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It sure seems that way. I Personally have used well over a 1000 hard drives in the last 4 years and can attest to the fact that most of today's desktop hard drives do not last.
I personally feel it is due to the demands the market has placed on driving the cost down. Hard drives are now significantly less expensive per GigaByte than what they once were. The manufactures really try hard to give the consumer the most bang for the buck and like to sell replacements.
If your tired of disks failing on you after a few years and you have done all the trick things to conserve them there is an alternative. There is another type of hard drive called "Enterprise Class".
They are typically designed for commercial applications and are meant to be used and abused 7 days a week and 24 hours a day. That is what I run in my personal machines and I rarely if ever see a catastrophic failure anymore and really use my computers way more than the average person. Here is the PDF http://express.ikoula.com/sites/default/files/fiche_disques_enterprise.pdf describing the difference in the drives. I will also tell you what models from all the big suppliers that you can buy. Surprisingly they do not cost a lot more that the standard consumer grade desktop hard drives.
I would mention them here but I do not think we are allowed to to mention brand specific products. By the way, I do not work or have any affiliation with any hard drive manufacture or supplier. I am just a real power user of hard drives for both personal and business related projects.
Folks please read member, Rabear2010 follow up post here: http://forums.cnet.com/7726-7588_102-5406890.html which includes link to PDF and other info on this topic. Thanks! -Lee
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backup to my plotter? B.W., via PMY Electronics
First there's the significant news that Maptech (www.maptech.com) is now including a free charting CD with each of its printed ChartKits and Waterproof Chartbooks. You get exact digital reproductions of the pages, including the familiar ChartKit suggested course lines and waypoints. This should really help novices make the visual transition from paper to PC screen, though the pages are ultimately not as handy or clear as full-size digital charts. You also get Offshore Navigator Lite software, which is quite capable, though a bit complex and lacking the useful big-button, big-number "underway" mode of the full version (which is now included with a $250 Digital ChartKit region).
Last year Nobeltec (www.nobeltec.com) introduced the $10 eChart Planner, which includes large-area U.S. charts and a year of tide and weather predictions. It's a good introduction to the company's interface and vector chart style, and you can purchase additional mini regions of detailed charts and an add-on module that makes eChart into a full-fledged plotting system. Fugawi (www.fugawi.com) is a longtime developer of basic navigation software, and its latest $198 Marine ENC version supports NOAA's free vector charts, which are now about two-thirds of the way toward complete U.S. coverage. Coastal Explorer (www.rosepointnav.com), also supports ENCs, and a just-announced $400 version will come with all U.S. charts in its own reportedly high-quality vector format.
My Maine neighbors who produce the well-regarded Cap'n Voyager (www.thecapn.com) also offer a First Mate version for $199 with a mini region of SoftChart raster charts, and up the way in Newfoundland, newcomer NavSim (www.navsim.com) has just introduced Boat Cruiser, a $399 plotting program with unique simulation abilities. If you happen to use an Apple Mac, be aware of $50 GPSNavX (www.gpsnavx.com). You might also want to review the higher-end offerings from Nobeltec, Raymarine (www.raymarine.com), and MaxSea (www.maxsea.com), especially as each is acquiring more powerful hardware relationships (as mentioned in the column). And finally, note that the PC planning programs from Garmin (www.garmin.com) and C-Map (www.c-map.com) will plot a GPS position on the charts you may being using in your plotter, though not at the same time.
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November 05 2008 11:30AM
So as you know, the Oilers play the Blue Jackets tonight in Columbus at 5:30pm MST. What you don't know is that we have a terrible confession to make. We must warn you—anyone who thinks that we are a "sentient being" may not want to read on as we are revealed to be a blathering idiot.
Last night we were watching the election in the US—we will spare you the tale of how happy we are with the results—and the topic quickly turned to the Oil and the week ahead. We go to the main page of the Nation to see the upcoming game and we see this logo:
This was the exact moment when one of the most terrible realizations of our lives hit us in the face like a Mike Tyson uppercut--pre crazy days.
Ready for this?
For however long the Blue Jackets have had this god awful logo—we have believed it was the All Star Game logo. We are that stupid. "But Wanye, don't you watch sports highlights?" Yeah we do, but whenever Columbus comes on the screen we generally let our mind wander to other topics like monkey knife fights and rocket shoes. Seriously, what happened to this logo?
What happened to the dink mascot "Stinger?" Is he still around?
Yep, life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and take a look around once in awhile—you could miss it. Why on Earth would Columbus adopt a near identical logo to the All Star Game logo? Is the NHL Logo Design Department™ seriously running that thin on ideas?
Logo Guy 1: "Hey Gary—we need a logo for Columbus and we need it stat! That dink mascot was just caught driving down (insert Columbus road name here) with a dead hooker in the trunk. He needs to disappear—and fast."
Logo Guy 2: "Uh... Uh... (runs around in a panic)"
Logo Guy 1: "Damn it Gary—now isn't the time for panic! We need a logo and quick!"
Logo Guy 2: "We could... uh... (soils himself under extreme pressure)"
Logo Guy 1: "Ok think Richard, think. (massages head) Remember your training. You are the creative force that designed all 14 of the Phoenix Coyotes logos. You know you have it in you somewhere to design quality logos in a fraction of the time."
(Spies all star game logo on the wall.)
Yep, it must have happened just like that.
I hate you Columbus Blue Jackets logo. I hate you so much.
November 05 2008, 08:00PM
Other Mike is on fire!
November 05 2008, 08:01PM
I would rather drink all my own blood then listen to Maguire
November 05 2008, 08:01PM
Smid hurt thanks to Raffi Torres. God, even after months of him being gone, he still plagues this team.
Is it just me or is Lubo V a train wreck with the puck tonight.
I'm a little late to the party tonight
November 05 2008, 08:03PM
Hey Jeanshorts -
Remember baggedmilk?
I don't.
(bursts into tears)
November 05 2008, 08:03PM
LOL @ Wanye
Just tried adding you on FB
Mcdork " I thought with Souray and Vish they would be in top ten in PP...maybe top five...but look they are 12th...so clearly not good enough"
WTF...You said they should be top ten, and they are in 12th...which is like one goal difference...what a clown...
November 05 2008, 08:04PM
ROFL Wanye
November 05 2008, 08:05PM
Torres too. GREAT PLAY OILERS D
November 05 2008, 08:05PM
Ok, I'm REALLY starting to hate 'Those about to rock'.
November 05 2008, 08:05PM
Great, great defense. Textbook.
November 05 2008, 08:06PM
November 05 2008, 08:07PM
gassing a two goal lead - GREASY
COME ON GAGNER...brutal giveaway at blueline that led to goal...once again at the end of a shift longer than a minute...I'm sorry folks but the Kid need to be smarter and play better...
And Torres with TWO assists...normally that takes 20 games for him...
COME ON BOYS...get a late one
November 05 2008, 08:08PM
Come on Souray and or Lubo. We need some Lazer Floyd here.
November 05 2008, 08:09PM
4-2 to that?
First NHL win for Mason?
Get the poison ready
November 05 2008, 08:09PM
This god damn team is so good at making rookie/back-up goalies look good.
Garon tomorrow...will be more fun ripping the clowns at pensblog...
November 05 2008, 08:09PM
Silver lining. I guess now the boys will have more blood lust when we roll through steel town tomorrow.
I gotta go...I think I'm gonna be sick
November 05 2008, 08:10PM
nope... failing to see that silver lining.
November 05 2008, 08:11PM
OH MAN. The Oilers need to win tomorrow or I will never hear the end of it from PA.
They will..... they will
November 05 2008, 08:11PM
yeah, we've got lots of bloodlust.... man, this team is giving me an ulcer.
November 05 2008, 08:11PM
That was a terrible awful collapse
November 05 2008, 08:13PM
If I have to, I'm willing to go down to Pittsburgh and pee in their pre game meal. Or pee on all their equipment. Or pee on Mario Lemieux. Anything I have to so we don't have to hear it from those dirty mill workers at pensblog!
November 05 2008, 08:14PM
I also pee
November 05 2008, 08:14PM
November 05 2008, 08:14PM
Oh and when I said bloodlust, what I really meant was lackluster effort and tons of giveaways.
November 05 2008, 08:15PM
i don't care what the corsi numbers on gagner are, i don't care if he doesn't think sophomore slumps exist, and i don't care if people think he is getting chances. this player has been nothing but a negative to the oilers all season long. that last CBJ goal was a direct result of a terrible back pass to THREE columbus players. who the hell was he passing to? i have seen zero examples of skill, vision, integrity, jam or even passing interest come from Samantha. this player is turning out to be a big time floater on par with my latest bowl movement. mark my words, gagner will not amount to more than a shadow of what nilsson and cogliano will be. this guy needs to sit in the press box for a half dozen games and if that doesn't set him straight i would suggest bouncing him back to junior and calling up brule... this guy is a bum and will be a bum until someone in management gives his head a good shake and his ass a firm kick.
November 05 2008, 08:18PM
"mark my words, gagner will not amount to more than a shadow of what nilsson and cogliano will be."
When he gets 100 assists in February, I'm going to post this, and you can enjoy your crow sir!
But I agree he needs some kind of kick in the ass to get him going. The fact that Kyle Wellwood is playing better than him makes it hard for me to get an erection. And that's awful embaressing after I've already paid.
November 05 2008, 08:28PM
"mark my words, gagner will not amount to more than a shadow of what nilsson and cogliano will be."
This I cannot stand behind either. History will judge Gagner and it will be favorable
November 05 2008, 09:37PM
Just listened to MacT's post gamer. He's so pissed he can hardly put a sentence together. Completely singled out poor Sammy. I wouldn't be surprised if Sam spent the next game or so in the PB.
November 05 2008, 09:41PM
oh ya, poor sammy. nothing like coughing up the puck with under a minute left to cost your team the game. how i pity him.
November 05 2008, 10:11PM
Dude. He's 19, and although far ahead of the curve he's still a kid.
Kids make mistakes. Sometimes big ones. But I bet nobody feels worse about it right now than Sam himself. However, I'd sit him in the PB next game just so he could get his head together.
November 05 2008, 10:48PM
fair enough, he is 19 and has a lot to learn about the nhl, but this doesn't mean he is above being criticized... particularly after a gaff like that. a second line player in the NHL should not be making plays like that, and in my opinion merits some strong words and action from the coach to help this lesson sink in. if he isn't producing, he at least shouldn't be failing as mightly as he is. a player like gagner if he isn't scoring is of little value to any team and with that in mind i say give some of the other kids a chance (brule, schremp, trukhno) on the second line until he can get this non-sophomore slump-slump out of his system.
November 06 2008, 07:31AM
What a colossal collapse... OH MAN. The Oilers need to win tomorrow or I will never hear the end of it from PA.
I hope so - for the reputation of the mighty nation! Make those PensBlog posers eat their words Oilers!!!
November 06 2008, 08:14AM
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My name is Vince and I grew up in ND. My grandpa was the most hardcore duck hunting fanatic I've ever met and so I mostly hunted ducks and geese growing up but also did quite a bit of deer hunting. I also have a serious fishing addiction and spend as many days as possible in the boat. During September and October, I am usually being pulled a few different ways as I want to fish, duck hunt and also go west!!
Currently I am living in Michigan (temporarily) and fly for Delta Connection. I am counting down the days until I quit (480 days!), move back to ND or maybe MT and do something else. Being a fishing guide sounds like a great idea to me. I've also dabbled a little bit in taxidermy and have mounted a few ducks. I might open up a business and call it "30 Feet Taxidermy" because my motto will be "it looks good from 30 feet!" Needless to say my taxidermy skills aren't the best.
2 years ago I did my first western trip and it was AWESOME. Now I spend quite a bit of my free time researching units for the future that I can hunt with 1-5 points in different states. Here are a few pics.
ND, that is a stud walleye! And, a paddlefish has got to be the ugliest critter in the river... And that's saying something.
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Never introduced myself but I've been following the forum since '12. I go by Reggie and I don't post a lot, however, I'm following the posts everyday. I'm 35 and been married 10 year, one son (3) and I've been hunting since I was 8. As a kid my dad and his friends would take us all out hunting muleys and I could never figure out why we didn't see as many animals as my friends. Now that I'm older I realize that having 6 kids (not all my family, just me and one brother) under the age of 12 hunting with you has trouble written all over it. I'm glad my dad took all those trips with me and our friends, and put up with a bunch of kids that were loud enough to scare zoo animals.
I'm a P.E. teacher, have a concessions business in the summer that takes me to all the surrounding states. I don't take many pictures so the ones I have you might have seen somewhere already but it's all I've got.
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After 60 days of drying he netted 352 and grossed 364, from what I can remember he had 72" mass a side and his g4's were 23" and 24" and 56" beams. We all thought he'd go 320-330 but blew us away after we put a tape on him.
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I am not sure I qualify as an "old Member", and am probably not the most engaged member, but I have never introduced myself, so here we go.
My name is Ross, I am married to a wonderful woman, no kids yet, and we live in Minnesota. I am an active duty Army Officer for 12 years now. I am very fortunate to have gotten a job supporting the MN National Guard; which allows me to stay in MN for the rest of my career. The deployment tempo has also slowed, so my hunting opportunities have grown.
I grew up bowhunting whitetails here in MN, and started hunting western big game in 2005. I am also a pretty avid pheasant and waterfowl hunter. My other hobbies include: hockey, skiing, fishing, golf, just about anything outdoors. I used to do some competition tactical shooting and training, but the Army has kind of burned me out on that stuff, but they still do a pretty good job keeping my skills sharp. I would like to get into handloading for my hunting rifles, it seems like a good way to spend some time in the winter.
My best muley
Hunting the Bighorns, WY
2013 Whitetail, got this guy with a muzzleloader while still hunting in a northern MN snowstorm. My favorite whitetail hunt, so far...
Mixing it up in the crease, not sure if it went in. (I am the guy in the white jersey)
My wife and I in St. Thomas, USVI
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Hello. been a member for awhile now but this is my first post (with more to follow,i'm sure).
I am going to try and track down the back issues listed in the nonfiction section to collect his work, but if they are going to be in this book it will save some time, trouble and money by waiting for the collected volume.
I would guess it's the majority of them but I was wanting to know if anyone has any idea exactly which of Chuck's essays are going to be included in this book? Which of the listed articles should we go after that won't be available in June?
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Recipe Find: No need to fear lemon curd
Published 12:03 am, Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Last week's recipe for Lemon Curd Trifle with Fresh Berries got cooks talking about curds.
The first said she didn't want to try lemon curd because the name made her think of curdled milk. She's missing out on a good thing by avoiding something because of its rather strange name. Maybe she could refer to it as "the best lemon spread in the world" or "sweetened lemon butter," both of which sound better and are more accurate descriptions.
A second, Gwen Davis, called to tell me about a recipe for lemon curd that is made in the microwave. She found it online and said that since she tried this recipe, she's never made curd any other way. "It used to take me 30 minutes to make lemon curd. Making it in the microwave, it only takes about 5 minutes," she said.
Irene Nappi also sent a recipe for microwaved lemon curd she got from a friend in Norwich, England, that she says "may make the trifle in Sunday's paper a bit easier." She likes the curd on toasted croissants over mascarpone cream cheese.
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The final cook, who didn't want her name used, told me I should share her favorite recipe for raspberry curd, describing it as "just as good as lemon curd" but beautifully colored, thanks to the red raspberries. She said the recipe she uses ran in an Everyday Food magazine by Martha Stewart.
Besides spooning curd into a trifle, there are a number of other great ways to use it, on everything from scones and cheesecake to pound cake and pancakes.
Don't let the rather unappetizing name scare you away from an amazing recipe.
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This article was published 2/9/2014 (1086 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
A total of 128 drivers were fined today for speeding in a school zone, the results of a police blitz to enforce the new 30 km/h zones that began this week.
Another 173 drivers got off with warnings, according to statistics released this afternoon.
The tickets and warnings were handed out between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. as police began enforcement at several of the 171 school zones where 30 km/h signs were erected over the summer.
School zones in other areas of the province, such as Brandon, Winkler and Portage la Prairie, have already adopted restricted speeds.
The new school speed limits are in effect from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., September to June. The majority of the signed school zones have students in Grade 6 and lower.
Speeding fines in school zones start at $181.50 for going 10 km/h over the posted speed limit of 30 km/h.
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THE Malvern group of the Chernobyl Children's Life Line urgently needs to find two more host families for this summer's visit.
The charity provides healthful holidays for children from the areas of the former Soviet Union which were affected by the Chernobyl nuclear accident.
Ten children are coming to Malvern this summer, and homes have been found for eight of them. But organisers still need to find hosts for two 11-year-old boys from Belarus.
The boys, who will be staying together, need homes from June 11 to 25, and from June 25 to July 9.
Dorothy Knights of the charity said: "During the children's stay, activities are planned for the group for three days per week and other youth and family activities are arranged during their stay. Over 120 children from Belarus have benefitted from this opportunity of a health-giving month in Malvern."
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Wiltshire College Chippenham held its annual Celebration of Success award ceremony on Thursday.
More than 50 students were presented with awards for outstanding achievements. Some have achieved excellence in their course of study; some have made enormous progress through their commitment and hard work, whilst others have made a great contribution to the life of the college community.
Awards were presented by Tim Ward, vice-chairman of Wiltshire College Corporation, and covered a variety of course subjects including sport, public services, beauty therapy, hairdressing, business, administration, IT, art & design, music, media studies, games development, motor vehicle, engineering, foundation studies, access to higher education, travel & tourism and health and social care.
John Adams, assistant principal, said: "These are always very special occasions when we seek to recognise and celebrate the many and varied achievements of our students. Our staff give a great deal of thought to making these awards – they reflect great credit on the winners."
The awards were sponsored by local people and businesses which included Alan West, the Chippenham Borough Lands Charity, The 1554 Charity, Brian Coombes Jubilee Charity, Maureen Lloyd, Andrew Merrills and Chippenham Twining Association.
The Brian Coombes Jubilee Charity Award is given to for a student who excels in art, engineering or literature. This year the award was presented to engineering student James Sloan for demonstrating a mature approach to his studies, outstanding ability and achieving triple distinction grades on his Level 3 Engineering course. James, who left college this summer, is now studying for a degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Loughborough University.
The Wavin Award for the student with the best results on an IT course went to James Swindley. After successfully achieving a distinction grade on his Level 2 IT course at college, James moved on to the Extended Diploma in IT. His enthusiasm, commitment and organisational stood out and he was soon on target to achieve top grades.
James finished his course with triple distinction star (the equivalent to 3 A Levels at A*), having achieved 18 out of a possible 18 distinctions on his course. Interested in Software Development, James has progressed on to the Foundation Degree in Applied Computing at Wiltshire College Chippenham.
The Chippenham Borough Lands Charity Award is given to the student achieving the most from Learning Support. This year's winner was Cherise Watson. Starting at college at 14, Cherise was determined to do well. "It's the career I really want and I am prepared to work hard for it," she said. Having achieved qualifications at Level 1 and Level 2 in Beauty Therapy, Cherise is now working towards her Level 3 and being a fully qualified professional beauty therapist.
The Bill Norris Award for the student(s) who have made the greatest contribution to the community was awarded to the Chippenham Kenyan Adventure Team – Lydia-Ann Bryant, Amy Bye, Hayley Chan, Holly Hayward, Holly Perrett, Molly Downey, Jessica Gittins, Laura Morrow, Natasha Wilkes and Ella Weatherburn.
The student successfully fundraised, promoted and took part in a volunteering opportunity of a lifetime. Travelling to Kenya, they served meals, taught classes, repaired and painted buildings, making a real difference to the lives of the community of Nakuru. The trip was a first for Chippenham students and was given to recognise the work the students had done to make it so successful. Another trip is already being planned for 2013.
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HOWELL TOWNSHIP, Mich. - A man and woman seen stealing a donation jar from a convenience store in Howell Township committed the crime while accompanied by a young girl.
The owner of the 7-Eleven store at M-59 and Grand River Avenue often places donation jars on the store counter. The jar in place this past Saturday held about $100 meant to help pay for surgery needed by a girl with cerebral palsy.
Livingston County Sheriff's Department Det. Lt. Scott Domine said the couple had come into the store earlier and then returned later with a girl believed to be about 8 years old.
"At this time, it didn't appear they used the child as part of the ruse. It just appeared that they had come in the second time around with that subject with the intent to steal the jar," Domine said.
When the couple came back into the store, lieutenant Domine said they made their move.
"They removed a donation jar that was on the counter. The male subject had taken the jar and put it in his pants and they walked out with it," Domine said.
The couple with the child then left in a gold or light brown Chevrolet SUV, possibly a Blazer model.
Anyone who might have information about this theft is asked to contact the Livingston County Sheriff's Department.
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Toronto -- Hudson's Bay Co. said Thursday it has introduced a new three-tiered rewards program, partnering with Capital One Canada to boost the rate at which HBC shoppers earn reward points for shopping at Hudson's Bay, Thebay.com or Home Outfitters.
Hudson's Bay Rewards members will now earn one point for every dollar they spend on almost anything in store or online and, as they move up the tier levels, they earn more points per spend.
"We wanted to make sure we were rewarding all our customers, and especially our most loyal, for shopping in our stores and online," says Patrick Dickinson, SVP core marketing and brand strategy, HBC. "We looked at the point system, listened to customer feedback and made the program better.
HBC and Capital One Canada worked in partnership to redesign and better integrate the existing HBC Rewards and Credit programs.
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September GPU Tidbits: SLI, Master Cards and X800by Kristopher Kubicki on 8/26/2005 7:19 PM EST
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A554SS1N - Friday, September 09, 2005 - linkYep, I was right - HKEPC (or whatever it's called) did a review and it is NV44 with a 64bit bus. The card they tested was made by Galaxy, and had 450Mhz core, 700Mhz memory and came out slightly faster than a 32mb Turbo Cache 6200, and similar to the X550, despite the latter having 128-bit bus.
Hopefully Anandtech will post a review soon, seeing as they covered the TurboCache cards so well a while back. :) Reply
Rock Hydra - Tuesday, September 06, 2005 - link/walks into Circuit City
Do you guys have the x800XT Master Card?
We only take American Express.
>_<;;; Reply
A554SS1N - Monday, September 05, 2005 - linkI was just thinking - maybe the 6500 will be NV44 and so have a 64-bit bus. That would fit in with keeping the costs down and also the use of 700Mhz memory and 400Mhz core (higher than the 6600le) - with 128mb of it's own memory the card might fall somewhere between a 32mb TurboCache and full 128-bit/128mb 6200 NV43? The reason I'm thinking this is because if it were NV43 with a 128-bit bus, there would be no reason to get the 6600le for the average user?? Just a thought.... I'd like to hear what anyone thinks. :) Reply
bupkus - Friday, September 02, 2005 - linkI was curious which core I have with my X800 so I installed Everest and it tells me I have an R430. That with a core of 400MHz and mem at 980MHz in my Gigabyte suggest I don't have a GTO. It's getting hard to figure what one buys when going with ATI.
This is really getting embarrassing for ATI. Nvidia is slapping the shxx out of them. Reply
BBond - Monday, August 29, 2005 - link
Originally posted by: The Linuxator"The implication here is that NVIDIA's SLI might also work on GeForce cards on SLI motherboards"
Is this what Kristopher is referring to?
http://www.slizone.com/object/slizone_sliAA_howto1...">SLI Antialiasing: Redefining Image Quality
Using the latest driver, SLI customers can enable SLI8x and SLI16x Antialiasing for any game.
SLI Antialiasing is enabled using Coolbits*. The next driver release will make SLI Antialiasing a permanent feature in the NVIDIA Control Panel.
Current "SLI ready" GeForce 6800s ( http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/article/17...">This connector is actually available on all PCI-E GeForce 6800 series graphics cards ) will become SLI X6800GTs? GeForce PCIe 6800GTs are being advertised as http://www.xpcgear.com/6800gtslipcie.html">"SLI Ready".
But what's the difference? Who can afford one let alone two? :P
$840 in graphics cards! :o
That's more than I spent on my mobo, CPU, and memory combined way back when P4Cs, ICH5, and dual channel memory were brand new.
AtaStrumf - Saturday, August 27, 2005 - linkX800GT got incredible resentment ???
WTF are you talking about? Man, you seriously lost touch with reality! Well OBVIOUSLY sales figures tell a different story now don't they?! Maybe now you'll stop reviewing those darn 7800GTXs and start with something more reasonable like X800 vanilla 128/256MB and compare it to sth more reasonalbe as well, so we can see how it compares to what we got, not what we will never have!
What the hell's going on with ATi anyway. I mean hellooooo, we need some competition here!!! Reply
JarredWalton - Monday, August 29, 2005 - linkPerhaps you didn't get the "from our readers" part of that quote? X800GT/GTO got incredible resentment from most of AnandTech's readers because the parts are really rebadged higher end chips, and frankly they don't perform well enough to make them worthwhile. Think the X800GT sounds good? That's a slower than X800 core with more memory bandwidth, at the same price as an X800. The X800GTO is actually the same performance as an X800, only with one of a variety of cores used inside.
http://www.anandtech.com/talkarticle.aspx?frmResou...">I think these comments show a lack of support, don't you? Sales figures are often influenced by OEM purchases, and Dell/HP/etc. are probably jumping all over parts that cost $5 less than an X800 and perform slower. Knowledgeable computer users would rather spend the extra $5. Reply
OvErHeAtInG - Saturday, August 27, 2005 - linkWell Kris, normally your prose is sparkling but I have to bring up one pet peeve which is one word that businesspeople (in particular) tend to misuse. The "philosophy" of SLI? SLI is not a philosophy, it's a technology. Or at best it's, let's say a "strategy."
hehe, everyone misuses "philosophy," I just appreciate the opportunity to take it out on someone. :) Reply
coldpower27 - Friday, August 26, 2005 - linkThe new X850 XT Master Card is only 400MHZ??? but with 100MHZ more memory bandwidth? Reply
GhandiInstinct - Friday, August 26, 2005 - linkSo what do I do with my X800XL now? Reply
jkostans - Friday, August 26, 2005 - linkKeep it until it's outdated... like any other video cards you've owned. You'll be set for a while, I'm still content with my 9800 pro. I can still play every game out there with graphics on at least medium settings (BF2 and F.E.A.R only games I need to do this for so far). Reply
jkostans - Friday, August 26, 2005 - linkWhy the FUCK is my message red? Oh wait... Reply
JarredWalton - Friday, August 26, 2005 - linkNew/recent messages show up red or something. Reply
ksherman - Friday, August 26, 2005 - link"The implication here is that NVIDIA's SLI might also work on GeForce cards on SLI motherboards"
huh? Reply
KristopherKubicki - Friday, August 26, 2005 - linkLOL - sorry im still editing it.
Kristopher Reply
JarredWalton - Friday, August 26, 2005 - linkIs that better now, Kris? :) Reply
GhandiInstinct - Friday, August 26, 2005 - linkLOL Reply


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No. 2 Gators host No. 23 Georgia
Published: Friday, April 26, 2013 at 7:00 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, April 26, 2013 at 12:34 a.m.
WHO: Georgia (34-16, 11-7 SEC) at Florida (45-5, 14-4 SEC)
WHEN: Friday, 5 p.m.; Saturday, noon; Sunday, noon
WHERE: Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium
TV: Friday, Sun Sports; Saturday, ESPNU; Sunday, CSS (CST).
NOTES: Florida will bid farewell to two seniors, Ensley Gammel and Kelsey Horton, Saturday in a pregame ceremony beginning at approximately 11:45 a.m. ... UF junior Hannah Rogers ranks fifth in the country in wins (25), 13th in shutouts (7) and 18th in ERA (1.41). ... Freshman Kelsey Stewart continues to pace the country with seven triples and sophomore Briana Little's 17 HBP rank 13th in the country. ... Junior Stephanie Tofft was 8 for 10 in last weekend's series against Longwood with two doubles, a triple and three homers, accumulating nine RBIs through the two-day set.... Georgia's Paige Wilson (.415) and Kaylee Puailoa (.403) pace UGA at the plate, Wilson with a team-best 68 hits. ... The Bulldogs' Morgan Montemayor (11-6) has a team-best 2.50 ERA with 93 strikeouts in 106.1 innings pitched, while newcomer Geri Ann Glasco (17-6) owns a 3.00 ERA. Chelsea Wilkinson (5-3, 3.81 ERA) and Tess Sito (1-1, 7.00 ERA) round out the Georgia pitching staff.
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Artificial Insemination in Swine Production will be April 12-13 at the Southern Research and Outreach Center in Waseca, Minn. The classroom session will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, April 12, and the hands-on session in the swine research facilities will be from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 13. Registration deadline is April 5. Workshop enrollment is limited.
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Florida softball improves to 10-0
Published: Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 6:15 p.m.
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Florida softball was back on the diamond Saturday in the second day of the Lipton Invitational at Pressly Stadium, and the Gators added two victories to improve to 10-0 on the season.
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The Gators topped Western Carolina, 5-0, and wrapped it up with a 14-0, five-inning win over Savannah State, the second meeting this weekend with SSU.
Florida has shut out its opponents in all four Lipton Invitational games thus far, run-ruling three of them. UF will cap off a seven-game weekend with its final two games of the home tournament Sunday with a second matchup against UNC Wilmington and another with Charleston Southern.
Florida is off to a 10-0 start for the third consecutive season, and with their 19 runs in Saturday's two games, the Gators have now outscored their opponents 94-13 this season, including 41-0 on the weekend. UF has 16 extra-base hits so far this weekend.
Junior ace Hannah Rogers earned the start — and victory — in the circle for the Gators against Western Carolina to improve to 4-0 on the season with a four-hit shutout, her second of the season. In the second Gator game of the day, sophomore Alyssa Bache put on a career-best performance, working her way to a third victory this season, her second against Savannah State in as many days, with a two-hit shutout and nine strikeouts after posting a one-hit shutout in the Friday evening matchup with the Tigers.
For Bache, the career-best nine strikeouts topped her previous best of five in a game.
Freshman Aubree Munro's bat came alive Saturday, as the catcher went 2-for-3 (.667) with a double and triple, scored two runs and pushed three others across the plate. Sophomore Jessica Damico also batted .667 on the day, going 2-for-3 with a three-run homer against the Catamounts.
After a 5-0 win over WCU in UF's first game, Florida exploded on offense for a 14-run, eight-hit performance against Savannah State. UF posted an eight spot in the first inning and six runs in the third against the Tigers.
Sophomore Bailey Castro, junior Stephanie Tofft, sophomore Katie Medina and Munro all added RBIs in the first inning against Savannah State in game two for an eight-run, four-hit inning for the Gators. Florida then exploded for a six-run, four-hit third frame, highlighted by Munro's triple and a three-run home run by junior Ensley Gammel, her second homer of the year to shut down the Tigers.
The final day of the Lipton Invitational kicks off Sunday at 9:30 a.m. at Santa Fe College with Western Carolina and Savannah State, and Florida will be back at it Sunday with the final two games of the tournament against UNC Wilmington (1 p.m.) and Charleston Southern (3:30 p.m.) at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.
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VATICAN CITY - Once the papal conclave begins, all eyes will be focused on a small smoke stack above the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City.
They will watch the plumes of smoke up to four times a day on television. Papal ballots will go up in smoke -- black for failure, white for success.
After the first Papal resignation in 600 years, the cardinals who will cast these ballots are under enormous pressure to elect a superstar.
Even before those ballots go up in smoke, Houstonians like Jonathan Urick are in Italy to be part of history, knowing one of their own, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, will be among those voting.
"It'll be interesting to see if our cardinal gets the vote. And even if he doesn't, it'll be interesting to see who he helps to elect," Urick said.
Adding to the anticipation, DiNardo and his fellow cardinals have yet to decide when to begin the conclave that will produce a new pope. That decision in itself is creating a mini drama, leading up to the main event.
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Clue 2: Mr. Jones is not the oldest or the youngest teacher.
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Price 'doing better,' slated to start on Sunday
ST. PETERSBURG -- David Price was scratched from making his scheduled start because he was ill, but unless he takes a turn for the worse, the Rays ace will start the series finale against the Blue Jays on Sunday.
"Price is doing better, he will play tomorrow," Rays manager Joe Maddon said.
Erik Bedard had been earmarked as the spot starter Sunday if Price couldn't take the hill. Since Bedard pitched the ninth inning on Saturday, Jeremy Hellickson will serve as the backup should Price not be able to go.
Price trade rumors are rampant, and seeing his start get pushed back only fueled the fire. Maddon smiled on Saturday afternoon when asked if Price had been scratched because the Rays were trading him.
"No, that's nice to speculate and that's what fans should do," Maddon said. "A fan should sit around at night and watch the game on TV -- preferably at the ballpark over here. And as you're doing that, speculate on all this kind of stuff. When I was a fan, I would do the same thing. Back in the day, talking about how the Cardinals would get better in the '60s. And eventually watching the Mets' run in '69."
Price is the Rays' lone All-Star for this year's Midsummer Classic, and the ace was replaced on the American League squad by former teammate Fernando Rodney, now a closer for the Mariners.
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[README] Notable Arma 2 tweaks.
A quick guide to enhancing your Arma 2 experience.
I have compiled a list of settings and tweaks that can make Arma 2 smoother, score higher framerates, improve stability, and increase controllability. This is basically an update of my older guide. This guide is written with as little explenation as possible to increase readibility. The tweaks are sorted in the order that I recommend them. The lower you get, the trickier stuff becomes, and the more it either has a non-noticable effect, a difficulty to apply, or an impact on stability. For more background information on various tweaks, please read the links.
To change your startup parameters:
If you have bought the game on steam: Right Click Arma 2: OA, then select "Properties", then select "Set Launch Options"
If you launch the game directly: Right click on a shortcut to the game, and then add the startup paramaters next to the Arma2oa.exe (or after the accolades).
The game's most demanding areas:
Usefull for benchmarking purposes. Playable performance in Single Player here will ensure playable performance anywhere:
Chernarus' cities - Try SP mission "Counter Attack" or the Harvest Red campaign.
Zargabad (the city itself) - Try the quick mission maker (missions > my missions), The last missions of "Arrowhead", or the first mission of the PMC campaign.
"Proving Grounds" - Try the quick mission maker, very few missions are set here.
Note that performance in multiplayer generally increases due to your CPU having to work less hard (AI calculations are done server side). If you notice decreased performance in multiplayer as opposed to single player, the mission is poorly optimized or the server is about to crash.
The Tweaks:
In Graphic Options:
Set "3D resolution" to 100%, so it equals your interface resolution.
Set "Video Memory" to "Default". <-- The setting named default (Below very high). Not the setting Arma 2 sets when you first start the game.
Set "Vsync" to disabled.
Making it boot (significantly) faster:
Add this to the startup parameters:
Sharper image quality at no performance loss:
Set 3D resolution to 100% (Equalling your interface resolution) in the graphical options.
Setting 3D resolution to 75% actually yields LOWER performance.
However, lowering interface resolution and 3d resolution equally (so it stays at 100%) will still increase performance normally.
Depending on your card's memory, texture settings can safely be set to a higher setting with no loss of performance.
Enhancing input.
Turn off Vsync in the graphical options.
Turn down "Smoothing" in the control options.
Turn down "Head Bobbing" in the Game Options.
open my documents/ArmA 2/Arma2OA.cfg with notepad:
Lower "GPU Max Frames Ahead" - this increases input at the cost of more stuttering. 0 sets it to the driver's default.
Performance Hogs:
Turn off motion blur: Either download this mod or set post processing settings to "very low".
Turn off Anti-Aliasing: Use PPAA in the graphical options instead of normal Anti Aliasing. Normal Anti Aliasing has a unreasonably significant performance impact. There are reports that forcing it trough the driver is actually quicker!
Turn down "Terrain Detail" to "Very Low" - The grass in Arma 2 has some unreasonbly high performance hits, especially on Chernarus.
Turn down View Distance to something like 1600 or even 1200 - You don't really need anything higher then that for the FOLK sessions, unless you plan to do some very very long range stuff (which we usually do not). View distance might not be a hog, but it defines performance.
Getting more out of your machine:
Set "Video Memory" in graphical options to "Default". If you have 512 MB of VRAM, set it to "Very High" (Very High utilizes 512 MB of VRAM. Default allows for higher VRAMs to be utilized).
Add this to the startup paramaters. This may or may not increase performance and/or stabiltiy, depending on how well Arma 2 autodetect got it:
-exThreads=1 if you have a dual core, 7 if you have a quad core or higher. Feel free to experiment with this setting to see if anything grants you higher performance.
Assign a different memory allocator:
Check the link below, "Arma 2 Memory Allocators".
The previous guide of me, which has a lot of imformation but might be hard to digest.
Arma 2 Startup Parameters
Arma 2 and VRAM
Arma 2 Memory Allocators
The various FXAA settings.
25/07/2012 - Revisions concerning 1.62 update.
Last edited by Grizzly; 28-02-2013 at 02:58 PM.
I'd also like this guide to be stickied - and hints on how to increase readability, as well as further tweaks.
Solid post, would read again. A++. Few things to note:
To disable motion blur from video options, you have to disable postprocessing completely. Your link to what I assume to be okt_noblur is broken.
Disabling motion blur will also improve FPS. This is particularly evident in low FPS situations because the blur calculation actually gets more expensive the lower the FPS is. You will need to have an exactly matching okt_noblur version if running the betas, otherwise game will crash on start.
Your antialiasing settings will be deprecated once 1.61 hits. Here's a link to the upcoming settings. FXAA/SMAA generally cause smaller FPS hit than FSAA because they're done completely via shaders, and depending on the settings image quality may actually be better than FSAA. Hopefully we'll get a proper GUI for these in 1.61...
The -cpucount and -exthreads parameters are rarely necessary. On quadcores the number of threads will be set to 7 automatically. Details on these parameters.
Your antialiasing settings will be deprecated once 1.61 hits. Here's a link to the upcoming settings. FXAA/SMAA generally cause smaller FPS hit than FSAA because they're done completely via shaders, and depending on the settings image quality may actually be better than FSAA. Hopefully we'll get a proper GUI for these in 1.61...
The -cpucount and -exthreads parameters are rarely necessary. On quadcores the number of threads will be set to 7 automatically. Details on these parameters.
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Looks like we're actually going for 1.62 immediately, without ever stopping at 1.61. Don't know what it will change though, seems to be mainly MP fixes.
Can anyone confirm/disprove that setting shadows to "very high" can increase FPS as it puts the load on the GPU instead of the CPU?
Here's the relevant post by Dwarden on the BIS forums. Keep in mind though that doing shadows on the GPU doesn't automatically mean you get more FPS, but it's certainly worth trying out.
An update on what to put the new settings introduced with 1.62 would be appreciated, namely ATOC and PPAA.
ATOC only does anything if you have the normal antialiasing (not either of the PPAA options) turned on. It affects how selected vegetation is drawn when AA is on, I don't know if there's a significant performance hit involved but if you use normal antialiasing, you probably have a decent rig anyway. Test it out to see if you like how it looks. It'll make the vegetation look more bushy but also adds a stipple pattern to the vegetation.
PPAA gives you two pixel shader based antialiasing techniques, which on a modern GPU should give you better results than the normal antialiasing available, for much smaller framerate hit. I understand SMAA should have best image quality. You'll have to test them out too, to see where your performance/visual quality breakpoint lies.
Performance-wise, if you want antialiasing, ignore the normal antialiasing and test out SMAA and FXAA to see which works better for you. Ignore ATOC. If you don't want antialiasing, just keep ATOC and PPAA disabled.
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I have a laptop which uses 4 cores: i5 2410m 2,3 ghz and a technology called intel turbo booster which should boost it to 2,9 ghz however it does not which gives me 30-15 fps if i am lucky. I mailed support and they said since arma 2 uses all 4 cores turbo doesnt work.can i do something in arma which makes it only use 2 cores?
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4x2,3>2x2,9 by at least 25%, I think.
Besides, I'm playing on E8500 and get about 30-15(-5) at absolute minimum detail, depending on the map.


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SAINT LEO, Fla. – The Saint Leo women's soccer team saw its opportunity at another Sunshine State Conference Tournament Championship dashed on Tuesday evening as the Lions dropped a 2-0 decision to Florida Tech in the Quarterfinal Round game at University Field.
A defensive struggle in the first half turned into a game where it looked as if the Lions (10-7) held the upper hand with some solid looks toward goal. In three consecutive possessions Saint Leo saw serious scoring chances with an Arielle Kabangu shot that sailed just wide of the post, a beautiful save by the Florida Tech keeper Julia Kantor and finally a Saffron Jordan free kick that sailed wide. It was after the Jordan opportunity that Florida Tech would score its first goal.
Kantor, playing solid in net, took the goal kick and managed to thread it up the middle of the field. One advantageous bounce and suddenly it was at the foot of midfielder Aubri Williamson with only Saint Leo goalkeeper Abby Evans between her and the Panthers' (11-5-1) first tally. Williamson would lob the ball over an advancing Evans to put the visitors from Melbourne, Fla. on the scoreboard in the 65th minute.
Fifteen minutes later the sophomore from Davie, Fla. would strike again for Florida Tech on a right-place, right-time goal as she picked up a deflection off of Evans and slotted it home for the 2-0 advantage.
Trying to register two goals in just 10 minutes proved to be an impossible task for the Lions as Kabangu and Fabienne Schwenk could not overcome a pesky Panther defense for any more looks toward goal.
The Panthers advance to the semifinal round of the SSC Championships where they will face top seed and tournament host Barry in Miami Shores on Friday.
Saint Leo concludes its 2013 season improving five spots from their previous season's finish. The Lions will look toward the offseason to welcome new players and prepare for the 2014 campaign.
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2011 Q4Q Winners: RAIL/INTERMODAL
in the NewsSTB issues follow-up letter to CSX over service-related concerns Outsourced Transportation Management AAR reports annual U.S. rail carload and intermodal gains for the week ending August 12 July U.S-bound shipments are solid, and August looks better, reports Panjiva July Cass Freight Index Report points to annual gains and sequential declines More News
Source: Logistics Management, Peerless Media Research Group
Steady rise to the top
As group news editor Jeff Berman wrote in last month's State of Logistics Report, rail and intermodal have been two of the most stable sectors in freight transportation over the past two years—although volumes have a way to go to get back to pre-recession levels witnessed in 2007.
And while those levels may not be back for a while, industry experts say that since the first half of 2010, the railroad industry appears to be maintaining its steady course, with solid earnings and strong pricing clearly intact. As for volumes, rail carloads and intermodal containers and trailers are up roughly 4 percent and 10 percent, respectively, year-over-year for the first half of 2011.
Couple that solid financial performance and demand with the fact that, according to our Annual Study of Logistics and Transportation Trends (Masters of Logistics), service levels on the rails have been on the rise for the past three years, and you can picture a pretty happy group of rail executives. And for 10 rail and intermodal service and marketing companies, the news is about to get a little sweeter.
Leading the pack in our Rail/Intermodal Service Provider category with the highest weighted average for the second year in a row is Triple Crown Services (46.85). Triple Crown took honors in On-time Performance (12.88), Customer Service (9.16), and Equipment & Operations (9.13).
Pulling in first in Value was Norfolk Southern (9.58), and CSX Transportation put up an impressive 6.89 in IT to for Quality gold last year as well—and in just about the exact order.
Our Intermodal Marketing category found three winners who didn't make the cut last year along with two repeats from 2010. J.B. Hunt Intermodal tops the list again this year, putting up a 46.59 weighted average, but only scored highest in one attribute category, IT (7.02). In fact, attribute top scores were well dispersed in this category this year.
Alliance Shippers put up the second best weighted average (45.94) and lead the way in Customer Service (9.08). Dart International posted the third best overall average (45.93) but took top spot in On-time Performance (11.50) and Equipment & Operations (10.18). Pacer International, Inc. rang in fourth with a 44.53 and was top in Value with a 10.43.
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nForce3-250: Which Boards Have On-Chip LAN?by Wesley Fink on 8/6/2004 12:05 AM EST
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Boat - Saturday, September 25, 2004 - linkI see from their site that the new Asus non-"E" model K8N board has the firewall but does not offer Gigabit Lan. Is this right or just a marketing snafu? Reply
MavAnan - Saturday, August 14, 2004 - linkDoes the comment below have any relevance to whether the MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum (aka MSI 7205)has the full implementation of the on-chip GB LAN?
"MSI has included two Gigabit LAN connections, but neither of them courtesy of the on-board NVIDIA MAC. They are instead powered by the Marvell and Realtek chipsets"
Thanks for any clarification. Reply
loafier - Wednesday, August 11, 2004 - linkHello. Anyone know the jumbo frame size supported by nVidia gigabit ethernet? I hear that jumbo frames is supported, but I am unable to find the exact size and options for jumbo frames. Reply
johnsonx - Saturday, August 07, 2004 - linkI notice the Socket-754 GA-K8NSNXP is now off the list, but the 939 version is still there. It shouldn't be on the list either, or at the very least have a special mention that the NV MAC port is 10/100 only, and that the Gigabit port does NOT use the NV MAC.
From: http://www.giga-byte.com/MotherBoard/Products/Prod...
3. Marvell 8001 Gigabit Ethernet controller
4. ICS 1883 LAN PHY chip
The board is further described as having 1 Gigabit and 1 10/100 Ethernet port, and we also know from other documentation that the ICS 1883 is a 10/100 PHY.
operator - Saturday, August 07, 2004 - link#8
I've had no problems with the onboard lan at all, with BT or whatnot. Reply
gtech41 - Friday, August 06, 2004 - linkHa, yeah scratch that Biostar too. The other one is fine though. Reply
aznknight696 - Friday, August 06, 2004 - linkisnt the biostar k8nbp motherboard the one used in their sff system, ideq 200p, which is the nforce3 150 chipset? Reply
gtech41 - Friday, August 06, 2004 - linkWesley-all the other boards are OK. Post 15 summed it up nicely. I assume that the plain 250 has a built-in 10/100 MAC which explains the ICS PHY on the K8NSNXP. It's use on the Ultra defies explanation though. I can only assume that they wanted to get an Ultra board out before anyone so the just recycled the 250 board design and dropped in the Ultra chip.
Incidentally, back when the Intel ICH4 was big news for it's integrated features, Gigabyte did the exact same thing by bypassing them all in favor of PCI components. Reply
johnsonx - Friday, August 06, 2004 - linkIn other words, I think GigaByte should be off the "uses NVidia GbE" list entirely.
Again, I don't think what GigaByte did here was cool at all; If you buy a board that says "NForce3-Ultra", and you see a Gigabit Ethernet port, you ought to be able to assume it's the well-advertised NVidia Gigabit Ethernet with the dedicated port to the northbridge, not some bandwidth starved PCI-based solution.
johnsonx - Friday, August 06, 2004 - linkThe GA-K8NSNXP for 754 uses the standard Nforce3-250 that doesn't have the Gigabit port; so they stick the ICS-1883 PHY on the NForce3, and add the Marvell Gigabit controller to the PCI bus.
For socket 939, the GA-K8NSNXP-939, they switch to the NForce3-Ultra, but don't change anything else on the board. So oddly, the on-chip Gigabit-capable ethernet port is still linked to the ICS-1883 10/100 PHY, and the Marvel Gigabit LAN still links to the 33Mhz 32-bit PCI bus (much too slow for Gigabit Ethermet, SATA controller, firewire and PCI slots!)
Piss-poor execution I say. Would it have been that hard to switch out the ICS 1883 PHY for a Gigabit capable one? They could leave the Marvel one alone, and offer Dual-Gigabit at essentially the same price.
sprockkets - Friday, August 06, 2004 - linkThe PHY is the physical layer of the networking; it generates the signal, while the chipset is the controller or brains of the outfit. The PHY part has the MAC address on it, so figure layer 2.
The Gigabyte K8NSNXP or the 939 version uses both a Marvell controller on the PCI bus but also 10/100 ethernet from the NF3250 controller, not on the pci bus. So yes, while it does use the nvidia Lan via a PHY, it's not Gb. Reply
mechBgon - Friday, August 06, 2004 - linkHere is a diagram from Gigabyte's manual for their nF3 Ultra board:
As you can see, the gigabit chip is crammed onto the PCI bus with a bunch of other high-bandwidth stuff. The same holds true for their 754 board. Either nVidia or Gigabyte needs to get their facts straight here. Reply
thebluesgnr - Friday, August 06, 2004 - linknVidia's response is pretty standard. What I mean is, why would a company use the version of the chipset that adds Gigabit LAN (and the firewall it offers) only to NOT use it? It beats me why Gigabyte did it.
I wonder, is VIA's Gigabit lan on the PCI bus? They call it "VIA Velocity™ Gigabit Ethernet
(PCI companion controller)".
there's also the MSI K7N2 Delta2 Platinum. That one is already available on newegg.
Wesley Fink - Friday, August 06, 2004 - linkgtech41 - Do you disagree about any others that nVidia listed, or are the Gigabyte boards your only concern? I have forwarded your comments to nVidia and asked for clarification, since the 'Ultra" logo is definitely used in Gigabyte packaging.
We published the list and information nVidia sent us in response to our questions about which boards had on-chip LAN and how our readers could tell for themselves. Reply
gtech41 - Friday, August 06, 2004 - link#4-You can't use an external LAN conrroller, just an external physical layer. Go to Marvell's website and look at the difference beteween the chip used on the Gigabyte boards and the one used on the Asus. Reply
Potem - Friday, August 06, 2004 - linkThe nVidia list of models is confusing given that we generally use the names and not the model numbers everywhere else. http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p_spec.asp?mode... says the K8N Neo2 Platinum is MSI Part No: MS-7025-010 (also says this board has the nVidia nForce 3 Ultra chip)
Also teased by the August 2 listing for the DFI NF3-250Gb Infinity. It even farther from releasing than the MSI K8N_Neo2_Platinum. (Wish my second machine had waited a few more weeks to blow up) Reply
xxxfubar187xxx - Friday, August 06, 2004 - linkI don't know why I'm hearing so much about this nForce 3 onboard Gigabit LAN. I bought the MSI K8N Neo Platinum board and had nothing but problems with the on board LAN. I disabled the firewall through the BIOS and still wasn't able to use it with Bittorrent Clients, Gamespy and Xbconnect. I ended up installing my old 3Com card and everything works perfectly. I hope NVIDIA has some new drivers soon. Reply
HermosaBeach - Friday, August 06, 2004 - linkThanks for the article. It makes it easier for me to separate high performance GB LAN from either non GB or PCI GB based MBs :)
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jesusmailhellion - Friday, August 06, 2004 - linkMy Chaintech Zenith MB uses Broadcom's GbE Gigabit controller. I think it's good MB manufacturers have a choice to use other chipsets. Reply
ViRGE - Friday, August 06, 2004 - linkWesley, would you mind explaining what a PHY is? I mean, how can the NIC be on-chip if it still requires a seperate chip? Reply
ZobarStyl - Friday, August 06, 2004 - linksorry log post; didn't the article say that a 250 Gb or Ultra could have an external LAN chip that was still removed from the PCI bus which was the same end result? I looked up the Gigabyte board and saw the same thing as #1 did and I'm a little confused though, NewEgg lists the K8NSNXP as 250 vanilla, can we clear this up? Reply
ZobarStyl - Friday, August 06, 2004 - linkReply
Palek - Friday, August 06, 2004 - linkOn a related note, there is at least one motherboard for the Socket A family that also has nVidia Gbit LAN and firewall, namely the EPoX 8RDA6+Pro. This mobo uses the new nF2 Ultra400+Gigabit MCP. People not yet ready to make the jump to AMD64 can stick with Athlon and still enjoy these new features. See http://www.ocworkbench.com/2004/epox/8rda6+pro/g1.... Reply
gtech41 - Friday, August 06, 2004 - linkNeither Gigabyte board uses the on-chip GB LAN. The
k8nsnxp uses only the basic 250, while the 939 uses the Marvell 8001 PCI controller (not the 88E111 PHY like the Asus or MSI). Both also use the ICS 1883 PHY for for a second LAN port, but that's just a 10/100 link to the chipset. Easy way to tell-look at the drivers. If any LAN controller uses drivers other than nVidia's unified ones then it's a PCI part. Reply


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A STORAGE company employee had no idea his boss was using a warehouse to stash drugs money, a court has heard.
Melvin Harrison, 52, said he never had any suspicions where the thousands of pounds Darren Bowling asked him to hide at Castle Storage, in Burnley, had actually come from.
The defendant, of Causey Foot, Nelson, told a jury he believed the money had come from Bowling selling cars as part of his business.
He denies possessing criminal property and concealing criminal property.
Bowling has already pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine, conspiracy to supply cannabis, two charges of concealment of criminal property and possession of criminal property.
The judge heard how Bowling, of 47, of Colne Road, Barrowford, asked Harrison to convert a box into a 'hide', which was kept suspended from beams in the warehouse. He would ask his employee to put cash in to keep it safe. When the police moved in in January, Harrison was allegedly seen to hand Bowling a box, which was later found to contain £48,140.
Later, officers found three packages of cash totalling £91,350.
Simon Gurney, for Harrison, asked his client: "Had you ever suspected Darren Bowling might be involved in criminal activity?"
"No," said Harrison.
The barrister continued: "Did you ever ask yourself why he did not keep that money in the bank?"
Harrison replied: "No, not really. If a car came up that he wanted, he could just take the cash and go and buy it. That is what I thought he was doing at the time."
Mr Gurney also asked Harrison what he would have done, had he known there was so much money being hidden.
"I would have thought that there was something suspicious going on," the defendant said.
The court also heard character references from people who had worked with Harrison, describing him as a 'trustworthy' person, who never challenged any order given to him.
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This article was published 1/4/2011 (2335 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
TORONTO -- The stretch of sidewalk along Yonge Street in downtown Toronto has changed a little in the five years since 15-year-old Jane Creba was murdered here.
The Sam the Record Man store where she was shopping with her older sister on Boxing Day has been torn down. A new building for Ryerson University is slowly rising in its place.
But the Pizza Pizza outlet where she was headed that day is still here, packed with people looking for a quick lunch on another busy afternoon in the core of Canada's biggest city.
So is the Footlocker store, a metre or so from where Creba was standing when she was shot in the back after a cellphone argument erupted into a spray of bullets between nearly a dozen young men.
Six people were shot. Only Creba died. The bullet struck her in the heart.
It also struck at the heart of Canadians.
Creba, a pretty young teenager who loved green apples and was a gifted athlete, could have been anyone's daughter, or sister, or friend.
And voters took notice.
The 2006 federal election was at its midway point when she was killed.
Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Reid Global Public Affairs, says he watched popular support shift to the Conservatives in the days that followed.
"It was one of those lightning bolts," said Bricker. "It did have an effect. I tracked it."
By campaign's end, the Conservatives were propelled into government with a small but still victorious minority, in large part on promises to get tough on guns, gangs, and drugs.
Bricker said when it comes to the more emotional reactions to such a crime and the fear that it could happen to you, Conservative crime policies win.
"The Tories are better positioned," he said. "They have a harder position on crime. You can have a rational discussion on crime outside of high-profile cases."
But how will it play in 2011, particularly in Toronto, an area deemed critical for the Conservatives' coveted majority and the Liberals' longtime fortress?
Curiously, Creba's death and the fear of crime moved voters to the Conservatives, but not into seats where the shooting actually occurred. The Liberals won 20 of 23 seats and the NDP the other three in Toronto proper, and 15 of 18 in the suburban 905 zone.
The Conservatives have added to their count in the 905 belt since, winning seven in 2008. An eighth came last fall in Vaughan, when former Ontario Provincial Police head Julian Fantino stole what had long been a Liberal stronghold.
Bricker said the Conservatives have a better chance in 905, in part because that's where the Fantino-type hard-line anti-crime message resonates the most.
In denser, more urban areas, residents often understand that battling crime isn't as simple as making tougher penalties, Bricker said. He believes people who think their cities are unsafe are fleeing to the suburbs.
It means that a tough-on-crime agenda, focused on jail sentences over community prevention, tends to play better with voters where there isn't actually a lot of crime.
"That's the funny thing, really, that the harder opinions about crime are in rural areas where there are low crime rates," said Bricker.
Places like Vaughan, a wealthy, fast-growing suburb of big-box malls and new housing developments north of Toronto.
Crime exists in Vaughan -- vandalism, theft, and assaults. In January, a 27-year-old man was shot and killed at one of the area's many banquet halls.
But the crime rate is about half that of both the city of Toronto and the national crime rate. The number of violent offences is small.
In November, voters here bought in to Fantino and his Conservative tough-on-crime message.
Fantino, who avoided mainstream media and all-candidates debates in last fall's byelection, refused an interview request for this story.
Last fall, one of his more memorable statements including blaming the Charter of Rights and Freedoms for benefiting common criminals and motorcycle gangs the most. Fantino proudly said he refused to run for the Liberals when asked, and called it the "hug-a-thug" party.
Much of the Conservative agenda in the last five years has been dominated by crime bills destined to put more people in prison, for longer periods of time. At least two bills introduced in 2006 had roots in the Creba shooting -- mandatory minimums for gun crimes and making it harder for those accused of gun crimes to get bail.
The Liberals and NDP have supported some of the Conservative bills but have criticized the government for spending billions on new prison beds and barely anything to address the root causes of crime -- poverty, addiction, lack of access to education, mental illness and homelessness among them.
Those policies tend to be more palatable in areas where crime is a bigger problem, said Bricker. In urban areas of Toronto south of Vaughan, such as Jane-Finch -- where housing projects and gangs are numerous and shootings a regular occurrence -- Liberal and NDP MPs say crime isn't really driving anyone right now.
Liberal Judy Sgro, whose York Centre riding includes Jane-Finch, says that in week one, she's hearing about issues such as accountability and democracy from people on the street.
"So far I'm not hearing a thing about crime," said Sgro.
NDP candidate Peggy Nash, trying to win back Parkdale-High Park from the Liberals, noted a horrific string of crimes in the riding recently in which five mentally ill residents were attacked in about two months. The fifth victim died following an assault in mid-March. A huge community meeting was held after his death by residents fearful of further violence.
But a few weeks later, it's not what they want Nash to address, she says.
"I have to say I have not heard it a lot on the doorstep," said Nash.
Conservative Senator Don Meredith, however, says just wait. It will come.
Meredith released a statement calling for a national strategy against violence Wednesday, in the wake of Toronto's 17th and 18th homicides. Both involved black men killed by guns -- one at a sports bar, the other outside a residential complex in eastern Toronto.
Half the killings this year have involved firearms. In 2005, when Creba was killed, 52 of the 80 homicides were shootings, leading to it being called the Year of the Gun.
"I think it is still at the top of the agenda for a lot of folks," said Meredith. "People want safe streets, safe neighbourhoods."
Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo says that is what people want but too often the people affected most by crime don't vote, so politicians don't have to listen to them.
Omololu-Olunloyo, a controversial and outspoken character who helps black families whose children have been killed get attention from police and the media, said it is critical to start going after the guns and giving young people real chances at good jobs. Otherwise, the criminal life pays more than the dead-end jobs they might qualify for, she said.
She is all for toughening up the sentences for youth criminals, but also for making it possible for them to get a second chance once they've served their sentence.
Omololu-Olunloyo spent Boxing Day last December at the Footlocker where Creba was killed. She held up Creba's photo and that of 11-year-old Ephraim Brown. He was killed in the crossfire of a gang shooting in 2007. Those arrested ended up being acquitted.
Boxing Day shoppers hurried past her, barely even blinking in her direction. When the staff at the Footlocker asked patrons in the store to stop and remember what had happened, someone shouted "That's old news."
"It was like crickets (in the background)," said Omololu-Olunloyo. "Nobody cared."
She is disappointed none of the federal campaigns has talked about crime yet, not even when the three leaders made their way through Toronto last week.
"If nobody speaks up, nothing will happen," she said.
Liberal MP Bob Rae, speaking at a Vaughan Liberal fundraiser Thursday, told the Winnipeg Free Press he thinks in Toronto, people understand fighting crime is about more than building bigger jails.
"I do believe that the public, one of the concerns they have, is security. But I don't believe the Tory agenda is overwhelmingly popular (in Toronto)," Rae said. "I think more people realize it is accompanied by this whole super-prison, super-costs, and that there is very little being done on crime prevention, very little being done on the causes of crime, very little being done on mental health and addictions issues."
Bricker said it may be that urban voters are more motivated right now by things such as the environment, the economy.
But if there is a major violent incident in the next few weeks, it will play well for Harper and the Conservatives, said Bricker.


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Our client is looking for mathematically minded C++ developers to join them in their mission to create the fastest, most effective algorithmic and quantitative trading applications.
They are a global trading firm who have had a firm presence in Sydney for 20 years. They have established a highly talented and creative team of C++ developers who enjoy top salaries as well as an enviable work/life balance.
Candidates must demonstrate a strong history of academic achievement from high school through to university. That means top UAI scores and 1st Class Bachelor's degrees with honours, Deans List or other such distinctions. Bachelor's degrees will be local, from universities such as UTS, USYD, UNSW.
Applicants must have around 3 or more years commercial C++ development experience with local businesses and will have some understanding or appreciation of trading/investment banking applications including significant quantitative development using C++.
We are looking for C++ developers with:
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- Enjoys puzzles and problem solving
- Career minded go-getters
- 3+ years commercial C++ development, including quantitative development
- Ability to lead team


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AFTER nine heats of Friday night's Elite League opener against Lakeside I have to admit I was pretty worried.
The Robins were 11 points down and had yet to provide a heat winner at a track which is far from a favourite amongst the team.
The heat 10 5-1 from Troy Batchelor and Nick Morris, just before the interval, convinced me my pre-meeting prediction of a 10-point loss might have been a little harsh.
What followed taught me never to write a team managed by Mr Rossiter off, again, but what else did we take from the meeting?
Home advantage is going to be crucial amongst the reserves this season.
Lakeside probably isn't the best place to judge this, given it's natural home advantage to all riders, but Friday's meeting made it clear how big an advantage there is going to be for the kids this season.
Most of the National League riders drafted this year have little or no experience at any of the 10 Elite League track but, in time, the youngsters will gain plenty of crucial lap time at their home circuits. In contrast, away reserves will only visit each track twice in 2014 which isn't enough time to pick up their many intricacies.
Kildemand and Batchelor are going to be a force.
If we didn't know it already, the Robins have a very strong top two on their hands. Peter Kildemand performed superbly on his first outing as an Elite League number one, on his least favourite track, showing plenty of responsibility and consistency he sometimes lacked.
Batchelor is the ultimate Steady Eddie, capable of raising his game when he needs to. These are perfect qualities for a captain.
Ritchings will compete.
While some have questioned whether or not the Purton youngster has what it takes, Ritchings showed on Friday night he is up for the fight. Yes, he didn't win a heat and was outscored by both Hammers reserves, but this was only his second outing at Lakeside and he battled very well in heat nine. Promising.
Always look for your partner, especially on a tactical.
The Robins were lucky the point they threw away in heat six didn't come back to haunt them. There was confusion between Morris and Kildemand which resulted in the Aussie not allowing his number one through while wearing black and white. Both riders can be deemed to be at fault, a bit more awareness is necessary next time if the Robins are to avoid being the masters of their own downfall.


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Last weekend, I did a walkthrough of most of my Tday meal. I brined and smoked a bird, carved it up and served it. I also did some fatties, some great venison, apple pie, yeast rolls and mashed potatoes w/ gravy, then my wife made turkey stock.
Here's the bird (it looks darker here than it was):
And how I brined is here.
And the turkey stock is here.
And the yeast rolls here.


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PLYMOUTH, N.H.- If the early success of the Enterprise Center at Plymouth (ECP) is any indication, the business incubator and accelerator has a very bright future. The ECP, located at One Bridge Street, is at full capacity just three weeks after opening its doors with five fledgling businesses setting up shop in the state-of-the-art facility. The ECP's October 15 grand opening ceremony at Plymouth State drew more than 100 people to celebrate the goal of job creation and economic development in central New Hampshire.
Governor Maggie Hassan, PSU President Sara Jayne Steen and Dinah Adkins, President Emerita of the National Business Incubator Association and expert on rural economic development addressed guests during the ceremony in the lobby of the Silver Center for the Arts at Plymouth State University.
Governor Maggie Hassan said the ECP provides a great platform to grow the businesses of the 21st century.
"New Hampshire stands at the threshold of a bright new future, as well positioned as any state to lead the country in innovative economic growth," Hassan said.
"The Enterprise Center at Plymouth will play an integral role in seizing this opportunity, supporting entrepreneurs, small business owners and economic development throughout central New Hampshire."
PSU President Sara Jayne Steen noted the ECP is an excellent example of how the University plays a key role in serving the region.
"Part of PSU's mission as a regional comprehensive university is to use our intellectual resources to make our region stronger," Steen said. "Today's celebration is about how people can come together – public, private, higher education and community — to make something important become a reality for New Hampshire. If higher education and its partners have strong relationships, the region should be strong."
"Thanks to all of you who are committed to making this project successful," said Adkins, who stated the number of business incubators to encourage entrepreneurship has grown a hundred fold throughout the United States in the past thirty years. "My advice to you is to go for world class…I firmly believe what you accomplish in life relates directly to how big the dream is."
ECP Director Michael Tentnowski announced the businesses located in the ECP are Narrative One Software, TotalScope Marketing, J. Edgar Group, Mabbs Robinson, Keene Systems as well as the Plymouth Regional Chamber of Commerce.
"This new facility is going to serve as an incubator accelerator which will serve the region so that we can start to create an eco-system of entrepreneurship in the area," Tentnowski said.
Essentially, the ECP provides a "one stop shop" for businesses throughout the region seeking advice and counseling, services, leased space, mentoring, and networking. The GCEDC is providing the physical location and building, using $2 million in federal, state and corporate funding; PSU is providing staffing, campus-wide business services and intellectual capital. The building was designed by Alba Architects of Woodstock and Moultonborough, N.H.
Unique features of the ECP include a sales skills development office, video production room and space dedicated to professional focus group services. The ECP will also act as a headquarters for an enhanced business outreach effort in central New Hampshire by PSU faculty, staff and students.
For more information about this release, contact Bruce Lyndes, PSU News Services Mgr., (603) 535-2775 or firstname.lastname@example.com


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New fireboat at Fallen Leaf Lake
Fallen Leaf Lake firefighters no longer have to rely on a 17-foot boat converted from a type of fishing vessel to respond to emergencies around the lake. The Fallen Leaf Lake Fire Department received a new 28-foot fireboat Wednesday that makes it far easier for crews to respond to rescues, fires, boat accidents, medical calls and more, according to Fire Chief Gary Gerren. Personnel with local fire districts took the time Friday to familiarize themselves with the new watercraft, which comes with a variety of special features. They also received training from Lake Assault Boats, the vessel's Wisconsin-based builder and designer. Included with the boat is a large water gun capable of pumping 1600 gallons of water per minute at a pressure of 160 pounds per square inch. The range of the water stream reaches about 350 feet. Built-in sonar and radar are installed to help track objects in the water, and infrared cameras allow for better night vision. Meanwhile, two 225 horsepower engines allow the boat to hit speeds up to 42 mph. At full speed, the vessel burns through about 55 gallons of fuel per hour. However, its main purpose isn't to zip around the lake, said Jerry Atherton, founder of Lake Assault Boats. "It's a floating fire hydrant," he said. "And that's primarily what it's used for." Gerren said having a boat capable of supplying large amounts of water is critical to protecting the mountainous region, especially since several lakeside houses can only be accessed on foot or by water. With the new boat, firefighters can douse a fire from the lake or connect hoses to it while attacking fires on land. The department's old boat didn't provide firefighters with a sufficient water supply and was more the 20 years old, Gerren added. But that's not a problem anymore. "We needed to upgrade," he said. The new fireboat cost about $268,000, of which $250,000 was funded by El Dorado County. Gerren said the department will keep the old fireboat, but that it will be mostly used for additional support to help protect the 3-mile-long, 1-mile-wide lake.


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End Violence Against Women International (EVAWI) is inviting abstracts for presentations to be given at our 2014 conference, to be held on April 22-24, 2014 in Seattle, Washington. EVAWI's international conference promotes innovative techniques, unique approaches, and promising practices in responding to crimes of violence against women. The EVAWI conference takes a multi-disciplinary approach to training, bringing together all members of the first responder team.
We are seeking proposals for presentations that meet the conference objectives, which are to:
Evaluation Criteria:
All workshops are 90 minutes in length. Deadline for submissions: Friday, June 7, 2013
To submit a proposal, use this form or visit the website at: http://www.evawintl.org/abstracts.aspx.
Selected presenters will receive a complimentary registration, two nights' hotel accommodations, as well as travel expenses.
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The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) is the federal focal point for crime victims' issues. It also administers the Crime Victims Fund deposits authorized under the Victims of Crime Act. These funds support a variety of activities including the victim assistance and victim compensation grants, training and technical assistance to victim service and criminal justice system professionals, and services for federal crime victims and Native American organizations. OVC works with national, international, state, military, tribal victim assistance, and criminal justice agencies, as well as other professional organizations, to promote fundamental rights and comprehensive services for crime victims.
Links:[1] http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc