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Our Opinion: Guard teams accomplish agribusiness mission
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
We salute the members of the Missouri National Guard's agribusiness development teams for exceptional service in Afghanistan.
Missouri's sixth and final team was deployed last year for what Maj. Gen. Steve Danner, adjutant general, characterized as a "unique deployment."
Among the unique aspects was an attack by insurgents at a forward operating base. Thankfully, no team members died or suffered life-threatening injuries, although one Afghani security guard was killed.
The teams' mission was to provide and promote sustainable practices for agriculture, irrigation and livestock in the country's Nangarhar Province.
Their duties were: enhance the regional governing authority's ability to deliver a secure food supply; educate and train extension agents; provide agricultural projects for Taliban fighters ready to surrender their weapons; and establish a link among the Nangarhar University, the regional governing authority, research centers and agribusiness to increase awareness and productivity.
Activities included:
• Assist in purchasing a peanut roaster for a Jalalbad nut warehouse.
• Conduct blacksmith training.
• Help 20 families establish an apiary business to supply honey to a local manufacturer.
• Provide irrigation and a water tank for students and faculty at a high school.
• Connect more than 100 local businesses, co-ops and farmers to a process for obtaining loans.
• Provide enhancements that doubled the output of a fish farm.
These activities would be commendable even in optimum conditions, which were absent amid hostilities where team members also manned guard towers and participated in defending operating bases.
Despite the duress of warfare, the teams helped Afghanis help themselves.
The Guard members provided instruction and a foothold in sustaining irrigation, fish farming and food production and processing.
Referencing the final deployment, Danner said: "It's not the end of an era, but it's the beginning. I couldn't be more proud of what Missouri's citizen soldiers and airmen have accomplished."
The war in Afghanistan will be won when peace-loving people are empowered with the knowledge and tools to live freely and reject the insurgents.
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Our grapevine is well over ten years old, its planted just outside the greenhouse but it grows inside the greenhouse. well after some really hot weather some of the leafs have got brown patchs and some grapes have shrivelled up.Tthe green house is well ventilated and its well pruned so whats gone wrong???
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With their original live performances, DJ sets and their refusal to be defined by just one genre of music, Dirtyphonics seamlessly fuse drum and bass, electro, dubstep, hip-hop & breaks. Hot on the heels of a recent win at the DNB Arena Awards, Playte, Capskod, Pho, Pitch In and MC Youthstar began performing the live act all over France in 2006. As Dirtyphonics, they've received plays from some of dance music's biggest international selectors, among them Pete Tong, Andy C, Marky, and DJ Hype.
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I was wondering if you could help me please, I have an irregular period, and I had unprotected sex the last day of my period, so between 6 to 3 days ago is when I supposed to be getting my period, but all I got is very strong cramps, I have never been this late in my period. I took a pregnancy test 2 days ago and it came negative. I am not sure what is it going on, but if you could help me that would be much appreciate it! Thank you
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I normally allow 5 days before and 5 days after my last period for the next one, so my last period came on the 27th (march), and Feb 26th, so I thought in april it would be between the 20th and may 5th, the pregnancy test I did on April monday 29th came negative. My period still not here, is there still a chance I may be pregnant? has this happened to anyone? and the last time I had sex was on March 31st, sunday, the last day of my period. cramps are still going, and Ive feeling a bit odd lately, like if I was pregnant. Help please?posted 05/06/2013 by cecilia_72
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Oxfords. Loafers. Chukkas. Chances are you've heard of these, but do you really know what they are? If you've misused or misattributed these terms (and others) a time or two, fret not. We're here to break down some popular men's shoes styles – from what they're called to how to recognize the subtle differences that make them what they are. Read on.
1. Monkstrap: Boasting a buckled strap or two in lieu of laces, GQ calls this shoe "the dressiest of all men's shoes." Not necessarily for the faint of heart, monkstraps make a major statement. Pair with a suit, or if you're the adventurous type, turn heads in cuffed jeans or cargo pants.
2. Oxford: Also referred to as the balmoral, oxfords are the quintessential day-to-night dress shoe. Whether plain or wing-tipped and brogued (as above), this is your go-to for work and other occasions when a bit of polish is a plus. Conventional wisdom says they're best with formal looks, but one peep at these fashionably adventurous men proves that oxfords can work with everything from dress pants to shorts.
3. Chelsea boot: This style dates back to the equestrian Victorian era, but its modern iterations are on-trend today. Very British in their look (Chelsea boots were big when Mod rolled around), these boots work well with tailored pants, slim-cut suits, and straight-leg jeans.
4. Derby: Also known as a Gibson or a blucher, derby shoes are often mistaken for oxfords. But there's one crucial difference – the lacing is sewn outside of the shoe on the derby, leaving a visible flap. This more noticeable lacing style makes derbys a bit more casual than oxfords, though they still may feature cap-toes (as above), wing tips, broguing, and other detailing. From tailored dress pants to crisp khakis and well-worn jeans, this versatile shoe is your throw-on-and-go, heavy-rotation style.
5. Chukka: These ankle-length turf boots are identifiable by the two to three pairs of eyelets they typically have for lacing. Often made in leather or suede, these boots have a casual – but very put-together – vibe that works well with both jeans and khakis. The shape is fairly safe and classic, so if you're looking to make a statement, opt for a bright color.
6. Loafer: Made in a myriad of styles and materials, loafers are an ultra-versatile choice. Thicker soles and penny slots, as above, are more casual, while tassels and high-shine leather skew more formal. Wear these with everything from a T-shirt and jeans (cuffed with no socks if you're looking to make waves) to a dapper suit with dress socks.
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Blair Oaks outlasts Eugene in three overtimes
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
WARDSVILLE, Mo. — Basketball coaches are always imploring their players to step up and "make a play."
That was about the only thing happening Tuesday night at Blair Oaks High School.
The Blair Oaks Falcons and Eugene Eagles battled through three overtimes, with players making big shot after big shot, before the Falcons emerged with a 79-77 victory.
And the biggest play of them all came with :13 left in the third overtime, when Blair Oaks' Logan Gratz tipped in a missed free throw with the game tied at 77 to provide the final margin.
"That's one of the greatest high-school games that I've coached in," veteran Eugene coach Craig Engelbrecht said. "Like I said (in the locker room), it hurts tonight, but ....
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In this photo taken Monday, Sept., 26, 2011, Maury Roos, an engineer with the California Department of Water Resources, is seen on a computer at DWR flood control operations center in Sacramento, Calif. Roos retired from DWR in 2000, after 43 years, but within weeks of his retirement was asked to return to work part-time. Along with his salary as a part-time employee, the California Public Employees Retirement System reports that Roos also receives an annual pension of more than $113, 000.
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Former quarterback, serving as analyst for Cleveland broadcast, ripped Rams during exhibition game
The Browns have told former quarterback Bernie Kosar to watch his words.
On Sunday, team CEO Joe Banner condemned Kosar for harsh on-air comments he made about the St. Louis Rams during Thursday night's TV broadcast of their exhibition opener against Cleveland.
Kosar, working as an analyst, was brutal in his assessment of third-string quarterback Kellen Clemens, the Rams' receivers and receivers coach Ray Sherman.
Banner said Kosar's conduct was unacceptable.
"We don't condone the personal and unprofessional approach that Bernie took with some of his comments during the broadcast Thursday night," Banner said in a statement released by the team.
The Browns said Kosar called Rams coach Jeff Fisher personally and apologized Sunday. The Browns also said Kosar will continue to work the preseason games along with play-by-play announcer Jim Donovan.
Kosar, who is scheduled to work this Thursday's telecast of the Browns' home game against Detroit, did not immediately return messages from The Associated Press seeking comment.
Fisher first noted the Browns were "a first-class organization" on Saturday before saying he had lost a lot of respect for Kosar, and was disappointed he would target Clemens.
"I lost a lot of respect for him," said Fisher. "It's highly unlikely he knew anything about our football team, but felt the need to make those comments. I don't think they were justified."
After Donovan relayed a story during the telecast that Clemens had recently met the Pope, Kosar said, "Bless me father for I have sinned. I have to watch him the whole fourth quarter."
Later, Kosar called the Rams' receivers "horrible" and said of Sherman, "I'm checking through the itinerary here of guys, of coaches to see who the receiver coach is, to make sure I don't know who this guy is," Kosar said. "Because he's not doing very good, either."
Clemens didn't take the chance to fire back at Kosar when the St. Louis Post-Dispatch asked for a comment.
"He gave us a lot of great examples throughout his career of what it's like to play quarterback, and how to do it at a high level," Clemens told the paper. "Unfortunately, he also gave us a couple of examples in his commentating career of what not to do."
This isn't the first time Kosar, one of the most popular players in Cleveland history, has come under scrutiny for his on-air behavior. He has publicly talked about how head injuries sustained during his NFL career have affected his speech, making him sometimes slur his words. He has also been addicted to pain medications, gone through a divorce and had financial troubles.
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Quarterback EJ Manuel, Buffalo's first-round draft pick, completed 16 of 21 passes for 107 yards with one touchdown and a quarterback rating of 102.7.
Manuel gave himself a "B" in his preseason debut — a solid mark after leading the Bills to a 44-20 victory at Indianapolis.
Colts quarterback Andrew Luck played only two series, finishing 4 of 6 for 51 yards and was the only Indy quarterback not to lead the Colts on a scoring drive. He was sacked once. Backup Matt Hasselbeck played three series for the Colts, throwing a 45-yard TD pass to T.Y. Hilton, and departed after a tipped pass was picked off by Crezdon Butler.
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judging from the video it looks like the clan thing will be a standard feature. i'm curious to see if umag can return to its high place of popularity (as I'm sure zworp is too). as for the candy vs kong thing… frankly the rivalry just makes it more fun.
we can just hope but that one big boom of the clans may have turned way lot of people way like me, also xbox and ps3 may did too, i love the rivalry and the clans that came and felled like ak47 and anti cs, add me on xbl proud noob211 plzz have a mike


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Fast Retailing signs security initiative for BangladeshFast Retailing has signed the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh. The accord was initiated by IndustriALL Global Union and the UNI Global Union. The company commits itself to safeguard garment workers in Bangladesh against building collapse and fire, and using funds from its signatories, plans to survey all manufacturing facilities for related risks within the next two years and subsequently implement required reforms to improve working conditions.
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I have been trying to grow Purple Loosestrife and Ragged Robin for about ten years,I live in an area where there is heavy clay, sucessfully established Water Avens,Flag Iris,Fleabane and Greater Birds Foot Trefoil, so can't understand why I have been unable to establish those two species!
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Does your heavy clay dry out in summmer?
Some plants have a very low tolerance of different soils and conditions. Ragged Robin is probably one of them, I grow it, collect its seeds and grow again and am never without it but it hasn't established itself, even by the pond. Purple loosestrife never moves far from the pond edge so I assume it doesn't like dry soil.
Flag iris seeds into some most unlikely places, eg dry shade and grows there but doesn't look great.
Both the plants mentioned need reliably moist soil, they will even grow as marginals. As Nutcutlet suggests maybe your heavy clay dries out in summer.
Peter -I had the yellow variety of loosestrife next to a pond where it was always moist so think purple one is probably the same as punkdoc says.
I had purple loosetrife on the margins of my unlined pond and have had to work hard to eradicate it. It's invasive and not especially attractive. Try growing eupatorium instead as it's excellent for insects and better behaved.
I have yellow and white (gooseneck) loosetrife growing elsewhere in dryer soil and happily expanding. I keep the yellow one under control as it's not my favourite and I regularly dig up clumps of the white to give to friends.
Obelixx I don't like loosestrife either I have to admit-especially the purple one as it reminds me of rosebay willow herb- my personal top of the 'weed hate list'! I think the previous owners of the house I was talking about thought it was a 'nice flower' . It was everywhere and I spent countless hours eradicating and keeping on top of it. The yellow one had a fair bit of competition from other things so it was ok to control.
Thank you very much for those bits of advice,I have had a lot of sucess with HempAgrimony which as Oberlixx suggested is terrific for wildlife.
Hi Peter, I got a ragged robin plant last year and it seemed to do ok in a heavy clay soil which is in partial shade so doesn't really dry out. I collected the seeds and have some more new plants planted in different parts of the garden.Not sure how they are going to perform though.
Best of luck with that Holliehock, I have some Ragged Robin plugs arriving shortly also some seeds, so I will try them probably one last time.As for others,I might try Marsh Woundwort instead of P.L or something else.


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Wearable Collections [2], a non-profit charity initiative, is leading the crusade to reduce textile waste in a city traditionally known for disposable, seasonal styles. The organization is placing recycling bins in designated buildings throughout New York City for the collection of unwanted garments and clothing. With Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week [3] having just come and gone here in NYC, we wanted to take a closer look at how one non-profit is aiding New Yorkers to have a cleaner, greener closet while helping others along the way.
According to the statistics presented on Wearable Collection [2]'s website, 386 million pounds of textiles enter the NYC waste stream annually, representing close to 6% of total waste. The Council for Textile Recycling [4] also reports that the clothing recycling industry prevents 2.5 billion pounds of post consumer textile waste from entering our landfills and waste stream each year. On a national basis this industry recycles approximately 10 pounds per capita or 1,250,000 tons of post-consumer textile waste annually. However, these 10 pounds represent less than 25 percent of the total post-consumer textile waste that is generated.
Effective recycling [5]is an ongoing exercise in identifying hands-on and practical ways to make a difference in our communities. With this in mind, it is essential to find ways to encourage the general population to systematically recycle their unwanted clothes. Wearable Collections [6] achieves this by having building residents register for textile recycling bins that are picked up once a week. These clothes are then distributed in a not-for-profit manner to charities worldwide. (There have been recent reports of charities distributing second hand clothes to South America, Africa, and Asia with middleman profit, but this is not the case here.)
We think that Wearable Collections [6] is an excellent way for household members to carefully consider all of the disposables in their homes and not just the materials that we know to be conventional garbage. Many a landfill is lined with last season's trends!
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I'm a DM for Dungeons and Dragons and I'm starting my first game tomorrow. My sister showed me this site, and I'm very excited to learn some tips about map making.
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Thanks, I've already started browsing. Unfortunately, I'm in a bit of a time crunch. If only I'd found this place 2 months ago!
Anyway, I have a world map made (pretty pitiful compared to this stuff), but I don't know how to print zoomed in sections to see the details of the roads and such. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
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May 5, 2016
Two big alligators caught in Onslow County in one week have some wondering what's going on.
Last Tuesday a 10 foot alligator made its way into a neighborhood in the Haw's Run area. Sighting number two happened last Thursday aboard Camp Lejeune as an 11 foot alligator set up shop in a 300 foot wastewater treatment tank before being captured Sunday night.
Gary Evans, zookeeper at the Lynnwood Park Zoo in Jacksonville, says Onslow County is actually thriving with gators and they are out in full force right now, because its prime time for mating. One thing Evans says we have to remember though if we come across them, "Don't start feeding them because it causes the animal at some point, to become a dangerous animal, and never be relocated."
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Dear Real Estate Adviser,
My agent, a Realtor, showed my house to a prospective buyer, then she basically vanished on me. So I spoke with the buyer and negotiated the price myself and sold the house. Do I still owe the agent a full commission?
-- Lisa W.
Dear Lisa,
Any way you slice the commission pie, your agent is due a piece since she brought in the eventual buyer. But it sounds as though she may not have thoroughly represented you in the deal, though that can be a relative call given the two-sides-to-every-story axiom. Some may argue that since the buyer was introduced to the property through the efforts of the listing broker, then the listing broker is entitled to full commission. Others would say she did no follow-up work and hence, shirked her duties, leaving her client to directly negotiate and work out the particulars -- essentially doing her job.
First, you should know that agents can do a lot of legwork and incur major marketing expenses before showing a home, which can include sales literature, video tours and listing costs. These costs may have to be rolled into her commission regardless. However, there is no excuse for an agent not following up with interested parties after a showing. It's pure negligence or laziness.
I'm curious if you earnestly tried to contact your agent about all this as it was happening and if she didn't respond, and whether the buyer tried to contact her and she was equally mute. If both are true, you have a stronger case for a reduced commission. Also, based on what you say about your negotiations, your buyer did not have agent representation, hence your own agent may not have to split her typical 5 percent or 6 percent commission after the deal closes anyway. You can try offering her a flat 3 percent, which may be enough given the circumstances. She, on the other hand, may have a totally different idea.
Ideally, your listing contract should lay out all the duties expected of each of you. But there are always those little gray areas that remain open for interpretation. If she won't budge, you could say you will complain to her parent firm or the local Realtor's board. But if you try to sue, it will likely not be worth the expense and effort, given the undeniable fact that she brought you the buyer, satisfying your goal of finding a buyer. You may have to buck up and try to negotiate adjusted terms with the agent. It's like the old saying goes, "You don't get what's fair; you get what you negotiate."
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Nebraska's Home Games
October 29 - Pittsburg State (exhibition)
November 4 - Nebraska-Kearney (exhibition)
November 9 - North Carolina A&T
November 11 - Temple
November 16 - Northern Arizona
November 20 - Sam Houston State
November 28 - Maryland
December 1 - Idaho State
December 8 - Florida State
December 20 - Oral Roberts
December 29 - Grambling State
January 2 - Wisconsin
January 5 - Purdue
January 17 - Illinois
January 24 - Michigan State
February 3 - Minnesota
February 14 - Ohio State
February 24 - Iowa
March 3 - Penn State
When describing her team's non-conference portion of the upcoming schedule Monday, head coach Connie Yori described it as a "bear." She couldn't have described it better.
Nebraska faces a minimum of 25 games this season against teams who finished in the top of women's basketball last season and they play 12 games against teams who finished in the top 50 of the RPI, which equates to NCAA Tournament caliber teams.
"We have as good a schedule as we've had since I've been here, non-conference as well as the Big Ten schedule," Yori said.
The Huskers draw Maryland in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge at the Devaney Center, a Maryland team that fell in the regional finals of the NCAA Tournament to eventual national runner-up Notre Dame. Roughly, two weeks later, they'll face Florida State in another home game.
With a schedule as grueling as the Huskers will face this season, the team is struggling right now with injuries. Yori said last Friday the team practiced with 1 starter. She said, "You want to rest kids, but at the same time, you need to get prepared for your season."
The non-conference schedule is greatly upgraded this season due to the experience the Huskers would have entering the season.
"We played a weaker non-conference schedule last year partially because we were young. We upgraded this year because we had the expectation what we would have more experience," Yori commented.
"If we can get healthy, I feel like we have a chance to do some good things," Yori said about the status of her team. Our schedule combined with the injuries right now is a little scary," Yori continued.
The Huskers face a demanding non-conference schedule, but the Big Ten portion is equally as tough. Nebraska opens the Big Ten portion with a home game against Wisconsin and then faces Purdue at home in a nationally-televised game on CBS.
The Huskers begin exhibition play against Pittsburg State next Monday and then face Nebraska-Kearney in the final exhibition game of the season before opening the regular season November 9 against North Carolina A&T.


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My Zsh is super slow inside a certain Git repo of mine. When I Google "zsh git slow", I get a bunch of results about Git autocompletion being slow, but autocompletion isn't necessarily my problem; it's everything.
I tried removing all plugins and that, strangely, didn't do anything at all when I opened a new shell. Zsh would still do Git stuff inside my Git repo.
I found this snippet on this page:
function git_prompt_info() {
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echo "$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_PREFIX${ref#refs/heads/}$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_SUFFIX"
That made everything fast again, but it also gave me a prompt that looks like this:
➜ snip git:(master
Note the missing right parenthesis. That's kind of lame. Plus the whole thing just seems like a hack I shouldn't have to do.
There's also this promising-looking SU question, but the links on the accepted answer are dead.
How can I get my Zsh not to be slow inside a Git repo?


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Course reviews
Most votes | Newest first | Oldest first
+0 votes Craig Yarrish › July 27, 2011
Nice little course, well kept
+2 votes Matt Smith › May 7, 2012
$3 to play. Mostly wide open with nicely groomed fairways. All short par three holes. Wouldn't make a long trip to play.
+0 votes Brad Adams › April 6, 2015
It was a little windy today and I had to cut it short but over all I had good game.
+0 votes David H › June 21, 2015
Baskets and chains are getting old and rusty except for holes 1 and 9. Well groomed with occasionally tough dogleg fairways. Course par is super easy, but if played as par 27, it is slightly challenging for most regulars to shoot under.


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In a public service announcement heard on various radio stations this month, Madera County Sheriff John Anderson advises Valley residents on how to not be a victim of thefts and burglaries.
During the holiday shopping season, Anderson used media outlets and printed a flyer to offer tips for keeping residents and their belongings safe from thieves — but those words of wisdom are valuable all year long, said sheriff's department spokeswoman Erica Stuart.
"The message shouldn't be ignored once Christmas ends," she said. "In fact, these are tips that Sheriff John advises we adhere (to) all year, which helped prompt the ...PSA."
News radio station KMJ wrote the PSA for Crime Stoppers, called "If I were a thief you'd now be a victim," based on Anderson's list of tips...


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Original Link: http://www.anandtech.com/show/1117
Intel Pentium 4 3.2GHz - The Real Slim Shadyby Anand Lal Shimpi on June 23, 2003 11:23 PM EST
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Around a month ago AMD released their Athlon XP 3200+ based on the Barton core. While only outpacing the 3000+ by a meager 34MHz, the new processor carried a much higher model number courtesy of AMD's move to a 400MHz FSB. The review community unanimously agreed that the processor was not deserving of its 3200+ rating, but none were as infuriated by AMD's model number than the folks at Intel.
Ever since the introduction of AMD's model numbering system, Intel has been pulling their hair out - trying to get the rest of the market to see things as they do. In the early days of the Athlon XP, the model numbers were quite conservative as you may recall. Although AMD always insisted that the model numbers were used to compare the Athlon XP to the old Thunderbird core, no one really bought that - the model numbers were architected to draw parallels between the Athlon XPs and higher clocked Pentium 4s. Back in the early days, the Pentium 4 wasn't nearly as competitive as it is today and AMD's model numbers seemed to be a bargain - an Athlon XP 1800+ would outperform a 2.0GHz Pentium 4 most of the time - thus questioning AMD's ratings seemed silly.
Fast forward to today and the picture has changed considerably; Intel's Northwood core has been quite successful and is now paired with features such as an 800MHz FSB and Hyper Threading. The end result is that while AMD was once very conservative with their model numbers, these days they seem much more liberal. So what's the big deal? The benchmarks speak for themselves and everyone will easily find out if a 3200+ can compete with a 3.2GHz Pentium 4 soon enough, so why all the fuss?
Although folks in this community tend to glaze over marketing silliness, the millions that we cater to are only a percentage of the total number of computer users out there. What Intel fears the most is that your average Joe is walking into a computer store and now sees a cheaper, "equal performing" Athlon XP 3200+ next to a Pentium 4 3.2 and makes the obvious choice. Thus Intel's crusade against AMD's model numbers has continued on, to some avail - after countless attempts, reviewers are starting to evaluate the Athlon XP not only on its relative performance to the Pentium 4 but also on the merits of AMD's model numbers.
We chastised AMD when they first introduced the marketing plan for the Athlon XP, but since then have remained relatively quiet on the topic. As far as we're concerned, you all are smart enough to determine what to purchase and what to recommend to the less inclined. If you spend your time reading through, understanding and learning from our reviews then you can come to your own conclusions just fine. Yes, AMD needs to update their benchmarking suite, Yes the Pentium 4 has continued to dominate in performance and as you will see by the end of this review, Yes the 3.2GHz Pentium 4 is noticeably faster than the Athlon XP 3200+.
With that out of the way, let's talk tech, shall we?
FSB Scaling - The Athlon XP
The Athlon XP 3200+ is based on AMD's 0.13-micron Barton core (see our review for a full description of the Barton core) and runs at a clock speed of 2.20GHz. The first thing to keep in mind that at 2.20GHz the Athlon XP 3200+ still carries a lower clock speed than the short lived Thoroughbred-B based Athlon XP 2800+ (2.25GHz). Although the 3200+ only holds a 34MHz clock speed advantage over the 3000+, AMD has moved to a 200MHz DDR FSB for the chip (effectively 400MHz).
Alongside the chip, NVIDIA has revealed that they've been certifying the nForce2 chipsets for use with the faster FSB for quite some time and thus re-badged them as nForce2 Ultra 400 in order to indicate support for the FSB.
So how much of a boost do we see from increasing the FSB on the Barton core to 400MHz? First be sure to read our explanation of why a faster FSB results in better performance here, then take a look at the following tests:
The 400MHz FSB provides a 0 - 7% improvement in performance for the Athlon XP at 2.20GHz, with the average being a 3.2% increase. While we'd normally say that the benefits of a higher FSB frequency will best be realized as the processor reaches higher clock speeds, but with AMD keen on replacing the Athlon XP with the Athlon 64, we'd say the move to a 400MHz FSB wasn't absolutely necessary.
FSB Scaling - The Pentium 4
AMD wasn't the only one to introduce a higher speed FSB, prior to the XP 3200+ launch Intel introduced the first 800MHz FSB Pentium 4s at speeds ranging from 2.4 - 3.00GHz. The fastest FSB Pentium 4s were introduced alongside the 875P and 865PE series of chipsets; we've already covered these chipsets in great detail as well as already published a roundup of the first 20 875P/865PE motherboards to hit our labs.
We've briefly taken a look at what the 800MHz FSB can offer for the Pentium 4, but with this review we're able to see exactly how much the Pentium 4 benefited from increasing its FSB past the introductory 400MHz frequency.
In order to be as thorough as possible, we even threw in a 600MHz FSB which will give you an idea of which cases the 800MHz FSB is overkill and where it isn't. Also remember that Intel will be using a 667MHz FSB in future Xeon processors so these numbers are also more useful than just an analytical tool:
Here the Pentium 4 shows exactly how much of its performance today is courtesy of improvements that Intel has made to the platform overall and not just the CPU. Although we didn't explicitly compare the 800MHz FSB to the 533MHz FSB here, you can find those numbers in our Pentium 4 3.0C Review.
The Test
Windows XP Professional Test Bed
Hardware Configuration
AMD Athlon XP 3200+ (2.20GHz) Barton
AMD Athlon XP 2800+ (2.25GHz)
AMD Athlon XP 2600+ (2.083GHz)
AMD Athlon XP 2500+ (1.83GHz) Barton
AMD Athlon XP 2400+ (2.00GHz)
AMD Athlon XP 2200+ (1.80GHz)
AMD Athlon XP 2100+ (1.73GHz)
AMD Athlon XP 1600+ (1.40GHz)
Intel Pentium 4 3.20
Intel Pentium 4 3.06
Intel Pentium 4 3.0C
Intel Pentium 4 2.8C
Intel Pentium 4 2.80
Intel Pentium 4 2.6C
Intel Pentium 4 2.53
Intel Pentium 4 2.4C
Intel Pentium 4 2.40
Intel Pentium 4 2.26
Intel Pentium 4 1.6A
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2 x 256MB DDR400 CAS2 Corsair XMS3200 DIMM
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80GB Western Digital Special Edition 8MB Cache ATA/100 HDD
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ATI Radeon 9700 Pro
Content Creation Performance
General Usage Performance
Although not as performance-critical as content creation applications, it is the set of every day applications like Office and other general usage programs that the majority of users find themselves interacting with the most, thus performance here is also very important.
Gaming Performance - Unreal Tournament 2003 (Flyby)
With this review we continue to use the final retail version of Unreal Tournament 2003 as a benchmark tool. The benchmark works similarly to the demo, except there are higher detail settings that can be chosen. As we've mentioned before, in order to make sure that all numbers are comparable you need to be sure to do the following:
By default the game will detect your video card and assign its internal defaults based on the capabilities of your video card to optimize the game for performance. In order to fairly compare different video cards you have to tell the engine to always use the same set of defaults which is accomplished by editing the .bat files in the X:\UT2003\Benchmark\ directory.
Add the following parameters to the statements in every one of the .bat files located in that directory:
-ini=..\\Benchmark\\Stuff\\MaxDetail.ini -userini=..\\Benchmark\\Stuff\\MaxDetailUser.ini
For example, in botmatch-antalus.bat will look like this after the additions:
..\System\ut2003 dm-antalus?spectatoronly=true?numbots=12?quickstart=true -benchmark -seconds=77 -exec=..\Benchmark\Stuff\botmatchexec.txt -ini=..\\Benchmark\\Stuff\\MaxDetail.ini -userini=..\\Benchmark\\Stuff\\MaxDetailUser.ini -nosound
Remember to do this to all of the .bat files in that directory before running Benchmark.exe.
Gaming Performance - Unreal Tournament 2003 (Botmatch)
With previous versions of UT2003, Botmatch couldn't be used to compare different systems as there was a bug in the benchmark that could cause inflated numbers on AMD systems vs. Intel systems. We went to Epic with the problem and they provided us with a beta patch in time for this review, the fix will make it into the next publicly available patch release in several weeks.
For those of you that aren't familiar, the Botmatch test focuses mostly on physics and artificial intelligence performance in UT2003, the two areas that are the most CPU dependent in the game.
Splinter Cell Performance (Average Frame Rates)
A new addition to our benchmarking suite is Splinter Cell from Ubisoft. Taken from a 3rd person perspective, the game focuses much more on sneaking around and hiding in the shadows rather than high frame rates and raking up frags as quickly as possible. The Splinter Cell benchmark is a part of the game's 1.2 patch and is publicly available to all owners of the full version of the game.
For reference, we used the first demo and forced the use of "class 1" rendering and left all detail settings at their maximum levels.
Gaming Performance - Quake III Arena
An extremely dated benchmark, Quake III Arena has become much more of a CPU and platform test than anything because of the fact that current generation graphics cards are no where near stressed by it. We used our old 1.29f build of the game with the classic demo "four" at High Quality defaults, with everything maxed out at 1024x768.
Gaming Performance - Jedi Knight 2
Gaming Performance - Serious Sam 2
Video Encoding Performance - DiVX/XMpeg 4.5
What was once reserved for "professional" use only has now become a task for many home PCs - media encoding. Today's media encoding requirements are more demanding than ever and are still some of the most intensive procedures you can run on your PC.
We'll start off with a "quick" conversion of a DVD rip (more specifically, Chapter 40 from the Star Wars Episode I DVD) to a DiVX MPEG-4 file. We used the latest DiVX codec (5.03) in conjunction with Xmpeg 4.5 to perform the encoding at 720 x 480.
We set the encoding speed to Fastest, disabled audio processing and left all of the remaining settings on their defaults. We recorded the last frame rate given during the encoding process as the progress bar hit 100%
3D Rendering Performance - 3dsmax R5
When the Athlon was first released over 3 years ago, 3D Studio MAX was a strong point of its performance. The Athlon's raw FPU performance was right up 3dsmax's ally and thus it put Intel's competing solutions (at the time, the Pentium III) to shame. Things have changed a bit, the latest version of 3ds max (R5) does have some Pentium 4 optimizations that keep things quite competitive between the Athlon XP and the Pentium 4.
3D Rendering Performance - Lightwave 3D 7.5
While 3dsmax 5 is SSE2 optimized, the level of optimization is nowhere near what NewTek reported with Lightwave upon releasing version 7.0b. The performance improvements offered by the new SSE2 optimized version were all above 20% using NewTek's supplied benchmarking scenes.
Final Words
With the introduction of the 800MHz, Intel has put the nail in the Athlon XP's coffin - whatever chances AMD had at regaining the performance crown with the Athlon XP were lost when Intel introduced the 865PE and 875P platforms. Luckily for AMD, the Athlon 64 is just around the corner but it's clear who the winner of the Northwood vs. Barton battle is.
At high clock speeds, there's no denying that the Pentium 4 is the processor to have - especially the new 'C' models with the 800MHz FSB. We included results from a slower Pentium 4 1.6A and an AMD Athlon XP 1600+ to prove another point, at lower clock speeds the Athlon XP is still a better option although as higher clocked P4s drop in price AMD's advantage in this area will begin to fade as well.
So if you're looking to buy the best on the block today, look no further than a Pentium 4 but we'd caution against purchasing the 3.2GHz Pentium 4. The price premium you're going to be paying doesn't justify the performance advantage you get over a 3.0C, not to mention that the 3.2GHz Pentium 4 is the hottest running CPU on the block. We'd recommend going with one of the slightly lower clocked 800MHz FSB models (the 2.6C or 2.8C come to mind) and holding off on upgrading again until the Socket-775 Prescott CPUs hit next year.
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US Capital Spending Plummets To Recession Levels
Back in April, we did an extensive analysis of what, in our opinion, is the primary reason for the slow burn experienced by the US, and global economy, and why virtually every liquidity pathway used by central banks is hopeless clogged: the complete lack of capital expenditures at the corporate level, and lack of (re)investment spending. Specifically we said that in both the context of Japan's plunging corporate profitability over the past 30 years despite year after year of record budget deficits, and its implications everywhere else, that "we get back to what we have dubbed the primary cause of all of modern capitalism's problems: a dilapidated, aging, increasingly less cash flow generating asset base! Because absent massive Capital Expenditure reinvestment, the existing asset base has been amortized to the point of no return, and beyond. The problem is that as David Rosenberg pointed out earlier, companies are now forced to spend the bulk of their cash on dividend payouts, courtesy of ZIRP which has collapsed interest income. Which means far less cash left for SG&A, i.e., hiring workers, as temp workers is the best that the current "recovering" economy apparently can do. It also means far, far less cash for CapEx spending. Which ultimately means a plunging profit margin due to decrepit assets no longer performing at their peak levels, and in many cases far worse." Today, with the usual six month or so delay, this fundamental topic has finally made the mainstream media with a WSJ piece titled "Investment Falls Off a Cliff: U.S. Companies Cut Spending Plans Amid Fiscal and Economic Uncertainty."
The WSJ is correct in its observations - capital spending (so very needed to replenish an aging asset base and to fund future revenue growth) has indeed plunged, however it is dead wrong in its diagnosis - it has little to do with the "cliff", as this has been a trend that has been far longer in the making than just the past few months, and everything to do with the Fed's control of virtually every market, and its ongoing encroaching control of the capital flows (so far miserably failing) of the economy, which in turn means companies are eager to spend cash on immediate IRR opportunities such as dividends, stock buybacks, and to a lesser extent M&A, than on longer-term, higher IRR, but less immediate bang for the buck opportunities, such as capital reinvestment. This will, sadly, continue until the breaking point is reached and there is no more revenue growth (such as Q3, when Y/Y revenue has finally turned the corner, even if there is still some more SG&A fat to be cut). At that point expect the mainstream media to once again, realize just what the true nature of the problem is, with its usual 6-12 month delay.
In the meantime, here is the pretty WSJ chart proving the collapse in CapEx:
Readers will recall that all of the above was noted a month ago, when we noted the gaping divergence between corporate and consumer outlooks in "What Do CEOs Know That The Consumer Doesn't?"
As for the WSJ's stark awakening on the CapEx reality, here is some of their narrative, where everything is, for now, the Fiscal Cliff's fault:
U.S. companies are scaling back investment plans at the fastest pace since the recession, signaling more trouble for the economic recovery.
Half of the nation's 40 biggest publicly traded corporate spenders have announced plans to curtail capital expenditures this year or next, according to a review by The Wall Street Journal of securities filings and conference calls.
Nationwide, business investment in equipment and software—a measure of economic vitality in the corporate sector—stalled in the third quarter for the first time since early 2009. Corporate investment in new buildings has declined.
At the same time, exports are slowing or falling to such critical markets as China and the euro zone as the global economy downshifts, creating another drag on firms' expansion plans.
Corporate executives say they are slowing or delaying big projects to protect profits amid easing demand and rising uncertainty. Uncertainty around the U.S. elections and federal budget policies also appear among the factors driving the investment pullback since midyear. It is unclear whether Washington will avert the so-called fiscal cliff, tax increases and spending cuts scheduled to begin Jan. 2.
Companies fear that failure to resolve the fiscal cliff will tip the economy back into recession by sapping consumer spending, damaging investor confidence and eating into corporate profits. A deal to avert the cliff could include tax-code changes, such as revamping tax breaks or rates, that hurt specific sectors.
The only thing we would add here is that we are eagerly looking forward to the WSJ's follow up piece some time in mid-2013, when it observes investment spending in the aftermath of the "resolved" Fiscal Cliff, and notices that the collapse in CapEx has continued.
Just what will the ongoing unwillingness to reinvest in one's business, and to dividend as much of the cash on hand as possible to shareholders, be blamed on then?
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No offense to TD, but I love this blog posts; hilarious!!!
They ship all the jobs, all the technology and all the investments to China and India, then there's always some moron who pipes up:
"They're doing it so we can stay competitive with India and China????"
(will all you jackholes who say this please fully identify yourselves?)
Good comments, BTW.
Of course it is, it was overdue, time for the courrpt Wall Street gang to get out and leave the American people holding the bag! No war in middle east, no fiscal cliff, positive GDP in Europe, Japan and the US (LOL), Obama knows what he is doing, corprotae profits in the tank, taxes up the ass in 2013 but who cares, this is about valuation, yes, the valuation of the Bernanke printing press and the realization that John Bonier will sell out the Republican party.
Youy mean this Samsung Capex?
Sooooooooo, what you are saying is that all of the companies are just sitting on cash waiting for President Rubio to come to office and...
It really has to do with a mature marketplace. Only more competition from new players or new products can cure this. On pt 1, with the oligarchies in place, not likely. On pt 2, maybe 5-8 yrs from now.
CEO's aren't spending because they want to make the brilliant young man look bad - because they are racist. /sarc
Wow, highly bullish I'm sure, or something.
No, it can't be true. EVERYONE is out buying newly built McMansions to support the stock level of Pulte, eating Red Lobster every night to support Darden stock, eating Chipotle for lunch, buying an extra two iPads to back up the two they already bought, while keeping Netflix running on six devices at once, and buying everything they can on Amazon.
We don't need real data when the newly minted myths of legend can support any stock valuation an analyst shoots from his mouth. Profit isn't even needed because people can be paid with unicorn skittles that can easily be traded for a 5000sq ft house complete with a Tesla ModelS in the garage.
EPA Regulations
Fiscal Cliff
Trillion $+ Deficits
Dozens of new regulations issued daily
Depression in Europe
China slowing
Japan glowing
WTI at $89, Gold at $1,700+, Corn at $7.31
War in the Middle East
What is wrong with these guys, why won't they invest? We need some more laws demanding they spend some money!
"We need some more laws demanding they spend some money!"
I can see the Bloomberg headline now:
Wesley Mouch selected as president's newest economic advisor. He will be developing new rules to "assist" cash laden companies with "investing in the country's future". When interviewed, he gave the impression that he was very excited, and "couldn't wait to get all of that cash off of the sidelines and into productive social projects".
Why this insistence on ascribing investment inaction to 'uncertainty' of management?
They are not investing in their companies because they earn out better on a quarterly basis for not investing for the long haul. That is quite certain and quite demonstrable.
i wonder how much more of this recovery the US economy will be able to withstand -
more covery than recovery
The more I look at the climate of today the more I see we are back in the 1890s business environment. Corporations can be taken down by stock traders for no apparent reason, other than JP Morgan's wish. Monopolies are in vogue, competition is to be eliminated at all cost, and the presidency can be bought and paid for by a few select CEOs. The gap between rich and poor widening and people being forced into longer hours for less pay.
All we need is for a huge man induced natural disaster, a worker's strike put down by armed hired guns, and a president being shot.
There corporations are likely holding on to their dollars in order to exchange them for Ramen and Renminbi when the C.H.U.D.s start taking over.
Wally Mart is moving it's 4th quarter dividend payment from Jan.2 to Dec. 27th to beat the dividend tax hike. Others are issuing special dividends by year end. More front running ...no surprise.
We'll see if the employees will follow thru and strike and wreck it all for Chinamarts 'Black Friday all day Thanksgiving' BS....I'd just love to see it myself!
So we're in a recession if not depression....but the economic newses have never been better! Gee what a pile of crap people will put up with.
Just givin' the people what they want.
Aren't we already? ZIRP
Can I get disability due to slow motion train wreck fatigue?
But on a positive note, inflation, excluding the volitile food, energy, housing, transportation, and retail sectors, is quite tame.
"U.S. companies are scaling back investment plans"
U.S. companies are stopping all investment plans
We've reached a turning point. A hot money shelterer just bought a house. Everything is fixed. UFOs won't even let Hillary fire nukes. Life is good.
ZIRP and Change.
The rate of year over year profit growth is not sufficient to warrant expansion in the US. I realize all the academics believe that profit is irrelevant, but it matters.
The rate of year over year profit growth has not been this low since 2009. And we have not even seen the true impact of Obamacare on the bottom lines yet.
2013 will see us in a recession. The economy will once again right size itself for the economic burdens of the Federal Government that it must bear.
2013 will see us in a DEPRESSION. The economy will once again right size itself for the economic burdens of the Federal Government that it must bear.
American companies are going to need more toolbox carriers. Keep that old stuff running. The maintenance contracts will be allowed to expire. I bought a new flashlight to make it easier to see what I am working on.
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Ne pas oublier que ce projet est surtout une aberration économique (enfin pas pour Vinci certes) :
Le trafic aérien va --BAISSER-- dans les années à venir(déjà plus ou moins le cas).
Et ceci pour des raisons très banales : la crise actuelle est avant tout un monstrueux choc pétrolier, celui du pic, maximum de flux, de débit, de production mondiale de pétrole.
Il est d'autre part extrêmement urgent, à l'heure de la propagande hystérique (dernier rapport AIE), de sortir de la légende "premier choc = embargo arabe", le premier choc pétrolier était une conséquence directe du pic de production des Etats-Unis en **1970***
Voir résumé lien ci dessus.
FORWARD SOVIETS! The New Detroit Beckons Freedom Lovers!
Cue the hyperinflation -- declining investment = no new production = rising prices. Nevermind all the money pumping that Bernanke and his band of fools will engage in to try and re-start capital investment.
NOW WE KNOW what the Austrians meant when they stated that the problem in the economy is MISALLOCATION of capital. Not misallocation of paper & digital fiat. The banks don't hold Capital in reserve for emergencies ----- they hold fiat. DUH ------
So now we see what happens when the Keynesians convince the delusional asshole politicians & fed to increase demand by lowering interest rates to ZIRP & pump digital money into the stupid banks who lost their asses when they used OPM to make stupid, fraudulent real estate loans. DUH ---------------------
With ZIRP producers don't save some of their production so entrepreneurs can use the saved production to buy new equipment & repair existing production equipment. Producers are the only ones who have anything to save. DUH --------
With ZIRP consumers borrow & buy up all production.


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