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Steam Deck Hardware Analysis: Expect Potent 720p Gaming
By Jarred Walton
The Steam Deck's GPU should do at least 30 fps at 720p on almost any title.
(Image credit: Valve)
With Valve's Steam Deck now officially unveiled, including all the major core specifications, it's surprising just how much there is that we still don't know. It seems like a well designed little handheld, and compared to the Nintendo Switch hardware, it's easy to get carried away with just how much faster and more potent the Steam Deck should be. The problem is that where the Switch runs games custom designed for the hardware, the Steam Deck has a massive backlog of PC games that definitely weren't built with a handheld device in mind. As such, the hardware might not feel nearly as fast as we'd like. Or at least, that was our initial concern, but after poking around at some lesser GPUs and APUs, we're confident that the Steam Deck will be able to handle just about any game at its native 1280x800 resolution.
We've put together some thoughts and estimates on the Steam Deck hardware to discuss where it might land in terms of performance and experience. We won't know for certain until the actual hardware comes out, but that's still months away and as we've already reported, there are scalpers trying to sell their reserved units for as much as $5,000. That's too much, full stop. Even if Valve's first generation handheld ends up a runaway success, which is far from certain, the hardware simply isn't worth anywhere near that much. Theoretical performance looks iffy at best when compared to modern PC hardware, but that's an unfair comparison, so let's dig a little deeper.
Steam Deck CPU
The Steam Deck has a lot of interesting stuff going on in the hardware and software departments. Fundamentally, it's PC-type hardware, just with a custom handheld form factor and a few bits and pieces that don't currently have a direct PC equivalent. We could easily put together a PC that should deliver similar or better performance than the Steam Deck, albeit without the handheld and mobility aspects. Take the CPU, for example, a 4-core, 8-thread Zen 2 design running at 2.4–3.5GHz. The closest direct comparison to that right now is the near-mythical Ryzen 3 3300X, a potent little chip that was so good and so cheap that AMD didn't want to make enough of them, so it doesn't show up in our list of the best CPUs. That CPU should easily outperform the Steam Deck CPU, given the significantly higher 65W TDP, but it's not going into handheld devices. While the CPU might feel like a bit of a throwback to the days of 4-core processors ruling the market (thank you, AMD, for helping to put an end to that), it's plenty potent for the target market. There are a few close competitors right now, with somewhat similar CPUs. The Aya Neo uses a 6-core, 6-thread Ryzen 5 4500U 15W APU. The GPD Win3 uses an i7-1165G7 or i5-1135G7, both of which are 4-core, 8-thread Intel chips, and the OneXPlayer also uses the i7-1165G7. A Zen 2 CPU should be at least comparable to those options. Why not Zen 3, though? That was erroneously listed in the initial specs reveal, and Zen 3 generally has better throughput than Zen 2. Except, a lot of that stems from the reworked CCX (core complex) and L3 cache layout, which previously added extra latency on communication between different cores. Zen 3 has an 8-core native CCX, while Zen 2 had a dual 4-core CCX topology. For a native 4-core monolithic design with integrated graphics, then, Zen 3 might not matter all that much for performance. There's also an interesting aside from the AMD perspective, showing the flexibility of AMD's current designs. Here we have a new product using a Zen 2 CPU design from 2019, coupled with AMD's latest RDNA2 GPU architecture (more on that in a moment), and paired with an LPDDR5 memory interface. It's not entirely clear if this is being made on TSMC N7 (probably), but we basically have three generations of AMD IP in use: last generation CPU, current gen GPU, and future gen memory controller, all in a highly integrated SoC. That's pretty awesome from a technology perspective.
Steam Deck GPU and RAM
The GPU side of the equation takes priority for any gaming device, and here's where Valve should easily take the lead. Steam Deck will utilize an 8 CU (compute unit) RDNA2 architecture GPU. That means it can technically do hardware ray tracing, but the performance of the chip in such workloads will almost certainly fall somewhere between abysmal and awful. 8 CUs simply isn't enough for ray tracing, even at the device's native 1280x800 resolution. We're talking about a 512 core graphics chip, clocked at 1.0–1.6GHz, with a maximum theoretical performance of 1.63 TFLOPS — a paltry figure compared to the best graphics cards.
The Steam Deck also uses 16GB of LPDDR5 memory running at 5500 MT/s. That's shared between the CPU and GPU, but it's actually not too shabby. With a quad-channel (32-bit per channel) 128-bit memory interface, that's 88 GBps of bandwidth, more than any other integrated graphics solution has used to date (not counting the PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X, since those aren't really PCs). Of course, good for integrated graphics isn't the same as even a low-end desktop chip.
To give some perspective, AMD's low-end RX 560 has 16 CUs running at 1.275 GHz, which equates to a theoretical 2.61 TFLOPS. Plus it has a dedicated 4GB of GDDR5 memory providing 112 GBps of bandwidth. I fully expect an RX 560, which came out in May 2017, to deliver better gaming performance than the Steam Deck, but that's not really the point — no one would try to make a handheld using the RX 560.
There are a couple of wild cards that we need to address, to clarify things. First, the RDNA2 architecture should be a major boost to performance and efficiency. 1.6 TFLOPS of RDNA2 might not be that far off the 2.6 TFLOPS of RX 560. Except the other potential bottleneck is that the Steam Deck APU has a maximum power draw of 15W for both the CPU and GPU, and that will definitely limit the performance potential. How much? That's the real question.
Again, looking at competing handhelds, the Steam Deck should easily outclass any of them. Intel's Tiger Lake i7-1165G7 does beat AMD's Vega 8 in integrated graphics performance, but Vega is a relatively old architecture. We know from the RX 5000 series launch that AMD was able to boost performance per watt by about 50%. RX 6000 further improved performance, though some of that comes thanks to the Infinity Cache, which we're not sure the Steam Deck APU will use. Still, we could easily see up to 75% higher performance from RDNA2 in a 15W TDP than we currently get from Vega 8 15W.
With AMD's latest GPU architecture plus a healthy amount of memory bandwidth, the GPU in the Steam Deck is arguably one of its strongest points. Again, keep your expectations in check — this isn't a chip designed for running 1080p at maxed out quality settings — but most games should run quite nicely with the right combination of settings. Hopefully that's something Valve can help with, selecting 'good' default settings in games so that the end user experience is streamlined.
Steam Deck Storage
This is arguably the weakest link for the Steam Deck. The base model Steam Deck comes with 64GB of eMMC storage, while the upgraded models come with 256GB or 512GB of M.2 NVMe storage. There are some other extras as well, but $130 extra for an SSD that could potentially be had for under $40 (opens in new tab) won't win any praise from me. I consider 512GB to be barely adequate these days — that's a $250 upgrade, for an SSD that should definitely cost less than $100 (here's one for $55 for example (opens in new tab)). Considering the base storage performance will be quite modest, and SD cards aren't likely to be particularly fast either, Valve likely isn't using extreme performance SSDs on the upgraded models. Power and heat would also be a concern with higher performance storage.
The Steam Deck uses M.2 2230 storage for all models, though, which drastically limits the potential options on storage. 512GB M.2 2230 SSDs choices consist of… well, basically there's the Toshiba BG3 and BG4 models, and Valve is hopefully using the latter. There are 1TB BG4 drives available, like the Kioxia KBG40ZNS1T02 (opens in new tab). That's the same SSD used in the Surface Pro X, and likely what Valve is using in the Steam Deck, except not in 1TB form.
Valve says the SSDs aren't designed to be user upgradeable, but enterprising people will almost certainly try to find a way. However, the Toshiba BG3 and BG4 models use host memory buffer (HMB) technology, which sets aside a predefined amount of system memory (~38MB) for the SSD's use for its internal flash management. This feature is supported in the NVMe specification, but Valve could use a custom implementation for the Steam Deck, meaning it's possible that standard SSDs won't work as intended. Also, note that tearing down a small handheld tends to be far more difficult than tearing down even a laptop, never mind a desktop that's basically like Lego by comparison.
The bigger issue is going to be game size and overall storage capacity, but let's quickly discuss potential storage performance. Given the relatively limited built-in storage, a lot of users will want to put games on different SD cards. We've seen with Raspberry Pi testing just how much of a difference a good SD card can make, and there's a massive gulf between the fastest and slowest SD cards. On the bright side, or at least less gloomy side, the SanDisk Extreme 256GB microSD card (opens in new tab) only costs $50, with read performance that tops out at 90 MBps. SD card speed ratings are a bit of a mess, and you'll find UHS-I cards labeled "UHS-3" even though what they really mean is U3 speed grade — a very different beast. The Steam Deck supports UHS-I SD, SDXC, and SDHC, however, which basically means maximum performance tops out at around 100 MBps.
How will the experience on the Steam Deck change when using a game on an SD card compared to the internal storage, particularly on the 512GB model? Load times will almost certainly increase, and the wrong SD card could be horrible. Imagine loading a few gigabytes of data at 30 MBps for example, or even 15 MBps. If you go the SD card route for expansion, you'll want to select faster options, and that's certainly something we want to test once the Steam Deck ships.
Capacity is still our biggest concern, however. Many games on Steam now consume more than 100GB of storage. What will the Steam Deck do with these massive games? GTAV currently uses 98GB — too big for the base model. Destiny 2 is also too large, at 66.1GB, and Borderlands 3 tips the scales at 123GB. Plenty of other games will fit — Counter-Strike: Global Offensive needs 25GB, for example — but even modest size games would be limited to somewhere between one to three games on the base model Steam Deck. Or you could put on more than a dozen older games that only need <4GB. Which leads us into the final core hardware element.
Steam Desk Display
The Steam Deck comes equipped with a 1280x800 display. It's a bonded IPS panel with 400 nits brightness, so it should work pretty well, though only the 512GB model comes with a "premium anti-glare etched glass" upgrade. It's a 7-inch display, with relatively large bezels, but there aren't many options for this form factor. We would have loved to see an OLED display as a potentially better choice, like the new Switch OLED, but maybe that will be a Gen 2 upgrade.
The choice of screen resolution does influence other areas, like storage. Obviously, there's no need for 8K, 4K, or even 2K texture packs on a device that only has a 1280x800 display. Will Valve do some work to reduce the install sizes of games on the Steam Deck? I certainly hope so, since otherwise it could get filled up frustratingly fast even on the 512GB model. But custom versions of games for the Steam Deck would require a lot of work, and sort of defeat the "just take your regular Steam games with you" mentality. Only larger studios would likely bother with creating reduced storage requirement installations of their games, but at least you can skip the HD texture packs when those are an optional download.
Back to the performance side of things, that 1280x800 resolution display will do wonders for frame rates on the relatively modest (for PCs) GPU. Even 1920x1080 at medium to high detail settings can be too much for most integrated graphics solutions, at least with the more demanding games. 720p on the other hand is viable even on Intel's integrated graphics solutions. The Steam Deck won't be saddled with the slowest of the slow integrated graphics, however, which means 1280x800 at medium to high quality settings should be well within reach for nearly any current game.
As an example, we've seen performance testing on the Aya Neo and GPD Win3 that shows Borderlands 3 and other games hitting more than 60 fps. With a faster GPU than either of those existing handhelds, the Steam Deck shouldn't have any trouble playing games at 30 fps minimum, and will probably break 60 fps with the right settings. Docking the Steam Deck and using it with an external display, however, will require lowered expectations. Maybe 1080p will work fine in some games, but there will be plenty of situations where 720p will be a better goal.
Initial Thoughts on the Steam Deck Hardware
Without actual hardware in hand, we can't say for certain how the Steam Deck will feel or perform. It's obviously not going to match modern desktops, or even gaming laptops, in performance. It also doesn't need to. There have been several attempts to make a decent Windows gaming handheld PC, with varying levels of success. Valve isn't bothering with the Windows part, at least not really (look at Steam Proton for more details), but it definitely wants to give PC gamers a new way to use their existing libraries.
My first thoughts on the Steam Deck hardware left me feeling underwhelmed. Graphics performance will probably land somewhere between Nvidia's GT 1030 GDDR5 and AMD's RX 560, neither of which impress me much. It should be a clear step up in performance from AMD's Vega 8 integrated solution, but again, that's not at all a fast gaming chip. I mention those specific GPUs because I actually have performance results for them, and looking at how they fare compared to even budget hardware like the GTX 1650 (well, theoretically budget — let's hope prices continue to drop on GPUs) makes them look like a terrible idea.
But that's all from a desktop PC perspective. I've been running those GPUs (and a few others) at 1280x720 low settings as well as 1920x1080 and medium settings to see how they stack up. Let me start with the latter, just because it should help put things in perspective.
Across a suite of 17 games, at 1080p and 'medium' settings (or rough equivalent), AMD's Ryzen 7 4800U — that's a 15W Zen 2 solution with Vega 8 graphics — averaged just 26 fps. Some games are very much playable, like CSGO running at 93 fps. Others are borderline, for example Fortnite managed just 32 fps in our test, with dips and stutters into the teens. Actually, only two other games I tested (Forza Horizon 4 and Strange Brigade) average more than 30 fps on the 15W Vega 8 solution. Nvidia's GT 1030 GDDR5 was about 13% faster overall — still not very good for 1080p medium gaming. But the RX 560 4GB card felt like an entirely different beast, averaging nearly 50 fps across our test suite. More importantly, there were only a few games (Cyberpunk 2077, Microsoft Flight Simulator, and Metro Exodus) where the RX 560 couldn't average at least 30 fps at 1080p medium.
That might sound bad, but remember that was at 1920x1080 — 2.25 times as many pixels as 1280x720, and twice as many pixels as 1280x800. Also remember that there's a reasonable chance the Steam Deck could deliver close to RX 560 levels of performance. Dropping the quality and resolution pushed nearly every game well above 30 fps, even on the Vega 8. Cyberpunk 2077 and Flight Simulator remained the two exceptions, but conservatively I think the Steam Deck's processor will be at least 50% faster than the Ryzen 7 4800U I used as a comparison point. GT 1030 GDDR5 was also borderline in those same games, but the RX 560 had no issues with any of the games I tested, many of which are pretty demanding. All of the games broke 30 fps, and 12 of the 17 tested games averaged more than 60 fps.
Even with some very demanding games, slower-than-Steam Deck hardware did quite well at 720p, and a faster AMD APU will do even better.
And before anyone tries to point this out, yes, I realize several of the games I tested (we'll cover the full suite in a future article) aren't on Steam and thus wouldn't be available to run on the Steam Deck regardless of performance — at least not without wiping it and installing Windows, which we're not sure will be possible. That's not the point. The point is that even with some very demanding games, slower-than-Steam Deck hardware did quite well at 720p, and a faster AMD APU will do even better.
The controls and interface for games will likely be more of a hurdle than the performance — though I am still concerned with the limited storage capacity and potential for storage bottlenecks. If the Steam Deck can do what the Steam Machine failed to do, namely, build a market for a new type of Steam gaming experience, there's a ton of potential. Look at the Nintendo Switch, which has comparatively pathetic hardware. It's basically Nvidia's Shield Tegra X1 SoC, and yet there are a ton of gamers and games for the platform that you don't see anywhere else.
Could the Steam Deck open the doors for new experiences? Well, maybe not new relative to the Switch, but definitely new compared to many existing PC games. It represents a much lower tier of hardware capabilities than a desktop PC, but in a form factor that lets people go anywhere. We're excited to see the gyroscopes and other controller aspects put to good use as well. There are still so many unknowns — would Valve dare to make a game specifically for the Steam Deck, for example? — but if the installed user base is high enough, we could see not just Valve but also other game developers target the device. Hopefully those games will also still work on regular PCs as well, but we'll have to wait and see.
Right now, I'm cautiously optimistic. Yes, Valve has a questionable history when it comes to hardware. Even if Steam Deck gains enough traction, there will likely be an even better Gen2 model down the road — OLED and even faster processors would be easy updates. Pre-orders for the Steam Deck certainly went fast, but we don't know how many people will actually buy the devices once they ship, or how many people in total put in a reservation. We'll know a lot more in about five months, but given the demand for PC gaming handhelds on IndieGogo, there's undoubtedly an untapped market. Hopefully, the Steam Deck can do a better job at servicing these users than previous PC handheld attempts.
Jarred Walton
Jarred Walton is a senior editor at Tom's Hardware focusing on everything GPU. He has been working as a tech journalist since 2004, writing for AnandTech, Maximum PC, and PC Gamer. From the first S3 Virge '3D decelerators' to today's GPUs, Jarred keeps up with all the latest graphics trends and is the one to ask about game performance.
g-unit1111
Man I want one of these very badly!
cknobman
I think you are being overly pessimistic in regards to the performance this little machine will be capable of.
Think of the Xbox One and PS4 and what they were capable of.
This little handheld has over twice the processing power and more graphics power than either of those machines.
Plus its targeting a lower resolution.
I think this little machine will do wonders for serious handheld gamers and give us the capability to game on the go with a lot of PC games.
I do agree the storage is concerning but hopefully Steam/Valve does implement some kind of smart distribution that gets rid of all the high res texture packs that would take up space and never be used.
I preordered a 256gb version.
I dont think there is a game currently in my Steam library (except maybe Breakpoint??) that this little handheld wont play just fine.
User interface matters. It matters a lot. It's one of those things that, if it is done right, gamers won't even notice -- but if done poorly is a total disaster. Since PC games are not designed for a handheld device, I think no matter how good the hardware is, the user experience will just feel sub-par. Devices like the Switch have games designed for the Switch so even if Steam Deck's FPS and resolution and storage space are superior, that all fades into the background if the overall user interface feels forced.
hotaru.hino
husker said:
User interface matters. It matters a lot. It's one of those things that, if it is done right, gamers won't even notice -- but if done poorly is a total disaster. Since PC games are not designed for a handheld device, I think no matter how good the hardware is, the user experience with just feel sub-par. Devices like the Switch have games designed for the Switch so even if Steam Deck's FPS and resolution and storage space are superior, that all fades into the background if the overall user interface feels forced.
Steam already has Big Screen Mode which delivers the so-called 10-foot UI experience. The screencaps of what they showed look like a more tailored version of that. The games themselves are of course hit or miss, but a lot of games I've played that were released in the past 5+ years have excellent support for controllers and Steam itself is compatible with basically every controller from the major players. Plus the Deck has a touchscreen, which anything that uses point and click works just fine with (though precision is going to be lacking).
-Fran-
I think Microsoft will be looking at this experiment from Valve reaaaaally close.
And I do agree with most of the points in the article, except that RDNA2 is going to leave Vega in the dust. I'm pretty sure it will be a step up, but I wouldn't say it's going to leap-frog it as you're thinking. There's a reason why AMD is still using Vega in the current APUs. I do find strange not using Zen3 though, but given the real performance difference in the mobile APUs and CPU components, for this environment, I think it's fine to go with Zen2; it was probably cheaper as well, so they could leverage RDNA2 and DDR5 as well. And I have a hunch this could be using TSMC's 7nm node, but I wish they're testing 6nm with it.
Cautiously Optimistic indeed.
Take my money please
JarredWaltonGPU
cknobman said:
I'm not sure you're reading our thoughts properly.
From the intro: "As such, the hardware might not feel nearly as fast as we'd like. Or at least, that was our initial concern, but after poking around at some lesser GPUs and APUs, we're confident that the Steam Deck will be able to handle just about any game at its native 1280x800 resolution."
The subtitle: "The Steam Deck's GPU should do at least 30 fps at 720p on almost any title."
The conclusion: "The point is that even with some very demanding games, slower-than-Steam Deck hardware did quite well at 720p, and a faster AMD APU will do even better."
Compared to a desktop, yeah, it will feel slow. Slower storage, slower CPU, slower GPU, all constrained by the 15W TDP. But for a handheld? It will be plenty fast for properly designed games. So, games targeting hardware that looks like the PS4 or Xbox One, with a faster CPU? Yeah, they'll run great. Games like Cyberpunk 2077 that have a lot of NPCs and tend to hit CPU and GPU harder than most other games? They'll land closer to 30 fps. Future games that go after extreme desktop PC performance might have issues. But the vast majority of games should run just fine.
Yuka said:
We've tweaked some of the CPU and GPU discussions, but you have to remember that Vega 8 is generally limited to DDR4-3200 memory speeds, plus it's an older and less efficienct architecture. Putting a 16 CU Vega chip into an APU just wouldn't make sense without more memory bandwidth, and the 8 CU RDNA2 architecture could end up with similar requirements. Except, with LPDDR5-5500, that's 72% more memory bandwidth (though probably worse latency). Anyway, my rough seat-of-the-pants math says each RDNA2 CU should be 50–75% faster than a Vega CU. Adding in 72% more memory bandwidth would go right along with that increase in comput performance. If a 50% or more increase in relative performance is "leapfrogging," then I think RDNA2 can do that. But the 15W TDP will likely still limit the improvement, which I probably should have made clearer.
As for Zen 3 vs. Zen 2, I think that's far less of a concern. The big changes with Zen 3 revolve around using a unified 8-core CCX and 32MB L3 cache. This chip will only have a 4-core CCX and probably 8MB L3 or something (it might be 16MB). So, that kills off most of the Zen 3 advantage. Plus it's a monolithic design with integrated graphics, which means it needed more space for the GPU and video stuff. The LPDDR5 interface might have also increased relative die size over a DDR4 interface.
Overall, though, it still looks impressive. It should easily beat any of the other current generation handhelds mentioned in the article, like Aya Neo and GPD Win3. It will also inevitably have much higher volumes than those handhelds, and hopefully better design elements, plus even the 512GB model costs about half as much as the base model Win3. And yet, it's also still double the price of a Switch, more or less. Success is by no means guaranteed, but it could be good. Maybe. LOL
excalibur1814
Is this insanity?
A 'gaming' hand-held... 720p and 30fps. Repeat that last little bit... 30fps. Gaming. 30fps.
maik80
If putting windows on the system won't increase the use of resources, such as ram and even storage?
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import re
from SLX_BitMap import BitMap
from SLX_IntfTypeMap import IntfTypeMap
from SLX_TunnelTypeMap import TunnelTypeMap
from SLXRSpeedMap import SLXRSpeedMap
from SLXSSpeedMap import SLXSSpeedMap
from SLX_PortData import PortData
from SLX_PortMapping import PortMapping
from IfIndex import IfIndex
from SLX_IfIndex_Core import Slx_IfIndex_Core

class Slx9150_IfIndex(Slx_IfIndex_Core):
    '''Device specific classes validate against the device specific
    information.'''
    def __init__(self, interface, linecard='', speed='',
                 tunnel_type='', *args, **kwargs):
        self.data = kwargs
        if not self.data:
            self.data['interface'] = interface
            self.data['linecard'] = linecard
            self.data['speed'] = speed
            self.data['tunnel_type'] = tunnel_type
        self.common_data()
        self.valid_linecards = ['48Y', '48XT']
        self.dev_family = 'slx'
        self.speed_over_ride = True
        self.max_slot = 0
        self.min_slot = 0
        self.max_ve_id = 8192
        self.max_lo_id = 255
        self.max_po_id = 256
        self.speed_map = SLXRSpeedMap()
        # self.max_port depends on lc type
        self.mgmt_intfid_value = [0]
        self.validate_kwargs()
        # setup the self.mapping variables,
        # other devies will call self.init_mapping() here
        self.validate_linecard()
        # validate and parse the interface and data given by the user.
        self.expand_interface()
        if int(self.sub_port) != 0:
            self.speed_over_ride = False
        self.map_vars_to_bits()
        return

    def init_48Y_mapping(self):
        self.mapping = PortMapping()
        for interface in range(1, 49):
            self.mapping.add_interface(str(interface), chip_port=0, chip_num=0,
                                       valid_speeds=['10g', '25g'],
                                       breakout=False)
        self.mapping.add_interface('49', chip_port=0, chip_num=0,
                                   valid_speeds=['40g', '100g'], breakout=True,
                                   breakout_speeds=['10g', '25g'])
        self.mapping.add_interface('50', chip_port=0, chip_num=0,
                                   valid_speeds=['40g', '100g'],
                                   breakout=False)
        self.mapping.add_interface('51', chip_port=0, chip_num=0,
                                   valid_speeds=['40g', '100g'],
                                   breakout=False)
        self.mapping.add_interface('52', chip_port=0, chip_num=0,
                                   valid_speeds=['40g', '100g'],
                                   breakout=False)
        self.mapping.add_interface('53', chip_port=0, chip_num=0,
                                   valid_speeds=['40g', '100g'],
                                   breakout=False)
        self.mapping.add_interface('54', chip_port=0, chip_num=0,
                                   valid_speeds=['40g', '100g'],
                                   breakout=False)
        self.mapping.add_interface('55', chip_port=0, chip_num=0,
                                   valid_speeds=['40g', '100g'],
                                   breakout=False)
        self.mapping.add_interface('56', chip_port=0, chip_num=0,
                                   valid_speeds=['40g', '100g'], breakout=True,
                                   breakout_speeds=['10g', '25g'])
        return

    def init_48XT_mapping(self):
        self.mapping = PortMapping()
        for interface in range(1, 49):
            self.mapping.add_interface(str(interface), chip_port=0, chip_num=0,
                                       valid_speeds=['10g'],
                                       breakout=False)
        self.mapping.add_interface('49', chip_port=0, chip_num=0,
                                   valid_speeds=['40g', '100g'], breakout=True,
                                   breakout_speeds=['10g', '25g'])
        self.mapping.add_interface('50', chip_port=0, chip_num=0,
                                   valid_speeds=['40g', '100g'],
                                   breakout=False)
        self.mapping.add_interface('51', chip_port=0, chip_num=0,
                                   valid_speeds=['40g', '100g'],
                                   breakout=False)
        self.mapping.add_interface('52', chip_port=0, chip_num=0,
                                   valid_speeds=['40g', '100g'],
                                   breakout=False)
        self.mapping.add_interface('53', chip_port=0, chip_num=0,
                                   valid_speeds=['40g', '100g'],
                                   breakout=False)
        self.mapping.add_interface('54', chip_port=0, chip_num=0,
                                   valid_speeds=['40g', '100g'], breakout=True,
                                   breakout_speeds=['10g', '25g'])

        return

    def validate_linecard(self):
        if not self.linecard:
            raise ValueError('Linecard must be 48Y or 48XT')
        if self.linecard:
            if self.linecard not in self.valid_linecards:
                raise ValueError('Line card type is invalid: '
                                 + '{}'.format(self.linecard))
            self.init_48Y_mapping()
            if self.linecard == '48XT':
                self.init_48XT_mapping()
        return

def main():
    return

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

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Security guard 'fired' after 'racially profiling' British Vogue editor Edward Enninful
Edward Enninful said the security guard instructed him to 'use the loading bay'. Picture: PA
By Rachael Kennedy
@rkennedy228
A security guard has reportedly been fired after British Vogue editor Edward Enninful said he had been racially profiled by him as he arrived at work.
Mr Enninful, who has been the magazine's editor-in-chief since 2017, said the security guard had instructed him to "use the loading bay" as he walked into work on Wednesday.
In a post to Instagram, he said: "Today I was racially profiled by a security guard whilst entering my work place.
"As I entered, I was instructed to use the loading bay.
"Just because our timelines and weekends are returning to normal, we cannot let the world return to how it was.
"Change needs to happen. And it needs to happen now."
Condé Nast moved quickly to dismiss the security guard, but it just goes to show that sometimes it doesn't matter what you've achieved in the course of your life: the first thing that some people will judge you on is the colour of your skin.
A post shared by Edward Enninful, OBE (@edward_enninful) on Jul 15, 2020 at 11:00am PDT
The fashion mogul went on to say that Conde Nast, which owns the magazine, had "moved quickly to dismiss the security guard".
He added: "It just goes to show that sometimes it doesn't matter what you've achieved in the course of your life: the first thing that some people will judge you on is the colour of your skin."
Prior to joining British Vogue, Mr Enninful worked at i-D magazine, Italian Vogue, American Vogue and W magazine.
He was awarded an OBE in 2016 for his services to diversity in the fashion industry.

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Q: How large a library would one need to store a copy of every mathematical book and paper ever published? I am sure that I am not the only one who often bemoans that their university doesn't have that [extremely specific book or paper] they're looking for.
On reflection, I realise it is impractical for the library to have a copy of every mathematical text or paper...but just how impractical would it be?
To a rough approximation, how many textbooks and papers have been written on modern higher mathematics? How many new ones are published each year? How large a library would be needed to hold them all?

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Use this guide to upgrade the two RAM sticks in your iMac for an instant increase in speed.
Pull both RAM arms away from the iMac to release both RAM chips from their sockets.
Pull both RAM chips out of their slots.
During reinstallation, make sure both RAM arms are fully rotated outward before inserting the RAM chips. Use your thumbs to seat the new RAM chips into their sockets and then press the RAM arms back into the iMac.
It is normal to encounter a fair amount of resistance when pushing the RAM arms back into the iMac.
hello, i already have 2GB, is it possible to add more? thank you!
Details: 1 GB of RAM is installed as two 512 MB SO-DIMM modules.


Ronan Dunne, CEO of Telefonica UK has been shortlisted for the Ashridge Business School Leader of the Year Award for navigating O2 through a major period of transformation as the longest serving CEO in the Telecoms sector, and redesigning its business model to disrupt the industry.
Dunne will be up against four other high profile business leaders including: Saker Nusseibeh, CEO of Hermes Investment Management; Fiona Woolf CBE, Lord Mayor of London; Steve Morgan, Executive Chairman of Redrow; and Moya Greene, CEO of Royal Mail.
The winner will be chosen by a combination of a public vote and a peer ballot of over 40 executives. Members of the public can vote by visiting www.nationalbusinessawards.co.uk and choosing their favourite candidate online until 28th October. The winner will be revealed at the award ceremony on 11 November at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane.
The CEO judging panel will be chaired by Allister Heath, Deputy Editor, Telegraph Media Group, and will comprise business leaders and influencers including: Dame Helen Alexander, Chairman of UBM; Dominic Jermey, Chief Executive of UK Trade & Investment; Joe Lynam, the BBC's Business Economics Correspondent; and Nigel Kershaw, Chairman of Big Issue Invest. They will convene at a private screening of video interviews of the finalists on 29th October to debate the attributes of each and vote for the strongest candidate.
The Ashridge Business School Leader of the Year Award recognises the personal impact of the UK's most high profile leaders on the culture and success of their organisations and the industries they operate in. Judges look at how these leaders have demonstrated the best balance between traditional board values and the new business environment – achieving measured and sustainable growth or driving improved performance. This year the panel will be focusing on transformation and how these leaders have led it in the most successful way considering the context of their organisation.
Kai Peters, CEO at Ashridge Business School commented: "The central theme for this year's Leader of the Year Award is 'the transformational leader'. Leadership is increasingly complex. The digital age has changed the way we work and has powerfully impacted on society, politics and business worldwide. Geographic and cultural boundaries have become blurred and the rapid pace of globalisation is changing the definition of what makes a good business leader. Today, leaders at all levels require not only outstanding skills, confidence and resilience, they must also model sustainable and authentic leadership and innovate to create an ethical environment.
Previous winners of the award include Martin McCourt, Former CEO Dyson (2010), Ruby McGregor-Smith, CEO MITIE Group (2011), Phil Smith, CEO of Cisco UK & Ireland (2012) and Harriet Green, CEO Thomas Cook (2013).
All finalists for this year's National Business Awards have now been revealed, showcasing over 140 of Britain's leading businesses, business leaders and social enterprises. The finalists represent categories including the Market Gravity Innovation Award, the UKTI Digital Business of the Year and the QBE FTSE 100 Business of the Year.
Visit www.nationalbusinessawards.co.uk for a full list of all finalists and to book a table at the event.


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Camargo is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Santa Rosalía de Camargo. The municipality covers an area of 16,066 km².

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 48,748, up from 47,209 as of 2005.

The municipality had 623 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) was: Santa Rosalía de Camargo (40,221), classified as urban.

The municipality has the second-largest land area in the state (after Ahumada), and is also one of the largest in all of Mexico. It is almost all very sparsely populated except for the city of Santa Rosalía de Camargo, which is the seventh-largest community in the state in population with around 40,000.

Geography

Towns and villages

References

Municipalities of Chihuahua (state)

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Zoiks! Online - The Very Best in Stand-Up And Music!: Brad Paisley Joins George Strait's 60 For 60 Movement.
Brad Paisley Joins George Strait's 60 For 60 Movement.
Country superstar Brad Paisley has joined George Strait's 60 For 60 campaign with a new interview video about George's influence on his career. Paisley joins stars like Luke Bryan, Lady Antebellum, Eric Church and more in support of George's pending 60th #1 single of his career before his 61st birthday.
George's current single, "Give It All We Got Tonight," is climbing the top 10 country radio charts, and will appear on his upcoming 40th studio album, Love Is Everything, due May 14th on MCA Nashville.
For more on George Strait and the 60 For 60 movement, visit sixtyforsixty.com and georgestrait.com.


After Phoenix, I hopped on over to Austin for five days. If you know me, you know how long I had been wanting to visit Austin and couldn't have been more excited! During my time in Austin, I got to visit the UT campus, eat some great BBQ, try some local beer and even see my old friend, Ed. I definitely left a piece of my heart in Austin and I absolutely can't wait to visit again!
First meal in Austin- Torchy's Tacos!!!
If you're going to have ice cream in Austin, you have to try Amy's!


Ethernet over Copper is a technology that enables high speed symmetrical links to be delivered to a business using copper lines.
As long as your location is within 3km of an exchange and you are not on a RIM (insufficient copper) we can typically deliver speeds up to 45mbps, or more using bonding techniques.
Whilst not as fast as fibre, EoC is typically cheaper to connect and operate, and is a great option if you're looking for a reliable connection to support video conferencing, cloud and VoIP services.
Ethernet over Copper wins on price and performance!
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GREAT TO FIND this big league seven-piece from London's flourishing contemporary jazz scene recording together, presenting a set of ten colourful, original compositions (first aired at 2012's London Jazz Festival) by leaders Mark Perry and Duncan Eagles.
Having already established themselves as versatile instrumentalists in a variety of ensembles and projects, trumpeter Perry and tenorist Eagles bring together an accomplished ensemble who, together, produce a satisfyingly full sound – Gareth Lockrane on flutes, Sam Leak at the piano, double bassist Max Luthert and drummer Chris Nickolls, plus the wordless vocals of Ona Onabule.
Flip of a Coin provides the heads-up on the intent of this quintet line-up, Sam Leak the pacemaker with a determined piano rhythm, Luthert and Nickolls maintaining the steady but solid energy. Onabule's vocals enhance the sustained frontline of trumpet and tenor before Perry and Eagles head off to solo spiritedly. Mark Perry's delivery is undubitably incisive, complemented by Eagles' rich and fluid explorations – certainly an in-form partnership. In the upbeat Chord Game, Sam Leak demonstrates the clear, spacial and considered piano technique which makes his own album recordings so appealing; and Perry and Eagles freely bounce ideas off each other. Easy-going Shawty and the still mellower Forever make good use of Onabule's soulful voice, Eagles' solo tenor in the latter just sublime. Barters Band raises a smile, Gareth Lockrane's lithe flute the key to its chirpy '70s sitcom' flavour – the rhythm section ticks along amiably, a great foundation for Leak's clean solo lines and fleetly-placed chords, whilst Perry and Eagles dance closely to Lockrane's tune.
The tempered, late-night feel of Wray Common is perfect for Onabule's subtle vocal additions, Luthert's lyrical yet precise bass pairing well with Leak's pianistic clarity, and trumpet and sax soporifically intertwining. In contrast, the agitated G.T. (a tribute to American saxophonist Gary Thomas) finds Eagles and Perry soloing grittily against a mysterious piano, bass and drums riff (great animation from Chris Nickolls) which offers more than a hint of 'TV detective'!
Perry's expressive, plaintive solo trumpet opens mid-tempo title track Road Ahead which affords Sam Leak the freedom to roam (and rather elegantly at that). One Last Kiss is beautifully poised, Lockrane and Onabule again adding their individual character to this very attractive, breezy number. With an element of emotional longing, and drawing this entertaining album to a close, Remember features softer, slurred tones from Mark Perry, velvety bass flute from Gareth Lockrane, and fine ensemble playing all round.
Launching 'Road Ahead' at Pizza Express Jazz Club, London, on 17th November (as part of the 2013 London Jazz Festival), and releasing 2nd December, the quintet are set to tour in Spring 2014. Promo video, SoundCloud samples and more information here.


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ancient Greek writer
Lucian of Samosata (c. 125 – c. 190) was a satirist and philosopher, born at Samosata in the Syrian province of the Roman Empire (now in Turkey), but in later life resident in Athens. His works are written in the Attic dialect of Greek.
See also Gymnopaedia.
1.1 How to Write History
Quotations are cited from H. W. Fowler and F. G. Fowler (trans.), The Works of Lucian of Samosata (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1905).
The effort only shifted me from the frying-pan into the fire.
"Menippus, a Necromantic Experiment", sect. 4; vol. 1, p. 158.
The truth is hidden from us. Even if a mere piece of luck brings us straight to it, we shall have no grounded conviction of our success; there are so many similar objects, all claiming to be the real thing.
"Hermotimus, or the Rival Philosophies", sect. 49; vol. 2, p. 69.
I now make the only true statement you are to expect – that I am a liar. This confession is, I consider, a full defence against all imputations. My subject is, then, what I have neither seen, experienced, nor been told, what neither exists nor could conceivably do so. I humbly solicit my readers' incredulity.
"The True History", sect. 4; vol. 2, p. 137.
First, then, I went to the Indians, the mightiest nation upon earth. I had little trouble in persuading them to descend from their elephants and follow me. The Brahmins, who dwell between Oxydracae and the country of the Nechrei, are mine to a man: they live according to my laws, and are respected by all their neighbours; and the manner of their death is truly wonderful.
How to Write HistoryEdit
Quotations are cited from Thomas Francklin, D.D. (trans.), Trips to the Moon (vol. LXXI of Cassell's National Library; a reprint of Thomas Francklin, The Works of Lucian from the Greek, 2 vols., T. Cadell, 1780) unless otherwise stated.
Διττοῦ δὲ ὄντος τοῦ τῆς συμβουλῆς ἔργου, τὰ μὲν γὰρ αἱρεῖσθαι, τὰ δὲ φεύγειν διδάσκει...
Criticism is twofold: that which teaches us what we are to choose, and that which teaches us what to avoid.
These men seem not to know that poetry has its particular rules and precepts; and that history is governed by others directly opposite.
He is unpardonable, therefore, who cannot distinguish one from the other; but lays on history the paint of poetry, its flattery, fable, and hyperbole: it is just as ridiculous as it would be to clothe one of our robust wrestlers, who is as hard as an oak, in fine purple, or some such meretricious garb, and put paint on his cheeks; how would such ornaments debase and degrade him!
History, when she adds pleasure to utility, may attract more admirers; though as long as she is possessed of that greatest of perfections, truth, she need not be anxious concerning beauty.
In history, nothing fabulous can be agreeable.
Everything has a beauty peculiar to itself; but if you put one instead of another, the most beautiful becomes ugly, because it is not in its proper place.
If the brave should fly, he who pursues must be braver.
I say, therefore, that he who would write history well must be possessed of these two principal qualifications, a fine understanding and a good style: one is the gift of nature, and cannot be taught; the other may be acquired by frequent exercise, perpetual labour and an emulation of the ancients.
The historian's one task is to tell the thing as it happened.
Sect. 39; vol. 2, p. 128; H. W. Fowler and F. G. Fowler (trans.) The Works of Lucian of Samosata.
For history, I say again, has this and this only for its own: if a man will start upon it, he must sacrifice to no God but Truth; he must neglect all else; his sole rule and unerring guide is this – to think not of those who are listening to him now, but of the yet unborn who shall seek his converse.
Sect. 39; vol. 2, pp. 128-9; H. W. Fowler and F. G. Fowler (trans.) The Works of Lucian of Samosata.
The good historian, then, must be thus described: he must be fearless, uncorrupted, free, the friend of truth and of liberty; one who, to use the words of the comic poet, calls a fig a fig, and a skiff a skiff, neither giving nor withholding from any, from favour or from enmity, not influenced by pity, by shame, or by remorse; a just judge, so far benevolent to all as never to give more than is due to any in his work; a stranger to all, of no country, bound only by his own laws, acknowledging no sovereign, never considering what this or that man may say of him, but relating faithfully everything as it happened.
The body of the history is only a long narrative, and as such it must go on with a soft and even motion, alike in every part, so that nothing should stand too forward, or retreat too far behind.
OtherEdit
Ignorance is a dreadful thing and has caused no end of damage to the human race.
Cited in Tim Flannery, Atmosphere of Hope. Solutions to the Climate Crisis, Penguin Books, 2015, page 81 ISBN 9780141981048.
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Those arriving early enough will be able to park in the YMCA parking lot, however, most will have to park on the side streets and lots in the area near the YMCA. There is also a parking garage in downtown Bethlehem near New Street and Walnut Street approximately .6 miles from the YMCA. We recommend you consider car pooling and arriving early enough to find parking.
Sorry, dogs are not currently permitted to participate.
Yes, you may use a baby stroller. Use caution and be safe. If the temperatures are too cold or roads are snow covered we recommend you leave junior at home.
Very scenic courses with some challenges along the way! 5-milers run along Main Street in downtown Bethlehem, decorated for Christmas, and have a very scenic run across the Fahy Bridge (see updated info on 5 mile course below) , headed toward the Bethlehem Star on South Mountain. The 5 mile and 5K events enjoy some time on scenic Sand Island running along the Lehigh River and run past Bethlehem City Hall, and many of the historic Moravian buildings. Click below to view.
Course Map – 5-mile course has been changed due to bridge closure and is not reflected in the 5-mile course map in this link. The 5K course map is correct and is the same as past few years.
Course Turn-by-Turn – 5-mile course turn-by-turn has been changed due to bridge closure and is not reflected in this link. The 5K turn-by-turn is correct and is the same as past few years.
UPDATED 5 MILER MAP: Here is the revision to the 5-Mile course due to the Fahy construction for 2017.
As the 5-Milers come down Conestoga, they will turn left onto Ohio and cross the concrete bridge and then turn left up Old York Road to a turnaround point, then come back Old York Road, to Ohio, back across the concrete bridge and then continue on Conestoga. 5 Mile runners will also do a short out and back running west into Sand Island before coming back and running east to the water stop turnaround.
Goodies- product samples, candy canes and other goodies while they last.
Beautiful long-sleeved shirt or a beautiful 15 oz. Ceramic Coffee/Hot Chocolate/Soup Mug with race logo, for pre-registered runners and walkers. (You'll choose one or the other on Active.com when you register).
Bagels coffee and hot chocolate station before the race.
Delicious refreshments after the race including genuine Philly Soft Pretzels and Christmas cookies.
Christmas music at Start/Finish and on course.
Flush toilets inside the YMCA and port-o-johns at the Start/Finish.
Friday and Saturday packet pickup available.
COSTUME CONTEST– We will be observing individuals and groups in costume throughout the event and will select two individuals and one group (up to 4 people) to receive free entries to the 2018 race. Award winners will be announced on Facebook after the race!
See the Fees and Registration Page HERE. Then see the Race Schedule Page for Packet Pickup Details and Race Day Schedule and Information.


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Outwoods 2nds end in style
LOUGHBOROUGH Outwoods 2nd XI finished their season in fine style against Melton 2nd XI.
Loughborough Echo
An excellent bowling display from the home side never let Melton in with a shout.
With controlled accuracy and movement, Moore, Corrie, Robson and the rampant young David Faull (bagging another four after last week's five wicket haul), restricted the visitors to 75 all out.
After an initially cautious reply, skipper Steve Faull entered the fray after the second wicket went down and he was in no mood to draw things out any longer.
A rapid fire 28 not out soon saw Outwoods home to victory in the 28th over, and a chance to reflect over an early pint in bar on a season that had finally come together, winning the last three matches in row and his son David taking his tally of wickets to 31 for the season.
Loughborough Outwoods CC
Football NewsLoyalty key for SilebyIN A time where loyalty is almost a dying art in football, Sileby Town are proving to be the exception.
HathernHathern FC clinch title and plan for the futureDarrel's Hathern side now have sights set on launching a youth development side for the first time to help build on the title they clinched in a nervy last game of the season.
Loughborough DynamoIt's all change at the NSG and the Dovecote...Both Loughborough Dynamo's Peter Ward and Shepshed Dynamo's Jimmy Gray stepped down on Thursday night and while Shepshed's post is still to be filled, Lee Attenborough has been appointed the new manager at the NSG.
LoughboroughWorld championship gold for FreerThe two day event saw more than 2,000 competitors from 21 different countries taking part and 10 members of the James Freer taekwondo club based at the Radmoor Centre in Loughborough were in action.
HathernLeigh extends lead in Thundersports seriesRiding for Hopkins Racing on a Kawasaki Ninja 300, Leigh qualified for Saturday's race one in pole position and in a tough battle with Max Lofthouse kept in front to take victory by just one tenth of a second.
EquestrianHolly Smith and Team GB edged out in Nations CupIt came down to a head-to-head battle between Britain and Ireland, but in the end Team Ireland rode out the winners by the narrowest of margins.


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Q: Sampling from truncated distribution I want to sample from a truncated distribution that appears in a Gibbs sampling scheme.
The full conditional of the distribution is given by
$p(X = k | \ldots) \propto (1 - p)^{k - 1} \mathbb{1} ( s \leq k)$, where $s$ is a positive integer.
This is a truncated geometric distribution. The tehcnique i am following to simulate from this is first to sample a random number from a geometric distribution and then add to this the number $s$.
First off all i want to ask if this that i am doing is right. And after, is there any obsious reason for this simulation to be slow? Or is it slow because i am doing something wrong?

A: In the case of the geometric distribution this will work since it (and the exponential for continuous variables) are memoryless meaning that the probability that x = k + s given that x>=k is just the probability that x = k.  This will not however work for any other distributions.
How are you generating the geometric to begin with? that may be what is slowing you down.


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Multiple sclerosis in the north Cambridgeshire districts of East Anglia.
N Robertson,
J Deans,
M Fraser,
D A Compston
University of Cambridge Neurology Unit, Addenbrooke's Hospital, UK.
The Cambridgeshire multiple sclerosis register was established in 1989 and initially reported a prevalence of 130/10(5) population for south and east Cambridgeshire (south Cambs). This survey has now been extended to the northern county districts where there were 449 patients with multiple sclerosis in population of 378,959 on 1 July 1993 (118/10(5); 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 108-130). Four hundred and four had either definite or probable disease (107/10(5); 95% CI: 98-118). This matches the highest figures in the series of seven epidemiological surveys carried out in southern England over the past decade. Comparison with these and other studies indicates that no latitudinal gradient of disease is found in southern England despite spanning four degrees of latitude.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.59.1.71


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Tag: Wes Welker
Danny Amendola is latest Texas Tech tough guy to join Dolphins, following Zach Thomas and Wes Welker
Finally the Miami Dolphins have figured out a way to put the pinch on Tom Brady.
By signing Danny Amendola to a free-agent contract, the Dolphins deny Brady the use of one of his most reliable targets and a key member of the NFL's top offensive unit.
Can't call Amendola invaluable, of course. If Bill Belichick thought that term applied to
Former New England Patriots wide receiver Danny Amendola (80) makes a catch between Miami Dolphins outside linebacker Koa Misi (55) and Miami Dolphins outside linebacker Philip Wheeler (52) at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida on December 15, 2013. (Allen Eyestone/The Palm Beach Post)
the slot receiver, New England would have outbid Miami for his services. Already, Amendola has taken some $10 million in paycuts the last three offseasons in order to stay with the Patriots.
Think, though, of the toughness Amendola brought to the Patriots' huddle, and the leadership he will bring to Miami's locker room. See if any of this fits the new "culture" that the Dolphins and coach Adam Gase want to build, albeit three years late.
Amendola signed with the Patriots just as Wes Welker was leaving them, a demonstration of his willingness to take on a big challenge.
He started only half of the Patriots' 2017 games but had such a rapport with Brady that he was targeted more times (86) than anyone but Brandin Cooks and Rob Gronkowski.
Amendola caught just two touchdown passes during the 2017 regular season, nothing dramatic, but then he caught two more in the fourth quarter of New England's comeback win over Jacksonville in the AFC title game. Altogether, in 13 playoffs games with New England he caught six touchdown passes.
What's more, according to the Boston Herald, Amendola kept on playing through a torn groin in 2013, knee and ankle injuries in 2015.
Not bad for a guy who went undrafted out of Texas Tech after playing there for Mike Leach, one of the most inventive coaches around.
Matter of fact, I'm going to suggest that the Dolphins look to Texas Tech more often in the talent searches of the draft and free agency.
That's where linebacker Zach Thomas played his college ball on the way to a great Dolphins career that featured seven Pro Bowl selections.
And how about Welker, another Texas Tech star who the Dolphins didn't really prize until he had left them and, in a New England uniform, transformed himself into the NFL's leading receiver.
Jakeem Grant, 5-feet-7, is another little hardhead from Texas Tech. He and Amendola will be playing together now in Miami and maybe even sharing time in the slot position, unless Adam Gase decides he only needs one of them.
Will Brady be able to keep his offense moving without Amendola? Of course. He never slows down, no matter who is running the routes.
This addition of Amendola, however, will return to Ryan Tannehill some of the third-down certainty that was lost with the trade of Jarvis Landry to Cleveland for money reasons alone.
This may not work out so well if Amendola, 32, continues to have trouble with a bad knee that's been bothering him the last few seasons. Can't blame the Dolphins, though, for taking what Brady wants.
At least make the Patriots work a little harder on their way to the Super Bowl. At least make them do that.
[Not feeling confident about Gators, Canes and Noles in NCAA tourney]
[Justin Thomas' climb to No. 2 in world gives Honda Classic another boost]
Author Dave GeorgePosted on March 14, 2018 March 14, 2018 Categories Dave George, FootballTags Adam Gase, Danny Amendola, Dave's Digital Domain, Jakeem Grant, Jarvis Landry, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, NFL, sports, sportsfront, Texas Tech Red Raiders, Tom Brady, Wes Welker, Zach Thomas


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Sister Madalyn Chlebowski was a featured speaker and panelist at Chatham University in Pittsburgh which was the site of an interfaith program, Contemplative Practices to Help the Dying.
The two-day event, Nov. 21-22, 2014, presented a multi-religious, multi-cultural discussion on death and dying. The audience comprised caregivers and professionals in hospice, hospitals, and long-term-care who serve individuals who are dying .
An emphasis in the presentations was placed on the importance of knowing the faith, customs, beliefs , and practices of the dying person in order to address these end-of-life issues in the healthcare systems.
When asked about the event, Sister Madalyn said, "Although each faith tradition has its own rituals around the dying process, each one values life and has some connection with someone or something greater than themselves. It was an enriching experience."
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/ A pair of Ruddy Darters.
A pair of Ruddy Darters.
As the great golfer Gary Player once said "The more I practice the luckier I get". Couldn't believe my luck when this pair came by and hovered. Even got the egg on the females abdomen waiting to be placed.
That's got to be one of your best, Gerry. A capture of two of these Darters is quite an achievement .
Well done . Great work. However, I've noticed you are close to your quota on this site, any plans as to what you will do . It would be a shame if you could not continue to post your images , not to mention the advice you give as a Panasonic Expert.
Thanks Eddy, appreciate your comment. I have been deleting images, one or two at a time, over the past six months or so, to make sure I don't hit my limit. Hopefully after the poll the limit will be raised for everyone and the problem will be solved, for a while anyway.
Superb shot Gerry – I also hope the Limit Shot gets upped – Hopefully to 250 – Its suprising how quickly your Load count goes up .
Thanks Mark, if Panny keep their word and go with the poll result, then it's got to be 250.
You are getting rather good at these Gerry, another fine capture indeed.
Thanks Terry, practice, practice, practice.
Another cracker of a shot Gerry, two in one as they say! I am very envious , my next challenge is to try and get one in flight whether I achieve that this year is another thing mind!
Thanks Janet, keep trying and you will succeed.
How do you manage to see all this wonderful nature? I am madly envious. Naturally, the photographer has to have a great eye too! I find my reference books are always close to hand to read up about all these superb insects etc. Thank you for yet another lesson!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks Suzie, I just visit local nature reserves and keep my eyes peeled.
After your previous southern hawker shot I had another go at "in flight" photos – abject failure. Then you put up another cracker!
By way of a PS, whilst Arnold Palmer is often credited with the practice / luck quote, it appears to go back much further.
Thanks John, never heard the connection with Arnold before, but I'm sure your right.


Aztelekom has launched the first phase of its project to increase access to broadband networks across Azerbaijan and grow the number of fixed-line broadband subscribers who can access these new regional telecommunication services. Infipro Inc supports this first stage of the 'Expansion of National Broadband' project as a Corporate Financial Advisor. As a result of successful cooperation with Infipro Inc, Aztelekom has attracted foreign investment and favourable financial income to the project. The organization plans to double the number of fixed broadband subscribers using their services by the end of the first phase of the project.
Infipro Inc. приняла участие в VIII Казанской Венчурной Ярмарке.
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25 апреля в Казани при участии Infirpo Inc. состоялось торжественное открытие мероприятия важного как для российского, так и для мирового рынка венчурной индустрии – VIII Казанская венчурная ярмарка.
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The World Economic Forum (Davos forum) on the Strategic Dialogue on the Future of the South Caucasus and Central Asia brought together renowned economists predicting the global economic situation, experts and government officials to the Azerbaijani capital Baku on Monday to discuss important economic issues of concern to humanity.
Bu gün Four Seasons Hotelində Startup Azərbaycan tərəfindən "İnternet-biznes üçün investisiya mühiti və investisiya imkanları" mövzusunda Konfrans keçirilib.
Konfransın məqsədi ölkədə İnternet biznesinin, o cümlədən milli Startupların mövcud vəziyyəti və inkişaf perspektivləri ilə bağlı peşəkarların və ekspertlərin iştirakı ilə müzakirələr aparmaq və çıxış yollarını göstərməkdən ibarət olub.
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UN Climate Crisis Update: 3.7mm Sea Level Rise Last Year!
March 29, 2019 0 Comments	16 views
Guest essay by Eric Worrall The United Nations has just warned the world that last year sea level rise hit an unprecedented 3.7mm.
Climate change is making the seas rise faster than ever, UN warns 28 March 2019 By Adam Vaughan Sea levels across the world are rising faster than ever, the United Nations has warned, meaning we urgently need to increase action on climate change.
In a report released on Thursday, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), a UN agency, painted a dire picture of all the key indicators of global warming.
The last four years were the warmest on record, concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are at record levels and rising, and a global average sea level rise of 3.7 millimetres in 2018 outstripped the average annual increase over the past three decades.
The findings in the group's annual State of the Climate report will bolster efforts by António Guterres, the UN secretary-general, to make governments commit to more ambitious carbon cuts at a landmark summit in September.
"There is no longer any time for delay," wrote Guterres in a foreword to the report.
Even if the UN estimate is correct, starting from 3.15mm per year this would result in a sea level rise of around: d = vt + 0.5at2 d = 3.15 x 80 + 0.5 x 0.1 x 802 d = 572mm or just under 2ft of sea level rise by the end of the century.
I hope you all have your coastal evacuation plans ready.
How will our grandchildren or great grandchildren cope with economic burden of constructing an extra foot or two of sea wall?
Is it climate change or global warming?
Climate Weekly: What to watch in 2019
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Sign up to get our weekly newsletter straight to your inbox, plus breaking news, investigations and extra bulletins from key events Hello and welcome to 2019, a year that will put the resilience of the Paris Agreement to the test.
We have a rulebook for the pact, but are leaders ready to inject more ambition?
Natalie Sauer examined the prospects for increased national action.
Chile, the host of this year's UN climate summit, is burning and the government has warned hot, dry weather could worsen wildfires.
Jim Kim is leaving the World Bank for the private sector, in a move that came earlier than most people expected.
Will the US administration name a successor who takes green finance seriously?
And seven EU member states are late with their climate and energy homework, reports Euractiv.
Down to the last hours of Katowice, it was Brazil vs the world.
Brazil has a more hardline government and negotiators have less flexibility to trade off compromises here against other aspects of talks.
Speaking of Brazil and its government, what will come of all the threats and bluster the Bolsonaro administration made before it took power?
World leaders face test of climate commitment in 2019
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Last month's UN climate summit in Katowice, Poland set (most of) the technical rules of the Paris Agreement, but showed little sign of renewed ambition.
He called on governments to ramp up their commitments – known in UN-speak as nationally determined contributions (NDCs) – to the Paris pact.
Nobody wants to go it alone, says David Waskow, senior climate policy expert at the World Resources Institute: "Countries like the EU, China and India, as well as others, will be looking to see how to join hands to take this leap together." Bolsonaro, Paris and 1.5C: a guide to our top stories of 2018 China, the number one source of greenhouse gases, is non-committal on the world stage, but is mulling increased ambition in domestic policy circles.
President Donald Trump has vowed to quit the Paris deal, making any updated US contribution before 2020 vanishingly unlikely.
We will not accept just any deal at #COP24.
pic.twitter.com/AqDPeATNBt — Miguel Arias Cañete (@MAC_europa) December 14, 2018 One of the key actors behind that statement, EU climate chief Miguel Arias Cañete, is also pushing for bolder climate action at home.
"The new targets would de facto mean that the European Union would be in a position to raise the level of ambition of the NDC and increase its emissions reduction target from the current 40% to slightly over 45% by 2030," Arias Cañete said in June.
Jahan Chowdury, director of NDC Partnership, told CHN that Vietnam, the Philippines, Jamaica, Honduras, the Seychelles, Marshall Islands, Rwanda, Guatemala, Mongolia and São Tomé and Príncipe have all expressed an intention to up their NDCs by 2020.
Another 15 countries are in conversation with NDC Partnership, Chowdury said.
However many of his policies threaten the world's biggest rainforest and even before he was sworn in the country backed out of hosting 2019's UN climate summit.
UN secretary general: 'Get on board the climate train or get left behind'
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UN secretary general: 'Get on board the climate train or get left behind'.
As the US teeters on the brink of leaving the global climate process, António Guterres has implored all countries to stay the course or go alone into a "grey future" UN secretary general António Guterres has warned that nations that choose not to rapidly shift away from fossil fuels will be "left behind".
Without referring directly to Trump, Guterres' speech at the New York University Stern School of Business on Tuesday was tailored to neuter the arguments for leaving the accord laid out by some of the president's more conservative advisors.
This weekend, at a G7 leaders summit in Italy, Trump refused to sign up to a statement voicing support for the climate deal.
Instead, the meeting issued a bifurcated communiqué on climate action that allowed the US to stand apart from the other six nations while it was "reviewing its policies".
Immediately after the meeting, Trump said on Twitter that he would announce this week his "final decision" on whether to stay in the deal or withdraw the US this week.
Guterres listed a range of crises facing the global community: population growth, rapid and chaotic urbanisation, food insecurity, water scarcity and massive migration.
He said he would be lobbying industry, business and governments to implement carbon pricing and stimulate flows of climate finance to the poor world.
In order to motivate leaders from around the world to advance a more positive agenda, the secretary general announced he would convene a climate summit in 2019.
Other nations, including China and India have reiterated their commitment to the deal in recent weeks.


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At Scaling Green, we periodically attempt to highlight some of the brightest, most up-and-coming stars – key industry players, thinkers, etc. - in the cleantech world. Today, we feature Tam Hunt, the "managing member of Community Renewable Solutions LLC, a renewable consulting and project development company focused on community-scale wind and solar," and also a lecturer at UC Santa Barbara's Bren School of Environmental Science & Management. What caught our eye about Tam Hunt were a number of articles he's written on clean energy issues, such as "The True Cost of Renewable Energy," in Renewable Energy World. We caught up to Tam last week.
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As if "Fracking" Weren't Bad Enough, How About Earthquakes?
As if the voluminous evidence that natural gas "fracking" contaminates water supplies isn't bad enough, how about this?
If anyone still doubts that we need to rapidly transition from fossil fuels to clean energy, articles like this one by Bloomberg should clarify things for them.
Richmond, VA - On Wednesday November 30, dozens of Virginia residents and clean energy business owners held a "Rally for Renewables" in front of Dominion Virginia Power office building and marched to the State Corporation Commission to deliver over 2,500 public comments from across Virginia on Dominion's Integrated Resource Plan. The comments urged the agency to phase out two coal-fired power plants and support job-creating investments in solar power, wind farms, and energy efficiency. On the eve of the deadline for public comments on Dominion's long-term energy plan, rally participants unfurled and delivered a 300-foot-long banner constructed out of all the public comments, demonstrating broad-based public support for developing clean energy in Virginia and reducing dependence on fossil fuels.
Speakers at the rally urged the Commission to approve Dominion's proposal to retire the outdated Yorktown and Chesapeake coal-burning power stations, which have deteriorated public health in the region for over 50 years. Clean-energy business owners highlighted the abject lack of renewable energy in Dominion's long-term plan as well as Dominion's recent attempts to discourage customers from investing in solar energy. Pointing to the sustained growth of clean energy jobs in other states, speakers called on Dominion and the Commission to craft a smart, forward-thinking energy plan that takes advantage of Virginia's potential for clean energy. Solar and land-based wind are cost-competitive with coal and could create high-wage, career-length jobs throughout the state.


If it's a HAPPY family of 25 sharing a beautiful 70 degree day it will be perfect!
I did guarantee Mr. Bernier it will NOT snow and we'll get at least 68 and sun. No, I'm not a Meteorologist but lets be honest, any of us can be as accurate!!!! Personally I've been very fortunate when setting up these tests that none have been canceled, shortened or rescheduled……knock wood!
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Your computer screen asks you to type your credit card number and send it into the black hole of cyperspace, and suddenly an image of a 13-year-old computer genius cracking codes from his bedroom flashes into your imagination. How safe is your payment information?
Many jewelers now conduct daily transactions over the Internet, but some are still concerned about the issue of security. In a JCK Retail Panel in fall 1996, some respondents indicated they would never use the Internet to buy or sell because it isn't safe. It's getting much safer, however, to the point that many people in the computer industry have deemed the Internet more secure than some traditional forms of payment, including using a credit card in a retail establishment, punching a calling card number at a pay phone or completing a transaction over a cellular phone.
Several encryption/decryption software packages have been developed to deter on-line hackers. The software encrypts information you type into a computer, and the receiving computer uses the same codes to decipher the information. The most advanced of these so far is Secure Electronic Transaction, which is being developed by Visa and MasterCard and is expected to emerge some time this year. The software uses a "digital signature" to associate the user with the company's customer database so others cannot access the system.
Another popular technology is the Secure Sockets Layer Protocol. Developed by Netscape, SSL provides low-level security through data encryption and server authentication.
All this initialed technology looks important on a page, but what should you keep in mind when it comes time to type your credit card number onto a screen? "Your computer should let you know whether you are safe," says Siegal. Most Internet browsers support encryption and will let you know if you are entering a secured site, unless you have disabled the warning messages under your Preferences. Microsoft Internet Explorer uses pop-up messages informing you when you enter or leave an encrypted site, and Netscape Navigator uses a "key" icon in the lower left corner of the screen: if the key is broken, no encryption is used, but if it is whole, you are secure.
As encryption software becomes more advanced and on-line theft less frequent, jewelry sales over the Internet may become more of a way of life for many jewelers.
S.A. Peck Jewelers, a diamond importer and jewelry manufacturer in Chicago, Ill., has been awarded the LookSmart Editor's Choice Award for its Internet site at http://www.sapeck.com. Look-Smart, a subsidiary of Reader's Digest, honored S.A. Peck as one of the first jewelry companies to incorporate a Web site into its marketing and sales efforts. The company has sold diamonds on its site for several years and also features a fine jewelry catalog and guide to purchasing diamonds. The site now includes the LookSmart Editor's Choice Symbol of Excellence. S.A. Peck & Co., 55 E. Washington St., Chicago, IL 60602; (312) 977-0300.
Curt Parker Jewelers, a retailer in St. Louis, Mo., expanded its Web site at http://www.curtparker.com in response to requests from customers for more information on jewelry. The company's Web site includes the retailer's guides to "How to Buy a Diamond," "How to Buy Pearls," the care and legends of colored gemstones, watch information and care, and "What's Hot" pages for fashion trends. The expanded site was developed with information provided by the American Gem Society, the Cultured Pearl Information Center, the Diamond Information Center and Jewelers of America. Curt Parker Inc., 150 North Meramec, Suite 210, St. Louis, MO 63105; (314) 721-5882, fax (314) 721-6475, e-mail curtparker@cdmnet.com.
Arch Crown Inc., a manufacturer, of tags and labels for jewelers and other retailers in West Orange, N.J., has joined the Internet at http://www.archcrown.com. Customers can fill out electronic request forms for the latest catalog and up to five free samples of tags and labels. Arch Crown, 177 Main St., West Orange, NJ 07052; (800) 526-8353 or (201) 731-6300, fax (201) 731-2228, e-mail ac@archcrown.com.
www.dolcevita.com: If you missed the Vicenza show this year, Dolce Vita will tide you over with a site packed with Italian style. View the latest fashions coming down the runway to plan for upcoming jewelry trends, and read about luxurious Italian jewelers such as Bulgari. The "Fashion" section of Dolce Vita (which means "Sweet Life") also discusses trends in scents, shoes and accessories.
To get the entire Italian experience, you also can view sections on dining, travel and events. The site is bright, fresh, fashionable and thorough, and loads quickly even with pictures on the page. For more information, e-mail editor@dolcevita.com.
www.pallasweb.com/jewels: Antique jewelry buffs, take note. The Jewels of the Romanovs site highlights 40 jewels and treasures from an exhibit traveling in the U.S. through February 1998. Scheduled to appear in Houston, Tex.; San Diego, Cal.; and Memphis, Tenn., the exhibit features a rich collection of treasures from the royal Russian Romanov family beginning with Emperor Peter I, who reigned in the late 17th century and started a famous collection of beautiful jewels to which each of his successors added.The site provides pictures and a brief history of the Romanovs' collection – if you can wait for it.
The one drawback to the site is that it takes a while to load, even using a 28.8 bps modem and a fast computer. Sometimes it's necessary to hit the "Reload" button if you want to see the images in their entirety. The site is educational and worth reading even if you can't wait for the pictures. For more information, e-mail nickban@aol.com.
www.imposters.com: No, not that! Yes, it's true: the same phenomenon that hit the perfume industry several years ago has come to jewelry. The Imposters Classic Faux Jewelry site offers pieces "inspired by" Tiffany, Bulgari and Cartier and other well-known designers. It also includes some popular styles, such as Jackie O faux pearl necklaces, and a line of original solid 14-k jewelry.
"Only your jeweler will know it's faux," the home page says, appealing to female consumers with the company's low prices and indistinguishable designs. And while it's not "hot" to knock-off other designers' creations, the site is an example of a well-crafted competitor to fine jewelers on the Internet.
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Backyard bonanza
Students wind down at carnival event
Posted by Jonny Parshall on April 27, 2016 in News.
Illustration by: Mikala Piller | Cartoonist
Students in the South Quad were treated to music, fun and games the evening of Thursday, April 23, courtesy of the area hall councils.
The Backyard Bonanza, as it was called, was the combined effort of Merrill, Travis, Brophy, McNerney, Miller, Ward and Pickell residence hall councils. The groups planned the event as a way for students to engage and loosen up approaching final exam week.
"It's a great way to relieve stress before getting prepared to hunker down," said Ferris human resource management junior Esad Miftari. "One last hurrah."
Miftari—with friends Edward Price and Austin Trine—proposed the idea to the south campus hall councils and played the role of organizer and director of the Bonanza.
Carnival games such as a ring toss, a duck pond and a ball toss allowed over 200 attending students to test their skills and earn tickets to exchange for prizes.
Ferris undeclared freshman Landon McDaid exchanged his tickets for a light-up ring, a sticky hand and a spin on the "wheel of prizes."
"I feel they're dope," said McDaid in reference to the games and prizes. "Are you jealous of my sticky hand?"
There were 24 volunteers signing in participants, working booths and running concessions. Prizes were purchased online with support from the housing department and Residence Hall Association (RHA). Music was provided by Ferris student Nick Robertson AKA DJ Basshead.
"I think it's really awesome," said Ferris marketing junior and prize concierge Justin Feehan. "Everybody has been having fun so far."
No clowns were present for the event.


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Foggy Nelson Found for Netflix's Daredevil
Meet Daredevil's best friend.
By Amy Ratcliffe
Posted: 26 Jun 2014 8:01 pm
The cast for Marvel and Netflix's Daredevil has gained another member: Elden Henson (The Mighty Ducks, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay) joined the roster as Foggy Nelson. The character is Matt Murdock's best pal as well as his legal partner. A description from Marvel.com states, "In a town full of crime and corruption, Foggy's friendship to the community and passion for improving it have made him a friend to its many residents from all walks of life."
Jeph Loeb, Marvel's Head of Television, says, "Elden plays one of the most important characters in the world of 'Marvel's Daredevil,' and we're thrilled to see Foggy Nelson brought to life by such an incredibly talented actor. He perfectly captures the heart and soul of this series, bringing an added resonance to Matt Murdock's fight against the injustice in their great city."
Elden Henson in Rise: Blood Hunter
Henson joins Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock/Daredevil, Vincent D'Onofrio as Wilson Fisk/Kingpin, and Rosario Dawson in a yet to be announced role. The 13-episode Netflix series is scheduled to premiere in 2015.
Amy Ratcliffe is a writer for IGN TV. You can follow her on on Twitter at @Amy_Geek and IGN at alratcliffe.
Marvel's Daredevil
DeveloperNetflix.com
Release DateApril 10, 2015
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