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Now this is another acclaimed anime,based on the now legendary manga.The anime does do good justice to the manga,and has come into its own.
There has been Ghost In The Shell:Stand Alone Complex,Ghost In The Shell:SAC 2nd Gig.I have also heard about a 3rd show in Japan currently,can anyone explain more?
This is where anything that has to do with GITS can be put,thoughts,questions,guesses and such.


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SoHo at the Shore: 6128 Ocean Drive in Avalon
- bedrooms 4
- baths 4
- sleeps 10
- pool yes
- hot tub yes
- pets allowed no
- type House
- community
rates (USD)
/ week
vacation rental description
Welcome to SOHO at the Shore! This South Avalon Manhattan style home is elegantly
furnished and has 2 fully appointed kitchens with Corian counters and stainless steel
appliances. The 1st floor foyer opens to dining room and kitchen. Don't miss the billiard
room and in-law suite with king size bed. The 2nd floor opens onto a large casual
landing with TV and 2 day beds(Full size). Additional twin bed in sleeping nook off
landing. Off the landing is the Master Suite with whirl pool tub. There are 2 more
bedrooms, a queen and a twin over full bunk bed. All these bedrooms have bay views.
Laundry is also conveniently located on the 2nd floor. The 3rd floor Great Room has an
entertainment kitchen with wine refrigerator and Jenn air cook top in the island
plus dining for 8. Other amenities include high speed internet access, 4 TV's, 3 DVD
players, 2 dishwashers, 2 refrigerators and 2 zone air conditiong. There are 4 decks plus
patio with gas grill overlooking the unique pool with spacious spa. From the rooftop deck,
you can see 360 degrees from Ocean City to Wildwood and the ocean to the bay. There is
also a dock with 2 boat slips. The beach is only a block and a half away, 61st Street, a
raft beach. The house is located half way between Avalon and Stone Harbor. Huge home
ensures privacy and plenty of space to relax. OWNER REQUESTS TENANT SIGN POOL ADDENDUM. Pool is maintained at 80* from May 15, 2010 to Oct. 16, 2010. Call for additional information & Pool addendum to lease.
No unaccompanied persons under 21 years of age and no parties / receptions over 20 persons. Security deposit is $600.00.
property availability
Last modified on 08-8-2013 at 4:02 PM.
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Judy Grabowski 302-540-7005
house rental amenities
Billiard Room
Great Room
Leather Furniture in Great Room
Washer/ Dryer
1 Car Garage
Off Street Parking
Dishwashers 2
CLEANING SERVICE- upon exit
Smoke Free
Ceiling Fan
Air Conditioning-central
Televisions 4
DVD players 3
King Beds 2
Queen Beds 1
Full Beds 1
Twin Beds 2
Bunk Beds 1
Sofa Beds 2 full size
Whirl Pool Tub in Master bedroom
2 Kitchens both fully appointed with plates, glasses, pots, pans, small appliances and
2 Microwaves
2 Dishwashers
1 Wine Refrigerator
Inside Dining: Kitchen-table for 4, Dining Room- table for 6-10 and Great Room- table
for 8
Internet: wireless
Decks 4
Pool with Spa
Outside Furniture: 6 Lounge chairs, 2 bistro tables for 4, 1 dining table for 6
Boat Slip 2
Outside Shower
BBQ Grille Gas
Beach Chairs
Beach Umbrella
Stereo/CD Player
activities and attractions in Avalon New Jersey
An Outside Wonderland and an Inside Retreat
The Dock has 2 boat slips for your boat or you can fish, crab or just relax.
The Pool area has gas grill, lounge chairs, pool with spa, waterfall and shallow area for
little ones to keep cool in.
The Rooftop Deck, one of 4, is perfect for viewing sunsets over the bay or just to get
away from it all.
The Billiard Room just off the main kitchen is perfect for bringing the family together in
the evenings or on cloudy days.
What's near by?
The Beach, 61st Street access is a raft beach with lifeguard so don't forget the boogy
The home is located in the middle of the island, an easy bike ride or drive to Stone
Harbor or Avalon center city areas where you will find shopping, dining, cinema,
miniature golf & water sports. There are public recreation areas with tennis & basketball
courts plus playgrounds in both cities. The calendar of events in Avalon & Stone Harbor is
full year round, with lots of fun, free events to attend. Because it is a shore resort, you'll
see more activities in the summer, but even in the off-season there are a ton of things to
do: Parades, craft shows, flower shows, antique shows,fireworks, movie nights, sand
sculpture contests, and much more. Don't miss the Cape May County Zoo, the Wetlands
Institute and championship Golf courses near by.
vacation rental rates
SoHo at the Shore 2013 Rental Rates
The home will not be available during the off season November 19, 2012 - March 31, 2013.
May 18-25: Rented
May 25- June 01: $3,500.00 Memorial Day- 27th
June 01-08: Rented
June 08-15: Rented
June 15-22: Rented - Father - 16th
June 22- 29: Rented
June 29- July 06: Rented - Indep. Day - 4th
July 06-13: $6,700.00
July 13-20: Rented
July 20- July 27: Rented
July 27- Aug. 03: Rented
Aug. 03-10: Rented
Aug. 10-17: Rented
Aug. 17-24: Rented
Aug. 24-31: Rented
Aug, 31- Sept. 03: Labor Day - 2nd Family
Sept. 03-07: $1,900.00
Sept. 07-14: Discounted Now to $2,500.00
Sept. 14-21: Rented
Sept. 21- 28: Discounted Now to $2,500.00
Sept. 28- Oct. 05: Discounted Now to $2,000.00
Oct. 05-12: Discounted Now to $1,500.00
Oct. 12-19: $1,500.00 Columbus Day- 14th
Oct. 19-26: $1,500.00
Oct. 26- Nov. 02: $1,500.00 Halloween Day- 31st
Nov. 02-09: $1,500.00
Nov. 09-16: $1,200.00 Veterans Day- 11th
Nov. 16-23: $1,200.00
Nov. 23-30: $1,500.00 Thanksgiving Day- 28th
Nov. 30- Dec. 07: $1,200.00
Dec. 07-14: $1,200.00
Dec. 14-21: $1,200.00
Dec. 21- Dec 28: $1,500.00 Christmas Day- 25th
Dec. 28- Jan. 04, 2013: $1,500.00 New Years Day- 1st
We Rent during the OFF Season November 10, 2012-April 1, 2011 for $1200.00 per week. (Excluding Holidays,call or e-mail for up to date rates).
Judy Grabowski 302-540-7005
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Deep Night Cleaner - Full Time
The full-time Deep Night Cleaner is responsible for deep cleaning areas of the resort such as the Spa, Welcome Center, public areas, floors and stand alone buildings. Ideal candidate must have floor care knowledge and experience including tile, flagstone, and wood and should know how to clean and care for each finish. Must be able to work a flexible schedule including the graveyard shift and weekends. This position will require lifting up to 75 pounds, bending, reaching, pushing, pulling; carrying items, and will be walking and standing up to 95% of the time. This is a position that works within a team, however the majority of the time will be working independently. Must be self-motivated, responsible, and reliable and take pride in their work.


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The Ars System Guide returns, this time with a focus on gaming. We've got two options for do-it-yourselfers, one for those on a budget, and another for those interested in living on the bleeding edge.
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I've seen the Gateway FPD2485W monitor and was not happy with it at all. Its had few poor reviews... I stuck with the Dell 2407WFP.
Just for comparison...
I bought this set up in the last 30 days. My current power house. The only instability I've had with it was when I installed STEAM, (big surprise) which caused a hard lock of the whole system when it was installing. After a hard-reboot, everything was fine. Real world numbers: I ran the HL2: Lost Coast Demo Stress test at 1920x1200(32bit), 4x/4x (anti-alias/filtering) with every other graphic setting set to "high" and scored an average of 125 frames per second. This samsung 244t monitor is beautiful, and I don't think it came with any dead pixels. Let me know if you have any questions. |
Personally, having dual-booted XP Pro and Vista Business for a while, I don't see a whole lot of a reason to stick with XP, unless you're looking for 3DMark06 scores (3DMark still seems not to do very well in Vista, getting performance penalties of about 20%). There's no games out there that will really and truly stress either of these systems until you start getting crazy with AA/AF, and, by the time games start doing so, the drivers will be better, I'm sure. Not to mention not having DX10 support in XP might be a bit of a bummer in a couple of months when DX10-oriented titles like Crysis, Hellgate London, and Gears of War hit PCs.
In regards to speakers, I personally think one can do much better than the speakers recommended in the Performance Box. I understand the whole thing about trying to balance a bit for costs, but to recommend the Logitech Z-5300e (which is, mind you, a good speaker set) over, say, the ProMedia 5.1, doesn't seem to make much sense. Granted, I am a bit of an audiophile, but the only reason it makes any sense would be that the ProMedia 5.1 are discontinued anymore (sigh). |
I have one (had it for three months now) and am pretty happy with it. Its' feature set is hard to beat for the price....on the flip side I've read a lot of bad reviews and bad reports for the 2407WFP (a lot of it related to a panel lottery). |
As is the case usually, your "value box" is full of components that are much more expensive (in some cases nearly 3x) than I have ever spent on them in my gaming box. $280 for a graphics card? WHAT!?! What sort of excessively bloated game are you playing? I can play Lost Coast, a stunning beautiful little tech demo, at a respectable resolution and framerate on this Radeon X1650 I got for $90, and it's even still AGP. My processor is an old Barton overclocked to 2.2Ghz. The market value of it must be something like $40 now. $120 is crazy considering how cheap some of the chips are now.
My point is you can make a perfectly capable gaming box for ~$500. And that is what I call a value. Not $1200. That's exorbitant in my opinion. |
If you mean, "perfectly capable" of playing games that came out three years ago, I agree. I don't think that was the point of the System Guide, which seeks to build an up-to-date system which is capable to getting respectable to every good performance at high resolutions with good image quality with today's games. |
Are you saying Lost Coast is not a modern game? It came out less than two years ago. What games exactly are more current? Burning Crusade? Portal? I sure as hell hope this box can play Portal, that and BC are the reason I upgraded to this X1650 from my old 8500LE. I am sort of freightened by what your implying here. I definantly cannot afford to spend a grand updating my comptuer again. Damnit this is why I play on consoles. gah. Granted, a large part of that price was on a nice LCD monitor, which I must say I have been wanting to get for many years now. My monitor is a relatively nice CRT I got from the used computer store for $30. It could use a bit of an upgrade, it only does 1280x1024. Alas, the moneys, they evade me. |
About the only times a mac user goes green is when reading this section. Both setups look great (well, not so much look, um). Used to have a home built PC just to play Dungeon Keeper. Consoles and macs are adequate but not quite satisfying gaming substitutes.
Good for you....but stating that using old components is a substitute for value (when it isn't)...on a discussion thread about a system guide seems pointless. Lost Coast is HL2 with software HDR. It's not even a game, in fact. And it's old hat, from an old engine now. What's current now: Any game using the Unreal 3.0 engine. R6: Vegas GRAW2 Lost Planet Bioshock Crysis Tomb Raider: Anniversary Try running any of these games at high res on your $500 value box, and let me know how it goes.
Then why are you even posting here? This thread is about PCs, not consoles. The price of entry for a PC is a bit higher than a console. But it more than pays for itself over it's lifetime and with the ability to gradually update components. Games also cost less on the PC, and tend to be moddable |
I'm not trying to troll, I'm trying to keep abreast of the situation so that when games which I can not play on consoles come out (I only have a Wii so no console HL2 for me) I don't suddenly find my gaming box underpowered. Thus this sort of article is exactly what I am looking for: What would someone on a budget building a new computer buy? If those components compare to mine then I'm good, but these components are much more expensive. I still don't understand how $1200 qualifies as budget anything, computers or otherwise, but I'm poor so my point of view is skewed I guess. Portal is my most anticipated PC game right now, but you are saying that since it's on the HL2 engine, it doesn't matter that it's a new game, my computer should still be able to play it? Is it possible to have a game that uses the same engine have a high system requirement? All they really have to do is throw more polygons in there and I'm screwed. edit: I think I played the Tomb Raider Aniversay demo on my computer at the max resolution of my monitor (1280x1024) and it was fine, but it might have been 800x600. Which is still higher than a TV... edit2: why resolution doesn't matter yet... |
If you are building a new PC right now and have never brought XP... I can't see it's a good idea to buy the old OS. I have an old Dell machine and got XP with it in 2002. I'm looking to build a new system and there is no way I would buy XP now. Vista is a bit sloppy on "some" things right now but by the end of the year the first service pack will be out and it'll probably be improved a lot more.
If I'm going to buy an OS it's going to be for the life of the system. In 2002 XP wasn't the same as it is now... should I have got Windows 2000 back then! @ Saru-kun...the price for the low end system does include monitor, mouse, keyboard, disc drive, sound card, speakers, headset... Most people have these things so taking off all that does decrease the price quite a bit. |
Some good points in here.
I stated the HL2 Lost Coast scores cause I can't think of a game thats out right now that I'm worried about. I can't wait for crysis to stress this system frankly. I should pick up R6: Vegas and see if that does anything different... /me goes looking for a demo. |
Written by someone who has no frikkin clue what they are talking about. Just because you find it on the internet, doesn't make it true. |
I don't know about you, but I buy my PCs to last at least a year, hopefully two near the bleeding edge.
Buying a PC with XP and 2GB RAM is not very forward-thinking. Vista 64 bit and 4GB RAM is more like it. |
In regards to an "entry-level" system, like what saru-kun is describing, you'd have a hard time even running FEAR at above medium detail (even medium might be a bit of a stretch), and that's getting close to two years old now.
That being said, you can get cheaper and still play current games pretty well. Here's what I have, and what I paid for the components: Athlon X2 3600+ ($59) Scythe Katana 2 HSF ($29) MSI K9N Neo ($69) 2GB PC2-6400 DDR2 ($69, was a Newegg bundle deal with the MB at the time) GeForce 8800GTS 320MB ($285) Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum ($99, refurbished) Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB SATA2 ($79) BenQ DVD-DL burner ($29) HiPer 580W PSU ($79) Logitech MX-5 mouse ($25) ATI TV Wonder 650 ($59, used) Reused speakers, monitor, case, and keyboard Copy of Vista provided by Microsoft through promotion Total: $861 Granted, there's some obvious corners cut, but some things that go well above and beyond what is described in the writeup (as it can serve as both a gaming PC and an HTPC). Not to mention those parts were accumulated in a few phases... |
Yea, most of us play PC games on our SD tv set. Most gamers know gameplay and story are what make a game fun. But at the same time, it's very cool to see the crisp visuals on our expensive hardware =) Thanks for the system guide update. *Drools over new 8800 GTX* |
I'm not quite sure why it is felt to be necessary to add an additional hard drive to the performance box. It should be optional. If someone needs more storage, they can add more storage. Make it a footnote to the main hard drive entry, there's no need to add $100 extra to the baseline.
Just wanted to point out that a wrong link was posted in the introduction to this month's guides.
The first link to the Performance Gaming Box points to a two-year-old guide, but it has today's date. I just spent a few minutes searching for information on the 7800 GTX being faster than the 8800 GTX... |
Well... RAM is easy to add later, and few if any games need more than 2GB now. Vista 64-bit is a very poor choice for a dedicated gaming box, I run it at home, but really regret it now. If I were building a box for nothing but games, XP32 and 2GB would be perfect. In a year or so, throw in another 2GB and Vista 64 and off you go. The only argument I can see for going 4GB on a gaming box now, is that DDR2 RAM could get more expensive in the future as it becomes less common. But I don't see that happening until 2009. |
I've played a ton of modern games and even more old ones on my Vista 64 box. Granted, it's fairly powerful (3.2 GHz C2D, 4 GB of PC2-6400, 8800 GTS 320 MB), but it runs everything I've thrown at it. I don't know why you'd be having problems with it. |
Agreed. And better yet, spend the remaining $700 on a nice outfit, a haircut and maybe go out on a date or something. |
What about a 'budget' gaming rig? I paid about $850 for my complete system and I am playing STALKER at 1440x900 at maximum but with grass and view distance turned down, no AA and no AF with probably 25-28 FPS minimum and averaging probably 35+ FPS (and higher indoors).
In addition to the other games mentioned, even oblivion which is pushing 18 months old would make your system cry like a kid pushed in the mud. Supreme Commander, Company of Heroes and probably even NFS:Carbon will also leave you playing at low res and settings. Part of the problem with the budget vid card recommendation is that there isn't really a competitive mid-range card available right now, the performance gap between 8600 and 8800 is gigantic, compared to how it was in the 7600 -> 7800 or 6600 ->6800 days, and when you talk performance per dollar, the 8800 is the king of the hill. I'm suprised that one of the last-gen high cards wasn't recommended though, they can be found for about $100-150 and perform somewhere between the current mid and high end parts. About the vista recommendation - it's just not needed for gaming yet, and probably won't be for another year at least. Additionally, until the eax situation is sorted out with it, I'd stick with XP. |
I'm surprised at the 8800 Ultra being chosen for the performance box. Sure, it's the fastest card around, but from the specs I've seen (and the reviews I've read), it's nowhere near worth the extra cost.
At first I was thinking that, well, money's no object. But, if that's the case, why not SLI? |
Quick question:
If I built the budget gaming box, would Oblivion look better, worse or about the same as on my friend's PS3? |
People ask the opposite question if we don't include it, people ask this question if we do include it. We're between a rock and a hard place. Exactly. We've done quite a bit of Vista testing, at least in our day jobs, and for gaming it feels distinctly unsatisfactory to us. Vista x64 is even worse. We do realize that that's going to change real soon now-- the driver situation should improve considerably in the next few months to levels we consider acceptable. But as it is, currently with Windows XP 32-bit as the OS of choice, 2GB of memory makes sense. Yes, in hindsight we probably should have put in a comment (two of them, at least) about going to Vista and 4GB of memory, especially for the Performance Gaming Box... but as for now, or in a month or three, we'd probably still expect XP to be the OS of choice in a gaming box. Beyond that, well, our crystal ball doesn't see that far, and we'd probably look bad no matter what guess we gave. See the Budget Box in the main system guide. The Budget Box has a mid-range last-gen DX9 card in it. It was felt that the Value Gaming Box, being a notch above the Budget Box in our little tier of system guide boxes, should have a more capable card in it. As you point out, current mid-range DX10 cards are not good values. The cost difference at the time we checked prices with the 8800GTX was smaller than we expected. We considered SLI, but people indicated they'd be happier with a Performance Gaming Box closer to $2500 rather than $3500 as we've previously done. We'll see if that holds true. |
I'm just as suprised. You can find a X1900XT for around 160. Last time I checked - that card handles pretty much every game just fine. Which is what I am looking for in a budget box. I would also grab Vista instead of XP. Most people expect their computer to last them a year. It's not reaching to expect MS to whip Vista into shape within that time-frame. Also, with XP your limiting your pool of games - if you wanted to: you can't get Shadowrun or other Vista-exclusive titles. |
About the Creative card, there are a lot of people that are having issues with the X-Fi series and getting crackling/popping in games. There seem to be more issues with dual core CPUs and higher end 3D cards. It seems to be related to the graphics card creating latency on the bus, which starves the sound card and creates the pops. Creative has not been very helpful and there are a lot of people that are really unhappy. Oddly, the higher end the components, the more likely to have issues. It is not isolated to any brand of motherboard or graphics card.
More information can be gotten here . |
Might you enlighten me as to exactly what is incorrect in his argument? I thought it made sense to me: An increase in effects (HDR, shaders, etc) is much much more visually compelling than an increase in resolution, which will only amplify any shortcomings already present, and is by far the most expensive thing to improve, requiring exponentially more graphics memory and GPU speed. His article mostly discusses consoles, true, but I haven't felt any particular desire to play at more than 1280x1024 on my computer, I would much rather have what is displayed in that space be more lifelike. I feel pure resolution is a statistic which is overhyped and underwhelming when our gaming engines can hardly make proper use of 640x480 yet. Also, I can't believe people are actually suggesting purchasing Vista. It can only be some sort of cruel, twisted joke at the expense of the gullible. Vista is not a OS worth installing, much less worth spending money on. |
It's like you are justifying the underperformance of your hardware.....1280x1024 isn't really high res anymore. Right now, the high res sweet spot is 1920x1200 (it was 1600x1200 a few years ago). That's why people buy bigger and faster video cards....to keep maintaining (and exceeding) framerates on higher resolutions while maintaining(and improving) image quality. As you raise the res, the need AA lessens (although it's still needed). You want to talk about "effects"...well try running 8X AA on 1024x768 and then comparing it to 8X AA on 1920x1200. It's a big difference. The best cards out there now, give you the ability to do the latter...well actually you might have trouble with a few of the newer games and only go with 4X AA. It would still look better than 1024x768. I would seriously like to see what effects or shaders you might have in mind to make 1024x768 look as good as 1920x1200. That's why your pal on the internet that wrote that crap is full of shit. Higher res means more pixels, and more pixels means more information being rendered, you wouldn't needed a better, faster card if it was worth nothing. |
Just wanted to say thanks for the guide. I ordered the parts for the Performance Box this morning. Ironically, last night, I had put together a shopping cart based on the June 2007 buyer's guide, but canceled at the last minute. Imagine my surprise to find a new guide this morning(and specifically, a gaming guide, which is what I was looking for).
Regarding the great XP versus Vista debate, I can see both sides. If you want to be as future-proof as possible without spending more money in the future, Vista might be the way to go... But having spent some time with it, I think I'd rather get XP Pro and 2 GB RAM, then purchase a Vista upgrade and another couple sticks of RAM perhaps early next year, or whenever it seems to be solid (and it's not all Microsoft's fault, a lot of the third-party driver support has been crappy despite the fact that companies have had plenty of time to work on it). Anyway, thanks again, I can't wait to see how much this thing smokes (well, not literally, hopefully). This is the first relatively "high-end" gaming box I've built, and I think it's going to be like night and day compared to what I'm used to. Will the fan on the GPU, along with the three in the Antec, be enough cooling? I'm not planning on overclocking, but I hear that the GPU in particular generates a ton of heat. |
while kray's busy beating down the strawman, i'll answer: it's because you can't just majick in photorealism into GPU technology. what do you need for movie-quality scenes in games? - physics: even in physics-defying stunts like in crouching tiger, there's still lots of physics that makes things look "real": movement of fabric, the way things bounce off each other, leaves moving in the wind, water splashing in a completely non-prerendered manner... - textures: they are, for the sake of argument, infinite. you can zoom in as much as you want and you will see the detail. if you walk up against a wall in a game... detail level remains the same, and you just get zoomed in. - animation: this applies to human movement the most, but it goes for anything. motion capture is still the best bet for animating humans in CG. unless your game has limited movement, you won't be able to capture all possibilities and get them looking "natural." those are the first few things that come to mind. pretty much all of them are on the software side: people just haven't figured out how to, or can't afford to put in those levels of detail. increasing resolution is a quick fix, and allows more stuff to be placed on screen. it's the easiest thing to improve on. more resolution = smoother lines, more detail, better definition of small objects, etc. GPUs can't just add in a better-looking fabric or volumetric flesh without the software telling it to. so, GPUs have developed and increased image quality the best way we know how (so far): increasing resolution. it was only a couple years ago that AA/AF started taking off, as well. now HDR and physics are getting thrown in some games (but not all choose to use them). there's also something else that movies can do that games can't: capture your attention. in a game, you can pause at (almost) any time and run up to a wall, spin in circles, or whatever. you can stare at the sky or the background and nitpick. you can't really do that with movies- they force you to look where they want you to look. if you paused a movie (especially during an action sequence) and looked around the screen, the image quality is horrible, i'm sure you'd agree. resolution DOES matter- it improves image quality. if i had to pick low-resolution, photorealistic effects vs high-res, no effects, i'd pick the former. given that it's not technologically possible yet and isn't an option, i'll take the latter. |
I'm not talking about comparing 8XAA 1920x1200 with 8XAA 1024x768, obviously all other things being equal I'd like a higher resolution, but I'm talking about comparing 2XAA 1920x1200 with 8XAA 1024x768. Given a limited hardware power (which is, to say, given a limited budget) I'd almost always rather have the better antialiasing, HDR, shaders, and anything else with a lower resolution than a high resolution that looks crappy. Of course, LCD monitors have native resolutions and look bad unless they're running at that particular resolution, but that's not the fault of the software or the graphics card, it's just the price you pay for having all that extra space available on your desk. So none of this has much to do with the topic anyway, which is how to get the most oomph out of the least amount of money that you could play a modern game with. I don't actually have anything more to add than to say that spending $1200 on a computer is crazy for people who are lucky to make that much in a whole month like me.
I appreciate your thoughtful response. I know that much of this isn't actually anything that ATI and nVidia have any control over, this might mostly be laid at Microsoft's feet for both botching DX10 and doing everything in their power to stifle OpenGL, which is the only thing that has the potential to drive competition and produce real improvements in 3D API's in the same manner that Firefox produced improvements in browsers, such as tabs. Who's fault it is that all we have been able to do recently is raise the resolution of the same generic graphics is a debate which could fill a forum, but my point is that a resolution is just a number, easy to market, and not entirely indicative of the overall visual appeal. |
ok, if you're making only $14k a year, that's poverty, and you shouldn't even be considering buying a gaming PC anyway. this article is about getting the most out of today's newest games with the best value in hardware. playing these games at minimum resolution with options turned off shouldn't be a requirement for a pc gamer. you should, at the very least, be able to play all currently available games at medium (default) settings, and at an "standard" resolution (which would be 1900x1200 these days). |
Actually poverty for a single person with no children is $11k, so I'm actually somewhere between working poor and lower-middle class. |
Absolutely. We've built more than a few here of boxes very similar to this. |
+++ I'm running Vista 64 on my home machine (Opteron 185, 4GB PC3200 DDR, 512MB 7900GTO), and it's great. I've had no problems at all with gaming - everything works pretty much exactly like it did in XP. I see no reason whatsoever to avoid it - and I certainly see no reason to choose XP instead. Microsoft Operating Systems aren't free - whatever you spend on XP now, is money down the drain when you eventually do upgrade. |
You're completely missing the point here The idea behind the $1200 spec, is to stop you having to make the effects/resolution choice ! With the right hardware, you can run the higher resolution with all the effects you list. And if you can run a decent resolution with all the effects on, then clearly you have the best of all worlds. It's crazy to want anything less - if your budget doesn't allow, then save for longer. |
Not sure exactly, although I've only gotten popping and crackling in one game (the Guitar Hero simulator Frets on Fire) in Vista when I have BeyondTV running at the same time. Considering this is a minor issue since the sound works fine for everything else (if anything, for Frets on Fire it adds a bit of character, as odd as it seems), I'm thinking the audio issues might be a combination of latency issues and poor audio implementation in the software. One of these days I'll try to set core affinities on the applications and see what that does also. |


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Remember that real world economics is very different from what is known as general economic theory. In practice we view economics as a system that is always attempting to reach equilibrium between Price,Supply,and Demand. However as a species we are full of imperfections and being the driving force of this system it is very hard for it to reach parity.
The last statement isn't always true in regards to sellers willing to sell for less just because they are getting a better deal on fees. This is called the profit margin, arguably on of the single most important statistics of a company. This is always trying to be increased by lowering costs(fees) and increasing price of goods or services sold.You are also assuming everyone will have some gold and wish to use it to buy items and only use real money to buy additional gold to bridge any gaps. But since items worth more than 4.5$ will likely be worth a lot more gold than one can easily farm, the amount of current gold you own may be negligible compared to the actual cost of the item you're trying to buy, in which case you would prefer to just buy it on the RMAH for cheaper (and yes it'll be cheaper on RMAH than on GAH if it's worth more than 4.5$, as the buyer gets to keep a bigger portion of the profit and thus wiling to sell for a bit less).
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In this Aug. 24, 2011, photo, Denise Williams talks with a reporter in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Williams entered Monmouth University in New Jersey in 2005, and six years later, the 27-year-old Hanover Township woman struggles to meet even her most basic needs as she deals with the reality of paying off the $45,000 in student debt she amassed. She is among a growing number of college graduates who find themselves in financial trouble as they face the stark reality of just how much their education cost. (AP Photo/The Times Leader, Aimee Dilger)
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By Charles Black | 11 August 2012
(Sen) - NASA's prototype planetary lander, Morpheus, suffered a catastrophic failure during its first untethered flight test at the agency's Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The crash happened just days after NASA's amazing feat of using a sky crane to land the biggest ever rover, Curiosity, on Mars. Like Curiosity, Morpheus was using complex new technology. Fortunately in Morpheus's case this was only a test, and NASA were keen to emphasise that this type of failure could be expected when developing complex new hardware.
During the test Morpheus lifted off the ground for a few seconds before crashing down to earth and catching fire. No one was injured and the fire was extinguished by staff at KSC. NASA reported that engineers were analysing the data to establish the root cause of the accident. A NASA statement read:
"Failures such as these were anticipated prior to the test and are part of the development process for any complex spaceflight hardware. What we learn from these tests will help us build the best possible system in the future."
Morpheus is a testbed for new technology and is being developed into a vehicle that could be used to land on planetary bodies such asteroids, the Moon and Mars. The lander could be used for robotic or manned missions.
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Morpheus was built at NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, Texas and at Armadillo Aerospace. After nearly a year of testing at JSC, when it has been suspended from a crane during flight, it was moved to KSC in July to progress with its test program.
The first tethered test flight at KSC - the twentieth since testing of the spacecraft began - took place on August 3. The Morpheus team then proceeded with its first free flight on August 9 which resulted in the crash.
As reported by Sen in April, the Space Shuttle's landing strip at KSC has been transformed with rocks and craters to re-create the type of landscape it will encounter once in production. After a series of free flights (untethered), Morpheus will try flying and landing on the extraterrestrial landscape at KSC.
Morpheus is one of around 20 small projects being developed under NASA's Advanced Exploration Systems program, including crewed vehicles, deep space habitats, operational systems and robotics.


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Emerging Leaders Development Programme
Practice No. 1302
Last modified: 10/12/2012 11:55:23
Institution: University of Cambridge
A bespoke, pilot programme designed exclusively for postdocs/research staff in the Department of Engineering and sponsored by the Head of Department and the Director of Research. Participants were selected through an application process and needed to gain the support of their academic supervisor/PI.
Concordat Code of Practice
Practice No. 1283
Last modified: 27/10/2011 11:27:32
Institution: The Royal Veterinary College
Researchers are key members of academic staff. They are central to the College's status as the leading centre for veterinary research in England, as well as its global aspirations. Beyond this, the College recognises that researchers make many other important contributions, for example in undertaking valuable research support, teaching and supervision duties, and as a vibrant group within the wider RVC community.
Following the launch of the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers, the College developed a Concordat Code of Practice and Guide which demonstrates the Colleges commitment to the provision of timely and effective support for Research Staff and their chosen career paths.
Staff Training and Development Programme
Practice No. 1284
Last modified: 27/10/2011 11:20:31
Institution: The Royal Veterinary College
The courses and workshops outlined in our programme are designed to meet the needs of all groups of staff within the College and offer a wide variety of development opportunities in five key areas:
• Health & Safety
• Information Technology
• Leadership & Management
• Skills & Knowledge
• Wellbeing
In our 2009/10 training programme, we introduced a section specific to the development of researchers, in response to principle 4 of the Concordat. This section has continued to develop following feedback received from research staff, line managers and principal investigators.
Research staff may also attend any of the other Staff Training & Development courses offered in the programme.
Women Sharing a Chemical Moment in Time
Practice No. 1273
Last modified: 21/06/2011 11:39:21
Institution: University of Strathclyde
Official pre-launch of the International Year of Chemistry 2011. An event held in Grand Central Hotel in Glasgow on January 18th brought together women chemists from 37 countries using modern communication tools; each country/region will arrange its own event(s) and individual breakfasts will be linked together by SKYPE/video, and by using Twitter. In addition to networking, the aim is to celebrate the pivotal role of Marie Curie in chemistry, and to reflect on the current landscape for women chemists.
Strathclyde Mentoring Scheme
Practice No. 1271
Last modified: 21/06/2011 11:35:48
Institution: University of Strathclyde
The Strathclyde Mentoring Scheme is being developed for Research staff to support their career development. It will train and support mentors and match them with appropriate mentees who volunteer to be part of the scheme. It will also offer on-going support for mentors who are part of the Scheme as well as those who are active mentors within the University but carry out this role informally.
Building a Successful Research Career
Practice No. 1257
Last modified: 17/06/2011 13:15:07
Institution: University of Strathclyde
This new 20 credit postgraduate module, first delivered in 2010-11, is designed to enable research staff to enhance their career development. It forms the foundation module in a newly approved programme: the Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma in Advanced Academic Studies (Researcher Development). The module aims to enable participants to identify their career development needs as researchers and to plan and begin to implement activities to meet those needs.
Researchers into Management
Practice No. 824
Last modified: 24/03/2011 14:36:36
Institution: University of Manchester
A programme accredited by the Institue of Leadership and Management (ILM), covering both theory and practice of management and leadership. It is designed for Research Staff who are interested in developing these key skill areas, both to support their current roles and their career development – whether in academia, industry, business or other contexts. Format: induction and taster (60-120 mins), seven one-day workshops over four months, a two-day residential intensive with a computer business game simulation, directed reading and discussion via an online forum, two written assessments. -
Understanding yourself and your preferences in life through MBTI
Practice No. 670
Last modified: 24/03/2011 12:00:10
Institution: University of Durham
This interactive workshop will allow researchers to gain a better understanding of themselves and others, allowing them to reflect upon what is important to them in their life and help with career decision making. Benefits include improved skills in managing change, working effectively in teams, resolving conflict, career decision making and even improved communication within personal relationships. Researchers will be required to complete an on-line questionnaire before attending the session. -
North East Reasearch Staff Conference "Steps to Success" 11th September 2007
Practice No. 641
Last modified: 22/03/2011 17:28:31
Institution: Newcastle University
A full day conference for research staff from the 5 North East Universities with a programme aimed to help researchers reflect upon their own professional development and focus on the actions they can take to develop and manage their careers


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The Hemispheres Condo on Hallandale Beach in Hallandale
- bedrooms 4
- baths 2½
- sleeps 8
- pool yes
- hot tub yes
- pets allowed no
- type Condo
- community The Hemispheres
- rates (USD) $ 4,600 - $ 4,600 / month
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Gorgeous Ocean Front Condo on Beautiful Hallandale Beach, Florida.
This Totally remodeled unit boasts some of the best views and
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Hardwood floors throughout, Gourmet Kitchen with Granite Counter
Tops, beach style décor with all the comforts of home. Fully
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This beautiful unit is a 3 bedroom two and 1/2 bath, with a den.
Master bedroom has a king bed and private bath. Twin beds in the
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The Hemispheres boasts some of the best amenities of any condo in
the Hallandale Beach area. Some of which are:
2 Huge Formal Pools Sauna & Steam room
Pool & Beach Attendants Gym
Kiddy Pool Basketball Courts
Poolside dinning Shuffleboard
Valet Parking Card Rooms
Billiard Rooms Restaurants (on premises)
activities and attractions in Hallandale Atlantic Coast South
There are too many restaurants in the area to mention. Just a short
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Alex Fernandez 305-2167578
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Updated: 17-Aug-2012
As the tax authorities work through hundreds of thousands of revaluations for IMI property tax, owners of property in the Algarve are braced for steep increases, especially on older properties. Photo: COURTESY OF WINKWORTH
Municipal property tax expected to bolster state coffers
By ANA TAVARES
Municipal property tax, or IMI, is expected to increase by 400%, with the majority of property owners in Portugal facing incredible financial strain and some unable to pay the tax, says the president of the Portuguese Homeowners Association.
António Frias Marques from the Associação Nacional de Proprietários ANP, believes that revenue from the municipal property tax (IMI) will rise by 400% instead of the 60% increase estimated by the European Commission.
The rise would take place after the property revaluation process is complete by the end of this year. It began in December 2011 and aims to reassess the value of 5.4 million urban buildings.
Calling it a tax catastrophe, Marques told news agency Lusa that even a 60% increase would be far higher than that set by the Memorandum of Understanding with troika and which would allow the Government to rake in a further 250 million in 2013 and 150 million in 2014.
Our estimates, which are based on the increase felt by our associates since the revaluation began, point to a 400% rise, or five times more on average, said the president of the ANP.
One of the most telling examples, according to Marques, is the Olivais neighbourhood in Lisbon, where houses valued at 50,000 are now estimated to be worth 250,000. These figures are based on copies of the evaluation documents provided by ANP associates who had been notified to do the revaluations.
Marques also said that most homeowners will only be fully aware of the situation when they receive the IMI payment notice in February. People will be alarmed, he added.
The ANPs projections are, however, very different to the ones stated by the European Commission in its report on Portugals fourth troika assessment, released in July.
According to the document, the Governments revenue from IMI will only increase by 25% in 2013 and whilst the revaluation process of the more than five million properties in 2012 has proven to be complex, it is still on schedule.
In three years time, and based on the numbers in the European Commissions report, the Government will receive a further 700 million per year from IMI taxes a 60% increase compared to the current revenue when the outcome of the revaluation process is underway.
The money will be used by municipalities to consolidate their budgets, says the report.
Commenting on the estimates based by the European Commission, António Frias Marques said that many property owners wont be able to pay and that thousands and thousands of properties will be seized by the tax authorities.
IMI increase on all properties
After the revaluation process, at least 80% of homeowners will see their property value rise. The 5.4 million properties subject to revaluation hadnt been officially valued since 2004 and thus had not been subjected to the IMIs evaluation criteria.
The Memorandum of Understanding with troika proposed a change in this respect and led to yet another rise: all property owners regardless of the propertys age and year of evaluation will now see their IMI tax increase by one decimal point.
Until now, all assessed properties paid a tax rate ranging from 0.2 to 0.4%, but the payment notices in 2013 will already reflect the increase under the Memorandum of Understanding, varying between 0.3 and 0.5%.
Combined, the two measures (the properties revaluation and the IMI increase) will cause a general IMI rise, despite the rules that limit the IMI increase up to 75 or a third of the difference between the value set by the new evaluation and the amount of IMI tax paid previously. However, these limits will only apply until 2015.
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) also seems to agree with the increases recommended by troika. In the words of OECDs head economist for Portugal, David Haugh, having taken measures regarding this subject (referring to the VAT increase), you should perhaps look for an alternative, and one of the possibilities is the property tax.
Experts comment
Isobel Costa, Head of Fiscal Representations at Sovereign Consultoria Lda, explained to the Algarve Resident how the process of property revaluations is being carried out.
She said that any property not yet valued under the Código do Imposto Municipal sobre Imóveis (CIMI) of 2003 should receive a valuation during 2012 to bring the tax value of the properties up to date.
Of the many valuations we have received some have shown high increases but it must be remembered that many properties have had unrealistic tax values for many years and the governments aim is to bring those values to around 80% of the market value, Isobel Costa said. Properties with exceptionally low tax values will suffer the greatest increase especially if they have had extensive renovations since the last valuation.
The fiscal expert added: It is important to mention that the tax rate applied to the new valuations will decrease to a maximum of 0.5% instead of the 0.7% to 0.8% currently charged.
Furthermore there is a capping system proposed in the budget that should limit the increase in the IMI bills so that only one-third of the increase is charged in the first year, two-thirds in the second year and the full amount in the third year.
The new tax values are based on property details held at the local councils so any structural alterations or improvements will be reflected in the valuation. These valuations should be carefully checked and mistakes reported within 30 days as errors can result from the transfer of information from the local councils to the tax department.
On another note, anyone already valued under the CIMI between 2003 and 2009 may be able to request a revaluation to reduce their tax value thereby saving on their future IMIs. We are currently assisting many of our clients in this matter, concluded Isobel Costa.
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