Saturday, June 17, 2017
Anemia Slideshow: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments for This Blood Disorder
Anemia Slideshow: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments for This Blood Disorder: Drugs for anemia often treat the root illness. So in some cases, where the anemia is due to chronic kidney disease, an injection of the hormone erythropoietin (EPO) may be needed. If an autoimmune disorder causes your body to attack its own red blood cells, then a corticosteroid, such as prednisone, can slow the attack and help correct anemia. In sickle cell anemia, a cancer drug called hydroxyurea can lower the number of painful episodes.
Anemia Slideshow: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments for This Blood Disorder
Anemia Slideshow: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments for This Blood Disorder: Drugs for anemia often treat the root illness. So in some cases, where the anemia is due to chronic kidney disease, an injection of the hormone erythropoietin (EPO) may be needed. If an autoimmune disorder causes your body to attack its own red blood cells, then a corticosteroid, such as prednisone, can slow the attack and help correct anemia. In sickle cell anemia, a cancer drug called hydroxyurea can lower the number of painful episodes.
Friday, June 16, 2017
Secret City | Blogging About Books And Life
Secret City | Blogging About Books And Life:
Father's Day
Of course I didn’t know she was pregnant. You couldn’t be much dumber than twenty-five-year-old me. I thought she left for an adventure, that New York had somehow restricted her wild spirit. I even had thoughts of rekindling our romance (delete romance, insert sex life) when I called and asked if I could stop by her apartment in San Francisco. I was on my first bona fide business trip, had taken my first cross-country flight. What could be cooler or more sophisticated than a brief fling (delete brief fling, insert one-night-stand) with an old flame? So Sinatra-esque.
An old guy answered the door. “You’re the father,” he said. “I’m the grandfather. Follow me.” She was in a rocking chair in the tiny living room, breast-feeding.
“I wasn’t going to tell you,” she said. “But you called. This is your son, Billy.”
Billy died in Operation Desert Storm in 1992 in a fluke accident at an air base. I’m glad his mother didn’t keep her secret. I would never have known him, known how much better a young man he was than I had been, a better man than I’ll ever be, period. That’s my secret, or was until now.
Father's Day
Of course I didn’t know she was pregnant. You couldn’t be much dumber than twenty-five-year-old me. I thought she left for an adventure, that New York had somehow restricted her wild spirit. I even had thoughts of rekindling our romance (delete romance, insert sex life) when I called and asked if I could stop by her apartment in San Francisco. I was on my first bona fide business trip, had taken my first cross-country flight. What could be cooler or more sophisticated than a brief fling (delete brief fling, insert one-night-stand) with an old flame? So Sinatra-esque.
An old guy answered the door. “You’re the father,” he said. “I’m the grandfather. Follow me.” She was in a rocking chair in the tiny living room, breast-feeding.
“I wasn’t going to tell you,” she said. “But you called. This is your son, Billy.”
Billy died in Operation Desert Storm in 1992 in a fluke accident at an air base. I’m glad his mother didn’t keep her secret. I would never have known him, known how much better a young man he was than I had been, a better man than I’ll ever be, period. That’s my secret, or was until now.
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Monday, June 12, 2017
How to Burn Any Video File to a Playable DVD
How to Burn Any Video File to a Playable DVD
To burn your own videos to a DVD, you’ll need a few things to get started:
- A DVD burner drive: Most computers that come with any kind of optical drive anymore can probably burn DVDs, but if you don’t already have one, you’ll need to buy a DVD burner. Internal DVD burner drives can cost as little as $20, and external burners are usually only $5-10 more.
- A blank DVD: Blank DVDs are pretty cheap, and are even cheaper per disc in spindles. You’ll see two types of blank discs: DVD+R and DVD-R. These two formats are almost identical and almost every drive sold today supports both, so it probably won’t matter which one you get. However, if you have an older DVD burner, check to see whether it supports DVD+R or DVD-R. If it only supports one, but not the other, buy the DVDs that are compatible with your drive. Additionally, you can buy what’s known as dual layer discs if your movies are really big. Single layer discs can store 4.7GB, and dual-layer discs can store 8.5GB. If you can get away with single layer, we recommend it as dual layer discs can occasionally create problems during the burning process, but both should work. Once again, make sure your DVD drive supports dual layer burning before buying those discs.
- A video to burn: Whether it’s your own home movies, or a movie you ripped from your own collection, you’ll need a video file (or multiple videos) to burn to your disc. The total size of all the videos you put on the disc must be no higher than 4.7GB (for single layer discs) or 8.5GB (for dual layer discs).
- DVD Flick and ImgBurn (Windows): You’ll need two tools to burn your discs on Windows, but fortunately they’re both free. DVD Flick converts your videos to the proper format and creates playable menus, then passes the converted video to ImgBurn to burn it to disc. Go ahead and download them now before you get started.
- Burn (macOS): Burn is another free app for macOS that you can use to burn your DVDs. This can convert your videos to the proper format, create a simple menu, and burn it to disc all in one handy package. Download the app now and then scroll down to the Mac section for instructions on how to use it.
Once you have everything you need, skip to the section for your platform to start burning.
Windows: Burn Video Files to DVD With DVD Flick
The simplest option we’ve found on Windows is a free app called DVD Flick. This app can convert tons of common video files to a playable video format, and add a basic menu. You can even add multiple tracks to a single disc and pick which one you want to play with your DVD remote. It will then pass that converted video to ImgBurn to burn it to a disc. As long as you have both apps installed, you can start in DVD Flick and ImgBurn will automatically launch when it’s needed.
To get stared, open up DVD Flick and click “Add title”.
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