Over the past six weeks, AMD’s Ryzen 5 and Ryzen 7 CPUs have been making Intel’s life a bit difficult. Chipzilla’s standard desktop lineup has been rattled by AMD’s new chips, which offer higher core counts and better performance in many workloads for significantly less money. Intel, of course, was …
Read More »St. James soccer falls
James Academy girls soccer team was dealt its first loss of the season on Wednesday after falling to Lee’s Summit North (Mo.), 4-0, at St. While LS North had Tuesday night off after defeating Blue Valley Northwest, 4-0, on Monday, St. James coach Mark Twellman did not blame the loss …
Read More »The government’s public evidence falls short of proving Russian involvement in the DNC hack
On Friday, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released an updated report on whether or not Russia was responsible for both hacking the Democratic National Committee and aiding in the distribution of the stolen material. The report pulls no punches and argues that, in both cases, the answer …
Read More »Escape to Niagara Falls This Christmas Season
Though Niagara Falls is known as a prime summer attraction, the cold weather shouldn’t make a visit to this awe-inspiring Ontario destination any less enticing. Take in the sight of the beautiful icy falls and enjoy some of the many activities and institutions that make winter in Niagara Falls so great. …
Read More »US unemployment rate falls to nine-year low
Image copyright AP The US unemployment rate fell to a nine-year low in November, adding to expectations that US interest rates will rise later this month. Figures from the Labor Department showed the US economy created 178,000 jobs in November, while the jobless rate fell to 4.6% from 4.9% in …
Read More »FTSE 100 falls despite boost for oil shares
Image copyright Getty Images The London market slid despite shares in oil companies being boosted by a jump in oil prices. The FTSE 100 started the day higher, but by the close, the index was down 63.79 points at 6,890.42. The fall came despite oil majors BP and Royal Dutch …
Read More »UK manufacturing falls in October, ONS figures show
Image copyright Reuters Manufacturing growth fell sharply in October, surprising economists, who had predicted a rise. Output from manufacturers dropped by 0.9%, after a 0.6% rise in September, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Total industrial production dropped by 1.3% in October, after falling 0.4% in September. The …
Read More »The Dwarves Review – Falls A Little Short
Platforms: Xbox One, PS4 and PCReviewed On: PCDeveloper: KING ArtPublisher: THQNordicSingleplayer: YesMultiplayer: No Review code supplied free of charge by the publisher. Fantasy happens to be my book genre of choice and yet over the years I’ve somehow not read The Dwarves by Markus Heitz, something which this game, based upon …
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