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PI 34 and Mentoring: Requirements and Responsibilities
Fequently Asked Questions - Educator Licensing (DPI)
Why We Need Mentoring Programs
On their first day, first year music teachers are expected to do the same job as experienced teachers.
Because of the placement of music classrooms and rehearsal spaces, music teachers are frequently isolated from their peers for the majority of the workday, thus preventing the natural induction process.
Novice teachers are reluctant to ask for help for fear of appearing incompetent. Experienced teachers are reluctant to offer help for fear of appearing to interfere.
Novice teachers frequently get extremely difficult teaching and directing assignments that would challenge even the best veteran teachers.
Novice teachers develop coping strategies to help them survive in the classroom, and these strategies may be the very ones that prevent them from becoming effective teachers.
Novice teachers need someone to listen to their concerns and share their elations.
It is best practice.
PI 34 requires it!
Need more reasons why? More information can be found by following these links:
- http://www.edutopia.org/EdutopiaPDF/Fall99.pdf
- http://www.educationupdate.com/archives/2002/aug02/htmls/spot_cuomo.html
- http://www.teachersnetwork.org/tnpi/research/TPNTI/Regan/#problem

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Special to the Sun
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Pete Domenici encouraged New Mexico communities and organizations along Route 66 to apply for cost-share grants offered by the National Park Service Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program.
The Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program is now accepting applications for its FY2006 cost-share grant cycle. The deadline for applications is April 28, with awards to be announced by July 7.
"Route 66 is an important part of our country's cultural heritage," Domenici said. "Restoring this embodiment of American freedom and mobility is enriching tourism in New Mexico and provides a link to the past for future generations of New Mexicans."
Domenici serves on the Senate Interior Appropriations Subcommittee that provided $120,000 in 2006 to support the preservation and restoration of significant and historic Route 66 buildings, structures, roads, and landmarks, as well as Route 66 research. The national grant program derives from 1998 legislation sponsored by Domenici to provide a total of $10 million over 10 years for the project.
The Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program is accepting applications now. Eligibility for the program requires at least a 50 percent cost-share match by applicant. All projects must conform to the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. Applications and guidelines may be requested by calling the program office at (505) 988-6701 or online at
In 2004-05, New Mexicans received almost $50,000 in cost-share grants from the grant program for projects in Albuquerque, Tucumcari, and Gallup. The New Mexico Route 66 Association has also won grants for its "Route 66 Oral History Project."
U.S. Highway 66, better known as "Route 66," stretched 2,448 miles from Chicago to Santa Monica, Calif. and passed through Albuquerque, Tucumcari, Santa Rosa, and Gallup, among other New Mexico towns.


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Roberts, J.D. 1997. Call evolution in Neobatrachus (Anura: Myobatrachidae): speculations on tetraploid origins. Copeia: 791-801.
Roberts, J.D. 1997. Geographic variation in calls of males and determination of species boundaries in tetraploid frogs of the Australian genus Neobatrachus (Myobatrachidae). Australian Journal of Zoology: 95-112.
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Nor is this your anatomically correct porn fantasy: it's the work of artist Alex Sandwell Kliszynski, who endeavors to explore the human-doll porn composite. (Note that I did not say mashup. Point for me.) His gallery is here. According to my friends at Sex and Blogs, his My Luxuria collections is part of the exhibition freshfacedandwildeyed 08 that runs at The Photographers' Gallery in London through July 6.
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2012 Phillies Photo Tribute
Drum roll please….
Here is my annual Phillies Photo Slideshow! The slideshow includes all original photos that I took during the 2012 season; it includes players, coaches, fans, the Phanatic, and more. Enjoy!
The 2012 Phillies: A Season to Forget
The torture that was the 2012 Phillies season is finally over. And sadly, it ended just as I predicted before the season even began; without a playoff bid. I was hoping to be wrong about that.
Since the Phillies won the World Series in 2008, each year they have taken exactly one step backwards. So this year, missing the playoffs seemed like their destiny. They lost the World Series in 2009; lost the NL Championship Series in 2010; lost the NL Division Series in 2011; and now, the next logical step has arrived. The Phillies will go home early without even a sniff at a post-season run.
Remember happy days like these?:
For now, they are gone :O(
The first casualties of the 2012 disaster are already accounted for. Bench coach Pete Mackanin, hitting coach Greg Gross and first base coach Sam Perlozzo have all been given their walking papers. More fallout is probably on the horizon, but it will probably involve players, not coaches.
So who else should stay and who should go? Here are some thoughts, starting with the offense:
In 195 at-bats, Kevin Frandsen hit .338, which led the team. And for an entire month, he played with a stress fracture in his leg, yet he still kept hitting. I say put him at 3rd base and get a back-up in case of injuries.
If the Phillies do not re-sign Juan Pierre, they are insane. He hit .307 in 394 at-bats, led the team in stolen bases with 37 and he is the best bunter you can find anywhere.
Bring Shane Victorino back! After a depressing second half with the Dodgers, his price will go down, possibly to the point where the Phillies can afford to resign him. John Mayberry Jr. and Domonic Brown can platoon and then the Phils need another outfielder or two.
Needs to Go: Nate Schierholtz, Ty Wigginton, Michael Martinez. Martinez is good defensively, but hit only .174 in 115 at-bats. They can find a better utility guy. And we are stuck with Laynce Nix for one more year unless someone is willing to trade for him…not likely.
Back-up Catcher: In – Erik Kratz; Out – Brian Schneider.
Relief Pitching: Jonathan Papelbon stays and probably Antonio Bastardo. I will also put in votes for Jeremy Horst and Phillipe Aumont. The maybes are Jake Diekman and Justin DeFratus, although DeFratus needs to be 100% healthy, which I feel is still in question. Michael Stutes may return, but no one is sure in what condition.
Please Go Away: Josh Lindblom – trade him (if anyone wants him). He has been awful. This team needs some veteran help in the pen.
Please Come Back: Ryan Madson!
As for starters, unless someone's arm falls off, stick with the usual 5: Cole Hamels, Cliff Lee, Roy Halladay (pray he gets healthy), Vance Worley and Kyle Kendrick.
And of course, all the usual suspects, like Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley, Carlos Ruiz, etc… will be back. But will they be healthy? That is the looming question.
To give an idea of how badly the injuries hurt the team this year, consider this: I may be missing some, but by looking at the team stats, at least 49 different players made an appearance for the Phillies this year, rotating in and out of the 25-man roster. Also, only 2 players of those 49 reached 400 or more at-bats; Rollins (632) and Mayberry (441). That is scary.
So the season is over and the healing (quite literally) shall begin. Do you have any thoughts you would like to share about this season? Feel free to leave comments below.
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Photo by Jenn Zambri Photography
Phillies Sweep the Nationals!
It was apparent today that Cliff Lee was determined to win a game at home, something he has not done all year long. And for most of the 1st 5 innings, it was all Lee, all the time. He pitched, he hit and he played defense.
The first score of the game came off the bat of Lee who doubled in a run in the 5th inning. The rest of the team got on board fast, with a 2-run homer from Jimmy Rollins. Laynce Nix added a solo homer in the 6th and Lee held the Nats to 1 run in 7 innings for the 4-1 win and a 3-game sweep!
The day before, Roy Halladay continued his journey to being Roy Halladay once again. He went 7 innings allowing only 2 runs on 7 hits and a walk.
Halladay got our old buddy Jayson Werth to strike out twice and coaxed 2 grounds out from rookie star Bryce Harper. Both were all smiles before the game, but not after.
The big bopper of the night was John Mayberry Jr. who had two hits, including a line-drive homer to left, and picked up 3 RBI in the game. Chase Utley drove the other run in and Rollins set the table with 2 walks off another old Phillie, Gio Gonzalez. Kevin Fransden also had a hit and did a lot of cheering for his teammates.
Then in the 8th, the old Antonio Bastardo came back for a visit. Where has this guy been all year? He struck out the side, handing a fairly easy save to Jonathan Papelbon in the 9th.
Some other awesome sights at the ballpark on Saturday were creatures from the Philly Zoo and a grinning Domonic Brown, despite having a sore knee:
Despite the sweep, the Phillies are still 9.5 games back in the Wild Card race, so don't get your hopes up too much. It is not impossible, however, they'd pretty much have to win every game from here to the end. But the news is good for next year as the bullpen is improving and starters are getting healthier.
And of course, they just swept the dreaded Nationals. I cannot think of a better reason to be happy right now. Here is the full Photo Album from Saturday's game.
The Phillies have a day off on Monday and the Mets come to town on Tuesday. Game time is 7:05pm.
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Photos by Jenn Zambri Photography
Phillies Pitching Frustrating Once Again
The Phillies lost in spectacularly bad fashion by a score of 12-6 against the Braves last night, losing the 3 game series. Kyle Kendrick went only 3 1/3 innings while giving up 6 runs on 7 hits and 3 walks. Kendrick looked like he was sleepwalking through the game. He was awful.
The only thing worse than Kyle Kendrick's pitching was his post-game interview. Nearly all of Kendrick's stammerings after games give off an uncalled for air of righteous indignation, which is infuriating. Last night, he dropped this gem on the press: "I guess that's how it is with me. It's been, 'What have you done for me lately?'."
Aww, poor baby. Are those mean people picking on you, Kyle? Seriously? His reaction to totally sucking is to point out that people are unhappy when he sucks? Please excuse me while I vomit…
The most irritating part about Kendrick is that we all know he can pitch. We have seen him do it. But when he goes bad, he goes really bad and it almost seems as if he could care less. And so continues our ongoing frustration with Kendrick.
But even after those 6 runs, the Phillies battled back. Jimmy Rollins led the game off with a homer. Kevin Fransden had 2 hits and some nice plays at 3rd base. And Ryan Howard mashed a 3-run homer in the 5th to tie the game up.
However, mega frustration #2 showed up again after that: Antonio Bastardo. This kid should NOT be pitching in the 8th inning anymore. He clearly has lost whatever mojo he had last season. Bastardo gave up 3 more runs and then Josh Lindblom, newly acquired from the Dodgers, tacked on 3 more. Disgusting. Especially after the offense battled back like that, this was a serious kick in the gut.
The Phillies will have the day off today to wallow in this sickening loss before having to face the World Champion Cardinals on Friday. We can only hope that series will be better than this one.
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Photo by Jenn Zambri Photography
Streaking & Signing: Things Are Looking Up for the Phillies
It is officially a streak – the Phillies have won 4 games in a row and all 4 came during their final at-bat. In the 3-game sweep of the Brewers, every game also ended in the exact same score, 7-6.
Tuesday's improbable win included a 6-run rally in the 8th inning which was started by a 2-run homer from 2nd back-up catcher, Erik Kratz. To that point, Kratz had exactly 3 major league hits and all 3 were home runs.
Then today, Kratz doubled his major league hit total even while abandoning the long ball. He recorded 3 hits including an RBI and a double in extra innings to once again set the Phillies up for a late-game win. Chase Utley also had 3 hits today plus 3 RBI. Jimmy Rollins got the game-winning hit today and also in Sunday's walk-off win.
As for the pitching, Cliff Lee was not great on Tuesday, giving up 6 runs. But the Phillies offense got all 6 back for him in that 8th inning. Then today Vance Worley had an ok outing, allowing 3 runs in 5.1 innings. Kyle Kendrick kept him from further damage with 1.2 scoreless innings.
The bullpen has, with one exception, found it's groove in these last 4 games. Only Antonio Bastardo faltered with a 2-run homer to Ryan Braun today that almost cost them the game. But the late-inning magic bailed him out, even despite another Ty Wigginton error at third base.
But the HUGE bang for the Phillies came earlier today when the Phillies announced they finally signed ace pitcher Cole Hamels to a long-term deal. A collective sigh of relief was heard around the city.
Hamels got 6 years for $144 million, which is the second biggest contract ever behind only CC Sabathia of the Yankees who got $161 for 7 years back in 2008. It is the largest contract ever for a Phillie.
It appears then that the Phillies have not given up just yet. The Hamels signing should be a big relief for guys like Lee, Rollins and Roy Halladay who chose to come to or stay in Philly with the promise from the front office that they would continue to try to win in the long-term. And these last 4 wins which happened in the most unlikely ways should also light a fire under the entire team.
The Phillies are off tomorrow for the annual Phestival and they will then fly to Atlanta for 3 games with the Braves. Those 3 games will be very telling as to whether this team can stage an improbable comeback and make a run at a Wild Card spot.
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Photos by Jenn Zambri Photography
Phillies Escape Sweep With 12-Inning Walk-Off Win
It was nice to finally see some smiles at the ballpark today as the Phillies walked-off with a 4-3 win in 12 innings over the Giants. When the game first began, things did not seem like they were going the way of the Phillies as Joe Blanton gave up a solo homer after tossing only 3 pitches.
But Blanton settled in and wound up allowing 3 runs over 8 innings. Most of the offense was supplied by John Mayberry Jr. who hit 2 solo home runs. And Chase Utley tripled a run home in the bottom of the first.
There were some nice defensive plays and some adventurous ones:
After the 8th inning though, both teams seemed to be stuck in neutral. Amazingly, the Phillies bullpen did not surrender a run after that. Antonio Bastardo, Jeremy Horst and Kyle Kendrick combined for 4 scoreless innings.
Finally in the 12 inning, the Phillies got a rally going. After a walk to Carlos Ruiz, Laynce Nix singled in his first game back off the DL. Then after a mostly quiet day at the plate, Jimmy Rollins came through with a single to score Ruiz for a walk-off win.
The Phillies were so excited, they grabbed whatever was at hand to celebrate. In this case, several water bottles would have to do.
This win was a huge relief for all. J-Roll told Jim Jackson at 1210AM after the game, "The fans have not given up on us and we aren't giving up on ourselves."
Here is the full Photo Album from today's 12-inning marathon.
The Brewers come to town tomorrow! Game time is 7:05pm.
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Photos by Jenn Zambri Photography
Phillies Showing Signs of Life
The Phillies had not won a series since June 20th, the last time they faced the Rockies. It is fitting then that almost a month later, their next series win also came against the Rockies.
On Saturday, Vance Worley led the team pitching 6.2 innings and allowing only 2 runs. The game was almost a rout as the Phillies led 6-2 going into the 8th inning. But the bullpen struck again, allowing 3 Rockies runs and cutting the lead to a very uncomfortable 6-5. Jonathan Papelbon was forced into the game for a 5 out close attempt. The Phillies gave him 2 more runs to play with in the 9th and they walked away with an 8-5 victory.
Then today, Cole Hamels led the charge, pitching 8 innings with only 1 run allowed. For the first time in a long time, everything was clicking for the Phillies. Even without Chase Utley or Ryan Howard in the line-up, as it had been pretty much all year, they still scraped out 5 runs.
Carlos Ruiz normally sits for Sunday day games, but he has been so hot, manager Charlie Manuel had to play him. Chooch did not disappoint and went 2-for-4 with an RBI. He is now hitting an unbelievable .353…in the middle of July. Wow.
And Hunter Pence finally broke and 0-for-13 streak with a 3-run homer in the 5th inning. That had to be a huge relief for him.
Speaking of relief, no one was more relieved to have a little success than Antonio Bastardo. After allowing 5 runs in his last 2/3 of an inning pitched, Bastardo finally pitched a 1-2-3 inning using only 7 pitches, all strikes. That 9th inning performance may be the injection of life Bastardo has been looking for all season.
Now I do not mean to be a Debbie Downer here, but keep in mind, the Phillies just beat the 2nd worst team in the National League. The Dodgers are up next and that team is hanging right in there with the Giants for first place in the NL West. This will be a much bigger test for the Phillies.
The pitchers schedule to go against the Dodgers are in this order: Joe Blanton, Roy Halladay (his 1st start off the DL!) and Cliff Lee. This looks like a very solid opportunity for the Phillies if they can continue to build on this momentum.
Game time Monday night is 10:10pm (yikes!). Bust out the caffeine…
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Photo by Jenn Zambri Photography
Howard's Return Spoiled in Loss to Braves
We all waited through 84 dreadful games to finally see the Phillies line-up back together again. Chase Utley came back and now, Ryan Howard is back. But game #85 with Howard, Utley and the old gang together was fun for about 2 or 3 innings. And then, reality set in.
Howard started off his 2012 season with a monster double to center field. Cheer rang out among fans excited to see the big man back again. But by the 3rd inning, we all began to wonder why the offense was still not getting it done.
The Phillies sprinkled 5 hits here and there, two of which were from Howard. The Braves did not have many hits either as Kyle Kendrick finally found his groove after his last regular start spot in the rotation was pushed back a few days. Maybe getting skipped finally gave Kendrick the incentive he needed to step up his game.
And he did just that; Kendrick was great through 7 innings. He allowed only 4 hits and did not give up a single run, even after getting into a tight spot in the 7th inning. But he did not get any run support from his teammates and then was pulled in the 8th in favor of Antonio Bastardo.
Bastardo was awful; he had no command and walked 3 batters, even walking a run home with the bases loaded and 2 outs. If I was managing this team, I'd have pulled him after the first 2 batters based on the season he has had so far and his obvious lack of control at that moment. But you know Charlie Manuel; he is going to stick with "his guy" until he gives up 5 runs, including a grand slam to Brian McCann.
And this exactly what happened. I am so tired of people going on about "roles" in the bullpen. This is my 8th inning guy, this is my middle-relief guy, etc… Because in the same breath, they will tell you that these guys are only human, not robots. That is correct. However, it totally contradicts the theory of bullpen roles.
If they are in fact human, then they are prone to having good days and bad days. If a guy is having a bad day, like Bastardo, then you use someone else, regardless of their "role!" Not to do so is counterproductive, detrimental to your team and gives the impression that the 8th inning guy (or whatever-inning guy) HAS to be a robot in order to succeed. And yet you have just stated he is NOT a robot. See my frustration with this?
Human beings are NOT made of metal; they are flexible. And as such, they should be flexible in their "roles." Charlie also loves to talk about showing confidence in "his guys." Well how much confidence do you think Bastardo has now after that disastrous outing?
Sometimes, you need to step in and save someone from themselves. Tell him, "Today is not your day. You'll get them the next time." That disappointment HAS to be better than the one that comes with allowing 5 runs in the 8th inning of a previously scoreless game, followed by getting chewed out on the bench by your pitching coach in front of everyone.
I have a lot of respect for Manuel and the way he manages. When things are going good, his style works very, very well. You can afford to let a guy go a little further. But when times are bad, like they are now, you have to adapt. And in my humble opinion, that is the part he is getting wrong right now. And this team, 13 games back in the NL East, cannot afford ANY wrong moves.
I still love ya, Charlie. But seriously, do "your guys" a favor and show some tough love. This team needs a swift kick in the rear, on all sides of the ball. And now we can only pray that it is not already too late.
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Player photos by Jenn Zambri Photography
Another Nail in the Coffin of the Phillies 2012 Season
The Phillies have lost 47 games so far this season. Some of them have been very ugly, some of them have been sleep-inducing and some have been downright aggravating. But last night's 6-5 loss to the Mets may have been the worst loss for a number of reasons.
For starters, the Phillies were actually able to score 5 runs off one of the best pitchers in baseball right now, R.A. Dickey. And they should have scored even more. The Phillies left 9 men on base and went 4-for-13 with runners in scoring position. They had opportunities and missed out.
Cole Hamels was not spectacular, but he kept the team within a run of the Mets. Over 7 innings, Hamels allowed 4 runs and walked one batter. But he was by no means awful.
Then Antonio Bastardo came out in the 8th and actually pitched a 1-2-3 inning. Based on the rest of his season so far, that was pretty amazing.
The Phillies fought to hang on to that one run lead only to see Jonathan Papelbon, their $50 million closer, blow it in the 9th. And that is what really makes this one sting more than the other 46 loses. They stayed in it, they battled and came up short anyway as Papelbon gave up a lead-off double, walked a batter and hit a batter before finally surrendering the winning runs. It was ugly.
And the timing could not be worse. This loss puts the Phillies at 13 games out of first place with 78 games left to play. It is another series lost and one more nail in the coffin of this 2012 season.
Do the math. The Phillies need to win at least 50 of their last 78 games, based on the current pace of teams in the NL East, to even have a shot at a Wild Card spot with 87 wins. That means they have to win ALL 22 of the 3-game series' left and at least split the 3 remaining 4-game series'. Yes, win or split EVERY remaining series this year. ALL OF THEM.
Based on the Phillies performance so far this season, anyone out there think that is possible?
It saddens me to say this, but I believe this is the game that signals the end of the 2012 season for the Phillies. When you look back later for a turning point, this is it. I hope I am wrong, but things are not looking good right now.
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The Phillies Are Halfway to Nowhere
After being swept by the Marlins today, the Phillies are 10.5 games back in the division with a 36-45 record. It is their worst effort through 81 games since 1997.
It is the halfway point of the season; time to count the bodies and see exactly how big the hole is that the Phillies are digging. Let's begin with Jim Thome. He was traded to the Orioles in exchange for 2 prospects: Class A catcher Gabriel Lino and right-hander Kyle Simon, both of whom will report to Class A Lakewood. So the Phillies did not even get a player who could help out right now.
If the Phillies were actually contending, Thome might still be here. But it is the best move for Thome, who will actually get some playing time in the American League. I wish him the best.
And how about Cliff Lee…when Phillies beat reporter Todd Zolecki asked pitching coach Rich Dubee about Lee's struggles, Dubee basically pleaded the 5th. The response given multiple times was, "I'm not going into it." Lee appears healthy, no mechanical issues were mentioned. That leads one to believe that Lee, winless in 13 starts, has thrown in the towel. I hope that is not the case, but Lee has not seemed right in a long time now.
And the bodies continue to mount. Jimmy Rollins' hot streak is over; he is hitless in his last 11 at-bats. Placido Polanco is 2 for his last 15. Antonio Bastardo has allowed 6 runs in his last 4 2/3 innings in relief.
The next head on the block might actually be Cole Hamels. Just announced as an All-Star this year along with Carlos Ruiz and Jonathan Papelbon, it is rumored that the Phillies are shopping Hamels to other teams. If team management feels Hamels will walk once he hits free agency and this 2012 team is down for the count, Hamels may be gone soon.
That would be a terrible shame, but if the Phillies do not pick themselves up and start winning, Hamels will not be the only casualty.
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Feb. 7, 2013
FAYETTEVILLE, NC - The Fayetteville State Department of Athletics will hold a special recognition ceremony on Saturday afternoon honoring the 1972-73 men's basketball team on the 40th-year anniversary of capturing the program's first CIAA Championship. The event will take place during halftime of the men's basketball game against the Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls. Six members of the championship team are expected to be in attendance.
The 1972-73 squad had a season to remember; winning the school's only conference championship in men's basketball. Fayetteville State finished the regular season with a 16-10 overall record and 10-7 mark in conference play. FSU finished third in the CIAA Southern Division. The Broncos picked up steam when the conference tournament rolled around in Greensboro, NC.
Fayetteville State was led by Head Coach Tom Reeves. Reeves compiled a 57-56 overall record and 19-21 conference mark in three seasons. He was twice named the CIAA Tournament's Most Outstanding Coach in 1972 and 1973. Reeves also guided FSU to a second place finish in the CIAA Tournament in 1972 after falling to Norfolk State in the championship game.
Fayetteville State began the 1973 CIAA Tournament on a high note by easily dispatching Elizabeth City State, the second seed from the Northern Division, 90-72 in the opening round. James Tyus, who would go on to be named the Tournament's Most Valuable Player, sparked the FSU offense against Elizabeth City State. Nicknamed "The Arkansas Flash", Tyus poured in 34 points against ECS with five assists. Fayetteville native and E.E. Smith graduate, Terrence Murchison teamed up with Larry Cogdell to pull down 11 rebounds each.
Tyus was one of four Fayetteville State players to register double-digit points in an 88-70 semifinal victory over Winston-Salem State to setup a finals rematch against defending champion Norfolk State. The Broncos offense was clicking on all cylinders in the second half against Winston-Salem State registering 59 points and shooting 55.9 percent from the floor.
Tyus finished with 31 points while Cogdell added 22. Murchison recorded a double-double (13 points, 15 rebounds) and Otis Newkirk scored 17.
Fayetteville State exacted revenge on Norfolk State in the championship game scoring a 94-89 overtime victory in front of 10,258 fans at the Greensboro Coliseum. Murchison saved his best game for last; picking up his second double-double of the tournament with a team-high 24 points and 13 rebounds. Newkirk also registered a double-double (14 points, 11 rebounds) and Cogdell added 22 points. Sam Smith provided ten points off the bench.
The Broncos finished the 1972-73 season with a 21-11 overall record while advancing to the NCAA Southeast Regional where they finished third. Alton Cogdell was the lone FSU player to be named CIAA All-Conference while also being named to the All-Tournament Team. He was joined on the All-Tournament team by Murchison, Tyus and James Saunders. Tyus also earned NCAA Southeastern Regional Team honors.


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The Curt Miller era in Bowling Green State University women's basketball begins at 7 tonight when the Falcons open the season at Youngstown State.
The former assistant at Colorado State has just a pair of seniors on his first BG team, but one of them, 5-11 guard Francine Miller, is probably the top offensive player in the Mid-American Conference. Dana Western-Schuka, a 5-11 forward, is the other senior starter.
BG's first-year coach plans to have a pair of sophomores in his lineup tonight - point guard Lindsay Austin and forward Pam Brown. Junior Kim Griech, a two-year veteran, rounds out the top five for the Falcons.
The Falcons, 11-18 last season, play at Detroit on Tuesday before departing for a pair of games in Colorado in the Coors Classic. BG's home-opener is Nov. 27 against Eastern Kentucky.


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by Oleg Artamonov
Like the last article in our series of PSU reviews, this one is about high-wattage models (500 to 600W) that are selling at retail apart of a system case (for details you can see our previous article called ATX Power Supply Units Roundup: 9 Powerful Models Tested ).
Three out of the five companies whose products I'm going to present to you take part in our tests for the first time. They are Sunbeamtech, Ultra Products and Zippy. The last name is especially thrilling as it belongs to a well-known company that has made a reputation making power supplies for server systems, but now also offers a home user-oriented series under the telling name of Gaming Power.
I want to answer a question from our reader first. It's not a secret there are many more brands PC power supplies are selling under than actual manufacturers of power supplies, so why don't I name the real manufacturer for every tested product? Well, I only do so if I am absolutely sure about the name. For example, there can be the manufacturer's native marking on the power supply's PCB, or the UL certificate is issued in the manufacturer's name, or the PSU looks to me exactly like some model from a company which is known to be a PSU manufacturer (you can open up power supplies from Zalman and Nexus to see they are identical to certain models from FSP Group; and no one can have any doubt that FSP is the real manufacturer of its power supplies). But there may be no marking on the PCB; the UL certificate number is not always printed on the label; and I haven't yet seen all the PSU models in this world – although I'm trying – as to be able to identify one PSU as identical to another. In this case I either do not touch upon the problem of the actual manufacturer of the particular power supply (and it may well be that the company whose brand the PSU comes out under is indeed its real manufacturer) or share with you my suspicions if the unit seems to me similar to a product from a well-known manufacturer. To cut it short, I consider the company whose brand is on the PSU's label as the real manufacturer of the PSU unless there's a proof of the opposite.
Now that we've cleared this matter out, let's move on to the power supplies to be tested.
A power supply from A.C.Ryan's Ryanpower2 CableFree series once took part in our tests already (for details see our article called ATX Power Supply Units Roundup: Part II). That was a 450W ACR-PS2094 model, and now I am about to discuss the 500W ACR-PS2100.
The two units are identical on the outside: a dark-lacquered and scratches-susceptible case, two cooling fans, and an input voltage of 220V sharp. This unit cannot work in 110V power networks notwithstanding its active PFC.
Here are the PSU's cable connectors. And it's all the same as with the ACR-PS2094 model: the cables are all detachable (many such PSUs come with a dead-soldered mainboard cable – have you ever seen a computer without a mainboard?); there are still no separate SATA power cables with +3.3V voltage (SATA power cables are connected to the PATA power connectors); there is still a 4-pin connector for the CPU. The latter is a drawback even if you've got a mainboard with a 4-pin connector. Contemporary processors consume high enough currents and any extra connector in the circuit only results in useless heating, unreasonable wattage loss and lower stability of the supply voltage. I think if the manufacturer decides to make a detachable CPU cable, they should make it an 8-pin one. Doubling the number of pins reduces the connector resistance in two times and thus reduces its effect on the whole CPU power circuit in two times, too.
Most of the user manual is dedicated to a harangue on how this power supply suits the modding community and how its detachable cables free you from the necessity to follow the ever-changing industry standards. I don't quite grasp the author's idea here because this power supply doesn't meet even today's requirements even at the time of its release (it lacks such presently common things as +3.3V power for SATA drives, an 8-pin connector for the CPU, and a power cable for the graphics card).
Inside the PSU case the connectors are fastened on a small card which is then connected to the main PCB. I had some complaints about the soldering quality of the ACR-PS2094. It is much neater here – at least the ends of the wires are tightened with a shrinkable pipe.
The internal design of this PSU is analogous to the junior model and also resembles power supplies from Channel Well (CWT). I do not claim, however, that CWT is the actual manufacturer of A.C.Ryan's power supplies as there is no evidence of that (the manufacturer's marking on the PCB, an UL certificate number, etc.) apart of my subjective impressions. I even can't really name a CWT model that is absolutely identical to the Ryanpower2. There is some similarity, and that's all.
The PSU features independent voltage regulation (the three choke coils in the left of the snapshot) and active PFC (the separate card with a heatsink in the right of the snapshot).
The PSU complies with the ATX12V 2.0 standard, but the allowable load on the +12V rail is but slightly above the requirements to 400W models (29A as opposed to the ACR-PS2100's 30A). On the other hand, the Ryanpower2 has a good load capacity of the +5V and +3.3V rails, but the question is if you really need it in practice? It may come in handy in old computers, but such systems can hardly need a 500W PSU.
The following cables are supplied with this power supply:
As I mentioned above, it's impossible to connect normal SATA connectors with 3-volt power (the enclosed connectors just lack this wire) or a separate graphics card cable to this power supply. You will also have to purchase another mainboard cable if your mainboard has a 24-pin power connector; the enclosed cable has a 20-pin connector only. To be exact, the cable has a 20-pin plug on one end and a 24-pin plug on the other, but if you attach the latter to your mainboard, you'll have to use the 20-pin plug for the power supply, transferring the problem of connector overload under high currents from the mainboard to the PSU (and this is the very problem the new 24-pin connector has been introduced to solve). The 24-pin connector is necessary: many manufacturers of mainstream PCI Express graphics cards with a peak consumption of 50-60W do not install additional power connectors on their devices, so the mainboard's power connector has to bear the whole load.
The power cables for hard and optical drives are rather short and may give some trouble to owners of big system cases.
The cross-load characteristic of this power supply looks as superb as can be expected from a model with independent voltage regulation. On the other hand, the unit only reaches its maximum output power when the +5V and +12V rails are both under max load which is a virtually impossible situation in real life. In other words, if this PSU proves insufficient for a modern computer, it will be due to an insufficient load capacity of its +12V rail rather than due to its low overall wattage.
Well, I never happened to get the full declared output power from this power supply. In order to measure the speed of the fans and to check the PSU's operability under full load, I was steadily increasing the load from 50W to the allowable maximum, stepping 50-100W. The PSU has to work for 30-40 minutes at each step. The ACR-PS2100 passed the step of 450W successfully, but then burned down at a load of about 510W. It put on an impressive show at that, with a series of plopping sounds and sparkles flying out of the fan grids… The subsequent autopsy revealed that the high-voltage section was all burned out (not the active PFC, but the PWM controller itself, farther along the circuit); the heatsink and surviving components were all sooty.
This is why I couldn't measure the voltage ripple on the PSU's output.
The power supply has two fans, an 80mm fan from an unidentified manufacturer and a 92mm JDDA SDF9225S. Its speeds are varied depending on the temperature in a linear-like manner. The PSU is quiet at low loads, but at high loads the fans become audible, even though not actually loud.
The efficiency of this power supply is rather low as today's PSUs go – a mere 74% at the maximum. Of course, this meets the requirements of the standard, but you should be aware that many other PSUs are 80% and more efficient.
Thus, the Ryanpower2 ACR-PS2100 hasn't any big advantages over its predecessor, the ACR-PS2094 model. The unit couldn't work under the maximum specified load and it is also not free from the drawbacks of the junior model like too few cables or a paltry selection of connectors (you can't attach a graphics card power cable; there are no connectors for SATA drives with +3.3V power). Contrary to the boastful epithets in the manual and on the box, this power supply is not better, but inferior to many competing products. The only definite plus of this PSU is the excellent stability of its output voltages.
I can't but draw a parallel here. Almost one year ago we published a review in which a 450W power supply model from CoolerMaster was tested second after an A.C.Ryan Ryanpower2 ACR-PS2094 – the junior brother of the above-described ACR-PS2100! So, once again we've got RealPower and Ryanpower2 power supplies in the same review, but they have grown 100 watts more powerful now. This extra wattage doesn't help the Ryanpower2 much as you've just seen. What about the RealPower?
The power supply is in a steel case, painted a lusterless black color. It is cooled with a single 120mm fan and lacks a 110/230V switch – just like the Ryanpower2, but for another reason. The RS-550-ACLY features an active PFC device that supports a full range of input AC voltages from 90 to 265V.
The real manufacturer of this PSU is AcBel Polytech Inc., which is indicated by the UL certificate number on the label: E131875.
The PSU doesn't have detachable cables and there is no protective plastic ring where they go out of the case, just a hole with a rolled-in edge. Some users have reported their concern that the cable insulation may wear off against the edge of the case with time, that's why I mention this at all. Personally I do not think the cables can be damaged under normal use and don't see any big difference between a plastic ring and a rolled-in edge of the case.
The unit is analogous to its 450W predecessor on the inside, with active PFC (a Fairchild ML4800CP chip is employed which combines PFC and main regulator controllers; it is the chip with the blue paper label in the snapshot) and group voltage regulation. So, this is quite a regular power supply as they are today. A curious thing is that the PFC choke is wound on an E-type rather than on a toroidal core (in the bottom left corner of the first snapshot). A non-typical thing too is the ferrite ring with a brown-wire loop inside that you can see in the top left corner of the snapshot. This is a current transformer the power consumption indicator, which is to be installed in the front panel of your system case, is attached to.
Don't be misled by those two tall high-voltage capacitors into thinking that the RS-550ACLY is a classic-design unit with two capacitors connected in series. Both the capacitors are for 450V voltage (the operating voltage on the active PFC's output is about 400W irrespective of the input voltage) and are connected in parallel, yielding a combined capacitance of 2*150=300µF.
You receive a power consumption indicator along with the power supply. It is inserted into a 3.5" bay of your system case. The box with the indicator contains a micro-ammeter and a blue highlighting LED; it works only with this particular power supply. Owners of light-colored system cases can replace the indicator's faceplate with a silvery one, which is also included. The showings aren't very accurate since the indicator has a rude scale and is also not a very high-precision measuring instrument, either. So, it should be rather viewed as decoration. I must acknowledge, however, that the indicator did report the power consumption of the PSU correctly at loads of about 300W. It would yield exaggerated numbers at higher loads and understated ones at lower loads.
CoolerMaster cunningly declares peak currents far above typical currents for the three 12V lines. What's the hitch? Like with any other ATX12V 2.0 power supply, you should rather look at the combined power of the 12V power rail. It is 360W here, so the combined current in all the three 12V lines cannot be higher than 30A whether it is a peak or not.
As I have written in my other reviews, power supplies with multiple +12V outputs have in fact only one +12V power rail inside which is split in several lines to comply with the requirements of a safety standard. The standard demands that the current in each line was not higher than 20A (the manufacturers even safeguard themselves setting the limit at 18A). Thus, none of the individual lines can be said to have any peak current at all since any current below 18A is normal for it, any current over 18A triggers the protection. They can put the limit of 18A on all the +12V output lines and the power supply will still be compliant with the standard. It wouldn't require any work on the developer's part: the PSU's internals remain the same, and only the protection-triggering thresholds are changed. And the power supply wouldn't become more powerful for that, as you see.
Thus, a peak current can only be specified for the common +12V rail, which is inside the PSU before it is divided into the separate outputs. But it is for this rail that there is no peak load specified here.
For the same very reason, there is no technical meaning in the words of PSU manufacturers about extra stability, extra wattage, and any other extras that multiple +12V lines bring about. You'd better just filter out this white noise you hear from the marketing departments. Stability, wattage and other characteristics all come from the "basic" +12V power rail and do not depend at all on how many lines this rail is split into on the PSU's output. In other words, a PSU with a single 12V/36A line is not any worse than a PSU with two 12V/18A lines.
The RealPower RS-550-ACLY has the following cables and connectors:
There's nothing I could cavil at. The PSU offers all connectors necessary for a modern computer, even a separate 8-pin CPU connector and as many as two power connectors for graphics cards, for SLI or CrossFire configurations. Of course, the SATA power connectors have a +3.3V voltage unlike the deficient connectors of the above-described Ryanpower2. I only think that perhaps it would be simpler for the user to have splittable CPU and mainboard connectors (one 4+4 connector instead of the two 4- and 8-pin ones and one 20+4 connector instead of the 24-pin one plus the adapter).
Lacking independent voltage regulation, the PSU still yields very stable voltages. The output voltages remain within acceptable limits almost across the entire diagram. But like with the Ryanpower2, the maximum output power can only be achieved here if all the rails are fully loaded, which is virtually impossible in a real computer, as opposed to our specialized testbed.
The load being 525W, the output ripple was 23, 54 and 14 millivolts on the +5V, +12V and +3.3V rail, respectively. There is almost no low-frequency pulsation (at the double mains frequency or 100Hz in our case).
The RS-550ACLY uses a blue-highlighted CoolerMaster A12025-25BB-2AN-PI fan (which, however, bears its native marking "Protechnic Electric MGA12012HB-O25"). The graph I got is an exact copy of the one you will find in the user manual. The fan speed remains constant at about 1200rpm under loads of below 200W. At higher loads the speed grows up linearly until it reaches 2400rpm.
The graph is shaped in the same way as the fan speed graph of the RS-450-ACLY model, but is shifted upwards by 400rpm (the speed was varied within a range of 800-2000rpm in the RS-450-ACLY), so the new model is noisier than its predecessor under the same load. Still the noise characteristics of the new PSU are acceptable; I guess you will be satisfied with it, if you do not seek for absolute silence. If you do, consider other models, perhaps even the mentioned junior model from CoolerMaster.
The unit boasts good efficiency (over 80% on average and 84% at the maximum) and power factors.
My impressions about the RealPower RS-550-ACLY are generally on the positive side. This is not an exceptional product and, despite its high total output power, corresponds rather to 400-450W models from other manufacturers in its effective load capacity, i.e. considering the way the load is distributed along the different power rails in a modern computer. But it has good electrical characteristics (excellent stability of output voltages; low level of pulsations; high efficiency) and high quality of manufacture. The CoolerMaster RS-550-ACLY is going to be a good choice for many users, except for those who value silence above everything else. Its noise characteristics are rather average and it is a little louder than the junior model from the same manufacturer (but otherwise the RS-550-ACLY has done better than the RS-450-ACLY in my tests).
It's the first time a product from Sunbeamtech comes into our power supply reviews, so I can't tell you anything about the company except that its Tuniq Tower fans are reported to do well in tests. My search for the real manufacturer of the PSU produced the name of Andyson International Co., Ltd., which I cannot tell you much about, either.
The PSU came to our lab in a cute-looking cardboard box which contained, besides the PSU proper, a very detailed user manual (my thanks go to the manufacturer for it as most other PSU manuals merely contain a couple of tables with specs and a couple of pictures to illustrate the connections), a set of detachable cables, and a fan control panel to be inserted into a 3.5" bay of your system case.
The dark lacquered steel case of the PSU is cooled with two fans, 120mm and 80mm. It's not very usual to have different-size fans in a power supply; I've only seen this in products from Wintech (that are selling under a number of trademarks). The manufacturer claims it to be more efficient than the classic cooling solution with a single 120mm fan.
Although with active PFC, the power supply supports an input AC voltage of 220V only.
On the other side of the unit, there is an abundance of connectors: four connectors for PATA drives, two more for SATA ones (the narrow 5-pin connectors in the bottom right), an 8-pin CPU power connector, a 6-pin graphics card connector, and a group of 2- and 3-pin connectors that I'll discuss later on. A.C.Ryan would do well to follow this example.
The power connectors for your drives are plugged up with protective rubber caps. There's a reminder on the caps on the PATA power connectors for you to be careful to connect the cables correctly. Yes, the connector has two keys (cut-off corners) to prevent incorrect orientation, but it is made of soft plastic, so the keys won't help much if you apply some effort. I hope the manufacturer will see to this problem in the future. Until then, you just have to be careful. Note that there is no such text on the SATA power connectors' caps because the different shape of the connector makes it impossible that you position it in the wrong direction.
It's all plain inside this PSU: group voltage regulation, active PFC on a separate card, two 820µF capacitors on the output (the effective capacitance is 410µF since they are connected in series). The small green card on the heatsink (there are in fact two of them there, but the other hides under the mains connector and is barely visible in the snapshots) carries fan control circuitry – not the ordinary thermal control, which is located elsewhere, but an auxiliary circuit for the external fan management unit that I'll describe below.
The output connectors are fastened on the common PCB the wires are soldered to. This looks neat enough, but I've seen prettier solutions in other PSUs.
The only stationary cable here is the mainboard's one, with a 24-pin connector (a 4-pin part of it is detachable); its length is 47 centimeters.
And here's what you'll find included with the PSU:
The two screened cables with built-in filters look interesting. They are designed similar to cables from OCZ that you have seen in our earlier reviews: there is a ferrite ring and a couple of capacitors at the end of a cable which form a simple LC filter to suppress high-frequency interference. The efficiency of the filter is dubious, but why not if it doesn't make things worse?
The characteristics of this model are like those of the previous one: the combined current on the +12V rail is limited to 30A (with short-term peaks up to 35A) while the load capacity of the +5V and +3.3V rails is high and their combined allowable power is an impressive 280W (it is usually no higher than 200-220W and even 150W in the latest PSU models). So this product looks a hybrid between versions 1.2 and 2.0 of the ATX12V standard.
The most thrilling accessory included with the power supply is the panel to display temperatures and fan speeds.
The panel shines in blue, showing one temperature and indicating the fact that one fan is rotating (I can't say it shows the speed of the fan since there is not a number here but an animated icon). The panel looks very elegant.
Among the three fan connectors of this power supply, two are meant to control the PSU's own fans and the third to connect an external fan that will get the same voltage as is supplied to the PSU's 120mm fan. The two 2-pin connectors below the fans' ones are the outputs of temperature sensors, one of which is located on the heatsink with the diode packs and the other measures the air temperature inside the PSU case.
The panel allows controlling only one fan and only one temperature – you choose them by attaching the panel to the necessary connectors. The PSU manufacturer, however, does not recommend to adjust manually the speed of the 120mm fan. They say it is already quiet enough, and you may overheat the PSU by setting the fan speed too low. This is why if you remove the plug from the 120mm control connector (it is sealed with a warranty sticker), the PSU warranty is automatically shortened from two years to one.
Many other power supplies combine manual adjustment with automatic thermal control, but the SUNNU550 divides them sharply: the fan is managed automatically when the panel's knob is in the extreme position (or if the panel is not attached at all) and manually at any other position of the knob.
Besides the fan control function, the panel also features a Smart Protection output. It is attached to the appropriate PSU connector and switches the PSU fans to automatic control (irrespective of the position of the panel's knob) if the heatsink temperature is over 70°C. Moreover, if the temperature is higher than 90°C or the fan speed is below 400rpm, the panel emits a warning squeak and blinks a warning symbol at you.
I must also say that the PSU uses standard thermo-sensors, standard fans and standard connectors, so it can be attached not only to its own panel, but also to fan & temperature control panels from other manufacturers. There is another collection of cables included with the PSU for that purpose so that you could connect both the sensors and both the fans at once. It's nice to see such care about the user when many other manufacturers deliberately make their designs incompatible with others' (using non-standard connectors, for instance) for the user to buy accessories from that manufacturer only.
The unit yields rather stable voltages, especially considering the allowable load range for the +5V and +3.3V rails, but I wish the +5V were lower in the bottom right of the diagram since it is there that most modern computers belong in.
At a load of 540W the voltage ripple was 20, 23 and 28 millivolts on the +5V, +12V and +3.3V rail, respectively.
The fans installed in the PSU are labeled as "Sunbeamtech", so I can't tell you the name of their actual manufacturer. Both fans are black, with shiny blades and without any highlighting. The number of blades is somewhat unusual: the smaller fan has 11 and the bigger has 9.
As promised by the manufacturer, the 120mm fan is really very quiet. Its speed isn't higher than 1500rpm even at full load (the speed was managed automatically during the tests). It's worse with the 80mm fan which can spin up to 3000rpm and become rather noisy. The control panel allows you to find an optimal balance of the speeds of the two fans, though.
The efficiency of this PSU isn't high, barely notching 80%. The power factor is quite typical for a unit with active power factor correction.
So, Sunbeamtech has made a successful enough debut in our reviews. The SUNNU550 features good electrical characteristics and excellent functionality too. It has detachable cables (and unlike the cable-free Ryanpower2, the SUNNU550 is up to the latest requirements), allows to control the speed of the PSU fans and even connect an external fan, and has two temperature sensors accessible from the outside. What's important, the additional features do not look like useless trumpery, but are really well thought out from a technical standpoint. So, that's indeed as fine a debut as you may wish.
Ultra Products is a new name in our reviews, but my search for the actual manufacturer of the power supply yielded immediate results. It is the Taiwan-based Wintech who is already well known to us by power supplies of the MGE and SinTek brands. The unit can be identified as Wintech visually, too. No other company uses bright yellow capacitors and blue transformer cores.
I noticed a funny thing about the box. If you put it on a side, the big pretty slogan that reads "Limited Lifetime Warranty" transforms into an alarming "Limited Lifetime". :)
The PSU has a dark lacquered case and is cooled with a single 120mm fan. It can work in 110 and 220V electric networks, but with a manual switch only. The switch is to be found in quite an odd location: it is inside the computer when you install the power supply. This makes sense, though, because you won't need that switch after you've assembled the computer. It's even right to hide the switch from accidental presses since the PSU would just go kaput immediately if the input voltage switch were set to a wrong position.
The internal design of the PSU is quite typical, without any extras. There is neither active nor passive PFC here (so, this version of the unit cannot be supplied into Europe); the regulator is based on a KA7500 chip (it is an exact analog of the TL494, one of the oldest PWM controllers). There are two 1000µF capacitors on the PSU's input. The bright colors of the different components are typical of Wintech's products.
There is a 25mm gap between the PCB and the front panel. Our colleagues from Silent PC Review suppose it has something to do with efficient cooling, but I'm inclined to take a simpler view of the things. I think this gap is the consequence of Wintech making all its power supplies using the same barebone. For example, the power supplies from MGE Vortec and SinTek (both are manufactured at Wintech facilities) have one 80mm fan besides the 120mm one, and the ULT-XF500 uses the same PCB whose dimensions are meant for an additional fan. Moreover, Wintech uses the same platform in PSUs that are cooled by 80mm fans only.
I couldn't discover the manufacturer of the fan. It only bears an "Ultra" sticker. A bit more than one third of the fan is covered with a piece of translucent plastic. It is where the fan has contact with the external perforated panel of the PSU.
Having a lower wattage in comparison with the above-described models, this PSU has a higher allowable load on the +12V rail. It is 32A. The combined load on the +5V and +3.3V is just a little over the requirements of the ATX12V 2.0 standard, in which this load was greatly reduced relative to the previous versions.
The PSU offers the following cables and connectors:
Instead of separate wires, we have flat silver cables here. The manufacturer claims such cables help to maintain proper airflows inside the system case, but I doubt that airflows can be affected much by a simple change of the shape of cables. I think the main advantage of FlexForce cables, as they are officially dubbed, is of an aesthetic nature. They do have drawbacks, by the way. First, you may find the lack of color-coding of the wires inconvenient. And second, a flat cable can be bent in one direction only, so you may have some troubles trying to lay them out neatly in the case.
The cross-load characteristic of this PSU is average. On one hand, the diagram covers almost the entire range of loads allowable for this model, but on the other hand, all the three voltages vary greatly and deflect rather far from their nominal values under loads typical of modern computers.
At a load of 475W the voltage ripple was 40, 85, 26 millivolts on the +5, +12, +3.3V rail, respectively. A low-frequency, 100Hz constituent accounts for the most of the pulsation.
The fan speed management system works rather oddly in this power supply. The speed is altogether constant at 1000rpm under loads of below 150W. It then grows up quickly under higher loads, reaching 2100rpm. As a result, the PSU is quiet under small loads, but audible under a load of 250-300W. Moreover, the plastic sheet that partially covers the fan rattles as in some other power supplies from Wintech. To solve this problem, tighten the screws that hold the sheet and add a few drops of glue – or just remove that piece of plastic altogether!
The PSU is 81% efficient at best, which is a good, but not record-breaking result. The power factor varies from 0.65 to 0.67 (as I said above, this unit lacks any type of power factor correction).
The X-Finity ULT-FX500 has done as well in my tests as the other Wintech units I've met. It is an average-quality product without any serious advantages, but with acceptable parameters. The drawbacks of the ULT-XF500 in particular are a strong 100Hz output ripple, lack of any type of power factor correction, and a rapid increase of the fan speed at higher loads, which makes the PSU rather noisy. If these drawbacks do not disturb you, you may be pleased with the ULT-FX500, which is a good enough modern power supply.
The ULT-XF600 is manufactured by Wintech and is based on the same components as the previous model. The difference between the two is mainly in the cooling system design. For some unclear reason the senior model is cooled with two coaxially mounted 80mm fans rather than with a single 120mm fan.
The steel case of the PSU looks matte in the snapshot but it is steel indeed.
Like the ULT-XF500, this power supply supports input voltages of 110V and 220V. The switch is placed in its traditional location here, next to the mains connector.
It's easy to see the ULT-XF500 and ULT-XF600 are based on identical PCBs but differ in the ratings of the components (the high-voltage capacitors on the input of the senior model are 1500µF rather than 1000µF now, and the heatsinks are larger). One of the fans is smugly nestled in the gap between the PCB and the panel that was empty in the ULT-FX500; the engineers had to make the case a little longer to fit the second fan.
The load capacity of the PSU has increased according to its wattage. The allowable current on the +12V rail is 3A higher in comparison with the junior model, but the max load on the +5V and +3.3V rails hasn't changed much.
The PSU is equipped with the following cables and connectors:
Like those of the previous model, the cables are flat and silvery. Curiously enough, they have put multicolored marks on the wires where the cables are soldered to the power supply's PCB.
Alas, the cross-load characteristic of this power supply is worse than its predecessor's: the +5V and +3.3V voltages are rather stable, but the +12V is obviously set too low. As a result, this voltage is going to sag to 11.5-11.6V in a modern computer where it has to bear the main load while the low-voltage rails are under a load of 30-50W only.
At a load of 560W the voltage ripple is 35 millivolts on the +5V rail, 70 millivolts on the 35V rail, and 40 millivolts on the +3.3V rail. The higher-capacity capacitors on the input do not help the PSU cope with a low-voltage pulsation which still persists.
The PSU is cooled with two 80x80x25mm fans of an obscure origin (they are labeled "Ultra", but I doubt Ultra Products itself manufactures fans and transports them to Taiwan for Wintech). The speed of the fans depends almost linearly on the PSU temperature. The unit is quiet, almost silent, at low loads, but at loads of 200-250W the fans are perfectly audible.
The efficiency and power factor graphs for this unit are almost the same as the ones for the ULT-XF500. This is expectable considering their similar circuit design. The efficiency is 81% at the maximum.
So, the X-Finity ULT-XF600 power supply has the same pros and cons as the junior, ULT-XF600 model. This PSU doesn't have any exceptional traits (I don't count in the silvery cables among such since owners of non-transparent system cases won't notice them at all while other users are offered much more exciting options like shining cables, for instance). Its +12V voltage is set too low; it has a rather strong low-frequency pulsation on the output and is rather loud under high loads. If you are not worried about these drawbacks, the PSU will suit you fine. It is quite capable of powering up a modern computer.
I guess many of our readers have heard the name of Zippy Technology, yet the company is mostly known as the manufacturer of server-oriented Emacs power supplies. Some time ago they decided to enlarge their product range to cover home users, too. To address the gaming community they released a series of power supplies under the name of "Gaming Power".
The 500W HP2-6500PE model is a midrange Gaming Power product. The series includes models a hundred watts more and less powerful than this.
The PSU has a black steel case of a non-typical design with an L-shaped rather than U-shaped cover. When removed, the cover exposes the PSU's contents from the top and back.
The HP2-6500PE betrays its server origin right away: it uses an 80mm fan under a pressed-out (rather than wire) grid; the mains connector has lugs for a spring that would hold the cable down and there is a modest green power indicator above it. Zippy seems to have just re-released an ordinary server power supply, having painted it black and put it into a beautiful box. I'm afraid that's not exactly what home users need whose requirements differ from server integrators'.
The PSU is based on a Fairchild ML4800CP chip, which is a PWM controller and an active PFC controller in a single case. The components are packed densely; the heatsinks are large and occupy almost all of the free space (not surprising, considering the 80mm fan). The odd plastic square on the heatsinks is used for the top cover which is fastened to it with two screws.
The power supply is universal in its specs. On one hand, it can yield up to 432W through the +12V rail. On the other hand, the +5V rail has a very high load capacity by today's standards, but modern computers do not actually need that.
The PSU is equipped with the following cables and connectors:
The only problem you may have with the connectors available here is that there is a 24-pin EPS12V-compliant mainboard connector while most other PSUs offer splittable connectors with a detachable 4-pin part.
It's all splendid otherwise: two connectors for graphics cards (and you wouldn't probably want to buy a PSU of that high wattage for a computer with a single graphics card) and four power connectors for SATA drives – just what a high-wattage modern power supply should be equipped with.
The cross-load characteristic of the PSU looks well, although not quite ideally. The main problem is that the +12V voltage bottoms out under +12V-oriented loads. And it is typical of all modern computers, especially of those with a SLI or CrossFire graphics subsystem, to consume a lot from the +12V power rail and little from the other ones. On the other hand, the +12V voltage goes out of the acceptable limits at greatly misbalanced loads only, so this is not such a terrible defect.
I tested the PSU with an APC SmartUPS SC 620 uninterruptible power supply. The UPS would indicate overload at a load of about 365W (AC power source) and 320W (when switching to the batteries). There were no problems under loads of below 320W: both the power supply and the UPS correctly worked through disconnection from the 220V electric network.
At full load (500W) the voltage ripple was 37 millivolts on the +5V rail (mostly low-frequency pulsation as the lower of the two oscillograms shows), 71 millivolts on the +12V rail, and 32 millivolts on the +3.3V rail. The pulsation becomes weaker at lower loads.
The unit is cooled with an NMB-Matsushita 3110GL-B4W-B54 fan whose speed is adjusted depending on the temperature. The PSU is among the quieter models with 80mm fans, but it cannot compete with 120mm fans. The fan is audible at work.
The efficiency of the PSU is good at 84%. The power factor is less good, being 0.97 at best, which is lower than with many other PSUs with active PFC. The difference is small, though.
So, it is clear the Zippy HP2-6500PE is originally a server power supply which has been released anew in a colorful box for home users. The server origin of this model is betrayed by its appearance as well as parameters, particularly by the high load capacity of the +5V rail. This is a high-quality and reliable power supply capable of coping with any modern computer, but you won't like it if silence is your priority. The speed of its fan is too high even under low loads. Owners of powerful, probably overclocked computers with a top-end processor and a SLI or CrossFire subsystem consisting of two top-end graphics cards should be aware of the sagging +12V voltage. This voltage is likely to go down to 11.5-11.6V with your configuration, potentially spoiling your overclocking attempts.
Although this is the topmost model of the Gaming Power series, it looks even more like a server power supply than the HP2-6500PE: an unpainted steel case, a punched-out fan grid, lack of any auxiliary elements – there is not even a power on/off switch here. That's not how we've come to think of an expensive power supply for a home PC. Well, you cannot admire the beauty of a highlighted PSU fan anyway unless you have a system case with a transparent panel, so why spend extra money for it? Let's better talk about things that are really important. I mean the parameters of this power supply.
This model differs internally from the 500W model, although they are based on similar platforms. The PSM-6600PE uses an ML4800CP chip, too, as the main controller.
A steel bracket with a gray insulation on top is fastened to the heatsink with the diode packs. It drew my attention, but I could find no purpose for it other than providing more mechanical robustness to the PSU. It cannot take any great part in cooling the PSU since its thermal conductivity and the thermal conductivity of the PSU's panel it borders upon is too low.
The specification says the allowable load on the +12V rail has grown more in comparison with the previous model than the total wattage – by 120 watts, to be exact. The load capacity of the +5V rail has diminished to 30A, but you shouldn't worry about that. As I have repeatedly said in my reviews, modern computers do not consume much power from the low-voltage rails anyway.
The PSU offers the following cables and connectors:
So, we see the same picture as in case of the HP2-6500PE PSU: there are all the necessary cables present, but if you have an old mainboard with a 20-pin power connector, you'll have to use an adapter (although i really doubt that the owners of older mainboards will ever go for a powerful PSU like that anyway).
There is no plastic ring around the wires where they go out of the PSU case. Some users have reported they have seen wires losing their insulation due to such design, but I do not think this is a really big problem. It's really hard to cut the thick and durable insulation with a smooth rolled-in metal edge of the PSU case.
The cables are all hidden in plaited tubes.
The cross-load diagram for this power supply is a treat to my eye. Featuring independent voltage regulation, the PSU never allows any output voltage go out of the acceptable range. Moreover, the output voltages do not deflect by more than 2% from the nominal value, the allowable deflection being 5%! That's an excellent performance, among the best results I've ever seen in my tests.
At full load (600W) the output voltage ripple was 22, 50 and 15 millivolts on the +5V, +12V and +3.3V rail, respectively. The pulsation spectrum differs: only high-frequency pulsation on the +5V and +3.3V, and mostly low-frequency, 100Hz pulsation on the +12V (the lower oscillogram).
When working with an APC SmartUPS SC 620, the UPS would indicate overload at a load of about 365W (AC power source) and 250W (when switching to the batteries). The result is 70W worse than that of the previous model. So when there was a load of 250W on the PSU, the UPS's overload protection woke up when switching to the batteries and the UPS shut down the computer.
The PSU is rather quiet at power loads of 250W and less (but I can't call it silent because the hiss of the air is distinctly heard; most PSUs with 120mm fans are much quieter). When the load goes up, the PSU is not just noisy, but actually loud.
To make it clear, I've got two regular system cases on my desk and four powerful fans (two 92mm Thermaltake and two 80mm Delta Electronics) to cool the testbed. This arrangement isn't very quiet even in the big room where there are a few more people and half a dozen more computers besides myself and mine. And the PSM-6600PE managed to make itself heard and prominent above everything else with its irritating loud high-frequency hiss of its fan! By the way, a Sanyo Denki SanCooler 80 fan (part number 9A0812S402) is installed in it.
The PSU is as efficient as the HP2-6500PE (about 84% at the maximum), and its power factor is higher at 0.99.
So, the top-end model in the Gaming Power series leaves an ambiguous impression. It really has excellent electrical parameters like super-stable output voltages, good efficiency, low voltage ripple at high output power, but it is so loud at high loads that I doubt you'd want to use it not only at home but even in office. The problem is not about the noise as such, but about its spectrum, which is shifted upwards and is thus distinguishable against the common chorus of PC fans. It is really annoying for the human ear. You can also encounter problems using this power supply with an UPS. I'd recommend a high-power and high-quality UPS for this power supply for the switching-over to the batteries was done correctly.
On the other hand, the noise factor becomes less important if we talk about a powerful gaming machine with two graphics cards. Few people who own such computers do anything to improve their cooling while the stock coolers of modern top-end graphics cards are generally rather noisy. In this case, the excellent electrical parameters of the PSM-6600PE may outweigh its noisiness.
Of the five PSU manufacturers whose products have been presented to you in this article, only two have taken part in our earlier reviews. These are A.C.Ryan and CoolerMaster.
Alas, A.C.Ryan has nothing to be proud of. I already noticed some drawbacks in their models of the Ryanpower2 series before, but the new and allegedly higher-wattage model even adds new drawbacks to the older ones. The new PSU can't even yield the declared maximum output power at all! The included cables are scanty; the available connectors do not permit to connect a modern computer without adapters. And I wouldn't be that much disappointed if it were not for the boastful words the PSU description is interspersed with.
CoolerMaster's 550W model is, on the contrary, a lucky continuation of the older 450W model. The RS-550-ACLY can easily power up almost any modern computer and comes with as many cables and connectors as you need to attach any peripherals without adapters. This PSU has a single drawback. It is noisier than the previous model since its fan rotates at a 400rpm higher speed under all loads.
Sunbeamtech did well among the debutants. Although this manufacturer is not widely known, its model proved to have good technical parameters as well as rich and curious accessories and functionality. Telling you the truth, the PSU from A.C.Ryan should have been like that if its developers justified the writings of its marketing department. The PSU offers cables just for everything while the temperature & fan management system deserves my special praises. I've met only two PSUs with temperature control before: Magnum and SinTek WIN550XSPX-X. Both display the temperature value on an integrated screen placed in a very inconvenient location. As opposed to that, the SUNNU550 can be attached not only to its native panel for a 3.5" bay, but to control panels from other manufacturers, too.
The products from Zippy are good, too. At least they do have excellent electrical parameters, but may be found intolerably noisy by many home users (especially the senior 600W model with its annoyingly-sounding fan). I think Zippy would do well not to adapt server PSUs for pretty-looking boxes, but to release a real home product with a quiet 120mm fan, as the major manufacturers do.
The last goes Ultra Products whose power supplies are actually manufactured by the well-known Wintech. These are average products with some pretensions (silvery cables!), but without anything really exceptional about them. Their quality of manufacture and their electrical characteristics are just average.
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Is this a manga mistake or was jiraiya inside that frog lol
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My first instinct was to say "anything!" for this one. Then I went with cookbooks, because when I'm high-energy—which I tend to be when I'm really happy—I love to cook. :)
I'm pretty much like you too!! This was a hard question! Even though I consider myself a "mood" reader, it's really only reading moods I'm talking about. It doesn't have anything to do with what's going on in my personal life!
So far no one has said they have one specific book or author they would read. My BTT is here.
I'm not generally a rereader but I've listed a few titles that would fit the bill. Howard's End would fit more in my Bad Day category.
I agree that I would tend to pick up whatever I was reading. BTW, I loved Travels with Charley.
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In particular, the question refers to problems dealing with the infinity, hence the notion of "happening", which evokes the reality of an event, is unclear. The answer may depend on what is considered "possible": is it possible to play heads and tails and get heads indefinitely? This is "infinitely unlikely" but conceivable.
These unempty events with zero probability are an abstraction, but often make a more concrete sense as a limit: the above example has zero probability because the probability of getting heads in a row converges to 0 as grows to infinity. This way, only finite spaces are involved. Of course, this is just a way to hide the infinity under the carpet.
Anyway, I may be wrong but I think that the interpretations of probability (like the one you are evoking) mostly refer to finite probability spaces.


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1. It is true that a vector's magnitude is a scalar, but the definition of a scalar is not "the magnitude of a vector". The answer to this question can be as simple or as complex as your mathematical knowledge allows. Essentially, though, I think it's enough for most cases to say that scalars are known as such because they "scale" vectors in a vector space by either stretching them out or condensing them.
2. I'm not sure I understand what you're asking, so correct me if I'm missing the mark. All you need to do to make a scalar into a vector is to multiply some vector by that scalar. For instance, if I define the vector and then multiply it by the scalar 3, it becomes .
3. Vectors are denoted in a lot of different ways depending on where you come across them. As in the above example, many times vectors will have an arrow over them while scalars do not. You will often also see a vector denoted by a bold or italicized letter. Unit vectors can also sometimes be italicized letters, but in my experience have generally been denoted with a carat (^) above them. If you see a vector in absolute value bars, this is equivalent to the magnitude (or length) of the vector; otherwise, it is just the absolute value of a scalar.
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