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Chapter 1: Advent
Minas Tirith, 26 Girithron (December), 2979
It was the dark before dawn when Aragorn arrived in Minas Tirith: morrowdim, when the stars fade in the sky and the far horizon blushes faintly before the coming of the sun.
The great wains that fed the city-people had departed, but the rich yeast scent of fresh-baked bread, the grinding and chopping of butcher knives, the bounty of potatoes, carrots, apples, and other late fruits that spilt from baskets and crates, had already begun to draw the house-wives and kitchen-maids down to the markets of the first circle. Aragorn wove slowly through the chattering women, glad to be once again in the White City, which these ten years past had been his home. Past the second gate the streets grew silent and thoughtful, yet no more a stranger to the man they called Thorongil, the pale stone echoing his steps as he climbed to the small town house he kept in the sixth circle.
He stopped there only briefly: long enough to wash the river-smell off and sit down to the porridge, bread and butter that his housekeeper brought him. Then he arrayed himself in clean garb, and passed through the seventh gate
He did not have far to go to deliver his report. The Steward was sitting on the lip of the fountain, the bones of the White Tree casting only bare shadows on him in the early light. Aragorn stopped a few paces short of him and bowed.
"My lord."
The Steward looked up and smiled. "Thorongil. I am glad to see you returned."
He reached out his arm and Aragorn came forward and grasped it, helping Ecthelion to rise. Together they walked to the small garden that abutted the King's House. It was late in the year, but there was yet some colour in the yard: shiny laurel leaves dressed with red berries, bronze-leafed mahonia tucked away from the wind, and toothed wintergreen shrubs, brought from Númenor long ago. Amongst them they settled on a small bench.
"I received your last letter from Pelargir," Ecthelion said, "and I am troubled by it."
"I was uncertain what to say," replied Aragorn. "I do not have the proof that you desire. Yet all that I am, and all that I know, tells me that Gondor faces a dire threat. Forests fallen to the axe. New shipbuilding yards in Umbar. Increased attacks on Gondorian shipping, from the coasts of Andrast to the Ethir itself. They are building a great fleet. And when Sauron calls, they will fall on us like a black storm."
"It has been nearly two hundred and fifty years, Thorongil, since the Corsairs have made any serious raids on our shores. I am minded to look to our more immediate problems."
"My lord, they are an immediate problem. Orcs infest Ithilien. The Haradrim are re-establishing themselves in South Gondor. And Umbar is building a great fleet. How will Gondor face all three at once?"
They were both silent for a while. The risen sun brushed lambent on the milky ramparts and towers of the White City, and for a moment they could forget the chill of winter, and the lurking shadow in the East; and Ecthelion seemed again the great and venerable lord of an ancient and mighty people. But then the light faltered, as if the Enemy had reached forth and sucked some strength out of the sun's rays, leaving only bleak fingers to stretch across the valley and accost the city's walls.
"Let me carry the war to Umbar, lord. Let me raze their fleet before it can be a threat to our shores."
Ecthelion sighed wearily. "I will think on it, Thorongil. But for now, please leave me."
Aragorn rose and bowed, and then made his way through the court to the great stone parapet that jutted out of the mountainside. Along the east wall there was an embrasure with a stone bench set beneath the sill. He did not sit, but leaned against the wall and looked out over the wide valley below and the great river that wound through it.
Anduin she was called in the noble tongue. In the North she ran fast and clear, raw with snowmelt. Here she flowed like a great slothful serpent, her belly heavy with the issue of many lesser streams, slinking around the foot of the White Mountains, growing ever wider and more ponderous as she curved toward the sea, until at last she unwound herself and slumped into the Bay of Belfalas.
Which is where he had been, not two months past, fighting for his life and his ship. They had been escorting a fleet of salt traders, heavy laden and bound for Pelargir, when three black sails materialized on the horizon. He had heard shouts on deck, and then one of his men had come barreling down the hatch, bidding him come quickly on to the deck. There he had stood and watched as the black sails were pulled down and great banks of oars dipped into the water. Nimchathol might outrun them, but the heavy cargo ships were no match for the swift slave-rowed galleys of the corsairs.
So he had called his sailing master to him, and set him to turn the ship and ready her for battle. Soon his crew was at the oars, pulling to the ever-faster beat of the drummer, pulling them into battle. They were well trained. Arrows were let loose, and the decks bristled with spent shafts. Beringol was a crafty master, and they shore off a whole bank of the lead ship's oars with a clever pass; but then the hooks flew, and they were grappled tight, and it was sword and spear work.
Morlas had gone forth with oil and torches, to set the corsair ships alight, while he had stayed behind to direct defenses. The pirates swarmed over the ship, a filthy mass of cutthroats and brigands, slashing at the rigging and struggling with his men. The bravest died the most swiftly, on Aragorn's own blade. And then there was a blaze of fire, and flame licked up into the sky. Shouts arose amongst the corsairs. His crew hastened to cut the ropes and they tore away. A few of his soldiers made it back, but Morlas never returned. Another good man lost, and none to take his place.
As he stood brooding, the sound of heavy footsteps came to him, their approach firm and measured. The guards had not said he was in the city; Denethor must have ridden in from Osgiliath after Aragorn had himself arrived. But Denethor would not consider that an excuse, so he was probably in for an unpleasant conversation.
Aragorn turned and bowed courteously. "Lord Denethor."
His glance flickered to the valley below. "I see you are safely returned."
"Indeed. My ship arrived this morning."
"And do you bring what you sought?"
"No." Aragorn sighed. "But you have read my dispatches."
"Have I?" Denethor inquired.
"Whatever you think, Denethor, I have made no secret reports."
Denethor snorted. "Naturally. And I'm sure you and the Steward were having a delightful conversation about dahlias or dinner parties or some such this morn."
"I went to him because you were not in the city," said Aragorn defensively, "and spoke naught new. He will think on my words, but he will not act on them."
"So it always is," Denethor agreed, "but I like it not that you went to him first, when I would soon arrive myself."
"Then I apologize, lord." Denethor seemed assuaged, though inwardly Aragorn wondered that he had escaped so lightly from his wrath. Denethor was ever suspicious of him, and quick to call him to account. But it seemed he had weightier things on his mind this morning.
"Suspicions, rumours, that is still all you have."
"To gather intelligence on the sea, it is most difficult," he said, "and by the time information reaches us from Umbar, it is months out of date."
"We cannot strike if we do not know the size of their force, let alone where it is located. Without such knowledge, how can we form successful plans?"
"From here we cannot. We must rely upon the Captains we send."
Denethor turned towards him angrily. "You mean we must send you, and let you decide! Why should we put our faith in you, and not trust to our own wisdom? You are not the only able Captain in Gondor."
"Am I not Captain of the Ships?"
"Against my desires, yea. My father has put great trust in you, Thorongil, but you are no great mariner."
"No," retorted Aragorn, "but those who serve me are, and I know when to rely upon their expertise."
"Are you implying that I do not?"
Denethor's voice was low and threatening now, but Aragorn would not back down. "Do you not hesitate to do so now? But it is not yours, son of Ecthelion, to be always in the place of battle."
"You overrate yourself, Thorongil. Such wild offenses you make-one day you will fail, and then what will be the price for Gondor?"
"No greater than if she stood, immovable as a mountain, until the flood swallowed her up," he said hotly. "If we do not now thrust apart some number of our enemies, even these ramparts will not save Gondor."
"Three thousand years and more these walls have stood unbroken, outlander. Not by wizards or mercenaries has she been made strong, and she needs neither now!"
If their conversation had begun quietly, it was not so now, and they were beginning to attract attention. Ecthelion, surrounded by a bevy of lordlings and advisors, had now appeared upon the green, and were approaching with what rapidity the Steward could.
Denethor looked at them come on. "Half the city fawns at your feet, Thorongil, but not I. I would that you would take your sword and your honeyed tongue elsewhere. Then maybe Gondor would know peace." Denethor's hand had strayed to his sword-hilt.
"For a time, mayhap. But this war is greater than you understand. And by wizards and mercenaries, maybe, will her fate be decided!"
"It is not yours to choose!" Denethor retorted angrily.
"Nor yours!" Sharp his words were, but quiet, for he saw that the Steward and several other lords were almost upon them. He realized he, too, was gripping his swordhilt, and removed his hand rather hastily before bowing to the Steward.
"What in Middle-earth are you two doing?" the Steward demanded, wheezing slightly.
"We were merely...discussing Gondor's future, my lord." Aragorn replied, perhaps less smoothly than was his wont. Denethor merely scowled.
"And do you always do that with your hands on your sword hilts?"
"Sometimes, my lord." Aragorn admitted wryly. His arguments with Denethor had never actually come to blows before, but they were legendary nonetheless. (Gandalf said it was because Denethor was stubborn and misguided. Aragorn thought that he and Denethor were just too much alike-both in nature and ambitions.) It was for the best, he thought, that they had been interrupted this time!
"I expect better of you both, and I do not wish to see this scene repeated." the Steward said. "Denethor, if you have nothing better to do than badger Thorongil, you can scribe tomorrow's agenda for me."
"As you wish, Father."
Ecthelion looked at his son suspiciously for a moment, but then turned and with his retinue walked back to the tower. Denethor caught his eye before following, but Aragorn turned away with a sigh. How had their conversation gone so askew?
Wearily he padded back through the gate and down to his town house. Perhaps he could rest for a while before his duties descended upon him. As he climbed the creaking stairs to his room he heard his housekeeper call out to him.
"Oh, Master Thorongil, I quite forgot. 'Twas a letter came for you last week. I've set it on your desk."
Author's Notes
Girithron: December. The Dúnedain continued to use the Sindarin month names, although most peoples who spoke the common tongue used the Quenya forms. (Canon)
Captain of the Ships: 1) A Gondorian military post, held by Castamir during Eldacar's reign (Canon) 2) The second highest post in the Gondorian military; used primarily when the Captain-General was uninterested in or too busy to direct Gondor's naval operations himself. Currently held by "Thorongil".
This is my first long story & has been through many revisions. Compliments & criticism are both appreciated, and I will try to reciprocate.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fan-fiction, and the characters, settings, places and languages, save those that are original to me, belong to the Tolkien Estate.


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Origin Genesis Review: Triple Titan Terrorby Ryan Smith on 4/23/2013 9:00 AM EST
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RonanH - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - linkmeh, it's obviously quick, but noisy, hot and draws a hell of a lot of power. Also choice of motherboard is not great and only 2x120Gb SSD for that money I'd want a TB :p Finally no dedicated sound card. If you care that much about game visuals and are driving a surround display (otherwise why buy this) then you want the best in surround sound too. Reply
A5 - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - linkIf you're dropping $9K on a computer, you should just use the motherboard's digital output to drive your dedicated sound system (whether its a headphone amp or receiver + surround speakers). Reply
A5 - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - linkAlso, there aren't any expansion slots left due to the 3x Titans. You'd have to use a USB sound card or "settle" for 2 Titans if you didn't want to a dedicated sound system. Reply
RonanH - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - linkone of the reasons I said it was a poor choice of motherboard. I never thought of the digital output, I don't live in the hi-fi separates demographic I guess, nor in the $9k pc one either! Reply
Golgatha - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - linkOr just use the nVidia HD Audio for a lossless bitstream to an external surround sound receiver. Reply
MattKatz - Thursday, October 09, 2014 - linkIt's a lot of money to drop on Origin Genesis... in my opinion there are much more price-worthy options on the market (especially now, this review is slightly old). /Matt from http://www.consumertop.com/best-desktop-guide/ Reply
Ananke - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - linkThe mobo has optical out - that is good for 5.1 surround anyway. So, you essentially use 3 or 6 projectors for video surround, and pre amp or receiver for audio. At that point the $9k computer is negligible expenditure :):):) as part of the entire setup. And yes, I have seen such. Reply
DanNeely - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - linkAt this price we're looking at what are in effect fully custom systems; and since nVidia paid for the box as a GPU demo and AnandTech isn't setup for hifi testing anyway there wasn't any reason to put a dedicated card in. If you wanted one they'd find a combo to make it work (although looking at boards on Newegg that might mean going to an XLATX system for even more hugeness). Reply
s44 - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - linkThe best in surround sound requires HDMI from the vidcard, not a sound card. No soundcard can compare to the DAC/DSP on a dedicated prepro or AVR. Reply
bobbozzo - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - linkHDMI w audio may be fine for HTPC, but for gaming, you probably want video to your monitor, and audio to your stereo, so HDMI audio would just make things more complicated; you'd have to have an A/V receiver, and it'd have to be powered on anytime you want to use your computer/monitor. Reply
shadowofthesun - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - linkGotta agree with this- I ended up ditching my HDMI via nVidia setup because it worked extremely poorly in Linux and even in Windows would fail to initialize my HDMI output as an audio device if the screen went to sleep. Luckily the optical out works fine. Reply
viliu - Tuesday, April 30, 2013 - linkmeh, the same as a Ferrari, it's obviously quick, but noisy, hot and draws a hell of a lot of fuel.But i'l bet ur lick ur back side for one of those... Anyway, there are always beautiful things for car/boats/computers and whatever enthusiasts .I will definitely want one of those, even if i already have a nice car and a good computer, but as human i will always want more and never will be happy whit whatever i have now Reply
wingless - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - linkCan I finally play a game with triple monitors in 3D on this machine? Barely; Still this is an amazing machine, especially for those in cold climates. I like it! Reply
APassingMe - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - linkThanks for the great review, it reminds me of all the reasons why I still read AnandTech after all these years.
However, could you please run your reviews through a good third party for a quality check? It really is distracting to read through the review and have to pause and think.... what's missing here... Oh, it's just that "of" is left off or something similar, I know it slows down the overall release of the review but please consider it.
-APassingMe Reply
geniekid - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - linkI feel like the whole point of liquid cooling is to shunt heat to a radiator which is then cooled by a low flow fan. Why then do you need 13 million (possible exaggeration) case fans? Reply
A5 - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - linkThere are two reasons to watercool:
1) Reduce noise and maximize cooling on modest machines
2) Maximize cooling to reach insane performance heights.
This system is firmly in the second camp. It simply wouldn't be possible to run it at these clocks on air cooling. Reply
A5 - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - linkAlso, in this case, each case fan slot is actually a radiator with 2+ fans on it. Reply
DanNeely - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - linkIf it was a more modest setup you wouldn't; but this system has a heavy overclocked CPU and 4 heavily overclocked GPUs; which means it's trying to dump close to 1200W through the radiators. In a more mainstream system you'd have ~80-150W from the CPU and 150-300W from the GPU. In that case a single 3x120 rad with one set of fans (vs push pull) would probably be adequate, and be much quieter under load than the GPUs blower. Reply
justaviking - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - linkCompute performance? I was curious what sort of compute performance you'd get with 3 Titans. Did I just miss that? Of course, it doesn't really matter. I did not find $9k in my pocket this morning. But it would still be interesting to see. Reply
colinstu - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - linkHope 6-8 years from now this same amount of power can be had in the space of a small matx case and for $600-1200. But then again... just imagine how the games will be (or won't be) by then. Reply
DanNeely - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - linkI'd swag it at 3-4 years for a $1200 box; and two more for the $600 pricepoint.
We're probably 2 die shrinks from having similar performance levels in an x70/x80 card. The first shrink will put slightly better than titan level performance down the upper mainstream die size (assuming standard doubling); the second will give a single card with double that and since 3way SLI performance is significantly less than the 3x that linear scaling assumes the 2 die shrink GPU should be in the same ballpark.
That's only 3 years out. Depending on how competitive the market is that card could be anywhere between $250 and $600ish; the lower end of that range should easily make a $1200 system; the top of it will probably be a year behind with the $600 price point needing another die shrink so 2 more years for that or 6 total. Reply
faroguy - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - linkNVIDIA had a demo system at GTC with 3 Titan's in it that was running Metro: Last Light. It was quite an awesome feeling to play on a system with that much power. Also, it wasn't terribly loud. Reply
Samus - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - linklol, ridiculous BF3 score Reply
krazeyivan - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - linkIf you want to see a beast system with 4 x Titans - check this link - probably the fastest 24/7 Rig around
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1755071 Reply
Denithor - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - linkWell, now that you have enough GPU power to push those games, do some core count studies and see what games are seriously benefiting from 2/4/6 cores. This would clearly show where you're being held back by CPU versus GPU. Reply
DanNeely - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - linkVery few games are heavily threaded on the CPU today; so finding CPU bottlenecks would be about downclocking the chip not disabling cores. With the PS4 and xbox720 rumored to have 8 relatively lightweight CPU cores we probably will start seeing games able to take better advantage of the width of high end CPUs in a few years; but we're not at that point today. Reply
mapesdhs - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - linkRyan writes:
> 1340W at the wall is over 11 amps; we're not to the point where the Genesis
> needs a dedicated circuit, but that's the majority of a 15 amp circuit right there.
Less than 6A where I am. ;)
Finally Edison's daft low-voltage DC-bias legacy is revealing itself. Is it possible that top-end
PC tech development may eventually become limited by the comparatively low max power
available from a US wall socket? I hope not.
Ian. Reply
Death666Angel - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - link"Is it possible that top-end PC tech development may eventually become limited by the comparatively low max power available from a US wall socket? I hope not."
Nope. You already have household items that use power in the thousand Watt range (vacuums, heaters, microwaves etc.), so a PC doing the same thing isn't a problem. And the drive in the PC industry is for lower power consumption overall. No one of the component vendors is pursuing 1k+ Watt PCs. It's the end manufacturers that offer that kind of power consumption beast on their own. And the few people that really need bigger PCs usually have their own circuits to run them off, along with specialized cooling solutions. Reply
Death666Angel - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - linkI don't understand the choice of 2 120GB SDDs (in RAID 0 nonetheless). And 4x4GB RAM looks wrong in this type of PC. If you go crazy, go crazy on everything. :D
As for the water cooling, I'd rather have another case that supports something like 200/280/360/420 radiators and at least 2 of those. This setup is not very elegant. If you go with such a case, give me an external water cooling radiator like the 1080/1260 ones or install a 480 quad one on the side of the case. Reply
hero1 - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - linkWith that much money spent on the hardware I would expect them to have used a better case, custom one and bigger radiators to reduce the heat and noise. Poor job imo. Reply
Pontius - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - linkRyan, a question for you:
I remember that on the first Titan review, it said nVidia did not have OpenCL support in their Titan drivers and that they were working on fixing whatever issues they were having. Do you know if they have since released a driver that supports OpenCL? If not, do you have any info on a target date? If so, will you be benchmarking this (or other) Titan systems with OpenCL?
Thanks. Reply
Ryan Smith - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - linkYes, OpenCL support has since been fixed for Titan. We have the results in bench and you should see them in other articles soon enough. Reply
Pontius - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - linkAwesome, thanks! Reply
Pontius - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - linkBTW, Bench appears to be completely broken. No matter what I select to compare, it keeps taking me back to the main CPU bench page. Reply
Ryan Smith - Wednesday, April 24, 2013 - linkD'oh.
I'll get the web devs on it in the morning. Thank you for pointing that out. Reply
Footman36 - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - link120gb SSD, no dedicated sound card and a case that can only accept 120x3 at the top is not going to cut it. Too loud, too hot. Why not use the new Corsair 900. Even though it is not yet available I am sure that Origin could have waited. It will retail at around $350 so not much more than the 800 and has room for 4x120 at the top, 3 x 120 at the front 4 x 120 bottom side and 1 x 140 at the back. Much more sensible cooling options. Would have handled the heat output better reducing load temps and noise. I have GTX 670's in SLI and 3770K all overclocked with a single 140 rad at the back and a triple 120 at the top of my Switch 810, so Origins cooling leaves me meh! And all this for the price of a cheap car! No thanks. Reply
7Enigma - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - linkRyan,
I've seen this before in case reviews and it always confuses (annoys) me. You mention that the manual fans on high are loud, and you post values for the noise at 66% under load, but you don't post the TEMPERATURES of the CPU/GPU at that 66% load. Saying, "At these speeds the Genesis still has plenty of airflow for just about everything, but we would not recommend replicating our 1340W load testing at anything less than full speed since it was at these settings that we hit 81C under full load.", is just not very helpful. We want to know @66% are you now getting close to the limit of components when playing the most demanding game in your arsenal? What about the hard drive, ram, optical drive, etc. that now has to deal with hotter internal temperatures (especially because the top fans have now been forced to work against physics).
I just feel that when numbers are cherry-picked or not fully disclosed (low temps at high fan speeds, and low noise at low fan speeds) a potential buyer doesn't have much helpful REAL WORLD usage and the manufacturer gets put in a better light.
Great review otherwise, I just want to see those extra data points! Reply
Ryan Smith - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - linkThe short answer is no, component temperatures don't get too bad when gaming at 66%. The GPUs never exceeded 62C, and the CPU never exceeded 75C. As for the other components, the SSDs and HDD are in their own bay; the only things of note cooled by the primary chamber are the VRMs and RAM, and the latter doesn't have temperature probes. Reply
7Enigma - Wednesday, April 24, 2013 - linkThank you for the data! Any way you could put that in one of the tables above (or at least mention it in the gaming section)? And do that in the future if similar fan options are allowed? Reply
teiglin - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - linkYou accidentally claimed that there are 2000 square meters of silicon in this thing on the power/temps page; that'd be a pretty stunning amount of microchip! Reply
Death666Angel - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - linkThat's been square millimetres the whole time. Reply
Loonybean - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - linkI wonder if Origin missed the bus with the fans, I've just built a dual Titan rig for a customer with 1 x 360mm and 1 x 240mm radiator, using Scythe Gentle Typhoon 1450 fans, and you can hardly hear it with the fans running full speed. I did use a 3770K @ 4.75Ghz, so there's probably less heat there though. Reply
FalcomPSX - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - linkto put this in perspective, 1300w draw is pretty close to what an average air conditioner sucks down to cool a house. So this computer if running anywhere near 1000w draw while gaming, could effectively double your electric bill in the summer. Especially considering the heat it puts out cooling all these components means you'll run your AC even more to keep the house temperate. Crazy how much power this beast draws.
That being said, under most normal scenarios I'd be willing to bet it still draws in the 300-600w range while surround gaming, if not more, which is a far cry from 1300w, but still enough to seriously spike your electricity use. Reply
Hadwells - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - linkThanks, Ryan,
I tried some quick searches and couldn't find anyone testing multiple Titans in a dual/triple WQXGA (2650x1600) setup. I'm not really a gamer, is it that no games support 5300x1600 or 7950x1600 resolutions? You mention this in your last paragraph, any numbers for this setup?
Three of those "overclockable" monitors could be had for ~$1400 these days, not out of place for a $9000 computer. Reply
Ryan Smith - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - linkThey support it. We simply don't have the equipment to test it. Reply
garrun - Wednesday, April 24, 2013 - linkDo you have the equipment to test a 4k monitor/TV with it? I don't even know what inputs 4k takes... Reply
Alien0007 - Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - linkHey, I have been looking everywhere for a true liquid cooled titan review. Thanks for all the great information.
What I have read about GPU boost 2.0 is that if you can keep the temps below the selected temp max setting the GPU will keep boosting at top speed.
What clock speeds are you hitting when you add the optional voltage increase that Nvidia allows?
Given that you can keep temps really low with the liquid cooling. Is this thing hitting 1200 Mhz or what?
As soon as I heard of GPU boost 2.0, I thought this is going to be killer when you can liquid cool the Titan. That's the only thing the article was missing for me.
Thanks Reply
Alien0007 - Wednesday, April 24, 2013 - link? Reply
HisDivineOrder - Wednesday, April 24, 2013 - linkDon't lie. You kept this system as long as they'd let you, gaming the hell out of it. You "got sick" and then "had some meetings" and what not while you were busy blowing Tomb Raider, Crysis 3, Metro, etc up.
Then when you were done with all your gaming and you received your, "Final notice before we bill you for the review system, please return!" you squealed like a piggy and began hurriedly writing a review.
That's when the cold reality of day came the next morning. Soon, your precious would no longer be yours. Soon, you would not have tri-Titan SLI. Soon, you would be back to normal people gaming.
And you wept. Reply
rwei - Wednesday, April 24, 2013 - linko.O Reply
sticks435 - Wednesday, April 24, 2013 - linkI agree with some other replies, they should have waited and used the 900D and also used thicker rads. That's the reason the fans have to be turned up so high. Those look like 35mm rads, which probably have a high FPI count (20-30) is my guess. If they had used thick 60mm rads, they could have turned the fans down much lower or only used 1 set and got the same or better temps at lower noise. Dual loops would have also helped, but at that point you might as well do it yourself lol. Reply
rohini - Wednesday, April 24, 2013 - linkoh God!
What the hell will you do with such a config? You're wasting power nothing else. Even a single Titan is more than sufficient for all the latest games let alone the 3 way SLI. Reply
Silma - Thursday, April 25, 2013 - linkFor $9k I'm not expecting a 51dB loud computer but rather about 35dB.
I have a loud computer with otherwise perfect specs and boy I am looking forward to the next one which will be silent as a priority.
Also 240GB SSD is absolutely not enough, for the price I'm expecting 480GB at the very least.
Otherwise it looks like a great PC. Reply
ChuckyDB - Thursday, April 25, 2013 - linkHonestly, the cooling is clearly poor for that price.
That crazy overclock sure is heating up the water, but not like those power hungry Titans.
I have seen on a forum a dude with 2 Titans on water at around 40C.
This build, with the cards being at 66C, that means the water is quite hot. No wonder the cpu is going over 80. For a build of this magnitude, it is quite sad.
For cooling that CPU, I would have taken 2 radiators because of that overclock, and 2 radiators for each GPU to keep that water temperature down. That's 8 radiators total. 5 isn't enough for a single loop.
Personnaly, I would have either:
1) Made a double loop, that way the gpus could have heated the water all they wanted on their side and the cpu would have had more breathing space.
2) Or, if I'm not mistaken, that looks like some Koolance quick disconnect plugs around the gpus. http://koolance.com/help-quick-disconnect-shutoff-...
That means we could easily add a radbox on the back and get 3 more radiators in that system. http://koolance.com/radiator-mounting-bracket-with...
That would give a much better thermal performance, and mabey give the chance to keep the fans a low speed at all time. Sure it looks ugly, but someone who can do it should in my opinion. Reply
dishayu - Friday, April 26, 2013 - linkThis system has more frame buffer than RAM. :| Reply
chazh - Friday, April 26, 2013 - linkthis is 8K stuff. beastly mainly. it must be targeted the enthusiast gaming user.
with those triple titans it seem the motherboard is not quite match.
otherwise, maybe maximus v extreme will be a wise choice.
and without a discrete sound card..well i feel something missing in this rig. Reply
wshawn - Saturday, April 27, 2013 - linkLet me buy a server and a couple of I7-3xxx systems and a decent laptop. I'll probably still have money left over. There isn't $9k worth of anything here.
"These aren't the droids you're looking for. Move along." Reply
Conficio - Sunday, April 28, 2013 - link+Ryan are you susing a DSLR type camera? If so you can reduce the glare and reflections on the cases by buying a polarization filter and using it accordingly. Would make great reviews even better!
Thanks for your hard work. Reply
fuzz111111 - Tuesday, April 30, 2013 - linkAre you sure it was the CPU holding some games back? Nvidia cards, without a patch, run at PCIE 2.0 on X79, and this apparently bottlenecks SLI setups:
https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/516811/ge... Reply
UltraTech79 - Tuesday, April 30, 2013 - linkReally? $9000 and they put fucking TITANs in there?
Morons. Reply
UltraTech79 - Tuesday, April 30, 2013 - linkAll these idiots did was slap in the most expensive shit they could find. No real thought put into this. No thought put into how fucking loud this thing is or how usable. Its just one big circlejerk. I should charge them 100$ for wasting my time looking at it.
Yoiu might think "yeah you say all that but if you got one youd be happy" Yeah, realistically Id be very happy, becuse Id sell the POS for 7-8k$ even if its individual parts and build a better PC for 2k and save the rest. Reply
DPOverLord - Tuesday, June 25, 2013 - linkWhat are the thoughts on this driving a surround 27 / 30" 7680 x 1600 system? Are two titans enough or do you actually need 3? Reply
healingshoes - Friday, July 12, 2013 - linksomething - ok a bunch of things - about this system build bother me... a lot.
a lot a lot.
actually more than a lot a lot lol...
why use this "always on" power sucking money sink water cooling system, when the Titan SLI has fan control sensors so sensitive that it can respond to microscopic changes in environment?
and this cooling system, as the reviewer mentions, packs up all the free volume inside the casing, meaning the Titan's own cooling system is being completely sabotaged by origin's water cooling.... it doesnt have nearly enough internal volume of air to do what it's intended to do.
also, it's windows 7 not windows 8, so it has ZERO memristor pathing optimization, or green power consumption reductions, or auto fan control.
on top of all that, i have to look at that water cooling being stuffed in there, creating insufficient airflow for the titan's on board vents and fan, and what comes to mind is that the design of the air intakes and fan - look at the fan back casing on the titan... it;s an acoustic bouncer and amplifier. why would you AMPLIFY fan noise?
there can only be one reason for that. the shape of the rotor blades must be designed to combine the fan's low end air rumble with the air intake sound to create a harmonic which gives you SIGNAL CANCELLATION of your high end fan motor noise.
but without sufficient air volume inside the case, the morons turned signal cancellation into amplified motor noise because sound pitch gets altered, to a higher tone, and AMPLIFIED in a vacuum or partial vacuum. so instead of two layers of noise and two cancelled layers of noise, you end up with the 4 normal noise layers PLUS a harmonic which shouldnt be there.
and this reduced pressure from the fans not having enough air volume gives you a whole other problem in terms of creating more heat, BECAUSE WATER BOILS AT A LOWER TEMPERATURE AT LOWER PRESSURE!!!
I don't know what genius went and did this and for what reason, and I don't know how someone with this little basic knowledge of physics gets a job building high end computer systems, but I do know he sabotaged the performance tests. Badly.
To me, it seems like his water cooler was the noise and heat and power consumption problem, AND the 3rd card underperformance problem. Reply


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I found religion with How to Grill (I now shoulda been the BBQ Bible) and I've been spreading the religion ever since. I've given several copies of HtG as presents and all of them have been very well recieved. Best of all, now I don't suffer through Char-raw chicken at friends' cook-outs. Instead I get Mustard Dill glazed salmon or Pesto Grilled chicken. Believe me; spread the Word and your friends (and taste buds) will thank you.
After learning some basic techniques form HtG, I'v since picked up Sauces, Rubs and Marinades (or SR&M). Try a new recipe near every week-end. Near, because the missus wants "chicken exactly the way you made it last time". Its gonna be some time before I exhaust all the permutations and inspirations from SR&M.
I've look at BBQ Bible and BBQ USA, but I'm not sure I'm ready for the deeper mysteries. I agree with Grand Scale, they look like coffe table books. I love that -- Food Anthropology as Alton Brown would say -- an important part of understanding food, but for sheer inspiration per dollar you can't beat How to Grill and Sauces Rubs & Marinades.


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January 12, 2013
PHOENIX, Ariz. – The Lady Mustangs took to the road to face conference newcomer Arizona Christian (4-10, 0-2 GSAC), and triumphed with a 100-47 victory to raise their season record to a spotless 15-0 (2-0 GSAC).
The lopsided victory began at the 18:21 mark when Jacquelyn Marshall (San Clemente, CA) ignited a 17-0 run with a fastbreak in the paint. Zoe Scott (Spokane, WA) led the charge with two three-pointers, while Whitney Best (Snohomish, WA) tallied a trey of her own.
The Firestorm got on the board with 15 minutes left to play, but was eclipsed in the next four minutes by the Lady Mustangs' 13-6 burst that showcased four successful Millie Rivera (Allen, TX) free throws, a three-pointer from Kimberly Iverson (San Marcos, CA), and three jumpers from Shannon Kingery (West Hills, CA) to cap things off at 30-6.
But the Lady Mustangs were far from done. TMC took off once again, outscoring the Firestorm 20-16 in the last 11 minutes of the half. Scott's jumper started the run, and Nichole Nitake's (Torrance, CA) successful free-throws seconds before the half extended TMC's lead to 50-24.
At intermission, Scott's 12 points led all scorers, while Marshall, Millie & Lena Rivera, and Kingery had six apiece as the Lady Mustangs connected on 39% (18-46) of their shots, including 100% (10-10) on free throws.
TMC's defense made its impression early on as the squad tallied 27 rebounds (13 offensive, 14 defensive) and 12 steals in the opening 20 minutes. Kingery led with five rebounds, while Marshall and Kelly Burns (Yorba Linda, CA) each claimed four.
The Lady Mustangs continued their relentless attack in the final 20 minutes as the Blue & Gold cracked the century mark with 56 seconds left on the clock off an Olivia Thompson (Huntington Beach, CA) layup.
Theresa Brown (Eugene, OR) started the half by sinking two free throws 30 seconds into play. Brown led the Lady Mustangs in the second stanza with 10 points and 12 rebounds.
Millie Rivera was perfect behind the arc (2-2) in the second half as the sophomore guard sunk her first three-pointer at the 8:43 mark, followed by another trey with 7:56 left to play. A Rivera layup with 4:10 left to play made it 93-36, giving the Lady Mustangs their largest lead of 57 points.
Six of the Lady Mustangs scored in double digits, with Millie Rivera leading the way with 16 points (4-4 behind the line). Marshall, who went 5-8 from the field, followed with 13 points, while Brown tallied 12 more and yanked down a team-high 12 rebounds, earning her second double-double of the season. Scott and Lena Rivera (Allen, TX) also claimed 12 points each, while Iverson chipped in 10 more.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - On Monday, the National Fastpitch Coaches Association announced its 2012-13 NFCA All-Academic Teams and All-America Scholar-Athletes. The Sunshine State Conference was presented with four All-Academic teams and 39 All-America Scholar-Athlete award winners.
The NFCA Academic Awards program honors both collegiate and high school teams for their submitted grade-point averages from the 2012-13 academic year.
A total of 77 NCAA Division II programs received the NFCA All-Academic team award. Leading the way in the SSC was Rollins with a team GPA of 3.47, while Barry (3.321), Saint Leo (3.049) and Florida Tech (3.02) also received the honor.
For a complete list of the NFCA All-Academic Team award recipients, click here.
Over 4,000 student-athletes from across seven different divisions were tabbed NFCA All-America Scholar-Athletes. Division II was represented by 102 different teams to rank third among all divisions.
The SSC was represented by 39 student-athletes from six different institutions. Below is a list of the SSC recipients. For a complete list, click here.
NFCA Division II All-America Scholar-Athletes
Saint Leo
Jacqueline Carey
Alexis Corrente
Alexis Yohe
Anyelit Sequera
Camille Czarnecki
Hannah Shy
Julie Brito
Kayla Monroy
Megan Copeland
Sarah Broeseker
Taylor Sabol
Kirby Parnell
Nazley Wilson
Stephanie Wolfrom
Florida Tech
Elaine Brown
Kelsey Donahue
Tana Kilcullen
Taylor Smith
Nova Southeastern
Christine Tabulov
Jennie Von Doellen
Aimee Halpin
Alexis Satterwhite
Amanda Siedem
Amye McIntyre
Brittany Johnson
Hannah Lovestrand
Hilary Brown
Kelsey Oonk
Niki Fogle
Sade Sims
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A WOMAN who died after undergoing knee replacement surgery may have survived if medical staff had intervened earlier to treat a resulting infection, an inquest heard.
Mary Agnes Goodwin, known as Agnes, died after developing abscesses following the operation in July 2013.
Mrs Goodwin, who lived in Whalley Road, Langho, was admitted to Royal Blackburn Hospital at the beginning of this year after suffering pain in her joint and becoming ill.
Her condition deteriorated and she died on February 26, after artificial support was withdrawn.
The inquest in Blackburn yesterday heard that had the infection been discovered sooner, the outcome could have been better.
Her son, Andrew Robert Goodwin, told the inquest: "How was it missed? Senior nursing staff said 'it's not like she's ill'. I think she was caught between so many different people all wanting to treat her their own way.
"Nobody would take a decision and by the time they did, it was too late." Pathologist Dr Stephen Mills, who carried out a post mortem examination, said Mrs Goodwin had died as a result of a thigh abscess and a perirenal abscess, affecting her kidney, due to an infected knee replacement.
His examination discovered around a litre of fluid, which would have caused significant swelling and a substantial amount of pain.
The inquest heard the normal preferred treatment for an abscess would be to prescribe antibiotics and drain the fluid.
The hearing was told this did not happen and it may have been because doctors thought it would have affected a suspected deep vein thrombosis.
Dr Mills said: "It (the abscess) would be unlikely to resolve itself or be cured without any drainage of the puss."
Michael Singleton, coroner for Blackburn, Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley, reached a narrative conclusion and said: "One of the potential risks is the development of an infection.
"It does however seem to me....that in fact an opportunity was lost in dealing with that at an earlier stage."
Offering his condolences to Mrs Goodwin's family, he said: "This might not have necessarily been the case and there may have been another, better outcome."
A spokeswoman from East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust said: "The trust can confirm that Mary Agnes Goodwin attended the Royal Blackburn Hospital between January 31 and February 26, 2014.
"It is not our policy to comment on individual cases but we would like to offer our sincere condolences to her family and friends at her passing.
"It is trust policy to review all deaths in the hospital, and once we have received the coroner's narrative verdict, we will contact the patient's family and invite them to speak to us about the treatment she received."


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It's a Girl for Kristen Bell + Dax Shepard!
Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard's new baby girl, Lincoln Bell Shepard, has arrived! Congratulations to the happy family!
-Lucia Peters
Ladies and gentlemen, get ready for the world's most hilarious child, because Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard's baby has arrived!
Kristen and Dax welcomed their bouncing baby daughter yesterday, and the new parents couldn't be happier about it—or funnier. They took to Twitter yesterday to share the good news with their fans, complete with jokes and quips:
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And yes, you read that right—they named their baby Lincoln Bell Shepard. It's an unusual name not often used for a girl; as far as unusual baby names go, though, Kristen and Dax could have named their kid something a lot weirder. I actually kind of like it. I wonder if they'll call her Link for short and raise her on Nintendo and The Legend of Zelda?
Kristen and Dax have been dating since 2007; they announced their engagement in January 2010. The reason for the long engagement? Marriage equality. Kristen told The Advocate last February, "The reason we're not rushing to get married is because I don't feel appropriate taking advantage of a right that's denied to my best friends…. Dax and I have talked about it a lot, and this issue is very important to both of us. We're just standing up for what we believe in. Period." She also told Us Weekly later in the year that when Dax actually gave the ring to her, "that meant more to me than proclaiming it in front of a group of people. That doesn't feel very significant to me. The moment that we shared when he proposed felt like the agreement."
Congratulations to the happy new family. We can't wait to see what you've got in store for us! Besides the Veronica Mars movie, of course—although admittedly, we're pretty darn excited about that too.
Happy Friday, Bettys!
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OVER 80 per cent of people are not sufficiently protected online with cybercrime victims losing on average £236, research released ahead of a major conference has found.
Tony Neate, chief executive officer of Get Safe Online, said if it was calculated in relation to the population it could mean a "staggering" £1.5 billion was lost to criminal networks last year.
Mr Neate's comments come ahead of his appearance as a speaker at a major cyber crime conference being staged by Warwickshire Police and West Mercia Police in partnership with the University of Worcester on Monday, September 8.
He said: "We are living in a time of technological transformation and as more and more traditional services move online we will see an increase in attacks from cyber criminals.
"It is vital for people and organisations to realise the dangers they face online and the damaging effect cyber crime can have on their lives and business operations.
"Conferences like this are a great way to help educate people and organisations on how to better protect themselves because cyber crime is a very real threat."
Leading experts in cyber crime will come together for the day -long conference at University of Worcester Arena.
The event will feature talks from educators, law enforcement and businesses and the audience will test and improve their knowledge by taking part in a quiz and workshop.
There will also be a Question Time-style debate involving a panel of experts.
For more information or to book a place please email Julia Dale on email@example.com
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• Download latest software and anti-virus updates.
• Use complex passwords.
• Never download something if you don't know its origin.
• Delete suspicious emails before opening.
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The first thing is not creating the phonology. It's to decide the conlang use. This will have a huge impact when you need to make decisions about pretty everything in the lang, phonology included.
If it's an auxlang (auxiliar language), make to be easily learned, you would stick in the most common phonemes around the world, and just a few - 20 phonemes is the ideal. Simplest grammar, best grammar. Vocabulary must be extensive, since it's a lang to be used.
If it's an art[istic] lang, just to a fantasy universe, you're free to make a complex phonology and grammar, but you can make a small vocabulary - just one thousand words, in most cases. One adds the vocabulary as would need, and the fantasy world environment impact in the subtle lexical variation. I think it's better make the story before the lang, however some (like Tolkien) made the other way.
If it's a philosophical language, just borrow Latin or Japanese (or anyone you like) phonology and pay special attention to the grammar vocabulary - specially definitions.
How to start a conlang?
The place to discuss your conlangs and conlanging.
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I've been thinking a lot lately about communication in this high-tech world. It all started when I walked out the door one morning and forgot my cell phone. I didn't realize it until I reached work. Once I did, a feeling of panic washed over me. What would I do without my phone? What if there was a family emergency? What if my car broke down on the way home from work? What if I missed one of the many Facebook notifications that scroll across the screen multiple times a day? Okay, that last one is a stretch, but it really got me thinking about how my communication skills have changed since I've owned a smart phone. I'll be honest. I LOVE my iPhone. Most times, it makes life easier. But it certainly doesn't make it simpler. Because of my slight obsession with social networking sites like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter most people in my life know where I am, what I am doing, and what I am eating at all hours of the day. I rarely speak to anyone on my cell phone because I can do all my communicating without ever REALLY communicating verbally. Even at work, I'm emailing people who are literally a few feet away from me rather than going directly to their desk to speak with them. And I almost never think about the role that privilege [1] plays in making this "communication-less" lifestyle possible. Because as a person who comes from a place of privilege, I don't have to.
Forgetting my phone that day actually turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Without the constant distractions of texts and social network notifications, I had time to think about the need that we as humans have for connection to others. Over the past few years, as we've worked with prevention programs around the nation to assess their needs [2], we've heard time and time again about the need for preventionists to connect with one another. Many local level preventionists feel isolated in their organizations. This is also true for some state/territory-level preventionists. We know that many programs are limited to one prevention staff – most have someone who is only able to do prevention work half of the time. So, the need to connect to others doing similar work is paramount. They want to be able to share ideas about programming and evaluation efforts, what's working for them or what's not, share resources, and learn from others who have faced similar challenges or had successes in their efforts to implement prevention strategies in their communities.
I was reminded of this yesterday when I received a request from a state-level preventionist who wanted to know how other states were working to build the capacity of local preventionists. It would have been easy for me to start an email group discussion among a few prevention staff; this is my go-to way of responding. But I realized that this would be the perfect opportunity to set up a phone call so preventionists could do some peer-learning and sharing and connect with one another. I am committed to helping make these connections happen more often; even over the phone, these connections are valuable. This is an opportunity that we at the NSVRC want to offer more and more in the coming years.
What would you want to connect with other preventionists about if given the opportunity? Let us know by commenting below.
[1] http://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/feminism/unpacking-white-privilege
[2] http://www.nsvrc.org/publications/nsvrc-publications-assessments-reports/nsvrc-prevention-assessment-year-3-report-and
[3] http://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/preventionista
[4] http://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/preventionista/primary-prevention
[5] http://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/preventionista/promising-programs


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Cuba Loosens Travel Curbs for Citizens
Cuba on Monday took a small, but symbolic step in the direction of freedom: It began allowing Cubans to apply for passports, saying they would no longer need to seek permission from the Communist government to leave the island.
Hundreds of Cubans lined up at immigration offices across the country to file the paperwork, including prominent dissidents whose travel had been barred by the government for years.
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Monica Bellucci to film next movie in Bosnia
The Matrix Reloaded star arrived in Banja Luka, the capital of the Serb region of Bosnia, to meet with Milorad Dodik, President of the Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, on Saturday (19Jan13).
She also met with Serbian moviemaker Emir Kusturica, who will direct her next project, and visited a village in Serbia where a film festival is due to be launched.
According to the Associated Press, Bellucci's next film is entitled Love and War and will begin shooting on location in May (13) in the Bosnian town of Trebinje.


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Form Follows Food: Setting The Table
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Posted 27 April 2010 - 06:07 PM
There is nothing to beat a hot meal – Imagine being on a NATO exercise, days of eating pre-packed field rations, you are wet, cold, dirty and very hungry. Under those circumstances the hot food cooked in a makeshift field kitchen and served up in mess tins beats anything that todays "Celebrity Chefs" can turn out.
The cold beer thrust into your hand and drunk straight from the bottle after hours of fighting a bush fire is the nectar of the gods.
An impromptu barby on the beach, the fire made from driftwood, fish freshly caught and eaten with your fingers – passing the hot flesh from hand to hand whilst trying to blow it cold , your children squealing with delight at the novelty of it all.
Some meals are memorable for the setting, "hearty soups" eaten in a country pub after a long brisk walk on a cold day with crusty bread baked in a wood fired oven and washed down with real ale or a rough red that knocks your socks off. The food being served in peasant style pots made with a rude immediacy by the village potter, the form changed little over the centuries - form follows function in everyday practice.
Should potters cook - yes I've cooked for as long as I can remember starting with potatoes cooked in a bonfire, burnt black on one side and raw on the other. I am very aware of the need to design pots so that they are safe to use, bowls need bases that are big enough to provide stability and not tip hot soup onto the diners lap. Dishes used in the oven need knobs on lids that are big enough to be grasped by a gloved hand, likewise handles on the pot itself . Mixing bowls do a better job with a little tumblehome so that the contents do not end up on the bench or floor. Mugs ? How often do you pick up a mug that does not do it's job properly. They come in a variety of faulty designs, too wide so that there is a risk of slopping the contents all over the place in addition to letting the fluid get cold quickly. Too narrow so that you hurt your nose and have to tip your head so far back to get at the contents that you are in danger of falling over backwards. Too heavy, with badly placed and sized handles that defy any attempt at holding the mug comfortably. Plates that have too small a foot ring so that when you attack your steak with a knife the plate tips and deposits the lot on the table.
Do pots add to the eating experience ? Yes they certainly do in many ways, if they are well designed with fitness for purpose in mind as Robin Hopper would have it they are a pleasure to use but get the fundamentals wrong and the best efforts of the cook and host can be rendered disastrous. Food and sharing it with others is intimately involved with celebration, be it the milestones of life, that special date, birth, religious occasions, a job offer, birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, graduations and when it is all over funerals, or just a get together at the end of the day by a group of colleagues reflecting on a job well done. Pottery adds to the pleasure of sharing food, warm colourful table ware, nicely balanced cutlery (an absence of plastic) some sparkling glasses all add to the experience but cannot make up for bad company – it's people that make for memorable experiences.
Posted 08 May 2010 - 01:08 AM
Who is the Potter, pray, and who the Pot?"
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Posted 02 July 2010 - 06:52 PM
h a n s e n
Stone House Studio, Alexandria, Virginia
Posted 12 July 2010 - 12:43 PM
I'm always intrigued by the forms and shapes of throw-away items like paper cups or plastic containers from frozen dinners. More people live this way all the time. This is a new generation of functional forms few potters exploit.
h a n s e n
Hansen, have you ever seen the "Crinkle Cup" by Dutch designer Rob Brandt? They look like crinkled plastic Dixie cups but they're cast in porcelain. We've had them in the shop at GHP for a little while and they have elicited a big range of reactions - some people react very positively to their cleverness (and low price tag) while others are offended by the fact that they are slip-cast rather than hand-formed or thrown. Personally I love the interplay between the industrial and hand-fabricated - they are handmade, just not in the same way that the typical thrown pot is.
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Posted 27 July 2010 - 10:58 PM
My MFA show focused on ancient pots for fermented and cultured foods, so a lot of what I am making is historically inspired, but as I use my own work I keep tweaking it to better fit a fridge shelf, oven rack, brine presser lid, or spatula.
I am learning that there are other fermenting freaks out there as well, and may end up trying to make a line of pots for that market - after a little more research and delelopment!
Toledo, Ohio
Posted 28 July 2010 - 07:49 AM
Any thoughts on this conference idea...
The discussion so far has me inspired!
Potters Council
Posted 28 July 2010 - 10:14 AM
I watch Molto Mario on the Cooking network and he uses the most interesting pottery
to present his food in ... It has been an education to see his choices since they are seldom
obvious ones.
I would also like to get some ideas centered around making dishes for THIS generation,
not their parents. They eat in a whole different way and don't need the traditional dish set ...
They need square stuff to fit on desks and stuff with handles so they can walk around ... things
that suit take out foods ... lots of condiment dishes because they love to graze.
Contemporary Fine Colored Porcelain
" If a sufficient number of people are different, no one has to be normal "
Fredrick Bachman
Posted 29 July 2010 - 03:50 PM
My husband and I both love cooking. He invents on the grill...herb encrusted chicken breasts, marinated flank steak, salmon, rack of lamb, etc.
I am more into vegetables: cauliflower salad, grapefruit/avocado salad, marinated asparagus,etc. Serving dishes prevail.
So I committed. Now I can clear out the studio and start on some terra cotta murals and a 12 stations of the cross for a little mission style church along the border.
I have enjoyed reading this very much. I'll watch for Molto Mario but my husband is the Italian chef...I do more Spanish style food. I'll watch the pots.
Posted 30 July 2010 - 02:48 AM
I love food and I love to cook. I even spent a few years working in restaurant kitchens and as a bartender. And as a student of pottery I really pay attention to the form of eating and drinking vessels. Mine and others. I hate to see soup served in a wide flat bowl or salad in a steep sided bowl with a slightly inward curving lip. I get a lot of pleasure drinking from a tumbler that is faceted, carved, or textured in the places my hand rests. Food and drink tastes best in pots made with an eye to the food and drink they'll hold. And the pots are never as beautiful as when they are in use. The love of using a good pot is as important as the love of making a good pot.
I have to comment on your statement of soup in a wide flat bowl...this comes from the idea of serving cream based soup in a wide flat bowl so that it will cool. Broth based soup is served in a more vertical deeper shape to hold the heat. This reflects the same concept of winter and summer tea bowls.
Summer tea bowls are wide and low..cooling the tea, winter tea bowls are more narrow and vertical.
Form follows function. Just found your comment curious.
Posted 11 August 2010 - 11:46 PM
Posted 14 September 2010 - 11:45 PM
Anyway regarding color= if spegetti /red sauce (extreame color) would look good in it > it works.
Posted 26 October 2010 - 02:21 AM
Fuctional work right now is bowls, find that all the food I cook up works in a bowl, and then small bowls for sauces--- I like to play w/ my food and have diff tasts . influence is Texas, Thai and Korean foods.
Anyway regarding color= if spegetti /red sauce (extreame color) would look good in it > it works.
check out these really great bowl/platters by sc rolf! my favorite is the larger one, the bottom right image.
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Sorry for the late post, but apparently most of youse who attended the festivities last night are just crawling out of bed anyway.
I can't imagine there's bigger news than Laurel meeting Avery. Did that really happen?
But I do have big news. The T-shirt, photo right. Our awesomest Sally designed them, and ilb oversaw them (though he admits, by "oversaw" he means he basically "did carcillo" in the process.
Sally (good afternoon, by the way!) made this shirt which features the Rangers Report jersey, the bones where the head should be (get it?) and the exclamation "First" in the balloon coming out of the Bonehead.
On the back, it simply says, "You Got Carped!"
Now, many have received these shirts at the Palooza Friday night. I'm still trying to get all the details as to their availability and cost, etc. But basically, ilb said, they're free. However, he is asking that anybody who can afford to, please, in exchange make a donation to the following charity:
Fill The Cup. Click here for more info.
I will give you more details after I speak with ilb later.
And Sally, you absolutely rule, girl! Sorry I missed you all.