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CARY — Moriah Smith and the Cary Academy outside hitters overcame Grace Christian's solid defense in a 25-21, 25-8, 25-12 volleyball sweep on Tuesday at the Cary Academy Fitness Center.
Smith, a senior who has committed to The Citadel, had nine kills and four service aces as the Chargers (2-1) overcame slow starts in the second and third games to put away Grace Christian.
"She's huge on the front row, and that's the first thing you see: the hard hitters," Cary Academy coach Melanie Bryant said. "But to be honest with you, the back row is so important, and she's so good on the back row. She moves so well, she reads hitters very well, and she's quick and can chase things down. As much as we need her on the front row, we equally need her in the back row."
Smith had five kills in the second set as the Chargers rallied from an early 3-1 deficit with point streaks of five, seven and six in a row. The Eagles (2-5) built a 6-1 lead in the third set before Cary Academy closed out the match with 11 consecutive points.
"We can't put the ball down right now," Grace Christian first-year coach Megan April said. "That's the biggest thing, but most of them are under 5-foot-5, so it's hard to find a big hitter. Finding a hitter has been the big challenge, because we need someone to put the ball away. We have all these amazing digs, and then our setters – who are both freshman – set the ball, and then our hitters roll-shot it over the net. That's been the biggest thing."
April, a May graduate of Cornerstone University, is looking for some growth out of her five freshman on the roster, as well as some offensive firepower.
That's not the issue for Cary Academy, which has plenty of offense at the net from Smith and fellow senior Abby Getz. Getting the hitters the ball, however, is another matter.
"Passing is something that we're really going to have to focus on," Bryant said. "When we pass the ball well, the majority of the time we can score."
But when the Chargers don't, games can fall apart quickly.
"We get in these moments where it's not just one bad pass and we can get things back," Bryant said. "That's one of the things we're going to have to start working on: Having a bad pass but then coming right back and making up for that."
Bryant hopes to build some mental toughness as Cary Academy's season continues.
"You make a mistake, but you need to have the attitude, 'I want the ball to come to me again,' instead of, 'I don't know if I want the ball or not,'" Bryant said. "A lot of it is more mental. They know how to pass the ball."


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By Jonathan Williams
Times West Virginian
A man charged with the murders of four Harrison County men was arrested Friday morning in Marion County and arraigned Friday evening in the Marion County Magistrate Court.
Sidney Arthur Muller, 27, of 7003 Scenic View Drive, Fairmont, is believed to have shot and killed two men in a drug deal gone wrong before going on to shoot and kill a father and son delivering newspapers. He was charged with four counts of first-degree murder.
According to the criminal complaint, Muller went to the residence of Christopher A. Hart on Locust Avenue in Clarksburg around 4 a.m. to confront Hart and Todd Russell Amos about a large sum of money allegedly owed to Muller from past drug deals.
Conversation reportedly turned to argument, and Hart allegedly pulled a handgun, a 9mm Beretta, on Muller. Before it was fired, Muller is believed to have knocked the gun from Hart's hand and picked it up himself.
Hart was shot in the right side of the head, while Amos was shot twice in the face, the complaint said. When police and deputy sheriffs arrived at the scene around 4:30 a.m., Amos was pronounced dead at the scene.
Hart was injured and died on the way to the hospital. The complaint says he "told his mother that he and Todd Amos had been shot by Muller for no reason" before succumbing to the gunshot wound.
After leaving the residence following the shooting, Muller reportedly encountered Freddy Donald Swiger, 70, and his 47-year-old son Fred Swiger, delivering newspapers for the Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram, for which the two men had worked as contractors for more than 30 years according to Exponent-Telegram President Brian Jarvis.
Muller allegedly shot both men fatally at the scene.
"They were extremely nice, loyal, and cared very deeply about their customers," Jarvis said in a statement released to the press. "Their customers cared very deeply about them from the calls already this morning. They built a connection with people that was unique and special in every regard.
"Although they were independent contractors, like many of our longtime carriers, they became part of the Exponent-Telegram family. We respect them and each of our carriers for getting the products we create to our customers in the middle of the night in rain, snow and sleet."
Marion County Sheriff Joe Carpenter said he was contacted by Harrison County police with a "BOLO," a law-enforcement term for "be on the lookout," for Muller's vehicle. It included a description of the suspect's Buick Verano and a possible location, he said.
"The deputies saw and followed this vehicle and verified it," Carpenter said. Deputies made a traffic stop on White Hall Boulevard near Wal-mart between 4:30 and 5 a.m. and arrested Muller for allegedly driving on a suspended license.
After the arrest, Muller was questioned by Harrison County authorities and reportedly confessed in an audio/video statement to drug transactions with Hart and Amos, as well as the murder of all four men.
Because Muller was arrested in Marion County, he was also arraigned in Marion County by Magistrate Cathy Reed-Vanata. Arresting officer Sgt. J.E. Webber and Detective P.D. Graeber of Harrison County law enforcement and Patrolman Adrian Hayhurst of the Fairmont Police Department accompanied Muller to the arraignment.
Reed-Vanata explained the charges Muller faced and asked if he understood them in addition to informing him of his rights and having legal paperwork signed. Throughout the arraignment, Muller spoke and responded clearly and audibly.
Muller told the magistrate court he was a full-time student receiving Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits, but otherwise no income. He is recently divorced with two children under the age of 18.
Murder in the first-degree is a capital offense, and as such a magistrate is not permitted to set a bond regardless of financial circumstances, Reed-Vanata said. Only a circuit judge may be petitioned for a bond.
Muller requested a court-appointed attorney. When asked if he would like to exercise his right to a felony preliminary hearing, in which a prosecuting attorney must demonstrate they have enough evidence to present the case to a grand jury for indictment, he responded, "Whatever is fastest."
He opted for the preliminary hearing.
Because the crime took place in Harrison County, Reed-Vanata said the preliminary hearing and all further legal proceedings will continue in Harrison County. In the majority of cases, she said, the circuit judge will not consider issuing a bond until after the preliminary hearing has taken place.
He is currently being held at North Central Regional Jail in Doddridge County. The sentence for first-degree murder, if convicted, is life in prison for each count.


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|ASU Standout Joins Men's Soccer Staff
WILMINGTON, North Carolina – UNCW head men's soccer coach Aidan Heaney has announced the addition of Lee Williams to his coaching staff for the 2013-14 season.
Lee Williams joins the UNCW staff following a four-year career at Appalachian State that saw him earn All-Southern Conference honors on three occasions, including first-team honors in 2012.
Williams was also named to the Hermann Watch List in 2012 and helped lead the Mountaineers to an 8-7-4 overall record while allowing a SoCon-low 19 goals on the season, ranking 50th nationally with a 0.95 goals against average.
A native of Liverpool, England, Williams played and started in all 64 games for ASU, playing every minute. During his time at Appalachian State, he worked with High Country Soccer as a volunteer coach before he joined Lees-McRae in the spring of 2013 as an assistant coach of the men's soccer team.


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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- One of the busiest places in uptown Charlotte has been the gun permit office in the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office.
In the last few weeks, especially after the Sandy Hook school shootings, the office where residents apply for permits to purchase and carry concealed weapons has seen the number of applicants explode--from about 80 a day to around 200 a day now.
"It's up 4,000 this year, which is probably six or seven thousand of what it was two years ago," said Sheriff Chip Bailey. "We've had a tremendous increase. I think we are going to continue to see the increase until people understand what the federal government is going to do with regard to the gun laws."
Right now the office is having its staff of 10 employees work overtime to handle the applications process, from making background checks to checking area mental hospitals on people wanting to obtain concealed carry permits.
"We've had to use deputy sheriffs. We've had to use other people who were already certified in D.C.I. (Division of Criminal Information) and it's costing us in overtime money and probably will for the next month or two," added Bailey
If this trend continues, then the sheriff's office would have to consider hiring more staff to handle the overflow of applicants.
"It does cost a lot of money, and if this is going to be a continual thing then we're going to have to go to the county commissioner and say we're going to have to have additional staff on a full time basis," Sheriff Bailey said.
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Sept. 11, 2013 — The West Carter girls soccer team hosted Rowan County last Tuesday in Olive Hill but the Lady Vikings escaped with an 8-1 victory over the Lady Comets.
The Lady Vikings (5-2-1) used a balanced attack in the first half, getting goals from Deanna May, two from sophomore midfielder Hannah Bandura and freshman midfielder Hannah Taylor to race out to a 4-0 lead.
"We have played some really good teams," Coach Sandra Brown said. "I'm not sure if it was intimidation but we played them really close last year. We had people in different positions and we kind of switched things up. Our players were a little unfamiliar with what they were supposed to do."
Bandura and May were not done as they each scored again the second half. Bandura finished with four goals to give her nine in the past two games and May had three goals to pace the Lady Vikings. Bandura also contributed with two assists and Baileigh Pennington had one assist.
"That's the one good thing that we have pretty good depth," Rowan Coach Randy Wallace said. "If we have someone like Ally Hackney (ankle) out hurt, but so far we've filled in pretty good."
"We had girls waiting on the ball and hesitating and that allowed teams to get the ball from us and Rowan is very fast," Brown said. "Our defense was taken off guard and we worked on that in practice. We want to move the ball and had better passing and when our defense gets behind like they did it, the quick goals happen."
Wallace said his squad was able to get out into open space because of the way they were passing the ball up the field.
"We spent a lot of time on that in practice on passing the ball," Wallace said. "West Carter is a defense-oriented team. They have to work the ball better and pass it quickly."


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Stanford, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - No. 1 Arizona was pushed to the limit, but Nick Johnson and the Wildcats escaped with a 60-57 victory over Stanford on Wednesday to remain unbeaten on the season.
Johnson overcame a sluggish start and scored five of his game-high 16 points in the final minute, as Arizona (21-0, 8-0 Pac-12) won its 21st straight game to extend a program record.
T.J. McConnell carried the load offensively for the Wildcats early on, tallying 11 points, eight rebounds and four assists and Brandon Ashley contributed 10 points.
Dwight Powell and Josh Huestis each netted 13 points for Stanford (13-7, 4-4), which managed just one field goal over the final 9:58 of the contest.
"That was a heckuva basketball game by both teams," Stanford head coach Johnny Dawkins said. "I thought our young men came out and gave a heckuva effort. For 38 minutes, I thought we were right there. You credit Arizona for making the plays they needed to make at the end."
Powell and Stefan Nastic, who had 10 points for the game, combined for nine quick ones to give the Cardinal an early 9-2 edge.
Arizona responded out of the first media timeout, with a pair of Ashley foul shots igniting a 16-5 spurt for the visitors. Johnson's trey at 9:24 capped the run and made it 18-14 in favor of the Wildcats.
Neither team led by more than five points until Powell's layup seven minutes into the second half made it 49-42.
Huestis' jumper at 10:03 put the brakes on a 7-2 UA run and began a Stanford scoring drought that lasted more than 8 1/2 minutes. The Wildcats had just six points over that stretch, however, with Aaron Gordon's dunk and Ashley's jumper tying it at 53-apiece and Johnson's jumper putting them in front until Powell's reverse layup tied it with 1:21 left.
Ashley missed a baseline jumper on the other end, but Kaleb Tarczewski backtapped the rebound to a wide open Johnson, who calmly sank a deep 3- pointer with 51 ticks remaining.
Johnson and Gordon each missed the front end of a one-and-one and Chasson Randle made a pair of free throws with seven seconds left to make it a one- point game. Johnson redeemed himself with two makes on his next trip to the line, and Randle's last second triple was off the mark to secure the outcome.
"If you look at the game within the game, our ability to defend at a very high level, to get defensive stop after defensive stop when the other team really needed a score, that's what we've done from day one," Arizona head coach Sean Miller said.
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Bob Rummel turned a challenge issued by his wife, Gloria, into a mission.
A 1966 graduate of Shade High School, Rummel got a late start in the high-intensity hobby of distance running thanks, in part, to some old-fashioned spousal urging. Rummel was 50 when he ran his first marathon in Atlanta.
Fifteen years and dozens of marathons later, Rummel fulfilled a longtime goal when he ran the Boston Marathon.
"I was working toward qualifying for Boston the last five years," said Rummel, who lives in Latrobe.
"In 2012, through a lot of hard work and a wonderful training program through the Westmoreland Athletic Club, I qualified for the Boston Marathon running the Pittsburgh Marathon."
Rummel, a regular at the Pittsburgh Marathon, finished that 26.2-mile test of endurance in 3:33. Two weeks later, Rummel ran the Cleveland Marathon and posted another qualifying time. He did the same later in 2012 at the Columbus Marathon.
On April 15, Rummel was one of 26,839 runners who started the Boston Marathon.
"It was the most enjoyable experience. The weather was perfect. It was beautiful," Rummel said. "What made it so enjoyable was knowing all the hard work I put in paid off and I was running the marathon."
The 65-year-old Rummel ran well. He finished in 3:36, good enough to qualify for next year's marathon and approximately 30 minutes before two bombs exploded on Boyleston Street halted the race. Three spectators were killed and more than 200 were injured.
Rummel was being interviewed by WPTZ, a television station, less than a block from the explosions.
"They asked if they could interview me and, after I said yes, I was prepped by the reporter, probably to make sure I didn't say anything inappropriate," Rummel said. "As soon as they started the interview, the bomb went off. I was a quarter of a block from it. You could smell it. You could see it. I could feel the hair on my arms."
Rummel, like many others, walked back toward the explosions.
"Fortunately, I was not as close as some people," he said. "I saw a lot of runners the following day that were stopped in the final mile, mile-and-a-half, but the sense of loss everyone felt far superceded the disappointment of not finishing."
Being in Boston further strengthened Rummel's determination to continue running and training at Westmoreland Athletic Club in Greensburg.
He'll return to Pittsburgh for Sunday's marathon and wear a wristband available at the race for $1 that says, "Boston Strong."
Then, he'll head to Cleveland and Columbus, too.
"I'm very optimistic," Rummel said. "When I returned to Latrobe with what happened in Boston, I was asked if I would continue running and I said I most certainly would. I'll never stop running. These acts won't put us in fear of our everyday things."


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Faros Maratón
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The Faros Maratón Swim is also the annual Croatian International Long Distance Swimming Championships, a 16-kilometer race from Stari Grad to Faros, Croatia. It is organized by the Croatian Long Distance Swimming Federation that was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame as an Honour Organisation in 2012. The competition has developed over the last 37 years from a small provincial marathon swim into a world-class event drawing the international elite. The professional race is 16 kilometers in the sea of Stari Grad Bay on Hvar Island and takes place in the last week of August. 1,122 athletes from 42 countries have taken part in this international celebration of marathon endurance that one of the leading sports events in Croatia. Previously known as the Yugoslav International Long Distance Swimming Championships, the Faros Maratón was the only international event to continue in Croatia through the 1991-1992 war.
Faros Maratón is a part of the World Swimming Majors and is one of the World's Top 100 Open Water Swims.
Top marathon swimmers from Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, Egypt, France, Great Britain, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Macedonia, Malta, Mexico, Montenegro, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Russia, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Turkey, the U.S.A. and Wales have participated in the international event.
President Vicko Šoljan
General Secretary Janez Maroevic
Title Croatian International Long Distance Swimming Championships
All-time Fastest Swimmers
1. Alexander Studzinski, Germany, 3:01:55
2. Vladimir Dyatchin, Russia, 3:03:38
3. Evgueni Bezroutchenko, Russia, 3:05:07
4. David Meca, Spain, 3:06:42
5. Sebastiaan Reijnen, Netherlands, 3:07:19
6. Loic Branda, France, 3:08:01
7. Alexei Akatiev, Russia, 3:08:31
8. Igor Majcen, Slovenia, 3:09:07
9. Eugeny Kashkarov, Russia, 3:09:55
10. Andreas Maurer, Germany, 3:10:05
11. Yuri Kudinov, Russia, 3:10:38
12. Rok Kerin, Slovenia, 3:10:53
13. Mark Warkentin, USA, 3:11:46
14. Thomas Lurz, Germany, 3:12:07
15. Christian Reichert, Germany, 3:12:08
16. Valerio Cleri, Italy, 3:12:32
17. Evgenij Pop Acev, Macedonia, 3:12:43
18. Linsy Heister, Netherlands, (W), 3:13:31
19. Karla Sitic, Croatia, (W), 3:13:35
20. Siarhei Punko, Belarus, 3:14:05
21. Grant Robinson, Australia, 3:14:08
22. Firas Malla, Syria, 3:14:11
23. Stephane Lecat, France, 3:14:11
24. Mosab Malla, Syria, 3:14:12
25. Damian Blaum, Argentina, 3:14:28
Event Information
Date 31 August 2013
Location Hvar Island, Adriatic Sea, Stari Grad, Croatia
Distance 16K
Class Professional, Amateur Rules
Wetsuit No
Name Janez Maroevic Contact
Title Croatian International Long Distance Swimming Championships
External links
- Faros Maratón Swim
- Faros Maratón Swim Facebook page
- Janez Maroevic Facebook page
- Croatian Long Distance Swimming Federation
- Faros Marathon 2012 HRT
- Fabulous Faros Features Fast Freestylers
- Germany Sweep Of The Faros Maratón
- Thomas Lurz Wins Croatia's Faros Marathon swim in Stari Grad, Hvar
- A Short List of Marathon Swims
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- TV Interview With Vicko Šoljan
- The All-time Winners Of The Faros Maratón
- Open Water Swimming
- Marathon Swimming
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Father And Daughter To Split 16K In Croatia
- World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
- Faros Maratón's Random Selection Process
- Alexander Studzinski Cruises To Victory In Faros Maratón
- Christine Jennings Wins In Faros, Gets Third Again
- Doctor Outpaces Daughter At Faros Maratón
- Christine Jennings Stars In Stari Grad
- Irene Van Der Laan Participates For Ages
- Ous Mellouli Headlines Faros Maraton
- Making Decisions At The Faros Maratón
- Faros Maraton photography
- Feeding For Faros
- Navigating With Nacho
- Hydration Hiccup
- Number 20 For A 51-Year-Old Dutch Wonder Woman
- A Stamp Of Approval For Faros Maratón
- Honour Organisations In The Hall Of Fame
- Top 25 Places And Events In Openwaterpedia
- Aquapreneur Takes Time To Swim Around The World
- Veljko Rogošić's Moje Najteže Milje - His Hardest Mile


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For as long as I can remember my mother has called me "Miss Jenny." Not all the time and not necessarily in public, but often enough so that I don't notice unless I really stop and think about it. As an endearing as the little nickname is, I'm convinced my mom started calling me that not to be cute, but because it was part of a bigger plan she had for me.
Right after college, Mom had a roommate named Jane. To the rest of the world, though, Jane was known as "Miss Janey" the host of Pittsburgh's Romper Room show. She was a celebrity among preschoolers (I feel certain I might hear from a few of you on this one) as well as in the greater Western Pennsylvania region, and to my mom, who at the time had a desk job at U.S. Steel, no one was more glamorous. On top of being a TV star, Miss Janey was warm, witty, and beautiful. Full of life was the term she'd use. "Oh Jenny," my mom would say. "She was just like you." And just like that I'd imagine myself as Miss Jenny the celebrity TV host.
Moms are smart that way.
There would be more plans. My mother would go out of her way at the Grand Union to point out Geraldine Ferraro on the cover of Newsweek, and tell my sister and me whenever the occasion presented itself: "You could be the first woman Justice of the Supreme Court if you wanted to be." (Until 1981 at which point we learned we'd have to settle for Second.) My mother made sure to steer me in the direction of some wildcard careers, too, pointing out that I'd make a great eye surgeon because "Oh Jenny, you're so good with your fingers," and once even making me sit down to draw a cartoon for the New Yorker because "Oh Jenny, you can draw better than any of these guys." A real estate lawyer whose idea of fun was (still is) pouring through a densely-typed annotated contract, she didn't quite grasp that the creative industries could sometimes be a little more complicated than that.
Her relentless career-mapping didn't stop just because I became a grown-up. If anything, it ramped up. When I was just starting out in magazines — I mean just starting out, like bottom-of-the-barrel starting out — she sent me an article in the New York Times that profiled the newly appointed glamorous editor-in-chief of a super high-end lifestyle magazine. (Back when there were such things.) This editor just had a baby and I remember reps from Prada and Calvin Klein falling all over themselves figuring out what to send the little boy for a gift. The editor was a Big Deal and her appointment was Big News. But according to my mom, whoever hired her for the job had made a mistake by not interviewing me, the girl who was in charge of editing the programming schedule for a cable TV guide.
"You would've been perfect for that job, Jenny. She reminded me of you. She sounds just like you."
And then a few weeks ago, during a cold spell in February, Mom called to tell me that she had just watched someone on the Today show making macaroni and cheese — all in one pot apparently. "Oh you would've loved her. She was so natural and funny. I think maybe you should try to watch it. She was sweet. Just a doll. She was just like you."
The seed she planted that time was probably not what she had hoped for. Instead of unleashing my inner Miss Jenny, I instead found myself obsessing over the idea of a one-pot baked macaroni and cheese. My nine-year-old loves Mac & Cheese but for whatever reason I find myself avoiding a homemade batch because of all the gear involved. I started experimenting, spending more time in the kitchen that I would ever admit to Sandra Day O'Connor (or my mother). I discovered that it was a great recipe for salvaging leftover heels of cheese (almost any combo of hard cheeses worked) and though I never quite pared it down to ONE pot, I streamlined it to the point where all the prep work could be done in the time it took for the pasta to cook. Which means I have that much more time to work on my New Yorker cartoons.
Macaroni & Cheese
The first thing Miss Jenny would like you to know is that you should get that pot of water on the stove to boil immediately. Do it right now and then get the rest of the ingredients organized and prepped. In the end, you should only use two pots. This serves about eight kids (or probably two adults and three kids) and seems like the right kind of thing to make for a slumber party.
1 pound tubular pasta, such as penne rigate shown above
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons flour
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon mustard powder
salt and pepper
1 3/4 cups milk
2 cups grated hard cheese (I used a mix of Parmesan, Cheddar, and aged Gouda Parano because that's what I had in the fridge)
1/2 cup combination bread crumbs OR panko OR crumbled potato chips, mixed with 1 tablespoon olive oil
Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare pasta according to package instructions and drain. While it cooks melt the butter in a Dutch Oven over medium heat. Whisk in the flour, paprika, mustard powder, salt, and pepper, then slowly drizzle in the milk, whisking continuously until mixture is smooth. Raise heat a bit and bring to a roiling simmer. Cook until it thickens, about 1 minute. Toss in pasta and cheese. (It might look extra gooey — but that will be absorbed in the oven.)
Sprinkle the top with breadcrumbs and crumbled potato chips and bake for 20-25 minutes until it's golden on top and bubbly on the sides.
My daughter's idea of the perfect school lunch. She'll eat it freezing cold if she has to.
Speaking of mothers, I'll be at Anderson's Book Store in Larchmont, NY on May 4 (2:00-4:00), signing books for anyone looking for a nice Mother's Day gift. For those of you who don't live in Larchmont, you can always find my book on this thing called the Interweb. As always, I'm happy to send free book plates with a special message. Send requests to jenny AT dinneralovestory DOT com with the subject "Book plate." Preferably before May 5 to guarantee delivery in time for Mother's Day on May 12.


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NVIDIA Introduces New GeForce Game Bundles
Subject: General Tech | March 12, 2014 - 09:23 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: unreal engine 4, nvidia, gtx 700, GeForce 800M, game bundle, daylight
NVIDIA recently announced the launch of two new game bundles for purchasers of certain GeForce GTX desktop of GeForce 700M and 800M mobile series graphics cards. The new bundles will offer up a redeemable code for the Unreal Engine 4-powered survival horror game DAYLIGHT to buyers of new desktop cards or a total of $150 of in-game currency in three Free-To-Play titles when buying a system with a new NVIDIA mobile GPU (or as an alternative to the DAYLIGHT bundle with desktop cards).
The DAYLIGHT game bundle is included with certain GeForce GTX 600 and 700-series desktop graphics cards. Users will get a redeemable code for a downloadable version of the game which can be activated on release day (April 8, 2014). Specifically, the eligible graphics cards for this bundle are as follows:
- GTX 780 Ti
- GTX 660 Ti
Alternatively, NVIDIA is offering $150 (total) in in-game currency for three free to play games to users that purchase a notebook with a 700M or 800M mobile GPU or as an alternative to the Daylight game bundle when purchasing certain desktop GPUs. The bundle will offer $50 of in-game currency for Heroes of Newerth, Path of Exile, and Warface. Users that purchase a mobile GPU (700M or 800M series) or GTX 750 Ti, GTX 750, GTX 650 Ti, or GTX 650 from a participating e-tailer or system builder will be able to get this game bundle.
According to NVIDIA, both of its new game bundles are available now with cards and pre-built systems from Newegg, Amazon, Tiger Direct, NCIX, et al, and nationwide system builders respectively. NVIDIA has put together a full list of participating partners along with further information on the following bundle information pages:
GDC 14: Mozilla & Epic Games Run Unreal Engine 4 in Firefox
Subject: General Tech, Shows and Expos | March 12, 2014 - 09:17 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: GDC, gdc 14, mozilla, epic games, unreal engine 4
Today, Mozilla teases Unreal Engine 4 running in Firefox, ahead of GDC.
Both Mozilla and Epic will have demos in their booths on the conference floor.
Valve's Direct3D to OpenGL Translator (Or Part of It)
Subject: Editorial, General Tech | March 11, 2014 - 10:15 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: valve, opengl, DirectX
Late yesterday night, Valve released source code from their "ToGL" transition layer. This bundle of code sits between "[a] limited subset of Direct3D 9.0c" and OpenGL to translate engines which are designed in the former, into the latter. It was pulled out of the DOTA 2 source tree and published standalone... mostly. Basically, it is completely unsupported and probably will not even build without some other chunks of the Source engine.
Still, Valve did not need to release this code, but they did. How a lot of open-source projects work is that someone dumps a starting blob, and if sufficient, the community pokes and prods it to mold it into a self-sustaining entity. The real question is whether the code that Valve provided is sufficient. As often is the case, time will tell. Either way, this is a good thing that other companies really should embrace: giving out your old code to further the collective. We are just not sure how good.
ToGL is available now at Valve's GitHub page under the permissive, non-copyleft MIT license.
Win a GeForce GTX 750 Ti by Showing Off Your Upgrade-Worthy Rig!
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards | March 11, 2014 - 09:06 PM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: nvidia, gtx 750 ti, giveaway, geforce, contest
UPDATE: We have our winners! Congrats to the following users that submitted upgrade worthy PCs that will be shipped a free GeForce GTX 750 Ti courtesy of NVIDIA!
- D. Todorov
- C. Fogg
- K. Rowe
- K. Froehlich
- D. Aarssen
When NVIDIA launched the GeForce GTX 750 Ti this month it convinced us to give this highly efficient graphics card a chance to upgrade some off-the-shelf, under powered PCs. In a story that we published just a week ago, we were able to convert three pretty basic and pretty boring computers into impressive gaming PCs by adding in the $150 Maxwell-based graphics card.
If you missed the video we did on the upgrade process and results, check it out here.
Now we are going to give our readers the chance to do the same thing to their PCs. Do you have a computer in your home that is just not up to the task of playing the latest PC games? Then this contest is right up your alley.
Prizes: 1 of 5 GeForce GTX 750 Ti Graphics Cards
Your Task: You are going to have to do a couple of things to win one of these cards in our "Upgrade Story Giveaway." We want to make sure these cards are going to those of you that can really use it so here is what we are asking for (you can find the form to fill out right here):
- Show us your PC that is in need of an upgrade! Take a picture of your machine with this contest page on the screen or something similar and share it with us. You can use Imgur.com to upload your photo if you need some place to put it. An inside shot would be good as well. Place the URL for your image in the appropriate field in the form below.
- Show us your processor and integrated graphics that need some help! That means you can use a program like CPU-Z to view the processor in your system and then GPU-Z to show us the graphics setup. Take a screenshot of both of these programs so we can see what hardware you have that needs more power for PC gaming! Place the URL for that image in the correct field below.
- Give us your name and email address so we can contact you for more information if you win!
- Leave us a comment below to let me know why you think you should win!!
- Subscribing to our PCPer Live! mailing list or even our PCPer YouTube channel wouldn't hurt either...
That's pretty much it! We'll run this promotion for 2 weeks with a conclusion date of March 13th. That should give you plenty of time to get your entry in.
Good luck!!
GDC 2014: Crytek's CRYENGINE Adds Linux Support
Subject: General Tech, Shows and Expos | March 11, 2014 - 05:23 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: gdc 14, crytek, CRYENGINE
The Game Developers Conference (GDC 2014) is getting set for next week in San Francisco and Crytek has an early announcement. Attendees of the event, at presentations and demos in their booth, will see CRYENGINE running natively on Linux. The engine has also been updated to include their enhancements first seen in Ryse, such as "Physically Based Shading".
This announcement gives promise to SteamOS as a viable gaming platform because games which license this engine would have an easier time porting over. That said, Unreal Engine has offered Linux compatibility for licensees, to very limited uptake. Sure, Steam could change that trend because a chicken or an egg could happen at some point -- it does not matter which comes first. Still, this is not the first popular engine to be available for Linux.
Their "Physically Based Shading" system is quite interesting, however. As I understand it, the idea is that developers can make (or maybe use) a library of materials and apply it across any game. This should hopefully reduce the number of artist man-hours to produce a generalized optimal shader. It is much slower to tweak specular highlights and vector math than it is to say "you... are gold... be gold".
The official GDC expo will take place March 19th - 21st but I expect news will flood out from now until then.
Get to know your network better with Linux
Subject: General Tech | March 11, 2014 - 03:39 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: Bandwidthd, Speedometer, Nethogs, Darkstat, iperf, networking, linux
Over at Linux.com is a look at five network monitoring tools that will really help you determine not only what is utilizing your network but also its overall health. Bandwidthd is a tool for web hosts and LAN admins which tallies up incoming and outgoing bandwidth usage and can present it in a variety of time frames, from usage per day to usage per year. Nethogs tracks usage per process and Darkstat tracks total usage but comes with an embedded HTTP server which makes it fairly self contained. Speedometer is fairly self explanatory and to understand iperf you should read the write up here as it is a powerful tool for investigating the quality of your network.
"In this roundup of Linux network testing utilities we use Bandwidthd, Speedometer, Nethogs, Darkstat, and iperf to track bandwidth usage, speed, find network hogs, and test performance."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Graphene-copper interconnects are cool @ nanotechweb
- Intel and pals whip out 1.6Tbit/s cable: Come on baby, light my fibre @ The Register
- TSMC sole supplier of Apple's A8? NO WAY, says Samsung, US TOO @ The Register
- TSMC 20nm wafer production delayed temporarily, but will not affect shipments @ DigiTimes
- ARM to see pricing advantages against Intel in micro-server industry @ DigiTimes
Mechwarrior Online Gets DirectX 11 Upgrades
Subject: General Tech | March 11, 2014 - 02:39 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: Mechwarrior
The interesting dilemma about designing a free-to-play game is that you want players to continue playing, else the creek runs dry. It has been nearly a year-and-a-half since the open beta of Mechwarrior Online in October, 2012. The latest patch, released last week, adds a DirectX 11 rendering engine to the game. While specific details are scarce, this will allow MSAA to be applied.
In terms of content, two new mechs have been added to the game: BNC-LM Banshee "La Malinche", and CTF-3D Cataphract. The former is an assault mech with a fairly balanced loadout, allowing for energy, ballistic, and missile weapons with double heatsinks, while the latter is a heavy mech with a focus on energy weapons with one ballistic slot for variety. Jump Jets are also tweaked for reduced mobility and incentive to add more than just one.
PC Gamer spoke with the developer and got a little extra information on future patches. First, a new matchmaking architecture is expected to launch in April. They claim it will be a complete overhaul of the whole system. They also expect 3D Vision, "proper" SLi, and TXAA will make appearances in the next couple of patches -- but don't quote them on it (oh, whoops!)
Mechwarrior Online is available now (and has been, for well over a year).
Corsair and Cherry Answer Mechanical Keyboard Questions
Subject: General Tech, Cases and Cooling | March 11, 2014 - 02:16 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: corsair, cherry, Cherry MX, mechanical keyboard
A lot of diverse topics arose from the Corsair blogs, lately. This time, they compiled fan questions and enlisted mechanical switch and keyboard manufacturer, Cherry Corporation, to provide answers. Coming in at over two-thousand words, it is quite lengthy.
Many of the questions seemed to come from long-term fans of their mechanical keyboards. One person asked whether a specific ergonomic keyboard (G80-5000) would make a return, while another inquired about Cherry-branded Hall Effect switches (presumably for analog controls). In all, if you are interested in mechanical keyboards, it is worth a read. They kept a little secret sauce, secret, but otherwise seemed pretty open in their responses.
The fix was in, hope you saved those 14 year old receipts
Subject: General Tech | March 10, 2014 - 04:50 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: Samsung, micron, Hynix, infineon, nec, toshiba, ram, dirty pool
If you bought RAM between 1998 and 2002 from Samsung, Micron, Hynix, Infineon, NEC, and Toshiba in the USA, you are entitled to a small payout, assuming you have proof of purchase. The DRAM makers never admitted guilt and chose to settle out of court and you have until August 1st to follow the link in The Inquirer's story to put in a claim. If you wish to opt out and sue them yourself you have until May 5th to do so but you might be better off taking the $10.
"Remember getting hosed on those 128MB DIMM RAM sticks back in Y2K? Well, it's time to exact your revenge: with a $10 payout."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- The TR Podcast 151: Key switch explosion, the new System Guide, and overclocked SSDs
- CeBit 2014: MSI Press Conference @ Madshrimps
- Sapphire R9 290X VaporX 8GB @ Cebit
- Microsoft fixes Skype for Windows 8.1 @ The Inquirer
- Enermax unleash 1,700W PSU (peak 1,800W+) PSU @ Cebit
- OS 7.1 arrives on iPhones and iPads with Carplay, Touch ID improvements @ The Inquirer
- Intel Haswell Refresh CPU Details Leaked @ TechARP
- Galaxy S5 vs Galaxy S4 specs comparison @ The Inquirer
- Kinect + Wiper Motor + LEGO = 3D Scanner @ Hack a Day
$50 Roku Streaming Stick Is A Google Chromecast Alternative
Subject: General Tech | March 8, 2014 - 02:13 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: streaming stick, roku, Netflix, media streaming, chromecast
Roku has launched a new Streaming Stick for HD TVs with HDMI inputs. The small USB flash drive-sized device is powered by USB and plugs into the HDMI input of your television. From there, users can access the Roku app store to get thousands of streaming media channels including television, movies, sports, and music. For example, users can access media from Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, Hulu Plus, HBO Go, VUDU, Pandora, and Spotify.
The Roku Streaming Stick can pass up to 1080p video and 7.1 channel digital audio to the TV. It can be controlled via a physical remote or an Android or iOS smartphone application. Roku is using RF for the hardware remote and Wi-Fi direct for the smartphone-to-Streaming Stick connection, which means that line of sight is not necessary (which is important since most TV HDMI ports are recessed on the back panel). Speaking of wireless, the Streaming Stick pulls its media from a Wi-Fi network connection, with support for dual band 802.11 a/b/g/n networks (2.4GHz or 5GHz).
Using the smartphone application, users can browse for and queue content. In general, the Roku stick can go out and fetch media on its own without a smartphone or computer intermediary passing the content. However, it does support limited "casting" functionality similar to Google's Chromecast. In this mode, users, can pass YouTube, Netflix, and personal (on device) media over to the TV from the smartphone. Roku has stated that casting support for other media streams and casting from a PC is coming in the future.
Roku's new Chromecast competitor is available for pre-order now for $49.99 with availability expected in April. The price is on the high side, but it does offer access to all of Roku's channels, a physical remote for basic playback and navigation controls, is able to stream media on its own, and is also able to do media push functionality similar to the Chromecast (but in a more limited fashion at the moment). More devices and competition in this space is a good thing though!
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It would seem tenkeyless is now a word thanks to the CM QuickFire Stealth
Subject: General Tech | March 7, 2014 - 04:48 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: input, cooler master, CM Storm QuickFire Stealth, mechanical keyboard
As you can see in the picture the word refers to the lack of a numpad, which trims down the size of the QuickFire Stealth, though the 2.1lbs weight may surprise you. You can choose the Cherry switch colour of your choice, a nice touch for the typing purist and it comes with the standard Vengeance key removal tool for customizing your keyboard layout. The USB cord is completely detachable making this a relatively portable device and it even has a USB to PS/2 adapter if you are that type of person. Check out The Tech Report's full review here.
"With a tenkeyless design and "covert" lettering on the key caps, Cooler Master's QuickFire Stealth isn't your average mechanical keyboard. We take a closer look at how it differs from the masses."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- GAMDIAS HERMES Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Review @HiTech Legion
- Thermaltake Tt eSPORTS POSEIDON Illuminated Keyboard w/ Cherry MX Brown Review @ TechwareLabs
- Mionix NAOS 7000 Optical Gaming Mouse @ NikKTech
- Mionix Naos 7000 Gaming Mouse Review @ Madshrimps
- Mionix Naos 7000 Gaming Mouse @ eTeknix
- Razer DeathAdder 4G (2013) Ergonomic Gaming Mouse Review @ Madshrimps
- SteelSeries Rival Gaming Mouse Review @ Legit Reviews
- CM Storm Reaper Mouse @ Benchmark Reviews
- GAMDIAS APOLLO Extension Optical Gaming Mouse Review @HiTech Legion
Corsair's Vengeance 1400 Gaming Headset and other goodies
Subject: General Tech | March 7, 2014 - 02:52 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: M65 Gaming Mouse, K70 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard, Corsair Vengeance, corsair, audio, 1400 Gaming Headset
Bjorn3D looks at some new members to Corsair's Vengeance family including a mouse, mechanical keyboard and the 1400 Gaming Headset. This headset is refreshingly plain considering the bright colours most of the competition is currently using on their headsets. The 50mm drivers imply decent bass response but unfortunately that was not the experience that Bjorn3D had with this headset, though overall sound was pleasantly clear. For the $80 asking price you get what you would expect, decent headphones with little in the way of accessories or extras but perfect for gamers on a budget.
"Today we have a chance to look at a full gaming gear set from the team at Digital storm which is now a partner with Corsair, so the gear you see here today are all available as accessories to the high-end systems offerings from the team at Digital Storm. This package consists of the Corsair Vengeance M65 Gaming Mouse, the Corsair Vengeance K70 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard and the Corsair Vengeance 1400 Gaming Headset."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Steelseries Siberia Elite Gaming Headset @ Funky Kit
- Genius GX Gaming Cavimanus Headset @ Funky Kit
- ASUS Cerberus gaming headset @ Kitguru
- Attitude One Almaz Stylish Headphones @ NikKTech
- Bitfenix Flo Gaming Headset Review! @ Bjorn3D
- Tt eSPORTS CRONOS Headset @ Funky Kit
- SteelSeries Siberia Elite Gaming Headset Review @ Madshrimps
- Meze 11 Deco Earphones With Microphone @ NikKTech
- Jabra SPORT Wireless+ Stereo Bluetooth Headset @ NikKTech
- A.M.P Pulse Bluetooth Wireless Headset @ Funky Kit
- Plantronics RIG Stereo Headset + Mixer For PC/MAC, X-BOX 360, PS3/4, MOBILE @ NikKTech
- ilverStone Ensemble EB03 Headphone Amplifier @ Benchmark Reviews
- Speedlink Jugger 2.1 Speaker System @ eTeknix
- Diamond Xtreme Sound 7.1 HD Sound Card Review @ Hardware Asylum
TSMC scores a big win over Samsung
Subject: General Tech | March 7, 2014 - 02:02 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: apple, Samsung, TSMC, rumour
According to the inside information that The Inquirer acquired, the next generation of Apple's SoC will be fabbed by TSMC not Samsung. The A8 will be a 64bit quad-core processor of unknown speed with a GPU described as a four-cluster configuration similar to the PowerVR G6430. This is not terribly surprising considering the abusive relationship that Apple and Samsung have developed over the past few years and will certainly swell TSMC's coffers. Even better TSMC will also pick up the manufacturing other parts of a variety of Apple devices, check the (rumoured) list out here.
"The next generation of Apple's custom system on a chip (SoC) for mobile devices will be manufactured by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) rather than Samsung, and so will several other chips to be used in the forthcoming iPhone 6, a report has claimed."
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Razer Designs New Mechanical Switches
Subject: General Tech, Cases and Cooling | March 6, 2014 - 10:22 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: razer, Cherry MX, cherry, mechanical keyboard
So Razer has a history of doing the unexpected. The peripheral manufacturer has branched out into other segments, including laptops, tablets, software, exercise equipment, and so forth. Their April Fools announcements are often hilarious but their real products sometimes feel as far-fetched, except that they release and apparently find an audience. If Project Christine comes out then it would be the best example, but Project Fiona and the Razer Blade seemed just as unlikely - and I've seen multiple Blades in the wild.
And yet it is their keyboard announcement which surprises me, today.
It turns out that Razer decided to design their own key switch modules, instead of ordering them off-the-shelf from ZF Electronics (Cherry). Razer will not manufacture these key modules, and they look enough like Cherry MX switches that I could guess who their third party manufacturer is, but they did push their own specifications. Razer claims that the main advantage is a higher actuation point, leading to less latency between when your finger starts moving, and when it has moved enough to activate the button.
Razer has developed two switches: "Green", which is their analogy of the Cherry MX Blue, and "Orange", which is analogous to the Cherry MX Brown. The former is clicky while the latter has a relatively silent bump.
The Green switches are available in the BlackWidow, BlackWidow Tournament, and BlackWidow (with the Orange switches in each Stealth variant). Some models will ship in late March with the rest shipping in April.
Overclocking an R9 290X is easy; testing it not so much
Subject: General Tech | March 6, 2014 - 04:21 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: xfx, R9 290X, Double Dissipation Edition, amd, overclocking
Overclocking a video card is easier than it ever has been thanks to the various driver level tweaks and third party applications but testing the performance of overclocked cards just keeps getting harder. Warm up times have become a vital part of testing thanks to both NVIDIA and AMD providing dynamic clock speeds based on load and temperature; doing only a few short benchmarks no longer provides an accurate assessment of performance. This is why [H]ard|OCP has revisited the XFX R9 290X Double Dissipation Edition to see the effects of overclocking. They tested both single card configurations and Crossfire with default voltage and after bumping the juice up a bit. Check it all out right here.
"We have already reviewed the XFX R9 290X DD. It is now time to see how far we can overclock the XFX R9 290X Double Dissipation Edition video card. We will be looking at single card performance advantages as well as CrossFire performance advantages by overclocking two XFX R9 290X video cards."
Here are some more Graphics Card articles from around the web:
- Radeon Open-Source Performance Over Three Years, Compared To Legacy Catalyst @ Phoronix
- AMD Kabini HD 8210: RadeonSI Gallium3D Can Outperform Catalyst @ Phoronix
- Sapphire R7 250 Ultimate @ Kitguru
- PowerColor R9 290X PCS+ 4 GB @ techPowerUp
- AMD R9 280 Preview; Tahiti Lives Again @ Hardware Canucks
- AMD FirePro Graphics Group Test @ Kitguru
- AMD Radeon R9 290X & NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti Review @ Techgage
- Kaveri Hybrid CrossFire: The A10-7850K & A10-7700K With R7 240 & 250 @ eTeknix
- MSI R9 290 OC Gaming Edition Review (1600p, Ultra HD 4K) @ Kitguru
- MSI Radeon R9 290X Gaming 4 GB @ techPowerUp
- MSI Radeon R9 290 Gaming 4G @ Custom PC Review
- Nvidia's GeForce GTX 750 Ti 'Maxwell' graphics processor @ The Tech Report
- EVGA GTX 750Ti FTW Video Card Review @HiTech Legion
- ASUS GTX 750 Ti OC 2 GB @ techPowerUp
- Nvidia GTX 750 Ti 2GB @ eTeknix
- NVIDIA GeForce Power Efficiency: From The 6600GT To The GTX 750 Ti @ Phoronix
- Palit GTX 750 Ti StormX Dual 2GB @ Kitguru
- Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750Ti Windforce Edition Review @HiTech Legion
- MSI GTX 760 GAMING ITX OC Review @ Hardware Canucks
- Gigabyte Geforce GTX 780 GHz Edition Video Card Review @HiTech Legion
- The NVIDIA GTX 750 Ti Maxwell Continues Running Great On Linux @ Phoronix
- NVIDIA GeForce Power Efficiency: From The 6600GT To The GTX 750 Ti @ Phoronix
- eVGA GeForce GTX 750 "Maxwell" On Ubuntu Linux @ Phoronix
Podcast #290 - Intel SSD 730, ASUS Maximus VI Formula, DirectX 12 and more!
Subject: General Tech | March 6, 2014 - 02:10 PM | Ken Addison
Tagged: video, podcast, asus, amd, AM1, Maximus VI Formula, Intel, ssd, SSD 730, DirectX 12, GDC, coolermaster, CMStorm, R9 290X, Bay Trail
PC Perspective Podcast #290 - 03/06/2014
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An android app you really should install
Subject: General Tech | March 6, 2014 - 01:32 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: security, Android, antimalware, PUPs
Malwarebytes have recently updated their Android app to hunt down and slay PUPs, aka potentially unwanted programs or bloatware. These are the apps which harvest an excessive amount of personal data without making it clear why they do so as well as those which use questionable tricks to present ads to the user even when they are not actively using those apps. This is more than security, it will hunt down apps that drain the battery or simply demand more access that they reasonably should. This could be somewhat of a concern for developers who's apps are flagged as PUPs but the user will get the choice to allow the app to continue to run as it has in the past. Learn more at The Inquirer.
"ANTI-MALWARE FIRM Malwarebytes has updated its free mobile security app to protect users from the rise of what it calls "Potentially Unwanted Programs" (PUPs) affecting Android users."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Even HTTPS can leak your PRIVATE browsing @ The Register
- HANA on a minute – is that a 10PB RAM cloud server from SAP? IT IS @ The Register
- My Kronoz ZeSplash Smartwatch Prototype Review @ TechwareLabs
- HTML is a sexually transmitted disease, say many Americans @ The Register
- Exclusive interview with Thermaltake CEO Kenny Lin @ Kitguru
ASUS Announces AM1M-A and AM1I-A for Socketed Kabini
Subject: General Tech, Motherboards | March 5, 2014 - 11:53 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: motherboards, Kabini, asus
AMD has just released Kabini as a socketed SoC with the AM1 platform. Not far behind is a few motherboards... because who wants a socketed APU without a socket? Chumps, that's who. Since no-one wants to be a chump, ASUS is getting ready to release two options in April. They are designed for low-power desktops and home theatre PCs.
The two boards are named the AM1M-A (Micro ATX) and the AM1I-A (Mini ITX). Otherwise, the two boards are very similar, but not identical. For instance, the Micro ATX version has two extra USB 3.0 ports while the Mini ITX has an extra COM header. The Micro ATX also has VD... by that, I mean a Realtek ALC887-VD sound card, where the Mini ITX has the ALC887 sound card without the suffix (I do not think there is a difference). The Micro ATX board also has a PCIe x16 slot (although it is electrically PCIe x4) to connect a larger-socketed add-in board (AIB) to it. As far as I can tell, they are basically the same, though.
Both motherboards will be available in April, but we do not yet have pricing information.
If interested, check out ASUS' press release after the break.
Microsoft, Along with AMD, Intel, NVIDIA, and Qualcomm, Will Announce DirectX 12 at GDC 2014
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards, Mobile, Shows and Expos | March 5, 2014 - 08:28 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: qualcomm, nvidia, microsoft, Intel, gdc 14, GDC, DirectX 12, amd
The announcement of DirectX 12 has been given a date and time via a blog post on the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) blogs. On March 20th at 10:00am (I assume PDT), a few days into the 2014 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, California, the upcoming specification should be detailed for attendees. Apparently, four GPU manufacturers will also be involved with the announcement: AMD, Intel, NVIDIA, and Qualcomm.
As we reported last week, DirectX 12 is expected to target increased hardware control and decreased CPU overhead for added performance in "cutting-edge 3D graphics" applications. Really, this is the best time for it. Graphics processors are mostly settled into highly-efficient co-processors of parallel data, with some specialized logic for geometry and video tasks. A new specification can relax the needs of video drivers and thus keep the GPU (or GPUs, in Mantle's case) loaded and utilized.
But, to me, the most interesting part of this announcement is the nod to Qualcomm. Microsoft values DirectX as leverage over other x86 and ARM-based operating systems. With Qualcomm, clearly Microsoft believes that either Windows RT or Windows Phone will benefit from the API's next version. While it will probably make PC gamers nervous, mobile platforms will benefit most from reducing CPU overhead, especially if it can be spread out over multiple cores.
Honestly, that is fine by me. As long as Microsoft returns to treating the PC as a first-class citizen, I do not mind them helping mobile, too. We will definitely keep you up to date as we know more.
AMD just stole the mid-range performance Mantle in BF4
Subject: General Tech | March 5, 2014 - 03:08 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: gaming, BF4, Mantle, amd
The new Mantle API has arrived for BF4, with quite a few other games waiting in the wings which will also take advantage of this DirectX competitor. The results that [H]ard|OCP saw were not as impressive as what the marketing would have had you believe but it still offers an improvement over DirectX in some cases. With high end hardware running at EyeFinity resolutions [H] did not see much improvement, the GTX 780 Ti took the performance crown. However on a single monitor with a R9 290 or 280X they saw very significant performance increases which left both the GTX 780 and 770 lagging behind in performance. Mantle will not yet allow mid range GPUs to act like high end cards but there is promise in this new API.
"AMD's Mantle API has been with us for just over a month now, and we have strapped a variety of video cards to the test bench to see what real world differences are being delivered to gamers within Battlefield 4. We will compare D3D11, Mantle, on various GPUs, looking at highest playable settings, frame times, and discuss our experiences."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Hands On - Wolfenstein: The New Order @ Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN
- Battling with Blizzard's new WoW expansion and Diablo revamp @ The Register
- Wot I Think: Strider @ Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN
- Beta tasting: The Elder Scrolls Online preview @ The Register
- Thief Video Card Performance Preview @ [H]ard|OCP
- Wot I Think: Thief @ Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN
- OnLive Lives Again: New Feature Syncs With Steam Games @ Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN
- Gabe Newell Dishes On Source 2, HL3 VR, More In AMA @ Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN
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I had to share this blog post because I feel it is so important to not always worry about the outcome of a craft, but to enjoy the process of your child achieving something themselves. You will love to read this post and see how she showed her children what she was doing with her own craft, so they could follow along. Check out Small Fry and Co's cute little owl craft as she delves into the process not the perfection!
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Attorney General Jerry Kilgore announced his resignation today Jan. 18 so that he can concentrate on his campaign for governor.
The past four attorney generals have resigned for the same reason.
Kilgore is stepping down at this time for two reasons. First, by resigning during the General Assembly session the Republican dominated Assembly rather than Democrat Governor Warner will pick his successor.
Second, under Virginia law, candidates who are running for office are forbidden to raise money during the General Assembly session, so now Kilgore gets a month head start on presumptive opponent Lt. Gov. Tim Kaine in the fundraising race.
Lately, Kaine and Kilgore have been neck and neck in terms of fundraising. But Kaine recently pulled ahead with a five million dollar promise from the Democratic National Committee.
Kilgore will be working hard to match that, while at the same time advising the general assembly on his successor.
"It's most likely the general assembly will select someone from Kilgores' office so that they preserve some measure of continuity," said Matt Smythe from UVA's Center for Politics. "Right now Deputy Attorney General Judith Jagdmann is probably the leading candidate for after Kilgore leaves."
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Too much talk about God, gays and guns
Sure can tell we're approaching elections in our West Virginia.
Talk radio and newspapers filled with letters about God, gays and guns. The NRA starts up with their warnings about "them" taking away our guns and the religious right intensifies its mixing of political with religious responsibilities; in spite of the wise separation of religious and political in our Constitution.
Marriages are seen as threatened by gays and we are compelled to take sides in the personal/moral/medical issues of contraception and when life begins. Bibles may be banned and our president may be a Muslim.
Job creators just are waiting for taxes to be lowered before they create jobs. These are the same "job creators" who cried out for less regulation and enforcement before Upper Big Branch, back when too much inspection and enforcement were keeping West Virginians from jobs, it was said, they would otherwise have.
The same types of "job creators" cried out for less regulation before the big banks and financial institutions created the real estate bubble and the following financial meltdown. At that time, they said industries would better regulate themselves and the "market" would regulate. We all know how that worked out.
Posters and billboards cry out that there is a "War on Coal" although tonnage and employment patterns look similar to our historical trends, and coal pressures might be as much or more affected by the global economy and cost of and availability of natural gas than any "war"
Let's try to separate slogans and talking points from facts and make our choices based on facts.
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Shame on officials for new school menus
I am a concerned parent of a student who is in a Raleigh County school. The school nutritional menu has been changed drastically in order to keep childhood obesity levels down.
The food has been changed in taste and in the amount being served to the students. Our students are now being served such small amounts that they come into the lunch room hungry and they leave the lunch room starving. The taste of the food is so bad that students are literally spitting food back out onto their trays and nine out of 10 are going straight into the trash.
How is it that in such a bad economy we are coming out ahead with this amount of food going in the trash? Why is it that the politicians, governors, senators, board of education and our very own president of the United States are not on the same menu that these students are being forced to eat?
When has it become OK for government to step in and dictate to parents when we can or cannot pack our child's lunch for school? What has this country come to? This is like a communist country. The parent has the right as an American citizen to make decisions for his/her child. This is not something that the government should be deciding for us. As a parent, I have the right to send my child a packed lunch with or without the government getting involved.
Shame on our government for allowing this, and shame on the politicians who passed these new policies.
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Halfway Home Pet Adoptions Celebrates One Year Anniversary
Halfway Home Pet Adoptions opened in March of 2009, taking over management of Kansas City, Missouri's municipal shelter. On Saturday, June 12, from noon to 4 p.m. Halfway Home Pet Adoptions will celebrate its first year in business. There will be shelter tours every half hour.
The shelter serves as the holding facility for pets picked up by Kansas City's Animal Health and Public Safety Division of the Neighborhood and Community Services Department, but also takes strays brought in by the public and animals from families that can no longer care for their pets.
Since opening, Halfway Home Pet Adoptions has had more than 10,000 pets come through its doors. As an open access shelter, Halfway Home Pet Adoptions must take in all animals brought to the shelter.
"Halfway Home Pet Adoptions has quickly become a Kansas City success story," said Mayor Mark Funkhouser. "More than 3,200 animals have found homes, and another 900 have been reunited with their owners during this unique partnership's first year of operation. Pets are important to many Kansas City families, and Halfway Home is making it easy for families to find - and sometimes become reunited with - these important parts of their families."
Even with the large number of pets, Halfway Home has decreased its euthanasia rate from an estimated 65 percent in 2008 to just over 30 percent, so far, for 2010. The shelter staff works hard to reunite lost pets with their families, place orphaned pets with new adoptive families and transfer at risk pets to rescue groups across the metro and the nation.
Located at 4400 Raytown Road in Kansas City, MO 64129 Halfway Home Pet Adoptions is open 7 days a week. Shelter hours are Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from noon to 4 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday from noon to 6 p.m. and Sundays from 1-4 p.m.
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2014 July 16th, 13:58
Canon HF-G10 - lens hood/cap...
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Post Pictures of Your Editing...
2014 July 31st, 15:57
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