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The Federal Reserve, specifically a Fed committee, meets several times a year to set interest rates. Lately, they've been raising rates to bring down historically high inflation. But what if a formula could do that work and maybe even do a better job? Darian Woods and Mary Childs from our daily economics podcast The Indicator explain the Taylor Rule.
DARIAN WOODS, BYLINE: The Taylor Rule is a formula that can automate how much to raise or lower interest rates to keep inflation steady. And its origins start in the 1970s. Back then, American monetary policy was a mess. Inflation was out of control, and unemployment was high.
MARY CHILDS, BYLINE: John Taylor was an economist then, recently out of his Ph.D. He was working at the Council of Economic Advisers under President Ford.
JOHN TAYLOR: We had money growth high, money growth low. It didn't seem like the way we should be conducting policy. So I started with, how can we conduct policy in a more understandable way?
WOODS: John was looking for a way to guide Fed officials towards keeping the economy growing steadily - not too much inflation, not too much unemployment.
CHILDS: But a lot of the recipes out there giving models for how the central banks should raise or lower interest rates had a lot of inputs and equations. John didn't think these models would work for policymakers.
TAYLOR: Gee, this recipe is so complicated. Can't we simplify it? We want it to be available for everybody.
WOODS: And in the early 1990s, John developed his recipe, which was essentially this. Raise interest rates by more than the spike in inflation. So we've got this target for the Fed, usually. This is the 2% inflation target. And so let's say you have inflation bubbling along at 2%, but then one day it spikes up to 3%. And then the Taylor Rule says that you would raise interest rates by 1 1/2 percentage points. And you also take into account how overheated or undercooked the wider economy is as well.
CHILDS: And those two factors together, inflation and the state of the economy - that's more or less it. That's the Taylor Rule.
TAYLOR: I didn't think it'd be so important or useful. That's for sure.
CHILDS: John crunched the numbers for his rule, and he found that it described fairly closely what the Federal Reserve had actually done in the 1980s and would go on to do in the 1990s.
WOODS: And when the Fed had deviated from the Taylor Rule, that was the 1970s, when inflation got so high that the Fed had to crash the economy in the early '80s to stamp it out. It was also in the early 2000s, when low interest rates contributed to massive housing price growth, fueling the speculative bubble that led to the Great Recession in 2008.
CHILDS: John felt like his historical analysis vindicated the Taylor Rule. If the rule had been followed, maybe we could have avoided those crashes. And as the years go on, John is trying to promote this idea. We have an autopilot for the Fed. We have policy rules. And in his view, policy rules like the Taylor Rule work better than human judgment most of the time.
WOODS: The Taylor Rule does have its critics, notably Janet Yellen, the former Fed chair and now treasury secretary. She points out that, yes, the formula can work a lot of the time. But which indicators are you going to use? Like, is inflation the consumer price index, or is it the Fed's preferred consumption expenditures index? These questions matter a lot. Also, Janet Yellen says that geopolitical events like trade wars might be on the horizon. And these might be things that only a committee of human beings might be able to anticipate. But the Fed did, on its own initiative, start publishing charts twice a year, comparing what it had been doing with interest rates with the Taylor Rule. And John says that has been insightful in this pandemic economy. Under the Taylor Rule, interest rates would have risen to around 7 or 8% last year. And instead, they stayed near zero.
TAYLOR: I'd say right now that most central banks are still behind. It's not like they're rushing to do this.
CHILDS: John is holding out hope that our current high inflation might revive interest in institutionalizing his rule.
WOODS: Taylor's version of the world is a world without human beings. It's just a mathematical formula.
CHILDS: Yeah. Maybe he's right. Maybe we're the problem.
WOODS: Wow.
CHILDS: Mary Childs.
WOODS: Darian Woods, NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Adele's 'Rolling in the Deep' Now 2011′s Best-Selling Song
These days, British singer Adele is rolling in the dough.
According to Billboard, Adele's sophomore effort, '21,' has officially hit the 1 million digital sales mark, becoming only the second CD to do so this year, after Eminem's 'Recovery.' Even better: The 21-year-old singer has surpassed Eminem's digital sales, with 1,017,000 copies purchased to his 1,005,000.
'21′ remains the best-selling album overall, with an impressive 2.6 million copies sold to date.
If that wasn't enough good news for Adele, her number-one single, 'Rolling in the Deep,' also became the best-selling digital song of 2011, with 4.23 million sold. That number surpasses the record held by Katy Perry's 'E.T.,' which has sold 4.19 million.

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Food safety testing is changing dramatically, and new research from Strategic Consulting, Inc. projects 5 emerging trends for 2014.
Two new reports from Strategic Consulting, Inc. (SCI), a management consulting firm focused on food safety and industrial diagnostics, point to five major trends for 2014 in the global food microbiology testing market. SCI's food microbiology research reports are based on extensive interviews with QA/QC managers in food processing facilities around the world, and one-on-one discussions with food safety experts from academia, government and industry, as well as diagnostic test manufacturers.
With public concern about food safety growing, and the increasing globalization of the food supply chain, it is a critical and challenging time in the food microbiology diagnostics business. There are a number of dynamics at play that present both opportunities and minefields for players in this field. As in any market, those well informed and positioned will benefit.
Data from two new reports, Food Micro, Eighth Edition: Microbiology Testing in the Global Food Industry and Food Contract Lab Report (FCLR) point to five major trends for 2014:
1) Increasing Food Microbiology Testing Worldwide
Food safety testing at food processing facilities around the world is increasing for a number of reasons. Public concern is a key driver, and every time the public reads about another food recall, the concern grows. Active media coverage of food safety issues is a prime catalyst.
Also driving growth in food safety test volumes are increasing regulations in many countries and regions. The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) in the U. S., and a heightened food safety action plan for China are just two examples, albeit critical ones given the volume of food production in the two countries.
Not surprisingly, food processing companies are proactively increasing testing efforts in order to avoid the huge costs associated with food recalls, to their bottom lines, their brand names, and to avoid litigation.
Growth in food micro testing will not be even across all geographic regions, however. Testing in North America and Asia will grow rapidly but Europe should see slower growth.
2) Growing Use of Rapid Microbial Methods (RMMs)
Thirty years ago, all microbiology testing utilized traditional methods for analysis. Beginning in 1980, newer microbiology methods have been introduced that are easier to use and faster, and as a result, more cost effective overall.
Many food plants have embraced RMMs as the best way to meet their increased testing needs, but not uniformly across all geographies. While the use of RMMs is increasing everywhere, it's quite striking how different the regions are in the level of their adoption of RMMs.
3) Booming Business for Food Contract Testing Laboratories
As food micro testing increases, there are a number of factors driving the analysis of those tests out of food plants and into contract testing laboratories.
In today's world, running a food plant lab requires significant expertise, documentation, and investment. More and more food plants are finding the effort and investment prohibitive and outside the food plant's core competencies. With many contract labs located near to food factories, they have been able to provide excellent service and value to food companies.
Contract labs have also been willing to take on the increasing expectation that food testing laboratories be accredited. This alone has been a tipping point for many food companies in letting go of their food plant labs.
Again, regions vary in use of contract test labs, with North American companies rapidly adopting the practice, while European and Asian companies showing more mixed uptake.
4) Increasing Environmental Testing, Especially for Pathogens
Environmental testing is done by many food plants to validate their factory is under control. In the US, the evolving FSMA regulation will impact environmental testing. In fact, FSMA will require the 80% of US food plants governed by the FDA to have FSMA versions of HACCP plans, and to document that these food safety plans are actually working.
As a result, FSMA will be driving an increase in environmental testing, especially pathogens, in plants governed by FDA. This is not to say that FDA plants weren't doing environmental testing before, but that there will be an increased emphasis on more of this testing in the future.
5) Rising Concern Over Salmonella
Salmonella is a major pathogen of concern. By SCI's research, it is the most frequently tested pathogen, yet it still has not met the CDC's target guidelines. While outbreaks of other major pathogens have been reduced, Salmonella has remained stubbornly at historic levels.
In addition to recent high profile outbreaks and recalls, there is also the growing concern about antibiotic resistant Salmonella strains. At some point it is seems likely that Salmonella, or at least some serotypes of Salmonella, will be treated in the same manner as E. coli O157, that is, as an adulterant, and as such, not acceptable at any level in food. For all of these reasons and more, Salmonella will factor more heavily in food safety discussions going forward.


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Technical difficulties in heart rate monitors may cause irregular numbers
This is an excerpt from Heart Rate Training by Roy Benson & Declan Connolly.
Several conditions may cause your heart rate numbers to skip all over the place. Normally, you will notice a steady increase or decrease in your heart rate that will pretty much match your effort. The heart rate monitor is not an electrocardiogram (ECG). However, it does use the electrical activity of the heart to give you a signal. Therefore, any time an irregularity occurs in the signal, it will be reflected in the heart rate number displayed.
One cause of irregular readings is a loose chest strap that allows the electrodes to slip and slide on the skin and cause electricity from the friction. This interferes with the transmitting of the electrical impulses of the heart muscle. You need to shorten the elastic strap. If you have a very small rib cage and narrow chest, just tighten the strap well past the halfway point to achieve the 6-inch (15 cm) gap even if it means that the extra material loops down. Put a safety pin in front of the slide to keep the strap from slipping back to the original halfway position. If this is a consistent problem, buy a shorter strap or permanently shorten your strap by putting a few stitches into it to hold it in the shortened position. Straps stretch over time and become loose. When this happens, we recommend buying a new strap.
Static Cling on Clothing
One cause of irregular readings is clothing worn over the transmitter. Shirts still charged with static electricity from the dryer can confuse the receiver. Nylon wind jackets can generate static electricity that also can interfere with the transmission from the chest strap to the receiver, although this is more likely to be a concern in dry or cold climates. Usually, sweat takes care of it pretty quickly. Females may find that underwire bras can be a source of interference. If you suspect that static cling is causing the problem, wet your hand and wipe it across the material in front of the transmitter, or just wait until you've run far enough for sweat to drain off the static. (This should take 8 to 10 minutes.) The signal is also transmitted better and stronger once you start to sweat.
Interference From Cross Feeds
Cross feed occurs when your monitor receives information from the transmitter of the person next to you. The solution may be to find a partner who isn't as scientific as you are (and therefore does not wear a monitor). If not, arrange yourselves so that you are both wearing your receivers on your outside arms. More advanced (and expensive) monitors have their own embedded codes to prevent cross feeds.
If you're a real techno geek, you may have other devices that are confusing your heart rate signal. When testing in the lab, we have seen devices such as pedometers and GPS systems interfere with the heart rate monitor signal. This is also the case when exercising indoors on a stationary piece of equipment with lots of information displayed on the console. In this case, either exercise outside for a change or take the receiver off your wrist and strap it to a lower part of the machine out of range of the console.
Soaked Shirts
Shirts soaked with sweat can get heavy enough to bounce up and down in front of your transmitter and interfere with the signal to your receiver. If it is that hot and humid, remove the chest strap from under your shirt and refasten it on top of the wet shirt just below your chest muscles. The wet shirt will still allow the electrodes to have great contact with skin and be able to pick up the electrical activity of your heart muscles. In fact, this is also the solution if you experience chaffing from a strap that seems to slip up and down on your skin. Just wet your shirt first before starting the workout.
Safety Alarms
Radio frequency alarm systems installed in buildings can occasionally interfere with your monitor's own radio frequency as you go past. The solution: ignore them and keep going. The goofy numbers will return to normal as soon as you are out of range of the alarm system.
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♫ There's a Law, there's an Arm, there's a Hand
There's a Law, there's an Arm, there's a Hand… ♫
Words, music and lyrics by Leonard Cohen.
Lawrence Lessig wrote a very famous book called Code is Law (now in version 2 simply called Code v2). In these books, Lawrence (and here I am guilty of oversimplification but at least I can claim that this is Lawrence's own oversimplification from his web site describing the books):
"More than any other social space, cyberspace would be controlled or not depending upon the architecture, or "code," of that space. And that meant regulators, and those seeking to protect cyberspace from at least some forms of regulation, needed to focus not just upon the work of legislators, but also the work of technologists."
I have been thinking of Lawrence's ideas in a slightly different and I have to admit, less lofty context. It has to do with the fact that legislators, when they consider regulations and laws, need to focus not just on the law but also on how that legislation will be implemented into code. In other words, Law is Code.
Bill Gates once famously said:
"The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency."
Passing laws that enable existing 'things and processes' – such as efiling, billing etc to be done electronically may only end up magnifying the inefficiency of the existing analogue process if thought isn't put in as to how that law will be implemented as Code.
Take billing for example. We are quite accustomed to receiving a paper bill and paying that bill by mailing a paper cheque. Now consider if you allow bills to be paid electronically – the paper bill comes to your door and instead of writing a cheque, you pay the bill by transferring funds online. So far, so good.
Now ..what if you allow a vendor (in this case a lawyer) to bill electronically? Well, most lawyers will simply email out a PDF version of a paper bill. You haven't really improved the underlying process. What if you went the next step and allowed a vendor to issue bills in true electronic form that can be read directly by a purchaser's accounting system (machine readable)? Now that is an improvement that utilizes the efficiency of the technology and truly changes the workflow.
Problem is – that most laws require lawyers to sign invoices. How do you sign a truly electronic invoice? You could apply a digital signature – but most accounting systems are not set up to either apply – or read – such signatures. What happens, at least in BC, is that the lawyer sends out a signed letter stating that they are submitting the electronic invoice (and keeping a signed copy of the pre-bill indicating that they approved the bill in human-readable form before it was sent).
In this case I submit what is required is a change in the law that reflects that legal billing may be capable of being implemented as Code in a truly electronic process.
A second example is filing documents in the Land Title Office. Now today, virtually all basic land registrations in BC can be done electronically (and in fact in most cases must be done so). The requisite electronic documents are prepared using various applications, typically cloud-based. They are submitted into the Land Title Office using digital signatures (in BC at least).
The problem is..the forms have not yet caught up with the fact that lawyers and law offices are automating (ie applying digital workflows) to the land title filing process. For example, if the information to be inserted into a particular form field is too long, then it has to be placed into a Schedule. The e-forms have been set up as if someone human is filling them in and determining if the text is too long. Problem is that law firms with large practices would like to set up the document assembly process so that the text is inserted into the forms without the need for the paralegal to stop the process if necessary and then complete the schedule as required when the text exceeds the form field length. In this case, the law which allows for e-filing (indeed, requires it) needs corresponding Code that fully implements the electronic filing process.
Law makers of all stripes now need to think in terms of systems and consult with technologists in terms of not only formulating the law but in considering how the law will be implemented. Where there is a law, that law should be given a hand by technologists in terms of how it will be coded so that it comes to terms with the (increasingly) digital world in which we all work.
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Tissue-specific human cDNA: brain & CNS
A high-quality cDNA template is necessary to obtain good results from PCR amplification. QUICK-Clone cDNA is premade double-stranded cDNA from which you can amplify sequences of interest using gene-specific primers, and is ideal for amplifying previously isolated, structurally related, or cross-species cDNAs. Synthesized from premium, high-quality poly A+ RNA from human brain and central nervous system tissues using an oligo(dT) primer, QUICK-Clone cDNA is purified to remove residual RNA and size-selected to eliminate cDNA fragments smaller than 400 bp. QUICK-Clone cDNA allows you to amplify cDNAs of interest while avoiding traditional library construction and screening steps, and can also be used to generate hybridization probes using gene-specific or degenerate primers (Lee et al. 1988; Parmentier et al. 1989; Schuchman, Jackson, and Desnick 1990; Vallins et al. 1990; Wilks et al. 1989).
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Parmentier, M. et al. Molecular cloning of the thyrotropin receptor. Science 246, 1620–2 (1989).
Schuchman, E. H., Jackson, C. E. & Desnick, R. J. Human arylsulfatase B: MOPAC cloning, nucleotide sequence of a full-length cDNA, and regions of amino acid identity with arylsulfatases A and C. Genomics 6, 149–58 (1990).
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The addition of a lens hood can help prevent flares--those circles of light that can accompany images where a strong light source is just outside the fame. These types of lens flares occur when indirect light rays pass through the front lens elements but don't make it all the way through to the image sensor.
Opteka's ET-74 Lens Hood is designed for the Canon EOS EF 70-200mm f/4 Lens. Lens hoods are primarily designed to prevent unwanted stray light from entering the lens by extending and shading the end of the lens. In addition, since the end of the lens is extended, you also get the added benefit of some extra protection from accidental impact. This dedicated lens hood is designed to match the specific focal length of the lens it was designed for.


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A master of American abstract expressionist art has died.
Sam Gilliam was one of the most celebrated black artists of his generation. Over a career of more than 60 years, he expanded the boundaries of painting on canvas. He died Saturday at the age of 88.
MARTIN: Evelyn Hankins is a curator at the Hirshhorn Museum here in Washington, D.C. She says Gilliam stunned the art world in the late 1960s when he threw away the frame that stretches a canvas flat. The artist let his vibrant paintings hang and billow like garments from a clothesline.
EVELYN HANKINS: He basically challenged the idea of what a painting could or should be.
MARTÍNEZ: Hankins says Gilliam borrowed from the free-form improvisation of jazz music.
HANKINS: For Sam, he was both deeply engaged and a student and a lover of jazz. And I think that you find parallels in his own practice with jazz. He would bring together very complex and competing elements.
MARTIN: Sam Gilliam's final solo exhibition is on view now at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington.
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Whether you are laying out an advertisement, brochure, or magazine article, the key to grabbing the reader's attention is designing a stunning layout that pulls them in. While layout software can be helpful in designing the final piece, knowing the tips and tricks of great composition is a must if you want the piece to be effective.
Not sure you have the artistic flare to compose the kind of layout that will draw attention? Here are five tips that professional designers use in every layout:
1. Engage the Reader
Take a look at your favorite magazine cover. You will notice that the picture on the cover not only highlights the headlines found inside, but it draws your attention. In most cases, they look straight at the camera (and the reader), and lean toward the headlines.
Don't settle for boring images; choose ones that engage the reader and make them interested enough to take notice of the page.
2. Guide the Reader's Eye
Avoid images that point the reader away from the type - this is not engaging. Instead, use illustrations to draw the reader into the text. One trick is to position the illustration on the left-hand side of the page (with the image pointing inward), to draw the eye toward the right. This is an especially good tactic for postcards and web articles.
3. Find the Natural Focal Point
Every image features a natural focal point that draws the eye into the picture. It is vital that you do not cover this focal point with headlines, teasers or other forms of text.
4. Balance the Composition
One of the most difficult composition skills to acquire is learning how to balance the piece. Type and image should never overpower the text, but rather, balance it. One way to do this is to center photos so that headlines run along the bottom, and the text runs along on the sides. This gives the piece a well-balanced look and an engaging feel. Another is to make the text and the images the same width.
5. Go For a More Asymmetrical Design
When trying to balance text and image, many inexperienced designers make the mistake of laying out a more symmetrical design. While this may seem more natural, it can appear dull to the reader. Add more interest by adopting a more asymmetrical layout. Here's how:
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Creating a great page layout takes more than simply knowing about fonts, images or even fantastic text. An eye-catching design uses everything together to draw the reader's attention and create a piece of art that gets noticed. If you are new to page design, laying out your first few can seem like a daunting task. These tips were designed to help you begin your journey in design. For more in-depth details, check out the suggested reading below which offers more tips and explains every detail for great composition and design.
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Equality and Non-Discrimination
According to the General policy statement of the Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill ("the Bill"), the justification for affirming same-sex marriage as a human right is the notion of equality and non-discrimination. The General policy statement provides: "This Bill amends the Marriage Act 1955 (the principal Act) to ensure that its provisions are not applied in a discriminatory manner"; it goes on to state, "Marriage, as a social institution, is a fundamental human right and limiting that human right to 1 group in society only does not allow for equality."
The problem is that the Bill itself goes on to apply the provisions in an unequal and discriminatory manner.
Schedule 2 of the Bill provides a list of prohibited degrees of marriage; fifteen different classes of people are explicitly excluded from being able to marry. Further, the General policy statement and sections 4 and 5 of the Bill explicitly exclude unions where there are more than two people.
The Bill does this regardless of whether such unions are consensual, and the parties in question love and are committed to each other. It does this despite Sections 4 and 5 each repeating the idea that marriage should have no regard for "sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity."
In doing this the Bill itself blatantly and explicitly applies the law in a discriminatory manner, it limits "the human right to marry" to only 2 classes of people in society, while excluding many more.
If equality were a valid basis for rejecting the Marriage Act as it stands then it is an equally valid basis for rejecting the Bill. Proponents of the Bill cannot have it both ways; the appeal to equality either refutes both or neither.
The drafters of the Bill clearly recognise that it is not unjust to legislate Marriage in a discriminatory manner. They make it clear, by the inclusion of Schedule 2, that they do not really believe that all classes of people should be allowed to marry if they want to; further they make it clear and that sexual orientation is a legitimate ground for marriage discrimination.
Of course one can gerrymander the position and claim that it is not unjust to apply the law in a discriminatory manner; rather, it is only unjust to do so when the union in question has only two partners and is not between people in the sorts of relationships the law restricts (which, incidentally, parallel the relationship restrictions prohibited in the bible identically). But if one does this then it is apparent that the only reason for adopting this modified position is that it both allows same-sex marriage and avoids other counter examples above.
The reasoning then is circular; one adopts the premise because it fits the preordained conclusion and then argues for the conclusion on the basis of the premise. The arguer assumes what he attempts to prove and commits the fallacy of petitio principii.
Slogans that people have a right to marry whomever they love are just that, slogans. People do not have a right to marry whomever they love. If someone loved their sister or brother, or mother, or loved their two best friends, they do not, in virtue of that fact, have a right to have the state solemnise or recognise these relationships as marriage. Nor does the Bill enable people to marry whomever they love.
Analogy with Inter-Racial Marriage
At this point, some play the race card. The state would act unjustly if it refused to recognise someone's union on the basis of their partner's race. It is argued that refusing to recognise someone's union on the basis of their partner's sex is analogous to this, and so it is unjust for the same reasons.
The analogy is questionable. First, it assumes that discrimination on the basis of race is on par with discrimination on the basis of sex. It is not. If a mall had racially segregated toilets that would be an outrage, but having separate toilets for the sexes simply upholds privacy. Refusing pregnancy services to people on the basis of their race would be racist, but refusing pregnancy services to men is sensible.
The point is that there are important physiological differences between men and women that justify treating them differently in various contexts that are not present between races, so racial and sexual discrimination is not on par. Until proponents of this Bill are willing to offer pregnancy services to men and prosecute all mall owners that have male and female toilets, we can safely put to one side the idea that discrimination based on a person's sex is on par with racism.
Further, anti-miscegenation laws differ in important ways from the prohibition on state recognition of same-sex marriage. Advocates of the former object to someone's union because their partner is of a different race; the thinking is that people of different races are physiologically different, they come from different clans or ethnic groups. The position is based on the idea that other races are inferior; it is part of a broader attempt to keep people of different races apart to avoid the inferior contaminating the superior.
Whereas those opposed to same-sex marriages object to someone's union because their partner is the same-sex. Like the prohibition on incest, the issue stems from the physiological similarity between the couple. The objection arises because the couple are from the same group as each other. This means the rationale is very different; the position is not based on the idea that other sexes are inferior, neither is the intent to keep members of the same-sex separate to avoid contamination. On the contrary, it is based on notions of other sexes being equal and complementary.
Imposing views on others in a Pluralistic Society
Other slogans fare little better. It is argued that the Marriage Act presupposes a controversial moral position that homosexual conduct is wrong, which many people now reject in a pluralistic society. One cannot, therefore, impose it on others who do not share that view (but apparently one can impose the view in reverse).
The problem is that the Bill also presupposes a moral position which many today reject: that consensual adult incest, polygamy and polyandry is wrong. Under this Bill the state will not recognise such unions even though some in a pluralistic society accept these practises. If this Bill passes then the new law will be imposed on others in the same way the present law currently is.
Again, if this argument refutes the status quo then it refutes the Bill.
Rejoinders to the Incest, Polygamy, Polyandry Argument
Above we have offered arguments that reference incest, polyandry and polygamy. Note: we are not here making a prediction; our argument is not that if we recognise same-sex marriages then inevitably, at some point in the future, the state will pass laws recognising incestuous, polyandrous or polygamous unions.
Rather, our point is that several of the major arguments for same-sex marriage employ premises which, if true, logically entail that incest, polyandrous and polygamous unions should be legally recognised; those who make arguments from equality, non-discrimination and pluralism are rationally committed to this conclusion.
It is true that legislators are unlikely, in the present climate, to recognise such unions and do not advocate doing so – Schedule 2 being Exhibit A of the case in point. This, however, is the point, their actions in doing so show that their stance is irrational. When the topic is not same-sex marriage they recognise that these arguments do not work, and they do not advocate acting in accord with them. If they are to rationally advocate for same-sex marriage proponents need to offer different arguments – ones that are sound!
Many people will undoubtedly respond with outrage and will apply derogatory labels to us over this blog post. They re-join that sex with member of the same-sex is totally different to incest or polyandry or polygamy; they will point to features of these practises which mean there is good reason to not recognise them in law.
None of these responses will be adequate. Expressing outrage is not an argument, it is simply an expression of dislike for another's position; casting labels is not an adequate response either, doing so commits the ad hominem fallacy. The issue is not whether you like what we say but whether our arguments are sound.
Pointing to differences between incestuous and same-sex unions also misses the point. We never said that homosexual conduct was like incest in all respects. We pointed out that the premises of the arguments in question commit one to drawing conclusions about incest; this is not the same thing.
Finally, pointing out that there are good reasons for not recognising incestuous, polyandrous or polygamous unions, actually proves, rather than rebuts, our argument. Those who make this point illustrate that one can legitimately discriminate against sexual practises and sexual orientation. They show that one can discriminate against people on the basis of how many partner's they have and on the basis of whether the partners are of the same kin as them – same-sex relationships between relatives cannot be state sanctioned. They hold this position despite the fact that such unions may be loving, consensual and between adults.
This shows that the issue is not equality, discrimination, love or consent. It is about whether good reasons exist independently of these features for the prohibition in question (apparently social norms based on biblical texts amount to good reasons in any context other than same-sex relationships). Consequently, appealing to these features as though they themselves provided good reasons is a red herring and it is not good enough to justify a law change


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Is tourism destroying the world?
The negative effects of global tourism
- Documentary explores fallout from mismanaged tourism in developing world
- Filmmaker uses dramatic examples from around world
- Films looks at "dark tourism," travel to sites associated with suffering and danger
(CNN) -- A new documentary suggests tourism is out of control in parts of the world, irreversibly damaging the environment and indigenous cultures.
"Gringo Trails," a film more than a decade in the making by American anthropologist Pegi Vail, looks at the effect of the unplanned or mismanaged growth of the tourism industry in developing countries.
Using dramatic examples from different continents, such as the devastating impact of hedonistic full moon beach parties on Thailand's Koh Pha Ngan island, the film is moving and informative, if sometimes elementary.
The story starts and ends in Bolivia, focusing on the impact of the autobiographical book "Lost in the Jungle" by Israeli traveler Yossi Ghinsberg.
In 1981, Ghinsberg headed into the Bolivian rainforest and soon got lost, but miraculously survived for three weeks despite near-death experiences.
His tale of survival has lured many other adventure-seeking travelers to Bolivia, adding to the pressure on the country's fragile ecosystem.
People who already know the issues won't find much new here, but for the uninitiated it serves as a 78-minute, around-the-world guilt trip revealing the frequent callousness of the tourism industry and how it implicates everyone.
"If I were looking at the oil industry [rather than tourism], people would take note of how powerful it is," says Vail.
"[But] tourism is that type of industry -- it's that powerful."
"Gringo Trails" refers to the well-trodden paths across the globe by "big groups of travelers with power."
And "gringo" no longer just means white faces, says Vail.
In the past few decades, the traveling middle class has expanded to include different faces from many different cultures.
This is the first feature film from Vail, who works full time as the associate director of the Center for Media, Culture and History at New York University.
MORE: Vang Vieng: Backpacker heaven or hedonistic hell?
CNN Travel spoke to Vail about where tourism harms and helps and about the evolution of so-called "dark tourism."
CNN: What caught your attention about Yossi Ghinsberg's story in Bolivia?
Pegi Vail: It formed the beginning and end of the film because it showed how travelers' storytelling can facilitate what I call "tourism globalization."
CNN: What is "tourism globalization"?
PV: I liken it to urban gentrification.
Backpackers are like artists [and others who gentrify neglected areas].
But artists end up staying -- only to be displaced themselves eventually. Backpackers move in and out of the places they visit, but the process is similar.
Intrepid travelers go into a place, they tell stories about it, then more people come.
Guidebooks cover it, novels get written and feature films are made -- "The Beach," for example.
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CNN: So what's the problem?
[As] more people come, there might not be the infrastructure to support such growth.
Or the big operators come in and reap the benefit.
CNN: You've been making this documentary since 1999 -- what surprised you along the way?
PV: It surprised me how little travelers think about their own role and how few local voices we hear [in areas affected by tourism].
Independent travelers, who mostly come from the middle class in industrialized countries, often travel to the poorest parts of the countries they visit in search of their idea of the "most authentic."
They're looking for pre-modern, romanticized images.
Lina, the Italian tourist in my film visiting Timbuktu, talks about "Out of Africa" and "Lawrence of Arabia" in the same line -- even though they're in totally different parts of Africa.
CNN: Is there a right or wrong way to travel?
PV: Look, if you're just going to Koh Pha Ngan for the full moon party, to cross it off your bucket list, then that's the wrong reason to travel.
You could have a party at home -- you're just using the place as a backdrop.
And, yes, you might be bringing money into a town when you travel there but the relationship with local people has to be managed -- they need to be at the planning table.
CNN: What are some tips on traveling responsibly?
Pegi Vail: First, no matter what your budget, it costs nothing to research your destination, to find out more about the environment and the culture.
I would read local writers who've written about their own culture -- or at the very least your guidebook's history section.
Learn about the dos and don'ts.
If someone says, "Don't go naked on the beach," then don't go naked on the beach!
READ: 20 biggest travel mistakes
CNN: What's your own backpacking background?
PV: I've traveled in more than 75 countries, but not always as a backpacker.
I'm a travel addict.
CNN: What's addictive about it?
PV: The new experiences that expand your understanding of the world and your relationship with different cultures.
I actually feel more at home when I'm away.
CNN: Apart from backpacking, what other kinds of tourism are you looking at?
PV: "Dark tourism" [travel to sites associated with suffering and danger] has been happening for years now, but some travelers are taking it to extremes.
However, communities can use dark tourism to retell their own history.
The Mexican town of El Alberto simulates [illegal] border crossings into the United States for tourists, for example.
Or there's the Bolivian mining town of Potosí, which conducts mine tours -- despite the dangerous conditions below ground.
Indigenous miners there get to tell their side of the story, not the colonialist version of events.
CNN: Where do you want to go next?
PV: Mongolia -- for the wide-open spaces.
"Gringo Trails" was released in November 2013 in North America, through Icarus Films, and is now showing on the global festival circuit.
Upcoming screenings: Sebastopol Documentary Festival, in California, March; and the Environmental Film Festival, in Washington, D.C., on March 19.


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ASRock Z87 OC Formula/AC Review
by Ian Cutress on July 26, 2013 10:00 AM EST- Posted in
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When we tested the ASRock Z77 OC Formula, I described it as 'the best ASRock motherboard I have ever tested'. Today we test the Z87 version to see if it can beat it.
ASRock Z87 OC Formula/AC Overview
The Z77 version of this board hit several important milestones in the motherboard market. At $230/$240 it overclocked well, provided a nice user experience, and came with overclocking features that competitive overclockers liked, all in that cheap price bracket. The Z87 attempts to go a bit further, and at an extra cost over the Z77 model ($328 vs. $230) it has to provide in that price bracket something special. ASRock are known for implementing some off-the-wall ideas, and for Z87 we get:
Conformal Coating: Using a superhydrophobic coating on the motherboard, traces and IC joints are protected from moisture (although the slots where we connect other components are still susceptible).
HDMI-In: By adding a HDMI-In port onto the motherboard, as we saw on the Z87 Extreme6/AC, we can sort of consolidate various elements of our entertainment center (PC, console, tablet, laptop) with one video cable going into the monitor rather than several.
802.11ac: One of ASRock's big pushes is to engage the new high speed protocol. Several of the motherboards in ASRock's range come in both flavors with ~$20-30 price difference, but others such as the Z87E-ITX are in an AC flavor only.
Purity Audio: All motherboards $200 and up now use 'Purity Audio', which is ASRock's marketing term for their ALC1150 solution, using an EM shield for the codec, separating the audio traces into a separate layer on the PCB, and additional headphone amplifiers to support 600 ohm headphones.
With the high praise bestowed upon the Z77 OC Formula, other manufacturers raced to provide something similar at the $200-$240 price segment. There seems to be a lot of sales in that region, and ASRock have jumped the gun a little with this full sized ATX Z87 OC Formula/AC motherboard now at $328 (non-AC a little less), ASRock also created a micro-ATX version (the Z87M OC Formula) at $200, although it comes with fewer features than the full fat edition.
In terms of actual user experience and performance, ASRock are producing a well performing and easy to use platform from which to base the rest of their products (at least on the absolute performance and BIOS side – the software side still needs some polish beyond XFast). Using our new i7-4770K CPU we were able to push the motherboard to 4.6 GHz at 1.32 volts without any freezing issues in the BIOS (see the BIOS section). At stock the Z87 OC Formula implements MultiCore Turbo, giving good performance in CPU tasks – the XFast USB software provides more superb USB performance data as well.
I rather like the ASRock BIOS – it comes across as very easy to read, and the OC Formula has a long list of NickShih (their in-house overclocker) approved overclock profiles for users to attempt in order to get the best automatic overclock for the system. Using these automatic overclock options as a guide, our CPU sample was able to adapt at similar speeds but lower voltages – the ASRock profiles of course have to cater for all manner of voltage hungry CPUs. In terms of memory overclock, we were able to push our G.Skill DDR3-3000 memory kit above 3150 MHz, stable.
There are a few areas where ASRock need to improve. Firstly the jump in price will come as a bit of a shock – the $230 price point for the Z77 version of the OC Formula was perfect and Gigabyte are in a prime position to take up that market if the Z87M OC Formula (the micro-ATX version) does not capture the audience. At the new $328 price point, features like the superhydrophobic coating might seem like a gimmick, but I can see some extreme overclockers might be glad for this feature and would hope others follow (depending on the extra BOM [bill-of-materials] cost). The software from ASRock also needs a tweak – the new A-Tuning (called Formula Drive on OC Formula boards) is still a work-in-progress, and there are plenty of avenues through which to develop the software into something that can compete against the better software packages.
For most users looking at the Z87 OC Formula/AC, it might be worth just turning the head slightly to the micro-ATX version. At $130 cheaper it seems to offer an almost identical package (with slightly fewer controllers, no 802.11ac and no hydrophobic coating), ideal for single and dual GPU setups. That is, I fear, going to be the Z87 OC Formula's biggest challenge.
Visual Inspection
The Z87 OC Formula keeps the same yellow and black livery as the Z77 model, and in this instance our heatsink covering the power delivery is also large and contains the dual air/water solution as before. Again, the diameter for the integrated liquid cooling is 1/4", and this would seem to suggest that this type of arrangement (on the overclocking boards aimed at 'mainstream enthusiasts') is here to stay and cost effective for the manufacturers.
Also again we get a small fan attached to the power delivery heatsink. There are groups of users that dislike this arrangement but furing testing I could not hear it over the sound of the other components of the system (in an open test bed), so as long as nothing gets jammed in there it will not cause any initial issues. The fan can be removed with a small screwdriver if required, it is not compulsory but ASRock feel it will aid cooling if left enabled.
One thing to notice in the socket area is the use of two 12V 8-pin power connectors for the CPU. This is fairly abnormal on most Haswell motherboards, most of which only have a single 8-pin (or 4-pin in small form factors/cost down models). The reason for this is the extreme overclockers who might push the power envelope of the CPU beyond 400-500W. Current records for Haswell under liquid nitrogen on the Z87 OC Formula put the CPU around 7 GHz, or 6xxx MHz stable enough for 3D benchmarks.
For regular users, the Z87 OC Formula uses seven fan headers in total, five within reach of the CPU. There are two CPU fan headers on the top of the motherboard (one 4-pin, one 3-pin), two 3-pin headers to the bottom left of the power delivery heatsink (3-pin), and another above the SATA connectors (also 3-pin). The final two fan headers are at the bottom of the motherboard, one 4-pin and one 3-pin. From the software and BIOS, all of these fan headers (either individually or as groups) should support a multi-stage fan profile.
Moving clockwise around the motherboard from the socket area, we have our memory slots in alternating black and yellow. Unfortunately these do not use the single sided latch system that I am ever increasingly fond of – the double sided latch that the OC Formula (and most other motherboards) uses can cause issues with large GPUs in the top memory slot when changing memory. While it may not be of concern to most, for users that might upgrade regularly (or overclockers that take hardware in and out all the time), it might be a suggested upgrade for ASRock in the future to help with single-sided latch memory slots.
In the top right we have our RapidOC buttons which use software and a driver in the OS to help overclock the system on the fly (voltage, CPU multiplier and BCLK are adjustable). Almost all overclocking oriented models now have something similar, either via buttons or an external panel. Below the RapidOC are a series of fourteen voltage check points, with VCore, VCCIO, VRIN, VDIMM and so on all accounted for, along with plenty of ground lines.
Above the voltage check points is a server based feature that is creeping into some manufacturer mainstream models – the onboard USB port. In this case, ASRock have syphoned off a USB 3.0 port on board. This feature is nominally used in the server space when dealing with software that requires a USB dongle certification, and by having the USB connector on the motherboard aids in maintenance when there are not 50 cables or dongles attached to each server. But having it on a consumer level motherboard is a little different – it is very rare (except in prosumer solutions) to be in this situation, so the main use I see is for extreme overclockers trying to save screenshots from their sessions. Having a USB port on board means that the overclocker does not need to reach around to the rear IO, potentially nudging hardware that should be fixed in place, to save the scores. Another potential use for this USB is a USB bootable system without dealing with the rear IO.
Next to the USB port are a series of on/off switches. The first bank of four deals with the full length PCIe slots on the motherboard, which can be disabled via these switches. This is a technique helpful to overclockers such that when the system is fully populated with GPUs and copper pots, and rather than having to fiddle around removing one GPU to then set scores in a different CFX/SLI mode, the slot can be disabled such that the system will not see it and the GPU can be left in until the end of the session. To a certain extent it also helps reviewers testing multi-GPU setups, such that we do not need to remove GPUs until the end. The two switches beneath the PCIe ones are for extreme overclockers – LN2 mode and Slow Mode. The LN2 mode switch is a flag for the BIOS to read which opens up the BIOS to more options and larger voltage ranges. Slow mode is used by overclockers to reduce the CPU speed down to idle – this means that after a good benchmark run the system can be a lot more stable at idle. The number of times there have been scores on screen that have been lost due to BSODs derived from instability are a dime a dozen, so this is why the slow mode switch has found its way onto various overclocking motherboard models.
Going down the motherboard we find two USB 3.0 headers from an ASMedia hub, and by virtue of having two headers ASRock have included a USB bay in with the motherboard package to help fill one of those slots (with the other to be used by the PC case). The ten SATA ports underneath are split such that six are from the Intel Z87 PCH and the other four are from ASMedia ASM1061 controllers.
The chipset heatsink does not cover these controllers, but it does have a new design to cover the PCH. The more interesting element here is the new debug display underneath the chipset, featuring an LCD screen that can be adjusted to show BIOS codes, CPU temperatures and voltages.
This is clearly something new on a motherboard, where previously we have been used to a two-digit debug display. This new LCD screen shows what each of the BIOS codes mean during POST, and is controllable through the RapidOC buttons. There might not be much use for the regular end user, but it does help the open-bench enthusiast and overclocker help keep track of some of the internal values. The only issue I had is that the firmware is not 100% yet – the reading for the CPU temperature did not rise in line with what the CPU or BIOS was reporting, and thus I think it is pointing to the wrong temperature sensor. The Z87 OC Formula has an additional 12 temperature sensors on board above and beyond the ones integrated into the CPU and the chipset, meaning that there is greater variety for display (as well as software potential, more on that later).
On the bottom of the motherboard is our common group of headers and buttons – from left to right we have front panel audio, 4-pin molex for PCIe power, COM port, 4-pin fan header, USB 2.0 header, a 3-pin fan header, another USB 2.0 header, a BIOS select switch, a Clear_CMOS button, power/reset buttons and front panel header. A couple of things on this – the extra power to the PCIe is still the 4-pin molex on motherboards. I fear the 4-pin molex is a dying connector, being superseded almost entirely by SATA power. Most motherboards use either a SATA power connector or a 6-pin PCIe power connector for extra PCIe power, but ASRock are still holding on to the old molex. It needs an update, from my perspective. Also of note is the BIOS select switch, which aids power users in selecting from two of the removable BIOS chips on board.
For the on-board audio, ASRock's implementation of audio focuses around Purity Sound. This is ASRock's name for the ALC1150 package, with the codec from Realtek. The ALC1150 affords better dynamic range on two channels than the ALC898, and motherboard manufacturers are now moving into this area with enhanced filter caps and headphone amplifiers. ASRock uses the TI NE5532 headphone amp alongside an EM shield for the codec and a splitting of digital/analog traces of the motherboard to reduce interference.
Another 'feature' of the Z87 OC Formula is that the motherboard is equipped with four full length PCIe lanes, but no PLX8747 chip to increase the lane count. This means that the following GPU allocations are possible:
One GPU: x16 in PCIe 1
Two GPUs: x8/x8 in PCIe 1/3
Three GPUs: x8/x4/x4 in PCIe 1/2/3
Four GPUs: x8/x4/x4 + PCIe 2.0 x4 in PCIe 1/2/3/4
This also means that the motherboard uses the x8/x4/x4 allocation from the CPU and then four lanes from the chipset for the final slot. This restricts the motherboard to two-way SLI only (as long as nothing is put into PCIe 2) due to the x8 limitation that SLI has. The PCIe 2.0 x4 from the chipset, at the bottom of the motherboard, can be used at any time for an AMD GPU or additional PCIe card, but in terms of GPU performance the PCIe 2.0 x4 becomes a bottleneck at higher gaming requirements. For compute users who do not worry about SLI/CFX, the system will recognize video cards in all four ports at their respective lane allocations.
In the middle of PCIe 1 and 2 we have a mini-PCIe slot, which on the AC model of the motherboard contains a Broadcom 802.11ac card. This has two connectors for the antenna supplied in the motherboard box, which causes wires to be routed around various parts of the PCB to get outside the case. This could be a potential issue – I prefer ASUS' solution of having mini-PCIe type arrangements on the rear IO to avoid this issue.
For the rear IO, we get two USB 2.0 ports, a PS/2 keyboard port, HDMI-In, HDMI-Out, eight USB 3.0 ports (four Intel, four Etron), an Intel I217V Ethernet port, a Clear_CMOS button and audio jacks. With the focus of this motherboard on overclocking, it makes sense to restrict video outputs from the CPU, although I could imagine some users might have liked a dual NIC scenario (though one could arguably use the PCIe 2.0 x4 for an add-in card).
One other feature not immediately relevant on the Z87 OC Formula is what they call 'Conformal Coating', which is a fancy name for the superhydrophobic (hydro = water, phobic = fear, super = super) coating designed to repel water. This coating is actually just a fine layer of silicone over most of the motherboard, covering ICs, traces and most exposed chip/resistor connections to the motherboard. It is removable with a sharp object and a little bit of force, but nothing that a normal motherboard would encounter, and I did have some patchy spots on top of ICs which were not covered. Obviously the connectors themselves (PCIe, SATA, IO, USB) did not have this coating, as for silicone it would be too thick to allow electron tunneling between the connector and the port. For electron tunneling to occur, we need sub 3nm thickness of coating, and even then there would be issues with signal quality as tunneling is not a 100% phenomenon. The overall effect of the superhydrophobic coating however is to aid extreme overclockers when they use coolants below the freezing point of the moisture in the air, which causes condensation on the components. By providing this barrier (overclockers often use paper towels with dielectric grease/artists eraser to make their own barrier), it provides an extra level of protection beyond the overclocker's own preparation.
Board Features
ASRock Z87 OC Formula/AC | |||||||
Price | Link | ||||||
Size | E-ATX | ||||||
CPU Interface | LGA-1150 | ||||||
Chipset | Intel Z87 | ||||||
Memory Slots |
Four DDR3 DIMM slots supporting up to 32 GB Up to Dual Channel, 1066-3000 MHz |
Video Outputs |
HDMI-Out HDMI-In |
Onboard LAN | Intel I217V | ||||||
Onboard Audio | Purity Sound (ALC1150) | ||||||
Expansion Slots |
3 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16, x8/x8, x8/x4/x4) 1 x PCIe 2.0 x4 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 1 x mini-PCIe |
Onboard SATA/RAID |
6 x SATA 6 Gbps (PCH), RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 4 x SATA 6 Gbps (ASMedia 1061) |
5 x USB 3.0 (PCH) [4 backpanel, 1 onboard] 4 x USB 3.0 (ASMedia 1041) [2 headers] 4 x USB 3.0 (Etron EJ188H) [4 backpanel] |
Flex IO x+y+z = 18 |
If PCIe x1 occupied, USB 3.0 port reduces to USB 2.0 |
Onboard |
10 x SATA 6 Gbps 2 x USB 3.0 Headers 2 x USB 2.0 Headers 1 x USB 3.0 Port 8 x Fan Headers 12 x Temperature Sensors Power/Reset/Clear_CMOS switches 14 x Voltage Measurement Points Rapid OC Buttons 1 x PCIe On/OFF LCD Display (Post Status Checker) Slow Mode Switch LN2 Mode Switch BIOS Selection Switch |
Power Connectors |
1 x 24-pin ATX Power 2 x 8-pin CPU Power 1 x Molex VGA Power |
Fan Headers |
2 x CPU (4-pin, 3-pin) 4 x CHA (4-pin, 3 x 4-pin) 1 x PWR (3-pin) 1 x MOS (3-pin) |
IO Panel |
2 x USB 2.0 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port HDMI-In HDMI-Out 4 x USB 3.0 (Intel) 4 x USB 3.0 (Etron EJ188H) 1 x Intel I217V Gigabit Ethernet Clear_CMOS Button Audio Jacks |
Warranty Period | 3 Years | ||||||
Product Page | Link |
Typically if you were to present me with a $330 motherboard, I would require a PLX chip for multi-GPU scenarios. ASRock have taken that chip away and reinvested the resources into other features, such as the Conformal Coating and the LCD Panel. This means that we have an overall lower performance in 3-way or 4-way AMD GPU, as well as a limitation to 2-way SLI, but a couple of features to help overclockers. Despite these features, overclockers will always strive for the best motherboard for their overclock regardless of price, suggesting that in the future ASRock may release an OC Formula Plus type arrangement with that PLX chip.
For the home user, the combo power cooling, ten SATA 6 Gbps ports, twelve USB 3.0 ports and AC WiFi (Broadcom BCM94352HMB, a 2x2:2 dual band a/b/g/n+ac half-height mini-PCIe card) are positive points to be had. The additional twelve temperature sensors is something we have only seen on the ASUS TUF range, and HDMI-In is an ASRock-only feature for the time being are also points to consider. In terms of extreme overclockers, the OC Formula (without AC) is a nice looking board with positive reports, however at $330, for most home users, competition from the $200 range is hard to ignore. It is not easy to sell a $230 motherboard one generation (Z77 OC Formula) and call a $330 model the same name the next generation (Z87 OC Formula); users are savvy enough to recognize the big price difference and ask 'why' before they see any hardware comparison.
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Sabresiberian - Friday, July 26, 2013 - link
I like the idea of a conformal coating, but ASRock needs to have done its homework thoroughly. Such a coating can actually cause components to fail because the rise and fall of temperatures flexes the component parts and solder joints as the coating literally pulls the components down when the system gets colder. This can happen at relatively normal temperature ranges, bringing board components down to temps they might see with a little spilled LN2 makes it even more critical. That being said, it is probably less of an issue now than it was 30 years ago when I was involved in the testing of conformal coatings on circuit boards. :)
I wouldn't let it stop me from buying the board, as I say I like the idea, but it would be in the back of my mind if I did. It IS a great idea to protect the mainboard from the effects of condensation or a leak in a water cooling system. A +1 in my book for ASRock. -
GuardianAngel470 - Saturday, July 27, 2013 - link
It seems to have been a while since you last looked at conformal coatings. The ONLY artificial coating I know of described as Superhydrophobic is Neverwet, a recent advancement in nanotechnology.
It can be applied to clothing, fabrics, metals, plastics, and a heck of a lot else without the need for restrictive layers like previous coatings. It's more like a paint than a coating. -
owan - Monday, July 29, 2013 - link
There are lots of treatments that can be described as "superhydrophobic" other than Neverwet, which is just a brand name. It could be one of several different nano-structures, silicones, or fluorochemicals. Extremely hydrophobic materials are not new -
zero2dash - Friday, July 26, 2013 - link
Dat LCD....that is some neat stuff. I hope to see Gigabyte do something similar in the future. -
buzznut - Tuesday, July 30, 2013 - link
I have to agree, I've only bought two motherboards over $200, one was an ASUS Crosshair 1 that never worked right and the Asrock Z77 OC formula which is in RMA right now. Both of which tech support is almost non-existent.
I will certainly think twice before ordering another mobo over $200. I am an enthusiast and modder, but it just doesn't make sense to spend that much money when I've had $100 motherboards that are still in service after 5 years. -
Hrel - Friday, July 26, 2013 - link
Lol $330. If you spend over 200 on a motherboard you're an idiot.
If you spend over 150 you don't care about value.
Competitive overclockers excluded from "idiot" category. It's ok to be frivolous on a hobby. -
Slash3 - Saturday, July 27, 2013 - link
So, what you're saying is that it's priced just fine for the features it delivers? -
tech6 - Monday, July 29, 2013 - link
So called enthusiast boards are mostly a waste of money. There are few commonly run apps that significantly benefit from CPU or memory overclocking. For that sort of money you'd be better off with a second graphics card or an SSD. -
iTzSnypah - Friday, July 26, 2013 - link
Please please learn to overclock Haswell. You are killing the potential of these reviews with novice overclocking.
When an automatic overclock uses the same CPU voltage as your manual overclock to reach 4.6Ghz you know you are doing something wrong. -
Razorbak86 - Saturday, July 27, 2013 - link
"As a competitive overclocker myself, I find this hobby of mine absolutely fascinating. I have had some mild success personally, hitting near the top of the enthusiast league for several years, achieving success in local competitions and I currently hold a number of UK records. I joined HWBot before I really got into enthusiast hardware, and through HWBot I joined the local UK team and luckily I had a chance encounter at a Gigabyte overclocking event with an AnandTech editor which started my writing career." - Ian Cutress
Just out of curiosity, how many overclocking records do you hold?


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