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Excerpt from Mr. Adnan Oktar's Live Interview on A9 TV dated November 2, 2011
"When he arrived at the water of Madyan, he found a crowd of people drawing water there." Men and women. "Standing apart from them, he found two women, holding back their sheep." Bigots would probably have run away. But the Prophet Moses (pbuh) approaches them. "He said, 'What are you two doing here'?" He wants to help them. "They said, 'We cannot draw water until the shepherds have driven off their sheep'." Because brainless types refuse to go anywhere near them. They recognize high-quality people. What do they say? "You see our father is a very old man'."
"So he drew water for them and then withdrew into the shade and said, 'My Lord, I am truly in need of any good You have in store for me'."
He desires good.
"One of them came walking shyly up to him..." In their eyes, she had also sinned. Because she approached him. The Prophet Moses (pbuh) approached her, and she him. "My father invites you so that he can pay you your wage for drawing water for us..."They praise him to their father. "When he came to him and told him the whole story he said, 'Have no fear, you have escaped from wrongdoing people'." They say to their father, "He is someone strong and trustworthy."
How could they know he was strong and trustworthy without seeing him? According to the bigots, they were sinning. The Prophet Moses (pbuh) also sinned. The Prophet Joseph (pbuh) sinned, too. And in their eyes, may Allah forbid, even our Prophet (pbuh) sinned. No. If I and the verses of the Qur'an are in error, let them say so to me. I read a verse and the bigots make not a sound. They even bring me reports from idols. Do not bring me reports from idols. Bring me information from the Qur'an. Do you cite evidence from the Qur'an? No. It always comes from idols. Tell me, "These verses you read are wrong." But they are true. And you cannot say they are wrong.


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MARK Cooper believes that Yaser Kasim is making the most of the opportunity given to him at Swindon Town.
The midfielder joined the County Ground side last season after being let go by Brighton and Hove Albion and Tottenham as a youngster.
Since arriving at SN1, Cooper feels that Iraqi international, who opened the scoring in the 2-0 success over Crewe on Saturday, has become an integral member of his squad.
"He has been released from a few clubs. They have not really had belief in that he is a fantastic footballer," Cooper said.
"We play a system that suits him. He can totally control the game with his ability. With players like him you have to play football.
"I think that he has been unfortunate with the clubs that he has been at. They have not played to his strengths. He has done brilliant (here).
"He got an opportunity with us last year when he thought that he would probably not get another opportunity in league football again. He has taken it with both hands."
Cooper felt that Kasim's goal, a sublime 25-yard curling free-kick, was worth all the pain.
"Yaser has lost about 25 balls up at Liddington, we still can't find them, I have got thorns everywhere, a nettle rash from fetching all the balls after training," the Town boss added. "But it (the goal) was well worth it.
"That was great finish, he had another one towards the end and the keeper has made a great save, but he was outstanding again."


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Washington Redskins defensive back DeAngelo Hall is never short on things to say, and rarely lacks any sort of unjust confidence. Case in point? Following a 27-23 loss to the New York Giants in week seven, Hall referred to Eli Manning as generic, claiming the quarterback wasn't any sort of "rocket scientist" after articulating a game-winning drive. On Wednesday, Hall defended that comment.
"Like I said, I could have made that throw," Hall said. "Eli has made a lot of great throws in his career. But it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out the guy was wide open."
When asked about the comments, wide receiver Victor Cruz shrugged them off, claiming that sort of insignificant stuff doesn't motivate the Giants. What may motivate the Giants however, were Hall's comments about the NFC East battle on Monday night. And although he uncharacteristically gave Big Blue some credit, he made it clear he still fully anticipates walking away victorious.
"We match up good against these guys," Hall said. "They are rolling right now. They are a great football team but we feel like we match up well against them. We definitely look forward to getting back on the field and coming out with a win."
Hall added that he fully expects a "drag-out fight" on Monday, and he's probably right about that. But the Giants are looking differently at this game than they did the first, knowing full well a victory would all but secure the NFC East.
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Future of Berlinale's World Cinema Fund secured
This year's Berlinale programme features two WCF-funded films: Harmony Lessons and Workers.
The future of the Berlinale's World Cinema Fund (WCF) has been secured for another five years with the decision of the German Federal Cultural Foundation (KSB) to assume responsibility for funding from 2014 to 2018.
Founded in 2004 as a joint initiative of the Berlinale and the KSB, the WCF has an annual budget of around €400,000 to support the production and distribution of feature films and documentaries from such regions as Latin America, Africa, Central Asia, Southeast Asia and the Caucasus.
This year's Berlinale programme features two WCF-funded films: Emir Baigazin's Harmony Lessons [pictured], which is the first film from Kazakhstan to screen in the Berlinale Competition, and Mexican José Luis Valle's Workers, showing in the Panorama.
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Decoradar - North Kit
What a neat little project to decorate a room. "The North kit is the second of the innovative DIY 3-D stencil kits from Decoradar and features a wintry scene with a set of sculptural owls perched on a bare, painted branch. Elegant in its simplicity, this mural is small and easily created. North comes with a pair of sculptural owls that mount directly to your wall, and an easy-to-use template for transferring artwork. The paint and brush are also supplied. The girls at Decoradar have been known for painting murals all over the world, now you can join in on the fun. Perfect for a weekend project with the kids or for anyone just looking to give their room a little creative touch."


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On our previous featured article, we gave an overview description to Dell's newly launched color printers, the C3760n and C3760dn. So now we're going to turn the spotlight to the line of monochrome laser printers that was introduced to the market along with the other two printers formerly mentioned. These series of monochrome laser printers […]Tags: b1160, b1160w, b1260dn, b1265dnf, dell laser printers, Dell tonersFeatures, Industry News


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Topic: Sister (40) was diagnosed just after Thanksgiving and I'm struggling.
warning: super long post!
I have read many posts and I do agree that this is the best little community on the internet that I wish I never knew existed! So, where to start... I am the baby of three girls. My oldest sister, Meredith, is 5 years older than I am and my other sister, Mandy is 22 months older. We grew up close and my parent's would tell us that we were "the best presents that your father and I ever gave you" and the older I have become the more that is the truth.
So... history. My sister, Meredith, was diagnosed with primary sclerosing cholangitis when she was 17 (1992). The dr at the time told my mom that he wasn't sure when it would present itself. 5 years? 10? 20? Well life went on and my sister graduated from college, married and had 3 kids. They are currently 10, 11 and 13. In these past 17 years, she was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, Restless Leg Syndrome, Chronic Fatigue, Celiac Disease and had almost all of her colon removed. She used to be a teacher and was very active. Now she is on disability and care barely function.
In September of 2013 she started experiencing a "U" shaped pain from her abd around her side to her back. She made a dr's appt but before she could make it, the pain was horrible so she went to the ER where they ran a lot or tests and scans. They found a "suspicious spot near her Pancreas." She was sent to another GI Dr and more scans. Somehow, information got dropped and we didn't find out the results of her scans for over a week, but when we did, the dr said it was a tumor on her liver. She went to Johns Hopkins and had and ERCP where Dr. Benjamin Philosophe diagnosed her with Extrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma. I actually don't know what stage it is.
She had an MRI and PET scans b/c there was now another concern about a spot on the liver. Thankfully that was benign and her cancer has not been metastasized. Finally Good news!!! I should note that Johns Hopkins (JHH) is aprox 80 minutes from where they all live and since my sister was at home and her pain not really managed, she would come and go from the local ER.
Oh I should say that at this point, her restless legs were out of control. They previously had her on medication generally taken by Parkinson's patients, but it was not working at all. Her legs were going like she was having seizures. Just her legs though. This meant more ER trips and my parents would video tape it to show anyone that would watch. Finally my mom looked up that low iron makes restless legs worse, but iron supplements make my sister sick to her already upset stomach. She would be up for 3 days and barely sleeping and would be going out of her mind to sleep. She would try everything to sleep, even prescription sleep aides. My mom took the bull by the horns and took her medications from her and dropped her back to basics and gave her Benadryl to help her sleep. That at least gave her some relief.
She is to start chemo and then reevaluate her tumor to see if it can be operated on. Well, her iron is super low (shocking since mom researched that with her restless legs) so they can't start chemo. She just got her port yesterday, but prior to was feeling very sluggish (which is a lot b/c of her chronic fatigue). She had jaundice pretty bad and was scheduled for another ERCP for today at a hospital in PA. So when she got her port she then went to see her Radiation Oncologist who had just received her bloodwork and her bilirubin# was really high and add that with my sister's 101 fever, they sent her to another hospital.
She spent the night there two nights ago and was transported to JHH today and had her ERCP around lunch today. She also had a blood transfusion which I'm not sure if it's because of her low iron or low red blood cell count.
Let me add in just a smidge more info. I had to have a fairly emergency back procedure on 12/7 (they actually did my surg on a saturday!) and my dad has to have his own spinal fusion in July and he is barely walking. So my mom, who fought breast cancer and is in remission, has had to take care of me, my dad, my sister (who moved in with them) and my sister's 3 kids.
[this is super long. I am so sorry]
Oh and her feet are so swollen! She sleeps so frequently and I just feel so helpless. I worry about my mom and how much she can take and my dad, physically, what he can do. I worry about my sister and her kids. They know that their mom is sick, but they really have never met anyone that has had to have chemo and don't really understand what is about to happen. I live in Washington, DC and my family is 2 hours away. Currently, my sister is at JHH in Baltimore.
I am so scared. I try to hold it together for her, but I find myself in tears quite frequently.
She was misdiagnosed and laughed at by a local ER dr (GI) and made to feel stupid and told that her PSC was not real. When people ask me how I'm doing, I really just say "ok." I don't want to burden people with everything that is going on right now. I know you guys understand as you have all been through it. I try not to be negative but those thoughts creep in. Then I feel guilty for allowing them space in my brain.
This felt great to write out!!! If anyone does read it, thank you for having this wonderful community!


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A man has been airlifted to The Alfred hospital with burns to 30 per cent of his body after a houseboat flash fire on Lake Eildon marina.
It is understood the 24-year-old was servicing a houseboat when the engine sparked, causing spilt fuel to ignite at about 1pm Wednesday.
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Three species of nematodes–soybean cyst nematode (SCN), southern root-knot nematode (RKN), and reniform nematode (RN)–can cause significant yield losses in soybeans grown on infested fields in the Midsouth.
Even though the title of this article indicates that sampling for nematodes is the primary topic, there are some basic points about these three nematode species that should be considered, especially with the changes in cropping systems in the Midsouth.
- SCN will infect soybeans, but corn, cotton, grain sorghum, rice, and wheat are non-host or poor host crops. Therefore, rotation of soybeans with these crops is an effective management tool for SCN.
Varietal resistance to SCN, along with crop rotation, is the best defense against SCN.
A variety with resistance to a specific population or race of SCN should not be planted year after year because SCN adapts to varieties.
Resistant varieties are more reliable and cost-effective than nematicides for managing and/or reducing SCN populations.
Soil texture affects movement of SCN in the soil and also may affect its reproduction and development. Basically, major damage to soybeans by SCN infestation occurs when the crop is grown on medium- and coarse-textured soils.
- RKN will infect not only soybeans, but also corn, cotton, and wheat. Thus, rotation of soybeans with these crops is not a management option for this nematode. Rotation of soybeans with flood-irrigated rice or grain sorghum will lower RKN numbers dramatically.
Varietal resistance is the most effective tool for management of RKN. However, there are few current varieties that are resistant. Resistance to RKN is more prevalent in MG 6 through 8 varieties than in MG 5 and earlier varieties.
RKN tends to be associated with sandier soils on sites that have previously been devoted to cotton production in the Midsouth.
- RN will infect soybeans, but this nematode has not been a major threat to Midsouth soybean production. However, in fields that are infested with RN, rotation of soybeans with corn, rice, grain sorghum, or wheat, which are poor hosts for RN, is an effective management tactic. Rotation of soybeans with cotton, which is an excellent host for RN, should not be done on infested fields.
Varietal resistance to RN is an effective management tool, but there are few resistant varieties.
The detrimental effect of plant parasitic nematodes on soybeans is well documented in an article on this website. Important points from that article are:
- To assess potential damage from nematodes in soybean fields, growers must get a determination of which nematode or nematodes are present.
- Accurate identification of the nematode species and population levels present in a field requires that soil samples be properly collected and sent to a diagnostic lab for evaluation (see below links).
- The ideal time to sample for nematodes in soil is in the fall, either shortly before or soon after harvest when nematode numbers are highest.
- Nematicides applied to seed or used in-furrow can reduce early-season root infection by nematodes, but do not provide season-long control and may not be economical.
- Nematicides will not replace the use of resistant varieties and variety/crop rotation as primary nematode control practices.
The change in cropping systems in Mississippi in recent years has led to increased concerns about nematode infestations of soybeans. The effect of these changes are:
- Increased acreage of corn that may be rotated with soybeans has led to heightened concern about soybeans being infested with RKN.
- Growing soybeans on sites once devoted to cotton has led to heightened concern about soybeans being infested with RN.
Because of cropping system changes, the need to sample for nematodes has become even more important because of the added risk of infestations from RKN and RN as well as SCN.
- Why sample? Properly collected and evaluated soil samples are the best tool for detecting the presence and species of nematodes in the soil.
Properly analyzed samples will indicate where control practices are not needed, and conversely will indicate where control practices are needed to protect yield potential.
- When to sample? Predictive sampling (sampling to determine if nematode problems are likely to affect a future crop) should be done when population densities are high to decrease the risk of not detecting the presence of a damaging species. Thus, the best time to sample is generally near or just after harvest.
- Proper sampling protocol can be found at MSUcares, Virginia Tech Extension, Univ. of Georgia Extension, Univ. of Georgia Dept. of Plant Path.
The following management tenets should be followed depending on test results.
- If test results indicate that the above nematode species are not present in a field, care should be taken to prevent their introduction since nematodes can be moved from field to field by soil that is transported on field equipment.
- If test results indicate the presence of nematodes, the management goal is to keep the nematode population as low as possible since they are very difficult to eliminate. This involves using management practices presented in the above-cited article for each nematode species.
- Crop production practices that provide adequate nutrients and water and minimize stress due to insects, weeds, and diseases will enhance soybeans' ability to withstand some nematode feeding damage, but will not prevent yield loss where infestations are severe.
Below is the important take-home message from the above discussion.
Sampling for nematodes should be considered as important as sampling for soil fertility. This is especially true if there is no history of nematode sampling on either old or new soybean production sites. Once documentation of the absence or presence of nematodes is established for given fields, then management options outlined for either case in the above-cited article can be adopted.


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The Great Equalizer Part 2: Surface Pro vs. Android Devices in 3DMarkby Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/2/2013 2:26 PM EST
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xanxavier - Tuesday, April 02, 2013 - linkAny chance you can divide the average power used per test into the scores to give us a performance factored by power ratio? That would be interesting to see. I think it was kind of obvious the hd4000 would win, but what if the lower end graphics had a higher TDP.... Reply
3DoubleD - Tuesday, April 02, 2013 - link+1
I was thinking the exact same thing. It would be very interesting to see that ratio. Reply
dou che - Thursday, April 04, 2013 - linkwhy? ipad just sucks, admit it. Reply
Sabresiberian - Sunday, April 07, 2013 - linkWell, frankly the user interested in a Surface Pro right now isn't all that concerned about power/performance ratio, they are interested in running a full-blown OS on a high-quality piece of hardware.
Not that what you are asking for isn't important or interesting, it certainly is and would be. However, I will be more interested in those numbers when the Surface comes out using Haswell; I think Haswell will be a game-changer for it. The only reason MS released it now (using Ivy Bridge) was because they wanted to get it on the market and in the minds of potential buyers as soon as possible. In my opinion, of course. Reply
r3loaded - Tuesday, April 02, 2013 - linkClover Trail's showing is frankly pathetic, especially when it's being beaten by a $200 Nexus 7. Then again, I didn't expect much since they stuck with an SGX545 instead of anything remotely modern for the GPU. If I didn't know it was simply a stopgap for Bay Trail, I'd have completely dismissed them from the running altogether. Reply
powerarmour - Tuesday, April 02, 2013 - linkIt's mainly the drivers that are pathetic, as weak as the SGX545 is, Intel have done it no favours under DirectX Reply
Alexvrb - Wednesday, April 03, 2013 - linkIt's both. In raw shader performance at equal clocks, the 545 has 1/8th the punch of an SGX554MP4. Intel has attempted to make up for lost ground a bit by cranking up the clockspeed, but they really should have used at least an SGX544MP2 at a bare minimum. Then on top of that, as you implied, the drivers are complete and total crap. Intel drivers have a history of being bad, but they've really taken it to the extreme here. Reply
rwei - Wednesday, April 03, 2013 - linkSure, but that's to be expected. Why invest more than needed in a stopgap platform that you will soon abandon, to benefit only a fraction of your user base?
I'd rather see them focus their resources on continuing to build the HD 4000 line. Reply
Alexvrb - Wednesday, April 03, 2013 - linkExcept they didn't even design the graphics chip in this "stopgap platform". The company that did (Imagination Technologies) had better designs when Intel made this chip, but Intel went ahead with the very outdated SGX545. Again, ImagTech had better solutions on the table, and other companies were using them.
Intel just didn't care enough, they saved on transistors and made a bigger profit. If you bought one, sucks to be you. Oh wait, isn't that Atom in a nutshell since it was introduced? Every generation someone says me that the next Atom will be worth a damn... I'm still waiting. Reply
Lodorand - Friday, April 05, 2013 - linkWhat's baffling is how strongly Intel is itching to penetrate the mobile market, yet it refuses (or fails) to put more resources into the Atom line and prefers to use outdated technologies and architectures. Well you can't have it both ways, Intel, you either invest or accept your irrelevancy. Reply
zeo - Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - linkEasily explainable... Intel only recently got serious about penetrating the mobile market. The ATOM was originally on a very slow 5 year product cycle and it's just over 5 years now!
However, the upcoming Bay Trail marks the switch to a two year tic-toc product cycle... along with the first major architectural update as they're finally switching from In Order Processing to Out of Order and will offer quad cores and support for up to 8GB of RAM with a full 64bit implementation.
They still have a lot to prove but it does look like they're finally getting serious about this, especially since they're pushing technology first introduced with Ivy Bridge to the ATOM with this release.
In the meantime, Intel is upping the graphical performance a bit with the Clover Trail+ as that one will use a GMA based on dual 544 PowerVR GPU at 533MHz... should provide much more decent graphical performance until Bay Trail starts coming out by the end of this year, and on through early next year. Reply
lorribot - Tuesday, April 02, 2013 - linkWould be interesting to see how AMD's lowest power offering does. Reply
Ewram - Tuesday, April 02, 2013 - linkAgreed, need some AMD numbers! Reply
kyuu - Tuesday, April 02, 2013 - link+1 Reply
duploxxx - Wednesday, April 03, 2013 - linkagree, but OEM will never use it that much, they prefer to stick to fooling consumers with lots of marketing djingles that they buy the best brand in blue, Temash would be a way better fit then atom. It has low power usage , cpu power and gpu power and probably be cheaper in total... Reply
zeo - Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - linkCheaper, no... Intel SoCs are barely more costly than ARM SoCs and that's about as low as they get.
Temash, though, should offer more performance, especially graphically... However, it's still a generation longer before AMD can really compete for mobile device range power efficiency.
Like aside from S3 suspend state, there's no support for features like always connected standby and idling doesn't go as low as ARM and ATOM SoCs can go.
The dual core Temash is the only one that can go fan-less but it will still consume more power than the average mobile tablet. While the quad core will still consume significantly more and will require a fan but it will also offer a higher performance range, especially when docked as then it can enter a Turbo mode of 14W max TDP for more Ultrabook range performance. Reply
oaso2000 - Wednesday, April 03, 2013 - linkHere's what I got on my computer:
Windows 7 x64
3DMark Score: 13143 3DMarks
Graphics Score: 15173
Physics Score: 8953
Graphics Test 1: 71.9 FPS
Graphics Test 2: 61.0 FPS
Physics Test: 28.4 FPS Reply
kyuu - Thursday, April 04, 2013 - linkThanks for posting that oaso2000. I also went to the 3DMark website and looked at one of the results for a C-60 system, as the scores should be similar for the Z-60 (AMD's tablet APU). These are the results:
3DMark Score: 10880 3DMarks
Graphics Score: 13461
Physics Score: 6511
Graphics Test 1: 63.0 FPS
Graphics Test 2: 54.7 FPS
Physics Test: 20.7 FPS
So, assuming those numbers are accurate, it looks like the Z-60 lags behind the newest ARM SoCs in terms of CPU performance, though not by a whole lot. GPU-wise, it's still ahead everything in the charts, bar the HD4000 in the Surface Pro.
This confirms my suspicion that even the Z-60 (which should be greatly improved upon by Temash) is a much, much superior tablet solution than Clover Trail. God damn OEMs going for Intel silicon when the AMD solution is better *and* almost certainly cheaper. Reply
63jax - Thursday, April 11, 2013 - linki ask the same question! even if AMD will pull out a monster, the OEMs will still not adopt it, something is still very fishy there. Reply
cmdrdredd - Tuesday, April 02, 2013 - linkDoes anyone else think that if battery tech would keep up then we wouldn't need to be worrying about power usage so much? Reply
ssj4Gogeta - Tuesday, April 02, 2013 - linkI agree. You'd still have to deal with the heat, but once you have a lot of power, you can find ways to dissipate heat too. Reply
Zan Lynx - Tuesday, April 02, 2013 - linkIf battery tech "kept up" then it'd be illegal to carry your devices on airplanes. And probably most places in public.
Unless an energy storage device has some rate limit on output, it is equivalent to a bomb. Fuel cells can be pretty easily hacked to explode. A superconducting loop storage could dump all its energy at one time like a lightning bolt. The effects of an energy storage flywheel failure are really spectacular. Reply
whyso - Tuesday, April 02, 2013 - linkLegally, manufacturers cannot sell a laptop with a battery over about 100 watt hours. Thats why the ultralong battery life notebookts (with the slice battery) have two smaller batteries. Reply
iuqiddis - Tuesday, April 02, 2013 - linkIs it possible to put up a comparison with a current generation desktop PC platform? Maybe a i7-3770 series or even an AMD APU. I know it's an apples to watermelons kind of comparison, but it would be fascinating to see where today's mobile offerings stand compared to old school desktops. Reply
takeship - Tuesday, April 02, 2013 - linkI can give my results at least, run this afternoon.
Smartphone is a Tmob Sensation 4G (Dual core Snapdragon S3, with Adreno 225 graphics)
Test 1: 24 fps
Test 2: 21 fps
Physics: 4.5 fps
I'm running Android Revolution HD 7.1, so a bit better than what a stock HTC rom will give you.
Desktop is a i7 3770 on ROG Gene V board with Direct CUII Radeon HD 7970
Test 1: ~1540 fps
Test 2: ~1450 fps
Physics: ~140 fps
So, summation: a top end modern GPU & CPU is roughly 64x the performance of last year's ARM v7. Reply
WagonWheelsRX8 - Wednesday, April 03, 2013 - linkPrecisely what I was also curious about! With all of the focus on the march of progress of these SoC's and the availability of a cross-platform benchmark I wanted to know what the delta was...its still a big one, thanks for the post! Reply
bengildenstein - Tuesday, April 02, 2013 - link"In an average frame, 530,000 vertices are processed leading to 180,000 triangles rasterized either to the shadow map or to the screen."
I don't think this is correct. Each vertex in a strip (which then make up objects) imply a whole new triangle, so an example object with 530K verticies would have 530K - 2 triangles. I don't think a simple divide by 3 would yield the correct number of triangles rasterized for a scene like this. It would likely have far more triangles; probably very close to the number of total transformed vertices.
Look up "Triangle Strip" or "Triangle Fan" on wikipedia for more info. Corrections welcomed. Reply
3dcgi - Tuesday, April 02, 2013 - linkTriangle lists are used more often than strips and even if a strip is used it will be a bunch of strips not one giant strip. That said, the number is still weird as it implies there's no vertex reuse. Reply
bengildenstein - Wednesday, April 03, 2013 - linkThanks for the added insight! Reply
piroroadkill - Tuesday, April 02, 2013 - linkGood idea.
When you said "old school desktops" that made me think of actual old desktops.
I'd love to see what old desktop configuration comes closest to some of these devices.
Athlon XP with a Radeon 9700? Who knows! Reply
WagonWheelsRX8 - Wednesday, April 03, 2013 - linkI second that! My phone has a Tegra 2 in it and I guesstimated it was about the equivalent of a GeForce FX 5200 (if that)...but I don't have a PC with a configuration that old to test it. Of course Tegra 2 is long in the tooth now but I think it'd be really awesome to be able to relate a current SoC with an equivalent oldschool PC, just as a frame of reference. Reply
Chubbbs - Tuesday, April 02, 2013 - linkOut-of-order execution is not likely to help Atom with physics and other floating-point code. These workloads are all about memory bandwidth and the ability to simultaneously issue FP load/store and FP compute instructions.
Remember that Intel spent most of the 1990s trailing the floating-point performance of the PowerPC 604/G3/G4, even though these microarchitectures had much smaller reorder buffers than the P6-based Pentiums.
If Atom is to improve its floating-point, vector, and graphics performance, it needs a major overhaul of its load/store units, cache hierarchy, and memory controllers. There's just not a huge demand for better integer performance on mobile devices. Reply
Phelerox - Tuesday, April 02, 2013 - linkThe Snapdragon 600 has an Adreno 320 GPU, right? So this is a typo: "HTC One (Snapdragon 600/Adreno 330)"
Great article, as always. Reply
lmcd - Tuesday, April 02, 2013 - linkFor some more context:
"All of these tests are run at the default 720p settings. The key comparisons to focus on are Surface Pro (Intel HD 4000), VivoTab Smart (Intel Clover Trail/SGX 545) and the HTC One (Snapdragon 600/Adreno 330). I've borrowed the test descriptions from this morning's article." Reply
Kidster3001 - Tuesday, April 02, 2013 - linkYou have the Atom part wrong for the VivoTab Smart. Z2760 is what's in it.
Z2760 is Clovertrail (no +) with SGX545.
Z2560 is Clovertrial+ with SGX544MP2 Reply
watersb - Tuesday, April 02, 2013 - linkThanks as always for a great article.
Suggestion for Anand: Please remind us in the first few paragraphs that the VivoTab is the one with Clover Trail -- my very small brain hasn't memorized all the product specs yet. :-) Reply
WagonWheelsRX8 - Wednesday, April 03, 2013 - linkConcur...great article. Also haven't memorized which SoC is in which device, would be nice for the charts to note those next to the device name. Reply
TiGr1982 - Tuesday, April 02, 2013 - linkAnand,
Your MSM8960 (Galaxy S3 AT&T) posted really weak scores in 3dmark. Mine (Motorola RAZR HD XT925, Canadian Rogers/Fido, stock Motorola Android 4.1.2, stock SoC frequency, unrooted and untouched) even with 1 GB RAM (in contrast to 2 GB in Galaxy S3) posted the following Ice Storm scores, which are way bigger:
Regular Ice Storm:
- Ice Storm score: 6293
- Graphics score: 6688
- Physics score: 5215
- Graphics test 1: 30.7 FPS
- Graphics test 2: 27.6 FPS
- Physics test: 16.6 FPS
Ice Storm Extreme:
- Ice Storm score: 3536
- Graphics score: 3220
- Physics score: 5386
- Graphics test 1: 18.1 FPS (18.1 FPS)
- Graphics test 2: 11.4 FPS (11.2 FPS)
- Physics test: 17.1 FPS (16.4 FPS)
Sony Xperia SX and Motorola Droid RAZR M, based on the same SoC with 1 GB of RAM (unlike North American Galaxy S3 with 2 GB RAM) score mostly like my XT925.
So, Galaxy S3 is severely underperforming for its SoC. Hence, it's better to look at other MSM8960-based devices (see above).
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ChronoReverse - Tuesday, April 02, 2013 - linkIt looks like his GS3 is only activating one core when running the physics test which destroyed the overall score. The graphics score doesn't look too off. Reply
yannigr - Wednesday, April 03, 2013 - linkHD4000 looks like a Titan here. Funny. Reply
dealcorn - Wednesday, April 03, 2013 - linkI thought Intel disclosed what the next gen 22 nm atom's graphics engine is "comparable to". I wonder where that "comparable to" lands on the charts. 22 nm Atom will not have HD 4000 but it may be possible to speculate sorta insight-fully whether 22 nm Atom may have the right stuff. There is a place for properly labeled, insightful speculation about the upcoming battle. I liked the articles where you you used lots of wires to measured voltage drop and calculated power consumption by functional unit (e.g. graphics engine) within a SOC. The appeal of applying that technique to the "comparable to" SOC is it should provide an upper bound to next gen Atom's GPU power consumption. That technique provides wrong results because next gen Atoms will be built with a different (more power efficient) fabrication technology. However, it may hint how much (or little) Intel needs out of its low power fab tech to be competitive. If the din from the crowd at the coliseum clamoring for more red meat gets too loud, I might throw that into the ring.
Second, I think in the first Chart, it is a boo boo to color the HPC item red. Reply
scaramoosh - Wednesday, April 03, 2013 - linkWhy do people keep comparing this to ARM tablets? This is a Laptop replacement, those other devices are basically just large mobiles without the mobile capability.
Two very different markets. Reply
meacupla - Wednesday, April 03, 2013 - linkBecause ivy bridge needs to lower power consumption, while ARM needs to improve computing and graphics capacity?
These two technologies are in convergence, so it helps to see where they are at now. Reply
krumme - Wednesday, April 03, 2013 - linkI think its relevant to compare a Porche to a Toyota. That gives some insigt, and the test here gives some surprising results.
But the presentation of the test and the context is wrong, because its presented as if IB is a competitor to Arm. And thats just way off, and done in that perspective, it would be the same as if i compared my Samsung 9 series x3c to my doughters HP 11.6 AMD e450 APU. Thats just different markets and needs.
When you read this and other articles you get the impression its interesting if broadwell or successor can reach AMD power levels. How on earth did that become interesting. Its excactly like comparing a cheap tn low res screen to the excellent pls. Or cheap wiskey to the most expensive. The comparison have its strong sides, and also the obvious limitations. I think its good journalism to present at write that explicit.
Intel have huge capex, and that means its a dream to compare IB to ARM. Even Atom is a stretch, but thats the same market as huge high-end ARM, so its fine. Reply
krumme - Wednesday, April 03, 2013 - linkARM not AMD power levels - reaching BD levels should be easy :) Reply
zeusk - Wednesday, April 03, 2013 - linkuhm, there is a big mistake in the article, QSD600 carries adreno 320 with higher AXI bus speed, not the 330 which is slated for QSD800 Reply
Drazick - Wednesday, April 03, 2013 - linkWhy don't you publish it on Google+?
Could you compare the same hardware under Android and WP8 so we could see which OS is more efficient?
Thanks. Reply
kyuu - Wednesday, April 03, 2013 - linkI don't believe they released the benchmark for WP8. Reply
Krysto - Wednesday, April 03, 2013 - linkWho cares about Surface Pro? Why are you comparing $1000-$2000 tablets with $200-$500 tablets? You know that's not a fair comparison.
A much more fair comparison is with Surface RT, and then we can actually see what's the difference in scores for the cross-API/cross-platform benchmark, while using the same hardware (Tegra 3). So do one with Transformer Prime vs Surface RT. You may even include the Nexus 7 (although that may have a slightly lower clock for both CPU and GPU). Reply
meacupla - Wednesday, April 03, 2013 - linkIt's more of a comparison of ARM vs. x86
Seeing as x86 only has 3 or 4 CPU choices, ULV i3/i5 and clovertrail atom, it's quite obvious that these would be included.
And why would I want a $500 tablet, when I'll need a $500 laptop to go with it? I might as well buy myself a $1000 x86 tablet. Reply
Crazy1 - Wednesday, April 03, 2013 - linkThis comparo was done between new benchmark suites and whether they give comparable results across platforms and API's. It's just numbers. There is no need to get upset about it.
Anand stated in the article that the new 3dMark has not been released for Windows RT yet. This article is clearly a piece of a much larger article that will thoroughly analyze 3dMark results across all supported platforms. We just have to wait for 3dMark to be released for all the planned platforms. Give it time. Reply
Pinscher - Wednesday, April 03, 2013 - linkwould it be possible to add a testing of an amd based tablet. considering the superior graphics over intel hd 4000... very interesting times ahead, im sure of it. Reply
BabelHuber - Thursday, April 04, 2013 - linkHere is my OC'd Tegra 3 Score:
Asus TF700T modified stock ROM (Android 4.1.1 CROMI 3.4.6) _that OC Kernel v2 CPU 4x1800MHz GPU 650MHz
Ice Storm score 5150
Graphics score 4600
Physics score 8861
Graphics test 1 18.2FPS
Graphics test 2 22.2FPS
Physics test 28.1FPS
Demo 24.6FPS
The Nexus 7's score of 3539 is anemic in comparison, even worse is the Physics test.
The Tegra 3 has aged already, but a properly tuned device is not as slow as this Nexus 7 in this test here - what have you done to the poor thing? Reply
kyuu - Friday, April 05, 2013 - link... Are you seriously asking why they didn't use an OC'd Tegra 3 coupled with a non-standard ROM to benchmark with? Reply
BabelHuber - Friday, April 05, 2013 - linkNo. I'm asking why the Nexus 7 is so slow. 8.9fps in the Physics test is a devastating result, even when compared to other Tegra 3 devices.
My numbers only show what Tegra 3 is capable of in other devices. 28fps vs. 8.9 fps cannot only be the result of a 20% overclock... Reply
Amit kumar - Friday, April 05, 2013 - linkWow amazing and pretty solid tablet. Thanks for one of the fairest review of the Surface. I got its full specification on this website as well. http://www.gadtecho.com/ Reply
Jraptor59 - Friday, April 12, 2013 - linkWow, a clunky, 50 pound tablet running a hostile OS that MS is trying to shove down our throats, can run 3DMark better the the light and elegant tablets! I must purchase this immediately!
The Surface is running a faster processor but trade this off with the above caveats that remove it from the real tablet catagory (light, portable, etc.). I thing the Surface is more in the laptop class because of its weight. Compare it there for price and features for a real comparison. This is a stupid comparison. MS much? Reply


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A trend on one of the Egg Forums lately seems to be deep dish pizza. I knew I had to try my hand at making one and I was not disappointed. I started with this dough recipe, making it ahead Wednesday as it takes 24 hours to rise in the fridge.
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1) Combine 1.5 cups of cold water, 3 cups of bread flour, 1 teaspoon of yeast and 1 teaspoon of salt;
2) Mix with a spoon for a few seconds to eliminate any large pools of water;
3) Let stand for 20 minutes;
4) Mix on medium for 20 minutes (it will be very soupy, don't worry);
5) Turn off, cover, let stand for another 20 minutes;
6) Turn mixer back on & add up to 1 additional cup of flour (about 1 tablespoon at a time) allowing it to incorporate. Repeat this until you get the consistency you are looking for (it should be pulling away from the bowl, yet still be sticky enough so that it is a pain in the ass to get out of the bowl);
7) Remove from bowl, cut into individual pieces (2 for 2-16 inch pies, 3 for 3-12 inch pies, or 4 for 4-12 inch thin-crust pies or 2 10.5" Cast Iron Skillet Deep Dish Pizzas);
Place in separate oiled plastic containers & cover;
9) Refrigerate for a minimum of 24 hours and up to 4 days;
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SAT astride a bike, hat blown off by the wind and looking like he does not have a care in the world - a new Banksy-esque piece of street art perfectly captures Sir Edward Elgar's love of cycling.
With the Tour of Britain set to come to Worcester next week, the Elgar Birthplace Museum thought it was the perfect time to commission an eye-catching piece of work which depicts the famous composer's favourite mode of transport.
The three meter high mural, titled Cycle d'amour, is now the focal point of the Lower Broadheath-based museum's family musical garden.
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Published: Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 6:38 p.m.
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After battling a debilitating viral infection for more than six weeks, Florida tailback Matt Jones gave every indication Saturday night that he is all the way back with his 28-carry, 176-yard rushing performance against Kentucky.
But is the tailback position back to where it was in the spring, when Jones distanced himself from the competition early and established himself as the Gators' every-down back?
The answer would seem to be yes, that Jones is The Guy again at tailback based on his performance (and how many carries he got) in Florida's 24-7 victory.
But …
"It seems like now we're all trying to create the controversy of the running back deal," UF offensive coordinator Brent Pease said Tuesday. "I'll say this: Matt did a very good job. I think when Mack (Brown) was in there, he ran the ball well. He obviously did not get the number of touches. I don't know if it's a hot hand, because I think they're both capable.
"I think if Mack Brown had those carries, I think Mack Brown's doing the same thing, and that's not to take anything away from Matt. I think the kids up front did an outstanding job. And, you know, Matt was a guy that got the carries, and sometimes we look back and say, 'can we balance it out?'
"Yeah, maybe we can do a little bit better job of that because I think some wear and tear is on you. But Matt obviously had led up to probably needing that game. I don't know if it's a hot-hand situation because I think they're both capable of doing it."
Going into the UK game, the strategy was to stick with the tailback who happened to have the hot hand. It's the same approach that has been taken since Jones returned in the second game of the season against Miami.
It sounds like that strategy may be altered after the way things played out in the UK game.
Jones appears to be the clear No. 1 tailback again, the every-down back. But it also sounds like Brown is going to have a chance to share some of that playing time as the Gators move forward.
And don't forget about true freshman Kelvin Taylor. Surprisingly, he did not get any carries last week after Pease and UF coach Will Muschamp had indicated he would earlier in the week. But Taylor, who appeared dejected coming off the field after Saturday night's game, is still very much in the mix, Pease said.
"We want to get him in there," Pease said. "I think coach (Brian) White has a good feel on how he controls those guys and how the game flow is going and where we've got to pick our spots. It's hard with one ball, three players. They're all capable.
"They're all very good. A couple of them have experience. We spot guys in certain packages to use at certain times. We've got to continue to do that. The good thing about it is they've all been very unselfish and they've all grown and continued to practice real well."
Even though Jones says he's still not quite 100 percent, he said he's ready to compete for playing time and carries. He showed that in the Kentucky game.
Jones said he was motivated by the coaches' hot-hand approach at the tailback position.
"It was definitely a lot of pressure with coach saying hot hand, knowing that the position was kind of open," Jones said. "But we feel very confident with all our backs. Everybody's a good SEC back. It was definitely a lot of pressure on me, but I just took it upon myself to go out there and do what I had to do.
"It still does (fire me up), but like I said, we feel confident with all our backs. I feel that whoever gets in can do the job. I've still got a little pressure on me, but it's OK."
For the first time this season, Jones played like the dominant back the Gators thought they had heading into the season before he was knocked down by the viral infection in late July.
After struggling to make anything happen in the UM and Tennessee games, Jones was called into Will Muschamp's office last Monday, where Muschamp told him to relax, stop worrying about making mistakes and turn it loose and run with confidence like he did at the end of last season.
"I came in and he was just like, 'Just cut it loose, just let the Matt Jones I know let it loose Saturday, stop being timid, stop waiting,' " Jones said. "He just told me stuff to do and cut it loose."
Taylor probably would like to have the opportunity to turn it loose, too. Even though that opportunity has not come through the first four games, Taylor continues to compete hard in practice, Jones said.
"He has a great work ethic," Jones said. "Sometimes when you don't get in as a freshman it is kind of hard, like it was for me last year. I was kind of the same way, like why wasn't I getting in?
"But sometimes, you're not ready for the SEC. I think he's ready. It's not my decision. But his demeanor is great in practice."
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Bradley A Howe was serving in England at the time were he met my Mother, Florrence Hartopp, known as Betty to her friend!s and family, they had a short love affair before Bradley was sent back to the U S A, whch produced me David John Hartopp, my mother tried making contact with Bradley through th U S army, as she had his name and service number, they wrote back to her saying that there was no such person with that name and sevice number in the U S army, I kept this letter for years as my mother gave it to me but have since missplaced it, I did copy down the details from it that is how I have found my father after all these year!s.
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JOSH Why's fantastic four saw Chickerell United get back to winning ways at second-bottom Merley Cobham Sports in the Magna Dorset Premier League.
The in-form striker hit a first-half hat-trick and added another one after the break as the visitors ran riot with further goals coming from Lee Pattison and Nick Etherington.
Speaking after the clash, United boss Maurice Welch said: "They are a struggling a bit. They got a new manager in last week and it is clear he still has a lot of sorting out to do.
"For that reason they were not the greatest side we will face this season but we still had to go there and do a job, which we did.
"We wanted a response following the previous week's defeat against Tintinhull and we got one. We went three up on half an hour and by half-time it was 4-0.
"With the game already over we then worked on a few things in the second half and although we did concede a sloppy goal, which looked offside, overall it was a pleasing performance."
Why opened the scoring on 15 minutes before Pattison added the second just 10 minutes later.
Cobham tried to respond but when Why made it 3-0 with the aid of a deflection the writing was on the wall.
The red-hot forward then bagged his third before hitting another after the break and although the hosts did pull one back, it was left to Etherington to have the final say in the closing stages.
Welch added: "Josh was superb. Both him and Lee worked really hard up front and I also thought Liam Miles and Sean Stewart were excellent again in the midfield.
"Another player that did well was James Hansford, who stepped up from the reserves, and Steve Boore also made some good saves.
"There are still things we need to work on defensively but it was good to get back on track and hopefully we can now go on and put another run together."
The Chickens now sit sixth in the table, just six points off the top three.
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SUPERMARINE have a walking wounded look about them ahead of this weekend's Division One South & West trip to Evesham.
Dave Webb's side face an uphill battle to keep their impressive six-game winning run going, given that more than half Marine's available players are carrying knocks.
The least likely of those players to be fit is Jon Steadman who is rated 50-50 after picking up a whack on the ankle in the midweek victory over Didcot.
Midfielder Rob Dean (foot) is out while Webb has been unable to call on Highworth loanee front man TJ Bohane as he is on holiday.
Wide man Matty Horsell has left the club for Wantage as he has found first-team football hard to come by of late.
"It's more a question of who is fit than who isn't going to be fit, but I'll hopefully have 15 available," said Webb.
"Eight of the 15 players I have have got knocks of varying degrees.
"Other than Jon Steedman the others I'd imagine will be OK, but we are carrying. I'm sure we'll be alright."
The South Marston boss admits his current injury problems have come at a bad time with Marine's schedule being extremely busy in the lead-up to Christmas.
"Between now and January we've got a lot of games and it's a massive test of what is now a small squad," he said.
"OK we have some dual-signed players from New College, but what I'd call the first-team squad is down to 17.
"Hopefully everyone will make themselves available for these games and come Christmas we'll have an indication of how far we've come."
Webb admits Supermarine are now a side that teams are looking out for following their recent run of victories, and can no longer rely on going unnoticed.
"We were going along quietly about our business being seventh or eighth with games in hand, and ticking along nicely under the radar," he said.
"This recent run has put us up to fourth, which is great. The players have got themselves there on merit and now they are there to be shot at."
The Marine front pairing of Josh Parsons and Ash Edenborough have scored at least one goal between them in every one of the last six games, and will hope to continue that tomorrow.
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The Bluebirds are currently 16th in the table after Tuesday's draw at Barwell and last weekend's home stalemate against Bedworth United, and now travel to Redditch tomorrow.
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"When you start winning in this league, when teams face you they start to drop off and that'll come. "Everyone's positive and pulling in the right direction. It's a really good bunch of boys who are honest and training is good.
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An act of generosity by Richard Kirabira and Charles Mugabi came full circle at East Central University's fall graduation on Saturday, Dec. 15.
Their life-changing act in March of 2010 has led to the two Ugandan men obtaining their master's degrees during ceremonies at ECU's Kerr Activities Center.
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East Central University student Morgan Harper (center) is the recipient of the new Bob Bennett Fine Arts Scholarship. The scholarship is named in memory of ECU alum Bob Bennett, who practiced law for 50 years and was an avid guitarist. Harper is a junior sacred music major from Comanche. The centennial scholarship comes from donations made by friends and family of Bennett. Also pictured are: Phyllis Danley (left), executive director of the East Central University Foundation, and Sally Bennett, widow of Bob Bennett.
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A three-day class on Photovoltaic Systems Technology will be offered Tuesday through Thursday [DEC. 20-22] at East Central University. There is no charge for the free class which is sponsored by The Southern Oklahoma Green Jobs Training Consortium.
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The second production of East Central University theatre brings unique experiences for the students participating.
Instead of the usual process of professor-driven auditions and productions, students under the supervision of Richard Groetzinger, director of theatre, will direct a selection a selection of one-act plays.
The one-act plays will take place in the Chalmers Herman Theatre located in the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center on Nov. 15-18 at 7:30 p.m. Performances are free for ECU students, faculty and staff and $10 for the general public.
Noted Humanitarian Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe to Attend East Central University's Fall Graduation on SaturdayPosted on: 13 December, 2012
When graduates of East Central University receive their diplomas on Saturday, Dec. 15, a special visitor will be in attendance. Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe, a nun and noted humanitarian, will be in the audience in support of two Ugandan men – Richard Kirabira and Charles Mugabi - who are receiving their master's degrees. Sister Rosemary is also a guest of ECU President John Hargrave and Reggie Whitten, founder of Pros for Africa. The commencement ceremony is scheduled for 10 a.m. at ECU's Kerr Activities Center in Ada. Sister Rosemary is director of the St.
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East Central University's Education Department is offering a new teacher certification program designed to improve mathematics and teaching skills.
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East Central University senior Iva Asllani, a political science major from Tirana, Albania, won the award for Best Undergraduate Paper of the Year by the Oklahoma Political Science Association, it was announced recently at Cameron University in Lawton.
Asllani's paper titled 'The Use of Precedent in U.S. Supreme Court Oral Argument' was inspired by her viewing U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments as the personal guest of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg last March.
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A political science class from East Central University recently raised $725 and awareness for children's hunger.
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Lt. Gen. Craig Franklin — the Third Air Force commander whose decision to overturn a sex assault conviction a year ago sparked widespread changes to the military justice system — announced his retirement Jan. 8 following months of public criticism.
"In the last 10 months as the Commander of Third Air Force and 17th Expeditionary Air Force, my judgment has been questioned publicly regarding my decisions as a general court martial convening authority," Franklin said in a statement. "This is a distraction for the Air Force and for my role as a general court martial convening authority."
"The last thing I want in this command, is for people to feel they cannot bring a sexual assault case forward or feel it won't be dealt with fairly. In addition, public scrutiny will likely occur on every subsequent case I deal with. I am concerned this could jeopardize the privacy of both the victim and the accused," the statement continued.
Franklin incurred the wrath of lawmakers, who questioned how the military justice system treats sexual assault victims, after he decided in February to overturn the conviction of Lt. Col. James Wilkerson, who was found guilty in November 2012 of sexually assaulting a woman at his home while stationed at Aviano Air Base, Italy.
Franklin came under fire again last month after Stars and Stripes reported the commander had dismissed charges against an airman first class accused of raping a female staff sergeant while stationed at Aviano. The Air Force took the extraordinary step of re-investigating the case after Franklin declined to prosecute.
Franklin's last day as Third Air Force commander is Jan. 31. He said his decision to retire, at a yet unspecified date, came after "much consideration and discussion with my family."
Some lawmakers and victim advocacy groups had called on Franklin to resign, and the Jan. 8 announcement issued in a flurry of statements from both.
"Military leadership supported Franklin for far too long. While he should have been removed a year ago, it is good to hear that they finally have done the right thing," Protect Our Defenders president Nancy Parrish said.
The organization had asked Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and President Obama to take action against Franklin.
"Lt. Gen. Franklin's decision to resign is the right one," Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., said in an email statement. "His handling of sexual assault cases is the best possible illustration of why civilian review, elimination of commanders' ability to overturn convictions, and so many other protections are included in our recent defense bill."
Gen. Frank Gorenc, commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe and U.S. Air Forces Africa, praised Franklin's service, noting that his retirement is voluntary.
"This is his personal decision [to retire] and I regrettably support it," Gorenc said. "Craig is an honorable man and I thank him for his selfless commitment to the country for over three decades, including nearly a decade focused on furthering U.S. objectives and fulfilling national commitments in Europe, Asia and the Middle East."
Franklin entered military service as an Air Force Academy cadet in 1977. Prior to taking command of the Third Air Force in March 2012, Franklin was vice director of the Joint Staff at the Pentagon. He commanded the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, from July 2009 to November 2010, according to Franklin's Air Force biography.
"I fully respect his decision and the difficult circumstances under which he made it," Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh said in a statement. "Craig has admirably served this country for more than 32 years in many key positions and at all levels of command. He and his wife Julie have committed themselves completely to the good of the Air Force and the nation. Betty and I offer our heartfelt gratitude for their sacrifice and dedication to service. We wish them huge success and happiness in the future."
In the case that raised the ire of lawmakers and advocates, Wilkerson, an F-16 pilot and an inspector general at Aviano, was sentenced to a year in prison in November 2012 but was released just three months later when Franklin dismissed the conviction.
As convening authority, Franklin had the final say over the case.
He reviewed the case and a clemency package with dozens of letters supporting Wilkerson, and "declined to approve the conviction because he did not think that there was enough evidence to say that he was guilty," Lt. Col. Paul Baldwin, a spokesman for U.S. Air Forces in Europe, said at the time.
Emails later released by the Air Force show that Franklin believed Wilkerson was innocent. "I am sleeping very well knowing I made the right call and that an innocent man is free," he wrote in March.
Wilkerson was forced to retire Jan. 1 at the rank of major after the Air Force confirmed he had fathered a child with a woman he was having an extramarital affair with nine years before. Adultry is a crime in the military, but carries a five-year statute of limitations.
Franklin's decision triggered lawmakers to introduce bipartisan legislation in both the House and Senate that would prevent military commanders from overturning a verdict handed down by a judge or jury or reduce a sentence without explanation.
"The Wilkerson case and Lt. Gen Franklin's actions highlighted an egregious power within the chain of command that warranted change," Rep. Niki Tsongas, D-Mass., said in an email statement. "It prompted a significant and historic reform to the military justice system, which is now the law of the land."


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So here is the situation
A disk with Win7 and Ubuntu in dual boot, but not with grub2. I kept the windows mbr and added grub to a /boot partition, then added an entry in windows mbr with bcd
/dev/sda1 ntfs SYS
/dev/sda2 ntfs WIN
/dev/sda3 EXTENDED
/dev/sda5 ext4 /boot -----> installed the ubuntu mbr here
/dev/sda6 ext4 /
/dev/sda7 ext4 /swap
Free spaces
So when I login, I have bcd showing 2 entries (win7 and the one I have added Ubuntu 12.04). If I choose Ubuntu then I can see the grub2 boot loader of ubuntu. Ok it's fine
Now I'd like to add in the free spaces BT5r3 gnome
So I answer the questions, and I add a new partition ext4 in the free spaces.
BT5 says it will create 2 partitions the one I just created /dev/sda8 and a swap one /dev/sda7 (oups this one already exists... Ok it should be fine)
But my question is about writing the MBR. By default BT5 set it to write the mbr in /dev/sda
I don't want it writes it here. What I have to choose :
1- Write the mbr in /dev/sda5 (my /boot ubuntu partition)
2- Don't write mbr
If I choose the option 2, will it be ok to just update drub in ubuntu (grup-update) ?
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The collaboration combines GSK's expertise in medicinal chemistry with Yale's pioneering work on proteolysis targeting chimeric molecules or PROTACs. PROTAC technology guides disease-causing proteins to a cell's "garbage disposal" where they can be destroyed. Mutant or higher-than normal amounts of these proteins typically drive disease progression in areas such as oncology, inflammation and infections; yet many cannot be tackled by traditional ways of making drugs.
Under the agreement, a joint research team will work to show that PROTACs can be turned into future medicines. GSK will then have the right to use this technology for multiple disease-causing proteins across all therapy areas. For each protein-degrading drug that is discovered and developed, Yale will be eligible for milestone and royalty payments. Several collaborations between GSK and UK-based universities have been announced that also entail such joint working towards common milestones, combined with an element of risk sharing by the parties. This partnership differs through its scope around a potential new class of medicines and because of its association with a US academic centre.
"This partnership is exploring a new way for promising, but unproven therapeutic approaches to jump from the academic lab more quickly into the early stage pharmaceutical pipeline," said Kris Famm, head of GSK's Protein Degradation effort, who will lead the programme with Craig Crews, the Lewis B. Cullman Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, and Professor of Chemistry and Pharmacology at Yale. "The ground-breaking work Craig and his team have done may allow us to tackle a whole host of disease-causing proteins that were previously out of reach for medicines, and it is exciting to work together to try to realise that promise."
The collaboration has been endorsed by GSK's Discovery Investment Board, the panel of internal and external experts who make funding decisions on GSK's small biotech-like Discovery Performance Units (DPUs). The GSK team working on the collaboration includes a number of scientists from areas of drug discovery that are no longer being progressed following last year's DPU review. Collaboration with academia and other external partners is fundamental to GSK's strategic priorities of growing a diversified, global business and delivering more products of value. The program announced today reinforces GSK R&D's emphasis on seeking out the best science, wherever it may be, and collaborating with external partners.
The collaborative work with GSK and Yale is already underway, with the goal of showing crucial proof of principle for this technology by the end of 2012. "The relationship between the pharmaceutical industry and academia is changing," Crews said, "and this collaboration offers a new paradigm for how pharma companies and academic researchers can benefit from working more closely together."
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