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Vol'jin:It be brudda time mon to be finish it brudda
Vol'jin slips on wet floor
Vol'jin falls down stairs
Vol'jin: God.. fuckin...brudda...dammit !!! Help !!! Mon !!! Call thrall mon brudda !!!
Us: Are you ok ?
Vol'jin: Don't be mon worry about me brudda, when you brudda done with dirty mon work i be brudda show to attention whore and mon take all the glory for myself brudda.
Us: Wait what ?
Vol'jin: I be meaing brudda i be helpin you with da spirit brudda mons !!! From afar....
Us: /facepalm
To be fair, in the very same interview, Kosak said Theron's development was because they screwed the pooch with Kael'thas. He was built up as the heroic blood elf racial leader and then shipped off the slaughterhouse in TBC; rectifying that was what they aimed to do by giving Theron some facetime. Him being a potential Warchief candidate is probably just to drill that in.
But no, I don't support Warchief Theron. That's a leap too far.
If that's true, then thank god they've learned from their mistake. Kael'thas was my favorite character from TFT, and what they did to him in TBC was horrific. He went crazy evil for no believable reason and lost every shred of complexity along the way. It'd be great if they could at least try and rewrite/justify his change the same way they're planning on bringing back Illidan, but if not then at least they can give Lor'themar some love.
I don't think this will happen, probably just a game Blizzard is playing to keep people guessing. I'd honestly say there's no chance of him being warchief.
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Yea it wont happen. LT gets the spotlight for a while (quite deserved imo), but that's it.
I started playing Warcraft in Vanilla WoW and so did not understand who the belfs were and where the hell they came from until I started getting seduced by the Lore Monster midway through BC. Learning about their backstory and Kael was heartbreaking enough when I was just reading about it. When I finally got around to playing Warcraft III I was really upset. Even if he had to be a bad guy, he should have been so much more awesome and heartrending. I'd love it if they'd revisit his story, just a bit. They won't. They don't need him for further plot developments, so he will sit in crazyland just be the guy who started that whole "setback" thing.
[A pointless aside: My phoenix hatchling battle pet is named "Setback"]
I do really wish somebody would bother to talk about him, at least a little. Even if it's just a few paragraphs in a novel that's mostly about someone else. Hey! Vol'jin is getting a novel. Vol'jin wants to have a chat with LTT. A discussion about leaders going to the bad would be a very relevant one to have with blood elves. And now that I think of it, there happens to be somebody standing right next to Theron who likely knew Kael'thas better than anyone alive (see my avatar for details). They could revisit Kael'thas and at least talk about him and it wouldn't be meaningless. But they won't. So I will have to sit here and speculate as best I can.
I don't feel like Lor'themar is a consolation prize. He would be an awesome character regardless of his position if used well. I do believe he is a red herring. But I don't mind. It's got all these people talking about him, after all.
I hope he becomes the new warchief, appointed by Green Jesus himself. Only, for the sole reason of pissing off a lot of fanboys to have another elf for a leader, and not just any leader, the face of the horde.
I just think they threw that out to keep people speculating while still not giving away anything.
hmm, much as I like Belfs, lets just remember what they are, they are the ultimate pragmatists, they joined the horde for convenience, they captured a naru and drained its power...ok they have stopped doing that, but still, they are in the horde for their benefit, I doubt they woudl want to lead it, they are just not that into it.
Voljin is the natural next Warchief. Smart, powerful, capable of taking direction action when necessary but also capable of diplomacy and subtlety when required. He formed the orignal horde with the orcs, and is respected by all the other races as far as I know.
Plus he's totally badass (and got a nice shiny new model not that long ago......)
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Promoting Theron to the rank of Warchief could bind Belves to the Horde. It would be a gesture of trust of the other Horde races towards them, and they all need it. Right now, the only thing that binds Belves to the Horde is the fact that they rely on Forsaken forces to survive - or more like that Ghostlands is pretty much held hostage (if a land can be held hostage, that's a poor choice of words if I seen one) by Forsaken. Belves are trying to mend their relationship with the Alliance - they have been since TBC, in fact.
Vol'jin is certainly a better Warchief candidate, but for political reasons Lor'themar may take the seat instead. He's a great character too (I personally loved my own vision of him ever since TBC, it's funny that this vision is pretty much reality now), so I don't think people would mind it much.
You're not to think you are anything special. You're not to think you are as good as we are. You're not to think you are smarter than we are. You're not to convince yourself that you are better than we are. You're not to think you know more than we do. You're not to think you are more important than we are. You're not to think you are good at anything. You're not to laugh at us. You're not to think anyone cares about you. You're not to think you can teach us anything.
In all seriousness, I don't know how valid my argument is since I don't really even play the game anymore, but Lor'themar would really make a good Warchief, though I doubt the title Warchief would still exist in the horde after Garrosh.
I think people take lore in this game a little too seriously. Usually what happens when something happens with lore that players don't like, they cope with it and move on and it's not really a big deal.
Call me House.
All in all, I think he's both been through and achieved quite a bit. His repertoire is more impressive than a lot of the other racial leaders' imo.
I mean, Theron always had a solid backstory. His problem was a lack of relevance in-game, which is something they're addressing now.
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The Dakine Tour Snowboard Bag ensures your next powder-huffing trip is as smooth and easy as a walk to the corner store. Dakine padded this bag protect your deck from the drops, slams and javelin throws on the tarmac, and the top-entry boot pockets keep your board gear all in one place. Use the full-length zipper to easily access all of your gear, and lock the zipper tabs to prevent shady travelers and sticky-fingered airport employees from plucking your cargo.
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I'm pleasantly surprised with this bag. It fits all my gear with ease, with room for some spares. If you pack efficiently you could fit a ton in there.
The quality is on point. I haven't traveled with it but I'm pretty sure I'll have no issues with them.
I read it from some other reviews that you could use the foam noodles on the edges for even more protection and that is a brilliant idea.
Awesome for Travel!
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
Bought the 165cm Trophy bag. I have a 162cm board that fits comfortably in the bag. The boot compartments on the bag have plenty of room to spare even with size 13 mens boots in them. My helmet fit in between my bindings and I stuffed clothes where ever there was room. I loved that the bag was able to fit all of my clothes and gear for a 3 day trip. The bag is well constructed with solid zippers and the outer material is heavy duty. All the inner compartments are lined with water repellent plastic like material which dries quickly after removing snowy gear. I recommend this bag as a great investment to securely transport your gear whether by car or plane.
Great Bag!
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
I got the 165cm version and it fits my husbands DWD 156cm board with room to spare. He was able to fit everything (board, boots, bindings, helmet, etc.) with enough room to also pack clothes for a trip to Colorado. The padding is applied on all six sides of this bag vs just the top and bottom. Only negative is lack of wheels but we'll deal with that for the awesome price!
Carries all my gear
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
Fits board (s) bindings, and extra warming layers in the main compartments. Boots have plenty of room in their individual pockets. Plenty of padding (have NOT taken on any flights). Carry handle is well placed in balance center point. Would recommend to anyone looking for a padded snowboard bag. Good price point.
Decent Bag
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
First snowboard bag I've had. Fits my board boots bindings jacket pants and a bunch of smaller accesories.
Great bag.
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
I bought this for my last trip to Vail and I fit my board w/ bindings, boots, jacket, pants, goggles, gloves, and helmet. And I'm 5'1 so I only have the 157cm. It is only lightly padded so I nestled my outerwear around the ends to protect it on the plane ride. Worked great and kept all my gear in one place.
Pack and go!
I have a 155cm board and got the 157 bag. I say that this is a perfect fit. There is about 1 inch of room left at the tip of my board, so 1in is 2.54cm, I'd say it would be possible to fit a 157cm board in the bag for a snug fit. This thing allows for lots of items. Size 11 boots, bindings attached, gloves, goggles, board pants, extra clothes, socks, you name it.
Padded is a relative term
- Familiarity: I returned this product before using it
Not really padded, what little padding was there was twisted in the bag providing 0 protection. I love my board WAY too much to use this cheap!
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Size: 157 and fits everything!
Wish the shoulder pad was adjustable!
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
The 165cm bag worked fantastically for my trip out to Colorado this past Winter! If I remember correctly, I crammed in my 156cm board (with bindings still attached), my riding pants, my riding jacket, my boots, a waxing iron, my googles, my helmet, and some base layers; the bag... was quite full. But, I bet you could do some finagling to cram some more crap in there. I would highly recommend stuffing some clothes around the nose and tail of your board. The padding seemed a bit thin around those areas. The only drawback that I could find about the bag is that the shoulder pad doesn't adjust along the strap.
Love it!
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Love this bag, size up so u can store everything in this bag. I have a 157 and bought the 165, also bought the 157 for my wife, she has a 141 board. Fits my helmet, gloves, boots, coat, pants, and everything else I can think of. Super protective too! Only downside is takes up so much room when traveling!
Gets the Job done, Looks good doing it!
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
Great bag, Fits everything I needed and Love the Pockets being separate from the main bag. If you are packing for yourself you will be able to pack your board, binding, boots, tools, helmet, snowboard gear (pants jacket), and maybe few more things like goggles. On my last trip I was able to pack my board(152) then a towel then my girls board(150), stacked on that my bindings and hers. Put our boots in the separate boots pockets. On top the boards put goggle, snowboard pants, butt pads, knee pads. Only thing that I could not fit was Helmets and it was PACKED!!! I got the 157. Only thing I?ll do different on my Next bag is Add Wheels. 4 stars only because plastic hook broke for shoulder strap, but like I said I packed the heck out of it.
Perfect for Air Travel
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
I ride a 155, so I bought the 157 for extra room for my gear. This bag has so far survived a couple of plane rides, car trips, etc... and I was able to shove everything I needed for my trip around my bindings. I like the padding, and the boot pockets, which were great for stashing wet gear on the way home, without getting all your other things wet. No buyer's remorse here!
Good Bag
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
Fantastic bag. I got the 165 to be big enough to throw lots of clothes, my helmet, coat, and other stuff in there. Everything fits no problem. The Pockets are just big enough for my boots. I have had no problems with it at all.
love it!
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
I used it just once and I was able to stuff all of my gear on to this bag. The handle on the bottom part (the side which sits on your shoulder) is slightly abrasive which ensures that the bag doesn't slip! I was able to fit my board with bindings, boots, ski jacket, ski pants, helmet, goggles, gloves, etc.,
So far... So good...
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
So far this item is fantastic... I have plenty of space for all of my clothes, helmet, etc inside the bag... The boot pockets are fantastic as well. I easily fit the board (with bindings), the boots in the pockets, and everything else needed for a trip out west...
I do want to see how it handles being tossed around by disgruntled airline workers before I start raving about it.. It does have some padding, so we shall see...
Oh, I bought the 165 size for my 158 wide board... I like the extra space...
Well padded with lots of room
My main criteria for purchasing bag (along with value) is adequate protection for my board. I know seems obvious, but not all padded bags are created equal as some designs are inherently less protective. This bag essentially creates a large, padded box shape around your board that protects your board in 6 directions, as opposed to other designs which essentially layer two sheets of foam above and on top of the board and the zipper close with nothing to protect the board on the sides as it shifts in the bag(or is thrown around by luggage handlers at the airport). Not only does this better protect your board edges, but it also creates more internal volume inside the bag to store boots, jacket, pants, gloves, etc. I purchased the 157cm bag to go with my 155cm board and there is more than enough room to fit all my gear. Also appreciated are the two boot storage pockets. These are great for use if your boots are dirty and you don't want to store them in the same compartment as the rest of your gear. Note that these pockets protrude into the bag, so they do not increase the overall storage volume of it. Other nice features are the tarp lined interior of the bag and boot storage pockets, luggage tag window, and the ability to add a lock to ALL zippers on the bag.
Plenty of room for extra gear
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
Even with a snowboard & bindings there is plenty of room for boots, coat, pants, gloves, helmet and any other gear you need for the mountain.
does that packing be folded? Actually I live in out of U.S. and almost shipment doesn't deliever over 160cm one side length. I'm a little nervous I want to buy 157cm one that doesn't receive. Thanx
Am I Able to take my two boards in this bag? Maybe one with the bindings attached and the another one not...
Hey Cristobal!
Yes you can, I literally just unpacked from a trip to Utah and Colorado. I have the 175cm touring bag and my boards were 165 and 163. you can fit another pair of bindings if you remove them and pack them between the others. There is plenty of room with 2 boards, 1 binding for your outerwear, boots goggles and gloves.
Will this fit a 165 board with bindings and a pair of 169cm skis as well? trying to find something to carry both my board and gf skis to colorado on a plane ride.
Hey maf105766533,
If you go with the 175cm option, then you'll have no problem fitting your 165cm board and your girlfriends 169cm skis.
I have a 149 board should I get a 165 or 157 bag? Is more space in the bag better?
Hey there! I always get my board bag bigger than my board so I can throw my boots and gear in there, as well. But ultimately, it's a preference thing :)
I have a 152 board. Will I be able to fit...
I have a 152 board. Will I be able to fit the board w/ bindings, helmet, and size 8 boots into the 157 bag? I'd opt for the 165 bag but I'm afraid that the longer bag won't fit into my car (a sedan but the stupid back seats don't fold down.)
Everything should easily fit in the 157 bag. These bags are designed to hold not only a board, but your other gear as well.
Well lucky for you, the bag does fold down! 157 will hold all that gear, helmets are funny to fit between the bindings sometimes. The 165 bag could come in handy if you ever travel with 2 boards or get a slightly larger board. I have the 165 free style bag and had a hard time fitting a 161 board in it. Extra room won't hurt!
Will I be able to keep 2 boards, a 162w...
Will I be able to keep 2 boards, a 162w and a 157W, in the same bag
You can easily fit 3 boards with one pair of bindings mounted into the bag. Size up to the 175cm to assure extra room.
because of the placement of the boots...
because of the placement of the boots compartments would having the bindings still on the board be a problem? i have the bindings on a wide stance
That is a tough call to make without seeing your gear and binding setup. You will be able to fit your complete board w/bindings and boot in this bag no matter what, but you may have to load your boots in the main compartment and use the boot compartments for other items if the stance really as wide as you are indicating. That being said, your binding stance would have to be about as wide as it gets to interfere with the boot compartments. A sure fix would be to go to a little longer bag length to compensate for the wide mounting postions (e.g. a 165 bag for a 161cm board).
I have not had that problem at all, I use the 175 bag my boards range from 172cm to 165cm and have a 24" stance width (wide as they usually go). there is a lot of room within the boot pockets for them to be shifted around. I have fit 2 boots (DC size 10) into one pocket with my helmet, goggles, gloves etc in the other boot pocket. Be sure to size up the bag! I at first had a 165cm bag and had a hard time fitting a 161cm board inside. The extra space is awesome for packing in all your extra gear!
I have the Capita Jess Kimura Pro. I could...
I have the Capita Jess Kimura Pro. I could not find the dimensions of the board. I was wondering if anyone knows if this board is too wide for the bag?
Depending on what length you've got, the dimensions can be found under Item #CPT0145
But honestly, that board should fit just fine in that board bag, it's a women's specific (which aren't very wide to begin with), and i'm guessing it's a 149cm or shorter, so you should still be able to fit your boots and everything in that 157cm bag without any issues.
And if you feel like you want a little extra room, I'd go up to the 165cm.
Awesome! Thanks! :)
Will I be able to store my Burton Clash,...
Will I be able to store my Burton Clash, with my bindings mounted on board. With my boots, pants and jacket in another compartment?
You shouldn't have any issues fitting all of your goodies in the Dakine Tour Snowboard bag with some room left over for another deck or two if you want. People pack board bags like this in a myriad of ways and you will figure out your own best use of the compartments once you have the bag in front of you.
Hey i have a borton 158. Is it fine if i...
Hey i have a borton 158. Is it fine if i buy a 175 bag. I just want to fit more in the bag. Or should i stick to 165?
Yeah, shouldn't be a problem for you to go with the bigger bag. Even better that it is the same price for an extra 10 cm of space!
My son has a new board, and it is 159cm...
My son has a new board, and it is 159cm long. Do I need to get a 165 cm bag or does it have to be the exact length?
That is a completely valid question. Dakine and other bag makers try to offer a variety of sizes but that doesn't mean you have to hit the size right on. A 165 bag will fit his 159cm board, and still give him plenty of room for all of those ancillary items necessary to snowboarders. Not only is the interior padded, but it also has strapping that will allow you to secure items.
Can this fit multiple boards or just one...
Can this fit multiple boards or just one my two boards are size 143 and 147 and I would get the 157?
You can easily fit 2-3 boards but only one pair of bindings.
My boyfriend has a 155cm board. Should I...
My boyfriend has a 155cm board. Should I get the 157 or the 165?
I would go with the 165, that way he'll have plenty of room for boots, jacket, pants, goggles, gloves, etc.
With my bindings on, my board measures 15...
With my bindings on, my board measures 15 inches. Is there enough room in this bag to fit my board with the bindings on?
That must be a pretty wide board! This bag is only 12 inches wide, so unfortunately it won't fit.
What kind of bindings are you using? I found that burton's Mission and customs have a longer highback when folded down.
They'll fit though!
Will this bag fit a 154 Ride Machete GT,...
Will this bag fit a 154 Ride Machete GT, Large Flow M9-SE bindings, Size 9 Nike Vapens, my pants, my jacket, and my goggles + helmet with some strategic packing? and Also, Would I be able to fit both my boots in a single compartment?
Yes, it will fit all of that and some other odds and ends (gloves, base layers, etc). It's surprising how much you can get in these things if you pack smart. The problem, at least in my experience, is keeping it under 50 pounds, or whatever the weight limit is for your airline of choice.
I have a Rossignol Taipan Amptek 158 MW;...
I have a Rossignol Taipan Amptek 158 MW; would my board fit in the 165 bag? Do the pockets for the boots fit size 11-12 boots?
Your board measures 11.9" at its widest point, so the board will fit. As for the boots, I've been told that size 11 will fit but size 12 is questionable.
They will fit, don't be that concerned about getting them into the "boot pocket" I usually just put them inside the main compartment at one end of the board, arrange the boots L to upside down L (like they're new in the box when you bought them).
I ride the Nitro Gullwing Wide, with the...
I ride the Nitro Gullwing Wide, with the widest dimensions of the board being 31cm just below the top and tail. Will this board fit into this bag?
No, it will not. The bag is 12 inches wide and your board is ~12.2 inches wide.
The bag is fabric and will stretch that .2 inches. my lib tech birdman has a 31cm nose and there is still room within the bag.
I have a 157cm board. Should I get a 157cm...
I have a 157cm board. Should I get a 157cm bag or 157 bag?
I'd recommend sizing up to the 165cm bag, since it is the same price. You'll have an easier time maneuvering your board into the bag and some extra room for the rest of your gear (boots, helmet, jacket, etc.) as well.

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NVIDIA Quietly Releases GeForce GTX 670MX and GTX 675MX for Notebooksby Dustin Sklavos on 10/1/2012 8:12 PM EST
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bobogo2013 - Tuesday, October 02, 2012 - linkWe all know the joke... what did the bird say as they flew over K.............. no??? lol
Anyways... I've had this graphix card going on 2 years now? With the system a Q6600 oc'd at 3.2 stable (i watercool it now with the corsair 70 something or other)...
Should I upgrade my crappy gfx card or cpu? OR BOTH??? What is the advice? Motherboard mind you... must be able to oc the crap outta it... (not super crap just like after a night of drinking crap... ;O )
Thanks. Reply
KillerFry - Tuesday, October 02, 2012 - link... I... don't even... whut! Reply
etamin - Tuesday, October 02, 2012 - linkAnandtech has a forum for all your questions. Reply
Wolfpup - Friday, October 05, 2012 - linkThis is a desktop? Why on Earth post this here?
Well anyway, I wouldn't call either "crappy" and think they're both probably very very useable, BUT if you've got the money and/or need, you can do enough better now that upgrading wouldn't be silly IMO. Reply
etamin - Tuesday, October 02, 2012 - linkMy head is exploding with this nomenclature nonsense...
I feel for the people getting shortchanged by this marketing ploy. Reply
Spunjji - Tuesday, October 02, 2012 - linkThe marketing ploy to shortchange people already happened (670M / 675M rebrand). This is, at last, the release of some decent performance-class notebook hardware and that can only be a good thing.
It's a shame they already screwed the pooch on the names, though, meaning they've had to bolt on ridiculous quantities of RAM to make it obvious which cards are better. Reply
blanarahul - Tuesday, October 02, 2012 - linkThankfully Alienware is being smart enough to not get caught in NVIDIA's ploy. I bet they will use the 2 GB variant of the GTX 675MX and the 1.5 GB variant of GTX 670MX.
One peculiar thing though, the GK104 and GK106 are capable of reaching and exceeding 1200 MHz on the desktop GPus, but they only manage 600 MHz on the notebook side. Reply
JarredWalton - Tuesday, October 02, 2012 - linkIt's not that the GPUs can't hit higher clocks; it's a matter of hitting those clocks within a certain TDP. Core and RAM clocks are both higher on the desktop because the TDP is much greater; on notebooks, the highest TDP we've seen is ~100W, and these second tier mobile GPUs are more likely in the 60-75W TDP range. Reply
blanarahul - Tuesday, October 02, 2012 - linkOh didn't think about that.
Please check the following article:-
There is a mistake which I have mentioned in the comments on the first comment page. Reply
blanarahul - Tuesday, October 02, 2012 - linkIt's the second last comment. Reply
JarredWalton - Tuesday, October 02, 2012 - linkUnless I'm seeing something different than you, the first graph has a gamma target around 2.4 while the second is around 2.2, so they're labeled correctly. Reply
blanarahul - Thursday, October 04, 2012 - linkWhoops. I misinterpreted the text written above the graphs. I am extremely sorry for troubling you. Reply
CeriseCogburn - Thursday, October 11, 2012 - linkLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
As I suspected. It is you whom is not capable to purchase a gaming laptop, not those who "amazingly" are so smart as to avoid being fooled.....
You people need to do all of us a favor and just drop the stupidity of immense proportion.
In a gaming laptop, the PRICE of the GPU upgrade is one indicator that we don't need a crybaby fool worried about imaginary failure of others. Reply
CeriseCogburn - Thursday, October 11, 2012 - linkIf they use the lower priced variant, the customer and they, PAY LESS you idiot. Reply
CeriseCogburn - Thursday, October 11, 2012 - linkYes, because of course the notebook vars do not know what any chip they get with the wrong name is capable of, and cannot imagine anything but how badly they were tricked, as they offered the several hundred dollar price difference UPGRADES in their laptops.
I agree, as the idiot drooling monkey stared at the name, that overcame all knee jerk response his or her wallet provided in the obvious several hundred dollar (less or more than $100x who gives crap you fools) price differences. Reply
Spunjji - Monday, November 12, 2012 - linkTool. Reply
CeriseCogburn - Thursday, October 11, 2012 - linkIt would be interesting to have an actual case cited for anyone getting shortchanged, instead of the usual frenzy posters go into assuming the rest of the computer world is illiterate and can't purchase a couple thousand dollar piece of hardware without being a buffoon.
Is it at least possible that those with thick wallets acquired said wallets because they have a bit more sense than the duped retard all you fantasy haters assume exist everywhere ?
Maybe it's a mirror reflection with you people - you go into an unstoppable bad luck and drooling mode before you extract whatever pence you have collected then find out of course it wasn't the dream you fantasized about as you scraped lunch money together for the big move ahead. It's easy for you then to blame the name it was called, instead of actually accepting you're the fool who cannot handle it.
I actually believe that to be the case. If anyone wants the best there is, they will find there are very limited choices in this particular space.
A few moments is all it would take for the average C student who doesn't drool all day long to determine the performance grades in between the 3 or 4 choices available no matter their call sign.
Further, any idiot who isn't aware there just might be a slight bit of marketing going on in thousand dollar items probably has no idea what the naming schema of any GPU company currently is or has been at any time, and likely won't know distinguish the two major brands.
So of course, we are down to the real truth. It is you of course, the little angry hater with the GPU obsession, who feels like a big man and wants to share his pride of just handed to him knowledge with those he wishes were just as pathetic as to appreciate it, thus in the end, the only people getting duped are the ones in constant complaint mode over this.
It's time you people closed the traps and gave those spending several thousand dollars (something you whining fools obviously have never done, or have been stupid duped idiots doing as I pointed out, a problem shared by very few and a shame to you) of their money a bit more credit than anyone with any sense can possibly give you.
Yes, of course, an obsessed freaking FPS gamer is not going to have a clue and will compulsively buy whatever NUMBER makes their peenie feel happy, right ?
Right, you're so right... ( if you didn't detect angry sarcasm don't ever spend any money on your own)
Spunjji - Monday, November 12, 2012 - linkDid I mention that you're a tool?
Just thought it was worth restating Reply
CeriseCogburn - Thursday, October 11, 2012 - linkTo further point out the ridiculous premise you people spew about in reactionary parrot mode every single time, I went to the Origin site and quickly noted in under 30 seconds the gpu choices are (gasp) accompanied by PRICING DIFFERENCES that are in fact, quite large.
Now I imagine, someone as thick as you, would go to the purchase arena, and seeing a name used for a GPU chip, would buy it, expecting of course whatever performance your immense experience dictated it would provide, while hopping up and down in joy joy mode that you just got the $100 GPU upgrade that in fact surpasses the $500 GPU upgrade, because not only are nVidia marketers evil, but they have duped the ENTIRE industry, even those who design, manufacture, and sell said gaming notebooks, into a pricing scheme in a marketplace that has absolutely no relation to reality of performance of the GPU arch in the gaming laptop.
I mean it's just frikkin AMAZING you people are so devoid of any thought what so ever. Reply
Spunjji - Monday, November 12, 2012 - linkBLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH WHINE WHINE BLAH
Thanks Cerise, for another intellectual discussion.
Oh haha wait no you're just mashing your face against your keyboard again.
Tool. Reply
Byte - Tuesday, October 02, 2012 - linkWhats up with nvidias mobile department, it seems to be run by a bag of gerbals. Their 7900 was one of the last decent mobile chips. Then we got the lawsuits. I got 2 POS compaqs with single cores from $1500 17" HP Entertainment laptops. Thanks. At least kepler is finally wielding its head and its pretty decent too, enough to drive most pathetic laptop resolutions (i'm still using my Dell 17" with 1920x1200 reso, it had a 7900 but got replaced twice, finally replaced again with a radeon x1400, which doesnt die at least.) And what is this 3GB/4GB memory stuff. Its twice as much as my desktop 670s that might actually use that much memory if I get some of those awesome LG 27" screens. Makes not sense at all. Reply
Spunjji - Tuesday, October 02, 2012 - linkThe memory is entirely a marketing exercise, to make sure the consumer knows these cards are "better" than the 7970M. Funny thing is, if you care about battery life and simple driver updates in your notebook, they really are better. Very odd. Reply
blanarahul - Tuesday, October 02, 2012 - linkThey could have atleast released the GTX 675MX as the GTX 670M in the first place. But Companies really like to joke with the consumers these days. :/ Reply
TheJian - Wednesday, October 03, 2012 - linkDo you expect them to throw away a ton of perfectly good older 670M's(580's whatever)? You like the prices? They'd go WAY up if they didn't clear out old stock in some way shape or form. I don't believe they are trying to screw customers, rather trying to clear old product. The fact they're marketing the higher end with gobs of memory lets any buyer know what they're getting. Get over it. This is called smart business. The memory may be a waste but it makes it easy for the buyer to figure out what's going on without knowing silly nomenclature in most cases. Reply
CeriseCogburn - Thursday, October 11, 2012 - linkThe gaming laptop freak, or his mommie, certainly cannot judge by price, nor by asking the vendor, nor by a quick internet check in a few minutes, when they go to spend 2 grand on the new toy.
I think you're all correct, everyone is so stupid that 2 grand comes and goes while the crybaby duped consumer finds out they've been had... since they "just knew" the "performance factor" of the "name" of the "gpu" so well and found out they were such an idiot after being such and expert on DESKTOP GPU's.... (believe that one and they'll tell us another)
Right, this whole discussi0on does NOTHING for any consumer - all it does it stroke the hate filled egos of the idiots in the comments section.
At the vendor, PRICE dictates a guideline, not the pretty numbers and names.
How much you wanna bet these crybabies have a penny pinching mental amd fanboy type obsession...
I wouldn't mind one bit if the crybabies went to the Origin site and informed the dumbed down public here what a terrible deal this or that price was on the various GPU upgrades....
Of course anyone buying won't have that price cue... they will be IDIOTS under the plague of the evil conspiring naming PR team....
" I feel sorry for them".....(rolls eyes)
The crybabies here are probably also bat crazy jealous anyone else gets the 2 grand gaming laptop, so they have to tell themselves and us that "that lucky person got fooled! and got a piece of crap! " - as their green jealousy burns their soul to the core. Reply
xTRICKYxx - Tuesday, October 02, 2012 - linkI feel bad for people who actually bought the 675M when first released. Reply
CeriseCogburn - Thursday, October 11, 2012 - linkYeah because their 2 thousand dollar monster gaming laptop that you don't have is so crap. Reply
Tweak155 - Wednesday, November 07, 2012 - linkYou sound pretty uninformed. You write these long posts with the delusion you're making some grand point, but in the end you're spouting ignorance. Reply
Spunjji - Monday, November 12, 2012 - linkThat's Cerise for you. Can't stand anybody pointing out any of the stupid shit nVidia do. Happy to do the same for AMD, though. Funny that. Reply
robcwalker - Wednesday, October 03, 2012 - linkThe article states:
"Origin PC was the first to get into our mailbox announcing immediate availability of these GPUs, but undoubtedly they will gradually become available from other vendors as well."
This is wrong, but not blaming anandtech as the Origin press release says "Origin PC's newest additions to their EON gaming laptops are available now".
Origin PC DO NOT have immediate availability, they are getting stock the same time as everyone else. If you spec up on their website the eta says 10/31 so its pretty misleading of Origin to say that, blatant attempt to jump the competition without being able to back it up:-( Reply
iMacmatician - Sunday, October 14, 2012 - linkAccording to the NVIDIA product comparison sheet, the Quadro K3000M has a 256-bit bus, which would point to it actually being a really heavily cut down (in terms of SMXes at least) GK104. Reply


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Police say woman attacked foe with rake, knife
Published: Sunday, December 9, 2012 at 11:29 p.m.
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A woman was arrested for aggravated assault Saturday after threatening a neighbor with a rake and a butcher knife.
According to Gainesville Police, Teresa Jackson, 42, became engaged in an argument with another woman over how Jackson was dressed. According to police, Jackson was wearing only her underwear.
Police said Jackson pulled the woman's shirt, and the other woman broke free of her grasp. Jackson then threw a lawn rake at the woman, missing her. Jackson grabbed a large butcher knife and moved toward the woman, pointing it at her and yelling that she was going to kill her.
The victim was uninjured by the knife but received a wound on her index finger during the initial struggle.
Police said the two women have a history of disputes. The victim told police that Jackson has been coming outside her home regularly without clothing.
Jackson was arrested at her home in the 3900 block of SW 17th Lane on a charge of aggravated assault.
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MIDDLEBURG, Fla. - A dog that went missing after a car drove into a Clay County home last week has been found safe.
Dolly is back with homeowners Gary and Elaine Davis.
They said a man came to their door Saturday saying he'd seen Dolly in the woods. He went into the woods and found her. She nipped him in the process, but he was OK.
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The Davises said they're glad to have their Boston Terrier back.
Amanda Jammes, 29, the driver of the car that drove into the home, suffered a medical emergency, causing her to accelerate and lose control of the car.
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If you follow local politics, it's hard not to hear the cacophony as our state legislature strives to meet the challenge of bipartisan cooperation called for at the session's opening last month. But I'm encouraged to hear a cooperative chord rising from the Capitol as we search for common ground in an area offering an opportunity for real progress critical to Coloradans.
I represent a district that is emblematic of Colorado's changing complexion. Forty percent of the population in the neighborhoods making up Senate District 32 [from Bear Valley and Fort Logan to Washington Park and Cherry Creek] are considered minorities, including a 32 percent Hispanic population. My neighbors can back up the fact that immigration issues remain among the hottest of Colorado's hot-button issues, but I hear nearly universal agreement, in my conversations in the community and under the golden dome regarding immigration: Our system is broken and needs repair.
We know immigration reform is primarily a federal responsibility, but Colorado has the opportunity to make meaningful change affecting some of our most vulnerable citizens-the innocent children who came with their families to Colorado and have taken the initiative to work their way through our school systems and to strive to become productive members of our community by furthering their education.
Senate Bill 015 offers a solution that benefits Colorado students who aspire to higher education, rewards the colleges and universities that opt to receive their tuition, and strengthens the community as we welcome to the workforce a new generation of Colorado-educated young adults eager to contribute.
The product of years of compromise and fine-tuning, SB-015 may have finally found a unique solution for our state. The bill offers the introduction of an optional "standard rate" of tuition for Colorado colleges and universities, a rate significantly higher than the rate offered to in-state students but notably lower than that offered to out-of-state students. The rate would be available to undocumented students who graduate from Colorado high schools, and every college and university would have the option to choose whether to implement the tuition rate, with two key stipulations: The students are not eligible for state or federal financial aid, and the students must apply for citizenship.
This is an innovate idea whose time has come. The benefits of investing in an educated workforce while providing an estimated influx of $1.75 million to $4.2 million in new revenue to Colorado's higher education institutions is reason enough to celebrate. But at least as important is the proactive step Colorado would be taking to put motivated students on a path to citizenship, ensuring that their participation in the standard tuition rate option for higher education is part of a documented effort to play by Colorado's rules and enter our community as full participants.
Nebraska, Kansas, New Mexico and Utah have all enacted similar programs, as has Texas, and the economic boom that has come their way has not been lost on my colleagues in the Colorado State Assembly. It's time Colorado steps up with the creativity and compassion we are known for as we seek what's best for our children and our future.
Colorado's optional standard tuition rate embodies an extension of our heritage as Americans, honoring fairness and the effort to turn hard work into citizenship by helping young people find a way to overcome the obstacles in their way and become productive, full participants in our society. The bill is Colorado's humane, homegrown effort to blaze a path toward acceptance for students eager to build on their secondary school education and to embrace citizenship.


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Photoshop CS6 beta was first unveiled last Thursday March 22. Already more than half a million users worldwide downloaded the beta from Adobe Labs.
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YORKSHIRE'S mixed bag of a limited overs season continued as they lost their Royal London One-day Cup clash with Gloucestershire at Headingley by three wickets on the back of a poor batting performance.
Just when you think the Vikings have cracked it against the white ball, they go and prove otherwise.
They assembled a squad capable of winning the T20 Blast but failed to reach the quarter-finals having thrown away a number of golden opportunities.
Then, on Saturday, they impressively saw off Roses rivals Lancashire at Emirates Old Trafford having amassed 324-7 to start this competition with a bang.
Unfortunately, they backed it up by being bowled out for 192 against a side of inferior quality, including a loss of three wickets for no runs in 15 balls and then five for 18 in 22 to bookend half-centuries from Adil Rashid and York's Jack Leaning.
They even had Gloucester 83-6 in reply, but somehow failed to press home the advantage as the visitors reached their 193 target with 28 balls to spare. Will Gidman steered them home with 71 not out.
"Very disappointing," said director of cricket Martyn Moxon. "From Saturday to this game, it's chalk and cheese really. I can't explain it. From the outset, we just weren't at the races.
"It's happened a couple of times already this year. In Twenty20 cricket we generally batted well, but we keep having this kind of blip.
"We clearly didn't assess the conditions well at all. It was a bit slower, but that's our job as professional batsmen to assess conditions and play accordingly. We didn't do that.
"That partnership got us back in with a chance, but we lost five at the end to leave us short. To have nine overs left at the end is criminal. At the very least, you've got to bat 50 overs."
There were some positives, however. Rashid performed with bat and ball to return a career best 71 off 83 balls and take 3-43 from ten overs of leg-spin, while Leaning also hit a composed 56 off 71.
They shared a county record 129 partnership for the sixth wicket inside 26 overs to help recover from 45-5 in the 13th over, but their good work was undone with a late collapse.
The negatives by far and away outweighed the positives.
After Andrew Gale won the toss, they were too aggressive at the start of their innings and got carried away at the end after the success of the Leaning and Rashid alliance.
They then looked set to get out of jail as Gloucester lost four wickets for 14 through the middle of their innings to slip from 69-2, including two each for Rich Pyrah and Rashid.
But a counter-attacking stand of 69 inside 14 overs for the seventh wicket between Gidman and Jack Taylor (38) swung the contest back in Gloucester's favour.
The pair had earlier taken two wickets each in Yorkshire's innings added to 3-31 for new ball bowler David Payne.
Yorkshire are back in action on Thursday when they host Sri Lanka 'A' in a 50-over friendly at Headingley.
Gale, Tim Bresnan, Jonny Bairstow, Jack Brooks and Steve Patterson will all miss the contest due to rest or impending Lions duty.


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It's no secret that the price of groceries is on the rise, hitting American consumers deep in the pocketbook. In a recent USDA Economic Research Service report, the average American spent 6.6 percent of their household budget on groceries for home or 11 percent when eating out costs are factored in. Sound steep? Pakistanis shelled out 47.7 percent of their household budget on food costs.
Looking at Figure 1, trends show wealthier countries are able to spend less of their budget on food costs compared to poorer countries. However, there is variation due to eating out trends, food preferences and regional food prices.
"As countries get richer, they start spending more of their money on other things — like health care, or entertainment, or alcohol. South Koreans spent one-third of their budget on food in 1975; today that's down to just 12 percent," says an extensive overview from Vox. "That said, this relationship doesn't always hold. It depends, at least in part, on what kind of food people favor, patterns of eating out, and the specific food prices and subsidy schemes in their country. Note that India spends a smaller fraction of its budget on food consumed at home than Russia, which is much richer. Likewise, South Korea spends a smaller share of its budget on food than wealthier Japan does."
It's noted on average Americans spend slightly less ($2,273) on their household budget on food consumed at home compared to Germans ($2,481). This is well below the French's $3,037 expense and Norwegian's total of $4,485 per year on food.
Vox concluded this is due to Europe's tax system on food and U.S. farm subsidies lowering the price of food for the country.
"There are fierce debates about the downsides of industrial agriculture — as well as the desirability of subsidizing agriculture. But one thing this system has done fairly well is keep the sticker price of food at the grocery store down," says Vox.


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Battle of the tablets: iPad v Nexus
iPad or Nexus? Big or small? Livewire's Katie Cincotta puts Apple's iPad and iPad mini up against Google's Nexus 7 and Nexus 10.
The early leader is Apple, which has been a stayer since 2010 with the success of its iPad. But fierce competition has emerged from Google and Microsoft, which are wowing buyers with competitive pricing, different looks and feels, and alternative operating systems.
Our family tested some of the latest tablets, providing a diverse user perspective: mine, my husband's and our eight-year-old junior geek's, referred to as GH (geek husband), Me (me) and JG (junior geek) in these verdicts.
Asus Google Nexus 7 and Samsung Nexus 10
Never write off the search giant. Late to the game, the Nexus 7 has been attracting buyers since July with its $249 starting price, almost $100 less than an iPad mini. The tiny Google tablet fits easily into a handbag, ready to buy silence from restless cherubs at restaurants, or respite from the grunts and sniffles on the peak-hour express.
Its deeper, round-back design won't be to everyone's taste but it is fast (powered by a quad-core processor, compared with iPad mini's dual core), the sound is crisp and the screen is sharper than the mini's.
Its bigger relation, the Samsung Nexus 10, runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and has a screen edge over the iPad with the highest resolution in the category, at 300 pixels an inch, and a 16:10 screen ratio, which reduces letterboxing when watching videos.
The 10 also has a photo-sphere camera function, which lets you snap photos in every direction and merge them into a 360-degree scene - people are already uploading panoramas to Street View.
Google won't say how many of its 700,000 apps in the Play store are optimised for tablet, but it has put out a call for developers to start designing for Android, clearly keen to compete with Apple's 275,000 dedicated tablet apps.
If developers can be convinced to launch on Android first, Google is in with a real chance to swing the big Apple off its lofty limb.
Nexus 7
GH: I like the solid feel - like a man-tablet. Best of this bunch and a great price.
Me: Winning price, great performance, but a bit chunky and would prefer a cellular version.
JG: Bit harder to use, can't find the buttons easily at first.
Nexus 10
GH: Beats the iPad on all counts, just too bulky for everyday use.
Me: The best screen for movies, with 16:10 ratio, but not as bright as the iPad.
JG: Cool sound, lighter than the iPad, easy to grip.
Though Apple has quietly launched its fourth-generation iPad (sure to irk buyers who bought the 3 just eight months ago), all eyes and hands have been on the Apple tablet baby. ''Every inch an iPad'' is the mini's tagline, but it's missing that glorious Retina display that you'll find on the latest full-size iPad: you can't have 3.1 million pixels to ogle over for $329.
What you do get with the Mini is 7.9 inches, which can be held in one hand; 10 hours of battery life; and wi-fi speed that's twice as fast as the third-generation iPad.
The mini fits into a pocket without a cover but it's a tight squeeze. Another negative is that the icons are small.
What the mini has going for it is good looks - the sleek finish we've come to expect from the brand - and a set of new Apple Smart magnetic covers. A portion of the profits from the sales of these is donated to charity.
The new full-size iPad impresses with its speed and the glorious Retina display, where colours pop. The five-megapixel rear-facing camera is also a bonus, but how many of us would really use it? It's tricky to hold steady and attracts glares in a crowd, when the eight-megapixel iPhone 5 camera does such a better job.
iPad mini
GH: Premium price, superb build quality, but I'd scratch the hell out of it.
Me: Love the compact size and lightness for travel.
JG: Mini is easy to hold and good for games but video looks small.
New iPad
GH: Bit on the heavy side for travel, but killer screen and apps are still first to market.
Me: Still wins for style and finish and great 4:3 screen ratio for web browsing.
JG: Has too much reflection on the screen, and white is for girls.
Only time will tell if Microsoft can cement itself in the post-PC era as more than a software company. Its Surface tablet running the funky Windows 8 touch tile interface has us intrigued.
Unfortunately, we weren't able to get our hands on a review unit. Publicity staff in the US told us there were ''no review units at this time'', four days after the product launch. Strange, when you've thrown millions of dollars at a global advertising campaign and are taking orders online. When local PR people took over they were still waiting for review units, clearly frustrated.
More jarring still is that Microsoft has elected to sell Surface exclusively online, which means you can't head to a local retailer and play with its vapour-deposited magnesium chassis.
JB Hi-Fi chief executive Terry Smart thinks shutting out retailers is a risky move and may hurt Surface sales. ''It's obviously disappointing, but it probably hurts Microsoft more,'' Smart says.
Online retailer Kogan was the first local website to sell the Surface, taking orders on November 14. Chief executive Ruslan Kogan thinks web-only is the sales strategy of the future. ''The bottom line is, the customer gets a cheaper price,'' Kogan says.
He says most customers will research online and buy without having seen the physical product. ''You can't sit there in a store testing battery life, so you make the informed decision online.''
There is one other big player here, and that's Amazon with its Kindle Fire HD, a tablet version of its e-reader. Amazon has sold 7 million Fire HDs, but the product hasn't been released in Australia owing to content restrictions; you need to be in the US to buy, download or stream movies and TV shows on the Fire.
Advice to Amazon: there may only be 22 million Aussies, but we love our tech and we'd like it on time. Very sad news to hear Santa's sleigh got stuck in Seattle.


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ALL OVER Swindon today, couples, singletons, and everyone in between is getting together to celebrate the most romantic day of the year – Valentine's Day.
While photography students sold Valentine's Day cakes to their peers at New College to raise money for the BTEC Level 3 Photography end of year exhibition, florists, jewellers and gift shops were over-run with orders and purchases by loved up shoppers.
Particularly for florists, the days leading up to February 14 are some of the busiest times of the year, with happy partners spending hundreds of pounds on their loved ones.
Florists Fleur expected more than 120 orders from customers at their shop in Park Lane or online.
Florist Sue Durrant said: "There hasn't been anything unusual ordered this year. People used to go all out and spend oodles of money seven or eight years ago but we haven't really seen that. I think people are just being more sensible with their money."
The Flower Shop in Victoria Road was also inundated with calls for around 300 orders by the end of the day.
Beverley Dockerell, who works in the Old Town store, said: "We had a steady number of orders come in but nothing particularly out of the ordinary or unusual this year."
Jewellers around the town saw a steady flow of sales in fashion items and heart-themed pieces.
Susan Ball, Assistant Manager at Beaverbrooks in Regent Street, said: "It's mainly fashion jewellery and lots of hearts and chocolates. It's been quite good this year, we all enjoy it, it's quite a fun time."
Couples around the town also took the opportunity to tie the knot on the big day, with four marriage ceremonies planned for the big day in the Register Office, and one lucky couple marking the day out for their wedding in the Marriott Hotel in Pipers Way.
Emma Dickson, a Wedding Planner at the hotel said: "We tend to only have one wedding at the hotel at one time and they are celebrating the whole thing at the hotel.
"I think it's quite a romantic thing to do to have your wedding on Valentine's Day. It's a very special day and couples have special anniversaries throughout the year and getting married just makes an already special day even more special.
"It can be tough though because they have to check that their guests can come to their wedding and they haven't planned anything else with their own partners."
Elsewhere in Swindon, to celebrate the season select churches are putting on a special fair where couples can re-affirm their wedding vows as well as see photographs of marriages gone by.
Associate Minister Tricia Roberts at All Saints Church in Lydiard Millicent, which is holding one such fair tomorrow, said: "I can't say I'm a big fan of Valentine's day but it's lovely to have a day to celebrate your love for one another. I want couples to say they love each other every day but it's nice to have a day dedicated to it.
"In my marriage it's my husband who is the more romantic one and usually has something planned for the day."
Also marking the special day, Heart Breakfast presenter Kirsten O'Brien set her co-presenter, Ben Atkinson, up on a special blind date with a listener, known only as Hayley.
The date took place yesterday evening in the board room of the Heart studio, complete with candlelight, music and a video camera to record the whole thing.
Ben said: "I have been single for a while and Kirsten took it upon herself to do something about it. She put a call out on the radio to find somebody who might want to go on a blind date.
"I was really nervous about it. The worst thing would be if they are really quiet, it gets a bit awkward if they are shy.
"Kirsten even spoke to my mum about it."
To see how Ben's date went, visit www.heart.co.uk/wiltshire/date-our-ben-profile


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July 29
Alberto Gutierrez, Jr., 39, Putnam
County Jail, pleaded guilty to trafficking in drugs (cocaine),
permitting drug abuse, with specification (Ford Taurus), and trafficking
in drugs (marijuana) with specification ($3,740 cash). He faces up to
12 years in prison, $27,500 in fines, and 18 months to 15 years license
suspension. Bond was revoked while a pre-sentence investigation is
conducted with sentencing set for 3 p.m. Aug. 21. He was originally
charged with three counts trafficking in drugs (marijuana), two counts
trafficking in drugs (cocaine). and four counts permitting drug abuse
(motor vehicle) with specification.
Desmond L. Degen, 19, Adams
County Jail, Decatur, Indiana, pleaded guilty to theft of elderly
person. He faces up to 12 months in prison and 2,500 in fines. Bond was
continued while a pre-sentence investigation is conducted with
sentencing set for 1 p.m. Sept. 10.
July 30
S. Schneider, 28, Fort Jennings, was sentenced to the WORTH Center for
violating the terms of supervision. The violations include entering and
taking Cooper wire and an air conditioner from an unoccupied structure
in Van Wert County on June 18 without authorization of the owner,
possessing heroin and instruments to administer heroin on June 30, and
testing positive for opiates without a valid prescription. He must pay
$3,900 restitution to Miller Contracting Group, Ottoville, and have only
one medical care provider and one pharmacy.
Amisa Pettry, 29,
Findlay, was sentenced to 10 days jail for failure to pay child support,
totaling $4,575.65 as of June 30, 2014. All but one day was suspended
provided he remain current in his payments and seek work.
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R&B singer Chris Brown has taken down his Twitter account after a vulgar online exchange with comedian Jenny Johnson.
Johnson says she's now receiving death threats on Twitter from Brown's supporters.
It's alarming how many death threats I'm receiving via @ replies. I encourage everyone, including @twitter to look through them. Not cool.— Jenny Johnson (@JennyJohnsonHi5) November 26, 2012
The fight started when 23-year-old Brown posted a picture of himself, saying he looked old. Johnson replied: "I know! Being a worthless piece of (expletive) can really age a person."
Brown fired back a series of crude sexual jokes. Johnson posted a link to a news story about Brown's 2009 assault on singer Rihanna.
Before deleting his account, Brown wrote: "Just ask Rihanna if she mad??????" The on-again-off-again couple have been seen together recently.
A representative for Brown's record label didn't immediately respond to an email seeking comment.
Brown had 11.6 million followers on Twitter.


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Identity Thief steals US weekend on $37m debut
The comedy starring Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy led the North American session thanks to a $36.6m debut through Universal.
Last weekend's champion Warm Bodies slid one place on $11.5m for $36.7m after two weekends and Steven Soderbergh's Side Effects starring Channing Tatum and Rooney Mara arrived in third place through Open Road Films on $10m.
TWC's Silver Linings Playbook ranks fourth on $90m in its 13th weekend in release and Zero Dark Thirty in seventh place stands at $83.6m after eight.
Argo climbed three places to number eight in its 18th session and stands at $123.7m, while Lincoln has amassed $173.6m through Buena Vista after 14. Fox's Life Of Pi fell one place to number 14 and after 12 weekends has grossed $108.5m. Paramount released Top Gun 3D in 11th place on $1.9m.
Music Box opened the second world war thriller Lore on $31,000 from six theatres and A24 released A Glimpse Inside The Mind Of Charles Swan III on $12,000 from two.
This week's wide releases are: Fox's action title A Good Day To Die Hard starring Bruce Willis; Relativity's romance Safe Haven; TWC's animation Escape From Planet Earth; and Warner Bros' drama Beautiful Creatures.
Estimated Top 10 North America Feb 8-10 2012
Film (Dist) / Est wkd gross / Est total to date
1 (-) Identity Thief (Universal) UPI $36.6m –
2 (1) Warm Bodies (Summit) Summit International $11.5m $36.7m
3 (-) Side Effects (Open Road) FilmNation $10m –
4 (3) Silver Linings Playbook (TWC) TWC International $6.9m $90m
5 (2) Hansel And Gretel: Witch Hunters (Paramount) PPI $5.8m $43.8m
6 (4) Mama (Universal) UPI $4.3m $64m
7 (5) Zero Dark Thirty (Columbia Pictures) Panorama/Universal $4m $83.6m
8 (11) Argo (Warner Bros) WBPI $2.5m $123.7m
9 (8) Django Unchained (TWC) SPRI $2.3m $154.5m
10 (6) Bullet To The Head (Warner Bros) IM Global $1.9m $8.2m
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Parliament unveiled a tribute to residential school survivors this week. A beautiful stained glass window inside its central corridor, named Giniigaaniimenaaning, which means "looking ahead" in Ojibway. It depicts the journey of aboriginal people through harrowing times, and into a new era of hope.
It's a good gesture, which will be seen by MPs, prime ministers and visitors to Parliament for years to come. More such tributes, however, should dot the Canadian landscape in coming years.
Tributes are important. They remind us of our past; what we've done right and what we've done wrong. Tributes help us honour our heroes, our legends, and our history.
We can all move forward with markers to remember where we've been.
If I was a sculptor I would make a monument of iron to residential school kids. I wouldn't create a traditional monument, but a tribute with a more abstract design, like the infamous Louis Riel sculpture that sits at the Universite de Saint-Boniface.
Maybe my sculpture would be of larger than life children climbing up a junk pile of old residential school waste: a jumble of residential schools askew like toy houses, bed frames, books, airplanes that carried kids away, letter boards and cut-off braids.
Maybe some children would be near the bottom of that mound, struggling to reach the top. Other kids would be pulling their siblings behind them, and a few children would be at the crest of that great hill.
Then again, iron monuments are more of a western notion, so maybe something with a more aboriginal flavour would be fitting.
If I was a Haida master carver in B.C. I would erect 100 totem poles along the waters of the Coquihalla River, near Hope. I've been there once and I remember its peacefulness and beauty.
Each totem pole would represent 1,000 children. An estimated 100,000 kids went to school over the 100 years of the residential era.
The totem poles could be carved with faces, traditional clan animals, and the names of students and their home communities.
Totem poles are meant to be noticed, as they are markers for family wealth, deaths, good and bad deeds. They stand proudly for a time and then they gradually return to the earth over decades.
And finally, if I was a landscaper, I would plant 100,000 tree seedlings right smack in the middle of a flat prairie field in Manitoba.
I would plant each seedling by hand in a huge circle that would probably be as big as a football stadium. Each little tree would be a white poplar tree seedling.
Perhaps some seedlings would not survive our cold winters, but many would no doubt thrive as long as they had sunlight, rain to feed them, and enough room to grow.
After several years they would become a forest of breathtaking proportions that people could come and visit with their kids. They could even have a picnic, or just take a nature walk.
The forest would be a nice spot on a long road trip home. The sound of the poplar leaves rustling would be soothing, therapeutic, along with the swaying prairie grass.
After a while people would forget that forest wasn't always there in the middle of a field. All they would see is the beauty, and silent strength of the poplar trees.
Colleen Simard is a Winnipeg writer.


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Goals: Melbourne: C Pedersen 2 D Kent 2 J Frawley 2 J Watts 2 B Vince C Salem J Grimes N Jones. Essendon: D Zaharakis 4 B Goddard J Daniher P Ambrose P Chapman P Ryder Z Merrett.
BEST: Melbourne: Dunn, Howe, McDonald, Jones, Grimes, Watts, McKenzie, Viney, Kent. Essendon: Zaharakis, Goddard, Heppell, Hibberd, Carlisle, Ambrose.
Umpires: Justin Schmitt, Troy Pannell, Brendan Hosking.
Official Crowd: 44,622 at MCG.
They came to the MCG uncertain what they would see, the players and faithful alike. They came looking for a signpost, an understanding of what the events of the last week might mean for Essendon. Would they bounce, or pop?
They bounced, then popped. They rallied, then were rolled. How could it be otherwise? They fell, Melbourne rose. It was a single point but it was a point well made.
If they came hoping the game would provide a clear picture on Essendon and what they events of last week might mean for the remainder of their season they left believing that the Dons had been left in a muddle-headed fog. The 44,622 who came will have left concluding Essendon's year might end as last year's did.
David Zaharakis insists this is wrong and premature, but also could not adequately explain why it was that his team's game fell apart so dramatically as it did in the third quarter after they stretched out to a 33-point lead.
He was frustrated. Frustrated that the game was lost but now excuses would be made. The ASADA notices were not front of mind for the players when they were bustling out to be almost six goals up, neither were they when the gave up that lead, he said.
"We started playing as individuals, we don't move the ball as a team, we start going safer than what we have been as a team ... we build a lead and then we start playing as individuals,'' he said.
"We spoke a lot about our last kick inside 50 and that is what is hurting us. It's a combination of the mids are putting the ball on the forwards' head and then the forwards are not moving enough. Tonight we missed five or six from 30 metres out that is just inexcusable.''
Of course the easy answer is also that it is easier for Zaharakis to put the matter out of his head - he has not received a notice.
"I just know the guys were up and about for a game. We just think about the footy when we get to the MCG or Etihad. It is our funnest three or four hours for the week,'' he said. Sunday was not so much fun.
Essendon played as a side determined to go forward, to get on the front foot, but didn't quite know how. It was attack without direction, offence without effect. They ended the game with an astonishing 69 inside 50s, dwarfing Melbourne's 36. And lost.
Paul Little began the afternoon formally, speaking before the game at his chairman's lunch. It was a measured speech with less spirit than evident in his fighting press conference on Friday. He dutifully noted the various coteries in detail – their support in spirit and that cash will be required as the months pass.
There was no ovation, but no jeer. There was one ripple of applause when he insisted that the board were steadfast in the belief their players had not been given a banned substance.
After an ugly week for both teams – though Melbourne's ugliness was confined to the field – it began an ugly contest that improved as the match wore on.
The Essendon players began the game with urgency, energy and intent but without focus. They comfortably had the majority of the ball for the first half, occupied it in their half of the ground but battled to convert that to a score.
When the second half began the Dons began as they did the first term with two bright pieces of play that delivered Brendon Goddard and Zaharakis quick goals and the lead was built to a game high 33 points. From there by stealth the Essendon game fell apart. Their ball use in the third term in particular was atrocious and it not only allowed Melbourne into the contest, it demanded they come in.
Melbourne became bolder and played with more adventure after the static style of Queens Birthday had leaked into the first half of this game. Melbourne had 11 inside 50s in the first half, then 14 in the third quarter alone. They had been held in the match by their defenders - Lynden Dunn was outstanding, Jeremy Howe and Tom McDonald helping to withstand the assault on the defence that threatened to be overwhelming.
Melbourne found their run. They kicked six straight goals from late in the third term until they hit the lead 17 minutes into the last quarter when Dean Kent ran assuredly inside 50, pursued by Jake Carlisle, who could pressure but not catch him, and the young Demon goaled.
Zaharakis booted two in a minute to recover Essendon's lead but when with 19 seconds to go, Christian Salem marked and goaled Melbourne was home. Such was Essendon's lot.


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AUSTRALIAN stocks are expected to start the last full trading week before Christmas on a cautious note amid ongoing negotiations over the looming US budget deadline.
Futures trading was pointing to a weak start on the local market on Monday, after Wall Street closed lower as investors fretted over the likelihood of US President Barack Obama and legislators in Congress reaching a deal over the so-called fiscal cliff.
CommSec chief economist Craig James said despite some encouraging data on US manufacturing, inflation and industrial production, and BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto being well-supported in London trade, the fiscal cliff was dominating sentiment.
''If we could solve the fiscal cliff problem, then everything would be all right,'' Mr James said on Sunday. ''That's the only issue out there at the moment.''
A series of US tax hikes and government spending cuts, referred to as the fiscal cliff, are due to hit at the start of calendar 2013.
Unless an agreement is reached, these measures could push the US economy back into recession, which would have a significant knock-on impact on the global economy. On the ASX24, the December share price index futures contract ended Friday night's (AEDT) session down 10 points at 4571, on volume of 7108 contracts.
In New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped 0.27 per cent, the S&P500 eased 0.41 per cent and the NASDAQ Composite tumbled 0.7 per cent.
''Progress in resolving the US fiscal cliff remains slow,'' AMP Capital Markets chief economist Shane Oliver said in a research note dated December 14. ''An agreement before year end would be a good outcome for equity markets.''
In economics news, the minutes of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) December board meeting are due out on Tuesday, while the Westpac-Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity report will be released on Wednesday.
The RBA cut the cash rate by 25 basis points to three per cent at its December meeting.
In companies news, ANZ, DuluxGroup and Incitec Pivot are among companies holding annual general meetings this week.
The Australian dollar finished weekend trading at 105.72 US cents, up from 105.44 US cents at Friday's local close.


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Apex Casino slot machine rings in New Year with jackpot
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One lucky player at the Apex Casino got to ring in the new year a little early with a million-dollar win.
Michael Huppe got the successful pull at about 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
�He won $1-million on our Diamond Millions slot machine,� said Sarah Van Dusen, marketing manager for the casino.
�[A] perfect way to ring in the new year.�
Huppe is taking home $1,000,935.
�He plans to purchase a new vehicle. His had just broken down so he said it was perfect timing for him,� Van Dusen said. She said he�d mentioned he was still thinking about getting a 2012 truck instead of buying brand new.
It�s hardly the first big win at Apex. The casino had another million-dollar win in 2012, Van Dusen said, but it�s still exciting.
�It�s just a great feeling for everybody. Everybody in the casino gets really excited, all the staff is really happy and the players too,� she said.
The slot machine that provided Huppe with his big win has an Alberta-wide progressive jackpot that�s always starts at $1 million.
�When it wins, the top of the machine lights up and it blings and it makes all this noise, and it�s just really kind of exciting and interactive. And then, we heard some �whoo�-ing and some clapping and you know, a bunch of people started surrounding Mike and patting him on the back,� Van Dusen said.
That kind of win doesn�t go without scrutiny from the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission, which administers slot machines in the province.
�Right away AGLC was calling us and letting us know that they saw it too, and they were going to come check out the machine, and so we had the machine all fenced off,� Van Dusen said.
The win was verified and Huppe has to be paid out within 10 days by the AGLC.
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AUSTIN – Aquatic plants offer both beauty and functionality in landscaping and aquaria, and the use of algae to produce biofuels has recently received increased attention. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department wants to ensure the introduction of any non-native aquatic plants, including algae will not harm the state's natural resources.
In an effort to allow the use of some non-native aquatic plants while adhering to its mission of wildlife and habitat protection and conservation, TPWD is proposing a list of approved exotic aquatic plants, including macroalgae, as well as rules establishing a permitting program for certain types of exotic aquatic plants, including non-native microalgae for importation, possession, use and sale in Texas. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission Regulations Committee has authorized agency staff to gather public input on the proposed rule changes. The Commission will finalize the new rules at its Nov. 4 meeting.
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Presently, possession of some non-native aquatic plants is prohibited without a permit. This system requires the department to continually monitor and update the prohibited list as new species are brought into Texas.
Dr. Earl Chilton, TPWD's exotic vegetation program manager, said several varieties of algae are known to cause toxic blooms that can harm fish and people. "TPWD has been tasked by the legislature to ensure that the new rules are as permissive as possible without allowing the importation or possession of algae that pose environmental, economic, or health problems," Chilton said. "We need input from the industries, researchers, and any others in the state that use algae."
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RICHMOND, VA. – The 2013 North American Cup was held this weekend at the Greater Richmond Convention Center, with nine members of the University of Pennsylvania fencing teams taking part in the competition.
Six members of the men's team competed in all three weapon groups in the Division I category, while three women's team members took part in the foil completion. After being placed in groups of five or six and competing in a round-robin format against everyone within that sphere, the individuals were then placed into a bracket based on national ranking and the results they produced from earlier in the day. From that point on, the bouts increased from five touches to 15, and it was single elimination all the way through to the final.
The day's best result on the men's side came from senior Evan Prochniak, who went into the bracket as the No. 14 seed in sabre but advanced clear through to the semifinals before being knocked off by Aleksander Ochocki, the eventual champion and two-time NCAA sabre champion. Ochocki won the 2011 and 2012 NCAA sabre championships before graduating and ceding the honor to Penn's own Michael Mills, who claimed the 2013 crown last month in San Antonio. Despite the tough competition, Prochniak held his own before falling, 15-12.
Elsewhere, freshman Ayyub Ibrahim wrapped up the epee competition in 10th place, with teammates Clifford Fishler (35th), Joseph Isaac (36th) and Rene Gannon-O'Gara (44th) also participating in the weapon. Jason Chang was the lone men's foilist for the Quakers, ending in 22nd place.
The women's team only had competitors in foil, but all three performed admirably, with two reaching the quarterfinals and Luona Wang making it to the semifinals. Sarah Parmacek had the best showing in the round-robin portion of the day, winning five of her six bouts and going into single-elimination as the No. 5 seed. Wang entered the bracket as the No. 15 seed, while Wendy Zhao came in at No. 27.
Parmacek had a tough Round of 32 matchup that she survived by a score of 15-13. In the Round of 16, she was knocked off by Grace Hartman to place 10th overall. Zhao was one of the more pleasant surprises of the day, pulling off upsets over the Nos. 6 and 11 seeds to advance to the quarters before falling to Nicole Ross. At No. 15, Wang easily downed No. 18 Jennette Starks-Faulkner, 15-4, before knocking off No. 2 Ann Marsh-Senic, 15-11. In the quarters, she handled No. 26 Nicole McKee by a score of 15-11 to move into the semifinals where she faced Ross. A 15-6 loss ended her day though, but not before she closed out the event in a tie for third place.
For the Penn coaching staff, this weekend's results only bode well for the well-being of the program going into next season. "We are proud that after such a grueling season, our athletes are still striving to take their game to the next level and represent Penn on the National stage," said assistant coach Randall LeMaster.