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Are nurses too busy to check on patients?
During a recent visit to a hospital to see one of my relatives, it struck me as odd that I sat there for nearly an hour and never saw a nurse come into the room.
I peeked out the door a few times and saw several nurses at the nurses station. They were clearly busy: talking to doctors and charting on computer terminals. But were they too busy to check on the patients they were caring for?
There's no denying that today's nurses are busier than ever. In Western Pennsylvania, we have a large and growing elderly population. Many come to the hospital with chronic diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure. They sometimes arrive so sick, they require a lot of resources -- and precious time from busy nurses.
That means you're highly unlikely to see a nurse spending too much time in one patient's room, helping them eat or -- gasp -- holding their hand the way nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale did back in the 1800s. They come in, do what they're supposed to do, and go to the next patient.
Like most states, Pennsylvania has no mandates for nursing staffing levels. In fact, the Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania opposes any law dictating how many patients a hospital should assign to one nurse.
"There are too many variables involved with determining staffing levels, and any one-size-fits-all policy/ratio ignores those variables," said Roger Baumgarten, the association's spokesman. The variables include the number of patients, how sick they are and the space and technology in a particular unit.
Jackie Dunbar-Jacob, dean of the University of Pittsburgh's School of Nursing, said nurses are trained to assess and prioritize patients so the very sick get more attention.
I can understand that, to a certain degree. But just because you're not in cardiac arrest and are able to carry on a conversation doesn't mean you shouldn't be continuously monitored. You're in the hospital because you need skilled medical care. And you shouldn't have to hire a private nurse.
A longtime nurse I know who has worked in both UPMC and West Penn Allegheny hospitals told me she supports nurse-to-patient ratios because they ultimately would give her more time with patients.
"Most good nurses want to spend time with their patients," she said. "But if you have a very sick patient, you have no choice but to spread yourself thin."
Pennsylvania should consider taking a cue from California, which became the first state in the nation to mandate minimum staffing levels. The 2004 law requires one nurse for every two patients in intensive care and one nurse for every five patients in medical surgical units.
A study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and Arizona State University showed California's law improved staffing levels and -- more importantly -- the quality of patient care. The study found California hospitals hired more skilled registered nurses, not lesser-skilled vocational nurses, as some feared.
If having the right number of nurses can prevent medical errors, improve patient satisfaction and cut medication mistakes, it makes sense for Pennsylvania's health care community to have a serious discussion about this issue.


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The Indian Valley Braves used a four-run fourth inning and fended off a late surge by the homestanding Cambridge Bobcats to eke out a 9-8 decision in East Central Ohio League action Wednesday.
Indian Valley (1-1, 1-0 ECOL) jumped out to a 4-0 lead after plating three runs in the second inning.
Cambridge (0-2, 0-1 ECOL) took its first lead of the season in the second by putting up five tallies on the scoreboard.
However, the Braves regained the lead with four in the fourth and added what turned out to be the winning run in the sixth as CHS put together a three-run rally in its last at-bat.
Jayson Roth notched the win after coming on in the fifth. He struck out one and walked two.
Kyle Harbin (0-1) was handed the loss. He struck out two and walked seven.
Judd Edwards paced the Braves attack with a single and double.
Cody Bond and Brandon Durben each had two singles for CHS while Doug Edwards added a triple.
NEXTCambridge returns to action on Friday as it pays a visit to ECOL foe Coshocton. First pitch is set for 4:30 p.m.
Coshocton 5,
Meadowbrook 4
COSHOCTON Despite a late three-run rally in the seventh inning, the Meadowbrook Colts fell short against ECOL foe Coshocton as the Redskins bagged a 5-4 win.
Coshocton (2-1, 1-0 ECOL) received a solid outing from pitcher Jared Patterson, who struck out 15 while walking three.
Zach Zifzal recorded three Ks while allowing five walks for the Colts (1-1, 0-1 ECOL).
For MHS, Zifzal had a triple and an RBI; Aubrey Neuhart finished with a single and an RBI; and Derek Daugherty had two singles and an RBI.
Jim Caleb paced CHS with three singles and three RBI. Jared Patterson added a double and an RBI; and Robbie Stoffer finished with a double and single.
NEXTThe Colts host Zanesville today at 4:30 p.m.
Buckeye Trail 14,
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SARAHSVILLE Buckeye Trail senior ace Joey Marchiano was the beneficiary of a potent offensive Warrior attack on Wednesday evening as the visitors posted a 14-1 rout of Shenandoah.
Marchiano (1-0) didnt hurt his cause as he fanned 13 and only walked one. He limited the Zeps to one run on three hits.
Troy Mercer (0-1) took the loss. He struck out five and walked three. He also led the Zeps with a solo shot in the fourth inning.
Buckeye Trail was paced by Adam Bears two singles, triple and three RBI. Kevin Shipe added a single, double and RBI.
NEXTBuckeye Trail entertains Frontier at Don Coss Field at Cambridge City Park at 7 p.m. Shenandoah travels to Fort Frye today at 5.

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Nothing can mask the fact that power prices are too high
Today's report commissioned by Business New Zealand cannot hide the unpalatable truth that New Zealand power prices are too high, says Labour's Energy spokesperson David Shearer.
"No matter how much the report from Sapere tries to justify the current electricity pricing model, it is clear we must have substantial change.
"The inescapable effect is that electricity demand is declining yet prices are still going up, hurting New Zealand families. That tells me and the rest of New Zealand that the market is failing. All the reports in the world will not change that fact.
"In addition what must be galling for Business New Zealand's members that Business New Zealand is advocating higher electricity prices when they could be receiving substantially lower prices.
"This report and last week's bizarre model from the Electricity Authority, trying to use construction costs a hundred years old to justify high prices, show how desperate the industry is to cling to the current pricing model regardless of how it hurts consumers.
"The issue is what power companies paid for those hydro stations, and no amount of spin can change that.
"Even Business New Zealand's own report admits: 'Increases in retail electricity prices over the past decade have not been well explained nor justified. The relationship between costs, wholesale electricity prices, and retail prices is not well understood and retail margins … remain opaque.'
"Our hydroelectricity has some of the lowest operating costs in the world but generators are profiting by overcharging New Zealanders for the value of our public water. They receive the same price when they sell on the wholesale market as more expensive forms of power generation.
"Labour's policy will stop the effective privatisation of the public rivers, which allows the value of our low cost hydro power to be captured by the power companies rather than passed on to our businesses and households.
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FS: HPF Stage 2+ Turbo kit *Lightly used* (<8k miles)
So that everyone is clear, this is NOT The kit on my M3.
This is the kit off David Liggins 2006 E46 M3 from Seattle, Wa.
Car is being parted out.
This thread is for the HPF stage 2 Turbo kit
Relatively young kit, has only 8k miles on it
All that will be included is the following
Plug-n-play stand alone engine management system
Six Drop in 750cc "high impedance" injectors (no fuel rail mods required)
Auxiliary fuel pump w/filter that turns on at 3psi w/electronic connector
Ceramic coated, CNC machined 1018 mild steel turbo manifold
Precision 6766 turbo w/.81 AR
Precision 46MM wastegate / open dump
Stainless steel downpipe
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Polished 4" thick, 24" wide core bar-n-plate intercooler
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Powdercoated aluminum intake piping
5 ply silicon couplers
T-bolt intercooler clamps
KN intake filter with clamp
Steering column mounted dual pod
AEM UEGO wide-band gauge
AEM boost gauge
Race fuel switch w/LED
Knock siren
Harnesses for fuel pump and oil pump assemblies
Harnesses for gauges, race fuel switch, LED and knock siren
Oil pump with mounting bracket and electronic connector
One piece oil pump feed and return lines
One piece turbo oil feed and one piece head to pan oil line
Multiple vacuum lines w/quick disconnects
AEM 3.5bar map sensor
Boost control solenoid
Intake air temp sensor
HPF Engine Mounts
Fittings and block off plates
HPF Underbrace/Skid plate
All Methanol components
Methanol switch
HPF install manual
Asking 13,500 Obo
Extra parts ALSO For Sale:
- Tubi Rumore exhaust section 2 and 3 for: $750/$1750 or $2500
- Saad Racing Diff Brace: $300
- Spare HPF/Bosch 7500cc Injectors: $450
- Used - Conti DWS 285-30-19 tires 7/10ths ; $300
- Used - LingLong L688 tires 245-35-19s 7/10ths; $200
- Used - Toyo Proxes 4 tires 245-35-19s 7/10ths ; $300
- New - Nitto Invo tires 245-35-19s ; $400
- Black CF HPF Air ram vent (Sold)
- Black CF DME Cover (Sold)
- New StopTech 345 x 32mm REAR Disc & Hat $850
* Used UUC stage 2 ceramic clutch and flywheel: $500
* spare black powder coated turbo intake
**** PREFER A LOCAL BUYER IN TEXAS BUT CAN AND WILL SHIP AT BUYERS EXPENSE *******Leonel Aka " Rico"
01 BMW E46 M3 / 6 SPD / Titanium / Imola
Modified HPF Turbo kit
+Built S54
too many upgrades to list
Coming Soon....VAG coil kit + Twin in tank fuel pump kit
Price clarification/Simplification:
$13.5k w/ UUC Clutch & Flywheel
$13k w/o the UUC Clutch & flywheel
$12.5k w/o UUC Clutch/Flywheel & HPF Meth kit ( effectively making it an HPF Stage 1 Turbo kit )
Everything is Negotiable ;-)Leonel Aka " Rico"
01 BMW E46 M3 / 6 SPD / Titanium / Imola
Modified HPF Turbo kit
+Built S54
too many upgrades to list
Coming Soon....VAG coil kit + Twin in tank fuel pump kit
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Is the kit still available or do know of another on for sale I'm looking don't really wanna go maxpsi
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I have one car with hpf on it started with stage one it's just a lot easier to add and change the set up and retune Got a local guy that tunes don't really wanna feel stuck if I up and decide to build the block or change the fuel system out ext.
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Last week we were lucky enough to get Granger Smith to stop in –TWICE! Once during the afternoon show on Wednesday and then he was back Saturday night for Radio Texas Live. On Wednesday I had a surprise for him, one of his biggest fans out in California -Arnold Schwarzenegger on the phone!.. Yep me and the govern-ator ar BFFs, click here to check out that conversation.
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After 10 years of Ratchet & Clank, Insomniac has made so many great games! And we need more! Here is my idea of how the next big Ratchet game would be:
Platform: PS4 - The next big game should be for the next big console, right?
Camera: Third person - With aiming in First person, like in the first games.
Galaxy: Bogon - They head back to search for Angela, and suddenly they all get sent on a new, big adventure!
Weapons: Bring back some weapons from the original trilogy and the future series, and combine them with all new ones for the ultimate arsenal of devastating weapons! Add gadgets & hacking again too, many gadgets!
Ratchet & Clank is heading back to Bogon to search for Angela. They find her (somehow), together with Clanks girlfriend from GC.
Meanwhile, Drek is watching everything from his new fleet. He want to eliminate Ratchet & Clank once and for all, and finish what he started in the first game.
Cooperative split-screen third-person gameplay. Player one controls Ratchet just like in the old games, with Clank on his back like hes used to. Player two takes control over Angela Cross and Clanks robo-girlfriend, and plays just like R&C, with helipack & gadgets. If only one player plays, Angela will be controlled by AI.
The game will have many new gadgets & puzzles, some needs cooperation, some needs only one player. The co-op will be like a mix between A4O and DL. It will have a lot of platforming and shooting!
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Taiwan's version of the FTC clears Microsoft's purchase of Nokia's Devices and Services unit
Taiwan's FTC received statements from Google and Samsung last month, to help them make this decision. There is some speculation that the deal will officially close at the end of this month and will be official announced at BUILD 2014 on April 2nd. Even Nokia's ongoing tax issue with the Indian government isn't expected to stop the deal from closing. A factory in Chennai, one of Nokia's most important handset manufacturing plants, is supposed to be turned over to Microsoft when the deal closes. The Indian government has taken over the factory and is demanding more money from Nokia to let it go. If the plant isn't available to turn over to Microsoft when the acquisition closes, the price of the deal will be adjusted accordingly.
The $7.2 billion deal was announced last September and from the beginning, the deal was expected to close at the end of the first quarter of 2014, which expires on March 31st.
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1. Arte-8800 (banned) (Posts: 4562; Member since: 13 Mar 2014)
ms will be pouring more money into nokia to sustain in profit, there lowend phones isnt giving nokia any pfofit but to stagnate
ms is losing money keeping bing alive
wp is even worse fees from android is helping wp floating and ms also injecting revenue
ms needs to pay additional few millions to indian gov
2. brrunopt (Posts: 742; Member since: 15 Aug 2013)
and yet over the last 6y Nokia made more money than most android manufacturers...
5. papss (unregistered)
MS doesn't own the Indian government sh!t dude. Don't you worry your ms hating heart over the deal, they will do just fine
3. lyndon420 (Posts: 5001; Member since: 11 Jul 2012)
Goodbye Nokia... It was nice knowing you.
4. brrunopt (Posts: 742; Member since: 15 Aug 2013)
nokia is not going way, just selling the hardware division..
6. Tommy1960i (Posts: 119; Member since: 11 Oct 2013)
This is just what nobody wanted. Selling the hardware division.
8. lyndon420 (Posts: 5001; Member since: 11 Jul 2012)
Exactly... and selling it to ms? Like I said...good bye Nokia. Now ms is going to be doing something that Nokia should have done when they were first approached about the Open Handset Alliance - make Android phones (WP is better off as a skin that can hopefully be removed by the end consumer).
7. 7thspaceman (Posts: 1583; Member since: 14 Feb 2011)
Now we need to here from China to get the deal sealed but frankly even if china said no it will still go through at this point. Microsoft needs to do a few things to keep it's smart phones as good as Nokia did. 1=let it,s new Nokia staff design and make the MS smart phones the Nokia way because they know what they are doing. 2=put a front facing camera on the now MS Lumia 525 and keep it's price low so the Public can buy a cheap full featured skipe video conference smar phone. 3=put a an HD screen and 1 gig of ram on the new Nokia "XL" Android open source smart phones and sell it in the USA and Developed nations of the World. Enough Android users will buy them and do the ROOT procedure to put Google stuff on them to use the Google Play Store. however if Nokia XL users are smart they will not put a another Launcher on their XL's because they may loose all the Good Nokia and Microsoft apps and that would be dumb because why loose apps when you can gain Nokia's apps and Microsoft apps and still have Google play store apps by keeping Nokia' Ui although it's not pretty
9. lyndon420 (Posts: 5001; Member since: 11 Jul 2012)
It's pretty dumb to begin with...having to root the thing just to get what we would normally expect from an Android device. If what ms has to offer was so important to me I would buy a ms phone, but I don't need ms's office app and if photography was my passion I'd buy a REAL camera (that runs Android of course).


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IND as a company is nothing if not extremely lucky. INDs Green Hell Portfolio Project car was first conceived as a concept immediately following an amazing journey to the home of all European motorsport and BMWs own home country, Germany. Our yearly pilgrimage to our promised land served as fuel to inspire the original Green Hell project, a car that was built as homage to all things racing and the Nurburgring in particular:
Green Hell was always about pushing the envelope of whats possible in a street driven M3, and nearly two years ago when the car was first built it was fairly extreme by some standards. When the owner of Green Hell approached us this year to push that envelope even further we knew our luck was in once again, for we had again just completed our yearly pilgrimage to Germany and the Nurburgring, and could not have been more inspired or more motivated to approach the car with new energy and fresh ideas. For us, Green Hell as a Portfolio Project car would once again be a symbol of the human drive to push the envelope. The car represented our endless march toward a constantly moving vanishing point- the desire to be the best, to be the fastest. Even though Green Hell always was and always will be a mixed use street car and track day weapon, this drive to push the boundary is a true reflection of motorsport, in our view, and it is with this drive in mind that we tore into the M3.
Again, the focal point of the project is the cars engine. Fed compressed air by an ESS stage 2 supercharger kit, the S65 engine in Green Hell is an absolute monster. Generating over 530 horsepower at the rear wheels makes for a car where every supporting modification must be planned around this power level. The acceleration from an ESS stage 2 M3 is brutal. Wringing the car out on the street is more an event than a casual stab of the accelerator- the driver must plan carefully to ensure that nothing is in the cars path as triple digit speeds appear in a few heart beats. It is this character trait that IND chose to focus on. IND would build Green Hell to be a better car by creating a car that could better harness the amazing power bursting from the rear wheels. We would create a 600 crank horsepower M3 that was forgiving and easy to drive at speed.
Green Hell was an early adopter, and although there were some ESS Supercharged M3s seeing track use in Europe and beyond, supercharging in general had not gained much traction in the E9x M3 community in the United States when we first built the car, and so we had some lessons to learn. Although Green Hell achieved some very strong lap times its first season on the track, we realized quickly that the power available from ESS stage 2 kit was not something to take lightly. Powering out of corners with the 285 width NT05 tires proved challenging, and we knew some changes had to be made.
Mechanically speaking, getting this precious corner exit grip became our quest when reinventing Green Hell, and weve changed the car thoroughly to allow us to use the near 540 wheel horsepower offered by the ESS Supercharger kit. It is this mission that dominated our plan for this year.
We started by widening the already very accommodating rear quarter panels with some custom work. The original sheetmetal was pulled out and reshaped to allow for an inch of additional wheel clearance while keeping a subtle factory-original shape. The wider rear arches made easy work of fitting the 315 width tires installed on Green Hell.
IND contacted BBS Motorsport for the cars amazing style E88 wheels. These wheels are rarely found far from the racing circuit and are a genuine motorsport wheel. No compromises are made for finish quality, corrosion resistance, or price to ensure that nothing stands in the way of BBS in creating the best possible racing wheel. The three piece construction allows for easy damage repair, and the extremely strong centers will enhance the cornering grip of any car. BBS was kind enough to allow IND to purchase a set of these incredible wheels for Green Hell, and we knew wed have to give the wheels a special IND touch by treating the normally polished outer barrels to a coat of gold that matches the already brilliant gold color of the center. These E88 wheels are sized in 18x9.5 +19 front and 18x10.5 +19 rear, allowing us to use a 275 width front tire with ease.
We had not yet tested the 275/315 tire combination to determine the cars overall handling balance, but felt it would be a good starting point. This being said, we knew that a good adjustable suspension setup would not only increase the cars mechanical grip over the factory pieces, but would also give us the ability to tune camber, castor, damping, and spring rate both in bump and in roll, enabling us to arrive at a neutral handling, balanced, and easy to drive car. IND chose to install KW ClubSport coilovers and RD Sport sway bars to handle suspension duties. The ClubSport coilovers have plenty of adjustability in terms of ride height, alignment settings, and damping for our purposes, and RD Sports adjustable sway bars add another dimension of tuning possibility with their easy to use stiffness adjustments. The front and rear sway bar have three available positions each which allows for quick and easy tuning of the cars understeer and oversteer habits. Challenge Engineering chose this project to debut their Aluminum adjustable rear toe arm kit to ensure precise alignment and maximum traction in the rear.
Our next move in our plan to increase the cars grip was to address the aerodynamics. Although last season allowed Green Hell to maintain its street friendly attitude and appearance, we knew that better aerodynamic aids in the front and especially the rear would allow for better performance. Challenge Engineering provided their GT3 complete front aero system consisting of a modular front lip and Carbon-Kevlar splitter. The racing components manufacturer M24 shipped their amazing trunk and rear wing combination all the way from Germany to give Green Hell some much needed rear downforce. The fully adjustable rear wing is cleverly mounted to the trunk in a fashion that does not allow for movement or deflection, but still allows for the trunk to be opened and closed without removal of the wing element. IND custom built a tubular reinforcement bar to tie the two wing uprights together for an even more rigid mounting of the wing.
Due to the aggressive nature of the M24 wing and trunk the initial plan was to hold off on a diffuser until the next season. Then came a email from Andreas@Vorsteiner showing detailed images for the new Vorsteiner GTS-V diffuser. Immediately all of us knew the GTS-V was the perfect complement to the already aggressive rear of Green Hell. Featuring a more aggressive fin design and accentuated character lines that extend all the way to the sides of the rear bumper. Adding the piece allows us to frame the Eisenmann muffler and complete the rear of the car.
M24 also contributed to the build by sending us their high performance radiator and oil cooler. Although the E9x M3s cooling system is impressively robust, adding the oversized coolers will ensure that Green Hell is able to turn lap after lap in any weather, and give the driver the added peace of mind needed to truly push the car to its limit.
Once we were confident in Green Hells ability to harness the fearsome power of the ESS Supercharged S65 engine, INDs staff looked to the cars brakes for our next area of improvement. Brembos 365/345mm GT kit had already proven itself with two great seasons of track use both when Green Hell was still a naturally aspirated car and also once Green Hell became the supercharged monster most of you know. IND chose to add some extra brake torque to this already winning combination by using Pagid RS29 pads for long lapping days, and Hawk DTC70 front and DTC60 rear pads for those track days when the absolute best single lap time is necessary- the huge brake torque available from the DTC70 pads is tough to beat!
With Green Hell functioning as it should be, we could begin to consider an aspect of the cars personality that is just as important to all of us at IND as the performance- the aesthetics of the reborn M3. Having already claimed the Green Hell theme nearly two years ago, we worked to make this years version an evolution of the original, rather than a complete redesign. Porsches amazing GT3 Signal Green color made its way from the accents of the car to the entire exterior, with the more extreme paint work reflecting the changes made in the cars performance and body work. The same pinstripe seen on the car in early 2010 remains, but is an even more subtle touch this year in a black color. BMW Edition front and side grilles with an IND tinted lens complete the exterior without distracting from the cars theme. We carried the brilliant GT3 Signal Green color into the interior by painting the interior trim, and although we felt that a color matched roll bar would push past the point of good taste, we were able to source some Signal Green metallic flake to augment the gloss black of the roll bar. A steering wheel by OMP and INDs shifter extension complement our custom upholstered Sparco Pro 2000 seats perfectly for an easy to use cockpit whether youre on the street or on the track.
Finally, after several months of effort Green Hell was complete. This week, we presented the finished car to our client. As he walked through the shop door and laid eyes on the freshly built car for the first time, his eyes visibly widened, and the smile on his face was one of genuine joy. All of us at IND couldnt help grinning from ear to ear as we walked around the car and showed him some of the more subtle aspects of the project, and seeing our clients own smile reflected back at us was all we needed to know the project was a success. Despite the praise pouring forth from our client, we knew from the beginning of the project that nothing would be proven during the delivery process. There is only one proving ground for Green Hell, and that proving ground is the track. We had to know that this years car was better, faster, more cooperative and easier to drive than last years car, and that is exactly what we set out to do as soon as the car was completed.
Once again we returned to the green expanse of our local Autobahn Country Club, this time with a bone to pick. Supercharging an E92 M3 makes the car a terror in a straight line in ideal conditions, but we would not be going in a straight line, and we would not see ideal conditions. We had to prove that Green Hell could finally harness all of that awesome power. Green Hell would have to prove that it was a true trackday weapon during our first shakedown. Our test driver for the day has been a member of Autobahn Country Club since the clubs inception, and has logged enough laps around the track to be within just seconds of the tracks Spec Miata lap record. He is a true motorsport fanatic, and best of all he has no connection with our M3 and could present us with an unbiased opinion.
The skies above Autobahn were a foreboding grey all day, and late October was making its presence felt with rain forecast for the entire day and track temperatures struggling to reach the 50 degree mark. This would not be an ideal day to shake down a brand new car, but we pressed on. We set out on Autobahns cold pavement in the afternoon, just after taking care of basic alignment, corner balancing, and tire pressure settings in the morning. We knew that the updates made to Green Hell would make for a better car to drive at speed, but we had not yet proven the car as a package. All of us stood by in nervous anticipation as our guest driver took his first tentative laps in the car.
As the tires warmed and our driver gained some comfort with the new setup, we began to watch the car closely. Green Hells lap times were dropping lap after lap as our driver grew more comfortable with the Brembo brakes incredible stopping power and the cars amazing ability to harness and control the supercharged engines pavement-shredding 530 plus horsepower. Even with a basic setup and no time allotted for true suspension tuning Green Hell proved to be easy and forgiving to drive with an incredible amount of grip. All of us waited with happy anticipation for the car to come into the pits for the next round of adjustments and refinements, when very suddenly our fears were realized and the grey skies above Autobahn opened and it began to rain.
We knew immediately that we would not have the opportunity to truly push the car in the remaining few hours of the day, but while our shakedown and tuning day was cut short, we still had some laps to do and everyone at the track with Green Hell wanted to make the best of it. Although our Falken street tires were less than ideal for wet conditions like this, the car performed flawlessly even in this treacherous weather. Although we were not taking lap times in any sort of official fashion, our test driver managed an approximately 1:16 lap time on Autobahns North course in soaking wet weather with very little time in the M3. The same driver achieved a personal best time of 1:07 in his 996 GT3 Cup Car with Hoosier slicks installed in dry weather, so of course we all beamed with pride knowing we did quite well for a first test day! We still have a great deal of tuning, adjustment, and proving ahead of us before anyone can say that Green Hell is truly perfectly set, but our first shakedown of the car was extremely encouraging.
Of course, Green Hell is still not a dedicated racing car. Green Hell will always have a complete interior, navigation, air conditioning, a great BMW sound system, and all the other comforts necessary for true mixed use. Lap times, for this reason, must be taken with a grain of salt as they are not exactly what the car was created for. However, everyone who saw the car perform on its first test day knew that we had accomplished our true goal. Green Hell was compliant, forgiving, easy to drive at speed, and ludicrously fast around the track. And it certainly didnt hurt to have the AC and radio blasting on our way home, either.
Without the many wonderful people in the industry this car as well as our other portfolio projects would not be possible.
Special thanks to
Danni & Jamie@Race technologies
Craig & Eric@BBS USA for the beuatiful E88's
Roman & AJ@ESS Tuning
Andreas & Ceclia@Vorsteiner
Sven@Eisenmann Germany
Alan@Sparco USA
Alan@Sparco USA
Justin Wylde
The Autobarn Limited
Patrick BMW
Falken Tires
Macht Schnell
RD Sport
Not too bad for a car without any torque. ha! I know that it will destroy me. I do like the color of the wheels. Is that a custom color?
was reading about this car on your blog, You guys have definitely taken it to the next level!
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Please read this: http://forums.carmudgeons.com/showthread.php?t=23608
Torque at the "motor" and torque at the wheels are two different things. When you have an engine that can create a moderate amount of torque across a HUGE RPM spread, you can take advantage of this through gearing. This is what an M is all about...
On another note, this car is freaking awesome. :-)
amazing. Any lap times? would love to see the amount of improvementCurrent:
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nice post, pics and video. one thing that seems missing is a focus on losing some weight. but, pretty damn good job focusing on the purpose of the car thus far.
I was just kidding about the torque comment, I do understand torque multiplication through the gearbox, but torque at low RPM is the only leg us N54 guys have to stand on.


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The Archos G9 Tablet Reviews: Fast Enoughby Jason Inofuentes on 5/23/2012 12:45 PM EST
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jjj - Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - linkWish you had the HDD versions too,to see how the perf and battery life are impacted.
As for the tablet ,too bad the screen is TN.
Why no wifi tests? And ofc, as always, wish you had better battery life tests and some storage perf testing. Reply
tipoo - Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - linkYeah, I'm curious how the HDD would perform with an OS like Android. It seems tablet OSs are well optimized for NAND and predictable read/write speeds unlike what you get with hard drives. Reply
Souka - Thursday, May 24, 2012 - link*sigh*
fast cpu = good
poor display and battery life = bad
too many other options out there for a tablet that misses out on 2 of 3 important factors in a tablet design.
My $.02 Reply
dkfx77 - Thursday, May 24, 2012 - linkWell, in fact the OS doesnt use the HDD. They got a 4GB flash mem for the system. Then the HDD is only used for your files, not for Android.
So I guess, as far as u dont play a video or listen to mp3 files, it wont affect the battery that much... Reply
dkfx77 - Thursday, May 24, 2012 - linkIt also saves the HDD life expectancy cause you know, not read every 10sec... Reply
JasonInofuentes - Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - linkI worry about our WiFi tests, for a few reasons. First, the objectiveness of our reception tests are marred by the fact that our data is different for each of our testers. We test in our homes, and since we don't all live together in a massive AnandVille campus in North Carolina, that means that each of us would want to test WiFi reception we would each have our own test routine and our own test data. Seeing as how I would be comparing it to just the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, my data wouldn't be all that interesting. I did take the tablets on a walk along side that Galaxy Tab, to see when they'd drop out, and they all dropped out at the same time. Those outdoor shots are actually on my deck, as far from my router as you can get and still be on the property, and all devices acted the same.
As far as our WiFi throughput tests, that's another of our tests that we're hit or miss on reporting. With an all plastic chassis there should be no issues like the Transformer Prime experienced. And in practice I had no issues using the device on WiFi, though I didn't do any large file downloads. Will remember your note next time, though.
All that said, what's wrong with our battery life tests?!? They're consistent and getting better! We're working to tweak them so there's less opportunities for browsers to cache the files and bolster their Web Browsing scores. And as for the playback tests, I love watching Quantum of Solace over and over again. Don't you? :) Reply
silverblue - Thursday, May 24, 2012 - linkTrade for Casino Royale. ;) Reply
Penti - Thursday, May 24, 2012 - linkThe screen is MVA, Archos used to use TN and I would have rejected them then basically because of that detail. There might exist some good TN-panels but on a tablet I want something with good viewing angles and the Archos screen (don't have one) should do that. More worryingly a TN panel would have washed out in sunlight and not be viewable in strong sunlight outside though. That said I still liked following them because of their long heritage in the PMP/Tablet field. Acer was also someone I did not count when they used TN screens.
Other tablets that use MVA screens is for example the Motorola Xoom. PVA is used on some of Acer's later models too. You should really do it justice by evaluating the actual use of the display, describing it and give a small representation of how it is to look at subjectively, that it has a weak backlight (or backlight setting) doesn't really say if it is worse then a HTC Flyer screen which is a TN-screen with low (-er) viewing angles and prone to wash out so it would be trouble to use outside in the sun. At least you mentioned it would be pressed and hardly readable or barely in sunlight in the HTC Flyer review. Reply
Penti - Thursday, May 24, 2012 - linkAlso you can get the Archos G9's (both 101 and 80) with 16GB internal storage at least in Europe. Cheaper to get a MicroSD card though. Don't know if they increase the internal app storage with the larger model.
Also I guess it's good enough that you review the screens and gave a more in depth representation at the display page/section. Calling it TN might have stretch it and gave the wrong impression though. Good to point out that the quality and uniformity seems to be worse on the 80 though. Others have described the screen on the 80 G9 as good or good enough definitively not the worse there is or worse in class and at least have not been bothered (much) by shifting colors with normal viewing angles (say up to 45). The 101 might still be noticeable better though. Nobody expects Archos to have the best screens but adequate is enough.
As long as their customers is happy with it. Might not have much to put up against newer ICS tablets as far as the 101 is concerned though, but at least it's not running Tegra 2. Then again it's only a speed bump on an older model. It is not price competitive any more. Reply
Penti - Thursday, May 24, 2012 - linkSony Mobile is still based in Lund (Sweden, they moved their London head office back to where most of their engineers are) with a few thousand employees there. Their new Japanese CEO will be based in Lund and Tokyo. Good to see it being taken over by the Japanese that might give them better management culture though. The Tablets was a venture from Sony in Japan though, don't not if they will fold it into Sony Mobile. They were really late to get some good or at least decent Android devices out but lately recovered some and has a good mind share in Sweden. Don't know how the other guys in Lund fairs presumably ST-Ericsson (former EMP guys) took a huge hit when Nokia decided they wouldn't release any (more) Symbian or MeeGo products on their chips despite being signed on as an supplier, they even had a MeeGo BSP more or less ready. At least they seem to have entered the Android game now with some customers in China (with their built in TD-SCDMA baseband) plus now on new Sony Mobile phones. It's basically up the Japanese to not force all the mobile professionals (not working on base stations) to go to the Chinese companies which already has a presence here. Some plurality is good and some continuance is good rather then closing shop and reorganizing in other companies which means some stuff would just fall out of history. Reply
hans007 - Thursday, May 24, 2012 - linkthe screen isnt TN. Its MVA. has much better viewing angles than the TN screen tablets like the acer ones. Reply
Rick83 - Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - linkthere is a full size USB-port which works as such (once enabled by the "enable 3G port" button), besides allowing the use of the 3G sticks on (some?) GSM networks.
You can plug external hard drives, USB hubs, USB HID devices and even some DACs into that port, and they will work as expected.
That port is, next to the media playback and the high end CPU one of the key features of the device, and shouldn't be put aside erroneously.
On the other hand, the test lacks the current problems of the device: WPA was broken for quite a while, GPS can be flaky and HDMI was also having issues in the last firmwares.
Also, Archos positions itself as a "feature device" in my opinion. It doers a lot, but it doesn't do many things very well, and testing isn't as exhaustive as elsewhere. Reply
Impulses - Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - linkMost tablets without full sized USB ports still allow the same functionality thru a $15 adapter, at least Samsung and ASUS do. Reply
JasonInofuentes - Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - linkI tried to connect a device to the rear full-sized USB on each of the devices, and wasn't pleased with the fit. These ports are designed for one use and trying to squeeze a simple USB cable in was awkward at best. We try to return review devices unmarred, so I wasn't interested in testing that port much. I am confident that it and the microUSB port would be good for external storage.
I didn't test earlier versions of the device and had no trouble with my WPA2 set-up. As for GPS, I dont consider it an integral part of the tablet experience and made no effort to use it. If readers want us to test GPS on every device I will give it a try. And I didn't encounter any issues with the HDMI testing, though it was limited to ensuring it worked on my TV.
I have to disagree that Archos "doesn't do many things very well" because of two key things they are doing well. These tablets are the only ones I would even bother considering doing our Media Test Suite on; that's a big plus. Further, they're willing to push updates and respond to issues quickly. During testing we received two updates which primarily dealt with bugs and tweaking features. HDMI is one of the most difficult connectors to work with because HDCP handshake issues can be borked with the smallest changes. If there were issues in the most recent firmwares, I'm confident Archos will address them. If all this bug chasing is a result of inexhaustive testing, well, at least they're fixing problems as they come up.
Thanks for the comments, keep them coming. Reply
Rick83 - Thursday, May 24, 2012 - linkSome other features, that are not common to all tablets and probably missing in the review are out of the box NTFS and CIFS support.
Also the USB-DAC support is unique to the Archos tablets.
I also explicitely added the "many" to that quote, because they do some things much better than others, but those are their defining features. On the wider front, their development is understandably rushed and falls short on testing (like the "bubble" issue on the first wave of hardware, where the back was not sufficiently tough to prevent stresses from holding the device to create screen artifacts. Also, it's great to have that awesome video codec support (also thanks to the OMAP 4460 and it's great decoding engine), but the HDMI issues (which are being fixed for the most part) are lessening the impact of being able to play 1080p30.
I've followed the reception of the device for a while, (waiting for another 5 inch device to make it to market) and while the regular updates are helpful, oftentimes they have to fix grave issues introduced by the previous one.
Owning an Archos is always a mixed bag, but it's probably the closest you can get to owning a PC in the tablet space, as the amount of features and the lack of custom "enhancements" to the UI give you a clean basic system, with a lot of freedom to tinker, and great support for ROM developers.
This is refreshing, because all the other tablet vendors just strive to be the next Apple, dumbing the UIs down (eg. "simplifying") and going for maximum lock-in. On the other hand, testing is usually quite good, so that things work out of the box, and not a year after release and at 85%.
Anyway, it's great to finally see a review of the "ultimate G9", even if it's a bit light no the "history" these devices have. Reply
g00ey - Saturday, May 26, 2012 - linkI've been wondering for a while how you can safely use you're home computer as a media server for your portable device with which you roam around freely around the country and cross-country while listening to music or watching a movie that is on your home-drive.
I'm not sure if CIFS is such a good idea to share things over the internet. In a closed network? yes, in a more open network over the internet? Presumably no.
If I were to share over the net I would prefer a secure connection which rules out the http and ftp protocols. I've tried to mount sftp and ssh volumes over the Internet but the performance is really bad. Reply
Penti - Tuesday, May 29, 2012 - linkYou probably already use it on your internal network on your NAS for your media though. Just load it over to your device for when not home or use like WebDAV or something. Or just use some DLNA-solution. You'd be fine as long as you connect to a VPN. If it's fast enough is another matter, but a DLNA-server can encode and stream it. Not supporting it (SMB/CIFS) is a pain when your home and want to access your media. Reply
michael2k - Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - linkA better screen would have made this an ideal in car entertainment center!
Without the extra brightness and viewing angles, however, it just can't be used for such. Oh well. Reply
npaladin2000 - Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - linkI bought one of these. Nice media device, good for gaming. The 8 inch one is a nice size for eReading too, with the nook and Kindle apps. That's my primary use for it, that and some Tapatalk. it's unfortunate that some games don't take full advantage of the 4:3 screen, but the 16:9 stuff works well enough. And it's nice to be able to buy a STOCK ICS device.
I do get wierded out by the viewing angles at times, but only when I'm holding it in my hands. The kickstand does a good job of keeping it at a viewable angle. And I can usually easily adjust my grip to get a viewable angle as well. Reply
frozentundra123456 - Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - linkI bought an Acer 7" Iconia tablet with no 3G option because I thought it would not matter. However, I have found it to be a major shortcoming and I would not purchase another tablet without some sort of 3G or 4G connectivity. The major advantage of a tablet is portability, but without some sort of data plan, when you are on a trip, travelling around, the tablet is worthless, when the portability should make it the ideal choice. (I dont really play games on it or watch videos, mainly use for e-mail, web browsing, GPS)
I guess you would not necessarily expect 3G at these prices, but it is a critical function to me after living without it.
And I know you can purchase a hot spot device, but who wants to carry around another device just to get connectivity. Reply
Rick83 - Thursday, May 24, 2012 - linkThe 3G stick might work in GSM mode even in US GSM networks - if you can get a SIM, the correct frequencies are available. The UMTS/3G bands of the US are not supported though, so it will be painfully slow.
I wouldn't discount the possibility of Archos eventually broadening their 3G market. Currently the US market is probably too small/risky for them to commit more ressources, in addition to the many technologies being deployed in parallel. Easier to put the focus on the European market, and go for maximum throughput there. Reply
PyroHoltz - Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - link"For connectivity, microHDMI and microUSB are available..."
I do believe that's miniHDMI not micro. Doesn't make much difference since you still need an adapter to go to full sized HDMI but I thought I might as well point it out. Reply
Denithor - Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - linkFirst sentence between the first two charts on page 3:
Our hands-on time with the Motorolay Xyboard gave us a hint at what to expect.Reply
Origin32 - Thursday, May 24, 2012 - link" The front of each model is mostly featureless, with a black metal bezel around the screen and a 720p front-facing camera centered along the left edge."
Quick, Apple! Sue! Sue! Reply
Penti - Tuesday, May 29, 2012 - linkYou do realize they made internet-enabled PMP's since both before the iPad and the 2004 design patent? :) Reply
NeUr0mAns3r - Thursday, May 24, 2012 - linkAll the GPU results were obtained using 304 MHz clocked GPU. Archos just released (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=264... a test version of their latest firmware (4.0.6 TEST4) that raised the clock to 384 MHz, and potentially fixed some remaining WiFi problems. A forum post reports approx. 25% increase in GPU benchmark results in Nenamark, just in line with the clock increase. Reply
JasonInofuentes - Thursday, May 24, 2012 - linkLooking into it. Thanks for the tip. Reply
NeUr0mAns3r - Saturday, May 26, 2012 - linkI found the blog post I was referring to: http://www.arctablet.com/blog/featured/archos-g9-i... Reply
medi01 - Thursday, May 24, 2012 - linkIncluding Asus, not including Samsung Galaxy Tab, oh joy. Reply
versesuvius - Thursday, May 24, 2012 - linkEnough said.
The review could have finished with, "At this point you still get what you pay for." Reply
tayb - Thursday, May 24, 2012 - linkUntil I saw the picture on page 2. I just assumed they were comparing the iPad 1 with the Archos tablet. This might be the first time I've seen the Tab from the front. Damn. I get that there are only so many ways to make a tablet but wow those look similar. Reply
aliasfox - Thursday, May 24, 2012 - linkAnd you wonder why Apple thought there might be a problem. Unless you're able to compare aspect ratios (hard to do unless they're side by side), a Tab is eerily similar to an iPad from the front. Reply
Dex1701 - Thursday, May 24, 2012 - linkWait, did they mention that they played Shadowrun on this thing? That's not coming out until next year, is it? Reply
hans007 - Thursday, May 24, 2012 - linki have a g9 80 . the 1GB of ram is all the difference for android tablets.
my g9 80 is a dual core 1.2 with 512mb ram and 8gb on board.
and i have a galaxy nexus phone. the phone is smoother in a lot of areas because of not having the need to swap memory in and out.
1GB of ram vs 512mb of ram, isnt just twice as much. its really 3 times as much for user apps since the OS already takes 200mb or so + the video memory.
archos should have put 1GB on these from the start, at least they finally are now. Reply
shomizu9 - Thursday, May 24, 2012 - linklol, I don't know why but the Domino's icon made me chuckle. Pizza-eating nerd! (me too) Reply
JasonInofuentes - Thursday, May 24, 2012 - linkI actually hate their pizza. But I love watching their app do its thing. Ashley has your order. Mike is preparing your dough. Tom is applying your toppings. Heart. Reply
lymang - Friday, May 25, 2012 - link" what we're hear to discuss today" should be "what we're here to discuss today." Reply
g00ey - Saturday, May 26, 2012 - linkI could easily fit 128GB of audio content into such a device. Not all audio is mp3 and I prefer the lossless flac format so it's about time that one will be able to keep flacs in the media player. Please remind me that this is 2012 and not 2002!!!
A fair quality HiDef movie takes on average 5GB of storage space. I don't consider keeping about 20 such movies in the device excessive. Sure a standard def movie would do well on a small 8" or 10" screen but who is to say that I don't intend to hook it up to a big screen?
Android games are getting bigger and bigger. The popular title Modern Combat 3 requires about 1.5GB of storage space. The performance of the chips have surpassed the XBOX and PS2 and we will see a performance comparable to PS3/XBOX360 within the next few generations if we're not there already with the Tegra3. So at the very least we will see DVD sized games on portable devices quite soon and they are likely to grow beyond 15GB within the next 5 years or so.
So putting it all together, I want to have a good collection of music because I like music. Say I want to travel for a while so a good set of decent movies when I'm bored would be nice. Top that with a bunch of nice games. How much space would I have left for photos and HiDef video clips that I have shot from time to time? And don't say "cloud", that is so over the hill by now and relying on some questionable mobile data connection just doesn't cut it! Reply
TimeHunter - Monday, June 04, 2012 - linkI had the previous version tablet (until a theft), the 7.0 Internet, with the 250GB HDD in it. I used it primarily for travelling and it lasted quite well, even on longer plane flights. It wouldn't make a transoceanic flight without a booster, but it handled all the transcontinental flights just fine for battery life. Archos did pretty well for patching the version of the OS it released on, but there was no apparent interest, and no communication, on getting it past Gingerbread.
But, sometimes the latest OS isn't what is needed (gasp!). It actually ran quite well, and was a pleasure in the media department as I could carry my entire large music collection and a good handful of my movie files. The codec support was the best of any device out there, even to date.
The HDD did make for some lag in the OS and app experience, but that was not unexpected, so it was not disappointing. Once they added support for the EXT3 storage format to support files larger than 4GB, it was really quite awesome. Reply


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no its going in multiples 90, 92, 94 , 96 ect.
I can't wait till the phone is made if glass that does not break
thats a verizon back housing, with an AT&T white aftermarket glass in it. Not iPhone 5
Now, I personally think November 94 is either the i5 (more likely IMO), or the cheaper i4, but with GSM and CDMA capabilities in the same unit (to keep production costs down).


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I told him I would see if I got alot fo input from users of rice in the LAncaster county area and then we could see how this would work for all of us if we collectively shared the costs.
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Chrissie Hynde is a rock n roll trailblazer. In the nearly 30 years since the formation of her band The Pretenders, she has made her own rules, lived her own life and helped create some of the best music of eighties.
It's no surprise that she's a vegan; somehow, it just makes sense.
Recently, Ms. Hynde opened a vegan restaurant in her home town of Akron, Ohio called VegiTerranean; word from the vegan pulse is that it's not only delicious, but doing quite well.
If that weren't enough: today's Rush & Malloy of the Daily News reports the following:
Chrissie Hynde wants to open an NYC branch of her Akron, Ohio, restaurant, The VegiTerranean. She'd love the vegan venue to be in the Freedom Tower at Ground Zero. "There's been so much horrific blood and guts and violence there," she tells Peta.org, "that it'd be fitting to open a cool restaurant where no mangled, burnt bodies are on the menu."
Another delicious vegan restaurant (and an Italian one at that) in NYC? Another delicious addition to the always-expanding Super Vegan restaurant guide? Sign me up!
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Todd Williams is a member of Curse's Counter Strike: Global Offensive(CS:GO) team. He's 25, lives in Beaufort, South Carolina and he's been playing competitive Counter Strike since 2002. I sat down with Todd and discussed his pro-gaming career.
Andrew Hamling(AH): Hello there! Let's start off by asking about your training regiment, how do you train for a competition and am I interrupting it?
Todd Williams(TW): Hahahaha!
(AH): I take that as a no...
(TW): Before Dreamhack this year [Team Curse] were playing together as a team for at least six hours a day to prepare. Individually if I had time I would Deathmatch for an hour a day and/or ESEA(E-Sports Entertainment Association) pug after practice with teammates who still wanted to play.
(AH): We're going to step backwards quite a bit here, but what got you into competitive gaming?
(TW): Oh man! I was 11-12ish when I saw my older brother playing Quake 1. I was sucked in instantly and started playing it constantly when I would get home from school. I also played Everquest when it was released on the side, haha! I switched to Quake 2 when it was released and so on. Near the end of middle school a friend introduced me to Team-Fortress and I found out about Counter-Strike on my own.
Todd Williams seen here in the middle with Team Dynamic winning the ESEA-LAN earlier this year. Courtesy ESEA.
(AH): How did you make it on the Curse CS:GO team?
(TW): I played for Dynamic in Counter Strike: Source(CS:S) for 2 years and they won ESEA-LAN 8 times. I was with them for 4 of the wins. I played against them online in CS:GO before PAX ESWC(Electronic Sports World Cup) qualifiers where I met them. I got replaced on Dynamic and was looking for a team so I shot them a message. It wasn't until after they got picked up by Curse they contacted me.
(AH): I'm sure you'll see where I'm going with this, but how'd you start with Dynamic?
(TW): It all started with Dynamic once I got back from a year break after the CGS(Championship Gaming Series) died. I came back and was asked to play by Warmach1ne and Mustang for some tournament called Lanchamp. I just got back and we made finals of the LAN against Dynamic and actually beat them on one map just coming back when they were the #1 undefeated team. I felt like I had solid footing in the game still so I searched for an ESEA team since I never attended it before. I found friends on Check-Six and attended the ESEA-LAN for them. We got second behind Dynamic and I played really amazing at the tournament and that's how they approached me at the tournament when Steel said he was going to quit for them.
Todd Williams seen on the far left with Team Curse at this year's Dreamhack competition.
(AH): What's your go to gun in CS:GO?
(TW): The AK-47 because my role on Curse is to entry frag and be an aggressive rifler and I also recently started calling strategies since we got home from Dreamhack.
(AH): Why the AK-47?
(TW): Because if you shoot the head in the game it's a 1 shot kill. I have really good aim so it's easy, haha! The M4A1 on the Counter-Terrorist side takes 2 shots in the head to kill someone.
(AH): That's a big difference!
(TW): I sometimes hate the M4A1 for that reason. You dink someone, which is the sound it makes when you shoot someone once in the head, and you just get one shot by a terrorist rushing you.
(AH): When you first picked up CS:GO, was it easy to jump right into?
(TW): It was pretty easy for me. Most of the game was very similar to CS:S, I just had to adjust a few things like getting used to the new recoil patterns that constantly changed with updates and the grenade placements which also got changed. But the learning curve was easier on my end.
Todd Williams in an amazing round while he was preparing for Dreamhack this year. Courtesy ESEA.
(AH): What peripherals do you use for competitive play?
(TW): I use all Razer stuff pretty much from the Dynamic sponsorship when I was on the team. Razer Blackwidow Ultimate keyboard, Razer Deathadder Black Edition mouse, Razer Goliathus Control mousepad and Plantronics Gamecom 780's are my headset.
(AH): When's your next competition?
(TW): Our next competition should be the ESEA-LAN finals. It's going to be amazing this season with a 50k prize pot and the top 4 European teams coming over to play against us which never happened before. We have to place top 4 in the regular season though first to attend! It should be sometime in 2-3 months.
Coming off of a loss at Dreamhack this year, Team Curse is looking for vengeance in the ESEA, which started last week. To stay up-to-date with Team Curse, follow them on Facebook by going to Facebook.com/TeamCurseCS or on Twitter by going to Twitter.com/CurseCS. You can follow Todd Williams by going to his Facebook page, Facebook.com/Crsanger and Twitter page, Twitter.com/crsanger.


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I'm a really casual guy. Really. I'm seriously casual. I like things to be pretty mellow on the whole. I do, though rarely, like to go out and about still. Honestly though, my ideal evening is just relaxing at home.
If you couldn't tell by the pic, I'm a bear. Just a big fuzzy guy. I'm comfortable with it and also literally comfortable. Cuddle spot, right here. Seriously, try it out.
Books: Orphans of Chaos series, Eric Nylund, Neal Stephenson, usually fantasy and sci-fi pique my interest.
Movies: My taste is all over the place, some faves are Hackers, Empire Records, Lilo & Stitch, Tank Girl, Repo, Taken, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Paprika, Ninja Scroll, Nightmare Before Christmas, Bring It On, Serenity, Tampopo, Survive Style 5+, Scott Pilgrim, Were The World Mine, Pitch Perfect, and the list goes on... (usually, if there's super powers involved I'm already sold on it)
1. Games
2. Food (not in that asshole way where I'll die if I don't eat. I like to cook.)
I already understand why most people fill this section with bullshit answers, this really isn't easy... *sigh*
Uh... 3. Someone to talk to (anyone, really)
4. The... inter... net... (I feel like a terrible person for putting this)
Fine... fuck it.
5. Water
6. Air (Yes, both in that asshole way)
Enjoy good food.
Know how to be both the big and little spoon.
Are a dork.
Play games of all kinds.
Chuckle at racist jokes.
Like chest hair and beards (even better if they're mine).
Watch movies (you don't have to enjoy them, just sit through them).
Prefer staying in.


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STAFF and members at a Bridgwater gym showed off the rewards of their hard work on the treadmill when they bared all for a naked calendar in aid of charity.
Around 20 regulars and instructors at Trimwise Health and Fitness Club stripped down to their birthday suits and donned a variety of cheeky poses for the photo shoot.
All proceeds raised from the calendar, which will be available from the club by mid-December, will go to Breakthrough Breast Cancer.
The charity is the choice of member Debbie Farcas, who won the opportunity to select a worthy recipient of the funds after coming first in a 16-week weight loss programme at the club.
Debbie herself took part in the photo shoot, which was held in the gym in two separate sessions for men and women to spare each other's modesty.
Director Pete Mathews said there was plenty of interest as soon as requests for volunteers went out around the gym and on the club's Facebook page.
"We had a really good response. Everyone was pretty nervous before the shoot but they were keen to do it because it is for a great cause," he said.
Four years ago the club produced its first naked calendar in aid of the British Skin Foundation – raising over £800 for the charity.
"I think this year is going to be even better," added Pete.
"There a couple of people living locally who work with the charity and they are giving it a huge push on their Facebook and Twitter pages.
"We are really lucky to have such great members and staff who are so supportive of each other.
"Everyone will be extremely proud to see the finished product and it will be nice to see the real cross section of people taking part.
"It is not going to be a Mr Universe calendar – just real people having fun and hopefully raising some money at the same time."
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Prudhoe is a medium-sized town just south of the River Tyne, in the southern part of the county of Northumberland, England, about 11 miles (18 km) west of Newcastle upon Tyne. The town is sited on a steep, north-facing hill in the Tyne valley and nearby settlements include Ovingham, Ovington, Wylam, Stocksfield, Crawcrook, Hedley on the Hill and Mickley. Prudhoe had a population of 11,675 at the UK census of 2011. Today it has largely become a commuter town for nearby Newcastle.
A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Prudhoe from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:
Prudhoe was a township in the ancient parish of Ovingham and became a separate civil parish in 1866. From 1894 it was part of Hexham Rural District. In 1910 it was made an urban district and absorbed the parishes of Prudhoe Castle, Eltringham and Mickley. When urban and rural districts were abolished in 1974, Prudhoe became a civil parish within the Tynedale District until municipal districts were abolished when Northumberland became a unitary authority in 2009.
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Code::Blocks or Visual Studio Express??
Code::Blocks or Visual Studio Express??
Mar 6, 2014 at 8:52am UTC
I have been using the
IDE ever since I started programming over two years ago. While, by and large, it's been very useful and helpful, I've run into some curious, compiler-related roadblocks sometimes. By "compiler-related," I meant my code could be syntactically, semantically, and logically correct, but, for some reason, it might not compile!! I am trying to make a switch to, hopefully, a better
programming tool. This C++ site offers two other free IDEs:
Visual Studio Express
I would like to know which of these two IDEs is better and
to use. I was trying to download Code::Blocks moments ago, but my Antivirus software (ESET NOD32) warned me of a potential threat to my system!
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Download C::B from
or MSVS from
That way you will be sure that you are downloading safe version. AV software can give fals positives on developing tools, mainly debuggers: they are designed to hook into other programs, the behavior AV software does not like.
I prefer C::B because of it good native integration with GCC, which is the compiler I prefer (crossplatform, open source).
MSVS is trying to force user to change some functions (mainly c-string manipulation) to non-portable microsoft only ones by giving a ton of warnings which have a not obvious way to turn off.
Now newest versions of MinGW GCC and MSVS are almost fully support C++11 (unlike previous versions of MSVS) so you will be fine with either.
Mar 6, 2014 at 12:02pm UTC
As for the antivirus, that is slightly weird. I'll assume you are getting it from the Code::Blocks website, and you checked the md5 before running it. I, personally, have never had any security related problems with it, and I don't know of anyone that has, so unless a third party has injected a malicious executable into the file it should be fine.
Adding to what @MiiNiPaa said, I also prefer Code::Blocks because of the range of compilers it can integrate with. If you want, you can set it up to compile with clang instead, or even the MSVC compiler. The only thing I don't really like about Code::Blocks is the debugger: though it is still good (and perfectly adequate), it can't beat the Microsoft one. However, overall, I prefer Code::Blocks.
As for the compiler related problems with Dev-C++, you can normally fix these by simply updating the compiler. The most recent version of Bloodshed Dev-C++ (22.214.171.124 beta) came with a fairly old version of TDM MinGW from memory, so you can probably get a newer version that should fully support C++11. Then again, Dev-C++ isn't exactly a great compiler anyway, so you should probably still change.
Mar 6, 2014 at 3:53pm UTC
You can turn off those warnings by adding _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS to Preprocessor > Preprocessor definitions in project settings.
Mar 6, 2014 at 5:25pm UTC
> Code::Blocks and Visual Studio Express.
> I would like to know which of these two IDEs is better
Among people who have used both IDEs, there is near universal agreement that the Visual Studio IDE is clearly better than Code::Blocks.
What firmly tilts the balance in favour of the Microsoft suite is the C++ standard library; has been, and continues to be way better than what GNU has been able to cobble together till now.
I would suggest that you get both GCC and MSVC, and compile your code with both.
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Most large companies that develop software use VC++. I personally prefer it due to its superiority over other IDEs. It feels much more natural than other IDEs. (The others just are simply bad IMO).
Mar 6, 2014 at 6:06pm UTC
> Most large companies that develop software use VC++.
Most large companies that develop software to be deployed exclusively on Microsoft platforms use VC++.
Otherwise, people generally prefer a cross-platform tool-chain.
Mar 6, 2014 at 6:22pm UTC
Also many large companies developing server applications often uses Intel compiler (If they have Intel based servers). It produces faster code than either GCC or Microsoft one (most noticeable on Intel CPU obviosly), but it is cost quite large sum of money.
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code::blocks is so much better, visual studio is bloated
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I don't understand what you mean. Visual Studio has been proven itself in the industry.
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What are the important events that happened on January 19, 1953? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
January 19, 1953: Facts & Myths About This Day
January 19, 1953 is the 19th day of the year 1953 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 346 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is January 6, 1953 – a Monday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called 'enneadecagon' day.
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If a person born on this day saved a Nickel every day starting at age 6, then by now that person has accumulated $1,069.75. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)
Capricorn is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Garnet is the modern birthstone for this month. Emerald is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Dragon is the mythical animal and Water is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.
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January 19, 1953 Historical Events
- 1953 –68% of all television sets in the United States are tuned in to I Love Lucy to watch Lucy give birth.
Who were born on January 19, 1953?
- 1953 –Desi Arnaz, Jr., American actor
- 1953 –Linda Hayden, English actress
- 1953 –Richard Legendre, Canadian politician
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