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The San Jose Earthquakes and Portland Timbers will renew their rivalry for the second consecutive week as they finish up their home-and-home series with a meeting at Buck Shaw Stadium on Sunday.
The two sides did battle at Jeld-Wen Field last Sunday with the Timbers picking up the win thanks to Will Johnson's second-half free kick.
"I've always had the ability to score goals, and it's nice to be producing for the team," Johnson said. "And also being a leader, I think that puts a little bit of extra pressure on myself and responsibility when a play needs to be made. I played on a team in [Real] Salt Lake where guys, when they needed to step up did, guys who have been around the block and now I'm that guy. So I have to step up and make plays or will other guys to make plays. It's all part of the evolution of my game and becoming a leader here in Portland."
While Johnson's exceptional free kick was the difference between the two sides on the night, the rivalry was heightened by Alan Gordon's sending off in the 69th minute. The 'Quakes striker caught Mikael Silvestre with an elbow to earn a second yellow card and leave the French defender bloodied.
Gordon will miss the return match against Portland this weekend due to the red card, but he was handed an additional three-match ban for using offensive language toward an opponent, an instance that brought the proceedings in Portland to boil.
But even with San Jose being reduced to 10 men, head coach Frank Yallop still had hopes of seeing his side take something from the match.
"Even with 10 men, I felt it was going to be 0-0 for us," Yallop said after the match. "Didn't feel that we were probably going to score tonight, but felt pretty comfortable we could hang in there. We did defend the box well. I think that for us, when your back is against the wall, with 10 men, you have to keep digging in there."
Last Sunday's draw sees Portland come into the weekend occupying third place in the Western Conference with nine points on the season. The next five clubs in the table - one of which is San Jose - are level on eight points apiece.
"We knew coming in that we could jump five teams in the conference, and you know we want to get above the red line and stay up there," Timbers head coach Caleb Porter said after the game. "We made a push today and moved up the table. We need to make sure we keep pushing and stay there."
The rematch is likely to have a similar outcome, depending on Saturday's results in Western Conference action. A win for San Jose would catapult the 'Quakes back above the Timbers and restore the club's two-point lead over its neighbors to the north.
But Portland will have other ideas. The Timbers have found some organization in defense that has led to back-to-back clean sheets. With the club riding a 222-minute shutout streak, Portland will be aiming for another staunch defensive display.
"Two games and two clean sheets, that was a part of our game that people were questioning; I wasn't," Porter said. "I knew we had it in us to be a very good defensive team and we've shown that the last two games. A big reason is we've been working hard in training to tighten things up."


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Exercise 1.1: Setting up Flash Builder and your project files
In this exercise you will use the application you made in Exercise 1.6 (Creating MXML custom components with ActionScript properties) to create an ActionScript class and use instances of the class to populate employee data (see in Figure 1).
In this exercise you will learn how to:
In this section you will create an ActionScript class.
private to
public and change the data type to the
String class by using the content assist tool (CTRL+Space).
public class Employee
public var imageFile:String;
firstName and
public class Employee
public var imageFile:String;
public var firstName:String;
public var lastName:String;
fName, and
lName. Type all three parameters to the
String class.
public function Employee(fileName:String, fName:String,
public function Employee(fileName:String, fName:String,
imageFile = fileName;
firstName = fName;
lastName = lName;
Note: When the argument names in the constructor match the class property names, it is a best practice to add
this to the constructor argument name so that you can differentiate between the constructor arguments and the class property names. In this case, the argument names and the class property names are different, so you do not need to add
this to the constructor argument names.
In this section, you will create multiple employee instances with ActionScript.
Script block.
<!-- Script
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -->
Script block, type firstEmployee and use the quick assist tool (CTRL+1) to create a
private variable and use the content assist tool (CTRL+Space) to data type the variable to the
Employee class (see Figure 3).
Script block, ensure the components.Employee package was imported. If not, add the following code to import the package:
import components.Employee;
private var firstEmployee:Employee
firstEmployee variable to a new instance of the Employee class component:
private var firstEmployee:Employee =new Employee;
fileName parameter of
aparker.jpg, a
fName parameter of
Athena and an
lName parameter of
private var firstEmployee:Employee = new Employee
private variable named
secondEmployee, data typed to the
Employee class.
private var firstEmployee:Employee = new Employee
private var secondEmployee:Employee
secondEmployee variable to a new instance of the Employee class component, passing a
fileName parameter of
stucker.jpg, a
fName parameter of Saul and an
lName parameter of Tucker.
private var secondEmployee:Employee = new Employee
EmployeeDisplay component instance.
firstEmployee.imageFile to the first component's
imageFile property as a bindable value:
<components:EmployeeDisplay x="10" y="60"
fullName="Athena Parker"/>
You should see two binding warnings in the Problems view (see Figure 4).
firstEmployee and
secondEmployee variables bindable by using content assist to add the
Bindable keyword in brackets:
private var firstEmployee:Employee = new Employee
private var secondEmployee:Employee = new Employee
The binding warning still exists for the
imageFile variable (see Figure 5).
imageFile variable to invoke the content assist tool. Add the
Bindable declaration to the
imageFile variable.
public var imageFile:String;
Note that the warnings no longer exists.
imageFile property, add the
secondEmployee.imageFile bindable value:
<components:EmployeeDisplay x="105" y="60"
fullName="Saul Tucker"/>
In this section you will bind the components to the employee instances.
Script block, locate and delete the two bindable variables.
import statements comment, import the Employee class component.
// import statements ----------------------------------------
import components.Employee;
Bindable public variable named
employeeData and assign the variable a data type of the Employee class.
// variable declarations ------------------------------------
public var employeeData:Employee;
BitmapImage control tag.
source property's binding to display the info from the
employeeData variable:
<s:BitmapImage source="images/{employeeData.imageFile}" />
Label control and delete the value of the text property.
<s:Label x="0" y="80" text=""/>
Note: You will see four errors populate the Problems view. You will fix these next.
component tag, remove the
imageFile and
fullName properties:
<components:EmployeeDisplay x="10" y="60"/>
employeeData property and bind it to the value of the
firstEmployee variable:
<components:EmployeeDisplay x="10" y="41"
<components:EmployeeDisplay x="105" y="60"
Your application should appear as shown in Figure 6.
In this section you will create a class method to display an employee's names.
Employee() method, create a new method named
createFullName that takes no parameters and returns data typed to the
String class:
lastName = lName;
public function createFullName():String
firstName variable and the
lastName variable with a space between them:
public function createFullName():String
return firstName + " " + lastName;
In this section you reuse the
createFullName() function to dynamically display the employee name below the
BitmapImage control.
text property to the
employeeData variable evaluated by the
createFullName() function:
<s:Label x="10" y="92"
The components now display the employee's names (see Figure 7).
In this exrecise you learned how to create an ActionScript class and use instances of it to display data. In the next exercise you will convert this ArrayCollection of generic objects into an ArrayCollection of typed data.
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Four young friends (Blaise, Charles, John, and Konrad), who met at a LAN party, have recently taken jobs at the same technology services firm. All of them work in the web development division and they were all hired as junior programmers because of their inexperience. They all work with different languages (AJAX, Perl, PHP, and Ruby on Rails (RoR)), different information systems (JSON, MySQL, plain text, and XML), and have been using those languages and systems a differing amount of time (3 months, 5 months, 6 months, 9 months).
Using the clues provided, can you figure out who has been using what language with what system for what amount of time?
1. MySQL has been used longer than RoR.
2. The four friends are John, the one who uses PHP, the one who has been at it for 9 months, and the one who uses plain text.
3. Blaise is happy he doesn't have to work with Perl.
4. Plain text has been used longer than PHP, but not as long as AJAX.
5. One of the languages start with the same letter as its corresponding system.
6. Charles has been working with his language and system longer than John, but not as long as the person who uses AJAX.
7. The four information systems are XML, the one used with PHP, the one that's been used for 6 months, and the one that Konrad uses.
8. JSON has not been used the most amount of time and XML hasn't been used the least amount of time.
9. The four languages used are AJAX, the one used for 5 months, the used by Charles, and the one used with JSON.
HintThe programming languages do not necessarily match up with the most realistic information systems.
AnswerBlaise has been working with PHP and JSON for 3 months.
Charles has been working with Perl and plain text for 6 months.
John has been working with Ruby on Rails and XML for 5 months.
Konrad has been working with AJAX and MySQL for 9 months.
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Tickets drop sharply after sheriff scraps traffic unit
Published: Sunday, August 11, 2013 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, August 10, 2013 at 7:51 p.m.
In the wake of December's Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Connecticut, Alachua County Sheriff Sadie Darnell used her discretion to put resource deputies in more schools at the expense of her traffic unit.
Now, the number of traffic citations and DUI charges has dropped sharply, raising issues about safety on the streets.
The drop in tickets also will result in a loss of revenue for various programs funded by citations.
In a broader view, the actions by Darnell reflect the difficult choices that must be made with a limited budget.
They also illustrate the discretion Darnell has to prioritize the laws the agency will enforce — an issue raised by County Commissioner Robert "Hutch" Hutchinson, who wants Darnell to stop arresting people for possessing small amounts of marijuana.
"I know and anticipated that the numbers would go down because there is always a trade-off when you collapse a unit, and the traffic unit was doing some very productive work," Darnell said. "You have to weigh it. To me the need to have deputies in school is partly safety, but it is also becoming role models and developing a relationship with our future adults at a very young age."
In 2012, the Sheriff's Office issued 16,231 civil traffic citations, made 442 DUI arrests and wrote 1,907 criminal traffic citations for offenses including driving on a suspended license, according to data from the Alachua County Clerk of the Court.
From January to July of this year, the Sheriff's Office issued 2,793 civil traffic citations, made 153 DUI arrests and wrote 678 criminal traffic citations.
"Therefore, you can calculate that if the current trends hold, ASO will write about 11,443 fewer civil citations this year than last year and about 180 fewer DUIs," Clerk Buddy Irby said in an email to The Sun with the requested data. "Also, they have written 678 other types of criminal citations. At this rate, they will write about 745 fewer other types."
To try to estimate how much revenue that represents, Irby's office used an average fine of $194 — the cost of going 10 to 14 mph over the speed limit.
If all the projected 11,443 citations were paid, the revenue would total $2,219,942.
Irby said the $194 goes to about 25 different funds in state and local governments. Among them are the clerk's office, a radio communications fund, teen court and local law enforcement training.
Darnell said the primary reason the numbers are down is the disbanding of the unit. She added that any deputy can write a traffic ticket — and many are being written — but that the high cost of tickets might deter deputies from issuing them in some cases.
"I want them to focus on high-hazard driving. They have a great deal of discretion on whether to give a ticket or issue a warning," Darnell said. "Candidly, part of the reason why some of the numbers have gone down is because fines are so high, and it is hard to write a $200, $300 or $500 ticket."
ASO used to have a "motor unit" of five deputies and a sergeant. Their primary responsibility was enforcing the laws of the road, and they patrolled most recently on a fleet of Harley-Davidsons after making the switch from BMWs in 2008.
The unit started in the late 1980s, and in addition to enforcing traffic laws, the unit was responsible for accident reconstruction.
But after the Sandy Hook shootings, the public was calling for deputies in more schools, particularly elementary schools. Darnell obliged.
Through a reorganization that included collapsing an overlap shift and disbanding the traffic unit, she was able to put an additional 12 deputies on campuses.
The motorcycles are still used for honor guard activities, such as escorts for law enforcement funerals.
Several months ago, Hutchinson asked Darnell to stop making arrests for small amounts of marijuana, saying the misdemeanor crime is not worth the time and expense of arrests or the impact it has on those arrested.
Hutchinson said if anything, notices to appear in court or civil citations would be more appropriate than arrests.
Darnell countered that as long as marijuana is illegal, deputies cannot ignore it.
But by disbanding the traffic unit, Hutchinson said, Darnell is essentially choosing to not enforce a lot of traffic offenses.
"Police have discretion on the most important things to enforce, and she is making that decision," Hutchinson said. "I would be concerned about safety on the roads. We have a lot of young, exuberant drivers, and it is important to have a police presence on the roads. Exactly what that level is is determined by the sheriff. It is important that she balance those needs for safety in the schools with safety on the roads."
Darnell said traffic laws still are being enforced when deputies see offenders.
Gainesville Police Officer Jeff McAdams, president of the Gator Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police, represents sheriff's deputies and said none have complained about disbanding the unit. McAdams added it is unusual for an agency the size of ASO not to have a unit. The Gainesville Police Department has a traffic unit.
University of Florida professor emeritus Frederick Shenkman, who worked in law enforcement prior to teaching criminology at UF, said discretion is the most difficult but interesting aspect of analyzing law enforcement.
At the street level, officers have enormous discretion on whether to ticket or arrest someone. A commanding officer might emphasize certain offenses to his or her unit at the expense of others. And at the top, the sheriff or police chief has to determine which programs exist and which don't along with setting the general tone of enforcement.
Money, public pressure and other factors determine discretionary decisions, Shenkman said.
"You cannot understand law enforcement without understanding discretion. That is the single theme that affects almost everything," Shenkman said. "You can't make up the law, but you can decide where you put your resources, efforts and reward system. It affects who gets promoted, what is most important. They are discretionary judgments that affect the value system and priorities of the department."
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Springfield Connectivity
At the direction of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, the Department of Planning and Zoning and the Department of Transportation initiated the Springfield Connectivity Study to address several challenges and opportunities facing Springfield, Virginia. The Springfield study area includes the land area surrounding the interchange of Interstate-95 and Franconia Road, generally located south of Interstate-495. The Study examines both the recommendations offered by a May 2006 Urban Land Institute Advisory Services Panel report and the challenges associated with the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) actions for Fort Belvoir, which will affect the Springfield area. ULI presented their recommendations on Springfield to the Lee District and other interested parties on May 26, 2006: ULI Final Presentation: Springfield, Virginia, May 26, 2006.
The Final Report of the Connectivity Study recommends improvements for the Springfield area in regards to multimodal accessibility and mobility and to revitalize its urban form into a walkable, vibrant, and active community. In order to achieve this vision for Springfield, staff worked with a consultant team to test a series of land use and transportation alternative. The impacts of each alternative were measured by assessing elements, such as potential needed roadway improvements, levels of public transit ridership, and the ability to improve vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle functions. The following documents are the final products, dated August 2008, from the study:
Springfield Connectivity Study Final Report
Existing Conditions and Plans Report
Final Report Part 1: Transportation and Land Use Evaluation: The Transportation and Land Use Evaluation describes each of the land use and transportation scenarios in detail, providing floor-to-area ratios (FAR), jobs-to-household ratios, and depictions of the various transportation networks. This report volume also describes the preferred alternative and its included elements.
Final Report Part 2: Framework Plans and Street Typology: The Framework Plans and Street Typology explores the urban design concepts and organizing principles for the study area. The Framework Plans illustrate improvements to the urban realm that support improved connectivity relative to future development and redevelopment for the preferred alternative.
Recent Activities
On June 1, 2009 the Board of Supervisors authorized Plan Amendment (PA) S09-CW-3CP (formerly S09-IV-FS1), in an effort to bring together the final report recommendations of the Springfield Connectivity Study and the land use changes proposed in several BRAC Area Plans Review (APR) nominations, located in the Springfield area (BRAC APR 08-IV-5FS, 08-IV-7FS, and 08-IV-9FS). The subject area for the Plan amendment included the study area for the Springfield Connectivity Study (the Franconia-Springfield Transit Station Area and the Springfield Community Revitalization District), in addition to several parcels that were nominated in BRAC APR 08-IV-7FS, adjacent to the study area. Click here for the map of the Plan amendment study area and the BRAC nominations.
The PA authorization requested that staff evaluate the transportation and placemaking recommendations from the Connectivity Study to determine if these elements could facilitate the revitalization of the Springfield subject area. A land use "strawman" was created for the areas involved in BRAC APR nominations, which consists of two, incremental levels of redevelopment. The "strawman" was presented to the Lee District Land Use Committee on June 22, 2009 and was modified, based on comments received, to the July 29, 2009 version. These land use scenarios are currently being evaluated.
Staff Report for Plan Amendment S09-IV-CW3 and the Proposed Text
Plan Amendment S09-CW-3CP proposed revisions to the Franconia-Springfield Area of the Comprehensive Plan, including the Springfield Community Business Center (CBC) and the Franconia-Springfield Transit Station Area. The revisions primarily focused on new areawide guidance pertaining to urban design, streetscape and placemaking concepts. Portions of the CBC, north and south of Old Keene Mill Road were recommended for redevelopment as an urban village and commuter parking facility, respectively. The amendment also reorganized the structure of the Plan text for the Franconia-Springfield Area and remove the Engineer Proving Ground recommendations from the area guidance. Copies of the report are available from the Department of Planning and Zoning, Suite 730, Herrity Building, 12055 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, Virginia, (703) 324-1380
Chapter 1: Staff Report for PA S09-CW-3CP
Chapter 2: Proposed Comprehensive Plan Text for PA S09-CW-3CP
Proposed Areawide Text
Proposed Land Unit Text
Proposed Urban Design and Streetscape Guidance (Appendix)
Associated Modifications Proposed to the Springfield Planning District Text
Chapter 3: Attachments
Attachment I: Summary of 2008 BRAC APR Nominations in the Franconia-Springfield Area, August 6, 2009
Attachment II: Draft Strawman Alternative for Springfield CBC, July 29, 2009
Attachment III: Proposed Franconia-Springfield Land Unit Map
Attachment IV: VDOT comments on Chapter 527 Review
Attachment V: 2030 Background Volumes for Chapter 527 BRAC APR Applications
Attachment VI: Proposed Comprehensive Plan Land Use Figure Changes
Public Hearings & Actions
The Fairfax County Planning Commission held a public hearing on the proposed Plan Amendment on Wednesday, December 9, 2009. The Planning Commission voted unanimously in support of the nomination with two minor modifications. One modification related to the proposed Transportation Map on page 27 of the staff-recommended text. The second modification involved the text that addresses the northern edge of the Springfield CBC. The Planning Commission verbatim can be found on the Planning Commission's website. The recommendations pertaining to the Springfield CBC, as modified at the public hearing, can be located here.
The Board of Supervisors held a public hearing on the Plan amendment on Tuesday, January 12, 2010. The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to adopt the amendment as recommended by the Planning Commission with a few, minor revisions to further revise the map notations and to add language that addresses interim uses and by-right development within the study area. The Clerk to the Board of Supervisors' Summary for the January 12, 2010 meeting can be found on the Board of Supervisors' website. The modifications, as adopted by the Board, can be found here.
Adopted Text for Plan Amendment S09-CW-3CP (Adopted No. 2007-17)


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well the list isnt "top 10 MOST hentai bishoujo" so argument might still be valid.
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i catch myself laughing like sena sometimes, which makes me laugh harder
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hey, if you expanded the list to top 20, you'd have ALL of them. and then people would just argue over order.
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CRAIG Davies is poised to strike should an opportunity come knocking at the City Ground this afternoon.
The Wales international broke his duck with a goal against Burnley last weekend but does not know whether it will be enough to book a place in Dougie Freedman's line-up against Nottingham Forest.
Davies admits competition for a spot up front is fierce, with Kevin Davies, David Ngog and Marvin Sordell also in contention.
But the former Barnsley man, who is unbeaten in four meetings against Forest over the course of his career, is not fretting about when his big chance will arrive.
"I can only work hard and bring whatever I can to the team," he said.
"Everyone is trying to impress the manager on a daily basis and I'm no different. Hopefully, sooner or later, I'll get a chance to start and kick on from there.
"There are some good strikers here – the skipper, David, Marvin – they are all players who have played at the highest level so I have just got to keep my head down and worry about myself."
Davies is reluctant to make predictions on whether Wanderers can turn round their season and still mount a push for the play-offs.
A 13-point gap between 17th position, where the Whites currently find themselves and sixth place, where Middlesbrough occupy the last play-off berth, looks a tough one to close.
Today's game against Forest kick-starts a heavy run of seven games in 21 days, after which the striker at least hopes to be moving up the table.
"Forest is never an easy place to go but, with a new manager, it might be a good time to play them," he said. "I hope we can take something from that and the Derby game as well.
"That's everyone's aim. We should be up there, but the teams that are at the top of the table have just had that little bit more consistency.
"We need to get more consistent, win more games, and climb the table.
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My point being you're flitting between targetting one group of consumers and another. One minute you say everything should be in a box on a shelf like an Apple product, the next you're saying those people would be wanting to overclock their systems to run a set of user-generated graphics improvement mods for games? Buh? If those people are already into modding games, why aren't they building their own computers? So that's my main point, you're really not being clear with which kind of consumer you're wishing to target. Also I'm failing to see the link between the high res graphics mods and "independently produced content" which requires overclocking.
If you just want to play vanilla games and browse youtube, why not just switch to a PS3 or an xbox360?
The way I see it is this: there are two main types of consumer, the savvy and the not so savvy. Savvy ones will read reviews and shop around because they value being in control of their purchases and getting exactly what they want. Not so savvy are just looking for something convenient and easy to fill their needs. Products catering to the latter are, generally, more expensive if the user wishes to get the same experience as an informed customer without taking the time to do the work themselves. See also: Alienware. Massively overpriced PCs which you could build for way less, but marketed as a complete package for a "gamer" to get going with immediately after they plug it in. It's like you're trying to aim for the best of both worlds without realising that marketing is about finding out what the consumer wants rather than speculating about what you think would be best for them.
EDIT: I don't supposed you have a link for system requirements for ENBSeries mods, do you?
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Absolutely not.
Because this is the "walled garden" so many people are afraid Microsoft is already working on with Windows 8. What some people don't understand when they jump for Macs is they're giving up customization and the ability to open the hood and tinker with settings at a whim. Obviously this isn't for everyone, but it's an option that I simply won't have taken from me. But more importantly is the control of what software they're allowed to use they give up.
Not all free apps for Windows are just hobbled versions of retail software. There is a free version of just about everything that works almost as good, if not just as good as ones you have to pay for. The reason for this is because Microsoft doesn't make apps on demand - someone else sees the need and fills it in with their solution (either free or retail). Apple doesn't make those apps out of goodwill towards their customers, but because they want to keep total control over their product. There's an unwritten agreement whenever you buy an Apple product that you will use it only the way its creators intended. If you want any more functionality you have to ask them and then pay for it.
Remember what happened iPhone? If you unlocked one from AT&T to use with any carrier of your choice your phone was bricked. And third party apps? There's a reason those are rare.
The entire point of a walled garden is control, not giving the customer what they want. It's already an abominable concept, but asking me to pay for it on top of that?Virtual Pilot 3D NEVER NOT SCAM!
EDIT: Ah, I see where the confusion occurs! Ok, so I mentioned an idea for this service that offers pre-configured downloads for a bunch of things (games, mods, emulators, apps etc.).
I also mentioned that the further away you deviate from the base PC hardware configurations, the more manual tweaking you have to do to get the downloads working properly.
So switching ram or hard disks usually would have no effect, but switching cpus or gpus probably would result in an impact.
Well, isn't that what power users do anyway??
In the end, if you want to customise your PC there is absolutely no solution that will always automatically fit your system - it's up to you to make things work at the best possible settings (keep in mind I'm referring to mods, emulators and the like - not commercial games). The only advantage for a power user / overclocker in this scenario would be the wealth of information presented to them on the offered hardware: they would know how well the base configurations perform through exhaustive benchmark and thermal performance results. If they feel they can do better, at least they have a good set of resources to compare with.
This is actually quite significant in it's own right - new hardware is usually shrouded by PR and hearsay when it comes to concrete performance and thermal levels. This is all for overclockers of course.
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1) build an overclocked, balanced PC
2) set up and configure a tuned OS
3) Give this tuned and overclocked PC to consumer to use as they please
4) Give consumer a URL to a network that has a bunch of free stuff related to modding, emulation, utilities, home theater stuff etc.
It's pretty simple tbh. Whether the user is casual, a general gamer or a tinkerer, they are given a good starting point for them to work with.
There are.
Then you complained that they had too many choices.
They don't.
Then you complained that they had too few choices.
They clearly don't.
Then you complained that they're too complicated.
If the end-user cares about overclocking, then they're exactly as complicated as they need to be.
Now you're complaining that they cost too much.
Services cost money.
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2) What is considered tuned? Tuned for what? You can tune your PC a million different ways. I am sure the PC is tuned already to run to high efficiency from a boutique builder.
3) You buy it, you can do whatever you want with it.
4) Google is your friend. Forums and fan sites are also. Giving a URL to a casual user would be the most confusing thing ever. We already have the best casual mod service, in Steam Workshop. Not every game uses it but more are and makes its simple as hell to mod the game. And if you are modding ini and files, then we are past casual.
No builder that hopes to grow will promote emulators.
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Most of those things aren't worthy of the extra money as they are already done elsewhere for free (if less personally). I would say no, though I like the idea of a PC console. Something with readily accessible parts and a very simplistic hardware installation. Each element is modular, so as it ages you can just buy a new part to increase your performance. Yeah, PC gaming is already this to some degree, but it's not exactly user friendly for the average non-PC geek.
1. installing and configuring a codec pack for native mkv,mp4,mov,avi,ts support as well as intelligent subtitle detection (that needs a bit of time to tweak).
2. adding a few convenience utilities that can be utilised by custom automated software provided by the manufacturer. Apps like Core Affinity Resident, ShellFolderFix, NTCore's 4GB Patch and Link Shell Extension
3. installing psd,tga codecs so you can view photoshop and targa files in windows photo viewer or paint. Also thumbnails ould be visible for these file types
there are hundreds of similiar tweaks that can make win7 better but not bog down the system like OEMs' constantly running "multimedia" bundled apps that take up memory and cpu cycles.
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That's how services get priced for customisation. The price coming from them being put together to different specifications rather than a set build which could be churned out on a factory line. I'd consider it perfectly reasonable for a custom build gaming rig which was up and ready with all the latest drivers and such to cost upwards of £1600 depending on what parts were used. Yeah, I could do it myself for £1000 but you pay for not having the hairy moments of dealing with those misleadingly-named Zero Insertion Force slots and finding out you mucked up the jumper settings and have to start again.
I'm honestly now thinking that Alienware do something like this and I've seen they have a place where users can register for a customer support zone and the site has links to drivers and such. I can see a bit clearer what you're getting at now in that you're theorising a company whom build custom PCs to a user's specifications then offer a level of service after purchase to enable the user to do more stuff and... I dunno, pretend they were always One Of Us or something. I still think that there isn't actually a viable target group for this due to how muddied the prospective aims of the business have become.
Also wouldn't this network of utilities all in one place need to, I dunno, be hosted and maintained? Which would cost money?
I'm not sure how many people would want an OCed and tweaked PC that was OCed and tweaked by someone else.
Personally, overclocking isn't really about getting better performance... it's about fiddling around with my PC. Letting someone else do it takes the fun out of it.
So for someone like me that pre-OCed, tuned PC is not a good starting point at all, it's already been done. It's like I'm a painter and I buy my canvases with paint by number, or worse- already painted.
But I don't know, I'm hardly your average consumer. Perhaps there is a market for such a thing.
Again, this is in the realm of serious overclocking - 1ghz increases and up - and not this kiddie overclocking I'm seeing nowadays.
"look! I overclocked my core i3 from 3.0Ghz to 3.4Ghz using autotune O/C :D :D :D "
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Sure but if you're OCing yourself you would probably know a lot more about the dangers than if you just bought it pre-OCed. If I'm the type of consumer who doesn't want to OC my machine, I'd probably rather buy a more stable faster system than a pre-OCed system... of course I guess you could sell the most top-of-the-line machine that's OCed on top of that, but this gets very expensive for the target audience of college students with little cash.
It just seems like the most likely audience for this would be hobbyists who prefer the fun of tweaking on their own.
Well that's not the "college student with very little cash" you were targeting earlier. If mommy buys them new stuff why not just OC your own and have mommy buy a new one if it melts? I don't see where the market for this would be. And for $900-$1000 why buy an OCed mid range and not just a real $1000 machine?
Either way i'm sure it would be embarrassing to the kid!
because a dual core overclocked to 4Ghz will trounce a quad core running at 3Ghz. Same goes for quad core and hexa core. Overclocking makes a huge difference after a certain threshold is passed, not only is speed increased but memory bandwidth as well. Back in the core 2 days, my mid-range core 2 cpu was overclocked with a front side bus speed of 2Ghz. Compare that to the Core 2 Quad's 1333Mhz.
Translation: a properly overclocked mid-range system will outperform a higher end stock system.
Perhaps, but maybe there will come a time when multi-threading is more common and exploited fully where those extra cores will make a difference? I don't know.
I'll bow out. Personally I wouldn't consider buying this, but the same can be said about iPhones and SUVs and those have huge markets, so what do I know
edit: one more thing though- you could buy the non-OCed $1000 machine with room for future OCing... that mid range pre-OCed is already there, so in the future you're already maxed out without upgrading. But right, that's probably not the mindset of the consumer who would buy this.
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Either way, this is not helping you: You're willfully blind to the options available, your ideas - as confused as they are - have no market, and you're vacillating horribly between "I want all the options" and "I want a My First Computer™," where everything is custom built for cost.
Origin (is) showing off its new Phase Change cooling technology, which enables the Genesis desktop to be overclocked to 5.7GHz, and which pushes that desktop's starting price from $1,337 to $4,499. So how does that $3,000 feature work? ...
why am I spoon feeding you? Grow up.


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To help UB become more sustainable, I am involving myself on campus as much as possible. I am a member of Alpha Kappa Chi, an environmental fraternity, and working through them to promote awareness on campus. I believe education is central to sustainability.
How do you involve UB's faculty or staff in your sustainability work?
I try my best to establish relationships with UB's environmental faculty and staff. I invest time in getting to know them and learning from their lives, and have invited several to speak to the fraternity about their experiences.
How has sustainability impacted your academic pursuits?
Sustainability has impacted my academic pursuits in that it has determined my future. I have committed myself to studying the environment and making a living by living sustainability and teaching others how to be sustainable.
What is the one thing you would like people to know that you do in your personal life to further sustainability?
Personally, I use as many reusable resources as I can in my day to day life – I drink a lot of coffee, so I make sure I use my travel mug, and whenever I shop, I bring reusable bags. It has become a way of life for me; it has actually become a habit to use reusable items to the point where using paper or plastic is uncomfortable for me.
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Mean Betty: Another Taylor Swift Break Up, Another Hit Album?
Taylor Swift and Connor Kennedy are splitsville—will the public get a new CD full of 'I hate you' songs?
-Mean Betty
Kittens, if there's one thing we can always count on, it's this: When Taylor Swift dumps a guy (and why is it that she's always the dump-er, not dump-ee?), she hits the studio and we, the public, get an album that's melodic and tunefulm with every lyric telling a story about how her latest love turned stinky. Red, her newest album, is supposedly about Jake Gyllenhaal and another ex or two just thrown in to confuse us. Now that she's dumped Connor Kennedy, will she name her next album something like Camelot, Compound or Beach House?
In the beginning of her career, it was kind of cute that Taylor sang about her crushes. "She was just a sweet 16-year-old, after all. "You Belong With Me" wormed its way into our consciousness — wherever you went, you heard that tune. It was such a cute little ditty about a girl who was pining for a boy who was dating a popular girl. That song more or less set the bar for Taylor's oeuvre. She pumped out bouncy, upbeat tunes about unrequited crushes or relationships that somehow failed — but the failures were never, ever Taylor's fault. And kittens, who doesn't love to dance to a bit of happy schadenfreude?
Read Mean Betty Isn't At All Surprised That Kate Gosselin Was Fired from CouponCabin
Yes, lambkins, we all gushed over sweet Taylor's boundless energy and sweet-eyed naiveté in her pursuit of love. We kept rooting for her to find her one true love. It's just that when you parse it out, kittens, it seems that almost all of her songs are break-up anthems.
What Meanie wonders now is this: Is Taylor purposely dating guys just to get more momentum for her creativity? Don't laugh! In the past, she's publicly stated that she uses all her exes as inspiration for her music. So, is she picking guys because she likes them, or…? Consider the celeb boyfriends that she's dated and dumped alone: Joe Jonas, Taylor Lautner, John Mayer, Jake Gyllenhaal, Kyle McKinley, Adam Young, Corey Monteith, Toby Hemingway, Garett Hedlund, Eddie Redmayne, Harry Styles, Lucas Till and now Connor Kennedy's been kicked to the curb. After compiling that list, Meanie's head was twirling so badly after counting them — and she's sure she missed a few — she had the butler make her a double.
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The Perth man who was found dead in a hotel in Laos last week may have been dead for up to two days before his body was found.
A man who claimed to have found Nick Parkin's body at Sinnakhone Hotel in the Laos capital of Vientiane said he had not been seen since checking in two days prior to when he was found dead on January 4.
Mr Parkin, 39, who was based in Darwin, was found just days after his friend Kane Scriven, 40, died on New Year's Day after a night of partying in Laos.
It is not known if the deaths are connected but the ABC is reporting it understands the men died from overdoses, likely from the same batch of drugs.
Soukthidet Inthanongsak, who goes by the nickname 'Tony' works as a receptionist at Sinnakhone Hotel.
Mr Inthanongsak said he was shocked to find the man's body when he went to his room to check on him.
He said no one at the hotel had seen Mr Parkin since he checked in on January 2.
"He was supposed to stay two days," Mr Inthanongsak said.
On January 4 Mr Inthanongsak went to Mr Parkin's room.
"It was time for him to check out, it was 1pm, he was supposed to check out before 12pm," he said.
"I went to his room, I wanted to ask if he wanted to keep staying or not.
"I knocked on the door, the TV was on, the air-conditioning was on, I started to open the door, I saw that he [was] laid down on his bed.
"I saw that his blood in his body was dark blue, I got shocked and I called everyone to please check if he was dead.
"I was sure he was dead already."
"I feel sorry for him."
Mr Parkin's father, John Parkin said his son had been very distressed by his friend's death when he contacted the family on January 2.
"He was by himself with Kane and they were very good mates," he was quoted by ninemsn.com.au as saying.
"From what little he said on e-mail, he was deeply affected by Kane's death. We lost contact with him after that."
Mr Parkin said the two men had flown to South-East Asia after Mr Scriven had bought his mate a ticket to Thailand as a Christmas present.
"I thought they were staying at the usual tourist haunts but Nick was a bit adventurous," Mr Parkin said.
Nick Parkin, a former pearl diver, was expected to return work in Darwin after the holiday.
The Northern Territory News earlier reported that Mr Parkin had not been heard of since January 2 after contacting Mr Scriven's friends.
According to Mr Parkin's Facebook page he attended All Saints College in Bull Creek and later went to TAFE in Perth.
Mr Parkin's brother Timothy told his Facebook friends about his brother's death on Wednesday night in a post.
"My brother nick died in Laos on the4," he posted, before then posting a prayer dedicated to his brother.
Both men had worked for a Darwin-based boat maintenance and supply company.
"Everyone at Workboats Northern Australia is shocked by the sudden deaths of Kane Scriven and Nicholas Parkin," the company said on its Facebook page.
"We are supporting their close friends who still work with us and are respecting their requests to grieve in peace."
A work colleague, PJ Jackson, who was originally from Melbourne, posted on Facebook: "Nick will miss you like a brother also."
Since Christmas three other Australians have died while holidaying in South-East Asia.
Just over a week ago, Denni North, 33, died after being found barely conscious beside a pool in Bali.
Perth man Liam Davies, 19, died last week after suffering methanol poisoning from a drink on the Indonesian tourist island of Lombok.
Melbourne man Sebastian Eric Faulkner, 21, plunged to his death from the ninth floor of a hotel in Phuket on New Year's Day.


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DFI LANParty UT RDX200: ATI's Crossfire AMD for the Bleeding Edgeby Wesley Fink on 10/18/2005 11:03 AM EST
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Skoad - Friday, October 21, 2005 - linkBoard just came in stock at newegg for $209+5 shipping.
Also what psu was used in this test. I read somewhere that the board needs an 8pin connection from the psu and that very few psu's have this right now.
I can't seem to find where I read this at atm. Reply
Wesley Fink - Friday, October 21, 2005 - linkWe use the OCZ 520W as a standard bench PSU. It has both 4 and 8-pin 12V connectors. 8-pin slots will also work with 4-pin 12V plugs. Reply
Zoomer - Wednesday, October 19, 2005 - linkWill there be a value ATi board?
I don't forsee myself getting a xfire solution, ever. Reply
smaky - Thursday, October 20, 2005 - linkGuess who is getting one this week? hiihihihiihih x850? Reply
danidentity - Wednesday, October 19, 2005 - linkYou make no comment on the stability of this board, how is it? Reply
cryptonomicon - Wednesday, October 19, 2005 - linkSorry, but I can't help but ask why the gaming performance graphs were not all done on the same graphics card. Initially I thought WOW THIS NEW ATI CHIPSET IS MAD FAST but then I see it was using the 7800 gtx while all the other boards got 6800 ultras... WTF?
What the heck is going on? Was the scientific method forgotten or something? This is a let down. Reply
rjm55 - Wednesday, October 19, 2005 - linkI'm always amazed in reading AT Comments that those who complain loudest are the ones who don't even bother to READ the review. I may not always agree with Wesley's approach on a review, but I know his results are always documented clearly in the review, logical, and repeatable. In fact he is the reviewer at AT who is most careful to always document the components he tested with and the setups. Derek and Anand often leave you guessing how they tested and you have to ask to figure it out.
If you had bothered to read the test setup you would have seen that the red bars are tests with the 6800 Ultra - the same used in every other compared board. The 7800GTX and Crossfire were BONUS results - for those who would be screaming "Why have you tested with the obsolete 6800 Ultra instead of the 7800GTX".
Please READ before you scream so your rants aren't a total waste of time. Reply
JarredWalton - Wednesday, October 19, 2005 - linkSorry to have to point this out, but assembling and testing a motherboard can take several days. The 7800GTX scores were there for reference, but 6800 Ultra was used as well (the red bar) to make scores comparable. It's not practical to go back and retest seven (or more) motherboards every time a new article needs to be published. If we don't include something like the 7800GTX, people wonder how that affects performance. Just look at the red bars for motherboard comparisons and the gold bar to see what a $500 (instead of $350) GPU will do. :) Reply
cryptonomicon - Wednesday, October 19, 2005 - linknevermind, wesley made no error, just me :D the board using the 6800u in red is the direct comparison (which it said in the article, albeit not on the gaming performance page). must have been too late at night or i was just too dumb to see it! excellent article as always. Reply
cryptonomicon - Wednesday, October 19, 2005 - linkhats off to DFI, this board is wicked fast. i am curious though as to how it will sell given the high price. Reply
nsk - Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - linkHaving 8 SATA ports is very useful. kudos to DFI for putting that extra SiI chip. Reply
Diasper - Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - linkWhat's good about this board IMO is the Azalia Audio and CPU utilisation - *very* impressive for on-board audio. Performance and options are of course very good as well although nothing worth paying significantly more for.
However, just to point out one additional benefit of the board that you guys might not have realised yet is that it could very much make a quiet computer guy very happy as the active chipset cooler can very easily be replaced with a passive heatsink eg Zalman one. Trying that with many NF4 is impossible unless resorting to modding - with some coming up with some quite radical solutions. After all there's no point buying a nice and expensive case like the Antec P180 and then a quiet PSU ontop only to have a screaming NB fan in your NF4 - unless resorting to modding.
However, as others have mentioned deal-breakers include poor USB performance and no SATA 2 and possibly cost althought we'll have to wait on that one. Reply
Azkarr - Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - linkWell, it's on newegg now. $239? I think thats just about $50 too much for not having SATA II. Plus, none of the Crossfire cards except the XL are out, so I don't think there's a point to buying this board.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82...">Newegg Reply
Slaimus - Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - linkWhich sound driver was used to get such a low CPU usage score? Realtek or ATI? Reply
Wesley Fink - Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - linkWe used the Realtek sound driver on the DFI CD with the board for testing. We did use the current 5.10 Catalyst drivers, however, instead of the Crossfire 5.8 drivers on the CD. Reply
nourdmrolNMT1 - Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - linkhttp://images.anandtech.com/reviews/motherboards/d...">http://images.anandtech.com/reviews/motherboards/d...
WTF is up with the one SATA connector? sata7 specifically it looks completely off. Reply
emilyek - Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - linkA clawhammer for overclocking?
A real test of the 1T/2T stuff would be gaming benchmarks for 2 x 1G @ 1T and 4 x 512 @ 2T. That's the test I want to see. Reply
ozzimark - Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - linkthis stands out at me.
that data is... somewhat useless for the top 5-9 boards, as it's obviously a cpu limitation. try oc'ing the htt/fsb with the fx-57 and watch the board break 400mhz Reply
Pete84 - Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - linkHorrible!! The only things going for this board is that I. It has Crossfire and II. It has some nice memory capabilities and III. It has Azaliz.
Pathetic USB performance, no SATA II!!! When even budget minded boards have SATA II and this one does not, now that is a serious lapse. Having a seperate raid controller with some SATA II ports would help this, especially so if it was on the PCI-E bus, but wow . . . and price at $230!!! Reply
haelduksf - Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - linkI don't understand why SATA-II is such a big deal to so many people. NCQ has a negligable impact unless you're running a server (on a XFire motherboard...), and the 300MB/s transfer speed has no effect at any time with currently available harddrives. Reply
JarredWalton - Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - linkSATA2 actually only increases the bandwidth from 1.5Gbps to 3.0Gbps. Since sustained transfer rates are still maxing out at around 100MBps (0.8Gbps), and that's only with RAID-0 and two drives... well, SATA2 isn't a huge deal. I don't recall seeing whether the ATI chipset supports NCQ, which is of course in a similar boat.
USB2.0 performance is only really important if you use an external HDD. Most flash cards and other USB2.0 devices don't come anywhere near 60MBps, as Anand's USB Flash Drive article showed. USB2.0 video devices might also have trouble, though - not sure what the throughput on those is. 150Mbps should be enough, really. Isn't 1080i only a 20Mbps stream? (Or is it 20MBps?) Reply
haelduksf - Wednesday, October 19, 2005 - linkErr...that's what I meant, 3 Gbps, not 300Mbps. in either case, it's quite useless, and will be for the forseeable future. Reply
erinlegault - Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - linkI would have been nice if DFI would have used the ULI southbridge. Maybe DFI will include the ULI M1575 for the DFI LANParty UT RDX200 Expert motherboard (that's if they do the same as they've done with the NF4 board). Reply
DigitalFreak - Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - linkAnyone else think this board is a bit lacking feature wise for the $230 asking price? If you REALLY want Crossfire, then you'll need this board. Otherwise, the Nforce4 seems to be the better choice. I just can't believe that DFI is asking so much $$$ for this! Reply
mongoosesRawesome - Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - linkprice will likely come down pretty quickly. remember how much the nforce 4 sli boards were when they came out?
I've also heard rumors that DFI is going to release a new board with an updated southbridge in a few weeks. Reply
bob661 - Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - link
quote:Only if people buy these things otherwise there would be no reason to lower prices. Reply
price will likely come down pretty quickly.
coomar - Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - link226-2-2-2-7-2T is going to be faster than 206-2-2-2-7-1T
vdimm and vcore voltage choices were very impressive
how good is azalia compared to good soundcards/ decoders? Reply
muffin - Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - linkDFI was not the first! EQS have had a board on sale at overclock.co.uk for a couple of weeks now. Its the same as the (as yet unreleased) Sapphire board, made by the same people.
Linky: http://www.overclock.co.uk/customer/product.php?pr...">http://www.overclock.co.uk/customer/product.php?pr...
Its been on sale for a while guys, pay attention. Theres an Inquirer story about it too :/ Reply
erinlegault - Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - linkThere is data for x850XT missing in the Half-Life 2, Wolfenstein, Aquamark and UT2004 Reply
Wesley Fink - Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - linkDue to time constraints we did not run a full set of Crossfire benchmarks. We were mainly trying to confirm Crossfire worked as it should on the DFI. We therefore ran those benches where more powerful video makes a difference and left out those where the video power makes little difference. You can find a full suite of Crossfire, 7800GTX, and other graphics benchches in our Crossfire Graphics launch reviews under the Video tab at the top of the page.
We did intend to run Half Life 2 but our benchmarks no longer work with the new build Steam forces on you. We are in the process of updating the HL2 benchmark unless some of you tech wizards know of an HL2 benchmark that will definitely work with the new HL2 version. Reply
bigtoe36 - Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - linkhaving tested the RDX200 at the same time as Wesley I am able to confirm that i was able to run cas1.5. Now on the NF4 LP boards oskar enabled what seemed to be cas1.5, infact this option gave no performance increase over the cas2 option. On RDX200 he has though found a significant speed increase by using the 1.5 option.
Running OCZ PC4800Plat's with drive srength at 9 and 1.5-2-2-5 timings a 100MB/s increase in available memory bandwidth was seen over setting 2-2-2-5. I was however forced to use 3.1Vdimm to achieve this at 200fsb 1:1. Another point is that BH5 and VX (UTT CH5) would not do cas1.5, it seems to be a samsung TCCX tweak only.
mongoosesRawesome - Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - linkthanks for the info Reply
Leper Messiah - Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - linkUsed to be buy an nVidia mobo and an ATi graphics card. Funny how things have changed...but 4DS at 1T is awesome if you aren't OCing your RAM, but 250-2-2-2-7 2T is going to be faster than 203 2-2-2-7-1T. Reply
Madellga - Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - linkThanks for the good review Wesley. One thing I always missed on your reviews was what kind of BIOS settings you used.
It took me a long time to get my DFI-NF4 up and running. You know better than anybody that tweaking is time consuming - specially with so many settings on the BIOS.
Make this an habit and keep posting the BIOS settings used on the reviews. Reply
mongoosesRawesome - Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - link
A good example of this is the options available for memory speeds at stock speeds. Not only can you choose 200, 266, 333 and 400, but you can choose and fine tune with in-between speeds like 240, 280, and 300. Beyond the standard 400, you can choose 433, 466, and 500. This allows those who would never think of overclocking their CPU the ability to run their memory at DDR500 for example. For those who do overclock, this increases the ability to fine-tune the CPU and memory for the absolute best performance.
Isn't that integrated into the A64 memory controller and don't the Nforce 4 DFI boards support those DDR speeds? Reply
Wesley Fink - Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - linkThe additional ratios are available in the AMD Athlon64 Rev. E Memory Cntroller and can be implemented on any Socket 939 motherboard. However, the BIOS writer has to implement these choices. AMD made them a part of their Reference Board and they will likely find their way to many retail boards. DFI implemented them on the RDX200, but you rarely if ever see these finer ratios actually implemented on nForce4 boards. Reply
jr9k - Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - link
The surprise, however, is the new DFI option of 4DS DIMMs at 1T. Not only is there no performance loss – the scores are 2,000 points higher than 4DSx2T. (...)
2000 points.
until you do some math. 4 dimms at 1T are 2.3% faster than 4 dimms at 2T.
Don't get me wrong, the achievement of running four dimms at 1T is impressive, but the results are not (as we already knew). It's the way of showing things.
Anyway, it is good to see some competition from ATI.
Nice review and nice board
mongoosesRawesome - Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - linkYea, I agree. A lot of times a big deal is made over only a few percentage points. I would have rather seen FPS in some games. I truly doubt we'd even see 2% in some cases. Reply
Spacecomber - Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - linkI had the same sort of reaction to the signifigance of the 1T vs 2T scores. I translated the Aquamark score back into FPS got this.
2 DIMM 1T 91fps
4 DIMM 2T 90fps
4 DIMM 1T 92fps
While this capability certainly says good things about DFI's engineering team, I'm not sure that I'd spend a $100 premium on a motherboard just to get this feature.
Overall, this is a board with very good potential, but I wouldn't want to rush out and buy this first release. It sounds like the revision with a different south bridge will be worth waiting for. Hopefully, the price will be mroe in line with the comparable nforce4 boards by then, too. Reply
ksherman - Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - linkI am particularly impressed with the ability to use 4DS DIMMs @ 1T. That is a really nice little feature! Too bad you have to stay near stock speeds... is it possible to do some overclocking, but use divides to keep the memory at 406? or is overclocking the memory the better thing to improve system performance? Reply
ozzimark - Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - linkit's very very very dependant on the cpu. notice that they used the FX-57 for those tests, which is a cpu that typically has some of the best memory controllers around.
Wesley, how do 4xDS sticks perform with the 4000+? Reply
Wesley Fink - Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - linkTHe 4DSx1T worked fine on the 4000+. The key to this feature is the DRAM Drive Strength option in the BIOS. With older A64 drive strength needs to be set at 14 to 15. You can get things to work with a bit less DRAM Drive Strength with the newer controllers like those on the FX57.
We mainly used the FX57 in the iT tests becuase it's fast, and the high stock test numbers made it easier to see the impact of the iT Command Rate on the various memory configurations. Reply
ozzimark - Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - linkawesome, thanks Wesley. that's definitly a good thing to know Reply
mongoosesRawesome - Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - linkdepends on how high your memory will clock, and at what timings. Reply
LoneWolf15 - Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - link
Unless you have a 20" or larger LCD, or mainly play a title where the 7800GTX performs well at 1280x1024, the 7800GTX may be a wasted expense that will bring you little additional performance for what the 7800GTX costs.
I'm trying to make sure I understand this quote, Wesley...at the end, were you trying to say that you get little additional performance with the 7800GTX when compared to the 7800GT? Reply
dornick - Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - linkHe means you're wasting your money to buy a 7800gtx and play games at those settings when there are plenty of cheaper cards out there that do the job just as well. Reply
j@cko - Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - linkcan i use nVidia SLI on ATi mobo? Reply
Wesley Fink - Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - linkNot yet. I have seen nVidia SLI running on the ATI Crossfire board but it required hacked video drivers. You will not see this option, or the reverse, until nVidia and ATI sanction this in their drivers. Reply


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Damask Tiara Notes - Notes with PINKS
Regal black and white damask pattern has tiny tiaras built in the design.
Give a gift in style, or just keep on hand to brighten someone's day. These chic yet elegant pink correspondence cards make a fabulous gift for those special people in your life.Tags: pink, cards, black, personalized, papergoods, thank you, blank, damask, all occasionAdded 8 Years Ago from Traylorpapers


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~ Details in store ~
We at Alberto's feel that you deserve to get quality food at a fair price. We prepare all of our menu items using only top quality ingredients, without the gimmicks.
"If you should ever be disappointed with Alberto's - if we should ever fail you in any way or let you down for any reason - please let me know. If I can't make things right - I'll give you your money back - every penny."
- Timothy McCarthy, Owner


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Text Edits? Edit Text?!
So let's be clear on some Acrobat terminology. In this entry I'm going to show you how to use the Text Edits tool, one of Acrobat's markup tools. "Editing text" is a common term I hear from some Acrobat users, but there is no tool in Acrobat that has that name. "Editing text" usually refers to using the "Touchup Text Tool" in Acrobat, which allows you to make modifications to existing text (and also add a new block of text to a PDF page, but that's a blog entry for another time). Then again, what some may mean by "editing text" is within the context of reviewing a document.
So what exactly is the Text Edits tool then, and how can you use it? This markup tool allows you to suggest modifications to text in a PDF document, without changing the actual content. This way, the review initiator and participants know exactly what others are suggesting without losing track of who said what, and not getting in to "the battle of the redlines".
You'll find it on the Comment & Markup toolbar (choosing the Comments > Show Comment & Markup Toolbar menu command is one way to get there: you can find the rest!).
Go ahead and click on the Text Edits button on the toolbar. You may a see a dialog open giving you some brief instructions on what the tools are. Check "Don't show again" if, well, you don't want to see that again (you can get it back), then click OK.
You use the Text Edits tool just like you would use the Selection tool in Acrobat. Go ahead and select some text in an open PDF document. Now do the following according to what you want to suggest as part of the review:
Delete text: select the text, then press Delete on your keyboard. Red cross-out markup will appear over the text you selected.
Insert text: click once at the location you would like to suggest that some additional text should be added, then just start typing. An insertion caret will appear at the point you inserted the markup, along with a text pop up where you can type in your suggested insertion.
Replace text: I think you've got the idea by now…select the text you would like to recommend should be changed, and start typing. A cross-out and an insertion caret will appear (delete + insert = replace), along with a text pop-up comment for you to add the replacement text.
Another way to use the Text Edits tool is by selecting the relevant command from the toolbar menu (click the down arrow right next to the Text Edits button).
You can also just select some text using Acrobat's Select tool, right-click (or Ctrl-click on a Mac) the selection and choose either "Replace Text" or "Cross-out Text" from the contextual menu. No "Insert Text" command, as you would just start typing as documented above.
So why is this tool an important one? As we're working with a PDF document here, everyone sees the same thing. That much is clear. But imagine if you had 10 reviewers, and they all had slightly different suggestions for the same short sentence. It would be difficult to comprehend what everyone was saying if they all made actual changes to the source file. By having markup "layered" on top of each other, and each set of markups were identified by author and a time and date stamp (and color if so desired), it is much easier to see who said what and incorporate the right change in to the source document quickly and confidently. In future entries I'll share with you some ways you can identify, sort and flag comments from various reviewers.
One final tip on selecting text in Acrobat: if you find that the selection you made is too long or too short you don't have to reselect things. Make your selection, then move the cursor towards the ends of that selection. Your cursor will change to a cross-hair with a plus sign. Now click and drag, and you can make the existing selection longer or shorter. Neat!


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I was toying around with python 2.7.3 (that's the version installed on my client's system), and typed in
-5 ** 2
Which gave the answer -25, which is not correct (a even exponent should always result in a positive number). I checked it with 2.7.5 on my laptop, and got the same answer. pow(-5,2) gives the correct answer on both implementations.
Is this a feature, or a bug?


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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Saint Leo University women's cross country team finished 14th this weekend at the University of Florida Mountain Dew Invitational.
Finishing the race first for the Lions was senior runner Jillian Browne, who completed the 5K with a time of 19:54.15 and placed 57th overall. Following closely behind Browne and finishing less than a second off of her pace was teammate Andrea Maxwell, who finished in 77th place with a time of 20:21.92.
The Lion's added to their strong finish when runners Kyle Fagan, Shelby Adams and Elyse Snyder all crossed the tape within seconds of each other with times of 21:02.99, 21:07.61, and 21:10.07, respectively.
Saint Leo's Lee Ann Atuna also finished with a time of 21:32.27, with Christine Hartley, Kelsey Bradley, and Allison Knipe following closely behind as they wrapped up the race for the Lions.
The women will return to the course for their next race on Saturday, September 29, when they host their only home meet of the season. The race, which will take place at the Saint Leo Abbey Golf Course across from University campus, is scheduled to begin at 7:30 a.m.
For more on the women's cross country team, visit SaintLeoLions.com. Also, be sure to 'Like' the Lions on Facebook at facebook.com/saintleolions, and 'Follow' the Lions on Twitter at Twitter.com/saintleolions.


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Saint Leo, Fla. (April 14, 2007) – The Saint Leo University softball team (27-19, 9-8 SSC) was swept in a Sunshine State Conference doubleheader by visiting Barry University (36-11, 10-4 SSC) on Saturday afternoon at University Field.
The first game was a 10-inning affair with Barry eventually winning 1-0, and the Bucs completed the doubleheader sweep with a 5-1 victory in game two.
In a game one pitchers duel, Barry starter Liz Bennett outlasted Saint Leo starter Ashley Urbanik (So., Riverview, Fla.). Bennett (15-2) tossed a complete-game shutout and allowed just eight hits while striking out 11. Urbanik (18-10) was the hard luck loser despite a second consecutive 10-inning complete-game performance. She allowed the one run on nine hits.
In the second half of the doubleheader, the Bucs broke a 0-0 deadlock with a run in the top of the fifth inning. The visitors then added a run in the sixth before taking a 5-0 lead with a three-run top of the seventh.
The Lions scored their lone run in the bottom of the seventh inning when Ally Maddox (So., Brandon, Fla.) connected on her team-leading sixth home run.
The same two teams will meet tomorrow in a single game at Saint Leo's University Field. The game is scheduled for a 1:00 p.m. starting time.


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Topic: ears or no ears
I will be starting oxilaplatin again next week. My friends mom is knitting me a ski mask to protect me from the Swedish winter. Last time I was on it, I had SEVERE pain from the cold that lasted the entire week until the next infusion.
We decided to be fun and make it pink and fluffy so I would look like a muppet when I wore it. I wanted to be funny and not look like I was gonna rob a bank. So do I want ears on the ski mask or not? Do I want a mouth hole? I am thinking yes to the ears, no to the mouth hole to protect my lips.
Any opinions? I will need to wear to from the hospital to the car and then anytime I go outside so that includes to and from school and the grocery.
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Krochet Kids International Makes Handmade Gifts That Give Back
This season, stay warm while helping poverty stricken women. And check out KKi's fabulous pop-up shop!
-Diana Denza
If you're looking for a heartwarming way to keep your head toasty this winter, the search ends with Krochet Kids International (KKi). The nonprofit brand offers handmade crochet hats, scarves, bowties, and more. Most hats are priced at under $30. Score! Proceeds from each purchase help impoverished women in countries like Uganda and Peru create a brighter future for themselves and their families.
Read This Limited Edition Faux Alligator Bag Has a Purpose!
And if you're in the New York City area, don't forget to visit KKi's pop-up shop. It'll be stocked with special holiday goodies for you and your guy. You'll also have the chance to learn about the organization's efforts to help women rise above poverty through economic development programs. Want to spread some holiday cheer? Grab your girls and write personalized notes to the women in KKi's program.
The pop-up shop will be located on the second floor of Rudy's Barbershop (14 West 29th Street) from November 15-December 15, 2012. Hours are 10am-9pm Monday-Saturday and 11am-7pm on Sunday. Are you ready to heat up the holiday season?
Diana Denza is a regular contributor to BettyConfidential.


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Library Networks, Cooperatives, and Consortia project support materials
The American Library Association (ALA), Office for Research and Statistics (ORS) and the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA), a division of ALA, conducted a survey of library networks and cooperatives in 2006-2007.
This page contains documentation of the study and project support materials.
Library Networks, Cooperatives, and Consortia Final Report
Survey Documents
Project Support Materials
- Project Year One, Interim Report (May 2006)
- Project Year Two, Interim Report (May 2007)
- Presentation - Preliminary Findings (June 2007)
- Summary of Study Findings (June 2008)
Press Materials
" ALA awarded $239,416 to study library networks and cooperatives." American Library Association . 2005.
" ALA begins online survey of library networks, cooperatives and consortia." American Library Association . 2006.
This project is funded in part by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and is coordinated by the ALA Office for Research & Statistics (ORS) in collaboration with the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA).
Return to Office for Research and Statistics page.


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Double Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington has confirmed her retirement from competitive swimming.
The 23-year-old's future has been the subject of much debate since she claimed two bronze medals at the London Olympics last summer. At a press conference in London, the Mansfield-born swimmer confirmed she was bringing to an end a glittering career that has brought her Olympic, world, European and Commonwealth titles.
"I hate the word retire. I love swimming but as a competitive element and elite athlete I won't compete any more," she said. "I'll always be swimming even when I am 90 years old."
She added: "I certainly can't compete with that (younger swimmers). I can't do the same level of work, I need far more time for recovery. It's time. Beijing changed my entire life, everyone wanted to learn about me. It was the best moment of my entire career. I am so glad my (800m) world record still stands."
Adlington also paid tribute to her family and her coach Bill Furniss, who became British Swimming's head coach on Monday. She added: "I couldn't have done it without my family. Even my sisters, they helped me with my homework.
"Bill is the biggest thing....he has helped me as an athlete as much as a person. Now I've not got Bill with me, I feel a little bit lost. The medals - they are not just mine - they are my family's, Bill's. I think he is going to do such a brilliant job (as GB head coach)."
While Adlington looks to the future, never did she envisage her own career would culminate in the global success she earned. Her partnership with coach Bill Furniss at Nova Centurion started when she was 12 although at the time it was not such an appealing prospect to the young Adlington.
"I cried my eyes out when they told me I had to go and be coached by Bill," she added. "I was at a different club at the time and I didn't know Bill and I was like 'I don't want to leave all my friends' and just started crying.
"But straight away we clicked but it was never something I thought at that stage that I would go on to the Olympics.
"That wasn't why I did it. I just wanted to go and learn and I loved going."


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Organizers include Rita Usher of Isanti
Eric Hagen
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A group of women in pink shirts will be riding approximately 200 miles from north Anoka County to Mille Lacs Lake Aug. 25 for breast cancer awareness.
The Minnesota Pink Ribbon Run was started in 2010 by Rita Usher of Isanti and Jaymie Griffin of Belle Plaine because they wanted to "get a bunch of girls together and do a women's motorcycle ride," Usher said.
At first they figured there would only be five to 10 women who would be riding around Mille Lacs Lake just for fun. As more wanted to join them, Griffin said they decided they should raise money for a good cause.
They chose to help out a San Francisco, Calif.-based organization, Breast Cancer Action, because it focuses on advocacy and awareness rather than pharmaceuticals, Griffin said.
Usher's aunt Bonnie Iacono and Griffin's sister Vicki Nelson both had breast cancer and survived. The mother of Usher's significant other — Illa Mae Hansen — died of breast cancer.
The inaugural ride included 33 women and raised about $3,000. Usher said through word of mouth and good planning they were able to get 131 women to participate in the second ride and raised approximately $8,500.
This year's ride is on Saturday, Aug. 25 and begins at 10 a.m. at the Standing Room Only (SRO) Bar and Grill in Oak Grove, 18919 Lake George Blvd. N.W. Usher said depending on the number of motorcyclists, they should all be back at SRO around 5 p.m. that day.
There are two rules to be a part of this ride. Only women can ride and they must be wearing pink, Usher said.
For the first time, they are printing t-shirts with the Minnesota Pink Ribbon Run name and date of the ride. A volunteer who rode for the first time last year has printed about 100 pink t-shirts to date and could print more if it looks like more are needed. You don't need to buy one of these $20 shirts, but you must wear a pink shirt.
Griffin knows they could really boost the number of riders and donations by inviting men, but she thinks only having women makes this a unique fund-raiser. As far as she knows, they are the only all-female motorcycle ride fund-raiser in the state.
Some also liven up the ride by wearing pink bras over their shirts or hanging pink bras from their motorcycles. Usher had pink undergarments on a teddy bear attached to her bike last year.
"It's fun," Usher said. "People think it's cool seeing all these women going down the road on their motorcycles, wearing pink."
Event details
To pre-register for the ride, visit http://fundraising.bcaction.org/mnpinkribbonrun. Griffin encourages women to pre-register so they can participate at a lower cost and so the organizers have a better idea how many riders there will be.
The cost per motorcycle is $15 if you pre-register or $25 if you want to register the day of the event. To register the day of the event, arrive early. Registration and sign-in begins at 8:30 a.m. Aug. 25 at SRO.
To be part of the event, but are unable to ride, a party bus that seats 40 will follow the riders. The fee is $20 and you are only able to sign up for a seat on the day of the ride, according to Usher.
There will also be a few stops along the way for riders to top off their gas tanks, rest and have raffle drawings. They will be stopping at the Crazy Ladies House boutique store in Mora where there will be a raffle drawing. They will have lunch and more raffles at The Blue Goose Inn in Garrison on the northwest side of Mille Lacs Lake. There will be a couple extra stops for filling up the gas tanks of smaller bikes.
Raffle tickets being sold are for an afternoon fishing launch out of Algoma, Wis., in Door County and onto Lake Michigan for up to four people. Another raffle prize is a four-day weekend stay for up to four people at the Crow Wing Crest Lodge in Akeley.
There will also be raffle drawings for cash prizes of $250 and $100, according to Usher.
Griffin said these will be 50-50 raffles, meaning half of the proceeds go to the raffle winner and the other half goes to charity.
There will be a silent auction after the ride with bottles of wine and gift certificates from restaurants among the items for sale.
Griffin said she and Usher were the only people the first two years that would seek business donations, but 18 additional volunteers who joined the ride last year have chipped in this year by drumming up support or providing services such as T-shirt printing at a reduced rate.
Merchandise sales of pink bandanas, pink bracelets and patches for jackets are other revenue producers for this cause that are being introduced this year, she said.
Griffin thinks it is fantastic and goes to show that this is an important cause for all these women.
"It's not just a ride," Griffin said.
—Eric Hagen is [email protected]


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I wouldn't mind seeing it go to a 3min cd instead of 5mins.
It really isn't as strong as it seems honestly. WW Monks have Touch of Karma which is just as good in terms of stopping damage but also sends all damage back to the attacker. Touch of Karma is on a 1.5 min Cd meaning they can use it 3 times in the same time span we can use bubble once.
Touch of Karma can not be dispelled.


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WORKERS last night spoke of their relief after their jobs at an Oxfordshire printing company were saved.
All 518 jobs were secured at Benhamgoodheadprint (BGP) after parent company the Goodhead Group was bought out of administration for an undisclosed sum by rival firm the Polestar Group.
The firm has two local sites, BGP in Bicester and Stones the Printers in Banbury.
The Oxford Mail understands workers were not paid last week, but the money went into their accounts yesterday once the new owners were in place.
The deal was a "pre-pack" administration which means the business was immediately bought by an agreed buyer once administrators had stepped in.
It is understood that while the Goodhead business has transferred to Polestar, the company pension scheme will almost certainly be passed to the Government-backed Pension Protection Fund.
The company – founded in 1973 under the name Goodhead Press – has made losses of £70m over the past five years, triggered by the loss of its contract to print the BT Phone Book, after a deal was struck instead with a Spanish company in 2006.
At one point the company, which will now be known as Polestar, was making yearly losses of £18m, although last year that was reduced to £3.5m.
One worker, who declined to be named, was pleased with the move. He said: "It was a nightmare company to work for, the management was a total joke.
"I hope the management is going to be better. We have got to give them the benefit of the doubt.
"At least I can get food on the table and pay the bills now."
In January this year Goodhead, owned by Thames Valley entrepreneur Sir John Madejski, took the unusual step of asking all its staff to take a pay cut of up to 20 per cent in a bid to save £2m.
Barry Hibbert, chief executive of Polestar, said: "We are delighted to add the firepower and product capability of BGP and Stones to the Polestar portfolio which will strengthen and extend our client service offering substantially.
"BGP and Stones are superbly equipped facilities with dedicated and highly skilled employees and, while some changes will be inevitable, it is our intention to continue with the businesses in their current form.
"We are confident the integration of these operations into the Polestar Group will be a positive move for customers, employees and suppliers of the business."
Allan Graham, joint administrator and restructuring partner at administrators KPMG, said: "The printing sector has suffered extremely difficult trading conditions over the last few years, but we are pleased that we have been able to rescue the business and over 500 jobs."
Meanwhile, publisher Tri Media, based at Shippon, near Abingdon, has been bought out of administration by its managing director Howard Taylor.
The business, which publishes The Oxfordshire Guardian, Property Weekly and Auto Weekly, went into administration last month.
Administrator David Tann, of finance specialist Wilkins Kennedy, said: "We can confirm that we were appointed as administrators to Tri Media Newspapers Limited following a difficult trading period for the company.
"The business was sold to Taylor Newspapers Limited, owned by Howard Taylor, preserving all 20 jobs at the company."


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40th Anniversary of Germany at the UN: Statement by Ambassador Wittig
(Statement as delivered by Ambassador Wittig at a celebratory event, marking the 40th anniversary of Germany's accession to the United Nations)
Mr. Secretary-General,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Let me extend a warm welcome to all of you! I am delighted and honored that you are celebrating Germany's 40th anniversary as a UN-member with us today! I am particularly grateful to BMW North America who is supporting this event today through its generous sponsorship.
When I mention the 40th anniversary event to UN insiders, most give me a look of surprise. Then they start counting. Going back four decades doesn't take you to the year 1945 when the United Nations was founded amidst the ruins of World War II. It also doesn't lead you into the 1950s when Germany regained its limited sovereignty. The logic of the Cold War still prevented both German states from joining the UN. It required Chancellor Willy Brandt's and Foreign Minister Scheel's policy of détente and Ostpolitik to pave the way for German UN membership.
Finally, on 18 September 1973, both German states were admitted as UN member number 133 and 134 and two German flags were raised just a few meters from here.
Since then, Germany's engagement in and with the United Nations has evolved exponentially. The notion that the UN is a central pillar of German foreign policy is part of our diplomats' genetic code. Six memberships of the Security Council, two German Presidents of the General Assembly, Germany's important financial commitment to the UN and its funds and programs, as well as its active engagement in the UN's human rights bodies testify to our strong conviction: the United Nations are and have to remain the guardian of universal peace, prosperity and human dignity!
Dignity, freedom, and the hope for a better life were the also key drivers of the peaceful revolution in 1989. It swept away the Berlin wall, ended the artificial divisions between East and West in Europe and led to German reunification. It also enabled Germany to become an active contributor to UN peacekeeping. Over 6,000 German soldiers, police officers and civilians are currently serving in UN mandated peace-keeping missions, from Mali to Afghanistan and from Kosovo to Darfur.
Cooperation and friendship have replaced confrontation in Europe. The continent is experiencing its longest period of peace and an unprecedented degree of prosperity – despite the current crisis. We know, however, that this historic fortune also comes with a great responsibility: the duty to stand up for those around the world who are suffering from the scourges of war, from political oppression, from hunger or disease. This commitment binds us to the UN.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
An anniversary is not only a moment for retrospective, but also an opportunity to ask: "What are the challenges lying ahead of us? How can we address them?"
The multi-polar, inter-connected world of the 21st century has not become a safer place, as predicted by many scholars and politicians in the 1990s. The massive changes in the Arab World as well as ongoing conflicts in Africa and other regions demand our full attention. The bloody civil war in Syria and the atrocities committed against the civilian population call for a strong, swift and united reaction from the United Nations.
At the same time, we are confronted with the spread of international terrorism, the proliferation and use of weapons of mass destruction, piracy, cyber-attacks, and the large-scale displacement of people from areas of conflict. Climate change threatens the existence of entire countries. Economic growth and sustainability still need to be reconciled if we don't want to compromise the lives of future generations.
These global challenges demand multilateral answers. They require the functioning "cooperative order" that Foreign Minister Westerwelle called for in his speech to the General Assembly last September.
Mr. Secretary-General, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Germany is convinced that a strong UN with representative institutions is best placed to provide that order. You can count on Germany as a driver of UN reform, a promoter of political solutions to global problems, a model for peaceful regional cooperation, a responsible donor of development assistance, an advocate for disarmament, a pioneer in green energy and climate change and a strong voice for freedom, democracy and human rights.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
An anniversary usually means exchanging gifts. The biggest gift you could offer us is your presence here today.
There is a gift, however, that I would like to make to the UN. Jean Monnet, one of the fathers of European integration, once famously said that it is better to argue around a table than on a battle field. In that same spirit, it is my privilege to hand over to you, Mr. Secretary-General, the "Quiet Room" which has been renovated and refurbished by Germany. Somewhat contrary to its name, it serves as a space for lively internal discussions and briefings among Security Council Members and non-member states: in essence, as a market place for diplomacy and the peaceful exchange of ideas. Today it will be open to all of us and I invite you to discover it together with me and the Secretary-General in a few minutes.
Thank you once again for your attention and for joining us today!


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Tours of the BirthPlace at Alamance Regional are offered on the third Sunday of every month.
Registration for this event is closed.
Please register each person who plans to attend the tour. If the tour you prefer is full, please call the LiveWell Line at 336-586-4000.
Once you see The BirthPlace at Alamance Regional, you'll know there's no other place you'd want to have your baby. Free tours are held on the third Sunday of each month at 3 p.m. on the third floor of the patient towers. The tour will take approximately 30 minutes.
Please note that tours of the BirthPlace are regularly held during the 3rd class of the Childbirth Preparation class series. Tours are also included in the Preparing Big Brother and Sister class and the Weekend Childbirth Blitz. An online virtual tour can be seen at http://www.armc.com/armc-tour.
Register online by clicking the link above or by calling the LiveWell Line at 336-586-4000.
LiveWell Line at 336-586-4000
Expectant parents are encouraged to take this class in their 3rd trimester, completing it by their 35-36th week.
For those who have previously attended Childbirth Preparation classes. This class is incorporated into the 3rd and 4th classes in the Monday night Childbirth Preparation series.
This two-night course taught by Certified Lactation Consultants is for parents interested in learning about preparation for feeding babies and breastfeeding.
In this course bathing, diapering,swaddling and more will be practiced with doll models. Also teaches basic infant safety and infant CPR.
Topics include safety issues, relationship with mom, feeding and changing a baby, pets in the house, crying and finances.
At this location The BirthPlace at Alamance Regional Medical Center Beginning on December 21, 2014
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SAINT LEO, Fla. – As the NCAA and USA Swimming fill the NCAA Division II national swimming field, Saint Leo swimmers Tim Olson, Gabe Keown, Michael Cozzi, Rhet Rheinlander, Derek Maddigan, Carl Roycroft, and Sandra Stopczynska await news of a possible selection into the National Championships that will be held in Mansfield, Texas over March 13 - 17.
"It's a little unnerving to wait on the results as people enter or opt out of certain events," Head Coach Paul Mangen said in looking at the piles of highlighted papers on his desk marking possible A- and B-cuts. "The cap is still relatively low, so it's going to produce an extremely limited field. I'm proud of all of these athletes for improving from last year and putting our program on the forefront of Division II swimming."
The Lions are awaiting bids in the following events -
- Olson - 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, and 100 butterfly.
- Keown - 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle
- Cozzi - 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle, 1000 freestyle, and 1650 freestyle
- Rheinlander - 100 backstroke
- Maddigan – 200 breaststroke
- Roycroft – 200 breaststroke
- Stopczynska - 200 breaststroke
Additionally, four of the five Saint Leo relays have preliminarily qualified for the first time in school history with an average rank of 19th.
Stay tuned to SaintLeoLions.com as the members of the Green and Gold await the NCAA National selection process.