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Well, that was an exciting announcement. There's a good CNET interview with BillG that provides insight into the decision. Here's my perspective on what happened
We've gotten a lot of feedback from customers about WinFX. Among the things we heard:
- Indigo is great, but I need to use the same communications API for all my apps, whether they're LH, XP or Server. Don't make me use Indigo for LH and WSE for XP.
- Avalon is great, but I don't want to have to build a separate WinForms UI for my XP apps and then some different Avalon UI for LH
- It will be a while before the majority of our customers are running LH on their desktops.
- I wish I had WinFX for the app I'm building today!
So we listened, and did some thinking. We concluded we could meet the bulk of our customer needs by releasing WinFX as quickly as possible, supporting XP and Server 2003.
We also recognized that doing this would likely delay parts of WinFX that were planning on taking advantage of new features in LH (like WinFS...more to come on the subject in the next post,) but the value in releasing a subset of the original LH vision as quickly and broadly as possible outweighed the cost of deferring the full implementation
The upside to this plan is huge. Avalon and Indigo available on XP? And in 2006? That's really just fantastic news. I can tell you that I am certainly excited about no longer having to speculate on when we'd have enough Longhorn desktops to justify taking a dependency on WinFX.


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PokerStars Power Up: A Pioneers Account, pt. 5
It's been exactly 1 month since my last blog post...
...so I thought it's about time I got back on it.
Until this past week I had been doing a bunch of travelling including seeing Nick and doing my 1st stream. I only managed 1 hour but in that short period of time I somehow managed to miss the fact I had a straight and fold it to a 1/10th pot bet… Not the best start overall haha.
Other than that I've been spending most of my time in Slovenia. It's one of the nicest places on earth but PokerStars won't let you play there, so I couldn't play any Power Up :(
Luckily last week I managed to get back to the UK for some post Easter time with my parents which also had the added plus of letting me get in some volume on the Power Up tables.
And boy did I run good.
I'm feeling pretty good about my game and added some aggression in areas that I didn't have before. I'm also feeling much more comfortable with the combination of powers that I have to work with.
The only bad thing so far has been volume and this needs to be addressed. Right now I'm mostly 1-2 tabling because I'm too lazy to play on multiple limits. I want to get back into a proper volume grind mode so this is what I will be working on next week.
This weeks goals will be:
- Learn to play sets of 3 games at once and then
- Be able to constantly 3 table.
I asked a couple of the regs on the $15 stakes, that are members of our discord channel, about their top 5 player list (secretly hoping they'd add me to it). All players asked were winning at the $15 games and the list does not include myself or Nick from Op-poker.
Here is the list of the all the players, chosen as the best, and the number of times they were listed.
- filiok x5
- iloveyurmom x5
- ayhshhh x4
- jlhmac x4 ← (me!)
- VoKeRo4eK x3
- arrudaneto x2
- NrlAndrade
- FatJewishKid
- Marakvelidze
See you at the tables!
You can also join the conversation on Twoplustwo.

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text: We love it when the fruits start showing themselves. As many of you saw at Open Farm, our peaches are coming along quickly and we expect another 2,500 peaches put away to use in finishing our happy pigs – peach-pork should be in your coolers by July and last through October. By then, we will be picking figs for fig-pigs. And the pears are maturing all the while – perhaps by next year, we will have enough pears to bring you pear-pigs. When our plan is fully mature, and we have added our sweet potato garden, all finishing fruits will come from the farm. That goal was implemented 5 years ago and we are now 7/12ths of the way there. Expect the nourishment value of your JVF food to keep increasing. JVF wants to continue its position as your best value farmer.


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Meet Fr. Howe
I am humbled and grateful to be called upon by Archbishop Hebda to serve the good people of the campuses that make up Holy Cross Catholic Church in Northeast Minneapolis. Even since before my priestly ordination in May 2013 I have understood that my priesthood would necessarily have a missionary bent as we live in a new apostolic age of challenge and opportunity.
I arrive as one of the younger (though not the youngest) pastor that our parish has known. The first pastor of Holy Cross Church, the Polish-born Fr. James Pacholski was assigned immediately upon his ordination in 1886 at the age of twenty-four! I serve in the footsteps of many priests who have dedicated themselves—imperfectly but valiantly—to the care of souls in this neighborhood. As a newcomer to a part of Minneapolis with deep history and traditions and a strong work ethic and emphasis on family life, I am delighted to be a part of doing something beautiful for God here, not just looking back to the glory days but also looking ahead to new promises and opportunities to hope for spiritual renewal in our day, in which Christian faith is increasingly marginalized and considered irrelevant or narrow-minded.
Perhaps a brief explanation of my coming to the conviction of a priestly call is in order. I was raised a charismatic Evangelical Lutheran (at North Heights in Arden Hills) and made a decision to become Catholic in 2001, drawn by what I have come to describe a hunger for the Eucharist. In addition to my parents who taught me the importance of prayerfully seeking the God's will in my daily life, my maternal grandmother and a few joyful priests and women religious that I came to know impelled me to delve into our rich Catholic patrimony. During high school I had an unquenchable desire to understand my faith. Inspired by Jesus' parable of the wise man building his house on rock, I wanted to discover the solid ground upon which I would be able to found my life to stand even through the storms that I knew would inevitably come.
I grew up in the northern suburbs and attended Mounds View High School, graduating in 2005. I have one older sister who is married and lives in Omaha, NE. My parents Jeffrey and Janette are active members of the Cathedral of St. Paul parish. My mother works as a nurse in South Minneapolis and my father, though retired, stays active and gives tours of the Cathedral. I should admit that my family ethnicity is mixed, but last I checked there was no Polish in it! I am something of a concoction of Flemish, Cuban, English and Irish ingredients.
Growing up I enjoyed baseball, football, hiking, camping and biking. I played drums in a number of indie rock basement bands. In high school I also managed a small landscaping business called 'Know Howe' and discovered the rewards of honest, hard work. Although I was previously interested in architecture or engineering, I let go of trying to control the course of my life and in the fall of 2005 I entered St. John Vianney Seminary at St. Thomas where I studied Philosophy, Catholic Studies and Classical Languages. During those years I grew in my sense of being called into the apostolic mission of the priesthood. Ours is a missionary age and I wanted to take an active part in inviting people into true Christian discipleship. I could not ignore the zeal I felt welling up within my soul.
My adventure of preparing for priesthood continued at the heart of the Church. For five years I lived within the large English speaking community of the Pontifical North American College in Rome. On 25 May 2013, I was ordained a priest with nine other classmates. After ordination I returned to Rome for one final year of studies to finish a Licentiate degree in Church History and Ecclesiology. I wrote my thesis on the great English author, G.K. Chesterton's conversion to Catholicism and his lifelong relationship with Italy. Beware as I am sometimes known to quote him!
My priestly assignments have included Divine Mercy in Faribault, St. John Neumann in Eagan, and Holy Name of Jesus near Wayzata. These previous pastoral assignments and formative experiences all converge on this assignment in Northeast Minneapolis which began July 2017. I come eager to continue learning. Along with the priests alongside whom I serve, I strive to dedicate myself to the ministry of the Word and Sacraments in Northeast at this particular moment of its history. Exciting things are afoot, even though the challenges of drawing people of all ages and backgrounds to Christ and the Church are also real and abundant. I hope you will find a home within our parish and join us in this vital mission.
Oremus pro invicem. Let us pray for each other.
Fr. Spencer Howe


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Stallion at Stud - Timolin (UK)
7 years old.
Eventing, Show Jumping, Dressage, Show Horses, Stallion.
67 Inches | 170.18 Centimeters | 16.3 Hands
Frozen Semen
Warmblood, .
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England's sensation "Timolin" is available in New Zealand & Australia
Breed – Graded British Warmblood, Champion Sport Horse Breeding – GB, Graded Anglo European Studbook, Listed AWHA
Location – England, Semen stored at Equi-Breed, contact Catherston for a contract.
Age – 7 years – born 2011
Height - 16.3hh 170cms 9 ½ " bone
Price – NZD 2150 – GB£ 1100
Tested Negative to WFFS
Timolin, by Totilas Ex Samira x Sion turns heads where ever he goes.
Intermediate Eventer and winner of Prix St Georges at only 7 years old.
Sire of multiple Elite Champion foals and youngstock for dressage and eventing.
Timolin has over 30% TB blood in his breeding so ideal for producing eventers and quality stock for all disciplines.
10 doses currently in NZ, first come, first served!
Timolin is an elegant, light-footed stallion of exceptional quality showing outstanding paces with a lot of athleticism as is shown in his jumping ability and ground covering strides. Heads turn where ever he walks with him eluding exceptional presence and natural self-carriage. This he passes on to his stock who all inherit his lovely paces and superb conformation. He is a lovely, well balanced ride with a bold attitude and excellent temperament.
He won the Sports Horse class at the Royal Windsor Show as a 4 year old and went on to win the Blue Chip Championship at the National Hunter Show and then the Supreme Sport Horse Championship of all ages.
In his first year of eventing with 17 year old Aimee Stunt he has won 5 out of 9 BE events winning at Solihull, Keysoe, Tweseldown, West Wilts and Dauntsey and has achieved 58 Foundation Points and has qualified for the Grass Roots BE90 Championship at Badminton 2018 winning his Regional Final at Dauntsey. All this he achieved with his dressage and his busy stud season where he gained over 90% fertility for his mares with fresh and chilled semen.
As a dressage horse he has qualified for the Winter and Summer Regionals both straight and Freestyles at all levels. He won the 6 year old Championships at the Wellington Premier League last year and has scored over 67% in his first Prix St Georges earlier this year as a 7 year old.
He is the only stallion to have sired 1st to 3rd in both the Sport Horse foal class and 1st to 3rd in the yearling class at the Royal Bath & West Show with the yearling going overall Champion. He now has 9 of his progeny who have been awarded Elite status with the BEF Futurities as dressage and event horses and we have just backed some of his first crop of foals this year as 3 year olds. He stamps his stock with his uphill front, lightnes1s of gaits and elastic powerful paces. His 2018 foals have won the Eventing Overall of the BEF Futurities and was the only sire to have 3 foals through to the Elite Foals Championships from all around the country to finish 2nd, 3rd & 4th.
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Ryzen Threadripper 2 (2990WX and 2950X) Review: AMD Unleashes 32 Cores
Page 1:Introduction
Page 2:Architecture, NUMA & Game Mode
Page 3:Ryzen Master, Motherboards & Test Setup
Page 4:VRMark, 3DMark & AotS: Escalation
Page 5:Civilization VI Graphics & AI, Dawn of War III
Page 6:Far Cry 5, GTA: V & Hitman
Page 7:Shadow Of War & Project CARS 2
Page 8:Office & Productivity
Page 9:Rendering, Encoding & Compression
Page 10:Workstation - Graphics
Page 11:Workstation - Compute
Page 12:Cooling, Clock Rates & Power Limits
Page 13:Power Consumption
Page 14:Final Analysis
AMD is building on the success of its high-end desktop Ryzen Threadripper processors with a handful of powerful new models known as the Threadripper 2000-Series or, unofficially, Threadripper 2.
The flagship Threadripper 2990WX is an $1800 beast armed with an incredible 32 Zen+-based cores and the ability to work on 64 threads concurrently. Threadripper 2970WX wields 24 cores and 48 threads, plus lower boost frequencies, but also pushes pricing down to $1300. Those are both quad-die configurations. AMD is also updating its dual-die line-up with the Threadripper 2950X, wielding 16 Zen+ cores for $900, and Threadripper 2920X, sporting 12 cores and the ability to work on 24 threads concurrently for $650. The 2950X, specifically, serves up impressive value across a diverse range of workloads. It may very well be the CPU to beat in today's high-end desktop market.
Even though AMD claims its top-end Threadripper 2990WX is up to 51% faster than Intel's $2000 Core i9-7980XE, there are some caveats enthusiasts need to be made aware of. For instance, the WX series' multi-chip module comprises four separate dies. Due to the constraints of AMD's existing Threadripper design, two of the 2990WX's dies aren't connected directly to main memory. That creates an architecture capable of incredible performance in heavily-threaded workloads that aren't sensitive to memory throughput, but less impressive results in bandwidth-hungry applications that don't scale well with extra cores. We found that the Threadripper 2990WX is mostly a niche product for professionals with specific requirements. Still, it sets a new high water mark for compute horsepower on the desktop.
Ryzen Threadripper 2950X builds on all of the goodness offered by AMD's first-gen Ryzen Threadripper processors, addressing some of our concerns in the process. If you're looking to upgrade from an older CPU to an all-around crowd pleaser, Threadripper 2950X does not disappoint.
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Ryzen Threadripper 2950X builds on all of the goodness offered by AMD's first-gen Ryzen Threadripper processors, addressing some of our concerns in the process. If you're looking to upgrade from an older CPU to an all-around crowd pleaser, Threadripper 2950X does not disappoint.
Threadripper 2
Earlier this year, AMD retooled its mainstream Ryzen line-up with new Zen+ optimizations that include 12nm manufacturing, improved memory and cache latency, higher clock rates, and enhanced multi-core Precision Boost frequencies. The net effect of those changes carry over to the new Threadripper models.
And like the previous-gen Threadripper models, AMD offers improved frequency and voltage scaling by selecting the top 5% of Zeppelin dies for its halo product line. That should translate to lower voltage requirements at any given clock rate.
|Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
|Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
|Cores / Threads
|32 / 64
|16 / 32
|Base Frequency
|3.0 GHz
|3.5 GHz
|Boost Frequency
|4.2 GHz
|4.4 GHz
|Memory Speed
|DDR4-2933 (Varies)
|DDR4-2933 (Varies)
|Memory Controller
|Unlocked Multiplier
|PCIe Lanes
|64 (Four to the chipset)
|64 (Four to the chipset)
|Integrated Graphics
|Cache (L2 / L3)
|12nm LP GloFo
|12nm LP GloFo
With today's introduction, AMD splits its Threadripper portfolio into the WX and X families. Similar to the company's previous-gen X products, the two new WX models are geared toward intense multitasking workloads, 3D rendering, media encoding, and cinema mastering. That makes them attractive to software developers, video/audio engineers, and content creators.
The 32C/64T Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX has a 3 GHz base frequency that stretches up to 4.2 GHz via AMD's XFR (eXtreme Frequency Range) algorithms. It does battle with Intel's $2000 Core i9-7980XE, boasting 18 Hyper-Threaded cores. AMD claims the 2990WX's single-threaded performance only lags the -7980XE by four percent. That's the closest the company has come to matching Intel in this important metric.
AMD also has a $1300 Threadripper 2970WX in the works that serves up 24 cores able to work on 48 threads simultaneously. However, it won't be available until October.
Each of the WX processors' four dies feature eight physical cores and 16MB of L3 cache. Threadripper 2990WX and 2970WX both enjoy the benefit of 64MB L3 cache. However, AMD disables two cores per die on the 2970WX to facilitate its 24-core configuration.
The WX family's more sophisticated layout results in a 250W thermal design power. Of course, that's significantly higher than the original Threadripper's 180W rating, meaning you need a high-end cooling solution to realize peak performance (particularly if you plan on overclocking). AMD ships all Threadripper CPUs with an Asetek bracket that provides partial coverage of the massive heat spreader using supported closed-loop liquid coolers. According to AMD, this partial coverage is fine for stock operation. But we found that full-coverage coolers work better. AMD also collaborated with Cooler Master to develop the Wraith Ripper heat sink/fan combo for its Socket TR4 interface. It's sold separately, though. The premium cooler comes with configurable RGB lighting and was designed to accommodate tall memory modules under its fin stack.
AMD uses Indium solder between its dies and heat spreader to improve thermal transfer. In contrast, Intel employs thermal grease. Intel also recommends liquid cooling on its Skylake-X processors, while, again, AMD contends that air cooling is ample.
|Cores /
|Base /
Boost (GHz)
|L3 Cache
|PCIe 3.0
Per Core
|32 / 64
|3.0 / 4.2
|64 (4 to PCH)
|Quad DDR4-2933
|24 / 48
|3.0 / 3.2
|64 (4 to PCH)
|Quad DDR4-2933
|Core i9-7980XE
|18 / 36
|2.6 / 4.4
|Quad DDR4-2666
|16 / 32
|3.5 / 4.4
|64 (4 to PCH)
|Quad DDR4-2933
|16 / 32
|3.4 / 4.4
|64 (4 to PCH)
|Quad DDR4-2667
|Core i9-7960X
|16 / 32
|2.8 / 4.4
|Quad DDR4-2666
|12 / 24
|3.5 / 4.3
|64 (4 to PCH)
|Quad DDR4-2933
|12 / 24
|3.5 / 4.2
|64 (4 to PCH)
|Quad DDR4-2667
|Core i9-7920X
|12 /24
|2.9 / 4.4
|Quad DDR4-2666
|Core i9-7900X
|10 / 20
|3.3 / 4.3
|Quad DDR4-2666
|Core i7-8700K
|6 / 12
|3.7 / 4.7
|Dual DDR4-2666
|Ryzen 7 2700X
|8 / 16
|3.7 / 4.3
|Dual DDR4-2933
Unlike AMD's first round of Threadripper chips, which were aimed at prosumers, this time the company is going after enthusiasts and gamers with its X series. The $900 Ryzen Threadripper 2950X weighs in with 16 cores and 32 threads, but features much higher clock rates than the WX models. The 2950X's 3.5 GHz base frequency and 4.4 GHz boost rate are slight steps up from Threadripper 1950X's 3.4/4.2 GHz specifications. Expect to find Threadripper 2950X in stock on August 31, 2018.
AMD plans to launch the $650 Threadripper 2920X in October. That 12-core, 24-thread CPU will offer a base frequency of 3.5 GHz and a maximum boost clock rate of 4.3 GHz. As with previous X-series models, the 2950X and 2920X utilize a pair of eight-core dies and two dummy packages that help with mechanical stability as you tighten down a thermal solution. The active dies expose 32MB of L3 cache, and abide the same 180W TDP rating as first-gen Threadripper processors.
All of the new Threadripper chips sport unlocked ratio multipliers for overclocking, along with 60 lanes of third-gen PCI Express (plus four lanes attached to the supporting chipset). All of that connectivity could come in handy for discrete graphics cards for rendering or compute, but they're also useful for high-performance storage and networking.
Threadripper CPUs feature independent dual-channel memory controllers located on two dies, which combine to provide quad-channel support with varying data transfer rates based upon your configuration. With today's introduction, AMD bumps its maximum specification up to DDR4-2933 from DDR4-2666. Today, the platform supports ECC memory and up to 256GB of capacity. However, it can accommodate up to 2TB as memory density increases.
|DIMM Config
|Memory Ranks
|Official Supported Transfer Rate (MT/s)
|4 of 4
|4 of 8
|8 of 8
|4 of 4
|4 of 8
|8 of 8
Precision Boost 2, XFR2, and Precision Boost Overdrive (PBO)
AMD's previous-gen Ryzen processors included features called Precision Boost, a dynamic voltage frequency scaling technology similar to Intel's Turbo Boost, and eXtended Frequency Range, which provided additional frequency uplift if your cooling solution had thermal headroom to spare. Those 1000-series CPUs only offered quad-core (X series) or all-core Precision Boost and XFR clock rates.
The Threadripper WX processor's highest boost frequency occurs on eight cores simultaneously, while the X-series chips boost on four cores. There remains headroom to exploit, though. Precision Boost 2, which debuted on the desktop with AMD's Raven Ridge processors, and XFR2 algorithms improve performance in threaded workloads by raising the frequency of any number of cores. Precision Boost 2 delivers up to 500 MHz-higher clocks during multi-core workloads, while XFR2 adds an additional 16% boost if your cooler is beefy enough.
AMD's Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX and 2950X launch marks the official introduction of Precision Boost Overdrive (PBO), a feature that rolled out quietly alongside second-gen Ryzen CPUs earlier in 2018. PBO is an automated overclocking feature that boosts performance to the limits of a motherboard and cooler's capabilities. Cruelly, using it voids Threadripper's three-year warranty. And AMD unfortunately has no equivalent to Intel's optional Performance Tuning Protection Plan.
The new Threadrippers already push the frequency/voltage curve's boundaries at stock settings, so manual tuning often result in worse single-threaded performance because the silicon can't accelerate as aggressively under an all-core overclock. Locking the processor to a static frequency also prohibits it from downshifting into lower clock rate to save power at idle. PBO addresses the issues with manual overclocking head-on. It dynamically overclocks the processor and communicates with the platform to modulate performance based on what the motherboard's power delivery subsystem can do. AMD doesn't share a list of specific multi-core Precision Boost 2, XFR2, and PBO bins because the opportunistic algorithms achieve different frequencies based on temperature, current, and load.
All of the 2000-series Threadripper processors are technically backward-compatible with existing X399 motherboards. With that said, power delivery is an important variable to consider, given the requirements of 32 cores versus 16. MSI and Gigabyte both announced new X399 motherboards with beefier power delivery subsystems, while Asus introduced an add-on kit for one of its existing motherboards that improves VRM cooling.
Part of the Threadripper package is, well, AMD's packaging. The original Threadripper box set a new bar for the industry (you can see our Threadripper 2 unboxing here), and the company stepped up its game with an even larger package this time around.
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- Introduction
- Architecture, NUMA & Game Mode
- Ryzen Master, Motherboards & Test Setup
- VRMark, 3DMark & AotS: Escalation
- Civilization VI Graphics & AI, Dawn of War III
- Far Cry 5, GTA: V & Hitman
- Shadow Of War & Project CARS 2
- Office & Productivity
- Rendering, Encoding & Compression
- Workstation - Graphics
- Workstation - Compute
- Cooling, Clock Rates & Power Limits
- Power Consumption
- Final Analysis
Rdslwfirst table is broken 32/64 cores/threads
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Cores / Threads
16 / 32
16 / 32
bilazaurusAMD Ryzen Threadripper 2. Your first choice for encoding!*
*And nothing else.
philipemacielWow, while the 2990WX is a bit of a letdown, the 2950X is a nice surprise. Plenty of bang for your buck!
TEAMSWITCHERAvoid the flagship, buy the $900 part. Sounds a lot like Intel.
alves.mvcWhy does Tom's Hardware stopped using the HPC benchmark? It was the most interesting measurement for me that work daily with finite differences and finite elements. Can you return to that?
totaldarknessincarSeems to me the best of both worlds continue to be Intel's 7900x which sells for $699 at microcenter. You get great gaming performance, and great multithreaded performance, and it's not 12-1800 bucks as some of these mega-threaded cards are.
Despite all the fan-fare, it seems the 7980xe actually remains the best processor when overclocked overall.
Lastly for gaming, it's still 8700K or 8086 as best, with the 2700x from AMD being the best when you factor gaming and some multi-threaded stuff, while being very competitive price wise.
feelinfroggy777Very surprising performance from the 2950x. Almost enough to consider parting ways with my 1950x. Maybe when the pricing comes down some from the 2950x in a few months I will consider.
The 2990wx on the other hand is a slight let down. Too bad they could not get the scaling down between the dies like they did with Threadripper 1. But I have read that was going to be an issue. Maybe AMD did not want the 2990wx to cannibalize their Epyc market.
With that being said, the 2990wx is still a modern marvel of technology, even more so when you consider the price. Only couple of years ago a CPU with less than a third of the cores cost just as much.
Competition sure is grand!
basil.thomasLooks like Intel has an opportunity to bite AMD when they release their 28-core processor. I have a threadripper 2/x399 system but if I upgrade to the 2990wx, I will also upgrade the motherboard and the power supply as well. I think I may wait until the Intel 28 core comes out and see what kind of performance it delivers as I too notice running custom AI apps on the threadripper is barely faster than my old x99/6850 motherboard overclocked @ 4.3Ghz. I want max performance if I am going to pay over $1800 for the flagship which means core wars is just starting...
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ffleader1109245 said:Seems to me the best of both worlds continue to be Intel's 7900x which sells for $699 at microcenter. You get great gaming performance, and great multithreaded performance, and it's not 12-1800 bucks as some of these mega-threaded cards are. Despite all the fan-fare, it seems the 7980xe actually remains the best processor when overclocked overall. Lastly for gaming, it's still 8700K or 8086 as best, with the 2700x from AMD being the best when you factor gaming and some multi-threaded stuff, while being very competitive price wise.
Seem to me that you are mistaking best of both work with jack of all trade. No one who takes rendering seriously would want to sacrifice the performance for gaming. For that price, they may as well grab a 1950X. Sure you lose in gaming, but gain a huge jump in rendering. Also, I don't know about Microcenterbut it's still 1k on Amazon while 1950X is $850. 7900X is like a really really bad choice lol.
g-unit1111Wow, 32 cores for $1,000? I have to say very impressive. Your move, Intel!
akamateauChess professionals and Computer Chess enthusiasts are going to eat this up.
timf79What is the estimated "street" availability of the 2950x
Vladimir IlievI'm a bit disappointed again with Toms - why the Intel parts are overclocked where the AMD only on PBO and why this benchmark starts with gaming?!? Is this some kind of a joke or it's intel sponsored article?
Jo_7__not sure where the guylook when said intel is the best of both world gaming and multithreaded work, is he drunk while reading graph or just jump to comment stright
dont just look 2990wx,, the TR 2950X is best of all around CPU, if you want compare price to performance, in gaming 2950x is more or less equal 8700k in minimum FPS and only lose 3 to 10 FPS Average FPS,, in Multithreaded work 2950x blow anything in that price range including 7900x,, read again the article
redgarlThe main thing I am noticing is that the actual benchmarking suites is becoming obsolete for these kind of CPUs.
One thing for sure is the next generation TR on 7nm will really help the 32 cores setup since it will probably use only a single Infinity Fabric Link and direct memory access, but I understand how much more expensive that CPU would have been and not really for that much more performances after all in what the intended field of work is.
feelinfroggy7772146959 said:I'm a bit disappointed again with Toms - why the Intel parts are overclocked where the AMD only on PBO and why this benchmark starts with gaming?!? Is this some kind of a joke or it's intel sponsored article?
In most cases, PBO will have less than 1% difference in performance than overclocking the CPU to 4.15. They provided Intel overclock information because they already had those OCs from previous reviews. Just like they showed the OCs from 1st gen Threadripper parts.
It takes a long time to conduct a thorough review, let alone 2 products and it is not like they have had this chip for a month. It probably came in last week when the unboxing videos were released. Then there was also the part where they said that they would have a more in depth article about overclocking performance.
TJ HookerFrom page 9:Quote:The Ryzen line-up dominates the multi-core Cinebench and POV-Ray tests, but the 2990WX only provides a 35% speed over the 2950X in the POV-Ray benchmark. In light of its 100% increase in cores, that doesn't represent the best scaling performance. We see better scaling from the 2990WX in the Cinebench test with a 66% performance improvement.
For POV-Ray lower scores (times) are better. That means that a 100% core increase should theoretically reduce (improve) time by 50%. If we look at the actual time reduction of 35%, we get 0.35/0.5 = 70% of max theoretical scaling. In Cinebench, where higher scores are better, we would expect a 100% improvement in score but only get 66%, meaning we only get 66% of max theoretical scaling. The scaling in POV-Ray is actually slightly better than in Cinebench.
vortex240Please stop the autoplay videos on this site. Would you like if someone shoved **** in your face repeatedly?
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logainofhadesI think AMD is a bit ahead of its time with the 32 core part. Software really isn't ready for that kind of horsepower, just yet. Competition is great though.
RexerWow. I'm almost finished building an 8700k and now I don't feel like completing it.
GiroroMan, I've never met anybody who uses Cinebench, nor do I have any idea what it does... But I bet whoever makes that software is super psyched flagship processors are being designed to be amazing at running it, for some reason.
So where's this 2950x review that is supposed to compare the different modes it runs in?
mitch074I can't believe someone managed to say that a 7th gen quad core is better than any of these... Now though, the 32-core sees to much diminishing return to really be useful, but the 2950 really is the sweet spot for this platform.
mitch074If I'm not mistaken, cinebench uses the same engine as Cinema 4D - so it should be a good indicator of how good a CPU is for that software
Gillerer2146959 said:I'm a bit disappointed again with Toms - why the Intel parts are overclocked where the AMD only on PBO and why this benchmark starts with gaming?!? Is this some kind of a joke or it's intel sponsored article?
Probably because manual overclocking on Zen+ based Ryzen CPUs is pointless unless all your important applications are heavily threaded.
Since a manual overclock and voltages are decided on a fully threaded workload, it results in comparatively bad performance - lower than stock - in lightly threaded applications (on Zen+ with its advanced boosting). The Threadripper processors have such a high number of cores that the performance deficit is exacerbated.
Instead of overclocking manually, on Zen+ you should instead enable PBO, then lower the CPU voltage using offset. This lowers temperatures and power use, allowing the CPU to boost even higher.


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Why an Athlete Brand Has to Be 'Immediate and Touch on More Than Sports Alone'
Julia McInnis is a former film producer turned startup founder. Before starting her business Lancealot, Julia spent four years working with the directors Chris Hegedus and DA Pennaker, and then a year and a half working with the investment group Chicago Media Angels while getting her MBA from the University of Chicago.
In addition to Lancealot, Julia co-hosts a WeChat show about sports, and is helping to launch a new incubator in New York City for female founders. Her favorite teams are the New York Rangers and Bayern Munich.
What are you most excited about today?
Lancealot is my biggest focus! The company is a marketplace for content creators who specialize in sports. The talent in our community ranges from video editors and Snapchat artists to augmented and virtual reality studios. On the client side we work with teams, players, content publishers, creative agencies and brands.
My co-founders and I started the company because we saw more fans — especially fans our age — not watching full games, but instead wanting to learn more about the players and their teams and communities. We call these "off-the-field" stories, and I think this type of content is only going to be more sought after by fans.
How does Julia define an epic athlete brand?
For an athlete's brand to be epic, it has to be immediate and touch on more than sports alone. It has to resonate with other things that people feel passionate about, whether it's something in arts and culture, business, or philanthropy. When an athlete brand does that, it can be so strong that anything the athlete associates with seems to absorb his or her values, personality and style.
And, of course, an athlete brand can only become epic with authenticity.
What's your favorite athlete brand at the moment?
Kevin Durant. It's an athlete brand that I immediately understand when someone mentions him. When I hear his name, the words "curious" and "forward-thinking" come to mind right away. He's crazy smart and very plugged into what's happening in tech and culture. I think this reputation comes from a couple places, including his work as an investor and the different media and content strategies he's experimented with for connecting with fans.
When you look across the athlete brand landscape, what's one thing you think more athletes should be doing?
Great question, and I think it's finding a way to have a voice and an image that is distinct from that of the team that he or she plays for. There are so many teams with crazy strong brands, but only a handful of players on a given team will have public personas that can compete with their team's personality. I think it's important for players to do this because if they're traded, they want fans to care about them beyond being a good athlete.
The best way to develop that public identity is to do more athlete-generated content and to really share off-the-court activities or issues that the player cares about.
What's your best advice for athletes who want to kickstart their personal brands?
Be open-minded. Fans today are so fractured and exist in dozens of different communities on and offline. It's important to resonate with as many different types of fans as you can, so an athlete should experiment with different ways of reaching people. Some fans will get really excited about an AMA ("Ask Me Anything") on Reddit; others will want to listen to podcasts or engage with the athlete at events.
What's the number-one tool you're using right now?
I've got two: Twitter and LinkedIn. Both have been amazing for connecting with different people in sports, from content creators to prospective partners for our company.
Based on your knowledge and expertise, what's the future of athlete branding and marketing?
I think there's now a real opportunity for players who may not be the highest-ranked players in a league or team to stand out for fans. They can have a voice through platforms that are devoted to athlete-generated content.
There are so many good brands of all sizes out there, and not everyone needs to be sponsored by a Fortune 100 company in order to have a strong public identity. I think that group of "mid-level" athletes is going to find more opportunities to partner with these companies, especially globally. We're going to see a lot of this in eSports at the pro and semi-pro levels.
Do you know someone who should be featured in our Athlete Brand Insider? If so, please share their name and info with us >>


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Big Room Trap Drops
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- 3.28 GB of Total Content
- 416 x Audio Loops and One-Shots
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- 1 x Ableton Template & 1 x Logic Template
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This pack includes 15 of the most insane and huge key labelled trap construction kits ready to tear up any club or festival! All the melodic parts are available as MIDI files and we have provided all the amazing tough as hell presets for Spire, Massive and Sylenth! The inclusion of the MIDI loops and presets means that these loops can also be used across several other genres like Electro, Big Room, EDM and Progressive House. Not only that we have also included 12 bonus kicks in every single note of the chromatic scale!! Thats 120 kicks.
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MBA 2018 Human Resources Symposium Sept. 11-12
MBA Staff
The Mortgage Bankers Association's annual 2018 Human Resources Symposium takes place Sept. 11-12 in Arlington, Va.
This symposium is offered to companies that participate in the MBA Residential Mortgage Banking Compensation Survey Program, developed and administered by McLagan, as well as interested companies. The program offers a unique opportunity for participants to learn from industry experts and their peers as we discuss the latest in compensation and human resource trends and practices. The second day of the symposium includes peer-to-peer discussions on hot topics in compensation and human resource management as well as a presentation of the results from the most recent Mortgage Banking Compensation Surveys.
Mortgage Market Developments
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Lori Brewer, Chief Executive Office, LBAWare
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Lately, we've been talking a lot about a reigniting of dynamic Catholicism. I've been saying that with the amazing numbers of Catholics in the United States, issues like pro-death politicians, the HHS Mandate, the constant talk of "free" contraception and general anti-Catholic bias in the media wouldn't even be issues. So why are they?
In the words of Matthew Kelly, "We are part of a Church where 'business as usual' is OK. It's time to step up and say that it's not." Where are the Catholics on fire for their faith? Where are the sermons from the pulpit on Sunday mornings that Contraception, Cohabitation, Sterilization, and Homosexual active practices are intrinsically evil? Aside from the few brave priests who aren't afraid of the effects that it will have on their parish numbers and finances, we are left with quiet homilies on subjects that although true, are small in comparison to the issues that the parish is going through.
Where are the John Vianneys? Where are the Padre Pios? Where are those who are not afraid to tell their parishioners, as their shepherd, that they need to go to confession and here is the opportunity? As parishioners, we need to raise the subject, but parish priests are the men who have given their entire lives to God and His people. It's time to "Feed my lambs!"
"Hard to swallow" homilies are what we need. Catholics in America in general need a swift kick to the pants to wake us up about the issues that are tearing our belief apart! It's time to put the beautiful and rich tradition and teachings into tangible action and let the world knowthat Catholics aren't just another easy target.
Thoughts? Comment in the box below.
God bless,
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Leadership has many interesting definitions. I recently had the chance to hear speakers from the Kansas Leadership Center talk about their model for Adaptive Leadership when it comes to problem solving and they used this definition: "mobilizing people to do difficult work."
Their model made me think about the factor that what a lot of leaders need to do is "give." Give of their time, knowledge, skills, and ideas. They give coaching, mentoring and guidance. They give autonomy, support and inspiration. The list could go on. Contrary to a past view that once you get the title that denotes leadership you just "give orders", leadership has a lot more to do with giving of yourself. And in many cases today it doesn't even include the title.
So - to build upon the theme of "generosity burnout" in our last newsletter, I think it is important to thing about giving well as a leader. The Harvard Business Review also interviewed leaders who give and how they have learned to do it in a way that does not lead to exhaustion or take away from their own team. Read and listen here.


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Last night I participated in a sacred Foo Summoning Ritual. As everyone knows, the Foos are a gentle nomadic race that lives in wooded areas. It took me awhile to discover them for myself, because Foos abhor technology. They stay away from cities, and they fear motored vehicles.
I will never forget my first encounter with the Foos: it was while skiing up north this past winter. Of course the Foos love silly antics, and we were filled with such glee upon finally meeting them! Afterward, we took this jovial picture outside their home. Then we skied on our way, hoping against hope to meet them again one day.
When bicycling through the forest last week, we suddenly sensed: this is also a Foo Land. There were no Foo anywhere in sight, but we could tell they had made their home there in the past.
Thinking about it, we realized -- the Foos must still be traveling. After all, they are a gypsy race. They winter up north. Then they pack up all their belongs, say goodbye to all of their favorite trees, then make their merry journey south for the warmer months. They will probably be coming into the area very soon, looking for a comfortable woodland to spend their summer.
Thus was the idea was born. A fire-side summoning ritual, to help the Foo find their way. To show them that they will be welcome and safe here.
For all of these images, we were only able to capture brief camera-phone snapshots. High-tech digital cameras would just drive the Foo away! The Foos hate technology, but for some reason the mobile phones don't bother them very much. Perhaps because they understand that we cannot use telepathy like they, so we must use some other means of communication.
The ritual began by looking deeply into the fire, focusing on thoughts of Foos, thoughts of warmth and happiness, thoughts of home.
The ritual then intensified as the Fire-Eyed Man brought his mental powers into play, then the Fire-Fly Girl mimicked a classic Foo stance.
By then, we could feel the mental energies of the Foo all around us -- the ritual was working. Then the dancing began, because of course Foos love music and dancing! I truly do not know if we were dancing to convince the Foos, or if the Foos had convinced us to dance. All I know is that we were dipping each other like there was no tomorrow, and dancing with everything we had!
We concluded by lifting our arms imploringly to the sky, to the trees, to the Foos alive and dancing around us like fireflies.
There was a final "shakin' of the booty", a favorite pastime of the mischievous Foo, and the ritual ended. I can only hope that it was enough to convince the Foo to join us! It will be a lonely summer without them.


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Episode 2 - What. Up.
Listen along as Natalie answers some listener questions, shares some fun anecdotes, goes over the weirdest places we've had sex and tells the tale of Two Minute Tyler.
The awesome Venus Envy jingle was written and performed by Nalani Proctor
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A new App on my iPad for copying and pasting - Clipboard - how to increase my blog post writing productivity
I have decided that I need to sharpen up my blog writing, so I have just downloaded the App called Clipboard from the App Store. This App is for both the iPad and the iPhone, although I just have it on my iPad Pro at the moment.
It cost £1.99, and allows you to add text and links to the clipboard. First thoughts - like it a lot. I will use this on a daily basis, so will report back once I have used the app for a while.
Being a professional photographer is much more than taking photos! So anything that helps do things more quickly is always welcome.
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Voters headed to the polls in November will have a slate of candidates for local offices to vote for, but they will also have a "Yes" or "No" question on the ballot as well.
The question will read, "Are you in favor of providing constitutional rights to victims of crime, including the right to be treated fairly, with dignity and respect, and the right to be informed and to have a voice in the judicial process?"
The ballot measure is called "Marsy's Law," and while the Kentucky General Assembly already approved it in January, it is an amendment to the Kentucky Constitution and therefore, must be approved by Kentucky voters.
The bill had bipartisan support in the Kentucky Legislature and passed in the first few days of the session, passing through the Senate as Senate Bill 3 by a 34-1 margin and then easily passing through the House by an 87-3 margin. State Sen. Max Wise, R-Campbellsville, co-sponsored the bill and voted in favor of it. Rep. John "Bam" Carney, R-Campbellsville, also voted in favor of the bill.
But first, the bill will have to jump through a legal hurdle, according to bill co-sponsor Whitney Westerfield, R-Hopkinsville, who spoke to the CKNJ about Marsy's Law last week.
"This bill carries the largest coalition of the most diverse group of supporters of any bill I have handled in the legislature," Westerfield said. "… this has nothing to do with party. It has a broad base of support from the left, right, and the middle."
Now, it will be up to Kentucky voters to decide whether the "Victim's Bill of Rights," as it has been often labeled, will become part of the Kentucky Constitution.
The Kentucky Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed suit against the bill, claiming the ballot question is vague and doesn't fully explain how the law would affect the criminal justice system and other parts of the constitution.
Westerfield said he believes the ballot question accurately represents the bill in question and it would be completely impractical to present the entire bill on the ballot. The bill in its entirety totals about 700 words.
"Their arguments, I think, are completely devoid of merit," Westerfield said.
Westerfield said Marsy's Law is important for Kentucky because Kentucky is one of just 16 states that does not have a constitutionally protected set of rights for crime victims. They have been able to look at other states, particularly Arizona, to decide what works best for a law such as this, Westerfield said.
Among those rights included in Marsy's Law is the right of notice, which includes victims being notified of court proceedings, release on bail, transfer, etc. It also aims to help free victims from harassment and allows them to be heard in court proceedings. Also listed in the bill is "reasonable protection from the accused and those acting on behalf of the accused."
The big thing, Westerfield said, is the creation of standing for those victims, to be able to enforce those rights.
"Marsy's Law would create standing for the limited purpose of enforcing those rights that we create," Westerfield said. "If you are not given or provided, or your right is not honored in some way, you've got a legal mechanism to enforce those rights."
Westerfield said there are some statutory laws on the books in Kentucky for crime victims, but it only applies to victims of "a dozen or so" crimes.
"We have more than 400 crimes on the books in Kentucky," he added. "So unless you fall under one of these crimes in the old statutes, you don't have any rights, and that is unacceptable."
If passed by Kentucky voters, Marsy's Law will go into effect immediately, according to Westerfield, and he thinks it ultimately will pass.
"I feel optimistic based on the research I've done so far and discussed with other attorneys on our side of the case," Westerfield said. "I feel good about our position in litigation, I believe it will be on the ballot, and I believe it will have a strong showing from one end of the state to the other."
For more information on Marsy's Law, visit victimsrightsky.com. To view the bill in its entirety, visit http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/SB3/SCS1.pdf.
Westerfield is also running for Kentucky Attorney General in 2019, which will be an open race as current Attorney General Andy Beshear is running for Governor.
Westerfield said that his top three priorities in the race, and potentially as the Attorney General, include adding resources to fight against the opioid epidemic in the state, increasing resources for the Cyber Crimes Unit in the Attorney's General Office, and victim advocacy.
He said he wants to work with law enforcement to toughen punishments on drug dealers while also assisting in providing more options for treatment for those in recovery, and cited the 2015 Heroin Bill as a piece of legislation he is proud of. As for cyber crimes, Westerfield noted a need to do more with data breaches and scams that target both the young and elderly, from financial scams to human trafficking. He also said he would like to add more victims advocates to county attorney offices across the state.
After losing a narrow race in 2015 to Beshear, in which the margin of difference was less than 2,200 votes, Westerfield said he feels more prepared now than ever to take over as Kentucky's AG.
"I feel I am even more qualified than I thought I was three years ago," Westerfield said.
Westerfield said that if he were elected Attorney General, he would serve a four-year term and then seek re-election, as opposed to using the office as a launching pad for a higher office.
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The table runner was not the only 'brown' thing I made today, as I whipped up some cakes.
I also have some very nice mail to show you! Kaelin aka The Plaid Scottie has an Etsy shop and I've been known to buy a few items when she has a destash. The great thing when people destash is you can buy stuff you'd procrastinated about and missed out on. I'd really wanted to try some Country Fair fabrics as it's home decor weight. I'd been eyeing up a couple of the designs in the yellow and berry colour ways because I thought they might be good for bags/cushions. When I saw Kaelin had some in the blue I thought I'd stop dithering and get some. This was just before Christmas and I got a message from Kaelin saying she was sorry she hadn't posted it and she hoped I wasn't waiting on anything to finish a project or something, because she was making me a little something and with Christmas looming she was a bit behind. It did me a favour because I figured I'd have time to use up some of my fabric stash so I could sneak this in my bulging drawers! After Christmas when I fell of the fabric buying waggon in order to get fabric for the Over the Rainbow Charm Swap, I thought seeing as I was off the waggon, I could buy a layer cake of 'It's a Hoot' that Kaelin was destashing. (For those of you looking for where the layer cake is hidden in the picture, it's hidden in the drawers because this is the fabric mum liked A LOT when she saw a charm pack I'd bought and so I intend using the layer cake to make her a quilt and am keeping it out of sight for now!)


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LONDON (CBS.MW) -- European market gains evaporated on Friday, as a weaker dollar and a choppy U.S. stock market weighed on bourses in a thinly-traded session. A poor performance from handset maker Nokia also contributed to losses.
The German DAX Xetra 30 index (1876534) fell 0.2 percent at 3,821 and the French CAC 40 index (1804546) dipped 0.1 percent at 3,607.
The euro was at $1.2006 vs. the dollar, rising after trading in the low $1.19s on Thursday, as comments from a Fed governor were interpreted as being soft on inflation.
Investors also kept to the sidelines ahead of an OPEC meeting over the weekend, and a holiday in many European markets on Thursday kept some investors on vacation.
One of the worst performers was handset maker Nokia NOK, -1.15%, which fell over 5 percent after a Morgan Stanley downgrade to underweight. The handset maker also said it would boost its R&D center in China in an effort to build more low-cost phones there.
Other techs such as chip equipment maker ASML (33436) ASML, +0.88% joined Nokia in the red after rising in the morning.
ThyssenKrupp (750000) rose 0.8 percent on comments from China predicting less than 5 percent inflation in May. See London markets.
DaimlerChrysler (710000) DCX, +0.00% rose 0.2 percent as 37 percent owned Mitsubishi Motors finally unveiled a bailout package for 450 billion yen, which the German-American automaker last month said it would not participate in. That will reduce its stake in Mitsubishi Motors to the low 20 percent level.


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Music JuiceBox Series School Feedback
Notes with a Purpose is thrilled to have included your elementary school in the Music JuiceBox Series tour last week. Our two artists, Catherine (flutist) and Yves (cellist), reported that they had a wonderful time visiting and meeting the students.
Following their visit, we would like to ask you to take a few minutes for your feedback and comments. Your statements help us tremendously in supporting our future grants, donor materials, and website which can then help us sustain and strengthen this type of high-quality music programming for Southern Nevada.
Thank you again,
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About Notes with a Purpose
Notes with a Purpose's mission is to bring high-quality musical experiences in creative and unique ways to unprivileged and at-risk youth, parents, and underserved populations, with an emphasis on making classical music accessible in untraditional venues. In the twelve months since June 2016, NWP's two outreach programs (The Music JuiceBox Series and Wednesdays Live at the Mission) reached over 18,000 people and was a recipient of the Father Eugène Merlet Community Service Award.


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Rooting of the device is very common nowadays due to the limited features of the stock os. Rooting of Android phones, not only gives you more features but you can also improve its performance. Below is the list of the apps that you can use to power up your rooted android device.
- ExpressVPN Android VPN: VPN apps are an essential tool all Android users need. This is true especially if you have a rooted device since they are less secure than their factory setting counterparts. ExpressVPN provides the what is simply the best Android VPN app in the market; not only does ExpressVPN provide an encrypted tunnel and multiple overseas servers, it also does so better than most competitors due to their emphasis on security and privacy. Supporting almost a hundred regional locations and providing thousands of servers, ExpressVPN's Android app has an option for everyone.
- Cinema box HD: Well, this is one of the best apps that you can use to watch movies on your android phones for free of cost. This app is very easy to download and you can use it on your android devices as well on your ios devices. All you have to do is to download cinema box HD from the link given below and install in your phone. Once it is done, you can enjoy your favorite movies for free of cost.
- Root Explorer apk: This is the ultimate file manager for root users. Access the whole of android's file system (including the elusive data folder!). Features include SQLite database viewer, Text Editor, create and extract zip or tar/ gzips files, multi-select, execute scripts, search, remount, permissions and much more. You can use it to change built-in features of Android devices.
- OneBox HD App: This app is one of the essential apps for all rooted android phones for unlimited movies and tv shows. OneBox HD App is one of the finest apps to watch movies in offline mode. Once you root your android device, OneBox HD App is the first and foremost app to get installed on your device to watch high-quality movies.
- Titanium Backup Pro: Titanium Backup Pro for Android – this program is designed for those who like to experiment, or for those who want his system to be always reserved for unforeseen problems, all data must be safely stored and easily recoverable at any time, for convenience and security. Backup and recovery of applications, system applications, services and a variety of settings, a review of backups without unpacking and applications, removing applications from the list for a while from unnecessary eyes, accelerated backup using the HyperShell function, recording application information in the Market Doctor controls links to installed applications, thereby making them visible through the Market in the "downloads" section, for more comfortable tracking of installed programs, you can download this app.
- Rom Manager Premium: Must have app for any root user. Make backups, flash ROMs, and own your device. ROM Manager is must have app for any Android root user. You can use it to Flash your recovery to the latest and greatest ClockworkMod recovery. This can be used to Manage your ROMs via a handy UI, Organize and perform backups and restores from within Android!, Install ROMs from your SD card and Install your favorite ROMs over the air!
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Hmmm...I had to think about this. Of course, we all want to be happy. But I get it. I had a good friend once who looked for her happiness around the next corner. "When I get married..." "When I graduate..." "When we have a bigger house..." My Mom, bless her heart, was inclined to fall into this "When-I" pit, too, so I had an early life lesson. I"m not sayin' I'm giddily happy every day...some days suck...but whatever "happiness" is, I'm a pretty happy camper and hope I've made others happy along the way, too, purposefully or just by not being a bitch (most of the time.)
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As I write this it's been snowing now for over 2 hours here in Seattle. It is dark out, and the snow is glowing in the air as it falls. Willow and Brent are asleep in the bedroom. I had to get up and take pictures of the garden, and cover a few plants. I have some Clarkia amoena given to me by another native plant enthusiast in gallon containers, and though it is hardy I wanted to be sure to protect the seedlings since the pots are currently full of tiny leafy little plants. When we return from our trip to the Midwest at the end of December I'll plant them in the ground as soon as the weather permits.
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Even more amazing is that, though she went to the window many times as I read her her bedtime stories and rocked her in the rocking chair, she actually consented to lie down not too far after her usual bedtime, and went to sleep. Brent suggested that tomorrow she might catch some snowflakes on her tongue, if it is still snowing. She was all about that as she ran back and forth from the rocker to the window, talking about the snow. I hope it keeps on snowing.


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It's now more than six months since we changed our service pattern and in September I invited the PCC to share views on what's working well and what concerns they have. We had a lively discussion and we agreed to review the changes in the early Spring as originally planned. Look out for a questionnaire in the new year to gather everyone's views. But please don't wait until then to share your opinion – I'd love to hear of how we can make things better for you. Our discussion in September emphasized what a sensitive and important issue this is and how there are many factors that have led us to this point. I feel that the time is now right to highlight these factors and look at lessons learnt as we enter the second half of the trial period.
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