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Oklahoma Department of Labor Mark Costello, Commissioner 3017 N. Stiles, Suite 100 Oklahoma City, OK 73105 www.labor.ok.gov The higher they are, the harder they will fall! Each year it is estimated that over 205,850 children in the United States receive treatment in hospital emergency rooms for playground related injuries (Tinsworth & McDonald, 2001). Falls to the surface are the leading cause of these injuries. Approximately, 68% of injuries that occur on public playground equipment involved falls to the surface (Tinsworth & McDonald, 2001). It is important, therefore, that one pays attention not only to the surfacing material used under and around equipment, but also the actual height of the equipment. Four reasons to limit the height of playground equipment FACT ONE: Research has shown that equipment height can double the probability of a child getting injured. A study by Laforest and etal. (2001) conducted in Canada found that equipment over 8 ft. had Research close to three times the injury rate of equipment under that height. This study reinforced the importance of installing recommended materials, such as sand, beneath play equipment. Other research by Chalmbers and etal. (1996) conducted in New Zealand also found that equipment over 8 ft. had twice the injury rate of equipment under that height. The National Program for Playground Safety recommends that the height of equipment for pre-school age children be no higher than 6 ft. and the height of equipment for school age children be limited to 8 ft. FACT TWO: Current testing for playground surfacing materials has been limited to a height of 12 ft. An Independent Laboratory using the American Society for Testing Materials, ASTM F1292 standard conducts the There has been no shock absorbency test. NO surfacing can be considered safe for testing performed for equipment heights greater than 12 ft. at this time. equipment over 12 ft. high. Realistically, a 4 ft. child standing on an 8 ft. platform matches the maximum testing height of 12 ft. Think what could happen to a 4 ft. child standing on that 8 ft. platform? This sets up the possibility of the child's head dropping 12 ft. FACT THREE: Most ceilings are 8 ft. to 10 ft. high. A child standing on a platform more than 8 ft. high is equivalent to standing on the second floor of Equivalency Test a building. Would you want your child to step out of a 2nd story building with the surface being concrete, asphalt, dirt or grass?
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Okla State Agency | Labor, Oklahoma Department of |
Okla Agency Code |
'405' |
Title | The higher they are, the harder they will fall! |
Alternative title | SSD playground safety the higher they are |
Authors | Oklahoma. Department of Labor. |
Publisher | Oklahoma Department of Labor |
Publication Date | 2011-02-03 |
Publication number | 2/3/2011 |
Frequency | Irregular |
Publication type |
Fact Sheet |
Subject |
Playgrounds--Equipment and supplies--Safety measures. Playgrounds--Safety measures. |
Purpose | Each year, it is estimated that over 205,850 children in the United States receive treament in hospital emergency rooms for playground related injuries. Falls to the surface are the leading cause of these injuries. |
OkDocs Class# | L400.1 P723h 2011 |
Digital Format | PDF, Adobe Reader required |
ODL electronic copy | Filed with documents.ok.gov submissions system |
Rights and Permissions | This Oklahoma state government publication is provided for educational purposes under U.S. copyright law. Other usage requires permission of copyright holders. |
Language | English |
Date created | 2012-08-13 |
Date modified | 2012-08-13 |


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By Heidi Stevens Chicago Tribune
These days, kids are spending more time than ever with screens: television, computers, mobile applications, music and e-readers.
It's a trend, many experts say, that's unlikely to reverse course. Parents, they say, will need to figure out the appropriate balance of screen time versus time taking part in other activities.
In other words, more "Little Speller." Less "Angry Birds."
"The devices are here to stay," said Michael Levine, the executive director of the Joan Ganz Cooney Center, a digital media research lab within the Sesame Workshop. "The wise parents and the wise educators need to figure out the right mix. We know kids are learning from whatever media they're exposed to. It's just a question of what they're learning."
Children age 8 and younger spend an average of 3 hours, 14 minutes a day with screens, according to a 2011 Common Sense Media Research study.
"It comes down to determining what is a normative experience and how do you set reasonable boundaries at age 2 or 3, when a child's natural curiosity with his or her environment is permeated with devices," Levine said. "It would be unnatural for a toddler or preschooler to not notice the six or seven devices in their parents' home."
The trick is finding that screen time sweet spot.
"The data is telling us that parents are not taking screen time limits as seriously as they might, but I think there's a big difference between spending hours on the types of media with no proven educational benefit - the empty calories - and educational media offerings that have proven educational value," Levine says.
Arlyne Chin and her husband, Ken, both IT professionals, wholeheartedly embrace technology for their two sons, 8 and 6. In addition to the iPads the children use in their classes at school, they share an iPad and laptop at home.
"We reinforce what they're learning at school and try to harness the technology piece of their lives to keep it educational and creatively bound," says Arlyne.
They spend a fair amount of time playing video games on the family Wii and their Nintendo DS devices. They download apps and play games on their parents' iPhones. And the iPad apps aren't all education-based.
On the surface, that sounds like a lot of "empty calories." But Arlyne Chin adopts a more organic approach.
"We don't give them a lot of instruction on how to use the devices, unless they're doing something that's not safe," she says. "We let them find their own creative way of maneuvering through different applications and programs, and it helps them learn to explore and tap into their creative side."
The upshot? The kids are fearless in their navigation and innovative in their tech-based play. The family creates digital slide shows together and year-end movies of the previous school year and sports season highlights.
"We don't limit them based on time; we limit them based on what they're doing," Arlyne Chin said.
It's an approach endorsed by Chip Donohue, director of the Technology in Early Childhood Center at the Erikson Institute.
"I'm not a believer in setting hard-and-fast screen time limits," Donohue says. "If you tell a child they can only look at the iPad for 15 minutes, and at 15 minutes the kid is so engaged in learning and creating, why would you turn it off? I don't think an arbitrary limit set by anybody - pediatricians, educators - is helpful."
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends no screen time for children younger than 2, arguing that unstructured playtime is more beneficial for children to develop creativity and problem-solving and reasoning skills. For children older than 2, the group recommends no more than on to two hours of "quality programming" per day.
Parents, some experts warn, need to consider the opportunity cost of screen time: What are children not doing when they're tethered to devices?
Families should take frequent stock of the role that screens are playing in their kids' lives, Donohue says.
"When is enough, enough?" he says. "When a kid isn't going outside. When a kid doesn't have any friends. When it's an impediment on a kid's social development."
Early childhood experts recommend the following sites for help navigating the maze of programs and apps and games.
Common Sense Media: Its "reviews and advice" section includes descriptions and star ratings for apps, games, websites and more. commonsensemedia.org
Yogi Play: Provides personalized app recommendations based on a child's learning needs and interests. yogiplay.com
Parents' Choice: A foundation that confers awards for children's media and toys based on a multitiered review process. parents-choice.org
Apps for Children With Special Needs: An alphabetical index of reviews of apps that offer skills and play for special-needs users. a4cwsn.com
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Method Name A short description of the method used to perform the test
Reporting Name A shorter/abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test; an abbreviated test name
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Ambient | Preferred |
Refrigerated | Yes |
Frozen | Yes |
6N HCI | No |
50% Acetic Acid | No |
Na2CO3 | No |
Toluene | Yes |
6N HNO3 | No |
Boric Acid | Yes |
Thymol | Yes |
Specimen Minimum Volume Defines the amount of specimen required to perform an assay once, including instrument and container dead space. Submitting the minimum specimen volume makes it impossible to repeat the test or perform confirmatory or perform reflex testing. In some situations, a minimum specimen volume may result in a QNS (quantity not sufficient) result, requiring a second specimen to be collected.
Reject Due To Identifies specimen types and conditions that may cause the specimen to be rejected
Hemolysis | Mild OK; Gross reject |
Lipemia | NA |
Icterus | NA |
Other | NA |
Specimen Stability Information Provides a description of the temperatures required to transport a specimen to the laboratory. Alternate acceptable temperature(s) are also included.
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Urine | Refrigerated (preferred) | 7 days |
Frozen | 7 days |
Clinical Information Discusses physiology, pathophysiology, and general clinical aspects, as they relate to a laboratory test
Retinol-binding protein is a low-molecular-weight protein of 21 kDa that transports retinol (vitamin A alcohol) from the liver to peripheral tissues.(1) Retinol-binding protein is most often found bound to transthyretin, but a small, unbound fraction (<10%) passes freely through glomerular membranes and is reabsorbed by renal proximal tubules cells where it is catabolized. Due to extensive tubular reabsorption, under normal conditions very little of the filtered retinol-binding protein appears in the final excreted urine. Therefore, an increase in the urinary excretion of retinol-binding protein indicates proximal tubule injury and/or impaired proximal tubular function.(1) Measurement of retinol-binding protein in urine is, therefore, a useful aid in the monitoring and/or diagnosis of kidney disease.
Elevated excretion rates can indicate tubular damage associated with renal tubulointerstitial nephritis or tubular toxicity from heavy metal or nephrotoxic drug exposure. Glomerulonephropathies and renal vasculopathies also are often associated with coexisting tubular injury and so may result in elevated retinol-binding protein excretion. Measurement of urinary excretion of alpha-1-microglobulin, another low-molecular-weight protein, is an alternative to the measurement of retinol-binding protein. To date, there are no convincing studies to indicate that one test has better clinical utility than the other.
Urinary excretion of retinol-binding protein can be determined from either a 24-hour collection or from a random urine collection. The 24-hour collection is traditionally considered the gold standard. For random or spot collections, the concentration of retinol-binding protein is divided by the urinary creatinine concentration. This corrected value adjusts retinol-binding protein for variabilities in urine concentration.
Reference Values Describes reference intervals and additional information for interpretation of test results. May include intervals based on age and sex when appropriate. Intervals are Mayo-derived, unless otherwise designated. If an interpretive report is provided, the reference value field will state this.
<163 mcg/24 hours
Interpretation Provides information to assist in interpretation of the test results
Retinol-binding protein above the reference values may be indicative of a proximal tubular dysfunction.
Cautions Discusses conditions that may cause diagnostic confusion, including improper specimen collection and handling, inappropriate test selection, and interfering substances
Since this is a nephelometric assay, turbidity and particles (eg, cells, crystals) in the specimen can interfere with the test. Therefore, all urine specimens should be centrifuged at ambient temperature prior to assay.
Clinical Reference Provides recommendations for further in-depth reading of a clinical nature
1. Kirsztajn GM, Nishida SK, Silva MS, et al: Urinary retinol-binding protein as a prognostic marker in glomerulopathies. Nephron 2002 Apr;90(4):424-431
2, Norden AG, Scheinman SJ, Deschodt-Lanckman MM, et al: Tubular proteinuria defined by a study of Dent's (CLCN5 mutation) and other tubular diseases. Kidney Int 2000 Jan;57(1):240-249
Method Description Describes how the test is performed and provides a method-specific reference
In an immunochemical reaction, urinary retinol-binding protein forms immune complexes with anti-retinol-binding protein-specific antibodies coated onto polystyrene latex particles. The resulting latex bead-antigen-antibody complexes have enhanced light-scattering ability, which is detected with a nephelometer when a beam of light is passed through the sample. The intensity of the scattered light is proportional to the concentration of retinol-binding protein in the sample. The result is evaluated by comparison with a standard of known retinol-binding protein concentration. (Package insert: Binding Site Human Urine Retinol Binding Protein Nephelometric Kit for use on the Dade-Behring BNII Analyzer)
Day(s) and Time(s) Test Performed Outlines the days and times the test is performed. This field reflects the day and time the sample must be in the testing laboratory to begin the testing process and includes any specimen preparation and processing time required before the test is performed. Some tests are listed as continuously performed, which means assays are performed several times during the day.
Varies; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Analytic Time Defines the amount of time it takes the laboratory to setup and perform the test. This is defined in number of days. The shortest interval of time expressed is "same day/1 day," which means the results may be available the same day that the sample is received in the testing laboratory. One day means results are available 1 day after the sample is received in the laboratory.
Maximum Laboratory Time Defines the maximum time from specimen receipt at Mayo Medical Laboratories until the release of the test result
Specimen Retention Time Outlines the length of time after testing that a specimen is kept in the laboratory before it is discarded
Performing Laboratory Location The location of the laboratory that performs the test
Test Classification Provides information regarding the medical device classification for laboratory test kits and reagents. Tests may be classified as cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and used per manufacturer's instructions, or as products that do not undergo full FDA review and approval, and are then labeled as an Analyte Specific Reagent (ASR), Investigation Use Only (IUO) product, or a Research Use Only (RUO) product.
CPT Code Information Provides guidance in determining the appropriate Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code(s) information for each test or profile. The listed CPT codes reflect Mayo Medical Laboratories interpretation of CPT coding requirements. It is the responsibility of each laboratory to determine correct CPT codes to use for billing.
LOINC® Code Information Provides guidance in determining the Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC) values for the result codes returned for this test or profile.
Result ID | Reporting Name | LOINC Code |
RBP1 | Retinol-Binding Protein, 24-Hour, U | 18362-4 |
RBPC1 | RBP/Creat Ratio | In Process |
DUR6 | Collection Duration | 13362-9 |
VL59 | Urine Volume | 3167-4 |
RBPCN | Retinol-Binding Protein Conc | In Process |
CRCN | Creatinine Concentration | 20624-3 |


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Essentials of Oral Histology and Embryology
A Clinical Approach
By- James Avery, DDS, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Professor Emeritus of Anatomy, Medical School, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
- Daniel Chiego, MS, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences, and Endodontics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
This outstanding book covers all areas of oral histology and embryology pertinent to clinical dental practice. Introductory material includes a complete discussion of the structure and function of the body's cells, as well as the stages of orofacial development from conception to birth. It also covers developmental problems such as cleft lip and palate, specific phases of tooth development, and biofilm substances that form on the surface of teeth. New Clinical Comments boxes and Consider the Patient scenarios help readers apply key concepts to actual practice.
Paperback, 256 Pages
Published: January 2006
Imprint: Mosby
- Chapter 1 Development and Structure of Cells and Tissues
Chapter 2 Structure and Function of Cells, Tissues, and Organs
Chapter 3 Development of the Oral Facial Region
Chapter 4 Development of the Face and Palate
Chapter 5 Development of Teeth
Chapter 6 Eruption and Shedding of the Teeth
Chapter 7 Enamel
Chapter 8 Dentin
Chapter 9 Dental Pulp
Chapter 10 Cementum
Chapter 11 Periodontium: Periodontal Ligament
Chapter 12 Periodontium: Alveolar Process and Cementum
Chapter 13 Temporomandibular Joint
Chapter 14 Oral Mucosa
Chapter 15 Salivary Glands and Tonsils
Chapter 16 Biofilms


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Follow Calico Rock (406 & 500 Calico St)
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for additional photos and informationA stay at the Calico Rock Cabin is a stress-free getaway located high on a
bluff overlooking the White River in the Ozark Mountains of north central Arkansas.Click Here To See Photos of 406 Calico Street Click Here To See Photos of 500 Calico Street The Inn offers guests a million dollar view at an affordable price with
paved road access to the property and in-town amenities.Things to Do...
- 3 Trout Docks 5 minutes from property: Bill Terry (870-297-8131), Jenkins (870-297-8181) and Lindsey's (870-297-4543).
- Guided motorized scenic river trips from each dock.
- Scenic Mountain Trail Rides.
- Strolling on historic Main Street of Calico Rock.
- Visit nearby Blanchard Springs Caverns; while visiting Blanchard Springs Caverns, check out Blanchard Caverns Cabin for another trip to the OZARKS.
- Calico Rock Cabin is about 20 minutes from LAKE NORFORK where access can be made at either JORDAN MARINA or QUARRY MARINA located near the DAM and the National Fish Hatchery."
- For outdoor family fun visit LOCO ROPES @ Ozark Folk Center State Park, Mountain View, AR 72560, (870) 269-6566
- Dining at Brookfalls Restaurant, (870) 297-2038; Roscoe's Restaurant (Jordan), 870-499-3100; Pineville Corner Cafe (870-297-3065) and White River Cafe, (870-297-3999).
Choose from Two Scenic Ozark Bluff Retreats with "Killer Views" of the White River, a 6000 acre cattle ranch, and the 110,000 ACRE Ozark National Forest,Sylamore Ranger District. Or rent them both... This is the perfect location for a family reunion or an executive retreat. Want to be inspired? You won't find lodging anywhere else with such year-round breathtaking surroundings. Get away to Calico Rock Cabin and when you leave you will be refreshed, rejuvenated and renewed!
Click Here To See Additional Photos of 406 Calico Street You can also reserve BLANCHARD CAVERNS CABIN on Scenic Hwy 14, 5 minutes east of the entrance to Blanchard Springs Caverns Recreational Area( Hwy 14 & 87 intersection) and 5 minutes west of theWhite River/Sylamore Access (Hwy 5/9/14 intersection) by contacting the innkeeper at www.bbonline.com/ar/bccabins.


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Social media growth continued to accelerate this year, with more brands integrating social channels into their marketing campaigns. There are some amazing examples of truly innovative, forward-thinking brands that have effectively used social media to connect with their customers, build engagement and create buzz.
However, with just as many companies jumping on the proverbial bandwagon (in an arguably over-hyped space), it's clear that some brands still "just do not get it".
Here we look back at some of the best (and worst) examples of social media in 2009.
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by Aliya Zaidi 23 October 2009 11:45am 20 comments
When earnings season comes around, everyone sort of expects Google to deliver. But Yahoo? It has been a while but Yahoo managed to follow Google and delivered investors a solid third quarter yesterday. Profits surged by 244% and the company's stock rose by 5% in after-hours trading as a result.
According to Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz, "we had a solid third quarter that signals our major businesses have stabilized". She pointed to the new Yahoo homepage, the company's big ad campaign and global expansion as signs that the company is on the right path.
by Patricio Robles 21 October 2009 11:43am 1 comment
If TechCrunch's Sarah Lacy is to be believed, Silicon Valley has lost its way. There was once a golden era of innovation in which every startup sought to change the world (and make billions of dollars in the process).
So to get Silicon Valley back on track, Lacy is sending a message to startups: "you're supposed to be changing the world, remember?"
by Patricio Robles 18 September 2009 11:37am 3 comments
Microsoft has surprised many with its latest attempt at cracking the search engine market. While its 'decision engine' Bing is no threat to Google, it's starting to look like Yahoo had better hope its deal to outsource its search business to Microsoft passes regulatory scrutiny.
According to Nielsen, total searches at Bing hit 1.1bn in the month of August, a 22% jump from July. That gave Microsoft a 10.7% market share amongst search engines for the month. With 1.7bn searches in August and a 16% market share, Yahoo is starting to become a visible target on Bing's horizon.
by Patricio Robles 17 September 2009 11:02am 4 comments
Marko Balabanovic won an award for Innovation in Multichannel Marketing at Econsultancy's Innovation Awards last year, and this year he is a member of the judging panel.
I've been talking to Marko, who is Head of Innovation at lastminute.com, about lastminute.com labs, how the team looks to innovate, and some of the products it has created...
by Graham Charlton 15 September 2009 09:53am 1 comment
Yelp's has cunningly added augmented reality functionality as a hidden feature in its existing iPhone app, for iPhone 3Gs users.
The Easter egg can be unearthed by simply shaking the app a few times (actually, to the amusement of my colleagues, I shook my phone for about five minutes before it decided to work). It's only available for the newer version of the iPhone because it needs to use the compass.
by Chris Lake 08 September 2009 17:46pm 1 comment
Augmented reality (AR) is an engaging way of combining live video with computer-generated data and visualisations. It is an area that has grabbed my attention lately, and it's going to be a big deal.
Amazing things will happen in this space in the years to come, but what about today? Are there live applications out there already? Sure there are, although it is early days and many of these examples are alpha demos. Nevertheless, they truly shine a light on the possibilities with augmented reality.
I have collated a bunch of videos that highlight the opportunities with augmented reality. You will be able to use AR to create real-world applications that fulfil human needs in a way that still feels ever so slightly sci-fi. You can try out a number of these AR demos from your desktop if you have a printer and webcam.
I have to say that the possibilities for world-class mobile applications are really exciting, but the upside for brand marketers is also vast, as AR can improve on-pack promotions, point of sale, print and billboard advertising, and so on. And if you think this is all tomorrow's world, it isn't. Take a look at the Glasses Direct interactive video mirror, for an example of how augmented reality can play a role in helping improve your conversion rates today.
So sit back and tune into augmented reality. And have a think about what you might be able to do in this space...
by Chris Lake 24 July 2009 16:50pm 20 comments
Last week we entertained the Traveling Geeks here in London on their week-long mission to share knowledge and ideas.
Our roundtables took place at The Globe theatre where we explored trends, challenges and common issues experienced by internet-focused companies on both sides of the Atlantic.
Much is made of the physical and cultural gulf between Silicon Valley and everywhere else. Even in the US there is a marked difference between those tech companies that inhabit The Valley, and everyone else. So Europe, and specifically London, must be totally alien, right?
by Chris Lake 15 July 2009 13:43pm 0 comments
At Econsultancy, alongside best practice, we love to see innovation and creativity within the marketing sphere. Interestingly, it seems that as companies are increasingly scrutinising budgets and resources, the assumption is made that the room for manoeuvring in this way is restricted.
by Jake Hird 13 July 2009 09:21am 3 comments
Retail giant Tesco is set to make a few changes to its website this year; it has already launched an improved wine site and the grocery service is due to be relaunched this summer.
While the Tesco.com site is very functional, there are areas for improvement, and one of the things the retailer is trialling is a visual browsing feature for its beauty products; Beauty Room.
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Countryside Council for Wales About CCW Please note - A new body, Natural Resources Wales has taken over all functions and services previously carried out by Countryside Council for Wales. While the Natural Resources Wales website continues to be developed, some online services will continue to be provided on this web site.
CCW's South and East Region covers the counties of Powys, Monmouthshire, Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen, Newport, Caerphilly, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Merthyr Tydfil, Cardiff, Vale of Glamorgan and Bridgend.
The Regional Director is Dr Maggie Hill and there are three Regional Offices – at St Mellons in Cardiff, Abergavenny and Newtown.
This is a region of extreme variety. Whilst much of Welsh industry is concentrated here, the landscape and wildlife of the region is as rich and varied as any other part of Wales.
Powys forms the backbone of the Region and from the summits of the Brecon Beacons you can see the entire Region and beyond. Still in Powys, Radnorshire has the largest number of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Wales, whilst Brecknock has the highest proportion of land designated as SSSI. Montgomeryshre has important parklands with ancient trees over 200 years old, most notably at Powis Castle and on the Gregynog Estate.
Three main rivers flow through the Region – the Severn, the Wye and the Usk, all of which are designated as at least an SSSI. Thanks to improvements in their water quality, they are not only salmon fishing mecca, but home to other important types of fish such as the twaite shad and river lamprey.
The three rivers reach the sea at the Severn Estuary. The estuary has one of the highest tidal ranges in the world – about 15 metres. This means that it has one of the largest intertidal habitats in the UK: a rich tapestry of mudflats, sandflats, rocky platforms and islands.
A newly created National Nature Reserve can be found on the shores of the Estuary – Newport Wetlands. It was established in 2000 and became an NNR in 2008. Its habitats have quickly developed as a haven for wildlife and a variety of birds are attracted to it – breeding lapwing, redshank, oystercatcher and little ringed plover as well as visitors such as wigeon, shoveler, teal, bittern and hen harrier.
The old coalfields of South Wales have long gone, but in their place are wildlife havens. As the areas have remained largely untouched since the heyday of their industrial activity, several species of heather have had the time to clothe the slopes, providing a home for other wildlife.
One of the finest lowland landscapes in Britain is the Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty – the only AONB to straddle England and Wales. One of its features is the Wye Valley Woodlands, whose high quality native woodlands especially ash, beech and yew woods, have been identified as some of the best examples of ravine woodlands in Europe.
But not all of the Regions impressive landscapes are easily seen. If you travel underground to the many caves in the Brecon Beacons National Park you could venture to another world. At Dan yr Ogof, for instance, you can see an impressive show of stalactites and underground lakes.
The Regions coastline stretches around 80 miles and is characterised by the coastal cliffs of the Vale of Glamorgan and the impressive sand dunes of Kenfig and Merthyr Mawr.
In the Bristol Channel lies Flatholm Island, the most southerly point of Wales. The island is now designated as an SSSI because of its maritime grasslands and rare plants such as rock sea-lavender and wild leek.
There are ample opportunities to go out and enjoy the variety that South and East Wales has to offer. Parks, greenspaces, woods and local paths are never far away, whether you live in a city centre or a rural village. As well as the popular attractions of the Brecon Beacons or the fantastic beaches on the Glamorgan Heritage Coast, Mid and South Wales still has plenty of other remote areas where you can get away from it all.
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There's something about the classic style of Roman shade window treatments that brings a flair of style and timeless grace to any room. Decorators are beaming over the Design Studio Roman Shades from Hunter Douglas. With over 300 fabric designs and colors, woven with the finest blend of cottons, linens, silks and synthetic fibers, Design Studio Roman shades are the perfect window fashion to complement any interior design style. The beauty of Roman shade window coverings is in their natural flowing layered style that adds dimension and warmth to any room. [Read more...]


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I respond to the Sunday letter "Atheists could post plaque of their own beliefs" from Raymond Todd Petit, which started as an interesting idea about a possible solution. Instead, Petit made a snarky joke at the expense of a nonbelieving group of people, with his suggested sayings such as "make up your own morality," and "stuff happens."
This demonstrated a poor understanding of atheism, as well as a lack of tolerance.
I certainly hope Petit does not represent Jesus' teaching that Jackson Middle School hopes to inspire. However, it is this very exclusionary behavior that personifies why this portrait should not be on public property.


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Generic Name: tipranavir (tip RA na veer)
Brand Name: Aptivus
What is tipranavir?
Tipranavir is an antiviral medication in a group of HIV medicines called protease (PRO-tee-ayz) inhibitors. Tipranavir prevents human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cells from multiplying in your body.
Tipranavir is used to treat HIV, which causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Tipranavir is not a cure for HIV or AIDS.
Tipranavir may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
What is the most important information I should know about tipranavir?
You should not use this medication if you are allergic to tipranavir or ritonavir (Norvir, Kaletra), or if you have moderate to severe liver disease.
Life-threatening side effects can occur if you take tipranavir with any of the following medications: alfuzosin (Uroxatral), amiodarone (Cordarone, Pacerone), cisapride (Propulsid), flecainide (Tambocor), sildenafil (Revatio for pulmonary arterial hypertension), atorvastatin (Lipitor, Caduet), lovastatin (Mevacor, Altoprev, Advicor), simvastatin (Zocor, Simcor, Vytorin, Juvisync), propafenone (Rythmol), rifampin (Rifadin, Rifamate, Rimactane), quinidine (Quin-G), pimozide (Orap), midazolam (Versed), triazolam (Halcion), St. John's wort, or an ergot medicine such as Ergomar, Ergotrate, Cafergot, D.H.E. 45, Migranal, or Methergine.
There are many other medicines that can interact with tipranavir.Tell your doctor about all the prescription and over-the-counter medications you use. This includes prescription, over-the-counter, vitamin, and herbal products.
Tipranavir is used in combination with a similar drug called ritonavir (Norvir). Some people taking this combination of medicines have developed life-threatening medical problems including liver damage and bleeding in the brain. If you are taking these two medications, call your doctor at once if you have any of the following side effects:
unusual bleeding (such as a nosebleed or blood in your urine or stools);
problems with walking, breathing, speech, swallowing, or eye movement;
sudden severe headache, confusion, severe drowsiness;
sudden numbness or weakness on one side of the body; or
nausea, upper stomach pain, itching, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, or jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes).
What should I discuss with my health care provider before taking tipranavir?
You should not use this medication if you are allergic to tipranavir or ritonavir (Norvir, Kaletra), or if you have moderate to severe liver disease.
Life-threatening side effects can occur if you take tipranavir with any of the following medications:
alfuzosin (Uroxatral),
amiodarone (Cordarone, Pacerone);
cisapride (Propulsid);
atorvastatin (Lipitor, Caduet), lovastatin (Mevacor, Altoprev, Advicor), simvastatin (Zocor, Simcor, Vytorin, Juvisync);
flecainide (Tambocor), propafenone (Rythmol), quinidine (Quin-G);
midazolam (Versed) or triazolam (Halcion);
pimozide (Orap);
rifampin (Rifadin, Rifamate, Rimactane);
sildenafil (Revatio for pulmonary arterial hypertension);
St. John's wort; or
ergot medicines for migraine headache (Ergomar, Cafergot, D.H.E. 45, Migranal, Ergotrate, or Methergine).
To make sure you can safely take tipranavir, tell your doctor if you have any of these other conditions:
liver disease (especially hepatitis B or C);
high cholesterol or triglycerides;
a bleeding disorder such as hemophilia; or
if you are allergic to sulfa drugs.
FDA pregnancy category C. It is not known whether tipranavir will harm an unborn baby. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant while using this medication. HIV can be passed to your baby if you are not properly treated during pregnancy. Take all of your HIV medicines as directed to control your infection.
Tipranavir can make birth control pills less effective. Ask your doctor about using a non-hormone method of birth control (such as a condom, diaphragm, spermicide) to prevent pregnancy while taking tipranavir.
Women with HIV or AIDS should not breast-feed a baby. Even if your baby is born without HIV, the virus may be passed to the baby in your breast milk.
How should I take tipranavir?
Take exactly as prescribed by your doctor. Do not take in larger or smaller amounts or for longer than recommended. Follow the directions on your prescription label. Tipranavir is used in combination with a similar drug called ritonavir (Norvir). Take ritonavir at the same time you take tipranavir unless your doctor has told you otherwise.
Tipranavir works best if you take it with food. Swallow the capsule whole. Do not break or chew it.
Measure liquid medicine with a special dose-measuring spoon or cup, not a regular table spoon. If you do not have a dose-measuring device, ask your pharmacist for one.
To be sure this medicine is helping your condition and is not causing harmful effects, your blood will need to be tested often. Your liver function may also need to be tested. Visit your doctor regularly.
If you need surgery, tell the surgeon ahead of time that you are using tipranavir.
HIV/AIDS is usually treated with a combination of drugs. Use all medications as directed by your doctor. Read the medication guide or patient instructions provided with each medication. Do not change your doses or medication schedule without your doctor's advice. Every person with HIV or AIDS should remain under the care of a doctor.
Store an unopened bottle of tipranavir capsules in the refrigerator. Do not freeze.
After opening the bottle of capsules for the first time, you may store the medicine at room temperature.
Store tipranavir oral liquid at room temperature away from moisture and heat. Do not store the liquid in the refrigerator.
Throw away any capsules or liquid you have not used within 60 days after you first opened the medicine bottle.
What happens if I miss a dose?
Take the missed dose as soon as you remember. Skip the missed dose if it is almost time for your next scheduled dose. Do not take extra medicine to make up the missed dose.
What happens if I overdose?
Seek emergency medical attention or call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222.
What should I avoid while taking tipranavir?
If you also take didanosine, take it 2 hours before or after you take tipranavir.
Taking this medication will not prevent you from passing HIV to other people. Do not have unprotected sex or share razors or toothbrushes. Talk with your doctor about safe ways to prevent HIV transmission during sex. Sharing drug or medicine needles is never safe, even for a healthy person.
Tipranavir side effects
Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Some people taking tipranavir and ritonavir have developed life-threatening medical problems including liver damage and bleeding in the brain. If you are taking these two medications, call your doctor at once if you have any of the following side effects:
unusual bleeding (such as a nosebleed or blood in your urine or stools);
problems with walking, breathing, speech, swallowing, or eye movement;
sudden severe headache, confusion, severe drowsiness;
sudden numbness or weakness on one side of the body; or
nausea, upper stomach pain, itching, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, or jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes).
Stop taking tipranavir and call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:
severe skin rash, blistering, peeling, or sunburn;
increased urination or extreme thirst;
rapid heart rate, increased sweating, tremors in your hands, anxiety, feeling irritable, sleep problems (insomnia);
diarrhea, unexplained weight loss, menstrual changes, impotence, loss of interest in sex;
swelling in your neck or throat (enlarged thyroid);
muscle weakness, tired feeling, joint or muscle pain, weakness or prickly feeling in your fingers or toes;
severe lower back pain, loss of bladder or bowel control; or
signs of a new infection, such as fever or chills, cough, skin lesions, or flu symptoms.
Less serious side effects may include:
mild nausea, vomiting, stomach pain;
mild headache or
changes in the shape or location of body fat (especially in your arms, legs, face, neck, breasts, and waist).
This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
See also: Aptivus side effects (in more detail)
What other drugs will affect tipranavir?
Many drugs can interact with tipranavir. Below is just a partial list. Tell your doctor if you are using:
a blood thinner such as warfarin (Coumadin, Jantoven);
colchicine (Colcrys);
fluticasone (Advair, Flonase, Flovent);
insulin or diabetes medication you take by mouth;
itraconazole (Sporanox) or ketoconazole (Nizoral);
methadone (Methadose, Diskets, Dolophine);
omeprazole (Prilosec);
rifabutin (Mycobutin);
rosuvastatin (Crestor);
salmeterol (Advair, Serevent);
vitamin E (especially at high doses);
an antidepressant such as desipramine (Norpramin), fluoxetine (Prozac), paroxetine (Paxil), sertraline (Zoloft), trazodone (Desyrel), and others;
heart or blood pressure medication such as diltiazem (Cartia, Cardizem), felodipine (Plendil), nicardipine (Cardene), nisoldipine (Sular), or verapamil (Calan, Covera, Isoptin, Verelan);
drugs that weaken the immune system, such as cyclosporine (Gengraf, Neoral, Sandimmune), sirolimus (Rapamune), or tacrolimus (Prograf);
medication used to prevent blood clots, such as clopidogrel (Plavix), dipyridamole (Persantine), and others;
medicines to treat erectile dysfunction, such as Viagra, Cialis or Levitra;
other HIV /AIDS medicine such as atazanavir (Reyataz), enfuvirtide (Fuzeon), fosamprenavir (Lexiva), lopinavir (Kaletra), raltegravir (Isentress), or saquinavir (Invirase); or
seizure medications such as carbamazepine (Carbatrol, Tegretol), clonazepam (Klonopin), divalproex (Depakote), ethosuximide (Zarontin), lamotrigine (Lamictal), phenobarbital (Solfoton), phenytoin (Dilantin), or valproic acid (Depakene).
This list is not complete and there are many other drugs that can interact with tipranavir. Tell your doctor about all medications you use. This includes prescription, over-the-counter, vitamin, and herbal products. Do not start a new medication without telling your doctor. Keep a list of all your medicines and show it to any healthcare provider who treats you.
More Aptivus resources
- Aptivus Prescribing Information (FDA)
- Aptivus Monograph (AHFS DI)
- Aptivus Advanced Consumer (Micromedex) - Includes Dosage Information
- Aptivus Consumer Overview
- Aptivus MedFacts Consumer Leaflet (Wolters Kluwer)
- Tipranavir Professional Patient Advice (Wolters Kluwer)
Compare Aptivus with other medications
Where can I get more information?
- Your pharmacist can provide more information about tipranavir.
- Remember, keep this and all other medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medication only for the indication prescribed.
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The grounds have been well landscaped and abound with interesting flowering shrubs and some surprising wildlife You will find a beech walk through centennial trees as well as easy strolls through the shrubbery with seats to enjoy the peaceful views. There is a small stream running through the grounds creating a very pretty pond, which is overlooked by the master bedrooms in Garden and Waterfall cottages (any areas of deep water are securely fenced for safety reasons). |


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ISO/TS 17892-6:2004 specifies the laboratory determination of undrained shear strength of both undisturbed and remoulded specimen of saturated fine grained cohesive soils by use of a fall-cone.
This document specifies the fall-cone test, in which a cone is allowed to fall with its tip towards a soil specimen, whereupon the penetration of the cone into the soil is measured. Tests performed according to this test yield penetration values which can be used to estimate the undrained shear strength.
The test is applicable to both undisturbed and remoulded soil test specimen.
For undisturbed soil test specimen, the results of the test are dependent on the quality of the specimen. Because of possible effects of anisotropy, it can also differ depending on what undrained shear strength the relation refers to.
The evaluated value of the undrained shear strength of the 'undisturbed' soil refers to its state during the test in the laboratory. This value is not necessarily indicative of the undrained shear strength of the soil in its natural state in the field. Therefore, the test should be regarded as an index test.
NOTE 1 For non-homogeneous soil samples, this method yields values of the undrained shear strength which are less representative for the bulk shear strength of the sample than other tests involving a larger volume of soil.
NOTE 2 For disturbed soil samples and fissured soil samples this method normally yields higher strength values than tests involving a larger volume of soil.
Edition: 1 (Monolingual) ICS: 93.020; 13.080.20 Status: Published Stage: 90.92 (2009-09-09) TC/SC: ISO/TC 182/SC 1 Number of Pages: 8 -
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-- most famous for playing Mike Seaver in the late 1980s sitcom growing pains.
But is newest project actor Kirk Cameron set out to find the real meaning of America.
The setup ideas.
That is being implemented in advance in this -- This time is terribly frightening to people who were students of history if you look at the seventy superpowers.
In history every single one of them.
It's called themselves exceptional.
When you look at the Roman empire.
Parallels -- is going on in America perhaps.
-- -- -- And the question is are we going to go the right path ourselves or are we going to continue down the wrong path -- so many nations have fallen into.
And after Cameron who quite disturbing that we'll be voting was learning and hearing.
Activities of the moving monumental Kirk welcome to the couch thank you know what -- cannot do thank you it's really not but it's easy to say.
-- -- tell me about what would -- do you do this.
Well hi I'm I made this movie not so much has an actor but as a dad I've got six kids and and my kids are growing up quick.
And I'm concerned about the world that there are growing up -- -- I look around and economically were 1516 trillion dollars in debt.
Morally spiritually families fall apart things her how did this happen how -- we get here.
Well that was my question and I wanna know even more importantly -- what are we need to do to fix it so.
Instead of just trying to figure out.
While everyone blames one another what's wrong I thought maybe we go back and talk to the men and women who built this country.
So I went to England and retrace the escape route of the pilgrims before they were called pilgrims.
They were separatists I found them into the dungeons -- -- castles they were thrown into all the way to Holland.
When he stayed for twelve years and learned the nation building principles that they carried on the mayflower to the new world.
In order to find the secret sauce how did they do it and they left us a -- So that we can always find our way back if we ever got lost what do you mean.
Rescue to give away the whole entire movie here it's called monumental in search of America's real national treasure and what our ancestors left -- Was.
The most stunning monument you've ever seen in your life is a 180 tons of -- Making it the largest granite monument in America laying out the strategy for how they get it and how we sustain a free and just society.
And most people have never heard of it never seen it.
Give us a clue about where is it that it's in Plymouth it's overlooking Plymouth Rock it's sitting on top of a hill overlooking the entire.
Harbor and it's behind a forest of trees in a residential area and most people never seen so what are you are you seeing.
In the monument are clues on how to run the country.
Absolutely it contained this does sound like national treasure well but here's the great thing really actually when -- save employers create -- In the documentary monumental I take you on the journey through England true Holland all the way across.
The ocean to Plymouth.
And what they left us with a set of core values and ideas and principles.
In granite.
And the cool thing is it's it's not a treasure hidden on the back of the declaration of independence you not to squeezed out lemon juice on it to make a show on a trip there it is you always.
-- -- every one saying don't ever forget this is how we did it.
-- do you think that these are guys that we've largely forgot.
Oh yes yes I mean.
What I learned about the pilgrims and who they -- -- -- they -- these little religious fighting daddies who scurried out of England with their tail between their legs looking for freedom.
I find out that these with a free thinkers of their Davies with a.
Out of the box radicals.
-- -- wrist and suffered and sacrificed at all for the sake of their kids.
And the rocket fuel that drove that was their faith.
It was their character and their courage these -- the heroes that we need to understand today in order to face our challenges and how do we get this.
You get the movie by going to the theaters on March 27 that's oh a week from tonight Wednesday night.
In 500 theaters across America there's one night only lighting event.
Called monumental and you can get your tickets by going to monumental movie dot com.
It was crowded when he got there because we broadcasting in the commercial break what monument it was not -- -- and of course it's something that we haven't heard a lot about that's right I never heard about it so what did you go there.
Well because when you go visit Plymouth Rock to understand who the pilgrims were who these forefathers -- -- you look up on the hill and you can just seen the tip of her finger pointing to -- And if you go there and you you you ask what it is and you ask the that the tour guide they will tell you what it is.
So -- you're just gonna ask you about some comments he really goes with a -- your movie would it in terms of what do you think this country's based on.
You gotten some controversy about some comments you made about gay marriage in particular say it's ultimately destructive to our society.
Do you change your feeling about those comments were do you feel that that's -- right thing.
No I don't change my feeling about the comments what what would disheartened need to it to be honest with you is that when you're sitting across a table from someone.
Who knows -- your perspective is on issues and I've been very -- announcing anything I said surprised anybody as a Bible believing Christian.
But to then take some answers reduce.
An important and personal and sensitive issue to a 42 SoundBite and toss it into a community.
-- -- -- right art political.
You know bonfire here.
And really upset people that you're saying you're looking to protect I think it's.
I think it's disingenuous and it was an interview that was supposed to be about this movie not gay marriage homosexuality abortion the -- that's -- -- -- -- -- -- -- watching the show anyway.
-- -- -- -- -- as so it Tuesday night a week from tonight.
If you're just too good to monumental movie dot com guess which is about and and -- and gigantic monument we've never that I want to put a -- I didn't know is there you.
-- -- you're gonna love it okay.
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- The Lovejoy Inn on Whidbey Island is located in the heart of Whidbey Island in the historic waterfront town of Coupeville. Coastal colors, clean, uncluttered and private. Walk to wharf, beach, dining and shops. Affordable, relaxing and perfectly located. WiFi available, nice breakfast, large wraparound porch with views of Penn Cove. Four rooms from the private Carriage House Cottage to the cozy and affordable Coupe Room. Choose the Lovejoy Inn for a relaxing getaway or for affordable lodging during business trip, art class or weaving school class. Welcome! ... more less


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New AMD FireProTM W9000, W8000, W7000 and W5000 Workstation Graphics Cards are Optimized and Certified for Leading Professional Software Applications to Deliver Exceptional Graphics Experiences to the Workstation Market
SUNNYVALE, Calif. - August 7, 2012 - Today, AMD (NYSE: AMD) launched its latest line of workstation graphics, leading with the AMD FireProTM W9000 Graphics Processing Unit - the most powerful workstation graphics card ever created1. The AMD FireProTM W9000 GPU features incredible compute, increased memory bandwidth and greater multi-display support performance than the competing solution1. Following closely are the AMD FireProTM W8000, W7000 and W5000 workstation graphics cards, all built on the AMD Graphics Core Next Architecture, and designed to balance compute and 3D workloads efficiently for computer-aided design and engineering, and for media and entertainment (M&E) professionals. The AMD FirePro W9000, W8000, W7000 and W5000 GPUs are optimized and certified for leading software applications enabling users to unleash their creativity by ensuring ultra-high geometry performance. The latest AMD FireProTM workstation graphics cards can enable smooth handling of complex models and feature dynamic power management that enables great performance and efficient power usage. Using AMD Eyefinity technology, the AMD FirePro W9000, W8000, and W7000 GPUs can drive up to six, 30" independent displays via Multi-Stream Transport (MST) hubs for maximum workspace utilization at ultra-high 4096x2160 resolutions2.
"As professionals work with larger data sets that demand advanced visualization and complex models, they need a graphics solution that is fast, powerful, and reliable," said Matt Skynner, corporate vice president and general manager of AMD Graphics. "Certified for today's software applications, the new AMD FirePro workstation graphics cards bring a range of features and capabilities for professionals working in digital signage, broadcast graphics,
CAD/CAE and M&E, delivering the ideal balance of power, performance and reliability at the right price point."
With the latest AMD FirePro workstation graphics offerings, graphics professionals can create more complex models and interact with them in real time, helping improve workflows and boost productivity. Through GCN and GeometryBoost , the state-of-the-art AMD FirePro W9000 workstation GPU delivers a record shattering 1.95 billon triangles per second, which is 1.5 times as great as the competitor's most powerful workstation graphics card, and up to 83 percent greater memory bandwidth than the competing solution, for outstanding application responsiveness1,3.
"Supermicro is excited to bring the latest generation of AMD FirePro professional graphics cards first to market in our SuperWorkstations," said Don Clegg, vice president, Marketing and Business Development at Supermicro. "Our SuperWorkstations combined with FirePro deliver phenomenal 3D graphics performance and maximize workflow and productivity. Digital content creation and computer-aided design professionals will be thrilled by the accelerated performance of our combined efforts and upcoming FirePro-based solutions."
The AMD FireProTM W8000 workstation GPU, features Error Correcting Code (ECC) memory support and offers category leading dual-precision compute performance, up to 2.2 times as fast as the competing solution4. This helps professionals experience greater accuracy in calculations performed for structural and molecular analysis and computational fluid dynamics without impacting application performance. Not to be outdone, the AMD FireProTM W7000 workstation GPU is up to five times as fast as the competing solution in single-precision compute performance, while the AMD FireProTM W5000 workstation GPU is the most powerful mid-range workstation graphics card ever created, delivering significantly better resolution, memory and display output performance than the competing card5,6.
The AMD FirePro W9000, W8000, W7000 and W5000 workstation graphics cards are optimized and certified for leading workstation applications. Additionally, these new AMD FirePro cards support PCI Express® 3.0 and AMD PowerTune and AMD ZeroCore Power technologies for dynamic power management7, 8.
Product |
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High-performance CAD engineers, media designers, digital signage professionals |
4 TFLOPs single precision 1 TFLOP double precision |
6GB of high speed GDDR5 memory |
High-performance CAD engineers, media designers, digital signage professionals |
3.23 TFLOPs single precision 806 GFLOPs double precision |
4GB of high speed GDDR5 memory |
Mid-range solution for CAD engineers, media designers, digital signage |
2.4 TFLOPs single precision 152 GFLOPs double precision |
4GB of high speed GDDR5 memory |
Mid-range solution for CAD engineers, media designers, digital signage |
1.27 TFLOPs single precision 80 GFLOPs double precision |
2GB of high speed GDDR5 memory |
AMD FirePro W9000, W8000, W7000, W5000 workstation graphics cards are available via AMD resellers and are supported in Supermicro SuperWorkstations. AMD FireProTM M6000, M4000 and M2000 mobile workstations graphics cards are also available via AMD resellers and are featured in new systems from HP and Dell.
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- Learn more about AMD FirePro W9000, W8000, W7000 and W5000 Workstation Graphics Cards
- Visit the AMD FireProTM Mobile Workstation website for more information
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- Follow AMD graphics news on Twitter at @AMDFirePro
- Become a fan of AMD technology on Facebook
About AMD
AMD (NYSE: AMD) is a semiconductor design innovator leading the next era of vivid digital experiences with its ground-breaking AMD Accelerated Processing Units (APUs) that power a wide range of computing devices. AMD's server computing products are focused on driving industry-leading cloud computing and virtualization environments. AMD's superior graphics technologies are found in a variety of solutions ranging from game consoles, PCs to supercomputers. For more information, visit http://www.amd.com.
1. AMD FireProTM W9000 delivers 3.9936 TFLOPS of single precision and 998.4 GFLOP of double precision floating point performance, features a 384-bit memory interface and delivers 264 GB/s memory bandwidth, and can power up to six displays simultaneously from a single card. Compared to Nvidia Quadro 6000 with 1.03 TFLOPs single precision and 515.2 GFLOPs double precision floating point performance, a 384-bit interface and 144 GB/s memory bandwidth, and is only capable of powering two displays simultaneously from a single card. Visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/product-quadro-6000-us.html for Nvidia product specs. FP-29
2. AMD Eyefinity technology can support up to six DisplayPort displays using a single enabled AMD graphics card. The number of supported displays varies by card model and board design; confirm specifications with the manufacturer before purchase. Additional hardware may be required. Utilizing DisplayPort 1.2 and Multi-Stream technology-enabled displays, connectors and/or hubs, a single graphics card may support up to two more displays than it has display outputs; limit six displays. Microsoft® Windows® 7, Windows Vista®, or Linux® is required to support more than 2 displays; Windows XP is no longer supported. AMD Eyefinity technology works with applications that support non-standard aspect ratios, which is required for panning across multiple displays. SLS ("Single Large Surface") functionality requires an identical display resolution on all displays. See www.amd.com/firepro or www.amd.com/eyefinity for details.
3. AMD FireProTM W9000 can support 1.95 billion triangles per second, compared to Nvidia Quadro 6000 supporting 1.3 billion triangles per second. See http://www.nvidia.com/object/product-quadro-6000-us.html. FP-44.
4. AMD FireProTM W8000 features 806 GFLOPs of double precision floating point performance compared to Nvidia Quadro 5000 with 359 GFLOPs per second. Visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/product-quadro-5000-us.html for Nvidia product specs. FP-37
5. AMD FireProTM W5000 supports DisplayPort 1.2 with a max resolution of 4096x2304, can drive three displays at once, features 2GB GDDR5 memory, a 256-bit memory interface and 102.3 GB/s memory bandwidth. Compared to Nvidia Quadro 2000 supporting DisplayPort 1.1 with a max resolution of 2560x1600, can only drive two displays at once, features 1GB GDDR5 memory, a 128-bit memory interface and 41.6 GB/s memory bandwidth. Visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/product-quadro-2000-us.html for Nvidia product details. FP-41
6. AMD FireProTM W7000 is capable of 2.4 TFLOPs of single precision floating point performance, compared to Nvidia Quadro 4000 with 486.4 GFLOPS of single precision. Visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/product-quadro-4000-us.html for Nvidia product specs. FP-39
7. Utilization of PCI Express 3.0 bandwidth requires a mainboard equipped with a PCI Express 3.0 PHY. Not all mainboards feature this technology - check with your component or system manufacturer for specific model capabilities.
8. AMD Power Management technologies (e.g. AMD ZeroCore Power technology, AMD Enduro technology and AMD PowerPlayTM technology) are a family of technologies, offered by certain AMD FireProTM products, which are designed to intelligently reduce or eliminate GPU power consumption in response to certain GPU load conditions. Not all products feature all technologies - check with your component or system manufacturer for specific model capabilities.