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The University of Saskatchewan’s Faculty of Medicine council passed a vote last night in favour of changing their entrance requirements. The school wants to see every applicant complete a four year degree before applying to medicine.

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MINSK - JANUARY 11, 2013 - Gurtam, the leading European developer of software for GPS tracking, fleet management and other M2M applications, announced today that it will be showcasing its product Wialon GPS tracking software platform at M2M Evolution Miami 2013 at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami, Fla. Meet Gurtam at M2M Evolution at booth 117 to learn more about Gurtam's strategy for entering the US market. M2M Evolution is collocated with ITEXPO (News - Alert) East January 30-February 1, 2013, in Miami Beach, Fla.
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Gurtam, the Belarusian software company, specializing in the development and distribution of cutting edge software solutions for fleet management and GPS tracking, based on GPS and GSM/GPRS technologies, will present its famous Wialon software solutions, as well as communicate the significantly broadened opportunities and advantages of GPS tracking platforms Wialon Hosting, Wialon Pro and Wialon Kit, used not only for GPS tracking and intelligent fleet management, but, as practice has shown, for other M2M applications in safety and security systems, healthcare systems, industrial telemetering systems (manufacturing, power production, housing services and utilities), etc.
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Gurtam is a Belarusian software company, specializing in the development and distribution of cutting edge GPS/GLONASS based software solutions in the field of Satellite Tracking. Gurtam is mostly famous for its Wialon software solution, designed for intelligent GPS Tracking and Fleet Management that is used by more than 500 companies in 50+ countries all over the world.
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Royal Decrees Governing the State Budget for 1425/26 [FY2005]

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd bin Abdulaziz issued in Riyadh on December 8, 2004, royal decrees covering the State Budget for the fiscal year 1425/1426 [FY2005], plus municipal and rural budgets, and annexed budgets for general organizations.

[I] State Budget

In reference to the royal decree regarding utilization of the exceptional increase of income for the fiscal year of 1424/1425 [FY2004], namely, to allocate SR41 billion [U.S.$10.95 billion] of the surplus of the income of that year to implement an additional specific program aimed at developing and improving the services that are included in the royal decree on the Eighth Five-Year Development Plan, for the five years starting from the fiscal year of 1425/1426 [FY2005], as well as increasing the capital of the Real Estate Development Fund and the Saudi Credit Bank; and

In reference to State revenues and expenditures for the fiscal year of 1425/1426 [FY2005], we have decreed:

First: The total revenues for the State for the fiscal year of 1425/1426 [FY2005] are projected at SR280 billion [$74.77 billion]. The State expenditures for the fiscal year of 1425/1426 [FY2005] are budgeted at SR280 billion [$74.77 billion].

Second: Revenues shall be collected in accordance with the relevant financial systems and deposited in the current account of the Ministry of Finance at the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency.

Third: The Minister of Finance is mandated to add the necessary amounts to expenditures for the fiscal year of 1425/1426 [FY2005] from the surplus of revenues of the fiscal year of 1424/1425 [FY2004] to cover financed projects from this surplus as dictated by the relevant Royal Decree dated 10/9/1425.

Fourth: All expenditures shall be spent in accordance with the designations of the budget and directives relating to it.

Fifth: The surplus shall be allocated to settling the public debt and in the event of a deficit in the budget, the Minister of Finance is authorized to borrow to cover it.

Sixth: Transfers among the budget's approved chapters, branches and sections are to take place upon a joint report by the Minister of Finance and either the authorized minister or head of an independent-budget department. Transfers among the articles of each of Chapter I and Chapter II are decided by the authorized minister or head of an independent-budget department, provided that each transfer does not exceed half of the original appropriation of the recipient chapter. Salaries chapters are exempt from this provision, except in accordance to paragraph (a) of that chapter.

Seventh: It is not permitted to use any appropriation for an unauthorized purpose, nor to issue an order of commitment or payment exceeding the appropriation or a commitment to cover expenditure not approved in the budget.

Eighth: It is not permitted to issue a decision or conclude a contract that lays a burden on a future fiscal year except for the following:
(a) Contracts in continuous progress or periodically-implemented such as leasing, labor and service contracts, catering, medicines and medical supply contracts, and consultative service contracts having repetitive annual appropriations.
(b) Supply contracts approved in Chapter II requiring contracting for more than one year, provided that the annual value of a contract runs within the budgeted appropriation. The first financial year appropriation is set as a standard for the value of the contract, provided that the amount of the contract is not linked to other purposes.
(c) Contracts of operation, maintenance and projects implementation, provided that the commitment is limited to the approved authorization for each program or project.

Ninth: The government's control bodies shall strictly follow up the implementation of Cabinet Resolution 52, dated 7/3/1420, and Article 3/H of the Government Procurement Supply and Projects Implementation System. In the event that there is a strong justification to divide the purchases and businesses, prior coordination with the Ministry of Finance is required.

Tenth: During the fiscal year of 1425/1426 [FY2005], if the set appropriation be exceeded due to past years' pledges owing to unwarranted action, the issue shall be considered by the President of the Cabinet. Otherwise, the Minister of Finance is authorized to permit disbursement of these amounts from the FY2005 appropriations.

Eleventh: Administrative formations for all bodies are approved according to what is issued by the General Budget; any amendment shall be made by a decision of the Higher Committee of Administrative Reforms or by the Ministerial Committee for Administrative Organization.

Twelfth: Appointment or promotion of employees shall only be made to jobs approved in the budget and in accordance with the provisions of the relevant regulations and laws.

(a) During the fiscal year, no creation of jobs, grades or ranks is permitted other than those approved in the budget.
(b) Excluded from paragraph (a) is the appointment of ministers and jobs created according to the provisions of the regulations on temporary jobs.
(c) During the fiscal year, grades and ranks approved in the budget are not subject to promotion.
(d) Amendment of titles of jobs is permitted through a decision by the Minister of Civil Service and in accordance with the regulations governing job categorizations; also permitted is the demotion of grades based on a recommendation by representatives of the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Civil Service and the concerned bodies.
(e) Approved jobs shall be exchanged among chapters and branches of the budget in accordance with a decision by the Minister of Finance.

Fourteenth: The Minister of Finance shall issue the necessary instructions for the implementation of this Budget in accordance with the rules stated in these decrees.

Fifteenth: This decree shall be implemented by the Vice President of the Cabinet and the ministers concerned.

(II) Revenues and expenditures of the municipalities and rural communities:

First: The expenditures of municipalities for the fiscal year of 1425/1426 [FY2005] are estimated at SR10,655,849,000 [U.S.$2,845,353,538.05].

Second: The revenues of municipalities and rural communities for the fiscal year of 1425/1426 [FY2005] are estimated at SR1,679,529,000 [$448,472,363.15].

Third: The difference between direct revenues and expenditures in the general budget is estimated at SR8,976,320,000 [$2,396,881,174.90].

Fourth: Expenditures shall be spent in accordance with the financial regulations.

Fifth: Municipalities and rural communities shall collect their revenues in accordance with regulations.

Sixth: Stated rules approved by the general budget for the fiscal year 1425/1426 [FY2005] shall be applied to the budgets of municipalities and rural communities.

Seventh: Transfer of surplus amounts of budgets of municipalities and rural communities shall be approved by the Prime Minister.

(III) Revenues and expenditures of the general organizations whose budgets are annexed to the general budget for the fiscal year 1425/1426 [FY2005].

1- Ports Authority, revenue SR1,780 million [$475.30 million]; expenditure SR465.68 million [$124.35 million]

2- Saudi Arabian Airlines, revenues and expenditures SR13,595 million [$3,630.17 million]

3- General Organization of Grain Silos and Flour Mills, revenues SR1,254 million [$334.85 million], expenditures SR505.46 million [$134.97 million]

4- Saline Water Conversion Corporation, revenues and expenditures SR2,256.90 million [$112.38 million]

5- Saudi Railways Organization, revenues SR165 million [$44.06 million], expenditures SR420.86 million [$112.38 million]

6- Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu, revenues SR301.21 million [$80.43 million], expenditures SR2,729.34 million [$728.80 million]

7- Saudi Arabian Standards Organization, revenues and expenditures SR105.73 million [$28.23 million]

8- Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority, revenues and expenditures SR83.71 million [$22.35 million]

9- King Saud University, revenues and expenditures SR2,608.26 million [$696.46 million]

10- King Abdulaziz University, revenues and expenditures SR1,620.88 million [$432.81 million]

11- King Fahd University for Petroleum and Minerals, revenues and expenditures SR681.52 million [$181.98 million]

12- Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University, revenues and expenditures SR1,223.23 million [$326.63 million]

13- Islamic University of Madinah, revenues and expenditures SR317.58 million [$84.80 million]

14- King Faisal University, revenues and expenditures SR994.24 million [$265.48 million]

15- Umm Al-Qura University, revenues and expenditures SR754.37 million [$201.43 million]

16- King Khalid University, revenues and expenditures SR599.87 million [$160.18 million]

17- Taybah University, revenues and expenditures SR257.63 million [$68.79 million]

18- Qasim University, revenues and expenditures SR378.23 million [$100.99 million]

19- Taif University, revenues and expenditures SR178.11 million [$47.56 million]

20- General Organization for Technical Education and Vocational Training, revenues and expenditures SR2,488.53 million [$664.49 million]

21- King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, revenues and expenditures SR520.64 million [$139.02 million]

22- Institute of Public Administration, revenues and expenditures SR200.14 million [$53.44 million]

23- Saudi Red Crescent Society, revenues and expenditures SR418.40 million [$111.72 million]

24- General Organization for Military Industries, revenues and expenditures SR793.48 million [$211.88 million]

25- Saudi Geological Survey Commission, revenues and expenditures SR117.09 million [$31.27 million]

26- Supreme Commission for Tourism, revenues and expenditures SR157.48 million [$42.05 million]

27- Communications and Information Technology Commission, revenues and expenditures SR185 million [$49.40 million]

28- Food and Drugs Authority, revenues and expenditures SR68.30 million [$18.24 million]

29- Saudi Postal Organization, revenues and expenditures SR968.28 million [$258.55 million]


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Royal Saudi Air Force aircraft have arrived at Lewis McCord Base in the U.S. state of Washington, where they will take part in the 2011 Rodeo Exercise. In advance of the joint exercises, which will involve a number of countries, the Saudi personnel completed preparatory maneuvers at Little Rock Base in Arkansas. The Commander of the Saudi forces, Group Captain Badr bin Abd Rabo Al-Maliki, has stated that the Saudi participants are fully prepared for the Rodeo Exercise.

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Saudi Arabia has condemned today’s bombing the Lebanese capital of Beirut that killed at least 6.

A Saudi officials said today that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia followed with great concern the heinous terrorist bombing in Beirut this morning, which killed and injured a number of innocent people.  The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia strongly condemns this cowardly criminal act, and calls on all Lebanese parties to resort to the language of reason and logic and to give priority to the interests of the country.  The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia also emphasizes that the authority of the state and its army should be exercised over the Lebanese territory in order to stop tampering with the security of Lebanon and the Lebanese people.


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Savannah supergroup Superhorse is back at The Jinx this Saturday, with openers Whiskey Pills Fiasco from San Francisco. The show starts late and ends later. $8 at the door. 127 W. Congress St.

It seems like Superhorse has been around for, oh, forever. How’d they last this long?

Jim Reed (drums): “It would have never occurred to me back in 1993 that we’d still be together, let alone with the exact same lineup. I suppose the group’s longevity can be attributed to the fact that while we are all very different people, we all genuinely like and respect each other.”

Jason Anderson (keyboards, backing vocals): “Yes, we had 2013 marked for our retirement year from the start. Everything is working out perfectly.”

Gene Lyons (bass): “I know that we began rehearsing sometime during 1993. I’m sure someone else remembers the when and why of our first show. I was busy trying to find a bass guitar since I was told that I would be the bass player.”

Keith Kozel (lead vocals, guitar): “I think we’re still together because we are friends and we love rock music.”

Sebastian Edwards (guitar): “I attribute our longevity to kale juice enemas. Or were they smoothies?”

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(CNN) - Camden, New Jersey, is not an easy place for a kid to grow up in.Just ask 15-year-old Destinee Williams."Camden has this reputation of being dangerous because you can walk outside at 3 in the afternoon and hear gunshots," Destinee said. "Gangs and drugs are a huge deal. Kids get into gangs to feel safe so they won't get killed."

Unfortunately, Destinee has had to deal with too many killings in her young life.

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No. 11 Georgetown uses 3-point touch to silence St. John's

WASHINGTON -- Double digits.

Georgetown freshman Greg Whittington got there for the first time. St. John's did, too, becoming the first team in the nation to lose 10 games to Top 25 teams this season.

Single digits.

Georgetown's Nate Lubick had an impressive line of them: seven points, eight rebounds, five assists and a career-high four blocks.

Single digits were also where the Hoyas (No. 11 ESPN/USA Today, No. 12 AP) were stuck lead-wise in Sunday's 71-61 win over the Red Storm. Georgetown never trailed, but its lead didn't hit 10 points until there were 3 seconds to play.

With Jason Clark and Hollis Thompson drawing the bulk of the attention from St. John's defense, Whittington's scoring and Lubick's hustle were key down the stretch as Georgetown (19-5, 9-4 Big East) recovered from an overtime loss at No. 2 Syracuse on Wednesday.

Whittington's 12 points set the pace for the Hoyas, who shot 61 percent in the second half and moved into sole possession of fourth place in the conference.

"Coach mentioned to us before the game, talking about how people were still praising us after a loss," Lubick said. "That's something that we can't look at. We needed to bounce back fast, and that's how you do well in this league. To come out and grit out a big win was important."

Clark, Markel Starks and Otto Porter all scored 11 points, and Thompson had 10, but Clark was 4 for 13 from the field and Thompson took only six shots.

Enter Whittington, who hit one of the big 3-pointers late in the game to answer St. John's momentum. And Lubick, who blocked Moe Harkless' shot at one end, then set up a three-point play by Clark that gave the Hoyas a nine-point lead with 3:14 to play.

Whittington and Lubick combined to go 8 for 11 from the field and were playing so well that coach John Thompson III kept both in the game late, when they would usually be on the bench. Lubick's 27 minutes matched the most he's played in a Big East game this season.

"I thought he made the hustle plays," the coach said. "His effort was very good, and we needed it."

D'Angelo Harrison scored 24 points, and Harkless had 20 for the Red Storm (10-15, 4-9), who fell to a nation's-worst 0-10 against Top 25 teams. St. John's, which lost its previous two games by a combined 47 points, is 2-3 with its new "Fresh Five" starting lineup featuring five freshmen.

"We really took a step forward after reeling off of a couple games," said St. John's assistant coach Mike Dunlap, who is running the team while head coach Steve Lavin recovers from prostate cancer surgery. "Our talk to our players was very upbeat."

Every time the Hoyas threatened to pull away, the Red Storm found a way to stay close. A 15-7 lead became 15-14 after two dunks and a 3-pointer, and St. John's cut into a 31-26 halftime deficit by forcing a turnover and turning it into 2-on-1 break capped by an alley-oop pass from Amir Garrett to Harkless.

The Red Storm had consecutive possessions with a chance to tie, but Phil Greene missed a 3-pointer with 8:48 remaining and lost the ball to Clark with 8:14 to go, a turnover that was converted into a falling-down reverse layup by Hollis Thompson to make it 49-44.

"This group doesn't get rattled," John Thompson said. "This was a game I think that a group could easily get rattled because of their defense, because you don't know how you're going to get your shots, and because early on we missed shots."


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Colgate holds off Lafayette 28-24

EASTON, Pa. -- Demetrius Russell ran for three first-half touchdowns on Saturday and Colgate held Lafayette scoreless in the fourth quarter to hang on 28-24.

Quarterback Gavin McCarney and Russell were almost unstoppable running the ball in the first half. The Raiders (4-6, 3-1 Patriot League) ran for 172 yards and four touchdowns by the intermission to go ahead 28-10 and compel some Lafayette fans to leave the stadium.

The Leopards (3-6, 3-1), however, shut out Colgate the rest of the way and scored 14 unanswered third quarter points to be in position with three fourth-quarter drives to win and clinch at least a share of the Patriot League title.

The Raiders stopped them each time and Russell finished with 92 yards for a victory that keeps Colgate, with Lafayette, in the title hunt.

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Just in Time for Halloween: Ten of the Scariest Horror Films of the Last 20 Years.

Last Halloween, we discussed the very best direct-to-DVD horror films. The year before, we dealt with the very worst horror films that my wife ever forced me to watch. This year, we're dealing with the new classics. The goal of this list is pretty simple. I'm sure we're all sick and tired of seeing countless 'scariest movies of all time' lists every Halloween that basically include some combination of the same several movies. Among the movies that will not be on this list: Psycho, Rosemary's Baby, The Exorcist, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Jaws, Halloween, Alien, and The Shining. Nothing against those films, but I'd imagine that any film nerd who cares enough to read a list of great horror movies has probably already seen them. By limiting the list to the last twenty years, we automatically discount most of the staples that usually fill up such 'best of' lists for Halloween. Oh, and another thing, this is purely about theatrical movies that actually scared me, regardless of how high they rank in the quality totem pole. The Silence of the Lambs, Se7en, and The Sixth Sense are among my all-time favorite movies, but they didn't particularly frighten me in the traditional sense. So, without further ado, let's dive in.

Candyman (1992)
Based on a short story by Clive Barker, this genuinely disturbing fairy tale concerns an urban legend that haunts a poverty-stricken housing project in Chicago. As a grad student (Virgina Madsen) investigates the legend of Candyman, the hook-handed murderer who can be summoned by speaking his name into a mirror three times, Helen Lyle finds herself affected by the unending violence and desperation that grips Cabrini-Green. Effortlessly weaving in ideas involving class and race without aggressively preaching, director Bernard Rose crafts a mournful little picture where the underprivileged find it easier to blame their misfortunes on a ghostly hook-handed psychopath than accept the random misery and violence in their midst . Deftly dealing with the core power of urban legends (they only have power if you believe them), the film resists revealing the truth about the mythical Candyman until the last possible moments. Personified by a foreboding but sensual Tony Todd in a star-making-but forever typecasting performance, the world of Candyman is one where it's easier to fear the boogieman than to fear your neighbors.

Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)
This one is Wes Craven's masterpiece, bar none, and easily the best of the Nightmare On Elm Street series. The picture works as a deconstruction of the slasher genre, an emotionally wrenching portrait of grief, and a genuinely terrifying piece of horror of its own right. On the surface, the movie basically unleashes horror icon Freddy Kruger into the real world, where he terrorizes the real actors (Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, Robert Englund) and filmmakers (Wes Craven, Robert Shaye) who brought him to life. In a deeper sense, this film operates as Freddy Kruger's The Shootist and/or In A Lonely Place. Like those films (as well as Jim Carrey's The Cable Guy and Adam Sandler's Punch Drunk Love), Wes Craven takes an iconic and beloved figure and places him in a more real-world environment, where we are forced to face just how unpleasant he really is (and thus acknowledge our guilt for cheering on his prior killing sprees). Freddy Kruger isn't the least bit funny this time around, and he's not dispatching half-naked teenagers for our blameless entertainment. Kruger's murders here have devastating consequences that will ripple throughout the lives of our lead characters long after the credits role. Wes Craven's New Nightmare does something astonishing: it makes us fear and hate Fred Kruger for perhaps the first time.

Event Horizon (1997)
You won't find me calling this a great movie (even the director admits that it was heavily cut by Paramount), and it kinda falls apart in the last fifteen minutes. But for the first 75 minutes or so, Paul W.S. Anderson's haunted-house remake of Solaris scared the living daylights out of me in theaters. The cast is uncommonly top-notch for this kind of material (Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill, , Kathleen Quinlan, Jason Isaacs, Joely Richardson, and Richard T. Jones), and they bring a genuine conviction and believability to the opening expository sections. Once they are sent to retrieve the mythical Event Horizon, a ship that disappeared into deep space seven years ago, Anderson quickly establishes an anything-can-happen ethos which leaves the viewer as uneasy and confused as our heroes. The horrifying imagery, meant to antagonize the boarders with their darkest fears and most guilt-ridden moments, creates a genuine sense of discomforting dread. Again, it's basically a slickly-made b-movie sci-fi horror picture, but it's well acted, gorgeous to look at (it cost $70 million back when that was a lot of money) and scared the crap out of me on a greater level than any film I can remember seeing in a theater.

Halloween: H20 (1998)
This reboot/sequel to the ongoing Michael Myers saga isn't going to give anyone nightmares, and there's nothing particularly horrifying about it. But director Steve Miner does something exceedingly rare and surprisingly effective: he doesn't give the audience what it wants. After a blood-drenched prologue, the film takes its time getting to the promised mayhem. We know Michael Myers is on his way to find Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis), and we know that those around her are in grave danger. But then... nothing happens. This is not a standard slasher film where someone gets gruesomely bumped off every eight minutes. This one makes the audience wait, which in turn makes the audience sweat and squirm. Miner knows full well that anticipation of violence is what's scary, so by keeping most of the carnage in the last reel, he crafts an uncommonly suspenseful little chiller that does the 1978 original proud.

Joy Ride (2001)
This little-seen thriller stands alongside the original The Hitcher and Steven Spielberg's Duel as one of the scariest movies ever made about cars. This John Dahl-directed chiller concerns a college kid (Paul Walker) who set out on a road-trip to pick up a longtime crush (Leelee Sobieski), who needs a ride back home after recently having broken up with her boyfriend. Alas, he is forced to make a detour to pick up his trouble-making brother (Steve Zahn) out of prison. As the two brothers make their way to their original destination, Zahn decides to use his newly-purchased CB radio to play a cruel prank on a random trucker. Said trucker does not take kindly to the humiliation and sets out to make them pay. The result is a classic 'what would you do?' suspense tale, as the genuinely guilty young men try to survive retribution from an unseen driver (voiced with genuine sadness by Ted Levine) of an eighteen-wheeler. The film falters a bit at the very end, but it's a genuine bruised-forearm classic of the genre.

Frailty (2002)
If backed into a corner, I'd probably name this one as the scariest (and best) horror film of the last decade. This emotionally-wrenching and uncommonly disturbing chiller comes from director Bill Paxton, who stars as a normal single father of two young boys. Everything is fine and dandy until he sees a vision of a religious nature and wakes up his children to inform them that God has chosen him to be a slayer of demons. Told mostly from the point of view of the oldest son (a devastatingly-good Matt O'Leary), this modern-day fable brings about timely issues of the nature and limits of religious devotion, and how our standards for sanity have changed over the centuries. It features fine work from all involved, and it shows how good an actor Matthew McConaughey can be when he's not slumming. It's also disturbing and scary as hell. It will leave you feeling thoroughly creeped out and not a little sad.

Signs (2002)
While The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable are M. Night Shyamalan's best films, Signs is easily the scariest film he has yet made. It's also, ironically, his most straight-forward and/or conventional picture. He personally coined it his 'Wal-Mart film' after the artier and more personal Unbreakable was ill-received by mass audiences, but it's still a potent and often terrifying piece of work. Mel Gibson stars as a guilt-ridden former reverend, who still mourns the accidental death of his wife some years earlier. While technically an alien invasion shocker, the film feels more like the original Night of the Living Dead, with the entire world-shattering incident being seen entirely through the eyes of Gibson's family as they hide in their farmhouse (it spawned a whole sub-genre of 'through their eyes/ears only' horror films, such as Cloverfield, Pontypool, and Legion). The film has a far-too literal ending, with the concept of concrete predestination negating the whole 'crisis in faith' character arc, but Signs uses a minimalistic approach to terrify us with the slightest bit of physical evidence (a single finger poking under a door, a fuzzy image recorded at a child's birthday party) to peak our interest and our fear. Those involved (Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, M. Night Shyamalan) have since tumbled into artistic collapse or personal disgrace in the eight-years since, but Signs remains a high-water mark for all involved.

Dark Water (2005)
I have not seen the original, but the Walter Salles remake is an emotionally devastating character study that gets under the skin because the characters earn our sympathy. This too features a fantastic cast, with such pros as Jennifer Connelly, John C. Reilly, Tim Roth, Dougray Scott, Pete Postlethwaite, and Camryn Manheim grounding this spook story in a reality that is as frightening as any ghost. The story revolves around Dahlia (Connelly), who rents a somewhat slummy apartment after winning custody of her young daughter in a bitter divorce. Soon the apartment begins to suffer inexplicable water damage, along with the usual ghostly visions and sounds. Is the apartment haunted? Is her ex-husband trying to scare her into taking action that would help him regain parental rights? Or is Dahlia's family history of mental illness finally catching up to her? All three seem equally plausible and equally frightening possibilities, and that's not even counting the teens outside her complex who always seem to be watching and leering. The film works because Salles makes the everyday world of a working-poor single mother every bit as frightening and exhausting as dealing with the supernatural.

Idiocracy (2006)
Okay, so this Mike Judge cult item isn't exactly a horror film, but anyone who has seen it knows full well how terrifying it is. Lucas Wilson stars as an average man, frozen in 2005 and reawakened 500 years later. To his shock, he discovers that not only is he now the smartest man on Earth, but humanity's collective intelligence has sunk to a level where they cannot even provide for their own existence. While technically a comedy, the film is both hopelessly chilling (there is no real way out for the doom humanity finds itself in, nor any humane way to prevent it) and uncommonly bold in pointing the finger directly at us. It reeks of studio interference, and it's not really all that funny, but Mike Judge's Idiocracy is one of the scariest films ever (barely) released by a major studio.

The Mist (2007)
This may be the most out-and-out frightening Stephen King adaptation ever released into theaters, in the same year that also saw the wonderfully scary/funny 1408. Directed by Frank Darabont, this genuinely plausible horror show concerns a couple dozen small-town folk trapped in a grocery store as the town (and the world?) is besieged by horrifying creatures of all shapes and sizes that just show up and start devouring those in their path. The actors (Thomas Jane, Andre Braugher, Marcia Gay Harden, Toby Jones, William Sadler) keep the material grounded as the film eventually becomes a meditation on how fear leads to religious extremism. Toss in some truly spine-tingling, horrifying imagery (the monsters are really scary folks, be it in color or the black and white version available on DVD/Blu Ray), plus one of the most obscenely-grim endings in cinema history, and you have the makings of a genuine horror classic.

And that's a wrap for this year. There are several worthy pictures that almost made the list (Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, The Descent, etc), but I had to limit it somehow. I'm sure I left off a favorite or two of yours, so let's have at it in the comments section.

Scott Mendelson

Kyle Leaman said...

It's shameful, just shameful that 'The Descent' didn't make this list! Well...not really shameful, it's just one of my favorite scary films I suppose.

Agree totally with the underrated 'Joy Ride'. A few films that surprise me for not being on the list (not because they are on mine, but because of the popular reception as 'very scary') were 'Scream', 'The Others', '28 Days Later', 'The Ring', 'Blair Witch Project', 'The Host' 'Paranormal Activity' and even 'Audition'.
Would've thought I'd see 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning' on here considering your praise for it. (Although I much prefer the 2003 remake).

My nine would look something like this:
- The Descent, Signs, The Others, Scream, Blair Witch Project, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), THe Exorcism of Emily Rose, Silent Hill, Identity

Scott Mendelson said...

The Descent and The Others were in my initial batch, as was Texas Chainsaw The Beginning.

The Descent is a terrific picture, but it didn't really give me any real goosebumps. The Others is a fantastic first-time experience, but it absolutely doesn't work on a repeat-viewing. As for the Texas Chainsaw prequel, I was more emotionally engaged than terrified. I'll defend the movie unto death, but my love for it comes from the plausible storyline and empathetic characters. I cared, and I pitied, but I wasn't scared.

Scream almost made the list just for the opening scene (which was the only truly 'scary' part of the trilogy), but it's no secret that I prefer Scream 2 overall. I hated the third act of 28 Days Later, and the first 2/3 of The Ring is more effective than the finale. As for Blair Witch/Paranormal Activity/Open Water, they work fine as character studies of regular people being menaced by outside forces, but I didn't find them very scary (I actually prefer Open Water 2, but that was straight-to-DVD). I love the first 2/3 of Identity, but the post-twist final 20 minutes are dreadfully boring (didn't help that I guessed the twist from the trailer). I adore The Host (rent Mother, a doozy of a thriller from the same director), but it's just not in the top nine offhand.

Anonymous said...

I'll keep from repeating some already listed

-Ginger Snaps (my personal favorite Werewolf film of all time)
-From Dusk Til Dawn (yea, its more fun/adventure-esque, but i remember showing it to my dad and i got sheer enjoyment as he had NO CLUE that the movie was gonna take the turn it did)
-Tim Burton's Sleep Hollow
-28 WEEKS Later
-The Mist (in black and white)

While some of the above may not have scared me, i can easily see them scaring a majority of audiences. I'd like to throw Tim Burton's Ed Wood in for good fun (not spooky, yes, but the manner of the storytelling quite greatly recalls the feelings of the old Universal-esque horror films)

Scott Mendelson said...

Oh dear... I can't believe I forgot The Mist!!! I was actually had that very movie in mind when crafting this idea last week, but completely forgot about it when I was writing. Must hastily add that one. Thanks (it works better as a 10-film list anyway).

Martín said...

I'm so happy you included "Signs". To me, that was probably the scariest experience I had in a movie theater.

I believe Shyamalan used what worked in "Jaws" so perfectly: show as little as possible until the last minute, to create an atmosphere of unease.

I love the film for that, I think it's wonderful.

One that I would add is "The Ring". That one, in my humble opinion, is one of the best modern horror films.

Anonymous said...

Oh yeah, haha, the "Anonymous" post was me, the infamous Brandon, btw. Need to take credit for that!

Anonymous said...

Not a fan of foreign films, Scott? There are some real gems out there - Fritt Vilt (Cold Prey), Let the Right One In, Martyrs, Frontier(s), Ils, Inside, High Tension...

Scott Mendelson said...

Many of the foreign titles you mentioned were included in last year's best direct-to-DVD horror film list.

Hated High Tension due to the ending (and that it's a direct steal of the first 1/3 of Intensity), and Martyrs is in my Blockbuster que as we speak. Let the Right One In (and its remake) is a wonderful and compelling film, but it didn't scare me per se. Haven't seen Cold Prey, but I'll take it under advisement and add it to the que.

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I can’t believe this will be the fifth year of diabetes art day (February 3, 2014).

Diabetes art day is always a special event, but this seems extra special to me. I had a chance to talk with Lee Ann about it recently, and she’s taking things to a whole new level with this one. You know she’s gone back to school to become Dr. Thill, which I think is incredible. She is an incredible asset to those of us who need help straightening out the mess that diabetes creates inside of our heads.

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I have participated in the past. This year I would like to recruit an old friend, a Type I, but am having trouble finding a description of Diabetes Art Day and instructions on how to create and then upload one’s work, for this friend. When I went to the Diabetes Art Day gallery for 2014, I saw the word “Participate” at the bottom of the page, but it’s a dead link. Is it supposed to be working? Thanks!

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Hi June!

Thanks for stopping by! I think it’s wonderful of you to recruit a friend!

I’m not sure what’s the story with the links, but I would recommend reaching out to Lee Ann directly. Her e-mail is leeann [at] diabetesartday [dot] com , she’ll be able to get you the information you need.

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I don’t want to upset Mean Scott, but I don’t think I can take the survey since I created it! I feel so conflicted, lol!

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    Love the title you gave your layout! And what a really cool closeup of the bee inside! Also like how the sun shining through gives the flower a glow!
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    I love this style of digi scrapbooking. More like art.
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'Sherlock' Season 3 Spoilers: Who Shows Watson "The Sign of Three"?

'Sherlock' season 3 has been more and more generous in unveiling its mysteries as we approach the January 1 premiere (in the UK at least), but beyond the latest photos and details of "The Empty Hearse" lies episode 2, "The Sign of Three!" There's a big wedding on the horizon, and we've got the first synopsis of 'Sherlock' season 3's second episode!

We'll tread lightly around the spoilers as we can, having seen a few early clips of the episode from Comic-Con 2013, but suffice to say "The Sign of Three" will see Sherlock in unknown territory as his social skills are pushed to the brink. Beware of spoilers for the January 5 installment, and check out what new dangers Sherlock and Watson will face in "The Sign of Three":

In episode two of this new series, Sherlock faces his biggest challenge of all - delivering a Best Man's speech on John's wedding day!

But all isn't quite as it seems. Mortal danger stalks the reception - and someone might not make it to the happy couple's first dance. Sherlock must thank the bridesmaids, solve the case and stop a killer!

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Meanwhile, we know of season 3 that Danish actor Lars Mikkelsen (brother to ‘Hannibal”s Mads Mikkelsen) will play the villainous role of “Charles Augustus Magnussen,” a character that likely corresponds to the 1904 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle story, “The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton.” The BBC has yet to commission an official ‘Sherlock’ season 4, though reportedly Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman have both signed on for the follow-up, in spite of their increasingly busy schedules.

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We’ve only really touched on the new animated film Despicable Me a little when talking about Illumination Entertainment breaking into the world of CGI animation this year. But to get you, our Screen Rant readers, a little more familiar with a release that you’re sure to see a lot of ads for, we have here a new teaser trailer for the movie which premiered over at Times Online.

Here’s the synopsis for Despicable Me:

At last though we get a big screen perspective on the super-villain lifestyle with Despicable Me. Super-villain Gru hatches a plot to become the world’s greatest master criminal. As long as he can overcome his arch rival Vector.

The film features the voice acting talent of Steve Carell (who plays Gru), Jason Segel, Kristin Wiig, Will Arnett, Ken Jeong, Julie Andrews, Danny McBride, Miranda Cosgrove and Russell Brand. An odd group I have to say.

The teaser parodies the famous opening title walk from Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs, a joke which will go over the heads of the kids the movie’s primarily aimed at but gives the adults something to appreciate (hinting that in Pixar-style we’ll get more of those kinds of jokes in the actual movie).

Watch the trailer below:

It’s just a teaser so not a helluva of a lot to go on but I have to say it looks cute and fun. I’ll be interested to see – or rather, hear – Carell lend his comedy talents once again to an animated film after doing a good job in last year’s Horton Hears A Who!. Dollars to donuts he has a moment where he does his trademark loud shouting first seen in Bruce Almighty. Anyone taking bets? 😛

What do you think of the teaser? Look like fun to you or is it just another animated film amongst a sea of others?

Despicable Me hits theaters July 9th, 2010 in the U.S. and on October 15th, 2010 in the UK.

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Formerly the Chair of the Department of Theatre & Dance and the founding Director of the Center of Performing Arts, Jerald Enos serves as the resident scenic designer for departmental productions.

After graduating in 1979 from California State University at Hayward with a B.A. in Theatre Arts, Jerald went on to graduate school at UCLA where he earned his M.F.A. in Design and Theatre Production in 1984. Since then, he has worked on over 100 shows both within the United States and around the world, serving as Lighting Designer, Scenic Designer, and/or Director. He also worked on the 1984 Olympics as the Associate Lighting Designer for the Los Angeles Olympic Art Festival. In 1987, he designed lights as well as scenery for the Pope's visit to San Antonio, Texas.

Jerald is still active in designing for regional theatres across the country, and has designed for companies such as San Jose Repertory, P.C.P.A. Santa Maria, Stage Rep in Houston, and Bangor Repertory. He is also the company lighting designer for Teatro de Danza Contempoanea de El Salvador in San Salvador and Washington D.C.

Since joining the Santa Clara University community in 1988, Jerald has taught and currently teaches such classes as Theatre Graphics, Scenic Design, Painting for the Stage, Graphic Design, and Introduction to Theatre Arts. He also oversees independent student research and study in the area of scene design.


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The HALO Counter-Terrorism Summit, a national-security training event, will temporarily shut down the Paradise Point Resort at Mission Bay, beginning Oct. 29.

The summit will bring together national security experts to educate and train those who work to keep America safe, both at home and abroad. Participating members include members of the military, law enforcement, emergency-response agencies and the intelligence community, according to organizers.

The summit is a private event that will run through Nov. 2.

As a result, Paradise Point will be closed to the general public through mid-afternoon on Nov. 2. The two public parking lots east and west of the property will also be closed to the public during the event.

Summit delegates will observe live-action demonstrations conducted jointly with Strategic Operations, a military training company that has provided pre-deployment training to more than 600,000 military personnel in the last decade. Strategic Operations is affiliated with Stu Segall Productions, one of the largest independent TV/movie studios in the country.

These demonstrations will include ground-level pyrotechnic effects and simulated munitions fire to replicate real-world scenarios where responders and operators can observe training techniques safely in a controlled environment. All events are acoustically designed to be fully contained within Paradise Point, organizers said.  Should any sound leave the property, it will be within the noise levels allowed under the city’s municipal code.

Organizers also stressed the training poses no danger or hazard to the public. Demonstrations are scheduled for

Oct. 30, Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 at about 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. and will last less than an hour in duration.

The Oct. 30 scenario features a downed-pilot rescue, and will include a team of former Navy SEALs parachuting onto Paradise Point (weather permitting). Persons in the vicinity of Paradise Point and surrounding areas may witness the skydiving activity at around 4:30 p.m.

“San Diego has a proud history of leadership in providing some of the finest military and law enforcement training in the world,” said Brad Barker, president of the HALO Corporation, which is organizing the summit. “With the summit, we hope to play our part in providing vital resources that mitigate the risk and impact of terrorist and criminal threats, natural disasters and manmade events. Servicemembers, law enforcement officers and emergency responders at all levels will have the opportunity to collaborate with their counterparts and receive valuable training that will keep our communities and citizens safer, whether locally, nationally or abroad.”

The HALO Counter-Terrorism Summit draws the best and brightest minds from national security, including keynote speakers like former CIA and NSA director Gen. Michael Hayden; Mexico’s Secretary of the Interior Alejandro Poiré Romero; and Deputy Chief Michael Downing, the commanding officer of the LAPD’s Counterterrorism and Special Operations Bureau.

The keynote speaker for the summit will be Cindy Hensley McCain, a humanitarian, businesswoman and wife of U.S. Sen. John McCain. McCain will call for greater awareness of one of the largest criminal industries in the world — human trafficking — and share her personal insight and experiences with the issue and speak about measures designed to help eradicate human trafficking worldwide.

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Top 70 check list

April 25th, 2013 | Written by Rob Staton

I don’t usually do these. I never want to be one of those people that claims to have a ‘top-500 board’ so they can do things like call Russell Wilson the worst pick in the draft.

However, someone requested a format so they could tick guys off when they leave the board. I’ve done a top-70. By the end of round one we’ll see who remains. Of course, you might have very little interest in who I think are the best seventy prospects in the draft. In that case, feel free to gloss over this. But hopefully you will care enough to join us from 4:30PST for our live coverage of the first round.

#1 Sheldon Richardson (DT, Missouri)
#2 Dee Mlliner (CB, Alabama)
#3 Dion Jordan (DE, Oregon)
#4 Jonathan Cooper (G, North Carolina)
#5 Luke Joeckel (T, Texas A&M)
#6 Chance Warmack (G, Alabama)
#7 Jarvis Jones (LB, Georgia)
#8 Matt Barkley (QB, USC)
#9 Eric Fisher (T, Central Michigan)
#10 DeAndre Hopkins (WR, Clemson)
#11 Star Lotulelei (DT, Utah)
#12 Datone Jones (DE, UCLA)
#13 Khaseem Greene (LB, Rutgers)
#14 Arthur Brown (LB, Kansas State)
#15 Sylvester Williams (DT, North Carolina)
#16 Matt Elam (S, Florida)
#17 Christine Michael (RB, Texas A&M)
#18 Robert Woods (WR, USC)
#19 Zach Ertz (TE, Stanford)
#20 Ziggy Ansah (DE, BYU)
#21 Sharrif Floyd (DT, Florida)
#22 Lane Johnson (T, Oklahoma)
#23 Eddie Lacy (RB, Alabama)
#24 Quinton Patton (WR, Louisiana Tech)
#25 Kenny Vaccaro (S, Texas)
#26 Bjoern Werner (DE, Florida State)
#27 John Simon (DE, Ohio State)
#28 Terron Armstead (T, Arkansas Pine-Bluff)
#29 Tavon Austin (WR, West Virginia)
#30 Margus Hunt (DE, SMU)
#31 Geno Smith (QB, West Virginia)
#32 Sanders Commings (CB, Georgia)
#33 Ryan Swope (WR, Texas A&M)
#34 Marcus Lattimore (RB, South Carolina)
#35 Kyle Long (G, Oregon)
#36 Tank Carradine (DE, Florida State)
#37 Alec Ogletree (LB, Georgia)
#38 Barkevious Mingo (DE, LSU)
#39 Tyler Eifert (TE, Notre Dame)
#40 Blidi Wreh-Wilson (CB, Connecticut)
#41 Cordarrelle Patterson (WR, Tennessee)
#42 D.J. Fluker (T, Alabama)
#43 Jesse Williams (DT, Alabama)
#44 Gavin Escobar (TE, San Diego State)
#45 Steadman Bailey (WR, West Virginia)
#46 Stepfan Taylor (RB, Stanford)
#47 Brennan Williams (T, North Carolina)
#48 Tyler Wilson (QB, Arkansas)
#49 Corey Lemonier (DE, Auburn)
#50 Markus Wheaton (WR, Oregon State)
#51 D.J. Swearinger (S, South Carolina)
#52 Will Davis (CB, Utah State)
#53 Baccari Rambo (S, Georgia)
#54 Larry Warford (G, Kentucky)
#55 Kawann Short (DT, Purdue)
#56 Justin Pugh (G, Syracuse)
#57 Jonathan Franklin (RB, UCLA)
#58 Johnthan Banks (CB, Mississippi State)
#59 Menelik Watson (T, Florida State)
#60 Kevin Minter (LB, LSU)
#61 Dallas Thomas (G, Tennessee)
#62 Philip Thomas (S, Fresno State)
#63 Justin Hunter (WR, Tennessee)
#64 Tyler Bray (QB, Tennessee)
#65 Denard Robinson (RB, Michigan)
#66 Jordan Mills (T, Louisiana tech)
#67 John Jenkins (DT, Georgia)
#68 Jonathan Cyprien (S, Florida International)
#69 Keenan Allen (WR, California)
#70 Jordan Reed (TE, Florida)

27 Responses to “Top 70 check list”

    • Rob Staton says:

      I don’t understand what that link represents?

      • woofu says:

        Some believe it is Greg Gaines who is working for the Hawks. Apparently (if true), he does evaluations on players the Hawks are looking at closely. This is a typical team procedure even during the draft as it evolves.

        He could be anything from a real item to a “Pete-leak” to a wacko and we may never know. That said it is an interesting list as compared to Newberry’s stuff.

    • MattK says:

      I recognize the username of that poster. IIRC, he’s supposedly an old ex-seahawk, but I don’t think it’s confirmed not have I heard him still connected to the Seahawks. He may be all talk…

  1. Bailey says:

    Thanks a lot rob much appreciated.

  2. Jason says:

    Nifty, thank you!

  3. Tomahawk says:

    I heard Steadman Bailey on a radio interview and he was very well spoken. I thought he compared favorably to Greg Jennings on the field, but now he seems very similar off the field as well. I would love it is Seattle goes with him as Golden Tate’s successor. That would be a great pick at 56 that nobody would see coming due to all the chatter about Patton.

  4. Jordan says:

    This is awesome Rob. Is this your overall top players in the draft or specifically for the Hawks?

  5. James says:

    Rob, if you were drafting for the Seahawks, and your goal is to add the single player most likely to help the team win the Super Bowl this year, and everyone is available except Sheldon Richardson, who would you pick? ….I might be inclined to go for Jarvis Jones. Or maybe Star Lotulelei.

  6. James says:

    Another question, since we are killing time until the draft starts, which is the highest rated player on your board whom you believe will still be available at #56?

    • Rob Staton says:

      I think Khaseem Greene ‘could’ be there. Christine Michael is the other candidate I’d put forward. John Simon is the one who’s very likely to be there.

      • Robert says:

        John Simon Plays With Incredible Energy And Destroys Blockers With Ferocious Hands. I Heard He Played At 270 In 2011. Last Year, He Played At 250 And Said In An Interview TThat He Felt Faster And The Other 25 Pounds Was Just Fast Anyway. His Stock Dropped At That Point For Me. I Was Hoping He Could Play At 275 Or So And Line Up Inside On Passing Downs. But Indications Are, HeCannot Efficiently Carry 275 Pounds. His Body Seems Optimal At 250, Which Is Too Light To Line Up Inside…

  7. Ed says:

    Is that the order as well, or just your top 70, no order?

    You have a lot of WR on your list, which I hope is where we lean with #56 Hopkins/Woods/Patton or 3rd round with Williams/Dobson.

  8. Erik says:

    Thanks Rob for all the hard work during the runup to this draft. It’s part of my daily Seahawks web surfing. Keep it up!

  9. Michael says:

    I wonder if actually hearing Roger Goodell call other peoples names will make the media realize that there are people not named Manti Teo in this draft…

  10. […] a quarterback (Geno Smith) or a tight end (Tyler Eifert). Instead, they selected the two players I personally thought were the best in the draft. They simply had no choice but to trade Revis, cutting their loses. They couldn’t franchise […]

  11. Jim Kelly says:

    Had to go back and watch THAT video. I was reading the comments, and many defended the Russell Wilson pick. A lot of people pointed out Jacksonville picking a punter. One guy defended that pick. Do you think he feels the same way now?

    On a serious note: With that scathing report how does this guy still have a job? Even with a cranium using self-rectal exam institution like br? I’m being serious.

    Great work on the first five picks, by the way.

  12. […] second round looks fairly deep. Not that my own ‘board’ is any kind of benchmark, but six of the top twenty players are still available. Thirteen of the top-32 are still hanging […]

  13. […] In case anyone cares, I had Christine Michael as the 17th best player in the draft and the #1 running back. You can see the full list here. […]

  14. […] Thursday I ranked Christine Michael as the 17th best player in the entire draft and the #1 running back. I appreciate my rankings are no more important than anyone else’s. However, we did spend a […]


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Located in the township of Wilmot in Waterloo County, New Hamburg was founded by Amish and Old Order Mennonites in 1837. Since its creation many thousands of people have lived and died in the area. This database is a collection of records from the Riverside Cemetery and reveals information on over 2300 persons who died and were interred between 1840 and 1998. In addition to providing the name of deceased, it gives dates of birth and death. For many wives, maiden names are also provided, making this a useful addition to the online library.


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The basics of selecting server memory

Understanding modern memory helps IT professionals make the best choices for selecting a server memory configuration and upgrades.

Selecting server memory is no easy task if the IT staff isn't familiar with what's on the market.

Virtualization increases the number of workloads possible on every server, but greater computing demands also require that the IT staff make better hardware choices. Memory has emerged as a critical server resource, and virtual servers often run short of memory space long before other resources, such as processor cores or clock cycles. This tip outlines the key attributes of the major types of memory, and helps IT professionals match memory to the performance and reliability requirements of the server and its anticipated workloads.

Basic server memory attributes

Aside from basic 64-bit or 72-bit data widths and speed designations, modern memory devices are categorized and specified using a series of terms that every IT administrator or technician should be familiar with. This familiarity will make it easier to understand server specifications and discuss memory attributes effectively with server vendors.

Modern server memory is usually specified using its transfer rate -- gauged in millions of transfers per second (MT/s). Typical dual in-line memory module (DIMM) devices provide 1,066 MT/s, 1,333 MT/s, 1,600 MT/s or 1,866 MT/s transfer rates. Remember that this doesn't represent the data rate, only the number of transfer cycles that the device is capable of performing. To find the data rate -- in bytes per second -- multiply the transfer rate by 8. For example, a leading-edge DIMM with a transfer rate of 2,133 MT/s would provide a data rate of 17,066 megabytes per second  -- about 17 gigabytes per second of bandwidth.

A "memory rank" is a set of dynamic RAM (DRAM) memory chips that are connected to the same chip select signaland are accessed by the computer at the same time across a 64-bit data bus -- a 72-bit data bus if error correction code (ECC) is used. The actual number of physical memory chips in a rank will vary. For example, a rank of x16 (16-bit) chips would use four 16-bit DRAM chips to create a 64-bit rank. By comparison, a rank of x8 (8-bit) chips would use eight 8-bit DRAM chips to make a 64-bit rank; more chips would be included if the memory device supports ECC. A memory module such as a DIMM can include one, two, four or eight ranks dubbed "single," "dual," "quad" and "octal," respectively. Single-rank DIMMs offer the lowest memory capacity and are the least expensive.

Ranks can be confusing, but they are a key part of memory geometry. For example, suppose you have a DIMM with eight chips on each side -- 16 DRAM chips total on the DIMM -- and each of the 16 chips represents one rank, each rank being 8 bits wide. In effect, that DIMM would wind up with a total of two ranks -- one rank, each 64 bits wide, on each side of the device.

Server memory controllers are limited in the number of ranks they can support for the DIMMs installed, and this may vary with the total capacity of the DIMMs used. For example, a system may support DIMMs with four ranks using lower-density DRAM chips, but DIMMs with higher-density DRAM chips must present fewer ranks to the system.

A "memory channel" -- sometimes called a "bank" -- represents a group of ranks. The ranks that fill a channel may all be on a single DIMM, or across several DIMMs. A typical server normally supports numerous channels and allows for huge amounts of memory to be installed. In most cases, every DIMM within a channel must be logically identical, but it is important that the system documentation be reviewed to determine any limiting factors or system requirements when channels are being filled.

Basic memory types

Modern memory modules also are designated by type: registered, unbuffered and load-reduced. Each type provides some tradeoffs, so it's important to select the best mix of performance, reliability, efficiency and cost before you make a choice, because it is't possible to mix types in the same server.

Registered DIMMs (RDIMMs) work by buffering the DRAM address, control and clock signals. Buffering boosts signal strength and eases electronic loading concerns, so RDIMMs are the most common module type and provide a good mix of speed (throughput), capacity and rank configurations. Single- and dual-rank RDIMMs can support throughput as high as 1,600 MT/s at capacities to 16 GB per DIMM. Larger, 32-GB RDIMMs are available in a quad rank configuration -- generally more chips on each DIMM -- but this usually restricts the number of DIMMs installed per channel and lowers the transfer speed to 1,066 MT/s. Overall, RDIMMs are the preferred choice when ECC is needed for DIMM reliability and the server needs to support a large amount of memory.

By comparison, unbuffered DIMMs (UDIMMs) don't buffer the address, control and clock signals. The absence of buffering can boost a DIMM's performance by a small percentage because the latency introduced by the buffer electronics is removed. However, UDIMMs will impose a greater electrical load on the host server, restricting throughput to a maximum of 1,600 MT/s, lowering the DIMM capacity to 4 GB, and limiting each channel to just two DIMMs. In effect, UDIMMs are used on secondary servers that might benefit from a miniscule reduction in memory latency, but just don't need a lot of memory capacity.

Load-reduced DIMMs are similar to registered DIMMs in that the device is buffered, but LRDIMMs use a buffering methodology that reduces the electrical loading of each DIMM substantially. This allows for as many as three large-capacity 32-bit quad rank DIMMs operating at a transfer rate of up to 1,333 MT/s on a single channel. This allows for the highest total memory capacity on the server, though using more than three DIMMs per channel could reduce the transfer rate to 1,066 MT/s. LRDIMMs are still being adopted among server vendors, so be sure your particular servers actually support LRDIMMs. For example, HP ProLiant G8 servers support LRDIMMs, while older G7 and G6 systems do not.

Memory is a critical resource for any virtualized data center, so selecting server memory devices will have an enormous influence on memory capacity, reliability and performance for every workload on the system. Now that you've seen some basic concepts behind contemporary memory nomenclature, you can make better choices about server memory configurations and maximize your use of IT hardware budgets.

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