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Does anyone else find that our sub forum is very very cluttered and information is difficult to find. That there's a lot of cross talk, a lot of people repeating the same things in different threads.
There's about 3 or 4 threads for giving people purple giraffes, even though one was set up for this in mind and even at that it gets into other threads.
We've this thread and another called "Planetside 2: Outfits, outings & other details" as well as individual threads for those outings (silly mondays, tactical thursdays, freedom fridays), the outfits (vanu outfit, nc outfit, allies outfits".
We've a tact discussion started by ridebird and then another by eso and way back about five pages a discussion on fixing the strat game by quanta. We've about two or three threads on what's worth buying with station cash/certs. There's a thread of two for community knowledge. We even have two topics on baking/cooking! Two topics on sundys.
I guess the point I'm trying to make is that at least I think we've too many topics and discussion ends up all over the place. Important topics are being pushed back (dear god give us stickys) and I really think we're just making a clusterf*ck of the sub forum.
@Ride, Jim seems to dislike giving anyone mod status which is a shame because we really really do need one in here or at least to get the most important topics a sticky tag so they never get pushed off the front page."Halo is designed to make the player think "I look like that, I am macho sitting in my undies with my xbox""
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That would be sad, but it might become necessary. I think the chatter is necessary to keep us moving forward, but the lack of structure (everything thread in one big list) is hurting us too much.
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I agree that absolutely everything being in one big thread can be a mess but additionally people might miss out on important information if they don't read every thread because of similar titles.
Realistically how many threads do we need?
1) How to join the outfits available + mumble could be one single thread, where the first three posts explain a) how to join b) how to set up mumble for regular use c) how to set up mumble for SL/RL/PL
2) What nights we play and what are played those nights.
3) A single beginners guide that either a) links to other topics or b) is set up by and moderated by a single person who reserves the first few posts and then collects all the available data for what new players need to know. EG, whats a tech plant, what do you do in it, what terminals do I go to for tanks or planes or changing from engineer to medic. Whats the difference between classes.
These topics should be made and then for all purposes should be locked or not posted in unless by the person who made it if they need to update the information along with the game.
Things like discussion of the game and the outfit will always be popular enough not to need a sticky.
As for moving, it might be necessary but it'd have to be a last resort. We can't have information spilling out across two different sites."Halo is designed to make the player think "I look like that, I am macho sitting in my undies with my xbox""
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1) How to join/when we play/Mumble
2) Beginner's guide
That's probably all that needs to be stickied - perhaps Outfit discussion as well?
And I think that our NC frenemies should have a sticky as well.
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Which one though? This one or the one called outfit discussion?
And you're right, 1 and 2 could be put together.
@GinSoaked - It's surprisingly difficult to get a sub mod on here."Halo is designed to make the player think "I look like that, I am macho sitting in my undies with my xbox""
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- Rock, Planet, Shogtun: Outfit discussion / organisation / purple giraffes of awesome (this thread)
- [RPS] Outfit guide
- Can I graze that: A guide for Giraffe Calves to weapons, cert choices and tasty leave
- Discussion: the state of the game
- Planetside 2: Outfits, outings & other details
- Mumble voice comms.: Basic setup & [RPS] Strategic giraffe leader comms.
Never mind other things like StratGir and Weapon Appreciation Society.
Going on the above, I think numbers 2 and 3 can be combined and stickied, and numbers 5 and 6 should be combined and stickied. Number 5 in particular sometimes drifts down the page, when it's actually the most important for newcomers!
Once they've been written, posted and sticked they can be locked. I'd be happy to do some of the compiling, but obviously this all depends on whether we can get a mod.
Numbers 1 and 4 serve different purposes, and should be kept seperate. I don't think they need to be stickied, as they're permanently near the top.On Steam - [URL="http://steamcommunity.com/id/kyndylan/"]Kyndylan[/URL]
It's a complete mess, yeah, hence my call for submod. They don't seem to give that out though and they don't seem to want to moderate. Can you delete threads yourself?
I'm not sure if you can, you can probably just request it for deletion.
Maybe if enough of us email Jim requesting it, using the same email and just sign it he'll take notice. It sounds extreme but we really really do need a mod for this sub forum, even if that mods only power is to sticky and unsticky threads.
I believe Quanta previously tried to get Jim to sticky some threads or he at least tried to get a collection of threads to be sticky'd but nothing ever came of it."Halo is designed to make the player think "I look like that, I am macho sitting in my undies with my xbox""
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Is not John a better idea? Jim is rather busy with being a dev.
Jim is about the only one who pays attention to the forums from the main writers. He'll also answer emails when he gets the chance and since he does have a fondness for Planetside 2 he might find the time to make someone a mod."Halo is designed to make the player think "I look like that, I am macho sitting in my undies with my xbox""
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And yes, I find the forums a bit daunting at the moment due to the lack of organisation. I think people are afraid of making new threads about things because if we don't keep things in one thread, we lose them somewhere down the page.
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Tweeted at Jim and Alec. No response. Trying John next.
Yes, we definitely need sub-forums. I feel though that moving into a separate site should be the option of last resort.
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Really? With that split we would have about 1-1.5 threads per category... Yeah that would really liven things up.
The only thing we need is to just be able to create and sticky a few important threads with information in them, no discussion just the current and latest info on mumble setups etc. Game related guides and whatnot are hardly something that requires stickys and even something that we need to do. There is plenty of youtube videos, official forums, reddits whatever with that kind of stuff. Sure we can and will have discussion threads about tips, small cert guides and whatever. If people want that info they can look for it, if they do not wanna look for it they are gonna ask for it. Does not matter if you have the most organized forum of all time, it still comes down to wether the person is willing to spend 5 minutes to look around or if he is just gonna ask.
Sometimes I think people over analyze and complicate things...
Now, I will rant a wee bit:
Most people just wanna play the bloody game with a fun bunch of people which is what RPS has delivered but is something we are actually getting less and less off. I am really bloody tired of people interrupting a decent fight and organization in the middle of "primetime" (between 10-10.30 CET) to split off squads, muck about with trying to find ROs, SLs, PLs and spend 30 mins setting things up so that when we are finally ready to go out and fight again half the people with jobs have to leave or just have another 15-30 mins left to play. Especially fun when you do not end up in the squad that has Grible, Sinomatic, CMaster, Esoteric, Ridebird, Eclectic, Laldy or any of the other chatty fun people and have a completely and utterly dead mumble channel. What you are doing is fucking up peoples game sessions and taking their time to do what? Win against who? A lot of us who play the game do not give a rats ass about winning or being the best we just want to play the game and have a good time for 1-2 hours before going to bed.
Yes split comms is awesome, yes everyone together is awesome, all the shit we do tend to be awesome... but if you want split comms for a night organize that at the "start" of the night, that is around 20-21 CET. Do not do repeat what happened yesterday because that was one of the most pointless squad splits I have ever seen... It took forever, the only reason we managed to keep the lock was because NC was utterly useless and focused on killing TR instead of taking the 2 territories we had left. Moxxi hopped into the game because I was playing and it sounded like a good time (which it was, Charlie/Delta had a bunch of fun people)... until someone felt they had to recall everyone to warpgate spend 30 minutes splitting the squads, putting her in a squad she did not want to and then she left because she had to go to bed. So instead of getting to play a game she actually enjoys and chatter with the lovely people we actually have, she got nothing and then rage quit because, fuck that not worth her time. I stayed on for a while after and hell I do not even think we knew who the platoon leader was after the split, and after a while of doing our own thing with little to no leading it ended up just being 3 squad leaders doing it cooperatively. Which in the end did work out very well.
This is not a diss of any particular setup, this is not a diss of a particular person this is just a rant about wasting peoples time. What I am trying to say is that from what I have seen and looking to myself, generally I do not really care what comms system we use but what I gets me annoyed is that we sometimes interrupts a decent operation to change it.
Well this got long and probably does not make any sense so: TL;DR
Please stop messing with comms setup in the middle of the "primetime" sessions, especially when we already have a Alpa/Bravo Charlie/Delta split that seems to work. 21.30-22.30 CET should never, EVER be interrupted by "Hey lets change the comms-system and sit in the warpgate for 30 minutes". Because not everyone can play from 19.30-24.00.
I was gonna end this with a massive purple giraffe for the SL of Charlie last night who did the very best of the situation and after finding the right guide fixed his mumble setup to be able to talk to the rest of the SLs/PL. But seems to have forgotten his name heh.
Edit: To clarify, I bloody love the new coms-setup, once I found out what the parent/current meant. It is simple, easy to use. I also appreciate and love all the time that people put into creating the comms, the training session, leading the platoon. There is a reason why I have pretty much played the game every single night since release, and that reason is RPS.
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Other than that, I'm going to suggest we move as much of the "information" stuff (mumble set up, cert advice, RPS lingo) to the website, and expand the staff on there significantly to keep it up to date. I'd also add that we really can keep things quite brief, as we don't need to be (and shouldn't try to be) a PS2 gameplay guide.
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Oh yeah also:
Baloon Leader nominations for Jacquar, SketchSeven and CoffeeTable (if he doesn't have it already). They've all been doing it a lot and I've no significant complaints.


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Galaxy S5 LTE-A: Battery Life, Performanceby Joshua Ho on 8/5/2014 8:00 AM EST
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iwod - Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - linkAlthough Anandtech didn't write up anything on it. Broadcom has officially withdraw from the Mobile baseband business. Mediatek will have their own 4G Modem within this year, LG and Huawei too, but all of them are Integrated into their SoC. Which means the market are left with Qualcomm and Intel only. ( Altair are LTE Only )
Cant wait to see your review on MDM9x35, which is very likely to be used by Apple's next iPhone. And I have been wondering why Apple still hasn't bring the baseband into its SoC. If Mediatek can do it i doubt then why not Apple? Reply
OreoCookie - Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - linkApple traditionally uses Qualcomm modems. AFAIK they license the modem as an IP block to customers, although some of their SoCs integrate modem hardware (not that that is an interesting proposition to Apple). So Apple has two choices: motivate Qualcomm to license the modem as an IP block to them or make their own LTE modems. Reply
name99 - Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - linkApple has hired baseband engineers. There was a story about this on AnandTech a few months ago. I'm assuming it's too early to see the results of their labors in the iPhone6, but it looks like Apple wants at least a backup plan so they are not at Qualcomm's mercy. Reply
craighamilton - Saturday, December 06, 2014 - linkS5 is truly amazing. One of the phones that received high rates based on consumer satisfaction ( take a look at http://www.topreport.org/phones/ for instance...) Reply
adntaylor - Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - linkMediatek do have a discrete LTE modem, as do nVidia and Huawei (HiSilicon). Altair, Sequans and GCT have LTE-only modems too. Lots of rumours that LG, Samsung and maybe even Apple are working on their own as well. Reply
AbRASiON - Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - linkWhile we may now be clearly at the point of seriously limited returns on further PPI increases in mobile phone displays, one notable benefit at least is improvements to Oculus rift products. The V2 is 1920x1080 I believe, split in half - So 960x1080 per eye or about 1megapixel per eye. To go to 2560x1440 would be around 1.8megapixels per eye. Add some really nice AA and you're starting to get a semi-reasonable resolution (I'll assume the Oculus DK3 will have this)
I thought we might be at the point that PPI increases would slow down but I think now we may see continued development. I' wouldn't be surprised to see a full 4k, 5 -> 6" phone within the next 18 months, hopefully OLED of course. Reply
repoman27 - Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - linkIf we want resolution independence at the OS level, it's useful to push resolutions to the point where scaling to an arbitrary degree doesn't create visible aliasing. Apple had to implement 4x OGSSAA to achieve acceptable scaling on the MacBook Pro with Retina display, and even still people complain that the non-integer scaling modes look noticeably less sharp. For most people, that means the sweet spot for phones is somewhere in the 600-1200 ppi range, and something more like 5760x3600 for a 15" laptop. Of course that doesn't account for Vernier acuity, but if you're past the threshold of visual acuity, relatively cheap antialiasing techniques can be used to create images where the aliasing is virtually undetectable. Reply
damianrobertjones - Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - linkI absolutely LOVE the first picture... Taken with a Nokia 1020! :) If you're going to do it use the best. Reply
greyhulk - Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - linkCool story, bro. Reply
MonkeyPaw - Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - linkSadly, Anandtech never reviewed the 1020. Reply
halcyon - Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - linkWhy is Samsung Galaxy Note 3 missing from the tables? Reply
vortmax2 - Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - linkYes, I'd like to see where the Note 3 is as well (I'm guessing it's a little below the S5 level of performance in each chart). Reply
Death666Angel - Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - linkBoth are in bench, so hit it up yourself! Reply
FITCamaro - Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - linkThis is why I think 1080p is the most you need for a smart phone sized screen. Even 720p is plenty in my view. The only reason to offer 1080p to me is so that full HD video doesn't haven't be scaled. As you see with PCs, the more pixels to be pushed, the more stress there is on the hardware.
Just my opinion and people can disagree, but I'd prefer cheaper devices with better battery life or more performance with the same hardware than bragging that my phone has the same resolution as the screen at the movie theater. Reply
vortmax2 - Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - linkI had a Note 2 and now a Note 3. The difference between 720p and 1080p is quite significant so I'd disagree with your "720p is plenty" statement. With that said, the move to 1440p is not as significant and probably an SOC generation or 2 premature until it can not only handle it, but excel with it.
Kudos to Samsung for keeping the battery/performance quite even with the 1080p screen, though. Reply
AciMars - Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - linksure, you're right. 720p Note II vs 1080p Note III very noticeable difference. But the truth is quality of the screen. 720p panel on Note II really poor on color accuracy, color temperatur,brightness and saturation compare to 1080p Note III. That's the key. When u start see a good 720p panel screen, it will be barely noticeable next to 1080p.
It seems, the quality AMOLED Display Samsung got really huge improvement since the Galaxy S4 display. Reply
ToTTenTranz - Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - linkAs Joshua pointed out, these enormous resolutions will make a big difference when you're using the smartphone as a VR device, i.e. using Google Cardboard.
I do think Joshua should have dwelled in this factor a bit more, though. A single reference to VR in the conclusion wasn't enough for most people. Reply
DanNeely - Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - linkWhere is this phone going to be available? Reply
Assimilator87 - Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - linkThe phone's available in South Korea; I don't know what their carriers are. There's already a bunch on eBay as well. Reply
zodiacfml - Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - linkAs I thought, minimal battery impact would be seen with higher resolution with their OLED. Would you mind testing for maximum brightness or if possible, your complete display analysis? Reply
repoman27 - Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - linkAny chance you'll instrument the GS5 LTE-A to measure power consumption directly as Anand did with the Galaxy S 5 (T-Mobile) and GS4 (AT&T)? I'm curious to see the difference in device power at idle with the screen on, to see how much of the battery life parity is due to overall platform power reduction or just the relative efficiency of the screen itself given the resolution. Reply
mike55 - Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - linkI would think a resolution increase on an OLED panel wouldn't have as much of an increase on power consumption as a comparable increase in resolution on an LCD due to the emissive nature of the technology. On an LCD with shrinking pixels, it's blocking more light from the backlight, so the backlight needs more power to achieve the same brightness. On an OLED you have more of the smaller pixels that have a similar luminous efficiency as the old larger pixels. I suppose the only power losses would be from higher resistance from smaller wires controlling the pixels and perhaps some other small power increases I'm not considering. Of course there's still the same increase in processing power needed to drive more pixels. Reply
lilmoe - Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - linkI'd prefer they make improvements to 1080p on a ~5" screen than move to a higher resolution panel. I just don't see the need for higher. The cons far outweigh the pros IMHO. Samsung can build a 1080 AMOLED panel with near-RGB strip arrangement (like in the Note 2). The clarity of the screen would drastically improve there, without needing to strain the internals. Not only does a higher resolution demand more CPU and GPU horsepower, but also bandwidth and more memory (and more internet bandwidth if the services are DPI aware). I'd rather gain considerably more performance and battery life with each iteration of a smartphone than utilizing that improvement in powering gimmicky features with diminishing returns. SoCs have improved so much in the past couple of years yet we slightly felt any difference with each iteration just because those SoCs are simply more strained than former ones. It's such a waste. I can get even more technical about this, but I'm tired of explaining myself.
Really, 1080 is not only excellent, but absolutely amazing and mind blowing on a screen that size. Lets perfect what we have first before moving to the next (unneeded) level, sigh. Apple got away with 640p for more than 4 plus who knows how many more in the future. They took their time to perfect their internals to work with that resolution and DPI to the point that their smartphone is stupidly fluid. I see absolutely no reason why Samsung wouldn't get away with doing the same. Mind you, the panel on the S5 is leaps and bounds better than the on any iPhone.
Trust me people. Standardizing 1080 for smartphones would do a HUGE favor for the industry and the ecosystem. Having less things to worry about would make SoC manufactures concentrate more on what counts, not just optimizing the next big SoC to drive even more pixels... Reply
repoman27 - Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - linkIn what way does retarding the development of one particular component help the industry as a whole move forward? Screen resolution has doubled roughly 3 times in the past 20 years, while mobile SoC GPUs have doubled in performance almost 9 times in 7 years. In many ways, screen resolution has been waiting around for better GPUs; why take the pressure off now that we can finally drive these displays? Reply
lilmoe - Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - linkBecause we've reached a point where more isn't necessarily better in particular components, and improvements need to be made in others. Current mobile GPUs don't even play 1080p games at 60fps with decent efficiency, and only a handful can tell a difference between of text or even video on a 1080p VS 1440p on a 5.x" screen. Why the heck would you improve certain components when you can barely tell the difference? Would you rather have a 1440p smartphone that runs OK or a 1080p smartphone that runs exceptionally well? 1080p on a 5" screen already looks superb, mind you. We're not in dire need of a higher resolution.
When hardware can effortlessly and efficiently run EVERYTHING at 1080p and still has change to spare, then think of upgrading, otherwise I believe we're still not at that point yet. There's still lots of room of improvement for 1080p on a mobile small screen.
"In what way does retarding the development of one particular component help the industry as a whole move forward?"
I believe "retarding: is an excessive way to put it. You speak as if current 1080p screens are absolutely perfect. They're not. There's lots of room for improvement in various aspects. Reply
repoman27 - Wednesday, August 06, 2014 - linkWe're at 600 ppi right now, after stagnating at 90-150 ppi for over a decade. If we can double twice more, we'll be at 2400 ppi and will have satisfied the Nyquist criterion for human visual acuity. At that point you can draw at any arbitrary resolution you like and scale it with no visible aliasing. If you want to game, great. You can set a minimum frame rate and the game engine will just set the resolution given the capabilities of the SoC. Text and vector art can be composited using another layer at the full screen resolution and will be perfect. All we need is higher resolution screens and more flexible scalers and we can finally achieve resolution independence, which would be an epic achievement.
When the standard sampling rates for digital audio were chosen, they didn't pick 44.1 kHz by accident; they did so because the limit of human hearing was right around 22 kHz. They didn't arbitrarily go with a lower frequency because most people over 30 have an attenuated hearing range. If we want screens where the subpixel arrangement is undetectable, and can accurately reproduce an image with zero aliasing even for young children and individuals with exceptional vision, then we should make an effort to get to at least 2150 ppi. If screens can be produced at such high resolutions affordably and with power requirements comparable to any of the other available displays, there is no reason not to use them in shipping products.
It is a fallacy to state that the current resolution race is adversely affecting any other aspect of mobile device development. The display in the GS5 LTE-A is a perfect example: in addition to being the highest resolution display ever shipped in an Android device, it is also the most accurate, and there was no net adverse effect on battery life. The only metric in which we see this screen lag ever so slightly is max brightness, but it still manages to beat the screen in the regular GS5. Reply
lilmoe - Wednesday, August 06, 2014 - linkYou're missing my point entirely. SoCs WILL get faster and more efficient even without increasing screen resolution. You're point is that higher resolutions don't affect performance, which is completely inaccurate. Your example on audio is relatively non- relevant. Different sampling rates have nowhere near the impact on performance as do different resolutions.
You're comparing the GS5 with the GS5 LTE-A. Let me remind you that these are completely different phones with different internals. They just happen to have around the same battery life because the latter happens to be more efficient in driving more pixels, which balances things out. If you want to check if the extra resolution does in fact affect performance and battery life, then you'll have to examine the same device with the same internals against different resolution screens.
You have come to the conclusion that the current performance and battery life of today's smartphones are adequate. They're not. A GS5 LTE-A with a 1080p panel will surely run smoother, cooler, and longer on battery than the current one with 1440p. Even if the difference isn't very significant, it's still a difference that the average consumer appreciates. With all do respect, but I believe your priorities should be reevaluated. Those who care about 2000ppi and no visible antialiasing are an absolute minority, especially on a small ~5" screen.
440PPI is by no means the same as the 90-150 ppi we've been "stuck" with for decades. It surely is adequate for today's (and tomorrows) applications. What we "need" now is a faster, cooler performing devices, with 3+ days of battery life and highly optimized software. That's what the industry should be focusing on. Reply
hung2900 - Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - linkFor Amoled screen, with more pixels, each pixel can reduce the luminance to get equal brightness performance, and with a specific brightness the total luminance is the same. That's why we see virtually no difference in power consuming. However, there are two basically improvements:
- Lower luminance means better durability (which is important with Amoled display)
- Theoreotical max brightness is higher, means in the next generation when other power consumption advances are applied, we can see the major bump in brightness (same as S4 to S5) Reply
NerdMan - Thursday, August 07, 2014 - linkWhy does RGB arrangement matter? Other than for the OCD?
Pentile is not noticeable at this resolution. That's why it's 600 DPI.
Pentile is necessary, because blue OLEDs get half the lifespan of green and red OLEDs. So they make them twice as big. Reply
soccerballtux - Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - linkI love the placemats from target Reply
djvita - Wednesday, August 06, 2014 - linki may be in the minority but i wish for a 5" small bezel with a 4K sRGB display well calibrated, low power.
and 4k in bigger screen sizes too
people saying this is good enough is the reason why there are still computers sold with 1366*768 TN panels (ugh)
i got a RAZR HD and i can see the pixels nevermind that my screen is all burned and yellowish now.
im upgrading till s810 comes out and better QuadHD panles come out.
galaxy nexus was the first 720p phone, how was the screen then? Reply
DBDB - Monday, August 11, 2014 - linkThe comparison does not specify smartphones NAND storage size ! it is known that 32GB NAND storage performs significantly faster on sequential writes.
Can you confirm same size ( 16GB or 32GB ?? ) of NAND storage for all smartphones under test here ? Reply


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You know what I love most about this time of year? The fact that everyone is busy with the holidays. This leaves me with ample free time to actually spend lazy mornings catching up with a stack of magazines and enough time to get in the kitchen and bake. And when a craving for muffins called, well, I answered. Loaded with plump blueberries and the zing of lemon zest, these muffins took me a few tries before getting them just the way I wanted them.
I think I became so used to mass-produced muffins from coffee chains and cardboard boxes that I truly forgot how great they can be when made at home. And easy, I might add. This recipe features a whole lotta lemon in the forms of juice, extract and zest, but the secret ingredient is a cup of creme fraiche. They're light and flavorful, not too dense, just sweet enough and they have their own lemony streusel topping. I love these muffins with a cup of tea.
2 cups + 1 tablespoon all purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup creme fraiche
2 tablespoons milk
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/4 cup canola oil
1 egg
zest of 1/2 a lemon
1 teaspoon lemon extract
1 1/2 cup fresh blueberries
1/2 tablespoon butter, cold
2 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons flour
1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
pinch of salt
Heat oven to 400˚.
Grease muffin pan or line with paper cups.
Mix topping ingredients together, cutting in the butter with a pastry cutter or a fork until its crumbly. Set aside.
Toss blueberries with 1 tablespoon of flour to coat.
Mix dry ingredients in a large bowl. Combine the creme fraiche, milk, oil, egg and extract together. Pour the wet mixture into the dry, stir, add the lemon juice and continue to mix until the dough comes together. Fold in the blueberries.
Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin tin, sprinkle with topping and bake in preheated oven for 20–25 minutes or until a tooth pick comes out clean.
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About the Book
PDF edition of Recipes for Oscar (ISBN: 978-0-9873104-2-2). Over 100 delicious family recipes for people who want to reduce their intake of salicylates, amines and glutamates, or avoid artificial additives, preservatives and colours. These recipes are suitable for those following the RPAH Elimination Diet and the Failsafe diet, including food challenges and food re-introduction.
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About the Creator
My recipe books are suitable for people following the RPAH Elimination Diet and Sue Dengate FAILSAFE diet, including food challenges and building up tolerance levels. My son Oscar was diagnosed through the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (RPAH) Elimination Diet as being intolerant to Salicylates, Glutamates and most artificial colours, preservatives and additives. We have had to completely change our diet and the way we cook, as well as what we cook. As a result I started developing my own recipes and modifying recipes to suit our circumstances. The overflowing folder of recipes I was collecting prompted me to start publishing and sharing them with others also on the RPAH and Failsafe diets through my blog Cooking for Oscar (www.cookingforoscar.com). As a lover of printed cook books I also started exploring ways of printing my recipes in books for my own personal use and share.
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Apple Cake on a rainy Sunday...
It's been rainy and grey all day... What a better way to pass the time then to bake an apple cake and drink pots of soul warming tea sweetened with rich golden honey. I had this fabulous apple cake at Marlows last week. Ever since then I havent been able to shake the craving. I remembered that Andrea had posted a beautiful French Apple Cake on Hungry Ghost. So today, I gave it a go and it was perfectly fluffy and not too sweet. The cake allows the apples to truly shine. A perfect cake for the holidays or just a cheeky afternoon nibble with your tea.
My pal Jessa of Blades Natural Beauty made this fantastic tea blend called Mountain Woman and I have not been able to get enough of. A perfect blend of lemon balm, oats, nettle, damiana, chamomile and peppermint. Find it in her online store.
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Marie-Hélène's Apple Cake
recipe via David Liebovitz blog
Makes one 9-inch cake
Adapted from Around My French Table by Dorie Greenspan.
3/4 cup (110g) flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
pinch of salt
4 large apples (a mix of varieties)
2 large eggs, at room temperature
3/4 cup (150g) sugar
3 tablespoons dark rum (I substituted armagnac)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
8 tablespoons (115g) butter, salted or unsalted, melted and cooled to room temperature
1. Preheat the oven to 350ºF (180ºC) and adjust the oven rack to the center of the oven.
2. Heavily butter an 8- or 9-inch (20-23cm) springform pan and place it on a baking sheet.
3. In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
4. Peel and core the apples, then dice them into 1-inch (3cm) pieces. ( use a mix of kinds. I used a mix of hierlooms)
5. In a large bowl, beat the eggs until foamy then whisk in the sugar, then rum and vanilla. Whisk in half of the flour mixture, then gently stir in half of the melted butter
6. Stir in the remaining flour mixture, then the rest of the butter.
7. Fold in the apple cubes until they're well-coated with the batter and scrape them into the prepared cake pan and smooth the top a little with a spatula.
8. Bake the cake for 50 minute to 1 hour, or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Let the cake cool for 5 minutes, then run a knife around the edge to loosen the cake from the pan and carefully remove the sides of the cake pan, making sure no apples are stuck to it.
Serving: Serve wedges of the cake just by itself, or with crème fraîche.
Storage: The cake will keep for up to three days covered. Since the top is very moist, it's best to store it under a cake dome or overturned bowl.
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Looks absolutely delicious. Your photos are heartwarming as always.ReplyDelete
Ah I can imagine the aromatic yummy scent all the way here. Rainy days = apple cake day definitely. :) Got my eye on your next posts.ReplyDelete
Looks very delicious! My mouth is watering now~ReplyDelete
Looks perfect for a cold day!ReplyDelete
Looks perfect for a cold day!ReplyDelete
Yum! Can't wait to make this!ReplyDelete
This is my go-to apple cake... so easy and everyone freaks out over it. I may also snag a sip of rum while making it. Hey, a little for the dish and a little for the chef!ReplyDelete
yumm. my friend and i make a similar apple cake that we goofily call "applesauce applause". so soothing for a cold winter's evening!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous1/7/13, 2:09 PM
This was so good. We made it this weekend, and it was easy and delicious. Thanks to you and CupofJo!ReplyDelete
This looks stunning- like the perfect all day cake!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous7/22/13, 12:06 AM
Do you have to use a springform pan?ReplyDelete


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This article was published 29/1/2013 (1666 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
A Winnipeg income-tax preparer and business owner has been handed a two-year conditional jail sentence and a $125,000 fine after pleading guilty in provincial court to tax-evasion charges.
Rodrigo Layco, 53, was fined $33,000 for the claiming of false child-care receipts that resulted in $49,000 worth of federal tax refunds, Canada Revenue Agency spokesman Kevin Lloyd said in a statement.
Layco was also fined $92,000 for a "charitable-donation receipt scheme" that created $138,000 worth of federal tax refunds, Lloyd added. A Canada Revenue Agency investigation found Layco prepared claims that included $3.1 million worth of donations to a single entity, CanAfrica International Foundation.
The fines represent two thirds of the refunds. Tax-return preparers can be fined for making false statements on their clients' behalf.
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I remember an article that basically went over the history of man very quickly and had one a quote by Marie Antoinette that went like "What? The people don't have any bread? Why the fuck is that my problem?" —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 126.96.36.199 (talk • contribs)
- link to that site that politely offers to google it for you. Sir Modusoperandi Boinc! 11:45, March 8, 2012 (UTC)
- Oh yeah? Well I remember this one time I fell out of bed and I hit my head on the nightstand and I think I got a concussion and I forgot to put on clothing before I went to work the next morning and the police wouldn't even stop at Burger King on the way to the jail! So there! Sir Modusoperandi Boinc! 04:26, November 7, 2012 (UTC)


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Amante is the latest candle for men, and created by Hardy's Scentuous Soy Candle Co. Guys everywhere will want this because it actually smells good. It smells manly enough to leave out for the boys, or the ladies. Most candles for guys come in fragrances like motor oil, or bacon. That will go over well with the boys, but lady visitors, will not enjoy it as much as them. Hardy's Scentuous Soy has created a candle that is a bit more mature with a stainless steel body for a luxurious look anywhere you place it. It also has a scent that is sure to please everyone. Women will be purchasing this for the men in their lives this holiday season, but guys won't be afraid to pick this up on their own. From Website: Amante is a candle created for men, by a man. Amante unleashes a man's sensual side through fragrance. Cleanliness, and smell are near the top of a womens list in attraction to guys. How the air smells at your man pad is just as important as the cologne you spray on your clothing. Become the attraction in all walks of life by showing your guests your mature manly side. Amante attracts the eyes with it's luxury stainless steel finish. It attracts the nose with Sandalwood, Amber, Orange, Lime and a touch of green floral with an exotic blend of spices. It attracts you with 100% soy, and a 80+ hour burn time. Measures 4" high. Stainless Steel Base and Lid.


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Premiere Pro on a Mac – what is the truth?
Premiere Pro CS5 has been a successful release by any measure and many people have come to know about the Mercury Playback Engine. What's been less clear is what the MPE really is and what it means for users of both Mac and PC.
So to begin, it makes sense to start with defining what MPE is. It is NOT(!) just about hardware GPU acceleration.
The Mercury Playback Engine is three discrete components:
- 64-bit native application – as opposed to 32-bit like most applications
- 64-bit memory addressing – use more RAM
- GPU hardware acceleration for effects – 'go faster juice' for your system
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I am looking to buy a large grill with a sfb. I am looking at either the Chargriller (Super pro + SFB, or Outlaw+SFB) or a Charbroil 700.
What do you think about Char Broil ? It is seem cheap I think, but I didnt saw a Chargriller by my own eyes to compare.
Also, my first choice would be an Chargriller Outlaw+SFB but I cannot find anywhere to buy it in Canada (or web store that could deliver it for a reasonable charge). Homedepot.ca has the SuperPro, but i would really like to have the extra space of the Outlaw. Charbroil seem easier to get here....


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KIDDERMINSTER Harriers have signed goalkeeper Jasbir Singh on a one-year deal following his departure from Solihull Moors.
Singh, who made seven appearances for the Aggborough outfit during the 2009-10 season, will compete with Danny Lewis for the number one shirt after Nathan Vaughan turned down a new deal.
Harriers manager Gary Whild said: "Jas has always impressed me whenever I've seen him and, in many respects, his career mirrors Danny's when you consider they both left here at a very young age before going and playing an awful lot of games elsewhere.
"From what I've seen he fully deserves to be back here and has earned this opportunity."
Singh, 24, was a free agent at the end of the season after making close to 200 appearances for the Moors in Conference North.
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Olympic swim star Stephanie Rice has swapped her early starts in the pool for early starts in the studio by joining the team on Nine Network's Today show.
The 24-year-old Beijing gold medallist will be the breakfast show's health and fitness reporter.
Injury-ravaged Rice hinted at quitting professional swimming after the London Games, but has yet to make a formal announcement. However, on Thursday morning she tweeted she couldn't wait to start her new role.
Cant wait �� RT @thetodayshow: A big warm welcome to @itsstephrice joining the TODAY team as our health & fitness reporter! See you Monday.— Stephanie Rice (@ItsStephRice) January 23, 2013
Today's executive producer Neil Breen, who orchestrated Rice's signing, said in a statement: "We couldn't be happier to have Steph come on board as a member of the Today family. She will be terrific for us and the network.
"It's not every day you have a multiple Olympic gold medallist join your team.
"And I don't think the early mornings will be a problem for her after years in the pool."
The Nine Network confirmed that the role was not full-time and would still leave her available for training.
Rice's manager Titus Day says the 24-year-old has yet to make a decision about her swimming career.
He said she had taken 12 months off from training due to her shoulder injury and would not be returning to the pool until she could be cleared by a doctor.
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Upgrade my GPU, CPU, motherboard or all of them!?
Hi all,
Having played Planetside 2 (and enjoying it) it's got me thinking that it's probably about time to start upgrading my rig.
I know that they're attempting to optimise it at the moment and people with far better pc's than me are having fps issues in the zerg but I'd like to be able to stop running the game on lower settings with maybe a few more fps than I have now.
This would also have a nice knock on effect of making Arma 2 and all the other games I enjoy and will enjoy in the future, play a lot better.
So, my current setup is:
Gigabyte P43T-ES3G motherboard
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 2.66GHz
Corsair (2 x 4GB) 8GB DDR3 1333MHz XMS3
Radeon HD5770 1GB
Samsung HD103SJ Spinpoint F3 1TB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm
OCZ Stealth Xtream 500W PSU
My initial thoughts were to get a new GPU as this Radeon is looking a little old right now but then I'm not sure if this would necessitate a new PSU as well.
Then if I wanted to upgrade my processor to something faster I don't know whether this would mean a new motherboard too.
Basically my knowledge is fairly limited, although Google has been a good friend in the past but I find asking for first hand advice and suggestions far better than many tutorials that come up.
I haven't put a price but anything you think would definitely be necessary or at least the absolute minimum to make it worth spending my money would be a good start.
Thanks in advance.
A new processor would indeed mean a new motherboard. You could at least still recycle the RAM.
Upgrading the graphics card wouldn't necessarily mean upgrading the PSU. You can get more performance at, heck, even a lower power consumption than the HD 5770. I'm not a fan of the OCZ StealthXStream PSUs though. Their quality is so-so at best.
For most games, a new graphics card would make the biggest difference. Your Q8400 isn't perfect by today's standards, but it'll manage in most games. I don't know how CPU-intensive Planetside 2 is though (nor does anyone, really, if it's still being optimised).
A Radeon HD 7850 would be a major improvement over your HD 5770 and only draw a little bit more power. It also only requires a single 6-pin PCIe power connector like the 5770, so it would work with your PSU in that regard as well.
It comes in two overall versions, with 1 GB or 2 GB. If you play at 1080p you should try and get the 2 GB version if possible, but the 1 GB should mostly be fine. If you play at lower res you don't need the 2 GB; if you play at higher res (2560x1440?) you'll need the 2 GB.
To see if your PSU is up to scratch for your upgrades: Use this page
Your system is basically the same as mine, except that it has a slightly faster CPU, and that you have DDR3 ram.
The problem is that I really can't recommend what you should upgrade first, as your system is actually pretty well balanced.
Any processor you can buy today requires a new motherboard, so you are out of luck there (the Q8400 is already top of the line for the mobo it was made for).
However, the new Ivy Bridge and Sandy Bridge i5 CPUs (The i5 is basically the spiritual successor to your CPU) all draw less power then the Q8400 you have now. If you upgrade your motherboard and your CPU, you get less power consumption, thus giving you more headroom for a more powerfull GPU whilst being able to keep your Power supply and the same power bill. However, according to that calculator I gave you, you already have quite a bit of headroom.
On the other hand, upgrading your GPU will probably get a (much) more noticable performance increase in almost any game, since most games these days are not CPU intensive (Except probably Arma 2 and Planetside...). I don't think power supply will be a big problem as detailed above.
As for recommendations for what you want to upgrade to, check out Tom's Hardware, which have a neat Graphic's Card buying guide and a neat CPU buying guide.
Be advised that the equivalents of your card and your processor are actually being sold as lower-end components today (the 5770 falls between the 7770 and the 7750 in performance, for example, and your CPU is the equivalent of the Pentium Gseries being sold today. Except that it is a quad core).
Tl;Dr - You probably have the best luck upgrading your GPU, I think your PSU will handle it just fine.
Last edited by Grizzly; 28-11-2012 at 12:16 PM.
Thanks for all the information guys, both extremely useful.
Looks like GPU is the way to go then. I guess if my processor isn't that outdated then it seems more sensible for me to wait a while longer until upgrading becomes more necessary!
The 7850 looks a decent bet so I'll have a look into it
You could also start saving up some money for the upcoming launch of Intels Haswell processors (expected circa April). That's one nice thing about desktops, you can upgrade them in stages.
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First of all @ op, a 500W psu is more than fine unless you go crossfire/SLI. Don't throw your money away.
Even a gtx 670 doesn't use more power than a gtx 260, which is a card most people used with a 400W PSU 4 years ago. A 7850 uses like 40W less than a gtx 260...
I get 10-25 fps with my phenom II x3 @3.4 ghz in the zerg in planetside 2 on lowest possible settings (cpu bottlenecked so settings don't matter) , 40-100 fps in every other game with the same cpu.
Even on a 4.5 ghz i5 ivy bridge it barely stays above 35 fps in zergs from what I hear.
If op wants to play planetside (and zerging is the only reasonable way to farm certs, yay for f2p grinds taking a shit on what would otherwise be a good game) then he'll get more value out of a better cpu.
It really isn't that demanding gpu wise unless you turn on AO, I get 35-50 fps on a hd6870 on highest settings outside of zergs.
@ sakkura, isn't haswell supposed to only be a 5-10 percent performance increase again? It's pretty safe to assume there will also be at least a 10 percent price premium for those cpus in the first year.
Last edited by Finicky; 28-11-2012 at 01:29 PM.
Haswell is a tock, so I'd expect between 10 and 15 percent more performance. Price will probably go up, but not by as much. They'll probably also cut prices on Ivy Bridge CPUs.
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The OP is in the opposite situation to me really - I could easily upgrade ANY part of my system and see a benefit but he can't really do that.
First thing I'd do is install a decent overlay and see what's being hammered - you want to monitor CPU usage by core, memory usage and GPU utilisation.
I recommend an overlay tool like PlayClaw (free version will work) or MSI Afterburner (not restricted to MSI products but faffy to get CPU readings from). PlayClaw is self-explanatory - Afternurner you'll need to Google to setup for CPU monitoring using HW64.
I have a feeling that any problems you're seeing are just a overall lack of oomph tho - changing CPU means changing Motherboard (and reinstalling everything).
You could get a better GPU on your current PSU tho - GPU power reqs have dropped quite a bit and almost any single card will run on a 500W PSU (power connectors permitting).
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I hope it's alright for me to piggyback on this thread, as I'm in the same situation as the OP.
Nothing on the PS2 forums is giving me any help, and with Christmas coming up I figured I'd ask for some money to go buy some PC parts. My current rig is starting to show its age, and PS2 just chugs on anything but absolute low.
So right now, I'm using:
AMD Phenom II X4 840
GeForce GTX 560 1023MB
Corsair CX500 500W PSU
I was thinking of picking up an Intel Core i5 2500K, the Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H Motherboard, and a 7950 for the GPU. Does that seem like something that would run PS2 fluidly?
I have an additional 4 gigs of RAM I can drop in, for what it's worth. A bit of plastic from the anti-static sleeve got caught between the heat shield and the chips, so I need to get some air and blow it out before I can actually use it.
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Let me just say one thing - no game on earth will notice the difference between 12 and 16Gb of RAM because I'll be amazed if any game uses much more than 2Gb of RAM (remember, they have to work on systems which only have 3 available in total!)
As people have said, loads of people having issues with PS2, even on high-end kit - using it as an excuse to upgrade is fine but expecting a result - well, maybe not so likely :)
As for the RAM, you definitely don't need more than 12 GB. Heck, you don't even need more than 8. However, adding the last stick will get you a pure dual-channel configuration, which is nice.
If you're on a spending spree you could switch to faster RAM though. 800 MHz (= 1600 MT/s, often called 1600 MHz) is standard today, and 933 MHz (1866 MT/s) is a little better and still reasonably priced.
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I'm not sure I follow. Do I go for the 3570k or no? You say to do so, and then say there's little sense in going for a more expensive CPU. I just checked, it'd only cost me another $10. As for the GPU, that was the intent.
Thank you for the reality check on PS2. I've kind of known all along that it wouldn't be as simple as "Buy this stuff, and it'll work well!", but a guy can dream, right? That said, other recent releases have made the need of an upgrade apparent, if not now than soon, so I figured I'd get it over with when I had the money to do it.
RAM wise, it's probably going to stay where it is in terms of speed unless I can find some for a really good price. I just recently bought these sticks, so I'd like to try to make them last.
Thank you so much for the help you guys, I appreciate it a lot!
I meant more expensive than the Core i5-3570k, sorry.
A lot of people buy Core i7s for gaming, which is frankly a waste of money.
I wonder if I could piggyback as well; I'd love some advice.
Bought this about 2.5 years ago:
ATX mid tower case
GIGABYTE GA-H55M-S2H LGA 1156 Intel H55 HDMI Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
Radeon HD5770 1GB
Intel Core i3-530 Clarkdale 2.93GHz
400w Corsair PSU
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Your PSU might need upgrading.
8GB DDR3 is slowly becoming the new standard in gaming, although I think you will do just fine with your 4gb, Planetside 2 might disagree.
If it's a Corsair CX 400, it's actually more powerful than their newer CX 430.
Thanks for the advice, guys. Basically I'm waffling between updating the CPU (which probably requires a new mobo, which probably requires a new PSU anyway, which means rebuilding the whole damn thing, etc.) and doing the GPU + new PSU + some RAM route. The reason I'm waffling is that although Planetside and ArmA are currently the only games I'm playing that appear to be CPU-limited, I play them a fair amount.
Meh. I think I'll probably just do the graphics card, then. CPU can wait another year. Thanks all!
edit: I think it's overkill for now, but this PSU should last me through another couple of decent upgrades, no?
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You could give it a while and see what the game runs like when they get to optimizing it properly? Though that could take months.
On the other hand, having a 750 watt PSU will mean that you probably will never have to upgrade that thing ever again. And, as a side bonus, a PSU that can perform reliably at 750 watt will most certainly perform extremely reliably at 500 watts, and reliability is all you want when getting more expensive components (PSUs have a nasty tendency of doing splash damage when they go down). It will probably also last quite a bit longer.
Personally, though, I'd rather go for a 600 or 650 watt PSU, and invest the money you save on the other components. A 750 watt PSU is only requiered when you plan to build a computer with the high end i7s or AMD processors, and if you crossfire or SLI two or more graphics card. But if you had the buying power to do that, you wouldn't be here asking if you should upgrade your CPU or GPU first.
There is, unfortunately, no defintive answer I can give you on that point.
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Picked to finish last in preseason polls, Columbia (11-6) finished nonconference play with the third-best record in the Ancient Eight. By nearly coming away with a win against star-studded Michigan State and giving St. John's a run for its money at the Barclays Center, the Lions have also shown that they can compete with the nation's best.
On Saturday, however, the Light Blue will be taking on a Cornell team that has followed a very different trajectory. The young and injury-plagued Big Red (1-13) has struggled mightily thus far, with its only win coming against Division III Oberlin.
But according to Columbia head coach Kyle Smith, the Lions are by no means looking past their upstate foes.
"Ivy wins are like gold, you don't overlook any of them," Smith said. "I think we have good motivation since they beat us here last year."
This year's squad, however, has been very tough to beat at Levien. The Lions are 8-1 this year at home, their only loss coming against Manhattan in a one-point game that was decided in the final second.
Columbia will also enter Saturday's matchup riding a four-game winning streak, thanks in large part to junior forward Alex Rosenberg. After seeing a spike in playing time coming off the bench in late November and early December, Rosenberg worked his way into the starting lineup and has starred for the Light Blue as of late.
The 6-foot-7 Rosenberg has scored at least 19 points in each of Columbia's last four games, and was named Ivy League Co-Player of the Week for the week of Jan. 6.
"He's just been so consistent, both ends of the floor," Smith said. "I always worried about him playing extended minutes against bigger forwards, that we get beat up a little bit and he gets tossed around, but now it's not the case so much."
While Rosenberg has given the Lions a boost down low, the return of junior guard Steve Frankoski from a wrist injury that sidelined him for the first 15 games of the season has given the Lions backcourt reinforcements as well.
"He's our captain, and he gives us a lift," Smith said of Frankoski. "And I know he makes the rest of the league a little nervous."
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On the Cornell side, guard Nolan Cressler has proven himself to be a legitimate threat in his second season. He is the team's leading scorer by a sizable margin, averaging 16.5 points per game.
"He's gonna score, just make him do it on a lot of attempts," Smith said of the 6-foot-4 sophomore. "Don't put him at the foul line, don't give him open threes. But he is gonna score. I doubt we're gonna put a goose egg on him, he averages 17 a game."
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Stick nationals good to go
St. Albert Curling Club hosts 10th annual Canadian Open Stick Championship from March 30 to April 2
Saturday, Mar 15, 2014 06:00 am
How stick curling works:
� Stones are delivered with a stick from a standup position or in a wheelchair and the rock must be released before the hog line.
� Except for wheelchair curlers, each delivery must begin with one foot in the hack before shoving the stone ahead as you walk up to speed before the release.
� The first three stones delivered in an end may not be removed from play before the delivery of the fourth stone in that end.
� There is also no sweeping between the hog lines.
� In case of a tie, an extra end is played with each curler delivering three stones. Skips and deliverers exchange roles at the midpoint of the end without moving the delivered stones.
The 10th annual Canadian Open Stick Curling Championship is ready to rock St. Albert.
Forty-eight two-person teams will compete for national honours from March 31 to April 2 at the St. Albert Curling Club.
�It�s going to be fantastic,� said Milt McDougall, chair of the St. Albert organizing committee. �A lot of the teams are quite senior. They�re up in their 70s and some are hitting 80 and they�re still going strong. It�s a great thing for seniors to be able to do this.�
Twenty-one teams hail from Alberta, including six from St. Albert and three from Morinville.
Manitoba is represented by 11 teams and curlers from British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island have also registered.
�Alberta and Manitoba have a lot of stick curlers and it�s nice to see the participation,� McDougall said.
The draw features three all-female teams and several are mixed tandems.
�You can be male or female. You can be in a wheelchair. Age is open at nationals too,� McDougall said.
In stick curling all games are six ends and the average playing time is one hour.
�I encourage everyone to come out and see how much enjoyment a bunch of people are having that can�t get down in the hack anymore and still continue in a sport that they�ve always enjoyed,� McDougall said. �Stick curling is just a great way to keep people going in the sport.�
The first draw on March 31 goes at 8 a.m. and the opening ceremonies follow at 10 a.m. with the curlers bagpiped onto the ice.
The guest speaker for the April 1 banquet is 2010 Olympic gold medallist Marc Kennedy, a two-time Brier champion and 2008 world champion with the Kevin Martin rink.
�I was happy when Marc said he would come and speak. He is a St. Albert boy who grew up here curling. It�s fabulous what he�s doing for us,� said McDougall of the St. Albert Curling Club�s wall of fame inductee in 2011.
The banquet starts at 6:30 p.m. and guest tickets are $30.
Among the items at the silent and live auction at the banquet is a signed Wayne Gretzky Titan 2020 hockey stick and a signed Kevin Martin Olympic team curling broom.
�It should create some excitement at the banquet,� McDougall said.
Tough competition
At nationals teams are guaranteed five games in the triple-knockout format. Eight teams qualify for the championship playoffs and a consolation bracket is also in place.
McDougall expects the finals on April 2 to start around 5 p.m. but stressed spectators should grab a seat by 4 p.m.
�We�re expecting a big crowd and hopefully we have a St. Albert team or two in the finals,� said McDougall, 76.
He teamed up with partner Bob McKenzie, 66, of St. Albert to win the 11th annual Alberta provincial championship at Wetaskiwin in January.
�Winning provincials does put pressure on us and we�re going to try and do our best but we�ve also got four teams coming with previous provincial winners so the competition is tough,� said McDougall, who joined forces with McKenzie at the open nationals in Regina in 2012 and last year they were one of six Alberta teams in Cornwall, P.E.I.
�We�re going to put a few frills on that they didn�t have in Cornwall,� McDougall said. �We�re looking forward to putting on a great show.�
A core of 38 volunteers are in place to make this year�s nationals the best of the best. Several volunteers played major roles in St. Albert hosting the 2012 provincials, consisting of 32 teams.
�I�ve got an excellent committee. Everybody has gone above and beyond what to do,� McDougall said. �Everything has fallen into place. Sponsorship is great. We�re just super excited to get going.�
The St. Albert Curling Club is also rolling out the red carpet for nationals.
�They�ve been very co-operative helping us out,� McDougall said. �It�s just great to be a part of this club.�


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