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I would have hated to be a fan of the Philadelphia 76ers last season knowing that reading an article about the team trying to win games was the exception to the rule. Honestly, how does one attend a game of his hometown team and hope for a good loss? Then again, how does one provide firm proof that a team is holding back just enough to ensure a loss? I mean there is "evidence" but how do you prove it? The whole reason the NBA draft lottery was created back in 1985, and then re-invented in 1990, was to battle against the phenomenon of teams losing on purpose aka "tanking"
The naïve sports fan I was growing up, I thought tanking was when legitimate injuries derailed a team's playoff hopes. At that point in time the General Manager would instruct the coach to play the secondary players and rookies in a larger role. It made sense to give these players more time on the floor since gaining experience was now much more important than wins or losses.
The Denver Nuggets could have deployed this tactic last season with JaVale McGee, JJ Hickson, Danilo Gallinari, Nate Robinson and Ty Lawson all on the injured list. Make no bones about it, those five players could be used as a successful starting lineup. If at that point in time, GM Tim Connelly gave coach Brian Shaw the orders to give starter minutes to Quincy Miller, Evan Fournier, Anthony Randolph and Jan Vesely, a fan could understand the logic.
I am an adult now. I have children. I always preach to them to try their best. So I when read stories and comments by fans hoping their team defies this simple logic we try to instil into our children, it aggravates me. Last season before a ball was dribbled, before a net was swished, fans were already "hoping" for a lost season from Ty Lawson and company. Countless posts littered the internet suggesting our Denver Nuggets should just rollover and allow the league to make the Pepsi Center their home away from home.
There is no "wrong" way to cheer for your team but I will never understand the logic of hoping to create success through failure. I understand drafting in the Top 5 of the NBA Draft potentially nets you a superstar. Drafting a superstar is much easier than trading for a superstar. Trading for a superstar is especially difficult if you are team stuck in an annual battle to just make the playoffs. All that said, I still cannot wrap my head around how many teams simply decide to lose instead of progressively improve.
I am glad that Denver stayed true and played hard until the bitter end. I am perfectly okay accepting the fact my team is likely choosing between Nik Stauskas or Gary Harris at the #11 spot in the NBA draft instead of Jabari Parker or Andrew Wiggins in the top three. A real General Manager uses free agency and trades to patch holes in a roster. The podium is yours Mr. Connelly.
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Cyclops and Corsair trick the bounty hunters tracking them into rescuing them in Greg Rucka and Carmen Carnero's "Cyclops" #5.
|September 29th, 2014
Superior Foes of Spider-Man #11
"Superior Foes of Spider-Man" #11 turns the spotlight on Grizzly and the Looter by writers Tom Peyer and Elliott Kalan respectively, but adds in a one-dollar price increase.
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Justice League #23.3
Fans of "Dial H" might come running to "Justice League" #23.3, but China Mieville and a different artist for each page end up presenting a comic that is only slightly amusing, but never gains traction.
|September 19th, 2013
Justice League of America #7.1
"Justice League of America" #7.1 lets Matt Kindt, Sami Basri, and Carmen Carnero show us what Deadshot's doing during the events of "Forever Evil" even as we see where he came from, but one half's better than the other.
|September 4th, 2013
X-Factor #259
Not a dream! Not an imaginary story! "X-Factor" #259 has Peter David and Carmen Carnero reveal the connection between Longshot and Shatterstar, and it's weird.
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"X-Factor" #258 by writer Peter David and artists Neil Edwards and Carmen Carnero give Wolfsbane the send-off she deserves.
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"X-Factor" #257 kicks off the beginning of "The End of X-Factor," but Peter David and Neil Edwards' first chapter feels like a diversion stretched out much longer than expected.
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The $600,000 Joyride: Local hacker and former LulzSec member on why he went to prison
Published: October 30, 2013
It would be almost another year before the cops finally picked up Rivera. The whole experience suggests the scenes in the last half of Goodfellas when Ray Liotta gets all twitchy as the FBI dragnet begins to close. It may be a slow-moving train, but the advancing whistle's never far from one's ears.
"It's miserable. It is the worst. To say you're constantly looking over your shoulder is an understatement. Driving home, every new car freaks you out or anybody you don't recognize," says Rivera. "Nobody should have to live like that. At about the seven-month mark you start to feel comfortable.
'Maybe this isn't going to happen.' You start to try to ease back into normal life. And then they hit you."
Rivera was finally arrested in August of last year. He called his mom and his bosses Rick Harding and Darren Cummings at Cummings Engineering; they told him that whatever he did, he should own up to it, they'd stand behind him. That was his plan when he reported for questioning the next day, but it was clear pretty quickly from the evidence they showed him that his friend had given him up. That disheartened him as much as anything else.
"That's a little upsetting. That people are willing to take each other down for the sake of maybe half a year or a year less time," says Rivera, who wound up with the very same sentence as Kretsinger.
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When Rivera was arrested, UAT revoked his scholarship and kicked him out of school. But Harding and Cummings kept their word. They hired him on and promised him he'd have a job with them when he got out. To Harding, Rivera just fell prey to an industry lacking appropriate training platforms for its future employees.
"The reason white hats end up starting as black hats is because the world currently is not set up to provide training for hackers who want to develop their craft in a space that is safe and legal. So what ends up happening is that, typically, young kids get seduced to the dark side because they have no place else to go," says Harding, who spent 10 years working on U.S. black programs before going into commercial enterprise two decades ago.
"The government knows that the best guys to get to fight cyber security are the guys who were on the dark side for a while and [they] grab those guys," he says. "They'll not grab someone that is just a white hat because he doesn't know enough."
Rivera's a very good programmer and was one of the best at UAT. That's why Cummings brought him on as an intern. But Harding says it was who Rivera is as a person that led them to hire him on full-time as a software security engineer.
"What really caused us to invest was one, his honesty and second, his humility. He said, 'I screwed up, and I'll do whatever I have to do to make this right.' He wasn't trying to hide anything," Harding says. "I can only reflect on when I was 18 and some of the decisions I made that by the grace of God I didn't get thrown in to prison for some of it."
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Here's guest podcaster turned guest blogger Will Cleveland's list of best albums of 2011. He's a bit more sincere and straightforward than I am, which is why these are presented in countdown fashion. Click here for the Spotify playlist with a bunch of songs from both of our lists.
I present my top 10 albums list of 2011. (And yes, I realize that 12 is not 10, but I really, really couldn't see myself eliminating any of the albums on this list. Each were important or memorable to me for various reasons that will be explored/expounded upon shortly . . . )
12. Wye Oak, Civilian
Wye Oak's The Knot is one of my pantheon albums. It's one of those albums that I will always come back to no matter what. To say that I was eagerly anticipating Civilian would be a huge understatement. And when the album was released, I was very pleased, but it didn't blow me away like their previous two full-lengths. But this album is a grower and after repeated listens, I can honestly say that it is a bold step forward for the Baltimore duo. I can't wait to see what the future brings.
11. Florence + The Machine, Ceremonials
I loved Lungs, but I love Ceremonials even more. The subject matter and content are darker. It represents a bold step forward for Florence Welch. Just listen to "Shake It Out." That is an epic song in every sense of the word. And then listen to The Weeknd's dark, twisted remix of the same song. It's a wonderfully weird and twisted marriage. Florence + The Machine excite me like few other pop artists today. The sound is big and symphonic and this record delivers on all of those fronts.
10. Bill Callahan, Apocalypse
I was late to the Bill Callahan/Smog bandwagon. Now that I am there, I am all the way there. Apocalypse is completely brilliant. It's Mr. Callahan at his best. His striking baritone has never sounded better, and at a brief seven songs, this album delivers. "America!" is one of the most badass songs of the year, while "Drover" tells an unforgettable tale. Callahan is a truly gifted storyteller and this album feels like a gift that just keeps on giving.
9. The Drums, Portamento
I had a natural inclination to hate this album. I didn't really love the first release from these guys, because I was completely bugged by the buzz and incessant hype they received. My first reaction in a case like this is to completely write something off before even experiencing it. I greatly detest hype. The Drums obviously didn't become a victim of their own hype. Behind the sunny, 80's-influenced sound, there is a real darkness that I appreciate on this album. It's one of the darkest pop albums of the year.
8. Jay Cue, Pyramid Life
Jay Cue was my gateway drug. He was my entry into the weird and wonderful world of Georgia hip-hop collective Nobody Really Knows (NRK). And avid readers of this blog (Ed. Note: Not Three Percent, but some other wacky blog the Will Cleveland writes for) are already aware of this (from the countless introductions and interviews I did with the various group members). To be blunt (pun intended), these dudes scare me shitless. They are all waaaay younger than me and they are already delivering incredibly thought-provoking artistic statements. Hal and Jay's production on this album is stellar. The collection of beats are really unrivaled and all this awesomeness grabbed me at first list. Listen to album opener "Pyramid Life (Intro)" and I guarantee you will catch the damn disease. I am unbelievably excited to see what comes next from NRK. Tyler Major, Hal, Murdock, Gloomy, Luwees, Andre, Jay, Quince, Mables, KC, Foreign, and even Lynard, I can't wait to see what comes next. And that's not a tax. #Smugtweet
7. M83, Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
Simply put, this is the most epic album of the year. And it's not even close. There is nothing that rivals Anthony Gonzalez's masterpiece. "Midnight City" and "Steve McQueen" are two of the best songs of the year. At 22 songs, this album feels like an event. It's one that you need to blast in your headphones and then get lost in its grandiosity.
6. Tom Waits, Bad As Me
I randomly had a friend introduce me to Tom Waits in high school. He said his dad was a huge fan. Never before, I had heard something so weird. And that voice. Holy shit! There is nothing like that. With his first studio release in seven years, Mr. Waits added another incredible brick to his already strange and wonderful building.
5. The Weeknd, House of Balloons/Thursday
Toronto R&B artist The Weeknd (also known as Abel Tesfaye) dropped House of Balloons randomly and without warning on my birthday in March. It felt like one of the greatest birthday presents ever. Never before had I heard music so slinky, creepy, sexy, and utterly (can't find the proper adjective here). Listen to these albums and you feel like a dirty voyeur. We are all complicit.
4. Frank Ocean, Nostalgia, Ultra
I became an Odd Future junkie during the summer of 2010. I downloaded all of their mixtapes off their Tumblr and I fell in love with the careless attitude and the fearlessness. And then I heard Frank Ocean sing the chorus on MellowHype's "Hell." He offered a completely different aesthetic and he showed me that it was lazy and pointless to try to categorize/pigeonhole OFWGKTA. (Ocean even retweeted me once.) And when he got fed up with the record business, he dropped his debut randomly on his own Tumblr. This album features him crooning smoothly over Coldplay and The Eagles. And then he offers up his own soulful brand of R&B.
3. A.A. Bondy, Believers
Mr. Bondy's first two albums were nice and somewhat forgettable for me (and I am not sure why). But this third album, released in September, just hit the right spot, the right nerve. Bondy has an unmistakable delivery and voice.
2. Drake, Take Care
I know I probably shouldn't like this album as much as I do. His previous effort, last year's laughable Thank Me Later, is a steaming pile of horseshit. It delivered on none of the promise he showed on his wonderful mixtape So Far Gone. This album, his second proper release, delivers. Drake's frequent collaborator, producer Noah "40" Shebib offers a wide range of understated beats that perfectly blend with Drake's singing/rapping combination. The album is all about vulnerability and confusion, but at the same time, it is about excess and fame. It's an intoxicating blend, especially on songs like "Marvins Room," "Make Me Proud," and "Cameras."
1. WU LYF, Go Tell Fire To The Mountain
This album was a happy accident for me. And that's the best kind of musical discovery. At its core, WU LYF present and represent an extremely silly anarchistic aesthetic. And for some reason, I totally buy in. I should be smarter than this. I shouldn't like this album and this corny message as much as I do. These guys are my Bieber. This album moves me like few others ever had and it hits me in an extremely emotional way. And for that simple reason, this is my favorite album of 2011.
And in the words of Selena Gomez, don't forget to dream out loud!
(Again, for the Spotify playlist of some of these albums and all of Chad's, click here. And to hear the original podcast, click here.)
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The Seattle Seahawks learned that No. 2 cornerback Brandon Browner lost his appeal and will be suspended for the remainder of the year, and we have learned that Antoine Winfield has declined the Seahawks offer to re-join the team. FOX Sports's Mike Garafolo, who first reported that the Seahawks contacted Winfield following Brandon Browner's suspension and Walter Thurmond's injury and later suspension, reports that Winfield has decided to stay retired.
It means that the Seahawks won't have the veteran, ace slot CB in tote for their Super Bowl run, but it's not a tough blow by any means. I mean, the Seahawks felt comfortable enough to release Winfield during the 53-man roster crunchdown despite his talent (he's old, but he's still gold), because the Seahawks know that they have two very talented No. 4 and 5 CBs (now 2 and 3) in Byron Maxwell and Jeremy Lane.
Both of these guys have definitely risen to challenge in the absences of Thurmond and Browner, and Maxwell, in particular, is a promising player. The Seahawks are stocked at corner, and it's also going to make it easier for them to make a decision on Browner and Thurmond, who will likely be expensive commodities even with their violations of the league's substance abuse policy.
While Winfield would have been a nice addition for the Seahawks, it would have only made a stacked defense even more stacked. They don't need him, so it's not like Pete Carroll or anyone is going to get upset over Winfield declining their offer any time soon.


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Rattanakosin Exhibition Hall
A history of the old town
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Visiting the museum involves a mandatory two-hour tour, so do keep that in mind when you're planning a visit.
Hands-on multimedia exhibits with videos and interactive activities, the museum mainly focuses on royal culture, traditional performance and royal ceremonies. Interesting histories of Rattanakosin are also provided, with thorough discussions of the population and the numerous craft-cultures which have been a part of the city since its birth. It should be mentioned that the museum is far more Thai propaganda than unbiased fact, but even with that in mind it is beautifully displayed and presented.
Admission is 200 baht, 50 baht for under 16, free for students; it is worth the 1,000 baht deposit for the audio tour
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Opening Hours: Tue-Fri 11:00-20:00, Sat-Sun 10:00-20:00
How to get there: Located on Ratchadomnoen Klang not far from Democracy Monument, buses 2, 4, 12, 15, 19, 39, 42, 44, 47, 64, 65, 68, 70, 79, 503, 508, 509, 511 and 512. all pass nearby. The museum is also a ten-minute walk from the khlong ferry at Tha Phan Fah and a five-minute walk from Khao San Road.
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- Nakhon Si Thammarat
- Nakhon Si Thammarat Beaches
- Narathiwat
- Pattani
- Phang Nga Town
- Phattalung
- Phetburi
- Prachuap Khiri Khan
- Railay Beach
- Ranong
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- All Thailand's islands
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- Ko Adang
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- Ko Jum
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- Ko Lipe
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- Similan islands
- Ko Sukorn
- Ko Surin
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- Phuket
Most popular sights in Bangkok
Charoen Chai historic hut & community
Khlong Bang Luang artist village
Mr Kukrit's House
Jim Thompson's House
Lumpini Boxing Stadium
Terminal 21
Wat Pho
The Grand Palace
Wat Arun
Soi Mathum
Khlong (canal) tours
Baan Bat monk bowl village
Dusit Zoo
Suan Pakkard Palace
Lumpini Park
Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of the Emerald Buddha)
Pantip Plaza
Wat Saket and the Golden Mount
Mansion 7
The Giant Swing
Wat Kalayanamit
Pahurat cloth market
Sri Maha Mariamman Temple
Baan Krua Nua silk-weaving community
Chao Mae Tuptim (Phallic Shrine)
Suan Luang Rama IX
Wat Chakrawat
Phraeng Phuthon Square
Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC)
Democracy Monument
Chatuchak weekend market
Wat Suthat
V64 Art Studio
Benchasiri Park
National Museum
Museum of the Department of Forensic Medicine
Phra Sumen Fort
Sikh temple - Sri Guru Singh Sabah
Samut Songkhram
Or Tor Kor market
Wat Bovornivet
Wat Traimit
Vimanmek Palace
Dusit Throne Hall
Corrections Museum
Wat Prayoon
National Gallery
Pak Khlong Talaad
Bang Kapi wet market
Wat Ratchanatdaram and the Amulet Market
Wat Leng Noi Yi
Happy Land market
Baan Bu bronze village
English-language bookstores in Bangkok
Ko Kret
Baan Lao flute village
Sampaeng Lane
Queen Saovabha Memorial Snake Farm
Kamthieng House
Talaad Mai
Sanam Luang
Phra Chan market
Wat Indraviharn
National Stadium
Royal Barges National Museum
Wat Mahathat
Boonsamakan Vegetarian Hall
1001 Nights Gallery
Thieves' market
Wat Chai Chana Songkhram
Shopping in Chinatown
Khlong Suan old market
Lak Muang (City Pillar)
Phaya Thai Palace
Batcat Museum & Toys Thailand
Thewet market
Rattanakosin Exhibition Hall
Baan Chang Thai Arts and Muay Chaiya School
Wat Benchamabophit
Neilson Hays Library
Kwan Riam floating market
Khlong Toei wet market
Chao Mae Kuan Im shrine
Helping Hands Cooking School
Princess Mother Memorial Park
Benjakiti Park
Siam Ocean World
Wat Yannawa
Wat Pathum Wannaram
Bangkok Noi market
Wang Lang market
Kuan Oo Shrine
Bangkokian Museum
Wat Ratchabophit
Royal Elephant National Museum
Nakhon Chai Si
Wat Rakhang
Ananta Samkhon Palace
October 14 Memorial
Suan Rot Fai
Wat Mahannaparam and Chao Phaa Sua
King Prajadhipok Museum
Wat Suwannaram
Flow House
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Kathmandu Gallery
Shopping in Pratunam
Siam Society
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Don Wai market
Ghost of Mae Nak shrine
Pridi Banomyang Institute
Nang Loeng old market
Rama V Memorial
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Bangkok street sports
Thaling Chan floating market
The Bangkok riverfront for free
Assumption Cathedral
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Ancient Siam
Erawan Shrine
Lalai Sap market
Khlong Lat Mayom floating market
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Antique art galleries of Charoen Krung
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Erawan Museum
Santa Cruz Church
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WHO, Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction, and the International Women's Health Coalition. Women's Perspectives on the Selection and Introduction of Fertility Regulation Technologies: Report of a Meeting between Women's Health Advocates and Scientists, Geneva, 20-22 February 1991.
Women's Global Network for Reproductive Rights. Population and development policies: Report on the International Conference on Reinforcing Reproductive Rights, Madras, India, May 1993. Newsletter 43, April-June 1993.
The term ''Second Contraceptive Revolution" was coined by Mahmoud Fathalla and has been adopted by the Rockefeller Foundation as a central concept in the population and environment component of its portfolio. The term has acquired a certain currency in the field and describes the hoped-for revitalization of research and investment in the development of a new generation of contraceptive technologies.
The first modern IUDs were developed independently in Germany and Japan in the 1920s and 1930s, but fell into disrepute in the Western industrialized countries because of substantial numbers of cases of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and peritonitis. In the late 1950s, the time seemed ripe for its rehabilitation and the Population Council invested in the further development of the method (Gelijns and Pannenborg 1993).
Traditionally, the perimenopausal period has been defined as the few (three to five) years around menopause. Current thinking is that it should be viewed as beginning as early as the midthirties, coincident with onset of decline in ovarian function.
Bongaarts (1994) makes the point that even were family planning programs in the developing world perfectly able to supply all the unmet need for contraception, they would still not be able to reduce population growth to zero in countries where, on average, desired fertility still exceeds two children and thereby have significant effect on the momentum of population expansion. From this perspective, family planning programs are part of a set of complementary and mutually reinforcing approaches such as education, empowerment of women, implementing public health measures to reduce infant and child mortality, and delaying childbearing, that tend to raise the demand for family planning. He notes that "investment in family planning programs produce larger reductions in unwanted fertility when social conditions such as education and gender equality are favorable" (Bongaarts 1994).
The reproductive tract infections (RTIs) have been broadly defined to include sexually transmitted infections and infections that are nonsexually transmitted, and comprise three types of infection: (1) sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), such as chlamydia, gonorrhea, trichomoniasis (which may or may not be sexually transmissible), syphilis, chancroid, genital herpes, genital warts, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection; (2) endogenous infections, caused by overgrowth of organisms that can be present in the genital tract of a healthy woman, such as bacterial vaginosis and vulvovaginal candidiasis; and (3) iatrogenic infections, associated with medical procedures, such as female genital mutilation, poor delivery practices, cesarean section, unsafe abortion, and improperly performed pelvic examinations and IUD insertions (Brunham and Embree 1992). Of the three types of reproductive tract infections-sexually transmitted, endogenous, and iatrogenic-the majority are sexually transmitted in direct fashion (Brunham and Embree 1992). However, the iatrogenic infections are also important because they are linked to contraception, or the lack of contraception, through sepsis during the medical procedures cited above. Of the eight major STD pathogens producing RTIs, four are bacterial (chancroid, chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis) and four are viral (HIV, human papilloma virus/HPV, herpes simplex type 2/HSV-2, and hepatitis B/HBV).


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8 days in April...my plan.
- CEfromLA Mar 25, 2008 09:27 AM
OK, so we'll be in New Orleans for 8 days next month and here is what I have planned so far:
Thursday evening: Port of Call
Friday morning: Cafe Du Monde
Friday, Saturday and Sunday: FQF 'grazing'.
Sunday morning: brunch, Cafe Amelie
Monday: still thinking....
Tuesday: dinner at K-Paul's
Wednesday: lunch at Cuvee
Thursday: lunch at Liuzza's by the Track
Friday, lunch at Mr. B's before going home.
I know I have a lot of empty slots to fill (which won't be a big problem!), but what do you think so far?
I would drop Cafe Amelie on Sunday for brunch at the Marigny Brasserie on Frenchmen...great brunch and wonderful music by the Pfister Sisters.
re: JazzyB
If you go to Cuvee, the crispy mirliton napoleaon with remoulade and cayenne buerre blanc (appetizer) is wonderful.
re: JazzyB
as is the osso bucco deconstructed.
My favorite brunch in the quarter is at the Palace Cafe.
If you've never been to brunch at Commander's, though, that's a must.
Have fun!
Try Ralph and Kacoos in the Quarter. I've never been impressed by any of the dinners but one of my favorite things to do is to pop in, sit at the bar with a cold beer and order a big bowl of crawfish etouffee, some fried crawfish tails and chow down on some hot hushpuppies. It's one of my main splurge meals when I go to NOLA. Personally, their etouffee is the best I've ever had although there's a place in Chattanooga that makes a pretty good one too!
If you are in town on Thursday in time to make it to the Ogden Museum after hours (6 - 8 p.m.) I'd strongly suggest going to Cochon...it was packed last Thursday (3/20) so you will definitely benefit from a reservation. It's within walking distance from the museum and it makes for a nice local experience.
I might suggest Bayona for their saturday light lunch (3 plates for $25.00). If the garden is open, it's a wonderful way to start an afternoon and the food is lovely.
I will also put a pitch in for MiLa for Monday lunch. It's a three course Prix Fixe for $20.00. The food was wonderful...but be aware that there are only 2 selections of each course.
I'm sure I'll be trashed for this one...but if you want a real old school New Orleans experience, I'd suggest Galatoires for Friday lunch. Perhaps not the best food in all of NOLA...but just to sit in the downstairs room and be welcomed into the party that is Friday lunch is a blast. Alternatively, Restaurant August does lunch on Fridays only...if you haven't been I'd recommend it for a more romantic, sedate meal. Make sure you sit in the front room. Have fun!
re: LandscapeDudeCNJ
Landscapedude, you hit the nail on the head re: Galitoire's and August.
The Cochon recs have me puzzled -- If you live in NOLA and are tired of seafood, pig might look good. I, however, come from the Midwest, where we do pork extremely well. WTF would I eat pig in NOLA, when I can get drum, pompano, redfish, etc.? Not to mention, really good wild shrimp and in-season crawfish.
re: pikawicca
While I agree that the Midwest can do pork extremely well, there is no denying that the cajun cooking methods utilized at Cochon are quite different from preparations you would find in your neck of the woods. Not that one is better than the other, they certainly both have their merits, but I don't think I'd have the attitude of "WTF would I eat pig in NOLA." I don't recall ever having any boudin worth a damn outside of Louisiana.
It's interesting that you seem to think Cochon is only about pork. Try their crawfish pies, roasted oysters, catfish court boullion, fish of the day and other cajun specialities that you might not get anywhere else in this part of New Orleans. How about rabbit and dumplings or an awesome spoonbread...not to mention some small batch moonshine. If you aren't going to take a drive out to the plantation district on River Road....where you might eat some smoked coon and squirrel...I would say...definitely, without a doubt go to Cochon.
re: LandscapeDudeCNJ
I did have the roasted oysters, and they were delicious, but pork is undeniably their specialty.
re: LandscapeDudeCNJ
I would skip cochon, went there for lunch and extremely extremely disappointed.
That sounds great. I have the perfect spot for Monday dinner. On Mondays Mat 'n Naddie's has a little two piece band on their patio. It is absolutely fantastic. You don't even mind the loud train that will probably pass by at least once because it is such a great time.
Have a great trip! Thanks for coming.


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As I am bouncing around the globe, being the nomad that I am, I'm lucky enough to experience some of the most incredible and beautiful places in the world. I have seen and done things that many people back home only dream of doing.
Such as…
- Fishing with locals in the Adriatic Sea
- Cuddling and feeding kangaroos and koalas in Australia
- Drinking Guinness straight from the brewery in Dublin
- Living in an old roman palace in Croatia
- Watching fireworks over a castle in Prague
(Jealous yet? Okay, okay, I'll stop.)
The thing is, as amazing as all of these adventures have been, none of it would mean nearly as much if it wasn't for the phenomenal friends that I experienced them with. They are the fellow backpackers I worked with, the people sharing my 10-bed hostel dorm room, the travelers in my tour group around a new destination.
As the number of months I have been exploring continues to grow, I have come to realize that there are many different types of friendships you create with your fellow travelers. Whether you know them for a few hours, a few days, or a few months, each bond formed with someone on the road is significant to you and your memories.
Here are some of the stand-outs that come to mind:
1. One Day Friends — "Wait, whats your name again?"
These are the friends you make most often, and, although they are harder to remember as time passes, their friendship comes to mind when you are telling a story of 'that one time you hiked that one mountain with that one girl who was staying in your dorm'. Remember her? You chatted for hours, sharing your life story's over a few sandwiches, enjoying the view, and soaking up the sunshine in a far away place. Either you or them are leaving tomorrow, which proves it difficult to really form a deep bond that will extend beyond a single day, however, this doesn't make it any less significant. It was you and her, taking on something new, and being a witness to each others wonderful experience.
2. One Week Friends — "If I'm ever in – insert country here – I'll definitely come visit!"
About a quarter of the million times I have said those words to people, I have actually followed through. I would say half of the people you meet when backpacking for a significant time can fall into this category. They are the ones that are usually staying at the same hostel as you and your time there overlaps for more than a couple of days. You spend most of your time with them exploring the new and unknown city you find yourself in and getting lost with each other. You plan meals together, because it is cheaper to cook for a few and split the cost then buying way too much food for yourself. You go out drinking together and reminisce the next day about who may have "pulled" who, all the while nursing matching hangovers.
Seeing as you spend more than a day or so together, the bond formed is a bit deeper and you exchange Facebook information, promising to keep in touch. And, if you're lucky, they are traveling a similar route as you, and you get to meet up later and get lost together in a new city. It's always nice to see a familiar face when you get to a new hostel!
Although I no longer really speak to most of these people on a day-to-day basis, having friends like this around the world has provided me a few couches to crash on or a free local tour guide when I actually do find myself in their country. Score!
3. Small World Friends – "What?! You know such-n-such too? Crazy!"
I love these friends! The world is a very big place, and when you find yourself all alone on the other side of the world and you strike up a conversation with someone new, asking where they are from and where they have been, etc. etc., it is always exciting to discover you have friends or places in common.
A few examples for you:
- I met a couple of guys at my hostel in Melbourne that turned out to be from a small town in England where I spend a lot of Christmases with my step-dads family. We ended up becoming good friends, since we all stayed there long-term, and now have plans to meet up for drinks if we both find ourselves there over the holidays.
- An English guy checked into a room at my hostel here in Noosa and he thought I looked familiar. Turns out he became good friends with the guys in the previous story while backpacking Australia, and recognized me from Facebook photos. Even smaller world: He is spending the holidays with his brother in an a different tiny English town, which is where my parents just happened to move to! We exchanged details and might meet up when I am there in December.
- I met a California girl a couple of weeks ago who went to a university that a lot of my good friends went to. Curious to see if we had mutual friends, we looked each other up on Facebook. Strangely enough, no mutual friends from California, HOWEVER, we did have one girl in common – someone I worked with over a summer in Croatia and she worked with in Brooklyn. Mind blown.
I think you get the point now.
Friends like this are rare, but when little discoveries like the ones above are made, there is some sort of instant connection that forms. A bond that is different than the ones you have with other people you meet, because they actually know or understand something that has to do with your other, before-this-trip, life.
4. Surprise friends — "You know, you are actually pretty cool."
Obviously, the above quote is probably something you would say to yourself, in hopes to not offend this new, kind stranger. Although stereotyping is something that none of us set out to do, it does happen. You find yourself not striking up a conversation very often with people you wouldn't normally associate with back home. Maybe they are quite a bit older than you, or dress differently, or have a multi-colored mohawk. Try not to let little factors like this come into play when you are determining who to hang with.
I have had some of the best and most-interesting conversations with people that just happen to be unlike the people I am used to meeting back home. The beauty of traveling is that all of the people you come across, no matter their age or their looks, all have something very much in common with you: a strong passion to travel and explore the world. They are likely to be adventurous and outgoing and interested in stretching beyond their comfort zone. They are happy to swap stories of past trips, and can also be full of useful tips and tricks of the travel-kind.
And you never know, you may have WAY more in common than you think, get along fabulously, and want to spend more than just a couple hours chatting with them. All because of one snap judgement, you could miss out on making a really great friend, and, well, that would suck.
5. Meant-To-Be Friends — "I friggin' love you!"
You know the type I am referring to. These are the best kinds of friends you make when backpacking! They are very like-minded to you, interested in seeing and doing the same things, and almost always have the same wicked-sense of humor. (Well, at least mine do.) You tend to make an instant connection with them at the hostel, or work the same casual job. You party and hang out and pretty much do everything together. For me, these are the ones that will always last a life time. I will meet up with them in different places around the world and if I ever get married, they will certainly get an invite. No matter how many countries separate us, or how much time passes between visits, nothing changes. When I think about my best friends, very few people I grew up with actually fall into this category. My best friends are in Canada, England, Australia, Prague, etc. and every time I get to Skype or FaceTime with them is filled with catching-up, reminiscing, and a whole lot of laughter!
There are quite a few others not shown, whom I love very dearly, but just didn't want to bombard you with too many pictures. (Don't worry guys – you mean just as much!)
And last, but certainly not least…
6. More Than Friends — "So, you're dorm or mine?"
(Sorry guys, but I'm not sharing photos for this one!)
If you have traveled, then you know that unplanned relationships, however short or long, with foreign strangers DO happen. Whether it is the beautiful Scottish guy you made out with on the dance floor (and maybe went home with), or the Australian you had surprisingly strong chemistry with that became more than just fun and feelings developed, to the English guy that eventually became your boyfriend when you moved to London.
When you are traveling around new place, you tend to act like more like your true self than ever. If someone doesn't like you, who cares!? You probably won't see them again the next day anyways. Because you leave your guard down and you just want to have a good time, you put off a fun-loving and happy vibe to those around you. It is crazy how many more people I find attracted to me when I am traveling, compared to at home, because I am not trying. I am just enjoying myself and don't really give a sh*t.
These sort of friendships can be the most fun (for obvious reasons) however they can be the most difficult as well. Everyone is from a different place, or traveling different directions, so you try your hardest to keep things light until the clock runs out. However, that isn't always the case. You find yourself extending your trip in one city, or changing your next stop to coincide with theirs, just to grab a little bit more time together. Eventually, as much as you try to fight it off, the time comes for you to part ways. You think you might actually have something special, so you promise that you will keep in touch and have faith that, if it's meant to be, it will, but more often than not, that isn't quite the case. People move on, meet other strangers, and move different directions in life.
It can be difficult to let go of situations like this, but you just have to appreciate them for what they are, and look back with a smile, happy for the time you spent together, and move on.
As for the little one night flings, they make for great stories to share with friends when you return.
That's about it! That is the 6 different types of friendships you can expect to make when you go backpacking around the world. These are the people that will determine how incredible your trip will be, as well as provide you will excuses to travel even more when you want to go for visits (free accommodation!).
Can you think of a person you met traveling that fits into each category? Do you think there is another type of friendship I haven't mentioned? Please share them with me in your comments below."What's your name again?": The 6 Friends You Make When You Travel The World As I am bouncing around the globe, being the nomad that I am, I'm lucky enough to experience some of the most incredible and beautiful places in the world.


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Perhaps the only thing more memorable than bowling a 300 game is being gypped of bowling one.
Perhaps the only thing more memorable than bowling a 300 game is being gypped of bowling one.
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Talk about discriminating.
A man's trip to the bathroom was sssssuch a disaster he wound up in the hospital.
Busted! BBC weather reporter Wendy Hurrell thought the camera was off, when she rolled her eyes and flicked her hair in an annoyed manner. She thought wrong.
Summer vacation is the greatest time in a kid's life. No school. No bullies. No teachers. No worries.
Being a newscaster means knowing when to keep it fun and when to be serious. One woman in Australia had some serious trouble with that distinction.
We've all made mistakes. We've all had to eat a zucchini for lunch. Like, just a zucchini. But some of us are capable of learning from our mistakes. Others...not so much. Admire these awful lunch fails and hope that it is never you. Never again.
If you've never heard of parkour, it's basically when someone jumps and swings and flips on things like brick walls, cement steps and metal railings. Crazy, right? And people only use their superhuman skills to pull off these stunts; no equipment is allowed.
Having done our fair share of time in retail, we're willing to bet these price tag placements were all intentional -- probably done by some poor soul about 10 days away from quitting their job. Doesn't make them not funny.


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Walker, James Backhouse Photograph: Hobart streetscape in snow , looking towards Mt. Nelson, Tasmania, c. 1880. University of Tasmania Library Special and Rare Materials Collection, Australia. (Unpublished)
Photograph from the collection of James Backhouse Walker of a Hobart streetscape in snow - looking towards Mt Nelson and Sandy Bay.
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The Spectrum8 indoor/outdoor tv antenna is rated for the CEA color codes of Blue and Purple but can also be used effectively with other code zones. So no matter where you are located, this indoor/outdoor TV antenna would be great for picking up signals as long as you do have access to the signals and are not blocked by mountains or other objects. The SP8 outdoor TV antenna will allow you to pick up the new digital TV signals and get free high definition programming.
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This is a powerful indoor and outdoor tv antenna with 4 TV outputs. It has 40 db gain which is the highest gain we have seen on a large indoor/outdoor tv antenna. This antenna is ideal for people living in rural areas that need a strong antenna to pick up TV stations from up to 150 miles away in ideal conditions. It is also great for people in cities such as Los Angeles/New York that want to get all of the available channels. It picks up weaker stations better than most other antennas.
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This is the perfect solution for any rural or suburban area because it can pick up signals for up to 150 miles. Since the antenna can be aimed in any particular direction, you will be able to pick up TV signals much better than with a regular fixed or rabbit ears antenna.This is because directional antennas are more focused so it can have a higher dB gain. The higher the gain, the better it is for picking up signals from far away.
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The SP813 antenna by Antenna Pros is one of the best indoor/outdoor tv antennas. We picked up more channels with this antenna than with any other antenna we have tested. We are able to pick up all of the locals stations with this antenna. The 4 TV outputs are great for a most homes that have up to 4 TVs.
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Christine Balaz wrote a review of Mammut Trion Guide 45 + 7 Backpack - 2746cu in on March 29, 2013
Great pack, comfortable for long hikes
I've been using this pack for well over a year. I'm a rock climber, so I've primarily been using it for that (although it has plenty of features for ice climbers, skiers, etc...). I've often filled this thing with TONS of heavy gear and have walked for a long time in it--and it's proven to be extremely comfortable, even under seriously heavy loads.The fabric has a cool, almost rubbery coating in certain places, making it super rugged.


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Project 500 - Female Coaching Courses
Posted on 03 Oct 2014 at 13:49 by Graham Stanley (Swimming) (0 user comment)
As part of Project 500 the Sport Hampshire & IOW coaching project, Coaching Hampshire & IOW are running a female only First Steps into Coaching workshop.
This is targeted at any female who has an interest in coaching – a parent currently helping at a club, an athlete facing retirement but wanting to stay involved in the sport or a young leader who wants to progress into coaching.
First Steps into Coaching Workshop
Tuesday 28 October, 6.30pm to 8.30pm at Fleming Park Leisure Centre, Eastleigh
First Steps into Coaching is a two hour workshop that sports coach UK have produced with those who have no prior experience of coaching in mind
The workshop is £5 for Project 500 coaches and £10 for all other female attendees.
For more information, please contact Emily Sanderson Assistant Project Officer (Coaching)
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Technical Officials - Forthcoming Courses
Posted on 10 Jul 2014 at 11:06 by Graham Stanley (Disability Swimming, Diving, Education, Management Committee, Masters, Swimming, Synchronised Swimming, Water Polo) (0 user comment)
The following Courses have been arranged for all Technical Officials:
Disability Swimming - The Quays, Southampton on Saturday 27th September at 10 am - NOTE START TIME ADDED
To book your places please contact Sue Barker at firstname.lastname@example.com
Details of further Courses will be published here as and when they become available.
Napier Trophy
Posted on 18 May 2014 at 15:01 by Graham Stanley (Management Committee, Masters, Open Competitions, Swimming) (0 user comment)
The winner of the Napier Trophy was Diane Ford (Masters Swimming) - in recognition for having set a new 200m Breaststroke Long Course World Record.
Diane was presented with the Trophy by the HCASA President John Selley at the County Dinner Dance held at Basingstoke on 17th May.
Hampshire Swimming Strategy Report
Posted on 25 Mar 2014 at 18:07 by Mike Lambert (Diving, Management Committee, Swimming, Synchronised Swimming, Water Polo)
The South East Region ASA and Hampshire County ASA commissioned County wide research in swimming facilities to support the development of an aquatics facility strategy for Hampshire.
The full report is now available.
ASA Masters Swimming Officer
Posted on 09 Feb 2014 at 12:31 by Geoff Stokes (Masters, Swimming) (0 user comment)
The ASA is recruiting for a full time Masters Swimming Officer to work with the Masters Committee in achieving its objectives which are largely based on the recommendations of the Juba report, a study carried out some years ago into the future of Masters swimming.
Although the successful candidate will be administered from the ASA offices in Loughborough, the Officer can work from any suitable base location, a car will be provided.
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In our cover story this month, Wendy Collie, CEO of New Seasons Market, and Kim Malek, owner of Salt & Straw, discuss their rapidly growing businesses and Portland's red hot food scene. The conversation provides an interesting lens through which to explore trends in the grocery store and restaurant sectors.
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We are always delighted to welcome visiting clubs to London Welsh. Please find here a Visitors' Information Pack which we hope will make your visit easier.
U13 Youth games will be played at:
London Welsh RFC, (click here for map)
Old Deer Park,
Kew Road,
Richmond TW9 2AZ
Most U14 – U15 Youth games will be played at:
Pools on the Park, (click here for map)
Twickenham Road,
Richmond TW9 2SL.
(Some U14-15 games will be played at Old Deer Park.)
There are changing rooms at Pools, but food after league games will be back at Old Deer Park.
Getting there
- By road
From London:
Leave by A4 (Cromwell Road), cross Hammersmith Flyover. After 1 mile, keep left at roundabout onto A316, signposted Richmond.
Pools on the Park: At Richmond Circus continue on the A316 (second exit, towards Twickenham) for about 300 metres. The grounds are just past the swimming pool on the right hand side. There is payment parking at the swimming pool or in the larger car park on the left hand side of the A316, with the pitches accessible via the footbridge.
Old Deer Park: At Richmond Circus, take the third exit, signposted Kew. We are 200 metres on the left. There is free parking within the club grounds or on the streets surrounding.
From the M3 or M25:
Take the A316 towards Central London.
Pools on the Park: Cross Twickenham Bridge and the playing fields are on your left just before Pools on the Park Swimming. Parking instructions are above.
Old Deer Park: Carry on to the roundabout at Richmond Circus and take the first exit towards Kew. We are 200metres on left.
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He's been called inspired, flamboyant, visionary, megalomaniac, exemplary, a Paris lover and an ultimate "bobo" (the French term for 'bourgeois bohemian').
Cédric Naudon, a reserved, 42-year old rich French entrepreneur who made his fortune in finance and real estate in the United States, is all over the French news as a result of the project he just launched called the La Jeune Rue ('The Young Street'), which is depicted in flattering and sometimes unflattering terms: revolutionary, "pharaonique," snob, a humanist dream, a commercial nightmare and the perfect "boboland."
For many, La Jeune Rue is an historic project and one of Paris's most ambitious in terms of design. Naudon describes it as a gesture of love to the city, intended to convert a somewhat aged and neglected neighborhood into a new cultural and culinary hotspot.
Drawn from a poem by the French poet Guillaume Apollinaire — "Here's the young street and you're still a baby/Dressed by your mother in blue and white only" — it's a "concept" commercial area of high-end boutiques, markets and bistros created by an international roster of celebrity designers and architects and dedicated to promoting organic, eco-friendly businesses, ethically-sourced food, agroforestry and permaculture production methods, and celebrates the tradition of French craftsmanship.
L'Express predicts that "La Jeune Rue" will transform Paris, and includes a telling description of Naudon:
"These days, Cédric Naudon's iPhone vibrates nonstop. Anne Hidalgo (Paris's mayor) and Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet insist to meet with him. His friend Tom Dixon, the British Pope of design, calls to give him a lecture for having gone to London without warning. Alain Ducasse (the starred chef) invites him to breakfast in the hotel Meurice. And when, on a beautiful Spring day, he goes to the Gers to discover new sustainable development friendly farms, he is invited to lunch in a farmhouse completely restored by a local baron, Philippe Martin, the new Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy."
For his gastronomy and design haven – whose motto is "Produce better, eat better, live better" – the eccentric millionaire bought 37 storefronts in less than a year, located in three streets, Rue du Vert Rue Volta and Rue Notre-Dame de Nazareth in central Paris's Marais district.
An "extravagant cosmetic surgery worth over €30 million," according to ECS Paris blog, noting that the funding was divided equally among Naudon, a consortium of three banks, and the Public Investment Bank.
Among the new "ethical" stores will be a bakery, a fishmonger, a deli, a butcher, a cheese shop and an ice cream store. Biodiversity and sustainability are conditions for food and crafts. "We will find products that are truly ethical and from our agriculture" said Naudon when launching the project.
That means, for example, cheese made from raw milk produced by sustainably-raised animals, bread from wheat ground at the bakery, fish from small fisheries, and the fruit and vegetables in the market "permaculturally" produced. Naudon himself participates in the search for quality products from model farms throughout France. And all is done without middlemen in order to offer fair prices.
Art galleries, a wallpaper store and a movie theater are also in the commercial mix.
As laudable as it may seem, not everybody is jumping with joy for La Jeune Rue. In a column for the magazine Marianne, journalist Elodie Emery worries about the "rampant gentrification" of Paris. "The popular classes have long since been asked to move their luggage to the periphery, and the middle classes progressively follow the same path. All that because we must make room for the essentials: the businesses."
She cites a study published by Le Figaro that claims that the number of boutique businesses in Paris tripled between 2012 and 2013. She asks whether The Young Street "special products" represent yet more snobbery.
"For Parisians who still hope to live in Paris, and not in a giant "concept store,' this 'humanist dream' looks like a nightmare,"she writes.


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Coconut Lime Cake — The Weekenderby Marisa McClellan in Entertaining, Recipes, July 27th, 2012
For the last 10 years of their life, my grandparents ate at the same restaurant nearly every night. It was located across the street from their apartment building and served as the de facto dining room for many of their neighbors as well. My grandmother liked it because the waitresses all knew her by name and would bring her a glass of iced tea the moment she sat down. My grandfather kept going back because it appealed to his frugal side.
When you ordered off the dinner menu, in addition to being served your entrée, you also got bread, a cup of soup, a salad, two sides, dessert and coffee. All told, it was enough food for two or even three meals and Grandpa Sid saw that as a great bargain.
Each night, they'd eat their soups and salads, poke at the entrée and sides a bit and then move on to the real showpiece of the meal: dessert. Little Pete's always had at least a dozen pies, cakes, custards and pastries on offer, along with four flavors of ice cream. When I was young, I thought it was paradise.


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When Intel introduced its LGA1166 Lynnfield processors earlier this fall, one of its goals was to introduce Nehalem's advanced technology at lower price points. To that end, Digital Storm has designed a high-end system around the P55 chipset and Core i5 processor. At a price of ~$1900, the customized system isn't what you'd call cheap, but it's still less expensive than some of the Core i7 PCs we've seen recently, several of which landed between $3100-$4000 dollars. At first glance, the 2.67GHz Core i5 might not seem to be capable competition for Core i7 processors running at 3.2GHz and above, but Digital Storm has a trick up its sleeve. The relatively pedestrian quad-core has, in this case, been punched up to 3.8GHz from the factory. DS claims that the processors it ships in this configuration have been certified to operate "100% Stability and Reliability." We test that claim in the review...
Via: HotHardware | News Archive | Tags: Gaming, sli, system, Digital Storm, Core i5
I would like to know EXACTLY what changes they are making to the OS.
I wouldn't mind freeing up some performance in Vista :-)
This is a good thorough review. Their OS tweaks are intriguing. I'd like to know what they do to increase the performance too.
Yes, that would be interesting. Maybe someone with access can export the registry and run some diffs against other boxes.
>> The company ships an actual copy of Windows rather than relying on a recovery disc alone
BRAVO. That's a big plus, in my book.
One of the things that I really dislike about MS is that around the time the released Win2k, they instituted a policy where vendors who licensed Windows could only include a recovery CD and not a full install CD (was never announce publicly, but a MS rep confirmed to InfoWorld in July 2000).
This made it harder for pirates, but it also made it impossible to re-install Windows when your MB died (unless you could find the same outdated motherboard as a replacement). Microsoft can thank their stupid policy of treating all their customers like pirates for being the catalyst that got me to try my first clean Linux install.
This weekend i'm gonna go through the services running in vista and see if I can duplicate the kind of performance gains as seen here. I'll create a new thread and post up my results :-)
I'm gonna use the following list as a reference on things to disable.
Chieftec PSU? I don't remember them ever making psu's. I'd expect better for that price.
The team at Digital Storm wanted to pass some information along with regard to the issues mentioned in the review. We worked with DS during the review process and they reacted very quickly to our concerns. Here is what the company has to say...
As a premiere custom gaming computer company we are constantly striving to provide the absolute best product to our customers. That is why we are taking to heart the three issues raised in this review very seriously. Our endeavor is to make sure that every single system that we deliver to our customers is a high performance –finely tuned machine.
Concerning the GPU overclocking instability that was mentioned, we had spoken to Joel Hruska before the review posted concerning this issue and have already taken steps to make sure the GPU overclocks our customer's are receiving are rock solid stable. We have integrated multiple tests into our process to verify the stability and performance of the GPU overclock. This includes the recommendations mentioned in the review and additional game testing. Again, this change has already been made, however, even before these changes we experienced about a 1% failure rate. We are now confident that the GPU overclock failure rate should drop to zero after the recommendations that Joel has recommended.
As mentioned in the review Digital Storm now offers a Noise Suppression package that our customers can select to guarantee quiet operation in their computer. We take every system that purchases this package in an isolated room to measure the dB output and replace fans, add insulation, adjust fan speeds, and take additional steps to make sure the customers dB output is as small as possible.
We want HotHardware, the readers of this article, and our customers to know that whenever constructive criticism is provided Digital Storm takes it very seriously and will take any steps necessary to make sure that any issues are resolved because the most important thing to us is the quality of the product that we are selling. We wanted to personally thank Dave Altavilla and Joel Hruska for their cooperation throughout this process and the web users of HotHardware.com for their interest in Digital Storm."
Sounds like an amicable bunch.
Well that's pretty awesome that they would make such an effort.
They should slap a Hothardware.com sticker on there somewhere!
Game Booster Will tweak your system to a degree to speed it up for gaming.
Not entirely related but, Love the Case. Cooler Masters HAF cases, are very solid, and space-ful. My current build is in a HAF 932 running Quad Crossfire and stays nice and cool, not to mention, no "Tight fits" for any of my hardware.
Cooler Master cases are very nice. I have the CM-Storm Sniper and a CM-Centurion case. Both have intelligent cooling and plenty of room for today's larger equipment.
Even though this original thread & review is over a year old.
Yea DS is awesome but i have to agree with what is said above from a year ago. The OS tweak really wouldn't appeal to anyone now with windows 7 because we don't really know what they are doing and win 7 is so optimized its not worth it plus with a good gpu and proccessor you don't need it.
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