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Update #10
Hey everyone, Ryan here. Happy new year. The Arsenal team and I have been working around the clock to get Arsenal out the door and shipped. Here's what we've been working on and where we are as of today.
Apple Certification
Arsenal uses Bluetooth classic as the normal method to connect to the phone. (Wifi is supported also, but it's not ideal since you have to switch wifi networks). Apple requires all devices that connect to iOS using Bluetooth classic go through an extremely rigorous certification process. Apple will only test on production versions of a product, including packaging. Unfortunately, the delays we've experienced with our enclosure are pushing back our certification timeline and ultimately our ship date. Which leads me to…
Updated Timeline
I know you're all excited to get Arsenal in your hands. We were originally hoping to ship Arsenal to our Kickstarter backers by the end of January. I'm very sorry to say we won't be able to hit that date. We thought we had plenty of padding in our timeline to hit the January target. Unfortunately, some of the setbacks we hit in the last few weeks have blocked other parts of the process from moving forward. This is not an excuse, but I want you to know that if we could have gone faster we would have and I wanted to give transparency to the process/update.
Our new estimated ship date is early April. Unfortunately, the Apple certification isn't something we have much control over, but we are doing everything we can to complete it and get Arsenal to you as fast as possible. I want to say I'm extremely sorry for the delay.
Sony A7Riii Support
We were able to get a hold of a Sony A7Riii last month and run it through the Arsenal test suite. Everything worked great, so we are adding it to the list of supported cameras. (It's still hard to believe Sony got rid of their apps on new cameras. Hopefully Arsenal can fill in the gaps a bit.)
The injection mold tooling for the enclosure is almost complete. We've had a few minor changes to improve the flow as the plastic is injected. Thanks to Rubin for all of the hard work on this. The VIP/beta units will go out as soon as the new enclosures are ready.
Antenna Tuning
After doing some more controlled tests of the wifi/bluetooth connections, we decided to do a bit more work tuning the antenna. This involves renting some very expensive test equipment and setting parameters on the radio. The new parameters help improve the connection speed and range.
We spent a lot of the last month working through some more logistics getting ready for the final production run and shipping. (supply chain management, acceptance testing, defect handling, taxes, etc…) This isn't the most exciting thing, but it needs to happen.
Quality Control
Because Arsenal contains so many BGA components on our PCB, we can't take advantage of testing methods you might use for products with a more open circuit board. We need all systems on each Arsenal to be well tested before it goes out the door. To make this happen, we've been working on a set of devices and software that can run functional tests over all of the boards systems and then flash the firmware (assuming the board passes). Making sure this process catches all issues, is fast, and is repeatable takes a lot of work. There's been a lot of back and forth with our manufacturer in the past month as we make adjustments to ensure our rigs keep up as boards are coming off the line.
Machine Learning
The machine learning team has been making improvements to our depth mapping system. The depth mapper looks at a scene and estimates distances based on the frames pulled from the sensor. This data is fed into the main setting suggestions algorithm and helps better match settings to the current environment.
The software team has been spending most of their time tracking down some last bugs. They have also been working on a refactor of the core device code. The refactor improves the abstraction between camera API's, camera configurations (code specific to individual cameras), and the communication layer. When this refactor is complete, it will make it faster for us to add new features and new cameras. The team is doing a good job moving forward while also keeping on top of technical debt.
The dev team is wrapping up a few little things, then we're going to put together a full demo video to show the app with the updated interface. Should be out in the next week or two.
The delay is unfortunate but we are as committed as ever to getting Arsenal to each of our backers as fast as possible. We're going to use the extra time to continue to improve the quality control process, software, core technology, and product as a whole. We're also going to start putting together some video tutorials and documentation to help everyone get up to speed with using Arsenal. It's pretty simple to use, but we've had lots of requests for documentation, so we'll get that ready before we ship.
We'll be sure to keep you posted as we move through the final stages. Thanks to the Arsenal team for the long hours, travel, and going the extra mile. Thanks to all of our backers for their support and patience.
- Ryan
P.S. We've been so heads down on production the team hasn't had much time lately to get out and take photos that aren't for testing the system. (The snow on the ground hasn't helped :-) Here's some older shots we took with Arsenal.
Jarsaillon Michel on
Hi Ryan, now is going to reach September of 2018 but still no delivery of Arsenal camera assistant. I am very disappointed for supporting you as no news or email to inform me. Now please rush advise me when is delivering date and where is my Arsenal camera assistant.
The Production Studio on
Has this shipped yet?
perez alain on
hello. when is the date for delivry please
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Hi Ryan, now is going to reach May of 2018 but still no delivery of Arsenal camera assistant. I am very disappointed for supporting you as no news or email to inform me. Now please rush advise me when is delivering date if unable I need full refund as soon as possible.
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Ryan Stout 2-time creator on
@Joe Polecheck Yep, we just posted an update here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2092430307/arsenal-the-intelligent-camera-assistant-0/posts/2123480 The d850 is supported now. Thanks!
Joe Polecheck on
Is the timeline still early April for the D850 Arsenal release?
Ryan Stout 2-time creator on
@Marta Magiera Yeah, for some reason Crowdox doesn't let you change the country, but I can do it. Just message me here or e-mail help(at)witharsenal.com and we can take care of it for you. Thanks!
Ryan Stout 2-time creator on
@Mark Delbridge Yes, we will request address changes shortly before we ship. For some reason, Crowdox won't let you change your own address, so you'll want to message me or e-mail help(at)witharsenal.com and we can take care of it for you. Thanks!
Ryan Stout 2-time creator on
@Horst Wurf Tablet support is on the short list. We still have a few things we need to get through before we start on that. (It should go quick, but we need to get through a few more things before we start on tablet support) I think we'll be able to get it out sometime this summer. Thanks!
Marta Magiera on
Is there a possibility to change the country of shipping? I have changed the country since I took the survey.
Mark Delbridge on
Hi Ryan,
I'm wondering if you'll be confirming shipping addresses again before it all happens? I'm moving countries. (I'm certain a bunch of people will have moved too). Thanks!
Still looking forward to it!
Horst Wulf on
Hi Ryan,
While you wait for the apple certification are you considering to take the iPad support forward?
Ryan Stout 2-time creator on
Hey @Juan Pronao The next update will go out Monday. (Sorry it's taking so long) tl;dr is we're on track for April delivery. I've also got a walk-through video of the app (that turned out way too detailed, but hopefully everyone will find it interesting) Thanks!
Juan Proano on
Do you have any upcoming updates?
Ryan Stout 2-time creator on
@RYAN CRISTOBAL Thanks! We're working hard to get them in everyone hands ASAP. Also, fyi, I've got another update almost ready to go out, just finishing one thing on it. (Hopefully it will go out tomorrow) tl;dr... We're on track for the April ship timeline. Thanks
RYAN CRISTOBAL on
i get everyone's side. as a backer, i just can't hardly wait to get my unit and start shooting with it, but at the same time i understand on the production side, all the i's must be dotted and all the t's must be crossed. it's about quality and functionality, as a backer i sure would like to receive my unit complete and ready once i un-box it. so, Ryan and Arsenal team, i'll let you get to working. #PatientlyWaiting
Ryan Stout 2-time creator on
@Ralph Buisman Hey Ralph, sorry it's been a while since I updated. (We've been swamped getting the last things ready for production) I'm finishing up the last stuff on a demo video for the update. Hoping to have it out tomorrow. Sorry it's taking so long.
Ryan Stout 2-time creator on
@Florian Priester There's an component on our PCB that we include with Arsenal that allows for authentication to iOS devices. It just responds to a "challenge auth" so the connection won't get rejected by the iOS device. (And so Apple can verify it's an approved device) Thanks!
Ralph Buisman on
a addition to my comment:
Especially now you've another product that does the same on kickstarter:
Ralph Buisman on
Don't want to be a bummer, but why is the estimated delivery date pushed back a couple off times now and why didn't we get an email/update about it more often? We are the backers/buyers and without us this isn't happening at all and I'm started to wonder (and I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one) that it isn't going to happen. In my oppinion this is just bad faith....
Florian Priester on
Hi there!
I've read in the comments below you need to add some Apple hardware to your device? I'm a bit worried about that... what is it for? Certainly not only for privacy reasons...
Ryan Stout 2-time creator on
@Ron Jacobson Hey Ron, sorry I've been slow with the updates. I'm working on an update today. Will definitely be out sometime this week. (Everything is looking great for the April ship timeline btw)
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I like many other backs, just want to be kept in the loop. There's never such a thing as too much information or too many updates. So what's happening?
Prabhupada Padayachee on
thanks for the updates Ryan
Ryan Stout 2-time creator on
@Josh Justic The Apple certification requires adding a piece of Apple hardware to the design and we're not allowed to ship any units until we get approval. Unfortunately, doing a 2nd product for Android phones only would require some other testing, logistics, etc, and most likely wouldn't result in things getting out the door sooner. The Apple certification is the big thing we'll be waiting on. It gives us a bit more time to prepare for production. Really sorry about the delay. This is our fault, we should have had more padding in our schedule. If you would rather not wait, we can issue you a full refund.
Ryan Stout 2-time creator on
@Jeremy Weisser sorry, the M6 isn't supported. We don't know if or when support for it will be added. We're happy to give you a full refund if you'd like.
Josh Justic on
I have no use for or any desire to ever use an apple product. Please do not let their certification process delay shipment for my unit.
Elam Noor on
The ol' Apple certification process. Catches me off guard every time. Kickstarter should have a button that says "does your product work with Apple?" And then adds a year to the estimated ship date automatically.
Not that I don't appreciate it! Their products work well. Just that product designers never estimate time accurately.
Jeremy Weisser on
I'm switching from a 70D to a EOS M6. I don't see that model specifically as supported. Any plans on adding support?
Ryan Stout 2-time creator on
@Michael Johnson Will do, working on an update this week. Thanks!
Dennis Oosthuizen on
I am still excited about this product so I do not mind waiting, I would prefer receiving a proper operational product than something that is rushed and does not work at all.
Michael Johnson on
Early April... what is a little while longer? Just keep us in the loop. =)
Louis Sutter on
No worries about the delay. Keep us up to speed though. Can't wait. ;)
Ryan Stout 2-time creator on
@Thierry thanks!
MantaCH on
As I worked in a startup several years ago, I understand your deadline explosion... the delay isn't a problem in fact. The real one is to provide the best device you can with the best quality in order to be significantly different and over the others. Otherwise all your efforts will certainly go in the water........
So, do your best and no stress about delay. The important thing is a revolutionnary device, a real one.
Thanks for your hard work and all the best for the incoming ones ! ;o)
Regards and encouragments
Ryan Stout 2-time creator on
@Andrea Mazzoleni you can look up your survey here and check/edit your shipping address. Just be sure to close the survey when you're done. Thanks!
Andrea Mazzoleni on
Hi Ryan, how can I see where will you send the package? Because I just moved and I'd like to verify it.
Ryan Stout 2-time creator on
@Angelito Jusay we are on track for April. Thanks!
Ryan Stout 2-time creator on
@ Pat O'Shea No problem. I just sent you a message.
Angelito Jusay on
Hi Ryan, do you have an updated ship date for this?
Pat O'Shea on
This was a gift for my girlfriend I've explained the issues you're having but she would still rather something else. So unfortunately I'll have to ask for a refund please.
Ryan Stout 2-time creator on
@Rena Gottfried and @Alberto Rojas-Maldonado no problem. I've issued your refunds. Really sorry about the delay.
Alberto Rojas-Maldonado on
Hello! April is also late for my trip to Iceland and Finland. I bought this product for the sole purpose of getting some help capturing night shots. How do I proceed for a full refund?
Rena Gottfried on
Hello, April is to late for my trip to the US. I would like the full refund, offered to other backers. Tell me how to proceed please. Thank you
Ryan Stout 2-time creator on
@Rebecca Tye Really sorry about the delay. We can do a full refund if you would rather not wait.
Ryan Stout 2-time creator on
@carlos restrepo Thanks!
Ryan Stout 2-time creator on
@Arno Van Huyssteen Yea, we've got a bunch of Fuji cameras we want to work on getting supported. Unfortunately, we haven't had much time to focus on adding more cameras. Once we ship though, we will have more time to add more cameras. If you need X-T10 support now, we can issue a full refund. Thanks.
Rebecca Tye on
At what point should I call it quits and ask for a refund? I planned to take this with me to Asia in late March...abd watch, cone March
Pat O'Shea on
Thanks for the update. I'm sure I speak for all of us when I say that's all we want. To be kept in the loop as much as you can December and January was torture knowing nothing. So please keep the updates coming and for the most part we'll be happy 👍


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AMD A8-3850 Llano Desktop Processor Review - Can AMD compete with Sandy Bridge?
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Just a couple of weeks ago we took the cover off of AMD's Llano processor for the first time in the form of the Sabine platform: Llano's mobile derivative. In that article we wrote in great detail about the architecture and how it performed on the stage of the notebook market - it looked very good when compared to the Intel Sandy Bridge machines we had on-hand. Battery life is one of the most important aspects of evaluating a mobile configuration with performance and features taking a back seat the majority of the time. In the world of the desktop though, that isn't necessarily the case.
Desktop computers, even those meant for a low-cost and mainstream market, don't find power consumption as crucial and instead focus on the features and performance of your platform almost exclusively. There are areas where power and heat are more scrutinized such as the home theater PC market and small form-factor machines but in general you need to be sure to hit a homerun with performance per dollar in this field. Coming into this article we had some serious concerns about Llano and its ability to properly address this specifically.
How did our weeks with the latest AMD Fusion APU turn out? There is a ton of information that needed to be addressed including a look at the graphics performance in comparison to Sandy Bridge, how the quad-core "Stars" x86 CPU portion stands up to modern options, how the new memory controller affects graphics performance, Dual Graphics, power consumption and even a whole new overclocking methodology. Keep reading and you'll get all the answers you are looking for.
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We spent a LOT of time in our previous Llano piece discussing the technical details of the new Llano Fusion CPU/GPU architecture and the fundamentals are essentially identical from the mobile part to the new desktop releases. Because of that, much of the information here is going to be a repeat with some minor changes in the forms of power envelopes, etc.
The platform diagram above gives us an overview of what components will make up a system built on the Llano Fusion APU design. The APU itself is made up 2 or 4 x86 CPU cores that come from the Stars family released with the Phenom / Phenom II processors. They do introduce a new Turbo Core feature that we will discuss later that is somewhat analogous to what Intel has done with its processors with Turbo Boost.
Continue reading our AMD A-series Llano desktop review for all the benchmarks and information!
A large portion of the chip is of course the "Radeon Core Array" or the GPU-based SIMD units that will handle the graphics computing tasks and GPU-based portions of the heterogeneous software. This is a Direct X 11 class GPU though with obviously fewer stream processors at a lower frequency than we have seen in discrete cards. A new UVD (unified video decoder) is included for improved visual quality and efficiencies.
The memory controller on the APU is a dual-channel DDR3 design that has been redesigned quite a bit in order to improve performance on the combined CPU/GPU workload. On discrete graphics cards, even low-end GPUs will have access to hundreds of GB/s of bandwidth, while on the Llano design the entire chip has less than 30 GB/s for all tasks. We will go over some of the physical and architectural changes a bit later.
On the chipset side of the "Lynx" platform, which is what the desktop derivative of Llano is dubbed, AMD has two options for you, the A75 and the A55. The A75 offers SATA 6G ports and USB 3.0 support while the A55 doesn't but will cost you a bit less. We'll go into some more details on the chipset-specific features on the following page along with some CPU (Socket FM1) and motherboard images.
This labeled diagram of the Llano APU shows the die space given to each of these different components. The array of graphics processing units dominates the design taking up about 50% of the space; a fact that AMD likes to point out in comparison to the ~25% on Intel's Sandy Bridge. The four x86 CPU cores don't take up nearly as much physical space if you don't include the hefty 4MB of L2 cache. The DDR3 memory controller is other dominant physical feature followed by the PCIe channels and display connections at the bottom of the image.
I mentioned earlier that the memory controller had gone through some changes with the Llano design in order to attempt to make up for the memory bandwidth deficiencies seen moving from a discrete controller to an integrated one. Mike Goddard of AMD, when speaking at the Llano Tech Day in Abu Dhabi, described a "Radeon Memory Bus" that allowed the GPU SIMD array to access system memory at a "very high bandwidth" and that is given priority access to system memory. The fact is that memory bandwidth is the single biggest bottleneck for integrated graphics performance on processors found in cell phones, notebooks and desktops. Graphics performance will scale nearly linearly with memory bandwidth increases and the first company to really figure this problem out will take a dramatic lead. Even with Llano, it still hasn't happened as no matter how much "priority" is given to the GPU for memory access, you are still limited to the 29.6 GB/s that the dual-channel DDR3 memory controller can provide.
The "Fusion Compute Link" provides a way for the GPU portion of the APU access memory shared with the CPU to allow for improved performance on applications that use coherent memory. OpenCL and other GPGPU applications can benefit quite a bit from hardware that doesn't need to spend time copying data around the APU and this internal pathway prevents that in some cases. There is no shared cache between the CPU and GPU portions of the APU though which is in contrast to the shared L3 cache on the Sandy Bridge processor from Intel.
The x86 CPU cores on the Llano APU are based on the same "Stars" architecture as the current generation of Phenom processors though with some minor tweaks to improve the IPC (instructions per clock) performance by ~6%. These are the first Stars cores built on the 32nm process technology at GLOBALFOUNDRIES so there is a bit more of a question about their performance and efficiency. The target TDPs for the mobile market are 35W and 45W while the desktop market will see at least 65W and 100W versions later in the year while the CPU frequencies will scale from 1.4 GHz to 2.9 GHz with the lower end finding its way into notebooks.
The memory controller on the Llano APU is likely the most modified portion of the design. With a maximum notebook bandwidth of only 25.6 GB/s and a max of 29.8 GB/s on the desktop designs, AMD claims that the GPU on the Llano chip still sees a 4x bandwidth increase over previous generations. Considering AMD's previous generation was a chipset-based integrated graphics solution this statistic doesn't sound nearly as impressive though without the reduced latency, power and smaller footprint associated with Llano which is a drastic improvement for mobile system designers. AMD claims of "discrete level graphics on a chip" do live up to the claim but without a doubt the memory bandwidth constraints of standard CPU-class memory controllers are still holding graphics technology back.
AMD Turbo Core Technology
After the first generation of Turbo Boost technology on the Intel Nehalem processors it was obvious that AMD needed to offer a similar implementation on its processors to stay current. The theory of being able to combine a multi-core processor at lower frequencies and a single-core processor at higher frequencies into a single TDP has really made the consumer's life much better.
As we have come to see over the last few years with the changing workloads on processors, power consumption and active core count varies quite a bit based on the task the PC is focused on at the time. The above diagram that AMD created gives us a general of view of how web, productivity, 3D creation and video creation workloads affect the active CPU count. You can see for the web and productivity scenarios all four cores are used less than a few percentage of the time and even two cores are used at most 20% of the time. When we get into 3D and video production though the capability of software to take advantage of multiple cores expands and 3-4 cores are used nearly 50% of the time during video creation.
With this power consumption and core utilization information it is easy to see then why finding a way to take advantage of the TDP headroom is so essential to designing the most efficient processor.
AMD's method to monitor and take advantage of this headroom is different than the analog method that Intel has integrated on its processors. AMD Turbo Core actually digitally measures the activity of the CPU to estimate power consumption / TDP being used on a per core basis with integrated power monitoring logic and then passes that information to the APU north bridge. The NB sums all the power and TDP information and passes it to a third P-state manger logic portion that dithers clock speed in order to stay within the pre-determined TDP of the APU.
AMD's version of Turbo differs from Intel's by being a digitally measured activity source that then has very specific power steppings. The Turbo Mode on Llano will thus be much more reliable and consistent processor to processor than Intel's Turbo Boost Technology that relies on analog measurements and even ambient temperature that will vary from system to system and chip to chip. As a reviewer, the consistency is nice but there are definitely advantages from Intel's stance that allows each piece of silicon to theoretically meet its own peak performance.
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That load power consumption doesn't look too good. Given that the GPU isn't active in a CPU-only test, one would have hoped that the power consumption doesn't approach the 100W TDP. That raises questions about Glofo's 32nm process.
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Interesting take...
Considering how little of a CPU the average user uses these days, integrating a CPU into a primarily GPU was a good choice. I would really like to see what the retailers(dell, HP, apple?) do with this chip. Especially if we see some sort of media powerhouse 1 chip Micro-ATX configurations. Right now that kind of field is dominated with some of the Atom type systems which are really lacking in the ability to handle media, if we see price drops in the llano line then it could push atom out of the super-compact media lineup.
Alternatively if it is adapted for mobile processors it could be a cheap solution to integrating discreet graphics on a full size laptop, however that 150W under load would eat a battery in no time.
Actually Llano for the mobile market was launched a couple weeks ago and is already showing up for sale.
Saying this over half a year later, I can confirm this is all true. The atom is currently being destroyed, and apple is rumored to be adopting APUs.
AMD is using outdated production process in it's chipsets (65nm) that in part adds to power consumption.
The bulldozer chipset is 65nm.
Eh, that really is not an issue. The problem with going to a smaller process with these chipsets is really how many transistors they have and need. Now that we are seeing most of the northbridge functionality on CPUs, there is no real reason to shrink chipset logic. The problem that we start seeing is that these are already small chips, and if we shrink anymore without adding a bunch of extra features (and therefore transistor count), then we run into the problem of having enough pad space on the die for the substrate and pinouts. These chips also do not eat a whole lot of power at this time. Maybe 7 watts at max with two chips? It was different with the 790GX/890GX chips, as they were in the 15 watt range. But with the 990FX and SB950 both consuming between 5 and 7 watts combined... not a huge issue for a desktop application.
Read a litle and then write!!!! Both Llano and bulldozer are 32nm like sandy bridge.
I like the new APU and i want it in some new Del laptops. Please keep a eye on this thanks. I dont like to over spend on any PC for it doing a basic job. thats watching vidio surfing and listting to audio and NO incodeing at all. yet i want to watch UTube and vidio content. I dont want any stutter and good audio. 6 ours batry life is fine 8 would be awsome. It has to have USB 3 ports + Thunderbolt. I think Thunderbalt is dead in the water if you have to buy the lead for 50$ too.
Why is every reviewer using DDR3 1333Mhz RAM? This review is useless as a result. Llano is very memory bandwidth capped.
Hillarious. So many out of touch. Four cores to do meaneal tasks with actual GFX performance and power consumption that equalls the best. AMD will eat the competition despite reviewers being so removed from the reality of what box stores sales are comprised of. Of course Intel will just use its uber billions to advertise your need for "Intel" in the box, and discount its low end to compete.
Reviewers need to stop focusing on CPU performance when it comes to certain market segments. I have 10+ imidiate family members who could never figure out how to stress a modern CPU if they were offered $$$. But they get pissed in a second when they have crap multimedia. I have yet to hear anyone ever complain that their off the shelf just couldn't keep up with Office for them.
We are all past minimum performance being an issue. Get over it. This new AMD tech struggles in no area, yet the competition has constant issues with price or GFX capability in comparison.
It is an interesting point of view here. Though I disagree with the statement of "who could never figure out how to stress a modern CPU".
If you actually read the review you will see a lot of testing done on the graphics side of things with faster memory settings than 1333 MHz.
As for the CPU processing side of things, memory bandwidth makes a noticeable difference in very very few cases.
Quote by reviewer: AMD Dual Graphics is a technology that I think has potential but lacks in some areas that I thought it needed to excel in. The fact that it doesn't support DX9 games completely confounds me and the response from AMD was built around the idea of "time commitments and value propositions." I don't see how DX9 titles, which are still FAR AND AWAY the majority of games out there right now, could not be worth the investment for gaming on the APU.
This is laughable, could not be worth investment for gaming on the APU? The I3 I5 or I7 with HD3000 CAN NOT play the DX9 games, the frame rates are to low. Not only that the image quality is less than video cards from 5 years ago. So which company is lacking an investment on DX9 games? Yes it would be nice to see dual graphics work on DX9 games but the fact is the AMD 6650D IGPU can play them just fine without dual graphics. Maybe you should also note that the HD3000/2000 do not support DX11.
Actually, we mention a few times that only the AMD APU can handle DX11 gaming. But the issue is, DX11 titles are going to be most often run at DX9/10 settings on these performance levels of GPUs.
This review is lacking. Want to talk about gaming performance, how about a Pentium G620 + $60 discrete graphics?
That is indeed a good combination there - we just didn't have a chance to test ALL the combinations we wanted too. Soon!
In this video from AMD:
They were showing how their chip kept plugging away while the mobile i7 ground to a halt due to ineffective multitasking ability.
Does this make any difference in real-world situations? I don't know.
Ryan, have you tried this same test, i.e. comparing the llano when asked to run multiple tasks vs. the Intel i series chips? Just curious if this really is the case, or marketing hype!
So if you take out the GPU-based gaming from that workload demonstration I think you will find WILDLY different results comparing Sandy Bridge to Llano.
How well does this multi task though?
While I don't do it, I know several "non gamer" types in my family who like listening to music while surfing the web. I know others do some downloading in the background while playing a game in windows mode so they can switch back and forth between the game and a chat window.
Weird (in my book), but it seems like there are a lot who do these kind of multi tasking things with their systems today.
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Assuming a good watercooling block such as the Corsair h70,and plenty of fans,do you feel this chip has significant O/C capacity?
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That is a totally random comment. What forum were you supposed to be posting that to.
As usual, a very well written article Ryan. I can tell you really spent a lot of time writing it, unfortunately not all the people commenting seem to care about the time you spent to both research the product as well as actually understand it.
My take on Llano is that they should have stuck to only launching it for "gaming notebooks." There was a toshiba on sale last week with the A8-3850 for $500 and that was the first time i saw an AMD notebook in a long time that actually seemed worth buying at a good price.
I also think a good market for Llano would be gaming nettops. A little Lan box that could play games decent, but nothing like a typical "gaming rig."
i think its good and im buying it next week along with hd6670...i seen few videos on you tube and im convinced its preety great considering price...so...its for ppl that need PC for new games like me and cant afford to give 2k $ for some beast of PC :) in cross with hd6670 it can play crysis 2 on average of 30-35 FPS so im contend with it :) thx for review :)
Hi there,
I recently got apu3850 + Radeon HD6850. Any chance to crossfire this combination? Tried it according video tips for apu + 6670, but can't see crossfire option anywhere in AMD Vision Control Panel.
AFAIK, the HD6850 is not supported for Dual Graphics. It's far too powerful to benefit from the onboard HD6550. The HD6670 is the most powerful supported GPU.
I'm having a similar problem except I have the apu3850 and an HD6770 card... I have the most updated drivers but do not see the "enable crossfire" option in vision center. Any ideas?
the APU trades memory bandwidth for more GPU performance; for a weak 64-bit DDR3 6450 it may mean +50% (unlikely), but for a full 256-bit GDDR5 6850 with lots of shaders it may even slow it down ... parallel processing has a cost, if it's added other bandwidth penalty it may be counter-productive ... so NO, you made a pretty bad choice if you miss the 1866 DDR3 support
I think you have missed the whole point of buying an a-series APU.
If you want better performance that what the inbuild 6550 and a pci 6670 card will give you, then just dont bother buying the A-series APU.
Get yourself a decent AMD X4 or X6 chip instead and a motherboard that support AM3 chips.
These chips are faster the the A-series and will team up better with the higher end graphics cards.
This review is bullshit.
You can't overclock llano more than 3-5%
All you are doing is changing a number with your "overclocks", benchmark and see.
This processor is perfect for me. Low price and reliable performance. and discrete level dx 11 and grafichs.
this is the future of protcessors!
I just installed an amd a8-3850 processor, and i was wondering what is the best discrete graphics card to use dual graphics with my cpu. i have been looking at the Visiontek 900485 Radeon HD 6670 Video Card.
appreciate any help :)
im thinking the most likely card i will buy is the DIAMOND 6670PE32G Radeon HD 6670 2GB 128-bit GDDR3. its a little bit cheaper. and more likely to fit in my case
I don't think that card will work in Crossfire X. I just got it today, and have spent literally hours trying to get it to Crossfire with A8-3850. I have all drivers installed and still cannot enable the Crossfire on AMD Vision Control Center. I am pretty savvy, but cannot figure it out. Diamond doesn't even list this card on their site anymore. Think they are running from this problem, instead of tackling it!
hey my bios doesnt have those options im running a laptop and i need to undervolt and overclock. can u shed some help? i may consider attempting e the fact flashing your bios over mine, despite the fact that ill most likely render my pc useless.
hey my bios doesnt have those options im running a laptop and i need to undervolt and overclock. can u shed some help? i may consider attempting e the fact flashing your bios over mine, despite the fact that ill most likely render my disfunctional. or do u have other suggestions etc etc?
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It's here, it's finally here! The final installment of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn 2. We're feeling a little wistful here. It's been a long, crazy journey, and we've enjoyed every last, juicy detail. But enough about us. You want to hear about the movie!
The big picture: They put on a roaring, rollicking show for you fans, and it's not just all high-tech razzle-dazzle. The movie is bursting with CGI wizardry, and I could have done with less of that. But there's still plenty of old-fashioned, white-knuckle suspense, thrills, and excitement. You get just enough smoochy romance between Bella and Edward. It's demented and it's FUN! And overall I think fans will leave slightly buzzed if a little tearful over the series now being over. I should mention -- I'm not a HUGE Twilight fan so I'm not going to have the same perspective as some of you. But I did watch with fans' expectations in mind.
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Okay, first let's just get my one big criticism out of the way: Too! Much! CGI! Do we really need to see golden sparks spray from Kristen's head in order to get that she's having the best sex of her life? They really pile it on to illustrate Kristen's enhanced senses as a vampire -- and so many other things. But they leave nothing to the imagination. Worst of all is the CGI baby Renesmee. It's probably the best baby computers can generate at this point in time -- but it still looks totally creepy. What's more, I think it was totally unnecessary.
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I think that sometimes the computer-generated bells and whistles get in the way of what's, well, HUMAN about the story. Some of the emotional connection is lost under all that noise. Special effects come across as the flashy up-stager of the film. Was the budget really so huge the producers felt it necessary to just sprinkle CGI everywhere like fairy dust? Because that stuff's not magic.
Okay, so with that out of the way, let's get to the fun stuff. The movie picks up just as Bella is waking up to her vampire self -- and she's spectacular. She needs to hunt, immediately, and suddenly she's outpacing Edward in a run through the trees. They're leaping all over the forest. It's a major departure for Bella to be so animalistic, but this is what she is during that first hunt scene -- and she almost loses control. It's one of the most thrilling scenes in the movie.
I wish we'd seen that same animalistic lust in the sex scenes, but they really toned that down for the kids. I go into this in my post about how appropriate BD2 is for tweens. It starts out promising, with Edward literally ripping off Bella's shirt. But basically it's all just soft-focus, bare-shouldered gazing, slow kissing, etc. You'll just have to believe them when they talk about how awesome their vampire sex is, because you sure as hell aren't going to see it.
Bella and Edward are sweet as parents, but because Renesmee's growth is accelerated and because the CGI baby and then child are so distracting, I never got a deep sense of Bella's bonding with her daughter. And you see even less between Edward and Renesmee -- I'm not even sure if I saw him hold her as a baby.
The bit about Jacob imprinting on Renesmee is really funny, actually. Bella is furious with him. It's a great scene. And of course, it's a scene that makes sense of Bella and Jacob's relationship through the whole series, so that's very satisfying.
Bella discovers her gifts bit by bit -- on the hunt, arm wrestling with Emmett, just before the battle, and then finally the last one at the very end. Her most useful power, in the film, is her ability to shield herself and others from evil magic. Here's one rare effective use of CGI. It's as if the air and light around Bella and the person she's protecting are warped. It's clear but subtle, not too intrusive.
Then there's the battle scene, and it's gory. Fans will feel like their hearts are being ripped out when they see some of their most beloved characters being torn literally from limb to limb. You'll laugh like a maniac when villains are torn asunder. Hopefully the book prepared you for this? I'm not even that invested in these characters, and I found it shocking.
Well ... you heard there was a twist that's radically different from the book? It's radical all right. Some may find it cheesy. I was actually kind of relieved to see how things turned out. It was almost funny. I'll say no more except that it's really Alice who saves the day -- and common sense and prudence win in the end. And wow is Michael Sheen ever creepy.
Contrary to rumor, though, there is no vampire and werewolf dance at the end during the credits. I stayed to the very last frame of the credits and nope! I hear that's actually going to be on the collectors' DVD.
The filmmakers managed to find a clever and very sweet excuse for giving us a montage of some of the great romantic moments between Bella and Edward: The moment they first laid eyes on each other, the way they fell in love, the way they fought for each other. The movie ends with the word "Forever." It's a valentine to the saga's most loyal fans.
What are you most excited about seeing during Breaking Dawn 2?
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These are not the cheap lights you see in the big box home stores or at Pottery Barn. These are high quality, hand blown glass with brass bases. At the top of the tube is an authentic evacuation tip which looks fantastic and really replicates the look of the original version.
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By Cody Willard
As part of a year end marketing push, we're publishing part of this week's edition of my Marketwatch Revolution Investing newsletter here on my blog. Sign up for the newsletter now and get a free copy of my $39 report 14 Stocks That Should Double in 2011 (and 6 That Should Collapse). And if you want to know how to invest in apps, be sure to check out my other report 50 Stocks for the App Revolution which includes a handful of stocks I think can go up 500-1000%, by visiting http://AppRevolutionStocks.com. On with the preview then…
What if things go right in this country for the next year or two?
Bull markets are built upon the bricks of skepticism and upon the backs of bears who are short the market and therefore will have to buy at some point to cover and/or chase the rallies. And, as I've been pointing out since July's lows, 25% ago, the bears and shorts have been aggressive in fighting the boom, despite the fact that both the fundamentals and the macroeconomic (i.e., Fed's relentless liquidity/money pumping) forces seem to point to much higher prices.
Nonetheless, it's always instructive to work through the other side's logic. As longtime readers know, I'm certainly willing to turn bearish when the cycles and markets get set up for bear markets, as they did in 2007 when I sold everything, and as I told readers at the time, moved my time and money to my media career instead of managing money.
Let's walk out the most likely macro-economy cycle for the next year or two.
One of the points the bears I know and love keep telling me is that corporate profit margins are at all-time highs and that's unsustainable. Excuse me while I gag myself with a spoon — I mean, this is one of the oldest and wrongest staples in the bear's arsenal.
Corporate profit margins have been setting new highs for my entire investing career, over the last 15 to 20 years. Those boosted margins have been in large part attributable to our economy having moved from a manufacturing-based economy to a service-based economy. Then in the last 10 to 15 years, that service-based economy turned into a information-based economy and that's helped push margins even further.
But any discussion of corporate margins and their future direction is completely misguided without focusing on the incredible corporate-welfare programs, such as the government-funded, but corporate-administered health-care expansion policies and especially the bailouts and Fed emergency-liquidity policies. We're talking trillions of dollars in direct and policy-directed corporate-welfare programs that have been created in the last couple years.
All that government help is indeed very likely to help its targets: the same corporations whose profit margins we're discussing right here right now. I think it's incumbent upon all of us as patriots to fight this trend of endless corporate-welfare programs with our votes, but as investors, we need to profit from it. That means betting on corporate margins' continued expansion.
One of the main reasons I've created Revolution Investing is because it's now so important for us as investors and savers to gauge the impact of these policies and their consequences, both intended and unintended. At some point, when it catches on to the same trends that we're seeing here at Revolution Investing, the Fed's going to have to start raising rates. There's an old saying on Wall Street that you "can't fight the Fed," but it's dead wrong. For the last 15 years, you always want to buy when the Fed is getting done lowering rates and sticking around til the Fed starts to lower rates.
In about 1994, the Fed stopped lowering rates and never went that low again for many years, as the overall trend in rates was higher. Meanwhile, the stock market went into a huge bubble by the year 2000. By 2001, the Fed started dropping rates and the markets literally crashed over the next couple years. By 2003, the Fed was done lowering rates and we once again went into an environment of rising interest rates — and the stock market doubled over the next three years.
By 2010, we're done lowering rates and easing. We'll likely see the overall trend in interest rates rise over the next few years. And I do think the most likely scenario is, indeed, for a booming or even a bubble in the stock market again.
One of the best ways to set our portfolios up to profit from this analysis is exactly what I wrote in last week's Revolution Investing about how I'd use some long-dated calls in some of the cheapest, lowest-beta tech names such as Cisco Systems Inc. Read column on Cody's "favorite trade."
Be vigilant, be careful, be flexible. I'll see you next week … and next year!
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Sioux Falls City Council To Be Asked for $8 Million
Next week Sioux Falls City Finance Director Tracy Turbak will ask the City Council for $8 million. The money would be transferred from the reserve to the general fund to pay for clean up of trees and branches after the April ice storm.
According to Turbak there is approx $41 million in the reserve account, so the transfer will not cause any problems with any other city business or contracts. He made his statements on KSOO's Viewpoint University on Thursday.
The subject of taking FEMA money was also discussed. While Turbak agreed that the lack of discipline by the federal government to get spending under control, he stated that not taking the money would only be a symbolic gesture and would not in any way affect the federal debt or deficit.
Based on preliminary numbers the city could receive approximately $6.8 million from the federal and atate government to pay for clean up.
When it was pointed out that over 2.5 million of those dollars Uncle Sam would have to borrow, further putting the country in debt, he had no comment except to say that the city qualifies for the money and he believes it is responsible for the city to take it.
From my perspective, we may qualify, but it is not responsible to take it when the acceptance of the money puts all of us and our children further in debt.
I hope the council will pass a resolution thanking city staff and FEMA for a job well done, but decline the money. Our situation was NOT a disaster, or a crisis. We were inconvenienced for a few days. We have the money to pay our bills and I think we should.


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St. Charles City-County Library District
Board of Trustees
September 10, 2013
The St. Charles City-County Library District Board of Trustees met on Tuesday, September 10 at the Library District Administrative Offices located at 77 Boone Hills Drive in St. Peters, Missouri.
Board Members present:
Board members absent:
• Joann Leykam
Library Staff present:
President Jerry Cook called the meeting to order at 7:10 pm with the Pledge of Allegiance. Eight members of the Board responded to roll call.
Jerry Cook opened the floor for public comments. No requests for time were received.
Jerry Cook asked for a motion to suspend the regular agenda in order to hold a Public Hearing regarding setting of the fy2014 tax rate for the Library District.
MOTION: John Thoelke moved that the regular agenda be suspended for the purpose of holding a Public Hearing on the setting of the FY2014 Tax Rate. Gail Zumwalt seconded. Motion approved eight affirmative, zero negative, zero abstentions and one absent
14-09 Public Hearing FY2014 Tax Rate
MOTION: Gail Zumwalt moved to open the Public Hearing to set the FY14 tax rate. Mary Reese seconded. Motion approved by a roll call vote: Justin Collier-yes, Jerry Cook-yes, Myra Crook-yes, Lisa DeClue-yes, Georganne MacNab-yes, Mary Reese-yes, John Thoelke-yes, Gail Zumwalt-yes.
Jerry Cook opened the floor to public comments or questions regarding setting of the tax rate for the FY14 budget. No comments or questions were received.
MOTION: Gail Zumwalt moved to close the Public Hearing. Georganne MacNab seconded. Motion approved by a roll call vote: Justin Collier-yes, Jerry Cook-yes, Myra Crook-yes, Lisa DeClue-yes, Georganne MacNab-yes, Mary Reese-yes, John Thoelke-yes, Gail Zumwalt-yes
Jerry Cook asked for a motion to resume the regular agenda
MOTION: John Thoelke moved to resume the regular agenda. Gail Zumwalt seconded. Motion approved eight affirmative, zero negative, zero abstentions and one absent
Reports and Correspondence
Financial Report: Cash balance, comparison of estimated and actual revenue, and fy14 expenditures through August 31 were reported.
Director's Report: Jim Brown announced that Sandy Moeller, a paraprofessional from the Spencer Road Branch, had been selected as the regional MERS Goodwill Outstanding Older Worker. She is one of ten individuals in the State who will be recognized at a special event in Jefferson City for their continuing contributions to their communities.
John Thoelke inquired if the RFP for the Community Analysis had been posted and if funds had been budgeted for the project. Jim reported that the RFP that was previously shared with the Board had been posted. Funding was included in the Professional Fees line item. The project will span two fiscal years.
John Thoelke asked if the leadership team job performance reviews had been completed. Jim Brown stated that the reviews were in process and he planned to complete them in September. Jerry Cook requested that the reviews be complete by the Trustee work session scheduled on October 1.
Development Report: John Thoelke and Kristin Williams encouraged trustees to attend the Art Uncorked event on September 21. The event is a fundraiser for the Foundation.
Strategic Initiatives and Planning-Strategic Initiative Update 6.3: Create shared vision between District, Friends & Foundation. Kristin Williams reported that the joint meeting of the Board of Trustees, Friends of the Library Officers, and Foundation Board members completed the objective. The meeting outlined shared core values of each entity, created a communication strategy, and committed to continuing an annual meeting.
Monthly Statistical Report: report of August circulation, gate count, and computer usage and comparison with previous fiscal year was included in the packet.
Special Statistical Report-Patron Usage Statistics: Audrey Bangert prepared a report with a five year comparison of total active cardholders by patron type, breakdown by branch used, percent of active cardholders that are new & percent of population that is active cardholders, unique cardholders using the library in the past 3 and 5 years, and report of collection agency activity.
Activities Report: Maggie Preiss provided a snapshot of activities in branches and in the community over the past 4 months, upcoming author events, programs on the Affordable Healthcare Act, Consumer Health programs, and other community events. The September children's and adult program guides and Fall Teen programs were included in the packet.
2013 Summer Reading Report: Maggie Preiss provided a summary of the 2013 Adult, Teen and Children's Summer Reading programs including registrations (47,971), 298,955 hours read, 122,190 books read to pre-readers, 16,710 early literacy activities and 24,236 completions. The summer reading program prizes are sponsored by Friends of the Library who provided $60,000 in 2013.
Making a Difference-Freegal Downloadable Music: new downloadable music service offered to library customers beginning August 28.
Correspondence: none.
Minutes of the August 13, 2013 work session Minutes of the August 13, 2013 Board of Trustees meeting
MOTION: Mary Reese moved to accept the consent agenda. Lisa DeClue seconded. Motion approved eight affirmative, zero negative, zero abstentions and one absent
14-10 Setting FY2014 Tax Rate
Jim Brown reviewed the State law governing setting of property tax rates by taxing districts. The law includes provisions for rolling up to offset revenue losses or rolling back to reduce possibility of tax windfalls. Jim Brown pointed out that based on figures for real estate and personal property provided by the County Registrar, the assessed value of St. Charles County had decreased by 2.90%. Based on the assessed value of the County and the State law, the maximum allowable tax certified by the State Auditor for the fy2014 budget is $0.2270. The rate set last year was $0.2181. Jim reported that by not rolling up to the allowable amount, the District would lose $457,093 in tax revenue and decrease reserves by $820,410 to meet the fy2014 operating budget. By rolling up to the rate allowed, the District would increase revenue by $166,952 and decrease reserves by $204,166 to meet the fy2014 operating budget. Jim recommended that the Board roll up to $0.2270, the maximum rate allowed and hold the reduction in reserves to approximately $204,000. Rick Schultz stated that using the average value of residential property, the roll up would mean approximately an additional $3.11 in yearly tax for taxpayers. Margaret Conroy commented that in order to retain the level of service provided by the Library District, meet needs of customers and provide new services overtime, the additional funds would be needed.
MOTION: Gail Zumwalt moved to set the FY2014 tax rate for the St. Charles City-County Library District to $0.2270 which is the maximum authorized rate certified by the Missouri State Auditor. Mary Reese seconded. Motion passed by a show of hands: eight affirmative, zero negative, zero abstentions, and one absent.
14-11 Express Branch Supervisor Classification Specification
Pat Batzel reported that the revised specs for E032 Express Branch Supervisor had been reviewed by Jim Brown and Margaret Conroy and the Personnel committee of the Board. The recommendation of the Personnel Committee is that the revised Express Branch Supervisor Classification Specifications be approved by the Board.
Jerry Cook asked all those in favor of adopting the revised classification specifications to say aye. Recommendation approved eight affirmative, zero negative, zero abstentions and one absent.
14-12 LAGERS Annual Meeting
The 2013 LAGERS annual meeting will be held in Springfield, MO on October 24 and 25. The conference offers educational sessions on the Local Government Employees Retirement System and holds election for new members of the governing Board. Each participating organization may send two delegates (employer delegate and employee delegate. The Board may authorize an employee to serve as employer delegate). No members of the Board were able to attend the annual meeting.
14-13 Recording Secretary Stipend Increase
Currently the recording secretary for the Board receives a monthly stipend of $150 to take minutes at Board meetings, prepare written minutes for approval of the Board, and prepare other documentation of the minutes as required. The rate was set in 2000. Jim Brown recommended the stipend be increased to $175. Currently April Wootten serves as Recording Secretary. John Thoelke asked Pat Batzel if an hourly employee is eligible to receive more than their regular hourly rate for compensation as Board Secretary. Pat Batzel reported in this case the employee is working for the Board and not the District but she would research the question to determine what is allowable.
MOTION: John Thoelke moved to table agenda item 14-13 Recording Secretary Stipend Increase. Myra Crook seconded. Motion approved eight affirmative, zero negative, zero abstentions and one absent
14-14 McClay Road Branch Change orders
Jim Brown reviewed the change orders received to date on the McClay Branch renovation project. During demolition, the contractor encountered unexpected problems including a leak in the men's restroom, replacement of drywall in the restrooms, a cracked sink and mold in three locations. In addition, a faux wall was added in the circulation area so that electrical service would be available at the circulation desk without running it over the floor and creating a trip hazard. Estimated cost for all of the change orders is $13,535. Final figures will be available after documentation has been reviewed by the architect for the project. No item exceeded the $10,000 threshold requiring Board approval. John Thoelke asked about the estimated amount for the expected contractor cost. As all figures are preliminary, those costs could change.
14-15 Resolution for Lisa Pelikan
Whereas, Lisa Pelikan served as an appointee of the Mayor of St. Charles to the St. Charles City-County Library Board of Trustees from 2003 to 2013; and
Whereas, within her capacity as a trustee Lisa Pelikan also notably served on the Finance subcommittee of the Board; and
Whereas, Lisa Pelikan's expertise in finance and investments helped provide valuable insight into the Library District financial processes, and
Whereas, Lisa Pelikan served as an advocate for the Library District especially within City government, and
Whereas, Lisa Pelikan was dedicated to her role as a trustee and succeeded in her commitment to the Board along with the requirements of her professional duties, and
Whereas Lisa Pelikan continued to support the work of the Board of Trustees by remaining an active member beyond the end of her last term, and
Whereas Lisa Pelikan supported the Library Foundation and Friends through personal commitments, now therefore be it resolved
The Board of Trustees of the St. Charles City-County Library District hereby recognizes the extraordinary service of Lisa Pelikan and conveys its gratitude for her dedicated service to the St. Charles City-County Library District, the Library Board of Trustees and all the taxpayers of St. Charles County, and wishes her the best in future endeavors.
MOTION: Georganne MacNab moved to approve the resolution commending Lisa Pelikan on her ten years of service to the Library Board. John Thoelke seconded. Motion approved eight affirmative, zero negative, zero abstentions and one absent
Other Business: Jerry Cook asked about the FY14 Building Projects handout distributed by Rick Schultz during the discussion about setting the tax rate. Rick stated the handout was an update on current and possible projects related to buildings in fy14. John Thoelke inquired if the repair work on the Administrative Offices parking lot would be completed before winter. Rick Schultz reported that the District was considering a 2" overlay of asphalt to the lot. Initiation of the project is dependent on availability of the contractor. The sidewalk could be a major issue. The project would also make the handicapped ramp ADA compliant.
MOTION: Mary Reese moved to adjourn the meeting. Gail Zumwalt seconded. Motion approved eight affirmative, zero negative, zero abstentions and one absent
The meeting adjourned at 8:04 pm.
Respectfully submitted
Margaret A. Preiss
Acting Recording Secretary
Secretary Board of Trustees Date


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|Ernie Banks and Tom Bongiorno on the Terrace
I sat down next to Mr. Ernie Banks on the sofa to take some photos. Then Ernie Banks began to share his stories with me. I remember Ernie Banks stating that he wanted to known for his philanthropy work and not his baseball career. He desire was that people remember him for being a humanitarian. Then Ernie Banks invited me to visit a prison with him. He shared that he visited prisons regularly. I declined because I did not feel comfortable going to a prison. I had these negative images floating around in my head. I just couldn't do it at the time. Now I regret having passed up the opportunity to accompany Ernie Banks on one of his prison visits.
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Ernie Banks took a genuine interest in my life, he encouraged me to call my ex-husband and tell him that I love him. Ernie Banks tried his best to convince me that I should reunite with my ex. We ended that conversation with I would think about. I laugh and smile to myself as I recall my visit with Ernie Banks. Yes, he was a humanitarian who spread joy to others. This is my remembrance of Ernie Banks.
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February 27, 2013 09:01 ET
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA--(Marketwire - Feb. 27, 2013) - Wildcat Exploration Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:WEL) is pleased to announce that the winter drill program has commenced on its Rice Lake area properties optioned to San Gold Corporation ("San Gold"). The program started in mid-February, and San Gold intends to complete more than 9,000 metres of diamond drilling prior to spring break-up.
San Gold's 2013 drilling plans for Wildcat's properties include approximately seventeen holes with an average core length of 500 metres. The focus will be the Mike Power property, which is located immediately west of San Gold's properties at Bissett, MB. Targets in the current drill program include the west-northwest trending Rice Lake shear and sub-parallel shear zones, cross-cutting shears and the unconformity at the base of the San Antonio formation. At the Rice Lake mine, structural traps and lithologic contacts are productive sites for gold deposition.
In August 2011, Wildcat optioned its Mike Power, Poundmaker and Jeep properties to San Gold under a multi-year agreement. This agreement was made following mineral exploration work by Wildcat, including drilling in early 2011 in which a wide shear zone of intermittent, anomalous gold mineralization along 180 metres of strike length was intersected in three holes (see news release March 23, 2011). Recently, San Gold re-inspected and re-assayed the core from Wildcat's holes MP-11-01, 06 and 07 on the Mike Power property. The results confirmed Wildcat's earlier conclusion that intermittent elevated gold mineralization exists across assayed core lengths of up to 150 metres. As a consequence, San Gold is focusing its current exploration efforts in the vicinity of the gold-bearing shear zones.
Wildcat's exploration program is managed by Tom Lewis, P. Eng., a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101, who has reviewed all technical information in this release.
About Wildcat
Wildcat Exploration Ltd. is a Winnipeg-based company exploring for gold and base metals in Canada. It manages exploration on its own properties in Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan and has optioned three properties in the Rice Lake Greenstone Belt of Manitoba to San Gold Corporation which is carrying out exploration programs. In addition, Wildcat is the manager of the Wildcat - Doe Run Canadian Exploration Alliance which explores in Canada for base metal deposits.
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