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What are citation machines? As per definition, “citation machines are web tools designed to assist teachers/ writers in modelling the proper use of information”. It may look as a complete definition to the common reader – but it actually does not say much. The first time someone mentioned “citation machines” phrase to me, I was stumped. And I am a regular user of the net, with a moderate knowledge of the Internet and surfing. So, in order to understand the term, ‘citation machines’ better, I decided to dig a little deeper and see if I get more clarity on its definition and uses.

I found out that what makes the today’s citation machines, was first the brainchild of David Warlick who designed this web tool in October 2000. It has been re-designed with a major facelift in January 2004. The main reason for which it was first brought into existence was to systematize the use of information, but it slowly turned a very useful tool to control plagiarism. It is nowadays used by writers specifically to prove that the material they have used is not plagiarised – which is course is very tempting with the open use and access to the million of resources on the Internet.

It seems the citation machines are very easy to use and are a delight to the writer because of their versatility and fantastic knowledge resource base. It also makes one understand documentation process. In order to get the best from the citation machines, you have to choose carefully whether you are using print material or electronic material. IT usually guides you through a menu where you indicate your choices after which the citation machines give you the possible resources. You may use as many as you need.

You should be careful about while using the citation machines with regard to the accuracy with which you fill in the required blanks. If you leave too many without answer, the accuracy of the result from the citation machines will be very poor. Another important point to feed is which literary method of writing you are following, i.e. MLA (modern languages association) or the APA (American psychological association). When the citation machines throw up the results, if you have filled in the information correctly and as exhaustively as possible, you will need very little formatting.

It if very difficult to really format the results afterwards, so it is a good thing if you review the information entered before you enter the search. “Show My Citations” button will help you check and verify your results with your work. It is important here to note that once a citation is submitted and it cannot be changed.

Remember to save your work in word file after checking out the citations thrown up by the citation machines.

The citation machines are extremely useful when one needs to submit a professionally written article, or report. It is fast, convenient and very exhaustive in its resources. As I mentioned earlier, today it is also used as an anti-plagiarism tool as it indicates the sources used for any information given, in any article.

Peter Vermeeren is the owner and webmaster of: Machines and Tools - Airsoft GOT | Tactical Gear and Kamikaze Martial Arts

Windows Mobile 5 gives us some important new features including
persistent storage. When I heard that there was an upgrade for
my HP iPAQ hx2410 Pocket PC I was eager to upgrade, along with
many others. Unfortunately, the upgrade has not been smooth for
many and performance has been a real problem. But I can tell you
that the performance issue is solved by doing the following:

*If you are not comfortable with editing your registry you
should not do so, just get the newest version of Tweaks2k2*

Using a registry editor lookup and change the following three
values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\FATFS\CacheSize=0×1000(4
096)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\FATFS\EnableCache=0×1(1)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\Filters\fsreplxfilt\Repl
StoreCacheSize=0×1000(4096)

Be sure to choose Tools>Exit in order to have the settings
applied to the registry and then turn off your Windows Mobile
device, don’t reset yet! You have to do this because WM5 keeps
some things in RAM and by cycling the power it will write to ROM.

Now, soft reset your device.

We aren’t done yet, although you will probably notice a
difference in performance right away.

Now, you need to stop Activesync from periodically starting on
it’s own. To do so open Activesync on your WM5 device and tap on
Menu>Add Server Source. Add any info to create a fake server
sync. After that is complete go to Menu>Schedule and change the
two dropdowns to “Manual” and tap “ok” at the top right. You can
now go to Menu>Options and delete the Exchange Server setting
you just added. Now Activesync will not start when you cradle
your device.

Error Reporting is real drain on the battery and on performance.
It is simple to disable, just go to Start>Settings>System(tab)
and tap the Error Reporting icon. Change the setting to “Disable
error reporting”.

For good measure, soft reset again. Everything should be MUCH
snappier!!

If you are like me before buying a product you will download and try lots of demo versions to find the software that fits best your needs. But with all this installing/unininstalling your hard drive becomes fragmented, your registry cluttered with unneeded information and your system performance degrades. Here are some programs which could help bring things back to normal.

Registry Washer

Registry Washer safely scan your entire Windows registry using Registry Washer robust searching algorithm for errors, any invalid entries and provides you with a list of all registry errors found, you can then choose to selectively clean each item or automatically repair them all. In addition with Registry Washer tools you can easily search inside your Windows registry, detect and manage Internet Explorer components installed on your machine and manage your windows start-up items with Registry Washer registry tools.

SpeedUpMyPC 2.0

Now, you can get a faster, cleaner, and safer PC within minutes - without being a Windows expert! SpeedUpMyPC automatically finds the best settings for your PC and carefully controls your system resources to give you the best performance. Easy to use, this award-winning utility has all the features you could ever need to clean up your system, monitor resources, and improve performance.

Smart PC

Smart PC makes your PC faster, error-free and more efficient!

By a few easy steps you can make your PC run faster, cleaner and error-free with the help of a new system tool Smart PC. The software fixes stubborn errors, cleans-up space-wasting junk and debris making your PC more efficient and reliable. Special features of the new software ensure your personal privacy while surfing through the Web and protect your PC from information theft.

And your benefits are:

• 
  Fix up your PC!
  
  You can fix your computer by yourself. Use the software to detect, diagnose and repair all types of PC problems. Regular use of the software will keep your computer running smooth and error-free without system failures.
• 
  Clean up your PC!
  
  Normal operation of your PC generates lots of junk files some of which contain private information. The software easily detects useless junk and safely removes it reclaiming valuable disk space, ensuring personal privacy and security.
• 
  Optimize your PC!
  
  Do you want to make your computer more powerful? The software can drastically quicken Windows start-up time and the performance of all applications.
• 
  Protect against Identity Theft
  
  Operations you perform with your computer are recorded and may be exposed to unauthorized disclosure without your knowledge. The Ensure Personal Privacy tool helps you to maintain your personal privacy while surfing through the Web and protect your PC from information theft.

Smart PC has 3 operation modes: Quick, Normal and Full varying from basic functionality to professional one. Smart PC allows you to make undo of any repairs so that you can easily recover any changes.

Are you ready to set up your computer on a proper mode in a blink of an eye?

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Nokia is an international communications corporation, concentrated on the fundamental advancing markets of wired & wireless telecommunications. Nokia is currently the globe largest maker of mobile telephones, with a universal handset market share of just about 38%. Nokia makes mobiles for every primary market piece and protocol. The firm furthermore makes telecoms network gear for applications such as mobile and fixed-line voice telephony, ISDN, broadband access, VO IP and wireless LAN.

Nokia plays an immensely big part in the economy of Finland. Nokia is indisputably the largest Finnish company, comprising just about 30 per cent of the market capitalisation of the Helsinki Stock; an extraordinary circumstance within a first-world country. It’s an important employer in Finland and a few offshoot outfits have grown up into big ones as Nokia’s subcontractors.

Nokia boosted Finland’s GDP in excess of one and a half percent in ninety-nine alone. In 2004 Nokia’s cut of the Finland’s GDP came in out 3 ½ percent and accounted for around 25 percent of Finnish exports in 2003. In 2007, Nokia made turn over that for the first time over took the state budget of Finland. This has led some to refer to Finland as “Nokialand.”

Finnish people have ranked Nokia, lots of times, as the foremost Finnish brand and employer. Nokia is known to be the fifth most valuable brand on earth in BusinessWeek’s Best Global Brands list of the twenty most admirable outfits worldwide in Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies.

Nokia’s Mobile Telephone branch furnishes people with mobile voice and data products across a large range of mobile devices. The branch undertakes to home in on primarily high volume type sales of phones and devices, with the general public being the most significant customer segment.

Nokia reckons that price, design, brand, and ease of use are established mobile phone’s most significant considerations for customers. Nokia’s product catalogue includes digital camera mobile phones with great features like mega-pixel cameras and MP3 players which captivate the mass market.

During the first quarter of 2007 it unloaded in excess of fifteen million MP3 mobile phones, which means that it is not only the planet’s leading manufacturer of cellular telephones and digi cameras (as most of Nokia’s cellular telephones feature digital cameras, it is also thought that it has lately overtaken Kodak in camera making, making it the largest in the world), it is nowadays also the leading manufacturer of digital audio. It wishes to sell eighty million music capable phones by the end of 2007, surpassing sales of gadgets such as the iPod from Apple.

With the increasing crime rates these days, it is best that you find ways to protect your belongings whenever you are indoor or outdoors. But the most important thing you have to protect is your home, especially if you and your household members are not at home most of the time.

By equipping your home with security gadgets like wall safes, you can eliminate the worries that fill your mind knowing that your most valuable possessions are safely intact.

Nowadays, keeping valuables in a bank’s safety deposit box is no longer the only available way to safeguard your valuables. With the advent of technology and creative inventions, wall safes are now considered as the next best thing to safekeeping.

Generally, wall safes are mounted and permanently pierced into the walls of your house. Because of its nature, you may mount your wall safes while your house or your office is still under construction or you may opt to mount it a little later. If you prefer to do the latter, mounting wall safes will not be very difficult because most wall safes are equipped with “flange”, thus, you don’t have to re-cover your walls.

When buying wall safes, there are certain elements you need to check first:

1. The ratings.

A quality wall safe has an Underwriters Laboratories rating. This means that the capability and efficiency of your wall safes is manifested by its ratings.

Basically, a safe with a Class-A rating can endure an inferno with a maximum of 2,000-degree heat for long hours. Whereas, a Class B-rated wall safe means that it can only endure a fire with 1,850-degree heat and will last for only two hours. The last rating, class C means that the safe is capable of enduring 1,000-degree heat and last for about an hour.

Like any safes, wall safes are also operated through a series of number combinations, keys, or electronic lock. Its function varies depending on the type you have chosen. It is upon your discretion which type of wall safe would best serve you most.

2. The price.

As with all commodities and products, wall safes are not created equal, and so, their value in the market will also vary from one to the other. Their variations may be due to the quality of composition or the dealer that distributes the material.

In most cases, the average wall safe will cost $400. And so, you have to shop around in order to get the best bargain. You may look at the Internet for available wall safes that will suit your needs.

However, when buying safes online, it is best that you see the items personally so as to scrutinize and evaluate if what the manufacturers claim online is actually true. After all, it is your money that is at risk and also your other valuables, so it is best to obtain a wall safe that can offer you both the protection that you need and the quality that you are looking for.

Generally, wall safes are used for the safekeeping of your valuables like jewelry, money, and even pertinent papers like contracts, deed of sales, and receipts. With wall safes you can be assured that all of your most treasured possessions are kept safely against burglars and accidents like fire.

So, for people who value their possessions, it is best to get wall safes. Not only are they easy to install, easy to access, and easy to manipulate but they are also house-friendly because you can place them in any part of your house without having to destroy or modify your interior decorations.

And so, it is better to think of your family and your finances’ safety now. As they say, an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure. Do not hesitate to invest a little amount of money on wall safes. You’ll never know what can happen next, so it is better to be safe than sorry.

For more great wall safe info and advice check out: www.secure-safes.com

Gold plating is described as an electroplating process where an
electrically conductive item is coated with a layer of gold
using electrical current. Most probably, you have already seen
items that are end products of gold plating. Some inexpensive
jewelry with a fine coating of gold are products of gold
plating.

The gold plating process is fairly simple. First, the object
that will be coated will be placed with a negative charge. After
putting a negative charge on the object it will then be immersed
in a salt solution of gold. Because it is positively charged,
the metallic ions of the salt will be attracted to the
negatively charged object. The positively charged ions will
revert back to their metallic form giving you a newly
electroplated object.

You can buy a machine that will enable you to deposit genuine
gold, silver or rhodium on to any metallic surface. These
machines are portable and smaller and lighter than a video
recorder.

A portable gold plating machine makes use of a process called
“selective brush plating.” With a portable gold plating machine,
you can plate items without removing them. You can even do money
gold, silver or rhodium plating while customers wait. You can
make large amounts of money while doing bath fittings, watches,
jewelry, cutlery, ornaments and gifts.

The gold plating process using a portable gold plating machine
is not hard to do. It would only take you 15 minutes to learn
operating the portable gold plating machine. The portable gold
plating machine is also sage to use. It carries a coveted CE
standard mark for electrical devices. All electrical devices are
required to carry this standard.

With a portable gold plating machine, you do not have to
purchase expensive tank systems. You don’t have to rent or buy a
large and expensive space for your business. A portable gold
plating machine does not require stockholding if solution
inventories. Finally, a portable gold plating machine does not
require costly dismantling of the item to be gold-plated.

Using a portable gold plating machine involves a proven system
with a three stage process. This process include: 1) removal of
the existing chrome, 2) activation of the underlying nickel
surface and, 3) plating with 24k gold. Items that can be gold
plated include bathroom fittings, jewelry, cutlery, ornaments,
trophies, car emblems.

Aside from an impressive income for you, a portable gold plating
machine can offer big discounts for your different clients.

A good example where you can really offer big saving to clients
is with bathroom gold fittings. New imitation gold fittings for
a standard bathroom will cost around £400. Worse, these
imitation gold fittings don’t last long. They easily fade and
get tarnished. Add to the cost of the bathroom fitting the fee
of the plumber who will do it. A plumber’s fee would run into
anything above £300. So an individual wanting to have a gold
fitted bathroom using a standard imitation gold fitting would
have to shell out somewhere between £700 and £1000. The cost
would be more if the plumbers will have to take down the bath,
sink etc.

By using a portable gold plating machine, it would cost your
client somewhere between £200 to £300. The finish from a
portable gold plating machine would definitely last longer than
the finish done from an imitation bathroom fitting. Moreover, a
portable gold plating machine provides less labor intensive
service. Gold plating an entire bathroom would just take around
2 to 3 hours. You can make between £180 to £260 profit, per
bathroom, for just a couple of hours work. You do the math.

That’s a lot of money. While making an excellent return of
income, you will also save your customers lots of money.

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ABOUT BECOMING AN ANTIQUE COLLECTOR
Before buying anything; make a point of studying books and catalogues (even old ones) on your subject, then attend a few auctions, be sure to inspect your choice of antiques on the viewing days before the auction, always allow enough time to visit and explore the main dealers’ stock, both before and after any auction sales. This way you will gradually be able to assess what quality items are available and the prices being currently asked. Make a point of chatting to dealers, or well-known collectors, about what has happened after an auction. Not always, but sometimes one can gain quite a lot of useful guidance about particular pieces, what to look out for and importantly about the general feelings about any record breaking prices.

After an auction it can be possible sometimes to find that a dealer might have a similar quality piece, or even a better one, for much less than has just been paid! A note of caution here, sometimes a really silly price is paid in the auction room, simply because two determined people badly wanted that piece. In such a case of course, that value has to be discounted to a certain extent. It is this sort of information that should be sought (in my earlier suggestion of chatting at the end of the auction).

BUYING GUIDANCE
The best advice for anyone tempted to collect any antiques would be, first, to study your choice of subject and attend auctions, meet and talk to the dealers, handle and see as many pieces as possible. Do not rush in to buy because unfortunately trying to collect, in any specialised antique area, it often takes many years to acquire the necessary expertise, without which, very costly mistakes can be made. Once you feel more confident you should then be prepared to commission a well-known specialist dealer to bid for you. You would have to expect to pay at least 10% (of the bid price) for this service. But this can be well worth paying, as you will not only benefit from his knowledge and guidance, you will also stop him bidding against you!

Only another collector can fully appreciate that overpowering urge, that comes over one, on finding a treasure really wanted. It is the closest feeling to that of love at first sight. I have been told that one’s pupils tend to enlarge, and this is one of the signs that dealers watch out for, and as collectors, of course, we always try desperately to camouflage our interest.

AUCTIONS
Strange things certainly do happen at auction! If there is only one spectacular piece amongst some fairly good items, there is a good chance of picking up a bargain, both just before and just after, the really super piece. Before, the main buyers are often holding back hoping they can be in with a chance with their maximum bid, so they tend to stop bidding as high as they might have done in normal circumstances. Immediately after, because everyone is discussing what has just been paid, especially if a record price was reached, all this can be going on whilst another piece slips through and is sold.

There are also items known as ‘sleepers’ and often these are pieces that are sold at bargain prices, just because no one present required it, or for some reason it was overlooked.

Attending a poor auction (this is one with only one or two good items in it, amongst a lot of junk) can be advantageous, if there is a fine example to be had. Quite a number of buyers feel they cannot afford the time in attending such a poor auction. Sadly this does not happen so much now.

Sometimes too, but not often, a piece is wrongly described. Then one can, if lucky, really find a bargain. Once we bought a jade snuff bottle that is so remarkably well hollowed and such a flawless piece of stone, that it was in fact sold wrongly catalogued as glass! We had to buy it from a well-known dealer (preferring to pay him a good profit, rather than keep bidding it up against him) in the end it wasn’t cheap – but it is one of the finest we have ever seen!

We no longer believe much in trying to find bargains, as we have found that the most expensive, but finest examples, over time, are often by far the best buys! We have worried about having paid too much on several occasions. They were very rare, superb examples, but still we worried. Yet these are now the treasures that have proved to be the most wonderful bargains of all!

BEYOND VALUE
Lastly, there is one important factor that has not been mentioned, as it is so impossible to measure! That is the value of the pleasure one enjoys from participating, as a collector, in such a fascinating hobby as collecting antiques is hard to describe.

You also meet such interesting people from all over the world, for there is an immediate bond amongst fellow collectors, except when met at the beginning of an auction!

Then there is the intrigue of the hunt and the excitement at every new addition that only another collector can fully appreciate. Life is so enriched, I do believe that such hobbies are vital, and so many people who have hardly any outside interests, beyond their world of work, have no idea of just how much fun they are missing!

The author has been a very keen collector for many years in helping to create ‘The Cohen collection’.

To see some more articles with photographs please use the following link: -
http://www.jncohen.net/antiques/articles.htm

Also to learn more about ‘The Cohen collection’ please use the following link: -
http://www.jncohen.net/Cohen_collection

The two small words electromagnetic fields or EMF (or one small acronym depending on your direction of thought) describe something that is part of the root cause of many terrible things that are currently plaguing man at this point in time. The new and improved methods of protection from this terrible force that are constantly being invented for us are the only saving graces we have these days.

These electromagnetic fields are being created by the electricity all around us, especially by electric power lines that are a feature of our every day lives. There are ways we that we can minimize the effects that the EMF has on us, but alternatives are to invest in the protection devices that are available. The best option is to use the minimizing measures as well as the protection devices. The difference between a minimizing measure and the protection devices is that the devices are tested and have proven results while the alternate measures have evolved from household wisdom.

There are many different varieties of protection from EMF available these days. There are personal protection devices that are just for one person, there are cellular phone protection devices, devices to protect your entire home as well as many more. Each device is specifically designed to perform a certain type of protection. The use of more than one in collaboration would be recommended since this will enhance your level of protection.

Protection devices that are portable or personal will only provide protection or shielding to one person, the person wearing or carrying it. These are recommended for everyone, but especially those who are on the move a large portion of the time since they are not in a shielded environment a lot of the time, especially on the road. These EMF protection devices are either carried or worn on the person in order to be effective.

Cell phone radiation protection devices come in a variety of shapes, sizes and styles, but their purpose is the same, completely eradicate the entrance of EMF into the head. Some protection devices are designed to be applied to the backs of cellular phones and deflect EMFs before they reach the head. Other devices are connected to the phone and act as a head set or hands free kit to put as much distance between the head and the phone that is emitting the fields. The utilization of both types of devices simultaneously would be recommended as the cellular phone emits large quantities of radiation.

Whole house protection devices can be utilized in homes of almost any size and they provide blanket coverage for all people within the home and as such are highly recommended, especially for families with children, for the overall coverage it provides. It is best to utilize the whole house protection device in conjunction with personal EMF protection devices for all the individuals in the home.

All EMF information has been researched and written by Lyle Robertson
EMF Protection Devices