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As in all parts of the U.S., wildfires in Missouri sometimes destroy dwellings, outbuildings and equipment. As a result, educational programs have been developed to couch homeowners on how to protect their property. One of these is an interagency effort called Firewise. Protection of property is possible with a little initial work, which primarily involves the trimming and removal of both live and dead vegetation near the home and other buildings. This cleanup work is performed in the home ignition zone, an area of about 30–50 feet around a structure. Then, with some periodic maintenance to sustain this cleared space, property improvements are protected from almost all instances of wildfire in Missouri. For more information on protecting your home from wildfire, visit the Firewise website at www.firewise.org or talk with your local Department forestry office.
In addition to the loss of developed property and equipment from wildfire, we can lose the value of commercial-grade timber through scarring and subsequent disease of trees. We can also lose soil cover and items such as fence posts and hay bales. We spend large amounts of tax money training and equipping our firefighters to get in harm's way and suppress these fires.
Missouri's wildfire problem is unlike that in the western U.S., where wildfire is usually a result of dry lightning storms. Wildfires in Missouri are nearly all human caused and, therefore, preventable. Most are caused by burning debris, household trash and yard waste and farm clean-up fires. A few are due to carelessness with equipment or campfires, and some are from ill-planned burns by landowners. We still experience a significant number of wildfires that are the result of arson. In some parts of the state, arson accounts for more than half of the acres burned. Arson sets and escaped fires generally have one thing in common: they occur when the weather is dry, fuel is dry and winds are high. The result is wildfires with a maximum destructive potential. This potential is what many people have come to expect from any and all fires they see.
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How Jane Campion brought John Keats back to life
Jane Campion won awards and stole hearts with 'The Piano' in 1993. Sixteen years later, she has made a film about the poet John Keats. Time Out gets Romantic with the 'difficult' New Zealander
Jane Campion is practically roaring with laughter. She is explaining how, when it came to researching her new film about John Keats, his poetry was at the end of her reading list: 'I was intimidated by it, I was.' When you have an Oscar and a Palme d'Or, you can say things like that. 'Bright Star' glitters. There's no other word for it; this is Campion's finest film since 'The Piano' (1993). It tells the love story of Keats and Fanny Brawne in the two blissful, agonising years before his death from tuberculosis in 1821 at just 25. If sexual obsession and repression have flavoured her previous films, love is in bloom in this one.
Everything is in bloom, in fact – with glorious meadows of daffodils and bluebells (Campion is a New Zealander who lives in Australia where, she says, they don't get seasons). When Keats and Brawne meet, he is living in rural Hampstead and she is the girl next door. He dismisses her as a flirt – a 'minx-stress' – and Fanny, more keen on fashion, is suspicious about poetry. It's the death of his brother Tom that brings them together in a fierce me-and-you-against-the-world first love. British actor Ben Whishaw plays Keats and Abbie Cornish, an Australian, is Fanny.
'I've got a lot more relaxed as I've got older,' Campion says, laughing again. She wrote 'Bright Star' more or less in one draft, after reading Andrew Motion's biography. 'Halfway through, this love story appeared, and Keats had been anti-romantic up to then. I was dumbstruck.' It was his letters to Fanny that got under her skin: 'I love what they did to me. It was like finding your heart.'
What to do with Keats's life was another question. 'He's incredible, but I didn't know how to tell the story.' She hates cradle-to-grave biopics and struggled until she settled on Fanny as her route in. So 'Bright Star' opens with a close-up of busy hands at work, not Keats writing but Fanny sewing. It's an image Campion had from the start: 'Look at the portraits of women then – they're all sewing. Sewing and waiting.'
At first glance, Fanny Brawne is an unlikely Campion heroine. From Ada in 'The Piano' to Isabel Archer in 'The Portrait of a Lady' (1996), her women have kicked against their lot: won't be good, won't be told. By contrast, Fanny is a good girl not quite in the Campion mould: 'I don't think she was carrying the burden of my rebellion,' says Campion with a giggle. 'I just let her be who she was – someone who pretty much accepted their situation and was really good at all the things girls were supposed to be good at, like sewing.'
Was Campion always rebellious? 'Yeah, from school days I've been "difficult", as they call it. But who wants to be perfect? What they want is somebody to be no trouble, but that's not a good way to live your life.' She must have huge reserves of grit. Campion is a forthright lady, though hardly a toughy. She calls Whishaw, her Keats, 'catlike', which might describe her own style of gentle steeliness.
The love story of 'Bright Star' plays out with an often playful day-to-day intimacy, avoiding overblown romance. Its restraint comes partly from the period: John and Fanny could never be alone, so they are always trailed by kids – lovely sunshiney scenes – and they share just one kiss. Campion recalls that Fanny's diary entry on the day that John left for Italy to convalesce reads: 'Today Mr Keats left Hampstead.' She laughs. ' "Mr Keats!" Can you imagine!' He would die in Rome, but the romance was already hopeless: he was poor, with little hope of amounting to much (reviews deemed his poetry lousy).
Campion's treatment of love in the film is utterly uncynical, a near spiritual melting of personalities that would be unthinkable today: 'We are well versed in the idea of projection, but they just went straight for it. That really touched me.' Cornish and Whishaw both give career-making performances, as actors often do for Campion.
Filmed in Bedfordshire last year, 'Bright Star' is a young film. Campion partly modelled Fanny on her own teenage daughter. Composer Mark Bradshaw was 25 when he wrote the score. He reminds her of Keats. 'We're making this film about a young genius, so you've got to take a risk.' Campion is in her fifties, but what was she like at 25? Completely lost, she says:
'I didn't know what I was doing. But I found this incredible energy when I started art school and making films. It was too strong to resist. I just went along with it.'
Read our review of the film here
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Six years ago, Julie and David Miller were married. They both knew they needed to get in better shape, but the real motivation kicked in for Julie in November 2012.
"It was about a year ago I went to the doctor and I was diagnosed with pre-diabetes. My doctor told me it was now or never. I need to lose some weight or I have to put you on diabetic medicine."
She and her husband decided to make the journey together and Dave admits he needed to take off some weight.
"On January 3 I was 369 pounds. Everyday day tasks winded me. I'd tie my shoes and I get up and be out of breath."
Julie knows the feeling.
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Noctua 140mm/150mm Case Fan Roundup Review
Reviewed by: El_Capitan
Reviewed on: April 2, 2013
Price: $28.99
Noctua 140mm & 150mm fan Introduction:
Noctua has made a name for itself for delivering sound-optimized premium components without sacrificing thermal performance. It continues to innovate the cooling sector, by this time introducing its own AAO (Advanced Acoustic Optimisation) frames to the new line-up of 140mm+ Fans: the Noctua NF-A15 PWM, the Noctua NF-A14 FLX, and the Noctua NF-A14 ULN.
The Noctua NF-A15 PWM is meant to provide superior performance on high-end CPU coolers, while both the Noctua NF-A14 FLX and Noctua NF-A14 ULN are meant ideally for watercooling radiators or as upgrades for 140mm case fans. They will be tested against the previous line's Noctua NF-P14 on both a CPU cooler and watercooling radiator, as well as against a Phanteks- PH-F140TS fan on its own Phanteks PH-TC14CS CPU Cooler.
Let's see if all that design innovation can prove itself in some real-world tests!
Noctua 140mm & 150mm fan Closer Look:
The packaging is revamped from the usual brown and white themed box Noctua typically used for its previous fans, as there's now some more black color added to the theme. The front still has the Noctua logo and the part number, but now there's a mobile tag and a sticker indicating what the ideal use for the fan is, which is useful for a customer browsing the store in search of fans for specific uses. It no longer has a window that shows off the fan on the front. To see the fan you have to pry open the velcro-latched cover, which shows off all the nifty new enhancements on the left side of the inside cover; from the Flow Acceleration Channels, to the SSO2 bearing and Stepped Inlet Design. On the right side of the inside cover you can see the actual fan, albeit upside-down, through the plastic window, along with the Scope of Delivery and illustrations of what's included inside the box with the fan. The back side of the cover shows a brief description of the fan in nine different languages and provides the fan specifications, the Scope of Delivery again, and the Six Years of Warranty disclaimer.
Inside each box is a plastic shell that holds the fan and accessories together. Included in all of them is a manual, a fan, an extension cable, mounting screws, and vibration resistant mounts. Each fan also has different accessories specific to the model:
- The Noctua NF-A14 ULN includes a 3:4 pin adapter and an U.L.N.A. (Ultra-Low-Noise Adapter).
- The Noctua NF-A15 PWM includes a Y-cable, and a L.N.A. (Low-Noise Adapter).
- The Noctua NF-A14 FLX includes a 3:4 pin adapter, a L.N.A and a U.L.N.A..
Noctua continues to provide a lot of useful accessories that add functionality to the package for the widest range of users. Each of the cables on the three fans are labeled for ease of identification!
Noctua 140mm & 150mm fan Closer Look:
Noctua NF-A14 ULN
The first thing I noticed when pulling the fan out for a closer look was the weight. It is a little bit heavier than the Noctua NF-P14. A few other things that stand out from the Noctua NF-P14: it has a square frame as opposed to a round frame, which is ideal for use on watercooling radiators as it ensures full coverage and best pressure performance. There's no longer a nine blade fan blade design with Vortex-Control Notches; they now have seven fan blades on the impeller without notches. On the back of the blades there's now these nifty Flow Acceleration Channels that are supposed to alter the flow distribution on the suction side of the blades. This is to speed up the airflow at the crucial outer blade regions leading to significant reduced flow separation, which permits lower vortex noise and higher airflow efficiency. The corners are now adorned with removable Anti-Vibration Pads to reduce vibration noise.
The outside of the frame is lined with what Noctua calls a Stepped Inlet Design. This design is also identical to the one used on the Noctua NF-F12 PWM. It adds turbulence to the fan's influx so the fan can suck in more air to improve flow efficiency. It's also designed to reduce tonal intake noises. The inside of the frame is dotted with Inner Surface Microstructures that are used to create a turbulent boundary layer when the fan blades pass by. This is to help improve airflow and static pressure efficiency while also allowing for again lower noise emissions. The Noctua NF-P14 had 120mm mounting holes (105mm spacing), which came with extensions for 140mm mounting. The Noctua NF-A14 ULN now has 140mm mounting holes (124.5mm spacing).
Noctua NF-A14 FLX
Externally the Noctua NF-A14 FLX is physically identical to the Noctua NF-A14 ULN aside from the front center sticker. Internally are where the differences lie in how the windings are set up to run at a higher operational speed of 1200RPM versus the 800RPM on the NF-A14 ULN. It is equipped with the same feature sets discussed with the NF-A14 ULN.
Noctua NF-A15 PWM
The Noctua NF-A15 PWM has all the enhanced features of the NF-A14's with the following additions. It has a round frame and the width is enlarged to 150mm while still being 140mm in height. It's a little confusing as it's not intended as upgrades to 140mm fans, but instead is intended for upgrades to 120mm fans for use on high-end CPU coolers and case fans. The Noctua NF-A15 PWM has 120mm mounting holes (105mm spacing). It has a custom designed NE-FD1 PWM IC that is fine-tuned for superior quietness and has been carefully optimized to allow for ultra-low power consumption.
Included in the A14 and A15 fans, but behind the scenes, is the new SSO2 Bearing Technology. Noctua states that, "SSO2 is the further optimized second generation of SSO. Made possible by the use of metal bearing shells and new injection molding techniques, the magnet is now placed closer to the rotor axis and thus exerts higher magnetic force to it. This results in even better stabilization, precision and durability." I'll take Noctua's word for it. All this innovation and design sounds great on paper, but let's see how that equates to real-world testing.
Noctua 140mm & 150mm Case fan Specifications:
140x150x25 mm
140x140x25 mm
4-pin PWM
Blade Geometry
A-Series with Flow Acceleration Channels
Frame Technology
AAO (Advanced Acoustic Optimization)
Rotational Speed (+/- 10%)
Rotational Speed with L.N.A. (+/- 10%)
Rotational Speed with U.L.N.A. (+/- 10%)
Min. Rotational Speed (PWM)
115,5 m³/h
79,8 m³/h
115,5 m³/h
Airflow with L.N.A.
88,7 m³/h
66,4 m³/h
101,9 m³/h
Airflow with U.L.N.A.
88,7 m³/h
Acoustical Noise
19,2 dB(A)
11,9 dB(A)
19,2 dB(A)
Acoustical Noise with L.N.A.
13,8 dB(A)
9,1 dB(A)
16,4 dB(A)
Acoustical Noise with U.L.N.A.
13,8 dB(A)
Static Pressure
1,51 mm H2O
0,69 mm H2O
1,51 mm H2O
Static Pressure with L.N.A.
0,89 mm H2O
0,42 mm H2O
1,18 mm H2O
Static Pressure with U.L.N.A.
0,89 mm H2O
Max. Input Power
Max. Input Current
> 150.000 h
Scope of Delivery
Low-Noise Adaptor (L.N.A.)
4-Pin Y-Cable
30cm Extension Cable
4 Vibration-Compensators
4 Fan Screws
3:4 Pin Adaptor (NF-A14ULN)
Low-Noise Adaptor (L.N.A.)
Ultra-Low-Noise Adaptor (U.L.N.A.)
3:4-Pin Adaptor
30cm Extension Cable
4 Vibration-Compensators
4 Fan Screws
6 years
Noctua 140mm & 150mm Case fan Features:
- Flow Acceleration Channels: The impeller features suction side Flow Acceleration Channels. By speeding up the airflow at the crucial outer blade regions, this measure reduces suction side flow separation and thus leads to better efficiency and lower vortex noise.
- AAO Frame:Noctua's AAO (Advanced Acoustic Optimisation) frames feature integrated anti-vibration pads as well as Noctua's proprietary Stepped Inlet Design and Inner Surface Microstructures, both of which further refine the fan's performance/noise efficiency.
- Stepped Inlet Design: Noctua's Stepped Inlet Design adds turbulence to the influx in order to facilitate the transition from laminar flow to turbulent flow, which reduces tonal intake noise, improves flow attachment and increases suction capacity, especially in space restricted environments.
- Inner Surface Microstructures: With the tips of the fan blades ploughing through the boundary layer created by the Inner Surface Microstructures, flow separation from the suction side of the blades is significantly suppressed, which results in reduced blade passing noise and improved airflow and pressure efficiency.
- Integrated Anti-Vibration Pads: Integrated Anti-Vibration Pads made from extra-soft silicone minimise the transmission of minute vibrations while maintaining full compatibility with all standard mounting systems and fan clips used on heatsinks.
- SSO2 Bearing: Both the NF-A14 and NF-A15 feature the further optimised second generation of Noctua's renowned, time-tested SSO bearing. With SSO2, the rear magnet is placed closer to the axis to provide even better stabilisation, precision and durability.
- Metal bearing shell: In order to guarantee the highest possible degree of manufacturing precision, minimum tolerance and excellent long-term stability, both the NF-A14 and NF-A15 sports a CNC milled bearing shell made entirely from brass.
- Custom designed PWM IC with SCD: Supporting fully automatic PWM speed control, the NF-A15 uses Noctua's novel, custom designed NE-FD1 PWM IC that integrates Smooth Commutation Drive (SCD) technology. By providing smoother torque impulses, SCD suppresses PWM switching noises and thus makes the fan quieter at lower speeds.
- Ultra-Low Power Consumption: Despite their further improved performance, the NF-A14 ULN consumes only 0.48W of power, and both the NF-A14 FLX and NF-A15 consume only 0.96W of power (which amounts to a reduction of about 20% as compared to its predecessor). This doesn't only make it eco-friendly but also helps to cut down the electricity bill!
- (LNA) Low-Noise Adaptor: The NF-A14 and NF-A15 are supplied with a Low-Noise Adaptor (L.N.A.) that reduces the maximum fan speed from 1200 to 900rpm for the NF-A15 PWM, 1200 to 1050rpm for the NF-A14 FLX, and 800 to 650rpm for the NF-A14 ULN.
- (ULNA) Ultra-Low-Noise Adaptor: The NF-A14 FLX is supplied with an Ultra-Low-Noise Adaptor (L.N.A.) that reduces the maximum fan speed from 1200 to 900rpm for maximum quietness.
- Extensive Cabling Options: The fan's short 20cm primary cable minimises cable clutter in typical applications while the supplied 30cm extension provides extended reach when necessary. Both cables are fully sleeved and a 4-pin y-cable for the NF-A15 allows to connect a second NF-A15 fan to the same PWM fan header for automatic control. The NF-A14's are supplied with a 3:4 pin adaptor, which allows them to connect directly to the power supply.
- 6 years manufacturer's warranty: Noctua fans are renowned for their impeccable quality and outstanding longevity. Like all Noctua fans, the NF-A14 and NF-A15 features an MTBF rating of more than 150.000 hours and comes with a full 6 years manufacturer's warranty.
All information is courtesy of Noctua @ http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=produkte&lng=en
These latest Noctua fans will be tested by comparing them with each other, as well as to a Noctua NF-P14 fan on a XSPC 140mm Watercooling Radiator in pull configuration, cooling only a single watercooled GTX 690. Testing will include a comparison of fans running at 100% fan speeds, as well as using the L.N.A and U.L.N.A. fan adapters. All hardware and settings will remain the same throughout each test. Ambient temperatures were 22.2°C during testing.
- Radiator: XSPC 140mm
- Pump: Swiftech MCP655-B
- Reservoir: XSPC Dual 5.25" Reservoir for One Laing D5
- Video Cards: EVGA GTX 690 4GB with a XSPC waterblock
Comparison Fan:
- Noctua NF-P14
Lower = Better
For testing, I ran Unigine Heaven 2.1 for two full benchmark cycles, waited 15 minutes, and then ran two full cycles again before switching to the next fan. I would wait another 15 minutes to let the system cool back down and then measure the idle temperatures before running the same tests on the next fan. I took the highest GPU Core temperature from the GTX 690 from both tests as the final result.
There wasn't any variation in the temperature results between the NF-P14 and the NF-A14 FLX fan. The surprise results came from the NF-A15 PWM, which wasn't marketed for being used on watercooling radiators. Due to the 120mm mounting holes, I was only able to attach it to the radiator by using tape on each side. It cooled 1 °C better than the NF-P14 and NF-A14 FLX at 100% speed, and a whopping 3 °C better when using the L.N.A. adapter than the NF-P14 or the NF-A14 FLX also using the L.N.A. adapter.
Unfortunately, the NF-A14 ULN could not handle cooling the GTX 690 by itself. The high temperatures would cause the GTX 690 to lock up and I would have to restart the system to let it cool off. I repeated using it multiple times, and the results were the same. This didn't happen with the NF-A14 FLX with the U.L.N.A. adapter, which was only 900RPMs to the NF-A14 ULN's 800RPMs.
During testing, I did notice that the NF-A14's and NF-A15 were quieter than the NF-P14 fan in terms of vortex fan noise.
These latest Noctua fans will be tested by comparing them with each other, as well as to a Noctua NF-P14 fan and a Phanteks PH-F14TS fan on a Phanteks PH-TC14CS CPU cooler in pull configuration with one Phanteks PH-F14TS pushing, cooling an i7 980X at 4.0GHz with 1.3125V's. Testing will include a comparison of fans running at 100% fan speeds, as well as using the L.N.A and U.L.N.A. fan adapters. All hardware and settings will remain the same throughout each test. Ambient temperatures were 23.89°C during testing.
- Processors: Core i7 980X @ 4.0 GHz 133 x 30 1.3125 V
- CPU Cooling: Phanteks PH-TC14CS
- Motherboard: ASUS P6T Deluxe
- Memory: 6 x 4GB Samsung Extreme Low Voltage 1600Hz @ 9-9-9-28-1T at 1.5V's
- Power Supply: Corsair AX1200
- Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite White
- OS: Windows 8 To-Go 64-bit
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- Noctua NF-P14
- Phanteks PH-F14TS
Lower = Better
For testing, I ran Prime95 Blend tests for 30 minutes, stopped and waited for 30 minutes, and then ran it again for 30 minutes before switching to the next fan. I would wait another 30 minutes to let the system cool back down and measure the idle temperatures before running the same tests on the next fan. I took the highest CPU Core temperature from the i7 980X from both tests as the final result.
Interestingly, the NF-P14 performed the best. The NF-A15 PWM was warmer by 1 °C, which was still cooler than the Phanteks PH-F14TS at 80 °C. The AF-14 FLX was 1°C hotter than the Phanteks PH-F14TS.
When using the L.N.A. adapter, the NF-P14 and NF-A14 FLX stayed close to eachother at 82 °C, while the NF-A15 PWM performed the same as the Phanteks PH-F14TS and the AF-14 FLX with the U.L.N.A.
During testing, I did notice that the NF-A14's and NF-A15 were still quieter than the NF-P14 and Phanteks PH-F14TS fan in terms of vortex fan noise.
I'm a big fan of Noctua fans, so I'll try not to be too biased in my conclusion and let the test results speak for themselves. There are so many variations of air coolers and watercooling radiators that each type of radiator will work best with certain types of fans, so these test results aren't definitive of what these fans could be fully capable of. I just happened to have two types of radiators that fit 140mm fans, so I went with what I had. I will be keeping these babies around to test on other radiators against other 140mm fans in the future, so their performance may be measured more accurately.
One of my favorite things about Noctua is how quiet its fans are without sacrificing thermal performance. Noctua pushes the boundaries of continually making improvements in all aspects of its products, and the latest from Noctua doesn't disappoint.
Comparing these fans to their predecessor, the Noctua NF-P14, it's easy to notice the differences in design, and I could definitely hear less vortex noise!
The Noctua NF-A15 PWM was the better performer of the three, but its size and hole spacing makes it tough to find the right place for it. While it's not really supposed to be used on watercooling radiators or to replace 140mm fans for air coolers, it actually cooled better than all the other 140mm fans used in this review except for the Noctua NF-P14 in the air cooling test. While that's a definite plus, and also being slightly quieter than the NF-A14 FLX, it won't fit on the popular Cooler Master Hyper 212+. It's limited to mostly air coolers with wire fan adapters to attach fans to the air radiator, like the higher end Noctua NH-D14 or any of the TC14 Phanteks coolers. It also won't fit very well as a rear case fan for certain cases, though it will fit on the front and top without much trouble.
The Noctua NF-A14 FLX performed much the same as the NF-P14, but at a quieter level. I really wish there were two of these I could put in push/pull against two NF-P14's in push/pull on a 140mm watercooling radiator. The square design would theoretically make it more optimal, but I'll have to purchase a second fan in order to test out my theory at a later time.
The Noctua NF-A14 ULN is pretty much what I would call the "lite" version of the NF-A14 FLX. By itself, it had trouble pushing enough air through a watercooling radiator to do much good. However, I could barely tell that it was on with how quiet it was! While I wouldn't recommend this to cool a 140mm radiator by itself, I could see a couple of them on a larger 320mm or 460mm radiator where silence was the intended result. It's the only Noctua fan that actually sacrifices thermal performance for near-silent operation. While it may be a con to some, it may also be a pro for others.
Keep in mind that while the test results aren't overwhelmingly spectacular, consumers are offered more options depending on what they're looking for. The Noctua NF-P14 was a "convertible" fan. It had 120mm hole spacings with 140mm extensions with a round frame, so it could fit 120mm or 140mm mounts However, like a real convertible with the top down, it's a bit louder. Round framed fans in general perform much better on air cooling radiators, but square framed fans in general perform better on watercooling radiators. Thus, you now have the option to choose between a variety of 140mm (and 150mm) fans from Noctua. Whether you're looking for the most optimal silent solution with the NF-A14 ULN, or a quieter replacement to the NF-P14 with the NF-A14 FLX that still does a great job with the U.L.N.A. adapter. The NF-P14 is still a solid performer and the NF-A15 PWM is a great replacement for 120mm fans where size isn't a factor. Decisions, decisions!
There's one final tidbit I'd like to share about Noctua. Before I became a reviewer, I had three RMA's I did with Noctua and two service requests. When a fan blade breaks, all you have to do is take a picture of it with the serial number and Noctua will send you a new one. Noctua didn't even ask for a copy of my invoice! If a fan starts making more noise than it should, the company will send you a new one! Can you believe that? You don't have to ship it back, either, but you have to break the fan blade and take a picture of it with the serial number. That's how important silent operation is to Noctua! You don't have to pay extra money for a replacement because of having to ship the fan back to the company; how cool is that? You only have to go through a little bit of trauma by having to break a Noctua fan blade on purpose so you don't keep using one of the fans with the extra noise. The other times I'd request extra 120mm to 140mm extensions and wire fan adapters, and Noctua sent them to me for free as long as I sent in a copy of my invoice. Now that's service! With a seven-year warranty, there's really no downside to owning a Noctua fan (except for some people, the color scheme).
- Low Noise - less than the Noctua NF-P14
- Innovative design
- Airflow performance
- More variety in fan options than just the NF-P14
- 140mm fans with square frames
- Accessories
- Warranty
- Customer Service
- Cost
- Color (not everyone's favorite color scheme is beige)
- No reason to upgrade from the Noctua NF-P14 unless you want to further lower the noise level of your system


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|The Young and the Restless: "subUrbia," at Augustana College through May 5
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|Monday, 29 April 2013 06:00
Augustana College's production of subUrbia features one of the most (if not the most) layered and fascinating sets I've yet seen on a local stage, as Adam Parboosingh's scenic design manages to give us both a brick storefront – including parking spaces, cement parking bumps, scaffolding, a dumpster, and even a period-appropriate, mid-'90s pay phone – and the fully stocked interior of a convenience store at the same time. Consequently, Parboosingh's set rendered Friday's performance interesting well before the play even started, offering much to take in visually while we waited for the proverbial curtain to rise.
Yet while director Jennifer E. Popple and her cast deliver a worthy effort at making playwright Eric Bogosian's Generation X commentary as interesting as Parboosingh's set, they're working with a script that falls flat in its second act by failing to develop on the generational intricacies prevalent in the first. It also hurts that Bogosian's play isn't really about anything, in that his plot is rather a loose one involving a successful musician's return to his hometown, and the interests and jealousies it invokes. (Then again, Bogosian is addressing the "Gen-X attitude" and its rampant existentialism, so the apparent meaninglessness of his play may be perfectly appropriate.)
At subUrbia's outset, Bogosian introduces us to three slackers hanging out in front of a convenience store while pontificating about race, poverty, and the pointlessness of life. As Bill Cahill's worldly, angry, and defeated Jeff notes, "If I can't do something that shatters the world, I'd rather not do anything at all," and Cahill, in his least affected portrayal on the Potter Hall stage, is countered here by John D'Aversa, whose Air Force veteran Tim is a racist philosopher with a disdain for other countries. They're joined by Joshua Malone's Buff – a roller-blading stoner with an amusingly dimwitted, Bill & Ted-esque nature – and their introductory scene should set the tone for the entire play, as they banter about the world, refer to the Pakistani convenience-store owners as "dot-heads" and "towel-heads," and talk a lot about what's wrong with the world while doing nothing to make it better. (This banter makes Bogosian's play, at times, reminiscent of the 1994 Generation X film Reality Bites.)
If subUrbia had ended at intermission, the audience would be left with some loose ends, but would likely have walked away with a sense of meaning in Bogosian's work – that Gen X, in the mid-'90s, was at a crossroads between the judgmental, racist attitudes of the previous generation (Bogosian's characters liberally throw around racist epithets and the words "fag" and "faggot") and the more open-minded attitudes of the generation that followed. Instead of driving this home, though, Bogosian's play continues into its second act with the playwright dropping the play's "commentary" aspect in favor of a convoluted plot that involves a potential murder, and a climactic statement that ends up more or less defining the point of Bogosian's play but still seems somewhat vague.
Bogosian's piece also features an odd conceit, in that the only two characters that come off looking good – the only people with a valid, not-entirely-defeatist viewpoint of the world – are the play's artists: Calvin Vo's successful musician Pony, and Aubrey Waddick's overly philosophical performance artist Sooze. To his credit, Vo's humble, seemingly awkward (for fear of coming off as boastful) Pony is wholly, impressively different from his wildly androgynous Dionysis in Augustana's The Bock Eye earlier this year – which was wholly, impressively different from his utterly likable and charming title character in last year's Bat Boy the Musical. Waddick, meanwhile, adds a welcome humorous edge to Sooze's less-in-touch-than-she-believes-them-to-be blatherings of poetry.
If any characters are worth caring about in Augustana's production, they are Pony and Sooze, who are made so by the actors' nuanced performances. Unfortunately, though, it's hard to hold any interest in what happens even to them, as Bogosian drives his plot in too many odd directions, and even chooses to have the play's most impactful event happen to one of the least significant of its characters. If it weren't disrespectful toward the cast and crew, I'd almost recommend seeing subUrbia but leaving at intermission. That way, you'd be left with a better sense of the meaning and thought-provoking ideas drawn from Bogosian's views on Generation X.
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Stafford Sheriff Charles E. Jett announced the "Take It, Hide It, Lock It, or Lose It" campaign today, urging residents to remove valuable items from their cars or at least hide them from plain view, and then to lock their cars. The campaign comes as larcenies in Stafford have risen by 45 percent in recent months largely due to unlocked cars.
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Apparently it always falls on the first Friday of June. After reading about this annual day of donut indulgence, I was inspired to check out some of the other more bizarre celebrations (Father's Day not included, ha!) happening this month. Below is a list that's sure to inspire some wacky and creative ways to celebrate the summer season with the kids:
June 2 - National Rocky Road Day - Um, yes please! You can make your own concoction or splurge on a cone at your local ice cream parlor (does anybody call it that anymore, or just me?).
June 3 - Repeat Day - I think my 8- and 10-year-old sons have this one locked down. Mom? Mama? Mommy? Mom? Mom? MOM?!
June 6 - National Gardening Exercise Day - I think you're supposed to exercise among your plants and flowers, not necessarily with your plants and flowers, but to each his own. Personally, I have a few rose bushes that could stand to use a good "trimming." I'll be here all week folks.
Don't feel like doing push ups with your perennials? You can still join the fun since June 6 also happens to be Yo-Yo Day.
June 8 - Best Friend Day - Got a best friend you want to show your appreciation for? Well, there's a day for that! It's a great opportunity to show that special pal just how much she means to you.
June 16 - World Juggler's Day - You know who defintiely deserves their very own day? Why jugglers of course!
June 19 - World Sauntering Day - Make sure you aren't in a hurry and really give those hips a good swish as you saunter your way around town. Now if only we could combine this day with Rocky Road Day.
June 23 - Columnist's Day - I'm not gonna lie, I'm super fond of this one. All gifts should be sent to Jo Ashline c/o OC Moms for The Orange County Register. Seriously. I'm not kidding. My favorite color is green, I love dark chocolate and sushi, and I have a particular fondness for gift cards. Thankyouverymuch.
There are way more fun, quirky and just plain bizarre ways to celebrate the month of June so make sure to check out this complete list and find a way to incorporate some of them into your busy calendar. They're sure to put smiles on your kids' (and your favorite columnist's) faces!
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You can get a motion-sensitive cap that fits on your valve stem that lights up. Available at almost any auto parts store. It is cheaper and with less drag. The only problem is that it fits shrader valves, not presta; but an adapter would make it work. I always ride with an adapter on one wheel anyway just in case I need to use a pump that doesn't fit a presta.
I realize the ad is demonstrating the lighting system of the wheels; but as far as I could see, there were several things wrong with the rider and bike for night riding.
First, he was wearing a dark brown jacket with no reflective stripes. At night, I put on a reflective vest. I want my body to be seen.
Second, while there was a headlight, there was no taillight (blinky or otherwise). One headlight won't do for me. I use two including an incandescent bulb in one and a strong (CatEye EL500) LED in the other. As for taillight, I have at least two blinking red lights.
Third, the featured lighting system is good only from the side. From behind, they can't be seen.
Fourth, when the bike is stopped, there is virtually no light from the wheels -- perhaps a dull residue -- since it is not powered by an auxiliary battery. While stopped at an intersection, the car beside you decides to turn right and hits you claiming he didn't see you.
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Good lights and lighter clothes would be a good start for night riding -- reflective tape is cheap and works well. Use everything in your arsenal to be seen.
It is pretty, but yeah, it reminds me more of those guys who put neon lights under their car than a safety system.
If you completely sealed an independent dynamo inside both hubs and made the lights either always-on or switchable only by a sealed button on the hub itself, you'd probably have a lot fewer malfunctions. That, or do it with just the front wheel, again totally sealed.
A guy I see riding to work before dawn, puts blinkies on his lower legs. While this puts these lights low, the up and down motion is pretty distinctive, you can tell it is a bike rider from any distance you can see the lights. He has other lights lights placed higher, on his seat or helmet, as I recall.
I see a man with those riding around Waltham in the evening, usually in the area of the old Watch Factory, or around the Woerd Avenue / Rumford Ave area. He's the only one I've noticed. Well, MA law does state that you may have as many lights and reflectors on your bike as you wish.
My system:
-Two strips of red Scotchlite tape on my rear fender. This is the same stuff you see on tractor trailers. I like it better than reflectors.
-Blackburn Mars 4 tail light. Very bright, and has Amber LEDS for side visibility. Takes two AAAs. Seems very good on Battery life.
-White Helmet, White, or mostly white, jersey. Jacket, when needed, has reflective piping.
-reflective leg bands. I like the ones from Jogalite. Oddly enough, MA law requires that you have either reflective leg bands, or pedal reflectors. Leg bands are better, IMHO.
-Busch and Mueller Ixon IQ headlight. I'd rank it as one of my top ten purchases.
Pricey, but it is regulated. The light does not dim as the batteries discharge. I only use the high setting when there is no street lighting, or weak lighting. Uhhh, I never realized there were so many Raccoons in the Cemetery near my apartment complex. Oh well, they have to get out too I guess.
"People with nothing to hide, have nothing to fear from O.B.I.T."
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"Of all the things I ever lost I miss my mind the most." Mark Twain
If all you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.
Indeed. But the idea is sound.
LEDs are cheap, and they require very little power to run forever. And I do like byte_speed's point about lights on feet. That is a very cheap and effective way to make it clear that there is a bicyclist in front of you.


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My daughter is exactly 8 wks and I just started swaddling her. She hates being swaddled, so she
would cry for an hour or so before she finally falls asleep. I normally pick her up when she starts crying because I can't stand to see her cry like that. What can I do to stop her from crying like that? It was probaby my fault beacuse in the beginning, I had to hold her in my arms every night. That was the only way she would sleep....but now that she is 8 weeks, I am trying to get her to sleep in her co-sleeper since I will be going back to work soon, not to mention that I have serious pregnancy induced carpal tunnel.
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You don't need to swaddle her if she doesn't like being swaddled. But you will need to leave her alone and let her learn to be alone and settle herself. My baby is due in 2 weeks, and I plan to use the parent-directed feeding and sleeping techniques from the book Babywise to help my infant establish healthy nighttime sleep. It's not for everyone, and it's NOT a strict schedule!! But it is a guide, a suggested routine, and some techniques for you to help give your baby the gift of nighttime sleep (and you too!).posted 10/23/2007 by thesudskid
oh dear. big hugs to you. I think it may be that she is wanting you to rock her to sleep, it will be really hard to start with, but perhaps it is for the best as you will definitely need some rest yourself. If you are trying to keep your covered (by using the swaddle) you could try a sleeping bag, or even something like the Peke Moe - (not as restricting as a wrap www.pekemeo.co.nz ) all the best... you are doing the best you can so be proud of that! babies' are hard work and they can really stress us out eh!xxposted 01/29/2008 by PearlNZ
continued from below... sleep in his bouncy seat or swing but then i found it harder to get him to sleep at night unless i was holding him. now i save those things for wake time and once he shows signs of sleep i start to soothe him and lay him in his crib. he is only 2 months old and i think he is doing pretty good. remember all babies are different and i am sure all the books will work with consistency but you need to do what you feel comfortable with. some are ok with cry it out, i am not at this time, he is so little and i just think for 9 months he was comforted by me so why would i think he could figure it out in 2 short months. but what ever you do try to be consistent otherwise you will just have a stressed out baby and an even more stressed out momma. hope it helps a little! jalen's mommyposted 02/22/2008 by a BabyCenter Member
my son didn't like being swaddled after about the 1st week & i think once you have stopped it probably won't work again. i read babywise and use the feed/wake/sleep cycle b/c it made sense to me (no bottle to sleep) but i don't let him cry. i belive he will eventually learn to self soothe but from other reading i think that young babies (under 3 months) are too young to know how to self soothe so i would just catch him as he started to get upset but not crying and soothe him, if he fell asleep in my arms oh well at least he was in his crib. finding out what works while they are still lying down is trial & error, my son likes to be patted on his back when i hold him, hard to do when he is lying on his back in the crib so i started patting him in his bottom when i hold him and then in his crib i will turn him slightly to reach his bottom. my husband is away so my son sleeps in my bed at night (personal pref) but i put him down in his crib for each daytime nap (i used to let him sleep..posted 02/22/2008 by a BabyCenter Member
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Plants without a light?
My wife and I are looking into getting some plants and were thinking to start with our newest tank, as it will be empty when we drop the goldfish currently in it at the LFS tomorrow. The problem is theres no light on this tank. It's directly opposite our patio door, across a 20' room, there a good size window about 5' away on the one side, and it's underneath our dining room fan/light. (Yeah our "dining room" is now the fish tank area, including the table) So it wouldn't be completly light devoid but it wouldn't get too much either.
Any plant species this might work for? Water is moderatly hard (gh is about 180ppm), with a ph in the mid-high 7's.
Unless the tank is right next to a window, few plants will do much. Anubias might, maybe Java Fern.
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Game Description: A mysterious object called the Medallion has been fought over by good and evil for thousands of years. It's up to four courageous fighters to seek out the Medallion and destroy this agent of power that has been blamed for every war that's ever been fought. You're one of these noble men who've been selected to execute this mission. Jump into the cockpit of your specialized fighter plane and take on all comers, as you journey towards your toughest opponent, the Medallion itself.
Just a few weeks ago, I reviewed Capcom's Strider 2 for the Sony PlayStation. In the process of dishing out heavy doses of praise for the game, I talked at length about the joys of "old-school" arcade gaming and expressed a desire to play a 2-D action game in which "there's so much going on at one time that you can't comprehend a damn thing," only to lament the fact that we're not likely to see too many games of that sort nowadays.
As the old saying goes, "Be careful what you wish for because you just might get it."
The generically titled Giga Wing—an overhead perspective, vertically scrolling airplane shoot-fest—is another console release in the same vein as Strider 2. Once again, Capcom is responsible (in this case I would call them the guilty party), only this time Sega's Dreamcast is the target. Both games are straight-up translations of the semi-popular arcade titles of the same names. The difference here is that while there was no shortage of action in Strider 2, the game was controlled and had a definite pace. It had a sensibility. Giga Wing, on the other hand, is the perfect example of the floodgates left wide open. It's no-holds-barred constant chaos—action gone awry—and it gets tiresome quickly.
Giga Wing is essentially an evolution of two Capcom classics, the World War II-based 1942 and 1943, but it plays like more recent arcade efforts like Seibu's Raiden Trad or Taito's Ray Force (though it's not nearly as good as those two games). You guide one lonely aircraft (or two in the two-player mode) against thousands upon thousands of land- and air-based enemies of varying size—shooting anything and everything that gets in your path. In this latest incarnation however, the action has been pumped up to utter insanity, as the bad guys clutter up the screen like never before and spray so much colorful gunfire that it appears as if your tiny plane is flying through a blizzard. I thought I had seen the ultimate game of this kind when I bought Radiant Silvergun for my Sega Saturn. Although Giga Wing can't compare to Treasure's shooting masterpiece, the amount of stuff happening on-screen is simply astounding, if not ridiculous.
Actually, everything in Giga Wing is ridiculous. If you can manage to make it through just the first level without continuing, you'll find your score inflated to a ludicrous number—something like 258,994,721,620, and that's being modest. I did find it interesting that you have to acquire points by collecting icons of various size that bad guys leave behind after they explode—just like in Strider 2. As you can imagine, these icons muck up the action even more. Capcom seems to like this system of awarding points—and it is different—but I don't think it works well in Giga Wing.
The simple action does allow for some nice firing. You can blaze a trail through the madness with a constant stream of brilliant destruction, not to mention a handy shield attack that deflects enemy ack-ack fire right back in their faces. However, unlike the aforementioned Strider 2, Giga Wing doesn't turn up the cool factor to compensate for its one-dimensional gameplay. In fact, the game is so old-school that it's almost unhip. The visuals certainly don't reflect Dreamcast's superb rending capabilities. Except for the constant extreme overdose of on-screen commotion, Giga Wing's smudgy 2-D sprites and backgrounds scream 16-bit Genesis, not 128-bit Dreamcast.
It's not that we shouldn't be seeing shooters being released on the new consoles. Games like Squaresoft's Einhander, Irem's R-Type Delta and Taito's RayStorm and G-Darius have shown us that there's still a place in today's scene for the most classic of all videogame formulas. As far as overhead shooters go, Giga Wing will forever take a back seat to Radiant Silvergun on Saturn or Robo Aleste for Sega CD. Capcom would have been better off releasing an update to Forgotten Worlds, U.N. Squadron or 19XX.
Since Giga Wing has neither style nor substance, there's really not much to talk about. It's all about laying waste to screen after screen full of enemy war craft. The game tries to make things more interesting by throwing in a side story for the good guy characters, but it only adds to the confusion. Giga Wing's five short and forgettable levels fly by in an incoherent adrenaline rush of messy action and colorful explosions. It's fun for about 15 minutes.The unforgiving difficultly level might work for the arcades—where quarter-munching is the order of the day. But at home, after constantly unleashing force bombs to keep my fighter plane from exploding for the 50th time in the endless barrage of enemy shells, Giga Wing became a pointless exercise in video gaming, not to mention a thorough waste of time.
Like Ben, I was eager to get my hands on a mindless 2D shooter like Giga Wing. It was supposed to be a welcome break from the huge involving RPGs I've been playing of late. I never intended to scrutinize Giga Wing too severely as I usually lower my expectations for arcade ports and this type of game in particular. That's what makes the game such a sad case—it only needed to be at least average to garner a positive review from me, and it couldn't even do that.
Ben is not kidding when he says, "the action has been pumped up to utter insanity." From the very beginning, the shear amount of enemies and firepower thrown at my fighter plane was overwhelming. No matter how adept you think you are with 2D shooters, you will find yourself dying just as many times as I did while playing. If you don't die from any of the hundreds of projectiles that can come flying at you at every possible moment, you will after losing sight of your plane in all the confusion, and you'll only realize you bought the farm after the continue menu pops up. During two player modes—where these games can really shine—Giga Wing becomes downright unplayable. It is twice as exhausting to keep track of each plane's position on-screen, let alone collect power-ups and multiplier icons.
About the only positive thing I could find in the game—aside from the fact that it didn't melt my Dreamcast—was that there is a nice selection of planes. They aren't anything spectacular, but they are unique enough to offer some replay value to the most diehard of gamers. The only other positive I noticed while playing was the game's length. To keep this torture as short as possible was the least the developer could do for suckering someone into shelling out $50 for this game. In the end, neither of these points can take away from the fact that Giga Wing is one of the most unimaginative and unexciting games I have ever encountered.
According to ESRB, this game contains: Animated Violence
Parents need not worry themselves over the game's content. The action is strictly old-time arcade shooting, and there's no adult content of any kind. This is one of those games that has seen better days on lesser platforms. Thankfully, Capcom's Giga Wing didn't receive a very wide release, so the game is pretty hard to come by. It's certainly not worth the trouble of searching for the game, much less the exorbitant $50 price tag charged by the few stores that carry it.
Giga Wing is challenging though (to say the least), so hardcore shooter fans might want to pick this one up.
Casual gamers will probably be overwhelmed by Giga Wing's confusing action and relentless difficulty.


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is it safe to use Therapeutic product like shampoo for losing haer during pregnancy?
i used to use hair product to avoid losing hear , couse my hair is weak, so is it safe to keeep using the shampoo during pregnancy??? or is better to stop using it? by the way im in my 26 week
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No. You can even dye your hair during pregnancy. If it's applied externally, a very minimal amount is actually absorbed into the scalp, and it's not enough to affect the baby. However, taking vitamins or supplements to prevent hair loss is not a good idea. Either way, you lose alot less hair during pregnancy due to hormonal changes, and may not even need the therapeutic shampoo! You do "make up" for it after you give birth however. You may even lose hair in clumps. If it really bothers you, don't worry about using the shampoo until after you give birth. You'll really need it then!posted 04/04/2012 by IsaiahsProudMommy
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Shoppers rummage through a pile of sweaters on sale at a J.C. Penney store, Friday, Nov. 23, 2012, in Las Vegas. Despite a surge of resistance as the sales drew near, with scolding editorials and protests by retail employees and reminders of frantic tramplings past, Black Friday's grip on America may be stronger than ever.
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- Saul Austerlitz, a writer and film critic living in New York City, is a frequent contributor to Beliefnet. He is the author of "Money for Nothing: A History of the Music Video from the Beatles to the White Stripes."
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Nineteen days ago, Japan was hit by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and a subsequent tsunami that measured at least 30 feet high in some places. As everyone now knows, the earthquake and particularly the tsunami damaged the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and set off a chain of events that resulted in a partial core meltdown, damage to at least one containment vessel, overheating of spent fuel rods and dangerous levels of radiation leaks. The situation has been a fluid one, with a limited flow of information, particularly during the early stages of the disaster.
As these events unfolded, seemingly like a slow-motion train wreck, I kept asking myself whether time was in favor of or working against the efforts of those who were trying to limit the damage to the nuclear facility and surrounding areas. In other words, was this a positive theta event (time in our favor) or a negative theta event (a fight against the clock.) Not being an expert in the field of nuclear energy and knowing that certain factors could spiral out of control quickly, but also knowing that efforts were underway to stabilize some of the processes in the plant, I was left to guessing whether current efforts were more likely to fall short and result in a vicious cycle or were expected to stem the problem and turn the tide in favor of the rescue team.
Knowing whether this was a positive or negative theta event also has substantial implications for investment strategies. From a hedging perspective, event theta could influence the selection of hedging vehicles, the anticipated timing for those hedges, how the hedges might be structured and what sort of prices might be appropriate. For the speculative investor, event theta can also help to determine the risk-reward payoff structure and how it varies over time. Anyone who trades in VIX futures and deals with the VIX term structure on a daily basis should have some insights into potential mismatches between event theta and term structure.
Event theta is an idea that complements some of the thinking I have presented in this space earlier regarding event volatility. I maintain that it applies to Libya, the European sovereign debt crisis, and almost every other threat to the financial markets. Going forward, I will give event volatility and event theta some additional treatment in this space as conditions warrant.
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