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Tell us about yourself first. I graduated high school in 1948 and enlisted in the army for three years. Next I went to college majoring in English Literature. I later earned a master s degree and a doctorate in clinical social work. For thirty years I was a faculty member at a local university in Philadelphia and served as a tenured professor. Upon retiring I returned to school and completed an MA in creative writing. I work out in the gym three days a week. Oh, and there are also some humans I love amongst my friends and family, but I enjoy solitude much of the time. When did you start writing. I began writing in college where I wrote several one-act plays, which were published in the school s literary journal. Two of them were performed on the college stage. While in academia I started writing non-fiction related to my professional work. Once in the creative writing program I started writing short stories and began my novel there. What genres have you written. I ve written both fiction and non-fiction. The latter is clinical-scholarly in nature, the former mainstream drama. Is Silent Battlefields your first book...

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This is probably the no. 1 most frequently asked question that we get. Many people think that they are the same and use these 2 words interchangeably. Some people say one but actually mean the other. It creates a lot of confusion because each method has its pros and cons. If you are trying to get a price and time estimate even at the same quantity you might get wildly different answers. In other words, a duplicator is used to create or burn the source image to another pre-manufactured DVD-R. DVD Replication DVD replication a.k.a pressed DVD creates a glass master from a pre-mastered image. Stampers are subsequently created from glass master. The stampers will then be used to press the discs with injection molding made of raw polycarbonate plastic. What s the big deal. Now you might be asking, So what s the big deal. So they are different process . A big deal if you ask me. Replication is the de facto process for higher quantity manufacturing, say 1000 pieces and up. With replication, there is usually a setup cost because stampers and films that need to be made. A longer production time is also expected, most stampers...

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Under-eye circles may be one of the first things you see when you look in the mirror. These black or dark circles under the eyes can be caused by many different factors, including heredity, sun exposure, allergies, lack of sleep, medications, poor nutrition, age, and hormonal changes associated with pregnancy and menstruation. The skin under the eye is very thin, and when blood passes through the veins close to the surface of the skin, this can cast a bluish blackish shadow to the under eye skin. Any increase in blood flow will cause the areas under the eyes to appear darker. While heredity can be one factor for development of under eye circles, sun exposure is another. Even though tanning may make your whole body look good, it s not good for the skin under the eyes. Too much sun can cause excessive pigmentation of the area beneath the eyes, resulting in dark spots. Allergies are another factor that can lead to dark circles. Any skin or respiratory condition which has you rubbing or wiping your eyes will trigger increased blood flow. More blood flow to the sensitive under-eye area means a greater likelihood of dark...

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11 Names you must know When a problem is properly identified, half of the battle is already won. You may not necessarily win the war, but you have a clear view of your path. Staying safe on the net is the same way. When you know what you are dealing with, you have a better strategy on how to deal with it. It is a little like the devil you know . So, here are 11 things or names you must know to shore up your safety on the net. Malware: A common name for computer worms, malware is short for malicious software. Malware is software script or code written to inflict damage to a computer hope not yours , a server, or a network of computers or servers. One of the difficult things about malware is that they have the ability to hide deep inside files and can reinstall even after you remove them. Malware has the ability to distabilize your system. Adware: Adware scripts are designed to place advertisements on your computer screen for program owners. These ads can come as pop-ups, pop-unders, and sometimes are embeded in programs. Such pop-ups can show up even when you are not surfing. Adware pop-ups are targetted to the content...

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