Everyone has the potential to be a Phoodie, but the road begins with your digital camera. Now if you don't have one and are unsure what type to get, check out CNET.com. CNET is a great technical review website where you can get feedback from consumers as well as get CNET editor's picks and reviews for everything from cell phones to computers and more importantly, all types of digital cameras. If you're starting out, don't feel that you have to get something flashy with all the bells and whistles. All the photos to the left were taken with a Canon Powershot SD850, so it is possible to take some lovely photos without having to spend the big bucks. All you need is some creativity and also a little bit of information. On that note, here are some guidelines that will hopefully start you on the right track.

1) Be Ready for Low Light. Daytime or night, ambiance is the name of the game for most restaurants, which equates to darkened rooms - not the best type of lighting to highlight your food pictures. To combat that, be sure to ask for a table by the window when making your reservations. Another trick is to arrange candles around or close to your dishes.

2) Shoot Handheld. Although you can purchase a digital camera tripod with flexible legs, try shooting primarily hand held. This will allow you flexibility when you're trying to capture different angles of your dish.

3) Shoot From the Side. Shooting from the sides will add dimension and complexity to your photo. Shot from above, your food will simply look flat.

4) Highlighting Certain Aspects of Your Food. If the dish in front of you is bursting with colors of red, green, purple and more, it's time to showcase them by shooting far enough away so that you capture the dish's vibrancy. However, if the dish has a uniformity of color like fish or meat, use that macro setting to photograph the texture. For dishes that have an interesting shape like a plate of hot wings, angle your shot for a more unique perspective.

5) It Doesn't Have to be Just About the Food. Vary your shots to add interest. Try shooting further away to include the dish on the table with a dining companion's hand or elbow in the frame. If several dishes arrive simultaneously, take a closer shot of one of the dishes, while still capturing the rest of the dishes out-of-focus in the background.

6) Don't Limit Yourselves to Just Restaurants. There is a whole food world out there. Farmer's Markets pulsate with the vibrant colors of the rainbow from cherry red tomatoes to purple cauliflower to deep green avocados. Check out your local gourmet shop, whether it's a cheese shop, a chocolate shop or bakery where there are lots of opportunities to photograph food in different settings. If you enjoy cooking, why not take pictures of your own creations?

Are you ready to be a Phoodie? As you can see, it's not that hard, especially since you now have some guidelines to see you through. Now that you've taken all these fabulous food photos, what's the next step? The answer is clear. Share them. Even better, share them with other Menuism members. After writing your review, upload the photos of your meal. If you're more of a reader than a reviewer, there are still opportunities to add photos to any of the reviews on the site. In the end, it's a win-win situation. By adding your photos, it gives you a chance to show off some of your newly-found skills, and at the same time, readers are able to get a better idea of what a restaurant is like, from both the written review and the added bonus of the food photos.

To end, I just want to encourage you to start taking photos. Food is a beautiful thing - the colors, the textures, the shapes. It's the perfect subject. It doesn't cry. It doesn't move. It doesn't walk away. It's just there in all its glory, waiting for you and the click of your camera. So click away, Phoodies and we look forward to salivating over your tasty food pics all over Menuism.

By Abby C. Abanes
Menuism Community Manager

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Creo que esto ya lo he comentado en alguna ocasion pero nunca esta de mas volver a recordarlo. Oscar Salas me envia la direccion de un paquete .deb para el gnome-panel de Ubuntu Hardy. Este paquete es el menu slab que forma parte de la distribucion Linux Mint. Puedes descargarlo desde aqui.

Una vez instalado te aparece una opcion nueva en la lista de applets del panel:

Lo seleccionas, y al Aceptar, ya deberias poder visualizarlo en el panel.

By Ron Raymond

July 19, 2008

Today’s Baseball Pick

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Washington – Atlanta: UNDER 8.0 -110

Action on game.

The Braves send Jair Jurrjens to the mound this evening vs. the Nats who are mired in a 2-8 SU record in their last 10 outings. Despite a valid effort last night and losing 7-6 to the Braves who are 31-18 SU at home this season, they will counter today with John Lannan. The Nats are 5-14 SU when Lannan gets the nod, while the Braves are 12-6 with Jurrjens toeing the rubber, with the O/U being 6-12-0 favoring the UNDER.

My recommendation this evening is to bet the Nationals vs. Braves game UNDER 8.0 -110.  In fact, when the Washington Nationals are a +160 to +180 Road Underdog, vs. an NL Conference opponent, during a night game, coming off a Road loss and that game went OVER the total, the Nats have seen the UNDER go to 9-1-1 since ’96 and that’s going back to when the Nats were in their Expos days. Here’s a flashback for you, the first time this scenario happened in 1997, John Smoltz was facing Carlos Perez and that game finished 2-1 for the Braves going UNDER the 7.5 posted total.

Another angle supporting this selection this evening is when you have a Road team like the Nats, playing a conference foe, before a division game, scored 6 or less runs FOR in their last game and they are coming off a Road loss as an Underdog; the UNDER is 22-12-1 for the Road Team in this position this season. Again, this betting system is backing up our UNDER selection tonight.

As always, “use past mistakes for current profits!”

Good luck.

Ron Raymond

Baseball Streakers

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Who’s Hot: Los Angeles Angels 3 SU Wins, Atlanta 3 SU Wins Houston 3 SU Wins, St Louis 3 SU Wins.

Who’s Not: San Diego 4 SU Losses, Oakland 3 SU Losses, Washington 3 SU Losses,  Pittsburgh 3 SU Losses.

O/U Streaks: Colorado 5 Under, Arizona 5 Over, Chicago White Sox 3 Over, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 Over,  Oakland 3 Under.

Today’s ATS Stats and Trends

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San Diego vs. St. Louis: When ST LOUIS team Played as Home team as a Favorite - After a conference game - 3rd game of a series - Coming off a 3 game winning streak - Coming off a Home win; The Cards are 7-3 SU in this role.

Milwaukee vs. San Francisco: When MILWAUKEE team played as a Road team - After a conference game - Before a non division game - Allowed 1 runs AGAINST in their last game - Coming off a Road win as a Favorite; The UNDER is 11-2-1 for the Brewers in this spot.

Chicago Cubs vs. Houston: When HOUSTON team Played as home team as a Underdog - Total is between 8.5 to 9.0 - During the month of July; The Astros are 1-10 SU in this role.

Philadelphia vs. Florida: When FLORIDA team Played as home team as a Underdog - During a day game - 2nd game of a series; The OVER is 9-2-0 for the Marlins in this spot.

Washington vs. Atlanta: When ATLANTA team played as home team as a Favorite - Playing on Saturday - Vs. Left handed pitchers; The Braves are 18-3 SU in this position since ’97.

New York Mets vs. Cincinnati: When NY METS team Played as Road team as a Favorite - Coming off vs. National League opponent - Before a conference game - Coming off a 1 game loss - Coming off a lost in game 2 of a series; The Mets are 18-2 SU in this position.

Pittsburgh vs. Colorado: When COLORADO team played as a -140 to -160 home Favorite - Total is between 10.5 to 11.0 - Vs Non Division Opponent; The OVER is 8-2-0 for the Rockies in this spot.

Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Arizona: When ARIZONA team Played as home team as a Favorite - Total is 7.5 - During the month of July; The UNDER is 10-2-0 for the Dbacks in this role.

Oakland vs. New York Yankees: When OAKLAND team played as a 160 to 180 road Underdog - During a day game - Vs Non Division Opponent; The UNDER is 12-2-1 for the A’s in this situation since ’97.

Cleveland vs. Seattle: When ANY MLB Team Played as Home team as a Favorite - Last 2 years - After a non division game - Playing on Saturday - Coming off vs. Left handed pitcher - Scored 8 or less runs FOR in their last game - Allowed 2 runs AGAINST in their last game; The Home Fave is 12-5 SU in this situation the L2Y.

Boston vs. Los Angeles Angels: When LOS ANGELES ANGELS team played as a home team - Last 2 years - Total is 7.5; The Angels are 9-2 SU in this role L2Y.

Toronto vs. Tampa Bay: When TAMPA BAY team played as a home team - Total is 7.5 - Total is between 7.5 to 8.0; The OVER is 9-2-0 for the Rays in this spot.

Detroit vs. Baltimore: When BALTIMORE team played as a -120 to -140 home Favorite - During the 2008 season - Vs Non Division Opponent; The Orioles are 9-1 SU in this spot this season.

Kansas City vs. Chicago White Sox: When KANSAS CITY team Played as Road team as a Underdog - Vs. Right handed pitchers - After a division game - Coming off a lost in game 1 of a series - Coming off a Road loss as a Underdog; The UNDER is 9-1-0 for the Royals in this position since ’97.

Texas vs. Minnesota: When TEXAS team played as a 100 to 120 road Underdog - 2nd game of a series - During the month of July; The Rangers are 2-12 SU in this spot since 1997.

maklum anakku lagi seneng karena di print-nin gambar2x mewarnai, ya daripada beli cukup save as gambar yg di ingin kan, langsung deh di print... trus di warnai...?

sret..sret..sret.... waduh gambarnya kok bergaris... wah gimana nih gambarnya jadi rusak...belang-belang gini..

akhirnya coba hunting...eh dapat deh beberapa solution tuk repairnya....

Hasil cetakan bergaris atau keluar namun warna pudar

Kemungkinan penyebabnya:
* Ada gelembung udara dalam cartridge (kemungkinan bisa disebabkan saat penyuntikan/pengisian ulang cartridge)
* Print head kemungkinan tersumbat oleh tinta yang kering (bisa disebabkan karena jarang dipergunakan)
* Print head rusak/tergores/posisi berubah karena kerusakan fisik
* salah dalam pemasangan cartridge
* Ada yang kehabisan tinta untuk warna tertentu atau semuanya
* Salah settingan pada komputernya

Contoh solusi:
* Bersihkan dengan cara melakukan head cleaning selama 2-4 kali untuk mengeluarkan gelembung udara yang ada di dalam cartridge (baca manual printer sesuai dengan printernya)
* Pasang kembali yakinkan secara benar catridenya, matikan dan hidupkan kembali untuk meyakinakan bahwa setatus cartridge telah berubah.
* Ganti cartridge yang lama/rusak
* Jaga benar jangan sampai membuka seal film bagian bawah walo keluaran bergaris atau tak keluar sama sekali
* Cek kembali yakinkan saat anda mencetak tidak dalam settingan kualitas cetakan draft atau super ekonomi
* Ganti print head lama atau yang rusak

Hasil cetakan tak keluar sama sekali

Kemungkinan penyebabnya:
* Banyak gelembung udara di dalam cartridge
* Printer dan uzur (tua) atau rusak atau tertutup bagian print head-nya
* Label berwarna (kuning) tak dibuang

Contoh solusi:
* Bersihkan dengan cara melakukan head cleaning selama 2-4 kali untuk mengeluarkan gelembung udara yang ada di dalam cartridge (baca manual printer sesuai dengan printernya)
* Kocok cartridge beberapa kali (3-4) sebelum memasangnya
* Buang lebel kuning supaya udara bisa mengalir untuk mencetak secara normal
* Jaga benar jangan sampai membuka seal film bagian bawah walo keluaran bergaris atau tak keluar sama sekali

Printer tak mengenali cartridge yang baru dipasang

Kemungkinan penyebabnya:
* Cartridge tak terpasang dengan benar
* Menyentuh chip kecil pada cartridge dengan tangan atau juga chip tersebut kotor/basah (chip ini mudah rusak)
* Rusaknya sebagian jalur (rangkaian pada cartridge)

Contoh solusi:
* Pasang kembali yakinkan secara benar catridenya, matikan dan hidupkan kembali untuk meyakinakan bahwa setatus cartridge telah berubah.
* Gunakan kain bersih dan kering untuk membersihkan chip bila chipnya memang kotor
* Cek jalur rangkaiannnya jika ada yang rusak
* Jika memang tak dimungkinkan tuk diperbaiki beli aja yang baru

Setelah dipasang cartridge baru ada peringatan bahwa cartridge yang terpasang tidak asli

Kemungkinan penyebabnya:
* Pesan yang umum dari produsen untuk pengguna :D

Contoh solusi:
* Pesan ini abaikan saja jika ada pertanyaan jawab aja “yes” atau lalukan sesuai permintaan, kasus ini tak mempengaruhi kualitas hasil cetakan dengan printer tersebut

Setelah mengganti Cartridge baru, masih tetap keluar peringantan “Tinta habis”

Kemungkinan penyebabnya:
* Hal ini bisa disebabkan karena sewaktu kita mengganti cartridge posisi printer dalam keadaan mati, sehingga memory printer masih tetap dalam keadaan sebelumnya “tinta habis”

Creative Writing Tips –

Our plotting stage is our testing area.

Everything in the plot should be tested for its effectiveness before we put in into our stories. If you believe something in your plot could be better, make it better.

Figuring everything out in your plot will save you time rewriting later.

So how do you test your plot?

Start with everything that has gone into it.

For example...

• Are the events interesting?
• Does your plot contain problems for the character to solve?
• Have you given your character a goal?
• Is the conflict strong?
• Is the resolution of the conflict interesting?
• Is the character interesting?
• Is the setting of the story interesting?
• Will the incident or situation be interesting to your readers?
• Etc

Make a list of what your plot contains. Comb through it carefully and tick off each item. If you find that some things need to be worked on some more, work on them.

I know to some this might be tedious work, but…

“Every one-minute you spend in planning
will save you at least three minutes in execution.”
Crawford Greenwald

About The Author Besides his passion for writing, Nick Vernon runs an online gift site where you will find gift information, articles and readers’ funny stories. Visit http://www.we-recommend.com

I have an unusual taste that has been applicable to all of my preferences from clothes, shoes, bags and even my house. I don't like flower prints, pink, ruffles and anything that is in fashion. I like my things clean, plain colored and in colors blue, yellow, red, black or white.

So if I don't like curtains, what will I use for my windows? First, I wish I could afford Hunter Douglas because those would definitely be fabulous. However, since I cannot yet afford them, your off-the-shelf japanese blinds or window blinds would do just fine.

Japanese blinds are basically cloth blinds that are put together in a way that the folds curl together when pulled with a string that coils the fabric together. The mechanism is similar to how blinds work.

I like blinds because they give your house a clean, modern look.They don't necessarily make your house look homey but you can counter that with pillows and comfortable sets. They are also very helpful in keeping out sunlight if it's right smack into your window.

Living rooms need to be cozy and inviting to motivate family members to spend time with other family members or to just simply relax there. It has be clean and in order but not to  straightened enough that it discourages any rugged play or chaos out of fun or family bonding.

So just how do you do those?

One is to add implements to your living room to make them comfortable. Examples are throw pillows, big sofa sets and rugs. These items make a living room look cozy. The floors have to be inviting for a fun game over boardgames or a DVD marathon. Hand knotted rugs are great for adorning your floors.

Aside from the floor, make sure that the walls and windows cooperate to the ambience you want to create. A living room that is well-ventilated and well-lit is your first step. It is also crucial that the decors embody the kind of atmosphere you want to have. Put family pictures and paintings where necessary. Glasses and crystals make for a gleaming living room. Other decors you can also choose from are aquariums, persian rugs, fresh flower arrangements and the like.

Above it all, make your living room look "lived in". A room that has that look, while maintaining orderliness and cleanliness, gives a good impression of the kind of family life that you have.

We’re settling the score on unrequited love. It does not have to be so desperate.

The Nature of the Dilemma
It happens all the time. The quintessential drama that young, and perhaps not so young, women find themselves in. They encounter a man and they fall in love. For some it may happen instantly…for others, it may take weeks, even months to develop. But the final result is precisely that: she is in love, he isn’t—not with her, anyway.

Yes, it feels dire, desperate, and hopeless…particularly in this staunchly conservative culture where women are expected to wait till they are chosen, wooed, and courted. Sadly, a woman in love has no choice but to hide her heart and pine away, it seems. Or does she?

Or can she do something about it, and more importantly, have a hope of success?

Reason vs. Emotion
If you are, in fact, in love or simply in “crush” (it really doesn’t matter which), make sure that your reasons are, well…reasonable. It can’t be just because he’s a Ricky Martin look-alike or because he has great abs and pecs. The assumption is that you know your target well enough to believe that you and he will get along. You and he like the same things or his sense of humor is exactly like yours or he values his family in just the same way that you do. This is being rational, rather than emotional. Being rational will serve you well in your pursuit of his love.

Have good reasons for the state of your heart and you will achieve success.

A Matter of Male Cluelessness
It’s a matter of perspective. One way to look at it is this: It’s not so much that you are in love with someone who does not love you. It’s that someone does not as yet know that you are there for him to love.

Men can be sort of clueless about affairs of the heart and matters of compatibility. Like many species in the animal kingdom, they go for shiny objects, things that are brightly colored and move around a lot. They will incline themselves toward the objectively pretty, obviously attractive women. Many don’t even give a thought initially to personality—letting the physical attraction lead the way, often to dismal ends.

Look at it this way: All you’re doing is giving him a clue or two to solving the mystery of you.

All’s Fair in Love
The reason why many girls fail to get their guy to like them is they count on it too much. You might say like Renee Zellwegger said in the film, Jerry Maguire: “But I love him!” Truth is, you don’t. You are in severe “crush”—you do not know yet if you love him. You just think that you might be able to. An entirely different thing, trust me.

The mindset you should have? That all is fair in the game of love. In short: Don’t put all your emotional eggs in one man’s basket. The only way you stand a chance at winning him is if you will be able to stand it in case you lose him. This is not about your heart’s lifelong happiness. All this is is a sporting effort at making a guy see how wonderful you are.

Throw out the notion that this is the one and only man for you. Yes, this could be the one…or he could be just the one of many. On the offchance that he isn’t, there will be others. This has to be your frame of heart and mind before you embark on this quest.

There are no guarantees but there’s also no law against trying to win the affections of a seemingly indifferent man. What’s more, not a few women have succeeded and reaped rewards.

A Word of Warning
There are men out there who are especially suspicious of women who “like them first.” (They may even be reading this article). Some are even jerky enough to disdain the women and look down on them—a mark of insecurity, if ever there was one (“If I don’t need to make her like me, there must be something wrong with her.”). They want someone who is elusive. They yearn for the thrill of the chase. They don’t want a “sure thing.” Not all of them are like that: a few are painfully shy, nerdy, or torpe …but goodness knows, there are enough out there of the other kind. Which makes your safest course of action playing it cool. Yes, your heart may be skipping fiery beats…but as you go through the guidelines below, remember that all that’s going on in your heart and mind should never be apparent in any way, shape, or form to the outside world.

Bottomline: You like him. Give him the option of liking you back.

Here’s How: The Get-Him-to-Like-You Manual

1. Stay in his line of vision. Gina, 30, now married to her guy, told us what she did to “make him realize I was the one.” “I knew there were prettier girls than me—that wasn’t the issue. Kung saan siya, nandun ako—kunwari, pinakamaganda ako. At the same time, I also acted oblivious as though he wasn’t even there.” Gina’s point being, he can’t discover how wonderful you are unless he sees you. So be seen.

2. Let him see the nurturing you. We are the fairer sex because we are nurturing. It goes back to the fact that biologically, we can be mothers. Remember: all men first fell in love with their mothers. Very important: nurture like a mother, never act like one. Says Russell Wild, author of Why Men Marry (Contemporary, 1999), “Men consistently list nurturing as one of the prime qualities they look for in a partner.” Any man loves it when a woman pampers him, whether it’s by fixing him dinner or fixing his hair.”

Does this mean you should nurture him? Definitely not. Simply show that you are nurturing by being caring towards everyone—your friends, your family, him included.

Says Lulu who won the heart of her college crush: “When it was raining, I was genuinely concerned about whether he had an umbrella or not to go to class in another building. You know naman how guys are. So I lent him mine. If I had baon and I was eating in our org, I’d ask him and his group if they had eaten yet.” Naturally, it’s got to be sincere. Fake nurturing is nothing but fake and will not get you anywhere.

3. Show your assets. You have a talent. A clear strength. You’re a great dancer. Or you’re a good communicator. You might be an athlete. Find that and don’t make it a secret. Nothing turns a guy on more than a girl who’s good at what she does: whatever it is. Jam, 28, shares how she won the heart of her crush when their office had caroling. “It was a lot of fun because I love singing…and modesty aside, I’m rather good. After a while, I knew that he was listening to me. After a week, he told me I sang like an angel. Four weeks later, we were dating, and he was calling me his angel.”

4. Act and be beautiful—for the world at large. As world renown makeup artist and head of her own cosmetics company, Bobbi Brown says: Confidence is the great beautifier. So do all you can to be beautiful…then act as though you are. Says Trina, 30, “You may not be the most beautiful girl in the world, but who says you can’t act like it? When you consciously radiate beauty, it soon becomes unconscious. Think of it as casting a net for the world and if he chooses to fall for the bait, then great.”

Mara, 23, agrees with this. The best part, she says, is when guys other than your guy start venturing near you—then he sees it and thinks, wait a minute, who’s this? “Parang, wow, it’s so powerful to be a girl.”

5. Act completely unaware of his existence. A follow-up on #1, just because it’s so key. Like Gina, you must be oblivious. You don’t see him. You don’t know he’s watching. And as you go about your business, whether it’s work or play, give your best. Remember…oblivious, elusive, mysterious. Ninety-nine percent of the time, act like he does not even exist…then every now and then, flash him a “look-at-me” look…a mixture of surprise and pleasure that he is there after all.

6. Always have a lot of carefree fun—and look it. Men are scared off by women who are out for a serious committed relationship with the promise of a wedding ring after two years. Besides, girls, all you want is for him to fall for you: You don’t really know if you want the whole banana. Take it one step at a time. You are out to show him how much fun it is to be with you. Says Josey Vogels, author of Dating: A Survival Guide from the Frontlines (Adams Media, 1999), “The more fun and carefree you are, the more likely you are to be noticed by men with that same mindset.”

7. Be feminine but be a friend. Keep within the lines of being friendly like a pal but still being feminine like a woman.

Mona, 32, a freelance writer, fell for her client and at first, she was painfully conscious of it. Her prim-and-proper, Catholic school girl mode kicked in. “I was suplada, professional, and totally uninterested. I remember after our first meeting, he offered to carry my stuff to my car and I hurriedly said, no thanks—I can do it.” No surprise, the guy treated her like a freelance writer.

“When he called me to do a second project, I changed my tactics. I was friendlier…and I was feminine with just the lightest touch. After we wrapped up that project, he asked me out.”

8. There are other guys in the picture. Even if there are no other guys in the picture, you should be a busy woman with people to see and places to go. He doesn’t have to now that you’re nights out with Carlo are mainly food trips to his boyfriend’s restaurant. Remember, guys cannot help but want someone who is wanted, who has stuff going on. If all you are doing is hanging around him…well, that’s not going to get you anywhere.

9. Stake out common interests. Treat him like a real person and not the man of your dreams. In other words, use every conversation to get to know him better, the way you get to know any other friend. You find out you both like the same music: ask to borrow his latest CD. You find out he watches tennis the way you do: offer him your taped video of the last Wimbledon match. If he reads the way you do, bring in your copy of the latest Stephen King and wave it in his face. He’ll ask to borrow it, you’ll tell him: “Not till I’m done with it.” Afterwards, talk about it over a cup of coffee the way you would any other friend.

10. Don’t forget your passion and never neglect your life. Do not drop your life. This is a goal you have set for yourself much like deciding to eat healthier or deciding to revamp your career. Other aspects of your life should not fall to the wayside. You are you because of all these things. He will not want you if you drop your life for him.

The Bonus Tip: As Ally McBeal says, it’s really all about attitude. In everything you do, act like you are loveable and you will be. And should this guy fail to notice…toss your head and look elsewhere. Some other guy just might.

Source: http://www.femalenetwork.com/love-lust/when-you-love-him-but-he-doesnt-love-youyet/

These days, women have a lot of choices for their maternity wear. Aside from the clothing lines which have exclusively catered to pergnant women, there is a current fashion that uses preggy cut for blouses and loose designs from under the bust. So really, if you don't wish to get maternity wear from the maternity clothing lines, you can get your clothes from the ladies' wear section!

Being on my third pregnancy already, I have a couple of advices to share with you.(Well, most are lessons I learned recently.)

Don't give away your staple maternity clothes like maternity pants and matenity underwear until you are totally sure you are not going to be pregnant again. You just might need them again! After my second baby, I gave away or lent all of my maternity stuff. So now that I got pregnant again I had to buy maternity clothes again. Luckily, some pieces were returned to me.

Invest on pieces that are versatile or would serve you best in terms of your lifestyle or work. Example, I am not one who would buy maternity dresses because I never really got used to wearing dresses a lot. I buy simple blouses and pants and yes, even shorts, because I move around a lot.Aside from being easier to pair with other pieces, they also allow me the freedom and comfort in traveling.

Lastly, don't buy too many maternity clothes. (unless you don't mind spending a lot). After you give birth, the clothes would be stored away with winter jackets and old clothes. Unless, again, they become a fashion trend.

I have personally kept my maternity clothes to a minimum since I don't want to waste money on clothes I can only wear for a few months more. What I do now is buy plus size clothes which can be worn by friends who wear that size. That way, they can be of benefit to somebody after I've benefitted from them.

However, it's absolutely important for pregnant women to dress well despite the bulge. Feeling good about yourself counts a lot in a memorable pregnancy.

Pictures aren't available right now, but we'll get some up after we move in.  The movbe date itself is the 26th ... only a week away!  We're not afraid...

Work is crazy for JA these days since he was working both old and new jobs for a while and commuting 2.5 hours each way into London 3-4 days a week.  That should all settle down once we move, but then he has his first business trip for the new job in mid August - a week in Singapore!  Duty calls...

KT has been busy wrapping up our affairs in the one house and getting the next ready to go.  Once we're settled, she'll hit the bricks looking for work. 

Other than those couple of things, all is quiet on the eastern front!

Stay well,

KT and JA

I can't get much sleep lately because my wife can't.  She tosses and turns, elbows and kicks, steals pillows and blankets, and generally takes up 3/4ths of a queen-sized bed despite the fact that I am 6'3" and she is 5'2".  I haven't made it past 7AM in three weekends, and have been up before 5AM every day in the past week.   The basement futon where my dog sometimes cleans himself is looking awfully inviting.

If this happens to you, do not tell anyone without a penis.

No matter how much goodwill you may have built up with your stories to your female friends about how supportive you've been for your pregnant wife, the mere passing mention of a bit of your own physical discomfort will immediately transform you into a whining boor.

Remember, you, my friend, are only incidental to this entire process.  You should feel lucky that your wife was willing to accept your wretched seed and is accommodating your spawn for nine months in her beautiful body.  You should feel deep remorse that you yourself cannot pass the baby through an orifice in your body.  You should pay her back with compliments, chores and diamonds.   And you should shut up.  For the rest of your life.

Okay, that sounded harsher than it is.  But the bottom line is that you should keep in mind that every complaint that you might have will always be seen as minor compared to the things she's dealing with.

The only people that will understand are other men with pregnant wives.  Men with kids generally think you're a big whiny baby too.  Men who haven't gone through pregnancy at all will actually not even be able to physically hear you when you discuss it, because when you talk about pregnancy, without knowing, you actually do it at an extremely low pitch that is discernible only to fathers and nematodes.

In fact, I may be the only one who understands how you feel.   Feel free to email me or comment here about how no one cares about you.    I'll nod knowingly and go back to rubbing my wife's feet.

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Below are the steps to solve the above mentioned problem.

Step 1. Run the following command to find out the UUID of swap.

sudo blkid

Step 2. Check your /etc/fstab if it contains the correct UUID of swap partition, if it does not fix it.

Step 3. Check your /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/resume for the swap UUID, and if it does not contains the correct UUID fix it too.

Step 4. Run the following command to update your initrd file.

sudo update-initramfs -u

Step 5. Restart your system.

The above solution has been tested and worked on Ubuntu 8.04

1. Vista cant work well with network printers
And I mean it. If you are setting a new PC for your office that needs to do a lot of printing jobs from network shared printers maybe you should use XP instead. Long pauses are experienced when trying to find the network printer. No actual solution about that.
But I have a quick tip for you!!
Solution: If some programs like (photoshop, corel X4 suite) do 10-15 seconds to open a small document the solution is pretty Simple. Just change the default printer to a local printer (even a virtual pdf writer).

2. Vista's thumbnails and video codecs
I run to a very weird problem. I was close to a clean format. I downloaded a video an dropped it to the desktop. After this the explorer repeatedly did not respond. I couldn't to actually anything without explorer running. I realized after an hour that I had to go with command prompt to C:\Users\me\Desktop locate and delete the file. So i did and the problem vanished. No explorer restarts!!! Weird heee? I guess windows didnt have the correct code to make tha thumbnail of the video file placed in my desktop.

3. Vista slow Start up.
I thought that the Avast was real heavy and I experienced lately a slow boot time.
Solution: Pretty Simple check if you have dead links in Programs\Startup , QuickLaunch, and pined items in Start Menu. Check also the start up programs, start type 'msconfig' and go to the Startup Tab.

I dont know about you but i love Vista !!!!

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sudo apt-get install sox libsox-fmt-all

Hope this will be helpful.

use "xm top" command to find out the actual physical ram.

Hope this will be helpful for someone.

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