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Thursday, November 12, 2009
Update on Lera!
I need to go to bed! I am worn out, but before I do, I wanted to say, LERA HAS A FAMILY!!! Praise God!!! Thank you to everyone out there who emailed asking about her, who donated financially to her and who spread the word! SO glad she will be going HOME instead of going to a horrid institution! When the family gets a blog set up I will link you over there so you can follow Lera's journey home... I'm sure you'll be hearing more about her from me! :)
22 comments :
- Katie said...
Thank GOD!!! How did that happen? That sweet baby girl made my heart melt.
- Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 8:21:00 PM MST
- JennyH said...
I saw that on RR site. SO happy!!
- Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 8:38:00 PM MST
- Milk Mama said...
PRAISE GOD! THANK YOU JESUS!!! I prayed so hard for this little girl and I'm sure that I wasn't the only one. I'm so thankful!
- Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 8:40:00 PM MST
- Holly said...
Awesome! Looking forward to reading about her and her new family! :) I can't wait until I'm older and married and able to consider adoption for my own family. :)
- Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 8:53:00 PM MST
- Michelle said...
oh such wonderful news!! I'm in tears. She has been on my heart since you posted about her...I even told Joe I could just picture her and Kayla playing together :) But we've done nothing on an adoption process so I didn't think we'd even qualify to throw our names out there LOL
So, so, so happy that she has a family!
Now to pray for the rest of the kids out there waiting for their families.
- Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 9:05:00 PM MST
- Brandy said...
That's wonderful news. I am so happy she will now have a forever family!!
- Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 9:09:00 PM MST
- Heather said...
That is fantastic.I have fallen head over heels in love with a little one.Struggling with what the next move might be and waiting for a sign that this is what we are called to do.
Wished I had been able to make the fundraiser that Cheri put together.It looked like an amazing outpouring of support.
Cannot wait to here that Kellsey and Frank are on their way!
- Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 10:04:00 PM MST
- Hector and Jennifer Varanini Sanchez said...
You made my day with this post! Just wonderful news! Thank you God!
- Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 10:56:00 PM MST
- Kristen's mom said...
Everyone deserves a family! Thank You for for support and kinds words. So happy about Kelsey!
- Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 11:10:00 PM MST
- Kristin said...
Oh that makes my day! I just emailed RR to be a Prayer Warrior this week :)
- Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 11:20:00 PM MST
- Lynn said...
Thankful for the good news!
Continuing to pray in Seattle!
Jeremiah 17:7-8 Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is. For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
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- Friday, November 13, 2009 at 12:07:00 AM MST
- Denise said...
I am so happy to hear this news. That little girls face has brought me to tears more than once since you posted her photo last week. She deserves so much more than going to that awful institution and seeing that updated photo just confirms that even more.
- Friday, November 13, 2009 at 12:51:00 AM MST
- Sasha said...
Oh that is great news. I was just telling my husband how terrible it is that these little cute babies end up going to an institution. Thakns for sharing the good news. I will look forward to the blog of how she is doing.
- Friday, November 13, 2009 at 3:28:00 AM MST
- Lu, Poppies Blooming said...
Oh you cheeky girl! We were going to do a surprise post on the RR blog about her! But YAY I'm so glad everyone noticed it on the official RR site!
I'll send you the link ater I finish it so if you can add the link it would be brilliant!
- Friday, November 13, 2009 at 4:08:00 AM MST
- stephanie said...
OH Renee! Thank God!!!!! I knew this little one, I mean I had seen her and always commented to the kids how I thought she looked like Em. When I saw your post about her I was devastated.
God heard the pleas for this sweet! Thank you for posting, I'm so happy. Please keep us posted I am looking forward to following her!
Welcome home....BTW!!!!
- Friday, November 13, 2009 at 5:23:00 AM MST
- cremcd said...
What a wonderful piece of news to wake up to this morning!!!! Happy Thanksgiving, a little early, to Miss Lera and her new family!!
- Friday, November 13, 2009 at 5:50:00 AM MST
- Amy, a redeemed sheep said...
Praise God from Whom ALL blessing flow!! *tears of joy*
- Friday, November 13, 2009 at 7:39:00 AM MST
- Lu, Poppies Blooming said...
As promised! Here is the link to the Reece's Rainbow blog post about Lera!!!
The Reece's Rainbow Blog update on Lera!
- Friday, November 13, 2009 at 7:57:00 AM MST
- RK said...
Yay! Praise the Lord! I'm a little choked up, but so happy! We'll continue to pray things move quickly and without complication!
- Friday, November 13, 2009 at 9:28:00 AM MST
- Kelly said...
So Happy for Lera, A little jealous, too. Do you know the family? SHe is such a cutie!!
- Friday, November 13, 2009 at 11:19:00 AM MST
- BobbyCarol said...
I am SOOOOO happy her parents found her!!!
- Friday, November 13, 2009 at 3:32:00 PM MST
- Heather Brown said...
Thank God for Lera's family, she is beautiful!
- Friday, November 13, 2009 at 7:03:00 PM MST


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Chocolate Eclairs
This months Daring Bakers challenge was chocolate eclairs. I have been wanting to try making chocolate eclairs for a while and making them for the Daring Bakers was the perfect opportunity. Chocolate eclairs consist of cream puff pastry or choux pastry, pastry cream and a chocolate glaze. The chocolate eclairs were pretty fun to make. The choux pastry was interesting as the dough is made on the stove top. The original recipe called for a chocolate pastry cream but I decided to go with a simple vanilla pastry cream. The chocolate eclairs turned out really well. The puff pastry was nice and light and airy and the pastry cream was cool and refreshing and full of vanilla goodness. They were a bit messy to eat but so good.
Chocolate Eclairs
cream puff pastry
chocolate glaze (warmed)
pastry cream
1. Slice the eclairs in half horizontally with a serrated knife.
2. Place the tops on a rack above parchment paper.
3. Spread the glaze over the tops and allow the chocolate to set.
4. Fill the bottoms with pastry cream.
5. Place the set tops onto the bottoms and enjoy.
Cream Puffs (Choux Pastry)
1/4 cup whole milk
1/4 cup water
1/2 stick unsalted butter (cut into 8 pieces)
1/8 teaspoon sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
3 eggs (room temperature)
1. Bring the milk, water, butter, sugar and salt to a roiling boil.
2. Reduce the heat to medium and mix in all of the flour, stirring with a wooden spoon until the dough comes together.
3. Continue to stir for 2-3 minutes. The dough will be soft and smooth.
4. Pour the dough into a bowl and beat in the eggs one at a time.
5. Form the dough into the desired shapes on parchment paper lined baking sheets.
6. Bake in a pre-heated 375F oven and bake for 7 minutes.
7. Stick the handle of a wooden spoon into the oven door to hold it ajar and bake for another 5 minutes.
8. Rotate the baking sheet from front to back and bake for another 8 minutes or until the eclairs are puffed and golden brown. (With the door ajar.)
9. Let the eclairs cool for a few hours.
Pastry Cream
1 cup whole milk
1 vanilla bean (sliced and seeds scraped)
2 egg yolks
3 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch (sifted)
1 1/4 tablespoons unsalted butter (room temperature)
1. Bring the milk and vanilla bean seeds to a boil in a saucepan.
2. Mix the egg yolks, sugar and cornstarch in another sauce pan.
3. Temper the egg yolks and with the milk and combine.
4. Strain the mixture back into the sauce pan.
5. Bring the mixture to a boil while whisking and continue to whisk for a minute.
6. Transfer the cream to a bowl and set the bowl in an ice water bath to cool while still stirring.
7. Once the mixture has cooled some stir in the butter.
8. Return the bowl to the ice water bath and continue to stir until completely cooled.
Chocolate Sauce
2 ounces bittersweet chocolate (finely chopped)
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup heavy cream
3 tablespoons sugar
1. Bring everything to a boil in a sauce pan while stirring.
2. Reduce the heat to low and continue stirring until the sauce thickens.
Chocolate Glaze
2 tablespoons heavy cream
2 ounces bittersweet chocolate (finely chopped)
2 teaspoons unsalted butter (cut into 4 pieces, room temperature)
3 1/2 tablespoons Chocolate Sauce (room temperature)
1. Bring the heavy cream to a boil in a small sauce pan.
2. Remove from heat and stir in the chocolate.
3. Stir in the butter followed by the chocolate sauce.
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Homecoming is a week-long event at UWF where we put on various events, competitions, and activities for our Students, Faculty, Staff, Alumni, and the residing Pensacola community; in addition to celebrating our soccer teams. Your Homecoming committee is already hard at work planning for 2015! We have left up last year's events as a reference but check back often for opportunities to get involved and to see what's in store for next year!
Apply to be one of the 8 board members of Homecoming. This is the application for Team Homecoming Chair, Marketing & PR Chair, Spirit Chair, Sponsorship Chair, Hospitality Chair, and Three Event Chairs.
2015 events coming soon!
Transform the Campus
The spirit squad will be chalking around campus. Stop by the breezeway from 11am-2pm to get an Argo tattoo and take a picture with Argie!
The faculty and staff will be participating in the Blue and Green challenge where they will decorate the department's door, desk, or office that relates to the theme The Life, The Legend, The Legacy. The Blue & Green Challenge is your office's chance to show your Argo Pride, and possibly win a free breakfast party for your team! Last year more than 20 different offices participated, so don't be left out!
The Golden Fleece Challenge 5:00pm - 6:30pm on the Cannon Green
Quest for the "golden fleece" hidden somewhere on UWF's campus. Meet at the Canon Greens at 5:00 to be part of the Golden Fleece Challenge. First 200 people will receive tanks; you must receive a tank in order to participate in the Golden Fleece Challenge. The golden fleece will be hidden once the challenge begins at 5:00 pm. Decipher the clues posted on Facebook and Twitter to be the first to the prize!
Homecoming Kick Off 7:00pm-11:00pm at the Field House
Doors will open at 7:00pm for the Homecoming Kick Off! Tickets are available at the service desk for students to pick up with nautilus card. Once all students with tickets are admitted into the field house the day of the event, we will go to a first come first serve admission procedure until maximum capacity is filled. Your ticket will not guarantee a seat if you are not in line by 7:00pm.
Cannon Fest 11:00am-2:00pm on the Cannon Green
Come by the Cannon Green with your nautilus card for free food, games, and fun! Organizations competing in the spirit competition will have booths. There will be a palm reader, Sonny's BBQ for lunch, caricature artist, and more!
Swim Meet & Cardboard Boat Race 4:00pm-5:45pm at the Aquatics Center
Come cheer on the UWF Swim & Dive team and watch the organizations participating in the cardboard boat race compete!
Trivia Game Show 8:00pm-10:00pm in the Commons Auditorium
Bring your nautilus card for a chance to participate in the Trivia Game Show hosted by the Campus Activity Board.
Homecoming Tailgate 2:00pm-5:00pm at the UWF Soccer Complex
Alumni, students, families, and friends of UWF come together amidst food, tents, and lawn games to get ready for the night's soccer matches. Join our party, or set up your own tailgate with UWF Women's and Men's soccer games to follow!
Women's soccer game starts at 5:00 pm, Men's starts at 7:30 pm.
Gallery Night Sponsored by UWF Homecoming, downtown Pensacola 5:00pm-midnight
Wear Blue & Green to Downtown Pensacola and stop by the UWF tents that will be set up on the corner of Palafox and Government Street for refreshments, games, face tattoos, and prizes!
Students, make sure to bring your UWF ID with you as some businesses (see Gallery Night Map (pdf)) are offering discounts!
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Def Leppard Guitarist Viv Campbell To Tour While Fighting Cancer
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Def Leppard guitarist Viv Campbell has revealed via his Facebook page that he is currently undergoing treatment for Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Campbell, who previously enjoyed stints in Dio and Whitesnake before replacing Leppard's late-guitarist Steve Clark in 1992, also served double duty over the years with Thin Lizzy.
Viv Campbell's post puts his friends and fans at ease, showing him to be the road warrior he's always been known to be, touring not only with Def Leppard this summer -- but also hitting the road with Last In Line -- featuring former members of Dio.
Viv Campbell's Facebook announcement reads in full:
I feel fortunate that my cancer sent me an alarm call in the form of 'the cough that wouldn't quit.' Otherwise, how would I have known? After several months of trying every inhaler known to man, my doctor finally had me X-rayed. A further CAT scan revealed that enlarged lymph nodes were doing wrestling maneuvers on my windpipe -- hence the cough. What was causing the enlarged lymph nodes, however, was yet to be determined, so I underwent a surgical biopsy on March 11th, the first day of Leppard rehearsals for our Viva Las Vegas shows. Obviously, I didn't make it to rehearsal that day, but it's okay; I know the songs by now. . .
My diagnosis was Hodgkin's Lymphoma and six months of chemotherapy is the prescribed treatment. I'm about 2 months in and feeling rather spiffy, all things considered. Hodgkin's has an over 80 percent cure rate, so by my reckoning, if you're going to have a cancer, Hodgie's is the one to have!
The reason I'm sharing this with you is because, despite cancer and chemo, me and my new aerodynamic hairstyle (read: no hair) are going on tour this summer with the band and I don't want anyone to be so shocked by my new look that they ask for a refund. Simple economics, really.
My family, friends and bandmates have all been extremely supportive through this and I look forward to a summer full of shows with both Def Leppard in June/July and the debut of Last In Line this August.
Viv Campbell admitted to us that despite the often slick live and studio touches of Def Leppard's tunes, he's always preferred stripping things back to their basic core: "I've always had an affinity for organic music. Whether it was blues or organic pop, or soul, or whatever. Which may seem strange coming from a guy who plays guitar with Def Leppard, who are probably the most produced band in the world."
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July 15 - Gilford, NH - Bank Of New Hampshire Pavilion At Meadowbrook
July 17 - Canandaigua, NY - Constellation Brands - Marvin Sands PAC (CMAC)
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It seems World of Warcraft's success has not gone unnoticed. Though many MMORPGs borrow features from one another, some games take it a step further. Gates of Andaron is such a game. For anyone who's seen or played WoW, the graphic and interface in Gates of Andaron will look familiar. The graphic style may be cartoony but the bright colors work well and make Gates of Andaron an attractive game. The user interface is also clean and easy to use thanks to the source material. Both factions have the same three race and six class choices listed below:
Races: Fairy, Human, Werebeast
Classes: Archer, Wizard, Priest, Summoner, Warrior, Assassin.
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By Cody 'Neramaar' Hargreaves
When you spend as much time surfing the Internet as I do, you tend to learn a few things. For example, there are a group of activists out there that still believe the world is flat. I mean, seriously, we can see it from space now guys – we're pretty certain it's a sphere. I also learned that there are people out there that don't believe in WoW clones, believing instead that these MMORPGs that look, play, and feel like World of Warcraft are original in both concept and design. These guys haven't devised a name as creative as 'The Flatworlders' just yet, but they seem to share the same sense of denial.
I mention this now in preparation for the flames of war that will no doubt follow my labeling of Gates of Andaron as a clone of World of Warcraft. Gates of Andaron does little to deviate from the standard WoW formula, so much so that at certain points throughout the game it can be difficult to tell the two apart. Just take a look at the pictures; graphically they're basically the same thing.
Of course, there is a considerable amount of missing polish between the two, and this shows throughout the entirety of the game. Like WoW, you begin with the choosing of a faction between the Craxion (the good guys) and the DeFugal (the baddies). Unlike WoW, the race and class choices that follow are exactly the same. Players are given the choice between three races, Human, Werebeast, and Fairy – and six classes – Warrior, Assassin, Priest, Summoner, Wizard and Archer.
The lack of character customization offered in Gates of Andaron is almost unforgivable, and while you are at least allowed to choose your gender (I'm looking at you, Last Chaos), only the color and style of your hair can be further customized. The tutorial following character selection is one that appears to have been designed to leave players with a wide mix of various emotions. I was pained to learn that everyone started in the same town for each faction, I was confused to find that I received a replica sword to the one I began with as a quest reward, I was frustrated at having to speak to almost every NPC in the town in order, I was happy to learn that it only lasted ten minutes, and I laughed at the various attempts at voice acting and translation.
One such situation I'll never forget was when the blacksmith greeted me with "You've got to be man enough to be black", and continued on to inform me that "You've just got to suck everything." Text really doesn't do it justice; you need to hear him say it to get the full effect. Finding that one of my skills, Blow of Silence, read "Silently approach the opponent and deliver a blow for no reason whatsoever" was another moment of both absolute confusion, and laugh out loud hysterics. In a nutshell, both the translations and various displays of voice acting in Gates of Andaron are abysmal, yet when taken with a grain of salt, are actually quite funny.
The tutorial continued down the same repetitive path before leading me out of town and into combat training – a series of (dare I say it) WoW styled 'fed-ex' quests requiring me to slay 'X' amount of this, and collect 'X' amount of that, and just like WoW, the remainder of the game was very much the same. Gates of Andaron does, however, back itself up quite well, offering a plethora of weapons, items, armor, quests and features that are sure to keep players entertained for months.
Aside from the awkward system of looting, whereby players must press F, click the desired item, then close the window manually – there is little else that deviates from the standard WoW design. Players have access to skill tress when they increase in level allowing them to style their character to their liking. The interface (everything from the mini-map to the long experience bar at the bottom of the screen) is basically identical. Players will find that they can teleport back to their pre-designated town at any point, once an hour (Hearthstone…). Upon death, players become a ghost and must find their corpse to resume playing.
Hell, even the PvP system, whereby players can attack other players of the opposing faction at whim, is nothing short of exactly the same as that found in WoW. The guild PvP system however, takes a slightly different path. This is one of the few innovations offered in Gates of Andaron that actually improved on WoW, and one that I'm very glad was included. Every day guild members are given the opportunity to fight opposing guild members in RvR (Realm vs Realm) combat, and by winning earn points. At the end of the week the guild that has attained the most points will have the opportunity to siege their server's guild castle, and if successful, may take it for their own. This Guild PvP system is paramount in keeping end-game players busy, as there is little else to do in the higher levels of the game.
There are a few lesser features that have been thrown in to spice up the mix, like the R.S.C.S battle system that allows party leaders to quickly shout commands to their group, or the soul mate system allowing you to designate another player in the game that you can help level faster. But really, none of these stand well enough next to the many features ripped from WoW to consider it a stand-alone title. Even the cash shop, that allows players to purchase mounts, XP pots, teleport scrolls, and name changes for a small 'real-money' fee adds little to its individuality. However, it is a great MMO experience once you forgive it for relying so heavily on another developer's design.
Final Verdict: Good
Once you forgive Gates of Andaron for relying on WoW so heavily you'll realize that it's actually a great free MMO. It's a shame the developers didn't put a little more work into the translation and polish – things that keep it from being a must-play title.
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Minimum Requirements:
OS: Windows 2000/XP
CPU: Pentium4 1.6GHz
Graphics Card: Geforce FX5700 128MB
DirectX: 9.0c
Recommended Specification:
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RAM: 1024MB or more
HDD: 3 GB free
Graphics Card: GeForce FX6600 256MB or better
DirectX: 9.0c or better
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Could this have to do with Cyanogenmod dropping support for new Exynos devices?
Phoronix: Samsung Set To Open-Source Parts Of The Exynos
It appears that Samsung is preparing to open-source some code pertaining to their Exynos ARM SoC...
Could this have to do with Cyanogenmod dropping support for new Exynos devices?
I predict the Samsung Exynos will becoming more popular and popular.
I can see it becoming very popular.
TI quit their OMAP and Samsung is pushing Exynos strong.
Exynos stands against Qualcomm Snapdragon and Nvidia Tegra and NovaThor and some others.
But Exynos seems very promising.
The whole android ecosystem would certainly gain from having some completely open sourced SoCs. Enthusiasts would be all over such tablets/phones, even if not for GNU/Linux, but at least knowing the updates cannot be denied.
It is worth noting that Adreno shares common roots with Radeon, which makes sense since Qualcomm acquired it from AMD (formerly called "Imageon"). The name itself emphasizes this fact since Adreno is an anagram of Radeon, and, in fact, the Adreno 200 is nothing other than an AMD Radeon Z430. In fact, the freedreno project is using a lot of the Radeon documentation to push the freedreno driver forward. The big question I have, is why doesn't Qualcomm contribute to this, since AMD's already done the majority of the hard work in freeing up the IP..?
As far as I know, anybody can fork or do a pull request to CM? I think their firmware is becoming quite the standard, which is good imo. The android world is way to surrounded in 'magic' and 'wizardry'.
Also, yes there's some excellent hackers out there, but to put some beef to your claim, a few links would have been nice.


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Marvel Heroes 2015
Marvel Heroes Overview
Marvel Heroes gives you the chance to play as one of your favorite Marvel Comics superheroes. The game plays much like action RPGs like Diablo, except with a persistent MMO world. Each character has a variety of costumes to choose from, letting people playing the same hero look slightly different. Areas are randomly generated, ensuring that adventures will always be different. Various abilities and equipment will be available for you to obtain, to help further customize each hero.
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Marvel Heroes: First Year Anniversary Review By Jason Parker (Ragachak)
Doom Does As He Pleases!
Ever since I was wee little, I have been a humongous fan of comics, Marvel in particular. X-Men, X-Factor, West Coast Avengers, Spider-Man and a variety of others filled my collection. They still do, for the most part. I participated in the closed beta for Marvel Heroes, and while I loved the concept, there was just something missing, other than more heroes. The game just felt empty, despite the host of people that also participated. As the game opened, while there were things to do, and lots of people were always logged in running groups and beating up bad guys; I still intensely disliked seeing the same heroes in packs. Nothing is as jarring as seeing six Spider-Men flying across my screen.
When I first heard about the title, I was flying high off of Marvel Ultimate Alliance, and was hoping to see a game similar to it. The gameplay does feel similar as does the look, but I admit, I'm still a little unhappy seeing so many of the same character in each screen, but that is okay. That does not detract from how enjoyable the game is from then. When the game began, there were only a handful of "starting" heroes that you could pick from: Daredevil, Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch (my starter), Storm, and Thing. This roster of starting characters has grown since, to the chagrin of some, but not to me. Even though my initial starting list was smaller, the folks at Gazillion obviously recognized that as time progressed, the larger pool of starting characters would draw more people to try their work.
A year has passed, and many changes have come to Marvel Heroes, now labeled Marvel Heroes 2015. In addition to the above characters, the following have been added to the starting roster: Captain America, Punisher, Black Panther, Colossus, Black Widow, Human Torch, and Luke Cage. One of the most important things to consider about this game is "Has it stood the test of time?" Has it improved as an MMO, or only gotten worse as the year has gone on?
I would like to say the game has gotten leaps and bounds better than it was at the start. When the game began, I lost interest very fast. With the ability to acquire heroes primarily requiring money, I was not certain that I was willing to spend my funds on it, as I already had an MMO or two I was putting money into. Shards of Eternity, the currency for purchasing characters, drop at a decent rate in game. I will grant it requires a decent amount of farming, but if you are only purchasing one hero or so with money, they are not terribly expensive. I look at it akin to a subscription, if I only bought one a month, it would not bad. If one is enjoying a game, it is not so bad to spend a little money on it, especially if it is free.
One of the pleasant things about this game is it is not class-based. Each superhero is its own "class." Each character has three sets of talent trees that they have access to, in addition to a "Super" power that has its own timer or cooldown, depending on the character. The Hulk and Thing, for example, are very tanky, whereas Cyclops, the Punisher, and Doctor Strange are ranged nuker/dps. Wolverine, Spider-Man, Black Panther, and Luke Cage are more brawlers, up-close melee dps. There is something for any type of player. Gazillion is always working on new content, so expect even more heroes to show up as the game progresses. The original release of the game was uninspiring to say the least, and Gazillion listened to their critics, cracking down and working hard to produce something fantastic.
Introduction into Saving the Day:
The story is not for everyone, I suppose; but there are more comic fans than ever before, thanks to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the movies that gross millions of dollars and introduce people to comics in a venue that has never been as successful as now. In Marvel Heroes, the primary story consists of Dr. Doom, the Latverian Scientist acquiring an artifact of limitless power, the Cosmic Cube. The brunt of the story is your hero performing good deeds, and pummeling bad guys while keeping on the trail of the evildoers that are working to enslave or destroy humanity. Your hero choice has no bearing on the main story, and the cut scenes with their voice acting really feel like a comic with fantastic sounds and music to go with them. The story is set in chapters, with instances and large maps to explore. As your character progresses and gains experience, it increases in level, where you can spend skill points and pick up new equipment like most MMOs.
Your hero trudges through abandoned subways, clubs, Dr. Doom's castle, and can even cross the Bifrost bridge and head to the land of Odin, Loki and Thor: Asgard. Like any solid MMO, there are more things to do than simply plunge headfirst into the story. Most of the game takes place through Avengers Tower, formerly Stark Tower, home of Iron Man/Tony Stark. From there you are transported to the various locales that you will explore. At the release of the game, there were only a few things activities available: two terminals, which are essentially challenges that players can try, and the normal story mode. However, now there are a whopping nine game modes! They now include X-Defense (Defending the Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters), S.H.I.E.L.D. Holo-Sim (Endless Dungeon), Midtown (save citizens and punish super villains), One-Shots (Single shot missions), and Heroic/Superheroic Story (increased challenge in the normal story).
There is always something to do and see in the world of Marvel Heroes. You can join a guild or supergroup and run raids and dungeons similar to bigger MMOs like World of Warcraft. You can now pick up one of a few super-hero teamups, an NPC that joins you on your journey and helps you in fights, which includes the likes of Spider-Man, Magik, Falcon, and Firestar. Marvel Heroes 2015 is essentially an all-new game. To celebrate, there was a free-gift handout to all players. By a certain point, if players have a character at level 30, they could receive a host of free gifts, such as costumes, characters, bonuses, items to increase xp/rare drops/et cetera. There are always events and special things happening in game; holidays always have a cool or interesting event to go along with them to draw players in, and occasionally the devs offer free gifts to the players as a thank you for simply being around. So much has improved and changed in the game that it would take more than this simple article to go into. Instead of eight equipment slots, there are now nineteen! Slots for a ring, a legendary slot, insignia, Team-Up items, relics of various mythical factions and more. My Cyclops is decked in uniques and legendaries, which increase skills and stats in a host of ways.
Clunky Like a Crossover:
Marvel has a habit of making very hard to follow, clunky cross-over stories that require a lot of extra reading and attention. This is a way to make money, and to tell a story over a broad expanse of comic titles. This feels like what is going on in Marvel Heroes 2015. There are a ton of new things and additions to Marvel Heroes and it can become overwhelming quickly. More often than not, I had more loot than I knew what to do with, most of it being pretty worthless once I found some legendary/uniques. There were times when there was simply no way to hold all of the stuff I had attained, and most of it I would never use again. And the things I might use for other characters that I own, I might not have space for in my bank. In a way, I feel this is a trap to spend real money to purchase banks slots, but realistically, I do not think this is the case. While I appreciate that there is a ton of new stuff in the game, I feel that perhaps it could be a bit too overwhelming for someone just trying to enjoy a super-hero game. Blessings, Runewords, Enchantments, Legendary Quests, Cosmic Terminal, Asgard and Bovenheim, and even more than this!
Of course, there are items that can be purchased for those of you who want a different look, such as new costumes for your heroes. You do not have to buy them, but there are far more than there ever were before. At the start, there were, at most, two different styles per character. Now the average is nine! There are some truly fantastic ones: throwbacks to movies; old storylines and teams, such as "Joe Fixit"; a version of the Incredible Hulk; Symbiote Spider Man, the black suit that became Venom; and Freedom Foundation Thing. There are so many new systems and additions that I find myself unsure of what to do or where to go when I log in sometimes. Here is just a taste of some of the new systems and additions one can look forward to in Marvel Heroes 2015:
Relics: There are a host of relics of differing factions in the Marvel Universe. They take up a slot on your character such as your helmet, chest, boots, et cetera. What makes these interesting is despite their uncommon drop, they stack up to 999 in that slot of the same type. Each relic offers a particular type of stat boost, like +1 health, and another stat such as crit damage, movement speed, thorns (deals damage when hit), and an assortment of other stat boosts. It might take some time to farm or trade them up to a decent amount, but the dedication can be very rewarding.
Cosmic Terminal: The terminal missions at level 60 have a "Cosmic" version. All of the enemies are level 63 and all of the loot you find is level 60. The chances of the equipment being of the cosmic variety are higher, and cosmic-level medallions drop more frequently off of the Supervillains you fight. However, cube shards (dropped from daily green/red missions, once a day, traded for fortune cards) are not dropped here. These Cosmic terminals will be more important in an event later this year.
Synergy System: Each character has a particular benefit that they can apply to all of the other characters on your account, at level 30 and level 50. For example, Cyclops has one of the potentially most useful, with his level 50 boost, 10% additional experience points. His son, Cable offers a total of 2% critical chance at level 50, which is nothing to sneeze at.
Dedicated fans can always find something to do in Marvel Heroes. There are more options and things to try than many MMOS that require a payment subscription. Sure, there are items worth purchasing; you might not want to grind out Jean Grey, and might choose to purchase her, and use her to unlock other characters the old fashioned way. You might decide you want Colossus' Juggernaut costume, because it's very easy on the eyes, or one of Emma Frost's. But you do not have to, by any means. There is nothing that has to be purchased for someone to enjoy this game, but it might make it a little bit faster to find the hero that is right for you. Everyone is good, but of course, some are just better at their job than others. I found the fastest hero for me to level was Cyclops, not just because he's one of my favorites. His "Optic Ricochet" is fantastic for clearing a ton of enemies at one time, and I developed a build that let me enjoy that and his passive bonus exp boost.
To Be Continued: 4/5
I have to re-emphasize, looking at the game with fresh eyes from now and looking back at the Beta/Opening, it feels like an all-new game. I can see where Gazillion is trying very hard to create a product that really reflects the Marvel Brand. There are little snippets of dialogue between characters that are close to each other that make me chuckle; doing battle with the Sinister Six downtown is always a blast. I could be entertained running around destroying Sentinels, and defeating the Brood. As a comic book fan, I must say it is worth at least a try. I will say the story ends on a kind of weird note, but I do believe it is being written or developed to continue onwards. While it is a very bulky product with the new additions to the game, I do not necessarily feel like this is a bad thing. Marvel Heroes is easily the premiere Action MMO on the market, and out of the free-to-play I would put it on top without a second thought.
Graphics: 5/5
While the mostly overhead view can make the characters look small, you can zoom in and really see the details that the developers put into their character design. The cutscenes feel like I'm watching an animated comic, and there are tons of little things that really make me feel like Gazillion are either fans of Marvel, or hired people who are. Every character looks unique, and the backdrops of famous locales in the Marvel Universe are very true to their original design.
Controls: 4/5
There is not a lot to say about the controls. They are pretty standard ARPG controls. I will admit that sometimes movement when there are a lot of enemies and allies on screen can be difficult, and clicking on the screen will not always move your character. There are times when it will just stand there, or attack something you did not intend to strike at. Otherwise the controls are very solid, though I would love to see controller support, to feel more like Marvel Ultimate Alliance.
Features/Gameplay: 3/5
While I love that there are more features than ever before in Marvel Heroes 2015, there are perhaps too many. I feel like they overdid the features and it really can bog down an otherwise enjoyable game. The gameplay itself is great, though, and everything is crisp and enjoyable, the story is fun and the action is nonstop. I cannot think of a time where I had nothing to do in game.
Music/Sound: 4/5
The sounds and sensations of the Marvel Universe are great. The characters all sound more or less what I thought they would/should, and every important character has a voice actor. Spider-Man sounds suitably snarky and humorous, Captain America's voice drips of stoicism and duty. The clanking of Sentinel's humongous bodies landing on concrete to the cackling laughter of the Green Goblin, it all feels genuine and sincere. I could really just wander areas to listen to character interaction, and have in fact, found myself doing so with a variety of heroes.
Marvel Heroes – Full Review
By Taylor Lux
Marvel Heroes is an action role-play MMO with hack and slash emphasis. It was released on June 4, 2013 by Gazillion Entertainment. The overall play style is remarkably similar to that of Diablo series of the late 90s/early 2000's. The camera is mostly fixed, only being able to zoom in and out on top of your character. Moving is restricted to mouse left-clicks which, problematically, is also used for attacks. When attempting to dodge an obliterating attack, accidentally clicking on an enemy can be devastating. The mouse also uses the right click for a secondary attack, with other skills assigned to the A, S, D, F, G, and H keys on your keyboard for more variety of hot keyed abilities.
Assembling the Team… and Their Outfits
When you start the game for the first time, you get to select between 5 Marvel heroes: Daredevil, Storm, Hawkeye, Thing, or Scarlet Witch. All the other heroes and costumes can be unlocked through one of two methods: very rare drops or through purchases in their micro transaction store. You are given, via story, another character after the first time you complete the prologue and finish the main story the first time. Each character has several costumes that can be found or bought and the company plans on expanding the roster of heroes available to players as time passes. Current characters that can be played are Wolverine, Spider Man, Iron Man, Thor, Cyclops, Black Panther, among others. Already planned to release in the near future are Emma Frost, Human Torch, and Nova. Each character has three different skill trees that they can learn abilities from each level or improve already learned abilities.
Why the Heroes Are Doing This
The missions are told through the typical MMO character text box fashion; however, the main story is told through a series of motion comic cut scenes. The quality of the cut scenes is good for a motion comic; however, the overall graphics for typical game play and the cut scenes don't seem to warrant the amount of processing power that my computer was using. Other games I have played were much better on the detail or simply ran much smoother with equal graphics as Marvel Heroes. The graphics really weren't much to write about comparatively to other games. The motion comics did keep the main plot going, even if you skipped every other mission or text box that was given to you, there was little question as to what was going on there.
Those that the Heroes Opposed
As it's stated so blatantly in the opening cinematic, Doctor Doom is using some sort of cube to do something to the world. There's plenty of other Marvel villains scattered throughout Marvel Heroes, each having new and interesting abilities that the players have to work around or get squashed by Rhino's charge, Elektra's ninja skills, or some of the Brotherhood's infamous members such as Blob and Pyro. It is highly encouraged, especially in the free for all zones, to have multiple heroes to take on the villains or prepare for a long, and probable failed attempt at taking them on. The battles are fairly epic in that it takes teamwork in order to obtain victory, but some of the villains seem to take forever to finally be taken down. I'm looking at you Venom and your constant running about the docks.
Where Heroes Are Made
Zones are basically set into 4 major segments per chapter of the main story. The first zone of each chapter is a generic catch all area, where all your venders are, storage, and PvP and challenges can be accepted. The missions accepted here will send you to your second type of zone, which is a free for all area where everyone is in the same area. One of the major problems with these free for all zones is the spawn rates and mob sizes are almost unwieldy, especially if you happen to be under level or simply take too long on a mob because they are usually 3-9 minions per mob and they seem to respawn right after you step away if you have decent AoE or level. There is the plus that another player could step in behind you and help defeat your mob, which drastically helps out the mob size problem. Each free for all zone typically has very strong boss battles or area events like stopping a sentinel attack or protecting people from being assassinated. If you participate in the event, you can talk with a contact and gain some extra XP for your troubles, and since it's a free for all zone, anyone can help you accomplish the mission.
Each free for all zone typically branches into either another free for all zone or one of two instanced maps. The first instanced map has an orange door and usually has 2 mobs, one regular and one which includes a lieutenant, a treasure chest, and nothing else. The second is typically your story instances where your missions and the main story continues and have blue doors. These typically have special bosses at the end of them. It is usually encouraged to have a group (which caps out at 5 people) for these instances, but the game automatically places you in a party if you have it selected in your options for it to do so.
To the Victor Goes the Spoils
Ah loot. Who doesn't love it? So with the notoriously high amount of minor enhanced equipment that is constantly dropping, what are you going to do with it? Well, if it's almost any other game, your response will be to sell it for money. However, Marvel Heroes offered an alternative to the constantly selling your equipment for the local currency with donating equipment to venders to level them up and gain new recipes on the crafters and a larger selection of items for the other venders. It's designed so that it's even more convenient for players that any vender of a particular type all share the same level and progress, this is even further spread because it's granted to all characters. For example, if you level Forge to 4 on Storm, then switch to Thor and go see Hank Pym, another crafter vender, then Hank will be level 4 as well. It is also worthwhile to note that all characters share the same inventory, both on hand and storage. It's part blessing, part curse. However, an advanced craft vender allows you to upgrade rare (blue) to epic (purple) equipment and can also allow you to transform epic equipment for another character into something your character can use. That's something I was very excited about and impressed with when I figured it out.
Finally finishing the main story of the game unlocks several modes of game play for you as well. There are daily missions and challenges, along with pvp accessibility. For those interested in having the full access to these functions before the main storyline will be disappointed, but there is hope in some sort of task to do post story completion besides running the same missions over and over again either on the same characters or changing to newly found or purchased characters.
Verdict: Okay
The play style of the game feels stuck in the late 1990s since it has a high comparison with Diablo 1 and 2. The restriction of characters outside of purchasing them might keep those who don't want to spend money but have a completion attitude towards games might enjoy the hunt for characters and costumes; however, I find it mostly a nuisance unless the character you want to play is one of the first characters. The boss battles seem a bit drawn out, but somewhat cool in that it's a major villain that you're fighting instead of some nameless thug. The free for all zones have their own major headaches with quick spawning large mobs while the instanced story maps are fine up until the final bosses where trouble can brew once more if attempting to solo them. However, the leveling up venders was a pleasant surprise for me and gave you something to do with the very typical white or green trash equipment that's constantly tossed in your direction instead of it simply being more cash flow. To me, this is a mediocre game for the general gamer, but for the Marvel diehard fans this game will be decent enough to be both enjoyable and playable for them.
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To say that I was ecstatic about having the opportunity to check out Marvel Heroes would be a massive understatement. Being a huge Diablo & Diablo II fan, as well as a huge superhero fan, finding out about Diablo's signature gameplay joining the Marvel universe in a big parfait of awesomeness was probably the most exciting news I have gotten all year. Though I am always skeptical of new action-RPGs, as they rarely can live up to the legacy of Diablo, upon entering Marvel Heroes I was delightfully welcomed by a familiar feeling that brought me right back to my Diablo days.
I jumped into the game with my first hero, Black Panther, and began navigating the chaotic scenery of The Raft super-villain prison as it was being utterly demolished by escaping prisoners. The gameplay was very easy to step into, consisting of mainly left-click spamming with the occasional right-click to dish out the heavy hits. This basic action-RPG combat style might seem basic to some, but I found it to be very effective. The Panther, turning out to be a more acrobatic/rogue-like character, didn't much suit my style but my attention was quickly turned towards the scenery and the atmosphere. Everything was very action-packed, running through the burning prison with fire, explosions and collapsing debris galore, all the while fighting my way through several groups of enemy soldiers. The scene was complemented by an awesome musical track and was overall exciting.
The next chapter of the game took place in Daredevil's territory, Hell's Kitchen, where an entirely new experience was introduced. The map spanned a dark, open city overrun with various gangsters and thugs. The difference in this new area was not only the openness of the map, but the mood was much more relaxed, with low hip-hop beats in the background, and yet the city was livelier in its own way. As I wandered around the area I ran into scenes of police officers apprehending citizens or having small battles with the local ruffians. One of the most enjoyable events I encountered was the appearance of Electro, a randomly spawning group/raid boss. This is where the Marvel Heroes was the most fun for me. Getting together with a whole mass of superheroes to take down a large boss was not only exciting, but it looked rather amazing. Between Electro's lighting attacks and the combination of various heroes' abilities, the night was lit up with all different shapes and colors. It was like a rave, with one hundred percent more awesome.
My defeat of Electro was rewarded with a nice explosion of loot, which I gleefully scrambled to collect off the street, because every battle is way more fulfilling when there is epic gear to show for it. Having seen that I had acquired several pieces of gear meant for other heroes, I decided to hit the shop and check some of them out. Once I picked out the heroes I wanted, switching between them was done by simply opening up the roster menu and selecting one. There was no logging out of the game or out to a character selection screen, heroes could be freely changed out on the fly. Each hero had a fairly unique playstyle. Daredevil had his dual sword/dual pistol combo, fluidly combining both melee and ranged attacks, Iron Man combined a barrage of explosions with a strong defense system, and Hulk (probably the most hilariously fun of them all) hit things very, very hard. Though I loved Daredevil's fluidity, Hulk had this feel of destructiveness that I really had a lot of fun with. I could take out groups of enemies with an explosive ground smash or even pick up nearby cars and throw them at people.
Despite my giddy schoolgirl demeanor, Marvel Heroes did have a few elements that I disliked. My original fear with the game was that, given that there was no unique character creation, there would be several instances of the same exact superheroes on the screen when in public areas. There were, and I found it to be just a little bit awkward. Though, being able to play as one of Marvel's iconic heroes was terrific, not being able to create a superhero of my own was disappointing. This lack of customization was offset by an array of costumes for each superhero, available in the cash shop, but that didn't make it any less known that the Deadpool in a pirate costume was still the same Deadpool as the one in original uniform next to him. That aside, some of the costumes were pretty entertaining, such as Deadpool's pirate costume or Hulk's big grey beard. I was equally disappointed in the game when I saw that acquiring a second, and third, etc. superhero was only allowed via payment in the cash shop, as well as there being several heroes that were exclusive to the cash shop. This feature is likely to put a lot of pressure on non-paying players, as they'll have little room to play around with when choosing their heroes.
My overall experience with Marvel Heroes was fun, exciting and a little nostalgic. I had a blast with every hero's unique playstyle, and was entertained even by simply wandering around and killing enemies for no reason other than I hate them. The addition of destructible objects (cars, barrels, etc.) that could be thrown at enemies, or simply destroyed for the sake of destroying things made the experience all the better. Despite the single player feel that the game had at times, it was very multiplayer-centric. The most fun I had in Marvel Heroes was joining nearby players in the battle against Electro. Each chapter I played followed through with a strong atmosphere, making each area unique and believable. Throughout my playthrough there was an underlying Diablo feel that brought me back to the games that got me into action-RPGs years ago. The feeling was warming, and even re-sparked my interest in going back to playing my Sorceress in Diablo II.
Even with the lack of character customization and the cash shop centered character selection, each hero had their own unique playstyle, and I could easily see myself dropping some cash regularly to add new heroes to my roster in the future.
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While out celebrating the 7th birthday of Phoronix, Intel pushed out a new acceleration architecture for their open-source Linux driver. This new acceleration architecture is called "SNA" for "SandyBridge's New Acceleration", and it brings incredible results not only for Sandy Bridge, but for previous generations of Intel graphics as well. The results provided by Intel are absolutely stunning...
nice. good work
Yeah, and details on how to install it... it would make me very happy if UT2004 were to become playable on my i945, and this seems like the kind of potential-speedup which could maybe-possibly do it.
It would be interesting to know whether this new acceleration architecture could be used by ati or nouveau. If it can be used on older intel chips, it's not SB-specific. But are there other differences in GPU architecture that make it useless or incompatible for GPUs of other vendors?
Also, this should be fairly obvious, but the Xorg drivers are implemented in a way that's extremely hardware-specific. It depends on the hardware capabilities of each individual chip, and the performance cost of doing a given operation. The assumptions made by SNA are probably not relevant to non-Intel chips, even if you could port over the architecture overall.
The parts that were separable into a common API were called EXA, but so far, only ATI and Nouveau continue to use EXA. Intel long ago dropped support for EXA with their hardware, in favor of UXA. Now SNA may become the new path. So it wasn't ATI and Nouveau striking out on their own, but rather, Intel decided to do it.
In fact, almost the entire stack has some kind of Intel / Others split:
Mesa 3d support: Intel uses the old classic Mesa paths, everyone else uses gallium3d almost exclusively.
Xorg 2d accel: Intel uses UXA (now SNA), everyone else uses EXA almost exclusively.
Kernel memory management: Intel uses just GEM, everyone else uses GEM+TTM almost exclusively. (run lsmod | grep ttm on an Intel system, then do it on a Nouveau system or a r300g / r600g system.)
I can't complain though; on my i965, Gnome Shell performance is extremely professional. It's smoother on my i965 than on my Radeon HD5970. So obviously Intel is doing something right, even if "the right thing" is specific to their hardware.
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I'd like to know whether the work that went into SNA could benefit the other drivers. It's one of these:
- with some modifications, ati and nouveau could use SNA instead of EXA, or create an EXA/SNA-hybrid more closely suited to those GPUs, gaining performance
- ati and nouveau could use SNA, but due to architectural differences it wouldn't be faster than current methods, or the expected gains are too small to justify the efforts
- SNA is fundamentally incompatible with ati and nvidia GPUs
- SNA is fundamentally incompatible with ati and nvidia GPUs, but some of the research and work on SNA could benefit other drivers
I'm aware that it's likely one of the latter two, but I'm not interested in assumptions and probabilities, hence the question. I don't expect anyone short of an X / driver developer to be able to provide a good answer.


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Not sure where to post this... but there's an AMD thing and a linux thing. So here I am.
I bought an ASUS eeepc 1000ha two years ago for taking notes in classes. The eeepc 1000 runs notepad or kedit very well, and makes a fair fist of Firefox but it's not good for much else IMHO. I liked the small size and battery life though, so have been looking for something similar with better performance.
Yesterday I bought an Acer Aspire One 522 netbook at Futureshop in Calgary. This is Acer's AMD Ontario c50 based product, $CA299 plus Mr. Harper's cut.
Got it home last night, fired it up. It comes with Windows 7 Starter edition, 1GB PC3 8500 RAM, 250 GB disk, a C50 CPU, 10.1" 1280x700 glossy screen, VGA & HDMI out, 3 USB and a card reader, and 802.11, and fast ethernet. The keyboard is some sort of international version, and you may see some stray pipe and backslash chars in what follows because the left shift key is half width with a pipe key beside it, the right return is perilously close to a backslash key. Well, notebook/netbook keyboards, what can you do?
I installed OpenSuSE 11.3 right away with XFCE desktop. It detected most of the hardware but did not know what to do with the graphics adapter, I was stuck with VESA 800x600. The wireless worked, but not the wired ethernet, nor the sound.
Next up the newest Ubuntu 10.x live CD. Again the video controller not recognized (VESA 800x600) but neither wireless nor wired ethernet were recognized nor sound.
I grabbed the kernel 2.6.37 tarball and ran the gconfig for that but could not find any options related to Ontario, Zacate or Bobcat.
So, not much c50 love yet from Linux!
Posts on the intertubes say next kernel release will have Ontario/Zacate support. So I'm downloading 11.x alpha Ubuntu DVD now, which is supposed to be using that kernel code pre-release (I| might be wrong about this, I'm a SuSE guy and don't follow Ubuntu very closely). |I will report on how Ubuntu 11 alpha test goes.
RAM Upgrade
One GB RAM is not much because I tend to have a LAMP stack running or be doing nifty stuff with g++ and template code. |With not much Linux luck, I stuck 64 bit Win7 enterprise on it and went to the local PC store and bought a 4 GB SODIMM (Kingston KVR1066D3S7/4G), and set about opening the case up.
There are 7 screws on the underside. I took them out, noting that they screw into brass sleeves not just plastic which I thought was kind of nice. The case refused to come apart. I turns out that on the bottom is a central rectangular piece of plastic that looks like it is just molded into the bottom of the case but which is actually held in place by internal plastic hooks. Using a flat head jeweler's screwdriver as a wedge I got the four corners of this piece of plastic free, but somewhere in the centre were more hooks I could not get at. The 7 screws serve some purpose other than holding the case together?
I was able to pry one corner up enough to get at the SODIMM slot. With needle nose pliers and a lot of care I replaced the 1GB card with my new 4GB card. Booted the 522 up into BIOS, it reported 4GB RAM. Booted into Win7/64, it reported 4GB RAM with 3.73 usable (graphics controller grabs 256 MB).
At this point I noticed that AMD CCC had gone mad and was using 50+ % CPU. I changed the CCC preset from game to web browsing and CCC settled down - and stayed happy when I changed back to game or the other options.
AMD CCC for Ontario has controls for the CPU and the GPU part of the c50 APU, and for power schemes under AC power and battery. Which is to say all the power, graphics and CPU frequency controls are in CCC for Ontario.
AMD web site does not list drivers for Ontario. Googled "Acer Aspire One 522 driver" and got two Acer.com hits in the top four results. One says "no drivers for this product", the other lists Win7 drivers. I am not sure if the normal desktop HD6xxx drivers from AMD would work. I could not find even a hint of Linux drivers on Acer's site.
I do not know if I should call this machine a netbook: it has 1280x700 screen not 1024x600, but it is about the same size as my eeepc 1000ha. |My comments are based on running Win7/64 Enterprise not Linux.
I can tell you that the performance is subjectively better than the 1000ha (Atom 270 IIRC). The graphics performance is quite excellent, head and shoulders (also torso and probably thighs) above the 1000ha. Things happen on the screen very fast, video playback is very smooth without hiccups running Media Player (DIVX encoded ripped DVD, and also straight VOB files ripped from DVD using DVD Decrypter).
The sound from this machine's speakers is so sad terrible. I'm taking a "you get what you pay for" attitude though.
So I am crossing my fingers hoping Ubuntu's alpha 11 code knows what to do with all the bits & pieces of this machine. And if not I'll be watching the kernel closely for c50 support.
If you want out of the box Linux support with an Ontario APU then I must report you do not have it right now. If you can live with Win7 for now and just SSH into the One True Operating system from an Aspire 522, which is what I'll be doing, then I recommend the 522. It's cheap, it has pretty good graphics, it does not weigh very much, and after typing this screed for an hour while hunting down stray pipes and backslashes, WLAN on and screen at 100% brightness, Win7 says I still have 5hr 11min battery left.
1280x720 not 1280x700.
Hi, hoohoo! These are very good notes. Thanks for sharing your experience. I've been waiting for the netbook because of its display. I prefer higher resolution in smaller screens. But my another concern, right next to it is the system's noise, if any. And in case there is a noise, what are the main sources? Fans? HDD? I mean, is there any chance to make the computer VERY quiet by replacing HDD with SSD for example? Thank you in advance.
And now, a question: I tried booting a thumbdrive with Ubuntu 10.10 and another with 11.04 nightly build on my new 522. Neither manages to get far. I've built the sticks with Ubuntu's recommended Pendrivelinux imager, as well as UNetBootin, and I get an unmoveable mouse cursor overlaid on the Ubuntu loading graphic at best... or a freeze at the SysLinux start line at worst. What's been your most successful Ubuntu boot method on here? Thanks!
Looks like openSUSE 11.4 will miss the mark too on the kernel, so close...
So no attempt with fglrx?
I have not tried booting off a thumbdrive.
Hope that helps.
For graphics you just need to activate the proprietary fglrx driver, after that you have an "unsupported hardware" watermark in the bottom right hand corner. To get rid of that, download the latest catalyst driver, run the binary with the --extract option, that will extract everything in the archive to a directory. Pick up the etc/ati/control file, replace your copy with it, and restart X, no watermark!
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Sanford High School junior Amanda Beaulieu, center, tells an audience of local educators, businesspeople and town officials about her experiences with an Extended Learning Opportunity at the Sanford Town Club on Tuesday morning. She is seen here with her English teacher, Sandy Thompson, left, and Animal Control Officer Lauren Masellas, with whom she is working alongside this school year.
SANFORD — Sanford High School student Amanda Beaulieu is having quite an academic year.She has gotten sprayed by a skunk.She has crawled into cramped quarters to retrieve a feral cat.She has had all sorts of experiences trying to help the furry four-legged friends who surround us, and they're all helping her earn credits toward graduating high school. If you have a hunch that these experiences are taking place outside the classroom, then you're definitely on to something. Sure enough, Beaulieu is enrolled in what the Sanford School Department calls an Extended Learning Opportunity (ELO), an arrangement in which students are paired with members of the community for the purpose of gaining real-world experience that will count toward their credits for graduation. She is one of many SHS students who are taking advantage of this new program, which is coordinated by Pam Cote, of the Sanford School Department.Since this past summer, Beaulieu has teamed up with Sanford Animal Control Officer Lauren Masellas and has learned the daily routines and responsibilities of helping local animals and enforcing laws related to them. Perhaps you have seen Beaulieu's monthly column about animals here in the Sanford News — her latest one appears inside this issue. During this school year, Beaulieu is filling in for Masellas, whose guest columns, "Things You Should Know! From your ACO," appear regularly in the Sanford News. Beaulieu's English teacher, Sandy Thompson, helps her develop and edit the columns before submitting them to the newspaper for publication.That's an ELO in a nutshell: Cote, a student, a teacher and a member of the community work together to provide real-life lessons to help the student earn credits and, more importantly, prepare them for the world that awaits them after graduation. The program, which started a couple of years ago, is made possible through funds from the Nellie Mae Education Foundation.On Tuesday morning, Beaulieu stood before a room filled with local educators, businesspeople and town officials at the Sanford Town Club and spoke of her ELO experiences thus far. She said the ELO helps her combine her education with her love of animals; indeed, in addition to her work alongside Masellas, she also has helped out at a local veterinary clinic."It's opening doors for me," she said about the ELO program.Masellas and Thompson joined Beaulieu at the podium. Masellas described her apprentice as attentive and as taking the lead on her own education."She's really taking it seriously," Masellas said. "Having Amanda along has really been wonderful."Thompson said she has seen Beaulieu grow as a student, a writer and a person during her ELO."She's going to be able to take this with her well outside the classroom," Thompson said.Cote and Superintendent of Schools David Theoharides welcomed the crowd to the Town Club on Tuesday morning to thank them for participating in the ELO program and to promote the school department's vision for student-centered and proficiency-based learning. Under proficiency-based learning, students will no longer take a test, only to move on whether they pass or fail; instead, students who have mastered a subject and are ready for a new challenge will advance, while those who may need more time will be afforded it.A few years ago, the school department established a committee comprised of local educators and volunteers throughout the community and charged it with developing a vision for Sanford education for the new century. The committee met a few times and crafted a vision in which all students learn according to their own pace and abilities. The school department and the Sanford School Committee have been pursuing the vision ever since.The ELOs are a part of this effort. Currently, there are a dozen ELOs under way in the community."We want ELOs to be a win-win," Cote said, referring to both students and community members.Theoharides also referred to another program, "Enrichment Thursdays," in which teachers spend some time in the morning working together to develop and evaluate curriculum, learn and practice new skills, and share ideas. During this time, students are engaged in leadership training, extracurricular activities, tutoring and homework.Theoharides acknowledged that some teachers have not been as quick as others to embrace what the department is formally calling "Sanford Vision: Learning for Life.""Is there resistance? Yes," he said. "It's change. It's hard."But he also said teachers are working together to find efficient and creative ways to meet students' needs. And he encouraged those gathered to spread the word about ELOs to friends and colleagues who may want their businesses to offer them for students.Theoharides said that students these days need to learn about more than reading, writing and arithmetic. Surveys of local business owners revealed that students need to know how to communicate, solve problems and analyze data if they are to succeed in today's world. That means conventional classrooms are no longer enough, Theoharides said."We needed to remodel education," he said of the visioning that began a few years ago. "The world's changing. There are more things that we need to know."


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Fei, White and Fong didn't know each other, but each of them hold same piece of jade. Until pursued and captured by one careerist Duan Mu, they discover their brother and sister relatioship and know 3 jades bearing on a huge treaures, after escaped from the cluthces of Duan Mu by one inspector edge, they decide to find out the treaure, finally, when they arrive in the site of tresure, Duan Mu has emerged again. Watching helplessly by everyone, inspector's friend Lam appears and rescues everyone.
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