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(Excerpt from Mr. Adnan Oktar's Live Interview dated April 18, 2011)
By the star when it descends, (Surat al-Najm, 1)
This refers to the sinking of the Sun of Islam.
your companion [the prophet] is not misguided or misled; (Surat al-Najm, 2)
They accused our Prophet (saas) of excess and perversion, may Allah forbid. In other words, they alleged he was insane. But it also refers to Hazrat Mahdi (as).
The Mahdi is the Lord of Time. Who was the Lord of Time in those days? Our Prophet (saas). Who is the Lord of Time of the End Times? Hazrat Mahdi (as).
nor does he speak from whim. (Surat al-Najm, 3)
Our Prophet (saas) does not speak as the fancy takes him. Hazrat Mahdi (as) will not speak as the fancy takes him. Because he, too, will act under inspiration from an angel, insha'Allah.
It is nothing but Revelation revealed, (Surat al-Najm, 4)
taught him by one immensely strong, (Surat al-Najm, 5)
possessing power and splendour. He stood there stationary – (Surat al-Najm, 6)
Gabriel (as) is wonderfully attractive. Our Prophet (saas) fell in love with his beauty. Gabriel (as) is wondrously beautiful.
there on the highest horizon. (Surat al-Najm, 7)
Then he drew near and hung suspended. (Surat al-Najm, 8)
He was two bow-lengths away or even closer. (Surat al-Najm, 9)
This, of course, is a very profound mystical, spiritual secret. I will reveal that secret when the time comes, insha'Allah.
Then He revealed to His servant what He revealed. (Surat al-Najm, 10)
His heart did not lie about what he saw. (Surat al-Najm, 11)
What! Do you dispute with him about what he saw? (Surat al-Najm, 12)
He saw him again another time (Surat al-Najm, 13)
by the Lote-tree of the Final Limit, (Surat al-Najm, 14)
beside which is the Garden of Refuge, (Surat al-Najm, 15)
when that which covered the Lote-tree covered it. (Surat al-Najm, 16)
His eye did not waver nor did he look away. (Surat al-Najm, 17)
Our Prophet (saas) never took his eyes away from the place. He looked where he was told to look, not where he was told not to look. There are very deep secrets here, of course. Some have already been revealed, while others will be explained in the End Times.
He saw some of the Greatest Signs of his Lord. (Surat al-Najm, 18)
Have you really considered al-Lat and al-'Uzza (Surat al-Najm, 19)
20- and Manat, the third, the other one?* (Surat al-Najm, 20)
How many idols were there? Al-Lat, al-'Uzza and Manat. What do Christians do? They produce three idols. May Allah forbid. Surely He is beyond that. They try to manufacture idols other than Allah. That perverse belief in the Trinity. There was a belief in the Trinity even then. They just continued the Trinity.
Do you have males and He females? (Surat al-Najm, 21)
That is a most unfair division! (Surat al-Najm, 22)
They are nothing but names which you yourselves have given, you and your forefathers. Allah has sent down no authority for them. They are following nothing but conjecture and what their own selves desire.And that when guidance has reached them from their Lord! (Surat al-Najm, 23)
They made it up. Allah says they just invented in line with their own desires. Our Prophet (saas) came as a guide. Jesus the Messiah also told them the truth. The Prophet Moses (as) told them the truth. Allah tells us to follow the truth.


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Come on now, this is getting ridiculous....
Yeah, and then after you report it sometimes it takes a whole day for it to be deleted. I've reported the hackers several times. Maybe it was the holidays that caused the delay?
I've communicated with the admins and that's the limit of the control we have - reporting spam bots. This past weekend I reported the spam post in this forum and after several hours [on both ocassions] the offending posts were deleted. From the time the posts appeared to when they were zapped was more like 4 hours, not 24.
All that said, who really cares as long as they keep removing them.
Sigh. The spamming has been an ongoing problem for some time (over a year), and it has caused a great many longtime posters, with a wealth of knowledge and experience, to leave RW forums for good. The amount of spam has decreased but the nasty little buggers are persistent in their desire to separate you from your money or just increase traffic to their scammy sites.
About all you can do is report it.
Unfortunately this is very true. And it has been much worse. This is nothing.
I reported two [2] spam bots @ 8 am. tick, tick, tick....
And I reported one at 5am. (EST)
Based on 5 am, it appears the spam as cleared in 4 hours.
Good job!
The spammers work at night, so every morning there are hundreds of posts to delete. Most of them get flagged by our spam-blocking software, but lots of them still make it through. We delete all of the spammers' posts and ban the spammer. The next night, the spammers create new accounts and start all over again.
I apologize for all of the spam in the forums. We have made it a priority to clean up as quickly as possible.


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Hi,I´m newbie to mod rewrite, and although I have a solution it isn´t working. I think this is very simple to who know how
I´m trying to configure wordpress in a already built site, for the two site to be able to be on same host, I renamed index.php of worpress to index2.php and disable pretty urls.
so the worpress url will be
and the links in worpress will be
My problema is that because I want wordpress to assume the link, the correct url should be
So I need that apache to replace url each time it was page_id= to index2.php?page_id= like the two above links
I need the changes to be in httpd.conf, inside a directory tag and have this solution
RewriteEngine on
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^page_id=(.*)$ /index2\\.php?page_id=$1
But isn´t working
Can you help me ? Thanks
I believe you will want the following, as your page request won't begin with page_id, I also don't think you need to escape the . in the index2.php?page_id=$1
RewriteRule index\\.php?page_id=(.*)$ /index2.php?page_id=$1
or this may work too
RewriteRule page_id=(.*)$ /index2.php?page_id=$1
Hi,thanks for your reply, but none worked.THe first I think because the url doesn´t have an index http://www.example.com/?page_id=5215
The second, yes you are right the page doesnt start with page_id ans so I removed the ^, but the result is the same..
Try this:
RewriteRule (?:.*)page_id=(.*)$ /index2.php?page_id=$1
thanks for the help cpradio, but it still doesn´t work.
I'll play with it when I get home. I don't have a way of testing my changes here at work.
Okay, I know where I went wrong now. It seems RewriteRules do not execute against a query string. You must use a RewriteCond for that. So here is the final code
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^page_id=[0-9]+
RewriteRule index\\.php index2.php
Hi,thanks but still no luckthe url returned is always like
instead of
mayve the rewrite rule needs to have the full url ?
Finally, the correct solution!
The reason is that a RewriteRule cannot access the query string, only the path/file of the request. Therefore, the RewriteCond statement is REQUIRED.
If you would like to learn something about mod_rewrite, try my signature's link. It's been active here for quite a few years and has helped many members.
Thanks,I´ve saw your links yesterday, in another forum posts, but they were dead. Now they are working, i´ve checked
You say "Finally, the correct solution!" but I dont see it
Can you help ? Thanks
I´ve done it
here is the final code
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^page_id=[0-9]+
RewriteRule ^$ /index2.php
Managed twith code from cpradio and a read through dklynn articles.
Thanks to both for your time
The leading / in the redirection is a two-edged sword: mod_rewrite will look first at the root of the server THEN to your DocumentRoot. Best to omit the leading /. It's your choice but you needed the "food for thought."


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When it comes to beauty products I'm not afraid to admit I'm no guru. In fact, I feel like a beginner and that's OK! Who's with me? You won't find any tutorials here! LOL! But, I do love to introduce you to products that will not only make you happy, but are easy to use and actually work! Just like these five L'Oreal Paris favorites that have been getting a lot of use lately!
- L'Oreal Elnett Satin Hairspray (Extra Strong Hold): I'm not going to lie, this is probably the best hairspray I've ever used. I've already written a review post about it, but let me remind you that it actually holds and won't dry your hair out. Your hair still feels soft and if you decide to brush it out, you won't get those yucky white flakes.
- L'Oreal Sublime Sun Sunscreen (SPF 50 in Hydra Lotion Spray): This summer I know I'm going to be spending a lot of time outside and I need a sunscreen that's easy to apply and actually stays on. This new line of sunscreen works and comes in different SPF's. You can also find it for your face and in regular lotion form and in crystal clear mist.
- L'Oreal Color Riche Nail Color (in Club Prive): Just look at that color! Do I really need to say anything more?
- L'Oreal Infallible 24 HR Eyeshadow (in Amber Rush): This is my "go-to" eyeshadow. The color is amazing! A light layer shimmers and if you add more it becomes bold. It won't crease and it stays put!
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A.J. Whittenberg Elementary School of Engineering unveiled its brand new playgrounds on Sunday, October 3.
At 5:00 p.m. A.J. Whittenberg Elementary Principal Margaret Thomason, the school's Program Director Ansel Sanders and Elaine Whittenberg Boyce, daughter of the school's namesake and civil rights activist took the podium to thank the participants who made the playgrounds possible.
The two playground projects include a playground for the first and second graders featuring "A.J. the Robot" which students are able to climb through, while the K4 and K5 students have a playground modeled after Greenville-Spartanburg Airport's (GSP) Captain Sharky, a reconditioned Navy P-3 submarine hunter plane. Captain Sharky was on loan to the students at A. J. Whittenberg Elementary while they waited for their permanent playgrounds to come to fruition.
Donations for the playgrounds came from community leaders and area businesses. Parents, area businesses and organizations provided volunteers who worked diligently over the past five days to complete the playgrounds. "[A.J. Whittenberg] would applaud the people who have been instrumental in this school, the playground, the whole effort," Boyce told the crowd. "It is amazing to see private business, community organizations, churches, parents, other relatives, and even people who just love children … come together."


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Sampled-data systems, and z-transform. Frequency domain properties. Sampling D/A and A/D conversion. Controller design via discrete-time equivalents, direct methods, state feedback and observers. Quantization effects. LQR control and introduction to LQG optimal control. Prerequisite: E E 548/A A 548/ M E 548. Offered: jointly with A A 581/E E 581; W.
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Implementation of control systems often involve digital components, even if the controlled system consists of analog electrical, mechanical, or other continuous time processes. This course covers methods of digital control, including issues related to A/D and D/A conversion. Topics include discrete-time and sampled-data systems, the Z-transform, frequency domain properties; sampling, D/A and A/D conversion issues; controller design via discrete-time equivalents to continuous-time controllers, by direct-digital root locus, by loop shaping, and via state feedback and observers; quantization effects, LQR optimal control and an introduction to adaptive control.
The goal of this course is to enable all students to have the skills and knowledge to successfully apply digital control methods.
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I put a nice crack in the nose of my FireWire Sweet Potato.
I've done fiberglass repair on my other boards, but I've never messed with an epoxy board, so not sure what to expect.
If anybody has any experience fixing an epoxy board, I would appreciate all suggestions, even smarta$$ ones...lol.
I'll post pics later, thanks.


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Topic: Craine's Chilangiocarcinoma Crew
We have established a fund through The Akron Community Foundation to raise research money. 100% of the funds raised will be granted to research. Our goal is to improve treatment options and find a cure. Our first fundraiser is in conjunction with The Akron Marathon. My husband, son and many friends have joined our team to run for our disease. Please go to our website to learn more.
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This online memorial was created in loving memory of Edward Garzero. Some of his life story is told throughout this memorial website. Please sign Edward's guest book and let us know you came to visit.
We will remember Edward forever.
Edward was born into the family of Michael, Catherine and John (brother) Garzero in San Francisco in 1927. He was blessed to live a happy childhood in Russian Hill. He graduated from Lowell High School and served in the Army Air Corp at the end of the Second World War. He earned his BS from University of San Francisco, and his MFA in Speech and Drama from Catholic University in Washington DC.
Upon graduation from CU, Edward toured overseas with Players Incorporated, performing Shakespeare for the troops in Korea, and students in the USA. He moved to New York, gaining entry to United Scenic Artists, Local 829 as an All Category member in 1955.
In 1957, Edward married Harriet Alexander of Port Washington, NY. They started their family straight away, having four children. They have 10 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.
Ed and Harriet were very active in their community, participating in Christian Family Movement and Marriage Encounter. After the Second Vatican Council, when the laity was invited to participate more fully in the liturgy, he served as a lector in every parish he and his family belonged to. He stopped only when he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2007.
His professional achievements are most impressive. He was considered one of the"best in the business". His artistic ability, attention to detail, and overall vision of what things should look like were a potent combination. Edward always did beautiful work and led his crew to the same end.
A list of the movies on which he was the chargeman scenic artist includes: "The Night They Raided Minsky's", "The Boys in the Band", "The Panic in Needle Park", "The French Connection", "Bad", "Midnight Cowboy", "Claudine", "The Godfather", "The Exorcist", "Godfather II", "Kramer Vs Kramer", "Deathtrap", "Wolfen", "Ragtime", "Beat Street", "The Verdict", "King of Comedy", "An Unmarried Woman", "The Flamingo Kid", "84 Charing Cross Road", "Hello Again", and "Skip Tracer".
While Edward was successful in his work, he was most passionate about his family and his community. Blessed with an easy going personality, he strove to live an apostolic life. He had a deep and developed spirituality that led him into a life guided by prayer. He was a "mensch": a good man who lived life enthusiastically and positively with others in mind.
Instead of flowers, the family requests donations in Edward's memory to either the Long Island Alzheimer's Foundation (http://www.liaf.org / 516-767-6857); or to the Outreach Ministry at St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church (25 Ocean Avenue Center Moriches, New York 11934 / 631) 878-0009).
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True Wisdom Described In The Qur'an
Those who are regretful in the Hereafter because they didn't use their reason as they were supposed to in this world are mentioned by the Quran as saying:
"If only we had really listened and understood, we would not now have been the heirs of Hell." (Surat al-Mulk: 10)
Without a doubt, if a person thinks that such a consequence is also possible in his own case, it will enable him to be fearful and apprehend many things while there is still time. If a person in this situation ends up in Hell, he will most likely think with regret that even although his conscience had made him see things clearly in the world, possibly after numerous reminders, and despite there being no obstacles in his path, he still turned away from the way of intelligence.
However, by that time he is in Hellfire, where it is impossible for him to go back and compensate for his situation…
When he was in the world, he was reminded of Allah's punishment, but he didn't listen to these warnings because of his arrogance…
By saying "In any case there is a long life ahead of me, I can compensate for it in the future", he always delayed doing the right thing…
The wealth, beauty, or knowledge he possessed in the world gave him a feeling of greatness and prevented him from obeying Allah…
But at that moment there is nothing he can do to save himself from the fire and punishment; he is in a state of helplessness…
And whatever he does now, he can never get rid of the regret that he feels deep inside and he will constantly complain about his own thoughtlessness…
So, for a person to think, while he is still in this world, that he may face such a situation will result in his feeling deep regret there and then. In order not to say these words or words like these in Hellfire, he will decide to abide by his conscience from then on. When he consults his conscience, he will come across little and big things that everyone delays, or disregards, thinking them insignificant, or doesn't do, even if they know they are the right things to do. and it is possible for everyone to compensate for all these things right now.
If you ask anyone "Is it wiser to do this soul searching when full of regret in Hellfire, or now when there is still a chance to make up for it?" any sincere person would definitely say, "Of course now, in fact, right this second." Then he will turn his mind to trying to make up for all the unjust things he has done so far, without further delay.
In fact, this is the wisest action to take. Imagining oneself in the midst of Hellfire, even for a second, is enough for anyone to reach this sincere decision and act by his conscience. It is really easy for a person who trusts in and relies on Allah to make up for all his thoughtless and unjust behaviour till that moment. In the following verse, Allah informs people of the simplicity of this:
Say: "My servants, you who have transgressed against yourselves, do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Truly Allah forgives all wrong actions. He is the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Merciful". (Surat az-Zumar: 53)
However, a person should make haste in these matters and not wait for hardship or death before he uses his reason. Allah reminds people in this verse that they need to act without wasting any time:
Turn to your Lord and submit to Him before punishment comes upon you, for then you cannot be helped. Follow the best that has been sent down to you from your Lord before the punishment comes upon you suddenly, when you are not expecting it. (Surat az-Zumar: 54-55)
It shouldn't be forgotten that one who sees the truth by consulting his conscience can make amends for the situation he is in. But, anyone who insists on not using his reason will definitely face the divine ire, having been led into regrettable acts that cannot be compensated for. In the following verse, the regret such people voice in the Hellfire is thus alluded to:
"... Alas: I have disobeyed Allah, and scoffed at His revelations!" (Surat az-Zumar: 56)
So this was what was intended in this book—to encourage people to do whatever they can right now in order not to face such a loss. With this purpose in mind, wisdom and thoughtlessness have been compared right from the beginning of the book and readers have been informed of the relative gains and losses. and at the end of the book it has been recalled once more, that thoughtlessness distances people from faith and, because of this, leads them into the torments of Hell. On the other hand, wisdom brings people to the blessings of Heaven. In order not to live with the guilt of thoughtlessness and a lack of conscience, everyone is invited once more to use his reason and find the right path.


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A Talking Head Dreams of a Perfect City
Osaka's robot-run parking lots mixed with the Minneapolis lakefront; a musician's fantasy metropolis
By DAVID BYRNE
Originally published in the Wall Street Journal
New Orleans on a rainy day. National Geographic Stock
There's an old joke that you know you're in heaven if the cooks are Italian and the engineering is German. If it's the other way around you're in hell. In an attempt to conjure up a perfect city, I imagine a place that is a mash-up of the best qualities of a host of cities. The permutations are endless. Maybe I'd take the nightlife of New York in a setting like Sydney's with bars like those in Barcelona and cuisine from Singapore served in outdoor restaurants like those in Mexico City. Or I could layer the sense of humor in Spain over the civic accommodation and elegance of Kyoto. Of course, it's not really possible to cherry pick like this-mainly because a city's qualities cannot thrive out of context. A place's cuisine and architecture and language are all somehow interwoven. But one can dream. Continue reading "A Talking Head Dreams of a Perfect City"


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One of my favorite ingredients, Sweet Jersey corn, is starting to hit its peak, and I am trying to enjoy as much as I can, while also developing recipes for next summer. As we were tossing around ideas in the kitchen, one of our recipe developers said she refuses to cut kernels from the cob because it made such a big mess. "Half of the corn always ends up on the floor!," she said.
I then realized that a lot of people don't know of a simple trick I learned from an old chef years ago.
To avoid the mess, pull out your trusty Bundt or tube pan. Just prop the corn cob upright in the center hole of the pan, then cut the kernels off. The bowl of the Bundt pan keeps them from flying all over the place. It will save you a lot of time and energy, not to mention broaden your corn-cooking possibilities!
Sweet Corn (of the Cob) Recipes
- Pan-Roasted Corn and Tomato Salad
- Curried Corn With Shrimp
- Grilled Pork Chops with Corn, Tomatoes and Basil
- Bacon, Arugula, Tomato and Roasted Corn Salad
- Pan Seared Pacific Cod with Creamed Corn
- Charred Corn Salad With Basil Vinaigrette
Andrea Albin is a recipe developer and all-around food person. She'll be sad to see the sweet corn season go.


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A galette is a French tart, or simply a pie without a plate. It is easy to make and there is no fancy fluting or lattice top crust to worry about. Right now apples are abundant, with many varieties to choose from. You can mix and match to suit your mood. Some will turn to sauce (McIntosh), some will keep their shape (Prairie Spy), others will be sweet (HoneyCrisp) and some will be tart (Haralson). The crust should be tender and flaky and just barely strong enough to hold up to the apples. It adds to the drama if some of the juices escape, which is why we bake on a sided baking sheet.
Apple Galette Recipe
The crust:
(makes two 12-inch galettes)
3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (scoop and sweep the flour)
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
4 ounces unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces and refrigerated
4 ounces lard, cut into 1/2-inch pieces and frozen
1 egg
5 1/2 tablespoons ice-cold water
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
The filling:
(Makes one 12-inch galette)
6 apples, peeled, cored and cut into 1/8-inch-thick slices
1/2 cup brown sugar
Pinch salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon lemon zest
Egg wash (egg mixed with 1 tablespoon water)
Sugar, for dusting top of crust
To make the pie:
Have all of your ingredients ready and chilled.
Combine the flour, salt and sugar in a food processor. Add the butter and lard.
Use the food processor to work the butter and lard into the flour. Work the fats into the flour until it starts to stick together when squeezed, but you want to keep some of the fat in pea-size pieces. If it is too soft and it won't stay in pieces, place the bowl in the freezer for about 15 minutes and then try again.
Whisk the egg, add it along with the water and vinegar to the flour/lard mixture.
Stir this with your hand or a wooden spoon, but be very gentle. The goal is to keep the pea-size chunks of fat intact. It will start to look shaggy and not dry.
It should hold together when you squeeze it in your hand.
Gently knead the dough into a ball.
Divide the dough into two pieces and create round disks. Wrap the dough in plastic and refrigerate for at least an hour, or overnight.
To make the galette:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment.
On a floured surface, roll out the chilled pie dough.
It should be a 1/8-inch-thick circle. Dust off any extra flour and lay it on the parchment.
Make the filling:
Toss together the cut apples, sugar, salt, cinnamon and zest in a bowl.
Pile the apples in the middle of the dough.
Fold the dough up, so it covers at least 2 inches of the filling, more is ok.
Brush the edge with egg wash and dust generously with sugar.
Loosely tent the top of the galette with foil. (Most apple pies will have a top crust that traps the steam and helps to cook the apples. Since this is an open top, we need to create that closed environment with the foil.)
Bake for 30 minutes, then turn the oven down to 350 degrees F and bake for an additional 30 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for about 10 more minutes.
Serve warm or at room temperature.


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hi techie guys!can someone give me a javascript logic for enabling the hidden form fields when a radio button is selected?
Hi there,
Welcome to the forums.
When you say "enabling a hidden form field", do you mean that you want to dynamically update its value depending on which radio button was selected?
(function msgShow() {
var e1 = document.getElementById('Hidden');
I suspect that he means when there's a series of radio buttons, with the last one called "other". Selecting that last one results in a new form field being shown.I just had to get involved with this one because someone else here has a thing against foo, bar, etc... so what better way to involve them than with a multi choice!
How you achieve this is to have all the HTML already on the page, and then use scripting to set a class name which results in the field being initially hidden.
<legend>Radios are in first part of a form</legend>

What is your favourite metasyntatic syllable?

<input type="radio" name="metasyntatic" value="foo" /> Foo

<input type="radio" name="metasyntatic" value="bar" /> Bar

<input type="radio" name="metasyntatic" value="baz" /> Baz

<input type="radio" name="metasyntatic" value="bat" /> Bat

<input type="radio" name="metasyntatic" value="other" /> Other

<input type="text" name="othermetasyntatic" />

form p {
margin: 0;
.hidden {
display: none;
I'll try to use techniques here that should work regardless of whether you have one "other" section or multiple of them.Here's a breakdown of how things are done.
First you find the radio buttons called "other" and gain a reference to the field that's related to it, in this case that being "othermetasyntatic"
var otherRadios = getOtherRadios(),
for (i = 0; i < otherRadios.length; i += 1) {
radio = otherRadios[i];
field = getOtherField(radio);
The getOtherRadios and getOtherField functions are easily achieved by using an attribute selector:
function getOtherRadios() {
var otherRadioSelector = '[type="radio"][value="other"]';
return document.querySelectorAll(otherRadioSelector);
function getOtherField(otherRadio) {
var form = otherRadio.form;
return form.querySelector('[name="other' + otherRadio.name + '"]');
Once the for loop has both a radio and it's associated text field, we can hide that field, and setup the form to show/hide it later on when needed.
for (i = 0; i < otherRadios.length; i += 1) {
The hide and show functions are just a handy shorthand for adding or removing a class name to an element:
function hide(el) {
function show(el) {
The setupOtherRadioEventHandler function adds an event handler on to each of the radio buttons with the same name as the "other" one. The reason why that needs to be done is so that when you click on another radio button, the text field can then be removed again.
function setupOtherRadioEventHandler(radio) {
var fields = radio.form.elements[radio.name],
fieldDisplayHandler = function () {
for (i = 0; i < fields.length; i += 1) {
addEventListener(fields[i], 'click', fieldDisplayHandler);
The addEventListener function is a standard one that we see being used all the time now:
function addEventListener(el, type, func) {
if (el.addEventListener) {
el.addEventListener(type, func, false);
} else if (el.attachEvent) {
el.attachEvent('on' + type, func);
But the fieldDisplayHandler function may require some discussion. If just the fieldDisplay function was assigned to the event, it wouldn't be easy to gain a reference to the radio button called "other". We already have a variable here called radio which is exactly what we need though.
When a function is created, that function retains the scope that it was created in. What that means is that knowledge about variables such as radio are retained by that fieldDisplayHandler function that we create, so we can call the fieldDisplay function directly with that radio information - even if it's being used from a different radio button.
The last piece of the puzzle is to show or hide the text field, which can be easily decided based on whether the "other" radio button is currently selected.
function fieldDisplay(radio) {
var field = getOtherField(radio);
if (radio.checked) {
} else {
You can see this all in action at http://jsfiddle.net/pmw57/4sFNA/1/ - as well as copious form-based questions about our beloved foo, bar, baz, and bat metasyntatic variables
Either you have psychic powers, or I missed something!Great answer though.
yes suppose there are two radio buttons YES & NO .If i click on yes only then some html input filelds should be shown and if i click NO then i should continue with the remaining form.
Ahh, yes that's taking the idea even further than with the example provided above.
Are you wanting a jQuery-based solution or something without that library instead?


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SAINT LEO, Fla. – It was nearly a carbon copy of the previous day's play, but the Saint Leo volleyball team came out of the opening weekend unblemished as the Lions downed Montevallo and Queens on Saturday from the Bowman Center.
Saint Leo (4-0) struggled briefly with their first opponent in Montevallo (3-1), but after a 25-23 first set, the Lions dominated the remaining two to sweep the Falcons, 3-0 (25-23, 25-16, 25-20).
Like yesterday, Saint Leo found itself on its heels early on in the tournament's final game when Queens (NC) took a set from the Green and Gold. A pep talk from Head Coach Sam Cibrone and assistant Carlos Ramos got the Lions back on track as they didn't allow their opponents to reach 20 points in any of the final three sets. Saint Leo would go on to defeat the Royals 3-1 (23-25, 25-18, 25-16, 25-15).
"I'm very happy with the girls," Cibrone said after a long day of tournament matches. "The first game we didn't start out strong and kind of underestimated our opponents but I think we stepped up. You're going to have that at the beginning of the season. You've got to realize that it's a process and I think we're getting better every game. We really started blocking and got a lot of substitutions; the kids came in and did their job. (We) showed a little bit of depth."
"I'm excited, 4-0 is where we thought we would be and now we've got to push forward for a tough next weekend."
Two Lions reached double-figure kills in both of Saturday's games as junior Meghan Donovan knocked down 11 against Montevallo and 10 against Queens. Sophomore Tawni Warren continued her hot start to the season with 13 kills in the first game and 10 in the win over Queens.
Lauren Campbell also shined in the nightcap with 11 kills, nine digs and a block.
Settling into her new role, senior Abby Lovell racked up 60 kills across both matches, while junior Jaclyn Mailoto frustrated Queens from the service line as she racked up six service aces in a single game.
Looking ahead, the Lions will travel to Bolivar, Mo. where they will compete in the Southwest Baptist Purple Bash Volleyball Tournament next Friday and Saturday. Saint Leo will face four tough teams on Friday and Saturday with the first match against Drury scheduled for 11:30 a.m. on Friday morning.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Slumping personal-computer maker Dell is bowing out of the stock market in a $24.4-billion buyout that represents the largest deal of its kind since the Great Recession dried up the financing for such risky manoeuvres.
The complex agreement announced Tuesday will allow Dell Inc.'s management, including eponymous founder Michael Dell, to attempt a company turnaround away from the glare and financial pressures of Wall Street.
Dell stockholders will be paid $13.65 per share to leave the company on its own. That's 25 per cent more than the stock's price of $10.88 before word of the buyout talks trickled out three weeks ago, but it's a steep markdown from the shares' price of $24 six years ago when Michael Dell returned for a second go-round as CEO.
Dell shares rose 14 cents to $13.41 in afternoon trading, indicating investors don't believe a better offer is likely. The chances of a successful counter offer look slim, given the forces lined up behind the current deal.
Michael Dell, the company's largest shareholder, is throwing in his 14 per cent stake and an undisclosed sliver of a $16-billion fortune to help finance the sale to a group led by the investment firm Silver Lake.
"We recognize that (transformation) will still take more time, investment and patience, and I believe our efforts will be better-supported by partnering with Silver Lake in our shared vision," Michael Dell said in a statement.
Software maker Microsoft, which counts Dell among its biggest customers, is backing the deal by lending $2 billion to the buyers. The remaining money to pay for the acquisition is being borrowed through loans arranged by several banks, saddling Dell with an estimated $15 billion in debt that could raise doubts about its financial stability among its risk-averse corporate customers.
The sale is structured as a leveraged buyout, which requires the acquired company to repay the debt taken on to finance the deal.
Dell's sale is the second-highest-priced leveraged buyout of a technology company, trailing the $27 billion paid for First Data Corp. in 2007.
The deal is the largest leveraged buyout of any type since November 2007 when Alltel Corp. sold for $25 billion to TPG Capital and a Goldman Sachs subsidiary. Within a few months, the U.S. economy had collapsed into the worst recession since the Second World War.
Dell's decision to go private is a reflection of the tough times facing the personal-computer industry as more technology spending flows toward smartphones and tablet computers. PC sales fell 3.5 per cent last year, according to the research group Gartner Inc., the first annual decline in more than a decade. What's more, tablet computers are expected to outsell laptops this year.
The shift has weakened longtime stalwarts such as Dell, fellow PC maker Hewlett-Packard Co., chip maker Intel Corp. and Microsoft Corp.
Dell, 47, is betting his company will be able to evolve into a more diversified seller of technology services, business software and high-end computers without having to pander to the stock market's fixation on whether earnings are growing from one quarter to the next. Dell expects to complete the sale by the end of July.
Once the deal closes, Dell's stock will stop trading on the Nasdaq stock market 25 years after the Round Rock, Texas, company raised $30 million in an initial public offering of stock.
The proposed deal could face resistance from longtime stockholders who believe Dell is still worth at least $15 per share. Anticipating such criticism, Dell's board is allowing a 45-day period for potential suitors to submit higher bids.
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Noctua NH-U12F: Quiet Air Cooling from Austriaby Wesley Fink on 4/25/2007 4:00 AM EST
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HeatMiser - Thursday, April 26, 2007 - linkWes -- how far does this Noctua cooler hang over the edge of the motherboard closest to the Power supply? Just trying to figure out if I have room. Thanks for the great reviews on these coolers. Reply
Bumtrinket - Friday, May 04, 2007 - linkIt largely depends on the motherboard - if the CPU socket is close to the top edge, you could have problems if there's not much space between the mobo and PSU. This also applies to the Thermalright Ultra 120 and other similar designs. The design of the heatsink mounting lets you rotate it through 90 degrees, but that's not the preferred orientation.
There's more info at Noctua's site, but they say this in the FAQs:
"How much space between mainboard and power supply is required when the NH-U12 is installed upright?"
"When installed upright (see picture below), the NH-U12 may jut out over the upper edge of the mainboard. In this case, the gap required between the upper edge of the mainboard and the power supply in the case is (depending on the position of the CPU socket on the mainboard) up to 25mm. Measured from the upper mounting holes of the CPU socket, the required distance to the power supply unit is 35mm." Reply
n7 - Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - linkI am a big fan of Noctua, so nice to see their heatsink do as well as i expected.
Their fans are very good @ providing a mix of performance & realtive quietness, & it appears this heatsink is no different.
I too would really like to see a TT Big Typhoon added to the reviews, mainly to see how it does compared to the new leaders, something the Typhoon used to be.
I also look forward to seeing your testbed redone with a quieter PSU.
TA152H - Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - linkOK, I read this article with some interest, and as usual find the remarks about fanless power supplies completely off-base.
I mean, if you're measuring overclocking a CPU, or some high end gaming system, or some high-end Peltier cooler, I could see the point in not using a fanless power supply because such a power supply wouldn't be useful in that configuration. But, I don't buy power supplies with fans anymore, and guess what type of heatsink I go after when I buy them? Yes, very quiet ones. So, when you're testing a heatsink/fan that is made to be especially quiet, or for example, fanless video cards, you SHOULD test with a fanless power supply.
I know most of the reviewers here think shooting space aliens is what everyone does, and they need 600 watt power supplies, but it's just not true. Most people in fact don't need anything that large, so try to think within the market of the product instead of personal preferences. I'm not knocking video games, by the way, they are a much better escape than drugs, or other bad things people do, or even TV. I'm just saying that you guys need to stop thinking everyone does this and needs equipment to handle these foul machines, especially when reviewing items that would never be put in one. Reply
customcoms - Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - linkI agree that in order to get more accurate noise ratings a more quiet system based on a fanless psu would achieve higher accuracy. However, anandtech tests have generally catered to enthusiasts and overclockers, and imo, these tests do that well. For starters, they compare cooling performance with noise as a secondary consideration (mainly to see if the cooler advertised is quiet, but as it sates in the article, they are more curious about its cooling/overclocking ability than the noise). Yes, anandtech is using what could be considered a "noisy" test bed, but X6800's and 7900GTX's don't exactly come to mind when I think "silent" pc. Nor do the power, hungry, hot Nvidia 680i based boards. I suggest looking elsewhere for reviews on components that make up silent pc's, such as http://www.silentpcreview.com">http://www.silentpcreview.com. I'll stick with anandtech's review because I could care less about noise if it lets me gain an extra 300mhz out of my processor. Reply
TA152H - Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - linkThen why review a heatsink that is focused on being quiet? You completely missed the point. I don't have a problem with them reviewing noisy items, but you don't review a heatsink/fan that is made to be especially quiet, with a noisy power supply or video card. If the heatsink were a cooling beast that didn't pay much mind to noise problems, absolutely go with appropriate stuff. People that want it will not care about noise with the other components. But when someone is considering getting a unit because it is quiet, you don't use a noisy baseline because that same person is likely to look for that same quality in their other components. Reply
Ajax9000 - Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - linkAgreed.
The "proper" (but time consuming :-) thing to do would be to have a "performance" testbed (which is also investigated for noise as a secondary test), and a "silent" testbed (which is also investigated for overclockability as a secondary test). I.e. people who want "quiet" systems don't automatically excude overclocking, they are just less concerned about it (and vice versa). Reply
Paradox999 - Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - linkGreat review and comparison.
As an owner of a Scythe Ninja equipped with a silent fan, I can attest to it's effectiveness.....but your batch of reviewed HSF's is missing my personal favorite, the Thermaltake Big Typhoon. It's one of the best at cooling nearby capacitors since the fan blows DOWNWARDS onto the motherboard. I've replaced the original fans for some slower and silent Silenx fans since the core2duo isn't as hot as my old overclocked 820D.
Works awesome good.
Do us all a favor and please include the Big Typhoon (and not it's weaker cousin, the Mini Typhoon) in your review Reply
Spanki - Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - linkI couldn't get my comments posted in here, so I added them as http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid...">a new thread in the forums. Reply
Deusfaux - Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - link"We also ran brief test results comparing the cooling efficiency and noise of the Scythe SFLEX SFF21F 64cfm/28 dB-A fan that was used in Thermalright reviews and the SilenX fan used in several of the most recent reviews. Cooling results were similar with either fan on the Noctua heatsink, with the SilenX providing better cooling on some overclocks. Both fans were quiet and came in below the noise floor of our test system, but the SilenX was subjectively quieter than the SFLEX. "
REALLY. I have trouble believing this, but I guess we'll find out for sure in the upcoming roundup. Reply
tk11 - Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - linkEnough with the heat sink reviews. They make something hot, cool... big deal... they're all virtually identical. Please review an interesting or useful technology before we all loose interest in the site. Reply
poohbear - Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - linklol they're all virtually identical eh? u obviously do NOT overclock. Reply
tk11 - Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - linkActually I do overclock... by identical I was referring to the lack of innovation. The main differences between these coolers are size and styling, neither of which require technical analysis. Being a long time reader I was simply expressing my lack of interest in the latest series of reviews in hopes that anandtech will return to covering some of the more interesting technologies. Reply
LoneWolf15 - Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - linkSpeak for thyself, not others. Plenty of people read these; if you don't, feel free to move on. Reply
Jesse3G - Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - linkI'm amused that you freely speak for others, but presume to restrict the privlege from another? Your post flirts with hypocrisy and the person you addressed brought up a valid opinion.
Personally I'm surprised at the management decision on this cooling coverage. Why handle one at a time when this topic can clearly be consolidated into a comprehensive discussion of cooling??? A true "round-up" would compile all of these reviews into an inclusive article for each major cooling system category, with Anantech's enclosed suggestions of the best setups available. Reply
SurJector - Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - linkThat would be nice to have those noise ratings: how does the stock fan compares with the SilenX and how much more noise the push-pull configuration makes ?
Thanks for the reviews. Reply
Wesley Fink - Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - linkWe did try SilenX with push pull and the noise ratings were still below the system noise floor set by the power supply. Cooling performance was roughly the same as the stock Noctua fans in push-pull and the overclock was not extended, so we saw no reason to pursue it further. The Noctua ultra low noise fan appears to push a lot of air and apparently generates high air pressure compared to some other low noise solutions. Reply
puffpio - Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - linkSo then..the ultimate review would probably be these Noctua 120mm fans on an Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme in a push pull? Reply
poohbear - Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - linkwell can u guys bug thermalright for an advance review of their IFX-14? u guys managed to review the TR ultra 120+ early, maybe u can do the same w/ the monstrous IFX-14? Reply
Wesley Fink - Friday, April 27, 2007 - linkThermalright has just advised us that the Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme is in full production. The problem with the mounting plate has been corrected in the release cooler.
"The 775 bracket issue has been addressed and Ultra-120 eXtreme is now in full production. We think it's even better than the engineering piece you received back then. Would you be able to verify that if we were to send you the "production" sample with its own packaging and all? I think you'll be pleased to see the results and the improvements."
We have a final production sample with improvements on the way. We also have requested an IFX-14 for review. Reply
Hulk - Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - link1. Equip all fans with a variable speed controller and adjust the speed so that the decibel level is exactly 40dB, 45dB, etc... Record the temps. This would isolate the thermal transfer efficiency of the cooler. For better isolation of cooler thermal efficiency you could use the same fan on all coolers.
2. This time adjust the fan speed to acheive the same load temperature. This time record the fan RPM and the noise level. Of course some units might not even make the temp at full speed but that would be okay. As it is right now you have to take into account cooling performance when looking at noise. It be nice to see how much noise they make when they are all drawing away the same amount of heat from the processor.
3. In order to really give these coolers a workout how about adding an overclocked quad core to the tests?
I enjoy reading these reviews. Great job!
yacoub - Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - linkNo word on fitment again. Fitment is really the number one thing people want to know: Will this fit on my board? If it doesn't fit their board, it doesn't really matter to them how well it cools. Would be great to hear if it does or doesn't clear a variety of boards you have around the testing labs, particularly a couple 680i, 650i, P965, and 975. Pick one that's fairly reference in design and a couple of the ones people tend to purchase that often have passive cooling heatsink/pipe configurations on the northbridge and MOSFETS, and let us know how well the darn thing clears it all, especially if it requires a back brace and some boards have stuff on the back beneath the CPU socket (like the MSi P6N-SLI Platinum) and whether or not it still fits.
Thanks. Reply
Wesley Fink - Thursday, April 26, 2007 - linkThe Noctua is narrower than most heatpipe towers, but as wide as a thermalright. The shape is much like a thermalright. The top plate can be installed in two directions and the cooler can be turned 90 degrees if necessary, so mounting is very flexible.
The Noctua fit the EVGA 680i (barely, due to width and very tall chipset cooler near the socket), Asus, Striker, Asus Commando, and Asus P5W-DH Deluxe. We did not have the MSI board you specify in the lab to check, but the back plate has an open center and is designed to clear back components.
yacoub - Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - linkAny word on fitment on an MSi P6N-SLI Platinum? This is important as the board supposedly has a few items on the back such that certain backplates do not fit too well and it would be important to know if this hsf can clear them alright. Reply
mostlyprudent - Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - linkVery nice. I like the balance of low noise and above average performance. Any plans to look at the Thermalright HR-01 fanless cooler with the ducting that can connect to a rear case fan? I would love to see the cooling abilities of such a configuration. Reply
xsilver - Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - linkhey wes; how many more hsf setups are still in the pipeline for review? care to list?
is the thermalright ultra 90 one of them?
or anything else that is of the "cheaper" level? Reply
Wesley Fink - Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - linkWe have a few more top-line HSFs and then we will do an "under $30" HSF roundup. We also have a wide assortment of 120mm fans in the labs for a fan roundup.
xsilver - Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - linkoh also, was there any plans to put some "classic" coolers in the chart as a control reference?
Im thinking thermalright xp-90/120
zalman 7000/7700
how do these type of coolers compare to the ones currently being reviewed? no full review is really needed but putting them in the charts would be nice. Reply
puffpio - Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - linkThe 'Final Words' page is actually a duplicate of the 'Noise' page Reply
Wesley Fink - Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - linkThe posting error on Final Words has been corrected. Reply


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SAINT LEO, Fla. – Starting out 2-0 before the first serve crossed a net, the 12th-ranked Saint Leo women's tennis team was facing a short-handed No. 19 Georgia College as the Lions made quick work of the Bobcats in a 9-0 victory on Saturday afternoon from Bacon Park.
With forfeits at no. 6 singles and no. 3 doubles, the Lions already had a 2-0 lead as Laura Kemkes, Coralie Pesenti, Maria Benkirane, Pauline Helgesson and Emily Singleton made quick work of their opponents in keeping the Lions unblemished. In singles action, the Lions saw the closest margin of 6-3 in the sweep.
With the win, the Lions now look toward Sunday morning's matchup against the nation's top team in Armstrong. The Lions and Pirates will get the match underway at 11:00 a.m. at Bacon Park in Savannah, Ga.
For more information on the national ranked women's tennis team be sure to 'like' the Lions on Facebook and 'follow' Saint Leo on Twitter.
#12 Saint Leo 9, #19 Georgia College 0
02/09/13 at Savannah, Ga. (Bacon Park)
|Singles competition
|1. #18 Laura Kemkes (SLW) def. May Johnson (GC-W) 6-1, 6-3
|2. Coralie Pesenti (SLW) def. Kayla Barksdale (GC-W) 6-0, 6-0
|3. Maria Benkirane (SLW) def. Leah Pridgeon (GC-W) 6-1, 6-2
|4. Pauline Helgesson (SLW) def. Katie Krupp (GC-W) 6-2, 6-2
|5. Emily Singleton (SLW) def. Michelle Lingner (GC-W) 6-2, 6-0
|6. No player (SLW) def. No player (GC-W), by forfeit
|Doubles competition
|1. Laura Kemkes/Emily Singleton (SLW) def. Katie Krupp/Kayla Barksdale (GC-W) 8-3
|2. Pauline Helgesson/Maria Benkirane (SLW) def. May Johnson/Leah Pridgeon (GC-W) 8-5
|3. No player/No player (SLW) def. No player/No player (GC-W), by forfeit
|Match Notes
|Saint Leo 3-0; National ranking #12
|Georgia College 1-1; National ranking #19


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GLANDORF — Julie Siefker feels it is important to "pay it forward."
It has been part of her mission as she served in various offices for the
Woman's National Farm & Garden Association including serving as the
national president. Last May she presided at the Centennial meeting of
the WNF&GA held in Ambler, Pennsylvania.
"It took a lot of planning," Siefker said. "But I enjoyed it."
It was her enjoyment of planning that led to Siefker becoming a national officer with the organization.
Siefker was initially a member of the local Dooryard Garden Club established by Rosemary Lammers.
"Our garden club has done a lot of local philanthropic work," Siefker said.
has included planting flowers at the Ottawa Post Office, along the
railroad in town, at the new fire station on Agner Street, at the YMCA
and at the former library.
"We also started a scholarship in
Rosemary's memory on the 25th anniversary of the club," Siefker said.
The scholarship is awarded to a girl who is going to a post secondary
degree in horticulture or agriculture.
"We raise money with our annual garden sale and through donations," Siefker explained.
2001, after Siefker was widowed, she was looking for some special focus
of her time. She became an officer with the Ohio Division of
Then she was made aware that the national WNF&GA was looking for a meeting planner.
"I had been very involved with the Girl Scouts and planning so I felt this was a good fit. I always loved it." Siefker said.
history of the organization had already captured Siefker's heart. She
has books that tell of British women meeting to learn farming skills
while their husbands were away at war. The farming was needed to save
the people from starvation.
"The women in this Society have always had a cause they worked for," Siefker said.
main objective of the U.S. and British organizations is to make it
possible for women to obtain training, find employment and make a
profession of horticulture and agriculture.
Siefker enjoyed
planning the meetings for the national group and eventually took the
office of vice-president in 2009. She served as vice-president for two
years, president-elect for two years and president for two years.
Siefker is now officially an advisor for the national group.
"They keep us on as advisors because they feel our experience is valuable for the society," Siefker said.
addition to the local philanthropic work done by the women, the
national organization also has a long list of areas where they support
The WNF&GA is a member of the Associated Country Women
of the World (ACWW). This group links 376 country women's clubs and 64
countries. They do projects to improve the standard of living for all
women and their families. The ACWW has bought goats for women in the
Philippines to provide milk. They have also been part of the SEW program
where sewing machines and material were purchased for women in South
Africa to give them a way to make a living. Other projects included
providing medical care and clean water for some areas.
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thank my family and friends who have supported me and allowed me to be a
part of the Woman's National Farm & Garden Association," Siefker
said. "I hope the work we have done will provide some good for some
young girl down the road.
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meet once a month during the school year," Siefker said. The programs
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succulent gardens. Meetings have also included trips to different
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"I had good support from members of the local branch as well as nationally," she said.
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I have had for a while now a wish to upgrade my computer, or some part therein so as to enable better/further gaming. I am, however, not exactly the most confident in what part is failing me for now and where I should start the upgrades -- and because I am not quite sure I want to put money into everything there, I was hoping that you could either support my thought (based on the specs below) or say why I am wrong.
Now, the OS is a Windows 7 Professional (64-bit),
And the computer specs can be given as:
Motherboard: ECS GF8100VM-M5 (V1.0)
2.00 GB RAM installed
AMD Athlon 7750 Dual Core Processor @ 2.70 GHz
NVidia GeForce GT 220
Now, my original thought was that performance is most hindered by the CPU-GPU combination here, but then I realized that having games on top of Windows 7 would probably ask for more say 4 GB of RAM (and more likely 8 would not hurt?).
Therefore, if I asked what would be the most cost effective upgrade would that be an upgrade in the RAM to 4/8?
Or would it make more sense to try changing the other components?
Thanks for anyone who has a thought on this. :)
[If it is relevant at all, then I mostly steer clear of any FPS and am more of a strategy game player so one of my hidden objectives is to make my computer Rome 2 ready by the time that comes out next year -- but that's around a year away still so might be a bit of an early idea there.]
Ram is so cheap now days. The spec site for your MOBO says "Support DDR2 1066/800/667/533/400 DDR2 SDRAM" and up to 16gb. You'd get two 4gb sticks for 8gb total for about €60-€80.
It all depends on how much you want to spend though and how long you want the PC to last going into the future.
I'd go for 2 x 2 GB instead. Much more reasonably priced, and the difference between 2 and 4 GB is bigger than the difference between 4 and 8 GB.
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RAM isn't as important as the CPU/GPU - However as Jesus Phish said, it's really cheap nowadays. However, both the GPU and CPU are getting on now, especially the GT 220.
What games would you like to run, and at what quality?
Well, I would like to be able to have Rome 2 run at nearly the very best quality when it comes out but that's then. Until that time, my main games that I play are SOASE which does not have very high graphics requirements and Shogun 2 which has relatively speaking, reasonable ones no doubt. But if I wanted to run Shogun 2 on nearly the very highest without losing out on anything else, what would that take me? Command and Conquer 4 might also factor in the thoughts, but that runs relatively well even now... and while Shogun 2 does run then it does come up with the low performance crashes so is more of an important upgrade.
But again, if it is spending £60 and upgrading RAM for say a reasonable upgrade and getting somewhat better performance compared to £300 for a very good upgrade and very high performance which would last, I guess I'd need to think about it for a moment. Going above £300 would be very unlikely though.
If going above £300 is an issue then a RAM and GPU upgrade would help with an improvement alright. There's not much else you'll get upgraded under that limit though. If you're not interested in playing something like Borderlands 2 with full physx enabled and all the sliders to max, then no you don't need to spend a tonne of money.
You can also do it in stages. You could get the RAM or GPU first and see what difference it makes. Then if you're not happy with just that or think you want more, get the other.
But definitely think about what you need and what you want.
With a GPU upgrade here though, would it not be somewhat necessary to go for a new motherboard first (which would bring up the costs)? But if it isn't, say I upgrade RAM now, GPU after I find the next batch of money, CPU even later, would that work taking into account that this is a AM2+ socket motherboard and probably the better as well as more cost effective units are now rather for AM3+ (and as far as I know they are not backward compatible, or did I get that wrong?)? Because it would be exceptionally silly for me to get something that fits this motherboard now, only to end up changing all of it in say a years time because the CPU upgrade would need a new motherboard.
And what would you say is the difference with the rest of the specs staying the same but RAM going from 2 GB to 8? I have no real experience based on which I could estimate this, which is one of the factors making it more difficult for me to understand the actual options I have.
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If you want to upgrade the CPU to someone decent then unfortunately you'll need a new motherboard, which adds cost. It is an upgrade you'll need to seriously consider in the near future though if you want to play Rome 2 on max.
The problem about upgrading RAM now is that it will be a waste of money, as you'll need to replace it when you get a new motherboard; the motherboard you have now only supports DDR2, whereas all new motherboards will need DDR3.
I would strongly recommend saving up for a bit and try to spend a bit more on getting all 3 upgraded.
Edit: I didn't notice that the motherboard was AM2+, I originally read it as AM2.
You could get some decent bundles for under £300 which would give you a newer MOBO, CPU and RAM. They might not come with a graphics card though. So you could if you like, get a bundle like that, then later buy a new graphics card and in the mean time use your current one.
I believe that AM3+ on some MOBOs are backwards compatible with AM2/2+, but don't quote me on that!
The biggest/hardest components to change are usually the processor and mobo, because one will limit the other because of socket types.
You're not going to get anything mega for your budget, but you'll get improvements and by the sounds of it you're happy enough with decent performance?
Look around on Dabs, Overclockers etc for bundles.
Very well, thanks guys. It is a bit mindboggling to just keep an eye on everything for me, so I appreciate your words of advice. :)
With respect to a MOBO-CPU-RAM combo, what would be the suggested options (if we'd keep £300 as the limit here)? Would I be easily available to use the current GPU on the new creature or would that require some maneuvering as well?
I've taken a look on Scan at some of these based on the Hard Choices posts over here, and that led me to think of some creatures until I noticed that I'd probably have to keep to a microATX which the author didn't really include in his discussions (or rather, all of his suggestions were for ATX which makes sense as long as there's no previous limiting factors).
Also, I am a bit uncertain about whether I need to keep to AMD products if I'm already changing most of the equipment there?
Any idea how well any of the "prebuilt bundles" would work (keeping to Scan thus far)? They have a range at their site http://www.scan.co.uk/3xs-overclocked-bundles
Some of them look good to my eye, but my eye is rather untrained so I am a bit afraid of anything like this (well, I imagine a bundle trap...). Say changing some creatures on the 3XS Edge, how would that work out? Although probably I have to keep the ATX/mATX in mind here as well?
Well, I came up with the below quickly, for £305 from scan. Upgrading the motherboard makes life easier, as I couldn't even find new AM2+ CPUs anywhere mainstream, but it does bump up towards your price ceiling. The 650GT has a fair bit of grunt for gaming, the CPU I'd head towards an i5 if you could squeeze a bit more out of your budget, but I don't think the below would be a bad system (all copied and pasted from scan, so you can check the parts out using the parts numbers). The 8GB is super cheap, you could stick with 4GB for about £15 if you wanted to shave another £15 off. I think if you don't upgrade both the CPU and GPU, you'll be bottlenecked with something like shogun. The memory will probably have the smallest impact, unless you are doing something very memory-intensive.
1GB EVGA GTX 650, 28nm, PCIe 3.0 (x16), 5000MHz, GPU 1058MHz, Cores 384, DVI/mHDMI
Gigabyte GA-Z77M-D3H, Intel Z77, S 1155, DDR3, SATA 6Gb/s, SATA RAID, PCIe 3.0, D-Sub/ DVI/ HDMI, Micro ATX
8GB (2x4GB) Corsair DDR3 Vengeance Jet Black Low Profile, PC3-12800 (1600), Non-ECC, CAS 9-9-9-24, XMP, 1.5V
Intel Core i3 2120, S1155, 3.3GHz, 5GT/s, HD2000 IGP 850Mhz, 3MB Cache, Core R 33x, 65W, RetailSteam, PSN, Xbox Live: Groovychainsaw. Speak 'RPS' and enter.
If you want to just upgrade Mobo (mATX), CPU and RAM, here's my recommendation:
Intel Core i5-3350P - £132.85
2 x 4 GB Corsair Vengeance Low Profile DDR3-1600 CL9 1.50V - £30.96
Total price of £221.11 leaves room for a somewhat entry-level graphics card, but you could keep using your old one while saving up for a more midrange graphics card.
Either a Geforce GTX 650 or a Radeon HD 7770 would do well at their ~£90 price point, but trading up to a Radeon HD 7850 for another £50ish really does make a world of difference.
Okay guys, thanks a lot for these suggestions. I am trying to understand them now to see what they actually are. :) I also did a bit of number crunching to see if the £300 pound limit I said was reasonable with what I think I can spend, and I agreed although with the potentially relevant difference that there's not too much problem if I head above for a reasonable upgrade (God help me if I go over £350 though). Based on what you guys have said previously then, would something like this be a good buy from a price/value point of view:
Gigabyte GA-Z77M-D3H Intel Z77 Socket 1155 Ivybridge - £82.52
8GB (2x4GB) Corsair DDR3 Vengeance - £31.99
Intel CPU i3 3220 Ivy Bridge Dual Core - £94.19
MSI Overclocked Radeon HD 7850 AMD - £134.98
This would come to a total of £345 or so based on the prices on Scan. Would it be a reasonable deal in your opinion for the performance upgrade it would achieve? And, could I be relatively certain at this handling most of what I'll want to throw at it (at relatively high graphics/performance settings) in the next two years or so with respect to an average RTS game?
Also, might be a bit of a silly question but is there any way to be certain that this new MOBO will be fully compatible with the old power supply unit? Also, will changing all of this hardware require a reinstall of Windows afterwards, or will it be possible to just plug the HDD back in and it should work fine?
And, I noticed once again that the GPU's are produced by a number of different companies even for a similar model -- is there anything that I should avoid or are they all relatively similar?
Buying that Z77-based motherboard is a bit of a waste of money with a Core i3 CPU. You could drop it down to a cheaper B75 or H77 alternative and spend the leftover cash on maybe getting up to a Core i5. Though then it does end up slightly over £350 with a Radeon HD 7850.
As for compatibility with your old power supply, that's pretty much ensured by the ATX specification. Unless your PSU is literally ten years old. The more relevant question is whether it has enough power and enough 6-pin PCIe connectors for the graphics card.
If your Windows is an OEM version, you will have to buy a new OS when you replace the motherboard. If it's a full retail I *think* it will keep working without a reinstall.
And as for the brand of graphics cards - there are differences, but they're usually not dramatic. Just a little variation in how good/loud the cooler is and what exact outputs it offers (DVI, HDMI etc.).
Something like this Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H you mean? I think the only relevant thing I lose is the RAID capability, and that would give me around £26. And say... keep that at the same CPU then and end up spending less, or go to the limit again with something similar to this i5 3450 ?
For finding it out about the PCIe connectors, would I need to look in there or is there a place in the computer systems where it would display the power source information? I've never needed to look for it before, but I would hope it at least says on itself.
The Core i5-3350P I suggested earlier is a slightly cheaper Core i5-3450 which just has the graphics part of the chip disabled. That's fine when you're using a dedicated graphics card anyway.
As for the power supply, it might say on the label, but don't count on it. If you can make out the brand and model name then the info is only a googling away.
Your budget is equivalent to - $490
Unless prices of the core i5 2500k are way out of proportion in your region, I recommend:
Intel Core i5 2500k ~ $220
G.Skill Ripjaws ~ $40
That leaves... $140
Graphics card:-
This is a tough one. With $140 left you will have to go with AMD.
If you can up your budget by $60 though, there are some nice options:
Geforce GTX560 Ti ~ $200
Special offer on GTX 480 - $200
The GTX480 is a tremendous card, though it has crap cooling on it which tends to get very loud. Still, for $200 you're getting GTX670 performance so a great deal if you can find it at that price.
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February 28, 2013
Out of Left Field
Revisiting a Blockbuster
After the 2005 season, Red Sox GM Theo Epstein donned a gorilla costume and snuck undetected out of Fenway Park. Going back centuries, this is how Epsteins quit their jobs. A few months later owner John Henry coaxed Epstein back to work. (He wore, as is the family custom, an alligator outfit). While he was gone, the Red Sox' reins were held jointly by three people: Jed Hoyer, now general manager of the Cubs under Epstein; Ben Cherington, Epstein's eventual successor as general manager in Boston; and Bill Lajoie, a veteran front office man and former player who ran the Tigers in the mid-to-late '80s. Despite persistent rumors that Epstein would come back, the Red Sox didn't sit around waiting. While Mark Loretta and top prospect Andy Marte were intriguing acquisitions, the group's crowing achievement was sending Hanley Ramirez, Anibal Sanchez, Harvey Garcia, and Jesus Delgado to Florida for Josh Beckett, Guillermo Mota, and Mike Lowell. It was a polarizing trade at the time and remains one to this day.
This past summer, seven seasons after the trade was consummated, an ending of sorts occurred. The Dodgers acquired both Ramirez and Beckett from Miami and Boston, respectively, while Miami dealt Sanchez to Detroit. Thus, as the 2013 season dawns, all of the players in the deal have moved on from their acquiring teams. This seems like the perfect time to look back at the deal.
At The Time
I never did get on the Hanley Ramirez bandwagon, since I sort of expect it's going to the same junkyard that the Rey Quinones bandwagon wound up in. This is more a case of dumping a general goody bag to get some fancy candy, with the Red Sox taking on the penalty of employing and paying Lowell as the price for adding needed help to their rotation and to their pen. I think it's also realistic of them to have dumped this particular package of prospects, because as much as I might like Sanchez, it wasn't like Boston's the best place to be a young, developing pitcher to break in.
If it's possible, Joe Sheehan, in his Prospectus Today column, was even less sanguine on the deal.
If it's possible to not like a trade for either team, this is that trade. […] …the centerpiece of the return package, Hanley Ramirez, is an overrated prospect, a tools guy who has yet to convince me that he's going to become a baseball player. […] I'm probably more enthused about Anibal Sanchez, and consider how I feel about pitching prospects in evaluating that opinion [note: Joe hated pitching prospects].
Sheehan went on to note Beckett's inability to stay healthy ("a highly-regarded right arm who has yet to hold up over a full major-league season") and the high cost of acquiring him in the first place ("the Sox also had to take Mike Lowell, who fell off a cliff in 2005, but whose contract runs through 2007").
I'm not bringing this up to bash either Ms. Kahrl or Mr. Sheehan, both of whom I consider to be outstanding analysts and without whose efforts I wouldn't be writing here today. It might also be appropriate to note that I'm the guy who wrote that the Orioles and A's shouldn't bother to sign anyone last offseason because "neither team is going anywhere [in 2012]." Predicting baseball is hard.
So it's easy to pull out old columns and point out where people were wrong, but both Kahrl and Sheehan had reasonable points. Ramirez had tools out the wazoo but was coming off a season where he'd hit .271/.335/.385 as a 21-year-old in Double-A. Lowell would have been happy with that slash line as he'd just finished a season that saw him hit .236/.298/.360. Beckett had experienced some injury woes and some inconsistency. In other words, there was not only good reason to doubt those players, but a solid reading of the situation demanded it. That's not to say I agreed completely with both analysts at the time, just that their ideas on the trade weren't coming out of left field.
The Players
Josh Beckett (15.2 WARP)
Further, if you're a proponent of the "flags fly forever" school of thought, you have to credit Beckett generously for his contribution to the 2007 World Series win. That season was also his best in a Boston uniform and the second-best among all pitchers that season by WARP.
Aside from the 2007 banner, Beckett's enduring legacy in Boston is that he, along with Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford, and Nick Punto, brought back Ruby De La Rosa and Allan Webster from the Dodgers. Webster is the 69th ranked prospect on Jason Parks' recently released Top 101 Prospects list and was the Red Sox' third best prospect in his Red Sox Top 10. De La Rosa isn't eligible for either as he's over the prospect innings limit, but according to some he's a better prospect than Webster (for instance, BP's own Chris Mellon's other site, Sox Prospects thinks so).
It's particularly interesting to compare Webster and De La Rosa to the contingent of prospects Florida received from Boston in the early winter of 2006. According to Baseball America, Hanley Ramirez was Boston's top prospect while Anibal Sanchez was ranked fifth. Would you deal a first and fifth for two threes? That's oversimplifying of course, but the prospect packages may not be as far off as they might seem at first.
Mike Lowell (13 WARP)
Guillermo Mota (n/a)
Red Sox Totals
Pitcher WARP: 15.2
Games Played: 612
Position Player WARP: 13.0
Total WARP: 28.2
Hanley Ramirez (28.1 WARP)
Fielding was never his strong suit and there were off-the-field issues from time to time, but six-win shortstops don't come along every day and the Marlins got one in this trade. Florida never managed to finish above second place during his time there but that's impossible to pin on him as Ramirez stands as the most productive hitter in Marlins history. For that Miami paid him less than $40 million. That's the dual bonus of acquiring a young player; you get his best seasons (usually) and you pay the least for them.
In return for Ramirez, the Marlins got Scott McGough and Nathan Eovaldi*, relievers both so the buck probably stops here.
*The Marlins also got out from under their $31.5 million two-year commitment to Ramirez.
Anibal Sanchez (9.9 WARP)
Then Miami took Sanchez and Omar Infante and turned them into Jacob Turner, a potential top-of-the-rotation starter, and Rob Brantly, a potential starting catcher. Oddly it will be the Sanchez branch of the trade tree and not the Ramirez trunk that will continue on for the Marlins.
Harvey Garcia (0.1 WARP) and Jesus Delgado (-0.1 WARP)
Neither was one of Boston's top 10 prospects, and as such both were projected to do nothing in the majors. Both met that projection and did nothing in the majors.
Marlins Totals
Pitcher WARP: 9.9
Games Played: 945
Position Player WARP: 28.1
Total WARP: 38
Final Notes on the Trade
Meanwhile, despite getting out-WARPed, the Red Sox can hardly quarrel with how things turned out. They missed out on the next great (hitting) Red Sox shortstop and could have used Sanchez's solid pitching over the past three seasons. On the other hand, they won the 2007 World Series (have I mentioned that?) and were very close to returning for another shot in 2008, two accomplishments that would have been difficult to pull off without Josh Beckett and Mike Lowell. Like Miami, they also have the second generation of this trade in Webster and De La Rosa to dream on.
In conclusion, it's hard to think of a trade of this complexity that turned out as evenly for both clubs as this one did.
Matthew Kory is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @mattymatty2000
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The Marlins also got a lot more WARP for a lot less money. Arguably the Red Sox could have gotten Lowell and Beckett equivalents on the free agent market for slightly more money and kept Ramirez and Sanchez.
Feb 28, 2013 08:27 AM
Feb 28, 2013 10:32 AM
Eh, really? Looking at the Red Sox forays into free agency in the same time span, and it doesn't really help your argument.
Feb 28, 2013 11:31 AM
But money isn't as valuable to the Red Sox (that is, they make more of it, so there's always some laying around to pay players with). If you trade for a player, he's yours. If you count on waiting and signing a particular player as a free agent, there's a chance someone else beats you to him (or he has some personal location preference you have to buy off). The surety of having Beckett in hand was worth some $$ and the chance that Hanley would turn out, especially since there's no guarantee he would have in Boston...
Feb 28, 2013 14:18 PM
Richard Bergstrom
If you acquire rookies and, thus, have them under team control for longer, you should have a better shot at getting more WARP.
Feb 28, 2013 20:48 PM
Great analysis Matthew - you really covered all the bases! Do it again in a few years when we see how Turner, Eovaldi, Brantly, Webster and RDLR turn out!
Feb 28, 2013 08:44 AM
The trade made a lot of sense for both teams, considering their time horizons (win now vs. get younger/reload) and differing ability to absorb big contracts.
Feb 28, 2013 09:53 AM
So, both teams win, leaving the losers of the trade to be, apparently, the Dodgers.
Feb 28, 2013 15:45 PM
That's the truly interesting thing to me about this trade. Usually there's a winner and a loser, but here there really were two winners. The Red Sox got two valuable pieces that helped propel them to a second World Series win in four seasons, while the Marlins got out from under a contract they didn't want in Lowell and turned he and Beckett into two good, young players. Win win.
Feb 28, 2013 15:48 PM
"Further, if you're a proponent of the "flags fly forever" school of thought."
Feb 28, 2013 17:25 PM
I'm not saying 'some people don't find winning the World Series to be important.' Of course we all do. The issue is what kind of import you place on the playoffs, or how you define that import. If you see the playoffs as a crap-shoot of sorts then maybe you don't credit Beckett as much for the win in 2007. In other words, maybe winning the World Series doesn't justify making the trade. Maybe it does. It depends on how you see things.
Feb 28, 2013 19:41 PM
Dodgers: LOL I got Both headline players at the end, you suckers!!
Feb 28, 2013 18:01 PM
They do, and they get them older and far more expensive. That's not to say they won't be productive or worth the money, just that it isn't the same as having Beckett for his age 26-31 seasons, or Hanley Ramirez for his age 22-28 seasons, and paying them at those prices.
Feb 28, 2013 19:43 PM
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