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My first MC was an 02 X Star that I bought used for 37.5k. I owned it for 5 years and did all my own service, which amounted to only oil change/winterization and replaced the starter (my fault, I got it wet). I traded it in on my 2012 X-2 for 26k. That boat did almost everything I wanted (a little cramped with multiple passengers and not good in rough water). It cost me $2300 a year. I understand that boats are a lot more complicated and have a lot more bells and whistles than mine did, but really, the only whiz bang thing my new boat has over my old (not counting the different hull) is the attitude plate and auto launch.
I spent 70k on my new boat, which I feel is a rediculous amount of money. My decision to buy new was to keep the boat for 10+ years. The under warranty part was just added piece of mind, although I nievely expected to never have any real issues, and have to make maybe 1 trip to the dealer (the only reason my 1st MC ever went to the dealer was to trade it in). What I have found is that for me the warranty is more of a burden. I have to spend 3-4 hours of my time hauling the boat to the dealer, wait 1-2 weeks for them to fix what I could do in 4 hours, and then spend 3-4 more hours going back to pick it up. Also, don't forget about the $200 in gas that I don't get reimbursed for.
The new boat market is what it is. It's not what I thought it is, and it's not for me. Maybe I bought new on a bad year and I got one of the boats with more problems than normal for that year, but for the price of a new boat, I don't want to risk it again. I hopefully won't have to buy a new boat again, I just want the one I did buy to stop having to go into the dealer. From now on, I'll let others take the new boats and the new boat depreciation and work all of the bugs out for me. I'm scared to ask what my 70k boat that has an ugly one off year tower and a one off year control system is worth.
Back to the original topic of the thread, no one's really spoke up about 2013 issues, so that's good news. Although there probably aren't too many out there with any sort of hours accumulated yet.
Don't forget about the non-monetary intangibles, such as getting a new boat every year, being able to vary colours and options, no winter headaches, etc...
What about not making insurance payments half the year? I don't anticipate buying a new boat every year, however, for this year, I would have had to be a fool to not take the trade.
Non-monetary intangibles, being able to vary options - like a $660 standard spare tire?
Sorry, now I'm just being negative.
Nick makes some good points. Getting a new boat is "fun". What's not to enjoy. Plus for us Canadians it gives us something to look forward too over the winter months but an experience like BCD had can really change how a person looks at a new boat. The buyer assumes they won't have all the head aches and problems if a used boat by purchasing new but this isn't always the case.
My previous boat was a Moomba and it was basiclly trouble free for 4 years and 400 hours. I also sold it after 4 years for about 10k less than I paid for it and the guy who bought it got a good deal on a great boat. I can only hope to do as well with my MC but my dealer was so good to me on the move to the 2013 I know I will be a loyal customer for many years.
2013 X-30, 6.0L with 2500lbs of ballast and 500 lbs of lead.
What Id like to emphasize too is I was pretty much given what I paid for the boat on trade. Factor in the 4K I was gonna spend on ballast upgrade = no brainer!
Well, I went to the MC source today and I'm a happy camper.
I was given a summary of the latest 2012 Medallion Software update that is in the dealers hands now and think it will resolve PP and that it allows for piggy backing. To adjust the timers on the 2012 with the touch screens, there is a tool your dealer will use to flash in that config. If they don't have the tool already, it is on the way.
For those without PnP (like mine) you will piggy back a sac and then your dealer will adjust the timer (revolutions of the pump) accordingly. For example if you piggy a 750# bag to the port locker, then have the dealer quadruple the revolutions (250# hard tank + 3 times the length of time) for that pump to fill the hard tank, then the sac. It will also correspond to the % full as a 1000# ballast on the touch screen. So now at 25% full, just the hard tank will be full...and at 75% full, 50% of the bag plus the entire hard tank.
One key item to remember, for some reason he mentioned to not delete 'the boat' in the touch screen config, that will cause you to have to have it reprogrammed by the dealer.
Also note a mute button will be on most or all screens and user interface has been improved for cruise. Also fixed the sensitivity of the screen. The update also addresses PnP boats as well.
He said they tested it thoroughly. To be frank, I was pretty impressed with the level of detail and comprehension of the issues he had.
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My concern is that for whatever reason the revolutions of the pump as a timing device is totally inaccurate. It was like playing plinko filling my tanks as they were always showing different levels. The only time I knew the levels for sure was when water was coming out of overflows.
Although, sounds like they have taken this thing seriously.
Stay tuned, my build pics coming to my inbox Monday. My build is done and lake test is Monday as well.
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SKIING Resorts' numbers up as economy takes toll on other outdoor activities
It's all about snow and money this coming winter at Tahoe's ski and snowboard resorts. Unlike many years, the supply of both might actually meet the demand.
La Niña and a jet stream aimed at Tahoe last winter dumped 640 inches of snow at Norden near Donner Pass, the eighth most since 1868. In a weather stunner, the same conditions have formed again this fall off the Pacific, rare for consecutive years, and forecasters predict at least an average winter for Northern California - 450 inches of snow at Donner - and a chance for a repeat of last year's epic snowfall. The surprise 16 inches that came and went during the first week of October could portend big things.
Like attending 49ers games ($30 parking, $10 beer), this can be a sport where you have to pay to enjoy the marquee level. But visitor numbers and snow sports participation are climbing.
Lift tickets will approach $100 per day this winter at Northstar-at-Tahoe and Squaw Valley, where the two resorts always parry over pricing until just before opening for the season. Heavenly's mid-mountain bar and restaurant that you reach by gondola is a $32 ride with top-of-the-world views of Lake Tahoe, and for a family, can be a $100 lunch. That's the high end. There are still reasonably priced gems to be found for those willing to work the system, especially weekdays at non-trademark resorts. The Chronicle will post these deals on its Slope Dope blog throughout the season.
Despite a weak economy, where many outdoor industries are troubled (boat and RV sales, exotic vacation travel, etc.), winter sports are more popular than ever. In the past four years, the number of downhill skiers in America has increased from 10.3 million to 11.5 million, snowboarders from 6.8 million to 8.2 million, and cross-country skiers from 3.5 million to 4.5 million, according to Anovia Daniels of Snowsports Industries America (SIA), which monitors national and regional trends.
Tahoe area resorts have mirrored this surge, though exact numbers for resorts aren't disclosed. Across the West, visitor days in the past 10 years have increased about 10 percent from 11.1 million to 12.1 million, according to SIA.
As many might expect, the resorts with the biggest corporate bank accounts are the ones that spend the dough for construction and new runs for the coming winter.
Here are highlights of the key changes:
-- Northstar: Owned by Vail Resorts, Northstar reports $30 million in capital improvements, new gladed terrain, a high-speed lift and a new on-mountain restaurant (accessible from Zephyr Express lift) with 500 indoor seats and 200 outdoor deck seats. The Backside, with epic long runs and tree skiing, will be serviced with a new express quad chairlift that rises 1,440 vertical feet.
-- Squaw Valley USA: Squaw is amid a five-year, $50 million improvement plan. Key to skiers for this winter are lift upgrades at Granite Chief and High Camp, 200 new trail signs that designate which trails were groomed overnight, 10 new groomers and new rental equipment. There are also two new restaurants and a transformed Olympic House.
-- Alpine Meadows: Alpine's merger with neighboring Squaw Valley means you can ski or board either resort this winter with a single season pass or lift ticket. In the long run, insiders figure it will take about 10 years to connect the resorts; a chunk of land between will have to be purchased and then developed.
-- Heavenly: Three fresh runs have been constructed on the Nevada side of the mountain and are ready for winter. The Stagecoach Express lift will access the new Comstock, Mineshaft and Outlaw trails, bringing Heavenly's number of runs to 97 and adding 20 acres of intermediate terrain. This will provide a valuable addition when high winds shut down the ridges.
To create a funding base with fewer economic peaks and valleys than in the past, the push across the industry, according to one CEO, has been to steer people away from lift tickets and toward season passes by raising one-day prices, thus building resort loyalty with major season discounts.
At Squaw Valley and Alpine, a college student can buy a Tahoe Super Pass for $349, that is, a season pass for both resorts with blackout dates for holiday periods, or pay nearly $100 a day for lift tickets. Last year, Squaw charged $92 for a lift ticket and did not announce single-day prices until Dec. 1.
At Boreal, the popular mid-level ski area near Donner Pass off Interstate 80, the standard lift ticket price will be $49. Mount Rose on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe announced a daily price of $69.
Squaw, Alpine, Northstar, Heavenly, Homewood, Sugar Bowl, Kirkwood, Sierra at Tahoe and others have not announced prices in the bid to get you to buy a season pass.
As the season progresses, you can expect discounts for midweek, students, seniors and military, along with package deals with lodging, a meal or equipment rentals. Those who play the game, save. Those who don't, won't.
Snow sports numbers
Participants in America: 11.5 million alpine skiers, 8.2 million snowboarders, 4.5 million cross-country skiers.
Gender: alpine skiers: 60 percent male, 40 percent female; snowboarders: 66 percent male, 34 percent female; cross-country: 55 percent male, 45 percent female.
Age of alpine skiers: 6-12 (10 percent), 13-24 (26 percent), 25-34 (20 percent), 35-54 (36 percent), 55-plus (7 percent).
Age of snowboarders: 6-12 (10 percent), 13-24 (44 percent), 25-34 (24 percent), 35-54 (20 percent), 55-plus (2 percent).
Age of cross-country skiers: 6-12 (9 percent), 13-24 (21 percent), 25-34 (22 percent), 35-54 (35 percent), 55-plus (13 percent).
Number of skier visits: Rockies, 20.4 million; Northeast, 13.8 million; Pacific, 12.1 million; Midwest, 7.9 million; Southeast, 5.9 million. Total: 60.1 million.
Tahoe Area ski resorts
I-80 corridor
Boreal: Located off Highway 80 near Donner Pass, rideboreal.com, (530) 426-3666.
Sugar Bowl: Off 80 near Donner Pass, sugarbowl.com, (530) 426-9000.
Donner Ski Ranch: Off State Route 40 near Donner Summit, donnerskiranch.com, (530) 426-3635.
Royal Gorge: Donner Pass, royalgorge.com, (530) 426-3871.
Soda Springs: Near Norden, skisodasprings.com, (530) 426-3901.
Tahoe Donner: Near Truckee, skitahoedonner.com, (530) 587-9444.
North Tahoe
Alpine Meadows: Off Highway 89, skialpine.com, (530) 583-4232.
Granlibakken: West shore of Lake Tahoe near Tahoe City, granlibakken.com, (877) 552-6301.
Homewood: West shore, skihomewood.com, (530) 525-2992.
Northstar at Tahoe: Off Highway 267, northstarattahoe.com, (800) 466-6784.
Squaw Valley: Off Highway 89, squaw.com, (530) 583-6985.
South Tahoe
Heavenly: In South Lake Tahoe, skiheavenly.com, (800) 432-8365.
Sierra at Tahoe: Off Highway 50 near Echo Summit, sierraattahoe.com, (530) 659-7453.
Kirkwood: Off Highway 88 near Carson Pass, kirkwood.com, (209) 258-6000.
Diamond Peak: At Incline Village, diamondpeak.com, (775) 832-1177.
Mount Rose: South of Reno, mtrose.com, (800) 754-7673.
Gearing up stats
Helmet sales: 1.2 million sold last winter, all-time high, use up 19 percent.
Alpine skis: 74,000 units
(in the 80-100mm width category) sold last year, up from 47,000, increase of 74 percent in dollars spent.
Snowboards: Reverse camber snowboard sales up 42 percent in units; 45 percent of all current season model boards have reverse camber.
Parkas: Sales of insulated parkas up 24 percent, $394 million in total dollars.
Snowshoes: Sales up 21 percent last winter.
Snow sports products purchased at specialty stores: accessories, $733 million (36 percent); equipment, $652 million (32 percent); apparel, $631 million (31 percent). Total: $2.01 billion.
Snow sports products purchased online: apparel, $325 million (50 percent); accessories $186 million (29 percent); equipment $140 million (21 percent). Total: $652 million.
Source: Reports from Snowsports Industries America
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Here's something to think about the next time you toss a plastic milk carton in the recycling bin: You're part of the natural gas revolution, and a $15 billion expansion at chemical plants along the Texas Gulf Coast will bring it closer to home than ever.
"We started watching a few years ago," said Mark Lashier, executive vice president of olefins and polyolefins at Chevron Phillips Chemical. "We went from, 'Gosh, is this something real?' to convincing ourselves this is here to stay."
"This" is not only low natural gas prices but also the huge reserves of shale gas released by hydraulic fracturing technology, which have given chemical plants a steady source of fuel, as well as the raw material for the staples of modern life, from plastic bags and milk cartons to medical supplies.
That has local governments scrambling to provide more housing, more roads and more workers to build and operate the expanded plants.
"It's a new industrial revolution," said Dan Borné, president of the Louisiana Chemical Association, which is in the midst of its own boom.
Even as critics worry about air pollution and overburdened infrastructure, federal estimates suggest the growth is here to stay.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration predicts natural gas production will reach 27.9 trillion cubic feet by 2035, up almost one-third from 2010 levels.
The newly discovered reserves offered the promise of prosperity and energy independence, but some of the pioneers haven't fared so well: Prices plummeted as more natural gas became available, and some of the first companies to jump into shale gas drilling – and their investors – lost money.
Chemical companies, on the other hand, prospered from the low prices and the knowledge that there will be natural gas available for decades.
Chemical companies use natural gas and natural gas liquids, including ethane, butane and propane, in a number of ways.
In one of the most common, ethane is converted to ethylene in a process called cracking. From there, ethylene can be made into packaging, paint and other products.
Edward Hirs, an energy economist at the University of Houston, said the expansions make sense even if natural gas prices ultimately go up.
"This is a long-term, significant advantage," he said of the shale gas reserves, especially because natural gas is more expensive overseas. "Even $8 gas gives us a huge competitive advantage."
Natural gas has been trading in the United States at under $4 per million British thermal units.
'Not just all gravy'
Chevron Phillips Chemical, based in The Woodlands, is in the midst of more than $5 billion in expansion projects at plants in Baytown and in Brazoria County.
Dow Chemical last spring announced a $4 billion expansion along the Gulf Coast, including a new ethylene production plant at its Freeport complex, already the largest chemical plant in North America.
In October, Dow announced plans to cut 2,400 jobs and close 20 plants worldwide as a result of slow growth in Europe and elsewhere, but CEO Andrew Liveris said the Gulf Coast projects will continue.
In all, Texas chemical plants have announced $15 billion in expansions, all tied in some way to cheap and abundant natural gas, said Hector Rivero, president and CEO of the Texas Chemical Council.
The plant expansions will produce an estimated 25,000 jobs in Texas, Rivero said. That's mostly temporary construction jobs, but hundreds of permanent jobs, too.
With that will come the need for more housing, additional road repairs and law enforcement and other services.
"It's not just all gravy," Brazoria County Judge Joe King said.
King said Brazoria County has granted more than $6 billion in tax abatements for the expansions – slightly more than $1 billion at Dow Chemical's Freeport facility, another $1 billion for Chevron Phillips' expansions at the Sweeny plant in Old Ocean, a tiny town in Brazoria County, and a $4 billion abatement for a proposed liquefied natural gas export facility.
The export facility may never be built – several other locations are under consideration, and the federal government hasn't approved the plan yet – but county commissioners approved the abatement earlier this year anyway, King said.
Each expansion requires a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, or an amendment to an existing permit, setting new allowable emission rates. But the sheer number of plants that are expanding has some watchdogs worried.
Driving the economy
King is convinced any trade-offs will be worth it.
"It's easy to speculate it'll mean more business for the service folks," King said. "That's everything from the restaurants to the laundries."
And even with the tax abatements, he said the additional residents and business are expected to increase revenue from personal property, hotel and sales taxes.
"The majority of the people in Brazoria County know if we didn't have the industry we have, we wouldn't have the jobs available," he said. "They are the driving force of the economy of the county."
But Elena Craft, air quality specialist with the Environmental Defense Fund, said there are concerns about expanding industrial activity, even if an individual plant never exceeds its permit.
"As we learn more, as the science becomes more advanced, we are finding health impacts at lower levels of exposure," Craft said. "We have a lot of unknowns."
Often, no one plant is to blame, she said. "A facility can be operating within its permit limits, but when there are 12 or 15 operating within their permits, you can still have an air quality issue."


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The central North Island peaks of Ngāuruhoe, Ruapehu and Tongariro – dramatically visible from the Desert Road – are active volcanoes, part of the Pacific 'ring of fire'. One version of a Māori tradition tells of a battle among the mountains for the love of beautiful Mt Pīhanga, while another describes how the priest Ngātoroirangi, exploring the area, was caught in freezing weather and called to his sisters to send fire from their homeland, Hawaiki.
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More than two decades after the Chernobyl meltdown, the world again is staring uneasily at the Janus faces of nuclear power. One offers an energy source that won't cause global warming. The other presents challenges in cost, safety, disposal, and nuclear proliferation.
Rising energy prices, and especially the need to find alternatives to fossil fuels that pour out greenhouse gases, have put a fresh focus on nuclear power. "We are facing a nuclear renaissance," the head of a French nuclear energy company said recently. "Nuclear's not the devil anymore. The devil is coal."
Today the world's 439 nuclear plants provide about 16 percent of electricity, a percentage that has altered little over 20 years. But that's changing.
Britain recently announced that it will look favorably on companies that apply to build new nuclear plants there. Finland and France already have active building programs. Italy, which banned nuclear plants after Chernobyl, is now engaged in a debate on the subject, and interest in the US appears to be reawakening, too. In all, more than 100 new plants are being built or planned, about half of them in developing nations such as India and China.
This nascent boom comes despite the known shortcomings of nuclear power. Radioactive waste from nuclear plants, such as plutonium-239, can remain toxic for thousands of years. And no permanent storage facility to keep it safely sequestered indefinitely has been built anywhere in the world. The American site at Yucca Mountain in Nevada has proceeded at a snail's pace and is opposed by that state's most influential politician, US Senate majority leader Harry Reid (D). Its opening remains at least a decade away.
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You should simply say to your son that when people and animals die, they do not come back. And if someone says that a dead person came back to life then it is either a made up story, or some kind of trick and the person was not really dead in the first place.
Also say to him that life is really, really precious, and we should not trivialise it by polluting our minds with imaginary resurrections. Why would god be so greedy and only allow his own son (ie himself) to come back to life? Why not bring back all dead beings? After all many of them died unfairly.
I think it would be best to share both points of views in a simplistic manner (christian/atheist) and then tell him that reserving his choice on which side to take is not a bad idea. Telling a kid what he shouldn't think would just spawn rebellion so I can see how this can be a troublesome issue. If I were you, I'd focus on getting him to understand the importance of an open mind, taking in points and views from all aspects and analyzing them at his own leisure. This will relieve the pressure of trying to make such an early decision on a life-changing belief system and will let him focus on other things (like school/having fun).
I think explaining the world of science here and there will have him automatically start questioning religion. From there you just have to let him know that it is OK to question religion (and everything else this world offers for that matter) because the smartest people are the ones who ask questions. By asking questions, I'm sure he'll come to the many faults of religion.
Those are just my thoughts right off the bat. If this doesn't help then I hope you find an adequate solution to your liking soon. The early years of a child's life are extremely important. I would go as far to say that they literally shape their thinking processes and what they define to be "true".
In any case, good luck!!
LSM & Peter, both of you make good points, but I think that approach wouldn't suit a 5 1/2 year old kid.
At that age they aren't mature enough of grasp the concepts religion, atheism and science. At that age, everything is like a fairy tale. Its healthy to let their imagination run wild & maybe dabble in a little religion, specially during festivals. With proper parenting they should come out of it just fine, just like kids finally stop believing in Santa Claus & the tooth fairy.
Eh? Where did I mention religion, atheism, or science?
The fact is the poster WANTS some advice in relation to what to say to her son. The kind of fluff you mention is not really any advice at all. You want the kid to accept that all fairy stories are equal, well I bet he understands that they are not if someone bothers to tell him.
He's not too young to learn that a galactic zombie coming back from the dead to roam the earth and then fly back into space is probably just a made up story. And here, look, there are many like it, so they can't all be true.
This is an extremely vulnerable age, and I think good parenting is knowing which fairy stories to let your kids dabble in. Santa is not a problem, as he'll grow out of it - because it's not true. Jesus is passed off as true by adults, that's the difference. The Santa story is harmless fun that we all participate in as nothing but fun. The Jesus story leads to violence, social exclusion, and bigotry. A kid should be shielded from this rampant evil nonsense.
The religion & atheism part was by Peter.
And I think the advice I meant to give was not to be too forceful about things. Its one thing to tell a 5 y.o kid that what his friends are telling him about this Jesus fellow isn't true but what if he doesn't wanna believe you but would rather believe his friends who tell him all the 'wonderful' things about religion. What do you do then? The kid is only 5 & won't turn into a devout Christian overnight. Yes, it is a very important issue and needs to be handled carefully but not immediately. The boy should be able to think for himself and not be just told that god doesn't exist. Wouldn't that be similar to pressing religion onto him?


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House Minority Whip Eric Cantor just gave a brief speech accusing Democrats of using reports of recent threats of violence for political gain, and saying someone shot a bullet through the window of his campaign office this week.
"I've received threats since I assumed elected office, not only because of my positions, but because I am Jewish," Cantor said. "I've never blamed anyone in this body for that. Period. Any suggestion that a leader in this body that would incite threats or acts against other members is akin to saying that I would endanger myself, my wife or my children."Cantor said a bullet was shot through the window of his Richmond, Va., campaign office this week, and that he's gotten threatening emails.
"I will not release them because I believe such actions will only encourage more to be sent," he said.
He said to do so — as some Democratic lawmakers have done — would be reckless.
"It is reckless to use these incidents as media vehicles for political gain," he said. He called out DCCC Chair Chris Van Hollen and DNC Chair Tim Kaine by name as those who are "dangerously fanning the flames by suggesting that these incidents be used as a political weapon."
"To use such threats against members of congress is not a partisan issue," he said. "By ratcheting up the rhetoric some will only inflame these situations to dangerous levels."
Cantor's congressional office tells TPMDC the shooting happened sometime late Monday night or early Tuesday morning. It triggered an alarm, and the campaign filed a police report immediately. No one was harmed.
Michael Lowry, a spokesman for the Cantor campaign, told TPMDC that all inquiries about the shooting were being handled by Cantor's congressional office staff. He would not confirm any details about the incident, including whether or not there was a visible bullet hole.
A Richmond Police spokeswoman says the department is working on a statement about the incident to release to the press.
Additional reporting by Evan McMorris-Santoro and Christina Bellantoni
Late update: The DNC sends over a statement:
We disagree with the charge made by Rep. Cantor today that Democrats are using acts of violence for political gain. Let's be clear: calling on Republican leaders who have contributed in part to this anger by wildly mischaracterizing the substance and motives of health reform to condemn these acts is entirely appropriate.
Instead of distracting from the issue with more attacks, we would again ask Mr. Cantor and other Republicans, as we did yesterday, to join Chairman Kaine in working to ratchet down the rhetoric, condemn deplorable behavior and find ways to disagree on these issues without the charged rhetoric that we've been hearing from Republican leaders.
Late late update: The Associated Press is calling this a "possible gunshot" and describes the office as that of a political consultant for Cantor, not his campaign office.
But Cantor's spokesman, Brad Dayspring, tells TPMDC that it was indeed his campaign office.
Several Republican campaigns and consultants are housed in the same building, the Reagan Building, including Bolling For Lt Governorâ, Cantor for Congressâ, Creative Direct LLCâ, LaCivita Consulting LLCâ and Marcus & Allen LLCâ.
Late late late update: From the local paper: "Cantor, in an interview with the Richmond Times-Dispatch, said he doesn't know whether the shot was random or aimed at the building."
Another update: Van Hollen's spokesman, Doug Thornell, sends over a statement:
Yesterday, Congressman Van Hollen called upon Republican leaders to condemn the harsh rhetoric that is fanning the flames of extremism around the country. Today, Mr. Cantor had the opportunity to join Mr. Van Hollen in calling for restraint. Instead, he chose to use his press conference to level false accusations. This is straight out of the Republicans' political playbook of deflecting responsibility and distracting attention away from a serious issue.
Also, the AP has updated its story to reflect that the office is Cantor's campaign office.
Late Police-Weigh-In Update: Here's the statement from the Richmond police on the bullet incident.
It says in part:
"A preliminary investigation shows that a bullet was fired into the air and struck the window in a downward direction, landing on the floor about a foot from the window. The round struck with enough force to break the windowpane but did not penetrate the window blinds. There was no other damage to the room, which is used occasionally for meetings by the congressman."


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The Niagara Military Affairs Council has announced Emmy-winning journalist Rita Cosby will visit the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station on Saturday, Sept. 28, from noon to 3 p.m. to promote her book, "Quiet Hero: Secrets From My Father's Past," which chronicles her father's harrowing story as a World War II resistance fighter and prisoner of war.
Tickets for the event are now on sale for $20 and can be purchased by calling NIMAC at 716-283-4008 or by visiting http://www.nimac.org/events/. Tickets include attendance at Cosby's book presentation, a book signing (copies will be available for purchase), a ceremony honoring World War II veterans, and a buffet luncheon. Please note that, due to security requirements, tickets must be purchased one week in advance (by Saturday, Sept. 21).
First released in 2010, "Quiet Hero" chronicles a true story of heroism and courage in Cosby's own family, detailing her father's youth as a Polish resistance fighter who battled the Nazis during the Warsaw Uprising in World War II. The book went on to become a best seller on several lists, including the New York Times, USA Today and the Washington Post. The book has been hailed as "a loving, poignant tribute to her POW father and freedom" by Sen. John McCain, and "a beautiful tribute to the strength of the human spirit" by former Secretary of State Dr. Henry Kissinger.
Cosby is currently a special correspondent for the CBS syndicated program "Inside Edition," as well as a best-selling author and radio host. She has received three Emmys, the Jack Anderson Award for investigative excellence, the Matrix Award, the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, and the Lech Walesa Freedom Award.
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The Overeating Epidemic
My name is Maura, and I'm an addict. My substance of choice isn't as dangerous as heroin or cocaine. No, my habit is...peanut butter. I feel shaky and out of sorts every morning until I get my fix, ideally on whole wheat toast with blueberry jam. In emergencies, however, I spoon it straight from the jar.
But there's more to it than that. See, I can get kind of crazy about it. My last boyfriend started calling me a PB junkie after witnessing some of my peculiar behaviors: I keep a stash of no fewer than three containers in my cupboard — backups for when I finish the one in the fridge. I showed up for my first weekend at his apartment with Trader Joe's Creamy and Salted in my overnight bag. And I stuck a jar in the glove compartment before we set off on our first road trip. "What gives?" he asked. I told him I'd have a meltdown if I ever ran out. "You're addicted!" he retorted. I laughed; wasn't that a little extreme? The next morning, I waited until he was in the shower before digging yet another container of PB out of my luggage and sneaking a few spoonfuls.
My ex was onto something. Startling new research has found that the way some people respond to food is very similar to the way substance abusers react to the drugs they're hooked on. Additionally, a number of experts believe that the level of food addiction in the United States may be epidemic. "Overeating and obesity kill at least 300,000 Americans every year due to diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, and cancer," says Mark Gold, MD, of the division of addiction medicine at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville. "While no one knows exactly how many of those people might be food addicted, we estimate it's half of the total."
Women may be at the greatest risk: 85 percent of those who join Overeaters Anonymous are female. "Many of our members will say they're obsessed with food and that they think constantly about what they'll have next," says Naomi Lippel, the organization's managing director. "They also talk about eating until they're in a fog — until they're essentially intoxicated."
Take Angela Wichmann of Miami, who used to overeat until she couldn't think straight. "I could eat almost anything compulsively," says Angela, 42, a real-estate developer who tipped the scales at 180 pounds. "I'd buy junk food and eat it in the car or consume it at home in secrecy. My favorites were crunchy things like M&M's or chips. Even crackers would do the trick." She always felt shame and regret afterward, but says, "I was embarrassed that I couldn't control myself. In most areas of my life I've been able to achieve anything I set my mind to — I have a PhD, and I've run a marathon. Kicking my eating problem was another story entirely."
This Is Your Brain on Food
Experts are just now beginning to understand that for people like Angela, the compulsion to overeat starts in the head, not in the stomach. "We've discovered that they have abnormalities in certain brain circuits that are similar to those of substance abusers," says Nora D. Volkow, MD, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. For example, a study showed that morbidly obese people may, like drug addicts, have fewer receptors in their brains for dopamine, a chemical that produces feelings of well-being and satisfaction. As a result, food addicts may need more of a pleasurable experience — such as dessert — to feel good. They also have trouble resisting temptations.
"Many talk about craving food; about overdoing it despite the fact that they know how bad it is for their health; about withdrawal symptoms like headaches if they stop eating certain things, like high-sugar sweets," says Chris E. Stout, executive director of practice and outcomes at Timberline Knolls, a treatment center outside Chicago that helps women overcome eating disorders. And like an alcoholic, a food addict will do anything to get a fix. "We often hear about patients stashing cookies in their shoes, their cars, even in the rafters of their basement," says Stout.
It turns out that the brain's role in deciding what and how much we eat goes beyond what most scientists ever imagined. In a groundbreaking new study at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, principal investigator Gene-Jack Wang, MD, and his team found that when an obese person is full, different areas of her brain, including a region called the hippocampus, react in a way that's surprisingly similar to what happens when a substance abuser is shown pictures of drug paraphernalia. This is significant because the hippocampus is not only in charge of our emotional responses and memory but also plays a role in how much food we eat. According to Dr. Wang, this means that instead of telling us to eat only when we're hungry, our brains do a more complex calculation: They take into account how stressed out or grumpy we are, the size of our last snack and how good it made us feel, and the comfort we've gotten in the past from eating certain foods. The next thing you know, a person prone to overeating is wolfing down a carton of ice cream and a bag of chips.
For Angela Wichmann, it was emotional upset that led to her binges: "I did it to numb myself when things got me down, like relationships, school, work, and the way I could never seem to keep my weight steady," she says. Two years ago, Angela joined a self-help group for overeaters and lost nearly 30 pounds; she now weighs 146. (For more about such groups, see "Hungry for Help," page 5.) Amy Jones, 23, of West Hollywood, California, says her urge to eat was motivated by boredom, tension, and obsessive thoughts. "I couldn't stop thinking about the food I wanted until I ate it," explains Amy, who considers herself addicted to cheese, pepperoni, and cheesecake — foods her mother strictly prohibited when she was an overweight teen.
How We Get Hooked on Eating
Experts say our frenzied, jam-packed lives can encourage food addiction. "Americans rarely eat because they're hungry," says Dr. Gold. "They eat for pleasure, because they want to boost their mood, or because they're stressed out." The problem is, food is so abundant that overindulging becomes, well, a piece of cake. "Neanderthals had to hunt for their meals, and in the process they kept themselves in great shape," Dr. Gold explains. "But today, 'hunting' means driving to the grocery store and pointing at something in the butcher case."
The mental signals that urge us to consume are related to those ancient survival instincts: Our brains tell our bodies to store up more fuel, in case it will be a while before we find the next meal. That drive can be so powerful that for some people all it takes is seeing a favorite restaurant to set off a binge, Dr. Gold says. "Once that desire is set in motion, it's very difficult to suppress it. The messages our brains receive that say, 'I've had enough' are much weaker than the ones that say, 'Eat, eat, eat.'"
And let's face it, food has become more tempting and better-tasting than ever, which makes us want more and more of it. Dr. Gold says he's seen this illustrated in his lab. "If a rat is given a bowl full of something tasty and exotic, like Kobe beef, he'll gorge himself on it until there's none left — similar to what he'd do if he were given a dispenser full of cocaine. But serve him a bowl of plain old rat chow and he'll eat only as much as he needs to keep running on his exercise wheel."
Foods high in carbs and fat (think: french fries, cookies, and chocolate) are the ones most likely to be habit-forming, though researchers don't yet know why. One theory is that these foods spur cravings because they cause rapid and dramatic spikes in blood sugar. In the same way that smoking cocaine is more addictive than sniffing it because it gets the drug to the brain faster and the effect is felt more intensely, some experts surmise that we may get hooked on foods that cause fast, potent changes in our bodies.
Right about now, if you're not overweight, you might be thinking that you don't have to worry about becoming addicted to food. Wrong. "Any one of us might become a compulsive eater," says Dr. Volkow. "Even someone whose weight is under control could have a problem, though she might not realize it thanks to a high metabolism."
So am I a peanut-butter addict — or in danger of becoming one? "You should be concerned if a good part of your day revolves around your food habit," says Stout. "If food dominates your thoughts, then you have a problem." Phew! According to those criteria, I'm okay; I think about PB only when I wake up. So who is at risk? "Anyone who lies about how much food she is eating — even little fibs — should watch out," says Stout. "It's also a problem if she hides food, if she frequently eats enough to feel uncomfortable, if she regularly stuffs herself to the point where it makes her sleep badly, or if she feels guilt or shame about eating."
Take Charge of Your Appetite
If you don't have a compulsive-eating problem, consider yourself lucky. Still, experts say it's important to take steps to avoid developing one. "It's harder to kick an addiction to food than to alcohol or drugs," says Lisa Dorfman, RD, a sports nutritionist at the University of Miami. "You can't cut food out of your life; you need it to survive." Here, eight strategies for sensible, healthy eating.
Make a plan and stick to it. Consuming the same basic foods week to week will help prevent you from thinking of meals as rewards, says Dorfman. "Never use treats like ice cream as a gift to yourself after a hard day."
Don't munch on the run. Our brains feel gypped if we aren't sitting down at a table with a fork in hand, says Stout. You should eat breakfast and dinner in your kitchen or dining room as often as possible, adds Dorfman. Otherwise, you may end up conditioning yourself to eat anytime, anyplace — like when you're lying on the couch watching TV.
Avoid noshing in the car. "Your waist will count it as a meal, but your brain won't," says Stout. Not only that, but you can quickly become trained, like one of Pavlov's dogs, to eat whenever you're behind the wheel. "The same way that people who smoke want a cigarette every time they have a drink, it's easy to get used to having food every time you're on the road," he says.
Have a healthy snack, like fruits and veggies, 30 minutes before you eat a meal. It can take as long as half an hour for fullness signals to travel from the stomach to the brain. The sooner you start eating, says Dorfman, the sooner your belly will get the message to your brain that you've had enough food.
Downsize your dishes. "Unless our plates are full, we tend to feel cheated, like we haven't eaten enough," says Dr. Gold. So use a dessert dish for your entree.
Bust your eating triggers. "If you can't control your noshing when you're watching prime time, then don't sit in front of the television with a bowl of snacks," Dorfman says.
Exercise, exercise, exercise. It will help you maintain a healthy weight, and it can prevent compulsive eating because, like food, it produces stress relief and a feeling of well-being, says Dorfman. Dr. Gold explains, "Working out before meals can be especially beneficial. When your metabolism revs up, you may get the 'I'm full' signal faster, though we aren't sure why."
Finally, if you're trying to overcome a food habit, take heart. Says Dorfman, "Once you've developed healthy habits, it feels just as good not to overeat as it used to feel to do it."
Hungry for Help
If you can't stop eating, you're not alone. Overeaters Anonymous (OA) began in 1960 with one mission: to help compulsive eaters. Some members are obese; others are underweight. What they have in common is an obsession with food. There are 6,500 OA groups with an estimated 50,000 to 70,000 members worldwide. A majority — 85 percent — are women. OA follows a 12-step program modeled after the one used by Alcoholics Anonymous. Members start by admitting they are powerless over food. Meeting formats may vary, but all seek recovery on three levels: physical, emotional, and spiritual. OA recommends trying six different groups before deciding on the one that's right for you.
However, the program may not be a good fit for everyone. According to a 2002 survey of members, 56 percent said their food obsession had been lifted, but 44 percent said it hadn't. For more information, go to oa.org.
— Susan Koeppen, consumer correspondent for CBS News' The Early Show and our new contributor
Originally published in FITNESS magazine, March 2007.


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In order to post here, I've had to create a new ID. A problem with trying to change email addresses left me no choice.
Truth is, I've been a Puppy Promoter since 2005 and posting as "puponmanyoldlaptops" since then.
When you try enough Linux distros, you find a favorite. I tried lots of them. And I like some with differing, sometimes frustrating outcomes.
But returning to Puppy reminds me of how much detail and care are just purposely built in to it.
Drivers that work. Easy first-time set up that's a breeze. Firefox upgrading that happens automatically. Sub-200MB size in most offshoots.
So much more.
Is it perfect? No. Is it good? No.
It is freakin' awesome! Truly. Get it. Use it in Live Mode. Love it. Install it. Even THAT is easy as hell.
Anyone NOT having used Puppy 5.2.8 "Lucid" is missing THE Linux to go to for first-time and long-term users.
Gotta take my word for it. I have problems learning things. THIS Linux was not hard to wrap my brain around. It is THE Linux that eliminated my fear of using something other than Windows and the Mac OS.
More glowing praise you cannot heap on a work that's so obviously superior where it counts.
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2008 was the year that I seriously considered ditching Windows 98 on the home PC and start using Linux full-time, because I finally had my winmodem working with Ubuntu 8.10. The problem was, Ubuntu seemed so... foreign. And it was slow, especially the web browser. I began distro-hopping, but even the light distros seemed bottlenecked by the sluggish browsing experience.
The first puppy I tried was the 4.2 series, and immediately I could see it was different. The size was unusually small, desktop was cozy and engaging rather than clinical, winmodem was detected right away, and the speed...
They say distro-hopping is silly and one should just settle down with a beginner-friendly distro, get comfortable using Linux, and move on from there. But really, if the beginner-friendly distro is unusable, are you ever going to stick around? Puppy got me comfortable using Linux because it was usable on so many fronts-- the ease of installation, the speed, the compatibility... it is the distro that CONVINCED me to stick around, and that's true power...
- Intel Pentium 4 2.40GHz, 571MB RAM, ATI Radeon 7000. Linux Mint 17 Qiana installed.
- Pentium 3 533MHz, 385MB RAM, ATI Rage 128 Pro ULTRA TF. Precise Puppy 5.7.1 Retro full install.
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Ray MK
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Posted: Sun 14 Apr 2013, 07:46
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Almost exactly my sentiments and experiences exactly.
If it were not for Puppy, linux would not be on all my machines.
Puppy IMHO is easily the best OS on the planet, for all the reasons mentioned and so many more.
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Posted: Sun 14 Apr 2013, 12:07
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I have a full install of precise and use it everyday
The best feature is being able to boot without a CD, so I can always install newer versions.
It doesnt have those slowdowns like windows where you have to investigate and clear out temp files,spyware and all that stuff
I tried ArchLinux and didnt like it as its easy to totally corrupt things just by trying to install normal stuff like window managers, and you have to follow huge documents to get simple stuff to work
ubuntu and Mint are huge and sluggish, when you want to upgrade, the packages have moved into a new repository so you have to burn a new cd
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Posted: Sat 08 Jun 2013, 23:03
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you said: "I have a full install of precise and use it everyday
The best feature is being able to boot without a CD, so I can always install newer versions.
It doesnt have those slowdowns like windows where you have to investigate and clear out temp files,spyware and all that stuff
I tried ArchLinux and didnt like it as its easy to totally corrupt things just by trying to install normal stuff like window managers, and you have to follow huge documents to get simple stuff to work
ubuntu and Mint are huge and sluggish, when you want to upgrade, the packages have moved into a new repository so you have to burn a new cd"
I use Linux Mint 14, I also use Ubuntu 13.04 because of Unity and the "side dock", which is so much like the Mac OS. There were, still are, flamewars and hateful protests regarding the switch away from an iconized desktop. Mint does that. No more need be said.
But Puppy, all the recent versions, and all those older versions (4.2.1 and Stardust 4.3) make the ancient laptops I like to rescue run like they NEVER did with Windows - any flavor. No driver search, no multi-hour update bleariness. Puppy Just Works.
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Posted: Mon 10 Jun 2013, 14:38
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Puppy Just Works
True freedom is a live Puppy on a multisession CD/DVD.
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Posted: Thu 01 Aug 2013, 21:41
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I started using Puppy years ago around Lucid's introduction or maybe before, when I was having problems and needed a small rescue OS to troubleshoot and so fourth.
At the time, I got a bit frustrated
with a few hardware issues, that made it so that I couldn't use it exclusively, such as graphics/networking. But it got the job done(which is more than some other distros could do), and it was good enough, yet easy enough to use, that while I didn't use it day to day,
I thought it was an excellent distro worth keeping an eye on.
As time passed, I periodically tried newer versions to see if the issues I had were resolved. Some were, some weren't. But still, I was encouraged by the constant development and improvement which made me decide to keep checking in as I was sure Puppy would eventually be something I was more comfortable with for daily use.
I was right. Once Slacko came around, I was comfortable enough(and had few/no issues) to use it for long periods without feeling the need to boot Windows. NdisWrapper finally worked for me and I had no other hardware issues.
I became so comfortable with it that here in Texas, when it gets really hot(much of the year), and my air conditioner can't keep up, I open up my PC, and disconnect the internal hard drive, and run Slacko from a USB flash drive for months without booting Windows, with rare exception.
This not only keeps it and other components from overheating, but it also keeps the drive from crashing due to heating up to 52 degrees Celsius or more. Not only that, it saves electricity! So in addition to all of it's other charms, Puppy has extended the life of my older hardware with minimal(if any) sacrifice to features/performance.
So now I actually use Slacko for half the year or more. When i don't it's often for specific programs or games that Puppy can't run(/well). Recently I've had to boot windows repeatedly after Slacko started crashing, but only to do a disk check, as Puppy doesn't do the job right on my drive for some reason. It may be due to failure of the flash drive, or my RAM, or some corruption after it crashed that is making it keep crashing.
But I plan to re-install after I back up my save etc. and
keep using Slacko because it's superlative for what I need it to do
Other distros are capable of running on such a setup, but
that I've found compare to Puppy Linux. Many would take up my entire 8GB flash drive, and few are as easy and powerful to use. The only thing that might make it more attractive for the "average Joe" is perhaps something like PCManFM, but ROX does just fine.
Hands down, Puppy is the linux distro for the "average Joe". Capable, small footprint, easy to use/install, and constantly getting better.
Big, big, thanks to 01micko and Barry K. and all the other developers involved!
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Ted Dog
Joined: 13 Sep 2005
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Location: Heart of Texas
Posted: Fri 02 Aug 2013, 00:42
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LOL, I also open my computer up and remove hard drives to keep hardware cool during TX heat. I use an optical drive like you use a flash drive and lost one due to heat I'm sure of it.
I ripped that cooked blu-ray drive and found that the little controller chip is cooled by a dap of thermal gel and the metal case is pressed into that gel. So my new one was moved down to the lowest bay nearest to the intake screen and the top bay remains open for better air control
When I got my new netbook I made sure the HD was easy to get to and run it without HD or battery. Battery is stored in a air tight large sandwich baggy in the frig.
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Posted: Mon 05 Aug 2013, 02:18
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Sunday I will have been using Precise puppy for a month.
It has crashed a few times, but to be honest I ask a lot of it with only a gig of ram.
Best thing for me is now all the tools just work out of the box, no bashing my head against the desk when I realize I library I want to use is Linux only.
Gradually learning the terminal commands, but its alot of fun. every time i learn one it expands what I can do or makes a previously slow task that much faster.
No more Clicky Clicky, as much as I can I try and make tools or scripts to automate so I can do more important things like look at lolcats ect..
My PC is now very fast, waiting to upgrade the ram so I can get 3-4 gigs to see what kind of a difference it makes. Plus I will be able to emulate zos it will be sweet.
Overall very positive experience.
Sometimes I have been getting the "cannot fork" memory error. I don't know why that is.
wish I could find a way to make the tool bar like osX. I guess that would be the icing on the cake.
That and making the terminal black/green (the color seems to be stuck on green for some text and blue for others on a black background.) anyone know how i can set it to just green on black I would be most grateful.
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Posted: Tue 06 Aug 2013, 04:48
Post subject: terminal black/green
wibble wrote:
...That and making the terminal black/green (the color seems to be stuck on green for some text and blue for others on a black background.) anyone know how i can set it to just green on black I would be most grateful.
Assuming you mean the virtual terminal urxvt,
there is urxvtset to control colors...
..or just change lines (or add) in /root/.Xdefaults to:
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Posts: 3425
Location: Oregon
Posted: Tue 06 Aug 2013, 22:25
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For an osX style bar, do a search of the forum for wbar.
It is a configurable bar with icons that can be placed anywhere on the desktop and when you mouse over an icon, it grows in size to show it would start if clicked on.
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Posted: Wed 07 Aug 2013, 09:34
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Thanks very much guys!
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Posts: 1458
Location: USA
Posted: Wed 07 Aug 2013, 22:08
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wibble wrote:
It has crashed a few times, but to be honest I ask a lot of it with only a gig of ram.
Wow, I ask a fair bit with 384 MB's and it hasn't crashed once!
(Not counting some conflict Neverputt has with my sound card and/or ALSA, which locked it up solid but that had nothing to do with Puppy, I'm thinking.)
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Location: Ottawa Ontario Canada
Posted: Wed 02 Apr 2014, 17:03
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Well, I'm back trying Puppy Linux 5.2.8. Like other posts in this great thread, I have been trying other distros. Some of them I like but coming back to Puppy is like opening the door on the first day of Spring and smelling air that is refreshing and promising. Maybe not the greatest analogy
but you know what I mean. I'm giving it another go. My Dell 3000 and my old HP laptop are currently booted from CD accessing a save file on the internal HD. So far things are going fine again.
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Posted: Fri 04 Apr 2014, 05:44
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wibble wrote:
My PC is now very fast, waiting to upgrade the ram so I can get 3-4 gigs to see what kind of a difference it makes.
I'm running with 1.5GB RAM, 2GB swap and mostly HTOP shows 100% CPU much more than does RAM ever show 100% (swap tends to stay at 0% utilised). Depends upon what you're running of course, but extra memory might not make that much of a difference.
My preference would be to upgrade from single to dual+ core(s).
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IBM Shows Silicon Nanophotonics Combo Chip at IEDM
Above: Cross-sectional view of an IBM Silicon Nanophotonics chip combining optical and electrical circuits
IBM Research this week is announcing a breakthrough in combining optical networking with electronics onto a single silicon chip. At the IEEE's International Electron Devices Meeting, the research arm will announce that it has successfully manufactured a chip that puts photonics side-by-side with traditional electronic components on a single silicon chip. The idea is to speed connections, whether among chips, between a chip and memory, or even among racks of servers in a data center.
IBM Research's Solomon Assefa says that as we move to computing that is distributed among many processors and often many servers, the interconnects between the chips and the servers are often becoming a bottleneck. Current solutions often either have limited bandwidth or are expensive, but today's announcement of what IBM calls "silicon nanophotonics" can be high-bandwidth and much more cost effective because they can be mass produced on standard foundry processing lines. In this case, the test chips were made in an IBM foundry using standard 90nm technology.
The chips are transceivers combining a receiver and a transmitter that converts the electrical signals to pulses of light. This "monolithic" integration should be much more efficient than today's solution, which packages together different components made in different processes. The components themselves will also be much smaller. This will also allow each connection to run at 25Gb/second and, in principle, to be combined to reach up to 1TB/ sec, Assefa said. These interconnects could range in distance from 2cm to 2Km.
Assefa expects commercial chips using this technology to be available in the next two years. The initial use is expected to be in data centers, but he thinks this will soon scale to supercomputers.


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