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I have created a horizontal bar chart of student exam score by taking in input from a file that contains the count of students in the file, and a student's last name followed by their score in each subsequent line. I am using the graphics module created by John Zelle primarily for beginners to try out a simple graphics.
The following I have written works:
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# horizontal bar chart
# This program creates a horizontal bar chart of student exam scores by taking in input from a file that contains the count of students in the file, and a student's last name followed by their score (from 0 to 100) in each subsequent line.
# by: Luis Henriquez-Perez
from graphics import*
def main():
# get the input
# fname = input("Enter filename: ")
fname = 'class_sample.txt'
file = open(fname, 'r')
list1 = file.readlines()
# get the number of students in the file
students = int(list1[0])
# create the window
# set the coordinates so that the chart is scalable
win = GraphWin('Grade Chart', 400, 400)
win.setCoords(0, 0, 500, 500)
# access the information in the file
scores = []
names = []
for item in list1[1:]:
scores += [int(item.split()[1])]
names += [item.split()[0]]
# initial rectangle
rect = Rectangle(Point(140, 20), Point(140 + 3.4 * scores[0], 460/(students)))
# initial name
text = Text(Point(70, 230/students + 10), names[0])
for i in range(students-1):
rect = Rectangle(Point(140, rect.getP1().getY() + 460/students), Point(140 + 3.4 * scores[i + 1], rect.getP2().getY() + 460/students))
# create the names next to the bars
text1 = Text(Point(70, (rect.getP1().getY() + rect.getP2().getY())/2) , names[i + 1])
# wait for mouse click
It creates this image:
using a text file named 'class_sample.txt' with this information.
Anderson 10
Moore 30
Ford 50
Smith 96
Harris 67
White 89
Rodriguez 22
Cuban 12
Le 83
Thomas 90
Lewis 95
Wang 45
Brown 52
Williams 34
Taylor 89
I have a couple concerns about this code however that I would like advice to address. First, I realize that I am drawing rectangles (or bars) twice. I create the first one outside of the for loop and all the other ones in the for loop. Since I do this work twice it becomes a bit annoying because whenever I want to change something about the bars I have to do it in two places. Second, I realize that I can make the code a lot easier to read by creating functions for creating the rectangle and maybe also for initializing the window and opening the file. As python programmers, what would you suggest I can do to make this code more readable and efficient?


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LASIK EYE SURGERY Springfield
LASIK Surgery, or "laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis," is the most commonly performed laser eye surgery to treat myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness) and astigmatism.
Like other types of refractive surgery, the LASIK procedure reshapes the cornea to enable light entering the eye to be properly focused onto the retina for clearer vision.
In most cases, laser eye surgery is pain-free and completed within 15 minutes for both eyes. The results — improved vision without eyeglasses or contact lenses — can usually be seen in as little as 24 hours.
First, your eye surgeon uses either a mechanical surgical tool called a microkeratome or a femtosecond laser to create a thin, circular "flap" in the cornea. The surgeon then folds back the hinged flap to access the cornea (the stroma) and removes some corneal tissue using an excimer laser.
This highly specialized laser uses a cool ultraviolet light beam to remove ("ablate") microscopic amounts of tissue from the cornea to reshape it so it more accurately focuses light on the retina for improved vision.
For nearsighted people, the goal is to flatten the cornea; with farsighted people, a steeper cornea is desired.
Excimer lasers also can correct astigmatism by smoothing an irregular cornea into a more normal shape. It is a misconception that LASIK cannot treat astigmatism.
After the laser reshapes the cornea, the flap is laid back in place, covering the area where the corneal tissue was removed. Then the cornea is allowed to heal naturally.
Laser eye surgery requires only topical anesthetic drops, and no bandages or stitches are required.
Your eye doctor will perform a thorough eye exam to ensure your eyes are healthy enough for the procedure. He or she will evaluate: the shape and thickness of your cornea; pupil size; refractive errors (myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism); as well as any other eye conditions.
Before your surgery begins, numbing eye drops are applied to your eye to prevent any discomfort during the procedure. Your doctor may also give you some medication to help you relax.
Your eye will be positioned under the laser, and an instrument called a lid speculum is used to keep your eyelids open.
The surgeon uses an ink marker to mark the cornea before creating the flap. A suction ring is applied to the front of your eye. It will prevent eye movements or loss of contact that could affect flap quality.
After the corneal flap is created, the surgeon then uses a computer to adjust the excimer laser for your particular prescription.
You will be asked to look at a target light for a short time while he or she watches your eye through a microscope as the laser sends pulses of light to your cornea.
The laser light pulses painlessly reshape the cornea, although you may feel some pressure on your eye. You'll also hear a steady clicking sound while the laser is operating.
LASIK is performed on each eye separately, with each procedure taking only about five minutes.
Upon completion of your LASIK surgery, your surgeon will have you rest for a bit. You may feel a temporary burning or itching sensation immediately following the procedure. After a brief post-operative exam, someone can drive you home. (You cannot drive after LASIK until your eye doctor confirms your uncorrected vision meets the legal standard for driving.)
Laser eye surgery offers numerous benefits and can dramatically improve your quality of life. Most people achieve 20/20 vision or better after the surgery, but LASIK results do vary. Some people may achieve only 20/40 vision or less.
You may still need to wear glasses or contact lenses following laser vision correction, though your prescription level typically will be much lower than before.
While the procedure has an excellent safety profile, LASIK complications can occur and may include infection or night glare (starbursts or halos that are most noticeable when you're viewing lights at night).
A small percentage of people will need a LASIK enhancement, or "touch up" procedure, a few months after the primary LASIK surgery.
You also may still need reading glasses once you reach your 40s. This is due to a normal age-related loss of near vision called presbyopia.
While LASIK surgery has a high success rate, it is important that you discuss all facets of the procedure with your surgeon prior to consenting to the surgery.
Visit http://eye-laser-surgery-info.com to find a surgeon in your city/town.

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Solara continues to offer four-cylinder and V6 power choices, and fuel efficiency remains excellent for the class: four-cylinder Solara models are rated at 21 mpg city/31 mpg highway for five-speed manual transmission and 22 mpg city/31 mpg highway for the five-speed automatic transmission. The Solara Convertible is powered exclusively by a 210-horsepower 3.3-liter V6 engine, which is also available on Solara coupe models.
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All Solara models are equipped with a direct tire pressure monitor system and standard front seat-mounted side airbags, with Coupe models also equipped with standard front and rear side curtain airbags. Four-wheel disc brakes and an anti-lock brake system (ABS) help provide responsive, reliable stopping power on all Solara models, and the SLE V6 can also be equipped with optional Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) with traction control. VSC helps maintain direction during cornering by manipulating engine torque and individual wheel-braking control when it detects tire slippage.
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The smooth, quick-revving four-cylinder engine comes equipped as standard with a crisp-shifting five-speed manual transmission. A five-speed automatic transmission with intelligent electronic controls is optional. The V6 is teamed with the five-speed automatic transmission as standard equipment and features a gated shifter with sequential shift mode to help produce lively performance and excellent fuel efficiency. All Solara models receive California Level II Ultra Low Emission Vehicle (ULEV-II) and EPA Tier II Bin 5 certification.
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The Solara suspension and steering systems have been specially tuned to provide lively handling response. Front and rear suspension systems are mounted to anti-vibration sub-frames, ensuring a smooth, quiet ride.
The Solara SE Coupe features standard 16-inch alloy wheels with P215/60 R16 tires. The Solara Sport heightens handling reflexes with a performance-tuned suspension that includes stiffer front and rear springs, specific front and rear shock absorbers and P215/55 R17 summer tires on 17-inch aluminum alloy wheels (Sport Convertible equipped with all-season tires only). The Solara SLE V6 Coupe also features standard 17-inch alloy wheels.
Solara provides a quiet, serene ride reminiscent of luxury models. The Solara Coupe registers a 0.29 coefficient of drag (Cd), which helps to minimize wind noise. Foam filler in the roof and pillar panels further helps to subdue road and wind noise. Vibration-damping and noise-suppressant materials are used throughout the cabin, as well as in the wheel housings, dash panel and trunk.
Special Attention to Convertible Engineering
In the Solara Convertible, reinforcements optimally located throughout the vehicle provide high torsional rigidity, resulting in a smooth, quiet ride and responsive handling. The Solara convertible's standard power retractable roof lowers or raises in just 10 seconds. With its power top up, the Solara Convertible provides two inches greater rear headroom than the coupe.
The convertible top features a headliner and a glass rear window to optimize passenger comfort. When lowered, the Solara Convertible's soft-top stows behind the rear seat with a low profile for a sleek overall appearance. An available windscreen can be installed to suppress wind turbulence, when the top is down. The all-window control system allows the driver to open and close all door- and quarter-windows by pressing one button on the instrument panel.
Unexpected Interior
The Solara provides room and practicality unexpected in coupes and convertibles. A 107.1-inch wheelbase allows for a roomy interior, particularly in the rear seat, where many coupe and convertible models can feel confining. Solara passengers will find ample headroom and legroom in the rear seat, as well as generous front and rear shoulder and hip room.
The Solara Coupe offers flexibility for passengers and cargo with a standard 60/40 split/fold-down rear seat with adjustable headrests. Versatile interior storage space in all Solara models includes a front console box, cup holders that double as additional storage, and a center console that provides dual storage compartments.
The instrument panel features standard Optitron meters for a more upscale look. The gauge display uses three main meters highlighted by a 3-D chrome trim ring design, with soft lighting and fully illuminated needle pointers at night.
A standard tilt/telescopic steering wheel helps the driver to set an ideal driving position. A center-mounted three-pod multi-function display integrates a five-feature trip computer in the left pod, with functions that include fuel consumption, average speed, miles-to-go and elapsed time.
Solara targets class-leading fit and finish quality with gaps between interior surfaces narrowed to 0.5 millimeters or less and by using a full soft-touch dash panel, invisible front-passenger airbag seams and chrome accents. Silicone dampers ensure smooth operation for all register knobs.
The standard audio system integrates a universal mini-jack port, MP3 CD and satellite radio capability, while SE and Sport grades also have a standard six-disc CD changer. All models also feature steering wheel audio controls.
The available navigation system for the Solara SLE features voice activation and is integrated with the optional premium JBL audio system and features a four-disc in-dash CD changer, plus Bluetooth® wireless technology for hands-free telephone compatibility. The hands-free calling feature is also available on SE and Sport grades without navigation.
The Solara Sport Coupe and Convertible models feature a dark-charcoal interior with black graphite-style trim, all black sport-fabric seats, exclusive sport gauge design and trim, a leather-trimmed steering wheel and shift knob and aluminum-trimmed pedals.
Outstanding Toyota Value
Solara SE offers an expansive standard equipment list that includes cruise control, power windows with driver-side auto up/down, power driver's seat with power lumbar support, power door locks, remote keyless entry, engine immobilizer, and dual 12-volt power outlets.
The SLE gives the Solara an infusion of luxury with standard automatic climate control, a power adjustable driver's seat with power lumbar, power moonroof, heated exterior mirrors, auto-dimming inside and driver's side mirrors, JBL premium 3-in-1 audio system with six-disc in-dash CD changer and eight speakers in six locations (7 speakers in SLE Convertible), HomeLink® universal transceiver, and a security system with an alarm and engine immobilizer.
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Two months ago, on Oct. 1, the U.S. government rolled out HealthCare.gov, where citizens could explore new health care options and apply for new health care insurance. While states could set up their own exchanges, this site was the central point in the plan -- and it failed miserably. Delays, disruptions, errors, and complete unreachability dogged the site in the first days -- then stretched into weeks. Hearings were called in Washington. There were demands that Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius resign due to what seemed to be an abject failure of a much-ballyhooed and definitely expensive central cog in the new Affordable Care Act health care law, aka Obamacare.
Then something extremely interesting happened: The site began recovering. Two months after it launched, the site is now performing pretty well. This is a very curious development indeed.
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Development of the site cost anywhere between $70 million and $150 million, depending on how you tally the numbers and whom you ask. These are massive figures, even for a site with the scope of this one. While I don't know the details regarding what was necessary to produce the site from an internal perspective, I can say that if the amount spent on it was anywhere between either of those figures, the site should have been bulletproof right out of the gate. The fact that it wasn't should cost the contractor in charge to lose government jobs forever more. I doubt that will happen.
Revving up the horsepower
But the question remains: How did the site's performance improve so quickly? Sure, there were some major flaws in the way the application was designed, but there's no way you could fix all that code within weeks. You can make improvements and tweaks, but nobody's rewriting the whole thing in that amount of time, no matter how many developers you bring in. As the saying goes, nine pregnant women don't produce a baby in one month.
I'm guessing the code was workable for the most part, and the infrastructure was woefully underspec'd and underbuilt. According to an HHS blog post and a HealthCare.gov progress report, a number of software and hardware fixes were put into place to make this happen. Most striking about this data are the declarations that they "installed dedicated hardware" for the registration database that led to a threefold improvement in speed. The agency also deployed 12 database servers and new storage for the core database, along with a new firewall for a 500 percent performance increase.
You mean it was possible that a new firewall increased performance by a factor of five? Was the previous firewall a decade old? And there weren't already 12 database servers?


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a lame school to go to. Teacher are just over paid baby sitters. To many dif clicks. to many mexicans and asians. The blacks think there the shit. The teachers dont teach they just sit back and watch the kids.
history teacher and oceanside high school: Here kids take this book and copy as much of it as you can untill the bell rings. I'm going to sit at my desk and drink my coffe. DON"T BOTHER ME!
by 1997-2001 student October 09, 2008
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Catalyst 9.7 Graphics Drivers: New UI and Win 7 Updatesby Derek Wilson on 7/23/2009 1:30 PM EST
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Kaleid - Friday, July 31, 2009 - link" Unfortunately, despite the fact that organization is arguably improved, it seems to take more clicks to get where we want to go"
Well..then its not an improvement. Less clicking and a larger window please so there is less of a need to even scroll.
Hopefully image scaling will be fixed soon on Win7 x64 (don't know about 32bit) and don't hide the functions so well. Reply
monkeyman1140 - Monday, July 27, 2009 - linkThats an interesting point of view for commenters here. Reply
karhill - Saturday, July 25, 2009 - linkThe catalyst 9.7 driver version crashed on install on my Vista SP2 system (with a newly installed 4830 card). Turned out to be a problem with Visual Studio 2005 runtime redistributible. Had to install Microsoft hotfix KB961894 to get it to work. Reply
royalcrown - Saturday, July 25, 2009 - linkDerek, I am surprised at the lack of facts in this "review". Just received my brand new XFX 4890 on wed and got it running on thursday under a clean install of Vista 64 SP2.
The game H.A.W.X. constantly crases (included in box btw), locks up my system, Older games like Company of heroes, crashes, glitches or locks up. ATI overdrive (auto) won't finish properly.
Rolled back to the catalyst 9.6 package and stuff works fine.
Now before you say it's my ps or ram, Mushkin replaced 1 bad stick that made my EP45-ud3r act up. PS is a Corsair 650TX, stock settings on my e8500 rig, no OC on it or the card. These included drivers with 9.7 are SH!7, and how did you manage to miss that ?!?! Reply
mmntech - Friday, July 24, 2009 - linkIs it just me or does the new Catalyst Control Centre in 9.7 have fewer options than it did in 9.6. It's also harder to navigate than previously. What was wrong with having the quick nav bar at the side? Now I have to scroll through menus? Reply
Trailmixxx - Friday, July 24, 2009 - linkDell XPS Studio 1640, feels noticeably cooler, with the powerplay option set to performance. I dont have numbers, It's only what I feel with my hands. Reply
zhilik - Friday, July 24, 2009 - linkA stupid change.
Now you need to do EVEN MORE clicks to get somewhere.
ATI need to drop the uberugly stardock skinned controls and use the windows default controls. It's amazing how ugly the CCC looks in XP and Vista with the "old 9x" butttons at the bottom. Or at least they should give the option of using the default system controls. Reply
SiliconDoc - Thursday, July 30, 2009 - linkPar for the course for ATI, and par for the mindset that drives the programmers or whomever is making those kinds of decisions on more than just ATI software (Windows comes to mind - with their " buried deep within" "intuitive and conveneince improvements" - which are of course EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE.)
I suspect ATI hired a gaggle of ex-mfst geeks. Reply
Stas - Friday, July 24, 2009 - linkWait, people use CCC? O.O damn, feel sorry for you guys. ATI Tray Tools FTW! Reply
jonup - Thursday, July 23, 2009 - linkDo you plan reviewing the new nVidia driveres. Judging by the version number change 186.x to 190.x there needs to be a significant change. I read the resease notes but nothing caught my eye. I just put it on one of my desktops this morning but I haven't had time to mess around with it. I would appreciate it if you save me the time and tell us what good it is. Reply
DerekWilson - Thursday, July 23, 2009 - linkAFAIK, the only major addition is the ability to manually enable multiple power states on 9 series and up desktop processors that support multiple power states. This can be done on a per application basis if I understand right.
The bottom line is that you could throttle down your power consumption if you are running the SIMs or an MMO that doesn't require a lot of power and you don't want to run up your electric bill.
Other than that it seems like bug fixes mostly. Reply
jonup - Friday, July 24, 2009 - linkThanks! That was my understanding, too. I was just hoping for some hidden performance improvements. Reply
haplo602 - Friday, July 24, 2009 - linkI guess OpenGL does not interest windows gamers, but looking here http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&...">http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=a...amp;item... it seems the 190 Nvidia drivers include some opengl 3.2 version. so that's actualy a big change.
I just hope the ATI 9.7 driver does about the same. Reply
KOOLTIME - Thursday, July 23, 2009 - linkHopefully this newer driver and soon win 7 RTM will make us happy gamers again with stability in the x64 mode. To correct some of the Blue screens that occurs under win 7 with 9.6 drivers. Seems to happen in some games using ati 4890 1gb card. (blue screen 10000ea error)
Thanks for the article for this, great info keeping us readers up to date. Im off to install n try the new catalyst -KT Reply
cghebert - Thursday, July 23, 2009 - linkI'm excited about the potential performance gains and Win7 compatibility of the driver, but not yet sold on the CCC update. To me, it seems like one of those "updates" that doesn't really add any additional functionality, it just requires you to relearn how to do things. Of course, I may change my opinion after installing it, but I don't have any problems with the layout of the current CCC. Reply
jonup - Thursday, July 23, 2009 - linkI've been using the leaked version of 9.7 for a week or so and the CCC is plain annoying. I did not get any new screens/options. The only diference is that instead of clicking on the manu to the left, now you have to click one on the drop down menu and then select the screen you want to go to. It is more of a one step back instead of one step forward. What they should have done is add a maximize botton so u can do full screen. Reply
TejTrescent - Thursday, July 23, 2009 - linkTo something "simpler" but far more annoying to use. For the first time I find myself tempted to download only the driver update, without the updated CCC. That's still an option, right? Reply
Shuri - Thursday, July 23, 2009 - linkI've been doing just that for a while now. I use the latest version of ATI Tray Tools to handle all my 3D settings and custom profiles. The only option from CCC that I miss is GPU scaling, which is not implemented in ATT. But even that is not entirely necessary, so it's all good. :) Reply
DerekWilson - Thursday, July 23, 2009 - linkThat is definitely still an option. But as time goes on you will probably need to update at some point in the future. But there should be a good life span for pre-9.7 CCC anyway. Reply
cosmotic - Thursday, July 23, 2009 - linkStill looks like crap. =( Reply
james jwb - Thursday, July 23, 2009 - linkI've got a second PC running an old ATI card (x800), does this mean i get no support for windows 7? Reply
PSMR - Friday, July 24, 2009 - linkNot only does this mean that from here on out you do not get anymore support for Windows 7, but if you own an ATI X1950 or older video card, you also do not get any more support for Vista or Windows XP. ATI has dropped all DX9 only video cards to legacy support. Which means that any bugs that arise with DX9 only cards will not get fixed, and any new features will not get integrated into the driver for legacy cards. Reply
MonkeyPaw - Thursday, July 23, 2009 - linkI'm sure Vista drivers will work just fine on Win7 for older cards. Besides, every graphics card has an optimum driver version at some point. Most driver updates are aimed at improving newer cards. For example, my old 3870 seemed to work best on Cat 8.6. Newer versions either hurt performance or caused problems. Reply
johnsonx - Thursday, July 23, 2009 - linkMy X1950Pro works great with the Windows 7 RC 'in-box' driver. I've had no problems running games with that driver; yes it would be nice to have updated driver support going forward along with CCC, but I can't really complain with the results so far. You will undoubtedly get similar results with your x800.
jonup - Thursday, July 23, 2009 - linkAMD just (7/6/09) released updated drivers for legacy products. It is a fix of catalyst 9.3 so it is not 9.7 nor 9.6 but 9.3 is not really that bad. They do not have an official Win7 drivers but the one for Vista should work just fine.
Cheers! Reply
johnsonx - Thursday, July 23, 2009 - linkwell, you are half right. the only thing updated in the legacy driver 9.3.1 is the WDM capture driver; the video driver and ccc are stock 9.3. they don't support Windows 7 per se, but the note on the driver does say you can indeed install them on Windows 7.
whether the driver itself is any better than the win7 box driver is unknown, but at least you get CCC (which of course not everyone considers a bonus).
swaaye - Sunday, July 26, 2009 - linkX800 is from 2004. The driver development probably is as good as it's gonna get. Most Vista drivers work in 7 anyway cuz the two OSs are extremely similar believe it or not.
The driver included Windows isn't going to have OpenGL support, and of course the CCC is missing. Reply
kmmatney - Thursday, July 23, 2009 - linkWoow - it looks like your are showing the "advanced" view of the drivers. I hate to see what the "basic" view looks like - a blank screen? Reply


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An MP was blown away by young scientists from the borough's schools.
Sutton and Cheam MP Paul Burstow visited Sutton Grammar School to have a look at the Big Bang Science Fair, which brought schools from all over Sutton together to celebrate science.
Mr Burstow attended the event with pupils from Glenthorne, Greenshaw, St Philomena's, Nonsuch and Wilson's high schools.
He said: "The Big Bang Science Fair does what it says on the tin.
"Bangs, explosions, squeaks and blazing Bunsen burners all made for a great day.
"It was fantastic to see how much the students were getting out of the fair, and the great work by the companies that took part, like Subsea7 and the Institute for Cancer Research.
"As I saw at the event, Sutton is the home of the next generation of engineers and scientists, and no small part is played by their teachers.
"Well done to all the prize winners. There was a real buzz at the event and I had an excellent time and I am looking forward to next year already."


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Billy wrote:I get the spirit of the post -- that J-knives are often designed for very, very specific purposes -- and seeing such badass fish butchery is, to be sure, inspiring.But to what extent [i]can a deba be used in other capacities? There is a fine video on Mark's site that shows someone making quick and easy work of a whole chicken using a deba. Is this the intended purpose of a deba? No. Does it work? Yup and damn well from my slightly neophyte perspective. Is there anything wrong with using a deba for this? Only if you consider using a tool for an unintended purpose some kind of slight against tradition. I'm not in that camp.
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Road CrackerRiddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.
Well hello there, new friends
It's a pleasure to meet you
I wonder if you'd indulge
The unique way I greet you
You see, I'm a player
Of a great many games
So instead of just telling you,
Maybe try guessing my name
Now to make this more fair
I'll give you some clues
For there are so many ways
That my name is used
My family is royal
Though as has oft been spoken
The headgear I once wore
Has since become broken
In my more playful moods
I might hide in a box
Or just run around, for
I'm nimble as a fox
But please don't misjudge me;
I'm not some lame slacker
I can work hard with a hammer
To become a road cracker
If I see you in trouble
At the side of the road
I'll be right there to help
If it eases the load
I'm brave in the darkness,
When it's black, call my name
But I get rather scary
When I'm high on a plane
All right, one last clue
Then let's call it a night:
I'll give you a grin
As an October light
So now that we've ended
This fun guessing game
Now can you tell me
Just what is my name?
HintJust one more hint then,
As I'd like you to win...
Can you believe my wife's fat
Knowing I am so thin?
AnswerI am Jack.
- My family is royalty in a deck of cards, King, Queen and JACK.
- My headgear (or crown) was broken in the nursery rhyme "JACK and Jill".
- I hide in a box as a JACK in the Box
- In another nursery rhyme, I'm told "JACK be nimble..."
- I work hard as a JACKhammer, being a road Cracker(JACK).
- When you have a flat tire on the side of the road, you need a JACK.
- You call out my name in the game of BlackJACK
- I'm scary on a plane when it's "high" (as in hiJACK).
- I'll give you a grin on an October (Halloween) night as a JACK-o'-lantern
- Finally, I'm thin and my wife is fat in the JACK Sprat nursery rhyme. Also, the first letter of each line in the hint spells out "JACK".
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HANOVER, N.H. - A wild, back-and-forth finish ended when Penn's buzzer-beating attempt sailed wide right and the University of Pennsylvania women's basketball team fell at Dartmouth on Saturday night, 53-50.
The loss snaps the second-longest winning streak in school history and drops the Quakers out of first place in the Ivy League. With its first loss in the last 10 games and just the fourth loss in the last 21 games, Penn is now 17-6 overall and 7-2 in the Ivy League. That is one game behind Princeton (17-6, 8-1 Ivy) for the league lead.
The lead changed hands just twice on the night -- both in the final minute of play.
Penn trailed by two with freshman Sydney Stipanovich at the free throw line and just 46 seconds remaining. She made the first, but missed the second. On the rebound, the ball bounced around before junior Katy Allen scooped it up and found herself wide open underneath the basket. She converted the layup and Penn had its first lead of the game, 50-49, with 43 seconds to go.
After a timeout, Dartmouth regained the lead with a driving lay-in with 21.7 seconds to play. Penn turned it over and the Big Green converted a lay-up. But the Quakers had one last chance to tie.
The ball was inbounded at midcourt with 3.2 seconds left. Senior captain Alyssa Baron took the ball to the top of the key and attempted a leaning three that went wide right and handed Penn its first loss to Dartmouth in three years.
It was an ominous start. The Quakers went the first seven minutes without a field goal. Dartmouth took a 12-3 lead before senior captain Meghan McCullough ended the drought with a three.
But Penn continued to struggle to find the bottom of the net. The Big Green pulled further ahead over the next seven minutes and led 22-11 with 6:42 to play in the half.
It was still an 11-point deficit before senior captain Courtney Wilson hit a pair of free throws to close the gap to 26-17 at the break.
Dartmouth led 29-18 at the 18:56 mark before the Quakers strung a few buckets together and held the Big Green in check. The hosts went four minutes without a point and Stipanovichhit a deep jumper, McCullough finished off a breakaway layup and Baronconnected on a pair of free throws to bring Penn within 29-24 with 14:49 to play.
However, one minute later, Dartmouth had its largest lead, 36-24, with 13:20 to play.
Penn refused to let it slip away. The Quakers scored five straight points, including a layup from sophomore Keiera Ray, who returned after missing the previous nine games with an injury. Then after a Dartmouth bucket, Penn added six more and the 11-2 run had the Quakers within 38-37 with 6:16 to play.
Again, Dartmouth (4-20, 1-9 Ivy) responded. A quick 6-2 run gave the Big Green a five-point lead with 4:34 left. But junior Kara Bonenberger hit a turnaround jumper and then Stipanovich, who finished with her eighth double-double of the season, connected on another jumper and Penn trailed by just one again, 44-43 with 2:15 left.
Dartmouth hit two free throws and Stipanovich responded with one. The Big Green then connected on a running floater in the lane to go up four, 48-44, at the 1:12 mark.
On Penn's ensuing possession, Renee Busch hit a three from the wing just in front of Penn's bench to close the gap back to one once again. And after Dartmouth made just one of two free throws, it set up Stipanovich's free throws and Allen's near game-winner.
Inside the Numbers
Baron led the Quakers with 12 points and added five rebounds, five assists and three steals. Stipanovich finished with 11 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks in 39 minutes. Allen led all bench players with seven points, while Busch finished with six points and four rebounds.
Penn made just 22 percent of its shots in the first half and 34.0 percent overall (17-of-50). The Quakers were 4-of-20 (20.0%) from three and 12-of-18 (66.7%) from the free throw line.
Dartmouth outscored Penn, 30-10, in the paint and won the rebounding battle, 36-32. The Big Green were 21-of-52 (40.4%) overall and 2-of-8 (25.0%) from three.They were 9-of-111 (81.8%) from the charity stripe.
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The four-game road swing continues. Penn will make its second trip through New England in as many weeks. The Red and Blue are at Brown (Feb. 28) and Yale (March 1).
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Local 4 has learned a tentative settlement has been reached in a civil lawsuit that involves former Detroit City Council President Monica Conyers.
Conyers was brought back to Detroit from "Camp Cupcake" federal prison where she is serving her 3 year sentence in a bribery case.
She is accused of forcing the firing of Theodis Collins in his job as a counselor at Mariners Inn after he filed recall papers against Conyers in April of 2009.
Mariners Inn was up for a grant from the city and Conyers allegedly used that as leverage.
The settlement is contingent on the Detroit City Council approving a payout of $75,000.
Mariners Inn is also paying an undisclosed amount.
If the council votes down the city share, the case would go to trial in federal court in Detroit.
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HOUSTON - Shopping can really work up your appetite, but when you see what health inspectors found at restaurants inside two area malls, you might not be so hungry.
Inside the Galleria at Master Wok, inspectors said they found roaches on a wall above a sink, black drink scum on the nozzles of the drink dispenser and no hot water.
At Cocina Los Jarritos inside Northwest Mall, inspectors noted live roach activity on the walls and ceiling.
It's not the food that has inspectors cluckin' at the Church's Chicken at 11724 Bellaire. It was the smell. Inspectors said they saw sewage overflowing in the kitchen and behind the building. Church's maintenance worker David Deaton said there was a clog in a plumbing line.
"How long were you working like that before the health inspector had to come in and notice it?" KPRC Local 2 consumer investigator Amy Davis asked Deaton.
"Oh, I don't know about that," he replied. "They unstopped it last week and then it got stopped back up either yesterday or the day before."
Deaton said the liquid waste was never in the kitchen. For the record, health inspectors disagree.
At Barnaby's Cafe in Montrose at 604 Fairview, inspectors said they found a pound of bacon at room temperature that was also two days past expiration.
Back on Bellaire at Pho Saigon Vietnamese Noodle House, inspectors said there were heavy rat droppings in the food preparation and storage areas.
Inspectors said there were maggots in the bags of rice at Stephen Food Store in the 14000 block of Hillcroft. Inspectors tossed 12 pounds of it.
In Kingwood, at Chachi's Mexican Restaurant inside Town Center Park, inspectors said they saw black slime on the soda fountain nozzles.
And this is a first for the Restaurant Report Card: The clear and tan slime at the Subway at 3804 Little York was "hanging" in the chute of the ice machine, inspectors said.
If you're hungry and in a hurry, we have two restaurants for you to try this week. Domino's Pizza at 1425 West Gray and the Sonic Drive-In at 330 North Park in Kingwood both earned A's for spotless inspections.
To see a complete list of restaurant violations in the Houston area, visit www.click2houston.com/restaurantinspections. How To File Restaurant Complaint We get our information from the city of Houston Health Department, but many of you have complaints about restaurants in other cities and counties. Refer to the following list to find out which agency to contact depending on the location of the restaurant: * For all complaints about restaurants located in the city of Houston, call 311 or file the complaint online. * Harris County Public Health & Environmental Services inspects and permits all retail food establishments in the unincorporated areas of Harris County as well as in the cities of Tomball, Katy, Jacinto City, Galena Park, La Porte, Morgan's Point, South Houston, Seabrook, El Lago, Southside Place, Hunter's Creek, Piney Point, Bunker Hill, Jersey Village, Spring Valley, Deer Park, Humble, Waller, and West University Place. If you believe you have become ill from ingesting food from an establishment in unincorporated Harris County or in a city inspected by Harris County, please file a complaint at http://www.hcphes.org/eph/foodcomplaint.ht or call them at 713-274-6300. If you are concerned about a food establishment's operations such as cleanliness, food handling procedures, etc., please file a complaint at http://www.hcphes.org/eph/complaints.htm. * To file a complaint about a restaurant in Montgomery County, call the Montgomery County Health Department at 936-539-7839. * To file a complaint about a restaurant Galveston County, call the Galveston County Health Department at 409-938-2300. Use this link to speed the process and file your complaint electronically, or send an email to email@example.com. * To file a complaint about a restaurant in Brazoria County, contact the Brazoria County Health Department. * To file a complaint about a restaurant Fort Bend County, contact the Fort Bend County Health Department. * To file a complaint about a restaurant in Sugar Land use this link or contact the Senior Sanitarian at 281-275-2278 or email firstname.lastname@example.com. If you have a news tip or question for KPRC Local 2 Investigates, drop them an e-mail or call their tipline at (713) 223-TIPS (8477). Copyright 2012 by Click2Houston.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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A Requiem for Handwriting
Catalogue one
de Cyndi Freiman
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Artist Statement
In this series of work I am investigating various forms of handwriting. I have used writing as an experiential process all my life. This includes writing a journal for over
forty years, maintaining an active correspondence with family and friends and handwriting manuscripts that were later published. I am also interested in cross-cultural writing including ancient writings, hieroglyphics, Asian calligraphy,
graffiti, illustrated manuscripts and graphology.
I believe that with the advent of e-mail, texting and computers the practice of handwriting may become an extinct practice. Much will be lost if this occurs. My work is a means of creating awareness of the unique qualities of handwriting, as well as celebrating the beauty of the hand-made mark and exploring its connection to the image. I will investigate the aesthetic qualities of the written mark in all its manifestations.
In my research I am continuing the journey initiated by artists such as the Surrealists, Alechinsky, Cy Twombly, Hannah Darboven, Colin McCahon and Vivienne Koorland. I am using my work to draw attention to the transformative qualities of handwriting. By using handwriting in a number of different art forms I am inviting viewers to engage with this special phenomenon, which has nurtured our civilization for centuries and could disappear.
Características y detalles
- Categoría Arte y fotografía
Cuadrado pequeño, 18×18 cm
80 Páginas
- Fecha de publicación feb. 22, 2011
- Etiquetas Master fine arts, photography, etchings, printmaking, handwriting, painting
Acerca del creador
My passion for pictures began as a child watching my father in his darkroom. I was mesmerised as images magically appeared onto printing papers submerged in trays of liquid chemicals. When I studied medicine I had no time to indulge this passion. Advances in my specialty of anaesthesia are driven by new technologies similar to photography's which have rekindled in me a fire for photography. Combining a love of travel with looking through the lens, I find myself transported into a wonderful world of creativity. I've been fortunate to learn from some renowned travel photographers. Nevada Wier taught me to wait for the defining moment. Seeing the light, finding patterns and colour are central to my style. Many years in medical practice taught me valuable communication skills. When photographing people, it's this skill that establishes the trust and connection essential to capture the uniqueness of each individual.
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Apr 1: IP/Gender: Gender and Traditional Cultural Expressions
IP/Gender: Mapping the Connections
Eighth Annual Symposium, April 1, 2011
Special Theme:
Gender and Traditional Cultural Expressions
Sponsored by
American University Washington College of Law's
Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property,
Women and the Law Program, and
Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
In collaboration with
Boatema Boateng (University of California, San Diego)
Lorraine Aragon (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
Proposal Deadline: February18, 2011
Interested in attending, please register at http://tinyurl.com/pijipReg.
For the past seven years, the annual "IP/Gender: Mapping the Connections" symposium has provided a forum to examine the gendered dimensions of intellectual property law. Because issues of gender in intellectual property have been under-appreciated and remain under-theorized, much of this work has been exploratory, treading new ground in the fields of both feminist inquiry and intellectual property law.
The 8th Annual Symposium on "IP/Gender: Mapping the Connections" seeks papers on the special theme of gender and the production of traditional cultural knowledge. Since colonial times, the specific cultural productions of discrete human communities have been systematically under-valued and relegated to the status of "naturally occurring raw materials" in legal and economic regimes. As modern nations, "developing" countries have gained new access to international fora where issues such as intellectual property are discussed. It is arguable, however, that opportunities created by these developments have accrued more to nation states than to indigenous peoples and discrete communities in both developing and industrialized nations. WIPO's Intergovernmental Committee has received a new mandate for 2010, including for the first time "text-based negotiations" leading to an international legal instrument to ensure the effective protection of (among other things) "traditional culture expressions" (or "TCEs" – this being the term now conventionally employed to refer to the patterns and practices associated with long-surviving visual, musical and literary arts) (http://tinyurl.com/WIPOtce). Recent years have seen numerous initiatives in the same direction at the national level – Ghanaian legislation on copyright and geographical indications, the Panamanian folklore protection statute, new initiatives to confer protection on Peruvian ceramic traditions, a drive for protection of TCEs under national law in Indonesia, and many more. All of these developments have given new prominence to the question of what useful role intellectual property may play in correcting underlying historical imbalances. By the same token, critics of the extension of IP have raised questions about the consequences of propertizing old culture for the public domain, and about the possible distorting effects of new protection on processes of cultural production and transmission.
In many places, women are deemed to be the most important practitioners and custodians of certain old arts, with many cultural "traditions" being passed primarily or exclusively from one generation of women to the next. Therefore, the consequences of introducing IP regimes in this area may have special significance for women and their communities, or may reflect underlying assumptions about gender, women's proper role in decolonization and development, and the distributive consequences of IP regimes. This workshop seeks to examine those questions in the context of the larger discussion about propertization of traditional cultural expressions. We welcome projects at all stages of conceptualization and development, and specifically those that draw on the insights of multiple disciplines, including cultural anthropology, gender studies, post-colonial studies, and law. We welcome contributions that employ a range of feminist approaches and methodologies to explore intellectual property law and related legal regimes. For example, we welcome accounts of the transmission of rights-based paradigms, critical and post-colonial feminist approaches that investigate ways in which protection of women's status as "culture-bearers" is contested, and intersectional approaches that explore the multifaceted nature of women's engagement with law and legal systems. Proposals for papers or other presentations (of approximately 500 words) are invited in connection with this general topic. These might include (but certainly are not limited to):
Ethnographic accounts of gendered "traditional" cultural practices;
Inquiries into market and other conditions that affect practitioners, both men and women;
Analyses of how IP-based regulation of women's activities related to old arts and cultural "traditions" connect the political economy of family and household to that of market and state;
Considerations of the role (if any) that family law regimes may play in serving or constraining the interests of culture-bearers;
Descriptions of particular legal regimes and their consequences;
Discussions of relevant issues raised in international debates over protection of TCEs;
Critical responses to proposals for the systematic documentation of the "traditional";
Examinations of the promise and pitfalls associated with introducing new "sui generis" IP regimes into this field;
Reflections on the role (if any) that conventional IP regimes may play in serving or constraining the interests of culture-bearers;
Reviews of circulating rhetorics in the debate over TCE protection, including "sacred" art and the "information commons"; and
Exploration of rights-based discourses in international development policy, as they may relate to the debates over TCEs.
Click Here - Call for Papers Submission Form
PDF - Call for Papers - WCL - Gender and Traditional Cultural Expression
Proposals (of approximately 500 words) should be received by February 18, 2011 and notifications will be made by mid-January. Limited travel assistance funds will be available for participants without institutional support. Workshop papers will be strongly considered for publication in the American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy and the Law's annual IP/Gender Volume.
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How to Start Your Own Creative Agency (With Zero Overhead)
General Assembly
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM (PST)
How to Start Your Own Creative Agency (with zero overhead)
Wednesday, January 23rd from 7:30 pm - 9 pm
Alan Stuart, Founder and Creative Director, One Long House
The economy is in a slump. It has been for a while. But that can bode well for creatives. Crappy economies are where good ideas float to the top and bad ones crumble and fail. Consider it capitalism's natural selection.
Contrary to popular belief, opening a small studio/agency/shop doesn't take a bunch of money. In fact, there are a ton of advantages to starting and scaling your creative team in a super lean fashion.
In this class, Alan will share all of the good (and terrible) experiences of opening his creative cooperative, One Long House, in an attempt to encourage creative growth and prevent redundant mistakes. Students will not only learn of the decisions and problems that come with starting a small creative agency, but their potential solutions as well.
Student Takeaways:
About the Instructors
Alan Stuart is the founder and creative director of One Long House. After working for years in publishing (Wired, The New Yorker) he went into advertising... but not just any type of advertising. Alan was a senior art director at Green Team, the world's first socially and environmentally conscious ad agency. After helping big brands like Johnson & Johnson, Environmental Defense, and Scotland Tourism find ways to do the right thing, the economy tanked. He (and a bunch of other creatives) were back to freelancing. But freelancing had many limitations and zero credibility, so they formed One Long House, a creative cooperative.
One Long House was founded in 2009, in the middle of the housing crisis and economic collapse. We were a group of creatives that knew we didn't need a 5th Avenue rent to create good work. So we ventured it ourselves and built an agency based on a network of creatives all over the world.
This type of model is not without its challenges: many time zones, keeping the team motivated, and doing our own bookkeeping are all things we have to constantly struggle with, but for us it's all worth it.
We are not bound by geographic restrictions, or the burden of high overhead. We turn down more projects than we take on, and we're proud of that. We work on things we love.
Can't make it? Sign up at http://generalassemb.ly/la to stay in the loop on future events and classes.
Our Refund Policy: Plans change? We get it. But if you can't make it to a class/workshop, please email us at firstname.lastname@example.com at least 7 days before the scheduled event date. No refunds will be given after this timeframe.
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'Henrico's Top Teachers' Celebration – Feb. 22, 2012
The Henrico Citizen, in partnership with the Henrico Education Foundation, will host its first annual 'Henrico's Top Teachers' Celebration on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012 at the Doubletree Hotel Richmond Airport, 5501 Eubank Road in Sandston.
The event will honor the 20 outstanding teachers who will be profiled in the Citizen's second annual 'Henrico's Top Teachers' issue Feb. 16. The teachers were selected from a field of more than 240 reader nominations and represent 19 public schools and one preschool.
It will begin with a 5:30 reception, followed by a dinner banquet at 6:30 p.m.
McEachin to host Henrico town hall meeting
Citizen Staff Reports 08/20/2017 General NewsGovernment
U.S. Congressman Donald McEachin (VA-4th District) will host a town hall meeting Aug. 29 at the Eastern Government Center, 3820 Nine Mile Road in Henrico. The event will run from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and is open to the public. McEachin will address issues raised by attendees and provide details about services available through his office. > Read more.
Nonprofit awards $38k in book scholarships
Citizen Staff Reports 08/20/2017 General NewsNon-Profits
The KLM Scholarship Foundation awarded more than $38,000 in book scholarships to 36 students during its 2017 Book Scholarship Awards Ceremony at Linwood Holton Elementary School in Richmond Aug. 5. The students will attend 14 Virginia colleges in the fall. Each has excelled academically, maintaining a 3.0 GPA or better, while demonstrating strong community leadership qualities.
WWBT/NBC12 Raycom Media Vice President and General Manager Kym Grinnage was the guest speaker. > Read more.
Dave Peppler, pastor
By Ashley Luck, Special to the Citizen 08/20/2017 General NewsReligion
Dave Peppler, pastor of Chamberlayne Baptist Church, remembers the epiphany he had on a cold afternoon in northern Ohio when God gave him a sense of direction, after he had been wondering what life had in store for him. It was then that he knew that he wanted to become a pastor and serve God.
Peppler, a Delaware native who grew up in Ohio, was ordained in Brownsboro, Ky. in 1998, but his education didn't end there. > Read more.
International goals
Citizen Staff Reports 08/18/2017 FeaturesGeneral News
A group of youth soccer players – most from Henrico – and local soccer coaches spent a week in Kazakhstan this month as part of a VCU Center for Sport Leadership program.
The group's trip to Astana, Kazakhstan was made possible by a $700,000 grant awarded to CSL Executive Director Carrie LeCrom by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs through its Sports Diplomacy Division. > Read more.
Henrico promotional company changes name
Citizen Staff Reports 08/18/2017 BusinessGeneral News
Henrico-based brand merchandising company NewClients, Inc. has changed its name to Boost Promotional Branding.
The company is one of the nation's largest in the branded merchandise industry. Founded in 1981, its serves more than 5,000 clients – including many Fortune 500 companies – nationwide. > Read more.
Henrico promotional company changes name
Lidl competition offers shoppers chance to win NYC trip
Glen Allen advances in 14U Babe Ruth World Series
Earnhardt gives Redskins a ride
READ Center a finalist for $25k grant
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Obituary - Dorothy M. Wade
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Glen Allen woman raising companion dog
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CalendarThe Henrico County Community Author Showcase, a program that connects writers and readers in the community, will begin at 7 p.m. and continue on the second Monday and every Thursday of the month at various libraries. Lawrence Bolar will share his book "The Non-Negotiable: Educating African American Males K-12" at Libbie Mill Library. For details, visit http://www.henricolibrary.org/authors. Full text


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NOTTINGHAM Forest may be poised to gatecrash Marcos Alonso's contract negotiations with Wanderers.
The Spanish full-back, who has been enjoying a run in Dougie Freedman's side of late, is currently discussing a new deal at the club with his current one due to run out this summer.
Talk from within the club was positive, and the 22-year-old confirmed he was planning for a future at the Reebok after being asked about speculation linking him with Premier League Swansea recently.
But the mettle of both player and club looks like being tested with Forest now in the market for a new left-back in the January transfer window.
New boss Alex McLeish has enquired about Southampton's Danny Fox but may view Alonso's dwindling contract as a chance to sniff out a bargain.
Alonso has strung together six appearances since returning to the starting line-up in late December.
It is the longest run he has managed since coming to the club for £2million from Real Madrid in July 2010.
But the former Bernabeu youth product claimed a fortnight ago that he was not entertaining thoughts of leaving the club.
"I don't read anything [about transfer speculation]," he said. "My head is in Bolton and I just want to get back with Bolton to the Premier League.
"As for Swansea, I have not spoken to anyone from the club, and they haven't told me anything."
Dougie Freedman has found January a frustrating month so far, and though he has brought in Craig Davies from Barnsley and young midfielder Jan Gregus from Banik Ostrava, he remains on the lookout for two more signings.
The Wanderers boss is waiting for a decision from West Brom on defender Craig Dawson, who is believed to favour a move to the Reebok above several other suitors, including Blackburn Rovers.
A full-back and cover for the recently transferred Martin Petrov are also on the agenda, while efforts to land Crystal Palace midfielder Mile Jedinak have been put on hold for now.
But Freedman revealed he is on the lookout for players with a certain attitude rather than a reputation as a finished article. And that factor is making his search for new blood all the more difficult.
"Managers say it's very difficult for them to sign players because there's not a lot of good players out there, which is true, but I think it's doubly hard for myself and one or two other managers who have got to sign a certain type," he said.
"The secret right now is out that I'm going to sign players that are maybe not better than the ones I've got but have the potential and the desire to be better.
"That's hard, to go and sign potential, trying to go and uncover and discover potential and then go and sign it. That's what I'm trying to do and I believe I'm very close with one or two players out there."


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This article was published 24/11/2012 (1730 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
A Winnipeg volunteer group is worried stray dogs on a northern Manitoba reserve will die after a large shipment of food and supplies bound for Norway House was stolen.
Hull's Haven Border Collie Rescue volunteer Jill Britton said 44 boxes of dog food and supplies were stolen from behind her Windsor Park home Tuesday evening. The boxes included canned food, blankets and cleaning supplies that were to be delivered to the Norway House Animal Rescue Network, which cares and tries to find homes for stray dogs in the northern community.
"I guess if the thief had a dog they're going to have a great Christmas," Britton said. "Otherwise, you don't have much use for these things. Potentially you've killed a few dogs."
Britton said the Norway House rescue is run by one local woman, Charlynne Starr, who relies on donations so the animals can have blankets, food and medical supplies to keep them in good health.
Many northern Manitoba communities struggle with an overpopulation of dogs and hold a day to shoot the dogs as a method of pet control since they do not have veterinary clinics where the animals can be spayed or neutered.
Starr could not be reached for comment, but the Norway House rescue began as a way to try and find other animal rescue organizations that would fly or drive some of the dogs to southern Manitoba in order to keep them from being shot, according to its Facebook page.
The page said residents are paid $15 for every tail brought into the band office and dogs would "disappear" the day before the shoot began. The rescue group's site said they assume dogs are taken prior to the shoot day and held until they are allowed to be shot.
Hull's Haven Border Collie Rescue founder Sally Hull said she was disgusted when she heard the supplies were stolen. She said Manitobans are immensely generous and hopes They'll donate to help keep the animals alive.
"Without the stuff she can't do it. The dogs will die," Hull said. "She rescues these dogs from shoots and starvation, and you know, she busts her backside. For someone to pull something as low as this, I just don't understand it."
Britton said the boxes of supplies were stacked behind her home and were stolen Tuesday night when she briefly left to deliver a foster dog from Norway House to its new adoptive home. She said she has not made a police report yet and is hoping whomever stole the goods would be willing to return them, no questions asked.
Britton said she still plans to depart for Norway House on Dec. 7 to deliver supplies and bring home up to a dozen dogs.
"It's a pretty big impact when you think these dogs have nothing," she said. "She's in desperate need of canned food."
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This delicious and fairly easy recipe comes from Alyssa of Everyday Maven. Everyday Maven is where Whole Foods meets Weight Watchers. Simple and delicious everyday recipes for the home cook who wants to keep their food clean and their waistline trim!
Beans, Barley + Spinach with Spicy Chicken Sausage
Serves 6 – Individual Serving is 1.5 heaping Cups
- 1 package Bob's Red Mill Black Bean Soup Mix
- 2 Tbsp Kosher Salt
- 4 to 5 cloves Garlic, peeled and crushed
- Place Black Bean Soup Mix in large soup pot and cover with enough water to cover by at least 3 to 4". Soak overnight.
- Drain and return to pot. Bring to a rolling boil. Once boiling, skim foam off with a slotted spoon.
- Lower heat to a strong simmer, add 2 tablespoons kosher salt and crushed garlic.
- Cook until soft but not mushy, between 40 and 60 minutes. Cooking time will depend on how long you soak the mixture for and how fresh the beans are. Start checking at 40 minutes.
- Once cooked, allow to cool in cooking liquid until ready to use.
- 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
- 4 cloves Garlic, finely chopped
- 1 medium Yellow Onion, finely chopped
- ½ pound Spicy Italian Chicken Sausage, sliced into ¼" rounds
- 4 ounces Shiitake Mushrooms, stems removed and sliced into ½" pieces
- 8 ounces White Mushrooms, stems removed and sliced into ½" pieces
- ½ tsp + ½ tsp Kosher Salt (divided)
- ¼ tsp freshly ground Black Pepper + more for serving
- Pinch Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
- 12 ounces Baby Spinach, roughly chopped
- 6 cups of the cooked Bob's Red Mill Black Bean Soup Mix, drained
- 1/3 cup Basil Pesto
- 1 Tbsp Sherry Vinegar
- Fresh Basil Leaves (for garnish), thinly sliced
- grated Parmesan Cheese (for garnish)
- If you have a food processor, toss in the garlic and process until finely chopped. Add the onion in and do the same. If not, finely chop by hand and combine.
- Roughly chop the baby spinach and set aside in a large bowl.
- Remove stems from shiitake and white mushrooms and slice caps into ½" pieces.
- Cut sausage into ¼" rounds. If sausage is very fresh and soft (hard to slice), cook in a non-stick pan for 4 to 5 minutes to firm up and then slice.
- Chiffonade basil leaves for garnish.
- Heat large soup pot over medium heat. Once hot, add olive oil.
- Add garlic and onion along with sliced sausage. Cook 5 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sausage is fully cooked.
- Toss in mushrooms, ½ teaspoon kosher salt, ¼ teaspoon black pepper and crushed red pepper flakes. Cook 3 to 5 minutes until mushrooms are soft.
- Add spinach to the pot. Add drained beans on top of the spinach. Cover and cook an additional 3 to 5 minutes until spinach is just wilted. Remove cover, stir to combine and remove from heat.
- Toss with basil pesto and sherry vinegar. Adjust black pepper to taste and add remaining ½ teaspoon kosher salt if needed.
- Serve with a teaspoon or two of grated Parmesan cheese on top and fresh basil.


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Conservative Media Helped Promote Latest Ridiculous Trump Publicity Stunt
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Several conservative media outlets -- including Fox & Friends, Fox Nation, and The Drudge Report -- humiliated themselves by hyping Romney surrogate and fundraiser Donald Trump's latest absurd publicity stunt. In a YouTube video, Trump offered $5 million to charity in exchange for President Obama's college and passport records.
Before the release of the video, Trump had claimed on Fox & Friends that he would reveal "something very, very big concerning the president of the United States." He later claimed "This is not a media event or about Donald J. Trump -- this is about the United States of America."
Trump has previously suggested that Mitt Romney release his past tax returns in exchange for Obama's college records. In the press release accompanying today's stunt, Trump did not make any reference to Romney's still-unreleased records.
In February, Trump recorded robocalls for Romney, then endorsed his candidacy. That was followed by a Romney fundraiser that offered dinner with Trump as a prize to donors. Just a few days ago, Trump was one of the designated "special guests" at a "Romney Victory Fall Retreat." Trump's executive vice president and special counsel Michael Cohen told Business Insider that Trump has given "millions" to SuperPACs supporting Romney's candidacy.
Despite Trump's long history of indulging in conspiracy theories, hyping nonsense and trafficking in classic hucksterism, conservative media dutifully promoted Trump's latest attempt at getting his name back in the news.
Steve Doocy, co-host of Fox & Friends, promoted Trump's stunt this morning, noting, "I'm sure we're going to be talking about it tomorrow."
Yesterday, CNBC's Squawk Box hosted Trump to promote his stunt. During the interview, Trump said, "I think birtherism makes a lot of sense."
The Drudge Report:
Steve Doocy also hyped Trump on his Twitter account:
Over the last year, Trump has promoted several outlandish conspiracy theories. In April he claimed Obama's birth certificate was fraudulent. Trump then said that he had sent researchers to Hawaii who "cannot believe what they're finding." Trump never revealed what his supposed researchers had discovered.
Several days later, President Obama released his long form birth certificate and commented that "we are not going to be able to solve our problems if we get distracted by side shows and carnival barkers."
In October, Trump appeared on Fox and CNBC to promote the conspiracy theory that the Obama administration had manipulated the data in order to lower the unemployment rate.
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µATX Part 2: Intel G33 Performance Reviewby Gary Key on 9/27/2007 3:00 AM EST
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tooter2 - Sunday, September 30, 2007 - linkHi all. I had just ordered the DS2R board when I read your review, and how poor this board overclocked, exceeding fsb of 400, contrary to what I had read elsewhere. I was a bit concerned to say the least. Well, I just spent an hour running the newest memtest86 using this board with an e6750 at 7 X 500 = 3.50 GHz at default vcore using 2 X 1gig of DDR2 6400 GSkill at 5-5-5-15 with vdimm at +.2, and all other settings at default except for the power management settings so as to be sure that I was running at the high speeds. This was with the Intel stock cooler. I've also run memtest at 8 x 463 = 3.70 GHz, default vcore. CPU temp never exceed 38C. And I've used an older Antec Neopower 480 for my psu. I should add that this is with on-board video in a bare-bones setup, i.e., no case, no hdds, ide optical drive. This board appears to be an overclocking monster, not at all like your results.
And I plan to use a video card in this board, but I bought it for its mATX size plus the fact that I can get a video card later. I want to see how the new AMD cards pan out, plus what Nvidia comes back with. This will be used in a HTPC setup, but a setup where I can play games as well. Hence, the e6750. Reply
tooter2 - Sunday, September 30, 2007 - linkIn the above post, I meant to say "not exceeding 400 fsb". Reply
jonp - Saturday, September 29, 2007 - linkThe Asus P5K-VM feature set chart shows only 1 PCI when it should say 2. Reply
overzealot - Saturday, September 29, 2007 - linkThe g33m-ds2r comes with an eSATA expansion slot bracket. It also makes it quite clear that it's supported on the product's site and on the box it comes in. Reply
falacy - Friday, September 28, 2007 - linkSomething I have noticed over the years is that this site doesn't really take an objective look at the "low end" hardware, from the perspective of those of who would purposely purchase these items - even though we're "tech savy". For instance,though I do agree that the absence of a DVI port isn't great, I find it hard to believe that I'm the only person who is still happily using a 17" CRT monitor at 1024x768 and it's pretty insulting to hear that anything without a DVI port isn't worth looking at. Did everyone forget that CRT monitors have better visual quality that LCDs - unless you're able to shell out far, far more money? I digress...
Here is my path to the P5K-VM:
When I moved in 2003, after losing my great job, I had to sell my good computer and when I finally got settled I was far too poor to replace it. That was 2004. Anyhow, I needed a computer so bought a Dell desktop (P4 2.8) and used it until 2005 with an Ati 9550SE graphics card. This was good enough to play Star Wars Galaxies, Everquest, and a whack of other games that I played at the time. Of course, it ran everything office-like too. Later on I was given an ATI 9800XT video card, which was very expensive when it first came out. Anyhow, in 2006 I upgraded to an Asrock board that could handle a Core2, yet still had the AGP slot so I could make use of the 9800XT. At the time, there weren't any cheap Core2 processors, so I bought a P4 531 and it was a decent upgrade from the Dell. All this was awesome (and for the games I played I was happy), until recently when I bought I bought a Pentium Dual-Core 2160 and then was lucky enough to have the fan on my 9800XT fail, which awesomely fried the GPU. Yay. I was back to using the i865G graphics, as had given away my 9950SE and the only other cards in my collection of junk weren't any better than the onboard video.
And this brings me to yesterday, when I set up my new system.
I bought 1GB RAM and a P5K-VM and after testing it out, I found that the graphics capabilities trounce the i865G onboard video, in the practical testing of playing World of Warcraft as well as in 3DMark2000 scores; the G33 is smooth and playable in WoW at 1024x768, where as the i865G was somewhat choppy at 800x600. Also, the apart from playing at 1x AA rather than 4x AA, the G33 scored the same in 3DMark2000 as the old Ati 9550SE that I used to have. And finally, it really isn't that much of a downgrade from the Ati 9800XT (which sucked up so much power even in idle, the air from my PSU went from HOT to cool when I stopped using it!) in World of Warcraft (the only game I really play now). Sure, AA is nice, but I like the electicity/heat/noise savings better. Down the road, I may purchase a fanless PCI-E graphics card if the NEED arises.
All together, I believe a lot more credit should be given to the value of these motherboards. In fact, I have felt since the first onboard video chipsets to offer full AGP support that so long as you're not giving up any important features, it's pretty stupid for the average person to buy a motherboard without onboard video - you never know when you're going to need it! There is a huge list of fun gaming titles that the onboard graphics can play with Playstation 2 quality (or better) graphics quality and I think that this information is lost on the Anandtech crowd. Also, these systems can run with Windows XP and 1GB RAM and be completely amazing in compairison to what was available just two short years ago!
The P5K-VM is a perfect motherboard for a person like me, who has some dispoable income to build a computer over time and enough patience to make that happen. Eventually, I can add 8GB of RAM or a wicked graphics card (if ever I feel like playing more than WoW or Neverwinter Nights) or 4 SATA drives to run software RAID5 (or 4 IDE drives to use with my promise controller) or a camcorder to use the 1394 or a super-mega quad-core, low power consumption CPU.
Seems to me that anyone with a 17" CRT monitor, which often has better visual quality than the crappy LCDs people peddle these days, would be very wise to buy one of these boards now and upgrade as "the itch" and their budget fits! Reply
lopri - Saturday, September 29, 2007 - linkDunno whether I should laugh or cry over your post. Are you being serious or sarcastic? Sorry it was a long day and I'm not that a sharp person. Reply
falacy - Sunday, September 30, 2007 - linkThat's exactly what I am talking about: The inability of so many people on Anandtech to see from the "Average Person"'s perspective. Funny enough, it just happens to be that "Average Person" makes up the majority of the computer purchasers in North America.
As a person who has managed a "ma & pa" computer store in a small town, I can tell you that even the most inept of "boony noobs" out there has some computer knowledge these days. And, many people still have some decent hardware kicking around that, considering the things they actually USE a computer for, they can squeeze a bit more value out of. Heck, it was just two years ago that replaced an AMSTRAD 200 portable computer with a laptop that ended up frustrating the hell out the customer, because it didn't do all the things here ancient computer did (such as print to her equally ancient printer). In fact, my computer is housed in a modified 486 AT server tower that we took in on trade that was being used as an office server until the we replaced it in 2005. For "Average People" doing average things with average expectations, it's amazing how long a computer can last (Personally, I used my Celeron 300a Malay @450MHz & Abit BH6 Rev2 for over 3 years). Look at it this way, if all you're doing is crunching numbers and typing, my 486SX 25MHz laptop with Word Perfect 5.1 and Lotus 123 will still get the job done (and it will boot faster than anything else out there today).
Anyhow, it may come as a surprise that not everyone has enough money to just buy what ever the heck they want, when ever they feel like it. No, most of us have to set priorities in life - I believe that has something to do with being an adult and/or a parent. Consiquently, "Average People" like me (in wealth, as aposed to computer knowledge) have to wiegh the pros and cons a little more carefully and for someone like myself, I'd rather through some spare money at more storage space for my movies or a camcorder or a better TV to watch said movies on than I would an uber graphics card.
The plain truth of the matter is that the G33 under Windows XP can play fun games like Quake 3, Neverwinter Nights, World of Warcraft, and many other great 1999-2004 titles. All the while, it can do so using that CRT you probably already own, that likely still looks just as good as new and will give you a sharper image at 1024x768 than the low-end LCD you'd likely buy. Finally, a board like the P5K-VM is amazing, because should a person strike it rich they could upgrade the hell out of their computer without ever needing to consider buying a new motherboard - DDR3, 45nm CPU, Gigabit LAN, 8 channel audio? Boy, that seems pretty "bleeding edge" from vantage point on ye o'l interweb!
There's a lot of potential (for the "Average Person") in these boards. Reply
strikeback03 - Tuesday, October 02, 2007 - linkI don't think a CRT can ever give a "sharper" image than an LCD - kinda the nature of the beast with discrete pixels vs a scanning electron beam. Now your CRT probably has better colors and almost certainly has better viewing angles than the average cheap LCD, but is almost certainly not sharper.
also, 1024x768 is REALLY small. Even using the internet is cramped, and forget the average programming environment or photo editing program.
finally, it does not appear the P5K-VM supports DDR3. The chipset can, but most motherboard makers are choosing either DDR2 or DDR3, as the slots are different, and they cannot be used simultaneously. Reply
ltcommanderdata - Friday, September 28, 2007 - linkCan we please get a review of the 14.31.1 XP driver for the GMA X3000 that enables hardware DX9.0c SM3.0 acceleration? I know you've switched over to Vista, but the 15.6 driver release notes don't mention that they added hardware acceleration so it looks like only the 14.31 and the newer 14.31.1 XP drivers have it. I would love to see a comparison between the GMA X3000, Xpress X1250, Geforce 7150, and a discrete X1300HM and 8500GT.
You're probably saving the new drivers for an IGP review when the G35 GMA X3500 comes out (October 21?), but it would be nice to have numbers for the GMA X3000 too for comparison. Reply
IntelUser2000 - Tuesday, October 02, 2007 - link
Can we please get a review of the 14.31.1 XP driver for the GMA X3000 that enables hardware DX9.0c SM3.0 acceleration? I know you've switched over to Vista, but the 15.6 driver release notes don't mention that they added hardware acceleration so it looks like only the 14.31 and the newer 14.31.1 XP drivers have it. I would love to see a comparison between the GMA X3000, Xpress X1250, Geforce 7150, and a discrete X1300HM and 8500GT.
You're probably saving the new drivers for an IGP review when the G35 GMA X3500 comes out (October 21?), but it would be nice to have numbers for the GMA X3000 too for comparison.
I agree, they should run XP driver tests. Better yet, they should test out G965 to see the taste of G35.
Here's my results:
From Gary-"We set our quality settings to medium or low where applicable except for the first two are set to high and the sliders are set in the middle spot."
With that in mind, I did a test. However I wasn't sure whether Object Scarring and Post processing were on or off. I did both tests.
AT settings+Object Scarring/Post Processing Off-12.5
AT settings+Object Scarring/Post Processing On-11.6
I also use Dual Channel DDR2-800 with 5-5-5-15 ram and E6600. I found out that in Company of Heroes, performance increased by 10% going from 5-6-6-18 to 5-5-5-15.
Supreme Commander: 8.381
I am using 14.31.1 driver and XP SP2.
strikeback03 - Friday, September 28, 2007 - linkWhen building a couple computers for work using the MSI P35 Platinum board, it appears they don't support eSATA hot-swapping, at least not in XP. I know my Foxconn G965 board at home can do it. Is this behavior still present in the MSI board here? Is it a P35 limitation, or BIOS, or what? Reply
hans007 - Friday, September 28, 2007 - linkI dont get it...
an svdo card (add2-n) with dvi output costs what $6 on ebay. why dont you guys just buy one, so you can test these with digital.
also the video driver in vista 32bit is not as mature still as the recently released gma 3000 compatible XP driver.
most people actually have XP so could another round of benchmarks in XP be run? I probably wont even get vista for at leas tanother year, since well its pointless and has no reason for being bought at this point. Reply
lopri - Saturday, September 29, 2007 - linkWell.. it seems like you're using Windows XP and a monitor via VGA. Then why bother with these new IGP-based mATX boards? 915G/945G (or GeForce 6100) series would be a better choice for you. They are a lot cheaper (~$50 probably) and XP support is as mature as can be.
In the center of this new wave of IGPs is the advent of HD contents. Vista is kinda necessary-evil in a sense but in general it handles HD and multimedia contents a lot better than XP and has a more intuitive/prettier UI for a living room environment. CRT has long been dead in living rooms, and if you prefer CRT over LCD for some reason (professional gaming maybe?) IGP wouldn't be an option to begin with.
I'd say DVI is the minimum requirement, HDMI w/HDCP being a preferred solution in these days and nights. Reply
veritronx - Thursday, September 27, 2007 - linkOne thing that may have been overlooked.. The MSI board is the only one suitable for people looking to use a dual-slot graphics card as well as, say, a creative sound card, with some space between them. For that reason the only board reviewed that I would look at buying would be the MSI. Reply
Ajax9000 - Thursday, September 27, 2007 - linkFrom page 1:
The innovation in the IGP market has been lagging for some time but has picked up in recent months with the introduction of the AMD 690G, AMD Radeon X1250, and now the NVIDIA MCP73 series. All of these solutions offer native DVI/HDMI output, HD decode and playback, ...
Read the following Nvidia pages and the news is somewhat disappointing re HD video.
Summary PDF -- http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_35712.html">http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_35712.html
AMD (MCP78) features -- http://www.nvidia.com/object/mobo_gpu_features_ben...">http://www.nvidia.com/object/mobo_gpu_features_ben...
AMD (MCP78) specs -- http://www.nvidia.com/object/mobo_gpu_tech_specs.h...">http://www.nvidia.com/object/mobo_gpu_tech_specs.h...
Intel (MCP73) features -- http://www.nvidia.com/object/mcp_features_benefits...">http://www.nvidia.com/object/mcp_features_benefits...
Intel (MCP73) specs -- http://www.nvidia.com/object/mcp_intel_techspecs.h...">http://www.nvidia.com/object/mcp_intel_techspecs.h...
PureVideo is only listed for the MCP78 (7050PV+630a) combination. All the other AMD chipsets and none of the Intel chipsets have PureVideo HD.
If, in the future, they release an MCP73 using (say) 7050PV+630i then memory will be limited to DDR667.
There is no details thus far, but what would be good is if the new chipset fixes the HD Audio problem that all current HDMI video cards seem to suffer from (i.e. the problem whereby the chipset supports HD Audio, but the video cards can only accept SPDIF-grade audio for HDMI pass-through).
BansheeX - Thursday, September 27, 2007 - linkEveryone who is letting these boards have it for not including HDMI/DVI is completely right. It makes no sense. Sure, I could buy a cheap DVI graphics card and stick in there, but if I have to do that, why would I buy a board with onboard graphics in the first place?
Sadly missing from this review is the board that DOES include onboard DVI, Intel's own DG33TL. Even sadder is that it takes Intel to make the feature-full board while the OEM companies go for the minimum. Reply
Emma - Thursday, September 27, 2007 - linkI agree with the others, as most computers I build have IGP's, being able to directly compare each of the available IGP's on the market would be about the best thing from a review for a long time.
The 6100/6150SE should also be included as this is still widely sold.
Also of interest would be a summary of what other nVidia and AMD IGP's are on the horizon.
Thanks! Reply
Owls - Thursday, September 27, 2007 - link"We generally feel that users like to install games into the same colored slots for dual channel operation, but MSI chooses to color channel A orange and channel B green."
I wasn't aware you could install games into DIMM slots. Reply
JarredWalton - Thursday, September 27, 2007 - linkSorry 'bout that - I was helping Gary out a bit and managed to mangle the text. Blame the speech recognition. That or I'm just slurring my words a bit. :) Reply
8steve8 - Thursday, September 27, 2007 - linkgreat article tackling most the issues that we care about!
question #1: why bother reviewing boards without DVI or HDMI?
whether we are building pc's for friends/offices etc, or an office/server box for ourselves, or we want it to find a home in its post-gaming life when we ditch it for something better... DVI will be key. inexcusable that they pinch pennies there and frankly not worth your time considering these boards. gigabyte has a g33 board with dvi/hdmi, as does intel...
question #2: this would have been muuuch more useful like 5 months ago when G33 was new. now it's about to be eclipsed by the 7150 and g35.
overall i cant wait to see a similar roundup with modern chipsets like g35/nvidia 7150/ g690 and 7050pv for amd...
would be interesting to see a cost/perf of integrated platforms including cpu costs...
mobo + cpu costs... it seems amd has some good cheap 690g boards out there, with dvi/hdmi for around $75. (almost $50 cheaper than a g33 board with dvi)...
sprockkets - Friday, September 28, 2007 - linkSad how an AMD 7050 board can be had for $80, $40 cheaper with the same features. It is the premium you pay for having dvi.
Oddly enough too is that the Gigabyte board you quote doesn't use all solid caps yet the lower end board does. And of course, they didn't bother with solid caps on their new AMD boards period, cause "AMD is second tier." Reply
tayhimself - Thursday, September 27, 2007 - linkPreposterous!! Why do they even bother making this junk without DVI. More and more I find that I don't want a leet board that overclocks 100 Mhz higher but a stable board with the right features. -sigh- Reply
8steve8 - Thursday, September 27, 2007 - linkand on top of it, these igp's are not suited well for gaming or videos,,, (the two applications where you may not notice the difference between a digital and analog interface), so they will be used for text/office work... an application where the discrepancies in the user-experience of analog vs digital interfaces with an LCD are undeniable.
again, great article.,, but in the end, I sort of wonder why waste ur time exploring these boards when your time is better spent on solutions that deserve our money? Reply
JarredWalton - Thursday, September 27, 2007 - linkI think both of those G33 + SDVO models launched long after Gary had started work on this uATX stuff. Good to see that some people are including the necessary chip, as uATX without DVI is simply unacceptable. Unfortunately, testing some of this stuff takes a lot more time than we would like. We're working to address that, however. Reply
jenli - Thursday, September 27, 2007 - linkI would love to see a review of motherboards with igp
that can be converted to raid servers by using the lone
pcie 16x slot.
Have fun, Reply
CK804 - Thursday, September 27, 2007 - linkI'm doing exactly what you mention with an Intel DG965RY. I have an Areca ARC-1210 fitted in there with 3 320GB WD Caviar SE16s in RAID 5. Reply