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Secret Review Gives Obama License to Cyberkill
Feb 5, 2013 11:00 AM PT
President Obama can order a preemptive strike if there's credible evidence of a pending major cyberattack from abroad, a secret legal review has found, according to The New York Times.
New policies will dictate how intelligence agencies can monitor remote computer networks elsewhere for signs of potential attacks on the U.S., the newspaper said. The policies will also apparently allow intelligence agencies to attack adversaries by injecting them with destructive malware, even if war has not officially been declared.
Counterattacks must be approved by the president first.
The news comes in the wake of recent reports of cyberattacks on the IT infrastructure of the Times and other major media organizations.
An American power station was the recent target of a cyberattack, the Department of Homeland Security revealed.
Acting on Threats
The new guidelines reportedly make DHS responsible for defending against cyberattacks on American companies or individuals.
The military could become involved if there were a major cyberattack within the country. However, the threshold for determining when its involvement might be justified has been kept vague.
"I think what's happening is the president's setting up to move unilaterally in case he sees a pending threat," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told TechNewsWorld. "In a cyberthreat, the nature of the attack is it will happen when you see it, and he wants to be able to shut down the attacking nation, which would involve a preemptive strike. Given the case that governments are likely to be involved in these attacks, it's likely our government is looking at cyberdetente."
Legal Intrepretations
The legal review brings to mind a similar controversial move by the Bush administration to justify the invasion of Iraq, as well as its use of what it called "enhanced interrogation techniques," and it could cause the same kind of skepticism about its use.
"I believe it's more of a public relations tool than anything else," Jim McGregor, founder and principal analyst at Tirias Research, told TechNewsWorld.
"[The Obama administration is] just trying to build a case for any actions that may eventually come to light through either open or covert channels," McGregor continued.
Sidestepping Congress
Obama has tangled with Congress during the last two years over his requests for more regulations to address cybersecurity. Last summer, Congress failed to pass the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 over complaints that it would be a burden on businesses.
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and others introduced the Secure IT Act last March as an alternative to the White House's proposal. However, the legislation drew fire from privacy groups, and the bill was eventually defeated.
Hints that president Obama could issue an executive order on cybersecurity began appearing in November after the cybersecurity bill he backed stalled in the Senate. Reports surfaced again this week suggesting that Obama would issue a cybersecurity executive order later this month.
Congress has repeatedly turned down a proposal to give the president a "kill switch" that would let him cut off Americans' access to the Internet in case of a cyberattack.
However, "the ability [for the president to kill off access to the Internet] has always existed, so don't believe the political wrangling," McGregor said.
Cybersecurity Hype vs. Reality
Administration officials have warned that a major cyberattack -- a "cyber Pearl Harbor" in the words of outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta -- could level parts of the U.S. infrastructure.
"The term 'cyber Pearl Harbor' has been, in my view, overused and abused to characterize a worst-case scenario that may be far from reality. My view is that the current climate is much more reminiscent of the Cold War," Scott Crawford, managing research director at Enterprise Management Associates, told TechNewsWorld.
"Public and private sector entities must both take a more realistic view of what this theater of operations really means," Crawford continued.
That view must take into account not only the level of threat, but also the government's response capabilities.
"By the time Congress comes to a decision about whether we should respond to a cyberattack," said Enderle, "we'd probably be living in a Mad Max world.


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This Week in Missouri Valley Conference Football
It's the final weekend of play in the Missouri Valley Conference regular season, with two big questions remaining:
1. Who will finish second to North Dakota State in the standings?
2. Will the MVC get three teams in the newly expanded field of 24 teams in the FCS Playoffs?
One game will provide the answers to both questions (Sports Network Rankings/FCS Coaches Rankings):
#16/#16 South Dakota State (4-3/7-4) at #15/#17 Youngstown St. (5-2/8-3)- 1:00pm
That all important #2 spot in the Missouri Valley is up for grabs, and that's crucial because it virtually guarantees a post season berth.
If the Jackrabbits win, they finish with an identical 5-3 MVC record with YSU, but claim second with a head-to-head victory. Missouri State is done for the year with a 5-3 record, and beat SDSU this season, but won't get any playoff consideration with only a 5-7 overall record.
A Youngstown State win could open the door for Southern Illinois to go to the playoffs as the third MVC team, if the Salukis win at Indiana State. That would move them to 7-5/5-3 - the same as the Jackrabbits - but Southern Illinois won the head-to-head meeting with SDSU, October 5th.
If Youngstown State loses to the Jacks, the Penguins would still have eight wins, but would finish the season with three straight losses.
Saturday's match-up in Ohio features the #2 scoring offense in the MVC (YSU) against the #2 scoring defense in the league (SDSU).
South Dakota State might have the opportunity to win this game thru the air, as the Jacks have the 3rd best passing offense in the MVC and the Penguins have allowed more yards, on average, thru the air than any other league team.
Youngstown State Head Coach Eric Wolford:
South Dakota (3-4/4-7) at #1/#1 North Dakota State (7-0/10-0) - 2:30pm
The Coyotes will be trying to avoid a five -game losing streak to end the season, while attempting to knock off the #1 team in the country on their home field.
A win gives USD their first ever .500 record in Missouri Valley play.
The Bison have won 19 straight games, and NDSU quarterback Brock Jensen is looking for his 44th career win, which would be an FCS record.
NDSU won last year 54-0, outgaining USD 385-76.
North Dakota State Head Coach Craig Bohl:
Southern Illinois (4-3/6-5) at Indiana State (0-7/1-10) - 1:00pm
We spelled out Southern Illinois incentive for winning earlier, the Sycamores are just looking for a win to avoid going 0-8 in conference play this season.
ISU did make a quarterback change at halftime of last week's loss at Western Illinois as redshirt freshman Trent Lancaster came on to guide the Sycamores to 14 second half points in the 21-14 loss.
Southern Illinois Head Coach Dale Lennon:
Indiana State Head Coach Mike Sanford:
Western Illinois (2-5/4-7) at Northern Iowa (2-5/6-5) - 4:00pm
Their records are the same (2-5), but the disappointment levels are much different for the Panthers and Leathernecks.
While WIU is about where everyone predicted coming into the season (9th in the MVC pre-season rankings), UNI was expected to compete for the MVC title this year.
But four straight mid-season losses for the Panthers (3 in OT and 1 by 1-point), dropped UNI out of contention, despite a winning record overall.
Western Illinois Head Coach Bob Nielson:
Northern Iowa Head Coach Mark Farley:

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We really can't imagine how Plague Inc. came about but it has to be one of the most twisted applications currently out on the App Store. The application asks you to design your own disease and then attempt to use it to wipe out the entire world.
It does so in such a fiendishly addictive and fun way that you will find yourself frequently questioning your morality. This is an app that will leave you hoping to destroy the world, all in the name of a bit of fun.
Plague Inc.
- Format
- iPhone
- Price
- 69p
- Where
- iTunes
Plague Inc. is very simple, at least initially. Using a bit of logic you choose a start point for your disease. From there it gradually evolves with your direction to become a worldwide epidemic. You control things such as symptoms and transmission to try to spread the illness as quick as you can around the globe before a cure is found.
It plays out very quickly at first as the disease will usually spread rapidly across central Africa. After that things soon get tough. You need to decide on stuff like how the the disease will be resistant to different medicines and what sort of climates it can resist. It becomes a very tactical match trying to wipe out the whole world as gradually things like ships and aircraft will stop functioning.
In the end you face a global effort to end your disease which adds a whole new element of strategy as you try and control its resistance in both poor and wealthy areas. Lots of strategy and lots of fun, entirely disturbing along the way. Oh and once you have your first virus done, then there are all other sorts of diseases to tackle. For 69p it's worth it.
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Montezemolo reiterates praise of Alonso
Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has issued a statement praising Fernando Alonso and ruling out the possibility of a divide in the Ferrari camp.
Montezemolo was speaking to an Australian journalist at Maranello on Thursday morning and the team issued his comments on Alonso in a press release.
"Fernando is the best driver in the world, who always gives 200% in the races," Montezemolo said. "He knows how much I count on him, even away from the race track, in terms of his contribution and the impetus he gives to the team. I think it's incredible that there are still some so-called experts who don't understand that and are always looking for a polemical situation that simply doesn't exist.
"The truth is that he and Kimi, another incredible driver, need a competitive Ferrari and giving them that is our sole objective. We are working very hard, starting with Marco Mattiacci, who knows what needs to be done and who will instigate many changes at a technical and organizational level and in speeding up the decision making process. That's what I want, as do our drivers and our fans, while all the rest is just idle chat."
The Ferrari statement came after some cryptic comments from Alonso during his Wednesday press briefing in Monaco, in which he was asked about praise from Mercedes boss Dieter Zetsche earlier in the week. Alonso said that it was nice to hear Zetche's comments but felt he did not have the same support from some closer to him.
"It's always welcome when people see your job in a good way and respect what you try to do and try to achieve," he said. "It's sometimes strange to see good comments and good compliments from people from outside, and the opposite from people who are supposed to be close to you. It's motivating for me and good to see receive comments, but it's funny when you see the opposite in your closest friends."


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6Q: The Harp Twins
Six Questions with The Harp Twins
Gunaxin recently published an interview with Camille and Kennerly Kitt, aka The Harp Twins, but came away unable to distinguish one from the other. Determined to prove that these identical twin musicians, martial artists, and actresses had at least one thing different between them, we put them to the ultimate test by asking them Gunaxin's Six Questions.
|Who is your favorite athlete?
|Tony Jaa (martial artist)
|Who is your favorite comedian?
|Female: Lauren Graham; Male: Jimmy Kimmel
|What is your favorite movie?
|Lord of the Rings Trilogy
|What is your favorite gadget?
|Our electric harps (they also play acoustic harps and the piano)
|What is your favorite drink?
|Diet Mountain Dew
|Who is your favorite hottie?
|Here we reveal the glaring difference between Camille and Kennerly:
Camille's favorite hottie: Taylor Lautner
Kennerly's favorite hottie: Ian Somerhalder
To show just how much they love The Lord of the Rings, here they are performing Misty Mountains (Cold), from the upcoming film The Hobbit. Also, be sure to read our feature on them.
Read more about Camille and Kennerly's harp duet on www.HarpTwins.com, and more about them in general on www.CamilleandKennerly.com. Also subscribe to their YouTube channel at youtube.com/CamilleandKennerly, follow them on Twitter and like them on Facebook.
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People on Overclockersclub I've sold to:
djkt (twice)
playah (three times) - Once I shipped the CPU's like a noob and the pins bent during shipping, offered a full refund and shipping costs back to me if they don't work. +2 for him being able to straighten the pins out.
Rokkaholik (three times)
CheeseMan42 (twice) - Noctua NH-D14 shipped via USPS took over a week, and he lives 1-2 hours away. Go figure.
boinker (twice)
People I've bought from:
tacohunter52 (five times)
The Smith
I can also set-up a Skype meeting where you can see the parts working live via webcam, with whatever stress tests you want it to run (within reason).
I'm selling multiple items, free shipping (except for heavy and large items) to anywhere in the U.S.:
Soon to be available:
Available now:
Two 96GB Kingston SSDNow V+100's used on my test bench (used very infrequently).
One for $55 shipped each, or both for $100 shipped.
I ended up ordering a 100 LME49720NA Op-Amps. I'll probably end up using 12 of them, and who knows how much I'll use in the future.
Through Digi-key, 1 unit costs $3.07, a bulk of 10 costs $27.72 (or $2.772 per unit). That doesn't include shipping and tax.
If anyone wants to buy some from me, I'll sell 2 units for $450, or 4 units for $8.00 shipped. It has to be shipped at least via parcel post, so that's ~$1.95 or more out of my costs.
Selling an EVGA GTX 590 Classified for $460. In great shape, EVGA Guest warranty is good until around November 2014. Trades or offers welcome.
Two Samsung F3 1TB's (original Samsung models):
I am parting with two Samsung F3 1TB's. Both are original Samsung models that I've used in RAID 1. Both are models HD103SJ.
Warranty expiration dates:
$65 shipped each, or buy both for $120 shipped.
MSI GTX 570 (reference) with Koolance Full Cover Waterblock:
I bought this on 04/04/2011 (day of shipping), comes with 3 years Parts, 2 years Labor with serial-based warranty since date of shipping. It's been watercooled it's entire life. I never went higher than 1050mV's, and it is currently flashed at 910MHz Core Clock (Memory is at stock 950MHz). It's a great performer, and I can flash it back to stock settings, or I can just send you the stock BIOS to flash back to in an e-mail.
I believe I have the original box, but it's big. I'll charge $20 more if you want the original box, because shipping will be more expensive.
GTX 570 with stock heatsink = $190
Koolance Acetal (EK-FC580 GTX+ Acetal) Waterblock = $75
Both (includes stock heatsink) = $250
Sold items:
Used in my test bench, replacing it with an i7 3770K later tonight.
Overclocking, voltages, and temps with rig below:
CPU: i7 2700K @4.9 GHz w/HT 1.420 Vcore BIOS 3402; 1.416V - 1.424V CPU-Z | Maingear Epic T1000 + Swiftech Apogee XT 120.3 Push + Pull (5v) Max 67C Prime95
CPU: i7 2700K @5.0 GHz w/HT 1.460 Vcore BIOS 3402; 1.464V - 1.472V CPU-Z | Maingear Epic T1000 + Swiftech Apogee XT 120.3 Push + Pull (5v) Max 70C Prime95
MB: ASUS P8Z68-V Pro\GEN3
Memory: 4 x 4GB Samsung Extreme Low Voltage 1866MHz @ 8-9-9-24-1T at 1.5V's
$45 shipped for the GIGABYTE GA-MA785GMT-UD2H (does not come with i/o shield, but can be ordered for $13, thus the price reduction)
$170 shipped for both. Sold to Reaper_88
The i7 950 was bought locally from someone else, and it was never opened until I got my hands on it on February 12, 2012. I've used it on my test bench at 4.3GHz. It can be shipped with the stock heatsink and box for $160.
and at 1150mV's overclocks to 990MHz Core Clock stable:
Selling for $190 shipped. Will not come in original box, but will come with accessories.
Selling for $160 shipped. Will not come in original box, but will come with accessories.
Has serial-based warranty which will be good for 3 years from date of purchase.
I am now parting with my GTX 460 1GB's. I will post more details when my vision clears:
PNY XLR8 VCGGTX4601XPB-OC - Bought at Superbiiz on 11/29/2010, used in my server, never overclocked aside from the factory overclock. It still has 2 years limited warranty.
Update: While not a good overclock on the stock cooler, the temps are good, and the sound is pretty quiet. The GPU under water and with a BIOS flash for voltage unlocking, it can probably hit 1000MHz. Here are the stable overclocks:
Stock 1025mV's = 830MHz Core Clock and 1900MHz Memory
1087mV's = 880MHz Core Clock and 1900MHz Memory
Selling for $130 shipped
(2 count) EVGA 01G-P3-1371-AR - Both bought from a user at Overclock.net who only used it with watercooling for the GPU, the same way I used them. One overclocks on water to 970MHz Core Clock stable at 1087mV's (no BIOS flash, but voltage to 1212mV's is available) and 920MHz with the stock cooler. It can get to 950MHz on the stock cooler at 1112mV's. The lower overclocking one on water hits 930MHz Core Clock stable at 1087mV's (no BIOS flash), but voltage also to 1212mV's is available) and 910MHz with the stock cooler.
Here are the stable overclocks with stock cooler for the lower overclocking card:
1087mV's (Stock Cooler) = 910MHz Core Clock
Here are the stable overclocks with a MCW80 Universal GPU block for the lower overclocking card:
1087mV's (Water) = 930MHz Core Clock
Here are the stable overclocks with the stock cooler for the higher overclocking card:
1087mV's (Stock Cooler) = 920MHz Core Clock
Here are the stable overclocks with a MCW80 Universal GPU block for the higher overclocking card:
1087mV's (Water) = 970MHz Core Clock
Selling for $130/$120 shipped. One overclocks on water to 970MHz Core Clock stable, the other not as high (will have to double check). The not as good of an overclocking one for cheaper, or both for selling for $240 shipped.
ASUS ENGTX460 DirectCU/2DI/1GD5 - Another great overclocker. This reaches 990MHz stable Core Clock overclock on water, although at 1212mV's.
Still has 2 years limited warranty by serial.
Here are the stable overclocks with a MCW80 Universal GPU block and a BIOS flash:
Stock 1025mV's = 900MHz Core Clock
1100mV's = 950MHz Core Clock
1212mV's = 990MHz Core Clock
Selling for $135 shipped
To compare the benchmark results, here's a GTX 560 and GTX 560 Ti to compare (same benchmark settings, and these are the best overclocking cards I have for the GTX 560 and GTX 560 Ti):
GTX 460 1GB @ 970MHz Core Clock = 29.3 Avg FPS
GTX 560 1GB @ 940MHz Core Clock = 29.0 Avg FPS
GTX 560 Ti 1GB @ 1000MHz Core Clock = 33.2 Avg FPS
I'm selling an ASUS ENGTX560 DCII OC/2DI/1GD5 that I had for a few days, I'm keeping the one that overclocks to 940MHz, is why I'm selling this one. There's no voltage unlock on these cards (at least, nothing easily unlocked), but with the stock voltages, can get to 900MHz Core Clock. It performs close to the same as a GTX 460 1GB with GPU watercooling and overclocked to 1GHz, but with stock air cooling and temps never reaching past 53C. Pretty efficient power consumption as well.
To compare the benchmark results, here's a GTX 560 and GTX 560 Ti to compare (same benchmark settings, and these are the best overclocking cards I have for the GTX 560 and GTX 560 Ti):
GTX 460 1GB @ 970MHz Core Clock = 29.3 Avg FPS
GTX 560 1GB @ 940MHz Core Clock = 29.0 Avg FPS
GTX 560 Ti 1GB @ 1000MHz Core Clock = 33.2 Avg FPS
Selling for $145 shipped.
'm selling since I'm upgraded to an i7 2700k after a trade. The i5 2500K was bought on Black Friday in a combo deal at Newegg. It has been stable at 4.8GHz at 1.455V's (BIOS), 1.440V - 1.448V's CPU-Z. Under 120.4 watercooling with temps never reaching over 69C during load.
For 4.9GHz, it seems to need more voltages to be stable than I'd be willing to run 24/7 (and this has been running 24/7 only for a day or two until my eye surgery on 12/05, other than today for a 30 minute Prime95 Blend test + screenshot, it has not been turned on since).
Selling for $175 shipped.
I bought a bunch of these at a discount with Open Box deals. It has only been used only for one day for benchmarking. I am debating about keeping at least 2 of them, but going to list
If you buy two, I will take $10 off.
These are completely stable at those overclocks with the test bench using exactly the same components.
These ASUS ENGTX560 TI DCII TOP/2DI/1GD5 cards from Newegg sell for $249.99 plus $7.87 for shipping, but with $20 MIR, so this is a really good deal. You're saving $32.86 - $47.86 than buying new (and I make about that much after paying for shipping)... and good luck trying to buy these by finding them with Newegg's Open Box, they sell out within 5 minutes of being available. Not to mention you won't know whether they work right out of the box, nor knowing how they overclock.
ASUS has serial-based warranty, so these cards are good for 3 years parts, 3 years labor from date of purchase.
Here's a benchmark at 920MHz Core Clock at 1012mV's:
Here's a benchmark at 990MHz Core Clock at 1150mV's:
Here's a benchmark with two in SLI at 930MHz Core Clock at 1150mV's:
Here's a benchmark with two in SLI at 970MHz Core Clock at 1150mV's (980MHz Core Clock is stable, but with a slightly lower Minimum FPS score:
I am selling this for a friend who got it for his birthday. It has only been used only for one day for benchmarking. He is selling it because he would rather have something else since he prefers the watercooled and overclocked GTX 460 1GB's in SLI I setup for him a while ago. At stock, it is 800MHz Core Clock at 1025mV's, but it is stable at 900MHz Core Clock at 1100mV's. This N580GTX Twin Frozr II/OC card from Newegg sells for $499.99, so this is a really good deal.
The card comes with everything, it's not an Open Box item. All the protective covers are there (except for the plastic wrap that was on the fan), as well as all the accessories. MSI has serial-based warranty, so this card is good for 3 years parts, 2 years labor from around November 1, 2011.
He wants $400 for it (so he can let me upgrade him to an i7 2600k, among other things), and I'm paying shipping as a favor, but only paying for shipping within the US50.
Here's a benchmark at 900MHz Core Clock at 1100mV's:
It's a pretty quiet card, and the GPU temps never got past 76C (when overclocked at 900MHz Core Clock and 1100mV's) through benchmarking with the fan profile at around 50%.
Price is firm, shipping to Canada is negotiable. It's also a reference PCB, so you can put a full cover waterblock on it (which you can expect higher and more stable overclocks).
Here is a review:
Tom's Hardware.
Selling for $400 shipped.
I bought new at Newegg on 9/14/2010 and it comes with a 3 year warranty. If it goes bad, I will start the RMA, forward you the shipping label (you will have to pay), and if it comes to me, I'll ship it back to you if they can't ship it directly to your address (I will pay). It has been used on my gf's 1090T/9800X system. Everything works perfectly and I still have all the cables (they're semi-modular). Selling for $110. All members who have donated or are staff get an additional $5 off.
It sells for $149.99 and $5.99 shipping from Newegg.
I have seen it on sale for around $135 shipped during some sales.
I bought it from WaterHazard and used sporadically on my 965BE/GTX 460 1GB system since I bought it on July 27, 2011. Still works perfectly, fan works and is quiet, and just some minor cosmetic scratches. I cannot guarantee warranty if it goes bad. Selling for $85. All members who have donated or are staff get an additional $5 off.
It sells for $101.49 after a 10% Promo Code and $20 MIR from Newegg.
These have been opened, but never used. I thought they would work with my HD 6970's, but only for the ASUS HD 6970 before it got RMA'd. Now I need the non-V2's. My noobishness = someone else's fortune. Note, the nickel plating is known to corrode with certain coolant mixes, but you can also have it RMA'd for the non-corroding nickel plating. Here's a link to the compatibility list: http://www.coolingco...k/3831109855881
Each for $55, or both for $100. All members who have donated or are staff get an additional $5 off for one, or $15 off for both.
I bought one new at Newegg on 04/02/2011, and had to immediately RMA it. I bought a 2nd from OverClock.net on 07/03/2011. Both have been watercooled, and I will put the reference cards back on with a new application of OCZ Freeze and thermal pads. I can overclock and benchmark a single card, or both cards, within reason, with a particular driver (some of the older drivers allow better overclocking than others).
Selling for $270 shipped each, or $520 shipped for both. All members who have donated or are staff get an additional $10 off for one, or $20 off for both. I might part with one of the full cover waterblocks.
Note: It's a 3 year limited warranty for parts, and 2 year limited warranty labor. The warranty type is by serial number.
MSI or ASUS HD 6970 Reference Cards 2GB
I bought the ASUS one from Tacohunter, it's been RMA'd, and the other two from Newegg Open Box (both been RMA'd upon receiving). They all work fantastically now, and are running watercooled in tri-fire at 1175mV's at 950MHz Core Clock and 1420MHz Memory. I will put the reference cards back on with a new application of OCZ Freeze and thermal pads, or you can buy one with the full-cover waterblock still on it. I can overclock and benchmark either card within reason, with the current 7.14.10.0847 driver version (sorry, but testing with different driver version on AMD cards are a pain in the butt).
Selling for $300 shipped with just the reference cooler, $380 shipped with the full cover waterblock (with the reference cooler, too, of course). All members who have donated or are staff get an additional $10 off.
Note: MSI has a 3 years limited warranty for parts, and 2 years limited warranty labor. ASUS is 3 years limited warranty for parts, and 3 years limited warranty for labor. They both have warranty by serial number.
I bought this at Newegg on 01/11/2011. It's one of the best overclocking LGA 1155 P67 motherboards of all the ones that I've used. The warranty is still valid until 01/22/2014. After the 2nd RMA, they pay for shipping. I will also handle the RMA if something else goes wrong with the motherboard. It sells for $219.98 at Newegg after shipping, but you can get it from me for $180. All members who have donated or are staff get $15 off.
1. Intel "Cougar Point" recall to revision 3.0
2. The Realtek 8111E LAN Port wasn't recognized, and I receive an error trying to install the drivers for it. Also, the PCIE X1 was also no longer recognized.
3. The 2nd PCIE2.0 X16 stopped working.
It has been returned from the RMA process since 3 weeks ago (or 4 or 5 weeks, can't remember). It's still unopened from the RMA box. I can test it out for any buyer, or leave it unopened.
I just bought this due to having a 20% coupon off deal at MicroCenter, but it's never been used. The box was never sealed, and the ports don't have the plastic protectors that usually come in a new card. I also cut out the Product Label from the box to claim the $30 rebate. Here's a link to the product: http://www.microcent...duct_id=0354622
Selling for $400 shipped.
Note: It's a 2 year limited warranty, and I haven't registered it. I'm not sure if I claim the warranty if they register it for me (I doubt it). At any rate, it comes with Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands. If at any time you need to RMA it, I will do it for you, you just have to ship it, and I will ship it back to you when I receive the RMA'd item. I'm aiming to make $50 off this (after the $15 it will cost to ship it, and when I get the $30 MIR). Either way, a brand new GTX 580 for $400 is still a decent deal. It's also a reference design if you're looking into an after market cooler for it.
If no one is interested, it's probably going into my next customer build (or I'll be selling my GTX 570's and upgrading to the GTX 580's in SLI).
Selling for $105 shipped. All members who have donated or are staff get an additional $5 off.
I bought this on 12/11/2010 at MicroCenter. See my Sig for details. The i7 950 overclocks to 3.8GHz at 1.1678Vcore with Hyperthreading, and to 4.37GHz at 1.3875Vcore with Hyperthreading. Great for a HTPC or gaming rig. For a price of $180, I'm sure I'll get some buyers, though one of my friends is going to buy it later this month, so I'll have to wait on his decision first.
If you purchase the i7 950, I'll also sell my P6X58D-E for $110 (fixed one of the capacitors when buying from tacohunter) or my P6X58D Premium for $140, and 3x4GB of my G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3 1600MHz for $160.
This was bought at MicroCenter on 03/26/2010 and is being used in my girlfriend's computer. 4th core unlocks, but is not stable. It easily overclocks to 3.6 GHz at 1.4625v, but can go up to 3.7 GHz at 1.5125v (never successfully got higher, though I didn't try very hard). Selling for $50.
One was bought on 08/14/2009 and is being used in my 2nd rig. 4th core unlocks, but is not stable. It's the one being used in my 2nd rig (see signature). It easily overclocks to 3.6 GHz at 1.4625v, but can go up to 3.7 GHz at 1.5125v (never successfully got higher, though I didn't try very hard). Will not come with the stock Heatsink. Selling for $50.
I bought this 2 years ago when I needed a monitor for a quick build for one of my clients. I bought it at Best Buy, and it was pretty expensive (but what isn't at Best Buy). It's a great monitor if you don't mind the resolution. No dead pixels, works like a charm, and will also send you a HDMI, DVI, or VGA cable, along with the Power cable. Since Monitor's are expensive to ship (probably around $15 - $20, depending on where you live), I'm asking for $80 plus shipping (the only item where I won't ship free).
So, I bought 5 of these kits over a year ago at about $66 per kit and they're still holding strong. They can get tight timings, and even overclock to 1961MHz (if you believe Tom's Hardware), though I don't think that's correct. They don't get as hot as other memory I've had, and have been great to have! Plus, you know that these will work and what timings you can expect, although they have been used for over a year. I'll post screenshots of what speeds it can get to when I have time.
Here's a full pass with Prime95 with 4x2GB running at 1600MHz with 8-8-8-24-1T timings:
1 kit = $45 (that's 4GB total with 2x2GB sticks)
2 kits = $80 (that's 8GB total with 4x2GB sticks)
It looks like I'm going the full watercooling route on all my rigs except for my server and my gf's computer. Here's a link to the product description. I've been using it on my i7 920/930 rig since April 16, 2010. Overclocked to 4.0GHz with 1.35Vcore, it holds max temps of 72C - 76C on Prime95 with OCZ Freeze thermal compound depending on the room temperature. I'm selling it for $50.
Note: I have the original box and all the parts included for AMD AM2, AM2+, AM3, LGA 775, LGA 1156, and LGA 1366.
Some pics (some space over G.Skill Ripjaws):
Also bought on 8/14/2009 and 10/14/2009 with the other CPU/Motherboard parts. They're still in great working condition, but I needed to upgrade my PSU's in order to upgrade my graphics cards. I have all the modular cables, power cable, screws, plus if you e-mail customer support, they'll send you new ones for free. For reference, it can power up my overclocked Phenom II x3 720 BE at 1.5125v with Dual GTS 250's in SLI or a single GTX 275 and 1 SSD, 1 Optical, and 2 HDD's in RAID 0, four DDR3 RAM modules at 1.65V, and three 120mm Case Fans without any problems - though it's not enough juice to power an overclocked 125W CPU like the 1090T at 1.45v with the same graphics card setups (single GTS 250 card works fine). They're all boxed, padded, and ready to go in the Kingwin boxes that replaced them. Selling for $35 each.
A very capable power supply I bought at Newegg with a combo deal on 3/23/2009. I used it on my girlfriend's computer that had a Phenom II x3 720 BE overclocked to 3.6GHz @ 1.4875v, 4GB DDR3 @ 1.65v, an HD 4350 512MB graphics card, a 64GB SSD and two Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB's in RAID 1. Handled it with no issues. Selling for $20.
Here's a link to the product description. Bought on 3/28/2010, this was used for 4 months, and I thought it went dead, but it was my GTX 275 1GB that died and not this motherboard. The day after MSI's RMA received it, it was shipped back because there weren't any issues. The MSI GTX 275 was found to be dead, so they sent me a refund (sent on the same day). I really love this board, an AMD motherboard with two PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots with hybrid SLI? Tested and verified, it works. I prefer my ASUS M4A87TD/USB3, so am selling this for $50.
Here's a link to the product description. Bought on 10/14/2009, this was used for 10 months with a Phenom II x3 720 BE. It did go down, but has been returned from RMA. Tested and verified, it works. Selling for $35.
One of the best web cams out right now, bought it on April 1, 2010 (no foolin'). It's got a cosmetic scratch on the body, but the lens is pristine. I'm selling it for $30.
I got wevsspot's MCR220 Drive Series which had the MCP350/355 (not sure which one) pump attached. I received it on 11/11/2010 and had it installed on 11/20/2010, with off and on usage for 1-2 weeks until I replaced it with the MCP35X, and wevsspot bought the MCR Drive Series (which included the pump) new from Jab-Tech on March 10, 2010.
It's a bit loud due to a constant RPM (which is around a steady 4,000). It's why I replaced it with a MCP35X, which is the same pump, except it has a variable PWM so I can run it at lower RPM's. If you don't care about the noise, or want to try your luck with a volt mod, for $30, it's yours. It includes two 1/2" Barb Fittings, a pump housing, and two plastic clamps.
Used as a back-up in case my SSD for my laptop fails. Still works great. Selling for $25.
I bought this at Newegg with a combo deal for real cheap ($12), so I'm selling at $17 (to cover shipping costs). It's $30 plus shipping at Newegg on it's own. I already sold one before that was "used" (see below). Very good cooler for the price, will sufficiently cool any overclocked AM3 CPU adequately.
I've used this for a while, perfect for any AMD CPU. Here's a link to the product description. You can find one new for $27 with free shipping on Amazon. However, if you want to use your own fan(s) like I did, you can just buy the heatsink from me for $13.
Note: Using a Noctua NF-D12 fan in just a push configuration, it only reached 50C max temps with Prime95 on a 4.0GHz overclocked 1090T (125W TDP) using OCZ Freeze thermal compound. Also, I only have 1 set of hinges to fit on a fan, but I might be able to find the other set of hinges somewhere so you can put on a 2nd fan. You can always request another one from Cooler Master, they'll probably ship one to you for free.
Also, if you really need a fan, I can put on a decent 120mm fan for $4 more.
I still have this thing unopened from a combo deal at Newegg. I already have one, no sense in needing another... though I could find a use for it if I tried. Selling for $15.
My girlfriend's old HDD's. Still in good working condition. Selling the pair for $10.
[s]Dynex Enhanced Wireless G Desktop Card (Sold to IVIYTH0S):
Used, no longer needed, uses PCI slot. $8 or buy with any other item, $5.
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The first in a series of 7, my interpretation of the 7 deadly sins.
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Haiku's 64bit port is progressing nicely. "As you can see, this looks pretty much like a regular Haiku desktop. There's still a lot of things missing, though - not many apps or drivers yet. However, most things should be fairly simple to get working, typically just a few compilation fixes."


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BALTIMORE — The Yankees stumbled into home-field advantage in the AL wild-card game, falling to the Orioles 9-4 Sunday after a loss by Houston made the outcome meaningless.
New York will enter Tuesday's winner-take-all game against the Astros with little positive momentum after being swept in three games by Baltimore and losing six of their final seven regular-season games. The Yankees fell behind 7-1 in the fifth inning and stranded 11 runners.
New York was 4 for 31 with runners in scoring position in the closing series, including 1 for 12 Sunday.
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Over 400 middle school students, parents and business employees crowded Central Avenue Thursday to send the district champion wrestling team to the state tournament with a shout.
Nebraska City qualified 11 wrestlers out of 14 weight categories for the state championships scheduled Feb. 14 at CenturyLink Center in Omaha.
Wrestlers were escorted by Nebraska City fire and police to 10th Street at 9:30 a.m. There crowd included 300 students from the Nebraska City Middle School.
The Nebraska School Activities Association is holding the 2013 state wrestling championships at CenturyLink Center in Omaha Feb. 13-16.
Top four finishers at four district tournaments qualify for the 16-man tournaments in Classes A, B, C and D.
The arena features 10 mats, five for classes A and B and five for classes C and D.
The class B and C session is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday and 12:30 p.m. on Friday.
Seating for Class B events is generally located in sections 119-125.
Parking is available at TD Ameritrade Park, as well as around CenturyLink.
Nebraska City is bracketed under Class B District 1.
Representing Nebraska City are by weight class:
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Originally posted by James B Marshall on the UK Education Cloud Blog.
In part 1 of our bite-size top user tips we looked at Offline Access. Today, in part 2, we look at SharePoint Online's social networking features; in particular the ability to tag words and mention people.
In SharePoint Online as part of Office 365 Education, the Newsfeed page in the My Site continues to provide an aggregated view of activities from content and people the user is following. However, the feed is improved with new microblogging functionality that enables students and teachers to do the following:
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Executive Golf
Sunday, March 2nd, The Montgomerie Dubai
Taking place the day before the Congress started, this was an excellent opportunity for delegates to enjoy themselves and network, whilst indulging in one of the most famous golf courses in the Middle East, designed by Colin Montgomerie. With the spectacular skyline of Sheikh Zayed Road as a backdrop, the executive golf day also gave players a great insight on many of the projects that would be discussed over the coming days at the congress itself.
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Networking Lunches
Monday - Wednesday, March 3rd - 5th, Grand Hyatt Hotel
Lunches on each of the three days took place at a number of restaurants throughout the Grand Hyatt hotel plus, for those that wanted the open air and pleasant spring sunshine, on the events lawn outside the conference venue. Sponsored in turn by Autodesk, Gale International and Hyder Consulting, the 900+ delegates appreciated both the networking opportunities and the down time.
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Dessert Buffet, Lunches
Day 1, Lunch sponsored by Autodesk
Day 2, Lunch sponsored by Gale International
Day 3, Lunch sponsored by Hyder Consulting
Welcome Reception
Monday, March 3rd, Jumeirah Beach Hotel
With the spectacular Burj Al Arab 7-star hotel as an illuminated backdrop, the Welcome Reception took place at the end of the first day's proceedings on the events lawn of the Jumeirah Beach Hotel, with the waters of the Arabian Gulf lapping gently at the shore. Sponsored by the AECOM group, for many this was the social highlight of the three days, sipping cocktails and making friends in the warm evening air in such a spectacular setting.
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Congress Dinner
Tuesday, March 4th, Grand Hyatt Hotel Events Lawn
The entire congress would just not have been possible without the support of the main Platinum sponsors Emaar, and after the Plenary Session focused on the Burj Dubai that morning, and the technical tour of the Burj in the afternoon, it was fitting that the Congress Dinner on the second evening of the congress celebrated Emaar's considerable successes. Held on the events lawn of the Grand Hyatt, attendees were treated to traditional Arabic entertainment as well as the opportunity for smoking shisha pipes in the Arabic tents.
Ahmad Thani al Matrooshi, Director,
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LAKE CHARLES, LA (KPLC-TV) – Five years ago, most of us watched the heartbreaking scenes from Hurricane Katrina play out on TV screens, but for others who lived in the disaster zone, it was all too real.
Shawn Herndon had just started classes at McNeese State University. Two weeks later his childhood home took a direct hit from Katrina. Herndon worried about his family.
"I didn't even know where they went. I knew my dad had gone to, I believe he went to New Iberia; my mom… I had no idea. I just knew that she had taken my brother," recalled Herndon.
As Herndon waited to hear from his family, officials in Southwest Louisiana were busy dealing with an influx of Katrina evacuees.
"Our population here in Southwest Louisiana probably grew by 25,000," said Dick Germillion with the Calcasieu Parish Office of Homeland Security.
Less than a month after Katrina came Rita, which gave Herndon an excuse to return home to New Orleans to see the damage done by Katrina
"The kitchen was completely rotted out, the ceiling had caved in," said Herndon. "It was pretty hard walking through there again because you just remembered all the times you've had over nineteen years being in one place."
"Did Hurricane Katrina prepare us for Hurricane Rita? I think the obvious answer is yes."
And not only did Southwest Louisiana make it through those tumultuous weeks, so did Herndon.
Now a producer here at KPLC, he's decided to make Lake Charles his permanent home.
"I've taken a lot of the lessons I've learned from Katrina and Rita and applied them to where I'm going to live and how I'm going to live," said Herndon.
But he'll never forget life five years ago.
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Modders rejoice!
Just days after the release of the unlock tool for the European Sensation, HTC has announced via it's Facebook page that the latest OTA firmware update for the EVO 3D will allow users to utilize HTC's unlock tool to unlock your bootloader. In order to unlock your bootloader, you will need to be on the latest software version (2.08.651.2). If you're on any other software version, be sure to update by going to Settings –> System Updates –> Firmware Update.
Once you have the latest update, head over to HTC's Dev website and follow the instructions there to unlock the bootloader on your EVO 3D. Do so at your own discretion, however, as unlocking your bootloader will void all or parts of your warranty.
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Bakery Trends Show Balance Between Delight and Lite
Convenience, premium products, wellness, nostalgia/comfort and global flavors are driving trends in the U.S. bakery industry.
Convenience, premium products, wellness, nostalgia/comfort and global flavors are driving trends in the U.S. bakery industry, according to the San Francisco-based Center for Culinary Development and Packaged Facts.
"Despite economic challenges, baked good sales have grown in the last few years," says CCD's CEO Kimberly Egan. "Consumers continue to connect with affordable baked goodness for the comfort it delivers, a comfort experience that now comes in many more varieties, shapes and sizes to meet everyone's needs."
"Since the 2008 recession, we have seen a trend [of] consumers seeking out affordable indulgences," says Amy Clark, director of snack marketing for Hostess Brands (www.hostessbrands.com), Irving, Texas. "Recent trends in the restaurant industry, like gourmet mac & cheese and red velvet cupcakes, are trickling down into the grocery aisles. Consumers want to satisfy a craving for comfort food, so they want the 'real thing' but in a smaller portion they won't feel guilty about."
Major U.S. bakery companies include Hostess Brands (which just filed for bankruptcy protection) and Flowers Foods, plus the U.S. operations of Mexico's Grupo Bimbo. And there are some 2,800 smaller commercial bakeries with combined annual revenue of about $3 billion, according to Hoovers. The commercial side of the industry is concentrated: the 50 largest companies generate 75 percent of revenue. But the retail side is highly fragmented: the 50 largest companies account for only about 15 percent of revenue.
But all are working to meet the conflicting issues of enjoyment versus the growing problem of obesity. "Obesity has been a major concern over the years, especially for the [edible] oils business," says Dilip Nakhasi, director of innovation at Bunge North America's (www.bungenorthamerica.com) Bradley, Ill., facility.
"In the early 90s, everyone said, 'Let's get the fat out of products; make them fat-free and low-fat and we'll address it that way,' " he continues. "It didn't work because the industry didn't reduce the amount of calories, so consumers continued consuming the same number or even more than they did before. [At the same time] taste, texture and quality were badly impacted in baked goods, because if you take the fat out of the system, the product won't deliver the qualities we all look for."
Nakhasi says fat has gotten a bad rap over the years, but actually it is an important component on our diet. "The challenge for us was to take out the bad fat, and add healthy fat without losing the taste and texture of the product. We had to go back and look at the chemistry to understand how standard triglycerides function and behave, and how we could substitute healthy fatty acids [and even] phytosterols, omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids and CLAs [conjugated linoleic acids].
"We developed structured lipids, including essential fatty acids coming from canola oil, which have low saturates, more polys and more monos, and combined them with medium-chain triglycerides, which provide cardio health benefits and burn like carbohydrates. We combined them to get a process of interesterification or randomization, where we build the structured lipids."
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>Running 101>Hanson's Marathon Project
Drink up moho's!!
So has anybody tried the Hanson's method to train for a marathon? I am looking to give it a try over the winter with an April race day target to see how it goes.
I will likely put a hybrid plan together that will bridge the gap between the beginner and advanced plan. I know the most gains would be seen with the advanced plan but I will fully admit to being weeknight time crunched to get the schedule in.
Open to suggestions and thoughts for this endeavor
I haven't followed it exactly but it looks fundamentally sound--probably better than most beginner plans out there. There have been a lot of threads on it.
Have you run marathons before? What was your training like and what are your goals for your spring marathon?
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I followed the free one you can find online for a marathon a year ago. I tweaked it a bit to add some miles but I liked it and had a really good race. There are also a bunch of plans here: http://hansonscoachingservices.com/coaching/marathon-training-program/
I did purchase one of their higher mileage plans. Not sure it was worth the $15 but it was interesting to read more about the training philosophies that came with it.
Mikeymike, yeah I have ran a few marathons in the past, 15 marathons and a 50K to be exact. Tried a Higdonesqe approach on a few, used a Pfitz 18-55 approach in 2009. Can't remember what I did for 2010 but 2011 was a bust as I had a stress fracture during Sunburst marathon in June.
For 2012 I just ran without a lot of structure other than loosely planning out my long runs and running enough during the week for the long run. The summer long run plan mostly followed a cross between the Higdon intermediate and advanced plan. No formal structure though, just ran what I could given the constraints of my home life. Somehow I completed 5 marathons in 2012 on 30 MPW average for the year.
Looking for a different approach at the moment and the 16 mile max long run sounds inviting right now
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I would be interested to know of other's experiences with it. Thinking of trying it out for my Fall marathon.
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Interesting plan. That looks very appealing to me.
Not the lack of 20 milers (that part looks scary), but the solid mileage and the MP tempo run for the mid week workout would make it easier to get that run in for me time wise.
I might use that as the backbone of a plan for my first marathon coming up in May.
Any thoughts on the rest day? I've been working toward running 7 days a week instead of having the rest day.
Age: 50 Weight: 215 Height: 6'3" (Goal weight 195)
Current PR's: Mara 3:14:36* (2017); HM 1:36:13 (2017); 10K 43:59 (2014); 5K 21:12 (2016)
Even though the long runs top out at 16 miles, I wouldn't call the Hanson's plan easy. More time-efficient for sure.
If you only focus on the long run you miss the point--there is a lot of MP running and long intervals. Their general premise (that I agree with) is that most beginner and intermediate plans tend to over-emphasize the long runs at the expense of everything else like weekly mileage, long tempos etc.
At the end of the day I think the single most important factor in marathon training is going to be weekly mileage.
Agreed, the long run is only part of the equation. Part of the plan is the week of cumulative fatigue. The book talks about the 16 miler not being the first 16 miles of a marathon but the fatigue you go in with to simulate the last 16 miles of the race.
After a year of trying to follow a plan I could not fit in to my life I am trying to find a plan that will fit in to my life. Most of my weeknight runs have to fit into a 60 or 90 minute window so the substance runs seem like they should fit I might need to shorten some of the easy runs. Weekends I don't have too many constraints so I can keep the longer runs on the weekend in tact.
I bought the book a couple of weeks ago and am thinking about using the Hanson Plan for a marathon in May (Providence, RI).....but havent decided if I 'really' want to run a marathon. I've read about 1/2 of the book and it all make a lot of sense to me...
Even though the long run tops out at 16 miles there are other long'ish runs at Marathon Pace and the mileage is decent for running a Marathon so the idea is that you are tired and training toward the end of the marathon (not the beginnng) and like Mikeymike said, it seems better than most beginner marathon methods........In the book it states that there is little physological benefit to running more than 16 miles so it doesn't make sense to beat yourself up just to say you ran 20 or 22 miles......that kind of makes sense to me too..
I'm surely no expert but it seems like a good plan and its easy to follow............if I decide to go to Povidence, Ill let you know how it works out for me sometime after May 12th....
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Even though the long runs top out at 16 miles, I wouldn't call the Hanson's plan easy. More time-efficient for sure.
If you only focus on the long run you miss the point--there is a lot of MP running and long intervals. Their general premise (that I agree with) is that most beginner and intermediate plans tend to over-emphasize the long runs at the expense of everything else like weekly mileage, long tempos etc.
At the end of the day I think the single most important factor in marathon training is going to be weekly mileage.
I agree with this assessment completely. I followed Pfitz for a couple of training cycles and was looking to change it up a little last year. This isn't an "easy" plan and the MP runs got to be challenge for me. But those last couple were nice confidence boosters. I'm a fan based on my results. Like I mentioned above I got one of their higher mileage plans recently and will use it for my next marathon. The differences are mainly, you guessed it, more miles on the easy days with some 20 milers instead of 16's.
I bought the book recently and have decided to use the Advanced Plan to train for my May marathon. I'm striving for more consistency in my training - I tend to have weeks where I'll run 60 miles and then another week where I run 25, so I like the idea of a plan that has 6 days/week and less emphasis on the long run. My last few months of training have been quite sporadic due to injury and post-marathon recovery, so I'm hoping to build back up the next 5 weeks and then start in January.
npaden - in the book they talk about adding a 7th easy day if you want more miles, so you can eliminate the rest day if it suits you.
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In general the Hanson approach fits my "running temperament." It was the template that I based my first couple of marathons on, as I had a lot of experience running weekly volume and steady runs and not much experience with the long run. The core principle of a large volume of steady high end aerobic running and building fatigue in the legs is shared with every marathon plan that's worth its salt.
The difference between running 16 and 20 as a long run in training is slight.
I'd say that the primary downside of the plan is that it could lead to staleness in runners that like more variety in their training. I liked the approach as a transition to the marathon for an experienced runners who knows how to train for 5k and 10k. And maybe as a way for more experienced marathoners to "get back to basics."
Long term, I think that most runners would like a little more variety in their training, but some runners obviously thrive with the approach.
MTA: I know that schneidr uses a Hansons approach (with guidance from the actual Hansons runner Luke something or other who wrote the recent book.) He has steadily chipped away at his PR. You can learn a lot about the approach by looking at his log. It's not for the feint of heart.
The Logic of Long Distance
Physicist Richard Feynman once said, "VO2Max and five bucks will get you a cup of joe at Starbucks."
The difference between running 16 and 20 as a long run in training is slight.
Really? Wow. My sense is that the long-run benefits don't even start until around 16. But I guess it depends on how fatigued you are going into it.
Really? Wow. My sense is that the long-run benefits don't even start until around 16. But I guess it depends on how fatigued you are going into it.
If you look at the entire context of training -- will 4 miles here or there make any difference in a weekly total? Maybe a little, but not a ton.
Oh, and I think that the 16 mile long run of Hansons gets overblown as a key aspect of the plan. As you can see Ben does his share of 20 milers.
Yeah although I'm still firmly in the "long runs are overrated" camp, I have a new found respect for the long run and at the moment the difference between 16 and 20 seems pretty significant.
As I said to you (Jeff) as we were drinking Dos Perros and getting swarmed by yellow jackets 8 days ago, longs may be over rated but they're still pretty important.


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Board Chair Charles R. Schwab today announced that the museum has received landmark contributions totaling more than $250 million to expand the museum and grow its endowment. Comprising more than 50 percent of a projected $480 million campaign goal, these pledges from museum leadership will fuel SFMOMA's plans to triple its gallery and public spaces; offer enhanced exhibitions, educational programs, and services for the public; and showcase the Fisher Collection, one the world's finest private collections of modern and contemporary art. Of the total raised to date, $100 million will go toward SFMOMA's endowmentincreasing it by 100 percentto support expanded programming and operations and to ensure the institution's long-term success. These early commitments, which will enable the museum to move forward confidently with its expansion, are structured as challenge grants in order to catalyze support from other funders.
Neal Benezra, director of SFMOMA, also announced that the museum has extended its groundbreaking agreement with the family of Doris and the late Donald Fisher to house their unparalleled art collection from a 25-year loan to a period of one hundred years, which will be renewable thereafter. The Fisher Collection will be on display in a new wing that will be built as part of the museum's expansion. Select works from SFMOMA's collection will also be presented in the new wing, and works from the Fisher Collection will be interwoven throughout the museum. The Fisher Collection will also become an integral part of SFMOMA's exhibitions, educational and public programs, and ongoing scholarship. A major exhibition drawn from the 1,100 works in the Fisher Collection, with masterworks by Alexander Calder, Chuck Close, Ellsworth Kelly, Willem de Kooning, Philip Guston, Roy Lichtenstein, Gerhard Richter, Cy Twombly, Andy Warhol, and many others, will be presented at SFMOMA from June 25 through September 19, 2010.
Benezra also announced that SFMOMA is launching an international search to select an architect to design the expansion. The museum will invite a select group of firms to submit proposals and anticipates choosing an architect in fall 2010. The projected completion date for the expansion is 2016.
"As we mark the museum's 75th anniversary, this transformative expansion and the addition of the Fisher Collection will dramatically increase SFMOMA's educational, economic, and cultural role in San Franciscoa city celebrated worldwide as a hub for innovation and creativity," said Schwab. "These pivotal contributions give us great momentum to galvanize others in support of a project that will strengthen one of the Bay Area's greatest public resources. I am confident that this early show of support will inspire SFMOMA trustees and friends to meet the challenge of securing SFMOMA's position among the world's top modern and contemporary art museums."
"San Francisco is where my parents raised their family and opened the first Gap store in 1969, which grew into a business beyond their dreams. They wanted to find a place to share the art collection that they lovingly built together over four decades and were thrilled with this unique partnership opportunity with SFMOMA," said museum Trustee Bob Fisher, son of Doris and Don Fisher. "The entire family is dedicated to the cultural vitality of this city, and we are committed to supporting this important community institution and helping give art lovers around the world a new reason to visit San Francisco."
Said Benezra, "Over eight decades, this museum has grown through the patronage and foresight of individuals dedicated to creating an outstanding museum on the West Coast. This same generosity, vision, and commitment to our educational mission is driving SFMOMA's growth in the 21st centuryenabling us to expand our programs and services to the community, and offer unparalleled opportunities to experience modern and contemporary art."
SFMOMA has worked with the management consulting firm Bain & Company since October to complete a comprehensive business plan to determine the operating expenses and related revenue and endowment requirements necessary to sustain an expanded program and facility. SFMOMA last completed a major expansion in 1995, when it moved from small, retrofitted, rented space in the War Memorial Building across from San Francisco's City Hall into the celebrated brick-front building on Third Street designed by architect Mario Botta.
The move catalyzed incredible growth in the museum's audiences, educational programs, exhibitions, and collections. During the past 15 years, SFMOMA's annual average attendance has tripled to approximately 650,000; membership has grown to 40,000; the collection has more than doubled to 27,000 works; family programs have increased five-fold; and teacher-training programs have increased six-fold. SFMOMA has also developed one of strongest exhibition programs in the world, organizing groundbreaking shows that travel to leading museums internationally, including recent surveys of the work of Diane Arbus, Olafur Eliasson, Eva Hesse, Frida Kahlo, William Kentridge, Sol LeWitt, Richard Tuttle, and Jeff Wall.
In moving to its new home, SFMOMA also spurred the transformation of the city's South of Market district, where the museum became the cornerstone of subsequent residential, retail, and cultural development, revitalizing the entire quadrant of the city's downtown. In May 2009 SFMOMA opened a new, $24 million Rooftop Garden that was fully funded upon completion and supported by an endowment for ongoing operations and programming.
Today, SFMOMA is expanding to accommodate the tremendous growth in its audiences, collections, and programs since 1995 and to enhance its offerings for museum visitors. The expansion also provides great potential for continued future growth of the museum's permanent collection.
"Our 1995 expansion provided SFMOMA with a landmark building that literally put the museum on the map and signaled our mission and ambition to the public," said Benezra. "Our next expansion will create the facilities needed to accommodate the institutional growth we have achieved during the past 15 years and will enable us to both expand our role within the region and move to next level of service and performance as one of leading museums of modern and contemporary art in the world."
Architect Selection
SFMOMA has appointed a committee of museum and community leaders that will evaluate distinguished architects worldwide and recommend the firm that will design the expansion. The museum has also engaged David Meckel, FAIA, director of research and planning at California College of the Arts, to advise the committee and serve as a resource in the process. The final selection will be ratified by the full Board of Trustees.
"SFMOMA has a distinguished track record for championing great architecture and design, as evidenced by our design exhibitions, our collection, and our current building," noted Neal Benezra. "The success of the past 15 years has led SFMOMA to a point where it needs to expand again to meet current public demand and engage and serve future generations of visitors. This expansion will reflect SFMOMA's commitment to excellent design while achieving our primary objectives: to offer an unparalleled visitor experience and continue to grow our collections and exhibition programs."
SFMOMA is considering a range of architecture firms that are renowned for their innovative designs, have a proven ability to understand and meet the needs of an art museum as a civic resource, and share a commitment to environmentally sustainable development. The museum will announce the architect selected to design the expansion in fall 2010.
The Expansion
SFMOMA's expansion will provide an additional 100,000 square feet of gallery and public space, greatly enhancing and expanding both the presentation of art in all areas of its collectionspainting and sculpture, photography, architecture and design, media artsand its educational programs. The expansion will also include 40,000 square feet of support space, including larger and more advanced conservation facilities and an expanded library.
Following selection of the architect, additional site planning, and approval from local agencies, SFMOMA will develop a new wing on Howard Street (between Third and New Montgomery streets) extending north across Natoma Street, which will connect to the rear of the museum along the southern facadecreating galleries that will merge seamlessly with the existing museum.
The museum plans to relocate administrative support space from the current buildings into the new facility, providing more than 13,000 square feet of new gallery and public space in its original building, while consolidating all staff offices to one on-site location. In addition, the expansion will include a new entry on Minna Street (which runs along the museum's northern facade) to improve access for school groups and for visitors to the museum's Phyllis Wattis Theater for public programming.
SFMOMA's current building is 225,000 square feet with nearly 65,000 square feet of galleries, including the 14,400-square-foot Rooftop Garden.
Bringing the Fisher Collection to SFMOMA
The Fisher Collection includes more than 1,100 works from 1928 to the present by 185 artists, and it is distinguished in its representation of the entire careers of key artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. It includes work by American and European masters from movements including Pop art, figurative art, Minimalism, abstraction, Conceptualism, Photorealism, and Color-field painting. Acquired personally by Doris and Donald Fisher over the course of 40 years, the collection includes concentrations of work by Alexander Calder (45 works), Roy Lichtenstein (24), Chuck Close (23), Gerhard Richter (23), Andy Warhol (21), Ellsworth Kelly (41), Anselm Kiefer (16), Richard Serra (14), and Agnes Martin (11), to name a few. Other artists represented include Willem DeKooning, Richard Diebenkorn, Ellsworth Kelly, Brice Marden, Mark Rothko, and Cy Twombly.
Presenting the Fisher Collection at SFMOMA will give the hundreds of thousands of people who visit the museum annually a deeper, fuller view of the leading artists and movements of the last 50 years. The Fisher collection and SFMOMA's permanent holdings are highly complementary: this groundbreaking partnership will bring to SFMOMA key works acquired by the Fishers by artists who are already well-represented at the museumlike Philip Guston, Richter, and Warholand it will add new strength to SFMOMA's collection of work by major figures like Calder, Close, Kiefer, and Serra. The Fisher Collection will be administered by a trust, established by the Fisher family, which will collaborate with SFMOMA to oversee the care of the collection at the museum.
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Canker sore
A canker sore is a painful, open sore in the mouth. Canker sores are white or yellow and surrounded by a bright red area. They are not cancerous.
A canker sore is not the same as a fever blister (cold sore).
Canker sores are a common form of mouth ulcer. They may occur with viral infections. In some cases, the cause is unknown.
Canker sores may also be linked to problems with the body's immune system. The sores may also be brought on by:
- Mouth injury from dental work
- Cleaning the teeth too roughly
- Biting the tongue or cheek
Other things that can trigger canker sores include:
- Emotional stress
- Lack of certain vitamins and minerals in the diet (especially iron, folic acid. or vitamin B-12 )
- Hormonal changes
- Food allergies
Anyone can develop a canker sore. Women are more likely to get them than men. Canker sores may run in families.
Canker sores usually appear on the inner surface of the cheeks and lips, tongue, upper surface of the mouth, and the base of the gums.
Symptoms include:
- One or more painful, red spots or bump that develops into an open ulcer
- White or yellow center
- Small size (most often under 1/3 inch across)
- Gray color as healing starts
Less common symptoms include:
Pain often goes away in 7 to 10 days. It can take 1 to 3 weeks for a canker sore to completely heal. Large ulcers can take longer to heal.
Exams and Tests
Your health care provider can often make the diagnosis by looking at the sore.
If canker sores persist or continue to return, tests should be done to look for other causes, such as erythema multiforme. drug allergies. herpes infection, and bullous lichen planus .
You may need further testing or a biopsy to look for other causes of mouth ulcers. Canker sores are not cancer and do not cause cancer. There are types of cancer, however, that may first appear as a mouth
ulcer that does not heal.
In most cases, the canker sores go away without treatment.
Try not to eat hot or spicy foods, which can cause pain.
Use over-the-counter medicines that ease pain in the area.
- Rinse your mouth with mild, over-the-counter mouthwashes or salt water.
- Apply a mixture of half hydrogen peroxide and half water directly to the sore using a cotton swab. Follow by dabbing a small amount of Milk of Magnesia on the canker afterward. Repeat these steps 3-4 times a day.
- Rinse your mouth with a mixture of half Milk of Magnesia and half Benadryl liquid allergy medicine. Swish mixture in the mouth for about 1 minute, then spit out.
Medicines prescribed by your health care provider may be needed for severe cases. These may include:
- Chlorhexidine mouthwash
- Stronger medicines called corticosteroids that are placed on the sore or take in pill form
Brush your teeth twice a day and floss your teeth every day. Also, get routine dental check ups.
Outlook (Prognosis)
Canker sores almost always heal on their own. The pain should decrease in a few days. Other symptoms disappear in 10 - 14 days.
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Call your health care provider if:
- A canker sore or mouth ulcer does not go away after 2 weeks of home care or gets worse.
- You get canker sores more than 2 or 3 times a year.
- You have symptoms with the canker sore such as fever, diarrhea, headache, or skin rash.
Alternative Names
Aphthous ulcer; Ulcer - aphthous
Daniels TE. Diseases of the mouth and salivary glands. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Goldman's Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2011: chap 433.
Chattopadhyay A, Shetty, KV. Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis. Otolaryngological Clinics of North America. 2011;44(1)
Update Date: 4/13/2013
Updated by: Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of Medicine, Seattle, WA. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M. Inc.
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This is another blog for the excellent Perfect Pint website.
Without doubt the most popular pub snack is the potato crisp. Tens of millions of bags pass over the bar counter every year.
Like most other things in the pub their exact origins can be debated. What is certain is that their introduction into Britain is the responsibility of Frank Smith, a curiously shadowy figure.
In the early 1920s, so the story goes, Frank packaged crisps cooked by his wife in greaseproof paper bags selling them from his pony and trap around north London. He also included a twist of salt for flavouring.
Why and how he had this idea we will probably never know.
Crisps became so popular that within a decade Smiths Crisps dominated the infant savoury snack industry.
Crisps were originally marketed as being a nutritious convenience food for busy housewives, which could be enjoyed reheated as well as straight from the packet.
Smiths were also keen to break into pubs. Before crisps, pub snacks largely consisted of pickled eggs, stale sandwiches and, as George Orwell found: "those large biscuits with caraway seeds in them which only seem to exist in public-houses".
Crisps had the advantage of having a reasonable shelf life, the packets looked attractive, and of course the salt encouraged thirst.
But they were expensive. A packet cost 2d, when a pint was 4d or 5d. So take-up was limited.
Their success in pubs probably results from the fact that they were one of the few foods not rationed in wartime.
Originally crisps only came with little packets of salt that the customer sprinkled on themselves. Maurice Gorham in The Local urged crisp-eaters not "to miss the salt which is in a little blue bag inside the main bag."
The first flavoured crisps were marketed in the 1930s, including a celery flavour. But they really took off in the 1960s. The top flavours of the swinging sixties - cheese & onion and salt & vinegar - are still the most popular today.
I've only just scratched the surface of crisp history. There's a lot more to be discovered. The fate of Smiths Crisps in the 1960s, when the company was taken over by American asset strippers, and the pointless and almost fatal rivalry with Golden Wonder (itself owned by Imperial Tobacco) is a good example of how a British industry was almost destroyed for short-term gains. And over the last fifteen years are have seen the rise of 'artisanal' chips and crisps reinvigorating the savoury snack market. Something to think about when opening the next packet of Port and Cranberry.


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- Super Wu-Man said...
haha, i love how you put the spot light grid on that guys head, haha, he cant deny it either because its on his head in the photo of him holding his caracature, haha.
do you ever do any signings/caricature work at any east coast shows? would love to get one!
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Apart from doing my blog I contribute to the Dutch fanzine Stripschrift (the oldest continuously running in the world). I am setting up a short piece called Looking For Obama, showing political cartoonists trying to find a look for the new president of the US. I thought you might have some conceptual sketches and some thoughts about the matter from your recent figurine. It would be great to include them (and do a pitch for the figurine, which has not been noticed by the main stream media here yet). How do you go about making a caricature of the mightiest man in the world? What choices do yuou make and why? Please contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com