm at the elbow, and puts his detached forearm on the table. Sickly brown blood oozes out from the stump. The child stares on in mortified silence.)

Strombini: (To the Doc) So where was I?

Doc: The kid with the hat.

Strombini: Right, right. So as I was saying, I reach behind this kid's ear, pull out a decapitated rabbit, and just drop the corpse into his cap.

Doc: Nice.

(The Child keeps staring at the detached forearm, frozen in terror.)

Strombini: Yeah, he wouldn't stop screaming. It was pretty sweet. I'm banned from every Sears in the country now, though.

Doc: Well, that's being a magician for you.

Strombini: Tell me about it.

Depending on the situation/instance some positives can be
1) It reduces the load off the tank if its a melee Target. ( gives the healer some breathing room)
2) Your MC mob can try and tank another mob.
3) It can stop them from healing other mobs therefore making them easier to kill.

Sure its fun in a combat situation to grap someone with completely random abilities and read what they are before either throwing something, causing an AOE that breaks all the other cc's or Blasts an enemy for a whole 300 damage. Randomly pressing buttons on your CC'd mobs spell bar does not help.

and somtimes when it breaks you need to throw sheild up on yourself and pray to Elune that you can either re Mc or someone stun the target and try and give you a chance to drop agro. ( Try... HAHAHA )

It does take practise - positioning and knowing what abilitys and target is best for you to use. You have limited spells to use, sometimes 2 - i think Ive seen 4 once. Some of these are fears, which can be bad  - So who picks what spells on a mob we get to play with eh ?

Alot of the spells available to the Mindercontroller have extended cooldowns, so I end up meleeing on alot of them with casters, and find that they can melee alot more damage then cast.. eg in MgT and Botanica .  In addition they also have Mob only self buffs, so you can't buff you, the mind controller,  and you have just buffed  the mob you have control over and that will make him harder to kill when the MC breaks. 

Some have buffs that you can get, can be directed to buff yourself..  I will MC Ogre Shamans and get them to heal me when I'm in Shadow Form,  if farming for Basilisks I will visit the arakkoa and one of their casters gives you a Mana cost reduction spellbuff.  On the WOW Forums there is a Mind control fun thread Mind Control Funwhich gives more details on other people experiences.

I mind control people in BG's sometimes, the duration of the MC has been nerfed so its not as fun or effective, its hard to get the cast off without interruption and then and then when you do, avoiding any damage whatsoever so that you can actually force the person you have control over to do something like jump off a cliff.
There isn't much you can do to another player mindcontrolled. You have limited time and distance, and no spells. If you run them too far away they go out of range for the spell to work. They can also trinket out of it

Most of the battle is convincing others that we can do it... but using mind control does require a bit more 'planning' and the understanding of the team that it may break.

1. GIẢI PHÓNG BỘ NHỚ:
Dùng một trình quản lý tập tin như X-plore bạn sẽ thấy bên trong điện thoại có rất nhiều thư mục ẩn tên là "_PalbTN". Các thư mục này chứa hình ảnh dạng thu nhỏ (thumbnails) của những tấm hình có trong máy bạn và chúng xuất hiện bên trong các thư mục ảnh. Ví dụ tôi lưu hình ở E:\Images thì trong đó sẽ xuất hiện thêm một thư mục con là E:\Images\_PalbTN. Cứ thế, thư mục nào chứa ảnh thì sẽ có thêm thư mục con _PalbTN bên trong. Chúng được tự động tạo ra mỗi khi bạn vào phần Gallery của điện thoại, mục đích để giúp cho việc hiển thị hình ảnh trong Gallery được nhanh hơn. Xóa các thư mục _PalbTN giúp bạn tiết kiệm được từ vài trăm KB đến vài MB dung lượng bộ nhớ. Bù lại, việc hiển thị hình ảnh trong Gallery sẽ chậm hơn.

2. TẮT NHANH KẾT NỐI GPRS:
Cách nhanh nhất để tắt kết nối GPRS là nhấn giữ phím kết thúc cuộc gọi (phím đỏ) trong 2 giây. Bạn bấm Yes khi bảng xác nhận hiện ra là xong.

3. SAO LƯU TỪ ĐIỂN T9:
Nếu bạn thường xuyên sử dụng từ điển T9 khi nhắn tin, viết ghi chú trên điện thoại thì đừng quên sao lưu chúng khi format máy hay chuyển sang điện thoại mới. Để sao lưu, bạn dùng một trình quản lý tập tin và tìm đến file 101F8615_F.dat trong thư mục C:\Predic, đây là file lưu trữ của từ điển T9, bạn có thể chép vào máy tính để lưu trữ hoặc chép qua điện thoại mới để dùng. Sau khi chép qua điện thoại mới, có thể bạn cần phải khởi động lại điện thoại để từ điển có tác dụng.

4. ẤN TƯỢNG CÁC CHƯƠNG TRÌNH JAVA:
Nhiều chương trình sau khi cài vào máy có biểu tượng rất nhỏ và khó nhìn, nhất là các chương trình Java. Bạn có thể thay đổi kích thước hay thậm chí đổi cả biểu tượng của chương trình đó bằng cách mở file chương trình Java có biểu tượng cần đổi (có đuôi .jar) bằng WinRAR (xem hình 1).

Hình 1

Tìm đến file biểu tượng của chương trình. File biểu tượng có đuôi .pgn hoặc .gif với tên là logo, icon... tùy vào chương trình. Vì vậy, để tránh nhầm lẫn bạn nên xem trước để biết đó có phải là file biểu tượng của chương trình không. Bạn nhấp đôi chuột vào file biểu tượng đó để mở lên bằng trình xem ảnh mặc định của Windows, nhấp phải chuột chọn Edit để sửa ảnh bằng MS Paint (bạn cũng có thể dùng các chương trình chỉnh sửa ảnh khác). Đến đây bạn kéo hình để cho lớn hơn, hoặc paste một hình khác vào đây cũng được (xem hình 2).

Hình 2

Bạn không nên kéo hình ra lớn quá, chỉ nên để khoảng 64x64 pixel là vừa. Sửa xong bạn nhớ Save lại, một bảng thông báo của WinRAR hiện ra như hình 3, bạn bấm Yes để xác nhận.

Hình 3

Bây giờ bạn chép file .jar vào điện thoại và cài đặt bình thường. Và đây là kết quả:

Hình 4 - Trước và sau khi thay đổi biểu tượng của game

HOÀNG TRỌNG TÀI (THẾ GIỚI @ 232)

One of the process which usually starts on its own by default whenever Windows starts is Windows Messenger. If you happen to be one of those who doesn't use Windows Messenger ( like me :) ) then its in your PC's best interest that you turn off the Auto mode of Windows messenger which by default loads it into the memory and keeps running it in the background, irrespective of whether you use it or not.

Follow the steps below to disable Windows Messenger on Windows Startup.

1.) Open Windows Messenger by typing 'msmsgs.exe' at the Run or double clicking on the program icon under Programs Files folder.

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2.) Click on Tools --> Options.

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3.) Click on the tab which says " Preferences".

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4.) De-select the checkbox which says " Run Windows Messenger when Windows Starts".

5.) De-select the checkbox which says " Allow Windows Messenger to run in Background".

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Here's a great tutorial from Macworld on PAL and NTSC conversions in Final Cut Studio using Compressor and Cinema Tools.  I'm going to try these methods tomorrow.  I saw pretty good results just letting Final Cut Pro do the conversion but it wasn't perfect.  Will post my results once I've had the chance to try it.

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1. The types and quality of clothing that typically goes on sale
2. The types and quality of clothing that are being marketed heavily
3. The types and quality of clothing that are not being marketed heavily
4. Upcoming fashion trends, cuts, styles, and price guidelines
5. What types, cuts, and quality of clothing that either stays in store or are shipped to Racks and Outlet Malls
6. Featured events, sales, and markdowns, and where to find them
7. Other general information, which includes basic information about their particular brand of clothing versus other products and brands, tailoring, etc.

Building upon these listed items, you have essentially a great handle on where to shop, when to shop, how much to pay for it (given the actual value of the clothing based on tailoring, cut, cloth, etc), and most of all, someone to give you a personal helping hand along the way.

More importantly, the relationships being established becomes more than knowledge of where to go shopping.  They serve as one of the foundations to which you can build upon as a source of knowledge, and is available to be an external resource on keeping up with trends, price values, and other factors that you think are valuable to you.

And what is more valuable than people giving you a plethora of informative advice?

Am ales google pentru ca este cel mai bun la ora actuala dintre toate celelate.Este si cel mai simplu si curat ca si continut spre deosebire de yahoo(care au un site unde nu sti la ce sa te uiti),aol(care au un search engine gratuit bazat pe google si unul cu plata la care contrbuie fiecare utilizator ,deci acesta din urma are niste avantaje),microsoft live search (care mai au de lucrat la algoritmi) si multe altele.Desi in titlu am spus google, aceste sfaturi poti fi utilizate si pe alte motoare de cautare.

Pentru a-ti imbunatati rezultatele cautarii tale pe google am sa prezint urmatoarele :

1. Semnul + (plus)

Am sa incep cu acest semn pentru a putea intelege semnul - (minus).Ca exemplu, vrem sa cautam pe google cuvintele presedintele romaniei .Primim rezultatul dorit.Daca adaugam semnul + inaintea cuvantului romaniei vom avea : presedintele +romaniei . Semnul + de langa cuvantul romaniei indica faptul ca romaniei este un cuvant important.Semnul + nu prea are asa multe intrebuintari ca restul semnelor, dar trebuie sa il intelegem.

2. Semnul - (minus)

De cate ori ai cautat ceva si tot iesea alt rezultat la cautare. De exemplu vrei sa cauti un produs si tot iti apar ca si rezultate produse de pe eBay.Pentru a elimina acele siteuri care contin un cuvant sau mai multe cuvinte nedorite , puneti un - in fata lor. De exemplu : nume-produs -eBay.(imi cer scuze pentru exemplele ciudate).

3. Semnul ~ (se gaseste deasupra la tab)

De exemplu daca vrei sa cauti ceva si doresti sa incluzi in cautarea ta toate sinonimele cuvantului respectiv, pune in fata lui ~.

4. Semnul " (ghilimele)

Daca doresti sa cauti o propozitie intraga si google iti desparte cuvintele , introdu acele cuvinte intre ghilimele.Ex: Ai auzit o melodie undeva si sti un vers sau doua dar nu sti titlul melodiei. Vrei sa-l afli? Pune versul intre gilimele si google va cauta doar site-urile care au acele cuvinte impreuna.Ex: "ana are mere" .

5. Operatorul OR

Daca doresti rezultate doar de 2 feluri foloseste operatorul OR. Ex: vacanta Berlin OR Roma .Aceasta din urma va afisa site-uri cu vacante in berlin sau roma.(OR thebuie scris cu majuscule)

Altele:

site:ADRESA|SITE CUVANT(cauta un cuvant in interiorul site-ului specificat)

inurl:CUVANT (arata site-uri ce contin in url cuvantul scris de tine)

intitle:CUVANT (arata site-uri ce contin in titlu cuvantul scris de tine)

-cuvant ~cuvant (arata doar sinonimele cuvantului)

1+1 (sau orice alta operatie aritmetica) (arata rezultatul)

se mai pot face combinatii de gen (nu conteaza ordinea):

site:ragezone.com lineage 2 -"Oath of blood" ~tactics

Am sa inchei prin a va mai spune ca google ia in considerare doar primele 10 cuvinte.Aceasta limita poate fi depasita NEutilizant and/or/si/sau/(si altele care nu le mai tin minte:P) .S-a demonstrat ca sunt suficiente 10 cuvinte.Semnele presentate mai sus (+ - ~) trebuie sa stea inaintea cuvanutui(adica sa il atinga) asupra caruia dorim sa facem un efect necesar.Pentru a-titesta indemanarea in a cauta pe net , incercati sa primiti cat mai putine rezultate pe google la o cautare a unui site la alegere si tine minte : nu apasa nici o data pe pagina 2 daca nu ai rezultatul in top 10.

ab sofort finden Sie hier wertvolle Tipps und Tricks rund um das Thema "erfolgreicher handeln". Ich werde hier häufig gestellte Fragen kommentieren und neue Themen vorstellen.

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So many of us use iTunes, and so many of us would like easier and quicker ways of doing things within it  I'm going to provide you with some of the ways to make your iTunes and iTunes Music Store experiences better. I can't say how many parts this series will have, but I'm sure you'll find what you need in them. Some of it may seem basic, and other parts advanced. Feel free to ask any questions and I'll try to answer them as best as I can.

Get CD Track Info

Many times when you insert a new CD into your computer, iTunes would display “Track 1,” “Track 2,” “Track 3,” and so on, whereas you want real album information, especially before you import the CD. There are two ways to do so.

1. First, if you’re connected to the Internet you can go to Advanced Menu and select 'Get CD Track Names'.
2. What If your CD is rare and the album information is not in the database online? In that case, you can click the song name twice and then type the title manually. The same applies for the artist and album names.

Adding Songs from CDs

To quickly add a song from a CD to an existing playlist:

1. Insert the CD
2. Drag the song from the list of CD tracks to the playlist.

The song is imported into your library and added to the playlist. To add a song from a CD to a new playlist: drag the song from the CD to any blank space in the Source List window. The song is imported into your library and added to a new playlist.

Make Your Own CD From An Album

To make your own CD from an album in your library:

1. Click Library and choose View > Show Browser (if you see only Hide Browser, then the Browser is already visible).
2. Drag an album from the Album list in the top-right section of the library to the blank area in your Source List. This creates a new playlist containing just the album's contents.
   
3. Click the album's playlist icon to select it..
4. choose File > Burn Playlist to Disc.

Note: To avoid getting the message that appears when you insert a blank CD, click the Burn button before inserting the blank CD.