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Topic: My Mother-In-Law
I have been reading posts on this board since my mother-in-law, Sandy (age 64), got the "probaby cholangiocarcinoma" diagnosis in mid-January. I have learned so much about helping her be an advocate for her own health on these boards, and I really appreciate it. I'd like to tell her story and ask for some feedback about how best to go from here.
Last fall, she saw her internist for a routine checkup, and her liver enzymes were elevated. The doc waited months and repeated the blood test, which came back elevated again. This was at the end of December. She ordered an ultrasound, which was apparently not reassuring. This was followed by an MRI, which again, was not reassuring. This was followed by a CT scan and a CA19-9 test on January 11. The CT scan showed a small mass in her liver and they suspected ICC, but the CA19-9 was not elevated, so they told her that the mass was probably not bile duct cancer. They ordered an ERCP anyway, to check it out, which was performed on January 16. The ERCP revealed a blocked left duct and again, probable ICC, though they couldn't tell exactly where it was located along the bile duct, so we were told it could be a Klatskins also. The doc put in a stent during the procedure, but wasn't able to biopsy the mass, so we still weren't sure what the tumor was. Cell scrapings taken during the ERCP didn't show any cancer. Unfortunately, my MIL developed a severe case of pancreatitis as a result of the procedure, and was hospitalized for the next 16 days.
When she was discharged, we went to see a surgeon, who opined that the tumor was ICC, and because of its size (about 1 cm all around), believed it was resectable. In order to allow my MIL to recover more from the pancreatitis and regain her strength, we waited until February 26 for surgery. Two days prior to surgery, she developed an inflamed gallbladder, which put her back in the hospital for two days prior to surgery. The gallbaldder attack didn't delay the surgery, though, and the surgeon just removed her gallbladder at the same time she removed the left lobe over her liver (about 40%), and the left branch of the duct.
The Path Report came back three days later, and is remarkable as follows:
Tumor Size: Greatest dimenson 2.0 cm
Histologic Type: cholangiocarcinoma
Histologic Grade: GII: Moderately differentiated
Margins: Parenchymal margin: Uninvolved by invasive carcinoma
Distance of tumor from closest margin: 1mm (though pathologist noted no cancer present at this margin)
Closest margin: bile duct
Perineural Invasion: Present
Primary Tumor (pT): pT1: Solitary tumor with no vascular invasion
Regional Lymph Nodes (pN): pN1: Regional lymph node metastasis
Number examined: 1
Number involved: 1
Distant Metastasis (pM): pMX: Cannot be assessed
Following surgery, the surgeon stated that she took all the lymph nodes out in the area and that only one of the nodes showed mets.
First Question: If the doctor says they took all the lymph nodes out, but the path report only shows 1 being examined, is there a reasonable explanation as to why the other lymph nodes wouldn't have been examined by the pathologist at the same time?
Second Question: The surgeon told my MIL that she thinks there is a "slim chance" of recurrence in light of the lack of evidence of distant mets,the fact that only one lymph node was involved, and the fact that they were able to take out the tumor with "good margins". Can anyone point me to any research that addresses recurrence rates with a path picture like the one my MIL has? My prior reading suggested upwards of a 50% recurrence rate within 2 years for R0 resections, but that research may not have been up to date, which doesn't sound like a "slim chance" to me. The path report also shows perineural invasion, which the surgeon didn't mention. Wouldn't the presence of PI affect the recurrence rate?
Third Quesiton: The surgeon has referred us to a local oncologist at the University of Nebraska Medical Center for treatment with chemotherapy (she is still in the hospital from her surgery, so hasn't even met with an oncologist yet). I'm not satisfied that we should just do whatever the surgeon suggests, and really want to make sure that she is treated so as to have the best chance possible to avoid recurrence. In light of the fact that she has already had surgery, can anyone recommend who I should get her hooked up with for second opinions? Also, how do I go about requesting a second opinion from a different doctor if they are not in our area (we live in Omaha, NE).
Final Question: If she is a candidate for a clinical trial, anyone know how I go about getting her enrolled in one? Is that someithing that her oncologist would assist with?
Based on this long and demanding post, you can probably guess that I'm not the type of person to shrug and let other people take the wheel when it comes to this sort of thing. I want to be knowledgeable and proactive about my MIL's care, but I just don't know where to start. Things have progressed so fast since January, and i don't really feel like my MIL has made any decisions yet about her care. . . her doctors just keep pushing her from one specalist to the next, and so far, we have been fine with that. I don't want that to continue when it comes to deciding her treatment options, since there appears to be so much that is unsettled about treatment after resection.
I would love to hear any advice anyone on this board has for me as I help my MIL through this. Thanks for giving me a forum to spill my guts about this, and thanks in advance for any responses I receive.
Thanks again,


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Pituitary Adenoma
The pituitary is a small complicated gland at the base of the brain. It makes several important hormones that regulate growth and the activity of several other major glands throughout the body. A pituitary adenoma is an abnormal growth, or tumor, in this gland. Pituitary adenomas are usually benign. This means they are not cancerous. They do not spread to other parts of the body. They can lead to vision problems because they are near the eyes. A pituitary adenoma can also lead to growth problems. It often can also disrupt the hormonal balance of the thyroid, adrenal, and gonad glands.
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The cause is unknown. Some tumors are part of other endocrine disorders and are associated with genetic changes. These can be inherited.
Tumors can also be a result of exposure to cancer-causing substances or radiation. In some cases, the DNA changes may occur for no known reason.
Risk Factors
Factors that may increase your chance of pituitary adenoma include:
- A family or personal history of multiple endocrine neoplasia, type 1 (MEN1)—a hereditary condition that increases the risk of developing pituitary, hypothalamus, and parathyroid and pancreatic tumors
- Other inherited disorders such as Carney complex, acromegaly, or gigantism
Symptoms can vary and may not be present at all. It will depend on whether the tumor is secreting hormones and how large it is. The tumor's location at the base of the brain can also cause symptoms.
General symptoms due to size may include:
- Headache
- Blurred vision or tunnel vision
In addition to the above, symptoms from prolactin-secreting adenoma:
- Milk production in nonlactating women
- Loss of or irregular periods
- Lack of interest in sex
- Vaginal dryness
Symptoms from thyrotropin-secreting adenoma:
- Swelling of the neck
Symptoms of hyperthyroidism:
- Tremors
- Rapid heartbeat
- Anxiety
- Weight loss
- Insomnia
Symptoms from corticotropin-secreting adenoma:
- Menstrual disturbance
- Skin changes—increased facial hair, acne, bruising, or bluish stretch marks
- Buffalo hump—increased fatty tissue in back
- Obesity, especially around the wrist
- Round face
Growth hormone-secreting adenoma:
- Enlarged hands and feet
- Excessive growth and height
- Oily skin
- Excess sweating
Pituitary adenomas may also be associated with the following conditions:
- Diabetes
- Kidney stones
- Cardiovascular disease
- High blood pressure
- Osteoporosis
You will be asked about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done. You will be referred to an endocrinologist. This is a doctor who specializes in glands and hormones.
Your bodily fluids may be tested. This can be done with:
- Blood tests
- Urine tests
Your peripheral vision may be tested. This can be done with visual field tests.
Images may be taken of your bodily structures. This can be done with an MRI scan .
Treatment depends on the presence and type of hormones being secreted. It is not uncommon for these treatment options to be used in combination. Talk with your doctor about the best plan for you.
Treatment options include:
Surgery is often done to remove the tumor. The rest of the normal pituitary gland may be damaged during surgery. This can be treated with hormone replacement.
Medications can control symptoms and sometimes shrink the tumor. They can block hormone secretion.
For the majority of adenomas, that are prolactin or growth hormone-secreting, medications may include:
- Dopamine agonists
- Octreotide or long-acting versions
Radiation Therapy
Radiation therapy involves the use of radiation to kill tumor cells. The types of radiation therapy used to treat pituitary adenomas include:
- Conventional therapy—radiation is directed at the pituitary from a source outside the body
- Stereotactic radiosurgery—an intense radiation beam is targeted directly at the tumor
- Proton beam radiotherapy—a beam of protons (positively charged particles) is directly focused on the tumor
There are no current guidelines to prevent a pituitary adenoma.
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On Tuesday, May 3rd I recorded a 15 minute segment for the Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education on Think TV, the local public television station in Dayton, Ohio. My topic was the rise of digital textbooks and options available for students and faculty to access and produce textbooks and learning materials. Below is a snapshot of my general comments with links to various sources for more information.
Our current textbook system is broken. We have arrived at $200 textbooks and have students who cannot afford them. As a result, students try to borrow a textbook from the library or a friend (sometimes the older edition), purchase a used one, or go without. Neither of these options provides revenue to the publisher, thus resulting in higher price points in an effort to recover the costs or production.  What can we do about this catch 22? Continue reading Digital Textbooks and Open Educational Resources – Summary of SOCHE Think TV session


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Six of the best gadgets and gizmos on a theme. This week: Six of the best Valentine's gadgets.
By Peter Jenkinson
Gadgets and gizmos can say 'I love you' just as much as romantic meals, chocolates and flowers, while their unique value may help to woo your other half.
Here are six items to ensure cupid's arrow hits the right target on Valentine's Day.
Spherical attraction - Personalised Venn Diagram Poster - from £19.99 at www.firebox.com Offering a gift that formed part of your secondary school maths studies might not sound appealing but this poster is perfect to show off the connection between you and your partner. Select your names for the top and bottom circles, plus an amorous middle bit, such as 'love' or forever', and you have a wall adornment that's sure to cause plenty of comment - what's not to like?
My hero - Personalised Superhero Action Figures - £79.99 from www.firebox.com How do you tell the person in your life that they are your superhero? With one of these personal action figures, of course. Choose the body from a famous, iconic hero - Captain America, Ironman or Thor, for example - and when you've clicked the buy button, you'll be invited to send in two snaps of your face - or your intended: one from the front; one from the side. With these pictures, the tech wizards will be able to create a splendid 3D image for the head atop of the action figure's body. Once you've shared your gift, await the radiant reaction.
Kitsch tweet - Love Birds - £9.95 from www.red5.co.uk You can't help but adore these Love Birds. Perched on their favourite branch, this pair of tweeters react to passers-by with a chirp as they spring to life and twitch their heads. It's as kitsch as they come, but once you've placed this colourful couple in your abode, you'll be smitten.
Making memories - Fujifilm XF1 - £329.99 from www.currys.co.uk This vintage-style aluminium and black leather snapper is jam-packed with the latest in compact-camera technology; 12 megapixels, 4x optical zoom and HD video. It's perfect for that Parisian weekend getaway, or to capture the memories of your lifetime together.
Rain away - Heart-shaped Umbrella - £18.99 from www.firebox.com Walking down the street arm-in-arm, nothing could wipe the smile from your faces, or could it? Well, a downpour could certainly put a dampener on your date, so don't risk it. Put one of these on your gift list - it makes the perfect romantic hideaway.
Sweet sounds - Orbitsound T12v3 - £299 from www.orbitsound.com If a night in is on the cards, then you're likely to want to snuggle up and watch a good rom-com on the box. This soundbar delivers spatial, cinematic sound from just one unit - there's no need for cable rage around your abode, either - and it's also the perfect place for docking your iPod, delivering your favourite ballads in true stereo sound.
App of the week: Valentine's Day 2013: 14 best free apps for love - Free on iTunes and at Google Play Are you single and looking for love? Or married and committed to 'The One'? Either way, this app will ensure love is in the air.
Developed by MagicSolver, from February 1 you will get an app a day for 14 days, and all for free.
Each one is personally tailored to you, just input your gender, relationship status and age, and fall in love with what's on offer.


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PHILADELPHIA - A plethora of underclassmen claimed victory for the University of Pennsylvania men's and women's track and field teams on Saturday. In all, the Quakers combined to win 11 events at the Haverford Invitational.
Of those 11 wins, ten came from underclassmen. With a young group traveling to Haverford senior Jenny Thompson was the top upperclassmen for the Quakers. She claimed victory in the women's triple jump when her final jump measured 11.38 meters.
Thompson was also fourth in the long jump behind three teammates. Sophomore Gillian Berger took the top spot over two freshmen with two jumps worthy over the victory. Her best leap was measured at 5.37 meters.
Freshman Noel Jancewicz was the runner-up in the long jump, but the winner in the 800 meters. Her time of 2:20.78 bested three runners from Johns Hopkins.
Sophomore Ben Bowers won three events for the men. He was the top finisher in the 60 meters, 60-meter hurdles and 200 meters. In the hurdles, the Roselle, Ill., native topped the field with a finish of 8.50 - nearly a half second better than the runner up. It was much closer without the hurdles as Bowers finished in 7.23 - which was just four-hundreths of a second better than second. Even in the longer distance, Bowers bested a field of 18. He was the only competitor to finish under the 23-second mark at 22.98.
The men also won the mile with a close finish between teammates Thomas Awad and Clark Shurtleff. In a near photo-finish, Awad beat his fellow sophomore to the line with a finish of 4:12.56. Shurtleff clocked out at 4:12.80.
Freshman Ashley Montgomery completed the sweep in the mile for the Quakers when she earned the top spot on the podium in the women's event. She nearly broke the five-minute mark with a time of 5:00.93, while sophomore teammate Elyssa Gensib was third at 5:06.21.
It was also a sweep in the triple jump for the Red and Blue. In addition to Thompson's victory, sophomore Jordan Jett earned the men's title. His top jump was 14.08 meters.
Another freshman, Cleo Whiting opened her track and field career with a victory in the 3,000 meters. She was one of two runners to break 10 minutes in the event and broke the tape with a time of 9:54.35.
Sophomore Eliana Yankelev won the women's 60-meter hurdles where the Quakers claimed the top four spots. She finished first in 9.18 which bested Amir Privott-Yeiser's time of 9.26 and Jancewicz's finish of 9.27.
Next week the Quakers head to New York City to compete at the historic Armory on Saturday.


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Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)
increases your child's risk of
osteoporosis in two ways. Pain and swelling can cause
your child to be less active, which leads to loss of bone mass. And
long-term corticosteroid treatment for JIA also depletes bone mass.
minimize osteoporosis during treatment, experts recommend adequate daily intake
of vitamin D and calcium.1
Foods high in calcium include dairy products such as milk,
cheese, and yogurt; calcium-fortified orange juice; and broccoli. Vitamin D is
found in dairy products. Being out in sunlight for at least 15 minutes each day
without sunscreen will also help with vitamin D intake. Your body makes vitamin
D when it's exposed to sunlight.
Food-based sources of vitamins
and minerals are better than dietary supplements, which are not as fully
absorbed by the body. If your child has little appetite for food, though, your
doctor may recommend dietary supplements.
CitationsGiannini EH, Brunner HI (2005). Treatment of juvenile
rheumatoid arthritis. In WJ Koopman, LW Moreland, eds., Arthritis and Allied Conditions, 15th ed., vol. 1, pp.
1301–1318. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
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The Razer Edge Reviewby Vivek Gowri on 3/28/2013 11:00 AM EST
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- Razer
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- Razer Edge
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randomlinh - Thursday, March 28, 2013 - linkThis is how I envision a Steam box. Pick up and play anywhere... and if I have the time, dock it to a TV for big screen fun.
Now I just need the price to cut in half.... Reply
SR81 - Thursday, March 28, 2013 - link... except Valve has the intention of it being a $99 set top box that streams your games from your PC, just like the NVIDIA Shield without a screen. Reply
Mumrik - Thursday, March 28, 2013 - linkI have to assume this thing is for people looking to replace their normal stationary/laptop. Reply
Havor - Friday, March 29, 2013 - linkYeah still, but for a starting price of $999, this is actually NOT pretty good value.
Come on $1000 for a heavy tablet, with only a 64GB SSD ware a big chunk will be used by the Win8 OS, and then $250 for the gaming grip.
Even the Razor Edge Pro with a 128GB SSD and a i7 instead of a i5 would be at $1000 to high to be useful!
Not saying that the price is to high for what it cost to make the tablet, I say the price is way to high for the real world value of the tablet, think whit a efficient Haswell CPU they could make something lighter and more useful.
But unless they get the price down to around $500~600 with a included game controller grip, i dont see lots of people buying this overpriced tablet.
And I wonder if the reviewer was smoking pot, or is this is a Infomercial, instead of a real review, because even do its a wonder of engineering, i don't see the appeal, and a product like this would only find buyers if it had the Apple logo on it! Reply
perry1mm - Saturday, March 30, 2013 - linkI don't understand how you can say this is not good value. $1000 is not much if you're in the market for a laptop/tablet and are on the go enough to make it worth it...plugging in and playing games in a small profile for easy packing, carrying, and just general versatility, this is a dream come true.
There are other options out there that I personally think are more feature rich and fit my personal use better in the same price-range and versatility, but even so the Edge fits the same type of device I'd want...and for comparable laptop performance you'd pay the same.
I wouldn't need anything but the keyboard dock if I did get one of these, though I personally have the Vaio Duo 11 that play games great and is much better out-of-the box feature-wise, port-wise, and display-wise. Plus I got the highest spec'd one with 256GB SSD for $1300 after a promo and $100 credit back with the Sony Card.
The main issue would be regular on-the-go battery life but if you can stretch it on power mode to get 4-6hrs, I think that is suitable, since anyone who is getting this should already expect to plug in for heavy game usage unless they're on a flight and want a couple hours of it.
If they packaged the keyboard dock when it is available with the Pro i7, 256GB, 8GB RAM model, for $1500, it would probably be one of the best value gaming laptops for portability on the market.
The Surface Pro with it's i5 and 4GB RAM is sorely lacking in performance. The only real downside for me is the resolution, as my Vaio Duo has spoiled me in that department and all the games I've played (DmC, HL2, Dota 2, WoW, Borderlands 2, Bastion, SC2, Portal 2, L4D2, FC2, and numerous others) all ran smoothly at 1080p if I turned down most settings and looked great at solid 30+FPS if not better. Reply
Havor - Saturday, March 30, 2013 - link" $1000 is not much"
I am very well off, I am a supervisor in the offshore, and my wife is a deputy director of a local part of the national institute.
Still i think $1000 is way to mouths for what you get in return, like i said, not saying that the price is to high for what it cost to make a device like this, saying if you wait 1~2 generations, you get way more for a lot less.
This tablet falls in the category as the first LCD TVs, they ware around $5000 for a 40", and just like this tablet, the asking price was not to high for what it cost to make one, I am saying, you have to be a idiot to pay $1000~$1500 for something that will be outdated in 2 years by way better devices.
"for $1500, it would probably be one of the best value gaming laptops for portability on the market."
Got a ASUS G75VX for work, and a Transformer for on the road, ware i depending on use use the dock with, nut yeah i cant play FPS games on the Transformer, still there are lots of other fun games other the Angry Birds that i can also play on it.
The G75 is a real desktop replacement, i can use when i am @work, I am "on the go enough" about +50% of the year, but i cant really see any real benefits over a normal tablet.
"The Surface Pro with it's i5 and 4GB RAM is sorely lacking in performance."
I never said the Surface Pro was a good deal, I say your a idiot or have to mouth money if you if you buy this, as you can be a early adopter of tech that is not ready for prime time, if you buy it anyway i and many others will think something of you, if you tell the total price of what you got in your hands.
"you must be the one smoking pot if you think this would be $500-600 with a controller grip"
Read correctly, i did not say the device was was overprices for the tech you get, i say the its just not worth it, as in 2 years from now you get the same for half the price and weight, whit 50% more powerk Reply
rviswas11 - Tuesday, April 02, 2013 - linki don't think you realise that the only in this thing that is going to get outdated in the next 2-3 years is the battery. as far as the performance goes even you anus will be outdated in the same time frame Reply
rviswas11 - Tuesday, April 02, 2013 - linksorry i ;meant asus. Reply
truthbeacon - Saturday, April 06, 2013 - linkAgain, it still depends on your perspective - As a consultant in a field where I am working the same places as you (and at the slope among other places which are out of touch with the world) and I never go anywhere without my $1400 (two years ago) SB slate.
What you are glossing over with regards to value is that even when flying at the front, it is infinitely easier to get more work done with a tablet or slate pc because they take up so much less space (even this chunk). If you throw in the ability to do a good job of playing games for those exceedingly rare occasions when you don't have reporting or bureaucratic nonsense to deal with, you don't want to have to pull out a 15" {even ultrabook although they suck for gaming compared to ones with discreet cards} to do anything.
Where the slate PCs come in at far handier than a tablet is that when I am leaving a site with a 6 hour flight to my next destination, I can pull out my slate and begin working on reports and generate graphs using the same proprietary software that I just collected data on. I am not limited to almost-office software, at the mercy of what is (or more appropriately what is not) available for my ARM-based device and can even bring along a full ergonomic keyboard if I wish. Further, when I am flying out, I can prepare my data collection software so that when I arrive I am not scrambling to meet the always over-optimistic "we're going to start up this afternoon" hopes, because you know how bad critical path is during a startup. Reply
perry1mm - Saturday, March 30, 2013 - linkOh, and to add with your last couple of comments...you must be the one smoking pot if you think this would be $500-600 with a controller grip. Are you f***ing serious, lol. That barely gets you an iPad, Surface RT, Nexus 10, or a laptop with s*** specs. To say it should be that price WITH the controller grip is absolutely asinine.
And YOU don't see the appeal, but for someone like myself that travels regularly, is on-the-go for work almost everyday where I spend an hour or two sitting down in various locations, travel regularly for family, vaca, or just to get away with my wife for the weekend, it is perfect. The tablet versatility, performance when needed and I can plug in, plus the small profile for easy carrying/storing/space-use constraints, it really is awesome. Reply
Havor - Saturday, March 30, 2013 - link"And YOU don't see the appeal, but for someone like myself that travels regularly"
I am a piping supervisor, and i really do see the potential, only my opinion of this device is, nice product but to heavy and to expensive, so no cigar!
I stopped being a early adopter years a go, and learn to wait, as i done +40 years before with out them, so i don't really need it today aider, even do i would like to have it. Reply
perry1mm - Sunday, March 31, 2013 - linkMost of what you replied with was not only badly typed, but poorly worded, and incomprehensible. Your replies don't even accurately respond to what I stated.
"I am very well off, I am a supervisor in the offshore, and my wife is a deputy director of a local part of the national institute.
Still i think $1000 is way to mouths for what you get in return, like i said, not saying that the price is to high for what it cost to make a device like this, saying if you wait 1~2 generations, you get way more for a lot less."
Ok, you basicaly contradicted yourself here: Earlier you say $1000 is not good value, I said it is not much if you're in the market for a laptop/tablet, and then you say it's too much for what you get in return...well for some there is no other option and future generations of the product can only be hoped for and anticipated for possibly a year or two. I mean, you might as well tell someone that wants the PS4 to wait for the PS5 since it will be greatly improved. It's not very logical when the competition is similarly priced, it does what it is intended to do, and is not even that costly. $1000 for any type of laptop that can be used for gaming is about average.
And you say you're a supervisor for whatever and make good money...well then you're just a cheapass and shouldn't even be commenting because it's simply you personally that has an issue with money, not that this is actually overpriced or bad value. It's actually VERY GOOD VALUE in an objective look at the current market of tablets/laptops/portable devices. There are very few comparisons for the performance and portability. You're basing value off of "It's a lot of money for what you get" yet you can't tell me something at comparative pricing that offers the same, so the value isn't bad as you seem to think. You're just willing to compromise for a lesser experience because it appears you're probably cheap.
"This tablet falls in the category as the first LCD TVs, they ware around $5000 for a 40", and just like this tablet, the asking price was not to high for what it cost to make one, I am saying, you have to be a idiot to pay $1000~$1500 for something that will be outdated in 2 years by way better devices."
ROFL, NO IT DOES NOT. $1000-1200 is about on par with any other decent specced laptop that can play games nowadays with a mobile GPU. That analogy to LCDs is way off because they were exclusive products at the time offering completely new experience in displays, versus this simply being a more compact device with specs that can be found in other products (laptops) that have a basis for pricing...and it isn't much better for what they offer.
"Got a ASUS G75VX for work, and a Transformer for on the road, ware i depending on use use the dock with, nut yeah i cant play FPS games on the Transformer, still there are lots of other fun games other the Angry Birds that i can also play on it.
The G75 is a real desktop replacement, i can use when i am @work, I am "on the go enough" about +50% of the year, but i cant really see any real benefits over a normal tablet."
Again, you're compromising for the sake of your personal experience in regards to portability and in-convenience. When you try something like the Edge or Sony Vaio Duo you'd probably learn it's much more efficient, convenient, and having multiple devices in most circumstances just aren't as compact, portable, or high-spec.
"The Surface Pro with it's i5 and 4GB RAM is sorely lacking in performance.
I never said the Surface Pro was a good deal, I say your a idiot or have to mouth money if you if you buy this, as you can be a early adopter of tech that is not ready for prime time, if you buy it anyway i and many others will think something of you, if you tell the total price of what you got in your hands."
I wasn't saying you did. I was simply posting my own comments about the Surface Pro to put in perspective another device in relation to the Edge. It's not being an early adopter just because it's a Win 8 device that is "new." There have been plenty of high-end Windows tablets in the past few years. The one's we're seeing now are just more refined, and I'd even go as far to say suitable for most people in use and pricing.
"you must be the one smoking pot if you think this would be $500-600 with a controller grip
Read correctly, i did not say the device was was overprices for the tech you get, i say the its just not worth it, as in 2 years from now you get the same for half the price and weight, whit 50% more powerk"
THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU SAID!!! WTF DO YOU THINK "JUST NOT WORTH IT" and "But unless they get the price down to around $500~600 with a included game controller grip, i dont see lots of people buying this overpriced tablet." YOU LITERALLY SAID EXACTLY WHAT YOU JUST REPLIED YOU WEREN'T SAYING. You can't even follow your own damn comments, you obviously have trouble comprehending mine.
Not only that but 2 YEARS to get it for half the price. Seriously, GTFO! Nobody waits 2 years for something that they can use now on a daily basis in a convenient way. It would be completely stupid to wait two years, hell even a year for many people, if they are in the market for a product like this or similar.
You really need to re-read your own comments before you reply, cuz you are way off in nearly everything you continue to say. Just stop while you're already way behind. Reply
Havor - Sunday, March 31, 2013 - linkDamn man get a life, you act like i just insulted your mother or so.
And if you are even to stupid to read understandably whats the point of arguing.
Basically the concept is nice, and the tech is cutting edge what you can make now, but he is still way to heavy, expensive and don't lest very long. (just like the Surface Pro)
But if you wane buy one, go ahead, i wait 2 years or so, and get a faster one, for half the price and almost half the weight, till then i use what i got, as my Transformer dose everything this tablet dose except High End gaming. Reply
perry1mm - Monday, April 01, 2013 - linkROFL, get a life. I work in the wireless industry and enjoy everything I do. That took me like 5 mins to reply to and since there is no "quotations" it doubled the length of the reply.
Obviously you lack any real support for your criticisms and responses.
I didn't get the Edge and I won't, I simply read the review and understand the product and it's purpose, use, and value for what it is capable of.
Your Transformer tablet doesn't have an SSD, full desktop applications, games, processing capabilities, accessories, and as you said...you use a laptop to compensate for that. Good job, my phone does everything your Transformer does, so that must mean it's as good as the Edge, right? Dips***. Reply
Havor - Monday, April 01, 2013 - linkMan if you don't get it, and only get a hard-on from the tech, thats to bad, but even for 99.999% of the readers this tablet will just not be a option.
I use to own a Ferrari 328 GTS, as i was thinking it was cool, and yes it was, but it was a pain in the ass for daily use, and a normal luxury car is a much better option.
Same go's for this tablet, i think my "Transformer Infinity" tablet is 600g, and i think its all ready pretty heavy for long use, the Edge is a other 50% heavier, what makes it really useless for any long use in on hand, and unless you lay it down or hold it with two hands, good luck holding it longer then 5min!
"I didn't get the Edge and I won't, I simply read the review and understand the product and it's purpose, use, and value for what it is capable of."
I get its purpose, don't get me wrong, and i am looking forward to it, but again.
To heavy! (biggest problem)
To expensive! (specially if with all the extra's you need, you will go over $1500)
To short battery life!
Al three on them self are more or less game stoppers for me, all three together is just just a total no go, till those problems are fixed, i am not gone get a Razor Edge like product. Reply
perry1mm - Monday, April 01, 2013 - linkI have no problems with the last half or that comment, but your pathetic attempts at insults or perspectives are pointless and unnecessary.
Nothing I said implied I get a hard-on from tech. Literally nothing. I actually gave numerous reasons why there is nothing else on the market that can fit all-around usability of this device, and acknowledged the downsides if you can't manage a workaround or are in a situation where this isn't the product for you...that's fine, but don't say it's bad value because it isn't. You're comparing apples to oranges to clementines.
The difference between your Ferrari example is that it offers NOTHING in usability for daily driving from a Toyota Corolla, so again you offer a terrible example and comparison from your supposed experience.
Meanwhile this device I have repeatedly offered situations that someone would benefit from it, how it has abilities you simply can't get from other devices, along with various other examples of things that make it's value comparable to other so-called alternatives. I'd go into them again but it seems whenever I offer them you ignore them to spout garbage analogies rather than acknowledge what I f***ing say. Reply
perry1mm - Monday, April 01, 2013 - linkOh and since you're going to come back and say, "I didn't say Toyota Corolla, I said a normal luxury car." I wasn't saying you did, I simply offered a random lower-cost vehicle in comparison. The difference is for someone that is in need of a laptop that plays particular PC games and wants to continue that on their travels (such as myself when I go away for work trips, travel to see family, or go on shorter vacations that I'd like to sit down and play a game for a couple hours a day...I can plug into an outlet and do so, while putting it in power saver for on-the-go browsing, and eventually someone could use an extended battery much like I do with my Sony Vaio Duo that adds little weight).
You obviously are thinking on the basis of carrying it around and using it as a tablet on-the-go for hours at a time rather than from the perspective of a tablet for various needs with the whole package of versatility and options...instead you narrow your view and can't think of how someone would use it outside of yourself. Reply
aNaNDaMiDe - Thursday, April 18, 2013 - linkwhat's your problem with cannabis, friend? an MRI will show increased brain activity in the frontal cortex when high. Yes, cannabinoids affect short term memory (the most important function of cannabinoids in the brain is to forget, so you don't have to retain every mundane detail of every moment) but what does that have to do with a review? I almost agreed with your opinion, but I don't like you, you must be poking smot. oh yeah, that means what u think it means Reply
damianrobertjones - Thursday, March 28, 2013 - link"Pick up and play anywhere" - Wouldn't that be called a laptop? Reply
Hrel - Friday, March 29, 2013 - linkIf your laptop weighed 3 lbs and had an integrated xbox360 controller. Reply
A5 - Thursday, March 28, 2013 - linkIt seems like the 2nd generation of this will be way better, if what half of Intel is saying about Haswell and GT3e is true. Reply
VivekGowri - Thursday, March 28, 2013 - linkThat's something I wanted to touch on in the conclusion but ran out of time/forgot: GT3e will make the second generation of this really, really interesting. Haswell/GT3e is going to be an awesome combination, but like Anand tweeted, it'll be a while (14nm in 2015) until we get a real best of both worlds solution. Reply
A5 - Thursday, March 28, 2013 - linkYeah, it seems that way. Thanks for the reply. Reply
tech.noob.fella - Friday, March 29, 2013 - linkisnt gt3 only for desktops?? i thought gt2 was for portables like this machine...not sure though Reply
Kristian Vättö - Friday, March 29, 2013 - linkGT3 is for laptops too (and even the GT3e). Intel has always focused the best IGPs to mobile CPUs because those systems are the most likely to only feature integrated graphics. Desktops often have a dGPU because there's no heat/space/battery issue, especially if the system is geared towards something graphics intensive (IGPs, even lower-end ones, are fine for basic use). Reply
TerdFerguson - Thursday, March 28, 2013 - linkI find this review to be overly generous. Hardware should be reviewed on its merits, not on whether or not you approve of the concept. Asking nearly $2k for this monstrosity is utterly unreasonable. Reply
VivekGowri - Thursday, March 28, 2013 - linkIt starts at $999, and the most reasonable configuration is $1499 - this honestly isn't that much more than Surface Pro or any of the other high-end Windows 8 tablets. I'd much, much rather pay $1499 for Edge Pro + gamepad than $1199 for the ATIV Smart PC Pro + laptop dock. Surface Pro plus Type Cover for $1139 is probably an equally decent value, but significantly slower (i5/HD4000/4GB vs i7/GT640MLE/8GB) and plays in a completely different market. Reply
andrewaggb - Thursday, March 28, 2013 - linkThe docks are still the killers for me. At a desk I want to run 2 monitors at 1080p each minimum, preferrably with both 1920x1200 or better. And a usb keyboard and mouse. I could have a dock setup like that at the work office and home office and just drop the tablet in wherever I'm at. Wouldn't care if the tablet screen was disabled when docked running 2 external displays.
I would also like a transformer style keyboard dock so I could use it as a laptop.
When I can do all that, with an i7/8gb/256gb+ ssd, it will be sweet. It sucks because I'm sure it could be done now and nobody seems to have done it. Hopefully with haswell... but everybody keeps talking about haswell like it's the second coming, I'm worried it's not going to live up to our expectations. Reply
zanon - Thursday, March 28, 2013 - linkVivek mentioned Tb, and what you describe is one of the few areas where it'd be really interesting. The dock could itself have a standard graphics card, and thus drive multiple large screens and more powerful gaming while still allowing the tablet part to get away with much less graphics power. Reply
15th Warlock - Thursday, March 28, 2013 - linkI have to agree with Terd, while $999 may be the prize of entrance for the Edge experience, the review doesn't actually test the default battery configuration (regardless of it being the pro or non pro version).
What this review shows us is a best scenario, using the $250 gamepad attachment and $70 extra battery, that's $320 over the original MSRP, so, even in this scenario you only get 2 hrs of gaming when not plugged to the wall.
The review fails to mention that out of the box this tablet offers only one hour of gaming, and perhaps, less than 3 hrs. of regular use, if razer offered the extra battery with the gamepad attachment it would be a more tolerable proposal, but nickel and diming gamers for the privilege to play for two hrs is way too much, not even Apple limits the user experience in such a way with their overpriced toys... Reply
VivekGowri - Friday, March 29, 2013 - linkAll of the battery life tests (in the graphs) were done with the internal 41Wh battery, with the tablet alone - not attached to the gamepad or the docking station. 5 hours of light web-usage is for the tablet alone, no extended batteries involved.
The gaming tests were the only ones done with the extended battery and gamepad controller (which I think have to be bought together for the package to make any sense). I do wish that the gamepad came with the extended battery by default, Razer is definitely charging too much for the accessories. Reply
TrackSmart - Friday, March 29, 2013 - linkI think the review does a fine job of giving us a sense of the product. The one change I would make is to emphasize the battery issue in the Conclusions in a more concrete way:
For example: "You can only expect around 1 hour of gaming time using the built-in 41 Wh battery and just over 2 hours with the gaming dock plus extra battery pack ($XXX extra). For a system that promises PC-quality gaming on the road, this may be a fatal flaw."
That's the point that really needs to be driven home. This is an impressive system, but the components available today do not have the power efficiency needed to make a truly portable system at this level of performance. Reply
apertotes - Thursday, March 28, 2013 - linkYeah, the second generation is going to be awesome... whatever. I will wait until that awesome product. And I guess many people will do the same. You can not pretend to sell a hardware product on the assumption that the next one is going to be great. This Razer Edge lacks in graphic power and battery life. This one. The one that is now for sale. That sucks. Reply
nerd1 - Thursday, March 28, 2013 - linkAll razor so-called gaming PCs are big joke, I wonder what they are thinking. I'd rather get a clevo 11.6" with 650M on this. Reply
VivekGowri - Thursday, March 28, 2013 - linkI had that system, and I loved the hell out of it. GT 650M is overkill for the 1366x768 panel, FWIW. But the Edge is truly, completely different. It's just a different system in almost every way, there's no real comparison between the two other than on a benchmark sheet. Reply
nerd1 - Thursday, March 28, 2013 - linkSo I just cannot understand why they chose a tablet form factor. W8 doesn't have many games with touch control (I hate touch control for gaming BTW) so you need keyboard and (good) mouse anyway. And it is not quite portable and very expensive. Reply
VivekGowri - Thursday, March 28, 2013 - linkwhen one sets out to make a gaming tablet, choosing a tablet form factor would in theory seem logical, no? Reply
kyuu - Thursday, March 28, 2013 - linkThat's what the shell with the gamepad controls is for...? Reply
A5 - Thursday, March 28, 2013 - linkJust because you don't like something doesn't mean it is pointless. Reply
bountygiver - Thursday, March 28, 2013 - linkBut hope some games can add touch control where appropriate. (Like civ 5) Reply
batteries4ever - Thursday, March 28, 2013 - linkVery nice and actually a few days early.........
A tablet of $1299+ that only Arnold Schwarzenegger could comfortably hold for any time with enough power to heat up your room....... just what we were all waiting for! Reply
kyuu - Thursday, March 28, 2013 - linkThis is interesting as a proof-of-concept, but ultimately it's just not terribly practical: too big and bulky, too much heat, too little battery power. The tech just isn't there for this to work at this point in time.
I think building something like this around a Trinity/Richland solution would yield better results. As seen on the charts, Trinity games well enough at 720p and medium settings. Reply
SmCaudata - Thursday, March 28, 2013 - linkI think this is really the future. With Haswell you could have one PC that does everything.
Mobile gaming. Docking to PC setup. Docking to TV. Bring to work with keyboard configuration. And so on...
It seems expensive but 2500 for the only computer you need anywhere really isn't bad. Reply
jamyryals - Thursday, March 28, 2013 - linkI agree with you on price. I wouldn't buy this NOW, but considering this is the first dGPU tablet effort (I think this is true?) there's so much room to improve in the next few years. I guess I really hadn't considered combining an x86 tablet with a GPU hardy enough to do some gaming on as well. I always made the assumption of integrated graphics, and someone was crazy enough to build it. Like Vivek, I'm very much intrigued. Reply
flyingpants1 - Friday, March 29, 2013 - linkLiterally everything you said can be done with any current laptop. Lenovo Y580 runs BF3 @ 1080p and it's $900. Reply
thesavvymage - Thursday, March 28, 2013 - linkdamn, just switch it to controller compatibility mode in steam and youre set! So many good games to play that dont need a mouse+keyboard. This is a pretty sweet system Reply
gostan - Thursday, March 28, 2013 - linkheavy, bulky, thick, 2 hours battery life with compromised graphics setting, low res display, noisy and it costs 2000.
seriously, why bother? Reply
mayankleoboy1 - Thursday, March 28, 2013 - linkSo, would you buy this, or Nvidia Shield ? :P Reply
RoninX - Thursday, March 28, 2013 - linkWhy not both? I had a chance to play with a Shield at PAX East, and it was a nice unit, but the lack of AAA Android games is a (possibly temporary) downside. There was Shadowgun and the Dead Trigger demo and the promise of Hawken . . . but that was about it. Reply
vvk - Thursday, March 28, 2013 - link"10.1" 1366x768 IPS display"
"a bit thicker than other tablets at 19.5mm"
"priced at US$1200-$1400"
Stopped reading after seeing the above. A very niche market product. Reply
Blibbax - Thursday, March 28, 2013 - link"would be awkward or impossible to play PC games are no longer so"
Where can you use this that you couldn't use a similar sized laptop, though? This is what I don't get about tablets in general. Reply
jamyryals - Thursday, March 28, 2013 - linkMany, many people disagree with you about tablets. Reply
freedom4556 - Thursday, March 28, 2013 - linkThink about it in terms of gaming though (as in, with a mouse or gamepad). Many, many people with tablets only play Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja, and Cut the Rope. Reply
A5 - Thursday, March 28, 2013 - linkThat doesn't mean those are the only games on the platform. That's like saying PC gaming is worthless because most people only play The Sims or WoW. Reply
freedom4556 - Thursday, March 28, 2013 - linkThat's not what I said, though. The original comment was "why a tablet when a laptop goes everywhere it does without the compromises?" The reply was many disagree with that (implying tablet sales were an indicator of gamers choosing tablets.) My reply was meant to say that real gaming wasn't happening on those tablets, and as such didn't indicate that gamers were ok with the compromises. I don't personally believe the the battery life, performance and cost are worth the "gaming tablet" concept, but then I don't like playing games on PC with the Xbox 360 controller. I prefer the wider range of motion and larger key count of a mouse+keyboard. Reply
Netscorer - Saturday, March 30, 2013 - linkHis point is that tablets excel in touch-based games and activities. Once you start playing regular PC games that do not use touch, the whole advantage of a tablet compared to a laptop becomes iffy. Add enormous weight and short battery life and I, frankly, too do not see a point in this hybrid. Reply
VivekGowri - Friday, March 29, 2013 - linkTake a laptop - small, large, anything - and try to play an FPS or a racing game while riding the bus or subway. Or sit on your couch and try. It's somewhere between difficult and impossible to do, even if you use a touchpad and not an external mouse.
The Edge works like a massive Gameboy Advance or PSP - just hold the controllers and go from there. It's closer to a portable console in experience than a notebook PC, even if it has PC silicon inside. Reply
kyuu - Friday, March 29, 2013 - linkPlug in an Xbox controller, or use a wireless one. Heck, I believe you can connect a PS3 controller via bluetooth as well. I think you could play an FPS or racing game on a laptop fairly well that way. Reply
RoninX - Thursday, March 28, 2013 - linkGreat review.
Vivek, I have a Razer Edge Pro on pre-order, and I was wondering what you used to carry it around on airline flights. Is there a particular type of bag or case that works well to carry the Edge while docked with the gamepad? (Preferably one that's easy to pull out mid-flight.)
Thanks! Reply
VivekGowri - Friday, March 29, 2013 - linkI just put it in my 17" notebook backpack (High Sierra Elite, $30 at Costco). You'll need at least a 15" backpack to fit it, the dimensions with the gamepad controller attached are roughly 15.9x7.7x1.3" - the width is about an inch and a half more than then MBP15, but only .75" more than the Dell XPS15z so your mileage may vary. 17" notebook bags hold it with ease though. Reply
HisDivineOrder - Thursday, March 28, 2013 - linkIf you were told that the spec is TN panels and you were given an IPS, then that means you were given a cherry picked unit and many of the launch units will include a TN panel and still be "up to spec."
Also, I think it's pretty short sighted to say, "Well, 1366x768 is fine because gaming is going to be bad on a 1080p panel with that GPU." First, not every game is Crysis 3. Second, not everyone is going to want a decent PC-based tablet just to game. Some of them are in fact going to watch movies and/or web browse from time to time and having a high resolution panel would benefit them.
Perhaps Razer should have spec'ed a 2560x1440 panel to give the best of both worlds. Excellent with all content except games and a great way to down-rez to 1280x720 for high end gaming.
Considering the high cost of this thing (including one of those peripherals in your purchase price is a necessity), I think a high res panel is the least they could have done.
Anyway, good review except for you're constant apologies for Razer's mistakes. Also, I can't help feeling like this device REALLY reminds me of the first Razer Blade. The one that came out just before Ivy Bridge and sucked, only to be replaced in a few months time by a version that included IB, better power per watt, better everything, and a slightly lower price.
With Haswell incoming, buying one of these based on IB is downright wasteful since anyone who would want this will want that, too. Might as well wait.
Especially when the keyboard add-on isn't even ready for primetime. Reply
VivekGowri - Friday, March 29, 2013 - linkPre-launch, I was told TN, but that was apparently a mistake - all specsheets and units (preproduction as well as final production) I have encountered have been IPS. The production version has always been IPS, there's been nothing to indicate that mine was a cherry picked unit. Reply
royalcrown - Thursday, March 28, 2013 - linkEveryone is free to like what they will, here is my 2 cents on this thing:
1. Ugly as hell
2. Pretty fat and bulky
3. Waay overpriced
Really, for what this thing costs base price, you can go buy a laptop that has all the same features or more, is just about the same thickness, already has all the "optional" ports, charger and other crap, more storage. That's before the overprived accessories.
For all the people that think, "But I can haz buttunz own itz." just add a ps3 controller to a laptop or use motionjoys PS3 controller driver and you have the same or better. Reply
coolhardware - Thursday, March 28, 2013 - linkI'm not quite sure why so many people are hating on the Razer Edge and Vivek's review.
He liked the machine and had a lot of fun playing games on it, he addresses the weaknesses and the strengths. He came to a conclusion and it is not an absurd one.
The tech industry needs visionaries and companies that release bleeding edge products. Not every original release can be as polished as we would like, I would argue that the opposite is true... most initial genre creating products have some pretty rough edges!
Kudos to Razer for having the balls to produce something like this: a tablet that can play PC games (without having to stream them from somewhere else).
Kudos to Vivek for taking the time to review and benchmark it so we can read about if for free and come to our own conclusion about purchasing it or not.
Now, what I would like to know a bit more about:
+can it easily be taken apart? (b/c I would like to know about upgrading the SSD)
+what is the warranty?
+what interface does the dock use (like what bandwidth does it have and what does the connector look like) [they mention that they didn't put USB3 on the dock there b/c not enough bandwidth, and that surprised me...]
Anyhoo, thanks for the review Vivek, I appreciate it!!! Reply
bountygiver - Thursday, March 28, 2013 - linkit's a tablet, upgrading yourself is obviously not going to be easy, the question is only how hard? Reply
coolhardware - Friday, March 29, 2013 - linkExactly.
re we talking Surface Pro hard (i.e. sure it uses mSATA but you'll likely break it to upgrade it), or Dell XPS 10 (relatively easy). More info about tablet serviceability here: http://www.jdhodges.com/2013/03/tablet-teardowns/ Reply
althaz - Thursday, March 28, 2013 - linkI like this (A LOT), but the price point is too high. The $1499 bundle probably needs to be under $1000. The weight and thickness honestly don't bother me overly. Reply
Wolfpup - Thursday, March 28, 2013 - linkCool that they actually pretty much pulled this off. I'd loooooove to have one, but realistically the money is better spent towards a normal, more powerful notebook (just got an M17x-R4 with a GTX 680).
I wish that you got the features of the HDMI dock (either through the dock or built in) plus the second battery, plus the controller dock all included at any of the price points...I'd feel better about that price-wise. Interesting how it might handle games that really need a mouse and keyboard too...and yeah, it ought to have first party controller-as-mouse support, considering. Reply
Darbyothrill - Thursday, March 28, 2013 - linkYou would think that they would have wanted to wait for Haswell, considering Intel's claims that the GPU competes with the 650m. Reply
Jumangi - Thursday, March 28, 2013 - linkThe Vita can't sell at $250 but a heavy $1000+ tablet based around gaming will? How does this stuff get past being laughed at during the boardroom meeting and get actually made? Reply
kyuu - Friday, March 29, 2013 - linkBecause Razer operates on large profit margins, and judging by the Blade and this thing, I'm pretty sure they don't really have any interest in putting out cheap "me-too" platforms. They're more interested in pushing innovative platforms and don't need or expect to move large volumes of the product. Reply
B3an - Friday, March 29, 2013 - linkThe Vita isn't a full PC with a real OS and Ultrabook level hardware with a game library anywhere near as big as Windows. Stupid comparison. Reply
Jumangi - Friday, March 29, 2013 - linkLolz, this is designed fist as a portable gaming device even though it makes every compromise you can. its price its stupid high, and it looks plain goofy. This thing is stupid and has no place in the market. It sits right up there with the N-gage in the history of dumb gaming devices. Reply
Visual - Friday, March 29, 2013 - linkHow can you not include IVB integrated results in the games charts? What is wrong with you? That is the ONLY important test that needs to be done to the Edge - is it worth the cost and added bulk over integrated or is it not...
Also, saying Civ V is not playable is ridiculous. You did something wrong in the testing. It was playable on my ancient HP tm2 tablet, and that is worse than even the IVB integrated GPU. With the Edge it should be a ton better. Reply
NeedsAbetterChair - Friday, March 29, 2013 - linkI really do love the idea of this but it is obvious to me I'll have to wait a year of two for this category to mature. The next few years are going to be interesting. Reply
Hrel - Friday, March 29, 2013 - linkOnce again their first attempt is not viable. At 1000 dollars I'd like to see a higher resolution screen, 1600x900 at least. I realize the gpu can't take it, but you can run games at 720p and you'll be fine. Resolution comes down to screen real estate. I need more than 768 vertical pixels. Especially at $1000!!! Furthermore I agree a 64GB SSD is almost useless. 128 should be the entry point with a 256 and maybe a 380 option. I know they can get 256GB SSD's for 150, probably less if they buy in bulk.
The thickness of the screen bezel makes me feel like it belongs in the late 90's/early 2000's. Expand the screen .4 to .6 inches and keep the same chassis with a smaller bezel.
I see no value from the i7 "upgrade" and don't want to be forced into it just to get a reasonably sized SSD. Reply
Hrel - Friday, March 29, 2013 - linkOn the controller, maybe try moving ab xy to the back, so they line up with you ring and middle fingers? Not sure how well this would work as I've never used anything like it. Reply
Shadowmaster625 - Friday, March 29, 2013 - linkCan they get any more stupid? They just trashed any hope of any future for this brand name. This is way way waaaaay too much money to pay for something that gives you such a small boost compared to a bargain bin AMD A10 notebook. They should have just waited for Richland and made a deal with AMD. They could have gotten about the same gaming performance, with 50% better battery life and $400+ cut from the price tag. They could have brought us something decent without the outrageous price that is going to make most people laugh and never look at this brand again. People commenting on facebook and twitter are just morons. It is easy for people to say they want all these things from a product, but it doesnt mean they are actually going to buy what they claim they want. Reply
anubis44 - Friday, March 29, 2013 - linkThey should use an AMD Jaguar for this. Only an AMD APU will provide the kind of low power consumption and great GPU performance stuffed into a 15w power envelope. Jaguar's GPU destroys the GT640. Reply
Silma - Friday, March 29, 2013 - linkSo basically this is a tablet thicker than an Ultrabook, with less i/o ports than an Ultrabook, and overpriced gamepad that make it wider than a 17" gamining laptop, all for the pleasure of playing at 1368 resolution?
No thanks I'll keep my Alienware notebook. For gimmicky games at low resolution I have a phone. Reply
jeffkro - Friday, March 29, 2013 - linkI heard an interview with a game developer who started in PC gaming, forget which one. He said they pushed for the switch from PC to consules, tragic. Now he said their push is going to be from consules to mobile devices, even worse. These are sad days for PC gamers, and each step down to lower end hardware has cut the potential of gaming. Reply
perry1mm - Saturday, March 30, 2013 - linkI think a lot of people miss the point and just overlook the potential uses this offers for people that might travel a few weeks or even months out of the year and are on the go a lot.
For work I spend a couple weeks in a hotel a year, travel to see family a week or two, and spend a few weekends away here or there, not to mention just driving around or spending time out and about sitting down someplace for an hour or two.
There is no way I'd haul around my gaming desktop, this is great for on the couch average use, docking on-the-go, and gaming when plugged while traveling.
BUT, I ended up getting the Sony Vaio Duo 11 two months ago and it does all of this stuff, has a backlit keyboard attached already, I got the extended battery on sale, and total I paid $1450 for mine with a promo + $100 credit since I got the Sony Card, plus 8500 points ($85 more dollars of Sony Rewards). So out-the-door around $1300 with the newer i7 3537u, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, and the HD 4000 has played 90% of the games at full resolution (1080p).
Not to mention the HDMI built in, VGA out, SD slot, 2 USB 3.0 slots, and numerous other features that make it much more handy in a laptop functionality (gaming) a lot with still being portable for touch use in tablet mode.
For the people that rip on these products as being overpriced...no. When an ARM tablet can cost $500-800 and an ultrabook $1000+, paying $200-500 more for this with the hardware you're getting, storage/SSD, and accessibility, it is NOT really that expensive.
Now if all you do is sit at home and play games for a few minutes on your phone when on-the-go, or you don't care about space and lugging around a large laptop...then maybe this isn't for you. But both the Edge and Vaio Duo for me were great fits, I just happened to be perfectly happy with the Duo as to not need the Edge. Reply
Netscorer - Saturday, March 30, 2013 - linkWeight and battery life are killers for this product. Price is an issue but there are people willing to pay for the mobility and they would not mind paying extra for exclusivity too. But once you consider that you always (ALWAYS!) need to brace this tablet against something (be it a lap on a train or table at the coffee shop) and that even then you can get at most 2 hours on a freshly charged batteries, the appeal of this hybrid goes way down and frankly, you can do the same on a laptop with a good trackpad, costing much less and having more versatility in other functions. By the way, I was surprised that Vivek never mentioned how absence of the physical keyboard affected using this device. Microsoft did a piss poor job with the virtual keyboard that blocks 2/3 of the screen every time you bring it up and when something like this happens as you prepare to game, it would be a major nuisance. Reply
MobiusStrip - Monday, April 01, 2013 - linkLook at that idiotic glossy screen. Reply
Death666Angel - Monday, April 01, 2013 - linkIt's definitely an interesting product. I don't need a portable gaming machine, so this isn't for me. But even if it were: no display output and the display resolution kill it for me. You may justify the resolution, but it is still not acceptable for me. I'd rather have smaller pixels so that non-native resolutions look better as well. This is a compromise I'm not willing to put up with (and yes, I know that higher resolution would also mean more power draw from the display at same brightness). Also, 11.6" would have been a better display size in my opinion, could have upped the battery package or reduced the thickness. And I personally still don't play FPS games with a gamepad (or many other types for that matter) so for many games I'd need the dock and a keyboard/mouse. All in all, I think I'm better off with sticking with my Ativ Pro for the few games I want to play when I'm on holidays. :D
As for the review: Well done. But I'd really like a comment on whether or not this tablet supports Optimus and the corresponding battery life. :) Reply
IceStorm - Tuesday, April 02, 2013 - linkAs an Edge Pro owner, I agree with what has been written in the review. I've been busy installing and playing games since it arrived yesterday. It is fun.
I have tried the Surface Pro. The lower resolution of the Edge is not an issue. If anything, it makes it easier to select things when at the traditional desktop. The screen is quite nice, and I have a retina iPad and a Kindle Fire HD for comparison.
This is an early adopter product. It is not for everyone. Just like the first Blade, if you balk at the price it isn't for you. The Razer store sold out of the initial production run of the 256GB Edge Pro in less than five hours. There is a market for it. Reply
seapeople - Sunday, April 07, 2013 - linkI can picture the scene now outside the Razer store. A bunch of happy gamers walking out to their Corolla's, stumbling over the curb as they are locked into an intense game of Half Life, while dozens of well dressed men in suits shake there head and sneer as they lament how much money these gamers are wasting on this platform. The men in suits then jump into their Ferrari 328 GTS's and cruise off into the sunset, waiting in tempered melancholy for the day when they, too, will have the means to afford a handheld gaming unit that will bring joy to their lives. Reply
0 adrian 0 - Wednesday, April 03, 2013 - link. Reply
MajinBlayze - Tuesday, December 03, 2013 - linkIn your review regarding the downgrade from the pro version:
"You lose the 1080p display and Wacom digitizer"
according to the support page here: http://www.razersupport.com/gaming-systems/razer-e... "The Razer Edge is not Wacom or pressure sensitive compatible" Reply


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I am looking to build a python desktop framework on top of PyQT. It has to be modular with a set of core modules pre installed to allow setup and configuration. From there on it should be completly modular and allow modules to be dropped into a module folder with out having to touch the core code.
The aim is to have a standard boilerplate application out of the box with user/group security built in that I can extend each time I want to create a new application.
Does anyone know if there something like this that already exists which I can use
If not would anyone be interested in working on such a project?


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Map of interstate boundaries in Lake Superior ultimately fixed in 1947.
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Streetcar station, Wildwood Amusement Park, c.1915.
Interurban streetcar station (White Bear Lake), Wildwood Amusement Park, c.1915.
Investigators at the Theodore Hamm home, 671 Greenbrier, St. Paul, following the kidnapping of William Hamm Jr., 1933.
Invitation to the ceremony on February 10, 1991, that reactivated the Thirty-fourth Division. The Forty-seventh "Viking" Infantry Division was redesignated as the Thirty-fourth "Red Bull" Infantry Division—exactly 50 years after the Thirty-fourth was activated for what became World War II. The personnel and organizational structure remained the same; only the name and number was changed. Original invitation held by the Minnesota Military Museum.
Map of the boundaries of Iowa approved by Congress in 1845 but rejected by Iowa voters.
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|KChristieH: An Eclectic Mix of Musings
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Avid reader / mother of teens / website designer / serial volunteer / Stanford engineer / Class of 1985 Correspondent Kathryn Hernandez finds the coolest websites, the best books, the most intriguing news items of the day and more. Based in sunny Southern California, but in a town (La Canada) that's more like Small Town, USA than Los Angeles.
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Tony Bowls Feather Dress
Sequins + Feathers = Fabulous!!! I love how perfectly this dress combines sophistication and fun for a look that's sexy, sassy and importantly...sparkly!
Lovin' the leopard! This dress looks wildly flattering and ferocious, and I'm pretty much married to bows at this point. Assuming they feel the same way about me as I do about them <3Tags: leopard, dresses, gowns, formal dresses, pageant dresses, tony bowls, tony bowls dresses, leopard dressesAdded 6 Years Ago from Dressprom


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|Reference Guides
The OSG also has a set of plug-ins which support non-native 3d database and image formats, several have no dependencies on external libraries (flt,3ds,obj, lwo,dw, tga & pic), while others (pfb,jpeg,gif,tiff) require other libraries to be installed to compile them. If you don't already have them installed then don't worry, you'll still be able to use the OSG, just comment out the plugins you can't compile from the src/osgPlugins/Makefile. The core osg library and viewer has been designed to load the plug-ins at run-time only and if they are required to load a specific data set. If you don't need them for your datasets then it won't matter that you haven't been able to compile all the plug-ins. A full list of dependencies and where to download the required libraries are listed in the dependencies.html
If you're coming across the OSG for the first time and want to get started quickly, go right ahead and follow the compilation instructions. You can always later download the libraries which the plug-ins require if you eventually need them.
Building the OSG requires 'gmake', due to the extensive use of gmake directives in the Makefiles. You can get gmake from here if you don't already have it installed: http://www.gnu.org/software/make/
Almost all of the unix compiling is done simply with make; make install with make help to bring up help. For platform specific details:
The Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 workspace file is VisualStudio.dsw located in the VisualStudio below the OSG this root directory. VC++6.0 workspace files can also be used in VisualStudio7.0 without problem.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Whilst the OSG will compile cleanly with the basic VC++6.0 and its own STL implementation, the OSG will crash regularily due to bugs in VC++6.0's STL. VC++6.0's STL is horribly broken and therefore is *NOT* supported. Do not attempt to use the OSG in conjunction with native VC++6.0 STL implemention.
The supported combinations are:
The OSG is composed of a number of scene graph libraries (with Core in front of the project names), executables (with examples in front of the project names), and plugins which read and write 3D data formats and 2D image formats (with osgPlugins in front of the project names). To get the OSG running you'll need at least to compile Core osg,osgUtil,osgDB,osgProducer, osgPlugin dot_osg and Demo osgviewer. The rest of the libraries and executables are optional and can be compiled if you need them, however for simplicity I would recommend doing a batch build of all the libraries and executables in the distribution, some of the plug-ins which support non native file formats may not compile due to dependencies on other libraries (such as libpng), you can ignore these compilation errors unless you need to load the related file types. To help the compilation the plugins, osgProducer and osgText one can download .zip archive will all the dependencies in it. Further details on this .zip file can be found in dependencies.html
To execute the viewer the file path for the .dll's and .exe, both compiled into the OSG's bin directory, need to be setup, such as by adding the PATH to your autoexec.bat, its also useful to add the OSGFILEPATH to your autoexec.bat to help the location of datafiles. For example :
SET OSGFILEPATH=D:\OpenSceneGraph-Data;D:\OpenSceneGraph-Data\Images
SET PATH=C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND;D:\osg-0.8.43\bin;
To help compilation of the image reader plugins, various image libraries have been zipped up for your convenience, your find these on the OSG release download directory
Once it is installed everything should compile fine and not crash, but you won't be running at full speed since the build #ifdef's out some important state optimizations since the basic VisualStudio can't handle it. You can safely remove the #ifdef from src/osgUtil/Otimizer.cpp, Line 44. The #ifdef is smart enough to do this automatically when using VisualStudio .NET and STLport so that modification by hand won't be required. Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a special define associated with the Dinkumware STL for the #ifdef to pick up on.
A very good HOWTO for installing and making the STLPort libs on MSVC6 can be found at http://www.softadvances.com/articles/stlportusing.html
The OSG has been tested under Windows with STLport-4.5, which allows the users to configure the type of STL support required for STLport itself. The key configuration that the OSG needs to do is to enable the wrapping of MS's own iostreams, than using STLport's own implementation. The later is not required because this has not be problematic under Windows, it is only the container classes and algorithms that need replacing. Using the iostream wrapping option means the STLport can just be used on your include path, there is no need to compile STLport itself, or link into any special libraries. To configure STLport simply comment IN (its commented out by default), the following line from STLport-4.5/stlport/stl_user_config.h so it should look:
Then configure the includes path in Visual Studio to pick up on STLport: Select the "Tools" menu. Select "Options" In the Options dialog, select the "Directories" tab Under the "include" option, add the path to STLport4.5, something like: D:/STLport4.5/stlport Then press the up array to move the entry all the way to the top of the list, thus overriding MS's own STL implementations.
All OpenSceneGraph libraries, plugins and executables are compiled with the multi-threaded dll option turned ON, and with RTTI turned ON. Your own projects which link to the OpenSceneGraph must uses these same options or your application will crash or produce unpredicatable behavior.
The OpenSceneGraph uses Standard C++ style extensionless headers, which poor VisualStudio doesn't automatically recognize as suitable for syntax highlighting (compile works fine though), even the StandardC++ header themselves require a hack to get VisualStudio to highlight them properly. The easy answer is to use that same hack to get it to recognize the OpenSceneGraph headers too. To make easy a modified header listing file can be found in the VisualStudio/LANDEXT.DAT. First copy the original LANDEXT.DAT file (located in C:\Progam Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\MSDev98\Bin) to LANDEXT.DAT.BKP, and then copy over the OpenSceneGraph one. Once you have done this VisualStudio will syntax highlight them without problem.
% makeNote, make should automatically detect linux and build optimized targets for your system. And if you wish to install the OSG type:
% make installor
% make instlinksTo get full details of make options, type:
% make help(highly recommended)
The osgText library now depends upon GLU1.3 functionality, and only the recent Mesa version have this as standard. Unfortunately not all Linux distributions are up to date even recent ones. If you have problems compiling osgText due to GLU problems then check out the details at the bottom of this file, under the title RedHat7.1 & GLU1.3 for a quick way of installing GLU1.3 in the right place.
1) Untar the tarball. It will create a directory called fixosg/Cmd line
2) Change to the ReadHat7.2_fixglu/ directory
3) Become root
4) Run the script called fixglu
tar xvzf ReadHat7.2_fixglu.tar.gzYou should then be able to do a "make" in your OSG directory and everything will build as it should. Let me know if this doesn't work and I will try to improve it. Email me directly for help instead of posting here. There's a README in the tarball with some info on what the script actually does. There's nothing wrong with OSG itself; the problem with Redhat 7.2 is that it doesn't have GLU 1.3 by default, which OSG is now dependent on (for osgText.) Good luck everyone. - Clay
cd ReadHat7.2_fixglu/
su (your root password)
% makeNote, make should automatically detect linux and build optimized targets for your system. And if you wish to install the OSG type:
% make installor
% make instlinksTo get full details of make options, type:
% make help(highly recommended)
Compile, from the OSG root directory, ('%' is UNIX csh prompt) type:
% makeNote, make should automatically detect linux and build optimized targets for your system. And if you wish to install the OSG type:
% make installor
% make instlinksTo get full details of make options, type:
% make help(highly recommended)
% makeNote, make should automatically detect linux and build optimized targets for your system. And if you wish to install the OSG type:
% make installor
% make instlinksTo get full details of make options, type:
% make help(highly recommended)
Everything is done command-line, so you need to get to a shell before proceeding. The Mac comes with an app in Applications/Utilities called Terminal - open up any Finder window (e.g double-click on your hard disk icon), click on the Applications icon at the top right of the window, then click on the Utilities folder to get access to the Terminal. When you start Terminal it brings you up a csh running from your ~/ directory. Now, go to your OpenSceneGraph directory, and simply type:
make -j2And some time later you'll be rewarded with a lovely set of binaries and libraries. The Mac OSX build currently only builds a subset of the total functionality in OpenSceneGraph, but a large subset at that. Some of the remaining projects are known to build as well, but have external dependencies on libraries such as libtiff, libjpg, libpng, etc. and so are not included in the default build. However, if you examine the file OpenSceneGraph/Make/makedefs you will find which extra projects build for the mac, provided you have the external libraries required. Details on how to install these external libraries are outside the scope of this document, but for starting points, see one of:
setenv OSGHOME `pwd`/OpenSceneGraph
setenv OSGFILEPATH `pwd`/OpenSceneGraph-Data
setenv OSG_LD_LIBRARY_PATH ${OSGHOME}/lib
setenv DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH ${OSG_LD_LIBRARY_PATH}
OSG_FILE_PATH environmental variable
For the OSG to locate file data files easily an environmental variable OSG_FILE_PATH is used at run-time by the osgDB library. Note, for examples below substitute in the ${OSGDATA} directory with your own path where appropriate) Add the following to your .cshrc (note paths separated by colon's): setenv OSG_FILE_PATH ./:${OSGDATA}:${OSGDATA}/Images Or the following if you're using a sh compatible shell : export OSG_FILE_PATH=./:${OSGDATA}:${OSGDATA}/Images: Or under windows (note paths seperated by semi-colon's) : SET OSG_FILE_PATH=./:${OSGDATA};${OSGDATA}/Images


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Best and Worst Player
Best Player
Goal Choice
D. De RosarioCanada Position: Midfielder
Fan Choice
K. BeckermanUnited States Position: Midfielder
Worst Player
Goal Choice
C. WondolowskiUnited States Position: Attacker
Fan Choice
K. BeckermanUnited States Position: Midfielder
Team Ratings
United States
S. Johnson
An early and impressive reflex save on De Rosario was the extent of Johnson's involvement in the match.
J. Morrow
He's fast, but Morrow didn't offer enough composure on the ball to help an uninspired U.S. attack.
O. González
The most telling contributions from Gonzalez didn't come in defense. In attack he had a barely plausible penalty appeal turned down and nearly latched onto two offensive free kicks. Overall his distribution was poor, but it never caught out the United States.
B. Evans
Evans didn't move the ball smoothly enough in the first half, so shifted to right back for the second half. His versatility patched holes in the lineup without helping the United States take control of the game.
M. Besler
There wasn't a whole lot of defending for the United States to do.
T. Beltran
In the first half, the U.S. player with the most time and space to deliver the ball was the Real Salt Lake fullback. Unfortunately for the Americans, Beltran's skill set doesn't include too much offensive imagination. He made way at halftime of his international debut.
B. Davis
Worryingly for Davis, the quality of free kick service improved once the Houston Dynamo winger made way in the second half. The Houston fans didn't see the traditionally consistent service from Davis they are used to. Early in the second half, he whiffed on a good chance in the box, sending the ball well wide.
G. Zusi
The apparent heir to Landon Donovan's creative spot down the right, Zusi didn't show he belongs on bigger stages with this timid performance against Canada. One of the more experienced players in the U.S. attack, the Sporting KC midfielder failed to take the lead in breaking down a stubborn Canuck side.
K. Beckerman
For the most part, Beckerman did his job. He sat in front of the defense and kept the ball ticking along nicely. The problems for the United States lay further up field.
E. Johnson
In the first half, after being taken down and awarded a free kick, EJ tossed the ball petulantly in the direction of his marker. The Seattle Sounders striker didn't contribute much else aside from a series of indulgent touches that led to turnovers.
C. Wondolowski
Was that the last time Wondolowski wears a U.S. jersey? The deadliest marksman in MLS hasn't scored for the United States after nine caps. In this game he didn't look sharp and was pulled off at halftime.
S. Thomas
The backup goalkeeper who doesn't even have a club only made one telling mistake, when a shanked clearance kept Canada under pressure.
N. Attakora
The Canadian backline never looked concerned when the U.S. attackers received the ball. Attakora and Jakovic did well to keep their opponents' backs to goal.
A. Morgan
The American right wingers struggled to create any space or telling crosses, often passing backward to find relief from Morgan's pressure.
D. Jaković
Always suave on the ball, Jakovic and his fellow defenders weren't too bothered by the American attack.
K. Bekker
The MLS rookie pushed highest of Canada's midfield, energetically linking the lines. His was a solid, useful display.
R. Teibert
Teibert's role mostly involved tracking the forward runs of the American right back, and he performed it diligently.
N. Ledgerwood
Ledgerwood began with a clever curling cross that DeRo volleyed on frame. He didn't send too many more balls into the box, but marked well at right back.
J. Beaulieu-Bourgault
Canada ceded possession to the host gladly, but won the midfield battle.
D. De Rosario
If DeRo were American, he'd be on the plane to Honduras. The D.C. United attacker was the best player on the pitch, a lively outlet for a stodgy Canadian team. Between a first half swivel-volley and a second half header from a free kick he also had the two best chances on goal.
T. Dunfield
The veteran midfielder clogged the midfield well. He doggedly closed down anything that came through the central areas.
T. Ricketts
Stuck mostly on the flanks and performing defensive duties, Ricketts didn't move up top until late in the match.


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National Science Foundation Awards Grants for Research on Coupled Natural and Human Systems
Studies should lead to new understanding of how humans and the environment interact
Mile-a-minute weed or forest killer, it's called. Mikania micrantha is an exotic, invasive species that spreads quickly, covering crops, smothering trees and rapidly altering the environment.
Researchers funded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Human Systems (CNH) program will explore the factors that led to an invasion of M. micrantha in Chitwan National Park in Nepal.
The project is one of 18 funded this year by the CNH program, which addresses how humans and the environment interact. Total funding for the 2012 awards is $17.6 million.
NSF's Directorates for Geosciences; Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences; and Biological Sciences support research conducted through the CNH program.
CNH is part of NSF's Science, Engineering and Education for Sustainability investment.
Research funded by CNH awards will provide a better understanding of natural processes and cycles and of human behavior and decisions--and how and where they intersect.
"We're dependent on our environment and the resources it provides us, yet we often don't recognize that many of our most pressing problems can only be tackled by considering them as a single, interconnected system," says Sarah Ruth, program director in NSF's Directorate for Geosciences.
"CNH grants seek to explore that system, and to foster a better understanding of our place in it."
New CNH awardees will study such subjects as tree-ring records of past climate, estimates of grassland productivity and livestock abundance, and what lake sediment records of water quality in Mongolia can reveal about the rise and fall of the former Mongol Empire. Researchers will also study urban mosquito ecology in socioeconomically diverse communities and social-ecological complexity and adaptation in marine systems.
Awardees will also conduct research on indigenous fire regimes, land-use ecology and contemporary livelihoods in northern California. In addition, they will examine conflict and fisheries in the Lake Victoria Basin in Africa and study the influence of the size of protected areas on ecological and economic effectiveness.
CNH scientists are asking questions such as: How can we enhance the resilience of coastal ecosystems and human communities to oceanographic variability? What are the effects of distributed water storage tanks on the vulnerability of subsistence-level agriculture in India?
"For more than a decade, the CNH program has supported projects that have explored the complex ways people and natural systems interact with each other," says Tom Baerwald, CNH program director in NSF's Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences.
"This year's awards have the same broad range, exploring topics for which basic researchers seek enhanced understanding and practical insights, while improving the ways people function and prosper while maintaining and improving environmental quality."
Other questions include: How do climate, water and land-use decisions in the Argentine Pampas intersect? How do social and ecological processes along urban-to-rural gradients affect land use and forest conservation? To what extent do agroecosystem-based climate resilience strategies affect the Blue Nile headwaters in Ethiopia?
"Social and natural scientists must work together to understand how human societies and ecological systems depend on each other," says Peter Alpert, CNH program director in the Directorate for Biological Sciences. "The CNH program remains at the forefront of support for this key research on sustainability."
CNH 2012 awardees, their institutions and projects are:
Li An, San Diego State University:
Christopher Anderson, University of North Texas:
Paul Armsworth, University of Tennessee, Knoxville:
Nandita Basu, University of Iowa:
Rebecca Bird, Stanford University:
Sarah Glaser, College of William & Mary:
Amy Hessl, West Virginia University:
Shannon LaDeau, Institute of Ecosystem Studies:
Nina Lam, Louisiana State University:
Simon Levin, Princeton University:
Fiorenza Micheli, Stanford University:
Mark Moritz, Ohio State University:
Timothy Murtha, Pennsylvania State University, University Park:
Guillermo Podesta, University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science:
Anne Short, Boston University:
Christine Wiedinmyer, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research:
Scott Yabiku, Arizona State University:
Ben Zaitchik, Johns Hopkins University:
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CLAREMONT -- The Friends of the Public Library on April 28 will present a reading of poetry from the Claremont Graduate University's "Foothill: A Journal of Poetry."
The free program will be at 2 p.m. at the library, 208 Harvard Ave.
It will feature the works of Nikia Chaney of Cal State San Bernardino, Jose Hernandez Diaz of Antioch University in Los Angeles, Sarah Brenda Marsh-Robelo of San Diego State University and Alex Rieser of the University of San Francisco.
Information: www.colapublib.org/libs/claremont.


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Some SD Guard soldiers told to return overpayments
RAPID CITY (AP) -- Three Black Hills mayors are upset that some National Guard soldiers have been told to return bonus pay they mistakenly received.
Some members of the 842nd Engineering Company were notified in March that they had been overpaid and were told not to spend the money. They received instructions last month on paying it back.
Lead Mayor Jerry Apa, Spearfish Mayor Dana Boke and Deadwood Mayor Chuck Turbeville are upset about how the matter was handled.
"After more than two months of no communication on the matter many (Guard members) assumed the money was theirs, many began paying bills, making purchases, etc.," they said in a letter to the Rapid City Journal.
The mayors want the Guard to apologize and offer specialized repayment plans to the soldiers rather than offering standard plans that allow for only a handful of options, including immediate full payment or collection of 20 percent of a soldier's paychecks until the money is repaid.
The pay is a bonus for soldiers who do not take an allotted rest period between deployments. In one case, the overpayment amounted to $4,400. The soldier was calculated as being owed for 23 days when the guardsman was only owed for one day.
Maj. Anthony Deiss, a spokesman for the South Dakota National Guard, said he does not know how many soldiers were overpaid. The miscalculation was made in the Guard's local personnel office and was caught by another local office and corrected, he said.
"It's money they're not authorized to have. They're not entitled to it," Deiss said. "We tried to get the word out ahead of time to make sure they don't spend this money."


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Beautiful garden Kalyn ~ you are truly lucky...ReplyDelete
I just wanted to comment on the beer thing. When we do it, we bury ramekins in the soil so the edge of the ramekin is level with the soil line. We have successfuly used lower alcohol beers as slug deterrent this way.
Linda, thanks for the additional tip on how to get the snails to drink beer! The bowls I used were quite high, so I will give it another try and bury them as you suggested.ReplyDelete
"Master" gardener, you are too kind!ReplyDelete
Its amazing how plants will shoot up literally over night if the weather is good, every time I turn my back, my potatoes seem to grow an inch.
Linda makes a good point about making the container level with the ground. Give it another shot because you're certainly not going to drink that 3% are you?
Wow, Kalyn!ReplyDelete
We just got in some of our plants today so I can't believe that your garden is already in full swing! Everything looks wonderful and I agree with you ... it's so exciting to check in every day to see how your plants have grown and changed!
Hi Kalyn,ReplyDelete
The garden is certainly coming along nicely. If the beer tricks don't work, you can try laying an old board next to your plants in the garden. Turn it over in the morning, and it should have the slimies clinging to it.
Also, diatomaceous earth might work, as it kills soft bodied creatures (like caterpillars) with its microspcopic glass-like shards. When the softies slide over it, it literally cuts them to death. Sounds gross, but sometimes it's gross or an empty dinner plate. : )
Steven - I actually don't even like beer! This was leftover beer from a guest who stayed at my house, and I have two more bottles, so I will try again.ReplyDelete
Ivonne - show us your garden!
Farmgirl - I will try the trick with the board next! Great idea. Love the sound of your arugula pesto.
Such lovely piccies. I'm green with envy. All I have coming up right now is my arugula and butter lettuce. The weather has been downright horrid for anything but the most cool-weather tolerant plants. I've others that are growing that were already well establish but the new babies are taking forever.ReplyDelete
I miss having a garden, but with all my travel in the summer, I wouldn't be here to tend it. Your garden is lovely!ReplyDelete
Wow, Kalyn! All those plants. Good luck with the slug problems.ReplyDelete
I enjoy so much seeing those plants and herbs in your garden! I wonder if the cucumber's flower is edible just like zucchini's... and hope your arugula and swiss chard continue doing great, I love them!
Nerissa, show us your garden when it gets going.ReplyDelete
Cyndi, I can relate. I remember those days.
Mae, I'm going to try Farmgirl's trick with the board.
Gattina, never thought about the cucumber flowers being edible. I bet they are though.
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