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Recommendations on curbing US gun violence will go to President Barack Obama by the middle of next week, days before the president's second term begins, the vice-president says.
Joe Biden says a consensus is emerging on proposals such as tightening background checks for gun buyers and banning high-capacity ammunition magazines.
Obama hopes to announce what steps his administration will take shortly after he is sworn in for a second term on January 21. The national effort on guns comes after last month's Connecticut school shooting left 28 dead.
Later in the day, Biden is set to meet perhaps the toughest critic of gun violence policies, the National Rifle Association, which already has fiercely opposed any suggestion of new gun controls. The NRA is the country's top gun lobby.
"We understand this is a complicated issue," Biden said on Thursday, adding there is "no single answer". He called the widespread agreement so far on "total universal background checks" surprising.
As the vice-president spoke, the country's latest school shooting was reported in California, where officials said a student was wounded.
Biden, who leads the administration's push on gun safety laws, has said Obama could act on gun violence through executive action - meaning the approval of Congress would not be required.
That has unnerved some gun owners, who stand by the constitutional right to bear arms and fear their guns will be taken away.
The gun issue has rocketed into the top tier of Obama's concerns for his second term after the Connecticut shooting, where a young gunman used a high-powered rifle legally purchased by his mother to shoot dead 20 children at a primary school.


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Lions Run in Support of Boy Scouts
SAINT LEO, Fla. – Members of the Saint Leo men's and women's cross country teams, as well as other staff and faculty members from the Saint Leo community, teamed up to run in the Inaugural Honest Abe 5K Race to benefit the Boy Scouts of America, last Saturday, February 12, from the American Consulting Building in Wesley Chapel, Fla.
In total, 68 runners competed in the race with Saint Leo's own Jon Norris taking home individual honors.
Saint Leo University was the lead sponsor for the event, with all proceeds going to support the Boy Scout program of Pasco County.
The event was helped organized by a pair of Saint Leo Alums as Ryan Regensdorfer, the District Executive for the Boy Scouts of America, and race director Don McBath, the District Finance Chair, coordinated much of the day's dealings.
Following the run, all contests were offered a hot continental breakfast courtesy of the Hampton Inn of Wesley Chapel. Division awards were also distributed among group winners at the conclusion of the race.
In addition, junior Carson Holton was acknowledged as the fastest Eagles to compete in the event.
The Lions are set to begin their spring exhibition season in the coming weeks. Stay tuned to SaintLeoLions.com for coverage on each of their five events.

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Tribute South West 1 West
Bridgwater & Albion 23, Wadebridge Camels 32
THIS was a game that Bridgwater would have targeted as a home win but it was not to be as the Cornish side generally out-muscled the Somerset side, writes Tony Pomeroy.
Wadebridge opened the scoring as early Bridgwater defensive errors saw visiting prop Richard Trelevan score an unconverted try after seven minutes.
A good break by Nick Francis put Bridgwater on the offensive but they had to be satisfied with a 35m penalty from Matt House.
Wadebridge increased their lead with two further tries to take a 19-3 half-time lead.
Early in the second half, Bridgwater narrowed the gap when, following a break by Nick Francis from a quickly-taken penalty on half way, Toby Payne got an unconverted try.
Camel's flanker Miles Davey was sent to the sin bin for an attempted head-butt and Matt Hastie then stole a loose ball and started a sequence that saw Rob Thompson score an excellent try converted by House.
He then closed the gap further with a 35 metre penalty which sailed between the posts.
Almost immediately, Bridgwater took the lead when Ollie Dunn, fielding a poor clearing kick on half way, broke through the Camels defence to score an unconverted try and give the home side the lead at 23-19.
But the Camels did not buckle and came back when hooker Matt Ballard crossed in the corner to record a four try bonus point and to regain the lead by one point.
Bridgwater lost the ball in the visiting 22, Wadebridge snapped it up and moved it quickly to Dom Hawkey who outpaced the defence in a 60m sprint to the corner and a coolly-taken dropped goal from 20m sealed the win for the visitors denying Bridgwater a losing bonus point.
Next week, Bridgwater visit East Devon for a match at Sidmouth when they will be looking for their second away win of the season.
Team: James Brakes, Garryn Basson, Simon Martin, Matt House, Toby Payne, Rhys Owen, Nick Francis, Matt Ruddle, Gavin Knight, James Bryant, Dan Kemmish (Capt), Rob Thompson, Luke De Sylva. Ollie Dunn, Chris Webber.
Rolling replacements all used: Matt Hastie, Nick Spellissy, Dominik Griffin


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Topic: Surgery Date - Not Yet
What a visit today to the surgeon. He wants me to reschedule my colonoscopy and endoscopy and to correlate it between he and the Gastro man so that I only have to do one prep. One day Gastro guy next day surgeon. So I still don't know. Also have to find out if I can have it where I want. I don't understand that as I had my biopsy at that hospital. All the little aggravations, yes? He says he does not think its a Desmoid tumor but in fact a low grade cancer but is happy that it is not touching anything but the bowel. I will have part of the bowel removed (could this be a form of tummy tuck?) in the hospital for a week. Will let you know more when I know, who knows when they will know. Guess you gotta be in the know!


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Like the sun rising each morning in the east, Keith Olbermann has suffered another less-than-friendly divorce with a network. On Friday, Keith's newest employers Current TV fired the face of their network about a year after signing him to a massive five year, 50 million dollar deal to be their Chief News Officer. (And you thought Jayson Werth's signing was a bad contract!) After a successful run at MSNBC that saw Olbermann and his show Countdown thrust into the national spotlight as a ferocious liberal voice, Olbermann abruptly left the network last January. At MSNBC, Olbermann had his most successful and sustained run since his days anchoring "The Big Show" with Dan Patrick on SportsCenter.
The move to Al Gore's Current TV was supposed to provide more freedom for Olbermann's political commentary and also allow him to bolster the young network. Now, the Olbermann/Current marriage is ending with threats of lawsuits and reports of Olbermann complaining about smelly drivers that dared speak to him.
To anyone who has followed Keith Olbermann's media career, this news is as surprising as one of John Calipari's players leaving college after one year. Here's his history of burning bridges and bomb dropping at various networks...
1992-1997: ESPN - Olbermann left after various clashes with management and an infamous appearance on Craig Kilborn's late night show calling Bristol, CT a "godforsaken place" which resulted in a suspension. Olbermann's tumultuous tenure in Bristol was a popular subject in the ESPN book, with Bob Ley saying, "We felt not so much relief when Keith left as unrestrained f*cking joy."
1998-2001: Fox Sports Net - Olbermann hosted "The Keith Olbermann Evening News" and was involved with Fox's MLB coverage. That arrangement ended after Olbermann reported on the potential sale of the LA Dodgers, owned at the time by Rupert Murdoch of News Corp... who also happened to be writing Olbermann's checks. Amazingly, Olbermann and Murdoch have different takes on exactly how Olbermann's Fox tenure ended.
2003-2011: MSNBC - Between Olbermann's stints in sports, he also delved into news, working briefly at both MSNBC and CNN. It was in 2003 where Olbermann made the move to news and political commentary full-time. At MSNBC, Olbermann became one of the most noted Iraq War and Bush Administration critics on television. Olbermann was the centerpiece of MSNBC moving their network to a liberal direction. Countdown with Keith Olbermann was MSNBC's highest rated show for a significant length of time and led the push past CNN in the ratings behind the largely conservative Fox News. While at MSNBC, Olbermann also had a brief stint co-hosting NBC's Football Night In America with Dan Patrick. In spite of Olbermann making his mark in news and politics, again the relationship ended in flames - first with a suspension, then with a full parting of the ways.
That's quite the impressive trail of destruction. So where does Olbermann's most recent breakup with Current TV leave him...
You may be fond of, ambivalent to, or disgusted with his hard-left politics, but there's no questioning his supreme talent in front of the television cameras. Just watch this recent tribute to the late Bert Sugar to see what Olbermann is capable of in presenting either sports or news. The question has never been with regards to Olbermann's abilities, but his behavior away from the cameras that always seems to leave both himself and the network disgruntled. Given his troubled genius history, Olbermann has burned bridges almost everywhere. There just aren't that many places left that would willfully consider employing Keith Olbermann.
First let's look on the news side. Olbermann on Fox News is about as good of a fit as Ohio State playing football in the SEC. It's difficult to see straight-down-the-middle CNN make a move for perhaps the most polarizing liberal commentator in the country. It's also difficult to see the news divisions at CBS or ABC hire someone who is so politically charged. MSNBC and Current are the two places Olbermann would fit best, but relationships with both networks have been terminated just in the last year.
Does this mean then that a return to sports is in Olbermann's future? Unless he goes the independent Glenn Beck route, it may be where the smart money lies. But again, options are limited. ESPN is an even less likely destination than Fox News as it would take an apocalyptic series of events for him to return to Bristol. Fox Sports has already tried and failed before, and with the politics involved, any association with Rupert Murdoch and News Corp. is near impossible. The new NBC Sports Network is a possibility... but again, Olbermann's nasty departure with MSNBC would likely keep any network in the Peacock family from hiring him. There isn't much for Olbermann at CBS Sports and even less on the CBS Sports Network.
With the television landscape littered with Olbermann's wreckage, it leaves one reasonable solution...
MLB Network.
Olbermann's passion for baseball is well documented. He already has his own MLBlog officially affiliated with MLB.com that dates back to 2009. His Twitter page is filled with baseball talk and his profile even reads, "There is Baseball, and occasionally there is other stuff of note."
Above anybody else, MLB makes sense as a safe landing place. Given Olbermann's affinity for the sport, he may be willing to make it work (at least until the next massive blowup). The network already has a heavyweight in Bob Costas, and Olbermann could provide a variety of services whether it be in the studio, offering commentary, or doing his own shows and documentaries. Even with the presence of Costas, big names like Peter Gammons, and respected personnel like Brian Kenny, MLB Network could use a signature voice for the network. Olbermann could potentially provide that voice and reach out to a broader audience. Adding Olbermann could continue to make MLB Network a viable alternative to Baseball Tonight and the MLB coverage ESPN offers.
Adding a high-profile name like Keith Olbermann would be a big, albeit risky move for MLB Network in the short term to continue adding to their roster. Even if it is for the short term (and who would expect anything different given Olbermann's history), MLB Network may be able to gain enough notoriety and quality television to make the move worthwhile... at least until the next lawsuit is filed.
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Gordon sparks Royals to seventh straight win
Outfielder belts homer in four-run first; Perez adds two-run shot
KANSAS CITY -- When it comes to a special occasion, Alex Gordon rises -- and so do the baseballs that he hits.
It was Alex Gordon Bobblehead Day at Kauffman Stadium on Sunday and so, naturally, the man himself belted a two-run homer to help the Royals to a 7-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants.
This was right in character for Gordon, who also homered in Saturday night's victory on Husker Night, a celebration for fans from his alma mater, the University of Nebraska.
Lest we forget, he was honored with the Heart and Hustle Award before helping in Friday night's win with a diving, run-saving catch and an RBI double.
All of which contributed to the three-game sweep of the Giants, a seventh straight victory and the 15th win in the last 18 games for the Royals.
"Yeah, we've got to think of a promotion for tomorrow to keep it going," Gordon said.
It's a heady, invigorating time for the Royals -- 10 games above .500 and just a half-game behind first-place Detroit in the American League Central. The Tigers lost a 19-inning battle Sunday at Toronto, 6-5.
That's from a Kansas City team that just 20 days ago, on July 21, was 48-50 and eight games behind the Tigers.
"I like the way we're playing. I've got a lot of confidence in those guys; I've had a lot of confidence in them even when they weren't producing like they're doing now because I knew it would come somewhere down the road," said manager Ned Yost.
"I knew they were going to do it. I've told you all along. I told you at the end of the first half: This is a good second-half team. I just knew it. I don't know how I knew; I just knew it. There was no wavering there. ... I just knew they were going to get right back in the middle of this thing."
On this overcast afternoon, left-hander Danny Duffy went 6 2/3 innings for his second straight win. The reeling Giants lost for the 12th time in their last 17 games.
This turned out to be the Royals' fifth victory this season over a former Cy Young Award winner. They've beaten Justin Verlander (twice), Max Scherzer, Zack Greinke and now Tim Lincecum.
They jumped on Lincecum for four runs in the first inning. Nori Aoki got an infield single, Salvador Perez drew a one-out walk and Billy Butler banged an RBI double to right field.
That brought up Gordon, who pulled a homer over the right-field bullpen. It was his 12th this season and third in four games.
"I didn't execute a lot of pitches I needed to in big spots," Lincecum said. "They feasted on me in the first inning."
Lincecum lasted just one out into the fourth inning, departing after Alcides Escobar singled and got around the bases on Jarrod Dyson's sacrifice bunt and Aoki's single.
Perez promptly made reliever Juan Gutierrez's brief stay unpleasant by banging a two-run homer down the left-field line. It was Perez's 14th, matching Mike Moustakas for the club high.
That 7-1 advantage held until the seventh when the Giants pushed Duffy out of the game and scored three runs. They were charged to him, but reliever Jason Frasor gave up one of the run-scoring hits.
Setup man Wade Davis got through a scoreless eighth inning and Greg Holland posted a scoreless ninth but not without some very tense moments. The Giants managed to load the bases against him before Pablo Sandoval lined out to center, ending the game.
"Holly just wasn't sharp. It was one of those days. He's not going to be sharp every time he steps out there. But the important thing was he got the job done," Yost said. "And Wade wasn't exceptionally sharp but he got the job done. It's about putting a zero up there."
How many pitches did it take Holland to secure his 34th save?
"I don't know; it felt like a hundred," he said.
Actually, it was 25 and just 13 of those pitches were strikes.
So the Royals swept back-to-back series over Arizona and San Francisco and improved their Interleague record to 14-4. That's their most wins ever against the National League.
"At times like this, you just can't wait for the next game to start," Butler said. "That's the way it is and that's the atmosphere in here."
The Royals are headed into a four-game series against the team with the most wins in the Majors, the Oakland A's.
"It's just important to win games right now, especially with good teams like the Giants. To sweep them like we did, it was big for us," Gordon said. "Hopefully we can keep it going against Oakland, the best team in the league right now."
Now, about that next Alex Gordon promotion ...
Dick Kaegel is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Pronunciation: trænz-mah-grê-fai • Hear it!
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: To change completely into something utterly different.
Notes: Today's word apparently started out as a joke, but has since lost its humorous tilt. Today it is a legitimate member of the English vocabulary, though the Oxford English Dictionary claims it is "vulgar or humorous"—can't decide which. This verb leaves the door open for an abstract noun, transmogrification which, my spellchecker just informed me, has already been discovered. But several adjectives are also available, such as transmogrificational and transmogrifiable.
In Play: The -mogrify in this word connotes something rather scary, so this word is often associated with a change for the worse: "When Dr. Jekyll took his potion, it transmogrified him into the monster, Mr. Hyde." However, don't be frightened to use it in other contexts; just avoid using it to indicate slight changes: "Cocoons transmogrify caterpillars into beautiful butterflies."
Word History: The best guess yet is that today's Good Word is a humorous mispronunciation of trans- + modify. In fact, the word transmodify exists, and may have been contemporary to transmogrify. The prefix trans- is used in two other words with essentially the same meaning as today's word: transform and transmute, so its appearance in our word comes as no great surprise. It is in fact a Latin prefix: trans- "across, through". It comes from the same Proto-Indo-European source as English through and thorough. It is also the source of English thrill, for in Old English thyrlian meant "pierce (through)". The noun from this verb, thyrel, meant "hole", and ended up in nostril. (This word was originally suggested by Chris Stewart, but when Perry Lassiter suggested it again recently, I decided to rewrite it and propose a different origin.)


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Kevin Allen at USA Today is reporting that Rangers' draft pick JT Miller has changed his mind, and will play for Plymouth (OHL) instead of college at North Dakota. That could speed up his road to the NHL, IMO.
And Steve Zipay at Newsday is reporting that Andreas Thuresson, acquired from Nashville for Brodie Dupont, has signed a one-year deal.
That's it, other than Roger Clemens worming his way off the hook as a judge declared a mistrial in his perjury trial.


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BRYAN, Texas - A vigil and public memorial service on Sunday honored two firefighters who died while fighting a fire in Bryan.
Two other firefighters were injured in the fire.
The blaze started around 11 p.m. Friday at the Knights of Columbus Hall in the 1500 block of Groesbeck Drive. The building was unoccupied when the fire started. Firefighters were dispatched to the emergency and arrived at 11:24 p.m.
During their firefighting effort, Lieutenant Eric Wallace and another firefighter entered the building. Soon after, investigators said the two men radioed for assistance, saying they were low on air. At that point, both men were ordered to evacuate the building.
One firefighter managed to escape, but Lt. Wallace was still trapped inside. According to reports, the fire department deployed a rapid intervention team--a group of firefighters standing by in case of trouble.
During their rescue efforts, several other firefighters -- including Ricky Mantey, Jr., Mitchell Moran, and Lt. Gregory Pickard -- all suffered burns.
They removed Lt. Wallace from the burning building and transported him to the hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
Saturday afternoon, Bryan Fire Chief Randy McGregor announced 54-year-old Lt. Pickard had also died from the injuries he sustained during the fire. The city said Lt. Pickard served the city of Bryan for 32 years.
Mantey and Moran remained in serious but stable condition at UTMB Galveston as of Sunday night.
The fire department said they would provide as much support as they can for the firefighters and their families.
The vigil is being planned by wives of College Station firefighters. It was scheduled to take place Sunday at 7:30 p.m. at Merrill Green Football Stadium. The College Station Fire Department's Pipes and Drums were expected to participate in the remembrance.
A public memorial service for Pickard and Wallace will be held Wednesday, Feb. 20, at 10:00 a.m. at Central Baptist Church. The church is located at 1991 Farm to Market Road 158 in College Station. Representatives and honor guards of fire departments from across the state are expected to participate in the proceedings.
Details regarding public parking, staging areas for visiting fire departments, etc., will be finalized and shared Monday.
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The 4 Most Embarrassing Problems "Down There"
Rashes, itches and other stuff you'd rather not think about
-Carol Kramer
We're not supposed to be ashamed of our bodies, right? But some conditions can make any girl blush. Don't let your embarrassment stop you from talking to the doctor, though: Ignoring these health issues can cause you anything from needless pain to serious sickness.
We've all got some vaginal discharge—a clear or milky white fluid with no smell. Any other kind of discharge usually means vaginitis–a vaginal infection or inflammation. The three major types of vaginitis and their symptoms are Candida (a thick cottage-cheesy discharge); bacterial vaginosis (grayish, fishy-smelling fluid); and trichomonaiasis (yellow-green discharge). You'll probably also see a rash, notice that you're itching, have a burning sensation when you're urinating and feel discomfort during sex.
Got any of these symptoms? See a gyno right away. Ignoring them could cause illnesses, including pelvic inflammatory disease, which can cause infertility. And don't try to treat yourself before you see the doctor. That could mask the symptoms. It's better to have an expert make the diagnosis and give you the right treatment for your condition. (As we're sure you know, you can get over-the-counter treatments for a yeast infection, and if your doctor has already treated you for that, she'll probably tell you to use them as needed.)
Another reason to make an appointment as soon as you can: Vaginal discharges can also be caused by sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including gonorrhea and chlamydia.
Prevention: After going to the bathroom, wipe from front to back to avoid the spread of bacteria. Wear cotton underwear and loose-fitting clothes to prevent irritation. Avoid douching. Change out of wet clothing, including bathing suits or gym gear, as soon as possible. If you have several sex partners, or if you're stressed about your partner's sexual health, make sure that tests for STDs are part of your annual checkup.
Read 5 Shocking Things You Don't Know About STDs
Vaginal prolapse (also known as pelvic organ prolapse)
Unless you're a medical student, you probably haven't thought too much about how some internal parts of your body physically support others. But when that support disappears, the results can be disastrous. That's what happens with vaginal prolapse (pelvic organ prolapse). The pelvic organs – the rectum, uterus and bladder – literally start dropping down, or prolapsing, toward the vagina. In the most severe cases, the organs can drop out of the vaginal opening and protrude outside the body. Sometimes even the vagina itself can prolapse.
Pelvic organ prolapse might seem extreme, but there's a pretty simple explanation: It happens when the organs' support system (i.e. the muscles and connective tissue that keep everything in place) weaken or break. At risk: Women who have had multiple childbirths or have undergone a hysterectomy; the removal of the uterus in that procedure means there's less support for the vagina. But obesity or even a severe chronic cough can also be blamed.
Symptoms of less extreme cases include pelvic pressure, uncomfortable intercourse, bleeding and difficulty in urinating or defecating.
Prevention/Treatment: Except in the most serious cases, simple changes can help. Experts suggest eating high-fiber foods to prevent constipation; doing Kegel exercises to strengthen pelvic muscles; and maintaining a normal body weight in order to avoid putting pressure on organs. Nonsurgical choices include a pessary–a rubber or plastic device that's put into the vagina to support weakened muscles. Surgery can also help—the organs can be supported by surgical mesh, or the doctor can strengthen the weakened areas.


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In Bureau County, Illinois, it is not golfing weather. It is winter — it is cold, dark, sometimes icy and sometimes snowy. Yes, folks, I believe that winter is here. It's not so much that the cold, darkness, ice and snow bother me, it is the mere fact that it is cold, dark, icy and snowy. I know, I know, a ridiculous statement, but it's the way I feel. Not golfing weather. Golfing needs sunshine, warm temperatures and green grass.
I dream of warm weather; I yearn for warm sunshine; I think I can smell green grass. Yes, folks, I am a golfer. For some of you, that is enough to read of this column. I understand. We golfers can be a different breed.
Golfers are, many of them, obsessed with all parts of the game. Of course, as some of you have heard me say before, "far" is definitely the predominant of those obsessions. How far did my drive go; how far to the pin; how far ... We dream of hitting the ball far, and of course, close. For you non-golfers, the idea is to hit it far off the tee, far in the fairway and close to the pin. See, it is actually a simple game— hit it far and close, and put the ball in the little round hole in the ground by taking as few shots as possible.
Being an amateur who takes a lot of strokes, I use the "I want to get my money's worth" line to compensate for too many strokes. Sometimes that works to make me feel better, but no matter, I keep going back, looking for the illusive far and close. I just know that one of these days I will hit it just like that, just like I dream.
We golfers share other obsessions including the brand golf clubs we use, the golf balls we hit, the shoes we wear, the color and length of our tees, the weather being good or bad when we want to play, what time of day will be the best for our next game, and many more. You get the idea.
As someone who works away from home, I also obsess about how to keep my house clean and meals made without interfering with my golfing time. I tell myself I can do housework when the weather is not nice. Just a warning — you might not want to visit my house in the spring, summer or fall without advance notice — I will probably not be home, and my house will probably not be company quality!
One thing to look forward to this winter, as during the winter of 2012, are the monthly dinners arranged by our favorite golf course owners. Our first dinner in January was a fun-filled night of dinner, conversation and a golfing version of "Family Feud." We all knew how to laugh, but we didn't know too many of the answers! Last year we played our own version of "The Newlywed Game." Even though most of us were not newlyweds, we didn't know many of the answers then either. What color is your wife's golf bag? How many golfing hats does your husband have? Most of us could not get the answer. We closed down the restaurant and made our way home to dream of the illusive "far" and our next opportunity for fun off and on the course.
Now that it is definitely winter, I have to find some new activities. My husband gave me an iPod Shuffle for Christmas. I keep planning to take it and myself for a walk, but I just can't seem to get out of the house when it is 20 degrees. I need to whip up some energy and enthusiasm — maybe next week. If I get myself going for walks, will it help my golf game in the spring? Hmmm, maybe it will. Maybe a good walk every day will help me achieve the dreamed of far and close or at least bring the warmth and brightness of spring here sooner rather than later.
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Certain games only run from the C drive, a mystery.
Hi guys, bit of a long story so please bear with me, I've wanted to ask this for ages but never got round to it.
So I have what I believe is a fairly common setup going; a 128GB SSD as C drive and a 2TB HDD as a D drive. The 2TB drive is in it's second tour of duty having been in my Mac back when I was using Boot Camp so I just moved my Steam stuff off it, formatted it, moved the Steam stuff back on and put it in my PC when it was built, therefore I was running Steam from my D drive (and still do 99% of the time). This was fine for a long, long time.
Then I got Red Faction: Armageddon and discovered that it wouldn't run from the D drive, no matter what, but if you ran it from the C drive (by creating another Steam install) it worked. The same applied for Saints Row: The Third and Sniper Elite V2, so I have to remember (which is surprisingly difficult) to run a second copy of Steam which just has those installed if I want to play any of these, as a result I haven't played any of those as much as I would if it were as simple as playing anything else.
I've just downloaded the Sleeping Dogs demo and it just hangs on a black screen when it launches; I tried disabling Nvidia Surround, unplugging all controllers and, of course, verifying the cache and none of these were the problem, so I suspect it's because the demo just won't run from the C drive. Even if it's not, it's making me concerned in a more general sense. What if all games start to do this? Will I have to keep copying stuff to and from the C drive? I've gotten into the habit of installing all things at all times, my D drive is packed with about 140GB of games as we speak, and I love it because my internet connection is effectively two yogurt pots joined with string. The whole thing is just saddening me, I don't have enough room to keep stuff installed and I already have to juggle my bulging Origin library of four games by keeping them on the D drive and dragging them over when I want to play them, luckily apart from BF3 I haven't really had the urge to play any of them so it's pretty easy really. Origin won't let you do the symbolic links thing, you see, and BF3 is slow as hell if loaded from my 2TB drive.
Anyway, I guess what I'm asking is;
- Has anyone else had this problem?
- Is it possible that it's just my system and I have a conflict somewhere that can be fixed to allow me to play what I want from whatever drive I damn well please?
- Is there an easy way of copying Steam games to and from a drive? Ideally I'd like a program that has a list of all the games I have and an 'on/off' switch, so it can do all the copying of files and .ncfs and whatever so that when I launch Steam everything is present, correct and as it should be, but I have no idea where to start looking for such a thing.
- Can anyone suggest any alternatives except for swapping the HDD with the SSD?
Thanks guys. I do hope this doesn't suddenly become a huge SSD-redundanting problem.:emofdr:
I'd like to hear some more feedback on this as I've been planning to install my games to a large "off" drive for my next build.Why yes, I am one of those quiet psychotic types.
It certainly used to be the case that a lot of software would default to only looking on the C drive and would require messing with to work elsewhere, but I thought that had mostly been eliminated now that having more than one drive was more common.
Have you checked on the steam forums to see if anyone else is having this sort of problem? (Yes, I know they are a hive of scum and villianry, but they and the official game forums are a good place to check to see if your problem is a common occurance and if there is a cheap, quick fix).
I believe it's a Windows registry thing. Windows keeps a memory of where you installed programs so if you move them from that location it has trouble finding them again.
Did you use a program to move your Steam profile to your other drive? If so you may have to uninstall Steam and all your games and start over.Virtual Pilot 3D NEVER NOT SCAM!
Steam is installed on my D drive and Saints Row: The Third works fine from there. It's been ages since I ran into anything that required an install on C. GameSave Manager has a feature called Steam Spreader that will move game folders to whatever place you like and symlink/junction the locations for you. I haven't used it, but it might be worth a shot. It is common still for things to require space on your C drive, even if they run or install somewhere else, so you should keep a few gigs free on principle, lest certain things mysteriously fail.
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There are (at least) a couple of ways of having Steam on one drive and the games on another, like using symlinks (it's a pain in the arse but it gives you the most fine-grained control), or use something like SteamMover (haven't tried it but I've heard nice things) to automate the symlink method.
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I hadn't moved anything from anywhere, I installed the games to the D drive directly from the copy of Steam that lives on my D drive and tried running them without touching anything else. In fact I copied them manually to the C drive (moved the game data folder and any relevant .ncfs to the Steam directory on C) to make them work.
As for the Steam forums, it was there that I discovered that Red Faction: Armageddon wouldn't run from anywhere but the C drive, it was then that I tried it with Saints Row 3 because I was completely out of ideas, it was the same developer after all and that did the trick. When Sniper Elite V2 came out I had a problem where the game would crash only if I tried to kill someone, it was bizarre, I could do ANYTHING as long as no one died... Unfortunately it was no Deus Ex so I didn't really have the option of a non-lethal playthrough. After much back and forth between me, Steam forum users and the Rebellion support people I just decided, seeing as I was completely out of ideas, to try moving it to the C drive and it worked.
So is it possible that games just assume they're being installed on the C drive? Weird that Bobtree doesn't have the same issue, though, that would suggest that Red Faction: Armageddon doesn't have to be run from C either given that they're both Volition games. Hmm. Headscratch.
Thanks for all your responses though, guys, I'd love to get to the bottom of this.:emofdr:
Here's a thought, since I noticed that SR3 has a display.ini (with my unusual settings of 1600x1200@75hz) saved in its' install directory (which is unwise): does your windows account have write permission in the install location? If your Steam folder is under "Program Files" or "Program Files (x86)", even in a non-standard location (IIRC it can be set wherever, but don't ask me how), it could be that somehow the games are failing to write config files to their install directories. Have you tried running them as admin? FWIW, my actual Steam folder is D:\Games\Steam with full permissions, and I use an admin account. If I right click the Steam folder and check the properties->security tab, I have "full control" file access set for users.
I'm just comparing the properties of the two Steam directories now, under the general tab they both have read-only checked (which seems odd to my uneducated eyes and brain but if it works then I don't think that's the problem) but only the one in C:\Program Files (x86) has a security tab, D:\Steam doesn't have that tab.
I'm 99% sure I tried running all of the games as admin (definitely tried SEV2 as an admin, about a million times), even though I'm pretty sure my account is the admin account (there aren't any other accounts), as that's the third thing I try if a game doesn't work after verifying the cache and restarting the machine.
I've just realised that Saints Row 3 isn't just one program, though, there's the launcher, DX9 and DX11 versions. I'll try setting all three to admin privileges and see what happens.
Edit: That didn't work for either SR3 or RF:A. The former crashed to desktop before it reached the main menu and the latter crashed after I chose to continue my game from the main menu, so that had no effect at all. Saints Row 3 has managed to write the display.ini file at some point though so it seems to be able to write the config files. I'll try deleting it and see if it makes another one because this might be copied from the install on the C drive.
Edit again: Ah, it didn't re-write the file that time. You might be on to something! I haven't tried adding any of these three games to the Data Execution Prevention safelist, I had to do that to get some old old games running so I'll try that now. Thanks, by the way!
Edit again again: That didn't work either.
Edit again again again: I think I might know what's going on... My 2TB drive is formatted as exFAT because I was using it as a drive for both my Mac and PC for a while, I bet that's what it is. Does that sound plausible to anyone?
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26-08-2012, 04:48 PM #102TB drive is formatted as exFAT because I was using it as a drive for both my Mac and PC for a while
Wikipedia says ExFAT is intended for flash drives, not primary storage, and modern windows games will generally expect to be on NTFS or FAT32. ExFAT can't be converted to NTFS (unlike FAT32), but NTFS may be workable under Mac OS X.
Armageddon doesn'thave to be run from C either given that they're both Volition games. Hmm. Headscratch.
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Yeah the drive is too full for me to copy stuff over, but I need a 2TB drive for my Mac anyway. Well, want, need, same difference. I'll just go buy a new drive, format it NTFS, stick it in the PC, copy everything off the exFAT drive then format that HFS for the Mac. This is the first PC I've ever owned in my life so when I built it I was ignorant of such things as drive formats (in fact I was until earlier in this post) and totally forgot I had it formatted that way. I'm pretty sure it was something to do with limited formatting options when I was using my Mac, so I just kept it exFAT so I could use it with either OS. Oh well, lesson learned!:emofdr:


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By Gianmarco Segato, Adult Programs Manager
Vincenzo Bellini's Norma, the iconic bel canto masterpiece is set to hit the stage at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts and kick off the 2016/2017 season. Do you need a quick introduction or a refresher course on some key concepts? Here are 10 Things to Know before you go!
Norma, a druid priestess, is torn between love for those she leads, and a secret passion for Pollione, the Roman enemy of her people. She has two children with him in secret before discovering he has begun an affair with her younger acolyte, Adalgisa. Norma forgives Pollione in the end, and he joins her in her fiery destiny.
Norma brings together all the great dramatic themes that dominate Italian opera: love (Norma loves her enemy, Pollione, head of occupying Roman forces); jealousy (the love triangle between Norma, Pollione and Adalgisa); friendship (Norma and Adalgisa maintain their friendship despite being in love with same man); conflict between nations (Druids versus Romans), motherhood (Norma has two children by the faithless Pollione) and finally, sacrifice (Norma commits suicide, wracked by guilt for having betrayed her people).
Bellini pioneered canto declamato (declamatory singing)—a style of vocal writing that kept the orchestral accompaniment relatively simple, allowing the audience to pay greater attention to the relationship between text and melody. This was in opposition to his Italian bel canto predecessor Rossini who opted for a more florid style referred to as canto fiorito (flowery singing).
Norma may be best known for the restrained, languid aria "Casta diva," but it is also packed with searing drama, nowhere more so than the opening of Act II where Norma contemplates killing her children in order to seek revenge against their father, Pollione, who has abandoned her for her best friend, Adalgisa.
In the period directly preceding the bel canto era (Norma premiered in 1831), opera was dominated by the castrati, male sopranos worshipped for their extraordinary vocal technique. They were the stars of late 18th-century opera seria where vocal virtuosity took precedence over dramatic values. By Bellini's time however, female singers became the new stars and roles like Norma set a new standard, placing equal value on dramatic veracity as well as ironclad vocal technique.
From the start, the great Normas of operatic history have all been great singing actresses: mistresses of astonishing vocal technique and outstanding personalities. The first Norma, soprano Giuditta Pasta, was lauded for her power to combine all the "several excellences of the drama, the opera and the ballet; mind, voice and action" into a complete performance. In the 20th-century, the gold standard Norma was Greek-American soprano, Maria Callas who in 1958 made headlines when she notoriously walked out of a performance of Norma in Rome, despite the presence of the Italian president.
Above: Sondra Radvanovsky in a scene from the COC's production of Norma (San Francisco Opera, 2014)
As was customary in Bellini's time, opera roles were tailor-made to suit the talents of their original interpreters. Tenor Domenico Donzelli, the first Pollione, was very specific about his attributes when he wrote to Bellini: "The range of my voice then is nearly 2 octaves, from low D to top C. Chest voice to G and it is in this range that I can declaim with vigor and sustain all the force of the declamation. From G to high C, I can use a falsetto that, employed with art and with power, provides a means of decoration. I have a fair amount of agility, but find descents much easier than ascents." Bellini took this to heart, filling the role with full-voiced G's, just one "decorative" high C, and runs that mainly took the tenor's voice downward.
Bellini's signature style prioritized the text, allowing it to dictate how he shaped the vocal line. This school of composition was referred to as melodramma—not in today's pejorative, "soap opera" meaning of the term, but rather, to signify "drama as revealed in melody" and to distinguish it from the stiffer, formalized opera seria of the 18th century.
A tragic clash of cultures is central to Norma in which imperialistic Roman forces occupy the Druids in Gaul. Contemporary Italian audiences would have recognized in this conflict their own struggle to oust their Austrian oppressors who at the time were sending in troops to put down revolts against their domination.
The team of Bellini and his librettist, Felice Romani, was one of the great collaborations of operatic history. The composer simply refused to take on commissions unless Romani was on board to write the text. Bellini's devotion bordered on obsessiveness as he recounted in his later years: "It seemed impossible for me to exist without you…write for me alone; only for me, for your Bellini".
Above: Vincenzo Bellini (left) and Felice Romani (right)
Norma is running from October 6 to November 5. For more information and tickets, please click here.
Photo credits (top - bottom): a scene from Norma (San Francisco Opera, 2014), photo: Cory Weaver; Sondra Radvanovsky (far right) as Norma in Norma (San Francisco Opera, 2014), photo: Cory Weaver
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This week on The Opera That Changed My Life, our contributor discusses two distinct operatic experiences in his life—nearly 70 years apart! We also learn about the importance of memorable recordings, and not just live performance, to the development of a true opera lover.
I was 13 years old (in 1949) and my parents took me to the Metropolitan Opera to see a production of Carmen—primarily because Wilfrid Pelletier was conducting and Raoul Jobin sang Don José. Risë Stevens sang Carmen and, if I recall, Rose Bempton sang Micaëla. I was hooked forever. My parents got me a vinyl recording of the opera with Stevens and within a year it was worn out. My thirst for vinyl never ended and my folks obliged.
Then I met a kindred soul and we got married; my wife's grandmother was one of the founders of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra and the Montreal Festival which produced operas in the summer.
We travel to NYC, Toronto, Montreal or other places to see special productions, not to mention the Live in HD which we have attended since it started 10 years ago. Recently, we enjoyed the Live in HD performances of Elektra and Roberto Devereux so much that we caught the last performances live at the Met. Radvanovsky's last 20 minutes were worth the trip.
Above: Sondra Radvanovsky in a scene from the COC's 2014 production of Roberto Devereux
Photo credits (top - bottom): the Metropolitan Opera Company's program from its 1945 production of Carmen; Leonardo Capalbo and Sondra Radvanovsky in Roberto Devereux (COC, 2014), photo: Michael Cooper
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As the sun sets on the summer of 2016, the staff of the COC have been reminiscing about our various opera-themed journeys over the past few months. Enjoy a selection of photos and stories from our staff travelling abroad!
Gianmarco Segato, Adult Programs Manager
I had the great fortune of travelling to Central Europe in May, partaking in an opera marathon seeing performances every night for 18 days straight! In this picture, I'm at Prague's gorgeous National Theatre just before a performance of a Czech rarity, Bohuslav Martinů's Julietta.
Then in July I traveled with the choir of Toronto's St. Simon-the-Apostle Anglican Church to England where we sang Evensong and Sunday services at Lincoln and Chester Cathedrals—two magnificent examples of English Gothic architectural splendour. The picture below is of me in the Chester Cathedral.
Francesco Corsaro, Senior Development Officer, Institutional Gifts
I spent two weeks over June and July visiting friends in Rome. One of my friends is the director for the Teatro di Roma, housed in historic Teatro Argentina. The Teatro Argentina is where Rossini's The Barber of Seville premiered on February 20, 1816. Working at the COC makes visits like this extra interesting as I get to see how a large Italian theatre company (close to 700 curtain calls per year between two venues!) operates from the top down. Working in fundraising brings another interesting perspective to these visits. Italians and Romans do not have the same culture of philanthropy as we do in Canada, which highlights, for me, the importance of connecting with our audience, donors and the larger community to ensure we can produce excellent, relevant productions for our patrons.
Behind the scenes at Teatro Argentina.
Claudine Domingue, Director of Public Relations
Unfortunately, on my trip to London last May I wasn't able to see any opera, but I did visit the house where Handel spent much of his life. Located just a few streets from Oxford Circus is the Georgian building where Handel made his home from 1723 until his death in 1759. Which means that this is where Handel composed the Messiah, The Royal Fireworks and so many other pieces and operas, including this season's Ariodante. After his death and over two centuries of renovations and structural changes, the house has been restored to its former layout and design reflecting Handel's era. Little did he know that 200 years after his residency, another musician, Jimi Hendrix, would move in right next door. The Handel Hendrix Museum has connected the two flats so you can see both in one visit. Needless to say, Hendrix's bedroom looks a bit different from Handel's!
Keith Lam, Ticket Services Representative
This August, I headed up to the beautiful county of Haliburton again for my fourth season with the Highlands Opera Studio. This year I sang various roles in Dean Burry's The Brothers Grimm and The Bremen Town Musicians, two operas the COC performs regularly through its annual school tour. I played six different characters in total. What a challenge, but quite thrilling too! I had some scary quick costume changes, one of them was only 10 seconds. The double-bill was directed by my mentor, Canadian tenor Richard Margison, and on the piano was the incomparable Julie Gunn. Another highlight for me was having Dietlinde Turban Maazel from the Castleton Festival on faculty. She held acting classes for the participants which were quite invaluable. As an actor, nothing makes me happier than to be able to dissect monologues and sonnets.
Keith Lam as Rumpelstiltskin (right) in The Brothers Grimm, photo: John Martens.
Gianna Wichelow, Senior Manager, Creative & Publication
I spent a month in Florence, Italy, and visited the site of the first opera performance ever, which was Jacopo Peri's Dafne in 1597. This momentous event took place at the Palazzo Tornabuoni on Via de' Tornabuoni, now Florence's fashion avenue. In its current iteration the palazzo is an upmarket residence managed by Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts (who also named our opera house, coincidentally!).
I also took a side trip to Venice and saw Robert Carsen's beautiful La Traviata. His production marked the re-opening of the Teatro La Fenice in 2004, after it was rebuilt following its destruction by arson in 1996. This production is available on DVD and I recommend it highly. I cried like a baby through Act II!
Steve Kelley, Chief Communications Officer
The first time I met Jamie Barton was when she sang Suzuki in a production of Madame Butterfly at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. It's a spring to summer festival, informal, with picnics before the opera and after every performance, the artists and audience mingle "under the tent." I've been a fan of hers ever since that night in late May of 2008.
Photo credit: Tiziana Caruso as Desdemona and Jamie Barton as Emilia in Otello (COC, 2010), photo: Gary Beechey
I was thrilled when she won the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition in both opera and art song a couple of years later, so imagine how happy I was to read that she would be appearing at Koerner Hall last summer. I read the press release, logged onto the web and bought a pair of tickets. It was wonderful to listen to this gorgeous instrument again—and a real treat to hear Jamie sing songs. (Not that I don't love arias!) And when she kicked off her heels to sing the last part of the recital, it was great to know that my pal from OTSL is still an "anti-diva," a real artist who hasn't forgotten where she came from.
Photo credit: Jamie Barton as Adalgisa and Sondra Radvanovsky as Norma in Norma (San Francsico Opera, 2014), photo: Cory Weaver
Meighan Szigeti, Associate Manager, Digital Marketing
June, I travelled around Hungary and managed to make a quick day trip from
Sopron to Vienna to see the sights of the traditional music capital of Europe.
Joining the long rush line outside to hear Anna Netrebko in Manon Lescaut
was, unfortunately,
not an option, but I did manage to enjoy a tour of the Wiener
Staatsoper. The house has a very complex history owing to both world wars. Most of the house did not survive an American bombing during the last months of the Second World War,
but the front entry and salon were somehow saved from the fire and destruction. The rebuild
began after the war, and you can see a slight difference in style between the 19th-century main
staircase and entrance,
and the rebuilt boxes, auditorium and stage. One minute you're enjoying the ornate, classical
style typical of older European opera houses then you realize your surroundings
feel a bit more contemporary and modernized.
neat bit of information to keep in mind if you're ever enjoying a performance
at Wiener Staatsoper and feel like being a bit fancy: if you have an extra 500
Euros lying around, you can reserve the Emperor's Tea Room for yourself and other
guests during the intermission!
Photo credit (top image): a scene from Hercules (COC, 2014), photo: Michael Cooper
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Brian Schneider is a late scratch due to a back problem. Robinson Cancel is starting behind the plate and hitting eighth. Meanwhile, Lou Piniella is doing the Mets favor, not that he cares about their fate. But his Cubs lineup is missing five of the eight regulars, although one, Mark DeRosa, strained his calf on Wednesday. Now the Mets just have to beat Chicago and beat the rain that's supposedly on its way.
Here's the Cubbies' lineup:
Pie LF
Theriot SS
Hoffpauir 1B
Edmonds CF
Fontenot 2B
McGehee 3B
Fukadome RF
Hill C
Harden P
Only Theriot, Edmonds and Fukadome are the regulars.
Here's some other pregame news and notes:
Jerry Manuel all but said he doesn't want to use John Maine out of the bullpen, that being activated Maine's reward for working to get back. Manuel said he's old school and doesn't like throwing a young arm out there if there's a problem. Maine said he still has a little pain in the shoulder thanks to the bone spur and understands, although he held out remote hope of being used for an inning in a game that isn't tight, if there is one.
Ramon Martinez gets the start at second after impressing Manuel last night when he came off the bench and had a double and bases-loaded walk. Damion Easley told Manuel that he would be ready to play second tomorrow.
Manuel said Johan Santana wouldn't be used on three days' rest to start on Saturday. Piniella said he would start Ryan Dempster in Game 1 next week. That would be against the Mets at Wrigley if they can nail down the wild card.


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24 pitted dates (preferably Mejdool)
8-10 sliced uncured bacon, sliced lengthwise then cut in half
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2 ounces chorizo, casings removed and sliced in 1" batons
8 unsalted roasted whole almonds
24 colored toothpicks, soaked in water
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Line a ridged baking sheet with aluminum foil then set aside.
Working in groups, stuff each date with one filling then repeat with remaining fillings. Wrap a piece of bacon around the stuffed date then secure with toothpick (for easy identification use one color per filling). Place wrapped dates about 1" apart on the prepared baking sheet and set in the preheated oven.
Check after 6 minutes, turning the dates with tongs so that they brown evenly. Bake until the bacon is crisp on all sides, about 8-10 more minutes. Remove from oven then serve immediately.
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From 8 November to 12 November the depleted company of which Pfc Brown was one of the remaining 90 members, held a defensive position under the most adverse weather conditions. The water filled foxholes and cold over a five day period had exhausted the troops but when committed to an attack on the high ground northeast of the Many-Mainvillers Road the following day, morale was high.
Against a superior enemy force, Pfc Brown and his company seized their objectives accounting for 40 enemy killed or captured. The following morning they were relieved but returned 15 November with but one day rest, to occupy and hold the high ground they had previously captured. Under heavy machine gun, mortar and artillery fire Pfc Brown, 45 other combat effective enlisted men and two replacement officers reoccupied and held this position despite their reduced numbers. The dogged determination, perseverance, and grit shown by Pfc Brown is symbolic of the United States Infantry and reflects credit on American Arms in this campaign."


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Intel Motherboards: Can a Diamond beat a Royal Flush?by Gary Key on 9/23/2005 12:05 AM EST
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johnsonx - Friday, September 23, 2005 - linkGary, Wesley, et al:
I'm just curious if you have any more information on the issue with the NForce4 chipset not supporting the 820, but working fine with the 830, 840 and EE. Why is this the case? There isn't any difference between the 820, 830 and 840 except for clock speed, so it really doesn't make any sense that the 820 doesn't work. Have you gotten any insight from nVidia as to the mechanism of the failure? Reply
Bingo13 - Friday, September 23, 2005 - linkJohnsonx,
This is an excellent question. I do not have an official technical response from NVIDIA at this time but I will post an educated guess on my part.
We know NVIDIA did not have the Pentium D 820 available in time during the design and tape out of the nForce4 SLI Intel Edition chipset to ensure proper validation testing and certification of this CPU. They were also faced with a marketing decision in regards to supporting a "budget" level dual-core CPU on a very high-end chipset that was mainly targeting the single-core CPU market at launch time. NVIDIA thought the typical dual-core user buying this type of board would certainly want the 830 at a minimum and certainly the 840 on this board. My opinion is they underestimated the Intel enthusiast crowd that flocked to the 820 based upon its price /performance features and ability to overclock easily past the 840 stock speeds for 45% of the price.
From a technical viewpoint there is a large difference between the Intel Pentium D 820 and the Intel Pentium D 830/840 series design specifications that I believe is what caused NVIDIA grief with the short product launch window.
The Intel Pentium D 830 and Intel Pentium D 840 processors incorporate Intel's EIST (Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology) that is also included on the 6xx line of processors that also start at 3 GHz like the 830. EIST basically senses when the cores are being under utilized and will dynamically reduce the CPU multiplier (minimum is 14x) to slow down the processor in order to reduce both energy consumption and thermal conditions.
EIST is an integral part of Intel's TM2 (Thermal Monitor 2, nForce4 Intel does not support but will in future releases) and C1E advanced halt state technologies which constantly monitor and will dynamically reduce the processor's speed in overheating and idle conditions respectively. A speed of 2.8GHz (14 x 200) is the lowest state to which EIST will reduce the Pentium D or Pentium 4 6xx processor speed. This explains why the Intel Pentium D 820 processor (already at 2.8GHz) does not utilize this technology and does not have TM2 or C1E support.
It is my opinion that NVIDIA was only able to get the Intel Pentium D 830/840 series to work properly (at stock multipliers) due to the initial support for the Pentium 4 6xx series processors in the chipset. Due to the timing and quick release of the Pentium D series I believe NVIDIA worked feverishly to ensure basic EIST functionality in the nForce4 SLI Intel chipset for the Pentium D 830/840 series but did not have time to design/validate the unique code requirements for the 820 due to its differing technology. I think this explains the reason why the 830/840 series will go to single-core mode when the multiplier changes as its EIST support is limited for the Pentium D series. We have to remember that the nForce4 SLI Intel chipset was ready and basically launching before the Pentium D came to market. I know NVIDIA wanted full support but just ran out time in my opinion. They have assured us repeatedly that their next chipset revision will have full support and since they have had some time to work with the Pentium D, I believe them (reserve future rights to deny this statement). ;-)
Thank you,
johnsonx - Friday, September 23, 2005 - linkThanks for those responses Gary and Jarred. I'm inclined to agree with both of you - it's something in the mix of the 820 not having EIST and already being at 14x multiplier. After all, you already found that running an 830 or 840 at 14x results in single-core only mode, just like an 820 running at the stock multiplier of 14x. It may also be, as you imply Gary, that nVidia was more or less just lucky that they're able to support the Pentium D at all, by work done to support 600 series CPUs. They could easily have had ALL dual-core CPUs running in single core mode.
I think though that nVidia's claim that they thought enthusiasts buying such a high-end board wouldn't bother with a low-end 820 CPU is just hogwash. That's after-the-fact cover-up, period.
Gary Key - Sunday, September 25, 2005 - link
I think though that nVidia's claim that they thought enthusiasts buying such a high-end board wouldn't bother with a low-end 820 CPU is just hogwash. That's after-the-fact cover-up, period.
Your opinion is also widely shared by several Intel enthusiasts who emailed me. As I stated in the article, we believe the lack of full support for the Pentium D 820 was a mistake by NVIDIA and they certainly plan on correcting it and the multiplier issue in the next chipset revision.
This is one of the main reasons (along with the multiplier overclocking issue) we thought the Gigabyte board was a better choice. I just wanted to reiterate that MSI did an incredible job with the P4N Diamond (the just released 1.4 bios really makes this a sterling single-core Intel based gaming board) but as a dual-core user unless you do not plan on multiplier overclocking (these core speeds need it) and will only utilize the Pentium D 830/840 then going with an Intel 945/955 chipset is "currently" the best solution.
JarredWalton - Friday, September 23, 2005 - linkI've wondered the same thing. My only guess is that the 820 doesn't support EIST - since it's already at the minimum 14X multiplier. Perhaps there's some glitch in the chipset with EIST, and that also shows up when running an 820?
NVIDIA's statement that they didn't expect anyone to use a "budget" processor in such an expensive mobo is a bit fishy. The claim that the 820 wasn't initially planned for production http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?...">is even worse, in my view - we had information on that chip dating back to before December 04. If the nF4-SLI for Intel was complete already, it should have at least been revised. Reply
AdamK47 3DS - Friday, September 23, 2005 - linkPretty good article. I was a little disappointed that AMDs name wasn't mentioned one hundred times in this Anandtech review. Reply
rjm55 - Friday, September 23, 2005 - linkYou sound like a bitter Intel buyer who is upset no one is patting you on the back for making a wise purchase. As someone here said, there are lots of good reasongs to buy Intel, but Performance hasn't been one of them for over a year.
Things will change, and when Intel is the Performance Leader again, or things are at least even - maybe late next year - then you can complain that Intel is mentioned 100 times in every AnandTech Review. Reply
mikecel79 - Thursday, September 22, 2005 - linkI glanced it briefly in the morning but now it's gone from the front page. All the links in my history point to the search page now. For some reason the comments are still here. Reply
RandomFool - Friday, September 23, 2005 - linkOh good I thought I was losing my mind. Reply
Wesley Fink - Friday, September 23, 2005 - linkThis article was put on hold while we were waiting for a reply from nVidia on the Dual-Core problems we found. Unfortunately our posting engine had a mind of its own and the article posted by mistake. We pulled the article as soon as we realized what had happenned.
NVIDIA emailed and talked with us several times yesterday and today, and we learned the dual-core issues Gary found were real and known to nVidia. Once that was clear the article was revised and reposted. We apologize for the confusion of the yo-yo posting, but we were trying to get the full story for our readers before posting the article.
Please welcome Gary Key as the newest reviewer at AnandTech. Gary did an incredible job in finding and quantifying this nVidia dual-core issue with their Intel chipset switching to single-core mode in overclocking. nVidia assures us this will be fixed in future Intel chipset releases. Reply
smn198 - Friday, September 23, 2005 - linkWelcome Gary. Look forward to seeing more from you. Reply
Gary Key - Friday, September 23, 2005 - linksmn198,
Thank you. I really enjoyed doing this article, working with Wes, and having the opportunity to share my experiences with the great members and visitors here at AnandTech. I certainly hope you will be seeing more from me. ;-)
Gary Key Reply
Evan Lieb - Friday, September 23, 2005 - linkWelcome Gary, and have fun! Reply
Ecmaster76 - Friday, September 23, 2005 - linkLooks like it went up early.
Good read though. At first I was like "Holy $#!+" when I saw the gaming benchmarks, but then they mentioned about the Gigabyte BIOS being effed up. Reply
cryptonomicon - Thursday, September 22, 2005 - linkDRAM Voltage Auto, 1.80V to 2.3V in 0.1V increments
uh.. but isnt ram like 2.5-2.8v? Reply
Pete84 - Friday, September 23, 2005 - linkDDR2 runs at much lower vdimm than DDR. Reply
cryptonomicon - Friday, September 23, 2005 - linkah yes of course..
so much for active cooling then Reply
BlvdKing - Thursday, September 22, 2005 - linkI can't believe the Nforce 4 for AMD supports dual core but the Intel edition only has limited support and no support for the 820. Reply
coomar - Wednesday, September 21, 2005 - linkno a diamond can't beat a royal flush Reply


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