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text: 1. Nothing is harder and more elusive than successful slapstick on screen. Nothing. 2. There's a reason "The Pink Panther" and "A Shot in the Dark" hold up. Those were the first two films featuring the peerlessly confident dolt Inspector Clouseau as played by Peter Sellers and directed by Blake Edwards. The gags came in all sizes, but they rarely left character in the dust. 'Pink Panther 2' Pictures 'The Pink Panther 2' Times and Tickets Movie Showtimes, Trailers and More 3. Why did the later Sellers/Edwards Clouseau pictures get to be such a drag? Because Edwards started confusing bigger and more destructive with funnier. What do you remember more fondly? Sellers wreaking elegant havoc at the billiards table? Or, years later, the exhausting Herbert Lom trying to incinerate his nemesis with a doomsday machine? 4. The funniest bit in the strained 2006 "Pink Panther" remake starring Steve Martin was verbal slapstick, as opposed to physical. I'm speaking of the English lesson in which Martin's Clouseau tries to learn the phrase "I would like to buy a hamburger." Martin is hilarious with this sort of mangle-mouthed routine. He's also a formidable physical comedian, and now that he's in his early 60s (Sellers was in his late 30s when he made the original "Pink Panther" and "A Shot in the Dark," also known as "the good ones") you don't want to see him -- or, just as often, Martin's double -- getting thrown through walls or onto coffee tables. You want to see what he can do, not what he can't. 5. In "The Pink Panther 2" the cast sprints way, way out ahead of the material, and miles ahead of the director, Harald Zwart. I enjoyed Emily Mortimer, back as Nicole, Clouseau's soul mate. Andy Garcia (as a rakish Italian sleuth) has a funny bit with a mirror, involving Jeremy Irons, who looks vaguely distressed at finding himself in a disposable "Pink Panther" sequel. 6. The vibe of "PP2" is more consciously '60s than Martin's earlier Clouseau adventure. The ensemble includes a returning Jean Reno as Clouseau's right-hand man, and John Cleese replacing Kevin Kline as Inspector Dreyfus, who has mysteriously morphed from French to English. 7. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan portrays an expert on the subject of the suspected diamond thief who steals the Panther, along with the Shroud of Turin and the pope's ring. She's not what you'd call unsightly. She is in fact what you'd call "sightly." This is all the movie asks of her. 8. Here's the big problem with "PP2": Most of it, even the routine stuff, would work twice as well if director Zwart and editor Julia Wong eased up and allowed the performers to interact -- to do their thing in medium shot, without a lot of pushy close-ups and overemphasis, so that their bodies might inform what their faces are up to. 9. When Martin shares a scene with Lily Tomlin, his "All of Me" cohort (she plays a political-correctness counselor, appalled at Clouseau's casual, clueless prejudices), you have to smile, partly because they snag some laughs from unpromising setups, and partly because you're remembering back to the dance they did together at the end of "All of Me." 10. Not many performers can earn a fair-sized laugh by pronouncing "island" as "izz-land." Steve Martin is one of them.

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Jack Welch and his merry band of job truthers must be tearing out what little hair they collectively can find a top their heads.
A cascade of economic data out today—all from the private sector—is making it more than clear that not only is the economy performing far better than people seem to think, but that last week's BLS job numbers turn out to make more than perfect sense.
A warning—if your politics and ideology do not permit you to accept good economic news without experiencing a severe panic attack, you might wish to avert your eyes as I'm afraid this is going to upset you.
According to the Bloomberg Economic Surprise Index, which compares 36 indicators with the predictions of various analysts, "the economy is improving more than professional forecasters anticipated, particularly in data on employment and housing."
Citing the Index, Bloomberg reports-
"The index, based on gauges compiled by private businesses and trade groups in addition to government, confirms U.S. growth is generating jobs in the face of a global slowdown and looming federal spending cuts and tax increases known as the fiscal cliff."
And it gets better.
According to Citigroup's Economic Surprise Index, things are even better than what was reported by the Bloomberg measurement as the Citygroup data reveals a dramatic jump in economic activity—rising from this year's low of negative 65.3 on July 19th to today's positive 49.4.
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According to the National Association of Realtors, the sale of previously owned houses rose 7.9 percent in August, reaching a two year high while automobile sales in September came in just south of 14.9 million, the best since 2008.
And then there is that old standby, the Thompson Reuters/University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index which rose to 83.1 from last month's 78.3 and, more significantly, reached its highest number since September 2007, before the recession began.
Sometimes good news is just that—good news.
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While nobody knows what the events in Europe may have in store for us, there can simply be no rational or plausible denial of the reality that the U.S. economy is coming back far stronger than what the doom and gloomers—translation: Republicans—want us to believe.
And while we are profoundly sorry that Americans are getting the word of these very positive indicators at so inconvenient at time—the election being just a few weeks away—I think the rest of us are just going to let ourselves feel good about this and leave Jack, Donald and the rest of their crew to take it up with their Twitter accounts.
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The duration of this course is two years. Graduates from any background can apply for this course. Different specializations available in MBA includes MBA in Criminal Justice, e-Business, Education, Engineering, Executive, Finance, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, General Management, Global Management, Health Cara, Hospitality and Tourism, Human Resources, Industrial Management, Information systems, Media, etc.
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For working executives employed in industrial, business, and commercial organizations.
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The candidate seeking admission in to MBA should have obtained a graduation degree from any one of the recognized universities having studied Mathematics as one of the subjects either in his intermediate or in graduation and having qualified in the integrated state level integrated common entrance test (I-CET) conducted by an authorized university on be half of Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE).
The Convener of admissions APSCHE through statewide online counseling allocates 48 students to RBVRR Institute of Technology to pursue their MBA program depending on their preference & rank obtained in the common entrance test. In many colleges affiliated to Osmania University RBVRR Institute of Technology has emerged as preferred destination for students seeking admission in to MBA Program.
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The Ritz Paris is reopening at the very beginning of 2016 after an unprecedented restoration. The legendary hotel will open its doors with 71 luxurious suites including 15 one-of-a-kind Prestige Suites and 71 opulent rooms. It will feature three restaurants, three bars including famed Bar Hemingway and gorgeous gardens and terraces with retractable roofs. The historic Salon Proust will offer Ritz Paris afternoon tea while the Ritz Club, with its indoor pool and modern fitness center, will welcome CHANEL au Ritz Paris, the exclusive area dedicated to the art of CHANEL skin care. A discreet tunnel will be available for completely private guest arrivals and departures.
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It was the kind of big ticket sale that puts a new art auction house on the map: A bidder on the phone in Italy offered $1.7 million for an 18th-century Chinese vase from Altair Auctions of Norwood, an eye-popping price more normally seen at elite houses like Sotheby's or Christie's.
But when the Globe, acting on a tip, discovered that the vase bore a striking resemblance to a modern reproduction auctioned off a year ago for just $3,840, the deal began to unravel. The two vases are almost certainly one and the same, but sometime between the earlier auction and the Altair sale on March 30 someone had written a phony ownership history and placed a Christie's sticker on its base, as if to hide its humble past from a rich new buyer.
"You could tell from looking at it that the vase did not predate the 20th century," said James Jackson, the Iowa-based auctioneer who sold the vase on May 23, 2012, as a relatively low-cost reproduction. "It didn't require an expert. It would be like putting a Mercedes-Benz hood ornament on a VW Beetle."
Now, instead of making Altair's reputation, the vase sale is threatening to topple the company before its first anniversary as federal prosecutors begin an investigation into whether Altair or its clients engaged in fraud to inflate the price of the porcelain vase or other art works.
Altair's owner, Benjamin Wang, insists the vase he sold is authentic, but he has canceled what would have been the biggest sale in the company's history.
After giving various accounts of the vase's history, Wang now says it is probably the same one that Jackson sold a year ago, but that Jackson didn't realize what a valuable antique he was selling. Wang admitted he made a "big mistake" by not questioning a false sales history provided by the vase seller, but said that shouldn't take away from the antique's value.
"We have an item we say is worth more than $1 million," said Wang's attorney, Orestes Brown, explaining that Altair plans to send the vase to China to be authenticated by a government agency. "We don't want the reputation of the vase to be tainted because of the opinion of some guy with no credibility," he said, referring to Jackson.
The vase's owner, a customer of Wang's named Dong Hua of Andover, hung up on a Globe reporter and didn't return repeated phone calls seeking his explanation for why he said the vase had last been sold in 1989 rather than in 2012 as Jackson's records show.
The imbroglio offers a rare glimpse into the frenzied Chinese art and auction market, which has exploded in recent years as wealthy Chinese collectors have spent vast sums on art and other luxury items at auctions around the world.
But with that rapid growth has come charges of fraud and fakery as people attempt to cash in on perhaps the world's most lucrative art market.
"The trouble in China is that 70 percent of the art is fake. Even villages are reproducing ancient prototypes. A lot of the modern art is fake as well," said Robert K. Wittman, a former FBI agent who runs a firm that specializes in recovering stolen treasures.
And the problems don't stop there: Some bidders are fake, too.
"One of the big problems is phantom buyers in the Chinese markets," said Wittman. "What's happening is the Chinese are bidding up their own artwork . . . so they can point to that and say this is what it's worth."
Wang, a native of China who studied Chinese arts and antiques at the Institute of Mongolian History, launched Altair in September 2012 to specialize in Asian art and antiques. Tucked into an unassuming strip mall next to Buddy's Budget Tile, Altair quickly began racking up big sales in Chinese art, including a blue and white Chinese vase that the company says was sold for $566,400.
But auctioneers are only as good as the collectors who bring them art and antiques to sell, and rival auctioneers often battle for their loyalty. A month after Wang started Altair, his former employer, Kaminski Auctions of Beverly, sued him for fraud, alleging Wang had diverted clients and their valuable objects from Kaminski's auction house to Wang's businesses, including Altair and a Salem antiques shop.
Wang denied Kaminski's charges — including assertions that Wang stole a Chinese sword and sold it for $1.4 million — calling them "ridiculous and preposterous." Several of his regular collectors wrote affidavits in Wang's defense, including Hua, who has sold antiques through Altair.
The controversy over the $1.7 million vase — formally known as a "double famille rose double gourd" — at first blush might seem to be little more than sparring between rival auctioneers, including one, Jackson, who may have let a huge payday slip through his fingers by not recognizing the true value of the vase.
But there's little doubt that someone embellished the vase's pedigree between May 23, 2012, when Jackson's International Auctioneers & Appraisers in Cedar Falls, Iowa, auctioned the piece off as a reproduction, and March 30, 2013, when Altair sold it as a genuine 18th-century piece for almost 500 times more.
Wang and his lawyer, Brown, say that the vase seller, Hua, gave them the false provenance, the documented history of ownership that buyers rely on in part to determine the value of art and antiques.
According to Brown, Hua also attached a sticker to the bottom of the vase showing it had last been auctioned on Feb. 23, 1989, at a Christie's sale in South Kensington, England. Wang said Hua had a receipt from the sale.
But Wang, who is supposed to authenticate a piece's value, never checked with Christie's or asked to see Hua's sales slip in evaluating the vase, according to his lawyer. Instead, he concluded that the piece was an authentic 18th-century vase, not a modern copy, based on his own art expertise and the word of a consultant provided by Hua, Wang said.
If Wang had investigated the sticker on the bottom of the vase — marked "297" under a Christie's label — he would have figured out the deception immediately. Lot 297 in the February 23, 1989, Christie's auction in South Kensington was not even a vase: according to a Christie's spokewoman, it was a 10¼-inch blanc de chine statuette of Guanyin, Buddhism's goddess of compassion. It had an estimated value of about $100.
The location of the 1989 auction offered clues to some art experts, too. Christie's South Kensington auctions are generally reserved for relatively inexpensive objects, described by one art expert as "tchotchkes" or trinkets.
But Wang accepted Hua's documentation without question, splashing a full-page photo of the vase in Altair's glossy auction catalogue and estimating its selling price at $60,000 to $80,000.
Then, to what Wang said was his surprise, the spirited bidding on March 30 drove the selling price up to $1.7 million, more than 20 times what he had estimated as its value.
When the Globe began asking questions about Altair's record-price vase, Wang said he was excited about media coverage, saying it would be "good exposure for my company." Asked why someone with a million-dollar object would sell it through an obscure, fledgling auction house, Wang said the big name auction houses charge more, make mistakes, and complicate sales with red tape. He insisted on April 11 both that the vase was authentic and it had not been sold since 1989.
But when Jackson was approached by the Globe, he was just as sure that the vase Wang sold in March was the same one he sold last year — and that it's a 20th-century reproduction. Both the pattern and the wear marks on the two vases look the same.
The only apparent difference were the identification stickers on the bottom — Jackson's vase had a torn and yellow Christie's sticker with an illegible number, while the Christie's sticker on Altair's vase was newer and intact.
"If Mr. Wang is so confident in his expert skills, then why not have a mutually agreed upon appraiser assess it?" said Jackson, whose father founded his auction house in 1969. "I suspect Mr. Wang knows that in reality he has nothing to gain and everything to lose."
Now Wang admits he "made a big mistake" by not checking the vase's sale history, agreeing that he probably auctioned off the same vase as Jackson's in 2012.
But Wang still insists the piece is worth a million dollars, arguing, "The fact it sold for so high shows it's real."
Nonetheless, Wang has canceled the March 30 sale, costing himself a commission of about $300,000.
The aborted vase sale has already attracted the attention of the Department of Justice, which is beginning an investigation into whether Wang, Hua, or others deliberately misled potential buyers, according to a person with direct knowledge of the inquiry.
The Justice Department has not yet determined which office will carry out the investigation, this person said.
Authorities in art fraud say it is not clear whether any laws were broken and, if so, by whom.
"It could be anything from an honest mistake to — if indeed more than one individual is involved and they used the Internet to advertise, it could be a federal crime — wire or mail fraud," said Wittman, the former FBI agent who runs the stolen art recovery firm. "If it can be proven that an auction house has conspired to put out incorrect provenance in order to benefit itself, there is exposure. It's not buyer beware."Sean P. Murphy can be reached at email@example.com. Andrea Estes can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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By Wesley Ratko
Twenty-three members of the Chestnut Hill community turned out Wednesday night at the Chestnut Hill Library to voice their frustrations with the Chestnut Hill Community Association and to organize a counter organization that, as they said, would put residents before business interests.
The meeting was organized by Ron Recko, a Chestnut Hill resident and past president of the CHCA Board,. Recko told those present that he had become disenchanted with the CHCA, saying the group no longer adequately represents the interests of the neighbors. He blamed "business interests" for taking over the organization.
He called the meeting as a first step toward organizing the various opposition groups that have formed in the last few years in response to several major projects that, according to Recko, have negatively impacted near neighbors. He referred specifically to the Fresenius Dialysis Center at Winston Road and Moreland Avenue, the forthcoming development of the Magarity Ford site and Chestnut Hill College, among others.
Recko said that any project that requires a variance will inevitably have a negative impact on the quality of life for neighbors.
"I believe that a viable commercial corridor along the Avenue is important," he said, "but not to the detriment of the residents."
Resident Joe Pizzano reinforced Recko's comments, saying there is a need to create a new organization that truly represents the interests of the community.
"We can become the new RCO," he said, referring to an element in Philadelphia's new zoning code that would recognize a single community organization as the point of contact between the city and any developer looking to build in the neighborhood.
"What we don't seem to understand is that what happens in one part of Chestnut Hill affects us all," said George Spaeth. Spaeth, a hill resident and also a former president of th CHCA board, said he believes the CHCA is a deeply flawed organization.
"You can purchase it," he added.
Stacy Mogul, a resident, lawyer, and representative of the Northwest Wissahickon Conservancy, talked at length about his organization's efforts against Chestnut Hill College and its development of the Sugarloaf property. He said his group has a single covenant action pending against the college to force it to honor the existing deed restrictions on the property. The funding for this effort, he said, is running out. He urged the group to contribute to the legal fund.
"We are beating the path that will make it easier for future groups," he said.
Mogul was accompanied by George Thomas, a historic preservation specialist who echoed the majority opinion of those present about the CHCA and its committees.
"The Development Review Committee is an arm of Richard Snowden, [CHCA board member andmanaging partner of Bowman Properties, which is developing the Magarity Ford site]" Thomas said, adding that the organization as a whole is "hopelessly corrupt."
The overall discussion returned repeatedly to how additional residents might be recruited to join the cause of making the Chestnut Hill Residents Association a significant counter-organization to the CHCA.
An hour into the meeting, Noreen Spota, administrative assistant to the CHCA, addressed the group, saying it was good to see such commitment to the community. She said that one-third of the board turns over every year and that those who are dissatisfied with the direction the board has taken should endeavor to get involved.
"The board isn't as big as it once was," Spota said, "Individuals have more of a say."
She also offered to present anything that the group might want the Board to see, such as a petition.
Recko ended the proceedings by saying that the majority of the residents are unhappy with the direction the community, but they need to come out and make more of an effort.
"Chestnut Hill is, unfortunately, a lazy community," he said. "The people have to come."
He said that the library meeting room has been reserved for two hours every 4th Wednesday and he hopes the turnout will be better for future meetings.


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To stand atop the Pinnacles was to be close to God for the Ohlone Indians.
The climb to the peaks and the other rituals that took place at the Central California site are why tribal representatives still consider it sacred land — and are exuberant that its protection is more secure.
Valentin Lopez, chairman of the Amah Mutsun tribal band of the Ohlone Indians, told a crowd of roughly 400 people Monday at the base of the Pinnacles in Paicines that the land's upgrade from a national monument to a national park could "redefine what good stewardship can be."
Elected officials, National Park Service employees and volunteers said Pinnacles' status as the nation's 59th national park would not o\nly mean it is guaranteed public land but is a boost for tourism.
The afternoon ceremony featured local school children delivering the pledge of allegiance in English and Spanish, an Ohlone song and prayer, dozens of park employees in uniform and hordes of media.
"One of the questions media folks and others ask is, 'Why is this such an important day?'" Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar said. " ... The answer is very simple: Parks means jobs."
Salazar said 9million jobs were created a year through conservation efforts and strong tourism destinations made for a strong economy.
The Soledad City Council has already allocated more than $150,000 for the creation of signs to announce itself as "the Gateway to the Pinnancles" and hired a marketing firm to capitalize on the new designation.
Park volunteers Danielle Powell, 23, of Hollister, and Arianna Punzalan, 22, of Santa Cruz, said they have already experienced an increase in visitors since President Barack Obama signed legislation making it a national park last month.
Although the preservation of the land is shared by many, it was U.S. Rep. Sam Farr who got the most praise. His work with Sen. Barbara Boxer moved the upgrade legislation to the president's desk.
Salazar said before the ceremony the dust had barely cleared from turning Ford Ord into a national monument when Farr began lobbying him to turn the 26,000-acre Pinnacles into a national park. "We've already done enough in your district," he joked with Farr. "He never gives up."
In his speech, Farr said parks were the first place he really felt he could learn because of his dyslexia.
"With dyslexia, you have a hard time getting information out of books," he said.
The congressman said efforts to preserve the park, known for its volcanic rock formations and California condors, were "part of this ongoing mosaic of human involvement with this land."
One of the park's heroes was Schuyler Hain, the man who lobbied for the creation of a national monument on the site at the turn of the last century.
His great-grandson, Paul Hain, 59, was in the crowd at the ceremony and said afterward he thought his ancestor would be pleased with the designation and hoped it would bring more people to the area.
Comedic relief was provided throughout the day as Soledad Mayor Fred Ledesma and Hollister Mayor Ignacio Velazquez playfully argued whose side of Pinnacles was truly "the gateway." At one point they even competed with Salazar for applause.
Ledesma said before the speech that Soledad benefited from being closer to a park entrance, along with its restaurants and hotels, than Hollister, in which people have to travel roughly a half hour from the city to get to the east entrance. Velazquez said "they are both important to each other."
Salazar read partially from a letter Obama sent for the ceremony, which was shown to The Herald afterward.
"Our parks offer opportunities to enjoy outdoor recreation with family and friends," the president wrote, "and they provide a safe and accessible setting to appreciate the bounty of our land.
"Pinnacles National Park is now among these cherished sites."
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Occasionally, our big mouths get us into trouble. You see, we were casually commenting on how it would take better men than us to make the new Jetta look good, when somebody at VW called our bluff.
As a result, we've been given a Mk6 Jetta 2.0 for a year to transform it into something more than simply an affordable car. We're about three months into our loan and are pleased with the gas mileage and the lack of attention from cops, if we're honest.
However, it's always nice to turn some heads with a build on an unlikely candidate. So we conducted a few Q&A sessions with our friends on Facebook to get an indication of the direction you'd like us to take the build, as well as gauge whether you even think it's possible to build a Mk6 into something that could impress the bodies.
Working against us is the lack of aftermarket parts for the 2011 Jetta. However, we have ambitious plans including air suspension and a turbo. But to start, we chose the genuine VW body kit for our first installation. The quality of the parts meant fitting is easy and the finish is OEM, so this was an easy choice. And with a 2" drop with the new front spoiler, it's starting to make our poo-brown sedan a little less pooey…
For the installation, we again turned to FMS Automotive for their expertise. You may remember we previously worked with them on the body kit fitting for our '08 VW Passat 2.0T (et 2/11) and '09 Jetta TDI (et 3/10). With various FMS Volkswagen projects touring the US, the company knows the kit better than anybody else in the country and were the perfect candidates to walk us through this DIY installation.
Front Spoiler
To prep the Jetta for its facelift, raise the car to provide access to the underside and turn the wheels to full lock. Then remove the single screws from either wheel arches and eight screws under the front bumper.
Inspect the upper edges of the new kit and trial-fit to ensure edges are flush to the body, and all brackets are free of debris. Templates are provided for each piece that determine where the edge of the panel should sit. This is marked with tape to help you align the piece when gluing it onto position. All the pieces are supplied with a full instruction book to illustrate the major stages.
Slide the metal speed clips into their positions on the two Z-brackets and two side adapters supplied. These should be screwed into position on the car using the screws you removed earlier. The spoiler is then screwed to these brackets after it's been glued.
The bumper is supplied with a central bracket already in place. You will need two longer, silver T25 screws (supplied) where the side brackets join the central bracket. These can be tricky to fit because you're fiddling with the speed clips and screws under the car.
Now take the new front spoiler and sand it just below the top edge to allow the glue to adhere better. Clean the surface with alcohol and apply a bead of the supplied one-part glue along the edge. Working quickly, bring the spoiler into position and securing it with low-adhesive 3M tape. You can then fasten the spoiler and brackets to the underside using nine supplied screws to take some stress off the tape. However, wait until the glue is dry before fastening four supplied screws into the adapters in the wheel arches. This will prevent the spoiler from bowing out.
Side Skirts
The skirts are straightforward. Looking from the front wheel, remove all but the third of four rubber gourmets from under the sills and press-in the supplied plastic adapters. With the screw-side of the adapter facing inward, push the adapter's lock into place.
Remove one screw from each front wheel arch. Then sand the skirt's inner edge with 30-grit paper and clean with alcohol. Apply a bead of glue before two people mount the skirt with a hand tight screw in the front wheel arch. Then push the side skirt into the position marked by your tape determined beforehand by the supplied template.
Tape the skirt to the body to hold in place while the glue dries. When dry, tighten the wheel arch screws and then use three supplied screws in each plastic adapter. At the rear, fit the supplied cylindrical spacer and remaining screw on either side.
Rear Spoiler
Clean off the trunk and spoiler with alcohol. The position of the spoiler should be marked on the trunk with tape. The instructions tell you to measure 403mm from the sides of the trunk and 325.5mm in the center, then mark with tape.
Pull back the tabs on the red tape on the spoiler. Apply painter's tape to the tabs to hold them out of the way. Sand the bottom of spoiler and clean with alcohol before applying glue. Then align the spoiler to the tape marks on the trunk and secure in position with more tape. Once the glue is dry, pull the red tape tabs to expose more glue under the spoiler to further increase its adhesion.
Rear Apron
For the rear apron, remove the reflectors from the bumper. On our car we had a tray covering emissions controls blocking access to the right side. To remove it, undo five T25 screws along with the two 10mm bolts. Then use a long screwdriver to push the four tabs and the reflector will pop out.
Remove two screws from each wheel arch, one screw from under each arch and three from under the center of the bumper, as well the tow cover.
Loosely attach the supplied Z-brackets on either side of the bumper using the factory screw location under the wheel arch. Position the bracket so it touches the inner edge of the bumper and use it as a guide to drill three 6mm holes into the bumper. Press the six supplied expanding screws into the holes to lock the Z-brackets into place.
Now take the central Z-bracket and slide seven speed clips into position and attach it to the bumper with the three factory screws.
Using sandpaper, scour the inner lip of the apron, clean with alcohol and apply a bead of glue. The rear apron doesn't need a tape guide to install; it simply snaps into the holes for the rear reflector. Tape the edge to hold in place while the glue dries.
After it's dry, attach the arch adapters to the apron with two supplied screws and then screw the adapter to the remaining hole in the wheel arch. Now tighten the 11 screws in the Z-brackets into the rear apron.
To finish the bumper, fit four metal clips into housings on the tow cover before inserting two rubber straps. Slide the top into the apron cut-out and snap the bottom into place, then affix the straps.
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If my dear love were but the child of state,
As subject to time's love or to time's hate,
Weeds among weeds, or flow'rs with flowers gathered.
No, it was builded far from accident;
It suffers not in smiling pomp, nor falls
Under the blow of thralled discontent,
Whereto th' inviting time our fashion calls.
It fears not policy, that heretic,
Which works on leases of short numb'red hours.
But all alone stands hugely politic,
That it nor grows with heat nor drowns with showers.
To this I witness call the fools of time,
Which die for goodness, who have lived for crime.
Sonnet 124: Translation to modern English
If the great love which I have for you had been created simply by circumstances it would be like an illegitimate child – at the mercy of changing circumstances. It would be subject to fashion – what's in or out at any given time – rejected when seen as weeds and embraced when seen as flowers. No, it was created with more resolve. It's affected neither by the approval of authority nor by the challenge to authority, which is the current fashion. It isn't afraid of political plotting, which operates in a short time span, but stands alone – independent, wise and secure – neither growing in sunshine nor drowning in showers. As witness to that I call all those fashion-followers who, after living bad lives, repented on their deathbeds in the hope of transforming that bad into good.
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The translation of the last two lines is incorrect. The original says that the fools of time have lived for crime, but die for goodness. This certainly does not mean that they repent on their deathbed. It could mean their actions while alive are considered crimes (sinis), but they consider themselves to have been acting in good faith, and are willing to die for that belief.
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April 26, 2013
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida State defensive players Bjoern Werner and Xavier Rhodes joined quarterback EJ Manuel as first round picks in the 2013 NFL Draft. Werner was taken with the 24th pick by the Indianapolis Colts while Xavier Rhodes was selected by the Minnesota Vikings with the 25th pick.
"Bjoern is one of the great players in Florida State history and one of the most instinctive players that's ever been around," FSU head coach Jimbo Fisher said. "He's going to be a great professional player. He's another great ambassador for this university. He stands for all the right things, and I couldn't be happier for him and his family."
"I'm extremely happy for Xavier," FSU head coach Jimbo Fisher said. "He made the sacrifice of switching from receiver to corner and will go on to have a tremendous career in the NFL. He was a staple on our defense, really anchoring down that boundary corner spot for such a long time which was a key position for us. He too is another great young man and great representative for Florida State."
The trio of Manuel, Werner and Rhodes gave the Seminoles three first round selections for the first time since the 2006 NFL Draft when four FSU players were taken: Ernie Sims (9th, Detroit Lions), Kamerion Wimbley (13th, Cleveland Browns), Brodrick Bunkley (14th, Philadephia Eagles) and Antonio Cromartie (19th, San Diego Chargers). Florida State now has 39 first round picks all-time and 35 since 1984.
A unanimous All-American, Werner was one of the most versatile and disruptive defensive ends in the nation in helping Florida State's defense lead the nation in yards allowed per play (3.86), rank second nationally in total defense (254.14 ypg) and rank in the top six nationally in scoring defense (14.71 ppg), rushing defense (92.29 ypg), pass defense (161.86 ypg), pass efficiency defense (95.43) and opponent three-and-outs (6.29 per game). He ranked third in total sacks (13.0) in the NCAA and first in the ACC while also ranking 14th in the NCAA in sacks per game. He led the nation in yards accumulated on tackles behind the line of scrimmage (134). Only one player in FSU history recorded more sacks in their first three seasons than Werner and that was Peter Boulware. After just two years of high school football in the U.S., Werner amassed 35 TFL, 23.5 sacks, 18 passes defended, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries in three seasons in Tallahassee. He moved into the top 10 all-time at FSU for TFL in just 27 career starts and now ranks fourth all-time at FSU for TFL recorded in the first three seasons of a career.
Werner was one of only two defensive linemen in the NCAA to have eight or more pass break-ups…posted 42 tackles (30 unassisted), 18.0 tackles for loss which ranked second in the ACC, 13.0 sacks, five quarterback hurries, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery. He played arguably the best game of his stellar FSU career recording 3.5 sacks, a career-high tying six tackles and a fumble recovery for nine yards versus No. 4 Florida in the regular season finale. He was named the most valuable player on defense for the second straight year at the team's annual banquet.
Rhodes was one of the top cover corners in the country. An All-ACC first team selection, he was the only player from the ACC to be named a semifinalist for the Thorpe Award. He started all 14 games at corner in 2012 and started 38 of 43 games in the secondary in his distinguished FSU career. He had 10 passes defended 10 in 2012 and his three interceptions tied for 8th in the ACC. Rhodes also added seven pass break-ups which tied for third on the team. He recorded 39 tackles (27 unassisted) and 2.0 tackles for loss. He posted his third interception and eighth career pick came in the ACC Championship Game versus Georgia Tech.
His two other picks came against Murray State and at USF and he forced and recovered a fumble in the Orange Bowl against Northern Illinois. Rhodes anchored an FSU secondary that held nine of the top 10 receivers in the ACC at the time they faced them to a combined 22 catches for 244 yards. In the last 12 games of the 2012 season, he was targeted 47 times and allowed just 13 completions for 88 yards with two interceptions and seven pass break-ups. He helped Florida State's defense lead the nation in yards allowed per play (3.86), rank second nationally in total defense (254.14 ypg) and rank in the top six nationally in scoring defense (14.71 ppg), rushing defense (92.29 ypg), pass defense (161.86 ypg), pass efficiency defense (95.43) and opponent three-and-outs (6.29 per game).


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Adequate housing is a fundamental human right, especially for women, who often are solely responsible for the care and upbringing of children, Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, Vatican observer at U.N. agencies in Geneva, told the U.N. Human Rights Council on March 9. He called for greater protection and legal guarantees for women during pregnancy and after they give birth so that their housing needs are met. "To promote women's right to adequate housing is also a way to combat discrimination against women and domestic violence," Archbishop Tomasi said. The archbishop said the Vatican agrees with the council's stance that priority should be given to women with children and to families where the father is away for work when state-supported housing programs are developed. He also recommended that housing efforts should also include basic social services like health, education and drinking water.
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1997 Jeep Wrangler TJ - Clearance ClearancePosted in How To on March 1, 2013
We've been preaching the benefits of running larger tires with as little lift as possible for several years now. Heck, about 10 years ago Jp built the first no-lift TJ to grace the pages of any off-road magazine. The fact is in almost all off-road situations, having a low-slung rig works better and feels much safer than a Jeep with gobs of lift and tons of uptravel. They also tend to drive better on-road too and even do pretty well in the fast stuff in the dirt. As with almost anything, there are unfortunately drawbacks to keeping the framerails of your favorite Jeep relatively low to the ground, but luckily for us there are also ways of dealing with these issues.
The main problem that our '97 TJ had is that the stock T-case skidplate does a remarkable job of getting hung up on rocks, mounds of dirt, and the occasional log. This quickly halts forward progress, thanks to the hook-like lips and bends that cover its surface. We've done a good job bashing the stock skidplate, and although it's fairly stout, it has yielded enough to pop the exhaust off its hangers once or twice and knock our T-case shift linkage loose. We've had questions from readers like you asking what to do about this tendency of low, yet otherwise capable Jeeps getting hung on the slightest breakover. What did we do? Well, we contacted our pals at T&T Customs for some trick parts that help with a Wrangler nip and tuck. This, combined with a drivetrain boost with stout parts from Brown Dog Offroad, a few more trick parts from our friends at Advance Adapters, Daystar Suspensions, and a new rear shaft from Tom Wood's Custom Driveshafts, and we have remedied this problem. Follow along to check out exactly what we did.


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This "next steps" session will take your understanding of your digital camera to the next level. It's time to discover Manual Mode!
Using 60D and 70D Canon DSLRs, you'll learn about aperture, shutter speed, ISO, depth of field and motion.
We also touch on basic news photography and photojournalism technique.
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Brent5393 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 55 designs submitted by 16 freelance designers.
Four Eagles Firearms
Four Eagles Firearms is an internet based supplier of hunting gear and equipment. The business will be located in Texas, where hunting is a popular sport across the state. We target hunting
We are looking for a design that will allow our logo to stand on its own. With our business being focused on hunting supplies, we like the meaning associated with a pictoral/emblem style logo(traditional, circular, etc). Things to consider in your design:
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2) Please do not use stock images, photos or clip art in the logo.
3) Bold and Strong are key in the design process.
4) Do not use the #4, instead we like the look of Four or IV (Roman Numerals)
We would like to see how the logo looks against a black background as well as on a white background.
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Australia captain James Horwill has been cleared to face the British & Irish Lions in the decisive third test this Saturday.
The 28-year-old lock was given the green light once again this morning down under, as an International Rugby Board appeal was dismissed.
Horwill was initially cleared over an act of foul play 24 hours after the first test at Suncorp Stadium, with the forward standing on the head of Alun-Wyn Jones in the third minute of the 23-21 defeat for the Wallabies.
The IRB decided to appeal that decision on Thursday, but judicial officer Graeme Mew decided there was not a major error in the initial hearing, and the 'not guilty' verdict could not be overturned.
The decision was understandably met with delight by Horwill, who was forced to wait 13-and-a-half hours following the hearing before he found out he'd be able to line-up at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney this weekend.
"I'm very relieved. The two hearings have been very fair. I found out about 10am (1am BST)," Horwill told a packed press conference.
"I was confident because I know what happened and I'm glad the right result was made in the end. I love what I do and it means a hell of a lot to me to lead my country in what is probably the biggest game since the World Cup final in 2003.
"I'm very excited by the opportunity and now we can focus on the game, which is what's important. I feel very vindicated by the ruling. Other than not getting much sleep, it hasn't caused any disruption. I've just gone on with it, that's the reality of what we do."
Whilst Horwill should start for Australia, his counterpart Sam Warburton will not be so lucky, with a hamstring injury forcing the Welshman out of the Lions side.
Irish centre Brian O'Driscoll is expected to lead Warren Gatland's side in the absence of the number seven.


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Theresa W needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 15 designs submitted by 8 freelance designers.
Actual Match
My business partner and I are bor Ivy League MBA's starting an online dating site. We believe that the timing is right to create a cool, hip and trendy online product that will attract a superior dating pool, utilize traditional matchmaking practices (events, pre-verification, etc), adopt social networking aspects (community) and use cutting edge technology (mobile apps, semantic web etc) to create instant connectivity currently missing in competitor products.
Singles between the ages of 25-55 living in the top 30 cities in the USA.
The logo will be matched with a specific area of the web site. The logo will most likely be on a white or light blue background.
Dategaurd is the technology that we will be using to ensure the safety and protection of our members as they connect with others.
Some features of Dateguard are:
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The logo should be tasteful and show the trade name "Dateguard" in a way that eminates trust, security and peace of mind.
The logo for Actual Match is attached
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-We would also like some sort of "Dateguard Certified" badge as part of the logo. It won't necessarily always be displayed with the logo but there will be situations when we want to display the logo with the certified badge as well. I hope that makes sense.
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simonfrenzy needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 70 designs submitted by 26 freelance designers.
I'm looking for a logo for a Venetian blinds website. I've bought around 10 websites, so I will later need 10 different logos for Vertical Blinds, Velux Blinds etc. Please see further description.
Clean, contemporary, professional logo for a new Venetian Blinds website. I am leaving this to designers own interpretation.
Text should be Venetian Blinds and possibly an image. I'll let you be creative with that.
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The Kansas State Board of Education is preparing to consider new science standards for public schools.
The board's agenda Tuesday included a review of the final draft of new guidelines developed by 26 states, including Kansas, and the National Research Council.
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The Kansas board could decide later this year whether to adopt the standards as the state's own.
So far, the proposed standards have generated little controversy, even though they treat evolution as a core scientific concept. Kansas uses its standards to develop standardized tests for students.
Past work on science standards in Kansas has been overshadowed by debates about how evolution should be taught. The current, evolution-friendly standards were adopted by the board in 2007, but state law requires them to be updated by next year.


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The Most Advanced Beer Bottle Opener Supercut Ever Made
Adam Young's an artist. His recent art show at Common House Gallery titled, 'Songs of the Early Riser' featured a video loop that included this supercut of the many ways creative and intuitive minds can open a bottle of beer.
Over three days, Adam and his friends killed longnecks all for the sake of art, poppin' bottles with just about anything that could get their hands on including but not limited to a screwdriver, a wheelchair, an oscillating fan, a chain link fence, a garden weasel, a beer can, an iPod, cassette tape, and basketball net. We're still trying to master the forearm twist, so attempting the motorbike attached to a string might have to wait.
The pizza slice has to be the best one, right? Sure, there will be skeptics and cynics out there who question the legitimacy of some of the opens, but we want to believe. At this point, it's game over – this is the swan song for beer bottle opening videos. How do you top this?


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Bruins camp
PERU — St. Bede academy will be holding a pre-season camp for all interested football players senior through incoming freshman beginning Monday, July 7. Camp time will be 10:30 a.m. to noon, Monday through Friday. All players should report to the locker room.
Red Devil Youth Camp
SPRING VALLEY — The Hall Red Devil Youth Football Camp will be from 8 to 9:30 a.m. July 7-11 for players entering Grades 5-8. Cost is $30 per camper, $20 each additional family member. Each camper receives a T-shirt. Make checks payable to Hall High School, 800 W. Erie St., Spring Valley, IL 61362.
Summer training
PRINCETON — The PHS Cross Country team will be meeting on the following 10 dates and times during the month of July. This is open to any incoming or current PHS boy or girl interested in cross country or running in general.They will meet in front of the high school:
Monday, July 7 - 7 p.m., Wednesday, July 9 - 9 a.m.; Friday, July 11 - 7 p.m.; Tuesday, July 15 - 9 a.m.; Thursday, July 17 - 7 p.m.; Monday, July 21 7 p.m.; Wednesday, July 23 - 9 a.m.; Friday, July 25 - 7 p.m.; Tuesday, July 29 - 9 a.m.; Thursday, July 31 - 7 p.m.
Walnut 5K for ALS
WALNUT — The Walnut 5K Run/Walk for ALS Research (Lou Gehrig's Disease) will be held Saturday. The race/walk starts at 8 a.m. in front of Bureau Valley North Junior High. For more information, contact Julie Von Holten at 815-379-2269 or by e-mail at email@example.com.
PYFL sign-ups
PRINCETON — Sign-ups for the 2014 Princeton Youth Football League season will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the PHS practice field equipment shed on Central Avenue. Cost is $90. Practice will start July 28. For more information, call Terry Smallwood (815-303-9410) or Jerry Weber (815-303-5237).
Matt Madness 3-on-3
DIXON — The inaugural Matt Madness 3 on 3 Tournament, honoring the life of Matthew Madsen Anderson, 15, who passed away March 1, will be held July 12 at Sauk Valley Community College. For more information, contact Josie (Friel) Anderson via Facebook or email [firstname.lastname@example.com).
IVYFL sign-ups
SPRING VALLEY — Registration deadline for the 2014 Illinois Valley Youth Football League has been extended to July 28. Forms are available at Heartland Bank and Trust in Spring Valley. IVYFL is a tackle football league for youth entering grades 5-8 in the Hall, DePue and Putnam County districts and private schools in the Illinois Valley.
For more information, call Jack Boroski at 815-664-4577 or 815-664-2321.
SVWC golf outing
SPRING VALLEY – The Spring Valley Walleye Club 4-man golf scramble will be held at 7:30 a.m. Aug. 9 at Spring Creek Golf Course. Visit www.spring-valley-walleye.org for more details.
BV Color Races
MANLIUS — The Bureau Valley Booster Club 5K Color Race/Walk will be Aug. 2 at Bureau Valley High School in Manlius at 8 a.m. with a kids (ages 13 and under) color run immediately following the color run.
Participants may register at GetMeRegistered.com or by sending in the registration form. The 5K entry fee $30. The kids' color run (ages 13 and under) is $20.
Runners can start picking up their race numbers starting a 6:30 a.m. on the day of the race. Each participant will receive a T-shirt and a race packet.
Send entry forms to: Bureau Valley Booster Club, P.O. Box 387, Manlius, IL 61338. For more information, call 815-445-4711.


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Resi Stiegler of Jackson Hole has been selected to ski in the Olympic giant slalom Tuesday.
Stiegler will be one of four U.S. women to compete in GS. She already had been slated to race in the slalom on Friday.
The giant slalom will begin at 10:30 p.m. MST tonight; organizers have moved up the race because the forecast is calling for snow and rain later in the afternoon. The runs are slated for 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sochi time Tuesday.
NBCOlympics.com will stream the race live, but cable subscribers in Jackson will not be able to watch because Charter Communications has failed to provide an authentication code for its mountain states customers. (Try here for live streaming via European broadcasts.)
NBC will televise the women's giant slalom in prime time, part of a medley of coverage that starts at 6 p.m. MST Tuesday.
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KINGSTON, R.I. - University of Rhode Island Director of Athletics Thorr Bjorn announced Daynia La-Force as the eighth women's basketball coach in program history Wednesday. La-Force will formally be introduced as the head coach during a meet-and-greet event on a date to be determined in mid-May.
She comes to Rhode Island after spending the last eight seasons at Northeastern, where she took over a struggling program and made it competitive in the CAA.
"We are thrilled to have Daynia La-Force as the new head coach of the URI women's basketball program," Bjorn said. "After going through an extensive nationwide search, with many exceptional candidates, we felt that Daynia brings all the criteria we were looking for when we started the process."
La-Force brings an exciting brand of basketball to Kingston, as she likes to employ the dribble drive offense, which spreads the floor and enables players to attack the basket. While at Northeastern, La-Force recruited current Rams Tayra Melendez and Kiara Palmer and is familiar with the talents of both current and incoming personnel. She believes the pieces in place can be effective with the system she will use.
"I want thank President Dooley, Thorr Bjorn and the members of the search committee for giving me the opportunity to lead the University of Rhode Island's women's basketball team," La-Force said. "During the interview process, I witnessed the passion and pride for URI Athletics and the desire for a successful women's basketball program.
"There is an undeniable commitment from the players, support staff, administration, and alumni to build something special here. The passion and pride of everyone associated with URI Athletics inspired me and helped me in making my decision to become a Ram. It also will be key in our women's basketball program becoming a force to be reckoned with within the Atlantic 10 Conference and nationally. My staff and I will work tirelessly to build a culture of respect, integrity and competitive excellence that the URI Family will be proud to support."
The first minority woman head coach in Rhode Island history in any sport, La-Force proved at Northeastern that she could rebuild a program. She took over the Huskies one year after they made the jump from the America East to the CAA. In her first season (2006-07), Northeastern struggled to a 4-26 mark, going 3-11 in league play. The following year, La-Force's squad went 14-16 overall for an improvement of 10 wins. The Huskies also made a five-game jump in CAA play with an 8-10 league mark that same year.
After stabilizing the program, La-Force had a breakthrough season in 2012-13, guiding Northeastern to a 17-13 overall record - including a 10-8 mark in conference play, en route to a fifth-place finish in the CAA. She earned CAA Coach of the Year honors, as the 17 wins marked the most for the program in 13 years while the 10 conference wins and fifth-place finish were NU's best since joining the CAA in 2004-05.
During her time at Northeastern, La-Force recorded the program's first-ever victories over CAA powers James Madison, Old Dominion and Delaware. In six of her eight seasons, La-Force and the Huskies exceeded preseason coaches' poll expectations.
Additionally, La-Force has coached 10 All-CAA performers, including Jewell Tunstull, who became Northeastern's first player to earn First Team All-CAA and All-Defensive Team honors this past season.
In her time as a head coach, La-Force has experienced success against Atlantic 10 teams as well, compiling a record of 9-5 against such programs. She has won five of her last six contests against A-10 competition. La-Force also comes to Rhode Island with a working knowledge of George Mason and VCU, having faced those programs in the CAA before they joined the A-10.
"Daynia has Division I head coaching experience, a reputation for doing things the right way and is a tremendous advocate and resource for student-athlete development," Bjorn said. "She is focused on the student-athlete experience. I am confident that Daynia is the right person to put us in position to compete for Atlantic 10 Championships and help us achieve our postseason aspirations."
Before going to Northeastern, La-Force spent one season as the head coach at New Haven (NCAA Division II), where she guided the Chargers to a 24-4 record as well as the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference championship title. For her efforts, she earned the league's Coach of the Year award for the 2005-06 season.
La-Force spent 10 seasons as an assistant coach at the Division I level before ascending to the head job at New Haven. She was on the LIU staff from 1995-2002. In 2001, she was part of Blackbirds' 2001 Northeast Conference championship squad, advancing to the NCAA Tournament. From 2002-05, she was on the coaching staff at St. John's, earning a spot in the 2005 WNIT.
A 1995 graduate of Georgetown with a degree in psychology, La-Force was a four-year letterwinner for the Hoyas. As a sophomore, she was part of the 1993 Big East Championship team, helping lead the Hoyas to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.
An active member of the National Women's Basketball Coaches Association and the Black Coaches Association, La-Force earned a master's degree in school psychology from Long Island University in 2000. La-Force has two sons, Terrance (17) and Martin (15).


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Based on reader requests and feedback, I'm revisiting relative power consumption between ATI's HD 3800 series and NVIDIA's 8800GT. Going forward from this point, all future single-card power consumption tests will be on the same board, with cards swapped to separate platforms for SLI and Crossfire testing as applicable.
The test results below give a better, more accurate representation of how the various cards we tested rank against each other in terms of idle and load power consumption. In the process of re-testing, Ars also uncovered an interesting anomaly in the 8800GT's power consumption, as discussed below.
Test configuration and methodology
All power consumption tests were run on the following hardware:
- Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 (3GHz)
- Asus P5E-N SLI (NVIDIA 650i chipset)
- 4GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2-1067 memory
- PC Power and Cooling 750W PSU
- Windows Vista Ultimate (32-bit)
Power usage data was gathered from a Kill-A-Watt meter plugged in at the wall. Idle values were measured after the system had sat post-boot for at least five minutes. Load values are the peak values achieved in 3DMark 2006's "Canyon Flight" test—but only after confirming that this particular test draws as much power as benchmarks based on shipping games. All load tests were run at maximum quality and detail settings for each individual card, with both 8x AA and 16x AF enabled.
Although initial power consumption tests were done using an OCZ StealthXStream, I chose to swap it out for a 750W PC Power and Cooling supply. According to Tech Report's power efficiency tests, the PC Power and Cooling unit is one of the most efficient high-wattage power supplies available, and should therefore be ideal for power consumption tests going forward. The higher wattage will also allow for more headroom when testing future video cards, without having to switch supplies and negate older results.
This new table adds additional power consumption data for the 8600GTS and the 2600XT that wasn't included in the original review. Swapping out the power supply and testing only on the 650i NVIDIA board has also changed the comparative standings between ATI and NVIDIA, with the 8800GT faring significantly better than it did previously. Power consumption data at load has also been broken down between "Load" and "Peak Load" for reasons that will be explained in a moment.
Power consumption at idle changed slightly for the various cards we tested, but not enough to affect the rank of any card. The 8800GT drew slightly less power, while the HD 3850 and 3870 drew moderately more power at idle; the HD 3850 and 3870 now draw 16W and 10W less than the 8800GT vs. the 32W and 26W differential we measured previously.
Under what I'd refer to as "typical" load, some standings reverse. The 8800GT actually draws 10W less power than the HD 3870; this result persisted when both cards were benchmarked through multiple games and through 3DMark 2006. The 3850 and the 2900XT draw slightly less power (-2.5 percent and -3.2 percent, respectively) than they did when tested on the 975X.
There is, however, a slight twist to the 8800GT and 8800GTS' power consumption. When running the games I tested (or the other tests in 3DMark 2006), total system power draw peaks at the "typical" level described above. In 3DMark 2006's Pixel Shader test, however, we see a noticeable rise in power consumption from the 8800GT in both single-card and SLI mode. The 8600GTS' power consumption also rises slightly, though not by nearly the same degree. Most interesting is the fact that the Radeon cards from both the HD 2000 and HD 3000 series run the exact same test without even approaching their respective load power results.
We contacted NVIDIA, who then tested and confirmed that the 8800GT draws more power than normal in 3DMark2006's PS3 test. Although it's still unclear exactly why the G92 and RV670 behave differently in this particular test, I want to emphasize that the 8800GT's higher power consumption is a curiosity, rather than a flaw. Even at peak load, the 8800GT does not exceed its 105W TDP, and was perfectly happy to loop the PS3 test for several hours.
While the difference between typical load and a theoretical peak load is important, this type of power consumption spike was only seen in 3DMark 2006's Pixel Shader test. It's possible that specific 3D games might reproduce the effect—it's obviously impossible to test them all—but this did not occur in Crysis, Company of Heroes, or World in Conflict, even with AA and AF turned to full and all in-game eye candy set at maximum.


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