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Pilot program for GPS tracking on violent domestic abusers extended
Saturday, Apr 12, 2014 06:00 am
The issue of domestic violence, especially the most serious cases that end in death, had a light shone on it last week when the provincial government extended a program designed to track offenders.
A three-year program conducted in central Alberta included a global positioning system bracelet, that looks very similar to a wristwatch, was extended last Monday when Justice Minister Jonathan Denis approved extending what was initially a pilot project.
The technology constantly monitors an offender�s location, instantly alerting authorities if the offender, for example, gets within a restricted distance of a victim.
Stop Abuse In Families (SAIF) executive director Doreen Slessor said her organization was watching the issue with interest, as SAIF handles a steady stream of clients from St. Albert and area.
�We watched the pilot,� she said Thursday. �We always thought it was a great program.�
Slessor said pilot projects, no matter how promising they may appear, walk a razor�s edge. Those conducting the project want to show its value, but are also worried about funding.
�Not only are you working on your pilot project, you�re also working on your funding program,� said Slessor.
Slessor said this GPS approach is an answer for the most �crystal clear� of domestic violence situations. Those that have gone through the court system after charges have been laid likely have identified an offender who is perceived as a danger.
She said that, even after a dysfunctional or abusive relationship ends, the danger is far from over because the abuser knows literally everything about the victim�s life.
�Now the stalking starts,� she said.
�The most dangerous time for a victim is when a victim leaves an abuser. You literally have to change your entire life and social patterns.�
Slessor said the abuser knows when and where to find the victim, who can be very vulnerable because there is no warning of an attack.
Slessor said simply ending an abusive relationship doesn�t necessarily mean the danger is over, and GPS technology that can keep track of an offender�s location could be invaluable.
�The story doesn�t end there,� she said. �Sometimes it gets worse � so this is a great program.�
Life changing
The GPS tracking system would change the lives of victims of domestic violence. Such a victim contacted St. Albert Gazette editor Stu Salkeld Thursday, wishing to tell her story. Since she is still the victim of an abusive relationship, she asked that her identity not be revealed.
The woman, who said she is in her 30s, has been in an abusive relationship for about a year, and, when she ended the relationship, she was beaten so badly she missed work for six weeks.
�I can�t even drive through town or to the grocery store because I don�t know where he is,� said the woman by phone. �It�s exhausting.�
The woman, who had her ex-boyfriend arrested, said she has been stalked inside her own house at night, as the abuser was watching her from hundreds of feet away through binoculars. When friends of hers came over to visit, the abuser violently confronted them, even though they had children with them.
�It�s like ... you can never get away. It really leaves a person in that situation daunted, drained and with no freedom. You know that person is stalking you and watching you and it�s a horrible feeling.
�There are a lot of nights I don�t sleep. I have nightmares of him kidnapping me and holding me hostage.�
The woman said she relies on friends and family, as she�s frightened to stay at home alone.
�Your whole life is displaced,� she said. �I feel the responsibility of putting my friends in the line of fire.
�The only place I�ve felt safe is when I left the country. That�s the first time I�ve slept. I felt free. I could finally rest.�
When the province�s GPS pilot program was described to her, she rejoiced.
�That would completely ease my mind,� she said. �That would make me feel a lot better because it gives you that reassurance of where he is. I could sleep at night.�
Alberta traditionally has the highest domestic violence numbers in the country according to Stats Canada. St. Albert RCMP Cpl. Laurel Kading said numbers collected by the RCMP about domestic issues, which could include offences as far-ranging as mischief, harassment or assault, illustrate its presence in this community.
Kading looked at local stats for a five-year trend. In 2009, there were 219 domestic violence reports to RCMP. In 2010 there were 236. In 2011 there were 234. In 2012 the number jumped to 375 while in 2013 the number was 323.
Kading stated she feels these numbers are comparable to the region�s.
�We can certainly say St. Albert is touched by this,� she said.
Kading said RCMP have identified domestic violence as a priority area. She said programs that help reduce domestic violence are always welcomed. She said RCMP had access to a program a few years back that was similar in premise to the GPS one and was useful.
�For us as a police force, it�s very useful to have those options to look at.�
Kading said RCMP are very concerned for those in abusive relationships, but also concerned about the effect it has on the community, especially children.
She said the community can help address the issue of domestic violence.
�We do encourage people, if they think they�re seeing violence, we need people to step forward,� she said.
�It�s not OK to assume it�s worked out. People should be able to live safely.�


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After the sheriff's office announced Tuesday it was looking for three more men, Delano "Deeky" Joseph Alexander, 28, 150 E. 26th St., Reserve, and Anthony Clark, 23, 205 E. Roosevelt St., Gonzales, turned themselves in, according to a press release.
Another suspect, Bruce James, 25, 1222 Hempshire Drive, Gonzales, was arrested at his home, and this investigation is ongoing, Public Information Officer Allison B. Hudson said.
Sheriff Jeff Wiley had described the daytime incident as an orchestrated, retaliatory shoot-out during which nearly 50 shots were fired across the street from Hopeful Baptist Church, where a Bible study was underway.
Isaac "Ike" Prestley, 23, 39035 Saturn Drive, Darrow, died after being shot in the hip.
Four men were arrested in the immediate aftermath of the incident, all being held on bail set at $1 million or more.
On Tuesday, warrants were issued for James, Clark, and Alexander on second-degree murder counts.
James and Clark also face counts of illegal use of a firearm, according to a news release from the Sheriff's Office.
And more arrests are possible, Chief Deputy Tony Bacala said.
"We've been told seven to 10 people were out there (the night of the shooting). This brings us up to seven," he said.
The incident began when a group of men approached a smaller group of about four to five men standing in a driveway off Brown Extension Street in Darrow, Wiley has said, and an argument broke out, followed by shots.
Prestley, part of the smaller group, was shot and taken in a private vehicle to a local hospital where he died.
Most if not all of those individuals were armed, Bacala said.
"As we identify the people who aggressively and actively drove to this location, got out of cars and aggressively approached the other group," more arrests are being made, Bacala said.
Shell casings from seven caliber of weapons were found at the scene, including some believed to match a semi-automatic AK-47, Wiley had said.
Arrested Friday on second-degree murder and other counts were father and son Demitoris "Big Tachi" Alexander, 48, 146 E. 26th St., Gonzales, and Tachi Williams, 28, 1222 E. Grace St., Gonzales; Clarence Ruth, 19, 5274 Galaxy Blvd., Darrow, and Cprien Nicholas, 29, 729 Worthey St., Gonzales.
They are being held in the Ascension Parish Detention Center, each in lieu of bail set at $1 million or more.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts for the three other men are asked to call the Sheriff's Office at (225) 621-4636 or text the anonymous tip line at 847411 or call Crime Stoppers at (225) 344-7867.


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5 Snacks to Fight Off Hungerby Toby Amidor in Healthy Tips, October 6, 2009
For me, snacking is a must! It helps me get from one meal to the next — no headaches, drops in energy or stomach rumbling. My secret: choosing snacks that contain hunger-fighting ingredients. Here are five favorites.
Snacking Basics
Snacks aren't bad. In fact, they are "mini meals" that are meant to curb hunger and help supplement nutrients you may not be getting enough of from meals (like fiber from fruits and veggies). Studies show that waiting too long to eat between meals can cause you to overeat later in the day — not exactly the best way to lose weight or stay healthy.
Stick to snacks that are between 100 and 200 calories each. You especially need them when you have three to five hours between meals. My snack breaks often fall at 10:30am and 2:30pm — about one and a half to two hours between my meals.
1) Peanut Butter and Whole-Wheat Crackers
Combine lean protein, fiber and healthy fat and you've got a satisfying snack. Protein and fiber work for cutting down and controlling hunger, while fat takes a bit longer to digest and keeps you feeling full longer. Peanut butter is high in healthy monounsaturated fats, but be sure to portion out one tablespoon to keep calories in check.
Portion: 1 tablespoon natural peanut butter and 4 whole-wheat crackers
Total: 180 calories, 5 grams of protein
2) Vegetable Soup
Don't eat enough veggies? Try snacking on a warm, hearty vegetable soup — 20 minutes later you'll feel like a new person. Vegetables contain fiber, which helps you feel full and also helps stabilize blood sugar throughout the day — meaning no gnawing hunger pains. Try a minestrone or bean soup for additional protein. If you're feeling extra hungry at snack time, add one or two whole-wheat breadsticks or a small whole-wheat roll.
Portion: 1 cup vegetable soup
Total: 100 calories, 4 grams protein
3) Low-Fat Cottage Cheese and Fruit
With its good balance of protein, carbs and fat, cottage cheese is one of the most underappreciated foods. Add fiber with fresh fruit, such as berries, melon, pears or pineapple, for a perfect snack. A 1/2-cup serving contains 7% of your daily calcium needs, which is important for healthy bones.
Portion: 1/2 cup low-fat or nonfat cottage cheese with 1/2 cup sliced or 1 medium piece of fresh fruit
Total calories: 140 calories, 14 grams protein
4) Hummus with Sliced Veggies
This Middle Eastern chickpea spread is packed with protein, fiber and heart-healthy unsaturated fats. Veggies like carrots, bell peppers and broccoli make great dippers and add good nutrients, including beta-carotene, vitamin C and, of course, more belly-filling fiber. Two tablespoons of plain hummus has 50 calories and 3 grams of fat, so you're probably better off measuring out two to three tablespoons instead of sitting down with the entire container.
Portion: 3 tablespoons of plain hummus plus 1 cup of sliced veggies
Total calories: 120 calories, 7 grams protein
5) Trail Mix
Almonds, cashews, walnuts, peanuts or pecans are full of healthy fat, fiber and protein. A delicious homemade trail mix is simple: Portion out a handful of nuts and mix in two tablespoons of dried fruit like raisins, cranberries or apricots. To minimize calories, choose nuts that are dry roasted or raw. For a change of pace, throw in whole-wheat pretzels or some of your favorite cereal (I've been on a Puffins kick lately). Packing your trail mix in plastic bags or containers makes it easy to grab and go. If you find yourself plowing through your snack mix, try using shelled nuts that will take longer to eat.
Portion: 15 nuts plus 2 tablespoons of dried fruit
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Melinda, you're an international hero and pioneer! Your docs will get lots of notoriety too for this promising work.
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How exciting!!
Melinda, you're an international hero and pioneer! Your docs will get lots of notoriety too for this promising work.
I am so excited that this is traveling the globe! I hope that more facilities start doing more research and clinical trials. I want the headlines to say "Success for Millions of Patients"! It is a little depressing when I read or hear the comment of "remember this is just one patient".....I understand that I am just one patient.....for now....but I also understand that there has to be a first patient and I believe wholeheartedly that I am the first of many!!!
Gavin thanks for posting all these links....I so enjoy reading them and adding them to my scrapbook!!
Willow I hope the docs get the attention they so deserve....and continued funding for more research!!
Wow! Melinda! YIPPEE....you could be our first Poster Woman. This is so amazing and exciting! Best of everything to follow and can't wait to see and hear more! There IS HOPE!
You're gonna need a bigger scrapbook Melinda! I agree too about the one patient comments Melinda, but as you say, there has to be the first patient of any new successful trial, drug, treatment etc and this time it is you! And remember that mighty oaks from little acorns grow as the saying goes! Hope indeed!
While I guess you could think of it as "just one patient," as I understand it, you were the first, and so far only, cholangiocarcinoma patient.
Batting 1000 is how I prefer to look at it
Personalized Immunotherapy Treats Epithelial Cancer.
http://www.nih.gov/researchmatters/may2 … cancer.htm
Billings woman experiences success as first patient in trial cancer treatment.
Video and interview with Melinda too!
http://www.ktvq.com/news/billings-woman … treatment/
PS - Love the purple tulips as well Melinda, we have some of them in my mums garden as well!
Gavin...I am glad you were able to see my tulips. Last evening after the interview we had an amazing hail storm and they and all my other plants were destroyed!!
Sorry to hear you lost those beautiful tulips. I too noticed them while watching the video. Glad I got to see them before they were destroyed. Not much coming up yet here in Wisconsin.
Melinda you are truly becoming our super star poster lady for CC world wide. Your story is truly amazing and brings hope to so many.
Love & Hugs,
Grrrrr to hail stone storms! I like tulips and have loads of them in my mums garden. We got the same ones that you have planted last year, it said they were black but they seemed to come up sort of dark purple. They're nice and really different to the other ones. Got some good ones called Rembrandt tulips I think and they are a nice mix of red/yellow and white/pink. They stand out but unfortunately we have weather problems hitting them as well..... the wind, and that really wrecks them! Boo!!!
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YOUNGSTERS from three North Craven schools stepped back in time to the Victoria era.
About 70 key stage two pupils from the Confederation of Horton-in-Ribblesdale, Austwick and Clapham Primary Schools enjoyed a trip to Bradford Industrial Museum.
Before going, the youngsters learned poems to recite and songs to sing.
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Name: Michelle Howard Age: 53 Hometown: Aurora, Colo. Education: 1982 Naval Academy graduate. Master's degree from the Army's Command and General Staff College. Ships: Submarine tender Hunley, aircraft carrier Lexington, ammunition ships Mount Hood and Flint, dock landing ships Tortuga and Rushmore. Awards: Defense Superior Service Medal. Legion of Merit. Meritorious Service Medal. Navy Commendation Medal. Navy Achievement Medal. Joint Meritorious Unit Award. Navy Unit Commendation. Meritorious Unit Commendation. Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation. National Defense Service Medal. Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal. Southwest Asia Service Medal. Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal. Global War on Terrorism Service Medal. Armed Forces Service Medal. Humanitarian Service Medal. Sea Service Deployment Ribbon. NATO Medal. Kuwait Liberation Medal. Favorite adage: "The best ambassador is a warship." Source: Navy Personnel Command
She has confronted prejudice and resistance from her Induction Day in 1978 to her recent years as a flag officer.
Now, Vice Adm. Michelle Howard stands on the cusp of making history, becoming the Navy's first female four-star when she's officially promoted in early 2014. She will also be the first black woman to attain four-star rank.
Howard has steadily surmounted hurdles over three decades through drive and a sense of humility, her friends and colleagues say, helping alter perceptions about roles for women. She volunteered for tough assignments and kept a steady eye on mission accomplishment in stand-offs like the 2009 hijacking of the Maersk Alabama.
Howard joined as the Navy struggled with the integration of women, who'd largely held support roles. She and other early female Annapolis grads proved that women could serve as warfare officers, and her selection to be the vice chief of naval operations marks another turning point: Women can run the Navy, too.
"No offense to [Rear Adm.] Grace Hopper, but this is somebody who came up the old ranks," said former Navy Secretary Don Winter. "It's confirmation that women in the Navy aren't just doing the intel function and comms and things of that nature anymore: They are commanding ships, battle groups and now at the VCNO position. Not too bad."
Howard has been a trailblazer during her 31-year career, becoming the first black woman to command a ship when she took charge of the amphibious dock landing ship Rushmore in 1999.
The daughter of an Air Force master sergeant, Howard sees herself in the context of those who've come before her.
Asked in a 2013 interview with The Flagship newspaper to name her role models, she cited, among others, Lt. Cmdr. Wesley Brown, the first black academy grad.
Brown, the sixth black man admitted to Annapolis, encountered persistent racism while in school. Trifling uniform issues led to severe reprimands. Mids refused to sit next to him at lunch. He lived without a roommate.
He graduated in 1949 and served for 20 years in the Civil Engineering Corps. A veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars, he is interred at the academy.
Howard also encountered resistance in her career's early stages. She joined a Navy where opportunities for female officers were only beginning to open up. Integration efforts came with a backlash.
"There were individuals who didn't want me there or wanted to undermine what I was trying to do," Howard recalled in an 2012 interview with WJLA-TV, the ABC affiliate in Washington, D.C., after adding her third star.
Howard declined an interview request prior to her Dec. 20 confirmation, and a spokeswoman said she was not available to comment in the following week.
Some of her contemporaries have privately grumbled that Howard has gotten ahead because of her gender and race. These resentments came to light in 2013 after a Navy report cited one of her peers, Rear. Adm. Chuck Gaouette, for telling others that Howard "may not have had to cross as many hurdles in the same fashion to get where she was at," and her race and gender may have sped up her selection for vice admiral, according to the Navy's investigation.
Gaouette, who was fired from command of the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group mid-deployment in 2012, admitted his comments were "petty" and said he'd apologize to Howard.
'Going to the hard places'
Her first ship was the submarine tender Hunley, which hardly left the pier. She volunteered for an additional sea tour aboard the aircraft carrier Lexington to get more ship-driving experience, recalled one of her former detailers.
"The whole body of her career work is that she was going to the hard places, doing the harder things," said retired Rear Adm. Sonny Masso, who served as a junior officer detailer in the early 1980s, in a phone interview. Masso noted that she served as an executive officer and CO aboard dock landing ships, powered by diesels that are difficult to maintain, and did so while meeting all the ship's missions and commitments.
"Do I think she's a token female, a token African-American, or anything like that?" Masso continued. "I would say absolutely and emphatically not. [With] her performance and critical jobs across the spectrum ... she has brought an extraordinary amount of experience that is equal to any of her peers."
Friends know her as a quiet and sincere person, who enjoys music, cooking and exercise.
Howard is also widely regarded as a top-notch operational commander. She took charge of the counterpiracy Combined Task Force 151 only a few days before Somali pirates seized the cargo ship Maersk Alabama. Howard oversaw the response to the crisis.
She has earned a reputation for competence and collegiality that makes her an effective leader, said Winter, the former SECNAV for whom she worked as a senior military assistant in 2007 and 2008.
"She was an exceedingly effective military assistant. She ran the office, no question about it," Winter recalled in a phone interview. "The other thing I found is that she was well-respected elsewhere in the Pentagon and was able to work with many of the other officers there that we really needed to engage with."


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GeForce Titan Pre-Order Availableby Jarred Walton on 2/22/2013 1:31 PM EST
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Omoronovo - Friday, February 22, 2013 - linkPreorders for Titan are available at a lot of the big uk retailers now; Scan, Overclockers, Dabs, Novatech and Ebuyer.
Still a ridiculous price, £840 seems so much like a bad move from nvidia. If it was even $100/£100 cheaper it would put a major crimp on the style of the "unofficial" 7990 cards. Reply
cratersill - Friday, February 22, 2013 - linkyes indeedy. certainly no reason to rush out and preorder one of these. at this price there are going to be plenty available for the forseeable future.
behold the most marked up video card ever released, obviously from nvidia
prefer to wait for the price slashing to begin on these cards, they wont be able to hold this price on the market, their performance doesn't come near to justifying it Reply
kilkennycat - Friday, February 22, 2013 - linkAlthough this card reclaims the single-GPU graphics crown,. the primary target market for this card is not consumer graphics, but compute-hungry developers, students and researchers on a tight budget. Also professional desktop video production, taking advantage of the
massive GPU-compute capability.. a cost/performance sweet-spot. nVidia has a winner here in a previously cost-restricted market. The lowest-cost Tesla is 3x the price. Also, the card is supported with CUDA updates and mature Linux drivers previously honed on Fermi and others in the Kepler series. Reply
Lonyo - Friday, February 22, 2013 - linkI guess a week or so delay doesn't count as a real soft launch, and it gives people time to speak with their bank about financing. Reply
Ahnilated - Friday, February 22, 2013 - linkThey finally go back to having a card that is a step up from the GTX 580 in number crunching after they stripped this out of the GTX 680 for their pocket books and now want to charge us $1000 for it? I think it is time to boycott Nvidia cards until they stop giving the customer the shaft in favor of their pocket books. Reply
HisDivineOrder - Saturday, February 23, 2013 - linkBlame AMD. They didn't show up to the fight. It becomes clear that nVidia really, really needs competition in order to maintain reasonable pricing.
And to be fair, I think reasonable pricing on this card is $700-$800. Still, it's not meant for most people to buy. It's there to make every other product look more affordable and sane. Reply
Creig - Tuesday, February 26, 2013 - linkOh, please. It's AMD's fault that Nvidia is greedy? Nobody put a gun to Jen-Hsun Huang's head and forced Nvidia to charge $1,000 for their latest GeForce card. Nvidia has ALWAYS been the one to put out the highest price cards. If they wanted to, they could have charged $700 for it. But they chose not to.
Nvidia is the one who set the price of the Titan. Not AMD. Reply
CeriseCogburn - Sunday, March 03, 2013 - linkAll you crybabies should check the usual and the latest nVidia profits which sit at 10%.
If you idiots spent $90 to make something and sold it for $100, you'd all be screaming bloody murder that you got ripped off by your customer.
Being a blaring idiot without any facts is popular though, so carry on. Reply
Silver Bullet 126 - Friday, February 22, 2013 - linkNCIX Canada has the eVGA and Gigabyte Titans up for pre-order ... $1049 and $1056 CAD. Reply
finbarqs - Friday, February 22, 2013 - linkIn for 1! Thanks op! Reply
kmmatney - Saturday, February 23, 2013 - linkThis is hawt! Reply
yramak - Saturday, February 23, 2013 - linkhi my nvidia geforce 8400m gs graphics card 128mb in Dell vostro 1500 is not working and unable to get this spare in India. Can any body suggest the alternative. Reply
JonnyDough - Saturday, February 23, 2013 - linkMost enthusiasts have a system that is "good enough" to play just about any game out there currently. With millions of games to choose from, I don't even care about new ones. Tech should be getting cheaper, with the economy the way it is things should be cheaper. Not more costly. Not to mention economies of scale. Most large corporations are doing just fine, they have more customers than ever. Why? More people and more markets than ever before.
Then there's also the fact that with each process shrink, it becomes cheaper for them to manufacture these parts. So why then is it that prices have gone up recently? Hmm. No thanks. Reply
JonnyDough - Saturday, February 23, 2013 - linkDon't be a sucker. Pay off debt. Invest. Reply
chizow - Saturday, February 23, 2013 - linkAgreed, I wasn't planning on buying a GK110-based card, made my decision months ago when Nvidia delayed BigK and 670 fell to reasonable prices and bought 2 at $330 each. But I would've considered getting 1 or even 2 if it were a reasonable $700 or so.
For $1000 Nvidia can stick it, I'll probably end up investing the $1000 into Nvidia stock instead, sell at $20 and let the suckers who buy this thing finance my pair of GTX 780s whenever Nvidia decides the unwashed masses are ready to experience GK110. Reply
CeriseCogburn - Sunday, March 03, 2013 - linkOh come on, you fagged out on getting the 570's at the launch price and waited forever till you could squeeze out the lowest end price that is still not available anywhere.
You're a crybaby tightwad who didn't pay any sort of regular price for either 670, so who cares how much you whine ?
The cheapest 670 TODAY is $364 each at the egg, so you aren't any sort of measuring stick.
Tightwad, cheapskate, scrooge, crybaby, penny pincher, then add in the braggart part, and the big fat STILL INCORRECT brainfart about 670 "having fallen" to $300 (implied), and if anyone goes by what you spew, they're nutso as well. Reply
In2Boost - Saturday, February 23, 2013 - linkDumb question, please be kind =) but what accounts for the price difference between vendors for the same card? I can understand volume pricing, with respect to NewEgg if that's even the case, but if the vendors offer the same card with same clocks, what gives?
FNW has a riser card with their Tiki system yet it costs less than iBuyPower and Origin's offerings. Different OEMs maybe? Reply
haukionkannel - Saturday, February 23, 2013 - linkBrand cost... iBublegum is more expensive than Walmart bublegum, even they are exactly the same product from the same factory...
There are people who are willing to pay more, if the "brand" is right... Reply
RoninX - Saturday, February 23, 2013 - linkThe Titan is like the Bugatti Veyron. People aren't buying it for price/performance. If that's your goal, you're much better off buying a $50K Corvette than a $1M Bugatti. It's for people who want the absolute fastest machine and don't care about the cost.
Personally, I'm happy with my GTX 680, and feel no desire to buy a Titan. Reply
chizow - Monday, February 25, 2013 - linkSorry, but no. Titan is like a Corvette at Veyron prices. How they came to price it that way was completely arbitrary and contrary to their own historical pricing and performance metrics. Reply
FaaR - Sunday, February 24, 2013 - linkPre-order, huh? For a video card, seriously... Someone's sure riding the hype-train for all its worth...
At least offer some Team Fortress hats or other items for placing an order. What would that be though? A chaingun for Heavy that looks like a GPU blower cooler maybe?
I don't know what startles me most about Nvidia's arrogance, that they're charging $1000 for a video card in the first place, or that they're charging $1000 for a video card with a partially crippled GPU on it. Reply
clickonflick - Thursday, March 07, 2013 - linki agree that the price of this GPU is really high , one could easily assemble a fully mainstream laptop online with dell at this price tag or a desktop, but for gamers, to whom performance is above price. then it is a boon for them
for more pics check this out
http://clickonflick/nvidia-geforce-gtx-titan/ Reply


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BATTING first on an overcast afternoon Belhus 1's accumulated a competitive fifty over total of 226 for 8.
The backbone of the innings once again came from the remarkably consistent Joe Joyce (49).
Joyce was ably supported by brother Danny (31) and wicketkeeper Michael Fogg (33).
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This saw Belhus storm to a resounding 89 run victory and lift them to second in the division.
lIN the second string game Belhus drew with Harold Wood 2s.
Harold Wood posted an impressive 273 while Belhus went on to post 245 for the loss of six wickets as time ran out.
Harold Wood were the hosts in this high scoring encounter.
Batting first, the home side took advantage of their familiarity with the pitch conditions and accumulated a very challenging 273 runs.
This was despite the sterling efforts of Belhus off spinner Sheraz Shahid, who claimed four wickets. The Belhus response was 245.
Charlie Lewis anchored the innings with a rock solid effort of 60 runs in his first knock for the club this season. Lewis was supported by veteran strokemaker Richard Day who posted 57 and skipper Mark Sansom (45).
lIN the Belhus third string encounter with Loughton it was Belhus who came out second best.
Belhus were all out for a lacklustre 171, while Loughton fourth string overhauled withthe loss of just two wickets.
Belhus were not able to reproduce the pyrotechnics displayed with the bat last weekend.
Captain Jim Banner won the toss and decided to make first use of the track. The Belhus total of 171 was well below par. Banner top scored with 61. The Loughton response was a resounding 172.
l THERE was a high scoring encounter for the Belhus fourth string, although the match was drawn.
Loughton's fifth string posted 301-5 and Belhus reached 202-3, ensuring that honours were shared.
Thames Rugby Club was the venue.
The Loughton batsmen put Belhus 4's to the sword on an artificial wicket well suited to attacking play.
The home side however would not be intimidated and replied with defiant 202 for the loss of only 3 wickets. Belhus stalwart Peter Clark stroked a career best of 102 not out sharing in an unbroken 4th wicket partnership of 150 with Brayden Scarlett. Scarlett finished on 33 not out.


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- SPI futures up 5 points to 4686
- AUD pulls back to $US1.0567
- Australian shares down after mixed messages from Asia
- Euro shares pull back after weak global data
- Oil prices fall on oversupply expectations
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Overall earnings are expected to grow by just 1.9 per cent in this season, according to Thomson Reuters data. Analysts say that, with the bar low, there's room for companies to beat expectations, and that may have contributed to the rise in stocks so far in 2013.
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Bank of America Corp, JPMorgan Chase & Co and Citigroup Inc are due to report results next week, as are other major companies including General Electric and Intel.
An agreement reached in Washington at the start of the year over the "fiscal cliff" saw investors in US-based funds add $US7.53 billion to stock mutual funds in the week ended Jan 9, the most since 2001, data from Thomson Reuters' Lipper service showed.
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The Dow Jones industrial average gained 17.21 points, or 0.13 per cent, to 13,488.43. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dipped 0.07 points to 1,472.05. The Nasdaq Composite Index added 3.88 points, or 0.12 per cent, to 3,125.64.
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Boeing weighed on the Dow after a cracked cockpit window and an oil leak on separate flights in Japan added to problems with some of its Dreamliner 787 jets, compounding safety concerns about the new aircraft.
The US Department of Transportation said the jet would be subject to a review of its critical systems by regulators. Boeing was the biggest loser on the Dow, falling 2.5 per cent to $US75.16.
Best Buy rallied after its results showed a small turnaround in US stores, though same-store sales were flat during the key holiday season. Its shares jumped 16.4 per cent to $US14.21, making it the best performer on the S&P 500.
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linguoboy wrote:Phlogiston wrote:linguoboy wrote:Er...not really. Now instead of a having a length contrast in only two vowel phonemes, you have it in only one. Now it's your low level that's crowded: /æ/ /æː/ /ɑ/ /ɒ/.
I'll try to fix that. How would you recommend?
It depends what you're going for, really. Personally, I would either (a) extend the length contrast to more vowels or (b) eliminate it completely (unless of course I could come up with some really compelling reason for why it should have developed in only one vowel).
Okay. What would be entailed by those options? As in, all of the vowels would have a long and short version, or none would have them?
Phlogiston wrote:Does the phonology include the digraphs? If so, then I'll put those in.
Phonology includes everything about the sounds of your language. Not just what the basic distinctions are but all the variants (positional, dialectal, social, etc.) and all the rules for combining then. At the very least, it should explain the syllable structure and any restrictions on clusters. (For instance, English may allow syllables of the form CCCVC, but that still doesn't mean that *tkven is a permissible word. It is in Georgian, however.)Phlogiston wrote:I probably didn't go out of my way to make sounds that were (to me) different.
That's typical for a first go.
Hm. I'll make an edited list with the vowels fixed, but here's some sounds:
xlt-/xɔlt/-like "cult" with a west-coast accent.
Lots of other words will have [cons.]lt endings, as -lt is a conjugation. most conjugations have a -l[consonant] ending, and they usually have the /ɔ/ as the sound in between.


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I love coffee. I mean I LOVE coffee. Really. Beginning my freshman year of high school I have been a die-hard fan and total addict to the Goddess of Caffeine.
The smell.
The warmth in your hand as you clutch the cup.
The rich, strong flavour of a cup of strong black coffee. Mmm….
And yet…
I know that it's not the best thing for me. Oh sure there are reports and studies that say caffeine is good for you. And there are studies and reports that say caffeine is bad for you. Either way, it's time to break the chains of addiction once and for all.
I've become, over the years, a slave to addiction. I got to the point where I was making my coffee really strong, drinking it black, an average of two full pots per day. I was using coffee (and have been for 20 years) as a substitute for food, water, nutrition. It was nothing for me to be awake for the first 10-12 hours of my day existing on nothing but cup after cup of strong black coffee. I'd eat my first (and often only) meal of the day at supper time with the kids. My body has been in a constant state of famine as a result and I don't eat much and when I do it's not usually anything healthy.
Oh and you don't want to be the man, woman, child or cat that stood between me and my and coffee. Trust me on that. Hell hath no fury like a woman who's not had her coffee! Except…
Well, I'm the one coming between me and my beloved coffee. Once and for all.
So how does a twenty year, two pot a day, "jet fuel" strong coffee addict let go? Slowly. Carefully. And with a plan.
I can't do the "cut out a cup a day" sort of thing. When you drink 2 pots a day you never really pay attention to how many cups you drink… just whether your cup is empty or full. So here you have it…
Merlene's Caffeine Addiction Solution:
- Start gradually cutting back your "allowed" hours for caffeine. Today maybe say.. No caffeine after 8pm. Tomorrow will be … No caffeine after 7pm. And so on. Get it so that you stop your caffeine intake one hour earlier each day until you are within 2 hours of your usual first cup of coffee. Once you've reached your quitting hour switch to water for the rest of the day. Every time you have an urge to pour yourself a coffee (or a Coke or whatever caffeine beverage is your downfall) replace it with a glass of water.
- Now you can take note of how many cups of coffee you have your first hour or two of the day. At this point you are going to cut back half a cup a day. Until you reach the half cup per day point.
- If you're anything like me… that "cup" you're drinking from is HUGE. Now you're going to move to a smaller cup. And half a cup of that.
- The next day you should finally just quit once and for all. If you think you need one more day fine… but you're at 1/4 cup today. That's 1/4 of the small cup, kiddo… not the huge mug you've been used to.
- That's it. You're done with daily coffee. With daily caffeine.
Once you've been caffeine free for a week or two you can start having it again in very limited quantities. Consider it a reward. Have a cappuccino with friends on the weekend once in a while. Have an espresso and biscotti after Sunday brunch. Just don't' fall back into those old habits of daily caffeine. Keep substituting water for you daily caffeine and you'll be healthier and happier in the long run.
And don't ever suggest I switch to decaf. I might have to stab you in the throat with a stir stick. Just kidding. Sorta.
(Up until last week I was averaging a can of ground coffee or a pound of coffee beans per week. This is also a frugal post – I'm going to save at least $20/month on coffee and filters!)


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Welcome back, Fringe-ophiles! Maybe it's because the two-week absence made my heart grow fonder, but I enjoyed this episode, which ramped up the action and the weirdness, while putting a few more pieces in play for the series' Master Plot. And while I have yet to see an episode of Fringe that rises to the level of "great"–and while I'm still concerned that Fringe's reliance on repetition is going to prove to be a byproduct of frantic wheel-spinning rather than a function of some grand plan–on a pure entertainment level, I thought "In Which We Meet Mr. Jones" was quite good.
I especially liked this week's Freak-Meet (my new handy term for Fringe's cold open. In a classic bit of House-like misdirection, we're dropped into the middle of an operation by an FBI team led by Agent Mitchell Loeb, who approaches a truck we assume will contain some kind of crazy bio-tech oddity: a family of illegal immigrants bleeding from their eyes, perhaps, or a homeless man telepathically communicating with the ghost of Philo T. Farnsworth. Instead, the team finds a few stuffed pandas, and Fringe saves its opening twist for the very next scene, when Loeb reports back to Agent Broyles, and promptly collapses in his office. Loeb's problem? A bad case of teeth-heart.
Following the credits, "In Which We Meet Mr. Jones" moves the players into place quickly. Broyles calls in Walter to figure out exactly what the hell the strange, toothy organism surrounding Loeb's heart is, and how to remove it. Meanwhile Olivia gets briefed by Broyles about a shadowy organization known as ZFT and a man named David Jones (played by Jared Harris), and she promptly jets off to Germany, where Jones is imprisoned, and where she knows (and has a romantic connection to) a plugged-in dude named Lucas. Astrid pitches in too, poring over a sheaf of numbers found in Loeb's effects and decoding them using "the Caesar shift." And Peter is tasked to find the one man that Jones will spill to: a guy named Joseph Smith, whom the FBI caps before Peter can make contact.
If Fringe's opening Freak-Meets owe a lot to the structure of House (and Law & Order, and other procedurals), its end-games are rapidly becoming uniquely Fringe-y. In this case of "In Which We Meet Mr. Jones," an episode with a lot of forward momentum culminated in a finely cross-cut sequence that had Peter hooked up to electrodes in order to read the mind of The Corpse Of Joseph Smith, while over in Germany Olivia tried to convince the titular Mr. Jones to give them the antidote to cure Loeb's teeth-heart (which had sprouted roots, and was rapidly choking away the lawman's life). Very exciting stuff.
But what's more exciting to me are the multiple indications in this episode that Fringe's bigger picture may be coming into focus. Start with the title, which seems to indicate that we will someday see Mr. Jones again, along with his agents of ZFT, who "traffic in scientific progress." Then there was the attention paid to Olivia's romantic past, coming one episode after the hints about her troubled youth, which indicates that they're finally going to flesh out her character; and the offhand mention by Peter that Walter has hooked him up to electrodes before, which moves that backstory forward a bit. And capping it all: tonight's kicker ending, which had Agent Loeb and his wife Samantha whispering conspiratorially to each other about the information The Corpse Of Joseph Smith provided to Mr. Jones... the words "Little Hill."
In the closing scenes, Broyles placates the curious Olivia (and chastises Fringe's audience) by giving a little speech about how she's going to face more questions than answers on this job, and how, "Tomorrow we'll do this all over again." But "In Which We Meet Mr. Jones" offered some promise that each week do this, we might just be rewarded for our perseverance.
Grade: B+
Stray observations:
-Sorry about dragging my feet on writing and posting this. Got distracted by the WSOP Final Table.
-"Hello Peter, this is me, your father, Walter Bishop."
-Walter once ate a fruit cocktail in Atlantic City, even though he's not a fruit cocktail kind of guy. And his breath is atrocious.
-The episode opened in Weymouth, Mass., which I believe is home to the annual Awesome Lady Bass Player Festival.
-Olivia's a little too easily mollified by Broyles' big closing speech, don't you think?
-Tonight's episode was directed by genre-oriented indie-film auteur Brad Anderson, who's made more than a few movies that I like. It would be cool if he became a regular contributor. This episode was well-paced.
-"There is much that you have not been made aware of, regarding The Pattern."


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Tribe trims Central deficit by stymying Royals
Salazar fires five scoreless frames, while Santana adds three RBIs
KANSAS CITY -- Danny Salazar's potential breaking point came in the fifth inning on Friday night.
Two Royals were aboard with MVP candidate Alex Gordon at the plate, threatening to derail a superb start. The showdown might have unwound differently in mid-April, at the nadir of Salazar's season.
But a rejuvenated Salazar retired Gordon, then observed the rest of the Indians' 6-1 triumph as a 44-minute rain delay ended his night after five innings in the series opener at Kauffman Stadium.
Despite the brief 72-pitch outing, Salazar's 15th start of the season was his first allowing zero runs. His ERA dropped to 2.84 in 38 innings since a July 22 recall from Triple-A Columbus.
"I think Danny was really good," manager Terry Francona said. "He was really aggressive with his fastball, and you could tell he had confidence in it, and even in the tempo in his delivery, which is something [pitching coach] Mickey [Callaway] kind of harps on him about, was really good from start to finish."
Six relievers polished off Cleveland's fifth win in six games, as the gap between the Tribe and the Royals in the American League Central shrank to 4 1/2 games. It was also the franchise's 9,000th win, the third most in American League history.
The Indians centered their offensive attack on the first three innings.
Zach Walters clubbed an RBI double in the second for a 1-0 lead. It was his first double with the Indians, while seven of his 11 hits with the team have been for extra bases.
Cleveland put up a crooked number in the third, scoring three runs to take a 4-0 lead. Jose Ramirez and Carlos Santana collected RBI singles, while Jason Kipnis plated the fourth run on a fielder's choice.
Santana, who capped the scoring with a two-run homer in the ninth, has 14 RBIs in 13 games against the Royals this season, the most for him against any other club. It was his 22nd blast of the season.
"I hope he continues. That's a nice swing, he can get streaky with his home runs and that would be really welcome if he wants to go on another one of those streaks," Francona said.
Salazar motored through the first four innings, blanking the Royals in 56 pitches. He allowed three hits, walked one and struck out three, the most impressive coming on a 96 mph heater to Billy Butler that blew away Kansas City's slugger in the second inning.
"I thought he threw his best fastball of the year, just as far as having life through the zone, and even in fastball counts, he got it by a couple pretty good hitters," Francona said.
But Salazar ran into trouble in the fifth. He walked Mike Moustakas to start the inning before retiring the next two batters. Alcides Escobar kept the inning alive with a single through the right side, bringing up Gordon, who had homered in two of his previous three games. Salazar induced a groundout to end the inning.
"He's a great batter, I think I did a pretty good job with him tonight," Salazar said.
Jason Vargas posted his third straight zero in the sixth before Salazar came out for the bottom half, throwing one pitch in a torrential downpour before the umpires called a delay at 9:02 p.m. CT.
C.C. Lee replaced Salazar when play resumed.
A shorter delay than expected affected the decision on whether to send Salazar back out.
"We were told originally that they were going to wait 40 minutes, so we weren't going to do that," Francona said. "And then they kind of changed because the rain stopped, so we weren't going to start him back up. It would have been 50 minutes anyway."
Salazar wanted to return, but he understood the circumstances.
"I had about 70-something pitches, and I was trying to at least get to 100, but it is what it is. We can't control that," Salazar said.
After Lee threw a scoreless sixth, relievers Kyle Crockett, Scott Atchison, Marc Rzepczynski, Bryan Shaw and Josh Tomlin combined to polish off the final three innings.
Jackson Alexander is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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FIRENZE – Ciao from Florence!
We awoke Saturday morning in Venice, once again to a cloudless sky. However, instead of doing another day in Venice it was on to the bus and Florence.
The drive of about three hours was beautiful. The first half of the drive was basically through flat farmland, with dozens of small towns. (It reminded this guy a little bit of the American Midwest, with architecture resembling what you might see in Southern California.) What was most interesting was the towns, which were all basically buildings of one or two stories with a large church (and accompanying spire towering over everything) in the center.
About midway through the drive, the landscape changed dramatically. Suddenly, we were driving through mountains, up mountains, and around mountains. (My ears popped several times, so I'm guessing that happened to a lot of people.) There were towns in the valleys, on the hillsides, and atop the mountains. Several times the view was simply breathtaking.
(Of note, before we hit the mountains we stopped for a brief lunch at one of the AutoGrills along the highway. Not sure it meets up to the lofty standards of the rest areas we always hit near New Haven on our way North during the Ivy season, but…)
At about 1:45 p.m. we landed in Florence. Our hotel is outside of town, just off the Autostrade (highway), so we stopped there briefly to unload our gear and get into our rooms. Then our bus driver took us into the city, dropping us off just a block away from the Academy of Fine Arts.
We had a tour guide waiting for us there, and she took us through the museum. The highlight, of course, was the statue of David. Simply put, incredible. Really, all the statues throughout the city were amazing; to think that they all started as blocks of marble! From there, it was off to the Piazza Del Duomo, with its amazing Catholic church and the Battistero -- the door of which is one of the Seven Wonders of the World -- and onward to the Piazza Della Signoria. In all, our tour took a little more than two hours.
The guys got about a half-hour to walk around after the tour ended, then we met up and caught our bus back to the hotel. There, we enjoyed a stellar four-course dinner that included an appetizer of meats, cheese and bruschetta; pasta Florentine; steak with potatoes and green beans; and dessert.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - In the interesting world of Florida politics, state lawmakers can't take a free cup of coffee, but they can accept unlimited campaign contributions.
All of that just might change. Lawmakers in Tallahassee are talking about ending unlimited contributions to political committees and raising individual contribution limits from $500 to $10,000.
The gift ban was fueled by abuses such as junkets in Paris and drunken gambling trips to Canada. Lawmakers who have served before and after the ban say what's changed is the ability to get to know one another.
"It has changed dramatically," said Gwen Margolis, a Democrat from Miami Beach.
An eatery in the shadow of the state capitol has survived just fine under the ban. Other landmarks like the Silver Slipper, which once served spaghetti for 65 cents, have vanished since the ban took effect. That's because lawmakers spend three fourths of their time at home. The impact has been felt across the state.
"It affects every community, no doubt about it. When I speak to senators and representatives about this, they can't even go to the Boys and Girls Club," said Andrew Reiss with Andrew's Capital Grill.
Talk of lifting the ban suggests nominal amounts would be allowed to cover something like, for example, a sandwich.
Lobbyist Jack Cory says he socializes just as much as ever with lawmakers. He says the prohibition has hurt nonprofit organizations more than anyone and led to gridlock between the parties.
"The founders of this nation, when they were in Philadelphia, they would always go out after their debates. They would always sit around a pub," said Cory. "They would always have a liter of beer and discuss the issues of the day. We're not having that today, and you're getting much more partisan in the legislature."
Details of any changes are still being worked out.
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A DAY nursery has been rated as 'good' by Ofsted.
Inspectors found staff at Marshmallows Day Nursery, in Accrignton, have a strong understanding of how children learn and develop.
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The city of Eureka won't have a new councilmember until December 17.
Mayor Frank Jager said he is still in the process of interviewing the candidates to take Lance Madsen's Ward Five seat.
Madsen announced he was resigning in October for health reasons. He was first elected to the council in 1990 and served 8 years. He came back in 2010 for another term and was set to serve until November of 2014.
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Dell OptiPlex 9010 All-in-One Review: Dell's All-in-One Goes Enterpriseby Dustin Sklavos on 9/19/2012 7:01 AM EST
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NickB. - Wednesday, September 19, 2012 - linkI always heard those poor viewing angles were a "security feature" - how else to explain the consistent use of such panels on business grade laptops?
/sarc Reply
Souka - Wednesday, September 19, 2012 - linkwe have a number of kiosks at my work for public use.
we recently replaced the old 17-19" LCD crap-panels with 22" panels.
Quickly we had requests for privacy screens because the new 22" panels have good viewing angles.
so viewing angle can make a difference.
funny.... but reality.... Reply
frozentundra123456 - Wednesday, September 19, 2012 - linkThis type of machine is one of the few places in the desktop that I see a good fit for trinity. It would have better gpu performance and "good enough" cpu performance. I am not really a fan of AIO systems in general though. Just seems like too much compromise in performance, upgradability, and repairability for the benefit of saving a bit of space on the desktop. Reply
JarredWalton - Thursday, September 20, 2012 - linkAnd exactly what are you going to do on a kiosk that would benefit from having twice the GPU performance and half the CPU performance? Honestly, I find HD 4000 to be a perfectly adequate solution for everything outside of gaming. A better CPU choice for this system would be the i3-3225 I think -- only two CPU cores, but you don't really need more than that, and at 3.3GHz they're still plenty fast. I've got a system with just such a CPU and with a Samsung 128GB SSD it boots to Windows in about 10 seconds (plus the eight second POST -- I wish motherboard vendors would do more to decrease/eliminate POST times!) Reply
Conficio - Wednesday, September 19, 2012 - linkReally what is Dell thinking? Just reading the spec sheet and I see (at least a 1920 x 1080) display, but a TN panel with its bad viewing angles? And the target market of this is kiosk apps, where multiple people might look at a screen and the person's head is likely not aligned with the height of the screen (standing but device on a desk, standing height but people have different height).
Try again Dell! Reply
piroroadkill - Wednesday, September 19, 2012 - linkI'm OK with that, but to be honest they need to offer the perfect device for education, which would be a 19" 1440x900 AIO with a Core i3, 64GB SSD, 4GB RAM, perfectly fine if its TN, better, infact, to cut costs.
There's a mass market for these kinds of devices, but it's always cheaper to do it from a small manufacturer.. Reply
StormyParis - Wednesday, September 19, 2012 - linkWhy can't they just make a Thin-ITX monitor stand with a VESA mount and the PC in the base, and let us choose our screen ? Reply
piroroadkill - Wednesday, September 19, 2012 - linkYou've always been able to buy mini-ITX and mount them to a VESA screen. It's just a matter of options. Reply
piroroadkill - Wednesday, September 19, 2012 - linkAlso, Dell has offered AIO stands that allow you to bolt an SFF desktop to the back of a screen for a long time, and they're damn convenient, one carry handle, the whole thing. Reply
TheSlamma - Wednesday, September 19, 2012 - linkUp till now most of the all-in-one business offerings have been limited. 3gb RAM max, 5400 rpm HD's, Pentium D processors, etc.
Now we get Intel vPro (which is much needed for places trying to eliminate desktop visits.) and it addresses the previous limitations I mentioned. It also has high quality NIC and a good wifi card and runs very cool compared to an iMac.
While the display isn't top notch, I don't see a problem with it, the 1080 screen is as good as the standard panels that most companies order with optiplex machines.
While many people don't get the all-in-one, as mentioned int he article one target is public sector, schools, libraries and other local gov do want a smaller footprint. They are trying to do more with the same amount of space when they had Apple ]['s and XT's but with more kids and mobile furniture.
Did I mention how awesome it is to have Intel AMT on these? vPro + RealVNC viewer plus = WIN!! Reply
Rick83 - Wednesday, September 19, 2012 - linkSo is AMT actually supported by the BIOS of this machine?
I agree, that AMT should become ubiquitous, especially for larger scale deployments, it's probably a requirement. But then for home servers, HTPCs and similar application it also becomes interesting for the tinker/enthusiast crowd that has a number of headless units that need to be managed.
For my server, this made me look at Supermicro boards, as the ASUS C216 based board removed the 82579 in favor of a second 82574 NIC, and probably wouldn't have done the required BIOS/Firmware work to get it supported. Reply
BoloMKXXVIII - Wednesday, September 19, 2012 - linkI am not knocking Dell, I just don't understand the point of AIO PCs. Does a mini case behind the monitor really take up any more room? With heat issues, lack of expansion options and additional cost of repair I can't imagine purchasing or recommending a AIO PC. If space is that much of a premium get a laptop or a tablet with a keyboard. Reply
frozentundra123456 - Wednesday, September 19, 2012 - linkI totally agree with you, but all in ones seem to be taking over from traditional desktops
At least in the best buy I went to recently. I guess they do look cool initially, but I think a lot of people don't realize the compromises of the design. Personally I would choose either a traditional desktop or a laptop. Reply
Dug - Thursday, September 20, 2012 - linkDepends on time and money.
If the machine is priced right, you either have next day warranty which is pretty standard with Dell, or you have a replacement ready to go while the other goes out for repair.
Labor is too much to do repairs in house, when there are far more important things for IT to be doing.
The benefit of AIO is just that. You don't have multiple configurations, multiple wires everywhere, etc.
If someone has to move, its much easier to pick up one device and carry it over then dealing with multiple wires, power supplies, video cables, etc.
We currently deploy iMacs with Windows 7 on boot camp.
Using Clonezilla for a base image to deploy makes it very quick for setup and deployment.
The fact that it has camera, mic, speakers, bluetooth, wireless, wireless keyboard and trackpad, a very nice screen that's easy on the eyes, no noise, makes it very nice machine for $1100. That and you only have one cable connection.
We tried to find something comparable, and there are alternatives, but everyone else fails at the complete package, mostly the screen. If someone has to sit in front of the computer for 8 hrs a day for the next 3 years, it's easy to justify a little more for a good screen and a product that has a great track record for reliability. Reply
NARC4457 - Wednesday, September 19, 2012 - linkThere are 2 major items that are wrong with this machine based on how my business operates.
1) We replace machines at the end of their 3 year warranty. But we have kept monitors throughout many replacement cycles, and tend to be much more resilient than desktops. Replacing both units together is a waste for our situation.
2) These specs are too high for a general business user. SSD? Core i7? WAAAY too much horsepower. Give me a 5400rpm and a core i3 with HD-2500 and that's all I need. Reply
ggathagan - Wednesday, September 19, 2012 - link1) Then don't buy them.
On the other hand, the monitor portion is probably not as high a percentage of the total cost as it might have been in past years. The TN panels get less and less expensive every year.
2) It's rare that Dell locks you into one processor or one drive option.
You can get anything from a G860 to the i7-3770S in the review and there are 6 different drive options. Reply
mr_tawan - Wednesday, September 19, 2012 - link> SSD prices have fallen like rocks over the past year while the flooding in Thailand coupled with arguably anti-competitive mergers have made the value proposition of mechanical storage less compelling.
Well at least having flooding in my homeland could cause a good things!! (Well I'm kidding).
And this year flooding might come back to Thailand. I don't know. I believe we have serious problem with water management nowadays (given that we have Ms. Barbie PM lol). Reply
nbrownksu - Wednesday, September 19, 2012 - linkThe author seems to be ignoring the fact that you can customize these machines. He states that they're overpowered for use in a computer lab or library setting, and he's right, but I just went to Dell's website and configured one of these with a Core-i3 and 4GB of RAM for exactly that reason.
We've been begging Dell for a form factor like this for our campus computing labs for years in order to simplify deployments and clean up the look of the labs compared to a traditional desktop system. For us the cheaper monitor is a benefit to the system. Reply
MrVan - Thursday, September 20, 2012 - linkhttp://www.hp.com/united-states/campaigns/workstat...
At around $2000.00 each, HP Z1's have transformed our Graphic Design department as serious Mac replacement with its 27-inch, 2560x1440 IPS display.
No, I am not a reseller or HP employee, I simply enjoy the experience of owning these machines. Reply
Dug - Friday, September 21, 2012 - linkThat's a very nice machine. Reply
niaz - Monday, June 24, 2013 - linki broke my optiplex 9010 screen where can get one at what price Reply


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Video Gallery: 7 More Cringeworthy Marriage Proposal Fails
Learn the do's and don'ts of popping the question from these 7 cringeworthy marriage proposal fails. Ouch!
-Lucia Peters
We've all seen the scene in the movies: The couple is at some gigantic event. He looks handsome. She looks adorable. Then, suddenly, he grabs a microphone from somewhere nearby or a camera projects their images on a gigantic screen. He goes down on one knee. She squeals. He slips the ring on her finger, and then they kiss passionately to the swelling of the violins. Ah, romance!
Unfortunately, real life doesn't actually work like the movies—and sometimes people learn that lesson the hard way. People like the stars of these 9 failed marriage proposals, for instance. We feel for them; rejection hurts, especially when it's caught on camera. At the same time, though, we feel equally bad for the people to whom they were proposing for being put in these awkward situations without warning. Ouch.
But lest you think these major marriage proposal fails were in vain, fear not, for we can learn from their mistakes! There are many lessons to be found in this second installment of our Failed Marriage Proposal series, but if you take away only two, let them be these: 1) Don't pop the question in an extremely public place, and 2) Don't do it without having talked it over first. In depth. Many times.
Ready? Prepare to cringe!
1. Live TV Fail: The Sequel
Another live TV fail, this time with Australian accents. The Footy Show is a popular Aussie sports program, but unfortunately, not even its popularity could prevent the stricken young woman from sprinting the heck out of there.
Read VIDEO: 8 EPIC Fail Marriage Proposals
2. Dutch Football Fail
There's no jumbo-tron this time, but apparently the sporting event proposal fail is universal no matter what language it's in. You may not be able to speak Dutch (though if you do speak it, bonus points for you), but you can see her getting increasingly uncomfortable the longer it goes on, until… well, you get the idea. Also: It looks COLD. Not the ideal circumstances for a proposal!
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Penn Hills woman killed, 2 men injured in Homewood shooting
Police are trying to figure out what prompted a shooting of three friends that killed a Penn Hills woman, hospitalized two men and riddled two vehicles with bullets, Pittsburgh police Cmdr. Thomas Stangrecki said Monday.
Raynna Church, 31, was driving one vehicle with a 34-year-old male passenger, and a second, unidentified man drove the other vehicle. They were stopped Sunday night on Monticello Street in Homewood when someone opened fire on them, police Lt. Daniel Herrmann said.
Both drivers sped away, but crashed into parked vehicles, Herrmann said.
Responding officers found one vehicle peppered with bullet holes and abandoned along Monticello about 10:40 p.m., Herrmann said. Shortly afterward, police found Church dead in the driver's seat of another bullet-riddled vehicle. Her passenger, who was lying in the street with a bullet wound, is in critical condition in UPMC Presbyterian in Oakland, Herrmann said.
Police later learned that the driver of the other vehicle was in Presbyterian. He is in stable condition with a leg wound, Herrmann said.
Police have not identified suspects, Stangrecki said.
Adam Brandolph is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 412-391-0927 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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