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GIGABYTE X99 SOC Champion 6950X Broadwell-E Overclocking Guide
1. SINGLE BIOS mode: make sure you turn it ON (position 2). This switch will disable Dual bios mode in case it triggers a bios switch or update due to OC fail.
2. This CPU_Mode switch is ONLY required for 5960X (Haswell-E) and it is not required for Broadwell-E (6950X). We suggest that you leave it in DEFAULT position (position 1)
3. POWER DRAW: Our testing has shown that Broadwell-E draws less power than Haswell-E, despite the fact it has a higher amount of cores. This is welcome news as some PSUs were having problems with OCP shutdown as power draw exceeded the Amp draw limit on 12V rail. This may still be happening on PSUs of lesser quality or with aggressive OCP spec. We recommend discussing with peers what PSUs to use for extreme OC.
4. CB (Cold Bug) & CBB (Cold Boot Bug) changes: From our experience testing 6950X CPUs, we've seen very similar behaviour with CB and CBB overall. CB is generally between -95C and -110C. CBB is more CPU specific and can sometimes be same as CB but mostly ranges around -90C.
Some tips: Find your CB and CBB first and test it a few times. Once you have a rough idea, it will make it a lot smoother to bench your CPU. Here are some post LED codes to watch out for:
· Post Code "bF": When you restart and you see post code "bF", switch off PSU and let all power drain from board before switching PSU back on, start again. Most times it will boot straight back up and you are ready to go. However, you may see post code 91!
· Post Code "91": Switch PSU off if you see this post code, let power drain from board (you will see power LED light turn off on board so there is no residual power in the board), switch PSU back on and hit start and go. Sometimes you may need to go warmer than your regular CBB (i.e from -90C to -80C) to avoid post code 91.
· Post Code "BLANK": This is generally CBB (no post code showing at all). Just turn off PSU, warm up below CBB temp (try -80C) and turn on.
5. Voltage Changes, Limits and Frequencies: We are going to talk about 4 categories, core voltage, uncore voltage, memory voltage and voltage limits
· Core Voltage: Air cooling 4GHz, you are looking at around 1.2vcore. We tested up to 1.35vcore with benchmarks such as XTU and found CPUs were mainly running below throttling temperature and frequency of up to 4.4GHz.
LN2 cooling we find that it's best to start with 1.5v at -60C and go colder. Most CPUs will like 1.55vcore with -80 to -110C. Some chips will scale higher with 1.6v-1.7v but majority we tested stop scaling up to 1.6vcore. Majority of CPUs did 5GHz, great CPUs did 5.2GHz and special chips will go beyond 5.3GHz with Cinebench R15. This may change with new retail batches.
VRIN is another voltage you need to use (up to 2V on air and generally 2.2v LN2). 2.6v can kill CPUs so be careful.
PLL TRIM is the last one to look out for. Use +15. Improves OC performance and stability.
LLC (load line calibration), set to Extreme (refer to screenshot below for full settings).
· Uncore Voltage: This voltage has changed compared to Haswell-E. There are two voltages that affect uncore/cache frequency. One is "VRING" and other is "VccU Offset".
Air testing showed that uncore will scale to 3.75GHz roughly using up to 1.40VRING and +0.25 VccU Offset. You don't really need high VccU offset for air or LN2, +0.25 is generally enough for majority of CPUs.
LN2 testing showed that uncore will scale to 4.6GHz roughly using a mix of voltage and correct temperature. In terms of voltage, we could see uncore scaling up to 1.6VRING and we use +0.25 VccU Offset. You can try higher voltages and see if it helps with your CPU. Temperature is very important with uncore. You must be cold enough to boot at very high uncore clocks (-80C or colder). We recommend booting at lower uncore and using GTL to clock up core and uncore frequency in OS.
Post Code tips: If you see the post code looping after restart and board suddenly shuts down, that usually means the uncore is too high for that boot which will either need colder temp or bios reset and reloading profile. You may see postcodes such as "b0", "bF", "b2" but it might be others as well.
· Memory Voltage: We will specifically refer to B-die based memory ICs here as they have shown to be best for extreme OC. There are two different volts (VSA & memory volts) you need to use to clock memory well as well as memory voltage training.
VSA voltage is generally recommended in +0.25 to +0.35v.
Memory voltage we generally use 1.6v for 3000MHz 12-12-12-28. For 3400MHz and higher, we use 1.7-1.75v. CPU must be cold (use -80C or higher).
· Voltage Limits: CPUs did not really scale past 1.7vcore. Uncore voltage did not really scale past 1.6v on most CPUs. Memory voltage we suggest keeping below 1.8. Offset voltage and VSA are not needed any higher than previously shown. These are extreme limits and you must find out what your CPU and memory like. If you use too high a volts, you will probably lose max MHz frequency. Best to find the ideal volts for your hardware!
6. Post Code LED tips: Please check point 4. & 5. for some tips. We will also provide some additional info for various memory related post code troubleshooting below:
· Post Code "61": Overtightening CPU pot can cause this post code. This can also be pure memory frequency or vdimm limitation. If a RAM slot is wet, it can also show 61.
· Post Code "50": System not detecting memory correctly due to dirt in dimm slot or not inserted properly. Tight timings limitation can also show this code.
· Post Code "91": Uncore too high, CPU too cold
· Post Code "8A": 1T unstable, too high VTT termination volts, RTL incorrect
· Post Code "bF": memory wet
7. CPU temperature, paste, correct mount and stability: Make sure you have a stable mount when you are overclocking. You will find that once you start to push high frequency and volts that your paste may not work correctly and can become unstable and previously stable frequency. Best way to OC is to use a staggered approach where you start with 4.5GHz profile, 4.8, 5 , 5.2 with specific volts and temp ranges. If you crash at any stage, you probably "lost your mount". Essentially your paste snapped and is not conducting heat properly between CPU HS and CPU pot. One way you can detect this is via a delta probe (keep one temperature probe on HS and second on CPU pot). Quick way to fix this is to turn off system and cool down to -25C and then quickly bring back temps down to cold and start. 90% if the time, you will be able to clock high again but may not be able to get max clocks until full paste remount (full CPU pot warm up, paste replacement etc)
8. B-die memory screenshots
9. GIGABYTE Tweak Launcher (GTL):
Download link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/nilp1r52k5u0xsx/GTL%202.1%20B16.0527.1.zip?dl=0
10. BIOS: You don't need a special bios for extreme overclocking. Download the latest bios from here
11. Voltages for Uncore (make sure CPU_Mode switch is turned to ENABLE (position 2)
In the CPU Advanced Voltages when you have switched to the OC mode you will see some extra voltages. VL1 to VL6.
You only have to change VL4, VL5 and VL6 as below.
The voltage you have to change to get higher uncore is mostly the VL6. Almost all the CPUs can do 1.45V, most of the CPUs can do 1.5V but some CPUs can do even higher Voltage. There are few CPUs that boot with lower than 1.45V though. If the CPU can do high VL6 then probably it can do and high Uncore but not all the times. It depends on the CPU. In the OS through GTL all you have to do is to raise the VRING to 1.45V-1.5V in able to get high Uncore.
12. RTLs.
You can change the RTLs but not manually only changing the IOLs manually.
IOLs to 1 will bring the RTLs all the way down to what the board is capable of until now.
You need to change the IOLs at every channel. Set the option at manual mode and change the primary and secondary timings only for channel A and then change the IOLs to each channel manually.
13. Use both 8pin and 4pin cables for CPU Power otherwise with heavy load the system maybe will be shutting down.
14. You don't need extremely high VSA and VDIMM. VSA between +0.25-0.35V should be enough to drive the mems high. +0.25-+0.3V should max your mems on most cases. VDIMM 1.55-1.65V is ok. I was able to do even C11 with 1.6V.
15. Few times you will see codes like 72, 74, 50, 51, 60, 8A. Try to press the reset button few times. There're times that doing it it passes the training. Especially when you change the RTLs and you get 8A try it for sure. It doesn't happen on latest bios so often.
16. X99 MemTweak, GTL
Highest bootable VL6 cannot be overridden through software. Same value that your CPU won't boot from bios if you set it through software it will shut down.
17. Please be careful! The VLs can affect your CPU cold bug so make sure that when you change you don't hit the cold bug earlier than before. If you have this problem try higher or lower VL3 (usually higher helps). If VL3 doesn't fix your problem then try the same for VL6.
Also, different bclk affects the cold bug too, so try this as well. Almost all the CPUs are ok with 127.5 bclk and PCI3.
18. Make sure that you're using proper insulation around the memories area and also put some paper towel around the PCH cooler. The way that worked best for us was a layer of plastidip, then a layer of Vaseline and paper towel.
19. Always save a profile before you save and exit cause most of the times the only way to go back is the CMOS button.
20. For memory voltage we used up to 1.9V on single sided dimms on LN2 without a problem. But it doesn't mean that all the dimms can handle it so be careful in case you don't want to degrade or kill your memories. Dino was benching with 1.8V without any issue.


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Install Blackberry Enterprise Server on SBS 2008
( Courteous of http://www.edutech.me.uk/bes-express/installing-bes-express-on-sbs2008-server/ ) for future reference
First of all we need to install the Microsoft Exchange Server MAPI Client and Collaboration Data Objects 1.2.1 if these have not already been done. You can download these from:
Your Server must also have Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 2 and all Patches Installed.
Once you have installed the above, you then need to Raise Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain and Forest Function Levels.
- To do this launch "Active Directory Users and Computers" from the Administrative Tools
- Right click your domain and choose 'Raise Domain Function Level'
- Choose Windows Server 2008 and click Raise, Accept and Ok and then Ok upon Success
- Close MMC and then launch "Active Directory Domains and Trusts" from the Administrative Tools.
- Right Click 'Active Directory Domains and Trusts' and select Raise Forest Function Level.
- Choose Windows Server 2008 and click Raise, Accept and Okay and then Ok upon Success.
Next, we need to create a Windows account and mailbox to act as the Blackberry Enterprise Server Express Account
- Open the Exchange Management Console
- Select the Recipient Configuration Node, and then the Mailbox Note. Click on "New Mailbox" on the right
- Select "User Mailbox" as the type and then click next, Create a Mailbox for "New User" and click next
- Fill in the usual fields First Name, Name, User Logon Name and give a strong password to the account (BESAdmin – Recommended Username) and then click next.
- Select the Mailbox Database you wish to add the account too, click on next and then new
Once that process has been completed successfully, you then need to configure some settings within Exchange Server 2007 using the Exchange Management Shell
- Launch the Exchange Management Shell
- Type in the following PowerShell command to set ViewOnlyAdmin role for BESAdmin
add-exchangeadministrator "BESAdmin" -role ViewOnlyAdmin
- Type in the following PowerShell command to assign the ms-Exch-Store-Admin, Receive As, and Send-As Permissions for BESAdmin
get-mailboxserver "ContosoServer" | add-adpermission -user "BESAdmin" -accessrights ExtendedRight -extendedrights Receive-As, ms-Exch-Store-Admin, Send-As
Next we need to configure the server that will host the Blackberry Enterprise Server Express Software
- Launch "Active Directory users and Computers"
- Select the hive Builtin and double click 'Administrators'
- Choose the tab 'Members' and click on Add, Type 'BESAdmin' and click 'Check Names', Click Ok, Apply and then Ok
- Launch Group Policy Management
- Right click 'Default Domain Controllers Policy' and then choose 'Edit'
- Choose Computer Configuration –> Windows Settings –> Security Settings –> Local Policies –> User Rights Assignment and double right click in the right pane 'Allow log on locally'
- Click 'Add User or Group' , Browse, Type 'BESAdmin' and click 'Check Names' click on Ok, Apply and then Ok.
- Scroll down and double click 'Log on as a Service'
- Check 'Define these policy settings' and click 'Add User or Group'
- Click Browse, type 'BESAdmin' and click 'Check Names' and then Click on Ok, Ok, Apply and then Ok
Once you have completed these steps, we will then need to configure the Database Server and Run the BES Setup but before we can do that we need to get you on to the RIM website to Register and Download the Software and get all of the Licence/CAL keys you will be required to enter later.
NOTE: You need to now Logoff from the Server and logon with the BESAdmin account you created earlier, if you DO NOT do this then the whole thing will just fail and give you a headache!
Run the download, unzip the contents into a folder C:\BESExpress and the setup will start automatically.
Make sure that on the prompt it states you are logged in with the BESAdmin account and the domain shown is correct.
Fill in the details asked for, Username/Organisation/Country and accept the Licence Agreement.
On the next screen choose 'Create a Blackberry Configuration Database' and click on next, choose the defaults and then click on next, go through the checklist and make sure you do not see any warnings. If you do then please correct the warnings by installing any components you may be missing. (If your server is up to date then this should be fine).
On SBS2008 there is already a SQL 2005 Instance, you can choose to install the database into the SBSMonitoring Instance but I would recommend that you create a dedicated instance, the BES Express software will look after all of that for you.
So, on the next screen choose "Install Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition SP3 on this Computer", and then click on next.
Fill in the Password and the name of your server and then click on next, make sure you type in this information correctly otherwise again you will have problems further down the line, review your settings and click Install.
Go and grab yourself a drink, and some lunch if it's that time already and when you return it should be prompting you to restart the server. After the server has restarted make sure you logon again with the BESAdmin account otherwise it won't continue the setup.
*NOTE it won't fail if you logon with Administrator by accident, just logoff and login as the right user.
Once you have logged back on to the server, the installation should pop back up for you on screen, leave the settings as they are on screen and select next.
Wait a couple of seconds and then you will be asked to create the BESMgmt Database, Choose Yes and then the database will be created, Click on Ok once you the Success Info Prompts.
On the next screen you will be asked to fill in the CAL Key, SRP Identifier and Authentication Key, Click on Verify on both SRP Host and SRP Authentication Information, upon success click next
On the next screen, fill in the name of your server and the mailbox field is the user you created earlier BESAdmin, Select 'Check Name' and then Apply and Ok
Next, type in a password for the SSL Certificate and click on next
On the next screen type in the account credentials to allow the Blackberry Administration Service to Authenticate users in Microsoft Active Directory, NOTE: DO NOT use the BESAdmin account here, Use the account you created upon Installation of the Server Operating System i.e. Administrator and then click Next.
On the next screen I chose to use a Non Active Directory Account to manage the Blackberry Accounts, So Select "Use Blackberry Administration Services Authentication" and type in a Secure Password, and then click next.
Nearly Finished, Click on "Start Services" on the next page and sit back and wait in suspense, click on next and then you should see the results come back as Successful.
Then make a Note/Save the URL's and then click on Finish
Finally, configure the firewall on the Small Business Server to allow access to the Blackberry Administration Service and Web Desktop Manager. I personally chose to do this via Command Prompt but it can be doing using the GUI via Control Panel.
- Launch Command Prompt (Start > Run > CMD > Enter)
- Type netsh firewall add portopening TCP 3443 "BESExpress Management Port" and press Enter.
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Infiltrating your senses with his unique blend of Reggae, Dancehall and signature 'raspy' voice, Agent Sasco, a master Jamaican artiste, formerly known as Assassin for his quick-wit lyrics and sharpshooter delivery, is set to release his highly anticipated fourth studio album 'Hope River' through Diamond Studios in Summer 2018.
Growing up in Kintyre, St. Andrew, (Jamaica) with his mother, Jeffrey Campbell had a surprisingly humble yet grounded start in life. It wasn't until 2000 when International Reggae Artist Spragga Benz recorded a song he penned that Sasco received his first big break. This was the beginning of a long list of collaborations for Sasco that branched into three studio albums and over 350 singles.
Collaborating with Grammy Award-winning artists Kanye West ('I'm In It', Yeezus, 2013) and Kendrick Lamar, ('The Blacker The Berry' 2015), as well as Dancehall and Reggae legends like Shaggy, Bounty Killer, Buju Banton, Josie Wales, Richie Stephens, Freddie McGregor, Marcia Griffiths, and Beres Hammond, to name a few, Sasco is always evolving to keep his sound fresh. Sasco has also left his unique mark on the world of hip-hop, lending his talents to Jerry Wonda, Raekwon, and Melanie Fiona for 'Soundboy Kill It', Kardinal Offishall for 'Pretty Paper', and Lil Jon for 'Turn Down for What Remix'. Adding to his ever-diversifying portfolio, Sasco was featured on 'Mutant Brain', an original song created for the launch of the KENZO world ad campaign by French luxury brand Kenzo parafums in 2016. The video for this song was directed by Academy Award Winner Spike Jonze. Gaining momentum in 2017, Sasco worked on the soundtrack for Paramount Studio's hit, Baywatch.
There is an endearing mystique that surrounds Agent Sasco (formerly known as Assassin). He effortlessly steals the spotlight in all of his musical endeavors. Sasco's resumé is already decorated with achievements.
In his island country of Jamaica, he is one of the most recognizable musicians who has planted a cultural stake in dancehall music. His songs with Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Raekwon the Chef and Royce Da 5' 9" have also earned Sasco the status of being in-demand by hip hop's elite. In 2016, he was featured on "Mutant Brain," an original song created for the launch of KENZO World, the song's accompanying video was directed by Academy Award winner Spike Jonze. Sasco is modest about the accolades that have earned him worldwide genre recognition amongst his peers and the reggae/dancehall community; these are highlights in his career that he views simply as footnotes in his story.
While Sasco is aware that he is a benefactor of his talent, he also gives credit to a greater force at work making it all possible. On his fourth studio LP Hope River, Sasco puts fame into perspective by looking through the lens of his true identity, Jeffrey Campbell. He reflects on being raised in Kintyre, a neighborhood within the parish of St. Andrew, Jamaica. Campbell was instilled with core values of gratitude and spirituality. "This album is a representation of where I am musically, mentally, and spiritually," says Sasco. The journey continues.
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The continual search for ideal biomarkers for mesothelioma: The hurdles
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Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an aggressive tumour predominately caused by exposure to asbestos. Asbestos consumption continues to increase worldwide, particularly among developing nations in Asia. Although actual data on mesothelioma incident rates are unavailable from several of the world's largest asbestos consuming nations including Russia, China and India (1), rates are predicted to surge in Asia reflecting the increased use of asbestos (2). Presently one person dies every four hours from mesothelioma in the United Kingdom.
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Here we are my friends, at the finish line of the 2018 Fall ORC. Last April I took on my Coastal inspired dining room and was thrilled with the result. If you have been following along in my saga for this round of the challenge you know that there have been some significant ups and downs. Pretty much every person in our house has come down with a cold or flu over the past six weeks which has seriously hindered productivity. If you are interested in catching up on my previous posts I'll link them below:
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If you haven't heard, your wedding day makeup is kiiiiind of important. We're introducing you to Makeup by Alexa Elise and talking about what you should look for when hiring a makeup artist!
Photo courtesy Lindsey Jane Photography
How long have you been doing makeup? I've been doing makeup for 3 years.
What inspires your makeup style? My makeup style is inspired by each bride's natural beauty. I try to complement each bride's beauty with my makeup.
How should brides get their skin ready for wedding day makeup? Cleanse your face and moisturize with your usual products. Make sure to moisturize at least 30 minutes before your makeup artist arrives so it has time to absorb into your skin!
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A kayaker in New Zealand got a face full of the ocean during a recent excursion off the coast of Kaikoura, when a seal jumped out of the ocean and hit him in the face — with an octopus.
"He thrashed it in mid fight and my face happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time," Kyle Mulinder told Yahoo 7.
"I was like 'mate, what just happened?'"
The entire encounter, thankfully, was caught on GoPro, which shows Mulinder briefly terrified, then seemingly exhilarated.
The octopus stuck to the kayak after the seal released it, Mulinder said, but he was able to rid his boat of the creature with some help.


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Proposals for the refurbishment of the public toilets in Ilkeston Market Place and the installation of welcoming information boards in the town's car parks have been given the go ahead at a meeting of Erewash Borough Council's Executive.
Councillors approved the two projects, which will be funded using money secured by the council through a planning agreement when the Morrisons superstore off Nottingham Road in Ilkeston was developed.
The £40,000 refurbishment of the public toilets will include a new roof, external improvements, redecoration and re-tiling inside, new energy efficient LED lighting plus new counter tops, basins, taps and cubicle partitions. The work will also include improvements for disabled users.
The information boards will be installed in all of the council's Ilkeston town centre car parks and would feature illustrative maps that would signpost places of interest, showcase what the town has to offer and provide useful directions.
Councillor Michael Powell, Erewash Borough Council's Lead Member for Regeneration and Planning, says:
"These two projects will have a very positive impact on the town centre. The public toilets will be given a complete makeover and the information boards will provide a welcome to visitors – all helping provide a feelgood factor that, I'm sure, would be welcomed by residents."
The council secured £250,000 from Morrisons under the planning agreement - called a Section 106 – with a legal requirement that the money be spent on improvements for Ilkeston town centre. Just over £53,000 was allocated towards the restoration of the ground floor windows in the old Co-op store to help bring the ground floor of the building back into use, while £100,000 was used for the refurbishment of the former Woolworth's store.
The two projects total £50,000, meaning the council has £46,700 remaining for regeneration proposals that must be actioned, under the agreement, by 17 December this year.


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UCLA filed a lawsuit against Under Armour this week after the company attempted to dissolve the massive sponsorship deal with the Bruins earlier this year.
Under Armour, UCLA alleged in the lawsuit, not only failed to perform its obligations of the deal but also only wanted to get out of the contract because it is "financially struggling and has been for quite some time."
The school, citing a breach of contract, is suing Under Armour for more than $200 million.
Under Armour wants out of 15-year, $280 million deal
Under Armour informed the school in June that it wanted to end its 15-year, $280 million deal — which set an NCAA record for the largest in history when it was signed in 2016 — in June. Under Armor believes that UCLA did not provide the marketing benefits that were initially agreed upon in the deal.
The company reportedly paid the school $15 million up front, and agreed to pay about $11 million each year in rights and marketing fees. It also provides about $7.4 million in clothing, shoes and equipment per year, and about $2 million each year for facility upgrades.
"Under Armour has recently made the difficult decision to discontinue our partnership with UCLA, as we have been paying for marketing benefits that we have not received for an extended time period," it said in a statement in June. "The agreement allows us to terminate in such an event and we are exercising that right."
Terminating 'due to the COVID-19 pandemic'
Among other things, UCLA alleged that Under Armour wants out of the deal due to the COVID-19 pandemic — which has forced the Pac-12 conference to cancel all sports through the end of the calendar year.
That, along with its "weakening financial position," the school said, "made complying with the agreement unattractive for Under Armour."
"Nothing about COVID-19 made it 'impossible or impracticable' for Under Armour to meet its obligations under the agreement," UCLA said in the lawsuit. "Nor did COVID-19 make it impossible or impracticable for UCLA to meet its material obligations under the agreement."
UCLA is now reportedly looking for a new sponsorship deal, which would ideally be in place before the conference allows sports to begin again on Jan. 1.
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DENVER (CBS4)– The widow of a Denver firefighter is trying to recover an estimated $70,000 in pension benefits lost due to a simple bureaucratic error 15 years ago.
"The whole process was poorly managed and poorly executed," said Julie Drennan.
Her husband, Charles Drennan Jr., a division chief with the Denver fire department, was shot and killed Sept. 13, 2001. He had gone to the home of a fellow firefighter to counsel the man through some difficult times. The other firefighter shot and killed Drennan then killed himself.
Drennan's death was quickly ruled a line of duty death. Under federal law, that meant Julie Drennan and her 11-year-old son should have received her husband's monthly pension benefits tax free.
But according to records reviewed by CBS4, an apparent communication breakdown between Denver's Fire Pension Board and the state Fire and Police Pension Association led to Drennan's pension being inadvertently taxed for the next 14 years.
Julie Drennan estimates the bureaucratic error cost her about $120,000, but she was able to recover part of that by amending her recent tax returns. She now figures the loss to her and her son at about $70,000.
In theory, the Denver Fire Pension board was supposed to notify the FPPA in 2001 that Charlie Drennan's death was a line of duty death. The FPPA would then distribute the monthly pension payments to Julie Drennan without taxes subtracted. But Dan Slack, Executive Director of the Fire and Police Pension Association, told CBS4 that in 2001, the City of Denver and its fire pension board never notified his agency that Drennan died in the line of duty and that his pension should not be taxed.
"They should have advised us it was to be paid as a tax free benefit," said Slack. "They did not give us any notification of that."
So for the next 14 years, taxes were subtracted from the pension. In October 2014, Julie Drennan was doing some research on the issue and learned that her pension should have been tax free.
She contacted the Denver City Attorney's office which looked into the matter. She later received an email response from Assistant City Attorney Rob McDermott.
On January 16, 2015, McDermott wrote Drennan stating, "We were able to confirm that Chief Drennan did die while on duty. I am not clear why at that time this information was not communicated to the FPPA. Today, we have sent confirmation to the FPPA that Chief Drennan was on duty when he died, and that the benefit should be processed accordingly."
So 15 years after the death of Charles Drennan, the two agencies communicated correctly and the pension would be distributed on a tax free basis going forward. But what about the interim 14 years in which she had been incorrectly taxed? Drennan wrote the various agencies requesting assistance with the tens of thousands of dollars lost due to the error, but nobody has assumed responsibility.
Dan Slack was asked by CBS4 Investigator Brian Maass, "Who screwed up here?"
He paused and replied, "I think you can draw those conclusions for yourself."
Slack did not want to point fingers but seemed to imply that the City of Denver dropped the ball in 2001 when it failed to officially notify they FPPA that Drennan's was a line of duty death.
In 2015, Julie Drennan filed a claim against the City of Denver seeking to be reimbursed for the years of faulty payments. The City responded by invoking the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act writing it was "immune from your claims" and denying responsibility.
Drennan told CBS4, "I think it is unconscionable that the City is hiding behind the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act when denying this claim… it would seem that the laws protecting widows and orphans do not matter in this instance."
Amber Miller, a spokesperson for Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, told CBS4, "We know there was a mistake that occurred. It's very unclear where that occurred."
After the CBS4 Investigation began, Denver officials met with Julie Drennan and began sorting through what happened.
Miller was asked, "Do you think morally and ethically she should be made whole?"
"Yes," replied Miller, "And that is why we are at the table with her. This is something we want to help her with. We're optimistic we can figure something out and the city is willing to step up and figure out if we can make up for some of that delta(deficit) that she has."
Miller pointed out that in 2001, the city of Denver did send the FPPA a copy of Drennan's death certificate which indicates he was killed "at work." But Slack, the FPPA director, said that did not really constitute official notification of a line of duty death.
Milller also said that, "Following Asst. Chief Drennan's tragic death in 2001, Mrs. Drennan applied for survivor benefits using standard forms created by the FPPA. Unfortunately, at that time, there was no place on the FPPA form to indicate whether or not the death occurred in the line of duty."
Miller went on to say, "It's terrible that this error in the tax treatment was not discovered for 13 years. We understand Mrs. Drennan's unhappiness about this situation, and we would never want to compound the pain that she and her family experienced with the loss of Asst. Chief Drennan. The city attorney's office and the fire department have met with Mrs. Drennan, and we are researching if and how we can help her. While we do not yet know what the outcome will be, we want to do everything possible to aid Mrs. Drennan, whose family has served our city so faithfully."
Julie Drennan is baffled about how the nature of her husband's death seemed to escape the notice of the FPPA.
"They all knew. They all knew," said Drennan. "I simply want to recoup the monies that I have lost."
She says her husband would likely be "very disappointed" in the way things have been handled. "He would have wanted his family to receive the benefits for his pension that came through his hard work."
CBS4 Investigator Brian Maass has been with the station more than 30 years uncovering waste, fraud and corruption. Follow him on Twitter @Briancbs4.


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In a statement on Wednesday, the Mayoral committee member for informal settlements, water and waste services, and energy Xanthea Limberg said stockpiling municipal water will prevent the City from stretching water supplies into the winter months and beyond.
"With the dams supplying the City of Cape Town critically low at 24,7% of capacity, we cannot afford any action that could jeopardise the little bit of water that we have left...The stockpiling of municipal water threatens our water-saving efforts and residents are urged not to engage in this practice," she said.
Users should use no more 50 litres per person per day, she added.
Day Zero is deemed as the day that taps will run dry for residents. Day Zero has now been pushed back to June 4, from May 11.
The delay in Day Zero has been attributed to the continued decline in agricultural usage and Capetonians reducing their water usage, said Deputy Mayor Ian Neilson.
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NYC man indicted on sex abuse, murder charges in runner's death
NEW YORK -- A man accused of the strangulation death of a New York City runner has been indicted on first-degree murder charges.
Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown says the 13-count indictment also charges Chanel Lewis with sexual abuse.
Karina Vetrano was attacked while running near her home on Aug. 2. Her father found her badly beaten body in a secluded marsh.
Philip Vetrano said he and his wife are pleased with the grand jury's decision.
Police said evidence included genetic material found under Vetrano's fingernails and on her phone and neck.
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Lewis' mother says he has mental health problems but would not hurt anybody.


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Blue Ice
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Blue Ice is a computer game released in 1995, from Psygnosis. It is similar in design to Myst, with a sequence of screens representing the rooms in a large house, navigated by point and click. The screens are made through what appears to be a blend of grainy photography and bitmap painting. The player completes puzzles by collecting and using items. Some of the puzzles include brewing tea, dissolving gold in vitriol, finding keys, and making blue paint.
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Each screen is overlaid with grainy photographs of up to five people, any of whom can be clicked on to read their thoughts. The thoughts contain clues as to what the player is supposed to do in the room. A description of the room is read in orotund style as a voice-over by actor Tom Conti upon first visiting a location, and is also available to read on-screen. There are extra clues in the form of question marks hidden in each screen. Clicking them gives another voice-over that provides a cryptic clue. The first screen includes an additional tool that identifies and describes inventory items. Items to be clicked on often blend in with the background, hence tending toward hunt-the-pixel gameplay. In addition, some sequences of actions have to be repeated over a dozen times.
Most reviewers agree that the interface is fiddly: requiring a right-click to access a horizontal-scrolling sequence of icons, which includes three tools - one to move between locations, one to read thoughts/activate clues and one to pick up or manipulate objects. The same set of icons includes the inventory items, which can grow quite large during the course of the game. It is also possible to navigate between locations by right-clicking and dragging on a widget at the bottom of the screen that shows thumbnails of visited locations, and then left-clicking to select one. Loading and saving features a similar interface, with save slots represented by Greek letters.
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The game takes place in a fictional kingdom called Icia, in which millions of laws have been contrived by its succession of rulers. The senseless law-making began with King Edward I, who found that he could blame the loss of his newborn child on the innocent Orseppro and banish her from the kingdom. Ever since, the monarchs of Icia invented laws to cover up their own mistakes and shortcomings. When King Edward DCCXI (711th) dies prematurely, his twelve-year old son is left with the impossible task of learning all the rules of the kingdom before he comes of age and inherits it. During this kingless period, it is stated that 'time stops'. The player's goal is to teach Edward that the laws are fuelling suffering and unhappiness in the kingdom, including his own. To do this, the player must complete tasks related to five pleasures of life - art, music, food, love and nature - that were otherwise restricted and shackled by laws.
In the king's residence are the servants to Edward - the cook, Daisy Scraggend; her daughter, Pollyanna; and Olly, a farmhand. The final character in the game is Hope - a personification of hope who provides an optimistic outlook.
There are twenty-eight major locations that the player visits. A testament to the surrealism of the game is the ability to enter locations like the pond, the sky, the Sun, a glass of wine and even Daisy Scraggend's mouth. Each location features a looping portion from a piece of jazz, classical or new age music. The particular piece can be identified by clicking the CD icon at the top of the screen. The most-used album for the game is The Future Sound of London's Lifeforms album. Other artists/composers used include Paul Schütze, Tchaikovsky, Delibes, Maurice Ravel, Brian and Roger Eno, Blythe and Joustra, Tangerine Dream, David Sylvian and Duke Ellington.
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The game has earned a reputation for being very hard or even impossible to solve, gaining quasi-mythical status and leading many players and reviewers wondering whether there was an ending at all, a doubt which was not completely unfounded.
In fact, even though an author-aided walkthrough to the game exists, which apparently leads to the game's "Ultimate Solution", Blue Ice had the peculiarity of never treating the player any sort of real "ending screen" or even any progress confirmation or feedback.
The purported reason is that a cash-prize competition was originally to be held involving the solution to the game, which explains why a lot of the later puzzles were apparently irrational, intentionally clueless or even incomplete, and why the game didn't actually include any progress indicators, any form of feedback or even a true "ending screen" confirming having reached the final solution or at least being on the right path. The authors' intention was to prevent hacking into a final screen and making illegitimate claims to the proposed prize, so instead players were expected to post a complete progress report. The competition, however, was never held.
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Do graphics design and web design impact your ranking?
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Advanced Beginner sewing class to make a doll play quilt with changeable clothes.
Date(s): October 6th, 13th, 20th & 27th
Time: 5-9p
Cost: $100
Instructor: Tonya Hataaja
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|Paper Doll Quilt Finished Size 33 x 41 1 yard of pre-quilted fabric found at Jo Ann?s Fabric 1 yard of fabric for border 1/3 yard fabric for Body of the doll (skin color) 1 yard of sew in Velcro (3/4 inch wide) 1/2 yard fusible feather to mid weight non woven interfacing. Fat quarter of coordinating fabric for optional pocket Hair 1/4 yard of Flannel Fabric for clothing options will be discussed the first day of class. Sewing machine Thread Pins Rotary cutter Scissors
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- Molecular characterization and distribution of Haemoproteus minutus (Haemosporida, Haemoproteidae): A pathogenic avian parasite
- How can we determine the molecular clock of malaria parasites?
- A new method for isolation of purified genomic DNA from haemosporidian parasites inhabiting nucleated red blood cells
- Molecular characterization of Haemoproteus sacharovi (Haemosporida, Haemoproteidae), a common parasite of columbiform birds, with remarks on classification of haemoproteids of doves and pigeons
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- Haemosporidian infections in skylarks (Alauda arvensis): a comparative PCR-based and microscopy study on the parasite diversity and prevalence in southern Italy and the Netherlands
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- Low haemosporidian diversity and one key-host species in a bird malaria community on a mid-atlantic island (sao miguel, azores)
- Diversity, Loss, and Gain of Malaria Parasites in a Globally Invasive Bird.
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- Molecular phylogenetic and morphological analysis of haemosporidian parasites (Haemosporida) in a naturally infected European songbird, the blackcap Sylvia atricapilla, with description of Haemoproteus pallidulus sp nov.
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- Plasmodium relictum (lineage P-SGS1): Further observation of effects on experimentally infected passeriform birds, with remarks on treatment with Malarone (TM)
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We know many of you will be getting ready to lead on one of our series as the new term looms. We'll be posting a number of blogs over the coming weeks to help you prepare.
No spiritual growth can happen without God's enabling, so it's a no-brainer that we need to be constantly remembering our guests and fellow leaders in prayer.
Here are five simple things to pray, so next time it pops up in your diary or on your PrayerMate feed you're not lost for words.
Ask God that nothing would stop those individuals coming along and that he would bring them back each week. Pray that you and the other leaders would know how to follow-up with these guests week by week to encourage them to keep coming. Ask that God would give them soft hearts to listen to His word.
Pray that you would be diligent in setting aside time to think about the session ahead and get familiar with the text. Pray that as you do this, God would grow your love for Him and your knowledge and understanding of His word. Ask that what you prepare will be useful in the session and that God will give you wisdom, faithfulness and clarity as you lead.
For food being prepared, rooms being set up, organising the speaker, that the tech would all work well (if you're using it), that there would be no distractions, for safety in travel, the list could go on!
Pray for good dynamics that would help guests feel safe and able to open up. Pray God will give you a love for your group members. Pray for lasting and godly friendships to develop. Pray that you would have fun looking at the Bible together as a group.
Ask that He would perform a miracle and open the blind eyes of guests who do not yet know Him. Pray that, by His Spirit, God would show them who Jesus is and give them the desire to turn and follow him. Pray for new Christians to be strengthened and discipled. Pray that mature Christian guests and leaders will grow in godliness.
Why not share these prayer requests with members at your church not taking part in the series, so they can join in prayer with you?
Leading can be daunting, whether you've been doing it for years or for the first time. As well as the printed leader's guides, our Leader's Area is full of handy explanatory videos and resources to help you feel equipped.
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Ross, David A; South, Annabelle; Weller, Ian; Hakim, James; (2012) HIV treatment and care systems: the way forward. AIDS (London, England), 26 Sup. S147-S152. ISSN 0269-9370 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0b013e32835bde37
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This article summarizes the conclusions and recommendations from the articles in this supplement. It presents a call for greater clarity of thinking related to projections of future need for HIV treatment and care. The demands placed on HIV treatment and care services will increase for the foreseeable future while the resources available for this are likely to remain constant or to decline. This highlights the need for realistic budgeting by national governments. The key strategies that should be employed to sustain HIV treatment and care programmes in high HIV-prevalence low and middle-income countries over the coming decade include further decentralization, task shifting, and integration of HIV services with other chronic disease treatment services. At the same time, greater attention will need to be given to the provision of mental healthcare for those living with HIV; to the specific treatment needs of children, adolescents, pregnant women and older people; and to the standard collection of validated indicators of treatment outcomes within national programmes. For the considerable gains that have been achieved to be sustained, funders--both internal and external to the country concerned--need to prioritize investment in operations research to maximise the efficiency of their other investments in HIV treatment and care services.
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No Scrap Left Behind
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Amanda Jean Nyberg, of Crazy Mom Quilts, is known for using scraps--itty bitty scraps--in her colorful modern scrap quilts. One of my favorites is her Bright Birch Trees pattern with numerous small scraps forming the birch bark of stylized trees. Being a scrappy quilter with a large collection of scraps, I was excited to review her new book: No Scrap Left Behind. Amanda Jean did not let me down! Her new book has sixteen quilted projects to help me make a dent in my scrap pile. Plus, there are suggestions for sorting and storing scraps and selecting color schemes for quilts.
I was particularly drawn to the Flip Side section showing the fronts of quilts and their pieced backs. The author says she makes two-sided quilts - with the backs featuring coordinating fabrics, leftover scraps, and orphan blocks. As a quilter who believes an attractive quilt back is important, I was inspired to add more piecing and use up more scraps in my backings.
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