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President Barack Obama is a good person, a mediocre golfer, and a lousy public-relations president. He has allowed the house of the people to be closed to all of us so the government can save some money.
While it is laudable to reduce government spending in any form, to close the White House to the public a few weeks after the president flew to a private retreat in Florida to play a round of golf with Tiger Woods is a true Marie Antoinette moment for this administration. Just the cost of operating Air Force One for the weekend alone vastly exceeds the yearly cost of keeping the White House open to the public.
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Summary: A 31-year-old man presented to the emergency department with right lower quadrant pain, nausea and vomiting. He also reported loose stools following a late night meal of spicy food. The patient had not experienced pain to this region previously. He had a ventriculoperitoneal shunt placed at birth due to congenital hydrocephalus. The shunt was revised in 1981 and replaced in 2001. The patient also had a known horseshoe kidney as well as a history of chronic sinusitis. On physical examination, the patient's abdomen was distended with right upper quadrant abdominal tenderness graded 1 out of 4. The patient did not demonstrate guarding or rebound tenderness. Laboratory investigation included an elevated white blood cell count of 20,300 (upper limit of normal 10,000) with 91% segmented neutrophils. The total bilirubin was elevated at 2.2 mg/dL (upper limit of normal 1.2 mg/dL). Liver function tests were elevated with an AST of 79 U/L (normal 10 to 39 U/L) and an ALT of 126 U/L (normal 4 to 42 U/L), and his alkaline phosphatase level was 172 U/L (normal 40 to 125 U/L). The patient was admitted to the hospital with the presumptive diagnosis of acute cholecystitis.
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Sonography of the right upper quadrant was unremarkable. A hepatobiliary nuclear medicine scan demonstrated patency of the cystic duct, the study was terminated prior to visualizing activity in the small bowel, and therefore patency of the common bile duct could not be commented on. A computed tomography (CT) study (Aquilion 16, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Tustin, CA) was ordered with 1 mm slices of the abdomen and pelvis acquired using 100 mL of iohexal (Omnipaque™ 300, GE Healthcare, Chalfont St. Giles, U.K.). These images were reformatted in the coronal and sagittal planes as well as reconstructed in 3 dimensions (Figure 1).
Agenesis of the dorsal pancreas is a rare anomaly. Patients will commonly present with acute onset abdominal pain and a medical history of diabetes.1 At the time of this writing, 19 cases had previously been described in the literature. To the best of our knowledge, this was the first case occurring in association with the following congenital defects: horseshoe kidney and congenital hydrocephalus. Seven prior cases had previously been described in nondiabetic patients.2,3
In this patient, CT showed agenesis of the dorsal pancreas (Figures 2, 3 and 4). A uncinate process was present, which had previously been reported as absent in similar cases.4 There was also a congenital horseshoe kidney (Figures 1 and 5). The superior mesenteric artery was seen crossing the transverse portion of the duodenum, though resultant ileus was not seen. Associated findings previously reported, though not seen in this case, are as follows: pancreatic calcifications,4 polysplenia, hepatomesenteric trunk, 2,5 retro aortic left renal vein,5 hypertrophic change of the ventral gland,6 or obvious fatty replacement of the liver. Unlike many other cases of agenesis of the dorsal pancreas, this patient had no history of diabetes mellitus or prior pancreatitis.1,4
The development of the pancreas begins at the fourth week of gestation. Two separate buds arise from the duodenum. The ventral bud originates initially, followed by the dorsal.2 The ventral bud forms the majority of the head and uncinate process. The origin of the uncinate process remains controversial as to whether it arises from the ventral or dorsal pancreatic bud, this case suggests the uncinate process arises from the ventral gland.6 The dorsal bud gives rise to the upper part of the head, isthmus, body and tail. The ventral and dorsal portions fuse at approximately the eighth week of gestation. The dorsal pancreatic duct becomes the major pancreatic duct, emptying into the duodenum via the ampulla of Vater. The proximal portion of the dorsal duct remains patent and becomes the accessory pancreatic duct, draining through the minor papilla. Normally, a communicating channel develops between the 2 ductal systems. When this channel fails to develop, it is termed "pancreatic divisum."4 If there is agenesis of the dorsal pancreatic bud, a rare anomaly, resultant absence of the body, tail, and uncinate process, as well as the accessory duct of Santorini, and the minor papilla is seen.2 Because the islet cells reside in the tail of the pancreas, the development of diabetes has been attributed to this.1,7 Exocrine pancreatic dysfunction is rare.1
The cause for acute onset abdominal pain is as of yet undetermined. It has been hypothesized that the variant pancreatic duct system may cause insufficient drainage, causing acute, intermittent or chronic pancreatitis.1 However, no findings of pancreatitis were demonstrated in this case.
Advances in multidetector CT, including increased resolution and utilization of isotropic voxels, coupled with the ability to view studies in the sagittal and coronal planes have added another dimension to the diagnosis of congenital anomalies of the pancreas. Whereas in the past, interventional endoscopic retrograde choledochopancreatography was required,3,7 the majority of the cases today can be diagnosed noninvasively.


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BARISAL: A college student was killed and two others injured in a road accident at Bakerganj Upazila Wednesday night.The deceased was identified as Rezaul Karim Ziko, 20, son of Babul Haolader and student of Ramzankati Agriculture College.Of the injured Sabuj was shifted to Dhaka for better treatment.The accident took place as the motorcycle carrying them tumbled with speed breaker while giving side to a truck at about 9:30pm, leaving the three bikers injured.Locals rushed them to Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital where duty doctor declared Ziko dead.Kotwali Model Thana OC Md. Shahiduzzaman said an unnatural case (UD) was filed with the police station in this connection.BDST: 0830 HRS, JUN 21, 2012Edited by: Abul Kalam Azad, Newsroom Editor / Shahin Afroz, Newsroom Editor
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IUCN's philosophy of unity and joint action carries into its work with donors and partners. IUCN counts on the support of a large network of partners who help fund our activities, implement the IUCN Programme, or offer their knowledge and expertise to support our work. Our work is made possible through the generous contributions of a growing number of donors and partners including governments, multilateral institutions, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, international conventions, foundations, companies and individuals.
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The representatives of farmer and forest producer organizations from around the world are gathering today at an international conference held in Guilin, China. The meeting represents the first of its kind in giving the world's many millions of smallholder farmer and community forest producers an opportunity to have their voices heard at a global level. With a large part of the Earth's surface affected by forest producer activities, the conference will seek to support forest producers in improving sustainable management of forest landscapes. …
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An extensive review of the Evo by barefoot ultra marathon runner Jason Robillard.
Terra Plana Vivo Barefoot's new Evo – Is this the ultimate minimalist running shoe?
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"Very good shoe, I would rate it as being slightly better than Vibram's KSO. The EVO would be a good winter and trail shoe. Ground feel isn't as good as KSOs, but offers better traction and protection. Toe box allows foot to splay, allows foot to function naturally within shoe. It's not as good as running barefoot, but I think it is the best minimalist shoe available as of March 2010. After testing the shoe in many conditions, I have no problem justifying the cost."
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Jeff Wood, the founder of Health Fitness Complete, understands the difficulty in achieving exercise and health goals—he lost 125 pounds in 2007. He's taken his personal experience and created a fitness center that offers the best training methods and equipment for its customers. One-on-one training sessions are just that—private, with only the trainer and client present, allowing clients to feel more comfortable without others looking on. And in both personal-training sessions and fitness classes, customers work out with dynamic equipment that exercises myriad body parts and muscle groups. Machines where users sit down may allow the chance to sketch out updates to the Nike swoosh, but rob exercisers the ability to train postural and other muscles. Instead, Health Fitness Complete offers many pieces of equipment that allow clients to work out multiple muscles more effectively.
For more than 20 years, The Evening Hatch's CPR- and first aid–certified guides have led relaxing full- and half-day river tours down the scenic Yakima and Klickitat Rivers. Guides offer info and anecdotes about the varied flora, fauna, and history of the area, and rafts frequently stop along the river to drop off loot plundered from other rafts and take on more food and drink.
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Controlling Women: Reasons to Worry About the Scott Sisters by Caroline Picker On The Issues Magazine February 17, 2011 http://www.ontheissuesmagazine.com/cafe2/article/139 What would you trade for your freedom? Why you should care about the Scott sisters if you care about reproductive health? Recently, Gladys and Jamie Scott were released from prison after 16 years. Each received a lifetime sentence for allegedly assisting with the theft of $11. The Scotts were released on suspended charges: they will both be on parole for the rest of their lives. As a condition of her release, Gladys is required to donate one of her kidneys to Jamie, who suffers from kidney failure and receives regular dialysis treatment. In her petition for freedom, Gladys voluntarily offered this donation. Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour mandated her kidney donation in order for her to be freed. Reproductive freedom is the ability to make informed choices about your own body, free from coercion. Reproductive freedom is about access to needed healthcare and resources. As feminist advocates for health, we know that our bodies consist of so much more than our uteruses (or lack thereof) and that choice is about so much more than whether to become pregnant or not, whether to stay pregnant or not. Bodily integrity and the ability to make conscious choices about our own bodies and lives are basic human rights. The Scott sisters' case raises the question: is the prison system antithetical to reproductive freedom? Healthcare in prison is shoddy at best, fatal at worst. Incarcerated people are routinely denied access to crucial medications for established conditions, such as HIV, diabetes and hepatitis C, as well as preventative screenings. Fatalities in prison due to inadequate healthcare are extremely difficult to document; however, in California alone, it is estimated that one person in prison dies every week due to inadequate healthcare. Jamie Scott had been denied treatment for her life- threatening kidney condition while incarcerated, and her release is timed just before she receives a needed kidney transplant in a move that Barbour himself acknowledged is to save money. To save the state the expense of hospital transport and care during and after birth, pregnant women are not uncommonly freed just prior to delivery, according to informal conversations with people who work in prisons and jails. Women are routinely denied access to abortions in prison. In the Scott sisters' case, the tentacles of the prison system clearly demonstrate its ability to restrict body autonomy for those not incarcerated, but still within the grips of the system. On any given day, five million people in the U.S. are birth control implants have historically been imposed on some women as a condition of probation. The mandating of Gladys Scott's kidney donation continues this legacy of bodily control. Because over 70 percent of people enmeshed in the prison system are people of color, healthcare concerns within prison, on probation and on parole, have a disproportionate affect on the community. As black women, the Scott sisters were six times more likely than white women to be incarcerated in the first place. Barbour's explicit ties with white supremacist groups and his advocacy of racial segregation have been widely publicized. However, Barbour's stated opinions, as well as decision on the Scott sisters' case, are not exceptional. Our society depends on the prison industry, which provides enormous profits to corporate interests, as a way to obscure and enable the social ills caused by catastrophically intertwined webs of oppression, such as racism and sexism. Controlling people's bodies to maintain a hierarchical social order is familiar to reproductive freedom advocates: controlling women's bodies has long been used as a tool to disable feminist organizing and revolt. Ultimately, the story of the Scott sisters is far from unique in its denial of respectful healthcare and informed choices about their own bodies. Sure, Gladys originally proposed that she donate a kidney to her ailing sister; however, when the state mandated her donation as a condition of her release, her choice was superseded by the prison system's authority over her body. Both women have been deprived of reproductive freedom via these actions, demonstrating the prison system's ability to infiltrate even the most intimate of decisions. No one's prison sentence explicitly includes lack of access to reliable and safe healthcare and the dismantling of choice. Perhaps little more can be expected from a system based on control and punitive justice. However, the prison system extends its tentacles to maintain a firm grasp on those who have been released. 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AMD Allows Two Early R9 290X Benchmarks
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards | October 17, 2013 - 04:37 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: radeon, R9 290X, amd
The NDA on AMD R9 290X benchmarks has not yet lifted but AMD was in Montreal to provide two previews: BioShock Infinite and Tomb Raider, both at 4K (3840 x 2160). Keep in mind, these scores are provided by AMD and definitely does not represent results from our monitor-capture solution. Expect more detailed results from us, later, as we do some Frame Rating.
The test machine used in both setups contains:
- Intel Core i7-3960X at 3.3 GHz
- 16GB of DDR3-1600
- Windows 7 SP1 64-bit
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 (331.40 drivers) / AMD Radeon R9 290X (13.11 beta drivers)
The R9 290X is configured in its "Quiet Mode" during both benchmarks. This is particularly interesting, to me, as I was unaware of such feature (it has been a while since I last used a desktop AMD/ATi card). I would assume this is a fan and power profile to keep noise levels as silent as possible for some period of time. A quick Google search suggests this feature is new with the Radeon Rx200-series cards.
BioShock Infinite is quite demanding at 4K with ultra quality settings. Both cards maintain an average framerate above 30FPS.
AMD R9 290X "Quiet Mode": 44.25 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780: 37.67 FPS
(Update 1: 4:44pm EST) AMD confirmed TressFX is disabled in these benchmark scores. It, however, is enabled if you are present in Montreal to see the booth. (end of update 1)
Tomb Raider is also a little harsh at those resolutions. Unfortunately, the results are ambiguous whether or not TressFX has been enabled throughout the benchmarks. The summary explicitly claims TressFX is enabled, while the string of settings contains "Tressfx=off". Clearly, one of the two entries is a typo. We are currently trying to get clarification. In the mean time:
AMD R9 290X "Quiet Mode": 40.2 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780: 34.5 FPS
Notice how both of these results are not compared to a GeForce Titan. Recent leaks suggest a retail price for AMD's flagship card in the low-$700 market. The GeForce 780, on the other hand, resides in the $650-700 USD price point.
It seems pretty clear, to me, that cost drove this comparison rather than performance.
Still Not Settling? Is AMD Going to Continue Never Settle?
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards | October 17, 2013 - 03:46 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: amd, radeon
In summary, "We don't know yet".
We do know of a story posted by Fudzilla which cited Roy Taylor, VP of Global Channel Sales, as a source confirming the reintroduction of Never Settle for the new "Rx200" Radeon cards. Adding credibility, Roy Taylor retweeted the story via his official account. This tweet is still there as I write this post.
The Tech Report, after publishing the story, was contacted by Robert Hallock of AMD Gaming and Graphics. The official word, now, is that AMD does not have any announcements regarding bundles for new products. He is also quoted, "We continue to consider Never Settle bundles as a core component of AMD Gaming Evolved program and intend to do them again in the future".
So, I (personally) see promise in that we will see a new Never Settle bundle. For the moment, AMD is officially silent on the matter. Also, we do not know (and, it is possible, neither does AMD at this time) which games will be included and how many users can claim if there will even be a choice at all.
Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro 13.3" Core i5 3200x1800 Hybrid w/ 256GB SSD @ $1150 with free shipping
Subject: General Tech | October 17, 2013 - 01:11 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: deals
Lenovo's Yoga 2 Pro is an impressive tablet/ultrabook hybrid that houses a lot of performance in a very small package. From the impressive screen resolution to the 256GB SSD for local storage this is very much a premium product. There is 8GB of DDR3 to ensure that Win8.1 has plenty of available memory and if you are willing to spend a bit more you can upgrade from a Core-i5 to a Core-i7 processor.
Top Deal
- Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro 13.3" Core i5 3200x1800 Laptop Tablet Hybrid w/ 256GB SSD for $1,149.00 with free shipping(normally $1,399.00).
Additional Deals
- Lenovo IdeaPad Z510 15.6" 4th-gen Core i3 "Haswell" Laptop for $499.00 with Free Shipping (normally $699.99 - use coupon code: DOORBUSTER).
- Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 14 Haswell Convertible Touch Ultrabook for $449.00 with Free Shipping(normally $569.00).
- Turtle Beach Ear Force X12 Gaming Headset for $49.99 with free shipping(normally $59.99).
- WD My Book 1TB USB 3.0 External Hard Drive for $74.95 with free shipping (normally $169.99)
- Samsung UN50EH5000 50" 1080p LED HDTV + Free Wall Mount for $745.00 wifh Free Shipping(normally $849.99)
The silver lining behind Broadwell's delay
Subject: General Tech | October 17, 2013 - 01:06 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: Intel, Broadwell, delay
Making changes to the CPU in a line of machines creates a much larger impact on a company than changing the GPU, as even if the socket remains the same there are often feature additions and other obstacles to overcome. DigiTimes points out that for vendors who are still rolling out new product lines based on Haswell the delay of Broadwell is good news as it gives them time to sell a few Haswell machines before the chip goes EOL. For consumers looking forward to the discounts on this generation of machine when the next generation is released this news is not as welcome but then again, vendors won't need to recover as much lost income as they would have if Broadwell was released according to its original schedule.
"Intel's decision to delay the mass shipment schedule of its 14nm Broadwell-based processors by one quarter from the end of 2013 is expected to buy brand vendors some time to finish their transition from Ivy Bridge to Haswell and allow them and Intel to readjust their steps in platform transitioning, according to sources from notebook players."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Early adopters struggle with Windows 8.1 update @ The Inquirer
- Microsoft saddles up for a ride on Sky Giraffe @ The Register
- Quark will not be enough for Intel to succeed in wearable or IoT markets @ DigiTimes
- Slip your SIM into a plastic sheath, WIPE international call charges @ The Register
- Rorschach test suggested as CAPTCHA replacement @ The Register
- iPin Mobile Laser Presenter for iPhone @ Funky Kit
- Papa's got a brand-new, undead-proof European carryall @ The Tech Report
NVIDIA "The Way It's Meant to be Played" 2013 Press Event Live Blog
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards | October 17, 2013 - 01:45 AM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: video, nvidia, live blog, live
Last month it was AMD hosting the media out in sunny Hawaii for a #GPU14 press event. This week NVIDIA is hosting a group of media in Montreal for a two-day event built around "The Way It's Meant to be Played".
NVIDIA promises some very impressive software and technology demonstrations on hand and you can take it all in with our live blog and (hopefully) live stream on our PC Perspective Live! page!
It starts at 10am ET / 7am PT so join us bright and early!! And don't forget to stop by tomorrow for an even more exciting Day 2!!
Altera Does FPGAs with OpenCL
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards | October 16, 2013 - 10:00 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: FPGA, Altera
(Update 10/17/2013, 6:13 PM) Apparently I messed up inputing this into the website last night. To compare FPGAs with current hardware, the Altera Stratix 10 is rated at more than 10 TeraFLOPs compared to the Tesla K20X at ~4 TeraFLOPs or the GeForce Titan at ~4.5 TeraFLOPs. All figures are single precision. (end of update)
Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) are not general purpose processors; they are not designed to perform any random instruction at any random time. If you have a specific set of instructions that you want performed efficiently, you can spend a couple of hours compiling your function(s) to an FPGA which will then be the hardware embodiment of your code.
This is similar to an Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) except that, for an ASIC, it is the factory who bakes your application into the hardware. Many (actually, to my knowledge, almost every) FPGAs can even be reprogrammed if you can spare those few hours to configure it again.
Altera is a manufacturer of FPGAs. They are one of the few companies who were allowed access to Intel's 14nm fabrication facilities. Rahul Garg of Anandtech recently published a story which discussed compiling OpenCL kernels to FPGAs using Altera's compiler.
Now this is pretty interesting.
The design of OpenCL splits work between "host" and "kernel". The host application is written in some arbitrary language and follows typical programming techniques. Occasionally, the application will run across a large batch of instructions. A particle simulation, for instance, will require position information to be computed. Rather than having the host code loop through every particle and perform some complex calculation, what happens to each particle could be "a kernel" which the host adds to the queue of some accelerator hardware. Normally, this is a GPU with its thousands of cores chunked into groups of usually 32 or 64 (vendor-specific).
An FPGA, on the other hand, can lock itself to the specific set of instructions. It can decide to, within a few hours, configure some arbitrary number of compute paths and just churn through each kernel call until it is finished. The compiler knows exactly the application it will need to perform while the host code runs on the CPU.
This is obviously designed for enterprise applications, at least as far into the future as we can see. Current models are apparently priced in the thousands of dollars but, as the article points out, has the potential to out-perform a 200W GPU at just a tenth of the power. This could be very interesting for companies, perhaps a film production house, who wants to install accelerator cards for sub-d surfaces or ray tracing but would like to develop the software in-house and occasionally update their code after business hours.
Regardless of the potential market, a FPGA-based add-in card simply makes sense for OpenCL and its architecture.
Lenovo Launches Miix2 Windows 8.1 Tablet Powered By Bay Trail-T SoC
Subject: General Tech, Mobile | October 16, 2013 - 05:26 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: Windows 8.1, tablet, miix2, Lenovo, Bay Trail-T
Today, Lenovo launched a new tablet called the Miix2. The successor to the original Miix, the Miix2 is an 8-inch Windows 8.1 tablet powered by Intel's new "Bay Trail-T" Atom processor. The tablet measures 8.5" x 5.2" x 0.32" and weighs 350 grams (~12 ounces).
The Lenovo Mix 2 has an 8-inch 1280x800 IPS display that supports 10-point capacitive multi-touch. There is a 2MP front webcam and a 5MP rear camera. A Windows button sits below the display when in portrait mode. A detachable cover can be fitted to the side of the tablet and act as a stand when in landscape mode. The $20 cover also comes with a capacitive stylus.
Internally, the Miix2 features a quad-core Intel Bay Trail-T processor, 2GB of RAM, up to 128GB eMMC storage, support for up to 32GB of micro SD external storage, Wi-Fi, and 3G in select countries. The eMMC storage options include 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB. The company claims up to 7 hours of battery life for the Miix2.
The new Bay Trail-T powered tablet will come pre-loaded with Microsoft's Windows 8.1 operating system (the full x86 version) and a full license of Office Home and Student 2013 productivity suite.
The specifications are not amazing, but serviceable. Hopefully Lenovo introduces an alternative SKU with an active digitizer, a higher resolution display, and physical keyboard for business users. For now though, Lenovo has a decent consumer-level Windows 8.1 tablet for $299 that will be available at the end of October.
What do you think about the Miix2?
AMD versus NVIDIA versus Frostbite3
Subject: General Tech | October 16, 2013 - 01:31 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: battlefield 4, r9 280x, gtx 770
As the recommended requirements for BF4 indicate that a mid-range GPU should be able to handle the game, [H]ard|OCP tested out the public beta with the new R9 280X as well as the GTX 770. This not only gives an idea of comparative performance but also a chance to see if the extra memory present on AMD's card gives any performance advantage at 2560 x 1600. At first glance the charts seem to favour NVIDIA but that was not what [H] found when gaming as the high peaks represented points with little or no action and the performance started to suffer during action sequences while the AMD card remained solid throughout both calm and the storms.
"Electronic Arts has opened a public beta of the upcoming Battlefield 4 game debuting the new Frostbite 3 game engine. Today we will preview some gameplay performance in BF4 Beta on an AMD Radeon R9 280X and GeForce GTX 770 and see how the game will challenge today's GPU's. The results are not quite what we expected."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Hands On: XCOM – Enemy Within @ Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN
- Red Wing: SWTOR Gets Space Combat Expansion @ Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN
- Bioshock Noir: Burial At Sea's Opening Scenes @ Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN
- A Wizardry Did It: Deathfire – Ruins Of Nethermore @ Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN
- Tsarist Space Struggle: The Mandate @ Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN
- Super Mario Bros for Chrome @ fullscreenmario.com/
- Puppeteer PlayStation 3 @ eTeknix
- Madshrimps @ Firstlook 2013 @ Madshrimps
Dell UltraSharp U2412M 24" 1920 x 1200 @ $270 with free shipping
Subject: General Tech | October 16, 2013 - 01:19 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: deals
Dell's UltraSharp U2412M is a 16:10 format 1920x1200 24" IPS display with a response time of 6ms which makes it quite acceptable for gaming duties. The colour gamut is good enough for some professional work and is quite good for the asking price. It also comes with a 3 year warranty which might make it more attractive than ordering a display from Korea for anyone worried about dead pixels or other possible issues.
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- Seagate Expansion 2TB USB 3.0 External Hard Drive for $79.99 with free shipping(normally $119.00).
- Linksys EA6700 HD Video Pro AC1750 Smart WiFi Wireless Router for $139.99 with free shipping (normally $199.99)
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Poor yeilds will delay 14nm Broadwell chips
Subject: General Tech | October 16, 2013 - 01:12 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: Intel, delay, Broadwell, 14nm
Sad news for those hoping to see Broadwell as Brian Krzanich confirmed that the delays we first heard about in June are still true and Broadwell will not be available until some time in 2014. This slowdown of their Tick Tick strategy has been caused by the high density of defects on wafers which is driving the yields down on these chips which not only leads to less profitability but also means that supplies will be too low to go to market with. He did give The Register some positive news, Intel is working on reducing the time it takes to implement changes to chips in production and within the next year they hope to be able to make changes to a chip three months before it is slated for release without negatively effecting yeilds.
"One of the biggest tasks that Intel CEO Brian Krzanich has set himself is reconfiguring Chipzilla so that it's quicker to build and deploy new products.
So it's a pity he has had to delay the rollout of 14-nanometer Broadwell processor chips until the first quarter of next year due to problems with quality control."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Intel slumps into mud despite lobbing Internet-of-Things, etc at buyers @ The Register
- How to Code Android Applications With Security In Mind @ Linux.com
- HGST pushes out bulk storage spinner with 5 power-sipping settings @ The Register
- Samsung's Green DDR4 data centre memory can save 45 terawatts per hour @ The Inquirer
- 35,000 vBulletin Sites Have Already Been Exploited By Week Old Hole @ Slashdot
- Building a Rail Gun @ Hack a Day
- Backup4all Professional and novaPDF Professional @ Computing on Demand
StarTech Releases New USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet Adapters
Subject: General Tech | October 16, 2013 - 04:11 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: usb 3.0, Startech, gigabit ethernet, adapter
StarTech has released new USB 3.0 peripherals that enable Gigabit Ethernet with the full 1,000 Mbps throughput. There are four new adapters in total, a Gigabit-to-USB 3.0 adapter in black or white, an adapter with two Gigabit Ethernet ports to USB 3.0, and an adapter with a USB 3.0 hub, Gigabit Ethernet port that connects to your PC via a single USB 3.0 connection.
The new adapters are aimed at ultrabook and other business laptop users who have a limited number of USB 3.0 ports and may not have a physical GbE RJ45 port. The new adapters provide Gigabit Ethernet as well as a USB 3.0 passthrough port so that users do not have to give up a USB port.
The USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet adapter comes in white or black and provides Gigabit Ethernet and a single USB 3.0 port. It has an MSRP of $78.99 USD (£61.99 UK). Alternatively, StarTech has an adapter with a USB 3.0 passthrough and two Gigabit Ethernet ports. That adapter has an MSRP of $103.99 USD (£82.99 UK). Finally, StarTech has a Gigabit Ethernet to USB 3.0 adapter that includes a single RJ45 port and three USB 3.0 ports. The ports can provide enough power to charge mobile devices, including Apple and Android smartphones. The hub adapter has an MSRP of $83.99 USD (£63.99 UK).
All of the new StarTech adapters are available now in the US, Canada, and Europe. Fortunately for users, the actual retail prices are turning out to be much less than the listed MSRPs.
The new adapters are useful for laptops with limited port options and for devices like the new Haswell-powered Intel NUC so that users can get two Gigabit Ethernet ports to enable new home networking or home server functionality.
IE11 Block Tool On Windows 7. Yay! It'll Launch Soon!
Subject: General Tech | October 15, 2013 - 06:55 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: Internet Explorer 11
Microsoft, appealing to the needs of enterprises everywhere, releases tools to block major versions of the assorted software coming down Windows Update. Of course, this also signals an impending release of whatever it intends to block. Most recently: Internet Explorer 11.
IE11 continues the trend of standards compliance and, until I get my hands on it, at least looks comparable to the best of the rest. Not much is known about how Microsoft has or will comply with the Khronos Group industry body but they are at least dipping their toe into WebGL support; I hope they can continue to progress their browser if only for selfish reasons. I do not see Internet Explorer taking over Firefox and Chrome in my personal usage but, especially if WebCL follows WebGL, it will be nice to eventually support every browser.
While Microsoft has not put an official release date, due to the blocking tool, it is expected to arrive for Windows 7 in the late October to early November time frame. Users of Windows 8.1 will receive it much earlier, this Thursday (October 17th) when the operating system hits Windows Store.
NEW! Alienware 14 "Haswell" Core i7 1080p Gaming Laptop @ $1097 with free shipping
Subject: General Tech | October 15, 2013 - 01:32 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: deals
Today's Alienware 14 deal is for a higher end version than we have seen previously. This 14" 1080p laptop has quite a bit inside of it considering how compact the chassis is. A core i7-4700MQ, 8GB DDR3-1600 and a 1GB GeForce GTX 750M offer decent performance and connectivity includes Bluetooth and a KillerNIC handling WiFi. Storage is a 750GB 7200RPM HDD and a DVD Burner you can upgrade to a BlueRay if you so desire. It comes with Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit installed.
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AMD cards get an unexpected boost from the Linux 3.12 kernel
Subject: General Tech | October 15, 2013 - 01:30 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: amd, linux, catalyst, 3.12 kernel
Phoronix had a very pleasant surprise over the weekend which was apparently also a complete surprise to the AMD Linux driver team; vastly improved GPU performance on the 3.12 kernel. In tests on a dozen cards ranging from the elderly HD3850 to the HD6950 all cards showed at least some improvements and in some cases increases of 50%. Keep your eyes tuned for updates as they work with AMD's Linux team to see where these performance increases originated from and to give Phoronix time to get their hands on new hardware for more testing. Check out the complete review here.
"Over the weekend I released benchmarks showing the Linux 3.12 kernel bringing big AMD Radeon performance improvements. Those benchmarks of a Radeon HD 4000 series GPU showed the Linux 3.12 kernel bringing major performance improvements over Linux 3.11 and prior. Some games improved with just low double-digit gains while other Linux games were nearly 90% faster! Interestingly, the AMD Radeon Linux developers were even surprised by these findings. After carrying out additional tests throughout the weekend, I can confirm these truly incredible performance improvements on other hardware. In this article are results from ten different AMD Radeon graphics cards."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Imagination eyes Intel and ARM with Warrior P5600 CPU based on MIPS architecture @ The Inquirer
- Best Buy: Bring us your cowering, unwanted Microsoft Surface masses @ The Register
- Blackberry desperately reassures customers in an open letter @ The Inquirer
- Windows 8.1: Six Things Microsoft Got Right and Others That Are Still Missing @ TechSpot
- MS Word deserves DEATH says Brit SciFi author Charles Stross @ The Register
- Toshiba Set To Change SSD Landscape with Upper Tier SSDs at Rock Bottom Pricing @ SSD Review
- Devolo dLAN LiveCam Starter Kit @ NikKTech
- Control panel backdoor found in D-Link home routers @ The Register
- Ooma Office: VoIP Small Office Phone System Review @ TechwareLabs
- iPad 5 release date, rumours, price and features @ The Inquirer
- L-Com Gigabit Ethernet Desktop Switches @ TechwareLabs
- October 2013 Rumours @ Western Digital @ TechARP
PC Shipments Fell Less Than Expected. Tablets Grew Less
Subject: General Tech, Systems, Mobile | October 14, 2013 - 09:27 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: Lenovo, hp, dell, tablets
About 81 million PCs were sold in the third quarter of this year; a decline of 8 percent from the same quarter of last year. This is according to reports from Windows IT Pro who averaged figures from IDC and Gartner.
The firms, however, were expecting somewhere between a 9 and 10 percent drop.
A further decline (in global shipments) is still expected to occur next year. Tablet sales have slowed from projections, albeit still on a growing trend, due to emerging markets and the simplification of generic content consumption. Our viewers probably extend beyond the generic but many others do not, for whatever number of reasons, use their devices except for media and text-based web browsing; as such, customers are more hesitant to replace their PCs.
Lenovo, HP, and Dell were 1-2-3 in terms of worldwide PC sales with each experiencing slight growth. HP is very near to Lenovo in terms of unit sales, less than a quarter million units separating the two, although I would expect Lenovo would have wider margins on each unit sold. HP extends further into the low value segments. Acer and ASUS had a sharp decline in sales.
Unfortunately, the article does not give any specific details on the tablet side. They did not reach their projections.
Fujitsu Launches New Touch-Enabled Mobile Lineup
Subject: General Tech | October 14, 2013 - 12:37 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: tablet, msata, Intel, haswell, fujitsu, Bay Trail-T
Fujitsu recently launched several new mobile devices for business users running Intel's latest Haswell and Atom chips. The "All New In Touch" portfolio includes three new Lifebook notebooks and two Stylistic slate-style tablets. All of the new devices are 14" or smaller, have long battery life (according to Fujitsu), and will be available later this month.
Specifically, the lineup includes the following devices:
- Lifebook T734
- Lifebook T904
- Lifebook U904
- Stylistic Q584
- Stylistic Q704
The Lifebook T734, T904, and U904 are notebooks powered by Intel's Haswell processors. They come with Windows 8.1, DDR3 memory (up to 12GB on some models), several storage options, backlit keyboards, and high resolution displays. The 734 can be fitted with an optical drive or second battery pack. The 13.3" T904 has a 2560x1440 IGZO rotatable/convertible display with touch and pen support while the 14" U904 has a 3200x1800 IGZO display.
The Fujitsu Lifebook U904.
All of the notebooks come with Windows 8.1, touchscreens, and enterprise-friendly security features.
Beyond the touchscreen-enabled notebooks, Fujitsu is launching two new tablets under its STYLISTIC brand: the Q584 and Q704. The Q584 is a 10.1" tablet with 2560x1600 display, smart card shell, and dockable keyboard. It is semi-ruggedized and is dust and water proof. It is powered by an Intel Bay Trail-T (quad core) processor clocked at 2.4GHz and either a 64GB or 128GB mSATA SSD. Other features include a 2MP front and 8MP rear camera and Wi-Fi, NFC, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, and LTE radios.
The Fujitsu Stylistic Q584
The Stylistic Q704 steps the specifications up a bit to a 12.5" semi-ruggedized tablet powered by up to an Intel Haswell i7 vPro CPU, 8GB of LPDDR3 memory, and 256GB mSATA SSD. It has a 1920x1080 resolution display, 2MP front and 5MP rear cameras, and a smart card shell or dockable keyboard. Radios include Wi-Fi (dual band 802.11n), LTE, Bluetooth 4.0, and GPS.
The Stylistic tablets will come pre-loaded with Windows 8.1.
The entire Fujitsu lineup should be available later this month at various (not yet specified) price points. For business users, the new devices are worth a look (pending reviews that verify the battery life claims).
Valve's Steam Controller Demonstration... 001... .avi?
Subject: General Tech, Systems | October 11, 2013 - 06:36 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: valve, Steam Machine, Steam Controller
Jeff Bellinghausen, former Chief Technology Officer at Sixense, currently works for Valve with their hardware initiative. He will be provide the voice over for today's controller walkthrough video. Four very different games are shown with very input configurations.
As a little background, Sixense partnered with Valve and Razer to develop the Hydra motion controller. I had a strong feeling that this technology would form the basis of the Steam hardware experience when first rumors of "The Steam Box" circulated. Clearly, either I was wrong or Valve dumped the prototype for their current (slightly more standard) gamepad.
Yet at least one of the engineering minds behind it kept with Steam OS.
The first and third games shown are Portal 2 and CounterStrike: Global Offensive, respectively. Portal 2 is operating in keyboard and mouse "legacy mode" where sliding your right thumb emulates the movement of a mouse and the left thumb activates a virtual D-Pad. This input method seems to have some sort of throw velocity when you quickly swipe your thumb across the pad and release although I obviously have not directly experienced it.
On the other hand, CounterStrike does not require auto aim.
Civilization V has the left thumb pad bound to map scroll and the right thumb pad controlling mouse movement. While precise, I could see speed being a problem for a game such as Starcraft 2. It seems to be slightly slower than a mouse. I would like to see someone learn the controller and attempt to ladder for a relevant amount of time.
Speaking of speed to complement precision: Papers, Please blends both thumbs into a single mouse movement. This highlights what, at least I guess, is the entire point of the new controller: allow new schemes to be tested.
Certainly, there are a bunch of possibilities even before the design leaves Valve's hands.
Rumor: Web Developer Tools Leaked the R9 290X Price?
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards | October 11, 2013 - 04:47 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: amd, R9 290X
When you deal with the web, almost nothing is hidden. The browsers (and some extensions) have access to just about everything on screen and off. Anyone browsing a site or app can inspect the contents and even modify it. That last part could be key.
TechPowerUp got their hands on a screenshot of developer tools inspecting the Newegg website. A few elements are hidden on the right hand side within the "Coming Soon" container. One element, id of "singleFinalPrice", is set "visibility: hidden;" with a price as its contents. In the TechPowerUp screenshot, this price is listed as "729.99" USD.
Of course, good journalism is confirming this yourself. As of the time I checked, this value is listed as "9999.99" USD. This means either one of two things: Newegg changed their value to a placeholder after the leak was discovered or the source of TechPowerUp's screenshot used those same developer tools to modify the content. It is actually a remarkably easy thing to do... here I change the value to 99 cents by right clicking on the element and modifying the HTML.
No, the R9 290X is not 99 cents.
So I would be careful to take these screenshots with a grain of salt if we only have access to one source. That said, $729.99 does sound like a reasonable price point for AMD to release a Titan-competitor at. Of course, that is exactly what a hoaxer would want.
But, as it stands right now, I would not get your hopes up. An MSRP of ~$699-$749 USD sounds legitimate but we do not have even a second source, at the moment, to confirm that. Still, this might be something our readers would like to know.
Thoughts on the unintended consequences of Mantle and SteamOS
Subject: General Tech | October 11, 2013 - 03:19 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: amd, Mantle, gaming, valve
The Tech Report has been thinking on the upcoming release of SteamOS and AMD's Mantle and they see some problems that could come about because of them. Fragmentation has always been a problem for PCs, be it that the hardware between systems never matches or the wide variety of APIs and game engines on the software side. It can de daunting to begin developing a game and determining if optimizing for AMD, NVIDIA or Intel is worth considering as well as the choice between Direct3D or OpenGL or trying to make them both work. Mantle is now a choice, BF4 will actually be releasing a version that is natively Mantle shortly after they launch the first version of the game. Valve has also hinted that several AAA titles will be released on SteamOS, not necessarily Windows or Linux. What effect could this have on PC gaming as these new choices arrive at the same time the next generation consoles are released? Read on and see.
"Valve's SteamOS and AMD's Mantle API have the potential to do great things for PC gaming. However, they also threaten to fragment the platform at a critical time, when next-gen consoles are about to reduce the PC's performance and image quality lead by a long shot."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Windows 8.1 won't save Windows 8 @ The Inquirer
- The legacy IE survivor's guide: Firefox, Chrome... more IE? @ The Register
- Microsoft wants to 'move beyond' the Cookie Monster @ The Register
- Will BlackBerry be cherrypicked, or bought by its daddies? @ The Register
- Technology Before Its Time: 9 Products That Were Too Early to Market @ TechSpot
- D-Link DIR-868L Wireless AC1750 Dual-Band Cloud Router Review @ Legit Reviews
- Happy 10th b-day, Patch Tuesday: TWO critical IE 0-day bugs, did you say? @ The Register
- ASUS AOOC 2013 Finals Moscow Report @ techPowerUp
- Beginners Guides: Repairing a Cracked / Broken Notebook LCD Screen @ PCSTATS
- ASUS RT-AC66U AC1750 Wireless 802.11AC Router Review @MissingRemote
Dell Inspiron 14 (7000-series) @ $700 with free shipping
Subject: General Tech | October 11, 2013 - 02:18 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: deals
More Win8 touchscreen deals today from LogicBuy, a more powerful model of Inspiron 14 with an i5-4200U and HD4400 graphics, 6GB DDR3 and 500GB HDD. It is less than an inch thick in most spots, weighs a mere 4.5 lbs and is made of aluminium and Gorilla Glass making it very portable. Road warriors with clean fingers should check this deal out.
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GeometryRegular polygon's area can be calculated,other polygon's area can also be calculated using graph coordinates,but i have heard that polygon's area can be calculated using sides and external angles is it true?if it is what is the method? #2 2012-10-22 00:42:54
Re: GeometryHi; In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them. No explanations, just DGA. If you can not overcome with talent...overcome with effort. #3 2012-10-22 00:59:48
Re: GeometryNo,i have heard that there is a formula for irregular polygon's area too(using side lengths and exterior angles #4 2012-10-22 01:13:20
Re: GeometryIn mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them. No explanations, just DGA. If you can not overcome with talent...overcome with effort. #5 2012-10-22 01:19:18
Re: GeometryIf you know what the polygon looks like, you can just split it up into triangles and use Heron's formula. If you have the right angles you can then apply things like the sine rule, cosine rule, etc. to find all the sides of the triangles you have split the polygon into. #6 2012-10-22 01:33:05
Re: GeometryThe second link's 3rd method was the one I was looking for ,thank you. #7 2012-10-22 01:34:25
Re: GeometryWow, that third method is really useful. And you really do only need the side lengths and angles! #9 2012-10-22 02:34:12
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text: Paleoenvironment, Geomorphic Processes, and Carbon Stocks of Drained Thaw-lake Basins in the Arctic Coastal Plain, Alaska, USA, 2002-2005These data are from a study of the origin and associated geomorphological, ecological, and pedological processes of thaw-lake basins of the Arctic Coastal Plain, Alaska. The research utilized high-resolution multispectral satellite data, ground-penetrating radar, and extensive coring to estimate the amount of carbon sequestered in the drained basins. Investigators used radiometric dating, microfossil analysis, and soil development to determine whether carbon accumulation rates respond to regional changes in climate, or if they are influenced by local rates of plant succession. Investigators reported depths, adjusted depths, radiocarbon dates, calibrated radiocarbon dates, pollen, microfossils, soil bulk density, total organic carbon (TOC), and other descriptive statistics from the spring and summer seasons of April 2002 through April 2005. Data are in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, TIFF, JPEG, and ArcView Shapefile formats, available via FTP. View Metadata RecordData CitationThe following example shows how to cite the use of this data set in a publication. For more information, see our Use and Copyright Web page. Wendy R. Eisner. 2007. Paleoenvironment, Geomorphic Processes, and Carbon Stocks of Drained Thaw-lake Basins in the Arctic Coastal Plain, Alaska, USA, 2002-2005. [indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA: National Snow and Ice Data Center. See Also |