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Image Quality Analysis Fall 2003: A Glance Through the Looking Glassby Derek Wilson on 12/10/2003 11:14 PM EST
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Nate420 - Monday, December 22, 2003 - linkI think the people bitching about the article being biased to one side or another are biased themselves. Let go of your hangups with ATI and Nvidia and read the article again. IMO the article was well written and about as unbiased as it could be. The fine folks at Anandtech are human after all. Reply
titus - Saturday, December 20, 2003 - linkHere's something no one pointed out:
Check the Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy screenshots, and notice how the NVIDIA employs the light sabre alpha-blending almost in *post* processing, so that even the head and body (which obstruct our view of the light sabre) glow as much as where it isn't obstructed.
ATI's alpha blending works in that only visible areas 'glow', however, where it does glow, it is as irregular as heck.
Point is, they both have faults with alpha blending. Reply
valnar - Wednesday, December 17, 2003 - linkDerek #30,
I bought a Leadtek GeForce 4 Ti4400 some time ago on the review that it was a speedy, stable and "cool" card for DirectX games. It was all those, but a piece of visual junk otherwise. DVD's looked horrible because of the lack of a gamma adjustment. I had to settle for brightness/contrast alone which made it washed out. The overall contrast between 0 black and 255 white in any photo program was no where near my current Radeon 9600, or even an older Matrox G400. It makes it hard to do any kind of calibration for photo work, let alone enjoy the occasional DVD.
My 2 cents... Reply
DaveBaumann - Sunday, December 14, 2003 - link"WRT dx 10, it still seems to me that nvidia is closer to ps3 support than ati. I will definitely give the Meltdown presentations some more in depth study time though."
Derek – As I said, PS3.0 is already part of *DX9*, DX10 will be PS/VS4.0. Please read out DirectX Next article to gain an understanding of the directions DX10 is taking
We need to fill in the gap between DX9 PS/VS2.0 and DX10 PS/VS4.0, being the update to DX9.0 that will allow hardware targets for PS/VS3.0. Regardless of whether NVIDIA are closer to PS3.0 or not that doesn't mean that ATI will have issues support it – ATI hadn't support true multisampling FSAA before R300 and yet leapfrogged NVIDIA in this respect, NVIDIA hadn't supported PS1.4 before the FX series and yet they went to PS2.0 Extended – what they currently support doesn't necessarily have much bearing on what they are going to support.
"I know (as do many who were present when David Kirk was speaking about the issue) that the FX hardware supports Multiple Render Targets."
FX natively supports MET's, not MRT's. The FX series would probably need the driver to support MRT's by packing and unpacking instructions.
I asked a developer about the difference between MRT's and MET's and this was his reply:
"MRT are a lot more flexible, effectively upto 4 render-target can be rendered to simulatously, the only real restrictions are same size and for some chipsets (ATI but not AFAIK PowerVR) same format.
MET are special textures that are wider than usual (usual being upto 4 channels (i.e. RGBA), MET aren't really anything special there just >4 channel textures (RGBAXYZW). It may be possible in MET's are different formats for each 'logical' texture. i.e. 8bit per channel RGBA and float16 XY.
MRT are much better as you can mix and match standard render targets as you like. MET have to be special cases where MRT can be used much more like any render target.
Both are handy but MRT is the perferred route (AFAIK MET were added to Dx9 to try and cope with the GFFX style pack/unpack render targets). MRT are much more the theorytical idea, you can choose to render to multiple places at teh same time."
[Derek] "I'm not sure if flexible float buffers fall into the same catagory, but I will look into it."
NVIDIA has some odd addressing restrictions, outside of DX's standard requirements (for any revision), with their float texture support that restricts use for output buffers a conditional flag needs to be added to DX9 to support these restriction on NV's hardware. This flag is likely to be added to the update to DX9 that will also allow hardware PS/VS3/0 support next year. Reply
DerekWilson - Sunday, December 14, 2003 - linkDave (27+29),
Thanks for responding in so thuroughly.
WRT dx 10, it still seems to me that nvidia is closer to ps3 support than ati. I will definitely give the Meltdown presentations some more in depth study time though.
I wasn't quite clear on a couple things with NV supporting DX9... Not all of the features are exposed with current drivers even thought the hardware is capable of them. I know (as do many who were present when David Kirk was speaking about the issue) that the FX hardware supports Multiple Render Targets. We could not get any confirmation on a reason this feature is not yet enabled in software (and I will leave the speculations to the reader). I'm not sure if flexible float buffers fall into the same catagory, but I will look into it.
Of course, my original assesment of these facts not mattering except from an experience for NVIDIA standpoint still stands.
I really appreciate your comments Dave, please keep them coming.
And Valnar (#25):
I am really looking forward to doing just what you are asking for in future reviews. I don't feel comfortable with doing such analysis on any real current display technology, and am looking for ways to capture the output of cards over DVI. I can use photoshop for as much analysis as necessary to compare images at that point (including spectrum/brightness and crispness or blurryness of text).
Of course, this stuff won't test the cards ramdac, which is still very important. I'm hoping to also come up with some solid 2D benches in the coming year that should include such analysis.
Please keep the comments and suggestions coming as I am very open to including the kinds of information you all want.
Derek Wilson
DaveBaumann - Saturday, December 13, 2003 - link"So what about the missing 24bit fpu in the FX series which have 16 and 32bit the latter being very slow. Doesnt this mean that the FX series is not even compliant?"
No. DirectX9 specification say that the *minimum* precision requirement for "full precision" pixel shaders is FP24 - this being the minimum requirement means that anything above that is also deemed as full precision. FP16 is the minimum requirement for partial precision shaders.
"And given the scarcity of DX9 games at present, inevitable that FXs will run into trouble in the future"
Its not an inevitability, but it may make developers live a little more difficult in the interim since, as NVIDIA themselves point out, they will have to work a little harder to make them optimal for FX hardware. Whether or not that means that some development houses will put off implementing serious use of DX9 for the time being is a real question.
However, I'd say that the DX9 talk doesn't tell the whole story as ATI's shaders appear more effective even with many DX8 shaders in many cases. For instance, look at these performance numbers with a test application:
PS 1.1 - Simple - 938.785889M pixels/sec
PS 1.4 - Simple - 885.801453M pixels/sec
PS 1.1 - Simple - 1489.901123M pixels/sec
PS 1.4 - Simple - 1489.822754M pixels/sec Reply
Pumpkinierre - Saturday, December 13, 2003 - linkThank you 27 for explaining compliant versus full DX9. So what about the missing 24bit fpu in the FX series which have 16 and 32bit the latter being very slow. Doesnt this mean that the FX series is not even compliant? And given the scarcity of DX9 games at present, inevitable that FXs will run into trouble in the future, Reply
DaveBaumann - Friday, December 12, 2003 - link"The FX cards support full DX9. In fact, they support more than the minimum to be DX9 cards and support some features that people speculate will be in DX10 (fp32, longer shader programs, etc...)."
Derek, the FX series supports the full features required for DX9 "compliancy", they do not support "full" DX9 – there are numerous optional features within DirectX specifications that IHV's can choose to support or not. Two such features within DX9 is the support of flexible float buffers and MRT's, neither of which the FX series do support.
The lack of float buffer support is causing some head scratching among developers as it would generally make their life easier (check with some to see if they would find it useful if all vendors would support it) – float buffers are already use in some game which means that the FX series can't support some options (check Tomb Raider). MRT's also have their uses, and we've published some research work from one developer on lighting which is made easier by the support of MRT's:
As for the "speculation of the FX's support for what will be in DX10" please check the Micorsoft Meltdown presentations – they list the specification requirements for Pixel Shader 3.0 compliant which is already spec'ed within DX9 and the FX series falls short of this requirement.
"Part of the reason ATI is able to lead so well in performance is that they don't support many of these features."
And NVIDIA don't support some features that are also within DX9 – I'm not sure you can claim that ATI has better DX9 performance as they both have elements that each other support and don't support. Reply
BlackShrike - Friday, December 12, 2003 - linkI don't get it. You guys are content for sub perfect products? When I buy something, I want it to be the best for my money. But you guys don't seem to care for the best image quality possible while getting high frame rates. Isn't that why you buy these high end cards?
Another thing, how come anandtech doesn't do an article by finding the minimum frame rates. Remember how we found out ATI and Nvidia sometimes have high average frame rates, but very low minimum frame rates? Now this would be the deciding factor for me. Image quality plus consistent frame rates.
Really guys, I expected more from Anandtech readers. Reply
valnar - Friday, December 12, 2003 - linkI read the headline of this article and actually thought it was going to be about image quality. No shocker that it wasn't.
This article talked about rendering quality, not image quality. I'd really like somebody to bring up a color spectrum analyzer. I'd like to hear about text crispness and/or fuzzyness of displaying text at 6 point. I'd like to hear about color accuracy and brightness/contrast/hue/sat/gamma capabilities.
Oh well. Reply
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DerekWilson - Friday, December 12, 2003 - link#23
The FX cards support full DX9. In fact, they support more than the minimum to be DX9 cards and support some features that people speculate will be in DX10 (fp32, longer shader programs, etc...).
Unfortuntely, this doesn't make the FX cards worth any more.
Part of the reason ATI is able to lead so well in performance is that they don't support many of these features. And when games come out that can take advantage of them, it isn't likely that FX cards will run those features at very high framerates.
The only thing FX feature support does for NVIDIA is give them one more generation of experience in supporting those features. Of course, it remains to be seen what they will do with that.
ATI has proven that it can do a good job of hitting the nail on the head with actually leading the release of DX9 with full DX9 support. If they can do the same for DX10, then they will be doing very well.
When DX10 emerges, things will get very interesting... Reply
Pumpkinierre - Friday, December 12, 2003 - linkSo does this meam NVidia FX series cards are now true DX9 cards or DX9 compatible (whatever that means?) or partly DX9 but better at DX8.1 and hopefully DX10? Reply
MOwings - Friday, December 12, 2003 - linkThis article was excellent. The explanations of all the technologies used in these cards was very clear. I thought the NVidia screenshots were brighter (the flashlight pic in Halo, the first pic in UT on the front right of the scnene). It seems NVdidia is being more accurate in their methodologies. To me, correct lighting is more important than the antialiasing so I would tend to prefer the NVidia. However, I doubt I would really notice any difference at full game speed and so maybe it is better to get the card that is fastest (ATI), although both seem to be plenty fast enough with their current drivers. Tough call. If there are stability issues with ATI drivers that might swing me although this is the first I have heard of problems with ATI's latest cards and drivers. Reply
virtualgames0 - Thursday, December 11, 2003 - link#17...
I'm in the exact same shoes as you are in. I have gone from ATI 9700pro to nvidia geforcefx 5900 from game incompatibility issues. Half my OpenGL games would crash. Tried every driver.. only to find that other games crash while my old game is fixed. Switched to nvidia, not one problem
However, if you are lucky and do not have problems, I would agree the 9700pro had far superior AA quality, and takes less performance hit doing AA, but nvidia is good for me since 2xAA is all i need when I use 1600x1200 resolution Reply
DerekWilson - Thursday, December 11, 2003 - linkIn response to the article, Scali over at Beyond3d put up a thread about the alpha blending issues we observed on the ATI cards:
He's written a program to test the accuracy of your cards alpha blending, which is kinda cool (and also confirms that ATI is a little off in the calculation).
The theory Scali has is that the problem is due to ATI substituing in a couple shifts to save a division.
We are definitely going to continue looking into the issue, and thanks, everyone, for your feedback. Reply
Shinei - Thursday, December 11, 2003 - linkExactly, Araczynski. I mean, I love my UT2k3 with 4xAA/8xAF(64-tap), I really do, but I don't NEED it to enjoy the game. As long it plays fast and looks better than the games before it, it doesn't matter if I have to dial back my AA/AF; hell, Halo won't even run above 10fps if I don't knock my filter to bilinear, let alone whining about AF quality at 8x!! Sometimes people just need to realize that IQ is a secondary concern to getting the game to run in the first place; suffer in vain with a Ti4200 in Halo at 1024x768 and then tell me that the "lower" IQ for an FX makes it less worthwhile than a Ti or an ATI. Reply
araczynski - Thursday, December 11, 2003 - linkaside from the rest of the points, as far as i'm personally concerned, AA is a waste of time anyway. The only time i bother to use it is when i'm forced to run something in 800x600 or less (assuming it even supports D3D).
Other then that I will always choose a higher resolution over an AA'd lower one. Personally i prefer the sharpnees/clarity of higher resolutions to the look of AA, but that's my opinion and my taste, I know others think the opposite, which is fine by me.
Point is, i wish revewiers would stop focusing on AA quality/speed as if EVERYBODY gives a rat's hiny about it. Reply
Ineptitude - Thursday, December 11, 2003 - linkHaving owned a few ATI and Nvidia cards I can say that I agree with the article. Finding a difference in image quality between the current top models is mostly subjective. It is amazing to see the amount of bickering over the subject.
What I don't understand is the failure to mention all of the driver problems people have experienced with ATI cards. At this point I will probably never buy an ATI product again due to the poor drivers. Nvidia drivers don't crash my machine.
I've got a 9800 going cheap if anybody wants it. Reply
tyski - Thursday, December 11, 2003 - linkEverybody here who says the article 'concluded suddenly and without concluding anything' could not have read the article. The whole point of the article is that the author provided enough information for the reader to come his/her own conclusions.
The only conclusion that Derek made was that nVidia does more work to get approximately the same thing done. If you understand anything about real time hardware, this is not a good thing.
Having read every article Derek has written so far, I think this is probably the best one. Unbiased throughout. And if you want a screenshot for every possible combination of AA, AF, and resolutions, then go buy the cards and see how long it really takes to perform this many benchmarks. There is such a thing as article deadlines.
Tyrel Reply
nourdmrolNMT1 - Thursday, December 11, 2003 - linki hate flame wars but, blackshrike....
there is hardly any difference between the images. and nvidia used to be way behind in that area. so they have caught up, and are actually in some instances doing more work to get the image to look a little different, or maybe they render everything that should be there, while ati doesnt (halo 2)
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Icewind - Thursday, December 11, 2003 - linkI have no idea what your bitching about Blackshrike, the UT2k3 pics look exactly the same to me.
Perhaps you should go work for for AT and run benchmarks how you want them done instead of whining like a damn 5 year old..sheesh. Reply
Shinei - Thursday, December 11, 2003 - linkMaybe I'm going blind at only 17, but I couldn't tell a difference between nVidia's and ATI's AF, and I even had a hard time seeing the effects of the AA. I agree with AT's conclusion, it's very hard to tell which one is better, and it's especially hard to tell the difference when you're in the middle of a firefight; yes, it's nice to have 16xAF and 6xAA, but is it NECESSARY if it looks pretty at 3 frames per second? I'm thinking "No"; performance > quality, that's why quality is called a LUXURY and not a requirement.
Now I imagine that since I didn't hop up and down and screech "omg nvidia is cheeting ATI owns nvidia" like a howler monkey on LSD, I'll be called an nVidia fanboy and/or told that A) I'm blind, B) my monitor sucks, C) I'm color blind, and D) my head is up my biased ass. Did I meet all the basic insults from ATI fanboys, or are there some creative souls out there who can top that comprehensive list? ;) Reply
nastyemu25 - Thursday, December 11, 2003 - linkcheer up emo kid Reply
BlackShrike - Thursday, December 11, 2003 - linkFor my first line I forget to say blurry textures on the nvidia card. Sry, I was frustrated at the article. Reply
BlackShrike - Thursday, December 11, 2003 - linkArgh, this article concluded suddenly and without concluding anything. Not to mention, I saw definite blurry textures in UT 2003, and TRAOD. Not to mention the use of D3D AF Tester seemed to imply a major problem with one or the other hardware but they didn't use it at different levels of AF. I mean I only use 4-8 AF, I'd like to see the difference.
AND ANOTHER THING. OKAY THE TWO ARE ABOUT THE SAME IN AF BUT IN AA ATI USUALLY WINS. SO, IF YOU CAN'T CONCLUDE ANYTHING, GIVE US A PERFORMACE CONCLUSION, like which runs better with AA or AF? Which creates the best with both settings enabled?
Oh and AT. Remember back to the very first ATI 9700 Pro, you did tests with 6x AA and 16 AF. DO IT AGAIN. I want to see which is faster and better quality when their settings are absoulutely maxed out. Because I prefer playing 1024*768 at 6x AA and 16 AF then 1600*1200 at 4x AA 8x AF because I have a small moniter.
I am VERY disappointed in this article. You say Nvidia has cleaned up their act, but you don't prove anything conclusive as to why. You say they are similar but don't say why. The D3D AF Tester was totally different for the different levels. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? Come on Anand clean up this article, it's very poorly designed and concluded and is not at all like your other GPU articles. Reply
retrospooty - Thursday, December 11, 2003 - linkWell a Sony G500 is pretty good in my book =)
Hanners - Thursday, December 11, 2003 - linkNot a bad article per se - Shame about the mistakes in the filtering section and the massive jumping to conclusions regarding Halo. Reply
gordon151 - Thursday, December 11, 2003 - linkI'm with #6 and the sucky monitor theory :P. Reply
Icewind - Thursday, December 11, 2003 - linkOr your monitor sucks #5
ATI wins either way Reply
retrospooty - Thursday, December 11, 2003 - linkI have been visiting Anandtech for well over 4 years , and I have often exclaimed how thorough, fair, and unbiased this site is to others...
This is the first article I have ever read here that I think is complete poop. I cannot beleive that in any fair IQ test Nvidia came anywhere close to ATI. Either the author is not being honest, or is color blind. Anyone with eyeballls can compare the two and see that ATI is much sharper, and vibrant especially with AA... Nvidia is WAY blurry.
I am very VERY dissapointed in this. :( Reply
TheGoldenMenkey - Thursday, December 11, 2003 - linkExcellent article. I would much rather be taught why things are different than be showed some differences in rendering and then have someone declare which one is cheating. Thanks for teaching us enough to let us come to our own conclusions. Keep up the good work AT. Reply
tazdevl - Thursday, December 11, 2003 - linkBetter look @ that... then we might have something to discuss
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.html?i=1931... Reply
dvinnen - Thursday, December 11, 2003 - linkArtical seemed fair and unbias to me. Your AA and AF question is odvious. Look at the URL of the png file. It clearly states what is on.
It seems they have cleaned up there DX9 proformance, but they still treat synthitic benchmarks badly. Most recintly the 3DMark03 patch a month ago and how they handeled the media (PR on one side of the pond said one thing, on the other saide, they said another) Reply
tazdevl - Thursday, December 11, 2003 - linkSo Derek to you own stock in nVIDIA? Did Brian Burke write this for you?
Were AA and Aniso used in all tests or a few? Which ones? What modes are we comparing against which benchmarks?
Ever thought that BOTH nVIDIA and ATI can fix the outstanding instead of just nVIDIA?
I swear, every since Anand got caught up in the whole NV30 fiasco, the site's credibility is worth absolutely squat when it comes to nVIDIA.
I'm not saying ATI is without faults, but let's try to appear unbiased at a minimum in the article. Reply


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Comparing Features: Converter box features should be reviewed in the store, or on-line before a purchase is made, because the coupons will not be refunded once spent. The FCC provides a review of Digital-to-Analog Converter Box Selected Features.
Remote Control: All converter boxes come with a remote control. Some but not all brands of converter box remotes are able to control both the volume and the on/off features of the television. This is typically labeled as a "universal remote" feature. If the converter box's new remote cannot turn the television on and off, the television's remote will also have to be used. It is important to note, however, that all channel-changes must be accomplished by changing the channels on the converter box – using the converter box's new remote control – and not on the television or VCR. If a round RF coaxial cable is being used to connect the converter box to the television, the television must be set to Channel 3 and remain set on Channel 3. If other types of audio-visual cables are being used such as composite or component cables, set the television at Video 1 or 2, as appropriate.
On-Screen Channel and Program Information: All converter boxes display channel and program information. Typically, the converter box remote control's button for "display" or "info" can be used to display the channel number, the name of the program, the current time, the start and end time of the program, and whether closed captioning is available or is turned on. Depending on the program and the converter box brand, a summary of the specific TV program may also be displayed.
Closed Captioning: Federal law does not require converter boxes to pass through closed-captioning, but almost all converter boxes sold in Fairfax County are capable of passing through analog and digital closed captioning. Some converter box remote controls permit closed captions to be turned on and off via a single button ("CC") on the remote control. On newer televisions with closed captioning features, viewers should select the closed captioning feature on either the television or converter box, but not both, to prevent two sets of captions from appearing.
Aspect Ratio: Converter boxes can also present programming in different aspect ratios. Analog signals use a 4:3 aspect ratio and many programs may have been recorded in this format. However, digital signals may be broadcast using either the 4:3 aspect ratio or a more elongated 16:9 ratio. The converter box's remote control can be used to locate and change the "aspect ratio feature." The picture can be stretched or cropped either automatically or manually so that the entire television screen is filled with a picture. Alternatively, a wide screen picture can be displayed by leaving blank spaces or black "bars" on the top and bottom of the screen. Some converter boxes will automatically adjust the aspect ratio to fill the screen.
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I am testing with a Huawei E177, Asterisk 18.104.22.168, asterisk_chan_dongle-1.1.0 and FLSMS 1.0 on an Ubuntu x86_64, 12.04 LTS machine.
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They seem to try to share the stick, but every minute or so, asterisk reports an error on the dongle and shows it as disconnected, while FLSMS holds it pretty steady.
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make such arrangements as are necessary and appropriate to facilitate coordination and policy development among all activities funded through the Department of Justice relating to delinquency prevention (including the preparation of an annual comprehensive plan for facilitating such coordination and policy development);
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describing activities conducted to develop policy and to coordinate Federal agency and interagency efforts related to delinquency prevention; and
(Pub. L. 93–415, title V, § 503, as added Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title II, § 12222(a), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1894.)
Another section 503 of Pub. L. 93–415, title V, Sept. 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 1135, amended section 5033 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
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CLEAR LAKE -- When Clear Lake cottagers turn on their taps, it's not hard water or soft water that comes out, and it's certainly not untreated lake water for washing purposes only.
It's some of the most pure, unspoiled, freshest-tasting water in the country. It even looks more sparkly. In Clear Lake, inside Riding Mountain National Park, when they serve you water out of the tap, they do so proudly and watch your reaction.
In 2010, the federal government picked up 85 per cent of the $11-million cost for an updated sewer-and-water system for the tourist town of Wasagaming and about 250 cottagers. (The exceptions are about 40 cottagers on the north shore.)
Strange but true -- cottagers here have a city-style water-and-sewer system. This spring, the federal government completed the job, allowing another 525 cabins in the lake's former seasonal campground to hook up for $5,000 each.
"Our water quality is the highest in the country," said Dale Wallis, townsite and asset manager with Parks Canada.
Its new sewage-treatment plant isn't bad either. "Apparently, the discharge water is drinkable, although I don't know anyone who's tried," Wallis said.
In provincial parks, and just about everywhere else, cottagers are responsible for their own sewer (septic fields and holding tanks) and water (washing water is drawn from lakes or cisterns). Drinking water, at least in provincial parks, usually has to be brought from home or drawn from a community well.
It's why Conservation Minister Gord Mackintosh raised eyebrows earlier this year when he compared cottager lease rates at Clear Lake to defend boosting lease rates in provincial parks. In fact, Mackintosh's office wrongly provided media with data showing waterfront cottages in Clear Lake pay an average of $4,500 in annual lease fees.
The Free Press discovered on a visit here not a single lakefront cottage pays that. The average lease fee is just over $3,000, said both the park administration and the Clear Lake Cottage Owners' Association. Increases are pegged to the cost-of-living index.
Clear Lake cottagers have always enjoyed the luxury of city-style running water and sewage treatment, as part of Parks Canada's commitment to conservation. The new water-and-sewage system was an upgrade.
Parks Canada's commitment to conservation makes for some quirky differences to cottage ownership, however. For example, you can't cut down a tree in Clear Lake without a permit -- fines range from $500 to $5,000 under the National Parks Act, Wallis said.
Trying to get a permit because trees block your lake view will get you laughed out of the office. What if the tree is rotten? "Even dead trees are habitat," said Wallis.
What if the tree is rotten and leaning towards your cottage? "It depends how much it's leaning." Trees that fall on cottages don't usually do much damage other than to the eavestrough, Wallis said. If you do get the green light to remove a tree, you are supposed to plant one or three in its place.
Cottagers say they sometimes hear a chainsaw after 8 p.m. when park staff are off duty. Do people ever snitch on neighbours? Absolutely, said Wallis.
It makes for a situation in which Clear Lake cottagers can own lakefront but don't have a lake view. That's because the shoreline, in its natural state, is mostly forested. Cottagers can't be too protective of their privacy, either -- there's a public walk that runs between the cottages and the lake.
Lakefront cottagers aren't allowed to have boathouses, or even boat ramps, on their shore, but they can have docks. That means lining up at the boat launch with your boat and trailer each time. There's a marina with a limited number of berths, but there's a waiting list, and spots don't usually open until someone dies.
Neither are personal watercraft allowed -- they have been banned since their inception, more on the grounds of noise pollution than water pollution. Boaters are also required to have four-stroke motors to reduce water pollution, but newer two-stroke motors manufactured after a certain date are permitted.
Cottagers cannot overbuild, either. The maximum building size allowed is 1,395 square feet for a main building and 400 square feet for an additional building such as a shed or guest house.
It's about leaving a smaller footprint. "Ecological integrity underlines all the decisions," said Wallis.
(It must be noted Clear Lake has 285 "cottages" and 525 "cabins." The cabins are smaller, on smaller back lots, and in a former seasonal campground. Cabins are restricted to 768 square feet in size.)
Cottagers generally like the stronger environmental protections. "We need rules to protect against ourselves," said Michael Thiele, who purchased his lakefront cottage in 2008. He only wishes he could use his cottage in winter. Cottage season is April 1 to Oct. 31, and then the water and sewer systems are shut off.
Clarice Gilchrist owns a backlot cottage built from pine logs in the 1930s. She likes a strong conservation policy. If the park raised lease rates, the way the province is doing in provincial parks, that could drive people out of cottages that have been in the family for generations.
True, there's nothing under $300,000 for cottages in Clear Lake, and prices are $450,000 with lakefront. But most of the cottages have been in families for generations who never paid anywhere near those prices and couldn't afford to pay them now.
In fact, Riding Mountain tried a few years ago to boost some lease fees for cottagers whose leases expired. The initiative would have raised lakefront leases to $4,000 to $5,000. The cottagers hired lawyers and took the government to an arbitration process.
The 97 cottage owners argued their property appraisals didn't acknowledge they can only use the cottage seven months of the year. Realistically, they said, most people only use their cottages for two or three months a year. Why should they be taxed the same as a property used and serviced year round? The arbitrator sided with the cottagers.
Clear Lake cottagers also don't get to vote on governance, and the influence that goes with that, as do cottagers outside the park, Gilchrist said. "If you're paying the same taxes, you'd want serious representation to the government," said Gilchrist.
She knows from experience as the former head of the Clear Lake Cottage Owners' Association input from advisory committees just gets swept aside.


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FIT, Ireland's leading ICT training association, is once again coordinating the eSkills for Jobs campaign in Ireland. FIT's objective for the campaign is to grow awareness of the benefits of improving command of information and communication technology. The campaign in Ireland will target each key demographic, from students who are thinking about their careers, to educationalists & policymakers.
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"I took on this role because of my sincere belief that the digital world offered a once in a generation opportunity to enhance our lives, to transform education and with it the future prospects of every man, woman and child in this country." Lord David Puttnam, Digital Champion, Ireland
|eSkills Manifesto EN
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The national policy/strategy relating to e-Skills is the ICT Action Plan first developed in 2012. In line with the emerging skills gaps being identified, the Plan's key targets included doubling output of level 8 mainstream graduates by 2018, and steps to increase supply in the short term through conversion and reskilling programmes.
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I have been informed that there is a cluster of cases of cholangiocarcinoma in West Sussex here in the UK. My Dad lived in Steyning (small village in West Sussex) and we were told by his GP that he had other cases in the village. If anybody reading this knows of anyone here in W sx also suffering from cc then please can you either add to this thread or contact me via email (firstname.lastname@example.com). Apparantely there has been a recent 'explosion' of cases in the UK and obviously we need to understand why.
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A planet by any other name... Have you ever had a burning desire to know the names of all the planets in the Welsh language? I, for one, was afire with curiosity. Wonder no further:
English / Cymraeg
Mercury = Mercher
Venus = Gwener
Earth = Daear
Mars = Mawrth
Jupiter = Iau
Saturn = Sadwrn
Uranus = Wranws
Neptune = Neifion
Pluto = Plwton
And now you know where J.R.R. Tolkien got his inspiration for the territories around Hobbiton.
Renaissance techie Bill Arnett runs a delightful web site called NINE PLANETS, and while he inserted a graffiti-esque "8" to observe the demotion of Pluto, all his information about the original nine remains intact.
One of his most fascinating and well-researched appendices, in my opinion, is the Planetary Linguistics.
I'm partial to the tongue of the Cymry as it is part of my personal heritage, but this appendix lists popular, transitional and dead languages -- from Sumerian to Latin to Olde English to Icelandic to Farsi to French.
He also demonstrated how some of these terms evolved into the months of the year, and days of the week... Saturni... Saturn's Day... Saturday.
Had a great time going through all of these, and also googling some of the less obvious words that weren't related to Latin roots, only to find that many were separate names of deities, specific to the cultures in question. The best days are when I learn something new!
I also love how he added the fictional Klingon jargon toward the end. Again, Pluto has not been removed (though it seems people aren't in any tearing hurry to add Eris, Haumea or Makemake. Maybe soon!)
And for those of you uninterested in the random etymology of floating rocks 0.00000102529 or more light-years away, well... sorry. I do this sort of thing when I get bored. If it makes you feel any better, the rest of the week will be spent watching coverage of Shuttle Discovery traveling from KSC to DC! ;)
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- Stelygs said...
Cool blog post, as usual! Please notice how evident the reference is with the names of the days in Neo-Latin languages like Italian, French & Spanish: Lunedì/Lundi/Lunes; Martedì/Mardi/Martes; Mercoledì/Mercredi/Miércoles; Giovedì/Jeudi/Jueves; Venerdì/Vendredi/Viernes; Sabato/Samedi/Sábado, that is: dies Lunae (the day of the Moon), Marti, Mercuri, Iovis, Veneri, Saturni...with the exception of Domenica/Dimanche/Domingo (not dies Solis, but dies Domini, the day of the Lord). Here their origin for Anglo-Saxon languages: http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/roman/daysweek.htm Mythical gods, planets...extremely fascinating!
- April 18, 2012 at 5:19 AM
- PillowNaut said...
Thanks, Stef! Glad you enjoyed it. This was such a fun one to research and making the graphics was a blast in terms of charting all the similarities and differences. It's quite amazing to watch the language progressions -- even into newly invented languages like Klingon for sci-fi shows. They mostly adopt the Latin roots! :) Interestingly, the planet that we LIVE upon seemed to be the most variable word...
- April 18, 2012 at 8:11 AM


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A TOP former rugby international will speak in Colchester to support two local causes.
Geordan Murphy, an Irish and British & Irish Lions full back, will be guest speaker at Colchester Rugby Club, in Mill Road, on Wednesday, November 12.
Murphy, who retired last year to become a coach at Leicester Tigers after making more than 300 appearances for the club, will support Colchester Samaritans and Action for Family Carers - Young Adult Carers.
The latter was chosen by the event's other organiser, the Rotary Club of Colchester.
Tickets, priced £45, include a raffle and a three course dinner. For tickets, call Peter Martin on 01206 381867.


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WORKPLACE falls and dangerous machines have been named as the two most common reasons for companies being prosecuted over health and safety breaches in the North West.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) successfully brought 65 cases to court in the region during the 12 months from April 2013, with 14 cases involving work at height and 12 involving unsafe machinery.
HSE prosecutions in Bolton included a construction company and sub-contractor who appeared before magistrates after Simon Brown, from Farnworth, suffered a fractured skull and broken back when he fell from a house roof in Wheatfield Street, Bolton.
In November 2013, Eagle Construction, of Chorley Old Road, Bolton, pleaded guilty to breaching the Work at Height Regulations 2005 and the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007, and was fined £6,000 with £3,000 costs.
Steven Winter, of Watson Road, Farnworth, pleaded guilty to breaching the Work at Height Regulations 2005 and was fined £1,000 with £300 costs.
In January, a Kearsley-based fabric manufacturer was also ordered to pay more than £18,000 in fines and costs after an employee, from Middleton, broke his foot when he was dragged in by the rollers on a machine.
AMR Textiles Ltd, of Springfield Road in Kearsley, was fined £8,000 and ordered to pay £10,103 in prosecution costs after pleading guilty to a breach of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
On average, 23 people are killed while at work in the North West every year, with an estimated 181 lives lost across Great Britain.
In 2012/13, falls from height were the most common cause of workplace deaths, accounting for almost a third of fatal injuries to workers.
Steven Smith, HSE's head of operations in the North West, said: "It's vital that firms carrying out work at height do more to stop employees being injured in falls.
"That could include using scaffolding or harnesses, or installing netting under fragile roof panels.
"Factories also need to do more to make sure their machines are safe to use. That means installing suitable guards to prevent workers being trapped by dangerous moving parts and ensuring that maintenance work is carried out safely."
The figures also show the manufacturing industry was responsible for almost one in five deaths and injuries to workers, despite the sector only employing around 10 per cent of the British workforce.


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This article was published 16/11/2012 (1739 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Kit Pearson is one of Canada's most popular young adult novelists. Her latest book, And Nothing but the Truth (HarperCollins, 266 pages, $20 hardcover) is a sequel to The Whole Truth, her novel about Polly and Maud, two young girls living with their grandmother on Vancouver Island in the 1930s and sharing the secret of their father, who was arrested for theft in Winnipeg and sent to jail.
And Nothing but the Truth opens with Polly reluctantly enrolling in St. Winifred's School, where a ridiculously strict school mistress makes her life miserable. Her only escape is her art class, where a talented teacher recognizes her potential and introduces her to Emily Carr.
At the end of term Polly must choose to either leave St. Winifred's, as she has sworn to do, or to remain and pursue her studies in art. Her decision is complicated when Maud reveals a life-changing secret that has immense consequences for the whole family.
Pearson evokes an earlier era, one in which girls had little knowledge of sexuality, where schools were stricter and pupils more compliant. Her characterization of Polly and Maud is realistic and sympathetic. For ages 11-16.
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Australian author Scot Gardner has chosen a most unlikely setting for his young-adult novel The Dead I Know (Razorbill/Penguin Canada, 208 pages, $15 paperback). But despite the fact that most of the novel takes place in a funeral parlour, this is a book that you won't want to put down.
Aaron Rowe is a misfit. He doesn't do well at school, he has recurrent nightmares and walks in his sleep. But his salvation comes from an unlikely source, the funeral director, who finally uncovers the secret of Aaron's nightmares and starts him on a road to recovery. For older teens.
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Who can resist Gordon Korman's enticing mix of madcap enterprises combined with humour? In Ungifted (Scholastic, 280 pages, $20 hardcover), he once again involves his readers in fun and games, as a student, Donovan, gets sent accidentally to a school for gifted children.
When the pupils are asked to produce a robot that can do specific tasks, it turns out Donovan is the only one who knows how to control it. By the time the authorities realize Donovan has been misplaced, the super-brainy students at the Academy for Scholastic Distinction discover he's exactly what they've needed all along.
Korman is a Montreal-born author now living in New York who published his first book, It Can't be Happening at Macdonald Hall, at the age of 12, when he wrote the text as a school assignment.
He has since written almost 70 young-adult novels, which appeal especially to boys, possibly since they may envy some of the more ingenious stunts his characters poll in these largely school-related adventures. Ungifted will appeal to ages 10 and up.
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Sharon Creech is another New Yorker with a long list of successful books to her credit, including the Newbery Medal winner Walk Two Moons.
Her latest juvenile fiction, The Great Unexpected (HarperCollins, 226 pages, $19 hardcover), is a gentle, humorous tale of rags to riches set mainly in a dirt-poor town in southern U.S., with occasional forays into a more prosperous area in Ireland.
The best thing about this novel is its characters, especially Lizzie, a girl who never uses one sentence when a dozen will do. The other inhabitants of this unlikely town all form a harmonious whole that is connected by at first invisible bonds of caring. For ages 9-13.
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On the surface, the August jobs numbers released by the Labor Department might seem OK. Unemployment ticked down to 7.3 percent, the lowest since December 2008. Dig beneath the surface, and we learn the reason for the decline was that people stopped looking for work. That's not what one wants to see at this point in an economic recovery.
So-called labor force participation dropped to the lowest level in 35 years. In an email interview, Wells Fargo chief economist John Silvia said the "declining participation rate is bad for financing entitlements long-term and (the) potential economic growth trend."
Growth in payrolls has been slipping. The government says employers added 169,000 jobs in August. Payrolls numbers for the previous two months were revised lower. That means that the number of jobs has grown over the previous three months by an average of 148,000. That's barely above the level believed needed to keep up with population growth.
Where jobs were added
The quality of the jobs being added remains in question. Some 44,000 of the new jobs were in retail. In a statement, the CEO of the National Retail Federation, Matthew Shay, said, "Employers and retailers are adding to their payrolls and ranks, but still remain guarded. The business community is hiring yet waiting for stronger signs of sustained economic growth before extending too many job offers." His comments come as retailers prepare for the holiday sales season.
Health care jobs increased by 33,000, while professional and business services added 23,000 new positions. A gauge of incomes, average hourly earnings have increased by 2.2 percent over the past year, according to the department.
Quandary for the Federal Reserve
A few months ago, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke raised the possibility that the central bank could begin pulling back on some of the extraordinary measures it has taken to encourage growth while driving down unemployment. Economists, at one point, expected the Fed might begin reducing $85 billion in monthly asset purchases as soon as this month. The August jobs report appears to make that less likely.
In a statement, IHS Global Insight economist Doug Handler said, "The most likely timing of Fed tapering remains December." Bernanke will have an opportunity to address the issue with reporters Sept. 18, after the next Fed meeting.
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All the MBA students at SBS are in the middle of the most stressful period of first term. We are working on group assignments, prepping for exams, attending recruitment events and making our course selections for next term. One student confided in me that this has been the most stressful period of his entire life.
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The Illinois Legislature closed its session on May 31 with its usual mutual congratulations among legislators on what a great job they did this year.
The problem is they didn't do anything.
Oh sure, they came to an agreement on a concealed carry law that looks like it was slapped together over the Thai curry wings at Buffalo Wild Wings after the fifth Leinenkugel. They made proclamations designating certain weeks and months whatever week or month they've been for years. But what did they really do?
Illinois was forecast as being the 13th state to legalize same-sex marriages. Oops, sorry, maybe next time.
Did they address the state's financial crisis? Only if, by saying "address," you mean passing a budget for the next fiscal year that includes $2,000,000,000 more than was spent this year.
The "temporary" 67 percent tax increase pushed through at the end of the 2011 executive session went completely unmentioned. It's set to expire shortly, but with no legislation in place, it's doubtful that it's going to be changing anytime soon.
Pension reform – probably the biggest problem facing an already flagging state economy – was debated, inflated, deflated, abated and prorated in discussions in both houses, but nothing was done about it. If you think that's not a problem, you should realize that it's costing the state millions a day. Current estimates of the dollar figure caused by the legislature's inability to act on the issue amounts to about $38,500. Not a bad figure until you realize that's per taxpayer.
Think about that for a moment. Because the Illinois legislature failed to address the issue of pension reform, your personal burden to the problem is $38,500; a figure equivalent to more than 80 percent of the average annual paycheck in Illinois before taxes. Meanwhile, legislators take home a paycheck of more than $68,000 plus a $111 per diem expense account. That's before any speaking fees or "special interest" fees that – of course – they're not accepting.
All of that for doing nothing this year.
Oh, wait; they did do one thing at the last moment. They signed legislation that will later this year allow "fracking" for oil throughout the state, including near the entrance of Starved Rock State Park. Gov. Pat Quinn says this will bring thousands of jobs to Illinois. It has already created 50 job openings.
Of course those 50 jobs are for experts to advise the state on what regulations should be placed on the industry. And yes, those 50 jobs are state jobs, meaning you're paying for them too.
It is with no surprise that Illinois State Treasurer Dan Rutherford announced June 4 that the state's financial rating has fallen again. In fact, Illinois has the lowest credit rating of all 50 states. ALL 50 states; even Arkansas is less of a credit risk.
Think about that when your tax bill comes in this year. Also, please drop off your $38,500 at the door.
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Happy Ada Lovelace Day! Who Was She?
This year Ada Lovelace Day is today! In celebration, sites around the world are spotlighting women in math and science. To learn more about this and read some amazing stories, visit the site Finding Ada. I thought I'd instead revamp a blog post I did last year on just who she is and give a […]Read More →


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LGBT Film Series Continues Thurs. September 12 with "Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement"
When the love of Edie Windsor's life died, she was forced to pay additional estate taxes because the federal government did not recognize her marriage to Thea Spyer. Edie would become the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit challenging the Defense of Marriage Act, resulting in the Supreme Court ruling in June that the federal ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional. The Out of the Closet and Onto the Screen series will show "Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement," a documentary capturing the story of these two women and how their simple love for one another changed history at 7 p.m. in Textor 101 on Thursday September 12, and it is free and open to the public.
Edie and Thea became "engaged" shortly after they met in New York's West Village in the early 1960s, though the idea of a civil marriage for gay and lesbian couples was unthinkable at the time and would not come to pass for another four decades. In their 70s, with Thea's health in rapid decline, the two seized the opportunity to fulfill their dream after Canada legalized gay marriage. The film captures their inspiring journey to Toronto, where they were finally able to make their vows.
"Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement" was produced and directed by the award-winning filmmakers Susan Muska and Gréta Ólafsdóttir, whose other works include "The Brandon Teena Story" and "Women, the Forgotten Face of War." Its honors include the Audience Award for Best Documentary at OUTFEST, the Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, the Melbourne Queer Film Festival and Amsterdam's Roze Filmdagen.
The Out of the Closet and Onto the Screen series is sponsored by the Ithaca College Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Education, Outreach, and Services. For more information, visit www.ithaca.edu/lgbt.
Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Luca Maurer at firstname.lastname@example.com or (607) 274-7394. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.
Originally published in Intercom: LGBT Film Series Continues Thurs. September 12 with "Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement".


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Ring Day 2011
Ring Day Rehearsal
Thursday, March 24, 2011
6 pm
Church of the Immaculate Conception. Rehearsal lasts approximately 1 -2 hours.
Ring Day Ceremony
Saturday, March 26, 2011
3 pm
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Seating is limited and each attendee must have a ticket. There is no standing room.
A reception for families and friends will follow at approximately 4:30 pm in O'Shaughnessy Dining Hall.
For additional questions or concerns, contact Julie White, Junior Class Advisor, at (812) 535-5149 or .
Learn about the Woods Ring
The Ring as a Symbol
The Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College ring is an enduring symbol that incorporates our proud traditions with one's memorable educational experience. The ring is the single, most recognizable image of the College and is more than a piece of jewelry. It honors academic success and sacrifice while demonstrating the pride and loyalty we all share. This distinctive ring is a powerful reminder of personal growth and unforgettable friendships. It represents a tangible bond linking generations of alumnae and students to its beloved Woods.
The top of the ring displays a deep black onyx and gold. On the rectangular onyx stone is carved an SMW emblem. Along its side of the gold is an oak leaf base, six acorns representing the college's founders, and the class year. The oak represents strength, knowledge and durability of character.
When one receives the ring as an undergraduate, it is worn with the logo facing the heart to inspire and motivate continued academic achievement. Upon graduation, as new alumnae move the tassel on their caps from left to right, rings are turned so that the SMW faces outward. The ring then becomes visible for the world to see the SMW and that you are forever connected to The Woods.
There is no tradition at SMWC that is greater than that of Ring Day. The annual ceremony occurs in March of your junior year. The exclusive ring is only available to juniors who have earned at least 24 credit hours at SMWC and are currently in their 90th credit hour.
The students will receive their rings in a deeply moving ceremony that is hosted in the Church of the Immaculate Conception on campus. During this ceremony the ring recipients will sing the "Ring Song". This has been an important tradition since the class of 1962 composed the song.
The History of The Ring
Students Margaret Williams Mead '22, and Dorothy Helm Geisel '23 designed the ring in 1922. They worked with Herff Jones Jewelers to create the perfect ring. It was first given to the seniors in 1922. Since the ring was intertwined with academic achievement, students wore caps and gowns to receive their rings. They continue to do so to this day.
From 1923-28 only seniors were eligible to receive the rings. However, in 1929 juniors were granted the opportunity to receive the ring as long as they met the academic requirement. Ever since, it has evolved into a cherished tradition for the junior class.
The Ring Song
Whose Woods these are, I think I know.
Her love will always be with us below.
Her ring we take, of us a part,
Encircling fingers young 'round her heart.
I pledge to her, a ring to keep,
Like Woods is lovely, dark and deep.
And I have promises and miles to go.
And I have promises and miles to go.
The bells of Saint Mary's I hear they are calling,
The young loves, the true loves that come from the sea.
And so my beloved, when red leaves are falling,
the love bells shall ring out, ring out for you and me.


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SilverStone's New Fortress FT04 Flagship Enclosure Promises Muchby Dustin Sklavos on 1/10/2013 11:21 PM EST
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skidd - Thursday, January 10, 2013 - linkStarts praying "Please make it in white, Please make it in white, Please make it in white..." Reply
althaz - Friday, January 11, 2013 - linkThe fact that there's a door turns me off. Aside from the low noise and stellar cooling, one of the things I love about the FT02 is the fact that there's no door. That said, I guess I only use the DVD drive about once every couple of weeks (or less, thanks Steam) and I'm sure Silverstone aren't dumb enough to put the USB ports or fan controls behind the door, are they?
Still as an owner (and fanboy) of the FT02, I'm going to have to take a look.
On another note I wouldn't mind something that looks a little bit different. Still needs to remain classy and reserved, but a little bit of silver trim on the front or something can't hurt can it (as long as it's the same material as the rest of the case)? Reply
Ilias78 - Friday, January 11, 2013 - linkDustin, honestly - next time you have to comment something about cases - and especially during a show - dont even think about posting something without pictures included. I dont care if your pictures are even in another dimension. Informing us about a new product that IS on display during CES and not having any pictures to show it, its annoying beyond belief. Reply
SunLord - Friday, January 11, 2013 - linkBased on the photos of the FT04 elsewhere online it's nothing like the FT-02 and little different then most other cases layout wise save the motherboard is flipped so the cpu is at the bottom and the pcie slots are at the top. It also looks to use plastic instead of aluminum Reply
ImperfectLink - Friday, January 11, 2013 - linkDustin your writing skills are improving! Despite this being a small blurb, I enjoyed reading it and not just cause I share your views on content.
Keep up the good work and have a safe trip home. Reply
lmcd - Monday, March 25, 2013 - linkNow could we just get the FT02 with USB 3, new mesh and new fans? Reply


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Who are you with these pictures of Albert Capone's pictures??? You can and will be in trouble if you sell these. My father and my mother are NOT PUBLIC FIGURES. You cannot sell pictures like this especially with my mother in it!! TAKE THEM DOWN PLEASE! You
Oh, I see Gordon??? Your another one claiming to be Al Capone's son. My mother has nothing to do with this fantasy you are on. Please take them down. A real . Capone
My father did NOT die in Florida. Please leave us alone!!
by the way this is not papa 1943. I don't know who the heckthat is. Is his granddaughter.
I think it's sad that he changed his name to Brown. He should of been very proud to be a Capone. I would be! He must of been harassed to much to do something like that. He looks so much like his daddy. This is a great picture.
What about John Walton? He is the son of Gladys Walton, silent film star and alleged to have had a 10 year affair with Capone.
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How to setup an RSS feed with Yaws
From ErlangCentral Wiki
How to setup a RSS feed with Yaws
You probably already know how useful RSS is to aggregate information feeds. If you don't, then simply use your Mozilla Firefox browser and go to an RSS-enabled site, e.g http://slashdot.org. Note the little orange icon down in the right corner of the browser window. Click on the icon and add the RSS-feed to you personal toolbar. Then click on your toolbar, on the RSS-bookmark and watch the nice menu of slashdot article-summarys popping up.
The module yaws_rss.erl provides an RSS store/interface so that you can RSS enable your application. It is dead simple to get your RSS feed going, and we will show here how you can do it.
To create a RSS feed.
Make sure your top page has the corresponding link information in the 'head' part as shown in the example below. Don't forget to change the URL (www.blaha.org) to point to your own server.
<html> <head> <link rel="alternate" title="Example RSS" href="//www.blaha.org/rss.yaws" type="application/rss+xml> <title>Example</title> </head> <body> Hello world </body> </html>
The link info above refers to a file rss.yaws which could look something like this:
<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <channel> <title>Exampel RSS feed</title> <link>http://www.blaha.org/</link> <description> Bla bla.... </description> <language>iso8859-1</language> <erl> out(A) -> case yaws_rss:retrieve(test, xml) of {ok, Xml} -> {html, [Xml]}; _ -> {html, ""} end. </erl> </channel> </rss>
To insert RSS items into the feed from your application, you can write code like:
.... yaws_rss:insert(test, xml, "Yaws now support RSS feeds.", "http://www.blaha.org/latest_news.html", "Yaws has now been extended to support....", "Bill Smith"). ....
First comes the application (RSSid), followed by a tag (these were used in rss.yaws when we retrieved the RSS content). Then follows the Title, Link, Description and Creator.
The idea is that several independent application should be able to use the yaws_rss.erl API without affecting each other. Also, one application may have several RSS feeds (hence the Tag). So in your case you could change the RSSid and Tag to something more suitable.
How to configure Yaws
Inside a <server> block you specify the application you want to produce RSS content. In our example, our application was named: test.
<server ....> .....other configs here.... <rss> rss_id = test </rss> </server.>
Other, non-mandatory, configuration parameters are (with explanation and default values):
<server ....> .....other configs here.... <rss> rss_expire = false | days # expire items, or not (false) rss_days = <integer> # days until expired rss_rm_exp = <bool> # remove expired items (false) rss_max = <integer> # max no.of items stored (infinite) </rss> </server.>
So for example, by setting the rss_expire to days you can set the number of days items will show up with rss_days. You can also have expired items removed and/or limit the maximum number of items you want to store.
This is it! Your RSS feed is now ready to go. Was this dead simple or not... ;-)


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Hello All,
I have created the following HTML5 form (some wording changed for security reasons), I am posting to test.php. I go over to XAMPP and launch my Form which in turn goes to PHP code. I receive message 'Thank you, your request has been sent!' but no email is being received. I am not sure what the problem is - my server is setup for SMTP port = 25 and my domain is company name. Any thoughts? Code below...
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>Transfer Form</title>
<link href="css/goods.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">