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Lobsters in Puerto Nuevo, Baja California, Mexico
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Where can you get some of the best–and affordable lobsters–in the world? The answer lies in a small coastal town named Puerto Nuevo, or self-described as "Lobster Capital of Baja California" in Mexico; a convenient 30 to 40 minutes drive south of the San Diego-Mexico border.
Other than the milder weather, nice environs and good food, one great perk of living in Southern California is the fact that I can practically go abroad in 2 hours, driving. I have been to Puerto Nuevo many times to savor the scrumptious lobsters, but this post marks the first entry in Rasa Malaysia and serves as an ultimate guide to eating the best lobsters in the world. Click the image aboveto view all pictures and read the following guide to eating the best lobsters in Baja California, Mexico…
Dining Guide: Lobsters in Puerto Nuevo, Baja California, Mexico
How do I get to Puerto Nuevo?
Take 1-5 South all the way to the US-Mexico border. As soon as you cross the border, stay in the right lane and you will see a signboard that reads "Rosarito-Ensenada." Turn right and just follow the signboard. As you come to the top of the hill, follow the signboard that says "Rosarito/Puerto Nuevo/Ensenada Cuota." (Cuota stands for the Toll Road). Pass through two toll gates (each for US$2.40), then exit when you see the "Puerto Nuevo" sign. Turn left and head south on the old highway. Puerto Nuevo is located on your right about 2 miles south of the "Puerto Nuevo" exit.
Which restaurant should I go to?
There are over 30 restaurants in Puerto Nuevo but I always go to Puerto Nuevo I or Restaurant Nuevo. This restaurant is hard-to-miss; located on your left hand side with a big "1" sign on its roof as you enter Puerto Nuevo. Puerto Nuevo I is constantly packed with diners, with a beeline of eager (and hungry) patrons lining up outside of the restaurant. There is only one thing served here: lobsters. Choose the size of your lobster–small, medium or large; each order comes with 3 lobster halves. (I strongly recommend medium sized lobsters.) The lobsters are served with sides such as beans, rice, chips, salsa, unlimited supplies of fresh, homemade flour tortillas (which is easily the best ever!).
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When does lobster season start in Puerto Nuevo?
The lobster season is from October through March each year. Restaurants are open during off-season, but you might get frozen lobsters instead of fresh ones.
What makes Puerto Nuevo lobsters better than others?
The answer is simple: live local (California coast) spiny lobsters pan-fried with lard so the meat stays tender and succulent, with that unmistakenly lobster aroma. Yum!
How much are the lobsters?
Price ranges from $15-$30 each (usually 3 lobster halves per person with sides included). At Puerto Nuevo I/Restaurant Nuevo, medium-sized lobsters are priced at $20 each.
What else should I see or do while in Puerto Nuevo?
- Check out the local shops and souvenirs stores.
- Sipping Margarita at restaurants/bars along the sea, looking out the beautiful Pacific coastline, preferably open air if weather permits.
- Try out the sweet tamale sold by this mobile vendor outside of Puerto Nuevo I restaurant. He is not always there, but if you are lucky, don't miss out his sweet tamale.
- Visit the famed Hotel Calafia–a beautiful mission-style hotel where Titanic was filmed. Hotel Calafia is a few kilometers north of Puerto Nuevo, along the old highway.
- Stop by Rosarito, the beach town north of Puerto Nuevo. Visit the local market and shops for sourvenirs, Mexican handicrafts, or get cheap beer at the numerous watering holes in town.
There you have it, my guide to eating the best lobsters in Puerto Nuevo, Baja California, Mexico. Try it, you will not regret it, I promise! For in-depth resources about Puerto Nuevo, check out this website and please stay tuned for my pictures of Puerto Nuevo in my next post!
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Oooh, lobsters! They look so succulent in your pictures… served simply with wedges of lime. I guess I really, really must make some time for a trip to California, eh? ;)
lobsters we like as being more firm and pure than prawns but how to eat when one small one here costs >RM100 ?
then we need to eat 3 each ! hahaha
I cant afford lobster, but me and my boyfriend, "THE MANAGER" (he manages some ladies in Clearwater, florida) LOVE fake crab meat from walmart.
I fixed it for his family on Christmas and topped it with some hot pepper oil to spice it up.
Your photos are really good.
BE CAREFUL and dont get "gouged" when you buy lobsters or fake crab meat. I called several different places and found the prices on fake crabmeat to be way different.
By saving money, I can stretch my $100 grocery gift card further and even have some money left to buy some used books.
Wow those are really tempting pictures! Shall have to plan a visit south next time I'm in LA. Thanks for the tips.
And happy new year, Rasa Malaysia!!
;) Fijian lobsters are pretty tasty too – especially when you can have them both for lunch AND dinner nearly every day for more than a week…
(I was careful to leave no clues in my image name as you found out, but now you know where I was)
The Menu for Hope results stunned me when I got back this morning! woohoo. I was stuck at LAX for 9 hours – should've nipped over to Puerto Nuevo, eh?
Oh my gosh! I really needed this guide, especially since I'll only be in SoCal until Jan. 17th and I've been craving lobster all year. This should be a great little road trip. Thanks for sharing and happy holidays!!
My husband totally agrees with your guide. He is from San Diego and has driven to Puerto Nuevo nearly 30 times just for meals. He swears by the food there, especially at Casa Media.
I am staying tuned as we are heading to Puerto Nuevo this summer for lobsters! Would love to go right now but I broke my foot and am immobile for a while.
Thanks for a yummy read!
Those looks so scrumptious. Happy New Year!
Ooops! I didn't realized that I comment on my husband's (daveg) login. He was reading your post and passed it to me. :)
Wonderful pictures and blogs! Thank you. I just moved down to Southern CA. Is it safe to drive into this part of Mexico if we wanted to spend the night there at a hotel? Some people were telling me to buy some kind of insurance before crossing the border, but seems like others just drive on through… Again, thank you for such a detailed post :)
the lobsters look so yummy!
you are lucky to have to travel to puerto nuevo and to taste its best in the world lobsters!
i love lobsters too but as team bsg pointed out, very expensive in malaysia, so hardly got to try it.
nice coverage and great photos as always!
Happy new year!
Wow, what a scrumptious meal! The bread looks like Indian naan though. does it taste the same as naan?
Happy New Year RM! Looking forward to more great food and great news from you.
wow – lobster!!! yummy yummy!!!!
These are really stunning lobster pics! They make me wish I lived nearer to the sea (sadly Oxford is about the farthest point from the sea in the whole of England)
Hiksssssssssss…I want all :)))
Absolutely succulent and beautiful! Great blog too…glad I found it.
I love these lobsters soooooo much!!! Ever since my first trip some 10 years ago, I just have to have me some lobster. I even have them on my catering menu!
I ate at Nuevo I 25 years ago. I remember it to cost about $10.00 at that time. We were even allowed to bring in our own cooler of Corona's. We purchased a whole case for only $7.00. Wow how times have changed.
Yum! I live in SD lucky me! I go down to Baja during season every chance I get. Love puerto nuevo lobsters


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October 3rd, 2012, 12:42 AM #1
Blogs and Published Material
Had a question pop up while I was working on a blog setup. I've very obviously never been published, but I'm hoping to change that one of these days. I'm building a blog site that is related to a planned novel and possible series. I planned for the blog to contain small short stories and background that related to the world and characters that I've come up with. If I take small excerpts from the novel, but rework them, will this interfere with any publishing matters?
I'm not a novice to writing, but I am absolutely raw when it comes to the world of publishing, so I didn't want to put anything on the planned blog that might interfere with my works being published in some form. I hadn't thought of it until someone mentioned putting an anthology story on their blog.
Thoughts on this? Suggestions?
October 3rd, 2012, 08:18 AM #2
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Generally publishers are okay with having 5-10% of your book available to read online, anymore than that and you might have trouble. If it's a 60k novel I wouldn't put up anymore than 6000 words (1-2 chapters) on your blog.
October 3rd, 2012, 09:05 AM #3
Well, didn't Fifty Shades start out as a fan blog according to the hearsay?
In any case, my own take is that I wouldn't want to water down a prospective sale by having it already in the public domain, so to speak. More than that, there are other pitfalls such as putting stuff up that isn't written well because you're still learning the ropes. People start equating the bad writing to your name and presto - you damaged yourself.
So, my thoughts would be not to put up anything you were planing on selling, and make sure everything you do put up is groomed to as close to perfection as you can get it (hint...have a reader or two go over it).
October 3rd, 2012, 12:16 PM #4
Given that every ebook available on Amazon can be officially dipped into as a download, I can't imagine that publishers would object to a similar "taster" text appearing in a place where a potential audience might gather. I plan to do something similar once I complete the first draft of my WIP; the only reason I don't do so now is that I don't want to interest a publisher (or an audience) before I can realistically deliver on the finished product.
October 3rd, 2012, 01:16 PM #5
The other side of the coin is, if you're really good, you'll catch people's attention.
October 3rd, 2012, 04:07 PM #6
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It's never too early to begin thinking about all aspects of your career as a pro writer. Creating a Web site is one of them.
NOT a blog. That is an online diary. Most people use it to blather on about their personal lives, attracting no one, not even their mothers. Others use them to recount progress on favorite interests, and those are more successful, but not very. Few of us are Scalzis or Strosses - or Lindsay Lohans!
A Web site CAN include a blog if you select the right platform. But it's best to have two sites: one personal, the other professional. The blog part of your professional site should be restricted to announcements of books which have now been published, with links to where they can be bought. Both Amazon and Barnes & Noble put up the first 10% of your books for readers to sample.
You can also post excerpts of your works on your site. The blog part can then include links to those - but not the excerpts themselves. Remember that only the most recent announcements will be visible in the blog part. If you've included five important posts in it you want readers to see all five of them, and if they have to scroll down to see them most readers won't.
Remember an important fact about ANY Web site. MOST READERS WILL ONLY GIVE YOU TEN SECONDS. And if you bore them or force them to work they will skip on to another site.
As for platforms, WordPress.com is far and away superior to all the others FOR WRITERS. The next closest is Blogger, far behind WordPress. Here is why.
I should mention that I'm a software engineer of many years experience, including creating and keeping up Web sites both professionally (at Boeing) and personally. The advice you're getting in this post reflects that.
Here are the links to two of my Web sites, one pro the other personal. Both are intended to support my writing career.
Notice that even in my personal site the blog entries are short.
Finally, remember that sites are supposed to be reflections of YOU. Look at other writers' sites and decide what would work for YOU - or would not.
Here are several sites for SF/F writers. Those in Bold are WordPress sites. Notice how varied they are. Each presumably suits the unique needs of the individual writer.
http://www.theonering.net/ - J. R. R. Tolkien
http://www.keystothekingdom.com.au/ - Garth Nix
http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/ - Charles Stross
http://www.dendarii.com/ - Lois McMaster Bujold
http://www.cheysuli.com/author/Index.html - Jennifer Roberson
http://www.varley.net/ - John Varley
October 3rd, 2012, 05:17 PM #7
Novel excerpts are not a problem. Short stories may be if you're planning to try to also sell them to a magazine or anthology that needs first serial rights (first published appearance.) I would suggest you only put up short stories that you are planning to self-publish or just use for promotion, not ones you're trying to sell rights to.
October 4th, 2012, 11:06 AM #8
Thanks for the advice and recommendations, everyone, much appreciated!
The story blog will be private until I have a finished draft, I just wanted to get the ball rolling. It seemed to me that seeing my work on a website served as further inspiration. The story blog would only function as background and additional small stories to highlight the world of my novel.
As an example, right now my test story blog has a few select short fiction entries in it, but I have linked their entries in the sidebar, rather than force readers to go through the blog posts looking for content. These entries also have older dates attached to them, with years that are closer to the time period my story is set in. I'm not sure that I will actually post any type of 'diary' content to it, but it's all a work in progress at the moment.
I have my own site, but for now that site is also private until I have a better idea of how I want to organize it.
The idea for the story blog (I'm sure it's not a new idea, I'm sure others have done it, but I've not seen many) came from a planned story myself and a friend were going to do. It was going to be post-apocalyptic, with two viewpoints. We would basically tell a story through the blog, with future dates, and each of us would be the other opposing character. So one blog post would be from the protagonist, who my friend would write, and then the next blog post would be from my antagonist. We wouldn't always necessarily go in that order. It ended up dying (for now!) when my friend realized he wasn't sure he really wanted to write.
October 4th, 2012, 12:19 PM #9
To play Devil's advocate:
Does anyone actually read the blogs of people they've never heard of? Why would they? Do you?
How do you even make people aware that it's there, much less give them a reason to go and look at it?
Your writing might be superb (it is actually rather good, from what Ive read of it), but if were honest most peoples isnt so the chances of me bothering to read an unpublished authors blog are well, zero to be honest. Unless you give me a reason to want to.
How are you going to do that?
October 4th, 2012, 02:43 PM #10
To answer Pete:
Well, you mostly read blogs by people you don't know. That's the beauty of the Internet. Now, you come across sites, you read, and some make you stay or come to visit again.
If it's good, it will stick.
The initial breakout to critical core audience might take time, but if you're good and consistent, you will come on top.
October 4th, 2012, 03:00 PM #11
Excellent questions Pete, and your Devil is my Devil: doubt.
I ask myself that question all the time while I'm writing. Why on Earth would anyone want to read this? How will I get this out there? How will I get people to not only take a look, but come back?
To be honest, some of those questions I can't answer, not yet. Igor is right, that if anything is good, it will reach an audience, and it's good enough, that audience will grow. I would also say that I have a large assortment of family and friends that I hope will help with getting that word out, if the content is worth it. I'm not sure I can get honest feedback from many of them (you guys are great at that!), but they're generally good with wanting to be helpful, so I'm counting on that. Like everything else, it will start small, and hopefully grow from there.
And if the content isn't good enough? Well then I'll have to prove my Devil wrong and keep working at it.
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Phoronix: SecureBoot Is Now Easier For Smaller Distributions
Matthew Garrett has shared that he's finally published his shim boot-loader for dealing with UEFI SecureBoot that makes it easier for the smaller Linux distributions to deal with this "secure" technology. Using this shim boot-loader is already signed with a Microsoft key so the smaller Linux distributions and other independent parties don't have to worry about obtaining a key from Microsoft...
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This is so ugly i cannot believe it is even legal to sell locked hardware like this.
The very minimum requirement should be that this key adding procedure would be doable from the UEFI specs and the computers came at most preinstalled with a microsoft key. But having to ship a binary blob just to boot your distro compromises your system even before linux has started loading The fact you can beg for a key from only microsoft to circumvent this restriction is the definition of a monopoly.
This is something EU should take notice of and force all hardware to be open, but those bureocrats only look after business interests, not peoples interests
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Last day at Red Hat
UEFI have much more control over the system and has a built-in TCP stack.
BIOS is much more simple and can not run stuff in the background.
UEFI is much more dangerous and likely to be vulnerable, exploitable and backdoored.
The UEFI on the other side is as perverted as it gets - its just a overcomplex loader system, with DRM integrated where BIOS was. The only good outcome of it are nicer menus.... :///
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DOVER — A packed courtroom full of local residents who had invested with Nickolas Skaltsis quietly listened as Judge Brian Tucker ordered to significantly reduce Skaltsis' bail on Thursday.
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Skaltsis' public defender, Carl Swenson, however, disagreed with Boffetti. Swenson said Skaltsis has interviewed with both Community Partners and the jail and both agencies believe Skaltsis is stable right now.
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Swenson told the court it is devastating and embarrassing for Skaltsis to be unable to pay back his friends.
After a brief recess, the judge decided upon $150,000 cash or surety bail, adding Skaltsis must be present at all of his court hearings, be supervised by the Strafford County House of Corrections with daily check-ins, not use drugs or alcohol and submit to drug tests, possess no firearms, surrender his passport, avoid contact with investors, and be restricted to his home at 6 Erik Drive at all times, except for medical visits, church or court appearances.
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Boffetti said Skaltsis has "severed" the relationships he once had with members of the community, which was clear when the hearing closed and Skaltsis walked out of the courtroom in shackles to return to jail, not glancing at or acknowledging the many investors sitting in the room.


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Face and Body Scrub is a standard, detergent-based scrub that contains plastic beads as the abrasive agent. The inclusion of glycolic acid (in a base with a pH of 3.8) guarantees exfoliation only if this is left on skin for a prolonged period—much longer than a product like this should be. There's nothing about this product that isn't easily replaced by a washcloth, but if you insist on using scrub (and have a generous cosmetics budget) this is a good one to consider.
Cleanse and remove dry, rough skin with this gentle face and body scrub. Contains polyethylene granules with glycolic compound in a light-lathering creme base. Excellent as a preparation for self-tanning. 15% Glycolic Compound, pH balanced (pH 3.8)
Water, Polyethylene, Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate, Ammonium Glycolate, Glycolic Acid, Cetyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Mineral Oil (Paraffinum Liquidum), Xanthan Gum, Fragrance, Disodium EDTA, Methylparaben, Propylparaben
MD Formulations At-A-Glance
Strengths: The entire line is fragrance-free; some well-formulated AHA products featuring glycolic acid and ammonium glycolate; a selection of very good cleansers; some extraordinary moisturizers and serums; very good toner; an oil-rich lip balm with broad-spectrum sunscreen.
Weaknesses: Some AHA products that include alcohol and other irritants; jar packaging; sunscreens without sufficient UVA protection; the at-home peel kit is an irritation waiting to happen; adhering to a routine of several MD Formulations products may expose skin to an excessive amount of exfoliation; incomplete routine(s) for blemish-prone skin.
This medically oriented, spa- and salon-sold skin-care company has its roots in alpha hydroxy acids, and was selling products with these ingredients as early as 1983, years before the cosmetics industry at large began promoting AHAs as the latest antiwrinkle miracle. The AHA craze has long since quieted, but ongoing, substantiated research has proven what a valuable asset properly formulated AHAs can be for skin. MD Formulations uses glycolic acid and ammonium glycolate (an exfoliant and pH adjuster related to glycolic acid) as its chief AHAs. Glycolic acid, in particular, has the most long-term research establishing its benefit for skin. Its list of benefits for skin is impressive, and these include improving photodamaged skin, normalizing the surface of skin so it appears smoother and healthier, improving the function of the skin's outer structure so it protects skin and reduces dryness, eliminating a dull surface, and stimulating collagen production (Sources: Journal of Dermatology, January 2006, pages 16–22; Experimental Dermatology, 2003 Supplement, pages 57–63; Cutis, August 2001, pages 135–142; Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, July 2000, pages 280–284; American Journal of Clinical Dermatology, March-April 2000, pages 81–88; Skin Pharmacology and Applied Skin Physiology, May-June 1999, pages 111–119; Dermatologic Surgery, August 1997, pages 689–694; Journal of Cell Physiology, October 1999, pages 14–23; and British Journal of Dermatology, December 1996, pages 867–875).
This is exciting information, but it's critical to keep in mind that glycolic acid (and AHAs in general) is not the only answer for aging, sun-damaged skin. Luckily, MD Formulations thinks so too, because several of their latest products contain AHAs along with antioxidants, cell-communicating ingredients (such as peptides and phospholipids), and retinol (cell-communicating ingredient and antioxidant). Research has shown that combining an AHA with retinol enhances its bioactivity in the lower layers of skin without altering the efficacy of the AHA (Source: Dermatology, 2005 Supplement, pages 6–13).
In many respects, next to the Lauder-owned lines, MD Formulations has a fantastic roster of antioxidant-laden moisturizers and serums. Even their toner is highly recommended, and we don't often get excited about toners (well, except my own, but that's another review). Surprisingly, for a company that is close to the cutting edge of creating state-of-the-art skin-care products, they still use jar packaging for many products whose ingredients are light- and air-sensitive. Those products should be avoided, especially for what MD Formulations is charging.
It's also distressing that half of their sunscreens lack sufficient UVA protection and a handful of products contain well-known irritants that don't promote healthy, intact skin (what were they thinking?). Due to the manner in which well-formulated AHA products work, sun protection is essential. As skin's outer, thickened layer is removed, the vibrant, "new" skin is more vulnerable to sun damage. It would be optimal if MD Formulations stocked a wider variety of effective sunscreens, and added as many antioxidants to them as they do to most of their moisturizers and serums. Still, plenty of other lines sell beautifully formulated sunscreens, so you can cherry-pick the suitable prime options from MD Formulations and fill in the sun-protection blank elsewhere (which isn't a bad idea—this is an expensive skin-care line).
For more information about MD Formulations, call (800) 451-3940 or visit www.mdformulations.com.
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Md formulations face and body scrub is a very good exfoilator for all skin types exept sensitive, I've used this a few times and it keeps my skin healthy and clear, I don't think a washcloth can be a alternative to this as this contains gycolic acid a washcloth doesn't, note you can leave this on for 10/ 15 minutes and then scrub to get both a manual and chemical exfoilant, And reap the benefits, a very good scrub to consider.
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Obama, Republicans stand with Boston
(CNN) — President Barack Obama united with Republicans on Saturday in condemning the violence that took place in Boston and praised the valor that ensued.
In his weekly address, Obama argued the deadly Boston Marathon bombings, which he described as an "act of terror," will not be remembered for the damage it caused, but the "stories of heroism and kindness."
"The world has witnessed one sure and steadfast truth: Americans refuse to be terrorized," he said.
Obama praised first responders who converged on the blast scene to aid victims and then carried out a manhunt for two suspects, identified as brothers.
He pointed to volunteer efforts by marathon runners who donated blood and the "determined" doctors who tended to the wounded.
"If anyone wants to know who we are; what America is; how we respond to evil and terror -- that's it. Selflessly. Compassionately," he said. "And unafraid."
His comments came two days after he traveled to Boston to offer a message of resilience and inspiration at an interfaith service in honor of the victims.
In the GOP's weekly address, Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina also praised first responders and others who rose to aid victims and search for the suspects.
"While the perpetrators of this act of terror hoped that they could shake the confidence of a city, they have instead only strengthened the resolve of our nation," he said.
Scott cautioned those who would consider attacking the United States in the future that "there is no corner on Earth, no hiding place in America that will keep us from finding you."
"The leaders of this country will do everything in our power to bring justice for the families and the communities impacted," he said. "Our freedom is our most precious possession-any effort to take it away will only strengthen our determination."


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Reserve forces
As threats to global security have evolved, so too has the role of reserve forces in NATO. Reservists play a crucial role in building bridges between military and non-military personnel across the Alliance and are recognized as indispensable to the Alliance's defence at the earliest stages of a conflict.
- NATO does not have or control its own reserve forces.
- It works on reservist issues through the NATO Reserve Forces Committee (NRFC), which is an advisory body for the Military Committee on these questions.
- NATO also works with both the Interallied Confederation of Reserve Officers and the Interallied Confederation of Medical Reserve Officers on reservist issues.
- Together, these entities seek to complement efforts and harmonise their respective programmes and projects.
Although the Alliance does not have or control its own Reserve Forces, through the National Reserve Forces Committee (NRFC) it works with the Interallied Confederation of Reserve Officers, known by its French acronym CIOR, and the Interallied Confederation of Medical Reserve Officers (CIOMR) to tackle reservist issues.
Whenever possible the CIOR, the CIOMR and the NRFC convene at the same time and place. The three bodies also work to harmonize their respective programmes and projects. The NRFC and CIOR work is complementary, particularly where requirements converge. NRFC focuses more on the military policy level, while CIOR provides input from a civilian point of view. Both mainly serve as a place for the exchange of views of national best practices. The Military Committee is briefed once a year on the activities of these organizations.
The National Reserve Forces Committee (NRFC)
Reserve Forces and policy matters relating to them were considered, until the early 1980s, to be a national issue only and therefore not within the remit of NATO. The NRFC was established in 1981 as the central forum of the Alliance for reservist matters. However, it wasn't until 1987 that a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the NRFC and the CIOR formally establishing areas of work.
Objectives and responsibilities
The NRFC has the task of preparing conceptual proposals and developing approaches as an advisory body for the Military Committee and member countries in this area. Its objectives and responsibilities were approved by the Military Committee (MC 392) on 18 November 1996 and amended on 1 April 1998.
These are defined as:
- Strengthen the readiness of the Alliance Reserves by providing a forum for informal and candid exchanges of information.
- Providing policy advice on Reserve issues to the Military Committee.
- Providing advice and support to the CIOR to assist their activities in support of Alliance goals and advise the Military Committee on its relationship with CIOR.
Since 1996, the NRFC has focused on strengthening the operational readiness of NATO reserve forces by broadening the exchange of information and deploying reserve forces jointly with active forces. The Committee does not address strategic, tactical or operational issues. This is the prerogative of the member nations or the NATO military command structure.
Functioning of the committee
Currently 23 NATO nations are members while Australia has been granted permanent observer status. The NRFC holds plenary conferences at least twice a year and almost all NATO countries are members – the exceptions being Albania, Iceland, Luxembourg, Portugal and Croatia. It consists of a chairman and a secretariat, national delegations and observers. The International Military Staff, Allied Command Operations and Allied Command Transformation are represented by liaison officers. Committee delegations are appointed by their respective national ministries of defence, and the national heads of delegations are mostly heads of reserve or commissioners of reserve allied forces.
Chairmanship is held for a period of two years by one of the member countries. Meetings are organised and conducted by the Chairman, who also coordinates with the Committee. The Secretariat of the NRFC is of the same country as the Chairman. The Committee retains the authority to establish its own procedures.
The Interallied Confederation of Reserve Officers (CIOR)
The Interallied Confederation of Reserve Officers is an independent body that was founded in 1948. It represents the reserve officers from 28 NATO members and eight associated countries. It was officially recognized by NATO in 1976 (MC 248/1) with the objectives of providing advice on the best utilization of reservists, continuing to improve the knowledge of NATO authorities about national Reserve Forces, and exchange information between member nations. It is a non-political, non-governmental, non-profit-making organisation which cooperates with the Alliance on reservists' issues.
The members of the CIOR associations are active as civilians and professionals in addition to their role as reserve officers. This dual role allows them to contribute to a better understanding of security and defence issues within their national populations, as well as bringing civilian expertise and experiences to the challenges facing reserve forces at NATO.
Delegates to the CIOR are elected by their national reserve officer associations. The head of each delegation is a CIOR vice-president. The Confederation is structured around a constitution that provides for a rotating presidency, an executive council comprised of vice-presidents, key committees and several annual events that promote training, education and professional development of reserve forces.
CIOR main roles:
- Improving "NATO understanding of CIOR goals and activities, by informing NATO Authorities, periodically briefing the Military Committee".
- To increase cooperation between NATO and CIOR "by providing advice from CIOR's perspective on the best utilization of reservists in the defence of NATO and in non Art. 5 operations."
- "To contribute to improving the knowledge of NATO authorities about national Reserve Forces and the role of the Reserve Forces in common NATO defence and new missions, particularly from the CIOR perspective."
- "To utilise CIOR knowledge of reserve affairs within each member nation in order to inspire developments in the organization, administration and social aspects, where appropriate, of Reserve Forces and in particular of Reserve Officers."
CIOR Committees:
- Defence Attitudes & Security Issues Committee
- Civil Military Cooperation Committee
- Military Competitions Committee
- Legal Committee
- Partnership for Peace & Outreach Committee
- Language Academy Committee
- Seminar Committee
- Young Reserve Officers Committee
The main meetings of the CIOR are held on an annual basis in the summer, with locations alternating among member countries. It also organises a winter conference each year in Brussels, Belgium, for the CIOR Council and Committees. The Organisation is financed by annual subscriptions from its component national associations. The CIOR has a permanent representative at NATO HQ in the IMS Plans and Policy Division.
The Confédération interallié des officiers médicaux de réserve (Interallied Confederation of Medical Reserve Officers, or CIOMR) is an associated member of the CIOR.
Established in 1947, the CIOMR is the official organisation of medical officers within Reserve Forces from countries which were to become NATO members. Originally founded by Belgium, France and the Netherlands, the Organisation now includes all CIOR member countries. It works to establish close professional relations with the medical doctors and services of NATO countries and promotes effective collaboration with the active forces of the Alliance.


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Pirates of the Burning Sea
Pirates of the Burning Sea Overview
Pirates of the Burning Sea is currently the only MMORPG that takes strategic naval combat straight from Sid Meier's Pirates! and shoves it into the MMO model. This isn't your usual Saturday-night grindfest; there is no tanking and spanking. Strategy, planning and coordination are the order of the day. For the niche it fills, it's extremely well-implemented, and there are few things more satisfying than demolishing an enemy with a well-placed broadside.
Once you've spent some time creating your character by selecting from an impressive range of colonial clothing, you'll be prompted to choose your allegiance: Spain, France, England or Bretheren (pirates). If you choose a nation, you will notice no difference beyond aesthetics. These "national" factions all have access to the three core classes:
Naval Officer - The only class in the game that gets access to the enormous ships-of-the-line. Don't expect to get those zippy little corsairs lined up with your broadside often, but when you do, expect them to explode into a plume of splinters and gore.
Privateer – Privateers do well in packs, and can enter pirate PVP zones to disguise their faction and attack ships without incriminating their nation. Their skills are centered around stealth on the open sea, disabling, and boarding combat.
Freetrader – The economic hit-men. Run blockades, work the system and buy high, sell low. Your skills revolve around enhancing production, trade and the ability to evade harassment on the open sea, as well as escape combat when intercepted. Arguably the most important class in the game, as ports must be attacked economically to throw them into contention.
Pirate – Pirates are the only unique faction. They can't take over ports, but they can attack them and loot them when vulnerable. They also have the ability to steal the ships of enemy players upon defeating them. It's a hard life, though, as everyone is out to nail your hide to a post. Since patch 1.4, pirates have been divided into two classes – the Cutthroat, which steals ships and focuses on pure combat, and the Buccaneer, which can redeem ship deeds for rewards, and focuses more on support.
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Pirates of the Burning Sea Review
By B. Olivia
PotBS began development at Flying Lab Studios way back in the days of 2002. Once it began, they realized they had a complex beast on their hands, and development took far longer than initially anticipated. We didn't see the release of this game until early 2008, clocking the development at around six years. It's easy to blame this for the dated graphics, but it's also nice to see a company that doesn't rush release dates and demand payment for a half-baked product (I'm looking at you, Age of Conan.) What we have as a result is an MMO that resembles a union between EVE Online and Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean – this is a good thing, as EVE's charisma is sorely lacking.
For years, many have complained that nearly all games since the birthing World of Warcraft have been shaped crudely in its image (as befits a deity), and that there is no escaping its influence in the realm of the MMORPG. Well, these people obviously haven't played Pirates of the Burning Sea: this is about as far away from WoW as it gets.
PotBS – He's a Complicated Man
The learning curve is about as gentle as a sheer cliff, but if you stick it out and learn the basics (the tutorial is decent, but not enough), you'll find mastering personal strategies, unlocking and customizing new ships, and opening up new abilities to be weirdly fun. The game is entertaining solo, but coordinating with fleets of player ships in real-time is one of the most unique and deeply satisfying gameplay experiences I've had. The sheer range of tactical options available in combat is staggering, all of which are affected by your choice of ship, class, and rigging.
Every Battle is a Snowflake…
Do you want to disable their sails with chain shot and board them? Outmaneuver them with your faster ship, avoiding their broadside and punching holes through their prow? Or would you rather load up on cannons and armor, becoming a nigh immobile, but extremely dangerous floating fortress? Whatever you choose, managing the wind and maneuvering the battlefield is extremely challenging and rewarding, and no two skirmishes are ever really the same. Not a lot of MMORPGs can claim that.
Blood in the Water, Coins in the Purse
So, what about the big picture? It's all about PVP, taxes, port control and shipping goods. We can't exactly have the colonial era without faction-based conflict and squabbling over spices, can we?
You can avoid conflict by avoiding the pirate PVP zones, and by never opting to have your PVP flag on. In fact, you can theoretically get all the way from level 1 to max without every being accosted by another player at sea, but like many theories, this one falls apart when you throw human beings into the mix. By attacking ports economically, opposing nations can turn the area around them on the world map into pirate PVP zones, and eventually attack the port itself, taking it over for their nation if successful. It's exciting, but it can get frustrating when all you want to do is quest around, while all the big boys and girls are slugging it out.
Fair Game
Running away is usually (usually) a viable option, and naval officers of any nation can potentially come to your aid if you're intercepted by pirates or privateers at sea (assuming you aren't one yourself.) It's also worth mentioning that this chaos only lasts so long. On a weekly basis, all of the ports are reset, which removes every PVP zone, and puts everything back to square one. This means that nations that are underpopulated (like poor Spain) won't be spending eternity getting themselves ground into dust. In fact, there is implementation that allows members of underpopulated factions to gain double XP, and more frequent drops from NPCs! Quite an incentive.
So there it is. PotBS is essentially a much lighter EVE Online, except without the inhuman, maddening void staring at you from your monitor at all times. Which reminds me…
It's got character!
It seems like a trifle, but I liked this game's aesthetics so much, I had to give them a special mention. The music is delightful, the port towns are full of life, and while the graphics aren't cutting edge, the game makes up for it with personality. I absolutely love the character creator and the outfits. Some of the ambient sounds and NPC conversations are rather hilarious (especially in the bars in French ports), and it's very clear just how much love Flying Lab Studios put into this game.
And Now Its Free!
Pirates of the Burning Sea started its journey as a subscription based game, but on November 29, 2010 the game completed its transition to a free to play (F2P) title. PotBS isn't the first MMORPG by Sony Online Entertainment to make the switch, EverQuest 2 made it earlier in the same year. An optional subscription called a 'Captain's Club membership' is still available and gives players access to premium content. Alternatively, this premium content can now be purchased in small pieces through the in-game 'Treasure Isle' shop. Free to play users still have access to much of the games content. In fact PotBS is much more "Free" than games like EverQuest 2 and The Lord of the Rings Online, which restrict free to play users a bit more. This new micro-transaction supported model removes many of the barriers to entry and opens the game to a much larger player base. One of the biggest flaws in Pirates of the Burning Sea has been its shrinking playerbase, but the switch to F2P should quickly remedy that problem. Expect future SOE games to make the same transition in the years ahead!
Final Verdict – Great
PotBS is a charming game that dares to be different in a market where everyone is terrified of deviating away from what "works" economically. Of course, given that development began well before WoW was released, I can't exactly give Flying Lab props for breaking the recent trend (by the time WoW did come out, they'd probably invested too much to back out – points for following through!) The community is surprisingly kind, the dev team is colorful, and if you're into strategic gameplay, then I encourage you to give this one a try. Sample a title that really does break the MMO mold, and actually doesn't fail because of it. That alone should be indicative of high-quality design.
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Pirates of the Burning Sea Wikipedia Entry
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Pirates of the Burning Sea System Requirements
Minimum Requirements:
OS: Windows XP / Vista
CPU: Pentium 4 1.5 GHz / AMD XP 2500+ or better
RAM: 512 MB or more
HDD: 6 GB Free
Graphics Card: NVidia GeForce FX 5700, ATI Radeon 9600, or equivalent 128MB VGA Card
Recommended Specifications:
OS: Windows Vista / XP
CPU: Pentium 4 2 GHz
HDD: 6 GB Free
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 6600, ATI X850, or equivalent 256MB VGA Card
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- Burning Blade: Hack & Slash MMO for Android coming soon - Posted on July 29, 2014
Teebik Games, a leading mobile platform and games publisher, is today thrilled to reveal Burning Blade – an exhilarating hack-n-slash MMORPG for mobile coming to Google Play in North America, Europe and Australia this August.