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Thursday, February 21, 2008
Cover of the Day
Probably because it's also the cover for Manor Books' 1975 edition of The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch:
i09.com wrote this coincidence up here.
Best quote:
"You can just imagine them at the publisher: 'Yeah, we already paid for this art . . . what the hell, space, planets, whatever- use it!'"
At least they used the same art twice instead of allowing some artist to completely copy another cover and pass it off as his own:
I guess that's just how science fiction rolled in those days - always hustling.
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- drjon said...
The Stigmata Dune cover occupies pride of place in the MSFC's Library.
- February 22, 2008 at 2:17 PM
Sadly, I had a copy of this one and sold it about 6 years ago.
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- platyjoe said...
Wow, I have a copy of this Nova and never realized the similarity with PKD's TimeJoint.
For what it's worth Delaney and Herbert are firmly entrenched as my personal favorites 2 and 3 behind Dick. Dhalgren is about as good as anything PKD ever published. - February 26, 2008 at 10:09 AM
I remember I had both the Dune book and 3 STIGMATA at one time and noted the covers. In reply to Platyjoe: I was a big fan of Delaney and read everything I could find from him (even some of his lousy porn)and I recall reading Dhalgren that I thought it was the greatest thing since slice bread while I was reading it but when I was done I thought it was the biggest pile of garbage I'd ever read! One of those books... regards - Lord RC
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While Anand is away on a well-deserved vacation (ed: and as such isn't around to stop us from doing this), we wanted to give The Boss a very special shout-out to wish him a happy 30th birthday.
For those of you familiar with our history, Anand has operated AnandTech since he was just 14 years old, which means he's now been writing reviews (and breaking things) for half of his life. And while he has slowed down a bit with age – we understand that he sometimes sleeps now – his hard work still puts the rest of us (younger and older) to shame. But in all seriousness, even after having read AnandTech for most of those 15 years and worked for Anand for many of them, he continues to amaze us on a regular basis.
Of course they say that with age comes wisdom. On his 30th birthday it's clear that Anand acquired both of those in spades – which is probably why he's on vacation while we're still working (ed: hey!).
Happy 30th birthday Anand!
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text: Pagani's Option List For The Huayra Is Simply InsaneTravis Okulski10/17/13 2:19pmFiled to: Pagani HuayraShit We Heard1136EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalinkThe Pagani Huayra will sell for more than €1,000,000. And that's the base price. If you check off enough option boxes, it'll easily crack the €2,000,000 mark. And these are options like paint. Or wheels.AdvertisementThis options list was first picked up by The Supercar Kids, and it sure is a doozy. Want your Huayra without any paint so you can see the bare carbon fiber? Yeah, that's €112,500, or about $150,000. Want wheels similar to what was on the Zonda R? That's €5,900 or about $8,100. Even the luggage is €14,950. What else is crazy? A rearview camera is €4,900. A stone chip guard is €4,500. Premium leather is €7,900.AdvertisementIf you're buying a Huayra, chances are none of this is a surprise and you aren't collecting unemployment checks or working a job where you need to worry about spending $150,000 for someone to not paint your car.I sent my contact at Pagani an email to see if all of this shizzle is true. I don't really see a reason to doubt it. Update: Pagani have confirmed that all of this pricing is indeed correct.Reply113 repliesLeave a reply


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Editor's note: US Lacrosse's CEO Steve Stenersen issued a letter to the FIL member nations and delegates with regards to the FIL decision to exclude the Iroquois Nationals from the Blue Division at the World Championship 2014 in Denver. Here is what he has to say, from the point of view of the FIL member nation in the Blue division, and as the host of the upcoming World Championship:
Subject: US Lacrosse Position Relative to Iroquois Nationals Controversy
Dear Fellow FIL Member Nations & Delegates:
Please accept this communication as the formal position of US Lacrosse relative to the current Iroquois Nationals controversy.
US Lacrosse is very disappointed that the Iroquois Nationals will not be competing in the Blue Division of the 2014 Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) Men's World Championship because their lacrosse team is one of the world's best and represents the very essence of our sport.
Additionally, given the significant human and financial resource investment US Lacrosse is making to stage an event of this magnitude, we believe the absence of the Iroquois Nationals from the Blue Division is not in the best interest of the event's success. And, we remain very concerned about the impact that growing negative public relations concerning this issue will have on the event, the FIL and our sport.
US Lacrosse has expressed this position to the FIL Board of Directors, and we remain hopeful that the FIL and its member nations are able to determine a reasonable solution that will address these concerns.
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Industrialisation of cybercrime is disrupting digital enterprises
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New BT and KPMG report warns of emerging threats from profit-orientated and highly organised cyber-criminal enterprises
Only a fifth of IT decision makers in large multinational corporations are confident that their organisation is fully prepared against the threat of cyber-criminals. The vast majority of companies feel constrained by regulation, available resources and a dependence on third parties when responding to attacks, according to new research from BT and KPMG.
The report, Taking the Offensive – Working together to disrupt digital crime finds that, while 94 per cent of IT decision makers are aware that criminal entrepreneurs are blackmailing and bribing employees to gain access to organisations, roughly half (47 per cent) admit that they don't have a strategy in place to prevent it.
The report also finds that 97 per cent of respondents experienced a cyber-attack, with half of them reporting an increase in the last two years. At the same time, 91 per cent of respondents believe they face obstacles in defending against digital attack, with many citing regulatory obstacles, and 44 per cent being concerned about the dependence on third parties for aspects of their response.
Paul Taylor, UK Head of Cyber Security, KPMG said: "It's time to think differently about cyber risk – ditching the talk of hackers – and recognising that our businesses are being targeted by ruthless criminal entrepreneurs with business plans and extensive resources – intent on fraud, extortion or theft of hard won intellectual property."
"Talking generically about cyber risk doesn't deliver insight. You need to think about credible attack scenarios against your business and consider how cyber security, fraud control, and business resilience work together to prepare for, and deal with those threats. If that's done, then cyber security can become a mainstream corporate strategy as a vital component of doing business in the digital world."
The BT-KPMG report shows that Chief Digital Risk Officers (CDROs) are now being appointed to hold strategic roles which combine digital expertise with high-level management skills. With 26 per cent of respondents confirming that a CDRO has already been appointed, the report's data suggests that the security role and accountability for it is being re-examined.
The research also flags the need for budgets to be adjusted, with 60 per cent of decision makers reporting that their organisation's cyber security is currently financed by the central IT budget while half of those (50 per cent) think it should come from a separate security budget. One major challenge identified by the report is the funding and scale of R&D spending that the criminals can bring to bear on breaching the defences of target companies.
The "Taking the Offensive – Working together to disrupt digital crime" extensively quotes a number of security directors of well-known global organisations and lists examples of the many forms of criminal attacks encountered by global organisations, including various types of malware or phishing attacks. It also describes the business models favoured by the criminals and the black market behind them, whether they carry out high-end targeted assaults on the finance system or regular attacks on businesses and high net worth individuals, or even the commoditised attacks affecting all of us.
The conclusions of the research point to the need to change mindset and to regard security not simply as a defence exercise. It is, in fact, the enabler that facilitates digital innovation and ultimately drives profit.
BT and KPMG are now engaging with large organisations around the world to debate the learning points of their joint research and advise on the changes that need to be undertaken. The report is available for download on bt.com/taking-the-offensive.
The industry is now in an arms race with professional criminal gangs and state entities with sophisticated tradecraft. The twenty-first century cyber criminal is a ruthless and efficient entrepreneur, supported by a highly developed and rapidly evolving black market. With cyber-crime continuing to escalate, a new approach to digital risk is needed – and that means putting yourself in the shoes of attackers. Businesses need to not only defend against cyber-attacks, but also disrupt the criminal organisations that launch those attacks. They should certainly work closer with law enforcement as well as partners in the cyber security marketplace."
- Mark Hughes, CEO Security, BT
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The findings and recommendations in the "Taking the Offensive – Disrupting Cyber Crime" report are drawn from interviews conducted in partnership with Vanson Bourne with directors responsible for IT, resilience and business operations at major companies in the US, the UK, Singapore, India and Australia. To download the report, visit bt.com/taking-the-offensive.
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text: Good Lord, This Pottery Zoetrope Is Absolutely MesmerizingJordan Kushins12/20/13 11:20amFiled to: craftpotteryanimationzoetropes103EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink GIF Pottery can be described in many ways, but, unless Demi and Patrick are getting sexy at the wheel, mesmerizing is probably not one of them. That is, until you see this perfect little clip commissioned by the UK Crafts Council, which shows a lump of clay transform into an earthenware zoetrope. I could stare at this thing all day. I have stared at this thing all day! It's so, so good. Filmmakers Jim Le Fevre and Mike Paterson teamed up with RAMP Ceramics to put together the short film. It looks like a computer was used to figure out the individual frames, then super-super-steady hands cut all the patterns out from newsprint and impossibly tiny bits of paper that were then applied with care to the piece itself. When the finished work of art comes out of the kiln, it's beautiful—but only hints at the visual surprise once it starts spinning. How they got those birds to fly so gracefully, I do not know, but this whole thing is a wonderful mash-up of media and experimental craft, tech, and design. Here's hoping that it inspires more folks to get ultra-wild with their creative skills. [@CraftsCouncilUK]Reply10 repliesLeave a reply


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One of the ways that we reach out and fellowship other women in the (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) congregation is through visiting teaching. Every woman has designated visiting teachers (usually two, in a companionship) who visit or call regularly, ideally at least once a month. This inspired program links each woman to other women in her congregation. It can create friendships, provide opportunities to serve, and help everyone involved learn about and grow closer to our Savior, Jesus Christ.What is Personal Progress?
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A former U.S. Army soldier accused of trying to provide support to a terrorist organization in Somalia after he left the military has pleaded not guilty.
Maryland resident Craig Baxam appeared in federal court in Greenbelt, Md., Friday.
He is accused of leaving the United States for Somalia in December with the intention of joining the terrorist group al-Shabaab there. He was stopped in Kenya before reaching Somalia and questioned by the FBI.
He has been charged with attempting to provide material support and resources to al-Shabab and faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted.
Baxam joined the Army in 2007 and spent time in Iraq and South Korea.
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Germany Shrugs Off the VAT Hike
German confidence data indicate that the economy has largely shrugged off the impact of a 3% hike in value-added tax imposed at the start of this year. Data confirm that the expected slowdown in German gross-domestic-product growth at the beginning of 2007 will be temporary, with the economy set for robust growth of up to 2% this year. Germany has taken over from France as the engine of euro zone growth and continues to benefit from brisk export demand and surprisingly resilient domestic growth. These developments support the European Central Bank's current hawkish stance.
Germany's quarterly growth rate accelerated to 0.9% in the fourth quarter of 2006, helped by the prospect of the imminent VAT increase, which lifted demand for consumer durables and construction. A slowdown at the start of this year was always expected, and data available so far confirm this. German manufacturing orders dropped –1.0% month-to-month in January. January production data still benefited from strong order inflow at the end of 2006, but there is likely to be a correction with the February figures. The marked declines in the ZEW and Ifo surveys, as well as the dip in consumer confidence around the turn of the year, also support this view.
However, the latest confidence data have been surprisingly vibrant, indicating that the economy has shrugged off the VAT boost quicker than experts feared. The March Ifo index came in much better than expected, rising to 107.7 from 107.0 a month earlier.
Optimists Have the Upper Hand
The breakdown of the numbers showed not only an improvement in the future expectation reading, but also a stronger current conditions number. The diffusion index showed that optimists outnumber pessimists by a relatively large margin, with only the readings for the construction and retail sectors in negative territory.
These two sectors will have been hit hardest by the VAT increase. However, retail sentiment has already started to improve again and was less pessimistic in March than in February. This suggests that consumers have shrugged off the VAT hike relatively quickly.
Indeed, a look at GfK's consumer confidence data supports this. As our numbers show, the GfK reading rose to 4.4 in April, up from 4.3 in March. This was the first improvement since the peak in December of last year. The breakdown, which is only available until March, showed a rebound in the willingness to buy, which also supports the view that the VAT hike has had only a temporary impact.
Improved Employment Environment
Indeed, the tax hike seems to have been counterbalanced by the very strong economic growth and improvements in the labor market. Business cycle expectations have improved remarkably in recent months, reaching levels last seen in 2001. The same holds for income expectations.
The latter is likely due to the marked decline in unemployment and the successive rise in full-time employment over the past year. March data, released this morning, showed unemployment down by 65,000 over the month, after a drop of 79,000 in February. The seasonally adjusted jobless rate has come down to 9.2% from 9.3% a month earlier, compared to a peak of 11.9% in 2005. Employment has also risen markedly over the past year. Looking ahead, employment readings in the PMI surveys have also been robust, and it seems companies are still sufficiently optimistic to take on more staff.
It also appears that growth will pick up again in the second quarter. The ZEW, the most forward-looking of all indicators, suggested a further dip in second-quarter growth. However, this is a survey of institutional investors rather than producers, and the marked decline in previous readings was partly due to concerns about the VAT impact. The Ifo, which is less forward-looking but more reliable, actually rebounded in the first quarter, to a reading of 107.5, up from 107.0 in the fourth quarter of last year. This suggests that annual GDP growth will accelerate in the second quarter. The rebound in the ZEW in the first quarter also points to further acceleration in the third quarter.
Inflation Overshoots Its Target
Surveys also suggest that growth is broadly balanced, with domestic demand helped by falling unemployment and robust investment, while net exports continue to benefit from still-strong world growth. All in all, we continue to see full-year GDP growth at 2.0%, down from 2.7% in 2006, but still above trend growth, which has fallen over the past decade. With growth above trend and unemployment falling, there is even the risk of a buildup of underlying inflation pressures.
Preliminary March consumer price inflation data showed acceleration in the national CPI rate to 1.9% from 1.6% year-over-year in February, as well as a rise in the EU-harmonized HICP to 2.1% year over year, up from 1.8% in the previous months. The latter is above the ECB's upper limit for price stability. True, numbers are boosted by the VAT hike, which in theory is a temporary factor. Yet, oil prices are also rising again and, more important, the inflation overshoot will add to the arguments of trade unions in the ongoing wage round. Unemployment may still look high by international standards, but structural unemployment is also high, and the labor market is tightening.
IG Metall, Germany's most powerful union, is calling for a pay raise of 6.5% this year. Employers have offered just 2.5%, and the final deal is likely to be somewhere in the middle. The metal industry is benefiting from high world prices and robust world demand, but the risk is that the deal could serve as a model for other sectors and even other euro zone countries. So there is a distinct risk of second-round effects, adding to pressure on underlying inflation.
All in all, Germany looks set to remain the engine of euro zone growth this year, with domestic GDP growth of around 2%. At the same time inflation pressures are rising, and the fact that the German economy has shrugged off the VAT hike much sooner than anticipated adds to arguments for more rate hikes from the ECB this year. We continue to see the next 25-basis-point hike in the refi rate in June at the latest. This would bring the refi rate to 4%, a level widely considered to be around neutral for the euro zone. With growth exceeding potential, there is room for further hikes beyond that in the first half.


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Hi there im new here^^
Im planning on cosplaying Tomoyo daidouji from Cardcaptor Sakura.
But im planning to wear the summer uniform.
I need help on making the blouse/shirt. my mum doesnt want to buy any fabrics to make them -.-
but i convinced her to let me buy the fabric i need to make for the collar and for the tie. Does anyone know what type of fabric i could use to make the white collar and the red tie? and how much fabric do u need for making the collar and tie?
so first i thought i could get a white school blouse with the short sleeves and just add the black stripes on the sleeves and on the collar. But i realised that the blouse/shirt has buttons.
so i thought that i could take off the buttons off the blouse/shirt but then i realised that the holes(for the buttons to go in through) will still be there. Does anybody know a tutorial or tips to make a blouse/shirt into just like a sailor fuku uniform shirt??
Or if not this type of method
i could use a white t-shirt and add the collar onto it and the tie and the black stripes, but does anyone know what type of shirt i could use/wear and where to buy it??
Thankies in advance^^
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- Instead of eating a full bowl of high-calorie granola (I know, I love it too, but just a measly half cup serving can have 300 or more calories since it is very dense), have a half serving of granola and a half serving of a higher volume, lower calorie whole grain cereal like plain bran flakes. You'll still enjoy the flavor of the granola and a fuller bowl of cereal all while saving up to 120 calories.
- Cereals loaded with dried fruit can taste great, but since dried fruit is concentrated (the water is removed), more calories occur in a smaller portion of dried fruit than in a larger portion of fresh fruit. For example, if you switch from a whole grain cereal with dried fruit to a plain whole grain cereal that you add your own fresh fruit to (such as a half cup of fresh blueberries), you can save about 60 calories.
- Still using 2% milk on your cereal? Contrary to popular belief, 2% milk is not low-fat milk, rather its fat content is only reduced slightly from whole milk. By switching from 2% milk to skim milk on your cereal, you can save 40 calories per cup while still getting the same amount of the nine essential nutrients found in milk. Not a dairy drinker? Switching from soy milk to almond milk can save 40 calories per cup, but keep in mind that the protein content of almond milk is significantly lower than soy or cow's milk.
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First rule of Usenet is that you don't talk about Usenet.
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Usenet is what you do if they step around your snare traps.
Usenet may become more popular once you pirates out there start getting letters in the mail of documented illegal downloads from your ISP address. The Copyright Alert System launched February 25 so if you download pirated files, music or movies BEWARE.
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The FaroziÆs Hospitality
They arrived in Thetos some time after sunset. All were tired with inactivity, it appeared, but bore the ride with good humor. As the evening cooled with the sinking of AmonÆs disk into the West the other Hobbit Isumbard began to recover, finally eating more and drinking deeply of the water offered him.
The children had begun to talk, and MaÆosiri and AmonÆosiri approached RustovridÆs younger daughters and the KingÆs daughter and began to ask them questions about the voyage and what their homes were like, eventually beginning to describe their own home and quarters. The Princess Melian knew some Haradri, and with RustovridÆs daughters translating for her she appeared to be not only following the conversation but adding to it at times.
At one point when the Lady ╔owyn was attempting to lull her son into taking a nap when the child, who was about a year in age from what Ankhrabi could tell, became fussy, at last the King had intervened, speaking in a mock commanding voice at first that put a halt to the whining and evoked a giggle; then he looked at his Steward and suggested something in a different tongue, at which Prince Faramir had nodded, smiling. Together they began to sing a song which was apparently a lullaby, and the Elf joined in the song, his high, clear voice blending with the lower tones of the two Men. The little boy smiled with delight, calmed, and eventually closed his eyes, turned slightly on his side, and drifted off to sleep, as did the son of the King and Queen of Rohan as well.
When at last the barge reached the FaroziÆs dock below the royal compound all stretched with relief, and again took up their personal bags over their shoulders, the three mothers lifting their sons into their arms, and all began to disembark.
The King had the Hobbit Isumbard by him as they left the barge, his hand again on the small oneÆs shoulder, while the Elf walked behind the bearded dwarfling. They climbed the stone stairway up to the water gate in the compoundÆs wall, and were allowed entrance by the guard. Servants carrying torches greeted them and led them across a court to the door into the house of the Farozi, where they were met by his steward. This was a tall man for a Haradri, and although now elderly was clearly alert and capable. He saw the party admitted into a larger antechamber and turned to address them; then, as his gaze fell on the King of Gondor and Arnor he stopped, his intended speech of welcome and lecture on protocol forgotten.
The Lord Elessar broke the stunned silence. ōMy Lord Amonrabi? It is long and long since I last saw you.ö
ōThen----ö AmonrabiÆs mouth appeared to have gone completely dry. ōYou were called HorubiÆninarin,ö he finally managed.
ōYes, long ago that is what I asked your brother to call me. It was a rough translation of the name I bore in Gondor and Arnor--Thorongil, which means the Eagle of the Star.ö
ōBut you appear to have barely aged!ö
ōI assure you I have, but in keeping with the aging of my own people. Indeed I am older than you, but am but in middle years for my own kindred. Obviously your brother did not warn you any more than he did SaÆAmonri.ö
ōI doubt they would have believed me, An'HorubiÆninarin,ö said a new voice from the far door. There stood a shorter figure, not as slender as heÆd once been, perhaps, but still straight of body, his dark eyes still clear as were those of his half brother, his face far sterner than it had been when he who was now King of Gondor and Arnor had seen him last. He stood straight, his head lifted proudly as he examined the form of the Man who years before had saved him from MarusetÆs blade. His face was heavily lined, and he looked to be austere. Finally he smiled. ōMy brother is correct--you have barely changed. To be of the blood of your lineage must at times be difficult as those who were of an age with you begin to fail while you must continue on.ö
ōIt is a mixed blessing. It will serve to the good for my peoples, but is not always comfortable. Unless I am slain betimes, most of my closest friends will precede me, as so many I have known over the years have already done.ö The Lord Elessar bowed deeply, and all of his party followed his lead. ōI greet you, AnÆSohrabi. You have done well in ordering your realm and in keeping the peace since the fall of Sauron.ö
ōMy brother AnÆMaÆosiri and I worked with Bherevrid and later Rustovrid to prepare for the day the Death Eater no longer held power over our land. And the messages which slipped past the watchers from Mordor aided us to keep up our hope that the day of freedom would at last come. You must tell us in full how it was done.ö
ōSo we shall do indeed, but we do ask to be allowed to do it tomorrow at the earliest. It is a long tale, and most of my party are worn with travel and with having to remain still during the journey on the River Risen.ö
AnÆSohrabi nodded his understanding. He turned to his brother. ōLet you show them to their quarters and then bring them back in a full mark to meet the rest of the company and for a light meal ere they go to their rest. Do not worry about proper protocol for the time. The Lord An'Elessar I know to be courteous enough, and I trust those with him will be the same.ö
They were led to guest quarters in the south wing of the place, and soon were assigned rooms for sleeping. Here they shed their satchels and bags, freshened themselves as they could, received the trunks and chests brought in from the barge, and in some cases changed completely before assembling to return to the FaroziÆs presence. Three small boys and one small girl were fed and put to bed under the eye of the Lady Avrieth, who kissed her husband Berevrion gently and with no envy as he went to meet with the notables of Harad assembled that evening. Hardorn indicated heÆd keep watch on the rooms given to their use, and the King smiled his thanks at his cousin.
The room they were brought to was large. It was not the throne room, apparently, but appeared to be intended for formal gatherings and celebrations. Low tables surrounded by lower couches stood around its edges; more couches, benches, and cushions stood at strategic points in the inner areas of the room as well. Ranks of green plants stood here and there, many of them about small square stone tanks of water in which colorful fish swam and green water plants grew. A number of nobles, both male and female, and their attendants awaited them, mostly standing or seated on the far side of the room where they might see the visitors to their realm as they entered. Amonrabi entered and announced Lord Rustovrid and his family, then allowed Rustovrid to introduce the guests from the north. Rustovrid kept to much the same order heÆd used before, and as each was introduced he or she would bow deeply to the company and move aside for the next.
Lord Amonrabi then did similarly for those within the room. ōSaÆBhatrabi, high priest for Bhat. SeaÆNeryeni, priestess of Neryet from the temple in West Thetos. Lord Afraim, leader of the warriors of the herding tribes of the southwest. Kafra Antipatha of the Bhatsi clan, who as a child was treated for the sand sickness by a northern trader who was also a healer. The Lady Nefiramonrani, wife of Lord Ankhrabi and mother of his children. Her daughter Nefirnerini. The Lady Ankhsarani, sister to the Lady Nefiramonrani, and her husband the Lord Sherfiramun of upper Ghant. SaÆReÆamonosiri, priest of Osiri from his temple in West Thetos. Kafra BaÆalrabi, chief of the guild of merchants. Lord GhantsÆpaÆamon, whose lands hold the greater part of our fields of cotton and corn.ö The introductions continued through about ten more individuals.
Most of those in attendance on the Farozi that night were stiffly courteous to the visitors from the North. It was obvious from the way they stood away from the presence of Kafra Antipatha that he was not a regular courtier, and his rather rigid posture indicated he was aware of the avoidance and was himself uncertain why heÆd been invited to attend. He was an individual with broad shoulders and chest, and wore a dark beard reminiscent in the eyes of those from Gondor of the nomadic tribes of Rhun. Once it was indicated the introductions were over and the Farozi indicated a late dinner would be served shortly but that they should mingle and greet one another, the Lord Elessar approached the Man, and bowed courteously. ōDo your people still breed the finest camels in all of Harad?ö he asked in Haradri.
Kafra Antipatha was slightly taken aback. ōYes, my Lord,ö he said with a deep bow. ōI am surprised that you know of my family and that we have camel herds.ö
ōI had the honor of receiving one of your peopleÆs finest females at one time. She was admired by all who saw her.ö
ōYou received one of our camels in the Northlands?ö
ōNo, I received it here in Harad. I am sorry to say I could not take her back to my home, and in the end gifted her to one I knew would respect her lineage and your peopleÆs skill in breeding fine beasts.ö
ōBut how did you come by her?ö
ōDid you notice how you were introduced?ö
ōYes, although I do not understand why the fact I recovered from the sand sickness when a child would be of any interest to those here.ö
ōIt is of no interest to the rest, but it is to me, as I was the trader and healer who visited your fatherÆs tents when you were ill. AnÆSohrabi and his father were both advised of my visit and your recovery from such a dread disease; and I am certain you were asked here for my sake. It is heartening to see you have become a fine Man of your people and have followed your father in leadership to your kindred.ö
ōBut----ö The Man searched the face of the King of Gondor, shaking his head, then looked deep into the grey eyes and stilled, then began to smile in recognition. ōYes, your eyes; even then they were full of long memories.ö
ōAnd now they must be even more full of such.ö
Northern King and herder chieftain found themselves clasping one anotherÆs shoulders, sharing whole-hearted smiles. ōDo you still sing songs of frogs wishing to wed mice, great Lord?ö Antipatha asked.
ōAh, yes, I do. Ask Lord Rustovrid.ö
Rustovrid, who stood nearby, laughed. ōHe sang it to me, also, when I was but a boy; and the day I carried the FaroziÆs invitation to him he was singing it to his own daughter and the children who were with her that day.ö
The interest of the great Northern Lord in Antipatha raised his status in the eyes of the other guests, and when at last the King turned to speak to others the desert Kafra found others questioning him politely and with growing interest about the doings of his clan and the wealth of its herds.
Isumbard, Pippin, and Ruvemir were all given a good deal of attention, and with Lord RustovridÆs oldest daughter standing by to serve as translator they found themselves answering many questions about where they came from, their position in the court of the Lord An'Elessar, their place among their own people, and so on. Lady Ghansaret stood in the company of the lords and ladies of Rohan, Ithilien, and Arnor, translating for them as they described the rule of their lands, their locations within Middle Earth, the sources of wealth for each, their relationships to the Lord Elessar and how they stood within the ranks of power in the Northern lands.
Lord Hildigor stood by the King while Mablung did the same for the Lady Arwen. Haleth did the same for his lord and lady, as did Damrod for Prince Faramir and the Lady ╔owyn. Owain stood by his master as he spoke with the priest of Osiri about the new figures being raised in front of his temple; the Lady Arwen spoke now with Lady Nefiramonrani and her sister and the priestess of Neryet, discussing motherhood, comparing the births of their children, comparing serving as hostesses at formal gatherings and dinners, dealing with overseeing the running of their homes, their service outside the palace, the proper forms for honoring the Lady of the Stars. Finally the meal was served and all were shown to their places at the low tables.
Reclining for the meal was obviously new for almost all of the Northerners, who nevertheless were gracious about the situation. The Farozi saw to it the meal was cut relatively short, and indicated to the servers that they ought not to offer the guests from Gondor, Arnor and Rohan cones of perfumed fat to wear in their hair, (although two offered them anyway, which caused the two Hobbits to look alarmed). After a time of talk afterwards, the court was dismissed and the KingÆs party were shown to their rooms where all happily looked forward to rest.
The King was returning from the privy when he heard his name from the room assigned to Pippin and Isumbard. A woman servant stood there, obviously confused as Pippin looked out for someone to translate. ōAragorn? Could you help us, please? How do we ask for pillows?ö
Isumbard was looking at the wooden head rest provided with even more uncertainty than heÆd shown at the offer made him earlier of the cone of perfumed fat for his hair. He looked up at the King with a level of frustration. ōI know that in other lands things are done differently than they are in the Shire, my Lord, but I had never dreamed of the possibility of being asked to sleep with my head on wood!ö
Aragorn laughed. ōIn the larger of the chests I brought are pillows of various sizes and thicknesses. I, too, found Haradri headrests both unusual and uncomfortable, although I will tell you that they do keep one cooler than pillows do. I ended up having a cushion made and carried it with me much of the time and used it as a pillow, although I left it behind when I left my caravan to return to Risenmouthe. I finally emptied my personal satchel of all but my headcloths and filled it with one of my traderÆs robes, and used it as a pillow while I stayed in Lord SohrabiÆs house.ö
Soon the scandalized maid found herself removing the wooden headrests, and all were coming to the KingÆs chamber to obtain pillows. These might not be as wide as they were accustomed to in their own homes, but all were grateful for them, and to the King for foreseeing the need for them. With insect netting pulled around their beds and their pillows hugged to them, Peregrin and Isumbard Took finally gave themselves to sleep.
ōThose of the North do not use headrests--I told you that when I ordered the rooms made ready,ö explained AnÆSohrabi to his sonÆs wife and the head of the maids who prepared the bedchambers. ōTo allow yourself to be offended is foolish. And, yes, they each carried their own eating utensils with them as well, as Lord Rustovrid indicated they would. Again you must not take offense--they are not accustomed to our ways and have done their best to be polite to us and yet not to appear incompetent at using our utensils and eating in a manner so foreign to that to which they are accustomed. I am told that when the Lord Elessar hosts a feast he makes certain utensils common to the usage of each guestÆs people are provided. Having traveled as widely as he has, he has more full knowledge of such things than we do.ö
ōBut why should anyone wish to sleep with their heads on cushions?ö asked the maid. ōTo sit on it and then lie on it....ö
ōThey only lay their heads on them ordinarily,ö explained the Farozi. ōIt is much cooler in their lands than it is here, and so they do not need for passage of air under their heads. AnÆHorubiÆninarin explained it to me when he stayed in my house when he was here in Harad before.ö
ōThey are very--unusual,ö his son's wife commented.
ōBut of course. They are from other lands. But do not allow yourself to think of them as barbarians, for I assure you they are not. Their ways are not ours, but are yet are highly cultured.ö
ōWhy did they stand facing the West together before the meal?ö
ōI do not know, but know that when he was with us before AnÆHorubiÆninarin did so. Ask him if you wish to know.ö
ōMost do not even speak a language we can understand.ö
ōDo you think ours is the only one? Never have most been south of Umbar before. That so many have tried to learn enough of our tongue to greet us respectfully and indicate they are grateful for our hospitality is more than I expected.ö
ōYet the Lord An'Elessar speaks our tongue, as does his wife.ö
AnÆSohrabi sighed. ōOf course he does--he has visited our lands before, after all. And his wife and the Prince Legolas are of the Elvenkind, who are gifted in tongues. The Lady Lothiriel and Prince Faramir also are able to understand us and speak sufficient of our language to make themselves understood in return.ö
ōBut, AnÆBabari----ö
ōDaughter, I think that in the coming year my son and you need to go North for a time. Harad and its ways are not all that there is in this world.ö
Shocked at the idea of leaving her homeland, Nefiramonrani bowed her farewells and retired to her chamber.
Ankhrabi watched the leaving of maid and wife with a sigh of his own. ōThey are different than we are, most assuredly; but there is no question they are indeed cultured, my father, and most courteous and patient. What you told me of the King being a healer is certain. When SaÆAmroni recognized him I thought he might faint. The Lord Elessar immediately caught him, saw to his condition and his comfort, gave him to drink. And on the barge he saw to the easing of the small one called Isumbard, who finds the heat oppressive, although he was watching all for signs they might be overborne by our climate. He appears to be very mild in nature.ö
His father sniffed. ōDo not let his mild manner fool you--he is one of the greatest of warriors you will ever meet. And when he is faced by one he wishes to remove from a position of endangering others, he can be absolutely ruthless. I will have him describe to you his taking of Virubat.ö
His son raised an eyebrow, then looked toward the way to the set of chambers he shared with his wife when they stayed in his fatherÆs house. ōI will see if I can make her see that we cannot expect all to be as we are, my father.ö
ōDo so, my son,ö the Farozi said. ōI think I will walk out in the gardens. Will you join me?ö


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Point Park pounds WVU Tech, 6-0 and 13-1, on Baseball Senior Day 2013
April 17, 20913 at 12:00 p.m. ET
Point Park University baseball seniors honored on Senior Day Tuesday were (L to R): Rob Novia, Ryan Loutsenhizer, Tom Pasinski, Sean Clark, Marlon Leyva, Josh Brooks, Austin Pressly and Don McDuffee.
By Kirsten Burkes, athletic communications student assistant
PITTSBURGH -- Point Park University baseball defeated West Virginia Tech on its Senior Day at home and improved 29-13 after two wins Tuesday afternoon, 6-0 and 13-1.
The Pioneers scored six runs on 11 hits in the first game against four pitchers on WVU Tech and took an early lead in the first inning. Senior right fielder Don McDuffee started the inning with a single to right field and advanced on a stolen base. McDuffee, who went 3-3, scored on an infield hit by designated hitter Javy Marticorena.
Point Park advanced its lead to 2-0 against pitcher Cesar Chavez with a double by McDuffee to send senior center fielder Tom Pasinski home.
Relief pitcher Zack Thomas came in the bottom of the third to face first baseman Marlon Leyva who extended the lead with a one run home run over the left field fence.
Point Park scored half if its runs in the fourth inning after a balk and back-to-back bunts resulted in Zeke Grissinger replacing Thomas. After extending the lead to 4-0 on a bases-loaded walk to junior shortstop Chaz Russo, third baseman Jordan Crowell singled up the middle to send two more home. Crowell was 3 for 3 like McDuffee.
WVU Tech was unable to answer against senior pitcher Josh Brooks, who pitched seven shut-out innings in the 6-0 victory. Brooks totaled three strike outs and zero walks.
After celebrating their nine seniors in between games, Game 2 found the Pioneers down 1-0 in the first inning after leadoff hitter Kevin Bocock reached on an error and advanced on a stolen base. Three consecutive walks sent Bocock home to give the Golden Bears their only run in the game.
Point Park evened the score in the first, and it scored another five runs in the bottom of the second to take at 6-1 lead. The Pioneers scored five more in the third and ultimately scored 13 runs on 15 hits.
Point Park senior pitcher Austin Pressly (5-0) gave up only three hits and one run and earned the win in six innings while Jonathon Prince took the loss for WVU Tech.
Russo and Crowell both went 3 for 3 to lead Point Park in Game 2. Rob Novia was 2 for 3 with four RBIs, and Pasinski was 2 for 3 with a couple of runs. The big, five-run second included Novia's RBI bunt single, a two-run triple by McDuffee and an RBI double by Russo all in a row.
The five-run third included Novia's two-run single, Russo's RBI base hit and Leyva's two-RBI double. Novia capped off his senior day by pitching the final inning. The regular left fielder faced the minimum three batters and got a double play.
Point Park's next game in Wednesday, April 17, at Clarion. Game time is at 1 p.m. for a doubleheader.
Follow the Pioneers on Twitter @PointParkSports and Facebook.com/PointParkAthletics


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Nancy F. Koehn: Lincoln's School of Management
Nancy F. Koehn is a historian at the Harvard Business School where she holds the James E. Robison chair of Business Administration.The legacy of Abraham Lincoln hangs over every American president. To free a people, to preserve the Union, "to bind up the nation's wounds": Lincoln's presidency, at a moment of great moral passion in the country's history, is a study in high-caliber leadership.In this season of all things Lincoln — when Steven Spielberg is probably counting his Oscars already — executives, entrepreneurs and other business types might consider dusting off their history books and taking a close look at what might be called the Lincoln school of management.Even before "Lincoln" the movie came along, there was a certain cult of leadership surrounding the 16th president. C.E.O.'s and lesser business lights have long sought inspiration from his life and work. But today, as President Obama embarks on a new term and business leaders struggle to keep pace with a rapidly changing global economy, the lessons of Lincoln seem as fresh as ever. They demonstrate the importance of resilience, forbearance, emotional intelligence, thoughtful listening and the consideration of all sides of an argument. They also show the value of staying true to a larger mission....
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost Review: Bringing Balance To The Force
by Ryan Smith on March 26, 2013 8:00 AM ESTTo get our weekly geekiness quota out of the way early, the desktop video card industry is a lot like The Force. There are two sides constantly at odds with each other for dominance of the galaxy/market, and balance between the two sides is considered one of the central tenants of the system. Furthermore when the system isn't in balance something bad happens, whether it's galactic domination or uncompetitive video card prices and designs.
To that end – and to bring things back to a technical discussion – while AMD and NVIDIA's ultimate goals are to rule the video card market, in practice they serve to keep each other in check and keep the market as a whole balanced. This is accomplished by their doing what they can to offer similarly competitive video cards at most price points, particularly the sub-$300 market where the bulk of all video card sales take place. On the other hand when that balance is disrupted by the introduction of a new GPU and/or new video card, AMD and NVIDIA will try to roll out new products to restore that balance.
This brings us to the subject of today's launch. Friday saw the launch of AMD's Radeon HD 7790, a $149 entry-level 1080p card based on their new Bonaire GPU. AMD had for roughly the last half-year been operating with a significant price and performance gap between their 7770 and 7850 products, leaving the mid-$100 market open to NVIDIA's GTX 650 Ti. With the 7790 AMD finally has a GTX 650 Ti competitor and more, and left unchallenged this would mean AMD would control the market between $150 and $200.
NVIDIA for their part has no interest in letting AMD take that piece of the market without a fight, and as such will be immediately countering with a new video card: the GTX 650 Ti Boost. Launching today, the GTX 650 Ti Boost is based on the same GK106 GPU as the GTX 650 Ti and GTX 660, and is essentially a filler card to bridge the gap between them. By adding GPU boost back into the mix and using a slightly more powerful core configuration, NVIDIA intends to plug their own performance gap and at the same time counter AMD's 7850 and 7790 before the latter even reaches retail. It's never quite that simple of course, but as we'll see the GTX 650 Ti Boost does indeed bring some balance back to the Force.
NVIDIA GPU Specification Comparison | ||||||
GTX 660 | GTX 650 Ti Boost | GTX 650 Ti | GTX 550 Ti | |||
Stream Processors |
Texture Units |
ROPs |
Core Clock |
Boost Clock |
Memory Clock |
6.008GHz GDDR5
6.008GHz GDDR5
5.4GHz GDDR5
4.1GHz GDDR5
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Architecture |
Transistor Count |
Manufacturing Process |
TSMC 28nm
TSMC 28nm
TSMC 28nm
TSMC 40nm
Launch Price | $229 | $149/$169 | $149 | $149 |
When NVIDIA produced the original GTX 650 Ti, they cut down their GK106 GPU by a fairly large degree to reach the performance and power levels we see with that card. From 5 SMXes and 3 ROP/Memory partitions, GK106 was cut down to 4 SMXes and 2 ROP partitions, along with having GPU boost removed and overall clockspeeds lowered. In practice this left a pretty big gap between the GTX 650 Ti and the GTX 660, one which AMD's 7850 and now their 7790 serve to fill.
Despite the name GTX 650 Ti Boost, it's probably more meaningful to call NVIDIA's new card the GTX 660 light. The GTX 650 Ti Boost restores many of the cuts NVIDIA made for the GTX 650 Ti; this latest 650 has the core clockspeed, memory clockspeed, GPU boost functionality, and ROP partitions of the GTX 660. In fact the only thing differentiating the GTX 660 from the GTX 650 Ti Boost is a single SMX; the GTX 650 Ti Boost is still a 4 SMX part, and this is what makes it a 650 in NVIDIA's product stack (note that this means GTX 650 Ti Boost parts will similarly have either 2 or 3 GPCs depending on which SMX is cut). Because clockspeeds are identical to the GTX 660, the GTX 650 Ti Boost will be shipping at 980MHz for the base clock, 1033MHz for the boost clock, and 6GHz for the memory clock.
The result of this configuration is that the GTX 650 Ti Boost is much more powerful than the name would let on, and in practice is closer to the GTX 660 in performance than it is the GTX 650 Ti. Compared to the GTX 650 Ti, the GTX 650 TI Boost has just 106% of the shading/texturing/geometry throughput, but due in large part to the return of the 3rd ROP partition, ROP throughput has been boosted to 159%. Meanwhile thanks to the combination of higher memory clocks and the full 192bit memory bus, memory bandwidth has been increased to 166% of the GTX 650 Ti's. Or compared to a GTX 660, the GTX 650 Ti Boost has 100% the ROP throughput, 100% the memory bandwidth, and 80% of the shading/texturing/geometry performance. The end result being that in memory/ROP bound scenarios performance will trend close to the GTX 660, while in shader/texture/geometry bound situations performance will easily exceed the GTX 650 Ti's performance by 6-16%, depending on where GPU boost settles at.
Of course GTX 660-like performance does come with some tradeoffs. While the GTX 650 Ti was a 110W TDP part, the GTX 650 Ti Boost will be a 134W part, just shy of the 140W GTX 660. The GTX 650 Ti Boost runs at the same clockspeeds and the same voltages with the same amount of RAM as the GTX 660, meaning the power savings are limited to whatever power is saved from fusing off that SMX, which in practice will not be all that much. Even by NVIDIA's own reckoning they're minimal. So what we're effectively looking at is a somewhat slower GTX 660 operating at near-GTX 660 power levels.
Driving home the point that the GTX 650 Ti Boost is a reconfigured GTX 660, with the TDP being held at 140W NVIDIA and their partners will be recycling their GTX 660 designs for NVIDIA's new card. Our reference card is identical to our GTX 660 reference card, and the same can be said for many partner designs. Partners need to provide the same power and cooling to the GTX 650 Ti Boost as they do the GTX 660, so there's little point in rolling new designs and in fact this helps NVIDIA and their partners get the GTX 650 Ti Boost to market sooner.
Moving on to the launch and pricing details, as with NVIDIA's other GK106 card launches, this is a pure virtual launch with partners rolling their custom designs from day one. Partners will be shipping both stock clocked and overclocked cards, and the mix should be very similar to what we saw with the GTX 660's launch. Unexpectedly, partners will also have the option of going with 1GB or 2GB cards. 1GB cards are a late addition to NVIDIA's lineup, in what appears to be an attempt to get down to price parity with AMD's 7790. Our reference card is a 2GB model, and like other mixed cards like AMD's 7850 we expect most GTX 650 Ti Boost cards to be 2GB cards.
In something of a coup for NVIDIA, 2GB GTX 650 Ti Boost cards will be hitting stores this week at $169, nearly a week ahead of the 7790. So despite launching second in this latest scuffle, NVIDIA will be the first to hit the market. Meanwhile 1GB cards will arrive later, hitting the market in early April at $149. Overclocked cards will of course carry their own premiums.
The competition for the GTX 650 Ti Boost will include a number of cards from both NVIDIA and AMD. The tight pricing of the market between $149 and $199 means that the GTX 650 Ti Boost will in practice be pulling double-duty as a 7790 and a 7850 competitor. Priced at $149, the later to arrive 1GB cards are the true 7790 competitor in every sense of the word. Meanwhile with the 2GB cards launching at $169 they're more akin to a 7850 competitor, something NVIDIA doesn't hesitate to point this out.
In any case, the GTX 650 Ti Boost will be boxed in by the GTX 650 Ti below it at around $130, meanwhile above it will be the 7850 2GB at around $185 and the GTX 660 at around $200. Ultimately NVIDIA has to be sure to cover $149 to go up directly against the 7790, but if you can afford to spend a little more than $149, then between factory overclocked cards and new models there's a different card at every $10.
Finally, like AMD, NVIDIA will be extending their promotional bundling to their latest card. The GTX 650 Ti Boost will quality for the same $75 in free-to-play game credits as the GTX 650 Ti, split up as $25 for World of Tanks, $25 for Hawken, and $25 for Planetside 2.
Spring 2013 GPU Pricing Comparison | |||||
AMD | Price | NVIDIA | |||
$209 | GeForce GTX 660 | ||||
Radeon HD 7850 2GB | $184 | ||||
$169 | GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB | ||||
Radeon HD 7790 | $149 | GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 1GB | |||
$134 | GeForce GTX 650 Ti | ||||
Radeon HD 7770 | $109 | GeForce GTX 650 | |||
Radeon HD 7750 | $99 | GeForce GT 640 |
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Eugene86 - Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - link
Overclocking is not a guarantee, apart from the fact that it shortens the lifespan of the card itself, all it does is increase power consumption (which negates your power consumption argument) and it also wastes your time by having to have to tinker with drivers and overclocking speeds to make sure the card doesn't artifact and such. Considering the subpar quality of AMD drivers, this is something that no one wants to waste their time on except for fans of AMD. Reply -
stickmansam - Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - link
Have you tried to OC the 7850 yourself? I hit 1ghz without any voltage or power tweaks
It is way under clocked at 860mhz.
Haven't run any power draw comparisons yet though myself Reply -
cyrusfox - Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - link
So true, 7850 hits 1050 MHz easy breezy. It was a great card and it has held its value, I originally got it for $150 second hand when it first came out(forum shopping). I'm surprised to see it still being valued higher than that.
From my personal experience, the 7850 is a guaranteed 1 GHz card. But a lot of people don't OC so they miss out on the potential. Nvidia does have its positives and the boost seems like a good card to fill the holes in the market. Reply -
anubis44 - Thursday, March 28, 2013 - link
I hear what you're saying -- in the past, people would say that you could overclock a model of card to some ridiculous speed that only 5% of the cards of that model could reach with stability, and then say that the entire model of card performed that way. A couple of times, I was tricked by this kind of nonsense, and regretted swallowing it from idiots on a chat forum.
But in the case of the 7850, this is the real deal. I kid you not, there is probably not a single one that won't go up to 1050MHz with just the AMD video driver and a couple of fisher-price sliders and not even any additional voltage. I defy you to find somebody who has tried this, and been unable to clock it up to at least the 1050MHz max in the video driver, without any extra volts. It's the best kept secret in the video card market right now, almost like the Celeron 300a back in the day, that would clock from 300MHz to 450MHz with just a multiplier adjustment in the bios. It's like AMD just left 40% more performance on the table with the 7850. I had two of them myself for about a week, and it was ridiculous how much faster they would go if you just bothered to take 2 minutes to bump them up from 860MHz to 1100MHz-1150MHz. I can picture AMD getting slightly irritated at nVidia for trying to reach the 7850's default speed with this piddly GTX650 Ti Boost, and turning around and releasing a GHz edition bios for all 7850 owners to just flash their cards to 1050MHz, kinda of like they did for the 7950. Reply -
k2_8191 - Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - link
IMO The new card is good deal if I consider only gaming performance per price.
However, as a distributed computing junkie, I would still recommend the participants to choose some RADEON HD 7k cards for double-precision workunits (HCC in WCG in particular). Reply -
Bob Todd - Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - link
One simple and obvious answer, Never Settle Reloaded. The 7850 is faster in most games, destroys it compute, and you get Tomb Raider and BioShock Infinite for free. Even if you have no interest in either game, you can easily get ~$50 (after fees) for the codes on eBay. Nice 2GB 7850s have been on sale regularly for $170. That means you can get a faster 7850 2GB for ~$120. So does $150 for a 1GB 650 Ti Boost sound better than $120 for a 2GB 7850? 1GB 7850s have hit $150. Bottom line is that it's great time to be a budget gamer. The 650 Ti Boost, 7790, and 7850 are all good cards in the pricing sweet spot for a lot of people. Never Settle Reloaded puts things squarely in AMDs hands from a "value" perspective though. Whether or not you want the games, they are quick sells, and even the 7790 would really be in the ~$120 range if you wanted to sell BioShock Infinite. Reply -
Parhel - Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - link
Thanks! Based on your post, I did a bit of shopping, and found an MSI 7870 @ Newegg. $220 list price minus a $25 rebate, ~$50 on reselling the bundle, and ~$30 on reselling my GTX 460, and I should be at about $115 for a 7870. Not too bad considering they were ~$350 at release. Reply -
Bob Todd - Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - link
You just reminded me that I need to decide if I'm selling my GTX 460. I looked on eBay a few weeks ago and the same 1GB model sold for ~$60. Part of me thinks it isn't really worth it and I should just keep it as a backup or a hand-me-down upgrade for a family member. But the smarter part of me knows it will probably just sit in its box in my closet for years. Reply -
just4U - Wednesday, March 27, 2013 - link
I think you can get a bit more for the 460.. $60 is a fair price for it.. imo. Also "HIS" seems to offer the best deals on the 7870 (when they come up for sale..) Not sure if you can really get $50 for the bundle tho.. hah can always try! Reply -
Bob Todd - Wednesday, March 27, 2013 - link
YMMV of course. However I've sold two for that much, with the listings lasting less than 12 hours. And most people are happy to just get the code via email so you might not even have to ship anything. Reply


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WearEver Admiration 12-Piece Review
In addition to pots and pans with glass lids, this set comes with nonstick-safe utensils. The brand is a longtime favorite among consumers and the cookware is fairly sturdy without being heavy.
WearEver cookware has been around since the 1900s (it was one of the first aluminum cookware brands). However, the WearEver Admiration 12-piece set (starting at $50, Amazon) isn't your grandmother's cookware; you can't feed a large crowd with this set. Many consumers who have posted WearEver Admiration reviews online consider the pieces a tad small -- better suited to couples or singletons. On Overstock, the reviews are mostly positive but often mention that the pots are shallow and the frying pans somewhat cramped.
Included in the set are 1- and 2-quart saucepans, a 5-quart Dutch oven, and two skillets measuring 8 inches and 10 inches (although the online description identifies these as saute pans, they do not have straight sides). There are also four nonstick-safe utensils packaged with this cookware. The pots have tempered-glass lids, and the Dutch oven lid fits on the large fry pan. The cookware is dishwasher-safe and oven-safe to 350 degrees, but it is not appropriate for use on induction ranges. The wide handles are designed to be easy to hold and made of plastic, so potholders are not necessary. Although some experts recommend riveted handles, because they're less likely to come loose, Good Housekeeping points to the rivets on this cookware as the primary con of the WearEver Admiration set. They proved difficult to clean and discolored in testing.
In general, consumers reviewing the WearEver Admiration 12-piece set on Amazon seem to consider it pretty well constructed. However, one shopper found that the included utensils melt easily. Another complains that the nonstick coating comes off the pots and pans, even when they're washed with just soapy water and a dishcloth. Buyers must remember to use wood or other non-metal utensils with this set or risk scratches on the pans.
While some pieces in this WearEver Admiration set are on the small side, reviewers suggest that this cookware makes a good starter set for someone setting up their first kitchen. Many users have been relying on the brand for years.


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Searching and replacing weird patterns on a file.
Hi guys,
Here's what I'm trying to accomplish: I'm trying to replace the following pattern/line on a file: Code:
<?php @include("http://".$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']."/linkingblogv.php"); ?> So, is there anyway that I can search/replace for special patterns like that on a file without using escape characters? Regards, --Bigb89 |
Short of getting jiggy with the translate command (tr(1)) or some comparable tool, I would think you would have to find something with a totally different regular expression syntax; or live with live with escaping things you want to manipulate.
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like that for example:
% sed -E s/".*php.*include.*http.*SERVER.*HTTP.*HOST.*linkingblogv.*php.*"/NEW/g yourfile
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I rather write regular expressions that escape regular expressions, then write escaped regular expressions.
$ cat testfile the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog <?php @include("http://".$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']."/linkingblogv.php"); ?> $ cat escape-regex #!/bin/sh # -- Use here-document with single quoted end-of-document marker # -- This prevents the shell from messing with any character pattern=$(cat <<'END' <?php @include("http://".$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']."/linkingblogv.php"); ?> END ) echo "This is the pattern:\n$pattern" # ---- For BRE (basic regular expressions) like in sed(1) # escape everything except: # * ( and ) because '\(' and '\)' capture text in sed(1) # * { and } because '\{' and '\}' are used to specify minimum and/or max # * 'n' because '\n' is the shell symbol for <newline> # * alphabetic characters # * whitespace # * digits pattern_esc=$(echo "$pattern" | sed -e 's!\([^(){}n]\)!\\\1!g') pattern_esc=$(echo "$pattern" | sed -e 's!\([^(){}[:alpha:]]\)!\\\1!g') pattern_esc=$(echo "$pattern" | sed -e 's!\([^(){}[:alpha:][:blank:]]\)!\\\1!g') pattern_esc=$(echo "$pattern" | sed -e 's!\([^(){}[:alpha:][:blank:][:digit:]]\)!\\\1!g') # # s : start search pattern # ! : our custom delimiter # # \( : start capture in container '\1' # # [ : start of character class # ^ : negate characters in this class # () : '(' and ')' # {} : '{' and '}' # [:alpha:] : alphabetic character class # [:blank:] : whitespace character class # [:digit:] : numeric character class # # \) : end of capture in container '\1' # # ! : end of search pattern, start of replacement # # \\ : a literal '\' escaped with itself # \1 : contents of container '\1' # # ! : end of replacement # g : do a 'g'lobal search and replace, not only first match # echo "\n===========The escaped pattern=====================" echo "$pattern_esc" echo "\nDoing a grep on 'testfile'" grep -n "$pattern_esc" testfile echo "\nUsing sed(1) to replace the pattern with 'GORILLA'" sed -e "s/${pattern_esc}/GORILLA/" testfile $ ./escape-regex This is the pattern: <?php @include("http://".$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']."/linkingblogv.php"); ?> ===========The escaped pattern===================== \<\?php \@include(\"http\:\/\/\"\.\$\_SERVER\[\'HTTP\_HOST\'\]\.\"\/linkingblogv\.php\")\; \?\> Doing a grep on 'testfile' 2:<?php @include("http://".$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']."/linkingblogv.php"); ?> Using sed(1) to replace the pattern with 'GORILLA' the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog GORILLA Then I refined the pattern bit by bit, as you can see from the successive definitions of "pattern_esc" Another approach would be to escape all regular expression symbols. But that is left as exercise for the reader
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Interesting question. There is an fgrep, so we might wonder why there is no fsed. Rather than escape all the special characters, if we could use features that did not involve regular expressions, we'd be set. As it turns out, perl function index does a plain string search, and substr allows replacement. I put together a perl script -- sfs -- to do just that. Here is the brief help: Code:
$ ./sfs -h sfs - Substitute fixed strings. This is a simple string replacement utility. No regular expressions are involved, so no escaping is required, except to shield strings from the shell if the command-line options are used. usage: sfs [options] -- [files] options: --all (or -a) Process entire line, otherwise only left-most bad string gets replaced. --bad="string-to-be-replaced" Define the string that is not desired. --good="replacement-string" Define the string that will replace the bad string. The -b and -g pairs may be repeated as necessary. --file=pathname Specify a file containing pairs of lines, a bad instance followed by a good instance. The -b,-g pairs and the content of pathname are collected together and each data line is subjected to the search and replace operation for each pair. The -b,-g feature is designed to allow short strings to be presented on the command line, whereas longer strings and many pairs may be placed in the pathname file. --help (or -h) print this message and quit. --version print the version and quit. Code:
#!/usr/bin/env sh # @(#) s1 Demonstrate sfs - substitute fixed strings. sfs=sfs sfs=./sfs echo echo "(Versions displayed with local utility \"version\")" version >/dev/null 2>&1 && version "=o" $(_eat $0 $1) $sfs set -o nounset # Stage data files. cat >data1 <<'EOF' Non-alpha ?*[stuff] can be easily changed. the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog <?php @include("http://".$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']."/linkingblogv.php"); ?> EOF cat >bad-good <<'EOF' ?*[stuff] ( cool again, "a[3] = 7 / 2" ) <?php @include("http://".$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']."/linkingblogv.php"); ?> GORILLA EOF echo echo " Data file:" cat data1 echo echo " Results from command line:" $sfs -b='*' -g=" star " data1 echo echo " Results from strings file:" $sfs -f=bad-good data1 exit 0 Code:
$ ./s1 (Versions displayed with local utility "version") FreeBSD 4.11-STABLE sh - ( /bin/sh Mar 7 2007 ) sfs (local) 1.3 Data file: Non-alpha ?*[stuff] can be easily changed. the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog <?php @include("http://".$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']."/linkingblogv.php"); ?> Results from command line: Non-alpha ? star [stuff] can be easily changed. the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog <?php @include("http://".$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']."/linkingblogv.php"); ?> ( Lines read: 3 ) Results from strings file: Non-alpha ( cool again, "a[3] = 7 / 2" ) can be easily changed. the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog GORILLA ( Lines read: 3 ) If anyone is interested, I can post the code as an attachment. I don't visit every day, and the email notifications don't seem to work for me, so I'll respond when I can ... cheers, drl |
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