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Building pump gas engines to make power, using antiquated parts and methods is a serious challenge. This is why we don't do it. The ONLY things we "keep" are the block, crank and head castings. Everything else gets changed, including the rod length (if a "racer").
Taking the "dome" off a piston and updating the heads and using a modern cam grind, is daily proceedure around most good shops these days.
I agree. I am also a fan of the 396. Raced them "back in the day".
The problem I have is I've been there and tend to be a realist.
I see guys with great expectations and little experience trying to build these motors. Because their grandpa or buddies say it is the great way to go. GM did a good job advertising the SS396! Still in peoples' heads.
Compression is major problem. To build compression you need tall dome or small combustion chamber. Tall dome conflicts with flame travel/power. Small chambers are not really available bolt on aftermkt and the old stock stuff doesn't flow air. Plus the small bore shrouding really screws up the air flow into cylinders. Especially on the two bad cylinders on each side of a BBC.
Then to get decent valve lift, the piston valve reliefs have to be cut, thus lowering all important compression ratio.
It may rub some people wrong but the facts are there. If you want horsepower on a "reasonable" budget. Pass on the small bore BBC.
|Mr. P-Body
Well, I guess it doesn't mean much, experience... It takes a LOT more than 375 HP to move a 3,500 lb. car into the 11s. NOT an opinion, a mathematical fact. My '70 GTO ran 13.60s "stock" (@ Orange County, 1973). It was a "Ram, Air" car. No 396 of any description ever beat it in a race while I was in it, including at least 5 "375 HP" versions. Never saw a real L-78 (425 HP) "in person" (VERY RARE). When Rick Holladay first broke into the 10s (10.80s, pump gas, TriPower 434), he dynoed 435 RWHP, which is well over 550 at the crankshaft (GBHP).
Building pump gas engines to make power, using antiquated parts and methods is a serious challenge. This is why we don't do it. The ONLY things we "keep" are the block, crank and head castings. Everything else gets changed, including the rod length (if a "racer").
Taking the "dome" off a piston and updating the heads and using a modern cam grind, is daily proceedure around most good shops these days.
seems to me the 360 hp was also way under rated
for anyone that thinks a 396 is not easy to make power,I hope you are not one of those same people that think the 383 stroker small block is a street killer? The 396 has more potential by a long stretch
|painted jester
I forgot to mention LOL Many don't know that the 375 HP and 425HP 396s were internally identical it was the exhaust system of the model it was installed in that made a difference in HP!
|painted jester
If you build the 396 you would have to spin the motor a little tighter and run a little more cam and compression to bridge the 454s advantage in cu inch and Torque!
The 396 has had a big reduction in the cost of its parts. A forged 396 crank sells for about $100, A forged crank for a 454 could cost as much as $400 , And a used 396 short-block will usually only set you back less than $300. While a 454 short-block would cost $600 . You already have the 396 so you can put the 454 money into your little RAT build, and with a 450 to 500 HP 396 that revs 7500 RPM , put the 454 boat anchor back on the chain and in the water! Its not that hard!
After building and running 409s, I owned and built many 396s & 427s mainly blue printed & balanced stock 396/375 HP & 396/425 HP & 427/425 HP high revers that when built just about dyno'd at 450 & over 500 HP. And that's stock blue printing and good balancing! A little porting ,and L 88 cams(L-88, 264/270, 112/108, .560"/.580" lift) or the ZL-1, 262/273, 110/?, .560"/.600" lift) but there are much better solid roller cams now, and intake & carb work, I don't have much experience with the 396/325 HP builds except for numbers matching restorations a few street rod minor hop ups! but installing splayed-bolt caps like P-Body said cures the main problem!
If a 454 is good why not a 496
Mr. P-Body, And I both seem to like 396s & 427s LOL we're probably a dieing breed just like the "Little Big Block 396s" I think the heads you have would keep your compression up and with the stock pistons the compression was around 10.5 to one, a little milling, a deck shave, a thinner head gasket and 11 to 11.5 is possible, do your own porting, a ZL1 cam or solid roller, Roller rockers, lighten the valve train, balance the reciprocating assembly, etc and 420 HP is reachable!
Better heads (aluminum) & pistons for Higher compression (13to1), bigger cam and 500 hp can be achieved but fuel requirements will be hard to feed on the street!
Why did you pick the figure of 500 HP for the 396? AP was right about its more easily obtainable with the 454 (and on pump gas)! The 396 /425 HP little rat when you put your foot in it would;> Still Snap your head into the back seat<
|Mr. P-Body
Here I go again, "against the grain"... We get "flack" all the time for building "baby big blocks". I like 396. It's a good, solid basis. I shares the rod/stroke ratio with 427, and revs just as nicely.
I believe the heads you have with the 325 HP version, have fairly good sized oval intake ports, at least "better" than most mid-70s and later oval ports. The "closed" chamber makes things a LITTLE tougher, but not a big deal. Icon makes a nice replacement piston that's lighter than the Speed Pro, and you can still machine the dome to "fit". Both the Icon and Speed Pro are readily available and up to the task.
We install the 2.190/1.88" valves in the oval port heads all the time. A little "blending" in the bowls is all that's really needed, and they can "feed" a 396 well over 7,000.
We built one last year for a "show/go" Camaro ('70 SS396). With the Muncie, 3.73s and "street slicks", it goes 11.70s. 93 octane, reasonable idle, 13" of vacuum, "all done" at 6,500. Comp Xtreme Energy solid flat tappet, 236/242 @ .050, old fashioned Torker intake, AED 750 HO carb. Woo Hooo!!
So, yes, 396 can be a very potent street engine. And no, you don't need the monster money parts to do it.
BTW: All 366s, 396s and 427s used the 6223 crankshaft. Good forging. I don't believe you need a 4-bolt until power exceeds 600 HP or RPM exceeds 7,500. Then, installing splayed-bolt caps to your existing block would be infinitely more desirable than trying to find a 375 or 425 HP block...
|It's be a lot cheper to just buy a good 454 core and do a cam and intake swap. Just because you have something g doesn't mean it's a better idea.
|painted jester
Sure it can still be a GO.
Forged pistons, good heads, 4 bolt main,forged steel crank, ballanced lightened reciprocating assembly and valve train (girdled) 5000 stall. 4.88-5.13 axle ratio. 12/1 13/1 compression Tunnel Ram Intake with 2 850s. RPM-Range (4500-8500) roller cam Valve Lift (.727 .727) Valve Lash hot (.030 .030) ADV Duration (330 330) .050 Duration (288 288) LC 108. that's one BIG MONEY!!!!!!! LOL WE could suggest anything !!!!
Or a stock 396 2 bolt main 325 HP, forged stock pistons & rods, the heads you have and supercharge it at about 7 to 10 pounds boost with a mild force induction cam 500 hp is easy and street able max RPM around 5500 a lot cheaper!! Or spray it that's even cheaper.
500 HP out of a normally aspirated single carb 396 325 HP engine with stock bore calls for very high compression and big money! The 65 396 was called the fat block because of the cylinder wall thickness and could be bored to extremes so if that's the block you have you have a lot to work with, 4 bolt mains your best choice , the 2 bolt mains limit your build depends where your money runs out " MONEY = HP, TORQUE, and SPEED"
Cylinder-Head Flow-Bench Database
GM 702 Iron Oval Port an early 396ci and 427ci closed-chamber head used only in '65 and '66. This head virtually clones the GM 290's flow numbers. While the 049 head flows much better the 049s would drop compression two full points. The best set up here is to either give up some power and use the GM 702 head you don't lose much or go with the better GM 049 head and Open chamber pistons to match.
GM 049 Iron Oval Port This Open chamber oval-port head saw use in a number of 402ci to 454ci big blocks from '73-'84. Of the three stock iron oval-port this one was the strongest. Again, like other production heads, if horsepower is your goal, larger valves are the way with these heads
|I believe it's a 325 HP motor. I know about the groove in the cam. So it's a no go then? The heads don't such enough air? Too much machine work: hardened seats, spring pockets, bigger valves and eye brow and valve shroud clearance? No comments on the cams? Can very mild port work make these heads flow 300cfm @.600 in 20inches? No bigger intake valves? What say you about the cams?
A Side Note:
The correct cam bearings for the engine you have is very impotent some take a grooved rear cam bearing #396 Clevite SH615S 65-66 only!!!
Clevite SH616S 67-93 396-427.
good thing to remember
|painted jester
Which engine do you have 396-cid 425-hp with 11.0:1 compression ratio? or the 396 375 hp?, 396 325 HP? etc, piston ranges were from 9:1 to 11:1 forged! What pistons do you have?
four-bolt main caps?
The 1965 396/425 HP,
The 396 was offered in several configurations and produced different horsepower and torque ratings, depending on its intended application.
The 396 with a 10.25 compression ratio produced 325 horsepower at 4,800 rpm and 410 ft. lbs. of torque at 3,200 rpm.
The Z16 performance 396 with a 11.00 compression ratio produced 375 horsepower at 6,500 rpm and 420 ft. lbs. of torque at 3,600 rpm.
The 396 with a 11.00 compression ratio produced 360 horsepower at 5,200 rpm and 420 ft. lbs. of torque at 3,600 rpm.
And the 425 hp version that produced well over the rated HP
A Side Note:
The correct cam bearings for the engine you have is very impotent some take a grooved rear cam bearing #396 Clevite SH615S 65-66 only!!!
Clevite SH616S 67-93 396-427.
consider a Z-33 cam from Isky,or something similar
its .560 lift,108º lobe center and 250º duration @.050
Obviously you could spend more and get a roller cam and custom pistons
My street 454 I used open chambers and a Z-55 and it worked quite well.I picked up 4/10s when I took off the performer and put on an oval vic jr
The 702 heads are not real good flow heads. Will require much labor $$$ to work. Hard seats with 2.19-1.88" valves will help flow and streetability. But, The small chambers, which you need on a 396, shroud the valves. Also will need valve spring pocket work to install springs for roller lift specs $$$.
Add the basic machine work $$$ and parts to make these old heads usable and you have a major investment in mediocre heads.
+.300 lifters are for later blocks. Go with steel retainers.
Then you get into pistons. Only basic rebuilders stuff is stocked or even available by most warehouses. Not suitable for your intended use. So unless you want to custom order some forgings. $700.00+ your other option is using Keith Black hypers. Also usually not stocked by warehouses.
I am going thru a situation with a customer right now.
He is on a modest budget and insists on using a 402 block and crank. Plus his buddies keep advising him on this build.
He had a good 454 short block but traded it for some reason. Now he has to pay the small bore BBC penalty.
Here is what he has to work with.
402+030 2-bolt block.
cast crank
oval port 112 cc heads.
Problem 1= because of cost and availability, he had to go with replacement pistons, universal dome, .020 short.
Problem 2- I advisd him to at least install aftermkt valves and hard exh seats in heads and 2.19" intakes. His buddies say no. Not needed on small engine.. So it's basic work plus trying to find usable springs/retainers/seals for the cam he insists on. A .700" lift 108 cl. Roller.
Problem 3= Valve to piston clearance with stock design piston. Glad I'm not assembling this engine.
I could go on for a couple of pages but engine people will see what this is going to turn out as..
Just let your "expert" buddies help you with your engine. The guy with 40 + years at the machine shop don't know crap!
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No, it's a better deal if you check out the comparison chart. I've already bought 3 and am buying 3 more for gifts. This product rocks. Best Woot item ever and I've bought over 100 things from Woot!
I bought this model from a previous woot. Works pretty good. Put it the playroom so the Kids use it to watch netflix. Simple enough to use. My 2yr old even figured out how to turn on thomas the train (tons of thomas the train content on netflix by the way).
Have about 10tb's worth of 1080p & 720p movies/tv mkv's connected to my htpc. Installed plex on both. Able to stream to roku. No hiccups, and no buffering issues thus far.
I know people knock netflix for their lack of content ie mainstream movies and tv shows. But my kids have found some of the coolest shows browsing netflix. Shows like "h2o just add water" is a cool mermaid show or "troop" a cool show similar to ghosbusters for kids. There's "elephant princess", "magination", list goes on and on. They just keeping finding cool shows for kids. PLUS they have all the power rangers!! Go sabertooth tiger!! A lot of shows I've never heard of, but the kids don't care.
Paired with my htpc, so far a satisfied customer.
I just went to ROKU.com and they hav a NEW ROKU for sale and free shipping for $49.99. Wazzzz-UP??
Tempted to buy another just to have!! I LOVE my Roku players!! You can't go wrong with these. They are $80 at WM....
Will this work with an old analog tv. If not would it work with an older computer monitor?
Try Plex to stream videos from your pc to the roku. Super easy, and you can use it away from home too.
For those with only 720p Tvs, I would get a Roku 2 LT instead. $50, plus cost of DVI cable. Faster, more up to date software, but no ethernet, no optical audio, and no 1080p. I have both, prefer the new model.
Is this worth getting, or should I go with the Western Digital Media player? It seems like they can do pretty much the same thing, but the WD has better codec support (and better reviews). Any thoughts? Newegg has the Live Hub Media center for $150 but it includes a 1TB drive and can do more stuff.
salwei wrote:Would this look good on my 720p TV or not really because its 1080p?
It would work just fine on your 720p tv, but I'd buy a new Roku2 HD for $60 than this older model that supports resolution you'll never see.
The only reason to buy a 1080p device now would be future-proofing your setup in case you get a bigger tv. But that makes more sense for a $700 home theater than a $50 streaming box. And future-proofing with last year's refurb model just sounds strange.
Any MAC users with the Airport Extreme router ?
Does it work ok ?
firstcrack wrote:Will this work with an old analog tv. If not would it work with an older computer monitor?
It should. Roku 2 LT does.
Anyone know if this works for only one TV? or can you use it on multiple Tv's?
ditched Directv for a Roku. Use Hulu Plus and Netflix. One year savings comes to around $500.
Does Roku support Spotify? If not now, do they plan on providing support for Spotify?
dktizzy202 wrote:Anyone know if this works for only one TV? or can you use it on multiple Tv's?
Only one output for one tv.
aside from Netflix, Hulu, etc, there are plenty of other channels on Roku to check out. many of them consolidate various Internet video streams so you don't have to scour Youtube. for example, the Revision3 "channel" has Epic Meal Time, Digg podcasts, Ben Heck, and more.
the private channels are also interesting. "private" in this case means a developer is working on it and doesn't feel it is ready for mass consumption on the Roku channel market yet. they cater to all sorts of interests, from music to firearms to the Shamu Cameras at SeaWorld.
I only pay for Netflix, but I have a ton of smaller official and private channels added. I'm never bored with what's on (worse comes to worse, there are a ton of streaming music stations to listen to).
sethrachelson wrote: I love my roku!! No cable bill. !
Another person said that also.
What are you using to get internet access??
I use DSL, instead of cable. I've never had cable and never needed it. Available through my local phone company.
bobaustin3 wrote:Any MAC users with the Airport Extreme router ?
Does it work ok ?
Works fine for me.
clintone wrote:Interesting...if you talk to the folks at Netflix, they'll say the inability to have closed captioning is a deficiency in the Roku. Netflix told me, and I'm no tech wizard to know if they were right, that the Roku didn't have enough memory dedicated to support captioning. Apparently, the next generation of Rokus addressed this.
I have a couple of this generation rokus. Absolutely love them, although I would like CC. I was a bit ticked off as when I bought my first Roku (a woot refurb, no less) I contacted Roku about CC and they said it was something in development and it should be available soon. This was over a year ago. Thus, I'm thinking this gen of Rokus will never have CC capability. Despite that one peeve, I found them to sub well enough for cable to cancel cable TV and go Netflix and TV antenna.
The ROKU
Only one tv at a time.
Don't do it! We bought a refurb Roku from Woot.
Didn't work. Their customer service was among the most frustrating I have ever encountered (and I'vs seen some amazingly bad customer service).
worldwidewebfeet wrote:No ESPN's, no Fox Sports, no TBS, no TNT, MLB and NHL are available but you have to pay for subscriptions.
No good live News channels. None of your typical cable channels available, except the programs available on services like Netflix etc. Hulu plus was horrible, poor choices, poor streaming, tons of advertising, frequent lock ups on my Roku.
I'm more than willing to pay for an NHL subscription - I already get NHL Center Ice on Directv almost every year. The problem with NHL Game Center is that local games are blacked out. If I could find a way to watch my local games live, at home, on my TV in HD, I would ditch satellite in a heartbeat. That's the only thing holding me back. One year of NHL Game Center is $14/month... way less than my satellite bill even if I'm also paying for Hulu.
tycon712 wrote:Does Roku support Spotify? If not now, do they plan on providing support for Spotify?
From what I have read on Spotify's website the answer is no. A lot of rumors that they are working on this but I wouldn't bank on it.
daveyo wrote:Don't do it! We bought a refurb Roku from Woot.
Didn't work. Their customer service was among the most frustrating I have ever encountered (and I'vs seen some amazingly bad customer service).
Did you deal with Woot or Roku, because I've dealt with Woot before and never had issues.
I Purchased exact model during December's Woot-Off & it works well- playing cartoons in my 3 year old's room. When I purchase a 2nd (or 3rd) media player- I will opt for an internet browser.
The purchase was the 1st Streaming media player I have owned & works well for intended use in child's room. After using the Roku I now realize that having more storage space (a slot for SD card)is almost essential, due to limited space for channel storage. I also would like a slot for a memory stick, where downloaded movies & other personal user content can be played. The only REAL problem I have is with the wireless, intermittently going out.
**Bottom Line: Good Product & meets needs -especially for price. Consider Roku 2 upgrade or pay a bit more to buy a Boxee.
spiras wrote:Im telling you, buy this. I own one and it is the best thing ever. Get the channel Playon (google it). Then add the plugin tvlinks. (Google it).
With tvlinks, you can cancel your cable tv because you can watch any episode of any tv show ever. Like movies? Take your pick. There are so many channels that arent even listed. The sky is the limit. Trust me. I havent slept since i got mine. Ok thats all for now. Back to watching tv.
Is Roku a supported device? I couldn't find it listed on the playon web site...also what additional charge are there for the network type channels?
on YouTube, search "cordcutters Roku tips and tricks" for getting the most out of your Roku. The guys at Cordcutters have such helpful advice! They also have a youtube vid for getting the most out of your Netflix streaming on your Roku.
capecodbob2 wrote:Another person said that also.
What are you using to get internet access??
I think the point is, they are paying a bill (possibly to the Cable TV carrier in their area) for Internet, but not paying for cable television.
I got a RoKu for Christmas and dumped cable - bill went from $150+ to $49.95.
Is there a current Roku model that offers SPDIF output?
They are fabric (probably polypropyline) and serve no useful function, other than to remind you who made that neat little box you'll love. I removed the one on the remote by pulling it (backwards) through the slot in the battery cover until it snapped the small "welds" that held it in.
The remote tag DID make the remote feel funny in the hand, but maybe you could use the tag to loop a wrist strap (ala WiiMote)or necklace chain through.....never lose THAT remote again!!
I didn't try removing the main box's tag, since that would mean opening the box....not recommended. But a carefully weilded razor knife would likely do the next best thing!
djenkins1982 wrote:Can you program the Roku remote to turn off your tv or do you have to use two remotes?
No. The Roku remote is only for Roku and it doesn't have a power switch.
I have this model and it works great, especially with Pandora. The sound is amazing for being streamed over the net.
I only wish it had sports channels like ESPN, NFL Network, Fox Sports etc then I could ditch my Satellite.
so does it play YouTube?
sudanf6 wrote:People say they got rid of cable...use hulu, etc. What about sports networks? Live?
You can get MLB.live. But I think most of us who did this don't give a mouse's hind quarters about the sports channels.
I recommend this over Roku2.
Some folks are confusing the term "composite" and "component". Composite is the RCA connector with separate audio. Component is a three-wire solution with separate audio. All units have _composite_ video. Roku2 does not have component video. I like this unit because it has a component connector. But... you need a special breakout cable. The standard three connector setup for PCs won't work. You can buy the cable from Roku or you can search on the web for an inexpensive replacement. I found mine on Amazon but I got a clue which one to buy from Google.
I haven't tried Roksbox but I have Plex (free) and PlayOn. Both serve up your own local media files to your local network and the Roku has apps for both.
Does this model get HBOGo?
I bought one on a previous woot and after about two months the wifi function quickly degraded and died. When it worked it was awesome. Still works great plugged into the LAN, but I'm dissappointed about the wifi. Maybe I will open it up and troubleshoot.
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Tips for cutting out sweets
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Otherwise just be strong say no and dont snack.
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Protein bars are candy bars, just with more carbs/
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Every time you eat a candy bar puch yourself in the groin. Eventually you will associate pain with candy so you no longer eat it!
Otherwise just be strong say no and dont snack.
Lmao, classical conditioning at its finest.
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Meaning - if you can't resist, take a bite, chew it slowly, enjoy it, throw the rest away
Also, lift up your shirt and take pride knowing that you just made those "love handle" just a wee-bit bigger.
Or even better, hop on the rowing machine, and see how much work it takes to burn off the 300 calories you just ate with that Snickers bar.
See ya in 45 minutes, rowing at a 2:10 pace @ 19 strokes a minute
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If you cared about being healthier, you'd stop consuming shitty things like candy and soda, right this minute.
Like Mike said, it's not that satisfying in the first place - pay attention to how it feels, eating that nice, greasy pizza. After about the 2nd/3rd slice, you're not even enjoying it anymore -. You're just eating it because those first couple of pieces tasted good.
That's the point where you put the food down, go wash up, and do something else. (Paintball, perhaps? )
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Like for me (I'm in college), I have 6+ choices of meals and just about every option of soda available to me. However, when I started working out and caring about what I consumed I switched from soda to milk, and from burgers and pizza everyday to a salad and a portioned meal. I still eat pizza and burgers, just not as often. Same can be said about candy and junk food.
You have to be motivated, I still have candy and stuff every now and then, but I cut the sodas out for good. Sometimes its good to enjoy a snicker bar or something, just treat it as if it's a reward to yourself and don't eat it as a snack.
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text: It's American Education Week As communities across the nation join the National Education Association in celebrating American Education Week, Nov. 14-19, the Massachusetts Teachers Association applauds its members for continuing to lead the nation in student success. "I am extremely proud of our teachers, education support professionals, administrators and, of course, our students," said MTA President Paul Toner. "Although we have long been a high-performing state, we have never become complacent. Our members continue to strive to find new and innovative ways to help all students succeed. "Income disparities are a major societal problem and do affect student learning," Toner continued. "But our members know we can't wait for the income gaps to close before trying to close the achievement gaps. We are continuously focused on effective strategies for reaching and teaching our most disadvantaged students." Below are some of highlights showcasing the success of public school students in Massachusetts. For the fourth year in a row, Massachusetts students were first or tied for first on the 2011 mathematics and reading tests given as part of the National Assessment of Educational Progress, often called The Nation's Report Card. (http://www.mass.gov/governor/pressoffice/pressreleases/2011/11111-naeps-results-released.html.) Massachusetts ranked first in the nation on Education Week's K-12 Achievement index, a measure that includes current levels of performance, improvements over time and the achievement gap between poor and non-poor students. On this metric, Massachusetts was given 85 points; the U.S. average was 68.7; and the lowest-scoring state, Mississippi, received 55.3. ("Quality Counts 2011," Education Week.) Massachusetts was the only state to receive an "A" on EdWeek's Chance-for-Success Index, which looks at early foundations, school years and adult outcomes. The Bay State received a score of 94 out of a possible 100; the U.S. average was 78.3; and the lowest-scoring state, Nevada, received a 65.6. ("Quality Counts 2011.") Massachusetts scored better than all of the Western countries participating in the 2007 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), though below some of the Asian countries and city-states that took part. For example, in grade 8 science, Massachusetts had a score of 556 and was ranked third, below Singapore (567) and Chinese Taipei (561), but ahead of Japan (554), Korea (553) and all of the Western nations that participated, including England (542) and the U.S. as a whole (520). This was the first TIMSS test in which individual states were allowed to participate as if they were countries. Massachusetts and Minnesota were the only two to do so. Several high-performing European nations, including Finland, did not participate in this study. (Sources: The National Center for Education Statistics, http://nces.ed.gov/timss/, and Boston College http://timss.bc.edu/.) In an article on international achievement disparities, The New York Times noted, "If Shanghai is a showcase of Chinese educational progress, America's showcase would be Massachusetts, which has routinely scored higher than all other states on America's main federal math test in recent years." ("Top Test Scores From Shanghai Stun Educators," The New York Times, Dec. 7, 2010.)


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ARSC T3D Users' Newsletter 92, June 21, 1996
Meeting of Local ARSC T3D Users Group: A Special Guest
To stay better attuned to the needs of T3D users, and to promote interdisciplinary exchanges, we are going to rejuvenate an old practice at ARSC. We will hold periodic, informal meetings of T3D users. This forum is open to any interested T3D user, and will take place about once a month. If you don't live in Fairbanks, but happen to be passing through at the right time, park the R/V and join us!
Our first meeting will be at 3:00 PM, Thursday, July 11, in Butrovich 107.
Frank Chism, parallel processing and T3D/E consultant at CRI, is planning to be here. If you've been reading these newsletters for long, you will probably recognize Frank's name. This is your chance to ask your questions first hand.
CRI/EPCC MPI 1.5a Available To ARSC UsersThe CRI sponsored implementation of MPI for the T3D is written by Edinburgh Parallel Computing Center (EPCC). EPCC has released an upgrade, from version 1.4a to 1.5a, which is now available to ARSC T3D users.
This release is located in the directory:
/usr/local/pkg/epcc/v1-5aand is available for user testing. To participate, change your search paths to the MPI library and include files as follows:
-L/usr/local/pkg/epcc/v1-5a/lib -I/usr/local/pkg/epcc/v1-5a/includeOn (or soon after) June 27th, we intend to move v1-5a into the default system location, which is:
-L/mpp/lib -I/usr/include/mpp
EPCC Release Notes for MPI v1.5aThese are EPCC's release notes for MPI v1.5a covering "Fixed Problems, Enhancements" and "Known Problems." You may visit EPCC's web pages on MPI at:
Release 1.5a: Fixed Problems, EnhancementsThis page provides lists of fixed problems and product enhancements in the major release 1.5a compared to the major release 1.4a.
Fixed Problems: Release and InstallationCorrected problems in the release package and mechanism:
- Syntax errors were generated when compiling C++ MPI programs using the CRI C++ compiler, CC. (The MPI C header file violated C++ syntax by using the delete keyword as a function prototype argument.) This problem has been corrected.
MPI ConformanceThe MPI for T3D implementation conforms to MPI Standard v1.1, dated 12th June 1995. A number of problems with conformance to the MPI standard have been corrected:
- The datatype extent of derived datatypes constructed using MPI_Type_vector and MPI_Type_hvector were incorrect. For Vector datatypes, the extent incorrectly included a trailing stride: extent = extent' * |stride| instead of extent = extent' * (|stride|-1) + len. The extent of Hvector datatypes incorrectly took the stride quantity to be in terms of the extent of the base datatype instead of bytes. Both problems have been corrected. Related to the above problem, MPI_Type_indexed displacements were incorrectly taken to be in terms of bytes, instead of the base datatype extent. This problem has also been corrected.
There were two naming errors in the MPI Fortran binding given below. Both have been corrected.
- MPI_SENDRECV was incorrectly named MPI_MPI_SENDRECV
- MPI_STARTALL was incorrectly named MPI_MPI_STARTALL
Although MPI does not define a binding for Fortran 90, it is possible to compile Fortran 77 MPI programs using the F90 compiler. There was a problem with use of the optional datatype MPI_REAL4 stemming from the fact that Fortran language type REAL*4 is represented differently in the Cray F77 (8 byte floating-point) and F90 (4 byte floating point) compilers. The 1.4a MPI Fortran header file contained definitions for F77, so use of MPI_REAL4 from F90 was incorrect. The same problem applied to INTEGER*{1,2,4} and MPI_INTEGER{1,2,4}. This has been resolved by changing the definitions of the MPI datatypes to match the Cray F90 representations as follows. Cray F77 users should be aware that MPI datatypes for 32-bit types should not be used.
Fortran maps to C MPI data type ====> # bits type ------------- ------ ------- MPI_INTEGER 64 int MPI_REAL 64 double MPI_INTEGER1 32 short MPI_INTEGER2 32 short MPI_INTEGER4 32 short MPI_REAL2 32 float MPI_REAL4 32 float MPI_REAL8 64 double
- The call MPI_Get_elements incorrectly rounded the element count down when the received data count recorded in the passed status object was not a multiple of the passed datatype size, i.e., where the call MPI_Get_count would return count MPI_UNDEFINED. This has been fixed.
- Error class enquiry MPI_Error_class returned the incorrect value for many error codes. This has been corrected.
- Process topology information was not propagated to duplication communicators within MPI_Comm_dup. Also, zero-dimensional cartesian and empty graphs were disallowed, this restriction has been relaxed.
Software FaultsCorrected bugs in the MPI implementation:
- Communicator constructor operations (MPI_Comm_{create,dup,split} etc.) applied to communicators created using MPI_Comm_create could fail, either causing a hang or a fault. When ranks were not re-ordered, this also applied to communicators generated with process topology, using MPI_{Cart,Graph}_create. This error has been fixed.
- The freeing of internal MPI data structures on completion of immediate (non-blocking) sends with small message size (4Kbytes or less) was incorrect, causing a memory leak. This applied to all send modes except Synchronous mode: MPI_Isend, MPI_Ibsend, MPI_Irsend. This resulted in an operand range error within an internal allocation routine after a large number of immediate sends. The problem has been resolved.
- Use of logical global reduction operators (MPI_LAND, MPI_LOR, MPI_LXOR) from Fortran using basic datatype MPI_LOGICAL gave incorrect results. This has been corrected.
- The MPI abort and fatal error mechanisms could leave the application hanging. This has been corrected, the entire application is terminated if any process calls MPI_Abort or generates a fatal MPI exception.
- There were problems in group reference counting, allowing MPI_Group_free to de-allocate group tables for communicators when obtained using MPI_Comm_group. This has been corrected.
- The group range include and exclude operations MPI_Group_range_{incl,excl} failed for zero-length ranges and did not check for invalid ranges. This has been fixed.
- Freeing inactive (completed) persistent receive requests using MPI_Request_free could generate a fault. This has been corrected.
- Communicator attributes with zero (or NULL) value were not found by MPI_Attr_get. This has been resolved.
- Attribute Copy and Delete functions written in Fortran caused a fault when invoked. Also, the Fortran binding to MPI_Attr_put incorrectly stored a reference to the attribute value, instead of caching the value itself. Both problems have been corrected.
- Negatively strided datatypes created using MPI_Type_(h)vector were not transferred correctly, causing message corruption or fault. This has been fixed.
MPI 2 ConformanceThe MPI 2 One-sided Communications prototype integrated with MPI for Cray T3D aims to implement a subset of the One-sided Communications MPI 2 Forum subcommittee proposal prior to Supercomputing '95 (early December 1995). This interface is in flux and will not stabilise until the draft MPI 2 standard is finalised; this is scheduled to be presented at Supercomputing '96 (late November 1996).
Corrected problems with conformance of the MPI 2 One-sided Communications prototype:
- The counting request table passed to MPI2_RMC_init was required to be a valid reference even if the number of counting requests attached to the target window was given as zero. The proposal on which the prototype implementation is based allows a NULL reference to be passed where the table size is zero. (The User documentation supported the proposal rather than the implementation.) The implementation has been corrected.
- The MPI abort and exception mechanism has been improved. Error reporting is now output on the standard error stream (stderr) rather than standard output (stdout) to avoid corrupting user output. This stream is character buffered meaning that error reports from multiple processes may be interleaved. This can be avoided by switching error reporting to use standard output by defining environmental variable MPI_ERR_STDOUT to any value.
- To avoid taking up filespace, MPI suppresses generation of debug core (mppcore) files on abort or fatal exceptions. This can be activated by defining environmental variable MPI_ERR_CORE to have any value, allowing use of the debugger on the process state at the point of termination.
Release 1.5a MPI for Cray T3D: Known Problems and SupportThis page gives an informal list of Known Problems with the current release of CRI/EPCC MPI for Cray T3D. There is a formal page describing problems in more detail, with references to some resources such as revised code modules. The formal page is only accessible by Cray T3D site contacts.
Please refer MPI for T3D problems to your local support group. They can contact the implementors at the following e-mail address if they are unable to resolve the problems.
CRI/EPCC MPI for Cray T3D Product InformationCRI/EPCC MPI for Cray T3D is supported on an informal basis except for those sites engaged in a Support Licence Agreement with Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre (see Licencing Information).
Release and InstallationProblems with the release and installation mechanism:
- The MPI library may exhibit problems relating to limits in the branching distance within an executable can occur. This problem is only prevalent for very large applications and the symptoms are indicated by a loader message such as "...calculated a relative branch target at too great a distance" . A special library resolving this problem (with small performance overhead) is available to licenced sites.
MPI ConformanceThis MPI implementation aims to conform to the MPI Standard v1.1 dated 12 June 1995. Known problems with MPI conformance:
- The passing of Fortran CHARACTER arrays and strings as message data to all relevant MPI calls is not possible. This can cause an address error fault or message/memory corruption. It is possible to circumvent this problem by using the Fortran EQUIVALENCE mechanism to access CHARACTER data via an suitably-sized array of a safe type (e.g., INTEGER). Refer to Using MPI on the Cray T3D for more information.
- Use of derived datatypes of zero overall size will cause an error of class MPI_ERR_DATATYPE to be returned. This case should be equivalent to using zero datatype count.
- The persistent communications activation operations MPI_Start and MPI_Startall may change the values of the MPI_Request handle(s) passed.
Software FaultsKnown bugs in the MPI implementation:
- Message transfers that occupy less than the full receive buffer in an MPI communication, and have size that is not a multiple of the receive MPI datatype, may be truncated. The amount of message data transferred is rounded down to the nearest datatype multiple. This problem can be resolved by using a receive datatype with smaller size that matches the transfer.
- Passing an MPI_Op handle referring to a freed user operator, to MPI global reduction calls (eg. MPI_Reduce) results in an address error.
Software LimitationsKnown limitations in the MPI implementation:
- The number of outstanding communications relating to any process is limited. Once this limit is exceeded the application will abort with an informative error message. This is not an MPI exception, meaning that it is not handled by an attached user error handler routine. This problem can be controlled using environmental variable, MPI_SM_POOL.
MPI 2 ConformanceThe MPI 2 One-sided Communications prototype integrated with MPI for Cray T3D aims to implement a subset of the One-sided Communications MPI 2 Forum subcommittee proposal prior to Supercomputing '95 (early December 1995). This interface is in flux and will not stabilise until the draft MPI 2 standard is finalised; this is scheduled to be presented at Supercomputing '96 (late November 1996). There are significant differences between the proposal that is current at the time of writing (June 96) and the 1.5a implementation.
EPCC/MPI And MPICH: Timings and Question MarksIt seems like the time to repeat some MPI timings.
As noted above, we have a new version of EPCC/MPI. I have also downloaded version 1.0.12 of MPICH (ANL and Mississippi State's implementation of MPI -- see:
http://www.mcs.anl.gov/mpi/mpich/index.htmlIn Newsletter #66, Mike presented some comparisons between EPCC/MPI 1.4a and MPICH 1.0.11 based on a sample program which measures "the time it takes for a message to be sent around a ring of processors." I recompiled this simple program, ring.f, using each of four MPI versions, on each of two compilers, cf77 and f90, and did my runs. This seemingly simple chore turned out to be problematical (hence, the "Question Marks").
After some experimenting, I came up with a revised program, which I'll call "ring.simple.f". It meets the following goals (when compiled with f90) which "ring.f" did not meet:
- does not crash when linked with MPICH
- behaves "normally" when linked with EPCC/MPI
Table 1Transfer rates (PE to PE, no ACK) in Microseconds Per REAL*4 Value Obtained from /mpp/bin/f90 "ring.simple.f"
Buffer Size EPCC/MPI EPCC/MPI MPICH MPICH (Elements) 1.4a 1.5a 1.0.11 1.0.12 ================================================= 1 38.5 35.4 49.7 57.9 2 40.2 36.2 49.7 58.3 3 39.3 39.3 54.1 59.1 4 46.5 40.0 54.2 59.1 7 47.5 41.4 55.2 60.4 8 49.0 36.6 54.8 59.9 15 51.2 58.9 50.4 54.9 16 51.4 54.0 50.5 55.0 31 54.8 56.5 50.6 55.9 32 55.0 57.1 50.7 56.2 63 63.6 64.0 51.6 56.6 64 64.2 60.9 51.7 57.0 127 80.3 73.2 53.9 59.7 128 80.5 69.7 53.9 60.1 255 134.8 92.0 58.1 64.2 256 134.9 88.8 58.7 64.2 511 202.0 140.2 67.7 73.5 512 202.2 135.9 67.7 73.9The difference between "ring.simple.f" and "ring.f" is that "ring.f" sends/receives from/to sequentially increasing block locations within the overall transfer array. By the end of a run, "ring.f" will have sent the entire array, while "ring.simple.f" will have sent the first part, over and over. (see the program listings, below).
For Newsletter #66, the EPCC/MPI 1.4a timings were produced from ring.f compiled with cf77, while f90 was used for the MPICH 1.0.11. I've repeated that combination here, but included f90 runs for EPCC 1.5a as well.
The EPCC 1.4a version hangs when compiled under f90 (see "fixed problem" #3, above). However, although 1.5a under f90 doesn't hang, it gives me problems on odd array locations, as the table shows. I did not include my cf77 compilations using MPICH, but fyi, regardless of the MPICH version, they crash on the 511 buffer.
Table 2Transfer rates (PE to PE, no ACK) in Microseconds Per REAL*4 Value Obtained from /mpp/bin/f90 "ring.f" (Except as noted)
Buffer EPCC/MPI EPCC/MPI EPCC/MPI MPICH MPICH Size 1.4a 1.5a 1.5a 1.0.11 1.0.12 (Elements) cf77 f90 cf77 f90 f90 ====================================================== 1 40.5 36.9 31.4 51.2 62.1 2 43.6 37.6 32.2 51.1 62.1 3 43.1 51.4 35.7 66.4 74.2 4 53.0 41.4 36.5 55.8 62.8 7 54.2 379.4 51.3 67.1 75.0 8 55.8 39.5 45.4 56.5 63.8 15 58.7 840.5 54.8 52.1 57.9 16 59.6 41.7 49.7 51.3 57.5 31 65.5 1615.4 57.9 53.4 59.2 32 65.5 59.8 52.7 52.1 58.9 63 76.3 3138.4 62.9 55.0 61.0 64 75.2 64.3 57.1 53.4 60.5 127 92.3 6190.1 73.6 57.8 63.9 128 91.0 72.1 67.6 56.2 64.6 255 141.2 12291.7 89.6 63.4 69.3 256 140.4 91.9 85.2 61.1 69.0 511 208.9 24487.6 140.4 71.5 78.7 512 209.3 137.8 135.6 69.3 78.4My final timings are for a version of "ring.f" which passes REAL*8 values instead of REAL*4 values. EPCC/MPI versions behave "normally" with either f90 or cf77. MPICH versions hang and crash with either f90 or cf77.
Table 3Transfer rates (PE to PE, no ACK) in Microseconds Per REAL*8 Value Obtained from /mpp/bin/f90 "ring.real8.f"
Buffer Size EPCC/MPI EPCC/MPI MPICH MPICH (Elements) 1.4a 1.5a 1.0.11 1.0.12 ================================================= 1 40.3 37.3 51.2 62.7 2 43.2 41.8 55.8 63.7 3 42.4 41.4 56.0 64.1 4 49.9 40.4 56.6 64.6 7 51.2 42.5 51.2 56.9 8 52.3 42.5 51.6 57.8 15 54.8 61.0 52.0 58.8 16 54.9 61.0 52.3 59.2 31 60.4 64.2 53.4 60.7 32 60.5 65.5 53.6 61.1 63 69.1 72.7 56.1 63.9 64 69.0 71.6 56.0 64.3 127 86.2 94.3 60.8 68.7 128 84.5 93.3 61.0 69.3 255 137.3 139.1 70.1 78.8 256 137.7 140.2 69.9 78.6 511 206.0 205.1 HANGS Operand range error 512 206.1 207.4 **** ****I confess to presenting these results rather naively, as this was my first experience with MPI. I'll keep digging, however, and will gladly accept feedback from MPI programmers out there. Eventually, hopefully next week, I'll revisit these timings in this newsletter.
Here are the sources:
Makefile ---------------------------------------------------------------------- # epcc mpi 1.4a MPI_14_INC_PATH=/usr/include/mpp MPI_14_LIB_PATH=/mpp/lib # epcc mpi 1.5a MPI_15_INC_PATH=/usr/local/pkg/epcc/v1-5a/include MPI_15_LIB_PATH=/usr/local/pkg/epcc/v1-5a/lib # 1.0.11 mpich MPICH_11_INC_PATH=/usr/local/examples/mpp/mpich/include MPICH_11_LIB_PATH=/usr/local/examples/mpp/mpich/lib/cray_t3d/t3d # 1.0.12 mpich MPICH_12_INC_PATH=/u1/uaf/baring/MPICH/mpich/include MPICH_12_LIB_PATH=/u1/uaf/baring/MPICH/mpich/lib/cray_t3d/t3d # FC=TARGET=cray-t3d /mpp/bin/cf77 FC=TARGET=cray-t3d /mpp/bin/f90 SRC=ring.f # SRC=ringI.f # SRC=ring8.f NPES=8 all: epcc14 epcc15 mpich11 mpich12 epcc14: $(SRC) $(FC) -dp -X$(NPES) $(SRC) -I$(MPI_14_INC_PATH) -L$(MPI_14_LIB_PATH) -lmpi a.out -npes $(NPES) epcc15: $(FC) -dp -X$(NPES) $(SRC) -I$(MPI_15_INC_PATH) -L$(MPI_15_LIB_PATH) -lmpi a.out -npes $(NPES) mpich11: $(FC) -dp -X$(NPES) $(SRC) -I$(MPICH_11_INC_PATH) -L$(MPICH_11_LIB_PATH) -lmpi a.out -npes $(NPES) mpich12: $(FC) -dp -X$(NPES) $(SRC) -I$(MPICH_12_INC_PATH) -L$(MPICH_12_LIB_PATH) -lmpi a.out -npes $(NPES) clean: -rm a.out *.o mppcore Program: ring.simple.f ---------------------------------------------------------------------- PROGRAM RING IMPLICIT NONE C INTEGER MPROC,NPROC COMMON/CPROCI/ MPROC,NPROC C C********** C* C 1) PROGRAM TIMING A 'RING' FOR VARIOUS BUFFER LENGTHS. C C 2) MPI VERSION. C* C********** C INCLUDE "mpif.h" C INTEGER MPIERR,MPIREQ(4),MPISTAT(MPI_STATUS_SIZE,4) INTEGER MYPE,MYPEM,MYPEP,NPES C * REAL*8 MPI_Wtime REAL*8 T0,T1 C INTEGER I,IRING,N2,NN,NR REAL*4 BUFFER(8192) C C INITIALIZE. C CALL MPI_INIT(MPIERR) CALL MPI_COMM_RANK(MPI_COMM_WORLD, MYPE, MPIERR) CALL MPI_COMM_SIZE(MPI_COMM_WORLD, NPES, MPIERR) MYPEM = MOD( NPES + MYPE - 1, NPES) MYPEP = MOD( MYPE + 1, NPES) C IF (MYPE.EQ.0) THEN WRITE(6,*) WRITE(6,*) 'NPES,MYPE,MYPE[MP] = ',NPES,MYPE,MYPEM,MYPEP WRITE(6,*) CALL FLUSH(6) ENDIF CALL MPI_BARRIER(MPI_COMM_WORLD,MPIERR) C DO I= 1,8192 BUFFER(I) = I ENDDO C C SMALL BUFFER TIMING LOOP. C DO N2= 1,9 DO I= -1,0 NN = 2**N2 + I NR = 8192/(2**N2) CALL MPI_BARRIER(MPI_COMM_WORLD,MPIERR) T0 = MPI_Wtime() DO IRING= 0,NR-1 IF (MYPE.EQ.0) THEN CALL MPI_SEND(BUFFER,NN,MPI_REAL4, + MYPEP, 9901, MPI_COMM_WORLD, + MPIERR) CALL MPI_RECV(BUFFER,NN,MPI_REAL4, + MYPEM, 9901, MPI_COMM_WORLD, + MPISTAT, MPIERR) ELSE CALL MPI_RECV(BUFFER,NN,MPI_REAL4, + MYPEM, 9901, MPI_COMM_WORLD, + MPISTAT, MPIERR) CALL MPI_SEND(BUFFER,NN,MPI_REAL4, + MYPEP, 9901, MPI_COMM_WORLD, + MPIERR) ENDIF ENDDO T1 = MPI_Wtime() * CALL MPI_BARRIER(MPI_COMM_WORLD,MPIERR) IF (MYPE.EQ.0) THEN WRITE(6,6000) NN,(T1-T0)*1.0D6/(NR*NPES) CALL FLUSH(6) ENDIF ENDDO ENDDO CALL MPI_BARRIER(MPI_COMM_WORLD,MPIERR) CALL MPI_FINALIZE(MPIERR) STOP 6000 FORMAT(' BUFFER = ',I6,' TIME =',F10.1,' Microsec') C END OF RING. END Program: ring.f ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Identical to ring.simple.f except for the arguments to the MPI_SEND and MPI_RECV calls. This version transfers different, sequential segments of the entire buffer on each pass. (This program also appears in Newsletter #66.) DO IRING= 0,NR-1 IF (MYPE.EQ.0) THEN CALL MPI_SEND(BUFFER(1+IRING*NN),NN,MPI_REAL4, + MYPEP, 9901, MPI_COMM_WORLD, + MPIERR) CALL MPI_RECV(BUFFER(1+IRING*NN),NN,MPI_REAL4, + MYPEM, 9901, MPI_COMM_WORLD, + MPISTAT, MPIERR) ELSE CALL MPI_RECV(BUFFER(1+IRING*NN),NN,MPI_REAL4, + MYPEM, 9901, MPI_COMM_WORLD, + MPISTAT, MPIERR) CALL MPI_SEND(BUFFER(1+IRING*NN),NN,MPI_REAL4, + MYPEP, 9901, MPI_COMM_WORLD, + MPIERR) ENDIF ENDDO Program: ring.real8.f ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Identical to ring.f except that it passes 8 byte reals instead of 4 byte reals. REAL*8 BUFFER(8192) DO IRING= 0,NR-1 IF (MYPE.EQ.0) THEN CALL MPI_SEND(BUFFER(1+IRING*NN),NN,MPI_REAL8, + MYPEP, 9901, MPI_COMM_WORLD, + MPIERR) CALL MPI_RECV(BUFFER(1+IRING*NN),NN,MPI_REAL8, + MYPEM, 9901, MPI_COMM_WORLD, + MPISTAT, MPIERR) ELSE CALL MPI_RECV(BUFFER(1+IRING*NN),NN,MPI_REAL8, + MYPEM, 9901, MPI_COMM_WORLD, + MPISTAT, MPIERR) CALL MPI_SEND(BUFFER(1+IRING*NN),NN,MPI_REAL8, + MYPEP, 9901, MPI_COMM_WORLD, + MPIERR) ENDIF ENDDO
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Discussion in 'Pistons and NBA' started by armygirl, Jan 9, 2011.
For the Russian Rockefeller, that is a monetary flip from a bag of dimes.
Another Mannix tweet: Exec: "Detroit will agree, they want to get out of Rip's deal. They can't get anything for him."
Makes sense. New owner with less baggage and plays to the flexibility that more will be forthcoming. I disagree that Rip was unmovable. But small opportunities can provide big openings. I only hope that JD learned something from this. Thank you, Mr. Rose.
"Side note to big NJ- Den trade. It will be hard to pull off logistically. Nets would only have 5 players until traded players pass physicals" - Chad Ford, ESPN insider, via Twitter.
who are you calling spellcheck?
I believe that's Afalalalo
if Joe's a good GM, he'll get us back Affflallo for a 65m deal over 3 years. I personally want Marc Gasol or DeAndre Jordan to take care of the Piston's middle in the upcoming years.!
Jordan will stay in the West. How many Texas teams are there? Marc Gasol will gladly join his brother. Some things never change.
I don't see this as a trade to get cap room to sign another player down the line (though it very well may be), I see this as a the second part of the Ben Gordon signing. It may have taken a year and a half, but we finally get to give the player we overpaid for a chance.
The owner will not be happy until he has a superstar on the team. I do not think he cares about the rest of the team.
Ric Bucher tweets If this NJ-Det-Den deal happens - and there's a good chance of that - Nets become Pistons had they drafted Melo instead of Darko. But older.
You are hedging. Perhaps we have all been there. Kinda like having a dream becoming another third supplement. You have both hands dripping from a delightful addition of wanting those cones of ice cream...just being there, but, perhaps not of wanting choice. Now someone thrust you a third and your most favorite dream cone of flavor. What do you do? Now the devil says that a zero-sum game exist: drop all or take only what you have long desired. Your pick? You are hedging.
I see that Bucher still has much more love for Detroit.
Your move, jayborne.
is this for real? because of I'm seeing Billups and Melo playing for Denver at the moment...
I think this deal hinges on whether Dajuan Summers wants to be a Net or not.
Bucher forgets that we had Big Ben in his prime... one of the best defensive players of a generation.
Nuggets close to sending Carmelo Anthony to Nets in blockbuster deal - NBA - SI.com
Billups, Rip, Melo and Lopez are going to make life interesting in the East - but not THAT interesting. And for the future, building a team with an overpaid max player on your roster, is really difficult. Melo is the posterboy for a player who shouldn't be maxed.
http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/nba/news/story?id=6005596 Man, there are a crap-ton of rumors going around about this deal...
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FamilySearch has recently added another 19 million indexed and/or digital records to their website, the numbers are mind boggling and represent many, many hours of hard work. The new collections are from a variety of countries Austria, Australia, Barbados, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Italy, Ivory Coast, New Zealand, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, United States, United Kingdom, and Venezuela.
The English addition is the Northumberland miscellaneous records 1570 – 2005 and are 16,799 browsable images added to existing records already online, these records are not indexed.
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It should be noted that these images can only be viewed by non-LDS members at a Family History Centre or the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. This is a requirement under the agreement between the Northumberland Archives and FamilySearch.
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Baptisms & Burials 1804 – 1812
Baptisms 1813 – 1858
Baptisms, Marriages & Burials 1684 – 1724
Baptisms, Marriages & Burials 1723 – 1750
Baptisms, Marriages & Burials 1750 – 1810
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Burials 1848 – 1909
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Marriages 1837 – 1906
Marriages 1928 – 1935
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Poor Book 1794 – 1800
Vestry Meeting Minutes 1689 – 1768
Vestry Meeting Minutes 1769 – 1818
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When I was at university, I used to go to Antics at The Hive all the time! I met a huge chunk of my friends (including my boyfriend) there and I loved it! The back room was my room and it played 99% amazing songs. Unfortunately, when you get a full time job, going out on a Tuesday night doesn't have the same appeal.
While there are other rock nights/clubs about, I find that when I ask for half the music I like I get the same sort of repsone. "Pff Paramore aren't rock" or "fuck off I'm not playing Fall Out Boy". Delightful. And then I have to listen to Killing in the Name Off or Don't Stop Believin' for the 500th bloody time and I usually leave.
One of my very good friends Matt 27 used to DJ at the Hive, and when he started back up at Studio 24 on a Saturday night it was an awesome excuse for a little dance. I love the Studios. There's quite a big dance floor. The drinks are cheap. I used to go there when I was about 15 and then ran an under 18 metal club, so I still hold a soft spot for it.
The only problem with the Studios (for me anyway) is Matt is only on for half the night, and the other half is a metal DJ. While I like a lot of music, I'm not down with a lot of the stuff he plays, which leads to an hour of sitting down (and if you know me at all, you'll know I'm not down with not dancing at clubs).
I was really excited when I saw a post about Decade on Facebook, Studio 24's new monthly pop-punk, emo and hardcore night! I can't contain my excitement! Even though it's only monthly, I look forward to having a night where I'm pretty sure I will know/like/want to dance to about 90% of the music! And I won't be slagged off for requesting the shit I like. Win.
Matt 27 and his friend Gary are going to be running this night, and if you're in Edinburgh/like that sort of thing I highly suggest you come along!
I will most definitely be there and from looking at the bands on the poster it looks like it's going to be awesome.
Check out Decade's Facebook page for more details and give them a like while you're there!


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Hello, this is my first post on this forum (which I've been visiting for a while, looking at pics, reading etc. <3)
I'm not much of a creator myself so I'm thinking about buying a helmet from Cinema Replicas, to be more precise;
Questions are split in two,
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2. How is the interior of them? Large or tight? Stuffing or not? Comfortable? (if anyone have a helmet like that it would be great if a picture could be taken of the interior)
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because i feel more at home here than at stackoverflow.
so for instance, on windows command line i'll type inCode:int get_input(char input[]) { int value=0; while((input[value]=getchar())!='\n') { value++; } printf("value=%d",value); /*when Anything with a space at the start or more than one space elsewhere is entered it causes the program to crash before getting here.*/ input[value++]='\0'; return value; }
(ie. four spaces in front of the first what, three between the two words and three after that.what what
and it just freezes up and i need to ctrl+c out.
on linux command line it at least gives me more than that. it gives me a segmentation fault.
i assume the problem has to do with all those spaces being turned into newline characters or something, but i thought i'd try to get confirmation on that before i go ripping this up and trying to think of another solution.