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Contamination of a key drug used for treating high blood pressure and heart failure has caused a worldwide recall. An expert who has been sounding an alarm over the growing reliance by the United States on Chinese-made medicines said this is just another case highlighting the extensive problems of pharmaceuticals made in China.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on July 13 the recall of 29 types of single and 51 types of combination valsartan medicines.
The recall followed the same move by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on July 5 when it was informed by China’s Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical—a major global manufacturer of generic valsartan—that the drug had been contaminated by a substance called N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), which could cause cancer.
Valsartan contamination could have started as early as 2012 according to European regulators, who speculated that it was caused by Zhejiang Huahai changing its manufacturing processes at that time. This also means that for six years, a large number of patients worldwide likely have been exposed to the cancer-causing element in their valsartan.
Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical did not respond to The Epoch Times’ repeated requests for comment. The company, which sold $50 million worth of valsartan in 2017 alone, acknowledged in a public statement that some of its valsartan was definitely contaminated, although it did not give out any additional details.
Rosemary Gibson, a senior adviser at The Hastings Center and an author of several books on health care issues, told The Epoch Times that the case is just the latest scandal showing how defective medicines and pharmaceutical ingredients made by Chinese manufacturers are becoming a health care hazard and even a national security threat for the United States.
According to the annual report by U.S.–China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC), China has been a prolific source of counterfeit and defective medicine. The Chinese regime’s regulators have proven to be incapable of cracking down on bad medicines, and many Chinese consumers prefer U.S. pharmaceutical products due to concerns over the quality of domestic ones.
Zhejiang Huahai was one of the first Chinese companies to be approved to sell generic drugs in the United States, and it remains one of China’s largest exporters of pharmaceuticals to the U.S. and European markets.
Gibson said the problem was not limited to Zhejiang Huahai. The valsartan contamination highlights the general issues of quality and consumer protection for Americans who rely on generic drugs manufactured by China, she said.
China has been rapidly expanding its pharmaceutical manufacturing industry and is now the maker of thousands of drugs found in U.S. hospitals and pharmacies. It could soon overtake India as the dominant manufacturer of generic drugs in the United States.
According to Gibson, the growing reliance on medicines made in China poses a national security hazard for America. The United States has locked into a strategic competition with the Chinese regime, which is adopting increasingly aggressive foreign policies and military expansions.
In an exclusive interview with The Epoch Times in May, Rosemary Gibson discussed her new book “China RX: Exposing the Risks of America’s Dependence on China for Medicine,” co-authored with Janardan Prasad Singh, which documented what has led to China’s increasing dominance in the manufacturing of medicine and the consequences for the United States and the world.
Gibson and Singh detail how the Chinese regime has overtaken—and in some cases, put out of business—many key U.S. and global drug companies by undercutting and stealing from competitors, and cutting corners.
Medicine is listed among the top 10 items in the “Made in China 2025” plan, an aggressive industrial strategy the Chinese regime rolled out in 2015 that outlined China’s industrial policy for catching up and surpassing rivals like the United States, Japan, and Germany across a wide array of technological competitions.
The strategy explicitly laid out Beijing’s playbook is to provide massive state subsidies and support to Chinese manufacturers to help them capture the global market, while using protectionist policies at home to exclude foreign competitors from importing products.

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Like a Queen taking her place on a throne, Lily carefully settles herself onto Carol’s lap, just the perfect distance from Carol’s hand. Without pause, Carol begins petting this magnificent long-haired feline between the ears with soft, continuous strokes. Lily lies there quietly, gazing at Carol. Content and relaxed, you can feel their special connection.
Carol is a patient of The Elizabeth Hospice, a leading provider of hospice care, palliative care and grief support services. For 40 years, the organization has touched the lives of more than 100,000 people in San Diego County and Southwest Riverside County, with support that goes beyond medical care to include a patient’s emotional well-being, too.
During conversations with Carol, her hospice care team learned that she has been a cat lover since childhood. The neighborhood cats knew to make their way to her family’s house where they received food and attention. When Carol became an adult, she continued to have furry friends in her home. Her husband, who grew up with dogs and favored them, learned to open his heart to cats.
Given Lily’s beauty and loving nature, it’s hard to believe that she was abandoned by her former owner. At the age of one, Lily, a Turkish Van, was dropped off at a veterinary clinic. Her coat was so matted that it had to be shaved. Nancy saw a posting on Facebook and convinced her husband that they should stop by to “just take a look.” But she did grab the cat carrier before leaving her house. Nancy convinced her husband that they should foster the cat until the veterinarian could place her with a family. Within an hour of having Lily in their home and introducing Lily to their cat Moorea, Nancy declared that Lily wasn’t going back.
The Pet Therapy Program is one of many free services offered by The Elizabeth Hospice. Others include: grief support for adults and children (one-on-one counseling, support groups, workshops); integrative therapies (aromatherapy, Reiki, and massage); Pawsitive Pet Connect, dog walking and other services for the pets of housebound patients; and Veterans to Veterans, a program that honors and cares for those who served our country. These programs are made possible through the generosity of the community. The Elizabeth Hospice is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit that provides care to everyone in the community, regardless of their ability to pay. Donations can be made at www.elizabethhospice.org/donate.
For more information about The Elizabeth Hospice’s services or volunteer opportunities, call 800.797.2050 or visit www.elizabethhospice.org.

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This is a little gem of a find! Next to Mellis, the cheese shop, the Stockbridge Kitchen produces excellent coffee and some of the best cakes in Edinburgh! Although very much a 'one woman band' with Alison being the leading light, the quality of the drinks and particularly the cakes and pastries is superb. Alison also produces most delicious steak and ale pies together with delicious chicken pies which are outstanding.
All the pies and all the cakes are cooked on a daily basis and are very fresh indeed.
One can have a meal here but the menu is a bit limited, however, what is on offer is of excellent quality.

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Our look at the 'Not Quite Right - The Crazies in the Blue Paint' premier. - Very Barrie Colts | A website covering the Barrie Colts of the OHL.
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Our look at the 'Not Quite Right - The Crazies in the Blue Paint' premier.
Earlier this year we were contacted by Jeff Bothwright, one of the owners at 'Cheap Seats Productions' here in Barrie, Ontario about a goalie movie they were working on.
First, this is not a documentary, nor is it a film.. I was corrected on that kindly at the premier by Jeff telling me that it is a 'docufilm'. "We make docufilms."
On, March, 25th we were invited to the premier for 'Not Quite Right - The Crazies in the Blue Paint'. Jeff gave us this synopsis.
It's a look at the guys in the blue paint. From the gear differences years ago, why the heck guys want to jump in there, what players think of the goalies and how the paint jobs area reflection of the goalie and artists collaboration. We are also exploring the role of the backup, the mentality needed, how they train now and a host of other topics.
The premier was held at 'The Flying Monkey Brewery" here in Barrie.
This synopsis is a perfect breakdown of the docufilm. It featured many great names from Manny Legace to John Vanbiesbrouck. Also included were former NHL official Ron Hogarth, mask painter David Arrigo and even Jeff Bothwright himself who also was a goaltender. This just scratches the surface of all who were included.
So many great sit down interviews throughout the docufilm, I feel the best sell on the entire film was how well it flowed. It was very clean, well cut with very smooth graphic transitions throughout. The presentation was excellent and they found a way to provide interesting looks at all things about goaltenders without ever coming across long winded.
The best way to describe the docufilm would be that the team presented several great questions, and had all sorts of people answer them who have been around the sport. You know, people best fitted to take on such questions. From how the position has grown, training, equipment and even goalie mask paint, I don't think there was a topic that was overlooked.
Jeff got a chance to interview former Florida Panthers goalie, John Vanbiesbrouck who he told me before the premier was his personal favourite growing up and John presented a very interesting perspective on the position, including the story on how the fans throwing rats on the ice during panthers games started.
I was able to take a moment to ask Jeff a few questions about the film.
How long did it take to put ‘Not Quite Right’ together?
We started in November last year, was a quick setup and filming for sure!
What was the most memorable part of filming?
Meeting the guys you watched growing up and finding out they are absolute gems. Everyone we worked with was amazing. They say don't meet your idols but we did and they were awesome.
Did any of the interviews stand out to you during the filming process?
Mark Laforest is an absolute beauty. Was a great guy to just chat with about the game. Ron Hogarth was fun too, so many good stories about the old time guys.
Part of the film discussed mask paint. Do you have a favourite goalie mask paint job?
Probably Beezers Panther mask. Ron Tugnutts beer splash mask is killer too.
Would you consider doing another “docufilm”?
Already in the works (laughs).
Now that the premier has come and gone what is next for ‘Not Quite Right’, and when/how will people be able to view it?
A little bit of polish and then getting it to film festivals in the area and beyond! Also more small screenings in Ontario, stay tuned for dates! After festival season, we will hopefully be putting it online! Details to come!
We don't want to give away anything but we would say that this was a well done docufilm. It wasn't drawn out, it was put together nicely and flowed well with great information, while keeping a steady flow of laughs. Goalies might be crazy, but all involved seemed to be genuine people. It came across that all involved really enjoyed being included in the film and that really translated throughout. We are very pleased to have been included.
We will continue to stay in contact with our friends over at cheap seats and will provide updates when and how you will be able to see 'Not quite right'.
To keep up with all things from Cheap Seats Productions, be sure to check them out on Facebook here.
Thank you to our friends at Cheap Seats, and Jeff for having us out for a great and entertaining night. If you get the chance to watch this docufilm and are a fan of the sport, I strongly recommend it!

industry_corpus2: Film & Entertainment


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Stromness ferry port in Orkney Islands connects you with Scrabster in Scotland with a choice of up to 21 ferry crossings per week. The duration of the Stromness to Scrabster crossing is from 1 hour 30 minutes and the crossing is operated by Northlink Ferries.
Stromness has to be one of the most enchanting ports at which to arrive by boat, its picturesque waterfront a procession of tiny sandstone jetties and slate roofs nestling below the green hill of Brinkies Brae. Its natural sheltered harbour (known as Hamnavoe) must have been used in Viking times, but the town itself only really took off in the eighteenth century.
The old town of Stromness still hugs the shoreline, its one and only street, a narrow winding affair, built long before the advent of the motor car, still paved with great flagstones and fed by a tight network of alleyways or closes. The central section, which begins at the Stromness Hotel, is known as Victoria Street. On the east side of the street the houses are gable-end-on to the waterfront, and originally each one would have had its own pier, from which merchants would trade with passing ships.
If you need to spend a night at or near Stromness ferry port before or after your trip or if you are looking for accommodation for your entire stay, please visit our Stromness Accommodation page for the best accommodation prices and one of the largest selections available online!
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At Badger Animal Clinic, you can expect state of the art medical care for your four-legged companions. We believe in nurturing the human-animal bond and creating a harmonious relationship between people and animals. You can expect to be greeted by a courteous receptionist, clean exam rooms, friendly doctors, and caring technicians. We appreciate the role we get to play in your pet’s health care.
If you have any questions or comments about how we can care for your pet, please contact us today at (715) 238-7686.

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In the New Year Lincoln MKZ Awaits - Lincoln cars - for those who aim higher!
Many fans are already awaiting the new year, as it is going to bring not only many happiness in terms of the family presents, but also in terms of the presents from the Lincoln company. Presentation of the Lincoln MKZ will be held next year at the international exhibition in Detroit. Most of the fans already know this information well, but we are not tired of repeating it. However, in addition we want to refresh your memory a little on the fact that MKZ Lincoln model was based on the Ford Fusion car.
Over the next few years, Ford will release to the market under the luxury Lincoln brand name seven new Lincoln vehicles. All of them will be either completely new models or seriously upgraded version of present-day machines. The development of the product line in the Ford Lincoln will spend about $ 1 billion on this actions. All in, the company thinks it is rewarding.
It is worth noting that the American and European Ford Fusion is a completely different car from the Lincoln MKZ. In the first case – a mid-size sedan, and with a higher ground clearance, but in a second case an extravagant luxury car, which is not for everyone to understand and afford. In any case, the base of the other does not give any obstacles for Lincoln MKZ to be unique and beautiful.

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Waltham, Mass. – Three different players scored two goals and sophomore center Luke Santerno (Smithers, B.C.) had four assists as the Bentley hockey team lit the lamp seven times in a 7-4 victory over Holy Cross at Bentley Arena on Friday night.
Freshmen Jakov Novak (Windsor, Ontario) and Will Garin (Mound, Minn.) each scored twice for their first two Bentley goals, while junior Jonathan Desbiens (Montreal, Quebec) had two tallies as well, the first and last goals of the game.
After a 1-1 first period, the teams combined for eight goals in the 2nd period.
With Bentley trailing 2-1 after an early Holy Cross goal in the period, freshman Dylan Pitera (Culver, Indiana) scored his first career goal with a shot from long distance, from behind the right face-off circle, that got through traffic in front of the net to tie score with 3:07 played.
That was just the start of the scoring. Garin fired in his first goal of the night with a hard wrist shot from the slot after taking a drop pass from Santerno that went top shelf for a 3-2 lead at 5:38.
Holy Cross tied it at 3-3 on defenseman Frank Boie's second goal of the period. But then Bentley went to work on the power play, as their next three goals were scored on the man-advantage.
A sharp pass from the point by defenseman Connor Brassard (Fitchburg, Mass.) to Garin down low gave Bentley a 4-3 lead just past the halfway point of the period.
Novak then scored twice in the final 3:40 of the period with Santerno setting him up for both goals. The first was with a pass from behind the net for a finish by Novak from close range to give Bentley a 5-3 lead. The second was with a pass from the right point to Novak in the slot for a redirect to make it 6-4 to close out the period.
Desbiens added an empty net goal with 47 seconds remaining to finish out the scoring, as Bentley secured the 7-4 win.
The Falcons will go for their second win of the weekend tomorrow night at Bentley Arena when they host UMass Lowell.

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Beautifully presented West Norwalk home on coveted cul de sac in a convenient location.  This well appointed house has a great flow for easy lifestyle living. Spacious eat-in kitchen with solid wood cherry cabinetry, granite counters and top of the line appliances.  French doors open out to raised deck from the dining area and overlooks private level  garden.   Large living room with gas fireplace as focal point.  Master bedroom has extended luxurious bathroom with heated flooring. Two additional bedrooms and further full bathroom complete the main level. Living room and bedrooms all have refinished hardwood floors. Lower level consists of family room with sliders to additional patio, half bathroom with laundry and access to integral double garage.  Generator hook up. The current owners have made many improvements, including front stone walkway, gas fireplace, range, range hood, washer, dryer, remodeled master bathroom, master wardrobes, epoxy garage flooring, electric car hook up, boarded attic floor boarded and insulation, hardwood floor refinished throughout main level and new garden shed.  This meticulously maintained  move in ready home is not to be missed!
Direction: Richards Ave to Bonnybrook Road to Bonnybrook Trail.

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Uterine fibroids are a common phenomenon among women, and there can be problems relating to the presence of a uterine fibroid during pregnancy. Complications can affect both the mother and her unborn child and need to be dealt with under careful obstetric guidance.
A fibroid is a benign growth affecting the uterine muscle. Women's experiences of fibroids vary dramatically with some having a fibroid as small as a plum while others have multiple fibroids that take up a large part of the abdominal cavity.
Heavy bleeding - the menstrual cycle itself does not tend to be affected, however, the extent of bleeding when a fibroid(s) is present can be excessive and unmanageable.
Urinary problems - womem who have large or multiple fibroids may experience urinary problems due to the increased pressure in the abdominal space. This pressure exerts itself on the bladder and can cause incontinence or urinary 'urgency' in some women.
Backache - again, for those with large or multiple fibroids, they may find some discomfort with back ache. This can be due to the sheer weight of the growing mass or due to positional problems of it pressing against spinal nerves.
Infertility - although fibroids tend to affect women coming toward the end of child-bearing years, younger women are affected, too. Due to decreased space in the abdomen and invasion of the uterine space, the fibroid can (dependant on its location) cause a physical barrier hindering the implantation process of fertility.
Abdominal mass - for women with large fibroids, distension of the abdomen is not uncommon. Fibroids can grow to a size where they take over the abdomen and are clearly visible from the outside.
Bleeding - this is a common problem in non-pregnant women, but the risk of blood loss during pregnancy can be substantial, as can any cause of vaginal bleeding at this time. Unexplained bleeding may occur throughout the pregnancy, therefore, it is paramount that the obstetrician keeps a check on the pregnant woman's iron levels and blood count.
Pain - pregnancy can be uncomfortable enough due to the ever increasing bump. With the addition of a uterine fibroid adding to pressure in the abdomen and on the spine, a pregnant woman can find this condition very uncomfortable as the pregnancy progresses. Unfortunately, apart from finding positions that are comfortable, there is nothing that can be done to reduce the pain caused by the presence of the fibroid. Some women find alternative remedies helpful when dealing with pain and discomfort of this nature.
Cesarean - depending on the size and location of the fibroid, a woman may need a caesarean section at the time of delivery. If the fibroid is believed to be low near the uterus, then it is likely a caesarean will be necessary due to restrictions made on the size of the birth canal, making a vaginal delivery potentially impossible. The decision about delivery will be made following close monitoring via ultrasound scanning of the fibroid and its relationship to the uterus throughout the pregnancy.
'Red Degeneration' - this is a complication which can occur in the middle months of pregnancy causing increased risk of miscarriage or early labor. Due to pressure in the abdomen, the blood supply to the fibroid can be restricted or cut off, causing it to eventually die. This can cause severe abdominal pain and possible contractions in the uterus. Urgent medical help should be sought in the event of such symptoms.
In cases when a caesarean section is required, some women experience severe bleeding during the procedure. Although this is a rare occurrence, it is one that all women must be made aware of since bleeding could cause a threat to the life of the mother and/or her newborn. In some cases, it may be necessary to perform a hysterectomy at the same time. Women will be counseled as to the risks involved prior to surgery since it is common that consent forms require the pregnant woman to give authority in the event of a surgical complication.
Placental abruption is another rare yet possible risk when there is the presence of a uterine fibroid during pregnancy. Complications of this pose a dangerous risk to the life of the infant and the mother. Placental abruption happens when the placenta begins to detach from the uterus, thus, over time starving the baby of vital oxygen and nutrients needed to survive. The presence of the fibroid and the increased pressure in the abdomen can be a possible cause of placental abruption.
Pregnant woman who are have a uterine fibroid should attend all prenatal appointments to monitor fetal growth and discuss with the doctor how the fibroid may affect the pregnancy and subsequent birth.
Some women only discover the presence of a fibroid during routine pregnancy investigations, therefore, it is essential that full education of the risks is given to ensure a safe pregnancy continues, causing no harm to mother or infant.


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The Department of Natural Resources and Environment in Ho Chi directed related agencies to enhance fines on violators who throw rubbish directly into rivers.
People’s committees in districts 1, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 which have rivers will increase dissemination of information encouraging households living along the banks of the rivers and paying fee to garbage collection company as per the regulation.
A collection system should be set up to collect all the solid waste of each household. Inspectors will monitor and issue fines to those who throw rubbish into rivers and canals.
The office of People’s Committee in HCMC yesterday announced to approve the garbage collection company of district 8 to fish floating rubbish out of canals Doi, Te, Tau Hu, Ben Nghe in districts 1, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 to the end of 2018 and the Department would monitor the district 8' s garbage collection company.
The Ho Chi Minh City Inland Waterway Region is assigned to have a way of fishing water hyacinth, weed and litter in canals and it will be implemented in early 2019.

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The natural health world is full of supplements, superfoods, and botanicals shrouded with tons of health claims.
One buzzword related to the above: adaptogen.
What exactly are adaptogens? There are a lot of ideas about these herbs and mushrooms and how they could potentially boost overall health—but what they truly do all comes down to what they are called.
“Adaptogens” are named because they help the body adapt to many the things around us that wear away on our health: poor diet, stress, and more. Botanicals like rhodiola, ashwagandha, gynostemma, and cordyceps have all earned the adaptogen title.
But there’s one herb that may embrace the calling of adaptogen much better than most others given that name, and that herb is Schisandra.
On top of being a health-packed herb, Schisandra also happens to be a beautiful plant. Native to China, it goes by the name Chinese magnolia-vine, because it does indeed grow in a vine-like manner— but with woody bark, not unlike a magnolia tree.
From its branches grow beautiful drupes of bright red berries.
These very berries are what have drawn the interests of traditional herbalists in Asia for healing purposes and, today, the intrigue of medical researchers.
Another name Schisandra earned in its ancient days: five flavor berry. This is based on the belief that the berry contained all five flavors known to man, and thus had all the possible healing properties known to man, too.
WHAT HEALTH BENEFITS DOES SCHISANDRA HAVE?
Schisandra has gained a reputation as a “heal-all” or panacea over the centuries.
But can Schisandra really heal just about anything?
Scientific studies have proved this to be unlikely. But what’s been discovered instead is that Schisandra, relatively speaking, is still capable of doing quite a few favors for health nonetheless—and each of them are quite impressive.
There are many different species of Schisandra, all falling under the scientific genus Schisandra. Research on these plants have yielded an amazing array of benefits possible for those who take a supplement of the herb, particularly from its berries and the healthful compounds they contain—and the following are most notable.
When it comes down to being a true “adaptogen,” all adaptogens have one thing in common: they tend to be chock-full of antioxidants.
Schisandra’s antioxidant richness may just be its central trait.
If there’s any nutrient in herbs that provides whole-body protection from a wide range of illnesses—just as adaptogens provide—then it would be antioxidants. These compounds reduce free radical damage and oxidation, both of which are the source and cause of many diseases and all manner of unwellness.
Schisandra’s antioxidant content has also been confirmed in studies, such as this one. What’s more, these antioxidants may be responsible for a lot of the healing berry’s other benefits—including immune benefits.
In addition to free radical fighting, Schisandra may also empower immunity. It might just do this through antioxidant action, which is known to help the immune system naturally—but scientific research shows that there may be something more to it than just that.
As a matter of fact, one study showed that Schisandra berries—and extracts made from them—contain polysaccharides. When used on test subjects with suppressed immune systems, the extracts containing these plant compounds helped restore their immune systems to normal.
As we all know, supporting the immune system is important.
Count on Schisandra to provide some supplemental support through those brush-ins with colds and flu, infections, and who knows—maybe even issues like autoimmune conditions, too.
Many don’t realize it, but issues with inflammation (especially chronic inflammation) can stem from low immunity. Antioxidants are known to help with inflammation, as well, and Schisandra is a great example of an adaptogen with no shortage of them.
But, like with immunity, Schisandra may have another angle that helps with inflammation. In this study, use of Schisandra extract was tested on lung inflammation, the type that could occur in a respiratory infection.
The outcome: Schisandra greatly helped with the inflammation.
Though this makes the berry great for people pursuing an anti-inflammatory diet, for example, this also hails back to its traditional use—as a respiratory remedy for colds and the flu.
Why is the liver so important? Why should we take care of liver health? For one, we need the liver if we want to detoxify at all—it is the body’s way of naturally cleansing itself, and it’s a vital thing to support.
Better yet, Schisandra may be able to help, studies show.
One study used Schisandra on test subjects with fatty liver disease. The results were amazing: it helped slow the progression of the disease, protect the liver, and aid the restoration of liver cells back to normal.
Though more studies are needed to explore this, Schisandra may one day be able to help treat liver diseases. In the meantime, it’s a great detoxifying adaptogen to turn to.
If there’s an organ that could be considered more important than the liver, it would be the brain. Apparently, Schisandra may also have a hand in protecting that.
This is especially the case when it comes to improving memory.
A number of studies have examined this ability in Schisandra. This one in particular showed that Schisandra B, a “lignan” (a type of antioxidant) unique to the berry, helped with memory.
In the study, subjects with memory issues were given the berry. It appeared to be a great help by enhancing cognitive faculties. Researchers have thus theorized that Schisandra could possibly help with problems like dementia, though other studies will be needed on this eventually.
Extending out from the brain, there’s a good chance Schisandra doesn’t just protect that noggin’—but also the nervous system in its entirety.
It appears that this is owed to the very same antioxidants that help protect the brain, according to this study. In this research, antioxidant lignans were shown to be neuroprotective: meaning, they helped protect the nerves and neurons from damage.
This could mean great things for the natural treatment of neurological disorders.
In addition to dementia or forgetfulness, Schisandra may come to the aid of illnesses like Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s, Autism and ADHD. Before being seen as a treatment, though, more studies will be needed.
Issues like anxiety, stress, and depression are all rooted in the brain and nervous system. As it so happens, support for anxiety is one of the issues Schisandra berry is best known for—and it is still used often for this among traditional herbalists today.
The Chinese five flavor berry is a renowned tonic for strengthening the nerves.
Studies show that if people lose their nerve—whether due to stressful experiences or ongoing anxiety—schisandra may lend a helping hand. In one study, use of berry extract had effects that were described by researchers as “hypnotic” and even “sedative,” meaning that they were calming (and possibly even promoted restful sleep).
Especially as we age, a lot of us are looking for ways to jumpstart heart health. Owing to the natural degeneration of tissues, plus the increase of high blood pressure as people get older, some of us will take all we can get.
For those who’ve tried everything, a little Schisandra might not hurt.
In fact, research shows that its antioxidants could be surprisingly and directly quite helpful. One recent major review even called for more research into the use of Schisandra one day for helping treat various heart diseases. Until that day, though, the berry remains a research-supported and trusty heart-healthy supplement.
Besides heart health, there’s another perk to be found in Schisandra, and another point in our health that we tend to get sensitive to as we age: weight.
Could Schisandra help shed those pounds?
Not exactly—and it’s certainly no magic bullet that makes fat just slide right off. However, studies do show that it has anti-obesity benefits: the research showed that Schisandra helped catalyze metabolism, which in turn made subjects better manage weight naturally.
It’s a far cry from being any sort of diet pill. But, in addition to proper diet and exercise approaches, Schisandra might just provide the icing on the weight loss cake.
Diabetes (especially type 2 diabetes) is becoming one of the most common chronic illnesses in the world. Since obesity and metabolism—as well as inflammation—play a role in the disease, could Schisandra provide some natural benefits for diabetes?
Studies suggest that yes, Schisandra may be beneficial.
One, in particular, showed that Schisandra helped lower blood sugars to a considerable degree, and it also helped the body metabolize fats better. Both, working hand-in-hand, could improve one’s chances against getting diabetes—or, it could provide some natural support for people who already have it.
It’s been a while since we talked about how Schisandra helps protect the liver, as described earlier in this article. But when it comes down to it, protecting liver health is not doing much if one isn’t supporting kidney health, too.
Like the liver, the kidneys are important detoxifying organs.
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‘It’s a bizarre case isn’t it – I mean what kind of sick man chops body parts and keeps them in freezer?’asked his apprentice Sandy.
‘Exactly, this is a cruel,cruel world – I just knew it from the moment they aired this on television – he was,he was the man’.
‘Yea right, and how were you so sure?’ Sandy asked.
‘Well, he shows the classic symptoms’ Chef Gomez said pulling out the cleaver from the knife box to chop the meat.
‘O yeah? Like what?’ Sandy asked.
‘Ah the usual, troubled childhood, alcoholic parents, abuse, innocent looking etc. .’ Chef Gomez rattled off while slamming the cleaver on the cutting board splitting the rib eye into two.
‘Disagree, Sanchez was saving up to send his parents for a holiday, and he had a rather normal childhood’.
‘That’s an assumption Sandy – he even forgot his pug’s birthday, wouldn’t give him a bath for weeks and not even take him out for a walk in the evening’ Chef Gomez said wiping off the faint reminiscent blood, off the meat with his white gloves.
‘Oh Come on, it was minus temperature for most part of the season' said Sandy looking at the cutting board.
‘No, no you don’t understand these serial killers,you're too naive,they just appear to be normal, but they don’t do normal things, they do bad things, oh terrible things they do and then just forget about it’ emphasized Chef Gomez and shaped the cut perfectly.
‘I think you are reading too much into it, the trial is still on, and the prosecution still does not have motive proven’ argued Sandy.
‘They like to kill, have no feelings, cold, cold blood and no no feelings, they trap or seduce the victim, and then corner them before unleashing hell’ Chef Gomez slammed the cleaver one more time. This time the spoons fell off the hook.
Just then, the wall clock chimed at the top of the hour.
‘Err Chef its six o clock, can we do this tomorrow? ‘Sandy said looking at the clock.
‘You can check in anytime you like but you can never leave, welcome to hotel California' Chef Gomez sang loudly waving the cleaver like an orchestra conductor &amp; started dancing to the tune while chopping the meat pieces with razor sharp precision and speed.
Sandy broke into a nervous smile.
Sandy took a step back without turning his head, and suddenly Chef Gomez stopped singing, the cleaver had stuck into the cutting board, he slowly turned his face towards Sandy and said ‘what’s the hassle kiddo, chopping meat is fun, come here and listen to the music of the chop, the sound of steel ripping through air, slicing through flesh and hitting wood, poetry I say’.
‘That’s right, now stand close to me, give me your hand and I will teach you poetry’.
‘Come closer, here hold my hand’ said Chef Gomez pulling him closer. Sandy turned his head to notice the exit door was latched. Chef Gomez grabbed his hand and pulled him closer.
‘That’s good, now first lose the fear of failure –feel the power of the cleaver, watch the meat carefully, notice the soft pink parts from the dark red ones, know exactly where to strike and then let yourself go,let me show you one more time’.
Sandy noticed the blood splattered cape Chef Gomez hung from his neck and blood stains looked fresh. He glanced down the pocket to see four chopped fingers inside.
Gyanban Thoughts : Just another crazy story idea which originated on the weekend spent on the kitchen table! I wanted this to be a longer story but held myself back to give a slight edginess to it.
Yup i think so too - but where is the time ?
Yes that was the idea,albeit not so much direct,still learning, thanks for reading!
Wow! That was eerie indeed.
Gosh that scary but very well written. Thrilling end.
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Today Capstone has successfully serviced a debt portfolio exceeding 150M and has continued to expand its operations and offer it’s time tested knowledge & expertise to institutional debt lenders and private individuals who lend on Texas Real Estate. Most importantly Capstone offers it’s famous “hands-on” customer service approach to all of their clientele making the loan servicing experience a smooth and positive one for both the lenders and borrowers alike.
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The consulting engineering office I.B.U. GmbH was founded by Dipl.-Ing. Uderstädt in 1960 and has been successfully directed by Dipl.-Ing. Lenz since 1997. Mr. Lenz handed over his company to FCP with regard to long-term continuity of the office. The philosophy and the fields of activity of both companies complement each other excellently.
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The Small Arms Survey’s definitions of small arms and light weapons provide an idea of the extent and diversity of weapons production. The products can be divided into several categories. The most important distinction is to be made between civilian and military products. Small arms and ammunition products are often developed for military use, then adapted to the civilian market.
Several other important distinctions can be made to classify the range of products. Ammunition, for instance, is categorized as cartridge-based or non-cartridge–based. Light weapons can be designed as either direct- or indirect-fire weapons. While the mortar is an example of indirect-fire weapons, developments in air-busting ammunition will progressively blur this notion. Anti-tank, anti-aircraft, and bunker-busting weapons can be either guided, unguided, crew-served, or fire-and-forget weapons firing high-technology projectiles.
Rudimentary weapon systems still feature predominantly in arsenals around the world, confirming an ongoing demand for low-cost, low-tech weapons. With an estimated nine million or more units produced, the rocket-propelled grenade RPG-7 is exceptionally inexpensive, user-friendly, and easy to upgrade; it has become a weapon of choice for armies of the developing world and non-state actors alike.
Less-lethal weapons form another category that has seen substantial developments in both military and law enforcement applications.
Small arms include revolvers and self-loading pistols, rifles and carbines, assault rifles, sub-machine guns, and light machine guns.
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Less-lethal weapons are designed to incapacitate people without causing death or permanent, irreversible injury. Specialized literature usually refers to these weapons as 'non-lethal' in a military context, and as 'less-lethal' in a domestic security—or police—context.
Light weapons are mortars up to 120 mm in calibre; hand-held, under-barrel, and automatic grenade launchers; heavy machine guns; portable anti-tank and anti-aircraft missile systems; anti-materiel rifles, recoilless rifles, and guns; portable rocket launchers and portable rockets fired from rails.
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Lancashire Properties are proudly presenting this deceptively spacious newly renovated with high standards, THREE DOUBLE BEDROOM, TWO RECEPTIONS and A LARGE KITCHEN WITH DINING SPACE property in the heart of levenshulme. An ideal family house with all local amenities at your door step.
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Taipei, March 30 (CNA) Shares in Taiwan edged lower on Thursday, moving in consolidation mode, but remained above the monthly moving average of 9,806 points, dealers said.
The weighted index on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) closed down 8.1 points, or 0.08 percent, at 9,848.15, after moving between 9,878.62 and 9,836.33, on turnover of NT$89.06 billion (US$2.94 billion).
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Q: How did you conceive of the Ten Thousand Lines Project for World Peace? What is the significance of the number 10,000, or why have you chosen this length?
EC: The initial plan was 100,000 lines but I immediately realized that it’s mortally impossible, at least for me. I settled at 10,000 lines as target. Eventually the num- ber would become the metaphor in itself. The entire epic attempted to mirror the entire universe, including glimpses of parallel universes. It attempted to embrace human reality and parallel realities. I could have dwelt entirely on the concepts of love and peace, but then, the act of writing the epic is in itself an act of love, towards the possibility of peace.
Q: Poets usually treat the concept of “peace” as some- thing that is socio-political in nature. Yet in the poem you begin by treating peace as transcendent, as if you began the work after some sort of celestial revelation. What was it that inspired you or influenced you to begin Ten Thousand Lines with such metaphysical intensity?
EC: It’s hard to explain, but when I write a poem, I enter a meditative state. I become the eye behind the eyes. I let the soul flow into words, the soul that is wordless becomes words in the act of poetry. In writing an epic about peace, words are incidental, and although inci- dental they become the visible proof of the existence and motion of what is really invisible. The paradox is thus achieved: my non-verbal and invisible soul conversing with your non-verbal and invisible soul through the art of poetry, that is both very sonic and very visual.
Q: It fascinates me how this paradoxical communica- tion not only bridges two "non-verbal and invisible" souls, but also puts them into communion. I notice that this sort of connection occurs not only between the poet and the reader but also between the differ- ent personae in the epic's vast mythology. In Set 5 it is between two sun-birds while in Set 6 it is between you and nature. Later on you will also speak of just you and the road. Are these just a coincidence, or is it because, as I understand it, for you the "You" and the "I" are the microcosmic equivalent of universal union and sym- metry, and thus, harmony? Just how important is this relationship of the "You" and the "I" to the primary theme of the epic?
EC: We are never really alone in this world. In our indi- vidual journey, one may be alone, but in truth, he is never alone. Someone is always watching. As writers, we write for someone, even for the Muse. We imagine our audience, we approximate their thoughts, their feel- ings, their looks, even their prejudices. This communion, this relationship, is an incident in our parallel existences.
It gives us confirmation, a sign, a signal. We are each other’s angel although oftentimes we tend to not notice it. The moment’s angel may have not realized it either, until in some future time, he remembers, or he’s made to realize it. This is not a coincidence, it is part of a pat- tern, and it is part of the framework behind the design. What we can touch and see and hear are mere sur- faces of the pattern. We are really connected one way or the other. We are all in here together for a higher purpose, to serve a higher reason, as testimonies and evidence of life’s beautiful truth. We are all in motion, we are all in the hour, and we are all moments leading to the hyper-moment.
Q: While apolitical, the epic seems to contain a few references to topical incidents, for instance allusions to the desert and to two lovers who end up victims of war and terror. Are these allusions general or do they pertain to specific events which actually occurred?
EC: I wrote several allusions on Osama bin Laden in the epic, as it may be worth noting that when I started writ- ing Ten Thousand Lines, he was still very much alive, in hiding, even threatening and plotting his next attack.
Did you know that Bin Laden wrote poems? That was one of my primary motivations, to send a message of peace to him and his minions through poetry. I was working on the second quarter of the epic when he was killed. It frustrated me, not because I don’t want him to be stopped. I wanted to hurt him and hopefully trans- form his views through the beauty that I see. There is so much more beyond the political, this world has so much more going on than the political; so much truth beyond the commonplace war strategies.
Q: Indeed it was sad that Bin Laden used poetry as a means of gathering followers - sad that such an art was exploited to serve a belligerent agenda. Nonetheless, do you mean that his death deprived the picture of a warrior-poet who could have been an instrumental key as the major persona who could be confronted by a peace poet?
Cordevilla is not new to writing long verses – take it from his works The Last Rose and Jose Rizal. Yet in the Ten Thousand Lines Project for World Peace there is an organic and spir- itual beauty visible in its spontaneous progression that makes it among the most memorable literary pieces ever written about the subject.

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WasteMINZ is very pleased to announce the new steering committees for the Contaminated Land Management and TA Forum sector groups.
Online voting closed on Monday, 17 March 2014. The results were compiled and the following individuals were elected to the steering committee.
The WasteMINZ Board member assigned to the sector group is John Dragicevich (Auckland Council) and the staff member who will be coordinating the sector group is Nic Quilty.
The WasteMINZ Board member assigned to the sector group is Dominic Salmon (Hastings District Council) and the staff member who will be coordinating the sector group is Jenny Marshall.


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In my post about the renovation of our wooden boat I asked you for some name suggestions.
We got some great ones and narrowed them down to our two favourites. We're not actually going to name the boat any of those exact suggestions, but she will be named based on either of them.
The other suggestion we really liked was "Yay, she floats!" which was actually what I wrote in my post. If we choose this one she'll be "Yay!".
So how did we decide on who gets the prize? Easy! Monica suggested both of the above names so I'll be sending her (I happen to know she likes cats) a cat pillow cover from my Etsy shop.
Monica, enjoy! Thanks to all the rest of you who took time to leave a name suggestion!
Two years ago we got a boat on a whim. Not the best decision I ever made. She hadn't been in the water for a couple of years and was in pretty bad shape. I thought she'd make a fun birthday present for Martin. Like I said, not the best decision ever.
Arrival day. June 2006. Shock horror.
June 2008. Repaired, linseed oiled, varnished and ready to go.
Any ideas for a name, anyone? Either e-mail me or leave a comment, all suggestions are welcome and I'll send a gift to whoever suggests the one we like best!


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The R-Shmup Engine lets you make YOUR OWN retro shoot 'em up games easily and for FREE!
With an easy scripting language you can make your own games using your own graphics, sounds and music. You can make your own power ups, your own ships, your own enemies and bosses, everything!
Customize from graphics and sounds to sprite behaviors and bullet patterns!
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Get it, start making your own shmup games, and share 'em!
It'd be nice if you could compile all game data and graphics/music into a single file, that is extracted into a temp directory when you run it. And maybe a thing so you could just double-click game files to run them in the player-thing (associate object?).
Thanks, yeah in the next version I shall release a stand-alone player and also code encryption so you can distribute your games independently, let me know what else would you like to see, greetings!
I had the same idea 2 months ago! I was going to make a MMF app. emulator but it seemed like to much work. Thanks for beating me to the punch.
Great concept, A great milestone.. Go sweety goooo.
But I still think this could be even better. Like some sort of event system, packing everything into one file, a smoother interface etc.
My all-time favorite genre...This'll be great to spend a rainy afternoon.
Awesome work. One suggestion would be instead of manually typing in enemy events, just allow the player to click on those different options and have it automatically fill in the variable. Then also maybe have a list object in the editor to let you build your level by adding/moving lines of events.
Packing everything into a single file would make editing games painful, for distributing the final game it's a bit unnecesary as you do it in a zip file, I could add an option to read zips, though.
Anyway, this is still being worked on, so expect more features to be added on the next release, stay tuned!
I agree with Guillermo, Scripting IS fun.

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I just want to share my success in implementing eGPU via expresscard, that I was able to do on a couple of thinkpads. I've only heard about the possibility of this a couple of months back. I was enthused because I figured that I could turn my x230 work laptop into a game worthy machine. I already own a couple of gaming laptops (Asus G752 for me and VX15 for my wife), but we sometimes fall short on gaming units when we hold Dota 2 LAN parties. So I wanted a low cost solution that is actually game worthy, and on decent settings. I first tried it out on my work laptop. And when that worked, i bought an old T430 and made it work there. If you're wondering why I had to buy another laptop, it's because I don't want other people touching my work laptop as it contains sensitive data.
-One thing to remember, and I think this applies to all thinkpads, is to plug in the eGPU before turning on the laptop. Otherwise, it will not be recognized.
-Make sure that the BIOS is up to date, or you might just get a black screen. As stated above, my x230 has BIOS ver. 2.67, while my T430 has BIOS ver. 2.72. Also, be warned that when you update to the latest BIOS version, the thinkpad will no longer accept 1066MHz ram sticks. When I updated my T430 BIOS, I thought it had bricked because it no longer booted. But it turned out that one of the sticks was a 1066, and it was keeping the laptop from booting.
-As for the Nvidia drivers, the only version that I know will work is 375.63. It's also the version that came in the box of the 1050 Ti. Make sure you set Windows to not update the driver.
1. Plug in the 1050 Ti to the EXP GDC Beast. Plug in the Dell DA-2 to the power outlet and connect the 8-pin plug to the 8-pin socket of the EXP GDC.
2. Connect the Expresscard Laine's HDMI end to the EXP GDC's HDMI socket, and the Expresscard end to the thinkpad's Expresscard slot.
3. Turn on the thinkpad.
4. If it boots successfully, go to device manager and check if the 1050 Ti is detected. It should, for the meantime, be installed as a standard VGA adapter.
That's it for now. I hope y'all find this useful. I will try to update with some pictures later.
Signed up specifically to say thank you for writing this guide.
I followed this for my T430s using the same interface, driver version and PSU. I used an EVGA GTX 1050 Ti (without 6-pin connector) with this setup and it worked perfectly! One thing I'd like to point out is that I had problems when I had f.lux running. Device Manager would recognize the 1050 Ti but Nvidia control panel was nowhere to be found and games would only recognize my integrated graphics card. Disabling and uninstalling f.lux made everything work again though. Must be a problem with overlays or something. Anyways, good luck to anyone who wants to try this as well!
How much memory do you both have? I'm trying with a L430, 12gb, and getting Error 12.
Maybe it is because I am using a 1060 3gb, and you are using 1050 ti's.
I'll try the driver you are using, see if that is the difference. Did neither of you get Error 12 or Error 43?
I recently received my GDC. It was prett straight forward. Installed the card installed the express card. Connected at PSU. TURNED on computer. First time it turned off immediately. TURNED on again. Windows started. Checked devices found display device. Installed Nvidia drivers. Restarted. All is showing connected. Now the problem is whenever I try to run any games or 3d apps or benchmarks it uses the integrated GPU. I have no options in bios to disable or enable optimus.
GT640 coolermaster 460 400 watts PSU.
ALSO have GTX770 but I am waiting for proper power connectors for that one.
I have tried gen1 express card connection and auto mode. I have disabled lan wake up option. I have tried both with our power management enabled and disabled. I have tried driver vserions 368 and 388 for variety. I have tried changing global driver settings to high performance. Buy for some reason it just dies not want to use the EGPU. All it' stats like temperature clock speed bus speed memory usage all show up in hwinfo. Shows up as gt640 in device manager with out any stop codes. Everything seems to be working as expected. WHAT AM I DOING WRONG. HELP PLEASE.
So I was able to get my EGPU running. Issue was the Windows 10. For some reason my egpubjustnwont work with windows 10. With Windows 8.1 all is well. Now my next issue. I am unable to use more then 8gb ram.
Issue is that my laptop won' go past loading Windows screen with 12gb ram. With 8gb ram it starts normally. Anyone know of any solutions?
Hi guys, just tacking on my X230 experience if someone is interested. I already sold it and didnt took any pics or benchmarks sorry.
I played some games with it like Prey, latest Mass effect, Destiny, Hitman on medium to low details and in my opinion it is barely playable and not worth it for latest games on this setup. Ofcourse it this much faster than with integrated intel gpu.
@miredz , you had halved your bandwidth by using the internal display to game, yo! Its all about the bandwidth!!
your 1060 has 192gb/s bandwidth which you access via a 4gbps link, by having it return display signal to internal display, you halved it to 2gbps link and a 96gb/s bandwidth, theoretically. Bascially you were playing on a [email protected] link hence barely playable.
I know mate, dont know if I halved it, but that was all I got. I dont have nor need a monitor. Thats why I said barely playable on this setup. Got it very cheap and wanted to try it.
I also use internal display.
I use GTX 770 and I've played a few games like ets2 acrysis ps2 overwatch fortnight dirt rally and in almost all of them GPU usage was 99% or over. PLANETSIDE 2 has some issue because of which it uses neither CPU nor GPU over 60 percent. Eta also does not use over 70 percent CPU or GPU. Otherwise most other games run well. Crisis 3 on medium settings and native resolution runs 40+ sometimes dipping to 26 in certain areas. In game GPU uses almost 130 to 150 watts of power while it's TDP is 230. I am searching for a GTX 970. When I get a more powerful you then I will be able to test the limitations of the band with but for now it's working to the max.
I do however like the fact that the GPU is hotswapable like a modern type c egpu. ALL thanks to the express card port. Also I thing gen 2 express card is capable of 5gbps.
Btw can anyone help me setup 12 gb ram with egpu? I really want more ram.
"your 1060 has 192gb/s bandwidth which you access via a 4gbps link, by having it return display signal to internal display, you halved it to 2gbps link and a 96gb/s bandwidth, theoretically. Bascially you were playing on a [email protected] link hence barely playable"
I am sorry, @bones_hazard, but this post is utter nonsense.
That is not how any of this works. The GTX1060 has 192GB/s of memory bandwidth between the graphics core and the card's memory. This has nothing to do with the host to video card bandwidth and is entirely separate. While you do send information to the card, you never do so at its memory bandwidth, as PCIe even in the best cases (Gen3 x16) has lower bandwidth than quite a few video card memory setups (R9 Fury has 512GB/s of memory bandwidth and the aforementioned GTX1060 has 192GB/s, while the fastest PCIe slot today is "only" 128Gb/s, which is 16GB/s, so if your math checked out, all our cards would be bottlenecked by any PCIe slot in existence, which is not the case), not to mention the data sent to the card per frame is not that large. The high memory bandwidth of the video cards is used by the cards when rendering, not when you copy stuff from the host. Additionally, PCIe bandwidth is bi-directional (in other words, a PCIe Gen3 x16 slot has 16GB/s in EACH direction), so by returning the image you're not halving anything and the performance hit is not caused by "halving the bandwidth". Not to mention that even the bandwidth was shared, why do you assume it being halved? The amount of information sent back to the laptop depends on the rendering resolution to start with. The bandwidth to the video card's memory is also not halved into "96GB/s" and remains the same regardless of what connection the card has to the host system. Nor do all these restrictions make a 1060 into a GTX750Ti, not effectively, nor anything else.
I agree with yukikaze. I forgot about this.
Our GTX runs on PCIE X1 2.0. Which means it can go up to 5Gbps in EACH direction theoretically. So it mostly depends upon what sort of app u r running. Is it an app that depends mostly on gpus internal processing or does it require alot of data transfer between different components of a system. As I said most games are highly GPU dependent now a days so they should work fine. An exception for me has been ets2. But I was playing with 32bit version. Will try to update it and use 64bit version maybe that will help.
Firstly Apologies, as my terminology was/is absolute rubbish. no hate yo, just trying to help and learn.
I wanted to talk about PCI-e bandwidth sharing and 1x speeds affecting return display signal (NOT halving/data link speeds or memory bandwidth ,those were bad terminology) and my 'Theortical' math was just messed up due to the terminology used to make it simpler, But thank you for correcting me about memory bandwidth.
But 1x does affect the return display signal and and so does PCI-e 2 or 3, or does it not?
First, thank you for a good thread and a great forum!
Now, the only things that´s different from your build is 16GB (non-DDR3L as far as I can see from cpu-z) ram and Windows 10.
have any new info about X230, 16GB ram and egpu?
And last, is there something special I have to do to make egpu work with Windows 10?
Thank you again and sorry if the info already has been posted elsewhere.
Just wanted to share my experience and hive heads up for others.
Installation went super smoothly. Plugged everything in, started PC, it recognized right away. Installed Nvidia drivers. There was 1070 in Device Manager but not in games until changed default GPU in Nvidia Control Panel.
Benchmarks: Unigine Valley 51 FPS at native 1600x900 resolution, 8xAA & Ultra settings (internal screen).
For details related to the steps that I've made, please see topic: "https://egpu.io/forums/expresscard-mpcie-m-2-adapters/lenovo-x230-exp-gdc-v8-5c-amd-r9-380-atx-psuexternal-screen/"
You'll need a few tools to take your bios dump, they have a list there.
Any chance that an "Advanced menu" in Bios can solve my problems too (maybe onboard graphics can be disabled from there or some kind of order for video cards like boot order can be set)?
I dont think you can disable IGPU via 'Advance menu', you can set how much ram is dedicated to it and change some other cpu related options that were locked otherwise via Advance menu.
Usually Dedicated GPU of the laptop needs to be turned off to properly utilize the EGPU in most cases(mostly when the Internal display is used).its a switchable GFX issue but the X230 doesnt face those issues as it only has IGPU.
With Nvidia cards, you can choose which GPU does what via the Nvidia control panel, not sure for AMD as my HD6670 uses Legacy drivers.
Make sure to turn off secure boot and fast boot and set Pci Gen signal to auto(so it stays on 2) in BIOS.
also try the booting procedure I mentioned in your other thread to help for better troubleshooting.
Hello, I have some similar configuration but I am hitting a problem: the fans of the card are spinning when laptop is powered on, but I can't see the card in either Ubuntu or Windows 10 Pro.
can anyone tell me if I need to make any special setting in BIOS or how I can test the GDC Beast and to prove that it is functioning?
- Only use Nvidia cards. AMD cards encrypt data and normally will not work.
- Avoid digital to analog (Nvidia restriction) when connecting the card to the laptop (e.g DVI to HDMI).
PD: I will build an egpu setup toon using GTX580 on X230. I will post the results in a new thread.
Err, what? AMD eGPUs work just fine as eGPUs, and what data do they encrypt?
1) DVI to HDMI is not digital to analog, as DVI to HDMI would be digital to digital.
2) Where in an eGPU setup do you have a DVI or HDMI link between the card and the laptop?
Thanks man! I am a heavy laptop user in the last... almost 10 years... last time when I (really) struggled with something like this the AGP ports were still available (although slowly-slowly out fading...). I am trying to bring myself up to date but sometimes I need some shortcuts (like the one you provided).
I will check in once I have a working setup! Thanks once more!
The TDP of your GTX 950 is 90W. The PCIe interface can deliver up to 75W. The 6-pin connector allows another 75W. Which means 150W in total.
Your Dell DA-2 is capable of delivering up to 220W. In any case there is enough power available.
only the explanation was not clear. now it is! Thanks once more @betei!
So I'm not toooo well versed in laptop computer lingo... at all... I just found out what a gpu was yesterday. Do u have a link to the brand, place u got the external gpu? I copy and pasted what u put into a search and am still super unclear if i have the right model. I'm just a guy who wants to play some fortnite on his old laptop. Ironically, I run an iphone repair business, but I never touch pc. Its a whole world unto itself. So an amazon link would help anyway. Im planning on buying the gpu thingy, going to a laptop repair shop and having them install it.


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Let me start with this saying “if a doctor makes a mistake, it might cost the life of just one person but if an engineer makes a mistake, it will cost the life of many people”, I mean no disrespect to the medical profession.
I am from a developing country that is in dire need of infrastructural and technological development. When it comes to these two important sectors which are necessary for the growth of any developing nation, we can only look in the direction of one profession – the Engineering profession.
The laws that have been made for the safe practice of the engineering profession are not being implemented.
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I know of countries where an individual cannot change a light bulb without the notice of the appropriate authority – the electrical department. I also read about a young Nigerian engineer by the name SILAS ADEKUNLE who works with apple inc., he is the highest paid robotics engineer in the world. I believe his dreams would have been forgotten if he had been in this country because the government believes in foreigners – expatriates.
At this point in time, it can be said that the Nigerian Engineering sector is in a state of emergency. Although it is not too late to resuscitate it if the government of the Federal republic of Nigeria believes in its indigenous Engineers.
Apologies or not, Engineering is required for the local medical industrial sector to meet its challenges and avert frequent strikes for “Standard Equipment” that is gradually becoming a norm. Engineers are responsible for developing these equipment. It would amount to living-a-lie if we think we can or must import all the various utensils and devices needed in our hospitals.
That said, there are myriads of challenges confronting the Engineering sector. Most prominent, yet far-fetch, being gross underpayment and holistic emergence.
The Ingeniers who lead the way and blaise the trail for others to follow are required to attend international conferences, workshops, seminars, symposia, etc, where current trends and updates are discussed first-hand. This is a must if they must be current and up-to-date in their professional practice. Yet they are paid a paltry NGN54 000 which translates to $150 per month. These events most times could cost up to $25 000 or more in a year. In other climes, Ingeniers are started on salary of between $10 000 and $24000 per month. Who is more capable of attending these events and get updated among the salaries stated?
Holistic emergence can be blamed in explaining so many ills in the sector – including even the underpayment – but is mostly due to lack of will to learn. Something like, blind copy-and-paste as well as “Let’s just do it the way we had been doing before”; whether it is working or not is not important. One manifestation of this is wrong job allocation, especially to Ingeniers. It take between 6 months and 2 years to train craftsmen. Technicians and technologists are trained for between 3 and 5 years while Ingeniers are trained for 9 years at a stretch; yet all these people are expected to do exactly thesame job. If for no other reason, the differences in length and curriculum content of training should inform any reasonable person that their jobs are different. Literarily; Engineering means “Working with the brain” and Bachelors in Engineering, which I preferrably spell as Ingenier to avoid conflict with other uses, are ‘Brainworkers’ while Technologists are specialists in specific areas of the various Engineering disciplines. Technicians are repair and service personnel as well as Technologists-in-training.
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If the points commented here are adequately addressed, progress is inevitable.