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Just when you were finally getting comfortable with it being 2013, comes the revelation that the Indie-Rap scene of 2003 is now a full decade old. For something that was all over the Internet at the time, this era of underground Hip Hop goes seldom revisited, which is odd particularly when seeing all the DIY Hip Hop successes of the past three years. Along with the labels' most-known flagship artists like Atmosphere and El-P who are still active, longtime underground favorites from MF DOOM and Del the Funky Homosapien (2008's Eleventh Hour was released via Definitive Jux) to Murs (2003's End Of The Beginning also dropped via Def Jux), Freeway (Rhymesayers distributed 2010's The Stimulus Package), Tame One and Dizzee Rascal (2008's Maths + English was domestically released via Def Jux) have all dropped releases on these labels at different points. Fortunately for us, this scene's era was captured not only in the music itself, but in the unique trend of full-length DVD releases put out by each label. With this year marking their tenth anniversaries, we decided to take a look back at the home video releases from Rhymesayers Entertainment, Definitive Jux and Eastern Conference Records to see what they told us about their time, and where they went.
Revenge Of The Robots
Label: Definitive Jux
Comparable To: An actual tour/label documentary.
Artists Featured: El-P, Mr. Lif, RJD2
What We See:
Of the three DVDs, Revenge Of The Robots excels as an actual documentary. Directed by Jason Goldwatch (who had done music videos for Linkin Park and would go on to work with Jay-Z, The Roots and Nas as well as direct documentaries for Dilated Peoples, Young Buck and Kid Cudi), the editing and pacing is exceptional. We get enough excerpts of the tour-mates early on to establish the characters we're watching, allowing the events that unfold to truly feel like a story. There's the fun of first hitting the road, the pitfalls of when things go wrong, and the ultimate satisfaction of making it back home. Along with being a surprisingly honest look at the various struggles of the oft-romanticized "touring artist" lifestyle, the documentary also capture the essence of the Definitive Jux mission statement and what made the label such a notably revolutionary imprint at the time.
Revenge Of The Robots also captures the climate of the independent Hip Hop hustle as a whole on the cusp of an interesting transitional time. While we get shots of in-store signings (back when there were, you know, music stores) we also see quick images of early iPods and MP3 technologies. That particular nexus illustrates (if only retroactively) how Def Jux were somewhat bridging that gap between a Rap underground that could survive off of just selling singles every few months, and well-structured labels that put out regular releases and only seemed to get bigger when entering the Digital Age.
Where It Went:
It's challenging to pinpoint any one particular moment that saw Definitive Jux dissolve. In 2007, they had what seemed to be the label's banner year with El-P being a mainstay of critical praise and Aesop Rock bringing the label its biggest MTV exposure and chart success. But as flagship artists began to leave the label (and, in some cases such as when the C-Rayz Walz and Cannibal Ox's Vast Aire severed ties with the label, taking to Indie-Rap publications and MySpace to air their grievances), the label's output and presence dwindled. About six months after the release of a poorly-received Cage album, El announced the ending of Definitive Jux as we knew it. While the label's major players have all found new homes and spent 2012 having the most successful years of their careers, most notably El-P and Aesop Rock topping critics' lists with their albums Cancer 4 Cure and Skelethon respectively, the unified energy surrounding a united Def Jux movement in Revenge Of The Robots feels missed in today's Hip Hop underground.
Eastern Conference All Stars DVD
Label: Eastern Conference Records
Comparable To: An EPK to promote the label.
Artists Featured: Smut Peddlers (The High & Mighty and Cage), J-Zone, Kool G Rap
What We See:
I'm not sure what I expected here, but Eastern Conference All Stars DVD is a fairly barebones disc that more closely resembles an electronic press kit than an actual release with the fans in mind. While it does feature every music video released by the label, including young Mos Def, Skillz (courtesy of "B-Boy Document '99") and Copywrite all making appearances, their position on the disc is that of the main feature, as opposed to supplemental extras as most music videos typically were in this type of release. There are also two brief promotional documentaries on the making of the Smut Peddlers album which, again, seem geared toward the uninitiated to let them know the Smut Peddlers have an album out. A good third of the DVD is dedicated to hanging out with Lester "Beetlejuice" Green from "The Howard Stern Show," so if you were curious about the making of the skits from the album Porn Again, this is the DVD for you.
The extras are the most interesting inclusions, namely Smut Peddlers' public access appearances promoting the album on Al Goldstein's iconic "Midnight Blue" show and an un-Googlable New York show called "HipHopNoDX" covering the label's showcase at Manhattan's S.O.B.'s. At a pre-YouTube time when there wasn't much means of promoting one's underground Hip Hop with a visual component, these two glimpses into the public access music world of yesteryear show an unobstructed view of how local video promotion used to work. But as for how these additions are laid out, the only thing more bizarre than the chapter selections that remain at the bottom of the screen during the features is how dramatically different Cage looks/acts as opposed to the slimmed-down, sensitive type he became a mere three years later. Finally, I had completely forgotten how much Eastern Conference was obsessed with showing vomiting in their visual aesthetic. It's something that, as Mr. Eon points out, is a metaphor for "spitting rhymes."
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Several artists featured not named The High & Mighty (who own the label) have since gone on record describing how poorly the Eastern Conference was run and how they're still owed money. A two-year partnership with Rawkus that ended less than amicably likely factored into this. The label's legacy of artist dissatisfaction adds an unfortunate asterisk to the Eastern Conference's star-studded and critically acclaimed roster at the time. Easter Conference's output continually declined in the mid-2000s until stopping altogether. While Mr. Eon's yet to re-emerge behind the mic, DJ Mighty Mi recently resurfaced in the music game via the Dubstep world and surprisingly reuniting with Cage.
SadClownBadDub4: The Godlovesugly Release Parties
Label: Rhymesayers Entertainment
Comparable To: A well-edited home movie.
Artists Featured: Atmosphere, Mr. Dibbs, Brother Ali, Eyedea, Crescent Moon
What We See:
The main feature opens with a warning to not try to watch the program in its entirety. Challenge accepted. Instead of being edited like a pointed story as Revenge Of The Robots was, SadClownBadDub4: The Godlovesugly Release Parties is a chronological collection of the best in-concert and on-the-road moments of Atmosphere's 2002 tour promoting the God Loves Ugly album, with some music videos composed of footage from this time interspersed. What's really cool about watching SadClownBadDub4: The Godlovesugly Release Parties today is how much of it is a time capsule of what underground Rap was like coast-to-coast. There are significant cameos from all the local openers in the different regions, really capturing a who's who of 2002's Indie Rap America. There's also an intermission halfway through inviting viewers to go outside.
Watching it today, what really jumps out is the surprising amount of screen-time devoted to the crowds and the different fans that would come out to these shows. Being that phones and cameras with video capabilities were either non-existent (or limited at best) and countless decade-old messageboard postings have vanished from the Internet, SadClownBadDub4: The Godlovesugly Release Parties really captures who was listening to Indie-Rap at the time and where. Of the three documentaries, this one probably captures the listener's experience the best. There's also much more actual music performances than the other releases, highlighting the groups' different routines and popular songs, as well as showing early glimpses at the underground's future stars.
Where It Went:
Rhymesayers remains one of the last remaining indie labels of its era, still putting out music from the artists seen here, as well as from Definitive Jux and a few other former contemporaries. But, while Rhymersayers is still active, the saddest aspect of the documentary is seeing how many major music stores and venues seen here are all long gone. Also, as bittersweet as it is to see a young incredibly talented Eyedea, it's fun to see a young Murs and Brother Ali as they were just beginning to become national superstars. Perhaps it's this element of primarily working with artists the label considers friends first and foremost and giving such direct interaction and shine to their fans that explains why Rhymesayers is one of the few indie Hip Hop labels still around. While SadClownBadDub4: The Godlovesugly Release Parties is not a blueprint, it's a great example of how to make listeners feel like part of a movement.
Ten Years Later: The Indie-Rap Afterglow
Hip Hop's relationship to technology has somewhat always had elements of resistance that came to define the following generation. From the pioneers in the '70s being reluctant to even attempt recording the Hip Hop experience to vinyl, to rappers at the dawn of the new millennium openly dissing "the Internet," those next progressive steps were usually seen in the first to embrace those next platforms. While corner-store DVD-Rs of battles and homemade video compilations were also on the rise at this time, these Indie-Rap labels saw the chance to market their artists in a whole new direct way to their fans. With YouTube still two years away, for many this was the only way to see their underground heroes in full-motion video. Today, with physical media falling by the wayside, a big reason why Rhymesayers is still around is not only how they've been able to change with the times through embracing digital distribution, but have kept up quality control and a visually strong catalog to keep their product in demand. The same can be seen in labels like Strange Music and Stones Throw who've tried to cater directly to their listeners with the type of media they would want to not only own, but display. But even with people buying less albums today than a decade ago, the labels that remain afloat have been able to make their live events into must-see affairs, the fruits that grew from the video evidence of the seeds planted in these DVDs. While this current era will likely be captured in a phone-recorded YouTube stream, it's nice to have a physical documentation of an era when everything wasn't potentially immortalized on the Internet.
Chaz Kangas is a freelance journalist covering music, film and pop culture's highbrow and low-brow. He's contributed to the New York Times, Village Voice, LA Weekly, Citypages and Complex among others. Originally from Minneapolis, MN but currently residing in Harlem, NY, he's also guest-lectured at Sarah Lawrence College and Fairfield University and is currently co-authoring R.A. the Rugged Man's autobiography. You can follow him on twitter @ChazRaps


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It's mid-afternoon and young recruits are lined up at the west end of McDonald's parking lot, duffel bags opened in front of them, undergoing a final inspection being carried out by three men in their late teens, previous graduates of the Devil Pups, Inc. program.
"Towels, 2; flashlight; toothbrush; soap; shaving gear; blue jeans, 4; belt; underwear, 10; socks, 10; boots; running shoes; padlock, 1; show me you can open it."
"When you get there, you do what they say. If they tell you to hit the ground and do 10 pushups, do it. Do not use personal pronouns; do as you are told."
They reply in unison, "Yes, sir!"
The Devil Pups recruits are preparing for the drive to Walnut Creek where they will come together with over 300 others from Northern California, Nevada, Hawaii and Oregon to further prepare to board buses at 11:30 p.m. for the eight-hour ride to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton on the Southern California coast.
Devil Pups, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit, national organization designed to help boys and girls from all backgrounds gain self-confidence and learn to take responsibility for their actions.
In 1953 a retired Marine Corps colonel learned that a group of teenagers burned an American flag. Disturbed by this activity and attitude he and other like-minded officers helped to create this program to aid the development of character qualities in teenage boys and girls enabling them to become healthier and more successful citizens.
Wayne McBride, liaison for Lake and Mendocino counties since 1994, explains that they hold tryouts every spring for boys and girls ages 14-17. Those that pass the physical fitness tests and interview are qualified to attend the 10-day camp; this year eight young men are attending. Two young women qualified but they ultimately changed their plans.
"The assistant liaisons, those whom have already graduated from the program, work with the qualified applicants through the summer, every Saturday, getting them ready for the physical and mental challenges awaiting them at camp," explains McBride.
Cody Burford, a senior at Redwood Academy, who graduated from the program two years ago says, "I have been wanting to join the military since I was young and this program gave me the opportunity get a taste of boot camp. It was great; it had the right balance of challenge and support.
"At the end of the 10 days we have to hike up Old Smokey, a mountain so steep there are times when you can reach your hand out in front of you and touch it.
"It is an unmatched feeling going through all that physical training and close order drill, living life like a marine recruit. I gained a better grasp of both the role of leader and follower.
Going in I had confidence but going out I realized I could conquer any challenge. I plan on enlisting in the Army," Burford concluded.
Leanna Lopez is the mother of two Devil Pups graduates, one of whom became a Marine. "My kids went through quite a bit to be successful in this program," she said. "My son Jonathan began the program overweight and not physically fit. He hooked up with Marvin Fuller (prior to his recent death Fuller had been liaison for the program) who believed in him, helped him lose weight and gain confidence allowing him to qualify for the program and go on to become an aviation specialist in the Marines.
"It gave my daughter Veronica the strength to persevere. When she was at camp she had a terrible problem with her feet and in spite of the fact that she was encouraged to quit and go home, she stayed and finished. She has become a very responsible adult."
Derek Troxler, a recent graduate from Redwood Academy, graduated from the program two years ago. "I went for the experience to see what it was like," Troxler said. "I loved it - being able to have the taste of boot camp, living like a real Marine Corps recruit. It was hard throughout but at the end of training I didn't want to go home. I will be enlisting as a Marine at the end of the year."
Luke Fox, a junior at Ukiah High, attended camp when he was 14. "I wanted to go because my brother, who is now a Marine, completed the program," he said. "I look up to him and want to be like him. I saw what he was able to do as a result of being at the camp; it made him a better man, someone to look up to. I respect those who are fighting for our country. I plan on being a Marine."
Staff Sergeant Marcus Galvan, a Ukiah Marine Corps recruiter, is there in uniform to support the young recruits.
David Goodman, a freshman at Ukiah Junior Academy, is ready for the challenge. "It sounds kind of cool, just being there at Pendleton; I want to be in the military. The summer training has been physically tough and my one concern about going is not graduating because of an injury or sickness."
Joshua Fox, a freshman at Ukiah High and younger brother of Luke, is doing it because he says that being in the Marines gives you a title of which you can be proud. "Our older brother wanted to be in the Marine Corps since he was three and I have looked up to him my whole life. Both of my brothers graduated from the program and I, too, want to get started in the military and see what it's like.
"I expect it to be harder physical and mentally than it has been here, and I want to gain strength, conquer my fears and be able to find resources within myself that I have not yet previously recognized."
Samantha Fox, a recent graduate of Redwood Academy, attended the program two years ago simultaneously with her brother Luke. "I wanted to see what it was like for my older brother in the Marine Corps and when I attended I was the only female from Ukiah. It was the best accomplishment I have done in my life.
"There were 60 girls there and everything we did was totally separate from the boys. It was very challenging and there were times I wanted to quit like during the five mile run on the sand or when we were climbing Old Smokey. I met another girl and we promised each other we would finish; if my younger brother was going to complete it, so was I."
Samantha will be attending Mendocino College in preparation to become a pediatrician.
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Ricky Ponting, Tim Paine, Kemar Roach...um, Chris Sabburg?
Club cricketer Sabburg is in line to make a fairytale Big Bash League debut alongside some of the game's biggest names in the Brisbane Heat's most important game to date - Saturday night's must-win clash with the Hurricanes in Hobart.
Allrounder Sabburg was the surprise last pick by the Heat for their star-studded roster but the quality control inspector at Brisbane's Rocklea fruit and vegetable markets has been relegated to the role of spectator since.
Heat captain James Hopes admitted Sabburg was "very keen" to play - and may get his chance with Ben Cutting's Australian one-day international call-up creating an opening.
Heat coach Darren Lehmann said he would make an "11th hour" call on whether Sabburg, Cameron Gannon or fellow quick Matthew Gale would be slotted into the crunch game.
The winner of the game can leapfrog Adelaide and book a semi-final spot alongside Melbourne Renegades, Perth and Melbourne Stars.
"Cuttsy is a loss, and I know we are all really keen to see him go well for Australia soon," Hopes said.
"But I think we're pretty fortunate as we do have a bit of flexibility in our squad.
"Cam Gannon has been champing at the bit to get another game this season while Chris Sabburg would be very keen to make his debut after being 12th man for the past few games.
"And having Galey in gives us another bowling option.
"We'll have a good look at the deck and their likely line-up and make a call - whichever way we go, I'm pretty comfortable with the options."
Sabburg - former Test quick Andy Bichel's cousin - is a left-handed batsman and bowls right-arm off-spin.
A steep learning curve awaits the 23-year-old if he chimes into a Heat bowling attack alongside West Indies quick Roach and lining up against Hobart's Paine (237) and Ponting (219) - ranked in the BBL's top 10 run scorers.
The Hurricanes batting line-up will also boast Ed Cowan who returns from the Test team.
Hobart has also injected Mark Higgs and Michael Hogan into the squad for George Bailey, Xavier Doherty (ODI duty) and Kiwi recruit Scott Styris (hamstring).
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A cold spring is expected to delay the start of Georgia's peach deal and could produce a gap between the ending of Florida and the start of Georgia's watermelon deal.
The state's blueberries escaped serious cold weather damage.
Buyers should expect strong volume and good promotable blueberry supplies.
Estero, Fla.-based Naturipe Farms LLC's growers began harvesting April 13 as normal.
Brian Bocock, the Grand Junction, Mich.-based vice president of product management, said he expected production to enter its peak in early May.
"Quality looks good and supplies will be fairly solid," he said in late April.
"The big difference for Georgia is it won't be overlapping with Florida quite like we earlier thought. It should be a uniform marketplace as we moved into the early part of May and there should be opportunities for promotions."
Though the southern highbush, the state's first crop, declines in late May, Bocock said buyers should expect strong production through then when its second crop, the rabbit eye variety, begins.
He said bigger promotions should start the first week in June on pints in Georgia and North Carolina.
North Carolina production should begin in a small way in mid-May and, like Georgia, finish in mid-July.
In late April, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported trading "very active for light supplies."
The USDA reported flats of 12 1-pint cups with lids of blueberries from south Georgia selling for $32-35, and 12 6-ounce cups with lids selling for $22-25.
Wish Farms in Plant City, Fla., began light Georgia harvesting April 17.
J.C. Clinard, senior vice president, said he expects volume to increase and hit promotable volumes in early May and overlap with Florida production. Wish plans to finish Florida on May 20.
"The Georgia berry crop looks very good," Clinard said in late April. "We have good quality. It is just a slower than usual start because of the warmer winter and colder March. We haven't had a lot of chill hours, which slowed us down."
In late April, Bocock characterized Florida production as strong.
That deal should finish shipping in volume by mid-May, with growers only harvesting small volumes for a few weeks after that.
This year's Georgia peach harvest should start May 20, sources said.
That's three weeks later than last year but close to the deal's typical start.
Low February and March temperatures helped push the crop to a later start and caused some isolated damage but nothing that significantly affected the crop, said Duke Lane III, vice president of sales with Lane Southern Orchards, Fort Valley, Ga.
"The crop looks great," he said in late April.
"At this point relative to last year, we feel we have a bigger and healthier crop. The fruit size and the size of the overall crop should be bigger. We feel the cool weather in February and March will really make for a sweet crop this year."
Lane said the state's growers should begin around May 25 and said packinghouses should begin producing strong volume in late May.
Will McGehee, sales manager for the Genuine Georgia Group and Pearson Farm in Fort Valley, said winter brought enough chill hours and a mild spring helped fruit development.
"We are really looking at a great fruit set," he said in late April.
"The trees look healthy, and we've had a lot of rain. We may start a week later than normal but should also go a week later too."
Last year, the peaches didn't receive enough cold hours in dormancy. McGehee said the deal started well and growers enjoyed a favorable season through the middle of it, but said it ended in mid-July, a month sooner than usual.
Georgia this season is expected to pack more than 2 million 25-pound half-bushel cartons, higher than last year's 1.4 million, McGehee said.
The USDA wasn't reporting peach prices in early May.
South Carolina normally begins harvesting in late May and harvests through early September.
An expected later than normal start could produce a week to a 10-day gap during the normal early June start of Georgia's watermelon harvesting.
Because of heavy rainfall during plantings, grower-shippers don't expect production to begin until June 15-20 instead of its usual June 5 start.
The start, however, should be in time to supply Fourth of July promotions, said Greg Leger, president and partner in Leger & Son Inc., Cordele, Ga.
In late April, Leger said Georgia growers finished most of their plantings.
While some growers may start harvesting during the normal time, Leger said he doesn't expect volume to hit until mid-June.
The USDA reported prices of 29-30 cents a pound for red-flesh seedless Florida watermelon in early May.
Georgia normally finishes after July 4.


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Two of Nordic Europe's great virtuoso fiddlers, Arto and Antti Järvelä, will perform at St. Olaf College September 28.
The cousins belong to an illustrious musical family from Kaustinen, Finland, whose tradition of fiddling at weddings in Finland goes back more than 300 years.
Grounded in the musical tradition of the Othnobothnia region, the duo also plays their own stunning originals. "Both Antti and Arto are responsible for radical reinventions of Finnish roots music," notes a review praising their new album, Os Fera Liluli.
Arto also plays with the renowned folk fiddle orchestra JPP, Nordik Tree, and with Maria Kalaniemi, Erik Hokkanen & Lumisudet, and Kaivama, as well as performs solo.
Antti is known for his work with Frigg, JPP, Baltic Crossing, Troka, and Kings of Polka.
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Free Exercise Classes for Older Adults in Franconia-Rose Hill Area Start March 22
Classes Part of New County Program to Promote Independent Living
Free exercise classes will be offered to older adults in the Franconia-Rose Hill area this month. The classes are part of the county's new pilot program "Independent Living." This program helps older adults continue to live independently — and safely — in their own homes.
Classes begin Thursday, March 22, and will run through April. Seniors living in the Franconia-Rose Hill area may sign up for classes that meet once a week either on Thursdays or Fridays:
- Thursday, March 22, to Thursday, April 26, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m., St. John's Lutheran Church, 5952 Franconia Road, Alexandria, VA 22310
- Friday, March 23, to Friday, April 27, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m., Virginia Hills Baptist Church, 6507 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA 22310
The one-hour classes will focus on improving balance, building strength and preventing falls. Registration is required; call 703-324-7210, TTY 703-222-9452.
The county's Department of Community and Recreation Services and Inova Health System are sponsoring the classes.
"Independent Living," is a public-private partnership program between faith communities in the Franconia-Rose Hill area and county and state government agencies, including Elderlink, Options for Caregiving; Fairfax County Community and Recreation Services; Fairfax County Department of Family Services' Adult and Aging Division; Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department; Fairfax County Health Department; Inova HealthSource, a division of Inova Health System and Virginia Department of Health.
To register for exercise classes, request reasonable ADA accommodations, or get more information about the Independent Living program, call 703-324-7210, TTY 703-222-9452.
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The phrase "medieval glass" evokes images of stained glass windows. But there is another world of medieval glass: objects made for daily use. This is the first exhibition in the United States devoted to glass made for the use of popes, princes, and peasants in the Middle Ages.


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ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 - R700 Preview: AMD's Fastest Single Cardby Derek Wilson on July 14, 2008 12:00 AM EST
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Remember this slide?
The "Scalable design" block we already know about, that's RV770 - we reviewed it last month. The 150W TDP $300 part is the Radeon HD 4870, and the 110W $200 part is the Radeon HD 4850, the two cards that have caused NVIDIA quite a bit of pain already. The smaller $100 part has a name, and a release date, neither of which we can talk about at this point, but it's coming.
Today however, is about the 250W, $500 multi-GPU solution - internally known as R700. Hot on the heels of the Radeon HD 4800 series launch, AMD shipped out ten R700 cards worldwide, attempting to capitalize on the success of the 4800 and showcase the strength of AMD's small-GPU strategy.
We're assuming that AMD will call the R700 based cards the Radeon HD 4870 X2, and based on the chart above we're expecting them to retail above $500 (possibly $549?). Today's article is merely a preview as R700s won't be officially launched for at least another month, but AMD wanted to unveil a bit of what it's cooking.
|ATI Radeon HD 4870
|ATI Radeon HD 4850
|ATI Radeon HD 3870
|Stream Processors
|800 x 2
|Texture Units
|40 x 2
|16 x 2
|Core Clock
|Memory Clock
|900MHz (3600MHz data rate) GDDR5
|900MHz (3600MHz data rate) GDDR5
|993MHz (1986MHz data rate) GDDR3
|1125MHz (2250MHz data rate) GDDR3
|Memory Bus Width
|256-bit x 2
|Frame Buffer
|1GB x 2
|Transistor Count
|956M x 2
|Manufacturing Process
|TSMC 55nm
|TSMC 55nm
|TSMC 55nm
|TSMC 55nm
|Price Point
|> $500
The R700 board is literally made up of two RV770s with a PCI Express switch connecting the two. The clock speeds are identical to the Radeon HD 4870, and memory size per GPU has been doubled to 1GB, which could help in hi res cases with AA enabled. In other words, R700 should perform very much like a pair of 4870s in CrossFire. Or should it?
Building a Better CrossFire
When AMD began talking about no longer building high end hardware using single monolithic GPUs a few weeks back, we let them know that improving CrossFire support would be incredibly important going forward. AMD told us that they are putting a lot into that but also that they have some exciting technology up their sleeves with R700 to help out as well. Unfortunately, we haven't gotten as much detailed information on how it works, but the new technology is GPU to GPU communication.
Until now, CrossFire has done zero GPU to GPU or framebuffer to framebuffer communication. As with the first iteration, each card fully renders the parts of the screen for which it is responsible (be it a whole frame in AFR, the top or bottom half of a screen, or alternating tiles). These results are sent to a combiner where the digital signals are merged and output to the screen. This is the only communication that takes place in CrossFire at the moment. R700 will change that by allowing GPUs to communicate.
RV770 has a CrossFire X Sideport...we assume that the two RV770s on a single R700 board somehow connect Sideports and make fast. AMD hasn't told us how yet.
It is not clear how extensive this communication will be, what information will be shared, or how much bandwidth requirements are increased because of this feature. And while it is a step in the right direction, the holy grail of single-card multi-GPU solutions will be a shared framebuffer. Currently both GPUs need a copy of all textures, geometry, etc., and this is a huge waste of resources. While the R700 has 2GB of RAM on board, it will still be limited in many of the same ways a 1GB RV770 would be as each GPU only has access to half the RAM on the card. Of course, since we don't have a 1GB RV770 yet, this card could show some advantages over the single 4870 regardless of CrossFire.
Regardless of where we want (and need) to see multi-GPU technology get to, R700 is the first part to follow AMD's official change in strategy, and as such it will be very important to establish their place in the market and will need to prove to gamers that they are taking the high end seriously. It's great that single-card multi-GPU solutions are capable of providing high end performance, but when spending the amount of money required to put a high end part in your system, people expect compatibility, reliability, and consistent performance. We can't really talk about how well they pull that off with prerelease hardware and prerelease drivers, but we can't emphasize the importance of this enough. We will certainly be putting the screws to it when the hardware does eventually make it out into the wild.
UPDATE: Our initial publication of this article indicated a 2x 512MB framebuffer for a total of 1GB on board. We have since learned that the R700 we tested has 2GB of RAM total for 2x 1GB framebuffers. This has affected some of our analysis and conclusion. We do apologize for any confusion this may have caused.
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toyota - Monday, July 14, 2008 - linkI have seen 4 so far plus all the individuals that have personal cards now and they have ALL been 2gb models. like I said earlier ATI doesnt even have a 4870 X2 1gb model in their slides. Reply
Alexstarfire - Tuesday, July 15, 2008 - linkI've become curious as this is like the 4-5th comment I've come across that talks about a 2GB model and a 1GB model. What I'm curious is whether or not you are talking about a 2x2GB model, to make 4GB across 2 cards, or just 2GB in total RAM, because the one on this site has 2GB of RAM total 2x1GB, 4GB across 2 cards.
I have a feeling many are just getting confused, but I'd like to sk to make sure. Reply
Lakku - Monday, July 14, 2008 - linkAMD, you fail! Without even reading the whole article, which I will finish in a sec, that board layout already has me in a tizzy. Are you really going to point the PCI-E 8 and 6 pint connectors facing that way? Maybe because it's so long, but I am not sure I like that idea of having a stiff cable (most PS's these days have sleeved cables) having to be routed that way. Then again, I am flying off half-cocked right now, so (if you live around Austin, TX and listen to 93.7 12 to 1, you'll know I am part of Snatch... so this may just all backfire in my face after I get done reading the article). Reply
Lerianis - Monday, July 14, 2008 - linkYeah, I have to agree that is a stupid way to point the connectors..... DOWN? They should be pointed towards the wall of the computer, not the bottom of the computer, in order to take into account that most people have a card or three UNDERNEATH those video cards. Reply
toyota - Monday, July 14, 2008 - linkI didnt read through the whole article but why did Anandtech end up with a 1024mb version when EVERYBODY else is getting 2048mb versions? heck even all the ATI slides showed 2048mb for the R700.
http://techreport.com/articles.x/15105">http://techreport.com/articles.x/15105 Reply
orionmgomg - Monday, July 14, 2008 - linkI was wondering the exact same thing.
Maybe they are going to release even better results with the 2GB version and blow away Nvida!?
I am a Nvidia Fan Boy - or should I say - who ever gots the biggest guns Fan Boy, so if ATI brings in the meat and potatos, Ill eat em all up.
PS: I have an ASUS X38 DDR3 with QX9650 & 2 Gigs DDR3 1600 7-7-7-20, and I have been running just 1 EVGA 8800 Ultra Because SLI is not supported with this mobo, so when I upgraded from the 680i I sold my other Ultra...
But!!!!!!!! This MOBO HAS CrossFIRE!!!
As almost all other X38/X48 Mobos do! And I have been waiting for a Cross Fire solution that was worthy. If I could just get 2 of the 4870x2 cards in my system for Quad GPU - that would be really nice - give my Dorkfielf 4.0 something to do. LOL
PS; Also need to upgrade to Vista 64 as a 32 bit OS would not like 4 gigabytes of ram on the video cards, and with 2GBs system memory - may be a problem - plus upgrade ro 4 GBs of course...
csiszarerik - Tuesday, July 15, 2008 - linkHm, reply on your PS: try to install service pack 1 for Vista... my 4 gigs are there... before it was only 3.3 gigs... i have read somewhere that the new core in SP1 supports higher ram amounts... Reply
imaheadcase - Monday, July 14, 2008 - linkRam on video card means Jack Squat in all but a few games out, even then its not noticeable. A 512meg vs 2gig card means no performance difference if 2 equal cards.
Lerianis - Monday, July 14, 2008 - linkIt doesn't? That's funny: every single testing place I have seen says that when you have a lot of memory on the card to hold textures and other things, it does help with performance a lot, since they don't have to page things to the hard drive or pull things from the hard drive as often. Reply
Alexstarfire - Tuesday, July 15, 2008 - linkThat's if, AND ONLY IF, all the stuff doesn't already fit onto the cards memory. Most of the time you'll run the FPS into the ground before that happens, negating any performance gain you may possibly get. If, however, you happen to find a game where the FPS remains high, like in GRID, then it will help. Course, you'd need quite a big monitor to get a resolution that high, but that's beside the point. Reply


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See topic title. What is consciousness.
Consciousness is a topic which baffles scientists and philosophers around the world and which has many definitions depending on whom you ask. Some even argue it doesn't actually exist but is an illusion.
What i'm wondering about is a bit more specific, namely, what is meant by consciousness in the Tipitaka Canon?


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Another contract that is way too large. Brian Giles has resigned with the Padres for 3 years for $30 million.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2005, 11:02 PM ET
Giles agrees to three-year, $30 million dealESPN.com news services
SAN DIEGO -- Right fielder Brian Giles reached a preliminary agreement Wednesday night to re-sign with his hometown San Diego Padres for $30 million over three years.
The deal is pending Giles' scheduled physical on Thursday morning and an announcement is expected later in the day, two baseball officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the deal had not been finalized yet.
One of the top outfielders on the free-agent market, Giles batted .301 with 15 homers and 83 RBI last season, leading the NL West-champion Padres in most offensive categories. He drew a major league-best 119 walks and had a .423 on-base percentage.
The two-time All-Star will earn $9 million per season from 2006-08, with a $9 million option for 2009 that could raise the value of the deal to $36 million over four years. The club has a $3 million buyout for 2009.
Late last week, it appeared that Giles would leave the Padres after the team rejected a three-year, $25.5 million proposal from his agent, Joe Bick.
"I guess the Padres had a change of heart," Bick said Wednesday night.
Bick told ESPN Insider Jerry Crasnick that Padres GM Kevin Towers called him Wednesday morning and the two sides had conversations throughout the day, but that a deal is not yet complete.
"There are still issues to be discussed," Bick told Crasnick.
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Conger: Richards is worthy of All-Star nod
ANAHEIM -- Can Garrett Richards be an All-Star in his first full season in a Major League rotation?
The Angels' 26-year-old right-hander is certainly making his case.
Richards, who has allowed just one run and walked zero batters in his last 15 innings, is 6-2 with a 3.09 ERA in his last 13 starts. He ranks ninth in the American League in ERA, fifth in WHIP (1.10), 10th in strikeouts (77) and fourth in fielding independent pitching (2.65), while allowing just two home runs in 81 2/3 innings.
Richards' catcher, Hank Conger, knows first-half surges, win totals and cache carry a lot of weight when it comes to being selected to the All-Star Game, but he said Richards has "the best stuff of anyone I've ever caught" and believes he's an All-Star starter nonetheless.
"Personally, for me, quality-wise and stuff-wise and everything, I think he's an All-Star pitcher, and that's just how I feel about it," Conger said. "I think by the time this season is over -- not to put pressure on him or anything -- you're going to look back at his numbers and you're going to be like, 'Wow. That's a really good season for a guy who's in his first year of being an everyday starter.'"
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For the third time in five years, vandals have damaged the Christmas decorations at Bob and Linda Taylor's Glen Cove home.
Every year the Taylors transform their yard at 817 Old Glen Cove Road into a Christmas wonderland, complete with snowmen, candy canes and a nativity scene.
They started the tradition 13 years ago as a tribute to Bob Taylor's oldest daughter, who was killed in a plane crash in 1999.
"It's really heartbreaking for me and the wife," Taylor said. "We spent two months decorating."
Taylor flipped the switch on this year's decorations on Saturday. At about 9 a.m. Monday, however, as he was leaving the house, he noticed some strands of lights had been ripped down and dragged into the street. They also had been run over.
He reported the incident to the Solano County Sheriff's Department, which he said agreed to temporarily increase patrols on the block.
Taylor said he suspects the damage was the work of children, or teenagers.
"It's probably just kids," he said. "They don't realize the trouble they're causing."
Taylor said the damage was relatively "minor" and would be repaired that day. He also said planned Santa Claus visits will continue as planned at 6 p.m. every Friday and Saturday until Christmas. Santa is scheduled to arrive those nights on a Vallejo fire engine; parents are invited to bring their children, and take photos.
The Taylors also will be collecting gifts for the Vallejo Fire Department's toy drive.
Expecting hundreds of visitors this year, Taylor's crossing his fingers that vandals won't strike again.
"Every year we get more and more people coming," he said. "The last two years we had absolutely no vandalism ... I hope this isn't a sign of what's going to happen this season."
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mr chips Sam and I have bonded over the Sealltle Mariners in the last 12 years. Watching Ichiro brought us together as did ythe sushi stand that served the thousands of visitors to watch Ichiro. The sushi stand always was filled with Japanese visitors and sam and his friends learned to love sushi. And l earned to tolerate and even enjoy sake. ichiro's disappearance has led to the disappearance of the sushi stand and I'm a little sadder for that. The Mariners played the Twins who hit two homers (one by Justin morneau) and received good pitching to win the. the game 4-0. Mariner pitcher medina was celebrating his birthday and he provided the presents for the Twins by giving up two homers and walking in a run with the bases loaded. Always an enjoyable experience at he ballpark but not fun to watch the loss. After the game, we drove to kirkland and ate the tasty halibut fish and chips at the road food reviewed Spud.s. Walked by the lake and walked off the game frustration and the sandwich. A great day and a wonder time to spend with my son
mr chips Surprisingly pnwchef I am coming your way. Trudy and I are visiting Trudy's sister in Richland the evening of Wednesday September 4th and the a.m of September of September 5th. Trudy and I are taking the all day Hells canyon jet boat trip on Friday September 6th. If we can work out a time on Wednesday P.Mor Thurdday aa.m it would be great. And I am easy to please.
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ann peeples Bill-I meant your comment about the Seahawks in the Super Bowl! No offense taken at the other comment-I got it!
EdSails Yes, the B-52's and the Go-Go's were certainly a great part of rock. I always get a kick when I hear "Love Shack".


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Last week took the market on a bumpier ride than what we've seen thus far in 2013. In aggregate, the three major U.S. indices were little changed. Although the S&P 500 was up modestly last week, those five trading days marked the seventh straight week of gains for the index, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average experienced its second straight weekly loss. Despite the flip and flop for those two, the year-to-date returns for the three major averages capped up between 5% and 7% last week.
Masked by that year-to-date figure is a growing unease about the stock market. The most recent sentiment figures from the American Association of Individual Investors show that, over the last few weeks, the percentage of individual investors who are bullish has fallen to 42.3% as of Feb. 14, down from 52.3% Jan. 24. As you might suspect, that was offset by increases in the neutral and bearish individual investors.
I believe the drivers behind that slip in bullishness include the march toward congressional budget sequestration, the rise in gasoline prices, higher taxes and continued pain from food prices. The "official data" from the Energy Information Administration says the average price for gas at the pump has climbed 11% nationally -- to $3.61 per gallon as of Feb. 11 -- though I can tell you firsthand that I paid $3.85 per gallon for regular gasthis morning to fill up my ride. While the Federal Reserve will strip out the impact of food and energy prices when it assess inflation, the reality is the average consumer feels growing wallet pain.
That pain, in fact, was responsible for Wal-Mart's (WMT) weakest start to February for several years -- numbers that followed a disappointing January. The retailer is set to report full quarterly results this week, and the commentary from management and its outlook will bear watching. Wal-Mart is not alone; even McDonald's (MCD) January comparisons were weak in the U.S., up a paltry 0.9%.
Of late, each year has brought a positive start for the market, only for something to arise toward the end of the first quarter that deals a blow to the second quarter. This year, at least in my view, the culprits are looking like sequestration and a tapped-out U.S. consumer.
We'll be getting information to confirm or at least test that view over the next few days. During the shortened trading week we'll hear from a number of consumer-facing companies, including Cedar Fair (FUN), Cinemark Holdings (CNK), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Marriott International (MAR) and Host Hotels and Resorts (HST). The results and guidance, as well as the tone of those management teams -- upbeat or cautious -- will be telltale signs as to how the consumer is faring.
We're also due to hear from a number of restaurant companies this week -- Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (RRGB), Del Frisco's (DFRG), Kona Grill (KONA), Denny's (DENN) and Tim Hortons (THI), to name a few. Gas prices are threatening to sap their top line, and rising food costs are poised to hit their margins, so it will be interesting to see how management teams plan to contend with these challenges.
It's a big week for housing, as well. We'll receive several economic data points on that recovering market -- housing starts, existing-home sales and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) housing-market index. We'll also be hearing from a few homebuilders, like Toll Brothers (TOL), as well as a number of building-product companies, such as Armstrong World (AWI).
Lastly, several high-profile names over the last few weeks are also scheduled to report their results this week. I'm referring to Dell (DELL) -- whose going-private transaction is getting some push-back from investors -- and Herbalife (HLF), which has been dusted up in the verbal brawl between Pershing Square's Bill Packman and billionaire investor Carl Icahn.
It may be a compressed trading week but, as you can see, it's going to be full of things to watch. Here's a more detailed list of what's on tap.
Economic Calendar
Feb. 19
- National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Housing Market Index (February)
Feb. 20
- Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Mortgage Index (Weekly)
- Housing Starts and Building Permits (January)
- Producer Price Index (January)
- Federal Open Market Committee Minutes (Jan. 30)
Feb. 21
- Weekly and Continuing Jobless Claims (Weekly)
- Consumer Price Index (January)
- Existing Home Sales (January)
- Philly Fed Index (February)
Corporate Earnings
Feb. 19
- Analog Devices (ADI)
- Armstrong World Industries
- Dell
- Express Scripts (ESRX)
- Cedar Fair
- Genuine Parts (GPC)
- Group 1 Automotive (GPI)
- Kona Grill
- Limelight Networks (LLNW)
- Red Robin Gourmet Burgers
- Westinghouse Air Brake Tech (WAB)
- Wolverine World Wide (WWW)
Feb. 20
- Alvarion (ALVR)
- Bob Evans Farms (BOBE)
- CF Industries (CF)
- Cinemark
- Crocs (CROX)
- Denny's
- Fluor (FLR)
- Garmin (GRMN)
- Herbalife
- Leap Wireless (LEAP)
- Lumber Liquidators (LL)
- Marriott
- Newfield Exploration (NFX)
- Freightcar America (RAIL)
- Rubicon Technology (RBCN)
- Boston Beer (SAM)
- SodaStream International (SODA)
- Terex (TEX)
- Toll Brothers
- Tesla Motors (TSLA)
Feb. 21
- American Railcar (ARII)
- Curtis-Wright (CW)
- Dana (DAN)
- Del Frisco's Restaurant
- Sourcefire (FIRE)
- Hewlett-Packard (HPQ)
- Hormel Foods (HRL)
- Host Hotels & Resorts
- Internap Network Services (INAP)
- Intuit (INTU)
- Jack in the Box (JACK)
- Nordstrom (JWN)
- Libbey (LBY)
- Maiden Holdings (MHLD)
- Patterson (PDCO)
- Safeway (SWY)
- Taser (TASR)
- Tim Hortons
- Trinity Industries (TRN)
- WebMD Health (WBMD)
- Waste Connections (WCN)
- Walter Industries (WLT)
- Wal-Mart
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Being surprised that Androids Market share is bigger than iOS is simply stupid.
It'd be like being surprised that Windows has a bigger share than Mac OS X.
It's not something iOS will ever be able to be the winner at.
I dont care about having the OS that the "masses" have. I just want the best OS. And thats iOS.
When you see an iPhone, you know what a person is holding. Just because someone has Droid's OS doesn't mean it's not running on a potato chip with 3 1/2 MB RAM.
Isn't the Windows Phone severely crippled in terms of features?
Apple is still laughing all the way to the bank.... they have a 27.3% market share... but a 66% PROFIT share of the market. Who cares how many people have your OS if someone else is taking home all the $. Apple hoards 2/3 of all the profit in the whole market with 2 Phones (now 3 phones). Android has HUNDREDS of phones and takes home a tiny slice of the pie that they also share with Windows Mobile, RIM and Symbian. http://www.asymco.com/2011/07/29/apple-captured-two-thirds-of-available-mobile-phone-profits-in-q2/
Let's remember the most obvious thing here...android has a ridiculous number of phones that operate that system... apple and it's iOS has one...the iPhone. So the stats don't lie...but they don't at all reflect the real story.
I would like to see market share based on hardware manufacturers rather than software. Apple vs Samsung vs HTC vs Motorola vs Nokia... Etc. THAT would be a much more relevant survey IMO.
What is amazing is the percentage of the Apl market share. The stats do not show or even factor in any type of "per capital" if you will. One should keep in mind that APPLE is competing with one manufacture line of phone the iPhone. While the others have all other major competitors that develop models for their OS. Perhaps the best stat would be to compare each phone model and not OS. These numbers mean to me that APL's IOS device is pretty damn solid and if it ever did lead the market than that would mean a big fail to it's competitors.
Google isn't looking to corner the market with one phone. They are after the ad revenue that is generated by the millions of phones that run Android. Two different companies with two different tactics. Both of which are working very well for them.
This study is comparing the iPhone with Android, which is like comparing a Maserati with all bicycles on the road the only commonality being wheels.I vote this a non-story.


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"Our great industry is all too often mandated by people who have never been hungry."
I am extremely humbled to have been asked to write a blog for the Porknetwork and hope I am up to the challenge. "Common Sense 'On Call' will tantalize, challenge and, at times, enrage its readers.
As a bit of background, I have 40-plus years of active involvement in the pork Industry, encompassing nearly every phase of this dynamic business. Please refer to www.meersconsultingllc.com, for a mini resume and further information.
This is what I think I know:
The Sequester
What is the big deal of a two percent cut in government wages? Haven't we all been forced to take a cut? More than once I say! I understand that the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is under contract but has anyone ever heard of "renegotiate"? Remember when President Reagan fired all of the air traffic controllers? I don't think he hired any of them back either. They may have been at the end of their contract and someone out there will surely check on my accuracy. Without the present political scare tactics, the FSIS can manage the cutback with reduced floor time over the remainder of the fiscal year. Hog harvest could be discontinued on Friday and Saturday. Anything over 40 hours in the remaining week would be picked up by the harvesting company if they so chose. Line speed and harvest quantity has been and will always be driven by demand and margin, and our industry can live with a shortened harvest week. A full blown furlough will back hogs up for three to six months.
Mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling (MCOOL)
The new regulations appear to make things more difficult, rather than easier or streamlined, for our trading partners and harvesting companies. I could never figure out why a suckling pig or calf would be any different whether born in the United States, Canada or Mexico. Aren't we concerned only with the feeding of the harvested animal? Age is verified via health certificate at the borders. In my opinion, weaned pigs and calves fed 100 percent in the United States should have no COOL stipulations.
Be careful what you wish for! The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) has done a wonderful job with exporting our products. In fact, the meat from one in four hogs harvested is now shipped abroad. Problem is, our industry is used for political gain by our importing customers. Any disruption puts product back on the domestic market, which has stagnant demand.
Harvest Weights
Producers should target 260 pounds as a slaughter weight, with no hogs over 270 pounds! Every five-pound decrease in harvest weight is equal to 42,000 less hogs PER WEEK!
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Rob1980 wrote:Na Uyana is a place that foreigners in Sri Lanka can ordain at. There is a strong emphasis on meditation.
There is some information on their website: http://www.nauyana.org
Best of luck with your search.
Rob1980 wrote:Anyway, it was enough for me to be extremely disillusioned with monasticism in general and I disrobed in August 2011, just before the end of the vassa.
Rob1980 wrote:The New Zealand monk was Bhante Guttasila, a great monk who ordained in the Dhammayut sect in Thailand, I think he has over 40 vassas. He visited Na Uyana quite a few times whilst I was there and I had some very insightful Dhamma discussions with him, a real privilege. I also met Ven. Nyanadipa who is another great monk who lives in Sri Lanka. There were a lot of senior western monks living in Sri Lanka whilst I was there and more seemed to be moving from Thailand to Sri Lanka to find more seclusion. Having senior monks, especially westerners, to talk to was extremely useful in my practice.
I don't know what the format was at Nissarana Vanaya but at Na Uyana during my four years there I probably saw the meditation teacher, on average, once every 2 months. One is given a lot of freedom there, so one needs to be self-motivated and have self-discipline, and to keep that going on a day to day basis can be difficult. So having a teacher can be useful, even if it is just for motivation and energy. The good thing about Na Uyana is that they teach Samatha, and it is not until one has very strong concentration that they will look to put you on the Pa Auk course or the vipassana that Pa Auk Sayadaw teaches. So I wouldn't worry about being around monks with a mahavihara bent. I expect you have read a lot of Ven. Nyanavira's work by the sounds of things.
I think that Sri Lanka is the most ideal place these days for monks looking for a balance between mediation and living as a forest monk. In Thailand the emphasis seems to be more on living and maintaining the discipline as a forest monk whereas in Burma the emphasis is on meditation and monasteries can seem like monastic meditation centers. Sri Lanka strikes a good balance if one finds a suitable place to ordain. I also think that Sinhalese culture is more amenable to westerners than Thai culture, but that is probably due to the influences left by the colonial powers.
I never went to Luggala, I never had enough stability in my practice to maintain such an extended period of seclusion. Solitude is not for the faint-hearted!
If you are in New Zealand there are some Ajahn Chah monasteries which look very tranquil places, Ajahn Chandako's place and another one near Wellington. Have you been to any of these?
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konchokzopa wrote:Hi i would like to know about good monasteries for long meditation retreats and possible ordination in Sri Lanka. lineages? where is a good place for westerner where the abbot is qualified and speaks english? visa issues? etc...
your help is greatly appreciated
anupa wrote:Is vimmutti (Tan Ajahn Chandako's temple) still a working monastrry?How many hours of meditation for a day would I get if I were to go there now?
BlackBird wrote:Yeah Rob, I met Chandima towards the end of my stay in Sri Lanka (I think he posts here sometimes) and we went and visited a couple of monks in Laggala, including a very senior Kiwi monk who's name escapes unfortunately escapes me, but I enjoyed spending a night in Laggala, this senior Kiwi monk, Chandima and I stayed up 'till about 3 in the morning talking about Dhamma, New Zealand & ideas about ordaining - Bhante was really intent on getting me to go have a stay at Na Uyana, he even suggested we travel there together and he'd introduce me to Ven. Ariyadhamma, I would have taken him up if it were not for the lack of time I had (I think it was a Friday and I was leaving on the Tuesday) I was very grateful for both Bhante & Chandima's hospitality and although he hasn't responded to a message I sent a year or so ago enquiring about things, I hope he is succeeding in his endeavours. Laggala was beautiful, a perfect area of seclusion, there's about 6 or so self contained Kutis dotted throughout the hills, some only take 20 minutes to reach from the road, others (such as Senior Kiwi Bhante's) took us over an hour and a half of trekking through forest. It took Bhante 40 minutes or so to reach the point where people would bring Dana for him each morning, and he would just come and pick it up. Another thing that really appeled to me there was the climate, which was a good amount cooler than the low lands at night, even requiring a blanket to keep warm - So for a southern man who's used to the cold, it felt much better on one's constitution. Also being dry for most of the year (there is only one season of rains rather than two in Southern Lanka) there weren't any mosquitos hovering around all the time, I didn't get bitten once while there - Not even at the bathing pool. The only thing that put me off slightly was that there were orphaned juvenile and bull elephants roaming the area however who were quite angry and Bhante said he'd been charged on several occasions by the elephants, narrowly escaping on one occasion. Apart from that, I think Laggala would be perfect, and I really dream about being able to live there once I've finished 5 or 10 vassas.
Regarding Ven. Nyanananda. Ah well, if and when I return there I will seek some other place. I was talking with Bhante Mettavihari, who's digs I was staying at - He is an incredibly busy monk with his television network but he found the time to give me a bit of council and he strongly recommended I ordain in either Meetirigala or Na Uyana, but explaining that I just want the freedom to do my own meditation work without a teacher with a strong Mahaviharan bent (which is unfortunately the rule and not the exception in SL) he suggested that perhaps if things really didn't work out with Galduwa he said he sometimes ordained Westerners in his own Amarapura group. I know by and large Amarapura doesn't keep the greatest vinaya, but as long as those present at my ordination weren't parajika I'd be more than happy to ordain with them, because I know they'd largely leave me to my own affairs. Ideally I'd like to find a monk who would let me do my own thing with meditation and sutta study but would be strict on vinaya and would be good council in keeping me in the holy life and making sure I learn the subtleties of being bhikkhu. I imagine that actually this is probably much more easier to find within Thailand or in the Ajahn Chah tradition, but we'll see.
I'm still 3 or 4 years off being able to repay debts and thus to ordain so plenty of time to consider these things but Sri Lanka really is quite an ideal country in terms of support for one earnestly striving for Nibbana.
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Monday, September 25, 2017
Children's Health
High Fever and High WBC
We had my son in the ER last night for a spinal tap. His dr. wanted to rule our menengitis because he has had 106 fevers, hypersensitive, sensitive to light, severe headaches...all tests came back normal. His WBC is over 18,000. They said it is just a virus. Can a virus cause his white cells to be so high?
I know you must be very worried! The WBC can be high if you catch a viral illness early in its evolution. We also look at the breakdown of the types of white blood cells to see which ones are high. In viral illnesses, lymphocytes will be high in number rather than PMNs. It is very reassuring that the spinal tap came back negative for PMNs, which means it is a viral meningitis.
That doesn't mean he feels any less awful, and it is certainly scary for parents. The headaches can last for quite some time even when the fever goes down, so don't be worried if the headache symptom continues. The good news is that children with viral meningitis who stay well hydrated very, very rarely have any problems once the illness is over.
If your son is home with you, the most important thing you can do for him is to offer lots of fluids often. Don't worry about him eating. Fever normally dulls appetite. Another strategy that meets both needs for nutrition and fluids is to offer him Ensure or similar products. They are complete liquid meals and can be frozen into slushes or "ice cream" that may be more appealing to a sick child. Also keep the fever-reducing medication going around the clock at the appropriate dose and frequency to help him feel more comfortable. Less than the recommended dose does not work and too much can be harmful to his liver and/ or kidneys, so just the right dose on schedule is best.
I am sure the emergency room nurses and his doctor have mentioned that he should return to the hospital if he stops taking fluids, stops urinating, is difficult to arouse, or vomiting often, especially if the fluid he vomits is green in color and he wasn't consuming a green-colored beverage or food. If your son does not improve in a day or two, it would be a good idea to check back in with the doctor. If he has not had his H1N1 vaccine, be sure to sign him up for it once he is well.
I hope feels better soon!
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Brick Strong, Madonna, Accidental Touchdown: Your Fave Super Bowl Moment? [PHOTOS, POLL]
For Giants fans, this nail biter of a game was the cap to a season that almost wasn't. For Cowboys/Pats fans, well, tough luck. For the rest of us? It was still a great game with some incredible moments. No matter who you were rooting for, there's definitely something for everyone to talk about.