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Active, outdoors, and safe: Enjoying exercise while maintaining distance
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Working from home, wearing a mask while grocery shopping, supporting our kids during online learning – by now many of the new realities associated with sheltering in place due to the coronavirus have become a bit more familiar and routine.
Some activities remain in a gray area, however – among them, how and where to enjoy outdoor activity.
On April 15, Nevada County set in place a countywide shelter in place order. This order is conjunction with the statewide order in place since mid-March and is meant to provide more clarity for Nevada County residents.
Through the order, Nevada County states that residents should remain home with their immediate family, except to shop for essential needs or to work.
The order also recognizes that getting outside for both activity and fresh air can be safe and beneficial, stating, "Spending time outside improves mood and wellbeing, and is particularly beneficial to children. You can go for walks, ride your bike, and engage in other similar activities, but should maintain social distance (i.e. be more than six feet away from persons who are not part of your household) when on walks to avoid spread of the virus."
So how do you safely enjoy time outdoors while following the mandate? First, know that some cities have closed parks and playgrounds and the state has closed some parking lots at state recreation areas. Check ahead of time to make sure that wherever you are heading is open.
The Center of Disease Control offers some additional do's and don'ts to help you and your family enjoy the outdoors while maintaining social distance.
Do: Visit parks, trails and sidewalks near your home. Travel of any amount is not allowed right now in order to prevent the spread of the virus.
Don't: Visit crowded paths or parks. If the number of people in a specific area makes it difficult to stay at least six feet away from others, then do not attempt to walk or exercise there.
Do: Stay at least six feet from any outside your immediate family at all times. You may find it easier to use open areas, trails and paths rather than sidewalks.
Don't: Touch any surfaces at public areas and facilities. This includes water fountains, restrooms, trash cans, signage, etc.
Do: Wash hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds after any outdoor exercise or excursion outside your home.
Don't: Use playgrounds. Playgrounds and play areas within local, state and national parks are to be closed to prevent the virus from spreading on surfaces.
Do: Practice sports individually. Some cities have closed public sports courts, but even when open these courts should only be used by individuals playing alone or by members of the same family.
Don't: Participate in organized activities or sports. In general, most organized activities and sports such as basketball, baseball, soccer, and football that are held on park fields, open areas, and courts are not recommended. These activities and sports typically require coaches and athletes who are not from the same household or living unit to be in close proximity, which increases their potential for exposure to COVID-19.
Do: Swim in private swimming pools, either alone or with members of your family. There is no evidence that COVID-19 can be spread to humans through the water. Proper operation, maintenance, and disinfection pools should kill COVID-19.
Nevada County's order also allows for fishing, as long as it is either alone with members of your current household.
Golfing, however, is not permitted within the county.
Regardless of where and how you seek outdoor exercise, experts agree – activity and fresh air is more important now, than ever before. So find something you enjoy doing and a place where you can safely do it, and – as the ad has long told us – just do it!
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Our beloved 2004 Subaru Forester has the check engine light on. We've been told that the 4th cylinder has either low or no compression.
Is this fixable/worth fixing? Would you replace the engine? The car has 183K miles on it, and runs great! It is stuttering now, due to this issue, but otherwise - runs great and is in good condition!
Our beloved 2004 Subaru Forester has the check engine light on. We've been told that the 4th cylinder has either low or no compression.
These engine valves need to be adjusted occasionally, and if you're lucky it's simply a valve out of adjustment. Have someone check the valve adjustment first. Don't drive it any farther until the valves are checked, because you could do serious damage. Have it towed to the dealer and ask them to check the valve clearances. If you're lucky, a valve adjustment will solve the low compression problem.
if you're not lucky, it's something bad like a blown head gasket or a burned valve.
There is no error code that can tell you about a compression problem. What error code(s) was pulled from the computer? What was done to try to find the cause?
I'll have to go on the assumption that you had something like a misfire code for cyl 4 (P0304). I'll further have to assume that normal things like spark plugs and wires, and fuel injector operation were checked and an actual compression test was done. In this case, the 4th cylinder will have either low OR no compression. There's not much to guess about if someone actually checked the compression. Assuming that someone did actually check the compression, what were all of the numbers for each cylinder? Was a wet test performed? A leakdown test will tell you if that cylinder has a problem in the bottom end (piston/rings), top end (valves) or head gasket. Where compression is being lost has a lot to do with how much "surgery" the car needs.
Jesmed is right in that the cause of the low compression needs to be diagnosed before it's possible to guess whether it's worth saving…
Did the shop that told you the cylinder was low give you any reason as to why? It seems strange that a shop would tell you this without suggesting (or doing) additional testing to determine cause.
If this has just started, it could be due to a tight valve, most likely an exhaust valve. If the compression is in fact low, I would check the valve lash next. If this has not gone on very long, that is it just started and it is the valve lash, you may get lucky because if the valve isn't completely closing, it will burn in short order.
All I have from the shop that tested the check engine light is that it was code 304 and that the compression on the 4th cylinder is 60.
Should I find another shop to do a test on where the problem is? Is that expensive?
It could be a head gasket or valve lash or bad rings. Valve lash would be the best outcome. Subes seem to have head gasket problems. A leak down test could verify it. I have not heard many ring problems.
@Mbaer, a leakdown test should probably run an hour's labor charge. If you have a somewhat average level of mechanical savvy and an air compressor it would be possible to learn enough on your own to see where things stand.
Is that something they should've done when they diagnosed the check engine light? Is it something one can do at home? Would it be expensive?
A leakdown test is something that should be done, but I'd say only if the shop knew that you were serious about fixing it. If relatively extensive engine work is not on your list of possibilities then it would have been a waste of their time and your money.
It will probably be as expensive as an hour's labor. Do you have an air compressor? Have you ever changed your own spark plugs? Would you confidently do so? Have you ever turned an engine over by hand? A "real" leakdown test involves a gauge that tells you how much leakage a cylinder has and in the process you can find out where the leaking air is going. In your case, if you just want to know where the leakage is headed, it's more or less as simple as pulling the spark plugs, putting the cylinder you want to know about on its compression stroke and blowing some air into it. That's not a "true" leakdown test, but it would tell you where the issue is. If that all sounds too weird then you'd want to pay the hour's labor.
Just so you know,
- if the engine is losing compression past the pistons/rings that means total engine rebuild and you'd probably be better off getting a used engine out of a junk yard. This is the biggest bucks scenario and you might end up deciding the cost isn't worth it.
- if the engine is losing compression at the valves, this means the cylinder head comes off and it gets a "valve job." This is also big bucks but not as big as the former.
- if it is losing compression from a faulty head gasket then it's -probably- just a head gasket replacement. It's not cheap, but is the most affordable of all of the scenarios.
If this vehicle is in otherwise very good shape and you would like to keep it for at least several more years then I suggest you have the repair done. I assume you have kept up with the recommended service for the engine up until now. If that hasn't been done then you need to get those things done also. I would guess just repairing the bad cylinder (most likely a bad valve) is going to run you at least $1,500 dollars. Having other work done also could run you another one thousand dollars possibly depending on what is needed. You should consider replacing the radiator also. The repairs are going to be a little costly but you should have an engine that will go many more miles and will keep you from making monthly payments to the bank for a new car. Another thing to consider is the fluids for the rest of the car. If those changes haven't been kept up you should do that also.
If this is more than a simple valve adjustment, and you really love the car and it is otherwise in great shape, I would recommend that you look into a complete reman engine for the vehicle from one of the quality reman companies like Jasper or Proformance. It may cost you $6-7k total, but you will be getting another 100-150k miles out of it. On a cost/mile basis, that pretty good.

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If you asked me why Better Oblivion Community Center is an early contender for album of the year I would struggle to give you more than one valid reason. There is no big hit that will propel either Conor Oberst or Phoebe Bridgers to Super Bowl Final status, production is sparse with occasional flourishes but mostly clean acoustic, not really breaking any rules and there is not enough originality to raise it to Neutral Milk Hotel or Wilco levels. But every time I listen to this record I want to immediately start listening to it again and that is the reason, because Better Oblivion Community Center is better than most other records.
Arguments will rage about the album's best track but it is a record perhaps best reflected by 'Chesapeake''s crisp morning beauty and pristine vocal mix. Voices perfectly entwined as if in loving embrace, but the pair's unique symbiotic relationship goes beyond such overused creative writing endeavours; there is a deeper unwritten musical understanding like conjoined twins performing a delicate task to perfection. The album has been long rumoured but surprise-dropped last week, the marketing as non-marketing from the retro cover to the BMX promo shot was great along with the interview clips showing the pair clearly adore each other, and the track's gentle duet tugs at the heartstrings, a sentimental trip.
The most recent of a long line of American male/female collaborations, Better Oblivion Community Center opens with the shimmering 'Didn't Know What I was In For' channelling Michael Stipe and (perhaps unfashionably) Cerys Matthews at their most soulful, and the traditional themes of escapism and transience that can be traced in some form or other all the way back to the frontiersmen, still hurrahed by the likes of Courtney Marie Andrews today. In the post-grunge landscape opened up by In Utero, 'Sleepwalkin'' has the lush melodies of Billy Corgan's short-lived Zwan project but with some loose country stylings like Taylor Swift's Red if it had gone easy on the pop pills. The only 'Exception To The Rule' is archly named as an odd electro interlude, and is perhaps a mid-album lull, if one is required, however it is the track most like Flaming Lips or Mercury Rev here, and it's these esteemed comparisons that maybe benchmark this record in the pantheon of great American music releases.
Last week's curtain-raiser 'Dylan Thomas' might bother the lower reaches of the charts but its MOR Americana is crushed gloriously by two of the few guitar solos on this record. 'Service Road''s minor chord progressions might draw comparisons with Craig Finn and as a snapshot of blue-collar America, you won't hear anything better this year, where every note is a beautifully realised journey of its own, while 'My City' is a Steinbeckian tale "looking out" over a town, stoically upbeat and atmospheric. The arrangements are at times traditional so 'Forest Lawn' has a timeless lullaby quality but with a steely surreal edge and it's these types of subtle interactions with the listener, occasional heavier moments and slight gradations in form, that push Better Oblivion Community Center into AOTY territory.
On 'Big Black Heart' the pair artfully open up about the highs and devastating lows of suffering from depression, a topic they have both previously written about but delivered with a positive, stronger together feel that seemingly seals the pair's bond.
So, this is a record whose lyrical touchstones are black coffee, cars, rivers, the sky, the ground, sleeping, waking, motels but most of all LIVING. Better Oblivion Community Center is the soundtrack to that great American road trip. But on closer 'Dominos' (a Taylor Hollingsworth cover) it's about the comfort blanket of home and putting things off until tomorrow – a stirring but tear-jerking finale to such a wonderful, wonderful record.
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UKRN 401. Elementary Ukrainian I. 3 Credits.
Proficiency-based instruction at the elementary level that develops the four language skills (speaking, listening, reading, writing). In addition to mastering basic vocabulary and grammar, students will communicate in Ukrainian about everyday topics.
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UKRN 402. Elementary Ukrainian II. 3 Credits.
Permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisite. Continuation of the proficiency-based instruction started in UKRN 401. Course emphasizes speaking, listening, reading, writing in a cultural context. Students enhance their basic vocabulary and grammar and will regularly communicate in the target language about everyday topics.
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New York rapper Cardi B can't get enough of what her sister is up to these days. The hip-hop superstar went online this weekend to share her reaction to Hennessy Carolina doing the most on social media.
Big Facts: On Saturday, Cardi reacted to Henny taking her boo to a White Castle fast food restaurant for Valentine's Day.
High-Key Details: Earlier this week, Cardi revealed how all-out her husband Offset went for their V-Day.
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Marriam-Webster Word of the Day
wassail \WAH-sul\ verb
1 : to indulge in riotous drinking : carouse
2 dialect England : to sing carols from house to house at Christmas
*3 : to drink to the health or thriving of
Example sentence:
The farmer and his revelers wassailed the apple orchard, hoping for another fruitful season, and then merrily poured cider around the trees.
Did you know?
The salutation "wassail," from the Old Norse toast "ves heill" ("be well"), has accompanied English toast-making since the 12th century. By the 13th century, "wassail" was being used for the drink itself, and it eventually came to be used especially of a hot drink (of wine, beer, or cider with spices, sugar, and usually baked apples) drunk around Christmastime. This beverage warmed the stomachs and hearts of many Christmas revelers and was often shared with Christmas carolers. The verb "wassail" was first used in the 14th century to describe the carousing associated with indulgence in the drink; later, it was used of other activities associated with wassail and the holiday season, like caroling. Seventeenth-century farmers added cattle and trees to the wassail tradition by drinking to their health or thriving during wintertime festivities.
*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.
So now, when folks come around a-wassailing, you know just what the heck they're up to!
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Framework for Understanding Development of Business Ethics
Framework for Understanding the Development of Business Ethics.
To understand more about Business Ethics, it can actually be known from many way or different perspectives. It can either be approached by a normative (what should occur) or descriptive normative (what does occur). Business ethics also has macro or societal dimension and micro or firm level considerations and managerial dimensions. The context of the matrix in Figure 1 is similar to a concept of the field of marketing by Hunt (1991).
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Business Ethics Typologies
Values/ Norms & Principles For Organizational Decisions
Norms & Principles and a Fair Economic System-i.e. Distributive Justice
Codes, Standards of Conduct, & Compliance Systems for Organizations. Public policy & the Legalization of Business Ethics – i.e. U.S. Sarbannes Oxley Act, EU Privacy Laws
Actually, the scope of ethics is so broad that it affects almost decision made in social interaction. Figure 1 is an attempt to narrow and focus on our observations to typologies from an organizational perspective. Some definitions and discussion of this framework are necessary to properly interpret and provide a basic for the understanding of the historical advancements of business ethics.
Normative decisions in an organizational culture relate to what can be, that is, what a business organization ought to consider in evaluating and improving their ethical conduct (Laczniak and Murphy, 2006). Normative decisions are based on deontological and teleological norms. Deontological norms involve hyper norms and local norms described by Donaldson and Dunfee (1994) as integrative social contracts. In deontological evaluation, the decision maker evaluates the inherent rightness or wrongness of the behaviour implied by each alternative (Hunt and Vitell, 2006). Deontology assumes there is absolute fixed norm, or expected behaviour, to resolve an ethical issue. The decision is compared to predetermined norms that could relate to honesty, fairness, and trust or other norms of behaviour. Teleological decisions are based on these four elements which are 1) perceived consequences at each decision for stakeholder groups, 2) probability that the consequences will occur to each stakeholder group, 3) desirability of each consequences, and the last is 4) importance of each stakeholder group (Hunt and Vittell, 2006). Teleology is often called consequentialism because individuals using teleology are basing decisions on philosophies, such as egoism and utilitarianism. Utilitarian believed that they are achieving the greatest benefit for all those affected by a decision. Therefore, teleological decisions are based on flexible decisions based on the consequences or the benefit to history. Descriptive or positive perspective attempt to describes, explain, predict and understand business ethics activities and phenomena that actually exist (Hunt 1991). In other words, a descriptive approach to business ethics examines what actually exists, not what organizations ought to do. In an organization, a descriptive perspective would examine policies on conflicts of interest, strategies, compliance systems and various artefacts of ethical standards in the organization.
In Figure 1, micro is referred to as the business ethics conduct of individuals units (organizations, business persons or individuals, such as an entrepreneur) while macro is referred to the impact of the business decisions on the various stakeholders in the society. The impact of the aggregation of organizations or the complete system of micro decisions on stakeholders creates macro business ethics issues that are often addressed in public policy and the formal institutionalization of business ethics through government (macro/descriptive)....
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Sincere thanks for inviting me to share your 50th celebrations and the re-branding of the company. The evening was extremely enjoyable, great venue and hospitality. Your staff were exemplary in networking with everyone and making everyone feel special. I think your apprentices also deserve individual praise as they were the perfect advert for your company, it was a pleasure to meet them and their conduct speaks volumes for the ethos of the company.
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After talking about Elkhart Lake for months in terms of the Linux patches bringing up this next-generation Intel processor, Intel is announcing it today in the form of the Atom x6000E series. Additionally, following the recent Tiger Lake client processor launch, 11th Gen Core Tigerlake-UP3 has also been announced.
Intel Tiger Lake will soon begin appearing in laptops with an upgraded CPU architecture, the all new Iris Xe (Gen12) graphics, new AI capabilities, Thunderbolt 4, PCI Express 4.0, WiFi 6, and other new functionality. The Gen12 graphics have me most excited but there should be healthy improvements as well on the CPU side and not to mention improved connectivity.
This week Intel held their 2020 Architecture Day, albeit virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A lot of interesting technical information was shared on both the hardware and software sides. Here are some of the interesting highlights.
While we have looked a lot at how the Core i9 10900K performs at the top-end of Intel's Comet Lake line-up as well as with the likes of the i5-10600K and i3-10100, here is our first look at the very bottom of the stack with the new Celeron and Pentium processors. Benchmarked today are the Celeron G5900 as a ~$40 processor and the Pentium Gold G6400 that retails for around $60 and compared against other low-end Intel and AMD processors as well as older Intel Core i3 CPUs.
As some additional Core i5 10600K Linux benchmarks for historical perspective, here is a look at how the Core i5 10600K looks in comparison to the Core i5 7600K Skylake, Core i5 4670 Haswell, and Core i5 2500K Sandy Bridge processors on Ubuntu Linux. There were 250 benchmarks ran on each of the CPUs under test.
With 129 tests carried out while also looking at the CPU power consumption and temperatures during benchmarking, here is a look at how the CPU frequency scaling governor plays a role in the performance of the latest-generation AMD Ryzen 4000 "Renoir" laptops for Linux.
With the Intel 2nd Gen Xeon Scalable (Cascade Lake) processors having turned a year old in April and next month marking one year since the launch of the AMD EPYC 7002 (Rome) series, here are fresh benchmarks of the dual Xeon Platinum 8280 versus the AMD EPYC 7742 when testing the Linux software stack from early 2019 and then again using a bleeding-edge Linux software stack as of this month. This shows how the Linux software performance has evolved over the past year for both Intel and AMD on the server front as well as how the current top-end SKUs are competing right now.
Building off last year's successful Ryzen Threadripper 3000 series and the Ryzen Threadripper 3990X that launched back in February, today AMD is announcing the Zen 2 based Ryzen Threadripper PRO processors targeted for workstation usage.
After the AMD Ryzen 3000XT series was announced last month, these new higher-clocked Zen 2 desktop processors are shipping today. Here are 130+ benchmarks on each of the Ryzen 5 3600XT, Ryzen 7 3800XT, and Ryzen 9 3900XT parts compared to various Intel and AMD CPUs. Tests under Ubuntu Linux and also complemented by performance-per-Watt / power and performance-per-dollar data points.
Back in March Ampere Computing detailed their next-gen Altra ARM-based server CPU with up to 80 cores per socket. Today the company is revealing more roadmap details including the forthcoming Altra Max that offers 128 cores per socket.
Intel is launching their 3rd Gen Xeon Scalable (Cooper Lake) processors today along with Intel Optane Memory 200 Series, new Intel 3D NAND SSDs, and Intel AI-optimized FPGAs in the form of Stratix 10 NX.
Following our Intel Core i5 10600K and Core i9 10900K Linux benchmarks, here is a look at the lowest-end Core "Comet Lake" processor in the form of the Core i3 10100. Thanks to the increased pressure from AMD Ryzen, Intel now has a 4 core / 8 thread Core i3 processor at less than $150 USD. Here is a head-to-head matchup of the AMD Ryzen 3 3300X and Intel Core i3 10100 processors in more than 350 benchmarks while also looking at the power and thermal efficiency in this largest comparison to date for these low-end desktop CPUs.
Today AMD and Amazon announced the general availability of 2nd Gen AMD EPYC "Rome" processors available via the Elastic Compute Cloud. AMD EPYC "Rome" on EC2 with the new "C5a" instance types offer very competitive performance against the latest Intel Xeon instance types, Amazon's own Graviton2 Arm-based instances, and a big upgrade compared to the first-generation EPYC processors in the cloud.
A few weeks back I began delivering Ryzen 7 4700U Linux laptop benchmarks for this 8-core Zen 2 mobile CPU with Vega graphics. The results have been very good and the support is in good shape with the latest Linux kernel, but many have been wondering about the Ryzen 5 4500U. The Ryzen 5 4500U is beginning to appear in several $500~600 USD laptops and offers six cores. Here are benchmarks and initial impressions with the Lenovo Flex 5 that features a 14-inch 1080p display, 16GB dual channel memory, 256GB SSD, and the Ryzen 5 4500U all for just $599!
Following the Xeon Gold 6250 vs. EPYC 7F32 benchmarks from earlier this month, here is a look at the latest x86_64 server CPUs we have our hands on with the EPYC 7F72 and Xeon Gold 6258R being benchmarked against a lineup of other competing AMD EPYC and Intel Xeon processors under the new Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
Following our initial Core i5 10600K and Core i9 10900K Linux benchmarks last week, here is a much larger comparison I have been working on since then in looking specifically at the Ryzen 9 3900X and 3950X against the Core i9 10900K. It's the largest to date with nearly 400 benchmarks being tested, most of them real-world test cases.
Last week Amazon AWS promoted their Graviton2 instances to general availability status with a variety of different sized EC2 instances as well as a bare metal instance for tapping the full potential of their new SoC that features 64 Arm Neoverse N1 cores. Last week we ran through many benchmarks looking at Graviton2 on EC2 and bare metal performance while here is a follow-up article with more benchmarks and looking at how the sixty-four core Arm Graviton2 compares to AMD's EPYC 7742 64-core CPU with and without SMT.
Intel announced at the end of April the 10th Gen Core "Comet Lake" S-Series CPUs with the Core i9 10900K being their new top-end processor with a 10 core / 20 thread processor that can clock up to 5.3GHz. The Comet Lake S-Series desktop CPUs are now shipping and this morning the embargo lifts in being able to publish the benchmarks. Here is how the Intel Core i5 10500K and Core i9 10900K processors are performing on Linux from Steam on Linux gaming to various interesting real-world workloads.
Launched last month were the AMD EPYC 7Fx2 CPUs as new high frequency SKUs and with larger L3 cache sizes. Following our initial EPYC 7F52 benchmarking we moved on to testing the EPYC 7F32 and today are putting it head-to-head against the Xeon Gold 6250 and other EPYC/Xeon SKUs while running Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
This week Amazon announced the general availability of their EC2 "M6g" instances powered by their second-generation Graviton processors. Amazon is offering a variety of M6g instances with the Graviton2 CPU, including a bare metal instance. In this article are many benchmarks looking at the various Amazon EC2 M6g instances compared to other EC2 Intel Xeon and AMD EPYC instances as well as looking at the M6g Graviton2 metal performance up against various Intel/AMD CPUs in our lab.
At the end of April AMD announced the Ryzen 3 3100 + Ryzen 3 3300X and these Zen 2 budget processors are now shipping. Here are our initial benchmarks of the AMD Ryzen 3 3100 and Ryzen 3 3300X processors running on Ubuntu Linux compared to an assortment of old and new Intel/AMD CPUs with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
Intel today is announcing their 10th Gen Core "Comet Lake" S-Series processors led by the Core i9 10900 series that the company claim is now the world's fastest gaming processor and offers clock speeds up to 5.3GHz.
Announced back on 14 April were AMD's newest members of the EPYC 7002 "Rome" family, the 7Fx2 high frequency processors. Back on launch day we posted the AMD EPYC 7F52 Linux benchmarks for that 16-core/32-thread CPU with a staggering 256MB cache and clocking up to 3.9GHz. In this article today are our initial benchmarks of the EPYC 7F32 as the 8-core/16-thread processor yielding a 128MB L3 cache and clock speeds up to 3.9GHz.
AMD today is announcing three new EPYC 7002 "Rome" SKUs in the form of the 7F32, 7F52, and 7F72 processors. The AMD 7F52 processors we have been recently testing and offers some impressive performance potential as while it's a 16-core / 32-thread part it offers an impressive 256MB L3 cache (16MB per core). Here are our initial Linux benchmarks of the AMD EPYC 7F52 in 1P and 2P configurations up against various AMD EPYC and Intel Xeon processors.
At the end of February Intel launched the Xeon Scalable "Cascade Lake Refresh" processors with a number of more aggressively priced SKUs with different core counts and clock speeds compared to the original Cascade Lake CPUs launched last year. Intel recently sent over the Xeon Gold 5220R and Xeon Gold 6226R processors and we've begun our Linux benchmarks of them. In this article is our initial look at their performance using a near-final build of Ubuntu 20.04 and seeing how the performance stacks up in raw performance and performance-per-dollar against the AMD EPYC competition.
When it comes to the AMD EPYC 7002 "Rome" processors we have looked at the various higher-end SKUs since their launch last August up to and including the EPYC 7742 with its 64 cores / 128 threads per socket. But for those wondering about the EPYC 7002 series performance at the bottom end of the spectrum, here are some fun benchmarks of the EPYC 7232P and EPYC 7262 on the near-final Ubuntu 20.04 LTS state compared to various vintages of Intel Xeon CPUs -- most notably, a curiosity driven look at the 8 core / 16 thread Intel Haswell Xeon performance.
Ampere Computing, the ARM server start-up founded by former Intel president Renee James and staffed by many former Intel folks, is today announcing Altra as their next-generation server processor. Ampere started off with the assets of AppliedMicro's X-Gene ARMv8 IP and that turned into the Ampere's eMAG as a decent entrant into the field two years ago. But now with more resources and engineering talent under their belt, they are now preparing to ship the Ampere Altra as up to 80 cores per socket and based on Arm's latest Neoverse N1.
As has been known for a while now, AMD Ryzen Threadripper processors really show their true potential on Linux with often significant increases to the performance thanks to the kernel's better scalability compared to Microsoft Windows. While Microsoft has made some improvements in this area over the past year, with the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 64-core / 128-thread HEDT processor it really shines on Linux. In this article are benchmarks of Windows 10 Professional and Windows 10 Enterprise against Linux on the Threadripper 3990X when going from 16 cores to 128 threads for seeing how the three operating systems are scaling.
Here are some fresh numbers looking at the current performance of various AMD EPYC 7002 "Rome" processors up against Intel Xeon Cascade Lake processors when using an Ubuntu 20.04 LTS development snapshot and also upgrading to Linux 5.5 as the latest stable kernel. Beyond raw performance, power efficiency and performance-per-dollar for these different server CPUs are being compared as well for these sub-$5000 processors.
If you are looking for the absolute best single-socket workstation performance for Linux, there has already been the Threadripper 3970X that easily outperforms the likes of the Core i9 10980XE as Intel's top-end HEDT product, but now the Threadripper 3990X is shipping. The Threadripper 3990X is AMD's first 64-core / 128-thread desktop/workstation processor and will love your multi-threaded workloads from code compilation to content creation. As shown in our benchmarks, this single CPU is indeed faster than $20k worth of Intel Xeon Platinum CPUs.
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Are all the mask terminologies driving you crazy. With all these letters and numbers flying around, why can't we just have one universal standard for what is classified as safe and reliable to use in a pandemic situation. A coronavirus pandemic that we are facing now.
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At least 13 people were killed in weather, raging in Egypt on Sunday, the Internet portal "Masravi."
A powerful sandstorm, accompanied by strong cooling, led to numerous accidents on Egyptian roads in the different provinces of the country, which killed ten and injured 54 people.
In addition, as a result of rains that hit the north of Egypt, and the flooding of the soil, in Alexandria, in the middle of the day collapsed building small private weaving factory. Dead at this point, the number one man, nine victims recovered from the rubble. Under the rubble of the building are still about 30 workers. Search and rescue operation continues.
Since last Friday in Egypt and neighboring countries in the region has deteriorated weather. Squally wind brought clouds of sand, reducing visibility to a minimum. The elements coincided with a sudden strong cold snap — the temperature in the region has fallen by an average of 10.8 degrees. The strongest dust storm caused outages airports and ports in Egypt, due to poor visibility were closed some highway speed.


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Mail-order brides services and relationship sites are very fashionable at this time because individuals now are usually not limited to their country and can significantly expand their relationship pool by meeting singles from different nations and cultures. Although Latin brides on the whole and specific brides from Brazil are very fun-loving, a traditional Brazilian woman would always stay loyal to her accomplice and would never ever betray him. It's possible you'll make certain that you date a Brazilian bride on the market that she is going to never cheat on you. Furthermore, you can count on to have constant and unconditional assist from her in any love scenario. Brides from Brazil are usually not those who depart a person when he is in unfavorable situations. It's a recognized undeniable fact that if a woman has chosen a person, she is going to stay with him in poor or rich. If it's wanted she will be the solely one who has stayed with him as a result of fairly Brazilian ladies do consider that there is nothing extra precious and price fighting for than love.
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[tweetmeme] My dear friends Aficionado's album was made available today on iTunes. Feel free to read the AltPress review if for some reason you'd rather read words about music rather than actually listening to it.
Head to Patrick's flickr or website if that's your kind of thing.
[tweetmeme] Tonight at the Marketplace Gallery (40 Broadway in Albany) they're having an amazing show for First Friday. The show features the work of the completely amazing illustrator, Mab Graves. Somewhat reminiscent of Tim Burton, but less gimmicky, her paintings are completely enveloping. The detail work is completely beyond the scope of what I've seen before. Just look at the two following pictures.
See that jar in the girl with the red dress' hands?
There's bees in it. And they're even more detailed than I was able to capture becuase I didn't have the right lens with me.
On the way in, there was a bit of leftovers from the PaperGirl event, with a bit of RADICAL!'s work, which was always great to see.
Of course, in the art world, nothings ready until the very last second, but Samson always gets things done in time.
Bit more RADICAL!
Also, tonight you can pick up this month's issue of Quintessential Zine at the Gallery.
An out-of-the-ordinary piece for Gregg Dunn.
NYC, Israel and Albany on the same wall. Nuts.
Mab's also got a bunch of goodies. Paper dolls kits, articulated joint paper doll kits, and ready to go articulated paper dolls. Cheap too!
I won't ruin the surprise on this, just be ready. Be sure to also check out 4 Central and catch Deep Children who will be playing some nice songs for you all night, in addition to the Existing Artists Group show there. If you can, brave the rain, get out of the house and have a fun time tonight at all the galleries. I'm going to be over in Gloucester, MA shooting for my cycling team all weekend, so do it for me! Oh, and order some TweetzzaPizza.
[tweetmeme] Maybe you've heard. Maybe you haven't. Maybe you don't care. But there's been a lot of rumors on the internets about Albany's illicit, via-twitter, pizza service. Albany is already laden with places to get your pizza fix, but this one, is different for a few reasons. It wasn't until our all-giving God bestowed the best innovation of the past 2,000 years upon us, twitter, that this anonymous, sketchy and somehow amazingly well received 'business' would be able to exist. Seemingly modeled after New York Cities Bread.Butter.Cheese, Albany seems perfect for their own tangentially similar service.
Using better ingredients, including local and organic Champlain Valley flour for the dough, from scratch sauce from local tomatoes sourced from either a recent farmers market or the Honest Weight Food Co-op, you're getting more than a gimmick. The food is actually better.
It basically goes the same way you acquire any other illicit item. You get the phone number from your friend, shoot off a text, they tell you what they've got. If that's satisfactory, ask how long and give them an address. After an unknown passage of time, you exchange money for goods. Except here, maybe you'll tip.
Sound up your alley? Follow them on Twitter to get one step closer.
Expect an in-depth behind the scenes look at Tweetzza soon.
[tweetmeme]I have never been surrounded by such a pervasive horde of happy people than I have in Austin. I have not caught site of a frown, a tear, or even an unsettled face in the month I've lived here. Folks go about their days in such a blissful state I thought for a while the government was dumping Zoloft in the water. This likely medicated pack of giddy Austinites hold doors for you, say please and thank you, and would probably blow you on demand if you asked nicely.
And I kind of fucking hate it (though I haven't tested the fellatio theory yet). What exhilarating phenomenon are these people partaking in to engender these moronic looks of glee? Is there no sorrow or loss here? Maybe they need a good flood or some good ol' fashioned fire and brimstone, blood in the water, locust in the sky apocalypse.
They'd probably let it slide right off. Might not even notice. I mean it. There's a man who collects the garbage from the IT room everyday before I leave. He's pretty old and I think he had a seizure at one point because one side of his face is a little fucked. This man is happier than me. He's probably happier than you. I make twice an hour what he makes. I have my youth, my health, a full head of hair, and oh yeah, the side of my face doesn't look like I lost a fight with a bear. And yet he accelerates towards oblivion with nary a look of woe. Some sort of cosmic balance is off here. I want to tell him he shouldn't be happy. I want to tell him when I look at him I'm convinced nothing will ever work out and happiness is a pretense, a masquerade we partake in, and under our masks we are all scared and alone. But in this Twilight Zone world the words get stuck in my throat.
I miss Albany in a way. I miss being a sarcastic asshole and having that be acceptable. In New York we're often total dicks to one another because we know the other person, deep down, is a giant dick themselves. It's great. Really. I love that. This subtle respect and consideration for one another down south makes my insides feel funny.
I'm not sure what I'm missing about this city and the euphoria it apparently induces. Austin is nice but Albany is….. not really that nice at all now that I think about it. It's kind of a big garbage dump – not like Troy bad (I think a fucking shitbomb went off in that town, seriously) but it's a far cry from heaven. Strangely I miss that. I mean, I actually miss how shitty it is. Something about me feels at home in its shadow. We fit.
I think people move to Austin because they are happy while I moved to Austin because…. well, I'll have to get back to you on that. It was for much the opposite reason though. I did make some world record for landing a job upon arriving in a city with zero job prospects. In five days I was working doing help desk and network administration for $17 an hour. Don't worry, I realize how absurdly lucky I am. Funny enough, Apple gave me a call two weeks after I got here regarding the transfer I had put in for months prior that I was sure I hadn't gotten.
Telling the manager he should hang up and proceed to fuck his own face was by far my most joyous moment in Austin to date.
My move here should be hailed as a financial success. Yet, you find out far too quickly, that without anyone you care to spend it with or anyone you love to spend it on, money is about as useful as a windshield wiper on a goat's ass (that's an old Texan analogy, I think Davey Crockett said it first).
But let me end with a glimmer of light and a whisper of truth, a solitary moment of optimism. Life is not all misery and despair. I see the night fading and the sun spilling over the horizon. The moon will sink and a warm….. nope, I actually have no idea what I'm saying right now. I'm rather drunk at this point in my writing and thought I'd try and end it on an uplifting note. That's not going to happen. Nevermind. Life is shit. Always has been. Always will be. But you know, I think I'm okay with that.


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Gretsch-GEAR ► Anniversary models ► 6124 "Single" Anniversary
Gretsch 6124: 12345
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- Sunburst
- Fretboard
- Rosewood with Neo-Classic (thumbnail) inlays
- Nut
- Bone
- Pickups
- HiLoTron (neck)
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- Unknown
- Controls
- Master Volume
- Tone Switch
- G-Arrow knobs
- Bridge
- Space Control
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I clearly don't know what I have here. It was a relative's guitar found in storage. He died in the late 1980's and it hasn't been touched since. In fact it was still stringed and in the case (not a Gretcsh case). His daughter has pictures and stories of him playing the guitar in the early to mid 60's.
The serial # is indeed unusual. The label can be seen through the f hole -- and the bottom is partially torn, however, the tear does not obscure the serial in anyway.
Not the most useful listing we've seen… are you having a laugh with us Gruvnor?
Is that the real SN? Certainly unusual.
This is clearly not a 1957 example. If you tell us where the serial is located, we can probably nail it down for certain.
The fretboard is rosewood.
The nut is bone.
That is a HiLoTron pickup
… and it's a single cutaway hollowbody too. If that IS the actual serial number then I apologize for my snarky post (which I apparently can't edit). Interesting that this #12345 would be on a 60s guitar, as it corresponds to 1953. The style of label would tell us a lot. Can we please see a photo of it?
I have a 1958 6124 serial # 28950 in excellent condition with original case and so is everything else except strings. Need appraisal for insurance purpose and could use some help on this. Thank you.


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Kettering schools' ongoing bus driver shortage led to some students getting home later than normal Tuesday, as the district had to double-up bus routes at multiple schools.
Beavertown, Greenmont and JFK elementary schools each had one fewer bus than usual, and Fairmont High School had two fewer, according to district officials. In each case, students who ride the affected bus had to wait at school for another bus to finish taking its students home, then circle back to pick up the waiting students.
Delays were also possible at the two middle schools, which have the latest dismissal times, depending on when high school and elementary buses finished their routes.
Kettering officials said in a letter to parents last week that they've already been stretching their staff as much as they can, but they've been unable to hire enough drivers and substitutes. When existing drivers are out sick, the problem gets worse.
"Currently, all transportation staff trained in driving a school bus – and this includes everyone from our transportation supervisor to our bus mechanics — are called upon almost on a daily basis to cover routes," the letter said.
School officials said the doubled-up routes were only for Tuesday so far.
EARLIER: Driver shortage a nationwide issue for schools
The bus driver shortage is not new. Kettering has had a large sign posted along Far Hills Avenue for much of the past two years, asking people to apply for bus driver positions.
And the shortage is not limited to Kettering or Ohio. A 2017 School Bus Fleet magazine national survey said nearly 25 percent of responding schools called the driver shortage severe.
Dayton Public Schools, which pays less than many surrounding districts, has had staffing problems for years, narrowly avoiding driver strikes twice. Miamisburg schools combined some bus routes this fall, leading to longer rides for students, citing a shortage of drivers.
School bus drivers need a commercial driver's license, and with the growth of the warehouse and trucking industry in Dayton, many of those drivers can find jobs offering more hours and a more friendly schedule than the split morning and afternoon shifts of a school bus driver.
2016 STORY: Kettering needs more drivers before start of school
The hiring challenge has increased as unemployment rates have remained low, with fewer people searching for jobs.
In Kettering's letter to families, they cited staff turnover, a drop in the number of applicants and an increase in the need for "unique transportation services," which sometimes involves special needs students, as reasons for the driver shortage.
Kettering schools asked anyone interested in training to drive a school bus to come to the district transportation office, 2640 Wilmington Pike, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday for an immediate interview. The district also will interview candidates for bus aide positions at the same times.


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Last weekend, I headed over to Wales to join the Outdoor Swimming Society in Barmouth for the very first Hurly Burly, where participants could choose to swim or run 10km, or if you're feeling sprightly, take on both. In the stunning location of Snowdonia National Park, along side the Mawddach River, I set up the Alpkit teepee and got a nice fire going to help finishers warm their fingers and toes (as well as toast a marshmallow or two in the process). If you missed out on it's pioneer year, here's a selection of snaps to get a feel for what to expect next year
The run followed the old railway line across and up the river | Photo: Vivienne Rickman Poole
It was a cold start but that wasn't putting anyone off | Photo:Vivienne Rickman Poole
Calm waters at Penmaenpool before participants arrived at the finish line
Safe to say it's a perfect location for running and swimming (as well as heaps of other activities)
Swimmers starting off from the mouth of the river in Barmouth |Photo:Vivienne Rickman Poole
The Alpkit teepee ready and waiting to warm up wet bodies
Spectators eagerly awaiting finishers
Plenty of fires for plenty of warmth (and marshmallows)
Nothing better after a morning run/swim than a healthy dose of bacon and eggs | Photo:Vivienne Rickman Poole
After the chilly waters of the Mawddach River, the Alpkit teepee and firepit was the perfect retreat
Marshmallows all round!
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Spotted! The Alpkit Lotic wetsuit on a very happy swimmer
Participants were rewarded with an Alpkit and Outdoor Swimming Society Hurly Burly mug | Photo:Vivienne Rickman Poole
I had a great time chatting to all the runners and swimmers and hearing about all the daring deeds of going nice places and doing good things | Photo:Vivienne Rickman Poole
After a successful pioneer year, I'm looking forward to donning my wetsuit and jumping in with the rest of them at next years Hurly Burly!


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A case of invasive meningococcal disease has been notified in a 21-year-old male from metropolitan South Australia, who is in a stable condition in hospital.
The strain has been identified as serogroup B.
The Department for Health and Wellbeing has identified multiple people who have had contact with the patient and those with close contact have been directed to receive clearance antibiotics.
Meningococcal health information has been distributed to contacts in accordance with the Invasive Meningococcal Disease Communicable Diseases Network Australia: National Guidelines for Public Health Units.
There have been 25 cases of invasive meningococcal disease reported in South Australia this year compared to 26 cases recorded at the same time last year. Of the 25 cases in 2019, 17 have been serogroup B, four were serogroup Y, four were serogroup W.
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A Russian businessman and associate of a Russian oligarch critical of Vladimir Putin was reportedly found dead at the age of 69.
Nikolai Glushkov, who served as a former deputy director of Aeroflot, was found dead in Britain, Russia's Business FM Radio station reported, according to The Telegraph.
A lawyer for Glushkov did not specify a cause of death.
Berezovsky had helped Putin, Russia's president, rise to power before becoming a vocal critic of the man. In 2013, he was found dead at his home.
According to The Telegraph, Glushkov had been charged with fraud twice when in Russia.
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Namibia has made history by electing the first woman to lead a political party in the country's history.
Esther Utjiua Muinjangue, a social justice activist, academic and lecturer at the University of Namibia become the first woman to lead Namibia's opposition party, National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO).
Muinjangue defeated her long-time rival Vetaruhe Kandorozu, Okakarara constituency councilor, in the recent opposition part's elective congress.
She garnered 240 votes compared to the Kandorozu's 227 at the party's third elective congress in Windhoek.
In her four-minute acceptance speech, Muinjangue promised to work towards increasing Nudo's seats in parliament. She said the new leadership would not go to parliament as an opposition party, but as an alternative governing party that would contribute to the socio-economic development of the country.
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"I think people have matured mentally, and they have realised that it is time for women as well. I have been living in this community and conforming to the norms of the community, but I have realised that certain things have to change as well because culture is not static," she noted.
Muinjangue said she was up to task and Nudo members had voted for her on merit with the view that she was capable of taking the party to the next level.
Muinjangue added that her first task as party president was to unite the heavily divided membership to ensure that "everyone feels that they are still a part of Nudo".
"We are all members of Nudo. So, I will work with everyone to make sure we unite the party," she said.
She has more than 20 years' experience in the field of social work practice and has worked as a social worker for the Ministry of Health and Social Services for than ten years, with specific interest in the area if family and child care
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Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules Committee, and 37 of their colleagues sent a letter to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, urging an increase in funding for election security grants and the Election Assistance Commission (EAC).
Established by the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), the EAC is an independent, bipartisan commission charged with ensuring accessible, secure, and accurate elections. Since its creation, the EAC has provided essential assistance to state and local election officials, set voting standards, certified voting equipment, and administered the country's most comprehensive election survey, the Election Administration and Voting Survey (EAVS).
"Today, more than at any other time in our nation's history, election officials face unique challenges that require federal support," Bennet, Klobuchar, and their colleagues wrote. "As we approach the 2020 elections, we must ensure that they have the resources they need to combat foreign interference and ensure that every American has easy access to the ballot box."
"It is vital to ensure that the EAC, the only federal agency charged with improving federal elections, has the funding it needs to be successful. The FY20 budget in the Senate for the EAC is $11,995,000 while the House appropriated $16,171,000. This is a difference of $4,426,000 and all EAC Commissioners, including the Republican Commissioners, have said that the agency cannot continue to properly function on the Senate funding levels. As you finalize appropriations for FY2020, we urge you to fund the EAC at the House level and ensure that there are strong strings attached to the election security grants."
Since coming to the Senate, Bennet has championed reforms to protect our democratic institutions. This Congress, Bennet has cosponsored the For the People Act, a comprehensive reform bill to expand paper ballots, support risk-limiting audits, and strengthen cybersecurity, among other provisions; the DISCLOSE Act, which requires super PACs and dark money groups to promptly disclose donors who have given more than $10,000 during an election cycle; and the FIRE Act, which requires political campaigns to report to the F.B.I. any contact with foreign nationals attempting to offer election support.
In addition to Bennet and Klobuchar, the letter was signed by U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Tom Carper (D-Del.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Kirstin Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Doug Jones (D-Ala.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Angus King (I-Maine), Edward Markey (D-Mass.), Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), Tina Smith (D-Mich.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Tom Udall (D-N.M.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.).
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Dear Chairman Kennedy, Ranking Member Coons, Chairman Quigley, and Ranking Member Graves:
As the House and Senate begin work on conferencing the Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill, we urge you to support increased funding for election security grants, and for the Election Assistance Commission (EAC).
Today, more than at any other time in our nation's history, election officials face unique challenges that require federal support. As we approach the 2020 elections, we must ensure that they have the resources they need to combat foreign interference and ensure that every American has easy access to the ballot box.
Election Security Grants
Despite the progress made by many state and local election officials, more must be done to secure our elections. In his July 2019 testimony before Congress, FBI Director Chris Wray stated that, "The Russians are absolutely intent on trying to interfere with our elections." The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence has issued two bipartisan reports on Russia's interference in the 2016 elections. The report confirmed that Russia conducted sophisticated influence operations, hacked political committees and campaigns, and targeted election administrators and private technology firms responsible for manufacturing election systems. In Illinois, the names, addresses, birth dates, and partial social security numbers of thousands of registered voters were exposed. We also learned that the election systems in two Florida counties were hacked by the Russians, and the Department of Homeland Security is conducting forensic analysis on computers used in North Carolina after it was revealed in the Mueller Report that a voting software company was hacked.
In the face of these threats, experts are asking Congress to take action. At a House Homeland Security Committee hearing in February, a bipartisan group of secretaries of state called on Congress to increase support for election security. Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill, a Republican, testified that, "additional funding is imperative to ensure voting equipment can remain up-to-date and voting systems can remain secure to protect the data of those citizens." This summer, a group of 22 state attorneys general sent a letter urging Congress to support election security funding and legislation. Calls for help from the states underscores the urgent need for the federal government to step up its efforts to strengthen election security across the country.
Recently, the Senate Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government voted to approve $250 million in grants to state and local governments to improve election security. This is far less than what is required to address ongoing election security concerns, and is less than half of the $600 million appropriated by the House this June. State and local officials require significant resources to improve election security and modernize election infrastructure. In addition to having more funding, the House Appropriations Committee includes language that would help strengthen our elections, like ensuring that federal dollars are used to replace paperless machines and improve election cybersecurity. As you work to pass appropriations for FY20, we urge you to include the highest possible appropriation and to accept the strong requirements enumerated in the House bill. These provisions are necessary to ensure election officials have the resources they need to secure our elections.
Election Assistance Commission
In addition to providing increased funding for election security grants, we must fully fund the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), the federal agency charged with promoting security standards and best practices for voting machines and election administration. The EAC provides vital assistance to election officials, and it is the only federal agency responsible for testing and certification for voting systems. Since its creation in 2002, the EAC has become an essential partner for our local and state election officials. Given ongoing threats following the 2016 election, the EAC's work is more important than ever.
Despite the Commission's critical role in promoting election security, it has been perennially understaffed and underfunded. A recent report by the Commission's inspector general found that the agency's budget for salaries and administration has fallen from a high of $18 million in 2010, to a mere $8 million in 2019, a decline made worse when accounting for inflation. With only 22 staff, the Commission has less than half of the employees it had in 2010. Consequently, the Commission has been unable to develop a dedicated cyber assistance unit, despite repeated requests from state and local officials. Finally, if Congress is going to require the Commission to administer additional election security grants, as it should, it must also ensure that the Commission has sufficient resources to administer them properly and carry out its broader mission.
It is vital to ensure that the EAC, the only federal agency charged with improving federal elections, has the funding it needs to be successful. The FY20 budget in the Senate for the EAC is $11,995,000 while the House appropriated $16,171,000. This is a difference of $4,426,000 and all EAC Commissioners, including the Republican Commissioners, have said that the agency cannot continue to properly function on the Senate funding levels. As you finalize appropriations for FY2020, we urge you to fund the EAC at the House level and ensure that there are strong strings attached to the election security grants.
The security of our elections is paramount, and we are grateful for your work to ensure that state and local officials across the country have the resources and support they need as we head into another election year.
Thank you for your consideration of this request.
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