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"Battles are slow and full of clicks, pauses, and ponderings."
Lurid green orcs attack legionnaires on bright beaches, undead wizards pull rotting boars from the earth and animate them with necromantic secrets, and a murderer goes unpunished. These are the quests and side quests that have kept adventurers employed and heroic for decades now, and they're also the three conflicts at the heart of the Steam Early Access alpha preview of Divinity: Original Sin. Will there always be gamers willing to undertake these quests, that seem as dry and dusty as the books they came from, or are they no longer enough?
Larian Studios' Kickstarter success is a prequel to the original Divine Divinity: an open-world turn-based RPG for one or two players. Already you're probably surprised. Divinity can be played both alone and cooperatively, and combat is
in real time. The former is encouraging and allows for one of the game's most inventive features, but the latter is potentially a nasty surprise for those expecting something different. That I was disappointed when the first battle began says more about my preferences than the quality of the game, but don't assume Divinity features Infinity Engine-style combat.
Battles are slow and full of clicks, pauses, and ponderings. Divinity uses an action point system akin to that of the original Fallout games: each combat action, be it movement, skill, item, or attack, requires a certain number of action points and those left over can be used the following turn. There are attacks of opportunity, interactive spell effects, and plenty of interesting items and abilities to complicate strategies that must also account for efficient movement, areas of effect, and the tortuous decision of saving or spending action points. This rather nuanced system complements the heavily detailed world.
Larian Studios hand-crafted a world, an antidote to the increasingly popular trend of randomly generated content and the hollow, means-to-an-end dungeon design of many Western action RPGs. Though it's impossible to know how large Divinity's world will be with the relatively modest alpha preview, it begs to be clicked. Tiny shells can be picked up, examined, and used or hoarded just in case. Books can be opened and read, their pages turned by dragging the mouse. Items that can't be put into the inventory can be moved about the environment. Combining coffin nails with a cudgel dropped by an enemy produces a more effective melee weapon. There are countless NPCs to be questioned, assisted, ignored, or murdered. There are doors to be broken, keys to steal, and secrets to expose.
Instead of using darkness to tantalize, Divinity uses light. The writing is lively (although there is currently no voice acting and probably no plans to include it) and laden with humor and personality. Much of the humor resorts to the funny gravestones and equippable "Dirty Panty" variety, but with this comes an unpredictability only allowed by a world this wacky and careless. One moment I'm investigating a murder case and the next I'm being transported to another plane of time and space by an absurd and raving goblin. This helps counter the generic lore and setting, even if the atmosphere isn't consistent and the world impossible.
Divinity doesn't hold hands as the quests and side quests flow in with disorder and chaos. The murder investigation that provided the focus of my preview, for example, unfolds with a hands-off philosophy. There's a quest log, a map, and even quest markers, yet none of them really give much direction. The only way to proceed is to explore, search, and question. One of the purposes of a game like this is to become lost in it, but with so much detail, there needs to be a more thorough record keeper instead of some fickle, cruel historian who gives guidance in the form of riddles and clues. I appreciate the refusal to insult a player's intelligence with kindergarten quests — tasks that involve no thought and instead only sight (see that glowing spot on the floor? it's a clue) and a little dexterity (click, click, click) — but there needs to be balance between dumb clicking and tedious searching.
I couldn't get into any co-op games or start one of my own, but this promises to be an interesting and viable option to play the narrative. The aforementioned inventive mechanic is co-op dialogue in which both players get to choose dialogue options and thus roleplay together. This is the kind of innovation that could enliven the genre. Even when alone, however, a player can still select different types of responses for the two protagonists. There aren't many dialogue options (usually only two), but apart from applying some customization to the story, they increase traits like independence and boldness that in turn increase stats and attributes.
Divinity: Original Sin is getting there. It's approaching the territory of the grand old CRPG adventures, but it has considerable distance yet to travel. That it's doing some of that journeying on Steam Early Access is probably for the best, as gamers can give the developers plenty of additional work. Thus far, the combat is sluggish and clumsy: spell targeting in particular needs adjustment to remove those instances of accidental self slaughter. Navigation, questing, and map markers need to be properly programmed, and the opening area needs considerable balance. When I gave up in frustration on the murder investigation and wandered out of town, I was beaten at every turn by enemy squadrons that discouraged exploration. Amid the admittedly disheartening flaws, there is a lovingly crafted world rich with detail and personality, but it will take time for it to come to light. For now, it glimmers.
The alpha version of Divinity: Original Sin opens with the disclaimer that the game isn't "stable, optimized or balanced, but it is fun." Even beta tests can be buggy, unstable, and messy (not to mention full, final releases) so that the alpha version of Divinity is all those things and more isn't a surprise, but that disclaimer is still overly optimistic. Only if you want to be part of Divinity's development cycle should you purchase the game now. All others can wait to see if there's real magic here.
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"The environments are heavily interactive, and it's important to effectively use anything that's not nailed down to your advantage."
Larian Studios is very proud of the world they've created for the Divinity series, and they have two games in the works that flesh the world out even further. One is a fun-looking RTS game called Divinity: Dragon Commander (due out Q1 2013) and the other is an action RPG called Divinity: Original Sin. Divinity: Original Sin takes place prior to Divine Divinity and Divinity: Dragon Commander takes place in an earlier era than Origins.
Divinity: Original Sin takes place in a steampunk world featuring magic and technology. The two main characters, out of four playable, are a tortured male warrior and a resurrected female mystic whose stories seem divergent but eventually overlap. The game is playable in both single-player and drop in/drop out multiplayer mode. In single player mode, the player controls the entire party of 4 and in multiplayer, each player controls one of the four characters.
A key component to the story and gameplay is the orcish Source Magic the aforementioned heroes use. This magic draws upon the elements of the world and can affect terrain. For example, using rain magic can make the ground slippery to move on, giving you an advantage in battle. A really cool use of the Source Magic I saw was in a boss battle against a giant robot. While he was charging a special attack, one character used water magic to expand a nearby puddle so the robot was standing in water. Another character's electricity spell electrified the puddle, effectively stunning the robot. There is also friendly fire in the game, so when one player was on fire, another used rain magic to put the blaze out.
As with prior Divinity games, the environments are heavily interactive, and it's important to effectively use anything that's not nailed down to your advantage. For example, barrels of oil. They will explode when struck with fire, but if struck with a normal weapon, they'll create an oil slick. This lends a point-and-click puzzle-solving aspect to the combat. Speaking of point-and-click, items can be combined in that style in the menus. For example, combining a poisonous mushroom with a sword creates a poison sword.
Unlike prior Divinity games, the combat is turn based, and each player has a number of action points to use when taking actions. This is why using the environment to your advantage is so important, because moving an oil barrel to the right place and setting it off uses fewer action points than a straight up assault.
The snippet of storyline we got was of the warrior and mystic looking for Robert, a wollock (an anthropomorphic lobster/fiddler crab style creature) who resurrects zombies and fits them out with technological enhancements. His modus operandi is to assume a human form, seduce women, then duck out and leave a "suicide bomber" zombie with a huge bomb on its back to kill the woman so he can resurrect her and use her for his own means.
The heroes find the house of a woman who recently interacted with Robert, but a "suicide bomber" is holding her hostage and threatens to explode. The closest character to the bomber is presented with a dialogue tree wherein he can either call the bomber's bluff (which will make him explode, leaving you to find a new lead) or talk him down and save the girl. Unlike the average RPG, this NPC you just saved does not appreciate heroes rifling through her drawers or chests, but while one player is interacting with her, another player can try to steal stuff from her house while her back is turned.
All four characters have dialogue trees, so even during the bomber extraction sequence, the second player could go along with the first player's dialogue decision or make a different one. The dialogue choices between characters affects their relationships, and it's cool that every player gets dialogue options, not just the leader. The way you pump your stats into characters affects the dialogue options they get. There are even moments where the enemy may engage the characters in conversation, and there is a possibility of talking one's way out of battle.
But if all that isn't enough, Larian plans to ship their level editor with the game so that players can build their own additions to the world and script their own quests. Larian boasts that the level editor players receive is the same one they use.
Divinity: Original Sin is slated for a Q2 2013 release.
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By Keelia McCaffrey,
Joanne Rae walked into Heth carting behind her a cart full of clothes. She unzipped bags that contained suits and ties, set up a table with accessories for both genders, and did it all wearing a figure flattering cheetah print dress and black high-heels.
When her materials were all in place, Rae made sure to walk around the room and shake hands with every single person. She used this tactic to show everyone what her presentation was about: How to present yourself for a future employer.
She began with posing a simple question: What sort of occasions do people dress up for? Audience members stated the obvious answers like weddings, funerals, and church, but not a single person said "work."
It is Rae's belief that work is an environment where you need to look good. But more so than that, you must look your best for an interview; first impressions are made within seven seconds. According to Rae, 55 percent of a first impression is how you look, 38 percent is how you speak and your manner, and then remaining seven percent is what you say.
"When you are going to prepare for an interview you have to research, research, research," said Rae. "You research the company you are going to interview with. You practice your interview with whomever you can, and that is going to lead to your success."
Founder of Younique Image in October 2001, Rae is a professional image consultant. She combines her knowledge of the corporate world with her knowledge of etiquette and fashion to help her clients impress companies and obtain jobs. Rae is certified member of the Association of Image Consultants International which is a non-profit committed to proficiency and improving society's standard of image consultants.
Dressing for interviews is a process that starts early. Investing in good staple pieces in a work wardrobe is hard for college students, but looking your best is an advantage in itself. "I put on this dress today and now I feel like a million bucks, that's how you feel when you put it on. So if your stuff is old and faded, then you will feel old and faded when you put it on."
She started with the men. For interviews, men should dress in fitted suits. Rae stressed that colors of a suit do matter. Black means you're in power while brown means you're submissive. To be safe, a navy blue suit works in every situation. A button-up shirt should be worn underneath in colors such as blue, white, or pinstriped.
When questioned about ties versus bowties Rae said it doesn't matter. A tie is like a woman's necklace, it is a way to dress up an outfit to make a statement. This also applies to footwear. Men should wear sleek dress shoes, and if they have on a belt, the shoes should match it.
For a woman's wardrobe a black suit is safe. Dress up a black suit with colorful, yet tasteful blouses and shoes. Shoes should be a professional color like black, or gray and Rae suggests that high heels are better because they look sleeker. Accessories and make-up should be kept at a moderate level.
"Conservative does not mean it's boring," said Rae. "It just means you have to tone it down a little so no purple eye shadow, or (spray can) red streaks in your hair."
She went on to give both genders practical advice such as: no visible tattoos or body piercings, don't excessively use perfume or cologne, don't be too revealing (cleavage, and tight pants), always maintain eye contact, and kept the distracting absentminded gestures to a minimum.
"I thought that Joanne was helpful," said communications senior Lindsey Piland. "She said some things that were pretty common sense, but they are things that need to be said for them to stick."
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The Lake Course at Cinnabar Hills Golf Club is a 9-hole regulation length golf course in San Jose, California. This medium-length layout features 4 sets of teeboxes for the enjoyment of golfers of all skill levels. There are 2 other courses on this same property, the Canyon Course, and the Mountain Course. Online tee times may be available at Cinnabar Hills Golf Club or at nearby golf courses, usually offered at a discount from the normal rate.
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Strategies to Protect Directors and Officers and Manage D&O Insurance Costs
Thomas, Keith, Risk Management
D&O exposure continues upward: A recent study conducted by the Stamford Law School Securities Class Action Clearinghouse in cooperation with Cornerstone Research reports 327 federal securities class action lawsuits filed in 2001, 60 percent more than were initiated in 2000. The median dollar loss in securities claims jumped to $1.2 billion in 2001 from $500 million in 2000, the study found.
Keith Thomas, senior vice president Zurich North America Management Solutions Group
In 1995, with securities claim costs escalating exponentially, Congress passed the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (PSLRA). An objective of the Act was to rein in D&O exposure. D&O insurers began underwriting to the expected reduction in exposure, decreasing the cost and broadening terms and conditions over a period of years. In the latter part of that decade, however, it became evident that PSLRA had not achieved its intended mission. Securities class action litigation continued to rise in both frequency and severity, fueled in part by market capitalization growth. By early 2001, the D&O industry understood the reality of the risk--and knew that its D&O contracts had been drastically underpriced for years. Correction began.
Risk managers saw average rate increases of approximately 25 percent in 2001 and 150-200 percent in 2002; similar rate increases are expected through the end of the year but they are likely to temper. At the same time, underwriters have been tightening terms and conditions significantly. Responsible underwriters are now meticulously writing to the reality of today's D&O exposure,
This market hardening comes at a difficult time for board members. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act has left corporate directors and officers shouldering new responsibilities and potential personal liability. In addition, board actions are now under unprecedented scrutiny from shareholders. For risk managers, this creates a formidable challenge: How can you manage D&O insurance costs, while giving anxious board members the broad D&O liability coverage they need to continue serving in the face of significant personal risk? Underwriters will reserve the most favorable terms and conditions for companies that demonstrate a commitment to partnering with their brokers and underwriters during the underwriting process--and on the risk itself.
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In order to most efficiently secure optimal limits in a severely contracted market, a company can restructure its insurance program to share a greater portion of the risk. This increased risk sharing could realign the customers' vested interest with carriers and possibly reduce claims severity trends over time.
Many companies are increasing retentions. At Zurich North America, one large-cap company recently increased its retention from a few million dollars to $50 million. By assuming more risk at the lowest layer, the company was able to manage insurance costs up front and obtain the higher level of protection needed to fund today's exorbitant losses.
Adopting a predetermined allocation and forgoing entity coverage is another way organizations are sharing risk and making insurance costs more predictable. Such an allocation preestablishes the division of losses between the corporation and the insurer in a securities claim. It allows a company to streamline its insurance program, reducing frictional costs. When a company requires entity coverage, coinsurance and higher retentions can be used to share risk and achieve similar benefits.
Purchasing Side A D&O coverage alone can give directors and officers needed protection in an economical fashion. Side A coverage assures protection for the personal assets of board members if the company is bankrupt or otherwise unable to indemnify them.
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Hot off the heels of Kate Upton's complaints in the September issue of Elle that she was treated like a "toy", yet another cover girl is dishing on the woes of being a model.
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"You are too famous," she revealed. "No one will pay attention to the clothes."
Indeed, Karlie has become increasingly recognizable as more than just a runway model with her various side projects, including a cohosting gig on MTV's House of Style reboot, a denim line and a highly visible role as a Victoria's Secret Angel in the retailer's latest campaign.
In a recent Vogue shoot on the streets of New York, the cropped-haired cutie even caused a traffic jam alongside French electronic music duo Daft Punk.
And while her notoriety may seem like a bit of a headache now, it might prove profitable years from now when designers could pass her up because of her age.
It seems like the 21-year-old is poised to join the ranks of supermodels like Kate Moss and Tyra Banks, who have leveraged their careers to build empires that are no longer dependent on sashaying down the catwalk.
And in the case of Moss, her status as a fashion icon had her booking a runway show as recently as last March, when the 39-year-old worked it for Marc Jacobs' Louis Vuitton show at Paris fashion week.
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EDITOR: Mark West Creek has been designated as a spawning stream for steelhead for 30 years. About 15 years ago, I asked state Fish and Wildlife why the fish population was dwindling. Each person referred me to another person. Four people later, I ended up with someone who said they would get back to me. So far they haven't.
Recently I stacked some stones across the creek and put a piece of plastic over them, raising the surface water level behind my seasonal dam from six inches to about 18 inches. It's nice for me to cool off on a warm day and also a better habitat for the few fish that dwell there. The deeper the water the cooler the water at the deeper part of the pool would be, and steelhead prefer cool water.
Then, for the first time in 30 years, a Fish and Wildlife representative showed up. He told me the dam was detrimental to the young fish and that I had to lower the water level gradually over the next few weeks or I would be fined $250. So I did. Now you know the Fish and Wildlife Department is doing something, but I don't think the fish appreciate it.
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EDITOR: I enjoy The Press Democrat each day, and I have noticed how often the word "inappropriate" is now used to describe scandalous and even criminal behavior. A recent article in the National Review discussed this in detail and concluded that "inappropriate" is wearing a necktie to a barbecue. How appropriate.
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I received a new Gossamer Gear Gorilla Pack today, and I'm very pleased with what I got! It has sufficient volume for weekend+ trips (with my gear) and is small enough with compression options for "well-geared" day travel. Based on a quick examination, the construction is good with no obvious flaws. GG's service was extraordinary with shipment the same day I ordered. Here are some photos with the pack loaded at "weekend" level gear (including food).Side viewRear ViewDetail of hip belt with accessory pockets
Edited by Beep on 03/05/2009 18:08:20 MST.
William - it looks nice and tidy... I like it!I see how you got it all loaded up, hydration and all. Good to know I'm not the only gear geek in MN - I get crazy looks from my wife wondering my I'm packing up all my gear in the middle of winter for no reason. :)Also - nice house, I love the trim work.
Edited by mn-backpacker on 03/05/2009 18:14:04 MST.
RE: the trim workThe roof beams were the product of 2 master carpenters and 3 days work, but they did a fantastic job in a remodel about 5 years ago.
Do you have a photo from the front? I've only seen on GG pack in action and the shoulder straps looked really uncomfortable. Wide and thin and poorly contoured. Nice pack though.
>>Do you have a photo from the front?<<I'll try to get one posted. Already unloaded the pack, though. The shoulder straps are wider than other pack straps, but they are designed so as to be able to use spare socks, etc. as padding. I'd say they are not a "strong" plus of the pack, but in my initial wearing they didn't feel uncomfortable or out of place. For now, I've inserted the CCF pads that come with the pack. I'm unlikely to ever go the "unused clothing as padding" option.Oh...and FWIW, the pack is a large with large hipbelt to suit my 6'5" body.
Edited by Beep on 03/05/2009 18:53:24 MST.
No hurry, I won't buy buying a frameless pack until spring.I am happy they offer a large with a small hipbelt though.
I love the wide shoulder straps on GG backpacks. I think that they're more comfortable than the typical sizes.
> I love the wide shoulder straps on GG backpacks. I think that they're more comfortable than the typical sizes.Absolutely!
I use my sleeping socks as padding in the straps of my Mariposa Plus. I find them very comfortable, even more so than with the foam padding.Oh and I have to have a Gorilla Pack.
I like my Mariposa, the wide straps don't bother you at all. I probably should have bought a Gorilla instead of that Exos 46. And I don't think the Gorilla is what you call a frameless pack anymore.
>>And I don't think the Gorilla is what you call a frameless pack anymore.<<I agree...and that's why I selected it. The stays seem to work well in transferring the load to the hip belt (preliminary opinion subject to change after extended use and all-day wearing of a loaded pack!!). I was strongly considering the ULA Ohm as my other choice, but the sexy curves of the Gorilla were more seductive than the Ohm's utilitarian straight line stays. Both companies seem to do first rate work, though, so it'd be hard to make a bad choice.
Hey y'all-Have smaller fellas tried out the Gorilla/GG shoulder traps? I wonder if there is a size/satisfaction correlation going on here, as, atleast from the avatars, mostly taller gentleman have weighed in at this point. Please correct me if I am wrong.Thanks,Jed
Hey Jed, I'm only 5' 8".Dale
I'm 5'4" w/ a 17" torso so I ordered a medium size Gorilla. Initially it seemed as if the shoulder straps were too wide as they rubbed my neck however the pack was simply too big/torso wise. When the hip was placed in the right position, the shoulder straps did not cup/mold to my shoulders creating approximately a 2" gap between the top back region of my shoulders and the shoulder straps. I'm waiting for the small to arrive - should be here in a few days. I also talked to Grant about this and he suggested using pipe foam insulation (can get it at Home Depot or Lowes) which decreases the width of the straps by increasing the straps thickness.I'm hoping the small will fit perfectly as I like the nice neat lines this pack has and do believe the curved aluminum stays will transfer weight well and provide a comfortable ride.
A little bird has told me that a future production run of the Gorilla will include narrower shoulder straps as an option. For now, my position is that the existing width works well, so my "issue" is that the wider strap is different than what I'm accustomed to. Fashion rears its head in ultrapacking, ziphiking, faststriding, lighthauling...er, whatever?
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Dale and Chris- thanks for the info!
Hi William,What is your waist size and what size hip-belt do you have on the Gorilla?I'm have a 35-36" waist/pant size and ordered the medium hip-belt, as they show the medium to top out at 35"-36", and the large starts at 36" and tops out at 42"I guess, I can always send the medium hip-belt back and get the large, should the medium be too small?
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>>What is your waist size and what size hip-belt do you have on the Gorilla?<<I have a 37 inch waist. The Large hip belt fits me just fine! If I were you, I'd try the medium first.
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William,Thanks for the advice. This is what I thought too. I had an older model Mariposa with a large belt and it came close to maxing out at the buckles.Also, it makes a big difference as to how thick a pad, you put into the back panel sleeve. A thicker pad takes-up more of the hip-belt, and a thinner pad less.Another nice improvement are the interchangeable hip-belts, where as before, they were sewn onto the packs.
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By Shirley Vanderbilt
It's all about a foot, a person in charge, and a coach. The Rossiter System, a series of more than 100 stretching techniques designed to quickly and effectively change large amounts of connective tissue, is the brainchild of Richard Rossiter. Like the tango, it takes two people moving in concert with each other to execute the moves. The person in charge (PIC) lies on the floor and does the active stretching. The coach provides the weight and warmth of a foot to anchor the tissue and make it pliable, and simultaneously "coaches" the PIC to stretch for all they're worth. The goal, Rossiter says, is pain relief that not only affects the targeted area, but is also integrated into the rest of the body.
The Foot Works
At this point, Rossiter began to rethink his training, experimenting with those clients who were adept at giving feedback to his techniques. He'd work an area, then ask the client to describe what happened, how it felt, how it changed, and what worked best. Through this process he discovered that if the client moved and stretched while he was applying his technique, the effect was doubled and immediate. Two people presenting with the same symptoms and same build had different clinical outcomes, with the major difference being the client's participation. "If they wanted to maneuver their body to help me get the pain out and the problem out, they had better results than just lying there." It was a matter of motivation versus reception of treatment. Rossiter also found that with the "basket cases," he couldn't do the ten series because clients were referred for a specific area and insurance payment was only for that problem. As the focus of his work shifted and results improved, he began teaching his stretching system to laypeople, including factory workers whose pains were disabling and needs for a quick fix immediate.
In the early stages, Rossiter called the approach Helping Hands. The person being stretched was positioned on the floor and the partner used fists and knuckles in the treatment. During one workshop, some of his clients were husband/wife teams and the wives were having difficulty applying enough weight with their hands to be effective. At that point he suggested the women use their foot. Then a woman in the group said, "It's a lot easier with our feet. Why don't you just teach us with our feet?" The transition was that quick, Rossiter says. "It was that simple." He noticed participants were able to get the maximum benefit with minimum use of their body and hands.
From then on it was all about the foot, but Rossiter says more modifications were required. With one foot on their partner, people were hopping around, struggling to maintain balance with the other foot. So he added the chair for the foot person to hold onto and developed other "rules of safety" for participants. Originally, the foot person was called the boss, and the person who stretched, the worker—a huge conundrum when he took his technique into the factory setting. Changing the name of boss to trainer fared no better, when he found out trainers in the factory earned more per hour than other workers. He eventually came up with the terms coach and person in charge, which seemed to level out the playing field, as far as terminology, and gave more impact to the roles of those involved.
Lie Down, Lock it Up, and Strrrretch
The starting point for most of the techniques has the PIC lying on the floor with the coach placing a foot on the targeted area. The PIC then assumes the "lock," a position that gives the stretch its full power. In essence, the foot is just dumb weight, Rossiter says. The effectiveness of the movement rests primarily with the PIC's focus and determination to stretch the pain away.
In a lock, the PIC extends the legs with toes pulling toward the torso, one arm sweeps to the side at a 90-degree angle with palm facing out and fingers pointed to the ceiling, and the head rolls down with nose pointed to the shoulder. The arm and head positioning is done on the side of the body opposite the area being worked, but allows the stretch to affect the entire body. Each component of the lock engages long sheaths of connective tissue: leg extension for the back of the legs; arm extension for arm, hand, and upper side torso; and head roll for upper neck and shoulders. It may sound uncomfortable, but the stretches are accomplished quickly, in three repetitions of only ten seconds each, and an entire workout can be completed in as little as 20–30 minutes.
Performing the lock correctly is essential to effect a complete stretch. Slacking off doesn't work. It's the coach's job to see that the lock is done right and to urge the PIC to continue holding the lock throughout the repetitions. If the head swivels to position, instead of rolling off to the side, it can cause a headache or sore neck by the end of the workout. The head roll is similar to the way a lightbulb rolls on a table. In his seminars, Rossiter tells his students, "If you allowed your PIC to cheat and thought it didn't matter, they will have a headache tomorrow."
The weight of the foot is another essential matter. "When teaching a course, I step on everyone so they can know how much weight they should be able to take for ten seconds," Rossiter says. Weight is added slowly, and PICs are urged to take as much weight as they can tolerate, to the point of discomfort but not severe pain. But caution is advised if the PIC has been taking pain medications, as adequate pain feedback could be diminished.
"The foot is big and it grabs a lot of connective tissue," Rossiter says. It provides a flat and powerful anchor to the tissue and its weight is easier to endure than the probing and digging of fingers and knuckles. For the coach, there's a same-side/same-foot principle involved. Use the right foot when working on the PIC's right side, and vice versa. With subsequent repetitions of the stretch, the coach moves the weight of the working foot about one-quarter inch to address new tissue area.
When weight is applied and the stretching begins, the coach can feel the tissue sliding. Initially there will be a back-and-forth movement, but the tissue is "done" when the movement changes to up and down and the PIC feels a dissipation of pain. "That means the tissue is home and has no place that it needs to go to feel better," Rossiter says. It's what he calls tissue wisdom . For the PIC, that wisdom comes from comparing how the body feels before and after the stretch.
Rossiter recommends starting on the "good" side of the body, with the PIC paying close attention to the before and after, so that when the work moves to the "bad" side, they will be accustomed to the discomfort and effort involved and better know what to expect. Throughout the stretch, the coach is constantly communicating with the PIC, asking for verbal feedback and comparisons of the stretched versus unstretched sides of the body. The coach also keeps an eye on the lock and makes sure the PIC isn't holding her breath or closing her eyes in response to pain. And above all, they are coaching the process along, telling the PIC to "go for it!" and pushing her to stretch to the max, even shouting and goading if that's what it takes.
The Rossiter System has ten levels of workouts for the upper body, primarily executed with the floor technique. There are some variations in which the coach uses the elbows or hands and a few that have the PIC lying face down or seated upright. Techniques targeting the low back, hips, knees, feet, and hands can be used to supplement the upper body work and address these specific areas.
When the PIC maxes out at one level, she can take it up a notch to a more powerful stretch or can stay at a lower level if that works. The important thing, Rossiter says, is to build a sense of confidence and safety. Although the coach is pushing for the maximum movement and participation, it's the PIC who is sensing the results. "I like to think of myself, as coach, as the second-most knowledgeable person in the room," Rossiter says. "The PIC, as person in charge, knows more about their body. I know the approximate area to go to, but they are the authority."
Rolfing Unplugged
"I had to take apart the Rolfing series in a way it had never been taken apart before, to see what part of the system worked for each part of the body," he says. "In Rolfing we never talked about volume, but the key is changing volume. Ida (Rolf) said you go in and work on part of the body each time and eventually you get everything. I thought, why not make the client stretch every tissue? I want huge movements, I want big movements. When you do big movements throughout an area, it's like cleaning it out. The way that stays is by involving the whole body. The whole body is connective tissue and in order to do that you have to stretch it."
Maximized stretching is what creates the volume and thus the space to restore supple, pain-free movement. "It's like the rest of the body feels what it needs in that area," Rossiter says. "If they lock their feet and it makes their back hurt, you know it's connected. If you don't make them stretch while you work locally, the old pattern in the rest of the body will reinsert itself into that local area. When they get up and leave, it comes right back."
Re-creating that originally designed space in the body is the whole goal of the Rossiter System, he says. While you can't change the client's habits, lifestyle, and basic body structure, nor remove the stress that tightens their connective tissue, you can open the space. The impact can be specific to one area or to the whole body, following the path that pain takes in the body.
Although the magic number ten shows up in Rossiter's system, it's a different ten than the series approach of Rolfing. Sure, there are ten levels of workouts, but the application has flexibility.
"It's whatever is needed," he says. The point is to create a base for the client, doing the same set of techniques and instilling confidence, and then they can move on. "Once you get them accustomed to go after their own pain, you can move up to another level. Over time they can put together all the things they like best about Rossiter."
One other thing about the number ten. Stretches are held for approximately ten seconds in three repetitions. Why? Rossiter says it's because he found, over time, that it was the most effective way to do it. Tens aside, the major change from Rolfing (and most bodywork, actually) that Rossiter has implemented in his approach is the relationship between client and practitioner. The work is client-driven, not only in terms of participating in the stretch, but also in providing feedback regarding their needs and results. When his clients come in, Rossiter says he asks what they'd like to fix that day and focuses solely on those issues. No sixty- to ninety-minute sessions, no Rolfing recipe, and the results are quicker and easier. "I never spend more than forty minutes. Beyond that, their systems can't handle it. They change a lot of tissue in forty minutes."
It's Not Just for Factory Workers Anymore
More recently, Rossiter's classes have been filled with bodyworkers—Rolfers, chiropractors, massage therapists, energy workers, you name it. While the techniques are beneficial in and of themselves for the clients, one of the greatest perks for therapists has to do with that bane of bodyworkers—overuse injury. Rossiter admits that in his early years of Rolfing,
With Rossiter's techniques, the bodyworker steps out of the traditional role of therapist and healer and becomes a supportive assistant to the client's active participation and self-healing. But that can be a good thing. Rossiter says it's important to give clients credit for knowing their own body. "If you create smart clients they will tell you exactly what they need when they come in, and it's okay for them to tell you. Instead of creating clients who are dependent on you, you are the tool they use to fix their problems. It's a different way of looking at therapy, then."
Scalpels, Needles, and Knives, Oh My!
"Pain is information," Rossiter says, and structural pain is a symptom, not a diseased organ or a tumor that can be cut away. He's not arguing with the use of surgery for cancer, broken bones, and the like. But he says surgery for structural pain sometimes not only misses the underlying cause, but can also leave the body permanently damaged. Once connective tissue is cut, it tries to glue itself back together and forms scar tissue. That's like putting a piece of cloth between those elastic tissues—it stops the body's flow of information.
In promoting his stretching system, Rossiter has been striving to change the way his clients view their daily aches and pains. He wants to do away with the slicing and dicing of carpel tunnel, knee, and shoulder problems, and tackle the pain at its source—the connective tissue. But for those who have already been under the knife, the workouts may have limited results. The stretches are designed to be most effective with tissue in its natural state. This is especially a concern with low-back, sciatica, or disc surgery, although in these cases, the PIC can still benefit from the upper body workouts. In the end, his goal is fewer people on the operating table and more people on the floor stretching away their pain.
Rossiter defines his workouts as an acquired taste. "Suddenly someone's telling you something and they might be yelling at you. There's a certain level of participation that is required. When you get beyond that requirement, there becomes an enthusiasm. If they don't like what's required, they're not a candidate. The caveat is if they're willing to go after it."
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I was assigned the role of writing a live blog from the sidelines during Sunday's Grey Cup game but the lack of a consistent wireless signal from Calgary's McMahon Stadium wreaked havoc with that plan. I may one day write all about my entire 2009 Grey Cup experience but not before I seek significant rehabilitation for the psychological scars I incurred. In the meantime, I'll simply congratulate the Montreal Alouettes on becoming deserving champions, the Saskatchewan Roughriders on reacting like the consummate "team" in the face of adversity, and the City of Calgary and the Calgary Stampeders for hosting what I'm told was a phenomenal week of events.
Far more enjoyable for me was the Vanier Cup experience that I had in Quebec City. The outstanding display of football by the Calgary Dinosaurs (my early favourites for 2010) and the eventual champion Queen's Golden Gaels was merely the tip of the iceberg. The organizers from Quebec City and the host team, Université Laval, made sure that everything was first rate and I'd encourage any true fan of Canadian football to attend when the Vanier Cup returns to that venue in 2010.
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Try upgrading your bios, that might increase the limit... dunno, never had that mobo in my machine.
This computers motherboard is abit bh6. The manuel says max ram 384 mb. The motherboard has a 1996 copyright. Anyways I'm wondering if theres no exception for the 384 is the max. 256 mb sdram is about 55 canadian so I thought why not. Is it possible the manuel said max 384 (3 x 128) because they thought ram would only be in 128 chips or something. hehe who knows I just want more ram. Hope I didn't start talking to much jiberish. Anyone know if I can get around this? If I add 256 that will take me up to 448
Try upgrading your bios, that might increase the limit... dunno, never had that mobo in my machine.
Well, actually it is in the firmware on your board. The limit is to what the technology allowed. A CMOS upgrade may help, but dont feel bad if it doesnt. Some of the really expensive boards of the time wouldnt budge with even the latest update as of today.
Good luck though! With RAM as cheap as it is, it would be nice.
strange, the manuel says 384 max yet here I am having done no bios updates and have 448 megs running right now. I guess they just assumed no one would ever want more then 384 megs of ram
you probably have an updated board vs the manual. thats always a good thing !!! Well, hopefully you can get 768MB or so in there easily.
Since you have a 440BX, I did a search to see what the max is. I didnt get a specific chipset max, but the ASUS line caps out at 1024 MB on the 440BX chipset with four dimm slots. So apparently the largest dimm is a 256MB chip. So depending on the amount of slots you have for ram, you can get 512-1024MB. Hope that helps.
If you've got 4 slots you might want to check your manual for slots 3 and 4. They might only accept single sided DIMMS like mine do..or they might accept double sided. IIRC I could go with 256, 256, 128, 128. Or 256, 256, 256.
On my board I have 3 Slots. 0 and 1 are double sided. I found that out after I had ordered 2 256MB sticks. I thought my 128 already in there would be cool. Nope. Though at first my ram was defective! After trying each stick alone in slot 0, I realized that it was me not the hardware
Reminds me of what happened on my B-day. I got a 256 DIMM and had a 128. So being the tech-savvy leet d00d that I am I slammed my 256 stick home in slot 2 (mine go 1 - 4 not 0 - 3). Boot up! 64 megs?! WTF?!?!? Pull out 128 slap 256 into slot one, 256 megs. Put 128 into slot 2, didn't do anything! By now I'm pulling my hair out and rearranging the DIMMs making sure both work..which they do. So! I put 256 into slot 1, 128 into slot 3 and it worked! Only took me 45 or so min to do. :P


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11-11-2008 21:13
I know how this must sound but I am being absolutely serious.
For the last couple of days, I have been experiencing a vibrating / buzzing sensation in the left side of my groin. I have no pain and it's just an annoyance at the moment. Perhaps if i'm honest, it's concerning me slightly.
Just to give you an idea, imagine having your mobile phone in your handbag and you can feel it ringing(on the vibration setting) - that is a very similar 'feeling' that I have been experiencing. This feeling lasts for about 2 seconds with roughly a 5 second gap - this can go on for hours.
I'm just interested to see if anyone else has had this. If I start feeling any pain, I will make an appointment with my GP but until then, I don't want to bother my doctor with such a strange matter!
Thanks in advance.
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13-11-2008 19:36
hey... could it maybe be a trapped nerve? like when you get the flickering sensation in your eyelid that feels huge and like you look really odd winking at everyone but in fact no one can actually see it? maybe try massaging the area to try and release it- if it is a trapped nerve of course.
hope it all works out
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Joined: 05 Sep 2009
05-09-2009 20:12
Just wondering if you managed to find out what this is?
I today have experienced this for the first time and thought that I must have been going mad! How you have described it is spot on...Its just like having your mobile on vibrate in your pocket or bag.....I even looked in my bag twice today when I was out just in case it was!
Mine is on my right side of my groin area and have no idea what is causing this...Never felt this before?
Thought maybe it could be a trapped nerve but what would cause this...Would be great to get some feedback to find out what this is.
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08-09-2009 02:47
i have had this a lot and sometimes when we (my partener and i ) have made love and been in odd positions.
i have put it down to the trapped nearve as it goes after a short time.
i also get it in my legs to and that is anoying lol.
anyway hope this helps.
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15-09-2009 07:31
Morning to everyone
Came across this posting and I had to comment.
I had my first mirena coil inserted in of April of 2008. After a few months I ketp getting a buzzing sensation right in front at the top of the pubic bone. Didn't think too much about it as I'd had surgery at the same time as having the coil fitted. Only had it for a few months then it went away.
Whilst on holiday last week, laying on the beach I thought I'd left the radio on on my mobile phone. Went to turn it off and it wasn't switched on! Said to hubby to feel this sensation and he thought it felt like a flickering. Haven't had it since. So don't really know what it was.
If you do find out, please post the diagnoses so we know.
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11-11-2009 02:24
I am a certified Nurse Practitioner in America. I've had the Mirena "coil" as you refer to it for a number of years. We refer to it here as an IUD. The buzzing sensation does not go away. I've had it for as long as I've have the Mirena in place. The first one hundred or so times I felt it, I grabbed for my cell phone. I finally realized the buzzing was in me, not on me. I feels much like a faintly vibrating cell phone, like when you phone is set on vibrate and you can feel it going off in your purse. Not obnoxious, but noticable. I feel it in the lower mid-pelvic region, right where the uterus is. Can't say that I've ever felt it on a particular side. It hasn't impeded me in any way. It's just an odd sensation I've learned to live with. I remain very active with full sensory-neural function, so I must disagree with the trapped nerve theory.
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31-12-2009 07:24
I have been having this problem as well and was not concerned until just recently. I have been having this "vibrating/twitching" every few minutes for about 24 hours. It sounds like this is a semi-common problem (or at least I do not feel alone!) How long has this problem been occurring for all of you? How frequent? I want to call my OBGYN but I also don't want to sound crazy!
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31-12-2009 12:00
Seasons Greetings!!!!!!!!
I thought i was the only one with this WEIRD sensation,Thank goodness im not alone.I thought i was going off my head lol. But i can't explain it either Im just glad we are all in the same boat I anyone finds out anything please put us out of our misery )
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09-01-2010 03:56
I have what i would describe as a sort of clenching,clicking sensation in my groin, and it really bothers me if it happens when im in bed, as it makes me feel quite uncomfortable-like when you have restless legs in bed.Now im wondering if it could be a symptom of the coil i have, as i never had it before that.If it is, i would get the coil removed.iv been too embarrassed to bring it up with gp though, as it sounds ridiculous.It does sound similar to what you are all discussing....
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04-03-2010 07:01
I am so relieved to read this thread. I have had this vibrating for the past week. It is the strangest sensation and sort of reminds me of a rushing of fluids or more like a rushing of a carbonated beverage. I don't have a birth control device and I live in the United States. Did anyone find out what it is?


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IBx1, By allowing SAIC to be the controlling company in their joint ventures, they gave up control. The growth in the auto industry is in the emerging markets. The leader in those markets will be considered the industry leaders. Plus look at the players controlling GM's future and you can pretty much understand what the strategy is. Whitacre built AT&T through acquisition and consolidation of fragmented RBOCS to build a company with mass scale. In his empire building he chose the strongest brand to head the company (AT&T), not the name of his existing company (SBC). Globally, GM has a tarnished name and reputation for sub par products. SAIC would definitely be a better choice.
Hahaha...GM building cars in Canada, India....it's like the will do anything to avoid building their "American" cars in the U.S.
that logo looks like it is swallowing GM. will that happend? why don't they pay back first and then start buying other plants?
OURT8GED, GM wouldn't give up control of their company and information. They just know how to play the Chinese for their dollars and cents.
The GM "Road to Recovery" looks more like a plan to merge with SAIC as a global company. Giving up controlling interest in the biggest automotive market in the world does not support a comeback. Sergio Marchionne may have been right when he stated that the world would be left with one American Automotive Company of influence. Has the eagle finally passed it power to the dragon.
the 51% of SAIC in China may hurt GM in the long run with regards to stuff like intellectual property if the Chinese aren't honest. It's interesting to note that the 85 million for sale of 1 percent is about half of the profits from the GM's sale of Hummer to another Chinese brand. But this Joint Venture also shows that GM is benefitting greatly from doing business in China.
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Breakfast Noodles in Chinatown, Los Angeles – A Tasting of Chiu Chow Soup NoodlesMarch 10th, 2009 by Dylan
What is your breakfast fix everyday? What gets your day going?
If you ask me what I want for breakfast, the chances are that it won't involve fried eggs, bacon, waffles, pancakes or sausages. I love those but I can't eat that all the time. One thing I can eat everyday is noodles – soup noodles to be exact. And I'm not ashamed to bring out the inner FOB at 7:30 am, because a tasty goal s achieved. Over the last few months, I had given up searching for a nice lunch time option in the Westside area. Although I'll crave the Indian food on Venice Blvd., Santouka in the Mitsuwa plaza and the tiny Tokyo 77 Coffee Shop run by the sweet Japanese women, they still don't cut it for me sometimes. I thought to myself, maybe I'll just eat a HUGE breakfast and just skip lunch all together. Yes, great idea.
Because I'm right in the Echo Park area, I have access to some good ethnic enclaves. Thaitown to the Northwest, Koreatown to the Southwest and of course, Chinatown to the east by Downtown LA. While Chinatown is not regarded as a place for true, authentic Chinese food, there are some places that offer some decent soup noodle soups to offer. Over the last few decades, there had been a large influx of Vietnamese-speaking immigrants/business owners to Chinatown. Signs that had originally been written in Chinese, now had tiny captions written in Vietnamese and even in Cambodian. But they are not Vietnamese nor Cambodian, they are people from the city of Chiu Chow ( 潮州 ) located within the Guangdong province. The Chiu Chow are also known as Chao Zhou, Trieu Chau, Teo Chew and Diojiu. The people of this province have strong migration patterns due mainly to commerce. They are in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and even Burma. If you've never heard the Chiu Chow language, it strongly resembles the Taiwanese language, both of which are derived from the Hakka dialect. It makes sense the people of Taiwan are originally from the mainland province of Fu Jian. Just Southwest of that is Chao Zhou.
Anyway, let's not get too historical, I hope you're starting to get hungry. You've probably had Chiu Chow food if anything – wontons, fish balls, pork balls, beef balls, squid balls, shrimp balls, wide 'ho fun' rice noodles and yellow egg noodles… products of people from Chiu Chow province that have brought their foods along with them all over Asia. The most common dish involving all these delicious foods comes in a noodle soup form with various meats, offals, meat balls or seafood- 粿æ¢, guo tiao (Mandarin), goh tiew (Cantonese) hu tieu, kway teow (Thai) and kuy teav (Khmer).
Here are a few places that I frequent in the Chinatown area. I will get into my fave breakfast places in Thaitown and Koreatown in a future posting. But for now, these will hopefully keep you full and content for a very little price.
A few things on how to maximize your experience at a Chiu Chow restaurant:
(1) Chiu Chow broth is typically made with pork/chicken bones, dried shrimp/squid, fish sauce and rock sugar and has a very delicate taste. At times, it can be considered bland when you're putting it up against other dishes such as Vietnamese bun bo hue, Northern Chinese beef noodle soup or Thai boat noodles. Chiu Chow restaurants will usually provide you with a nice big tray of condiments with the usual Sriracha, Sambal Oelek, Hoisin sauce and fish sauce. But in addition, you'll see the Satay chili bbq sauce, pickled green chilis, crushed chili flakes, red/black/white vinegar, chopped peanuts and sometimes a sauce similar to Maggi Seasoning. Put on your blue gloves, goggles and lab coat – experiment a little!
(2) Chiu Chow people are masters of making all types of meatballs, fishballs and seafood pastes. Once you've eaten them in Hong Kong or in Taiwan, you'll know what I mean. You can usually buy them by the pound for like $5-6, and they usually taste far better than packaged meatballs at your local asian market.
(3) Chiu Chow restaurants will typically have a menu written in English, Chinese, Vietnam and Cambodian (not to be mistaken for Thai). They will have familiar dishes like fried, beef chow fun, gravy noodles and the like, but I typically avoid those.
(4) Chinese donuts (æ²¹æ¢, 油炸鬼) are usually only served in the morning. They won't sell any past 11 am. I like to dip them in the soup and some jungle sauce I conjured of consisting of fish sauce, hoisin and sambal oelek.
(5) Fried shallots/garlic are a big thing in Chiu Chow soup noodles. It's free of charge for a little flavor kick.
(6) Most Chiu Chow restaurants will offer a noodle mix. Here's a noodle guide taken from the Kim Chuy Restaurant of Chinatown.
Mien Nghia Restaurant 綿 義
I had written about this place before and know the staff quite well. Run by a group of Chiu Chow people, they speak Cantonese, Mandarin ,Vietnamese and Chiu Chow and offer various types of soup noodles… no rice! The short, stouty man, Duc, may seem rough along the edges but for me he keeps things interesting at Mien Nghia. They have two other locations in Rosemead and San Gabriel, and in competition with several other Chiu Chow restaurants.
Mien Nghia, in my opinion, is known especially for their satay chili BBQ sauce. This condiment is essential for soup noodles and without it, the soup is really nothing more than a simple broth made of pork bones and chicken bones. It is made with chilis, garlic, shallots, peanuts, dried shrimp and oil. If this sauce uses dried scallops or Chinese ham, it then graduates as a sauce known as XO sauce used in gourmet Cantonese cuisine. The chef/owner of Mien Nghia works at the Rosemead location and I find the sauce to be better here. You can buy this sauce in a styrofoam cup for like $5 and take your own noodles cooked at home to the next level.
#36 Chicken & Fried Fish Cake Rice & Egg Noodle Mix
By far, their most popular noodle, followed closely by the pork kidney soup noodles and seafood combo. It usually comes with fresh sole fish slices lightly mixed in starch to add a gentle bite/texture to it during boiling. I usually go for the fried fish cake slices (炸 éš ç‰‡ï¼‰because it's a favorite of mine. Can't decide between rice noodles or egg noodles? Each one of Mien Nghia's soup noodles comes in a mixed noodle version making your indecisive stomach very happy. I also find the soup and chicken to be much tastier here than the Rosemead and San Gabriel location. Could be due to the fact that they can get fresh chickens at poultry shops right around the corner in Chinatown. But overall, you can't go wrong with any of the chains.
Mien Nghia sometimes puts TOO much noodles in their bowls (rather tall bowls, not wide) with TOO little soup. After a minute or two, the noodles have absorbed a good portion of liquid, making the noodles stick together like a dense haystack. Not fun because you have to untangle them like a bowl of yarn. Ask for a larger bowl to contain this growth.
Hoan Kiem æ¹– åŠ
Hoan Kiem (literally, Sword Lake) is located in the same plaza as another Chiu Chow restaurant Kim Chuy Restaurant (金 æ°´ Far East Plaza) which has probably been around since the 80s. It's run by a Chiu Chow man from Vietnam and his wife & daughter. With a photo menu that touts a whopping TWO items, the people there have a pretty good chance of guessing your order correctly. Will it be their tasty, home-style pho ga (chicken rice noodle soup) or pork & wood ear fungus-filleed rice crepes known as banh cuon? I usually come for this:
Pho Ga (Chicken Rice Noodle Soup)
While this traditional Vietnamese dish is nowhere near ultimate, the soup here is quite tasty, so tasty it'll make you say "M…S…Geezus". It's life's philosophy of giving and taking. You want something tasty, you have to give up something. It is probably more of a 'Chinese' style noodle soup rather than a true Vietnamese pho ga. And what a great way to remedy a sickness, as Campbell's does. My only problem with the standard pho ga here is the usage of white meat chicken – large, bland chunks that may suggest that you're actually eating rubber. It actually costs more for you to ask them for chicken gizzards. If they used the same exact chicken from Mien Nghia, man this would be tasty. I love the medium-sized rice noodles. Add some black pepper, Sambal Oelek and a little fish sauce and I'm a happy man. They also serve a dipping sauce for your dry chicken rubber.
When I shot this a few months back, the owner and his family were still there. I came back here a few weeks ago and was surprised not to the see the same family. I actually found out from Rameniac, who used to eat here weekly, that they had retired. The new people running it were their nieces and nephews. And sadly, the soup is no longer the same. But give it a try and you may find something I'm missing.
New Kamara Restaurant
Mien Nghia, I am sorry, but it is time we end our relationship. It's been a good two years and I'll never forget the times we had. I've moved on and found some one new, unique and she's quite hot. It's true, I've found a noodle shop that makes me even happier. I owe it to the true Noodle Whore, my dad. He raised me on soup noodles and passed on much of the Asian food knowledge I try to pass on this blog. He took me here back in the late 90s but we stopped going. I came back here another time, and was disappointed. And in one last effort to find something different than Mien Nghia, I came back – but there were new people running it. The second I walked in I knew there was something good in store for me. The scent of fresh broth made of pork bones, rock sugar, dried squid and freshly fried garlic – a broth that is very characteristic of Chiu Chow/Cambodian cuisine. If you've eaten hu tieu nam vang, then you've eaten a Vietnamese variation of a Chiu Chow noodle dish. Nam Vang is the Vietnamese term for Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia (Kampuchea). I've eaten here probably over 30 times in about a 3 month span – no joke. Graham of Noodle Pie has a nice write up on HTNV.
Chiu Chow Seafood Combo
This is Kamara's variation of what the Vietnamese refer to as hu tieu nam vang. In the broth, you get shrimp, ground pork, pork slices, liver, duck, pork balls, fish cake and your choice of noodles. The pork balls and fish cake are made in house.
An Upgraded Bowl of HTNV
This is the way I eat it. Remember the part about experimenting with the condiment tray? I do this… 3 scoops of the homemade chili sauce (peanuts inside), some fish sauce, some fake-Maggi sauce (looks like soy sauce), white pepper, Sambal Oelek and finally, lime juice. Another thing to mention is the noodle selection. They use a brand of noodles made by a company called Hong Tou Noodle Inc. over by Highland Park/Garvanza. After years of eating Kim Tar brand egg noodles, I've finally found a noodle that has EXCELLENT bite to it in both wide and thin sizes. the only place that I have seen these at is at Silom Thai market in Thai Town for $1.79 a pack. I also ask for an extra shot of fried garlic and man, it really brings out the broth.
Kamara's Wontons
While these are not by true definition, wontons, these make a really nice addition to your-already-very-delicious bowl of seafood & pork noodles. Chef Wu uses wonton skins made by Hong Tou Noodles Inc. to create these soft, velvety wontons that almost seem to have just the right amount of bite, yet be slurpable at any point. All he uses is ground pork, but there's a nice 'chewy bounce' to it that I really enjoy. This is what I order every time and the employees here don't even bother passing me a menu.
Chiu Chow Dry Noodles
Another thing Chinese people are into is, low mein, which refers to soupless noodles that have been tossed with some light sauce and topped with meat or seafood. You can order the same seafood & pork combo sans soup and it's very very delicious. Chef Wu adds a nice sauce and kicks it up with some fried garlic. I took J here to try this and now she is hooked. Her mom too.
Any bowl of dry noodles will come with this pork bone soup. I love it. I'll peel off all the meat and shred them over the dry noodles and make an ultimate noodle concoction. Simple visit to the condiment station and you're good to go.
This place is also the backdrop for what I call the Cambodian Lotto Social Club. At any time of the day, you'll see older Cambodian-Chinese men in the shopping center and in the restaurant, with eyes on a store that has a Lotto screen faced towards New Kamara. Everyday, they try out their luck and whether or not they win, New Kamara is more than just a restaurant for them – it's their community. New Kamara, my new love, is by no means a place I would recommend you driving an hour for. It's more of a place that feels very homey to me and proof that you don't need to overcomplicate food. The wonton seafood noodles are a big clusterfuck of various asian ingredients that somehow makes sense to me and my stomach. And I hope that you'll like them too. Thanks for reading.
Mien Nghia
304 Ord Street (c/o Broadway)
Los Angeles, 90012
(213) 680-2411
Mon-Sun 7 am – 5 pm
Hoan Kiem (in Far East Plaza)
727 N. Broadway
Los Angeles, 90012
(213) 617-3650
New Kamara (in Asian Center)
709 N. Hill Street
Los Angeles, 90012
(213) 620-1090
Mon-Sun 7:30 am – 5 pm


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navy wool-cashmere contrast sleeve sweater
designer's notes
This is not your father's Hickey Freeman! Jump start your style with modern, sleek, contemporary sweaters from Hickey and turn heads from your morning coffee to your night out.
color: Navy / Heather Grey Mid-weight merino wool-cashmere knit blend Allover navy contrast stitched seams Rib banded crewneck Contrast long sleeves Rib banded cuffs and hem Contemporary fit 70% Merino Wool / 30% Cashmere; Dry Clean; Imported; style# 304637902