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Staff was very helpful in recommending somewhere to eat. Beds were very comfortable and they were accommodating to my needs. None
Would really like my money back. I have told everyone I know to NOT book through Kayak nor stay at this girl.
Great stay but had ask repeatedly for washcloths. Going green ( no maid service, just fresh towels ) was pefect....and received a $5 coupon each day you go green. Used it in the restaurant. Downside, they forgot to give it to us one day. And still no washcloths!! Another downside, cable reception was horrible all 4 nights!!! No TV for longer than 20 or so minutes. Very aggravating. So dont expect to relax to a movie or occupy the kiddies while you get ready for dinner. Front desk never had an answer and nothing they could do. Otherwise, great location, comfy beds, quiet hallways at night.
Staff was very helpful in recommending somewhere to eat. Beds were very comfortable and they were accommodating to my needs. None
Very comfortable bed and size of the room. Some hallway noise.
Great hotel. People very helpful to make it the best stay ever Luv everything
Expensive and noisy. Nice location
Great place to stay at since it if very close to the cruise port. Wish they had a shuttle to pick up at the airport. Also pool was too small. Need different tile for the pool area because that tile is very slippery.
The hotel is in a great location for touring Old San Juan. Taxi access great and right on the waterfront. The staff and service here is perfect. It's so unbelievably overpriced for a mid-range style Sheraton it made us choke paying their prices. However, they know they can hold you hostage with those prices given the other hotel options in Old San Juan. Its quite loud in the hallways, but I must say the location is awesome.
The hotel was very convenient. It is walking distance from the cruise port and the rest of Old San Juan. Staff very friendly.
Would really like my money back. I have told everyone I know to NOT book through Kayak nor stay at this girl.
The location was great for walking they old San Juan and to get on cruise ship. A/C in our room didn't work. Only received two channels on tv. Advertised as having its own casino inside hotel and there was no casino. Very disappointed.
Nice view to the bay, pretty roof swimming pool and good gym No parking, bad service in the front desk. No attention to the guest. They send me to the wrong room with a family inside... They don't pay attention to what they do in the front desk. Not possible to book in the front desk the man make me reserve through a phone and it was not possible. At the end, I had to make the booking on my cellphone because they were not kind enough to make me a reservation.
Great location, right in old San Juan. Casino was fun at night. Rooftop pool was fun during the day. No view from our room, but that wasn't a big deal.
Every staff interaction was terrific. Friendly, eager, helpful, welcoming. Front desk, restaurant (tapas bar, food and staff shine!) History just walks the halls with you! The rooftop pool and hot tub with harbor view at sunset was something special. Then we left a coat behind, and discovered it after our cruise ship left, they packed it up and Shipped it home. Having to leave so soon. Should have booked a much longer stay!
The attention to detail and quality was evident in the furnishings and finishes of the hotel. The staff as courteous and responsive and the daily guest wine and cheese reception was a nice touch. It's location is hard to beat and the hotel blends well into the historical city of Old San Juan. There is a lot of traffic directly outside. Not good for early check in.
Beautiful hotel, wonderful hosts, located in an old world city.
It's a historic building with an invaluable art collection. Their claim to have a pool is ludicrous.
I liked everything. The staff was incredibly accommodating. The hotel itself was amazing and exactly what I wanted, which was a place with character and charm. Do yourself a favor and stay here.
staff & location
Great location in Old San Juan. We were going on a Windstar cruise and were able to walk the short distance to our ship. The staff was very helpful and our room was comfortable.
Location is great. The whole vibe in the area is awesome. Great friendly staff. Beautiful hotel. Loved it. Would recommend.
I liked the location on Calle Fortaleza, close to good restaurants and to parking lot. The room was incredibly small. I need to talk to someone in the front desk to get my key, and they had a sign that says "for help text x number". Nobody answered until the next day when I had left already. How did I finally get my key? I opened the desk and there it was, no help, no security, no supervision. I just took it and kept going.
Hotel was very cleaned, staff was so attentive and personable, room was comfortable enough for 2 people.
Staff was super friendly and helpful. Joyce promptly answered my emails/questions before we got there. Location was perfect. Right in Old Town San Juan. Couldn't find an outlet in the bathroom. Made it a bit more difficult to get ready in the morning. Room was small but wasn't an issue for us because we were only in our room to sleep.
The position is great , the staff is excellent, clean, nice,the best place to walk Old San Juan
Friendly helpful staff. Excellent location. Iconoclastic décor. I very much enjoyed staying at this hotel, but it does not meet the lowest level of fire safety standards. There is only one open stairway leading to all the floors and no secondary means of escape--not even a fire escape. There is not separation between the lobby and the restaurant. There is no sprinkler system.
We loved the atmosphere and the staff. The rooms were fun and the whole family was comfortable. We would stay here again and recommend it to our friends visiting Old San Juan!
Beautiful hotel!!! Excellent staff! Fantastic location. Our A/C was leaking and they could not get it to stop. The hotel had no other rooms available so to fix the problem they moved us to a nearby hotel. The new place was beautiful as well and it felt like we got an upgraded room. We were very impressed with how the situation was resolved so quickly and smoothly. Nothing! Would have loved to have stayed there if the A/C would have stopped leaking. But they fixed the situation very quickly.
We loved our stay at this cozy little boutique hotel in the heart of Old San Juan! Lots of character and small rooms (which we liked and found so comfortable). Loved the chandeliers in the bedroom and even bathroom! The staff was so accommodating and friendly and hauled my overstuffed, incredibly heavy bag all the way up 5 flights of stairs with no problem (they don't have an elevator yet). The rooftop was so unique and overlooked the city too! I would highly recommend if you're looking for a different kind of experience than the Hilton and big chain hotels. They're currently installing an elevator but the staff will gladly carry bags up the stairs for you.
This is a very charming little hotel in a great location in the middle of Old San Juan, and the staff is incredibly friendly. I highly recommend it. The bed was pretty hard. I overpaid because I booked through this site. I would have paid much less booking with the hotel directly. I recommend you do that.
This was our second visit. We love the historic and quaint atmosphere this hotel provides, exactly the experience we wanted in Old San Juan. This small hotel is not crowded and staff treat you like a personal guest. They go above and beyond to help you and ensure you enjoy your stay. It can be a bit noisy but at no fault of the hotel. When you stay on Fortaleza St you are in the center of the action and hear music from neighboring restaurants. We did not mind this. Being in the center of things was important to us and we felt part of the activity and excitement that is Old San Juan.
La Terraza is a beautifully restored hotel with tile flooring, alcoves, and a beautiful rooftop terrace. There are modern touches as well like walk in showers, flat screen TVs, and a rather reasonably priced mini bar. The beds were very comfortable and the view from the terrace was pretty impressive. Last but not least, Carmen, the front desk manager/coffee barista was incredibly charming, kind, and knowledgeable. If you're looking for a place to stay in Old San Juan, this is it! There is virtually no street parking available which I believe is just a symptom of that part of the city. However, there is a parking garage around the corner but it's a flat rate of $20/24-hrs so be prepared. We also had a difficult time getting to the hotel once we reached Old San Juan due to construction and lots of one way streets. I suggest avoiding the rental car and using some sort of public transport or your own two legs.
The hotel had so much character and thought put into every detail. our room was gorgeous! They were very accommodating about us leaving our luggage in a side room when we were several hours early for check in.
The facilities and staff were excellent. Beautiful rooms, old world charm with modern water pressure and comfy beds. St. Germain is just down the street, and fabulous coffee right around the corner. The infinity pool is hoy tub sized, but the view is lovely.
Proof super friendly and helpful and the place was awesome!!!! Perfect location
Quaint. The staff was very friendly and hospitable. It was a perfect location for seeing old San Juan The room we had was next to the kitchen so we heard noises throughout the night. But it wasn't bad and I would still come back. My wife and I loved the room overall.
The hotel was in an old restored villa. It was amazing. The service was great, the location in Old San Juan was close to all the sights, and the atmosphere was wonderful.
The Gallery Inn makes a wonderful impression when you first arrive because there is so much old world charm and so much artwork and interesting items in the very cool space. The location in Old San Juan is also ecxellent. The customer service really falls flat. It was hit and miss with the staff. A couple of the staff were kind and somewhat hospitable, but there were several who weren't. The amenities were also lacking. If you are hoping for comfortable spaces to relax and read a book, you're really going to be disappointed. The breakfast consists of dry cornflakes, doll-size cups for coffee, and sliced bread, and store-bought lemon loaf. We heard a rumor that you could request eggs, but no one on staff mentioned this to us, and the guy in the "kitchen" certainly didn't give you the feeling that he would be happy to make anything...maybe it was his lack of eye contact or his back always turned to guests. We were happy to have stayed there once, but we wouldn't stay there again.
An amazing property with incredible atmosphere A total 'rip off' with an almost non-existent breakfast, in fact the worst I have ever experienced anywhere!
Amazing history and decor of the building, ideal location. hot water was a little tricky (but it's historical building); loud neighborhood music on Friday nights (I brought earplugs).
The Gallery Inn was great, location, service, but when we booked in the bathroom was across the hall and I was not informed until we actually got to the room. For $306 a night the bathroom should have been adjacent to the room. The bathroom was across the hall. For the price of the room this should have been pointed out to me before we were let into the room. Because you haul your suitcases up and down stairs. But for just one night I let it go.
The hotel was in an old restored villa. It was amazing. The service was great, the location in Old San Juan was close to all the sights, and the atmosphere was wonderful.
The Gallery Inn makes a wonderful impression when you first arrive because there is so much old world charm and so much artwork and interesting items in the very cool space. The location in Old San Juan is also ecxellent. The customer service really falls flat. It was hit and miss with the staff. A couple of the staff were kind and somewhat hospitable, but there were several who weren't. The amenities were also lacking. If you are hoping for comfortable spaces to relax and read a book, you're really going to be disappointed. The breakfast consists of dry cornflakes, doll-size cups for coffee, and sliced bread, and store-bought lemon loaf. We heard a rumor that you could request eggs, but no one on staff mentioned this to us, and the guy in the "kitchen" certainly didn't give you the feeling that he would be happy to make anything...maybe it was his lack of eye contact or his back always turned to guests. We were happy to have stayed there once, but we wouldn't stay there again.
The hotel was very interseting. Many small courts with great views. Hotel rooms were decorated with antique style furnishing. Hotel owner's art work (good) on display throughout. Great location. The beds were only full size vs queen or king. The A/C was kind of loud.
The Gallery Inn is wonderfully unique. The woman who greeted us and gave us a short tour was warm and pleasant. I would recommned this hotel to certain friends who enjoy unique accommodations. Our room had an excessively strong smell of mothballs. The owner's presence was somewhat disconcerting. I almost felt I was intruding rather than it being "our home away from home".
Great service, excellent atmosphere in a beautiful surrounding, very nice personal contact with the owner during owner's reception. Nothing.
Small room, with too many things inside. Price too high for his level.
Excellent location, great friendly staff, wonderful artwork throughout the Inn. Beds and pillows were extremely comfortable. Had to ask 3 times to have toilet paper brought to the room, as the maid never replenished the little bit that we had left.
My wife and I wanted something genuinely Puerto Rican and this did it. Only 1 day but very enjoyable in the center of Old San Juan with easy access to anything. Staff was super friendly. Even held our bags after check out so we could keep exploring before boarding a cruise. THEN they kept our bags again, 1 week later when we returned from our cruise and had another 5 hours to kill even though we didn't book another night. A+++
The location was excellent & the staff very friendly. The room is original & decor great, just a bit too tight for comfort.The breakfast request was for 7am, it arrived at 7:20, with taxi pick up at 8am. Maybe a selection of tea, not just green tea, and coffee ready & hot h20 would have taken off the edge.
Old world charm, quiet, helpful staff, in the heart of Old San Juan, friendly cats, beautiful art work, and a comfortable mattress. Nothing.
Cozy & comfortable, beautiful decor and great location to explore the city. Very friendly and helpful staff. The walls/doors were a little thin, so we could hear everything going on outside
The hotel is comfortable - not exactly a luxury hotel but certainly adequate. The staff is very polite and helpful. I was there for work so I didn't get to use all the facilities so I can't really comment on them, but my stay was very pleasant. I was charged an extra $100 or so tax (for a 3 night stay) in addition to the so-called "taxes" I was charged by Kayak. Whose fault is this? I assume Kayak is to be blamed here, since they do not mention that there are extra fees and taxes in addition to the price they charge. This is a deceptive practice.
It is a very nice boutique hotel. It is close (walking distance) to all the attractions in Old San Juan. Very friendly staff. Our room had a dining table, family room, hammoc, and a niece view to San Juan harbor. Perfect price for Old San Juan. There is no parking like all the other hotels in Old San Juan (500 years old city). Some areas need to dust off more often than they do.
The best locaction and reasonable price. Welcoming and helpful staff. Charming old structure. Incredible to walk out the door and see the Capilla del Cristo right there. Because of it old structure lots of stairs and ups and downs and delicate plumbing. But that's part of the charm! No staff at night but phone in case any problems arise.
Close to shopping and restaurants and the beach
Location Run down dirty
The location, the helpful staff, room was comfortable. No in-room wi-fi was my major gripe; other minor things: shower was too small; room was too cold with A/C and too warm without it; most channels on the TV list didn't actually work
It was very accessible to Old San Juan and very comfortable.
Staff was very courteous and helpful. The location was very convenient. Rooms were comfortable and clean. The street is very noisy at night. The corner bar rocks until 4:00 AM on the weekend. You are on your own for parking.
Close to Old Town. The breakfast offered was Poor and when we booked I was not offered the cruise 10% discount if prepaid.
Staff was unusually helpful and informative. Bistro inhouse was excellent and the staff were professional and very nice. Rooms were clean and quiet. Relaxing experience. Highly recommended. The hotel is not close to Old Town, but it is in a quiet and historic neighborhood.
The location is very good if you like to visit old San Juan. It only costs about $20( for two) taxi to get to the hotel and cost $15( for two) to get to the cruise ship port. There are only small window close to the ceilings, but the rest of room is good. Bathroom is very good with the price we paid.
The free and fast internet pc in the lobby free parking was almost impossible to find and the only reasonably priced parking lot was more than four blocks away.
The price was great for the location. Everything in old san juan was right at our fingertips. The room was kept very clean. You could smell the detergent in the towels and sheets everyday. Excellent housekeeping staff. The condition of the room was a bit outdated though. The rug felt grimy on our barefeet and there was rust on the fringes of the shower. This was great for a one or two night stay but I'd probably look for better quality for anything longer than that.
the staff was very, very helpful & friendly, the great location
Good location. One of the better rooftop restaurants in the city.
Location Run down dirty
Close to shopping and restaurants and the beach
Great place, excellent location, wonderful staff! Rooftop terrace & pool lots of fun.
I really loved the rooftop terrace. Maybe it's the atmosphere or the full moon on top of us , we don't now but it really felt relax and I really was in need of that feeling. The hotel is at walking distance of all the old San Juan amenities so I really loved the area! Well it's a boutique hotel and the building was build maybe 200 or 300 years ago it Didn't have any elevator as i expected (only 4 floors use the stairs) but I did have a beautiful experience and the building is nicely decorated . The art through all the hotel was very interesting.
staff was excellent. Great location. In need of some repairs and addition of an elevator.
Located in the middle of Old San Juan. Easy walk to most everything. Hotel was built in 1860, so it's not super modern. Most everything works, just a little slow sometimes. Staff is friendly and very helpful. Would stay again. Wasn't disappointed in much, just understand going in that it's 155 years old.
Location was great
Cheap hotel one step above a hostel.
large room, great balcony view, right in the heart of old San Juan
Service and location.
Location was great
Room was dated, hair in bathroom, toilet clogged, shower head calcified and dirty, twin sized bed and I order to get an additional two size bed you have to pay $25-$50... Last but not least bed bugs, I stayed one night and got out of there. Location
Located in the middle of Old San Juan. Easy walk to most everything. Hotel was built in 1860, so it's not super modern. Most everything works, just a little slow sometimes. Staff is friendly and very helpful. Would stay again. Wasn't disappointed in much, just understand going in that it's 155 years old.
Location in the center of Old San Juan is great. I did not like that I paid extra for a room with balcony access that didn't have it. The doors were locked with key. When I asked for assistance with the doors the staff acted surprised that they were locked with key and none of them knew where to find them or how to get the doors open. The air conditioning was also set to heater when we arrived to the room. When we mentioned the staff member at the front desk simply said to wait it out for it to cool off. Sorry but if I wanted heat in Puerto Rico I could simple open the balcony doors. Oh never mind those were yet another amenity that was falsely advertised.
My first three nights here, I stayed at a room with a balcony and it was amazing. It's right in the heart of Old San Juan so you get to wake up eaveryday with the beautiful city noice of the livily city outside. It really is an amazing place to stay for a long time. Try to stay in a room with balcony, you will love it. I absolutely hated that there's never parking available at any time of the day for your rental car. If you don't have a car then this will be the perfect place for you.
The location is in san juan It was very loud staff was unavailable after 1830 bathroom was small balcony is small dirty
The location is in san juan It was very loud staff was unavailable after 1830 bathroom was small balcony is small dirty
My first three nights here, I stayed at a room with a balcony and it was amazing. It's right in the heart of Old San Juan so you get to wake up eaveryday with the beautiful city noice of the livily city outside. It really is an amazing place to stay for a long time. Try to stay in a room with balcony, you will love it. I absolutely hated that there's never parking available at any time of the day for your rental car. If you don't have a car then this will be the perfect place for you.
Large rooms, sparsely furnished, but very clean. The hotel staff was incredibly friendly and helpful.
Location This hotel required me to give them my credit card number upon arrival. Which I did. But my room was already bought and paid for through Booking.com three months earlier. I then spent a week on a cruise ship and never used my credit card again. When I returned home I found that my credit card had been used for a booking at the Sheraton (an unauthorized charge since I never stayed there) Since S & J Suites is the only place that recieved my credit card number my assumption is that the number was stolen and by someone at the S & J Suites and used fraudulently. I have turned the matter over to the fraud unit at my credit card company for their investigation. The night manager's name who took my credit card # at the S & J Suites is Angel.
perfect position downtown of Old San Juan Following our stay in this Hotel, we were not happy with our selection: 1th - the room had no windows 2nd - we had less than 18° C (approx. 64° F) in our room because the air condition could not be regulated or switched off. After the first night we made a complaint on the lobby. Following their caretaker tried to close the fan / blower in the rooms - but without sucess. The morning after we had taken a beautiful cold for the next 3 days... For this hotel we can't make any recommandation - also when the position is perfect downtown of Old San Juan.
I wouldn't stay there again. I was treated poorly by the hotel staff and service seemed to be inexistent except for the very nice cleaning lady. It's over priced for what it is and shouldn't be so well rated. the service was the worst I've ever experienced. The manager yelled at me with no apparent issue. He yelled for something that had happened the previous night.
The front desk was very helpful and accommodating. Rooms were big and quite comfortable. Our room had a view of an old building, but who cares, we weren't there for the view. No coffee/tea maker in room. A/C way too cold, but was adjusted when asked.
Convenient location, clean rooms noisy, poor air conditioning, lights did not all work. No safe. no dead bolt/security chain. No continental breakfast as advertised. TV channels were few and uninteresting
The location is very central to visit the Old San Juan area. The description of the hotel indicates that they have parking, when I almost get there I called for directions to the parking and they said "We don't offer parking". Well the main reason I chose this hotel was because of the parking, I know for sure that parking in Old San Juan can be a nightmare. To make it worse, it Rained, but that's not the hotels fault of course.
The staff were very helpful in recommending good places for an authentic experience in old San Juan and helping with transportation. The rooms were very quiet, roomy and clean and the central location was perfect for walking around the city, day or night. The air conditioning is controlled in a central location and at times it got rather warm before the A/C kicked in.
Staff was friendly and helpful. Location was excellent-close to many good restaurants and the cruise ship terminal. Room smelled very musty. There was no window nor any way to control the room's temperature. It was very cold in the room.
Excellent front desk, very friendly with good suggestions about restaurants and things to do. The room was very large and clean, the king size bed was wonderful with top quality sheets. The location cannot be beat for those interested in the Old City. This hotel is right in the middle of Old San Juan and our window view faced out over unsightly rooftops -- but there is no way for the hotel to address this problem! No coffee machine in room (would have been nice since our flight left before the breakfast room opened).
the continental breakfast was terrible. just bad coffee and white bread
It is in n old building in the heart of Old San Juan., just what we' were wanting. We stayed in a room, facilities were very clean and air conditioning worked well. Beds were basic but comfortable. Nothing
great location if you just stay here for travel and you want save money, I think that you can choice this Hotel share the bathroom (because this hotel is cheap)
Comfortable, reasonably priced, near beach and Old San Juan


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Intel's Xeon E5-2600 V2: 12-core Ivy Bridge EP for Serversby Johan De Gelas on 9/17/2013 12:00 AM EST
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Kevin G - Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - linkOdd that Intel went the 3 die route with Ivy Bridge-EP. It was no surprise that the lowend would be a variant of the 6 core Ivy Bridge-E found in the Core i7-4900 series. Apple leaked that the line up would scale to 12 cores. The surprise is a native 10 core part and the differences between it and the 12 core design.
Judging from the diagrams, Intel altered its internal ring bus for connecting cores. One ring goes orbits around all three columns of cores while another connects two columns. Thus the cores in the middle column have better latency for coherency as they have fewer stops on the ring bus to reach any core. The outer columns should have similar latency than the native 10 core chip for coherency: fewer cores to stop but longer traces on the die between columns.
Not disclosed is how the 12 core chip divides cache. Previously each core would have a 2.5 MB of L3 cache that was more local than the rest of the L3 cache. The middle column may have access to L3 cache on both sides.
The usage of dual memory controllers on the 12 core die is interesting. I wonder what measurable differences it produces. I'd fathom tests with a mix of reads/writes (ie databases) would show the greatest benefit as a concurrent read and write may occur. In a single socket configuration, enabling NUMA may produce a benefit. (Actually, how many single socket 2011 boards have this option?) Reply
madmilk - Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - linkIt looks like each ring is connected to two columns. One ring goes around all three, but does not connect to the center column. Reply
JlHADJOE - Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - linkI'm guessing the 12-core might see action in the 8P segment, which is well overdue for an update. Reply
psyq321 - Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - linkThere will be 15-core E7 8xxx v2 CPUs based on the same IvyTown architecture.
As Intel is not showing the die-shot of a 12 core Ivy EP, I wonder if the 15-core EX and 12-core EP are using the same 3x5 die. Reply
Kevin G - Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - linkThe memory controller interfaces are different between the Ivy Bridge-EP and Ivy Bridge-EX. The EP uses DDR3 in all of its forms (vanilla, ECC, buffered ECC, LR ECC) where as the EX version is going to use a serial interface similar in concept to FB-DIMMs. There will be two types of memory buffers for the EX line, one for DDR3 and later another that will use DDR4 memory. No changes need to be made to the new EX socket to support both types of memory. Reply
Brutalizer - Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - linkI would have expected this newest Intel 12-core cpu to perform better. For instance, in Java SPECjbb2013 benchmarks, it gets 35,500 and 4,500. However, the Oracle SPARC T5 gets 75.700 and 23.300 which totally demolishes the x86 cpu. Have not the x86 cpus improved that much in comparison to SPARC? The x86 still lags behind?
https://blogs.oracle.com/BestPerf/entry/20130326_s... Reply
JohanAnandtech - Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - linkBe careful when you compare inflated, for marketing purposes results with independent "limited optimization" results ;-) Reply
Phil_Oracle - Friday, February 21, 2014 - linkWhat do you mean by inflated for marketing purposes? SPECjbb2013 is clearly a real world, recent benchmark that's full audited by all vendors on the SPEC committee. If you make such claims, surely you have some evidence? Reply
extide - Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - linkDont forget those T5's run at TDP's in the 200-300W range... If you clocked up one of these babies to those power levels I am sure it would be >= to the T5. Reply
Kevin G - Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - linkTDP's are indeed higher on the SPARC side but not as radically as you indicate. Generally they do not consume more than 200W. (Unfortunately Oracle doesn't give a flat power consumption figure for just the CPU, this is just an estimate based upon their total system power calculator. For reference, the POWER7 is 200W and the POWER7+ is 180W.) Reply
Kevin G - Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - linkI'd be careful about using Java benchmarks on those SPARC chips for an overall comparison. The results on the SPARC side are often broken.
x86 for many years has been ahead of SPARC. Only with the most recent chips has Oracle produced a very performance competitive chip.
The only other architecture that out runs Intel's best x86 chips is the POWER7/POWER7+. When the POWER8 ships, it is expected to be faster still. Reply
Brutalizer - Thursday, September 19, 2013 - link@Kevin G
"...The results on the SPARC side are often broken..."
What do you mean with that? The Oracle benchmarks are official and anyone can see how they did it. Regarding the SPARC T5 performance, it is very fast, typically more than twice as fast as Xeon cpus. Just look at the official, accepted benchmarks on the site I linked to. Reply
Kevin G - Friday, September 20, 2013 - link@Brutalizer
There is a SPEC subtest whose result on SPARC is radically higher than other platforms. The weight of this one test affects the overall score. It has been a few years since I read up about this and SPARC as a platform has genuinely become performance competitive again. Reply
Phil_Oracle - Friday, February 21, 2014 - linkAre you talking about libquantum?
I believe IBM is the worst culprit on this subtest, showing a significant difference between base and peak. More so than any other vendor.
But today, I believe all vendors have figured out how to improvise (cheat) on this test, even Xeon based.
That's why I believe SPEC CPU2006 is outdated and needs replacing and suggest looking at more realistic, recent (dal world) benchmarks like SPECjbb2013, SPECjEnterprise2010 or even TPC-H. Reply
Phil_Oracle - Friday, February 21, 2014 - linkx86 was clearly ahead of SPARC till about SPARC T4 timeframe when Oracle took over R&D on SPARC. SPARC T4 allowed Oracle to equalize the playing field, especially in areas like database where the SPARC T4 really shines and shows considering many of the world record benchmarks that where released. When SPARC T5 came out last year, it increased performance by 2.4x, clobbering practically every other CPU out there. Today, you'll be hard pressed to find a real world benchmark, ones that are fully audited, where SPARC T5 is not in a leadership position, whether java based like SPECjbb2013 or SPECjEnterprise2010 or database like TPC-C or TPC-H. Reply
psyq321 - Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - linkI know that EX will be using the (scalable) memory buffer, which is probably the main reason for the separate pin-out. I guess they could still keep both memory controllers in, and fuse the appropriate one depending if it is an EX or EP SKU, if this would still make sense from a production perspective. Reply
Kevin G - Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - linkIt wouldn't make much sense as the EX line up moves the DDR3 physical interface off to the buffer chip. There is a good chunk of die space used for the 256 bit wide memory interface in the EP line. Going the serial route, the EX line is essentially doubling the memory bandwidth while using the same number of IO pins (though at the cost of latency).
The number of PCIe lanes and QPI links also changes between the EP and EX line up. The EP has 40 PCIe lanes where as the EX has 32. There are 4 QPI links on the EX line up making them ideal for 4 and 8 socket systems were as the EP line has 2 QPI links good for dual or a poor quad socket configuration. Reply
psyq321 - Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - linkHmm, this source: http://www.3dcenter.org/news/intel-stellt-ivy-brid...
Claims that HCC is 12-15 core design. They also have a die-shot of a 15 core variant. Reply
Kevin G - Thursday, September 19, 2013 - linkI'll 1-up you: Intel technical reference manuals (PDF).
It does appear to be 15 core judging from the mask in the CSR_DESIRED_CORES register.
However, there is not indication that the die supports serial memory links to a buffer chip or >3 QPI links that an EX chip would have. Reply
psyq321 - Thursday, September 19, 2013 - linkWell, I guess without Intel openly saying or somebody laser-cutting the die it would not be possible to know exactly is it a shared die between HCC EP and EX.
However, there are lots of "hints" that the B-package Ivy Bridge EP hide more cores, like the ones you linked. If it is the case, it is really a shame that Intel did not enable all cores in the EP line. There would still be lots of places for differentiation between the EX and EP lines, since EX anyway contains RAS features without which the target enterprise customers would probably not even consider EP, even if it had the same number of cores.
Also, Ivy EX will have some really high TDP parts. Reply
mczak - Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - linkYes that's surprising indeed. I wonder how large the difference in die size is (though the reason for two dies might have more to do with power draw). Reply
zepi - Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - linkHow about adding turbo frequencies to sku-comparison tables? That'd make comparison of the sku's a bit easier as that is sometimes more repsentative figure depending on the load that these babies are run. Reply
JarredWalton - Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - linkI added Turbo speeds to all SKUs as well as linking the product names to the various detail pages at AMD/Intel. Hope that helps! (And there were a few clock speed errors before that are now corrected.) Reply
zepi - Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - linkAppreciated! Reply
zepi - Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - linkFor most server buyers things are not this simple, but for armchair sysadmins this might do:
http://cornflake.softcon.fi/export/ivyexeon.png Reply
ShieTar - Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - link"Once we run up to 48 threads, the new Xeon can outperform its predecessor by a wide margin of ~35%. It is interesting to compare this with the Core i7-4960x results , which is the same die as the "budget" Xeon E5s (15MB L3 cache dies). The six-core chip at 3.6GHz scores 12.08."
What I find most interesting here is that the Xeon manages to show a factor 23 between multi-threaded and single-threaded performance, a very good scaling for a 24-thread CPU. The 4960X only manages a factor of 7 with its 12 threads. So it is not merely a question of "cores over clock speed", but rather hyperthreading seems to not work very well on the consumer CPUs in the case of Cinebench. The same seems to be true for the Sandy Bridge and Haswell models as well.
Do you know why this is? Is hyperthreading implemented differently for the Xeons? Or is it caused by the different OS used (Windows 2008 vs Windows 7/8)? Reply
JlHADJOE - Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - link^ That's very interesting. Made me look over the Xeon results and yes, they do appear to be getting close to a 100% increase in performance for each thread added. Reply
psyq321 - Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - linkHyperthreading is the same.
However, HCC version of IvyTown has two separate memory controllers, more features enabled (direct cache access, different prefetchers etc.). So it might scale better.
I am achieving 1.41x speed-up with dual Xeon 2697 v2 setup, compared to my old dual Xeon 2687W setup. This is so close to the "ideal" 1.5x scaling that it is pretty amazing. And, 2687w was running on a slightly higher clock in all-core turbo.
So, I must say I am very happy with the IvyTown upgrade. Reply
garadante - Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - linkIt's not 24 threads, it's 48 threads for that scaling. 2x physical CPUs with 12 cores each, for 24 physical cores and a total of 48 logical cores. Reply
Kevin G - Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - linkActually if you run the numbers, the scaling factor from 1 to 48 threads is actually 21.9. I'm curious what the result would have been with Hyperthreading disabled as that can actually decrease performance in some instances. Reply
ShieTar - Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - linkOops, you are perfectly right of course. In that case the 4960X actually gets the slightly better efficiency (12.08 is 0.28 per thread and GHz) than the dual 2697s (33.56 is 0.26 per thread and GHz), which makes perfect sense.
It also indicates the 4960X gets about 70% of the performance of a single 2697 at 38% of the cost. Then again, a 1270v3 gets you 50% of the performance at 10% of the price. So when talking farms (i.e. more than one system cooperating), four single-socket boards with 1270v3 will get you almost the power of a dual-socket board with 2697v2 (minus communication overhead), will likely use similar power demand (plus communication overhead), and save you $4400 in the process. Since you use 32 instead of 48 threads, but 4 installations instead of 1, software licensing cost may vary strongly in either direction.
Would be interesting to see this tested. Anybody willing to send AT four single-socket workstations? Reply
hpvd - Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - linkyes - this would be really interesting. But you should use Infiniband interconnect for a good scaling. And this could only be done without an expensive IB-Switch with 3-maschines... Reply
DanNeely - Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - linkWon't the much higher price of a 4 socket board kill any CPU cost savings?
In any event, the 1270v3 is a unisocket chip so you'd need to do 4 boxes to cluster.
Poking around on Intel's site it looks like all 1xxx Xeons are uniprocessor, 2xxx is dual socket, 4xxx quad, 8xxx octo socket. But the 4xxx series is still on 2012 models and 8xxx on 2011 releases. The 4 way chips could just be a bit behind the 2way ones being reviewed now; but with the 8 way ones not updated in 2 years I'm wondering if they're being stealth discontinued due to minimal cases where 2 smaller servers aren't a better buy. Reply
hpvd - Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - linkI think we are talking around about 4 systems with each one cpu, one mainboard, RAM, ..+ network interface card Reply
hpvd - Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - linkanother advantage would be that these CPUs uses the latest Hashwell Achitecture: some workloads would greatly benefit from it's AVX2 ... Reply
Kevin G - Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - linkI'd fathom the bigger benefit of Haswell is found in the TSX and L4 cache for server workloads. The benefits of AVX2 would be exploited in more HPC centric workloads. Now if Intel would just release a socketed 1200v3 series CPU with L4 cache. Reply
MrSpadge - Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - link> Now if Intel would just release a socketed 1200v3 series CPU with L4 cache.
Agreed! And someone would test it at server loads. And BOINC. And if only Intel would release an overclockalbe Haswell with L4 which we can actually buy! Reply
ShieTar - Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - linkA 4 socket board is expensive, but thats not the discussion I was making. A Xeon E5-4xxx is not likely to be less expensive than the E5-2xxx part anyways.
The question was specifically how four single socket boards (with 4 cores each, at 3.5GHz, and Haswell technology) would position themselves against a dual-socket board with 24 cores at 2.7GHz and Ivy Bridge EP tech. Admittedly, the 3 extra boards will add a bit of cost (~500$), and and extra memory & communications cards, etc. can also add something depending on usage scenario. Then again, a single 4-core might get the work done with less than half the memory of a 12-core, so you might safe a little there as well. Reply
psyq321 - Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - linkE5-46xx v2 is coming in few months, qualification samples are already available and for all intents and purposes it is ready - Intel just needs to ramp-up production.
E7-88xx v2 is coming in Q1 2014, it is definitely not discontinued, and the platform (Brickland) will be compatible with both Ivy Bridge EX (E7-88xx v2 among others) and Haswell EX (E7-88xx v3 among others) CPUs and will also be able to take DDR4 RAM. It will require different LGA 2011 socket, though.
EX platform will come with up to 15 cores in Ivy Bridge EX generation. Reply
Kevin G - Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - linkThe E5-46xxx is simply a rebranded E5-26xx with official support for quad socket. The dies are the going to be the same between both families. Intel is just doing extra validation for the quad socket market as the market tends to favor more reliability features as socket count goes up.
While not socket compatible, Brickland as a platform is expected to be used for the next (last?) Itanium chips. Reply
psyq321 - Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - linkYep, EP-46xx v2 will use the same C1 stepping (for HCC SKUs) for production parts as 2P Xeons, but there will be some features enabled in microcode which did not make it in the 26xx SKUs.
EX is already on D1 stepping for QS, as the validation cycle for EX is more strict due to more RAS features etc. Reply
Casper42 - Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - linkSo I work for HP and your comments about 4x1P instead of 2x2P make me wonder if you have been sneaking around our ProLiant development lab in Houston.
I was there 6 weeks ago and a decent sized cluster of 1P nodes was being assembled on an as yet unannounced HP platform. I was told the early/beta customer it was for had done some testing and found for their particular HPC app, they were in fact getting measurably better overall performance.
The interesting thing about this design was they put 2 x 1P nodes on a single PCB (Motherboard) in order to more easily adapt the 1P nodes to a system largely designed with 2P space requirements in mind.
Pretty sure the chips were Haswell based as well but can't recall for sure. Reply
André - Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - linkWould be nice to see benchmarks for OS X, considering this thing is going inside the new Mac Pro.
Final Cut X, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Lightroom, DaVinci Resolve etc.
I believe the 2660v2 hits the sweet spot with it's 10 cores. Reply
DanNeely - Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - linkThat'd require Apple giving Anandtech a new Mac Pro to run benchmarks on... Reply
Kevin G - Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - linkNow that Intel has officially launched the new Xeons, the new Mac Pro can't be far behind. Reply
wallysb01 - Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - linkWell, you could run the CPU benchmarks just fine. But not the GPU ones. Reply
Simon G - Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - linkTypo in Conclusion section . . . " Thta's no small feat, . . ." Reply
garadante - Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - linkThere's a minor error on the Cinebench single-threaded graph. It has the clock speed for the E5-2697 v2 as 2.9 instead of 2.7, as it should be. Which is semi confusing on that graph as it explains the lower single-threaded performance from the E5-2690. Reply
SanX - Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - linkThis forum has most obsolete comments design of pre-Neanderthals times, no Edit, no Delete, no look at previous user comments. Effin shame Reply
MrSpadge - Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - linkYou mixed up forum and article comments. Reply
Bytales - Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - linkPlease make some gaming related tests. Im planning on upgrading from 2x2609 to 2x2690v2, now that i now for sure that 10 cores 25 mb cache is a complete die. I dont trust verz much the design on the 12 core die, its not how i would design the CPU. Besides the 2690v2 is 3ghz base and 3.6 boost, perfect for gaming.
Would have like to see how a 2690v2 would compare with a 2687w v2 in gaming related tests, seeing as the latter has a 3.4 base 4 ghz boost but 2 cores less.
Anyways, im not pazing 3000+ euros on disabled die (like the one in 2687v2) so the 10 core is my choice, but still would have like to seee how higher freq lower core count would impact gaming performance ! Reply
mking21 - Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - linkI can tell you now that the 8 core is going to kick the 10 core's ass for gaming. The higher clock will win here. So as you are going to pay 3000 euros you may as well get the best, even if it does have two cores disabled. But I do agree for me a more interesting comparison would have been 12 vs 10 vs 8 all V2s all fastest clock available versions... Reply
mapesdhs - Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - link
IMO for gaming you'd be better off with a used oc'd 2700K. I just bought one for 160 UKP,
fitted with a used TRUE (cost 15), two new Coolermaster Blademaster fans, Q-fan active
(ASUS M4E mbd, used, cost 130), runs at 5GHz no problem, silent running when idle. See:
The vast majority of games gain the most from a sensible middle ground between
multiple cores and a high clock. Few will properly exploit more than 4 cores with HT.
Using a multi-core XEON for gaming is silly. You would see far greater gaming
performance by getting a much cheaper 4/6-core and spending the saved cash on
more powerful GPUs like two 780 or Titans SLI, or two 7970 CF, etc. A 4-core Z68
should be just fine, though if you do want oodles of PCIe lanes for high-end SLI/CF
then I'd get X79 and a 3930K (don't see the point of IB-E).
Trust me, a 5GHz 2700K, or a 4.7GHz 3930K, paired with two much better GPUs
via the saved money, will be massively better for gaming vs. what you could afford
having spent thousands on two 10 or 12-core CPUs with much lower clocks. Most
2600Ks will oc pretty nicely too.
Bytales, what GPU(s) do you have in your system atm?
PS. IB/HW are a waste of time. They don't oc aswell as SB. I bought a 2500K for 125, only
took 3 mins to get it running 4.7 stable on a used Gigabyte Z68 board (which cost a mere 35). Reply
Bytales - Saturday, September 21, 2013 - linkThe reason im looking at xeons is because of the motherboard i own, which is the z9ped8ws, which i bought because i need the pci express lanes two xeons provide. No other motherboard could have gottwn me what this one does, and i have looked everywhere. Thats the reason i need these xeons. I originally bought two 2609 cpus and a crossfire tahiti le(one burned down due to bitcoin mining) their purpose were/are to make the pc usable until the new xeons and the new radeons wil become available. I know i wont be getting the best possible cpus for gaming on this platform. I just want some decent performers. The 2609 i have now are 2.4 ghz no boost no HT, and did their job good so far. Im expecting decent gaming performance out of a 3ghz chip with multiple cores. Sure, i could get the 2687wv2 for the same price, but i have a hate for disabled things. Why the hell didnt they make a 10 core chip with 25 mb cache 3.5 base 4ghz boost and 150 160 w tdp. I would have bought such a cpu. But as it is ill have to make due with two 2690. Maybe, just maybe, if i see some gaming benchmarks between the two cpus, i will consider the 2687wv2. Untill then, my first choice is the 2690.
Hopefully, the people from anandtwch will test this aspect of the cpus, gaming that is, becauae all they tested was server/enterpriae stuff, which was to be expected after all.
Gaming was not what these cpus were built for. But i like having strong cpus which will have my back if i decie to do some other stuff as well. I do bunch of converting, compressing, autocad photoshop. Etc. Thats why more cores. The better. Reply
Ktracho - Thursday, October 03, 2013 - linkI would think you can get the PCIe lanes you want with a motherboard that has a PLX bridge chip, such as the ASUS P9X79-E WS, without needing to resort to a two-socket motherboard. As far as gaming, I think the E5-1620 v2 gives good bang for the money, and if you need more cores, the E5-1650 v2 does well, too. If you need a little better performance, you can get the E5-1680 v2, but at a price. Too bad Intel doesn't sell single-socket CPU versions with more than 6 cores, though. Reply
MrSpadge - Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - linkThe Xeon2660v2 could in theory be what Ivy-E should have been for enthusiasts: something at least a bit more worth spending big $ on. The mainboard would have to let us enable multi-core turbo and OC the bus though. Reply
psyq321 - Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - linkSituation with IvyBridge EP is absolutely the same as with Sandy Bridge EP:
- No BCLK "straps" (or ratios) for Xeon line - only 100 MHz allowed
- No unlocked multipliers
- BCLK overclocking works - your mileage may vary. I can get up to 105 MHz with dual Xeon 2697 v2 setup on Z9PE D8 WS
So, Ivy Bridge EP Xeons do not overclock particularly well - the best you can get out of 2S parts (26xx v2) is 100-150 MHz depending on the max. turbo multiplier your SKU has. Reply
ezekiel68 - Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - linkJohan, what do you mean by "...over four NUMA nodes" in the last sentence on the Compression And Decompression page?
My understanding is that for both Opeteron and Xeon, a NUMA node is a complete CPU package (with all its cores) and the associated RAM directly connected to that CPU's memory controllers. In the charts, all of the Opterons are listed as "2x Opteron XXXX". Are you considering each die within the Opteron MCM package to be a separate NUMA node -- or how else are you coming up with "four" above? Reply
JohanAnandtech - Friday, September 20, 2013 - linkAFAIK, the two dies in the package communicate via hypertransport links and it is quicker for one die to communicate with its own memory than with the memory attached to the second die. Reply
ddkeenan - Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - linkThe data in this article is incomplete. The JVM tuning used is targeted for throughput alone, basically ignoring GC pause times. The critical jOPS metric is intended to measure with response time constraints, and the results posted here are most likely highly variable and definitely dreadfully low because of the poor tuning choices.
Actual customers care more about response time/latency these days. Throughput is often solved by scaling horizontally, response time is not. Commercial benchmarking should try to reflect that desire by focusing on response time and the SPECjbb2013 critical jOPS in order to influence hardware and software vendors to compete.
Finally, to Kevin G, I think it's also likely that SPARC T-series systems have been focusing on customer metrics more than competitive benchmarks, and now there's a benchmark that takes response time into consideration. Reply
JohanAnandtech - Friday, September 20, 2013 - linkI have to admit were are new to SPECjbb 2013. Any suggestions for the JVM tunings to reduce the GC latency? Reply
mking21 - Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - linkSurely its more interesting to see if the 12 core is faster than the 10 and 8 core V2s.
Its not obvious to me that the 12 Core can out perform the 2687w v2 in real world measures rather than in synthetic benchmarks. The higher sustained turbo clock is really going to be hard to beat. Reply
JohanAnandtech - Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - linkThere will be a follow-up, with more energy measurements, and this looks like a very interesting angle too. However, do know that the maximum Turbo does not happen a lot. In case of the 2697v2, we mostly saw 3 GHz, hardly anything more. Reply
mking21 - Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - linkYes based on bin specs 3Ghz is what I would expect from 2697v2 if more than 6 or more cores are in use. 5 or more cores on 2687wv2 will run @ 3.6Ghz. While 2690v2 will run 3.3Ghz with 4 or more cores. So flat out the 12 core will be faster than 10 core will be faster than 8 core - but in reality hard to run these flat out with real-world tasks, so usually faster clock wins. Look forward to u sharing some comparative benchmarks. Reply
psyq321 - Thursday, September 19, 2013 - link3 GHz is the maximum all-core turbo for 2697 v2.
You are probably seeing 3 GHz because several cores are in use and 100% utilized. Reply
JohanAnandtech - Friday, September 20, 2013 - linkWith one thread, the CPU ran at 3.4 GHz but only for very brief periods (almost unnoticeable). Reply
polyzp - Saturday, September 21, 2013 - linkAMD's Kaveri IGPU absolutley destroys intel iris 5200! Look at the first benchmarks ever leaked! +500% :O
AMDFX .blogspot.com Reply
Jajo - Tuesday, October 01, 2013 - linkE5-2697v2 vs. E5-2690 +30% performance @ +50% cores? I am a bit disappointed. Don't get me wrong, I am aware of the 200 Mhz difference and the overall performance per watt ratio is great but I noticed something similar with the last generation (X5690 vs. E5-2690).
There are still some single threaded applications out there and yes, there is a turbo. But it won't be aggressive on an averagely loaded ESXi server which might host VMs with single threaded applications.
I somehow do not like this development, my guess is that the Hex- or Octacore CPUs with higher clocks are still a better choice for virtualization in such a scenario.
Just my 2 cents Reply
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alison_lenihan - Thursday, October 03, 2013 - linkwhat Eric said I am shocked that some people can profit $4550 in one month on the computer. see post.....>>>.. CuttR.it/tvtmbce Reply
Chrisrodinis - Wednesday, October 23, 2013 - linkHere is an easy to understand, hands on video explaining how to upgrade your server by installing an Intel E5 2600 V2 processor: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duzrULLtonM Reply
DileepB - Thursday, October 31, 2013 - linkI think 12 core diagram and description are incorrect! The mainstream die is indeed a 10 core die with 25 MB L3 that most skus are derived from. But the second die is actually a 15 core die with 37.5 MB. I am guessing (I know I am right :-))
That they put half of the 10 core section with its QPIs and memory controllers, 5 cores and 12.5 MB L3 on top and connected the 2 sections using an internal QPI. From the outside it looks like a 15 core part, currently sold as a 12 core part only. A full 15 core sku would require too much power well above the 130W TDP that current platforms are designed for. They might sell the 15 core part to high end HPC customers like Cray! The 12 core sku should have roughly 50% higher die area than the 10 core die!

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POLICE have found a man who was repeatedly struck with a hammer during a "nasty" attack in West Howe.
Officers were called to Mandale Road at 6.45pm on Friday following reports the driver of a blue jeep had been attacked by two men.
DC James Lees from Bournemouth CID said witnesses reported seeing a silver Alfa Romeo parked sideways in the road in front of a blue Land Rover.
Two men, one of which was armed with a hammer, were seen getting out of the car and attacking the driver of the 4x4, he said.
The offenders drove off in the silver car and the Land Rover, which police believe did not belong to the victim.
Up until this morning police were still searching for the victim who fled the scene after the attack.
The victim, a 36-year-old man from Bournemouth, sustained non-life threatening head and leg injuries and required hospital treatment.
Two brothers, who live in the Bournemouth area, were arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm and have been released on police bail pending further inquiries until the end of September.
Police are urging the victim and any witnesses to come forward.
DC Lees said: "We are still trying to trace the victim.
"We have a number of eye witnesses that saw him leave the scene and we believe his injuries are consistent with grievous bodily harm."
The victim was seen walking off in the direction of Draper Road covered in blood.
One resident, who asked not to be named, said he saw the "horrible" attack from his bedroom window.
He said: "I saw two men hitting him with something. They kept swinging it down on him."
He added: "The young man was in a bit of a mess. There was blood covering his face and all down his clothes. He was stumbling around but could barely walk."
Another said: "The silver car went past the jeep and then turned around. It drove in front of it, stopping it from getting out.
"Two men got out and attacked him. He was staggering across the road with blood pouring out of his head."
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Enjoy your balloons, butterflies and flowers from whatever star you are swinging on.
Clare I would also like to wish Nikki a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY! And don't forget to stop by Teddy's for a FAB Italian meal! Your chair awaits. Clare watch for that blinking star.
A happy birthday to Nikki from me as well. I know that yesterday will have been a tough day for you as well Clare, I hope that you're okay.
Clare....tons of love and hugs are heading your way and onward to the blinking star.
Thank you Lainy, Gavin and Marion. Yesterday was incredibly hard - the hardest day I've had since her funeral. It was especially difficult for mum and dad. I hate that they had to bury their daughter and have to go through this. I was due to come home yesterday after 2 weeks with my family but I delayed it until today so I didn't have to leave everyone yesterday.
The kids sent up her balloons and we sprinkled her grave with stars and happy birthday confetti. The balloons went soaring up - every single one and I told the kids that I think Aunty Nikki takes all the balloons we send to her and gives them out to the little boys and girls that are in the stars with her. Although you could feel the sadness, my nephew made me smile as he was running around dressed as Indiana Jones, cracking a whip, completely in character which Nikki would have just loved. I had saved my birthday cake and we cut it last night with all the kids singing happy birthday to her.
Clare, you and your family are doing such beautiful things together in Memory of Nikki. I loved what you told the kids about her gathering the balloons and giving them to the children! It is so beautiful to me to be a believer and eases the pain of having lost a loved one! You better know Nikki saw the whole Birthday!
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There must be more debate on whether to leave or remain in the European Union so the public can make the right decision instead of being given "dodgy figures", a Wharfedale MP has warned.
Those leading a campaign for Britain to stay in the EU are feeding the public "desperate scaremongering", according to Shipley, MP Philip Davies, whose constituency includes Burley-in-Wharfedale and Menston.
Speaking in the Commons, he called for more debates on the crucial issue. His call follows two debates on the issue between Lib Dem Leader and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and UKIP Leader Nigel Farage.
Mr Davies said: "We need regular debates on whether we should stay in or leave the European Union. The Deputy Prime Minister should participate in each of those debates. Now that Nigel Farage has, unsurprisingly, twice wiped the floor with the Deputy Prime Minister on this issue, is it now clear that the more people hear the debate and the arguments about whether we should be in or out, the more likely they are to conclude that we should be out.
"It is equally clear that those who want to stay in are relying on dodgy figures, desperate scaremongering and personal, cheap insults.
An ICM/Guardian poll after this week's debate between the two leaders suggested 69 per cent of people watching thought UKIP won the argument.
Commons Leader Andrew Lansley said: "I believe we should have a debate in this country about our future relationship with the European Union, but that we should have it once we have had the opportunity that only a Conservative victory at the next general election would afford us: to have both a renegotiation of our relationship with our partners, with that mandate behind us, and the mandate for a referendum in the next Parliament. That gives force to such a debate. In the absence of a referendum, there is no force to this debate."


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Best time to visit
Winter is always a good time to visit the bush because game viewing is at its best because of the sparse vegetation, but the spa and retreat packages are on offer all-year round.
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Enjoy the game viewing, game walks and time in the great outdoors. One can also enjoy a visit to the local community.
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Where to stay
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The hotel is very nice, clean, fantastic design and the staff was very nice and helpfull. The breakfast (swedish buffet) was lovely, they have a nice, quiet terrace overlooking the hills surrounding Cluj, one minus is that they forbid smoking in the rooms (they stated they had a 2000 ron fine if you would smoke in your room)...All in all, I would recommend it to anyone. They had a catering service, if you arrive in the evening and want to eat. However, it is far away from the city center, and from the city in general. The street name doesn't even appear on the GPS...If one wants peace and quiet, then this hotel is perfect! If you can manage to find it ;)
Immaculate rooms. Lovely staff. Comfortable beds. Located a long way from town.
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Booby Traps Series: How to beat the Booby Traps in the NICU. An interview with Diane Spatz.
This post is the 43rd in a series on the Booby Traps, made possible by the generous support of Motherlove Herbal Company. In a prior post I discussed a number of barriers to breastfeeding many moms encounter in the NICU. … Continue reading
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Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Scattante Emerald City Single Speed
Performance Bike is selling the Scattante Emerald City Single Speed Road Bike for $500 right now. It's hard to find a stylish ride at that price, but this one, with its mustache handlebars with leather grips, certainly qualifies. Unfortunately, the frame does not have rack mounts. It would also be nice to have a chainguard to go with the flat metal fenders.
Scattante sounds Italian, but don't be fooled. Scattante was the house brand for Supergo, which once called itself "America's Largest Cycling Superstore." Supergo has been bought up by the Performance/Nashbar chain.
Cassette: 16T Steel
Seatpost: Alloy, 250 x 27.2mm
Stem: Alloy, 26.0mm clamp
Handlebar: Aluminum, 560mm width
Frame: Chromoly
Tires: Kenda K-176, 700 x 28c
Chain: KMC Z410, Steel
Crankset: Lasco Hi-Polish Silver, 46T Alloy w/ Chainguard
Rack Mounts: None
Rims: Alex R500 Alloy, 32H
Front Hub: Formula Alloy w/ Anodized Silver,TH-50\
Rear Hub: Formula Alloy w/ Anodized Silver, TH-51, Flip Flop
Headset: Ritchey 1 1/8", Steel
Bottom Bracket: Steel Cartridge Sealed
Brakes: Tektro 510A Dual-Pivot Caliper
Levers: Tektro RX1.0 Alloy
Fork: Triple Butted Chromoly
Grips/Tape: Velo
Saddle: Velo VL-1205 w/ Steel Satin rails
Pedals: Wellgo Alloy Platform w/ toe clips and straps
6 comments:
- JPTwins said...
It's worth checking out Bike Snob's review of the Empire City version of this. Quite funny!
- January 6, 2009 at 10:04 AM
- 2whls3spds said...
My Redline 9.2.5 was a bit less and came with rack mounts...
- January 6, 2009 at 1:22 PM
- Freewheel said...
JPT - This is not a bike for bike snobs. It was a stupid move for them to send him one.
- January 6, 2009 at 7:30 PM
Any publicity is good publicity. I wouldn't even know about the bike if it weren't for the Bikesnob. Now people can buy it ironically.
- January 23, 2009 at 6:54 PM
Bike Snob reviews a different bike. CHeck and you will see.
- September 2, 2009 at 8:25 PM
If you think this is a different bike than the one his Snobiliciousness reviewed, than perhaps the street cred of a theme Scattante is for you!
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- September 24, 2009 at 7:34 AM


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Yesterday, we shared some of our favorite red, white, and blue wedding dresses in honor of tomorrow's holiday. And now, we'd like to share some red, white, and blue bridesmaid dresses just to keep the patriotic theme going!
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Head to The Cube with your sticks and helmets for a pick up game of hockey! This adults only open hockey time does require that participants use helmets. Admission is $5 and includes skate rental.
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KU School of Medicine Faculty Mentoring
School of Medicine > Faculty Affairs and Development > Faculty Mentoring Program > Abridged Guidelines for Promotion
School of Medicine > Faculty Affairs and Development > Faculty Mentoring Program > Abridged Guidelines for Promotion
The School of Medicine provides the faculty with numerous online resources regarding Promotion and Tenure. The purpose of this section is to provide an abridged version of the documents found online so that a faculty member can see at a glance the highlights of expectations detailed in the official SOM guidelines document for promotion from their current Rank and Track. This abridged version is offered as a helpful tool for planning ahead, however, when a faculty member is in the process of submitting their information and going up for promotion (with or without tenure), it is imperative that the official SOM Guidelines document, as well as the SOM Promotion and Tenure website are followed closely as they are the definitive resources.
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THE decision by the board of Rio Tinto to replace its chief executive and make massive write-downs on its global aluminium business and coalmining operations in Mozambique has been a long time coming.
For years the market has been quietly scratching its head that the disastrous $US38 billion acquisition of Alcan didn't cost some senior executives their jobs. On Thursday night, the board finally acted to replace chief executive Tom Albanese with iron ore boss Sam Walsh.
The final straw was the need to do what the market has been telling it to do for months: write down for the fifth time the value of its aluminium assets given the parlous state of the global market. The latest write-down of between $US10 billion and $US11 billion brings the total impairments on the Alcan acquisition to a whopping $US30 billion. Given Albanese was the chief executive at the time of the acquisition, he couldn't stay. This was compounded by the need to write off $US3 billion from the value of its $US4 billion Riversdale Mining acquisition, which was acquired less than two years ago. In anybody's books, Alcan and Riversdale will go down as two of the worst acquisitions in recent history.
For months the market has been questioning the top-heavy valuations of the group's aluminium assets on its balance sheet, and the auditors obviously took a hard line ahead of the group's annual results.
The decision to appoint Walsh as the company's new CEO should be applauded. Walsh is an all-rounder and has presided over the expansion of the mining giant's iron ore business, which is also its most profitable.
It is understood that after learning that management had made some serious errors of judgment in the purchase of the Riversdale business in Mozambique, the board finally decided to make a few hard decisions in relation to management. Besides replacing Albanese, it has also replaced the head of Riversdale.
The coal reserves and resources at Riversdale have turned out to be of lesser quality and quantity than assumed at the time of the acquisition in 2011. Worse still, Rio found out that it doesn't have enough resources in reserve to justify building railway infrastructure, hence the massive write-down.
The write-downs prompted speculation on Thursday night that other miners with aluminium interests will look at the valuation of their own aluminium and nickel businesses as represented on their balance sheets. One miner mentioned was BHP Billiton, which is also looking for a new chief executive.
Rio chairman Jan du Plessis said in a statement that a write-down of $US3 billion on the Mozambique acquisition was ''unacceptable''.
''We are also deeply disappointed to have to take a further substantial write-down to our aluminium business, albeit in an industry that continues to experience adverse changes globally.''
While the board might be disappointed, investors are equally disappointed that Rio hasn't been able to take full advantage of a mining boom but instead went on some crazy forays that didn't pay off.


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I am trying to fix a few problems in my regex, please help.
The goal is: to match the US street addresses in text.
My current version looks like this:
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street_types = "st|street|ave|avenue|ln|lane" # more ...
apt_types = "apt|unit|apartment" # more ...
pat = re.compile(r'(\d{1,7})[\s]+(W\.|E\.|S\.|N\.|SE\.|SW\.|NW\.|NE\.)?( \w+){1,6}[\s]+(%s)?[\., ]+(%s)[\., ]+.*[\., ]+(%s)[\. ,](\d{5})' % (street_types, apt_types, states), re.IGNORECASE)
This will match
"This has happened at 1111 W. Baker st., apt. 18, Mountain Creek NH 12321 a long time ago"
But it won't match
"This has happened at 1111 Baker st., apt. 18, Mountain Creek NH 12321 a long time ago"
I wonder why: doesn't ? after the group (W\.|E\.|S\.|N\.|SE\.|SW\.|NW\.|NE\.)? mean "0 or 1 times"?
In any case, please help fixing it so both example strings match.
Thank you!


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This article was published 12/4/2011 (2323 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
There's no magic potion for Cory Watson. He can't guzzle down some crazy concoction and -- POOF! -- instantly transform into the star receiver Winnipeg Blue Bomber management is convinced he can become this season.
Taking that next step for the 27-year-old Concordia product is all about finding a consistency in his game, fine-tuning his route-running and the physical basics like becoming stronger, faster and more durable. It's about putting in the extra time in the film room, at the gym and on the football field.
In short, it's about hard work.
And it's because of what they know about Watson -- about his upbringing and his dedication -- that helped the Bombers make the decision to back away from the Chris Bauman bidding in February when the club felt the price became too steep and the Brandon product signed with the Edmonton Eskimos.
Yes, if there's one thing Cory Watson gets, if there's one characteristic that is at the very core of his DNA it's this: the man knows hard work.
"That's from my mom," said Watson after a second solid day of work at Bomber mini-camp. "She came here as a single mom and worked hard. I see that and I've said to myself, 'If she can do that and I'm out here doing something I love then I've got to put in the hard work as well.' That's nothing I shy away from.
"Hard work is a part of who I am."
Watson is the second-oldest of nine children his mother Anne-Marie raised on her own after immigrating from Jamaica. As the big brother, Watson took pride in being a solid role model, baby-sitting or working through school to help while the family moved five times around the Montreal area. The male figure he needed for guidance during his teenage years was his uncle, Dave Spence, who now coaches at Concordia -- where he once suited up as a receiver/returner -- and the same school Watson attended before turning pro with Winnipeg.
The Bombers' first pick last year, ninth overall, Watson made the starting lineup as a wide receiver right from training camp. But he admittedly struggled early and fought through a knee injury before reclaiming his game at the end of the season with eight catches in the final three contests, including a 55-yard touchdown.
That late-season production came as Watson gained confidence and dedicated himself to learning his craft. Case in point: about halfway through last season Watson began meeting with receiver coach Chris Wiesehan every morning -- a full 90 minutes before he was required to report -- to soak up as much info as he could.
This winter Watson hooked up with his uncle Dave at some Concordia workouts and he also leans heavily on self-evaluation. His girlfriend, Annie-Pier Gorup, is also big-time involved.
"She watches everything I do and evaluates me," said Watson with a grin. "Believe me, if I'm not self-evaluating she'll tell me. You get better by studying yourself and what you can do to get better as a receiver. It's things like route running, reading coverages... the little things, the small details. It's not just about running the routes, it's how you set them up.
"I have one year under my belt and I think I have the tools to become a good receiver and now it's time for me to work at it. Confidence has a lot to do with it. Coming from the CIS to the CFL... you see these guys on the television and you can become a little intimidated by them. But once I got comfortable, I started to understand that I belong.
"I know (the Bombers) have a lot invested in me," Watson added. "I'm out here to put in the work to one day start, not to be a backup, for a long period of time."


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ORLANDO, Fla. - An Orange County deputy accused of breaking into cars at Walt Disney World while on duty pleaded no contest on Wednesday to charges of burglary and petit theft.
Deputy Kirk Smurawa, 40, a former Marine who was with the Orange County Sheriff's Office since 2002, was arrested in August after undercover investigators say they caught him breaking into a car at Hollywood Studios and stealing at least $100 from a purse.
Smurawa was later charged with breaking into two more cars. After the plea, a judge found Smurawa guilty on the two counts of petit theft. He will be sentenced Dec. 21.
The state offered a plea deal on Wednesday consisting of 90 days in jail, two years of probation and 192 hours of community service.
The state also asked that Smurawa forfeit his law enforcement license and not be allowed to return to Disney World property. The judge will finalize the punishment at the sentencing.
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Woz says iOS 7 "looks beautiful" and says PRISM is unconstitutional
0. phoneArena posted on 16 Jun 2013, 16:36
We all love Steve Wozniak, because Woz always tells it like it is. He may have been a co-founder of Apple, but he routinely points out where iOS has fallen behind Android. Well, this weekend, the guys from FayerWayer ran into Woz while he was waiting for a flight to Mexico City, and Woz had some very interesting things to say about iOS 7 and PRISM...
This is a discussion for a news. To read the whole news, click here
1. alltechinside (Posts: 248; Member since: 21 Apr 2013)
I think everyone loves Woz! I like his honesty and how open minded he is :)
2. Zero0 (Posts: 592; Member since: 05 Jul 2012)
Woz seems like such a great guy. Totally unbiased, appreciates technology for what it is and not whose name is on the box (even if he's responsible for that name).
I have a feeling that Larry Page or Sergey Brin is going to be the next Woz. Say what you want about Google, but both of them seem geniunely interested in progress and transparency.
4. Gawain (Posts: 426; Member since: 15 Apr 2010)
Larry Page is nothing like Woz. Larry Page is an idealist, Woz is way more pragmatic.
6. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
I am not sure I would consider Page as an idealist. He sure was quick to parrot the talking points once PRISM was outed. An idealist doesn't repeat verbatim talking points that were released by some of the more non-idealist companies in the segment.
11. Maxwell.R (Posts: 218; Member since: 20 Sep 2012)
I don't know, he was pretty idealistic during his keynote at Google I/O. His responses to the NSA stuff were opportunistic as best.
14. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
Keynote was a speech someone else most likely wrote for him. Idealism is for people who haven't arrived. Everything he says as an officer of Google gets vetted by attorneys. Especially responses to NSA surveillance programs.
18. Maxwell.R (Posts: 218; Member since: 20 Sep 2012)
He was not reading off a telepromter for his keynote. He had some bullet points and that was about it.
24. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
Bullet points are there to prompt him regarding what he can say. Wanna bet he didn't talk about any more than what was on the list of bullet points?
30. Mxyzptlk (unregistered)
I think he's a little on the nutty side. He says oddball stuff to get attention. His comments ripping on Apple have been uncalled for and unwarranted.
34. ZeroCide (Posts: 785; Member since: 09 Jan 2013)
Your comments on here are unwarrented but they still come.
3. Zero0 (Posts: 592; Member since: 05 Jul 2012)
Agree on both fronts. iOS7 is a dramatic improvement. I'm not crazy for the icons, but the rest of the OS looks like KDE and Holo had a kid. Seeing as I use both of those UIs on a daily basis, that's a good thing.
As for the Patriot Act and PRISM, I'm still surprised that they haven't been declared unconstitutional, or at the very least, not renewed. We're talking about a country that spends hundreds of billions of dollars on trying to spread freedom to other countries, and yet they violate freedom constantly at home.
5. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
Patriot Act was renewed a little over 2 years ago (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/
2011/05/27/patriot-act-extension-signed-obama-autopen_n_867851.html). As to constitutionality of PRISM program, you can't challenge something that is classified Top Secret as you can't tell if you have standing to sue, because whether you have had your rights infringed by PRISM is Top Secret. Yes, that last sentence is logically convoluted, but that is reality when it comes to any attempt to challenge top secret programs.
12. Zero0 (Posts: 592; Member since: 05 Jul 2012)
I know that the Patriot Act was renewed recently; thus the surprise about how it's still active. Part of that is that the President did promise to get rid of it, but I guess that's what I get for thinking a politician isn't lying 100% of the time.
As for PRISM, true, but it's still a shame that the people in power do nothing to prevent this from happening.
15. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
Once people get in power, they become more conservative than they were before getting into power. Look at all of Barry's pronouncements before he became POTUS. Then compare his words with his actions as POTUS. There is a reason for the saying that actions speak louder than words....
29. rallyguy (Posts: 620; Member since: 13 Mar 2012)
I would disagree. Obama is the furthest thing from a conservative. He has pretty much done what he wanted even when he has to violate the Constitution and disregard Congress.
7. darkkjedii (Posts: 24915; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Woz has amazing eye sight. Having to tap delete after swiping also gives you one last chance to keep a message, versus not once you swipe it. Glad apple retained that feature.
9. alltechinside (Posts: 248; Member since: 21 Apr 2013)
Or maybe an option to undo the delete by tapping? Android has it that way (at least for gmail)
13. darkkjedii (Posts: 24915; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
That would be nice too.
20. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
Well android solved that by adding an undo option every time you swipe and email away, plus swipe is kinda sensitive, it if feels like you suddenly swiped the other way it will keep the email (hope I explained that right)
22. darkkjedii (Posts: 24915; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
What about texts
27. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
hangouts witch will replace the text messaging app works the same way as Gmail but the stock app lacks that novelty
33. Stuntman (Posts: 839; Member since: 01 Aug 2011)
I generally would prefer a confirmation before you delete. However, I do find the undo feature just as handy. I do admit it is very convenient to delete many items quickly without having to do a confirmation for each one.
8. lubba (Posts: 1313; Member since: 17 Jan 2011)
Ios7 is beautiful and prism is unconstitutional. I agree with you was but somewhat disappointed th
that Apple should give dome credit to WP.
10. wendygarett (unregistered)
I'm glad woz happy :)
16. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
What, no plug for Sammy?
17. wendygarett (unregistered)
What? Lol
19. darkkjedii (Posts: 24915; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Just back from a weeks limiting. Give her/him/it some time to regroup.
26. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
Out of curiosity, is there a way to check the status of PA members? Like who is on vacation, both temporary and permanent?
35. darkkjedii (Posts: 24915; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
WWW.phonearena.com/user/name of user. Sorry for the late response Doug.
21. sudhiir.reddy (Posts: 30; Member since: 08 Jun 2013)
Why dislike is disabled, it seems non democratic.


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Read Between the LinesRebus brain teasers use words or letters in interesting orientations to represent common phrases.
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Funky finds for a downtown play date


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Ed Hardy Womens Rain Boots, Yellow
Another option for my Sylt buying spree. While staying dry, no one said you had to be subtle about it. Ed Hardy is the trend to follow at the moment in German fashion and there will be plenty of shirts on the island to keep you company. (Just please, no double dipping. One item, per label, at a time or I'll have to drown myself.)