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In Washington, at regional workshops, and online, GRC fosters opportunities for members to network with funders and research/sponsored programs professionals. We offer our members the advantage of sharing expertise and building relationships with the experts who administer grant competitions and manage successful grants.
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Members repeatedly tell us that the quality of GRC conference programming makes our professional meetings ones they cannot afford to miss, even when institutional budgets dip and state travel evaporates. Federal agency leaders and program officers rely on GRC conferences for opportunities to meet face-to-face with our members in an intimate setting to deliver information that elevates the overall quality of the applicant pool. GRC hosts two meetings a year in Washington, D.C., a member service for more than 40 years.Virtual Meetings
GRC hosts a minimum of two web conference training sessions per month. For a fee of $120, participating members interact directly with agency representatives and other experts. In many cases, especially involving short-turnaround grant competition deadlines, GRC web conferences present the only formal agency outreach.Campus Visits
GRC staff will conduct on-campus training and consultation on a range of strategic, regulatory, and proposal development issues. Members may request one- or two-day visits during which staff can meet with faculty, campus leadership, and community partners to deliver briefings and proposal development training. There is no honorarium associated with these visits; the campus covers only staff travel and per diem.


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A POPULAR police officer who left a huge footprint in the lives of all who knew him was laid to rest with full honours in Worcester.
More than 200 officers stood to attention as part of a guard of honour as the hearse containing the body of PC Duncan Jones was escorted by a trio of police motorbikes and a standard bearer to St George's Church, St George's Square, Barbourne, Worcester for the service at noon yesterday(Friday). More than 700 mourners attended as police officers and members of the public wiped away tears before they filed into the church to pay their respects.
The hearse contained a photograph of PC Jones and his helmet was laid on his coffin. Floral tributes read 'son' and another had been made into his West Mercia Police collar number, '1102'. The chief constable David Shaw and other senior members of the force attended while the flag at Headquarters in Hindlip was also at half-mast.
The 41-year-old of Ronkswood, Worcester, was taken ill while teaching at Worcester Judo Club in Foregate Street on Wednesday, July 16. He had dreamed of being a police officer since childhood and achieved his goal eight years ago.
Members of his judo club and also former colleagues from Tesco in St Peter's, Worcester, where he met his wife of 17 years, Sarah, also attended to pay their respects.
His daughter Beth, 15, read a poem 'The Final Inspection' about her dad and his sons Daniel, 23, and Jamie, 27, made readings from the Bible.
Colleague and best friend PC Matt Caesar, who was one of his pallbearers, his voice faltering with emotion, said that PC Jones was known by many names - Dunc, dad, DJ and sensei. corr He became such a firm friend of PC Jones, inside and outside work, that PC Caesar was even dubbed 'mini Dunc'.
PC Caesar described his late friend as 'exceptionally caring' and 'incredibly trustworthy and loyal and protective of those people he cared for'.
He said: "His personality, like his stature, was larger than life." He had 'an ability to make the smallest and most insignificant thing hilarious', was described as 'comfortable in his own skin' and able to make people laugh with his rendition of Gangnam style. PC Jones was also known as a 'fussy eater' who was incapable of trying new food. PC Caesar said: "Spicy food was his Kryptonite."
PC Jones was often the first in to work and the last to leave. PC Caesar said: "He was single handedly responsible for blowing the overtime budget month after month after month." He took great pride in his students at Worcester Judo Club. But PC Caesar added: "His greatest love and achievement was his family. He loved you all so much."
Supt Mark Travis, who delivered the eulogy, said the greatest eulogy of all was the large number of people who attended his funeral . There was not enough space in the church for all the people and the church hall was also full. Some had to stand outside in the church grounds during the service.
Supt Travis said: "He was an officer who loved his job and had a quiet self-confidence that allowed him to police with tolerance, compassion and patience. This is the epitome of policing." Supt Travis said PC Jones managed to earn the respect of both law-abiding people and those who were sometimes on the wrong side of the law, one of whom left a £10 donation and described PC Jones as 'a fair man' who did his job well.
Supt Travis urged officers to honour his memory by continuing to police with his enthusiasm.
The venerable Ron Hesketh, who led the service, said: "Doesn't God make some wonderful people and, as we have heard, Duncan was one of them. He was a much loved and respected officer. Duncan left a huge footprint or all these people would not be here." l A police helicopter which hovered overhead was to monitor traffic levels in Barbourne which police said would be done with any other such event affecting main routes in and out of the city centre. The helicopter was ready to deploy to more pressing needs if required a police spokesman said.

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"Game changer" is a term you hear often when people talk about how technology has changed their industry.
I frequently ask sales managers, "How often do you coach your sales reps?" And the response that I most often receive is, "I talk to my reps all the time." Well of course you do. You talk to your reps all of the time, but is that the same as coaching them?
Sure, you talk to your reps when an issue comes to your attention, and you talk to them when you need to clarify something from an e-mail. You talk to them when they call unexpectedly about some issue, and you talk to them when they call to tell you they won a deal. However, none of these interactions is real coaching. These interactions are simply everyday conversations that are best characterized as an exchange of information. You're just talking.
Effective sales coaching doesn't happen during everyday conversations. Sales coaching must be intentional, planned and scheduled. Whether you are the coach or the coached, both parties need to prepare for the content, tone and structure of a sales coaching conversation in order for it to have real value.
Successful sales coaching happens when sales reps enter a sales coaching meeting with the mindset to be coached. They can only do this if they know they are entering into a coaching conversation. If sales reps don't realize they are entering into a coaching session, they might feel attacked when their sales manager suddenly gives them candid feedback or challenges their assumptions. When they know they are being coached, sales reps expect candid feedback and will see the challenge as a personal development opportunity, not an attack.
In addition, when sales reps know they are entering into a coaching conversation, they have time to prepare for the meeting. For instance, when sales reps know they have a coaching session scheduled, they can be intentional about bringing a list of high-priority opportunities that they want to discuss with their sales manager. When given the chance to prepare, sales reps are also better prepared to delve deeply into a few critical accounts or upcoming sales calls, rather than just scratch the surface of dozens of deals and issues.
However, the responsibility to prepare for a coaching session is not limited to the sales reps. A sales manager's commitment is even more critical to the coaching process. One of the biggest hurdles to effective coaching is that many sales managers can't, don't or won't set aside time on the calendar for regularly scheduled coaching. Coaching is often perceived as the "to do" item that doesn't have to get done by Friday afternoon, unlike forecasts, pipeline reviews and the numerous fires that flare up each week. For most sales managers, there is never enough time to do all that needs to get done. So coaching becomes a "nice-to-have" luxury that sales reps rarely get to experience.
If you want to be a better coach, set the stage for success by putting aside some time for coaching. Schedule the coaching sessions and call them coaching sessions. Set clear expectations for what's going to take place, and then make it happen. As a sales manager, if you create the venue for high-quality coaching, then you can provide high-quality coaching. If you don't, then you're destined to do a lot of… well… talking.
Jason Jordan is a partner of Vantage Point Performance, a leading sales management training and development firm, and co-author of "Cracking the Sales Management Code" (McGraw-Hill, 2012).


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Volunteers make it possible!
As a nonprofit organization, we depend on community volunteers to help us accomplish our mission of teaching about President Wilson and his era through interpretive tours, exhibits, programs and the preservation of archives, artifacts, gardens and historic structures. Volunteers impact our entire organization by helping with both short-term and long-term projects.
Who can volunteer?
Volunteer positions are open to individuals age 16 and older who meet the qualifications outlined below, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, or disability.
What's in it for me?
Volunteers have access to the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library in a way that is not offered to the general public. We provide orientation training, flexible scheduling, a subscription to the Wilson Review, and ongoing learning opportunities through special lectures open only to volunteers. If you help at least 12 hours a month, you also receive a 20% discount in the President's Shop and free admission to the museum for you and your family. You will also have the opportunity to meet and talk with others who share your fascination with history!
Where can I volunteer?
Our staff will work with you to find a volunteer placement that best matches your interests and availability. For additional information or to request a volunteer application, please contact Karen Dodson - Administrative Officer, (540) 885-0897 ex. 113. Unless otherwise noted, help is needed from 9 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday.
The following are descriptions of current volunteer opportunities at the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum:
• Get a behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of the Wilson Presidential Library and learn professional skills along the way. Administrative volunteers assist with mailings, research projects, filing, data entry, and other office needs.
• Successful administrative volunteers are reliable, accurate, have basic computer skills, can organize materials alphabetically and numerically, and are comfortable working in an office environment.
• Do you have an interest in antiques and collectibles? Collection volunteers help with documenting and preserving the museum's collections. They assist with inventories, monitor the museum environment, prepare detailed object descriptions, photograph artifacts, enter information in a computer catalog, conduct research and install exhibits.
• Successful collection volunteers must be detail-oriented. Library, museum or historical research experience is helpful. Collection volunteers must be willing to take the museum's artifact handling training. Due to this training requirement, they are also asked to make a six-month volunteer commitment.
Museum Educators
• Do you like learning about history and sharing your knowledge? Become a museum educator and work with our education staff to lead scheduled school tours, present curricula-based programs to school-aged audiences, develop materials for teachers to use in the classroom, assist with special children's programs such as summer history camp, and help develop and evaluate programming. Help is needed during school hours, 9:30 a.m. -3 p.m. Monday through Friday and occasionally on some weekends.
• Successful educators must become knowledgeable about our school program curricula and museum exhibit. They have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, are comfortable speaking in front of groups, and are self-motivated to attend regular training and study training materials. Prior knowledge of history and/or education is helpful, but not required.
• Help maintain our historic gardens, including a brick terrace and Victorian knot garden. Grounds volunteers help with weeding, pruning, planting, leaf removal, mulching, watering, and fertilizing. They can also provide advice on garden maintenance, recommend historically accurate additions to the gardens, advise on removal of diseased or invasive plants, and serve as an expert garden host during special events.
• Successful grounds volunteers should have a general knowledge of garden plants, the ability to work unsupervised, and the physical ability to kneel, bend, grip equipment, and carry tools and supplies.
Graphic Design
• Create vibrant communications to attract visitors and engage our supporters. Graphic design volunteers use computer software to design print and electronic communications such as flyers, advertisements, brochures, e-newsletters, annual reports or e-mails using the institutional graphic design standards. Design work can take place in our offices or at your home or place of business.
• Successful graphic design volunteers should be familiar with basic design principals and have experience with InDesign, Adobe or other design software. They must be willing to learn and adhere to the institutional graphic design standards, be open to suggestions and corrections, and be able to complete work with a deadline.
• Get access to the inner sanctum of books, archival documents and historical photographs. Library volunteers help organize and document historical archives and books, file documents, organize and clean library stacks, and provide research assistance for requests from across the country and around the world. Responsibilities may include computer data input and general office duties.
• Successful library volunteers have a strong attention to detail and have exceptional organizational skills. This position requires computer literacy. Previous archival experience or library training is preferred.
Marketing & Public Relations
• Spread the word! Marketing and public relations volunteers work with museum, library and education staff to communicate to the wider world about the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and its many activities. Volunteers write copy, take photographs, and distribute communication materials including press releases, flyers, brochures, advertisements and e-communications. They also prepare brochure mailings, search newspapers for related stories, prepare clippings for archiving, process visitor comment cards, and conduct surveys. Work may be performed on or off-site.
• Successful marketing and public relations volunteers have prior experience or academic training in marketing, public relations or communications. They can use a computer and demonstrate excellent written communication skills including writing, editing and proof reading.
Museum Attendant
• Museum attendants serve as ambassadors to the public. They greet and orient visitors to the museum, collect tickets, answer simple biographical questions, give directions to the downtown area and answer the telephone. Museum attendants also encourage visitors to complete comment cards, sign up for our e-newsletter or become a member. Help is needed anytime between 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday or 12 – 5 p.m. on Sunday.
• Successful museum attendants have excellent interpersonal skills and must be able to learn basic institutional facts. Customer service and retail experience are helpful, but not required.
Sales & Retail
• The President's Shop is more than a retail center—it is also our ticket office and visitor orientation center. Shop volunteers greet visitors, describe exhibits and tours, sell tickets and store merchandise, collect cash and credit card payments, monitor visitors in the shop, start the orientation video, bag merchandise, price and stock store merchandise, assist with inventories and make sure that the shop is clean, organized and well-maintained.
• Successful shop volunteers like interacting with people, can accurately count money and give change, and are able to handle several tasks at one time. Prior experience with customer service or retail is a plus.
Social Media
• Engage our supporters and capture new audiences as our social media volunteer. Volunteers write and post content for Facebook, Twitter, the institutional blog and other electronic social media platforms. They also help evaluate the effectiveness of this program by tracking visitors and responding to subscriber's comments when appropriate. Work can take place either on or off site.
• Successful social media volunteers have a general knowledge of computers and social media platforms, a commitment to sharing correct facts, strong written communication skills, and are accurate with keyboarding and data entry.
Special Events
• Share in our success by helping with programs such as lectures, exhibit openings and commemorative celebrations. Depending on your strengths and interests, there is a volunteer position for you. Assist in setup, serve refreshments and food, hand-out materials, greet visitors, take tickets, and answer questions. As an added perk, free volunteer seating is available for some special events.
• Successful special event volunteers share their positive energy with visitors to ensure that everyone has a great time. They are flexible, self-motivated and willing to lend a hand wherever it's needed.
Would you like to share a special skill that you don't see described above? Let us know—you may be exactly what we are looking for!


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Learning about the Rice MBA for Professionals program starts with immersing yourself in several of our Admissions events. These events are offered as a way for you to learn more about our programs, hear directly from our students, take a peek into our classrooms, catch a glimpse of student life, meet our world-class professors and most importantly, help determine where YOU fit into the Rice MBA.The Admissions Team highly recommends that you participate in several Admissions events. This will not only help you better understand what we offer, but will also give you a hands-on look at the Rice MBA experience. All of this will provide you with special insight as you start to work on your Rice MBA for Professionals application.
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The Admissions team invites you to one of our Lunch and Learn Information Sessions around town. We understand that for working professionals, the lunch hour may be the easiest to slip away from the office. We invite you to learn about the MBA for Executives program in a casual setting. Following a brief presentation, you will have the chance to meet the Admissions team and enjoy your meal while chatting with current students in the program.


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Google Webmaster Tools has flagged 343 occurrences of "Duplicate title tags" all due to search requests.
So what is the best practice for setting Title, Description and Canonical Link for the search results?
Or is it best to use the "Remove URLs" and also to DisAllow the URL in robots.txt?
You mean your internal search page is ranking? It may be best to set up a dynamic Title Tag, description, and url based on the search phrase.
You don't want your internal search results pages appearing in Google's results – that just puts an extra barrier between your visitors and your website. They want to go straight to your page, not to a search results page where they then have to find the appropriate link (which may not be the top one). I would recommend 'noindex'ing your search results pages, as opposed to disallowing them, because that still allows Google to follow the links within them.
Yes GWT is picking up the search results in there Optimization/HRML Improvements.
So I thought about your suggestion, create a table, log all the searches, create a URL mySite.com/search-what-is-the-meaning-of-life.html. This would find all the keywords and display the relevant links and perhaps snippets of the content. I could also dynamically create a Sitemap-Searches.xml from the table entires.
A bonus would be that new pages could easily be produced, complication that the page would not be informative to anyone landing on that particular page
I could create the results page similar to the Sitepoint Forum page with the title and either displayed or hovered page snippets...
but I prefer your suggestion of noindex,nofollow and have implemented with the following header script.
$lFollow = 'jotd'==$this->uri->segment(1) || 'search'==$this->uri->segment(1);
$sFollow = ($lFollow) ? 'noindex,nofollow' : 'follow';
<meta name="robots" content="<?php echo $sFollow;?>" />
I will monitor GWT's HTML Suggestions.
Many thanks
Whoa there! I said 'noindex', I specifically did not say 'nofollow' ... the reason I gave for doing it this way rather than through robots.txt was that you can allow Googlebot to follow the links if it does find itself on an internal SERP.
It would probably be easier to use PHP to dynamically call the search phrase and make that the Title Tag. You could do the same thing for some generic META Description just to make it unique.
Any time someone lands on a page it is good, regardless of which page it is. I'd rather have my privacy policy rank for 10k keywords than never see any traffic. If you have enough searches and Google indexes these pages, you might see a nice, gradual increase in traffic.
Many thanks once again for the clarification, point noted about nofollow meta tag and now removed.
Yes I use a PHP Framework and instead of a 404 page, route the URL to a search controller where the string is searched for an exact table title match or fall-through to searching for the all the words in the URL string. Complication arose when GWT found the results page
So rather than heed @Stevie_D;'s advice about using the noindex meta tag it would be better to have the search items relate to a unique title and unique description? Sounds good and will endeavour to modify the controller's title and description.
Just had another thought; what would be the best Canonical link for this search: "What is the meaning of life?"
All three URLs would be routed to the Controller and then onto the same search page with a unique and/or relevant title and description.
Looks like I have opened a can of worms and all I wanted was to keep GWT happy
That is probably what I would personally recommend, unless you have a good reason to not want people to see the page. It will probably not outrank any of your pages that rank for other keywords, so anything it ranks for would be new traffic. You would probably want to put some call to action or some ads somewhere on the search page template just to make sure you have a good shot at converting some of the traffic on some level.
Of the links you listed: www.mySite.com/search/what-is-the-meaning-of-life.html is the most search engine friendly.
I hope these changes will appease the great Google
@alabamaseo and @Stevie D,
Many thanks for your advice.
After quite a few modifications and waiting for another crawl the "Duplicate title tags" increased to 583 then down to 12 now back up again to 554
So tried simplifying the script once again to return a search result with a count and set Meta Robots = "noindex, follow" and will wait for another crawl.
The original controller was quite simple, has had numerous amendments to cater for all URL possibilities and is now a headache to maintain.
Now that the concept has proved successful a complete controller and view rewrite is imminent.
Google Webmaster Tools has just crawled and now the "Duplicate Title Tags" count has increased to 2,256
These are typical links, one with .html and one without.
Using Health->Fetch as Google Bot for the one without the .html extension shows:
Fetch as Google
This is how Googlebot fetched the page.
URL: http://www.ProblemSite.com/Do-You-Know-Why-All-Girls-Are-Like-Apples
Date: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 9:45:49 AM PDT
Googlebot Type: Web
Download Time (in milliseconds): 267HTTP/1.1 301 Moved PermanentlyDate: Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:45:50 GMTServer: ApacheX-Powered-By: PHP/5.3.13Expires: Thu, 19 Nov 1981 08:52:00 GMTCache-Control: no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0Pragma: no-cacheSet-Cookie: PHPSESSID=70b448b533d272edff1fb8df8537bb44; path=/Location: http://www.ProblemSite.com/Do-You-Know-Why-All-Girls-Are-Like-Apples.htmlVary: Accept-EncodingContent-Encoding: gzipContent-Length: 20Connection: closeContent-Type: text/html
What more can I do? The canonical link is correct and "HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently" is set. Is Google reporting incorrectly showing the "Duplicate title tags"?
The correct link show "HTTP/1.1 200 OK" and the canonical link is correct.


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Arrowhead Press publishes books and pamphlets of contemporary poetry.
Our main aim is to provide a platform for poets to cross the difficult gap between magazine publication and first pamphlet or full collection, this does not however preclude publication of more established authors. In 2004 we were delighted to be mentioned by David Morley in a Guardian article as one of the new presses worth watching.
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A couple of months ago I got a new Samsung Galaxy S4. I love it, and have recently been looking for some accessories. I'm looking to get a cable that will let me have video out to a TV, as well as something that will let me connect a USB device to the phone. I haven't purchased one yet, but this is what I've come across:


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Seating dispute leads Steelers, stadium owner to court
Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl said Thursday a nearly $40 million proposal to add 3,000 seats, a video scoreboard and other fan amenities to Heinz Field can be salvaged despite a court battle between the Steelers and the stadium's owner, the Sports & Exhibition Authority.
"There is common ground to be found. We've always found a way to get these things done," Ravenstahl said in his first comments since the Steelers filed a notice Oct. 31 of its intent to sue the authority. "I hate that it's gotten to a point where it's in court now."
Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Joseph James set a court hearing for 10 a.m. Nov. 19.
"What we need to do is come to an agreement that this is good for everybody, and then find a way to pay for it," Ravenstahl said.
The dispute focuses on who pays and how much.
Steelers officials contend the authority is violating the team's 30-year stadium lease by refusing to pay two-thirds of the proposed expansion. The work would add the seats to the south end zone; a video scoreboard in the north end so fans in the new seats can see the board; a club level; concession areas; and an elevated concourse.
The taxpayer-funded SEA said it is willing to contribute, but at a lower, unspecified level.
Ravenstahl said the Steelers have complained during negotiations that the SEA failed to set aside enough money for "routine maintenance" of the stadium.
"Quite honestly, the authority probably hasn't done (that) to the extent that it agreed to in the lease," Ravenstahl said.
SEA Executive Director Mary Conturo declined to discuss the planned hearing or the case.
The Steelers have proposed a surcharge combination of $1 per ticket and $2-$3 on parking that fans would pay toward the expansion. The North Shore's main parking lot operator, Alco Parking Corp., opposes such surcharges, though President Merrill Stabile has said Alco may increase parking rates next season on its own.
Ravenstahl said spending tax dollars on the stadium expansion is warranted because the additional seats would generate more tax revenue from ticket, parking and concession sales. He said that a larger stadium would benefit North Shore restaurants and bars that attract patrons during from home-game crowds at least eight times a season.
Jeremy Boren is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 412-320-7935 or email@example.com.


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Haswell and GK110 vs. Ivy and GK104: DigitalStorm Virtue System Reviewby Dustin Sklavos on 6/23/2013 12:00 PM EST
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cmdrdredd - Sunday, June 23, 2013 - linkNice review. I too am unimpressed by Haswell, but even more unimpressed by the GTX 770. Basically an overclocked 680. Only the 780 is even worth mentioning IMO. That's just my opinion and since I am on SLI 670s I suppose my view is a little unfair.
That all said these systems offer pretty good value for someone who wants a ready to go system right out of the box with no fuss. The pricing is extremely fair. Reply
airmantharp - Monday, June 24, 2013 - linkThe GTX770 is worth mentioning for the blower- it uses the Titan/GTX780 blower instead of the GTX680 blower. Lower temps, less noise, especially when pushed.
But otherwise, you're right, it's unremarkable. Reply
HisDivineOrder - Monday, June 24, 2013 - linkActually, very few of those 770's with the Titan blower were made. Fewer still are being sold. In the US, they're all coming with custom coolers. Reply
sticks435 - Tuesday, June 25, 2013 - linkEvga is now bringing out a limited run of them, though with a higher price. Reply
kilkennycat - Wednesday, June 26, 2013 - linkReally ?? The only GTX770 with blower-style coolers listed on the US eVGA website as of 06/26 all have GTX680-type coolers, no Titan cooler.
The Titan cooler requires a physical redesign of the GTX680 circuit board to accommodate the mechanics. It seems very odd to me that the nVidia reference design of the GTX770 sports the Titan cooler, but none of the partner-manufacturers offer that cooler as an option. I suspect that excess GTX680 circuit-board material and component inventory is currently being reallocated to GTX770 by installing the updated GK104 silicon and Boost2.0 firmware. Presumably after that material is used up, then Titan-style GTX770 may appear, probably at some price premium. Reply
MattKatz - Thursday, October 09, 2014 - linkI'm not impressed by either one. The CybertronPC Borg-Q GM4213C is much better. /Matt from http://www.consumertop.com/best-desktop-guide/ Reply
HisDivineOrder - Monday, June 24, 2013 - linkHm. You're forgetting the price argument about the 770.
The 770 isn't just an overclocked 680. It's an overclocked 680 at former 670 pricing. So not only are they giving you more than top end performance from the last card line, but they're selling it to you for $100 less.
Meanwhile, Haswell is nothing but absolute disappointment for the desktop user. Even for the laptop user who isn't buying an Ultrabook, I question much of its value. Haswell makes the most sense in Ultrabooks and in Razer Edge-esque tablets. Reply
IanCutress - Sunday, June 23, 2013 - linkWow, I didn't realise the Gryphon came with the ALC892. Would have assumed an ALC898 minimum. I would guess the money on that motherboard was spent on the TUF features first before the audio.
Seems a little odd for a boutique build that ASUS is chosen for the motherboard, ASUS for the ODD, then EVGA with the GPU. Why not keep it all one company? Same with the memory - the case and PSU are Corsair, but the memory is ADATA? I'd assume that 'cost at the time' is the answer, but $2500 seems a lot for the whole system, or is that just me? [Insert self-build takes time over pre-built hence extra 10% on cost] Reply
Dustin Sklavos - Sunday, June 23, 2013 - linkThe margin on this build is actually a very reasonable one, comparatively. We're looking at probably around or a bit less than the 10%. Reply
aruisdante - Sunday, June 23, 2013 - linkBecause EVGA' 1150 boards aren't out yet. It is odd they went with the Gryphon instead of the Genethough. Reply
Sabresiberian - Sunday, June 23, 2013 - linkMy guess is that the Gryphon was getting expensive already, and Asus decided to use the lower-priced sound chip to help keep the retail price down. I mean it's already $175 in the U.S. (without the armor kit, which is another $45, heh). I don't mind because I'm not going to use the on-board sound solution anyway. (Yeah I bought a Gryphon, cause it had all the features I wanted, 5-year warranty, and I like its looks, and I bought the armor kit cause I like its looks and for the protection of any unused slots. Haven't assembled it yet as I'm waiting for the armor kit.) Reply
airmantharp - Monday, June 24, 2013 - linkI'm wondering if it matters- all Realtek codecs in the last five or so years have had decent specs and middling performance; but it doesn't take much to make them work. Good op-amps are a start, and we're seeing those on various boards.
And that would be important for an mATX build; it's begging for a second GPU (why the hell else would it have twice the PSU it needs...), which would negate the use of an excellent SoundBlaster Z. Reply
Subyman - Sunday, June 23, 2013 - linkI'm wondering why they put a 1050W PSU in a system with an ~80W CPU and ~250W GPU. Reply
JimmiG - Sunday, June 23, 2013 - linkMarketing..
Anyway, 4.4 GHz is probably about as high as you want to go as boutique PC manufacturer, unless you want amass quite a collection of 4770K's that didn't make it to your target overclocked speed. Reply
kuraegomon - Sunday, June 23, 2013 - linkUpgradability, specifically SLI, and further overclocking. Add a second 780 (admittedly a tight fit in that case), and go for broke on the overclocking CPU, GPUs and RAM, and you could end up in the 700-800 W range. For maximum PSU life, running at least 20% under maximum rating is about right. Reply
JimmiG - Sunday, June 23, 2013 - linkIf the system consumes 800W, that also means it would put out 800W of heat, which would be impossible to manage with that case. Besides, it comes with a m-ATX board which means those GTX 780's would be sitting right up against each other. It would be toasty, to say the least. PSU life would be the least of my concerns. Reply
Dustin Sklavos - Sunday, June 23, 2013 - linkConsuming 800W of power does not mean producing 800W of heat. Heat generated in a computer is "waste heat," it's heat produced by energy leakage.
If you look at the board, too, you'll notice a second 780 would actually be installed in the bottommost slot. That means there would be one slot of space between the two 780s, which is typical of almost any build. Reply
Death666Angel - Sunday, June 23, 2013 - linkElectricity is energy and heat is energy and energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only be transformed. Unless the energy the computer pulls from the socket gets transformed into electro magnetic waves or mechanical energy, it gets transformed to heat. Which is what happens to over 99% of the energy input into the PC.
Not sure if you refer to something else. Reply
jtd871 - Sunday, June 23, 2013 - linkDustin, the heat in a computer is a reflection of *total* power draw. All that energy, waste or not, eventually turns into heat. Thus at idle, this system generates ~70W; at load, ~360W. Reply
Meaker10 - Sunday, June 23, 2013 - linkSo what useful work in energy terms do we get out? Mechanical lift? Come on dustin I ex0ect more from an anandtech reviewer knowing the fundamentals :/ Reply
wumpus - Monday, June 24, 2013 - linkAirflow. 800W of airflow.
[Actually this ends up being heat in the ambient room to, just not always in the case. No matter what work you do, adding 800W into a area means 800W of heat: EM waves just makes the area bigger :)]. Reply
iamezza - Monday, June 24, 2013 - linkActually all the power consumed will eventually end up back as heat. It's how physics works. Reply
MrSpadge - Monday, June 24, 2013 - linkOuch.. someone's about to enter the shame corner of our little physics class! Reply
jameskatt - Sunday, June 23, 2013 - linkWe long ago hit the wall on how fast on overclocked CPU can perform without burning out or using liquid cooling systems - the soaking the entire computer in mineral oil. It is simply the laws of physics that present a wall that CPUs cannot bridge.
It is not surprising that Haswell hit that wall.
You can give GPUs more bandwidth and more cores to get faster and faster speeds. They key is that GPUs have massive numbers of cores and GPUs are used for massively parallel tasks.
The key to future performance is parallelism - the more cores in a CPU the better.
In day to day use, I have more than 20 apps running at the same time - at least I would like to. But I am limited by the number of cores my computer has. Four cores is simply not enough.
For example, Parallels and Jabber Video each require 1.5 cores each. When I have them on simultaneously everything else grinds to a halt since every other app has only one core left for it.
It would be nice to have 12 cores per CPU when doing a lot of multitasking.
The future is multiple cores - more than 4. The more cores the better.
It doesn't do good to complain about the limits of 4 core CPUs. They simply cannot do any better without specialized liquid cooling or other weirdness. Reply
lmcd - Sunday, June 23, 2013 - linkYou've clearly missed the complaint, which is that the die package used to be connected with what's called here a "fluxless solder," which has high thermal conductivity and transfers heat well to the metal surface that you see on production chips (I forget the name for that layer). That metal surface is then cooled with your heatsink, etc.
The problem is that the fluxless solder was replaced with a thermal paste to save an incremental amount of money. The thermal paste is unable to transfer the same amount of heat per time. This means that no matter how good your cooler is, even if you're dissipating heat very quickly from the surface I mentioned, there is more heat retained inside the chip between the surface and the package.
So it's a valid complaint. And Haswell didn't hit a wall, its solder hit a price wall. Reply
Nottheface - Monday, June 24, 2013 - linkSo by what you have said above anyone who takes off the IHS and removes the "bad" paste should have great overclocking ability compared to leaving on the IHS with the paste. This is not true and means that isn't truly the base problem. Like Ivy Bridge delidding reduces the temperature of the chip greatly ~30°C, but only marginally increases overclocking.
It has also been shown with Ivy Bridge that it isn't the paste so much as the spacing between the chip and the IHS that causes the bad heat transfer. The paste doesn't help, but for better heat transfer you are always better off removing extra interfaces and distance the heat has to travel. Reply
MrSpadge - Monday, June 24, 2013 - linkI've heard that the 22 nm transistors couldn't take the temperatures the soldering produces. No hard proof, though. Reply
lmcd - Sunday, June 23, 2013 - linkFurthermore your "parallelism" is too all-powerful. If those wonderful GPU "cores" (hint, they're not cores; they're clusters) were given the same cooling mechanisms as these CPU cores, your computer would be up in flames or your magic "parallelism" would be running at 1/2 speed.
Yes, multithreaded applications are great. Yes, more cores is great. But cooling the existing cores properly and running them at the frequencies they *should* be able to hit is still a valid solution, and in most applications there is the headroom to do so, should that fluxless solder be reintroduced into Intel's CPU packages.
And besides, if you're running parallels and jabber video, get yourself a Sandy-E. You're a niche, so buy the niche product that fits your needs. My 3960X meets my multicore needs, and you can even settle for a 3930K if you're not concerned about clockspeed. Reply
wumpus - Monday, June 24, 2013 - linkThe reason GPUs aren't on fire isn't so much superior cooling (you try cramming a CPU heatsink into a single or even double slot), so much as cores designed for high efficiency at the cost of painful latency. Trying to use one of those "cores" would be like going back to the PC-AT days (with the exception of floating point single performance, more like the DSPs of those days). Larrabee was a bit more CPUish (and thus would have melted down if they ever got performance anywhere near competitive) but would still be outperformed at traditional CPU (serial) tasks by an atom. Reply
Sabresiberian - Sunday, June 23, 2013 - linkThe future is multiple cores, I think we are just beginning there, but you are wrong about the clock limit, and certainly AMD has proven that by releasing 5GHz factory CPUs. And, if the chips can be OC'd in extreme builds to 8GHz or better, then I suggest it IS feasible to eventually get that kind of clock in a production chip.
If Intel wanted to, they could make production CPUs run at 5GHz base with a turbo to 5.8 easily enough. We could be OCing those to the 6GHz range. On air, or an AIO water cooler, no liquid nitrogen required. They just aren't putting their efforts in that direction.
3.6GHz is conservative. Reply
HideOut - Sunday, June 23, 2013 - linkThat 5ghz chip is also 220w part. Not even close to relevant to most reasonable pc users. It's a marketing gimmick. Reply
wumpus - Monday, June 24, 2013 - linkThe computer in question has a 250W GPU and a 1000W power supply, there is no reason to veto a 220W CPU. While I think the Nvidia 780 is a "marketing gimick" (pretty much the same additional performance/cost), it seems to be a minority opinion on this site. Reply
MrSpadge - Monday, June 24, 2013 - linkThat 220 W is the reason Intels dismisses such CPUs, as they'd hardly sell at all. How ever would be interested in such beasts is already covered with the current Ks and Extremes, including factory OC'ed builds. Reply
Klimax - Tuesday, June 25, 2013 - link220W which won't beat my 3930k on conservative overclocking 4.4GHz and which is most likely cheaper... Reply
MrSpadge - Monday, June 24, 2013 - linkThat's rubbish. Super low temperatures always help FETs to work significantly faster. That's why the clock speeds reached with LN2 will NEVER be possible in production untits of the same fundamental technology.
And if Intel designed for significantly higher clock speeds they'd loose IPC due to the longer pipeline and would blow the power efficiency gains Intel worked so hard on during the last years completely out of the window. Just remember the Pentium 4 or nVidias hot clock versus Kepler. Reply
Nintendo Maniac 64 - Sunday, June 23, 2013 - linkContrary to what everyone is saying, I and several others have discovered that Haswell is surprising fast at emulation - around 20% faster than Ivy and 30% faster than Sandy. If would be great if a review site like Anand would actually benchmark such programs because they are heavily CPU-oriented and currently are one of if not the only compelling reason for Haswell and it'd be a shame if people missed that memo.
This forum topic summarizes what I describe:
http://www.overclock.net/t/1402557/haswell-is-surp... Reply
Sabresiberian - Sunday, June 23, 2013 - linkYeah I agree from an enthusiast viewpoint that Haswell is a little underwhelming, and am irritated that Intel kept the glue-on method of attaching covers, but there are apps in which it crushes Ivy Bridge - and none in which Ivy Bridge is superior.
As always, buy your hardware for the applications you most want to support. :) Reply
JDG1980 - Sunday, June 23, 2013 - linkI agree that emulators could work well as CPU benchmarks, especially since many of them are single-threaded or lightly-threaded (so they're a real-world application where IPC is important).
PCSX2 running Dragon Quest 8 would be a good benchmark. It uses two CPU threads (three if MTVU is enabled) and is very demanding, especially in busy scenes. Reply
Gigaplex - Monday, June 24, 2013 - linkRunning PCSX2 on potentially pirated games for a commercial review is legally dubious at best. Reply
p1esk - Sunday, June 23, 2013 - linkSo what is exactly the value DigitalStorm brings to the table?
It seems to me that they put together a few off the shelf components, and slightly bumped up the frequency. Is that all? If so, that's something anyone who reads this site can do themselves in an hour or less.
What I expect from a "boutique" computer builder is systems like the new Mac Pro, only where I can customize everything and anything.
Otherwise, no, they don't deserve extra $200-300 on top of Newegg BOM. Reply
wanderer000 - Sunday, June 23, 2013 - linkAnything and everything is a bit of a stretch there. Reply
p1esk - Sunday, June 23, 2013 - linkWell, let's just say I should have the widest possible range of components to choose from, that will fit into their design. Reply
Rick83 - Sunday, June 23, 2013 - linkThe advantage is mostly in the hands-off warranty. As long as everything goes well, you're good building yourself, but I can imagine better ways to spend time and money, than to debug every component of my system, because I get odd bluescreens. Reply
p1esk - Sunday, June 23, 2013 - linkDid you even look at their warranty?
Their default warranty covers defective components for 1 year, and if you want to extend it to 2 or 3 years, you pay $99 and $299 correspondingly. Pretty much every component you buy on Newegg has better warranty that this. So, basically, their warranty is a joke.
If you get an odd BSOD, you better know how to debug it (not rocket science, most issues relate to faulty RAM, which is easy to check), otherwise you will have to ship your system to them (and pay for shipping).
Honestly, I don't remember the last time I had problems with my builds, just buy quality components, read reviews, and chances of a problem will be tiny. Reply
kuraegomon - Sunday, June 23, 2013 - linkThe cost of paying a tech to build and burn-in the system, plus system warranty, isn't worth 10% over Newegg costs? Really? That's a very good margin from a customer point of view. If you don't like it, then don't pay it. By definition, if you're a confident enough builder and are willing to spare the time, you're not a target customer for boutique builders anyway.
Note that I qualify on both fronts, so would never buy this system. However, I've also worked as a system builder and integrator, and from that viewpoint I think this system represents very good value. Reply
p1esk - Sunday, June 23, 2013 - linkSee my comment above about their warranty.
Essentially, their value is assembly of components. For a technician who does it every day, it should not take more than 1 hour to assemble, overclock and test a system. That technician typically makes $15-25/hour.
So, again, what do they offer for the extra $200 they charge, which actually cost them $20? Reply
JDG1980 - Sunday, June 23, 2013 - linkI think these kind of systems are aimed at gamers who aren't "enthusiasts" in the more general sense. Just because you like playing games on a PC doesn't mean you feel comfortable building a PC out of components, or even installing Windows from scratch. To you and I, those things are second nature, but most people can't do them. Reply
p1esk - Sunday, June 23, 2013 - linkMost gamers who are not "enthusiasts" will probably just go to Dell/HP website, or to their local BestBuy store, or ask their more knowledgeable friends for an advice on what to buy at Dell or BestBuy.
When buying a new computer on their own, their choice will be primarily determined by brand awareness. DigitalStorm does not have any. Reply
TheScottyB - Sunday, June 23, 2013 - linkDigitalStorm might not be as big as Dell or HP, but they've been doing well enough over the past 10 years to move into this facility four years ago: http://www.digitalstormonline.com/forums/facility-...
They probably also have dedicated sales/accounts managers for maintaining a relationship with customers of their workstation products. This would let them avoid being dependent on the health of a single market.
And at a given price-point their machines have more value than a similarly-priced Dell or other global brand. They might not be the first brand in mind for a gamer, but any gamer who checks them out after seeing an article on a gaming news site will find a better machine for less. Whether or not they take the leap then depends on how much they trust the source. That's why sending machines to reviewers is so important to companies like DigitalStorm.
I don't work for a company exactly like DigitalStorm, but with regards to technician rates for custom builds or upgrades I get paid $15/hr but my employer charges either $60/hr or a flat fee based on the number and types of components. Whoever closed the sale also gets a small commission. From what I understand, a warranty extension for $99 is pretty typical of our competitors, but my employers charges more. However, we also offer warranty renewals if the customer allows us to perform a system checkup. There's a lot of overhead that eats into whatever the markup appears to be if you go strictly off the BOM. Reply
Gigaplex - Monday, June 24, 2013 - link1 hour is optimistic, running extended memtests and imaging the software etc takes time. A large OEM would run lots of these in parallel but boutiques don't get large volumes of orders so don't get those economies of scale. Reply
techienate - Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - linkNo, a system warranty is worth more than individual component warranties. One example: Let's say you have a potential CPU OR motherboard problem causing occasional bluescreens or crashes, but you don't know for sure which it is. Do you have the spare parts to swap out the cpu and motherboard one at a time to determine what the problem is? Not unless you spend more money. Also, it can take considerable time to diagnose these hardware issues, and time is money. If you don't think it's worth $200 dollars, then don't buy it. But saying it only costs them $20 proves you know nothing about how much it costs to run a business. If it were my own computer, I would build it myself. But if someone offered to pay me $200 to build it for them (I am an IT professional and get requests for help all the time), I wouldn't do it. It wouldn't be worth the hassle, time, and risks. So in that way, I think the $200 is a totally reasonable premium. Reply
iamezza - Monday, June 24, 2013 - linkIt's always the same comment whenever a boutique is reviewed.
They are offering a service for a certain price and people who want that service pay for it, simple.
It's true most people with half a brain could assemble a computer themselves if they learnt, most people don't have the time or desire how to do it themselves.
If I wanted to to I could do all the work on my own car, but personally I prefer to pay a mechanic to do it for me.
Sometimes it's just easier to pay someone, especially if you could earn more money doing your own job then you would otherwise save by doing it yourself. Reply
JimmiG - Monday, June 24, 2013 - linkIt took my just about one full weekend (Friday evening to Sunday night) to build and initially get my latest system running the way I liked, finding a good 24/7 overclock, finding the tightest memory timings that would work etc. and several more weeks until everything was running exactly how I liked it software- and hardware-wise.
Since I actually enjoy that process, the time was worth it for me. However not everyone has that kind of time or enjoy building and tweaking computers. Time is money - If your regular job pays more than $200 for working a full weekend, you would actually save money by paying someone else $200 to build a computer for you. Reply
JBVertexx - Monday, June 24, 2013 - linkHere's the value... For a guy, say a CPA, who makes a decent amount of money. He's into tech, but not at an "enthusiast level". He hires a lanscaping company to mow his lawn, a financial advisor to manage his money, another CPA to do his taxes, and he's willing to hire experts to build a top-end PC.
Maybe this guy likes to game. Maybe he just wants an awesome PC for his kid. But he's definitely not going to waste time learning all the in's and out's of motherboard/cpu/case compatibility, power requirements, GPU performance, cooling, and all that.
He also wants something better than what most other people have. He likes to buy from boutique firms in general. He just got a nice $50k bonus, and he has no problem dropping $2.5k on a high-end PC. Reply
Rvenger - Sunday, June 23, 2013 - linkDustin, any chance you can run some IBT AVX on that Haswell and report your highest core temps? I noticed the high vcore and am wondering if the same binned CPUs are being used as the retail box ones we buy at newegg etc. According to that vcore, that CPU should thermal throttle within minutes when Prime95 small fft or IBT with AVX is ran. Reply
BrightCandle - Monday, June 24, 2013 - linkYou wont see much benefit running a 680 under a custom water block. It might in theory go slightly faster but its not normally much. In order to get at the extra performance potential you need to pump more voltage through the chip than an air cooler could cope with, and that level of voltage adjustment is not all that easy with todays GPUs, and the gains are often quite marginal even then.
I typically say that a custom loop is worth about 5% at most. On a CPU its maybe 100-200Mhz as long as your willing to push more voltage (which could kill the chip regardless of the reduced temperature). On the GPU side I have typically only found water to offer around 25Mhz, its normally not much at all. Its real advantage is noise reduction. Reply
wumpus - Monday, June 24, 2013 - linkOdd. I'd expect a bit more. Even then you can certainly expect more quiet than you will get with airflow. From the comments in the article, the 780 may be a far better board for trying out water cooling. Reply
7Enigma - Monday, June 24, 2013 - linkOuch, harsh but true. Let's hope he didn't have his coffee yet and we can pretend to let it slide. Reply
7Enigma - Monday, June 24, 2013 - linkI have a more sinister thought that it had nothing to do with cost and everything to do with artificially limiting the performance of the chips. They are so far beyond AMD right now on almost EVERY front that they have the ability to create a fantastic chip today and roll out a refresh of the EXACT SAME CHIP with a better interface material and reap a double sale.
It's a nasty practice, but a very shrewd one. Reply
airmantharp - Monday, June 24, 2013 - linkThe only confusing part is that they're not willing to offer 'properly TIM'd' CPUs as an additional SKU. I'd pay another $10-$20 to get a K CPU with it; hell, they could just use it on all K SKUs and make everyone happy. We're already paying more for something with less features but an unlocked multiplier, why not let us push it to the limit? Reply
JimmiG - Tuesday, June 25, 2013 - linkYou *will* be able to pay extra for a properly TIM'ed CPU but it won't be another $20. You'll be looking at the IB-E and upcoming Haswell-E which will be several hundred more than their LGA1150 equivalents, with more expensive motherboards thrown in for good measure. Reply
airmantharp - Monday, June 24, 2013 - linkSo, 1000W PSU's are just for shits and giggles? It couldn't draw more than 500w in the worst load situations, and 750W PSU's covering dual-GPU setups are far more reasonable. Reply
danjw - Monday, June 24, 2013 - linkAny chance you could be convinced to see what you could do by deliding the i7-4770K changing the internal TIM, and see what you can do with it? I would really like to find out what the real top end to Haswell is, without Intel's nerf. Reply
Ubercake - Tuesday, June 25, 2013 - linkThis is kind of a creative way to give Haswell a numeric boost. How about both systems with 780s? Probably not much of a difference whatsoever.
When AMD starts creating meaningful CPUs again, we'll see Intel get back into competition mode. Until then, they'll just keep selling CPUs with ever-so-slight increases. Reply
Klimax - Tuesday, June 25, 2013 - linkI doubt we'll ever again see GHz race, because energy density is getting very high .(Smaller chip is, more heat per mm needs to be transferred)
And without huge complexity, per-clock performance is walled too. (And GPU show how such complexity works with yields) Reply
AndersP - Tuesday, June 25, 2013 - linkIf you choose to buy a 780 GTX over a 770 GTX, you gain 10-20% performance increase for 70% higher price.
You have to pay 20% more if you choose to buy 770gtx SLI rather than a single 780 GTX for a 50-60% performance increase. In addition, a 770 GTX is a lot cheaper, faster and better temperatures than 680 GTX. Not sure, about new features such as shadowplay and automated performance/temperature control also works with older models.
In my eyes 770 GTX is defiantly very viable. If you want the most for your buck. Reply
godrilla - Tuesday, June 25, 2013 - linkMy 3 year old rig with i7 980 xe at 4.3 ghz and 1 year old gtx 690 1150/6500 mhz is still top notch. Reply
halcyon - Wednesday, June 26, 2013 - linkThese kind of meagre performance upgrades are the reason I'm not upgrading. Yes, I have the cash. In fact, it's burning in my pocket.
But a 10% or so improvement at best over what I have?
Even my secondary 2009 system has a 3-channel memory subsystem that can actually feed four cores, unlike Haswell chipsets.
GTX670 and GTX770 offer almost zip improvements for my CUDA based workload.
But I'm not complaining, I can spend this money on better digigams, new phone, new tablet, etc.
At least there have been _substantial_ improvement on those, unlike in CPU/GPU performance of the past years. Reply
Bluejay234 - Monday, July 22, 2013 - linkAs good as the Digital Storm build looks, the sad truth is that there is STILL no compelling reason to buy a new Digital Storm system, when the 2600k based one I bought at the beginning of 2011 is almost as powerful as anything I can get today (and overclocks better). Reply
Drittz121 - Friday, February 28, 2014 - linkJust do yourself a favor. STAY AWAY from this company. Yes they look good. But when it breaks and it WILL. All they do is give you the run around. They have had my system for over 2 months trying to fix the garbage they sell. Worse company out there for support. DONT BUY Reply


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See Doctor Before Buying Hearing Aid, FDA Advises
Latest Hearing News
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Feel like you're losing your hearing? It's important to see a doctor before you start looking for a hearing aid or amplifier, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says.
"The problem might be as simple as a wax impaction blocking the ear canal, which is easily treated, or at the other end of the spectrum, it could be something as serious as a tumor pressing on the hearing nerve," Dr. Eric Mann, clinical deputy director of the FDA's division of ophthalmic, and ear, nose and throat devices, said in an agency news release.
Many cases of hearing loss are related to aging and exposure to loud noises, and a hearing aid might be the solution. While a prescription is not required for most kinds of hearing aids, it's wise to see a health care professional to rule out other medical causes of hearing loss, and to ensure that hearing aids are properly fitted and come with follow-up care.
Your primary care doctor may refer you to an ear, nose and throat specialist -- an otolaryngologist -- for evaluation and diagnosis of hearing loss, the FDA said. It also noted that two types of hearing health professionals are authorized to measure hearing loss and dispense hearing aids:
Consumers shouldn't deal with businesses that say there is no need for a medical exam before buying a hearing aid.
If you're shopping for a hearing aid, the FDA says you should:
-- Robert Preidt
SOURCE: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, news release, Nov. 6, 2013


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BACUP Cricket Club has unveiled plans to build new training facilities for its 'thriving' youth section.
Club officials are keen to combat a lack of practice space at Lanehead Lane by installing two new artificial wickets at the ground.
Committee member Graham Naylor said the new wickets were 'essential' to ensure the club's five junior teams could continue to succeed.
Bacup overhauled its youth section in 2011 in order to feed more players into its senior teams, but Mr Naylor said that the youngsters sometimes missed out on training sessions if they clashed with first team fixtures. More than 50 youngsters represent the club's youth section every week, with many making the step into the 3rd XI.
Mr Naylor, 46, said: "What we're hoping for is a two-lane training wicket away from the main pitch. At the minute we have no off-field facilities, which means the kids can't train when the first team are playing their evening Twenty20 games.
"It only happens a couple of times a season, but when you factor in bad weather and senior training, it means the youth teams might not get to train outdoors for a month sometimes."
Plans have been submitted to Rossendale Council which could see the non-turf wickets placed near Bacup Bowling Club later this year.
The work would involve the removal of a seating area and advertising boards, and levelling of the ground to allow the 33 metre lanes to be installed.
Mr Naylor, from Stacksteads, said the club had applied for a grant from Sport England to finance the work, but also appealed for potential sponsors to contact him via www.bacupcc.com.
He said: "We're a big part of the community here and I know everyone wants to keep the club at the heart of it. If we want to keep moving players through the age groups, then we need the off-field facilities."


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Annie Laurie Gaylor
- Located in Madison, WI
- Co-founder and Co-president of the Freedom From Religion Foundation
- Formerly edited Freethought Today (1985-2009; now executive editor)
- Author of "Woe to the Women: the Bible tells Me So", "Betrayal of Trust: Clergy Abuse of Children", & "Women Without Superstition: No Gods - No Masters"
- Twitter: @algaylor
Ms. Gaylor co-founded the Freedom From Religion Foundation with her mother Anne Nicol Gaylor 1976 while she was a college student. FFRF, with over 23,000 members is the nation's largest association of freethinkers (atheists and agnostics) working to keep state and church separate. She has appeared on numerous talk shows, including The O'Reilly Factor, National News Segments and CNN, as well as Sally Jessy Raphael and Donahue. Ms. Gaylor is a vocal feminist and was on her first feminist picket line at age 14.
Annie Laurie can talk on:
- FFRF activism and current litigation such as FFRF's historic challenge of the National Day of Prayer, the need for freedom from religion, current threats to the separation of church and state, and the harm of religion to women from the perspective of a 3rd generation freethinker.
- Upon request, she can give a power point presentation on "Women Without Superstition", showcasing the historic contributions of female freethinkers, based on the anthology she edited.
- Why We Need Freedom From Religion
- The Religious War on Women/Sexism in Religion
- The Battle of Church & State: FFRF activism and current state/church litigation
- The need for freedom from religion
- Current threats to the separation of church and state
- The harm of religion to women from the perspective of a 3rd generation freethinker
- Freethought activism
- Coming out of the 'closet'
Annie Laurie also co-hosts the weekly radio show and podcast Freethought Radio with husband Dan Barker.
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This article was published 10/3/2013 (1627 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
NEWARK, N.J. — The NHL's board of governors will vote via fax Monday on a new realignment.
The league canvassed owners on method of vote, in person or fax, and the resounding response was fax. The lack of desire for discussion on the topic seems to indicate the governors will vote to adopt the new realignment plan.
The Winnipeg Jets will play in what is now being referred to as the Midwest Divsion in the Western Conference. Also in the West will be the Pacific Division.
The Midwest will also include Chicago, Colorado, Dallas, Minnesota, Nashville and St. Louis.
The Pacific will house Anaheim, Calgary, Edmonton, Los Angeles, Phoenix, San Jose and Vancouver.
The Eastern Conference will have the Central and Atlantic Divisions.
The Central includes Boston, Buffalo, Detroit, Florida, Montreal, Ottawa, Tampa Bay and Toronto.
In the Atlantic, it will be Carolina, Columbus, New Jersey, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Washington.
A league source says the division names will be tweaked by the start of next season. The Atlantic and Pacific will stay the same but the Midwest will be changed to Central. The Eastern Conference's Central Division will get a new name, which remains undetermined.
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Welcome to my SWAP Thread! First, I prefer to keep shipping within the US...sorry. Second, there are still a very large number of fragrances I either want, or want to try, so I'm pretty much open to entertaining ANY offer you may have.
I'm open to multiples for one, bottles for decants/samples and decants for samples/decants. Feel free to PM me with any questions as well. Again don't be afraid to try me with any CREATIVE offers. That being said, here is what I have to offer:
Bvlgari Man (no box) – 100 ml (approx. 30 ml remaining)
Live Jazz (w/box & cap) - 50 ml (approx. 25 ml remaining)
Decants & Samples:
Creed Silver Mountain Water - 25 ml spray (can decant more if needed for a particular swap)
Bond no 9 Riverside Drive - 20 ml spray
Chanel Allure Homme - 10 ml spray
Lolita Lempicka Au Masculin – approx. 3 ml spray
Gendarme for Men – approx. 3 ml spray
YSL Rive Gauche – can decant amount as needed depending on swap
Dirty English - approx. 1.25 ml Official carded spray
Some things I am interested in ANY quantity of - including samples or small decants (but definitely not limited to):
Guerlain Homme Intense
HdP 1725 - sample
MFK Aqua Universalis - sample
Annick Goutale Eau d'Hadrien
Creed Virgin Island Water
Creed Selection Verte
Creed Jardin D'Amalfi
Creed Windsor
Creed Spice & Wood
Aqua di Parma Colonia (Essenza & Assoluta would be nice to try as well)
Acqua Decima
Frapin L'Humaniste - sample
Guerlain Habit Rouge Sport
Guerlain Heritage - sample
Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille (any decanted amount)
by Killian Back to Black - sample
by Killian Straight to Heaven - sample
by Killian A Taste of Heaven - sample
Cartier Roadster & Roadster Sport
Dior Eau Sauvage (EDT) - sample
Polo Modern Reserve
Slumberhouse - samples - (any of them, but especially want to try Norne)


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Private Hazelip, The Mystery Soldier: Bringing A Soldier Home
April 5, 1865 — Edmonson County, Kentucky
I was born in about 1837 in Brownsville, Edmonson County, Kentucky. I was named after my Grandfather, who was probably named after his Grandfather. I am the oldest child of my parents. On each the 1850 and 1860 Census, my name is mistaken for a females name. Even when I was Recruited, Enlisted and Mustered into Company G, 17 Regiment of the Kentucky Cavalry my name was incorrect. I Enlisted on September 7, 1864 at Brownsville, Edmonson County, Kentucky at the age of 28; I was a Farmer. I Enlisted for one year, my eyes were Blue, my hair was light, my complexion was light and I was five feet five inches tall. I was Mustered in December 3, 1864 at Russellville, Kentucky. On April 5, 1865 I died of Disease at a Hospital in Franklin, Kentucky. However, there is a discrepancy about the exact date of my Death; another Union Report states that I died at Hopkinsville, Kentucky on May 20, 1865. As stated above, you will find me under several different names. On the 1850 Edmonson County, Kentucky Census I am enumerated as "Mary C" a 13 years young female born in Kentucky. On the 1860 Edmonson County, Kentucky Census, I am enumerated as "Mary E" a 22 years young female born in Kentucky. In my Military Records you will find my name as Martin C Hayslip, Martan C Hayselip and Marion C Hazlip. One of the only times you may well see my name spelled, as it was meant to be, at my birth, is when on March 3, 1873, Congress passed an act that allowed for all honorably discharged veterans of the Civil War to be buried in National Military Cemeteries. In February of 1879 Congress passed another act which stated that the government would erect the same gravestones for Union soldiers buried in private cemeteries as those buried in National Cemeteries. Thanks to the February 1879 Act of Congress, on November 29, 1879 a Contract was made to furnish a Headstone for me. According to the "Card Records of Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, ca. 1879-ca. 1903; National Archives Microfilm Publication M1845; National Archives, Washington, D.C., 1996"; my Headstone was placed in the Brownsville Village Cemetery, Edmonson County, Kentucky. The Death Date on this Card is the same Death Date as in my Compiled Service Records. This Cemetery today is called Old Brownsville Cemetery and you will find me there under:
Hazelip, M. C. NO DATE NO DATE Co G. 17th KY Cal
Even today on many peoples Family Trees, I am a Female born in 1837 in Kentucky.
However, I am Merry C Hazelip, the oldest child and the only son of Robert Hazelip and Malinda Watkins.
I would ask you to go back to the 1840 Census for Edmonson County, Kentucky for my Father Robert Hazelip; there you will find he had one male under 5 and one female under 5. That is my sister Elizabeth and I; she was born in about 1839 in Kentucky. We again are both on the 1850 Census 10 years later. I am home


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"The Annual Conference brought together attorneys, judges and community leaders from across the diverse Massachusetts community in a celebration of unity in the law," declared MBA President Mark D Mason.
This year's streamlined, one-day conference was packed with programming concentrating on the most relevant topics for MBA members practicing in Massachusetts. AC07 also featured 34 distinguished guest speakers, including ABC News Legal Affairs Correspondent Manuel Medrano and National Public Radio Legal Affairs Correspondent Nina Totenberg.
Medrano recounted his experiences as a litigator with the U.S. attorney's office for Los Angeles and emphasized the importance of diversity in the legal profession. Totenberg, who has been recognized by the American Bar Association eight times for excellence in reporting, delivered the keynote address at the conference's Annual Dinner. Her remarks focused on the consequences of the Lewis Libby trial and the manner in which current and past administrations have handled "national security" and leaks of that information to journalists.
Throughout the day, conference offerings consisted of CLE programming applicable to all types of attorneys and areas of law. The always popular Recent Development sessions were married with "Hot Topics" sessions—new additions to the MBA conference which tackled issues such as career development and client relations.
"This year's new streamlined format, offering our most substantive and popular programs in a one-day conference, brought a renewed energy, and more members than ever, to the Annual Conference," said MBA Executive Director Marilyn J. Wellington.
Additionally, AC07 attendees interacted with exhibitors offering the latest tools, resources and services to assist attorneys in sharpening their practice. Technology vendors were front and center, showcasing their law-related products.
"The renewed energy and enthusiasm seen by the legal community on March 2 reflects the renewed energy and enthusiasm seen throughout the MBA," said Wellington. "The new MBA is shining through in all that we do and lawyers and judges throughout Massachusetts are joining in by participating in programs like this year's Annual Conference."
Look for full coverage of conference events in the April issue of Lawyers Journal. To view more photos from the event, visit our photo gallery.


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Here's a poll for those of you with Sideburners on your grills. Do you ever use the extra burner?
If so, what do you cook on it?
Before I had a grill with a sideburner, I always wanted one. Now that I've had one for a while, I can't recall ever using it. From talking to my customers, (I sell grills at Home Depot) that seems to be pretty common.


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3. DV by Dolce Vita Lissa flat ($69.95, nordstrom.com). Don't worry, it only looks like snakeskin!
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By Michelle Dunlop Herald Writer
The Boeing Co. goes to the biennial Paris Air Show next week to gauge customer interest in planned derivatives of the 787, 777 and 737.
"We're right in the middle of realigning our entire product line," said Scott Fancher, vice president of airplane development for Boeing. "We're going to be in a constant state of development for the next 10 years."
Besides convincing potential customers that the company's revised jetliner catalog will have what they'll need, Boeing will have to convince air carriers that it can actually deliver when promised. Adding new models while maintaining, if not speeding, production rates on existing ones is not simple.
"The process of producing airplanes is becoming more and more important," Kent Fisher, who manages Boeing's supply chain, told journalists during a pre-air-show briefing.
Boeing managers in both Everett and Renton have been focused for the past few years on increasing production to meet demand. Earlier this week, Boeing estimated the world's airlines will need 35,280 new aircraft over the next 20 years. Most of those will be built by Boeing and European rival Airbus, which is headquartered in the air show's home country, France.
Next week, the two aerospace giants will wage a marketing battle. Here's what Boeing will tell prospective customers.
New planes
Boeing already is selling an updated version of its Renton-built single-aisle 737. The new plane will be called the 737 MAX, with the first of a family of three sizes to be delivered in 2017.
As for new twin-aisle jets, most of which are built in Everett, the company is delivering 787-8s and has begun assembly of a larger 787-9. The new product line Fancher pointed to also includes the 787-10, 777-8X and 777-9X.
It's possible Boeing will formally will launch the largest Dreamliner, the 787-10, at the Paris Air Show, which opens Monday at Le Bourget Airport outside the city. The company got the OK from the company board last year to talk to customers. Last month, Singapore Airlines went so far as to commit publicly to ordering 30 787-10s.
And several airlines, including Emirates, have expressed interest in a more fuel-efficient 777. Boeing is discussing two versions with customers: a 777-8X, which would seat about 350 passengers, and a 777-9X, seating 400.
The 777-8X likely will fly farther, at 9,500 nautical miles, than the other wide-body jets in Boeing's proposed product line, said Mike Bair, a vice president of marketing and business development. Others fly 8,000 miles.
The larger 777-9X will be 20 percent more-fuel-efficient than the existing 777-300ER it would replace, he said. Half of that fuel savings will come from newer engines; half will come from the jet's new composite wing.
"We're going to make them as big as we possibly can," Bair said.
Where and how that 777X wing is built is another question.
In Everett, where Boeing assembles the 777, the company has invested in new technology like automated drilling and painting equipment, to make production faster and more efficient.
In the past 10 years, Boeing has implemented a moving production line and increased production from three 777s per month to 8.3. The airplane also weighs roughly 1,000 pounds less than it did three years ago, said Elizabeth Lund, 777 program manager.
Sixty of those pounds came from a new method of painting the 777's wings, said Jason Clark, production manager. When the company wanted to boost 777 production from seven to 8.3 aircraft monthly, the limiting factor was painting the jet's wings.
Ultimately, Boeing invested in an automated system, which looks like two long robotic arms that sweep back and forth across the 777's wing. The new automation reduces the wing painting time from 150 minutes to 24 minutes, Clark said.
That automated painting mechanism is capable of painting any 777 wing, including the new 777X.
Boeing already has committed to boosting 787 production to a rate of 10 jets monthly by the end of this year. That includes seven jets per month in Everett and three at Boeing's site in North Charleston, S.C.
"We're focused on cleanly getting to 10," said Mike Sinnett, chief engineer on the 787.
As it increases 787-8 production, Boeing in May started assembly of the first 787-9 in Everett. Sinnett expects the first 787-9 to roll out of the Everett factory this summer and make a first flight a few weeks later.
If Boeing commits to the 787-10, it's under pressure to exceed the pace of 10 aircraft monthly to offer decent delivery slots to airlines.
Pat Shanahan, vice president of airplane programs, noted that the North Charleston facility has the capacity to assemble seven 787s per month, mirroring Everett's capacity.
To help Boeing reach the 10-per-month goal, the jetmaker established an extra line, or "surge" line, in Everett. But Shanahan suggested that line won't be in use when 787-10 production begins.
"I feel really confident you'll see the surge line go away sooner than later," he said. "We'd like to have the space."
What Boeing will use that space for — a 777X line? Shanahan declined to say.
Michelle Dunlop: 425-339-3454; email@example.com.