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Nixon Super Rover Watch - Surfing Gear - Accessories
I have about 10 Nixon watches ranging from $90-250, and by far my favorite watch is my Super Rover ($200). It is solid stainless steel, and polycarbonate linked. You would think that the polycarbonate would break down easily, but I've had mine for 5 years......
The best part about this watch is the custom flipping, water resistant stainless steel with hardened mineral crystal, real walnut or bamboo or even enamel inlay.Added 10 Years Ago from Sickbarrel

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Topic: Drainage of ascites/low blood pressure
Hello all. As I said in my previous post, my husband is not doing very well but we are trying to make him as comfortable as possible. I'd appreciate any advice you might have on a couple of issues.
First, he had ascites drained twice and the decision was made to insert a permanent drain. Unfortunately, due to high amonia, the effects of anesthesia, and pain medication, he tore the drain out the same night and the doctor doesn't want to try it again. However, the liquid in the abdomen is currently draining through the hole where the drain was into an ostomy bag and this seems to solving the problem for the moment. Has anyone else experienced anything like this?
Second, he is experiencing low blood pressure which drops when he stands, making him dizzy. The doctor says this is due to the compression caused by the tumors and there is nothing that can be done about it. Has anyone else had this problem and were they able to address it in any way?
As always, thanks for any help you can provide.


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Windows 8.1 and VS2013 bring GPU computing updates to Direct3D and C++ AMPby Rahul Garg on 7/2/2013 8:30 AM EST
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- graphics
- GPUs
- Windows 8.1
- Compute
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Musafir_86 - Tuesday, July 02, 2013 - link-I think MDB is a prelude for the imminent Kaveri's arrival (and its hUMA architecture). :) Reply
Wolfpup - Tuesday, July 02, 2013 - linkSounds like some of these features could be a boon for AMD's A series CPUs down the line. Reply
YazX_ - Tuesday, July 02, 2013 - linkwell if MS wants to put some pressure on gamers to upgrade to 8.1 in order to get such features, then nope, im not gonna upgrade Reply
juhatus - Tuesday, July 02, 2013 - linkYazX_: Did you even bother to read the article? its not about hardware.. back to your 386. Reply
B3an - Tuesday, July 02, 2013 - linkHe was talking about upgrading to 8.1. Not about upgrading hardware. Although some features are only available on newer hardware.
Everyone who has Win 8 will get WDDM 1.3 and DX11.2 though as its a free upgrade from 8 > 8.1. Win 8 already has 13% of Steam users and is already the second most used OS on Steam so gamers are taking to it. Reply
SteveKen - Monday, July 08, 2013 - linkLove my job, since I've been bringing in $82h… I sit at home, music playing while I work in front of my new iMac that I got now that I'm making it online. (Home more information)
http://goo.gl/xp09c Reply
Sabresiberian - Wednesday, July 03, 2013 - linkLook at it this way -
Would you, as a company that intends to make a profit and so needs to manage its development resources with care, develop for a program you are phasing out? I wouldn't likely do that myself.
I'm not saying you are entirely wrong here, I'm just saying there is likely more to the picture than just selling a newer product.
Don't cut your nose off to spite your face here. :) It's a great benefit, and not just for SoC type uses either, it makes the job of managing graphics engineering better for everyone, and so better for any end-user in terms of getting more from their budget spent on anything involved with making what appears on your screen look its best.
The improvements in efficiency that came from DX11 itself is one of the things that allowed Blizzard to upgrade World of Warcraft's engine and still let lower-end computers handle the game decently. WoW is still mostly a DX9 game, as are most of the games that have some DX11 functionality (it might help to understand that DirectX, and OpenGL, are collections of APIs that a developer can pretty much pick and choose from, they don't have to use all of it to benefit). This change will allow for more of the same kind of thing. Reply
yougotkicked - Tuesday, July 02, 2013 - linkI've never really thought about how a APU might fare in a GPU computing environment, I sort of ignored it thinking 'integrated graphics == rubbish' But that isn't really true anymore. With the reduced memory overhead I think this could actually be quite useful;
In my experience GPU computing is often not applicable unless you are using very big data sets (literally millions of elements) between the transfer overhead and slower clock speed, a GPU only wins out when all of it's processing cores are in use for an extended period. With memory overhead reduced I can see the threshold for porting computation to the GPU lowering quite a bit on some systems. Reply
Jaybus - Tuesday, July 02, 2013 - linkUmmm. A 1080p screen is millions of elements. Any sort of video editing benefits, even without the MDB.Likewise for editing those high res pics from just about any camera, converting to and from JPEG, etc.. Data sets with millions of elements are really quite common. Reply
MrSpadge - Tuesday, July 02, 2013 - linkThose are the low-hanging fruit already covered. I'm sure yougotkicked thought about unconventinal GP-GPU apps.. unconventional because until now it didn't make sense to port them. Reply
BryanC - Tuesday, July 02, 2013 - linkDo you know what the coherency model is for MDB? For example, when is the GPU guaranteed to see CPU writes, and when is the CPU guaranteed to see GPU writes? At kernel boundaries? Reply
codedivine - Tuesday, July 02, 2013 - linkAuthor here. Yes, I am assuming kernel boundaries. Reply
zdw - Tuesday, July 02, 2013 - linkDoes OpenGL have similar functionality to MDB?
I'd assume it does, as unified memory goes back on SGI's platforms for quite a while - the SGI O2 had unified CPU/GPU memory like 15 years ago. Reply
Krysto - Wednesday, July 03, 2013 - linkWhen is Microsoft going to support OpenGL by default themselves? Are they really going to use Google's ANGLE to translate DirectX to OpenGL for WebGL in IE11, just so they don't have to do that?
They need to support OpenGL in Windows Phone and Windows, otherwise most of iOS and Android mobile games will never arrive on those platforms. Reply
ananduser - Wednesday, July 03, 2013 - linkMaybe ANGLE is the solution to WebGL's inherent security problem, potentially allowing kernel access. If such is the case, why not ? Do we know that they are using ANGLE or ANGLE-like translation for WebGL in IE11 ? Reply
BaronMatrix - Monday, July 08, 2013 - linkIs it just me or is anyone else upset that that VISUALS on Win8 look like crayon drawings compared to Win7 AERO...?
We actually went backwards... Even with multi-mon... And they STILL HAVE CRAP for tablet share..
Ballmer's going to destroy MS... They broke HyperV with USB3 controllers, Modern apps have no entry in the volume mixer AND they jump around between monitors... Flash in IE is a NIGHTMARE... I had to search for an hour to find the right Flash package...
I had more blue screens in one month than when I worked at MS testing Windows XP...
I'M TOTALLY PISSED. I want my "Modern" VISUALS... But as I said, they did it because Intel IGPs at 100W can barely do AERO, so of course ATOM withotu PowerVR will get them sued AGAIN...
Intel, holding back graphics for 20 years...
That's a cool catch phrase... Reply


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There I was at IFA 2013 last week, stumbling around the trade show babbling incoherently in English, when I found myself at the very hip, very expensive Pauly Saal restaurant in the Mitte district of Berlin.
I was summoned there to witness the unveiling of two new e-book readers by Kobo's EMEA managing director, former Apple exec Jean-Marc Dupuis.
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Wait, did he say e-book readers? Like, the original Kindles and Nooks?
Yes, he did. And not only e-books, but also e-magazines.
Granted, many bottles of wine were consumed -- I cannot say precisely by whom. Scotch was poured. Meat and fish were served, as well as a dessert that looked like it might have fallen from the ceiling during an earthquake but was absolutely delicious. (Full disclosure: I did not pick up the check. I don't think I could even lift it.) I'm pretty sure this happened because I was in a room with 20 other witnesses.
A book by any other name
Kobo, Dupuis explained, is an anagram for "book." (Also for "koob," which makes no sense whatsoever.)
You have heard of Amazon, right? I asked between mouthfuls.
Yes, it had. But after being acquired by $5 billion Japanese etailer Rakuten in fall 2011, Kobo is ready to do battle with giants. The company was in Berlin to show us the Arc 10HD, a $400 10-inch Android tablet that's also an e-book reader, and the Aura HD, a 6-inch $150 touchscreen-based black-and-white e-book reader. (Computerworld's Barbara Krasnoff has the specs, for those of you who are into that kind of thing.)
The Kobo devices are certainly slick enough, but they're not game changers by any stretch. They don't read native Kindle or Nook e-books, for example, so you'd have to perform some DRM-bending gymnastics to port your existing e-library over to them. The magazine reader is well designed, but not so well designed that it will make you forget any other emagazine app you've ever seen -- and the per-publication pricing is unlikely to be better than NextIssue's deal (90 rags for $10 a month). Kobo's strategy is to lean heavily on soft features, like book recommendations based around curated collections and the ability to dive deeper into the subject matter via hyperlinks, to lure "passionate readers" into the fold.
Once I got over my hangover the next day, I began pondering whether it's really possible for Kobo's David to slingshot its way past the Amazon Goliath -- or, for that matter, whether any relatively small tech challenger could defeat such a diverse and deeply pocketed incumbent. If Barnes & Noble doesn't belong in the ring with Amazon, what chance does Kobo have?


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It's All About: Block Party
Day 1
What: Going to check out my friend Veronica Beard's new spring line
Wear: H&M blazer, Joie slip dress, Giuseppe Zanotti heels
Why: This spring, all I want to wear is white—clearly, I'm not the only one. I tried to make this lacy slip dress feel a little less bare and more pulled-together by adding a blazer on top.
Day 2
What: A day of writing and editing at ELLE's offices in the Time & Life Building
Wear: Stella McCartney bag, Christian Louboutin heels, Topshop robe, Helmut Lang leather leggings
Why: I figured I'd try to make a robe work for the office, so I played around a bit and ended up with this, wearing the robe like a kimono (hitting on another major spring trend). Leather leggings are a great option for keeping your legs warm during this time of year, when the weather is so up and down.
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LOS ANGELES – Juan Uribe didn't hit four, but he did hit three, and that was enough to earn him a vociferous ovation and curtain call from a sold-out Dodger Stadium on Monday night.
Uribe, once everyone's favorite whipping boy and now a fan favorite, launched three of six Dodgers home runs as they snapped a four-game losing streak in an 8-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
"That was a great experience," Uribe said. "It makes you feel good when the fans like what you do."
Uribe is the first Dodger to hit three home runs in a game since Andre Ethier on June 26, 2009. The Dodgers' team total was their most since they hit seven in a memorable comeback win over the San Diego Padres on Sept. 18, 2006.
Said Dodgers manager Don Mattingly of the six homers: "That was kinda out of the blue."
Starter Ricky Nolasco (13-9) extended his streak of innings without allowing an earned run at Dodger Stadium to 27. He struck out six and walked one in 62/3 innings, permitting only one unearned run in the fifth frame, when Martin Prado reached on a Uribe error and Didi Gregorius doubled him in.
Andre Ethier started the Dodgers' scoring with a solo home run in the second inning and Uribe followed with his first of the night. Adrian Gonzalez then hit a two-run shot in the third, scoring Hanley Ramirez, and Uribe added another solo shot.
Ramirez led off the fifth with a homer and Uribe smacked his third three batters later, eliciting a standing ovation. His lone chance at hitting a fourth came with two on in the seventh and he scratched out an infield single, driving in his fourth run.
The Dodgers (84-59) lowered their magic number to win the NL West to eight. They can clinch a playoff appearance as soon as Saturday.


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Exchange the positions of the two sets of counters in the least possible number of moves
A game for two players on a large squared space.
A game for 2 players. Given a board of dots in a grid pattern, players take turns drawing a line by connecting 2 adjacent dots. Your goal is to complete more squares than your opponent.
An extension of noughts and crosses in which the grid is enlarged and the length of the winning line can to altered to 3, 4 or 5.
A game for 1 or 2 people. Use the interactive version, or play with friends. Try to round up as many counters as possible.
Players take it in turns to choose a dot on the grid. The winner is the first to have four dots that can be joined to form a square.
A game for 1 person. Can you work out how the dice must be rolled from the start position to the finish? Play on line.
Square It game for an adult and child. Can you come up with a way of always winning this game?
Board Block game for two. Can you stop your partner from being able to make a shape on the board?
A game to be played against the computer, or in groups. Pick a 7-digit number. A random digit is generated. What must you subract to remove the digit from your number? the first to zero wins.
A card pairing game involving knowledge of simple ratio.
Choose the size of your pegboard and the shapes you can make. Can you work out the strategies needed to block your opponent?
An interactive game to be played on your own or with friends. Imagine you are having a party. Each person takes it in turns to stand behind the chair where they will get the most chocolate.
A game for 2 people that can be played on line or with pens and paper. Combine your knowledege of coordinates with your skills of strategic thinking.
A train building game for 2 players.
An interactive activity for one to experiment with a tricky tessellation
An interactive game for 1 person. You are given a rectangle with 50 squares on it. Roll the dice to get a percentage between 2 and 100. How many squares is this? Keep going until you get 100. . . .
A game for 2 people that everybody knows. You can play with a friend or online. If you play correctly you never lose!
Try to stop your opponent from being able to split the piles of counters into unequal numbers. Can you find a strategy?
Can you make the birds from the egg tangram?
Here is a version of the game 'Happy Families' for you to make and play.
Train game for an adult and child. Who will be the first to make the train?
Here is a solitaire type environment for you to experiment with. Which targets can you reach?
Work out the fractions to match the cards with the same amount of money.
Try this interactive strategy game for 2
Hover your mouse over the counters to see which ones will be removed. Click to remover them. The winner is the last one to remove a counter. How you can make sure you win?
A fun game for two. You'll need some counters.
The game uses a 3x3 square board. 2 players take turns to play, either placing a red on an empty square, or changing a red to orange, or orange to green. The player who forms 3 of 1 colour in a line. . . .
A shape and space game for 2,3 or 4 players. Be the last person to be able to place a pentomino piece on the playing board. Play with card, or on the computer.
Use the tangram pieces to make our pictures, or to design some of your own!
A shunting puzzle for 1 person. Swop the positions of the counters at the top and bottom of the board.
A game for 1 person to develop stategy and shape and space awareness. 12 counters are placed on a board. Counters are removed one at a time. The aim is to be left with only 1 counter.
A game to make and play based on the number line.
A game for 2 players. This could be played outside with people instead of counters. Try to trap or escape from your opponent.
A game for 2 players. Can be played online. One player has 1 red counter, the other has 4 blue. The red counter needs to reach the other side, and the blue needs to trap the red.
Factors and Multiples game for an adult and child. How can you make sure you win this game?
Nim-7 game for an adult and child. Who will be the one to take the last counter?
This is a game for 2 players. Each player has 4 counters each, and wins by blocking their opponent's counters. A good follow-on from two stones.
Slide the pieces to move Khun Phaen past all the guards into the position on the right from which he can escape to freedom.
This is a challenging game of strategy for two players with many interesting variations.
A game for 2 players. Draw a daisy with at least 5 petals. Shade 1 or 2 petals next to each other. The winner shades the last petal.
Advent Calendar 2010 - a mathematical game for every day during the run-up to Christmas.
First Connect Three game for an adult and child. Use the dice numbers and either addition or subtraction to get three numbers in a straight line.
Board Block Challenge game for an adult and child. Can you prevent your partner from being able to make a shape?
Design your own scoring system and play Trumps with these Olympic Sport cards.
A game for 2 players. Using 2 dice, some counters and a games board, can you form a line of counters from one side of the board to the other?
A number card game for 2-6 players.
The idea of this game is to add or subtract the two numbers on the dice and cover the result on the grid, trying to get a line of three. Are there some numbers that are good to aim for?
Here are a collection of games from around the world to try during the holidays or the last few weeks of term.


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NVIDIA's GeForce GT 240: The Card That Doesn't Matterby Ryan Smith on 1/6/2010 12:00 AM EST
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- GPUs
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BernardP - Thursday, January 07, 2010 - linkDespite the fact that it *is* overpriced, I bought the Asus GT240 DDR5. Why? It fits in my small case while the "green" 9600GT and 9800GT don't. It has "good enough" performance for the light gamer that I am. It is a well-balanced match with my Athlon 64 X2 5400+. I'm staying with my current build and Win XP for the next 2 years, so DX10 or DX11 is not important. It's a near-silent HTPC card, my main use. I favor NVidia drivers, especially their ability to create and scale custom resolutions. Why has ATI still not included this feature in their catalyst driver? I don't want to fiddle with PowerStrip.
With a bit of fine tuning of the fan speed profile in the Asus SmartDoctor utility, I'm able to keep GPU temps below 56 deg. Celcius while gaming, with little added noise. At idle, the card temp is hovering around 33-34 deg.
Overall, I am very satisfied with my Asus GT240 GDDR5 Reply
knowom - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkI really like the low power, heat, and noise on the GT 240 a good fanless one would make a excellent HTPC/DAW candidate. A follow up review underclocking it and comparing it against a 9600GT and a bunch of integrated graphics and perhaps I5 as well. Reply
philologos - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkI have an aging Dell Dimension E510, for which I bought a Zotac GT240 512MB GDDR5 AMP! edition. I needed a single slot card with very little height, and I also was wary of using the 6-pin connector from my Dynex (aka Be$t Buy) 400w PSU. I really wanted a 5770, but the coolers would have interfered with Dell's CPU cooling "tunnel."
I agree the price should be dropped ten to twenty dollars, but there's been a massive improvement from the 8500GT that it replaced. This should tide me over until can afford my first home-built. The GT240 might even serve as a PhysX processor if such things don't go the way of the dinosaurs. Basically, I think this card has a definite niche; I didn't look at the 9800GT Greens, unfortunately, but I have doubts one would even fit. There is precious little space for expansion cards in my 'puter. Reply
BelardA - Thursday, January 07, 2010 - linkThe 9800GT should fit... even some versions of the ATI 4850.
Dynex PSUs are usually not that good... :(
Check out the 12v rail requirements of the video card, but then again - the GT240 (stupid names) is in the same power class as the ATI 4600s.
Yeah, some people have to bend some metal to make PSUs and cards fit in the Dell E510.
asusmaun - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkHi! I think the GT 240 models with GDDR5 are extremely sweet and I want to get one. I recommend it!
Look at the fine features:
* Low power / cool temps (69W)
* Quiet
* Small card (eVGA's card is even 1 slot)
* Pure Video 4th and 5th generation (VP4/5). This might be the only card that does VP5 stuff right now.
* Plays most games fine if quality/res not set too high. This is true, more or less, for all graphics cards at some point. You can never keep up with game graphics demands without spending a lot of money. If you can spend that much money, good for you, but many cannot.
* Affordable price for a card with new technology
The next Nvidia model up, the GTS 250 is a huge, hot (145W) card that is old technology dressed up with a new model name (again!). It only can do Pure Video 2nd generation (VP2) video acceleration. Sure, it can play games a little faster, but game performance isn't always the lone recommend factor for choosing your card. And, the GTS 250 does cost more when I looked at prices. If the GT 240 has enough game performance for you right now, then the GTS 250 is not a better card.
I'm not going to talk about Radeon cards because I run on Linux and stay with Nvidia cards. If you are going Nvidia, the GT 240 is in the sweet spot for overall price/performance/features IMO.
If the GT 240 is good enough for you now, the price is maybe low enough also that by the time it seems too slow for you, there will be much better cards with new technology for you to upgrade to later.
To say the card doesn't matter and just not recommend it based on mainly game performance, isn't really looking at this card's features and market from a balanced point of view. The card could be highly recommendable for a computer used for watching movies and some game playing (HTPC or others). This card is just never going to please those kinds of users that are spoiled with the highest-end components all the time - the rest of us have to compromise some and the GT 240 can fit budget and purpose well right now.
This review article, even though it does not recommend the card, might actually cause a lot of people to rush to buy these cards, for fear they will be discontinued! I was actually impressed with the game performance charts. So, this review article may very well still help sell a lot of these cards. :) Reply
AznBoi36 - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkExcellent points all around.
I could see the GT240 as a viable upgrade for those on aging systems (Socket 939/478) and are on a tight budget. Why because the CPUs for those platforms most likely aren't fast enough to power many of the newer mainstream cards (ie: keeping the GPU well fed without being CPU limited). Also these users most likely have older monitors @ 1280x1024, and as shown the GT240 has enough oomph to run many of the new games at 1280x1024 with maximum detail and probably some AA/AF.
New build? I can see this possibly going into a HTPC, but not anything else. There's much better cards out there. The 4670 is the better card overall for HTPC and light gaming IMO. Lower price, similar power requirements, heat and noise. Reply
Hauk - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkMan that article title.. ouch! ;) Reply
Spoelie - Thursday, January 07, 2010 - linkIt's actually the *message* NVIDIA sent out itself. Not even bothering to send review samples, you're telling the world these cards are low-key and unimportant in the grand scheme of things. Reply
Taft12 - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - link"I hesitate to call the GT 240 a "bad" GPU"
You may hesitate but this review clearly shows that the GT240 paired with DDR3 memory indeed makes for bad GPU. NVidia should have mandated OEMs use DDR5. Reply
DominionSeraph - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkYour usage of "GPU" shows that you have no idea what one is.
You probably think the "CPU" is the case. Reply
cweinheimer - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkThe review of the Asus 240 ddr5 card leads me to believe it could be a great HTPC card for HD content and some casual gaming. Does it support multichannel audio well enough? Reply
AznBoi36 - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkAFAIK Nvidia cards doesn't pass audio over HDMI without a SPDIF pass-through, and as far as I can tell the GT240/220 doesn't have it. Reply
MadMan007 - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkI might be fuzzy on remembering this but I could swear that some of the 'newer' NV cards (maybe the GT 210 and 220 which are similar to this card) can pass audio over the PCIe connection. So they still need an external sound source but not a connection. Reply
MadMan007 - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkAh yes here we go: http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3657...">http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3657... They support LPCM and lossy digital passthrough but not lossless digital passthrough. I assume that this GPU does as well. Reply
uibo - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkAnother rebadge? Nothing new here... Reply
klatscho - Thursday, January 07, 2010 - linkdone already -> GTS260M/GTS360M;
see here: http://www.semiaccurate.com/2010/01/03/nvidia-mobi...">http://www.semiaccurate.com/2010/01/03/nvidia-mobi...
wh3resmycar - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkgoodness gracious, a 4730 eats this card alive, for breakfast, lunch, dinner etc. Reply
Leyawiin - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkAn HD 4730 can't beat anything if you can't find one for sale. I dare you to.
"For the price of the GT 240 it performs too slowly, and for the performance of the GT 240 it costs too much. We cannot under any circumstances recommend buying a GT 240, there are simply better cards out there for the price."
Its faster than an HD 4670, uses less power than a "green" edition 9800 GT, runs cool and quiet and is physically small. A great many pre-built PCs with weak power supplies would benefit not to mention its uses for HTPCs.
KikassAssassin - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkThe funny thing about the vendors not wanting to send you cards knowing that they'd get a poor review is that this actually gives me more respect for Asus and EVGA. Reply
AznBoi36 - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkNot really. ASUS is pretty big, so such a review probably won't change anything. EVGA well, we all know EVGA.
The one that pulled out is probably a small, less well known partner. If that is the case, then it's understandable that a low performing product might hurt the brand value in the eyes of (average joe sixpack). Reply
BelardA - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkAnyone notice any lack of SLI on these cards? Of course they are soooo slow.
Okay, the ATI 4670 (DX 10.1) came out over a year ago with an MSRP of $90~100. Considering the age, its about the same wattage and noise as the GT240 and in many cases, its a slower card.
Why bother even making such a card? Other than the profit sold from a $90 GT240 is much better than a $90 9800GT.... except nobody in their right mind would bother with a GT240
If the GT240 was a $65~80 part, nobody would complain.
But what happens when ATI releases their $100 5600 series cards? Since the 5700s are pretty much on par with the 4800s. I'm not expecting the 5600s to be that exciting. Other than being $100 DX11 cards that are faster than 4670s but maybe around 4830 performance.
Penti - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkOEMs, OEMs would. Reply
BelardA - Thursday, January 07, 2010 - linkYeah yeah, I know. OEMS love such things.
Kind of sick to look at ordering forms on sites like Dell. When a basic desktop has a default price... add something like a ATI 4670 or GT240 and the price goes up $150. Apple is the WORST with their quad-SLI setup with GT120 (I think) video cards... wow, 4 slow cards at about $150 a pop! While on the same Apple order form, a single $200 ATI 4870 is available and should be faster.
aegisofrime - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkI might be nitpicking, but you have listed all the ASUS results as "nVidia Geforce GT 240" instead of "ASUS Geforce GT 240" in the charts. :p Reply
Ryan Smith - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkFor the performance data, that is correct. Not to slight Asus of course, but their cards are stock cards. Hence they're the reference values I'm using for the GT 240, and are listed as such. Reply
aegisofrime - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkAh I see. Thanks for the clarification! Reply
lopri - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkThank you Ryan for this excellent review. It's refreshing to read a sensible piece without personal drama and baseless conspiracy theories. Reply
Devo2007 - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkMight want to fix the power charts as they currently list an NVidia Geforce 4870 X2 card. Unless of course that is how they have decided to compete with ATI (rebranding Radeons). :) Reply
korbendallas - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkThe load temperature graph has to be wrong - there's no way two cards with the same cooler and the same power consumption has such a difference in temperature. Reply
korbendallas - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkOh, the fan is bugged out... nevermind :) Reply
samspqr - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkthe cards are in shops already, firmly in 9800gt territory, and nearly 20% more expensive than 9600gt... but at these prices it means you're just paying a $10 premium in order to have the newer card; ati's replacement of 4870/4850 with 5770/5750 meant a much bigger premium for new-but-equally-performing tech (you had bigger power savings there, though)
and, of course, I missed some comparisons with ATI cards in the conclusion, something to the tune of: "in any case, it is just sad that nvidia is unable to manufacture new chips to compete with anything ati has, other than a 4670" Reply
nafhan - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkThe reason ATI can have a big premium on the 57XX (and 58XX) is that they've got no competition. The 57XX series in particular has PLENTY of room to drop in price as it's a much simpler card to build than the 4850/70 cards that it is replacing. Nvidia has similar performance for a similar price, but it's based on older tech with higher power consumption. The prices will probably stick until Nvidia comes out with a real challenger for the 5 series (i.e. Fermi).
Spoelie - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkWhy is the GT240 only compared to nvidia cards in the entire review (except for the benchmark images)? It would be to the benefit of the reader to also know how it compares to ATi in the value for money area. What is the current price of say a 4670/4770/4850 in 512MB/1GB configurations and how would that compare in terms of value?
Also, with such a small impact, I think the evga card should have been left out of the factory-clock benchmark graphs for future lookup convenience & easy relative comparison. The performance difference compared to the normal card could have been summarized on a dedicated page. Reply
pugster - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N8...">http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a...=AFC-Ben...
Saw on newegg that you can get this 240gt with 1gb ddr3 memory for $58 after rebate. Reply
plague911 - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkI think the over all point was that you may as well not even consider the GT240. If you wanted a generic ATI/NVIDIA comparison you would use a different nvidia card. Not to say that nvidia may not beat ATI in a comparison but a different nvidia would be a better choice for the comparison Reply
Ryan Smith - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkThe 4800 and 4700 series have effectively been discontinued, the remaining cards are fairly rare and usually overpriced. There's little to gain comparing the GT 240 to a 4770 or 4850, as you can no longer get ahold of those cards for reasonable prices most of the time.
That leaves the 4670, which the GT 240 beats. Reply
hydrocarbon - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkI can grab a 1GB 4850 off NewEgg now for a hundred and ten bucks, or a 512MB for a hundred. "Rare", sure, but "overpriced"? They're cheaper now than they've ever been, especially if you consider those are prices w/o rebates. Reply
MadMan007 - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkJust FYI there is such a thing as the used video card market ;) while you can't compare pricing yourself and include it in the written details a savvy user who is looking at used cards will be able to do so. Reply
Taft12 - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkYes, but bear in mind the lack of warranty (XFX double lifetime notwithstanding) and unknown overclocking/stress history. These things make used video card purchases a non-starter. Reply
Taft12 - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - link... a non-starter IMHO of course Reply
MadMan007 - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkYup, iyo (in your opinion.) However it's clear from browsing just about any hardware forum for sale section that the used video card market is quite healthy. So if iyo it's a non-starter then you would be free to ignore such comparisons, but it's impossible for others to add such comparisons except by using indirect comparisons. Reply
Spoelie - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - link"That leaves the 4670, which the GT 240 beats."
Except that you compared the GT240 to a 512MB 4670. You can get a 1GB 4670 for $75/$65 before/after rebate, or $70 without rebate.
The extra 512MB would bump up its performance and it still is a lot cheaper than a GT 240.
I can still find several 4770/4850 in stock, for now. Reply
mczak - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkThe GT240 DDR3 doesn't beat the HD 4670 512MB if I look at these benchmarks, seems to be about a draw. The HD 4670 is significantly cheaper however. The 1GB HD 4670 are not going to be faster, in fact they are (at settings which are playable at least hence usually not limited by the amount of ram) slightly slower because they use a bit slower ddr3 memory instead of gddr3.
The gddr5 version of the GT240 is faster than the HD 4670, I think it will be interesting to see how it'll fare against the HD 5670 (redwood based). If those early leaks are any indication, performance could be close, but I'd suspect the 5670 will draw less power, have more features (DX11, EyeFinity), and not be more expensive. Reply
samspqr - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkI wouldn't say the 240 beats the 4670: it is faster at high quality settings, where fps are unplayable with both cards; at quality settings that mean playable fps, they are kind of even, aren't they? Reply
Ryan Smith - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkAnd just to reply to myself, the 5750 is still suffering from AMD's price inflation. At its MSRP it's worth a look, but at current prices it's in a different price bracket altogether. Reply
Zebo - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkHow can AMD price 5750 near it's MSRP when two smoke a 5850 and would be cheaper?
Zebo - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkMSRP of $109 and beats anything below $150, Thus it's repriced at ~140 Reply
vol7ron - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkCould you maybe explain why the 9800GT was not covered in the tests, but was talked about a lot on the intro. page?
To me that makes no sense. "We'll tell you how the card compares physically, but we won't show you how it compares in practice." Reply
Spacecomber - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkI wondered the same thing. I believe that the 8800GT has the same specifications as the 9800GT; so, it will give you a pretty good idea of how the GT240 stacks up to the 9800GT. Reply
Ryan Smith - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkCorrect. We list an 8800 GT in our tests because that's the specific card we used, but 8800 GT == 9800 GT in specs and performance. Reply
Natfly - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkIt also makes absolutely no sense that they compare it to the 9600GT in every performance benchmark and then completely leave it out in the power/noise benchmarks. WTF is this garbage? Reply
gayannr - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkAnother good review Anandtech, keep up the good work,
btw, pics look blurry ? single handed job ? :D Reply
mariush - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkYou'll also find this card as nVidia GTS360M:
As usual, renaming king at its best. Reply
techadd - Monday, January 11, 2010 - linkThis card is the best bang for the buck right now. The review did not compare the card to the competition. The card supports CUDA and can accelerate a number of applications - from playing dvds to CAD and video editing. All in all this was a disappointing review probably payed by a known monopoly which competes with nVidia. Reply
selo - Wednesday, July 07, 2010 - linkI have buyed this card in the begining of 2010 the card was in the box new from a guy on ebay for 70$ and at this price it beats all the cards .If i had to buy it again i buyt at 70$ the card is small has new 40nm gpu and it overclock very easy and the power never goes above 70W in idle is only 20w.
Don`t make this mistake again every card matteer for the right price :D Reply


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FIVE people were arrested and 12 vehicles were hauled off the road as the police responded to calls from the community asking them "to stop people using the town as a race track".
Operation Goodwood saw the police out in force in Bridgwater last Thursday from 4pm to 10pm to combat dangerous drivers, stopping cars that weren't road-worthy and cracking down on anti-social behaviour.
Leigh Redman, deputy mayor of Bridgwater, told the Mercury: "For some time the town council has been receiving complaints of racing of Bridgwater, in particular anti-social behaviour and dangerous driving.
"The town council has been lobbying the police do to something about it. We want to stop people using the town as a race track."
Police spent the day stopping drivers who were speeding, not wearing a seat-belt, on their mobile phone, or if their vehicle had possible illegal modifications.
Police brought the vehicles to a makeshift inspection area by Asda in Bridgwater for inspection by members of the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA).
12 vehicles that were prohibited for roadworthiness for having problems such as worn tyres, oil leak, or the car wasn't insured.
Police also made arrests for possession of a controlled substance, drink driving and theft.
PC Sam Iddon, who organised the operation, said: "The operation was a resounding success, educating drivers and reinforcing the police's commitment to community issues.
"The community have come to us saying that these issues concern them. We've gone out and been highly visible, stopping numerous cars, educating where possible and arresting others."
Andy Pritchard, Neighbourhood Inspector for Sedgemoor, said: "The operation exceeded expectations. We are looking to do something like this again in the near future.
"Local policing is very much about working with the community and it's the community that sets out goals. This has been identified as a local problem and we were out to educate residents about the safe use of vehicles."


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After backpacking around Central America and the US surfing for the past year I decided surf travel needs a better platform for making finding a place easier. I'm working on building a website called StayNSurf.com. Beach locations, waves, cultural experiences, etc. It will be launching in the next few months and will hopefully be able to send a bunch of you somewhere around the world. I'd really like to get some suggestions of things you may like to see and/or functionality that'd help me out. It's a marketplace for you the people, so I need your feedback please! And while you're at it, you can sign up on signup.staynsurf.com to get an email when we launch (although we still won't have anywhere to stay immediately following launch :eek:).
Key Facts/Features
-Anyone can list their space (house, apartment, boat, cabin, backyard, etc)
-Easy messaging and booking system: see if a place is available, contact host for request to stay, they will have 24 hours to respond, payment will be sent to us.
-Marketplace allows us to hold onto payments until the guest has checked into destination
-Google Maps Search or search by Region or Surf Spot
-As a 1% for the Planet member, we will be donating 1% of all our revenue to the Surfrider Foundation.
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LiarsLogic puzzles require you to think. You will have to be logical in your reasoning.
Twelve men are in a room, some of them always tell lies, while the others always tell the truth.
The first man says: "None of us is a truthteller."
The second man says: "At most one of us is a truthteller."
The third man says: "At most two of us are truthtellers."
The twelfth and last man says: "At most eleven of us are truthtellers."
Who are the liars?
HintIt's OK to use trial and error, however, there might exist better methods.
AnswerIf there are exactly N liars, then the last N men are truthtellers, leaving the first (12-N) men to be liars.
Therefore, N=12-N, N=6. The first 6 men are liars, and the last 6 men are truthtellers.
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Ghost riding with CTC Devon
Was it real or just a figment of their fevered imaginations, brought on by the spooky surroundings of the misty moor, the well-known setting for Conan Doyle's 'The Hounds of the Baskervilles'? It turned out to be none other than Oliver Cromwell (photo below), come back in bodily form, just to see them off from Bovey Tracey. This set the tone for the Dartmoor Ghost, a 145km night ride across Dartmoor visiting some of the area's best spook-spotting sites.
The moon was rising as they set off across Dartmoor, leaving shimmerring reflections on the distant coast. Riders passed by the famous Jay's Grave near Houndtor, and then crept past Okehampton Castle, which was bathed in the moonlight at the dead of night.
By the time most riders arrived at Yelverton control for hot chowder and coffee, it was getting light, and they were then fortified ready for the climb back over Dartmoor. The dawn ride to Princetown, home of the forbidding Dartmoor Prison, was rewarded by sheep dodging and sweeping descents into Moretonhampstead,
The final climb went over Docombe to the finishing leg in the Teign Valley and back to Bovey Tracey, where the decidedly real Presland family were busy serving a hearty breakfast to all those who made it safely back to base, a little unnerved by their other-worldly expedition but otherwise thrilled by the exciting experience of being a-wheel while those of a more nervous disposition slumbered soundly in their beds...
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DETROIT - The Tuskegee Airmen were a highly trained, highly intelligent and courageous group of African American pilots during World War II. And beginning Friday, Jan. 20, their true story will be told on the big screen in the highly anticipated major action film "Red Tails."
The films executive producer, known for his Stars Wars and Indian Jones blockbuster films, George Lucas, spent $100 million of his own money to make and market the film, because despite his well documented success in film making, shockingly he was turned down by every major movie studio to make the film.
He says the reason was because of fears a predominately black cast would not be marketable globally. Lucas, however, believed otherwise and felt that while many of these heroes are still alive, it was important to share their heroic story and do it justice. As the granddaughter of an original Tuskegee Airmen, I agree. After seeing the film with my mom in a pre-screening, I can confirm he definitely did them justice.
It is a great film that everyone in the family will enjoy of all ages, genders and races.
The film is a feel good action movie about the Tuskegee Airmen that fought two wars in the 1940s, one against Hitler and the other against racism in the military.
I recently interviewed actor Nate Parker, who plays a flight leader in the film and who says it's an honor and a huge responsibility to represent these men and portray them the right way because of everything they accomplished and went through. He went on to say, "Many of these men were valedictorians, scoring perfect on pilot exams and went on to lead and rise in the ranks of the military and helped desegregate the military."
The Detroit Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen is the largest chapter of these great men in the country and they are giving it a resounding thumbs up. Through tears and praise, retired Lieutenant Colonel of the US Air force Reserve Harry Stewart says it's a great inspirational story for young people to see. He says, "I think the film did a good job of portraying us a very very good job."
For Parker, that's music to his ears. He told me, "The first thing I say when I meet with these men, is did we do you well and they say we love the film." Parker goes on to say, "Everyone associated with the film is ignoring the early Oscar buzz, we did this for the airmen, and this is our love letter to them."
I only wish my grandfather Eugene Coleman could have been alive to see it.
Red Tails rated PG-13 also stars Academy Award winning actor Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Academy Award Nominee Tarence Howard and it's already getting Oscar buzz prior to its release.
Parker describes the film as "an exciting, heroic, stand up and cheer film but also in a historical context that reminds us of where we've been as a country, it's wilding entertaining and on top of that you have George Lucas at the helm that told me he waited 23 years to get this movie made and it's going to be right."
Red Tails goes far beyond the original Tuskegee Airman documentary for HBO as Parker describes, "Red Tails was made for $100 million and the original film in 1995 was made for $1 million, the other difference is the earlier documentary focused more on the racism on what they had to overcome to become Tuskegee Airmen and Red Tails is more of a slice of them having the opportunity to fight and fly over Berlin and provide air cover for the bombers over Berlin and the most important bomb dropping of the war and what eventually turned the tides of it."
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Five Wildcats Heading to NFL Combine
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Feb. 7, 2013
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Did you mean: Quark (food), Quark (the anthology series), Quark (kernel), Quark (the series), Quark (television), Quark (Star Trek)
Would not a quark by any other name sound as sweet?
Did you mean: Quark (food), Quark (the anthology series), Quark (kernel), Quark (the series), Quark (television), Quark (Star Trek)
Thee/thou probably survived most vibrantly within the Quaker Religious Society of Friends and any discussion of thee/thou would be incomplete without mention of Quaker Plain Speech. The Religious Society of Friends, also known as the Quakers, is dissident Protestant sect that was founded in England in 1652 when the thee/thou, you distinction was still used by the general population. According to R. Bauman, Quakers adopted a policy of using thee/thou in all interactions for four reasons: to maintain linguistic purity (i.e. a singular second person pronoun); to remain in accordance with the speech they (erroneously) believed Jesus and his followers to have used; to avoid undue pride and to assert the equality of all people by refusing to accord anyone the status of being addressed as you; and to avoid the use of you to address people and thou to address God (Birch, 40-41). The irony is that, with the loss of the common use of thee/thou, its use in Quaker communities quickly began to be a distinguishing mark, setting Quakers apart from the wider community; this was in direct contrast to their intended egalitarian goals when they chose to use thee/thou (Birch 44) but it continued to be widely used by Quakers until well into the nineteenth century (Birch 46).
In order to show that all people were equal before God, Quakers continued to use the informal pronouns thee and thou longer than anyone else. Actually, they stopped using thou and used thee as if it were a subject form, and they combined it with the third person singular of the verb, which is ungrammatical. So what would be "thou findest the truth" in historical usage became "thee finds the truth" in Quakerese.
Take this test to see if you should use thou. Change the emphasized words as needed. Then compare your answers with the answer at the end.
Yesterday, I saw you and your friend John getting into a car. Were you going somewhere with him? I saw you sitting behind the wheel, so I thought you were the driver. Was the car his or yours? I didn't know you had your license.
KatyBr wrote:Apoclima wrote:And, of course, we dislike "confused unintelligible language" as our old friend, buzz, taught us so well.
shhhhhhhh...don't invoke him, he hasn't been 86ed from here...
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Iwashi Shoyuyaki: Sardines in soy sauce
I adore sardines, those unbelievable tasty, full of omega-3's, take-me-back-to-the -Mediterranean fish that I've cooked (and blogged about) quite a few times before: Finnish way with vodka, in a casserole as a substitute to Baltic Herring, I've stuffed them with parmesan and I've also crispy fried them with haloumi. That said I have probably well and truly proved my love for sardines, but my sardine recipe collection would not be complete without the Japanese version.
This recipe is from one of my favourite Japanese blogs Kyoto Foodie.
Iwashi Shoyuyaki (Sardines sauteed in soy sauce)
8 sardines, cleaned & butterflied (for excellent step-by-step instructions on how to clean sardines, see this page)*
a thumb size piece of ginger, chopped
4 tbs cooking sake
1 tbs mirin
2 tbs soy sauce
olive oil for frying
cooked brown rice, to serve
*I usually buy sardines frozen, but if you can, use fresh fish.
Heat the oil in a frying pan, add the sardines and the ginger. Saute for a few minutes. Turn the sardines over and continue on the other side. Add sake, mirin and soy sauce and let simmer for a further few minutes until the sauce slightly thickens and the fish has cooked through. Serve the fish on a bed of brown rice with the sauce and the ginger.


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Hopkins, M.T., Lampi, Y., Wang, T.W., Liu, Z. and Thompson, J.E.
Notes: Genomic DNA from Arabidopsis thaliana was isolated using the Wizard® Genomic DNA Purification Kit. The extracted DNA was used to amplify the 3´ UTR of AteIF5A-2, A. thaliana translation initiation factor 5A, or the entire gene for creating transgenic plants. Leaf discs from wild-type Arabidopsis were infected with Pseudomonas syringae pv tomato DC3000, a virulent strain regulated by AteIF5A-2, using a syringe. After 24 and 72 hours, 0.4cm leaf discs were fixed, labeled using the DeadEnd™ Fluorometric TUNEL System and stained for AteIF5A-2 protein. (3979)
Wizard® Genomic DNA Purification Kit
Cavallaro, M., Mariani, J., Lancini, C., Latorre, E., Caccia, R., Gullo, F., Valotta, M., DeBiasi, S., Spinardi, L., Ronchi, A., Wanke, E., Brunelli, S., Favaro, r., Ottolenghi, S. and Nicolis, S.K.
Notes: The authors of this paper investigated the role of Sox2 in neuronal differentiation. Neurospheres were derived from the brains of normal and Sox2 hyphomorphic mice and used to generate differentiated neural cells. In astroglia from cultures containing a Sox2-GFP-expressing lentivirus, ectopic expression of Sox2 correlated with reduced GFAP expression. The authors investigated the role of Sox2 by amplifying binding sites upstream of the GFAP promoter and cloning them upstream of the thymidine kinase promoter in the pRL-TK vector. The Dual-Luciferase Assay System was used to analyze the effect of Sox2 expression on the luciferase reporter gene. The DeadEnd™ Fluorometric TUNEL System was also used to assess apoptosis in some of the neurosphere-derived cultures. (3953)
Dual-Luciferase® Reporter 1000 Assay System
Dual-Luciferase® Reporter Assay System
pRL-TK Vector
Basgupta, P., Kinkade, R., Joshi, B., DeCook, C., Haura, E. and Chellappan, S.
Notes: RT-PCR was performed to map the subtypes of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors on A549 cells. cDNA was synthesized using the Reverse Transcription System. Northern blotting to assess XIAP and survivin expression was performed, and probes were labeled using the Prime-A-Gene® Labeling System. Apoptosis was assessed in nicotine-stimulated cells using a DeadEnd™ TUNEL Assay. (3382)
DeadEnd™ Colorimetric TUNEL System
Prime-a-Gene® Labeling System
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Seehuus, S-C., Norberg, K., Gimsa, U., Krekling, T. and Amdam, G.V.
Notes: The authors of this paper demonstrate that the pathways controlling lifespan and senescence are linked to the pathways controlling fertility in the honey bee. Using RNAi experiments, the authors demonstrate that vitellogenin protects honey bee workers from oxidative stress. Double-stranded RNA was synthesized from the vitellogenin clone AP4a5 using the RiboMax® T7 System. In additional experiments the authors assessed apoptosis in brain tissue sections using the DeadEND™ Fluorometric TUNEL system. (3636)
RiboMAX™ Large Scale RNA Production System-T7
Zhang, X, et al
Notes: In this study, human pancreatic cancer cells were injected into the pancreas of SCID mice. Mice were treated with thromobospondin-1 three type 1 repeats (3TSR) alone or combined with gemcitabine. The antitumor efficacy of the various treatments was then evaluated. The DeadEnd™ Fluorometric TUNEL System was used to assess apoptosis in tissue sections. (3326)
Xiao, Y., Zhong, Y., Greene, W., Dong, F. and Zhong, G.
Notes: The DeadEnd™ Fluorometric TUNEL System was used to label apoptotic Hela cells that were infected with C. trachomatis for 40 hours before treatment with 2μg/ml Staurosporine for an additional 5 hours. Cultures were co-stained with either Anti-ACTIVE® Caspase-3 pAb or Anti-Cytochrome c mAb. Cy®3-conjugated goat anti-rabbit or -mouse IgG was used as a secondary labeling antibody and the cells were visualized by confocal microscopy. (3252)
Anti-ACTIVE® Caspase-3 pAb
Heerssen, H.M., Pazyra, M.F. and Segal, R.A.
Notes: This paper describes an assay to test BDNF dissociation from FluoSpheres (amine-modified microspheres, 1μM diameter; Molecular Probes). BDNF was covalently attached to the microspheres. Release of BDNF was tested in supernatants from the BDNF-microspheres in PBS, in complete media, and in culture with rat Dorsal root ganglia. Promega's BDNF Emax® ImmunoAssay System was used to determine the amounts of BDNF in these samples. The DeadEnd™ Fluorometric TUNEL System was used to examine rat Dorsal root ganglia cells that had been transfected with either dynamitin or β-Galactosidase. In the TUNEL experiments, cells were fixed in 4% paraformaldehyde and counterstained with DAPI. Cells were also stained with Promega's Anti-β-Galactosidase, Purified Monoclonal Antibody. For these immunocytochemical stains, a 1:500 dilution of Anti-β-Galactosidase antibody and a 1:1,500 dilution of a secondary antibody conjugated to Alexa Fluor-488 (Molecular Probes) were used. The stains were visualized by fluorescence microscopy. (3055)
Anti-β-Galactosidase, Purified Monoclonal Antibody
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Davis, D.W., Buchholz, T.A., Hess, K.R., Sahin, A.A., Valero, V., McConkey, D.J.
Notes: The authors developed an automated, laser scanning, cytometer-based method to quantify the percentage of tumor cells containing DNA fragmentation characteristic of apoptosis. They used the DeadEnd™ Fluorometric TUNEL System to analyze sections from breast tumor biopsies. (2633)
Holsinger, F.C., Doan, D.D., Jasser, S.A., Swan, E.A., Greenberg, J.S., Schiff, B.A., Bekele, B.N., Younes, M.N., Bucana, C.D., Fidler, I.J., Myers, J.N.
Notes: Fuorescent TUNEL analysis was used to determine apoptosis in JMAR cells (human oral squamous cell carcinoma) treated with paclitaxel or paclitaxel plus the EFGR inhibitor PKI166. (2717)
Giampietri, C., Petrungaro, S., Coluccia, P., D'Alesso, A., Starace, D., Riccioli, A., Padula, F., Srinivasula, S.M., Alnemri, E., Palombi, F., Filippini, A., Ziparo, E., De Cesaris, P.
Notes: TUNEL staining was performed on segments of paraffin embedded seminiferous tubules using the DeadEnd™ Fluorometric TUNEL System. (2666)
DeCoster, M.A.
Notes: The DeadEnd™ Fluorometric TUNEL System was used to demonstrate the apoptotic effect of secreted phospholipase A2 (sPLA2) on primary rat cortical neurons in culture. Dual staining with the DeadEnd™ Fluorometric TUNEL System and propidium iodide (PI) allowed quantification of the TUNEL staining area by analysis of digitized images. (2751)
Tedjarati, S., Baker, C.H., Apte, S., Huang, S., Wolf, J.K., Killion, J.J., Fidler, I.J.
Notes: TUNEL analysis of tissue sections from the implanted tumors was performed using the DeadEnd™ Fluorometric TUNEL System. (2582)
Cunningham, J.J., Levine, E.M., Zindy, F., Goloubeva, O., Roussel, M.F., Smeyne, R.J.
Notes: Mouse retinal slices from mice strains deficient for Ink4d, Kip1, or both Ink4d and Kip1, as well as Ink4d/Kip1/p53-triple null mice, were characterized for apoptosis using the DeadEnd Colorimetric TUNEL System. (2442)
O'Brien, M.A., Moravec, R.A., and Riss T.L.
Notes: During apoptosis, Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) is cleaved by caspase-3 to generate an 85 kDa fragment (p85). An affinity-purified polyclonal antibody to the p85 fragment of PARP is characterized. In Western blot analysis with Jurkat cells treated with an anti-Fas antibody and with SH-Sy5Y cells treated with staurosporine, the antibody recognizes the 85-kDa (p85) fragment of PARP but not full-length PARP. The antibody was used at a concentration of 0.75 µg/ml for Western blots and at 2.5µg/ml for immunocytochemistry. TUNEL labeling of apoptotic Jurkat cells was performed with the DeadEnd™ Fluorometric TUNEL System. Immunocytochemistry was also performed using the Anti-β III Tubulin mAb. Good experimental details are given. (2355)
Anti-βIII Tubulin mAb
Anti-PARP p85 Fragment pAb
Balk, J. and Leaver, C.J.
Notes: The DeadEnd™ Fluorometric TUNEL System was used to visualize apoptotic nuclei in sunflower florets. Researchers fixed the florets in 50% (v/v) ethanol, 4% (v/v) formaldehyde and 5% (v/w) glacial acetic acid, and embedded the tissues in polyethylene glycol (PEG), 1500 grade. Sections (7μM) were permeabilized with Proteinase K before proceeding with the DeadEnd™ Fluorometric TUNEL labeling protocol. (2741)
Sperandio, S., de Belle, I., Bredesen, D.E.
Notes: The Apoptosis Detection System, Fluorescein (DeadEnd™ Fluorometric TUNEL System) was used to demonstrate nuclear fragmentation in vitro when 293 cells were transfected with Bax, a known apoptosis inducer. Transfection with the beta subunit of the intracellular domain of the human insulin-like growth factor receptor caused cell death but did not induce nuclear fragmentation. This paraptosis was TUNEL-negative. (2203)
Okamoto, S., Krainc, D., Sherman, K., Lipton, S.A.
Notes: The Apoptosis Detections System, Fluorescein (DeadEnd™ Fluorometric TUNEL System) was used to examine apoptosis in the P19 embryonal carcinoma cells following retinoic acid treatment which causes differentiation of the P19 cells into neuronal cells. (2197)
Alcazar, A., Regidor, I., Masjuan, J., Salinas, M., and Alvarez-Cermeno, J.C.
Notes: The Apoptosis Detection System, Fluorescein (DeadEnd™ Fluorometric TUNEL System) was used as one measure of apoptosis in cultured rat neurons treated with the cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. CSF from aggressive MS patients induced apoptosis to a greater degree than non-aggressive MS patients. (0043)
Wayman, G.A., Walters, M.J., Kolibaba, K., Soderling, T.R., Christian, J.L.
Notes: The Apoptosis Detection System, Fluorescein (DeadEnd™ Fluorometric TUNEL System) was used to assess apoptotic nuclei in peripheral blood samples collected from Xenopus embryos. The system was used to see whether up-regulation or down-regulation of CaM KIV caused increased apoptotic death of erythroid precursors. (2201)
Sansonetti, P.J., Phalipon, A., Arondel, J., Thirumalai, K., Banerjee, S., Akira, S., Takeda, K., and Zychlinsky, A.
Notes: The Apoptosis Detection System, Fluorescein (DeadEnd™ Fluorometric TUNEL System) was used to label apoptotic cells in 10µm sections of 4% formalin-fixed wildtype and transgenic mouse lung tissue. Wildtype mice infected with Shigella flexneri had TUNEL-positive macrophages within the tissue and the caspase-1 knockout mice had no apparent apoptotic macrophages. (0050)
Martinez-Botas, J., Suarez, Y., Ferruelo, A.J., Gomez-Coronado, D., and Lasuncion, M.A.
Notes: The Apoptosis Detection System, Fluorescein (DeadEnd™ Fluorometric TUNEL System) was used to examine the mode of death of HL-60 cells treated with SKF 104976, an inhibitor of lanosterol 14-alpha demethylase. The cells were labeled and analyzed by flow cytometry. (0048)
Ray, S.K., Schaecher, K.E., Shields, D.C., Hogan, E.L., and Banik, N.L.
Notes: Apoptosis was analyzed in 4µm thick frozen rat lumbar spinal cord sections using a modification of the Apoptosis Detection System, Fluorescein (DeadEnd™ Fluorometric TUNEL System). Instead of using the supplied DNA labeling mix containing flourescein-12-dUTP, the authors substituted an alkali-stable DIG-11-dUTP solution. Detection of TUNEL-positive cells was accomplished with an anti-DIG polyclonal antibody conjugated with 7-amino-4-methylcoumarin-3-acetic acid, which gives bright blue fluorescence. The TUNEL staining was combined with a phagocyte-specific staining with a Texas Red® conjugate. (0045)
Sauthoff, H., Heitner, S., Rom, W.N., Hay, J.G.
Notes: A549 lung adenocarcinoma cells were infected with wildtype adenovirus or a mutant with a deleted E1b-19kD gene. E1b-19kD is a powerful anti-apoptotic agent. Cells infected with the mutant demonstrated more TUNEL positive cells than wildtype or control. The apoptotic effect was heightened with the addition of the chemotherapy drug cisplatin. Excellent detail is provided for cell treatment and preparation. Both adherent and floating cells were affixed to poly-L-lysine coated slides for TUNEL analysis. TUNEL staining was performed with the Apoptosis Detection System, Fluorescein. Update: The Apoptosis Detection System, Fluorescein has been renamed to the DeadEnd™ Fluorometric TUNEL System (Cat.# G3250). (0444)
Li, M. , Ona, V. O. , Chen, M. , Kaul, M. , Tenneti, L. , Zhang, X. , Stieg, P. E. , Lipton, S. A. , Friedlander, R. M.
Notes: The Apoptosis Detection System, Fluorescein (DeadEnd™ Fluorometric TUNEL System) was used to examine apoptotic nuclei in 10µm paraformaldehyde-fixed, paraffin-embedded rat spinal cord sections. The ability of Z-VAD-FMK was used to determine if apoptotic death could reduce trauma induced apoptosis. Transgenic mice with a dysfunctional caspase-1 showed decreased spinal cord injury as well. (0023)


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Singers Forum Turns Over New Leaf in Chelsea; Open House Set for 1/19
With a long and prestigious 33-year history that has catered to the likes of Liza Minnelli, Brooke Sheilds and Mandy Patinkin, non-profit vocal academy Singers Forum moves into the 21st Century with an expanded mission, a new look, and exciting new classes.
Long time Artistic Director Don Rebic and newly appointed Executive Director Lynly Forrest have appointed Multi- Award winner and current MAC (Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs) president Lennie Watts to expand its curriculum and create exciting new opportunities for students. From Writing Magical Songs with Grammy Award winner Julie Gold (1991 Song of the Year "From a Distance") to The Business of Show a practical entertainment business skills class taught by Melissa Robinette (Eastern Regional Vice President of Actors' Equity Association), Singers Forum will have something for everyone!
"Singers Forum is a unique gem in New York. We are the only non-profit organization dedicated to the vocal performing arts that also has a roster of professional, successful teaching artists. Everyone at Singers Forum is an active participant in New York's arts scene. Nowhere else will you find a community more willing to embrace artists and give them the support and skills they need to live their dreams." says Forrest (herself a long-time student of Singers Forum).
Following their new motto, Aspire. Prepare. Perform. , Singers Forum welcomes performers of all levels from the aspiring beginner to the seasoned professional. "Everyone has to start somewhere", continues Forrest "There are always new skills to learn, new ways you can stretch yourself as an artist. It's why, in addition to vocal technique classes, we're offering basic musicianship classes for singers. We want to give people an opportunity to challenge themselves; to experiment, to learn and really discover the joy of singing."
The Winter session kicks off with an Open House on Thursday, January 17th, 6pm-9pm and Saturday, January 19th, 3pm-6pm where Singers Forum will debut its new classes including: Jazz Explorations, a Jazz Master Class, with David Epstein (international Jazz musician); Get the Part!, an audition prep class with Kristine Zbornik (Into the Woods, Central Park); two levels of musicianship classes with Mark Wade (bassist, featured on The Today Show); and Patter, Puns and Punchlines! with Nancy Witter (Nick @ Nite's Funniest Mom Contest). There will even be the opportunity for the next generation of artists to discover the exciting world of cabaret through CabLab: Teen Edition with the award-winning duo of Gretchen Reinhagen and Tracy Stark. "Because of Glee and The Voice, more teens are looking for a personalized ways to express themselves through song," says Forrest.
Watts will also be offering CabLab: Master Series which gives students a chance to work with different master teachers during the session. Joining Watts will be Karen Mason, Alison Fraser, KT Sullivan, Johnny Rodgers, and John Bucchino.
In addition to the new classes, many Singers Forum favorites will be returning: Audition and Vocal Performance, a lyrical interpretation class for professional performers with the award-winning director/actor/vocalist, Eric Michael Gillett, and The Arrangement Experience, the original "remix" class with Lennie Watts and Steven Ray Watkins. There are also a variety of vocal technique classes for all levels, as well as the opportunity to take private lessons with most of the teaching artists under the Singers Forum umbrella.
Located in the historic Flatiron neighborhood of Manhattan, Singers Forum is a non-profit musical oasis committed to providing the highest quality vocal training for New York City residents. Singers Forum draws from it's long and illustrious 33-year history to create a safe haven for artists.


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I have not written in a while but get on every so often to check on everyone or to see if my experiences can help. Mom has been gone a little over a year now, and dad has moved 9 hours away. Fortunately, my sister who will be 22 soon moved in with my husband, me, and my daughter who will be 3 soon. She moved in shortly after my mom dad while attending college and I thought it would be good for the both of us to always have someone right there when we needed to laugh, cry or a hug.
I've been stuggling with my feelings a little lately which isn't normal for me. Momma always taught me to look on the bright side of things and that someone somewhere else always has it worse. Be thankful for the people and things in your life. My husband and I have found out recently that we are expecting baby #2 in May!!!
There have been so many things i just want to call momma about to tell her, share with her. We always used to talk 1-3 times a day, she would send me emails from 4am when she couldn't sleep or was just up drinking coffee. I try so hard to be a good mother and a good wife like the example she set...and sometimes I just feel like its not good enough. Not because my husband or daughter say so, but just because I need her encouragement, her warm hug to tell me I'm doing fine.
Since I've found out we are expecting again, all I do is cry. I should be happy...and I am...but I cant stand that she wont be here to experience it all with me like last time. I am blessed beyond measure with a loving husband, beautiful daughter, wonderful daddy and a best friend of a sister.
I've "dealt" with everything fairly well this long..why am I having such a hard time now?
As always, thank you for your advice. It amazes me to have such a wonderful group of friends.
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The U.S. Air Force honors Colonel Arnald Gabriel '50, M.S. '60, H.D.M. '89. by Alex Meril '07
Raised in humble circumstances during the Great Depression, Arnald Gabriel '50 discovered his love of music listening to the Metropolitan Opera on the radio. He honed his own musical talent...


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HOUSTON - Investigators said a limo driver rammed his car through a home in the Galleria area, sending one person to the hospital.
The incident occurred around just before 10 am Friday in the 5700 block of Val Verde near Chimney Rock.
Witnesses said the 57-year-old driver had just washed his car across the street at a car wash, and somehow lost control as he was leaving.
Bill Lawerence, who works at the car wash, said he's never seen anything like this before.
"Clipped the UHaul van, clipped an employee's car, then came out this exit and flew over the ditch on Val Verde," said Lawrence.
Neighbors said it sounded like a "loud boom" when the car slammed into the home, leaving a gaping hole.
The car went through a bedroom, the kitchen and the living room door. the driver was shaken up, but not seriously hurt.
Officials said an elderly man sitting in the bedroom was hit by falling debris and rushed to the hospital. There is currently no word yet on his condition.
The driver of the limo was cited for failure to control speed. Police said they think he floored the accelerator, thinking it was the brake.
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SAINT LEO, Fla. – In an exciting Thursday night home contest, the Saint Leo women's basketball team defeated the visiting Northwood University Seahawks by a 102-80 score. The victory improved the Lions' record to a perfect 5-0 on the season and signaled the first time the squad has scored 100 points in a game since 2008.
Seniors Chelsea Connelly and Erin Higgins dominated the ball in the first half, scoring nine points apiece to lead the Lions offensively. Defensively, however, sophomore Ashlin Gross and junior Melissa Jackson combined for 10 of the 22 Saint Leo rebounds in the first half alone.
With a 45-39 lead heading into halftime, the Lions returned from the locker room and launched an offensive attack that would go unanswered for the remainder of the game. In just the second half, the Lions outscored the Seahawks 57-41.
Sophomore Ashlin Gross led the Lions in scoring with a career high 18 points, and her additional 11 rebounds earned her a first career double-double with the green and gold. Senior Chelsea Williams also tallied a double-double with a 17-point, 11-rebound effort.
Chelsea Williams, Kinnara Lewis, and Chachi Guzman each scored in the double digits as well, notching 16, 14, and 10 points, respectively. Guzman also led the team in assists with eight.
As a team, the Lions shot for 66.7 percent from behind the free-throw line, while earning a seven steals, six blocks, and 24 total assists.
The Saint Leo women's basketball team will return to action on Tuesday, November 26 when they take on the visiting U.P.R.-Bayamon Cowgirls. Tipoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
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West Texas Trail Ride To Teach School Kids About State's Pioneer Roots
MARFA, Texas — Thirty youngsters from three north and west Texas school districts will spend their Spring Break rolling through the rugged expanses of West Texas in covered wagons to get a taste of what their pioneering forebears experienced some 150 years ago.
The youth outreach trail ride, sponsored by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Texas Equestrian Trail Riders Association, will cover roughly 75 miles from Marfa to Big Bend Ranch State Park outside Presidio. Trail riders will gather March 14 at the Marfa Fairgrounds, and depart the next morning for the MacGuire Ranch and points south. The trail ride concludes March 21 after several days of exploring local ranches and camping out at Big Bend Ranch State Park, Texas' largest state park.
Participants will include a number of 7th and 8th grade students enrolled in Gifted and Talented programs in the Marfa, Canutillo and Carrollton-Farmers Branch independent school districts. Accompanying the 10 wagons carrying students will be teachers from the three ISDs, dozens of TETRA wagon drivers and outriders, a scout team, a cooking team and support crew. Support will include TETRA members, Presidio County Sheriff's office personnel, TPWD game wardens, and Boy Scout Troop 155 of Georgetown, Texas.
The general purpose of the TPWD youth outreach and education program is to provide a challenging and fun-filled adventure to students from three culturally diverse school districts, according to the trail ride's organizer.
"We want to provide an educational program that gives youngsters a chance to experience what pioneer life might have looked like years ago from the confines of a wagon," said trail ride boss Karl Cloninger, TPWD's director of the Parrie Haynes Ranch in central Texas. "We'll be teaching the children about the cultural resources of the Alamito Creek watershed and the history of ranching in the Big Bend. A top-notch educational team supported by numerous local ranchers and speakers will make this an experience not to be forgotten."
Alamito Creek follows a historic "highway" used by Spanish explorers hundreds of years ago that has a number of significant cultural resource sites along the way. The old Chihuahua Trail from Mexico to Texas also runs through the area being traversed by the trail riders.
Cloninger calls the outing a "move up" trail ride, where the wagon train stages at a certain location for a while, before picking up and moving further down the "trail" to the next overnight camping spot. Most of the route between Marfa and Big Bend Ranch will be along unpaved Texas Highway 169 and through rugged, but picturesque Chihuahuan Desert ranchland.
Along the way, students will attend "class sessions" that will teach them about the cultural and natural resources of West Texas, touching on the bi-national borderland and the area's rich ranching culture, geography, geology, and archeology. Students will have the opportunity to visit the Fort Leaton State Historic Site in Presidio during their three-day stay at Big Bend Ranch State Park.
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It's the end of the road for this year's corn and soybean harvest as farmers wrap up what's left of the season.
According to the USDA's latest "Crop Progress" report, 91 percent of the country's corn has been harvested, compared to 84 percent last week and the national five-year average of 86 percent.
Just four states are below their five-year corn harvest average – Kentucky (94 percent), Michigan (75 percent), Tennessee (98 percent) and Wisconsin (74 percent).
Soybeans are still slightly behind their national five-year average with 95 percent complete. Most of the states, while progressing faster that corn harvest, are still behind their state's five-year average. Of the nine states trailing their average, half are within less than 2 percentage points.
Two states – Kentucky and Tennessee – are behind their state's average by 18 percentage points.
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I was stuck... I wanted to set down to dinner for game 2 of the World Series using my pulled Chuck. But I did not want to miss game time going through all the steps of making tacos the way I normally do. So I decided I was going to prep ahead except for a last minute blast from the nuclear incinerator. This called for more of a soft taco, or rather, burrito type approach.
First I'd like to show you the hot sauces I use for this application. I believe different sauces shine through in different recipes. The Guacamaya "authentic" hot sauce is my go to for adding to hard shell tacos. The Guacamaya "habanera" is for setting a scorching heat on the meat, and the Pico Pica is wonderful for adding more flavor into burritos. So much for specialty sauces. Here they are.
Now I've got to prep the Chuck meat. So I break out the habanera and mix that along with some carne asada seasoning into the meat. That just floats my boat, I so enjoy it that way!
Then I have to prep the sides (i.e. "taco stuffings", if you will)--shredded Romaine, cilantro, tomato, cheddar cheese, and avocado. Those are homemade refried black beans you see in the middle.
Next step is to start rolling the burritos. A few fresh, crisp onions are added for good measure.
There, all I need to do now is nuke the burritos and beans (separately of course), return those to the salad plate, and I'm good to go. I can do all the "taco mixing" in my mouth. I had a touch of sour cream as well. Great for managing flare-ups, if you know what I mean. I've got to tell you this was a seriously delicious meal.


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jmurbank - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkWhat I did not expect to read from your article was the introduction of Netbook or you called it a Smartbook that is very, very thin. Even that thin of a device, Intel Atom processors can not fit with out over heating. It is a sure thing that it uses an ARM processor and Marvell is showing their ARM Cortex processor that they introduced a few months ago.
I expected a USB 3 device to be explained. USB is a pathetic connection compared to IEEE-1394 if you want high bandwidth and almost instant access. Also USB is even more pathetic against SATA or eSATA. USB to this day requires a black art in programming to make it work well in latency and bandwidth benchmarks. USB 3 will not fix any problems that anybody is hoping. It causes more problems such as people coming into Linux forums and whining about their USB can not provide a high bandwidth that they usually get in another operating system. Reply
sprockkets - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkThere are so many of these new set top boxes on the market, most even claim full compatibility with mkv and vorbis and h264 at the highest levels.
You should get a few of them and make a review. Reply
jdietz - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkThe FreeAgent Theater+ HD does not impress me. The only research I did was check Seagate's website for the specs. I watch mostly subtitled Japanese anime (sorry) so I need a box that supports a large variety of subtitles. The Seagate unit doesn't support ASS (sorry guys) which is a very common subtitle format. WD TV HD is a product line from Western Digital which does include this support. The docking station is nice and all, but doesn't really interest me as a feature. All products in this category will play nice with an FAT or NTFS formatted USB drive. Reply
jdietz - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkWhat makes it a gaming case? Micro-ATX cases have been available for awhile. It's no problem to put high end components in there and call it a gaming box. I used the now pretty old Antec NSK2400 case for mine.
What's really impossible is a mini-ITX gaming case. Now that I'd like to see. I think a different recent article was talking about a mini-ITX motherboard and how there are no chassis for it.
Boxee Box is a strange name for a product. It seems...redundant. Reply
HotFoot - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkIt's a gaming case because it's designed to fit the video card, really. Actually, this is pretty much exactly the layout I'd be wanting to replace my hefty P182 when the time finally comes to upgrade. My remaining question would be how much room is there for a proper tower cooler like the TRUE120. Reply
Taft12 - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkIf the case is wide enough for an ultra high-end video card, it should be wide enough for a tower cooler. I also think this looks like a terrific product and am happy to see more migration to micro-ATX and ITX. Reply
fyres - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkcan view non-DRM content, that is nice!
like the overall design.
btw, there are live discussions at 7pm PST at www.livefyre.com throughout CES, join share your opinions on CES news. Reply
blyndy - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkThe second usb cable plugin into the card for power might have been the only way to make it work but it's cluttery and tangly. I would wait for native usb3, I don't like dealing with lots of cables and expresscards waiting to be snapped off.
I'm waiting for SSDs powered only by the usb3 cable, like the OCZ one. Reply
blyndy - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkI definitely like the increased support for micro-ATX. When I put my ATX mid-tower next to my mATX tower it's like looking at an old 486 motherboard next to a modern motherboard.
I would like to see a few more windows in mATX cases though, there don't seem to be many (good ones). I think the inwin case layout would be especially good for a case window. Reply
semo - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkI think USB 3 should be the big news at CES.
I like the seagate kit but why only 500GB limit? for such high price i'd expect more Reply
mckirkus - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkYou don't need USB 3 to stream HD over a network. 15MB/second will easily saturate a 10/100 network and I don't know of very many blu-ray disks that top out at much more than 3MB/s. (that's megabytes)
Of course if you backing up large files over a gigabit network to a USB hard drive then yeah, it makes sense. Reply
jmurbank - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkHD can easily handle on a 100 Mb network. HD bitrate is around 25 to 50 megabits per second. It is far from what you think. This is why the Sandstorm HD Homerun ATSC tuners can work. Sure it will help to have 1 Gb NIC, but that will be over kill. HD will over load a wireless network connection even 802.11n because wireless networks has a lot of over head.
If I were backing up data, I would use IDE or SATA and screw USB. Reply
rlthomas - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkDo you mean 100Mb network can handle HD? Why screw USB, it's just another option? Do you mean eSATA? Portable HDD are handy. Reply
Lysh - Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - linkWell assuming it houses a 9.5mm drive, currently the highest capacity is 640GB.
But 12.5mm, 1TB is the max then. Reply