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It could be called the "ignomoment;" the split second following a definitive action when you realize you've just made a tragic mistake. For network administrators, this means the difference between going home at 5 p.m. or 5 a.m. The truth is, despite incidents of careless backhoe drivers pulling up fiber bundles or hurricanes bringing down the power lines, administrator error is the most common reason that a network fails.
"There's always a reason why something doesn't work," says Richard Willmott, market manager at IBM Tivoli. "Finding that reason is the hard part." Too often network administrators are up against a wall, lacking the budget, lab, and time necessary to determine fully the ramifications of modifications made to an internal routing protocol configuration, or accurately determine the impact of a large-scale access list modification on live traffic. Although there is no way to eliminate human error, there are certainly ways to abridge its effects.
A solid change-management process, along with proper training and sufficient IT resources, can turn that sinking feeling brought on by disparate systems and outdated tools into guarded confidence. Then there's ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library), which is a collection of best practices for IT management. It describes in detail the steps necessary to institute various management practices to reduce problems and gain visibility into network infrastructures. Lastly, there are plenty of vendors whose products aim to streamline and automate the change-management process. Nothing is fail-safe, but that's no excuse for not trying.
Software developers have the edge when it comes to testing and implementing changes. It's all but unheard of to find developers writing and distributing code without any form of testing. A lab for a developer can be a laptop, and a full-scale software development lab infrastructure can be had for the cost of a few servers.
Yet, for the devices delivering the signals, changes of any scale are typically undertaken without the benefit of prior testing. Why? Because it's nearly impossible to test every aspect of proposed network configuration changes thoroughly. Rather than simply requiring a few servers for a development environment, a network lab requires a wide variety of expensive network hardware to truly mimic the production environment. This means simulating TDM circuits and frame-relay networks, ISDN lines, and any other link types in use on the production network. Simple tests can be accomplished with a subset of the production gear but the costs are high and confidence that the proposed change will function as expected can waver.
For many infrastructures, there are two paths available to deal with this problem. One is a lab environment that can simulate portions of the network; the other is strong change-management policies and change-management software to back up those policies. It's one thing to inadvertently cause network disruptions, it's quite another to realize that you have no backup of the functioning configuration and must replicate detailed parameters from human memory or outdated configurations.
Commercial products are available to help and, fortunately for buyers, this space is hotly contested. Several vendors offer product suites that claim to assist in maintaining policies across disparate network devices and performing automated configuration backup, searching, and restoration. AlterPoint's Device Authority Suite offers a complete network development environment patterned on the Eclipse IDE that features extensive automatic scripting tools to develop configuration changes and push them to selected network devices.
Such tools form the core of any change-management initiative. Without proper methods to develop, deploy, maintain, and verify configuration policies across dozens or hundreds of devices, all the procedures in the world will not make a difference. Enterprising carriers and datacenter operators have even integrated help desk software and change window identification to speed the process of linking problems to recent changes and to assist in network troubleshooting. If the framework for thorough change management is available, capitalizing on integrations such as this will definitely help admins sleep at night.
Now This Won't Hurt a Bit
For many network administrators, initiating network change management is like a trip to the dentist — necessary but dreadful. Generally, network configuration changes are slight (an addition to an access list or a change to an SNMP community, for example) and require only seconds to implement. Navigating through onerous change-management guidelines can sometimes seem to complicate seemingly straightforward tasks. Abiding by the guidelines pays off, however. If you don't summon the courage to see the dentist, problems only get worse; it's a similar situation with configuring networks.
Enterprises can learn much about managing network configurations from service providers, whose very livelihood depends on handling changes smoothly, quickly, and accurately. Nearly all large ISPs have rigorous change-management procedures in place and back those up with thorough configuration management tools. Some ISPs aren't as dutiful and it can show.
Recently, I assisted during a network outage of a multistate MPLS (multiprotocol label switching) network. Although I was not privy to the carrier's network, I was on the call with the NOC (network operating center) administrator looking into the problem. Due to the high-level nature of private MPLS networks, carriers have a much greater impact on the performance and reliability of the service. Where a traditional frame-relay network functions at layer 2, MPLS networks function at layer 3, and the carrier is responsible for maintaining valid routes across all POPs (points of presence). Thus, when a network failure occurs and all network links are active, the problem may lie within the carrier's routing tables. Such was the case here. The problem was eventually traced to a change made in a router thousands of miles from the furthest point of this network, where routes were erroneously injected into the routing tables for my client's MPLS network. The failure was triggered by a seemingly innocuous change to a routing table with no relation to the unintentionally affected network and, until someone contacted the tech who made the change, no one knew it had been made. It took three hours to identify and fix the problem. If an effective change-management policy had been in place, the problem could probably have been averted.
Following the ITIL Framework
Increasingly, effective change-management policies follow the ITIL framework.
In terms of change management, ITIL lays out a foundation based on a CMDB (change management database). The CMDB can take any form, from a simple Microsoft Access database to a fully fleshed-out SQL-driven solution. A CMDB can also be sourced from a vendor, such as Troux Technologies' Troux CMDB for ITIL product. There are also a few hosted CMDB services that are best suited to small businesses, such as myCMDB.com.
The CMDB database contains documentation on all the moving parts of any infrastructure and provides a framework for the modification of this data when changes are instituted.
The process of creating and maintaining a CMDB starts quite simply: define and document the critical infrastructures within your network. This can be a slippery slope and anyone with a stake in a particular application will claim that it is highly critical, so some discretion is required. Good examples of critical infrastructures would be security systems, payroll databases, shipping and inventory systems, and interfaces to external partners. These systems need to be documented from the ground up, with all the data residing in the CMDB.
One of the big concerns with the CMDB approach is determining a suitable level of detail, which is why identifying critical infrastructures is so important. It's certainly feasible to document every aspect of the network in excruciating detail, but that may be counterproductive. Limiting the extent of data within the CMDB can prevent drowning under a sea of meaningless data while searching for the necessary elements that affect an existing problem. For instance, the network-management tools described above can participate in the CMDB, but it may not be necessary for device configurations to find their way to the CMDB. External resources may best handle such intricate low-level detail, with the CMDB providing detail on the overall function and purpose of that infrastructure.
Most configuration management vendors support the concept of change management. Although there is a distinction between the two, they are mutually inclusive. One aspect of configuration management that can clearly assist the change-management effort is policy management and adherence verification. Rendition Network's TrueControl, for instance, can generate a report verifying that every Cisco 2950 switch on the network has an identical access list in place, and has TCP small servers disabled. Further, policies can be created and configuration changes pushed to like devices simply, reducing the chance of human error affecting network resources. Of course, this also introduces the potential for the amplification of a single mistake across the network.
Baby Steps First
Of course, best practices guidelines can only help if the infrastructure is stable; there's no sense in erecting scaffolding on a burning building. Instituting a short freeze on any new projects is a good way to achieve stability. This tactic will undoubtedly cause some short-term problems, but the long-term ROI is well worth it. Once the staff is no longer tasked with rush implementations of new systems, stability will increase. Then begin the change-management process by identifying the critical infrastructures, developing the database, and investigating the tools that can automatically update the database. Most IT shops keep track of various network elements in small ways, such as an Excel spreadsheet of VLAN locations or external IP numbering assignments. Migrating this data to a central repository is a simple first step. As with any systemic change, starting small and gaining early victories will pave the way for success when the project becomes more challenging.
After a CMDB is in place, several tools can assist in maintaining it. Help desk software that interfaces with a CMDB can provide valuable information to help desk engineers and simplify the movement of information but may be too complex to implement immediately. Ensuring that the chosen software is accurately populating and retrieving data from the CMDB is far more valuable than a quick implementation. The CMDB is only worthwhile if it is accurate. Thus, the age-old IT mantra of "plan, plan, plan, and implement" is the best course of action when introducing any form of change management. Small steps get the best results.
Uniting minds over the concept of change management is an important precursor to a change management implementation. Until everyone believes in the benefits, there's little incentive for them to use the system. If the policies are given a positive spin and those in positions of network responsibility see positive results, change management will catch on quickly.


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Cozy Studio at Copacabana Beach
Size28 m²
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|Av. Atlântica, 22070-001 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Building on the seafront, Copacabana beach, prime spot, with side windows.
Brand New Studio that offers the following services: double bed queen, sofa bed, TV, cable TV, wireless internet, tv with international chanels, air conditioning, microwave, refrigerator, stove, bed linen and towels included.
Newly renovated apartment, with air conditioning, cable TV, box kingsize bed. Small kitchen with cabinets, appliances, stove, oven, refrigerator, dishes, washing machine, and utilities are all included. Bathroom equipped with electric luxury shower.
The building has 2 entrances: one on the major street Nossa Senhora de Copacabana and the other on Av. Atlantica (which runs along the beach). The building also offers a number of services including beauty salons, bars, restaurants (on Av. Atlantica), dry cleaning as well as an internet cafe. Unfortunately the apartment does not have an ocean view but it is very well located in front of Copacabana beach, near Arpoador and Ipanema Beach. It is on the 3rd floor.
Copacabana has many restaurants, shops and nightclubs. You will have access to everything you might need during your trip.
Everyone has heard of Copacabana, one of the most famous beaches in the world. Fourmiles of white sandy beach, really amazing, is relatively cheap in reference to its nightclubs which has about the people here are very nice and always convey an atmosphere. There are hundreds of places where you'll find a nice atmosphere to enjoy.
House rulesDo not smoke inside the apartment.
The key to the apartment can only be given out between 9:00 and 22:00.
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Reviews of this property
Mi estancia en Rio fue perfecta gracias a que el apartamento cumplía todos los requisitos, apesar de ser pequeño era practico y cómodo me senti como en casa, la persona que me recibió fue amable y incluso me indico sitios a los que ir a conocer, la ubicación era excelente a tan solo 2 minutos a pie de la playa, constaba con portero físico 24 a las horas del dia muy amables todos dispuesto a auxiliarte en caso de dudas, cerca de restaurantes bares farmacias y supermercados... Me encanto repetiria fijo
We were very disappointed with this apartment. The owners are lovely and ideal location on Copacabana. But the apartment is small, very noisy. Sewage odors unbearable. It is very noisy. The window overlooks a wall. Stairways and elevators are dirty. I do not absolutely recommend this apartment! We were returning each evening backwards.
Nous avons été très déçus par cette appartement. Les propriétaires sont charmants et la situation sur Copacabana idéale. Mais l'appartement est petit, très bruyant. Des odeurs d'égout insupportables. C'est très bruyant. La fenêtre donne sur un mur. Les escaliers et ascenseurs sont sales.
Je ne recommande absolument pas cet appartement!
Nous y rentrions chaque soir à reculons.
Had a great time in this studio. It's a bit smaller than it looks in the pictures, and the kitchen is uber-tiny, but the location is unbelievable, very close to Ipanema and right near a bus station on Copacabana. Everything worked well, but we didn't try the washing machine. Would definitely stay here again!
The Studio is very good, match the description of the site. Location excellent. Owners punctual and very attentive.
O Estúdio é mt bom, confere com a descrição do site. Localização excelente. Proprietários pontuais e mt atenciosos.
Great location and comfort. Andrea also very helpful ... Perfect!
Ótima localização e conforto. Andréa muito atenciosa também... Perfeito!
- host gave me an uncomplete adress. We had to sleep in a hotel the first night. We never heard excuses, only attemps to cast the responsibility on us.
- one of the hosts came in the studio without knocking on the door or ringing on the bell. This behaviour is suspicious and totally unacceptable.
- We agreed that the key should be picked up at 19u. I waited till 19u30 and left the studio without seeing anyone. almost missed the flight.
Customer focus = 0%
My most negative experience in 13 years of travelling.
The location could not be better. The department either, with the right and necessary and all equipment to new. The downside, the building generally unsightly. The hosts were friendly, flexible and punctual delivery for the key. Indispensable to the arrival of a foreign country. I recommend it for couples wanting to go since we can start from there to anywhere in Rio. Thank you.
La ubicación no podría ser mejor. El departamento bien, con lo justo y necesario y con todo el equipamiento a nuevo. El punto flojo, el edificio, de mal aspecto en general. Los anfitriones muy cordiales, flexibles y puntuales para la entrega de la llave. Algo indispensable a la llegada de un país ajeno. Lo recomiendo para parejas con ganas de recorrer, ya que desde allí se puede partir hacia cualquier lugar de Río. Gracias.
Pros: walk less than 5 minutes from Copacabana beach, 20 minutes from Ipanema beach and 15 minutes from Metro. Studio clean, new and well equipped. Bed very comfortable. Cons: very small, no storage possible (closet, shelves), which provides a single window on a wall (so dark and sad), air conditioning noisy. Note: no internet and French channels (TV5).
Points positifs: à pied, moins de 5 min de la plage de Copacabana, 20 min de la plage d'Ipanéma et 15 min du métro. Studio propre, neuf et bien aménagé. Lit tres confortable. Points négatifs: extrêmement petit, aucun rangement possible (placard, étagères), une seule fenetre qui donne sur un mur (donc sombre et triste), clim bruyante. A noter: pas d'internet et de chaines françaises (TV5).
Small study as photos, with internal window, so no view, but with an incredible location: right on the beach of Copacabana, Av Atlantica. Also not looking out on the main Avenida is very quiet, which also allows you to sleep. Apartment: 8 Owner: 10 for availability.
Piccolo studio come da foto, con finestra interna, quindi senza panorama, ma con una posizione incredibile: proprio sulla spiaggia di Copacabana, Av. Atlantica. Inoltre non affacciandosi sulla Avenida principale risulta molto tranquillo, cioè permette anche di dormire.
Appartamento: 8
Proprietaria: 10 per la disponibilità.
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I am forwarding on some great information from the Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF) regarding the launch of a new National Underinsured Resource Directory.
In the spirit of full and open disclosure, I must state that in addition to currently battling my own CCA cancer, I am a volunteer State Policy Liaison as well as a paid consultant for the National Patient Advocate Foundation (NPAF), the sister organization to PAF.
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Can I low-fire (cone 04) a glazed piece with an underglazed piece?
Started by jennicad, Feb 13 2013 04:30 PM
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Posted 13 February 2013 - 04:30 PM
Can I low-fire (cone 04) a glazed piece with an underglazed piece?
I have a ceramic piece I am wanting to underglaze part of and glaze part of as soon as it is done bisque firing. I then want to do a wash over the underglaze. Does this require three separate firings (on top of the bisque firing) or can I fire the glazed part with the underglazed part or washed part? The underglaze/washed part are separate from the glazed part.
Posted 13 February 2013 - 07:07 PM
essentially, yes you can. aside from waiting until bisqued, you can underglaze your greenware and then bisque, then do your glaze firing after. another thing that can be done is skip the bisque and glaze/underglaze it greenware - usually works well for sculptural work built from a grogged stoneware body, fired at low-fire temp. one of the amazing things about clay is you can repeat fire objects as well as vary your timing of when to add surface treatment, to vary your surface.
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Well, this morning I was thinking,it would be great if I could use these two magnums agaisnt that brute... Well then, I decided to ask some people what they think of it. Back in Halo: Combat Evolved, you didn't have dual-wielding, but in Halo 2 Bungie added that great ability to kill your enemies faster and in a normal, realistic way. In Halo 3, Bungie also added dual-wielding, though the players didn't use it much due to the use of the Battle rifle and other weapons.
In Halo: Reach, however, the ability was removed from the game. Most of the players are wating to see if Halo 4 will have the dual-wielding ability for a more focused, faster, easier, heroic-like, powerfull way of killing the future enemies the game will provide. PS: Some players in Halo 2 found it better to dual-wield two SMGs for more firepower than some other weapons, while others just found it better to stick with the Battle Rifle, who just didn't get along with using two weapons on each hand.
So, what you people think of putting that ability to use two weapons on each hand in Halo 4? Will it be better? Will it bring death to the enemies? Post your comments to see!


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TWO Winchester teachers have been put to the test, as they endured leg waxing to help fund a trip to Uganda.
Chris Searle and Adam Pullinger, both PE teachers at The Westgate School, were waxed by beauty therapy students from the Adult & Higher Education Division (AHED) of Peter Symonds College.
The lunchtime event at Westgate raised £105, and was organised by the school's charity focus group to go towards some Year 11 pupil's upcoming expedition to Uganda.
Students paid 50p to watch, as three to four beauty technicians all worked on one leg at the same time.
Head of hair and beauty at AHED, Jane Hiscock, said the procedure would usually take 45 minutes.
"This way was obviously quicker," she said.
"But it also meant the clients were never quite sure from where, or who, the next pain would be coming from. It's not unusual for people to hit out in such circumstances – it's linked to the defence/fight reflex – but Mr Searle and Pullinger were model clients and perfect gentlemen throughout."
She added: "We are really pleased that the Beauty Therapy students from AHED were able to help Westgate with their fundraising initiative, we wish the young travellers a safe and successful journey to Uganda."


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The White House is not the only entity thinking stimulus this week. Just after Obama announced his new plan to get the economy moving, Fashion's Night Out version 2.0, aka this year's bigger and better sequel to last year's global consumption-spurring party, was launched. Read more
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Use the prebuilt Dreamweaver layout template that you picked in the previous lesson and fill in the actual content from your web page. You'll also learn how to edit the layout by linking and modifying its CSS and using Live View to preview the changes you make to your code. You'll also use Inspect Mode to locate where various parts of the page are defined in the code.


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M. Brian Maple
University of California, San Diego
"For sustained impact in diverse areas including superconductivity, magnetism, high-pressure physics, and surface science. Not only has he developed many novel materials, but he is also highly respected as a teacher."Background:
M. Brian Maple is the Bernd T. Matthias Professor of Physics at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). He received an A.B. (mathematics) and a B.S. (physics) in 1963 from San Diego State University, and a Ph.D. degree (physics) in 1969 from UCSD. His research interests include superconductivity, magnetism, valence fluctuation and heavy fermion phenomena, high pressure physics, and surface science. Professor Maple is a Fellow of The American Physical Society (APS), served as the chairman of its Division of Condensed Mater Physics in 1987, and presided over the celebrated high Tc superconductivity session (the "Woodstock of Physics") at the 1987 APS March meeting. He has chaired or co-chaired eight international conferences and has served on Advisory Committees for five national laboratories and two IUPAP Commissions. He has been a member of panels and committees for DOE, NSF, and numerous universities.
Prof. Maple received an Excellence in Teaching Award from ICSD in 1983 and a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship in 1984. He was named Distinguished Alumnus of the Year in 1987 at UCSD and in 1988 at San Diego State University (College of Sciences). During 1993, he was the Bernd T. Matthias Scholar in the Center for Materials Science at Los Alamos National Laboratory.


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Former Calico Jack's owner charged with stealing sales taxes
Published: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at 12:58 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at 12:58 p.m.
The former owner of the now-closed Calico Jack's Oyster Bar & Seafood House has been arrested on allegations she stole more than $58,000 in sales tax money that she collected from customers but failed to send to the state.
Maria P. Romero, 41, of Newberry, was arrested March 18 on the felony charge of theft of state funds, a Florida Department of Revenue news release states.
Calico Jack's was a popular restaurant and bar in the Creekside Plaza at 3501 SW Second Ave. in Gainesville. It closed in May when it was evicted for nonpayment of rent, The Sun reported at the time.
The state alleges that during various periods from 2009 through 2012, Romero failed to send in all of the taxes she collected.
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THE SQL Server Blog Spot on the Web
It's a well known good practice to control the batch size when you perform large data changes. For instance, you may need to purge a large amount of data monthly, and if you delete them all in one shot, you may blow up your transaction log. Therefore, it's wise that you chop up the total amount of data to be deleted into smaller chunks and delete each chunk in a loop as a separate transaction.
The size of that chopped-up data chunk may go by different names such as transaction commit size. In this post, I refer to it as the batch size.
There is no problem with this approach in general. However, exactly what constitutes the most optimal batch size may change over time.
Recently, I worked on a data archiving project whose batch process had been in production for a long time. To contain the transaction log size, many steps of this data archiving batch process employed the above general idea to perform smaller delete in loops. In most cases, the batch size was controlled in terms of the number of rows deleted, and it was generally set to around 200,000 rows.
This might be a good choice at the time (several years ago).
Today, disk drives are generally much larger and severs are much more powerful with much more physical memory. Is setting the delete batch size to 200,000 rows still optimal for this batch process? Well, first of all, it should be noted that going by the row number alone is often not a best practice because ultimately the concern is the amount of the transaction log space that a transaction may take up, and given a very narrow table, deleting 1,000,000 rows in one transaction may not consume much log space.
The other factor worth noting is that the smaller the batch size, the more loops one needs to go through, and therefore more table scans, resulting in longer processing time. So you don't want the batch size to be too large to blow up the transaction log, but at the same time you don't want to set the batch size too small for the batch job to take a long time to finish. That is, you need to throttle the batch size to achieve the optimal overall result.
So back to the data archiving project I was working on some time ago. In that case, I ended up eliminating the loops altogether. This increased the log usage to the max of 40~50GB or maybe slightly more, depending on the volume of the month. With a 100GB drive dedicated to the transaction log and additional overflow space elswhere, using up 40~50GB did not seem to be a big deal. But it ended up reducing the overall data purging time from four hours to ~40 minutes. And that is a big deal!
At least in this one particular case, it paid to revisit the transaction batch size.
Hi Linci
You said that you eliminated loop so what is your T-SQL statement?
FROM Foo
WHERE <range on the cikey >
Don't forget that log files can't be instantly initialised during creation, so if there is a requirement to keep database restore time (and therefore down time) to a minimum, then, during the restore process a 50GB file will, obviously, take a lot longer to create than, say, a 5GB file.
Just one thing to consider before taking this approach.
Hi Linchi,
I think more testing is in order. Even with plenty of disk space I've had great success in using smaller batch sizes to significantly speed up large operations... I'm not sure what all of the determining factors are--it would be very interesting to figure out a set of best practices for this kind of thing.


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BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Saint Leo baseball team ended their season in disappointing fashion as they dropped both ends of a doubleheader by 4-2 and 3-2 scores to No. 11 Lynn University in Sunshine State Conference action on the final day of the 2012 season Saturday afternoon. The season's final game went extra innings as Lynn scored two runs in the extra frame, including the last run scoring on a fielding miscue, to close out the sweep.
Tied 2-2 in the first game, Lynn (34-13, 16-6 SSC) received a big boost from the bat of Austin Smith as he launched a two-run homer over the right-centerfield wall in the bottom of the seventh to send the Fighting Knights to the game one win.
The shot by Smith erased another outstanding outing from Saint Leo (22-23, 5-16 SSC) starting pitcher Rick Teasley (4-7) as he was saddled with the loss despite 6.2 innings pitched, giving up three earned on eight hits. He struck out six Fighting Knights.
Picking up the opening game win was Lynn pitcher Jason Whalen (5-2) who came on in relief and was the pitcher of record when the Fighting Knights took the lead. Andre Colon picked up the save despite the game ending with two Saint Leo runners on base.
Game two was a heartbreaking loss with the Lions forcing the nation's 11th-ranked team into extra innings.
Chris Newcomb led off the extra frame by launching a full-count pitch deep over the left field wall to give the Lions the advantage and again, the momentum.
Into the bottom of the frame, Lynn rallied when Nick Diorio legged out a bunt single down the third base line. Anthony Boza followed with a base hit but was called out when a ground ball up the middle was tossed behind the head of the shortstop to second base for the force.
With a 1-1 count and two outs, Lynn head coach Rudy Garbalosa went with a gutsy double-steal call. Daniel Torres threw down to second in hopes of catching an advancing Lynn runner and Diorio took off for home, sliding under the return throw to tie the game. Two pitches later, an error on a throw into the ground from shortstop to first allowed Cory Elasik to score the heartbreaker from second to win the game.
The loss overshadowed the final outing from Saint Leo pitcher Aaron Brandt (4-6) as he went the entire distance, including the extra frame. His final eight innings of work in the Green and Gold saw him allow just two earned runs and only five hits.
Austin Bailey (7-2) picked up the win for the Fighting Knights.
Closing out his stellar Saint Leo career, Anthony Santa went a combined 4-for-8 with a homer and two runs scored. Torres and Nick Gill also managed multiple hits in the doubleheader.
The Lions now move into the offseason after closing out a 22-win 2012 campaign. In addition to Brandt and Santa, the Lions also bid farewell to seniors Myron Kirchner, Jamie Tutko, Shaun Gough, Zach Miller and Dustin Brown.
To keep up with the Lions over the summer months, be sure to check in with SaintLeoLions.com as Head Coach Russ McNickle builds his 2013 squad.


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PHOENIX – Peter W. Rutti, AIA, associate principal and project director of Westlake Reed Leskosky, has been appointed director of design of the Phoenix, Arizona studio of the nationally recognized architects, engineers, and technology designers. The announcement recognizes the design excellence, leadership, and continued growth of the national and international practice of the integrated design firm in the western region.
According to managing principal Paul E. Westlake, Jr., FAIA, "Peter Rutti is a formidable designer and a premier resource, with a specialty in cultural arts. He brings his western roots and background in California and Phoenix to take a leading role on the national, and now international stage. As director of design of the Phoenix studio, along with his contributions in the academic framework, he advances design excellence and inspires future leaders as well."
Rutti brings his design approach focusing on fostering collaboration, listening to client needs, assessing project programs, giving design form, and delivering inspiring solutions. Over the last decade he has been asked to help lead and coordinate design teams for some of the most complex and high profile performing arts centers in the United States, understanding not only how to build cultural arts facilities, but more importantly, what makes them resonate with audiences and communities.
"Through my experience on performing art centers in particular, I truly believe the success of architecture can only be achieved through a constant personal involvement on the project from beginning to end. Only in that way that user needs and theatrical requirements can be synthesized into distinctive architecture," Rutti says.
His current work includes the design of the renovation and expansion of the Avalon Theater of Grand Junction, Colorado, transforming the 1923 historic Vaudeville playhouse into a vibrant multi-venue regional center for the arts as a new anchor for downtown redevelopment and social engagement. He is also designing cultural arts projects of Westlake Reed Leskosky in Beijing and Shanghai, China, and Taiwan.
He has also traveled widely throughout Western and Eastern Europe studying theatres, churches and civic spaces, and first apprenticed as an architect in Prague during the 1990s. He brings to all of his projects a careful understanding of how to finesse complex programs into elegantly designed and carefully detailed buildings. As a result, his work has been widely published in national design journals and nationally cited in design programs including those of the American Institute of Architects.
Rutti extends his commitment to design excellence through his involvements in the development of the architectural community. He is an adjunct professor at the Arizona State University School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture where he currently teaches a graduate level comprehensive design studio focusing on the design of performing art centers. Peter is also a visiting critic at the UCLA School of Architecture & Urban Design and School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture at the University of Arizona.
A member of the American Institute of Architects and Contemporary Forum of Phoenix Art Museum, Rutti received his Master of Architecture from the University of California Los Angeles, 2001 and his Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Arizona, 1995, and completed a Semester Audit/Study of Urban Architecture at Southern California Institute of Architecture, in 1993.


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ROYAL Mail has suspended deliveries to a second Blackburn street after another alleged incident involving a dog.
Residents in Surrey Road, Whitebirk, said they felt 'unfairly punished' having gone without post for almost six weeks.
The move comes after deliveries to nearby Worcester Road were cancelled when a postman was bitten in February.
Lancashire police confirmed that the most recent incident took place in Surrey Road on July 7, and Royal Mail issued letters to dozens of homes shortly after to confirm it was stopping deliveries indefinitely.
Shop worker Tracey Wilcock, 40, said it was difficult for her and her partner, Mark Crear, to collect mail from the Blackburn Delivery Office, in Canterbury Street, because of their shift patterns.
She said: "We've had two parcels in six weeks but they've both been from private couriers. We're waiting on bills and appointments and it's difficult to know what to expect.
"We've rang Royal Mail and they tell you there's a certain amount waiting for you but then it's not there. We feel like we've been punished. We don't even have a dog, why can't they deliver here?"
Andy McMurray, who also lives in Surrey Road, said Royal Mail vans had been parking on the street despite not delivering letters to homes there.
He said: "If they can park here, why can't they deliver? It doesn't make any sense."
The owner of the dog at the centre of the alleged incident said she felt sorry for her neighbours.
The woman said: "If I have done something wrong I will accept responsiblity for that but I don't think it's fair to stop delivering to everyone."
A Royal Mail spokesperson said: "We have temporarily suspended deliveries to a number of addresses in Surrey Road in Blackburn following the most recent in a number of attacks by the same dog.
"We have written to customers to advise of temporary collection arrangements for their mail at Royal Mail's office on Canterbury Street. Police and the local housing trust have also been notified.
"We apologise to customers for the inconvenience caused by the disruption to our service. The safety and welfare of our staff is paramount and we only suspend deliveries if the safety of our postmen and women is at risk and as a last resort."


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HOUSTON - At least 14 people were stabbed at a college near Houston, Texas according to paramedics.
Cy-Fair volunteer firefighters said they were called out to a stabbing at Lone Star College, 9191 Barker Cypress Road, about 11 a.m. Tuesday.
Paramedics said at least one of the victims was being taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital by helicopter. The conditions of the other victims were not released.
The college's business office said the Cy-Fair campus has been locked down.
College officials have not released any details about the incident, including where on the campus the incident occurred and if the victims were students, staff or both.
Harris County sheriff's deputies have not released any information about the victims, but have said one person has been taken into custody.
This is the same college where two people were shot in January.
--video from the scene showed at least one stabbing victim being transported into a medical helicopter
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JACKSONVILLE, FLa. - Heading into a mild week weather-wise for Southeastern Georgia and Northeastern Florida, but that's not necessarily the case around the rest of the United States.
While we enjoyed warm weekend days -- including a 81 degree high on Monday that tied a 125-year record -- Arizona's Grand Canyon Airport hit 20 degrees below zero on Sunday, tying the previous record set on Dec. 23, 1990 and Feb. 1-2, 1985 for all-time low. (The only caveat to this record is that the record keeping began merely in 1976 for this reporting station, so it is a rather shallow field of research respectively.)
In Augusta, Ga., where they play the annual Masters Tournament, the temperatures were closer to our mild weekend weather. The Bush Field Airport saw 79 degrees -- tying a record set in 2005. All of the Southeast saw above average temperatures this weekend, but some locations set new records for high temperature of the day. Columbia, S.C., broke its previous record of 77 degrees from 2005, with a new high temp of 78 degrees. Macon, Georgia reached 77 degrees and Columbus, Ga., hit 75 degrees -- both breaking their previous records of 74 degrees from 2000.
On the contrast, West Yellowstone, Mont., got close to its record low of 36 degrees below zero, with a low of 39 degrees below zero.
While you might expect Toronto to be among the freezing, yet they were above average with an afternoon high on Sunday of 48 degrees. Compare that to their average afternoon high of 27 degrees -- must have been downright balmy for that neck of the woods.
Hope you didn't plan your vacation for Mexico this week- while they normally reach afternoon highs in the low 70's. Sunday they only hit 46 degrees in Mexico City. It was actually warmer in Buffalo, N.Y., Sunday with a high of 65 degrees (average highs for Sunday there are in the low 30's) than Mexico City, Mexico. And if you were gambling on warm weather in Vegas- yesterday- you lost big! Las Vegas typically hits 60 degree on days like Sunday but lows were as cold as 17 degrees in some parts of the city. Bursting pipes and other cold-weather-related issues arose due to that overnight low.
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THE former Tubbs building in Colne is set to be turned into a bar and restaurant after plans were approved.
Councillors voted to grant planning permission for the work after late alterations from the developers saw an extension at the back of the building, in Albert Road, removed.
That means that the kitchen will need to be relocated before the restaurant side of the business can open.
The bar and restaurant will be operated by the same management team that run the Venue bar, opposite, and they are keen to open a restaurant to complement the existing facilities in that area.


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The book known as the Atlas of Creation was written by Adnan Oktar, a Turk and a Muslim, and represents a definitive response to Darwin's theory of evolution.
This summer, large numbers of the striking book were sent out to universities, researchers, politicians and science museums in France and the United States. The book was also sent out to educational institutions in Denmark.
... It would seem that Adnan Oktar's theses are rather widespread and popular in the Arab world.


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Restaurant roundup: 4 Rivers, Blue Agave and more
Published: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 at 5:42 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 at 5:42 p.m.
John Rivers progressed from backyard chef to charity cook with a smoker on a trailer to starting a line of sauces and rubs with a cookbook on the way. Since opening a 1,350-square-foot restaurant in Winter Park in 2009, he has since moved into a larger location and opened three more restaurants employing about 500 people, with another three locations to open over the next year.
The fifth location of 4 Rivers Smokehouse opens Aug. 28 in The Esplanade at Butler Plaza, 3262 Archer Road.
After retiring as president of a $1.4 billion pharmaceutical distribution company, Rivers served 70,000 people over four years at charity cookouts. He found that he already had a following as soon as he opened the first 4 Rivers.
Rivers said he has also heard from University of Florida students and alumni who moved to Gainesville from Central Florida, "so we've got some brand recognition in that area before we even open the doors."
4 Rivers is a quick-serve restaurant with a deli-style layout. The menu includes its signature Texas-style brisket, pulled pork, ribs, sandwiches, a bakery, and "Southern sides" that include baked cheese grits, cornbread salad and smoked jalapenos.
Waffle House plans to open in late September or early October in an outparcel in front of The Home Depot at 5150 NW 13th St., according to Jeff Cole, vice president of real estate for the diner chain.
The company signed a lease for the building last year but has been waiting to schedule its construction superintendents as they build out 80 new restaurants across the country.
Take Away Gourmet will be moving to Blue Oven Kitchens, and a restaurant called Rice Thai Sushi & Asian Fusion is moving in at 3550 SW 34th St.
Rice Thai will start working on the space Sept. 1 and try to open by Oct. 1, said Niran "Nick" Narapanya, who owns the restaurant with wife Orapin Pingkasan.
They own a restaurant of the same name in Boynton Beach. Pingkasan will be chef of the Gainesville location.
Narapanya said the restaurant will offer some sushi and Indonesian food, but 80 percent of the menu is Thai "because we are Thai." He said Rice Thai is the only restaurant in Boynton Beach to offer authentic pad Thai "because it's really hard to prepare the sauce."
Take Away Gourmet owner Darleen Randall said she is moving into the Blue Oven kitchen incubator to lower overhead costs. She will discontinue pickup service and go to all delivery.
Mexican food is returning to the La Pavillon shopping center with a restaurant called Blue Agave moving into the original Las Margaritas location.
The restaurant from Albany, N.Y., signed a lease last week for the spot at 4401 NW 25th Place off Northwest 43rd Street. The location last housed Tupelo Grill. Realtor Eric Ligman, who brokered the deal, said Blue Agave probably won't be ready to open for another month and a half or so.
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Dell Precision T1650 Workstation Review: Ivy Bridge Xeons Bring Performanceby Dustin Sklavos on 7/31/2012 12:00 AM EST
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secretmanofagent - Tuesday, July 31, 2012 - linkPerhaps I'm being naive, but why would you still include USB 2.0 ports if USB 3.0 is backwards compatible? The only thing I can think of is that they don't think four USB ports are enough, and I can maybe buy that, but it means the user has to think about which port they're going to plug into.
Also, how is 8GB middle of the road for a workstation? I would think the minimum would be 16GB.
Has HP's reliability gotten any better? I've had horrible experiences with them, and our IT department isn't keen on them either. Reply
aicom64 - Tuesday, July 31, 2012 - linkUSB 3.0 is only backwards compatible at the hardware level. Without proper USB 3.0 drivers, the ports won't work at all, even in USB 2.0 mode. With Windows 8, I'd expect we'll start to see some motherboards with only USB 3.0, but for now we need some USB 2.0 ports just to get through installation to install the USB 3.0 drivers. On the Apple side, it's not a problem because the keyboard and trackpad are connected via internal USB 1.1 connection even though all external ports are USB 3.0. Reply
secretmanofagent - Tuesday, July 31, 2012 - linkVery interesting, I had no idea. Thanks for the reply. Reply
Robert Pankiw - Tuesday, July 31, 2012 - linkI know aicom64 posted a great answer, but I just enforce that with, my keyboard doesn't work at startup using USB 3.0, but on USB 2.0 it is fine, even though once I am in Windows, my keyboard works in either port. As aicom64 alluded to, issues (like that) will be solves in Windows 8. Reply
Braincruser - Tuesday, July 31, 2012 - linkIn addition to that, adding 10 USB 3.0 instead of 4x 3.0 + 6x 2.0 can exhaust the internal bandwidth or will take up too much PCI-E links to operate, and on the other hand, only a few devices benefit from usb 3.0, mostly ones that are data storage and transfers like hard drives. there is no point connecting a mouse and a keyboard to a usb 3.0 when an inexpensive 2.0 will do just the same. Reply
augiem - Tuesday, July 31, 2012 - linkIf your keyboard doesn't work before you get into Windows, having Windows 8 on your system won't solve anything. The Bios/UEFI would have to support it. Windows 8 preinstalled systems may have this requirement, I don't know, but certainly installing Win8 on your current PC won't help in that regard. Reply
softdrinkviking - Friday, August 03, 2012 - linkYup. Except that I don't think any mobo companies will bother with usb 3.0 support in any bios. Bios is almost legacy, so they will probably focus on enabling it in UEFI only. Reply
IanCutress - Tuesday, July 31, 2012 - linkI would like to add, as I end up installing OSes on different Z77 motherboards every week, that sometimes the chipset USB 3.0 do work on install. I have a motherboard here now that has only USB 3.0 on the back panel, but enough of them work during a USB Win7 install to go through it until we can install the rest of the USB 3.0 drivers.
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bobj3832 - Tuesday, July 31, 2012 - linkUSB 3 has separate transceivers for the USB 2 and 3 parts. USB2 uses 4 pins while USB3 uses 9 because it's the the 4 from USB2 plus 5 more. Another transceiver means more die space on the chip is used and more pins which increases cost. Reply
owned66 - Tuesday, July 31, 2012 - linknever ever buy from companies like these
these desktops wont live long
the first thing that gonna die is the motherboard just look at it ! Reply
Phynaz - Tuesday, July 31, 2012 - linkwhen are these companies going to learn that you have to use the RED motherboards for reliability. Reply
Parhel - Tuesday, July 31, 2012 - linkYou need to go work for Dell (dude.) I know that was a joke, and i thought it was funny, but it's really not a bad idea.
A lot of IT guys are enthusiasts too. They'd like to see a little attention to detail on the inside of the case. I know I would. My home PCs tends to be recycled work Dells anyways.
It might not win any sales, but at least it would get a few of us at work saying "have you seen the new Dells?" and it would cost them next to nothing.
Overall, these seem to be quality machines for an entry level workstation. They just need a little attention to detail. Like the author mentioned, what's with the base model power supply? Do you really want to deploy 100 of those at your facility, and have them sucking up power and heating your building for the next 3 years? Reply
chris471 - Tuesday, July 31, 2012 - linkThe main reason to get a Xeon would be ECC memory, in my case. Testing with non-ECC really seems quirky. OTOH, a great opportunity for you: refit it with ECC and re-run the benchmarks to get the ECC vs non-ECC delta. Reply
Grok42 - Tuesday, July 31, 2012 - linkI was thinking the same thing. The main advantage of Xeon is ECC and depending on the board more than 32GB of RAM. Both of these advantages were not exercised on this setup. The reviewer did state the choices on the box were quirky so I'm guessing Dell simply sent him a test box without any input. Cutting corners on memory has always bothered me with manufactures including Apple. I'm about to build a box and decided to "splurge" and put 16GB of RAM in my box for a measly $90. Reply
Icehawk - Tuesday, July 31, 2012 - linkGod, I hope that price is a typo by $1k (I know workstations are padded but this is nutbar)! I don't get this config or price at all. 500gb in RAID 0? 8gb of RAM? Quadro? Oy. Who on earth is this setup for?
Doesn't seem like they have made an advance in chassis design either in the last 10 years. Reply
Kaldor - Tuesday, July 31, 2012 - linkDell missed the mark here, this workstation is not worth $2700. Not to mention, this machine is complete and total overkill for the average office worker. You know because you need RAID and a Xeon to type in MS Office!
We run Optiplex 790 Dells at work and Im fairly happy with them. Easy to work on, stable, and inexpensive. Reply
Parhel - Tuesday, July 31, 2012 - linkThat isn't who the Precision workstations are for. For employees who use their computer just to "type in MS Office" or for e-mail, get an Optiplex. For a Developer or a DBA making $150,000 a year, or an executive for that matter, what's $2700 over 3 years? Not much if it helps them be more productive.
Any time a corporate model desktop or workstation gets reviewed, there are 10 comments saying "but I could build this on Newegg for half the price!" Sure you could, but try building and supporting 1000's of them and tell me if you've saved money.
As the review said, these prices are low in light of HP's offerings. Dell will sell plenty of these. Reply
Kaldor - Tuesday, July 31, 2012 - linkI never said that I would build from Newegg, at least for a production computer for day to day use. The warranty service and having standardized images is too great a factor. I have built for certain applications, and it usually involves some very proprietary software that needs to run on this computer that I need complete control over what hardware that goes into the PC that is hooked up to a $500k CNC machine.
This is a problem in the IT industry as a whole Ive found. Sometimes the IT department needs to step up and just say NO or figure out a compromise to make things acceptable without breaking the bank in cases like an exec who wants something. The same goes for DBAs or developers. You reach a point where the IT department needs to have some accountability for their spending and look what they are getting for the money they spend. Personally I could care less if something takes them 1 minute longer. Saving $1000 per computer is more important to me. Get past the "ooh shiny" and actually look at what the return on investment is. These are simply not a good investment.
The Optiplex 790 I have on my desk is not that much slower that what they are selling here, and we paid a little more than half the cost of the workstation here. Specs: i7-2600k, 8 gigs of ram, 256 gig SSD, 1 TB hard drive, ATI video card. This is the PC we give to everyone, including the engineers using AutoCAD, and I have gotten no complaints that their computer wasnt fast enough when rendering so we back burnered putting in Quadro cards. Reply
Parhel - Tuesday, July 31, 2012 - linkConsider a top tier DBA making $150K per year. Once you add employer side costs, you're looking at maybe $200K. If a workstation is going to be refreshed every 3 years, $2700 is less than 1/2 of 1 percent of your payroll costs for that employee. I don't think that's out of line.
You wouldn't give one to someone whose needs are already exceeded by an Optiplex 390. That's a given.
Also, my understanding is that $2700 is a "rack rate." You may be comparing that to a heavily discounted rate on your 790 (which is pretty damn tricked out I must say.) Reply
Kaldor - Tuesday, July 31, 2012 - linkMaybe for a company that has alot of money to spend, sure, but even then... :) Im just the type of person that has no issues whatsoever about telling someone higher than me what I think or how something should be done. Its worked out pretty well for me so far.
In the case of my IT department, we dont have alot of money to spend. I came to the company I currently work for and the IT department was a mess and we are slowly turning it around on a shoestring budget. Previously I worked for a multi-national corporation that had a massive IT budget, so I have seen both sides of the picture.
The fact remains, IT departments in alot of cases really overspend as a whole. In a big company that makes alot of money its not really an issue. But in a small company that doesnt make alot of money, being able to do what you can for the smallest amount of money, then saving $1000 goes a long ways.
And yeah, the discount on that workstation would drop the price considerably. Id say about $500 lower would be the discount price. The 790's we use were specced this way for one reason, 5 to 6 year turnaround on the desktops. We looked at what our users do, and this hardware should be fast enough to still serve our purposes in 5 years. Reply
Parhel - Tuesday, July 31, 2012 - linkHonestly, that seems like a smart route to take. I'm not a hardware guy at all, but I think it makes sense. I would worry about longevity if they were mechanical drives, but with the SSDs, that should be good for the long haul. We just lease all our stuff at my work anyways, so the costs are entirely different. Reply
Kaldor - Tuesday, July 31, 2012 - linkLeasing is an option, but generally from a financial standpoint buying your desktops and leasing your laptops is the best route. When you lease, you cannot depreciate the hardware yearly. Thats also the reason we run on a 5 year cycle. Write off 20% per year. Cant do that leasing!
We do lease our laptops, and thats purely from a wear and tear standpoint. Every 3 years we turn them around. But we have far less laptops than desktops.
The SSD vs HD will always be a debate. I dont feel that a spinning HD dying is a major issue myself. I expect to replace 20% of the drives within the lifecycle of a desktop. Thats why we have networks drives and images. The SSDs are not there to provide durability, but to make the user experience better. I was once asked how we could improve the user experience 4-5 years ago, and I gave them two things, make sure the computer has twice the RAM in it that is really needed, and use an SSD for your application drive. All the rest falls into place after that. Reply
Ananke - Tuesday, July 31, 2012 - linkThese are like two dozen people at Apple, a dozen at Oracle and Google, etc. .. you get the idea. They don't use desktop workstations anyway, a good laptop - most likely MacbookPro is enough.
Similar workstations are in use for CAD. Reply
Parhel - Tuesday, July 31, 2012 - linkWhat, the salary? Maybe that was on the high side, but it's not all that unrealistic for a senior level DBA / software architect type job. At my organization, everyone in our development team automatically gets both a desktop workstation and a mobile workstation, from the most entry level guy on up. Even the QA team. And the higher levels guys basically get whatever they ask for. Why be cheap with the tools you give your top talent? Reply
Penti - Wednesday, August 01, 2012 - linkAn engineer would need options that just isn't available on the cheapest desktops to begin with. Plus a decent business notebook (not workstation-class) is already 1500-2000 at base value, add in screens and keyboards etc. It's all in all nothing when it comes to the software cost. A Visual Studio seat with Team foundation plus licenses for testing stuff would cost you more then this workstation. Hardware engineers would use much more expensive software will need specialized hardware, add-on cards and so on too. A 5000 dollar workstation is nothing if it allows you to do your job. You might get by on older hardware and software, but you would suffer other limitations from doing that.
Any way managing your licenses will earn you more saving then skimping on your technical staff and engineers. It's not the office worker, sales staff, warehouse staff and janitors that will sit on workstations. They will have cheap desktops or more expensive business notebooks, depends on how everything is run. Hardware costs aren't a problem when just paying your basic software licenses (Windows, Office etc) will cost you more then a cheap desktop machine. The cheapest machines won't be as manageable and more expensive to serve then stuff made for business too. It's not cost of hardware that is a factor here. It's it environment, service/setup and use. Everybody probably shouldn't use the same machine. Some will cost more. Reply
tipoo - Tuesday, July 31, 2012 - linkLol...Who said it was for office workers typing in Office? Not every machine is for everyone. Reply
miebster - Tuesday, July 31, 2012 - linkAm I missing something?
What is the point of a computer like this? From dell you can get an optiplex 990 core i5 2500k, 16 gb ram, and 120gb ssd for $1200. Can someone give me a reason to buy the workstation over the optiplex? Reply
Parhel - Tuesday, July 31, 2012 - linkCompare the prices without all the options, and it doesn't look so bad. The CPU upgrade alone is $1100 over the base price. The GPU is $600. There are specific cases where you might opt for a workstation over a desktop, but the prices you're talking about aren't representative. The options on this review model seem to more to "show off" rather than represent a realistic configuration. Reply
HammerStrike - Tuesday, July 31, 2012 - linkWorkstations are designed for users who have high performance computing needs ( CAD/CAM, engineering, financial modeling, scientific apps, etc. ) Main difference is:
1. Processors that have more cache on chip (hence the Xeon's). Higher end models alls offer multi-processor support as well.
2. Beefer motherboard to support Xeon processors - basically server MB's.
3. Pro grade graphics cards. Main difference here is that they have driver support and are optimized for applications mentioned above. Most of those apps won't really run on a consumer card, and even if you could get them going you wouldn't get any support.
Higher end work stations will typically support additional memory/types (standard business PC's typically top out around 16GB, while you can get a workstation with 64GB+ of ECC memory), as well as additional storage options (RAID 5, 10, etc, sometimes additional backup options, such as tape drive).
Admittedly, they probably sell 100 standard business boxes for every workstation, but if you are running a program that needs one you, well, need one. As mentioned above, much of the software that a workstation is designed for wouldn't run on anything else (no driver support), but for the apps that do offer more cross "platform" support the performance boast boast is night and day. It can be the difference of jobs taking minutes vs hours to complete.
As far as the Dell Precision units are concerned, they also offer some builds that are pre-certified to be compatible with many "workstation" grade applications and perform at a certain level with them. If you have an issue on a workstation that is pre-certified Dells support team will be able to troubleshoot and assist both the hardware and software issue. Depending on the issue, they may need to bring in the software developer, but the Dell team works with them tdirectly. Many companies find a lot of value in that. Reply
alxxx - Wednesday, August 01, 2012 - linkplus space for a full length pcie card/s
More than 1 pcie x16 gen 3 slot (if needed)
E5 is the only Intel chip so far to have DDIO.
Expect to see it in all of them eventually.
A better comparison would have been with hp z420-E5-1620.
The one here seems a lot quieter than the z400. Reply
cknobman - Tuesday, July 31, 2012 - linkThat is one BFUGLY case!!!!
Where do these designers come up with this stuff? Reply
Gunbuster - Tuesday, July 31, 2012 - linkIndeed. Paying the "Workstation" markup they could have at least made it look good like the older Precision boxes. Reply
Urbanos - Wednesday, August 01, 2012 - linkwhy no E5-1600 cpu's in the comparison? Reply
cwpippin - Wednesday, August 01, 2012 - linkDoes anyone see the resemblance to the IBM ThinkCenter workstations? Man, these are fugly machines. Good thing we are buying performance, not looks.
(http://stoutey.com/?attachment_id=237) Reply
Valutin - Thursday, August 02, 2012 - linkGood machine, the Ivy-bridge goodness allows for a boost in performance.
But as a few pointed out, ECC is a must for a CAD workstation and for some critical work.
It slightly impacts performance.
On our side, we still opted for several 3D workstations without it as we wanted to increase productivity with overclocking.
I am just surprised by some comments, it's obvious that 2700 USD for a box is expensive, but for a Xeon+quadro 2000 set-up and all the ISV certification behind, that's quite in line and you don't buy this kind of stuff for general ledger work...
One point Coming standard is also the 3 years on-site warranty (at least from our side of the world), which is nice to have from a business point of view.
I was expecting that Dell would have update the flow of their machine but it appears that either the flow was already great, either price reduction was too aggressive on that one.
I still prefer the SFF in IBM and HP's line, they better fit my vision of small CAD box. :) Reply
canyon.mid - Thursday, August 02, 2012 - linkCompilation benchmarks? Reply
Stupid and new - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - linkThese machines are a total waste of money. I have a T7600, cost $5500. The absurdly expensive processor in these things suck for 3D modeling. They don't offer a i7 option. I bought $800 pc from Micro Center with a solidstate and i7, put a the same graphics card in it which cost $400 and it runs circles around my T7600. I build it for a co-worker when his office machine died. I felt like a dumbass after that. The key 3d modeling with any type of engineering software is, the programs only support 1 processor. The, the i7 processors are a steal on every level even rendering were the it utilizes all cores. On a side note, I own a M6600 with an i7 for personal use and it is smoking fast, couldn't be happier with it. Reply
fezono - Sunday, January 29, 2017 - linkCan anyone tell if the intel C216 chipset supports Sandy Bridge processor (eg. 15-2500k)? Thanks in advance!! Reply


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- Press Releases
- State, national anti-sexual violence agencies to be on site for Steubenville rape trial
State, national anti-sexual violence agencies to be on site for Steubenville rape trial
March 11, 2013
Press opportunity: The Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence (OAESV) and the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) will be on site at the Jefferson County Juvenile Court in Steubenville, Ohio, beginning March 13, to provide insight and expertise on sexual violence and prevention‐related topics.
In addition, AEquitas: The Prosecutors' Resource on Violence Against Women will available via phone
(202-558-0037) to provide legal expertise. Together, these organizations can offer expertise on topics or issues that include:
- More than one-third of women who report being raped before age 18 also experience rape as an adult (a)
- Sexual violence includes internet-based sexual abuse, such as creating, depicting, and/or distributing sexual images of children online; or stalking, grooming, and/or engaging in sexually explicit behaviors with children online (b)
- Survivors of sexual violence have experienced trauma, and each person reacts differently to trauma.
- Sexual violence impacts survivors and their support systems for many years - 81% of women and
- 35% of men report significant short- or long-term impacts such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (a)
- There is local help for men, women and children: OAESV works in conjunction with its statewide network of 27 rape crisis centers serving victims of all ages in 37 counties across Ohio. For more info visit, http://www.oaesv.org
- Coverage of the Steubenville rape case can be overwhelming to victims across the U.S. Details of the case and continuous news coverage may be traumatizing and remind victims of their own assault. To contact your closest rape crisis program in Ohio, go to http://www.oaesv.org/resources or for help 24/7 nationwide, call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 800-656-HOPE. For resources, call OAESV at 888-886-8388 or NSVRC at877-739-3895.
- Law enforcement reports show that 76.8% of those who perpetrate sexual assaults are adults; 23.2% are juveniles who sexually abuse children, and 19.5% of perpetrators are between the ages of 12-17 (c)
- Annually, there are nearly 2,200 juveniles arrested for rape and nearly 9,200 arrested for other types of sex offenses (d)
- To build safer communities, everyone must speak up against incidents or messages that normalize sexual harm, abuse, or exploitation. An engaged bystander is someone who intervenes before, during, or after a situation when they see or hear behaviors that promote sexual violence.
About OAESV and NSVRC
As Ohio's statewide coalition, OAESV advocates for comprehensive responses and rape crisis services for survivors and empowers communities to prevent sexual violence.
For more information, visit www.oaesv.org, www.twitter.com/OhioAllianceESV and https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ohio-Alliance-to-End-Sexual-Violence/333035558365.
Founded by the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape in 2000, NSVRC identifies, develops and disseminates resources regarding all aspects of sexual violence prevention and intervention.
For more, visit www.nsvrc.org, www.facebook.com/nsvrc and www.twitter.com/nsvrc.
(a)Black, M. C., Basile, K. C., Breiding, M. J., Smith, S .G., Walters, M. L., Merrick, M. T., Stevens, M. R. (2011). The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS): 2010 summary report. Retrieved from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control: http://www.cdc.gov/ViolencePrevention/pdf/NISVS_Report2010-a.pdf
(b)National Coalition to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation. (2012). National Plan to Prevent the Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children. Retrieved from http://www.preventtogether.org/Resources/Documents/NationalPlan2012FINAL.pdf
(c)Snyder, H. N. (2000). Sexual assault of young children as reported to law enforcement: Victim, incident and offender characteristics(NCJ 182990). Retrieved from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics: http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/pub/pdf/saycrle.pdf
(d)U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2005).Crime in the United States, 2004: Uniform crime reports. Retrieved from http://www2.fbi.gov/ucr/cius_04


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Obama, Senate Democrats Take Aim At Gender Pay Gap
President Barack Obama and his Democratic allies in Congress are making a concerted election-year push to draw attention to women's wages. They are linking Obama's executive actions with pending Senate legislation aimed at closing a compensation gender gap that favors men.
Obama on Tuesday planned to sign an executive order prohibiting federal contractors from retaliating against workers who discuss their pay. He also was to direct the Labor Department to issue new rules requiring federal contractors to provide compensation data that includes a breakdown by race and gender.
The Democratic-controlled Senate this week planned to take up legislation that would make it easier for workers to sue companies for paying women less than men because of gender. Republicans were expected to block the vote, which will likely be on Wednesday.