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NEC PA271W - When Accuracy and Consistency Matterby Chris Heinonen on 5/1/2012 1:55 PM EST
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SlyNine - Tuesday, May 01, 2012 - linkCRTs had their own problems. Geometry not lining up, convergence. CRTs were far from perfect.
Whats sad is manufactures completely abandoned the market. I would probably have been using CRTs up until this 120hz LCD if I actually had an option. Reply
Dantte - Tuesday, May 01, 2012 - linkfunny you say this. I'm still using a NEC FP2141 CRT as my main gaming monitor, but this is changing as of this week. I just ordered an Asus 27" 120Hz VG278H, I hope it doesnt disappoint. Reply
Sabresiberian - Wednesday, May 02, 2012 - linkUgh I couldn't stand that monitor. 1920x1080 on a 27" screen? No way, those pixels are the size of a truck.
That, of course, would probably be a different story at television viewing distance. At monitor distance? Not for me.
It's hard though; 2560x1440 and 60 Hz, or 1920x1080 at 120Hz? Frankly, I don't like either option very much. I'm used to 60Hz though, so I decided on 2560x1440 and bought a Dell U2711 (a few months before the HP was available). Let me tell you, as someone whose other monitor is a Sony GDM FW900 CRT, I'm very pleased with the U2711.
In my mind, the picture quality of the best CRTs still is overall better than the best LCDs, and I, like you, can only wonder at where they would be if development had continued. Still, I think the LCD has a better future, so I'm not complaining too much. I just wish they'd get on with building better quality ones (especially better refresh rates).
The main advantages, of course, are price and size. The Sony FW900 was $2500 back in the early 2000's, and 21-22" was about the limit, and it's hard for me to imagine we could have a high quality 27" or 30" CRT at a price I could afford (not to mention the weight of such a beast!). In a way, it was fortuitous that the CRT industry pretty much died, because I probably would never have been able to buy an FW900 otherwise. (I was able to get mine for about $700, refurbished and with a one year warranty, about 3 years ago.)
Size is a big factor, for me, and the reason I won't buy another CRT, even the fabulous FW900. There are of course other factors. I'm leaning towards a 30" for my next purchase - but frankly, again, I'm not happy with my options. Current 30" monitors have an acceptable pixel pitch, for me, but just barely, and it's really going to stand out since I have the better one in the 27" 2560x1440 format.
;) Reply
Dracusis - Wednesday, May 02, 2012 - linkI have a Dell WFP2707 which is 27" 1920x1200, the pixel pitch is perfect for me, any smaller and I'd be leaning in too far to read things and wouldn't be able to "see" everything at once. IMO it's a better match than 2560x1440 and it's a lot easier to drive at native res for games - and with all the cheap shader based AA options now you really don't notice the pixels at all. Dot pitch is no bigger than the old 19" 1280x1024 displays. Generally IO'm about 2.5 ft away form my display when using it..
Also, as a designer, pixels are my stock in trade so I kinda like being able to see them If I lean in close. Reply
dragonsqrrl - Friday, September 27, 2013 - link...wow Reply
IllegalTacos - Monday, May 14, 2012 - linkI have that monitor and I really like it. The pixels are large, as Sabresiberian said, but personally I am not bothered by it. I went from 60hz to 120hz so I was grinning at the fluid motion of dragging windows around. Since you're probably going to be playing 3D games, I'll just mention it's awesome. If you aren't on the Nvidia 3D forum, here's the link <http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showforum=209&g...
I'd suggest Crysis 2, Battlefield 3, and Trine 2 for great 3D. The 3D vision forum does have plenty of suggestions though. I hope you enjoy it!
Also, I didn't get that weird oval effect a lot of people reported. Apparently ASUS fixed that with the new batches, but it's still best to keep an eye out for it.
<http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1653278> Link to the relevant thread. Reply
DanNeely - Tuesday, May 01, 2012 - linkOnce mass market consumers and professionals abandoned CRTs there weren't enough users left to maintain production lines. Reply
Sabresiberian - Wednesday, May 02, 2012 - linkI think it was the other way around; the industry jumped on the LCD bandwagon and didn't even try to compete with the CRT. The general public was largely lead by the nose to make the change.
;) Reply
cacca - Wednesday, May 02, 2012 - linkLCD are the biggest Con/Swindle of the latest 15 years.
So far we are not yet at the same level of the past CRT, you can imagine how crappy were LCDs at that time.
Basically they blackmailed reviews and created the myth of coolness for the LCD.
They were indeed thinner and lighter, really god send in this area, but utterly crap and pricey.
If they had put the same effort for the crt and short neck technologies... well we would had better crt, heavier but with no doubt superior to the LCD we have now. Reply
JonScaife - Wednesday, May 02, 2012 - linkI had some nice CRTs considering my budget (Samsung 700IFT and Iiyama VM Pro 454 spring to mind) but I prefer my HP ZR24w now to any CRT I had then - for 1 simple reason - eye strain. I put it down to the flickering on CRTs, even at 100Hz on a 17" screen it would get me after a few hours. For the vast vast majority a "consumer" (i.e. cheap) 17 or 19" flat panel now is a huge leap from the 14 and 15" "consumer" CRTs they've replaced. Geometry was always an issue with CRTs too - and only gets tougher to do the bigger the screen gets. Just try looking at a PC display on a CRT TV, even an HD CRT TV (yes, they made them, I have one!) - the geometry is awful. Good geometry large size CRTs have always been like rocking-horse dung - and were priced accordingly. Reply
sviola - Wednesday, May 02, 2012 - linkIf it wasn't for LCDs, probably no one would have monitors/tvs bigger than 30" (and a CRT that size was huge and extremely heavy). Reply
DanNeely - Wednesday, May 02, 2012 - linkRear projection TVs got into the 50/60" class. Reply
Mumrik - Wednesday, May 02, 2012 - linkAnd 32" was the standard size for a widescreen TV in the living room around here... Reply
ctbaars - Wednesday, May 02, 2012 - linkI remember the same kind of argument when we went from Vinyl to CD :/ I'm not quite buying it. Reply
Mumrik - Wednesday, May 02, 2012 - linkI'm still using a Sony FW900.
To be honest, it's not in tip-top shape anymore - the picture could be sharper. I had hoped to be able to use it until OLED arrived in the mainstream (as it was supposed to do YEARS ago). At this point I'm starting to consider 24-27" IPS panels. Reply
JohnMD1022 - Wednesday, May 02, 2012 - linkMy NEC Multisync FE992 still performs flawlessly.
When it begins to fail, I'll replace it.
Meanwhile, with each passing day, LCD technology improves and prices drop. :) Reply
futrtrubl - Tuesday, May 01, 2012 - linkThe numbers seem off for a couple of the displays with their minimum brightness settings drawing MORE power. That's the two NECs, the Apple and a Dell and BenQ. Reply
JarredWalton - Tuesday, May 01, 2012 - linkYou are correct, sir! I've updated the chart so that the colors and min/max values are now correct. Reply
cheinonen - Tuesday, May 01, 2012 - linkSorry about that, they got flipped in a version of the spreadsheet I use for the numbers and I thought they were fixed in the most recent one, but I'll update that again so it doesn't happen next time. Reply
asasa45454 - Tuesday, May 01, 2012 - linkAre you going to review them? They have input lag ~10ms, 2560x1440. Reply
JarredWalton - Tuesday, May 01, 2012 - linkBrian Klug is working on a review I believe. Stay tuned.... Reply
B3an - Wednesday, May 02, 2012 - linkNext time can you or Brian in his future review mention the fact that these are 16:10 junk, instead of 16:9, and point out why this is so stupid for the area these monitors are aimed at (they should be 2560x1600 res!). Many of which will be people that work in some area of design and would benefit from extra pixels.
These things are not for watching movies. For almost anything else including basic things like viewing this very web page, the extra vertical pixels are better. Reply
ectoplasmosis - Wednesday, May 02, 2012 - linkIf you're going to go on a bizarre rant, at least make sure you've got your aspect ratios the right way round. Reply
theoryzero - Tuesday, May 01, 2012 - linkNEC's page mentions "Rapid Response" or "Response Improve" feature that can be enabled using the MultiProfiler software. Does that feature help with the processing lag? Reply
Senti - Tuesday, May 01, 2012 - linkIt doesn't. It enables panel overdrive. With it it becomes one of the fastest IPS panels I've seen, but you also get quite bad overdrive artifacts. Reply
weiln12 - Tuesday, May 01, 2012 - linkYou mention for gaming the HP is the best bet, yet it's worse in lag than the Apple 27". From my quick perusal of the charts appeared to be worse in most categories for color reproduction and everything else.
The prices don't seem that far off either based on a cursory Google search of the HP ZR2740w and Apple's given prices.
Could you mind clarifying why the HP is the best bet for gaming, is there something I'm missing? Reply
cheinonen - Tuesday, May 01, 2012 - linkThe Apple only works with Thunderbolt, so that's not going to be an option for most gamers, who still use a PC and not a Mac. The HP is incredibly close to the Apple in most numbers, and the lag measurement used for the HP is far more accurate than the one used for the Apple, so they could be closer than the charts indicate. Reply
ectoplasmosis - Wednesday, May 02, 2012 - linkThe Thunderbolt version isn't the only one available.
I'm using a displayport 27" Cinema Display connected to both a PC (DVI) and Mac Pro (mDP) via an mDP KVM switch. By far the best screen I've ever laid eyes on, and crystal-clear with no horrible murky anti-glare coating like almost every other 2560x1440 27" screen. Reply
AeroWB - Wednesday, May 02, 2012 - linkThe high gloss display of Apple screen may look fancy and give more punch to the colors, but it can be extremely annoying depending on the room lighting and even in a medium lit room high gloss displays are extremely bad when displaying dark content, as you will see your own reflexion more clearly then the content being displayed.
Glossy displays do work well in very dark rooms, but I doubt it is good to work in a dark room and stare into a big light. I do not think it is a coincidence that all professional displays and laptops are non-gloss and in general getting a non-gloss display is the safer option. If color is important glossy screens are a very bad option even if you're careful with the room lighting. it seems to me gloss is so prevalent in the consumer space as it is cheaper to built and looks fancier when displaying bright content. Though it must be said those non-glare coatings do have some influence on the brightness and sharpness of the display though after using my PA241W for about a year I am very happy I did not get the glossy Apple display (which a friend of mine has) Reply
ectoplasmosis - Wednesday, May 02, 2012 - linkThe room my ACD's in is far from dark, but is arranged so that screen reflections are a complete non-issue, even with darker content.
If you've got control over your environment and lighting then a glossy screen, like you say, gives better contrast, saturation and colour accuracy than an equivalent panel with fuzzy anti-glare coating.
I know which one I prefer, and it's not about looking "fancy" in the least. Reply
doubledeej - Wednesday, May 02, 2012 - linkI'm still not able to figure out why people buy the Apple LCDs... displays from other manufacturers in the same price range have far better specs. If you compare performance to price, the Apple options are at the bottom of the list. They really aren't that good. Sure, they're great compared to a $150 Dell, but next to other options in the 27" size they don't hold up very well. Reply
ectoplasmosis - Wednesday, May 02, 2012 - linkThey use the same panel as all the other 27" 2560x1440 screens (as far as I'm aware, LG is the only manufacturer making such panels).
Apart from backlighting and features, the rest of the differentiation is in the panel manufacturing variance.
I bought mine because it's glossy (huge bonus for me), it looks fantastic and comes with serviceable speakers and a webcam built-in. And the after-sales service means if it goes tits up I can drive 5 minutes down the road and get an instant exchange.
All those things are worth the premium in my eyes. Reply
André - Wednesday, May 02, 2012 - linkIt works fine with Mini-DisplayPort to adapters.
Not sure where you got the "only works with Thunderbolt" from though. Reply
tzhu07 - Tuesday, May 01, 2012 - linkI've owned the PA271W for over a year now and it's been very great to me. I work as a web developer/designer and everything looks sharp and accurate. Surprised Anandtech just got around to showcasing the monitor. Reply
bishop2020 - Tuesday, May 01, 2012 - linkYou guys have reviewed the Dell U2711 in the past and it strikes me as the most comparable monitor to the NEC, curious why it would be omitted from the comparison tables while a bunch of smaller panels were included. Reply
InterClaw - Wednesday, May 02, 2012 - linkThat, and the Dell U3011 as well is strangely missing now. Reply
cheinonen - Wednesday, May 02, 2012 - linkOnce I get past 15 results in the data, it becomes too hard to read the results. I've been favoring the more recent results since they are done using the i1Pro and not the i1Display2, and so the results are more accurate and more directly comparable. I will see if I can pull in the 27" and 30" numbers for the past displays to replace those that are in there this week. Reply
bishop2020 - Wednesday, May 02, 2012 - linkThanks, looking forward to seeing the numbers side-by-side. In my opinion anytime I see reviews for 2560 res monitors I see them as an entirely different class of monitor and the price especially seems to segregate it from everything else as well. I could see throwing in 1 or 2 of the higher-rated 1920 screens for reference but anyone whose even considering spending $700-$1200 for a monitor probably knows they want a 2560 res monitor for a reason and isn't considering a 1920 at all so the other numbers just add noise to the data they're really looking for. Thanks again :) Reply
Veni - Tuesday, May 01, 2012 - linkThe NEC's built in KVM/USB switch functionality is very intriguing to me. Does anyone know of any cheaper monitors which have the ability to switch the USB uplink based on the display input? Reply
tygrus - Tuesday, May 01, 2012 - link".. for my use .."
Reviews like this should have multiple headings with sections targeted at a different audience. It's OK to include your 'general home use' self but don't forget that there may be others who do graphical/multimedia work or hobby that appreciate some of the more advanced features. Let the reader choose which target audience they are and focus on a different conclusion. Don't discount just because it's not recommended for gamers. Reply
cheinonen - Tuesday, May 01, 2012 - linkAnd that's why in the conclusion I have a section that reads "If you are a design professional who needs accurate color more than anything else, and things like display uniformity and a wider gamut are of high importance, then you are the target for the NEC. You already know you might need this, which features you can't live without, and are willing to pay the extra price."
I'm not discounting it because of my use or because I'm not a hard core gamer, I'm drawing the conclusion that if you aren't in that target audience that I already covered in the conclusion, there are other monitors that likely offer a better price/performance ratio for you, or in the case of gaming that offer better performance overall. I tried to cover in depth all of the extra features that design industry professionals would use, as that is the target for the monitor, but also cover it for a general audience as well. Reply
analogworm - Wednesday, May 02, 2012 - linkChris,
In this review you state Nec as being top of the line for graphics proffessionals. Ofcourse your review fully supports this statement, and i have no doubt the nec does a wonderful job. However i miss comparisons to the EIZO monitors, as ive been thought EIZO is top of the line for graphical use, albeit a wee bit more expensive. Could you review one of eizo's monitors for comparison? Id very much appreciate it.
kind regards,
Analogworm Reply
Origin32 - Wednesday, May 02, 2012 - linkHow I wish some manufacturer would come along with a 120Hz 2560x1440 monitor already. It's not that not having 3D is such a dealbreaker, but it is awesome and the 120Hz is actually useful in 2D FPSs too. It noticeably improved my performance when I got my Acer GD245HQ 18 months ago.
So going back to 60Hz really wouldn't be much of an upgrade, even if I got more pixels.
Oh, and I know 120 is going to be expensive. But I'm more than willing to sell my mother for one. Reply
AeroWB - Wednesday, May 02, 2012 - linkI have an PA241W, which closely resembles the PA271W. My main problem with it is the mediocre black-levels. The black-levels are fine if its standing in an well lit office though. At home the room often isn't so well lit and then it is fairly obvious that the blacks are worse then of the older IPS NEC screens like the 2090UXi which I use as a second monitor. This difference is because the newer models do not use the A-TW polarizer film. According to NEC the polarizer film was dropped as it increased the color-shift that occurs when looking at the display from the side.
What I love about he unit is the great color gamut which can make pictures more alive, and when working with sRGB I only have to press one button on the monitor to switch between color-modes.
The portrait mode is great option which I do use regularly.
Next to that I do use it to game and while I do not play the fastest FPS games, anything non-FPS is not a problem and I even play Battlefield 3 without any problems, maybe the 24" model has a slightly lower input lag then the 27" though the 24" does also have an input lag that is higher then most other displays, so the difference can't be big. Reply
MrSpadge - Wednesday, May 02, 2012 - linkThe first paragraphs, which show up in the front page, may be a nice general introduction, but say absolutely nothing about the product - not good for the front page. Reply
svojoe - Wednesday, May 02, 2012 - linkI'm curious why they used CFL's? I personally feel that the decent LED back light put out a more even and brighter color than the CFL's. At half the power consumption. 110Watts is more draw than my whole computer!
I would have otherwise been very interested in this! Reply
DanNeely - Wednesday, May 02, 2012 - linkThe best CFLs still have wider gamut and lower deltaE than the best LED backlights. Although other people buy them, the 2560 monitor market in general and NEC (among others) in particular are targetting profesional graphics/image/video editing customers for whom color quality is a much larger priority than saving $20/year on their power bill. Reply
kmmatney - Wednesday, May 02, 2012 - linkOverall, it seems like the Apple 27" is better - and cheaper even factoring in the $30 DVI adapter, while coming close to it in color quality. Reply
cheinonen - Thursday, May 03, 2012 - linkWith any of the 27" panels tested so far you could say they are "close" to the NEC, but for some people they need that extra bit of quality and uniformity for their work, irregardless of cost. It costs a lot more to get it since it takes a lot more work and engineering, but for some people it's a necessity. Reply
nurfe - Thursday, May 03, 2012 - linkExcept that Apple won't support 14 bit lookup-tables, hardware calibration, and it won't electronically correct uniformity and colour variation problems. If nothing I mentioned matters to you, go for something cheap. If you care about it, you'll get a NEC, EIZO or Quato. Reply
B3an - Wednesday, May 02, 2012 - link2560x1440 instead of 2560x1600 on a high end LCD? Disgraceful. Should be 16:9 ratio!
Most people by far will be using this for colour important work, graphic design and so on, not for watching fucking movies. Those extra vertical pixels are important, not to mention better for just about anything else, including viewing web pages. Reply
TegiriNenashi - Wednesday, May 02, 2012 - linkThe price for 2560x1600 is insane, even for ebay imports from Korea. No matter how badly ones love tall monitors it is hard to justify spending $1000 vs $350 for 11% increase in screen space. Now that 4K aka QuadHD is on horizon, it's much better strategy to shell small amount and upgrade to 4K later. It is sad that 16:10 and taller AR doesn't seem to be coming back... Reply
ggathagan - Wednesday, May 02, 2012 - linkUh.. you got it backwards, Skippy.
2560x1440 *is* 16:9
2560x1600 is 16:10 Reply
ozmia - Wednesday, May 02, 2012 - linkI like how this review seems to utterly ignore Dell's U2711? It not only has exceptional colour accuracy straight out of the box in the factory configured modes, but very respectable input lag for a 27" screen, and apart from work, I use it for games and it is fantastic.
I don't think you have been particularly non-biased, Chris, and this review has a strong wiff of the favouritism.
The U2711 is probably superior to the HP in most ways bar input lag, yet it does not even get a look in. Very poor indeed. Reply
cheinonen - Thursday, May 03, 2012 - linkSomeone else wrote the U2711 review, and I've never had the opportunity to use one myself. Any comparisons I make between the two would only be based on my reading of reviews of the display and not from actual use, which is why I didn't mention it. Reply
nurfe - Thursday, May 03, 2012 - linkDid you read the review? The two monitors are in two completely different classes. NEC has a 14 bit lookup-table, hardware calibration, electronically corrects uniformity and colour distribution problems etc. The Dell is a normal ISP office monitor. Reply
bishop2020 - Thursday, May 03, 2012 - linkI've read both this review and the earlier U2711 review that Anandtech did and would disagree that they aren't comparable.
Uncalibrated DE - Dell 2.24, NEC 7.07.
Calibrated DE - Dell 1.06, NEC 1.1.
AdobeRGB - Dell 96%, NEC 106%.
I'm not saying the NEC isn't a better monitor, I actually wholly agree with you on that point, but to say it's in a different class and not worth comparison seems a tad elitist. Many professionals don't work in AdobeRGB (see http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/adobe-rgb.htm) and many don't have access to calibration equipment so a lower shipping DE may be something they're more interested in.
As someone who uses a professional 27" monitor daily I have no problem lumping the Dell & HP in with the NEC & Eizos of the world if only for additional data points even if I don't expect them to come out on top (though I make no assumptions that they can't be superior). The requirements you or I might put on a monitor don't necessarily apply to everyone and seeing the comparisons helps people make informed decisions. That said, I respect the author's decision not to include any direct comparison due to lack of first-hand experience in reviewing the Dell. Reply
nurfe - Friday, May 04, 2012 - linkBut that's entirely my point. Using a professional monitor without setting it up correctly, and wihout taking full advantage of its features doesn't make any sense. Of course you'll get similar result buying something else, like a Dell, since you're ignoring the premium features you just paid for.
Thus, I very much diasgree that finding the common lowest denominator is ground for a comparison. Reply
bjnicholls - Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - linkOMG, Ken Rockwell on displays? Next I'll see him referenced as an expert on toaster ovens.
A professional who isn't provided or can't afford calibration tools isn't a very valuable or valued professional. You need wide gamut if you design for print. But even more, you need a display that has color and luminance uniformity so you can view and work with reasonable precision on large images and designs.
I just returned a Dell U3011 display because it had an obvious color shift across a third of the display. And looking at uniform background colors, it had really poor luminance consistency. At least compared to my aging NEC 3090 display.
I was hoping that a Dell would be "good enough" for design and image editing, but I'm back to finding the best buys I can get on NEC displays. The difference is not subtle and if your work requires consistent, accurate color you should at least aspire to a display designed to deliver the performance you need.
It's interesting that people who spend thousands of dollars on cameras and lenses with excellent image capture capability will cheap out on the one most critical tool they need to view and work with those images. It's like having a professional audio studio but listening to the sound via a cheap sound system. Reply
xKeGSx - Wednesday, May 02, 2012 - linkAny word on the VA278q that was announced at CES 2012? Reply
Oxford Guy - Wednesday, May 02, 2012 - linkI have three bones to pick:
1. The sRGB color space is important, more important than AdobeRGB for most users, and yet Anandtech's monitor reviews always fail to provide information about sRGB coverage and use AdobeRGB as the baseline for comparison.
2. The chart heading calling monitor gamut "color quality" is misleading, especially when dealing with wide-gamut monitors that have non-functioning sRGB modes -- leading to overly saturated color when viewing sRGB content. For many users, such a monitor would be considered to have inferior color "quality". Also, for sRGB content, a standard gamut monitor with good uniformity and good black level would have good "color quality" when used with sRGB content—potentially better than a wide-gamut monitor with poor black level. Change it to "color range", "gamut", or something else that doesn't give the impression that the colors the monitor is capable of representing are somehow better simply because there are more of them.
3. There is still no mention of PWM flicker in the article, or whether or not this model uses PWM or constant control. Reply
Oxford Guy - Wednesday, May 02, 2012 - linkThe other problem with "color quality" as a heading is that it doesn't reflect banding, noise, and other issues related to FRC dithering, the lack of a hardware LUT, broken hardware firmware (as was documented in the Dell U2410 by prad.de -- user mode wasn't working properly), and such. Reply
bjnicholls - Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - linksRGB is a small subset of ARGB. Any wide gamut display used with proper color managed workflow can accurately display the thin, weak color gruel that is sRGB.
sRGB is the "least common denominator" color space and the only thing important about it is knowing how to deliver images optimized for sRGB with as few negative effects as possible. Reply
beebbeeb - Wednesday, May 02, 2012 - linkA review of any "professional" grade monitor would not be complete without benching it against the gold standard : Eizo. On reviewing Anandtech archive the last review of an Eizo was in 2006, a shootout involving Eizo L997, which duly came out as the champ. On the strength of that review, I bought one for nearly US$2,000 in 2006, used for viewing CAD drawings. Look forward to a "hottubbing" of the NEC, Eizo and other professional monitors. Reply
appliance5000 - Wednesday, January 02, 2013 - linkI think NEC is as much a gold standard as Eizo - has that ever been a question. Reply
UrQuan3 - Thursday, May 03, 2012 - linkYou know, the funny thing is I *HATE* dimming backlights. It's like a car that adjusts the volume based on how fast you're going. I'm sure it makes benchmarks give better numbers, but it's really unplesant to use.
The backlight on my laptop changes based on how much white there is on the screen. The effect is that everytime I open a menu, all the colors on the screen change. It's implemented in the Sandybridge drivers and cannot be turned off. The only way to prevent it is to run the screen at full brightness. That seems to disable the dimming. Reply
seapeople - Saturday, May 05, 2012 - linkFWIW, I hate it when cars DON'T have auto volume based on the speed you're going. What sounds appropriate at 70 on the highway is absolutely blasting when you come to a stop. Don't understand what you'd have against it. Reply
bobbozzo - Monday, May 07, 2012 - linkYeah, the 'dynamic contrast' on my Samsung 2343BWX is unbearable for PC work. Fortunately it is easy to turn off. Reply
mtfreitasf - Thursday, May 03, 2012 - linkI have been following your monitor reviews for a while but have never heard about Eizo which has a name in the pro market. Is there an explanation for this omission? Yours. Reply


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It also allows people to be a jerk.
We all know that people are willing to say things to others on the Internet they would never, ever say in real life. Especially anonymously. I mean, what is the other person going to do, punch them through the computer screen?
But here's the thing about being a jerk on the Internet. While jerks can say things on the Internet without fear of reprisals and without batting an eyelash, the other person on the end of a barb feels it just as real as if they had heard it in real life. In some ways it hurts even more, because it feels like someone is expressing their real, unvarnished opinions.
Call it the corollary of Internet jerkdom. Every jerk action can have a vastly disproportionate and wounding reaction.
How do you know if you're being a jerk? Let me help.
- If you call someone a name on the Internet you're not getting something off your chest, you're being a jerk.
- If you call a book a piece of trash on the Internet, you're not expressing an opinion, you're being a jerk. Someone wrote that book, and there are better ways to express yourself.
- If you mock and belittle someone who has done something wrong you're not helping them learn from their mistakes, you're being a jerk.
- If you're knocking someone down to make yourself feel better you are absolutely being a jerk.
- If you're knocking someone down period you're being a jerk.
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A Giant Kentucky Fried Chicken Bucket Ends Up In Front Of A House
So, a Waynesboro, Georgia resident was driving by her house and noticed something odd. Aleena Headrick saw a giant Kentucky Fried Chicken bucket.
Headrick laughed off the oddity.
But, local TV news station WAGT wanted to know where it came from. Apparently, the bucket belongs to Freddie Taylor. Taylor is Headrick's landlord. He collects old signs and was quite excited to find this particular item.
Taylor notes, "That bucket right there, if you notice it, it doesn't say KFC. It says Kentucky Fried Chicken. That bucket's probably forty years old."
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United Technologies Corp. (UTC) is considering the future of America's leading helicopter maker, Sikorsky, and whether to sell, spinoff or forge a strategic merger for the manufacturer of the Black Hawk, one of the world's most popular military helicopters, sources said.
Of the options, sources said, divestiture or a tax-free spinoff are more likely than growth through acquisitions or mergers.
It remains unclear how quickly it could be sold or spun off as an independent entity, nor who might be a potential buyer, although Sikorsky could emerge as a tempting target for European firms eager to crack a US market that despite defense cuts remains lucrative.
Both Sikorsky and UTC, which also owns aircraft engine maker Pratt & Whitney and UTC Aerospace Systems, declined comment.
"We don't comment on market rumor or speculation," UTC spokesman John Moran said.
Brett Lambert, the Pentagon's former manufacturing and industrial policy chief, said the market is ripe for merger and acquisition activity in the defense sector.
"Now that there's some stability and visibility in the future years defense budgets, plans that had been developed in closed board rooms over the last two years of a volatile market are going to become public," Lambert said. "I expect we will see more activity, whether mergers, acquisitions or spinoffs in the next 12 months than we have seen in the last 36."
Over the past five years, the Pentagon has awarded $18 billion for Sikorsky helicopters, parts and services, making the company the leading rotorcraft provider to the DoD. Over the same period, Congress has appropriated some $42.1 billion for helicopter programs, according to data provided by VisualDoD, a Virginia-based defense consulting firm.
The H-60 family is the US military's workhorse rotorcraft, used for troop and cargo transport, search-and-rescue and anti-submarine missions. In 2010, about 45 percent of DoD's helicopter budget went to H-60 and associated programs, but that share declined in fiscal 2014 to 35 percent.
Indeed, Sikorsky's overall sales are declining. When UTC released its earnings for 2013 on Jan. 22, Sikorsky's operating profit margin was down 1 percentage point and net sales were down 9 percent. By contrast, UTC saw total sales rise 9 percent to $62.6 billion.
UTC's director of investor relations, Jay Malave, attributed Sikorsky's declining sales to weak overseas demand during the company's earnings call.
"The sales decline was driven by lower international ... military aftermarket volumes, which were [only] partially offset by higher commercial shipments," he said.
UTC is one of a declining number of multi-industrial companies with a leading presence in defense. While there are some groups with comparatively small footprints in defense, the only other similar entity is Textron.
The defense market used to be dominated by such companies, but during the 1990s defense downturn, most multi-industrials divested their defense businesses, which reformed into the consolidated defense titans that dominate the market today.
While any effort by UTC to divest Sikorsky might be seen as an echo of those prior moves, it isn't necessarily a harbinger of similar moves by the few remaining multi-industrials, said Byron Callan, an analyst with Capital Alpha Partners.
"It says more about the dynamics of the helicopter market," he said. "It's been a good business, but it has some real challenges and dynamics five years from now. Why wouldn't you take those steps now?"
While sources said UTC has discreetly discussed a sale with potential buyers, analysts said that a tax-free spinoff could be more desirable, given the enormous potential tax liability of most outright sales.
"This is certainly the appropriate time in the cycle for companies to be examining their portfolios and deciding what they want to focus on, and not," said Pierre Chao, a managing partner at Renaissance Strategic Advisors. "I would not be surprised in the grand scheme of things to see activities like this and or others pursuing it."
Contractors such as ITT, L-3 Communications, Northrop Grumman and SAIC have all used spinoffs to divest units and the tax obligations that go with them. In most cases, investors viewed the divested companies as a drag on the margins of the parent company, creating the perception that greater value could be unlocked by separating them.
UTC, however, isn't in the same position, Callan said.
"I don't think shareholders have looked at Sikorsky as an albatross," he said.
While Sikorsky is the Pentagon's leading helicopter supplier, Boeing is No. 2, with $11.7 billion dedicated to Chinook cargo and Apache attack helicopter programs over the past five years.
The Bell-Boeing joint venture that builds the V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft is No. 3 with $11.6 billion over the same period, according to VisualDoD. Bell Helicopter, a division of conglomerate Textron, is fourth and Airbus Helicopters (formerly Eurocopter), is fifth.
Sikorsky has worked closely with defense giant Lockheed Martin on the Seahawk naval variant of the Black Hawk, and the two have also teamed for the upcoming US Navy competition to build a new Marine One helicopter and a new US Air Force combat search-and-rescue helicopter, a 112-aircraft deal that is pending.
The Air Force has already said it would award the companies the contract for the machines if money is available in the Pentagon's 2015 budget, which is expected to head to Congress March 4.
Sikorsky and Lockheed previously paired to compete for a separate Air Force support helicopter contract that was canceled due to US defense spending cuts.
Sikorsky has invested millions of dollars of its own funds in developing the X-2, a compound helicopter that uses stacked rotors, which drastically increases the aircraft's speed and hover ability. The company plans to use the technology on the S-97 Raider, which it plans to bid in the US Army's Armed Aerial Scout program.
The Connecticut-based company, with roots dating to the early 1900s, had partnered with Boeing in the 1990s to build the Comanche, a stealthy reconnaissance and attack helicopter. The program was canceled in 2004 after nearly $7 billion had been spent on development.
A stealthy, modified Black Hawk flew Navy SEALs deep into Pakistan for the 2011 mission that killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden.
But the future of the military helicopter market is murky. The Army's Armed Aerial Scout program, an effort to replace the Bell Kiowa Warrior, is on hold, and the Army's new vertical-lift initiative is not scheduled to produce helicopters until the 2020s.


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Born in Boston on April 6, 1745, William Dawes made his living as a tanner. Like some other tradesmen of note in the city, he was an active member of the Sons of Liberty, holding meetings in his North End home and performing other tasks to support the Revolutionary cause. Although Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem immortalized another Boston tradesman, Paul Revere, Dawes also made that "midnight ride" from Boston to Lexington on April 18, 1775. He even rode a greater distance than Revere in order to secure the Americans' limited artillery. Later, Dawes served as a commissary to the Continental Army at Worcester, Mass. At the end of the century, as the Revolutionary generation began to pass away, the loss of these individuals helped bring about a national culture of public mourning.
Left: The band is of flat wide rose gold with a circular mount containing the plaited brown hair under curved crystal surrounded by 20 small pearls. Engraved in script inside band: "William Dawes / Obt. Feby 25 / 1799." The ring is stored in the original oval maroon leather-covered cardboard box with brass cover hinge and hook/eye clasp.
Right: The band is of flat narrow rose gold with an oval mount containing plaited brown hair. Includes in gold foil the initials "WAD" under a curved crystal; and surrounded by 24 small pearls, a narrow black enamel band, narrow blue enamel band, and very thin white enamel band. Engraved in script inside band: "William Dawes / Ob. Feb. 25. 1799." The ring is stored in the original round maroon leather-covered cardboard box with hinged lid, brass hinge and hook/eye clasp; the interior lined in silk. A paper label on the top of the lid is no longer legible.


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The "Toddler Was Kicked Out of KFC" Story is Apparently a Hoax
KFC is saying that they did not find "any evidence" that a three-year-old girl was asked to leave one of her restaurants due to her scars. The company would like to meet the family "so they can provide us with any additional information they would like for us to be aware of."
They are still going to give the family $30,000.
The original story from the family claims that Victoria, a three-year-old who was a victim of a pit bull attack, was turned away because her scars were disturbing other people.
A Facebook page that was created by a woman claiming to be Victoria's aunt has been suspended. But, a GoFundMe page ran by the same woman claims:
"I promise its not a hoax, I never thought any of this would blow up the way it has. The article circling the web calling this a hoax is untrue. The article it self say the investigation is not complete. It is not over until KFC releases a statement. The media outlet running this story is not connected with KFC. The family has not asked for anything, a attorney is handling all the media publicity for the family pro bono. Please do not believe untrue media. I have personally watched this family go without to provide for Victoria. They have not and would not do anything to hurt Victoria in any way."
The page has raised over $133,000.
Now, here is the extra sad part of this story.
There's another little girl named Victoria. Her parents have a Facebook page called "Victoria's Victories with Congenital Short Femur/PFFD." These people are completely unrelated to the KFC story. But, they have received a lot of negative attention from people who have mistaken their cause for the KFC hoax.
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OK, I'll bite, what happend when you tried running the same command with the ESSID included?
What card are you using? ath0 is what I see on my atheros card and if that's what you're running then I'm not sure if it's wrong, but I use ath0 for a managed wireless connection _and_ a monitor mode vap (tho not at the same time.)
airmon-ng stop ath0
airmon-ng start wifi0 # which sets up vap bringing ath0 back up in monitor mode.
Then I use the command you listed above but with ath0 as the interface.
I'm assuming now that your -a is the AP mac address and the -c is the mac of a wireless client associated with said AP.
Connecting to the AP in this scenario shouldn't enter into it. What this deauth attack does is send a packet to the client prentending to be (spoofing the source address of) this client's access point. You're not talking to the access point at all. I'm 99% sure there's no waiting for a beacon frame on a deauth attack but I can't test it this second.


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By Stephanie Sandoval
December 23, 2010
My name is Stephanie Sandoval and I am the President of the Student Government Association. I would like every Dowling student to know that it is never too late to get involved on campus. Dowling College has over 30 clubs; I am sure at least one of them will grab your interest! Take this opportunity to meet new people and make your college experience memorable.
By Peter Rice
December 3, 2010
When Dowling College President Robert J. Gaffney announced his early retirement for personal reasons, the colleges Board of Trustees appointed Board Chairman Scott Rudolph as the Interim President. As the search for a permanent president continues, Interim President Rudolph passionately and actively works towards the betterment of the college.
By Thomas Edwards
December 3, 2010
From an outsiders perspective, the Dowling College Mens Soccer team may appear to be an ordinary group of ordinary young men in a relatively ordinary college setting. But upon taking a deeper look into the inner workings of this team, one will realize that they are far from ordinary; this special group is definitely extraordinary. Over the years, the team has worked to become a staple of consistency within NCAAs Division II mens soccer.
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December 3, 2010
This business of motoring gets a bit oppressive, does it not, what with all the traffic jams and traffic cops and traffic laws and speed-limits and licences and insurance and money out the window, not to mention the dentists wives who cut you off in their modish BMWs and not to mention so many boring cars themselvesno wonder Detroit has been in trouble, as was noted more than fifty years ago. But for some intrepid souls there is more to cars than all the tedium built into the subject.
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December 3, 2010
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December 2, 2010
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Why I am here,
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Because all glistening pretenders eventually receive the bees sting.
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December 2, 2010
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December 2, 2010
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Soup has a notorious reputation for being the go-to food when youre sick. Chicken noodle is the cure-all for colds, the flu, etc . However, the steaming bowl of deliciousness goes far beyond the Campbells soup can. It wasnt until last winter that I started experimenting with soups of my own, taking Rachael Rays recipes and putting my own twist to them.
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I have a thing with books; once I find a part I like, I highlight it. In this way, I can always go back and re-read it and re-live the moments that touched my heart in some way or another. Perhaps it may be a good quote or just a part of the story I fell in love with. I have to always remember it, have a bookmark to return to that place. After finishing this book and opening it again only a few days later, the pages lit up like a Christmas tree. It was then I realized I had highlighted almost half of the book.
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December 1, 2010
When do you give up? Is it a simple question where the first fork in the road keeps you from going any further, or do you keep fighting until you get what you have come for? For 17-year-old Ree, giving up isnt an option. Living in the rural backcountry of Ozark, Ree doesnt have much but her home and family: an ill-minded, depressed mother and her two younger siblings. The father, a well-known meth distributor, has skipped town once again; but this time, it will come with a price to Ree and her family.
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December 1, 2010
Over the last two years, one of the many pleasures of being at Dowling College has been seeing the evolution of the Spoken Word Poetry Club. When it was founded, the group was a mostly informal gathering of people who got together to share their poetry. In recent semesters, the club has grown in leaps and bounds to the extent that the mainstream Long Island Poetry community now recognizes the Dowling College Spoken Word group as a staple in the Islands poetic tradition.
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December 1, 2010
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December 1, 2010
The Dowling College Art Club will be hosting their very own Student Art Show on December 8th from 12–4PM in the Racanelli Art Studio (424RC). Faculty, staff, and students are welcome to join the Dowling Community during this student exhibition.
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The 2010 New York State Council for Exceptional Childrens Annual Convention was held between October 8th and 9th at the relaxing Gideon Putnam Resort. Saratoga Springs was a great location for the convention. Once there, visitors discovered a quiet town with an active main street that is surrounded by cultural and historical attractions. As the fall winds blew, the beautiful fall foliage exploded with colors.
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The Dowling College Drama Club performed their very own production of Cliché, a comedic play written by a college alumnus, Raymond Marino, and directed by Professor Glenn Warmuth. After weeks of rehearsals, the Performing Arts Center came alive during the first weekend of November; the performers were able to express themselves through this form of art and put on an amazing show for all who attended.
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The Library Art Contest is a prestigious award granted to a student that possesses both artistic talent as well as an intuitive ability to grasp a given task and convey a message in a thoughtful and brilliant manner. The 2010 contest was created to allow students to follow the given theme of On the Cutting Edge of the 21st Century. This year, the award was granted to Visual Arts and Elementary Education major Cathleen Rosario.
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The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition named Jacob Okumu, a doctoral candidate in Higher Education and Student Affairs at Ohio University, the recipient of the 2012 – 2013 Paul P. Fidler Research Grant.
The center, based at the University of South Carolina, will recognize Okuma at its 19th National Conference on Students in Transition, Oct. 13-15, in Philadelphia.
The Fidler grant encourages and enables scholarly research on issues related to college student transitions and includes a financial stipend and travel to two national conferences. Research completed as a result of the Fidler grant is featured in the Journal of The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition. Okumu's study is titled "Developmental meaning-making dynamics of emancipated foster care youth transitioning into higher education: A Constructivist-Grounded Theory."
Dallin George Young, assistant director of research, grants and assessment at the NRC, led the Fidler grant selection process. He anticipates Okumu's research will significantly contribute to the national discussion on understanding the needs of emancipated foster youth who are making the transition into higher education.
"Jacob's study will make a significant contribution to the literature about developmental theory related to students who have experiences in foster care," Young said. "Further, it will provide a practical framework for faculty and staff who work to support these students as they develop the meaning-making abilities that will make them successful in higher education and beyond."
In its eighth year, the Fidler research grant has become a well-respected and highly competitive grant program. The center received many strong proposals from researchers and practitioners throughout the United States. The application window for the 2013-2014 Fidler research grant will open April 1, 2013, and close July 1, 2013.
The four research projects selected as 2012-13 finalists were:
--Barbara Hong of Penn State University for her study titled "A Ten-Year Exploratory Analysis of the Transition, Persistence and Graduation Outcome of College Students with Disabilities."
--Sean Hogan of California State University, Fullerton for his study titled "Foster Youth in Higher Education: The Role of Social Capital in Successfully Transitioning to Adulthood."
--Erin Wheeler of Louisiana State University for her study titled "Making the Case for 1st- and 2nd-year Academic Interventions: Evaluating Freshman Academic Boot Camp Participants' and Non-Participants' Metacognitive Development and Deficits in the 2nd year."
--Heather Harris of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire for her study titled "Establishing an academic support structure: An investigation of underrepresented students transition, identity negotiation, and persistence through their first year of undergraduate education."
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Buy stuff for your dolls:
Old Doll Patterns.com is a great source for photocopies of vintage patterns for doll clothing, as well as cloth dolls and stuffed animals.
Quality Vintage Doll Patterns is another site where you can find patterns to dress your vintage dolls.
Fix your dolls:
The Doll Doctors' Association can point you toward a doll hospital in your area.
Talky Tina Press sells kits and parts to repair most any kind of vintage talking doll.
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Arizona Bankers Association Impacts State's Economy, Communities
Bank of Arizona President Ryan Suchala recognizes the importance of community.
"This is where we live, work and play and in many cases the city where we are shaping our families," Suchala says. "As a father of three I give my time to better our community because this is where my boys will become men. Last year, Bank of Arizona employees spent close to 450 hours working in our community and I personally became a board member at Arizona Women Education and Employment."
To show the Arizona banking industry's impact on its communities, the Arizona Bankers Association (AzBA) produced a brochure titled "Arizona Banks Give Back." The report provides a picture of the economic and charitable support the banking industry gives back to the communities it serves, and shows the influence banks have on Arizona's economy.
Arizona Bankers Association is an organization with more than 70 members that works to create a unified voice and engage members in issues that affect the banking industry.
"It's clear the banking industry has been under a microscope the last few years," says Lynne Herndon, city president of BBVA Compass. "We wanted to pull our information and be treated collectively as an industry to say we are looking to work with companies to help them with their financial needs."
Arizona Bankers Association created the "Arizona Banks Give Back" survey in November 2010 to collect a variety of data from Arizona banks. The results were released in February 2011. The 12-page brochure includes statistical data that shows how banks provide financial and social stability in Arizona.
The banks that chose to participate in the survey felt that it provided a good opportunity to change the way people currently view banks. The biggest surprise to Paul Hickman, president and CEO of Arizona Bankers Association, was how high bank lending was in Arizona in 2010.
According to the survey results, Arizona banks lent $5.9 billion in new and renewed commercial loans, and more than $11 billion in new and renewed consumer loans in 2010.
"A lot of the feedback we've been getting is 'Wow, I didn't realize the volume of lending was that great in this economy,'" Hickman says.
The number is likely higher as only 35 AzBA-member institutions responded to the survey, which only represents 63 percent of the organization's membership, and does not include information from non-member banks.
In today's economy, banks are more cautious about lending, but the data proves that Arizona banks are continuing to lend to commercial businesses and consumers.
"We keep hearing banks won't lend," Hickman says. "But banks don't make money if they don't lend."
Banks want to lend so they can pump money into Arizona's economy.
Arizona banks provide direct loans to help the state government finance public improvements by improving water, sewer and public health facilities and by helping build schools.
Banks pay income tax to help support local communities as opposed to credit unions, which don't pay federal income tax.
Arizona banks are also putting money into the economy by being a leading employer of local residents. Banks bring high-wage jobs to the local community, and employ more than 42,000 Arizonans.
Wells Fargo Bank was the fifth largest employer of Arizonans in 2010, and the average salary for an employee working at a bank was around $66,625 in 2010.
By providing jobs, banks provide a ripple effect in the community, because employees pay state taxes and are also consumers that put money back into local businesses.
Arizona banks are also doing more than just putting money into the economy. Members of Arizona banks are striving to aid their community through service.
According to the results from the Arizona Banks Give Back survey, bank employees donated 211,615 volunteer hours to community service in 2010, and donated $15.5 million to charitable and cultural organizations.
"Actions speak louder than words," says Craig P. Doyle, Arizona regional president of Comerica Bank. "We get out and are active in making a difference in our communities. It's better than just handing money out."
To show their commitment to the communities they serve, Comerica employees work with nonprofits like Fresh Start Women's Foundation, Homeward Bound, Junior Achievement, Sojourner Women's Shelter, United Food Bank, Central AZ Shelter Services and many others.
An effort from Suchala and the Bank of Arizona helped improve literacy across the Valley.
"Last year, we hosted our annual Caring for Kids Book Drive and collected over 14,000 books for children and adults in our community," Suchala says. "We educate with multiple employees teaching Junior Achievement programs and with educational programs to local school children. Our employees have worked together this past year sorting school supplies at the annual Salvation Army Pack to School Drive, serving food alongside Alice Cooper for the Cooperstown Christmas for Kids event and pounded nails at two Habitat for Humanity events."
"These are good members of the community," Hickman says. "These are people that are donating their money and time at philanthropies around the state and they're trying hard to impart their discipline."
Arizona banks participate in programs such as neighborhood revitalization, financial education and assistance for the underprivileged.
In 2008, Mohave State Bank created a program called "Junior Bankers." Three years later, Mohave State bankers are still training children at Jamaica Elementary School in Lake Havasu about balancing accounts, taking deposits and bank rules. Volunteers meet each week with students before school. The program has expanded to three other elementary schools.
In 2010, the National Bank of Arizona donated one of its foreclosed homes in Glendale to Habitat for Humanity Central Arizona. The bank partnered with the organization to help renovate the property, and 118 people worked to build walls, paint and landscape the property.
Arizona banks are committed to helping the community both financially and through service, Hickman says.
"This industry is like the cardiovascular system of our economy and it needs to be robust and healthy," Hickman says. "We don't grow or recover without this industry."
For more information about the Arizona Bankers Association, visit azbankers.org.
Arizona Gives Back: By the Numbers
- More than $5.9 billion distributed in commercial loans (new and renewed) in 2010
- More than $11 billion distributed in consumer loans (new and renewed) in 2010
- More than 1,300 banking center locations in Arizona
- More than 42,000 people work for Arizona banks
- $66,625 is the average bank employee salary
Arizona Business Magazine November/December 2011


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- This information is taken from this Ubuntu Launchpad bug discussion.
- Starting with (K)Ubuntu 11.04 Lucid Lynx, the Linux logging mechanism was changed from syslogd to rsyslog. Some older applications still attempt to send logs to the syslogd system, however. The rsyslog system can be configured to intercept those logs.
The Firestarter firewall, for example, is one of those programs, and unless this is done it will return errors regarding an inability to record logs. There are several other programs with similar problems. The solution is to create (or edit a pre-exisitng) configuration file to instruct rsyslog to interect the logs.
Create or alter rsyslog configuration file
- Create a file /etc/rsyslog.d/90-foroldlogs.conf (use the text editor gedit instead of kate if using Ubuntu instead of Kubuntu):
sudo kate /etc/rsyslog.d/90-foroldlogs.conf
- that contains the lines:
*.=info;*.=notice;*.=warn;\ auth,authpriv.none;\ cron,daemon.none;\ mail,news.none -/var/log/messages
- Alternatively, edit the existing config file /etc/rsyslog.d/50-default.conf (use the text editor gedit instead of kate if using Ubuntu instead of Kubuntu):
sudo kate /etc/rsyslog.d/50-default.conf
- and uncomment the lines (remove the # at the beginning of each line):
#*.=info;*.=notice;*.=warn;\ # auth,authpriv.none;\ # cron,daemon.none;\ # mail,news.none -/var/log/messages
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On a peaceful patch of land on the Eastern Shore, Billy and Fann Greer are making a difference 30,000 seedlings at a time
By Leona Baker
I frequently tramped eight or ten miles through the deepest snow to keep an appointment with a beech-tree, or a yellow birch, or an old acquaintance among the pines.—Henry David Thoreau
In the late 1990s, when Virginia Wesleyan President Billy Greer and his wife, Fann, decided they'd like to purchase a piece of land on Virginia's Eastern Shore, they were looking for a place to build—some woods, some water, a quiet respite from work life and a gathering spot for family including their three sons and four grandchildren. What they found was something more.
It was Fann who happened upon a 200-acre property off Route 612 near Belle Haven. It was a lot of space, much more than they needed or wanted. And it would be a lot of work. Sections of it had been razed to the ground, treated with herbicides that are commonly used in forestry to clear the way for a new planting. But love—and sometimes land—chooses us. Not the other way around.
"It was a wilderness, but it had just been cut over," says Fann, whose comforting Southern lilt belies a woman who is right at home behind the wheel of the utility buggy she and Billy use to navigate the property as Gracie, their 2-year-old Goldendoodle, runs happily a few yards ahead. "It really hurt your heart to look at it. I kind of had a mystical experience."
Twelve years later, mystical experiences are undoubtedly commonplace here. Shaded paths wind through stands of mature hardwood trees and along sunlit fields recently sown with soybeans. Sandy shores dotted with tall pines overlook the storied Chesapeake Bay. A graying early 20th-century farmhouse adjacent to the Greers' property greets visitors and speaks to an even simpler time in a place where "come-heres," no matter how long they stay, are not to be confused with "from-heres."
The Greers, both natives of Georgia, may never earn locals' status on the Shore, but they have most certainly had a lasting effect on this little corner of the world. At the entrance to the long drive that leads to their home, there is a green and brown sign officially designating the property a Stewardship Forest. It's a status they earned by adhering to a set of guidelines detailed in a Virginia Forest Stewardship Management Plan created specifically for their land at Billy's request.
The plan was written by Eastern Shore Area Forester Robbie Lewis, who has gotten to know the Greers since he helped them establish a plan that included planting and replanting 30,000-40,000 loblolly pine seedlings with the help of a planting crew in the deforested areas.
According to Robbie, Billy Greer had a solid notion of what he was trying to do—from protecting the aesthetics of the place to providing cover for wildlife to preparing for responsible timber harvesting—before the plan was created.
"He's a really neat guy, a gentleman," he says of Billy, "and he's got a lot of neat ideas. For the planting, he designed a layout that included travel lanes and open feed patches for wildlife. The idea was to allow plenty of sunlight to hit the ground to help maintain an early successional cover. That is critical."
Early successional cover is created by the undergrowth that pops up as the seedlings mature, offering protection from prey for quail and turkey broods as well as food sources for these and other animals. After a number of years, the young trees require "pre-commercial thinning" or cutting of unwanted hardwoods and other growth that inhibit the health of the tree stand as a whole. The thinning also provides further habitat for foxes and rabbits as well as turkey and quail.
For their efforts, Billy and Fann were named Forestry Conservationists for 2011 by the Eastern Shore Soil and Water Conservation District. For Billy, a humble guy who grew up hunting in the woods outside a small country town in Georgia, trees are in the blood.
"My family didn't farm, but I was raised with a dad who believed in planting pine trees," Billy remembers. "They were small, and so I'd have to water them. Of course I hated it then. Now here I am planting trees."
These days he's happy strolling through those trees with his wife, pointing out a wild turkey that swoops out of the brush or telling stories about the Gracie the dog's motherly encounters with lost fawns. One of his favorites activities is "bush hogging," pulling a rotary mower behind the family tractor because, as he puts it, "When I look behind me, I can see my accomplishments."
Billy's genuine love for the outdoors is reflected in his 20-year tenure as president of Virginia Wesleyan College. Under his leadership, the College's sustainability efforts have been recognized locally, regionally and nationally including being selected for the Princeton Review's Guide to 311 Green Colleges for 2012.
"Certainly, I have great concern for the environment," he says. "It is imperative that we not only preserve it, but enhance it so for our children and grandchildren."
Billy is fond of noting with pride that Wesleyan is "not a concrete campus." Its 300-acre wooded oasis of trees, open fields and flowers also happen to be a designated bird sanctuary and the home of an old-growth beech forest.
The establishment of the President's Environmental Issues Council in 2005 crystallized the College's ongoing efforts to enhance responsible management of resources and promote improvement of the quality of the environment at Virginia Wesleyan—from waste-reduction and recycling to green building practices and promotion of public transportation. Billy Greer is also one of more than 250 signatories of the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment.
But out on the farm, as the Greers call the Eastern Shore property, he's just a husband, a dad and "Poppy" to his grandkids—and the guy who cuts the grass. He also happens to have planted a few trees.
"It has been a great project, a real learning experience" says Fann, "and we thoroughly enjoy it."


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Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Twenty teams remain under consideration to participate in the five games that comprise the Bowl Championship Series (BCS), it was announced Tuesday. Ohio State, as Big Ten co-Champion, has already earned an automatic berth to the BCS.
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Duchenne muscular dystrophyPseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophy; Muscular dystrophy - Duchenne type
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is an inherited disorder that involves muscle weakness, which quickly gets worse.
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a form of muscular dystrophythat worsens quickly. Other muscular dystrophies (including Becker's muscular dystrophy) get worse much more slowly.
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is caused by a defective gene for dystrophin (a protein in the muscles). However, it often occurs in people without a known family history of the condition.
Because of the way the disease is inherited, boys are affected, not girls. The sons of females who are carriers of the disease (women with a defective gene but no symptoms themselves) each have a 50% chance of having the disease. The daughters each have a 50% chance of being carriers.
Duchenne muscular dystrophy occurs in about 1 out of every 3,600 male infants. Because this is an inherited disorder, risks include a family history of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Symptoms usually appear before age 6 and may appear as early as infancy. They may include:
- Fatigue
- Learning difficulties (the IQ can be below 75)
- Intellectual disability(possible, but does notget worseover time)
- Muscle weakness
- Begins in the legs and pelvis, but also occurs less severely in the arms, neck, and other areas of the body
- Difficulty with motor skills (running, hopping, jumping)
- Frequent falls
- Trouble getting up from a lying position or climbing stairs
- Weakness quickly gets worse
- Progressive difficulty walking
- Ability to walk may be lost by age 12, and the childwill haveto use a wheelchair
- Breathing difficulties and heart disease usually start by age 20
Exams and Tests
A complete nervous system (neurological), heart, lung, and muscle exam may show:
- Abnormal heart muscle (cardiomyopathy)
- Congestive heart failure or irregular heart rhythm (arrhythmias) -- rare
- Deformities of the chest and back (scoliosis)
- Enlarged muscles of the calves, buttocks, and shoulders (around age 4 or 5). These muscles are eventually replaced by fat and connective tissue (pseudohypertrophy).
- Loss of muscle mass (wasting)
- Muscle contractures in the heels, legs
- Muscle deformities
- Respiratory disorders, including pneumonia and poor swallowing, with food or fluid passing into the lungs (in late stages of the disease)
Tests may include:
- Electromyography (EMG)
- Genetic tests
- Muscle biopsy
- Serum CPK
There is no known cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Treatment aims to control symptoms toimprove quality of life.
Steroid drugs can slow the loss of muscle strength. They may be started when the child is diagnosed or when muscle strength begins to decline.
Other treatments include:
- Albuteral--a drug used for people with asthma
- Amino acids
- Carnitine
- Coenzyme Q10
- Creatine
- Fish oil
- Green tea extracts
- Vitamin E
However, the effects of these treatments have not been proven. Stem cells and gene therapy may be used in the future.
Activity is encouraged. Inactivity (such as bedrest) canmake the muscle disease worse. Physical therapy may be helpful to maintain muscle strength and function. Speech therapy is often needed.
Other treatments may include:
- Assisted ventilation (used during the day or night)
- Drugs to help heart function, such as angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors, beta-blockers, and diuretics
- Orthopedic appliances (such as braces and wheelchairs) to improve mobility
- Proton pump inhibitors (for people with gastroesophageal reflux)
Several new treatments are being studied in trials.
Support Groups
You can ease the stress of illness by joining a support group where members share common experiences and problems. See muscular dystrophy - support group. The Muscular Dystrophy Association is an excellent source of information on this disease.
Outlook (Prognosis)
Duchenne muscular dystrophy leads to quickly worsening disability. Death usually occurs by age 25, typically from lung disorders.
Possible Complications
- Cardiomyopathy
- Congestive heart failure (rare)
- Deformities
- Heart arrhythmias (rare)
- Mental impairment (varies, usually minimal)
- Permanent, progressive disability
- Decreased mobility
- Decreased ability to care for self
- Pneumonia or other respiratory infections
- Respiratory failure
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Call your health care provider if:
- Your child has symptoms of Duchenne muscular dystrophy
- Symptoms worsen, or new symptoms develop, particularly fever with cough or breathing difficulties
Genetic counseling is advised if there is a family history of the disorder. Duchenne muscular dystrophy can be detected with about 95% accuracy by genetic studies performed during pregnancy.
Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF. Muscular dystrophies. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa:Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 608.
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Review Date: 2/1/2012
Reviewed By: Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Benjamin Seckler, MD, Diagnostic Radiologist, Poughkeepsie, NY, and President of Charley's Fund; and Luc Jasmin, MD, PhD, Department of Neurosurgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, and Department of Anatomy at UCSF, San Francisco, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc.


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PW ID# 173; Sewer Treatment Plant Effluent Pond
Citation: FEMA-1646-DR-CA, Spanish Flat Water District, Sewer Treatment Plant Effluent Pond, Project Worksheet (PW) 173
Reference: General Eligibility, Reasonable Cost, Hazard Mitigation
Summary: Due to heavy rain in April 2006, rapid runoff from surrounding hillsides damaged a portion of the levees for the Spanish Flat Water District sewer treatment plant effluent pond. FEMA prepared a PW for $113,061 to repair the damage and included a Section 406 hazard mitigation proposal for $36,000 to install soldier piles in the levee to protect against future levee damage. During close-out, FEMA noted that the Applicant made significant changes to the scope of work at a total project cost of $352,839 and determined that the project was an Improved Project. FEMA capped the funding. FEMA also determined that the hazard mitigation scope of work, as approved, was not completed and de-obligated the funding.
In the first appeal, the Applicant appealed the Improved Project determination. FEMA Region IX concurred that the project was not an Improved Project and the scope of work had expanded due to geological site conditions and the need to excavate deeper than originally anticipated. However, the Region determined that the Applicant had used a cost plus percentage contract for the expanded scope of work, and limited funding to only the portion of work completed under the fixed price contract, $81,786, plus other eligible costs of $35,449, for a total of $117,234.
In the second appeal, the Applicant is appealing the determination that they used a cost plus percentage contract and requests that FEMA reimburse them for the full cost of the contract work, $316,971, plus other eligible costs of $35,449, for a total of $352,839. They also maintain that they mitigated future damage by properly installing the levee, but without the use of soldier piles.
Issues: 1. Was a cost plus percentage contract used to complete the repair work?
2. Are the Applicant's costs under the cost plus percentage contract reasonable?
3. Did the Applicant complete the approved hazard mitigation scope of work?
Finding: 1. Yes.
2. Yes.
3. No.
Rationale: 44 CFR §13.36(f)(4) Procurement. Contract cost and price; Disaster Assistance Policy DAP9526.1, Hazard Mitigation Funding Under Section 406 (Stafford Act) dated August 13, 1998.


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Woodcliff Lake, NJ October 2, 2012 The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI combined) reported September sales of 26,660 vehicles, an increase of 3.5 percent from the 25,749 vehicles sold in the same month a year ago. Year-to-date, BMW Group is up 7.1 percent on sales of 234,928 in the first nine months of 2012 compared to 219,314 in the same period in 2011.
The economic indicators and consumer confidence are showing improvement and the traffic in our showrooms is further encouraging our optimism for the fourth quarter of the year as the BMW new model ramp-up continues, said Ludwig Willisch, President and CEO, BMW of North America, LLC. The X1 in its first full month is largely sold out and MINI set another sales record; both are strong indicators of whats to come.
BMW Brand Sales
Sales of BMW brand vehicles increased 0.1 percent in September for a total of 21,761 compared to 21,750 vehicles sold in September, 2011. Year-to-date, the BMW brand is up 4.9 percent on sales of 186,397 compared to 177,679 sold in the first nine months of 2011.
In September, the X1 SAV in its first full sales month, sold 1,570 units. Other best performing vehicles for the month include the 6 Series, up 80.2 percent to 609 units; and the X3 SAV, up 63.7 percent to 3,034 units.
BMW Pre-Owned Vehicles
In September, sales of BMW used vehicles (including certified pre-owned and pre-owned) increased 3.8 percent to 13,624 vehicles from the 13,129 vehicles sold in September 2011. January through September, BMW used vehicle sales are up 2.6 percent on volume of 122,575 compared to 119,424 in the same period of 2011.
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MINI USA reported the best September ever with sales of 4,899 automobiles, an increase of 22.5 percent from the 3,999 sold in September, 2011. Year-to-date, MINI sales in the U.S. are up 16.6 percent on volume of 48,531 compared to 41,635 in the first nine months of 2011.
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As a genealogist, you're always looking for ways to either get new data or validate information you already have — and you can count on census records to help you do that. If you know your ancestors came to America in 1845 but can't find their immigration records, you can check the next available census: 1850. The US government started going door to door to count the country's population in 1790, and in accordance with federal law, has taken censuses every 10 years since.
Though census records weren't designed with future genealogists in mind, they provide numerous details about your ancestors. Throughout the years, the amount of information collected by the US Census Bureau has grown steadily: Enumerators posed just six questions in the nation's inaugural census; the 2000 long-form questionnaire contained 53.


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Larimer County has partnered with the National Association of Counties (NACo) and Caremark to offer citizens a free prescription drug discount card. The card can be used by all residents regardless of age, income, or health coverage eligibility requirements. In fact, the only requirement to use the discount card is that your prescription is not already covered by insurance, or you don't have prescription insurance at all.
Larimer County has ordered 70,000 cards printed in English and 10,000 cards printed in Spanish.
A national network of more than 59,000 participating retail pharmacies will honor the Larimer County prescription drug discount card. For further information, call toll-free - 1-877-321-2652.
The prescription discount card offers significant savings for the uninsured and underinsured residents of Larimer County, and even those with coverage can use the card to save money on drugs that are not covered by their health plan. The card is free. Here are some guidelines:
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