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It is the Mexican artist's striking work My Birth that greets visitors to Madonna's New York apartment, a painting which she uses as a kind of social litmus test, stating that if a guest fails to appreciate the work she could never consider him or her a friend. Her art collection, carefully chosen over twenty years, means so much to her that she would rather be remembered as a modern-day Peggy Guggenheim than as a singer and actress. "Paintings are my secret garden and my passion. My reward and my nice sin," she says, the works in her collection acting as indicators to the many paradoxes of her complex personality.
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This might sound like an odd question but here goes. I recently found an EXCELLENT pancake recipe and it yields fluffy and I'm told delicious pancakes using cow milk. However I don't eat dairy, so when I want to eat the pancakes too, I wonder if there are better non-dairy milks to use than others? This weekend I used almond milk (trader joe's brand) and whereas the taste was good, the texture was odd and almost gummy. My sister and BIL were here, and my BIL said that in his experience, cow milk yields the fluffiest pancakes and when he's tried to use other milks, the results just aren't the same. Any thoughts ladies? Almond milk is my go-to and what we usually have in the house, but I wonder if soy milk would be better. This thread brought to you by a pregnant lady who is craving pancakes for breakfast everyday. Oh and FYI the recipe does have eggs-- I'm not vegan, just dairy free. But vegan recipes, if anyone wants to share, are more than welcome!
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This is one we struggle with a LOT (we've been dairy-free for 8-1/2 years). I'm finding that I have to do a combination of coconut milk from a carton (the thin stuff) mixed with some of the coconut milk from a can (the thick stuff). I wish I had a ratio for you, but I just eye it until it looks "thick enough" to mimic cow's milk (not very much of the canned stuff). The taste is a little sweeter but I don't find it gummy.
Maybe someone else has a better idea.
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I struggled for years to make vegan pancakes so I feel your pain! Finally we found that rice milk makes the fluffiest, but I do add in an extra 1/2 t of baking powder too and a tablespoon of light olive oil. My hubby makes them with oat milk and likes that, I don't like the consistency with soy milk though. Good luck!
My YDD has a milk allergy, and we love pancakes here. She drinks almond milk. I've made pancakes for her with the almond milk and I LOVE THEM!!!!!!
I have my own mix I keep in a canister and add milk to. If you want the recipe, I can give it, It includes cinnamon in the dry mix. I add a splash of vanilla with the milk (almond or cow). Now I love almonds, so the pancakes w/a splash of vanilla and the almond milk is so darn good. I'm not even preggo, and now I am craving some! lol They are fluffy and yummy!
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Thanks for the milk suggestions. The coconut milk idea sounds especially delicious!
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I keep this in an air tight canister w/the recipes taped to the side. ;)
3 c flour. (I use white and wheat, 1 1/2 cup of each)
2 TBLS sugar
2 TBLS baking powder
4 TBLS cinnamon
1 TSP salt
2 TBLS ground flax seed (optional)
(I also generally triple it to fill my container. I also use it for waffles. I've also made just the mix, with water no eggs/milk and they've come out just as yummy, just not quite as fluffy.)
When it's time to make the pancakes, I follow this recipe:
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1 egg
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splash of vanilla extract..maybe a teaspoon)
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DH likes almond milk, I'm a coconut milk drinker but will make due with what's in the house. I find the consistency to be pretty similar to cows milk and I was a big fan of 2% cow milk back in my dairy days! You can replace eggs in any recepie with a flax seed/water combo - my friend taught me this as she has LO's who can't do eggs.
i use coconut milk, not the canned kind though. and my vegan belgian waffles & pancakes turn out perfectly.
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Sweet, thanks for the recipe Jenni!
I think I'll definitely do coconut milk the next time pancakes happen. I think I do tend to over-mix so I'll try to make peace with lumpy batter! Thanks ladies.
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I've done it with cow milk yogurt, soy yogurt, almond yogurt and coconut yogurt. I use yogurt and then thin with whatever milk we have on had. The acid in the yogurt makes it act more like buttermilk and fluffs them right up!!!
We use soy milk, and make a delicious version of pumpkin buttermilk pancakes by culturing the soy milk with lemon juice.
We use the Joy of Cooking recipe. Substitutions are soy milk (organic Safeway brand) and Egg Replacer. We also use some wheat flour every now and again. They are delish! And also freeze well, so we can pop them (the small pancakes we make just for this) in the toaster for fast breakfasts later in the week.
Now I'm curious about what another poster said. If buttermilk has cultures that make the pancakes fluffy, does normal dairy milk have those same cultures? And if not, what in the dairy milk makes the pancakes fluffy
I'm back. I was reading another forum, and one person says, "use only white flour" and another says to "fold in the eggs" and yet another says to "let the batter sit for 5 minutes before frying." Sigh.
Maybe I'll try to add a little lemon juice, then. I made pancakes again this weekend and only had almond milk on hand, but I doubled the baking powder and they turned out better. But still a little gummy! Definitely going to try to remember coconut milk the next time I go to the store.
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I find rice milk works best for pancakes and waffles. Soy milk is creamier but doesn't brown well; the pancakes come out all pale and sad looking. Same for almond milk. I like it with lemon added as a PP said but my son doesnt' care for the lemon taste so I go easy on the lemon.
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I know this thread is a month old but I just wanted to add hemp milk since no one brought it up. I usually use soy for pancakes and waffles but whenever I'm looking for a creamy alternative I always use hemp. It's the only one that feels like dairy milk to me.
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Redfish Bays and northward -- Redfish and scattered trout continue to be caught over shell in Mesquite, Carlos and Ayers bays with any live bait you chose. Lots of smaller fish. Drift anglers caught a some good trout and reds in Estes Flats this week. Most fish are being caught on seagrass flats. Trout and reds also are along the Lydia Ann Channel. Berkley Gulps under floats also work. Sections of Carlos and Mesquite bays produced fish over shell. Uprooting seagrass with an outboard propeller is unlawful in the Redfish Bay State Scientific Area.
Port Aransas -- San Jose beaches are holding trout, as are the jetties. And redfish have begun showing up south of East Flats. Trout and reds were along the ship channel and most were caught with piggies. Most fish were caught with live bait, soft plastics or topwater plugs. The Jetty Boat is running out of Fisherman's Wharf (749-5448). Horace Caldwell Pier reported reds, whiting, small sharks, a few black drum, along with nighttime trout and reds. Call (361) 749-2828.
Gulf beachfront -- The water looks good and floating weed is fairly light. Driving is moderate. Mullet are everywhere. Menhaden also are in the surf and anchovies are along the southern part of Padre Island National Seashore. A few reds were caught this week along with a few sharks. Trout are slow. Bob Pier's bait & tackle shop and Ozone Grill is open daily from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Call 949-8558 or check www.bobhallpier.net or www.corpusfishing.com.
Offshore -- Federal red snapper season is open and when conditions allow party boats and charters have been returning with good catches of red snapper, other snapper varieties with a few grouper, tuna, ling, dorado, wahoo, vermilion snapper, kingfish, small sharks, amberjack and a few bigger sharks.
Corpus Christi/Nueces Bays -- Schools of redfish were seen around the Boathole and Shamrock this week. And trout were at the wells of Corpus Christi Bay when the bay was calm, mostly early mornings. Redfish are in the Boathole. Reds and trout were in sections of East Flats and along outside beaches of spoils near the ship channel. At Clem's Pier (949-8445) nighttime anglers were catching mostly reds, sand trout and nighttime trout.
Laguna Madre/Baffin Bay -- Redfish are in the grass flats near the causeway and southward. Trout were good at Rocky Slough and Baffin's south shore rocks. Trout are hitting soft plastics for Baffin Bay waders. The Landcut has trout, a few reds and drum. Drum and reds also were in Yarborough and Nine Mile Hole. Anglers had been catching a few nighttime small trout at Marker 37 (949-8037), Cos Way (939-7513) and Red Dot piers (937-5347).
Choke Canyon Reservoir -- No change here. Good numbers of early morning bass were caught from thick hydrilla beds on Scum Crappie have slowed but some still are being caught near bridge pilings and brush piles. White bass fishing has been slow. Visit www.tpwd.state.tx.us/ park/choke/choke.htm.
Coleto Creek -- Anglers continue catching bass near heavy hydrilla with weightless worms early near banks and later on the outside of hydrilla with Carolina- or Texas-rigged plastics. The early morning and evening bite has been best. Hybrid bass and catfish fishing continues at the Dike II discharge. Check out www.coletocreekcabins.com.
Lake Corpus Christi -- The lake is full and fishing has been good. White bass were excellent this week, mostly during early morning or nighttime under lights. Sunrise Beach pier (877-547-9796) still has crappie on minnows around midday, as does the state park pier (547-2635) at night under lights. Catfish are being caught off the bank from Sunrise Beach to Corpus Christi RV Park & Marina (547-3462) from midday to late night using worms. Call Tom & Jerry's Park Stop at 547-9716; Riverlake RV Park (547-9853.
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User experience (UX) is a game-changer for products today. While other features are important in the functionality of a device, none can overcome a perceived or actual lack of response and ease of use through touch. Since Windows 8 was introduced, touch gestures have become a primary way of interacting with Windows-based Ultrabook™ devices, tablets, and phones. The usefulness of these systems is based partly on how touch improves the user experience (UX), and by extension, how the quality of the UX is impacted by the speed and responsiveness of the touch interface.
Touch response time is the latency from when users begin to move their fingers to perform touch gestures to the point at which the application provides a visual update that they expect from their performed gestures. Touch response is measured in very small time samples (100-500 ms range). It is important to identify and optimize poor performing touch response areas to achieve the best UX.
Touch enabling for Windows applications is a whole new ballgame—from measurement to analysis and optimization. An assumption that is not always true is that if an application is always updating a scene, it will quickly respond to the user's touch gesture. This paper discusses ways to measure touch response, analysis methods for touch optimization on Intel® Architecture (IA), and the combination of tools needed to understand issues related to touch response.
In addition to touch response time, computer resource utilization and battery life are very important factors impacting the UX. This paper describes two applications that demonstrate problems such as poor or no touch response times and high energy consumption, both of which are critical to app performance and UX. We then discuss how to optimize these applications to resolve these problems.
Ultrabook devices and tablets are seeing growing adoption by the market, and touch is one of the essential pillars of delivering a good user experience (UX). Touch-capable devices are everywhere, from phones, tablets, Ultrabooks to All-In-Ones (AIOs), which are desktop PCs with the tower integrated into the back of the display. Gartner, an IT research company, expects that by 2015 more than 50% of the PCs purchased for users under age 15 will have touch screens [1].
With Windows 8, Microsoft established the Windows Store, which acts as a central touch-driven hub for developers to publish their applications and for consumers to purchase them. If an application has noticeable delay to the user's touch gesture, the application may be rated poorly, which will, no doubt, affect its sales.
Figure 1 shows the critical role software and drivers have in touch responsiveness where 3 out of the 5 layers belong to the software stack (making up ~60%). Poor touch responsiveness is usually an issue in the software stack.
Windows desktop applications have three ways to support touch input and gestures. To fully understand the usage of these touch APIs, please read "About Messages and Message Queues" [7]. The WM_GESTURE and WM_TOUCH messages are both backward compatible with Windows 7, whereas the WM_POINTER messages are not. Each message has advantages and disadvantages. WM_POINTER is the simplest to implement but provides the least amount of control. WM_TOUCH requires the most amount of code but allows for very fine-tuned control, and WM_GESTURE is in the middle. Many approaches can be used for supporting touch in Windows Store apps, from the GestureRecognizer class that handles touch inputs and manipulations to using the DirectManipulation APIs that were introduced in Windows 8.1.
Energy is another important pillar in delivering a great user experience. The usability of an application is affected by the energy it consumes and how it impacts battery life. If the application rapidly drains energy, users will be reluctant to run the application. High energy consumption usually results from heavy usage of the system's resources, i.e., the CPU, GPU, and even storage devices performing unnecessary work. The case studies below demonstrate these issues and highlight a secondary effect often seen when optimizing touch handling capabilities where the application's energy consumption is reduced. This secondary effect of reduced energy consumption is what we refer to as the "energy savings bonus."
Many tools can be used to help you optimize your Windows touch-based applications. Understanding the use of each tool for measurement and analysis is essential to pinpointing touch-related issues. Below are brief tool descriptions, their intended uses, and relevance to particular aspects of touch analysis.
Now let's look at how these tools were used to optimize two applications and answer some of the questions above.
For these particular case studies, the high resolution camera method was used to obtain an average response time of ~200 ms. In these contexts, not only did the applications have slow touch response, but often the applications failed to respond to a touch gesture entirely.
This Windows desktop application had latency delays around ~170 ms. But even worse, the application often failed to provide a response at all (no visual update for gesture). Since this was a sports game, these touch response issues would often cause unfair scoring to occur.
The first tool we used was Windows Perfmon since it collects data that provides an overview of what is occurring on the system while the application is running. Looking at the application's resource utilization when no touch gestures are performed provides an idea of what will cause most of the bottleneck when a touch does occur. We could see here if certain resources like the CPU usage, context switch rate, interrupt rate, etc. were already maxed out (100% utilization) or above threshold values obtained based on analysis from previous workloads.
Figure 2 shows a single CPU core (processor 0) is utilized 100% of the time, which means this single-core application was CPU-bound when updating a visually unchanging scene.
The next tool, Intel Power Gadget, was used to get an idea of the impact caused by the application using a single CPU core 100% of the time. We ran the command prompt as admin, navigated to the installation directory, and entered:
PowerLog3.0.exe –duration <duration to run for in seconds> –file <log_file.csv>
After running the command, we typed the name of the log_file.csv and pressed Enter. Figure 3 shows the package (CPU and GPU) power consumption of the system while the application was running and not handling touch interactions. The x-axis is the sampling rate at which the energy MSRs were read, and the y-axis is the processor power in watts [3].
The same behavior occurred when touch gestures were performed, as indicated in CPU usage charts, even when power remained almost the same with and without touch interactions. This clearly indicates that something was consuming all the resources, making it difficult for touch to respond. The system's power consumption when the application was not running was ~2.5 W, which meant the application caused a 9 W increase in power. What was causing this 9 W CPU and GPU power consumption increase?
Next, Intel GPA was used where a rendering rate of ~350 frames per second (FPS) was reported while the application was not handling touch gestures and ~210 FPS when touch gestures were performed. Although it is constantly debated, a common consensus is the human eye cannot usually distinguish the difference between one app rendering at 60 FPS and one rendering at 120 FPS. This meant that users would see the same visual updates on screen at 210 FPS as if the application were rendering at 60 FPS.
Next, GPUView was used and showed this high rendering rate caused the GPU queue to be full as the application was trying to submit the job to GPU pipeline as soon as possible. Figure 4 shows rows of packets with double hash marks, which indicates a present packet ready to be displayed to the screen. This activity was occurring while the application was displaying a screen with no visual updates.
What was causing the CPU usage to be 100% and the CPU/GPU queues to be backed up?
WPRUI was used next, and the only trace option selected was CPU usage to reduce overhead caused by the tool. When collecting on idle scenarios, take into consideration the amount of overhead caused by the tool itself. At this point, we knew the application was making the CPU/GPU queues back up, so what was being called before the graphics module? By inspecting the application's call stack to the graphics module, we found some clues as to what was being called that accounted for this needless work.
Inspecting the call stack shown in Figure 5 showed a Game::Tick method called shortly before a D3D9 Present call was made, which eventually lead to the graphics module igdumd32.dll. This Game::Tick method unintentionally was setting the system's timer tick resolution to 1 ms, down from 15.6 ms (Windows default). See Figure 6.
So every 1 ms, the application would perform Update and Draw calls since that is when Game::Tick was called. Calling these methods every millisecond also meant the CPU wakes up often, not going into deeper sleep states (C-states), and the GPU is busy more than necessary.
APIs are available to ensure that an application does not change the system's timer tick resolution and that the application is synchronized to the Vsync. After using these types of APIs, the CPU was no longer spending 100% of execution time on Update and Draw calls.
Since the CPU was no longer executing needless Update calculations and Draw calls every millisecond, the CPU context queue and GPU queue were no longer backed up. The screen shot in Figure 8 shows work submitted at 60 FPS since the refresh rate of the display was 60 Hz.
The application's rendering rate was now capped at 60 FPS since a present packet is submitted at every Vsync on a monitor with a 60 Hz refresh rate. By optimizing the application's resource consumption in an idle scenario (no visual changes to the screen and no touch gestures handled), touch responses were faster and smoother. The average touch response time of the optimized application was around 110 ms, where before it averaged around 170 ms, and touches were no longer lost (no response from application).
As an added bonus (the energy savings bonus), the package power consumption of the system was reduced by ~8.5 W. Now users could play the application on their favorite Windows mobile device for a longer period of time before having to recharge the battery.
In summary, idle application behavior can cause the application to flood the touch handling pipeline. With the optimized version, the application had more head room to handle additional touch gestures, giving it the benefit of decreased touch latency.
This case study is a 3D free-running game on Windows 8 Desktop that uses WM_TOUCH messages to handle touch inputs. To play the game, the user flicks the screen at different orientations to make an avatar perform different actions (such as jump, slide, squat, etc.). If no touch gestures are performed, the avatar keeps running forward on a fixed path.
In the original version of the game, when two types of touch interactions were performed, the avatar would not perform the expected action and simply continue to run forward.
In summary, we isolated the issues as either app- or platform-related by comparing Windows messaging API calls to determine if and where the OS had registered the touch. Then the call stacks belonging to touch gestures that had an expected response (Good UX) and gestures with no response (Bad UX) were compared to find differences in functions that were called. Finally, the game's message processing call stack for a touch that was lost was traced upstream to find where the break in the call chain occurred. The start of the call stack trace was from the functions that were called in the Good UX call stack but not in the Bad UX call stack.
Optimizing touch is essential, and many tools are available for measurement and analysis. Remember to have a reference point (baseline) to which you can compare the data you have collected while your application is running. Look at the differences in data obtained while the application is simply running with data obtained performing touch gestures. Compare the application's behavior when it responds to a touch and when it does not.
The assumption—if an application is always updating a scene, it will quickly respond to the user's touch gesture—is not always true. A scene should only update when it is necessary in order to conserve system resources that can be used to quickly respond to a touch gesture when one occurs. Often, needlessly updating a scene for unimportant animations will cause the Windows message, CPU, or GPU queues to back up, which can subsequently cause delays in providing a visual response to the user's touch.
[1] Fiering, Leslie. Gartner Says More Than 50 Percent of PCs Purchased for Users Under the Age of 15 Will Have Touchscreens by 2015. Gartner, 7 Apr. 2010. Web. 03 Mar. 2014.
[2] Chabukswar, Rajshree, Mike Chynoweth, and Erik Niemeyer. Intel® Performance Bottleneck Analyzer. Intel Corporation, 4 Aug. 2011. Web. 12 Feb. 2014.
[3] Seung-Woo Kim, Joseph Jin-Sung Lee, Vardhan Dugar, Jun De Vega. Intel® Power Gadget. Intel Corporation, 7 Jan. 2014. Web. 25 March 2014.
[4] Freeman, Jeffrey M. "Intel® Graphics Performance Analyzers (Intel® GPA) FAQ." Intel Corporation, 17 Dec. 2013. Web. 25 Mar. 2014.
[5] H, Victor. "iPhones Score Highest Touch Responsiveness, More than Twice as Responsive as Android and Windows Phone Devices." Phone Arena. Phonearena, 01 Oct. 2013. Web. 26 Mar. 2014.
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[7] "About Messages and Message Queues." Microsoft Corporation, 24 Jan. 2012. Web. 26 Mar. 2014.
[8] Intel® VTune Amplifier XE 2014. Intel Corporation, 6 Mar. 2014. Web. 3 April 2014.
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ASUS Mars III Dual GTX 680 Graphics Card Pictured, Set to Launch Soon
Subject: Graphics Cards | August 28, 2012 - 07:31 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: triple fan, nvidia, mars 3, gtx 680, dual gpu, custom cooler, asus
If rumors hold true, NVIDIA's GTX 690 will soon be joined by a custom dual GTX 680 card from ASUS. First shown off at Computex, the Mars III combines two GTX 680 graphics chips, 8GB RAM, and a massive triple fan cooler. Expect it to cost quite a bit but offer up some impressive performance numbers.
Update: According to ASUS speaking with TechPowerUp, this card is not going to be released to the public after all. I suppose the Powercolor 7990 Devil 13 will have to suffice!
ASUS has a long history of taking high-end graphics chips to the extreme, even going so far as to put more than one graphics processor on the same PCB. The third iteration of its custom dual GPU "MARS" series graphics cards, the MARS III was first shown off at Computex. At the time, the company indicated that the dual NVIDIA GPU card was not quite ready for final release as the GPU cooling solution and PCB in particular required further tweaking.
Going by the recently leaked photos, ASUS has been hard at work refining the custom design, and it certainly looks ready for prime time. The MARS III takes two Kepler architecture-based GTX 680 GPUs, beefed up power phases, and a total of 32 RAM chips (8 per GPU) for 8GB of total RAM, and places it on a single black PCB. Further, the two GTX 680 GPUs are configured in SLI using a PLX PEX8747 bridge chip. While it does not have more CUDA cores than the NVIDIA reference GTX 690 (which we recently reviewed), it should have a bit more overclocking headroom in addition to the extra 4GB of GDDR5 memory. I would expect that it will cost more than the GTX 690 as a result of its custom design and extra memory, but so far there is no word on what that price might be.
Needless to say, all that hardware is going to require a lot of power. Internally, each GPU will be fed electricity using an 8+2 power phase. Further, the board continues to feature the three 8-pin PCI-E power connectors which allows the dual-GPU graphics card to draw up to 525 Watts of power. While the color of the cooler has been changed from the model seen at Computex to a red and black color scheme, the red overclocking button is still there on the side of the card. It will spin the fans up to 100% to allow you to push the NVIDIA GPUs as far as possible.
Video outputs include three DVI and a single mini-DisplayPort connector for NVIDIA Surround gaming and a fourth accessory monitor.
The dual GTX 680 graphics card at Computex.
Sources speaking with Videocardz have confirmed that the card is nearly ready for retail availability, and is only waiting NVIDIA's go ahead.
Now that the rumored 7990 is on the way (or at least a custom version of the 7990), I would bet that we will be seeing this custom ASUS card sooner rather than later – and that NVIDIA's "okay" to unleash this beastly graphics card should not be difficult to get.
Have you been following the ASUS Mars III? You can find more Mars III coverage and photos by following the Mars III tag. Further, you can see more leaked photos over at Videocardz.
[Now if you'll excuse me, I need to clean the drool off of my desk.]
Introduction, Design
I often think of ASUS as the PC's answer to Apple. Their products are not up to Apple's rigorous engineering, nor is the customer service as accessible, but ASUS does offer a number of products that were obviously designed to meet a set of high standards. I've always enjoyed the company's G-Series gaming laptops, ultraportables like the U33 Bamboo and high-end multimedia laptops like the N53 and N56.
The original Zenbook didn't impress me, however. PC Perspective never reviewed it, but I did have some hands-on time with one courtesy of Intel's CES 2012 ultrabook giveaway. The build quality wasn't great, the touchpad was quite poor and the overall look and feel proved a bit tacky (the cursive lettering below the display panel being the most obvious example).
ASUS has now followed up the original Zenbook with the new Zenbook Prime. There are a couple of different variants. We received the 13-inch UX31A which come equipped with the 1080p IPS display panel. As for the rest? Well, see below.
This is one well equipped ultrabook, which explains why it comes with a nearly $1500 price tag. You don't have to spend that much, however. The basic Zenbook Prime, which still has the IPS display but downgrades to a Core i5, is $999 on Amazon.
Does the flagship of ASUS design deliver the goods? Let's find out.
Continue reading our review of the new ASUS Zenbook Prime UX31A Ultrabook!!
ASUS' P8Z77V-Pro; trimming the cost without paring off the features
Subject: Motherboards | August 21, 2012 - 06:52 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: asus, P8Z77-V Pro
At $208 the ASUS P8Z77-Pro might surprise you, with three PCIe 3.0 16x slots (dual GPUs are limited to 8x speeds), two of both PCIe 1x and legacy PCI slots, four each of SATA2 and SATA 6Gbps ports, eight USB 2.0 ports, a half dozen USB 3.0 ports and built in WiFi it is not exactly a basic Z77 board. It does suffer from the common ailment of Z77/Ivy Bridge systems, the overclocking potential is good but not excellent, though it was rock solid at the 4.79GHz that [H]ard|OCP managed to push it to. ASUS does offer better Z77 boards at higher prices for the hard core enthusiasts which may be why this board didn't pick up an award. For those not looking to overclock much and would rather save a few dollars the P8Z77-Pro is a solid contender for your hard earned money.
"The P8Z77-V Pro is a perfect example of how powerful the ASUS P8xxx series is and what it has to offer. While many would consider it a stripped down model, it is anything but. While not as feature rich as some in the series, the P8Z77-V Pro does have a lot to offer, especially given its price point."
Here are some more Motherboard articles from around the web:
- Biostar Hi-Fi Z77X Motherboard @ Hardware Secrets
- Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP5 TH Z77 motherboard review: dual Thunderbolt @ Hardware.info
- Gigabyte Z77X-UP5 TH Intel LGA 1155 @ techPowerUp
- Two High-Quality LGA 1155 Mainboards from Gigabyte: GA-Z77X-UD3H and GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB WIFI @ X-bit Labs
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- BIOS Option Of The Week - PCI Master Bus TimeOut Control @ TechARP
ASUS Releases the GeForce GTX 660 Ti DirectCU II Lineup
Subject: Graphics Cards | August 16, 2012 - 06:58 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: nvidia, gtx 660 Ti, DirectCU II, asus
Fremont, CA (August 16, 2012) - The ASUS DirectCU II range of graphics cards continues to expand with the ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DirectCU II series featuring the Standard, OC and TOP editions. Utilizing the latest 28nm graphics technology from NVIDIA, the OC and TOP cards deliver a factory-overclock while all three cards feature exclusive DirectCU thermal design and GPU Tweak tuning software to deliver a quieter, faster, and more immersive gameplay experience that redefines the term affordable performance.
Available on NewEgg already for $300 and Borderlands II for free
Superior Design and Software for the Best Gaming Experience ASUS equips the GeForceGTX 660 Ti DirectCU II series with 2GB of GDDR5 memory clocked at 6008MHz. The TOP edition features a blistering GPU core boost clock of 1137MHz, 157MHz faster than reference designs while the OC edition arrives with a factory-set GPU core boost speed of 1058MHz. Exclusive ASUS DIGI+ VRM digital power delivery and user-friendly GPU Tweak tuning software allows all cards to easily overclock beyond factory-set speeds offering enhanced performance in your favorite game or compute intensive application.
The ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DirectCU II series feature exclusive DirectCU technology. The custom designed cooler uses direct contact copper heatpipes for faster heat transduction and up to 20% lower operating temperatures than reference designs. The optimized fans are able operate at lower speeds providing a much quieter gaming or computing environment. For enhanced stability, energy efficiency, and overclocking margins the cards feature a six-phase Super Alloy Power design for the capacitors, chokes, and MOSFETs meant to extend product lifespan and durability while operating noise-free even under heavy workloads.
ASUS once again includes the GPU Tweak tuning suite in the box. Overclocking-inclined enthusiasts or gamers can boost clock speeds, set power targets, and configure fan operating parameters and policies; all this and more is accessible in the user-friendly interface. GPU Tweak offers built-in safe guards to ensure all modifications are safe, maintaining optimal stability and card reliability.
Product specifications and features may change without prior notice. Learn more about the ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti DirectCU II series and other ASUS products here.
WinRT spreads to the major vendors after they touched the Surface
Subject: General Tech | August 14, 2012 - 02:54 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: winRT, asus, dell, Lenovo, Samsung, microsoft, arm
When Microsoft released their Surface tablet/notebook, the tech community wondered if this move by a software company would upset the Tier 1 hardware vendors who might not want the competition. That discussion was ended when Microsoft announced that Surface was a proof of concept and would be released in very limited qualities. Today The Inquirer reports on upcoming mobile devices running on ARM hardware and WinRT from all the major vendors, giving us a rough idea what to expect in the way of performance. The quoted specs include user interface animations at 60FPS and touchscreen sampling rates of 100Hz per finger. Battery life will be impressive, 320 hours and 409 hours of standby time and for video playback you can expect 8-13 hours of HD playtime, though they do not talk about the quality of that playback.
"SOFTWARE DEVELOPER Microsoft has revealed Asus, Dell, Lenovo and Samsung Windows RT devices will be available at the launch of the operating system.
Microsoft has been playing a very dangerous game with its Surface tablet hogging the Windows RT limelight, something that its long-term and invaluable partners will not like. Now the company has come out and said that Asus, Dell, Lenovo and Samsung will also have Windows RT devices when the operating system launches later this year."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Intel: Xeon breaks Calxeda's ARM in Apache benchmark @ The Register
- Wireless power for the price of a penny @ NanoTechWeb
- ARM tags GlobalFoundries for future chip tech @ The Register
- Ubuntu 12.10 Is Faster With Intel Hardware @ Phoronix
- Hardware Secrets Interviews Arctic
- Canon Pixma Pro-1 Review @ TechReviewSource
- Intel refutes nVidia claims regarding HD4000 game compatibility @ Kitguru
- How do you organize the cables and networking equipment from your computer? @ Hardware Secrets
- Genius G-Shot HD575T Digital Camcorder Review @ TechwareLabs
- Mini Apple iPad to launch at £179 on 12th September @ Kitguru
- Win A Silverstone Fortress FT03-MINI Chassis @ eTeknix
ASUS Republic of Gamers @ Fry's Electronics Recap
Subject: General Tech | July 29, 2012 - 09:45 PM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: ROG, Republic of Gamers, asus
Over the weekend PC Perspective visited with ASUS for a stop on their Republic of Gamers tour, ROG @ Fry's Electronics. On hand at the event were ASUS, Patriot, Antec and NVIDIA to showcase some exciting new hardware, perform some demonstrations both inside and outside the store and of course, offer up tons of prizes and giveaways to the DIY enthusiasts.
Besides the $0.25 hot dogs and sodas (proceeds of which went to local community kids sports teams), I stopped by on Saturday to host a panel of Q&A with a rep from each of the individual companies involved.
After going through some introductions and gauging the knowledge of the audience (standing room only!) we took questions and raffled off some free hardware as well.
Overall I thought the event was a pretty good success and there was a great amount of participation from the local hardware enthusiasts. If you want to get involved in the market, get hands on with hardware you haven't seen yet and talk directly with the companies that affect your gaming experience, participating in events like this (and future ROG Experience Tour stops) is a fantastic way to do it!
You can see some more photos from the event after the break!!
Join ASUS and PC Per At Fry's For a ROG Gaming Event
Subject: General Tech | July 27, 2012 - 02:35 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: ROG, patriot, gaming, fry's, event, asus, antec
As Ryan alluded to in last night's podcast, there is an upcoming event at the Fry's Electronics store in Sunnyvale, California on the last weekend in July – the 28th and 29th. Specifically, it is the second-annual Republic of Gamers @ Fry's event held by popular motherboard manufacturer ASUS. ASUS, in concert with NVIDIA, Antec, and Patriot Memory will be on hand to answer your questions and listen to your comments. As a gaming-oriented event, the company has lined up several events for the whole family – from casual to hardcore gamers – and has brought along tons of ROG-branded hardware for you to check out. Some of the hardware on hand will include ASUS' Maximus V Extreme and Maximus V Formula Z77 motherboards, its G75 laptops, and Vulcan Active Noise Canceling Headphones. There will also be prize giveaways both in person and online through the various social networks (for those that can't make it in person).
Gaming hardware spans from the ASUS Transformer tablets to custom high-end gaming machines that will be available for you to play a number of different games.
The other major event is a panel hosted by PC Perspective's own Ryan Shrout who will be entertaining the audience along with several hardware manufacturers. The topics of discussion will include tips for first time PC builders, advanced overclocking techniques, general hardware goodness, and a question and answer section where you will get a chance to get answers from the hardware manufacturers on your important questions!
It's is going to be a really fun time, and you will be able to see Ryan and
bug him about the podcast videos and give him (good!) feedback on the site. We are excited about it and hope to see you all there! We previously mentioned a question and answer section, and one way to ask if you can't make it is use the comments section below this post where Ryan will do his best to get you good answers!
Below are the full details on the where and when.
Fry's Electronics
1077 East Arques Ave.
Sunnyvale, CA 94085
July 28th-29th 2012 (Saturday and Sunday) from 11am to 6pm
Admission is free.
ASUS will be providing $0.50 hot dogs and Coke, the money from which will go towards local charities.
Of course, there is a Facebook page for more information and to RSVP. Visit http://goo.gl/Lxkdl for more event details and follow #ROGexperience to stay up-to-date on the latest event information and for some great on-site giveaways.
Asus VG278HE Is 27" 1080p, 144 Hz Gaming Monitor
Subject: Displays | July 26, 2012 - 11:17 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: tn monitor, nvidia, monitor, asus, 3d vision 2, 144hz, 1080p
ASUS has a new 27" desktop monitor that should be hitting shelves soon. The VG278HE is an LED-backlit TN display with 1920x1080p resolution. So far, the specs are fairly lackluster, especially considering it is a 27" monitor. What is impressive about the display is the refresh rate. At 144 Hz, it offers up some promising 3D benefits, and as such it is compatible with NVIDIA's 3D Vision 2 technology (the necessary glasses and transmitter are sold separately).
For 3D, the 144 Hz refresh rate means that you can get 72 Hz per eye, which should make it a much smoother experience that cuts down on flicker. It also suggests benefits for 2D gamers as well, because you can enable V-Sync to reducing tearing and still get respectable frame rates. Sure, 240 hertz would be really nice, but at least this is a step in the right direction for desktop monitors that seem to be perpetually stuck at 1080p resolutions (unless you go Korean, of course – as Josh would put it). The TN panel and resolution are drawbacks, but depending on price this may still be a good buy. Unfortunately, there is no word yet on pricing or availability according to Flat Panels HD.
Other features of the monitor include a swivel, tilt, and height-adjustable stand, and HDMI, DVI, and VGA video inputs. Further, the monitor offers up two three watt speakers – and better yet – a headphone jack to connect powered speakers or headphones to. (At least that's the reported spec, I hope that it's not simply an input like my ASUS monitor has).
Personally, I think that I would rather have a higher resolution monitor than one with a faster refresh rate, but it seems to be a highly debated topic. I'm interesting in what you think. Which do you prefer, resolution or refresh rate (3D aside)?
Granted, as Ken reported earlier this month, if you are lucky you may be able to get the best of both worlds and snag an overclockable IPS monitor – but you'll pay for the privilege.
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Asus Announced Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Updates to Tablet Lineup
Subject: General Tech, Mobile | July 20, 2012 - 01:11 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: transformer prime, transformer pad, transformer infinity, tablet, asus
ASUS recently announced that they will be bringing the latest version of Google's Android operating system – Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean" to its line of Transformer tablets. Among the tablets to receive the update are the ASUS Transformer Pad, ASUS Transformer Pad Prime, and ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity. They will be getting the updates within the next couple of months, and more specific release dates will be announced closer to launch, according to the company.
The Transformer Prime tablet with keyboard dock
ASUS further stated that they are continuing to evaluate the feasibility of upgrading other devices to Jelly Bean, but there is nothing official in regards to devices that will for sure get it beyond the tablets listed above.
In an email, Senior Technical marketing Manager Gary Key stated the following:
"At ASUS, one of the key commitments we make to our customers is a relentless drive to deliver the best user experience. We constantly strive to achieve this goal through our 'Design Thinking' philosophy that includes regular software and firmware updates for our products."
While I don't have a Transformer tablet myself, It's great to see that they are continuing to support their devices, unlike a certain smartphone manufacturer (heh, yeah I'm still jaded over my Infuse 4G's update situation). If you have a ASUS tablet, be on the lookout (or follow PC Per!) for the Jelly Bean updates as it has some really neat new features.
For now though, you will have to settle for watching Ryan ogle over his Nexus 7 on this week's podcast :).
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Portable room air conditioners: How to choose an air conditioner for window or through-wall mounting, how much BTU capacity do you need? How to choose a portable air conditioner that fits the building and your cooling needs?Operating properties of portable room air conditioners, FAQs.
Do portable air conditioners provide outdoor fresh air intake? How big a portable room air conditioner do I need? Details about portable room air . conditioners. Are there energy efficiency & Energy Star Ratings for Portable Room Air Conditioners. BTU capacity & sizing charts for portable air conditioners.Our page top photo shows the front of a Haier portable room air conditioner. Not shown are condensate accumulator or ductwork/hose extending to outside.
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Portable Room Air Conditioners
Portable air conditioners - units on wheels which are plugged into an outlet but can be moved room-to-room and do not require a window for their exhaust. These cooling units are of modest cooling ability, typically around 10,000 BTUh though some producers such as Sunpentown offer units up to 14,000 BTUh.
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There are quite a few brands of portable room air conditioners, including Friedrich, Haier, New Air, Sharp, Soleus, Supentown, SPT (shown at left). [InspectAPedia.com has no financial nor any other relationship with any brand or product discussed at this website.]
The U.S. ENERGY STAR program uses the term "Single Package" air conditioning system which is defined as follows:
In this definition, ASHP refers to an Air-Source Heat Pump (ASHP) which is further defined as follows:
Reader Question: How can I Avoid Mixing Outdoor Air Into My Room Air with a Window or Portable Air Conditioner?
Do you know of any air conditioners (besides mini split ac's) that don't mix inside air with outside air? Do you know of any ac's that have sealed compressors?
If not, do you know of a solution to not mixing inside with outside air? Do regular window ac's and dual hose portable ac's normally mix inside with outside air? - B.R.
Reply: Close the outside air intake vent on a window air conditioner unit or use a portable room air conditioner
It sounds as if you've been given some confusing information. All residential A/C compressors are sealed units, and outdoor air has no role in the internal operation of the compressor.
Room air conditioners typically have a manual control that permits mixing in outside air or shutting it off.
Central air conditioner systems do or do not have outside air supplied to the return duct system depending on the duct design, having nothing to do with the compressor you cited. Though many residential central air systems we've inspected do not provide for outside air or makeup air, it's a good component to add to the design for a very tight house where IAQ could be a worry; for maximum heating or cooling efficiency we use an air to air heat exchange where outdoor air is entering the system.
How to Close off Outside Air Intake for Window-mounted or Through-Wall Air Conditioners
If you are using a window-mounted or through-wall mounted air conditioner, it is likely to have a mechanical control, a dial or lever that opens or closes a vent that mixes or stops mixing some outside air with room air as it is circulated through the air conditioner unit.
If you don't want to introduce outdoor air (increasing the cooling and dehumidification effectiveness of the system at the expense of fresh air), just be sure that your unit's outside air control is in the "closed" position. These vents may not be perfectly air tight but in a modern air conditioner closing the vent will close off nearly all outside air intake.
Outside Air & Portable Air Conditioners
While some portable air conditioners may make use of outside air to assist in cooling their compressor and in removing condensate, at least some of the models, including dual-hose units that we read about (which is certainly not all of them) provided an outside air intake that adds outside air to the room air being cooled and dehumidified.
The balance point between maximizing the cooling ability (and reducing cooling costs) any air conditioner by closing off outside air from the system and the quality of indoor air in a tight building needs to be decided on a case-by-case basis. If your building is very tight, or has odors, stale air, or high dust or allergen levels
FAQS & Properties of Portable Air Conditioners: Pros & Cons of Portable Cooling Units
One producer of portable air conditioners who provides particularly helpful description of the operating properties of these devices is Sunpentown International (SPT), a California firm. Here are some relevant FAQs that give insight to the operation and use of portable air conditioners, as well as comparing the use of single-hose and dual-hose portable room air conditioners.
The photo at left shows typical flexduct and other accessories for a portable room air conditioner, in this case from Soleus.
Quoting from Sunpentown's FAQs (Quoting and paraphrasing):
NOTE about outdoor air: We read no indication in either design that outdoor air is added to or mixed in with room air.
How is Condensate Disposed-of for Portable Room Air Conditioners
More detail about how to diagnose and cure an air conditioner that is not dehumidifying can be found at Air Conditioning Dehumidification Problems.
Role of Exhaust Flex-Duct or "Hose" for Portable Room Air Conditioners
Our photo (left) shows huge portable air conditioning systems that are being used to air condition an enormous tent used for a college alumnae gathering in New York. The white flex duct you see there is blowing cool air into the tent space and the entire air conditioner is located outside the tent. This is a "total loss" system that pulls outdoor in to the unit, cools it, and blows it into the tent.
In comparison with the commercial outside portable air conditioner supply flex duct you see at left, indoor portable air conditioners provide for an exhaust duct as follows:
All portable AC units require exhaust hose installation. This is for removal of hot air which has been used to cool off the compressor. Standard installation includes venting through a sliding window or through the wall, by cutting a hole. Sunpentown AC units are supplied with the necessary accessories for either installation: flexible hose (extends up to 5'), window kit and wall adapter.
[End of quote, paraphrase]
Other types of portable or individual-area air conditioners
Portable, window, or through-wall air conditioners are typically described by their manufacturer as suited for:
How to Calculate the BTUs needed to cool a given space follow this procedure
Here we explain how to calculate the BTU capacity needed for a room air conditioner. Below we provide a PORTABLE AIR CONDITIONER BTU CHART based on room size in square feet and with added factors for sun exposure or extra heat load.
The Air Conditioner BTU Recommendation table found at AIR CONDITIONER BTU CHART gives recommended air conditioning BTU's necessary to cool a single room. The data in the table assumes that the ceiling over the room is insulated and that the room is not over or is not itself a special heat-producing area such as a kitchen or boiler room. Do not buy an air conditioner which is oversized (too many BTUh) for the area you need to cool. You may think that bigger is better, but not in the case of air conditioning.
To make a room comfortable the air conditioner needs to both cool the room air AND dehumidify the room air.
If the air conditioner is too large for the space to be cooled, the temperature will drop quickly and the A/C unit will shut off before the air has become adequately dry.
The room will be either too cold or too humid for comfort.
Also see RATED COOLING CAPACITY for an explanation of how to determine the cooling capacity of an air conditioner that is already installed at a building.
Cooling Capacity Charts for Portable Air Conditioners
Building & Site Adjustment Factors for Cooling BTU Requirements
How Much Cooling Capacity do we need Per Square Foot of Building Area? How Much Space can a Ton of Cooling Capacity Serve?
Maybe 450 sq. ft. to 1000 sq. ft. of a typical home can be cooled per ton of cooling capacity: that is, one ton (or 12,000 btuh) of air conditioning can cool about 500 sq. ft. of space. Sketch courtesy of Carson Dunlop Associates.
But the real answer is, it depends. Some of the factors that affect the ability of an air conditioner to cool a space need to be considered besides just the number of square feet. These include at least the following questions about air conditioning load and cooling requirements:
Energy Efficiency of Portable Room Air Conditioners
Reader Question: Are there any portable AC's Energy Star Rated ?
12/14/2014 Anonymous said:
Are there any portable AC's Energy Star Rated
Some but not all manufacturers of portable air conditioners may provide an Energy Star certification and rating for their units. They are not required to do so. Non-providing manufacturers may say "Energy Star Compliant" without giving a rating - a claim which in my OPINION is simply confusing and not so useful. (See www.energystar.gov/products/how-product-earns-energy-star-label )
The Energy Star Compliant claim is presumably a unilateral statement by the manufacturer that their product meets the U.S. Government's Energy Star Program requirements for a product to earn an Energy Star label and rating, BUT that the company has not in fact applied for such a label. (Who knows?) Here is what "Energy Star Compliant" should mean:
How Does EPA Choose which Products Earn the Label?
Products can earn the ENERGY STAR label by meeting the energy efficiency requirements set forth in ENERGY STAR product specifications. EPA establishes these specifications based on the following set of key guiding principles:
Product categories must contribute significant energy savings nationwide.
You'll see from the last Energy Star Label requirement that a manufacturer cannot accurately claim compliance without actually complying, since their "claim to comply" label omits "Labeling would effectively differentiate products and be visible for purchasers".
In December 2014 we reviewed some online shopping product comparison websites listing more than 40 models of portable air conditioner, scanning the product description text for the words "Energy Star" without finding a single success - that does not (yet) mean that none of those products carry an Energy Star label, we're still researching the question.
There is another portable air conditioner performance rating standard you might want to review:
See SEER RATINGS & OTHER DEFINITIONS
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
(May 11, 2011) connee said:
I need to cool a 700 sq. ft room upstairs. Should I get window air conditioner or portable? What size? It is a bonus room. Thanks
Connee: to choose the proper sized air conditioner, portable or window unit, see BTU CHART for AIR CONDITIONERS / HEAT PUMPS.
Unless you have reason to need a portable unit (no window or wall location to mount a window unit, or the need to move the cooling unit around) I'm not sure of any advantage of buying the portable over the window system.
Question: shipping a portable air conditioner to other countries
(Aug 12, 2011) dyna said:
i want to take my portable air conditioned back to phillipines,is there any possible to defect the unit?
The Phillipines generally uses 220V 60 cycle power, with some buildings also providing 110V for portable air conditioners. In the U.S. portable air conditioners are sold in both 220V and 110V models.
If your particular portable air conditioner is a 110-120V model you cannot simply plug it into a 220V outlet.
If your home in the Phillipines does NOT provide 110-120V power and your portable air conditioner is indeed a 110-120V model, you'll want to bring along or buy a power adapter that will convert 120V to 110V for your unit.
ALSO SOME portable air conditioners and similar equipment, when you buy them from the supplier, come with temporary packing, strapping, etc. to prevent jiggling or moving of some of the equipment parts. Be sure your unit is sufficiently prepared, packed, stabilized against damage from loose parts during shipping.
(Oct 10, 2014) Anonymous said:
Its 18000 btu strong enough to cool 11 sqare unit fully insulated
Please see the portable air conditioner unit BTU versus Areas Cooled chart in the article above.
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A Night at the Ritz: White Supremacists, a Knife Fight and a Holocaust Denier
In what may be the latest sign of simmering tensions in Florida between two prominent racist skinhead groups, two men suffered knife wounds this week during a speech by Holocaust denying historian David Irving at a luxury Palm Beach County hotel.
Irving spoke to about three dozen invited guests in a conference room he booked at the Ritz-Carlton hotel south of Palm Beach. During his talk on "decoding the Nazi message," two men, Christopher Nachtman and John Kopko, stepped outside to argue and one of them pulled a knife, police say. A fight ensued. Furniture was broken and a carpet was bloodied. Both men were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment of knife wounds. No charges have been filed yet.
Irving is a longtime Holocaust revisionist. In 2000, he sued Emory University professor and Holocaust expert Deborah Lipstadt for libel in his homeland of Britain, after she accused of him of deliberate falsification. A London court declared Irving a pro-Nazi anti-Semite and "active Holocaust denier" and ordered him to pay all court costs. In 2006, he was imprisoned in Austria after pleading guilty to telling audiences that there were no gas chambers in the Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz. Irving subsequently backed off those claims. Earlier this year, he set up a website selling Nazi memorabilia. His visit to South Florida was the latest on a surreptitious speaking tour in the United States, in which Irving informs attendees of his venue at the last minute so as to thwart protestors.
In Christian vs. Atheist Documentary, a Bizarre Advocate for Christianity
In a new documentary pitting atheism against faith, contrarian critic Christopher Hitchens debates evangelical pastor Douglas Wilson on the merits of Christianity. "Collision," released today, has already generated buzz: Hitchens and Wilson have appeared on National Public Radio's "All Things Considered," CNN's "The Joy Behar Show" and Fox News Channel's "Fox and Friends," among other programs. Newsweek Religion Editor Lisa Miller devoted a column to the 90-minute film, which she thoroughly panned: "So uncinemetic is this picture — two middle-aged white men talking — that my attention insistently wandered toward anything humanizing and finally dwelled, for too long perhaps, on a fleck of something on Hitchens's eyelash." Hitchens responded in a column for this week's Slate, writing that "the subject of religion is back where it always ought to be — at the very center of any argument about the clash of world views."
What's missing from the media hubbub are a few salient details about Wilson. The 56-year-old pastor from Idaho seems an odd booster for Christianity, considering that some of his views sound downright un-Christian. Wilson co-wrote a booklet called Southern Slavery, As it Was, which describes the institution in almost reverent terms. "Slavery produced in the South a genuine affection between the races that we believe we can say has never existed in any nation before the [Civil] War or since," Wilson wrote with co-author Stephen Wilkins, a founding member of the racist League of the South. "Slave life was to [slaves] a life of plenty, of simple pleasures, of food, clothes, and good medical care."
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Nashville Council Votes to Keep Immigration-Check Program at Jail
Metro Council voted to extend an agreement with the federal government that allows the Davidson County Sheriff's Office to check the immigration status of people who come through the county jail.
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Immigrant leaders in Chicago on Wednesday urged CNN to pull the plug on host Lou Dobbs, arguing that his prime-time television show spreads myths and misinformation about Latinos, especially Mexicans.
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Five Face Trial in Beating Death of Guatemalan Immigrant
A murder conviction would put five young men accused of robbing and brutally beating a Guatemalan immigrant behind bars for at least 30 years.
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Larry Whitten forbade the Hispanic workers at the run-down, Southwestern adobe-style hotel from speaking Spanish in his presence (he thought they'd be talking about him), and ordered some to Anglicize their names.
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Dallas police wrongly ticketed at least 39 drivers for not speaking English over the last three years.
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Rise Up and Fight the Swine Flu Conspiracy, Says 'Gen. Bert'
Of all the fantastic musings and mutterings about the H1N1 flu and vaccine, few are more outrageous than the pronouncements of retired Army Maj. Gen. Albert Stubblebine III and his psychiatrist wife, Rima Laibow. They run a nonprofit organization called Natural Solutions Foundation, which warns of the evils of vaccinations, pharmaceutical companies and genetically modified foods.
After President Obama declared a national emergency on Saturday to deal with the rapidly spreading illness, Stubblebine, a onetime intelligence officer, wasted no time e-mailing a dire warning to his members. The president's declaration, he said, "is perhaps the most ominous domestic event I have ever encountered. We either take this hill, or we die on it." He went on to state that Nazi Germany and Stalinist Russia declared war on their own people. "Has the United States declared war on the American people today? Sadly, tragically, it would appear so. I do not wish to see the American population corralled, controlled and killed."
H1N1, or swine flu, has never been a serious illness, Stubblebine says. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a different take. The flu is spreading fast in at least 46 states, has caused the hospitalization of about 20,000 Americans and the deaths of more than 1,000 people, the agency says.
Obama's action gives Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius frightening authority to trample the rights of American patients, Stubblebine maintained. "None of this makes any sense UNLESS the intention is to replicate Hitler's actions in Germany which used the all too willing medical system as a means to eliminate individuals, segments of the population and anyone who dared to speak out (or whisper) against the regime," he wrote. Indeed, Stubblebine contends, the swine flu is a genetically engineered virus that is part of a World Health Organization-United Nations-United States scheme to sterilize untold numbers of people.
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Lies, Betrayals and Self-Promotions: The Shawna Forde Story
Shawna Forde, the anti-immigration crusader who has been accused of murder in the home-invasion killings of an Arizona man and his 9-year-old daughter, got the full treatment on Sunday from her hometown paper.
The full treatment — more than 5,000 words of it by reporter Scott North in The Herald of Everett, Wash. — provides the most extensive account to date of the lies, betrayals and self-promotions carried out over the years by Forde, 41, one of three people awaiting trial for the murders of Raul Flores, 29, and his daughter Brisenia on May 30 in Arivaca, Ariz., a town near the Mexican border. Police say she believed Flores was a drug smuggler and she planned to use any drugs or money she found in the home to support her Minuteman American Defense group.
The story provides example after example of how Forde, presenting herself as an energetic patriot with deep concerns about illegal immigration and border security, found a warm welcome in the Minuteman movement, "a loose-knit, fractious network that needed volunteers enough to set aside skepticism."
Neo-Nazi Turner Sprung From Jail, But Muzzled
Neo-Nazi talk show host Hal Turner, arrested four months ago on charges of threatening to assault and murder three federal judges, was released on bail today in Newark, N.J.
Turner's attorney, Michael A. Orozco, told the Hudson Reporter that his client will be under house arrest at his home in North Bergen, N.J., until his trial, which is scheduled to start Nov. 30 in Brooklyn. He is being electronically monitored and may not speak to the media or have Internet access.
Turner, 47, was arrested on June 24 after stating on his blog that three federal appeals judges that upheld a local Chicago handgun ban "deserve to be killed." He is accused of listing their names, addresses, phone numbers and photos in subsequent online posts.
A few weeks after his arrest, Orozco confirmed that Turner had served as a paid FBI informant. The Southern Poverty Law Center reported Turner's FBI connection a year earlier.


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Owen Wilson says he's "very" excited about being a dad again. The 44-year-old actor's spokesperson confirmed rumors Monday he's expecting a child with his former personal trainer Caroline Lindqvist.According to Extra, Owen addressed the baby news himse... Read More »
Woody immature on set
Woody Harrelson felt like a schoolboy again working on his new film.The actor lends his voice to the upcoming animation Free Birds. In the family movie, Woody and Owen Wilson play turkeys that must set aside their differences to travel back in time and... Read More »