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FIRST LOOK: ULi M1697 for Athlon 64/x2by Wesley Fink on 12/13/2005 12:05 AM EST
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Scarceas - Thursday, December 15, 2005 - linkI presumed that ULI provided Anandtech with the sample to review... if you think about it, there are some wierd angles on that... A big deal like that isn't hammered out in a couple of days. ULI "brass" knew the sale was coming.
It's kind of wierd, IMO, to send out stuff for reviews as you're going under.
I suspect that nVidia will sit on any tech they acquire, and not implement it. I was sorely disappointed that they sat on the GigaPixel technology a few years back, and there was of course more from the 3dfx acquisition that they never implemented. Reply
IRQ Conflict - Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - linkToo bad this chipset is doomed before it even gets implemented LOL!http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_28250.html">Link Reply
Puddleglum - Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - linkhttps://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_28250.html">https://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_28250.html Reply
Torched - Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - linkBad link on above post. You can read about Nvidia buying out ULi http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=28333">here Reply
IRQ Conflict - Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - linkwierd, it was working yesterday? Oh well nVidia's following M$'s lead again. I can still smell the embers of the 3dfx acquasition. Reply
Peter - Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - linkAnd yet again, we're seeing Anandtech experts (?) evaluate the RAM controller properties of an AMD64 chipset.
The RAM controller is in the CPU, folks. Time to acknowledge that and skip that step in a chipset review. Reply
Puddleglum - Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - linkPeter, this is what you were referencing:
quote:I don't see the words "controller" or "chipset" in there, and yet you say that the article evaluates the RAM controller properties of the chipsets. What he said about the lack of memory voltage adjustments was not referencing the chipset, but the method that Anandtech uses to overclock their boards.
While the M1697 has basic voltage adjustments and an excellent range of memory adjustments, there are no memory voltage adjustments at all on this board revision. As a result, we decided that it was not reasonable to do any overclocking tests on this Reference board, since we could not use our standard test methods to evaluate OC capabilities.
How did you come to think that the article mentioned the RAM controller? Reply
Peter - Thursday, December 15, 2005 - linkI'm referring to the following statements on page 4:
>Memory Stress Testing: Since this is a new chipset, the best setting for tRAS was first determined.
>This means that any setting from 6 to 11 tRAS will work well with this chipset.
>*7T was determined by MemTest86 benchmarks to deliver the widest bandwidth with the ULi M1697 chipset.
For anyone who's looked at the block diagram on page 2, it should be bleeding obvious that the RAM isn't the chipset's business at all. Reply
Cygni - Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - linkUhhhhh... havent used many A64 boards lately? ;) The ability to run low latency timings is very highly regulated by the board and chipset. You cant just drop any stick of ram in any board and get identical timings.
The memory controller may be on the chip itself, but this doesnt eliminate the board and chipset from the equation whatsoever. Reply
Peter - Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - linkAMD64 architecture totally eliminates the chipset from anything that is even remotely to do with the RAM bus. That's the point, and you're not getting it either. Reply
Wesley Fink - Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - linkThe AMD on-chip memory controller does NOT support Cammand Rate 2 timings with 4 dimms, and yet the DFI RDX200 motherboard is able to run four double-sided dimms at 2-2-2 at 1T Command Rate due to clever BIOS engineering. The early AMD controllers stated that 4 dimms must run at DDR400 at slower timings or drop to DDR333 for fastest timings, and yet almost every top motherboard we tested found ways to run 4 dimms at the fastest memory timings. Some of the boards could not do this with the exact same processor - Epox is an example that comes to mind.
The point is, we well understand the architecture of the AMD processor and memory controller, but you are seriously mistaken if you think the chipset and BIOS do not affect memory timings and performance on an AMD motherboard. The impact is much less than on Intel motherboards with the memory controller in the chipset, but the chipset and BIOS DO impact memory compatibility and performance on AMD boards. We have proven that over time with many tests with the same CPU (and therefore the same memory controller). Reply
Peter - Thursday, December 15, 2005 - linkThe chipset does not have an influence on RAM. I am not mistaken. The only connection between RAM and chipset is the SMbus channel that lets the BIOS read out the SPD EEPROM from the DIMM - but the entire operational bus for the RAM traffic is connected to the CPU and nowhere else.
The board layout of course does have an influence, and so does the amount of fine tuning done in this particular board's BIOS. Being a BIOS engineer sitting right in the middle of mainboard engineering, I sure know that. Besides, "clever BIOS engineering" cannot magically make things possible that physically aren't - so if you want tight timings, you better come up with a damn good mainboard routing job.
Still, I see this as an attempt at deceiving from what your article said. There, you are attributing RAM operation to the chipset in several places. This is all wrong, and has been all wrong in every single AMD64 chipset review Anandtech ever made. Get over it, skip this cut&paste section unless you're doing a P4 chipset review.
So you meant to be testing board layout limits? On a pure reference board, we might find this to be rather pointless - and if it's an available product, you still need to get the description corrected. You are NOT testing chipset capabilities when you are poking around the RAM on an AMD64.
btw, the AMD on-chip memory controller does support 2T command rate. It is the official JEDEC PC3200 standard that does not officially support two DIMMs per channel at 200 MHz. All that AMD did in later revisions is increase the headroom above what's SUPPOSED to work. The very first Athlon64 was spot on JEDEC specifications, nothing to complain about there either. One DIMM at 200 MHz, two at 333, three at 266. Everything (!) above that is YMMV territory. Reply
Wesley Fink - Monday, December 19, 2005 - linkThere are numerous DFI BIOS for the DFI nF4 boards that are customized for best performance with various RAM. Board layout does matter a great deal, but if only the memory controller or board layout mattered in AMD RAM performance these BIOS revisions for the same board would have no impact at all. It appears you are certain you are a much more capable "BIOS Engineer" than Oskar Wu or many others I have talked with who definitely disagree with your conclusions. We all understand your point, which is basically correct, but that is not the end of the story or even close to the complete story.
You are correct in your truths, and it is not likely you will be dissuaded with facts that contradict your conclusions. NO ONE at AT is trying to deceive anyone. Reply
Peter - Tuesday, December 20, 2005 - linkI'm referring to the following statements on page 4, and I'm certain the honorable Mr. Wu would know better than writing things like:
>Memory Stress Testing: Since this is a new chipset, the best setting for tRAS was first determined.
>This means that any setting from 6 to 11 tRAS will work well with this chipset.
>*7T was determined by MemTest86 benchmarks to deliver the widest bandwidth with the ULi M1697 chipset.
(my highlighting)
These statements all directly attribute RAM performance to the ULi chipset, which we all know is plain wrong.
The fact that the board's layout has an influence is not what I'm disputing. Of course it does. BIOS fine tuning can only get the most out of that given hardware layout, no magic there, just patience and persistance - and then there's the great moving target of DIMM behavior that provides for a nice murky cloud of guesstimation between stability and performance - that's why BIOS updates are frequently seen. This I'm not disputing either, after all that's exactly what I'm doing (only that I'm working on DIMM-less platforms where you don't have to deal with that aspect, only the board's own layout and the differences in the actual RAM _chips_).
But these are all distractions that you muddied the waters with. The original point of my posting, and the only complaint I have, is:
You're failing to acknowledge - and subsequently failing to represent correctly in your articles about AMD64 mainboards and chipsets - is that the chipset isn't involved in this AT ALL.
Get it right. Please. Reply
ocyl - Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - linkI wished that this article had talked about the disliked DRM component of this chipset...
Alphafox78 - Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - linkDid anyone else notice that the CPU in the diagram is a K5?! hah Reply
Lonyo - Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - linkIt would be nice if you had overclocked, just to give a orugh idea of what the chipset was capable of.
In case you weren't aware, there is a nice OCZ booster which increases memory voltage where such options may be unavailable, so maybe in future you could think of using this, just to give a rough idea of overclocking potential. (Assuming it works). Reply
Wesley Fink - Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - linkReviews of Reference Boards have been criticized by some readers in the past for testing overclocking capabilities "on a board no one can actually buy". Our position has been to test OC on Reference Boards where it is possible - to give a rough idea, as you put it, of OC capabilities.
However, a board that does not even implement any memory voltage controls is not likely to be representative of a chipset's OC capabilities. We have been promised production boards very soon and we will defintely test OC on those. Yes, we have an OCZ RAM Booster in the lab. Reply
Creig - Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - linkThere's no doubt that the ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 has been an extremely popular board, but it could be improved upon. Apparently ASRock is considering doing just that. The ULi M1697 can be paired with the M1695 on one motherboard to create a board with two 16x PCI-E, AGP, SATA-II, HD audio and a better range of CPU/DIMM voltages.
Looks like ULi/ASRock are on a roll. Reply
psychobriggsy - Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - linkHmm, not having Gigabit might affect, err, a few people. The vast majority will have 100mbit home networks however, and thus not having gigabit isn't an issue. In the corporate area it may be an issue, but they'd probably prefer a standard gigabit controller than a built-in one anyway, so having one run off PCIe isn't an issue.
The chipset looks pretty good though, nice feature set. Hope it does well. Reply
ATWindsor - Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - linkNo Gbit LAN :( That alone makes this chipset much much worse, I won't by a Mobo in this day and age with only 100 mbit (Having a central file-server in your home-network is great, saves you nooise and money) Reply
Peter - Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - linkNo Gbit LAN inside the chipset? So?
Discrete PCI Express Gbit LAN chips are widely available, and they're no larger and no more expensive than the PHY chips you need for chipset integrated Gbit LAN.
All you lose is a single PCIE lane, nothing else - not money, not performance, not board space. Reply
bldckstark - Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - linkMy home network can't even spell gigabit. I won't have Gbit in my house for quite some time yet, so this is not an issue for me. I don't know a single person who has a full Gbit home network, or anyone who is even looking to change over. AT played this off pretty hard on ULi, but if this is the reason that the board costs so much less, then I say good for them. Dropping a new chipset from a new company into the high content/high price market is not a very good way to grow. Low price, high content, high performance is how you get to be a household name. From a marketing perspective I think this makes good sense. How many of you would buy from a new chipset maker not knowing about driver support, bios updates, or quality at the same price as the big names? I bet not many. SiS and Via couldn't hold market share even with their reasonably good reputations.
SLI is another story tho, and I wasted all my time whining about the Gbit stuff. I'd like to hear some other opinions on the Gbit and SLI. Reply
JayHu - Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - linkIn the block diagram (this may be a little harder to change) you have a 'Supper' I/O block. Reply
Wesley Fink - Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - linkThe Block Diagram was provided by ULi, but we were able to make the correction in Supper and Chenal. Reply
Diasper - Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - linkIsn't it about time to change your review wording on the audio section of the review? For as long as I can rememeber you guys *always* use the same words - a simple copy/paste. Surely, you should do better and comment about the audio more because the results are different. You don't even comment on what Azalia part was used! As far as I can see the results from on-board audio keep getting better and better (why don't you comment on this) with ever lower CPU utilization (presumably with this board the higher CPU % on the 3D audio is because it is delivering 8.1 surround as opposed to the others 5.1). In fact with numbers as low as >2.5% for 2.1 audio I'm surprised it isn't competetive with hardware solutions. Can we have some figures so we can compare it to? If you provided a comparison with MSI on-board hardware solution and an Audigy 2 standalone card it'd be perfect.
So, please change your wording - there is enough to comment on! Also, if you aren't going to change your wording please provide comparison benches so we have proper information and can compare ourselves. A proper comparison is long overdue! Reply
aflanagan - Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - linkhttp://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2631&am...">Link to Audio Comparisons They are doing comparisons on the audio side. Since this was a reference board I am sure they did not expend the time to do a full test on it as the board suppliers might use a different audio chipset. Reply
Diasper - Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - linkThanks for changing stuff - even better that you're looking to do an audio comparison. Certainly, it'll help answer the question whether gamers still need a separate audio card. Because before it was necessary because a) the sound quality was poor and b) the cpu utilisation was very high in comparison. Now with the audio quality having improved massively such that the majority would be happy and cpu utilisation also getting alot better the question arises whether gamers really need a separate card. If you ever did a full review on it it'd be amazing - do a low res tests and then real world / high quality tests to see if there is any difference. Given that most stuff is gpu limited I'll be hedging good HD Azalia will be sufficient - of course the sitution could be very different for those with dual-core (ie easily enough spare cycles such that there might be no-point from a fps point of view of getting a separate sound card) Reply
aflanagan - Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - linkCorrect link to the last full board review with audio results. http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2631&am...">Correct Anandtech Audio Link I was trying to compare game scores to the AMD/ULI system. Reply
Wesley Fink - Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - linkWe dropped the sentence with references to onboard SB Live! While we do have older SB Live! benches with Rightmark 1.24 they can not be compared to 2.1 results since 2.1 behaves very differently. While we do have updated results with the SB Live! chip with 2.1 on an Intel board, we have also found the Intel CPU utilization percentages are different than AMD and can not be directly compared. Until we receive an AMD board with a hardware sound solution we will leave out the hardware comparison comments.
Thanks for pointing this out. Reply
Diasper - Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - linkAlso, a suggestion to improve that section is to include RightMark Audio Analyzer benches. You don't even need to include all the pictures/benches of the results but at least include a summary of it eg scores out of 5 in the various tests and then comments afterwards.
Areas to expand and improve in! Reply
semiconductorslave - Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - linkJust hope it is Abit this time that comes out with a MB based on this chipset and not Asrock. Nothing like a lousy implementation of a chipset to steal its thunder. The Asrock 939 Dual SATA2 was a dog. I don't know how Anandtech got a good one, but my board would never run 1T command rate, limited Vcore and memory voltage, lousy Bios couldn't post with any lower multipliers, etc. Now im getting continuous drive errors on a perfectly good WD raptor, I didn't dare try the raid. The only plus is that I was able to run my AGP card, then upgrade to my 7800GT. Now that I have, it has no purpose. I'm so happy that my DFI SLI-DR is in the mail! Reply
Cygni - Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - linkEverybody gets a crappy board from time to time. My Epox S754 SLI board died after only 2 weeks of use. SATA died first, then ethernet, then all the PCI slots, the finally the video cut out. :(
The Abit board is seriously exciting, though. Judging by the 1695 Ref board, which was far more of a final production board than this Ref board... and judging by the fac that the 1695 is essentially the same chipset in a North/South bridge arrangement, i would say that the 1697 has even more room to grow in several areas. This combined with Abit throwing all the goodies at it... could make a seriously interesting and exciting board. 1697 even supports full AGP 8x from what i hear.
Imagine an ABIT board with all the goodies, featuring 2 PCI-Ex 16x slots with an AGP8x slot inbetween, 1 PCI-Ex 4x, and 2 PCI... would be an amazing board. Reply
Avalon - Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - linkULi just keeps getting better and better. I'll be looking forward to the production boards coming out soon based on this chipset. Reply
kazumoda - Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - linkthat might never happen now that nvidia is buying uli Reply
Ozz1113 - Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - linknice audio for sure, gotta fix that board layout. I'll keep my eyes peeled. Reply
notposting - Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - linkThey have pics of the 4 boards at OCWorkbench:
http://www.ocworkbench.com/2005/uli/m1697launch/g1...">http://www.ocworkbench.com/2005/uli/m1697launch/g1... Reply
Brian23 - Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - linkNice review. I'm curious though. Why do all the new motherboards have all these PCIe slots when there is nothing available to stick in them. Please write an article soon that rounds up all the cards out there that you can stick in a PCIe slot. (Of course leaving out video cards.) Reply
semiconductorslave - Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - linkPeoply need to learn to think for themselves and find the answers they can first:
But since I do not know your age, and was somewhat board I did the work for you. I went to newegg and typed PCIexpress in search box and then sorted by catagories and instantly came up with
5 add on cards
2 NIC cards
9 HDD Controllers / RAID Cards
1 Video Devices & TV Tuners
& of course 345 Video Cards
Searching Google I found some sound cards too, and the upcoming Ageia physics processor card has been rumored to be coming out on PCI express also.
The real benifit will be anything that is speed limited by the PCI bus.
Cheers, semiconductorslave Reply
mindless1 - Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - linkSure, we could all individually do redundant research with most people seeing a large % of cards but not all. It was a very good idea and it's rather narrow a focus to check newegg, with the point being that we're not wanting to just "see some" but rather, be able to evaluate and compare ALL of them to make best choice of what's avilable, not just what's at newegg.
So you need to learn to think for someone other than yourself and realize that you may be failing to grasp the big picture if you feel a really simple task is a blanket answer. In other words, WE know how to search a website but YOU don't have the ability to see how the information's presentation is relevant. Reply
semiconductorslave - Wednesday, December 14, 2005 - linkI was replying to the first comment on the post, "Why do all the new motherboards have all these PCIe slots when there is nothing available to stick in them."
I made the assumption that since this person said there was nothing availible, that he or she did not make any effort to search. My example of Newegg and Google was narrow on purpose, showing how easy it is to find out what is availible when one starts looking. I was only trying to make a point that people instead of asking right away, could spend a little effort and maybe say something like, "I found these cards, are there any more?"
But saying, "YOU don't have the ability to see how the information's presentation is relevant." is quite an assumption on your part about my abilities. Reply
mindless1 - Thursday, December 15, 2005 - linkNot an assumption at all, it comes straight from what you wrote, and yes it was in the context of what you'd replied to. Reply
semiconductorslave - Thursday, December 15, 2005 - linkYou say, "you need to learn to think for someone other than yourself" but I didn't see you list any cards, where I at least did search and made a comment about how one should at least attempt to look for themselves before making comments like there aren't any PCI ex cards. Are you daft? You must just be trying to get my goat. I was trying to make a point but if you want to go on the attack, that isn't a productive debate anymore. I would suggest you don't take your own advice and try to think for anyone else since I don't think you can spare the mental energy.
You can now have the final word as this is going nowhere. Reply
Ozz1113 - Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - linkSCSI, raid drive controllers... Reply
Wesley Fink - Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - linkGigabit Ethernet PCIe x1 controllers. Reply
Missing Ghost - Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - linktv tuners Reply
ceefka - Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - linkPCI-e Firewire 400 and 800 cards by SIIG and Belkin Reply
Calin - Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - linkThe new Creative xFi cards are PCIe 1x Reply
LoneWolf15 - Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - link
The new Creative xFi cards are PCIe 1x
Sad to say, they are not, they're plain-jane PCI. People had hoped they would be, but Creative is unlikely to do PCIe until its next-gen card after the X-Fi. Even with the X-Fi and todays most advanced games that can use its features, there isn't enough data being transferred to saturate the PCI bus. Reply
mindless1 - Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - link... isn't enough data to saturate from this one lone card, but seldom does a board only have one PCI slot. It's not the audio card that's the issue, it's when the audio card interferes with OTHER cards. Reply
oneils - Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - linkAre you sure? The cards i've seen are all pci 2.1. Reply


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Conservation biologist Juliana Machado Ferreira fights illegal wildlife trafficking in Brazil using science, political articulation, professional training, and educational outreach to curb demand, strengthen laws, empower police, and build international partnerships. Every year, poachers take 38 million animals from natural habitats in Brazil to supply all kinds of illegal wildlife trade. The business brings in $2 billion a year. Machado Ferreira founded FREELAND Brasil to combat the thriving illegal trade, which she fights on many fronts. In Brazil, where keeping wild songbirds, parrots, and macaws is a widely embraced cultural norm, her organization educates the public about the devastating impact this can have on nature. She also helps police to identify, count, and provide triage care for birds seized during raids along with SOS Fauna. She holds a Ph.D. in genetics and has developed molecular markers that can aid in identifying the origins of birds seized by police and help return rehabilitated birds to the right spot in the wild.
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How did you get started in your field of work?
Around the same time I found out about the work that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Forensics Laboratory does on wildlife forensics and the work that the organization SOS Fauna does combating wildlife trafficking in Brazil. I became so interested that I focused my Ph.D. research on developing population genetic studies for Brazilian wild bird species exploited by the illegal trade. And later I started FREELAND Brasil.
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I am proud of having followed my heart and passion despite all difficulties. I treasure that after many letters and emails of persuasion I was accepted as a volunteer in 2005 at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Forensics Lab to learn about wildlife forensic genetics. We got along so well that I went back year after year, culminating in becoming a visiting scientist and developing my Ph.D. in collaboration with them, where I found true masters (Mary Curtis, Ken Goddard, Ed Espinosa, and through Ed, John Thornton) and friends.
The whole thing has been challenging. Every day is. My Ph.D. research was among the first ones of its kind in Brazil (now, thankfully, followed by several projects on the same line) and I constantly battled negativity. It is also challenging to go against a habit that most Brazilians like and believe is harmless (owning wild birds).
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My work day varies a lot. I can spend the day in the lab doing research at the University of São Paulo, I can be on fieldwork mostly anywhere in Brazil, on raids with the police and SOS Fauna, having meetings with prosecutors, politicians, with other researchers and governmental representatives from environmental agencies, organizing training, courses, lectures, and workshops, or simply at the home office, working on the computer, writing publications, assessments, grant proposals, and doing meetings via Skype. My home office has been my main choice lately, now that I have a small baby.
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I would say to my younger self to believe strongly and never doubt or give up, specially the bigger and most ambitious projects (some of which ended up on my shelves waiting for their turn). I would also tell myself to learn some finance, marketing, and administration. And maybe I would give myself some stock market information so I would be rich by now and able to do meaningful work without having to worry with grants and bills, ha.
If you could have people do one thing to help save wild species, what would it be?
Do not regard wild animals as pets. Wild species are supposed to evolve over time as dynamic entities in ever changing environments. Not to be someone's amusement.
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Did you know?
In a pinch, camelthorn seeds can be roasted, ground and used as a coffee substitute.
The tsessebe, say the experts, is the speediest antelope in the Mokala National Park.
Actually, it would outrun almost any wild ungulate anywhere in Africa – not that you would have guessed just by looking at it. This racehorse equivalent has high shoulders, a low-slung rump and a somewhat bemused mien.
It is also on the Red Data list of threatened animals. But at Mokala National Park, just outside Kimberley, the tsessebe is doing rather well.
In fact, this new park is home to a thriving host of Red Data species.
Take a drive along Matopi Loop and you stand a better than good chance of seeing black rhino, white rhino and those irresistible pixie-eared roan antelope.
Mokala was declared in 2007, after another national park near Kimberley, Vaalbos, was deproclaimed after a successful land claim.
The park is named Mokala after the Setswana name for the signature tree of this area, the camelthorn, or Acacia erioloba.
The older trees tower above in a characteristic umbrella shape, but you'll notice a few look as though thatchers have been at them.
These are the huge homes of sociable weavers, each one contributing a single strand of grass every so often. Inside, the birds are shielded from temperature extremes so typical of desert climates.
There may not be many predator mammals, but the park seems to attract more than its fair share of raptors. You'll hardly pass a day here without seeing a pale chanting goshawk or two.
Look out for martial eagles, and a range of vultures – including lappet-faced, white-backed and Cape vultures.
At night, with the Kalahari sky full of stars, keep an eye open for Cape eagle owls in the camelthorns.
Travel tips & Planning info
Who to contact
South Africa National Parks reservations
Tel: +27 (0) 12 428 9111
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Mokala National Park
Tel: +27 (0) 53 204 0158
Wildebeeskuil Rock Art Centre
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McGregor Museum
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How to get here
From Cape Town or Johannesburg, head for Kimberley on the N12. From Kimberley, drive 57km south-west to the Hayfield/Heuningnes crossing, then turn right onto a gravel road. You'll find the park entrance on your right, after about 21km.
There is also a small airport at Kimberley.
Best time to visit
Autumn (April and May) and spring (September) are extremely pleasant. Midsummer and midwinter bring extreme temperatures.
Around the area
Don't miss a visit to the charming diamond-rush city of Kimberley. The nearby Wildebeestkuil Rock Art Centre is also well worth seeing.
Length of stay
Stay at least 2 nights to truly feel the magic of this peaceful place.
Where to stay
Mokala has two rest camps where the accommodation is semi-luxurious to luxurious. A 70km drive away is Lilydale, a slightly more basic rest camp, with a restaurant open for groups.


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AMES — Randy and Debbie Nieland were perfectly content as wonderfully entertained audience members at C.Y Stephens in Ames in late November.
Lorie Line, the internationally known pianist, a Reno, Nev., native living in Minneapolis, Minn., was on the stage, her skillful fingers producing a Christmas concert the Nielands of rural Auburn and several friends from around Carroll enjoyed with others in the Sunday crowd.
Soon, though, the Nielands, thanks to the good- natured prodding of friends, found themselves a big part of the show — as guest dancers on the C.Y. stage as Line and her musical team played "Rocking Around The Christmas Tree." Stephens staff said the official attendance at the Line concert was 1,019 people.
"Oh, my gosh, it seemed like it was an eternity," joked Randy Nieland, a Carroll barber who operates Natural Look Style Salon, 400 Adams St. "We were the only ones on stage."
But it went well because the Nielands are hardly novices at dancing. In fact, their shared interest in cutting a rug helped draw them together as husband and wife.
The audience loved it, too, said Rod Roberts of Carroll, who along with his wife, Trish, were with the Nielands.
"In fact, we were getting some applause when dancing," Randy Nieland said, hardly believing the memory and smiling sheepishly about it all.
Roberts, Carroll's outgoing state representative confirms this, telling us the Nielands danced beautifully and were warmly embraced by the Stephens crowd. The Robertses were joined by other Nieland friends: Jacki Montgomery, Dr. Lou Ann Kiessling and Tami Biggerstaff.
"They were probably the best performing, non-rehearsed dance duet I have seen on stage," said Montgomery, the owner of Sound & Service in Carroll who is active in the area music and arts scene.
She added, "Randy and Deb just looked so great up there."
No word on who was pointing the most aggressively when the Line production asked for volunteers to head to the stage and dance.
"I was kind of having a sinking feeling that somebody was going to point us out," Debbie Nieland said.
Randy Nieland, who grew up in the Auburn area and graduated from St. Bernard Catholic High School in Breda in 1968 and then Sioux City Barber College, has operated Natural Look for 23 years. Debbie is a Waterloo native who now works for United Bank of Iowa.
The couple have six children and 10 grandchildren.
Prior to becoming a couple the two separately took an interest in dancing, even getting some lessons.
After meeting, they discovered the shared interest — and talent.
"We just happened to dance together one time and fit together well," Debbie Nieland said.
Eight years ago, at an Iowa Cubs game in Des Moines, the Nielands were a big hit during a mid-inning contest in which they won a dance-off as part of a promotion.
Now, most their public dancing is done at weddings and events such as the annual Kuemper Catholic High School fund-raising ball.
"Any time we can dance, we do it," Randy Nieland said.
The couple prefers rock 'n' roll dancing but they are skilled with ballroom and other forms as well.
Debbie had one simple instruction for her husband at the Line concert: "I said, 'Please don't swing me off the stage.'"
After the event the Nielands were able to meet with Line and her husband, Tim.
"They were very down-to-earth people," Debbie Nieland said.


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Wiltshire Chief Constable Pat Geenty has released a statement about the release of CCTV footage shown during the trial of PC Lee Birch, who was acquitted of assault and misconduct yesterday.
PC Birch still faces an Independent Police Complaints Commission inquiry over his conduct.
Chief Cons Geenty said: "Following a six day trial at Bristol Crown Court, yesterday PC Birch was found not guilty of assault and misconduct in a public office.
"The jury had considered all the evidence of the case, including but not confined to, CCTV footage.
"Wiltshire Police absolutely support the fundamental need for openness and transparency.
"However, this case is subject of an Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) managed investigation and, as chief constable, I am responsible for my officers' welfare and to help ensure that this process is fair to all involved.
"Therefore, I objected to the release of the CCTV as it is my judgement that the publication of the footage could potentially be prejudicial to this process.
"The CCTV only gives the viewer a 'snapshot' of evidence in the case, and it is my view that there is a risk that this evidence distributed in isolation without the proper context could result in prejudice to the ongoing misconduct investigation.
"As the IPCC investigation has commenced it would not be appropriate to make further comments on the case at this time."


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Scammers are on dating sites, and social networks setting up fake profiles. Scammers will pose under the disguise of beautiful pictures as either male or female claiming to be from the United States. The scammer weaves a story of a successful business person working over seas, having no family; they present themselves as a thoughtful, caring and loving individual who is looking for their soul mate. The scammers are good at what they do; they ask lots of questions of the victim regarding what they want in their lives.
The scammer then takes the information and turns it into a dream that becomes a reality to the victim. They use words we all like to hear to woo our hearts so they can burn our souls. They use psychology to hold you in their spell. Once they have established a relationship then the scamming begins. In all cases the plea for Financial assistance is the key to the scam. This can be for assistance in cashing a check that they are unable to cash themselves and also asking for financial assistance to help them out of a difficulty they are having. They have landed in a hotel and now cannot pay the bill so the hotel is holding all their papers so they cannot leave. They are desperate to come to you but need your help with the money to manage that. They were mugged and are in the hospital and need you to pay their hospital bill as they are being held hostage until it is paid.
After being scammed you are put on a "contact" list by the scammers. You will be receiving random instant messages and emails from people you do not know. These are scammers trying to scam you again. Please tell them you know they are scammer and block them. You will know within 5 minutes if it's a scammer by looking at the profile, how they write/speak, their picture, they state they live in Nigeria, they confess their love in the first meeting, they claim God brought you to them etc. After you keep blocking them, they will stop and you will be placed on a "NO" contact list .
An employee for an International Airline which does a huge volume in and out of Africa, via London has stated the airlines do not collect fees for anything except excess baggage, tickets or change fees.
The taxes scammers claim they have to pay do not exist. There are departure taxes in certain countries (like Aruba for example), they are paid to the Customs Officials at the departure point in the airport.
Customs Officials do not fine the passenger for not having proper documents. Customs Officials will deny admission and declared them as "inads". The individual will be returned to their point of origin on the next available flight.
Fines for Nigerians and Ghanaians are $2,500-$4,000 USD so before anyone gets on a plane for anywhere, you had better believe their papers are in order.
The Airlines are heavily fined for allowing people to board without proper documentation, meaning Visas, Transit Visas, etc. A Nigerian passport holder must hold one of three visas to even land in the UK:
(Airside transit visa) allows individuals to remain on the plane same airport without leaving the transit area (no clearing of immigration)
(24 hour visa) which means individuals can "be" in the UK for up to 24 hours. This allows them to connect to another flight within 24 hours as long as their bags are thru checked and they have been checked into their connecting flight. They can go from terminal to terminal or change carriers.
(Leave to enter visa) which means they can "see" London. Anyone who tells you they hold a Nigerian passport and is staying with friends or family in London a few days must have this document in a valid passport, a return ticket and adequate funds to care for themselves.
|Romance Scams
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Member since: 2017
Organization: Novo Nordisk A/S
Great instrument
Application Area: Dropsense 96 is very easy to use
"Dropsense 96 is very easy to use and you get your result fast."
Member since: 2016
Organization: MorphoSys AG
DropSense96 puts irreplaceable value to our production and analytic platforms
Application Area:Determination of DNA and protein concentrations, determination of specific impurities in protein sam
"We determine mainly protein concentrations after purifications in a high throughput manner (200 to 500 samples a week). Data determined with DropSense turned out to be highly reliable and reproducible, while subjecting only 2 to 4 µL to the device plates. Additional value is given by cDrop application protocols which allow for example determination of specific impurity species on your sample background. In this context, Trinean and we developed a special protocol for one of our applications which turned out to be very helpful and was published. The friendly collaboration was a great base of this successful development. I rated value for the money we spent with 4 stars only (not 5), which might be due to the fact that the device definitely is quite expensive in comparison to other devices allowing determination of protein concentration. If our work load will increase and we will need more diverse and more complex analysis than we are apparently are running on DropSense, then it would be worth 5 Stars. "
Member since: 2016
Organization: AbbVie Bioresearch Center
In constant use, accurate, high-throughput and easy to use
Application Area:Antibody-Drug Conjugates
"The DropSense96 is used for concentration measurement of both antibodies and antibody-drug conjugates at AbbVie. The plate based analysis affords a very high throughput with a 96-well plate measured in less than 10 minutes. Plate preparation is straightforward and done at the same time as plates for HIC and SEC as no dilutions are required. By using the disposable plates there is no cross contamination. Unused locations on a plate can be used in subsequent analyses so it is possible to use the entire plate which keeps running costs down. The system only uses a very small amount of material, 2μL. The software is intuitive and the PC can be networked. It is easy to generate a standard curve to obtain extinction coefficients. Data can be exported in multiple formats including XLS, CSV and TXT."
Member since: 2016
Organization: UMC Groningen department Genetics
Reliable results, with a lot of information of the measured sample what is a great help for our experiments.
Application Area:We use the Trinean Dropsense96 to determine the DNA concentration. Using the cDrop program, we can c
"We use the Trinean Dropsense96 most of the time with the Hamilton Starlet (pipetrobot). The DNA concentration measurement is automatized what makes it works easy, fast and reliable. After the measurement it is possible to see a profile of the DNA sample. In this profile we can see the gDNA, Nucleic Acids, impurity's and turbidity. This gives us the opportunity to optimize our DNA isolation, or to do purification before starting our experiments. The Trinean Dropsense96 is very stable with a good maintenance every year from the company."
Member since: 2016
Organization: BioBank AS
Superb and powerful QC tool! Combines the best features from nanodrop and picogreen and even adds more info on top!
Application Area:Nucleic acid analysis, post-extraction quality control
"This is a fantastic tool and QC platform for biobanks. We focus on DNA extraction and pre-analysis QC. We don't perform any downstream analysis ourselves but ship normalized DNA to third party laboratories and therefore we need as much QC information as possible. As a high throughput laboratory, our QC must have both a reasonable analysis price and be quick and easy to use on a variety of samples. This full platform combines the best of both nanodrop and picogreen worlds and can be done with as little as 2µl of sample. The system is very powerful and gives a tremendous amount of data. Software is easy to use but you have to play around with it to learn which buttons to use and which to leave alone to be able get the info you need. There are a lot of parameters and variables so the interface may look a bit chaotic at first. Be aware that the system comes with the DropQuant software and you need the cDROP add-on to be able to get the full features. However, it is very well worth it as this expensive add-on gives you a very powerful software. The results are very comparable to picogreen (dsDNA) results. It also looks like the reliability is very good as I have got nothing but good feedback from our third party laboratories. What initially may feel like a little drawback with such a powerful tool as cDROP is that there is no such thing as one universal software protocol that can be used on all samples. If you want to use the complete set of cDROP features the software needs a kit/source specific protocol. Software comes with a lot of pre-installed protocols but your specific combination of source and kit may not be there. Luckily, the protocol developers at Trinean are very helpful so in the end this is no problem or drawback at all. However, nucleic acids isolated with self-established DNA extraction protocols or so called "quick and dirty" extraction methods may not be optimal for cDROP. This will be something that the protocol developing team will help you with. "
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It is very convenient to perform a measurement for many samples.
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"pros: Measure many samples simultaneously We do not have to wipe out after every measurement as we do for NanoDrop cons: Spend more consumables than the NanoDrop Worn out after I perform many measurements because it is too hard to pick up the plate. It is so useful when we perform a measurement for many samples, but it is unfortunate that we hardly measure so many samples. "
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Nine Corsairs earn All-Conference honors
On the heels of one of the most successful basketball seasons in College of the Redwoods history for the men's and women's teams combined, the icing on the cake came Monday when it was announced by the California Community College Athletic Association that a total of nine Corsairs earned All-Golden Valley Conference honors.
Both the men's and women's teams finished in second place of conference — a first in school history — with the women making the state playoffs for the second time in three years and the men being bubble-busted and not making the postseason.
For the men, however, who finished the year 16-10 overall (6-4 in the GVC to finish in a three-way tie for second), five players earned All-GVC honors as sophomores James Slade and Jon Losa were named First-Team All-Conference, while Mitchell Hash and Johnny Shelton were named second-team All-GVC and Justin Heidrick earned All-Defensive Team honors.
Slade and Losa, who were teammates at Ferndale High School for two seasons under current CR head coach Justin Mora, each had remarkable seasons for the Corsairs this year.
Slade, who, along with Losa, were the only players to start all 26 games for Redwoods this season, led the team in scoring at 16.1 points per game and finished second on the team in rebounds at 6.9 per game.
Losa, meanwhile, averaged a double-double for the year with 12.4 points and 14.8 rebounds per game.
His 384 rebounds this year led the state and lands him fourth all-time in the single-season school record books.
"It's just not going to be the same without those guys out there," said Mora, who coached Slade the past six seasons and Losa the past four in both high school and college. "I've been with them since their sophomore years in high school so it's been fun to watch them grow and become First-Team All-League players. They deserve it."
Hash finished the year averaging 12 points and five rebounds per game for the Corsairs, while Shelton scored 14.5 points per game and led the team in assists with 104 (4 per game).
For the women, who finished 8-2 in the GVC for a second-place finish (which is the second time in the past three years, but only the fifth time in the program's 39-year history), a total of four players (of the seven on the roster) earned All-Conference honors.
CR's Lili Herrera, Hannah Hurley and Sheila Christy all made First-Team All-GVC, while Kiahna Bell earned honorable mention.
Christy was also selected to the All-Frosh Team, a six-member team made up of the conference's top freshmen.
"Every one of them deserved it and we almost had Kiahna get first-team also, which would have given us four First-Team All-Conference players," said CR head coach Doug Oliveira. "And that kind of encapsulates our year and shows that we had production coming from a different person every night."
Herrera's team-leading 14.8 PPG game was third in the GVC, but she also led the Corsairs in steals (112) and assists (109) and was third in rebounds (5.1 per game).
Hurley, who came on strong to end the season, scoring career high's of 23 and 25 points in her final two games, respectively, nearly averaged a double-double inside conference play with 11 points and 7.6 rebounds per game.
"Hannah was just unbelievable in league play," Oliveira said. "Especially down the stretch, she became a force in our league. And Lili and Sheila were just consistently leading us in scoring and also had big games to end the year."
Christy finished closely behind Herrera statistically, putting up 13.8 points per game to go with three steals and four rebounds, while Bell averaged seven points, seven rebounds, two assists and three steals per game.
Of the nine players to earn All-GVC honors, six are sophomores who were recruited out of the Humboldt-Del Norte Conference, including Slade and Losa (Ferndale), Hash (Eureka), Heidrick (Arcata), Herrera (Fortuna) and Hurley (McKinleyville).


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Welcome, Susan.
Is "kleinmond" a combined German/French term for "small world"?
Several European nations, Germany among them, once colonized in Africa.
My mother and my dad's parents spoke German but none of them taught it in the family.
Hi Tom,
"Kleinmond" is an Afrikaans word meaning "small mouth" because the small town is located at the mouth of the Bot River lagoon.
Afrikaans is the language of the Afrikaans people - descended from the Dutch Calvinists and French Huegenots who colonized the Cape in the 1650s. Afrikaans was originally Dutch but it is a very bastardized language now. It is one of our 11 official languages (it was the official language in the old South Africa!). South Africans of British descent are considered a separate ethnic group from Afrikaners (out first language is English).
It's too bad that parents don't teach their kids their mother tongues! I am quite saddened that so many Afrikaans families now speak only English with their kids. Afrikaans is only spoken here in SA, so it could become extinct quite quickly. oh well, evolution and all that...
They tell me I am on a planet called earth
I am not big on where I am from.
But I am glad to be here.
I'm from Singapore. Cheers!
Welcome to AN! Singapore, wow. Last night I was chatting with a new member in Lebanon. I hope religion continues to decline.
Many thanks Carolyn. Happy to be here. I hope the delusions end too.
Welcome, Buckeye, from a long-ago Cincinnatian, then Floridian, then Texan, then Arizonan, and now Californian. (And there's never been a sheriff looking for me!)
Scott here. I am from Manila, Philippines.
Hi Scott, You certainly are outnumbered there, aren't you. Welcome!
yes we are overwhelmingly outnumbered.
Thanks a lot for welcoming me. :)
I'm from an very Orthodox Jewish community south of Jerusalem. Yup, I'm outnumbered too! :D It's one of those "Oh, wow, I'm an atheist! Oh crap, this is gonna get really weird..." lol So this is my outlet.
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This article was published 18/11/2012 (1737 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
In the city's aging indoor arenas, the real trouble lurks below.
Failing pipes that carry calcium chloride brine to freeze the ice surface. Cracked concrete slabs under the ice, boards and benches heaving from permafrost in the ground under the foundation, weary ice plants.
For John Atkinson, the city's superintendent of arenas, each day brings the possibility that one or more of the 15 municipal rinks under his charge will reach the breaking point. "It's hard to say how long they're going to hold up," Atkinson said as he toured the Old Exhibition Arena. "It could be 10 years, 20 years or it could go tomorrow."
Concern over the city's rinks has been a top-of-mind issue ever since an April 2010 report indicated all were beyond their original lifespans and some were at risk of being taken out of service. The report said more than $51 million in repairs would be needed over the next 10 years to keep the rinks in service.
In the year following that report, the city found mould at four rinks and was forced to close one, Maginot, for the entire 2011-12 season. All four rinks were meticulously cleaned and new dehumidifiers to control moisture were installed.
If any of those rinks were to close, it is unlikely the city would move quickly to build a new one. The city has no fund in place to pay for replacements. Instead, council asked for expressions of interest from public and private sector groups interested in building new facilities or adding sheets to existing rinks. A report updating that process will be tabled at city hall Monday.
It is unclear how many other organizations will step up to build new rinks because it is extremely difficult to operate a facility like this at a profit. City rinks, for example, cost about $200,000 annually to operate, even after counting ice rental revenue. That business model isn't likely to attract wide interest. Which leaves the city between a rock and a hard place. Taking recreation facilities out of service is a sure way to provoke ire among voters. However, with no immediate source of money for replacements, this is a problem without a solution.
That is not to say the city's rinks are not hanging tough. In fact, notwithstanding the long list of problems, repairs, and replacements needed on an annual basis, most of the city's rinks are clean, tidy and, for all intents and purposes, fully functional. That is remarkable given the fact the inventory of city rinks is approaching the deep stages of middle age.
The oldest city rink -- the appropriately named Old Exhibition Arena on Jarvis Avenue near McPhillips Street -- is already an astonishing 51 years old. It is followed by a clutch of other rinks -- including Grant Park, Sargent Park, Maginot and Bertrand -- that were built in 1967, Canada's Centennial. The young pup of the lot is Sam Southern Arena on Osborne Street at a sprightly 37 years old. With a planned lifespan of about three decades, these rinks are working well into their retirement years.
The rinks controlled by individual community clubs face the same challenges. Most are of the same vintage, Atkinson said, meaning they are approaching or beyond their expected lifespans.
Atkinson noted ice plants are a constant concern. At some rinks, most notably Sam Southern, the ice simply never dries. The average compressor has a lifespan of 10,000 hours, after which major repairs and new parts are needed. A full ice plant replacement, as was done two years ago at Century Arena, is a $500,000 hit.
The next biggest concern, Atkinson said, is the degradation of brine lines under the concrete slab that sits beneath the ice. Although there have been no significant failures to date, if the lines are breached, it could result in a seven-figure repair at any one of the rinks, he said.
At some rinks, heaving ground under the facility is causing havoc with the slab, boards and benches. Atkinson said some of these rinks were built without insulation below the brine lines. As a result, the ground is almost permanently frozen from the ice plant. That causes significant shifting, threatening both pipes and the slab.
In addition to structural and mechanical failures, the arenas are considered profoundly outdated. Many of the Centennial Year rinks have extremely poor sight lines, tiny dressing rooms, and few showers and bathrooms. Atkinson said when they were built in the late 1960s, they were considered a massive upgrade for hockey families who prior to that had played mostly at outdoor rinks. However, these facilities do not provide the environment or the amenities demanded by today's families, Atkinson added.
There are no hard guidelines for when an individual rink will be taken out of service. Atkinson said every repair or upgrade is assessed individually, and ultimately measured against the cost of a new rink, which is in the neighbourhood of $7 million. "Based on the cost and the size of the problems, it may get to a point where it just doesn't make any more sense to repair it," Atkinson said. "We don't know when that will come, but we can see it probably happening some day."


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The Astronomy-Physics option provides courses and laboratory work in astronomy and physics, featuring an astronomical observatory with one eight-inch and one 14-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope, an eight-inch Newtonian telescope, an eight-inch fixed focal point telescope for persons with disabilities, two spectrographs, a hydrogen-alpha filter, an objective prism, and two charge-coupled devices (CCD). A 20-inch telescope and a 16-inch telescope are installed under dark skies at a site remote from the campus. They are used for training advanced students and for research work in photometry and spectroscopy. Opportunities are provided for students to do research with Astronomy-Physics faculty.
Courses are open to undergraduate and master's degree students. In 400-level courses, however, graduate students are expected to do additional work, including reading selected primary sources and, when appropriate, completing additional observatory/laboratory work.
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Designed for use in the aerospace industry, Mazak's Variaxis j-500 5X vertical machining center offers simultaneous five-axis and multitasking capabilities. The machine enables efficient single-machine part processing in titanium, hard metals and aluminum.
The machine's high-precision rotary/tilt table provides an A-axis tilting rotation of -120 to +30 degrees and a C-axis rotation of ±360 degrees, both in increments as small as 0.0001 degrees. X-, Y- and Z-axis travels measure 13.78" × 21.65" × 20.08", and rapid traverse rates range to 1,181 ipm. The machine's table measures 19.69" in diameter by 15.75" and accommodates workpieces ranging to 19.69" in diameter and 13.78" in height.
The VMC is equipped with a 12,000-rpm, 15-hp, CAT-40 milling spindle, and a high-speed 18,000-rpm spindle is available as an option. An 18-tool magazine changes tools without having to return its table to the home position, reducing cycle times. An optional two-pallet changer provides simple automation and increased production. The user-friendly Matrix 2 control is designed to optimize five-axis machining and provide fast processing speeds, improved cornering, quality surface finishes and reduced cycle times.


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OFFICIAL bodies from across Marlow have added their voices to the debate raging over plans to build polo pitches at the end of a quiet country lane.
Last month the MFP reported a fresh application from Harleyford Properties to build the practise pitches at Low Grounds Farm, after its previous plans were rejected by Wycombe District Council in August.
Fears centred on the amount of traffic the polo centre would create on the narrow Harleyford Lane.
And now official groups and organisations from across the area have voiced their opinion, with most opposed to the plans.
The Marlow Society, which devotes its efforts to the preservation and development of Marlow, claim pedestrians and riders have right of way under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act of 2000.
In its official objection to Wycombe District Council, society member Martin Blunkell insists "common sense should prevail" and the application be refused.
Marlow Town Council has issued a "neutral" response to the plans in its official response. George Clarke, speaking on behalf of the planning committee, said the council accepts the traffic movements would be reduced from the previous application.
He added: "However concerns still remain over the proposed access, in particular safety at the junction between Harleyford Lane and the A4155. The lane is narrow and very popular with walkers and cyclists during the summer, when the facility would be operational.
"The horses would still need to be transported for matches and it is felt the applicants' new estimation of four heavy vehicle movements per week may be unrealistically low."
Dawn Segrue, representing Marlow Striders running club, which has over 100 members, said: "We regularly run and walk in this area.We are pleased to note that some of the objections we have previously raised have been addressed by the applicant.
"However, our main concern around the viability of pedestrians and vehicles on Harleyford lane still remains."
Rob Marsh, MD of Harleyford Properties, has dismissed the fears, claiming the new application addresses previous traffic concerns.
He has described the plans as a "win-win" situation for the farm and lane users, insisting if he may otherwise be forced to introduce a more traffic-intensive farming operation on the site.
Former WDC leader Cllr Alex Collingwood, who represents Marlow North and West, has called for the proposal to be discussed in front of the planning committee, adding he intends to speak on the application.
A ruling on the application is set to be made in February, with an appeal over the rejected plans also underway.


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Last Match Menorah by Kathleen Walsh
Available in either black or red, this modern menorah uses oil in lieu of candles (quite authentic, wouldn't you say? I know, ironic). I realize this is dangerously close to a 'novelty' menorah, but because it's still fairly clean and geometric, I hope you'll forgive me for including it on my list.


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I just cant seem to learn regex - its not close enough to my main work and I seldom get back to this stuff regularly enough. Yet I do have to try and fix some issues from a menu change giving a lot of errors.I feel a 301 redirect in htaccess is the right thing to do.
I am trying to get rid of old urls that finish with .html now site.com/page1/article304.html needs to become site.com/page1/article304
I have looked around but not found anything similar enough so I was wondering if I could get a direct solution here. Thanks for those with the knowledge who like to share.
Scroll down near the bottom here this may helphttp://www.seomoz.org/learn-seo/redirection
Not a bad starting point - some usefulr rmembering things here
RedirectMatch 301 /(.*)\.(html) http://www.site.org/$1
doesnt quite have the regex I need though - this is close but it doesnt redirect properly and is a very dangerous line ! breaks all the site.
ARGH! Another BAD referral as the :kaioken: EVERYTHING :kaioken: atom is the bane of all mod_rewrite newbies!
landed, you might benefit from reading the mod_rewrite tutorial linked in my signature as it contains explanations and sample code. It's helped may members and should help you, too.
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-fRewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-dRewriteRule ^(.*)\.html$ /$1 [L,R=301]
the above worked. I am not sure how you can do this without the global (.*) in this case but I did take your point and its dangers.
I have read already your tutorials but this subject is too big or my grey matter too small for dipping in and out as a web producer. These subjects need specialists sure. Thanks for posting everyone.
I would advise learning some regex as it can be critical:
page1/article304.html => page1/article304
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^([a-z0-9/]+)\\.html$ $1 [R=301,L]
That will do it very nicely and avoid any problems with dot (and other misc) characters.
Thank you for the improved lines of code ! I am using them and am grateful as others who also come by will be I am sure.To continue my learning I wondered what happens if I have further rules as I understand that the L means dont process further
so page.html changes to page then it stops doing further so what if I wanted to pick up on a later rule as well...
so request url is initially
then becomes
but i want that to redirect to (or want to respect another rule)
so redirect 301 /honduras http://site.com/central-america/honduras
is a loop going to be possible, ie does the apache first strip the html then goes round and does the adding of central-america process...or is it not like a loop do we get ONE pass.
I got a full path in the url here so this didnt work for me - i.e. it was matching the file path instead of the url and so i get /public/g/ etc which is normally hidden in urls.
No problem. I really loathe the inappropriate use of (.*) so my signature's tutorial does let you know how to get around its pitfalls.
No, the Last flag tells mod_rewrite to restart from the beginning with the new {REQUEST_URI}. Otherwise, it'll go to the end and, because it had a match/redirection, it will start over from the end. You're merely saving a few microseconds of processing time (where speed is essential).
OMG! A new requirement in the middle of a thread? Oh, well, if you have a list of CA countries to which you need to add the CA subdirectory, then you'll need to provide the list, match the country and redirect. If this is what you REALLY want, please provide the list you're using in your database and an attempt to accomplish my "pseudo code" and I'll be back later to help. Don't forget that this new rule is more specific than the "general rule" so it has to precede it.
mod_rewrite is only a one pass proposition is there are no matches.
You might benefit from reading the mod_rewrite tutorial linked in my signature as it contains explanations and sample code. It's helped may members and should help you, too.
Unfortunately, with that rewrite rule, page1/article-304.html would not rewrite to page1/article-304. Your regexp doesn't match dashes, nor does it match many other valid URL characters. Certainly there are situations where matching with dot isn't appropriate, but this is a situation where matching with dot is absolutely appropriate. The OP wants to rewrite all URLs ending in .html, so it makes perfect sense to match on all characters.
# Any RewriteConds here
Match any URL (dot means any) ending in .html
RewriteRule ^(.+)\.html$ $1 [R=301,L]
RewriteRule ^(.+)\.html$ $1 [R=301,L]
Correct! The OP didn't specify dashes so why bother adding those (to expose his script to more than it can handle)?
Ditto "many other valid URL characters." You certainly don't want to match : as it's not a valid URI character; ? as it's not a valid URI character; etc.
The value of this is that mod_rewrite can do some limited error checking for you so your scripts don't have to (albeit, it would be a good idea for them to validate the input before accessing the database).
Finally, yes, the dot character is specified following the character range definition and it's followed by html and the end anchor. What's your point? Do you want to allow multiple dots to be matched?
Specificity makes a difference in mod_rewrite. The tighter you can specify your requirements the easier it is to write good mod_rewrite code.
Okay, you do get a point for using the + metacharacter rather than the * I see all too often.
I disagree with your approach. I think your regexp becomes more complicated than it needs to be due to possibly long lists of characters in the class. I think you run the risk of introducing bugs by forgetting certain characters. And to boot, I think you get little to no benefit for it.
The last point I'll leave you with is that the Apache documentation (which, in my opinion, is more authoritative than your personal tutorial) uses dot in situations exactly like this one.
# example 1: file extension changeRewriteRule ^(.+)\.html$ $1.php
example 2: parse out basename
RewriteRule ^(.+)\.html$ $1
RewriteRule ^(.+)\.html$ $1
Thanks for your help guys I would like to say that I find the apache docs hard to read (a matter of the little grey matter being too little). I have got further this time and maybe little by little it is sinking in. I dont think you can oversimplify any tutorials and any new ones are always a welcome read by me.
Interesting that none seem to cover how the url life may loop through the .htaccess file from the above I see that the url indeed will pass through until no further matches happen the L makes us go back to the start with the current changed url now. And a strategy for handling specificity. DK was saying that to do more base (towards the left hand side of the string) changes first then to get to the original OP question the .html removal which could therefore be the very last match we want to do and similarly removal of www or adding www as people want (more cosmetic)
the .html or .php removal is useful as it means the url might have a better chance of living longer as its less specific in seo terms.


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Jade Etherington and Caroline Powell became the first Britons to win four medals at one Winter Paralympics by taking a third Sochi silver in the super combined on Friday.
Visually-impaired skier Etherington and guide Powell safely negotiated the super-G stage of the event to earn Great Britain their fifth medal of the Games.
The duo were all but guaranteed another podium place going into the run. With only three pairs left in the competition following the opening slalom segment on Tuesday, they were second and knew they only had to finish to claim a medal.
They were brave enough to risk throwing it away by going for gold, but the 3.12 seconds they had to make up on Russia's Aleksandra Frantceva proved too tough an ask - only just, though, with the home favourite taking the title by 0.63secs.
Etherington and Powell finished in a combined time of 2:28.38, well clear of American bronze medal winner Danelle Umstead.
Their silver followed second-placed finishes in the slalom and the downhill events and bronze in the super-G.
Etherington and Powell have one more event to come, the giant slalom on Sunday, which will give them a chance to write another piece of history. No Briton has won five Winter Paralympic medals.
Etherington said: "Looking back we haven't skied as well as that ever, it was one of our best runs and we pulled back a couple of seconds.
"It was tough, it hurt all the way down. We are really annoyed not to get the gold and it was so close again to Frantceva (who pipped the pair to the slalom title) but we got a medal and we will continue fighting.
"It is crazy (to win four medals), especially as this is my first ever Paralympics and we have had such a bumpy season.
"We only started skiing in August, I broke my ankle and we have had illness, money (concerns) and everything like that, working out what races to go to to get qualified.
"Hopefully everyone can see from the time that we did fight for it, we didn't just come down to get the silver and we did GB proud."
Powell added: "Jade has definitely reached her peak. Together we have formed a great bond.
"There is great communication between us, it has worked so well throughout the season and we have peaked at the right time.
"We have managed to get four medals and we are so happy with that. We are obviously devastated not to get the gold, but we can't do anything about that."
Sit-skier Anna Turney missed out on bronze as she crashed out on her super-G run, with only two of the five-strong field finishing.
That meant just getting down the course would have secured a medal, but, as the first skier out of the gate and with time to make up, she knew she could not take it easy.
"I was lying in fifth, I had to go for it," Turney said. "I was first out of the gate, I went for it, I tried to ski clean, I tried to ski fast.
"I think I was just too aggressive for the (softer) snow conditions and crashed."
Mick Brennan, the former soldier who lost his legs in a suicide bomb attack in Iraq in 2004, claimed his highest finish so far by finishing eighth in the men's sitting event.


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You know the little ditty, "Beans, beans the musical fruit, the more you eat…" Actually that is all wrong. The right way to say it is, "Beans, beans the magical fruit, the more you eat, the less you toot.
Eat legumes regularly (pun intended) and your gut will be happy. Start with small portions, as you would when introducing any high fiber food.
Legumes are so delicious and very nutritious. Common legumes include lentils, dry beans, peas and peanuts. They are all great sources of fiber and folate, both are often lacking in the gluten free diet.
A cup of legumes provides 10-15 grams of fiber. Legumes are also high in potassium, most are low in fat and cholesterol free. They are as great for your heart as they are for your gut. These little beauties can also help you control blood sugar and manage your weight.
Legumes "fix" nitrogen and are loaded with protein Bacteria live in the roots of legumes and trap nitrogen from the air. This improves the soil, reduces the amount of fertilizer needed, and increases the protein level.
Legumes are 20-25% protein by weight. This is double the protein of wheat and three times the protein of rice. Using bean flours or pureed beans in baked goods helps to replace some of the protein and the structure lost when not using wheat.
Variety is the spice of life Beans and lentils come in a seemingly unlimited variety and are incredibly versatile. Choose a color, shape and size. Add them to salads, soups, stir-fry, stews, casseroles, or side dishes. Excite your tired old recipes by adding new varieties of beans or lentils.
Try shelled edamame (green soybeans) in stir-fry. Enjoy black refried beans with Mexican entrees. Or make white bean and salmon stew. Serve roasted chickpeas or soy nuts for a great snack. Lunch on hummus with sweet bell pepper dippers. You can buy ready made hummus, or easily make your own. See the recipe below.
Dry beans, peas and lentils These make a filling meal for very little dough. They have almost no sodium, but need to be cooked. Depending on the variety, cooking time may take from a quick 20 minutes or up to a very long 3 hours. Lentils are quick, garbanzos seem to take forever. What a great place to use a pressure cooker to speed things up!
Pressure cooking legumes I pressure cook beans and split peas all the time. It is often recommended to soak the beans overnight, before cooking them. This is a great idea, when you plan that far ahead. I often don't.
You can do a fast soak in the pressure cooker. Put the beans in and add at least 3 times more water than beans. Lock the lid, bring to pressure and cook for 2 minutes. Allow to sit for an hour and the beans will be ready to pressure cook.
I must admit, I often do not even do that. I simply cook the dry beans, unsoaked. Most beans can be done in an hour or less, so I just cook them without soaking. I cook beans and split peas for one third the recommended stovetop cooking time. Then I check to see if they are done to my liking. Sometimes I need to cook a bit longer. It still is so much quicker than stovetop cooking.
There are multiple sites online with suggested cooking times. I did not link to any since I end up cooking legumes much longer than the lists suggest. In part, this is because I usually do not soak first. But also, we have some of the hardest water in the U.S. This makes the cooking time longer too. High altitude may will extend the cooking time. So, you may need to give yourself some extra time and experiment. Just like the rest of the gluten free diet. 🙂
Two cooking cautions Do not cook dry legumes with tomatoes, vinegar or lemon juice. The legumes will not soften. If the recipe calls for these ingredients, add them when the beans are done.
When pressure cooking legumes, do not fill your pressure cooker more than one-half full. They foam up and can clog the release valve.
Yeah for leftovers Legumes freeze really well, so you can cook up a mess o' beans and enjoy them at your convenience. Package leftovers in small amounts, label, date and freeze.
Canned beans, peas and lentils They cost a bit more than dry legumes, but they are still inexpensive. They are super convenient, but often high sodium.
Many kinds have 350-500 mg sodium per serving. Organic canned beans often have about 150 mg. Rinsing canned beans reduces the sodium. No added salt canned beans are available too.
I like cooked dry beans, naturally low in sodium. Or the organic canned beans. To me, the canned no added salt varieties taste flat. I am not a fan.
Lightly Lemon Hummus Yield 2 cups
1- 15 oz can chick peas, drained, juice reserved
1/3 cup tahini
¼ cup bean juice
¼ cup fresh lemon juice
3 tablespoons olive oil, divided use
1 teaspoon ground cumin
½ teaspoon dried garlic
3 tablespoons chopped chives
pinch of red pepper flakes
Put chickpeas, tahini, bean juice, lemon juice, 2 tablespoons olive oil, cumin, and garlic in a food processor or blend. Process until smooth. Stir in chives.
Place in individual ramekins. This way everyone gets their own serving and double dipping is allowed! Garnish with red pepper flakes and a drizzle of the remaining oil. Serve with sweet peppers as dippers.
hummus-and-sweet-pepper-dippers photo by vsimon
What are your favorite gluten free dippers?


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A FED-UP resident has criticised irresponsible McDonald's customers for the amount of litter which has been thrown at the side of village roads since a new restaurant opened.
Oliver Driscoll, from Bryants Bottom, said he has seen waste from the fast food chain increase dramatically since the drive through opened in Dovecot Road in November.
The 39-year-old freelance technician said: "I've lived in Bryants Bottom for the last ten years and never seen as much McDonald's waste as I've seen in the last four months.
"We walk our dog in Bradenham and we see it in laybys on the way and the Hughenden Valley is now awash with it- we're the distance and time it takes to eat a burger and coke so we have to wear the discards from McDonald's customers."
The restaurant is the third McDonald's in High Wycombe and is open every day from 6am to midnight.
Mr Driscoll said: "I don't have a problem with McDonald's or the franchisee- they provide jobs and income to a large amount of people in High Wycombe and the UK.
"To address the problem McDonald's needs to widen their litter patrols to compensate for the drive-in's overspill or mark the individual packaging so it can be traced- allowing the council to issue fixed penalty fines for littering which would in turn reduce the amount of waste discarded.
"I'd like to know other peoples views on this and how we address it before it becomes a bigger problem."
High Wycombe McDonald's franchisee Cliff Webb: "Like any responsible member of the community my main priority is being a good neighbour and we remain committed to playing our part in tackling litter in High Wycombe and the surrounding area. The minority of people who dispose of their rubbish irresponsibly create a litter problem that is frustrating for residents, councils and local businesses alike.
"Employees at the McDonald's restaurant on Dovecot Road are already committed to carrying out daily patrols in the surrounding area to collect all types of litter, not just McDonald's packaging, as well as doing all they can to encourage customers to dispose of their litter responsibly before leaving the restaurant. However, I would be happy to meet with residents and other local business owners to discuss how we can work in partnership to further help stamp out littering in this particular area."


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DETROIT - Former Detroit Lions star Lomas Brown will be among the community partners celebrating Apple Days, a Health and Wellness fair at Wayne State University.
The event will offer free blood sugar testing, flu vaccinations, diabetes education and more. The event runs from noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30 at Wayne State University's Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences located at 259 Mack Avenue at John R.
The entrance to the building is on Brady Street right across from the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan.
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Burt Reynolds, 73, checked himself into a rehab clinic for treatment of addiction to prescription drugs.
"After a recent back surgery, Mr. Reynolds felt like he was going through hell and after a while, realized he was a prisoner of prescription pain pills," his manager said in a statement Wednesday. "He checked himself into rehab in order to regain control of his life."
His manager added: "Mr. Reynolds hopes his story will help others in a similar situation. He hopes they will not try to solve the problem by themselves, but realize that sometimes it is too tough to do on their own and they should seek help, as he did."
Entertainment Tonight first reported the news.


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Hi folks,
I have a "strange" problem with a menu. The problem is the "active" state on the clients in the menu.The code selects subcategories and clients from the database and orders the clients by a cli_order field.I want the cli_order to sort ascending but when I do, the active link doesn't work properly. If I change the order to descending then it works as it should do.The page shows correct content all the time, it's only the "active" state that's not working.
Here is the menu code:

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$sec_id = 3; // portfolio sector id
$sql = "SELECT id, no_name FROM sector WHERE parentid=(SELECT id FROM sector WHERE id=$sec_id) ORDER BY cat_order ASC";
$link = mysql_query($sql);
$menu_final = '';
while( list($sid, $no_name) = mysql_fetch_array($link) ):
$category_link = '' . $no_name . '';
$menu_final .="
\ " . $category_link . "\
$menu_final .="
";
$sql = "SELECT DISTINCT clients.id, clients.name, clients.cli_order, content.subsectorid FROM clients, content WHERE clients.id=content.clientid AND content.sectorid=$sec_id AND content.subsectorid=$sid ORDER BY clients.cli_order ASC";
$link2 = mysql_query($sql);
while( $row = mysql_fetch_array($link2) ):
$client_link = '' . $row['name'] . ' ';
$menu_final .= "
\ " . $client_link . "
\
$menu_final .="

";
echo $menu_final;
Here is the link to the page with ascending clients: http://egodesign.no/portfolio/?sid=6&cid=12Here is the link when cli_order is changed to DESC: http://egodesign.no/portfolio/index2.php?sid=6&cid=12
I use listmenu.js to generate the code:http://egodesign.no/js/listmenu.js
Thanks for any help.
It looks like it works fine in both examples, unless I'm missing something.
Thanks for your reply.
No, it doesn't work in my browsers. The active link is yellow background and black, bold text.In the first link (http://egodesign.no/portfolio/?sid=6&cid=16) it stops after the two first clients. When you click the third customer the active state goes back the first client in the list.In the second link (http://egodesign.no/portfolio/index2.php?sid=6&cid=16) it gets correct but the clients are reverse of the order I want.
Oh, I see. Looks indeed like a PHP problem then (often it's just CSS). I didn't click down far enough.
You've got bigger problems than just your menu here. Code is very messy for a start, and then on top of that you're completely open to sql injection attacks. If I were so inclined, I could literally erase your entire database just by visiting your site and typing in a bit of code in the url. You should look into PDO prepared statements and fix immediately.
Ok, thank you for the tip.I will look into PDO, but still the menu won't work I guess?
Can anyone see the problem with the menu except the PDO?
Anyone? Please.I have put the menu and script on another server and there it works fine.
Can it be something in the server config? The one that works run 5.3.3-7+squeeze14 / mysql 5.1.66.The not working one runs 5.5.17-1~dotdeb.0 / mysqlnd 5.0.8-dev - 20102224
As argh says, look into using PDO. That said, to actually answer your question...well, we cant answer your question.
Your problem lies in Javascript, not PHP, because it's the Javascript that's adding the menu class to the link.
Ok. Thanks!