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" Type: Sweets / Manufacturer: McVitie's "
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I like to eat lots of sweets or chocolates but at the weekend I normally like to eat more then as my family and friends visit more at this time and my grandchildren come to stay or visit and I like to offer them something for a treat and some of my family and friends have small children and so when I recently saw these mini cookies for only 67p for a pack of 6 bags, I thought I would buy 2 packs and save some money because they are normally priced at around £1.30 and so they were a bargain price.
They come in the pack with 6 individual 25g bags, they are a nice small sized packet and inside there are around 7 small round biscuits, they have tiny chocolate chips in the biscuit and the texture of them are nice and crunchy, they are a lovely tasting biscuit, they are nice and light and melt in the mouth, they are around the size of a 2p piece, which is just the right size for small children and my grandchildren just love these, there are just the right amount in the pack too for a treat for them.
These biscuits are of a very good quality indeed and for the usual price, they are still very good value for money, they are ideal for packed lunches and picnics and I have in the past used these for parties as they are nice nibbles.
Each bag contains 123 calories, 7.6g sugars, 5.8g fat and 0.2g of salt.
They also contain no artificial colours or flavours and they are manufactured by McVitie's a very well known brand of foods and they make superb biscuits and these are superb too.
These are very satisfying after they have been eaten, and have eaten these for lunch and while on the go and a bag is handy for me to put in my car and eat them while out and about, and I find that they are a little moreish for me, as I just love biscuits and the texture of these are nice and crunchy, even though the size of them are quite small, the taste is just as good and the quality.
With these biscuits, the taste of the chocolate chip can be tasted, although the amount is only tiny, the taste is apparent straight away, when I place them in bowls for the children, they always like them that way for some reason, and I love the satisfaction they give.
I really think these are fabulous for children as a snack as there are only a small amount in the bag and they tend to think they have eaten more, and I they sometimes say they are so hungry and a bag of these satisfies they hunger until their main meal time.
I highly recommend these for anyone to try, as I think they are extremely good value for money and excellent quality too, and look out for the special offers as they can save you a lot of money.
I give these 5 stars.
Like many (I guess) I have a habit of buying something extra when I stop for Petrol. This is usually a chocolate bar or crisps, and a drink. It is a habit I must stop.
Recently after I had just filled up I went to pay and my daughter decided to come in with me. She loves choc chip cookies and when she saw these she immediately grabbed a packet. These aren't the 25g packs that you can buy 6 of for about £1.30, this pack alone is 125g and is crammed with little golden cookies.
The pack is the Tear and Share variety with a re-closable sticker. It is purple in nature, but instead of just the blue strip like the picture here, it is golden on the top.
The pack is keen to point out that there are no artificial colours or flavours. There is also no hydrogenerated vegetable oil used.
Upon opening the pack you got a lovely fresh biscuit smell, and the golden cookies all appeared fresh. They weren't broken and were nice and small. She 'reluctantly' shared her packet with me. As a keen chocolate eater I was interested in the chocolate chip bits and I found them in plentiful supply. They complimented the fresh biscuit very well. The biscuit itself was not too hard and was delicious.
Wheat Flour
Vegetable Oil
Chocolate Chips (15%)
Cocoa Mass
Cocoa Butter
Emulsifier (Soya Lecithin)
Natural Flavouring)
Dried Whey
Partially Inverted Sugar Syrup
Raising Agent (Sodium Carbonate)
Natural Flavourings
Nutritional Value per 100g
Energy 491 kcal
Protein 5.5g
Carbohydrate 65.1g
of which sugars 30.3g
Fat 23.1g
of which saturates 11.7g
Fibre 2.8g
Sodium 0.3g
*Equivalent as salt 0.8g
These are a great little snack and come in a great packet, that can be resealed. However I paid £1.50 for mine (Petrol shop Price) so these aren't cheap. To be honest I think I'd rather have a couple of different chocolate bars. They are tasty though, so recommended!!
It does sometimes feel, that I buy the same sweets and chocolate for my children, every week. They don't often complain, but sometimes say, it would be nice to have a change. I began searching Tesco online for some alternatives and McVitie's Mini Choc Chic Cookies, was one that I found.
McVitie's minis are exactly as they are described. They are miniature versions of their well known and very popular biscuits. My kids love both the choc chip cookies and the milk chocolate digestives. I will be reviewing the choc chip cookies this time.
I always buy McVitie's Mini Choc Chip Cookies in a multi-pack, which contain 6 bags. These bags are just the perfect size for a lunch box and make a tasty snack without being overly filling. I always find that they are great quality and every bag of cookies, tastes fresh and crunchy. They are a lovely golden colour and have a good amount of chocolate chips in them.
Wheat Flour, Vegetable Oil (Palm), Sugar, Chocolate Chips (15%)[Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Emulsifier (Soya Lecithin), Natural Flavourings], Dried Whey, Partially Inverted Sugar Syrup, Salt, Raising Agent (Sodium Bicarbonate), Natural Flavourings.
They do contain milk, soya, gluten and may contain nuts, so not suitable if you have an allergy to any of these.
They do not contain artificial colours or flavours or hydrogenated vegetable oil.
*Nutritional Information per pack*
Calories - 123
Protein - 1.4g
Carbohydrates - 16.3g
of which saturates - 7.6g
Fat - 5.8g
of which saturates - 2.9g
Fibre - 0.7g
Sodium - 0.1g
McVities Mini Choc Chip Cookies are suitable for vegetarians.
I buy my multi-pack in Tesco, where they cost £1.19, which works out at 20p per bag. This makes them a very affordable snack, as many chocolate bars cost over 30p each now. With three children and a husband, who all like a sweet treat every day, this can really add up to a lot of money. Finding affordable snacks like this, makes all the difference.
I will keep buying these and will also try out some more of McVities mini range. They are excellent quality and although they are a bit small, I still find them good value and an enjoyable snack.
I'm always trying to find a new snack for my son to try rather than eating the same crisps or chocolate and these are perfect for kids and adults.
Mcvities are a well known company that do some lovely biscuits and when I saw these, I just had to give them a try.
The bag contains around 10 cookies, not many, but perfect for a little lunchbox snack for the kids though. I love chocolate chip cookies and could eat them till the cows come home, so it's a good job there aren't many of them because the kids wouldn't get a look in!
The cookies are flat on one side and a little rounded and crumbly on the top with a few chocolate chips visible on both sides. They're a dark golden colour and are really crumbly so they fall apart in your mouth meaning my son makes a complete mess with them, but don't all kids with biscuits?
You can get these in bags of 25 grams or 40 grams. The 25 gram bags come in the multi-pack bags of 6 which you can get these at Asda for about £1.38. The 40 gram bags are sold seperately and are about 58p.
The packaging is burgandy and blue with the Mcvities logo being fairly big and the product title being very big and bold, these are easy to spot on the shelf at the shop.
The cookies taste heavenly, a lovely mixture of crunchy tasty cookie with the contrasting soft milk chocolate that melts and crumbles in your mouth. Irresistable!
Nutritional information: per 25g bag:
Energy kJ - 514
Kcal - 123
Carbohydrates (of which sugars) - 7.6 grams
Fat (of which sugars) - 5.8 grams
Protein - 1.4 grams
Fibre - 0.7 grams
Quite a bit of fat there, but I'm sure if eaten as part of a balanced diet, there is nothing wrong with them.
Overall, these little choc chip cookies taste amazing and are brilliant as a little snack or lunchbox addition and aren't too expensive. I'd recommend them because all of my family like them very much.
McVities are known for their cakes and biscuits, and have been for years.
On a recent supermarket wander, I felt the need for something to satisfy a hormonal craving. It had to include chocolate, and not offer too much in one hit, as I'm still trying to lose weight.
A small bag of mini cookies seemed to fit the bill (I'd seen a TV ad for Maryland Cookies) so I bought a bag of McVities Mini Choc Chip Cookies.
Nutritional Values are important, so here they are:
Per bag, 25g. 123 calories, 5.8g fat (2.9g which saturates), 1.4g protein, 16.3g carbs (7.5g which sugars), 0.7g fibre and 0.1g sodium.
Opening the bag, you find lots of little (25g) bags. Open this, and you immediately smell cookies. Mmmmm
A quick count says there is an average of 8 cookies per bag (hope you're impressed, I had to eat two bags to get your guys an average!) and eat cookie is perfectly shaped to fit straight in the mouth. No biting here
The cookie has just the right amount of crumble to it's texture. You can snap it in half easy enough in the mouth. The small bits seem to melt away on the tongue. But there's enough bite to make it a satisfactory biscuit.
It's not overly chocolatey, but that is very good. For a cookie, you want to be able to see the chips, and get the choc hit as it melts over your tongue - in my opinion. These cookies match that description.
Considering the amount of cookies per bag, I'd say these are as close to perfect as you can get with bought biscuits. Just enough to satisfy that craving, but too many to make you feel bad about yourself for scoffing the lot
(This review is based around a 40 gram bag)
A lunch box favourite I still haven't grown out of McVitie's Mini Cookies are tasty and just the right size for a snack.
The bag contains about 9 cookies; I could eat and eat these so it's probably quite lucky there are no more. Each cookie is round with one flat side and one rounded side (kind of like Cadbury Buttons).
The cookies themselves are very crumbly, I love this aspect, and they literally break up in your mouth but are still quite solid. The cookies are rather dusty and can be messy, but then can't all biscuits?
The biscuits don't have too much chocolate in (and this coming from a chocoholic), I appreciate biscuits need to taste of biscuit and I think these have just the right biscuit - chocolate chip ratio.
You can buy these in bags of 25 grams or 40 grams, the 25 gram bags come in the multi pack bags of 6. You can buy these at Asda for £1.38 per multi bag. The individual bags of 40 grams are usually more expensive and sold in places like garages; the last 40 gram bag I brought was £0.60 pence.
The packet is sealed which keeps these lovely and fresh for longer, I prefer foil sealed products; you don't have to worry about them loosing taste so quickly.
The packaging is Blue and a maroon/purple. The bags have the best before date on as well as pictures of the cookies on the front along with the name and branding.
On the back of the bag is the important McVitie's Quality Guarantee which states if your biscuits have not arrived to you in perfect condition then you can return them to McVitie's with details of where you bought them. It doesn't tell you what McVitie's will then do, which begs the question, if your hungry would you send them back if they weren't perfect? I know I wouldn't, you could be waiting a while to get some perfect cookies as a replacement - if at all!
On the back is also the ever so important nutritional information - see below.
The Info - per 25 gram bag:
Energy kJ - 514
Kcal - 123
Carbohydrates (of which sugars) - 7.6 grams
Fat (of which sugars) - 5.8 grams
Protein - 1.4 grams
Fibre - 0.7 grams
Great for all ages!


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Apricot Nutmeg Bread Recipe
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"Slices of this fruity bread are good for breakfast when toasted and spread with fresh strawberry jam," reports Anna Kinney of Farmington, New Mexico. Nutmeg complements the apricot flavor in this golden soft-textured loaf.
Recommended: 30 Dessert Recipes for Raisin Lovers
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- 1 cup water (70° to 80°)
- 3 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons plus 1-1/2 teaspoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon plus 1-1/2 teaspoons instant nonfat dry milk powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3 cups bread flour
- 1 package (1/4 ounce) active dry yeast
- 1 cup chopped dried apricots
- In bread machine pan, place the first nine ingredients in order suggested by manufacturer. Select sweet bread cycle. Choose medium crust color and loaf size if available. Bake according to bread machine directions (check dough after 5 minutes of mixing; add 1 to 2 tablespoons water or flour if needed). Just before final kneading (your machine may audibly signal this), add apricots. Yield: 1 loaf (1-1/2 pounds, 16 slices).
Originally published as Apricot Nutmeg Bread in Quick Cooking March/April 2000, p33
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WATCH: Prop 8 plaintiffs Paul and Jeff reflect on their SCOTUS victory and wedding
Postedon Jul 10, 2013 at 10:30 am
In a new video interview, Jeff and Paul reflected on their momentous week. "It was just such an amazing week because our lives changed in such a profound way, as well as thousands of others," Jeff said
This is what history looks like: Supreme Court victories in the news
Postedon Jun 27, 2013 at 12:00 pm
Yesterday, news organizations around the country rushed to cover the decisions, their implications, and why same-sex couples celebrated the amazing news. Here are a small selection of the wonderful images splashed across the front pages of almost every major news paper in the United States.
These 12 loving couples in California are having a really great day
Postedon Jun 26, 2013 at 12:30 pm
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States announced its decisions in two landmark cases concerning the freedom to marry - including in Hollingsworth v. Perry, the legal challenge to Proposition 8, the 2008 California ballot initiative that stripped same-sex couples of the freedom to marry the person they love.
Marriage at the Supreme Court: takeaways, reflections and what's next
Postedon Mar 29, 2013 at 11:00 am
No one knows what the Supreme Court will rule, but this week, Americans made their stance clear: We are ready for the freedom to marry.
Evan Wolfson reflects on the Supreme Court cases at the Cato Institute
Postedon Mar 28, 2013 at 11:20 am
Yesterday, Evan Wolfson spoke at the CATO Institute about Hollingsworth v. Perry and Windsor v. United States. He urged listeners to continue the work of winning the freedom to marry, even as the Supreme Court Justices deliberate on what they will do and announce by June. Read his comments here!
Don't miss our live blog of the Supreme Court oral arguments!
Postedon Mar 26, 2013 at 07:00 am
All week long, Freedom to Marry will be live-blogging the oral arguments in the Supreme Court cases, providing you with background information about the cases, and ensuring that you have the most up-to-date information available.
Respect for Marriage Coalition launches third national television ad
Postedon Mar 22, 2013 at 09:15 am
Today, the Respect for Marriage Coalition launched the third television advertisement in its series of national ads designed to demonstrate broad public support for the freedom to marry for same-sex couples.
ROUND-UP: 13 groups that urged the Supreme Court to overturn Prop 8 or DOMA
Postedon Mar 01, 2013 at 05:00 pm
Dozens of briefs have been filed in the past week in the DOMA and Prop 8 Supreme Court cases. Here's a round-up of thirteen diverse groups that spoke out for the freedom to marry through briefs in either the Windsor or Hollingworth cases.
Obama administration files SCOTUS brief supporting marriage, opposing Prop 8
Postedon Feb 28, 2013 at 03:30 pm
UPDATED 7:00pm: This evening, President Barack Obama and the Department of Justice filed an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in 'Hollingsworth v. Perry,' urging that Proposition 8, the ballot initiative that anti-gay activists succeeded in pushing through in November 2008 to strip same-sex couples of the freedom to marry in California in 2008, should be oveturned.
Mayors, Businesses, and State organizations urge Supreme Court to overturn DOMA
Postedon Feb 27, 2013 at 05:30 pm
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DETECTIVES investigating the murder of a teenager have been left disappointed by a lack of calls following a family's emotional appeal for help.
Jay Whiston, 17, of Aster Close, Clacton, was stabbed to death at a house party on Marlowe Way, Colchester, shortly after 10pm on Saturday, September 8.
He was stabbed once in the abdomen, once on the waistband of his trousers and once to his heart, which killed him.
Yesterday his mum, Caroline Shearer, and sister Holly Fairburn, pleaded for people to stop protecting his killers and come forward.
However Det Chief Insp Simon Parkes, the senior investigating officer, said the response has been slow, partly because contact details had not been widely circulated.
Police are still searching for the murder weapon and a polo shirt which may have been worn by the potential murderer.
Mr Parkes said: "We know there are those who have yet to come forward.
"It is essential that we are able to reconstruct what happened that night; to recreate the movements frame by frame of Jay and his attacker or attackers.
"Secondly, there are two items we need to trace. The murder weapon is outstanding. We know from the scientists that we are looking for a knife as opposed to any other item or implement.
"It is still out there. Is it being held by the killer or has it been discarded by a friend?
"If you know where it is, then please contact us.
"Additionally, we have accounted for the clothing of all those arrested apart from a distinctive red-and-white polo T-shirt made by River Island.
"Again, if you know where this top please get in touch.
"Thirdly and of equal importance, I would like to appeal to those who know who is responsible, to their friends and even family members.
"We have no doubt there are those who are aware of events which took place that September night but through some sense of misplaced loyalty are protecting Jay's killer."
Two 19-year-olds, an 18-year-old and a 17-year-old all from Colchester have been arrested and bailed on suspicion of murder.
One 17-year-old has been released.
Four people have been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.
All are bailed until March.
Anyone with information contact detectives at Colchester's Major Investigation Team by telephone on 01206 576845 or text them on 07841 112146.
They can be contacted via Blackberry Message (BBM) on 264CC35E, e-mailed at firstname.lastname@example.com or people with information can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.


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Student Life & Diversity Initiatives provides students with meaningful, educational, co-curricular, recreational, and social events that foster a feeling of camaraderie and community. Within the office you will find student organizations, intramural sports, opportunities for leadership development, and seminars on diveristy and inclusion.
We also distribute Student IDs and parking decals. See instructions below:
To obtain your student ID and parking decal:
- You must be registered for classes in the upcoming semester.
- You must be able to show receipt of payment for your tuition OR verification of confirmed Financial Aid.
- All new students must show a government issued photo ID (such as a driver's license).
- All returning students must present their Volunteer State Student ID.
Student IDs
Student IDs are required of all Volunteer State Community College students and are made in Office of Student Life and Diversity Initiatives (Wood 215), Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm and Monday through Thursday from 4:30 pm to 8:00 pm in Student Services (Wood 217). Times may vary between semesters and on college holidays. Limited Saturday dates are available near the beginning of each semester.
- Your Student ID is valid for one year running from August 31 to August 31.
- Do not destroy or discard your ID card after the one year period. Take the card to the Office of Student Life and Diversity Initiatives for the card to be renewed.
- To replace lost ID cards, there will be a $10.00 charge. Replacement fees are paid in the Student Life & Diversity Initiatives office at the time of the ID request.
- ID cards are required to use computer labs on campus, check out books from the library, change your records, pick up financial checks, sell your textbooks back in the Bookstore, and conduct other forms of official College business, and may be required for admission to and/or participation in certain college sponsored events and activities, including home athletic competitions. Current IDs may be used to receive discounts at participating local businesses.
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Warm Autumn Salad.
Hold on to your bacon, folks. This is one of two recipes that I will be sharing this week that include brussels sprouts. I think I've been abducted by aliens.
I can handle a dish a like this because… let's be honest – onions get sweet, apples get sweet, squash is basically like a potato, which I hardly can compare to a green veggie, and when things are sweet, I eat them. I devour them.
It's super simple too. Roast the goods, throw a handful of cheese on top, a pinch of fresh, chopped parsley, and you're good to go. I roasted my squash, apples and onions with pumpkin seed oil to give it an extra kick, but I think olive oil would work perfectly too.
Toasted pumpkin seeds sprinkled on top would also be delicious. I had a big bowl on hand, but I… forgot them. I'm getting old. Don't worry, I ate them all anyway.
serves 4
1 small butternut squash, chopped
2 apples, chopped (I used gala)
1/2 red onion, chopped
1 cup chopped brussels sprouts
2 tablespoons olive oil (I used pumpkin seed oil)
1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
1/4 teaspoon cardamom
chopped parsley for garnish
salt and pepper
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Lay chopped squash, apples, brussels sprouts and onions on a baking sheet. Drizzle with oil and add cardamom, salt and pepper. Mix thoroughly. Roast for 45-50 minutes, tossing every 15 minutes.
Remove vegetables and let cool for 5 minutes. You want them to be warm, but not piping hot. Add veggies to a bowl and combine with feta and chopped parsley. Serve immediately.
I think this would pair nicely with some crusty bread and butter on the side. I have leftovers, so I may serve it with pork chops later this week. And yes… Mr. How Sweet will be eating it.


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AT&T has a fast data network but sometimes when I'm out and about I don't always have full bars, which can be really frustrating and let's not forget about all the people who are grandfathered and are throttled for high usage of data.
Great news!!! I used 7GB in one month (the most I've ever used) in the 8 years I've had AT&T. I only stream video and talk radio at work and I got the text for the first time. Apps I pay for should not be restricted. I am not downloading illegal music or movies. I am worried that once MLB baseball starts with MLB at bat 2012 and my MLB.tv subscription AT&T will throttle me. I DON'T GIVE A F***, TRACE MY PHONE THAT I USE THIS SERVICE THAT I PAY $120 FOR THE REGULAR SEASON!!!
A small step in the right direction. I understand AT&T protecting their infrastructure from data guzzlers, but there are many reports of throttling happening at the 2GB mark. Certainly that doesn't put you into the top 5%.
This is asinine.
While I do not approve of American Thugs & Thieves as a whole, unlimited is unlimited. There is no stipulation about time anywhere in the contract. The customer will indeed have access to as much data as he or she can consume without the penalty of being charged some coin post a certain mark or denied data access entirely.
If you don't like it, then leave AT&T!
Shame on the uneducated judge.
I wonder how many people will win these law suits before they let off the throttling a bit. I firmly believe that throttling should not commence until at least a 3 month average of 3gigs is reached.
All customer's on AT&T you need to teach them a lesson. If it takes small claims court to hit them hard before going to a higher court so be it!!!
America can't stand for this crap!!! Dump AT&T
I think AT&T and all other carriers have a right to cancel service of people who abuse their networks. its not fair to the rest of us (who pay $250 a month for 3 lines) whose service is affected by abusers.
The real issue at hand is the underlying ability for merchants/vendors/manufacturers to write bizarre contracts that stipulate that they can make any change they want at any time they want and your choice is to stop using the service if you don't agree. This goes back to the 'shrinkwrap license agreements' days when MS et al would create bizarre agreements that took effect when you opened the package -- which you had to do to get to the license agreement: you were agreeing to some draconian verbiage before you even had a chance to read it.
That practice eventually got tossed by the courts and this same you're-our-*****-forever attitude on the part of providers needs to be tossed in the same way.
I got an email saying my mom has been tethering and shes currently on the 30 dollar 3 GB package a month. She uses about 2.5 GB of her 3 GB that she has purchased and just because she is tethering using MyWi they want to switch her to the $50 5 GB dollar tethering plan when she does not even use that much Data. They said they are automatically enrolling us at our next billing cycle. What should I do? I think its complete HorseCRAP that i cannot use my data the way i want. I could understand if she was going over her limit....but shes not.
I kno this is so dumb. I've been getting those messages the past couple of months because I've been using iTunes match. I've been paying for the unlimited data for 4 yrs now and now they're slowing my bandwidth because I want to use iTunes match?! this is some bull I hope this decision rallies everyone up and forces AT&T change some stuff!


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I though it'd be interesting to post some of my favorite smells (wow I'm really running out of blog topics here) and to find out in the comments what some of your favorite smells are (that's your cue)...
- I loveeee the smell of those horrible cinnamon scented pine cones that are around all the craft stores this time of year. I don't care how overpowering it get. Smells good!
- FRESH CUT GRASS. My goodness, do I really miss the smell of fresh cut grass. We don't get much of it here in the desert!
- Gasoline. I don't know. Don't ask. I just like the smell for some reason. I know I'm not alone either.
- Snow on its way. I swear, it smells different when there is snow on the way. I don't know how to explain it - but I love it. Okay, I just googled it. Gasses or something get crystallized into the snow so I'm not crazy.
- Fresh Popcorn and bacon, but not together and only when the smells are fresh - not lingering later.


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Best Motherboards for $100-$200, April 2013by Ian Cutress on 4/18/2013 10:00 AM EST
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Ken_g6 - Thursday, April 18, 2013 - linkYou know, I don't understand the appeal of these >$150 boards over something like the ASRock Extreme 3 or Pro 3. What is the benefit for someone who only needs one or at most two graphics cards, and no other PCIe cards? I don't count MultiCore Enhancement since upgrading to a K-series processor has the same effect and is generally cheaper. Is the VRM really better for overclocking, when a 3570k can't easily exceed 4.5GHz? Anything else? Reply
geniusloci - Thursday, April 18, 2013 - linkMotherboard makers are trying to upsell enhanced boards right now to push that mindset in the consumer, since Intel is going to shortly system-on-a-chip them into irrelevance. Reply
TaylorSandler - Thursday, April 18, 2013 - linkLove my job, since I've been bringing in $5600… I sit at home, music playing while I work in front of my new iMac that I got now that I'm making it online.(Click Home information)
http://goo.gl/pihQN Reply
apollomission19 - Tuesday, May 07, 2013 - linkATTENTION: the above link SPAM! DO NOT CLICK!!!!!! Reply
blackmagnum - Thursday, April 18, 2013 - linkI love these short reviews by Anandtech. They are simple, informative and without bias product reviews. Keep them coming. Reply
LtGoonRush - Thursday, April 18, 2013 - linkI do have concerns about recommending Gigabyte motherboards, given their poor power delivery quality (and lack of accurate/precise voltage monitoring) documented on Anandtech and elsewhere. Reply
Mooseparade - Monday, April 22, 2013 - linkAnd what would you recommend besides Gigabyte? Considering they offer more power phases with more reliable power delivery than 90% of the other manufacturers it would be hard NOT to recommend them Reply
marc1000 - Thursday, April 18, 2013 - linkgreat guide! this one is more "condensed" and covers a wider range of options. 2 mITX, 1 ATX, 1 fm2. I would have like to see a uATX option, but if I was buying a board today I would consider the mITX form factor myself, so no big deal. Reply
moltentofu - Thursday, April 18, 2013 - linkIt's going to take me a lot to get me away from full ATX mid-tower builds, air cooled with a single graphics card, nothing to fancy on the northbridge because fast RAM is (more) expensive and nothing too fancy on the southbridge because I'm going to have at most 3 hard drives and only one of them is going to be an SSD. Can't even remember if SPDIF is audio or visual.
Peripherals, I guess I might have one thing (external hard drive) that would hugely benefit from USB 3.0. I'm not even sure why mSATA is useful lol.
With the above approach I can build 600 to 800 dollar systems with nice cases that are easy to work in and will play games for two to three years at med to highs settings before I spend 200 bucks to upgrade the graphics card and add 2 more years to the system...
None of these motherboards really works for me... I guess I'm a dying breed at the ripe old age of 27. Reply
DanNeely - Thursday, April 18, 2013 - linkMSata's mostly useful for SFF builds since it lets you add an SDD without needing a drivebay or cabling that could impact airflow. Some OEMs will use it to add small cheap cache SDDs; but the performance gain they offer is rather meh for the cost. On full size boards it's mostly a feature check. Reply
Metaluna - Thursday, April 18, 2013 - linkIt's amazing how even a 2.5" SSD can seem huge when you're trying to cram it into an SFF case and route cables. Then there's "Thin mini-ITX" which is even more cramped. Reply
gmallen - Thursday, April 18, 2013 - linkA major problem with Anandtech and other review sites is their inability to purchase hardware on their own. Mr. Cutress excuses his lack of FM3+ boards with this: "demand from manufacturers has mostly been Intel or one a piece from FM2." Meaning Anandtech (and others) are dependent on the very companies whose products they are reviewing. Thus, I cannot base purchases on reviews so tied to manufacturers marketing policies. Reply
kamm2 - Thursday, April 18, 2013 - linkThe reviewers on Anandtech have had no problems voicing concerns and writing negative reviews. It would be nice for them to buy some boards if they think there is a gap in the reviews but relying on manufacturers to supply products is common. Feel free to look at more than site to research purchases (as I do) but Anandtech should be at the top of the list. By the way, I have been using an Asus P8Z77-V LE since September and it has worked flawlessly. Reply
IanCutress - Thursday, April 18, 2013 - linkManufacturers will often (eventually) send me a motherboard if I ask for it. Of course we are a media outlet, so the importance of getting the most up to date and innovative products is vital, as well as the controversial ones. At the high end there is a sufficient spread of differentiation. The lower you go, the more the same it gets due to cost limitations and fighting the smallest of margins. I will always point out issues and problems to both manufacturers and readers, whether the manufacturers like it or not. Obviously from time to time that may have some implication, but we reserve the right to come to our conclusions given sufficient experience and a whole raft of tests - our conclusions are the result of testing, research and a scientific background helps.
When it comes down to it, it's a mix of what manufacturers want us to review and what I request. We have no trouble obtaining the former, and the latter might take a little longer. But if you want to see certain products reviewed, please get in touch and I with enough interest I will request a sample. Hence the striving for more mATX and B-/Q- chipsets post Haswell launch, as well as our recent foray into some server/workstation motherboards.
On a side note, I have no dealings with any marketing. We have a separate team for that, and neither side tells the other side how to do their job.
Ian Reply
A5 - Thursday, April 18, 2013 - linkI'm excited to see more mATX reviews going forward. Like right now MSI, ASRock, and Gigabyte all have $110 mATX that are pretty similar and have all the basic features anyone needs.
Even just a note saying "stay away from brand X because their BIOS interface is bad" would be a big help if you don't have time for a full review. Reply
gmallen - Friday, April 19, 2013 - linkFor me, any approach other than Consumer Reports' no ads, no free testing samples is tainted. I did not mean to suggest that Ian is swayed by any manufacturer, and I apologize for my poor writing skills if I did so. By marketing policies, I meant the manufacturer who clearly chooses which boards to send as part of a marketing policy.
Still, Caesar's wife must remain pure and I refrain from giving credence to any ad-supported, manufacturer sample approach. Reply
Donkey2008 - Friday, April 19, 2013 - linkROLMAO. You mean the same organization that said that one on the cons of owning a Jeep Wrangler was the wind noise when the top was off? CR has no credibility. Reply
anubis44 - Saturday, April 20, 2013 - linkWell, that would be a con, even if you think it would be self-evident, the point of Consumer Reports is to brief people on products they don't own yet. It therefore makes sense to point out that if you bring the top down on a Jeep, one thing you'll notice is the extra wind-noise. Perhaps it was poorly designed and produced even more wind noise than usual for a convertible? There are many possibilities. Reply
HisDivineOrder - Thursday, April 18, 2013 - linkI'm not sure I see the need for BOTH mITX and mATX. One of them has to go. Personally, I think it should be ITX. The niche that ITX fills will soon be fully and completely filled by NUC-like devices that are even smaller.
Meanwhile, at least mATX offers you most of what you get from ATX. ATX will stick around for one reason: SLI/Crossfire. Especially of the tri and quad variety. As long as GPU's remain internal, ATX has a place, even if its a niche one. But for the enthusiast, ATX will continue to be the best as long as external GPU's remain a vague hope.
I think NUC is the future of PC gaming in the longest long term. I think Intel is going to keep improving that integrated GPU, I think games based on even the next gen consoles are going to be way outclassed by PC hardware rather rapidly (and mostly are now), and I think Intel's going to keep ticking on that integrated GPU until it beats AMD's as soundly as the CPU part does.
And I think all those reports about Intel not releasing a user-installed version of Broadwell is going to be Intel essentially making the argument that Haswell -> Broadwell is mostly about integrated GPU and power reduction, neither of which impacts the desktop market in any significant way. They'll argue that few upgrade from SB to IB, so few would go from Haswell to Broadwell. And they'll do to the mainstream what they've already done with the enthusiast chips (SB-E to IB-E) and do an update every two years or so.
This will have the net effect of putting the SOC's and NUC's into a more rapid update schedule than the conventional motherboard and CPU, which eventually will make them so out of date that even the enthusiast will just accept the SOC's and NUC's of the world as superior because they WILL be superior by then.
And then one day, quietly, they'll announce the death of the user-installed CPU like they announced the death of their hardware division six months back. A few of us old timers will be sad, but most will just shrug and say, "Who cares? Look how fast what we got is!"
That's how you make big changes. So slowly yet smoothly, even Harry Houdini would be proud of how easily you adjusted from warm to cold. Reply
thesavvymage - Thursday, April 18, 2013 - linkpersonally, I think ATX should go. many mATX support crossfire/sli. itx is valuable for very compact gaming rigs (lan parties, etc). However, regular ATX doesnt really offer an advantage over mATX. For someone who is serious about tri or quad crossfire/sli, they will spring for the xl-atx boards.
I think itll whittle around to this:
xl-ATX: extreme enthusiast builds with tri or quad sli/crossfire
mATX: everything from budget to enthusiast builds capping out at two graphics cards
ITX: extremely compact builds
The only benefit over mATX i see that ATX has is that you can have sli/crossfire and also have a sound card. Reply
MadAd - Sunday, May 19, 2013 - linkAgree, ATX is an outdated prehistoric form factor only any use to extreme enthusiasts. I binned a friends PC I built for him 10 years ago, him "cant we use anything from it?" me: "um, the ATX case, otherwise no".
Currently theres no need for any single card gamer to need more than mATX, and currently no need for any non gamer to need more than an mITX build.
Slim clients are the future of desktop computing and the sooner we establish the demand and educate people away from big boxes and dump all this old ATX crap from the channel the better. Reply
thermoman - Thursday, April 18, 2013 - linkHi Ian,
i can't take you nor your test serious.
Gigabyte F2A85X-UP4
> The system just worked without issue during our testing suite.
> Normally I write at least something down (software failure, BIOS issue),
> but not so here.
How on earth can you recommend a mainboard whose manufacturer
is shipping BIOS updates as .EXE files?
Hey, it's 2013 - people are using all sorts of operating systems, not only Microsoft products.
A test that recommends a mainboard where the user has to install some sort of Windows operating system to accomplish such a simple task as a BIOS update is unjustifiable.
Sorry Ian but you disqualified yourself. Reply
hammer256 - Thursday, April 18, 2013 - linkYou do realize that those EXE files are just self extracted archive files right? If you are a linux or other OS user (as I am), I hope you are savvy enough to figure out a way to get the bin file out of it (and no, it doesn't require Windows). Figure it out. Not that hard. Google.
The reality of the pc industry (not counting mobile, enterprise, and HPC) is that windows is still the dominating OS. So I think Ian is perfectly reasonable in what he says. That can't be said for everyone. Reply
lucky9 - Tuesday, April 30, 2013 - linkDitto. There's an extra step is all that's involved. I will say in defense, that the first one is the hardest one. And google works fine. Reply
Yoda2009 - Saturday, May 04, 2013 - linkSo you are saying that the windows .exe file contains a linux executable .bin file?
I don't know, but it sounds unlikely.
Anyone tried installing the Windows .exe file with linux WINE? Reply


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The Snack Games Revenge
After being duped by her husband more times than she cared to mention, Duffus's wife decided to turn the table at his birthday party celebrations. All the guests collectively brought enough snack to feed a small Middle Eastern Country. But Duffus could only have the snacks if he could answer their riddle.
A unit of measure to help you keep track.
And once taken we're hard to give back.
We come in many things, some good & some bad.
You burn us many a way through many a fad.
But the type Duffus likes are empty you see.
Little nutritious value though labeled fat free.
So tell us dear Duffus, yes Duffus do tell.
If you know what we are you'll eat really well.
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But why, what is the answer to this riddle?
Calories are a unit of measure of energy in foods.
It's easier to eat them than get rid of them.
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Joseph Edgar Craft, MD
Paul B. Beeson Professor of Medicine (Rheumatology) and Professor of Immunobiology; Section Chief, Rheumatology; Program Director, Investigative Medicine; Paul B. Beeson Professor of Medicine
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Internal Medicine: Investigative Medicine Program | Rheumatology: Rheumatic Diseases Research Core; Rheumatology Leadership
Clinical Investigation, Yale Center for (YCCI): Educational Program
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Yale Combined Program in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Immunology: B and T Cell Effector and Memory Cell Differentiation; Computational Immunology; Consequences of an Immune Response | Molecular Medicine, Pharmacology, and Physiology: Hematology, Vascular Biology and Inflammation; Human Disease Pathology, Physiology and Intervention; Virology and Immunology
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Dr. Joseph Craft is Paul B. Beeson Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Section of Rheumatology, and Professor of Immunobiology at the Yale University School of Medicine. He received his undergraduate degree in chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and is a graduate of the University of North Caroline School of Medicine. Dr. Craft then did postgraduate training in medicine and in rheumatology and immunology at Yale, and has been on the faculty at that institution since 1985. At Yale, he teaches graduate and medical students, and directs a research laboratory devoted to understanding T lymphocyte differentiation and function in normal and autoimmune responses. His research has been continually supported since 1985 by the National Institutes of Health, where he is a two-time NIH MERIT award recipient. Dr. Craft is Director of the Investigative Medicine Program at Yale, a unique program designed to provide Ph.D. training for physicians. He also is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation and the Kunkel Society, and Chair of the Executive Committee of the Lupus Clinical Investigators Network. He is former chair of the Immunological Sciences Study Section at NIH, and of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Alliance for Lupus Research, and a former Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences. He is a co-founder of L2Diagnostics, a company in New Haven formed in partnership with Yale University and devoted to discovery of new diagnostics in vector-borne diseases and of targets for vaccine development, and is currently a member of its Board of Directors.
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MERIT AwardNIH (NIAMS) (2016)
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Charles W. Bohmfalk Teaching Prize in Basic Sciences, Yale School of Medicine (2004)
Society of Distinguished Teachers, Yale University School of Medicine (2004)
Kirkland Scholar (2002), (2005)
Kunkel Society (2001)
MERIT Award, NIH (NIAMS) (2000)
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (1998)
Member, American Society for Clinical Investigation (1994)
Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences (1985), (1989)
Professional Service
(2009) Member of the Board, Lupus Foundation of America, CT Chapter
Immune Tolerance Network (2006) Steering Committee
Alliance for Lupus Research (2003 - 2007) Chair, Scientific Advisory Board
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Today I had to read a proud account of Plaxo that its new Plaxo Pulse Web 2.0 networking platform has seen a traffic surge since it announced to offer the OpenSocial API.
My personal experience with Plaxo Stream is rather negative. For several weeks now Thomas Power, Chairman at Ecademy and Owner, Ecademy.com sends to my Plaxo account and my Inbox messages reading:
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I don't find this funny in any way. It is plain and simple spam. I don't know the guy and as a spammer I will certainly not network with him.
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WINTER PAR, Fla. (February 25, 2012) - With bases loaded and two outs, Kevin Mager drew a full-count walk to score Nick Adams for the winning run in the Tars' 4-3 victory over the Saint Anselm Hawks Saturday evening. The win is now the Tars' fifth consecutive victory and improves Rollins to 8-3 on the season.
After Saint Anselm put up a three-spot in the top of the sixth to lead 3-1, Rollins used a late-inning rally to come from behind for the win. The Tars took the first lead in the bottom of the fifth to break the pitcher's duel. Josh Band scored the run after reaching first on a single through the left side and coming around on a Nick Adams double to left.
Rollins came within one in the bottom of the eighth as a failed pickoff attempt aided the Tars in the score. After reaching safely on a fielder's choice, Zach Persky advanced to second on the failed attempt and then moved to third on a single by Mager. Persky then scored on the sacrifice fly to make the score 3-2 in favor of the Hawks.
In the bottom of the ninth, Band got things rolling for the Tars with a hard-hit ball to the pitcher that allowed him to reach safely. With two outs on the board, Adams reached on a throwing error by the Hawks' shortstop, which also allowed Band to advance to third after stealing second. Anthony Figliolia then drove in Band to tie the score at 3-all as he reached on another defensive miscue by the Hawks. Bases were then loaded by Persky drawing Mager to the plate. Mager extended the count to full and then drew a walk to score Adams at third for the win.
Brett Mueller (2-0) earned his second win of his collegiate career going three innings and allowing three hits, while recording one strikeout. Rollins starting pitcher Taylor Smith received the no decision in five innings of work, but recorded a career-high 10 strikeouts.
Josh Band and Nick Adams each had two hits off the Hawks pitching staff, while Band added two runs scored and a stolen base. Adams recorded a run scored, one RBI, a double and two stolen bags.
Saint Anselm's James Farrington (0-1) took the loss for the Hawks in two-thirds of an inning pitched. He gave up two runs on one hit and allowed one walk.
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The Crap We Missed – Tuesday 9.10.13
Welcome to Tuesday's The Crap We Missed where I'm gonna cut right to the chase and tell you Kelly Brook's in the now sporadic Final Five position. Fun Fact: She recently dumped her boyfriend because he was cheating on her. Cheating on Kelly Brook. Short of a cave troll living in her vagina, I can't imagine what it takes to make that seem like a good idea, and come to think of it, does the troll also have huge breasts? I seem to be getting off the subject here. Today's random fuckery includes Antonio Banderas launching his new fragrance that people with business degrees actually let him call 'Her Golden Secret,' Tilda Swinton and some dude from every nightmare I will ever have from now on, and Abigail Breslin's now frequently appearing cleavage which has to stop immediately.
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Liver spots
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Liver spots are flat, brown or black spots that can appear on areas of the skin that are exposed to the sun. They have nothing to do with the liver or liver function.
Alternative Names
Sun-induced skin changes - liver spots; Senile or solar lentigines; Skin spots - aging; Age spots
Liver spots are changes in skin color that occur in older skin. The coloring may be due to aging, exposure to the sun or other sources of ultraviolet light, or causes that are not known.
Liver spots are very common after age 40. They occur most often on areas that have had the greatest sun exposure, such as the:
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Liver spots appear as a patch or area of skin color change that is:
- Flat
- Light brown to black
- Painless
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Most of the time, no treatment is needed. You can improve the appearance of your skin by using skin bleaching lotions or creams. Most bleaching lotions use hydroquinone. This medicine is thought to be safe in the form used to lighten darkened skin areas. However, hydroquinone can cause blisters or skin reactions in some people. See your health care provider before starting treatment if you are concerned.
Freezing (cryotherapy) or laser treatment can be used to destroy the liver spots.
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Liver spots are not dangerous to your health. They are permanent skin changes that affect how your skin looks.
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Habif TM. Light-related diseases and disorders of pigmentation. In: Habif TP, ed. Clinical Dermatology. 5th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Mosby; 2009:chap 19.
Rabinovitz HS, Barnhill RL. Benign melanocytic neoplasms. In: Bolognia JL, Jorizzo JL, Schaffer JV, et al, eds. Dermatology. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Mosby; 2012:chap 112.


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Let's Cook Italian With Hunt's Tomato Paste
The front cover is a color photograph of a young girl watching an older woman ladle minestrone soup. Both wear aprons. The back has a color photograph of a grocery cart filled with Hunt's tomato products. Below the photograph is a promo for the complete line of Hunt's tomato products. H-0221C.
Donor: Sliker, Shirley Brocker
Brand Name: Hunt's Tomato
Publisher: Hunt Foods, Inc. (Fullerton, Calif.)
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Citation: Let's Cook Italian With Hunt's Tomato Paste. The Alan and Shirley Brocker Sliker Collection, MSS 314, Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries. Available at http://www.lib.msu.edu/exhibits/sliker/detail.jsp?id=1503


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Panel Discussion: "Poaching as a Threat to International Peace and Security:Options for the UN", statement by Ambassador Berger
(Statement by Ambassador Miguel Berger, Deputy Permanent Representative, on "Poaching as a Threat to International Peace and Security:Options for the UN")
"I wish to thank IPI for hosting today's panel discussion on "Poaching as a Threat to International Peace and Security:Options for the UN". It gives me great pleasure to deliver the introductory remarks to this policy forum together with Ambassador Messone. Many thanks also to the panelists for being with us and for sharing your valuable expertise.
Poaching is on the rise again with alarming rates. According to a recent UNEP report, in 2011 alone 17000 elephants were killed. Illegal wildlife trafficking following a study of OECD of 2012 has caused an economic damage of up to 23 billion US- Dollars per year. We are particularly concerned about this development as poaching does not only pose a threat to global bio-diversity. It also fuels regional conflicts and contributes to instability. Rebel groups benefiting from poaching like the Lord Resistance Army (LRA) in the Great Lakes Region in Africa commit serious human rights violations. Poaching and illicit trade of wildlife are also often linked to organized crime and illegal weapon trade, and as such can pose a threat to the maintenance of international peace and security.
It is against this background that we want to raise awareness for this growing concern. We want to explore options what more can be done to address this challenge. In today's discussion, focus is specifically on options for the UN and Security Council to act. Should the Council declare and be prepared to sanction illegal trade and poaching as a threat to peace and security? Should the Council expand the criteria of sanctions regimes e.g. for the DRC and Somalia and impose targeted sanctions on poaching as a source income for armed groups?
I look forward to hearing Ambassador Messone's assessment and the views of our panelists who are going to share their experiences made inter alia in the context of the Great Lakes Region and a lively discussion afterwards.
Our aim is to put together - with the help of IPI - a summary of our discussion and to develop recommendations to be submitted to the Security Council. Building on yesterday's open debate in the Security Council on strengthening effective management of natural resources to maintain international peace and security we feel that further action is also needed to address the threat posed by poaching. Let us jointly strive for effective and sustainable solutions.
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Iron Maiden Fans Petition for the Return of Original Album Artist Derek Riggs
Iron Maiden muscled their way into the ranks of the all-time metal greats on the strength of their music. But their image has also benefited from one of the most distinctive mascots in rock 'n' roll: Eddie, a.k.a. Eddie the Head, the wizened monster-like creature who's appeared on the cover of every Maiden record since their 1980 debut.
Eddie's creator, graphic artist Derek Riggs, handled the artwork for each Maiden album through 1990's 'A Prayer for the Dying,' but was largely relieved of his responsibilities starting with 1992's 'Fear of the Dark. From that point forward, a stable of different artists have put their own spin on Eddie. As manager Rod Smallwood told author Mick Wall in the book 'Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorized Biography,' "We wanted to upgrade Eddie for the '90s. We wanted to take him from the sort of comic-book horror creature and turn him into something a bit more straightforward so that he became even more threatening."
Riggs disputed Smallwood's version of events in a revealing 2013 interview, saying, "The album covers — my work — was getting more attention than the music, and it upset their ego. So they were going around the world telling everybody that it was all their ideas and I was just a dumb monkey that painted it all. So this didn't go down very well. And then they said to me, 'Well, when are you going to come out with a good idea, because they're all our ideas,' and I was like, 'Oh, are they all your ideas? Then you tell me what to paint and I'll paint it,'" he recalled. "'Cause if you're working real f—ing hard to make these ideas, to make them continuous and make them cohesive the way they were — but then some f—ing jackass can turn around and say something like that, it's a real f—ing slap in the face. It gets real old really f—ing quick. So, from then on my attitude was like, 'You tell me what to paint and I'll paint it, because I'm obviously not getting credit for thinking of these ideas.'"
Credit may not have been forthcoming from the band, but a vocal contingent of Maiden fans have always recognized Riggs' work. Now, a growing group of those fans have added their signatures to an online petition urging Iron Maiden to restore him — and, by extension, Eddie — to his rightful place. Saying that his "artwork and visual direction is second to none," the site argues, "Many fans view his artwork to be as influential as the music Iron Maiden produces. Things haven't been the same since he stopped being Iron Maiden's exclusive artist, so we plead with the band to bring him back for any future artwork needs."
Riggs doesn't seem to have commented on the petition publicly, but you can see signs of support at his Facebook page — and as of this writing, the number of signatures is closing in on 1,000. If you miss the original Eddie, now's your chance to let your voice be heard.


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Q. I work for a U.S. jewelry manufacturer, and we are looking to add a liquid paint or electrocoating line to coat plated pieces of zinc. What is the best way to apply a clear hard coat for durability on jewelry?
A. For a clear coat on jewelry, I think electrocoating is a good process. To find suppliers of e-coat paints and equipment, go to PFOnline and click on "Suppliers," then "Electrocoating" and then "Paint, electrocoating" or "Painting Equipment, electrocoating."
Q. I was told that, since I am using zinc as my base metal, using electrocoating would not work, as the bake temperature would be too high and cause the air molecules in the pores of the zinc to bubble the paint. I was told I needed to use a spray coating because it has a lower baking temperature. What do you think?
A. Oops! I missed the "zinc." Whoever told you was probably right. High baking temperatures could cause problems with zinc castings in the jewelry. You can use a spray coating with a low baking temperature instead. On the other hand, there may be durable, clear electrocoat finishes with lower baking temperatures that will not cause problems when curing the coating on the zinc castings. I suggest you ask the electrocoat paint suppliers for their recommendations for a lower-baking-temperature material. If that fails, you can always use a spray coating.


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Android 4.2 only detects 20% of malware apps
21 Comments
1. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
"As we said, this isn't much of a concern if you get all of your apps from the Play Store, but if not, you should still be careful about where you get your apps. "
Well thats just common sense, and the same goes for what you purchase from somebody.......Get your stuff off the streets and run the risk of getting ripped off, or you can go to a STORE and purchase things properly......with very minimal risk of getting ripped off
7. g2a5b0e (Posts: 3814; Member since: 08 Jun 2012)
We finally agree on something. I can dig it.
13. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
really? other than me saying samsung needs to up their design and display game.........what couldnt you agree on that ive said so far?
12. anywherehome (Posts: 971; Member since: 13 Dec 2011)
1) if you want freedom (free install), you have to take your responsibility, it is called life, it is called free choice
2) if you have common sense, watch permissions, you are safe
3) so all this "malware alerts" about Android are based on a lie
4) if you want fascism with minimal malware risk, you can buy an iPhone or WP
17. gazmatic (Posts: 795; Member since: 06 Sep 2012)
play store isnt available in every single country
should you just buy an android phone and be content with the pre installed apps?
or should those without the playstore just suck it or maybe they dont even deserve an android in the first place?
you quoted so I think you may have "read" the article but missed this:
"especially in places like China where the Play Store isn't always available." and lots of other countries
18. anywherehome (Posts: 971; Member since: 13 Dec 2011)
do you want to blame play store that is no 1 in accessibility and translations in the world?
19. MichaelHeller (Posts: 2720; Member since: 26 May 2011)
You'd be amazed at how many people don't understand common sense
2. blazee (Posts: 414; Member since: 02 Jan 2012)
my question is, why dont these so called known infected malware apps not get deleted off google play? is it maybe bc they are not really malware like these anti virus companies want you to believe it is. Please review some of these "malware" apps and how they actually affect your device. Im just a little sceptical
3. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
sounds like a good idea to me bro...
20. MichaelHeller (Posts: 2720; Member since: 26 May 2011)
Google does delete malware apps, but because there is no app review process on Android, the apps just keep coming. Even so, Google keeps the overall total very very low, and avoids putting in an annoying review delay.
4. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
I would love to know whether this guy has any connections to the anti virus companies.
5. lyndon420 (Posts: 5001; Member since: 11 Jul 2012)
Google's not done. They bought an antivirus company a little while ago but they haven't incorporated it into the mix yet.
8. wendygarett (unregistered)
Malware malware everywhere :(
9. networkdood (Posts: 6330; Member since: 31 Mar 2010)
Malware? LOL...MALWARE?? PLayoffs?
10. networkdood (Posts: 6330; Member since: 31 Mar 2010)
When I hear or read about malware - I smell a scam - like DOUBLE MY SPEED DOT COM....
15. JC557 (Posts: 1794; Member since: 07 Dec 2011)
Not sure why such businesses are allowed to be operational. I see those lame commercials on all the time... though only late at night like all those other scammy infomercials.
11. networkdood (Posts: 6330; Member since: 31 Mar 2010)
Slow night/day for phone arena
14. xfire99 (Posts: 939; Member since: 14 Mar 2012)
Now I want see a article about all Jailbreaked iOS devices and see how much whatever Apple have to detect malware? Or peoples that also sideload .ipa apps without going through Appstore. However they do it.
Too many article about Android malware, but never about Apple and Microsoft malware detection!
16. bloodline (Posts: 706; Member since: 01 Dec 2011)
its the same practice for the internet. It also be the same issue for apple if it let you.


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I wanted to learn more about bt4 so...how i can see and how i can know i make best choice ever
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Hello, comrades)
Nice to be here, hopefully will gain some knowledge here
Hello ... just started using BT4. I've been using Ubuntu for a while, but I hope to learn a lot here!
Hello All!!!
I love this forum
Hello world! I'm new to BackTrack, so i hope to learn and help in all that i could!
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Hello to all
Hello to everyone...
Hi there.
I used BT a bit but there are still things i want to learn so hopefully it's the right place to show me the way.
Hi guys,
Good to be here, lots to read and lots to learn. A little about me and why I came to learn and use backtrack -
1. I am a member of various online watch dog groups who monitor internet fraud and security breaches. IT security plays a heavy role in this, so I need to learn how those I watch think and operate.
2. I plan to do some malware testing, monitoring, and security reports by grabbing up some malware in the wild on a windows system and monitoring the commands that come in from the botnet C&C's. Backtrack provides the perfect platform to do just that with its WINE VM set up and traffic monitoring capabilities on the linux side. Should be fun once I get to it... but I can guarantee you I'll be wiping my machine HDD quite frequently.
See you all on the learning fields.


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I just finished reading the book, The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein and I loved it! The story is told by Enzo, a mixed-breed dog adopted by Denny as a pup. If you are a racing fan it's a bonus as this book is full of racing history and technique. Enzo relays the story of Denny's wife, Eve, who becomes sick and the affect this has on the whole family. I loved Enzo and the way he tells about his life (especially how he talks about what it's like to be a dog.) Without giving too much away it is a great story, and I am seriously considering naming my next dog Enzo.
There are other books in the library that tells the story through the eye of the family dog. Two of my favorites are written by W. Bruce Cameron, who is the author of the popular book made into a TV series, 8 Simple Rules for Dating my Teenage Daughter…
He is obviously a dog lover as well, writing A Dog's Purpose in 2010. I admit this book did start out a bit slow, but as I was pulled along the story got better. Though this is the first book in a two part series (A Dog's Journey) I read it second but still enjoyed the story immensely. As a dog lover I was enchanted with the inner most thoughts of a dog, and often imagine my pets making the same kind of disparaging remarks about cats and people who aren't really "dog people". Recommended for any animal lover, it's a fast and amusing read. But have some tissue handy.
The sequel to A Dog's Purpose is A Dog's Journey. Again the author is able to write in first person, narrating the story as a dog would. More than a bit anthropomorphic in tone, it's OK by me. I loved the story of a faithful dog who is reincarnated over and over again to finish his purpose in life. It's a sweet book and often made me smile. SPOILER: Even when the dog died it was not too sad (no tears for me which is unusual) and Bailey, or Molly, or Max was back in what seemed like a flash for him (but not his humans). Really interesting concept.


text: overactor 198 Report post Posted May 11, 2013 (edited) Before reading this post, I'd like you to keep in mind that this is my personal opinion and that I am not presenting it as absolute truth, but rather putting it out there and asking for opinions on the matter. There seems to be a lot of hate directed towards the 'idea guy' in the gaming community. He adds little to the project in terms of both work and end result. The quality of a game comes down to execution, iteration and polish. That is at least, if you'll believe the popular opinion on the matter. I tend to disagree though, and I'd like to explain my views by tying this question into another one: "Can video games be art?" At first glance, there seems to be very little preventing video games from being an art form. Much like film, it mixes several media to create a new one. Many of the processes required to make a game a reality are considered an art form. An argument you encounter often is that interactivity, exactly what makes a medium a game, is what keeps it from being a piece of art. People have done a better job than I possibly could explaining why this argument is faulty, so I won't go into that. Where they tend to go wrong though, in my opinion, is when they try to identify the real reason why some people have troubles recognizing games as an art form. Apparently, they are too new as a medium. For one thing, this means that they have a bit of growing to do. Additionally, people who didn't grow up with it, don't fully understand the medium. I don't necessarily disagree with this, but I'd like to point out a very real problem that I think is hindering games. The lack of appreciation and even depreciation of the 'idea guy'. What I think is absolutely essential for art, is that the creator has something they want to share with the world. They have a vision for what they want their piece do art to become and make decisions when creating it based on that vision. Not based on what the money thinks it should be, not based on what will go down well with the audience and not even (primarily) based on what will make for the 'better' piece of art. It's true that everyone in the gaming business, including the janitor, has ideas for games, but let me ask you this question: Does everyone have good game ideas? Now, I'm not saying that the 'idea guy' should be held on a pedestal and that his contribution to the game, the initial idea, is the only thing that counts. It is still very true that, if the only thing he has to add is the initial idea, he is of not much worth. After all, what worth is a great idea for a painting if you can't paint? And that's what makes an artist, the essential skill set necessary to create his art and the initial idea. This just leaves one more question, when it comes to making games, who is the painter? Well, that would be the game designer. Because as people have argued before me, game designing is a skill set and I will say more even, it is the only one truly essential to the quality of games. So where do the other people involved in making a game fit into this metaphor? If the game designer is the painter, the 3d modeler, animator or 2d artist might be the manufacturer of the paint. And the programmers can be the one who made the canvas the painter is using. They are all admirable professions, without them, no painting could be made, and it is pretty awesome if the painter does some of these things himself, but that's not what makes a great artist, it's the technical skill and knowledge as a painter and more importantly, the initial idea and vision. Edited May 11, 2013 by overactor 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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A sight-reading class for guitarists utilizing modern music in funk and jazz styles. The class will be based on a working guitarist's skills necessary to function in practical playing situations. Drills will utilize play-along recordings where class members will have to add parts on the spot. Guitar ensemble material will also be used to gain ensemble, phrasing, and intonation skills, as well as big band charts reading lines, comping chords, and improvising.
In this course students will learn various aspects of playing timpani, including grips, tone production concepts, interval recognition, sticking, rolls, and dynamics.
In this course students will study the 26 American rudiments, Swiss, and variations. Application of rudimental vocabulary will lead to successful performance of solo études, including those in Modern Swing Solos by Chas Wilcoxon.
A study of the 26 American rudiments, the Swiss rudiments, and their variations. Application of rudimental vocabulary to successful performance of solo études, including Wilcoxon's Modern Swing Solos.
In this course, students develop fundamental snare drum techniques including grip, sticking, rhythmic studies, snare drum reading, and a thorough study of the 26 American drum rudiments. Basic drum set time feels or grooves will be introduced.
In this course, students learn elements of jazz drumming including time keeping, comping, independence, vocabulary, and soloing. Also included is a brief history of the drum set and its function in modern and traditional jazz. Other topics covered include 4/4 & 3/4 swing (jazz waltz), common song forms, basic brush technique, and a list of common standard tunes.
Study of snare drum performance techniques and reading of constant odd meters, changing meters, polyrhythms over one and two beats, and metric modulation.
In this course, students will be exposed to time-feels, repertoire, and improvisation on drum set styles from Brazil and Cuba. Some Caribbean time feels including reggae, soca, and bomba will also be reviewed. A variety of intermediate drum set charts from the above time feels are introduced so the student is also able to participate in a wider range of ensembles and prepare for required percussion examinations. Students will also learn some of the basic hand percussion patterns and create their own drum set beats based on these patterns.
In this course, students should be able to apply all of the previous drum set techniques, styles, and time feels that they have studied into chart interpretation and drum set reading. A wide variety of intermediate drum set charts from such idioms as big band, small group, show, traditional, and contemporary settings are introduced, so the student is also able to continue their development with varied styles and feels while simultaneously getting more comfortable with chart reading, utilizing charts that mirror practical settings. Students also continue to develop advanced snare drum reading.
In this course students will learn foundational skills with wire brushes. Studies will include ballad and swing sweeping patterns, as well as patterns that can be applied to bossa nova, samba, and many contemporary popular styles. Studies in the areas of hand-to-hand development, drum set coordination/balance, listening, repertoire, and transcription studies will also be included in the course.
This course will enhance the learning and playing of standard repertoire for the drumset in various rock styles. Numerous songs will be analyzed, studied, and memorized. This course is designed to allow the student to gain a working knowledge of the standard rock repertoire.
In this course students will be exposed to and required to learn 50 tunes from the standard jazz repertoire. The emphasis will be on the drummer playing the melodies of the song in various orchestration positions on the drum set.


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MOPA has always been an institution that showcases photographers who push the limits of the art form. Whether it's through the subjects they photograph, the message of their images, or their treatment of the medium, we look to inspire our visitors by showing them something unexpected and meaningful. This Februray, we will be opening Unusual Suspects: Paintings and Photographs by Holly Roberts , an exhibition that will expose our audience to a different take on photography.


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Pink Pony is Ralph Lauren's worldwide initiative in the fight against cancer. Our mission is to reduce disparities in cancer care and ensure that treatment is available at an earlier, more curable stage. A percentage of sales from all Pink Pony products supports programs for screening, early diagnosis, treatment and research and brings patient navigation to medically underserved communities. And whatever you buy brings double satisfaction: a great Ralph Lauren product and the knowledge that you're helping fund a remarkably good cause.


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Traditional names dominate top twenty of 2012 - but will the trend continue into 2013?
Statistics gathered by Britain's most popular baby-naming website have found that Ethan and Eva are the top two names for new-borns in 2012 in a list dominated by old-fashioned and traditional names.
BabyNames.co.uk found that boys' names such as Oliver, Charlie and Jack continued to dominate parental choices throughout the year, as did the ever-popular Amelia, Alice and Ella for girls. All eyes, however, will be on the name William and Kate choose for the royal baby, which will be certain to spark a rush at registry offices in the second half of the year. BabyNames.co.uk Chief Editor Siobhan Thomas said: "Since 2011, vintage names such as Eve, Ava, Benjamin, Max, Harry and Poppy have been on the rise and this is set to continue in 2013. However, we think that this will be the 'last wave' for this trend, and old fashioned names may fall out of favour."
The bottom end of the list sees the recent rush for unusual names finally coming to an end, with the likes of Gracie-Mai, Charlee, Truman and Trent falling out of fashion.
"We're also seeing fewer hyphenated names this year," said Siobhan, "and there are far fewer names involving strange spellings with apostrophes all over the place. We're sure school teachers and exasperated relatives will be heaving sighs of relief at that news."
"The trend for unisex names like Stacey and Jordan also seems to have disappeared in the last year. It looks like traditional names for boys and girls are here to stay."
Top twenty on the BabyNames.co.uk website for 2012:
Ethan, Eva, Leo, Dylan, Jacob, Oliver, Noah, Ella, Alfie, Amelia, Mia, Isla, Max, Charlie, Alice, Joshua, Jack, Oscar, Isabella, Imogen.
Least popular names on Babynames.co.uk for 2012:
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