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One needs to be rescued. The other needs to be saved.
Sean thought he was done with war except in his dreams, but he still has more battles left to fight if he and his childhood sweetheart Courtney are to find a second chance at love.
When I was a SEAL, I lived my life by one rule: HOLD FAST. Those two words kept me alive through years of war, but they couldn't save my brothers in arms, and they couldn't save my career.
Now I'm home, back in the real world. I've got more nightmares and scars than any ten men should have, and the only woman who could make me whole again is missing. I don't care where she is or who has her. I'll burn down the world to find her and bring her home.
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I'm trapped, and there's no way out. I need to leave this hell behind, but I can't do it alone. I knew this cult was a bad idea when my mother brought me here, but I didn't know how bad. I'm a prisoner, and this noose draws tighter around my neck every day. There's only one bright spot in my life, only one man who could save me. He's the only man I've ever loved, but he left me behind when he enlisted all those years ago.
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Despite making an immediate impact as a rookie last season, New Orleans Pelicans power forward Anthony Davis still lacked the necessary strength to battle efficiently against bigger post players.
At 6 feet 10, 220 pounds, he often couldn't deny players from easily backing into him to get their desired shots near the basket.
But given clearance to eat just about anything he wanted, Davis spent most of the offseason working to bulk up. With training camp set to open Tuesday, Davis hopes a stronger upper body and a few extra pounds will make a difference.
``I have gained at least 10 to 12 pounds, and I want to gain at least five more,'' said Davis, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2012.``That's the ideal goal for me right now. I've been staying on top of it, eating more and gaining weight.
"I'm eating breakfast, lunch and dinner. Everything helps and it is showing.''
Davis showed signs of his improved upper-body strength in July when he emerged during the USA Men's Basketball talent assessment minicamp in Las Vegas. Against some of the NBA's top young stars, which included Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins, Detroit Pistons forward and New Orleans native Greg Monroe, Davis shined. In a Team USA scrimmage game that culminated the minicamp, he scored 22 points and grabbed seven rebounds.
``If you look at his body now, you see a noticeable difference because he's been in the weight room,'' said Williams, who worked as one of the Team USA Basketball assistants this summer.
When the USA basketball minicamp ended, Davis continued to work. Appearing confident and relaxed, Davis has participated in the Pelicans' volunteer workouts for the past month that has involved weight lifting, conditioning work and pickup basketball games at their new practice facility at the Saints complex in Metairie.
``It's grind time,'' Davis said. ``All the greats are doing it. People might not see them working, but they are. I want to be great in the league one day, so I'm trying to do the same thing they are doing, which is working as hard as I can.
"I'm trying to lead the pack when we're doing conditioning. I'm the first one pushing myself so the guys behind me are pushing themselves.''
Forward Lance Thomas said Davis is at a different level than he was last season.
``He's really taken his work ethic to another level, and I've been highly impressed with him,'' Thomas said. ``I'm loving the energy and the work ethic that he's bringing to be such a young player.''
At this same time last year, Davis was trying to find his way and live up to immense expectations after playing only one season at Kentucky before declaring for the draft. Last season for New Orleans, Davis averaged 13.5 points, 8.2 points and 1.5 blocks. But he missed 18 games due to injury, including the final three because of a sprained MCL and bone bruise in his left knee.
With a significantly improved roster that includes the additions of guard/forward Tyreke Evans and Jrue Holiday, the Pelicans could be pushing for a playoff spot in the Western Conference.
``Everybody is excited about the new season,'' Davis said. ``We've added new pieces to the team. We have a new name, new practice facility and they're redoing the arena. We've all been here doing conditioning work in the mornings, lifting weights, working out and then playing pickup games. When the guys are out here dedicated like that, you can't ask for anything more.''
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This article's swaggering headline smacks of exaggeration -- but it's true.
How it happened
Picture it: New Jersey, 1995. Although not then a Motley Fool employee, I was, perhaps like you, an avid reader of Fool.com. Founding brothers David and Tom Gardner occasionally recommended stocks, and one of their recommendations was an online service provider, America Online.
I was still quite new to investing, and I didn't know enough to do much of my own research. But I did have one thing going for me: I was an AOL customer. I used the service every day, and I liked what I saw of its user-friendliness, utility, and potential. So I bought. I snapped up $3,000 worth of shares and hung on.
Over the next several years, the stock went up and down, sometimes significantly -- but I held on. It mostly went up, and it split and split. I remember checking my portfolio regularly -- several times a day! -- to see how rich I was becoming. Near the stock's peak, I had a 70-bagger! My $3,000 investment had turned into $210,000. If it doubled in value only twice more, I'd be (almost) a millionaire! All from a measly $3,000 investment.
Did I sell shares along the ride up? No. Did I sell at least some near the top, when my mom told me to? Nope. (That strange thudding sound you hear is me banging my head on my desk. The silence is my mom, biting her tongue.) I held on.
AOL merged with Time Warner
I continue to hold a few shares, though, and despite my inclination to curse my stupidity for not selling earlier, I'm still sitting on a handsome profit, even at current levels. My cost basis is ridiculously low, and this has still been one of my best investments ever. I shouldn't complain.
How you can do it
If any part of this story appeals to you, know that you have a chance to make it yours -- perhaps with a happier ending -- if you make a few decisions differently.
Buy what you know
First, pay attention to products and services you know, use, and love -- especially if you see more and more people using them. There may be a great stock behind them. Plenty of well-known companies have done phenomenally well over the past decade or two.
Are you a happy iPod owner, a digital camera user, or a frequent searcher on Google? Apple
Beware what you don't
Along those same lines, be wary of what you don't understand. If you don't understand how a business makes money, you probably won't be able to tell when business is going badly. Biotechnology companies present a good example. Think of MedImmune
Hang on for the ride
If you buy into a company hoping that it will be a multibagger for you, buy to hold as long as you continue to understand the business, strategy, and leadership. If you have faith in the company's future, it's often best to just hang on, despite inevitable hiccups. Consider Wal-Mart. For its earliest investors, it's been more than a 1,000-bagger over roughly 35 years. For those who've hung on for just the past decade, during much of which the stock has been stalled, it has more than doubled their money -- still not bad, eh?
Sell if things get too crazy
Consider selling some of your shares if they hit levels you can't justify. That was my main mistake -- irrationally and greedily hoping to get even richer. If a stock is trading for more than you know it's worth, and you still hang on, you're no longer investing -- you're speculating, and at great risk. This kind of issue is what investors in companies such as customer information management specialist salesforce.com need to think about. Its stock was recently trading at a P/E ratio well above 100, based on trailing-12-month earnings. Is that reasonable, or has the stock gotten ahead of itself?
Get help from the pros
Finally, consider checking out the stocks that David and Tom Gardner recommend. Their Stock Advisor service, launched in April 2002, offers two picks (and two investing styles) each month. They have a few losers, of course, but on average, their recommendations are up 61%, versus 22% for like amounts invested in the S&P 500.
I invite you to try Stock Advisor free for 30 days, when you'll have full access to all past issues and recommendations. I've found some good stocks for my own portfolio there.
Here's to big profits in your future!
This article was originally published Feb. 2, 2006. It has been updated.
Longtime contributor Selena Maranjian owns shares of Time Warner and Wal-Mart. Time Warner and Apple are Motley Fool Stock Advisor recommendations. Wal-Mart is an Inside Value choice. The Motley Fool is Fools writing for Fools.


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Ah blogging once again! It has been a couple of months since I have last posted due to a busy schedule, but I am back at it again! I have recently packed up my belongings and made one of the biggest decisions of my life. Many people think of backpacking as a crazy decision because you leave everything. I have left a stable job with a large insurance company, a personal training job, and the hardest of them all- my family. Many people scoffed at the idea of my best friend and I backpacking through Southeast Asia/ teaching English abroad, but those are the same people that grew up only knowing one community who continue to keep a closed mind about the world. I, however, look at traveling as a way to learn more about myself as an individual, expand my road of opportunity, and also to learn that most people are wrong about other parts of the world.
In the week that I have been removed from the United States, I have truly realized that I have been trapped into thinking I had to start my career after graduation. Over the past few years I can honestly say I have not been as happy as I wanted to be. Working jobs that I did not see any potential with the skills I have to offer only made matters worse. There were times that I felt lost and I had no idea what I really wanted to do, and I still don't. Having made the decision to backpack in a culture that I have not been accustomed to, I believe will answer many questions I have about it is I want to do with my life. I have come to the conclusion that I have a great ability to speak with people of different races and backgrounds, which I plan on using to help inspire and motivate people that may also be in the same position that I have experienced. For the youth of today, I hope they learn from my mistakes and also build on some of the great things I am doing with my life. Backpacking and teaching English abroad is in fact a huge risk, but in today's world you must create your own happiness. Once people create their own happiness, they will begin to see sides of themselves that have been brainwashed and neglected by our society.
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About two weeks ago Vybz Kartel was reportedly taken to a medical facility for a general check up.
An image showing a handcuffed Vybz Kartel wearing a pink shirt, and a pair of shades also began making the rounds on various social media platforms, fuelling speculations that the popular entertainer was ill.
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Phase 1 Study in Humans Evaluating the Safety of Rectus Sheath Implantation of Diffusion Chambers Encapsulating Autologous Malignant Glioma Cells Treated With Insulin-Like Growth Factor Receptor-1 Antisense Oligodeoxynucleotide in 12 Patients With Recurrent Malignant Glioma
This trial will be an adaptation and continuation of a previously published trial,
reproducing the original study size of 12 patients. Modifications from the previous trial
include a modified oligodeoxynucleotide sequence and treatment at initial diagnosis, which
would occur with concomitant standard therapy in an additional Phase 1 trial as a
continuation if no rate-limiting toxicity is noted in the original Phase 1 arm. For
practical purposes, a standard Phase 1 dose-escalation study is not possible with the
current paradigm. Although we may have identified a distinct bioactive byproduct of
IGF-1R/AS ODN-induced tumor cell apoptosis (exosomes), it is difficult to perform a dose
escalation in a typical fashion. Also, antigen concentration can affect immune response in
a biphasic manner: too little or too much can dampen an immune response, so even if the
antigen or antigens were known, a typical pharmacologic dose escalation would not follow
typical pharmacokinetics. For these reasons, we have designed a follow-on Phase 1 arm in
which 32 patients will have therapy at initial surgery in 4 cohorts of 8 patients each. We
will vary chamber number and implantation duration for each of the four cohorts in the
additional Phase 1 arm. When we documented an increase in tumor infiltrating lymphocytes
after treatment in our original trial, this observation provided preliminary supporting
evidence that this therapeutic vaccine will elicit an adaptive immune response. We have
designed the Phase 1 arm to further elucidate an immune response with a quantitative
assessment of tumor specific T cells as well as circulating M2 macrophages before and after
treatment. The design of the Phase 1 phase of the trial will allow a statistical analysis
of both antigen dose (number of chambers) and time of exposure (chamber dwell time) as
either variable may relate to any toxicity or treatment response.
A summary of the treatment paradigm includes: Pre-operative plasma leukopheresis, then
surgery with tissue harvest and implantation of up to 10 chambers in the rectus sheath with
IGF-1R/AS ODN as previously reported within 24 hours of craniotomy plus one chamber
containing only phosphate buffered saline. Twelve patients treated for recurrent disease
will be assessed for safety of the treatment. If the safety profile is acceptable, the
trial will be followed by accrual of 32 patients in an additional Phase 1 trial as a
continuation over approximately 3 years prospectively from Thomas Jefferson University
Hospital and the Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience. All patients who meet the eligibility
criteria and agree to participate in this study will be potential candidates for therapy.
Pre-Operative Preparation - Patients will consent to a plasma leukopheresis at least 3 days
prior to elective craniotomy. The PBMC will be stored for subsequent analysis of T cell
responses, the presence of IL-10-producing M2 macrophages, and dendritic cell (DC)
preparation. ELISPOT assays will be performed to measure T cell responses to autologous
tumor cells and allogeneic tumor cells (U118 tumor lysate) utilizing cross-primed DC to
assess both native anti-glioma immunity any acquired immunity after treatment. If U118
allogeneic glioma cells elicit a CTL response, this cell line may serve as an antigen source
for future serial vaccination protocols.
A pre-operative PET scan as a baseline against which we can compare post-treatment PET scans
as indicated.
Surgery and Tumor Cell Retrieval - Craniotomy and MRI-based image guided tumor resection
will be performed on all study patients by an experienced neurosurgeon . All tested
malignant gliomas obtained from craniotomies performed at Thomas Jefferson University have
expressed the IGF-1R (M. Resnicoff, personal communication). During resection, viable tumor
tissue will be confirmed by pathologic examination of frozen sections, and then sent to a
BL-2 facility for disaggregation and plating in culture. Permanent section analysis will
include an IGF-1R immunostain to determine the presence of IGF-1R. Once the cells are
attached, cells will immediately be treated with IGF-1R/AS ODN. Tumor cells will be
incubated with IGF-1R/AS ODN for a maximum of 6 hours and 106 cells will be then be loaded
into each chamber and a target maximum of 10 chambers prepared. For all combination lot
productions, two additional irradiated chambers and 300 ul of treated autologous tumor cells
will be sent to microbiology for assessment of sterility according to FDA requirements.
Greater than 5 and less than 10 chambers will be scored as a minor protocol violation.
Recovery of no viable cells will be grounds for disenrollment from the protocol. Prior to
implantation, the chambers will be irradiated with 5 Gy of X-irradiation as previously
described. An additional tumor sample will be flash-frozen for exploratory research
objectives. At the time of craniotomy the surgeon will create an abdominal acceptor site
for subsequent diffusion chamber implantation in the rectus sheath. This implantation site
was chosen for the following reasons: (1) it yielded objective favorable biological
responses in the prior human Phase 1 trial; (2) this site will easily accommodate multiple
chamber implantations; (3) this site should elicit a strong host response due to the extent
of the wound, the introduction of a foreign body and its contents, the vasculature of the
rectus sheath and muscle, and the favorable inguinal node lymphatic drainage from this site;
and (4) exposure of the rectus sheath and muscle is familiar to neurosurgeons all of whom
commonly perform ventricular-peritoneal shunts.
Biodiffusion Chamber Implantation/Explantation - Autologous tumor cell preparation,
encapsulation in the biodiffusion chambers, irradiation, and chamber
implantation/explantation are all procedures detailed in the Standard Operating Procedures
Manual for IND #14379 (SOP 001). Briefly, at bedside in the intensive care unit the patient
is sedated with intravenous Midazolam (Versed, 0.05 mg/kg repeated every 2 - 3 minutes to
adequate sedation up to a maximum dose of 0.2mg/kg) and and Fentanyl (Sublimaze, 5mg which
may be repeated every 5 minutes to a maximum dose of 20mg) and the wound infiltrated with up
to 30 cc of 0.5% bupivicaine. With appropriate local anesthesia and sedation, the wound
prepared at surgery is re-opened through the rectus sheath and up to 10 chambers are
implanted between the rectus sheath and rectus muscle. The sheath is then re-approximated
with 2-0 vicryl sutures and the skin re-approximated with 3-0 nylon sutures.The 24 hour
period of implantation was chosen based on the favorable safety profile and promising
biological responses noted in the previous human Phase 1 trial. Explantation involves the
same process the following day with chamber explantation and a four layer wound closure.
Follow-up MRI imaging schedule The MRI studies at days 28 and 56 are acknowledged as not
being done as standard of care because they would not reflect meaningful clinical data if
patients received only standard of care treatment. The first surveillance MRIs are usually
obtained around 3 months after surgery or other interventions such as radiation or
chemotherapy. After this experimental treatment, however, we anticipate radiographic
responses much earlier as documented in the prior human trial. In the prior trial, partial
or complete radiographic responses were documented anywhere from 2 to 27 weeks after
treatment. We interpret these early responses to be a reflection of an immune-mediated
biological response.
Follow-up PET imaging schedule PET scans are scheduled at the discretion of the investigator
to confirm disease progression.
Endpoint Classification: Safety Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
To establish the safety profile of a combination product with an optimized Good Manufacturing Practices AS ODN in the treatment of patients with recurrent malignant glioma with concomitant assessment of any therapeutic impact.
Continuous throughout 24 month study participation.
David W Andrews, MD
Principal Investigator
Thomas Jefferson University
United States: Food and Drug Administration
January 2012
March 2014
|Thomas Jefferson University Hospital; Jefferson Hospital for Neurosciences
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This is my 42nd post of this month. I am blogging twice every day and I've learnt a lot! Recently I've been a bit rubbishy and left the posts to late at night when I'm super tired and feel too shattered to be able to put everything into these posts. I'm so focussed on getting into bed and sleeping that I've produced some rubbishy posts that could have been something good! I thought tonight, because of this exact situation, I would write about a few things that I have learnt from this challenge.
1. Yeah, planning is awesome and I will resume with planning as soon as this challenge is over, but sometimes not planning can be awesome. Maybe these nights where I'm a bit lost could need a plan but I've very much enjoyed writing these two posts ON the day. It's scary sometimes but I've written all of these posts on the day I've published them. Before now I had no idea what I was even going to be writing about and that can make blogging so interesting!
2. This challenge has taught me how easy it is to get stuck in our ways and that changing it up can be so refreshing. I've never done anything as extreme as this on the blog and I'm deleted to have completed three weeks of it successfully by the end of this post. To see so many posts already listed under March makes me feel so excited. Excited for this challenge and excited to approach blogging after this month!
3. I've learnt that having this space as an outlet for my thoughts is awesome. I really, really love and appreciate my space on the internet and I definitely wouldn't be without it. I assume people would question the point of it being anonymous because I can't share it with anyone, and yet I know I could never not have this blog. I can't imagine life without it and this challenge has enforced that all the more!
I'm adoring this challenge but I'm also super tired. So, I am off to sleep and hoping to approach it a bit better tomorrow!
A Challenge & A Smile,
The Girl in the Moonlight.
P.S. I'm blogging twice every day this March and you can read my last post HERE!


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Discussion in 'DD-WRT Firmware' started by cgondo, Sep 29, 2005.
Does DD-WRT have SNORT built in? Or any other firmware for that matter?
No but theoretically the OpenWRT packages should be compatible. (I've never tried them.)
If you decide to give it a shot let us know how it goes!
Good luck!
i KNow that OpenWRT can use SNORT but i am not an expeirenced Linux user so i prefer a built in package
Openwrt packages often work.
It is not realy hard to install such a package, read the first few steps of the miau irc bouncer guide and you should have a good hint about what to do.
how well does anyone expect snort to run on one of these devices though? don't you think it would be too resource hungry for these little devices to handle?
thanks for the opinion,
big boi
I can't say from personal experience but based on how often the snort packages are updated I'd wager that it works well enough to make it worthwhile.
If you're really curious you could always search/ask over in the OpenWRT forums. I'm sure someone there has a better idea of what the WRT's snort capabilities are. Or test it yourself and let us know!


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Mission Cafe'/
Come join us Tuesday, September 22nd at 7 pm for an evening of sharing with Mary Escobar, a full-time missionary with the General Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church. She is the director of the Mary Jo Phillips Methodist Daycare Center, which serves 2-4 year-old children in a very impoverished neighborhood in Asunción, Paraguay. Mary will be joined by Natalie Collins, who served as a short-term missionary in Paraguay in 2014.
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Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) can be defined as a collective term which accounts for an organization's approach towards Governance, risk management, and compliance. GRC is a platform that aims to coordinate information and processes through governance, risk management and compliance so as to function in a more efficient manner, coupled with effective data sharing which helps avoid wasteful overlaps.
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I Even Tried an Acrobat
I realized I was at a crossroads. A stupid road, with a stupid point, where I had to decide which way to go. I hate roads like that. But every road is like that, so maybe it's just me.
I've come to realize that everything I've ever needed to know, I've learned from the fire in my living room. The way it takes such care, and contains so much power. It can either save your life or kill you. You either have to stoke it or let it die. And long before you can stoke it, you have to find a tree, chop it down, season the wood, split the logs, chop kindling, crumple the paper, find a match…..there is a lot that has gotten me to today. So much planning and pain-staking, back-breaking, labor. But none of that matters when the fire goes out. All your work is for what? For practice? Because you get to do it all over again. And again, and again…and again.
The proof is in the fire. It's not something you can fake. It's either going well or it's not. You're either warm or you're cold. It's either blazing or it's going out. And it might be cold inside, but it's always colder outside. And sometimes you see it dying, and you look outside at the 5 cords you have, and sometimes you just think to yourself that it's easier to just curl up inside the down comforter on your bed and worry about the coldness in the morning.
One thing I've learned is that coals are only good if you plan to light it again. Or if it's already too hot.
Well, this is neither of those things. I'm cold and I don't plan on relighting this fire.
And he has been trying to tell me that. But I wasn't able to hear him. I so badly wanted it to keep on going. I had convinced myself that it would. Someday. But it's not. It's not going to blaze again. It's over. It's dead. The fire is out.
And I really did even try an acrobat. (Thank you, Wilma.)
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Hi Everyone,
Here we are, on the cusp of another year. I've still no idea where this current one went, so very quickly.
It had some very sad times, with the loss of Selene Mama Cat, and a very good friend, Marian. But there were also lots of good times, and I am holding the expectation that 2012 is going to be a magnificent year.
I'm never much one for New Year's Resolutions, but I do intend to try and be more organized this coming year - allowing for a better work-life balance, and more digital art time.
I even hope to create some more little freebie kits - if anyone has subjects of interest they would like covering, please leave a note in the comments and I can see what I can come up with.
For now I'll wish you all a very Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year. May 2012 be a good'un for you!
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How to build a computer
Building a computer used to be a complicated process where careful selection of delicate parts was a necessity. When that collection of components finally booted for the first time, it was a triumphant experience. Knowing how to build a computer made you quite the tech-head.
Nowadays it's easier than ever, with clear standards of compatibility, obvious choices for performance and value, and an actual building process that's straightforward and well documented. That said, there are pitfalls to avoid and assumptions experienced builders make that newcomers won't know.
To help out new PC builders and experienced enthusiasts alike, we've compiled this handy step-by-step guide that will take you from a pile of parts to a working computer in just a couple of hours.
Getting started
This guide is all about putting your components together. If you haven't selected and purchased all the hardware you need, stop reading and go check out our PC build guide, which outlines the recommended components for a variety of builds.
Have your parts? Good. Let's get started.
Before you dig in, ensure there's a clean workspace with plenty of room to open boxes and put parts together. Hopefully, there's already a pile of them in front of you, but if not, our PC build guide can walk you through that process.
There are a couple of safety issues to discuss before we actually start ripping open those boxes.
You can feel it
There's an invisible risk when building a computer that can crush the most powerful system: Static electricity. The same force that lets you shock your friends when you wear wool socks can also fry components in a heartbeat. Fortunately, it's easy to all but eliminate with a few simple steps.
One easy solution is to purchase an anti-static wristband. One end wraps around your wrist, and the other clips somewhere on the computer case, keeping the wearer constantly grounded. Touching the case frequently with the PSU plugged in, but turned off, achieves the same effect.
Apart from that, it helps to build in a room with a bare floor — carpets generate a lot of static — and wear rubber-soled shoes rather than socks. Many components are packaged in anti-static bags, and it's a good idea to leave them there until just before installation.
Need help? Just ask
Building a PC for the first time can be a little tricky, but the good news is there are many resources to help. People who like building computers don't often get the opportunity. If you have an enthusiast friend, they may jump at the chance to help put it together.
This guide is meant as a general overview of the process, and the instructions your parts came with may vary from our suggestions. When they do, default to the included instructions, and use our guide as a roadmap for the whole project.
Opening the case
Preparing the case is the easy part. The instructions should introduce you to the basic layout of your case, as well as offer up special instructions regarding component installation.
Lay the case in your work area and remove the side panel that provides access to the interior. For most cases, this means the left-side panel (as viewed from the front). Also remove anything that's dangling inside the case, or if it's attached, push it aside. Many cases have permanent internal wiring that can become a hassle later.
Before we start putting other parts together, we're going to install the power supply, and then set the case aside for a few minutes.
The power supply
The first component to make its way into the case should be the power supply, or PSU as it's more often called. Typically located at the rear of the case, usually in the bottom or top corner, the slot is easily located by searching for a square opening. This opening will have screw holes on at least two corners, and the PSU sits in it with a switch and female socket facing outward. Consult your case's manual if you have trouble finding the proper location.
There are two main varieties of power supply: standard and modular (there's a hybrid semi-modular type too, but we don't need to worry about that for now). Modular PSUs have cables that detach from the main unit to avoid clutter. They're ideal for smaller cases and neat freaks.
If you have a modular supply, it's best to leave the cables out for now and run them as you install each additional component. If all the cables are permanently attached, carefully bundle them up so they're hanging out the open side panel of the case, for now. This will keep them out of the way while we install the rest of the components.
Installing the processor
We're going to prepare the motherboard by installing the CPU, cooler, and RAM before fitting it in the case. It's a lot easier to install them now, rather than after the motherboard is installed in the system.
In fact, depending on your case and cooler, it may not be possible to assemble your system with the motherboard in the case. That's because many after-market coolers use a backplate to provide the tightest fit possible. It is, of course, attached to the back of the motherboard. You won't be able to install it unless you have a case with a cut-out that aligns with the backplate's location, a feature typically found only in high-end enclosures.
Carefully remove the motherboard from its anti-static bag and set it on a hard, flat, non-metal surface such as a wooden desk, or the top of the motherboard box itself. Also, make sure that there are no sources of dust or liquid nearby.
Pick a side
Even though installing a CPU has become an easier task over the last few years, it's still one of the most precarious. There are numerous pins on the CPU and motherboard, and bending any one of them could render that component kaput.
That said, the process isn't designed to be difficult, and as long as you follow the instructions clearly and keep an eye out to ensure the chip is fully seated before you clamp it in place, you'll be fine. However, there are some subtle differences in the process depending on who made your CPU.
Modern Intel sockets have pins on the motherboard, instead of jutting from the processor, which makes installation easier. This part of the socket is called the contact array, and it's very important not to bend or touch any of the pins on it — no touching! The square metal bracket that holds the CPU in place is the load plate, and it's raised and lowered using the load lever. When clamped down, the end of the load lever tucks under a hook to keep everything in place.
First, open the load plate. Do this by pushing down gently on the load arm and moving it out sideways from under the hook, and then lifting it up all the way. The lever action of the hook will open the plate, which you can easily flip up. If it's a new motherboard, there may be a plastic or foam filler in the socket, which you can gently remove.
The CPU itself should have two small notches cut out of it, directly across from each other on the chip. With the contacts facing down, there should be only one direction where the notches will line up with the notches in the socket. Gently set the CPU in so that the outer rim lies flush with the socket body. This part doesn't require any pressure.
Use the load arm on the side to lower the plate over the chip, then push down and re-clip the arm under the hook once again. This will require a fair amount of pressure, so make sure the chip is properly seated before pressing down! Remember, the notches in the processor should align with those in the socket. If in doubt, start again and double check.
With AMD CPUs, the pins are on the chip, with holes that they slip into on the socket itself. The load arm on the socket shifts the holes underneath slightly, gripping the pins on the processor when pressed all the way down.
If it isn't already, lift the arm up so that it's pointing straight up, and then rests a little further back. That will ensure the holes for the pins are wide open.
Instead of notches, we'll be looking to line up the processor in the slot correctly using the golden triangle. The triangle should be engraved in gold on one corner of the CPU, and all you have to do is line that up with the triangle cut into the slot itself.
Once the processor is sitting comfortably in the slot, simply press the arm down until it clicks into place and locks in. This last step can be intimidating since it will require a fair amount of pressure to lock in place.
Remembering to install memory
RAM doesn't require any careful goo placement or wires. There are just two important factors, assuming you've chosen compatible RAM: Direction and slot choice.
Direction is easy enough. Each memory stick has a notch in the contacts along the bottom edge that lines up with a block in the memory slots on the motherboard. If you hold it just above the slot and the two line up, it's facing the right direction. If it doesn't line up, spin it 180 degrees.
Slot choice depends on a few factors, and one of which is how the RAM you bought is packaged. If it's just a single stick of RAM, install it in the A1 slot and move on with your life (a diagram in the motherboard manual should label the slots, if it isn't printed directly on the PCB).
There are more likely two identical sticks of RAM, a common package called a dual-channel configuration. The system can use both sticks as if they were a single block of RAM but accesses them individually, providing a modest boost to memory performance. These sticks should be installed in channels on the motherboard with matching colors, usually labeled A1 and B1, though sometimes A2 and B2 are preferable. Check your motherboard's manual to confirm which are best for your system.
Now that we know which slot and direction, the next part is easy. Push the plastic wings at either end of the slot down and outward (some motherboards only have one) then place the stick in the slot sticking straight up. Push down firmly until the RAM clicks into the slot, and the plastic wings click back in and clamp the ends of the sticks. Easy!
The big moment — installing the motherboard
Installing the motherboard with all of the parts on it is easy enough, but it can't just sit in your case. Most modern cases have spacers between the back wall and motherboard, known as standoffs, that are built in permanently. They act as a ground for the motherboard, while preventing the connections on the back from shorting.
Some cases will have removable stand-offs you have to install yourself. These are easy to identify because they look unusual — they're essentially screws that have another screw hole on top instead of a head for a Philips or flat-head screwdriver. They're usually copper or gold in color, which makes them easy to pick out.
The orientation of your motherboard is dependent on your case. At the back, or the top, you'll see a rectangular cut-out. This is for the motherboard's I/O panel the portion containing the USB, video, and Ethernet connections. Your motherboard will be packaged with an I/O shield that fits into this rectangular cut-out. If you install that shield, and then align your motherboard's I/O panel with it, you'll find the screw holes in the motherboard align with the stand-offs in your case.
Well, generally. You may have to wiggle the motherboard slightly to make sure it snaps properly into the I/O shield and the stands-offs align. This may require a bit of effort, but it shouldn't require much force. If you find yourself forcing the motherboard, double-check how you've aligned it, as it may not be positioned properly.
Depending on the combination of case and motherboard, attaching the two will require anywhere between six and 10 screws. You may find that not all of them match up with standoffs underneath, but dropping a screw in will reveal whether it threads right away.
Like every set of screws, the first step is seating the screws and giving them a couple of precursory turns. Then, proceed in a star pattern, tighten each screw a little bit at a time. Don't go wild while tightening them, as you might damage the board if you put in too much effort; it just needs to be held in place without wiggling.
Once the motherboard is comfortably seated in the case, there are a few necessary connections. One is the power cable, which in the case of the motherboard, will be a wide, two-row cable that fits snugly into a similar looking spot on the board itself. This 20-28 pin connector powers both the motherboard and the CPU. However, some boards have a second 4-pin or 8-pin connector for the processor, which is located near your CPU, typically in the top corner. If you have it, you'll need to plug that in, too.
There are also case plugs and buttons that need to be connected to the motherboard to function properly. A double-wide row of pins, the location of which will be noted in your manual, runs the power and reset buttons, power and hard drive activity LEDs, and any USB 2.0 ports.
These small cables will run in a bundle from wherever the ports on the case are, and installing them is as simple as matching the labels on the pins with the labels on the connections. However, their size can make them very hard to properly install. If you have a magnifying glass, now is a great time to use it. A set of tweezers can come in handy, as well. Some motherboards include an adapter you can plug these jumpers into, and then fit to the right space on your motherboard.
The USB header that connects to your front-facing motherboard ports will be on its own. This connection is about eight by two pins, and they're enclosed in a larger plastic housing. It has a notch on one side that should clearly indicate which direction it plugs in.
Cool off
Now that's done, and you've wiped the sweat of concentration from your brow, the next step is to install the cooler. Installation is simpler if you're using the cooler that came with your processor, but it will vary greatly depending on the brand and generation, so use the included instructions for specific details.
That goes double for anyone using a third-party cooler, which will use a proprietary installation bracket. Following the included instructions is crucial to success.
Every cooler will need thermal paste. AMD and Intel apply it to their coolers in the factory, but users with a third-party cooler have to do it themselves, and rubbing goo on an expensive CPU isn't as straightforward as it sounds.
Thermal paste is a necessary part of any cooler. This silver goo is an excellent thermal conductor, allowing heat to transfer from the chip to the cooler with ease. Without it, your cooler won't work very well, if at all. When the instructions indicate, simply apply a single dot, about the size of a small pea, right in the center of the chip. After squishing the chip and cooler together, try not to wiggle or twist too much, to ensure a smooth, full connection.
Either way, the cooler is going to need power. Plug the wires from the fan into a four-pin connection on the motherboard, which should be close to the processor and labeled "CPU_FAN."
Get your game on with the GPU
Not every system needs a dedicated graphics card (GPU), but if yours does, no worries! The installation couldn't be simpler. We're also assuming for this step that the card you've chosen is appropriate for your case size, capabilities, and power supply. For a more detailed walk-through of GPU installation, make sure to check out our video guide.
Modern graphics cards take up a PCIExpress (PCIe) slot. It's a long, thin connector located on the rear of the motherboard, below the processor. To seat the card in that slot, you'll need to remove a backplate from your enclosure. It's one of a row of thin metal brackets on the back of the case to keep it sealed up.
You'll need to remove one or two, depending on the width of your card. Do this by removing the screw that secures the backplate you want to take out. Once removed, the plate should slide out freely. Keep the screw as you'll need it in a moment.
Once the brackets are clear, it's time to seat the card in the PCIe slot. First, make sure the switch on the slot on the motherboard is pushed outward. Then, with the ports facing the empty spot where the backplate used to be, carefully line up the long series of contacts on the card with the appropriate slot on the motherboard. Once it's lined up properly, a solid push on the top of the card should cause it to snap into place as the switch clicks back in to hold it.
Not much force is required, so if you encounter a great deal of resistance, take another look at the backplate and PCIe slot to make sure both are clear, and the motherboard is properly aligned. Also take note if there is a push-pin that locks the card in like your memory slots, as some motherboards feature that safety measure.
Use the screws you pulled from the metal brackets to fasten the back of the card into the same spot in the case. Again, they don't need to be as tight as possible — just enough to make sure the card is held firm.
Most video cards need extra power apart from what the PCIe slot can provide. Those cards that do will have a PCIe power connector on the side of the card facing away from the motherboard or, in some cases, on the side facing the front of the case. The connector is a group of square plastic pins numbering six or eight. The most powerful cards may have two such connectors. Find the appropriate connector on your power supply, typically labeled VGA, and slot it in. The connector is designed to prevent improper installation, so if the connection isn't easy, double-check your alignment to make sure it's correct.
Additional expansion cards
Graphics cards aren't the only component that uses the PCIe slot, and the list includes wireless networking cards, sound cards, and even hard drives. The process for installing them is very similar to the GPU process.
First, remove the metal bracket in the back of the case that corresponds with the PCIe or other expansion slot you'll be installing the device into. Keep the screw from the bracket handy, as we'll use it to reattach the new card.
PCIe slots have a small switch at the interior end, which you can push down and outward to open the slot. Then line up the row of contacts on the card with the slot, and push down firmly. Once the card is seated the switch will flip back up. Securing the card in place is as simple as screwing it into the back of the case and attaching any necessary PCIe ports.
There are a few different types of PCIe slots. A good deal of expansion cards use the "PCIe 4x" slot, which is much shorter than the full PCIe slot used by video cards. A quick check of your motherboard's connectivity, and the size of the connector on your card, will make it obvious which slot is appropriate. If in doubt, refer to the expansion card's manual.
Installing a drive of every type
There are three different storage drive sizes you're likely to encounter, and they all mount and connect differently. Generally, spinning disk hard drives (HDD) are the larger 3.5-inch size, while newer solid state drives (SSD) have adopted the smaller 2.5-inch size. There's also the even smaller M.2 format and PCIexpress drive format, which tend to be thin sticks with bare chips measuring around 1 x 3 inches.
We'll start with 3.5-inch data drives, which are usually mounted up high at the front of the system. Your case is almost guaranteed to have at least one slot dedicated to this type of drive. Installation will depend on the enclosure. Most have a simple hard drive cage. Installing a drive means slotting it into a mount on the cage and aligning the screw holes on the sides of the drive with those on the side of the cage. Make sure that the power and data connectors on the drive face inwards, toward the motherboard. Once aligned, screw the drive into place.
Expensive cases may have a "tool-less" installation system. As the term implies, this design should mean it's possible to install the drive without a screwdriver. Usually this means placing the drive into a cradle or cage that then slots into the case. Refer to your enclosure's instructions for specifics, since the technique varies from one brand to the next.
When it comes to 2.5-inch drives, the mounting process and location is going to vary a bit more. Some cases have a cage, similar to the 3.5-inch mounting, where the SSD can just slide in — no rivets, no screws, no brackets. If it doesn't, the SSD will need an adapter to fit it in a 3.5-inch bay, which is accomplished in one of two ways. Either the larger bracket has screw holes inside which allow you to screw the drive into the middle, or the case will include a bracket that adds some extra girth to the 2.5-inch drive.
Hard drives require two connections as well, one for power and one for data. The good news is that both are L-shaped, so it's hard to plug them in the wrong slot or the wrong direction.
For those with a newer M.2 drive, you'll want to look for a slot the size of the small end of the drive, and a screw a few inches away. Remove the screw, insert the contact end into the slot, then push down gently until you can use the screw to hold the drive in place once again.
PCIexpress storage drives can be mounted in much the same way graphics card are in an available PCIexpress slot.
Optical drive
While optical disk drives are on their way out in the computing world, there are still a lot of builders who prefer to include them. The optical drive mounts in a 5.25-inch slot that looks similar to the 3.5-inch slot where we installed the mechanical drive, and the installation procedure is similar as well.
The drive itself loads into the system from the front, but if it doesn't fit, you may need to remove the front faceplate of your system. If that's the case, check your case's manual for specific instructions.
Once all obstructions are clear, slide the drive in from the front of the case until it's flush with the faceplate, or the other front-facing drives. Then, simply attach the included screws through the side of the case to mount it there. The cables should be similar, if not identical, to the ones used for the 3.5-inch hard drive. There's no real way to install the wrong ones, or install them in the wrong direction.
Preparing to boot
Now before you get too excited and hit that power button, it's worth running back through the system to make sure everything is properly seated and connected. Let's start with the components found in every machine.
The motherboard is usually easy to spot if it isn't plugged in. Most PSUs have one wide cable that's obviously intended for this slot, with no other connections on it. It should plug into your board somewhere near the PCIe slots, but location will vary.
Your motherboard is also likely to have a second, four-pin or possibly eight-pin, connector. This powers the processor. You may have to look through your power supply's available connectors with a keen eye to find this, because it looks a lot like a PCIe power connector. But don't worry — a PCIe connector won't fit, so improper installation isn't possible.
The CPU cooler also needs power, but it gains it from the motherboard. Its power cable shouldn't have to go far though, as most motherboards keep the plug close by the socket. The little wire is just three or four sockets, and connects to a set of four pins on the motherboard.
The hard drives need their own power sources too, in the form of L-shaped SATA connectors (unless it's a PCIe drive). Typically, a string of three or four runs straight off the power supply, with just that type of connection on it. These can't be installed the wrong way, either.
Finally, high-powered graphics cards need their own power connection, usually in the form of a black rectangular connector with six or eight pins. These plugs are brightly colored and easy to spot, and only fit in the interior end of the card in one orientation. If they aren't plugged in, the fans on the card won't spin, and it won't produce any video output.
The final steps
Now that you've double-checked everything, turn on the power supply, and press the power button on the front. A lot of systems don't boot correctly the first time, so don't get discouraged if you need to go back and check connections again.
Once it does boot, you'll need to install an operating system (OS). Luckily, we've built a handy guide that walks you through that process clearly, and succinctly. If you don't have another PC around to download the ISO, you can purchase a USB thumb drive from Microsoft with the OS image ready to go.
Once that's taken care of, you may need to install some drivers. Modern chipsets are already supported in Windows 10, and the OS will automatically download and install the rest of your drivers in most cases. Check the "Update & Security" menu in the Settings pane for more information regarding this process.
If that doesn't work, the chipset driver for your motherboard will handle most connectivity and onboard features, and usually only discrete graphics cards will require a driver of their own, although this varies greatly based on motherboard and component manufacturer. Check out the AMD page for Radeon drivers, or the Nvidia page for GeForce drivers, and remember to check component boxes for install discs and other information.
With some luck, and a lot of attention to detail, your system should be fully operational. Make sure to keep an eye out for any error messages, and hold your hand outside the case fans to make sure air is flowing and isn't too hot, at least for a few weeks. If something breaks, or needs an upgrade, you're fully equipped to deal with it. Just watch out for static.


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Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Scottish university's new principal promises to widen access
Scotland is heavily socialist so they take this tilting at windmills seriously. Most of the capitalistic Scots emigrated long ago. It's mainly the dependent ones that are left
Peter Mathieson, who is expected to take over in Edinburgh early next year, admitted that existing efforts to improve diversity had not delivered acceptable results
The incoming head of one of Scotland's leading universities has promised to take radical action to drive up the number of students it attracts from deprived communities.
Peter Mathieson, who is resigning as president of Hong Kong University and is expected to take over in Edinburgh early next year, admitted that existing efforts to improve diversity had not delivered acceptable results.
Figures for 2015-16 revealed that just 5.2 per cent of new undergraduates at the University of Edinburgh came from the poorest fifth of Scotland, a three-year low for the institution. Only 16.5 per cent of the university's Scottish students come from the poorest 40 per cent of the country.
Stalin Wasn't All Bad (Explain British Schoolteachers)
Stalin wasn't all bad, you know.
Sure he was a murderous thug responsible for around 50 million deaths, while reducing the rest of the population to a state of misery, poverty, and near-permanent terror. Sure his collective farming policy turned breadbaskets into famine-starved hellholes where cannibalism was rife and his Five Year Plans destroyed what was left of the Russian economy after Lenin.
But let's not forget the upsides: he "ended the exploitation of peasants by greedy landlords and to rid of the greedy and troublesome kulaks"' and he "helped peasants work together".
This, amazingly, is what children are being taught in British schools. The quotations come from the GCP GCSE Modern World History revision guide and indicate the kind of answers kids are expected to give in their history exams when talking about Stalin's collectivisation of farms.
Apparently, this is part of a method where they are expected to discuss the Pros and Cons of each issue.
I learned this from an article in The Daily Telegraph by James Bartholomew, the financial journalist and author, who happens to be the guest on my Delingpole podcast this week.
Like me, Bartholomew is an ardent believer in a minimal state. That is, he thinks that whenever government tries to make things better it almost invariably makes things worse – and that the state is, therefore, best cut out of the equation as often as humanly possible.
That history is teaching lunacy is a fairly typical consequence of excess government. In a free education market, where anyone could set up a school, it's somewhat unlikely that the history curriculum would allow the promulgation of such outrageous left wing propaganda.
Stalin was loathsome – directly responsible for more deaths even than Hitler. Yet schools that – as Bartholomew notes – would never dream of asking kids to talk about the Pros of the Holocaust somehow feel it's OK to look for some of the positives in this sadistic Communist tyrant. Why?
Partly because in Britain – as in the U.S., where Betsy DeVos has arrived as Education Secretary not a moment too soon – schools have been skewed by the values of the public sector which, like those of public sectors everywhere, are unerringly left wing.
Very few parents would wish their child to be taught that Stalin had his upsides. But few get much choice in the matter because there is no competitive market in schools: bad teachers are rarely sacked (as they would be in private sector industries, but not in the heavily unionised state sector) and if the school in your area is failing and teaching your children badly there's probably nowhere else nearby you can move them.
Also, the fact that you don't pay your kids' state school fees – the "government" does – means you probably have lower expectations (accompanied perhaps by a false sense of gratitude for a service provided "free") than you would if the fees came more obviously out of your pocket.
For these and many other reasons, our state schools will go on failing to improve and teachers will go on indoctrinating our children with left wing propaganda. (Though there are exceptions: one of the things I'm very much looking forward to, sometime this year, is paying a visit to one of the state school sector's shining successes – Katharine Birbalsingh's Michaela Community School. I'll be recording a podcast there.)
But it's not just bad schooling which is an inevitable product of the welfare state. Let's not forget the welfare state also creates bad healthcare, bad housing, unemployment, poor care for the elderly and economic stagnation.
School choice keeps the peace
by Jeff Jacoby
PUBLIC SCHOOLS are commonly described as engines of democracy and citizenship, and a bulwark against social strife. Which makes the Democrats' bitter and unremitting campaign against Betsy DeVos all the more ironic.
DeVos, the next secretary of education, is a billionaire who has for years channeled her money and energy into the cause of education reform, especially for the underprivileged. Yet her nomination drove the left to a frenzy of opposition evoked by no other Cabinet nominee.
The confirmation of the new secretary was a blow to the powerful teachers unions that exercise so much clout in Democratic Party circles. The unions depend for their wealth and influence on the public education monopoly that keeps millions of students trapped in chronically failing schools, and like all monopolists they have a visceral antipathy to competition. They despise DeVos because of her passion for dramatically expanding school choice — through charter schools, online "virtual" teaching, homeschooling, or vouchers to pay for private or parochial school tuition.
The benefits of school choice, especially for kids in the poorest districts, have been confirmed and reconfirmed. Polls routinely find that substantial majorities of Americans favor more school choice. And as the stunning number of student names on charter school waiting lists demonstrates, the hunger for a better option than the local public school is anything but theoretical.
Yet the reasons to liberate Americans from the monopoly of government-run schooling go beyond educational outcomes and academic success. School choice also promotes peace.
Public schools, it is said, bring together children from differing backgrounds and imbue them with the shared values that unite our pluralist society and prevent balkanization. It's a pretty theory, but it has never been true.
"Throughout American history," observes Neal McCluskey of the Cato Institute, "public schooling has produced political disputes, animosity, and sometimes even bloodshed between diverse people. Such clashes are inevitable in government-run schooling because all Americans are required to support the public schools, but only those with the most political power control them."
Far from being the glue that holds our communities together, public schooling is too often the wedge that drives them apart. Americans differ profoundly on countless fundamental matters — abortion and guns, gay marriage and Darwinism, immigration and policing, Islam and foreign trade. By definition, a one-size-fits-all public school model — in which school committees decide which messages schools promote, which textbooks are used, and which programs get funded — cannot reflect the views of all parents.
For those who find themselves in the minority, there is no equitable resolution. Either they resign themselves to the indoctrination of their children in ways they don't approve, or they do battle with other parents or elected officials to change the way their kids are taught, or they pull out of the government-education system altogether, opening their own schools at their own expense while still having to pay for the public schools where their priorities are rejected.
When public schools have a monopoly on education, coercion is inescapable. And where there is coercion, there will be conflict.
At the Cato website, McCluskey maintains a "Public School Battle Map" that catalogs the clashes and angry controversies into which neighbors are constantly driven by the public school status quo. These battles erupt in state after state, year after year. They are fought over differences about curriculum, moral and religious values, reading assignments, race and ethnicity, sexuality and gender. For 2016 alone, scores of conflicts are recorded: in a Louisiana school district, for example, where students were banned from bringing American flags to football games; in Mississippi, where legislation was introduced to protect the right of teachers to discuss "controversial subjects," such as creationism; in Maine, where a high school senior's gay pride quote for his yearbook was censored; in Colorado, where atheists demanded the right to distribute antireligious literature to students.
McCluskey's map, which goes back only to 2001, records more than 1,500 instances of such political fighting. When schools are controlled by the government, and the government is controlled by the winners of elections, parents, teachers, and administrators will inevitably end up doing battle.
More school choice means less educational conflict. Let families choose from a wide array of educational options, and you diminish their impulse to fight over what gets taught and by whom. Winner-take-all is a terrible model for civil society. By contrast, a model built on freedom, pluralism, and equality — a model in which parents have as much leeway to provide for their children's schooling as they do for their meals, clothing, or religious training — would be immeasurably fairer, and a far better bet for keeping the peace. (Jeff Jacoby is a columnist for The Boston Globe).
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Napoleon P500RB vs Weber Genesis S-330 BBQ Grills (Reviews / Ratings)
Neil Katz | May 05, 2015 | 6 Min. Read
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Spring is around the corner and people are looking into buying new outdoor grills.
Weber and Napoleon are two of the most popular manufactures of gas grills. They both manufacture good quality grills at prices well below a professional grill.
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Weber Brothers Metal Works in Palatine, Illinois made buoys for the Coast Guard. In 1952, one of their employees, George Stephen, was looking for a way to grill food. He took one of the buoys and cut it in half to make one part a grill and the top part a lid. George then added a handle and legs and then poked some holes in the lid.
The Weber Kettle grill was born.
George Stephens, in the late 1950's, bought the Weber Brothers Metal Works and devoted his time to manufacturing the Weber Kettle grill. Over the next 30 years, the company was selling grills throughout the country. In 1985, Weber developed a gas line of grills known as the Genesis. That was a turning point in outdoor grilling because it gives you a precise heat without flare–ups. Weber now sells grills and accessories in 30 countries around the world.
Over the last 10 years, Weber has upgraded its product quality. It is actually number one in terms of percentage of products repaired with an unbelievable 1% service rate (the average is 25%).
The Wolf Steel Ltd. Company was started by Wolfgang Schroeter in 1976 in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. They started manufacturing wood stoves which were made of solid cast iron and two glass doors.
In 1981 the company developed a line called Napoleon which included gourmet gas grills. The grills offered infrared grilling, which was at the time the most advanced technology in North America.
The company has grown to the largest manufacturer of gas grills, gas fireplaces and stoves. They now distribute in all of North America and Canada.
Napoleon P500RB vs Weber Genesis S-330 BBQ Grills
Napoleon P500RB Prestige Series Grill – $1249
- Up to 66,000 BTU's for fast grilling
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- 760 sq. inches of cooking
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Weber Genesis S-330 Grill – $949
- 3 Stainless steel burners
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- Primary cooking area = 507 sq in
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- Total cooking area – 637 square inches
First, this is a great choice between two very good companies. The Napoleon has greater BTU and more room on the grill in terms of square footage as well as a rotisserie with infra-red burner. Weber has the side burner and is less expensive.
However, having cooked on both, Weber seems more even between the burners and the repair rate of 1% is amazing. Truly remarkable for any cooking appliance (Napoleon is still very good at 10.3%).
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Kayode Ogundamisi
The tenth anniversary of Nigeria's return to civil rule and the second anniversary of President Umaru Yar'Adua's tenure is being marked the genocidal confrontation between the military's Joint Task Force (JTF) and armed groups in the oil-rich Niger Delta.
The JTF, which is comprised of troops of the army, navy, air force and the mobile police, was set in 2004 to tackle the armed groups fighting against the exploitation and oppression of the people of the Niger Delta and the degradation of the natural environment by foreign multinationals involved in the extraction of oil and the complicity and neglect of the corrupt state and federal governments.
Since 13 May 2009 the JTF have carried out a military operation on suspected militant camps in the Gbaramatu kingdom of Delta State, using gunboats, helicopter gunships and fighter jets. The JFT claims the offensive is being undertaken to root out militants but a number of villages including Opuye, Okerenkoro, Kurutie and Oporoza, are reportedly razed to the ground and many innocent civilians are reported among those killed.
According to Amnesty International, "hundreds of bystanders, including women and children, are believed to have been killed and injured by the JTF and by the armed groups shooting at the JTF. Many houses in the communities have been set on fire and destroyed by the military. People are still in hiding in the forest, with no access to medical care and food. The main method of transportation for these communities is by boat. However, according to reports, people attempting to travel by water are being targeted by the JTF or members of the armed groups."
Oil companies operating in the Niger Delta have made record profits, and the various state governments received unprecedented oil revenue, in recent years. Yet the region remains impoverished, with no basic amenities or infrastructure. Oil and gas companies operating in the region import most food in the region due to the decades of contamination of the water and soil. Thus, the military blockade imposed by the JFT effectively means starvation for thousands of people.
Federal lawmakers who said the operations should be extended to neighbouring Rivers and Bayelsa States have endorsed the military operation.
In response the JTF have attacked Abonnema in Rivers State. Residents of the town Odi in neighbouring Bayelsa State, which was burned down by the Nigerian military in a similar operation ten years ago, have also fled the town in fear of being overrun by the soldiers.
One lawmaker, Alhaji Bala N'Allah, was reported to have declared, "Nigeria can afford to waste 20 million people in the Niger Delta to save the remaining 100 million population."
JTF spokesman, Colonel Rabe Abubakar, has also expressed not dissimilar views. According to him, "In the conduct of this national assignment some few members of the communities will be inconvenienced by our actions, but we did not do it deliberately. It is for the overall development of the communities in the long run and what we want to achieve for our children to benefit tomorrow."
The ongoing operation, codenamed 'Cordon and Rescue' which has seen the JTF use dozens of gunboats, several helicopter gunships and fighter jets, is a significant change in the government's approach to tackling a three-year-old insurgency that has disrupted nearly a quarter of Nigeria's oil production.
The sheer scale and coordination of the operation are unprecedented and is a chilling reminder of Gordon Brown's pledge last year to provide the Nigerian military with direct assistance to help return law and order to the Niger Delta in order to restore oil output.
It will be recalled that with the unrest in the Niger Delta helping to drive oil prices to the record high of $145 per barrel last summer, Mr Brown announced at the close of the G8 meeting in Japan on 9 July 2008, that: "We stand ready to give help to the Nigerians to deal with lawlessness that exists in this area and to achieve the levels of production that Nigeria is capable of, but because of the law and order problems has not been able to achieve."
His comments came ahead of a visit to London by the Nigerian President, Umaru Yar'Adua in July 2008. President Yar'Adua came to power in May 2007 after a flawed election a win that was universally condemned by national and international observers.
The European Union, said the polls had "fallen far short of basic international and regional standards for democratic elections and... cannot be considered to have been credible." The head of the EU monitoring team, Max van den Berg, declared it one of the worst elections the EU had observed.
In April 2008, Prime Minister Brown against Robert Mugabe made a strikingly similar judgement for what is arguably a lesser electoral fraud. According to Mr Brown: "No one thinks, having seen the results at polling stations, that President Mugabe has won this election. A stolen election would not be a democratic election at all. The credibility of the democratic process depends on there being a legitimate government."
Three months later, Mr Brown was treating Mr Yaradua, another beneficiary of a stolen mandate, to a four-day visit. In addition to his meeting with Mr Brown, Mr Yaradua enjoyed the privilege of tea with The Queen, and a lunch hosted in his honour by the Foreign Secretary David Miliband with a wide range of British Ministers in attendance.
During Mr Yaradua's visit, both countries agreed to work together to tackle lawlessness in its oil region. As a result of the uproar created by Mr Brown's previous statement in Japan, the Prime Minister chose his words very carefully at a press conference to mark the end of the visit: "The security training force that we are talking about will be support for Nigerians to be able to have trainers and others who can build up this capacity locally to deal with the problems of lawlessness that exist in the area."
However, anyone vaguely familiar with the problems in the Niger Delta would recognise that what needs to be tackled as a first priority is endemic corruption. Indeed the All Party Parliamentary Group on Nigeria, which visited Nigeria in late 2008, concluded that "There is no alternative but to make oil work for the benefit of Nigerians as a whole. This means first and foremost clamping down on corruption and improving transparency and making a concurrent improvement in government accountability."
Yet the government of President Umaru Yar'Adua has dismantled the anti-corruption body. Despite campaign pledges to tackle endemic corruption he has used his endless rule of law rhetoric as a pretext to nullify the limited progress made by the previous government in tackling high level corruption. He has also failed in his pledge to address local grievances in the Niger Delta.
Ironically issues of transparency and accountability did not feature in the speeches made by Prime Minister Brown and President Yaradua at the end of the July 2008 meeting. Thus as the UK government continues to assist the Nigerian army defeat the militants the political leaders whose corruption and greed underdeveloped the Niger Delta and many of whom are fugitives from British justice remain untouched in the corridors of power in Abuja.
Of particular significance in this regard is the immediate past Governor of Delta State – the scene of the current battle between the JTF and the militants - Mr James Ibori. Mr Ibori was convicted of theft at Isleworth Crown Court in January 1991 for stealing goods from a Wickes shop in Ruislip, where he worked as a check out cashier; and again in February 1992 for handling a stolen American Express Gold at Clerkenwell Magistrates Court.
However, by 1999 he had risen in the world, and assumed office as the Governor of the oil-rich Delta State. As state Governor, Mr Ibori's annual salary was less than £13,000 a year yet he was able to transfer millions of dollars to UK bank accounts with which acquired assets during his eight-year looting spree that ended in May 2007.
The Metropolitan Police have frozen some of Mr Ibori's UK assets worth over £17 million. However, in November 2007, the Nigerian government refused a request by the British authorities to extradite Mr Ibori, who is widely believed to have bankrolled the flawed election of Mr Yar'Adua as president in April 2007, for prosecution for money laundering in Britain.
Consequently, Mr Ibori's wife, sister and three associates including a London-based solicitor Mr Bhadresh Gohil, are currently facing charges of assisting Mr Ibori to launder money in the United Kingdom before the Southwark Court but the principal offender remains beyond the reach of British justice.
It did not appear that the extradition of Mr Ibori featured during the Prime Minister's meeting with President Yaradua nearly a year after the British extradition request was turned down.
Nor was the extradition of Mr DSP Alamieyeseigha, the former Governor of the neighbouring Niger Delta State of Bayelsa (where the Nigerian army destroyed the town of Odi and killed scores of civilians in retaliation for the murder of some policemen by a local gang in November 1999) who jumped bail in December 2005 from the United Kingdom to escape charges of money laundering mentioned by the Prime Minister.
When Mr Alamieyeseigha was arrested in London in September 2005, apparently after a tip-off from Nigeria's anti-graft agency, £920,000 was found in suitcases in his £1.75m flat in Paddington. After several weeks in Brixton jail, Mr Alamieyeseigha was released on bail despite the fact that another Nigerian Governor, Joshua Dariye of Plateau State, who faced similar charges of money laundering in London fled to Nigeria after being granted bail the year before.
Legend has it that Mr Alamieyeseigha escaped to Nigeria by allegedly disguising himself as a woman but he insists that the British authorities allowed him to escape. The continuing failure of the British authorities (after forfeiting his £1.25m bail bond) to extradite him to the United Kingdom appears to lend credence to his claim.
Compared to his ruthless willingness to assist in the armed battle against militants in the Niger Delta, Mr Brown's reluctance to ensure that the political leaders that impoverish the region face justice even when they have so flagrantly abused the laws of the United Kingdom is the height of hypocrisy and the depth of parochialism.
During the pre-election food shortages and cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe in December 2008, Mr Brown branded the Mugabe government "a blood-stained regime that is letting down its own people" and challenged the international community "to say firmly to Mugabe that enough is enough." According to him: "The whole world is angry because they see avoidable deaths -- of children, mothers, and families affected by a disease that could have been avoided."
Yet, two weeks after the Nigerian military's sustained air raids, bombings and blockade have led to the avoidable deaths of innocent children, mothers, and families and rendered tens of thousands more homeless and fearing for their lives, there has been no murmur from Mr Brown; or from any British politician for that matter.
Mr Ogundamisi is the Convener of Nigeria Liberty Forum, which is hosting the Nigerian State Symposium scheduled for 29 May 2009 at the London Metropolitan University, Holloway Road, London.


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Talasaar Campaign
The world is nearly lost, for years the forces of light have retreated from the overwhelming hoards of demons and undead. Only in a few remaining bastions is there any relative safety in the world.
But out of darkness often comes light and after 400 years of siege, the city of El Ridian was prepared to move offensively due to a fortuitous event. Far to the East, on the other side of the vast Galach Forest a landmass moved, a huge upheaval in the world, which created a great escarpment and separated the Degaheggi plains from the mainland by the newly formed escarpment.
At the top of the escarpment, the ancient and ruined city of Talasaar, held by the fearsome Blood tusk orc clan, gained strategic advantage. Control of the city, might allow control of the plains below and at last perhaps land could be recaptured.
The Seers scryed the city and portents were cast. Finally, Queen Etheryn decided the time to strike was optimal and Dannik the warmonger and Seritha the Skymarshal prepared their troops for the offensive.
The rain poured down as Queen Etheryn and her high council created a vast teleportation circle in the Queens Park in the Middle of El Ridian and the armies marched through the magic portal. The battle for Talasaar had begun…….