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BlackBerry, the company you remember as Research in Motion (RIM), has introduced Secure Work Space for iOS and Android, a sign that the former king of smartphones is rethinking how it does things.
Secure Work Space for iOS and Android is a feature originally exclusive to the BlackBerry platform and central to the BlackBerry Balance features of the new BlackBerry 10 OS. It gives IT administrators the ability to create a work environment on employee smartphones, separate and secure from personal apps and data. The addition of Secure Work Space for iOS and Android seems to be part of a move toward the growing BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) trend that's becoming increasingly popular in corporate environments as more employees adopt smartphones, many of which are not BlackBerry devices.
The new BlackBerry 10 operating system is radically different from the old one and competitors'. Click here to read about the new design and features.
A majority of these employees prefer to have one handset, and keep it for both personal and work use. Sandboxing, or separating personal use apps from workplace apps, is a concern for businesses they want a way to keep those profiles apart, and they want to do it securely.
Applications like Divide for iOS and Android already offer the ability to separate the work apps from those for personal use. The advantage to BlackBerry's solution is that it's administered through BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES), which many companies already have in place, making it easier to integrate iPhone and Android devices. Furthermore, BlackBerry still has a strong reputation for its security in the corporate world.
BYTE's Larry Seltzer argues that companies that don't take BB10 seriously for business are doing themselves a disservice.
Workspace isn't a typical app download. Rather, it's a solution integrated into BES 10. IT admins can choose which applications and services are available to the device, be it tablet or smartphone, from the back end.
BlackBerry may not be the superpower business- and government-class smartphone company it once was, but as long as it knows where its strengths are, it can maintain a strong presence in the corporate world. That seems to be the goal.
BlackBerry issued this statement to BYTE:
We recently announced that we will be offering Secure Work Space for iOS and Android to our enterprise customers. Secure Work Space will separate corporate data from personal data on iOS and Android devices in order to protect corporations, and to ensure personal privacy of employees. Secure Work Space will be managed through BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 and will secure data at rest and in transit. We plan to offer a Beta program to our enterprise customers in the very near future. We will share details on availability soon.
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An 8-year-old boy was transported to Boulder Community Hospital this afternoon after officials say he fell approximately 20 feet off a chairlift at Eldora Mountain Resort.
Boulder County emergency crews responded shortly before 3 p.m., according to police dispatchers.
The boy was riding on a triple chairlift meant to access the resort's beginner terrain and was near the top of the lift when the accident occurred, according to Eldora spokesman Rob Linde.
The boy's mother was with him and had lifted the bar on their shared chair when the boy scooted forward and fell, Boulder County Sheriff's Cmdr. Rick Brough said.The boy fell approximately 20 feet to the ground, but his landing was softened by a large snow drift below him, Brough said.
The boy was taken via ambulance to Boulder Community Hospital with "slight back injuries," Brough said.

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Prosecutors detail effort to conceal abuse of totBy JAMES A. KIMBLE
Union Leader Correspondent
August 19. 2013 11:11PM
BRENTWOOD — A Plaistow mother told hospital doctors that her 3-year-old son was not being abused at the hands of her boyfriend, but suffering from seizures because he was "hitting himself in the face," according to affidavits made public Monday.
The boy's injuries led to the conviction of his mother, Jessica Linscott, 24, who began serving 2½ to seven years in state prison on July 16 after pleading guilty to witness tampering and endangering the welfare of a child, according to prosecutors.
The steps Linscott and her boyfriend, Roland Dow, 27, allegedly took to conceal abuse last November are detailed in affidavits for two search warrants used to search their Main Street apartment. The documents also reveal that Linscott tried to deflect questions about her son's injuries by telling police to review videos of her son that she created with Dow.
Her son, James Nicholson, suffered "a significant brain injury," first-degree burns on his wrist and arm and second-degree burns on his hand, affidavits said.
Dow is scheduled to go on trial the week of Oct. 7 in Rockingham County Superior Court for first- and second-degree assault and eight other charges in connection with Nicholson's injuries.
The New Hampshire Union Leader petitioned the court to unseal the two search warrants after the defense asked a judge to throw out evidence related to a search of a home computer that yielded videos of Linscott's son.
Plaistow police first interviewed Linscott at Children's Hospital in Lebanon in the early morning hours of Nov. 15.
She first told police that she believed her son may have autism and had unexplained tantrums and seizures.
"Jess said in the past 2-3 days, he has been biting his lips and inner cheeks until they bleed, hitting himself in the face, banging his head on the tub and denying that any of this hurt him," Plaistow police detective George Wickson said in a sworn affidavit.
Linscott and Dow showed hospital doctors three videos of Nicholson to prove the boy was acting abnormally, the affidavits said. One of the clips showed Nicholson in a tub while his head had "light contact" with a wall, police said.
The doctors said the injuries were not consistent with what they were being told.
During a separate interview with police, Linscott claimed that a burn on her son's hand "was caused when James was having a seizure and fell near the toilet and cut his hand on the uncovered screw at the base," Wickson said in the affidavit.
"I told her that I did not believe her because that story was not consistent with the injury," Wickson added. "She became very upset and I explained why we were looking into this matter. She insisted that I look at the video that they had recorded while James was having a seizure."
Wickson said when he watched a few minutes of one video, he noticed the boy was in a "catatonic state" and had a "very large bruise that was (on) one side of his leg."
"I asked her to explain how the bruises had occurred and she got very upset by my asking this," Wickson said in the affidavit. "I asked her why she did not call fire or an ambulance and she yelled at me that she did not want to talk to us anymore."
Dow told police that James Nicholson's eyes "had been crossing for two days," the affidavit said. "They had talked to James and he told them that he could not see, so they brought him to Exeter (Hospital)."
The injuries prompted the doctors to have Nicholson transferred to Children's Hospital later that day.
Police obtained search and arrest warrants for Linscott and Dow's apartment on Main Street two days after their visit to the hospital. The couple fled and was apprehended at Universal Studios in Orlando, Fla. on Nov. 28.
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When publishers decide on release dates, I wonder if there's any rhyme, reason or concern for gamers' wallets. This is either the best August ever -- or the most expensive. Just this month, we've had the launches of "Disney Infinity," "Saints Row 4," "The Bureau: XCOM Declassified," "Splinter Cell: Blacklist," "Killer Is Dead," "Madden NFL 25" and "Lost Planet 3."
With those releases, game companies have compressed three months of good games into two weeks. There's no way to play all of them; I'm even playing catch-up with the content. However, I've managed to play a majority of those titles, and I've ranked three that I haven't reviewed. With all the choices out there, here's what you should be playing:
1. "Splinter Cell: Blacklist" -- No other game offers the mixture of depth, value and quality that Sam Fisher's latest adventure does. This sequel takes the ideas from "Conviction" and brushes them onto a larger canvas, one where Fisher and his team have to stop a terrorist group called The Engineers from destroying American interests.
Gameplay elements such as Mark and Execute and Last Known Position return, but this time around, players have a slew of high-tech gadgets, such as drones and sticky cams that augment those moves. In addition, Fisher has a support team to rely on, and that gives the game more of a "Mission: Impossible" feel, compared to the Jason Bourne adventure of the previous outing.
To top it all off, "Blacklist" features several well-done multiplayer options, such as Co-op Missions and Spies vs. Mercs. They're seamlessly integrated with the single-player experience so that the pieces make up a cohesive whole.
2. "The Bureau: XCOM Declassified" -- The spinoff to the successful "XCOM" reboot has had a tortured history since it was revealed in 2010. The project has gone through numerous iterations, but give credit to 2K Marin for sticking with the concept until the team got it right.
The result is an innovative tactical shooter, where players take on the role of field agent William Carter. After an alien invasion cripples the U.S. in the 1960s, he's thrown into the fledgling XCOM organization that's focused on fighting the foreign menace. What separates "The Bureau" from its peers is the Battle Focus ability that lets players command a three-man squad. In that mode, time slows, and players can plan out ambushes or counterattacks on the fly.
When it works, there's nothing more satisfying than seeing a plan come together. But the feature does have its frustrating bugs and hiccups. Nevertheless, it's the story that carries the last third of the campaign and saves this unconventional but intriguing shooter.
3. "Killer Is Dead" -- This title can be summed up in one word: weird. Suda51's latest project is odd even by his standards as players fill the shoes of Mondo Zappa, an assassin who works for the state-run Executioner Office. He takes on a series of jobs that become more and more far-fetched and surreal.
Although the level design leaves a lot to be desired, the sword and gun gameplay offers a few unexpected twists. Players can mash buttons and still feel successful, but the combat is more about reading moves and counterattacking. At times, it almost feels like a Platinum Games title, but with rougher edges.
Read a longer review of these games at http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/category/video-games.


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FTA makes $2 billion available for public transit damaged by SandyWritten by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has made $2 billion available through the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) new Emergency Relief Program
to help protect, repair, reconstruct and replace public transit equipment and facilities that were badly damaged by Hurricane Sandy.
The funds are the first installment of $10.9 billion appropriated to the FTA through the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013, which President Obama signed into law on January 29.
"At DOT, we continue doing all we can to help our state and local partners make their storm-damaged public transportation systems whole again," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. "The $2 billion we're making available now will reimburse transit agencies for extraordinary expenses incurred to protect workers and equipment before and after the hurricane hit and support urgently-needed repairs to seriously damaged transit systems and facilities in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and elsewhere."
FTA's new Emergency Relief Program was established under the two-year surface transportation law, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21). The funds will be awarded through the program on a rolling basis, in the form of grants to states, local governments, transit agencies and other organizations that own or operate transit systems damaged by the storm.
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Skip to comments.Two ayurvedic drugs hold out hope for Alzheimers patients
Posted on 04/01/2013 11:21:25 PM PDT by Jyotishi
New Delhi - It's a disease long associated with the elderly but is now diagnosed in younger people as well and with no permanent cure available till date.
However, in what could give hope to thousands suffering from Alzheimer's Disease (AD), the pharmacology department in AIIMS has identified Ayurvedic drugs which could have a role in preventing the onset of AD and also restricting its spread in affected patients.
AD is a degenerative neurological disorder leading to progressive loss of cognitive abilities, including the patient's memory due to a drop in chemicals known as neurotransmitters which transmits messages between brain cells.
The latest of these studies has been published in international journal Neurochemistry International, where symptoms of Alzheimer's were induced in rats by injecting them with a chemical, streptozotocin, which replicates the clinical symptoms of the disease.
When these rats were treated with the herb Shankpushapi or Evolvulus alsinoides, the cognitive functions of rats improved.
Joginder Mehla, who has been following therapeutic options for AD as part of his PhD project, said the rats showed functional improvement in areas like memory, aggression, mood swings, ability to think and take decisions, and lack of confusion.
Last year, the institute was also able to establish similar therapeutic effects of another Ayurvedic drug Aparajita or Clitoria ternatea.
In Alzheimer's patients, there is a cascade of biochemical changes in the brain triggered by the release of free radicals that destroy the neurons, by a vicious cycle of exciting amino acids and releasing calcium.
Dr Y K Gupta, HoD of the pharmacology and the corresponding author of the articles, said, "We found that the herbal drugs control the symptoms of AD in two ways. First, their antioxidant properties are able to control the release of free radicals that damage the brain cells. Secondly, these drugs also inhibit the activity of an enzyme that destroys Acetylcholine the chemical that acts as a neurotransmitter."
In normal people, the body naturally replenishes this neurotransmitter through a cyclic process, after the enzyme Acetylcholinesterase destroys it. In AD patients, this enzyme destroys the chemical much faster than it can be produced, leading to an unnatural loss of Acetylcholine, Dr Gupta said. Conventional chemical drugs can only supplement the neurotransmitter, but have little role in restricting the activity of the enzyme.
Male Wistar rats, weighing 250-300 grams, were divided into seven groups, including the control and experimental arms, and injected with the chemical streptozotocin to induce AD-like symptoms.
"While we were able to clinically replicate all symptoms of Alzheimer's, two changes which occur in the brain cannot be produced by this chemical. This includes the formation of plaques, or clusters of proteins, and Neurofibrillary Tangles the twisted strands of another protein in nerve cells," Dr Gupta said.
Doctors said in the long run, there was enough evidence to suggest that the herbal drugs, in isolation or as a supplement to conventional drugs, may help in managing AD as well as other memory disorders .
Thank you. There are a couple of interesting reviews at the site. An excerpt from one of them: "It's criminal what the medical establishment is doing to seniors and the rest of society with their junk science, pill pushing poison greed. I am using only two of the natural supplements recommended on my 86 year old Mom who now shows remarkable improvement in her stage 2 vascular dementia...."
Thank you. A low carb diet was mentioned in the article about coconut oil news story also, though not necessarily recommended.
The successes using coconut oil to control Alzheimer's, according to all I have read, requires a low carb diet. This all works because the combination of coconut oil and low carbs puts the body into ketosis. This allows the nuturing of the brain in such a way that it controls the disease.
Dr Newport puts the coconut oil in her husband's oatmeal in the morning, but otherwise he is severely restricted on carbs. He gets the coconut oil dosing twice a day.
Similar use of coconut oil and carb restrictions has been used successfully to control/cure insulin resistance (diabetes).
Thanks for your explanation. This is the excerpt relating to carbs in the article:
"It isn't just Steve Newport's experience with coconut oil that intrigues his wife, however. Experiments in mice and small-scale trials in people have yielded encouraging evidence that medium chain triglycerides, the key ingredient in coconut oil, slow and even reverse the effects of Alzheimer's.
"Alzheimer's sufferers are believed to have trouble processing glucose sugar as essential fuel for the brain. But some researchers say MCT spurs development of ketones in the liver, which the brain can use as a rich alternative fuel source.
"Aside from ingesting MCT, most people generate significant quantities of ketones only when they are starving or when they are on an extremely low-carbohydrate diet like Atkins."
The incidence of Alzheimer's disease is increasing. Why? I think this has several 'causes'.
One is the toxic environment, from many sources...drinking water, air pollutants, food supply (especially in packaged foods), vaccines, dental amalgams, even pharmaceuticals.
Another is the push to control cholesterol. The liver produces cholesterol because the body has to have it to live, and it is especially needed in the brain. The pharmaceutical industry has convinced doctors and the public that cholesterol is bad for us. Statin drugs are huge moneymakers for the drug companies. I contend the cholesterol is not a disease, nor is it connected to a disease, unless there is not enough of it.
There is a lot of evidence that statin drug use can cause dementia-like symptoms...read that 'Alzheimer's'. If used long enough, especially by persons who might be susceptible because of other likely factors (toxins) the incidence of Alzheimer's is likely to increase to pandemic levels. We see that happening.
Mazz, your comments about proteolytic enzymes are also important for us to remember. Pancreatic enzymes acting proteolytically help rid the body of toxins. And the nattozimes that deal with fibrin along with serrapeptase from silk worms work to improve the blood supply to the brain and to improve blood circulation in general.
There is the third factor, which we have discussed here...diet. Our great American diet is carbs, carbs, carbs, low fat and varied consumption of meats. If minimizing carbs, adding medium chain fatty acids (MCT's) from coconut oil, and enjoying meat helps control Alzheimer's, why not for prevention too?
To summarize this, deal with toxins, stay away from statin drugs, and change the diet (remember that many of the natural things in diets linked to the absence of Alzheimer's should be included in the diet). I suggest that this could begin the reversal in the incidence of Alzheimers disease.
Good post! I did not until recently that our brain is made up of mostly cholesterol! No wonder Alzheimer's is more prevalent now with this hysteria about cholesterol.
The issue of low fat foods is also huge. Obesity in America exploded the moment "low fat" foods came into fashion. I know obesity is another issue altogether but low fat foods could indeed be a factor in Alzheimer's.
There is one more reason why Americans are more prone to Alzheimer's. Think of what has changed in last 70 years in USA. Automobiles became popular! You will notice a huge segment of older population does no regular exercise. It is akin to driving you car all the time at slow speeds. Sludge builds up in the fuel system. Human body evolved over million years plus. 99.9% of that time our ancestors spent chasing after food relentlessly. They were not farmers and staying in one place. Nomadic life was the norm. So our bodies need exercise. That strengthens your arteries and keeps better blood flow to the brain, kidneys and liver.
Perhaps, but India has one of the lowest Alzheimer's rates in the world and they're thinking the turmeric/curry thing, which has been shown to bust up the plaques that are part of Alzheimer's, may be the reason.
The cholesterol myth is one of the biggest frauds and only to perpetuate the need for statins. The ongoing Framingham study has, consistently paid no mind by the powers that be.
In fact, a very large nursing study concluded that low levels of vitamin E in the blood is a better indicator of cardiovascular disease than high levels of cholesterol. It is more than shameful that the RDI has not been updated for over 50 years. Vitamin C and E has only been minimally increased. There has been also studies that have concluded that college students have been showing signs of scurvy, which may be the missing link in the pathology of cardiovascular disease that has been, suspiciously ignored.
Sadly, I believe statins are just a tool to create more disease, which results in the need for more drugs. It is, basically the same reason complex carb consumption and a low fat diet is strongly recommended.
In conclusion, I firmly believe systemic enzymes of both a plant and animal source is a novel way to protect us from the consequences of believing in misguided notions and inferior behavior. Proper food and proper nutritional support, along with prudent exercise is the least expensive and most viable method in preventing disease.
I am an Ayurvedic herbalist and I have seen excellent results in my small way with Ayurvedic herbs. I use Shankpushpi a lot but never used Aparajta. I will look into it, it's harder to get.
Thanks for the ping. I searched FR for curcumin, one of the main active ingredients in turmeric and found many threads dealing with Alzheimer's, cancer and other conditions here:
I found a few Ayurvedic shops that sell Aparajita online but they do not appear to be in the U.S.
Viewing food in and of itself as medicine, as the Ayurvedic system dictates, does have benefit over the course of ones life. In our country and in the west in general, health concerns such as Alzheimers typically aren't much of a concern until individuals actually begin approaching the age of onset. Starting to ingest beneficial natural substances such as this at that point is of limited benefit, so larger dosages have been investigated in clinical trials, actually showing some promise. But achieving these higher dosages has been something of a challenge. This is what I was attempting to communicate in my original reply.
Prior to the economic crash in 2008, I did some catalog and website work for a well-known Ayurvedic company that produces nutraceuticals following Ayurvedic principals. I've studied countless clinical trials in order to understand their products well enough to write compelling sales copy that was not just truthful but clinically sound. This can be a challenge because of FDA regulations, and so I was limited to structure/function statements. I did, however, try a number of these nutraceuticals myself, and did find them useful and beneficial, speaking only for myself.
The joint health and the male-specific herbal preparations were to me especially impressive. But, men would have to be careful because the male-specific nutraceutical actually lowered PSA levels quite a bit. There was some controversy, that this might somehow mask prostate cancer, rather than being preventative. That Controversy may well have been resolved by now.
If you come across something that you believe is actually preventative or slowing regarding Alzheimer's I'd appreciate it if you'd ping me. My mother has it and my father's sister had it.
Curcuminoids, it does work in my opinion based upon what I've read and studied. It's just hard to get enough of it into their system. My knowledge is four going on five years old. Patches stained skin yellow. Sublingual, meaning a liquid placed under the tongue for absorption, seemed more promising but still wasn't completely practical at the time. Could be by now though. I'll do a quick search to see what's what as of now.
So-called liposomal curcumin appears to be a sort of caveat emptor situation, as there are a number of companies claiming to offer it and that their product uniquely enhances bioavailability. Liposomal curcuminoids, the genuine article from clinical trials, was patented by UCLA researchers and I do not see that it is readily available at present. That doesn't mean that it isn't, just that I didn't see it.
As far as how much, I'm not able or willing to make that recommendation. Curcumin taken as a supplement is usually regarded as dose to tolerance since toxicity has not been noted and digestive distress/diarrhea is the worst thing to expect from a large dose that I'm aware, but again please research this and validate for yourself.
There are potential conditions that can be aggravated by it though, gallstones, etc. but the most notable thing to watch out for and to avoid is drug interactions, it's right up there with grapefruit for that sort if thing.
As far as reliable sources of information found online, I'd rely on clinical trials, PubMed and the like. There are also several patent applications with useful information, but the majority deal specifically with increasing bioavailability with treatment of various forms of cancer as the objective. All of these will involve slogging through a lot of jargon with which you'll need to become at least somewhat familiar, or find a knowledgeable person who is familiar and is willing to help you out.
Piperine is another thing that has been shown to increase bioavailability and absorption of curcuminoids but I've seen nothing dealing with this in combination with DHA.
Please use your best judgment, don't take anybody's word as gospel until you've researched and verified and proceed carefully if you do decide to take this further. Discuss it with a doctor before you do. Some are favorable and sympathetic, others aren't.
Good luck.
DH has been taking tumeric capsules for arthritis,says it has really helped.
Thank you. Was wondering if that was the case.
I'll contact my suppliers and ask why they don't carry it. I never looked into it much although I've read the name, since I don't have access to it.
I use Shankpushpi in formulas for calming and balancing the mind and mental focus. It's really a useful herb.
It's a great natural anti-inflammatory. Has he found that there are any side effects for him? How much does he supplement for this purpose? What brand and whether it's liquid gelcap or some other method would be useful, too.
I found supplementing with it made me feel slightly warm, a pleasant warmth. It did help me with joint pain. I don't remember the actual brand name but it was called Turmeric Supreme, Ultimate or similar, liquid in organic gelcaps, I chose it because it was made in my home state, NC. Up in the mountains. Brevard maybe?
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Tradition is hard to kick for some people. The expectations that actions or behaviors should have a feeling of certainty are too much for some to move beyond.
For Hana Bowers, Dartmouth is a tradition.
In the Bowers household, attending Dartmouth is a tradition. Representing the Big Green is almost a near certainty growing up.
The daughter of Kenneth Bowers, a Dartmouth graduate of the class of 1983, and the sister of Austin Bowers, a former soccer player who graduated in 2011, Hana always knew this institute of higher learning was where she wanted to spend the four most formative years of her young life.
"I joke with my dad that he brainwashed me because ever since I was a little girl he took me on multiple trips to Hanover, where I immediately fell in love," Bowers said. "For as long as I can remember, Dartmouth was my top choice.
"It may be hard to believe, but four years ago, the recruiting process was completely different than it is now. I was very relaxed as I traveled from school to school for junior days (which are now 'sophomore' days). I never really gave other schools a chance because I was constantly comparing them to my benchmark — Dartmouth," the Old Greenwich, Conn., native continued. "I tried playing it cool with Amy (Patton) because I obviously didn't want to seem desperate, so I worked as hard as I could in school to put me in the best position to be accepted."
Maybe Patton should have been desperate to get Bowers to campus and part of her team, given the type of player she would prove herself to be over four years.
On the strength of a tremendous final season in a Big Green uniform in which she registered 51 goals and 66 points, Bowers firmly entrenched her name in the program record books.
She leaves Dartmouth 20th all-time in points (124) and 19th in goals (94). Her goals and point totals in 2013 rank as the eighth-best single-season marks in the program's storied four-decade history. Impressive figures for an individual who was more of a role player the last few years, playing behind Ivy League Players of the Year Kat Collins '11 and Sarah Plumb '12.
"Going into my senior season, I kept saying to myself that I wanted to reach my ultimate potential as a lacrosse player. Not once did I compare myself to other players, but I knew I would regret leaving this program not having achieved my personal best on the field in regards to stick work, fitness and game smarts," Bowers remarked. "I wanted to get better every practice, and take advantage of Amy's immense lacrosse knowledge."
Not one to focus too much on the individual accomplishments she was achieving on a regular basis, Bowers saw her role as team captain as a means by which she could motivate and inspire others to help reach collective goals and aspirations.
"I hoped to leave the program a better leader and teammate to the 30 girls by my side. As a team, we knew that an NCAA Championship would be our ultimate goal. Winning the Ivy League and the Ivy Tournament were stepping stones on the way to achieve that. Although we knew those were high standards, we may as well have not stepped on the field if we decided to set the bar any lower.
"These goals were at the back of our minds during hard-run workouts, mentally exhausting drills and the various meetings we had to work through with the team. Unfortunately, we came short of those concrete goals, but in another sense we found great success. This was the most connected team I have ever been a part of," Bowers continued. "Freshman to senior, this group was united under one common goal, and never wavered in its belief. Sometimes the most skilled teams have trouble achieving that, so we came away with our heads high."
A loss to Syracuse in the NCAA Tournament for the second straight spring ended Bowers' collegiate career in mid-May. However, the memories of her time wearing the green and white will continue on with her.
"Just because it is so fresh in my mind, one of my favorite memories is our win against Princeton in the Ivy League Tournament," Bowers recalled of the game in which she scored five times, including the winner in the second extra session.
"In our previous matchup, they had beaten us in the last few minutes on our own turf. They put on Dartmouth hats and posed in front of the Scully-Fahey scoreboard for pictures. That stung. But there was no better feeling than winning in the tournament in double overtime. When we scored that last goal, my heart literally stopped. The look on Amy's face when I ran over and hugged her was of pure joy."
It's interesting to note that Bowers uses the term 'we' when referencing her own goal scored in the sudden-victory period against the Tigers that afternoon in Philadelphia. At one of the highest points of her career, Bowers still views an individual play as a team act.
It will be hard to find someone with a scoring touch like Bowers next season for head coach Amy Patton, but it will be much harder for her to find someone with the same kind of leadership and character that made Bowers one of the best to ever wear the Dartmouth jersey.
(by Pat Salvas)
Hana's recruiting trip to Hanover was made possible by the generosity of A. Whitman Marchand '58 as well as Manning J. Smith III '62 DP through the Dartmouth Athletic Sponsor Program.


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CrossFit - even the word can stir up conversation and arguments at the smoothie bar. Regardless of whether you like to crush WODs for your workouts or stick with old school strength training plans, theres no doubt that CrossFit exercises are both hard and effective. By pairing difficult exercises together, often times in a race against the clock, CrossFit has a way of leaving athletes completely gassed and zapped of strength. The exercises themselves arent new to the strength and conditioning field. In many cases, they have simply become popular since tied alongside workout names like Fran and Linda. Almost all work your entire body at once and build skill, coordination, and flexibility at the same time.
To get those same benefits in your workout, we picked five popular CrossFit exercises that every lifter should have in their own routine and talked with Micah Macbeth, head coach at Crossfit 215, to find out how you can improve on each movement.
1. Overhead squat
So, youve mastered the back squat and perhaps youve even tinkered with the front squat. The overhead squat (OHS), popularized by benchmark WODs like Nancy, provides an added challenge in comparison to your typical squatting staples. By forcing you to lock the bar out overhead, your upper body and midsection have to work overtime to provide stability as you descend down into the movement. Just getting into proper position requires a decent amount of flexibility from your upper body.
Macbeth acknowledges that upper body flexibility is going to be a limiting factor for the majority of guys. The fix? A whole lot of soft tissue work like foam rolling and tons of practice with lighter weight. I think people miss the fact that sometimes the best mobility for a movement is just doing the movement over and over. With some of my athletes who lack OHS ability, I just make sure they do the movement every time they are in but with a PVC pipe or an empty barbell.
To get the best of flexibility and strength with the overhead squat, implement the movement into your warm-up while you practice and master form. After you have the move down, you can begin adding weight for a complete workout.
2. Muscle-up
If you thought pull-ups were a way to impress your lifting buds, think again. Muscle-ups may be the king of upper body exercises combining both the pulling motion of a pull-up and the pressing motion of a dip to bring the lifter up and over the bar in one movement. Often times, this exercises is performed on rings increasing the demand for stability at the shoulder joint.
Macbeth acknowledges several limiting factors preventing most guys from being able to get themselves up and over the bar. First, lifters should develop baseline strength levels. We make sure that people can complete 3-4 dips to end range of motion, and then they need to be able to perform a strict chest to bar pull-up. Outside of strength standards, Macbeth indicates that shoulder flexibility is a huge component to avoid getting injured at the bottom of the dip. You are thrusting yourself up and then down into the bottom of an extreme range of motion. This can be a compromising position if you do not have extensive time spent under tension in this position.
Outside of building baseline strength and flexibility, work on what may be the hardest part of the exercise - the grip. A lot of people forgo the turn-over portion of the muscle-up. Do drills just to practice that turnover from the pull-up to the dip like jumping into the bottom position of the dip to work on technique, says Macbeth. Familiarity with the equipment certainly plays a role as well. While focusing on building strength in the two exercise components, work on the rings for bodyweight rows and dips to become comfortable with the equipment and build shoulder stability.
3. Thruster
Anyone that has attempted to complete the most popular CrossFit WOD of all-time, Fran, certainly is familiar with thrusters. The combination of a front squat straight into a press overhead is the epitome of a total body exercise. After a string of several in a row, youll find that its not simply a strength exercise either; it will blast your cardiovascular system as well. Macbeth indicates that the reason this exercise is so taxing is primarily due to the distance the bar travels. Since lifters are dropping down into a squat and then pressing the bar all the way overhead, the weight is traveling an incredible distance therefore increasing the work that needs to be done.
The main issue limiting the performance of most guys on the thruster is front rack mobility. According to Macbeth, An athlete must be able to keep their elbows up all the way through the movement for safety reasons. Due to limitations in the upper body, the elbows of most athletes fall as they descend into the movement making it much tougher to keep the bar in place.
Working on the individual aspects of each exercise - the front squat and overhead press - will certainly help alongside building flexibility. Start by using this exercise as a warm-up with a light bar to master the bar path before incorporating it as a strength exercise with heavier weight.
4. Kettlebell swing
If youre looking for an exercise to build up your back side while also feeling like you just spent 10 minutes on the treadmill, look no further. The kettlebell swing combines power with cardio while emphasizing one of the most important, yet rarely practiced, movements - the hip hinge. While this certainly isnt a CrossFit-only exercise, it came to the forefront of the fitness industry with WODs like Helen.
The kettlebell swing, although powerful, is actually rather simple to teach according to Macbeth. I can get someone churning some pretty high intensity sets with rather minimal direction. You can get most people doing a safe KB swing in a few minutes, he says. The foundation of the movement lies in the hip hinge pattern, much like a deadlift. To prevent injury, athletes should master the deadlift form first before attempting sets of this powerful exercise. Reinforcing form with lighter kettlebells is also important as repetition helps to build proper movement patterns.
5. Rowing
If youre looking for a strictly cardio-based exercise to get your sweat on, look no further. Although rarely utilized, the rower offers an intense workout in just a few minutes. This exercise combines elements of power with coordination from the upper and lower body making it a little tougher than your typical elliptical workout.
Perhaps the most downplayed aspect of rowing is the form. According to Macbeth, Rowing and running are two movement that people just do not practice enough. They think that as long they pull on the handle or pick their feet up and down as fast as they can the two movements will be effective. In fact, both movements have some very common form errors. Macbeth encourages lifters to learn from someone very familiar with rowing technique rather than trying to teach themselves. Sequencing is perhaps the most important area where people go wrong. Macbeth indicates, The most important aspect is understanding the sequence of events which must happen in order to have an efficient stroke. Too many people fire them in the wrong order.
To start, find someone thats familiar with rowing technique and has a good amount of experience to help you learn the form. Incorporate rowing as a warm-up exercise before your lifting session focusing on form rather than cranking as hard as possible. After a few sessions of technique, you can begin implementing faster sprints for an intense cardiovascular challenge.
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A recap of the action that took place Friday night
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Kirksville hosted and dominated day one of the Tiger Classic, as the annual event began Friday night with a dual tournament style.
Joining the Tigers in the event are eight other schools from the region. Hannibal, Fatima, Ladue Horton Watkins, Father Tolton Catholic, Centralia and Brookfield round out the schools from Missouri. Pleasant Valley and Centerville made the trip from Iowa.
The Tigers dominated the competition winning every dual match by at least 19 points.
"We won all our duals, things went well all the guys pulled through, did their job and really helped the team out," said Makenna Cook.
Some of the smaller schools didn't quite offer the competition the Tigers are used to facing.
"We try to wrestle and use high percentage stuff no matter who we wrestle. We also have to make sure we are in good condition and we don't just go out there and start freelancing," said Kirksville head coach Kevin Powell.
The Tigers started the night with a win over Ladue by a score of 45-26, which included a first period pin by Cook. Next up was a match with Tolton, who lacked the depth Kirksville has, which made the final count a bit lopsided at 72-8.
Much like Tolton, Fatima lacked depth which played right into the scorebook again as Kirksville posted another 70-plus points, and another Cook pin to win 75-6.
In the fourth dual match of the night the Tigers defeated Centerville 55-23. Tre Stewart picked up an impressive pin early in the match to help set the tone for the nightcap.
"Some of those schools we have never wrestled before so it helps us out that they have some good guys, which means there are a lot of tough matches and a lot of good and bad things can happen," said Cook.
When you win four matches by a combined 184 points, that can make any coach happy.
"Tonight was great. We went undefeated, we had some guys get some tough matches which I think was good. Going into Pleasant Valley tomorrow which I think is going to be our toughest dual by far, so hopefully we can keep rolling," said Powell.
The tournament ran long on Friday night so they will continue Friday night's action first thing Saturday morning. However after those duals are completed the tournament changes to a more traditional bracket format.
"This will be our first bracket competition so far this season and to get where we want to be we're going to have to have guys rebound from a loss here and there, stay in the fight, do their best and not give up," said Powell.
With a new day comes new challenges even for some of the tourneys most talented wrestlers.
"I'm going to look to improve my moves where I can, and do what I need to help the team out," said Cook.
The classic starts bright and early Saturday morning at 8:30, with competition running all day.


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Bartels' late 3-pointer lifts Maples past Indians, 41-39
Three-point shooting and strong defense paved the way for the Adrian High School boys basketball team in its 41-39 win over archrival Tecumseh on Friday night.
Adrian (3-6, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) trailed 39-38 with 34 seconds remaining, when Brett Bartels nailed his fourth 3-pointer of the night to give the Maples a 41-39 lead. The Maples then forced Tecumseh (4-5, 1-2) to run out the remaining clock with tight defense, eventually recording a steal to win the game.
"It feels great to get a win like this," said Adrian coach Bart Bartels. "We've been struggling shooting lately and have been through a tough schedule. This was a win against a rival, and it should really help the kids out and give them some confidence."
The game began with a hot start. Tecumseh ran its offense through Kyle Bryan, who scored the Indians' first seven points. Adrian struggled early, coming up empty on its first three possessions. With four minutes left in the quarter, both teams began to catch fire from behind the 3-point arc. The two teams combined to make five 3s in the first quarter, giving Tecumseh a slim 14-13 lead at the end of one.
If the first quarter was all offense, the second was all defense.
Tecumseh scored just two points in the second quarter, while Adrian managed to get four. Both squads stepped up their intensity from the first quarter. Tecumseh and Adrian were a combined 0-for-9 from 3-point range and 0-for-6 from the foul line in the second quarter, giving Adrian a 17-16 lead at the half.
"It was just bad," said coach Bartels. "We just weren't hitting shots."
The third quarter saw a change in the Maples. Tecumseh quickly regained the lead, scoring the first five points of the quarter. The Maples' shooting issues continued, missing their first four 3s of the quarter. The fifth attempt proved to be the spark for the Maples.
After hitting that 3, Adrian went on a 10-0 run to end the quarter, holding Tecumseh scoreless in the final six minutes of the quarter. The Maples focused on taking good shots and playing great defense, forcing several turnovers by the Indians and controlling the glass.
"I thought we played a very poor game tonight," said Tecumseh coach Marc Comstock. "We were outfought, outcoached and outplayed. It would have been a steal if we had won."
Heading into the fourth quarter, the Maples held a 34-24 lead and all of the momentum.
Enter Tecumseh's Ben Kasper.
Kasper, who had been shutout all night by the Maples, exploded in the final four minutes of the game. Kasper hit three key triples — all of them several feet behind the arc — and helped the Indians charge back into the game. Tecumseh tied the game at 36 on two John Terry free throws. Kasper then hit one of two free throws to give the Indians a 37-36 lead with 1:20 left.
"We were missing shots and free throws," explained coach Bartels. "We bottled up Kasper all night, and we lost him. He hit some big shots and took the lead from us."
Tecumseh took a 39-38 lead late in the fourth. Brett Bartels then the eventual game-winning 3-pointer from the top of the key to put Adrian up 41-39 with 34 seconds left.
"I was just thinking that I had to do something to help my team," Brett Bartels said about the game-winner. "I was just feeling it and was in the moment. It always feels great to beat a rival It was a battle for county bragging rights tonight."
Despite the Indians having 31 seconds left to retake the lead or tie the game, they were unable to get a shot off. Instead, the Maples forced a Tecumseh turnover in the final seconds to secure the win.
"We turned over the ball so much we didn't even get a shot off," Comstock said after the game. "Its something that we've had trouble with all season and haven't been able to fix."
Brett Bartels led the Maples with 17 points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals. Grant Farrington had eight points, while Brandon Bays added six and three steals. Hunter Hayes finished with four points, five rebounds and two steals, while Kyle Hill totaled four steals and three assists.
The Indians were led by Kasper, who scored 12 points. Bryan finished with nine points, while Ben Vannatter added six points.
Adrian will host non-league foe Onsted on Tuesday, while Tecumseh will travel to face SEC rival Dexter on Friday.


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So, last month I bought a Dual 867 MHz Mirror Drive Door PowerMac G4. It has 512MB of RAM and is pretty much stock all around (it has an AirPort card in it already, which is good, since I share internet service with my neighbor via wi-fi). In general, this machine is great. It's my way of finally upgrading from a 400MHz G3 iMac DVse (and to a lesser extent, a 700MHz G3 Dual USB iBook (16MB video)). Naturally, I want more...
I have big plans for this machine as it's my first Mac that's a) actually mine AND b) not an all-in-one or a laptop.
In addition to simple changes like more RAM and a new video card and a couple other expansion cards, I'd like to make cooling modifications (more and new fans), overclock the processors, and overclock the system bus speed (which will inherently overclock the processors, apparently).
Now, after doing a great deal of research on this matter, there are still a number of things I'm in the dark on. I'm not some kind of computer science wiz so I won't pretend to know how resistors truly work (I get the general idea), or even what the ones in my machine are rated at (if that's even the right way to say it). I don't understand a lot of things about electronics*, but slowly I'm changing that (and happily, because learning is so much fun when there's no school involved).
I guess I should give an exact list of what I'd LIKE to do, and then explain where I'm confused.
1) (This step is already done) Add a bigger, better hard drive (for a total of two HDDs) - I put in a Maxtor 200GB 7200RPM ATA133 drive with a 16MB buffer. It runs great so far... The other drive is a 60GB IBM, presumably 7200RPMs with a 2MB buffer (ATA100). I may eventually reformat the 60GB (it's unused right now) and give it a partition to install Linux on (not sure which distro yet...) for fun and maybe development testing purposes.
2) Max out the RAM (2GB unless the max can be overcome somehow) with low-latency RAM (I have my unfounded reasons :teeth:) with heat spreaders on 'em. I won't do this until all overclocking is done due to the higher bus speed requiring PC2700 DDR SDRAM (or faster, really, but it won't run faster than the system can use - which I'm sure you all know). By low latency I mean, preferably, CL2. I figure, why not?
(If that 2GB cap can actually be overcome, I'd very happily put in 4GB and start doing some audio and video work.)
3) Overclock the system bus from 133 MHz to 167 MHz. I've read this requires buying the processor daughter board (can we call those dabo's?) from a 167MHz bus'ed MDD/FW800 machine. I don't want to do that. The difference is, what, one resistor on the dabo (heehee)? So why not just make that change?
4) With the bus OC, the processors will jump up to 1.25 GHz, right? I don't know what my 867's are actually rated at (apparently many were 1 GHz models, underclocked to meet demands for the 867 models), but I might not be comfortable with a massive OC, so dropping them down to an even 1.0 GHz might be my ultimate course of action. Naturally, I can run at 1.25 for a bit and attempt stress tests. If neccessary, I'll up the voltage a bit, too. Hopefully some day there'll be an MDD dual processor upgrade in the 1.7-2.0 GHz range. That'd be rockin'!
5) Fans! The fans in the machine are, apparently, the ones from Apple's replacement program, but they're still loud. My dad came by shortly after I got this MDD and said it's quieter than his Digital Audio 733 MHz G4. It's louder than his Dual 2.7 G5, so that's kind of sad to me... Actually, when more fans in the G5 kick in, it's a lot louder than my MDD! First and foremost then, is replacing the PSU fans, side door fan, and main, large fan. If possible, I'd like to put one of those pretty copper heatsinks in to replace the stock, finned aluminum one. QUESTION: Can you actually put the copper heatsink on non-FW800 series MDDs?
In addition to that, I'm willing to add more fans (quiet ones) if it actually reduces noise by keeping the whole system generally cooler. Fans on top of the heatsink? A-OK by me. Fans at the bottom of the front of the case? Cool (it looks neat from the underside of the machine too). A PCI card fan? Sure! Why not? I'm probably going to take the speaker off and mount it into the top of the case to allow air to pass through the speaker grill. (I have a pair of Apple Pro Speakers and they sound great to my ears.)
The goal here isn't so much heat - my room rarely ever gets hot. Even with three or four people hangin' out watchin' movies on my giant bed (or playin' video games), the room stays pretty cool. Good ol' San Francisco property located near Lake Merced... Woah, I got WAY sidetracked. The goal here isn't so much heat reduction, but noise reduction. I often find myself using my computer while my wife is sleeping. Oh, and putting the tower under my desk isn't a good option (It'll get kicked... a lot).
Oh, this leads to one more QUESTION: Is my power supply strong enough? It's an AcBel (?) with a lot of Chinese characters on it. API1PC36? AC Input 100-127/200-240V~,7.0A/3.5A (some Chinese characters) 50-60Hz. DC Output it notes for +5.0V and +3.3V that there's a 108W Max.
6) Expansion! I'd like to add a USB 2.0 card, a second optical drive (for disk to disk copies and so I can put my external burner back with my old iMac DVse), and uh... I guess that's it. I suppose a video card upgrade could be considered expansion (it does go in card slot, after all). The USB 2.0 card I looked at (a Keyspan model, 4 ports) has an internal port. QUESTION: Could I then use that internal port to, say, power something inside the case?
As far as graphics cards, I'm a bit lost. While I'm sure an ATI Radeon 9800 Pro Mac Edition (128MB) would be great for what I do (which includes playing World of Warcraft and VERY few other games), they cost a lot. And, if I'm going to spend over $250, I might as well spend closer to $300 and shoot for something better. This might require flashing a card (time to buddy up with some PC users...), or hacking apart the pins on some card to make it fit in the AGP4x slot. Yay!
So, I hope my post wasn't too confusing. Please bear with me - I'm a newbie to stuff like overclocking and fan mods. Soldering? I might outsource that job to my dad (who, conviently, lives very close to me).
I'd also like to pretty up the machine's guts by changing ribbon cables to braided cables and, well, cleaning the parts. Computers get so dusty!!!
Thanks in advance to all of you and to whom it concerns, I really appreciate this site even existing.
Oh, PS: When I start working on all of this, I'll document it all and make a mod guide/article (which I'll also put on my own site).
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Re: Hoffman_A
Registered: 02/14/05
Posts: 491
Just wow...! But hey, at least you know what you want to get done. good luck to you. Also if
you are getting a USB card that has an internal port you could run an USB extention cable to the front of the case. Just an idea. I use the front ports on my G5 constanlty and it's a pain in the neck to try and get to the back of my machine all the time
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Re: Hoffman_A
Registered: 02/13/05
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I have an MDD which was a single 1GHz FW800 with 768MB RAM and a 133MHz bus.
It still has the 133MHz bus, but is now a dual 1GHz with 1.75GB RAM and a DL burner.
I have added a USB2.0 card with an internal port, but I don't use the internal. Just needed 2.0 for my Nano. I do now have a plan for the internal, but I'll save that for another time.
I'll address your other points one by one:
1: You did this already.
2: The RAM limit is not something you can get around. Its a hardware limit imposed by the configurations of RAM modules the memory controller can address, and the number of RAM slots. The only way around it would be to replace the memory controller, add more slots, or build custom RAM modules. None of these are practical unless you know how to redesign a logic board or design RAM sticks. If you can do this, you can probably afford much faster kit to play with.
3: This is something I was interested in and cast feelers around for a while back. No-one could help me out with precise instructions, though I did find one guide from a slightly newer machine. I did't want to risk this sort of mod in case the parts used in the guide differed from my own. This mod is especially attractive to me for the following reasons:
There were a number of machines running a 167MHz bus before mine, so the chances are mine was downclocked from its true potential, and will run happily at 167MHz. (this is not necessarily so true of the CPUs).
Upclocking the bus not only boosts the bus. A faster bus means potentially faster access between CPU and drives or AGP/PCI cards. It should also upclock the RAM if the RAM is fast enough (most of mine is pc3200/400MHz or pc2700/333MHz, rather than the stock pc2100/167MHz). The CPU's clock speed is determined by multiplying the bus speed by a number which can be determined on the daughterboard (or in some machines the firmware). The number is called the multiplier. Since we are talking about the bus, you can see that my multiplier is 7.5. (7.5 x 133 = 1000) If I up the bus to 167MHz, my CPUs will jump to 1250MHz.
So a faster bus = faster CPU, RAM, drives, graphics, and other connectivity. Not bad if you can do it. Let me know how you get on if you try this. I forget the site I found, but it was australian if that helps.
4: If your bus is 133MHz, your mulitiplier is 6.5. If you clock up to 167MHz, you'll get 1085MHz. Shouldn't be a problem, especially if you add fans.
5: I'll leave fans to someone else, as I haven't bothered to play with mine aside from adding one to my graphics card. Others here know alot more about fans.
I mentioned USB cards. You can power something from the internal. USB is 5V and the pinouts are readily available online, so all you have to do is chop one end off a USB cable and wire it to whatever you want. Many fans will run on 5V.
Graphics cards are also probably best left to others, though I have fitted an nVidia GeForce FX5200 from a G5 to mine, and bolted a fan on it before overclocking it. See my mod guide if you want more about that.
Thats all the wisdom I have to pass on. Best of luck.
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Registered: 11/16/07
Posts: 477
¡Díos mío! Is that not the longest post yet?!!!
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Great post! I would think the stock power supply would be a bit strained by all those fans. You may want to do an ATX mod, or perhaps add a second mini supply just to power the fans. Sounds like you have a good handle on things. Take advantage of the experiance and advice here at Macmod, some of these guys are truly artist when it comes to modding and over-clocking.
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Re: Hoffman_A
Registered: 03/29/06
Posts: 104
Loc: San Francisco, CA
Thanks for the responses everyone (I thought I had auto-email notifications for replies, but I guess not, so I just noticed all of this today).
Without prior experience with it, I don't see a reason why I can't just bump the bus speed up to 167 MHz. It's two quick solders (one on the mobo, one on the dabo). I haven't been able to find any info online of anyone else doing that. Everything I've seen about bumping up the bus speed has involved buying the daughter board from a FW800 model that was already 167 MHz. Yay...
Maybe Mike from xlr8yourmac.com has some info he can pass on to me (which I'd then relay here)... Time to email him and see!
Oh, and as for the graphics card. I'll settle for a stock Radeon 9800 Pro Mac Edition (128MB), but if I can safely/affordably get something better, you better believe I will! : )
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Re: Hoffman_A
Registered: 03/29/06
Posts: 104
Loc: San Francisco, CA
OK... Some info that I hope is accurate:
I seem to have misunderstood in regards to using 167MHz bus speed dauhgter boards in conjunction with a bus speed mod on the mobo to get the 167Mhz bus to work. That's only if you don't want to make mods to the daughterboard.
The only question at this point is, what are the resistors rated at? For the clock speed multiplier resistors, they're 1k ohm. The voltage ones are 47ohms. The bus speed ones? I have no clue.
Also, on the daughter board, the resistors for the spots marked R27, R22, R26 in that order should be empty, empty, resistance. 133 is, in the same order, empty, resistance, resistance.
Hope that info is helpful. I can't see the resistors on the daughter board to guage their rating without pulling off my heatsink, and I'm not going to go that far without doing pretty much all of my overclocking. AND, before I do that, I need to order PC2700 RAM.
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Re: Hoffman_A
Registered: 11/16/07
Posts: 1656
Cheers for one of the longest posts ever! Anyway, with all that info, its easy to help out. You cant get past the ram limits which was said and that is true. 2GB should be plenty and if not, you should think of moving to a G5. The bus speed increase has been done with success, so that should be ok too. As for the resistors, I personally do not reuse them. You can just put deforster pen marks on it and change the resistance by how much you add (use a volt meter). I woudl not worry about that though, I usually just solder them together and dump the resistors. All of the bus/cpu/voltage controls are on the daughter card. This model has a 450w psu, so I would not worry about running out of power. Fans will not use much anyway. I have to take this time to plug water cooling. It would be great for MDDs and give you more headroom to overclock and its just plain sexy.
Good luck and keep us posted.
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Re: Hoffman_A
Registered: 03/29/06
Posts: 104
Loc: San Francisco, CA
Again, to everyone, thanks for the replies. (Actually,
I already say thanks?)
I'm weary of home-brewed water cooling. The last thing I'd want to do is sink time and money into this machine and then have the water cooling leak. What a disaster that'd be!
I'll settle for loads of quiet fans and not be too agressive with the OCing. If I can hit 1.25 GHz without any issues (like individual processors going dead temporarily) then, believe me, I will do it.
The best thing about the length of my original post is that I had no idea I was making it that long. Woo!
I'm not sure where my concern for the ohm values of the bus speed resistors comes from. I'm not adding any - only removing. In any case, it could be fun to know.
So, I guess this weekend I'll look into ordering fans, head over to Radioshack and grab a few things.
Oh! There is one question I haven't been able to answer through continued research:
Q: Can the copper heatsink be installed in first gen MDDs (pre-FW800)? If so, that'll help a lot for cooling (especially with a pair of fans on top).
EDIT: After re-reading some articles, I've noticed two odd things. Verax fans are VERY hard to find in the US, and 65mm fans also seem to be hard to find. Hmm... Any insight, anyone?
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Re: Hoffman_A
Registered: 11/14/06
Posts: 1
Good deals on the ATI Radeon 9800 Pro Mac Edition can often be had on eBay for just under or just over $200.
Some people find that adding a USB card to most Macs will prevent them from going into deep sleep mode, if there's a storage device attached, whose icon is still mounted on the desktop, or some other types of USB devices--see the xlr8yourmac.com website.
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A native of Rogers, Minn., DeZiel captured Co-Gymnast of the Week honors after posting season-high marks on vault (9.925) and floor (9.925) and tying her career-best on bars (9.90) en route to a season-best score of 39.525 in the all-around. DeZiel tied for first on vault and floor against Penn State, enabling her to capture her second all-around title in two weeks. DeZiel also logged a second-place finish on bars and a finish of fifth on beam. Her efforts were instrumental in helping Nebraska to their highest scores of the season on vault (49.375) and floor (49.275). DeZiel earned the conference honor alongside Illinois' Alina Weinstein.
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The updated blonde Bond is back! This time our dapper hero played by hunky Daniel Craig returns in the cryptically-titled "Skyfall" to fight a fey blonde bad-guy named Silva (Javier Bardem). But first, there's lot of set-up. In the wham-bam opening sequence that is stupendously awesome, Bond is trying to retrieve a "list" of all of the agents at MI6 that has fallen into the wrong hands. Clearly, this will spell certain doom for the agency and the loss of many lives. Unfortunately, not only does he not get this list, but also he is "fatally" shot in the process.
Months later, we reconnect with Bond who is living on an island in a constant haze of alcohol and exotic women. But when MI6 is attacked and agents are killed, he returns home to confront M (Judi Dench) for calling the shot that "ended" his life. Although not at the top of his physical game, Bond is let back in the force and he goes about trying to find the person who is in possession of the infamous list. He will go through a number of people and dangerous situations to find out who this is and he will only meet him an hour into the film.
At that point, the tete-a-tete begins and the good guy/bad guy dynamic is established. You see, Silva used to be what Bond is now - an agent at MI6 who was also one of M's favorites. But a decision she made put him into such a traumatic situation he was left permanently disabled and scarred. (There is a reason his face looks so strange.) So simply enough, this guy is pissed.
The plot of this Bond installment really is that simple, which to be honest is a relief from the overstuffed "Quantum of Solace" that just became a mind-numbing head-scratcher. Here, director Sam Mendes ("American Beauty") focuses on the relationships of the characters and takes his time establishing the plot rather than simply jumping from action sequence to action sequence. This is one of the best things about "Skyfall," because the result is that you care about the people. Not only that, it's great to have M front and center rather than the usual cameo.
Bardem's villain is a strange one. I think he is bisexual because he has a playful moment with Bond who is tied up at the time. While I was a bit annoyed at first (yet another "gay villain"), Bond's response to his advances is classic. Oh the possibilities!
The film is gorgeous with the infallible Roger Deakins at the helm of cinematography. The leads are all terrific, with the only flaws being the two Bond girls. Naoimie Harris ("Pirates of the Carribean 2" & "3") is okay, but when she throws aside her one-liners, they fall flat. Berenice Marlohe as Severine struggles with the English language making her scenes with Bond a bit painful to get through.
But Bond wouldn't be Bond without great stunts and set pieces. The opening, as stated, is tremendously executed and non-stop fun. Mendes does a great job throughout the film of allowing us to actually see the action and the fight choreography without masking it with overdone editing. As a result it puts the focus on the amazing stunt work where it should be. The problem, however, is that nothing after the opening ten minutes comes close to them in impact.
There are some requisite chases and hand to hand combat, as well as a tacked on subway crash and a nifty elevator ride, but nothing that significant. Even the finale - which to be fair looks damn beautiful - is more of a western than a Bond film. In fact, there are only two (mild) gadgets in this film, so the end is very old school with guns, knives, and booby traps. While it was interesting to have this change of pace, I was still left with wanting something to top the opener. It never came.
Still, "Skyfall" succeeds on so many levels that I look forward to more Craig (shirtless please) and I hope they keep Mendes on as director. They just need a script that includes a bit more over-the-top action to keep Bond fans satisfied. Otherwise, judging by the last installment, Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt might take that crown.
InfoRuntime :: 143 mins
Release Date :: Nov 09, 2012
Language :: Silent
Country :: United Kingdom
CastJames Bond :: Daniel Craig
M :: Judi Dench
Silva :: Javier Bardem
Gareth Mallory :: Ralph Fiennes
Eve :: Naomie Harris
Sévérine :: Bérénice Marlohe
Q :: Ben Whishaw
Kincade :: Albert Finney
Bill Tanner :: Rory Kinnear
Patrice :: Ola Rapace
Clair Dowar :: Helen McCrory
Dr. Hall :: Nicholas Woodeson
Ronson :: Bill Buckhurst
Vanessa :: Elize du Toit
CrewDirector :: Sam Mendes
Screenwriter :: Neal Purvis
Screenwriter :: Robert Wade
Screenwriter :: John Logan
Producer :: Michael Wilson
Producer :: Barbara Broccoli
Executive Producer :: Callum McDougall
Cinematographer :: Roger Deakins
Production Design :: Dennis Gassner
Film Editor :: Stuart Baird
Original Music :: Thomas Newman
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Casting :: Debbie McWilliams
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