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Baton Rouge's casino revenues jumped 52.4 percent in December to $22.9 million, the fourth consecutive month of such increases since L'Auberge Baton Rouge opened, according to a report presented Thursday to the Louisiana Gaming Control Board.
Figures posted by regulators show that, overall, December was a good month statewide for casinos, although the riverboat figures were mixed because of Baton Rouge's new casino and ongoing changes in other areas.
For the year, Louisiana's state-licensed casinos won roughly $2.40 billion from gamblers, up from about $2.37 billion in 2011.
L'Auberge continued to dominate the Baton Rouge market by pulling in close to $11 million. Hollywood Casino's revenue dipped to $7.1 million, a drop of $2.7 million, or 27.8 percent, compared with December 2011. The Belle of Baton Rouge saw revenue decline by 6.2 percent, or $321,933, to $4.9 million.
The fact that the entire Baton Rouge market is up means L'Auberge is drawing people from outside the area, Gaming Control Board Chairman Dale Hall said after the meeting.
"Now where that's coming from it's hard to say," Hall said.
It's possible that L'Auberge is pulling customers away from the Mississippi Gulf Coast casinos or from the American Indian casinos, Hall said.
The Indian casinos don't have to report to the Gaming Control Board, so it's impossible to say whether their revenue is up, down or the same.
Since opening in September, L'Auberge has generated $47.0 million in gambling revenue, State Police records show. Over that same period, Hollywood had revenue of $28.2 million, a drop of $9.3 million, or nearly 25.0 percent.
The Belle has taken a smaller revenue hit over the same time period. From September to December, the Belle had revenue of $18.6 million, down $2.2 million, or 10.6 percent.
Despite the money siphoned by L'Auberge from the Belle and Hollywood, gambling revenue gains for the overall market remain high, though somewhat sporadic over the four-month period. Year-over-year market gains started at 69 percent in September, dropped to 58 percent in October, rebounded to 63 percent in November and went to 52 percent in December.
In addition to taking business from other casinos, Hall said L'Auberge and the Baton Rouge market may also have benefitted from LSU football fans, who come from all over the state and the country.
Mississippi does not report its December gambling revenue until Sunday.
However, from September to November, gambling revenue in the state's Gulf Coast counties was down $2.9 million, according to figures from the Mississippi Department of Revenue.
Statewide figures for Louisiana show Harrah's land-based casino in New Orleans won $34.7 million in December. That was better than the $32.1 million the casino took in during December 2011.
Thirteen state-licensed riverboat casinos took in $143.5 million last month, up from $138.6 million in December 2011. Slot-machine casinos at the state's four horse racing tracks took in $33.2 million in December, up from $31.2 million in December 2011.
For the calendar year, Harrah's New Orleans took in $338.9 million; the riverboats, more than $1.6 billion; the race track casinos, $405 million.
The figures do not include revenue from Indian reservation casinos, which are not required to report winnings to the public.
The overall improvement in December was not even throughout the markets — led by the gain in the Baton Rouge market because of the addition of L'Auberge.
The New Orleans riverboat market was flat year-to-year.
In Lake Charles, where the ownership of Grand Palais transferred to another market in February, the total take for the market was down almost 2 percent from December to December. The Shreveport-Bossier market was down 3.7 percent.
The Grand Palais ownership was transferred to the Margaritaville project that is slated to open in June in Bossier City. Project developers have said the casino's theme will grow the Shreveport-Bossier market by luring back Dallas gamblers from Oklahoma. But some local casino operators have argued that the addition of a sixth riverboat casino could cannibalize the existing market.
Advocate business writer Ted Griggs and Associated Press writer Kevin McGill contributed to this report.


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Well, Congress is back, but there was no real action on the farm bill last week. Over the past month, there were hints that one of the first orders of business for the House when Congress returned would be a vote on a nutrition bill, followed by the beginning of the House-Senate Conference Committee on the farm bill.
Now maybe the nutrition bill will be voted on next week – but that is far from a sure thing. Until the House moves forward, the farm bill is going nowhere and rumors of another extension of the 2008 farm bill grow stronger.
Another extension of the 2008 farm bill will be "unacceptable" to many, including Senate Agriculture Committee Chairperson Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.
House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin Peterson,D-Minn., says that if Congress just passes an extension President Obama will veto it. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas, R-Okla., predicts that Congress will finish a new farm bill before the end of the year. Our view?
There were plenty of people arguing against an extension of the farm bill last year, but once Congress failed to deliver, an extension was approved to avoid a huge increase in milk prices. That same scenario may well play out at the end of 2013.
Direct payments would be a thorny issue if '08 bill merely extended. These payments, made regardless of prices or profits, are among the hardest to defend. But if an extension excludes them, not only would it cut government funding for agriculture by about $5 billion in 2014, it would also reduce the budget baseline by that amount whenever a new farm bill is finally developed.
The budget baseline is the amount of money the Agriculture Committees have to work with for the legislation. According to the Congressional Research Service, the budget baseline has already been reduced by between $9 billion and $14 billion due to the expiration of 37 other agricultural programs.
The loss of the baseline funding for direct payments, say its defenders, would weaken the farm safety net in future farm bills.
Congress is working on bills that will keep the government running past the end of September. The proposal currently being discussed in the House would extend government funding at current levels through the Dec. 15.
The current sequester cuts would remain in place. Additional sequester cuts will go into effect in January unless Congress changes the law. Congress will also need to start discussions about raising the country's debt limit, which is expected to be reached by mid-October. The federal budget deficit for fiscal 2013 is expected to come in near $750 billion. That would be down from deficits of 1.1 trillion in fiscal 2012 and $1.3 trillion in 2011.
Other news from Washington include:
- The $4.7 billion acquisition of Smithfield Foods, Inc. by a Chinese-based company has been approved by the U.S. Committee on Foreign Investment. The Committee had to determine if the effects of the sale would affect national security. The deal is now subject to shareholder approval in a vote scheduled for Sept 24. The long-term impact of the sale of Smithfield to a company in China is uncertain, but many people hope that the result will be significantly higher exports of U.S. pork to China.
- This summer the Senate passed an immigration reform bill and the House was expected to work on its own plan starting this month. However, it now appears that the House debate will be put off until at least the end of the year and probably longer. The agriculture sector is probably the largest employer of people in the country illegally and reforming the immigration laws could significantly improve the availability of workers, especially in the production of fruits and vegetables and in the dairy industry. Since the immigration issue has significant political implications, there is still a good chance that the House will take up reform legislation sometime before the Congressional elections next fall.


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Turns out Jerusha Hess is the really funny one in the family. The co-writer of "Napoleon Dynamite" (with her husband Jared, who's still pretty weird in a good way) makes a witty and hilarious directing debut, adapting Shannon Hale's novel about a Jane Austen-obsessed woman, Jane (Keri Russell) who goes to a Regency-period theme park that promises to recreate the full Austen experience complete with actors assigned to fall in love with her. Jane finds the reality doesn't quite match fantasy, as she's torn between a too-good-to-be-true Mr. Darcy type (JJ Field) and a nice-guy servant (Bret McKenzie, from "Flight of the Conchords"). Hess, co-writing with Hale, sets the scene in motion but leaves plenty of room for her crazy cast particularly Jennifer Coolidge as an uncouth tourist to tune in to her dizzily comic wavelength.
- Sean P. Means
"Austenland" screens again: Saturday, 8:30 a.m., Egyptian Theatre, Park City; Monday, 6:30 p.m., Peery's Egyptian Theatre, Ogden; Tuesday, 8:30 p.m., The MARC Theatre, Park City; Thursday, noon, Egyptian Theatre, Park City; Saturday, Jan. 25, 3:30 p.m., Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, Salt Lake City.


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Razer Hammerhead Pro Audio Impressionsby Vivek Gowri on 7/16/2013 11:00 AM EST
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EzioAs - Tuesday, July 16, 2013 - linkI really don't see myself buying any Razer peripherals for the foreseeable future. I think their main target is the people who buys things mostly on brand names and looks (like a lot of the people I know who never consider other brands (Logitech, Corsair, Sennheiser, Ducky, etc) ). To me, Razer is just like Beats (by Dre), they look fancy, but pricey and not-so impressive performance. Reply
Yorgos - Tuesday, July 16, 2013 - linkI agree with most of the things you stated but not about the looks.
They are trying to make gamers like the guys in USA with the big rims, neon lights and fluorescent paint jobs on their cars.
If you can't afford that kind of car, then get a razer product.
All of the products from razer that my roommate used (deathadder and 2 keyboards - the last one with back-light). Each of those cost him 70$ each, he was struggling with the driver, every product was made out of regular plastic and when we wanted to open the mouse because the left click started to mull-function there was no screw to open it. We started praying that we won't break any plastic pin will we were trying to open it.
I want to quote this from the article: "The Hammerhead is an in-ear-monitor (IEM) with 9mm Neodymium magnet dynamic drivers priced at $49.95, while the Pro adds an inline microphone for an extra $20"
best way to market your products. \end of sarcasm Reply
Arkive - Wednesday, July 17, 2013 - linkTo be fair, quote a few gamers (myself included) have tried a vast arsenal of mice/keyboards/keypads/headsets from Logitech to Steelseries. Razer products compete and continue to find a home on my desk for functional reasons - not aesthetic resons. I see what you're saying about their over-emphasis on stylized design, but the bottom line is that a lot of gamers like a consistent look across their devices. Also, having a single piece of software to configure all of your devices is attractive. And while the older Razer software was semi-flaky, the Synapse software has worked without a hitch for me (though I could live without the "cloud" functionality). Reply
Xyfaz87 - Thursday, July 18, 2013 - linkI like their keyboard and mouse. But headphone / headset / iem from Razer... I ditched the orca after I get myself a pair of T50P from beyerdynamic. Reply
OrionAntares - Monday, July 22, 2013 - linkSynapse is still extremely flaky. We bought a BlackWidow recently. Needed to make absolutely certain Synapse was in offline mode and didn't turn its online mode back on (which is did sometimes) to prevent the keyboard from lagging to "update" its settings. And the keyboard itself had issues were if someone just walked past it without tip-toeing it would brown out and reset itself.
After a month of trying to deal with it we got rid of it can got a Logitech G710+. Have had zero issues with that or the related software for programming it. Reply
tracysmalls - Monday, July 20, 2015 - linkWhile I do agree that some of the bigger names like Logitech, Sennheiser, and Audio Technica don't receive the attention they deserve, in my opinion Razer is a decent brand with some decent products of their own. I own the Razer Hammerheads myself, and happen to love them. My previous earbuds were made by Sony, but they kept breaking - after a few sets I decided to make the switch on my last purchase. The Razer's are also highly rated here http://www.pricenfees.com/best-earbuds-under-50.ht... (up until finding this article I didn't even know Razer existed), and other online sources. For only $50, the Hammerheads deliver more than one should expect in terms of sound quality and durability. I've been holding out on buying anything new for a couple years now, I'm just waiting for them to develop something new and improved within the same price range as these. Reply
pseudo7 - Tuesday, July 16, 2013 - linkNo graphs and charts makes me sad.
I like anandtech's quantitative analysis as well as qualitative. Reply
popej - Tuesday, July 16, 2013 - linkI agree, this is not a technical review at all. Just personal impressions.
Audio quality is measurable, not subjective like suggested here. I would expect rational and scientific approach form Anandtech. Reply
karasaj - Tuesday, July 16, 2013 - linkThere is a reason it's listed as "impressions" and not "review." Reply
popej - Tuesday, July 16, 2013 - linkIt ends with recommendation, doesn't it? Like a real test, which is not. Reply
VivekGowri - Wednesday, July 17, 2013 - linkI modeled this after the IEM reviews you find on Head-Fi, which is my go-to source for anything relating to headphones. There's only so much you can test with IEMs unless you're willing to basically deconstruct them for the sake of instrumentation. I just figured giving actual impressions would be more interesting than just "Razer made new headphones, they cost this much, the end." I didn't really make a recommendation, just that it's worth a look in addition to the generally popular/highest quality IEMs at the same pricepoint. Reply
popej - Wednesday, July 17, 2013 - linkIf you strip anecdotes, subjective opinions and "worth a look" part, we are left with title, picture and price. There is not even basic technical specs, like impedance, bandwidth, distortion. If manufacturer doesn't provide them, then it is worth noting too, then we would know that it is not a serious product. Reply
VivekGowri - Wednesday, July 17, 2013 - linkAdmittedly true, I definitely should have included those. That was without question a major oversight. Subjective opinions do matter though, the same way the subjective analysis of a notebook or smartphone's design matters tremendously, or the way a car subjectively feels to drive can often times matter far more than the outright performance numbers.
Example: the Nissan GT-R performs better than a Ferrari 458, that doesn't make it better to drive and that's why the Ferrari is worth three times as much. Right? I get that we're all about objective numbers (and yes, as someone with a research-based graduate engineering degree, believe me I understand the value of data), but dismissing subjective analysis is just as bad. Reply
popej - Wednesday, July 17, 2013 - linkSubjective analysis can be dismissed without any regret. What you could do is objective analysis based on subjective assessments. And in case of audio this is very difficult problem, because perception is not a trivial process. Anyway this can be done and there are usable procedures, see for example ITU recommendation BS.1116. Reply
evonitzer - Saturday, July 20, 2013 - linkWow. The chart fundamentalists came out in full force for this one. It's a single page overview, clearly, so I accept it as it is. Good stuff. Sometimes we need a brief, but reliable review saying a product is not crap. Thanks. Reply
skykat989 - Tuesday, July 16, 2013 - linkShouldn't some part of these impressions address the use of these for gaming? How wide is the sound stage? How easy is it pick out which direction a sound is coming from? Reply
Aegrum - Tuesday, July 16, 2013 - linkYou didn't mention what the connector looked like. One of the prime reasons it's been difficult to find a decent pair of in-ear portable gaming headphones was b/c almost every set with an in-line mic connects via the small in-line mic connector that also provides sound. For a gaming laptop, I have independent inputs for mic/sound, so I need a connector that services both. Do these connect the way most (larger) gaming headsets do via stereo+mic? Reply
evonitzer - Tuesday, July 16, 2013 - linkThey come with an adapter to convert the usual smartphone 3.5mm headset into a PC style headset. I was going to suggest picking one up separately for ~$5, but it's cool Razer includes it. Reply
Azethoth - Wednesday, July 17, 2013 - linkSome questions: are they supported by http://www.audyssey.com/audio-technology/mobile-ph... and if so does the audyssey app compensate for the reproduction errors you encountered?
Also, if you are not currently using the audyssey app, give it a shot and tell us if it improves things for you. I know it makes a large, actually discernable improvement, for AV receivers that use their software + mic. I am interested in how they fare with presets for mobile gear. I am unfortunately too old to test this myself (The screech Lite app tells me I am basically old and deaf, lucky to hear 16kHz, unable to be an audiophile). Reply
Azethoth - Wednesday, July 17, 2013 - linkPS: those guys may actually be able to point you in the direction of software and tests to run for headphones. Reply
AncientWisdom - Wednesday, July 17, 2013 - linkI want to point out that the Razer Carcharias are also very good for their street price, especially when considering this is a headset which you usually get rubbish sound quality from compared to headphone. Their looks aren't too bad either - we purchased two for the office for use in Skype and watching the occasional video tutorial etc.
I also like this review despite lack of objective information, please do keep posting interesting audio products like this. Reply
Bobs_Your_Uncle - Thursday, July 18, 2013 - linkI appreciated your overview Vivek, & "I am unanimous in that". While reading I was given over to the thought that your descriptive styling would mesh very comfortably with many such user reviews to be found on Head-Fi (which you of course referenced later in comments).
Numeric specs indeed do have a place but, as you rightly note, audio is experiential and just simply resides in a realm that is unavoidably & unambiguously subjective. Numbers provide a great referential context for SSD performance, but by themselves numbers just don't sound "warm" or "sibilant" or....
Regarding numerical specs, charts & graphs, the most credible & authoritative reviewers (e.g. Tyll Hertsens @ InnerFidelity) always generate independent spec reports using calibrated bench equipment; a rather cumbersome process (I'm presuming) for a brief Pipeline post. Sure, you could have listed Razer's numbers, but, well...I'll just say that I used to work in marketing.
FWIW, I'd *really* like to see more audio-centric coverage along these lines. With the advent of Haswell, all of the various board mfgs. appear to be highlighting an increased emphasis on high quality audo/audiophile grade sound reproduction, each with their own approach. Any step is progress if it serves to educate away from the "Dre Beats Mindset" & promotes a Sennheiser/Stax/Grado kind of grove. Reply
popej - Monday, July 29, 2013 - linkYou think measurements are cumbersome? No, they are easy, fast and quickly reveal quality of device. Really cumbersome are properly done listening tests. This is one of reasons we don't see many of them. Other is that results are boring. Proper tests simply show that human hearing is not as good as human imagination, which is basis of subjective impressions, when senses don't deliver meaningful data. Actually nothing wrong with that, this is how human perception works. There is good article about perception on Wikipedia, read for example chapter about effect of motivation and expectation.
Well, I don't expect to find listening test here, but I can't imagine technically oriented site without measurements ;) Reply
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tbhatia4 - Sunday, October 12, 2014 - linkGot these earphones yesterday, Awesome sound quality, I got a Y spillter with these that let's me use them on my PC as well.
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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – In their second fall tournament of the 2013-14 year, the Lions took home their second tournament victory from the Myrtle Beach Intercollegiate tournament in Myrtle Beach, S.C. After finishing the second round with a score of 319, the Lions' team score of 609 propelled them to a tournament win.
Senior Lauren Shuford and junior Lauren Petty combined for a second round score of 155 and finished in a three-way tie for second place. Their finishes put them just six strokes over par for the weekend.
Just behind Shuford and Petty, freshman Marie Coors finished in sixth place with a second round score of 82. Her first round score of two-under par earned her a final score of 152.
Junior Clare Connolly and senior Heather Petronis round out the group with 17th place and 57th place finishes, respectively.
The second place program, Limestone College, finished 11 strokes behind the Lions for the tournament.
The Saint Leo women's golf program will return to action on Monday, October 21st when they host the annual Saint Leo Invitational at Lake Jovita Golf and Country Club.
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Last Friday night some friends and I went to Flying Mango in Des Moines for a late dinner.
One of the appetizers that was passed around was the smoked chicken dip with red chile tortilla chips. It was popular with everybody at the table and had a light smoke taste.
I ordered the 3 meat plate with ribs, brisket, and chicken. Unfortunately I didn't think to ask which half of the chicken I would get and I wound up with white meat, and I definitely prefer dark. Thankfully Flying Mango serves beer and I was able to get through this harrowing situation.
The chicken was lightly smoked but the ribs and brisket had a more pronounced flavor, which I always appreciate in restaurant barbecue, and the brisket had a nice amount of fat (maybe more than some might like) as well. My 2 sides were red beans and rice and the potato of the day, the details of which escape me at the moment, and both were quite good. The beans even had a couple of pieces of andouille sausage, which was a nice touch. Flying Mango is our hosts' favorite for barbecue, and based on my first visit there they do a nice job.
We left after it had closed for the night and as we were walking out past the open kitchen (a nice touch) there were sheet pans loaded with ribs and butts being prepped for the next day. For a brief moment I thought it was their answer to the bowl of complimentary mints for departing customers, but no dice.


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The Sapphire R9 280X Toxic Reviewby Ryan Smith on 10/10/2013 8:00 AM EST
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- Sapphire
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- Tahiti
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xTRICKYxx - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - linkWow, those are some crazy high power draw numbers on Furmark! Reply
nathanddrews - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - linkIt's a good thing I never play Furmark! Reply
prasanth - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - linkI laughed way more than I should have at that.. Reply
Da W - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - linkWith that amount of power draw i don't see the point of not buying a 290X instead. Reply
Conduit - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - linkBecause enthusiast class GPU's are so cheap........ Reply
ShieTar - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - linkThe 290X will cost twice as much. That would be considered a point by some people. Reply
Conduit - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - linkGreat card. Honestly I don't see why anybody would pay 300$ more for a GTX 780. The performance advantage of the 780 over this card is clearly not 300$. Reply
colonelclaw - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - linkI concur. Let's hope Nvidia also agree with you and drop the price of the 780 by a significant number. Reply
GBHans - Sunday, October 13, 2013 - linkI agree. And considering these have 3gb of VRAM, not only do they disrupt the 780 price/performance, they clearly embarrass the $50 more 2gb 770's. Reply
nathanddrews - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - linkGiven that an OC 780 can rub elbows with Titan, it's clear that the 780 should cost more... but more than DOUBLE the price of 280X? It's seriously laughable. Then again, I'm not the target market for $600+ GPUs. Reply
truprecht - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - linkNo, it's clear the Titan should cost less. Reply
nathanddrews - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - linkI meant more expensive than the 280X. Reply
ShieTar - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - linkWell, nobody who was looking for a good price-performance ratio was choosing the 780 over a 770 anyways, so the 280X really does not change anything here. Let's wait for the 290X and see what happens to the pricing of the 780 and the Titan then. Reply
Impulses - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - linkNV said they had no plans to drop the 770's price, I would think a 780 drop is even less probable unless 290X just trounces it... Heck the 280X mostly matches or outperforms the 770 and it's $100 less!
I'd been thinking of going NV for my next upgrade (from 2x 6950s), but if AMD can come thru with their frame pacing driver update for Eyefinity in November I'll probably choose AMD again.
EF seems more flexible than Surround anyway, software-config wise. Reply
HisDivineOrder - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - linknVidia won't admit they're going to do a price drop until they are DOING a price drop. Saying, "Yeah, we're gonna do one. In a few weeks. You know. Once we sell as many GPU's before we have to drop," seems like it'd be stupid to say. Reply
just4U - Saturday, October 12, 2013 - linkI really don't know what to make of any of this.. when Nvidia's high end 6x series came out it widely accepted as beating out the 7950-70 yet somehow or another Amd caught up. Than along comes Nvidia's high end 7x series and the 7970GHZ manages to kinda sort of keep pace. Than we have these new cards which are based loosely on the those cards and at stock their coming very close to... I think Anand said within 5% or so. That tells me that there isn't really a huge difference so it will be interesting to see what comes out of amd with their top end cards.
It's clear there's no night/day difference so far.. anyone with a good card in the last year and a bit is sort of set for now. Reply
adamantinepiggy - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - linkThe article lists this as having "two" dual-link DVI ports. As far as I'm aware, none of the current ATI model video cards have "two" dual-link DVI ports, and issue I ran into when I wanted to drive two big cheap Korean Shimian 2560x1440 monitors that only come with dual link DVI inputs. Reply
adamantinepiggy - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - linkOops, meant AMD video cards, but still think have ATI brand embedded in brain. Reply
Ryan Smith - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - linkIt's a bit confusing. They're always physically DL-DVI ports; but electrically you're right, they can only drive 1 DL-DVI monitor. I'll go amend that to try to clarify it. Reply
commissar0617 - Saturday, October 12, 2013 - linknewegg says 2x dual-link. adamantine is wrong. Reply
commissar0617 - Saturday, October 12, 2013 - linknever mind... that's the other cards... looks like some cards have a single DP, and put the bandwidth into the second DVI port Reply
slayernine - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - linkTry running three of them :P Reply
Conduit - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - linkIn the last paragraph of the first page it says " Sapphire has attacked to the card".
Pretty sure you mean't attached.
;D Reply
jdon - Friday, October 11, 2013 - linkI've heard it both ways.... Reply
YazX_ - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - linki'm not sure why there is no customized 770/780 in the gaming test, although it was pointed out in the article, but it felt like biased marketing for this card, all reviews show that the stock 280x are almost head to head with 770 GTX, but this one is biased as they are comparing a customized 280x with reference Nvidia Cards, for most of people, they will look up the charts and think this one actually beats the 780 GTX for half the price, shame on you anadtech. Reply
Spunjji - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - linkYes. Boo to them for misleading all those poor theoretical other people who are more stupid than you. Reply
Yeoman1000 - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - linkIn fairness. Isn't that always the case, I very rarely see OC cards compared in the same review. It's always the non reference being compared to reference...I don't think I saw any 7970GHZ OC's mixed in with any 770/780/titan reviews...Like...all non-reference reviews are biased, even against cards of the same make.
So chill, and maybe hold off on the shaming. Reply
treeroy - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - linkI agree - most reviews compare OC cards against stock reference ones. And quite rightly - it's much easier to compare them that way imo. Reply
Drumsticks - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - linkYeah... Relax. In addition to the various reasons above me, they mentioned multiple times that an OC'd 770 would perform differently. Reply
devilskreed - Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - linkANd would be priced even higher..Better to save $100 in an OCed 770 and invest in an OCed 280x Reply
EmperorRosko - Friday, October 11, 2013 - linkI really think you need to step back and read your comment. You make no sense whatsoever other than sounding like you are a complete and utter green team excitable mess because a card like this nearly beats a stupidly overpriced card like the 780.
The reason they have put a stock GTX780 in the test (which even the vanilla card costs 499 UK POUNDS!!!!) is just to show that a card that costs as low as 260 quid is biting at its heels, of course a customised 780 is going to take another 10% lead but this test is just to show that if you are in the market for a 770/780, this card is something you should seriously considering before dropping cash nVidia's way!
No to mention that when Mantle drops for BF4, this card will more than likely blow a 770/780 out the water anyway and for that game a 290x wont be necessary to hold a massive frame rate. Reply
just4U - Saturday, October 12, 2013 - linkWhen reviewing cards they usually throw them up against stock variants for comparison. Reply
mwildtech - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - linkSucks this card has no overclock-ability, but at it's price point it makes a stock GTX 780 look like a horrible buy. I know the GTX 780 overclocks like a beast, so It can take a 30% lead pretty easily with an avg OC, but still it's $649 dollars. Reply
VaporX - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - linkmwildtech, Overclocking is a hit and miss in every product, especially one that is out of the box clocked at higher values than the competition can often overclock to. That being said two other reviews where able to get some very solid overclocks. Reply
MrSpadge - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - linkAgreed - if the card can't even stand 10 MHz more, it will loose stability at stock clocks as soon as the chip degrades a little - which happens exponentially faster with more voltage.. Reply
just4U - Saturday, October 12, 2013 - linkthat's one of my problems with overclocked cards.. I really don't trust them at all and simply prefer a stock card I can screw around with.. give it a great cooler and I am happy.. Reply
jerrylzy - Saturday, October 12, 2013 - linkI think it can. mine 7970 can stand 1200/1700 Reply
commissar0617 - Saturday, October 12, 2013 - linkmy sapphire 7970/oc has overclock ability. after I change the TIM, i will probably be able to get it to 1.1ghz Reply
Mombasa69 - Monday, October 14, 2013 - linkIt comes with an OC utility.... Reply
Mombasa69 - Monday, October 14, 2013 - linkCheck out bjorn3d(dot)com
Mentions the OC Utility. Reply
marc1000 - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - linkwow, really nice factory OC there, I liked the cooler performance! still waiting fot 290/290x to show up... I bet we will have "non-X" versions of the smaller cards too, but launched a few months from now.
anyway, this is mostly just curiosity. I just purchased one GTX660 (non-TI) as it is the fastest card with just 1 PCIe power connector, and I believe this keeps noise and heat manageable with smaller cases for casual gaming. Reply
ShieTar - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - linkTechnically, the 660Ti has a TDP and should also run perfectly well with a single connector. I think it only comes with 2 connectors to provide a bit of security versus bad PSUs, or in order to give you a little head room for overclocking. But yeah, for casual gaming the 660 gives the best price-performance ratio for anybody who needs more than iGPU performance.
Of course the fastest card within a 150TDP would be an underclocked and/or undervolted Titan. Reply
marc1000 - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - linkyeah, the hd7870 also seems to eat the same amount of power than gtx660, but also has 2 connectors for "safety". too bad nothing changed in 150wTDP world with this new re-spin of products - we will have to wait for 20 or 14nm for that. not a problem for me :) Reply
The Von Matrices - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - linkSince when is having an 80mm fan surrounded by two 90mm fans "asymmetric." That's the very definition of symmetry. Asymmetry would be if the 80mm fan was on one side of the card and the 90mm fans were in the other two places. Reply
piroroadkill - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - linkFact. Reply
treeroy - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - linkThe Asus is more expensive and is notably slower, and I don't have to worry about overclocking with the Sapphire.
I wonder which one I'll buy.
Nice review by the way - glad to see a review of this card at last, this one hasn't got a lot of coverage but it's the one I've been eyeing. Reply
Skiddywinks - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - linkWhat? The Asus is $40 cheaper. Reply
treeroy - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - linkHere in the UK, the Sapphire card is $430 and the Asus one is $440 [USD] Reply
Skiddywinks - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - linkI'm actually in the UK myself and assumed you were a Yank. My bad. Where are those prices btw, cause I am looking to upgrade my GPU and these 280X are tempting as sin itself. Reply
treeroy - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - linkThose are on Overclockers UK - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/search_results.php?k...
I can't find many places selling the cards, but OCUK was the cheapest of what I saw. Reply
ShieTar - Monday, October 14, 2013 - linkWord of Advice: Also check German shops for new cards, you can get the 280X for 300€ (408$), and delivery to the UK is 13€ (18$) usually. Not a big difference on this card right now, but worth checking whenever you look for a new card. German c't magazine has a nice comparison site that can find the best price all over Europe:
Of course, sometimes it can make even more sense to import the 309$ card from the US and just pay the VAT at customs (61$). Reply
Gunbuster - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - linkNice to see AMD cars not in that cheap ass ATI happy meal plastic red. Reply
AssBall - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - linkBecause Tonka Truck yellow is your favorite color? Reply
ninjaquick - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - linkHead over to www.bjorn3d if you are curious about what happens when the full 375 are tapped for juice. Nothing anywhere as comprehensive as here, but still pretty interesting :) Reply
Impulses - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - linkGiven the small price premium, ASUS still has the best combination of warranty/noise vs cooling/stock OC, IMO. Would've liked to see MSI or GB samples. Reply
MrSpadge - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - linkAgreed - the cooler on the Asus is most impressive and would decide things for me, if I didn't already have my GTX660Ti. Reply
yacoub35 - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - linkWow, Sapphire finally learned that it's important to cool the VRMs. About time...
Here's hoping they've also improved the quality of the fans on their cards, too. Every Sapphire card I've owned (3-4 of them over the years) either had the fan die or start to click or buzz within 6-9 months of owning it, one a lot sooner. Reply
The Von Matrices - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - linkI completely disagree with this card being classified as "double slot." The heatsink takes up 2.5 slots, and the backplate renders the slot above useless for any card that needs the full slot width. The only thing "double slot" about this card is the PCI bracket. This needs to be clearly stated in the article. Reply
Casecutter - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - linkNot a fan of the Tonka truck color most as it would have folk think I bought a Zotac. ;-)
Nothing a carbon faux fiber applique wouldn't fix. Reply
jenesis33 - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - linkLooking to build a new PC... so considering this card.
Kitguru has shown a very low noise level for this card.. which is vastly different to test result here?
Any suggestion of reasons? Reply
ShieTar - Monday, October 14, 2013 - linkTest results depend strongly on the case used for the testing and also on the geometry of the measurement room, most importantly the distance between the card and the microphone.
I seem to remember that AT is testing with the card in an open setup, while kitguru are referring to a closed chasis in the review you have linked. Reply
Ryan Smith - Monday, October 14, 2013 - linkFor general testing we're in a closed setup, specifically a NZXT Phantom 630 (as listed in our test apparatus section).
Also, keep in mind that our intention here is for these results to be relative, not absolute. We're primarily concerned with which card is louder/quieter and by how much. The problem with absolute results is that more so than any other attribute we test, it varies heavily with the environment, both with regards to the case and the room the computer is setup in. Reply
FuriousPop - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - linkhhmmmmm.........not that impressive from the red team and im guessing the 290X will just be a supe'd up 280X (hopefully not). but i think i'll be sticking with my cfx 7970's (asus top versions)... but if the green team drop the 770/780's in price then i do believe those will be a price - performance wise bargin... i guess we must still wait for the 290X to come.....and see... Reply
Mombasa69 - Monday, October 14, 2013 - link"hhmmmmm.........not that impressive from the red team" LMAO! It's near 30% faster than a standard 7970 and is full DX11.2... numb nuts. Even beats a 780 on half the benchmarks and the true Radeon optimized games designed for the new Radeon using consoles aren't even out yet.
All this for only £260-£280! Reply
jenesis33 - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - linkNV already stated they are not dropping price for GTX 770 / 780.
So yeah. i understand this is not impressive for ppl arleady have 7970 and etc.
But for some1 like me who is upgrading from a GTX 560, i think it's great news.. Awesome performance for price... Reply
FuriousPop - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - linki disagree - for those in your position i would rather upgrade to a gtx670 or 7850 (or there abouts), save those extra bucks for early next year or better yet, stick with what you got now and purchase something early-mid next year. i only got my 7970's late last year, before that i had a 4870 for as long as i can remember (tried 2xgtx670's but 1 of them DOA, hence 7970 the only choice).
prices will always drop - my thoughts have always been whats the best value not what is the best performer out there.... and with this 280X power hunger mode on, i don't see the 290X being any better in that department therefore requiring more out of your whole system to utilize the full performance of it, to which i don't think its worth it....but hey, go nuts if you like! Reply
Yeoman1000 - Friday, October 11, 2013 - linkYou can always wait, but you can never really win with tech. In the uk, 7850 is about £110-130. 7970 can be had for £210-230. Bear in mind the 3gb & 384-bit...for peeps in the uk at least it seems like 'old' 7970 stock is the same excellent value as a 7850, for now at least it seems you can't lose. Reply
commissar0617 - Saturday, October 12, 2013 - linkWHO CARES ABOUT POWER CONSUMPTION? a 200w power draw difference will mak minimal difference if your power bill.... Reply
ShieTar - Monday, October 14, 2013 - linkFor a serious gamer (1000 hours a year at least), with assumed electricity cost of 0.20$ / kWh, thats already 40$ a year. Keep in mind that people who need to watch that kind of money are often students, some of them playing (and/or working) more than 1000 hours a year, and also keep in mind that some of the international readers of AT may also pay 0.50$/kWh, and you may also be looking at 200$ or more cost per year. Most people won't call that minimal.
That aside, I personally do not worry about 60$ electricity per year, but 200W additional draw will lead to a noticeable increase in noise, and that I do care about a lot. So I most definitely care to see those numbers in any review. Reply
Mombasa69 - Monday, October 14, 2013 - linkI'll be upgrading my 3 way 570's for 2 of these Sapphire Radeon R9 280X Toxic's, it even comes with a great oc utility, a small tweak and it'll be as good as the over-priced 780. Reply
NeatOman - Friday, October 11, 2013 - linkI get 47 average FPS in BioShock Infinite benchmark (2560x1440, very high) with my 7850 clocked at 1050 gpu and 1300 vram, and 8320 @4.5ghz... everything running very cool.
In game with FPS showing, its at about 50+ most the time and dips to 35-40 every once in a while. Reply
Cataclysm_ZA - Friday, October 11, 2013 - linkHow on earth are your GTX780 scores so low? Reply
Ryan Smith - Friday, October 11, 2013 - linkWhat do you mean exactly? Reply
blank001 - Sunday, October 13, 2013 - linkI think he finds the < 10 FPS difference on average between the 280x and 780 surprising. Reply
Nikhilanand - Saturday, October 12, 2013 - linkThis card is awesome for the price it asks.... Gaming performance getting near GTX 780. Reply
Mombasa69 - Monday, October 14, 2013 - linkI nearly wasted close to £800 on 2 770's a few month back, glad I didn't, glad I waited, sapphire radeon R9 280X Toxic is clearly about the best GPU price and awesome performance on the market today. Reply
Mombasa69 - Monday, October 14, 2013 - linkNext games ported from the new consoles are all optimised for Radeons, these will even outperform Titans when those games are released. Reply
Hrel - Monday, October 14, 2013 - linkThis a great article for the Asus card. Clearly the best bang/buck. Shockingly lower noise levels. Once again, great article overall! Reply
araczynski - Tuesday, October 15, 2013 - linkgood stuff, hopefully this brings on some serious 7970GE sales sooner or later :) i have a good 720W PS, but am not sure if it could even handle this reliably on top of everything else. Reply
tuklap - Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - linkwow this is somehow awesome for a $350 VC Reply
i7 - Sunday, November 17, 2013 - linkI bought a MSI R9 280X GAMING and it overclocks and cost less and has a 3 year warrenty. Good article though. Find it hard to believe that Sapphire decided not to include some OC room on this card. Reply
psychok9 - Monday, December 02, 2013 - linkHi staff, what's the problem with this card? You've typed wrong numbers?
Shipping Core Clock 1100MHz vs Overclock Core Clock 1100MHz
I hope it's a bad typing... can you correct it? Reply
psychok9 - Monday, December 02, 2013 - linkMy bad... :) nevermind... the gpu most unlucky in the world. Reply
shammialwis - Tuesday, December 10, 2013 - linkI wonder if I can run this beast on my aerocool strike-x 600w 80plus bronze psu without any issues.. Help me people.... Reply


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As of Chapter 466 the Mizukage uses Lava and the Boil release. People need to get over the fact that she can use fire jutsu. Besides She said she can use Fire Earth AND Water.Besides look at the Second Hokage, he too doesn't fill the requirements for Hokage as he does not use fire or wood jutsu. Kishi has already made it clear the village doesn't limit what a person can do, there maybe traditions but as we can see people have choices regardless of what village they are from.Also I am going to put in the triva section that she the is first ninja shown to have two element fusions and that they both involve fire. There ya go.Saimaroimaru (talk) 07:06, October 2, 2009 (UTC)
And yes the chapter is out. We can now deactivate the protection on her article so that we can update it.Saimaroimaru (talk) 07:09, October 2, 2009 (UTC)
UMM are you stupid the hokage dosn't need to know fire style becuase The fist fourth and fifth didn't have fire style
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He made the Super Bowl because he was a popular solo artist among football fans and the rest of the states.
The diff between the cfl and nfl is that the nfl has a constant fanbase, whereas the CFL needs A Biebers to get the preteen views.
And by the way, those pants, they belong to my dad.And they're not really pants,
they're Lederhosen
By the way the CFL does have a constant fanbase just like the NFL. The NFL has done a good job of promoting the superbowl into the event it is with the commercials and the big name halftime shows that attract people who aren't really interested in football. I'm sorry but 140 million people aren't watching the Superbowl for football. Over the last 10 years the CFL has been doing the same sort of thing with the Grey Cup and it has been succesful.
But in terms of the Grey Cup this year; you can see by the quality of this years half time show, that Cohon was trying to get good ratings with the youngsters.
Mariana's Trench/Jepson/Bieber are all this years pop sensations. No true CFL fan cares for those 'singers'
In terms of the bolded part... ARE YOU SERIOUS!?
There were 100+ million viewers of the halftime show. Most of them love the NFL. Sure people like the commercials, but why do you think it costs millions to air these commercials? Because people are watching the game!
And by the way, those pants, they belong to my dad.And they're not really pants,
they're Lederhosen
The halftime show also gets higher ratings then the game overall. Many do watch the game but a very high % of them don't give a **** about football or the game.An estimated 54 percent of those watching Super Bowl XLV - which will pit the Pittsburgh Steelers against the Green Bay Packers - at 6:30 p.m. Sunday will be glued to their seats for the commercials, according to the study by Harris Interactive.
In any case, I'm happy the Argos won.
The city of Toronto needed a win, no matter what league.
And by the way, those pants, they belong to my dad.And they're not really pants,
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Party'd too much could not post. Atmosphere was great , game was so so, but still enjoyed the presentation and game. 1/2 time show was the most active I've seen in a very longtime, too bad the people in the resturant couldn't see.
Should have had that San guy with the dance perform after The Beaver and whip the crowd into a frenzy.
All in all, I hope this has some positive effect in the interest in the CFL in the GTA and they put on a good show.
Where was the horse?????
Nice to see all the posting done, hope you are all in for next year.
See you then.
I didn't watch the halftime ********. Not my thing. Couldn't they have gotten Rush, Neil Young or BTO or something? Might as well have watched Much Music Video Awards or whatever it's called.
Was a great game! Unfortunate that the half-time show got booed. As much as im not a huge beiber fan would have been nice to show some respect. Us Canadians need to be more proud
Had a great time and the right team won, even though it was a pretty crappy game. I hope next year the weather in Regina is not wicked cold. I'm not sure why they didn't wait to have the game there when their new staduim is finished.


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Adnan Oktar: With the aid of the Turkish Union that will form through merger of Turkish states under the leadership of Turkey, there will form a Turkish Islamic Union insha'Allah. THIS WILL OCCUR IN TURKEY'S LEADERSHIP, as a matter of fact we are heading in this direction a step at a time. In fact, the most ideal is Turkey's leadership... Therefore this has been a duty assigned to Turkey since old times. In effect, Turkey has always assumed leadership of the Turkish Islamic world. It makes this felt everywhere. TURKEY DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY DISPLAYS ITS DUTY AS THE ELDER BROTHER NEAR AND FAR. IN ANY GIVEN DISPUTE TURKEY STEPS IN. For instance, Turkey became involved in the formation of the Caucasian alliance. When there is dispute at hand between different countries, TURKEY HAS POSITIONED ITSELF AS THE MEDIATOR.Turkey's leadership position is clearly evident in either the natural gas pipeline project, or the oil pipeline project as well as others. Turkey's leadership is also clearly evident in other planned projects. Turkey is in effect actively realizing this without an official statement and this is proceeding with progress
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"Message that Turkey should also be present"
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Using MS Access with PostgreSQLPrinter Friendly
Recommended Books: Access 2007 - The Missing Manual Access 2007 for Dummies Access 2007 VBA Programming for Dummies
Many in the PostgreSQL community use Microsoft Access as a front-end to their PostgreSQL databases. Although MS Access is strictly a windows application and PostgreSQL has its roots in Unix, the two go well together. A large part of that reason is because the PostgreSQL ODBC driver is well maintained and has frequent updates. You can expect one new ODBC driver release every 4-6 months. There exist only 32-bit production quality drivers. The 64-bit driver is of alpha quality. In addition to other front-ends to PostgreSQL that utilize the ODBC driver used by Windows developers, there is VB 6 (VB.NET/C# use the ADO.NET driver also very well maintained), Visual FoxPro, Delphi, to name a few).
People who have never used Microsoft Access or anything like it and consider themselves hard-core programmers or database purists, dismiss Microsoft Access as a dangerous child's toy, causing nothing but grief when real programmers and database administrators have to debug the disorganized mess of amateurs. They dream of the day when this nuisance is rid of and their company can be finally under the strict bureaucratic control of well-designed apps that no one cares to use.
Beneath the croft of this dinkiness/dangerous toy is a RAD and Reporting tool that
can connect to any database with an ODBC or ADO driver. It serves the unique niche of
In this article - we'll walk thru:
For this example we will be using Microsoft Access 2003, PostgreSQL 8.3 RC2. For the database, we will be using the pagila 0.10 database (8.3 version).
Installing PostgreSQL ODBC Driver
The latest PostgreSQL 32-bit ODBC Driver can be download by choosing a mirror from http://wwwmaster.postgresql.org/download/mirrors-ftp and then navigating to the pub/postgresql/odbc/versions/msi/ folder. The current version is psqlodbc_08_03_0100.zip which was released Jan-22-2008. For those who desperately need 64-bit ODBC, you can compile your own or try the AMD 64-bit test version.
How to link to PostgreSQL tables and views via Linked tables
Pass-thru queries - what they are and how to create them
Access has a query feature called Pass-thru Queries available in the Query Designer. What this lets you do is pass a native PostgreSQL query directly to PostgreSQL so that it is not translated by the JET driver. Note pass-thru queries have visibility into the PostgreSQL db, and not your access database so don't expect to be using Access tables in them.
One example use is to for example use the sophisticated full text functionality in of PostgreSQL directly in MS Access. Below is an example using the Pagila database.
Using Microsoft Access as an Exporting/Importing tool
In addition to linking tables, Microsoft Access can be used as a simple conduit for importing and exporting data in and out of PostgreSQL.
To export data to PostgreSQL from any linked table or physical table in Microsoft Access - do the following:
To import data from PostgreSQL into a Microsoft Access database for distribution etc. Do the following
Building a form with a Pass-thru Query that uses TSearch
In this little example, we'll demonstrate how to create simple form bound to a pass-thru query and programmatically change the pass-thru query via user input.
Below is a snapshot of our finished form with a sample query we ran. Aint it cute.
File DSN does not let you change the port number
I suspect this is a bug. When setting up file dsns via ODBC manager, for some reason the port is greyed out so if you are not running on the standard 5432 port, you have to edit the generated .dsn file manually. On top of that the file doesn't get generated with all the necessary info if a successful connection is not made. To get around this annoyance, you can go into .dsn file (in this case C:\Program Files\Common Files\ODBC\Data Sources\pagila.dsn) and change the port number before linking. Remember, once a table is linked with a file DSN, the actual DSN config gets encoded directly in the linked table meta data so you do not need to make the File DSN file accessible to users who use the access database. This is not true for Machine DSNs, only File DSNs.
Below is something like what the DSN file should look like.
Tables Pre-fixed with schemas
One of our pet peeves is that when you link all the tables you want it prefixes the tables with the schema and its not schema.tablename its schema_tablename e.g. public_actors.
This is especially annoying if you use MS Access as a quick sql generator that you then use to paste back into your postgresql database as a view. This is an issue when you try to link any schema supporting database in MS Access. E.g. public_actors just is no good. Just actors works fine if you have default schemas in place or do not have a schema segmented database (e.g. everything is in public). Below is a VB subroutine we use to strip off the schema prefix.
Dealing with Booleans
One of the problems with using PostgreSQL as a back-end to MS Access is that Postgres has a true boolean data type where as MS Access has a Yes/No field which internally maps to -1 and 0. In earlier versions of PostgreSQL, there was an auto-cast in place to cast boolean to integer and vice-versa. This was later taken out. So now you get errors like operator does not exist boolean = integer when trying to do queries against these fields.Note the below example is useful for transparently casting Access's (True/False (-1/0) to PostgreSQL True/False)
The below was adapted from Bahut ODBC PostgreSQL boolean mess. In Bahut's rendition he uses plpgsql functions. We revised to just use plain sql functions. The reason being is that in general when a function can be written in SQL, it performs much better than a plpgsql or other PL language written function, because the sql functions are more transparent to the Postgres query planner for appying indexes and so forth. In this case, the SQL variants are more succinct as well.
PostgreSQL is case-sensitive
One of the most annoying things for people coming from a Windows environment is that PostgreSQL is case-sensitive whereas MS Access in-general is not (except when querying case sensitive databases). Explaining this to users and training them on case sensitivity is just a lot of hassle, not to mention the time-loss of having to upper case things. Hopefully this will change in the future so that PostgreSQL supports different collation depending field by field similar to the way SQL Server 2005 does. Needless to say, when running a query in MS Access, one has three options:
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Here is one other point about Access and ODBC linked booleans:
It seems that access sees ODBC nulls as false. When Access tries to update a field with a boolean null, the update will fail since ACCESS uses all of the table's old column values in the where clause of an update statement:
AND boolean_field = 'false'::boolean
However, since boolean_field actually is null the update fails.
#1 Richard Broersma Jr. on 2008-01-31 13:42
Hi there,
I found your article very useful, it helped me a lot migrating my MS Access-backend to a real database. However, there are some tricky problems I am facing now:
some records are locked when I am (or someone else is) trying to edit them, whereby Access tells me that another user has been edited the record, which is why my changes cannot be saved. However, when I try to edit the same record with pgadmin (or funnily enough, with an updateble query in Access) I can edit anything I want.
Do have some hint for me what the problem might be?
thanks in advance,
#1.1 Chris on 2008-12-04 09:55
Haven't come across this particular problem in PostgreSQL, but I have with linked tables to SQL Server where by to resolve I had to put in SQL Server's native timestamp (which is not a timestamp) field in there.
Take a look at Mike' suggestion -- he enabled Row Versioning and that seemed to solve his write conflicts - which is check box on the second page of ODBC config. If you are using file dsn, I think you will need to relink your tables.
Hope that helps,
#1.1.1 Regina on 2008-12-04 10:52
Thanks for your advice, I will try to adapt the File DSN configuration. One thing I don't understand: I have migrated my postgres-DB to another server (identical structure and data), and there I am allowed to edit the records which I'm not allowed to in the old one. I have just checked the DSN configuration, and they are also identical. Do you happen to have any idea what that might be?
#126.96.36.199 Chris on 2008-12-05 02:16
Hi again,
I have now tried to activate the row versioning, and now it works, thanks for your help!
#220.127.116.11 Chris on 2008-12-05 02:21
Do you have any boolean columns in the write-conflict table? If so, instead using row versioning, make sure the boolean fields are never null, e.g. by issuing
ALTER TABLE your_table ALTER COLUMN your_boolean column SET DEFAULT FALSE;
UPDATE your_table SET your_boolean_column = FALSE WHERE your_boolean_column IS NULL;
Without row versioning enabled MS Access/ODBC driver doesn't use any highly-sophisticated versioning, but simply tries to find a record with exactly the same field values as the updated row (i.e. it issues sth like UPDATE SET ... WHERE col1=current_col1_value AND col2=current_col2_value ... AND colN = current_colN_value). If the record isn't found, access shows write-conflict message.
If your table doesn't contain any boolean columns you may look at the communication logs (enable it in the odbc configuration and relink the faulty table) to see why the update query issued by odbc/access doesn't find any record.
Row versioning is an inferior choice because it adds the xmin column to tables and the users shouldn't really mess with values in that column...
#220.127.116.11.1 Kamil Roman on 2009-03-19 09:57
It's a shame Access hasn't been updated since the 7.4 series, which has long, white whiskers on it.
I always found it strange that the PostgreSQL ODBC driver says 7.4 on it even though well it obviously works with 8.0 versions and has been continuely updated. I think it is mostly a labeling issue on the ODBC driver but would be good PR to say 7.4-8.3 or something like that.
As far as functionality, I don't think it would make too much of a difference where ODBC is concerned.
#2.1 Regina on 2008-01-31 15:15
A BIG thank you for this article. It saved me a ton of time while doing a migration from Access to Postgres
#3 Jan De Ryck on 2008-02-27 17:01
Thanks Jan,
We are glad to hear you found it useful.
#3.1 Leo on 2008-02-27 21:07
I think it's important to note that "Text as LongVarChar" should be Disabled.
#4 Anonymous on 2008-05-12 22:43
I've had nothing but trouble with the "Bools as Char" option. If I uncheck it, as indicated here, I get the unpopular "Write Conflict" behaviour that I've seen elsewhere. It is fine with "Bool as Char" selected.
Does anyone else have this issue with Access 2000 and the 8.03.02.00 Unicode driver (or any other combination)? It could be a bug, but I'm not sure.
#5 Mike on 2008-06-19 19:34
After much experimenting, I'll now highly recommend enabling the "Row Versioning" option. I've had some additional "Write Conflict" problems that are different than described above, and these issues all seem to be magically resolved in MS Access by enabling Row Versioning. I'd love to know what it is someday.
#5.1 Mike on 2008-07-16 20:05
The .dsn file in C:\Program Files\Common Files\ODBC\Data Sources only has one entry namely:
DRIVER=PostgreSQL ANSI
I wish to change the port that is used to access the database. Any ideas why the dsn file is missing its required entries. Using access 2002 SP3 .
#6 shaun on 2008-12-19 05:43
Add to it
or whatever your port is.
Might be better to just create another DSN though.
I think what you are looking at is a default DSN. Its best not to use that one. All the parameters not specified end up taking their defaults so the PORT would be 5432 when not specified.
You can simply createa new DSN by copying and pasting from that one or our example and adding in any extra things.
#6.1 Leo on 2008-12-20 12:21
I experienced the following issue: Upon inserting a new row Access then displays every field in the row as "#Deleted". However the insert has not failed, requerying the table displays the newly inserted row.
This was due to the fact that after every insert operation access performs a query to verify the insert.
It attempts the verification twice, once using a SELECT based on the primary key, if that fails it performs a SELECT using every other field it inserted in the row. See:
My issue arose because the primary key in the table is a sequence and access doesn't by default know the next value (it's generated by a trigger upon insert) so the first verification attempt failed.
The second verification also failed in my case as a different trigger on my table validates and changes one of the fields before insert (so the value in that field doesn't match the value Access used in the insert command).
I fixed this problem by writing a vba module that fetches the next sequence value from postgres with a passthrough query so Access can set the primay key directly rather than relying on the upon insert trigger. I followed the example on this website (it's for oracle but can very easily be modified for postgres):
#7 drbob on 2009-03-13 15:20
Inserting an Image!
Hi, I am using Ms Access as a front end to my Postgres DB. This tutorial is very useful.
One important thing not discussed here is how to insert/load images in a table. The BLOB or bytea type is somehow not recognized or incompatible with MS Access Object OLE. The column declared as BLOB in Postgres appear as binary in Ms Access.
Thanks for any advice.
#8 Dan on 2009-07-31 04:06
Yea this tutorial is really helpfull. Thanks.
I have managed to create the ODBC link succesfully but my tables do not display in the list(for selection), i have checked priviledges and access is public, so what is wrong?
#9 Jepola on 2009-08-12 06:07
You don't see any tables at all when you go to Get external data -> Linked Tables
Which version of Access are you using?
#9.1 Leo on 2009-08-12 19:45
:-D Yeah!! Fabulous... just all i need... thanks a lot. ;-)
#10 Mr. P0nj@ on 2009-08-31 20:00
Using ESF Database Migration Toolkit. It can migrating ms access to postgresql or back in 3 simple wizard steps without writing any sql script.
Thank you for the helpful article.
Any idea why I am receiving an error message for "connection time out" while following the export procedure from MS Access 2007 to postgres database on a remote server? while it works fine for a postgres installation on localhost. I basically want to export large amount of data from access 2007 to remote installation of postgres database.
An advice will be highly appreciated.
#12 M.Saeed on 2011-02-17 15:21
Unfortunately for large amounts of data across a not so local network, Access kind of sucks. I think its because of the way it tries to manage transactions so it can roll back the insert.
What we usually do for datasets above say 100,000 records is export the data out of access in CSV format and then use the built in psql or SQL in PostgreSQL to import the data. An easy step so you don't need to create the structure is to create a query that has a where clause such that you get no data and then export that. That will give you the structure in PostgreSQL. Then use the csv dump to import the data.
We have some examples of csv import on our cheatsheet I believe: http://www.postgresonline.com/journal/archives/177-PostgreSQL-9.0-Cheat-Sheet-Overview.html
#12.1 Leo on 2011-02-17 15:56
Thank you for the reply. Being newbee, but an enthusiastic one, I want to know what is my mistake. Therefore to test this method for postgres on a remote ISP, I've created a new db with 1 table and 2 rows. Even then I get the same error "odbc call failed could not connect to the server error #101". I tried to use Access 2003 & Access 2007, no difference.
I suspect that I may be putting wrong Server while creating the file dsn in Access.
After login into the ISP via web, If I go to my databases section and select this pg database, it shows me some info. I saw a field called External Hostname = postgres32.xyzISP.net. I tried this as Server name but got above mentioned error. Then I went to phpPgAdmin page of my db and saw the IP address of database server and using it as Server in dsn creation, does not help either.
I tried to create Pass through query by giving in all the parameters but only the eror message changed to "ODBC--Connection to '{Postgres ANSI}givenIPaddress' failed". Any suggestion?
#12.1.1 M.Saeed on 2011-02-17 19:02
I'm guessing your pg_hba.conf file is not set right on your postgreSQL server to allow connection from your local pc or there is a firewall in place on your ISP preventing port 5432 from being accessed directly. If you can't access the server from your local pgAdmin III then you wouldn't be able to either from MS Access. If you can via pgAdmin, then the pg_hba.conf is set up fine.
You can either change your pg_hba.conf if that is the problem or setup an ssh tunnel.
#18.104.22.168 Regina on 2011-02-19 14:18
It is not clear fron this article whether such an Access connection can be used for a data entry/edit tool, or just as a query tool.
Is it possible to connect to a Postgres DB using Access via ODBC as a data entry/edit tool?
#13 Brent Wood on 2011-05-03 00:10
Yes. In fact we have apps that do just that. The thing to be careful of is make sure to check the Row Version checkbox otherwise you sometimes get weird errors like record has already been edited.
The only problem is it can't make sense of specialty types like geometry, hstore etc so shows them as text (which for hstore is fine). You can only do PostgreSQL specific SQL via passthrus or build the logic in a view and link the view as a table in Access.
For simple edits appends etc its great, forms reports etc. its great.
#13.1 Regina on 2011-05-03 01:17
Great tute, thanks. I got the latest ODBC driver and installed it. I successfully created a connection with Access 2007 creating a 2003 database on Win7 using your example DSN (I use a non-standard port) however, when I close the table and try to reopen it I get an ODBC error. It seems that it connects first time but never after the first time!! Any ideas?
when you link the table, make sure to choose -- Save Password. If you don't I think it just prompts for passwords for each table though not fails.
#14.1 Regina on 2011-05-13 13:45
Has anyone got the version 8 ODBC to work with Access 2010?
#15 Shaun Wingrin on 2011-05-15 07:00
Which ODBC are you referring to?
I've been using the ones here:
Though I think we've been using the 9.0 series with our MS Access 2010 64-bit install and haven't run into issues.
#15.1 Regina on 2011-05-16 01:26
Tx...I've tried this driver, but it doesn't appear under the drivers listed in Setup ODBC DataSource. The version 9 64Bit one does.....
#16 Shaun Wingrin on 2011-05-16 05:13
right there is your problem. If you have a 64bit Office, you need to use the 64bit driver versions which end in x64. That one is the 32bit driver.
There isn't a 64-bit 8... on the site so you need to use a 64bit 9... one. Note 9.. driver will work fine for lower versions of PostgreSQL so don't get thrown off by the version number.
So pick a -x64 one and you should be fine.
#16.1 Regina on 2011-05-16 06:44
Tx. I tried it but get ODBC call failed:
The specified DSN contains an architecture mismatch between the Driver and Application (#0)
#17 Shaun Wingrin on 2011-05-16 10:35
Where do you get that error? During install or when trying to create the DSN.
I assume when trying to create the DSN. How are you creating the DSN?
You definitely running Office 64-bit right?
#17.1 Regina on 2011-05-16 17:07
It seems a reboot of PC was needed - I'm now finding the ver 8 file and linked fine with it.
Its probably not 64bit Access... although can't find where to check it. Tx 4 the reply.
#18 Shaun Wingrin on 2011-05-17 03:16
Creating the boolean operators as suggested here, triggers BUG #7758 [1] of PostgreSQL, i.e. the output of pg_dump is broken.
The workaround is described on PostgreSQL documentation [2]:
omit the COMMUTATOR (NEGATOR) clause in the first operator that you define, and then provide one in the second operator's definition.
[1]: http://firstname.lastname@example.com
[2]: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/static/xoper-optimization.html#AEN53307
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Hey Peter, what exactly do you consider an interface? If you mean a GUI (graphical user interface, point and click with the mouse) you are right, because there isn't any. the aircrack suite is text only.
Could you post the output of the commands, as well as the output from "iwconfig -a"?
I have a feeling this thread will be moved to the beginners forum soon, so if you can't find your post, that's where it went.


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Australia's health 2012, launched today by Health Minister Tanya Plibersek in Canberra, brings together the latest statistics and information on health.
AIHW Director and CEO David Kalisch said that while good health is always good news, there are challenges ahead to maintain an overall healthy population.
'Australia compares well internationally: we enjoy one of the highest life expectancies in the world—79.5 years for men and 84.0 years for women—our level of smoking continues to fall, and most children are fully immunised,' Mr Kalisch said.
'However, there are several areas where Australia compares less favourably. For example, among developed countries, Australia has relatively high death rates from heart disease, diabetes, and chronic lung disease.
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Where do you go to find the right team of collaborators for something that's never exactly been done before? Who's your Dream Team for the Unseen? What are their roles and responsibilities? Here's the situation: I'm a writer/director/producer of a transmedia documentary called "Get It All Out" that is now in its 4th year of development, with a goal of a feature-length film, an eBook for iPad and Android devices, a new 12+ member orchestra (playing and recording songs that haven't been heard in nearly 30 years – this summer in NYC), and a remix contest – as just 4 of the elements of my project. After much reading and thought, here's a list of both people I'm currently working with, and people I'm looking to collaborate with, and why (not necessarily in order of importance):
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3) Editorial Director
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While we have located 4 and 5, the first three roles remain to be filled. To fill these "vacancies" in the team, I will attempt to describe the who and why of these titles.
1) Interaction Designer – With a background in information architecture (IA) and user experience (UX) design – the Interaction Designer is responsible for engaging and placing the audience in the story, regardless of interface. I would define the person in this role as a deep, yet motivated thinker – someone who breaks down the director/producers assertions of what the storyworld is thought to be, and puts them back together in elegant and compelling ways. I think this role will only increase in importance to producers as the workflows and processes of cross/ transmedia continue to be defined.
2) Art Director – In 1992, I had the privilege of seeing 2 designers set the direction, logo and tone of the design of what would become Wired Magazine. John Plunkett and Barbara Kuhr of Plunkett+Kuhr were the team behind the look of a magazine that generated strong reactions in most everyone who saw it (both positive and negative). Art Directors should bring a powerful toolkit, language and sensibility to a project worthy of their time, and my hope is to frame my story in a way to attract that caliber of individual. Part of their role is authentically conveying the story behind the documentary's "brand" – but it so much more than just branding. A holistic mental model of how navigation, print, online, apps, signage, merch and more all play a role in the meaning-making process.
3) Editorial Director – Is your narrative a 360° experience? I'm not simply talking about the devices it appears on, but the way in which it unfolds, reveals itself, hangs together – complementing each manifestation with integrity and thematic resonance. Here's where the curation responsibility gets real. Right now, we're looking for an Editorial Director to take a collection of poems, papers, photos, lyrics, video clips, illustrations mp3's and sheet music into a suite of artifacts for the creation of an eBook to compliment our documentary. In fact, it's an essential part of the documentary – and the creation of the eBook will be referenced in the film and be published before the film debuts at a festival. It's a skill-set that blurs disciplines and boundaries – and we're looking for an exceptional generalist – someone who knows the value of richly textured multimedia object, but wants to keep Story (capital "S") at the heart of the experience, wherever and however it's told.
4) Music Director – Another translator, the role of the Music Director in this instance is more about orchestrating the live instantiations of the song story DNA, and less the traditional soundtrack music supervisor of feature films. David Terhune wears that hat in the SAS Orchestra, and I chose him for his many years of helping re-animate the songbooks of a host of pop and rock icons during his night job of helping lead the Loser's Lounge in NYC. For some cross/transmedia producers, it's likely that there is nothing more central to their narratives than getting the game mechanics right. For me, it the expression of the musical DNA that is at the core of Get It All Out. I've used the word "re-hydration" to describe our process, and it's truly apropos – as music is like water – fluid, connecting and giving life to the spirit of the tale. These songs were basically desiccated and orphaned, and their ongoing recapitulation is both a meaning-making process and a music-revivifying process to find them new homes.
5) Director of Photography – When I started down this path in 2008, not knowing anyone in my immediate circle of friends who was either A) a documentary filmmaker with time on their hands, or B) crazy enough to believe that this particular story was worth a multi-year journey for – I did what anyone in my position would do: I placed the obligatory ad on Craigslist. One persistent person who saw (and evidently liked) my ad kept emailing me, and it's a good thing. My DP and co-director Chris Schuessler produces news and documentaries for ARTE TV of France, and teaches young people how to tell their own personal narratives with video for NYC's City Parks Productions. His role has been traditional in a doc filmmaking sense, but invaluable in consistently getting the best possible interviews on camera.
Each of these team members come from different production cultures and exercise varied production models. "Mono-medium production cultures" (Dena) exist because individuals rightly want to master their chosen creative fields and that takes time (maybe not Gladwell's "10,000 hours" – but years of work). My role as a producer is to both translate the different languages/dialects they all excel at into a common tongue and to orchestrate their work to align with the vision of the story.
That said – nothing can be orchestrated without collaboration. The efficacy of which may in fact be proportional to the producer's level of transparency and quality of articulation re: the subjective merits (artistic/cultural/political) of the work/storyworld. The Catch 22 resides in the writer/producer's vision needing a development team constituency from across disciplines to make it concrete – to give all the envisioned connected manifestations of the story life – and given the nature of the wrangling and coordination of talent that must take place, improvisational management and leadership becomes both the catalyst and the glue for progress. So, in some ways – this dispatch (like the music when it was first created) is also an improvisation. And in the spirit of transparency, I hope to improvise further updates here as our team grows and our story develops.
More about the documentary Get It All Out can be found here at getitalloutmovie.com. More about the SAS Orchestra can be found here


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BRIDGEPORT - After hanging with undefeated Casey for a half, a four-minute drought to start the third period allowed the visiting Warriors to pull away and post an easy 68-37 win over the Red Hill Salukis Friday night.
The win boosted Casey to 5-0 overall and 3-0 in the Little Illini Conference while the Salukis dropped their sixth straight game, falling to 1-9 overall and 0-4 in league.
Down by seven with time running out on the first half, Casey's Sam Huisinga hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Warriors a 32-22 halftime lead.
After the two teams traded points to open the third quarter, the Warriors went on a 14-2 run to take a 48-26 lead. Casey extended that lead to 56-33 after three periods and coasted to the win.
"We didn't know how to stop it. They hit that three right at the (halftime) buzzer ... we were hoping to be down seven, but unfortunately we were down 10," Red Hill coach Bryan Havill said about the flow of the contest. "We talked about the first three or four minutes (of the third quarter), that as high octane as they are, that they could easily push it to 20 within a blink of an eye, or we could trim into it four or five points and make it interesting. Unfortunately it went the other way."
Neither team could gain control early. A 3-pointer by freshman Dalton Murray pulled the Salukis to within one, 6-5. After a Casey basket, Jake Allen hit two free throws to pull Red Hill to within one again, 8-7.
Two free throws by Noah Puntney gave Havill's club its only lead, 9-8, with 4:32 to play in the first quarter. The Warriors then scored the next nine points and led 17-9 at the first break, but the Salukis fought back and kept the game to within six or seven throughout most of the second period.
Allen, on the strength of a 6-for-6 night at the free throw line, led the Salukis with 12 points. Murray hit his team's first five points of the game and finished with nine while Matthew Young nailed added eight points, with single basket in the second, third and fourth quarters.
Brandon Wolfe paced a balanced Casey attack with 19 points. Trivette Scale chipped in with 17 while Matt McCown added 14 and Huisinga 10.
The Warriors hit on 53 percent of their shots while the Salukis hit a dismal 30 percent. Red Hill managed only four field goals in the second half.
Havill said his club controlled the momentum, got back on defense and battled well on the boards in the first half, but turnovers in the second half proved costly.
"We had too many bad turnovers where we couldn't get back and even get our defense set," Havill said. "I thought the first half we did some things we wanted to do but in the second half they just seized control and really pressured us more. I thought our inexperience showed." The Salukis committed 18 turnovers, including 11 in the second half.
In the junior varsity game, Casey came out on top 42-35. Elijah Carroll paced the JV Salukis, now 0-6, with 14 points. Tanner Stoltz added nine.
Prior to the contest, players, cheerleaders and fans joined in a moment of silence to deference to the tragedy at the Newtown, Conn. elementary school.
Next up for the Red Hill is the Dieterich Holiday Tournament. Red Hill takes on tournament favorite Newton at 2:30 p.m. Dec. 26. The Eagles, 10-0 on the season after a Friday win, downed the Salukis 69-34 on Nov. 30.
Casey 68, Red Hill 37
Wolfe (f) 8-18 1-2 19, Murphy (g) 2-3 2-2 6, Huisinga (g) 4-6 0-2 10, Scales (f) 7-12 2-2 17, M. McCown (c) 5-5 4-5 14, McNeil 1-5 0-0 2, S. McCown 0-1 0-2 0, Fischer 0-1 0-0 0, Thompson 0-0 0-0 0, Lawrence 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-51 9-15 68.
Murray (g) 4-9 0-2 9, Ramsaran (f) 1-5 0-0 2, Allen (f) 3-8 6-6 12, Puntney (c) 0-2 2-2 2, Young (g) 3-10 0-0 8, Kolb 2-6 0-1 4, Holtz 0-1 0-0 0, Carroll 0-0 0-0 0, Tewell 0-1 0-0 0, Gosnell 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 13-44 8-11 37.
3-point shooting: Casey 5-15 (Wolfe 2-8, Huisinga 2-3, Scales 1-3, McNeil 0-1), Red Hill 3-15 (Murray 1-3, Young 2-5, Ramsaran 0-3, Allen 0-1, Holtz 0-1, Tewell 0-1, Gosnell 0-1). Rebounds: Casey 30 (M McCown 8, Scales 7), Red Hill 18 (Puntney 4). Fouls: Casey 12, Red Hill 10. Turnovers; Casey 10, Red Hill 18.
Casey 17 15 24 12 - 68
Red Hill 9 13 11 4 - 37
Officials: Jim Wagner, Jason Wagner, Greg Mullinax. Junior Varsity: Casey 42, Red Hill 35 (Carroll 14).
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