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Okay, talk amongst yourselves. They're actually a five-piece rock band from Atlanta, who just released their second album. And they kick serious ass. Their debut, I'm Like a Virgin Losing a Child, which dropped only two years ago, nabbed the young group a lot of attention. But their followup this year with Mean Everything to Nothing is either friggin' genius or damned close to it.
On the album, frontman and lyricist Andy Hull, guitarist Robert McDowell, drummer Jermiah Edmond, bassist Jonathan Corley and keyboardist Chris Freeman took the raw emotion and urgency exhibited on their rookie release (and on their various EPs) and cranked the knob up even further, and display startling maturity for such a young band.
Manchester Orchestra will be performing at the Buzz Bake Sale in Cruzan Ampitheater on Saturday, December 5, along with Chevelle, Matisyahu, The Used, Panic At The Disco, Cage the Elephant, and more. Tickets are $40 for reserved seats, $20 for lawn.
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Bangalore: Marks & Spencer Reliance India Pvt. Ltd is stepping up its expansion in the country after reporting strong growth across its brands. The UK-based retailer plans to open five stores of 20,000-23,000 sq. ft each by this summer, after opening just six in the whole of last year.
"We haven't seen a slowdown. Our store expansion is picking pace and it's a lot more aggressive now," said Venu Nair, managing director, Marks & Spencer Reliance India.
Sales of Marks & Spencer's clothing brands grew 33% in the December quarter, with men's clothing climbing 31% and lingerie 28%. The company—which runs its business in India through a 51:49 joint venture with Reliance Retail, owned by Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd—also sells women's apparel, kids clothing, footwear and home products through 29 shops in the country.
The retailer will open stores this year in existing markets such as Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai and in some new cities as well, Nair said. Most of its stores are located in malls, but it recently opened three standalone stores. Nair said a majority of its stores will be set up in malls.
Marks & Spencer globally has increased sourcing from India and South Asia to save costs and deliver products faster in its emerging markets. It now sources 61% of its material from India and South Asia, up 6% from last year. This has enabled the company to offer products at relatively low prices—it sells polo T-shirts for as low as Rs.500, for instance.
"Being able to source from here has the advantage of not just costs but also the lead time is shorter and we can get products to customers quicker," Nair said.
"Having gotten their pricing right they should become much more aggressive in opening stores. They can easily double the number of their stores—29 is an insignificant number," said Harminder Sahni, managing director of Wazir Advisors, a consultancy. "One of the reasons they are expanding so slowly is that their store size is large and they have a wide product range. Maybe they should look at doing some womenswear stores, menswear stores, etc."
Marks & Spencer, which competes with the likes of Louis Philippe and Peter England, is also changing its store format to push its sub-brands. Apart from its eponymous brands, Marks & Spencer sells seven brands in India, including North Coast and Blue Harbour for men and Per Una for women.
"We've added a lot of props to our sub-brands. We've added things like different-coloured brick walls and rugs, according to the image of the different brands we're trying to convey. There's a much clearer brand segmentation in our stores," said Amit Kothari, manager, marketing.
The company will likely launch its premium Saville Row-inspired range of formal menswear in India this year. "There are a couple of brands that we haven't brought here yet and depending on the location we would bring them in; quite likely, this year. Currently, we don't sell Saville Row, which is relevant to the Indian market," Nair said.
A Times of India report in March said that Marks & Spencer was planning to launch its food retail business in India. Nair declined to comment on this.


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Howard on Skyrim DLC and 'smart' gamers
Those of our readers that have been patiently waiting for the Skyrim DLC, now known as Dawnguard, are enjoying a flood of information while E3 2012 is on. We stopped playing a few months ago after putting in hundreds of hours, but the trailer and gameplay are rebuilding the excitement we once had, which is the same for thousands of gamers across the world.
You might have seen the Skyrim Dawnguard gameplay a few days ago, and this showed a taste of what choices you have within the first Skyrim DLC, which basically comes down to being evil or good. Now we have a video from Game Director Todd Howard that explains the balancing act they've performed to keep fans happy.
Howard on Skyrim DLC and timing the release date – you can see the video interview below this article, which sees Howard give Skyrim gamers recognition for being "smart". He understands that some gamers have been frustrated with the wait, and others have been cool with the understanding this downloadable content will be massive.
It has been "tricky" for Howard to get the timing right for their first add-on, and while he explains most gamers would buy "any DLC" it is also important to give as much content as possible. We enjoyed listening to the reasons behind vampires and the theme for Skyrim Dawnguard, especially straight from the games Director.
Watch the video below and see how close Howard got to revealing details about the Skyrim DLC after Dawnguard, although he does hint towards what will be coming. You got to love the freebies we get with Skyrim, and while this DLC will cost $20 it will be well worth it considering you'll get at least 10 to 20 hours of gameplay.
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Mrs. W. F. Harbuck, aged seventy-six years, was
burned to death at her home corner of Hemphill and Henderson streets, Greenville,
early Monday morning.
Mrs. Harbuck was alone at the wash pot, her husband
having gone to the front yard to get water, and while taking clothing out
of the pot, her dress caught on fire and burned almost completely from
her body before her husband returned.
When Mr. Harbuck reached his wife, the dress was
burned entirely from her body except for a strip about the waist and that
was still burning, the bonnet was also still burning, but her hair had
burned, and her body burned all over except for her feet, which were protected
by her shoes.
Her stockings were burned down to the top her shoes.
She never spoke after her husband reached her.
Mrs. Annie Elizabeth Harbuck, a native of Georgia,
was married to Mr. Harbuck in that state in 1873 and they came to Greenville
in 1885 and had resided in or near Greenville for forty-five years and
this good woman was loved and esteemed by those with whom she had come
in contact.
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Twin Disc, Inc. (NASDAQ: TWIN) today reported financial results for the fiscal 2012 first quarter ended September 30, 2011. Sales for the fiscal 2012 first quarter, seasonally the weakest quarter of the fiscal year, improved to $81,330,000, from $61,395,000 for the same period last year. The improvement in sales was the result of strong demand from customers in the oil and gas markets as well as growing demand in our aftermarket, industrial and airport rescue and fire fighting (ARFF) markets. Stable demand continues from the land- and marine-based military markets. While overall demand from commercial marine markets continued to improve, sales for the quarter were down slightly as a result of the timing of shipments to customers. The mega yacht and pleasure craft marine markets showed modest improvements in shipments and order activity in the first quarter versus the same period a year ago, albeit off of depressed levels. Gross margin for the fiscal 2012 first quarter was a record 37.8 percent, compared to 32.6 percent in the fiscal 2011 first quarter. The significant improvement in fiscal 2012 first-quarter gross margin was the result of continuing increased sales volumes, improved manufacturing efficiency and absorption, and a more profitable mix of business. For the fiscal 2012 first quarter, marketing, engineering and administrative (ME&A) expenses, as a percentage of sales, were 19.6 percent, compared to 24.1 percent for the fiscal 2011 first quarter. ME&A expenses increased $1,132,000 versus the same period last fiscal year. Stock-based compensation expense decreased $1,107,000 versus the prior year's first fiscal quarter, primarily driven by the decrease in the Company's stock price in the first quarter of fiscal 2012. Partially offsetting this were movements in foreign exchange rates, which increased ME&A expenses by $792,000 in the first quarter of fiscal 2012 versus the comparable period a year ago. The net remaining increase of $1,447,000 primarily relates to increased research and development activities, and higher salaries and wages.
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Scroll down for a complete Schedule of Events for Isanti Rodeo Jubilee Day activities July 11-14.
It's time to shine up the cowboy boots, mosey down to Isanti and get your "Yee- Haw" on because rodeo weekend is here.
The annual Isanti Firefighters Professional Rodeo will be hosted July 12-13 in conjunction with the Isanti Rodeo Jubilee Days celebration, bringing a little of the Old West to town.
"This is our 37th year, and we are still going strong," said Isanti Firefighters Rodeo Association organizer Tom Pagel. "We have some great new guys coming in to help with this year's rodeo, and we have added some additional bleachers for the fans."
There are still box suites available for both the Friday and Saturday performances, and there are some club seats available for the Saturday show. To reserve special seating options, call Marc at 612-669-2326 or e-mail him at [email protected]
Advance general admission tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for children 12 and under and are still available at several Isanti businesses or can be purchased under the "rodeo section" at www.isantifiredistrict.org. Tickets at the gate are $14 for adults and $8 for children 12 and under. Children 3 and under are admitted for free.
The tickets are also good for the country rock concerts after each rodeo performance — Sterns County 17 on Friday night and Iron Horse Group on Saturday night.
Tough competitors and stock
Each rodeo performance begins at 6:30 p.m. But starting at 6 p.m., Mutton Bustin' will be held once again for children over 5 years old who weigh 55 pounds or less. It's recommended to preregister for Mutton Bustin' (with parent's permission) by clicking on the sheep in the rodeo section of the Isanti Firefighters' website or by calling 763-464-2508. If there are openings, kids can also register the night of the rodeo.
The tough stock of the Pickett Pro Rodeo Company and subcontractor J Bar J Rodeo will be featured at the Isanti Firefighters Rodeos. The bulls were particularly tough last year, not allowing a single full ride for the money.
The Isanti Rodeo is once again coordinated on the same weekend with the Hamel, Minn., Rodeo and Spooner, Wis., Heart of the North Rodeo, which creates consistent draws of top Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association competitors to the northland.
The top-ranked PRCA Great Lakes Circuit cowboys for each event, along with any high-ranking Minnesota competitors who may be seen at the Isanti rodeos, are:
• All-Around Cowboy – Kyle Whitaker (Chambers, Neb.).
• Bareback – Kyle Brennecke (Grain Valley, Mo.); 3rd: Tanner Aus (Granite Falls, Minn.).
• Steer Wrestling – Jacob Burks (Lancaster, Wis).
• Team Roping – Header: Ryan Von Ahn (Sac City, Iowa); Healer: Gabe Gwaltney (Carthage, Mo.).
• Saddle Bronc – Will Smith (Marshall, Mo.); 12th: Tyler Corrington (Hastings, Minn.); 13th: Bailey Webber (Buhl, Minn.).
• Tie Down Roping – Chris Neal (Muldrow, Okla.); 2nd: Jody Green (Shakopee, Minn.).
• Bull Riding – Sunshine Schwartz (Anoka, Minn.); 3rd: Matt Pojanski (Woodbury, Minn.); 4th: Brett Stall (Detroit Lakes, Minn.).
Leading the Women's Professional Rodeo Association, Great Lake Circuit, for Barrel Racing is Jordan Talbot of Centerville, Iowa. Minnesotans ranked in the top 15 on the circuit are: Jodi Lee of Annandale (5th), Kara Posch of Holdingford (8th), Hailey Sheldon of Elk River (11th), Maren Luedemann of Buffalo (12th) and Lacey Kuschel of Sebeka (14th).
The weather forecast looks fantastic for this weekend, as does the forecast for some wild riding and roping at the Isanti Firefighters Rodeos. All proceeds go toward improvements to the Isanti Fire District.
Schedule of Events
Thursday, July 11
3 p.m. Food Vendors along parade route
Preceding Parade Fly Over by T-6 Thunder Sponsored by Strike Funeral Homes
6:30 p.m. Isanti Rodeo/Jubilee Days Parade
Grand Marshal: Tony Nelson
Handicap parking available at Faith Lutheran Church
4:30 'til Parade Live Music by "Angie Senger" 1st & Main
4-10 p.m. Pie & Ice Cream at Faith Lutheran Church
8:30 p.m. Wintergreens Outdoor Live Music "News Getting Old"
10 p.m. Campfire at V.F.W. (Backyard)
(Music with "Terry Dubois")
Friday, July 12
9 a.m.-4 p.m. Celebration of Summer at Lake State Federal Credit Union
Vendors, Classic Cars, Games, Face Painting
11 a.m.-2 p.m. Celebration of Summer at Lake State Federal Credit Union
Food Served
2:30-6:30 p.m. Isanti Family Farmer's Market at Eagle Park
18 Broadway St. SW (Every Friday thru September)
6 p.m. Mutton Bustin' preceding rodeo
6:30 p.m. PRCA Rodeo Performance
Followed by a dance featuring: "Sterns County 17"
8:30 p.m. Wintergreens outdoor live music "Ferris Brothers"
9 p.m. Live Music by "Charlee Hoarse" at the VFW
Saturday, July 13
7:30 a.m. Registration for Fitness Run/Walk Corner of 1st & Main
sponsored by Snap Fitness
8 a.m. 5 mile & 2 mile Fitness Run/Walk Corner of 1st & Main
8:30 a.m. Ride the Bike Trail Event – Redbirds Field (8 a.m. registration)
8-11 a.m. Blueliners Pancake Breakfast – Cambridge-Isanti Boys High School
Hockey Fundraiser, Isanti Community Center
9 a.m. Craft Fair at Eagle Park (located behind Post Office)
9 a.m. Isanti V.F.W. Horseshoe Tourney – Backyard (8 a.m. registration)
9 a.m.-3 p.m. Heritage Corral – Food Vendors – Arts & Crafts
City Hall Parking lot & Community Center back yard
10 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE Kiddie Games (Prizes) – Main Street
sponsored by Cambridge-Isanti Hockey Charitable Gambling
10 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE Face Painting – Main St.
sponsored by Cambridge-Isanti Hockey Charitable Gambling
10 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE Obstacle Course Moonwalk – Behind Family Pathways
sponsored by Cambridge Drift Dusters Snowmobile Club
10 a.m.-1 p.m. FREE Pony Rides "Tommy's Zoo & Stables" – Behind Family Pathways
Sponsored by Bolton & Menk City Engineers & Isanti Rental
10 a.m.- 1 p.m. FREE Petting Zoo – Next to Family Pathways.
Featuring a huge variety of live animals.
Sponsored by Isanti Rental & Isanti VFW
10 a.m.-1 p.m. Elim Baptist Children's Tent
10 a.m.-3 p.m. Pie Social – Faith Lutheran Sponsored by Faith Lutheran
10:15 a.m. Kiddie Parade Registration & Judging – Faith Lutheran Parking lot.
Adult must register all children. No motorized vehicles. No large animals
11 a.m. Isanti Lions Corn Feed – Community Center
11 a.m. Kiddie Parade – Faith Lutheran
Awards given to best entries. Sponsored by Isanti V.F.W. Auxiliary.
11 a.m.-2 p.m. Wellness Screening – Community Center
FREE health screening. Sponsored by Isanti Lions.
Noon Sign up for Turtle Race – Main Street
Noon Royal Box Lunch Auction – Main & 1st Ave. 2012 Isanti Ambassadors
& 2013 Ambassador Candidates w/Col. Lyle Bostrom, Auctioneer.
12:30 p.m. Sign up for Outhouse Races Main & 1st Avenue
1 p.m. Isanti V.F.W. Classic Horseshoe Tourney (Noon registration – limited)
1 p.m. Turtle Race – Sponsored by Isanti Lions
No Blandings Turtles allowed to race. Main Street
1 p.m. VFW Family Bingo at the Isanti VFW
2 p.m. 24th Annual Outhouse Races Main St. & 1st Ave.
6:00 p.m. Mutton Bustin' preceding Rodeo
6:30 p.m. PRCA Rodeo Performance
Followed by dance featuring: "iron horse"
7 p.m. Hockey Association Fundraiser at Wintergreens
Raffle, Bingo, Outdoor DJ
9 p.m. Live Music by "Here Comes Trouble" at the VFW
Sunday, July 14
4 p.m. 2013 Isanti Ambassador Coronation Ceremony
Spectacular Events Banquet Center. Admission: $7.00.
Reception immediately following


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Unlike Snitch, File Whacker is an application. For example, to view the attributes of a particular file, you can drag it on top of the program's icon, or use the Open option from the file menu. Dragging multiple file will open a separate window for each file, suitable for editing. If you hold down the option key, you can enable the "Auto-Whack" mode, which can change the attributes of several files based on criteria you define. For example, you can change the filetype and creator of all files ending in .sit to 'SIT5' and 'SIT!'. The unregistered version is limited to 5 Auto-Whack settings.
The big fun comes in when you click on the little triangle in the upper right-hand corner of the file info window. You are greeted with a resource viewer, which will let you view the contents of the resources in the selected file. Depending on the resource type, you may be able to view or play it. You can also export the resource for use by other programs.
Although we had no problems with this beta, you should be careful until the final release.
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Subject: Processors | April 7, 2015 - 05:56 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: amd, FX-8320e
Over at Techgage one of the writers recently updated their system, due to budget constraints they needed to stay in the $600-700 range all told which of course indicates an AMD build. They chose the $138 FX-8320E for their processor, along with a pair of GTX 760s, the ASUS M5A99FX Pro R2.0, 8GB of DDR3-1866 and with storage, power, cooling and case they managed to keep within the ir budget. The question remain is if it is powerful enough for reasonable gaming duties such as Borderlands 2. Read on to see if the recommendation is to go with AMD or the i3-4330 and a low end H97 board.
"Released this past fall, AMD's FX-8320E processor promises to deliver a lot of processing power for those on a budget. It sports eight cores, and as a Black Edition, its overclocking capabilities are unrestricted. But is that enough to make this the best go-to budget processor, especially for gamers?"
Here are some more Processor articles from around the web:
- A10-7800 CPU Review @ Hardware Secrets
- AMD A8-7650k Kaveri @ eTeknix
- A10-6800K vs. Core i3-4150 CPU Review @ Hardware Secrets
ASUS MG279Q Monitor Now Officially a FreeSync Monitor
Subject: Displays | April 7, 2015 - 12:31 PM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: variable refresh rate, mg279q, freesync, asus, amd
If you remember back at CES in early January, we got hands-on with an upcoming monitor from ASUS, the MG279Q. Unlike the company's other G-Sync enabled displays, this monitor was unique in that offered support for the Adaptive Sync portion of the DisplayPort 1.2a standard but was also not a part of AMD's initial wave of FreeSync monitors.
The ASUS MG279Q from CES 2015
The screen technology itself was impressive: a 2560x1440 resolution, IPS-style implementation and a maximum refresh rate of 120 Hz. (Note: the new marketing material indicates that the panel will have a 144 Hz maximum refresh rate. Maybe there was a hardware change since CES?) During a video interview with ASUS at the time it was labeled as having a minimum refresh rate of 40 Hz which is something we look forward to testing if and when we can get a sample in our labs.
At the time, there was some interesting debate about WHY this wasn't a FreeSync branded monitor. We asked AMD specifically about this monitor's capability to work with capable Radeon GPUs for variable refresh and they promised there were no lock-outs occurring. We guessed that maybe ASUS' deal with NVIDIA on G-Sync was preventing them from joining the FreeSync display program, but cleary that wasn't the case. Today on Twitter, AMD announced that the MG279Q was officially part of the FreeSync brand.
I am glad to see more products come into the FreeSync monitor market and hopefully we'll have some solid gaming experiences with the ASUS MG279Q to report back on soon!
Process Technology Overview
We have been very spoiled throughout the years. We likely did not realize exactly how spoiled we were until it became very obvious that the rate of process technology advances hit a virtual brick wall. Every 18 to 24 months we were treated to a new, faster, more efficient process node that was opened up to fabless semiconductor firms and we were treated to a new generation of products that would blow our hair back. Now we have been in a virtual standstill when it comes to new process nodes from the pure-play foundries.
Few expected the 28 nm node to live nearly as long as it has. Some of the first cracks in the façade actually came from Intel. Their 22 nm Tri-Gate (FinFET) process took a little bit longer to get off the ground than expected. We also noticed some interesting electrical features from the products developed on that process. Intel skewed away from higher clockspeeds and focused on efficiency and architectural improvements rather than staying at generally acceptable TDPs and leapfrogging the competition by clockspeed alone. Overclockers noticed that the newer parts did not reach the same clockspeed heights as previous products such as the 32 nm based Sandy Bridge processors. Whether this decision was intentional from Intel or not is debatable, but my gut feeling here is that they responded to the technical limitations of their 22 nm process. Yields and bins likely dictated the max clockspeeds attained on these new products. So instead of vaulting over AMD's products, they just slowly started walking away from them.
Samsung is one of the first pure-play foundries to offer a working sub-20 nm FinFET product line. (Photo courtesy of ExtremeTech)
When 28 nm was released the plans on the books were to transition to 20 nm products based on planar transistors, thereby bypassing the added expense of developing FinFETs. It was widely expected that FinFETs were not necessarily required to address the needs of the market. Sadly, that did not turn out to be the case. There are many other factors as to why 20 nm planar parts are not common, but the limitations of that particular process node has made it a relatively niche process node that is appropriate for smaller, low power ASICs (like the latest Apple SOCs). The Apple A8 is rumored to be around 90 mm square, which is a far cry from the traditional midrange GPU that goes from 250 mm sq. to 400+ mm sq.
The essential difficulty of the 20 nm planar node appears to be a lack of power scaling to match the increased transistor density. TSMC and others have successfully packed in more transistors into every square mm as compared to 28 nm, but the electrical characteristics did not scale proportionally well. Yes, there are improvements there per transistor, but when designers pack in all those transistors into a large design, TDP and voltage issues start to arise. As TDP increases, it takes more power to drive the processor, which then leads to more heat. The GPU guys probably looked at this and figured out that while they can achieve a higher transistor density and a wider design, they will have to downclock the entire GPU to hit reasonable TDP levels. When adding these concerns to yields and bins for the new process, the advantages of going to 20 nm would be slim to none at the end of the day.
Hints of things to come from AMD
Subject: General Tech | March 31, 2015 - 12:18 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: skybridge, HPC, arm, amd
The details are a little sparse but we now have hints of what AMD's plans are for next year and 2017. In 2016 we should see AMD chips with ARM cores, the Skybridge architecture which Josh described almost a year ago, which will be pin compatible allowing the same motherboard to run with either an ARM processor or an AMD64 depending on your requirements. The GPU portion of their APUs will move forward on a two year cycle so we should not expect any big jumps in the next year but they are talking about an HPC capable part by 2017. The final point that The Register translated covers that HPC part which is supposed to utilize a new memory architecture which will be nine times faster than existing GDDR5.
"Consumer and commercial business lead Junji Hayashi told the PC Cluster Consortium workshop in Osaka that the 2016 release CPU cores (an ARMv8 and an AMD64) will get simultaneous multithreading support, to sit alongside the clustered multithreading of the company's Bulldozer processor families."
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- How to Use the Linux Command Line: Basics of CLI @ Linux.com
- Microsoft: Office 365 IT admins get free device-wrangling controls @ The Register
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It's more than just a branding issue
As a part of my look at the first wave of AMD FreeSync monitors hitting the market, I wrote an analysis of how the competing technologies of FreeSync and G-Sync differ from one another. It was a complex topic that I tried to state in as succinct a fashion as possible given the time constraints and that the article subject was on FreeSync specifically. I'm going to include a portion of that discussion here, to recap:
First, we need to look inside the VRR window, the zone in which the monitor and AMD claims that variable refresh should be working without tears and without stutter. On the LG 34UM67 for example, that range is 48-75 Hz, so frame rates between 48 FPS and 75 FPS should be smooth. Next we want to look above the window, or at frame rates above the 75 Hz maximum refresh rate of the window. Finally, and maybe most importantly, we need to look below the window, at frame rates under the minimum rated variable refresh target, in this example it would be 48 FPS.
AMD FreeSync offers more flexibility for the gamer than G-Sync around this VRR window. For both above and below the variable refresh area, AMD allows gamers to continue to select a VSync enabled or disabled setting. That setting will be handled as you are used to it today when your game frame rate extends outside the VRR window. So, for our 34UM67 monitor example, if your game is capable of rendering at a frame rate of 85 FPS then you will either see tearing on your screen (if you have VSync disabled) or you will get a static frame rate of 75 FPS, matching the top refresh rate of the panel itself. If your game is rendering at 40 FPS, lower than the minimum VRR window, then you will again see the result of tearing (with VSync off) or the potential for stutter and hitching (with VSync on).
But what happens with this FreeSync monitor and theoretical G-Sync monitor below the window? AMD's implementation means that you get the option of disabling or enabling VSync. For the 34UM67 as soon as your game frame rate drops under 48 FPS you will either see tearing on your screen or you will begin to see hints of stutter and judder as the typical (and previously mentioned) VSync concerns again crop their head up. At lower frame rates (below the window) these artifacts will actually impact your gaming experience much more dramatically than at higher frame rates (above the window).
G-Sync treats this "below the window" scenario very differently. Rather than reverting to VSync on or off, the module in the G-Sync display is responsible for auto-refreshing the screen if the frame rate dips below the minimum refresh of the panel that would otherwise be affected by flicker. So, in a 30-144 Hz G-Sync monitor, we have measured that when the frame rate actually gets to 29 FPS, the display is actually refreshing at 58 Hz, each frame being "drawn" one extra instance to avoid flicker of the pixels but still maintains a tear free and stutter free animation. If the frame rate dips to 25 FPS, then the screen draws at 50 Hz. If the frame rate drops to something more extreme like 14 FPS, we actually see the module quadruple drawing the frame, taking the refresh rate back to 56 Hz. It's a clever trick that keeps the VRR goals and prevents a degradation of the gaming experience. But, this method requires a local frame buffer and requires logic on the display controller to work. Hence, the current implementation in a G-Sync module.
As you can see, the topic is complicated. So Allyn and I (and an aging analog oscilloscope) decided to take it upon ourselves to try and understand and teach the implementation differences with the help of some science. The video below is where the heart of this story is focused, though I have some visual aids embedded after it.
Still not clear on what this means for frame rates and refresh rates on current FreeSync and G-Sync monitors? Maybe this will help.
Continue reading our story dissecting NVIDIA G-Sync and AMD FreeSync!!
Podcast #342 - FreeSync Launch, Dell XPS 13, Super Fast DDR4 and more!
Subject: General Tech | March 26, 2015 - 01:51 PM | Ken Addison
Tagged: XPS 13, video, Vector 180, usb 3.1, supernova, Silverstone, quadro, podcast, ocz, nvidia, m6000, gsync, FT05, freesync, Fortress, evga, dell, ddr4-3400, ddr4, corsair, broadwell-u, amd
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Our first DX12 Performance Results
Late last week, Microsoft approached me to see if I would be interested in working with them and with Futuremark on the release of the new 3DMark API Overhead Feature Test. Of course I jumped at the chance, with DirectX 12 being one of the hottest discussion topics among gamers, PC enthusiasts and developers in recent history. Microsoft set us up with the latest iteration of 3DMark and the latest DX12-ready drivers from AMD, NVIDIA and Intel. From there, off we went.
First we need to discuss exactly what the 3DMark API Overhead Feature Test is (and also what it is not). The feature test will be a part of the next revision of 3DMark, which will likely ship in time with the full Windows 10 release. Futuremark claims that it is the "world's first independent" test that allows you to compare the performance of three different APIs: DX12, DX11 and even Mantle.
It was almost one year ago that Microsoft officially unveiled the plans for DirectX 12: a move to a more efficient API that can better utilize the CPU and platform capabilities of future, and most importantly current, systems. Josh wrote up a solid editorial on what we believe DX12 means for the future of gaming, and in particular for PC gaming, that you should check out if you want more background on the direction DX12 has set.
One of DX12 keys for becoming more efficient is the ability for developers to get closer to the metal, which is a phrase to indicate that game and engine coders can access more power of the system (CPU and GPU) without having to have its hand held by the API itself. The most direct benefit of this, as we saw with AMD's Mantle implementation over the past couple of years, is improved quantity of draw calls that a given hardware system can utilize in a game engine.
Continue reading our overview of the new 3DMark API Overhead Feature Test with early DX12 Performance Results!!
MSI Unveils First AMD AM3+ Motherboard With USB 3.1
Subject: Motherboards | March 25, 2015 - 08:00 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: usb 3.1, usb, msi, amd, am3+, 10Gbps
Last week, MSI launched a slew of new USB 3.1 equipped motherboards. Today, the company is releasing more details on one of the AMD-based products: the MSI 970A SLI Krait Edition. This upcoming motherboard is geared towards gamers using AMD FX (AM3+) processors and supports multi-GPU setups (both SLI and CrossFire). The 970A SLI Krait Edition has a black and white color scheme with rich expansion options and large aluminum heatsinks over the VRMs and northbridge.
The AM3+ processor socket sits to the left of four DDR3 memory slots. Six expansion slots take up the majority of the lower half of the board and include two PCI-E x16, two PCI-E x1, and two PCI slots. Six SATA ports occupy the bottom-right corner with four at 90-degree angles. MSI is using its latest "Military Class 4" capacitors and other hardware along with gold audio traces connecting the rear IO audio jacks to the onboard sound chip.
Speaking of rear IO, you will find the following ports on the 970A SLI Krait Edition.
- 2 x PS/2
- 6 x USB 2.0
- 2 x USB 3.1
- 1 x Gigabit Ethernet
- 6 x Analog Audio
The main feature that MSI is pushing with this new board is the addition of two USB 3.1 (Type A) ports to the AMD platform. This is the first AM3+ motherboard to support the faster standard – up to 10 Gbps using an Asmedia ASM1352R controller – while also being backwards compatible with older USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 devices.
MSI has not yet released pricing or availability, but expect it to launch soon for less than $100.
Josh's Thoughts
Few specifications have been released about this board so far, as well as no timetable for the launch. It is a finished product and should be out "soon" as Tim mentioned.
There are a few things we can gather from the photo of the board. The audio solution is not nearly as robust as we saw with the 970 Gaming motherboard. I doubt it will have the headphone amplification, and the filtering is going to be less due to fewer caps used. The audio is still physically isolated on the PCB, but it has not received the same focus as what we saw on 970 Gaming.
It looks like it is a full 8+2 power phase implementation, as it is taking up more space on the board than the 6+2 unit on the 970 Gaming did. This should allow for a greater selection of CPUs to be used, as well as potentially greater overclocking ability. It does not feature a separate SATA controller, so all 6 SATA ports on the board are handled by the SB950. There are no external e-SATA ports, which really is not a big deal as those are rarely used.
This looks to be a nice addition to the fading AM3+ market. For those holding onto their AMD builds and wish to upgrade, this looks to be an inexpensive option with next generation connectivity. MSI looks to have paid the licensing fee necessary to support SLI, plus they utilize the same AMD 970 chipset on the 970 Gaming that is not supposed to be able to split the 1 x 16X PEG connection to 2 x 8X slots. Some interesting design and chippery are required to that.
What is FreeSync?
FreeSync: What began as merely a term for AMD's plans to counter NVIDIA's launch of G-Sync (and mocking play on NVIDIA's trade name) has finally come to fruition, keeping the name - and the attitude. As we have discussed, AMD's Mantle API was crucial to pushing the industry in the correct and necessary direction for lower level APIs, though NVIDIA's G-Sync deserves the same credit for recognizing and imparting the necessity of a move to a variable refresh display technology. Variable refresh displays can fundamentally change the way that PC gaming looks and feels when they are built correctly and implemented with care, and we have seen that time and time again with many different G-Sync enabled monitors at our offices. It might finally be time to make the same claims about FreeSync.
But what exactly is FreeSync? AMD has been discussing it since CES in early 2014, claiming that they would bypass the idea of a custom module that needs to be used by a monitor to support VRR, and instead go the route of open standards using a modification to DisplayPort 1.2a from VESA. FreeSync is based on AdaptiveSync, an optional portion of the DP standard that enables a variable refresh rate courtesy of expanding the vBlank timings of a display, and it also provides a way to updating EDID (display ID information) to facilitate communication of these settings to the graphics card. FreeSync itself is simply the AMD brand for this implementation, combining the monitors with correctly implemented drivers and GPUs that support the variable refresh technology.
A set of three new FreeSync monitors from Acer, LG and BenQ.
Fundamentally, FreeSync works in a very similar fashion to G-Sync, utilizing the idea of the vBlank timings of a monitor to change how and when it updates the screen. The vBlank signal is what tells the monitor to begin drawing the next frame, representing the end of the current data set and marking the beginning of a new one. By varying the length of time this vBlank signal is set to, you can force the monitor to wait any amount of time necessary, allowing the GPU to end the vBlank instance exactly when a new frame is done drawing. The result is a variable refresh rate monitor, one that is in tune with the GPU render rate, rather than opposed to it. Why is that important? I wrote in great detail about this previously, and it still applies in this case:
The idea of G-Sync (and FreeSync) is pretty easy to understand, though the implementation method can get a bit more hairy. G-Sync (and FreeSync) introduces a variable refresh rate to a monitor, allowing the display to refresh at wide range of rates rather than at fixed intervals. More importantly, rather than the monitor dictating what rate this refresh occurs at to the PC, the graphics now tells the monitor when to refresh in a properly configured G-Sync (and FreeSync) setup. This allows a monitor to match the refresh rate of the screen to the draw rate of the game being played (frames per second) and that simple change drastically improves the gaming experience for several reasons.
Gamers today are likely to be very familiar with V-Sync, short for vertical sync, which is an option in your graphics card's control panel and in your game options menu. When enabled, it forces the monitor to draw a new image on the screen at a fixed interval. In theory, this would work well and the image is presented to the gamer without artifacts. The problem is that games that are played and rendered in real time rarely fall into a very specific frame rate. With only a couple of exceptions, games frame rates will fluctuate based on the activity happening on the screen: a rush of enemies, a changed camera angle, an explosion or falling building. Instantaneous frame rates can vary drastically, from 30, to 60, to 90, and force the image to be displayed only at set fractions of the monitor's refresh rate, which causes problems.
Continue reading our first impressions of the newly released AMD FreeSync technology!!
HSA Version 1.0 arrived today
Subject: General Tech | March 17, 2015 - 01:18 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: hsa foundation, hsa, amd, arm, Samsung, Imagination Technologies, HSAIL
We have been talking about the HSA foundation since 2013, a cooperative effort by AMD, ARM, Imagination, Samsung, Qualcomm, MediaTek and TI to design a heterogeneous memory architecture to allow GPUs, DSPs and CPUs to all directly access the same physical memory. The release of the official specifications today are a huge step forward for these companies, especially for garnering future mobile market share as physical hardware apart from Carrizo becomes available.
Programmers will be able to use C, C++, Fortran, Java, and Python to write HSA-compliant code which is then compiled into HSAIL (Heterogeneous System Architecture Intermediate Language) and from there to the actual binary executables which will run on your devices. HSA currently supports x86 and x64 and there are Linux kernel patches available for those who develop on that OS. Intel and NVIDIA are not involved in this project at all, they have chosen their own solutions for mobile devices and while Intel certainly has pockets deep enough to experiment NVIDIA might not. We shall soon see if Pascal and improvements Maxwell's performance and efficiency through future generations can compete with the benefits of HSA.
The current problem is of course hardware, Bald Eagle and Carrizo are scheduled to arrive on the market soon but currently they are not available. Sea Islands GPUs and Kaveri have some HSA enhancements but with limited hardware to work with it will be hard to convince developers to focus on programming HSA optimized applications. The release of the official specs today is a great first step; if you prefer an overview to reading through the official documents The Register has a good article right here.
"The HSA Foundation today officially published version 1.0 of its Heterogeneous System Architecture specification, which (if we were being flippant) describes how GPUs, DSPs and CPUs can share the same physical memory and pass pointers between each other. (A provisional 1.0 version went live in August 2014.)"
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Feeling like things are a tad out of your control? Well as we like to preach in this time slot, take control of the things you can control. For lots of Americans over the last months, if not years, that's meant a serious financial downsizing. Not always easy, but do-able. So for inspiration, let's hear from some folks who've done it.
John Mark Wendler: This is John Mark Wendler from San Diego and I'm an accountant.
Lauren Wendler: I'm John Mark's wife, Lauren, and I'm a nurse.
John: Lauren and I have been married for three years and we had student debt, and we were going out to dinner almost every weekend and pretty much spending frivolously. But we really had that moment there where it was like we have this certain amount of money that was going to get us through. So we decided to take a few steps like cut cable and go out to eat a lot less and those types of things in order to get by.
Lauren: Some of the things that we've done to downsize our lifestyle: I've gotten into cutting coupons and following a lot of the blogs that have tips on how to save money and I think I've redesigned the way I think of making meals and that's definitely saved a lot of money for us. And then also, we went from a two-bedroom to a studio loft. That also helped us get rid of a lot of extra stuff that we had.
John: I don't know, we're kinda getting excited about spending less money on things. You don't realize that a lot of those things that you had been doing before, you can live perfectly fine without. And especially with the space, going from a two-bedroom, two bath to this studio loft closer to where I work. Now I can walk home for lunch, and so that's saving money too. I know I work with people who go out to eat every single day. So that's where I would say quality of life is increasing, just by having less stuff and having less things to worry about.
John Mark and Lauren Wendler in San Diego.
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Soo Lee Davis: I was spending in an unconscious manner before. I enjoyed buying new cars. I probably never drove anything older than a car that was about four years old. Liked to live in nicer neighborhoods and sort of the trendy and hip areas, and those typically are a little bit more expensive.
So I recently returned from Afghanistan and I don't know if it was a function of just getting accustomed to living a bit more austerely and simply or watching the world economic crisis unfold. So I've had a conscious decision now to have an emergency fund that's fairly robust. I've kept my car, I haven't made any major appliance purchases, like new TVs. Although, certainly that's very attractive. I go through a litmus test: "Do I need this or do I want this?"
Actually, I don't find it was difficult at all. In fact, it was very liberating. I do feel like I have more control. I did share with some folks my plans to take vacation in San Diego this weekend. And rather than rent a car and stay in a nice hotel room downtown, I decided to stay on a military base and I'm renting a bicycle. So they thought that was pretty silly and a little bit overly frugal. But I just think it adds to the vacation experience. It's like an insurance policy, and it's a freedom from worries of the unknown.
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The announcement by a top Kremlin aide came ahead of President Obama's visit to Moscow next week, when the deal is expected to be signed during a summit aimed at improving the nations' strained relations.
Russia's concession on arms shipments also came as the Obama administration is shifting the US military's focus from Iraq to Afghanistan, where a massive American offensive is underway in Taliban-controlled areas of Helmand Province.
Russia has been allowing the United States to ship non-lethal supplies across its territory for operations in Afghanistan, and Kremlin officials had suggested further cooperation was probable.
Kremlin foreign policy adviser Sergei Prikhodko said yesterday that the expected deal would enable the United States to ship lethal cargo and would include shipments by air and land.
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The normal supply route to landlocked Afghanistan via Pakistan has come under repeated Taliban attack, and the United States and NATO have been eager to have an alternate overland supply route through Russia and the Central Asian countries.
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I am sorry you did not listen to your Plastic Surgeon. In many cases, skin need to be excised instead of liposuction. Your surgeon would need to make that determination. You should wear your garment for weeks, or as your surgeon recommends. Follow his instructions for exercise. Best wishes!
The only way to remove excess skin is to surgically amputated.
No amount of exercise or topical treatments can shrink excess skin. You'll either have to live with the problem or consider a brachioplasty where the excess skin will be removed.
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Will my Arms Get Back to Normal and Better with Lifting Weights and Arm Workouts?
Seriously? You are ONLY 5 days out from surgery. You have swelling and black and blue issues. So how can you expect to see any improvement so quickly???
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Cache County Search and Rescue workers hiked into the remote backcountry late Wednesday morning to rescue at least one person reported hurt in an all-terrain vehicle accident.
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Thrift store raises money for Alzheimer's research
Posted November 15, 2011
Fuquay-Varina, N.C. — When Alzheimer's disease robs a person of their mind, and then their life, it changes their family forever.
And while the struggle and loss can be difficult to deal with, it often inspires those family members to reach out to others dealing with the disease and try to help.
For Laura Gaddis, of Fuquay-Varina, the painful loss of her mother to Alzheimer's disease more than 10 years ago became the inspiration to try and help raise money for research.
That inspiration led to the opening of Guardian Angel Thrift, a nonprofit store that has raised more than 1 million dollars for Alzheimer's research since it opened in an old Harris Teeter in 2003.
Gaddis said that caring for her mother, who died in 2001, made her realize that raising money was what she wanted to do.
"I decided I would like to do something to try and raise research funds," she said. "I went to sleep one night and asked for a plan and woke up the next morning, I started writing. It was laid out, where, who, what. I feel like it was given to me."
Thrift store raises money for Alzheimer's research
The store, which was small at first, expanded quickly. Gaddis now has 45 employees. After covering the costs of running the store, all of the profits go to Alzheimer's North Carolina in Raleigh.
"We donate to Alzheimer's NC in Raleigh, Gaddis said. "Their board decides to grant requests and to decide where it's going from there."
So far, all of the money has gone to researchers at UNC and Duke Hospitals. Gaddis gives the credit to the Fuquay-Varina community.
"Communities have been very supportive," she said. "They've just wrapped their arms around us and we got a lot of good stuff in."
Shari Stocks, Gaddis' daughter, serves as the operations manager for the store. She said the family has a passion for helping raise money for Alzheimer's research.
"It's a lot to manage," she said. "We enjoy doing it because there's a passion for us since it has affected our family personally."
Guardian Angel Thrift accepts donations of furniture, clothing and other household items and even offers a pick-up service for larger pieces of furniture. The store is open Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 1 to 5 p.m.


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Chvrches have been rocking a myriad of covers lately, from Whitney Houston to Bauhaus. With each one, the Scottish trio inject that signature synthpop sound and crooning vocals for a truly unique experience. Adding the Arctic Monkeys to their hit list, the band recently did an in-studio session with Triple J to cover "Do I Wanna Know," off Arctic Monkeys' 2013 release, AM. You can check out the cover below. (more…)
There's something truly beautiful and intriguing about unplugged performances. They're raw, real, and they offer a new look at bands we've already become captivated with. Performing for Triple J in Australia, Arcade Fire put together stripped down versions of "Normal Person" and "Joan Of Arc" off Reflektor, and "My Body Is A Cage" off Neon Bible. Dare I say these versions are just as good if not better than the album versions we're accustomed to? Check it out for yourself below, and let us know your thoughts in the comments. (more…)
Internet denizens from down under received a special hello yesterday. The message rang out a little differently depending on one's country of origin. "G'day," it began for the Aussies and "Kia Ora," for the Kiwis. Both audiences were then encouraged to "Spotify here."
Yes, the interactive music streaming service Spotify made its debut in Australia and New Zealand yesterday. But it wasn't all free tunes and good news for the company. Triple J reporter Sophie McNeill addressed some of the typical complements and complaints lobbed at the service during an interview with Spotify Managing Director Kate Vale. While some have questioned the depth and presence of local Australian artists on the service, Vale was quick to point out that Spotify's 16 million song catalog would present a wealth of options for users. Vale has also noted Spotify's desire to make everything available globally.
However Vale had an issue addressing questions regarding royalty payments and transparency:
Sophie McNeill: "Is Spotify going to make public its finances when it comes to contracts with the labels and how much they receive per play of the songs that they own?"
Kate Vale: "I don't think so at this stage."
McNeill: "Why?"
Vale: "I'm not sure."
Vale did not go into further detail regarding the issue. Vale later asserted that Spotify has been instrumental in combating music piracy in every country that it is featured in and refuted a claim that Lady Gaga had only earned $167 for a million streams of her song "Poker Face." So while Spotify is sure to hit big with music lovers in the Southern Hemisphere there are still some questions about the service to be addressed.
Foster the People just might be the pop anomaly of 2011.
The trio of Los Angeles-based twentysomethings led by founder and namesake Mark Foster looks like a boy band (only cuter), plays instruments like rockers and produces music with beats that thump as hard as any backing up those fierce divas currently ruling every dance floor in clubland. And then there's FTP's breakthrough single, an insanely catchy song called "Pumped Up Kicks" about cool shoes and a youth with homicidal tendencies.
I mean, really?
Even more surprising than the song's smash status despite its decidedly un-poppy protagonist"that troubled kid contemplating a shooting spree"is the fact that it's created barely a ripple of controversy throughout its lengthy chart run. Did the clever lyrics fly over the heads of the country's guardians of morality and decency in songwriting? Were we all just too lost in the beat to notice the finger on the trigger?
Or perhaps for the first time since the second British invasion of the 1980s brought such alternative pop acts as Duran Duran,
Depeche Mode and indie-pop pioneers the Smiths into and around the mainstream, both the masses and the pop-music establishment (radio and retail) are ready to support music that touches on more complex subject matters than "dance music sex romance""to quote a track on pop iconoclast supreme Prince's 1982 album, 1999, one of the records that launched the censorship wars of the early '80s that would hardly raise an eyebrow today.)


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June 8, 2012, 07:11 AM
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We had a long discussion about how to separate the rifle sections. We even discussed separating them by purpose.
Problem is, one rifle can have multiple primary purposes, and it can change in a given day.
Separating by action type is definitive. Hunt with your AR? Plink with your AR? Target shoot with your AR? No problem, they all go in one section.
Action type is simple, definitive, and really not open to interpretation about where a post should go. It's not as if there are lever-bolt semi-auto breakaction singleshots out there.
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