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Smart Phone "Companion" & Media Player Win STM32 Contest Top Awards

STM32 EvoPrimer Smart Phone Companion

STM32F429 Contest entries highlight STM32 Chrom-ART™ Graphics Accelerator, available at stm32circle.com

This year's $5000 Grand Prize, sponsored by STMicroelectronics, went to SmartOpen4, a smart phone companion application that, like a smart watch, provides notifications and status updates about the smart phone that it connects to via Bluetooth. Second prize ($3000) and Third prize ($1000) went to ZP Video Player and the game RoboWarz respectively.

Applications including the sources are available for download.

The EvoPrimer or Open4 hardware running SmartOpen4 connects to Android smart phones via a Bluetooth connection. It recuperates and displays status information and messages from the phone's applications such as incoming communication alerts or data from the phone's weather forecast application. SmartOpen4 is a great example of how an application can act as an extension to a smart phone, in much the same manner as smart watches that are reaching the market today. The application's use of the Chrom-ART™ Graphics Accelerator allows it to manage graphic display in a user interface that closely resembles the smart phone's user interface and with minimal impact on the processor.

ZP Video Play, the Second prize winner, provides a media player for playing AVI files including an audio track on the EvoPrimer or Open4 platform. The application implements the Chrom-ART Accelerator™ to manage a touch screen user interface while leaving the processor free to manage the video and audio content.

The contest applications use the STM32F429 with ARM Cortex-M4 core and 2-Dimensional Direct Memory Access (DMA2D) peripheral for managing and displaying graphics on TFT LCD screens. Known as the Chrom-ART Accelerator™, the peripheral is supported by on-chip drivers for external memory, displays and cameras and provides unprecedented graphics-handling capabilities to enhance user interfaces in microcontroller applications.


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Equine Health

Deworming – Keeping Our Pastures Clean

Did you know that picking manure out of your pastures on a regular basis is one of the most effective ways to stop the spread of parasites on a farm?  Eggs passed in manure spread out after a rainfall and contaminate the pasture – acting as a source of transmission to other horses.  Keeping pastures clean can reduce the parasite burden and in combination with regular fecal checks, done at KVC, can reduce the number of times a horse needs to be dewormed in a year.  This will help to avoid the development of parasite resistance to our deworming products in the future.

July & August is the perfect time to do fecal egg counts. This will ensure that we can properly classify your deworming program for the next few years. Give us a call to find out more information!

Vaccination Alert

There is an increased number of mosquitos in Southwestern Ontario this year. Recently, a horse tested positive for West Nile Virus in Barrie. This horse did not survive. Other horses have also tested positive recently in our area, none of which were vaccinated. For more information please visit www.omafra.gov.on.ca.
For those horse owners who were waiting on vaccinating their horses for West Nile Virus, or for Eastern and Western Encephalitis virus, please consider vaccinating for these diseases at this time, as our horses' risk of contracting these serious illnesses will continue on through the early fall. If you have any questions about your horse's level of risk, do not hesitate to contact our equine veterinarians to discuss which vaccination programs are appropriate for your situation.

Every horse in our practice will have differing needs when it comes to vaccination, depending on their age and lifestyle.  There are many different vaccines available these days that offer a wide range of protection against the different diseases posing a risk to our horses.  Vaccine programs will be tailored to your individual horse, but here are just some ideas of the type of vaccines that are out there and what they do for us!

Core Vaccines (Essential!)
Rabies – all horses are at risk for this disease, usually acquired by a bite from a rabid animal.  Symptoms are highly variable and fatal, transmissible to humans and therefore a human health risk.  Annual vaccination recommended.
Tetanus – all horses are at risk for this disease, obtained from a spore living in the soil.  Annual vaccination recommended and may be boostered if a wound occurs more than six months after inoculation.
West Nile – all horses are at risk for this disease, acquired from mosquito bites.  Manifests as neurologic disease and can be fatal or cause permanent effects.   Annual vaccination recommended.

Non-core Vaccines (Important)
Rhinopneumonitis/Influenza – respiratory disease of horses, young horses are especially susceptible.  Recommend vaccination of all horses travelling off-property where they may encounter other horses of unknown vaccine status.  Yearly vaccination if Calvenza, 3-4 times per year if other vaccine.
Eastern and Western Encephalomyelitis – neurologic diseases carried by mosquitoes – increasing number of cases reported in Ontario over the past few years.  Recommend annual vaccination of horses traveling to the US, or if risk-averse.  Horses in US may be vaccinated every 6 months for adequate coverage.
Strangles – bacterial disease that usually affects young horses though older horses can be susceptible.  Recommend vaccination of horses living on property where disease is endemic, or horses traveling off-property where they may encounter other horses of unknown vaccine status.

Dentistry – did you know…..?

-That a horse’s teeth continue to erupt over the duration of their lifetime?  Unlike our teeth, equine teeth grow as they age and what keeps them a constant length is grinding against one another.
-The upper and lower jaws of a horse are different widths.  The upper jaw is wider and the lower jaw is narrower.  This configuration allows the horse to chew in a figure-of-8 motion and helps them grind coarse feed materials like hay.
-Sharp points develop over time on the outsides of the upper teeth, and the insides of the lower teeth, due to the motion of the horse’s jaw.  If left untreated, these sharp points can cause your horse discomfort while eating or working, and in severe cases even cause wounds to the cheeks and tongue.
-Floating teeth is a procedure done by your veterinarian where these sharp edges and other abnormalities are corrected by filing – by hand or power tool.
-Horses should have their teeth examined and corrected at least once a year – this prevents abnormalities from becoming severe and keeps them able to perform at their best.
-Older horses may require additional care, as some will begin to lose their teeth between 20-25 years of age.  This leads to uneven wear of the teeth and can result in difficulty eating.
-Next time your horse has a dental exam take a peek inside; you might be amazed what you see!

Fall Dentistry Awareness

Get your horse's teeth floated before winter!
October and November are a great time.
Give us a call at (519) 229-8911 to find out more information!

Health Records

Some of you may already be familiar with our health records – a few pages or a binder to keep in your barn listing the vaccine / deworming / dentistry history of each horse – but if this is news to you, please let us know! We would love to prepare a binder for you to make keeping track of all your horse’s needs just a bit easier!

Expecting a New Foal?
-Plan to vaccinate your mare 6-8 weeks before her expected due date to ensure your foal gets some maternal antibodies to these important diseases.
-If your foal is born without complications, remember to call us sometime in the first 24 hours to come out for routine health exam, foal shots and to check IgG levels.
-Determining IgG levels is crucial to find out how well protected your foal is against disease and also allows us to be proactive if needed (ie. plasma transfusion).
Give your foal the best start possible!!!

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The Stuttgart Police Department and Coker Hampton Drug Co. and Gifts collected 75lbs of prescription drugs Saturday, April 28 at the 15th semi-annual DEA National Prescription Drug Take-Back event. Organized by Stuttgart Chief of Police, Keith Connell and Coker Hampton Drug Co. and Gifts Pharmacist, James Bethea, their staff along with themselves worked from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. collecting prescription medicine for proper disposal. “We had a good turn out,” said Connell. “We collected 12 lbs. at the police station and the rest came from Coker Hampton.”

Mt. Olive Church of God in Christ youth group, Refurbishing Our Youth (R.O.Y.) lead by Shirley Cline and Lavern McDonald, were on site with prescription drug take-back information and anti-underage drinking pamphlets they disbursed to the community. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Media Specialist, Matt Burks, made his rounds throughout the state of Arkansas, stopping by the event to show appreciation to the organizers and participants of the event.

The Stuttgart Police Station is the central drop-off location, with a drop box in the foyer for year-round drug disposal, accepting any drugs. Coker Hampton Drug Co. and Gifts is also an authorized collector in the area that accepts prescription drugs year-round. “The only drugs we can’t accept are narcotics and scheduled drugs like pain medications,” said Bethea. “Those will have to be dropped off at the police station location.”

Results from the weekend have not yet been released from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).  According to the DEA, last year’s 14th semi-annual National Take Back Day, held October 28, 2017, for the state of Arkansas, 152 total law enforcement agencies participated and 171 authorized collection sites totaling 28,035 lbs. of collected drugs.

With the success and partnership, The Stuttgart Police Department and Coker Hampton Drug Co. and Gifts plan to continue their collaboration hosting future take-back events, which are held twice a year. “I want to thank everyone who came out,” said Connell. “I also want to recognize the youth group R.O.Y. who Lavern brought out to assist,” said Connell.

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It has been proclaimed as the most wonderful time of the year, and personally, it’s my all-time favorite – the shopping, the winter apparel, the weather…and of course the famous holiday movies that touch our hearts year after year.

Get those jolly-filled brain cells stirring and test your holiday movie knowledge with Style!

  1. Frosty the Snowman (1969)
    What brought Frosty the Snowman to life?

  2. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
    What is the name of Snoopy’s cousin who comes to visit from Arizona for Christmas?

  3. The Santa Clause (1994)
    What popular restaurant did Scott take his son Charlie to on Christmas Eve?

  4. Elf (2003)
    According to Buddy, what did the imposter Santa Claus smell like?

  5. Home Alone 2: Lost In New York (1992)
    What hotel did Kevin stay at while lost in New York City?

  6. This Christmas (2007)
    What was the family business the Whitfield siblings were paid a profit off of every Christmas?

  7. Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
    Where is Whoville located?

  8. A Christmas Story (1983)
    What’s the costume that Ralphie is forced to wear?

  9. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)
    What weather condition hindered Santa to drive his sled before asking Rudolph to help?

  10. The Ref (1994)
    What is Dennis Leary’s character’s occupation when he crashes the dysfunctional family’s holiday dinner?

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8. Pink bunny suit.
9. Fog.
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REVIEW album Travis Everything At Once

Travis' 'Everything At Once' Offers Nothing

Everything At Once

Travis. Remember them? They asked in the early 00s why it always rains on them. They blazed a trail that Coldplay now tread. Since then, they've been steadily releasing albums but failed to hit the dizzy heights of 'The Man Who', which bagged them a couple of BRITs and a place on Q's Greatest Album of All Time list. You could say they had 'everything at once'... see what I did there?!

Now with the release of their eighth studio album, 'Everything At Once', they're looking to reclaim that former glory. Perhaps egged on by this trend of band revivals. I mean we've had The Stone Roses, Rage Against The Machine and Jesus And Mary Chain all creating a bit of a stir.

OK, this isn't on that scale and their last album was released just three years ago, so to call it a comeback would be an over-statement. What I'm trying to say is perhaps they're hoping a bit of nostalgia will help give this album a much needed push.

To be honest, I don't remember any Travis albums/singles since The Invisible Band. I was a big fan of the little ukulele melody in "Sing". After that, Travis just disappeared from my world. Not intentionally, I'd like to add. It's just I prefer music with more balls or melancholy.

This album did nothing to change this perception. It's packed with ten light-hearted, inoffensive ditties. Each track flows into the other almost unnoticed in a upbeat and jaunty fashion. It's too rock to be folk and too folk to be rock, which makes it a bit bland.

Although Travis are what I would call an intelligent band (their second album was named after an Oliver Sacks book and they're named after a character from cult, art-house movie Paris, Texas), they don't produce what I would call intelligent music.

And it's this lack of creativity, empathy and appeal that leads Travis down the same path as other flash-in-the-pan bands like Glasvegas, The Bravery and The Vines. They've simply run out of things to say and ways to say it... much like me and this review.

What I look for in an album is an ability to strike an emotional chord like Daughter, get a physical reaction like Foals (or the aforementioned Coldplay, for some) or have a message like Radiohead.

This is just pleasant background music. And that's all there is to it.

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Slower growth expected for South Florida home prices in 2014

It's been a wild ride for South Florida home prices over the past 14 years.

The housing boom of 2000 to 2005 brought record growth, with many middle-income consumers taking out toxic mortgages to buy homes they couldn't afford. That led to the epic downturn, in which thousands of foreclosures sliced home values in half.

The bounce-back from the bottom in 2012 and 2013 also was intense, with investors fueling a resurgence in housing that saw bidding wars and fast price increases.

But 2014 might be the year the market finally takes a breath.

Analysts predict prices will stop rising at a breakneck pace, bringing moderation to the market and making homes a more stable and predictable investment.

"What I'm seeing is the rate of growth will be slower — but that's a positive thing," said Jonathan Gelman, a real estate lawyer for the Greenberg Traurig firm in Fort Lauderdale. "A slower rate of growth will help us avoid the frothiness or a bubble in the market."

On an annual basis, the median single-family home price in Broward County has increased by more than 20 percent for 12 consecutive months, the Greater Fort Lauderdale Realtors said recently. Palm Beach County's median has jumped by double digits for 13 months in a row, according to the Realtors Association of the Palm Beaches.

Historically, home values increase at about 4 percent a year.

While the price spikes have been a boon for long-suffering sellers, the substantial increases aren't sustainable, market watchers say.

"You don't want to have home-price gains outpace gains in income — otherwise, you end up with an affordability problem," said Mike Larson, a housing analyst with Weiss Research in Jupiter. "You'd have people being priced out of the market again."

Despite the large annual price increases, there are signs that the market is slowing down.

Broward's median has remained at $270,000 for three consecutive months. Palm Beach County's median of $252,000 has stayed near $250,000 since July.

Buoyed by higher home prices, more owners are listing their properties for sale. The better selection for buyers is helping to restore balance to the market.

With fewer bargain homes available, investors are gradually pulling out of the area, creating opportunities for traditional buyers.

But financing remains a problem and will serve to keep a lid on pricing, said Lewis Goodkin, a longtime South Florida housing consultant.

He said many lenders have overly strict underwriting standards or refuse to enter the mortgage market at all.

"I'm not talking about people who shouldn't be buying because they can't afford a home," Goodkin said. "But there are people who are genuinely qualified but don't have big down payments and they can't get into homes."

A leveling of prices in 2014 will make conditions less favorable for sellers, experts say. Sellers will face more competition and won't be able to dictate terms as they did in 2013.

"There is a window of opportunity," said Douglas Rill, broker for Century 21 America's Choice in West Palm Beach. "But it's really important that if a seller has something, they should get it on the market quickly."

Buyers, meanwhile, are ready to reclaim some of the power they enjoyed during the housing heyday.

Many buyers had to get in line in 2013. By the time they found a home they liked, it already had several offers because of the tight supply.

Some buyers raced to tour properties, then filled out the sales contracts in the driveway, so eager were they to get the offers in the hands of sellers.

Jon Klein, an agent for Real Living 1st Choice Realty in Coral Springs, said he doesn't expect that will be an issue this year.

"I think it's going to be more like a normal market," he said.

One of Klein's clients, Justin Berke, had been looking for eight months with no success.

Berke made five offers at or above asking price, but they were all rejected because there were so many other bidders. The lack of inventory in his $300,000 to $350,000 price range only deepened his frustration.

Two weeks ago, he finally found a three-bedroom home west of Lake Worth. He closes Feb. 10.

"There was a time from August to November when I'd be lucky to see one house every two weeks," said Berke, 29, a sales director for Action Plumbing Supply in Lake Worth. "I'm a first-time homebuyer, and I thought Jon was going to take me out and show me 10 houses every Saturday. But everybody was searching for the same thing.

"I definitely think the market has softened. It seems a little easier to get into a place.", 561-243-6529 or Twitter @paulowers

Home price gains

South Florida's median home price increases have slowed recently, but values are still up sharply since the beginning of 2013.

Broward County

November 2013 $270,000

January 2013 $224,088

Percent change 20 percent increase

Source: Greater Fort Lauderdale Realtors

Palm Beach County

November 2013 $252,000

January 2013 $218,000

Percent change s16 percent increase

Source: Realtors Association of the Palm Beaches

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Asian termites are killing South Florida's pine trees

Many South Florida slash pines have stood for a century, providing shade, oxygen and wildlife habitat, as cities rose around them. Now they face a mortal threat from swarms of tiny, wood-eating insects.

The Asian subterranean termite, which has been chewing its way through the local housing stock for 20 years, has turned out to have a taste for native trees, with a particularly lethal manner of attacking slash pines, according to a new study from the University of Florida.

The study, which looked at about 400 slash pines in Fort Lauderdale, found that these termites had killed 12 percent of residential trees and three percent of trees in city parks over the past five years. Another 46 percent of the residential trees were infested, with the termites likely to cause deadly damage, according to the study, published in the journal Florida Entomologist.

The park trees fared better, with 15 percent of the living trees infested. Also at risk could be slash pines in Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County and other parts of Broward County, where these non-native termites have established colonies.

“The clock is ticking on most of our slash pines in greater Fort Lauderdale,” said Thomas Chouvenc, assistant professor of urban entomology at the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, and lead author of the study. “I think we’re on the way to irreversibly lose most of these slash pines if we don’t do anything.”

In addition, these yellow-brown, half-inch long termites have attacked a wide range of other trees that constitute the region’s urban canopy, particularly live oaks. Although it doesn’t kill these trees, it hollows them out, weakening them for storms. When Hurricane Irma brushed the area last year, three live oaks hollowed-out by the termites went down, he said. Had the termites not consumed their insides, he said, the would have withstood the storm. With so many trees weakened by these termites, a direct hit would have been that much more devastating.

“These trees are being chewed up for quite a while,” he said. “And we didn’t have a major hurricane since Wilma in 2005. So it’s been 12 or 13 years of damage that’s been piling up in these trees.”

The slash pine, named for the slashes that workers cut across the trunks to extract sap, is among the most distinctive trees of old South Florida. Its pine rockland habitat, dry land that was perfect for real estate development, has been largely wiped out, leaving urban slash pines scattered through parks and neighborhoods.

“They’re one of the original canopy trees in the area,” said Michael Orfanedes, Broward County extension agent for commercial horticulture. “They’re just a fraction of what they were originally because of development. Their famous for harboring birds in their hollows.”

Their hard wood became a popular building material known as Dade County pine, used in many sturdy older homes that have withstood the last century of hurricanes. But this hard wood becomes a liability when hungry termites show up. Unable to eat the sappy, hard inner wood, which is actually dead tissue, the termites turn to the live tissue on the outer layers of the trunk. As they chew their way through this, they block the tubes that carry sugar and other nutrients. With its vascular system disabled, the tree slowly starves.

Mark Torok, senior forester with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, said the termites may be a serious threat but that further research is needed.

“It’s definitely something we shouldn’t ignore,” he said. “But we don’t have a full understanding yet about this pest. Are they attacking weakened trees or are they attacking healthy trees? How aggressive are they? How much damage do they do? Does it like any tree more than others?”

Native to southeast Asia, the termite is thought to have arrived in South Florida on ships and oceangoing yachts, spreading from marinas into neighborhoods. It was detected in Miami in 1996, its first known U.S. presence, then found in 2005 in Fort Lauderdale and Riviera Beach. They establish colonies underground. They spread by means of swarms, when thousands of termites fly off on spring nights to found new colonies, with male and female termites forming pairs and burrowing into trees and houses.

Their nighttime swarms may explain why residential trees get attacked more frequently than ones in parks, Chouvenc said, since swarming termites are attracted to lights.

Although colonies can be destroyed by pest control companies, saving individual houses and trees, Chouvenc said this go-it-alone approach won’t be enough to control them in South Florida. He said area-wide management, with entire neighborhoods cooperating, may be necessary.

“Realistically, I don’t know if it’s possible” he said. “But if the problem gets to the point where a lot of structural damage occurs in infested neighborhoods and trees are being severely infested, maybe there’s going to be a collective consciousness that maybe we have to do something on a larger scale than protecting our tiny half acre.”

-- To check if your slash pine has termites, look for them by peeling back a dead outer piece of bark.

-- Don't bother cutting down the tree if you find subterranean termites. It won’t help because most of the colony is in the ground.

-- Tenting your house won’t help because subterranean termites live underground. Tenting works for drywood termites.

-- Call a pest-control company to place bait above ground at base of infested trees., 954-356-4535

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9 Tools for Creating Shareable Visual Quotes

If you’re on social media for any length of time, you’ll no doubt notice that people like quotes and images.

A number of marketing studies on the types of content that gets shared the most confirms what you’ve noticed, namely that quotes and images are popular. In fact, a Twitter analysis conducted by Quicksprout of over 300,000 tweets from a sample of 1,000 users found that quotes receive more retweets than questions. And a study by Ipsos OTX found that images receive more shares on social media.

It makes sense then to combine quotes and visuals if you want to create memorable and shareable content.

Fortunately, you don’t need to be a graphic designer to create stunning visual quotes if you use any of the following text art tools.

Online Apps

  • Recite offers quote templates pre-formatted with fonts, text layout and colors. Users simply type in their quote and click “create.” The finished product can be downloaded, emailed, or shared on social media. If you can’t think of a good quote or don’t want to be bothered looking for one, just use Recite’s “Find a Quote” feature to get started.

  • Quozio, like Recite, offers pre-formatted quote templates. Quozio differs from Recite by offering two separate text fields – one for your quote and a second for quote attribution. Quozio also differs by offering a special bookmarklet that lets users highlight any text they come across the web to begin creating visual quotes. Saving newly created visual quotes requires either saving the image directly from your screen or creating a Quozio account. Visual quotes can also be shared via email and social media.

  • Share As Image is a Chrome extension and bookmarklet for turning highlighted text into visual quotes. Share As Image provides additional features such as filters. Completed visual quotes can be downloaded and/or shared on social media. It should be noted that Share As Image operates on a freemium model, meaning that the free version offers fewer features than the paid version. The pro version costs $8 per month and provides a wider set of images and formatting options to choose from plus the ability to add a custom watermark.

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  • LiveLuvCreate was designed to appeal to a mostly teen audience. Since it was designed with mostly young users in mind,LiveLuvCreate offers a lot of options for customization. The site does require user registration, which is free. Once logged in, users can access several layouts and a large selection of background art, fonts, borders, and filters. Visual quotes can be created via the site or using a special bookmarklet. Completed works can be shared to social media and are saved in your account for direct download.

  • Pinwords is the simplest of the desktop text art tools listed. Pinwords offers only four backgrounds, six text effects, and eight fonts. The background is customizable if the user forgoes Pinword’s offerings and uploads or selects an online image. Clicking the “Pin It” button finalizes the image for sharing on Pinterest,Tumblr, or email. The completed visual quotes can be downloaded by clicking on your image and selecting “save.”

Mobile Apps

  • Whims is a free visual quotes app for iOS devices. Using Whims requires creating a free account. Once registered, users simply click on “Create a Whim” to begin creating their own custom visual quotes. A text edit window then appears where users can type in their quote. The next step is to select the “Style” button to begin selecting fonts, font sizes and colors, text alignment, and backgrounds. Fonts, font colors and background color choices are based on the selected templates. The last decorative option is whether to add a texture to your background to make it seem as if your visual quotes, or Whim,has been written on paper or other hard surface. Completed Whims can be shared via text message, email or on social media. To save a Whim, users have to either email it to themselves for download or mark it private to save to their device.

  • PicLab and PicLab HD are text overlay apps that can be used to create visual quotes. PicLab is free and works on iOS, Android, and Windows devices. PicLab HD is richer in features and built for iPad for $1.99. The purpose of both apps is to add text and graphic elements over your own photos. While neither app offers professional-grade images for your background, they do offer Instagram-like filters. Both apps also offer frames; graphic elements like banner ribbons and speech bubbles; and text effects. Finished visual quotes can be shared via email, text message, social media, or other apps on your device with image storing or sharing capabilities.
  • InstaQuote and InstaQuote Pro are text overlay apps for iOS and Android devices. Both apps open up by asking users to “Double tap to write,” whereupon a text editor with separate fields for your quote and attribution appears. From there, users may select a template with pre-selected text style and background or create their own design using an image from their device library. Users can customize font size, text spacing, alignment, and adjust image appearance. Finished visual quotes can be shared on social media, your device’s library, or other apps on your device with image storing or sharing capabilities. The similarities end there with the $2.99 InstaQuote Pro offering significantly more options for customization such as a library of professional grade image backgrounds and fonts in addition to more custom templates.

  • Overgram is a free iPhone app for adding typography to photos. Overgram uses photos taken on your device or from your device library. Adding text is as easy as double-tapping on your screen. The app provides the ability to customize text alignment, color, size, and font face. Additional fonts can be purchased for $1.99. Completed images can be shared on any app on your device with image storing or sharing capabilities.

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Thursday, February 23, 2012

Flash Fiction #11

The photo prompt this week was so easy, it was hard - for me.  Because of the way I write, I immediately saw monsters, and murderers, and bears.  (Oh my.)  Too many ideas swirled in my head, and they were all far too predictable.  Frustrated, I stepped outside "the box" and wrote something completely different.

As a lover of spicy food and the 2006 Bayou Bugaloo third place pepper eating contest winner, this is what I came up with...a little comedy for you to enjoy.

DING!  DING!  DING!  Justin threw the partially eaten chicken wing onto the heap of tiny bones in front of him and swabbed at the tears streaming from his eyes then blew his nose into the once clean towel.

A belch rose from the napalm in his gullet and escaped past numb, red-rimmed lips.

Through the buzzing in his ears, he heard his name called.  Cameras flashed as someone handed him the gilded trophy.  2011 Hot Wing Champ!

“You look like you’re in pain,” said the Star-Times News reporter.

“Not half as bad as I’m going to feel tomorrow,” thought Justin.

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Thursday, February 9, 2012

Flash Fiction Friday #10

Kept in the dark and fed bullshit.  Cecily’s eyes blurred with tears as she repeated the old joke.  She had been the last to know about Steven’s affair.
“I have to work weekends if I want that promotion, honey.”
“It was late, so I slept at the office.”
“Her?  Lisa’s just a friend.”
When Cecily finally had the nerve to look at the photos, she was crushed but knew what she had to do.
She chopped the last of the Death Cap mushrooms picked during her morning walk and added them to the sauce.
Steven would be eating alone tonight.
This was a hard photo prompt for me - at first.  Suddenly the story just seemed to spew forth, and I finished writing in record time - maybe ten minutes tops.  Funny, when I read this one to my husband of almost 24 years (as I always do), he paled a little and asked where I kept the Syrup of ipecac.  I think I scare him a little…

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**NOTE**  I cheated and changed a word after I submitted this piece.  I hadn't noticed that I used "late" in his first two excuses, so I changed the first one to "weekends"...I think it works better and removes the repetition!  Ooops...

Friday, February 3, 2012

Flash Fiction Friday #9

“PEW!  It stinks like animals up here!”
Alerted by the woman’s proclamation of disgust, he scurried to safety only seconds before the hikers appeared.  He felt ashamed, not by his musk, but because he’d been engrossed in the sunset and had not sensed the humans until they were too close.
Animal?  He was glad to be thought an animal.  Humans were depraved and wasteful. Humans killed without cause and destroyed without purpose.
Jeremiah sneered.  He no longer missed living among them.
He waited until they were long gone before gathering his easel and paints and heading back to his cabin.
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Mello on Sep 29, 2012:

Thank you so much for the little Birdy Ornament - what a wonderful surprise! It pittily has a broken tail, but we fixed it. I have something sitting here for you and just don't seem to make it to the PO these days. And I kind of hoped for a new BIRDS Swap to maybe come up..... Anyways, it is so nice that you thought of us - Big Hugs! Mello

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Dear Orit, coucou! Thank you very much for the so sweet surprise from you that I received today. It made â€‹â€‹my day! Hugs. â™¥

jennecy on Aug 31, 2012:

Ooooh my lovely friend! You cannot imagine my surprise and delight to get such an adorable bird in the mail! It arrived safe and sound and is the most beautiful blue. I am excited to hang it somewhere soon. Thank you so much for brightening my day, xox Jen

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sunnyblueskies on Jan 10, 2012:

Hello Orit! Thank you so much for the lovely Christmas card. The flapper doodle pair are so cute!! I'm sorry it has taken me so long to acknowledge it--it arrived well before Christmas so I have no excuse. I hope things are well with you! Your birdie friend, Lisa

Drachenfrau on Dec 21, 2011:

Thank you for your christmas-card Orit! :-) Have a wonderful wintertime too and I hope all is well and healthy with you and your family!

Mello on Dec 20, 2011:

Thank you for our very first Christmascard this year! It started a very good philosophical discussion with Jakob about Christmas, God and Jesus. In the end he stated, that he totally is with the jews when it comes to Jesus - he was a cool guy, but he can't believe he could be the son of god......sometimes he sounds more like 16 than 6...... Wishing you a great Hanukka and a good start into 2012! Hugs, Mello

jennecy on Dec 19, 2011:

Orit THANK YOU for the adorable card! I hope you have a WONDERFUL holiday season!! xox

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Video card dieing?! lines across screen
Hello everyone,

I have just recently noticed faint white lines running horizontally across my monitor. It appears in both 2d and 3d mode, or at least while a 3d screensaver is running - I don't play games. My monitor is a viewsonic 19" crt. It has been running at it's current resolution/refresh rate: 1280x1024/60 Hertz for years without problem. I have an Abit nf-m2 nview mobo, but am not using the onboard video, I have an ATI x1300 pcie card - which appears to be running fine. Unfortunately I have to run legacy drivers for it, since it's so old: Catalyst 8.2. I have found, running Windows 7 32bit, the 8.2 drivers are very stable. My fan on the video card runs fine, and all temps are at or below normal ranges.

A screenshot wouldn't work, and my camera cannot seem to capture the lines in good enough detail.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. :icon_smile::icon_smile:

Thanks in advance

DominicD 05-14-2011 03:29 PM

hi A350cid

i suggest you try using the onboard video card. see if you can reproduce the same random lines when using the onboard video card with the same screensaver or 2/3d mode. if the random lines do not appear while using the onboard video, then its safe to say that its really your external ATI x1300 video card that is faulty.

does the random lines appear only after some hours have passed while using the pc and then you run a 3d program? it might be that the video card sort of "overheats" to heavier load of 3d graphics. check the video card's fan - ensure that its spinning fast and not blocked by dust or wires.

video cards are among the first pc components to fail after maybe more than 3 years of use. while we cant pinpoint for sure the defect triggers on the video card, you can try lowering the video settings to hopefully prolong the life of the video card.

1. ensure that your pc case has good ventilation. clean and dust-free internal parts and video connectors from the card to the motherboard, and at the back of the motherboard video port to the lcd monitor.

2. if possible, try lowering your color settings to 16bit. windows xp colors then wont be so pretty, but it might help prolong the video card's life.

3. some newer video cards and drivers allow you to monitor the temperature of the video card. if you have this option, see if there is a specific heat reading on when the random lines appear .

goodluck :)

A350cid 05-15-2011 09:12 AM

Thank you for the reply DomincD.

That is a good suggestion, trying the on board video. I can't help but wonder though, if this old crt monitor is on the fritz.

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New Guinness World Record Holder - Oklahoma Sam

This week Guinness World's Records announced their newest world record holders with one in particular catching my eye. ''Oklahoma Sam", a mule from California was crowned the ''Tallest Living Donkey' standing at 15.3hh, a full 11 inches taller then her breed standard. At only 4 years old it makes me wonder if she will even manage to reach that full 16 hands! His owner, Linda, said that even though Sam is much bigger then his stable mates he's not any more expensive to maintain. "He doesn't eat more," she told Guinness. " In fact, if I give him more bales of hay. he'll just use it to make his bedding more comfortable." Awww he sounds so cute ... I just can't resist a cute donkey with those big, long ears :)

I ended up spending a few hours online (story of my life!) and found out some of the other equine related world records. Here are just a few of the more interesting ones :

World's Smallest Living Horse - Thumbelina
For the past six uyears Thumbelina has retained the record as the smallest living horse, standing at a tiny 17.5 inches at the wither. She is actually a miniature horse who has a case of dwarfism and weighs just 26 kilograms (57 pounds). She is owned by Kay and Paul Goessling from Missouri, USA :)

World's Oldest Horse Twins - Taff and Griff
These identical cremello geldings were born in 1982 (making them 30 years old!) and stand at 11.2 hands. They are owned by the Veteran Horse Society in North Pembrokeshire, U.K.  They were retired together after giving pony rides at the London Zoo.

The Green Monkey

World's Most Expensive Horse Sold at Auction - The Green Monkey
In February 2006 a 2 year old bay Thoroughbred colt by Forestry, named The Green Monkeuy, was sold at Calder Race Course in Florida for $16 million!! Not a bad turn around considering a year earlier he was purchased for $425,000.
However he didn't materialise into much and was retired at only 4 years old to a farm in Ocala, Florida. He was raced three times, with his best effort coming in third. His stud fee was $5,000 in 2012.
Outrageously expensive ... but isn't he an absolute beauty!

Longest Tail on a Horse - JJS Summer Breeze
This 15 year old paint mare has a super long tail which measured at 12 feet 6 inches when she was measured in 2007. She is owned by Crystal Socha in Kansas, USA.
She was originally trained as a reining horse but now competes in local American Paint Horse Association shows in western pleasure and horsemanship - all while keeping her tail wrapped up.
Crystal keep's Summer's tail platied and folded up in a regular tube sock. She takes it out and washes it every few months but never uses any conditioner because it makes the hair too slippery. Then she plaits the tail, starting at the end of the dock, and folds it over itself, wraps it in vetwrap and covers it in a sock! And I thought pulling  tails could be time consuming ... I'll never complain about doing it again!

JJS Summer Breeze

Longest Distance Walked by a Horse on Hind Legs - Doc
Owner Gregory Ancelotti of Italy rode Doc to the record of 30 metres (95 feet 5 inches) in April 2009. It kills me that I can't find any videos of this! :(

Highest Jump by a Horse - Huaso ex-Faithful
The official FEI record for the high jump is 2.47 metres (8u foot 1.25 inches) by Huaso ex-Faithful. He was ridden by Captain Alberto Larraguibel Morales at Santiago, Chile on 5th of February 1949.
The committee stated that in order for it to be beaten, 2.49 metres must be cleared! :)

Most Numbers Identified by a Horse - Lucas
Lucas, a 17 year old thoroughbred gelding managed to correctly identify 19 numbers in under one minute. He was assisted by his owner and trainer Karen Murdock of California, USA in 2010.

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Product Review: Horseware Rambo Optimo Rug

Harry and Liath modelling their Horseware Rambo Optimo Rugs
I suppose my horses could be described as .... "plus size". They're all (bar Setanta!) quite chunky with broad chests and deep necks so trying to find well-fitting rugs can be a struggle. Most of the rugs on the market are designed for the average built horse, so when squeezed into them, heavier horses end up with bald spots on their shoulders and having chunks of their mane rubbed out.

The Horseware Rambo Optimo is a total game changer and is a dream come true for chunky horses. Although it's not specifically designed for the larger horse, they are incredibly generous with their sizing. So generous in fact, that I'd recommend ordering a size smaller than your horse normally wears (Liath is a 6'9 in every other Horseware rug but is a 6'6 in the Optimo and it still covers all of her hindquarters).

My Optimo rug is going into its 5th winter and is still going strong, bar a few minor repairs that you'd expect from general wear and tear.  The outer material is made from 1000 denier ballistic nylon. I particularly like the front closure system which is made up of two velcro layers and then 2 metal clips, which offers more security than traditional front buckles.

The Optimo also incorporates the Horseware liner system. This allows you to adjust the rugs warmth by simply swapping the liners. I bought a 0g fill turnout with a 200g and 400g liner, which enables me to more adjust the rug's warmth. I use the no fill turnout as a rainsheet in summer while the liners  turn it into a medium and heavyweight rug in winter. As an added bonus, the liners can be washed at home rather than having to be professionally cleaned. I now only have one rug to be washed and reproofed rather than three!

The only downside is the Optimo is heavier than a normal rug. Liath and Harry lived out full-time last winter and wore these the entire time and neither of them had rub marks, sore withers and their mane was kept completely intact. So while heavier than similar rugs, it didn't cause any problems; possibly due to how well they fit.

These rugs retail for about €275 for the 0g outer rug, with liners being about €50-65 depending on the weight. These rugs do occasionally appear on sale so it's worth keeping an eye out.

I highly recommend these rugs to anyone who struggles with rugs that are too tight around the chest and shoulder area and for those whose horses have thick necks or those lose part of their mane each winter. These rugs are phenomenal, well fitting and are long-lasting. They're worth every penny!

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Today after breakfast we check out from the hotel and set out for the Chennai sightseeing tour. We start by visiting the Santhome Cathedral, which is a representative of the Portuguese culture of Chennai. It exhibits amazing Neo-Gothic architectural style and is an abode of peace and serenity. We also visit the Fort St. George located at the shores of the Bay of Bengal. This fort was built by the British East India company in 1640 AD and is believed to be the first British construction in India. The Government Museum is one of oldest museums of the country, treasuring ancient Hindu sculptures, Bronze statues and other rare relics and paintings.

At afternoon, we begin our journey to Mahabalipuram via roadways. We check in a pre-booked hotel here and spend the rest of the day in leisure. There is an overnight stay here.

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Today after breakfast you are taken to the famous Shore Temple of Mahabalipuram. This UNESCO World Heritage Site displays intricate carvings that define South Indian architecture. We also visit the Five Rathas, which is a set of rock temples, exhibiting the Dravidian architectural style. The temples are in the form of pagodas and resemble Buddhist monasteries. Arjuna’s Penance. takes you back in the time of Mahabharata, narrating a popular story from this great Indian epic.

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Sydney gets a new tango band

Tangolo is the name of the Tango Quintet that debuted last night at the Concord RSL milonga hosted by TangoSynergy, Sydney's tango club. As well as being top calibre musicians most of this tango quintet also dances, which gives them an insider's understanding of how dancers feel their music. These musicians all have diverse backgrounds ranging from classical, folk, jazz and opera and I was told all came from Sydney's Conservatorium where it is possible they belonged to TangoOz, a tango orchestra established by Sydney bandoneonista, Maggie Ferguson.
The quintet consists of Emily-Rose Sarkova on accordion/voice, Susie Bishop on violin/voice, Owen Salome on guitar/flute/voice, with Amy Putt on  grand piano and David Groves on double bass.Tangolo describes itself as being "on a mission to create a fresh and danceable energy in performances of both popular and lesser known tangos from the golden era to more contemporary nuevo."
They opened with a stunner - I wish I had taken my notebook (not something an old journalist should admit to) because I can't remember the name of the piece. Susie Bishop began with a beautiful violin melody, then used her other instrument, her voice, to maximum effect. The surprise and delight in the room was palpable. Here was an excellent tango voice, beautifully clear, singing tango as it was meant to be sung!  Emily-Rose played her accordion like it was a bandoneon - not an easy task, she wrung a sound from her accordion that was almost as haunting as that from a bandoneon. Their first set was mixed, but mostly very danceable including the cortinas which had a few of the die-hards stay on the floor.
Hosanna, who is one of Sydney's best tangueras (see post below) was the DJ for the night and her selection based on Golden Age music complemented the band and was mostly non-stop danceable. Had we left before the next set by Tangolo we may have had no misgivings.
However the band's second performance began with a 'nuevo' piece, which got some of those whose tango is more like a cheerleaders dance onto the floor! Then a beautiful piece of Piazzolla, which those I was sitting with agreed was not for dancing but was beautiful listening.  We departed at the end of this piece so I can't report on the rest of the set.
Tangolo is a breath of fresh air in the Sydney tango scene - we need tango bands, enough to choose from. We need these bands to compete with each other for dance events - and we need them to draw more people into the tango scene so that we can make supporting these musicians on a regular basis, a real possibility.
I will look forward to the next event with Tangolo with the hope that they will save the Piazzolla for venues where dancing is not the principle activity of the night - I would love to listen to them playing orchestral tango in a nightclub or small venue - and that they will breath new life into Sydney's tango music scene.

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Congratulations Synergy for encouraging and supporting this new band of very talented musicians and hope it will be ongoing. I feel it is important to distinguish between an Argentine tango dance band and one that is more like a folk band. As a listener I enjoyed Saturdays band but as a leader the groove I needed was elusive the organ like sounds of the accordion killing the clarity of the piano, double base and violin. I believe it is very possible to have a good danceable tango band made up of, violins, piano and double base (no wind instruments) I have danced to a band made up of two guitars, piano and mouth organ the purpose being to showcase the brilliant mouth organist, they did not present themselves as a tango dance band the majority of the dancer present being content to listen.
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Just to help put a few things straight :) We are NOT associated with TangoOz. It's the lovely Fuego Blanco girls that come from that side of things, so whoever speculated that we do speculated wrongly ;) It would be great to all play together though one day!

I'm very glad you found the first set danceable, that is our main aim when playing at dance gigs of course. The first song which you enjoyed was Si Soy asi.

As an occasional DJ at milongas, I also feel it's important to try and please everyone a little and that is why we also included a short tanda of nuevo pieces. Even if some people don't like to dance to them, others do, and I had several comments from people thanking us for playing some , that they really enjoyed dancing to it. I suppose if you dance well, you shouldn't look like a circus performer. As a dancer myself I enjoy dancing to nuevo and non tango as well, but also love the golden age music.

Unfortunately Angelina, you left just before one of our favourite tandas of Milongas. We did confess to the audience that we have a weakness for milongas, they are just one of our favourite things to play! (our encore was also a milonga, Azabache).

And to dear Dave G. I'm sorry you found my accordion organ like sounds killed the rest of the band. Everyone has their own opinions. You do know that the Bandoneon is an instrument that was developed for playing in churches where there was no organ. So I suppose it also has organ like qualities. And when I have enough money and time, I plan to travel to Buenos Aires, buy myself a Bandoneon and study it, but in the meantime I will stick to my accordion which I try to make sound as much like a bandoneon as possible!

You can catch us at the next gig on the 10th of September :) Happy Tangoing!
Hi Emily-Rose - thank you for the feedback! - and for setting the record straight.
I am indeed sorry we missed your tanda of milongas. It wasn't the music that sent us home - though we did think it might be mostly Piazzolla - it was that we had to get up early the next day to babysit!
Where is the next gig? Am keen to hear you again - would love you to post the details on the TangoAustralia forum.
Hope to catch up with you soon.
Our gig on the 10th of September was at the Tango Spirit Milonga. We are grateful that Jacqueline and Anthony are eager to support our project. We know that we have a long way to go before becoming a world class act, but that is our aim, to get better and better. It will only happen if we have support from the tango community as well :) It helps to inspire us to keep working. Our next gig will be at the annual BASH, Buenos Aires in the Southern Highlands in Bundanoon.
We are very excited to play for dancers coming especially to Bundanoon for this event from around Australia. And a little note, I had a word to the pianist Annie from Fuego Blanco a few weeks back and we both agree that getting together one day and forming a larger group for a big event would be great fun! Something to think about in the future...

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The tango DJ is the heart of the milonga today, so very different to the days when it was the band or orchestra that was the focus.When the music is strong and sends the dancers onto the floor tanda after tanda then you know the DJ is doing a great job.
 One of the best tango DJs in Australia is Anthony Miller from  Sydney's Tango Spirit. Anthony has only been a DJ for 5 or 6 years but he has thrown himself into the role with a passion, learning from the top DJs in Buenos Aires, acquiring top of the range equipment, and always playing a well-structured playlist. Anthony has been invited to play at Tango Festivals in Korea, and he has DJ'd for the Sydney Tango Salon Festival over the years, but his latest gig is the highest accolade. On Thursday Feb 26 he was the guest DJ at the opening of the Royal Pigall milonga in Buenos Aires with performances by Javier Rodriguez and Noelia Barsi! A high accolade indeed for a tango DJ from Australia.
And what a great way to let the Argentinians know that tango is taken seriously in Oz!!
Congratulations Anthony - and Tango Spirit. I look forward to dancing to your music again soon!

Anonymous said…
With respect, have never heard Anthony play in Melbourne. Will he be playing at the premier tango event in Australia these days, Tango in the Spring in Canberra?
A Melbourne organiser needs to invite him I guess... maybe you can ask one of your favourite organisers if they would invite him for a special event. I don't think he will be at Tango in the Spring he is more likely to be at the Sydney Tango Salon Festival which is on at the same time.

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