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NVIDIA Reveals 64-bit Denver CPU Core Details, Headed to New Tegra K1 Powered Devices Later This Year
Subject: Processors | August 12, 2014 - 01:06 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: tegra k1, project denver, nvidia, Denver, ARMv8, arm, Android, 64-bit
During GTC 2014 NVIDIA launched the Tegra K1, a new mobile SoC that contains a powerful Kepler-based GPU. Initial processors (and the resultant design wins such as the Acer Chromebook 13 and Xiaomi Mi Pad) utilized four ARM Cortex-A15 cores for the CPU side of things, but later this year NVIDIA is deploying a variant of the Tegra K1 SoC that switches out the four A15 cores for two custom (NVIDIA developed) Denver CPU cores.
Today at the Hot Chips conference, NVIDIA revealed most of the juicy details on those new custom cores announced in January which will be used in devices later this year.
The custom 64-bit Denver CPU cores use a 7-way superscalar design and run a custom instruction set. Denver is a wide but in-order architecture that allows up to seven operations per clock cycle. NVIDIA is using a custom ISA and on-the-fly binary translation to convert ARMv8 instructions to microcode before execution. A software layer and 128MB cache enhance the Dynamic Code Optimization technology by allowing the processor to examine and optimize the ARM code, convert it to the custom instruction set, and further cache the converted microcode of frequently used applications in a cache (which can be bypassed for infrequently processed code). Using the wider execution engine and Dynamic Code Optimization (which is transparent to ARM developers and does not require updated applications), NVIDIA touts the dual Denver core Tegra K1 as being at least as powerful as the quad and octo-core packing competition.
Further, NVIDIA has claimed at at peak throughput (and in specific situations where application code and DCO can take full advantage of the 7-way execution engine) the Denver-based mobile SoC handily outpaces Intel's Bay Trail, Apple's A7 Cyclone, and Qualcomm's Krait 400 CPU cores. In the results of a synthetic benchmark test provided to The Tech Report, the Denver cores were even challenging Intel's Haswell-based Celeron 2955U processor. Keeping in mind that these are NVIDIA-provided numbers and likely the best results one can expect, Denver is still quite a bit more capable than existing cores. (Note that the Haswell chips would likely pull much farther ahead when presented with applications that cannot be easily executed in-order with limited instruction parallelism).
NVIDIA is ratcheting up mobile CPU performance with its Denver cores, but it is also aiming for an efficient chip and has implemented several power saving tweaks. Beyond the decision to go with an in-order execution engine (with DCO hopefully mostly making up for that), the beefy Denver cores reportedly feature low latency power state transitions (e.g. between active and idle states), power gating, dynamic voltage, and dynamic clock scaling. The company claims that "Denver's performance will rival some mainstream PC-class CPUs at significantly reduced power consumption." In real terms this should mean that the two Denver cores in place of the quad core A15 design in the Tegra K1 should not result in significantly lower battery life. The two K1 variants are said to be pin compatible such that OEMs and developers can easily bring upgraded models to market with the faster Denver cores.
For those curious, In the Tegra K1, the two Denver cores (clocked at up to 2.5GHz) share a 16-way L2 cache and each have 128KB instruction and 64KB data L1 caches to themselves. The 128MB Dynamic Code Optimization cache is held in system memory.
Denver is the first (custom) 64-bit ARM processor for Android (with Apple's A7 being the first 64-bit smartphone chip), and NVIDIA is working on supporting the next generation Android OS known as Android L.
The dual Denver core Tegra K1 is coming later this year and I am excited to see how it performs. The current K1 chip already has a powerful fully CUDA compliant Kepler-based GPU which has enabled awesome projects such as computer vision and even prototype self-driving cars. With the new Kepler GPU and Denver CPU pairing, I'm looking forward to seeing how NVIDIA's latest chip is put to work and the kinds of devices it enables.
Are you excited for the new Tegra K1 SoC with NVIDIA's first fully custom cores?
A Tablet and Controller Worth Using
An interesting thing happened a couple of weeks back, while I was standing on stage at our annual PC Perspective Hardware Workshop during Quakecon in Dallas, TX. When NVIDIA offered up a SHIELD (now called the SHIELD Portable) for raffle, the audience cheered. And not just a little bit, but more than they did for nearly any other hardware offered up during the show. That included motherboards, graphics card, monitors, even complete systems. It kind of took me aback - NVIDIA SHIELD was a popular brand, a name that was recognized, and apparently, a product that people wanted to own. You might not have guessed that based on the sales numbers that SHIELD has put forward though. Even though it appeared to have a significant mind share, market share was something that was lacking.
Today though, NVIDIA prepares the second product in the SHIELD lineup, the SHIELD Tablet, a device the company hopes improves on the idea of SHIELD to encourage other users to sign on. It's a tablet (not a tablet with a controller attached), it has a more powerful SoC that can utilize different APIs for unique games, it can be more easily used in a 10-ft console mode and the SHIELD specific features like Game Stream are included and enhanced.
The question of course though is easy to put forward: should you buy one? Let's explore.
The NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet
At first glance, the NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet looks like a tablet. That actually isn't a negative selling point though, as the SHIELD Tablet can and does act like a high end tablet in nearly every way: performance, function, looks. We originally went over the entirety of the tablet's specifications in our first preview last week but much of it bears repeating for this review.
The SHIELD Tablet is built around the NVIDIA Tegra K1 SoC, the first mobile silicon to implement the Kepler graphics architecture. That feature alone makes this tablet impressive because it offers graphics performance not seen in a form factor like this before. CPU performance is also improved over the Tegra 4 processor, but the graphics portion of the die sees the largest performance jump easily.
A 1920x1200 resolution 7.9-in IPS screen faces the user and brings the option of full 1080p content lacking with the first SHIELD portable. The screen is bright and crisp, easily viewable in bring lighting for gaming or use in lots of environments. Though the Xiaomi Mi Pad 7.9 had a 2048x1536 resolution screen, the form factor of the SHIELD Tablet is much more in line with what NVIDIA built with the Tegra Note 7.
Continue reading our review of the NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet and Controller!!
The First with the Tegra K1 Processor
Back in May a Chinese company announced what was then the first and only product based on NVIDIA's Tegra K1 SoC, the Xiaomi Mi Pad 7.9. Since then we have had a couple of other products hit our news wire including Google's own Project Tango development tablet. But the Xiaomi is the first to actually be released, selling through 50,000 units in four minutes according to some reports. I happened to find one on Aliexpress.com, a Chinese sell-through website, and after a few short days the DHL deliveryman dropped the Tegra K1 powered machine off at my door.
If you are like me, the Xiaomi name was a new one. A privately owned company from Beijing and has become one of China's largest electronics companies, jumping into the smartphone market in 2011. The Mi Pad marks the company's first attempt at a tablet device, and the partnership with NVIDIA to be an early seller of the Tegra K1 seems to be making waves.
The Tegra K1 Processor
The Tegra K1 SoC was first revealed at CES in January of 2014, and with it came a heavy burden of expectation from NVIDIA directly, as well as from investors and the media. The first SoC from the Tegra family to have a GPU built from the ground up by NVIDIA engineers, the Tegra K1 gets its name from the Kepler family of GPUs. It also happens to get the base of its architecture there as well.
The processor of the Tegra K1 look very familiar and include four ARM Cortex-A15 "r3" cores and 2MB of L2 cache with a fifth A15 core used for lower power situations. This 4+1 design is the same that was introduced with the Tegra 4 processor last year and allows NVIDIA to implement a style of "big.LITTLE" design that is unique. Some slight modifications to the cores are included with Tegra K1 that improve performance and efficiency, but not by much – the main CPU is very similar to the Tegra 4.
The focus on the Tegra K1 will be on the GPU, now powered by NVIDIA's Kepler architecture. The K1 features 192 CUDA cores with a very similar design to a single SMX on today's GeForce GTX 700-series graphics cards. This includes OpenGL ES3.0 support but much more importantly, OpenGL 4.4 and DirectX 11 integration. The ambition of bringing modern, quality PC gaming to mobile devices is going to be closer than you ever thought possible with this product and the demos I have seen running on reference designs are enough to leave your jaw on the floor.
By far the most impressive part of Tegra K1 is the implementation of a full Kepler SMX onto a chip that will be running well under 2 watts. While it has been the plan from NVIDIA to merge the primary GPU architectures between mobile and discrete, this choice did not come without some risk. When the company was building the first Tegra part it basically had to make a hedge on where the world of mobile technology would be in 2015. NVIDIA might have continued to evolve and change the initial GPU IP that was used in Tegra 1, adding feature support and increasing the required die area to improve overall GPU performance, but instead they opted to position a "merge point" with Kepler in 2014. The team at NVIDIA saw that they were within reach of the discontinuity point we are seeing today with Tegra K1, but in truth they had to suffer through the first iterations of Tegra GPU designs that they knew were inferior to the design coming with Kepler.
You can read much more on the technical detail of the Tegra K1 SoC by heading over to our launch article that goes into the updated CPU design, as well as giving you all the gore behind the Kepler integration.
By far the most interesting aspect of the Xiaomi Mi Pad 7.9 tablet is the decsion to integrate the Tegra K1 processor. Performance and battery life comparisons with other 7 to 8-in tablets will likely not impact how it sells in China, but the results may mean the world to NVIDIA as they implore other vendors to integrate the SoC.
Continue reading our review of the Xiaomi Mi Pad 7.9 tablet powered by Tegra K1!!
Google Play Store Could Be Redesigned (Maybe Even Soon)
Subject: General Tech, Mobile | July 16, 2014 - 04:11 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: google, google play, Android, android l
If you have looked at Google's recent design ideologies, first announced at Google I/O 2014, you will see them revolve around skeuomorphism in its most basic sense. By that, I do not mean that they want to make it look like a folder, a metal slab, or a radio button. Their concept is that objects should look like physical objects which behave with physical accuracy, even though they are just simulations of light.
Image Credit: Android Police (and their source)
Basically, rather than having a panel with a toolbar, buttons, and columns, have a background with a page on it. Interface elements which are affected by that panel are on it, while more global actions are off of it. According to Android Police, who make clear that they do not have leaked builds and readers should not believe anything until/unless it ships, the Google Play Store will be redesigned with this consistent, albeit broad, design metric.
Basically, if you are navigation bar, pack your desk and get out.
If true, when will these land? Anyone's guess. One speculation is that it will be timed with the release of Android "L" in Autumn. Their expectation, however, is that it will be one of many updates Google will make across their products in a rolling pattern. Either way, I think it looks good... albeit similar to many modern websites.
Google I/O 2014: Android Extension Pack Announced
Subject: General Tech, Graphics Cards, Mobile, Shows and Expos | July 7, 2014 - 04:06 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: tegra k1, OpenGL ES, opengl, Khronos, google io, google, android extension pack, Android
Sure, this is a little late. Honestly, when I first heard the announcement, I did not see much news in it. The slide from the keynote (below) showed four points: Tesselation, Geometry Shaders, Computer [sic] Shaders, and ASTC Texture Compression. Honestly, I thought tesselation and geometry shaders were part of the OpenGL ES 3.1 spec, like compute shaders. This led to my immediate reaction: "Oh cool. They implemented OpenGL ES 3.1. Nice. Not worth a news post."
Image Credit: Blogogist
Apparently, they were not part of the ES 3.1 spec (although compute shaders are). My mistake. It turns out that Google is cooking their their own vendor-specific extensions. This is quite interesting, as it adds functionality to the API without the developer needing to target a specific GPU vendor (INTEL, NV, ATI, AMD), waiting for approval from the Architecture Review Board (ARB), or using multi-vendor extensions (EXT). In other words, it sounds like developers can target Google's vendor without knowing the actual hardware.
Hiding the GPU vendor from the developer is not the only reason for Google to host their own vendor extension. The added features are mostly from full OpenGL. This makes sense, because it was announced with NVIDIA and their Tegra K1, Kepler-based SoC. Full OpenGL compatibility was NVIDIA's selling point for the K1, due to its heritage as a desktop GPU. But, instead of requiring apps to be programmed with full OpenGL in mind, Google's extension pushes it to OpenGL ES 3.1. If the developer wants to dip their toe into OpenGL, then they could add a few Android Extension Pack features to their existing ES engine.
Epic Games' Unreal Engine 4 "Rivalry" Demo from Google I/O 2014.
The last feature, ASTC Texture Compression, was an interesting one. Apparently the Khronos Group, owners of OpenGL, were looking for a new generation of texture compression technologies. NVIDIA suggested their ZIL technology. ARM and AMD also proposed "Adaptive Scalable Texture Compression". ARM and AMD won, although the Khronos Group stated that the collaboration between ARM and NVIDIA made both proposals better than either in isolation.
Android Extension Pack is set to launch with "Android L". The next release of Android is not currently associated with a snack food. If I was their marketer, I would block out the next three versions as 5.x, and name them (L)emon, then (M)eringue, and finally (P)ie.
Would I do anything with the two skipped letters before pie? (N)(O).
Do you know Juno?
Subject: General Tech | July 3, 2014 - 12:39 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: linux, linaro, juno, google, armv8-a, ARMv8, arm, Android
By now you should have read Ryan's post or listened to Josh talk about Juno on the PCPer Podcast but if you find yourself hungry for more information you can visit The Tech Report. They discuss how the 64-bit Linaro is already able to take advantage of one of big.LITTLE's power efficiency optimization called Global Task Scheduling. As Linaro releases monthly updates you can expect to see more features and better implementations as their take on the Android Open Source Project evolves. Expect to see more of Juno and ARMv8 on review sites as we work out just how to benchmark these devices.
"ARM has created its own custom SoC and platform for 64-bit development. The folks at Linaro have used this Juno dev platform to port an early version of Android L to the ARMv8 instruction set. Here's a first look at the Juno hardware and the 64-bit software it enables."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Running Cisco's VoIP manager? Four words you don't want to hear: 'Backdoor SSH root key @ The Register
- Latest Nexus 9 leak outs tablet's 5GB RAM, 2560x1600 screen @ The Inquirer
- Twitter takes on GOOGLE, swallows wannabe YouTube firm @ The Register
- Samsung will halt plasma TV production before the end of the year @ The Inquirer
- Previously male-only Hearthstone competition now open to all genders @ Polygon
Qualcomm Focuses on Android Gaming, Snapdragon Benefits to Gamers, Developers
Subject: Processors, Mobile | June 23, 2014 - 01:08 PM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: snapdragon, qualcomm, gaming, Android, adreno
Today Qualcomm has published a 22-page white paper that keys in on the company's focus around Android gaming and the benefits that Qualcomm SoCs offer. As the dominant SoC vendor in the Android ecosystem of smartphones, tablets and handhelds (shipping more than 32% in Q2 of 2013) QC is able to offer a unique combination of solutions to both developers and gamers that push Android gaming into higher fidelity with more robust game play.
According to the white paper, Android gaming is the fastest growing segment of the gaming market with a 30% compound annual growth rate from 2013 to 2015, as projected by Gartner. Experiences for mobile games have drastically improved since Android was released in 2008 with developers like Epic Games and the Unreal Engine pushing visuals to near-console and near-PC qualities.
Qualcomm is taking a heterogeneous approach to address the requirements of gaming that include AI execution, physics simulation, animation, low latency input and high speed network connectivity in addition to high quality graphics and 3D rendering. Though not directly a part of the HSA standards still in development, the many specialized engines that Qualcomm has developed for its Snapdragon SoC processors including traditional CPUs, GPUs, DSPs, security and connectivity allow the company to create a solution that is built for Android gaming dominance.
In the white paper Qualcomm dives into the advantages that the Krait CPU architecture offers for CPU-based tasks as well as the power of the Adreno 4x series of GPUs that offer both raw performance and the flexibility to support current and future gaming APIs. All of this is done with single-digit wattage draw and a passive, fanless design and points to the huge undertaking that mobile gaming requires from an engineering and implementation perspective.
For developers, the ability to target Snapdragon architectures with a single code path that can address a scalable product stack allows for the least amount of development time and the most return on investment possible. Qualcomm continues to support the development community with tools and assistance to bring out the peak performance of Krait and Adreno to get games running on lower power parts as well as the latest and upcoming generations of SoCs in flagship devices.
It is great to see Qualcomm focus on this aspect of the mobile market and the challenges presented by it require strong dedication from these engineering teams. Being able to create compelling gaming experiences with high quality imagery while maintaining the required power envelope is a task that many other company's have struggled with.
Check out the new landing page over at Qualcomm if you are interested in more technical information as well as direct access to the white paper detailing the work Qualcomm is putting into its Snapdragon line of SoC for gamers.
Google's Project Tango Announced, Uses NVIDIA Tegra K1
Subject: General Tech, Mobile | June 5, 2014 - 02:51 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: tegra k1, tegra, project tango, nvidia, google, Android
Today, Google announced their "Project Tango" developer kit for tablets with spatial awareness. With a price tag of $1,024 USD, it is definitely aimed at developers. In fact, the form to be notified about the development kit has a required check box that is labeled, "I am a developer". Slightly above the form is another statement, "These development kits are not a consumer device and will be available in limited quantities".
So yes, you can only buy these if you are a developer.
The technology is the unique part. Project Tango is aimed at developers to make apps which understand the 3D world around the tablet. Two examples categories they have already experimented with are robotics and computer vision. Of course, this could also translate to alternate reality games and mapping.
While Google has not been too friendly with OpenCL in its Android platform, it makes sense that they would choose a flexible GPU with a wide (and deep) range of API support. While other SoCs are probably capable enough, the Kepler architecture in the Tegra K1 is about as feature-complete as you can get in a mobile chip, because it is basically a desktop chip.
Google's Project Tango is available to developers, exclusively, for $1,024 and ships later this month.
Also, that price is clearly a pun.
Computex 2014: Corsair Announces Voyager Air 2 Wireless Storage Drive
Subject: Storage | June 2, 2014 - 07:00 AM | Sebastian Peak
Tagged: wireless storage, ios, Hard Drive, computex 2014, Android, airplay
Today Corsair annouces the Voyager Air 2, a wireless hard drive with 1TB of storage which can connect to iOS and Android devices, as well as PCs and Macs.
The Voyager Air 2 is battery-powered and rechargeable (Corsair estimates 7-hour battery life from the high-capacity rechargeable lithium-ion battery), and the included software syncs with Dropbox and Google Drive and supports AirPlay streaming to an Apple TV. It supports 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi connections for multiple users within a 90 foot range, and can stream 720p high-definition video to up to five devices at once.
And the Voyager Air 2 has quite a bit more functionality than just streaming content over Wi-Fi. It can serve as a wireless hub to share internet access via wireless passthrough, and it also functions as a USB 3.0 drive for fast data transfers when connected to a computer.
The Voyager Air 2 will be available this month with a suggested price of $179.99.
Tablet Specifications
In many ways, the Google Nexus 7 has long been the standard of near perfection for an Android tablet. With a modest 7-inch screen, solid performance and low cost, the ASUS-built hardware has stood through one major revision as our top selection. Today though, a new contender in the field makes its way to the front of the pack in the form of the ASUS MeMO Pad 7 (ME176C). At $150, this new 7-inch tablet has almost all the hallmarks to really make an impact in the Android ecosystem. Finally.
The MeMO Pad 7 is not a new product family, though. It has existed with Mediatek processors for quite some time with essentially the same form factor. This new ME176C model makes some decisions that help it break into a new level of performance while maintaining the budget pricing required to really take on the likes of Google. By coupling the MeMO Pad brand with the Intel Bay Trail Atom processor, the two companies firmly believe they have a winner; but do they?
I have to admit that my time with the ASUS MeMO Pad 7 (ME176C) has been short; shorter than I would have liked to offer a truly definitive take on this mobile platform. I prefer to take the time to work the tablet into my daily work and home routines. Reading, browsing, email, etc. This allows me to filter though any software intricacies that might make or break a purchasing decision. Still, I think the ASUS design is going to live up to my expectations and is worth every penny of the $150 price tag.
The ASUS MeMO Pad 7 has a 1280x800 resolution IPS screen. This 7-inch device is powered by the new Intel Atom Z3745 quad-core SoC with 1GB of memory and 16GB of on-board storage. The front facing camera is of the 2MP variety while the rear facing camera is 5MP - but you will likely be as disappointed in the image quality of the photos as I was. Connectivity options include the microUSB port for charging and data transfer along with 802.11b/g/n 2.4 GHz WiFi (sorry, no 5.0 GHz option here). Bluetooth 4.0 allows for low power data sync with other devices you might have and our model shipped with Android 4.4.2 already pre-installed.
The rear of the ASUS MeMO Pad is a pseudo rubber/plastic type material that is easy to grip while not leaving fingerprints behind - a solid combination. The center mounted camera lens takes decent pictures - but I can't put any more praise on it than that. It was easy to find image quality issues with photos even in full daylight. It's hard to know how disappointed to be considering the price, but the Nexus 7 has better optical hardware.
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Simon Calder: Cheap but cheerful? Or a summer of discontent for tourists in Greece?
Don't believe everything you read about Greece: the country is as open to visitors as it has ever been
Simon Calder
Simon Calder's career in travel started at Gatwick Airport, where he cleaned aircraft for Laker Airways and later worked as a security officer. He became The Independent's Travel Correspondent in 1994, and is known as "the Man Who Pays His Way" because he does not accept free travel facilities. He writes across the Independent titles, as well as for the Evening Standard.
Wednesday 27 June 2012
Myth, like crisis and democracy, is a concept bestowed upon the world by Greece. You might add to that list some travel pleasures such as delving into antiquity, island-hopping and sipping a beer at a taverna as the subsiding sun turns the sea from blue to silver to gold.
The Greek tourism alphabet, which begins with the Acropolis and the Aegean, has helped holidaymakers to write millions of travel tales over the years. But looking at the official warnings from foreign governments, you could fret that a summer of discontent awaits you in Greece.
Canada has raised its overall advice from green to amber: "Exercise a high degree of caution," one step short of "Avoid non-essential travel". And who would want to go to a place where "Rioting can break out with little warning," as Australia warns its citizens? Well, perhaps the ever-stoical British holidaymaker. As UK travellers have proved time after time, the best time to visit a destination is when the rest of the world mistakenly believes that it is risky/closed/desolate. Empty seats – on planes, around hotel swimming pools and at harbourside bars – are perishable resources that the owners are selling off right now.
Cheap, certainly – but cheerful? To find out, I flew to Athens, armed only with a camera, a laptop and low-denomination euro notes.
Aboard a Ukrainian hydrofoil that skimmed across the sea like an overweight waterskier, I reached the island of Poros on the dot of 6pm, less than eight hours after leaving Gatwick, I had flown across most of Europe, zig-zagged around greater Athens and barrelled across the Saronic Gulf.
Gratification is rarely so instant. By 6.03pm, I was sitting in a café with a bottle of Mythos, a bowl of olives and a grin. Gazing at the yachts bobbing by the quayside, listening to the chatter of locals and visitors, and sensing the serenity that isolation can achieve, I wondered: is this really a nation on the edge of a financial breakdown?
Poros, if you have not had the pleasure to visit yet, has the usual attributes of a small Greek island: a clutter of cottages rising steeply from the quayside to a pretty white church, and a hilly hinterland draped in pine. The beaches are above average, with strands and coves to suit every need on the continuum from sociability to seclusion. But Poros has a couple of extra attributes. One is a fully fledged monastery in a heavenly location, floating above a deep gorge with views across to the Pelopponese. On Sunday mornings the chapel is crowded with worshippers, with tourists welcomed in.
After the service I met Nikis, who works at the New Aegli Hotel: "The season is shrinking. We used to have package tourists from Britain from May to September, but they left when other islands got airports. Now we're busy in July and August, but for the rest of the summer we mostly get weekend visitors from Athens." Beautiful Mediterranean views are going begging.
Rather more strange is the Russian supply base in a bay on the western side of the island: during Greece's struggle for independence, Russia – sharing the Orthodox faith – offered help against the Turks in return for a provisioning depot for its Mediterranean fleet. These days the Russians are coming once more, but in big, shiny yachts.
No yacht needed if you want to seek some antiquity. Poros has a crumbling hilltop shrine to Poseidon. Down by the harbour, the archaeological museum contains a fairly random repertoire of relics. But the mainland, in the sinuous shape of the Pelopponese, is a 10-minute boat ride away, with the ruins of Epidavros not far beyond.
Or seek out a sun-dried Bohemia. Before Leonard Cohen took Manhattan and then Berlin, the Canadian poet-turned-musician took up residence on the island of Hydra. Hydrofoils, pleasingly, get here in half-an-hour from Poros. Cohen began "Bird on a Wire" here (you realise the local cats would be far too drowsy to target such a creature). He reputedly finished the song in a Sunset Boulevard motel in 1969, and the following year performed it at an Isle of Wight festival that was, miraculously, free of traffic jams.
Hydra, too, has no traffic problems, due to having no roads. Instead, people and cargo-carrying donkeys thread through the intricate alleyways of the town, and along the lanes that lace the island. It remains a cosmopolitan location. If you have previous experience of the Greek islands, you may not be surprised to learn that they are getting on quietly with providing a great escape for tourists. But what about the capital, where all the stresses and anxieties of the crisis are concentrated?
Athens was just as choked and sclerotic as I have known it since I first hitch-hiked to Greece three decades ago. As best they could, taxis hurried, while waiters scurried to serve the crowds at pavement cafes. But the Olympian improvements for the 2004 Games have delivered handsome dividends: Athens is a city on a human scale.
I sat in Syntagma Square, refreshingly free of tear gas despite the various official warnings, and hooked up to the free Wi-Fi that the city provides.
My browsing took me no further than the Facebook page for the US Embassy. The American diplomats use this site to warn about impending trouble. But judging from this example, under the heading "Today's Demonstration", Athens remains several notches short of civil insurrection:
"18.00: Indignant Motorcyclists of Greece will sponsor a gathering outside the "Peace and Friendship" stadium. A mechanized march will follow to Syntagma Square."
The protest by indignant bikers against austerity passed, predictably, peaceably. The 21st-century mythology about Greece is about as compelling as the ancient stories – and, in my experience, about as accurate.
Travel Essentials
Getting there
Simon Calder paid £193 return for a Gatwick-Athens return on easyJet. Athens is also served from the UK by British Airways and Aegean Airlines. EasyJet, Jet2, Monarch and Ryanair, also serve a range of Greek destinations. Packages are available from tour operators such as Thomson, Thomas Cook, Sunvil and Olympic Holidays.
Staying there
If you are organising your own accommodation, negotiate for a good deal. The Athens Cypria, a comfortable and modern location is open to deals: while the prices at athenscypria.com are good, you may well be able to improve by calling 00 30 210 323 8034.
More Information
Official advice is available at fco.gov.uk/travel, and through the websites of other governments. For the US Embassy Facebook page, visit on.fb.me/USEmbAth. For tourist information, see visitgreece.gr.
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Sitting quietly beside the Tha Jeen River some 40 kilometres west of Bangkok, the unassuming town of Nakhon Chai Si hardly registers on the travel radar. Yet the town and surrounding region are filled with one-of-a-kind attractions, scenic countryside and an old-style Thai atmosphere. It makes an enchanting day trip for those who don't mind stepping off the conventional traveller trail.
Nakhon Chai Si was founded way back in the mid-1500s during the early Ayutthaya period, making it one of the oldest settlements in central Thailand. It was an important trading post when the kingdom relied on waterways for transport and shipping. The town was so pivotal that the Tha Jeen is still alternately known as the "Nakhon Chai Si River".
The town also served as the area's main administrative centre until the late 1800s, when Nakhon Pathom town sprang up around Phra Pathom chedi 15 kilometres to the west. If not for the chedi, Nakhon Chai Si almost certainly would have been a provincial capital. Instead, it gradually turned into a backwater that's best known for the nearly 150-year-old Thana market. This atmospheric riverside bazaar remains a great spot to sample grilled fish, local sweets and fresh fruit.
Papaya, mango, lychee and several other fruits are produced in abundance around here, but the regional star is pomelo, or sam-o in Thai. Peel away that thick green skin to uncover a sweet-and-sour citrus fruit that's like a boring grapefruit transformed into an outgoing attention-grabber. Be sure to grab a plate of yum sam-o, a local specialty salad that blends hunks of pomelo with dried shrimp, fried pork skin and fresh chillies.
Tinker and taste your way through the antique shops, noodle stands and ice cream parlours found in the sometimes-neatly-restored-and-sometimes dilapidated-but-always-photogenic wooden shophouses that surround the market. Just north of town, Wat Sampathuan is also worth a peek for its venerable teakwood halls; just don't linger too long as there's loads to see in the outlying area.
Over on the east side of the Tha Jeen, a scenic back road takes you to Thailand's largest vintage car collection at Jesada Technik Museum. A Delorean, double-decker bus from London and countless toy-like mini vehicles are completely out of place amid the farmland, but that's part of what makes the museum special. Along the way, make a stop at the Owl Art Museum to browse colourful owl-inspired creations and take a compulsory coffee break in the charming "owl garden".
A 12-kilometre ride north of Nakhon Chai Si brings you to Wat Bang Phra, the epicentre of Thailand's fascinating sak yant tattoo tradition. The temple draws a steady stream of people hoping for a "sacred tattoo" etched by monk-artists who tap ancient "yantra" designs onto the skin by way of long heated rods dipped in ink that supposedly contains snake venom. Hey, no one said Nakhon Chai Si was ordinary.
Another eight kilometres north of Wat Bang Phra, the quaint riverside village of Lam Phaya hosts what might be the most underrated weekend floating market in Thailand. Much of the fresh local food is prepared by weathered farmers who look like they're straight out of 19th century Siam. You might also poke around a cosy museum filled with antiquated farming equipment, or row a boat through vast patches of lotus and waterlily.
A short ride east from Lam Phaya takes you to Air Orchid Farm, one of the kingdom's most elaborate orchid cultivation centres. A massive roofed market displays thousands of varieties of these fully open-air plants, each delicate and dazzling in its own way. En route to Air you'll pass sun-soaked fruit orchards along with rice and orchid fields that stretch into the horizon.
Rather than heading north from Nakhon Chai Si, a 15- to 20-kilometre trip to the southeast takes you to the gargantuan standing Buddha image at Putthamonthon; life-like wax sculptures at the Thai Human Imagery Museum; the dizzying and delicious Don Wai market; and the Thai art workshops, cultural performances and elephant rides at Sampran Riverside.
The easiest, but most expensive, way to approach the area would be to arrange a custom tour with a reputable Bangkok tour company or private tour guide; we'd expect to pay 1,500 to 3,000 baht per person depending on what's included. You could also hire a taxi for the day for around 3,000 baht. Some hotels can help arrange this, or you could try your luck with any passing driver.
Those looking to keep it independent and relatively cheap can catch the Kanchanaburi-bound train that departs Bangkok's Thonburi station at 07:45; it will stop at Nakhon Chai Si rail station, a five-minute walk from the riverside and Thana market. Otherwise, buses from Bangkok's Sai Tai Mai (southern) terminal and minibuses from Victory Monument depart in the morning for Nakhon Chai Si and are a bit cheaper and faster than the train. These will drop you near the entrance to Thana in the centre of town.
Once in Nakhon Chai Si, it's not too difficult to find a motorbike taxi or tuk tuk to take you on a tour of the outlying attractions, but don't expect English-speaking travel agents to arrange this for you. Thai-language skills (or at least a phrasebook) will help when negotiating prices and itineraries with drivers who rarely encounter foreigners. We'd expect to pay a moto taxi around 500 baht for a round-trip to Jesada Museum, Wat Bang Phra and Lam Phaya; or a bit more to Jesada, Phutthamonthon and Don Wai. Expect to pay a bit more for a tuk tuk.
Buses and minibuses can take you back to Bangkok as late as 18:00 (perhaps a bit later), while a Thonburi-bound train lumbers through around 17:00. Of course, you could always hit Nakhon Chai Si as a stop-off en route to Nakhon Pathom town and/or Kanchanaburi. Orange local buses depart regularly throughout the day for Nakhon Pathom from near Thana market, and an afternoon train picks up for Kanchanaburi around 15:00. You could also transfer to a Kanchanaburi-bound bus in Nakhon Pathom.
For a single day trip, you'll need to decide on either the northern or southeastern route out of Nakhon Chai Si. We recommend hitting the town plus Jesada Museum and some of the northern attractions (Wat Bang Phra, Lam Phaya, Air Orchids) on a single Saturday or Sunday. You could always visit the southeastern spots on a separate day trip direct from Bangkok.
If you want to see it all in one swoop, or are just so charmed by Nakhon Chai Si that you want to stick around for an overnight, a couple of basic Chinese-Thai style hotels serve up rooms for under 600 baht a night on the main drag just west of Thana market. Just don't expect reception to speak English.Last updated: 18th June, 2014
Usually found exploring Bangkok's side streets or south Thailand's islands, David Luekens is an American freelance writer & photographer who finds everyday life in Asia to be extraordinary. You can follow his travails here.
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Three years ago Michigan head football coach Brady Hoke was against an early signing period. Now, after three decommitments in the 2015 class alone, Hoke has apparently changed his mind.
"I think it would be great for the kids and the coaches, the high school coaches, and their programs," Hoke said. "The families are trying to give their sons the best opportunity out there, but they're spending a lot of money (on unofficial visits). I think if we can have an early visitation period (earlier official visits), I think that would definitely be something that could help."
Both the early signing period and early visitation period are currently being discussed. If the legislation is modeled after college basketball, players who have decided early could sign their national letter of intent during the summer. Then they could play their senior seasons without distractions from over-zealous coaches and the media.
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Of course those who are undecided can wait until the first week in February to sign.
Players like George Campbell, Damien Harris and Shaun Crawford, who committed last summer but have since decommitted, might not have felt the pressure from over-zealous coaches who continue to recruit players after they make their original (non-binding) commitment.
While it's been discussed for several years, approving an early signing period is now gaining strength.
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"I think everyone wants an early signing period," Peal told espn. "It's just trying to nail down what's the appropriate date for that."
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You need to understand this and expect it to happen to you before you get into the business, that way you will be prepared to deal with it when it comes. Here is how you handle the haterz:
Ignore them.
You cannot be all things to all people, and no matter how great you are, someone will hate you. Even if you are perfect--literally perfect, with no reason for anyone to do anything other than love you--some people will hate you simply because you ARE perfect. Such is envy; it is all about how the envious person sees themselves and ultimately has nothing to do with you.
Furthermore, you WILL do it wrong at first. It's not easy to bust your ass and work hard on something that you love, only to have some douchebag troll hate on you for it. That causes an almost involuntary emotional reaction the first time you deal with it. The key is not to ignore the emotion, but to consider the source, and realize that you have no reason to care what a person who hates their own life thinks about yours. Yes, feedback does matter, and yes, constructive criticism is necessary to improve, and yes, fans do matter--but I'm not telling you to ignore any of that. I'm telling you that all fans don't matter the same.
There is another side to this also, a sort of corollary: You have to ignore the gushing worshippers too.
The people who think you are a god and walk on water and can do no wrong and should be lord emperor of all creation--and I get way more of those emails and comments than from haterz, like 20-1--those people are just as toxic to you and your work.
Here's why: Neither the haterz nor the worshippers really care about you or what you do. They are simply using you as a proxy to fill some sort of hole in their soul. The haterz use you as a dumping ground for their self-loathing; the worshippers use you as a idol upon which to derive some sense of self from. Listen to the haterz and you'll obsess over whats wrong with you or start to believe you are wrong; listen to the worshippers and you'll start to believe you are invincible, that you can do no wrong and that if you do it, that's enough for it to be right. Both perspectives are detached from reality.
If you want to work in the entertainment business, the point should be to make great art. Every job that doesn't have "executive" in the title is ultimately about art, and art is not about hate or worship, it's about expression and appreciation. Some art talks to lots of people, other art doesn't, and if you want to be in the business of art then you need to focus on creating art that talks to a lot of people. But the people at the margins--those who harbor extreme hate or extreme worship--should be ignored at all costs, because they are not only a minority, they are toxic and dysfunctional and listening to either of them about anything is the easiest way to ruin yourself.
This may sound obvious, but I know a lot of people in this business, and not one of them dealt with this issue well at the beginning, and many were ultimately crippled by it. I think this is probably something you have to go through before you can understand it--like how Fight Club doesn't make sense until you've had an awful job--but if you are getting started or thinking of getting started in an artistic career, remember this advice. It will serve you well.


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Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at the Music Center
Friday March 23, 2012 / 7:30pm (Plus April 13, 2012 at 7:30pm)Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at the Music Center
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'Don't make me say'
This song makes me want to lip sync to the mirror using my most pouty come-hither face. The one where I pretend I have Megan Fox's mouth.
'It told me I'm small, and I swallowed it down'
'Your purple prose just gives you away'
This song just came on the radio and I could see it changing Holden's life instantly.
'So if you tell me that you'll have me, never leave me 'til I die'
'Get a cheaper ticket next time'
"You are a total guy," a friend recently said to me. He wasn't being pejorative and I couldn't really dispute the notion. The older and more ornery I get the more I tend to act like a stereotypical dude, with my careless potty mouth and quiet but constant aggression. I'm not necessarily happy about it but I'm not necessarily fighting it either. Especially since I am not even sure what it means other than I am entirely free with my words and I am kind of an animal in ways that are not polite to talk about.
I do, however, have a long way to go on emotionally detaching from all things that can hurt me.
I've posted this song here before but I swear every time I remember it exists it makes me so happy that it's worth a repost or twelve.
'From a distance I am onto you'
Went and saw Sharon Van Etten Saturday night at Exit/In. Such a good show. Too short, but I am shamelessly greedy when I find things I like.
This song … my my my.
'What is what I need'
I forgot I had this song on my iPod and then I remembered it and now I can't stop playing it.
If you and I ever find ourselves on a couples quiz show together, and the question is "What is Lindsey's favorite Nirvana song?", you are going to to have to flip a coin and guess either this or "Lounge Act." Depending on my mood and the placement of the moon in the sky and the strength of the wind that day.


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Byhalia takes steps toward Main Street
By SUE WATSON
If there is anyone ready to work for the vision of Byhalia, Kent Mathis is certainly one who is.
He has put in a lot of effort trying to pull a community team together to bring Mississippi Main Street to the Marshall County town.
Mathis praised those who participated recently in planning charrettes that would pave the way for Byhalia Main Street Association. According to the Byhalia Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Sarah Sawyer, Mathis wore out a good pair of shoes going door to door seeking support for Main Street.
Mathis said the planning charrettes "were a culmination of a lot of work going forward."
He praised the town's mayor and board of aldermen for their "dedication to doing something better" for the community.
"There are places to start and things we as a community can do," he said.
Mathis was not the only one singing the praises of the mayor and board of aldermen.
Randy Wilson, a consulting architect with Mississippi Main Street, said the leadership is exceptional.
"The fact that they were there and they were involved and helped make judicious decisions, the outreach of the Byhalia United Methodist Church (that provided meeting space), and ultimately the people make or break this," he said.
He then provided graphic overview of some ideas that are included in the vision for Byhalia.
Wilson listed some of the places the community planners thought could use some attention – downtown park and Brunswick Street; parking; landscaping; enhancing appearance of the town corridors; improvements of major intersections; landscaping and use of the old high school property; use of the Northcentral Mississippi EPA property after it is vacated; activities for children; building of many more ball fields and park improvements; building community pride; providing things for the community to do together; and an overall vision of what Main Street would look like and be like.
Building community pride and attracting external investors are a part of the planned solution to community development and growth, Wilson said. Taking care of the heart and soul of the downtown and its gateways and thoroughfares is another way to draw attention to Main Street, he said.
Core areas to begin work on are Church Street and Highway 178, Northcentral and the old high school - both gateways to the town.
Making the area between Church Street and Northcentral walkable would improve the visibility of the community, he said. Providing good sidewalks and adding signage would be integral to the physical design of downtown.
East and West Brunswick, which are one-way streets, could become more inviting to outsiders with improvement in parking layouts, widening of sidewalks, the addition of simple landscaping, and building access ramps that connect to the sidewalks. Lighting would improve the nighttime appearance of Brunswick.
Wilson said standard light posts, benches and garbage container bins would help build a sense of continuity from one area to another. Putting parking behind buildings when possible would enhance the visibility of the fronts of businesses. That would be combined with good walkways connecting the parking to the businesses.
Removal of overhead wires in the gateway areas, addition of landscaping at intersections and the use of brand banners on poles and planting of trees would make places like Highway 178 inviting to the eye of those who drive through the town. Wayfinding signage pointing to downtown landmarks would also invite people into the town.
An attractive branding design making use of the oak tree and lettering could be placed throughout the town and on the water tower to bring a sense of uniqueness to the town. The use of murals on the sides of buildings, especially at the corner of Church Street and Highway 309, the creative use of paint on brick buildings and crosswalks would help create a sense of arrival to downtown.
Jeremy Murdock, with Mississippi State, discussed ideas for catalyst projects. Those included adding two to four ball fields, one of which could be a flex field used for soccer; expanding walking trails to connect these areas to downtown; and creating a space for an art gallery, performance space and office space for the arts council.
The old Byhalia high school campus could be developed into an "Old School Commons" and have a campus feel with lots of trees planted to surround it and provide sitting shade at ball fields. The town hall could be relocated to the school building or to the Northcentral building.
"Whatever goes to the Old High School Building needs to have activity throughout the day," Murdock said.
Branding and marketing are used to tell the story of Byhalia. That calls attention to Byhalia and to what makes the town different and special and reflects who the people are.
Branding messages communicate what the community wants to say about itself – it is a great place to call home; it is peaceful; it is always in bloom; welcome home.
Mathis encouraged the people to find something they liked in the vision for Byhalia and buy in to some aspect of it. The short-term, median-term and long-term goals can be met gradually if everyone will find a little project in the vision of Byhalia that they like and are willing to help bring it about, he said.
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Brodie Conley, Chuck Bronson, Brandon Walsh, and Brad Martel comprise Ottawa-based pop-rock quartet Lightburn.
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