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Warm and inviting, the Gather Collection features simplified frames with updated styling and elegant etched glass shades. Soft and traditional touches transform your home into a personal have where you can restore, relax and reconnect. Available in both Brushed Nickel and Antique Bronze.
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- Diameter: 20-1/2"
- Height: 15"
- Overall height: 60"
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We were given a Step2 Home Depot Workshop to review and it was perfect! My son is 3 and he is at that stage of figuring out how to take things apart. By showing ...Read complete review
We were given a Step2 Home Depot Workshop to review and it was perfect! My son is 3 and he is at that stage of figuring out how to take things apart. By showing him how to 'build' things in his workshop with the particle board pieces and instructions, he is able to see how things are put together. Some of the neat things about the Home Dept Workshop is the realistic lighting, the power drill actually works just like a real drill (even with a reverse mode), there is storage for all the particle board pieces, screws and bolts and the saw actually moves back and forth with sound similar to a real saw! So our son was able to mimic things with Daddy and at one point they both had their power drills out to see how they both worked the same.We really love the Step2 Home Depot Workshop. It was pretty easy to assemble and I only had trouble with the inner screws, it looks great and it really made my son so happy. As an additional note, the particle board is pretty thick and also bendable / durable so little ones that chew on it aren't going to bite through. Having a son that is a biter this was one feature I specifically took a care to and one I really appreciated when I realized that it was safe.
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I ordered this toy for my son's 2nd birthday a week ago and finally recieved it in the mail today. Took the toy out of the box and it looked great. But I couldn't ...Read complete review
I ordered this toy for my son's 2nd birthday a week ago and finally recieved it in the mail today. Took the toy out of the box and it looked great. But I couldn't tell you how my son plays with it because I received the toy with no assembly instructions. So now I have to wait another 7 days just for someone to RESPOND to my request for new instructions (like I lied to them that my box didn't come with them). Then I have to wait another 7 days for someone to mail me assembly instructions. If it wasn't for this irriation, I would say the toy is great. I had researched the item and took my son to the store to play with it and he loved it there, so that was all the research I needed. The toy is kind of pricey
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Haven't even set it up yet. It's a Christmas present. Was a little shocked that all the boxes in the store were ripped open. So I'm keeping my fingers crossed that its all in there. But the display at the store looked good.
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Excellent toy. My son just loves it!
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Great value for the money, esp since I bought on sale!
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Sturdy...a boys version of my daughter's kitchen set which my son loves to play wit too. Keeps him busy while I can make dinner or do he with older daughter
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I have four girls, but they love to build things as well. Our fourth daughter has every girl thing under the son, so we decided to get her this..well needless to say all the girls love it! I love how it came with stuff to make...even though they are soft..the girls like to see if they make something different!
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This was the perfect gift for the little builder in our house. My son is almost 2 and he loves working like his daddy. His work bench provides tools perfect for him. He can now "help" daddy with projects around he house plus the workbench is light enough to move to the garage so he can work right next to his dad.
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This was for my 1 1/2yr old son and he absolutely loves it! Like being like daddy and fixing things around the house. Too cute!
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Our grandson realizes these tools are similar to his Papa's. He goes around the house imitating what he has seen done. He can name his tools. He and Papa did the building projects together. He loves the workshop and plays with it every day.
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Germany's most popular Point of Sale (PoS) terminal contains a buffer-overflow vulnerability which allows payments cards to be cloned and PINs captured.
Thomas Roth, a 21 year-old hacker in that country successfully swiped card credentials and spoofed a fake transaction without requiring physical access to the Hypercom Artema Hybrid PoS.
The faked transaction would bluff cash registers into accepting the transactions as legitimate and serve to hide the fraud from customers.
The attacks targeted the terminal's application processor and could hijack the display and PIN pad. The cryptographic Hardware Security Module which stores payment data was unaffected, Roth's security firm srlabs said.
Researchers said the vulnerability was dangerous because many devices could be attacked if hackers gained access to a retail network.
Roth demonstrated the vulnerabilities further for Germany's ARD TV by installing an instance of the game Pong on one of the PoS devices.
While the manufacturer promised to release a patch for the flaw, another flaw was discovered in that the JTAG debugging interface could be accessed without opening the device.
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Fisher Price Discover and Grow Hooded Towel & Wash Mitt
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- Colourful design to keep your little one amused
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Part of the Fisher Price nursery range, the Discover & Grow hooded towel and wash mitt comes in a colourful design to keep your little one amused. Ideal for bath time, swimming and holiday, this towel and wash mitt is machine washable and can be tumble dried.
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At its annual Financial Analyst Day, AMD (NYSE: AMD) detailed a new "ambidextrous" strategy that builds on the company's long history of x86 and graphics innovation while embracing other technologies and intellectual property to deliver differentiated products. AMD is adopting an SoC-centric roadmap designed to speed time-to-market, drive sustained execution, and enable the development of more tailored customer solutions. SoC design methodology is advantageous because it is a modular approach to processor design, leveraging best practice tools and microprocessor design flows with the ability to easily re-use IP and design blocks across a range of products. "AMD's strategy capitalizes on the convergence of technologies and devices that will define the next era of the industry," said Rory Read, president and CEO, AMD. "The trends around consumerization, the cloud and convergence will only grow stronger in the coming years. AMD has a unique opportunity to take advantage of this key industry inflection point. We remain focused on continuing the work we began last year to re-position AMD. Our new strategy will help AMD embrace the shifts occurring in the industry, marrying market needs with innovative technologies and become a consistent growth engine." Roadmap Updates Focus on Customer Needs Additionally, AMD today announced updates to its product roadmaps for AMD Central Processing Unit (CPU) and Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) products it plans to introduce in 2012 and 2013. The roadmap modifications address key customer priorities across form factors including ultrathin notebooks, tablets, all-in-ones, desktops and servers with a clear focus on low power, emerging markets and the Cloud. AMD's updated product roadmap features second generation mainstream ("Trinity") and low-power ("Brazos 2.0") APUs for notebooks and desktops; "Hondo," an APU specifically designed for tablets; new CPU cores in 2012 and 2013 with "Piledriver" and its successor, "Steamroller," as well as "Jaguar," which is the successor to AMD's popular "Bobcat" core. In 2012, AMD plans to introduce four new AMD Opteron processors. For a more in-depth look at AMD's updated product roadmap, please visit http://blogs.amd.com. Next-generation Architecture Standardizes and Facilitates Software Development AMD also provided further details on its Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA), which enables software developers to easily program APUs by combining scalar processing on the CPU with parallel processing on the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), all while providing high bandwidth access to memory at low power. AMD is proactively working to make HSA an open industry standard for the developer community. The company plans to hold its 2nd annual AMD Fusion Developer Summit in June, 2012. New Company Structure Strengthens Execution In conjunction with announcing its restructuring plan in November 2011, AMD has strengthened its leadership team with the additions of Mark Papermaster as senior vice president and chief technology officer, Rajan Naik as senior vice president and chief strategy officer, and Lisa Su as senior vice president and general manager, global business units. These executives will help ensure that sustainable, dependable execution becomes a hallmark of AMD. Visit the AMD Financial Analyst Day website for webcast replay, presentations, updated roadmap, and more.
Read and Papermaster...the dynamic duo of AMD. Knew they'd bet the farm on APU tech, just made sense. Now lets see how it will pay off with Trinity. Lot of high expectations...I know I have. But will it be enough to wake Intel up and get serious on graphics? Oooo I can't wait to find out. Exciting year ahead for laptops. Tune in next week, same AMD time, same AMD channel!!
Yep. Laptops were something very expensive, very rare, now everybody has one. This market is growing so much, that soon people will throw the desktops when laptops get sufficient power and I like that AMD is pushing this way. Then we will need big monitor/tv, wireless keyboard/mouse and some sound equipment to make the laptop/tablet/netbook/ultrabook/ultratin to powerfull desktop. Great years are coming upon us. Hope mayans were mistaken lol.
I've been saying this for a while and some of the veterans on here said I was full of it. I still am but I was right about this. Towers are going the way of the ham radio. Tablets and laptops are the future.
Desktops will always have their place since you simply can't get the same performance in a laptop. Heat dissipation is the main thing although as we hit smaller nodes like 22nm, that will certainly be less of a problem. I think the desktop market growth probably will stagnate though. And for the normal end user, certainly they can get by just fine with a powerful laptop - even if they do some heavy number crunching. But you're definitely correct in terms of where the growth will be. However I would still love to see AMD gain some server market share since that trickles down to people like me who do distributed computing like F@H and WCG.
In the high end performance they are not competing with Intel anymore. They are concerned with overall performance of the system as a whole.
That's not true. They are getting to the point where heat and size a desktop is no longer needed. As development continues things will get smaller/cooler. Why have a desktop when a tablet will have the same horse power? The desktop market has not only gone stagnant. Its shrunk and its a trend that's gonna continue.
Its only shrunk as the needs of the normal user are farmville, facebook, sk ype and email. While mobile devices are good at these also most users still use a older desktop to do it. Once they die they will be back to walmart to buy another as battery life, cables and cords, and accessories still are a part of mobile devices.
Exactly. Like I said desktops are now a hobby not a necessity. As gaming becomes more and more consolized its gonna kill the gaming PC needing to be a beast to run the latest. Its already happening.
Until there are custom laptops like desktops I'm sticking with my desktop. Laptop lies dead under the desk because of dead motherboard. To get new one costs almost like new laptop. Because of us, enthusiasts, desktop will live for a long time, because we enjoy to build, to experiment and play with our hardware, and most important part, we are willing to pay for that.
i don't understand the question? of course things will continue to get smaller and more intricate, that's what happens with product design. i mean what exactly are you saying mm? we are coming fast to a time when a computer that doesn't have an integrated display will no longer exist? or simply that desktops as we know them are changing? they've been changing since the beginning. keeping in line with design changes, i'd say the only thing that definitively makes a desktop a desktop is that you have to plug a display in. i don't think those are going to go anywhere. though obviously they will be relegated to enthusiast circles, they will also have a definitive place in many other situations. not every computer is for individual personal use. but these large metal towers? they will continue to change, and i do agree they will change more rapidly, to become smaller and more complicated
Look Apple is rumored to be getting out of the tower market. There is a reason for that. They are going the way of the do do. No one is buying them anymore. Its becoming a niche market man. Windows 8 is a stepping stone. The writings on the wall man.
again though, what exactly are you saying: computers that need an external display will no longer exist or personal desktop computers will become rare. or something else? i don't disagree with what you're saying, but to what end? i don't think the ability to buy computer parts and build your own is going to go away. a tower is just the incarnation , that can change and it doesn't mean desktops are no longer in existence. apple sells preconfigured machines that the end user can't change much about (while adhering to the agreement) to me that's not what this is about. dell and gateway and apple not selling towers to every consumer does not mean to me that the desktop pc has died. as long as i can buy a case and parts, and build my own - and have choices and options while doing so, then it's just a new version of the same thing.
As the market shrinks so will parts being developed for said market. That's simple economics. Less profit means less development. With this in mind companies will shift to more profitable markets. The power will be in the more profitable market as that's were development will go. Tablets and laptops will become more powerful then desktops making them impractical to build/run. General use has already started to cause this. Just look at desktop market shares. Next up is the development shift which this news posts proves. Intel, AMD are not moving the GPU to the CPU die creating the APU for fun. They know what I am saying is the future. Basically what I am saying is in a few years. Maybe 15 or so we all will be looking for a different hobby.
Sorry but you're wrong. It has declined since 2008, but what else happened in 2008? Remember the recession? Up until 2008 it had grown but growth was anemic. That anemic growth will continue. See table 1.2 http://www.etforecasts.com/products/ES_pcww1203.htm
It seems a little like saying "we cant win playing football lets go play some baseball". If they keep this up AMD may find themselves quoting Cartman from South Park, "screw you guys, I'm going home". In this case, "I'm going home" means closing up shop and going chapter 11.
Look at tablet 1.1 market segments. Shows a decline in desktops by 2015. Tablet 1.2 shows company sales. Sales that include laptops and tablets. Under that is the quote.... So if Apple is getting out of the tower segment and is about to beat out a top two vendor in sales what does that tell you?
That's sales by region. It doesn't break out desktops. That's in table 1.2 under section 1.1 If that's what you're talking about, I already said it has declined from 2008 and explained why. If you're comparing to 2005, the 2015 projects are less, but those are projections. I think their numbers are probably conservative. Just look at the server numbers. With cloud computing, I'm willing to bet that 2015 number will be substantially higher. edit: I was looking at the wrong column. If you compare 2015 to 2005 there is a small amount of growth NOT a decline. And as I said, even those numbers look conservative to me.
Servers sure. But with cloud computing you are gonna need WAY less desktop power. Computers will be more thermals then anything else. I'm willing to bet most gaming will be done streaming in the near future. There are already services being tested for exactly that. Hell I bet consoles will go that way soon. Cheaper and easier to control distribution. Also less reason to develop high end desktop component's. Edit: That small growth screams market plateau.
As I said - stagnation. That's the only point I'm arguing with you. I can certainly imagine people having a docking port for their smart phone and using that in place of a desktop or tablet. After all, you can't carry a 30" display around with you (not yet anyway). But I have no problem believing that a smart phone could replace the desktop for the average user.
None of this is a definitive indication that AMD will continue be a relevant company. I applaud their APU initiatives but the traditional desktop isn't dead yet and ARM is looking like a very big player. They could be caught between a rock and a hard place real fast. AMD needs to outperform both Intel and ARM SoC with respect to CPU / GPU performance in the mobile space and do so within a more efficient power envelope. I guess my point is, the question isn't the direction the industry is going in but if AMD will remain healthy enough to get there,….
I guess. Anyway time will tell who was "right" if your cats haven't eaten your lifeless body by then we will meet back here in 15 years and say "Na, Na, Na, BOO, BOO" to each other. Honestly the way the market is going AMD is way ahead of Intel until Intel gets a better APU.
You should have more respect for your feline overlords. Anyway, one of them went back to the mothership. Well, he never came back from the vet so I can only assume.
Sorry to hear that man. Ill pee in my backyard and cover it with saw dust in his honor. Anyway lets get back on topic.


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Monday, January 20th 2013 10-11:30am or 2-4pm. Kirkhof Center (room tbd)
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Students, faculty, staff and community members will come together to engage in a wide variety of "up-cycling" crafts. Up-cycling is turning used items into something else, which eliminates waste by keeping items out of landfills. Examples include turning pillowcases into dresses, weaving plastic grocery bags into sleeping mats, making gloves out of old sweaters and turning used flannel into diapers. The "up-cycled" items will be donated to local shelters, healthcare organizations and direct service non-profits.
We ask that you please plan on staying for the entire length of the project. This activity is open to children who are 5 and up, however all children 16 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Walk-ins will be accepted pending available space.
Winter 2013: A Day of Service Celebrating food justice issues.
100 students gathered on January 26, 2013 to provide a day of service to the local community of Grand Rapids. The Day of Service finished off a week of events commemorating MLK Jr.
100 students attended the event which began at 9:00am. After service in the morning, Louis Moore - Assistant Professor of History at GVSU, provided the group with an inspirational message which helped to connect the service that the students were doing to the bigger picture of creating change through grassroots efforts.
Students worked at organizations such as: Feeding America, and Comprenew Environmental. Students sorted food and helped recylce electronics.
2013 Photos
The 2013 Day of Service for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Week was made possible through a colloboration between the Inclusion and Equity Division and the Community Service Learning Center
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As the director of Upward Bound, a federal grant dedicated to providing fundamental support to participants in their preparation for college entrance, I am amazed at how often students transfer to a charter school without knowing the full ramifications of that decision on their future. There are so many reasons to begin high school in, and graduate from, a traditional brick-and-mortar school for a student's future. I would like a moment to point them out.
First, teachers are to be "highly qualified" at brick-and-mortar high schools. They must have either passed a test or have specialized knowledge in the field they teach. Not everyone can or should be teaching physics or music.
Charter schools exist because they had education code waived. At the local charter schools, which are classified as independent study, the parent is the teacher of record. Parents thinking of any charter school would be wise to ask if the person (s) who will be assigned to your student has 1) a single subject teaching credential and 2) if they are highly qualified in each subject area they will be teaching or advising. Ask at your local school too.
Second, at Plumas Unified the majority of students are completing the courses necessary to attend college; of 58 counties in the state they are ranked ninth. Students are also scoring very well (scores of 800) on the standardized tests used to measure the progress of not just students, but also how well schools are educating their total populations. Parents may log on to the California Department of Education website to see for themselves that the various local charter schools do not have the same success in testing, especially in math.
Why is this important? Many colleges use these scores to determine if a student is prepared for college level math and English courses. In any economy, who wants to begin paying for college courses that are simply make-up work? I would encourage all parents to ensure their student is completing all assignments in all classes daily to learn the subject matter. Most students will need some type of post-secondary education to find a good-paying job, much less a career they will enjoy.
Third, many parents do not know high school diplomas are not equal. Some charter school diplomas are not equal to a traditional diploma, but are instead equal to a GED. Graduates from some of the schools operating in Plumas and Lassen counties will not be allowed to register for the military without first completing 15 transferable college units. Parents need to check if the alternative school their student is attending is one of them.
Even grants from the state recognize that diplomas are not equal. Graduates from all charter schools wishing to apply for a CAL -Grant must submit scores from a GED, SAT or ACT. Students graduating from traditional brick-and-mortar high schools are not required to submit scores.
Last but not least, going to a brick-and-mortar school teaches a student the basic discipline necessary to get out of bed five days a week and show up to a designated place on time, a fundamental skill in any workplace.
There are legitimate reasons for alternative and charter education, such as dropout prevention, credit recovery, enrichment and for religious objections to state curriculum.
For a student who is going to any type of college, trade school or the military, I see many more reasons for parents to continue supporting all of the local brick-and-mortar high schools. Talk to your local school principal and counselor. I think you will be amazed at what they can, and will, do for your student.
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jeez skipped 1 day of going 2 SPCnet & all these posts come up!!
ahh yes Lui Fong. is he the guy from "When Dreams Come True"? he was so short & ugly. ppl like him shud NEVER be lead & coupled w/ Jessica!! then 2nd to last on the list has to b Joe Ma. a lil above Joe is Bobby, Bowie, Francis, Jacky. don't like Lawrence at all but never seen Jessica w/ him b4 so...For me, I would rank her co-stars as:
1) Louis Koo (who else)
2) Julian Cheung
3) Nick Cheung (even though he looks shorter then her, but I still like him, maybe because Game of Deceit is one of my favourite series)
4) Gallen Lo
5) Wong He
6) Roger Kwok
7) Sunny Chan, Deric Wan, Hacken Lee, Michael To, Francis Ng, Lawrence Ng, Bowie Lam, Bobby Au-yeung, Jackie Lui, and Jason Wu.
8) Joe Ma (only because I don't think his lead star material)
9) Lui Fong - If you think Nick is short, what about this guy?, his not only short but not cute at all. and where did he come from? he has to be the most un-compatible with Jessica.
yeah i prefered Amy over Jessica too. but she was really cute in the series as a fairy-heaven-cupid-whatever person.Gosh I didn't know that Jessica and Deric starred in a series before Golden Faith!! They are cute, but again I perfer him with Amy in here for some reason.
i can't w8 til spring break so i can rent "Chinese Ghost Story". i've been w8ing 4 it 2 come out all the way instead of a new tape each week. i'm not a big fan of Taiwan series myself but w/ Jessica, it's a whole nother story. did u know Jackie Lui only filmed in that series just so he cud catch up on old times w/ Jessica? that's so cute.


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Firemen present check to family
The parents of a severely burned volunteer fireman graciously accepted a $14,000 check from Oregon firefighters Monday night as their son continues to improve at a Chicago rehabilitation center.
Penny and Mick Jones, the parents of Thomas Jones, 25, Oregon, stood surrounded by Oregon firefighters as assistant fire chief Randy Travis presented the couple with the check.
"This check is for $14,000 bringing the total donation from the Oregon Firemen's Association to $25,000," said Travis. "These are the proceeds from the Oct. 6 spaghetti supper and the Nov. 24 benefit at the VFW."
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ReelMovieNews More of Tom talking about 'On The Road'
Talk about filming On the Road. [Alongside Kristen Stewart, Sam Riley, and Garrett Hedlund]
We filmed in Montreal, New Orleans, San Francisco, New Mexico, Argentina. It was six month, and it was incredible. It was the most extraordinary working experience I've ever had. The combination of being a part of the people that get to bring that book to life and working with Walter Salles, who I think is one of the greatest directors living today, and working with the best group of young actors around at the moment. It was such an astonishing experience.
How did you feel when you were cast?
It was incredible, I felt incredible. It was the best feeling. It was the perfect casting moment. All of us auditioned for it almost 3 years ago, and about 4 months before we started filming, Walter summoned me to New York to have lunch with him and we had this long, incredible lunch over hours talking about the book and thoughts and ideas. At the end of the lunch he told me 'I want you to come on this journey with me'.
Fans want to know: what is the story behind the duck sweater?
I like it. I found it somewhere. It's a bit cold so I wear a sweater sometimes.
Read the full interview here
TomStu with co-star Rachel Bilson, taken last night at the LA premiere of their latest film 'Waiting for Forever'.
Err Tom your sweater looks very familiar. Sure looks like Rob's old sweater. Or maybe not. lol
Video: Tom Sturridge Calls Kristen an "Extraordinary Actress"
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Our yard is blooming all over
This post was linked to: Outdoor Wednesday, Wordless Wednesday on Live and Love Outloud, Wordless Wednesday on a Beautiful Mess and Wordless Wednesday on Pinke Post.
16 comments:
- Lana said...
LOVE the color! Thanks for a little bit of sunshine on yet another rainy day!
- April 27, 2011 at 6:54 AM
- ann said...
Love the spring flowers Glad you enjoy the flowers
- April 27, 2011 at 7:05 AM
- Katie said...
Your yard is stunning! I am (jealously) waiting on the prairie for blooms. Thanks for linking up!
- April 27, 2011 at 7:56 AM
- LV said...
Enjoyed your outdoors so much. That tree just blows me away. Never saw on so pretty.
- April 27, 2011 at 9:22 AM
- Nancy said...
Oh, how wonderful! If we could manage a peek of sun, I imagine ours would jump to life as well. :)
- April 27, 2011 at 9:32 AM
- alicia said...
Just gorgeous! Thanks for giving me some spring.
- April 27, 2011 at 10:06 AM
- Chaney said...
Oh, I'm so jealous! It's just a lake here because of the flooding. Beautiful!
- April 27, 2011 at 11:49 AM
- Ginny said...
beautiful! I wish that tree was in my front yard:) Enjoy your beautiful flowers!
www.ginandjuicyjuice.blogspot.com - April 27, 2011 at 12:03 PM
- Lisa said...
So pretty! It looks all warm and springy by you! Still icky and rainy here. We're missing out!
- April 27, 2011 at 12:57 PM
- Cindy@OldTimePickers said...
Lovin' the blooms! So glad spring is finally here!
- April 27, 2011 at 3:43 PM
- amy cherie said...
Awesome blog! Love the décor. I'm your newest follower :D luv if you follow back!
cherie girl
how to be fabulous - April 27, 2011 at 6:33 PM
- Bella Skye said...
Beautiful shots!
- April 27, 2011 at 6:52 PM
- shopannies said...
beautiful blooms I would love to have you come see what I shared at http://shopannies.blogspot.com
- April 27, 2011 at 8:25 PM
- BigD said...
I love all the spring trees in bloom.
But all this rain has knocked off the petals at our house. - April 27, 2011 at 8:56 PM
- Pierce said...
So nice...especially after such a rough winter. I should have commented ebfore...I've been "lurking" and reading your blog - Love it!
- April 28, 2011 at 1:19 PM
- Erin Wallace said...
That tulip is gorgeous (and the white flowering bush/tree). What a gorgeous yard!
- May 1, 2011 at 8:19 PM


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Daniel Bryan putting over Bray Wyatt
As of right now, it appears that WWE is planning to utilize Daniel Bryan and his popularity to elevate Bray Wyatt so that he can be ready for an upper card match at Wrestlemania 30.
Vince McMahon making big announcement
Vince McMahon has a press event scheduled in Las Vegas in January. Since it is taking place during the same week as the Consumer Electronics Show, many are expecting a huge announcement from WWE.
Rey Mysterio back with WWE full time
While has he been working sporadically for the company for the last several weeks, Rey Mysterio is now back on the road full time for WWE.
CM Punk working injured again
CM Punk is having issues with his back and ribs right now, so WWE will continue to work the story around to limit the amount of physical pain that he has to endure until the TLC pay per view.
Sin Cara possibly released
While the company still plans on using the character, there are talks that Sin Cara, formerly known as Mistico in Mexico, might have already been released by WWE.
CM Punk challenging Triple H at Wrestlemania
There appears to be another change in plans backstage, as WWE now has CM Punk penciled in for a big match against Triple H at Wrestlemania 30.
Matt Hardy vs Shane Helms vs Mr Anderson
A big triple threat match featuring Matt Hardy, Shane Helms and Mr Anderson, all of whom are former WWE stars, has been booked for an independent wrestling show in Wisconsin this upcoming Saturday night.
DDP created Razor Ramon
"I created that whole gimmick. The black hair, the brushed back cut, five o'clock shadow, all mine, and he'll be the first to tell you. took him from a blond, brownish hair with a big mustache and turned him into what would become best known as Razor Ramon, but it was the Diamond Studd before it was Razor Ramon."
Kassius Ohno discusses WWE bias against indies wrestlers
"I don't think they give a s--t about (indies) buzz. They only care about their own buzz, which makes sense. You can't solely cater to the niche fan base — it's a tricky demographic to deal with. But you can see somebody get over with those fans and think maybe they can do it in WWE, too. And they see someone who has the passion to chase the dream, traveling around the world. If you have passion, if you're a good performer, those are two of the most important things in wrestling, and they're things you can't manufacture. Some people are naturals. Take Big E Langston; he has such a perfect match of athleticism and charisma, and he looks like an action figure."
WWE promotes Stephanie McMahon
Stephanie McMahon has been promoted by WWE, where she will go from being an executive vice president to being the Chief Brand Officer, which basically makes her more of a spokesperson for the company.
Daniel Bryan does not have a tour bus
"Quite frankly, it would be very very difficult for me to do it because the tour bus is very, very expensive. I've only made good money the last two years. Randy Orton, John Cena, those guys have been making money for years. Even CM Punk, he has been making money for several years. Big Show has been making money since I was in high school, since before I was in high school! I think he started in WCW as a main eventer. His first match ever was in a PPV main event. So I mean those guys have been making money for years, so they can afford a bus. For me, it's just not financially viable right now. Its still a couple of years down the road. I would need 'X' amount of savings. I'm very logical in my spending. I'm not going to spend all the money on the bus until I know I'm financially secure enough to spend that kind of money. I envy those guys every single day."
Lilian Garcia touring with new band
Lilian Garcia will be performing with her new band this weekend. They have been booked for shows in both Hollywood and Las Vegas.
John Cena and Randy Orton headlining Wrestlemania
While many fans are hoping for a bigger match, WWE has discussed the possibility of doing a rematch between John Cena and Randy Orton as the main event of Wrestlemania 30.
Alberto Del Rio demoted by WWE
Many have noticed Alberto Del Rio has been demoted by WWE, as he went from a World Heavyweight Championship program with John Cena to losing a Monday Night Raw match against Sin Cara.
Sin Cara removed from Monday Night Raw
Despite being given a big win over Alberto Del Rio, Sin Cara had his return match removed on the Hulu broadcast of Monday Night Raw by WWE.
AJ Styles returning to Impact Wrestling
Dixie Carter is teasing that AJ Styles is returning to Impact Wrestling this week to return the TNA World Heavyweight Championship belt.
Steve Austin interviewing Taz
Steve Austin revealed that he is interviewing TNA announcer Taz for an upcoming episode of his popular podcast series.
Sin Cara replaced by Hunico
Wrestling fans saw the return of Sin Cara on Monday Night Raw this week, but it was actually Hunico under the mask, as WWE is currently having issues with the normal performer.
Brodus Clay heel turn possibly temporary
While many fans are under the impression that it is a permanent thing, WWE might not be doing a permanent heel turn with Brodus Clay. The belief is that this is just to give Xavier Woods something to work with.
Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella wedding after Wrestlemania
Daniel Bryan revealed that he wants to do his wedding with Brie Bella the weekend after Wrestlemania 30 because they were scheduled for some time off anyways.
DDP girlfriend fighting cancer
Diamond Dallas Page is down in Mexico right now to help his girlfriend, Brenda, start her battle against breast cancer.
Mickie James celebrates 15 years
Mickie James posted a special message on Facebook to let fans know that she has now been in the professional wrestling business for fifteen years.
Shield wins Rookie of the Year
WWE has appointed the Shield as their rookies of the year. Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns beat out the Wyatt Family, Fandango, Curtis Axel and Big E Langston.
CM Punk and Daniel Bryan not feuding
While there have been some speculations about the two of them engaging in a feud, there are currently no plans for CM Punk and Daniel Bryan to work against one another in a program from now until Wrestlemania 30.
Matt Hardy and Carlito draw big crowd
The wrestling industry is buzzing right now, as Matt Hardy and Carlito were able to draw in 2500 fans to an independent wrestling show, where the former WWE stars fought to determine the first ever WrestleCade Champion.
Cameron releasing music album
To capitalize on her exposure on WWE and Total Divas, Cameron is releasing a music album. She also noted that it will be available on iTunes very soon.
Maria Kanellis doing graphics
Maria Kanellis has revealed that while she is pursuing her college degree, she's also going to be going after a certificate for graphics design as well.
Vince McMahon testing audience for return
It is now being said that Vince McMahon made an appearance in the arena after the Survivor Series went off the air because he wanted to test the audience to see how they would react to his upcoming return.
Layla El at Kanye West concert
Layla El, who has been taking time away from WWE for an undisclosed reason, recently attended the Kanye West concert with a friend.
Bray Wyatt challenging Undertaker
A name being thrown around as a possible opponent for the Undertaker at Wrestlemania 30 is Bray Wyatt, but many in WWE feel that he needs a lot more build up before being able to step into that big role.
WWE not pushing Damien Sandow
While WWE was pleased with how well he did in cashing the Money in the Bank against John Cena, the company doesn't really have a plan on pushing Damien Sandow anytime soon.
Bob Holly touring worldwide
Bob Holly has been keeping himself rather busy as of late, as the former WWE star has been booked for events in England and Australia for much of the past month.
Rock discusses Paul Walker death
The Rock posted a special message on Twitter about his Fast & Furious co-star Paul Walker, who tragically passed away on Saturday in a car accident.
Davey Richards leaves ROH
Davey Richards, who has started working as a WWE developmental wrestler, has just announced that he is no longer with Ring of Honor. He also revealed that he has been removed from the Final Battle event as well.
Big E Langston at TLC
Big E Langston is basically guaranteed a spot on the Tables, Ladders and Chairs pay per view, but WWE has not decided if it will be a singles match or a tag team match with Mark Henry at the moment.
Rey Mysterio feuding with Sin Cara
While plans can and will obviously change in WWE, Rey Mysterio is penciled in for a feud with Sin Cara, which would culminate into a big match at Wrestlemania 30 between the two masked stars.
Big E Langston feuding with Mark Henry
The current plans for Big E Langston has him working a big match against Mark Henry at the Royal Rumble. The two will be selling a mentor and pupil story line on episodes of Monday Night Raw first.
Daniel Bryan feuding with Bray Wyatt
It appears that Daniel Bryan will be moved into a feud with Bray Wyatt soon, as WWE has already scheduled them to work together on live events as practice.
WWE forgets about Miz movie
Word going around is that the WWE creative department forgot about his Christmas movie when they decided to turn Miz into a heel.
Big E Langston challenging John Cena
Prior to the Survivor Series, there were talks of turning Big E Langston back into a heel and having him challenge John Cena for the World Heavyweight Championship.
Big Show and Triple H match canceled
Originally, WWE wanted to do a match between Big Show and Triple H at the TLC pay per view, but a last minute decision was made to postpone that until a later date.
John Cena and Randy Orton switching titles
One of the ideas being thrown around in WWE is to have John Cena and Randy Orton swapping titles at the end of their match at the Tables, Ladders and Chairs pay per view.
Shawn Michaels encouraging WWE stars to change
"Mick and I wanted that match to be something different. We had no background together. We didn't know if we were going to have chemistry. Both of us wanted to make a WWE Championship Match that wasn't typical of the business at the time. Mankind was an opponent with a rugged style that Shawn Michaels had never faced before. Had we not tried to add those extra elements, it wouldn't have felt special. I wasn't a fan of having a definite 'style.' I get that there are different styles, and some guys do things a certain way but, as a fan, I don't prefer one over another. So, throughout my whole career, it always made sense to go out and try to mix things up. One of the easiest ways to keep people from saying, 'It's the same old thing,' is to not continually do the same thing."
Christian turns 40
WWE star Christian, who has been inactive for the last several weeks due to a concussion, celebrated his 40th birthday this week.
Tommy Dreamer returning to TNA
ECW legend Tommy Dreamer will be returning to TNA at the end of December to work the Hardcore Justice pay per view.
Christopher Daniels discusses TNA going back to Orlando
"I think it was good. We just got back from doing our first tapings there in I think 8 months and they were very well received. The fans welcomed us back with open arms. We had a little different set up than we did before so there's definitely a little freshness to it there that we didn't have last year and I'm looking forward to seeing how the next set of tapings go in December and you know, once we settle back down to an actual soundstage that's gonna become ours and see how it goes. I think it's the best thing for our company. You know, we did the thing when we went around taping the shows at different venues around the United States and that worked well for us but there were also negatives, cost wise it wasn't really effective for us so I feel like going back and doing what's best and going back to a central location, and hopefully having the opportunity to go out on occasion whether it's for TV or PPVs to go to other cities, I think that's gonna be better for us overall. A little bit of the best of both worlds. I think it benefits us in the long run."
Christopher Daniels discusses CM Punk and Daniel Bryan
"I saw that he had the work ethic to make it work. A lot of times it's just a matter of getting that opportunity. It's funny that the example of what he is and what Daniel Bryan is, goes against the grain of what the WWE is trying to do. It seems very rare that they take guys off the indies anymore. You know they've got the Performance Center and they want their wrestlers to start from there at the bottom. It's almost like they're trying to grow wrestlers in a petri dish and then you look at guys like Punk, Bryan and Antonio Cesaro who worked all over the world on the independent scene and it seems like they're doing well for themselves and making it in the WWE system despite not being brought up in the WWE system."
Alex Riley at Dallas Cowboys game
WWE sent Alex Riley to the game between the Dallas Cowboys and Oakland Raiders on Thanksgiving Day. He was on the sidelines with his girlfriend.
Dynamite Kid recovering well
According to his daughter, the Dynamite Kid has been recovering well from a series of strokes. The former WWE star acknowledges that it will be a long road towards complete recovery, though.
Chris Jericho writing about Shawn Michaels feud
Former WWE star Chris Jericho revealed that his feud with Shawn Michaels back in 2008 will be heavily covered in his upcoming biography, his third one.


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On board with The Sea & Cake front man Sam Prekop
Sam Prekop is a modern-day Renaissance man. That's a vastly overused expression, but it happens to be true. A graduate of the Art Institute of Chicago, Prekop, 43, is an accomplished painter and photographer whose passion for the visual arts is often reflected in the work he's best known for: as the lead singer and guitarist for Chicago-based post-rock collective The Sea & Cake [1].
Earlier this year, the avant garde outfit released Everybody — their first album in more than four years — to widespread critical acclaim. The dreamy indie-pop opus is delicately conceived but strikingly potent, subtly drawing on a wealth of influences to augment Prekop's fragile, hushed voice and create one of the more engaging listens produced in 2007.
Seven Days recently chatted with Prekop by phone to discuss the songwriter's approach to music, as well as his new solo endeavor. Of course, he's been well covered in recent months by myriad music publications that, predictably, ask the same freakin' questions. Though I was armed with a notepad full of said inquiries, we scrapped that approach and just winged it. Where to start? With the trappings, and traps, of the rock interview.
SEVEN DAYS: Do you get tired of answering the same questions over and over again?
SAM PREKOP: It depends, really. Usually, I can tell if the interviewer hasn't really tried to come up with anything. The ones I like, and I think the ones that end up coming out well, are when it feels like we're just having a conversation.
There are certain questions that, for whatever reason, I do end up answering kind of the same way, but for the most part I guess I don't mind.
SD: Are there questions you wish you were asked more often?
SP: It's hard to pinpoint. I don't get asked about the lyrics very often, and I don't mind, actually. I think most people take it for granted that I'm not too concerned whether people are paying attention or not, which is not really true. But the usual questions that pertain to the lyrics, I'd be hard-pressed to answer. Like what they mean, what they're about. Stuff like that.
SD: Well, you typically get the musical ideas first and save the vocals for the end of the process, correct?
SP: For me, lyrics come much later in the recording process and, mainly, it's born out of habit. I think that it's a byproduct of the fact that I don't sit around and sing and write words for fun, really. I mean, I enjoy facing that challenge, but it's so unlike me. Guitar, for instance, I'll just play for pleasure. But singing is a much taller order. And it's not because I'm lazy; it's just that it's not something I work on until I have to.
SD: You didn't really start playing music until you were 20 years old, so do you think your approach to lyrics is born in part from your background as a visual artist?
SP: Originally, I started singing just because no one else was going to do it. It's not like I had this incredible burning desire to sing. Some people have real natural ability, beautiful voices. But that's not my situation. But it's never really stopped me from working on it. I didn't come to it with particularly intense ambitions to be a singer. And that's the same with the music in general. But, of course, I've stuck with it for so long that it's mutated into something else.
SD: Along those lines, how has your artistic background informed your approach not only to lyrics but to the musical collaboration of The Sea & Cake versus your solo work?
SP: The solo stuff is collaborative, too, actually. I was just too lazy to come up with a band name. If I'm doing music, it's usually with the intent of working collaboratively. But lately I've been working completely and totally solo.
I have this photo book coming out, and the publishers talked me into recording a little EP to be included with the first 1000 copies.
It's been completely different than my other stuff, but it's almost related to how I work with the vocals in that it's very solo. Although this project doesn't involves vocals at all.
SD: Obviously the EP is a companion to the book, but is it meant as a "soundtrack" to the book, or is the intent for it to stand independently?
SP: I'd certainly like the music to make sense with the photography, but it's not like I'm illustrating each photo with sound or anything. I'm not sure exactly how it's going work, but it's not like I'm going to demand that people look at the book and listen to the record.
SD: That's good.
SP: Well, it's sort of a dopey prospect, in my opinion. In some ways I'm just going along with what the publisher types want, and I wasn't terribly excited about it at first. But now I'm looking at it as an opportunity to try something else out. Since it's being done under the guise of being a real record, it's sort of liberating. I want it to be good, but the pressure is different.
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Hello all. I am new to this board and am looking forward to being an active member of it. In the back of Shaara's book, "The Last Full Measure", it is said that Lee purchased his horse Traveler for two hundred dollars. I had always read and believed that the horse was a gift to Lee from a soldier in the 60th Virginia Infantry. Supposedly Lee tried to buy the horse but the soldier would accept no payment. Can anyone verify either story? Thanks all. |
Posted: Tue Jan 2nd, 2007 08:10 pm |
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Hi VAMike! According to "Traveller & Company: The Horses of Gettysburg" by Blake Manger: "In the fall of 1861 the horse was purchased by Maj. Thomas L. Brown from the son of the man who raised him. When Robert E. Lee took command of Brown's unit near Big Sewell Mountain in (west) Virginia, he saw the horse for the first time and took a fancy to him. Calling the horse "his colt", Lee always had something nice to say whenever he saw him. "In early 1862 Lee was serving in South Carolina. At this time, the horse was being used by Brown's brother who was also serving in the Carolinas. When Lee saw the horse again, he inquired about buying him and actually borrowed him for a month to see how the two suited each other. Brown offered to give Lee the horse, but he refused and eventually bought him for the sum of $200 in February 1862." Hope that helps...welcome to the board. |
Posted: Wed Jan 3rd, 2007 12:21 am |
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When I watch "Gettysburg" on DVD, I like to switch on the French dialog and English subtitles. It's such a hoot when General Lee approaches the corral. "Bonjour, Lucy, Et Voyageur, comment vas tu?" I doubt that Traveler spoke French. Last edited on Thu Jan 4th, 2007 05:48 pm by Widow |
Posted: Wed Jan 3rd, 2007 02:25 am |
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Patty that reminds me of the time I saw Woodstock in Brussels in 1970. What was written in the subtitles was not what they were saying on the screen and the porta potty scene fell flat with the audience . I was the only one laughing . I do like Traveler's name in French Voyageur |
Posted: Wed Jan 3rd, 2007 05:23 am |
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Well, javal already answered your question. All I can do is add more sources to the one he gave you. http://www.civilwarhome.com/leeshorses.htm http://www.civilwarhome.com/warhorses.htm |
Posted: Wed Jan 3rd, 2007 03:31 pm |
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I was talking to a General Lee Reenacter at Gettysburg one day and this guy is actually one of the more studied on Robert E. Lee and was in the top spot for Lee at the reenactments in the Burg when filming 3 days of destiny. As I was conversing with him I asked him how he had come by obtaining his Horse Travler'. He informed me that the horse was in fact a race horse who he had seen run on several occasions and had offered to buy the horse from the owner. The owner would not take any money and insisted he take it as a gift. Lee again would not hear of that and the going price for a horse then would have been about 100 dollars. He infact gave the man 200 dollars because a race horse would have been worth more money. He then corrected me as to the name of the horse and said infact the horses name was Jeff Davis and that his nickname was Travler' and that it had been given to him by his staff. "General Lee this horse is a good travler" they would tell him and so the horse came to be known as Travler' How true it all is I am not sure but he seemed to be pretty well studied on Lee.. Although very professional and strickly staying in character I caught him off guard. I asked if he would give my friend and I the honor of having an image with him. He heartally agreed and I called for my freind to come to us..Well my friend has a bit of Polio from birth and walks with a cane and a limp..As he approached us I said to General Lee "Thats my friend there he was wounded in the war"..He replied "Oh I am sorry Vietnam?" I replied no Suh "Chancelorsville"...He smiled knowing he was caught off guard and was a good sport of it all... Huma |
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You probably are anxious now to run the program and see it in action. But first, you need to append the following code to call the main() function. It should go at the end of your script before you run it.
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thanks very much, I tried
thanks very much, I tried your code, it works well. But when I learn it from someother ldap server, i found that i cann't use the base="", I must write the concrete base if i want it to work. I really want to know what is the problem. I googled for this question, failed to get the reson, could you help me. I am really confused about this: why you said, in this example: base can be "". fortunately, the first example I tried with "" is also ok. I am a fresh bird, can someone help me?? That will be very appreciated.
I have just start to learn python
thanks for your share. i will have a try and learn.
I tried python for the first
I tried python for the first time and noticed that tabbing cripples the whole python language. Thanks and goodbye
We have translated your article in russian. If you have no objection - posted it on our website.
Quite poorly written. The
Quite poorly written. The following is a much more practical explanation of getting started with python & ldap.
It was good for the time
Keep in mind that in 2003, when this article was written, there were no other articles on LDAP programming in Python. So I think it was quite good for the time.
By the way, the linked code
By the way, the linked code is terrible. It's like someone tried to adapt another language for python.
The search code uses a permanent TRUE statement with a break.
Bad code
I was able to pick out the basics from this example, but the python code is terrible...
Re: LDAP Programming in Python
The code, for the most part, works for me. But I'm having trouble slicing the data portions out of the search result.
When grabbing 'description' (or any other attribute), I'm getting back:
string indices must be integers " entry[1]['description'][0] "
Re: LDAP Programming in Python
try this:
look for Python's Manual about List, Tuple and Dictionary!
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Just for fun here is a list of the worst gifts Jon and I have ever sent to our families:
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2) Homemade Flannel Pajama Bottoms (This was my first attempt to sew as an adult. I didn't know how to finish the bottoms properly and they all developed giant holes in the crotch after the first wash. Only my dear husband treasured the fraying robe that I made him for the next 7 year!)
3) Plastic Safari Animals in Paper Maiche Boxes (In college, I once got $5 gifts for my siblings to put under the tree with an attached promissory note to buy cooler gifts during my upcoming trip to South Africa two days later. My sibs have never let me live that one down).
4) A Homemade Christmas CD (with music illegally downloaded from the Internet)
And the Worse Gift EVER!
5) A Water buffalo
(from Heifer International. I remembered this project as a child and convinced my new husband to send all our gifts from this site. The reaction from every single gift recipient was horrible! My Sisters-in-Laws still call it "the Christmas we got gifts that were actually sent to someone else.")
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- Blair said...
Aw, I think #5 is great! But I do remember a time around Jr High when I opened a unique gift. A close friend wrapped up some new clothing and stuff that she was giving as a donation in my name. I was very confused and it took me awhile to understand the gift and get over the shock!
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- Amy said...
LOL I like #5 too - I *ask* people to give to Heifer in my name. But I totally understand that other people don't get that. :)
- November 15, 2010 at 7:02 PM
- Beth said...
We "received" #5 from my husband's sister a few years back and I thought it was the best gift ever!
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I would personally love receiving #5 but....if I attempted to give it to most members of my extended family, their reactions would likely be quite similar.
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Oh, I like this list! I'm sure I have sent some doozies myself.
We also did Heifer Int'l. gifts one of our early married years and the in-laws were HORRIFIED. - November 16, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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We know from a late-March article that NVIDIA is working on two new SKUs based on its GK104 silicon, for launch in May. With the Kepler architecture, particularly with the design of the new-generation Streaming Multiprocessors (SMX), NVIDIA substantially increased CUDA core density. Each SMX holds 192 CUDA cores, and as with the previous-generation Fermi architecture, the SMX count is the only thing NVIDIA can tinker with, to control CUDA core count in new GPUs. GeForce GTX 680's little brother, hence will have 7 out of 8 SMX units enabled, and end up with a CUDA core count of 1344. This leaves easier to configure parameters such as clock speeds, for NVIDIA to design the perfect SKU to capture a price-point. NVIDIA is targeting the sub-$399 market, while somehow maintaining competitiveness with Radeon HD 7950. Specifications of the new SKU follow. GeForce GTX 670 Ti, by the numbers 4 Graphics Processing Cores (GPCs), 7 Streaming Multiprocessors (SMX) 1344 CUDA cores 112 Texture Memory Units (TMUs), 32 Raster Operation Processors (ROPs) 256-bit wide GDDR5 memory interface Around 900 MHz base core clock, boost clock and feature availability not known Around 1250 MHz (5.00 GHz GDDR5 effective) memory clock, around 160 GB/s memory bandwidth Estimated price US $349-399 The new report reinforces the May launch time-frame. Source: VR-Zone
Gogo competition! The price has stagnated over the past year due to Nvidia's incompetence, now with GK104 things will heat up nicely, hopefully translating to cheaper wares for all
god if this thing is around the price of 350-399 and beats the 7950 and obviously the 7870 it will be so much win.
They will. If this rest in a real nice spot on the priceboard. AMD will be forced to lower prices if Nvidia takes away customers Might be the first time I might consider going back to the green side if the price/performance is right
funny how the 680 was originally named 670 Ti. if it were not for amd, we would have had the 680 today at the 670 Ti price. too bad for us
Yea, I assumed 2GB, but you never know. Stranger things have happened. If I could get a 670 that performs near or at the level of an HD7950 for $350, I'd take the leap. Not sure if I want to wait and see what comes this fall or jump on GK104 though. The GTX680 did impress me quite a bit, just have to see how it scales down.
God... with all the time Nividia's taking I'd hope so! While you can say in May, by October AMD could have some 8850 that beat that... it's the same thing! This is no longer competition, just you buy what in the market when you need it. While here's my question... why not sooner? Face it these are from production GK104 wafers, you mean Nividia doesn't have enough chips from those wafer to start production. I understand the GTX680 as it got changed midstream, but these products have been pretty well canned in terms of design and PCB while they've known what they need to beat 2-3 months back in terms of 7890/7950. So it would appear everything shoulds be ready but we wait again? By May they'll have lost any momentum gain by the GTX680 and without SKu's to buy that waning fast.
No no, Nvidia is awesome, it doesn't matter what the timetable is. Any card that marginally beats another card is just awesome.
If the 670Ti will bring a proportional increase in performance over the 570 as the 680 is over the 580 (let's say 30%) at the same pricepoint as the 570 was launched in 2010 then it's not so bad considering that AMD offers 5% increase (7870/7850) for the same price that you could buy in 2010 cards like 6970/6950.
It's 7 SMX units while the 680 has 8 SMX units, so it's probably around that ballpark of 7/8th's the speed of the 680 (plus adjustments for clock speed and bad silicon and memory). My guess is 7/8ths of the 680 but a similar power envelope, but who knows until we get some numbers.
GK104 is the sub-200$ part but only after it satisfies the needs of early eager adopters and the card is largely unavailable to begin with. I think there should be a 1152 part at GTX570 level of performance just like GTX460 was positioned between 275 and 285, anything below goes to sub 150$ like GTS450.