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AMD Posts Catalyst 14.4 Release Candidate Driversby Ryan Smith on 4/21/2014 7:50 PM EST
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Cellar Door - Monday, April 21, 2014 - link4 months it took them for a WHQL, that NEEDS to change AMD. Reply
Mondozai - Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - linkI bring the pitchforks, you bring the torches. Reply
przemo_li - Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - linkBlame MS.
Both AMD and Nvidia pay MS for those. (On top of needing to test their drivers on all of those configurations, etc. etc. etc.)
Also WHQL is badge of QUALITY. Its not so significant for gamers. (Just check google to see if there aint no bugs for Your game) Reply
mscrivo - Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - linkThis has nothing to do with MS. AMD was on a monthly release cycle for a long time, where they put out a new WHQL release every month, but they determined they weren't getting enough in each release to justify it. According to them, it was actually causing them more harm than good because they spent more time getting ready for release rather than developing. So this is entirely an AMD thing. As long as they put out the beta releases as often as they've been doing, I'm ok with it. Reply
Despoiler - Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - linkTo add to that, it's the same release schedule that Nvidia uses. Reply
designerfx - Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - linkUh, no. It's the same release schedule most companies use. Monthly releases, how creative! /s Reply
Bateluer - Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - linkNvidia's WHQL releases are more erratic than quarterly as well. They just have a slew of various beta versions released in the interium. AMD's have, since April 2013, been consistently about every 4 months. And 14.x is a major jump from the 13.x branch, incorporating Mantle. Reply
przemo_li - Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - linkMS dictate level of QA company must do in order to get WHQL.
(Which is good)
Hence MS dictate how costly WHQL is to get.
(Which is bad)
Hence MS CAN be blamed for setting bar so high, that companies SKIPP it for "Betas".
Anyway, WHQL means something and if You need that then, less releases is OK for You. Reply
just4U - Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - linkPurple?
I love Purple!! But as much as I like it ... It's a little annoying having my entire screen having a purple tinge to it (almost pink..) At anyrate these need some work still.. Reply
Laststop311 - Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - linkI thought I was going crazy, update to latest drivers get a weird purplish pink color over all the white and grey parts of google chrome and everything else too. Reply
just4U - Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - linkNo your not crazy.. although it could be a acid flashback I suppose.. but what are the chances that two people in different places are having one with the same effect after installing 14.4 video drivers? Hmmm... besides.. I don't recall ever doing Acid..
hah being more serious. What card were you using? Mine is a 7870. Reply
afree - Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - linkI had a similar issue last driver release (or the one before). Open up Catalyst Control Centre and click on defaults on the bottom left in the Desktop Managment -> Desktop Colour AND Displays (mine is a laptop so its called built in displays, I don't know what yours is called) -> Display Colour. Reply
mitch81 - Monday, May 05, 2014 - linkUnfortunately that doesn't fix it. Might have to roll-back this update and wait for the next one unless there is another solution for this pink haze issue. Reply
przemo_li - Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - linkAMD 14.4 DID NOT brought sparse texture. That was present in Catalyst for quite some time already. If fact that is AMD conceived feature.
Also of note are release note is that 4.4 comes to Linux to, and 14.4 packs a lot of real bug fixes for real non-Workstation cases.
GJ Valve ;) Reply
Ryan Smith - Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - linkTo be specific, sparse texture was previously an AMD extension. With OGL 4.4 it is now an ARB extension, which greatly improves the odds it will be used as its now standardized. Reply
RagnarKon - Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - linkBSODs everywhere with the new driver.
Seems to be related to Adobe Flash somehow... as I can trigger it reliably on my Win 8.1 machine with a few Flash-heavy webpages open in Chrome. Reply
extide - Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - linkSounds like you got some bad hardware to me! Reply
kirilmatt - Sunday, April 27, 2014 - linkI really hope they fix their drivers with this one. I only have AMD CPUs in my laptop and desktop (A10-5757m and FX-8320), and I have a dGPU in my laptop (Radeon 8750m). In my desktop I have a GTX 650Ti Boost. My laptop graphics, while working okay normally, will crash randomly on some video playback, flash or YouTube mostly. It would also be nice if they had an auto-update like nVidia has. I've only just installed the drivers on my laptop, so I don't know if they issue is still there, but I really hope its fixed. Reply
lordyu - Sunday, April 27, 2014 - linklets hope they fix flickering bug on bf1942 its just so bad i got alot of help from the bf1942 community and we are spaming the bug report to death to get it fix Reply


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NVIDIA Updates Tegra Roadmap Details at GTC - Logan and Parker Detailedby Brian Klug & Ryan Smith on 3/19/2013 1:50 PM EST
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ahmadamaj - Tuesday, March 19, 2013 - link10 times increase in performance in 2 years!! Reply
phoenix_rizzen - Tuesday, March 19, 2013 - linkNot too hard, considering how crappy their performance has been with Tegra1-3. Reply
Gopi - Tuesday, March 19, 2013 - linkHeheh.. I agree. Their performance has always been abysmal in the realm of power and performance grid. Trying to integrate two road maps is a good idea only if the multi-dimensional issues are resolved. I wonder how CUDA can fit into Android based platform ? Aren't CUDA libs themselves add up to lot of over weight ? Reply
ahmadamaj - Tuesday, March 19, 2013 - linkgetting 10 times the performance of Tegra 1 shouldn't have been a big issue. But now A15's are already pushing the power limits for small form factor. Imagine in 2 years today's A15 will be the LITTLE in the big.LITTLE!! Reply
DanNeely - Tuesday, March 19, 2013 - linkSomething with A15 performance levels might be the LITTLE core; but it won't be the A15 itself any more than the A8 or A9 (or ARM11 cores) are being used in current implementations; instead the new ultra power efficient A7 core is being used. Even more than the A8/9 the A15 is optimized for high performance/high power consumption (relative to other ARM designs); while the LITTLE core needs to be tuned for minimum idle power above all else.
Arms next generation after the A15 are the A53/57; both using a newer instruction set and paired for big.LITTLE operation.
Performance per core, per mhz is only 20% higher for A53/57 than with A7/15 cores. Clock speeds might go up a bit more; but that's expensive in power consumption and per core performance is already a bit past where Moores law broke for higher powered CPU because all the easy ways to speed them up are done. Since Arm already went multi-core I suspect most of the transistor growth in future SoCs will end up being in the GPU and/or integration of more of the handful of still off chip components while CPU performance levels off. Reply
ahmadamaj - Tuesday, March 19, 2013 - linkYeah, I guess it doesn't have to be 10 times increase in CPU performance. Although it would be interesting to see what the 3D transistors will do for ARM. Reply
mabellon - Tuesday, March 19, 2013 - linkIn the past with the Tegra3, and I believe with the Exynos 5, you are correct in that the little core is a previous more efficient architecture. However with Tegra 4 the 5th core is an A15. I suspect the core is more efficient due to a lower clock speed, voltage and other tunings.
Source: http://www.anandtech.com/show/6550/more-details-on... Reply
cmikeh2 - Tuesday, March 19, 2013 - linkRumor has it that Nvidia is using a different type of transistor for different parts of the die. The quad core A15's are using high performance high leakage transistors while the +1 A15 is using a low leakage low performance transistor design. Reply
extide - Wednesday, March 20, 2013 - linkTegra 4 is NOT big.LITTLE btw. Reply
MrSpadge - Wednesday, March 20, 2013 - linkBIG.little is different from nVidias 4+1: the former uses different cores compatible to the same instruction set, whereas the latter uses similar cores with transistors of one of them tuned for low power consumption. Reply
Alketi - Tuesday, March 19, 2013 - linkYeah, so I don't see how 20% generational gains get ARM to the golden ring before Intel.
Intel is two generations away from having i7 desktop-class computing in a mobile power profile.
Can ARM reach i7-class computing power in two generations?? Reply
Krysto - Tuesday, March 19, 2013 - linkNvidia is being misleading. They are doing something like this "5x CPU improvement + 5x GPU improvement = 10x improvement!!".
I hate it when they do that. That sort of calculation makes no sense whatsoever. In that case it would be a 5x improvement for both the CPU and the GPU, not a "10x" improvement. Same for the 100x one. Reply
ET - Wednesday, March 20, 2013 - linkWhat are you basing this assertion on? If that was the case, Tegra 4 would have shown on the graph as being a 10x improvement over Tegra 3. Reply
jjj - Tuesday, March 19, 2013 - linkWe need more details on Kayla ,like how many SATA ports,what PSU one needs and when we get a Tegra 4 version. Reply
jwcalla - Tuesday, March 19, 2013 - linkLooks like one SATA port from the photo. It might be limited to Linux only though. Reply
blckgrffn - Tuesday, March 19, 2013 - linkExactly. That is where things will start to get interesting, I think. If I want a little Tegra 3 system, the Ouya will scratch that itch well enough. Bring on a Tegra 4 mITX system. Reply
Brian Klug - Tuesday, March 19, 2013 - linkI'm digging on that one, hopefully I can find out more!
-Brian Reply
lmcd - Wednesday, March 20, 2013 - linkHopefully they've got one Sata II and one mSata or even two mSata; such a setup would be great for something like that tiny Antec behind-the-monitor case. Reply
silenceisgolden - Tuesday, March 19, 2013 - linkForgive me for being naive, but what could I be doing on a phone or a tablet or a Chromebook that I would need an application coded with CUDA for? Reply
Blammar - Tuesday, March 19, 2013 - linkWhat good is a baby, eh? I can think of: accurate speech to text, nearly intelligent agents, lip reading, HDR and light field imaging, ... Reply
Krysto - Tuesday, March 19, 2013 - link"After Logan is Parker, which NVIDIA shared will contain the codename Denver CPU NVIDIA is working on, with 64 bit capabilities and codename Maxwell GPU"
You're saying that as if Logan will NOT be 64 bit?! Oh god, please tell me that's just a mistake on your part and Nvidia is not actually going to release a 32-bit only chip in 2014, when everyone else will have 64 bit chips based on ARMv8. Reply
cmikeh2 - Tuesday, March 19, 2013 - linkAccording to their article on the A53 and A57, those chips will be sampling in late 2013 and early 2014 and won't be in production until 6-12 months into 2014. The soonest we'll be seeing consumer products with it would then probably Q4 2014 and for most uses the 64 bit change will not have yet been optimized. In the consumer environment this does not appear to be a big issue. The 64 bit transition from what I've heard and read will be felt more in server use. Reply
Exophase - Thursday, March 21, 2013 - linkThat comment doesn't necessarily mean that Logan won't be 64-bit, it's just noting that Denver is. Although I suspect Logan may still be using A15s. I don't know about everyone else using 64-bit chips in 2014.. While a few companies have said they're going to license A57 I don't think anyone has announced an actual product aside from maybe Calxeda. We don't know when Apple or Qualcomm will transition their CPU designs to 64-bit, but based on RAM capacity growth in iPads over the last few years I can see Apple being comfortable with staying 32-bit until the end of 2014. Reply
mayankleoboy1 - Tuesday, March 19, 2013 - linkDo we know if Logan will have unified shaders ? Reply
Krysto - Wednesday, March 20, 2013 - linkIt's Kepler, so yes. It's going to be the most advanced GPU architecture in the mobile market by far. But that doesn't necessarily guarantee success, though. If Nvidia keeps making the die size only 80mm2, when everyone else has it at 120mm2, and if they release a 28nm chip, instead of a 20nm one in 2014, then it's very possible Tegra 5 could be behind again in graphics performance in 2014.
Also the fact that they will not have a 64 bit chip in 2014 is very disappointing. I'm pretty sure Qualcomm will have one early on in 2014, and made at 20nm, too. Reply


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Along with tour/ticket assistance, this bed & breakfast has a garden and free breakfast. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided.
Room Amenities
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Murvagh Links Manor
Bed & Breakfast Amenities
Bed & Breakfast Amenities
A complimentary breakfast is offered. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. This Laghy bed & breakfast also offers tour/ticket assistance and a garden. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
- Number of floors - 2
- Free breakfast
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free WiFi
- Wired Internet access - surcharge
- Garden
- Free self parking
Available in all rooms: WiFi (surcharge)
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Wired Internet access - surcharge
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Coffee/tea maker
- Private bathroom
- Shower only
- Hair dryer (on request)
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Television
- WiFi (surcharge)
Where to Eat
Guests are offered a complimentary full breakfast.
Nearby Things to Do
- Golfing nearby
Bed & Breakfast Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-in time ends at 6 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Cribs (infant beds) are not available.
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Bed & Breakfast Name
- Murvagh Links Manor
- Murvagh Links Manor B&B Laghy
- Murvagh Links Manor Laghy
National Rating
Fáilte Ireland (The National Tourism Development Authority) assigns an official star rating for accommodations in Ireland. This Bed & breakfast property is rated 4 stars.


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Sweet Meyer Lemons
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Key Limes
These are so elusive, grab a handful when you get a chance and take the opportunity to bake up a classic: Key Lime Pie. Or, for a spicy twist, try Nadia G's Key Lime Habanero Cheesecake.
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Yes, they're monsters! What to do with them? In the Bill's Holiday episode The Tropical North, Bill Granger makes them into a salad, mixing segmented pomelos with butter lettuce, large chunks of avocado, cooked shrimp, chopped shallots, cilantro, olive oil, lime juice, salt and a little pepper. Looks and sounds delicious!
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Two of the funniest, handsomest and most charming Hollywood A-listers are here together, and we're talking turkey! OWEN WILSON and WOODY HARRELSON have teamed up for a hilarious animated film called "Free Birds" that will forever change the way you think about Thanksgiving! Today, both of the stars are sitting down with Ellen to catch up on their lives, what it was like working together, and how it feels to be the voice of a turkey!
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These signature champagne party cocktails will put you and your guests in the mood for a night of stardom. Raise your glasses and toast to the winners of this year's Oscar award with a good or evil cocktail - the dramatic battle... read more »
Oscar Theme Party Cocktails and Mocktail Recipes
If you want to skip the champagne, try one of our Oscar Night Party cocktails inspired by some of the 2013 Oscar nominees, the famous red carpet and classic Hollywood glamor. read more »
Classic Shrimp with Cocktail Sauce
Celebrities love living the lavish lifestyle. This includes personal drivers, expensive champagne, and of course - shrimp cocktail! This appetizer classic can be found on any elegant menu - so why not serve it at your super... read more »
Celebrate the awards in style. Shake up these delicious cocktails, make these scrumptious appetizers and desserts and have your friends or family place bets on who will walk away with the awards!
Celebrate the awards in style. Shake up these delicious cocktails, make these scrumptious appetizers and desserts and have your friends or family place bets on who will walk away with the awards!
You've religiously gone to the movie theater every weekend for the past few months, eaten one too many bags of popcorn, and now awards night is here. It's practically a holiday - you anxiously await its arrival, you prepare and then you celebrate! This year, play some movie award themed party games with all your friends as you critique and applaud your favorite actors and actresses!
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Thirty-five is the record, but 50 is the goal.
"I'm doing 50 so nobody else can touch it," said Jalyessa Walker, a former UTEP cheerleader who will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for backflips this evening during the halftime of the UTEP-Rice football game in Sun Bowl Stadium.
Walker, who was a member of the UTEP cheerleading squad that won a national championship in 2011, is trying to break the record for consecutive backflips set in October by a 16-year-old Texas high school cheerleader, Miranda Ferguson.
"My mom told me another kid broke the record," Walker said before practice at the stadium. "I've been flipping since I was 4, so I thought I could beat it. That's why I'm determined. I've been a gymnast since I was 4 years old, so challenges are pretty much what I live for."
Walker, who is now 2nd Lt. Walker in the U.S. Army, was a Level 9 gymnast growing up.
"I wanted to do gymnastics at UTEP, but they didn't offer it. But I wanted to stay home, so I just cheered," she said.
Walker said her experience cheering in front of thousands of UTEP football and basketball fans should help her today.
"Since I cheered here, I know how it is to tumble in front of thousands of people," she said. "I hope a lot of people come out not only for me but for the football team. I'll be able to feed off their energy, too."
It'll also be the last game for head coach Mike Price, who announced his retirement on Monday.
"She's done 45 in row before, but she's going for 50," said Joleen Walker, her mother. "She wants to make it harder on anyone else who wants to break it. She could do more, but the problem is she starts running out of field."
Jalyessa Walker, who graduated with a degree in kinesiology in May, has been training for about a month.
"The toughest part will be my legs getting tired," she said. "My thighs start to hurt a little bit from pushing off them to get back up. My mom -- I call her my coach, too -- said, 'You better work on your cardio and your legs,' so I have."
If there is a disadvantage, it's the time she took off from training to attend the Basic Officer Leadership Course at Fort Lee, Va.
"I went to Virginia for school in the Army and I hadn't tumbled in four months, and then I came back out and started to train, so I went from doing nothing to a crazy month of training determined to do 50," she said, laughing.
What also concerns her is the tendinitis in her wrist.
"I also have bad knees and ankles, but I love it," she said. "If I fall -- and I've fallen plenty of times -- I just get up and laugh at it and just keep going. I've cracked and chipped bones in my foot and sprained my ankle, but I keep pushing."
The energetic 23-year-old does not lack confidence, which she also hopes will push her past the record.
"I'm pretty confident right now, but because my wrist is hurting, I'm just hoping the pain goes away by Saturday," she said.
"Other than that I feel OK. I've done 30 in a row so far, but I can do more. For some reason, I always stop at 30. That's where I hope the crowd gets into it. Once I do it in front of the crowd, I won't have a reason to stop. When I'm out here all by myself it's easier to stop."
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- What: 2nd Lt. Jalyessa Walker, a former UTEP cheerleader, will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for backflips. The record is 35.
- When: Halftime of today's UTEP-Rice football game. Game time is 5 p.m.
- Where: Sun Bowl Stadium.
- Tickets: Start at $15.
- Guinness World Record for longest skewer of kebab. 28 feet, 7 inches of lamb set by El Pasoans Leon and Lettie Ekery and their children Warren and Amanda on Easter Sunday 2011.
- Guinness World Record for the largest "YMCA" dance. The 49,037 fans at the Sun Bowl on Dec. 31, 2008, danced when the Village People performed during halftime of the Brut Sun Bowl.
- Guinness World Record for most triathlons. At the time, El Pasoan Flip Lyle had completed 268 triathlons and a staggering 357 multi-sport events in 2008.
- Guinness World Record for largest, flat, three-layer enchilada. Robert Estrada in 2000 at the annual Whole Enchilada Fiesta in Las Cruces. The enchilada was about 10.5 feet in diameter and was created using 750 pounds of corn, 175 pounds of grated cheese, 50 pounds of chopped onions and 75 gallons of red chile sauce.
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A fire has broken out at the new Australian Tax Office tower in Box Hill.
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"I never in a million years dreamed that I would be living in New York City," Karlie Kloss says at the beginning of the Fall 2013 campaign video for Coach. "But here I am!"
Kloss, Liu Wen, and male model Will Chalker were lensed by fashion photographer Craig McDean for the campaign, which is a pretty big departure from Coach's past ads. It's the first time full looks from the brand's clothing and accessories lineups have been used in one of its campaigns, and it's also a lot more cinematic. The shots feature the models walking around the city's iconic neighborhoods, including the Meatpacking District, the West Village, Tribeca, and along the High Line.
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Plextor M5 Pro (256GB) Reviewby Kristian Vättö on 8/31/2012 11:32 AM EST
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TemjinGold - Friday, August 31, 2012 - linkWas looking forward to this drive beating the Vertex 4 but not only does it not do that, it also costs a ridiculous amount... Reply
scottwilkins - Friday, August 31, 2012 - linkI'd call it a win if Plextor does better with less DOA units and better customer support. Every OCZ I've bought has required a firmware update, which are hard to do at best to start with. And I've just had too many OCZ failed drives. Sometimes second place is better, and in this case it might very well be so. Reply
LB-ID - Friday, August 31, 2012 - linkAmen to that, brother. OCZ drives are released in an alpha/beta state, and their support is simply atrocious. I'd far rather pay a little more and deal with a reputable company than go through the nightmare that is 'working' with OCZ. Reply
heffeque - Friday, August 31, 2012 - linkPlextor, unlike OCZ, does have a 5 year warranty... Reply
extide - Saturday, September 01, 2012 - linkactually, all Vertex 4's have 5 year warranty too Reply
TemjinGold - Friday, August 31, 2012 - linkI would agree if they were close to the same price. Plextor is better but not for nearly 2x the price. Reply
hansmuff - Friday, August 31, 2012 - linkKind of depends on how much your time is worth. If you have a lot of downtime due to the SSD crapping out, the Plextor might be well worth it. Reply
CeriseCogburn - Friday, August 31, 2012 - linkThat's another reason why nVidia wins over amd gpu's. Reply
iamezza - Saturday, September 01, 2012 - linkpiss off troll Reply
stalker27 - Tuesday, September 04, 2012 - link:) ... he probably didn't get that "piss off troll" translates to "over the past years several large EU retailers have released reliability reports and AMD, in the graphics department, did some of the most reliable cards, Nv... not so much. Cudos to AMD's partners! RIP BFG! Reply
poccsx - Friday, August 31, 2012 - linkOur it shop has installed about 50 Agility 3s. 2 were DOA and the rest have been fine. Agree with you on the PITA firmware update process. Reply
stalker27 - Tuesday, September 04, 2012 - linkI was wondering if Plex kept their reputation, where I'm from they kinds faded away from the market. Reply
ksherman - Friday, August 31, 2012 - linkWith the M5S only seeming to be marginally slower than the Pro series, but a good bit cheaper, what would I be missing if I opted for an M5S drive? Reply
DukeN - Friday, August 31, 2012 - linkThe e-Penis factor. Reply
stalker27 - Tuesday, September 04, 2012 - linkIs it vital? Reply
Zak - Friday, August 31, 2012 - link5 year warranty versus 3 year? Reply
poccsx - Friday, August 31, 2012 - linkI don't know about you guys but I don't have anything in my computer that's older than 3 years. Reply
Beenthere - Friday, August 31, 2012 - linkThe Pro version should be the only version Plextor releases IMO and they should be priced as the base model -which they are. The non-Pro versions are basically models without proper firmware to facilitate best performance. The base models are just under-achievers used to justify higher prices for the Pro models. Not cool IMO.
BTW the minute theoretical gains do not make any substantial gains in typical operation so just buy whatever is on sale if you're ready to jump in a be an unpaid SSD beta tester as this is still very "immature tech" as Anand has stated. Reply
bji - Friday, August 31, 2012 - linkSSDs are not immature tech. Two years ago they were. I personally have not bought a mechanical hard drive in 2+ years and I don't ever intend to do so again. Reply
sheh - Friday, August 31, 2012 - linkYou should beware of longer term data retention. Reply
scottwilkins - Friday, August 31, 2012 - link@bji: while not "immature", SSD is stil much younger than Winchester drive technology.
@sheh: I wouldn't keep data on a Winchester longer than I would on an SSD. IMHO. Reply
B3an - Friday, August 31, 2012 - linkIrrelevant. You'll get many years out of any SSD, enough for any consumer. The people who buy these sort of performance SSD's usually upgrade again within 2 or 3 years anyway. I upgrade every 18 months. Reply
Neutron bomb - Sunday, September 09, 2012 - linkYes, flash memory loses its charge eventually, but eventually may be a very long way off. Does anyone know just how long it takes before flash memory begins to lose its charge? Reply
Beenthere - Friday, August 31, 2012 - linkActually SSD tech is very IMMATURE TECH and this is proven weekly with the need for frequent firmware updates, compatibility and reliability issues, lost data, lost drive capacity, frequent RMAs, missing TRIM function, etc.
Just because half-baked SSDs have been sold for a number of years doesn't mean that the tech is sorted, reliable or standardised. In fact the tech changes almost monthly and has proven to be quite unreliable/incompatible.
Anand himself stated about a year ago that SSD tech was "immature" and that statement is still true today. He suggested back then to wait 6-12 months from the time an SSD was released to see how it pans out.
Unfortunately the same advice is still appropriate today - to wait 6-12 months as the SSD makers are rushing half-baked crap to market for undeserved profits instead of conducting thorough validation of their products. It doesn't matter what the brand, they are all shipping half-baked SSD products in one form or another and consumers have no means to know what to expect from any given product. Reply
kyuu - Friday, August 31, 2012 - linkYeah... what a bunch of bull. Please show me any reputable source showing that late-model SSDs have failure/return rates higher than any other electronic good. You're behind the times; SSDs have gotten cheaper, and the issues have mostly been sorted. The major issues were pretty much isolated to Sandforce drives anyway.
No, SSDs aren't perfect, but nothing is. HDDs go bad, have issues, are DoA as well, just like any consumer electronic. Your propoganda aimed at scaring people away from SSDs is disingenuous at best. Reply
mura - Friday, August 31, 2012 - linkI have been using SSD extensively for the last two years - and (knock on wood) none of them has failed me yet. (4 x Intel X25V, 2 x Samsung 470, 2 x Samsung 830, Kingston V200+, Intel X18M, just to name a few - I don't remember the others exactly).
They work in desktop computers, workstations and notebooks, and even in my office server. These machines FLY.
Oh, and to mention, almost all of these were bought, because some HDD has started producing bad sectors(mostly within the warranty period, but I did not want another slow and crappy product). Reply
cosminmcm - Friday, August 31, 2012 - linkCome on guys, this is beenthere, why do you even bother? Reply
waldojim42 - Sunday, September 02, 2012 - linkAs an owner of a Plextor M3 256GB drive (no S or P - this was made before then) I suffer none of the issues you commented about. I have never touched the firmware, it has been perfectly reliable, lost no data, and has yet to make me even consider an RMA. This is why people like me are willing to pay more for a quality product.
When you talk about the immature drives, remember to differentiate a bit. The CHEAP drives are immature. Intel, Samsung, and Plextor all make top notch drives that easily rival the die hard 15K SCSI drives. Reply
poccsx - Friday, August 31, 2012 - linkA-men to that Reply
dishayu - Friday, August 31, 2012 - linkThis is my first SSD for sure! Thanks for the review, although it took so much more time than expected. Reply
BryanBend - Friday, August 31, 2012 - linkhttp://www.amazon.com/Plextor-Series-PX-128M3P-2-5...
Just noticed price drop on Amazon just a few minutes ago $84.99 matching Newegg on the 128 M-5, w/o adapter, drive only.
Submitted a price match yesterday.. :) Reply
teefatt - Tuesday, September 04, 2012 - linkI just want to share my experience with OCZ Support Team,
I posted the above matters to OCZ forum and got no solution from them after many email in and out in a week time. They want me to write an email to HP for help. They even deleted my reply and make the post like I did not reply their request or reply their mail. Furthermore, they blocked my post. They wanted me to send them a personal email instead of on the public forum.
They moved my post to ForumOCZ Support ForumCompliments, Complaints, & SuggestionsVertex 4 512GB BSOD in RAID 0 setup.
That's why I totally agree with the post here on the first page:
"It's still a drive from OCZ, a company that has repeatedly and blatantly used its customer base as unpaid beta testers, and lambasted them when they dared to complain about it. No thank you. The fastest drive in the world is of no use to me if it's causing my computer to BSOD constantly. I'll be spending my money and that of my many clients on drives with proven track records for reliability and excellent customer service, both sadly lacking in OCZ products."
I will walk away from this OCZ unreliable SSD. Luckily I am able to return the drives and asked for refund instead of following their steps to do the beta tester.
Think twice before you buy it.
Thanks you. Reply
stalker27 - Tuesday, September 04, 2012 - linkKristian Vättö, you need to learn your gibies!
119,2 Gibibytes (GiB = 1024 MiB) is 128 Gigabytes (GB = 1000 MB) Reply
paulobao - Monday, September 10, 2012 - linkHi,
I'm new here and not much of an expert in this stuff!
Just a silly question but, since I would buy one SSD tomorrow for my Tecra R80 laptop (and I'm for the M3Pro): what to expect from the 512 GB version of the M3Pro (speed, power consumption, etc) when compared to the little brother (256 GB) ?
I want reliability in my first SSD (and some spped too---:-))
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SEC's Top 25 players: No. 16 Dominique Easley
Published: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 at 12:00 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, July 8, 2013 at 5:59 p.m.
Gatorsports.com counts down this season's standout players in the nation's toughest conference.
No. 16 Dominique Easley
Position: Defensive tackle
School: Florida
Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 283 pounds
Year: Senior
Why he's No. 16: Easley came to Florida with five-star hype and was heading towards a big sophomore year in 2011 before suffering a torn ACL against Florida State. He wasn't back all the way as a junior and had to sit out the Kentucky and Vandy games with swelling in the knee. But in his last six games he had four sacks and was one of the few bright spots in the Sugar Bowl loss with 3.5 tackles for a loss. Easley has played every defensive line position and appears ready for a breakout season this year if he can stay healthy. He has a great first step and an engine that never quits.
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K-1's Advance to China and Their Curious Relationship with It's Showtime
K-1's Advance to China and Their Curious Relationship with It's Showtime
The news released today by K-1 that the Final 16 would take place in China with It's Showtime's support was not a shock to those who have their finger on the pulse with K-1, at least partially. FEG producer Tanikawa has been saying for months and months that K-1 was going to promote a show in China, and many had simply written that off as Tanikawa-speak, as he has been known to say big things and deliver only in small doses. Then rumors came from fighters that K-1 would promote the World Grand Prix Final 16 in October, as well as K-1's rights being transferred to a real estate company in Japan. All of this came while there were incredibly strong rumors of a Dutch company outright purchasing K-1 for their own needs and completely transforming the whole business. What it came down to was there were a lot of rumors about K-1's future and not a lot of public movement until the past few weeks.
K-1 ultimately decided to move forward with the K-1 World Grand Prix Final 16 in China in the month of October, and the talks of their new buyer went from very serious to people snickering at the concept behind the scenes as K-1 marched forward. K-1 and It's Showtime had a very public falling out during mid-2011, with Simon Rutz discussing how K-1 pulling out of their May Amsterdam ArenA event hurt his business, how K-1 owed him money and how they'd move on without K-1. Insiders with FEG claimed that Simon Rutz had "killed K-1" and Tanikawa decided to ban anyone who fought for It's Showtime's co-promoted events with REBELS and M-1 Muay Thai in Japan from competing in K-1 again. Eventually both sides backed down, but it was still a bombshell today when K-1 announced that It's Showtime was co-promoting the Final 16 with around eleven It's Showtime fighters being in the Final 16. A lot of the fighters have fight contracts with It's Showtime, but not management contracts, which makes it seem like the fights for K-1 will fulfill a part of their It's Showtime contract as opposed to a contract to fight with K-1. From an operational standpoint, that makes sense, as does It's Showtime taking proceeds from the show as It's Showtime is owed a good chunk of money from K-1.
This of course begs the very serious question of where do Golden Glory stand in all of this? Bas Boon's name was thrown around, but mainly when it came to bringing in Semmy Schilt to the tournament, as there are a host of other top names from Golden Glory who should by all means be competing in the Final 16 including Gokhan Saki, Errol Zimmerman and the freshly-signed Mark Miller. From what it appears, K-1 is working with It's Showtime as their premier partner from Europe, with Golden Glory as an afterthought. K-1 owes money to both Golden Glory and It's Showtime, so it isn't clear what kind of financial gain It's Showtime makes from this show, if any, or if simply moving the brand into a new market is a driving factor
The other big issue is that K-1 will be promoting in China, where they usually promote the Final 16 in Seoul, Korea. They also made mention of the Final 8 happening in China or another asian country, not specifically ruling out Japan, but not mentioning it, either. That is of course curious as Japan has been the home of the K-1 World Grand Prix since its inception in 1993. A revealing factor is their partnership with a Chinese television network and that there is still no word on a Japanese television deal as of press time. This is not a bad idea, though, as China is an emerging market in the global economy, taking a stance as a clear-cut leader and the entertainment world should not be left out.
Japan on the other hand is in a state of extreme decline following a slump and the devastating earthquakes and tsunamis that left the country in disarray earlier this year. There are signs in many facets of the entertainment industry to Japan being considered less and less of a major player where as it has traditionally been one of the few hubs for the entertainment world. The Mixed Martial Arts world has officially moved on from Japan, with UFC's global footprint growing all the time and promotions popping up in other asian countries like Road FC and One FC that are primed to take the spotlight from Japan. Another industry that has been scaling back in Japan has been surprisingly the video game industry, once a juggernaut in Japan. There was a decision over the summer to pull Microsoft's Xbox 360 consoles from shelves due to slow sales and Microsoft's response was one of indifference, claiming that Japan is inconsequential in the global market right now. As early as ten years ago a game console selling poorly in Japan, like Sega's Dreamcast, meant an absolute death, and now it means a small profit margin loss that can be made up for in other places.
K-1 has taken some heavy losses over the past few years doing business in Japan, but markets like China and Korea have been reaching out to them and providing them with healthier profits. It does not come as a shock that K-1 would shift its focus, especially for Heavyweights to other parts of the world. Japan has always been weak in the Heavyweight division, with only Kyotaro fighting for K-1 currently in that division and Japan being a culture that tends to look for national heros in all of their forms of entertainment.
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Maybe in my dreams it always seems kickboxing promoters would rather go it alone for a large piece of small pie than work as one and gain a small piece of a very large pie. Same old kickboxing argument for the last 30 years. Ho hum...
Wake me up when this 2010/2011 kickboxing nightmare is over.
In the mean time I'll patiently wait for the next K1 event.
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Saint Leo, Fla. (October 4, 2006) – The Saint Leo University volleyball team (13-5, 4-3 SSC) fell 3-1 to the visiting No. 4 ranked University of Tampa (19-1, 7-1) in an SSC match played at the Bowman Center on Wednesday night.
Tampa's four-game victory ended Saint Leo's three-match winning streak, as the Spartans won by scores of 30-8, 28-30, 30-23, 30-20.
Spartan outside hitter Erin Clark led all players with 18 kills, as Tampa hit .230 as a team to complete a season sweep of the Lions. Saint Leo was led by freshman Chelsea Armer (San Jose, Calif.) who recorded her fourth straight double-double with 17 kills and 19 digs.
Tampa cruised to a victory in the opening game, but the Lions came back strong with a victory in the second game to tie the match at one game apiece. The Spartans pulled away late in game three after a see-saw battle early on, and then won the final game en route to their 19th victory of the season.
Saint Leo will host a pair of matches on Saturday, October 7, as the Lions will face Puerto Rico-Mayaguez at 3:00 p.m. and Kutztown University at 7:00 p.m. Kutztown will also face Mayaguez earlier in the day at 1:00 p.m. as part of a triple-header at the Bowman Center.


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CAROLLTON, Ga. – After a Friday night loss to kick off the Sunshine Crossover tournament, the Saint Leo volleyball team bounced back on Saturday to sweep the second and final day of tournament action. After taking home wins over West Alabama and Alabama-Huntsville, the Lions improved their record to 16-6 on the season.
In the first match of the day against the University of West Alabama, the Lions pounded home a 3-0 win (25-18, 25-14, 25-19) to jumpstart a momentum that would last for the remainder of the day.
Much like Friday night's contest, senior Jaclyn Mailoto and juniors Lauren Campbell and Yaidimar Santiago led the effort for the Lions in the first match of the day.
Offensively, Mailoto collected 39 assists in match one, giving Campbell the opportunity to smash 18 kills, while junior Tawni Warren notched 11 and both Alexa Griffith-Hardy and Meghan Donovan tallied six each.
Defensively, Santiago led the Lions in digs, amassing 19 in the three-set victory.
The Saint Leo squad hit for .346 in the win over West Alabama, holding the Tigers to just a .095 attack percentage.
The second match of the day featured an exciting win over the University of Alabama at Huntsville as the Lions finished the Chargers in just three sets (25-13, 28-18, 25-22).
Junior Alexa-Griffith-Hardy led the offensive attack for the Lions in the second match of the day, pounding home 10 kills with .588 attack percentage. Lauren Campbell followed her lead with 9 kills, bringing her total to 28 kills on the day.
As per usual, setter Jaclyn Mailoto led the Lions in assists, totaling 34 in the second match to bring her season total to 841.
Defensively, Yaidimar Santiago led the Lions with 10 digs against the Chargers, while Campbell and junior Molly Alexander each tallied seven.
On the day, the Saint Leo squad notched 92 kills and 93 digs.
The Lions will return to action on Friday, October 25 when they travel to Boca Raton, Fla. to take on the Lynn University Fighting Knights. The match is slated for 7:00 p.m.
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Over the decades, dozens of crafters have fashioned the little Karoo windmills (less romantically, but more accurately called "windpumps") you see outside the towns of Cradock, Middelburg and Colesberg.
There is, however, one man who stands out as a legend among windmill makers: Oom Das Mowers, the "Godfather" of the Cradock crafters. Although he died in 2002, these roadside merchants remember him well.
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Then there's DJ Wiltshire over in Middelburg. A former star loose forward for a jaunty local rugby union team called The Young Kangaroos, he was planning to make a career out of his sport before he shattered his knee one Saturday afternoon during a hard match.
Luckily the windmill bug bit DJ Wiltshire, and he now runs a number of stalls on the N10 highway. He began by making bog-standard windmills. Now he's producing five-star "DJ Specials".
He says a backyard windmill is also good for chasing away moles.
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The traditional Karoo wire crafters' circle numbers around 15 men. Theirs is a life of "feast or famine". During the tourist seasons and holidays, business is brisk. Then, as with most little enterprises in the Karoo, when it's quiet, it's deadly.
The next time you buy a little roadside windmill, have a look at its components. Apart from the wire, you will see artfully glued bottletops, parts of spray cans, coffee tins, window blinds and any number of items discarded on the rubbish dump of a small Karoo town. This is recycling in its finest form, making art from trash.
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Thousands of children worldwide are born each year with clefts, and in some developing nations, newborns with clefts are abandoned by their parents, because without the surgery that takes as little as 45 minutes and costs $250. (a cost that their parents cannot afford) these children are doomed to a life of shame, ridicule, marginalization, and poverty. As newborns they have great difficulty nursing, and their physical problems continue as they are unable to master the challenges of eating and speaking normally. They are denied education and employment, ending up as beggars.
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was apparently hit hard again tonight. One inning, two runs, three hits.
I really wonder what is going on here. Have the Reds tested Wagner for injury? Have they considered shutting him down for awhile? Is he working with a special instructor? Has he just lost it?
I hope the organization has seriously focused on this. He showed great promise earlier in his career.


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IF the sun is shining then entertaining the kids during the school Easter holidays is an easy task.
But should the weather fail and you're tearing out your hair, here's our guide to activities and events across East Lancashire and beyond for the next two weeks.
Tuesday, April 3
Brockholes, Wild Families, 1pm to 3pm, also Tuesday 10 and Friday 13. Activities have included den building, boat regattas and spell casts to make the most of natural play. £3 per person, families £10. Booking advisable.
Easter craft workshops Museum of Lancashire, Preston, until Friday, 10.30am and 1.30pm. Two-hour workshops to make bunny ears or lamb masks or decorate an egg.
Wednesday, April 4
Brockholes, Wildside School Holiday Club, 9.30am to 4pm. The Lancashire Wildlife Trust's Outdoor Adventure Club, for children aged 8 to 14. £12.50 per child, booking advisable. Also, Toddle Together, 11am, is a one-hour walk of the reserve with two walk leaders on buggy friendly footpaths. No need to book.
Don Bank's Afternoon Music Hall, Darwen Library Theatre, 2pm. One for the grandparents, with music and comedy from the good old days. Tickets £2.50.
Cirque Du Soleil, Manchester Arena, until Saturday, April 7. Tickets £50 from 0844 847800.
Thursday, April 5
Easter Fair, Witton Park, Blackburn, opens today at 2pm then until Sunday, April 15, 11am to 9pm. It's back with rides and attractions for all the family to enjoy. Car parking is available at the Astroturf car park and on Tower Road.
Panto Revisited, Thwaites Empire Theatre, Blackburn, 7pm. One-off fundraiser for the theatre's roof appeal featuring stars from Thwaites annual pantomime, including Darren Langford (Hollyoaks), Sally Naden (BBC Radio Lancashire), Anthony Batey (Pop Idol) plus Eggheads CJ De Mooi hosting a quiz. Box office 01254 685500.
Friday, April 6
Helmshore Mills Textile Museum, also Monday, 12.30pm to 4pm. Drop-in craft sessions, no need to book. Normal admission charges apply.
Queen Street Mill Textile Museum, Burnley, also Monday and Tuesday Easter egg trail, £1 per child in addition to museum entry.
Botown, Thwaites Empire Theatre, Blackburn, 7.30pm.
Bollywood's answer to The Commitments, for those who like 1960s soul or Bollywood grooves. Tickets £15 from 01254 685500. Broadway in Blackburn, King George's Hall, also tomorrow, 7.30pm.
An evening of music and dance starring lead West End performers. Tickets cost £20 adults, £17.50 concessions from 0844 847 1664.
Saturday, April 7
Easter Egg Hunt, Museum of Lancashire, Preston, also Easter Sunday. Win seasonal chocolate prizes.
Sunday, April 8
Hoghton Tower, Traditional Easter egg rolling, 2pm to 4pm. Decorate your own and roll to a trumpet fanfare. The House will be open for tours from 11.30am. £4 per person to include egg-rolling, gardens & car parking.
Brockholes, Easter trail, from 11am. Collect the clues, solve the puzzle and win a chocolaty surprise.
Easter Eggstravaganza, Samlesbury Hall, 11am to 4pm. Punch and Judy, Merlin the Magician, face painting and more. Take in the food and craft fair on Easter Sunday too. Adults £4, children £3.
CBeebies Live! Reach To The Stars, Manchester Arena, 2pm and 5pm, priced from £15 for adults and £12.50 for children from 0844 847800. See Mister Maker, Robbie Rotten, Justin Fletcher, PC Plum, Andy Day, Katy Ashworth and more live.
Monday, April 9
Easter Eggstravaganza, Samlesbury Hall, also Easter Sunday, 11am to 4pm. Punch and Judy, Merlin the Magician, face painting and more. Take in the food and craft fair on Easter Sunday too. Adults £4, children £3.
Treasure At The Tower, Hogton Tower, 11am to 3pm. A family fun day with treasure hunt for Macmillan, where you can discovering fascinating facts about the Tower and its history, and to win prizes.
Admission £8 adults, concessions and children £6. Brockholes, Wild About Easter, 11am to 4pm. Great activities indoor and out to entertain the whole family. No need to book.
Diversity, Manchester Arena, 7.30pm. The Britain's Got Talent winners bring their biggest UK Arena tour to date to the North West. Tickets from £21.50 on 0844 847800
Tuesday, April 10
Helmshore Mills Textile Museum, until Friday 13. 10.30am to noon. Easter-themed crafts. Booking is required – £2 per child.
Mini-beasts, Museum Of Lancashire, until Friday.
Spring-themed craft workshops working with with mini-beasts and spring flowers make a funky bookmark or decorate a bag. £1 per child to for craft sessions. Ages four to 11.
The Tiger Who Came To Tea, The Lowry, Salford Quays, various times until Saturday. Fresh from the West End, this delightful family show, packed with magic, sing-a-long songs and clumsy chaos.
Tickets £9 to £12 from 0843 2086000.
Wednesday, April 11
Brockholes, Wildside School Holiday Club, 9.30am to 4pm, also tomorrow. The Lancashire Wildlife Trust's Outdoor Adventure Club, for children aged 8 to 14. £12.50 per child, booking advisable.
Thursday, April 12
National Clown Theatre, Darwen Library Theatre, 1pm. Bucketfuls of laughs and gallons of fun with traditional slapstick, magic, circus acts, prizes and surprises. Tickest £6 adults, £5 concessions from 01254 706006.
High Jinx Magic And Circus Roadshow, Burnley Mechanics, 1.30pm. Magic Circle young magician of the year and Tricky TV's Michael Jordan takes you on a thrilling journey of magic and illusion with interactive panto-style comedy and your favourite music. Tickets £7.50 from 01282 664400.
Queen Street Mill Textile Museum, Burnley, 6.30pm to 9pm. Hotpots, Shuttles and Song - an evening of live music, song and dance, weaving demonstrations and a traditional hotpot supper. Call 01282 412555 to book, £9 for adults and £7 for concessions.
Much Ado About Nothing, Oswaldtwistle Civic Arts Centre, also tomorrow, 7.30pm. Shakespeare's witty comedy is brought to life by young people from the Civic. Tickets £5 from 01254 398319.
Friday, April 13
The Stones, Thwaites Empire Theatre, Blackburn, 7.30pm. All the energy of a live Rolling Stones concert from this 'serious tribute' act. Tickets £16 from 01254 685500.
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, King George's Hall, Blackburn, 7:30pm. Enjoy a sports-themed programme, with familiar tunes including Chariots of Fire. Tickets £15 from 0844 847 1664.
Saturday, April 14
Brockholes, rare breed chickens and ducks, plus Deadly Scene Investigation, also tomorrow, 11am to 3pm. Meet some unusual feathered friends, and deduce who's eaten who in the family crime activity (£1.95 for investigation pack).
Clitheroe Chic Vintique Fair, St Mary's Centre, 10am to 4pm. Stands selling fabulous antiques, silver and small furniture stand alongside those selling modern gifts, vintage jewellery, old fashioned sweets and vintage clothes.
Entry £1. The 15th Lancashire Food Festival, Accrington Town Hall, 10am to 3.30pm, also tomorrow. More than 50 of the county's top foodies will be on hand to tempt you.
Meet ex-Coronation Street star Sean Wilson from the Saddleworth Cheese Company in the cookery theatre today, and see Jean Christophe Novelli in action during demonstrations tomorrow. Entry £1, demonstrations £8, various times. Titanic Cruise, Foulridge, 1pm.
Join the Canal Cruises crew to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic with a cruise and three-course meal, replicating the second class menu from the ship on that fateful day. Tickets £19.95 from 01282 844033.
Titanic Centenary Concert, Oswaldtwistle Civic Arts Centre, 7.30pm. East Lancashire Concert Band presents A Night To Remember.
Tickets £5 from 01254 398319.
Sunday, April 15
Farmers' Market. Hoghton Tower, 10am to 2pm. House open and Merchant of Hoghton Farmers' Market 10am to 2pm. Admission £1 per car to market, house tours cost £8 for adults and £6 for concessions and children.
Colne Orchestra – Titanic Centenary Concert, The Muni, Colne, 7.30pm. Guest musician Jonathan Evans-Jones - who played Colne-born bandmaster Wallace Hartley in the 1997 film Titanic - will be on the violin.
Tickets £10, under 16s £1 from 01282 661234.
Monday, April 16


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Journalists were told two days ago in the wake of the u-turns on the pasty tax and caravan tax that there would be no imminent decision on the charity tax. The position is the same, said Treasury officials – there will be some form of compromise with the charitable sector, but not a full u-turn, and it will come after a consultation during the summer.
Today we were told there would be no consultation, and that a full u-turn would take place immediately. What on earth is going on at the Treasury? Read more