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Specs for an artist's computer
Next year I'll be attending art college and since I'm mainly into digital art I wanted to buy a new desktop computer. The problem is, I'm really a hardware newbie and I already got lost trying to decide on the specs.
My expectations are a desktop PC that will run both Photoshop and Painter smooth even with the more complex brushes. I will also be doing basic 3d modeling and animation for college. And last thing, I want it to have a big monitor (or maybe duel monitors?) so I can work "big", 17" just isn't enough for me.
oh, and the budget is around 1k$
Any advise would be much helpful.
btw, shouldn't there be a "hardware" section in the "sfoware and hardware" forum? I couldn't find any place more relevant to post this then the lounge...
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You can build your own for quite Cheap. I spent about 600-700 on the box, and already had a monitor (150 on my 20" Samsung Touch of Color). (Then again I also got a processor for free).
You can get a 1 or 2 tb drive for about 100-150 bucks now. I usually have 2 drives. One is for storage one is for the OS. A 500gb drive is about 50 bucks and is a very good start where you can upgrade later.
Processor, go with an icore7 the new AMD processors or Intel Quad Core Q9650 (the q9650 is about 300) AMD Phenom II's are very cheap at 165 for the processor.
As far as 3d work you can get a Quadro FX at base level about 150-200 dollars.
I went with a good Gigabyte Mobo but Asus is also touted as pretty good. I only spent about 100 on the mobo and it is upgradable for 16gb of ddr3 memory.
If you're bad at building, I never built my own and did a bunch of googling and watching some vids before I made the decision. I went with building my own because I don't like the fact many pre-built ones will void your warranty if you make any changes. You can get a better warranty on each individual part and save money on fixing it yourself.
However, headaches are...if you're not too good with PCs and have an issue - for example a dead cpu/mobo/ram these things are harder to test out without spare parts.
I will say when you do learn to build your own, you become much more price conscious and realize what money to spend on without getting ripped. - It's also a lot easier to learn than car parts
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May 19th, 2010 #3
AMD is coming out with the new 6 cores. Apparently, they will be cheaper than the Intel ones.
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Now, theoretically having more cores is "good" but if you don't have good threading tech, cache it's meaningless. Sometimes you get cores that are good in gaming - it seems AMD is great when it comes to gaming but when you do a lot of multimedia work the Intels tend to do better. - Saying that though, you as the consumer how much would you notice?
Depending on how heavy the work he's doing even having that many cores isn't necessarily useful (if he's an illustrator it's not really a big gain other than just a faster core in ghz - most illustration programs don't even utilize multi-cores or do it well). You can get by rather well with 4 cores.
Repeating again as the consumer it really doesn't matter too much for general purpose work. Usually computers are fast when first assembled with fresh installs but slow down due to adding in more items that can cause registry issues, add ons to your startup. With good housekeeping it isn't so bad, but as general consumers we tend to become lazy with our Personal Computers.
May 19th, 2010 #5
21" widescreen monitor at least.
Samsung or LG are very affordable in that price range.
Widescreen will give you enough room for tool menus in PS or Painter and a decent working area.
If you're not comfortable building the actual box bribe your geeky basement dwelling beardy mate* with beer or Xbox games and have him do it for you..
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May 20th, 2010 #6
Pretty good start to a build, the i7-930 for $200 is tough to beat.
And you can root around Newegg and find combo deals that save a lot of cash. If you started with that cpu, this would give you a solid motherboard and OS for another $289
Optical Drives are very cheap.
Nice deals are out there for case/HDD combos
There are ways to save on PSU's.
You'd still need memory, and a graphics card.
If you got into gaming and overclocking you'd probably want a heatsink as well.
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May 20th, 2010 #7
Dude, you just missed me. I dumped an EVGA Core2 Duo board running stable and cool on air @ 4ghz, dual 8800 GTS cards, 8gb of DDR2 800 running @ 940 and a Freezer7 Pro fan for $400. This was a steal, I'm just trying to reduce the clutter around my electrical workbench to make way for my latest project. That rig never gave me a hardware or performance issue ever, I just wanted to go i7 on the mobo to get straight for the next 2-3 years. Like one of the previous posts mentioned, Newegg all the way bro. You can slide on ebay for the case though. If you build for gaming, then graphic design will benefit. A Quadro FX was also mentioned. Excellent for 2d/3d design, but the minute you lay back and take a casual break with a game the rest of your system should run effortlessly, you might want to turn those settings down so it will be playable. I learned this the hard way years ago. Two drives is also a good idea, but you can opt for a smaller, faster primary physical drive for the OS/Programs and keep all your documents and files on the secondary drive which can be larger. I keep absolutely nothing on my main rig to protect against theft and any freak hardware crashes. Good luck.
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Thanks a lot guys, this information helps me a lot =]
the problem with Newegg is I don't live in the US, I live in Israel so...
I might ask a friend in the states to ship me if the price difference will be much but then I won't have the warranty I suppose...
If you're not comfortable building the actual box bribe your geeky basement dwelling beardy mate* with beer or Xbox games and have him do it for you..
@Bill - pointing out the actual real thing never been more helpful, thanks =]
@ zaorr - yeh... I almost went for a 17" laptop and then realized how huge it was. but don't tell that to anyone shhh
btw, I hear a lot about overclocking but is it actually worth to overclock for 2d art? I thought only hardcore 3d artist or gamers use it to squeeze the juice out of their system.
and again, thanks a lot for the information. Once I'll check with the vendors around here and decide I'll let you know what I got =]
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Ex Painter still lags at certain brush sizes no matter the specs. It's because of the code on how to render brush strokes.
I think Space and Memory is more important than CPU. It's because right now illustration programs don't really do much in multicore. If it's not doing much for mutiple cores, it's not a real gain in overlocking one core.
I mean...really what will it make you do, Paint faster? A lot of good art still takes time regardless of cpu power.
May 23rd, 2010 #12
AMD does have affordable 6 core processors but they seem to run about the same or worse than intel's 4 core processors. The i7-920 beats the AMD six cores in both photoshop and 3Dsmax. Here are some benchmarks:
I recently built a computer using the i7-930 that Bill suggested. It will be very hard to build a computer including a monitor with a i7-930 for $1k i think. $1k for just the computer would be easier, especially if you don't care about gaming much.
You could get an i7-860 instead which will be about the same as an i7-920 in 3d rendering and slightly faster in photoshop due to its more aggressive turbo mode (it overclocks itself when its using less than 4 cores). The 860 costs about the same as the 920 but it will allow you to use a cheaper motherboard and you'd only need to buy 4GB of RAM instead of 6GB. The 920 or 930 and their motherboards are technically "better" but you'd never notice.
You don't really need a powerful video card for photoshop or even 3d work, its really the CPU and RAM that does the work. All the video card helps with is the viewport, not rendering. You could get a professional card (ATI FireGL or Nvidia Quadro) but I don't think its worth it. A $90 Radeon 4850 is actually more powerful than a $150 FireGL or Quadro. The video card companies pretty much take their gamer cards, give them drivers optimized for artists programs and better customer service, and inflate the price.
I chose to buy two 500GB Samsung F3 hard drives for my system. The second hard drive is for backing up my artwork. I chose this drive because it uses the newer higher density platters (faster), and also because they are single platter drives. Less platters = less moving parts = less chance for mechanical failures. They are cheap too.
For monitors anything under $300 probably isn't going to be the best for artwork in my opinion. This is what I use:
I'm happy with it. I got it on sale for $300 though. Monitors that use IPS panels are generally much better with colors than the more common TN panels. The NEC monitor I linked to uses a sort of budget version of IPS. Its better than TN but doesn't cost $600+ like some other IPS variants.
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@Burhtun - your monitor looks great, I might get one as well. Only thing is 14 ms seems much more then all the other monitors I've looked into, does it make any difference?
and two other dilemmas I stumbled into, I'm not much of a gamer but quadro fx still seem to be much pricier then the ge-forece do they actually worth it?
and last thing, would you rather use 32 or 64 bit systems?
May 23rd, 2010 #14
Windows7 64bit all the way. I've had no problems with it so far and it will let you use all of your RAM. 32bit OS will only recognize around 3GB total and 32bit software will only use 2GB max.
I wouldn't bother with a pricey Quadro or a FireGL. At a $1000 total budget you can't consider them really. A gamer card is fine. If you want to run the latest games at maxed settings at 1920x1080, you'd need a Radeon 5850 ($300). A 5770 would probably be fine if you don't care about maxing out all the eye candy ($170). A 4850 is almost as fast as a 5770 and much cheaper ($90). Even a 4850 is overkill for photoshop. If you don't want to play games at all on this machine then you can save some money and get something even cheaper. Geforce cards are fine too, I just prefer Radeon at the moment.
As for monitors, that is the downside to IPS panels, they don't have a speedy response time like TN panels. Response time only really matters for games and movies though. But I've been playing Bad Company 2 which can get pretty fast paced at times and I haven't noticed any problems. Some people claim to be more sensitive than others but the monitor seems fine for gaming to me. Great for movies too. I don't notice any ghosting or lagging.
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May 23rd, 2010 #15
For Photoshop and Painter purposes, you can actually make do with just a C2D processor and 2 GB RAM. I use CS3 and Painter IX and I don't have a problem with it, running on a measly 2.0 Ghz C2D. However, if you're also planning on 3D rendering, then yeah, you need real processing power.
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I'm pretty settled now, the only things I havn't decided on yet are the box and the brand of memory sticks. btw, is there any difference of 2X4 or 4X2 memory sticks? 8gb ram seems pretty satisfying to me.
and yeh, I kind's passed the 1k$ limit I set to my self, I'm getting closer to the 1.5k but I can live with that.
May 24th, 2010 #18
My friend AND my father were happy about the AMD Phenom II X4 processors and gigabyte mobos, which in total was about 265.
As I stated before, your new build will be pretty fast regardless if you have a quad or higher core processor. What slows down your PC is not having good upkeeping, like defragging files, cleaning out registry and allowing too many programs to go into your startup or background. So with any nice quality core you go with, expect cussing and your love period with your PC to be over within 2-3 years if you don't follow good housekeeping.
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Yes, I'm aware that's a HUGE fan. It's because as stated before, the processor I put in was a used on that worked fine. http://amzn.com/B000VBHB14 - they heat up because of the old 65mm but free intel quad is a free intel quad.
Also I find the Antec 300 Illusions are pretty good for towers - http://amzn.com/B000GQMHBI It's also what I use. I had gotten a Gladiator for my father from Cooler Master but he said the setup was a bit weird for the hdd but had good cable management.
As long as it's sturdy and has the space I needed I'm good. Or as long as it doesn't look like this:
I know some people like that, but unless it has the actual Transforming sound effect and turns into an actual robot, no thanks.
May 24th, 2010 #19
On the subject of heating / cooling, the only thing I regret on mine is not doing enough research on the temperature side of things. I went for the Cosmos 1000 Coolermaster (hmm) case cos it's solidly built (40-odd lb of steel!) but now, with only 3 of the 6 HD bays used, I'm having to operate it with one of the sides off as otherwise the HDs get too hot, and that's with 5 big case fans in there + big CPU fan + GPU fan. When I get round to it I'll cut a vent in one of the panels but it's a lot of hassle to do it so it looks right.
May 24th, 2010 #20
an Antec 900 + a DVD drive for under $60 is a stupidly good deal.
^ And are those cases up there made from spare parts off the Millenium Falcon?
Edit: ^ Apparently that deal was good for about a day.
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Oh I know, that's why I was using Amazon, I figured he might have a better chance grabbing some stuff, it's next best to Newegg if he can't use it.
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On the other hand, my father will be in the US next week and I asked him if he could buy me some of the parts there, maybe I'll ship to him via Newegg.
The Case is too big to smuggle in a handbag so I'll rather buy it over here for a bit more.
And I prefer Newegg to review the products, they got way more comments and technical stuff...
so far I decided on:
Interl Core i7 930
GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R Mother Board
PNY NVIDIA Quadro FX 580 512MB PCI
2X SAMSUNG 500gb hard drives
NEC EA231WMI-BK Monitor
some Antec 300-900 case
4X2 GB memory sticks which I haven't decided on yet
How much W should the PSU have? is 500W sufficiant? 600? 700?
and then optical drives are peanuts...
thanks a lot for the help =]
May 25th, 2010 #23
650 watt is usually good. I got the Apevia Warlock 750 for about 80 bucks. I had purchased a board with ddr3 ram since they're about the same price as ddr2. It's so when I do upgrade to an icore or faster processor, I don't have to scrap the memory sticks.
I forgot to mention one of the reasons I use Amazon is because they allow me to ship to a PO box. I often had problems with disappearing mail, even via UPS. The other is I get charged Sales tax (In CA sales tax is nearly 10% or over depending on where you live) and I don't always get a good free shipping deal via Newegg. So I started price comparisons and generally I end up saving more through Amazon for my case and flexibility where to ship.
May 25th, 2010 #24
If you're going with an i7-930 then you will want a 6GB kit, not 8GB. The 930 requires a x58 mobo, which is what you chose so that is good, but they should be fit with either three or six RAM modules. So 3 x 2GB sticks = 6GB. Most motherboards require RAM modules in multiples of 2 because they are dual channel but the x58s are triple channel.
I chose this case for my build:
It has plenty of fans but doesn't look like a blinged-out spaceship as much as a lot of the other cases. I like things to be on the plain side. The stupid fan light can be kept off with a flip of a switch thankfully.
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May 27th, 2010 #26
So glad I stuck with the LGA sockets...the icores just made it more confusing. At least AMD is pretty consistent and easier to understand upgrade paths.
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I have Q6600 processor, nvidia 285 with 2gig graphic mem, 4gig sysmem(deffy not enough), 2 storage HDs mirrored, then cache HD and last one for OS.
That's a lot of HD but I'm a bit paranoid. Can't be too safe.
This is old machine except the graphic card but still does the job.
For digital painting i recommend picking monitor very carefully. I recently bought HP ZR24W which is decent for entertaining and does the job for craphics. Cost around 430e for me. Good colour accuracy and stuff when calibrated. I definetely recommend to get monitors calibrated. tho the calibrators cost a lot.
Before that monitor i had an old CRT. Changing from that to LCD just opened a gate to another dimension. The dimension of darker values which wasn't visible with the old CRT.
I do 3d modeling with Maya + Zbrush. Digital painting and texturing in photoshop. sometimes i have all the progs open at the sametime with very heavy works. Millions of polygons and big images. I recommend around 8gig memory if you do Zbrushing and want to add some finer detail to your models while working with big texture files at the sametime.
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So, you have heat problems. You think heat sinks are going to help. You don't know which ones to get because, well, the E16's haven't been out long enough for after market parts.
No worries, this is a simple problem.
There are a number of heatsinks for 380 sized heli motors already. There are many out there and they all follow the same basic formula. These sinks wrap aound the WHOLE can. That won't work for us because the fins interfere with the chassis, the receiver, the slipper nut, and the ESC. How do we fix this?
So the formula is basic. The heatsink NEEDS to cover more that a 180 degree arc's circumference of the motor. This is simply because the sink needs to be press fit to the motor. If the sink covers less than a 180 degree arc of the circumference of the motor, then it will simply fall off.
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We could stop here and simply make the cut and snap it on. Optionally, one might endeavor to eek out more material from the original sink to make as much contact with the motor's surface area as possible. At this point, the rest should be fairly obvious. Find out how much sink you can leave on until you have interference, trim:
Then press fit it on to your ride:
For passively cooled applications, you want thick, short, widely spaced fins. This means low surface area, which is bad, but unless you force air through the fins, thin, tight, tall fins will trap air and become useless. Even the cheapo sink I'm using doubles the surface area of the motor, and what more important, that surface area is on top where there is actual airflow.
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Thoughts on the similarities between bird-watching and counterinsurgency
- By Thomas E. RicksThomas E. Ricks covered the U.S. military for the Washington Post from 2000 through 2008. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
While Tom Ricks is away from his blog, he has selected a few of his favorite posts to re-run. We will be posting a few every day until he returns. This originally ran on February 4, 2011.
The fun I had helping a neighbor at Christmastime with the Audubon annual census of birds on our island inspired me to read Sibley's Birding Basics. As I did, I was struck by how you could read some of his instructions as a supplement to David Kilcullen's recommendations on observing insurgents.
–"Watch the edges of the flock and pay special attention to outlying birds or those that act differently; they may be a different species."
–"Consider the time of day."
–"Anticipate the birds' needs."
–"Follow the birds. If you find a number of birds in an area, consider why they might be there. Is there a concentration of food? Is it a warm or cool spot?"
–"Another important point for beginners to understand is that bird identification is not an exact science and often does not involve absolute certainty."
–"Looking at a bird with prejudice, having already determined that it is likely to be one species and leading only to confirm that identification, will lead you into error.… Guard against forming an opinion until all of the evidence is in."
Also, be ready for the unexpected: I was surprised that Sibley lists Central Park, smack in middle of the concrete canyons of New York City, as great bird-watching spot. The reason, he writes, is that migrating birds gravitate toward it, as "the largest patch of natural habitat in the area" — not unlike, he writes, a desert oasis.
Of course, both bird-watching and dealing with insurgents began by hunting them down and killing them, until those doing the shooting realized there often might be a better approach. With knowledge comes the understanding that hawks act differently from shrikes, and a strong tribe differently from a marginalized one.
Speaking of growing understanding, I finished reading Senator's Son, which takes that as its theme. I enjoyed it enormously. More next week about that.
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I have a question about playing this while singing. In the lesson, the last chord is an E, and it has the first words to the second verse under it. Does that mean that when playing the second verse, you play the E, then skip the Am that was the first measure of the first verse, and go to the C? So the first line of the first verse is Am, C, D, Fmaj7 but the first line of the second verse would be E, C, D, Fmaj7?
This is still a pretty popular song here in Louisiana, but you gotta have the words. Singing this song is the only time it is excusable to say "New Orleens" instead of New Orlins or N'awlins.


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Let's talk in terms of conventional wisdom in examining the science of pneumatic conveyance through the use of vacuum: what we are trying to do when we clean a carpet is recover water (and soil, etc.) and convey it pneumatically (through the use of air).
There are four basic factors to be concerned with when it comes to vacuum systems, the interrelationships of which are complex, but important:
1. Lift
2. Airflow
3. Velocity
4. Friction Loss.
Lift is one factor of vacuum that is easily seen and measured, as you can simply read it on a gauge. The gauge measures the lift, or vacuum level, in one of two ways: inches of water lift or inches of mercury lift. Mercury (Hg) is heavier than water, so 1 inch of Hg = 13.5 inches of water. In other words, 10 inches of Hg is the same vacuum level as 135 inches of water lift. Since it is the only reading a carpet cleaner typically has available, it tends to be the most misunderstood.
Myth #1: The More Lift a System Has, The Better The Cleaning Will Be
Try the following: Put a marble on a table. Take your vac hose cuff and place it over the marble, sealing the cuff on the table. Now have someone start your machine. The vac gauge will show its highest lift because of the seal, but the marble hasn't moved. Now crack the seal of the cuff and let in some air. Even though the gauge shows a drop in lift, the marble races down the hose due to the airflow.
Airflow takes into account the volume of air being displaced in a vacuum system. Airflow is usually expressed in cubic feet per minute, or CFM. Since the moving air will carry (pneumatically convey) the waste and soil back through the hoses to the recovery tank, airflow is a key factor. There isn't an easy way for the cleaner to measure the CFM of a cleaning system, but the easiest way to compute airflow is to refer to the performance curve of the system, available through the manufacturer of the primary air pump. At any given level of lift you can refer to the curve and read the corresponding CFM. Figure 1 shows a sample performance curve.
Myth #2: The More CFM a System Has, The Drier The Carpet Will Be After Cleaning
The CFM figure can't be evaluated alone any more than the lift figure can. Here's why:
Lift vs. Airflow. These two factors have an inverse relationship: if one goes up, the other goes down. Look at the chart in Figure 1. Let's suppose that, when you look at the vacuum gauge of your truckmount, the reading is a level of 6 inches Hg. Looking at chart, we see that, at this level of lift, the system is capable of moving about 175 CFM. Now, suppose you do something to the system such as add more hose or improve the wand seal. Now your gauge reads a level of 10 inches Hg. From the chart, you can see that you now hit the performance curve at Point B and that the airflow has dropped to about 150 CFM. So, as one factor (lift) went up, another (airflow) came down. They have an inverse relationship. The fact is, the most effective cleaning is accomplished when there is proper balance between lift and airflow.
There is a way to quantify and predict where the "sweet spot" of a vacuum performance curve lies. The computation of air watts takes into account the effects of both factors. This gives you the best combination of lift and airflow:
Air Watts = Lift x CFM divided by 8.5. Using this formula to calculate the values in Figure 1, you will see that Point A yields 123 Air Watts (6 x 175 divided by 8.5) and Point B yields 176 Air Watts (10 x 150 divided by 8.5). Looking at the sample points in Figure 1, you can see that Point B is a better point at which to operate our equipment because the available "work energy," measured in air watts, is greater.
Velocity is an expression of the speed at which air is moving at any given point in the vacuum system, expressed in feet per minute, or FPM. The airflow factor already told us how much air is moving, but the velocity will depend on the size of the tube the air is moving through.
There is a linear relationship between airflow and velocity. As one goes up, the other goes up directly. If you know the airflow CFM and the size of the opening it is passing through, you can compute the velocity as follows: Velocity (FPM) = Air Flow (CFM) divided by tube area (square feet).
In order to do good cleaning, we need a certain minimum velocity to suspend water and keep it moving after it is suspended. Too little velocity at any point in the system will cause the water to fall out of the air stream. Figure 2 shows air velocity, computed for various air handling locations in a cleaning system.
Note that the chart is broken down into two areas:
Conventional wisdom in engineering calls for a velocity of at least 5,000 FPM to convey water efficiently. You can see on the chart that this speed is easily achieved in the hoses if we move enough air. But why is the air velocity so much higher at the wand slot (pickup point)?
The slot velocity must be higher so that water is picked up even at some distance from the slot. To accomplish this, an "aura" of air movement is created around the wand slot to improve water recovery. If the velocity were lower, water would have to be right in the slot in order to be picked up. As such, depending on how much air we are moving, the necessary water pickup velocity is achieved at further and further distances from the slot, and water is recovered more aggressively.
Myth #3: The More Air Velocity a Vacuum System Has, the "Better" the System
At some point the law of diminishing returns comes in, and it takes massive increases in power to achieve any small benefit. We also begin to encounter more and more friction loss.
All the numbers we've discussed thus far assume ideal conditions, with the vacuum pump not subject to any restrictions. That's not how it happens in the real world. When we put a silencer on, we get back-pressure. When we run the air through pipes and elbows and long vacuum lines, it produces restriction. If the vac tank air filter is too small or clogged, it restricts greatly. All these losses are due to friction along the walls.
The friction loss in any tube has a linear relationship with velocity: as the velocity increases, your friction loss increases. A practical example of this is the vacuum hose. Note in Figure 2 that the air in a 1.5-inch hose travels at a velocity roughly twice as fast as the air travels once it reaches a 2-inch hose. Since friction loss goes up with velocity, it follows that there is roughly twice the vacuum loss in the small hose than in the 2-inch hose. These losses rob available vacuum power from your cleaning.
So what is the conclusion? It's all just good theory so far, and the practical effect it has on the design of effective cleaning systems is the subject of another presentation. Hopefully, one thing is clear: vacuum science is complex, interrelated, and must be considered as a dynamic whole. To simply ask how much lift or CFM a cleaning unit has in only the tip of a gigantic iceberg.


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This is my last column of the season, so it's an appropriate time to reflect on the joys of life in the slow lane – the garden – in 2011.
Here are a few things I loved about last summer.
Solar planters by Loblaws Such a clever idea, and environmentally-friendly, too, these big white plastic flowerpots look boring empty in the supermarket. But take one home and wow! There's a little string of LED lights inside each pot which provides a lovely soft glow at night. They're perfect for dinner parties on the deck. And now that summer's over, mine has migrated to the front of the house to guide inebriated visitors to their cars over the holidays. These illuminated planters are the rage in Europe. Next year Loblaws will introduce a new version containing coloured lights. About $70.
Fiskars Big Grip Garden Knife Now a favourite tool of mine, the blade's jagged edge is great for hacking out tough weeds, and the handle isn't hard on female hands. Also, this "dagger" doesn't go AWOL in the garden because of the bright orange end of the handle. About $10 at Canadian Tire and Home Depot.
Seed potato planter Home-grown potatoes are worth the effort, folks. They taste yummy and their skins aren't doused in chemicals. To grow a few in the city, this tough little bag with a flap is great. I tried it out last summer and harvested a surprising number of spuds. A discarded blue box or garbage bin will do the same thing, of course. But on a balcony or deck, this container is convenient, because it can be folded away afterwards and used again. $9.95, through McFayden.com
Zinnia elegans Queen Red Lime. I adore zinnias. They grow like a dream in my sunny, dry garden and their fascinating papery flowers last forever. This new variety – so hot it was sold out this year – has unusual red and green flowers. I loved it combined with Sedum Autumn Joy. From Johnny's Selected Seeds (johnnyseeds.com).
Evengrow A clever little turntable for flowerpots, dreamed up by a Montreal ad executive, this simple green disk of heavy plastic has ball bearings on its underside. Place a pot on top (up to 10 lbs.) and then keep turning the plant easily to face the sun. The gizmo is primarily for indoor plants, but on windy days last summer, mine kept whizzing a pot of herbs around and around on my deck. Great fun. $10 through Evengrow.ca.
Three good Canadian garden resources Garden Making magazine, is full of info for real gardeners, at gardenmaking.com. The Toronto Gardener's Journal, offers weekly tips for gardens in the Golden Horseshoe. $24.95 at Book City or torontogardenbook.com. The Toronto Tree Portraits Calendar, $16.95 at Book City, Mountain Equipment Coop and Toronto Botanical Garden.
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As Riley seeks revenge on Santa Claus, Huey is recruited to direct the school's annual Christmas play.
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Port St. Lucie police investigating five burglaries near Prima Vista and Bayshore boulevards
PORT ST. LUCIE — Removed storm shutters, smashed windows and stolen valuables.
That's part of what Port St. Lucie police discovered while investigating five burglaries from late July to Monday in a small area generally near Prima Vista and Bayshore boulevards, according to police and records obtained Wednesday.
The incidents happened at homes on Southwest Lucero Drive, Southwest Colleen Avenue, Southwest Dolores Avenue, Southwest Friar Street and Southwest Violet Avenue, reports state.
"We need the assistance of the public, especially neighbors if they're home and they're not working or they happen to be retired, just to keep a keen eye to the neighborhood," police Detective Christopher D'Angelo said. "Know who's coming in and out of the neighborhood, know what cars your neighbors have."
D'Angelo said he suspects the incidents are related, but said they didn't appear to be the work of so-called "pillowcase" burglars.
The most recent of the five happened Monday at an address on Southwest Lucero Drive. A man reported he left the home at 8:20 a.m. and returned about 4:30 p.m., discovering a Glock 9 mm pistol and 20 boxes of ammunition missing.
Police found apparent pry marks around the front door, while the man said the rear sliding glass door was locked but off its track.
D'Angelo urged residents to call 911 immediately if they notice something odd or something that appears out of place.
In at least two incidents, a hurricane shutter was removed and the window behind it was smashed.
"I believe that in some way, shape or form that they are all related due to the close proximity in the neighborhood," D'Angelo said.
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"The Living Room with Gerry Bonds" radio program will be featuring discussions on the Middle East and interfaith understanding this month when it airs at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 7 on KOSU 91.7 FM in central Oklahoma, 107.5 FM in northeastern Oklahoma and 88.3 FM in Stillwater, as well as via live audio stream at kosu.org.
Host Gerry Bonds will be joined by University of Central Oklahoma President Dr. Don Betz, who is a former consultant to the United Nations and is a recognized expert on Middle East affairs, and two Oklahoma City women, Malaka Elyazgi and Shannon Warren, who have successfully formed an interfaith women's group, according to a news release.
"The Living Room with Gerry Bonds" will be re-broadcast at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 and at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13.
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GeneT has the best advice here IMHO but I'd add one other choice. Your keel is only 1200 Lbs or so - not a huge lump. There is a type of fastener called a "Hanger Bolt" that has conventional threads on 1/2 of it and lag type threads on the other 1/2. If you got some good big ones in good metal, carefully drilled new boltholes, no larger than the minor axis of the lag threads and wrenched them down into the lead it should be adequate.
I believe Catalina advises this type of repair on one or more of their smaller boats. It's called "sistering" the bolts.
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Tuesday's obituaries
- Harry Glenn Arnold — 70, died Friday, Nov. 5, 2010, in Andersonville, Tenn. Services were held Monday at the First United Methodist Church in Oak Ridge. Burial followed at Oak Ridge Memorial Park. Weatherford Mortuary was in charge of the arrangements.
Oxford Middle School earns three road wins at Grenada
Oxford's middle school basketball teams had a successful trip to Grenada Monday as three of the four squads earned wins. The seventh-grade and eighth-grade girls teams won games, while the eighth-grade boys won 29-24. (November 9, 2010, Page 9)
Out of the Mouth of Babes
Local columnist Jimmy Reed takes a look at some humorous questions and comments grandchildren give to grandparents. (November 9, 2010, Page 4)
Letters to the Editor
Kevin W. Frye writes to question the interpretation of the local leash law in regard to dogs at Lamar Park and to suggest a dog part as an alternative, while Barbara J. Smith thanks volunteers and donors for The Pantry and asks for help with the upcoming holiday season. (November 9, 2010, Page 4)
Monday's obituaries
- Beverly Ann Rucker Braswell — 68, of Kennett, Mo., died Wednesday Nov. 3, 2010. Services were held Saturday at the McDaniel Funeral Home Chapel in Kennett. Burial followed in Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Kennett.
- Doyle Lamar Russell — 81, died Saturday, Nov. 06, 2010, at Union County Health and Rehab Center in New Albany. Services will be held at 2 this afternoon at Sand Springs Community Church. Burial will follow in the Sand Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be held for two hours prior to the service at the church. Browning Funeral Home in Ecru is in charge of the arrangements.
Oxford teams finish third at state meet
A strong finish to the season in the Class 5A state meet helped lift the Oxford Chargers and Lady Chargers to third-place finishes Saturday at MHSAA Cross Country Championships held at Mississippi College's Choctaw Trails.
Five overall athletes earned All-State recognition for Oxford, including Callie Mayo, Emily Hankins and Audrey Dayan for the Lady Chargers and Lucian Duchaine and Fisher Austin for the Chargers. (November 8, 2010, Page 3B)
Chargers, Lady Chargers open with tourney titles
The Oxford High soccer teams got the 2010-11 season off to a good start by winning the Patriot Classic held at Lewisburg on Saturday.
The Lady Chargers went 3-0 to capture the title, while the Chargers went 2-0-1. Oxford's girls defeated Lake Cormorant 3-0 in the first game, North Pontotoc 3-0 in the second and then topped Lewisburg 1-0 in the title game. (November 8, 2010, Page 3B)
Warriors no match for WVHS, Wrecking Crew
The Water Valley Blue Devils advanced to the second round of Class 3A playoffs after beating the Corinth Warriors 28-0 Friday night at Bobby Clark Field. (November 8, 2010, Page 4B)
Lafayette girls place second at Class 4A state meet
The Lafayette cross country team closed its season on a high note over the weekend as the girls placed second and the boys took sixth-place in the Class 4A State Cross Country Meet held at Choctaw Trails in Clinton.
For the girls, Pontotoc placed first with 35 points, while the Lady Commodores earned 52 points.
Leading the girls squad was ninth grader Esmeralda Rodriguez, who placed sixth with a time of 16 minutes, 39 seconds. Other notable finishers for the girls on the 4K course were: Manon Mullen (7th, 16:40), Rachel Starnes (8th, 16:41), Mariah Buford (11th, 17:19), Corey Hollis (17th, 17:19.5), Peyton Hamann (31st, 18:22) and Teierah Campbell (61st, 20:15). (November 8, 2010, Page 6B)
Letters to the Editor
Lori and Reed Elliott write to thank the community for its support of the recent Oxford bond issue and to thank the school board and administration for helping make the school so valuable to the community, while John Payne writes an open letter to Alan Nunnelee about taking on his new job as U.S. Representative in January. (November 8, 2010, Page 4A)


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Dear Mexican: What do we need to do to make the güeros understand that we come in peace? As Mexicans, we are from this great American continent as well, but in the average closed-minded English-speaking folks' definition of "American," it's amusing to see they don't understand what it really means. Unless you are from one of the few nature-communing groups of people now dubbed Native Americans, then you cannot say you are American. You, your parents, grandparents or great-grandparents (you get the point) came from the Old World and hence have been in this land "illegally" for much much longer than us bean-lovers. So I repeat my question: How can we make these green-gos understand we come in peace? And that we are here to stay! Help me make these McDonalders understand already, so we can all learn from each other and live in peace!
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Dear Beaner: Gracias for showing America that Mexis can be as meandering as gabachos. As to your question: Shit, we've tried everything to pander to gabachos over the years. We gave them half of Mexico, we called ourselves "Spanish," we considered ourselves white, we made amazing dishes that other gabachos turned into multi-million-dollar empires—and still they hate us. What to do? Not a single pinche thing: Mexicans in this country are no longer at a place where we have to grovel to anyone. If gabachos don't want to accept that aquí estamos and we ain't going away, then they deserve the beautiful brown grandkids that are coming their way.
Dear Mexican: I noticed that my favorite candies are primarily made out of chile and tamarindo. I understand that chile is indigenous to the Americas, but tamarindo is not. I found that tamarindo originates from the Middle East and Africa. And through the slave trade and the dreadful European expansion, tamarindo found its delicious way to the Americas. What I don't get is how and why tamarindo became so popular among nuestra gente? We consume mega-tons of it! We drink it, we make candy out it, I sometimes have dreams about it. ¿Que onda?
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Dear Pocho: Actually, tamarind came to Mexico through the Manila galleons and has no Middle Eastern connection whatsoever: The Levantines' contribution to Mexico's fruit culture is granada (pomegranates) via the Spaniards via the Moors. But it was only by a brain pedo of God that tamarind isn't native to Mexico, as no other cultures save certain Hindoos love it the way we do. It's not much of a mystery: Mexicans love sweets with tropical verve and fleshiness, whether it's mamey, mangoes, papayas, guanábana, tunas (the prickly pear) or boring-ass pineapple. But tamarind is the king of the jungle, because — as you pointed out — we can turn it into so many things: ice cream, fruit leather, salads, salsas, paletas and so much more. And when we pair it with chile (which we always do), it's the greatest product of foreign-yet-similar cultures since the leprecano.
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Donna Farrell, executive director of the World Meeting of Families Philadephia, says she's not surprised by the announcement. But she doesn't believe it will affect attendance here.
Ten Thousand Volunteers Sought To Pitch In During Pope's Visit to Philadelphia
It's official: the World Meeting of Families organization is now recruiting thousands of volunteers to help with events surrounding the pope's visit and a big family conference in Philadelphia at the end of September.
Philadelphia Culture, Nightlife In Spotlight For Papal Visit
Organizers of the World Meeting of Families are actively working with local tourism groups to come up with a "nightlife" for the thousands who will be visiting Philadelphia.
Confirmation of Pope Francis' Visit Sends Philadelphia Hospitality Industry Into Overdrive
The hotels and historic sites have ten months to get ready. Most visitors will be encouraged to stay with host families.
Speakers' List Unveiled For 2015 Catholic Confab in Philadelphia — With One Still Pending
The World Meeting of Families, scheduled for next September in Philadelphia, has announced an all-star lineup of speakers. Will it also include the first visit of Pope Francis to the United States?
Former Voice For Philadelphia Archdiocese To Serve As Executive Director For World Meeting Of Families
Donna Farrell, who left the archdiocese communications office last year after 13 years there, is coming back to take the post of executive director for the World Meeting of Families scheduled for September 2015.
Papal Honor Bestowed Upon Former Superintendent Of Archdiocese of Philadelphia
While Mary Rochford retired in June to devote more time to her family, Archbishop Charles Chaput called her back for a meeting and surprised her, according to Archdiocese spokeswoman Donna Farrell.
Just Toxicology Tests, No Criminal Probe of Cardinal's Death, Says Montco DA
Montgomery County district attorney Risa Ferman says her office is not conducting a criminal investigation into the recent death of Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua.
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The top financial advisor of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia has been fired.
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Smile Reminder Connects Eye Care Practices to Their Clients Via Real-Time
LEHI, Utah, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Smile Reminder's innovative practice-to-patient communication service helps vision care providers break through the clutter to reach patients and prospects using the latest mobile technologies. Long established in the dental and medical industries, Smile Reminder has recently introduced its powerful communication tools into the eye care market, enabling doctors to reach patients, anytime, anywhere, in a personalized and relevant way.
Smile Reminder's patient messaging software system provides a secure and effective way for practices to directly communicate with patients by automatically sending, text and/or email messages such as appointment reminders, birthday greetings, e-surveys and newsletters to returning patients and special promotions for new prospects. Messages are customizable and always include branding elements including a company's logo and photographs, contact information, doctor's signature and links to the practice's website.
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Arizona American Water Partners With Utilities to Sponsor a Corporation Commission Candidate Forum
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Arizona American Water will team up with members of the Arizona Investment Council, the Grand Canyon State Electric Cooperative Association (GCSECA) and the Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce to sponsor a candidate forum for the six candidates running for the two vacancies at the Arizona Corporation Commission. Each candidate will give opening remarks and then answer various questions by a moderator.
WHAT: ACC Candidate Forum
WHEN: Wednesday, July 28th, 2010 from 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
WHERE: Little America Hotel, 2515 East Butler Avenue, Flagstaff, Arizona 86004
WHY: All six candidates for the two vacancies on the Arizona Corporation Commission have expressed a commitment to participate in the forum. The candidates include: David Bradley (D-Tucson), Brenda Burns (R-Phoenix), Jorge Luis Garcia (D-Tucson), Renz Jennings (D-Phoenix), Gary Pierce (R-Mesa), and Barry Wong (R-Phoenix)
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Bell County would shift back to the eastern side of the state for playoff pairings and Pineville would welcome a couple of traditional rivals into their district under the proposed football alignment for the 2015-18 seasons. The draft alignment was approved by the KHSAA Board of Control last week. Middlesboro's district would stay exactly the same.
The Bobcats will be moving from Class 3A's District 4 to District 8, though the teams in the district remain the same with one exception — Jackson County moves in to take the place of Wayne County, which was bumped up to Class 4A. Corbin, Casey County and McCreary Central round out the district.
Instead of meeting teams from halfway across the state in early rounds of the postseason, Bell's district will now compete in a region with Breathitt County, Estill County, Knott County Central, Morgan County and Powell County.
Pineville shifts from District 6 to District 7 in Class 1A. They'll be joined by traditional rivals Harlan, Lynn Camp and Williamsburg in the district. Hazard and Jenkins will be going to District 8 under the draft along with Phelps, Pikeville and South Floyd. Teams from District 7 and District 8 will meet each other in the first few rounds of the playoffs.
Middlesboro will remain in Class 2A's District 7 along with Somerset, Danville and Lexington Christian Academy. The other half of their region is also similar with District 8 including Prestonsburg, Leslie County, Shelby Valley, Allen Central, Betsy Layne and East Ridge.
The draft alignment was configured after member schools were given the chance to request to "play up" in classification. Schools will be surveyed and their feedback will be presented to the board at the May 12 meeting when the alignment is expected to be finalized.
Here's the KHSAA complete draft alignment for 2015-18:
Proposed Class 1A
District 1 – Crittenden County, Fulton City, Fulton County, Russellville
District 2 – Berea, Bethlehem, Campbellsville, Caverna, Fort Knox
District 3 – Eminence, Frankfort, Holy Cross (Louisville), Kentucky Country Day
District 4 – Beechwood, Bellevue, Dayton, Ludlow
District 5 – Bishop Brossart, Bracken County, Nicholas County, Paris
District 6 – Fairview, Paintsville, Raceland
District 7 – Harlan, Lynn Camp, Pineville, Williamsburg
District 8 – Hazard, Jenkins, Phelps, Pikeville, South Floyd
*5th place team from District 8 as the 4th place in District 6 for playoff brackets
*5th place team from District 2 will not advance to playoffs
Proposed Class 2A
District 1 – Ballard Memorial, Mayfield, Murray, Webster County
District 2 – Butler County, Hancock County, McLean County, Owensboro Catholic, Todd County Central
District 3 – Clinton County, Glasgow, Green County, Metcalfe County, Monroe County
District 4 – Christian Academy-Louisville, DeSales, Shawnee, Washington County
District 5 – Carroll County, Gallatin County, Owen County, Trimble County, Walton-Verona
District 6 – Bath County, Holy Cross (Covington), Lloyd Memorial, Newport, Newport Central Catholic, West Carter
District 7 – Danville, Lexington Christian, Middlesboro, Somerset
District 8 – Allen Central, Betsy Layne, East Ridge, Leslie County, Prestonsburg, Shelby Valley
Proposed Class 3A
District 1 – Caldwell County, Fort Campbell, Paducah Tilghman, Trigg County, Union County
District 2 – Adair County, Edmonson County, Elizabethtown, Hart County, LaRue County
District 3 – Bardstown, Central, Moore, Thomas Nelson, Waggener
District 4 – Boyle County, Garrard County, Henry County, Lexington Catholic, Western Hills
District 5 – Fleming County, Lewis County, Pendleton County, Russell
District 6 – Belfry, Lawrence County, Magoffin County, Pike County Central, Sheldon Clark
District 7 – Breathitt County, Estill County, Knott County Central, Morgan County, Powell County
District 8 – Bell County, Casey County, Corbin, Jackson County, McCreary Central
Proposed Class 4A
District 1 –Calloway County, Hopkins County Central, Hopkinsville, Logan County, Madisonville-North Hopkins
District 2 – Allen County-Scottsville, Franklin-Simpson, South Warren, Warren Central, Warren East
District 3 – Breckinridge County, John Hardin, Valley, Western
District 4 – Collins, Franklin County, North Oldham, Spencer County
District 5 – East Jessamine, Marion County, Mercer County, Taylor County, West Jessamine
District 6 – Clay County, Knox Central, Rockcastle County, Russell County, Wayne County
District 7 – Bourbon County, Harrison County, Holmes, Mason County, Scott
District 8 – Ashland Blazer, Boyd County, East Carter, Greenup County, Johnson Central, Rowan County
Proposed Class 5A
District 1 – Apollo, Christian County, Graves County, Marshall County, Owensboro
District 2 – Barren County, Bowling Green, Grayson County, Greenwood
District 3 – Bullitt Central, Bullitt East, Nelson County, North Bullitt, Oldham County, South Oldham
District 4 – Atherton, Doss, Fairdale, Fern Creek, Iroquois, Southern
District 5 – Covington Catholic, Dixie Heights, Grant County, Highlands
District 6 – Anderson County, Madison Southern, Montgomery County, Shelby County, Woodford County
District 7 – Lincoln County, Pulaski County, South Laurel, Southwestern, Whitley County
District 8 – Harlan County, Letcher County Central, North Laurel, Perry County Central
Proposed Class 6A
District 1 – Daviess County, Henderson County, McCracken County, Muhlenberg County, Ohio County
District 2 – Central Hardin, Meade County, North Hardin
District 3 – Butler, DuPont Manual, Male, Pleasure Ridge Park, St. Xavier
District 4 – Ballard, Eastern, Jeffersontown, Seneca, Trinity (Louisville)
District 5 – Conner, Cooper, Ryle
District 6 – Boone County, Campbell County, Simon Kenton
District 7 – Bryan Station, Henry Clay, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Scott County
District 8 – George Rogers Clark, Lafayette, Madison Central, Tates Creek
*5th place from District 1 as the 4th place in District 2 for playoff brackets.
*5th place from 3 would become the 4th place in 5 for playoffs in odd numbered years
*5th place from 3 would become the 4th place in 6 for playoffs in even numbered years.
*5th place from 4 would become the 4th place in 6 for playoffs in odd numbered years
*5th place from 4 would become the 4th place in 5 for playoffs in even numbered years.
*Playoff pairings rotation would rotate between 3, 4, 5 and 6 for the first 3 years of the 4 year alignment period. Year 1 would have 3 and 4 paired, 5 and 6 paired. Year 2 would have 3 and 5 paired, 4 and 6 paired. Year 3 would have 3 and 6 paired, 4 and 5 paired. Board will determine in May as to length of time for the rotation of pairings beyond the third year.


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Sleep/Freeze/OHKO Clause
Leader Ash K Vs. Challenger Toxophilite (Smoregasbored)
Ash: Kingdra, Salamence, Kingdra
Tox: Accelgor, Kabutops, Weavile, Mr. Mime
Tox learned that Ash had a second Kingdra as rent. Bubble KO'd Weavile in the end.
Ash Wins and gets 2,000 + Defend
Tox Loses and gets 1,000
I should get 2,000
Unpaid Wages: 19,500


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does anyone know what the law is for breaks during the work day? like if I work all day on a monitor am I supposed to be able to break every so often or something?
The problem at work is that smokers go out all the time and the rest of us take up the slack. Well I've had it with that and I want to impose my rights if I have any