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Monday, September 26, 2005
Good Drug, Bad Drug
It was at a party where an angry anti-war type confronted me about the drug trade in Afghanistan that I discovered a really great idea: make the Afghan drug trade into something legal and positive for the country. Instead of funding a drug war that would be, probably, about as successful as our other drug wars, instead of throwing money at a fight that would target the only reliable economic driver in a country that desperately needed money and industry, we should legitimize that industry and use it to help re-build the country.
My version had tax credits as incentives for pharma companies to source their opiates through some as yet unnamed and uncreated Afghani bureau of Good Drug Development. I won't pretend to be the first to have the idea, but it was new to me at the time. All this to say: I'm glad that someone else is working on toward the same goal.
Aside from the economic benefit, it might also pull more people (and more powerful people) into the legitimate political system, reducing the violence and helping speed Afghanistan's recovery.
Sounds like a damned fine idea to me.
Update: Kindly linked by John Hays.
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The oldest surviving cast member of "Gone with the Wind" died in Charleston. She was 98.
Alicia Rhett played India Wilkes in the 1939 film starring Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable.
Kimberly Farfone Borts, a spokeswoman for the Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Retirement Community on James Island, told The Associated Press that Rhett died about 5 p.m. Friday at Bishop Gadsden, where she had lived since August 2002.
In the movie, India Wilkes is a sister of Ashley Wilkes, with whom Scarlett O'Hara is deeply in love before Ashley marries his cousin and Scarlett becomes involved with Rhett Butler.
The news release says Alicia Rhett was born Feb. 1, 1915, in Savannah.
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A speech-language pathologist says she is sick of seeing special needs kids running into bureaucratic obstacles when they try to get special dispensation to go to English school.
Under Bill 101 children must attend French school in Quebec unless their parents attended an English school in Canada.
There are exemptions for children with autism or learning difficulties but Lynda Wicki, who has been working as a speech-language pathologist in Quebec for 30 years, says they are not often applied or approved.
Wicki has been working with a child whose mother is Filipino and father is French.
She says six medical professionals wrote to the education ministry asking that the child attend English school, but the government refused them.
"They are getting therapy, one on one therapy, for hours and hours and we are making strong recommendations and then the government says no," Wicki said.
She says she sees a few cases like this every year.
"How dare the government institution, based on paper, say they know better for your child?"
Wicki says the decision can be appealed but she feels the government is making it too difficult for parents and it will impact the child's development.
"They can't keep up with their peers, there's a huge social implication, and any behavioral problems are going to exacerbate because they are frustrated because they can not follow along in French."
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President Barack Obama signed into law Monday a bipartisan bill that helps jobless veterans get back to work and rewards employers who hire them.
The legislation creates tax breaks to companies that give jobs to unemployed vets. The measure also provides training and counseling to veterans who have been out of work.
Congress unanimously approved the bill last week. The legislation is the first proposal of Obama's $447 billion jobs bill to become law.
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Introduction and First Impressions
The Enthoo Pro M is the new mid-tower version of the Enthoo Pro, previously a full-tower ATX enclosure from the PC cooler and enclosure maker. This new enclosure adds another option to the $79 case market, which already has a number of solid options. Let's see how it stacks up!
I was very impressed by the Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ATX enclosure, which received our Editor's Choice award when reviewed earlier this year. The enclosure was very solidly made and had a number of excellent features, and even with a primarily aluminum construction and premium design it can be found for $119, rather unheard-of for this combination in the enclosure market. So what changes from that design might be expect to see with the $79 Enthoo Pro M?
The Pro M is a very businesslike design, constructed of steel and plastic, and with a very understated appearance. Not exactly "boring", as it does have some personality beyond the typical rectangular box, with a brushed finish to the front panel which also features a vented front fan opening, and a side panel window to show off your build. But I think the real story here is the intelligent internal design, which is nearly identical to that of the EVOLV ATX.
Continue reading our review of the Phanteks Enthoo Pro M enclosure!!
Introduction and Technical Specifications
Courtesy of ASUS
The Z170-A motherboard is among initial offerings from ASUS' channel line of Intel Z170 chipset board line. The board features ASUS' new Channel line aesthetics, featuring white and black coloration to differentiate the line from their Z97 gold-theme offerings. ASUS uses the Z170-A to redefine the definition of a base-line motherboard, integrating many "upper-tier style" features not normally found on the lower tier offerings. The board's integrated Intel Z170 chipset integrates support for the latest Intel LGA1151 Skylake processor line as well as Dual Channel DDR4 memory. Offered at a price-competitive MSRP of $165, the Z170-A threatens to give the rest of the Z170-based boards a run for the money.
Courtesy of ASUS
The Z170 shares the same DIGI+ style power system of its higher priced siblings, featuring an 8-phase digital power delivery system. ASUS integrated the following features into the Z170-A board: four SATA 3 ports; one SATA-Express port; one M.2 PCIe x4 capable port; an Intel I219-V Gigabit NIC; three PCI-Express x16 slots; two PCI-Express x1 slots; one PCI slot; on-board power, and MemOK! buttons; EZ XMP and TPU switches; Crystal Sound 3 audio subsystem; integrated DisplayPort, HDMI, DVI, and VGA video ports; and USB 2.0, 3.0, and 3.1 Type-A and Type-C port support.
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The Z170-A motherboard comes standard with ASUS latest iteration of their sound technology, dubbed Crystal Sound 3. Like its predecessors, Crystal Sound 3 integrates the audio components on a isolated PCB from the other main board components minimizing noise generation caused by those other integrated devices. ASUS designed the audio subsystem with high-quality Japanese-sourced audio and power circuitry for a top-notch audio experience.
The Tiniest Fiji
Way back on June 16th, AMD held a live stream event during E3 to announce a host of new products. In that group was the AMD Radeon R9 Fury X, R9 Fury and the R9 Nano. Of the three, the Nano was the most intriguing to most of the online press as it was the one we knew the least about. AMD promised a full Fiji GPU in a package with a 6-in PCB and a 175 watt TDP. Well today, AMD is, uh, re-announcing (??) the AMD Radeon R9 Nano with more details on specifications, performance and availability.
First, let's get this out of the way: AMD is making this announcement today because they publicly promised the R9 Nano for August. And with the final days of summer creeping up on them, rather than answer questions about another delay, AMD is instead going the route of a paper launch, but one with a known end date. We will apparently get our samples of the hardware in early September with reviews and the on-sale date following shortly thereafter. (Update: AMD claims the R9 Nano will be on store shelves on September 10th and should have "critical mass" of availability.)
Now let's get to the details that you are really here for. And rather than start with the marketing spin on the specifications that AMD presented to the media, let's dive into the gory details right now.
|R9 Nano
|R9 Fury
|R9 Fury X
|GTX 980 Ti
|Fiji XT
|Fiji Pro
|Fiji XT
|Hawaii XT
|GPU Cores
|Rated Clock
|1000 MHz
|1000 MHz
|1050 MHz
|1000 MHz
|1000 MHz
|1126 MHz
|1000 MHz
|Texture Units
|ROP Units
|Memory Clock
|500 MHz
|500 MHz
|500 MHz
|7000 MHz
|7000 MHz
|7000 MHz
|5000 MHz
|Memory Interface
|4096-bit (HBM)
|4096-bit (HBM)
|4096-bit (HBM)
|Memory Bandwidth
|512 GB/s
|512 GB/s
|512 GB/s
|336 GB/s
|336 GB/s
|224 GB/s
|320 GB/s
|175 watts
|275 watts
|275 watts
|250 watts
|250 watts
|165 watts
|290 watts
|Peak Compute
|Transistor Count
|Process Tech
|MSRP (current)
AMD wasn't fooling around, the Radeon R9 Nano graphics card does indeed include a full implementation of the Fiji GPU and HBM, including 4096 stream processors, 256 texture units and 64 ROPs. The GPU core clock is rated "up to" 1.0 GHz, nearly the same as the Fury X (1050 MHz), and the only difference that I can see in the specifications on paper is that the Nano is rated at 8.19 TFLOPS of theoretical compute performance while the Fury X is rated at 8.60 TFLOPS.
Continue reading our preview of the AMD Radeon R9 Nano graphics card!!
Retail Card Design
AMD is in an interesting spot right now. The general consensus is that both the AMD Radeon R9 Fury X and the R9 Fury graphics cards had successful launches into the enthusiast community. We found that the performance of the Fury X was slightly under that of the GTX 980 Ti from NVIDIA, but also that the noise levels and power draw were so improved on Fiji over Hawaii that many users would dive head first into the new flagship from the red team.
The launch of the non-X AMD Fury card was even more interesting – here was a card with a GPU performing better than the competition in a price point that NVIDIA didn't have an exact answer. The performance gap between the GTX 980 and GTX 980 Ti resulted in a $550 graphics card that AMD had a victory with. Add in the third Fiji-based product due out in a few short weeks, the R9 Nano, and you have a robust family of products that don't exactly dominate the market but do put AMD in a positive position unlike any it has seen in recent years.
But there are some problems. First and foremost for AMD, continuing drops in market share. With the most recent reports from multiple source claiming that AMD's Q2 2015 share has dropped to 18%, an all-time low in the last decade or so, AMD needs some growth and they need it now. Here's the catch: AMD can't make enough of the Fiji chip to affect that number at all. The Fury X, Fury and Nano are going to be hard to find for the foreseeable future thanks to production limits on the HBM (high bandwidth memory) integration; that same feature that helps make Fiji the compelling product it is. I have been keeping an eye on the stock of the Fury and Fury X products and found that it often can't be found anywhere in the US for purchase. Maybe even more damning is the fact that the Radeon R9 Fury, the card that is supposed to be the model customizable by AMD board partners, still only has two options available: the Sapphire, which we reviewed when it launched, and the ASUS Strix R9 Fury that we are reviewing today.
AMD's product and financial issues aside, the fact is that the Radeon R9 Fury 4GB and the ASUS Strix iteration of it are damned good products. ASUS has done its usual job of improving on the design of the reference PCB and cooler, added in some great features and packaged it up a price that is competitive and well worth the investment for enthusiast gamers. Our review today will only lightly touch on out-of-box performance of the Strix card mostly because it is so similar to that of the initial Fury review we posted in July. Instead I will look at the changes to the positioning of the AMD Fury product (if any) and how the cooler and design of the Strix product helps it stand out. Overclocking, power consumption and noise will all be evaluated as well.
Continue reading our review of the ASUS Strix R9 Fury Graphics Card!!
Introduction, Specifications, and Packaging
We have reviewed a lot of Variable Refresh Rate displays over the past several years now, and for the most part, these displays have come with some form of price premium attached. Nvidia's G-Sync tech requires an additional module that adds some cost to the parts list for those displays. AMD took a while to get their FreeSync tech pushed through the scaler makers, and with the added effort needed to implement these new parts, display makers naturally pushed the new features into their higher end displays first. Just look at the specs of these displays:
- ASUS PG278Q 27in TN 1440P 144Hz G-Sync
- Acer XB270H 27in TN 1080P 144Hz G-Sync
- Acer XB280HK 28in TN 4K 60Hz G-Sync
- Acer XB270HU 27in IPS 1440P 144Hz G-Sync
- LG 34UM67 34in IPS 25x18 21:9 48-75Hz FreeSync
- BenQ XL2730Z 27in TN 1440P 40-144Hz FreeSync
- Acer XG270HU 27in TN 1440P 40-144Hz FreeSync
- ASUS MG279Q 27in IPS 1440P 144Hz FreeSync (35-90Hz)
Most of the reviewed VRR panels are 1440P or higher, and the only 1080P display currently runs $500. This unfortunately leaves VRR technology at a price point that is simply out of reach of gamers unable to drop half a grand on a display. What we need was a good 1080P display with a *full* VRR range. Bonus points to high refresh rates and in the case of a FreeSync display, a minimum refresh rate low enough that a typical game will not run below it. This shouldn't be too hard since 1080P is not that demanding on even lower cost hardware these days. Who was up to this challenge?
Nixeus has answered this call with their new Nixeus Vue display. This is a 24" 1080P 144Hz FreeSync display with a VRR bottom limit of 30 FPS. It comes in two models, distinguished by a trailing letter in the model. The NX-VUE24B contains a 'base' model stand with only tilt support, while the NX-VUE24A contains a 'premium' stand with full height, rotation, and tilt support.
Does the $330-350 dollar Nixues Vue 24" FreeSync monitor fit the bill?
The Dell Venue 10 7000 Series tablet features a stunning 10.5" OLED screen and is designed to mate perfectly with the optional keyboard. So how does it perform as both a laptop and a tablet? Read on for the full review!
To begin with I will simply say the keyboard should not be an optional accessory. There, I've said it. As I used the Venue 10 7000, which arrived bundled with the keyboard, I was instantly excited about this design. The Venue 10 is a device that is as remarkable for its incredible screen as much as any other feature, but once coupled with the magnetically attached keyboard becomes something more - and quite different than existing implementations of the transforming tablet. More than a simple accessory the keyboard felt like it was really a part of the device when connected, and made it feel like a real laptop.
I'm getting way ahead of myself here so let's go back to the beginning, and back to a world where one might consider purchasing this tablet by itself. At $499 for the 16GB model you might reasonably ask how it compares to the identically-priced Apple iPad Air 2. Well, most of the comparison is going to be software/app related as the Venue 10 7000 is running Android 5.1 Lollipop, and of course the iPad runs iOS. The biggest difference between these tablets (besides the keyboard integration) becomes the 10.5-inch, 2560x1600 OLED screen, and oh what a screen it is!
Continue reading our review of the Dell Venue 10 7000 convertible tablet!!
A third primary processor
As the Hot Chips conference begins in Cupertino this week, Qualcomm is set to divulge another set of information about the upcoming Snapdragon 820 processor. Earlier this month the company revealed details about the Adreno 5xx GPU architecture, showcasing improved performance and power efficiency while also adding a new Spectra 14-bit image processor. Today we shift to what Qualcomm calls the "third pillar in the triumvirate of programmable processors" that make up the Snapdragon SoC. The Hexagon DSP (digital signal processor), introduced initially by Qualcomm in 2004, has gone through a massive architecture shift and even programmability shift over the last 10 years.
Qualcomm believes that building a balanced SoC for mobile applications is all about heterogeneous computing with no one processor carrying the entire load. The majority of the work that any modern Snapdragon processor must handle goes through the primary CPU cores, the GPU or the DSP. We learned about upgrades to the Adreno 5xx series for the Snapdragon 820 and we are promised information about Kryo CPU architecture soon as well. But the Hexagon 600-series of DSPs actually deals with some of the most important functionality for smartphones and tablets: audio, voice, imaging and video.
Interestingly, Qualcomm opened up the DSP to programmability just four years ago, giving developers the ability to write custom code and software to take advantages of the specific performance capabilities that the DSP offers. Custom photography, videography and sound applications could benefit greatly in terms of performance and power efficiency if utilizing the QC DSP rather than the primary system CPU or GPU. As of this writing, Qualcomm claims there are "hundreds" of developers actively writing code targeting its family of Hexagon processors.
The Hexagon DSP in Snapdragon 820 consists of three primary partitions. The main compute DSP works in conjunction with the GPU and CPU cores and will do much of the heavy lifting for encompassed workloads. The modem DSP aids the cellular modem in communication throughput. The new guy here is the lower power DSP in the Low Power Island (LPI) that shifts how always-on sensors can communicate with the operating system.
Introduction and First Impressions
The ASUS PB258Q is a "frameless" monitor with a full 2560x1440 resolution from a fairly compact 25-inch size, and at first glance it might appear to be a bare LCD panel affixed to a stand. This attractive design also features 100% sRGB coverage and full height/tilt/swivel and rotation adjustment. The price? Less than $400. We'll put it to the test to see just what kind of value to expect here.
A beautiful looking monitor even with nothing on the display
The ASUS PB258Q came out of nowhere one day when I was looking to replace a smaller 1080p display on my desk. Given some pretty serious size constraints I was hesitant to move up to the 27 - 30 inch range for 2560x1440 monitors, but I didn't want to settle for 1920x1080 again. The ASUS PB258Q intrigued me immediately not only due to its interesting size/resolution of 25-inch/1440p, but also for the claimed 100% sRGB coverage and fully adjustable stand. And then I looked over at the price. $376.99 shipped from Amazon with Prime shipping? Done.
The pricing (and compact 25-inch size) made it a more compelling choice to me than the PB278Q, ASUS's "professional graphics monitor" which uses a PLS panel, though this larger display has recently dropped in price to the $400 range. When the PB258Q arrived a couple of days later I was first struck by how compact it is, and how nice the monitor looked without even being powered up.
Read on for our complete review of the ASUS PB258Q frameless IPS monitor!!
Another Maxwell Iteration
The mainstream end of the graphics card market is about to get a bit more complicated with today's introduction of the GeForce GTX 950. Based on a slightly cut down GM206 chip, the same used in the GeForce GTX 960 that was released almost 8 months ago, the new GTX 950 will fill a gap in the product stack for NVIDIA, resting right at $160-170 MSRP. Until today that next-down spot from the GTX 960 was filled by the GeForce GTX 750 Ti, the very first iteration of Maxwell (we usually call it Maxwell 1) that came out in February of 2014!
Even though that is a long time to go without refreshing the GTX x50 part of the lineup, NVIDIA was likely hesitant to do so based on the overwhelming success of the GM107 for mainstream gaming. It was low cost, incredibly efficient and didn't require any external power to run. That led us down the path of upgrading OEM PCs with GTX 750 Ti, an article and video that still gets hundreds of views and dozens of comments a week.
The GTX 950 has some pretty big shoes to fill. I can tell you right now that it uses more power than the GTX 750 Ti, and it requires a 6-pin power connector, but it does so while increasing gaming performance dramatically. The primary competition from AMD is the Radeon R7 370, a Pitcairn GPU that is long in the tooth and missing many of the features that Maxwell provides.
And NVIDIA is taking a secondary angle with the GTX 950 launch –targeting the MOBA players (DOTA 2 in particular) directly and aggressively. With the success of this style of game over the last several years, and the impressive $18M+ purse for the largest DOTA 2 tournament just behind us, there isn't a better area of PC gaming to be going after today. But are the tweaks and changes to the card and software really going to make a difference for MOBA gamers or is it just marketing fluff?
Let's dive into everything GeForce GTX 950!
Continue reading our review of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Graphics Card!!
Core and Interconnect
The Skylake architecture is Intel's first to get a full release on the desktop in more than two years. While that might not seem like a long time in the grand scheme of technology, for our readers and viewers that is a noticeable change and shift from recent history that Intel has created with the tick-tock model of releases. Yes, Broadwell was released last year and was solid product, but Intel focused almost exclusively on the mobile platforms (notebooks and tablets) with it. Skylake will be much more ubiquitous and much more quickly than even Haswell.
Skylake represents Intel's most scalable architecture to date. I don't mean only frequency scaling, though that is an important part of this design, but rather in terms of market segment scaling. Thanks to brilliant engineering and design from Intel's Israeli group Intel will be launching Skylake designs ranging from 4.5 watt TDP Core M solutions all the way up to the 91 watt desktop processors that we have already reviewed in the Core i7-6700K. That's a range that we really haven't seen before and in the past Intel has depended on the Atom architecture to make up ground on the lowest power platforms. While I don't know for sure if Atom is finally trending towards the dodo once Skylake's reign is fully implemented, it does make me wonder how much life is left there.
Scalability also refers to the package size – something that ensures that the designs the engineers created can actually be built and run in the platform segments they are targeting. Starting with the desktop designs for LGA platforms (DIY market) that fits on a 1400 mm2 design on the 91 watt TDP implementation Intel is scaling all the way down to 330 mm2 in a BGA1515 package for the 4.5 watt TDP designs. Only with a total product size like that can you hope to get Skylake in a form factor like the Compute Stick – which is exactly what Intel is doing. And note that the smaller packages require the inclusion of the platform IO chip as well, something that H- and S-series CPUs can depend on the motherboard to integrate.
Finally, scalability will also include performance scaling. Clearly the 4.5 watt part will not offer the user the same performance with the same goals as the 91 watt Core i7-6700K. The screen resolution, attached accessories and target applications allow Intel to be selective about how much power they require for each series of Skylake CPUs.
Core Microarchitecture
The fundamental design theory in Skylake is very similar to what exists today in Broadwell and Haswell with a handful of significant and hundreds of minor change that make Skylake a large step ahead of previous designs.
This slide from Julius Mandelblat, Intel Senior Principle Engineer, shows a higher level overview of the entirety of the consumer integration of Skylake. You can see that Intel's goals included a bigger and wider core design, higher frequency, improved right architecture and fabric design and more options for eDRAM integration. Readers of PC Perspective will already know that Skylake supports both DDR3L and DDR4 memory technologies but the inclusion of the camera ISP is new information for us.
Continue reading our overview of the Intel Skylake microarchitecture!!
Benchmark Overview
I knew that the move to DirectX 12 was going to be a big shift for the industry. Since the introduction of the AMD Mantle API along with the Hawaii GPU architecture we have been inundated with game developers and hardware vendors talking about the potential benefits of lower level APIs, which give more direct access to GPU hardware and enable more flexible threading for CPUs to game developers and game engines. The results, we were told, would mean that your current hardware would be able to take you further and future games and applications would be able to fundamentally change how they are built to enhance gaming experiences tremendously.
I knew that the reader interest in DX12 was outstripping my expectations when I did a live blog of the official DX12 unveil by Microsoft at GDC. In a format that consisted simply of my text commentary and photos of the slides that were being shown (no video at all), we had more than 25,000 live readers that stayed engaged the whole time. Comments and questions flew into the event – more than me or my staff could possible handle in real time. It turned out that gamers were indeed very much interested in what DirectX 12 might offer them with the release of Windows 10.
Today we are taking a look at the first real world gaming benchmark that utilized DX12. Back in March I was able to do some early testing with an API-specific test that evaluates the overhead implications of DX12, DX11 and even AMD Mantle from Futuremark and 3DMark. This first look at DX12 was interesting and painted an amazing picture about the potential benefits of the new API from Microsoft, but it wasn't built on a real game engine. In our Ashes of the Singularity benchmark testing today, we finally get an early look at what a real implementation of DX12 looks like.
And as you might expect, not only are the results interesting, but there is a significant amount of created controversy about what those results actually tell us. AMD has one story, NVIDIA another and Stardock and the Nitrous engine developers, yet another. It's all incredibly intriguing.
Continue reading our analysis of the Ashes of the Singularity DX12 benchmark!!
It comes after 8, but before 10
As the week of Intel's Developer Forum (IDF) begins, you can expect to see a lot of information about Intel's 6th Generation Core architecture, codenamed Skylake, finally revealed. When I posted my review of the Core i7-6700K, the first product based on that architecture to be released in any capacity, I was surprised that Intel was willing to ship product without the normal amount of background information for media and developers. Rather than give us the details and then ship product, which has happened for essentially every consumer product release I have been a part of, Intel did the reverse: ship a consumer friendly CPU and then promise to tell us how it all works later in the month at IDF.
Today I came across a document posted on Intel's website that dives into very specific detail on the new Gen9 graphics and compute architecture of Skylake. Details on the Core architecture changes are not present, and instead we are given details on how the traditional GPU portion of the SoC has changed. To be clear: I haven't had any formal briefing from Intel on this topic or anything surrounding the architecture of Skylake or the new Gen9 graphics system but I wanted to share the details we found available. I am sure we'll learn more this week as IDF progresses so I will update this story where necessary.
What Intel calls Processor Graphics is what we used to call simply integrated graphics for the longest time. The purpose and role of processor graphics has changed drastically over the years and it is now not only responsible for 3D graphics rendering but compute, media and display capabilities of the Intel Skylake SoC (when discrete add-in graphics is not used). The architecture document used to source this story focuses on Gen9 graphics, the compute architecture utilized in the latest Skylake CPUs. The Intel HD Graphics 530 on the Core i7-6700K / Core i5-6600K is the first product released and announced using Gen9 graphics and is also the first to adopt Intel's new 3-digit naming scheme.
This die shot of the Core i7-6700K shows the increased size and prominence of the Gen9 graphics in the overall SoC design. Containing four traditional x86 CPU cores and 1 "slice" implementation of Gen9 graphics (with three visible sub-slices we'll describe below), this is not likely to be the highest performing iteration of the latest Intel HD Graphics technology.
Like the Intel processors before it, the Skylake design utilizes a ring bus architecture to connect the different components of the SoC. This bi-directional interconnect has a 32-byte wide data bus and connects to multiple "agents" on the CPU. Each individual CPU core is considered its own agent while the Gen9 compute architecture is considered one complete agent. The system agent bundles the DRAM memory, the display controller, PCI Express and other I/O interface that communicate with the rest of the PC. Any off-chip memory requests and transactions occur through this bus while on-chip data transfers tend to be handled differently.
Continue reading our look at the new Gen9 graphics and compute architecture on Skylake!!
It's Basically a Function Call for GPUs
Mantle, Vulkan, and DirectX 12 all claim to reduce overhead and provide a staggering increase in "draw calls". As mentioned in the previous editorial, loading graphics card with tasks will take a drastic change in these new APIs. With DirectX 10 and earlier, applications would assign attributes to (what it is told is) the global state of the graphics card. After everything is configured and bound, one of a few "draw" functions is called, which queues the task in the graphics driver as a "draw call".
While this suggests that just a single graphics device is to be defined, which we also mentioned in the previous article, it also implies that one thread needs to be the authority. This limitation was known about for a while, and it contributed to the meme that consoles can squeeze all the performance they have, but PCs are "too high level" for that. Microsoft tried to combat this with "Deferred Contexts" in DirectX 11. This feature allows virtual, shadow states to be loaded from secondary threads, which can be appended to the global state, whole. It was a compromise between each thread being able to create its own commands, and the legacy decision to have a single, global state for the GPU.
Some developers experienced gains, while others lost a bit. It didn't live up to expectations.
The paradigm used to load graphics cards is the problem. It doesn't make sense anymore. A developer might not want to draw a primitive with every poke of the GPU. At times, they might want to shove a workload of simple linear algebra through it, while other requests could simply be pushing memory around to set up a later task (or to read the result of a previous one). More importantly, any thread could want to do this to any graphics device.
The new graphics APIs allow developers to submit their tasks quicker and smarter, and it allows the drivers to schedule compatible tasks better, even simultaneously. In fact, the driver's job has been massively simplified altogether. When we tested 3DMark back in March, two interesting things were revealed:
- Both AMD and NVIDIA are only a two-digit percentage of draw call performance apart
- Both AMD and NVIDIA saw an order of magnitude increase in draw calls
Read on to see what this means for games and game development.
Killing those end of summer blues
As we approach the end of summer and the beginning of the life of Windows 10, PC Perspective and Gigabyte (along with Thermaltake and Kingston) have teamed up to bring our readers a system build guide and giveaway that is sure to get your gears turning. If you think that an X99-based system with an 8-core Intel Extreme processor, SLI graphics, 480GB SSD and 32GB of memory sounds up your alley...pay attention.
Deep in thought...
Even with the dawn of Skylake nearly upon us, there is no debate that the Haswell-E platform will continue to be the basis of the enthusiasts dream system for a long time. Lower power consumption is great, but nothing is going to top 8-cores, 16-threads and all the PCI Express lanes you could need for expansion to faster storage and accessories. With that in mind Gigabyte has partnered with PC Perspective to showcase the power of X99 and what a builder today can expect when putting together a system with a fairly high budget, but with lofty goals in mind as well.
Let's take a look at the components we are using today.
|Gigabyte X99 System Build
|Intel Core i7-5960X - $1048
|Gigabyte X99 Gaming 5P - $309
|Kingston HyperX Fury DDR4-2666 32GB - $325
|Graphics Card
|2 x Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 960 2GB - $199
|Kingston HyperX Savage 480GB SSD - $194
|Thermaltake Core V51 - $82
|Power Supply
|Thermaltake Toughpower Grand 850 watt - $189
|CPU Cooler
|Thermaltake Water 3.0 Extreme S - $94
|Total Price
|$1591 - Amazon Full Card (except CPU)
$1048 - Amazon Intel Core i7-5960X
Grand Total: $2639
Continue reading our system build and find out how you can WIN this PC!!
Going Beyond the Reference GTX 970
Zotac has been an interesting company to watch for the past few years. It is a company that has made a name for themselves in the small form factor community with some really interesting designs and products. They continue down that path, but they have increasingly focused on high quality graphics cards that address a pretty wide market. They provide unique products from the $40 level up through the latest GTX 980 Ti with hybrid water and air cooling for $770. The company used to focus on reference designs, but some years past they widened their appeal by applying their own design decisions to the latest NVIDIA products.
Catchy looking boxes for people who mostly order online! Still, nice design.
The beginning of this year saw Zotac introduce their latest "Core" brand products that aim to provide high end features to more modestly priced parts. The Core series makes some compromises to hit price points that are more desirable for a larger swath of consumers. The cards often rely on more reference style PCBs with good quality components and advanced cooling solutions. This equation has been used before, but Zotac is treading some new ground by offering very highly clocked cards right out of the box.
Overall Zotac has a very positive reputation in the industry for quality and support.
Plenty of padding in the box to protect your latest investment.
Zotac GTX 970 AMP! Extreme Core Edition
The product we are looking at today is the somewhat long-named AMP! Extreme Core Edition. This is based on the NVIDIA GTX 970 chip which features 56 ROPS, 1.75 MB of L2 cache, and 1664 CUDA Cores. The GTX 970 has of course been scrutinized heavily due to the unique nature of its memory subsystem. While it does physically have a 256 bit bus, the last 512 MB (out of 4GB) is addressed by a significantly slower unit due to shared memory controller capacity. In theory the card reference design supports up to 224 GB/sec of memory bandwidth. There are obviously some very unhappy people out there about this situation, but much of this could have been avoided if NVIDIA had disclosed the exact nature of the GTX 970 configuration.
Click here to read the entire Zotac GTX 970 AMP! Extreme Core Edition Review!
A quick look at storage
** This piece has been updated to reflect changes since first posting. See page two for PCIe RAID results! **
Our Intel Skylake launch coverage is intense! Make sure you hit up all the stories and videos that are interesting for you!
- The Intel Core i7-6700K Review - Skylake First for Enthusiasts (Video)
- Skylake vs. Sandy Bridge: Discrete GPU Showdown (Video)
- ASUS Z170-A Motherboard Preview
- Intel Skylake / Z170 Rapid Storage Technology Tested - PCIe and SATA RAID
When I saw the small amount of press information provided with the launch of Intel Skylake, I was both surprised and impressed. The new Z170 chipset was going to have an upgraded DMI link, nearly doubling throughput. DMI has, for a long time, been suspected as the reason Intel SATA controllers have pegged at ~1.8 GB/sec, which limits the effectiveness of a RAID with more than 3 SSDs. Improved DMI throughput could enable the possibility of a 6-SSD RAID-0 that exceeds 3GB/sec, which would compete with PCIe SSDs.
Speaking of PCIe SSDs, that's the other big addition to Z170. Intel's Rapid Storage Technology was going to be expanded to include PCIe (even NVMe) SSDs, with the caveat that they must be physically connected to PCIe lanes falling under the DMI-connected chipset. This is not as big of as issue as you might think, as Skylake does not have 28 or 40 PCIe lanes as seen with X99 solutions. Z170 motherboards only have to route 16 PCIe lanes from the CPU to either two (8x8) or three (8x4x4) PCIe slots, and the remaining slots must all hang off of the chipset. This includes the PCIe portion of M.2 and SATA Express devices.
Continue reading our preview of the new storage options on the Z170 chipset!!
Light on architecture details
Our Intel Skylake launch coverage is intense! Make sure you hit up all the stories and videos that are interesting for you!
- The Intel Core i7-6700K Review - Skylake First for Enthusiasts (Video)
- Skylake vs. Sandy Bridge: Discrete GPU Showdown (Video)
- ASUS Z170-A Motherboard Preview
- Intel Skylake / Z170 Rapid Storage Technology Tested - PCIe and SATA RAID
The Intel Skylake architecture has been on our radar for quite a long time as Intel's next big step in CPU design. Through leaks and some official information discussed by Intel over the past few months, we know at least a handful of details: DDR4 memory support, 14nm process technology, modest IPC gains and impressive GPU improvements. But the details have remained a mystery on how the "tock" of Skylake on the 14nm process technology will differ from Broadwell and Haswell.
Interestingly, due to some shifts in how Intel is releasing Skylake, we are going to be doing a review today with very little information on the Skylake architecture and design (at least officially). While we are very used to the company releasing new information at the Intel Developer Forum along with the launch of a new product, Intel has instead decided to time the release of the first Skylake products with Gamescom in Cologne, Germany. Parts will go on sale today (August 5th) and we are reviewing a new Intel processor without the background knowledge and details that will be needed to really explain any of the changes or differences in performance that we see. It's an odd move honestly, but it has some great repercussions for the enthusiasts that read PC Perspective: Skylake will launch first as an enthusiast-class product for gamers and DIY builders.
For many of you this won't change anything. If you are curious about the performance of the new Core i7-6700K, power consumption, clock for clock IPC improvements and anything else that is measurable, then you'll get exactly what you want from today's article. If you are a gear-head that is looking for more granular details on how the inner-workings of Skylake function, you'll have to wait a couple of weeks longer - Intel plans to release that information on August 18th during IDF.
So what does the addition of DDR4 memory, full range base clock manipulation and a 4.0 GHz base clock on a brand new 14nm architecture mean for users of current Intel or AMD platforms? Also, is it FINALLY time for users of the Core i7-2600K or older systems to push that upgrade button? (Let's hope so!)
Continue reading our review of the Intel Core i7-6700K Skylake processor!!
Bioshock Infinite Results
Our Intel Skylake launch coverage is intense! Make sure you hit up all the stories and videos that are interesting for you!
- The Intel Core i7-6700K Review - Skylake First for Enthusiasts (Video)
- Skylake vs. Sandy Bridge: Discrete GPU Showdown (Video)
- ASUS Z170-A Motherboard Preview
- Intel Skylake / Z170 Rapid Storage Technology Tested - PCIe and SATA RAID
Today marks the release of Intel's newest CPU architecture, code named Skylake. I already posted my full review of the Core i7-6700K processor so, if you are looking for CPU performance and specification details on that part, you should start there. What we are looking at in this story is the answer to a very simple, but also very important question:
Is it time for gamers using Sandy Bridge system to finally bite the bullet and upgrade?
I think you'll find that answer will depend on a few things, including your gaming resolution and aptitude for multi-GPU configuration, but even I was surprised by the differences I saw in testing.
Our testing scenario was quite simple. Compare the gaming performance of an Intel Core i7-6700K processor and Z170 motherboard running both a single GTX 980 and a pair of GTX 980s in SLI against an Intel Core i7-2600K and Z77 motherboard using the same GPUs. I installed both the latest NVIDIA GeForce drivers and the latest Intel system drivers for each platform.
|Skylake System
|Sandy Bridge System
|Intel Core i7-6700K
|Intel Core i7-2600K
|ASUS Z170-Deluxe
|Gigabyte Z68-UD3H B3
|Graphics Card
|1x GeForce GTX 980
2x GeForce GTX 980 (SLI)
|1x GeForce GTX 980
2x GeForce GTX 980 (SLI)
|Windows 8.1
|Windows 8.1
Our testing methodology follows our Frame Rating system, which uses a capture-based system to measure frame times at the screen (rather than trusting the software's interpretation).
If you aren't familiar with it, you should probably do a little research into our testing methodology as it is quite different than others you may see online. Rather than using FRAPS to measure frame rates or frame times, we are using an secondary PC to capture the output from the tested graphics card directly and then use post processing on the resulting video to determine frame rates, frame times, frame variance and much more.
This amount of data can be pretty confusing if you attempting to read it without proper background, but I strongly believe that the results we present paint a much more thorough picture of performance than other options. So please, read up on the full discussion about our Frame Rating methods before moving forward!!
While there are literally dozens of file created for each "run" of benchmarks, there are several resulting graphs that FCAT produces, as well as several more that we are generating with additional code of our own.
If you need some more background on how we evaluate gaming performance on PCs, just check out my most recent GPU review for a full breakdown.
I only had time to test four different PC titles:
- Bioshock Infinite
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Metro: Last Light
Continue reading our look at discrete GPU scaling on Skylake compared to Sandy Bridge!!
Introduction and Technical Specifications
Our Intel Skylake launch coverage is intense! Make sure you hit up all the stories and videos that are interesting for you!
- The Intel Core i7-6700K Review - Skylake First for Enthusiasts (Video)
- Skylake vs. Sandy Bridge: Discrete GPU Showdown (Video)
- ASUS Z170-A Motherboard Preview
- Intel Skylake / Z170 Rapid Storage Technology Tested - PCIe and SATA RAID
ASUS used the introduction of the Z170 chipset and Intel LGA1151 processors to revamp their new motherboard product lines, updating the aesthetics and features with the latest innovations. We are giving you a preview of what to expect from the ASUS Z170 chipset boards, using the Z170-A board provided for evaluation. A more detailed evaluation of the ASUS Z170-A will be released in the coming weeks as we receive evaluation samples from other manufacturers with which we can compare it.
Courtesy of ASUS
Courtesy of ASUS
ASUS updated the aesthetics of the channel series boards, changing the previous generation's black and gold design to a much more eye-catching black and white with blue accents. The Z170-A motherboard even comes with an integrated rear panel cover and large black-chromed heat sinks for its VRMs. The board offers full support for Intel's new line of LGA1151 "Skylake-S" processors, paired with dual channel DDR4 memory.
Courtesy of ASUS
ASUS integrated their latest overclocking technology into the Z170-A motherboard, giving their "entry-level" model the same overclocking potential as offered with their flagship board. ASUS uses a tri-chip design to ensure the board's overclocking capabilities - the Pro Clock control chip, the TPU chip, and the EPU chip. The three chips work in concert to unlock ultra-high frequencies for pushing you Skylake processor to its limits.
Courtesy of ASUS
The Z170-A motherboard also has the latest ASUS sound technology integrated - Crystal Sound 3. Like its predecessors, Crystal Sound 3 integrates the audio components on a isolated PCB from the other main board components minimizing noise generation caused by those other integrated devices. ASUS designed the audio subsystem with high-quality Japanese-sourced audio and power circuitry for a top-notch audio experience.
Continue reading our preview of the ASUS Z170-A motherboard!
After spending some time in the computer hardware industry, it's easy to become jaded about trade shows and unannounced products. The vast majority of hardware we see at events like CES every year is completely expected beforehand. While this doesn't mean that these products are bad by any stretch, they can be difficult to get excited about.
Everyone once and a while however, we find ourselves with our hands on something completely unexpected. Hidden away in a back room of Lenovo's product showcase at CES this year, we were told there was a product would amaze us — called the LaVie.
And they were right.
Unfortunately, the Lenovo LaVie-Z is one of those products that you can't truly understand until you get it in your hands. Billed as the world's lightest 13.3" notebook, the standard LaVie-Z comes in at a weight of just 1.87 lbs. The touchscreen-enabled LaVie-Z 360 gains a bit of weight, coming in at 2.04 lbs.
While these numbers are a bit difficult to wrap your head around, I'll try to provide a bit of context. For example, the Google Nexus 9 weighs .94 lbs. For just over twice the weight as Google's flagship tablet, Lenovo has provided a full Windows notebook with an i7 ultra mobile processor.
Furthermore the new 12" Apple MacBook which people are touting as being extremely light comes in at 2.03 lbs, almost the same weight as the touchscreen version of the LaVie-Z. For the same weight, you also gain a much more powerful Intel i7 processor in the LaVie, when compared to the Intel Core-M option in the MacBook.
All of this comes together to provide an experience that is quite unbelievable. Anyone that I have handed one of these notebooks to has been absolutely amazed that it's a real, functioning computer. The closest analog that I have been able to come up with for picking up the LaVie-Z is one of the cardboard placeholder laptops they have at furniture stores.
The personal laptop that I carry day-to-day is a 11" MacBook Air, which only weighs 2.38 lbs, but the LaVie-Z feels infinitely lighter.
However, as impressive as the weight (or lack thereof) of the LaVie-Z is, let's dig deeper into what the experience of using the world's lightest notebook.
Click here to continue reading our review of the Lenovo LaVie-Z and LaVie-Z 360
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Aberaeron Festival of Welsh Ponies & Cobs
What a treat - excellent weather & lots of lovely Welsh Ponies & Cobs. There was a really relaxed atmosphere, with even the most focused of handler visibly relaxing (smiling) and enjoying the opportunity to show off their prized stock.
As the photo above shows, welsh ponies and cobs hijack the town, round up all the grockles and herd them into the town green, which is transformed into a showring surrounded by stalls.
I'm sorry about all the Morlena Carwyn Photos - I thought he was gorgeous - and only one eye too! My husband liked him too - or was it "bendy girl" he liked?? You can see more about the Dolbadarn Film Horses by clicking here
The Menai Display was really good - in fact everything underlined the whole point of the day - the diverse & universal appeal of the sections. The event does have its own website: www.aberaeronfestival.com from which you may be able to purchase DVDs at some point. Make a point of going next year - it is good fun!


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Remember Creed? The rock band formed by Scott Stapp and Mark Tremonti was a huge hit in Birmingham back in the day (roughly 1997-2003), and disappointed many fans when internal tensions resulted in a split.
Creed was known for its heavy sound and spiritually-inclined lyrics, expressed in radio singles such as "My Own Prison," "Higher," "My Sacrifice," "One Last Breath" and "With Arms Wide Open."
The band played some of its early shows here at Five Points South Music Hall (with a capacity of about 1,000) and eventually managed to fill the BJCC Arena. When Creed imploded, rumors flew about the band's problems, mostly focusing on Stapp's ego and erratic behavior on stage.
Stapp went solo, releasing an album called "The Great Divide." Guitarist Tremonti formed Alter Bridge with the two other originals from Creed, bassist Brian Marshall and drummer Scott Phillips. Singer-guitarist Myles Kennedy filled the frontman role.
In a prepared statement about the reunion, here's what each band member had to say:
Tremonti: "We're all very excited to reconnect with our fans and each other after six long years."
Phillips: "Our career as Creed came to a very abrupt and unforeseen ending. After reflecting on some of the greatest personal and professional moments of our lives, we've come to realize that we are still very capable of continuing that career and our friendship on a grander scale than ever before."
Marshall: "This is a development we are all happy about. It has been a long time since the four of us have taken the stage together, and without hesitation or reservation this is something all of us are into."
Stapp: "It's amazing how life can change and bring you full circle. Time gave us all a chance to reflect, grow and gain a deeper appreciation of our friendships, artistic chemistry, passion for music and sincere love for our fans. It's rare in life to get a second chance to make a first impression and we embrace the opportunity."


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Vehicle Rotisserie (DIY)
Vehicle Rotisserie
Some years ago, I found myself selling my business and moving on to my next venture. Included with the sale were various machines, tools and spray equipment that I was sure I could live without when I retired and downsized the business to a small hobby garage for personal projects I hadnt had time for in the past. Since that time, I have added a large compressor, welder, various spray equipment and kept most all of my hand tools but, what I missed most, was my Car Rotisserie. IF you are among the few who know what this is, wants one and can afford to call the manufacturer and say Hey, send me this one, heres my credit card number, then this thread is probably not your cup of tea. If, however, youre like me and want one, then I hope this article will be helpful!
A vehicle, or car rotisserie is nothing more than two halves of a contraption that sandwich a vehicle frame, body or uni-body that will spin 360° to provide easy access from all sides to perform panel replacement, structural reinforcement, rust repair or undercoating and paint work.
There isnt anything critical about your personal selection of wall thickness, tubing dimensions and plate thickness. What I chose to use was mostly convenient and matched a little leftover stock I had on hand. I wouldnt suggest the use of thin wall tubing as, even strongly reinforced, it does have a tendency to fail at the most inopportune times. This build consists of ¼ x 4 wide plate stock, ¼ x 2 x 2 square tubing and 3/16 x 2 ½ x 2 ½ square tubing (approx 40 of each). These sizes, or what ever size you decide to use MUST slip fit inside the larger OD tubing. Hopefully, the remainder of this thread will be much less wordy and picture heavy to help visualize the build process.
Base Plate: I elected to start here. It will require 4 total to complete each half of the rotisserie with 4, 3/8" holes pre-drilled. These plates will join the upright (vertical) towers to the lower platform shown later in this thread.
Base Plate mounted to lower platform:
Base Plate second view:
8 - 5" Phenolic wheels: I had 4 on hand and purchased 4 additional. I'm using the sturdy, 1250# rated wheels specifically designed for smooth concrete and warehouse flooring. You may decided to use pneumatic wheels/tires for uneven ground or outside use.
Lateral sliding wheel mounts: Cut to length from large tubing, 4 @ 12" and 4 @ 6". The 'sliders' have pre-drilled holes with 3/8" x 16 TPI stop nuts welded on the sides. Bolts will be added, and used as stops after you've made the adjustments to your liking.
Wheel mounts second view: More 4" plate, drilled to match wheel base holes. Welded to the sliders and then the wheels bolted to the plate.
Rear Lower Platform - wheel mount w/stop bolts:
Front Lower Platform - Wheel mount w/stop bolts:
Hydraulic Ram base mount: I'll be using 8 ton, long travel hydraulic rams. 4 ton rams would have been more than sufficient, but I found these (at Harbor Freight) and thought...what the heck? (hydraulic rams viewable further down the thread)
Hydraulic Ram base mount attached to lower platform: Here, it's starting to come together. Something to consider is nearly all support structures are built with diagonal (45°) gussets. In this situation the gussets would be in the way of the rotating mass. The gussets have been substituted with the heavy duty hydraulic rams.
Upper Platform vertical sockets: Apologize - poor picture. One vertical upright is equipped with a base that remains rigid and will only have up/down travel. The other upright is equipped with welded 'hoops' that allow the ram to swing out. Designed this way to accommodate a future add on (engine hoist).
Lower Platform w/ no attachments (bed-liner coated): Fighting with a high humidity area and continued surface rust, it was necessary to coat the raw metal. I used HD truck bed-liner. Surprisingly, it worked so well, I decided to use it with the completed rotisserie.
Trailer Winch (Harbor Freight): I picked this up for around $30. to add to the build later.
Wheel sliders ready for paint: Better views of the adjustable wheel sliders, welded stop nuts, etc.
Wheel sliders second view:
Lower Platform complete: A little something you can sink your teeth into. The contrast of colors (I hope) shows better details of sliders, wheel stops and welded nut placements.
Lower Platform complete second view: You may have noticed the single 18" large tube (with 3 stop bolts per side) welded to the underside of both platform bottoms. These are there to receive a long, single square tube that connects both rotisserie halves that prevents deflection or movement away from the project once mounted.
Vertical Upright winch installed: The assembly "Head" consists of 14" x 2 1/2" OD round tubing which slides inside a 13" x 3" round tube. The worm gear winch is bolted through the middle tube and shimmed with copper (from common 2" water pipe) to tighten the tolerances (remove slop). To lubricate the assembly, I also drilled and tapped with 1/4" x 28 TPI and installed Zerk fittings on each side.
Vertical Upright assembled and painted: This assembly slides (sockets) into the lower platform, moves freely up and down and is secured by 1/2" pins directly through the welded loops and to the hydraulic ram top.
Additional Parts Painted:
Hydraulic Rams: Notice the two differences in the base of the rams. One is for the stationary side with a flat base, the other is designed to swing (when I convert the side to use as an engine hoist) (additional parts shown are 1/2" hitch pins to secure the ram to the vertical towers and the worm gear handle).
Hydraulic Ram with Swing Base (temporarily mounted):
Side View:
Closer View of Head with Worm drive assembly:
Opposite Side View of Head (without worm drive):
The few, remaining pictures are of the two sides fully assembled, painted and complete. They're all set to go to work:
So, I'm a genius...right?? Nope, not even close. Plans for Rotisserie builds are readily available on the internet. Many are free. Some are good and some are excellent. Although I owned a rotisserie before this build and, much is from memory, anyone who'd like to build this requires only the minimum of skills, simple tools (a decent welder) and a tape measure.
The budget for a build similar to this one is approximately $600. I spent $730 total and over budget due to the phenolic wheels, HD hydraulic rams and little do dads like the worm gear scavenged from the trailer winch.
Here is a link to a forum I've visited. The homemade rotisserie is of lighter duty and smaller in size (no hydraulics). It IS where I found the winch worm gear and adapted the idea to my build: http://www.britishv8.org/Articles/Au...Rotisserie.htm
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A three vehicle crash on state Route 45 in Salem Township shortly after midnight Friday sent several people to area hospitals. According to the State Highway Patrol, Ariel D....
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Jim Kelly is cancer-free.
The Buffalo Bills' Hall of Fame quarterback made that uplifting announcement Monday morning as his 26th annual football camp got underway inside the team's fieldhouse.
Kelly learned last week he won't have to go through radiation treatment or chemotherapy following surgery on June 7 to remove cancer in his upper jawbone.
"Which to me, is a blessing because what I've been told about all the stuff that they did in surgery, that if I had to do radiation or chemo, it would put me way back," said the 53-year-old Kelly, whose speech was perhaps a little slower than usual, but otherwise clear and strong in making his first public appearance since the surgery.
Kelly said he was experiencing some expected soreness in his jaw, but otherwise his recovery is right on track.
"Big-time relief," he said. "Trust me, prayers definitely had a big part in it, there's no doubt. Not just with my family, but all across the country. And I've received so many letters and emails from people that have had similar circumstances as I did, and some of them were not very good, and some of them were very good.
"So you're encouraged on one hand, and then discouraged on the other, but to find out where they've been, and the prognosis of where I'm going, I'm very excited. I'm happy. Never thought I'd be saying the word cancer … but it's part of what has happened to me in the ups and downs of life."
One of the most difficult parts of his diagnosis, Kelly said, was telling his daughters, Erin and Camryn.
"It's an emotional ride," he said. "My kids are used to hearing daddy say, 'Don't worry I'll be fine.' Sometimes you start wondering if they believe me now, because I keep saying, 'Oh, I'll be fine' and something else pops up. But they're strong, they're Kellys and they understand the part of being Kelly tough."
The support they've received from the community has overwhelmed the Kelly family.
"I just want to thank personally everybody from this area. This community has rallied around me when I played for the Bills, when my son Hunter was diagnosed, and of course, my latest setback with cancer," he said.
"There's not enough words to describe the feeling in my heart, and in my family's heart, how much it means to me that people took the time out to email me, write me hundreds and hundreds of letters. The prayers that have been answered because of the things I don't have to do now."
There was little doubt Kelly would be in front of campers Monday. He scheduled his surgery for June 7 so that he could take part in his annual golf tournament – where he made the announcement June 3 – and have enough time to recover for his camp.
"I never thought it would last this long, but as years went on, and the fun that I had, I saw how much it really helps," he said.
Kelly's "chalk talk" at camp has always been more about life than football, and his recent trial has given him another topic: perseverance.
"We're all going to go through things in our lives," he said. "It's what you do about it that counts. Don't feel sorry for yourself. How do you turn something bad into something good? I've always stressed that to my kids."
Kelly will meet with his doctors in about a month and a half to have a CT scan and more blood work done, then have subsequent checkups every two months.
"Just like anything, it could come back," he said. "But right now, so far, so good."
During surgery, Kelly had most of the left side of his jaw removed, along with several teeth on the left side of his mouth.
Restricted from eating solid foods, he's lost 14 pounds, but joked, "I could think of other ways to lose weight other than going through this.
"I need to lose about 10 or 15 more. We're getting there."
A skin graft was also performed, with tissue from Kelly's left leg used in his mouth. Kelly will go back for a check-up Wednesday to make sure the graft is still taking. Even after undergoing recent surgeries on his back and neck, as well as to correct a hernia, Kelly said his most recent surgery has been the most painful he's ever endured.
"It's very, very sore, but it just takes time," he said. "When you have a knee surgery or a shoulder surgery, it's sore for a small period of time, you rehab it and everything's good. You just take your time. This is just constant pain for now, but … it's a small price you've got to pay for where I'm going to be later on down the road."
Kelly said doctors have not given him a cause of the cancer, medically known as squamous cell carcinoma. He said he's never been a smoker or used chewing tobacco.
"Luck of the draw. Bad luck. I don't know what you want to call it," he said. "I know that growing up we didn't have the best dental care. I mean, my dad worked in steel mills and didn't have much. I think the only time we ever went to the dentist as kids is when we had a toothache and we had to get it pulled. That was pretty much it."
One of the things Kelly has learned since his diagnosis is that the human body contains cancer cells, "but it's just something that triggers it to have to come out."
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With 'Sarocharu', Ravi has officially added another dud to his list of films. Ravi Teja, who is colloquially the superstar, shifted away from his usual avatar to make way for a class appearance, and yet gets introduced as usual in a fight sequence.
At this juncture, not only does he fights the baddies, but takes the effort to mouth a few cliched dialogues as well. Ravi may have done well in his role, but sadly the film doesn't quite impress in any.
The film revolves around three key characters Karthik, Sandhya and Vasudha, played by Ravi, Kajal and Richa, respectively. Kajal, who considers herself the most beautiful girl on the earth, firmly believes her Prince Charming doesn't exist, until she meets Karthik.
Sandhya falls in love at first sight with Karthik and wishes to spend the rest of her life with him. But, as destiny has it, Sandhya's love rejects her. It is after Karthik reveals that he is married already.
In the flashback, the film shows that Karthik is married to Vasudha, daughter of a rich businessman, whom he met in Ooty, where he used to work as football coach at an academy. Unfortunately, the marriage doesn't last long enough and all comes to an end.
Despite knowing about the marriage, Sandhya still wishes to spend her life with him. What follows is a discovery of a hidden truth about the Karthik's past. What is the truth?
And knowing it, will Sandhya still wish to be with Karthik forever? that's what forms the crux of the the entire script.
Even though director Parasuram attempts to paint a perfect love story, which attempts to convey to the audience that extreme fondness between two won't pave way to love, but sincere understanding will, yet the film on the whole lacks deft screenplay.
The story meanders through so many sub-plots, making the audience wait patiently for the climax, which unfortunately appears as cliched as would have anticipated.
Though Parasuram succeeds in delivering what he wished to at the first place, he doesn't quite impress or inspire the audience in the whole story telling. The director presumed that the twist in the second half will work in favour of the film, but it only backfires in turn, annoying the viewers.
Ravi played his part well and as promised at the beginning of the film, mostly maintains class appearance. But he still finds reasons to throw some punches solely to entertain his fans. It is high time Kajal says no to corny roles and scouts for challenging roles with some amount of glamour a la Vidya Balan in "The Dirty Picture".
Richa's role before marriage is a repeat act of 'Mirapakaya', while her part post marriage, hardly boasts anything worth discussing. MS Narayana in a cameo is completely wasted, while Rohit in his role, is good to watch.
Devi's music is far below expectations, while other technicians have little or no scope to portray in the output.
'Sarocharu' may work for Ravi's fans, but doubts are if it can even entertain others.
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Find daily activities that can keep seniors busy. Ito's mother, who is in the early stages of dementia, attends a quilting class, a bowling league, and volunteers at her granddaughter's school. "There's a routine, a schedule that she can rely on," Ito says.
Just as you organize your work, organize the process of caring for your elderly parent. "We may find ourselves bogged down taking our parents to the doctor. As they develop more and more conditions and go to more and more doctors, you're taking off work every other day," says Friesner. "Instead, make Wednesday 'doctor day': you'll take off work that day only, and maybe you'll have time for lunch with your parent as well. Make sure it's not all responsibility and no relationship."
The juggling act can be easier if you learn specific skills. "If your parent has Alzheimer's, go to the Alzheimer's Association. If your parent has arthritis, go to an arthritis association," says Bradley Bursack. "These organizations have done so much research, they can teach you the skills you need. It's not always intuitive -- love and dedication are important, but they may not be enough." She catalogs a host of resources on her web site at MindingOurElders.com.
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The last of the suspects to be charged with the death of a Florida A&M University drum major during a hazing ritual has a date in court.
Darryl Cearnel has an arraignment Tuesday in state court in Orlando.
Cearnel was charged with manslaughter and felony hazing last March, almost a year and a half after drum major Robert Champion died.
Most of the other dozen or so other defendants facing charges in the case were charged last year.
Prosecutors say Champion collapsed and died after walking down a gantlet of other band members who beat him with fists and instruments on a bus parked outside an Orlando hotel in November 2011.
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Recently we reviewed the GTX650Ti Boost, a graphics card which was not only at a great price, but had bags of performance on a budget. We liked nearly everything about it.
Returning to the fray with a card that sits between the pretty poor HD7770 and the excellent HD7850, AMD look to pick up the gauntlet that the GTX650Ti laid down with the HD7790. Is it going to be a great performer at a low price like the HD7850, or will it retain the low results we saw from its HD7770 brethren?
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I haven't heard or read that anywhere else.Quote
all i can say is amd fails again, which is a massive massive shame
I don't like to be the one to complain but I'm finding it harder and harder to parse the graphs nice and easily. Is there a way we can get some sort of sorting going on?
A quick answer is without redoing them every time manually.... No :/Quote
jesus f*cking christ that is a disgusting card.
really sad to see this card perform that bad, i though AMD would do better since they released the 7870 le. too bad they are removing that card as well.
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A quick answer is without redoing them every time manually.... No :/
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You could also get a 2gb MSI 650ti boost with Twin Frozr cooler for not a lot more than a 7790 so i'm struggling to see what AMD were thinking of with this one.Quote
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Unfortunately the reviewer forgot to mention that those drivers were inadequate for the HD 7790.
As of 2014, this card is a beast, measures up almost to the HD 7850...Quote
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First, the good news: The Yankees could get Alex Rodriguez back next week, while it sounds as if Robinson Cano won't miss much time, if any.
Now, the bad: when the All-Star break ends tomorrow, the Yanks will be six games behind the Red Sox, the team they'll play in Boston starting Friday. They'll have to jockey for position with the Orioles and Rays to even begin to think about the AL East crown or a playoff spot. There's also the trade deadline looming at the end of the month -- whatever moves are made could indicate what the Yankees' front office thinks New York can do the rest of the way.
Also of concern: Derek Jeter's health and how the rotation will perform. Hiroki Kuroda has been terrific, but CC Sabathia hasn't quite been himself and Phil Hughes has struggled. Will a trade shore up their starters? Will Michael Pineda get a callup?
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This is pretty much what worked for the PSP. The code itself won't run the game, but it shows that it's possible for people load code, and programs, on to the Wii through this. It doesn't do that yet, but it's now possible.
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In an expansive mood, I once described writing a food column as "not really a job, but a lifestyle."
Did I know an editor was within earshot? Is it my imagination, or did the raises slow to a snail's pace after that?
But you know what? I don't care. I said it and I meant it. I've been at this preposterous scam for 15 years now, almost half my career here.
And nobody shadowing me on my rounds of kitchens and cheeseries and farm markets could ever say: "Wow, that guy looks like he's hard at work."
I'm hanging it up this week, leaving The Inquirer, setting out, as a friend mockingly called it, on "the next chapter of my life."


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By some measures, this tiny romantic comedy about a goateed young American (obviously not Delpy) who starts up a romance with a gorgeous graduate student (that's Delpy) on a train to Vienna isn't all that bad. For one thing it's great to look at—the cinematography is clean and unfussy, not at all travelogish—and it ambles along nicely enough, as the couple stroll about the city at night. Hawke isn't much fun as an actor—he seems stuck in some sort of pupa state—but Delpy is interesting: a serene beauty whose voice and gestures are unexpectedly frank and direct.
What drove me crazy about Before Sunrise was this couple's endless talking. Or, rather, blather. The pertinent biographical details tend to be smothered—like bits of meat in a bland, glutinous sauce—by notions that sound like they were picked up from college courses in anthropology, sociology, psychology, literature, whatnot. You wouldn't think a twentysomething, leather-jacketed guy with stubble on his chin, let alone a student at the Sorbonne, could sound like pod people—earnest, impersonal, plodding—without eventually realizing that this was no way to communicate.
Before Sunrise is particularly disappointing because it was directed and written (with Kim Krizan) by Richard Linklater, the 34-year-old moviemaker who showed an appreciation for countercultural conversational flakiness in 1991's Slacker. There the young characters nattered on about conspiracy theories, Madonna's body fluids and the connection between Krishna and Smurfs. Before Sunrise has only a few such characters, and they're delightful—especially a Viennese man who's in a play about a cow that thinks it's a dog. This man invites Hawke and Delpy to the play, and you spend the rest of the movie wondering when oh when will they get to that theater? Then they forget to go. (R)
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BUIES CREEK - The Big South Conference will return to Buies Creek this week when the men's and women's soccer teams host their conference home openers after 17 years away from the conference they helped create in 1983.
The men's team will host Radford at 7 p.m. Wednesday, and the women's squad will host Gardner-Webb at 7 p.m. Thursday. Big South Commissioner Kyle Kallander will be in attendance for both games to mark the occasion, and the University's marketing department will hand out 100 T-shirts both nights and is encouraging all fans to participate in a "white out" with white shirts.
Campbell officially returned to the Big South on July 1, realigning with a league of which it was a charter member from 1983-94. The Fighting Camel program's return pushes membership to 11 institutions for the first time in league history.
Campbell has 20 varsity sports at the Division I level, 17 of which are sponsored by the Big South. Both Campbell and the Big South Conference will begin sponsoring women's lacrosse in 2012-13.
Big South members are Charleston Southern University (S.C.), Coastal Carolina University (Conway, S.C.), Gardner-Webb University (Boiling Spring.), High Point University, Liberty University (Lynchburg, Va.), UNC Asheville, Presbyterian College (Clinton, S.C.), Radford University (Va.), Virginia Military Institute (Lexington, Va.) and Winthrop University (Rock Hill, S.C.).
Campbell's volleyball team was the first to take part in Big South play on Friday when it defeated High Point University 3-0 in High Point. The Lady Camels will play two more conference road games before hosting Radford on Oct. 7 at the John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center.
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