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Dear Kevin:
I've followed you for some time now. I can remember your early days on the old ROBTV (now BNN) during the early morning show back in circa like 2002. Since I worked nights back then, I was often up when you were on. You were the "investor at large", a no holds barred, brash guy working hard on investing your newfound capital from Mattel giving you a ridiculous amount for selling The Learning Company. We were perfect for each other.
I always enjoyed what you had to say. You prided yourself on standing up for the little guy. The very first time I ever heard of an ETF was when you told me about it. I immediately fell in love with the concept. I hated the evil mutual fund managers as much as you did. Sure, ETFs were just new back then, but we both saw the potential. I went out and bought EWJ, a play on the turnaround on Japan. That turnaround didn't really come, but let's not talk about that.
I followed you to Squeeze Play, the program basically created to give you primetime exposure. I drank up every minute of it. I especially enjoyed your opinions about the day's top stories and when you answered questions sent in via email from the viewers. You maintained your distaste of mutual funds. In fact, I specifically remember a debate between you and a fund manager where you pretty much trounced him.
That's when it all started to fall apart.
Soon I began to realize that you basically have three talking points. I get it, you hate the government and taxation of basically any form. You also really, really like emerging markets and getting yield on your investments. It also got to the point where I was ready to slit my wrists if you said "pay daddy" one more time. Much like a jilted spouse who witnesses a change in their partner, I stayed with you. I remembered how things used to be, I thought maybe we could go back to those good times. How naive I was.
I can't remember the exact moment I found out you started a mutual fund. Perhaps I didn't want to believe it. I asked myself, how could Kevin O'Leary, the very man who introduced me to the evils of mutual fund management fees, be leading me astray? Didn't he realize the hypocrisy of the whole situation? Was he hoping no one would remember?
In the meantime, you joined the cast of CBC's Dragon's Den. I was so excited about the concept of the show I didn't realize how foolish it made you look to go star in a program shown by a broadcaster owned by the Canadian government. Perhaps I was still living in denial.
Finally, you completed the move to the dark side, taking lovely Amanda Lang with you. While watching you isn't a nightly ritual like it used to be, I still catch your program on occasion. And Kevin, I've got some bad news for you. It's over between us.
You say the same things over and over again. You ask interview questions that do nothing but advance your own agenda. You push the philosophy of your funds every chance you get. It's clear that Amanda Lang can barely stand you anymore. I get it, you like dividends. You don't need to remind me every single time you and Amanda talk about a stock that, GASP!, doesn't pay one.
So Kevin, thanks for the memories. From now on, you'll be nothing but entertainment for me. I'd encourage all investors to take the same approach.
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[...] don't think I'm anti-dividend. Like my other pal Kevin O'Leary, I enjoy when companies "pay daddy". Dividends are the nice payments you receive while [...]
Realizing that you have no regard for the government, you commented last Thursday that government pensions should be removed, because (hear the fiddle playing) you made your fortune in free enterprise, and now part of your taxes go to pay the pensions. Civil servants negotiate their contracts,Kevin, and the pension is part of that contract. while you 'free enterprise' guys are raking in the dough, taking luxury cruises, and buying expensive cars, (not to mention bragging about your wealth), civil servants accept much less pay and a reasonable pension. No, they don't get lucrative contracts on 'Dragon's Den', or get hired by the CBC…but they made some choices and desrve every penny of their pensions. They're not as high as you pretend them to be. I'm sure your millions will support you when you retire!! But then, you chose 'free enterprise'.
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Kevin O'leary is the evil that your parents warn children about. This Man is what is wrong with this world….GREED. I hate him and what he represents EVIL. See a regular person doesn't have people help them if they make a bad business decision but the Kevin o'leary of the world get rescued if they make a bad decision from world governments.
On CBC I seen Kevin O'leary say the problem with the world is the labour Unions of the world He said" ban them, make them illegal" ..No Kevin they shouldn't, see the world is going through a change;
the labour fight is back on and the working class seems to be losing to guys like you but the war isn't loss
Kevin O'leary wants the working class working for 50cents hour, this shows how greedy you are.
My bet Kevin is your a very unhappy person in life.
CBC should get this bum off their show, I believe a guy like him will hurt your rating…
Ty smasher35, this guy is indeed the scum of the earth, I to hate everything they represent or try to, they will get there's soon enough when they try to push us all to far, to low, there greed is appalling, the shit will hit the fan sooner rather than later.
I was a fan of Kevin's until It finally dawned on me that this guy should be referred to as "Mr. Condescending" not "Mr. Wonderful". The same goes for Robert Herjavec. My dislike of these goofballs stems from their work on The Dragons Den & The Shark Tank. I can't stand the way they belittle the entrepreneurs that appear on that show. They literally laugh at people with less then promising ideas. I guess they lack the intelligence to come up with entertaining comments for the budding entrepreneurs. Compare these two jackasses to Daymond John from The Shark Tank and you'll see they are classless individuals.
O'Leary is the epitome of the capitalist pig, shrill in his dislike of the same government that provides him a safe haven for his ill gotten loot. People like him were designed for Mao's injunction to go work in the fields for a year. If he had to live like the average citizens hed self destruct. O'Leary is a perfectly reptillian exemplar of everhting that has gone wrong in Canadian society. His shrill "more capitalism, more democracy" is a joke when one looks at the real world. Fuck P'Leary and all his kind
Ty contacter177, I could not have said it better myself.


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Thunder Overcome Nerves To Win Game 1
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Game 1 of the 2011-12 NBA Finals featuring the Oklahoma City Thunder vs. the Miami HEAT is officially in the books. The Thunder came away with the win, 105-94, on their home court accompanied by a raucous crowd in blue, 18,203 strong.
Miami seemed to have the edge, closing out the first half with a 54-47 advantage. In the third quarter, the Thunder found their comfort zone, showing increased defensive effort with more energy and focus that carried through the rest of the game.
"That's when we started playing our game, started being aggressive, rebounding the ball, just playing Thunder basketball," said Russell Westbrook. "I think we just came out with a lot more intensity on the defensive end, made them feel us a little bit, did a great job of being aggressive on the defensive end, and that led to easy points offensively.
"We're a defensive team, and I think that's what guys don't realize about this team. We're defense first, and we play off our defense."
Westbrook and Kevin Durant admitted nerves, even a lack of effort, were factors in the first half. Durant scored 13 points and had one free throw and three rebounds in the first two quarters; Westbrook contributed just nine points in the first 24 minutes.
"Just frustrated in myself, know I could have played harder," shared Westbrook about his start. "And our coaching staff and other guys on the team just emphasized once I started playing harder, everybody else will follow. That's my job."
"I think that he was just getting a feel for the game," Miami coach Erik Spoelstra pointed out. "The thing about Westbrook is he'll just keep on coming, so it doesn't matter; time, score of the game or what just happened in the play before. He's going to continue to be relentless, and we have to match that relentlessness, and we have that ability."
Perhaps Spoelstra summed it up best.
"Well, this one is behind us now. About halfway through the fourth quarter we were thinking we were putting ourselves in a position to win, and then they just went away. That's what they do, they keep on coming. They're relentless. They beat us at their game and beat us in a game that's very similar to us when we're playing well."
Both Westbrook and Durant were at a loss to explain why they didn't start the game with usual confidence and focused effort.
"I wish I could tell you," said a perplexed Durant. "You know, just being in The Finals, we kind of was nervous, I guess. That's something (that) can't happen next game or the rest of the series. Just got to come out with a lot of energy, and hopefully we do it next game. But I really couldn't tell you why."
"I don't have an answer, either," Westbrook added. "I know next game we'll come out and be ready to play and hopefully we'll come out with the win."
Derek Fisher, the Thunder's newest roster member, has a wealth of experience courtesy of five NBA championship rings. He seemed to know what to expect from his young teammates making their first NBA Finals appearance.
"I wasn't in each guy's head or in their mind, but you could expect and anticipate that guys would feel overwhelmed by the opportunity," explained Fisher. "Guys work their entire life to get an opportunity to play in The Finals and to play for a championship, so nerves and anxiety are to be expected."
"It kind of took us a couple minutes to get the nervousness out of us and the jitters out of it," Durant said.
Westbrook ended the game with 27 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds, nearly a triple-double. Durant logged a game-high 36 points (17 in the fourth quarter), eight free throws, four three-pointers and eight rebounds.
Now that this first battle is over and each team collected knowledge of what the other brings, Miami expects adjustments.
"This first game, as in every series, is always just a game to see," said Dwyane Wade. "We're on the road, we come here, we try to win one. Now we make the adjustments, we come out and we try to split the next game. I'm not worried about it. I'm sure we'll find some better opportunities for ourselves, and we'll be more comfortable in Game 2."
"Like D Wade said, this was the feel-out game," added LeBron James. "We come out with a lot of energy, try to steal Game 1, and now we get an opportunity to go to the chalkboard, go to the film and have a better game plan in Game 2 since we've already seen them to see to see what they're capable of doing."
"Those guys, they came out on fire," recalled Durant about the HEAT's start. "They were passing the ball well, knocking down shots. It's a long game, and every time our coach was just saying play harder, play harder, and that's what we did.
"Next game we've got to start a little better, because this team is going to come out extremely hard," he added.
Miami didn't seem to battle nerves as much as their opponent, but they did let their lead slip away, allowing Oklahoma City to outscore them 58-40 in the second half.
"Whatever the case may be, we had a good game plan to start the game, and the third quarter hurt us," said James, who posted 30 points, nine rebounds and four steals.
"It's one thing that we're confident in is that our coaching staff is going to get us a game plan, the rotation that we need." Wade said, perhaps alluding to a surprising short-rotation roster utilized by Spoelstra.
Wade scored 19 points in the game and seemed to take offense when asked about picking and choosing his shots.
"I'm a winner, so I'm just doing whatever I can help to help my team win," he said in the post-game conference. "One night I'm going to have a big night scoring, some nights I'm going to have a big night doing other things. Just doing whatever it takes to win the ballgame, not necessarily sitting up here worrying about scoring 30 points.
"I know that's going to make you guys feel better," he continued. "I'm all about winning. We didn't win tonight, and that's the biggest thing, so we'll find a way to win Game 2, not necessarily worried about me scoring 30."
The game saw impressive contributions from gritty players who may turn into "x-factors" in the series, Shane Battier and Nick Collison. Each capitalized on their specific skills, to their respective team's benefit.
As for Miami's answer to stop Durant, the league's three-time leading scorer?
"We need to make adjustments with that," answered James. "We will make adjustments. KD got a couple looks that we don't like."
James had an easy answer to combat the Thunder's 56 points in the paint (versus Miami's 40).
"Not give up 56 points in the paint."
Game 2 tips off Thursday, June 14th, in Oklahoma City, then the series moves to Miami for the next set of games in this best-of-seven series.
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Tuxera, a Finnish company that develops NTFS drivers, has entered into a file system IP agreement with Microsoft in the area of data portability for devices
The agreement gives Tuxera access to the exFAT specifications and source code, as well as testing and verification tools, and the company will develop exFAT drivers for host device manufacturers. The company will also join the Interoperability Vendor Alliance.
While this is also the first-ever file system IP agreement that Microsoft has signed with an independent software vendor, Tuxera joins a growing number of companies entering into the exFAT Program.
The Extended File Allocation Table (exFAT) is a new file system that is better adapted to the growing needs of mobile personal storage. It allows a common file system to be used across all platform and devices that implement exFAT, which allows for data portability.
It also handles not only large files, such as those used for media storage, but also enables seamless interoperability between desktop PCs and devices like portable media devices, cameras or even kitchen devices so that files can easily be copied between desktop and device.
"Adding exFAT into our product portfolio is the logical step to help our customers to solve their interoperable file systems needs. Microsoft supports exFAT as the first-choice for many Windows interoperability needs including flash memories in consumer devices. exFAT is for example an integral part of SDXC formats, and the driver is good for flash drives, including devices that use SDXC cards," says Tuxera CTO Szabolcs Szakacsits
"We were the first to offer exFAT drivers based on our first-hand access to specifications and source code.We are also licensing exFAT drivers to device manufacturers, we are joining Microsoft's partner program, and have also announced a new product: Tuxera exFAT for Embedded Systems, which will be first available for Linux, but we can also port the product to proprietary platforms," he says.
The IP agreement the company has signed with Microsoft is consistent with Tuxera's business model, which is to integrate and license commercial, high-performance versions of its file system drivers to customers, as well as to provide support, maintenance, and product updates, Välimäki says.
by Peter Galli on August 21, 2009 06:00am
Today, the DPE Interop team at Microsoft released a new open source project that bridges PHP and .NET using REST.
Specifically, the PHP Toolkit for ADO.NET Data Services was made available, which makes it easier for PHP developers to take advantage of the ADO.NET Data Services, a set of features recently added to the .NET Framework.
The PHP Toolkit for ADO.NET Data Services is an open source project funded by Microsoft and developed by Persistent Systems. It is available on CodePlex today.
These services, which were previously referred to by the codename Project Astoria, expose a wide range of data sources through a RESTful service interface.
There is full support for ADO.NET Data Services in Visual Studio 2008 SP1 as well as in the upcoming Visual Studio 2010, which includes direct support for both creating and consuming data services directly from the development environment.
Read more about all this on the Interoperability blog, and watch the Channel 9 video interview with Claudio Caldato, Senior Program Manager in the Interoperability Technical Strategy team, and Pablo Castro, software architect of ADO.NET Data Services.
This is yet another example of Microsoft's continued commitment to openness and interoperability as well as of its embrace of Web standards in its technologies.
by Peter Galli on August 17, 2009 08:09am
David Starr, a Most Valuable Professional for Visual Studio Team System and who runs ElegantCode Cast, a podcast series off his Website, recently conducted an interview with Sam Ramji and me.
It is a comprehensive interview about all things open source at Microsoft. As David says: "Sam explains that the open source community within Microsoft is thriving and goes far beyond CodePlex or EntLib source code. Who knew developers in Redmond wrote Java code? Or that Windows runs PHP like a champ? Or that Microsoft has contributed code to Linux?"
You can find more information on the interview - and download it - here.
by Peter Galli on August 10, 2009 07:00pm
Jason Perlow, a columnist over at ZDNet, has written a comprehensive review on virtualizing free Linux distributions in Windows Server 2008 R2.
In his Tech Broiler column, Perlow notes that the updated Hyper-V bare-metal hypervisor virtualization layer in Microsoft's upcoming Windows Server 2008 R2, which is due to be released August 14th to MSDN and Technet customers, now has support for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3.
"Additionally, Linux support and performance has greatly improved over the initial Hyper-V release. Microsoft also recently released its Hyper-V Linux Integration Components (Linux ICs) under the GPLv2 Open Source License," Perlow says.
The Linux ICs for Hyper-V, which are in Release Candidate status, provide synthetic device drivers that enhance I/O and networking performance when Linux OSes are virtualized under Hyper-V.
"The source code for the Linux IC's were accepted into the Linux Driver Project and should become part of the Linux Kernel within two subsequent releases and code merges - 2.6.32 is expected to be when they will be integrated, and all Linux distributions using that kernel code base going forward should be Hyper-V enabled out of the box. Yes, you heard that correctly, Microsoft is now an official Linux Kernel contributor," Perlow says.
You can read the rest of Perlow's column here.
by Aaron Fulkerson on August 04, 2009 01:05pm
It has been a while since I last guest wrote at Port25, which is always a pleasure.
Today, I am writing about the latest MindTouch software release, codename Minneopa, which introduces three new innovative capabilities: the ability to capture and collaboratively edit video, the easy packaging of applications built on MindTouch for distribution, and the new capability to stage content.
However, if you are new to MindTouch, allow me to introduce the product. The canned statement reads as follows:
MindTouch Inc. is changing the way businesses share information, consume content, and collaborate. The company's open source platform, MindTouch 2009, combines the ease of use of a wiki with the scalability, security and integration capabilities of an enterprise portal, connecting enterprise systems, databases, web services, and Web 2.0 apps to create collaborative networks.
The gist, however, is that MindTouch offers an easy to use platform that looks a lot like a wiki, but behaves more like a portal with rapid application development capabilities. The architecture is unique and quite innovative because MindTouch is implemented in C# on .NET (or Mono) and consists of the following components:
To really appreciate the capabilities of MindTouch it is best to watch a demo as we' are truly defining a new category in collaboration.
This new Minneopa release of MindTouch buoy's our efforts to help those who are building collaborative networks on MindTouch. This is especially useful for developers, IT workers and business users to package their enterprise dashboards, composite applications and mashups for distribution.
For the collaborative video capabilities, we partnered with Kaltura, the developer of the world's first open source online video platform. The integration with Kaltura gives MindTouch users the built-in ability to collaborate, edit, publish and syndicate video directly within MindTouch. End users can record video and have multiple parties edit while retaining a complete version history -- all within a MindTouch page.
Download MindTouch Core, the free and open source edition that runs on Windows Server with IIS, Linux or even with a VMware virtual image, which should run in hypervisor without issue. Or download the native Windows Server version of MindTouch 2009, which is packaged in an easy to install Microsoft Installer (MSI) and supports Windows Server 2003/2008.
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Gordon v. Gorgoni – postwar streamlined diamonds an ocean apart
The years following World War II provided perhaps the greatest experimentation with the automobile since the first couple decades of the Twentieth Century. In those years the microcar became a European staple, the sports car spread to the United States and drivetrains started to move away from the traditional front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layouts. Also in those years, two men – one in California, the other in Italy – introduced streamlined vehicles with diamond-pattern wheel layouts.
Their ideas weren't new: According to Karl Ludvigsen, writing in Hemmings Sports and Exotic Car #53 about the Pininfarina X concept of 1960, the diamond-pattern layout (what Ludvigsen calls the "lozenge-style layout") was pioneered by Wolseley and Gabriel Voisin before the war. That two men so far distant from one another would come up with similar ideas at about the same time, however, warrants further inspection.
Unfortunately, we know very little about Alberto Gorgoni's diamond from 1946, which we first saw when David Greenlees sent us a picture of it a few months ago. According to Autopuzzles, the body was to be built out of fiberglass and it was to be called "Via Col Vento." We're skeptical about the Via Col Vento for a few reasons. First, we haven't found even a mention of Gorgoni, of Rome, Italy, in any literature or automobile reference books. Second, the photos we've seen appear to have been taken with forced perspective and were subsequently heavily retouched. Third, while fiberglass was indeed used as insulation starting in the late 1930s and through the war, its use as an alternative to steel and aluminum in car bodies wasn't pioneered until several years after the war. All of this leads us to believe Gorgoni never built a full-scale prototype.
H. Gordon Hansen of San Lorenzo, California, however, not only built a working prototype of his diamond from 1945-1947, he also put 95,000 miles on it over the next 20 years. Hansen, who first envisioned the diamond in 1943, simply wanted to build a safety vehicle with a wraparound bumper, but found that such a bumper would have been too bulky on a normal four-wheeled vehicle. He considered a three-wheeler too unstable, so he settled on a diamond shape, powered by a Ford flathead V-8 mounted ahead of the rear wheel and driving the center axle. As he told Special Interest Autos in 1971, the arrangement permitted tighter steering, made for a smoother ride, and allowed for an extremely streamlined shape. Both Popular Mechanics and Popular Science gave Hansen's diamond a page each in 1948-1949, and Hansen said that Packard, Kaiser-Frazer and the Bank of America were all interested in the design, but never followed through. He sold the diamond to Harrah's in 1967 and, according to comments at CarLust, it is currently in a private collection in Missoula, Montana.
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there is a mention in an Italian magazine, Quattroruote, issue #61 (January 1961) pag.160.
The article is about Pinifarina's PFX and there is a list of vehicles with diamond-pattern wheel layouts, like Noiray, Mabley, Dunkley, Saba etc…The entry about this car says:
"Via col Vento" progettata nel 1946 dall'ingegner Gorgoni e costruita in America
"Via col Vento" (Gone with the wind) a 1946 project by Ing. Gorgoni built in America.This car is also featured in Popular Mechanics, April 1947, pag167:
I also found 3 pictures with 3 paragraphs below.
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Well, I'm really going to have to start visiting the Hemmings blogs more often. I saw and kept the article on the Gordon car in HS&EC because I'm writing a book on all types of vehicles whose design was influenced by or reflects the Art Deco style. I happen to agree with Bevis Hillier, who popularized the term Art Deco in 1968, that streamlining falls under the umbrella of Art Deco. But, I will point out that not all streamlined vehicles are Art Deco, as is demonstrated by these two streamlined diamonds.
Thanks for the blog post and thanks to Mr. Jaray (interesting name in the world of streamlining) for the additional information he provided.
Mike in Mississippi
Citroen of France was experimenting with a lozenge shape car in the 1960′s. It was called "The kitten with five paws". The car had two wheels in the middle that were driving and steering the car. The steering was of the tank model, with the right wheel going faster then the left wheel on left hand bends and the left wheel going faster than the right on right hand bends. The car had two "tea cart wheels" in the front and one in the back, to prevent it from tipping. The idea was to build a car that eliminated all side forces on the tires when it changed direction, to maximise stability and road holding. The car was intented to be an extreme high speed vehicle. According to the books on the Citroen Bureau d'Etudes, the test vehicle was developed to a stage where the car was stable at 90 mph.
The project was killed when the French authorities introduced speedlimits on the turnpikes. -
None of these 'lozenge' cars would be successful in a part of the world where it snows. Unless you live in an area where plowing is immediate and perfectly done, your two end wheels will be in the snow and the side wheels in the ruts. Handling would be very tricky.
Ive heard HEMMINGS has gotten information on the newly designed and said to be the safest auto ever. I havent seen photos but I sure am hearing a lot about it. It is call the MERLIN. I have seen a list of attributes and some of the information about the simplicity of design, Im a gearhead for 50 years and I sure would like to see what it looks like.
Are you going to publish the information you have on it? I believe it may be similar to the ones you show above. -
What about Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion Car of 1933?
Not able to look at the moment, but I'm sure the old Special Interest Autos had a piece on the Gordon Diamond waaay back.


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One of the great capitals of Europe, Vienna was for centuries the main stomping grounds for the Habsburg rulers of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The empire is long gone, but many reminders of the city's imperial heyday remain, carefully preserved by the tradition-loving Viennese. When it comes to the arts, the glories of the past are particularly evergreen, thanks to the cultural legacy created by the many artistic geniuses—including Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Strauss, and Gustav Klimt—nourished here. Today's visitors will find a city filled with a special grace. It is this grace that gives Vienna the cohesive architectural character that sets the city so memorably apart from its great rivals—London, Paris, and Rome.
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Although not as well known as regional varieties in France and Italy, Austrian wines, particularly whites, are now recognized by wine experts... Read more
Ride the Ringstrasse. Hop on streetcar No. 1 or No. 2 and travel full circle along Vienna's best-known avenue. No. 1 will take you from Staatsoper... Read more
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For historic Charlotte homes, Dilworth homes are frequent choices…in one of the city's oldest and most scenic neighborhood. The development of this original "streetcar suburb" begun in the 1890 – but was not completed until the 1950's. The result is an architectural mix of Dilworth homes. In general, many of the earlier homes in the northern portion were large upper-class residence; whereas, the homes on the south side were all small and middle-class.
Not only does Dilworth have historic Charlotte homes, Dilworth is a designated Historic District. For renovations to qualifying homes in the district, homeowners are eligible for state tax credits.
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..are some of Charlotte's most desired and not just the Dilworth Road, Berkeley Avenue or Liganore Place mansions. The lovingly restored bungalows of Dilworth have become somewhat symbolic of the entire community… while the smaller less expensive frame bungalows have attracted a younger hip crowd. In addition to the fine collection of older homes, Dilworth now has a large number of newer condos & townhomes.
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Life was not always a bed of roses for Dilworth real estate. This beautiful neighborhood suffered many years of deterioration & blight before its residents rose to defend it in the 1960's… creating the Dilworth Community Development Association (DCDA). By that time major inroads of commercial rezoning had taken place. Since the creation of DCDA, residents have fiercely fought to maintain the integrity of Dilworth real estate… even obtaining the Historic District designation.
Running through the center of Dilworth is East Boulevard, which along with Park Road & Morehead Street, has been a magnet for dining, office & retail for over fifty years.
And now, at Dilworth's western edge is the popular restored area known as Historic South End.... loaded with shops, restaurants and businesses devoted to design. Its refurbished textile mills provide interesting Dilworth real estate for development & make it a trendy locale. Loads of new condos & townhomes complement this booming commercial development. The development of Historic South End was given a boost with the commencement of service of Charlotte's first light rail service through the area.
Dilworth is a close-knit family of residents whose annual celebrations include Dilworth Jubilee and the Dilworth Home Tour. And each fall, one of the largest Charlotte festivals takes place in the heart of Dilworth on East Boulevard - the Yiasou Greek Festival.
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Dilworth schools are considered some of the best in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS). The elementary school is Dilworth Elementary School. The middle school is Alexander Graham Middle School and the high school is Myers Park High School.
All Dilworth home buyers with children in school are advised to conduct their own research into the schools before buying a Dilworth home. This should include a visit to the school(s), in addition an analysis of all available information. The NC School Report Card provides an excellent picture of a school's ranking in the state and district.
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Coun. Jason Lum said he would like to see a stronger police presence in Yarrow following a spate of property crime in the area.
And according to the RCMP, he will. Lum, who lives in Yarrow, told council last week that the community had seen an increase in crime recently.
"The school has been hit three, four, five times," he said. "It's unacceptable."
Lum said he had been told that much of the crime is drug-related and suggested the city work with the RCMP to address crime in Chilliwack's rural areas.
"We need to work with the RCMP and make sure people don't feel like victims just because they live in an outlying area," he said. "It's a huge, huge issue and I think it demands our utmost attention-and not just in Yarrow but in the Greendales, the Rosedales, the outlying areas. People need to feel like they're being heard and responded to in a timely fashion."
He added: "I'd love to see a show of force out there."
RCMP spokesperson Const. Tracy Wolbeck said the increase in property crime has not been limited to Yarrow.
"We've had an increase in the property crime rate throughout the [Upper Fraser Valley Regional Detachment] for quite some time now," Wolbeck told the Times. "It's definitely not a unique phenomenon in Yarrow."
But she said police are upping their presence in Chilliwack's rural areas. Wolbeck said each of the RCMP's four watches have been assigned a different rural area. Rosedale, Greendale, Yarrow and Ryder Lake have all been assigned to the watches. Wolbeck said residents in those communities should see an increased visible police presence.
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As part of the new desktop platform designed for mainstream consumers, AMD today announced the first ever quad-core processor for less than $100 Suggested System Builder Price (SSBP). By balancing the power of new AMD Athlon II X4 quad-core processors and the AMD 785G chipset featuring ATI Radeon HD 4200 graphics, AMD delivers smooth HD visuals and the foundation for a great Windows 7 experience. When matched against similarly priced competitive processors, the AMD Athlon II X4 620 processor delivers superior multitasking performance allowing mainstream users to do more in less time, for less money. The AMD Mainstream Desktop Platform leverages AMD software to help enhance the overall experience. ATI Stream technology, for example, enables hardware acceleration that can speed HD video conversion-time so content can be ready faster for use on-the-go. Combining the efficiency of 45nm processors and this platform's built-in power management technologies for a cool and quiet PC, an AMD Athlon II processor-based platform can serve-up an amazing Blu-ray movie experience using less energy than a standard 75 watt light bulb. This platform also can improve business users' experience as part of AMD Business Class technology. With this second generation commercial platform, AMD industry partners can offer a variety of form factors with superior value, exceptional energy efficiency, advanced visual productivity. This platform also has support for essential manageability, security and virtualization features that today's businesses demand. "Our goal is to deliver a great computing experience and maximize value for our customers," said John Cook, vice president of marketing, global PC business, HP. "The new AMD quad-core processors offer the right balance between excellent performance and price, and allow HP to continue to be a best-in-class provider of consumer technology." "Designed with customer needs in mind, Windows 7 simplifies and improves the computing experience," said Mike Ybarra, general manager of Windows Product Management at Microsoft Corp. "The introduction of the new AMD Mainstream Desktop Platform coupled with Windows 7, allows end users to enjoy their digital entertainment with a faster, higher performing experience at an attractive price point."
I've been a bit surprised AMD having been losing market share in recent Qtr's, perhaps there is a lag effect. If so, one would think with products like this they would soon start growing market share.
There was a review of this processor two days back I hadn't heard of it caught me off guard now I see. Performance seems alright especially considering a sub-$100 processor. Compared to Phenom II it's missing the L3 Cache, other than that not sure of the technical differences I can't quite read the review
sounds like a good chip for my media PC it'd be low wattage, and i'm sure it would undervolt well. am i blind, i cant see clock speed or cache mentioned anywhere?
Exactly what I was thinking. I'm grabbing a 785G and throwing my old F2 Windsor 3800+ X2 in there for now, but this looks like what I'll upgrade to when funds permit.
Only 6w more than the 3800+ X2, but with 600Mhz more speed, 2 extra cores, and higher IPC. Still sounds like a good upgrade to me.
true. cool and quiet also works well, so it wont use anywhere near that at idle, or when watching hardware accelerated movies. it really is a good pairing for 780G/785G
I wanna see how these OC. If most do 3.8+ I'll be grabbing one and a really nice 785G overclocking board
Hello from Novi Sad, Serbia I have this (620) processor for 5 days, and the only reason for me to buy it was a chance to maybe unlock the L3 cache. Of course Ive got a Propus based processor and not the Deneb version, so i didnt have any luck in unlocking. peformance is the same as PhenomII X3 720. but my feeling is that this quad works better with games (crysis, farcry 2 ... )
It simply can't be propus based, because that will be mcm. You simply got one that couldn't unlock. But without that L3 I will say it wil OC well given that my PII 810 can easily do 3.7+.
Not that I'm aware of -- the Athlon II aren't crippled Phenom's. They're completely different chips without any L3 cache!
Wow, for the price that is damn awesome. Ive been wanting to build a media pc for some time now, because let's face it, you can never have enough pc hardware or pcs in your home. I love my PS3 and all, but Id love to watch movies on my 50" plasma in the living room than my 32" LCD in my bedroom. With the costs of 785G boards, this proc, and a nice Bluray burner (or combo dvd burner,bluray reader) this shouldnt be bad at all.


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